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军事消息人士告诉《i报》,英国皇家空军价值 5 万英镑 的用于投水的林火水桶远在 2,000 英里之外——导致英国境内一个也没有

500万英镑 加密货币 “礼品”的调查重启
♦ 迈克尔·克里克:改革党领导人的朋友们在想他是否在失去理智
“我很成功, 婚姻幸福, 有朋友。 别告诉我 我不能 患有自闭症”

英国田径巨星 冲击新 纪录

储蓄税务技巧——以 避免令人不快的意外

明信片万岁! 读者拯救度假仪式
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苏西·麦凯布:作为一个没有孩子的女同性恋者,我觉得我的更年期似乎不被重视
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财经
在利率上升且起征点冻结的情况下,您如何避免储蓄税

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体育
太棒了!林肯队的共同主教练谈谈他们的动力所在


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2024 年英国报纸的再生纸含量为 37.2%
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就业
园丁因 70 便士加薪方案将举行罢工
伦敦一些著名公园的园丁将因一项每小时增加 70 便士的拟议加薪方案而举行罢工,其工会称该方案是“一种侮辱”。GMB 工会表示,这些由皇家公园(包括海德公园、肯辛顿花园和圣詹姆斯公园)的分包商 hiverde 雇佣的工人,以 95% 的赞成票决定举行罢工。
社会
政府警报在电视上实时播出
昨晚,BBC 第一频道的《今日秀》20 周年特别节目被一项关于山火的政府警报打断。主持人亚历克斯·琼斯和罗曼·肯普的声音被警报声掩盖。在椭圆球场的板球迷、在皇家阿尔伯特音乐厅参加 BBC 促型音乐会的音乐爱好者,以及在伯明翰参加欧洲田径赛事的粉丝们都被该警报惊扰。第 4 页
赞比亚
选票被“盗”导致计票停止
由于有报告称投票官员遭到袭击且部分选票被“盗”,赞比亚总统选举的计票工作于昨日被选举当局暂停。赞比亚选举委员会表示,鉴于“安全局势和持续的暴力威胁”,立即暂停计票。该委员会表示将于今日重新评估该决定。
中国
否认新西兰的间谍指控
中国拒绝了关于其对新西兰进行广泛间谍活动的指控,称该国最新安全评估中的这一主张源于冷战思维。中国驻惠灵顿大使馆表示,新西兰安全情报局(NZSIS)的年度威胁报告“捏造并夸大”了中国干预和威胁的说法。
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消费者
热浪未能带动防晒霜销量
一项调查显示,尽管近期出现连续热浪,但今年到目前为止,超过 60% 的成年人尚未购买防晒霜。由 Numerator 旗下的 Worldpanel 为 Nivea Sun 开展的一项针对英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士 30,000 人的民意调查发现,英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士仅有 56% 的成年人在过去两年中购买过防晒霜。
苏格兰
第三个农场发现蓝舌病病毒
在苏格兰西南部的邓弗里斯和加洛韦,第三个农场检测出了可能致命的蓝舌病病毒。该病毒在一只羊身上被发现,该场所距离该地区此前确认的两起病例不足 2 公里。蓝舌病仅发生在动物身上,不影响人类或食品安全。它主要通过牲畜被蚋叮咬而传播。
健康
医院将关闭其汉堡王门店
剑桥 Addenbrooke's 医院的一家汉堡王餐厅和一家星巴克咖啡店将被关闭,以向患者提供“更健康的选择”。它们将被一家 Peabody's 咖啡店和一家 Baked Potato Co 门店取代。汉堡王将于周一关闭,星巴克咖啡馆将于 10 月 4 日停业。
德国
高层建筑火灾导致五人受伤
柏林一栋 21 层建筑昨日上午发生火灾,导致五人受伤,部分居民在火势被控制前曾考虑跳楼逃生。据德国新闻社 dpa 报道,伤势严重程度尚未公开。该建筑的所有居民均已撤离。dpa 报道称,有一人被迫跳入消防车的云梯篮中。
法院
真人秀明星因前往巴西被判入狱
名声扫地的真人秀明星 Stephen Bear 因违反性犯罪者相关要求被判处 24 周监禁。泰晤士治安法院获悉,36 岁的 Bear 前往了巴西,但根据其定罪后的登记要求,他被命令必须向警方报告出国旅行,而他未能这样做。Bear 在 2016 年赢得了《名人老大哥》冠军。
作者:约翰·克拉克
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丹妮·戴尔,展现最佳状态
从别墅赢家到舞厅新手……
丹妮·戴尔(Dani Dyer)正走出她的舒适区,踏上舞池,成为迄今为止公布的 15 位加入今年《舞动奇迹》(Strictly Come Dancing)的名人之一。
这位演员兼电视节目主持人曾在 2018 年在真人秀节目《爱之岛》(Love Island)中胜出,她希望这次能再次带着奖杯——这一次是闪亮舞球奖杯——在华尔兹中走向辉煌。
她在社交媒体上分享了一张前往排练途中的照片,并表示:“《舞动奇迹》的欢乐第一天开始了……啊(紧张)。”
采取行动……
戴尔对 BBC 的《舞动奇迹》世界并不陌生,她曾是去年的参赛阵容成员。但在开始之初,她因脚踝骨折被迫退出。
她当时表示:“显然,在骨折的情况下跳快步舞是不明智的!”
这位 30 岁的女性表示,退出比赛让她“心碎”,但现在她有了第二次机会跳恰恰,并再次尝试桑巴。
跳探戈不止需要两个人……
作为演员丹尼·戴尔(Danny Dyer)之女,戴尔并非唯一一位舞坛出道的人。
加入她的成员包括同为《爱之岛》赢家的卡什·默瑟(Cach Mercer)、演员杰米·温斯顿(Jaime Winstone)、澳大利亚歌手兼演员德尔塔·古德雷姆(Delta Goodrem)、电视主持人威尔·贝斯特(Will Best)、残奥运动员莎拉·斯托里女爵士(Dame Sarah Storey)以及《加文和斯泰西》(Gavin and Stacey)的演员梅兰妮·沃尔特斯(Melanie Walters)。
他们只有几周时间准备 9 月的首次直播秀。
对于那些无法精进狐步舞或完善帕索多布雷舞的人来说,他们将很快被请出舞厅。
萨莉·盖永库特(Sally Guyoncourt)
屏幕谈话,第 7 天,第 17 页
剧院
电影音乐剧《马戏之王》(The Greatest Showman)的舞台版将于明年春天在伦敦西区开演。这部 2017 年的电影灵感来自巴纳姆和贝利马戏团创始人 PT 巴纳姆的一生,由休·杰克曼、扎克·埃夫隆、米歇尔·威廉姆斯和赞达亚主演。新剧将由奥利弗·汤普塞特饰演巴纳姆,萨曼莎·巴克斯饰演其妻子查理蒂。
音乐
麦当娜与凯莉·米洛(Kylie Minogue)的合唱曲《Love Sensation》在官方单曲榜(Official Singles Chart)首次亮相即排名第八,成为她 17 年来在英国排名最高的歌曲。这首歌是麦当娜最新专辑《Confessions II》的第二支单曲。萨姆·芬德(Sam Fender)和奥利维亚·迪恩(Olivia Dean)的《Rein Me In》连续 21 周蝉联冠军,创下了在榜首停留时间的纪录。
今日金句
“认真对待你喜欢的一切,除了你自己”
鲁德亚德·基普林
周年纪念
1969 年 8 月 15 日,星期五
伍德斯托克音乐与艺术节在纽约州贝塞尔附近的一个奶牛场开幕。组织者预计会有大量人群,但最终有 460,000 人出席。在四天的时间里,包括吉米·亨德里克斯、珍妮丝·乔普林、 The Who、桑塔纳、感恩死曲乐队、杰斐逊飞机乐队和琼·贝兹在内的明星们纷纷演出,狂欢者在雨中和泥泞中派对,创造了 1960 年代反主流文化与和平的永恒象征。
生日
安妮,皇家公主,76 岁 詹妮弗·劳伦斯,演员,36 岁 阿比·艾哈迈德,埃塞俄比亚总理,50 岁
编辑来信 奥利弗·达夫(Oliver Duff) c@theipaper.com
烧烤之夏?恐怕没那么简单 针对一次性烧烤炉的证据实际上相当确凿。
它们与英国多次重大山火有关。由于这些烧烤炉在很长时间内仍保持高温,太多人未能正确处置它们(产品设计缺陷)。因此,它们被随意丢弃,或在垃圾桶中阴燃,甚至在地下继续燃烧。从特罗萨克斯到卡诺克蔡斯,从切希尔到伦敦,一次性烧烤炉引发了严重的火灾。
但除了这项禁止销售一次性烧烤炉的新禁令外,英国公众还被告知不要在“任何形式的户外环境中点火”。请把那些香肠放回冰箱里吧。
我刚从法国度假回来,就在波尔多附近的山火区。浓浓的黑烟飘过山谷。我们原计划住在松林里的一座木屋中(气温 42℃),直到地区省政府(préféité)要求游客取消行程。
我对那些担心可能需要弃家而逃的社区深表同情——就像本周在西米德兰兹的斯图尔布里奇发生的情况一样,那里有 19 栋房屋被焚毁。
在法国,高风险地区的烧烤已被禁止,500 人因疏忽或纵火被捕。其中一些人已被判处多年监禁。
或许法国的情况让我们窥见了未来自己夏季的景象,因为北欧人正逐渐意识到撒哈拉式高温和植被极度干燥的现实。我们可以预见,会有更多游客放弃地中海和新阿基坦,转而选择在德文郡和高尔半岛度假。
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作者:Sally Guyoncourt
为了防止新的山火发生,“火药桶般的英国”已禁止销售一次性烧烤炉。
安迪·伯纳姆(Andy Burnham)昨日宣布了这一临时禁令。他在本周早些时候曾暗示,为了减少消防部门面临的出警次数,这项措施可能是必要的。
“现在的英国就像一个火药桶,”首相昨日表示。“在任何户外环境下点火都会给人们的房屋和其他人的生命带来风险。”
昨晚,政府向英格兰和威尔士的所有手机发送了警报,警告山火风险。警报称:“居民、土地所有者和访客不应从事任何可能引发火灾的活动,包括使用一次性烧烤炉、火坑、花园焚烧炉或烟花。”
在警报发出后,伯纳姆表示他是应消防部门的要求下令发送该警报,并敦促人们“严肃对待”。
“在这一极端高温期间,我要求每个人格外小心。请不要在花园、乡村或其他开放空间点火,包括公园、荒原和林区,”伯纳姆说道,他同时还警告不要随意丢弃点燃的香烟。
他表示,禁止使用烧烤炉是必要的,因为它们是英国各地部分(但非全部)山火的“可能”原因。他表示,国家必须“面对气候变化”,并向“更清洁的能源”转型。
在经历了一段漫长的炎热干燥期后,英国进入了今年的第六次热浪。干旱导致许多草地和石楠地极易起火,昨日全国至少有 37 处火点在阴燃。这些火灾摧毁了房屋,并烧毁了大片乡村地区。
昨日,首相命令武装部队协助扑救大火,并派遣 100 名人员前往南威尔士提供“急需的”支持。
伯纳姆还在住房、社区和地方政府部设立了消防大臣一职,任命利兹的朱迪思·布莱克男爵夫人(Baroness Judith Blake of Leeds)担任该职。
他还打算召开一次消防服务峰会,“以确保我们能够提供正确的支持,包括空中支持,如果他们认为有必要,将永久提供此类支持”。

昨晚发送至英格兰和威尔士所有手机的警报
他承认,消防部门“并不具备我们应当拥有的那种扑灭这些火灾的能力”。
目前正在制定紧急财政支持计划,并计划订购消防飞机(类似于欧洲、美国和加拿大所使用的飞机)以对抗山火。
首相呼吁公众在目前的极端条件下,为防止火势进一步蔓延尽一份力。
他在社交媒体的一条信息中写道:“我们不能接受将其视为‘新常态’。英格兰和威尔士的大部分地区处于干旱状态,而我们正处于另一个极端高温期。”
“我们不应该简单地将其视为不可避免,我也不这么认为。在这些情况持续期间,请保持安全并遵循当地应急服务的建议。”
“不要在户外点火。如果你这么做,你可能会让别人的房屋面临风险,甚至危及他们的生命。”
许多零售商和超市此前已自愿停止销售一次性烧烤炉,但现在无论是店内还是在线上,都不得再提供供应。
这些指南将持续接受审查,并将“在与相关部门和机构协商后,随着天气条件发生足够变化以显著降低风险时”予以撤销。
商业、创新、科学和贸易部表示,一次性烧烤炉已引发多起严重火灾,并补充道:“在当前的天气和环境条件下,[它们]不能被视为安全产品。”

作者:David Lynch
在英国水资源储备持续下降之际,安迪·伯纳姆(Andy Burnham)被要求切实抓好水库建设。
国会议员们敦促首相通过加快水库建设速度,来解决资源面临的“极其令人担忧”的压力。
在经历了超过 30 年没有一座水库建成之后,英格兰计划到 2050 年运行九座新水库,旨在通过收集更多雨水来帮助防止水资源短缺。
干旱使这一问题变得尤为突出。环境局(Environment Agency)昨天表示,英格兰的水库蓄水量为 66%,低于一周前的 69%,且比该时段的长期平均水平低了近 14 个百分点。
6 月底的蓄水量为 85%。有五座水库水位“异常低”:萨默塞特郡的 Clatworthy(蓄水量 48%);为英格兰中部和西北部供水的波伊斯郡 Clywedeg(56%);德比郡的 Dove 组(69%);埃塞克斯郡的 Hanningfield(56%);以及萨默塞特郡的 Wimbleball(46%)。
担任下议院环境、食品和农村事务委员会主席的自由民主党议员阿里斯泰尔·卡迈克尔(Alistair Carmichael)表示:“政府内部必须有人掌控该系统并强力推动此事。”
国家基础设施委员会估计,到 2050 年,为了满足英国的需求,每天将需要额外增加多达 4,000 百万升水,预计成本至少为 2 亿英镑m。
部长们已经修订了规划法,将水库列为关键国家基础设施,这意味着规划决定权归政府而非地方议会。
独家报道
作者:Will Hazell 和 Jonathan Singh
军事内部人士昨天表示,英国皇家空军(RAF)的机组人员无法协助应对英国的林火,因为其所有的空投水桶都被送往了塞浦路斯。
他们表示,国防部(MoD)的吝啬意味着空军在英国境内没有可用的、用于扑灭林火的“班比”(Bambi)水桶。
这些水桶通过缆绳悬挂在契努克(Chinook)直升机上,通过从开阔水域舀取最多五吨水,然后将其倾倒在火场上。
英国皇家空军的机组人员接受过在塞浦路斯扑灭林火的训练,在塞浦路斯的主权基地区域,国防部负责提供应急服务。
但军事消息人士告诉《i报》,国防部在 2024 年采购时,做出了一个“违背建议”的决定,没有购买足够的班比灭火水桶,其中一个损坏的设备“几乎不-

埃塞克斯郡 Hanningfield 水库在蓄满时(左)与长期干旱期间的水位对比。目前其容量为 56%。 7 / 8
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周六 2026年8月15日
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作者:Sally Guyoncourt
一场在年度最热之日席卷西米德兰兹(West Midlands)一座城镇的特大山火摧毁了19栋房屋,导致18栋受损,6人受伤。
昨天,消防员仍在斯图尔布里奇(Stourbridge)与大火搏斗。就在前一天,当地气温飙升至38.1℃,成为2026年迄今为止最热的一天,也是英国有记录以来第五热的一天。在西米德兰兹其他地区以及斯塔福德郡(Staffordshire)和伍斯特郡(Worcestershire),其他火灾也摧毁或损坏了房屋。
西米德兰兹消防局首席消防官西蒙·图希尔(Simon Tuhill)表示,斯图尔布里奇的大火“覆盖面积约为500英亩”,虽然目前已得到控制,但仍有若干热点正在处理中。
在火势最猛烈期间,现场有100多名消防员、30辆消防车和11支专业团队,并得到了邻近消防部门和国家资源的支援。
图希尔补充道:“火势蔓延迅速,影响了37处房产。其中19处被完全摧毁,另有18处受损。现场报告有6名伤员,其中包括3名消防员。”
他表示,大量居民被迫搬离,且周四是“西米德兰兹消防局前所未有的一天”,接到了1,100多次电话和“数百起事故”。
在沃尔索尔(Walsall)和伍尔弗汉普顿(Wolverhampton)之间的威伦霍尔(Willenhall),至少有三栋房屋被大火摧毁;而在伯明翰的卡斯尔韦尔(Castle Vale)地区,房屋也遭到火灾严重损坏。在邻近的斯塔福德郡,斯托克-昂-特伦特(Stoke-on-Trent)的戈尔登希尔(Goldenhill)地区另有一场火灾摧毁了四栋房屋。斯塔福德郡警方表示,一名23岁男子和一名24岁女子因涉嫌纵火被捕。
在伍斯特郡,珀肖(Pershore)发生火灾后,部分房屋受损,30处房产被疏散。
安迪·伯纳姆(Andy Burnham)昨天访问了斯图尔布里奇并表示:“目前英格兰和威尔士全境共有37场火灾。”
不久之后,另一支应急服务团队响应了在埃奇巴斯顿(Edgbaston)利希山(Ley Hill)娱乐场爆发的山火。
今年以来,英国已记录到1,000多起山火。周四,英格兰东部、伦敦和东南部、中部的米德兰兹、英格兰西北部和西南部以及约克郡和亨伯部分地区生效了极端高温警告,整个英格兰地区均发布了琥珀色高温健康预警。

西米德兰兹首席消防官西蒙·图希尔昨天在斯图尔布里奇向安迪·伯纳姆汇报情况
立即”而另一架被派往塞浦路斯。他们表示,虽然此后又采购了一些,但全部都在塞浦路斯。
国防部的一位发言人坚称,武装部队“准备以任何可能的方式”协助应对山火,但承认他们无法从空中协助灭火。
一名国防消息人士表示,没有订购更多水桶简直“令人难以置信”,因为相对而言,这些水桶的价格只是“微不足道”。
第二名消息人士表示,英国皇家空军(RAF)的人员渴望在抗击席卷全国的山火中发挥作用,并对缺乏设备导致他们无法参与感到“失望”。
他们补充道:“如果需要,我们可以每天连续10小时地投放五吨水。”
根据国家消防局长委员会的数据,由于持续干热的天气,2026年迄今为止英格兰和威尔士已发生了1,017起以上的山火,超过了去年全年的破纪录总数。
随着山火在纽福里斯特(New Forest)和南威尔士等地继续肆虐,以及大火在西米德兰兹摧毁房屋,人们开始质疑为什么空中灭火能力未能为消防部门提供支持。
周四,消防旅工会表示,将在“适当的情况下”倡导引入山火灭火飞机。
一名国防消息人士表示,水桶此前曾是英国皇家空军(RAF)可随时使用的标准设备,而国家待命机队没有购买更多水桶,这简直令人“难以置信”——该机队包括随时准备 24 / 7 小时应对国内危机和紧急情况的 Chinook 直升机及其机组人员。

一架 Chinook 直升机在波特兰港(Portland Harbour)进行灭火训练。
上个月,苏格兰政府拒绝使用 Chinook 直升机协助扑灭凯恩戈姆山脉(Cairngorms)的一场林火,因为这些直升机只能提供后勤支持,而不能进行灭火。
第一部长约翰·斯温尼(John Swinney)曾向国防部请求帮助,但被告知英国境内没有空中灭火能力。
因此,苏格兰国民党(SNP)政府不得不使用合同承包的直升机。
反对党批评英国政府缺乏投资。
埃舍和沃尔顿(Esher and Walton)的自由民主党国会议员莫妮卡·哈丁(Monica Harding)表示:“这是另一个目光短浅且短期决策的可耻例子。”
英格兰和威尔士绿党的娜塔莉·贝内特男爵夫人(Baroness Natalie Bennett)表示:“政府未能确保灭火设备的供应,进一步证明了其在应对极端天气准备工作上的严重失职,而极端天气已经在全英国造成数千人死亡。”
作者:David Lynch 和 George Lithgow
安迪·伯纳姆(Andy Burnham)昨日在访问西米德兰兹的斯托尔布里奇(Stourbridge)时警告称,在席卷全国的山火之后,可能会出现洪水。
首相对奋战在火线上的消防员们的工作表示赞赏。
他表示:“由于厄尔尼诺现象以及相关的一些问题(这些已向Cobra紧急委员会报告),在这次山火之后,我们可能会立即迎来一个潮湿的秋季和冬季。因此,火灾之后可能会紧随洪水。”
“我们必须面对气候变化。我认为我们需要对此进行不同的讨论。否认现状是没有意义的。我们需要正视它。”
“我们需要更多的清洁能源。我们需要看到这种转型加速。这些都是目前正在讨论的问题。但本周早些时候的Cobra会议,我认为使我们能够在今天向个人、社区以及我们的消防救援服务部门动员资源,我们对此深表感激。”
伯纳姆随后告诉英国广播公司(BBC),气象局认为干旱天气将持续到9月底,届时预计会有一些降雨。
他表示:“可能会有一些降雨,但不足以满足需求,然后我们将直接进入一个非常、非常潮湿的年末,由于地表干燥,洪水风险可能会更大。”
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新闻
威斯敏斯特
作者:Will Hazell
白厅记者
奈杰尔·法拉奇(Nigel Farage)昨日再次当选克拉克顿(Clacton)的国会议员,这立即重启了议会标准专员对他从一名加密货币亿万富翁处收到的 500 万英镑m 礼金的调查。
标准专员丹尼尔·格林伯格(Daniel Greenberg)可能会在几周内对法拉奇进行面谈,作为一项审查的一部分,该审查可能会导致这位改革英国党(Reform UK)领导人 [...OMITTED...]
作者:Rachel Keenan
改革党苏格兰分部副党魁表示,其他政党在克拉克顿(Clacton)补选中没有派出候选人,是因为他们“害怕与奈杰尔·法拉奇(Nigel Farage)竞争”。
改革英国党(Reform UK)领导人法拉奇在周四的克拉克顿补选中以 22,239 票获胜,而其他主要的威斯敏斯特政党则抵制了此次投票。
此前,法拉奇在因一项关于他从加密货币亿万富翁克里斯托弗·哈博恩(Christopher Harborne)处收到 500 万英镑m “赠款”的调查而辞职并触发补选后,其他政党将其斥为一场噱头。但改革党苏格兰分部副党魁托马斯·克尔(Thomas Kerr)声称,威斯敏斯特的各政党实际上是害怕与法拉奇竞争。
他告诉 BBC 苏格兰广播电台:“没有工党候选人,没有保守党候选人,没有绿党候选人,没有自民党候选人,也没有恢复党(Restore)候选人。他们都害怕与奈杰尔·法拉奇竞争。”
他还基于安全理由,为法拉奇决定缺席补选计票结果公布仪式进行了辩护。
他说:“上次我在这个演播室时,我们还在讨论安·威迪科姆(Ann Widdicombe)。我们看到来自各行各业的政治家所面临的威胁在不断增加。这不仅仅与改革党有关——目前所有政治家都如此。”
“我认为奈杰尔的安全团队尤其会根据评估做出决定。”
“我只能就伦敦总部报告的内容以及我从改革党内部人士那里听到的情况发表看法。”
“安全部门进行了评估,他们认为奈杰尔最好不要去参加计票。”
然而,中邓巴顿郡的自由民主党议员苏珊·默里(Susan Murray)表示:“这场噱头完全是为了转移人们对奈杰尔·法拉奇可疑捐款的注意力。”
“法拉奇整个夏天都在试图击败一个穿着垃圾桶装的人,结果却让自己看起来比以往任何时候都更像个骗子。”
尽管缺席了计票,法拉奇仍表示,这一结果是对他以及改革党的一次响亮的信任投票。“这是一次令人信服的、压倒性的胜利,得票数比我们在 2024 年大选中获得的还要多。”
他补充道:“今天,克拉克顿的选民向整个政治建制派竖起了中指。”
法拉奇以 12,784 票的领先优势获胜,得票率达 62.82%。
这高于他在 2024 年大选获胜时 8,405 票的领先优势(得票率 46.2%)。
在其埃塞克斯选区参加第二次补选。
格林伯格(Greenberg)在法拉奇被曝收到出生于英国、常驻泰国的加密货币商人克里斯托弗·哈博恩 500 万英镑m 资金后,于 5 月启动了调查。
这位亿万富翁在 2024 年初大选前将这笔钱给了法拉奇,这笔赠款直到今年春天在《卫报》的一项调查之后才被曝光。
议会规则要求议员申报在就职前 12 个月内收到的与政治活动相关的任何“个人利益”,并在当选后一个月内登记。
这位改革党领导人声称这笔钱是用于他的安保,并坚持认为他没有义务申报,因为这是“纯粹的私人”资金。
下议院行为准则规定,来自家庭的“纯粹个人礼物或利益”或商业贷款通常不需要登记。
但规则同时指出,“应当考虑赠送者的可能动机以及礼物的用途”,并且“如果有任何疑问,该利益应当予以登记”。
哈博恩也是改革党最大的捐赠者,在 2025 年向该党捐赠了 1200 万英镑m。
改革党承诺,如果能组建下一届政府,将推出一系列对加密货币友好的政策,尽管法拉奇坚持认为他支持加密货币去监管是长期立场,不受行业捐款的影响。
被认定违反下议院行为准则的议员将面临一系列处罚,从书面或口头道歉,到被暂停议员资格,在最严重的情况下甚至会被开除。
监察专员不对议员采取任何具体制裁提出建议,所有处罚由跨党派的标准遴选委员会决定。
被暂停议员资格超过两周(或下议院10个工作日)的议员,还可能面临一项撤职程序,该程序可能导致补选。
若要触发补选,请愿书必须在六周内获得该选区10%合资格登记选民的签名。
法拉奇在克拉克顿(Clacton)发起补选,此举被视为试图抢在标准调查之前采取行动,并旨在针对他所称的企图陷害他的“建制派”争取更强有力的授权。
与此同时,抵制此次竞选的主要政党已表示,如果格林伯格(Greenberg)的裁决触发第二次补选,他们将参加竞选。
POLITICS
作者:Joe Duggan
奈杰尔·法拉奇赢得了克拉克顿(Clacton)的补选,但并未出席官方结果宣布仪式,而关于他是否是根据警方建议而缺席的说法存在争议。
在结果确认之前,法拉奇告诉支持者,他以“相当令人信服”的优势获胜,且这一结果是对他的“压倒性认可”。
但他表示,他没有参加在克拉克顿休闲中心举行的官方宣布仪式,因为埃塞克斯警方(Essex Police)警告他,存在一场“旨在干扰并贬低选举结果的有组织活动”。
这是自1981年当时在狱中的 IRA 绝食抗议者鲍比·桑兹(Bobby Sands,见插图)以来,首次出现获胜议员未出席自身结果宣布仪式的情况。
相反,法拉奇加入了支持者的行列,参加在埃塞克斯乡村举行的一场彻夜“法拉奇盛宴”(Farage-feat)活动——现场配备了摩天轮和现场乐队——他表示:“我不怕这些人,完全不怕。”
“但我绝不能在赢得了一场决定性的胜利——是对我以及你们一直努力奋斗的所有目标的响亮认可——之后,站在台上被一些无名小辈贬低和羞辱,因此遗憾的是,我将不会出席计票仪式。”
他补充说,克拉克顿的选民已经“向整个政治建制派竖起了中指”。
法拉奇原定于昨天上午在克拉克顿发表他所称的“重大演讲”,但改革英国党(Reform)取消了该活动,称他“已经对补选的预期结果发表了评论”。
随后,改革英国党表示,法拉奇远离计票仪式的原因比最初表明的更为严重。
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旅行 37-40
简讯 47-51
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2026年8月15日
一名党代表表示:“由于存在针对奈杰尔的可信威胁,埃塞克斯警方建议他不要参加计票。”
虽然埃塞克斯警方没有否认曾警告过存在“旨在干扰并贬低结果的有组织活动”,但《i报》获悉,警方并未建议任何候选人不要参加计票。
一名警方发言人表示,与该郡所有重大选举一样,克拉克顿补选期间“部署了全面且强有力的警务行动”。
所有 51 个投票站都由警员走访,他们通过步行和车辆巡逻,并由无人机团队在空中监控。
他们补充说,周四和昨天全程没有发生任何事件或问题,警员与滕德林区议会(Tendering District Council)的安全团队协同工作。
针对法拉奇从加密货币亿万富翁克里斯托弗·哈博恩(Christopher Harborne)处收到 200 万英镑m 赠款的议会调查已经重启。如果被发现违反议会规则,法拉奇可能面临第二次补选。
“候选人是否参加选举计票,是个人及其安全团队的决定,”一名警方发言人说道。
该党副党魁理查德·泰斯(Richard Tice)表示:“奈杰尔的安全团队的任务是确保他的安全、稳妥和生存。”
他补充道:“奈杰尔非常希望能够参加计票。”
“他非常希望能够亲身接收到那个好消息和那个结果。”
“没有人比他更相信该程序的正当性,但最终,确保他安全是他们(警方)的工作,而他们评估后认为无法保证这一点。”
在接受 LBC 采访时,泰斯暗示,改革英国党的安全安排将优先于警方关于威胁的官方指南。
他告诉尼克·费拉里(Nick Ferrari):“他的安全团队非常担心一个针对其安全的可信威胁。我认为任何人都不应该有胆量质疑我们的判断以及我们的安全团队关于安全和保障的判断。”
“人们根本不知道我们面临的威胁和风险程度。”
“我不知道官方指南是什么。重点是,最终决定奈杰尔是否安全的是他的安全团队,而不是警方。”
“他们的任务是确保他的安全,直白地说,就是保住他的命,相比于任何其他人的判断,我更尊重他们的判断。”
作者:Sanya Burgess 调查记者
奈杰尔·法拉奇在担任克拉克顿-昂-希(Clacton-on-Sea)国会议员的前两年里,从事议会以外工作的时长相当于 219 个工作日,期间赚取了超过 200万英镑。
《i报》对其申报的财务利益分析显示,从 2024 年 7 月 5 日当选到 2026, 7 月 8 日辞职期间,他为 16 家公司工作了 1,603 小时。
他在该期间申报的外部收入折算下来每小时为 1,252 英镑 —— 约为 100 万英镑2.71 最低工资的 99 倍。工作天数的计算基于英国国家统计局的数据,该数据显示英国平均工作日为 7.32 小时。
与此同时,他在议会中的发言次数不足 90 次。
相比之下,保守党党魁凯米·巴德诺克(Kemi Badenoch)的发言次数约为 900, 自由民主党党魁埃德·戴维(Ed Davey)约为 200。
目前尚不清楚法拉奇在克拉克顿度过了多少个工作日。
他长期为其外部收入辩护,并表示他认真对待议员这份工作。2024 年他曾表示:“我可以轻松地每周工作 80, 100 小时 —— 我是个工作狂。”
在人们对他及其政党获得的财务支持和捐款的审查日益增加之际,这些数字进一步揭示了这位改革党领导者的收入来源。
反腐运动组织“聚焦腐败”(Spotlight on Corruption)的卡米拉·金斯通(Kamila Kingstone)表示:“议员被选出是为了代表他们的选民。如果他们花费大量时间在业余时间赚钱,那么他们就没有在履行选民选举他们来做的工作。”
对于年基本议会薪资为 98,599 英镑 的议员来说,拥有其他收入来源并不罕见,法拉奇也不是唯一拥有外部收入的议员。
《议员财务利益登记册》包含了所有议员的收入详情(包括法拉奇的),但不包括礼品、款待或通过房产或持股获得的收入。
但法拉奇的外部收入明显高于大多数其他议员。根据开源项目“议员兼职”(MP Second Jobs)和“议员数据”(MP Data)的数据,在过去两年中,他申报的议会外收入排名第二,里希·苏纳克(Rishi Sunak)在 2024 年 7 月至 2026, 7 月期间的收入计算为至少 200 万英镑.6m。
根据这位改革党领导者的申报,他单笔最高的一笔款项是来自 Direct Bullion 的 27 万英镑,这是他在今年 5 月 29 日因担任“品牌大使”而收到的。
苏纳克去年表示,他将把从高盛(Goldman Sachs)获得的收入(目前已超过 100 万英镑m)捐给慈善机构。
法拉奇和改革英国党(Reform UK)未回应置评请求。
法拉奇在担任议员的前两年内赚了 2,007 英镑,665 英镑。绝大部分来自三个来源。
广播公司 GB News 为其约 294 小时的工作支付了 685,882 英镑;黄金交易商 Direct Bullion 为其看似 52 小时的工作支付了 685,500 英镑;而客户可以向名人请求定制视频消息的平台 Cameo 为其支付了 222,886 英镑。
运动组织“38 Degrees”的维罗妮卡·霍金(Veronica Hawking)表示:“如果你……将近一半的工作时间花在私人兼职上 —— 你究竟在为谁工作?”
该组织一直呼吁禁止议员兼职。
然而,一些人认为,允许议员在议会之外继续赚钱可以拓宽他们的技能和经验范围。
右翼亚当·斯密研究所(Adam Smith Institute)智库的塞巴斯蒂安·查尔顿(Sebastian Charleton)表示:“允许议员在现实世界中保持一定的联系,是议会能够与普通英国人面临的问题保持联系的一种方式。”
“禁止兼职不会‘净化’我们的政治。它会降低国家辩论的质量,并确保威斯敏斯特完全由内部人士掌控。”
在 2025 年被问及在议员工作之外赚取超过 80 万英镑 英镑一事时,法拉奇告诉《独立报》:“如果你能找到一个工作时间比我更长的议员,我请你吃午饭。”
Will Hazell
奈杰尔·法拉奇在克拉克顿(Clacton)的胜利是多年来最不令人惊讶的补选结果。考虑到他在2024年大选中相对轻松地获胜,以及没有任何主要政党派出候选人的事实,没有人认真认为这位改革英国党(Reform UK)的领导人会输掉选举。
但尽管法拉奇发起这次补选是为了在对其政党财务状况进行议会调查之际巩固自己的政治地位,但很难得出这一策略对他起作用的结论。
这种印象因他昨天早上甚至没有出席宣布其获胜的仪式而进一步加强。
法拉奇获得的 22,239 票比他在 2024 年获得的 21,225 票有所增加。
包括该党 Ashfield 议员李·安德森(Lee Anderson)在内的改革党宣传人员迅速反应,声称法拉奇在投票率较低(14.37%,而大选时为 58.7%)的情况下增加了得票数,这对该党来说是一个巨大的成功。
然而,考虑到缺乏强有力的竞争对手,以及作为噱头候选人的“垃圾桶伯爵”(Count Binface)获得了相当可观的 9,455 票,这很难被视为一次响亮的认可。
正如人们所观察到的,虽然法拉奇获得了 63.3% 的选票,但四分之一的选民(26.9%)更倾向于投票给一个垃圾桶。

官方怪物咆哮疯子党(Official Monster Raving Loony Party)的成员——包括一个迷你垃圾桶伯爵——抵达克拉克顿休闲中心参加计票。DAN KITWOOD / GETTY
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政治
克拉克顿(Clacton)已表达其意愿,现在轮到议会审查。是否会重新选举?威尔·哈泽尔(Will Hazell)为您分析局势。
昨天早晨,报道克拉克顿补选计票的摄影师们携带了超广角镜头,以捕捉英国选举史上候选人数最多的一幕。
他们还希望能拍到奈杰尔·法拉奇与垃圾桶伯爵(Count Binface)同框的照片。但当结果在早上6点公布时,这一切的始作俑者却不见踪影。
法拉奇轻松赢得连任,但决定跳过他理应享受的荣耀时刻。
这意味着舞台被留给了喜剧对手垃圾桶伯爵以及选票上其他古怪且猎奇的候选人,此次共有34名候选人。选举官员花了整整5分44秒才读完结果名单。
法拉奇和改革英国党(Reform UK)无疑能从这次结果中获得一些积极信号。他获得了22,239票(63.3%),高于他在2024年大选中获得的21,225票(46.2%),尽管此次投票率较低。
改革英国党也将从投票率中获得信心——此次投票率为44.4%,而2024年为58.7%。
对于一场在盛夏期间举行、且被所有主要政党抵制(他们将此次竞争斥为自私的噱头)的补选来说,这个结果并不糟糕。
然而,这并非完全的成功。法拉奇的得票率低于改革英国党官员在投票日前私下预测的65%至75%的区间。
事实上,有9,455名选民(超过四分之一的选票)更倾向于支持讽刺候选人垃圾桶伯爵,这也让这次胜利的光芒打了折扣。
法拉奇将这一结果称为一次“令人信服的、压倒性的胜利”。
由于他未能在计票最高潮时刻现身而引发的争议——据信这是自1981, 以来,首位未出席结果公布的补选获胜候选人,当时的是IRA囚犯博比·桑兹(Bobby Sands),他当时因绝食濒临死亡——这一争议将会过去,但现在法拉奇面临的是更为严重的重启的标准调查问题。
如果专员做出不利于他的裁定,且跨党派标准遴选委员会建议对其处以暂停下议院议员职务10天或更长时间的处罚,法拉奇将面临撤职请愿。
如果在六周内,请愿书达到了选区内合格登记选民的10%,则将触发第二次补选。
他似乎也首次承认,自己在未披露25m方面可能犯了错误。
他在“法拉奇邮报”派对上告诉GB News:“你知道,也许我没填某张表格。但我确信我是正确的。我们拭目以待。”
一名保守党议员表示,昨天的结果改变不了任何事情:“这不是什么琐碎的小事——从一个显然对加密货币和其他金融监管方式有利益关系的人那里获得500 万英镑m……”
一名工党议员表示,这次结果的“关键启示”是“克拉克顿有足够的选票来发起撤职请愿”。垃圾桶伯爵获得了合格登记选民12%的支持——超过了10%的触发阈值。
改革英国党的内部人士坚信他们能赢得第二次补选。一名党内高级消息人士表示:“他向议会传递了一个信号,即他拥有选区绝对压倒性的支持,如果他们想强加另一次选举给选民,那么他们必须向克拉克顿的人民交代。”
“所有针对他的所谓指控都是公开的,尽管如此,克拉克顿的人民依然给了他全力支持,所以结果不会改变。”

OPINION
迈克尔·克里克 (Michael Crick)
请原谅,但我必须问——奈杰尔·法拉奇 (Nigel Farage) 是不是有点疯了?他是否经历了一次医生可能会称之为“严重的判断力切除术”?
甚至连他的朋友们都在质疑。这次补选是一次毫无意义的金钱浪费;如果说有什么变化的话,那就是法拉奇现在比四周前宣布辞职并参加这场竞选时更弱了,而这场竞选暴露了他更不讨人喜欢的一面。
这位英国改革党(Reform UK)领导人著名的“亲民触觉”——他感知公众情绪的名声——是否已经离他而去?他对政治战术和战略的把握,是否已被一种极端的攻击性、一种不讨喜的委屈感以及一种新的恐惧所淹没?
自从 45 年前爱尔兰共和军绝食抗议者鲍比·桑兹 (Bobby Sands) 参加佩马纳赫和南蒂龙 (Permanagh and South Tyrone) 选举以来,还没有哪个候选人在赢得补选后却未出席其胜利宣布仪式。而桑兹当时无法出席是因为他在监狱里。
昨天早些时候,法拉奇表示他将自愿缺席他的胜利时刻,理由是对他存在“可靠的威胁”,并且他称警方警告称有一场“旨在干扰结果的有组织活动”。
然而奇怪的是,埃塞克斯警方否认曾建议任何候选人不要参加计票。
当法拉奇做出如下惊人之举时,一个更合理的解释出现了:“如果我赢得了压倒性的胜利……却要站在台上被一群无名小辈贬低和羞辱,那我真是倒霉透顶。”什么样的政治家会谈论被“贬低和羞辱”?
而所谓的“无名小辈”,法拉奇大概是指“垃圾桶脸” (Count Binface)——由喜剧演员乔恩·亨利 (Jon Henley) 扮演,头上戴着一个金属垃圾桶。他赢得了惊人的 26.9% 的选票,这无疑是任何英国补选中“玩笑”候选人所获得的最高得票率。
“垃圾桶脸”获得的 9,455 票,与他八周前在梅克菲尔德 (Makerfield) 对阵安迪·伯纳姆 (Andy Burnham) 时获得的 meager 95 票形成了鲜明对比。
法拉奇决定不出席宣布仪式是一个严重的自摆乌龙。法拉奇本应充分利用他在克拉克顿 (Clacton) 的胜利——这仅是他九次参加威斯敏斯特选举中的第二次成功。
即便站在“垃圾桶脸”身边,他也可以将其化解为玩笑,祝贺对方,并赞扬“垃圾桶脸”在所有主要政党都“逃跑”时参选的勇气。
昨晚,法拉奇在瞬间扭转了局面,现在反而是他被指责为胆怯和逃跑。
在此之前的三个月里,他一直回避关于他从加密货币亿万富翁克里斯托弗·哈博恩 (Christopher Harborne) 那里收到 500 万英镑m “赠款”的问题。
传统上,法拉奇非常擅长将幽默作为武器,但前提是他掌控着这场玩笑。
像许多欺凌者一样,法拉奇讨厌别人拿他开涮。难怪他选择不被“贬低和羞辱”。

改革党内部人士坚信他们能赢得第二次补选
政治家的愤怒可以起作用,但前提是它是代表他人——而非代表你自己
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选择不被“贬低和羞辱”。诚然,法拉奇的总票数上升了,但在其他政党没有参选的情况下,人们本就预期法拉奇的票数会上升。甚至法拉奇在民族主义右翼的新对手——鲁珀特·洛 (Rupert Lowe) 那个更加右翼的“恢复英国” (Restore Britain) 党——也拒绝参战。
昨晚的数据仅仅引发了一个问题:“那又怎样?”事实上,如果法拉奇没有赢得克拉克顿,那才令人惊讶。几十年来,这里一直是英国最支持脱欧的选区。
1997年,当詹姆斯·戈德史密斯爵士 (Sir James Goldsmith) 的反欧盟全民公投党发起大规模竞选时,他们在旧的哈维奇 (Harwich) 选区获得了最高票数,而那里在很大程度上就是现在的现代克拉克顿选区。
法拉奇在 2024 年参加该选区的竞选,仅仅是因为这里是他政党的最佳机会,该选区 70% 的选民在 2016 年的全民公投中选择了脱欧。
克拉克顿的人口结构非常理想——近 97% 为白人,退休人员众多,与其他 649 个选区截然不同。
克拉克顿真正的意义在于法拉奇在决定举行补选时所犯下的惊人误判,他本应意识到这不会改变任何事情。此外,还有他古怪行为的进一步演变——咆哮且毫无轻松之感,不停地抱怨“建制派”的操纵。
这位改革英国党(Reform UK)的领导人应该听听一位仰慕者蒂姆·蒙特格莫里(Tim Montgomerie)的话。
蒙特格莫里表示,奈杰尔今天早上应该出现在每一个电视屏幕上。他在社交媒体上提醒法拉奇,他的价值在于“成为那个让许多选民觉得可以一起在酒吧喝酒的奈杰尔。但这种过于主导的委屈基调是不好的”。
他补充道:“如果没有一个更好的解释,你不能在自己的胜选计票时缺席。政治家的愤怒可以起作用,但前提是这种愤怒是为了他人,而不是为了你自己。他正在分散人们对他胜利的注意力。”
现在补选已经结束,议会标准专员对法拉奇财务状况的调查将重新启动。法拉奇声称,这一结果证明他在与当局的斗争中得到了选民的支持,并且克拉克顿已经“向整个政治建制派竖起了中指”。
但标准专员不会被恐吓。如果——正如看起来很有可能的那样——他谴责法拉奇并建议将其议员资格暂停 10 天或更长时间,这可能会在未来几个月内导致另一次补选。与这次补选不同,主要政党都承诺将参加那次选举,使其成为一场更典型的竞争。
尽管如此,法拉奇可能还会再次获胜。而且,考虑到克拉克顿极不寻常的特性,全世界有权质疑:“那又怎样?”
迈克尔·克里克(Michael Crick)是《一个接一个的政党:奈杰尔·法拉奇的颠覆人生》(One Party After Another, the Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage)一书的作者。
农业
作者:Rebecca Speare-Cole
安迪·伯纳姆(Andy Burnham)将宣布,英格兰的农民将受益于 6500 万英镑m,以及旨在帮助他们应对今年夏天干旱天气影响的各项措施。
食品生产者面临着一系列热浪、少雨和干旱带来的挑战。许多人不得不提前收获作物,而另一些人则面临产量下降和农产品质量降低的问题。
首相今日将访问西南地区,会见受干旱影响的农民,并在经历了有记录以来最干燥的 7 月后,阐明政府支持农业的计划。
由于该国在五年内经历了第三次干旱,伯纳姆预计将表示:“农民处于气候变化的尖端,他们不应独自承担这种风险。”
该方案旨在支持那些需要为作物供水、在草场枯竭时维持牲畜饲养,以及在不亏损的情况下努力继续开展环境工作的人员。
在 6500 万英镑m 中,旨在向农民提供资金以支持自然环境的可持续农业激励计划(SFI)今年将获得额外的 5000 万英镑。
官员表示,这将使 SFI 的总预算达到 2.9 亿英镑m,额外资金将用于干旱期间最需要帮助的地区。
他们还表示,农民将获得 1500 万英镑m 用于建设水库。
在访问期间,伯纳姆预计将说:“我正在会见

萨福克郡伯里圣埃德蒙兹的农民约翰·波西(John Pawsey)走在一片干涸的田地里,由于干旱,他不得不将其弃耕。 APHLETTY
西南地区的农民,他们经历了职业生涯中最早的一次收获,并眼睁睁地看着产量远低于应有水平。
“收入降低,成本升高,且预报中没有雨。我理解随之而来的担忧。
“能够种植自己的食物关乎国家安全,我将以此态度对待。
“因此我们现在采取行动:增加农业支持资金,帮助建设水库,并在水资源短缺时提供更便捷的用水渠道。”
支持农民的决定是在首相本周主持政府关于极端高温、野火和干旱的紧急响应委员会会议之后做出的。
官员表示,这些措施还将成为一项协调一致的跨政府响应的一部分,将农业、水资源和关键基础设施方面的行动结合在一起。
诸如 SFI 等环境计划将变得更加灵活。
因此,那些获得报酬以维护其土地上野生动物栖息地的农民(通常在一年晚些时候之前被禁止放牧或修剪),在草类稀缺的情况下将被允许这样做,且不会失去补贴。
部长们表示,他们将于周一公布关于减少水库建设障碍和修改规划指南的进一步细节。
官员表示,农民在干旱期间将获得更好的用水渠道,包括来自环境局(Environment Agency)的支持以及更简单的用水安排。
虽然从环境中取水的限额保持不变,但该方案包括对许可证变更的速度和管理进行调整,并使持有地之间共享水资源变得更加容易。
能源
作者:Will Meakin-Durrant
在安迪·伯纳姆(Andy Burnham)表示“我们必须面对气候变化”后,他正面临新的呼吁,要求阻止在北海进行新的油气钻探。
环保活动人士警告称,从 Rosebank 油田和 Jackdaw 气田进行开采将为未来数年的极端高温铺平道路。
首相昨天表示,他希望看到向无化石燃料能源转型的进程加速。
英格兰近四分之三的地区和整个威尔士正处于干旱之中,2026 年是记录以来首次出现三个独立日气温达到 37℃ 阈值的年份,也是首次出现四个日气温在 36℃ 或以上的年份。
“我们必须面对气候变化,我认为我们需要就此进行一场不同的辩论,”伯纳姆说道。
“我们需要更多清洁能源。我们需要看到这种转型加速。”
伯纳姆面临来自华盛顿特区的压力,要求批准在北海进行钻探。
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)声称,不允许新钻探将使英国成为一个“破产的国家”,但他补充说,他认为伯纳姆“实际上将会开放”油气田。
绿色和平组织英国分部(Greenpeace UK)政治负责人安妮·麦卡锡(Anni McCarthy)表示:“听到伯纳姆面对英国因气候变化而面临的灾难规模,令人感到鼓舞。”
“Rosebank 和 Jackdaw 代表了一道他绝不能跨越的卢比孔河。”

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像所有首相一样,安迪·伯纳姆发现事件可能会打乱即使是最周密的计划。他昨天被迫中断在英国各地的“生活成本巡访”,前往西米德兰兹的斯图尔布里奇(Stourbridge)视察破坏情况,那里有 19 栋房屋在野草地火蔓延至此处时被摧毁。从长远来看,首相面临着其外交大臣两个心头项目的问题——电动汽车和北海钻探。
在政治层面,这两件事的时机具有极强的共鸣。关于是否允许在 Rosebank 油田进行钻探的咨询将于周一结束,而关于 Jackdaw 气田的咨询已在一周前结束,这意味着首相很快就必须给出肯定或否定的答复。此外,一项关于放宽电动汽车转型目标的咨询于昨天公布。
当埃德·米利班德(Ed Miliband)负责净零目标时,他倡导采用电动汽车,并反对在北海发放新的天然气和石油许可证。
对于具有环保意识的国会议员(包括米利班德在内)以及选民来说,这些是图腾式的话题,将显示伯纳姆对待气候变化的严肃程度。
米利班德虽然被提升至外交大臣一职,但这并未阻止他在周四发布一段视频,在视频中他将气候变化描述为“对英国人民严重的国家安全威胁”。这是对工党领导人的一次挑战。如果某件事是国家安全问题,这意味着需要更多的资金、更多的关注和更多的专用设备。
该党辩称,重新批准北海天然气和石油田在技术上并不违反其停止发放新油气许可证的竞选承诺,因为这些项目此前已由保守党批准,随后被列入审查。但这仍有可能导致工党议员产生分歧。
在被问及适应气候紧急状态与从地下开采更多天然气和石油如何共存时,伯纳姆告诉 BBC:英国在“一段时间内”将无法停止使用化石燃料,但加速使用英国的石油和天然气可以“帮助支付转型费用”。
一名工党议员表示,“如果我们通过授予新的石油和天然气钻探许可而违背竞选宣言的承诺,显然是错误的”,并补充说这将“让石油巨头中饱私囊,而不能降低消费者的账单”。
该议员指出,选民希望看到首相
政府似乎在听取汽车制造商既得利益集团的意见
在英国遭受山火袭击之际,电动汽车目标和北海钻探成为伯纳姆麾下议员议程的首要事项,康妮·迪姆斯代尔(Connie Dimsdale)报道
“应对气候紧急情况”,并且如果不能做到这一点,可能会将选民推向英国各地的不同绿党。
“我们开始看到之前转向绿党的工党选民回归,但我担心,除非我们在这一领域采取有意义的行动,否则他们会再次离开。”
但来自工党环境竞选组织 Sera 的迈克·埃纳德(Mike Enader)表示,该党的竞选宣言明确指出,石油和天然气“在长期内仍是我们能源组合的一部分”。他补充道:“同样明确的证据是,应对气候危机、降低账单和重建我们的能源安全是同一场战斗。”
英格兰和威尔士绿党领袖扎克·波兰斯基(Zack Polanski)将伯纳姆在北海石油和天然气问题上的不确定性描述为“极其不负责任的职责缺失”,并补充说,现在的更多钻探会使未来的极端天气“更有可能且更危险”。
伯纳姆还面临一项重大决定,即是否放宽电动汽车(EV)的净零排放规则,一项关于放宽销售目标的咨询于今日开启。
担任电动汽车全党派议会小组主席的工党议员佩兰·穆恩(Perran Moon)表示,部长们考虑放宽英国的零排放车辆指令令人“担忧”。该指令目前要求汽车制造商确保到 2030 年其销售额的 80% 为电动汽车,但这一比例可能会降低。
“政府似乎在听取汽车制造商既得利益集团的意见,依赖于
埃德·米利班德将气候变化描述为“严重的国家安全威胁”
不可靠的数据,并从我们这个时代最大的挑战中退缩。”
穆恩向首相发出了强烈的信号,敦促部长们在应对实现净零承诺相关的复杂且昂贵的挑战时应“勇往直前”,并补充道:“在实现 2030 年清洁能源承诺和最大限度减少英国对气候变化影响的道路上,我们正处于十字路口。”
然而,另一名工党议员表示,关于北海钻探和电动汽车指令的决定在同事之间“并没有太大争议”,电动汽车规则“长期以来一直无法实现”,且在向净零过渡期间,关于 Jackdaw 和 Rosebank 的决定“是有意义的”。该议员补充道:“在还能使用的时候,最好利用我们现有的资源。”
但东北赫特福德郡的工党议员克里斯·欣奇利夫(Chris Hinchliff)呼应了米利班德的观点,认为气候变化是一项“国家安全风险”,并表示,尽管首相针对接连而至的热浪召开的 Cobra 紧急会议表明“人们开始意识到问题”,但必须
对适当的适应措施进行投资。左翼工党议员乔恩·特里克特(Jon Trickett)表示,伯纳姆必须通过向应急服务部门投资来优先考虑“拯救生命”。
普特尼的工党议员、环境全党派议会小组主席弗勒·安德森(Fleur Anderson)呼吁 Cobra 会议“启动一项长期气候韧性战略”,由首相团队或内阁办公室负责运行。她说:“这不仅仅是火灾或粮食危机,而是需要所有政府部门时刻构建气候韧性。”
伯纳姆在本周三主持了他就任首相后的首次 Cobra 会议。据了解,内阁部长们讨论了如何提高系统的韧性,从保障粮食安全到防止与高温相关的死亡。水资源供应也是一个问题。
政府发言人表示:“应对气候变化带来的威胁需要每个部门采取一致且协调的行动。”
“政府正在采取必要步骤,以确保我们的国家更具韧性,我们的社区保持安全。”
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在政府启动关于降低销售目标的磋商后,电动汽车(EV)的净零排放规则可能会被削弱。
根据现行法律,在零排放车辆(ZEV)指令下,到2030年,英国销售的所有新车中必须有80%是电动汽车,到2035年这一比例将上升至100%。
昨天启动的这项审查将考虑是否应该削减该数值,目前正在考虑将本十年末的新销售目标设定在50%至70%之间。
欧盟委员会已经修改了其到2035年禁止销售汽油和柴油车辆的计划,将对内燃机实施100%禁令的要求改为90%的零排放目标。
目前的ZEV指令已导致电动汽车销售目标逐渐增加至目前的50%,但该指令面临着来自汽车制造商的激烈游说,他们认为需求不够高,且成本过高。
他们表示,由于试图达成配额以避免每售出一辆不合规车辆就被处以 1.2 万英镑 的罚款,这些法规导致电动汽车在最后时刻出现巨额折扣。
然而,根据英国汽车制造商和贸易商协会(Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders)的数据,目前英国销售的新车中已有四分之一是电动汽车,电动汽车销量与去年7月相比增长了45%。
到2030年禁止新汽油和柴油车辆的政策最初由时任首相

到2030年的新电动汽车销售目标可能会被削减至低至50%
鲍里斯·约翰逊(Boris Johnson)宣布,随后其继任者里希·苏纳克(Rishi Sunak)将其推迟至2035年。
工党在反对党期间批评保守党“在逐步淘汰日期上随意更改目标”,电动汽车行业表示这迷惑了消费者并令投资者望而却步。
“围绕ZEV指令的辩论日益两极分化,但电动汽车销售面临的最大威胁是不断的反复无常和缺乏明确方向,”电动汽车购买与建议网站 Electrifying.com 的首席执行官金妮·巴克利(Ginny Buckley)表示。
“无论政府决定什么,都需要坚持下去。”
她补充道:“驾驶员需要对我们的前进方向有信心,充电行业需要确定性以继续投资。”
Electric Vehicles UK 的首席执行官塔尼娅·辛克莱(Tanya Sinclair)表示,在“记录以来最热的夏天,政府竟然询问我们是否应该延长污染车辆的可用性,这存在着显著的认知失调”。
“已经好几周没下雨了,我们的土地干涸,空气质量糟糕。电动汽车是我们减轻这些变化最强有力的公共卫生和气候变化干预手段,”她补充道。
交通大臣海蒂·亚历山大(Heidi Alexander)表示:“我们对目标进行持续审查以确保其具有实用性并支持英国工业,这是正确的。”
最新数据显示,英国道路上有超过2,150,000辆纯电动汽车,约占3479 万辆的6.2%。
道路上的电动汽车数量自2022年底以来增长了三倍,当时有664,148辆电动汽车,占所有车辆的2%。
近几个月,新注册电动汽车的数字峰值已超过25%。
上个月共有43,106辆新电动汽车注册,占所有新车注册量的27.5%。
企业在六个月内预计记录 59 起严重污染事件。作者:Lucie Heath
《i报》可以揭露,在获准提高客户账单的同时,英格兰的水务公司记录的严重污染事件数量将达到至少十年来的最高水平。
根据信息自由(FoI)法公布的数据显示,今年前六个月,水务公司共造成 59 起严重事件,例如有毒污水或化学品泄漏。
这些数据是初步的,在环境署(EA)调查后可能会有所变动。但如果污染继续以这个速度增加,严重事件的数量将比去年高出 50% 以上。
尽管水务行业承诺正在投资基础设施以减少污染,且政府也保证正在严厉打击违规行为,但上述情况依然出现。
去年,在客户账单增加的同时,水务公司集体赚取了数十亿英镑的利润。虽然其中部分资金被重新投资于改善基础设施,但很大一部分也被用于支付债务利息和股东分红。FoI 数据并未提供每家水务公司的具体事件明细。
数据还显示,尽管近年来增加了应对英格兰河流和海洋污染的资源,但环境署并未出席大多数严重事件。
统计数据显示,在 2026 年的前六个月中,该监管机构在未亲自到场的情况下,将数百起严重事件的级别下调。
获得这些数据的前环境署员工及举报人罗伯特·福雷斯特(Robert Forrester)表示,数据表明水务公司“没有任何威慑力”,且政府解决污水丑闻的承诺是“空洞的”。
当有毒泄漏等污染事件被报告给环境署时,监管机构会根据严重程度将其分为一到四级。
第一级和第二级事件被认为是最严重的,这意味着它们对环境、人类健康或财产造成了广泛损害。
福雷斯特表示,对于水务公司而言,这通常意味着影响数英里河流的污水泄漏,或导致鱼类大量死亡。
截至今年 6 月底,监管机构记录了水务公司造成的 59 起第一级和第二级事件。环境署多次表示,其目标是亲自出席所有第一级和第二级事件。然而,数据显示,在 2026 年上半年,其仅出席了 42% 的此类事件。
曾在英格兰西北部该机构工作 20 多年的福雷斯特表示,环境署过去会出席所有严重事件。
他认为,一些第一级事件无人处理简直是“极其混乱的”,因为这意味着监管机构没有收集任何可用于起诉的证据。
数据显示,在 2026 年的前六个月中,243 起最初记录为第一级或第二级的事件在没有环境署人员亲自见证的情况下,被下调至第三级或第四级。
环境署的一位发言人表示,将此描述为“下调”是“完全错误的”,因为事件只有在经过长时间调查后才会被重新分类。他补充说,在 2024-25 年度和 2025-26 年度之间,与水务行业相关的污染事件整体出席率增加了 75%。
2025 年和 2026 年的事件数量可能会略高,因为根据 FoI 获得的信息包括英格兰所有的 14 家水务公司,而 2024 年之前的官方数据仅包括 9 家水务和污水处理公司。
然而,仅提供水务服务的公司在历史上造成的严重污染事件非常少,这意味着这不太可能显著改变数据。
福雷斯特表示,如果环境署(EA)没有亲临泄漏现场,它就依赖水务公司提供有关该事件的信息——这实际上削弱了其作为监督者的作用。
尽管环境署和水务行业在公众对大量污水排入河流、湖泊和海洋表示愤慨后,承诺要管控污染,但这些数据依然出现了。
《i报》的“拯救英国河流”活动已呼吁政府增加环境署的资源,以便其能够妥善处理污染问题。部长们去年为水务监管提供了有史以来最高额的预算。
最新数据引发了严重的质疑:为什么该机构仍然无法处理大多数严重事件。
代表水务公司的 Water UK 发言人表示:“目前是初步数据,预计在调查过程中会发生实质性变化——例如,当污染被追踪到水务公司以外的组织时。”
“尽管如此,水务行业在污染防治方面仍有许多工作要做,这就是为什么我们将投资增加两倍,以将雨水溢流口的泄漏量减半,并升级 1,700 个废水处理厂的容量。”
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作者:Callum Parke
格林·拉泽尔(Glyn Razzell)于 2002 年谋杀其分居妻子,且一直坚决拒绝透露尸体所在地。在高等法院撤销假释委员会将其假释的决定后,他将继续留在监狱中。
琳达·拉泽尔(Linda Razzell)的女儿凯瑟琳(Catherine)表示,他决定不透露其母亲尸体的位置,意味着“我们无法获得平静”。
她表示,她的父亲“在继续伤害我们的家庭”,并且“在狱中积极选择采取控制和虐待的行为”。
拉泽尔因 2002 年在威尔特郡谋杀其分居妻子琳达(插图)而被判终身监禁,其中最低刑期近 16 年,于 2003 年入狱。
假释委员会在 4 月决定他可以获得假释,但司法部将此案提交至高等法院,寻求撤销该决定。
切马-格鲁布法官(Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb)在发现拉泽尔“根本上是不诚实的”且“继续隐瞒信息”后,于昨日推翻了该裁决。
她表示,拉泽尔拒绝透露拉泽尔夫人的尸体位置造成了“深切的痛苦”,这“表明其无法或不愿意识到对其他受害者的影响”。
她还表示,他具有“针对女性的暴力倾向”,这意味着他仍然具有危险性。
凯瑟琳·拉泽尔表示,这一决定让她和她的家人感到“宽慰”,而她父亲不披露位置的决定是“残酷的”。
她补充道:“据我们所知,他精神状态正常,知道自己在做什么,因此在他仍然积极选择在狱中采取控制和虐待行为时,没有理由释放他。”
“我们中没有人希望我的父亲死在监狱里;我们希望的是他承认自己的所作所为,表现出悔意,并告诉我们母亲的尸体在哪里,这样我们才能让她安息。”
来自萨默塞特郡克鲁克恩(Crewkerne)的拉泽尔一直否认对杀人负责。
在 4 月的决定中,假释委员会小组考虑了《海伦法》(Helen's Law)。该法是以 1988 年在下班回家途中失踪的海伦·麦考特(Helen McCourt)命名的。该法要求假释委员会在审理时,必须将凶手拒绝透露受害者尸体隐藏地点的情况考虑在内。
支持凯瑟琳·拉泽尔的慈善机构“致命家庭暴力后倡议”(Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse)首席执行官弗兰克·穆兰(Frank Mullane)表示,此案“测试了《海伦法》在现实生活中的影响”,并传递了一个“重要的信号”。
他说:“寻求正义的过程可能是虐待的延续,而且可能是无休止的。不应该有其他家庭经历这一切。”

格林·拉泽尔(右)离开皇家法院,高等法院在此撤销了假释委员会将其释放的决定。摄影:ZIRDEN PETTITTERS
超过一百万人签署了一项请愿书,旨在阻止杀害警员安德鲁·哈珀(Andrew Harper)的凶手提前获释。
这名泰晤士河谷警察(见插图)在2019年伯克郡一起四轮摩托车盗窃案中,因被卷入一辆汽车后部的带子并在凶手逃跑时被拖行于乡间道路,导致受致命伤。

两名凶手——阿尔伯特·鲍尔斯(Albert Bowers)和杰西·科尔(Jessie Cole)——计划于明年获释,此时他们13年刑期的进度仅过半。此次获释是基于政府旨在解决监狱过度拥挤的提前释放计划。安迪·伯纳姆(Andy Burnham)已告知司法大臣亚历克斯·诺里斯(Alex Norris)制定计划,为严重罪犯腾出空间,并且他“日益确信”杀害哈珀警员的凶手不会被提前释放。
英国50位警界领导人向首相施压,要求其采取“一切合法手段”阻止这些凶手提前获释。
一份由首席警司和执法部门负责人签署的信函还呼吁伯纳姆在提出提前释放方案时,为最严重的罪犯“建立额外的公众保护保障机制”。
作者:Aime Fox
女性与平等事务大臣昨日表示,针对妇女和女孩的暴力行为未得到足够重视,“这种情况必须改变”,并称一名被允许自由活动并最终实施杀人的男子之案件“令人震惊且骇人听闻”。
布里奇特·菲利普森(Bridget Phillipson)表示,在保障女性安全方面,政府“必须做得更好”。
她在被问及西蒙·莱维(Simon Levy)的案件时发表了上述言论。莱维是一名连环性侵犯,由于司法系统的一系列失效,他被多次释放。
周三,这名40岁的男子被判处终身监禁。他在2025年3月杀害了53岁的卡门扎·瓦伦西亚-特罗希略(Carmenza Valencia-Trojillo),并在同年8月杀害了四个孩子的母亲、39岁的谢丽尔·威尔金斯(Sheryl Wilkins)。他的犯罪行为呈螺旋式升级,从在伦敦地铁实施性侵演变为双重谋杀。
菲利普森(右)在BBC Radio 4的《今日》(Today)节目中表示:“这是我见过的最令人震惊的案件之一,很难用语言描述这种失效的规模——一个显然构成重大风险、极其暴力且危险的男人,在理应被监禁的时候,却被允许在街头游荡、造成伤害并谋杀女性。”
伦敦警察厅、英国运输警察局和英国皇家检察署(CPS)在莱维于2025年至2025年期间被允许摸胸、强奸并谋杀女性的问题上,均面临严重质疑。
其犯罪时间线揭露了相关官员未能阻止一名已登记在册的性犯罪者及危险掠食者的失误。本周,该案件演变为刑事司法系统部分最高领导层之间的公开争论,各方均试图为其机构的角色进行辩护。
伦敦警察厅和英国皇家检察署(CPS)已就该案中的失效表示道歉。
作者:Aime Fox
演员 Liz Carr 和喜剧演员 Rosie Jones 支持相关呼吁,要求国会议员在下个月该法案重新提交议会时对其投反对票。
一个新的残障权利团体“协助我们生存”(Assist Us To Live)已经成立,旨在开展反对该拟议立法的活动,并呼吁在改革社会护理的同时,为姑息治疗提供更好的资金,以帮助生命末期的人们。
《绝症成年人(生命末期)法案》在议会上一届会议期间因时间不足未能通过,预计将于 9 月 11 日重新提交下议院。
该法案建议允许英格兰和威尔士境内预期寿命不足六个月的成年人在两名医生和专家小组的批准下,申请协助死亡。
该法案最初由工党议员 Kim Leadbeater 在 2024 年作为私人议员法案提出,但在 4 月份议会休会前,因时间不足未能成为法律,在上议院被否决。
演员 Liz Carr(左)和喜剧演员 Rosie Jones 都是积极的残障权利活动人士。
该法案此前已在下议院通过两次投票,但在 2025 年进行的第二次投票中,支持该法案的多数票数从之前的 55 票缩小至 23 票。
“协助我们生存”团体向首相 Andy Burnham 及其议员同事写了一封公开信,敦促他们对该法案投反对票。
首相上个月表示,他认为在考虑将协助死亡合法化之前,必须先解决姑息治疗的资金问题。
Burnham 此前曾表示,多年来他改变了看法,转而支持协助死亡的原则,但他认为在现有生命末期护理状态存在缺口的情况下,讨论这一话题“非常有挑战性”。
在信中,“协助我们生存”的活动人士表示,他们“写信是为了呼吁停止围绕协助死亡的立法进程,直到残障人士和绝症患者获得与该法案为我们提供死亡支持同等程度的生存支持”。
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作者:Jordan Reynolds, Anahita Hossein-Pour 和 Sam Hall
昨日发生第二起火车脱轨事故,此前不到 24 小时,一列南方铁路(Southern Rail)列车在东萨塞克斯郡脱轨,导致两名乘客严重受伤。
英国交通警察局(BTP)表示,一列大东区(Greater Anglia)列车(插图)在埃塞克斯郡 Wickford 车站以南脱轨。昨晚,在收到后方车厢在直立状态下脱轨的报告后,警员、护理人员和消防员赶赴现场。
这列从 Southend 出发的列车上约有 40 到 45 名乘客。
BTP 发言人昨日表示:“在收到今天下午 2.12 分一列火车后方车厢在直立状态下脱轨的报告后,警员目前正在埃塞克斯郡 Wickford 火车站正南方现场。”
“我们正与护理人员和消防部门共同应对。目前没有报告人员受伤。”国家铁路(National Rail)在其网站上表示:“目前 Wickford 和 Southend Victoria 之间存在一个正在调查的问题。这导致这两站之间的所有线路关闭。”
周四下午,东萨塞克斯郡宣布发生重大事故,一列南方铁路列车的三个车厢侧翻,导致乘客被困在 Lewes 附近。这列从伦敦维多利亚站开往东本(Eastbourne)的列车上约有 150 人。
两人因伤势“严重”被送往重大创伤中心,但 BTP 昨日表示,这些伤势被认为不危及生命。
该部门补充道:“两人仍留在医院,另外 18 名因伤势较轻在医院接受治疗的人员已出院。”
脱轨事件引发人们对铁路网络如何应对更频繁夏季热浪的担忧,Adam Forrest 报道
如果气候变化导致夏季热浪变得更加频繁,铁路乘客将面临更慢的行车速度和缩减的时刻表。
本周在东萨塞克斯郡和埃塞克斯郡发生的两次脱轨事件,加剧了人们对部分铁路基础设施可能难以应对极端天气的担忧。
专家告诉《i报》,政府可能不得不投入更多资金升级基础设施,以帮助铁路网络适应气候变化。
英国国家铁路公司(Network Rail)解释称,钢轨经过“应力处理”——通过调整长度以减轻张力——以帮助其抵御高温影响。国家铁路公司上个月表示:“在英国,我们的钢轨目标无应力温度为 27℃。”
乘客在周四脱轨事件后站在翻覆的车厢上
国家铁路公司表示,由于线路还必须应对低温,因此认为没有必要针对今年夏天出现的极高温度重新对网络进行应力处理。
然而,国家铁路公司表示,它正在采取措施以适应更严酷的夏季,包括将钢轨涂成白色以反射阳光、在轨枕上安装额外的锚固件以及对部分铁路线进行重新应力处理。
周四在刘易斯(Lewes)附近发生的南方铁路(Southern Rail)通勤车厢翻覆事故——导致 20 人受伤,其中两人伤势严重——其原因尚不清楚。
在埃塞克斯郡威克福德(Wickford)附近发生的大东区铁路(Greater Anglia)列车部分脱轨的原因同样不明。昨日下午 2 点后不久,后方车厢在直立状态下脱轨,但最初没有报告人员受伤。
行业专家表示,热胀冷缩导致铁轨变形是调查人员将研究的一种可能性。
来自刘易斯的影像显示,翻覆列车经过的一段轨道严重变形。但专家表示,脱轨本身也可能导致了这种形变。
国家铁路公司还表示,在炎热天气需要实施列车限速,以减轻对线路的影响。这意味着为了避免线路过于拥挤,列车班次可能会减少。
纽卡斯尔大学智能交通系统教授菲尔·布莱斯(Phil Blythe)表示,使英国的铁路基础设施适应极端高温可能需要“十年或更长时间”。
布莱斯警告称,由于“资金并不充裕”,必须在优先级上做出艰难决定。他领导着由学者和交通行业领袖组成的 DARE 中心,旨在研究气候韧性。布莱斯表示,在“许多改进措施得以实施之前”,乘客在夏季可能会面临“更慢的列车和缩减的服务”。
工程技术学会(Institution of Engineering and Technology)铁路技术网络主席约翰·劳伦斯(John Lawrence)也表示,更高的温度可能导致时刻表缩减。他补充道:“在炎热天气,我们必须降低列车密度,以便列车能以更慢的速度运行。”
克兰菲尔德管理学院(Cranfield School of Management)的物流专家伊奥安尼斯·科卢西斯(Ioannis Kollousis)博士同样表示,在未来预期会出现的更炎热的夏季,列车速度可能会降低,班次也会减少。
“在未来的几年里,你可能会看到夏季服务能力的下降,”科卢西斯补充道。他还警告称,在热浪期间会出现更多临时取消的情况,并表示需要更多投资来升级轨道、信号和监测系统。
他补充说:“要做出实质性的改进,可能仍需要至少十年时间。”
布莱斯表示,必要的升级速度“不够快”,而劳伦斯则表示,铁路行业必须为争取更多投资提供理由,以努力创建一个更具韧性的网络。但他警告说,升级工作本身在未来几年也可能会影响铁路服务。
劳伦斯补充道:“你必须考虑成本,以及为了不断地对线路进行重新应力处理并开展大量其他工作而所需的干扰程度。这可能会给乘客带来不便。”
他表示,目前已经有一些投资投入到轨道胀轨检测技术中——包括基于视频的监测。
他补充说,沿线种植更多低水分依赖性的植被可以帮助管理土壤稳定性,以防止沉降并进一步降低胀轨风险。
英国国家铁路公司(Network Rail)集团安全与工程总监马丁·弗罗比舍(Martin Frobisher)承认,公众会对如此短时间内发生两起客车脱轨的消息感到担忧,并请求人们在了解更多情况之前“避免对任何事故的原因进行猜测”。
他补充道:“我想向他们保证,英国的铁路仍然位列全球最安全的铁路之列,而且安全始终是我们铁路运行的首要考虑因素。”
运营南方铁路(Southern)的大伦敦 Thameslink 铁路公司首席执行官约翰·怀特赫斯特(John Whitehurst)坚称该网络是安全的。他告诉 BBC Radio 4:“这类事故极其罕见。”
交通部预计将很快制定政府的交通韧性战略,其中可能会列出铁路网络的优先升级项目。该部门昨日拒绝置评。
在未来的几年里,你可能会看到夏季服务的运力有所下降
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作者:Colleen Barry
意大利警方已寻回三幅由雷诺阿、塞尚和马蒂斯创作的画作,其价值数百万欧元。这些画作于今年早些时候从北部城市帕尔马附近的一家博物馆被盗。
意大利宪兵艺术品追缴小组的一份声明透露,这些画作是在检察官下令搜查期间被发现的,但未提供具体细节。调查仍在继续。
寻回的三幅画作分别是奥古斯特·雷诺阿的《鱼》、保罗·塞尚的《樱桃静物》以及亨利·马蒂斯的《露台上的奥达利斯克》。当局表示,塞尚的作品估值为 600万欧元 (440万欧元),雷诺阿的作品为 300万欧元,马蒂斯的作品为 €20,000。
警方表示,这次针对距离帕尔马约 12 英里处的马尼亚尼-罗卡基金会(Magnani Rocca Foundation)的抢劫案发生在 3 月 22-23 日,窃贼强行打开了入口门。

警方与寻回的塞尚、马蒂斯和雷诺阿画作(从左至右)合影(图片来源:ITALIAN CARABINIERIAP)
作者:Sally Guyoncourt
处于剽窃争议中心的前剑桥教授杰森·阿尔代(Jason Arday)被发现死在伦敦。
上周,在剽窃指控以及对其部分成就产生质疑的情况下,他辞去了该大学教育学院教育社会学教授的职务。
在辞职时,阿尔代(见插图)写道:“遗憾的是,自我被任命以来的这些年,一直伴随着极高程度的公众审视和个人攻击。”
“虽然批评是学术生活不可避免的一部分,但我所经历的已经远远超出了学术分歧。持续不断的指责、猜测和公众评论对我以及我所爱的人造成了深远的伤害。”
“我曾试图坚持下去,因为我深信高等教育的价值、严谨的学术研究以及大学的变革力量。”
“我尝试坚持是因为我的学生、我的同事,以及无数写信告诉我我的经历给了他们希望的人。但当个人代价变得过于沉重时,就到了一个临界点。”
昨天下午,他被发现于伦敦西南部巴特西(Battersea)的一个地址处于“无反应”状态。
一名大都会警察局发言人表示,他们是在下午 3.12pm 接到伦敦救护车服务中心的电话。该发言人表示:“遗憾的是,一名 41 岁的男子在现场被宣布死亡。”
警方表示,此次死亡被视为“意外”,但认为不具有可疑之处。
剑桥大学副校长德博拉·普伦蒂斯(Deborah Prentice)教授表示:“听到这个悲剧性的消息,我们深感悲痛。在这个极其困难的时刻,我们向杰森·阿尔代的家人和朋友表示衷心的同情。”
阿尔代于 2023 年 3 月被任命为剑桥大学的职位,在 37 岁时成为当时这家顶尖机构中最年轻的黑人教授。
剑桥大学负责教育的副校长巴斯卡·维拉(Bhaskar Vira)教授在任命时曾表示:“杰森·阿尔代是一位在种族、不平等和教育领域极其出色的学者。”
“他将为剑桥的研究以及解决社会经济弱势背景人群代表性不足的问题做出重大贡献。”
近期,在系列媒体报道指称其博士论文涉嫌剽窃后,阿尔代受到了审视。
作者:Emma Gatrell
一家动物医院的工作人员为一只被车撞伤的鸟类制作了定制靴子,以帮助其康复。
这只被列入琥珀色名单(amber-listed)的白喉 the whitethtroat,于上周六被送往位于 Kilworth Beauchamp 的莱斯特郡野生动物医院(Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital)。
该鸟在碰撞后陷入昏迷,抵达医院时双脚蜷曲,工作人员认为这是由于神经或韧带受损所致。
该医院的动物护理团队负责人 Amy Blower 表示,他们之前使用过这种靴子技术。
她说道:“目前还没有专门为鸟类设计的鞋子,所以我们需要寻找一种为它们制作夹板的方法。”
工作人员使用纸板创建一个扁平的底座,然后在上面放一个棉球以缓冲鸟类的足部。目前医院里还有另外两只鸟在佩戴夹板。
Blower 表示,工作人员今年已为大约 20 只鸟制作了靴子。
她补充道:“很多时候,它们是以雏鸟的形式被送来的,原因是筑巢不正确或存在健康缺陷。”
Blower 表示,这只白喉鸟恢复良好,预计将于周一被释放。
白喉鸟在医院中很少见。Blower 补充说:“它是一种夏季迁徙鸟类,所以我们见到的次数不多。”
作者:Gregory Barradale
五分之四的英国人认为,周六兼职为年轻人提供了进入职场的重要途径,零售商正呼吁政府采取更多措施来保障这些岗位。
一项为英国零售联合会(BRC)开展的研究发现,在 55 岁及以上人群中,对周六兼职的支持率上升至 91%,而 18 至 34 岁人群中的支持率则为三分之二。
该组织希望政府确保《就业权利法案》(Employment Rights Act)下的保证工时改革不会增加零售商创建灵活、入门级岗位的难度。
BRC 首席执行官 Helen Dickinson 表示:“世世代代以来,周六兼职为年轻人提供了第一次工作体验。零售业一直自豪地为数百万人提供这些机会,但现在这些机会正变得难以维持。”
“如果政府认真对待解决青年失业问题,就绝不能增加创建入门级岗位的难度。在过去两年中,额外的就业成本增加了 65亿英镑,企业需要的是鼓励招聘年轻人的政策,而不是阻碍招聘的政策。”
前内阁大臣 Alan Milburn 在 5 月发布的一份关于年轻人与工作的报告中指出,周六兼职已经下降到“几乎消失”的程度,导致在离开学校接受教育之前,拥有工作经验的青少年越来越少。
BRC 表示,零售业占据了青年就业的近四分之一,16 至 25 岁的人员持有 780,000 个零售岗位。
根据将于明年生效的 2025 年《就业权利法案》,雇主将被要求向经常性的零工时员工提供保证工时。
政府称这些措施将提供“一个安全性和可预测性的基准”,目前该措施在 8 月 25 日之前仍处于咨询阶段。
BRC 认为,这些规定可能会导致零售商在一年中较为繁忙的时段无法提供灵活的岗位。
它将成本上升归咎于国民生活工资(National Living Wage)的提高和雇主国民保险缴款(NICs)的增加,并敦促政府提高 NICs 的起征点,并为 18 至 20 岁的人员保留较低的国民最低工资。
Alan Milburn 表示,周六兼职已下降到“几乎消失”的程度
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一月 15-20 2026年10月
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作者:Josh Funk 和 Rio Yamat
调查人员称,上个月在希腊的一架瑞安航空(Ryanair)航班起飞后不久,发动机破碎零件击碎了一扇窗户,导致一名男子的头部被吸出开口,随后被其他乘客将其拉回机舱内。
美国国家运输安全委员会(NTSB)的一份初步报告称,这架波音 737-800 右侧发动机的一个风扇叶片脱落,碎片击碎了窗户并损坏了机身的数处位置。
此事发生在 7 月 10 日该航班从塞萨洛尼基起飞之后。
调查人员在发动机内部发现了鸟类残骸,这表明飞机在起飞过程中可能撞到了鸟类,尽管他们尚未确定导致风扇叶片脱落的具体原因。
61 岁的塞尔维亚国民 Ljubisa Karovic 的头部和右肩被吸出了窗外。
他的妻子 Svetlana Grkovic Maksimovic 随后告诉 BBC 塞尔维亚站,她和其他两名乘客在几分钟内一直抓着他的腿。
他受到了颈部和肩部损伤以及摩擦灼伤。
乘务员表示,他们听到并感觉到剧烈的持续震动,并看到烟雾或雾气充满机舱,随后氧气面罩从天花板落下。
一名乘务员注意到乘客在呼救。
坐在第 11 排窗边座位的 Karovic 部分卡在损坏的窗户中,其他乘客将他拉回了机舱。
他被移至第 12 排,由机上的医生为其治疗。
其他乘客试图使用一个金属盒堵住开口,直到飞机能够着陆。
由塞萨洛尼基广播电台(Radio Thessaloniki)分享的一系列在飞机内部录制的短视频显示,在机舱失压后,乘客们佩戴着氧气面罩。
另一段视频似乎显示了破碎的窗户,一名坐在附近的男子佩戴着氧气面罩。第三段视频显然是在飞机着陆后拍摄的,显示急救人员正在走道中工作。
维护记录显示,右侧发动机的风扇叶片在 2026 年 5 月和 2025 年 11 月接受过超声波检测,未发现损坏。
但根据 NTSB 的说法,飞行机组在过去一年中曾报告该发动机发生过四起疑似鸟击事件。其中两次事件后发现了鸟类残骸。
前 NTSB 和联邦航空管理局(FAA)调查员 Jeff Guzzetti 表示,必要的维护工作似乎是按计划执行的。
然而,调查人员可能会检查检测是如何进行的,以及之前的疑似鸟击是否导致了预先存在的损坏。
瑞安航空表示,在 NTSB 调查完成之前,不会对此发表进一步评论。波音公司和发动机制造商 CFM International 表示,他们正在协助联邦调查。
作者:Gregory Barzadale
一家租赁公司将把诺丁汉的电动自行车库存增加 50%,试图吸引女性骑行者和年长居民。
但于 7 月在东米德兰兹这座城市启动业务的 Dott 公司,在计划将其现有车队从 200 辆增加到 300 辆电动自行车的同时,必须削减电动滑板车的数量。
Dott 的公共政策负责人 Iqbal Ahmed 告诉当地民主报告服务机构(Local Democracy Reporting Service),电动自行车更适合长途行程。
“电动自行车的普及程度通常并不高于电动滑板车。它们只是吸引不同的群体,”Ahmed 表示。“我们的用户调查显示,电动自行车比电动滑板车更吸引女性和年长居民。”
他补充道:“在英国,电动滑板车还要求用户年满 18 岁,并持有驾驶执照或临时驾照。”
诺丁汉市议会规定该市的车辆上限为 1,300 辆。当 Dott 在 7 月引入电动自行车时,这一规定意味着运营商必须减少其滑板车车队(见插图)。
在 2023 和 2024 年期间,英国发生了 6 起涉及电动滑板车的碰撞致死事故,政府指出用户特别容易受伤。在伦敦,电动自行车事故占骑行者严重受伤人数的近五分之一。
这家欧洲公司还在布里斯托以及米尔顿凯恩斯、科尔切斯特以及布鲁内尔大学伦敦校区运营车辆。
诺丁汉市议会的一位发言人表示:“我们正与 Dott 和 Lime 开展建设性合作,以帮助确保各项服务负责任地运行,并将对居民和公共空间的影响降至最低。”
赫尔最后一只幸存的侧向拖网渔船“北极海盗号”(Arctic Corsair)昨日经过该市的迈顿旋回桥(Myton swing bridge)和潮汐屏障,作为赫尔海事项目的一部分,该船正从阿尔伯特码头(Albert Dock)移至北端造船厂(North End Shipyard)的新停泊地。
该船属于曾构成该市深海捕鱼船队骨干的船型,采用铆接而非焊接船体,专为冰岛海域的恶劣条件而设计。
“北极海盗号”建于 1960 年,于 1999 年被改造为博物馆船。经过大规模修复,她将在新家进行干坞停泊,未来的工作将使该景点做好迎接游客的准备,并保护该市渔业遗产的重要组成部分。
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作者:Will Meskin-Durrant
一名自由民主党议员表示,安迪·伯纳姆(Andy Burnham)的部长们“应当认真考虑”为 31 岁及以上的乘客降低火车旅行成本。
约维尔(Yeovil)的议员亚当·丹斯(Adam Dance)警告称,根据人们在国家不同地区的居住地,通勤者和度假者在过了 31 岁生日后,在可获得的支持方面存在“一个真实的缺口”。
目前有多种铁路卡在售,旨在为希望获得火车票折扣的人群提供便利,包括 16 至 30 岁的年轻乘客、60 岁以上的乘客、退伍军人以及残障人士。
持有网络铁路卡(Network Railcard)的乘客可以在伦敦及英格兰南部部分地区的绝大多数非高峰时段火车票中获得三分之一的折扣。
丹斯呼吁在全国范围内努力降低铁路旅费。
他说:“对于太多人来说,铁路旅行简直太贵了,而且一旦你年满 31 岁,可获得的支持就出现了真实的缺口。”
今年夏天早些时候,政府宣布了对 16 至 17 岁省钱铁路卡(Saver Railcard)的变更,该卡为符合条件的青少年提供绝大多数票价 50% 的折扣。目前的铁路卡在持卡人年满 18 岁时过期,但从周一开始,铁路卡将在购买后一年内有效,不再在持卡人 18 岁生日当天过期。
《每日镜报》(Daily Mirror)本月早些时候报道称,首相正在考虑更广泛地降低铁路票价的方法,白厅(Whitehall)的讨论处于“非常早期阶段”。
丹斯表示:“我欢迎任何降低票价的严肃提案,包括安迪·伯纳姆正在讨论的那些,但最终我们需要国家层面的行动。”
“政府应当认真考虑扩大铁路卡折扣,以便让所有年龄段、全国各地的民众都能享受负担得起的铁路旅行。”
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乌克兰
作者:Hanna Arhirova
据联合国(UN)称,对于面对俄罗斯袭击的乌克兰平民而言,7月是自四年前多年前莫斯科全面入侵后的几周以来,死亡人数最多的一个月。
基辅的联合国监测团表示,随着俄罗斯升级轰炸,上个月至少有 437 名平民死亡,2,610 人受伤。
联合国人权监测人员表示,自 2022, 2 月 24 日俄罗斯入侵以来,这场战争已导致至少 16,874 名平民死亡(包括 820 名儿童),51,273 人受伤(包括 3,126 名儿童)。
基辅监测团负责人丹妮尔·贝尔(Danielle Bell)表示:“今年每个月死亡和受伤的平民人数都在增加。这一趋势在 7 月急剧加速。”
“7 月的平民伤亡人数是我们记录的自 2022 年 3 月以来单月最高数值。”
官员表示,就在昨天,俄罗斯的喷气式无人机袭击了乌克兰北部的一处住宅,导致一名 29 岁的女性及其九岁儿子死亡。
苏梅地区军事行政主管奥列格·赫里戈罗夫(Oleh Hryhorov)表示,这次在苏梅地区的袭击还导致另外四人受伤,其中包括死掉男孩的父亲和祖母,两人均因严重烧伤住院治疗。
乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基(Volodymyr Zelensky)表示,在乌克兰东部的顿涅茨克地区,一枚俄罗斯滑翔炸弹摧毁了一栋 10 层公寓楼的六层,导致一人死亡,16 人受伤。他补充说,俄罗斯在夜间总共袭击了 12
基辅联合国监测团统计的上月被俄罗斯杀害的乌克兰平民人数

昨天乌克兰苏梅地区袭击后一名正在工作的消防员
据乌克兰总统称,俄罗斯每天向乌克兰东部和南部前线附近的定居点发射约 220 枚滑翔炸弹
个地区,导致数十人受伤。
与此同时,乌克兰军队扩大了针对俄罗斯基础设施的远程打击行动,击中了位于莫斯科以北列宁格勒地区的乌斯特-卢加(Ust-Luga)港,并引发了短暂的火灾,该地区州长亚历山大·德罗兹登科(Alexander Drozdenko)表示。
乌斯特-卢加是俄罗斯最大的油气出口终端之一,距离乌克兰 500 英里以上。
今年夏天,这里频繁成为乌克兰无人机的目标,因为基辅试图削弱石油出口,而石油出口为莫斯科的战争努力提供了至关重要的收入。
乌克兰还对俄罗斯最大的在线零售商 Wildberries 的场所发动了另一次袭击,基辅称该公司协助向俄罗斯军队供应物资。
莫斯科以北特维尔地区的代理州长维塔利·科罗廖夫(Vitaly Korolyov)表示,该地区的一处 Wildberries 仓库墙壁被击中。
Wildberries 报告称损失“微不足道”,并表示该地点的货物未受损坏。
俄罗斯国防部表示,其防空系统在夜间拦截了飞越 18 个俄罗斯地区以及被占领的克里米亚、亚速海和黑海海域的 553 架乌克兰无人机。
与此同时,拉脱维亚军队和北约(Nato)的一名官员表示,北约战斗机在凌晨击落了一架进入拉脱维亚领空的无人机。
拉脱维亚当局没有说明该无人机的来源,但表示其进入拉脱维亚是“俄罗斯电磁战的结果”。
此前已有数架无人机跨境进入拉脱维亚。
其中大多数被认为是由于俄罗斯电子干扰而偏离航线的乌克兰无人机。
北约发言人艾莉森·哈特(Allison Hart)表示,两架意大利欧洲战斗机被紧急起飞处置该无人机,其中一架将其击落。
她表示,两架土耳其战斗机也被部署。
拉脱维亚东部五个市镇的居民接到了关于领空的警告,并被告知采取避难措施。
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以色列
作者:Pusha Magid 和 Rami Ayyub
美国和以色列官员昨日表示,美国希望以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡公开谴责在被占领的约旦河西岸围困巴勒斯坦人的激进定居者。
在切断水电后,定居者已在卡斯拉(Qasra)围困房屋近一周,将巴勒斯坦人困在了一个人权组织称定居者试图夺取更多土地的区域。
他们的行为引发了美国的公开批评。美国驻以色列大使迈克·哈卡比(Mike Huckabee)是约旦河西岸犹太定居点的坚定支持者,但他周四谴责围困巴勒斯坦房屋的定居者为“以色列恐怖分子”。
一名美国官员和一名以色列官员表示,白宫官员正向内塔尼亚胡施压,要求其公开谴责定居者的行为。
两名官员表示,华盛顿在得知一名巴勒斯坦裔美国人的房屋也在攻击目标之列后开始抗议。
内塔尼亚胡尚未就卡斯拉的围困事件发表评论。

定居者在西岸城市贝特萨胡尔(Beit Sahour)附近竖起一面以色列国旗。
自哈马斯领导的 7 October 袭击以色列后的三年里,约旦河西岸定居者的暴力行为有所增加。
在选举前两个月谴责定居者对内塔尼亚胡来说可能具有政治风险,可能会激怒其右翼联盟部分成员所依赖的定居者选民。
民意调查显示,内塔尼亚胡可能会失去权力,其安全信誉在 2023 年哈马斯袭击后仍未恢复。
“我们非常害怕,”住在三栋被围困房屋之一的巴勒斯坦女性艾莎·哈桑(Aysha Hassan)说道。
联合国表示,包括 2 名儿童在内的 15 名巴勒斯坦人被困在屋内,没有自来水或电力。
内塔尼亚胡政府是以色列历史上最右翼的政府,一直主导约旦河西岸定居点的快速扩张。
以色列在该地区建立了数十个新定居点和定居者前哨站。
围困始于周末,当时定居者封锁了通往这三栋房屋的道路,并在前院搭建帐篷,拒绝任何人进入或离开。他们切断了电力和水源。
昨日,定居者搭建了一顶新帐篷,随后被以色列士兵拆除。
以色列军方表示,士兵自周四上午起已部署在卡斯拉,以保护居民并维持安全。
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伊朗
作者:Jonathan Saul, Phil Stewart 和 Idrees Ali
在另外两艘船只遇袭,且美国表示可能无限期维持对伊朗的海上封锁后,昨日通过霍尔木兹海峡的交通似乎陷入了近乎停滞的状态。
自上个月美国与伊朗之间的停火协议破裂以来,德黑兰方面已恢复对那些被其指控在未经许可的情况下试图通过该海峡的船只进行攻击。
阿拉伯联合酋长国的阿布扎比国家石油公司表示,其两艘船只在周四通过该海峡时遭到袭击。
阿联酋政府将此归咎于伊朗,而伊朗方面未发表评论。昨日在该海峡内未见原油运输船只。
部分船只可能会在关闭应答机的情况下在未被察觉地通过,但其数量远低于今年2月美国和以色列对伊朗发动战争前,每日通过霍尔木兹海峡的130多艘船只。
美国国防部长皮特·海格塞斯(Pete Hegseth)表示,美国军队有能力在该地区维持海军存在,以执行对伊朗的报复性封锁。
海格塞斯在访问巴拿马期间告诉记者:“美国海军可以无限期地维持这样的封锁,因为我们会像之前那样轮换船只进出,并且将继续这样做。”
财政部长斯科特·贝森特(Scott Bessent)表示,美国计划对伊朗造成更多的财务损失。
唐纳德·特朗普多次断言,美国对该海峡(见插图)拥有“绝对控制权”,在战争开始前,全球五分之一的石油和液化天然气通过此处流动。伊朗对此予以否认,并表示在其条件得到满足之前,不会允许该水道重新开放。
这些条件包括取消经济制裁和释放被冻结的伊朗资产。
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西蒙·马克斯 (Simon Marks)
本周,白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·利维特 (Karoline Leavitt) 决定离开美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的紧密核心圈,以便“花更多时间陪伴她美丽的年幼孩子和家人”,这一决定在华盛顿依然引发了议论纷纷。
有人在想,特朗普最有效的沟通者是否在一次愤慨中离职。毕竟,她的宣布是在一项披露之后仅 24 小时做出的:该披露称,特朗普在明知伊朗人威胁要袭击空军一号的情况下,将数十名政府高层工作人员(更不用说整个白宫新闻团)留在机上听天由命。
在从土耳其举行的北约领导人峰会回国的途中,总统采取了精心策划的掩护行动,登上了一架逃生飞机,这使得特朗普面临被指责“抛弃下属”的局面。
最新的报道表明,在备份喷气机上,只有三名核心圈成员陪同特朗普:办公厅副主任丹·斯卡维诺 (Dan Scavino),一个严重影响总统思维的意识形态“罗威纳犬”;椭圆形办公室运营主管沃尔特·诺塔 (Walt Nauta),他此前曾担任特朗普的私人侍从;以及奇怪的是,特朗普 35 岁的执行助理娜塔莉·哈普 (Natalie Harp)。
哈普(见插图)被选为总统少数的同行乘客之一,这进一步引发了人们对其在白宫职责的新疑问。她经常被描述为特朗普的“人体打印机”,因为她的主要职责是携带一台便携式打印机,以便向总统分享关于总统的正面新闻报道。(他是个老派的人,需要纸质副本。)
但哈普也是特朗普社交媒体产出的关键人物。在 2024 年总统竞选期间,人们看到她坐在他身边,在他口述想要发布到 Truth Social 账号的信息时记录。
《纽约时报》记者玛吉·哈伯曼 (Maggie Haberman) 和乔纳森·斯旺 (Jonathan Swan) 在其畅销书《政权更迭》(Regime Change) 中透露,美国特勤局对哈普留在白宫所谓“私人空间”内给特朗普的私人便条提出了质疑。据报道,在其中一张便条中,哈普告诉特朗普“你是我唯一在意的人”。
在白宫的活动中,她经常被拍到或被录像在虔诚地注视着特朗普,有些人甚至认为那是崇拜。她始终陪伴在总统身边,这与第一夫人梅拉尼娅·特朗普 (Melania Trump) 形成了鲜明对比,后者大部分时间要么在纽约市的特朗普大厦,要么在佛罗里达的海湖庄园。
哈普关系疏远的哥哥将妹妹与特朗普的关系描述为“非常不健康”。在 6 月的一次采访中,普雷斯顿·哈普 (Preston Harp) 称这位 80 岁的领导人是“国家的耻辱”,并形容他的妹妹“就像他的粉丝俱乐部一样”。
哈普最初引起特朗普的关注是在她担任右翼电视媒体 One America News 的主播期间。她是利伯蒂大学 (Liberty University) 的毕业生,该教育机构由已故的电视传道者杰里·法尔韦尔 (Jerry Falwell) 牧师创立。她在 2022 年加入特朗普的团队,当时他正考虑再次竞选总统。
她在意识形态上与特朗普高度融合,并将自己能够获得骨癌实验性治疗的机会归功于他。
哈普与另外两名白宫女性工作人员——发言人安娜·凯利 (Anna Kelly) 和传播顾问马戈·马丁 (Margo Martin) 一起,依然是特朗普身边的重要人物。她们中至少有一人无论他去哪里都会随行。相比之下,自 7 月 19 日的世界杯决赛以来,梅拉尼娅·特朗普就未曾公开与丈夫一同露面。
利维特没有对特朗普在离开安卡拉时抛弃空军一号的决定表达公开不满,并公开坚称特勤局认为总统的生命确实面临伊朗的威胁。
但是,她离开白宫的原因可能比华盛顿社交圈传闻的解释更简单。由于共和党在11月的中期选举中可能面临惨败,特朗普可能希望将她从《哈奇法案》(Hatch Act)的束缚中解脱出来,该法案在法律上禁止任何白宫发言人参与公开的政治修辞或竞选活动。
换句话说,特朗普可能希望利维特能够自由地主导共和党的竞选宣传,以采取激进手段击退民主党带来的威胁。
或者,她可能确实想花更多时间陪伴家人,包括她四个月大的女儿。
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作者:Sally Guyoncourt
路易吉·曼吉奥内(Luigi Mangione)昨日承认在纽约枪杀联合健康保险(UnitedHealthcare)首席执行官布莱恩·汤普森(Brian Thompson),并对两项联邦跟踪指控认罪。
“2024年12月4日上午,我在曼哈顿枪击了汤普森先生,他随后死亡,”曼吉奥内在纽约法庭上说道,汤普森的妻子波莱特(Paulette)在场旁听。
28岁的曼吉奥内定于12月18日被判刑。当被问及是否明白自己可能会在监狱中度过余生时,曼吉奥内回答道:“是的。”
曼吉奥内的认罪解决了与汤普森之死相关的两起案件中的一起。他的
路易吉·曼吉奥内表示,他明白自己可能会被终身监禁
律师目前正寻求以“双重审判”(double jeopardy)为由,请求撤销他在纽约州面临的另一项独立的谋杀案指控。双方均表示没有达成认罪协议。
监控视频显示,一名蒙面枪手在曼哈顿一家举行投资者会议的酒店外,从背后枪击了50岁的汤普森。
警方表示,弹药上写有“延迟”(delay)、“拒绝”(deny)和“弃权”(depose),模仿了描述保险公司如何逃避赔付的常用词组。被捕后,曼吉奥内成为了部分医疗保险行业批评者的关注焦点。
据警方和该公司称,曼吉奥内从未成为过联合健康保险的客户。他是宾夕法尼亚大学的毕业生,来自马里兰州的一个富裕家庭,在枪击事件发生五天后,于宾夕法尼亚州阿尔图纳(Altoona)的一家麦当劳被捕。
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一位科学家称自闭症被过度诊断。杰西·休伊特森(Jessie Hewitson)表示,我觉得这是我身份的一部分,是值得自豪的事情。
关于自闭症的诊断率,以及诊断本身是否仍具有意义,引发了一场激烈的辩论。此前,英国最具影响力的自闭症研究人员之一提出,自闭症谱系已变得过于宽泛,以至于失去了实用价值。
伦敦大学学院(University College London)的认知神经科学家乌塔·弗里思(Uta Frith)教授在《心理医学》(Psychological Medicine)杂志上写道,诊断门槛已被降低到如此程度,以至于现在被诊断为自闭症的人(尤其是成年人)可能根本不是自闭症患者。在 20 世纪 60 年代的英国,大约每 10,000 名儿童中有 4 人被诊断出患病。而今天,这一比例约为 57 分之一。她建议将该谱系分为不同的类别。
我写关于自闭症和特殊教育需求的内容已有大约 10 年时间。我自己就是自闭症患者,像许多女性一样,直到成年后才被确诊。弗里思可能会看着我——能言善辩、相对成功、婚姻幸福、有亲密的朋友、两个男孩的母亲——并假设我并不是真正的自闭症患者。但她错了。
事实是,我觉得描述我的自闭症(以及 ADHD)很难。我怎么能知道我的感官体验与他人有何不同?我想尝试一天大脑移植,就为了试一试

杰西·休伊特森在成年后才被确诊为自闭症
神经典型的大脑。我注意到的是,我与我的神经多样性同伴以及我的孩子们有多少共同点:字面意义上的思考方式、焦虑、有限的社交电量、对嘈杂场所的压力、过度打断他人,以及无法停止大脑的跳跃思考。乒乒乓乓。
显然,我不指望我的几句话就能解决弗里思的任何一项主张。但我确实认为,我们需要找到一种方式来讨论诊断率,这对自闭症群体来说虽然令人不安,但这个问题不会消失。
因此,虽然我在两点上都深深刻地不同意弗里思,但我还是想知道处于其他情况的父母如何看待此事。我采访了三位自闭症儿童的母亲,其中一位本身也是自闭症患者。在某些情况下,她们的生活和面临的挑战与我截然不同。她们的孩子和我共享同一个诊断结果是否有意义?是否应该有一种方法来区分像我这样的人和像她们孩子那样的人?
乔安娜·理查森(Joanna Richardson)今年 44 岁,在邓弗里斯和加洛韦(Dumfries and Galloway)从事零售业兼职。她的儿子加布里埃尔(Gabriel)五岁:无法用语言交流,患有大脑视觉障碍、严重的全球发育迟缓,并疑似患有癫痫。他不能被单独留下。她还说,他是托儿所里唯一一个发现安装在轮椅高度的火警释放开关可以打开内部门的孩子。“他是一个非常聪明的男孩,只是不适合这个世界。”
我问她,是否应该有一种方法来区分像我这样的人和像她儿子这样的人。她的第一直觉是应该有。“人们不明白,一个有工作、能上学的自闭症患者,怎么会和像我儿子这样的人是一样的,”她说。“在纸面上,我不知道阅读的人是否能仅通过看到‘自闭症’这个词就理解我儿子的需求。”
然而,当被追问一个单独的类别(例如“复杂性自闭症”)是否真的能帮到他时,她犹豫了。“这是一个价值百万美元的问题,”她说。“我希望在医疗环境和学校环境中,答案是肯定的。”然后她停了下来,思考这是否会导致专业人员低估他。“他们是否会因此假设他不需要支持,而实际上他需要?他才五岁。我完全不知道他在 20 年后会变成什么样。”
劳拉·布朗(Laura Brown)没有这样的犹豫。她今年37岁,经营着自己的社交媒体管理和培训公司。她的儿子伊森(Ethan)将在10月满七岁。在三岁生日后不久被诊断为自闭症,

无论你喜不喜欢, 我都是你的双胞胎……
在格拉斯哥西部的因弗克莱德(Inverclyde),九组双胞胎将开始上学,老师们将看到“双倍”的学生。这些兄弟姐妹昨天聚集在格林诺克(Greenock)的阿德高万小学(Ardgowan Primary School)接受欢迎
他同时还被初步诊断为儿童言语失用症;因此,他无法说话。他通过AAC设备(一种平板电脑式的辅助工具,能将他选择的词语朗读出来)以及Makaton(一种与语言配合使用的手势系统)进行交流。他在一所特殊学校就读,并且能理解对他说的所有话。
“我完全不同意自闭症的定义变得过于宽泛的观点,而且我讨厌引入‘严重’或‘深层’自闭症这类术语的想法,”她说。“这些术语会造成很大的伤害,而且不会带来许多家长所希望的额外支持。我预见结果将完全相反。”
布朗在儿子确诊一年后也被诊断为自闭症,她说她“目睹了专业人员从一开始就放弃了他”:度假俱乐部拒绝接收他,研究项目将他排除在外。她认为,新的分类将使这一切雪上加霜。
她使用高、中、低支持需求来描述她的儿子。但她讨厌那种认为“无法说话就意味着不理解”的假设。“这极其危险,可能会极大地损害他的潜力。”
简(Jane,化名)在伦敦有一个12岁的儿子,今年早些时候被确诊。她说,他的困难几乎完全集中在社交方面,且主要局限在学校。“如果你坐在长椅上,他会靠你靠得太近,从而让对方感到厌烦,”她说。“而当对方感到厌烦时,他不知道什么时候该停止。”
15年前,他很有可能被诊断为亚斯伯格综合征(Asperger's syndrome)。2013年,美国精神医学学会废除了这一诊断,以及其他

劳拉·布朗与她的儿子伊森,伊森在三岁时被诊断为自闭症
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由因弗克莱德议会在新学期开始前组织。
他们将于周二开始就读小学一年级(P1),届时因弗克莱德的学校将复课。由于双胞胎的出生率较高,该地区有时被戏称为“双胞胎克莱德”(Twinverclyde)。自2013年以来,当地学校已迎来了176组双胞胎,平均每年12组。
议员吉姆·克洛切蒂(Jim Clocherty)表示:“当你正式欢迎开始就读小学一年级的双胞胎时,你就知道新学期就在眼前了。”
三所小学将各迎来两组双胞胎,而其他学校将各迎来一组。JEFF J MITCHELLISETTY
自闭症亚型,并将它们全部合并到单一的自闭症谱系障碍中,正是因为这些亚型被证明并不可靠。
当我问简是否希望她的儿子被认定为亚斯伯格时,她拒绝了任何贴标签的想法。“我真的认为我们不应该给孩子们贴任何此类标签,”她说。“归根结底,他就是他。他身上并非所有特质都是自闭症,不是吗?那只是其中的一部分。”
她同样不认为细分会有帮助。“我不确定告诉一个孩子你是这个级别,或者你是最糟糕的级别,会对孩子有什么好处。”
珍娜·维亚斯-李(Dr Jenna Vyas-Lee)博士是一名临床心理学家,也是Kove Minds(一家评估并支持神经多样性儿童的机构)的诊所主任,她表示人们并不总是理解“谱系”的含义。“人们经常将自闭症想象成一个从‘较少’到‘较多’自闭程度的谱系,”她说。“在与数百名儿童及其家庭合作后,我发现将自闭症想象成一个色轮会更有帮助。两个孩子可能有相同的诊断结果,但表现形式完全不同。”
我坚信,自闭症是我成为我的一部分,而且你不可能被定义为“轻度”或“重度”自闭症,就像你不可能被定义为“轻度”或“重度”同性恋一样。而弗里思(Frith)认为一些晚期确诊病例可能并非自闭症的观点,并没有
你不可能被定义为“轻度”或“重度”自闭症,就像你不可能被定义为“轻度”或“重度”同性恋一样
充分考虑到那些晚期确诊人群的构成。其中很大一部分是女性和有色人种。这有一个明确的原因:识别自闭症人群的标准是基于对白人男孩的研究而建立的。
我希望随着时间的推移,这场争论能变得不那么两极分化,也不那么令人压力沉重。我的两个儿子在成长过程中知道自己是神经多样性人群,并且知道这意味着什么(双向的含义):即在某些领域会面临挑战(这不是因为他们的大脑,而是因为这个世界是为非神经多样性人群构建的),同时在某些方面他们又极其出色。我希望他们对这两点都有精准的认知。我希望他们能为自己的神经多样性感到自豪。但最重要的是,我希望这不再成为一个“议题”:无需争论,也无需辩护。这仅仅是让他们变得出色的特质之一。
作者:Alina Khan
数千名英国军事退伍军人被告知,由于一项行政错误导致其养老金被超额支付,他们需要偿还最高达数万英镑的款项。
武装部队所有分支机构的成员在退休后都有权获得武装部队养老金计划(AFPS)的款项,而无需在职业生涯期间缴纳费用,该计划由纳税人资金资助。
与公务员和教师等其他由国家支付薪水的雇员一样,他们的养老金属于定额给付制,这意味着他们没有个人储蓄账户,而是根据其职业生涯的长度和薪资,在退休后每年有权获得固定收入。
但军事养老金监督机构“部队养老金协会”(Forces Pension Society)表示,它收到了无数成员的咨询,这些成员收到了 AFPS 管理机构 Equiniti 的信函,告知他们养老金被超额支付,必须偿还部分资金。
在信函中,Equiniti 表示国防部(MoD)已指示其“寻求追回”最近发现的超额支付款项——在某些情况下,总额高达数万英镑。
部队养老金协会首席运营官马修·洛(Matthew Lowe)告诉《i报》,约 2,000 名退伍军人报告收到了此类信函,称其养老金被超额支付,其中一些人连续数年收到错误款项。
现在,他们被要求以一次性付款的形式偿还这笔钱,或者在错误发生期间分期偿还,如果他们存在支付能力问题,则可通过债务管理系统进行协商。
据称,导致这些超额支付的原因有多个,包括由于行政错误导致退伍军人的养老金权益重复增加。
一些退休人员还获得了高于预期的“提前离职金”。
这些款项是支付给年满 40 岁且服役满 20 年,但在正常养老金领取年龄(通常开始领取 AFPS 养老金的年龄)之前退休的武装部队人员的。
还存在另一个独立问题
一些退伍军人被认为在退休时获得了超额支付
该问题影响到保证最低养老金,这是支付给那些退出国家薪资相关养老金计划(SERPs)的前军事人员的款项——如果你在 2016 年之前达到国家养老金领取年龄,可以在国家养老金之外获得这笔额外资金。
洛表示:“财政部的政策是,公共资金的超额支付应当被追回。Equiniti 并没有追回超额支付款项的合同条款。
因此,Equiniti 正试图从退伍军人本人那里追回这笔钱。”
退伍军人不仅因支付错误被修正而面临偿还要求,许多人的月度款项现在还被削减了。
武装部队协会敦促收到信函的退伍军人联系 Equiniti,核实信函的真实性,并要求提供进一步信息,以确保超额支付的计算正确。
然而,洛表示,大多数被超额支付的退伍军人极有可能必须偿还。
该养老金监督机构正在发起一项运动,呼吁在解决导致超额支付的根本问题之前,暂停偿还程序。
退伍军人与人员事务部长卡尔文·贝利(Calvin Bailey)表示,“调查正在进行中”。
Equiniti 的一名发言人表示,该公司“支持从武装部队养老金计划成员中追回超额支付的款项”。
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作者:Carla Feric
欧洲歌唱大赛(Eurovision Song Contest)的组织者正在研究 2027 年的重大规则修订,以遏制可能影响结果的投票活动。
根据现有规则,粉丝可以通过电话、短信或在线方式,每种支付手段最多投票 10 次。
欧洲广播联盟(EBU)向包括 BBC 在内的参与广播公司发出了一封信函,建议将投票改为仅限在线进行,并强制公众选择他们最喜欢的三个节目。
据 BBC 新闻报道,建议的变更旨在劝阻人们为同一个节目多次投票。
欧洲歌唱大赛方面表示:“我们可以确认,我们已经开始研究将欧洲歌唱大赛的观众投票完全转移到线上的方案,更多细节将在未来几个月内公布。”
在 2025, several broadcasters raised concerns about social media posts on Israeli government accounts encouraging people to vote multiple times, and whether they may have influenced the results.
该国由 Yuval Raphael 以歌曲《New Day Will Rise》代表参赛,该曲赢得了公众投票,最终获得总成绩第二名。
这一事件引发了对规则的担忧,EBU 今年将最高投票次数从 20 次削减至 10. 以色列的 Noam Bettan 今年获得亚军,该国在公众投票中排名第三。
在信函中,EBU 告诉广播公司:“显然,当今的地缘政治气候正

当 Yuval Raphael 在 2025 年代表以色列参赛时,人们担心其政府影响了投票 路透社
驱动人们出于与表演几乎无关的原因为某些艺术家投票。
“我们以前见过这种情况,但这次它是持续性的,而且对许多人来说令人深感不安。”
“我们的研究指向两项改变:将公众投票完全转移到线上,并要求人们为多个参赛作品投票,例如他们最喜欢的三个。”
英国在今年的比赛中已切换为仅限在线投票。
另外,EBU 本周宣布了 2027 年的新规则,并表示,如果获胜广播公司所属国家参与了“武装冲突”或处于“敏感的地缘政治局势”中,该广播公司将“自动失去举办资格”。
此前,由于俄罗斯在前一年发起了全面入侵,乌克兰无法举办比赛,英国代表乌克兰举办了 2025 年的演出。
在 2026 年维也纳比赛之前,西班牙、荷兰、爱尔兰、冰岛和斯洛文尼亚威胁称,除非以色列因加沙战争而被排除在外,否则他们将退出。
随后,这五个国家没有参加今年的欧洲歌唱大赛。EBU 表示,其规则修订是根据参与广播公司的反馈做出的,将为艺术家和制作人员提供更清晰的指引。
该组织本周还宣布了其他几项变更,并表示从 2027 年起,所有艺术家在首次排练当天必须年满 18, 岁,而非 16, 岁。
新规则还要求主唱或歌手必须现场演唱主旋律。
在歌手 Dara 于 5 月获胜后,2027 年的比赛将在保加利亚的布尔加斯举行。
人物
普鲁·利思(Prue Leith)女爵士在因担心中风被送往医院后表示,她现在“依然精神矍铄”。
这位 86, 岁的前《英国烘焙大赛》(Great British Bake Off)评委在约克郡度假时患上了偏头痛,导致她难以说话。
她的丈夫约翰·普莱费尔(John Playfair)感到担心并联系了他们的医生,医生随后叫了救护车。
利思昨天分享了一张自己微笑享用甜点的照片,以向粉丝保证她现在健康状况良好。
她写道:“我前几个月在 @theoldiemagazine 上写了一篇关于我去医院就诊的文章。”
“我还精神矍铄!”
1 伦敦的窃贼一直在瞄准哪个汽车品牌的车标和前传感器?
2 国家档案馆公布的文件显示,玛格丽特·撒切尔曾计划使用什么来摧毁秘鲁的可卡因作物?
3 谁的歌曲被从唐纳德·特朗普的一些竞选视频中删除了?
4 哪位已故歌手被授予了专属的芭比娃娃?
5 哪位美国政治人物发布了一段她为了冻卵而注射激素的视频?
6 哪家广播电台在5月意外宣布国王去世后,被发现违反了英国通信管理局(Ofcom)的规定?
7 哪位电视节目主持人表示,美容“微调”让她留下了终身伤疤?
8 诺福克郡的一位自然保护区经理艾丽什·罗斯尼(Eilish Rothney)一直在与什么共用办公室?
9 英格兰和威尔士法院服务局禁止在办公大楼内穿着什么?
10 在本周的日食之后,天文爱好者还可以看到哪个年度流星雨带来的天象表演?
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作者:Rosie Shead
一项死因研讯听证会获悉,一名78岁男子在国家信托(National Trust)的一处庄园被“牛群践踏”后死亡。
警方表示,约翰·奥顿(John Orton)于7月13日在诺福克郡的费尔布里格庄园(Felbrigg Hall)死亡。
昨日,在诺福克郡验尸官法院,关于这名退休电信工程师死亡的研讯听证会上,诺福克郡助理验尸官梅芙·赛克斯(Maeve Sykes)在宣读验尸官官员声明时表示,初步死因是“因被牛群践踏导致严重的胸部受伤”。
该死亡研讯听证会已推迟至2月11日。
健康与安全执行局(Health and Safety Executive)表示,该局正主导此次死亡调查。
费尔布里格庄园的部分建筑可追溯至都铎时代,于1969年遗赠给国家信托。

该庄园位于诺福克郡,于1969.年遗赠给国家信托。该机构的一位发言人表示:“我们对这次死亡感到震惊和深切悲痛。”
“我们的思念和哀悼与他的家人和朋友同在。”
“由于调查正在进行中,我们无法进一步评论。”
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作者:Gregory Barradale
侦探已就盗窃价值100万英镑建筑设备的案件起诉20人。
他们被指参与了一场为期五年的阴谋,据称他们使用虚假身份租赁机械挖掘机和其他工厂设备。
涉嫌犯罪行为发生在英格兰各地,被起诉的人包括14名男性和6名女性,年龄在29岁至70岁之间。
“通过调查,我们认为涉案人员一直使用虚假身份租赁工厂设备,且根本没有归还机器的意图,”埃尔姆斯米尔波特(Ellesmere Port)刑事调查局(CID)的侦探警长格雷姆·卡维尔(Graeme Carvell)在2025年3月的一系列黎明突袭行动后表示。
切希尔警方认为,该涉嫌阴谋运行时间从2020年9月到2025年2月,覆盖了从坎布里亚郡到康沃尔郡的19个郡。
此次逮捕是埃尔姆斯米尔波特刑事调查局调查的结果。嫌疑人定于9月9日在切斯特治安法院出庭,被指控的罪名包括共谋盗窃、处理赃物以及共谋实施“非住宅盗窃意图窃取”的入室盗窃。
全国各地的警力均报告工厂机械盗窃案有所增加,包括在萨默塞特郡的韦尔斯,该地将其视为社区警务的优先事项。
在汉普郡,一支农村警察特遣队在不到一年的时间里没收了价值近 100 万英镑 的被盗工厂和农用机械。
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一只普通蓝蝶停在茎秆顶端,在什罗普郡的石英岩山脊——斯蒂珀斯通斯(Stiperstones)落日的映衬下,勾勒出其剪影。它是英国和爱尔兰分布最广的蝴蝶,夏季可见于各类草地生境。
作者:Gregory Barzade
《办公室》(The Office)剧组的露西·戴维斯(Lucy Davis)在透露自己患有无法治愈的四期乳腺癌后,感谢粉丝们给予的“巨大的善意与支持”。
戴维斯在热门剧集中饰演唐·廷斯利(Dawn Tinsley),以一段持久的荧幕恋情令观众心动。她表示,人们对她确诊消息的反应让她“完全不知所措”,她没想到会引起如此强烈的反响。
除了来自粉丝和广大公众的信息外,这位 53 岁的演员还得到了克里斯·海爵爵士(Sir Chris Hey)的支持,后者同样面临绝症癌症的诊断;此外还有合作演员瑞基·格尔万(Ricky Gervais)以及在美版《办公室》中饰演戴维斯搭档的珍娜·费舍尔(Jenna Fischer)的支持。
周二,这位女演员透露,她在一年半前被诊断出患有四期乳腺癌,且已转移至骨骼。她在 Instagram 上写道:“癌症无法治愈,且已经错过了化疗时机。”
在周四的一篇新帖子中,她写道:“过去两天的情况令人震撼,因为我完全没想到关于癌症的帖子会获得如此多的关注。说实话,我处于震惊之中。”
“尽管如此……感谢每个人对我发送的巨大的善意与支持。天哪,太令人激动了!”
她的父亲、喜剧演员贾斯珀·卡罗特(Jasper Carrott)表示,他为女儿感到“非常自豪”,而她的处事方式“给我们所有人上了一课”。
戴维斯还出演了《死者贫民窟》(Slums of the Dead)以及 BBC 1995 年改编的《傲慢与偏见》,她表示她
这位女演员在 2017 年的照片:她说支持力度令人“震撼”
有时需要使用轮椅,但希望继续工作。
在 2024 年成功治愈乳腺癌的费舍尔评论道:“支持带病工作!让我们把这个信息广泛传播出去!工作能带来多么大的慰藉。”
在感谢粉丝的同时,戴维斯还写道:“对于少数误读新闻并评论‘愿死者安息’(R.I.P.)的人,你们会很高兴地知道我还活着——万岁!”
戴维斯敦促他人检查“所有”项目,她表示在发现一个微小的硬块后,她几乎没有在意去寻求帮助。
近年来,53 至 71 岁女性的乳腺筛查率有所上升,但仍低于疫情前水平,且低于 80% 的“最佳执行标准”。
根据 Breast Cancer Now 的分析,如果 2024-25 年度能达到该标准,将能多发现 2,228 例乳腺癌。
作者:Emma Gatrell
一项再野化项目促使野生动物回归到斯基普顿(Skipton)附近的布劳顿保护区(Broughton Sanctuary)。
自 2021 年以来,该庄园的自然恢复团队在 2,500 英亩的场地上种植了超过 340,000 棵树。
自然恢复团队成员莎拉·金洛克(Sarah Kinloch)表示:“自从我们开始再野化以来,昆虫、小型哺乳动物以及猛禽的数量大幅增加。”
“我们还感到非常荣幸,这里拥有英国所有的五种猫头鹰。”
目前该地区约有 1,750 个物种,金洛克表示,随着约 15 名志愿者编制庄园内发现的生物清单,这一数字一直在增加。
她补充道:“我们需要与地球和谐共处才能生存。”
作者:Elizabeth Pineau 和 Sndip Kar-Gupta
法国宪法法院否决了一项禁止 15 岁以下青少年访问社交媒体的法案,称其侵犯了言论自由——这对总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙来说是一个挫折,他已要求政府重新起草该立法。
宪法委员会在裁决中表示:“通过禁止 15 岁以下未成年人访问某些在线服务,该法律本质上要求每个人,甚至是成年人,在访问之前必须证明其年龄。”
“然而,由于未能明确提供此类证明的条件和限制,立法机关尚未建立必要的法律保障,以确保这些要求的合规性。”

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作者:Danyel Van Reenen 和 Nick Forbes
一名用吹风机热风杀害其三个月大女儿的母亲被判处六年监禁。
28 岁的 Courtney Gartshore 使用该电器使 Dahlia-Rose Gartshore 的头部和身体承受了“显著且持续的高温”。
该事件发生在 2023 年 9 月 30 日,地点位于亚伯丁郡彼得黑德的一栋房屋内。当时紧急服务部门接到了报案,但 Dahlia-Rose 在现场被宣布死亡。
此前在独自照顾婴儿期间曾饮酒——

Courtney 被裁定犯有过失杀人罪
——而一项针对该儿童死亡事件的调查随即展开,来自亚伯丁的 于 2023 年 11 月被逮捕并被起诉。
在上个月亚伯丁高等法院的审理后,她被裁定犯有过失杀害女儿罪。
在昨天于爱丁堡高等法院被判刑时,被判处六年监禁。
她的辩护律师 Murray Macara 表示,他无法解释她为何使用吹风机,但推测可能是因为婴儿感到寒冷,她可能试图将其作为热源。
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作者:Sally Guyoncourt
一颗在英国研发的行李箱大小的卫星,已预订前往月球背面的飞行行程,执行一项窃听任务,旨在捕捉来自过去的低语,这可能会回答当今最重大的问题之一。
这艘微型航天器将承载宇宙学家的希望,他们渴望发现,在宇宙首批恒星出现之前的 1.5 亿 年宇宙黑暗时代里发生了什么。
由剑桥大学领导的国际科学家团队研发的 CosmoCube 卫星有一个主要目标——倾听来自 135 亿美元 年前以上的信号,这是一个此前从未有人直接观测过的时代。
月球背面被认为是执行此任务的最佳地点,因为月球本体可以充当屏蔽罩,阻挡来自地球的所有噪音,从而更容易听到来自大爆炸的低语。
这种被称为“21厘米线”的低语,是由氢原子在发射的大爆炸余晖与

这颗卫星可能会回答宇宙中最深刻的问题之一
宇宙黎明(即核聚变点亮首批恒星的时期)之间发射的信号。
来自剑桥大学卡文迪许实验室的 Eloy de Lera Acedo 教授表示:“这种在大爆炸之后、首批恒星出现之前的氢发射,有望让我们理解暗物质在早期宇宙中的作用,以及它是如何运作并将氢聚集在一起形成首批恒星和星系的。”
CosmoCube 预计将在未来五年内发射,执行一项为期两年的任务,以积累 1,000 小时的数据,这可能会揭示宇宙是如何从黑暗且几乎空无一物演变为如今的复杂状态的。
一旦进入环月轨道,CosmoCube 将展开一根长而轻便的无线电天线,在极低频率下运行,这远远超出了地球地面望远镜的范围,且足够灵敏,能够检测到 21 厘米信号。
De Lera Acedo 表示:“没有其他地方能提供检测如此微弱信号所需的屏蔽效果,同时又能观测太空。”
设计详情已发表在《自然天文学》(Nature Astronomy)杂志上。
“使我们的任务独一无二的是其尺寸:我们正在探测黑暗时代最早、最深的部分,但使用的是一个紧凑且成本相对较低的平台,”De Lera Acedo 说道。
“这可能成为英国的一个真正成功案例:硬件、软件、实施和技术全部在这里开发,它可以帮助我们回答宇宙中最深刻的问题之一。”

一名机器人交通警察在中国浙江省永康市的一个十字路口协助引导车辆。
当地政府已启动一项试点,以观察机器是否能协助道路安全管理。这个在四个轮子上巡逻的机器人还被编程为建议电动车和摩托车骑手佩戴头盔。VOGLETTE

房产专家斯嘉丽特·道格拉斯(Scarlette Douglas)分享应对居家待办事项的技巧
作为一个国家,我们以自己的家为傲是出了名的,但照顾房屋往往感觉像是一份全职工作。
从闪烁的灯泡到吱吱作响的地板,潜在问题的清单可能会变得冗长且多样。
一两件事可能很容易处理,但当我们的待办事项清单开始增长时,情况很快就会变得难以掌控。
因此,房产专家斯嘉丽特·道格拉斯与 Smart Energy GB 合作,揭晓了她处理居家待办事项的顶级技巧。
她的第一个建议是将事情写下来,因为“将任务从脑海中移到纸上,能立刻让事情变得更容易管理”。
她还建议面对那些一直被拖延的工作,将能够交给他人完成的任务委派出去,并庆祝每一个小小的胜利,而不是觉得必须一次性完成所有事情。
而今年夏天你可以处理的最简单的任务之一,就是如果你的能源供应商与你联系,预约更新你的智能电表。
随着技术的演进,智能电表也在进化。这就是为什么全英国的供应商都在将旧的智能电表硬件更换为新设备。
这个过程快速、简单且无需额外费用。一旦完成,你就可以继续享受智能电表的所有好处——无论是通过智能电表显示屏跟踪你的能源使用情况和成本,还是让你能够使用灵活的方案和资费标准。
你的智能电表还将继续向供应商发送自动电表读数,为你省去亲自抄表的麻烦。
斯嘉丽特说:“面对运行家庭的诸多日常需求而感到压力山大是非常正常的。”
“管理这种情况的一种方法是尽快处理小任务。即使是预约时间这样简单的行动,在完成后也能给你带来一种解脱感,让你在心理上感到轻松。”
“这就是为什么,当你的供应商就将旧智能电表硬件更换为新设备与你联系时,立即预约一个时间是值得的。”
当你的能源供应商联系你时,请升级设备并保持智能
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治疗方法很简单。挑战在于如何及时地将其送到孩子们手中。
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“噢,当然,你以后也会经历这个的。”我在理发店听到这话,在和朋友的朋友喝酒时听到这话,随处可见。这通常发生在关于绝经的对话之后——而这些对话的核心总是围绕着那些生过孩子或有男性伴侣的女性,不像我。
是的,梅兰妮,没有孩子的女同性恋也会经历绝经。
凌晨3点,我站在淋浴间里试图降低体温,此时我的身体处于“空气炸锅模式”——五分钟内升至200度——同时心跳加速。然而,我记不起钥匙放在哪里了,因为我的脑雾严重到需要使用ChatGPT来帮我寻找基础词汇……
是的,梅兰妮,我也拥有所有症状,包括愤怒,梅兰妮,当你看到我拿着叉子吃着烤土豆当午餐时,你最好记住这一点。
无论我如何运动、健康饮食,以及每天走满10,000步,我都无法摆脱这个像袋鼠一样让我看起来像有个育儿袋的荒谬小肚子。我的行动力像只蜗牛,而且始终浸泡在自己汗水的池塘里。
所以,是的,我有这些症状。仅仅因为我觉得女性有吸引力,并不能停止女性生命周期的运转。我这个干涸、贫瘠的子宫依然在以和你相同的方式衰老,尽管我不需要带孩子去上游泳课,也不需要加入家长教师协会(PTA)。
绝经、围绝经期、雌激素、孕酮、贴片……庆幸的是,到2026年,围绕这些话题的讨论已经非常公开且主流化了。然而,作为一个认同自己
为女同性恋且没有孩子的女性,对于我们这些没有追求母亲身份,或者未被赋予这份礼物的人来说,这些对话的开放程度如何?
我看到无数类似这样的文章:“绝经让我重新思考与共同生活了30年的丈夫的婚姻,在一次潮热中我想,‘你不再适合我了。我要去果阿参加静修。’”
以及:“看着孩子们去上大学让我意识到,绝经是我开启热瑜伽和纯素食新篇章的催化剂。”
绝经曾被贴上如此多的耻辱标签。令人感到荒谬的是,直到现在我们才能公开坦率地讨论一个发生在所有生物学女性身上的医疗过程。
因此,女性能如此公开地进行这些对话是非常令人惊叹的,她们不再需要隔着花园篱笆用口型说出“激素替代疗法(HRT)”这个词,试图在“转变期”互相安慰。
然而,一些女性仍然被忽视了。那些没有孩子的女性怎么说?我们这些因为某些原因(像我一样是出于选择,而有些人是由于环境)从未生育的女性怎么说?我们的绝经算数吗?
如果你像我一样,表现得像个假小子、但丁女同性恋(butch lesbian)或男性化女性,你的子宫就不重要了吗?有时,在与医生(我承认主要是男性医生)进行那些“我处于围绝经期”的对话时,他们看着我的眼神就像刚刚意识到我居然还有一个子宫一样。是的,我知道——一个有子宫的但丁女同性恋。你以为里面装的是什么,一台生锈的旧滚筒洗衣机吗?
认同为女同性恋且没有孩子的女性,她们的子宫难道不重要吗?
那么那些没有孩子但渴望孩子的人呢?我看到这给她们带来了深远的影响。她们并不愤恨,只是感到悲伤——无论出于什么原因——她们正看着方格旗落下,标志着终点线的到来;她们意识到自己永远无法拥有分娩的那种感觉。她们同样会经历绝经。
我没有许多那些女性所具有的悲伤或遗憾之情。我对绝经最大的担忧是关于我床上用品的埃及棉支数、我被褥的保暖等级(tog rating),以及如何在不需要早晨披着干衣袍去洗手间的情况下,获得八小时的睡眠。
我无法想象平衡事业、家庭生活和绝经对我的姐妹们来说是否容易……而且让我们也考虑一下男性。与任何经历这一切的人生活在一起同样不容易。
然而,伙计们,如果你觉得你和孩子们已经很不容易了,让我告诉你,一个处于更年期的女性,如果与另一位处于更年期的女性生活在一起并维持关系,那是怎样的体验。我认为那才叫危急关系。
所以,先生,你可以庆幸自己运气好。你带孩子们去游泳,让她在冷水淋浴和 600 针埃及棉床品中享受惬意。
别误会我的意思,我们能如此公开地讨论更年期是一件好事——这场由荷尔蒙驱动的、地狱般的、毫不留情的车祸,我们的妻子、伴侣、姐妹和母亲们都经历过。
但也许我们需要意识到,由于选择或环境原因而没有孩子的女性也会受到影响——请记住,她们也应该参与到这场对话中。
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我去了伦敦,朋友们告诉我那里天气转凉了。确实凉快了——从 4.2℃ 变成了 33℃。对于一个来自苏格兰、皮肤苍白的凯尔特女性来说,这种温差毫无意义。在烈日灼人的午后,我喝了一升水,然后前往海德公园,

那里似乎已经没有草了,每个人都在寻找阴凉处。
之后我回到酒店享受空调和冷水澡,但这完全没用,因为随后我又穿着牛仔裤走了 25 分钟。我觉得自己像刚完成了一场 Hyrox 赛。然后我约了一位朋友共进晚餐并喝酒——作为两个在酷暑中的伦敦苏格兰人,我们显然必须通过含有电解质、基于碳水化合物的饮料来保持水分。或者,用你们很多人称呼的方式来说,就是拉格啤酒。
威斯敏斯特教堂。奇怪的是我以前从未去过。于是我离开了舒适的空调酒店房间,去那里闲逛。我还去了丘吉尔战争室。那里非常有趣,而且——更重要的是——很凉快。
英国历史迷人、丰富且多样。但我们能不能停止称

它为英国历史(British history)?我们能不能解释一下 1603 年是君主联盟,而 1707 年是形成了大不列颠王国的政治联盟?尽情庆祝英格兰历史吧——但至少让我们在英国历史从哪里开始这个问题上达成共识。
在这种闷热的气候下,我做了任何一个自尊的中年女同性恋都会做的事:跑到一家户外用品店寻找徒步短裤。
我在伦敦四处穿梭,露出一双白皙的小腿,涂满了 50 倍防晒霜,看起来就像准备去攀登高地的一座山一样。回到 39℃ 且下雨的格拉斯哥真是种解脱。伦敦很神奇,但我没准备好应对这种高温。
苏西的演出《Coming of Rage》将在爱丁堡艺术节展出至 8 月 30 日(susiemccabe.com)
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美国援助削减削弱了刚果民主共和国的预警系统
震惊刚果民主共和国的埃博拉疫情刚刚又经过了一个阴森的里程碑:死亡人数超过 2,000 人,确诊病例 4,400 例。这是该疾病有记录以来传播最快的疫情之一。
病毒可能在 1 月份就开始传播,但直到 4 月至 5 月才被检测到。延迟发生的原因是,在 2025 年美国国际开发署(USAID)被解散后,刚果的疫情监测系统被削弱了。
尽管该国此前经历了 17 次埃博拉疫情并付出了巨大代价积累了专业经验,但由于预警系统关键部分的突然削弱,该国还是措手不及。(社论)

城里出现了一位新的省钱专家
我不确定马丁·刘易斯(Martin Lewis)现在是否会过度担心,但看来城里可能出现了一位新的省钱专家。这位专家实际上是一位省钱的首相。
安迪·伯纳姆执政前几周的一个显著特点,除了那些像小伙子一样的 TikTok 视频,就是他强调减轻生活成本。
稍微降低一点公交车费,想办法在电费单上省几英镑,给酒吧提供一些支持,但点滴之功亦有大用。他现在正在研究自动续费的在线订阅服务。
他正确地观察到:“这些可能不是让你彻夜难眠的问题。但它们往往是你带着气愤上床睡觉的原因。”(罗伯特·什里姆斯利)

犯罪率下降了——但没人知道
在过去的30年里,包括暴力在内的大多数犯罪率下降了惊人的90%。但只有6%的人相信这一点,而61%的人认为犯罪率正在上升。
这种巨大的认知偏差是监狱溢出危机的背景原因,因为(所有政党的)政治家们都在煽动选民要求更高的量刑。
卑劣谎言的政治家和胆怯的政府激起了人们的恐惧,而敌对的媒体则让每个人都陷入极度恐慌。但在家中,人们其实知道自己相对安全。
或许,当安迪·伯纳姆(Andy Burnham)面对监狱紧急情况时,他敢于开始讲述像这样关于犯罪的真相。(波莉·托伊比 Polly Toynbee)

禁止烧烤还不够
每一天都一样:天空湛蓝,闷热得令人窒息,静谧得诡异。没有人记得下雨是什么感觉。公园变成了棕色,花园化为尘土。承受压力的树木突然掉落巨大的树枝。夜晚,你可以看到狐狸到处出没,渴求地寻找水源。
人们在气候变化的大背景下产生分歧,似乎阻碍了在如何管理区域性问题上建立有用的共识——诸如恶劣的工作条件、酷热的医院病房、失效的供水系统、变形的铁轨等等——而这些全部都非常紧迫。禁止一次性烧烤是不够的。(凯瑟琳·斯托克 Kathleen Stock)

新闻秘书并非那些“唯唯诺诺之人”之一
卡罗琳·利维特(Karoline Leavitt)离开白宫,意味着唐纳德·特朗普失去了一位最有效的传声筒,以及少数几个被信任能以总统偏好的标志性风格——好斗、快速且坚定地传达信息——代表总统可信地发言的助手之一。
但据一名白宫高级官员称,在幕后,她与记者的关系并不像在镜头前那样对立——而与特朗普的关系,则比总统通常周围那些“唯唯诺诺之人”更加坦率。
许多与《Playbook》作者在简报室进行的激烈交锋之后,都会在她的办公室里进行一次坦诚且富有成效的交谈。(迪莎·伯恩斯 Disha Burns)

这座庸俗的建筑可以被改成监狱
从你通过安检向内走时迎接你的石膏瓮中人造黄杨木灌木开始,白金汉宫就无可救药地土气。
也许王室成员有不错的品味,但他们认为平民想要庸俗的东西。从宰客的价格、拥挤的房间到禁止拍照,这个地方散发出一种不尊重客户的商业机构那种毫无乐趣的氛围。
国王管理这座宫殿,但他不再住在那里,他也不拥有它。我们拥有它。我一直被告知,你不应该拥有那些既不美观又无用之物,所以让我们把它变成有用的东西,比如把它变成一个数据中心,或者考虑到我们目前的需求,变成一座监狱。(艾玛·邓肯 Emma Duncan)

我已经五年没休假了。但你知道吗?我其实挺开心的。
盖尔·波特 (Gail Porter) 谈论从无家可归中走出来——但她的爱丁堡演出仍未盈利
罗德·利德尔 (ROD LIDDLE) 记者兼广播员
英国记者兼广播员罗德·利德尔在职业生涯中并不陌生于争议。事实上,他是第一位因在线博客被新闻监管机构谴责的记者。
利德尔在《南威尔士回声报》(South Wales Echo) 开始其职业生涯,随后为工党工作,之后加入 BBC。他在 1998 年成为《今日》(Today) 节目的编辑,并在 2002 年辞职,此前其雇主对他发表在《卫报》(The Guardian) 上的一篇文章表示反对。
直到去世前,他一直为《星期日泰晤士报》(The Sunday Times)、《旁观者》(The Spectator) 和《太阳报》(The Sun) 等出版物撰稿。
新闻集团 (News Corp) 首席执行官罗伯特·汤姆森 (Robert Thomson) 赞扬了他的“知识能量和敏捷的机智”。
他补充道:“罗德既有深刻的一面,又极其顽皮。罗德的影响力无疑将在未来的许多年里持续回响。”
利德尔还撰写小说并主持电视节目,从 2025 年 1 月起,他在 Times Radio 主持一个周六早晨的节目。
在负责《今日》节目期间,他聘请了安德鲁·吉利根 (Andrew Gilligan),后者的 2003 年报告声称英国政府“美化”了关于伊拉克大规模杀伤性武器的卷宗。
他在该报告发表前离开了 BBC,但在关于武器专家大卫·凯利 (Dr David Kelly) 博士之死的赫顿勋爵 (Lord Hutton) 报告洗清了政府夸大战争理由的指控后,他后来为吉利根辩护。
2009 年 8 月,他在《旁观者》博客中以不恰当的措辞描写了工党副党魁哈丽艾特·哈曼 (Harriet Harman)。
他随后表示,该专栏“本意是对粗鄙、低级性别歧视的讽刺”,但这个笑话
没能引起共鸣。2014 年 6 月,他说在所有被他冒犯的人中,哈曼是他唯一愿意道歉的人。
该杂志在 2012 年因一篇他在斯蒂芬·劳伦斯 (Stephen Lawrence) 凶手审判期间撰写的文章而违反法院命令被起诉,该文章声称两名被告无法获得公正的审判。
罗德里克·利德尔于 1960 年 4 月 1 日出生于肯特郡的西德卡普 (Sidcup)。八岁时,他搬到了米德尔斯堡的南索普 (Nunthorpe),并在吉斯伯勒 (Guisborough) 的劳伦斯·杰克逊学校 (Laurence Jackson School) 和普赖尔·珀斯格洛夫第六形式学院 (Prior Pursglove Sixth Form College) 就读。
他作为成年学生就读于伦敦政治经济学院,主修社会心理学。
利德尔在 1993 年结识了 BBC 的电视节目主持人瑞秋·罗伊斯 (Rachel Royce)。2004 年 1 月,这对夫妇在马来西亚结婚。他们曾

居住在威尔特郡的海特斯伯里 (Heytesbury),并育有两个儿子,怀尔德 (Wilder) 和泰勒 (Tyler)。
六个月后,利德尔与《旁观者》一名 22 岁的接待员艾丽西亚·蒙克顿 (Alicia Monckton) 同居。事实证明,他缩短了与罗伊斯的蜜月期以便与她在一起。
两人的女儿艾米琳 (Emmeline) 于 2005 年 10 月出生。艾丽西亚和他的三个孩子在世。
出生于 1960 年 4 月 1 日 逝世于 2026 年 8 月 2 日 乔纳森·梅纳德 (Jonathan Maynard)
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莎拉·巴克斯特 (Sarah Baxter)

驱逐出境正在发生,即便我们对此毫无察觉
当总统在椭圆形办公室发表声明时,由于他的驱逐战略,人们正处于无限期拘留之中——尽管他们没有做错任何事。JIM WATSON / IAHP
为了庆祝独立于英国 50 周年,斯威士兰王国在 2018 年将其国名改为埃斯瓦蒂尼。
我不得不查阅地图才能找到这个微小的国家,发现它被南非和莫桑比克包围,是一个内陆国。这里安置了美国最新版本的关塔那摩湾——但这是一个针对被驱逐者的拘留营,而非针对恐怖分子的拘留营。
《纽约时报杂志》刚刚发表了一篇关于一名囚犯命运的令人不寒而栗的文章:“他被驱逐到了一个他从未听说过的国家。他可能永远无法获得自由。”这篇文章讲述了罗伯托·莫斯克拉(Roberto Mosquera)那令人恐惧且具有卡夫卡色彩的故事。莫斯克拉是一名古巴人,去年他被强行送上一架在德克萨斯州的军用货机,随后被安置在埃斯瓦蒂尼的一所最高安全级别监狱中。
莫斯克拉 12 岁时从古巴来到美国。在青少年时期,他加入了帮派,并在枪击一名竞争对手帮派成员腿部后,因谋杀未遂而被判刑。
此时,我能感觉到你的同情心在动摇。但在获释后,他安定了下来,成为了一名水管工,结婚并育有四个女儿——并且
只要每年向美国移民当局报到,他就过着正常的生活。他现在 59 岁。
2025 年 6 月,莫斯克拉像往常一样去办理签证续签,结果被运往了埃斯瓦蒂尼。古巴不愿接收美国拘留人员,而他完全不知道自己将在地球另一端一个环境恶劣、毫无友人的监狱中被困多久。美国正向埃斯瓦蒂尼和其他第三国支付数百万美元(具体金额未公开),以将像他这样的移民置于这种悬而未决的状态。这是一个恐怖故事。
“你认为我还能离开这里吗?”莫斯克拉询问《纽约时报》的记者,该记者设法通过电话与他取得了联系。没有人知道答案。
美国国土安全
这就是美国变成的样子吗?一个充满秘密飞行、失踪和非法遣返的地方?
安全部去年在社交媒体上发布了一条残酷的帖子,庆祝他(以及另外四名拘留者)被驱逐出境,称他们是“堕落的怪物”,且“如此独特地野蛮,以至于他们的母国拒绝接收他们”。
这并不是莫斯克拉的真实面貌。但这就是美国变成的样子吗?一个充满秘密飞行、失踪和非法遣返的地方?
这就是唐纳德·特朗普大规模驱逐政策背后恐怖的现实。当总统在他金碧辉煌的椭圆形办公室中沉睡,并寻找新方法让自己沉浸在赞美之中时,人们正被扔进地牢中任其腐烂。
残酷正是其目的。有人在乎吗?去年冬天,当勒妮·古德(Renee Good)和亚历克斯·普雷蒂(Alex Pretti)在明尼阿波利斯的反 ICE 抗议活动中被移民局特工杀害时,世界关注了此事。“大都会激增行动”(Operation Metro Surge)被叫停。但逮捕、驱逐和失踪仍在继续。
这些情况经常发生在移民像莫斯克拉一样仅仅是在办理报到且行为负责的时候。通常,他们直接失踪,直到家人、朋友或
雇主开始向警方报警,才发现他们已被拘留。
去年 7 月,一项被平淡地称为“关于拘留权限的临时指南”的行政命令赋予了移民与海关执法局(ICE)特工拘留人员的权力,“无论其居住时长以及与美国的社区联系如何”,并规定在被遣除前实施“持续监管”。
尽管法院被大量的上诉请求堵塞,但大多数人无法为自己辩护。
国土安全部坚持认为:“法律站在我们这一边”。本周它告诉 Politico:“ICE 不会减速。”目前在美国的 200 个监狱或临时搭建的场所中,共有 65,000 名 ICE 拘留者。这些场所已满员到极点。
6月,300,000名海地人失去了允许他们在美国工作的临时保护身份,因此美国移民及海关执法局(ICE)已开始要求他们向当局报到,并改为佩戴电子脚镣。
还记得俄亥俄州斯普林菲尔德的海地人吗?在竞选搭档JD Vance的煽动下,特朗普在与卡玛拉·哈里斯的总统辩论中疯狂且虚假地声称:“在斯普林菲尔德,他们正在吃狗……他们正在吃猫。”
根据本周当地新闻报道,斯普林菲尔德的16,000名海地人是该州首批收到报到通知书的人。“当他们报到时,他们的护照会被没收,”斯普林菲尔德中央基督教会的牧师卡尔·鲁比(Carl Ruby)说道,“他们被安装了脚[监视器];我称之为脚镣。”
他们不是罪犯,也没有做错任何事。事实上,俄亥俄州的共和党州长迈克·德温(Mike DeWine)表示,他们通过从事制造业和其他蓝领工作,振兴了斯普林菲尔德的经济。
美国人民在上次选举中表达了他们的意愿。但在特朗普的统治下,结果是一个庞大且秘密的苦难阴影地带,人们很少听到相关消息,且大多被忽视。
莎拉·巴克斯特(Sarah Baxter)是玛丽·科尔文国际报道中心(Marie Colvin Centre for International Reporting)的主任
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我在 1990 年代的 39 岁和 42 岁时生了孩子,不记得曾受到过朋友和家人的任何批评(见 8 月 13 日《40 岁生孩子的真相》)
他们都感到非常高兴,因为为了拥有他们,我经历了一段漫长而艰辛的奋斗
想到在 60 岁时要成为一名青少年的母亲,我曾感到有些畏缩,但这成了一次美好的体验。在学校门口我从未感到格格不入,而且一个额外的益处是,我的朋友们都比我年轻! CHRISTIN AUSTIN 伦敦
我很享受在 BBC 观看的欧洲田径锦标赛。但回想起像测试板球赛(Test cricket)和公开赛高尔夫锦标赛(The Open golf championship)这样伟大的体育盛事曾是英国夏季的标准节目,并在 BBC 免费播出,心中不禁感到一丝忧伤
这些广播本身就极具观赏性,且具有一种凝聚力,而我们失去了这一点,对此深感遗憾。 BRIAN RONSON 克罗斯比,默西赛德郡
大卫·杰克逊感人的来信(见 8 月 13 日“您的观点”)一字不差地重复了我亲爱的姨妈兼教母多年前谈到她患有唐氏综合征的儿子保罗时说的话:“他是我生命中发生过的最好的事情,教会了我很多。”
那是所有人都敦促她将这个新生儿送进疗养院的多年之后。
CHRISTOPHER MORLEY 海尔索温, 西米德兰兹

观众在 1999 年 8 月于雷丁市政中心欣赏全食日奇观 WAYKOFFWIGETTY
我和我的年轻家人在德文郡的斯托克角(Stoke Point)露营一夜,希望能见证 1999 年的日食。当时天气多云,太阳不可见。但当全食发生时,绝不会认错。
到处在 90 秒左右的时间里陷入了漆黑。这是我经历过的最令人难以置信的自然现象之一 SIMON BULLIVANT 戴灵顿,东萨塞克斯
我和我的两个大学生女儿以及她们的朋友们在后花园一边喝香槟,一边观看了 1999 年 8 月的日食。我当时感到有些难过,因为我的母亲在几周前去世了,而她一直很期待这次日食。
一群年轻女性告诉我不要担心,因为她肯定在天堂里拥有最好的视角!!我将永远记得那一天以及她们的善良。 JANET VARCOE 恩菲尔德
我肯定不是唯一一个因为政府没有发放免费滤光眼镜以便安全观看部分日食而感到沮丧的人。
西班牙提供了 200 万副。而我之前在墨西哥观看全食时,眼镜是随当地报纸免费附赠的。
是错失机会——还是政府根本不在乎?
BELLA MCGUINNESS 布赖顿
我想呼应瓦尔·哈里森对斯托米·丹尼尔斯写作的赞赏(见 8 月 13 日“您的观点”),并感谢《i报》为她提供平台。
当我们许多人对马格斯的受欢迎程度以及唐纳德·特朗普维持总统之位的能力感到困惑时,我希望丹尼尔斯女士能成为本报的定期且长期的撰稿人。
SIMON HEAPE 沃金厄姆, 伯克希尔
读到“电子烟化学物质在怀孕期间可能有害”(8 月 13 日),我的担忧成为了现实。
当电子烟首次出现时,我就在想,大约 20 年后我们是否会为此后悔。
现在必须采取措施应对它们。 DAVE BECK 西米德兰兹

在苏格兰、威尔士和 A&L Local,产品可能有所不同,店内酒精价格可能更高。根据苏格兰法律,上午 10 点前可能不销售酒精。附加价格和包装截至 10 / 30 / 00 为准。Le Grand Poulet Magnum 5 升,£5.99, £7.99 每升。视供应情况而定。产品包装和价格在店内可能有所不同。苏格兰、威尔士、A&L Local 及在线渠道
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文化 耐力之举 身体特技正在席卷爱丁堡——但边缘艺术节的观众想看这些吗?
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波莉·哈德森(POLLY HUDSON)
当大卫和维多利亚·贝克汉姆准备在波托菲诺的游艇甲板上观看本周的日食时,他们停了下来,拥抱在一起。
这并非那种敷衍的拥抱,既没有勉强之意,也不是在忙于其他事情前匆匆一瞥。这是一个真正的温柔时刻,而这种时刻在那些在一起近三十年、被生活搞得忙碌且心不在焉的伴侣之间往往是缺失的。他们身体紧贴,紧紧地抱着对方。
这对夫妇这样做并不新鲜,在 Instagram 的帖子、狗仔队的照片以及他们各种纪录片中,经常可以看到他们触碰、依偎和接吻。从 20 世纪 90 年代刚开始约会时起,他们就是这样。在结婚并育有四个孩子之后,他们依然如此。在公开示爱(PDA)这件事上,维克和大卫是非常认同的。
无论你是参与者还是仅仅是目击者,公开示爱都是一种需要后天习得的口味。我们可能都对那些不断互相抚摸的情侣翻过白眼。然而事实证明,贝克汉姆夫妇的这种行为模式是有科学依据的。
一项研究显示,公开示爱与更高的关系满意度相关,即使是像牵手这样的小动作也能“帮助伴侣感到被重视、在情感上获得安全感并彼此相连”。
这项研究是在波兰、印度尼西亚和尼泊尔的居民中进行的,并且仍在继续,学者们接下来计划在包括英国在内的九个国家的更大规模人群中研究公开示爱。
波什和贝克斯似乎证明了目前的发现,他们拥有 27 年的婚姻生活,总共在一起 29 年。
其他公开示爱的名人粉丝还包括亚伦和萨姆·泰勒-约翰逊(最近在温布尔登被拍到亲吻),以及考特尼·卡戴珊,本周在红毯上,她的丈夫特拉维斯·巴克在抓她屁股的同时还舔了她的舌头。那么,我们是否都应该效仿他们?
忽视科学证据和轶事证据似乎是不明智之举,但我还是要这么做。
如果你愿意,可以叫我古板,但公开示爱让我反胃。在爱情的初次萌芽期,或者在皇家婚礼后的那个阳台上,这种行为是可以原谅的,但除此之外,除了纯洁的牵手和短暂的告别之吻,这些行为简直是信息量过载。看在老天的份上,去开房吧。
你试图用这场表演说服谁?
此外,就像那些在社交媒体上发布对伴侣极尽赞美之词的人一样,公开示爱给人一种用力过猛的感觉。你究竟试图用这场表演性的奇观说服谁?
公开示爱还表明极度缺乏对他人的考虑,一种自私,因为这让你看起来根本不在乎谁会感到不舒服。
在我的朋友圈里,曾经有一对以公开示爱而闻名的情侣。我们中没有人想单独和他们在一起,因为一旦兴起,他们就会开始热吻,伴随着全身的抚摸和额外的快感呻吟。
在群体中已经够糟糕了,但至少那时你还有人可以一起做鬼脸。如果你单独和他们在一起,那简直是折磨。当他们进入状态时,就好像世界上只剩下他们两个人——如果事实真是这样倒还好,而不是在客厅里的三个人中,其中两个人在喝茶聊天时突然开始。
于是你尴尬地坐在那里,突然成了 X 级活动的非自愿窥视者,不确定是应该让自己离开让他们继续,还是忍气吞声,或许事后给这场表演写个 Yelp 评论。
也许我们中应该有人提出这件事,解释旁观者有多痛苦,但很难知道如何开口,所以我们从未这样做。但我相信这种没心没肺的行为反映了他们的性格,多年后,他们不再是我们的朋友。他们现在也离婚了。
所以,对于我们这些反公开示爱且对此感到自豪的人来说,不必担心——规则总有例外。
像一对热恋中的情侣:上个月在温布尔登网球赛上的萨姆和亚伦·泰勒-约翰逊 KARWALTANG / WIREIMAGE
Tom Bawden
在所有衡量今年夏季由气候变化驱动的热浪如何破坏英国的指标中,黄瓜的价格可能不是最显而易见的,但却是最具揭示性的指标之一。
根据政府数据,自5月份英国遭遇首次热浪以来,黄瓜的批发价格上涨了一倍多。
而萨伏伊卷心菜的价格则上涨了14%,农民们将其称为“英国十字花科蔬菜的灾难之夏”。
“西兰花、花椰菜和卷心菜田已经陷入休眠,”十字花科种植者协会表示——正如《i报》此前报道的那样,这是英国农民发出的众多警告之一。
在英格兰和威尔士经历了有记录以来最干燥的7月之后——且目前英国有4500万人生活在干旱条件下——农民预计今年夏天将迎来有记录以来最糟糕的收获。
整个欧洲的情况也一样,西班牙和法国等主要作物种植区的温度超过40℃,这意味着没有充足的替代供应。
欧洲农民正警告称,从生菜、橄榄油到胡萝卜和韭葱,所有产品的收获都将不理想且价格上涨。
与此同时,韩国的农民报告称,土豆在坚硬、干涸且灼热的土地中被“煮熟”了。
“不仅仅是一两块地是这样,”一名农民告诉日本新闻社SBS。“我该如何用语言来描述?这太令人心碎了。”
因此,你的购物开支将会增加。但会增加多少?大部分负担将由零售商承担——随着这些糟糕的收成传导至货架,我们在未来几周和几个月在商店中看到的零售价格上涨幅度,将远低于批发价格的涨幅。
韩国农民报告称,土豆在地下被“煮熟”了
东英吉利大学的一项研究表明,批发水果和蔬菜价格上涨10%,根据作物和时间段的不同,在结账时可能转化为约1%至2%的价格上涨。
这意味着,批发价格上涨幅度中通常只有大约10%至20%会转嫁给消费者。
“我们看到的一些水果和蔬菜批发价格上涨,是对极端高温给英国食品系统带来压力的早期预警,”能源与气候情报部门(Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit)的食品分析师Chris Jaccarini表示。
更糟糕的是,这些涨价发生在由于高能源成本和连续歉收导致食品价格长期上涨之后。
自2021年7月(即永无止境的生活成本危机开始发酵之前)以来,这些因素已将超市食品的总成本推高了约40%。
那么,英国家庭可以通过什么方法来降低食品账单?
Jaccarini认为,有些品类值得关注。其中包括黑莓——它们“成熟较早,但价格看起来很稳定”——以及圆椒,后者的价格自5月下旬以来实际上略有下降。
最后,他表示,苹果的价格也相当稳定——无论来自南半球还是国内生产。
看来,一道黑莓苹果碎屑派正向我们招手。
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上个月,一名 31 岁的俄罗斯男子德米特里·S(Dmitry S)正坐在西伯利亚城市鄂木斯克的路边长椅上喝着一瓶啤酒。一辆车停了下来,一群身穿便装的男子冲了出来。他们将他的双臂反扭在背后,将其强行塞进车里。他们称逮捕他是因为在公共场合饮酒。随后,他们将他带到了一家征兵中心,在那里他被强迫入伍。
这个故事是由该男子的家人讲述给鄂木斯克公民协会(Omsk Civil Association)的,这是一个记录此类案例的当地组织。类似的案例还有很多。在伏尔加河畔的城市乌里扬诺夫斯克,一名 52 岁的男子据报道因醉酒在公寓楼入口处被捕。
他的家人告诉活动人士,他被强迫签署了军事合同,最终被送到了被占领的乌克兰城市马里乌波尔。在乌里扬诺夫斯克,另一名男子据称尽管失去了一只眼睛,仍被强迫入伍。
对于俄罗斯男性来说,醉醺醺地回家是一件冒险的事情,因为弗拉基米尔·普京正艰难地为他在乌克兰的“绞肉机”寻找牺牲品。他的庞大军队或许有一天能在那里取得某种看起来像胜利的成果:人数上的绝对优势在俄罗斯这一边。但我对普京想要入侵欧洲,或即将入侵欧洲的说法持怀疑态度。
“学习俄语吧,”北约秘书长马克·吕特(Mark Rutte)去年说道。或者至少,如果欧洲不重新武装,他准备开始学习俄语。法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙(Emmanuel Macron)则问道:“那么,今天的俄罗斯会在乌克兰止步,这有多可信?”
上周,警告声变得更加尖锐。美国情报官员表示,俄罗斯可能会在“未来几年内” “袭击”一个北约国家。他们说,这可能是一次小规模的陆地入侵,或者是一次网络攻击。
俄罗斯已经在开展黑客攻击和勒索软件攻击活动,并在你我阅读的互联网上散布谎言。此外,根据军情五处(M15)的消息,俄罗斯正忙于招募罪犯来实施破坏活动。正如我此前在此写过的那样,这是一场未宣而战,而俄罗斯这个由黑帮领导的黑手党国家非常擅长此道。但“灰色地带”战争并非入侵。
正如我在波罗的海地区的一位可靠联系人告诉我的那样:“他们被困在乌克兰了。”这位该国武装部队的高级军官花了很多时间思考俄罗斯的意图。毕竟,波罗的海国家在苏联时期曾被占领。但在他看来,俄罗斯现在并不构成“生存威胁”。他不认为会再次看到俄罗斯士兵“进入我们的家门”。
而且他认为,挑衅北约,俄罗斯失去的将远多于得到的。

周四,弗拉基米尔·普京在萨哈林岛的一艘导弹巡洋舰上举行会议 GAVRIL GRIGOROVSKFP
根据乌克兰总参谋部的估计,俄罗斯每天仍损失超过一千人——7 月份损失 42,800 人,是今年最糟糕的一个月。据信的伤亡总数令人震惊。
5 月,英国政府通信总部(GCHQ)负责人安妮·基斯特-巴特勒(Anne Keast-Butler)表示,已有 50 万俄罗斯士兵被杀。“普京在战场上正在后退,”她说。美国智库战争研究所(Institute for the Study of War)表示,自 12 月以来,普京损失士兵的速度快于其招募速度。
乌克兰不断利用无人机和机器人寻找杀死俄罗斯人的新方法。一些估计认为,伤亡率达到了每一名乌克兰士兵对应八名俄罗斯士兵,这在很大程度上归功于无人机。今年,乌克兰人甚至在某些地方成功夺回了部分领土。
在其他地方,俄罗斯的推进速度已经放缓——上个月他们仅能夺取 15 平方英里的乌克兰领土——而且每前进一码所付出的士兵代价都比入侵以来的任何时候都要高。
这仍然是一次推进。俄罗斯目前约有 130 万 名武装人员,目标总兵力为 150 万。这是一个拥有 1.42 亿 人口的国家在与一个人口可能仅有 3500 万 的国家作战。这种情况只能有一个结局——尤其是考虑到普京对双方流血牺牲的漠不关心。我们应该鼓励我们的乌克兰朋友达成他们能达成的最佳协议。
一个让普京保留其夺取领土的和平方案,不一定会鼓励他在欧洲其他地方夺取更多领土。普京及其将领在与乌克兰的战争中遭受了多次沉重打击。
“祖国”已被证明是脆弱的。在 2024 年 8 月,乌克兰成功夺取了库尔斯克的部分地区——这是自第二次世界大战以来,俄罗斯领土首次被外国军队占领。他们将其占据了七个月。即便在今天,乌克兰仍控制着俄罗斯的一小块区域,仅有几平方英里,但具有深刻的象征意义。
而且乌克兰的导弹比以往任何时候都更能深入俄罗斯境内。上个月,距离乌克兰 1,600 英里(2,500公里)的鄂木斯克一家炼油厂遭到袭击。总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基宣布:“现在,没有任何一家俄罗斯炼油厂在乌克兰武器的打击范围之外。”
凭借本土的聪明才智和西方的帮助,乌克兰设法对俄罗斯发动了一场远程轰炸战。而俄罗斯的防空系统已被证明甚至无法拦截在某人车库里几乎是用绳子绑在一起的导弹。
如果俄罗斯面对北约,一个由人口规模大七倍(约 9.8 亿)的联盟支持的组织,结果会如何?诚然,一些北约国家可能只有几天的弹药供应,且美国在与伊朗那场考虑不周的战争后缺乏炸弹和导弹。但北约仍将拥有制空权,而在地面上,俄罗斯将使用从苏联时代库存中拿出的设备进行战斗。在整整一代人死于乌克兰之后,其军队现在由缺乏经验的军官领导。
普京深知这一切。他最可能的行动方案是继续采取同样的手段——更多的黑客攻击,更多的经济和政治颠覆,更多的破坏活动。
这种行动的价值在于可否认性。它之所以奏效,是因为它不会触发北约条约的第五条,该条款规定对一个成员国的攻击即是对所有成员国的攻击。当第一辆俄罗斯坦克跨越北约边界时,这位俄罗斯领导人将开启一场他无法结束的战争。
对“俄罗斯人要来了”持有合理的怀疑,并不是主张自满的理由。普京已将其经济置于永久的战争状态。俄罗斯军队正在缓慢但稳步地重建其能力。意图往往随能力而生。普京是一个机会主义者。如果他察觉到弱点,他会尝试利用它。正如那位罗马将军所说:“如果你想要和平,就准备战争。”欧洲应该重新武装。
但这是一种预防措施。俄罗斯无法保护其在鄂木斯克最大的炼油厂免受自制导弹的攻击。如果不从街头抓醉汉,它就无法填补步兵的空缺。这不是一支即将进军欧洲的军队。
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由于大多数成年人不再发送明信片,本报向读者发出了号召,旨在挽救这一深受喜爱的度假仪式。Sally Guyoncourt 对随后涌入的大量信件进行了整理。
明信片或许已走到了尽头,但《i报》的读者们一直在帮助它们摆脱绝境。在呼吁复兴这种在旅途中传递消息的“濒危艺术”之后,在过去的一个月里,大量简短而温馨的夏季书信寄到了我们的编辑部,其中最远来自阿姆斯特丹和马恩岛,最近则来自西萨塞克斯郡和肯特郡。
英国遗产委员会(English Heritage)上个月就明信片的惨淡前景发出了警告,称其处于“终结性衰退”状态。该委员会委托进行的一项调查显示,从遥远的海岸、海滨度假胜地和旅游路线寄出的传统信件正成为过去式。
调查发现,目前只有 8% 的成年人每年发送一次明信片,而 52% 的人则从未发送过。
虽然 86% 的成年人在成长过程中曾发送过明信片,或家庭成员曾发送过,但现在只有 16% 的人每年发送几次,18% 的人发送次数少于一次。
据分析,数字化通信是导致这一现象的原因,此外还包括邮寄成本以及撰写明信片所需的时间。
然而,我们的读者接收到了这一信号,并迅速拿起笔在卡片上书写,为这种曾经普遍的通信方式投下了明确的赞成票。
我在兰迪德诺。如果你去布赖顿,记得帮我给番茄浇水!
我们收到了来自各地的读者的数十张明信片,地点涵盖从高地到马恩岛的各个度假地
第一个寄到的是 Christopher,他寄来了一张附近肯特郡罗切斯特镇商业街的风景照,证明了明信片不仅仅用于度假。他写道:“我今年没走那么远,这是一张来自我邻镇的卡片。”
Gill 从德文郡的牛顿艾伯特寄来了老派的海滨问候,她写道:“我喜欢这张复古卡片……遗憾的是,它无法通过今天的贸易描述法,因为我们实际上并不在海岸线上!”
Tom 和 Ann 用一张明信片赞美了马恩岛的优势,将其描述为一颗“小宝石”。
天气一直是明信片的热门话题。对于诺森伯兰郡的 Eileen 来说,天气“很好”,风景“壮丽”;而对于 Fiona 来说,约克郡的海滨度假胜地布里德灵顿为她家乡德比郡的希诺尔提供了一个令人振奋的替代选择。
同样的情况也发生在东洛锡安的北赫威克,Cath 从那里写信说“这里的天气比家里舒服得多”。
在 50 年后再次访问北威尔士的兰迪德诺,Mark 寄来了问候并请求“如果你去布赖顿,记得帮我给番茄浇水”。
Margaret 说她在东约克郡玩得“极其开心”,而 Sian 告诉我们她在芒布尔斯度过了“一段美妙的时光”。
其他人则热衷于提醒我们,他们正在延续这一传统。
西萨塞克斯郡博舍姆的 Valerie 表示,她会“继续发送”明信片,因为它们是“分享消息和记录社会历史的快乐”。
在来自多塞特郡的一封信中,Rachel 表示很高兴得知自己不是唯一一个仍在发送明信片的人,因为它们是“我假期的一部分!”;达勒姆郡的 Karren 则将明信片描述为“卡片上的拥抱”。
同样,Amy 从高地的格伦芬南高架桥寄来了问候。她写道:“对我来说,明信片是通过信箱寄来的一件小宝藏,是一扇通往世界的窗户,也是一段历史,展示了发送者在那一刻生活的快照。”
还有一位读者从格温内斯郡林 peninsula 的阿伯达伦写信指出,明信片是一个“慢下来,远离那种似乎已成为常态的即时满足感”的机会。他们写道:“我的明信片并非来自我的假期,而是来自我每周六次、往返三英里的路程——我去取我的《i报》,如果潮汐允许,我还会去海滩散步。”
为了恢复伟大的邮政传统,英国遗产委员会(English Heritage)委托儿童插画师尼克·沙拉特(Nick Sharratt)和昆廷·布莱克爵士(Sir Quentin Blake)设计了三款限量版明信片。
作为其“伟大的英国之夏”活动的一部分,这些明信片在18个历史遗迹地点提供免费领取,活动将持续至6 September。目前已发放超过10,000张,且不得不追加订单。
英国遗产委员会东南地区藏品与室内助理策展人格蕾丝·帕森纳奇(Grace Parsonage)表示:“我们复兴简朴明信片的活动取得了极大的成功。”
“目前已发放超过10,000张——而且事实证明,它们在成年人中的受欢迎程度几乎与儿童相当——我们看到游客们对我们的号召产生了真正的共鸣,许多人甚至直接在我们的历史城堡和庄园里当场书写。”
“我们希望这能重新点燃许多人在孩提时代给挚爱之人写明信片的热情,以及收到邮寄明信片的喜悦。”
“我们很高兴地听到贵报的读者们也接过了这一接力棒。”
明信片于1870, 首次引入这个热爱写信的国家,随即成为邮政领域的奇迹,到1871年,英国寄出的明信片数量约为7500 万张。
四十年后的1910, 作为正式信函的快速替代方案,明信片的数量增加到了每年惊人的8 亿张以上。
明信片的寄送量在60年代和70年代达到顶峰,每年约为1200 万张,当时风趣的海滨信息再次流行。明信片公司Judges的格雷姆·沃尔福德(Graeme Wolford)表示,目前的年销量约为300万张。
多年来,明信片在邮筒与邮局之间被逐渐边缘化,其前景并不乐观。因此,如果你希望在未来的岁月里它们依然存在,现在就是采取行动的时候了。
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从单脚平衡到欣然同意与孙辈玩耍,物理治疗师Phil Evans揭示了50岁以上人群健康的关键指标

“大多数人衡量自己老龄化程度的标准都错了,”特许物理治疗师、专注于50岁以上人群的Urban Body诊所创始人兼《50岁后持久构建》(Built to Last After 50)作者Phil Evans表示。“他们关注的是多了几条皱纹、膝盖疼痛或早晨起床时感觉身体僵硬。但作为一名与50岁以上人群共事超过20年的物理治疗师,这些对我来说并没有太大意义。”
Evans(见下方插图)更感兴趣的是你的身体还能做什么。“我将其称为‘能力’,”他说。“不是指你现在有多活跃,而是在需要时你能够做到什么。”
如果你能够完成以下这七件事,那么你的老龄化状态比你想象的要好得多……
“这听起来简单得近乎离谱,但这是我检查的第一项指标之一。坐在餐椅上,双臂交叉抱胸,在不撑膝盖或扶手的情况下站起来。然后缓慢地坐回原位。
“如果你能舒适地完成这个动作,说明你保持了良好的腿部力量,这对独立生活至关重要。这是你每次离开沙发、走出汽车或离开马桶时都会使用的动作。当这个动作开始变得困难时,你会发现在各种日常活动中都能感觉到。如果这让你感到吃力,不要将其简单地归结为年龄问题:腿部力量是可以提高的,而这是最简单的练习动作之一。”
“能够蹲到地板上并再次站起来,能告诉我很多关于一个人老龄化状态的信息。这需要力量、灵活性、平衡感,以及同样重要的自信心。
“我在诊所里见过很多六七十岁的人,他们在不知不觉中停止了蹲到地板上的动作。他们开始回避这个动作,随着时间的推移,这变得越来越难,直到最后发现完全无法做到。然而,能够上下蹲能让你在日常生活中保留惊人的可能性:比如与孙辈玩耍、园艺或够到低矮的橱柜。
“这是一个很好的指标,表明你的
力量和灵活性在同步维持。如果你能顺畅地蹲下并再次站起而没有太多困难,那是一个非常好的迹象。”
“平衡能力的下降非常缓慢,以至于直到出现摇晃时人们才会注意到。值得小心地测试一下。站在厨房操作台旁,一只手搭在上面以确保安全,将一只脚稍微抬离地面,看看你感觉有多稳。
“如果你能相当舒适地保持这个姿势,那是一个好迹象。如果你几乎立刻就开始摇晃,不要惊慌。好消息是平衡能力可以通过练习来提高,因此定期进行少量练习会产生真正的改变。只要确保
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你在练习时始终在能够触及稳固支撑物范围内即可。”
“行走速度能向我们揭示关于您衰老状况的惊人信息,且行走速度正日益被认可为衡量身体功能的有用指标。
“但我对数字的兴趣不如对现实世界的兴趣大。在需要时,您是否仍能快步走?能否在不停止的情况下爬坡?能否跟上他人的步伐,而不是要求他们为您慢下来?
“我观察到的一种现象是,人们逐渐走得越来越慢,并避开任何感觉吃力的事情。久而久之,他们行走距离变短,并开始回避任何具有挑战性的事情。如果您仍能保持良好的步速,并在需要时爬坡,这是一个身体状况良好的积极信号。”
“仅存在于健身房里的力量对任何人都没有太大用处。关键在于您是否能将购物袋从车里搬进来,将行李箱举进后备箱,或者抱起想要被抱起来的孙辈。
“这才是力量真正的用途——不是为了更大的肌肉或个人最佳纪录,而是为了能够继续做您想做的事情。这种日常力量(包括握力)值得保护,因为您依赖它的频率可能远超您的意识。
“如果您仍能拿起并搬运有一定重量的物品而没有感到吃力,这就是能力的一个真实指标。如果这开始变得困难,那么这是一个开始温和地重建力量的信号,而不是开始回避它的理由,因为回避会加速衰退。”
“良好地衰老并不意味着永远没有酸痛。几乎所有 50 岁以上的人都会时不时感到某些部位不适。更重要的是您如何应对。
“酸痛并非身体崩溃的自动证明,疼痛也不总是意味着损伤。关节疼痛通常由多种因素引起,包括力量、之前的伤病、您的活动方式以及整体健康状况,而其中许多因素是您可以影响的。
“危险在于,如果您将每一次抽痛都视为停止活动的警告,您会逐渐减少活动,变得
更加僵硬,并开始失去对身体的信心。学会合理地保持活动,而不是恐惧每一次酸痛,可以带来巨大的改变。”
“这是最重要的一点,它不能用秒或公斤来衡量。您是否依然在说‘好’?对徒步旅行说好,对陪孙辈在地板上玩耍说好,对打理花园说好。
“有时,衰退始于慢慢地说‘不’。因为不确定能否跟上而对旅行说不,对爬楼梯说不,对曾经热爱的事情说不。您停止做的事情越多,对身体的要求就越少,久而久之,身体就会适应这种低负荷状态。
“良好地衰老并不是让您的身体表现得像 30 岁那样。而是保持足够的强度、活动能力和信心,以继续过您想要的生活。您的身体比您被告知的要具有更强的适应力,而且给它一个做出反应的理由永远不嫌晚。因此,如果您依然能真心实意地说‘好’,那么您的衰老状态可能比您想象的要好得多。”
由 Anna Bonet 讲述
《Built to Last After 50》(Rethink Press 出版,£16 9 / 8)现已上市
Radha Modgil 博士
一年中到了这个时节,我们可能正期待着自己的假期——但我们可能并不期待同事们也这样做。随着工作量增加使团队成员压力倍增,对于那些今年夏天没有休息的人来说,九月简直无法更快地到来。
在确保职场环境不变得糟糕方面,假期礼仪是一件正经事。快乐、被重视的感觉以及压力的减轻,能让我们在工作中保持良好的心理和情感健康。
每个人的工作环境都不同,无论是工作方式、工作类型、技能组合还是团队动态;但我们共同的一点是,都经历过符合某些“无礼假期类型”的同事。你可能会认出其中的一些……
这类同事会将工作甩给你;他们在休假前不处理好自己负责的工作项目,不做正式的交接,也不提醒你可能会遇到的任何困难。然而,每当他们不在时,你仍然被要求收拾残局。这往往是一个重复出现的假期礼仪问题,可能会让人非常沮丧。
这类同事每天花好几个小时提醒你他们即将离职度假,向你详细讲述他们精彩旅行的每一个细节,而且在假期开始前的至少几个月就开始这么做。你会发现与他们的远程会议会延长整整 10 分钟,这还没算上他们回来后带给你的那些琐碎分享!如果你自己没有出去度假,这不仅会让你感到不适,可能还会影响你的时间效率和生产力。
尽管他们足够幸运能有一段假期,但这些同事要么花时间抱怨组织假期有多困难;要么如果发生了一件微小且无关紧要的意外,就抱怨度假期间有哪些事情不够完美。他们甚至可能会滔滔不绝地讲述自己完全没有感到休息,或者他们宁愿在公司工作——如果你没能出去度假,这简直毫无帮助。
如果你认出了其中某些类型,你并不孤单。别担心:有一些解决方案可以维护你自己的健康以及你的工作关系,以免积压无形的怨恨。这里有一些你可能想要采用的“改善心情”方案……
如果你知道谁是“甩手员”,请采取主动,尽早与他们安排会议讨论交接截止日期,询问他们最近什么事情占用了大量时间,并就你能接手和不能接手的工作划定界限。
询问他们向谁许下了承诺,或者谁对他们不在期间可能发生的事情有预期。即使你最终还是被甩了很多活,你也可以坐下来确定哪些是紧急事项,并尽早告知组织内部的相关人员、顾客或客户新的时间表,并为同事回来后准备一份反向交接。
人们玩得开心并做了美好的事情是很棒的,但考虑到如今我们被要求的工作速度,你确实需要尝试限制他们在这方面占用的话语时间。倾听但不要鼓励,不要问任何不必要的问题。始终将对话引导回工作问题上。
倾听他人的抱怨会消耗我们的精力,因此我们需要学会拒绝。避免与这类人进行一对一会议,这样会议中的其他人可以成为你的盟友,帮助你引导对话方向。创造一些需要你紧急处理的事情,以便你有机会结束互动;或者在会议开始时就提到你必须在某个时间离开,让他们知晓。
在情绪上,如果你自己没有休息,可能会很难承受,但与其感到沮丧或愤恨,为什么不专注于让自己跟上工作进度,推进你的工作项目,并朝着职业目标实现成果呢?
如果今年夏天你无法休假,可以将这种情况重新定义为积极的事情,让自己感觉好一些。
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作者:Angela Charlton 和 Sylvia Hui
昨日,随着新一波打破纪录的高温席卷大陆,欧洲各地的消防员在与多场大火作斗争。
由于法国经历了有记录以来最干燥的一年,一场新火灾昨夜在西南海岸的朗德(Landes)地区林区迅速蔓延。
这场大火迫使卢夫丰(Lugfon)镇的500多人撤离家园。
这是本周在法国各地肆虐的几场森林火灾之一,包括在通常较为凉爽湿润的北部和布列塔尼地区。上个月,一场历史性的火灾吞噬了波尔多附近的森林,导致25万人被迫离开家园。
在德国北莱茵-威斯特法伦州,由于附近的许特根(Hürtgen)森林发生野火并威胁到居民区,盖伊(Gey)村的所有1,800名居民全部被撤离。昨日上午,近300公顷(1.36平方英里)的森林被大火吞噬。
森林中二战时期的未爆炸弹药阻碍了灭火工作。在火灾过程中,弹药爆炸发出的巨响清晰可见,迫使消防员为了安全而远离该区域。
在克罗地亚,一场在沿海小镇奥米什(Omis)附近肆虐的昨夜大火导致14人住院,其中七人在昨日仍处于危在旦夕的状态,此次火灾迫使1,000多人撤离家园。
阿尔巴尼亚在最近几周也在与数十场野火作斗争,昨日全国报告有11场活跃火灾。
在希腊北部,周四有300多名度假者和居民通过海路被撤离,此前一场野火席卷了一片松树林并威胁到海滨住宅。
比利时预计昨日将达到夏季最高气温,首都布鲁塞尔预计将达到37℃。
比利时正经历今年夏季的第三次热浪,人们对严重干旱的担忧很高,部分城镇已实施某些用水限制。
荷兰的水银柱也将触及37℃,该国正遭受严重干旱之苦。AP
昨日,数百名荷兰农民驾驶拖拉机前往登博斯(Den Bosch)的一栋政府大楼,以反对当地政府的氮排放政策。
此次示威是由北布拉班特省计划撤销五家家禽养殖场许可证而引发的。官员们认为这些养殖场靠近氮-
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作者:Colleen Barry
埃特纳火山喷出的火山灰已导致西西里岛最大的机场连续第五天关闭,在一年中旅游最繁忙的一周里,数千名度假者被困。
卡塔尼亚机场原定关闭至今日,即 Ferragosto 假期——这是夏季旅游的高峰期,数以百万计的人涌向大海和山峦。
虽然埃特纳火山的排放经常干扰该机场(位于火山南边 20 英里)的航班,但这是自 2002 年以来最长的一次紧急状态。
作为欧洲最大的活火山,埃特纳火山此次活动的异常之处在于其持续时间和不断的排放。
北风将火山灰扩散到了马耳他以及北非。
据《晚邮报》(Corriere della Sera)报道,机场关闭迫使飞机被重新引导至其他岛屿机场,这推高了出租车费用和租车价格。
一家消费者协会宣布,在收到关于价格欺诈的投诉后,将向竞争管理局提起申诉。
机场当局表示,在 8 月 6 日至 12 日期间,原定抵达卡塔尼亚的近 2,000 趟航班中有 36% 被取消,另有 600 多趟被分流。美联社(AP)
作者:Abdul Qahar Afghan 发自喀布尔
官员表示,阿富汗东北部巴达赫尚省的一名市长在一次爆炸中丧生。他是过去两周内该地区第二个成为致命袭击目标的塔利班政府高层官员。
内政部表示,哈比布·乌尔·拉赫曼·曼苏尔(Habib Ur Rahman Mansoor)于周四晚间在省会法伊扎巴德的一辆车内被炸死。
一名高级官员也确认了这次遇刺事件。与此同时,塔利班正准备纪念 2021 年 8 月 15 日在美军及其他北约部队撤离后重新夺取政权的五周年。
两周前,枪手在扎比胡拉·阿米里(Zabihullah Amiri)前往法伊扎巴德的途中将其枪杀,他是巴达赫尚省的信息与文化局局长。
官员表示,他的安保人员向袭击者开火,击毙一人并抓获另一人。

塔利班在巴达赫尚省,市长在此被杀
目前尚无关于袭击动机的信息。
塔利班官员被定点清除的情况并非罕见。
2024 年 12 月,该国难民部长哈利勒·哈卡尼(Khalil Haqqani)在首都喀布尔的一起自杀式爆炸中丧生。
2023 年 6 月,法伊扎巴德的一起汽车炸弹袭击导致巴达赫尚省副省长尼萨尔·艾哈迈德·艾哈马迪(Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi)及其司机死亡。
伊斯兰国组织的一个地区分支——被称为“伊斯兰国呼罗珊省”的组织,声称对此次袭击以及针对该副省长追悼会的自杀式爆炸负责,后者造成至少 18 人死亡。
2023 年 3 月,北部巴尔赫省的省长在一次炸弹袭击中丧生。美联社(AP)
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敏感保护区,而农民则表示许可证在法律上依然有效,撤销许可证将危及生计。
法院去年裁定,必须大幅削减保护自然区附近的氮污染。RAMON REGEL & NANAPARP
其所属组织昨日表示,一名于10月在尼日尔被绑架的美国传教士已经获释。
SIM International 表示,凯文·赖道特(Kevin Rideout)“在美方官员的照顾下健康状况良好”,并将很快与他的大家庭团聚。
赖道特于10月21日在该西非国家的首都尼亚美被三名武装人员绑架。目前尚无武装组织宣布对此负责。
长期以来,尼日尔一直面临着包括与基地组织和伊斯兰国组织相关的圣战分子在内的武装团体的袭击。
在赖道特被绑架一天后,美国驻尼亚美大使馆发布了安全警报,警告美国公民“在整个尼日尔,包括首都,仍面临较高的绑架风险”。
尼日尔目前由一个军政府统治,该军政府在2023年推翻了民主盟友选出的总统穆罕默德·拉努姆(Mohamed Raanum)后夺取政权。
新当局驱逐了包括美国在内的西方合作伙伴(美国曾在尼日尔驻军),并与俄罗斯建立了新的安全和外交联盟。
今年6月,枪手袭击尼亚美主机场,造成30多人死亡。这是该机场今年发生的第二次袭击,该机场是作为统治军方指挥中心的战略枢纽。AP
俄罗斯联邦安全局(FSB)表示,一名俄罗斯人在莫斯科被判定为波兰间谍,被判处在劳改营服刑23年。
自乌克兰全面战争爆发以来,间谍案变得日益普遍,法院经常公布判决结果,但披露的细节很少。
审判在闭门状态下进行。据 FSB 称,该男子被确认为格奥尔基·皮罗戈夫(Georgy Pirogov),他向波兰提供了关于俄罗斯在乌克兰使用的先进武器和导弹系统的信息。
FSB 表示,皮罗戈夫在战争爆发后离开俄罗斯,并于2022年4月与波兰情报部门取得联系。
FSB 指出,他随后被指派收集并传递机密信息,并通过他在国防工业的人脉,获取能够接触国家机密的人员的个人数据,旨在招募这些人。路透社
周四午夜,烟花在巴基斯坦首都上空绽放,全国各地欢呼的人群涌上街头,挥舞着国旗并高喊“巴基斯坦万岁”,庆祝独立79周年。
妇女和儿童也加入了深夜的庆祝活动,道路和公共场所挤满了身着绿白两色服装的人们。在伊斯兰堡,人群聚集在主要道路沿线,烟花照亮了夜空。
1947年8月14日,随着英国殖民统治的结束和印度次大陆的分治,巴基斯坦成为一个独立国家。官方庆祝活动昨日继续进行,包括升旗仪式和其他活动。
今年的庆祝活动包括在伊斯兰堡揭幕的“Yadgar-e-Fatah”(即胜利纪念碑),旨在纪念巴基斯坦所谓的去年针对印度的“真理之战”。
在一次电视演讲中,总理谢巴兹·谢里夫(Shehbaz Sharif)表示,巴基斯坦想要的是和平而非战争,但警告称,其对和平的渴望不应被视为软弱。他表示,对巴基斯坦主权的威胁将引发强烈的回应,并提及了2023年5月与印度之间的一场为期四天的冲突。
此次冲突爆发于枪手在印度控制的克什米尔地区杀害26人之后。印度指责巴基斯坦支持的武装分子所为,伊斯兰堡否认了这一指控。这两个拥有核武器的对手在停火停止战斗之前,交换了导弹、无人机及其他打击。AP
穆尼尔·艾哈迈德(Munir Ahmed)
作者:Issei Kato, Hina Suzuki 和 Mariko Katsumura 发自
日本记录性的强降雨导致昨日东京成田机场数千名旅客滞留,周边地区出现洪水,导致交通中断,20,000 户家庭停电,并造成 8 人死亡。
在日本最繁忙的假期周期间,东京相邻的千叶部分地区 24 小时内降雨量超过 14. 英寸(35 厘米),淹没了道路和铁路,军方已被派往协助救援工作。
“这次情况极其异常,”千叶县知事熊谷俊仁(Toshihito Kumagai)表示。
“我过去应对过许多灾害,但从未经历过这样的情况。” 8 名死者中包括一名被困在淹没车辆中的人员。
在成田机场,机场工作人员向数百名乘客发放了睡袋、水和零食,其中许多人在周四就地就寝,此前交通中断导致约 7,000 人滞留,引发大规模混乱。
“我排队等出租车,但等了四个小时,”48 岁的千叶居民山崎实(Minoru Yamasaki)说道,他度假归来,预订了一家酒店,结果被告知无法接待。
由于无处可去,他回到了机场。
东京电力公司(Tokyo Electric Power)表示,昨日凌晨,由于降雨淹没了一个变电站,超过 20,000 户家庭停电,同时近 13,000 户的燃气供应被暂时切断。
在千叶市,数百人披着铝箔毯在政府大楼的临时避难中心过夜。
千叶的部分高速公路被关闭(其中大部分,以及熊谷的一条道路)。几项铁路服务也被暂停,不过部分从成田到东京的线路已恢复,缓解了拥堵。
气象部门表示,千叶 24 小时内 14.5 英寸的降雨量超过了 2013. 年 10 月创下的 12.17 英寸的历史记录。路透社
台湾由反对党控制的议会昨日投票决定举行三项公民投票,其中包括一项关于对被定罪的性犯罪和诈骗罪犯实施鞭刑的投票,以及另一项支持核电的投票,这些投票可能会在今年晚些时候举行。
公民投票每隔几年举行一次,通常是在公民为特定提案收集签名之后,不过政客也可以批准这些投票。
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台湾将于 11 月 28 日举行市长和县长的地方选举,公民投票很可能在同一天举行。
台湾最大的反对党国民党提出了鞭刑和核电公投,其中第二项要求政府废除其“非核家园”政策。
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官员们誓言要“找到对这一令人厌恶的行为负责的人”。
该纪念馆位于林肯纪念堂反思池的东侧。今年早些时候的一次失败维修导致池中出现剥落的蓝色密封胶和绿藻,唐纳德·特朗普总统将这些问题归咎于蓄意破坏,但未提供证据。美联社
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这张涵盖 33 个国家的通行证是一种简单且安全的方式,让你能独自享受冒险。Paula Hotti 写道,唯一困难的部分是选择去哪里,她在欧洲乘坐火车旅行了超过 16,000 英里。

独自进行的铁路之旅带我从芬兰(我的居住地)前往伊斯坦布尔、里斯本、西班牙南部、苏格兰高地、波罗的海国家以及其间的许多地方。Interrail 全球通行证让我能够自由地在心爱的地方停留更久,或者自发地决定前往下一站。在这些通行证的帮助下,在过去的三年里,我独自在欧洲乘坐火车旅行了超过 16,000 英里。
我的经历是人们对欧洲铁路旅行热情日益高涨的一个缩影。根据欧盟官方统计局(Eurostat)的最新数据,2024, 欧盟内部的铁路出行次数达到了创纪录的 87 亿加元 次。对独自旅行的需求同样强劲。在线旅行搜索引擎 Skyscanner 的数据显示,在 2024 和 2025 之间,使用“独自旅行者”酒店搜索筛选器进行的预订增加了 83%。
Opodo 的《Solo Travel Trends 2026》报告指出,自由是独自旅行的最大动力——而火车则是开启一场解放自我的独自之旅的完美载体。
Interrail 计划涵盖 33 个国家,通行证适用于欧洲大多数火车以及部分轮渡。
成人二等座通行证(适用于 28–59 岁人群)的价格从一个月内四个不限次旅行日的 £246 起,到连续三个月旅行的 £832 不等。此外还有更便宜的“青年”(12 至 27 岁)和“老年”(60 岁以上)票。
对于来自英国的旅行者来说,便利之处在于 Interrail 涵盖了伦敦与欧洲大陆之间的 Eurostat 火车,标准票需支付约 £30 的固定额外费用。请注意,其他一些铁路运营商会收取额外的座位预订费,且在夜行火车上预订卧铺或铺位必须付费。
那么,以下是我为独自乘坐 Interrail 推荐的最佳欧洲国家……
奥地利是欧洲最容易通过火车探索的国家之一。其铁路网络非常可靠:国家运营商 ÖBB 承担了该国高达 90% 的客运流量,且 2025. 的准点率达到了 94%。其铁路线路(其中约 74% 已电气化)将维也纳、萨尔茨堡和因斯布鲁克等优雅城市与壮丽的阿尔卑斯山风景连接在一起。
总部位于美国的咨询公司 Grand View Research 发现,2025, 全球独自旅行者中 55% 为女性,而奥地利在乔治敦女性、和平与安全研究所(GIWPS)指数中安全排名第九,该指数对 181 个国家的女性福祉进行了评分。
为了一个盛大的开场,你可以乘坐从阿姆斯特丹到维也纳的 Nightjet 卧铺火车抵达。
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由 ÖBB 运营、于 2025 年推出的新一代 Nightjet 火车设有专为独自旅行者设计的胶囊式迷你舱。这些舱室在隐私性和经济实惠之间取得了平衡(与独自预订传统的卧铺舱相比)。关上门,将行李安全地锁在储物柜中,然后在一个新的国家醒来,这种感觉非常奢华。
这是对奥地利众多夜行线路的一个极佳补充——维也纳有 16 个可以通过夜火车到达的终点站,超过了所有其他欧盟首都。
使用 Interrail 全球通行证时,需要预订卧铺,费用通常在 £25 到 £85 之间。在奥地利,日间火车的预订是可选的,起价为几英镑。
在瑞士独自旅行毫无压力:火车准时,携带行李更换线路也很少感到压力。该国拥有欧洲一些最壮观的铁路旅程,使用单国通行证(£126起)或 Interrail 全球通行证即可轻松探索。
当然,最主要的吸引力是风景。冰川快车(Glacier Express,需预订座位,£36起)在策马特(Zermatt)和圣莫里茨(St Moritz)之间的瑞士阿尔卑斯山中蜿蜒而行,跨越 65 米高、六拱的兰德瓦瑟高架桥(Landwasser Viaduct),经过深邃的峡谷和山村。其全景车厢让人们可以轻松地花八小时单纯地观看风景展开,而不会感到一秒钟的厌倦。
不过,我的选择是蒙特勒(Montreux)和茨魏西门(Zweisimmen)之间 GoldenPass 路线上的 20 世纪 30 年代 Belle Époque 火车,后者是一个充满山地小屋的村庄,也是前往格施塔德(Gstaad)滑雪和徒步的门户。旅程大约需要两小时,包含在 Interrail 通行证中:只需额外支付座位费(约 £10)。在登车前买一个牛角面包和咖啡。
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在豪华的复古车厢中享用早餐,看着阿尔卑斯山峰、森林和点缀着奶牛的草地从窗外飘过。
瑞典有 6,780 英里的轨道可供探索,从南部的温馨社区(如中世纪的伊斯塔德或铺满鹅卵石的大学城隆德)延伸到最北端,例如北极圈列车(Arctic Circle Train),这是一条 17 小时的卧铺路线,在前往挪威的途中可以欣赏到白雪覆盖的山脉、山谷和湖泊。此外,其 75% 的铁路线已电气化,使其火车比运行柴油机的火车更安静且更节能。
女性独自旅行者也可以放心,瑞典在 GIWPS 指数中与挪威并列第三。作为一名独自在瑞典、挪威和芬兰乘坐火车的旅行者,我感到很安全。火车氛围倾向于平静,且人们对个人空间有一种尊重感。
此外,还有新的国际路线可以尝试。8 月 10 日,芬兰奥卢(Oulu)与瑞典哈帕兰达(Haparanda)之间开通了铁路连接,这是两国 38 年来的首次直连(由芬兰国家铁路运营商 VR 运营)。
与此同时,瑞典 Snälltåget 火车于 6 月 15 日开始运行,连接马尔默(Malmö)与奥斯陆,旅程全长 373 英里(使用 Interrail 通行证预订座位 £3.80 起)。停靠站包括以历史悠久的海滨浴场著称的赫尔辛堡,以及以卓越的 fika(咖啡和蛋糕休息时间)著称的哥德堡。
Interrail 提供北欧通行证(Nordic Passes),涵盖丹麦、瑞典、挪威和芬兰(£143 起),以及单国通行证(£90 起)。
我最喜欢的瑞典旅程是从斯德哥尔摩到瑞典拉普兰的夜车。冬天,从斯德哥尔摩前往沿海城市卢勒奥(Luleå)时,我看着沿途积雪渐深,仿佛进入了一个冬季仙境。火车继续开往阿比斯库(Abisko,北极圈内的一个村庄),那是欧洲观看北极光最好的地方之一。我选择独自住在两人卧铺车厢中。共享卧铺预订约 £30 起;私人卧铺 £60 起。
悠闲且实惠的饮食文化以及适合步行的城市,使葡萄牙成为独自探索的理想之地,其铁路沿途风景涵盖了海风习习的大西洋海岸线和河谷。
最值得尝试的惊艳路线包括:从波尔图到河边小村庄波西纽(Pocinho)的杜罗线(该线路沿杜罗河而行,经过梯田式的波特葡萄酒葡萄园);里斯本与沙滩海滨度假胜地卡斯凯什(Cascais)之间的卡斯凯什线;以及我最推崇的里斯本至波尔图路线。
最后一条路线停靠在阿威罗(Aveiro),这里因其运河和色彩斑斓、类似贡多拉的船只 moliceiros 而被称为“葡萄牙的威尼斯”。
在葡萄牙进行 Interrailing 铁路旅行最棒的一点是什么?区域列车不需要单独的座位预订。
该国还拥有欧洲一些最美丽的铁路车站。最令人震撼的是波尔图 20 世纪初的圣本托车站(São Bento),墙上覆盖着 20,000 块以上的蓝白 anulejo 瓷砖。
其他值得参观的包括:拥有宏伟石墙立面和宫殿式窗户的里斯本罗西奥车站(Rossio Station);杜罗线上的品豪车站(Pinhao Station),那里有更多描绘酿酒业的蓝白瓷砖;以及首都的另一座车站——东方车站(Estação do Oriente),这是一个由玻璃和钢材建成的未来主义枢纽。
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(IC) 城际列车的座位预订为强制性,价格约 £4 起,必须在火车站办理。
挪威是世界上最安全的国家之一(在 GIWPS 指数中与瑞典并列第三)。其火车运行可靠——除了偶尔因雪况导致的中断——且风景属于欧洲最壮丽之列。
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与卑尔根之间的卑尔根线(Bergensbanen)是北欧最高的铁路线,最高爬升至 1,237 米。沿途经过雪原、湖泊、险峻的山峰和峡湾。旅程可以选择白天或过夜,车上热闹的咖啡馆能防止产生孤独感。
对于夜车,想要隐私的独自旅行者需要预订双人隔间(£80 起)。从卑尔根出发,您可以继续乘火车向北前往博德(Bodø),那里位于北极圈以北 50 英里处。挪威境内的白天列车座位预订为可选,£4. 起。
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连接波罗的海各首都的铁路路线证明,你并不需要旅伴也能享受欧洲最浪漫的角落之一。塔林、里加和维尔纽斯拥有紧凑、可步行且氛围极佳的古城,以及价格实惠的住宿。
酒店数据情报公司 Lighthouse 为 The Paper 提供的数据显示,塔林和维尔纽斯四星级酒店的平均房价为每晚 €104 (£88),而里加的平均房价为 €92 (£79)。作为对比,巴塞罗那同等级酒店的价格为每晚 €248 (£212)。
随着一条连接三个首都的新铁路线路开通,在该地区乘坐火车旅行变得更加便捷。自 2025, 1 月起,三家运营商——LTG Link(立陶宛)、Vivi(拉脱维亚)和 Elron(爱沙尼亚)——协调运行每日一班的列车,在爱沙尼亚的边境车站瓦尔加(Valga)换乘一次。冬季到访,你会发现古城广场被节日气氛浓厚的圣诞市场、闪烁的灯光和啜饮热香料酒的当地人所点缀。夏季,露天用餐的餐桌则延伸至色彩斑斓的城镇广场上。
单国通行证的价格从 £44(拉脱维亚和立陶宛)到 £69(爱沙尼亚)不等,但为了让这笔费用物有所值,你可能还想访问铁路网络上的其他城市,例如爱沙尼亚的大学城塔尔图(Tartu)、拉脱维亚的海滨城市利耶帕亚(Liepaja)或立陶宛绿树成荫的考纳斯(Kaunas)。
从阿尔卑斯山峰到色彩缤纷的海滨村庄,意大利是欧洲最容易通过铁路探索的国家之一,拥有区域、城际和高速服务。根据 Hostelworld 的一项调查,意大利在 2024 和 2025 年是单身旅行者心目中第三受欢迎的目的地。
事实上,热闹的广场和悠闲品咖啡的文化,使得意大利成为单人旅行时一个极具吸引力的目的地。在登车前在车站咖啡馆喝一杯浓缩咖啡,或者在没有干扰的情况下享受一顿悠闲的午餐。
意大利庞大的铁路网络(10,457 英里,其中约 72% 已电气化)使得随兴的绕道旅行变得诱人且便捷。若想欣赏壮丽风景,可乘坐五渔村(Cinque Terre)铁路,列车连接着紧贴利古里亚海岸的五个淡彩色村庄。这些行程的车票建议不要使用 Interrail 通行证购买,因为价格非常便宜(旺季约 £8)——将通行证的旅行日期留给路程更长、费用更高的旅程。过夜列车连接米兰、的里雅斯特、罗马、巴勒莫和莱切等城市。
单国通行证起价为 £108。European Sleeper 是 Interrail 计划的一部分,并将于 9 月 9 日开通从布鲁塞尔到米兰的过夜线路。座位、卧铺或睡眠车预订需额外付费。

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这座经典的度假小镇——康沃尔郡阳光最充足的地方之一——拥有绝佳的海滩、一个潮汐海池以及一个鸟类聚集的运河。 作者:Richard Webber
自维多利亚时代以来,游客们一直被康沃尔郡最北端这座海滨小镇的许多绝佳海滩所吸引——尤其是靠近市中心的 Summerleaze 和 Crooklets。然而,与更南方的许多度假胜地相比,Bude 依然保持着更为宁静的氛围。
Bude 的日照时间比英国大多数城镇都要长,经常被认为是康沃尔郡阳光最充足的地方。人们聚集在这里不仅是为了海滩,还为了徒步机会(630 英里的西南海岸路径沿其海岸延伸)、悠闲的魅力以及运河——该运河建于 1823 年,用于向内陆农场运输沙子,全长超过 35 英里。
Bude 作为港口的地位有所下降,最终其经济重心转向旅游业,运河被改造为休闲设施。此外,每周五设有农民市场,暑假期间海滩还会举办活动。欲了解更多信息,请访问 visitbude.info。
虽然冲浪者全年都在挑战大西洋的巨浪,但游客数量在春季、夏季和学校假期期间会大幅增加。小镇会举办定期活动,例如年度美食节(8月9日)和爵士音乐节(9月1-4日)。
包括 GWR 和 CrossCountry 在内的多家火车运营商提供前往埃克塞特圣大卫站(Exeter St Davids)的服务。GWR 从那里运行至奥克汉普顿(Okehampton),您可以在那里乘坐 6 路巴士前往 Bude。小镇本身适合步行游览。
紧邻布德运河(Bude Canal)的猎鹰酒店(Falcon Hotel)建于18世纪,由同一家族经营了七代,是康沃尔郡最古老的驿站酒店之一。其 29 间舒适的卧室中有许多近期经过翻新。所有房间均可欣赏花园或运河景观。酒店提供宠物友好房及无障碍房。含早双人间价格 £14.9 起。
在城镇的另一端,The Beach 是一家现代风格酒店,装饰品味高雅,融合了新英格兰沿海风格。含早房价 £150 起,面向萨默利兹海滩(Summerleaze Beach)的景观房为 £250 起。
穿上步行鞋,前往指南针点风暴塔(Compass Point Storm Tower),它是萨默利兹海滩对面运河对岸的一个显著地标。这座 19 世纪的八角形海岸警卫瞭望塔被昵称为“Pepperpet”,被列为二级保护建筑。如果不是在过去三年中被一块砖一块砖地向内陆搬迁了 300 英尺,它可能已经成为海岸侵蚀的牺牲品。在沿海岸小径漫步时,您可以欣赏到峭壁环绕的大海之壮丽景色。
在布德的主要街道之一贝尔维尤街(Belle Vue)旁,汉娜·麦卡德尔(Hannah McArdle)经营着 Belle Craft 店,专门销售受海洋启发且采用蒂法尼玻璃工艺的艺术品和珠宝(周日闭店)。
在运河旁的下码头(Lower Wharf),这里纪念品丰富,有四个石砌单元在销售精美艺术品、手工珠宝、定制服装和木制家具。
城堡(The Castle)——其实仅限于名称。它位于萨默利兹海滩附近,设有遗产中心、艺术画廊和咖啡馆,此前曾是科学家 / 发明家戈德斯沃西·格尼爵士(Sir Goldsworthy Gurney)的住所,他对提高灯塔灯光的亮度起到了关键作用。为了让布德的历史活起来,展品包括该镇已废弃的铁路历史和当地的沉船记录。
在镇中心的 The Triangle 旁边,北海岸葡萄酒休息室(North Coast Wine Lounge)销售 150 种以上的葡萄酒(许多可按杯购买),以及烈酒、鸡尾酒和小吃。您可以在有顶露台或舒适的室内座位区放松身心。尝试一下 Passatempo 绿葡萄酒或用当地金酒调制而成的布德海池马提尼(Bude Seapool Martini)。
若想欣赏日落景色,可以尝试在 Life's a Beach 咖啡馆的露台上找张桌子,该店位于萨默利兹海滩旁,营业至晚上 9 点。
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紧邻克鲁克莱茨海滩(Crooklets Beach)的 Rosie's Kitchen 以店主的女儿命名,具有复古餐厅的氛围且菜单丰富,从木火酸面包披萨(£13 起)到 Rosie 著名的无麸质鱼和薯条(£17)。这里设有户外座位和封闭式日光甲板、冰淇淋店以及沙地游乐区。
布德拥有三个蓝旗海滩。怀德茅斯湾(Widemouth Bay)拥有两英里长的沙滩,开车 5 分钟或乘坐短途巴士(从 The Strand 乘坐 95A 路)即可到达。或者,可以通过西南海岸小径前往。
镇上的两个近距离海滩——萨默利兹海滩和岩石稍多的克鲁克莱茨海滩也获得了蓝旗认证,提供宽阔的金沙滩、绝佳的冲浪机会、海滩小屋、季节性 RNLI 救生员以及坡道通道。在萨默利兹海滩,由慈善机构运营的 AdSurf 提供两把海滩椅(需提前预约,电话 07u81 780 235,网址 adsurf.co.uk)。
或者,可以尝试海池(Sea Pool)。这座半天然的潮汐池于 1930 年开放,长度几乎是两个奥运标准游泳池的总和,且免费开放游泳。
前往 Wroes 百货公司的楼上,在 Ocean View 咖啡店抢占一个窗边座位。除了经典的咖啡馆美食,这里还提供镇上最丰富的自制蛋糕选择。推荐尝试柠檬开心果口味。
或者,沿着路走,品尝一个巨大的康沃尔馅饼(pasty)。Pengenna Pasties 使用家族秘方制作这款康沃尔标志性美食已 40 年之久。
沿着运河 towpath 小径漫步至观鸟屋,俯瞰沼泽地。留意观察翠鸟、苍鹭和莺类等鸟类。
或者,在 Summerleaze Down 找个座位,在这片位于 Summerleaze 海滩和 Crooklets 海滩之间的草地岬角上,欣赏壮丽的海洋景色。
在 Ocean Soul Sauna 预约一次体验,这是 Lorna Townsend 在 Crooklets 海滩经营的一家立陶宛风格的柴火桑拿房。在半月形窗户前一边欣赏大海一边沐浴在温暖中,然后跳入大西洋游泳(£1799)。
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1) 穿过 Bude(以及沿德文郡和康沃尔郡北海岸)的 A39 路段被指定为大西洋公路(Atlantic Highway)。 2) 该镇的海岸线在康沃尔郡是独一无二的,由石炭纪砂岩和页岩组成。 3) Bude 以前的著名居民中包括水手 Archie Jewell,他不仅在 1912, 年从泰坦尼克号沉没中幸存,四年后还在其姐妹船 HMHS Britannic 号沉没中幸存。

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伊恩·帕克汉姆(Ian Packham)成为了从克拉科夫前往波兰波罗的海沿岸度假胜地的一条全新14小时巴士线路上的最后一名乘客。
我曾去过地狱(hell)并平安返回。抱歉,是去过赫尔(Hel)并平安返回。那里并非烈火之地,而是波兰波罗的海沿岸一个与狭长半岛同名的城镇。而前往赫尔的道路——一段途经克拉科夫、华沙和格但斯克城市的14小时旅程——并没有人们想象中那么糟糕。
这在很大程度上要归功于从克拉科夫开通的 Flixbus 线路,克拉科夫位于赫尔以南约 400 英里处。该线路于今年夏天推出,被恶作剧地命名为“野兽之数”666——这引起了一些当地基督教团体的不满。
清晨,一群当地人在克拉科夫的主巴士站与我一同登车。我们的第一个真正停靠站是华沙,行驶四小时后到达,那里有一半乘客下车,同时有相近数量的人员上车。这里与格但斯克之间的平原仅被像布罗德尼察(Brodnica)这样的小镇所分隔,那里只有一名乘客下车。其间,单车道公路上点缀着小型神龛。
车上唯一听到的英语是在所有其他乘客都在弗瓦迪斯拉沃沃(Władysławowo)下车时说出的,那里是进入狭长的、全长 22 英里的赫尔半岛的门户。
“最后一个!”司机愉快地对我说道。我的大多数同行乘客都是前往沿途的大城市,因为 666 路比廉价火车快,又比快速火车便宜。单程全线票价 £19 起,高峰时段涨至 £29。
在旅游旺季,赫尔是波兰人热门的度假胜地;该镇每年吸引多达 800,000 名游客(其中 2025 年仅有 397 名外国游客)。然而,情况并非一直如此。在冷战期间,这里的大部分地区被列为禁区,曾是一个保护波兰北部的巨大防御堡垒。
虽然半岛的防御作用在炮位和防御结构中依然可见,但这个度假小镇的景点让人想起在英国海边能找到的那类景观。
在步行街维耶斯卡街(Wiejska Street)那些 19 世纪的半木结构渔民小屋之间,很容易找到相当于 10 英镑的炸鱼薯条和一品脱啤酒。
在港口边(插图)有一个小型海豹保护区,再往南是一个 41 米高的工作灯塔。其螺旋楼梯引导游客俯瞰全景,可见该半岛依然开发不足,几乎看不到遮荫树和海滩。
我在 6 月下旬停留期间见到的游客可以用一只手数过来,而学校暑假期间则会有数以千计的人涌入。
半岛北海岸的海滩拥有浅金色的细沙,沙层深到我担心脚踝会陷进去——当夏季气温达到平均 21℃ 时,这里堪称完美。
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作者受 Flixbus 和波兰旅游局邀请。英国航空(British Airways)提供从英国飞往克拉科夫的航班,easyJet 飞往格但斯克(离赫尔最近的机场),Ryanair 和 Wizz Air 均飞往这两个城市。
Tribe Kraków Old Town 的双人间 B&B 价格 £126 起,Hotel Hel 价格 £126. 起。
我从这里向东行走,沿着穿越沙丘的木栈道前行,最终到达象征性的“波兰起点”——一座 2013 年建立的纪念碑,名为“卡舒比之丘”(Kashubians' Mound),以居住在该地区的古老民族命名。
无论你是乘坐巴士前往还是离开赫尔,沿途的景点都让这段旅程物有所值:拉津赫乌明斯基(Radzyn Chełminski)巨大的砖砌城堡、华沙的维斯瓦河,以及优雅的格鲁齐亚德(Grudziad)和格但斯克著名的造船厂起重机。
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2026 / 7年度将有比去年更多的人需要缴纳储蓄税。专家表示,个人储蓄账户(ISA)可以帮您避免这笔账单,Emily Braeger 报道
今年,将有比往年多出数百万的人需要为其储蓄缴纳税款。这是由于普遍较高的利率和冻结的税收起征点共同导致的。
事实上,根据《信息自由法》获得的英国税务海关总署(HMRC)数据显示,预计 2026 / 27 年度将有 451 万 人需要为其储蓄收入缴纳所得税——几乎是 2022 / 23 年度记录的 122 万 人的四倍。
退休人员受影响尤为严重,预计今年 65 岁及以上的人群中将有 210 万 人产生储蓄税负,而 2022 / 23 年这一数字为 517,000 人。
避税最简单的方法是使用个人储蓄账户(ISA)。
2026 / 27 年度的年度额度为 2 万英镑,在 内部赚取的利息是免税的。
这意味着如果您在 之外拥有大量现金,将其中一部分转移到现金 中以避免利息被税务局征税可能是值得的。
从 2027 年 4 月起,65 岁以下人群的现金限额将降至
1.2 万英镑。但总额度将保持在 2 万英镑,因此您仍可以将余额存入其他类型的 ,例如股票和股份 。65 岁及以上的人群将保留 2 万英镑 的现金限额。
如果你持有大量现金余额,请检查你一年可能赚取多少利息。
例如,Coles 表示,一名持有 3 万英镑 现金储蓄且利率为 4.55% 的高税率纳税人,一年将赚取 1,394 英镑 利息。在扣除 500 英镑 个人储蓄免税额后,他们可能面临 357.60 英镑 的税单。持有相同储蓄的低税率纳税人税单金额会较少,但仍需缴纳 78.80 英镑。
因此,请检查你的储蓄利率、现金总余额以及你所属的税率档位。如果你有大量储蓄,利率的微小变化可能会产生显著影响。
对于想要持有

预计在本财年,将有超过 450 万 人需要为其储蓄收入缴税 GETTY
现金且不产生应纳税利息的人来说,高级债券是另一个选择。Evelyn Partners 的董事总经理 Jason Hollands 表示,这值得考虑,因为你可以投资高达 5 万英镑,且无需为获得的奖金缴税。
然而,高级债券不提供保证回报率,因此并不一定适合所有人。
领取养老金的人可能需要特别留意存放免税养老金现金的位置。
英国就业与养老金部(Department for Work and Pensions)的研究发现,在从养老金中提取全部免税现金的人群中,储蓄是最常见的去向——37% 的人将资金存放在那里。
因此,提取大额养老金一次性款项并将其全部留在普通储蓄账户中,可能会产生意外的税单,并且随着时间的推移,资金可能会面临通货膨胀的风险。
如果你需要这笔钱用于紧急情况或未来几年的计划支出,将其保留为现金可能是合理的。
然而,如果你在未来几年内不需要这笔钱,你可以考虑将其中至少一部分通过股票和股份 ISA 进行投资。
这伴随着投资风险,因此通常仅适用于你可以承受长期投资的资金。
关键并不一定是要避免持有现金,而是要确保你利用了可用的免税额度,并了解你的储蓄产生了多少利息。
财政部表示:“任何仅领取全额新国家养老金或基本国家养老金且没有任何增额的人将无需缴纳所得税,我们承诺在本届议会期间维持这一政策。”
财政部补充道:“通过维持‘三重锁’(triple lock)机制,1200 万 养老金领取者的收入今年将增加最多 470 英镑,并且他们将继续受益于 07 年中的最高个人免税额。”
对于任何拥有大量储蓄的人来说,高利率与冻结的税收起征点相结合,意味着检查你的现金是否产生了税单,并为其寻找最节税的存放方式,变得日益重要。
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乔恩·埃利斯(Jon Ellis)和他的伴侣每年度假五六次——并且能够乘坐商务舱飞行,他告诉阿丽娜·汗(Alina Khan)。
乔恩·埃利斯,54, 在经历了一个“顿悟时刻”后,在52岁时与妻子乔(Jo)一起退休,当时他意识到他们拥有的养老金总额为120 万英镑5m。乔恩曾从事过多种不同的工作,最近一份工作是在亚马逊物流(Amazon Logistics)任职,他表示:“乔推导出了这样一个逻辑:如果我们能活到和我父母大致相同的年龄,并且以大致相同的速率消费,我们就可以在不工作的情况下生活,且不会耗尽资金。”
“在接下来的一年里,我们核算了各项数据,还付费请当地的顾问进行了财务审查,以验证我们的假设。新冠疫情推迟了我们的最终决定,但我们在大约三年前‘按下启动键’。”
乔比乔恩年长,因此尽管规定在55, 之前不能领取私人养老金,但他们每年从她的计划中领取 4 万英镑 —— 此外,他们还在提取个人储蓄账户(ISA)中的资金,两人每人分别存有 15 万英镑,而乔恩则有出租附属房的收入。
他说道:“乔在19岁为父母的公司工作时就开始缴纳养老金;我在大学毕业后开始第一份‘正式工作’的25岁左右开始缴纳。我们通常缴纳公司匹配的典型5 per cent缴款,偶尔还会进行额外缴款。”
在早期,乔恩选择了退出Serps——国家薪资相关养老金计划(也称为附加国家养老金)——并将缴款存入他的私人养老金账户。
Serps后来被国家第二养老金所取代,该计划运行至2016年。
乔恩说:“我认为自己管理资金和投资的能力会比交给政府更好。”
“每当我妻子和我更换工作时,我们通常会关闭旧的公司计划,并将它们转移到我们的个人养老金中,这样我们始终能清晰地看到其进展。在职业生涯中期,我还担任过一个确定给付计划的养老金受托人,从中学习了很多关于通用投资和回报的知识。”
这对夫妇优先偿还房贷,并在乔恩48岁时实现了这一目标。
他们在空余房间里租住了一名房客以帮助更快地偿还房贷,但这同时也让他们有资格获得额外的

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根据“出租房间计划”的津贴,该计划允许您每年赚取高达 7,500 英镑 的免税收入。
他们以每月 £350 的价格将其出租,还将他们的附属建筑以每月 £650 的价格出租给一名家庭成员。
Jon 表示:“我们节省资金的其他方式是不浪费钱。购买二手车,不盲目追求最新技术或品牌时尚。我们相对节俭。”
这对夫妇热爱旅行,每年进行五到六次度假。他们的目标是在还年轻的时候完成那些“长途旅行”度假。
“我们典型的假期过去是在欧洲阳光下度过两周,而之后我们去了加勒比海、马尔代夫、南非和日本。”
“我们还能乘坐商务舱,这在长途旅行中是真正的奢侈。我们还能够支持当地社区,在慈善信托基金会担任志愿者,并花更多时间陪伴朋友和家人,”Jon 说道。
Jon 出版了一本关于个人财务以及他如何能够提前退休的书。“我还开始在当地学校进行演讲,以帮助学生了解金钱。”
在零售商 Harvey Nichols 周四被迈克尔·艾希利(Mike Ashley)的 Frasers Group 收购后,该公司高层正试图向数百家奢侈品牌合作伙伴提供保证。这家此前已进入破产管理程序的公司发送了一份备忘录,表示相信新所有者重视供应商关系——尽管 Frasers 暗示将对投资组合进行重组。
JD Sports 首席执行官雷吉斯·舒尔茨(Regis Schultz)希望在公司周四公布第二季度业绩时能安抚投资者。他将提供其转型战略的最新进展,而股东们在今年早些时候一场失败的董事会政变后仍感到焦虑,该事件导致了董事长安迪·希金森(Andy Higginson)的离职。
特斯拉去年向其首席执行官埃隆·马斯克(Elon Musk)支付了惊人的 1583亿美元 (1368亿英镑) ——大约是该公司平均员工收入的 250 万 倍。数据显示,去年标普 500 (S&P 500) 顶尖公司的首席执行官与员工薪酬的平均比率为 312 比 1,高于 2024, 的 285 比 1。若计入马斯克,该比率为 5,387 比 1。
陷入困境的婴儿用品零售商 Mothercare 警告称,“如果贸易条件恶化”,其未来将存在“重大不确定性”。受中东冲突以及与 Boots 供应协议结束的影响,收入大幅下降,导致该公司昨日税前亏损 450 万英镑m,股价下跌 17%。审计师指出,可能需要额外的资金。
《福布斯》(Forbes)杂志在发现其首席内容官兼高级编辑兰德尔·莱恩(Randall Lane)收受了来自 Shook Research 创始人 RJ Shook 的一笔未披露的 600万美元 (440 万英镑m) 款项后,将其解雇。Shook Research 与该杂志在财富顾问排名方面有合作关系。上个月离开该杂志的莱恩声称,这笔钱是长期咨询的“礼金”。
BAE Systems 已同意支付 3600万美元 (2650 万英镑m) 的罚款,以解决 104 起违反美国武器出口管制的行为,其中包括未经授权向包括中国在内的国家转移敏感军事技术数据。这家航空航天公司表示,将把罚款的一半用于加强其内部监管合规跟踪和监督协议。
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在去年关于养老金变更的猜测之后,保险公司 Aviva 的负责人敦促财政大臣约翰·希利(John Healey)在 10 月的预算案之前,不要就潜在政策进行“试探”(fly kites)。
首席执行官阿曼达·布兰克(Dame Amanda Blanc)表示,去年在 11 月预算案前,广泛流传政府考虑削减或限制 25% 的免税养老金一次性领取额的传闻,导致提前支取人数激增。
布兰克透露,她在最近的一次活动中直接向希利提出请求,要求遏制预算案前的政策猜测,以避免保单持有人做出具有长期后果的鲁莽决定。
她表示,政府在 10 月 28 日的预算案之前不应“试探”,并补充道:“我们不希望每周在新闻中看到关于预算案前可能发生之事的各种新消息。”
“我们不希望看到客户在政策并未变更的情况下,做出在长期看来会让他们后悔的决定。”
布兰克表示,由于对即将到来的免税一次性领取额变更的担忧,Aviva 养老金账户中有“大量”资金被支取,而前财政大臣瑞秋·里夫斯(Rachel Reeves)最终在 11 月并未修改相关规则。
她说:“客户如果能等待并观察政府将如何操作,情况会更好,因为一旦你决定领取免税一次性款项,就无法撤销。”
她补充说,希利已向她本人承诺,在预算案之前不会就可能的政策变更进行预先简报。
布兰克还支持行业内更广泛的呼吁,要求政府不要更改免税一次性领取额的额度。
她说:“这是不应该被触碰的东西。政府应该鼓励人们为养老金储蓄,而不是对他们征收双重税。”
财政部的一位发言人表示:“财政大臣正全力专注于其优先事项,即促进商业发展,帮助应对生活成本问题,并支持每个邮政编码区域的人民。”
“财政大臣将在财政活动中公布决定,而不是常规性地对传闻、猜测或提案发表评论。”
Aviva 提出预算案请求之际,该公司报告了好于预期的半年收益,并对自以 37亿英镑 交易收购 Direct Line 以来“快速”提高该公司盈利能力的行动表示赞赏。
该集团在截至 6 月 30 日的六个月中,营业利润激增 24%,达到 13.3亿英镑。
公司表示,在去年 7 月完成收购后,已经开始扭转 Direct Line 的业绩,提升了价格比较网站的销售额。
布兰克表示:“我们在 Direct Line 的整合方面取得了非常好的进展。我们正稳步实现此次收购的所有财务收益。”
Aviva 去年 11 月透露,在达成最初 1 亿英镑m 的成本削减目标后,公司将 Direct Line 交易后的成本削减目标翻倍。
这家富时 100 指数公司现在预计到 2028 年将削减 2.25 亿英镑m 的成本,但不会在 12 月公布的 2,300 个岗位之外进一步裁员。
结果显示,从底线利润来看,中期利润从一年前的 8.19 亿英镑m 几乎减半至 4.18 亿英镑m,这是由于利率和股票风险对冲的影响,以及 Direct Line 的整合和重组成本所致。
Aviva 还下调了其健康部门的预期,表示目前预计该部门的全年营业利润为 5000 万英镑,而之前的指导预期约为 1 亿英镑m。
阿曼达·布兰克表示,免税一次性领取额不应被削减。
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美国的亚特兰大哈茨菲尔德-杰克逊机场仍是全球最繁忙的机场,但其大部分流量为国内航班。路透社

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周四 北部和西部地区有阵雨,苏格兰部分地区转为暴雨。南部地区晴间多云,东部地区天气低迷。
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13.1 英里和 26.2 英里的比赛

竞走比赛首先进行(别笑——他们走起路来可能像急着上厕所一样,但他们走完马拉松的速度比我们大多数人跑完还要快)。随后,卡塔里娜·约翰逊-汤普森(Katarina Johnson-Thompson)将继续她的名声之战。
噢,这对莱斯特城的球迷来说一定很刺痛。他们回到第三级别联赛的第一场比赛就是面对“另一家”当地死敌,在赛程公布之前,他们可能根本不记得对方的存在。
噢是的,两周的时间,我们将目瞪口呆地看着人们通过翻滚、空翻、悬挂和平衡来赢得欧洲的荣耀。
这场比赛和明天的比赛将是你最后一次看到电动汽车在东伦敦的 ExCel 中心疾驰(或嗡鸣?),因为这场比赛明年将移至 Brands Hatch 举行。
英冠联赛回归了(好吧,昨晚就回归了,但无论如何),在开幕周末上演这样一场比赛真是太棒了。Def Leppard 乐队的乔·埃利奥特(Joe Elliott,一名狂热的刀锋队球迷,左图)将欣喜若狂。
你将看到男子 1500 米决赛,
这场比赛肯定会有英国选手的看点,随后是男子 10,000 米和 4x1000 米接力赛。这将像观看 90 年代滑板朋克老将 Pennywise 尽情表演的一夜那样令人心潮澎湃且充满生命力。如果你不理解前一句话,请相信我的话,那将是一次极其愉快的体验。如果你已经看腻了田径,图卢兹将在 Sky 频道的一场橄榄球联赛中对阵哈德斯菲尔德。
你想看人们在盛夏跑马拉松吗?那么你运气不错。世界纪录

极不可能被打破,但尽管如此,这依然会很有趣。顺便一提,获胜时间可能几乎与罗宾·威廉姆斯那部过时的喜剧《道布利法尔夫人》(Mrs Doublifire)的时长完全一致。
谁还记得上赛季末南安普顿进入了升级附加赛?又谁记得南安普顿突然在上赛季失去了附加赛资格?毫无疑问,一些沃特福德的支持者会提醒对方球队,关于该俱乐部在去年五月发生的间谍丑闻。
恩佐·马雷斯卡作为曼城主帅在英格兰的首场比赛。这就是我们能为这场社区盾杯比赛所做的全部宣传了。接下来的八个月我们将面对这种情况。去干点有用的事情吧,比如在路边采些黑莓来做果酱。
今天是勋爵板球场的决赛日,特伦特火箭队(Trent Rockets)可能会实现双冠。女子组于下午2.15开始,男子组于下午6点开始。在现场的人们将欣赏到埃拉·艾尔(Ella Eyre,左)的表演。我不认识她是谁,但话又说回来,她不太可能与 Decapitated 或 Monolord 合作过,所以我为什么要认识她呢?
一场足以载入史册的“我们的球迷投票支持脱欧”德比,因为双方都正处于降级后的艰辛旅程中。这场比赛不太可能好看。

可怜的流浪者队。我对他们的同情程度,就像我对劳伦斯·福克斯(Laurence Fox)的同情一样——这位表演性的极右翼挑衅者在克拉克顿补选中仅获得了 347(嗤之以鼻)票,而当时的主要对手是与加密货币兄弟勾结的奈杰尔·法拉奇,以及一个头上顶着垃圾桶的人。
看到这项赛事离开我们的屏幕我们会感到遗憾(如果你还没看出来的话,本周指南中竟然有四个相关条目)。它将以 4x4,000米接力赛圆满收官。
女子非洲国家杯决赛——而本届赛事中排名最低的球队马拉维,竟然设法闯入了在摩洛哥举行的决赛。查温加姐妹——塔比莎·贾布伊(Tabitha Jabouil)和特姆瓦(Temwa)在马拉维晋级决赛的过程中起到了关键作用。
马特·巴特勒(Matt Butler)
在葡萄牙车祸中丧生
英国车手芬莱·塔林(Finlay Tarling)在昨天的葡萄牙之圈(Volta a Portugal)比赛中因车祸去世。赛事组织者表示,在梅尔加罗(Melgaro)和法费(Fafe)之间的第八赛段已停止比赛,“以示尊重和哀悼”。
当地报道称,这位 19 岁的威尔士计时赛专家(右)在主车群后方被一辆从相反方向进入道路的摩托车撞倒。组织者补充道:“在这个深切悲痛的时刻,组织委员会和葡萄牙自行车协会向他的

家人、队友以及 NSS 发展队表示哀悼。鉴于这一悲剧事件,比赛将以中立状态进行直到抵达法费。颁奖仪式将不再举行。”
NSS 表示:“芬是我们团队中深受喜爱的一员,但更重要的是,他是许多人的儿子、兄弟和朋友。我们将深深地思念他。我们向他的父母迈克尔(Michael)和道恩(Dawn)、他的兄弟乔什(Josh)以及所有有幸称芬为朋友的人表示最深切的慰问。”葡萄牙总统安东尼奥·若泽·内格拉罗(Antonio Jose Negraro)表示,塔林的去世“使主车群、赛事以及东道国陷入了哀悼之中”。
THE HUNDRED 女子赛 - 淘汰赛:Kia决赛:Southern Brown 25.6-9.5cm (已售);Southern Leeds 8.8-6.5cm (已售);17.5 M Wong 3-10;Southern Leeds 以 5 个三柱门胜出
一日杯 - 四分之一决赛
兰开夏郡 v 达勒姆,老特拉福德。达勒姆 26.6-8 1.9cm (已售);0.5 诺丁汉 10.4;0.5 Robinson 16.0;Pennington 4.4;兰开夏郡 8.8 (2.6) (已售);7.4 M Murray 10;Shelton 8.8 (2.6) (已售);达勒姆以 star man 胜出。约克郡 v 诺丁汉郡,约克:约克郡 2.0p & 2.0 (已售);W. J. Branson 10.0;Pennington 4.4;诺丁汉郡 2.0 (2.6) (已售);7.4 Mayfair 10.0;0.5 Womanson 10.0;0.5 Cole 7.4;诺丁汉郡以 5 个三柱门击败约克郡
GP 世界巡回赛 丹麦高尔夫锦标赛。GOLF NORTHERN, and the Girl - 8.10 (已售);0.5 Neway 10.0 (2.6);0.5 Adele 10.0 (2.6);0.5 Pargy 10.0 (2.6);0.5 M Jordan 10.0;0.5 Cargill 10.0 (2.6);0.5 Dover 10.0 (2.6);0.5 Frenn 10.0 (2.6);0.5 Samet 10.0 (2.6);0.5 Womanson 10.0;0.5 G. V. Zhou (Church) 10.0
中国公开赛,TAYLOR CITY 四分之一决赛:7.5 (已售);0.5 W. D. Dunn (英) 10.0;0.5 Springbank (英) 10.0;0.5 Murphy () 6.4;0.5 Sally () 10.0;0.5 Robinson () 10.0;0.5 Brigham () 10.0;0.5 Zhang (Church) 10.0
ATP & WTA 辛辛那提公开赛,New 5 sat net:8.1 (已售);0.5 (已售);0.5 Womanson 10.0;0.5 () 10.0;0.5 () 10.0;0.5 () 10.0;0.5 () 10.0;0.5 () 10.
M Fuzonico (海地) 7-1 net:女子 sat net:6.6;0.5 (已售);0.5 (已售);0.5 () 10.0;0.5 () 10.0 ;0.5 () 10.
WTA 国家银行公开赛,多伦多。决赛:
Swedish Pro 10.0;0.5 (已售);0.5 () 10.0;0.5 () 10.0 ;0.5 () 10.
超级联赛之间 (9.30) 布拉德福德 v 威根 (9.30) 图卢兹 v 哈德斯菲尔德 (9.0) 韦克菲尔德 v 圣海伦斯。WINNEN'S 超级联赛之间 (12.0) Barrios Ruidon v Featherston (Dover) (2.0) Lang's Leopards v 哈德斯菲尔德 (Dare) (1.0) 圣海伦斯 v 利兹 (Mosc.) 威根 (Harrow) v 约克 Valkyrie。
国际赛 (6.0) 澳大利亚 v 日本。
一日杯 (SEN) 决赛 (16.0+AM)
兰开夏郡 vs 诺丁汉郡 (Dover Road) 米德尔塞克斯 v 达勒姆 (Gadlet)
锦标赛之间 (1.0) Bailey v 布赖顿 (Dorset) v 中部地区 (Harrow) v 哈利法克斯 v Wobles (Dulham v 伦敦) (布里斯托) v Munkel (伦敦) v 北威尔士 (Croydon) (1.0) Whitehaven v Dewsbury (Wilmington v Northfield) (6.0)
国际赛 (12.0pm) 美国 v 阿根廷。
(3.10pm, Newbury!)
在首次尝试七个弗隆距离时,可以充分利用其减重优势。已证明其能与顶尖选手竞争,距离的增加可能正是其所需。
在皇家升旗赛的泽西赛中排名中游,随后在约克赛的失利中展现出潜力。此处的水平低得多,她有望重回胜轨。
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作者:Jian van Wijk
英格兰和威尔士板球委员会(ECB)依然决心将“百分赛”(the Hundred)打造为一项“夏季不可错过的盛事”,该赛事的执行董事维克拉姆·巴纳吉(Vikram Banerjee)如此表示。
2026年赛事的决赛将在利兹(Leeds)举行,届时特伦特火箭队(Trent Rockets)的男女队伍将与椭圆球场(The Oval)淘汰赛的获胜者交锋。
昨晚,利兹太阳升起者队(SunRisers Leeds)女队以5个 wicket 击败了南部勇士队(Southern Brave),而曼彻斯特超级巨人队(Manchester Super Giants)男队则与太阳升起者队男队展开对决。
今年的赛事
是百分赛从 ECB 控制转向私人所有权后的首届赛事,所有八支球队的股份出售共筹集了超过 5 亿英镑m。在学校暑假期间举行的 2026 年赛事中,售出并发行的门票总数为 5 万英镑,这是自 2021 年该赛事推出以来售票量第三高的记录。
天空体育(Sky Sports)和免费广播频道 BBC 的平均播出观众增长率为 7.5%。
“我们一直谈到百分赛的核心 DNA 保持不变。百分赛的目标是增长,是关于向大众敞开板球的大门,这一点依然不变,”巴纳吉(见上图)说道。
“我们现在需要向成为一项夏季不可错过的盛事迈进,并且每支不同的球队都将在其已有的基础上进一步发展。”
纳特·西弗-布兰特(Nat Sciver-Brant)本赛季在特伦特火箭队中发挥了关键作用。
这位英国伟大全能球员之子在 18 岁时大获成功,但克里斯·特雷姆莱特(Chris Tremlett)告诉理查德·爱德华兹(Richard Edwards),想要走出阴影可能很困难。
“压力一直存在,脑海深处总有一个声音在问‘如果他们是对的怎么办?’”
克里斯·特雷姆莱特曾在 2010-11 年赢得灰烬杯,并且在 2005 年的夏天大部分时间都待在英格兰队的更衣室里,近距离观察安德鲁·弗林托夫(Andrew Flintoff)的英勇表现。他现在回想起带着一个家喻户晓的姓氏在职业阶层中晋升时的感受。
如果有人知道罗基·弗林托夫(Rocky Flintoff)在本周早些时候的一日杯赛中,代表兰开夏郡对阵萨默塞特郡时,仅用 65 个球就砍下辉煌百分的压力,那一定是他。
特雷姆莱特的父亲蒂姆(Tim)和祖父莫里斯(Maurice)都是职业板球运动员——前者效力于汉普郡,目前担任该队的板球总监;后者曾代表英格兰参加过三场测试赛,效力于萨默塞特郡。
“当我为汉普郡或英格兰西部队参加年龄组比赛时,我一直会听到这类话,”小特雷姆莱特(见下文)说,“会有人质疑我在队中的位置,或者说我能在那儿仅仅是因为我父亲是谁。”
“当你还是个青少年时,这很艰难。”
“你在球场上努力像其他人一样表现,但在球场外,你必须在心理上足够强大。”
“你必须相信自己,我认为在拿到第一份合同并开始为一线队取得突破(taking wickets)之前,我并没有真正做到这一点。”
“我认为没有什么能让你真正准备好面对一个板球界人尽皆知的姓氏所带来的一切。”
“而且这是我在说话。是的,我的父亲显然是一名优秀的板球运动员,但他不是安德鲁·弗林托夫。我无法想象罗基的感受是怎样的。”
早期的迹象表明,这位 18 岁少年背负弗林托夫这个姓氏时显得轻松得多,不像他父亲标志性的强力击球那样沉重。
这位青少年目前在白球板球赛中的平均得分接近 40 分。在为英格兰 under-19s 发光发热之余,他在 2025, 年 1 月英格兰狮队访问澳大利亚期间,在年仅 16 岁时也砍下了一个令人难忘的世纪得分。
简而言之,他看起来具备了追随父亲脚步所需的所有潜力。
同样的情况也适用于萨默塞特郡的阿奇·沃恩(Archie Vaughan)——前英格兰队长迈克尔(Michael)之子。
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史蒂夫·哈明顿(Steve Harminon)的儿子查理(Charlie)最近也进入了英格兰 under-19 队,与两任国家队主教练彼得(Peter)的侄子乔·摩尔斯(Joe Moores)并肩作战。
罗基的兄弟科里(Corey)在去年从兰开夏郡转会后,在上赛季末代表肯特郡参加了两场一级比赛。
当被问及板球的“世代游戏”时,前英格兰击球手、杰登(Jaydn)的叔叔乔·登利(Joe Denly)回答道:“对此我没有答案。杰登正在肯特郡稳步成名。”
“我所知道的是,除了讨论在板球运动员职业生涯晋升过程中会出现的问题外,我们家人从未真正进行过这样的聊天。”
“杰登是一个相当淡定的性格,我不认为他觉得背后的登利这个姓氏带来了任何额外的压力。”
一位郡队教练表示,他认为现代时期鼓励球员采取的积极态度意味着一些名人的后代甚至根本不会考虑他们的血统。

罗基·弗林托夫在 2013 年击球,其父亲安德鲁在旁观看

“坦白说,我认为他们中的许多人根本不在乎(don't give a f**k)他们的父亲在板球场上做了什么,”他说。“更多的是一种‘我在这里,我配在这里,任何持有不同看法的人可以随便怎么想’的态度。”
其他人有时则需要来自外界的一点鼓励。“我想,当你有一个像谢恩·沃恩(Shane Warne,这位澳大利亚传奇当时正担任汉普郡队队长)这样的人告诉你,你可以成为世界上最顶尖的快速投球手之一时,这会有所帮助,”特雷姆莱特(Tremlett)笑着说。
“说实话,我认为他们中的许多人根本不在乎他们的父亲做过什么。更多的是一种‘我就在这里,我配得上这个位置’的心态。”
“这相当地令人振奋。但有时你确实需要从别人那里听到这类话。”
在坎特伯雷,与侄子共用球场和更衣室对登利(Denly)来说也绝对有好处。
“从我的角度来看,我并不是一个情感丰富的人,但看到他在三种赛制中都披上战袍,是一个非常美好的时刻——不仅对我而言,对整个家庭都是如此,”他在准备进入作为肯特队球员职业生涯的最后一个月时说道。
“而且作为一名板球运动员,我认为杰登(Jaydn)拥有超越我在这项运动中所取得的一切所需的所有条件。”
如果洛基(Rocky)也能做到同样的事,那么他的职业生涯将极其辉煌。
杰克·德雷珀(Jack Draper)表示,在辛辛那提公开赛首轮负于马丁·兰达卢塞(Martin Landaluce)后,他陷入了“困境”,这使他极具挑战性的伤病复出之路再次受挫。
德雷珀在比赛中出现了 12 次双误,并连续丢掉 5 局,最终以 6-3, 7-5 负于世界排名第 64 位的对手,被淘汰出局。
这位 24 岁的球员在上周蒙特利尔的国家银行公开赛负于特伦斯·阿特曼(Terence Atmane)时曾落泪。由于长期受到骨挫伤的困扰,他一直试图努力重返顶峰。
德雷珀说:“这和上周一样,我通常能够为每一个球而战并掌控局面,但现在这种感觉消失了。”
“显然,环境以及我正在改变的所有事情都很难管理,但我想从内心深处来看,现在处于一个很困难的境地。”
德雷珀为了减轻左臂的压力做出了一系列调整,包括调整发球动作。
这位前世界排名第 4 的球员并未将此次失利归咎于伤病,但承认管理伤病是一个持续的挑战。
他补充道:“对我来说,这已经到了一个地步,它可能夺走了我最大的特质之一,那就是我的斗志。”
“有一种慢性疼痛一直伴随着你。当这种疼痛发生在你的击球手臂上时——这就是我的生活,这就是我的职业生涯,你明白吗?”
“当你面对一个难以克服且难以理解的伤病时,会有很多挑战,很多障碍。”
当天晚些时候,英国球员迎来了一些欢呼,卡梅伦·诺里(Cameron Norrie)

杰克·德雷珀在首轮失利中连续丢掉 5 局
以 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 击败迪诺·普里兹米奇(Dino Prizmic),晋级第二轮。
诺里在两周前的洛斯卡沃斯站进入了半决赛,他在紧张的第一盘中被破发一次,但最终耗尽了这位克罗地亚对手的体力。
在女子组中,英国排名第 2 的凯蒂·博尔特(Katie Boulter)经过苦战,以 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 战胜美国选手凯蒂·沃林内茨(Katie Volynets)。
这位 30 岁的球员在第一盘迅速取得 5-0 的领先,但随后不得不面对世界排名第 89 位的对手的反击,后者将比分扳至 5-5,随后博尔特重新发力赢下首盘。
沃林内茨在第二盘以一场酣畅淋漓的完胜占据主导,但博尔特在紧张的决胜盘中挺了过来,在 5-4 时取得关键破发,锁定胜局。
作者:尼科尔·费尔南德斯(Nicole Fernandes)
发自多伦多
伊加·斯瓦泰克(Iga Swiatek)在加拿大公开赛决赛中以 6-2, 6-3 迅速击败埃琳娜·里巴金娜(Elena Rybakina),夺得本赛季首冠,这为这位波兰选手在进入美网前注入了信心。
这是斯瓦泰克首次在美网前哨赛的决赛中亮相。这位六届大满贯冠军在比赛过程中享受着多伦多观众齐声高喊“伊加!伊加!”的氛围,观众席中还飘扬着几面波兰国旗。
但斯瓦泰克(上图)表示,她在获胜后感到愤怒,因为在表现不稳定的一个赛季中,她面临着家乡媒体的批评,期间她未能在大满贯赛中挺进八强,并更换了教练。
“我想这是我人生中第一次在获胜后有这样的感觉,但你知道,这并不容易,”斯瓦泰克说。
“我很高兴我保持了冷静,保持了专注,并且无论面临什么挑战,我每个月都在成长,我非常自豪能赢得这场比赛。”
这位波兰选手在多伦多的硬地上表现犀利且迅速,而来自哈萨克斯坦的里巴金娜在当晚的大部分时间里则在与自己作斗争。
“我只是太累了。你可以看出我的腿部发力不足,”里巴金娜说。
“出现了很多非强制性失误,尤其是网前。这纯粹是缺乏专注力。”
在加拿大夺冠意味着世界排名第 8 的斯瓦泰克将重返世界前五。
作者:Alan Baldwin
Formula E 首席执行官杰夫·多兹(Jeff Dodds)表示,该系列赛希望在两到三年内让女性车手能够在冠军赛级别进行竞争。
在一个纪念女性参加一级方程式赛车(Formula One)150 周年的周末之前,多兹表示,该系列赛将很快宣布其女性计划的大规模扩张。
他说:“我们的假设是男女可以平等竞争,但竞争条件绝对是不平等的。”
Formula E 本周末将在伦敦举行赛季收官赛。自 2014 年以来,该系列赛共有三名女性参赛者——比 F5 锦标赛 75 年来的参赛人数多了一人——最近的一位是 2015 年的瑞士车手西蒙娜·德·西尔维斯特罗(Simona de Silvestro)。该系列赛举行了“女性测试”,以允许女性车手在与赛车手相同的条件下体验当前的赛车。
多兹补充道:“我们将宣布一项更大的计划,试图为女性创造更多机会以缩小差距。”
“我们将要求他们 [车队] 在下个赛季针对这些车手采取更大规模的行动,而他们的反应非常积极。”
罗伯特·麦金泰尔(Robert MacIntyre)在昨日第二轮比赛前退出了在孟菲斯举行的圣朱德锦标赛(St Jude Championship),他在周四的开赛日以 12 杆超标(12-over)完赛。
这位苏格兰人称膝盖受伤,在 TPC Southwind 的第一轮表现糟糕,在四次落水、第六洞打出三杆柏忌以及在 28 洞再次打出两杆柏忌后,最终成绩为 82 杆。
来自 PGA 巡回赛的一则简短更新写道:“罗伯特·麦金泰尔在联邦快递圣朱德锦标赛第二轮之前退出(WD)。”
这位 30 岁的选手预计在联邦快递杯(FedEx Cup)季后赛排名中将掉至第 37 位,但很可能仍处于前 50 名之内,因此将晋级在密苏里州举行的宝马锦标赛(BMW Championship)。
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五对五,无接触,强调速度和灵活性。全球范围内美式足球的未来看起来有所不同。NFL 仍希望从中获益。
本周,随着德国城市杜塞尔多夫举办首场腰旗橄榄球(flag football)奥运资格赛,该联盟正在彰显其影响力。NFL 将这项运动视为将观众转化为球员和终身粉丝的一种方式。
从欧洲到澳大利亚,学校里已经开设了 品牌的腰旗橄榄球课程;两年后的洛杉矶奥运会将提供奖牌;此外,由 支持的联赛即将推出,这可能为参加昨日开始的资格赛(同时兼作世界锦标赛)的来自 18 个国家的 300 多名球员中的一部分提供生计。美国四分卫尼科·卡萨雷斯(Nico Casares)表示:“如果一切按预期发展,这将改变人生。”
国际美式足球联合会(IFAF)负责运营奥运资格赛和锦标赛,其中男女组的前两名球队将获得洛杉矶奥运会的参赛名额,但 IFAF 同时与 拥有长期合作伙伴关系,在杜塞尔多夫,该联盟的标志随处可见。
整个城市的横幅上都印有 的品牌标识,锦标赛将在一家高中旁一个印有新英格兰爱国者队(New England Patriots)标志的球场上进行。
今年将创纪录地在海外举行九场比赛。现在,他们希望人们参与到这种快节奏的变体运动中,在这种运动中,灵活的移动至关重要,而非强力撞击。
足球运营执行副总裁、前 球星特洛伊·文森特(Troy Vincent)表示:“我们仍致力于成为一项具有竞争力的全球性运动。我们的单场比赛很棒,就像音乐会一样,”他说,“但要拥有一项……”
根植于全球,它将引导我们走向一个方向,即全球有更多的男孩和女孩参与其中,有更多的裁判进行执法,有更多的教练进行指导。”
在成熟的体育项目中,奥运资格赛往往让人觉得仅面向死忠球迷,但 NFL 的专业知识帮助塑造了腰旗橄榄球(flag football)的外在形式与声音。
无论 将国际赛事开在何处,它都会与当地政府和学校当局合作,将腰旗橄榄球课程引入学校。
“在年幼时让孩子们与你的品牌、你的产品、你的运动建立联系,相关数据实际上是非常一致的,”负责该联盟全球腰旗橄榄球工作的 高级副总裁布莱恩·弗林(Brian Flinn)表示。
“尽早让孩子们参与这项运动,会使他们成年后成为狂热粉丝的可能性增加三倍。”
奥运地位为全球各地的球队解锁了资金和政府支持,其中一些地方远离传统的美式橄榄球中心。
在没有为巴拿马队担任外接手时,克拉丽丝·卡斯蒂略(Clarisse Castillo)是一名物理治疗师,会参加电视游戏节目并执教腰旗橄榄球。她说,生活是“60% 的腰旗橄榄球和 40% 的克拉丽丝”。对于卡斯蒂略来说,奥运资格赛是对一种全新生活方式的试水。
“也许在这里观看我们比赛的人,可以将我们带到未来可能出现的职业联赛中去,”她说。“我们认为这是一个绝佳的机会,因为我们作为运动员,有时在经济上得不到认可。”
在加拿大,奥运会的认可意味着女队首次获得了高性能训练计划。
“我们都梦想有一天能将腰旗橄榄球作为职业,”四分卫萨拉·帕克(Sara Parker)说。“我们正朝着那个方向前进。”
在 方面,文森特表示,腰旗橄榄球为女性参与提供了一个“完全不同的世界”,获得认可的高中比赛和大学奖学金数量正在增加。
“我的大女儿德西雷(Desiré),因为性别原因,在佛罗里达州没有机会像她的两个弟弟那样继续参与,”文森特说。“而现在有了孙女,我大女儿也有两个女孩,你猜怎么着?这周她们在底特律参加一个腰旗橄榄球培训班。”
对腰旗橄榄球的影响不会延伸到由一名 球星四分卫抢走卡萨雷斯(Casares)的奥运名额——至少他希望如此。
“在美国,每个人都想要我们的位置,显然有很多关于不同人员参与的讨论,”他说。“我们欢迎这一点,就像他们出来向我们展示他们想学习我们的比赛并与我们竞争一样。”
此前有大量猜测认为 球星可能会突然介入并占据名单位置。 球队老板此前已批准该联盟球员参与。
IFAF 主席皮埃尔·特罗谢(Pierre Trochet)表示,奥运会对腰旗橄榄球来说是一个“巴塞罗那 92”时刻,他将这种影响比作 NBA 球员组成的“梦之队”加入并将奥运篮球推向新高度。
“我看了 [迈克尔] 乔丹,看了 [查尔斯] 巴克利,我也想成为那些超级巨星之一,”他说。“最重要的是让世界上最具竞争力的球员获得参加全球最大综合性体育赛事的资格。话虽如此,没有人有权理所当然地成为一名奥运选手。每个人都必须赢得自己的位置。”
美国已经获得了奥运名额,但本周仍有许多目标需要争取。
任务是什么?“赢得金牌,并毫无疑问地证明我们才是应该参加 2028 年奥运会的球队,”卡萨雷斯说。
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保罗·马丁(Paul Martin)报道 发自伯明翰
基利·霍奇金森(Keely Hodgkinson)错失了欧洲赛事的帽子戏法,奥德丽·韦罗(Audrey Werro)以一项锦标赛纪录夺得女子800米金牌,过程惊心动魄。
这场比赛被誉为本周不容错过的盛事,而结果确实不负众望。22岁的瑞士之星在半决赛摔倒后被恢复决赛资格,她顶住了霍奇金森在最后的冲刺,以1分54.81秒率先冲线。
作者:Rachel Steinberg
艾米·亨特(Amy Hunt)透露,一次神秘的血压问题引发的测试结果如此惊人,以至于她那身为护士的姐姐对这位两届欧洲冠军说,如果是在病房里,她会直接“按下呼叫按钮”。
这位 24 岁的世界 200 米银牌得主希望在伯明翰欧洲锦标赛上斩获四枚金牌。
在两项个人项目中,她都占据了主导地位,继 100 米获胜后,又在周四晚上赢得了 200 米冠军。她将在今晚和明天参加 4x100 米和 4x400 米接力赛。
这位毫不掩饰自己表演欲的运动员在亚历山大体育场享受着聚光灯。但亨特(右图)表示:“人们可能不知道,在伦敦

英国的菲比·谢克特(Phoebe Schecter),同时也是 Sky Sports NFL 评论员,在旗球世界锦标赛中避开了法国选手 Valerys Crept 的拦截 AP
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在亚历山大体育场满座的观众面前,霍金森(Hodgkinson)在早期阶段掌控节奏,但韦罗(Werro)很快反超并领先进入最后一圈。
人们预期这将是一场三强争霸,费姆克·布罗德斯-博尔(Femke Broeders-Bol)也在最后一个弯道附近伺机而动,但随着韦罗全力冲刺,排名保持不变。
霍金森落后 0.2 秒,布罗德斯-博尔获得第三名,完成了领奖台的最后一块拼图。
“这是一场伟大的比赛,我喜欢迎接挑战,而这场比赛正是如此,”霍金森在开玩笑地摘下银牌后说道。
“祝贺奥德丽,我相信我们未来还会有很多次较量。我的心情很复杂。在这样的竞争水平下,任何奖牌都是一项伟大的成就。我的收藏中又增加了一枚,对此我永远不会感到失望。
“我知道比赛会进入白热化阶段,我真的很想赢。我想这可能就是命中注定。”
扎内尔·休斯(Zharnel Hughes)失去了 200 米
钻石联赛 [上个月],我不得不被送往医疗室,我当时几乎瘫在地上,处于昏厥边缘。
“我们必须进行大量的医疗检查,我做过很多令人恐惧的心脏测试之类的,今年发生了很多事情,所以我感觉我们在 200 米项目上还没有触及我的潜力。
“这可能就是为什么 100 米进展得顺利得多,因为我们能够进行速度训练,”
基莉·霍金森(Keely Hodgkinson)在落后于奥德丽·韦罗且领先于费姆克·布罗德斯-博尔过线时面露痛苦表情 PR GETTY
我相信我们未来还会有很多次较量。我的心情很复杂。在这个水平上,任何奖牌都是一项成就
金牌被德国短跑运动员欧文·安萨(Owen Ansah)夺走,尽管他面临被禁赛四年的可能性,但仍参加了比赛。
上个月,在摩纳哥钻石联赛参赛前不久,安萨未能在家中接受兴奋剂检测。
德国反兴奋剂机构要求对其禁赛四年,他目前处于 20 天的期限内,可以选择接受调查结果或要求在体育仲裁法院举行听证会。
休斯的欧洲排名第一,并寻求首次为英国包揽男女 100 米和 200 米冠军——这枚银牌最终是否会升级,时间会给出答案。
在其他方面,艾米·亨特和马修·哈德森-史密斯(Matthew Hudson-Smith)在本周末将挑战历史,东道主国家力求在伯明翰延续其金牌狂潮。
从未有人在同一届欧洲田径锦标赛上赢得四枚金牌,但“短跑女王”亨特正致力于改变这一局面。
这位 24 岁的运动员在个人短跑项目中双项夺冠,现在她将参加女子 4x100 米和混合接力赛,力求实现里程碑式的四金,其中后者是赛程中的新项目。
“我们必须站出来,向所有人证明谁才是欧洲最强的短跑国家,”她说。
“还没结束。压力依然存在,但现在我可以与另外三个人共同分担了。”
哈德逊-史密斯也将采取同样行动,他希望以该赛事历史上最成功的男运动员身份结束征程。
这位本土英雄在周三晚上夺得 400 米金牌,并在印有他名字的看台上庆祝,这使他的金牌总数达到八枚,与法国的克里斯托夫·勒梅特(Christophe Lemaitre)持平。
哈德逊-史密斯昨天重返赛道,帮助英国 4x400 米四人组晋级明天的决赛,这也是本周的收官之战。
Novana 是英国田径协会的官方金融合作伙伴,也是英国及北爱尔兰田径队的自豪赞助商。欲了解更多信息,请访问 novana.co.uk
但耐力训练则并非如此。
“在伦敦之后,重新开始跑 200 米时,我感到有一点,几乎是害怕。”
亨特的医疗团队判定这是低血压问题,但对其根本原因仍不确定。
“他们毫无头绪,”亨特补充道,“但我姐姐是个护士,她说‘如果你在病房里血压这么低,我会非常担心你。我会立刻按铃呼叫’。”
科林·杰克逊 (Colin Jackson)
“我的体育人生”是《i报》揭秘体育明星成就伟业之驱动力的专栏。本周,奥运银牌得主、前110米栏世界纪录保持者科林·杰克逊将探讨塑造其卓越职业生涯的决定性时刻和人生选择。
我当时在接受电工培训,因为我看到我的叔叔们当电工过得很好。我想,“嗯,我也想过一点好日子”。
我从未想过体育可以成为一种职业。甚至在我成长过程中与教练交流时——他曾指导过许多奥运冠军和世界纪录保持者——他总是坚决地要求你必须有一项可以退路的选择。
但我很早就变得相当出色。那是我的运气,而且我的父母也非常支持我。
当我开始崭露头角时,我只是个留着爆炸头的小瘦孩,因为我在学校田径赛上的表现登上了当地报纸,所以当地的屠夫知道了我的事。他绝对会告诉我:“这是给你的牛排,我需要你在比赛当天吃掉它,一份好的牛排配鸡蛋会让你进入完美状态”。那时候的营养学就是这样的!
但当然,当他说这些话时,我才14, 15岁,我看着我的母亲说:“你得在早上九点给我做牛排和鸡蛋”,我想我母亲并不欣赏这一点……
尽管我出生在这里,而且我首先认为自己是威尔士人,其次是英国人,然后我带有牙买加的色彩,因为你是作为牙买加人被抚养长大的:我成长过程中只吃牙买加食物,身边只有那种克里奥尔语(patois)。那是我的父母来自的地方,所以你就是他们的延续,对吧?
唐·夸里 (Don Quarrie) 是我成长过程中的英雄之一,因为他是一位伟大的短跑运动员——奥运冠军、世界纪录保持者——但首先,他是牙买加人。
我的另一个英雄是戴利·汤普森 (Daley Thompson),因为他是我想成为的所有目标的英国版本。他是个俏皮的小伙子,他很成功,他是黑人,他以一种积极的方式受到赞誉。
我喜欢的一点是,尽管他有缺点——而且天哪,他的缺点确实很多——人们仍然爱他,并且因为这些缺点而爱他。这让我产生了一种信念,即如果我有缺点,我也能因为这些缺点而被爱……
所以我当时想尝试一下他的项目,十项全能。我擅长标枪、跳高、跳远,唯一不能做的是撑竿跳。那太可怕了,而且我不愿意在上面下功夫,因为我在其他项目上已经足够出色。
我记得对母亲说:“妈,你知道吗?我再也不会生气了”,因为田径是我如此热爱但又如此痛恨的事情,它能真正激发出你内心深处的情绪。所以我知道,一旦退休,我将成为这个星球上最幸福的人。
2017年出柜对我来说不是什么大事,我甚至没怎么考虑这件事。当时我在瑞士,我所有的朋友都给我打电话说:“噢天哪,明年六月你会非常忙的。每个人都会邀请你参加周围所有的骄傲活动,你将从头到脚被彩虹色覆盖”。我笑得快尿裤子了。
不过这很美好,因为我收到了许多年轻运动员发来的信息,说这对他们来说是一个巨大的时刻。
人们总是对我说:“你的田径生涯已经结束了,但你依然具有影响力”。这意味着什么?
是我仍在努力就我所信仰的事物传递强有力的信息吗?还是仅仅因为我是一个体面的人?如果这能让我具有影响力,那么是的——我具有影响力。科林(Colin)目前正在支持 SPAR 的“日常冠军”(Everyday Champions)活动,旨在表彰那些通过日常善举让他人生活变得更好的人。

社区盾杯(COMMUNITY SHIELD)
作者:George Sessions
米克尔·阿尔特塔支持曼彻斯特城新任主教练恩佐·马雷斯卡作为佩普·瓜迪奥拉的继任者能完成一项“不可思议的工作”,但同时警告称,阿森纳的最佳状态将在明天卡迪夫的比赛中展现。
阿尔特塔将在社区盾杯中重启他与这位前切尔西主教练的竞争——这也是后瓜迪奥拉时代的首场比赛。
这位前曼城助理教练在 2026-27 赛季开始前向其前上司瓜迪奥拉致敬,并支持继任者马雷斯卡填补这一空白。
“首先是对英超联赛,对这个国家,我认为他开辟了一种不同的理解比赛的方式,”阿尔特塔在谈到瓜迪奥拉时说道。“在这里,我认为他将英超联赛提升到了一个不同的水平。”
“我很幸运能在那其中度过四年,理解并见证这一切每天是如何运作的。我认为这是卓越且独一无二的。”
“我想说,他是足球历史上最伟大的教练。”
“出于很多原因,他在不同的国家以不同的方式实现了这一点。所以我认为英超联赛将会想念他。”
“这是一种荣幸。现在轮到恩佐了,”
米克尔·阿尔特塔可能会将注意力转向招募贾雷尔·宽萨 GETTY
“他和他一样优秀,因为我很了解他,他将为俱乐部提供一些不同的东西。”
“我知道恩佐拥有在那里完成一项不可思议的工作所需的个性、性格,尤其是知识。这就是他被选中的原因,因为他们可能会选择任何人,但他们选择恩佐是有正确理由的。”
“他在每个级别都证明了这一点。他在欧冠联赛中的表现,以及他在切尔西时的表现,现在在这里,所以我毫不怀疑他会做得出色。”
阿尔特塔透露,英格兰双星德克兰·赖斯和布卡约·萨卡可能会在对阵曼城的比赛中出场,但尤里安·廷贝尔(腹股沟)和威廉·萨利巴(背部)仍然缺阵。
布鲁诺·吉马良斯和克里斯托斯·佐利斯(见下文)将迎来他们的正式比赛首秀,阿尔特塔警告称,他的冠军球队渴望赢得更多冠军。
他表示:“我们非常兴奋能开始这个赛季,以首座奖杯开局。所有国家队球员都回来了,我们迫不及待地想要开始竞争。”
“最佳版本必须在周日出现,这就是我们的目标,即以最佳表现和最佳方式通过举起首座奖杯来开启这个赛季。”
“这就是我们从第一天起准备这个赛季的方式,保持在最高水平,因为这就是标准。”
在追求阿斯顿维拉中后卫埃兹里·孔萨未取得突破后,拜耳勒沃库森的贾雷尔·宽萨成为后防线潜在的替代方案,对此阿尔特塔在转会问题上守口如瓶。
这位阿森纳主帅称赞了青训毕业生伊森·恩瓦内里在马赛一段艰难的租借期后有所成长,但承认:“我希望他留在俱乐部,但从中长期来看,什么对球员最有利才是关键。”
“伊森需要踢足球,如果他留在这里,是因为我们能保证他能获得这些出场时间。”
“显然,我可以告诉你们的是俱乐部的雄心。我们希望提升阵容,我们希望为了实现目标而进化。”
“我们显然已经发现了一些可以加强的领域,而这正是我们试图做的。”
新闻 5-30
观点 25-30
旅行 37-40
矿业 47-51
体育 60-72
周六 2026年8月15日
67
曼彻斯特城
作者:伊恩·帕克 (Ian Parker)
恩佐·马雷斯卡表示,在西班牙中场罗德里昨日回归曼城时,他给了对方一个“大大的拥抱”,但并未保证他会留队。
曼城此前已经拒绝了巴塞罗那对其这位金球奖得主的报价,罗德里的合同已进入最后一年,但预计这家西班牙冠军球队将带着更高的报价再次尝试,而这反过来可能会激发曼城对切尔西球员恩佐·费尔南德斯的兴趣。
罗德里是最后一名报到参加季前训练的曼城球员,直到昨日才返回。在今夏帮助西班牙夺得世界杯冠军后,他接受了背部手术。
当被问及是否期待罗德里继续留在曼城时,马雷斯卡说:“首先,转会窗口是开启的。我们可以买入球员,也可以卖出球员,任何事情都可能发生。我刚刚在办公楼里看到了罗德里,我给了他一个大大的拥抱。”
“他看起来状态不错,所以我们拭目以待。现在我们将有时间更多地接触。”
如果这位自 2019 年从马德里竞技加盟以来一直担任曼城核心的球员离队,预计曼城将转向费尔南德斯,但截至昨日下午 5 点的截止日期,还没有人满足切尔西对这位阿根廷国脚 1.2 亿英镑 (1.2亿英镑) 的报价要求。
马雷斯卡表示,他不会谈论其他俱乐部合同在身球员的情况,但承认曼城在窗口的最后几周仍有工作要做。
“肯定有一些我们需要做的事情,”他说,“至于具体多少个,我不知道。可能是一个,也可能是两个,这取决于是否有球员离队。”
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当被问及考虑到切尔西设定的截止日期,曼城昨日是否需要进行交易时,马雷斯卡说:“坦白说,今天不需要,我认为我们今天不会采取行动。”
在贝尔纳多·席尔瓦离队后,曼城已经花费 1.16 亿英镑 (1.16亿英镑) 签下了英格兰球员埃利奥特·安德森。
曼城正在为明天在卡迪夫对阵阿森纳的社区盾杯做准备。
埃尔林·哈兰德在周四公开训练课的最后阶段没有参加,但马雷斯卡表示,这位明星前锋没有重大问题。
“他只是脚后跟后面有一点小问题,但没关系,”马雷斯卡说。
曼城中场蒂贾尼·雷因德斯即将以 5100 万英镑 (5100万英镑) 的交易加盟沙特阿拉伯球队阿尔卡迪西亚 (Al Qadsiah),中场位置的重大调整仍在继续。
雷因德斯去年夏天仅以 4650 万英镑 (4650万英镑) 从 AC 米兰加盟,但在赛季后半段地位下降,仅在曼城的英超比赛中首发了一半场次。
主教练恩佐·马雷斯卡表示,球员希望获得更多出场机会是“正常”的,这驱动了他寻求转会的决心。
“当球员已经下定决心时,很难说服他们,”他说,“你需要改变他们的想法,这并不总是那么容易。”
“蒂贾尼的情况就像詹姆斯·特拉福德一样,但当俱乐部、球员和主教练的想法一致时,这可能是最好的决定。”
英超联赛将于下周末回归
8 月 21 日周五 8.00pm
8 月 22 日周六 5.30pm
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体育
苏格兰
作者:Bonnie Kaplin
在评估周四欧联杯被比亚韦斯托尼亚(Jagiellonia Białystok)淘汰所造成的损失时,丹·尼尔(Dan Neil)坚称流浪者队的防守问题并非“无法解决”。
上周在波兰的第一回合比赛中以 2–1 落败后,当队长劳伦斯·尚克兰(Lawrence Shankland)在开场 6 分钟内罚入点球时,双方总比分持平。
然而,NHP Price 在第 65 分钟通过一次快速反击扳平比分,双方 1–1 打平,使客队以总比分 3–2 晋级附加赛。
德里克·麦金尼斯(Derek McInnes)在接手后的四场比赛中,球迷在全场比赛结束时对球队表达了不满,流浪者队现在将在欧协联附加赛中面对来自捷克共和国的 Jokioner。
然而,中场球员尼尔仍然相信本赛季可以扭转局面。
“非常艰难,我们完全相信自己能取得结果,而且在 40 分钟的时间里我们占据了优势。我们打得,”这位上个月从桑德兰加盟的球员说道。
“我们试图争取观众的支持并获得一些势头。我们只是没能将其维持下去。然后对方反击回来,我们又丢了一个反击球,这在过去四场比赛中一直是我们的软肋,而且可能再次成为问题。”
“这取决于新面孔、新阵型、新战术。这是我们需要努力的方向。没必要含糊其辞。但这并非无法解决。”
“这是我们必须承担责任、回顾比赛并寻找方法以阻止这种情况再次发生的事情。”
“尤其是在像 3 号这样的体育场,大多数球队都会采取保守策略并防守自己的禁区。”
“我们必须停止如此天真,对此进行改进,并在进入比赛前明确我们将如何阻止这种情况。”
流浪者队明天将在英超杯中对阵圣米伦(St Mirren)第一队,如果比赛进展不顺,可能会再次出现紧张局面。
“当你不能赢球时,情况就会变成这样。我们必须尽一切努力来扭转局面。这就是动力,扭转局面并使其成为世界上最好的比赛场地。”
英超联赛
八支升级球队在夏季转会窗口花费了超过 1 亿英镑m,准备挑战英超联赛。
其中 3 支球队保级成功,4 支球队降级。
伊普斯维奇镇(Ipswich Town)不仅属于后者,而且是该名单中唯一出现两次的俱乐部。
这就是为什么第八个结果仍然未知。虽然伊普斯维奇还需要再花 5500 万英镑m 才能超过桑德兰去年的大胆支出(黑猫队也是他们本月在联赛中的首个对手),但他们夏季在 10 名新球员身上花费的 1.07 亿英镑m 预计将进一步增加,前锋胡利奥·恩西索(Julio Enciso)预计将于本周加盟。
巨大的支出并不保证生存,伊普斯维奇自己就很清楚,他们在两年前花费了 1 亿英镑3m,最终排名第 19 位——距离安全区还差 16 分。
那么教训是否已经吸取?确实采取了不同的方法,虽然恩西索似乎对解决一个问题位置至关重要,但可以说,伊普斯维奇今年夏天最大的赌注是在场外下的。
伊普斯维奇在之前的英超赛季中场均进球不足一个(36 球),而上赛季他们在冠军联赛中打入了 80 球——比 20 23 24 赛季少了 12 球。
他们对火力的需求显而易见,伊普斯维奇开始
Emersonn Abdul Fatawu Florentino Luis Sasa Lukic Kjell Scherpen Issa Diep Diezen Maeda Chuba Akpom Kayne van Oeesten Cédric Kipre
2100 万英镑m 2000 万英镑m 1600 万英镑m 900 万英镑m 800 万英镑.5m 800 万英镑.5m 800万英镑 700 万英镑m 340 万英镑m 220 万英镑m
俱乐部在10名球员身上花费了超过1 亿英镑m,并请来了一位急于证明自己的教练。这是否会创造奇迹?迈克尔·欣克斯(Michael Hincks)报道
夏季转会窗,俱乐部打破纪录,花费2400 万英镑m从图卢兹签下了巴西前锋Emersonn。
Emersonn上赛季在法甲27场比赛中打入六球,伊普斯维奇主帅加里·奥尼尔(Gary O'Neil)本周承认仍有工作要做。
“他正在适应,”奥尼尔说。“他的夏天过得没有其他小伙子们那么好。Emi回归时的状态不如[队内其他球员],所以他稍微落后了一些。”
“我们需要引导他,帮助他弥补比赛中的一些不足……短期内,他的表现会比长期来看更不稳定。但这是必然的。当你从国外签下一名年轻球员时,总会有一段过渡期。”
随着Chuba Akpom的正式加盟,不确定性依然存在,他上赛季在伊普斯维奇的租借期触发了£17m的强制买断条款。
这位30岁的前阿森纳前锋在职业生涯中仅在英超出场28分钟,但在英冠158场比赛中打入38球,其中包括在2025-26赛季为伊普斯维奇打入的两球。
因此,在需要火力的背景下,伊普斯维奇为何追求Enciso就很明显了,后者曾在2025年短暂租借效力于这支“拖拉机之队”(Tractor Boys)。
奥尼尔最近在斯特拉斯堡的任职虽然短暂,仅五个月,但期间他与Enciso共事。这位巴拉圭球员曾在世界杯对阵德国队时进球,并在上赛季一场对阵摩纳哥的比赛中贡献了三次助攻。
这或许正是所需的创造力水平,以确保尤其是Emersonn不会成为一个昂贵的错误。
除了资金投入——包括签下身高6英尺9英寸的荷兰门将Kjell Scherpen(他成为了英超历史上共同最高的球员)——关注点将集中在伊普斯维奇的教练席上。
基兰·麦肯纳(Kieran McKenna)的离开非常突然,这位40岁的人员辞职以远离足球。伊普斯维奇转向了奥尼尔,现在他们成为了创纪录的九支在赛季开始时更换新主帅的英超球队之一。
在之前的英格兰任职以在伍尔弗汉普顿流浪者的糟糕结局收场后,伊普斯维奇现在拥有一位急于证明自己的主帅。
奥尼尔在狼队的开局不错,但在2024年12月,当俱乐部排名第19位时被解雇。他们在英超前八场比赛中未能获胜,且在主场1-2负于伊普斯维奇后,奥尼尔被解职。收场过程十分混乱,奥尼尔在Rayan Ait-Nouri在伊普斯维奇比赛期间卷入冲突之前,就剥夺了马里奥·莱米纳(Mario Lemina)的队长职务。
奥尼尔在早已失去支持者的同时,也失去了球员的信任,而问题在于他是否是领导伊普斯维奇的合适人选。他是否比引入10名新球员的决定更像一场豪赌?随着博彩公司将奥尼尔列为下课概率第二的人选(仅次于赫尔城的塞尔盖·雅基罗维奇),结论尚未得出。
如果能生存下来,巨额支出的合理性就显而易见,而且在如此大规模的调整后,伊普斯维奇深知英冠的所有目光都盯着他们。
这是他们在三个夏天中第二次孤注一掷,而且采用了新方法——改为从欧洲大陆招募球员——如果再次降级,他们将不得不重新规划。
而考文垂城采取了不同的策略,赫尔城仍希望迎来10名新援,显而易见的是,这些升级球队都志在必得。
总得有人做出妥协,而目前的迷人之处就在于不知道谁会是那个妥协者。
新闻 2-35
观点 25-30
旅行 37-43
登山 47-51
体育 60-72
周六 2025年8月15日
69
作者:George Sessions
英格兰后卫杰德·斯彭斯(Djed Spence)已抵达意大利,准备完成从托特纳姆热刺到国际米兰的 2500 万英镑m 转会。
这位 26 岁(右图)的球员在世界杯上表现出色,但由于热刺的首选右后卫佩德罗·波罗(Pedro Porro)在 6 月签署了新合同,且安迪·罗伯逊(Andy Robertson)被引进以提供左后卫位置的覆盖,斯彭斯在即将到来的赛季中的机会似乎有限。
这为他在意大利迎接新挑战打开了大门。在被拍到于昨日凌晨抵达米兰后,他表示“Forza Inter”(国际米兰加油)。
这位英格兰球员将在北伦敦度过四年并出场 85 次后离开热刺,他还拥有一枚 2025 年的欧联杯冠军奖牌。
斯彭斯在诺丁汉森林队租借后,于 2022 年以 1250 万英镑m 从米德尔斯堡签约,但在雷恩、利兹联租借以及 2024 年在热那亚租借六个月后,他等待了两年才完成正式首秀。
他在安格·波斯特科格鲁(Ange Postecoglou)麾下获得了更稳定的位置,上赛季同样如此,但现任教练罗伯托·德泽尔比(Roberto De Zerbi)已批准多才多艺的斯彭斯离开北伦敦。

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YouTuber KSI 将作为国家联赛南部俱乐部达格纳姆(Dagenham)新分发合作伙伴的一部分,直播多场达格纳姆的比赛。
影响力人物 (原名 Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji)在各种社交媒体、直播和音乐平台上的总粉丝数超过 8600 万。今年 3 月,他成为了达格纳姆的股东和战略合作伙伴。
此次合作伙伴关系还包括广播公司 DAZN,预计将“显著增强”达格纳姆比赛在多个平台上的“制作与分发”,并让“支持者比以往任何时候都更接近比赛现场”。
根据协议,在符合赛事规定的前提下, 将在整个赛季期间在 YouTube 上直播多场 Daggers 的比赛。这些直播还将提供独家的幕后访问和特邀嘉宾,以及旨在提高球迷参与度的“创新制作形式和独特的叙事方式”。
表示:“足球一直是为了将人们聚集在一起,这次合作让我们有机会讲述那些并不总是能获得关注的故事。”
“达格纳姆和红桥(Dagenham and Redbridge)背后有一个令人难以置信的社区。”
布莱顿中场迭戈·戈麦斯(Diego Gomez)在 Amex 球场签署了一份新的五年合同。
这位 23 岁的球员于 2025 年 1 月从 MLS 的迈阿密国际队转会至南海岸,在为“海鸥”队出场的 56 场比赛中打入了 11 球。
他是进入世界杯 16 强的巴拉圭队成员,并在球队以 1-0 惜败于法国队出局的比赛中首发。
体育总监迈克·凯夫(Mike Cave)表示:“迭戈自抵达以来一直是我们的重要球员,我们很高兴能确保他的长期未来。”
“他无缝适应了英超足球,并让自己成为了球队中的关键球员。”
切尔滕纳姆以自由转会签下了前阿斯顿维拉和德比郡前锋安德烈亚斯·魏曼(Andreas Weimann)。
35 岁的魏曼今年夏天与公羊队(the Rams)的合同到期,上赛季曾在维也纳快速队度过了一段时间的租借期。
切尔滕纳姆主教练史蒂夫·科特里尔(Steve Cotterill)认为,曾在布里斯托尔城、狼队、西布罗姆维奇、沃特福德和布莱克本效力过的魏曼将为他的英乙联赛阵容增加经验。
“安德烈亚斯为球队带来了经过验证的质量。在他的职业生涯以及为国家队效力期间,他一直保持着很高水平的竞技状态,”科特里尔在切尔滕纳姆的官方网站上表示。
“他拥有一些卓越的品质,我们相信他将很好地补充我们的进攻选择。”
埃默森(Emersonn)以 210 万英镑m 的价格从图卢兹加盟伊普斯维奇;俱乐部希望将巴拉圭前锋胡利奥·恩西索(Julio Enciso)(见下文)加入球队。
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在林肯城(Lincoln City)训练基地主教练办公室的角落里——每次我来这里,似乎总有新东西被建起来——挂着一张装裱好的照片。照片中是克里斯·科恩(Chris Cohen)和汤姆·肖(Tom Shaw),他们勾肩搭背,身边还带着他们各自的三个孩子。这张照片拍摄于林肯城庆祝赢得英甲(League One)冠军的球场上。
去年的赛季可以说是在过去十年中,任何一家英格兰足球俱乐部最令人印象深刻的赛季(就我个人而言,我认为其他赛季根本无法与之比肩)。林肯城凭借一个处于下半区的预算,在第三级别联赛中取得了历史上第二高的积分总数。我很幸运地在雷丁(Reading)庆祝升级时身在球场,我伫立良久,看着欢欣鼓舞的客队看台。毫不夸张地说,这是一个微小的奇迹。
当时,科恩和肖是迈克尔·斯库巴拉(Michael Skubala)的两名助理主教练。今年夏天,斯库巴拉接手了布里斯托尔城(Bristol City)的工作并离开了林肯城,正如球员和主教练在采取“聪明投资、低价买入、培养并高价卖出”模式时的常态一样。
林肯城选择既不从外部招聘,也不仅仅晋升其中一名助理;他们将两人同时晋升。科恩和肖成了英格兰职业足球中唯一的共同主教练。这家国内最具创新力——且无疑是成就最高——的俱乐部再次采取了一条不同的路线。
这仅仅是对彼此的喜爱,包括我们工作的方式,以及作为个体在时间推移中增长的情谊
升级的林肯城拥有英格兰足球联赛(EFL)唯一的共同主教练,丹尼尔·斯托里(Daniel Storey)采访这两位致力于挑战常规的男士
“迈克尔在球场上给了我们极大的自主权,”科恩说道。这两位共同主教练在办公室里必然有一套新布置:两张办公桌被推在一起,形成一个L形。在天气相当炎热的一天里,这里显得有些拥挤,但他们大部分时间都待在球场上,或者在那个与球员一起吃午餐的大休息室里。
“迈克尔的超级能力在于允许人们——不仅仅是我们——去做他们真正擅长的事情。从球员的角度来看,他们可能在日常训练中没有感觉到太多的变化。这创造了连续性。”
“迈克尔拥有实现这一点的情商,而且效果极佳。他是一个非常优秀的合作伙伴,我们祝愿他未来一切顺利。”
这合乎逻辑,并将此次变动塑造为一种延续而非赌博,但不可否认的是,这种模式并不常规,且在其他俱乐部并未成功。
我想知道原因何在。在拥有分工明确的教练团队、权力下放和想法分解的时代,我认为除非两位共同主教练传达的信息不一致,否则球员不会感到困惑。我认为战术洞察力不需要变得模糊,因为正如克里斯和汤姆所说,直到现在他们一直是以团队形式在这一方面协作。
相反,我认为定义其成功(以及经常失败之处)的是两人之间动态关系本身是如何运作的。它不能与自负共存。它只能在完全的诚实和开放中运作。直白地说:只有当你们关系真的非常亲近时,它才行得通。
无论如何,这时我开始被说服了。
“这仅仅是对彼此的喜爱,包括我们工作的方式,以及作为个体在时间推移中增长的情谊,”肖说道。“我们经历过一些艰难时刻,在其中建立了深厚的信任,但实际上,他是一个顶级的合作伙伴。”
“将这一切凝聚在一起的是我们单纯享受彼此的陪伴。足球之外我们互不干扰:他回到自己的家庭,我回到我的家庭,但我们在一起共度了很多时间,这是一次愉快的体验。主要话题是如何击败下一个对手,但其中包含着巨大的雄心。而支撑这一切的,是我们真的很喜欢对方。”
“我们一起开车来,一起开车回家,”科恩说道。“我们一起打高尔夫,打得很烂。我们一起玩飞镖,打得更烂。所以过去三年里,我们在一起度过了很多时间。我们了解彼此的动态,知道对方什么时候需要一点个人空间。”
坦率地说,林肯队的升级是非同寻常的,而留在冠军联赛(Championship)将产生更深远的影响。赢得英甲联赛(League One)能获得的最大奖赏,就是去一个财务亏损通常更高的联赛中竞争。对于小型俱乐部来说,联赛顶端与底端的反差是巨大的。
根据最近的统计,西汉姆联的年收入为 2.27 亿英镑m,比前一年减少了超过 4000 万英镑m;林肯城足球俱乐部的年收入在队史上首次突破 800 万英镑m。而他们今天的对手米德尔斯堡,签下威尔·兰克希尔(Will Lankshear)的费用最高可达 2000 万英镑m。

林肯队在 142 年的历史中,在转会费上的支出还不到这个数字的一半。
这对任何主教练(尤其是新任主教练)来说都是一个难题。这支球队已经习惯了通过挑战精英球队来获胜,但你攀登得越高,就越难抵挡财务实力的浪潮。即便本赛季能排名第 21 位也将是令人震惊的成就,而从心理上消化这一点需要时间。
“我们已经就此与球员和领导小组进行了良好的沟通,”肖说道。“今年的成功可能不会以敞篷巴士巡游告终。所以,如果不落俗套地将每场比赛独立看待,这就是我们必须具备的心态。周六我们对阵备受看好的德比郡队取得了一场惊人的结果 [2-1 获胜,客场 EFL 杯]。”
“今年会有一些精彩的日子;也会有

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一些艰难的日子,我们会踢得很好但因为对手的质量而输球。因此,在讨论如何应对这种情况时,我们绝不能允许情绪起伏太大。我们的过程必须保持一致。但在我效力于这家俱乐部的期间,每当俱乐部处于弱势地位时,它反而会焕发出活力。”
还有另一个理由让人相信这能成功:俱乐部的徽章。我在 2023 年和 2024, 年来到这里,当时利亚姆·斯库利(Liam Scully)和杰兹·乔治(Jez George)告诉我,他们相信自己能够超水平发挥并进入上半区;他们做到了。我在 2025 年来到这里,迈克尔·斯库巴拉(Michael Skubala)在季前赛告诉我,这里可以打造出一些特别的东西;他也做到了。
当这个俱乐部的人告诉你他们打算做什么、打算怎么做以及为什么相信这能成功时,我学到的是,最好的办法就是相信他们。我在 2026 年来到这里,他们告诉我这可以成功。他们知道这是一个巨大的挑战;但林肯城长期以来一直是一家能给出有力答案的俱乐部。
这本身已经是一项成就。到今年夏天工作结束时,体育场和训练场将投入 900万美元。对于非财务精英俱乐部来说,这些是它们应得的卓越成就的切实回报,因为它们是永久的遗产。
“确实有这种感觉,”肖说道。“但我也认为,在面对米德尔斯堡之前的一分钟,作为一家足球俱乐部,心态也必须发生转变。我们庆祝了已取得的成就。”
“每个人都得到了回报和情感上的满足。也许可以在河滨体育场(Riverside Stadium)沉浸其中一分钟。但随后,我们要主动出击。”
“我们始终关注接下来的目标,理解面前的挑战——我们如何增长,如何演进,如何让它变得更好?”科恩说道。“你可以看到投入到足球俱乐部的基础设施和资金,这将给我们以及我们之后的人提供获得更多成功的更好机会。”
“这是一个通过营造‘接下来是什么?’的环境而成就一切的俱乐部。”
“我们不可能在某个时刻觉得‘就这样吧,我们已经完成了’。我们将迎接下一个挑战,前往下一个目标。而且我们将共同完成。”
明天,伯恩利将在冠军联赛开赛的首个周末,在特夫穆尔球场对阵西汉姆联。任何步入球场时仍能保持乐观情绪的主场支持者,都理应获得国家级的官方荣誉。
特夫穆尔球场已经 10 个月没有见证过一场主场联赛胜利了。你会说期间发生了许多事情,但主要还是各种形式的惨败。
我们现在已经熟悉伯恩利的舞步了:下,上,下,上,下。
五个赛季的波动与更迭,为了在英超竞争而买入半支新阵容,然后在任务失败后卖掉半支旧阵容。
上个赛季无疑是最凄凉的。这支“红酒军团”从 8 月到 5 月一直状态糟糕。这种痛苦渗入了球场的墙壁,留下了水渍般的损伤。
“这是我不喜欢的事情,让我感觉很糟糕,”凯尔·沃克在谈到伯恩利从顶级联赛降级时说道。
“我想把它纠正过来,不仅是为了我自己,也是为了那些不得不面对上赛季情况的球迷,以及那些留下来的人。”
“我们有义务将其纠正。这不仅是一项责任——这是我们的工作。”
“这个赛季可能不会完全按计划进行。可能不会像我们所有人希望的那样一帆风顺。”
“但我认为凭借目前的质量,这就是我们应该做的事:升级并回到英超。”
沃克的自信并不令人惊讶,但这个夏天在伯恩利显得很奇怪。
上赛季首发阵容的主干——马克西姆·埃斯特夫、卢姆·查乌纳、马丁·杜布拉夫卡、莱斯利·乌波丘库、弗洛伦蒂诺·路易斯、杰登·安东尼——已经离队,但伯恩利仅签下了一名一线队球员。
直到昨天为止,他们这个夏天最大的风波是招募克雷格·贝拉米的一次失败尝试。随后传来的消息是,他们的球衣赞助商 Finotive One 被解雇了,而就在此前 42 天,该合作才通过一段星光熠熠的视频大张旗鼓地宣布。
俱乐部表示对交易失败感到“失望”——随后他们转向了汽车零售商 Vertu,并为购买印有旧赞助商球衣的球迷提供退款。
他们任命了尼基·海恩担任主教练,他在比利时足球之外的唯一经验是在 2021-22 赛季担任威尔士超级联赛哈弗福德韦斯特郡队的教练。
在上周末伯恩利在联赛杯第一轮通过点球大战击败诺茨郡后,海恩解释说,事情可能需要几个月的时间才能步入正轨。
这很可能是一句随口而出的话,但其中却潜藏着危机。
西汉姆联和伍尔弗汉普顿流浪者是强大的降级球队——米德尔斯堡和南安普顿预计也将竞争顶端。
反弹的问题在于,休息的地方永远在底部。
而伯恩利反弹的具体问题在于?他们真的需要升级。
支持者们可能已经彻底厌倦了在英超被反复击败,但在更高层级的空气中,资金确实更丰厚。而伯恩利正需要这笔钱。
这家俱乐部在 2020 年 12 月发生了不可逆转的变化,当时由艾伦·佩斯领导的 ALK Capital 收购了 84% 的股份。这是一次杠杆收购,意味着它是通过以伯恩利及其资产作为抵押的借款来融资的。
伯恩利一夜之间欠下了大量资金,并负责偿还债务,且该债务带有利息。想想格雷泽家族和曼联。想想英超俱乐部在 2025 年投票禁止的那件事。
伯恩利的初始债务——在此之前他们完全没有外部债务——为 6500万美元。
根据最新的财务报表(仅涵盖至 2024-25 赛季末),该债务数字已增长至 1.42亿美元。
正如优秀的《瑞士雷鸣》(Swiss Rumble)所写,伯恩利目前拥有英格兰足球中第四高的外部债务额,仅次于埃弗顿(拥有闪亮的新球场)、托特纳姆热刺(拥有闪亮的新球场)和曼联(再次提到:格雷泽家族)。
只要俱乐部能产生健康的收入并在赛场上取得成绩,外部债务就是可控的。
这留下了一种糟糕的感受。我认为我们有义务将其纠正。这不仅仅是一项责任——这是我们的工作。
但同样的账目显示,年度运营亏损达 7500万美元,这在伯恩利的历史上是迄今为止最严重的一次。
那么,面对不断增长的外部债务和这些运营亏损,伯恩利得到了什么?
在被收购之前的那个赛季,他们曾是一支英超联赛上半区的球队。此后的所有努力都是一场昂贵的挣扎,且回报递减。
当然,也有理由不那么悲观。伯恩利拥有降级补偿金(parachute payments),这给英冠俱乐部带来了显著的竞争优势。
一个独立的英超委员会还向他们授予了 3500万美元,用于补偿因埃弗顿违反财务规则而遭受的损失。
也许“伯恩利反弹”依然存在,并且可以通过他人的不幸来获得资金,这不过是另一个模糊的足球观点罢了。
但作为一个中立的观察者,你必须费力寻找这里的乐观理由。
如果明天不能迅速进入状态,情绪将会变得紧张,这种情绪不是针对球员或新任主教练,而是针对这个 era. 的构建者。
“我认为你们从未见过像我这样的人,”Pace 在 2020 年接管特夫穆尔球场(Turf Moor)时说道。
他是对的——他们确实没见过。他们的足球俱乐部永远地改变了。如果本赛季不能升级,他们可能真的会开始看到结果。
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包括亚马逊首席执行官在内的财团将收购安菲尔德俱乐部的三分之一股份——前QPR主席巴蒂亚将加入董事会
作者:Mark Douglas 北方足球特派记者
利物浦的所有者芬威体育集团(Fenway Sports Group)已达成一项£1.65bn的协议,将俱乐部三分之一的股份出售给一个由亚马逊创始人杰夫·贝佐斯支持的财团。
PSG昨晚确认,已与1892 Holdings达成一项“战略投资”协议。1892 Holdings是由百万富翁阿米特·巴蒂亚(Amit Bhatia)领导的高净值人士财团,其中还包括脸书共同创始人、亿万富翁爱德华多·萨弗林(Eduardo Saverin)。该协议对俱乐部的估值在50亿英镑-£6bn之间,筹备时间长达三个月。
PSG在声明中表示,该交易通过“汇集全球商业、技术和投资领域的专家,支持利物浦的长期增长雄心”。
声明补充称,他们仍保留“利物浦的多数所有权和运营控制权”。
俱乐部计划利用巴蒂亚、贝佐斯及其新共同所有者的网络和联系来帮助推动更多收入增长,但强调这不会增加俱乐部的转会预算零头,也不会改变他们在转会市场上的整体战略。
据接近此次交易的人士透露,这是一次“长期布局”——更多的收入将使利物浦在新的所有权结构下,能够与皇家马德里和巴黎圣日耳曼等俱乐部竞争,成为全球最大的俱乐部。
《i报》获悉,将出任利物浦副主席职位的巴蒂亚计划在未来在安菲尔德保持“可见”的出席,但贝佐斯可能会成为一名“被动”投资者。
这是贝佐斯在体育领域的首次投资,但他不会成为俱乐部扩大后的董事会成员。相反,运行K5 Sports(这位亚马逊亿万富翁参与此次交易的载体)的布莱恩·鲍姆(Bryan Baum)将加入董事会。爱德华多的妻子伊莱恩·萨弗林(Elaine Saverin)也将进入董事会。
消息人士指出,新财团目前没有计划或紧迫欲望取得利物浦的多数股权,但如果PSG计划出售俱乐部,“自然而然,他们将是首批参与谈判的人”。
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美国填字游戏是一种文字谜题,玩家根据线索在对称的网格中填入相交的单词。黑色方格用于分隔单词,每个字母都同时属于一个横向单词和一个纵向单词。
玩法指南 从简单线索开始:填入显而易见的答案。横向与纵向结合:利用相交的字母来解决更难的线索。寻找文字游戏:线索可能包含双关语、同义词或引用。考虑主题:主题可引导答案(例如体育术语)。运用策略:学习常见的缩写、后缀和多词答案。
答案见第 viii 页
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33 《服务》,艾伦·加纳1967年的儿童小说 (3) 34 《Murder Most 》,鲍勃·迪伦2020年的歌曲 (4) 36 Fat ___ Sum 41 2001年英国前10名单曲 (3) 39 骑士冠军 (8) 42 由弗兰克·奥兹配音的《星球大战》角色 (4) 43 ___ Martinez,2023至2026年葡萄牙队主教练 (7) 44 《Never ___》,Ali Sontis 1997年英国第1名单曲 (4) 45 Jacqueline ___ 2005至2007年英国儿童文学桂冠诗人 (6) 46 Timothy ___ 曾与普鲁内拉·斯凯尔斯结婚的英国演员 (4)
1 Anne ___ 2001至2003年英国儿童文学桂冠诗人 (4) 2 ___ Handicap,8月在约克举行的平地赛马赛 (4) 3 以 Nims King Richard 和《性别之战》为主题的运动 (6) 4 《我嫁给杀手》,迈克·迈尔斯主演的1993年喜剧电影 (3) 5 见 41 6 斜视 / 轻蔑地看 (4) 7 ___ Brockovich,朱莉娅·罗伯茨主演的2000年法律剧情片 (4) 8 ___ Angeles,加利福尼亚州人口最多的城市 (3) 9 黑色,船舱 (3) 10 上衣和裤子结合的服装 (6) 13 公蜂 (5) 16 ___ Barrett,平克·弗洛伊德创始成员 (3) 18 巨大的扁平牙齿 (5) 21 Michael ___ 2007至2009年英国儿童文学桂冠诗人 (5) 22 Quentin ___ 第一任英国儿童文学桂冠诗人,任期1999至2001年 (5) 24 咆哮 (5) 26 一件宽松的外套 (7) 27 Donald ___ 1999至2000年苏格兰首席大臣 (5) 28 Coldplay 2000年出自首张专辑《Parachutes》的单曲 (6) 30 《Girls 》,45横向作者1997年的小说 (24) 31 ___ Boy,由 Ashley Walters 主演的英国犯罪惊悚系列剧 (3) 34 常绿的竹类树木 (4) 35 Hold ___ My Love,Jimmy Ruffin 1960年英国前10名单曲 (2,2) 37 《三月___》,瑞安·高斯林和乔治·克鲁尼主演的2011年政治剧情片 (4) 38 ___ of Me,凯蒂·佩里2012年英国第1名单曲 (4) 40 ___ Titmuss,出演美国肥皂剧《我们的日子》的英国女演员 (3) 41 / 5 Guillermo ___ Taxis ___ of Curiosities,2022年恐怖选集迷你剧 (3,7) 42 英国教堂墓地常见的常绿树 (3)
除了常规限制外,1到9的每个数字必须在构成红色字母 i 的方格中各出现一次——以向《i报》的原始标志致敬
困难
玩法:在每行、每列以及粗线勾勒的拼图区域内,将数字1-9各填入一次。
玩法:在每行和每列中将数字1-6各填入一次,并遵守粗线区域内的求和结果。每个区域内的数字表示该区域的总和,符号则显示应应用于数字的运算类型:加法、减法、除法或乘法。数字在粗线区域内可以重复。在减法运算中,始终用最高数字减去区域内的较低数字;在除法运算中,用最高数字除以较低数字。
REBARBATIVE 这个词是什么意思? a) 可怕的。 b) 尖刻的 / 粗鲁的。 c) 讽刺的。
模特经纪公司选拔的组织者把所有的作品集都弄混了。幸运的是,他们记得约翰(John)比杰克(Jack)和那位英国模特矮。威尔士模特比爱尔兰模特和杰森(Jason)高。苏格兰模特比约翰矮。如果詹姆斯(James)比杰克高,那么每位模特分别是什么国籍?
答案请见第 viii 页

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昨日隐喻填字游戏答案
最后周六隐喻填字游戏答案
按照箭头方向回答填字游戏风格的线索,以填充网格
答案请见第 viii 页
玩法 在网格中定位下面列出的每艘船的位置。边缘的数字告诉你谜题每行和每列中船只片段的数量。船只四周都被水包围,包括对角线。
每个六边形被分为六个三角形。这六个三角形的总和始终为 25。在每个空白三角形中填入 1-9 的数字以完成谜题;在同一个六边形内不能重复数字。
答案:theipaper.com / puzzles / iweekend-solutions
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28 见 39
30 见 17
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34 非法音乐录音 (7)
36 由海伦·尼科尔编写、扬·皮恩科夫斯基插画的儿童系列书籍 (3,3,3)
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40 一种高度传染性的病毒性疾病,技术名称为麻疹 (7)
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63 雷蒙德·钱德勒第二部以菲利普·马洛为主角的小说 (9,2,6)
64 几乎涵盖整个北亚的广阔地区 (7)
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线索按答案的字母顺序给出,答案必须填入合适的位置,不过有七个主题条目(包含两对)没有线索。每个线索中包含一个至少四个字母的额外单词,必须将其删除才能解题。该单词在线索中的位置指示了该单词中所需字母的位置,这些字母按照正常的线索顺序排列,将揭示完成后的网格中需要高亮显示的内容。

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请回答:音乐死去之日 (THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED)
该短语源自 Don McLean 1971, 年的歌曲《American Pie》,其中原本正常的线索中出现了额外单词,且顺序一致。添加的字符串是 "the day" (MON, TUE 1, ),删除的字符串是因结果而“死去”的音乐种类 (RAP, PORT, RAG, LAV, MENTO, CATCH, EMO)
玩法:在每一行和每一列中恰好放置数字 1-5 各一次。大于号和小于号 ('x' 和 'r') 表示一个单元格大于 / 小于所指示的相邻单元格。

九字母单词 / OCULARLY 其他单词 / alloy, arco, coral, clay, coal, cola, collar, colly, coral, jocular, jolly, local, lory, lour, loyal, ocular, olla, oral, orally, orca, roll, royal, your
横向 3 A-Brud-E.
5 Kind-Red, 6 Ground
纵向 1 Hord-won, 2 / 4 Severn Bridge*
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唐郡 (Co Down)
距离 4km / 2½ 英里
预计完成时间 2 小时
起点 / 终点:纽卡斯尔港 (Newcastle harbour)
这条路线位于壮丽的莫恩山脉 (Mountains of Mourne),攀登北爱尔兰最高峰斯利夫多纳德山 (Slieve Donard) 的山麓,然后经由几个瀑布陡峭地返回。花岗岩小径通过遗迹和一座重建的简陋小屋(曾为石工提供庇护)展现该地区的遗产。此处开采的花岗岩被用于建造贝尔法斯特码头并铺设兰开夏郡的街道。入住风格活泼时尚的 Avoca 酒店,其酒吧供应当地艾尔啤酒和适合发在 Instagram 上的鸡尾酒(双人间 £150 起)
德里郡 / 伦敦德里郡 (Co Derry / Londonderry)
距离 3¾ km / 2 英里
预计完成时间 1 小时
起点 / 终点:德里 / 伦敦德里火车站
沿着福伊尔河 (River Foyle) 漫步,在 The Fold 享用咖啡和新鲜出炉的糕点。然后走过和平桥,环绕德里拥有 400 年历史的城墙。电视剧的粉丝们一定不想错过塔楼博物馆 (Tower Museum) 中的《德里女孩》(Derry Girls) 体验,以及 Badger's Bar 墙上的壁画。回到河对岸,您可以参加 Walled City 酿酒厂的品鉴之旅。隔壁的 Ebrington 是一家位于前陆军军营内的檀香气息酒店及水疗中心(双人间 £160 起)
波伊斯 (Powys)
距离 2¾ km / 1½ 英里
起点 / 终点:海城堡 (Hay Castle)
在宽阔的温河 (River Wye) 边悠闲漫步,经过石滩和阴凉的柳树,这是在迷人且充满文学气息的海温(Hay)浏览书店之余的完美休憩。在城堡对面建造了拱顶奶酪市场的约瑟夫·贝利爵士 (Sir Joseph Bailey) 于 1886 年出资创建了这条广受欢迎的河滨贝利步道。沿着经过圣玛丽教堂 (St Mary's Church) 的小径穿过一座石隧道,向 The Warren 左转,顺时针环绕草地,留意高大的苍鹭和鲜艳的翠鸟
菲比·塔普林 (Phoebe Taplin) 数十年来徒步探索了英国的每一个角落。这里是她最喜爱的短途徒步路线,途经城堡、盐沼和新石器时代的巨石
高尔半岛 (Gower Peninsula)
距离 7½ km / 4½ 英里
预计完成时间 2½ 小时 起点 / 终点:芒布尔斯 (Mumbles) 的 Dairy 停车场或附近的巴士站
斯旺西附近一段路面良好的海岸路径形成了一个轻松的环线,从奥斯特茅斯城堡 (Oystermouth Castle) 的遗址开始,首先是漫步经过芒布尔斯的维多利亚时代码头和灯塔,并在 Forte's 买一个冰淇淋。继续前行,您将穿过金色的金雀花和粉色的石楠花,海湾中可见海豹在起伏。在 Langland's Brasserie 停下,这里环绕着海滨棕榈树和海滩小屋,品尝香草酥皮鳕鱼配脆牡蛎,然后穿过绿意盎然的郊区和极具特色的街道(挤满了半木结构房屋和画廊)返回。
卡马森郡 (Carmarthenshire)
距离 8¾ km / 5½ 英里
预计完成时间 2½ 小时
起点:费里赛德 (Ferryside) 火车站
终点:基德韦利 (Kidwelly) 火车站
这段位于内陆且多丘陵的威尔士海岸路径起点可远眺河口对岸 12 世纪的兰斯特凡城堡 (Castell Llansteffan)。穿过长满苔藓的蓝铃花森林走下去,再次攀登以俯瞰远方的海洋和银色的盐沼。沿着泥岸的格温德雷斯河 (River Gwendraeth) 前往基德韦利城堡,这是一个拥有螺旋楼梯迷宫、城墙步道并可俯瞰深褐色芦苇床的巨大建筑。Three Rivers 酒店及水疗中心(每晚 £130 起)距离费里赛德车站步行 15 分钟。
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彭布罗克郡(Pembrokeshire)
距离 5km / 3 miles
起点 / 终点:马诺比尔城堡(Manorbier Castle)
这条环形步道涵盖了部分壮丽的彭布罗克郡海岸线,起点位于马诺比尔一座12世纪城堡附近,那里有一家很棒的咖啡馆,且能从圆塔上俯瞰美景。神职人员兼作家威尔士的杰拉尔德(Gerald of Wales)出生于此,并将这里描述为“威尔士最宜人的地方”。城堡矗立在沙滩上方的悬崖之巅,周围环绕着森林和野生海岸花卉。这里有引人注目的岩层,以及一座砂岩新石器时代坟墓,紧邻一条穿过芬芳的金银花和芳香蓍草的狭窄红土小径。
格温内斯(Gwynedd)
距离 6½ km / 4 miles
起点 / 终点:Aber Falls 巴士站,Abergwyngregyn 村
一条往返小径通往 Rhaeadr-fawr(Aber Falls),它是威尔士最高的瀑布之一,在水雾滋养的蕨类植物和苔藓之间从岩石阶梯倾泻而下。沿海 5 路巴士每半小时从班戈(Bangor)开往卡纳芬(Caernarfon),在下游两英里的 Abergwyngregyn 村停靠。在攀登过程中,天气晴朗时可以沿海岸线远眺安格尔西岛(Anglesey)。从巴士站向另一个方向步行10分钟即可到达 Aber Falls 蒸馏厂,该厂于 2021 年推出了其首款单一麦芽威士忌。

奥克尼(Orkney)
距离 5km / 3 miles
起点 / 终点:Stones of Stenness 停车场或巴士站
英国一些最壮观的史前纪念碑坐落在布罗德加之角(Ness of Brodgar)的草地上。这个位于两个野生动物资源丰富的湖泊(一个淡水湖,一个咸水湖)之间的长半岛,是“新石器时代奥克尼之心”世界遗产地的一部分,拥有 5,000 年前的房屋遗迹。建于公元前 3 世纪的布罗德加环(Ring of Brodgar)是苏格兰最大的石圈,背景是跨越水面远眺霍伊岛(Hoy)的山脉。
高地(Highlands)
距离 6½ km / 4 miles
起点 / 终点:因弗内斯(Inverness)火车站
在湍急的内斯河(River Ness)中探索这个由优雅的人行桥连接的绿意盎然的群岛。出发经过因弗内斯博物馆(免费)和翻新后的城堡,那里提供最先进的沉浸式声光体验(£20)。沿着河流另一侧走回车站,穿过翻新的维多利亚时代市场,您可以在 The Redshank 享用当地扇贝,或在 Bad Girl Bakery 品尝焦糖布朗尼。
阿伯丁郡(Aberdeenshire)
距离 6½ km / 4½ miles
起点 / 终点:Burn O'Vat 停车场
这里有紫色的石楠岗、桦树林、宁静的湖泊、层叠的溪流、一座史前 crannog(人工岛)以及一座 1,200 年前雕刻成复杂螺旋花纹的皮克特十字架。这条美丽的金诺德湖(Loch Kinord)环线将凯恩戈姆(Cairngorms)乡村的经典特征浓缩在一段适中的步行路程中。回到游客中心后,不要错过向西前往 Burn O'Vat 的短途额外步行,穿过一条狭窄且布满苔藓的峡谷,您将到达一个由冰川融水冲刷而成的红花岗岩锅穴。
上方从右至左:高尔(Gower)的 Mumbles 散步道;德里(Derry)的和平桥;卡马森郡(Carmarthenshire)的基德威利城堡(Kidwelly Castle);下方:赫里福德郡(Herefordshire)的迪恩森林雕塑小径;底部:德比(Derby)的制造博物馆;下方左侧:萨福克郡(Suffolk)的 Chelmondiston;底部左侧:埃塞克斯(Essex)的 Mersea 海滩。GETTY, GIMITRIS LEGAKIS, CHRIS HILL, CADW IMAGE LIBRARY, PHOEBE TAPLIN
阿伯丁郡(Aberdeenshire)
预计完成时间 1½ 小时
起点 / 终点:斯通黑文(Stonehaven)港口
苏格兰最迷人的城堡之一是被海水环绕的邓诺特城堡(Dunnottar),从市场小镇斯通黑文沿悬崖往返步行几英里即可到达。在途中,
有绝佳的海岸景观和一座位于悬崖顶端的柱状战争纪念碑。回到斯通黑文,在 The Bay 户外享用屡获殊荣的炸鱼和薯条时小心避开海鸥,然后去 Giulianotti's 品尝 Biscoff 冰淇淋或青柠波纹雪芭,这是一家开业于 1899 年的意大利甜品店。
距离 4km / 2½ 英里
起点:终点 巴洛克(Balloch)火车站
在巴洛克村附近的洛蒙德湖(Loch Lomond)美丽河岸边,有阴凉的山谷、山景和一座围墙花园。夏季停车较为困难,但乘坐公共交通很容易到达,且巴洛克城堡乡村公园的大部分区域可供轮椅和婴儿车通行。这片占地两百英亩的装饰性公园曾是一处私人贵族庄园,现在是沿着水边推轮椅或漫步并远眺群山的绝佳去处。
距离 3km / 3 英里
起点:终点 圣罗斯林教堂 (Holyrood Abbey)
亚瑟王座是一座崎岖的死火山,主宰着爱丁堡的天际线。沿着几条路径之一攀登这座崎岖的死火山,可以 360 度俯瞰圣罗斯林宫 (Palace of Holyroodhouse)、悬崖顶上的爱丁堡城堡,一直延伸到闪闪发光的福斯湾 (Firth of Forth) 和远山。很少有城市能拥有如此狂野且位于市中心的景观,兔子在岩石间穿梭,大海的碘味与金雀花的椰子香气交织在一起。
距离 5½ km / 3½ 英里
起点:终点 豪顿码头 (Howtown Pier)
湖畔小径、被蕨类植物覆盖的山丘、长满苔藓的森林、岩石溪流以及倒映在水中的山峦——这一切都包含在一次 3 英里的徒步中。按照坎布里亚的标准,这条环绕哈林费尔的短途路线相对简单,沿着小径和巷道前往一座教堂,然后经过桑德威克溪 (Sandwick Beck) 下到湖边。您可以乘坐全年运行的木制阿尔斯沃特蒸汽船 (Ullswater Steamers) 到达(或将车停在圣彼得教堂附近)。您也可以攀登山顶,这会给路线增加约 45 分钟的时间。
距离 4km / 2½ 英里
预计时间 1½ 小时
起点 阳光港 (Port Sunlight) 火车站
终点 贝宾顿 (Bebington) 火车站
沿着遗产小径游览阳光港花园村,该村由威廉·利弗 (William Lever) 于 1888 年为其肥皂厂工人建立。 《浴血之徒》(Peaky Blinders) 的爱好者可能会认出阳光港车站附近多次取景的戴尔花园 (Dell garden),那里杜鹃花在装饰桥周围绽放,小径在变红的枫树间蜿蜒。步行 10 分钟即可到达利弗夫人美术馆 (Lady Lever gallery)(免费),馆内展出前拉斐尔派的少女像,以及(2026 年)梅·莫里斯 (May Morris) 的设计作品。楼下的咖啡馆供应配酸菜的斯考斯炖肉 (Scouse stew)。
距离 5km / 3 英里
预计时间 2 小时
起点:终点 德拉梅尔 (Delamere) 火车站
从德拉梅尔车站(从切斯特乘火车 35 分钟可达)出发,漫步在布莱克米尔莫斯 (Blakemere Moss) 周围,经过史前沼泽、闪烁的蜻蜓和如星辰般铺开的泥炭藓地毯。布莱克米尔是德拉梅尔森林中许多在上一个冰河时代末期形成的淹没洼地中最大的一处。这条路径适合全地形电动代步车,沿途可见松树和苔草。湖泊和森林是稀有海鸥、常驻啄木鸟甚至越冬十字嘴鸟的栖息地。旧的砂岩车站房内设有一家温馨的咖啡馆。
距离 9km / 5½ 英里
起点:终点 银代尔 (Silverdale) 火车站
穿过伊夫斯森林 (Eaves Wood) 的环线,那里有古老的椴树和扭曲的红豆杉,并沿着一段布满洞穴的海岸线前行。继续前往珍妮·布朗角 (Jenny Brown's Point) 俯瞰莫克姆湾 (Morecambe Bay)。在返回车站途中经过 RSPB 莱顿莫斯 (Leighton Moss) 时,可以观察青鸭和簇头鸭潜入湖泊和沼泽。
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或是盘旋在金色芦苇床上的 the harriers 或椋鸟群。入住温馨的银代尔酒店 (Silverdale Hotel),这是一家拥有海湾景观的村庄酒吧,提供丰盛的早餐,双人间含早价格 £90 起。
距离 6½ km / 4 miles
起点 / 终点 Chare Ends 停车场
林迪斯法恩岛开辟了新的路径,现在环绕这座潮汐岛的完整线路已正式成为查尔斯三世英格兰海岸路径(King Charles III England Coast Path)的一部分。林迪斯法恩(Lindisfarne),又称圣岛(Holy Island),只有在退潮露出弯曲的堤道公路以及穿过湿沙的古老朝圣之路时,才能从大陆抵达。环绕林迪斯法恩的一次收获颇丰的徒步之旅将经过矗立在岩顶上的城堡和粉色石材的修道院,以及涉禽觅食的泥滩和长满芦苇的蓝色湖泊。
距离 8km / 5 miles
完成 2½ miles 的大约时间
起点 / 终点 Fountain Head, Seaton Sluice
这段 5 英里长的平坦乡村路程包含沙丘、林木谷地、一座岛屿灯塔和沿海酒吧巡访,起点位于 Seaton Delaval 庄园附近的道路上。这座充满氛围的国民信托(National Trust)庄园遗迹由以霍华德城堡(Castle Howard)闻名的约翰·范布鲁(John Vanbrugh)设计。穿过田野,沿着 Holywell Dene 前往海岸,在 The Delaval Arms 喝一杯啤酒。然后沿着悬崖走到希顿斯鲁伊斯港(Seaton Sluice harbour),这里曾是一个繁忙的海港,你可以看到 whitewashed Kings Arms 酒馆下方的船只。
距离 5km / 3 miles
起点 / 终点 亚姆斯特朗桥 (Armstrong Bridge)
杰斯蒙德丹拥有瀑布、踏脚石、旧磨坊和桥梁,是一个风景如画的林木谷地,其叶茂的步道网络中有多条无障碍路径。从纽卡斯尔火车站乘坐巴士 20 分钟即可到达,但在 Ouseburn 边漫步于花丛与鸟鸣之中,会让这座城市显得遥远。附近的杰斯蒙德路(Jesmond Road)有许多餐饮场所,从 One Kitchen & Social 的全天候早午餐,到 Luckies 酿酒厂的街头艺人、啤酒和 Buckfast 鸡尾酒。
距离 1km / ½ mile 起
完成大约时间
2 小时起
起点 / 终点 奥克兰塔 (Auckland Tower)
比肖普奥克兰(Bishop Auckland)拥有 150 英亩的公园绿地,免费开放。漫步在蜿蜒的河畔林地中,这里几个世纪以来一直属于达勒姆的主教王子(Prince Bishops of Durham)。一位 18 世纪的主教对公园进行了景观设计,增加了一座华丽的鹿舍。不要错过宁静的、点缀着罂粟花的新天堂花园(Paradise Garden)以及俯瞰威尔河谷(Wear Valley)的景色。这座由奥克兰项目(Auckland Project)改造的步行小镇拥有一个免费的观景塔、令人印象深刻的艺术画廊和 El Castillo 西班牙小吃餐厅。
距离 8km / 5 miles
完成大约时间 3 小时
起点 / 终点 Saltergate 停车场及巴士站
这是北约克沼地(North York Moors)的一个天然洼地,壮观的霍库姆之洞在数千年的时间里,随着地下泉水将岩石雕刻成一个巨大的碗状而不断加深。周围的沼地在史前和中世纪时期曾有人居住,现在是一片广袤的石楠、蕨类植物和放牧的羊群。沿着林木繁茂的 Dundale Griff,你可以发现雀类和黄 عامر雀。
距离 2½ km / 1½ miles
起点 / 终点 Waterfront 停车场, West Mersea
英国最东端的有人居住岛屿拥有海滨小屋、走私者小溪、牡蛎棚和渔民小屋。在镇上闲逛,经过浮动堤道、造船厂、帆船俱乐部和海堤。在 The Company 停下来品尝默西葡萄酒和海鲜。在 16 世纪的白马旅馆(White Hart Inn)休息住宿,该旅馆于 2022 年重新开业,拥有一个拱顶现代餐厅和夏季露台(双人间 £185 B&B)。
距离 3½ km / 2 miles
起点 / 终点 Pin Mill 停车场
漫步于 Pin Mill。在盐沼环绕的奥威尔河口(Orwell estuary)旁的林地中行走——这是一段能让人感受到真正野趣的短途步行,终点有一家很棒的酒吧。从树顶悬崖上(那里蓝铃花已让位于夏季的毛地黄),可以俯瞰下方的船只,包括那些在马齿苋和海薰衣草中逐渐消融的陈旧残骸。在 17 世纪的 Butt & Oyster 酒馆停下来喝一杯 Adnams 啤酒,这里俯瞰着河口,驳船在窗外缓缓漂过。
距离 4公里 / 2½英里
起点 / 终点 Flint Barn咖啡馆
在诺里奇以东几英里处,惠特林厄姆乡村公园(Whitlingham Country Park)由一个长达一英里、边缘环绕着芦苇的湖泊主导。沿着湖边漫步

可以领略当地景观的迷人之处:沼泽与草甸;森林与湿地。野生动物从天鹅到极度胆小的麻鳾不等,后者低沉且超凡脱俗的鸣叫声是春季布罗兹(Broads)地区令人难忘的特色。
距离 8公里 / 5英里
起点 / 终点 圣艾夫斯巴士站 / 附近停车场
在中古时期的圣艾夫斯附近,大乌兹河(River Great Ouse)上的黑水鸡在银绿色的柳树下轻盈滑行,这里一座15世纪早期的桥梁中间有一座小石教堂。穿过古老的草甸前往如童话般的赫明福德格雷(Hemingford Grey),然后绕道经过霍顿(Houghton)水磨坊返回。从剑桥北站乘坐世界上最长的引导巴士专用道可以轻松抵达圣艾夫斯。圣艾夫斯的餐饮选择包括金狮旅馆(Golden Lion),这是一家乔治亚时期的驿站旅馆,设有时尚的现代客房,含早价格约为£85。
距离 2公里 / 1½英里
预计完成时间 45分钟
起点 / 终点 斯奈普代尔斯停车场
在被低估的林肯郡沃尔兹(Lincolnshire Wolds)地区,选择三条穿过斯奈普代尔斯自然保护区的步行路线之一,倾听水边树林中莺鸟的歌唱。
顺时针从左起:彭布罗克郡的马诺比尔城堡;格温内斯郡的阿伯瀑布;高尔半岛的朗兰至卡斯韦尔;柴郡的德拉梅尔车站屋;剑桥郡的圣艾夫斯;诺森伯兰郡的西顿斯鲁斯
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这里可以远眺起伏的沃尔兹丘陵,还有一个罕见且未受破坏的湿谷,在芬芳的黄花芹和亮粉色的红边蝇子草之间,蝴蝶飞舞。入住附近的霍恩卡斯尔(Horncastle)的罗德尼海军上将旅馆(Admiral Rodney),这是一座砖墙河畔旅馆,您可以在这里享用希腊沙拉配鸡肉卷或香煎海鲈鱼配哈塞尔巴克土豆。(双人间含早约£90起)。
距离 5公里 / 3英里
起点 / 终点 韦尔贝克庭院
从韦尔贝克庄园到克雷斯韦尔峭壁(Creswell Crags)壮观的石灰岩峡谷是一段点缀着雕塑的短途步行路程。在出发选择步行路线之前,可以先去韦尔贝克庭院的咖啡馆、农场商店、免费画廊和博物馆逛逛。克雷斯韦尔洞穴步行线穿过长满玫瑰果和黑莓的树篱,经过池塘抵达洞穴,那里曾是冰河时代人类的居住地,墙上留有岩画。

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德比,德比郡
距离 3¾公里 / 2英里 预计完成时间 1小时 起点 达利修道院 Broadway酒吧
河畔的达利公园拥有英国最大的绣球花收藏。这里开放至10月下旬,围墙花园内开满了棉花糖大小的花朵。从德比巴士站乘坐6路车之一,五分钟后在达利修道院的Broadway酒吧外下车。沿着德文特河下游走约1英里,即可抵达位于一座旧砖砌丝绸厂内的创新制造博物馆。
该博物馆的河畔厨房(River Kitchen)供应德比郡风格的早午餐燕麦饼和焦糖苹果塔。
莱斯特郡
距离 1½公里 / 1英里起 预计完成时间 半小时起 起点 / 终点 纽顿林福德停车场
在简·格雷女士1530年代出生的故居处,黇鹿在废弃的砖墙周围觅食,18世纪的“老约翰塔”耸立在长满蕨类植物和嶙峋岩石的山顶上。布拉德盖特公园拥有多样化的路径网络可供探索,

且近期出现在克里斯·帕克汉姆(Chris Packham)的《进化》(Evolution)节目中。入住北边几英里的拉夫堡(Loughborough)的伯利法院(Burleigh Court),这是一家位于大学校园内的时尚酒店(双人间仅房费£75起)。
距离 从 3½ km / 2 miles 预计完成时间 1 小时 起点 / 终点 Beechenhurst Lodge 在过去的千年里,迪恩森林见证了许多活动。诺曼人在此猎野猪,都铎王朝的君主将这里的树木转化为战舰。如今,一条雕塑步道在林间蜿蜒。你可能会在山毛榉树冠中发现一顶铁火之冠,或者在白臀狍上方的松树与桦树之间看到一扇悬挂的彩色玻璃窗。17 世纪的 Speech House 在其带有石壁炉和墙挂鹿角的旧法庭中提供早餐(双人间 £75 起,含 B&B)。
格洛斯特郡
距离 从 1½ km / 1 mile 预计时间 从 半小时起 起点 / 终点 De Vere 酒店 科茨沃尔德湖区包括位于赛伦塞斯特(Cirencester)南部的近 200 个被淹没的前砾石坑,提供船只租赁、观鸟掩体以及英国最大的内陆海滩。您可以入住时尚现代的 De Vere 酒店(双人间 £115 起,含 B&B),酒店设有水疗中心和水边露台。风景优美的步行路线从酒店门口开始,包括沿着泰晤士河和塞文运河的一段短途漫步,黄昏时分蝙蝠在此飞舞,睡莲在水面漂浮。经由湖泊和河流绕行返回,在 The Old Boathouse 餐厅品尝英式起泡酒和当地奶酪。
距离 7½ km / 4½ miles 预计完成时间 2½ 小时 起点 / 终点 斯塔克罗斯(Starcross)火车站(或从埃克斯茅斯(Exmouth)乘坐附近的渡轮) 在这条位于宽阔的埃克斯河口(Exe estuary)与鲍德汉(Powderham)鹿园之间的步行路线中,悠闲地游览斯塔克罗斯和鲍德汉城堡。随后向内陆攀升,经过常绿冬青栎和 60 米高的贝尔维德尔塔(Belvedere Tower),再穿过甜栗树林向下走。河边有长满香蒲和水薄荷的田野,肯顿村(Kenton village)周围分布着茅草屋,值得绕道参观那座拥有雕刻彩绘屏风的中世纪教堂。
距离 5 miles 预计完成时间 2½ 小时 起点 / 终点 帕德斯托(Padstow)的 Padstow Link Road 停车场(附近有巴士站) 数英里起伏的海岸小径在帕德斯托与哈林湾(Harlyn Bay)之间的岬角间蜿蜒。这条较短且较平缓的路线在起点和终点沿海岸线行走,但中间采取了捷径。途中会经过覆盖着攀缘植物的都铎式普里多普莱斯庄园(Prideaux Place)及其鹿园,以及深处乡村的帕德斯托农场商店熟食店。再次接回海岸小径,绕过一个坍塌的海蚀洞抵达哈林湾,那里有咖啡馆以及返回帕德斯托的巴士。


距离 4km / 2½ miles 预计完成时间 1 小时 起点 / 终点 奥弗顿社区中心 去年是简·奥斯汀诞辰 250 周年,为了纪念这位小说家的遗产而设计的新步道,追随她的足迹穿过她成长地的汉普郡田野和村庄。最短的一条是“简·奥斯汀时代的奥弗顿”环线,经过河边磨坊和玫瑰环绕的茅草屋。当你沿着泰斯特河(River Test)的白垩溪流漫步,鱼儿在水面激起涟漪,天鹅在岸边筑巢,随附的小册子将揭示各种当地的联系。
距离 5½ km / 3½ miles 预计完成时间 2 小时 起点 明斯特洛弗尔(Minster Lovell)的 White Hart 酒吧 终点 威特尼(Witney)的市场广场 这条穿过科茨沃尔德边缘宁静的温德鲁什谷(Windrush Valley)的线性步行路线,经过明斯特洛弗尔一座 15 世纪的庄园遗址,这里是牛津郡最美丽的村庄之一。从那里开始,一段河边漫步将绕行威特尼镇,该镇曾以制造毯子而闻名。首先乘坐 233 或 234 路巴士前往明斯特洛弗尔,然后步行返回,在 Buttercross 附近古老的林荫绿地上的 The Fleece 餐厅用餐。
距离 9km / 5½ 英里 预计完成时间 2½ 小时 起点 / 终点 科特德 The Bull 旅馆 位于赫特福德郡中心的科特德是一个美丽的茅草屋村庄,拥有一座 16 世纪的教堂,其梁顶精美,墙上绘画颇具趣味。一条由小径和巷道组成的网络像蜘蛛网一样延伸至周围的乡村,那里分布着拼布般的田野、农场、森林和小屋。这条环线是其中一个选择,但您也可以轻松地将其缩短。您可以入住附近的豪华成人专属 Bethnal & Bec 小屋,这里设有户外热水浴缸、火坑、私人花园,并为乘坐巴士抵达的游客提供半价电动自行车租赁。
距离 4km / 2½ 英里 预计完成时间 1½ 小时 起点 / 终点 贝克街地铁站 若想在首都中心寻找一片绿色避风港,可以漫步于景观优雅的摄政公园,大多数小径都适合婴儿车和轮椅通行。经过划船湖,穿过环形路,进入种满玫瑰和装饰性喷泉的花卉中心区域。不要错过迷人的日本花园,那里设有木栈道和瀑布。继续向北经过动物园,沿运河 towpath 向左走,可以瞥见长颈羚、疣猪和野狗。
距离 6½ km / 4 英里 预计完成时间 2 小时 起点 马盖特火车站 终点 比钦顿火车站 若想沿着新启动的查尔斯三世英格兰海岸路径 (King Charles III England Coast Path) 进行海滨漫步,请乘坐快车前往充满艺术气息的马盖特,车站距离海滨仅几步之遥。向左转即可看到数英里的沙滩,或在涨潮时的悬崖顶步道上行走,经过宁静的白垩墙海湾和潮汐岩池。在比钦顿,不要错过距离车站一英里之遥、风格独特的奎克斯庄园及花园 (Quex House & Gardens),其中的鲍威尔-科顿博物馆 (Powell-Cotton Museum) 拥有英国最古老的大规模自然历史展区。
距离 7½ km / 4½ 英里 预计完成时间 2½ 小时 起点 安伯利火车站 终点 阿伦德尔火车站 这次穿过阿伦谷的车站到车站徒步之旅,从伦敦乘火车需 1 小时 20 分钟,大部分路段沿南唐斯之路 (South Downs Way) 行进,这是一条从汉普郡温彻斯特到东萨塞克斯郡东本的标识清晰的国家步道。出安伯利车站向左转,过河后再次向左转沿水边小径进入步道,经过白垩丘陵、阴凉的森林和蜿蜒的阿伦河。一条对蜜蜂友好的小径从南唐斯之路引导,穿过铁路,抵达美丽的阿伦德尔车站。
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克里斯汀·奥斯汀 (Christine Austin) 推荐目前货架上最佳的风味与优惠
希腊伊马西亚 (IMATHIA, GREECE),£10.50, TESCO。在高海拔地区种植的 Xinomavro 葡萄具有清新的风味,带有红樱桃和蔓越莓的水果香,口感圆润且适合搭配食物。
意大利普利亚 (PUGLIA, ITALY),£950, WAVTROSE。在继续探索重新发现古老葡萄品种的过程中,Waitrose 发现了这款优雅、色浅、充满花香、红果味且带有咸鲜矿物质感的桃红葡萄酒。
葡萄牙,£5.99, LIDL
一款清脆、新鲜、活泼的绿葡萄酒 (vinho verde),由红醋栗和覆盆子果味圆润收尾,带有柑橘余韵。酒精含量仅 8.5%。
法国朗格多克 (LANGUIDOC, FRANCE),持 MORE 卡至 30 AUG 前 £10(通常为 £12),MORRISONS
一个优雅的玻璃塞瓶装,内含同样优雅的葡萄酒。Grenache、syrup 和 cinault 葡萄带来了覆盆子和红醋栗的风味。
法国,£9.75, ASDA
该地区经典的曲线瓶身将普罗旺斯带到您的餐桌上,具有纯净的柑橘、草莓和樱桃风味,并带有淡淡的野草气息。
PAYS DOC, 法国, £11, SAINSBURY'S。高海拔葡萄园和清晨采摘带来了新鲜、清脆的粉红葡萄柚和草莓风味,口感圆润。

Bruce Jack Sauvignon Blanc 2025 南非, £7.25(使用 NECTAR 会员至 1 SEPTEMBER,通常为 £9), SAINSBURY'S。充满活泼、新鲜且解渴的柠檬草、醋栗和百香果风味,带有青柠皮的余韵。极具性价比的阳光疗法。
经典的、充满活力的柑橘风味,加入少许霞多丽使其更加圆润,为这款干白美酒增添了桃子的气息。
普利亚, 意大利, £750(使用 MORE 卡至 30 AUGUST,通常为 £9), MORRISONS
当地葡萄品种 verdeca 几乎绝迹,
但新种植的葡萄带来了轻盈的花香,以及清脆的白桃和柠檬风味。
Found Feteasca Alba 2025 罗马尼亚, MARISA SPENCER, £8 这款葡萄的发音为 fet-asca,请享受其细腻的桃子和茉莉花香,伴有青苹果的清脆感和一丝草本气息。
马尔堡, 新西兰, £8(至 18 AUGUST,通常为 £12), WAVTROSE。柠檬和青柠的香气,伴有芒果和百香果的风味,以及矿物质感的余韵。建议搭配山羊奶酪和芦笋。
法国, £7.75, £0.09
这款酒的风味极佳,具有活泼的柑橘香气和新鲜挤压青柠的味道,余韵清脆且带有矿物质感。非常适合作为开胃酒。
皮埃蒙特, 意大利, £999, LIDL。Gavi di Gavi 产自该地区的核心地带。这款酒色泽明亮,带有草本香气,伴有成熟的梨味和坚实的骨架。
朗格多克, £10(在 MIA'S ECEBALL 销售), MAJESTIC。产自可见大海的葡萄园,口感新鲜活泼,重点突出柑橘类水果,余韵如同清脆的海滩鹅卵石。
Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc 新西兰, 罐装 £3.47 且 47 FOR 1 DEAL, ASDA 罐装带来的清爽风味,如果您在野餐或前往音乐会,它可以缩短冷却时间,减轻重量并省去玻璃瓶。
The Uncommon Bubbly White 英格兰, 187ML 罐装 £47, TESCO 准备海滩行装时的轻便、易冷却
替代方案。英格兰起泡酒,带有轻盈的接骨木花和柑橘香气,以及清脆的青苹果味道。
Bijou Le Chic Grenache Pays D'Oc Rosé 法国, 1.5 升, £56(至 18 AUGUST,通常为 £18), WAVTROSE。这款带有水龙头的袋装淡粉色美酒,为派对提供了
便捷的解决方案。夏季水果风味,带有清爽的柑橘余韵。
Pierre Jaurant Le Grand Poulet 2025 法国, 1.5 升 £11.99, ALDI 非常适合大型海滩派对,一个螺旋盖的大容量瓶装相当于两瓶酒。一款易饮的浅粉色桃红葡萄酒,与海鲜非常契合。
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Exceptional Cava Rosado Mas Miralda 西班牙,£275,ASDA
100%黑皮诺葡萄赋予这款粉红起泡酒美味的草莓和夏季水果风味,并带有清爽、干脆的收尾。
Croix de Ceyssac, Crémant de Bordeaux Brut 法国,£8.99 LIDL
明亮、清脆的青苹果和柑橘风味,伴有圆润且连贯的气泡。是一款性价比极高的开胃酒,或可作为鱼薯晚餐的高端搭配。
Wind & Waves Sparkling Vinho Verde 葡萄牙,£8,TESCO
一款起泡绿酒,具有典型的清新柑橘风味,以及loureiro和arinta葡萄的爽脆感,并带有轻微的半干桃子气息。
The Best Crémant de Limoux Brut 法国,£10.50 持MORE卡至8月30日止(原价£12.50),MORRISONS
非常适合在阳光下啜饮,这款由霞多丽、什南和黑皮诺酿造的优雅葡萄酒,具有成熟的桃子和梨子风味,并包裹在烤布里欧修的香气中。
Taste the Difference Discovery Pét Nat 法国,£12,SAINSBURY'S
一款天然起泡酒(pét nat - 或称 pétillant naturel),气泡柔和,带有咸鲜的苹果和桃子果味,收尾为半干型。
Bouvet Ladubay Saumur Brut
法国LORIE,满六瓶优惠价£12.50,MAJESTIC 主要由什南白葡萄酿造,并加入少量霞多丽。这款传统工艺酿造的起泡酒口感远超其价格,具有清脆的苹果和梨子风味。

Exceptional Garnacha 2024 西班牙阿拉贡,£7,ASDA
充满了明亮、多汁的覆盆子和草莓果味,garnacha葡萄适合在冰箱中冷藏一段时间,取出后具有易饮且顺滑的风味。非常适合搭配意面。
Found Marzemino 2024 意大利特伦蒂诺, £8,MARKS & SPENCER
Marzemino是一种历史悠久的葡萄品种,具有成熟的樱桃果味、柔和的酸度和活泼的 exuberance,能够承受在冰箱中冷藏30分钟。
Al Fresco 2024 西班牙纳瓦拉,£8.75,CO-OP
100%的garnacha葡萄提供了丰富的成熟草莓和红樱桃果味,具有清脆的新鲜感,非常适合午餐烧烤。
Taste the Difference Discovery Frappato 2025 意大利TERRE SCOLANE, £9,SAINSBURY'S
frappato葡萄是西西里岛对博若莱(beaujolais)的回答,具有新鲜、多汁的草莓和樱桃风味,并伴有淡淡的轻盈芳香香料味。
Morandé One to One Pais 2023
智利MAULE VALLEY,满六瓶优惠价£9.50,MAJESTIC
老藤能酿出美味的酒,这些智利本土葡萄提供了多汁的樱桃、蔓越莓和覆盆子风味,冷藏时表现最佳。
The Best Beaujolais 2023 法国,£9.50 持MORE卡至8月30日止(原价£10),MORRISONS
一款明亮、活泼的博若莱,具有爽脆的覆盆子果味,在冰箱中短时间冷藏后,在杯中光彩夺目。

Pierre Jaurant Bordeaux 2024 法国,£5.49,ALDI
由柔和的果味美乐葡萄和增加结构的赤霞珠组成,具有多汁的黑醋栗果味和咸鲜的收尾。绝对的超值之选。
Exceptional Fiano 西西里,£7,ASDA
白葡萄酒非常适合烧烤,尤其是当烤架上有大虾时。这款fiano具有花香和桃子味,口感适合搭配食物。
Zurriago Malbec 2023 阿根廷门多萨, NÉCTAR会员至9月1日止£7.50
(原价£9),SAINSBURY'S。 这是一款经典的马尔贝克,具有深色李子和黑樱桃果味,带有一抹香料味,且由于混合了16%的bonarda葡萄而提升了新鲜感。
Lambrusco Reggiano NV 意大利,£8,MARKS & SPENCER 一款干型、起泡、泡沫丰富且深红色的覆盆子风味葡萄酒,酸度足以搭配猪肉派,果味足以抗衡烤坎伯兰香肠。
Visio Vintners We The People Pinot Grigio 2025 南非,£9.50,TESCO
来自一个酿造绝佳葡萄酒的先驱黑人赋权项目。具有清脆、新鲜的柑橘和成熟梨子风味,非常适合作为开胃酒,也与烤鸡很搭。

ORANGE WINE 橙色葡萄酒
Lyrarakis Assyrtiko- Vidiano 2024
希腊克里特岛,£13.00 MAJESTIC 商店,买六件起享优惠
Assyrtiko 和克里特岛稀有的 vidiano 葡萄酿造出这款温润的葡萄酒,带有柑橘、油桃的味道和柔和的单宁。
DESSERT WINE 甜点酒
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《一路走到河边》(All the Way to the River) Elizabeth Gilbert 著 BLOOMSBURY 出版,£10.99
《饮食、祈祷、爱》的作者剖析了一段受成瘾和悲伤影响的关系。她坦诚地讲述了执念、失去,以及理解两人生活如何变得如此交织的路径。
悬疑
《派与剁肉泥侦探社》(The Pie & Mash Detective Agency) JD Brinkworth 著 PENGUIN 出版,£9.99
当当地教师 Dev Hooper 的女友失踪时,她成为了 50 年来第五位失踪的同名女性。Brinkworth 将这个怪诞的前提编织成了一场俏皮的舒适犯罪冒险。
小说
《还会出现另一个你吗》(Will There Ever Be Another You) Patricia Lockwood 著 BLOOMSBURY 出版,£9.99
随着疫情扰乱了平凡的生活,一名女性开始感觉到自己的精神逐渐脱离周围的世界。这位入围过布克奖的作者的第二部小说是对身份的一次生动研究。
悬疑
《为此已太老》(Too Old for This) Samantha Downing 著 PENGUIN 出版,£9.99
连环杀手 Lottie Jones 渐渐年长——且离被揭穿越来越近。当一名记者开始质疑时,Lottie 必须决定是否再次杀人——在这部黑色幽默的作品中,你永远不知道接下来会发生什么。
小说
《梦想计数》(Dream Count) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 著
《美国人》(Americanah)的知名作者讲述了四位女性在面对爱情、友谊和自我认知的转折点时的故事。一部能让人沉浸其中的情感丰沛的小说。
《不完美的画像》(Picture Imperfect) Jacqueline Wilson 著
Wilson 回到了她深受喜爱的儿童书《插画妈妈》(The Illustrated Mum),带来了一部成人续集,讲述了现年 33 岁且陷入生活泥潭的 Dolphin Westward。对于许多深爱该角色的读者来说,这是一个令人欣喜的回归。
犯罪
《牧羊犬》(Sheepdogs) Elliot Ackerman 著
落魄的 CIA 特工 Skwerl 和 Cheese 被卷入一项进展不顺的新任务。这部谍战页翻书在这部注定会被改编成电视剧的惊悚片中,恰到好处地渗入了一丝荒诞感。
《欲望与需求》(Wants & Needs) Rony Dunn 著
Dunn 幽默且敏锐的第二部小说讲述了一名女性在分手后漂泊不定,在约会软件和伦理非单配偶制之间摸索。它坦率、易读,并深刻探讨了依赖关系中较为混乱的形式。
回忆录
《坦率地》(Frankly) Nicola Sturgeon 著 PNA 出版,£11.99
这位前苏格兰首席部长回顾了她的个人和政治生活,从她在艾尔郡的起点到荷里路宫的压力。这是一位习惯于被审视的政治家对权力的深刻描述。
短篇小说
《第十一小时》(The Eleventh Hour) Salman Rushdie 著 VINTAGE 出版,£9.99
Rushdie 的最新合集通过五个关于失去、遗产和死亡临近的故事,跨越三大洲。从爱争吵的长辈到不死教授,这是一次关于死亡率和意义的沉思。
非虚构
《脱轨》(Off the Rails) Sally Gimson 著 ONEWORKD 出版,£12.99
Gimson 调查了 HS2 铁路项目的崩溃。通过采访政治家、工程师以及生活被干扰的人们,她构建了一份关于野心被失败击碎的法医学式记录。
《中断的旅程》(Interrupted Journeys) Adrian Potter 著 JOHN MURRAY 出版,£12.99
在退休教师之后,Potter 成为了西约克郡出人意料的“獾之人”。这部非传统的回忆录既是一篇温柔的自然写作,也是一次关于在晚年寻找人生目标的沉思。
惊悚
《安静的女孩》(The Quiet Girls) Dorothy Koomson 著 HEADLINE REVIEW 出版,£10.99
当侧写师 Kez Lanyon 博士被要求在一名教师在寄宿学校被杀后提供帮助时,她被卷入了一场学校再也无法掩盖的丑闻。书中充满了 Koomson 惯有的令人震惊的反转。
《秃鹫》(Vulture) 菲比·格林伍德(Phoebe Greenwood) EUROPA EDITIONS,£10.99
格林伍德这部犀利的处女作讲述了一名野心勃勃的年轻记者被派往加沙的海滩酒店报道战争,那里的工作人员迎合着全球媒体的各种古怪要求。这是一部关于新闻业道德妥协的讽刺作品。
《幸福陷阱》(The Happiness Trap) Rune Harris 著 ROBINSON 出版,£12.99
Harris 借鉴接纳与承诺疗法,挑战了我们应该时刻保持快乐的观点,并为如何更好地应对负面想法提供了实用方法。
《自我关怀》(Self-Compassion) Kristin Neff 著 YELLOW KITE 出版,£16.99
这位教育心理学家主张,我们应当用对待他人的那种善良来对待自己。这是应对无休止自我批评的一种实用且有效的良药。
《地位游戏》(The Status Game) Will Stour 著 WILLIAM COLLINS 出版,£10.99
为什么我们如此在意他人对自己的看法?这本书深入探讨了地位如何塑造人类行为,从日常的不安全感一直延伸到政治与文化。
《不必忧虑的理由》(Reasons Not to Worry) Brigid Delaney 著 PHATRIS 出版,£10.99
Delaney 转向斯多葛主义以寻求缓解现代焦虑的帮助,以温暖、幽默且轻盈的笔触,将古老的思想应用于工作、人际关系和日常压力之中。
《休息的艺术》(The Art of Rest) Claudia Hammond 著 CANONGATE 出版,£10.99
Hammond 利用“休息测试”(一项关于人们如何放松的调查)的研究结果,探讨了究竟什么能真正帮助我们恢复。这是一本基于科学的深思之作,让休息不再显得是奢侈,而是必需。
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展出至 2027 年 2 月 21 日,伯明翰博物馆与美术馆 birminghammuseums.org.uk
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带上野餐垫前往摄政公园露天剧院(Regent's Park Open Air Theatre)的草坪,观看这部改编自西非和加勒比民间故事的儿童剧。故事讲述动物们曾经能用 2 足行走并说人类的语言,而蜘蛛阿南西是其中最聪明、最淘气的一个。这部 3 幕剧讲述了阿南西在学习过程中意识到,试图拥有一切可能意味着最终一无所有。
至 6 Sep,伦敦摄政公园露天剧院,openairtheatre.com

这部由已故的罗宾·威廉姆斯主演的经典家庭电影在 2019 年被改编为音乐剧,在西区闭幕后,现在正开启其第 1 次英国巡演。失业演员丹尼尔伪装成一名年长的女性保姆,以便在激烈的监护权争夺战中与孩子们共度更多时间。该剧包含从奶油派到火灾等令人捧腹的时刻,还有滑稽的歌曲和绚丽的舞蹈。
至 5 Sep 2027,巡演中,mrsdoubtfiremusical.co.uk

这位全球巨星将在休息前结束她的英国巡演。虽然曲目单主要来自专辑《Eternal Sunshine》和《Positions》,而非《魔法坏女巫》(Wicked)电影,但这仍然是一场极具戏剧性的表演,而格兰德的 4 个八度音域是演出的亮点。
15 Aug-1 Sep,伦敦 The Oz,shop.arianagrande.com

这场威尔士节日为寻求欢笑的人们准备了令人印象深刻的喜剧阵容。虽然在某些节日中,单口喜剧可能感觉像是次要的,但绿人节一直将其视为乐趣的核心部分。大约 40 位喜剧演员,包括凯莉·戈德利曼(Kerry Godliman)和布里奇特·克里斯蒂(Bridget Christie)(左),每天从 7pm 到凌晨 2am 左右将填满“最后一次大笑”(Last Laugh)帐篷。
20-23 Aug,威尔士布雷肯比肯斯 (Bannau Brycheiniog),greenman.net
这对喜剧组合借鉴了她们的爱尔兰和希腊成长背景、母亲身份、婚姻以及中年生活的日常荒诞。
7-15 Nov,ticketmaster.co.uk
诗歌、音乐和舞蹈相结合,讲述了 7 位黑人女性从痛苦、种族主义和性别歧视中治愈的故事。
2 Sep-3 Oct,theyardtheatre.co.uk
冰球浪漫爱情剧《激烈竞争》(Heated Rivalry)在今年早些时候成为了 Sky 频道的爆款。这部恶搞剧(见下文)包含裸露、厚颜无耻的暗示,且完全没有体育运动。
11 Sep-11 Oct,theotherpalace.co.uk

这位在全球范围内售出超过 900 万张专辑的歌手,曾拥有 5 首英国前 10 名单曲,并在今年早些时候代表澳大利亚参加了欧洲歌唱大赛,现计划开启英国巡演。
18 Feb-2 Mar 2027,deltagoodrem.com
著名的伯明翰皇家芭蕾舞团将表演彼得·赖特爵士(Sir Peter Wright)和加琳娜·萨姆索娃(Galina Samsova)的著名作品。
23 Sep-31 Oct,brb.org.uk
作者:Josie Copson

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周日,晚上 7 点起,BBC FOXIE
一个庆祝这位从喜剧演员转变为自然爱好者的后期职业生涯的夜晚,他于上个月去世。当晚的节目单以《比尔·奥迪野外大冒险精选》(The Best of Bill Oddie Goes Wild) 开始,该节目于 2003 年首次播出,回顾了他野生动物纪录片系列中的高光、低谷和未公开时刻。随后是《观鸟》(Birding) 的一集(7.30pm),奥迪在其中重新访问了他童年最喜欢的观鸟地点。最后,《比尔·奥迪最爱的十大鸟类》(Bill Oddie's Top Ten Birds)(晚上 8 点)是对英国最受喜爱和最被厌恶(海鸥和鸽子,请起立)的鸟类进行的一次完全非科学的倒数排名。
周一,晚上 9 点,BBC TWO
这位受人尊敬的演员化身为重量级纪录片制作人,探讨关于威尔士农田因倾倒有毒化学品而被污染的惊人指控。
顺时针从主图起:本·米勒 (Ben Miller) 回归饰演 T 教授。《与迈克尔·辛共同挖掘》;大卫·米切尔 (David Mitchell) 回归饰演路德维希 (Ludwig),斯蒂芬·默钱特 (Stephen Merchant) 客串出演
辛采访了来自英国全国农民联合会(NFU)的活动人士道格拉斯·高恩 (Douglas Gowan),随后在环境记者的帮助下,开始深入研究高恩收集的证据。
周二,晚上 7.30,BBC TWO
在这档相当小众的真人秀中,参赛者在沙雕比赛中竞争。各团队用沙子创作从
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旧式房车到海鸥的一切——在潮水上涨并粗鲁地冲走他们的心血之前,他们真正地在与潮汐赛跑。这一切在苏格兰的圣安德鲁斯海滩拉开帷幕,由主持人伊恩·斯特林 (Iain Stirling) 主持。
周二,晚上 8 点,CHANNEL 4
在过去十年中,全球 ADHD(注意缺陷多动障碍)的诊断率激增,尤其是在成年人和女性中。因此,这部及时的纪录片提出了挑战:这究竟是神经多样性的问题,还是我们的现代生活方式导致的结果。NHS 精神科医生马克斯·彭伯顿 (Max Pemberton) 进行了调查,采访了其他对诊断标准以及目前正式被诊断为 ADHD 的人数表示担忧的医疗专业人士。
周二,晚上 9 点,BBC ONE
MasterChef 总部再次迎来变动,餐厅经营者乔治奥·洛卡特利 (Giorgio Locatelli) 加入格蕾丝·登特 (Grace Dent) 的评审团。喜剧演员乔·帕斯夸莱 (Joe Pasquale)、前《加冕街》明星苏·克利弗 (Sue Cleaver) 和 The Saturdays 组合的乌娜·希利 (Una Healy) 是三场预赛的参赛者,佐伊·鲍尔 (Zoe Ball)、帕迪·麦金尼斯 (Paddy McGuinness) 和 YouTuber Angry Ginge 担任客座评审。
周三,晚上9点,ITV1
这部犯罪剧集迎来了第 4 季。在一次近期发生的死亡事件后,贾斯珀·坦佩斯特教授(Jasper Tempest,本·米勒 饰)避开了所有侦查工作,这让一直看着他取得进步的治疗师感到十分沮丧。另一方面,丹(Dan,哈尼·怀特 饰)则正全力投入到一个新案件中——一名年轻女性从 unpervacht 消失。协助他的是玛雅(Maiya,苏内特拉·萨克尔 饰)以及她那位非常热心的新警员克洛伊·海史密斯(Chloe Highsmith,瑞安·布伦德尔 饰)。

周三,晚上9点,CHANNEL 4
深入探讨丽莎·海登-约翰逊(Lisa Hayden-Johnson)的震惊案件。她于 2010 年因伪造其幼子的极端病情而被判入狱——这是一起代理型孟乔森综合征案例。多年来,海登-约翰逊制造了孩子患有严重健康问题的假象,涵盖从囊性纤维化到脑瘫的所有病症,并强迫孩子佩戴深色眼镜并使用轮椅,房间里堆满了医疗设备。这一切都是为了骗取福利金和捐款,并博取公众的同情与关注。现在,她首次开口讲述她那一方的故事。
周三,晚上 10 点,CHANNEL 4
这部由 4 集组成的真实犯罪纪录片系列,关注澳大利亚昆士兰州一段 500 英里公路沿线发生的一系列谋杀案。第一个案例涉及两名年轻的护理专业学生,她们在 1972 年从墨尔本搭便车前往远北地区时失踪。

其中一人的尸体从未被找到。该女性的哥哥回到了弗林德斯公路(Flinders Highway)以及她最后已知出现的位置。
周四,晚上 9 点,BBC ONE
大卫·米切尔(David Mitchell)和安娜·麦克斯韦尔·马丁(Anna Maxwell Martin)回归这部悬疑剧的第 2 季。米切尔饰演的路德维希现在拥有了一个极佳的新头衔——犯罪现场顾问,并被委派解决一起发生在剧院的案件。奇怪的是,有两个不同的人承认自己是凶手。那么,究竟是谁没做这件事?主演还包括希安·克利福德(Sian Clifford,出演过《逃避》)、马克·邦纳(Mark Bonnar,出演过《罪恶》)、拉尔夫·伊内森(Ralph Ineson,出演过《女巫》)和丽贝卡·普伦特(Rebecca Pront,出演过《权力之争》)。

从左上角起顺时针方向: 《内陆谋杀公路》;比尔·奥迪之夜(Bill Oddie Night)在 BBC Four 播出;《爱你至死》;《与潮竞速》(Race Against the Tide);格蕾丝·登特(Grace Dent)在《名人主厨》(Celebrity MasterChef)节目中。
周五,晚上 9:30,BBC ONE
戴安·摩根(Diane Morgan)凭借这部关于机器人护理员琳达(Linda)和她孤独的被照顾者苏(Sue,苏·约翰斯顿 饰)的情景喜剧,在她的完美喜剧履历中又增加了一项成就。今晚是该季的最终集,苏的儿子迈克尔(Michael,保罗·雷迪 饰)正准备告诉母亲,琳达必须被送回机器人商店。但在那之前,苏还有更多的舞蹈课要上完。
作者:劳拉·基尔纳(Lara Kilner)
周日,下午 2 点,BBC TWO 及 SKY SPORTS CRICKET
一个月的激烈角逐将在勋爵板球场(Lord's)的决赛中落下帷幕,女子赛于 2.15pm 开始,男子赛于 6pm 开始。北超级充电者队(Northern Superchargers)和椭圆无敌者队(Oval Invincibles)在去年获胜,两队此后均已更名。
周三,上午 10 点,SKY SPORTS CRICKET
新政权,但情况与旧时无异,乔·鲁特(Joe Root)再次涉足队长之争。斯蒂芬·弗莱明(Stephen Fleming)尚未准备好接任教练,马库斯·特雷斯科西克(Marcus Trescothick)在海丁利(Headingley)担任临时负责人。

周三,上午 10.45AM,TNT SPORTS 1
这场在全国范围内举行的第 11 届年度赛事在科克马우스(Cockermouth)起跑,将于下周日在莱明顿温泉(Leamington Spa)结束。利齐·德维尼根(Lizzie Dvignan,左)是最后一位本土获胜者,时间在 2019 年。
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周五,下午 6.30PM,SKY SPORTS PREMIER LEAGUE
又是如此,等等,英超冠军在开幕之夜主场迎战冠军联赛的变数。 作者:詹姆斯·马里纳(James Mariner)
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在《哈扎德家族》(The Dukes of Hazzard)中,杜克兄弟的汽车叫什么名字?
在《希曼与宇宙大师》(He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)中,亚当王子从哪座城堡要塞中获取力量?
罗伯特·艾普里尔(Robert April)和克里斯托弗·派克(Christopher Pike)是哪艘宇宙飞船的前两任船长?
2019年,保罗·赖瑟(Paul Reiser)和海伦·亨特(Helen Hunt)再次饰演了哪部90年代热门情景喜剧中的一对夫妇?
前《邻居》(Neighbours)演员克雷格·麦克拉克伦(Craig McLachlan)在一部关于一群打击犯罪的技术专家的90年代剧集中主演,该剧名为?
哪部日间医疗肥皂剧是以虚构的西米德兰兹城镇莱瑟布里奇(Letherbridge)为背景的?
在《粥》(Porridge)中,罗尼·巴克(Ronnie Barker)饰演的角色弗莱彻(Fletcher)被囚禁在哪个监狱?
在《老友记》(Friends)中,菲比(Phoebe)那个同样古灵精怪的双胞胎姐妹叫什么名字?
在《五月的亲爱花蕾》(The Darling Buds of May)中,凯瑟琳·泽塔-琼斯(Catherine Zeta-Jones)(见下方)饰演的是拉金家的哪个女儿?
由伯纳德·赫普顿(Bernard Hepton)主演的哪部BBC剧集是以比利时抵抗组织为中心的?


《舞动奇迹》(Strictly Come Dancing)的参赛名单其实从来不重要。每年名单公布时,都会被一阵阵“没听过他”和“她是谁?”的嘈杂声所掩盖,而我们中没有一个人会停下来思考:那些穿上舞鞋的名人们是否真的出名,实际上根本无关紧要。我敢打赌,在乔治·克拉克(George Clarke)跳那段以《中间人》(Inbetuvemen)为主题的查尔斯顿舞之前,你肯定不知道他是谁——而他去年还进了决赛。
即便如此,今年的名单确实让人感觉有点……不对劲。没错,确实有几位 B 级明星(在《舞动奇迹》的名气量级中,这几乎相当于皇室级别):《加文和斯泰西》(Gavin and Stacey)中饰演斯泰西母亲格温的演员梅拉妮·沃尔特斯(Melanie Walters);《东区东区》(EastEnders)的蕾西·特纳(Lacey Turner),也就是斯泰西·斯莱特(Stacey Slater);前英格兰边锋肖恩·赖特-菲利普斯(Shaun Wright-Phillips);以及残奥会冠军莎拉·斯托里女爵士(Dame Sarah Storey)。
但名单中还出现了足球网红约翰·内利斯(John Nellis)、前《恋爱岛》(Love Islander)选手卡什·默瑟(Cach Mercer)、训犬师格雷姆·霍尔(Graeme Hall)以及金·卡戴珊的理发师克里斯·阿普尔顿(Chris Appleton)(没错,是真的)。在排到这帮人所在的名单之前,字母表里的字母就已经用完了。
对于 BBC 的这部旗舰舞蹈竞赛节目来说,今年并非寻常之年。到了九月,该节目不仅将迎来全新的面貌(据内部人士透露,演播室将拥有一个“时尚且令人印象深刻的新布景”),还将迎来三位新主持人:艾玛·威利斯(Emma Willis)、乔什·威迪科姆(Josh Widdicombe)以及前职业舞者约翰内斯·拉德比(Johannes Radebe)。
泰丝·戴利(Tess Daly)和克劳迪娅·温克勒曼(Claudia Winklerman)的时代已彻底结束,而新时代的到来必然伴随着不确定性。热爱电视的英国公众并不喜欢改变。
别说 B 级明星了,这帮人的级别低到字母表都排不下了
这在一定程度上解释了为什么今年的参赛名单感觉比往年更显得“绝望”。任何需要维护名声或有项目需要推广的名人,都不会冒险参加一个有可能失败的节目。如果这个新版本的《舞动奇迹》最终成了昔日辉煌的影子,那么被贴上失败标签的将不仅仅是新主持人——任何与该节目有哪怕一点点关系的人都会被牵连。
我们不要忘记《舞动奇迹》之所以必须进入新时代的根本原因。它曾是全英国最受尊敬(因此也是最安全)的节目——在从不冒犯人的 BBC 频道上播放,充满家庭氛围且闪闪发光。但多年来,丑闻接踵而至,指控范围从片场霸凌到吸毒,从舞台上和幕后的冒犯性语言,到警方调查涉及该剧男星的强奸指控。这次翻新绝不能铁定保证这些乱象会停止。事实上,一个全新的开始可能仅仅是在深可见骨的伤口上贴了一块创可贴。
因此,我对那些决定不顾风险、依然报名参加今年节目的名人们表示由衷的敬意。当然,有些人确实能从这次经历中获得一些好处:达妮·戴尔(Dani Dyer)希望在去年因伤退出比赛后挽回名声,内利斯希望打入主流体育广播领域,而默瑟则想增加一些新粉丝。
此外,还有一些名人与《舞动奇迹》之间存在更强的共生关系。以阿普尔顿为例;他可能以名流理发师著称,但他还拥有 400 万 Instagram 粉丝,并且能直接联系到世界上最著名的女性。金·卡戴珊的一次露面所产生的宣传效果,其价值是他们支付给阿普尔顿任何费用的十倍。
说到底,无论你是谁——演员、运动员、网红还是理发师——《舞动奇迹》(Strictly)的舞池就是最好的平等器。我们喜欢看到他们采纳评委的建议,每周都在进步,哪怕这种进步仅仅意味着能勉强迈开脚步。这是唯一一个让我们能真诚地讨论参赛者的“心路历程”而不会感到反胃的节目。
为了今年的参赛者,《舞动奇迹》必须成功完成这次重启。如果做不到,明年它可能很难填满舞池。
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周日,9. 30AM,BBC TWO
在马克·桑德里奇(Mark Sandrich)这部轻快地 1935 年音乐喜剧中,弗雷德·阿斯泰尔(Fred Astaire)和金格·罗杰斯(Ginger Rogers)在欧文·柏林(Irving Berlin)令人心醉的曲调中贴面共舞。该片拥有这对组合银幕生涯中最令人振奋的一些舞蹈片段。这些由赫尔梅斯·潘(Hermes Pan)编舞的精彩场面,被一个轻飘飘的剧情松散地串联在一起,讲述了一名踢踏舞者(阿斯泰尔 饰)在世界各地追求一名模特(罗杰斯 饰)以赢得她芳心的故事。
IMDB: 7.7 / 10
周一,晚上 9 点,ITV4
罗恩·霍华德(Ron Howard)对 1970 年由吉姆·洛威尔(Jim Lovell,汤姆·汉克斯 饰)指挥的夭折登月计划进行了扣人心弦的 1995 年戏剧化演绎,我们对此毫无异议。该片讲述了任务控制中心如何进行分秒必争的问题解决,以将包括比尔·帕克斯顿(Bill Paxton)和凯文·贝肯(Kevin Bacon)在内的三人机组安全带回地球。在减重飞机(被称为“呕吐彗星”)上拍摄的失重场景增加了令人紧张的真实感。
IMDB: 7.7 / 10
现已在 NETFLIX 上线
在导演朱莉娅·哈特(Julia Hart)这部感人至深的成长剧中,现实闯入了 15 岁高中生的奇妙岁月。亚当·桑德勒(Adam Sandler)的小女儿桑尼(Sunny)贡献了出色的表演,她饰演一名天性纯真且自我怀疑的十年级学生,在准备面对父母因绝症离世的过程中迅速成熟。起初,当索菲·比伦鲍姆(Sophie Birenbaum,桑德勒 饰)准备在学校制作的音乐剧《Wolness》中争取一个配角时,心中充满了喜悦。但在试镜前,索菲的父亲(马克斯·格林菲尔德 Max Greenfield 饰)的一个电话无意中透露了她母亲的癌症复发了:“它回来了!”索菲流着泪告诉她最好的朋友,演出的排练被索菲对母亲(梅拉妮·林斯基 Melanie Lynskey 饰)这次无法战胜疾病的恐惧所笼罩。在《不要说好运》(向戏剧迷信致敬)的第二个小时里,泪水夺眶而出,导演哈特与共同编剧劳拉·汉金(Laura Hankin)和乔丹·霍罗维茨(Jordan Horowitz)使用《Wolness》中的歌曲作为索菲自我发现之旅的配乐。林斯基(见右下方,与桑德勒同框)极具魅力,尤其是在一段准备让索菲(以及我们)面对漫长告别的内心对话中。
IMDB: N / A
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周二,晚上 10.40,BBC ONE (L) 晚上 10.,BBC ONE (N) DELAND
在这部 1987 年的大制作电影中,坚韧的禁酒局特工埃利奥特·内斯(Kevin Cushner 饰)及其小队,包括爱尔兰裔美国人中坚力量吉米·马隆(Sean Connery 饰),与阿尔·卡彭(Robert De Hiro 饰)展开激烈的枪战与口舌之争,旨在瓦解这位黑帮头目在 30 年代芝加哥的铁腕统治。布莱恩·德·帕尔马的导演功力在火车站的一场慢动作枪战中达到高潮,画面中一个放在木制婴儿车里的婴儿在车站大厅的楼梯上弹跳。
IMDB: 7.8 / 10

周三,晚上 11.40,FILM4
蕾雅·赛杜和乔治·麦凯在贝尔特兰·博内洛这部风格独特的 2023 年作品中一人分饰三角。该片灵感来自亨利·詹姆斯 1903 年的短篇小说《丛林中的野兽》,是对恐惧之腐蚀力的沉思。影片采用英语和法语拍摄,跨越三个时间线:1910 年的巴黎、2014 年的洛杉矶以及 2044 年的反乌托邦世界。《野兽》将主演们塑造为受大自然、技术进步和极端身体手术摆布的情侣与熟人。
IMDB: 6.4 / 10
周四,晚上 9点,BBC FOUR
在威廉·弗莱德金这部令人心跳加速的 1971 年惊悚片中,正义的执行过程十分粗犷。该片灵感源自一起针对毒品走私团伙的真实调查。吉恩·哈克曼凭借饰演纽约侦探吉米·“波派”·多尔这一角色获得奥斯卡奖,其表演令人着迷;在布鲁克林的一场追车戏中,他猛踩油门,在追捕一名在失控火车上的杀手时绝不回头。
IMDB: 7.6 / 10
周五,晚上 11.05,BBC TWO
编剧兼导演约翰尼·巴灵顿这部自信的 2023 年处女作在陆地与海洋之间撕裂。故事讲述了狂热的青少年冲浪者多多(Louis McCartney 饰)在渔民父亲(Tip Cullen 饰)失踪于大海一年后的生活。多多相信父亲还活着,并沉溺在否认现实之中。这是一个带有唐吉诃德色彩的成长故事,当一名古怪的当地牧师(Mark Lockyer 饰)介入并激发了这个年轻人的想象力时,故事开始向苍穹寻求答案。
IMDB: 5.9 / 10
作者:Damon Smith
20 / 7 Days 15 - 16 August 2020
新纪录片 作为 2022 年《坠落:波音案》(Downfall: The Case Against Boeing) 的后续影片,这部纪录片继续调查这家航空公司遭遇的丑闻。该续作包含公司内部人士的证词,重点关注举报人约翰·巴内特(John Barnett)的死亡,并指称削减成本的文化导致了致命的安全失效(见下文)。周三上线
新剧集 电视荧幕上的权力夫妇艾玛和马特·威利斯回归这部约会真人秀的第三季,跟随更多潜在的追求者,看他们在墙的两侧开始约会生活,随后决定是否离开自己的气泡,以探索他们在现实世界的浪漫赌注中表现如何。周三上线
新剧集 第五季开始时,波格帮(Pogues)在失去身在摩洛哥的 JJ 后陷入极度悲痛之中。更糟糕的是,钱德勒·格罗夫(Chandler Groff)仍然在逃,而库克斯帮(Kooks)正确保波格帮没有家可回。但约翰 B.、基亚拉、波普、克莱奥(Cariacia Grant 饰,见上图)和莎拉决心为 JJ 之死报仇并返回外滩。周四上线
新剧集 改编自多田元(Motoo Tada)的流行漫画,这部日本浪漫剧集由中岛健人饰演下鸟一登,一名见多识广的年轻性治疗师,他接诊的患者们向他敞开心扉,讲述那些他们无法向他人提及的私密问题。周四上线
新纪录片 由 2019 年迪士尼真人电影的导演执导,带来了一部现实版的《狮子王》。乔·法夫罗(Jon Favreau)转向自然纪录片拍摄,他的团队花费四年时间记录了肯尼亚马赛马拉的一头狮子幼崽 Kio 的成长旅程。这部影片在幼狮成长为领袖的过程中拍摄了 1,400 多天,是追踪狮群最长的一次拍摄。Kio 的生命故事配有汉斯·季默(Hans Zimmer)创作的戏剧性配乐,并由在舞台剧《狮子王》中饰演 Mutasa 的 OJ Lynch 担任旁白。周四上线
新剧集 这部面向幼儿的迷人动画剧集进入第五季,讲述了三兄妹与一位非常不寻常的邻居之间的关系。Stillwater 是一只非常睿智的熊猫,他帮助这些天真烂漫的孩子们以一种神奇的新方式看待自己和更广阔的世界。周五上线
西奥·詹姆斯(Theo James)和凯·斯科德拉里奥(Kaye Scodelario)回归饰演 Eddie 和 Susie。在决定加入 Bobby 的国际犯罪企业一年后,Bobby 做出了一些疯狂的决定,威胁到了他们大麻帝国的未来。9月1日上线
动作喜剧片,由瑞安·雷诺兹(Ryan Reynolds)饰演一名在冷战期间被派往俄罗斯海域的美国海军飞行员,他与肯尼思·布拉纳(Kenneth Branagh)饰演的前克格勃特工建立了一段出人意料的友谊,而这段友谊可能会救他的命。9月4日上线
肯尼思·布拉纳和瑞安·雷诺兹主演《Mayday》
新纪录片 这部令人不安的真实犯罪特辑调查了血管外科医生尼尔·霍珀(Neil Hopper)的惊人案例。他在对自己双腿进行冷冻处理并被迫截肢之前,已经实施了数百次截肢手术。随着调查深入,发现霍珀属于一个致力于极端身体改造的网络,且患有截肢癖。现已上线
新纪录片 一部关于佩普·瓜迪奥拉在曼城最后篇章的四部分肖像纪录片。这部揭秘纪录片由凯文·麦克唐纳(Kevin Macdonald)执导,涵盖了激烈的董事会会议和私密的更衣室时刻。麦克唐纳是曾执导关于惠特尼·休斯顿和鲍勃·马利传记电影的奥斯卡奖得主。周三上线
新纪录片 在战火纷飞的塞尔维亚度过的艰苦童年期间,德约科维奇的家人为了他追求网球巅峰而牺牲了一切——而这一切得到了丰厚的回报。这部深入其世界的纪实影片包括对球员本人(见上图)以及纳达尔、阿加西、桑普拉斯和贝克尔等偶像的采访。周四上线
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科幻剧集,讲述一名科学家被一名科技亿万富翁招募,与一名能够与外星生命沟通的设备的发明者共同开展项目。可以说,这次思想的碰撞给人类带来了潜在的毁灭性威胁。主演包括大卫·休利斯(David Thewlis)、丹尼斯·奎德(Dennis Quaid)、乔什·哈切森(Josh Hutcherson)和伊莎贝尔·富尔曼(Isabelle Fuhrman)(右侧插图)。现已上线 SKY CINEMA PREMIERE
剧情剧集,讲述一名原住民小女孩在五岁幼年时,被强行从加拿大萨斯喀彻温省的家庭中带走,安置在蒙特利尔的一个犹太家庭中。十五年后,她被命名为 Esther Rosenblum,她渴望并拼命寻找那个曾称她为 Bezhig Little Bird 的原生家庭。由《Heated Rivalry》制作团队打造。下周二上线 SKY ATLANTIC
这部超自然惊悚剧迎来了季终集,克劳迪娅将面对关于霍普山(Hope Hill)种植园住宅中真实发生之事的真相。古古·姆巴塔-罗(Gugu Mbatha-Raw,见上图)在该系列中饰演一名充满活力的年轻律师;该剧由《Something Very Bad is Going to Happen》的主创卡拉·克罗姆(Karla Crome)创作。贝尔·波利(Bel Powley)亦在演出。周四在 SKY ATLANTIC 上映
Blink-182 鼓手 特拉维斯·巴克(Travis Barker) 允许 摄像机 跟随他 近十年 以记录他 动荡的一生
这位 Blink-182 的鼓手经历丰富,2022 年加入全球最著名的真人秀家庭并成为考特尼·卡戴珊先生(Mr Kourtney Kardashian),仅是他众多显著经历中的一项。

这部关于马克和汉克·霍吉斯(Mark and Hank Hoagies)兄妹(由南泽西兄弟克雷格和亚当·马拉穆特配音)不幸经历的成人动画剧集迎来了第二季。他们在失去生计给 AI 之后,试图在日常生活中寻找新的意义。知名客串配音包括克里斯蒂娜·亨德里克斯(Christina Hendricks)和史蒂夫·布塞米(Steve Buscemi)。周日在 ITVX 上映
一部四集的真实犯罪纪录片系列,讲述佛罗里达州一名对学生进行催眠的校长。随之而来的结果令人震惊——三名学生的死亡引发了人们对他这位曾经受人尊敬的校长的参与情况的审查。周二在 ITVX 上映
在这部惊悚剧的第二季中,乔(Jo,由迪昂·科尔饰演,图中右起第二位)离开匹兹堡前往开普敦,以彻查俄罗斯黑帮对他家人构成的不受欢迎的新威胁。周三在 PARAMOUNT+ 上映
艾米·波勒(Amy Poehler)这部设定在印第安纳州一个小镇议会办公室的幽默伪纪录片全七季均已上线。这部情景喜剧将波勒推向了顶级喜剧明星之位,剧中还出演了拉希达·琼斯(Rashida Jones)、克里斯·普拉特(Chris Pratt,其早期角色之一)、罗伯·洛(Rob Lowe)、尼克·奥弗曼(Nick Offerman)、亚当·斯科特(Adam Scott)和奥布瑞·普拉扎(Aubrey Plaza)。周四在 PARAMOUNT+ 上映
一部动作惊悚电影,讲述一名前囚犯将一名黑帮大佬的女儿从哥伦比亚的犯罪地下世界中救出——而当父亲启动复仇计划时,他自己必须面对极大的危险。周五在 PARAMOUNT+ 上映
作者:Lara Kilner

22
7 Days
15 - 16 August 2026

最后一次在《Top of the Pops》进行现场表演的艺人是 Snow Patrol,他们在 2006 年 7 月的倒数第二集节目中表演了《Chasing Cars》。
白天 / 6.00 早报 (S) 10.00 欧洲田径锦标赛:伯明翰 2026 5 月 14 (S) 1.30 BBC 新闻:天气 (S) 1.45 淘货猎人 (AD) (R) (S) 1.30 电影:《逃离鸡舍》(Peter Lord, Nick Park 2006)动画喜剧,由 Mel Gibson 和 Julie Savalley 配音 (AD) (S) 5.50 逃往乡村 (R) (S) 4.35 花园救援 (R) (S) 5.20 BBC 新闻 (S) 5.30 BBC 地区新闻:天气 (S) 5.45 热门名单 (S) / 6.05 儿童节目 () (S) 8.30 花园世界:(S) (S) 8.30 海滩格罗夫花园 (S) 10.00 周六厨房 Boot Bikes (S) 11.30 Anna Neag 的爱尔兰美食之旅 (R) (S) 12.00 Lorraine Pascale:如何成为更好的厨师 () (R) (S) 12.30 锤下的人类 (R) (S) 1.30 体操:2026 年欧洲锦标赛 报道女子项目的第三天及倒数第二天 (S) 5.30 电影:《超人 III》(Richard Lester 1983)漫画冒险续集,由 Christopher Reeve 主演 (S) / 6.00 James Martin 的法国冒险 () (R) (S) 8.30 James Martin 的美国冒险 () (R) (S) 9.30 与 Alan Trichmarsh 共度周末 (R) (S) 9.35 ITV 新闻 (S) 9.30 ITV 赛马:开幕秀 (S) 10.30 James Martin 的周六早晨 (R) (S) 1.00 ITV 新闻:天气 (S) 1.15 ITV 赛马纽伯里现场 报道纽伯里、马其顿和亚洲赛事 (S) 4.00 电影:《粉碎机》(Lewis Gilbert 1979)由 Roger Moore 主演的詹姆斯·邦德间谍冒险片 () (S) / 6.05 欢呼 (R) (S) 7.55 大家都爱雷蒙 () (R) (S) 8.55 大家都爱雷蒙 () (R) (S) 9.05 弗雷泽 () (R) (S) 10.25 弗雷泽 () (R) (S) 10.55 弗雷泽 () (R) (S) 11.25 辛普森一家 () (R) (S) 11.55 辛普森一家 () (R) (S) 12.25 辛普森一家 () (R) (S) 12.55 辛普森一家 () (R) (S) 1.25 辛普森一家 () (R) (S) 1.55 四人一床 (R) (S) 2.25 四人一床 (R) (S) 2.55 四人一床 (R) (S) 3.25 四人一床 (R) (S) 3.55 四人一床 (R) (S) 4.30 George Clarke 的惊人配偶 (S) (R) (S) 5.30 宏伟设计 () (R) (S) / 6.00 Milkshake! 9.05 9 号娱乐新闻 (S) 9.20 阳光下的淘货英国人 (R) (S) 9.30 皇家宫殿之宝 (R) (S) 10.45 约克郡时尚酒店:Grandley Hall (R) (S) 11.45 约克郡时尚酒店:Grandley Hall (R) (S) 12.40 王室:无删减 (S) 1.40 与 Helen, Julie & JB 的海岸冒险 () (R) (S) 2.40 与 Helen, Julie & JB 的海岸冒险 () (R) (S) 3.35 约克郡兽医:在荒原与父亲们的十年 (R) (S) 5.00 Gas Dadd:十年的欢笑 (R) (S) 下午 6 点 / 6.30 Alan Carr 的图片大乱斗 Inn 和 Liz, Anif 和 Kusar, 以及 Rachel 和 Connor 参加 (S) / 6.30 ITV 新闻:天气 (S) 6.45 ITV 地区新闻:天气 (S) / 6.30 第 4 频道新闻 (S) / 6.55 5 新闻周末 (S) 晚上 7 点 / 7.15 欧洲田径锦标赛:伯明翰 2026 第六天晚间赛事的报道 (S) / 7.30 在促型音乐会上庆祝希腊 纪念 Paul Simon 专辑发行 40 周年的音乐会 (S) / 7.00 成交或不成交:名人特辑:喜剧演员 Jon Lycett 对阵银行家 () (S) / 7.00 Sandi Taksvig 的隐藏奇迹:Good 和 Raksha 加入在 Cookham Abbey 遗址的挖掘 () (R) (S) / 7.00 萨塞克斯:南海岸之珠 纪录片 (S) 晚上 8 点 / 8.30 TOTP:2003 年大热金曲 包含 Beyoncé, Sugababes 和 Coldplay 的演出 (S) / 8.00 电影:《天幕杀机》(Sam Mendes 2012)由 Daniel Craig 主演的詹姆斯·邦德惊悚片 () (S) / 8.00 Bettany Hughes 的最后世界:文明的黎明 两部分之二:历史学家揭示文明本身的起源 () (S) / 8.00 安娜公主:
皇家违规者:公主皇家的人物志 (R) (S) / Fantastic 和 Merrimack 曾是许多能够展示 The Hot List: Raymin 的聪明人 / 自信 税收在六部漫画中增加,但揭露了声音 Supernatural: S.3mm / 长寿的家族秘密在詹姆斯·邦德 丹尼尔·克雷格:《天幕杀机》和世界:黎明之后出现 / 超音速喷气机在 2003 年起飞后是如何坠毁的:协和飞机坠毁:与 Smokey the World: Dawn 一起 / 随着一场游戏在皇家花园的空虚中恢复:西雅图,南海岸的部分地区 7pm / 9pm / 9.30 TOTP:2003 年的故事 Mel Sandoval 讲述该年度的音乐回顾 (S) / 9.00 独裁者:希特勒访谈 认识希特勒的人回忆他如何带领德国走向失败和灾难。本系列最后一集 (AD) (S) / 9.30 皇家继承人与备胎:竞争与怨恨 探讨继承人及其兄弟姐妹之间关系的纪录片 (R) (S) / 10pm / 10.00 BBC 新闻:天气 (S) 10.20 电影:《碟中谍》(布莱恩·德·帕尔马 1998)由汤姆·克鲁斯和乔恩·赖特主演的动作惊悚片 (AD) (S) / 10.30 碧昂丝在 BBC 该歌手的演出精选 (R) (S) / 10.40 ITV 新闻:天气 (S) / 10.00 协和飞机坠毁:震惊世界的日子 2000 年一架超音速喷气机在起飞时坠毁 () (S) / 11pm / 11.00 Sugababes 在 2024 年格拉斯顿伯里音乐节 (R) (S) 11.40 电影:《毕业生》(迈克·尼科尔斯 1967)由达斯汀·霍夫曼主演的喜剧正剧 () (S) / 11.00 《楼梯》迈克尔及其家人在与法院的裁决作斗争 () (S) / 11.00 电影:《巨量天赋的难以承受之轻》(汤姆·杰米塞利 2012)由尼古拉斯·凯奇主演的喜剧 () (S) / 11.05 当直播电视糟糕地出错时 Richard Arnold 讲述直播电视最大失败案例的汇总 (R) (S) / 深夜 / 12.10 BBC 新闻 (S) / 1.25 Sign Zene Who
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6am Sounds Of The 6cs 8.00 Dermot D'Leary 10.00 Josh Widdicombe 1pm Emma Willis 3.00 Rylan 6.00 Clouds Of The 8cs 7.00 Sounds Of The 8cs
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9PM & 9:50PM, BBC FOUR
“我们为什么会信任你们?你们来到我们的国家,把一切都搞得一团糟,”在这部震撼人心的六集剧集中,一名逃难的家长纳扎尼先生(Mr Nazany)痛斥一名北约边境官员。该剧背景设定在2021, 年美军撤离阿富汗期间,当时拜登政府最终结束了“美国最漫长的战争”。
这次撤军引发了塔利班的回归:纳扎尼断言,他们“不会改变,永远不会改变,他们会将这个国家变成人间地狱”。第一集围绕纳扎尼一家展开,他们担心遭到报复,必须决定是留下还是逃离。正如一名角色所指出的那样,“历史将因我们出卖这个国家而审判我们。”谢尔文·阿莱纳比(Shervin Alenabi,见上图)饰演纳扎尼的儿子法扎尔(Fazal)。
5:45PM, BBC ONE
这场流行音乐知识竞赛将涵盖 Met and Kim、The Jam、泰勒·斯威夫特(Taylor Swift)和利奥·赛耶(Leo Sayer)的作品。本周参赛者包括来自利物浦的好友索菲(Sophie)和劳伦(Lauren),来自斯旺西的夫妇杰克(Jack)和阿什利(Ashleigh),以及来自庞特弗拉克特(Pontefract)的岳父格伦(Glen)和女婿罗布(Rob)。
7:30PM, BBC TWO
“她说,‘失去爱!就像你心中的一扇窗!每个人都能看到你心碎神伤!每个人都能看到风在吹。’”保罗·西蒙(Paul Simon)是有史以来最伟大的词曲作者之一,他及其具有开创意义的专辑《Graceland》将在促型音乐会上获得庆祝,该专辑正值发行40周年。这场充满欢乐、幽默且深情动人的唱片演出将由原合作者 Ladysmith Black Mambazo(右图)和 Nu Civilisation Orchestra 共同呈现。

9PM, DAIMBIL 4
这位亲切的历史学家通过探索卡拉汉特佩(Karahan Tepe)和哥贝克力特佩(Göbekli Tepe)的新石器时代遗址,结束了她的土耳其之旅。在那里,被掩埋了12,000年的石像让人得以窥见一个从最后一个冰河时代中兴起的世界。
9PM, DAIMBIL 4
本系列的最后一集,将那些见过并认识阿道夫·希特勒的人的证词交织在一起。到1940, 年夏天,希特勒的军队已横扫欧洲,而随后发生的对600万犹太人及其他无辜者的系统性种族灭绝,将带来难以想象的恐怖。
9:15PM, SKY ARTS
迈克尔·埃普斯坦(Michael Epstann)的纪录片探讨了约翰·列侬(John Lennon)专辑《Imagine》的制作幕后,揭示了列侬与小野洋子(Yoko Ono,左图)之间创意合作的深度,并探讨了这对伴侣的艺术、政治与音乐是如何交织在一起的。
作者:本·沃尔什(Ben Walsh)

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《泰德·拉索》(Ted Lasso)和《生死相依》(Ride or Die)的主演汉娜·瓦丁汉姆(Hannah Waddingham)早年曾在肥皂剧《布鲁克赛德》(Brookside)和《霍比奥克斯》(Holbyoaks)中出演。
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Inheritance Tracks 7.50 Small Island 9.00 Know Your Place 9.30 Tale It From Here 10.00 Comedy Club 12mdeN News Tales 12.30 The Price Of Fear 1.00 Desert Island Dives Revisited 2.00 Poetry Extra 2.30 Adrian Mole The Cappuccino Years Omnibus - Part One 3.40 Inheritance Tracks 3.50 Small Island 5.00 Know Your Place 5.30 Tale It From Here
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JPM, TMT SPORTS / LYNDOMAX
英格兰顶级足球赛季将由年度揭幕战——社区盾杯拉开帷幕。不过由于日程冲突,今年的比赛将在卡迪夫的千年体育场(Principality Stadium)举行,而非其传统的温布利球场。当现任英超冠军阿森纳对阵足总杯冠军曼彻斯特城时,后者的新任主教练恩佐·马雷斯卡(Enzo Maresca,他于元旦离开切尔西,此举引发争议)是否能够复制佩普·瓜迪奥拉那令人狂喜的成功?而米克尔·阿尔特塔的枪手军团能否取得良好开局,尤其是考虑到他们的许多球员——Sioïba、厄德高、赖斯、萨卡、梅里诺——在夏季的世界杯期间已精疲力竭?
JPM & SPML BBC TWO
这是一场板球盛会,这项100球赛事的女子决赛将于下午2点举行,随后是下午6点的男子决赛。积分榜榜首的球队将面对周五由第二名和第三名球队进行淘汰赛(Eliminator)的胜者。特伦特火箭队(Trent Rockets,右图)在两张积分榜上均名列第一,他们将在女子决赛中对阵利兹太阳队(Sunrisers Leeds)或南部勇士队(Southern Brave),并在男子决赛中对阵曼彻斯特超级巨人队(Manchester Super Giants)或利兹太阳队。
FROM JPM, BBC FOUR
这是一场对已故喜剧演员(遗憾的是,没有《好伙计》Goodies的片段)兼鸟类爱好者的纪念活动。晚上7点播出《比尔·奥迪野外行》(Bill Oddie Goes Wild),奥迪(下图)在节目中回忆他最难忘的观鸟时刻;随后在晚上7点30分播出《与比尔·奥迪一起观鸟》(Birding with Bill Oddie),他将重访童年时常去的地方。这段简短的致敬在晚上8点以《比尔·奥迪的十大鸟类》(Bill Oddie's Top 10 Birds)结束,主持人将盘点英国最受推崇

和最令人厌恶的鸟类,并揭示一些最受欢迎的物种在鸟类世界内部的受欢迎程度竞赛中永远不会获胜。
JPM, ITV
随着这部犯罪重启剧迎来大结局,马克·沃伦(Marc Warren)饰演的住在船屋里的侦探依然是观看本剧的主要原因。本周,这位阿姆斯特丹侦探处理一名科学家的死亡事件,该科学家当时正在研究一项潜在的癌症治疗突破,似乎被一名职业杀手暗杀。皮特必须查明他被杀的原因,以及与制药亿万富翁弗雷迪·克林克(Freddie Klink)之间可能的联系。
现代奥德赛 JPM, ONIONIL 4
这位出演过《证人!》(The Witness!)和《我》(I)的演员来到了突尼斯的杰尔巴岛,很快便沉浸在繁忙的阿拉伯市场之中。他尝试了亚马逊陶艺、古犹太工艺以及最古老的捕鱼方式之一。杰尔巴岛是寓言中“食莲者”的故乡,但格兰特能否找到传说中让奥德修斯的水手们忘记回家旅程的神话莲果?
作者:本·沃尔什(Ben Walsh)

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7 Days 2026年8月15 - 16日

BBC 曾将一集《爸爸的军队》(Dad's Army)列为备用节目,以防出现导致节目中断的重大技术问题。在 2000 年的一次电力故障导致《六点新闻》中断期间,该节目被启用。
| BBC ONE | BBC TWO | ITV1 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 日间 | 6.00 早晨新闻 (S) 9.30 乡村宝藏 (R) (S) 10.30 花园救援 (R) (S) 12.15 锤下人生 (AD) (R) (S) 12.15 猎宝之旅 (AD) (S) 1.00 BBC 一点钟新闻;天气预报 (S) 1.25 BBC 地区新闻;天气预报 (S) 1.45 BBC 一点钟新闻;天气预报 (S) 2.00 免费资金 (S) 2.45 逃往乡村 (S) 3.30 修理铺 (AD) (R) (S) 4.30 答案赛 (S) 5.15 无漆绘画 (R) (S) | 6.45 比德斯格罗夫花园 (R) (S) 7.15 答案赛 (R) (S) 8.00 手语区:修理铺 (AD) (R) (S) 9.00 BBC 新闻 (S) 1.00 理查德·奥斯曼的游戏屋 (R) (S) 4.20 终点线 (R) (S) 2.15 你了解你的位置吗? (R) (S) 2.45 动物公园夏季篇 (AD) (R) (S) 3.30 最强挑战 (AD) (R) (S) 4.30 复古红酒吧路演 (R) (S) 5.15 旗帜 M (R) (S) | 6.00 英国早安 (S) 10.00 此时此刻 (S) 6.30 ITV 新闻;天气预报 (S) 1.55 ITV 地区新闻;天气预报 (S) 2.00 迪金森的红色交易 (AD) (R) (S) 3.00 绝佳交易 (AD) (R) (S) 3.55 ITV 地区天气预报 (S) 4.00 顶峰点 (R) (S) 5.00 黎明 (R) (S) | 6.30 奎恩之王 (AD) (R) (S) 6.55 奎恩之王 (AD) (R) (S) 7.45 每个人都爱雷蒙 (AD) (R) (S) 8.10 每个人都爱雷蒙 (AD) (R) (S) 8.40 每个人都爱雷蒙 (AD) (R) (S) 9.10 普雷斯特 (AD) (R) (S) 9.40 普雷斯特 (AD) (R) (S) 10.10 普雷斯特 (AD) (R) (S) 10.40 普雷斯特 (AD) (R) (S) 11.10 拉姆齐的厨房噩梦美国篇 (R) (S) 12.05 第 4 频道新闻摘要 (S) 12.10 寻找、修理、出售 (AD) (R) (S) 1.10 豪宅赠送 (R) (S) 2.10 倒计时 (S) 3.00 阳光下的地方 (R) (S) 4.00 伟大 B&B 挑战赛 (R) (S) 5.00 城堡 DIY (AD) (R) (S) | 6.00 牛奶搅拌机! 9.15 杰里米·维恩 (S) 11.30 风暴与外星人 (S) 12.45 午时新闻 (S) 12.50 马特·奥尔赖特 (S) 2.20 电影:《致命之情》:Tomar Halpern 2022 最佳作品,主演 Ryan Powers (AD) (S) 4.00 牛群 (R) (S) 4.55 热爱自然 (R) (S) 5.00 Dan Walker 新闻 (S) |
| 下午6点 | 6.00 BBC 六点新闻;天气预报 (S) 6.30 BBC 地区新闻;天气预报 (S) | 6.00 理查德·奥斯曼的游戏屋 (R) (S) 6.30 贝尔·格里尔斯:荒野清算——一对婚姻濒临破裂的夫妇 (AD) (R) (S) | 6.00 ITV 地区新闻 (S) 6.30 ITV 新闻;天气预报 (S) | 6.00 美国拾荒者——一家准备讲述其宝藏收藏的玩具博物馆 (AD) (R) (S) | 6.00 塞浦路斯:地中海之珠——地中海岛屿概况 (R) (S) 6.55 第 5 频道新闻更新 (S) |
| 晚上7点 | 7.00 《One Show》,主持人 Roman Kemp 和 Lauren Laverne (S) 7.30 《东区东区》Nicola 和 George 的局面升级 (AD) (S) | 7.00 全球之眼 (S) 7.30 《大师》,专业科目包括保罗·纽曼的电影和埃尔热的丁丁书 (S) | 7.30 弗莱彻家族农场——Kalvin 打算买一头公牛。本系列最后一集 (AD) (R) (S) | 7.00 第 4 频道新闻 (S) | 7.00 交通警察——警员正在搜寻一辆疑似克隆车 (R) (S) 7.55 第 5 频道新闻更新 (S) |
| 晚上8点 | 8.00 儿童抚养费:压力下的父母 - 全景 (S) 8.30 诈骗拦截者——一名伦理黑客反击 (R) (S) | 8.00 《Only Connect》Accrual World 对阵 4 tickets (S) 8.30 大学挑战赛——巴斯对阵 City 5's George's (S) | 8.00 《艾默代尔》Ruby 计划窃取 Jimmy 的财物 (AD) (S) 8.30 《加冕街》Sarah 拒绝利用其关系帮助另一名囚犯 (AD) (S) | 8.00 马丁和罗曼的爱尔兰公路旅行——Martin 和 Roman Kemp 讲解 Madh 和都柏林 (AD) (S) | 8.00 街道警察:抓捕 Yoke——警员在发现一颗钉头棒球后逮捕了一名青少年 (S) |
(电视节目表页脚)
Medford 赞扬了来自 The Answer Run 4: 30am / 以及 5: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am : 30am: 30am / Philly Connaught 和十二部小说:Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace - What Happened Next: 30am / 5: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am : 30am: 30am: 30am 的一部分 / 5: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am : 30am 的一部分 / 晚上 9点** / 9.00 《天堂岛谋杀案》(Death In Paradise) 一名雷鬼说唱艺术家在音乐会试音时被枪杀 (AD) (R) (S) / 9.00 《与迈克尔·辛一起挖掘》(Buried With Michael Sheen) 这位演员调查南威尔士有毒污染的指控 (AD) (S) / 9.00 《Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace - What Happened Next》
跟进 Susanne Barrow 和 Tom Yeo 的故事 () (S) / 9.00 《名人追缉》(Celebrity Hunted) 几名逃犯在 BBC 现场出现 () (S) / 9.00 《逃票者:与法律开战》(Fare Dodgers: At War With The Law) 调查人员寻找一名被认为欠费超过 2,300 英镑 的女性 (S) / 晚上 10点 / 10.00 BBC 十点新闻 (S) 10.30 BBC 地区新闻 (S) 10.40 《我有新闻给你》(Have I Got News For You) 大卫·特南特主持,嘉宾为 Cathy Newman (R) (S) / 10.00 《莫蒂默与怀特豪斯:去钓鱼》(Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing) 你和 Bob 乘坐平底船在泰晤士河钓河鲈 () (R) (S) 10.30 《新闻之夜》(Newsnight) (S) / 10.00 ITV 十点新闻;天气预报 (S) 10.30 ITV 地区新闻 (S) 10.45 《冷案法医:血缘》(Cold Case Forensics: In The Blood) 真实犯罪纪录系列剧的最后一集 () (R) (S) / 10.00 《吉普赛妻子的秘密生活》(Secret Lives Of Gypsy Wives) Trotology 的第一首说唱歌曲获得了褒贬不一的成功 () (S) / 10.00 《警察拦截者:打击商店窃贼团伙》(Police Interceptors: Taking Down The Shoplifting Gangs) 两兄弟的
商店窃盗行为已失控 (R) (S) / 晚上 11点 / 11.10 电影:《碟中谍 3》(Mission: Impossible III) (J) 艾布拉姆斯 2006! 动作惊悚续集,汤姆·克鲁斯主演 () (S) / 11.05 《揭秘:欢迎来到格拉斯哥》(Disclosure: Welcome To Glasgow) 声称苏格兰最大城市的部分地区已成为禁区 (S) / 11.40 《议会》(The Assembly) 名人们接受由神经多样性人士组成的评审团采访 (R) (S) / 11.05 《超级富豪的手术秘密》(Surgery Secrets Of The Super Rich) Emma 接受了一次 3,500 英镑 的纳米脂肪治疗以改善她的眼下阴影 () (R) (S) / 11.05 《交通警察》(Traffic Cops) 一名鲁莽的摩托车手危及他人生命 (R) (S) / 深夜 / 1.10 BBC 新闻 (S) / 12.05 《穿越时间的房子》(A House Through Time) () (R) (S) 1.05 手语区 CountryNa (R) (S) 2.00 手语区 Surgical () (R) (S) 2.45 这是 BBC Two (S) / 12.05 电视购物 (Shop On TV) 2.00 《楼梯》(The Staircase) () (R) (S) 4.05 与 ITV 一起放松 (Unwind With ITV) (S) 5.10 《迪金森的红色交易》(Dickinson's Red Deal) () (R) (S) / 12.05 Walter Presents: Everybody Lies (S)
1.00 Metal Hall () (R) (S) 1.50 电影:《蓝色旁路》(Blue Bypass) 都柏林 Oven 2022 在线 (S) 2.45 Levious Weed: 与 Peter Bears 同行 () (R) (S) 4.40 Hollyhake Omnibus () (R) (S) 5.50 《倒计时》(Countdown) (R) (S) / 12.05 扣车场警察 (Car Pound Cops) (R) (S) 1.00 Cruise TV (R) (S) 2.00 全科医生:闭门之后 (GPs: Behind Closed Doors) (R) (S) 2.50 Cattle (R) (S) 2.45 《老友记》(Friends) (R) (S) 4.35 与 Susan Gilman 一起巡航 () (R) (S) 5.35 Few Patrol (R) (S) 5.45 《帕丁顿的冒险》(The Adventures Of Paddington) (R) (S)
6.30am Sara Cox 9.30 Vernon Kay 12noon Jeremy Vine 2.00 Clans Amlis 4.00 Jason Manderd 7.00 Piron Nights 9.00 Blues Show With The Black Keys
10.00 Good Groove With Malorn Dobson 12mdeX OI Borg 3.00 Alternative Sounds Of The 90s With Darren O'Leary 4.00 Steffan Powell
6.30am Breakfast 9.30 Essential Classics 12m Classical Live 4.00 Composer Of The Week False Mandalasatin 5.00 In Tune 7.00 BBC Drama 2026 10.00 Night Tracks 11.30 Round Midnight 12.30am Through The Night
4.00 Pride Before The Fall 4.30 Soul Music 5.00 FIV 6.00 News 6.30 Just A Minute 7.00 Archers 7.15 Front Row 8.00 Briefing Room 8.30 Inside Science 9.00 Great Crime Mystery 9.30 How Did We Get Here 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book of Bedtime 11.00 Intimacy 11.30 Poetry Please 12mdeX News 12.30 Book of the Week 12.45 Shopping 1.00 Re-World Service 5.00 News 5.04 Pride Before The Fall 5.24 Shopping 5.43 Prayer 5.45 Farming Today
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晚上9点,BBC TIRO
“我偶然发现了这个故事,一个男人声称威尔士的人民正在被毒害,我想,怎么会这样?”迈克尔·辛(见上图)说道。提出这些主张的人是道格拉斯·高文,他曾在英国全国农民联合会(NFU)工作,并调查过“污染事件”。于是,这位在《Staged》中出演的演员决定对高文进行为期2天的采访,而“他告诉我的事情让我不寒而栗”。高文的故事涉及掩盖埋在当地农场和社区附近土地中的“永久性化学物质”。高文认为,倾倒这些化学物质可能会对威尔士人民产生持久影响,但在他的警告被重视之前他就去世了。现在,辛希望在这部揭秘作品中查明道格拉斯是否正确。
晚上7:55,BBC FOUR
优秀的安德鲁·格雷厄姆-迪克森结束了他的西班牙北部之旅,在那里,巴勃罗·毕加索、胡安·米罗和萨尔瓦多·达利等大师的现代艺术在20世纪繁荣发展。这些远见卓识的艺术家创作的作品在突破学科界限的同时,也反映了那个世纪动荡的事件。
晚上8点,BBC ONE
儿童抚养费服务局旨在确保与孩子分开居住的父母定期支付抚养费以支持他们。然而,记者克鲁帕·帕迪发现,该机构被指控在某些情况下在强制执行支付方面做得太少。与此同时,支付抚养费的父母表示,儿童抚养费服务局(CMS)的计算有时可能是错误的或难以负担的,且这些错误会影响他们的心理健康。帕迪在剖析这一官僚混乱局面方面做得很好。

晚上9点,5
在伦敦,调查人员在搜寻一名被认为欠缴超过 2,300 英镑 票费的女性,并试图在查德韦尔希斯车站拦截她。在伦敦的巴士上,一名司机举报了一名潜在的逃票者,但在该女性被开出罚单之前,她逃跑了。
晚上9点,CHANNEL 4
两名“名人”出现在利兹的一家表演酒吧,但他们似乎已被追踪。两名逃跑者的社交媒体帖子激怒了追捕者,导致一次对养老院的突袭。BBC One的《Morning Live》请到了几位惊喜嘉宾,但一个精心设计的逃脱计划能否让他们领先于前侦查总警司雷·霍华德(左)及其追捕者一步?
晚上2:9点,CHANNEL 4
“有些人可能会说,我有点傻且冲动,”追求社交媒体事业的特鲁利·普雷舍斯(见上图)坚持道。本周,姐妹们及其家人在准备圣诞节,而特鲁利的第一首说唱歌曲取得了褒贬不一的成功。

作者:本·沃尔什
28
7 Days 2026年8月15 - 16日

丹尼尔·克雷格在《星球大战:原力觉醒》中饰演一名暴风兵,但其名字未出现在演职员表中。
日间 / 6.00 早安节目 (S) 9.30 乡村瑰宝 (R) (S) 10.30 花园救援 (R) (S) 12.15 房屋拍卖 (AD) (S) 12.15 淘宝猎人 (AD) (R) (S) 1.00 BBC一点钟新闻;天气预报 (S) 1.25 BBC地区新闻;天气预报 (S) 1.45 BBC一点钟新闻;天气预报 (S) 2.00 免费资金 (S) 2.45 逃离城市 (S) 3.20 修理铺 () (R) (S) 4.30 答案竞答 (S) 5.15 绘画迷宫 (R) (S) / 6.30 逃离城市 (R) (S) 7.15 免费资金 (R) (S) 8.00 手语区:英国大缝纫赛 (RD) (R) (S) 9.00 BBC新闻 (S) 1.00 理查德·奥斯曼的游戏屋 (R) (S) 4.30 终点线 (R) (S) 2.15 你了解你的位置吗? (R) (S) 3.45 动物公园夏季篇 () (R) (S) 3.30 储蓄指南 () (R) (S) 4.30 复古古董路演 (R) (S) 5.15 旗帜 M (R) (S) / 6.00 早安英国 (S) 10.00 此刻 (S) 6.30 ITV新闻;天气预报 (S) 1.55 ITV地区新闻;天气预报 (S) 2.00 迪金森的红色交易 () (R) (S) 3.00 成交或不成交 () (R) (S) 3.55 ITV地区天气预报 (S) 4.00 顶峰时刻 (R) (S) 5.00 迪斯家族 (R) (S) / 6.30 皇后之王 三连播 () (R) (S) 7.45 大家都爱雷蒙 () (R) (S) 8.10 大家都爱雷蒙 () (R) (S) 8.40 大家都爱雷蒙 () (R) (S) 8.10 普雷斯特 () (R) (S) 9.40 普雷斯特 () (R) (S) 10.10 普雷斯特 () (R) (S) 10.10 普雷斯特 () (R) (S) 11.10 拉姆齐的英国噩梦美国篇 (R) (S) 12.05 第4频道新闻摘要 (S) 14.10 闪电,它,旗帜 N () (R) (S) 1.10 豪宅赠送 (R) (S) 2.10 倒计时 (S) 3.00 阳光下的居所 (R) (S) 4.00 顶级 B&B 挑战赛 (R) (S) 5.00 切尔西 DIY () (R) (S) / 6.00 牛奶奶昔! 9.15 杰里米·Vine (S) 11.30 风暴与外星人 (S) 12.45 5 News At Lunchtime (S) 12.50 马特·奥尔赖特 (S) 2.20 电影:《危险邻居》约翰·马克伍德,朱迪·德弗里斯,斯科特·默多克主演 (S) 4.00 城堡 (R) (S) 4.55 自然之爱 (R) (S) 5.00 5 News With Dan Walker (S) 下午6点 / 6.00 BBC六点钟新闻;天气预报 (S) 6.30 BBC地区新闻;天气预报 (S) / 6.00 理查德·奥斯曼的游戏屋:问答赛 (R) (S) 6.30 贝尔·格里尔斯:荒野清算 一对父子进入荒野 () (R) (S) / 6.00 ITV地区新闻;天气预报 (S) 6.30 ITV新闻;天气预报 (S) / 6.00 美国拾荒者 一位弗吉尼亚蓝草音乐传奇拥有一些珍贵的纪念品 () (R) (S) / 6.00 直布罗陀:地中海之珠 介绍位于西班牙南海岸的半岛 (R) (S) 6.55 5 News Update (S) 晚上7点 / 7.00 《今日秀》,罗曼·肯普和劳伦·拉文主持 (S) 7.30 东区东街 拉维向扎克寻求建议 () (S) / 7.00 奈杰尔美食 () (R) (S) 7.30 与潮之赛 新剧集。沙雕比赛,由伊恩·斯特林主持 () (S) / 7.30 走进朗廷酒店:英国第一家豪华酒店 接待主管罗丁斯迎接他的一位舞蹈偶像 () (S) / 7.00 第4频道新闻 (S) / 7.00 警车拦截 两名男子开着面包车在四个国家之间展开一场危险的赛跑 (R) (S) 7.55 5 News Update (S) 晚上8点 / 8.00 英国大缝纫赛 缝纫师们在儿童周为孩子们制作管状毛绒玩具和超级英雄服装 () (S) / 8.00 海上救生 新剧集。接到一个关于渔民落水的 9999 紧急电话 () (S) / 8.00 艾默代尔 乔给大家准备了一个惊喜 () (S) 8.30 街道冠冕 艾特让莎拉处理凯西的威胁 () (S) / 8.00 ADHD 的大迷思?精神科医生马克斯·彭伯顿挑战关于 ADHD 的传统认知 () (S) / 8.00 高速公路警察:抓捕英国超速者 一个
感性的,Marcellus van 拒绝在 MK 停车 (S) / William Nott 船长在 Leeway 号上:Kacey 工作带来的兴奋感 Kacey 工作带来的兴奋感 / 纽约市:Kacey 工作带来的兴奋感 Kacey 工作带来的兴奋感 / 8.00 ADHD 的大谎言?精神科医生 Max Pemberton 挑战关于 ADHD 的传统认知 (AD) (S) / 8.00 高速公路警察:抓捕英国超速者 一个感性的,Marcellus van 拒绝在 MK 停车 (S) / 晚上 9 点 / 9.00 名人厨神 新系列。Joe Pasquale, Jason Mohammad, Emily Campbell, Shakira Khan 和 Jay McGuiness 展开竞争 () (S) / 9.00 急诊 2u / 7 新系列。关注布里斯托尔 Southmead 医院的急诊部门 () (S) / 9.00 真相揭秘:无法逃脱——嫁给跟踪狂 The
其前伴侣谋杀 Alonson Crude 的案件 () (S) / 9.00 名人追缉 Capita Huenchest 为两名逃犯提供避风港 () (S) / 9.00 乔治王朝时期 与 Rob Rinder 和 Ruth Goodman 一起回顾乔治四世国王的加冕礼 (S) / 晚上 10 点 / 10.00 BBC 十点新闻 (S) 10.20 BBC 地区新闻;天气 10.40 电影:《不可触碰》(De Palma 导演,1)(R)黑帮惊悚片 (S) / 10.00 阿波罗现场演出 Stephen Bailey, Jane Ricote 和 Glenn Moore 表演 movie up (R) (S) 10.30 新闻之夜 (S) / 10.00 ITV 十点新闻;天气 (S) 10.30 ITV 地区新闻;天气 10.45 电影:《八爪女》(John Glen 导演,1)(R)间谍冒险片,由 Roger Moore 主演 () (S) / 10.00 Gagglobox 《我是名人,让我离开这里》受到审查 () (R) (S) / 10.30 James Bulger:审判 讲述 1993 年 Jon Venables 和 Robert Thompson 谋杀案审判的故事 (R) (S) / 晚上 11 点 / 11.05 吸血鬼莱斯特:
吸血鬼采访 莱斯特招募他的“死后”专辑 () (S) / 11.05 吉普赛妻子的秘密生活 Trewley 的第一首说唱歌曲获得了褒贬不一的成功 () (R) (S) / 深夜 / 12.35 命中注定 (R) (S) 1.25 BBC 新闻 (S) / 11.55 吸血鬼莱斯特:吸血鬼采访 () (S) 12.50 手语区:眩晕 () (R) (S) 1.50 手语区:被俘的观众:真实的美国恐怖故事 () (R) (S) 2.25 这是 BBC Two (S) / 1.10 电视购物 3.00 巅峰 () (R) (S) 3.50 与 ITV 一起放松 (S) 5.05 寻找失散家庭:无迹可寻的出生——之后发生了什么 () (R) (S) / 12.05 构建 Menace 的超级英雄 () (R) (S) 1.05 拉姆齐的酒店噩梦 () (R) (S) 1.55 飞机 () (R) (S) 2.15 电影:《梦想选票 2023》(S) 4.20 情侣跟我一起潜水 (R) (S) 2.15 阳光下的地方 (R) (S) 5.45 周日早午餐 (R) (S) / 12.05 连环杀手妻子 () (R) (S) 1.00 邮轮电视 With
LevelBooklit (R) (S) 2.00 闭门后的全科医生 (R) (S) 2.50 城堡 (R) (S) 3.40 朋友 (R) (S) 4.05 朋友 (R) (S) 4.30 高地兽医 (R) (S) 5.25 娱乐新闻 (R) (S) |
6.30am Sara Cox 9.30 Vernon Kay 12noon Jeremy Vine 2.00 DJ Spaony 4.00 Jason Manford 7.00 Priori Nights On Radio 2 9.00 The Jazz Show With Jamie
Culture 10.00 The Good Groove With Malvin Dobson 12mde1 (S) (R) (S) 3.00 Dance Sounds Of The 9pk With Vernon Kay 4.00 Dream Wyn Evans
6.30am Breakfast 9.30 Essential Classics 12pm Classical Live 4.00 Composer Of The Week Felix Mendelssohn 5.00 In Tune 7.00 BBC Promo 2020 10.00 Night Tracks 11.30 Round Midnight 12.30am Through The Night
6am Today 9.00 Invisible Hands 9.30 Michael Shean Gets Into Character 10.00 Woman's Hour 11.00 Add To Playlist 11.45 Book of the Week 12noon News 12.04 Call You And Yours 12.57 Weather 1.00 The World At One 1.45 Human Intelligence 2.00 The Archers 2.15 Drama 3.00 Lady On Trial 3.30 Night And Soul 4.00 The Deadliest Book In England 4.30 What's Up Does? 5.00 PM 5.57 Weather 6.00 News 6.30 Paul
Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz 7.00 The Archers 7.15 Front Row 8.00 Saving Young Men From Murder The Homeloy Story 8.40 In Touch 9.00 Crossing Continents 9.30 Scum Secrets 9.55 Weather 10.00 The World Tonight 11.15 Book of Bedtime 11.00 West Inside 11.30 Poetry Finale 12mde1 News: Weather 12.30 Book of the Week 12.48 Shopping Forecast 1.00 An BBC World Service 5.00 News 5.04 BBC Inside Science 5.32 Weather 5.36 Shopping Forecast 5.43 Prayer 5.45 Farming Today
6am The Wolf Far Hence 6.30 The Senior Partner 7.00 Yes Minister 7.30 The Milligan Papers 8.00 Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen? 8.30 Adrian Male The Cappuccino Years 8.45 Agnes Grey 9.00 Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz 9.30 The Essay British Film Comedians 9.45 Baby Service 10.00 A Good Road 10.30 Happy Birthday Neptune 11.00 The Wolf Far Hence 11.30 The Senior
Partner 12noon Yes Minister 12.30 The Milligan Papers 1.00 Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen? 1.30 Adrian Male The Cappuccino Years 1.45 Agnes Grey 2.00 Hotel 2.30 Life In London 3.00 A Pair Of Blue Eyes 4.00 A Good Road 4.30 Happy Birthday Neptune 5.00 The Wolf Far Hence 5.30 The Senior Partner 6.00 Yes Minister 6.30 The Milligan Papers 7.00 Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen? 7.30 Adrian Male The Cappuccino Years 7.45
Agnes Grey 8.00 Hotel 8.30 Life In London 9.00 A Pair Of Blue Eyes: 托马斯·哈代早期小说的剧本改编。由 Janet Blase 主演 10.00 Comedy Club 12mde1 A Good Road 12.30 Happy Birthday Neptune 1.00 The Wolf Far Hence 1.30 The Senior Partner 2.00 Yes Minister 2.30 Milligan Papers 3.00 Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen? 3.30 Adrian Male: The Cappuccino Years
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NHS精神科医生兼作家马克斯·彭伯顿(Max Pemberton,上图)开启了一项挑战关于ADHD(注意缺陷多动障碍)认知的使命,旨在调查它是否真的是一种神经发育障碍,以及现代生活是否导致了诊断率的上升。这位精神科医生询问当今世界是否具备接纳具有ADHD特质的人群的能力,并质疑对患者(尤其是儿童)使用药物治疗的伦理问题,特别是当长期影响仍然未知的时候。他听取了一系列对ADHD诊断增加持有严重担忧的同事的意见,并会见了一个年轻家庭,他们想看看整体的生活方式改变是否能减少一名男孩对药物的需求。
RPM, SKY ONE
在这部美国版《马丁医生》(Doc Martin)中,乔什·查尔斯(Josh Charles)相当出色地模仿 / 重新诠释了马丁·克鲁恩斯(Martin Clunes)饰演的那位脾气暴躁的医生。在本集中,当波特温(Port Wenn)迎来来自挪威姐妹城市的友好代表团时,马丁·贝斯特医生(Dr Martin Best)对此表示怀疑;而露易莎(Louisa,由艾比盖尔·斯宾塞 Abigail Spencer 饰演,右图与查尔斯同框)拜访了一位恰好是马丁前任的专家。此外,格雷格认为自己排出了小人,而马克表现出的症状则需要进行干预。真正的治愈系电视节目。
RPM, BBC ONE
随着这部烹饪巨作新一季的开始,声音尖细的喜剧演员乔·帕斯夸莱(Joe Pasquale)应该会带来不少乐趣。加入他的还有举重运动员(在搬大锅时很有用)艾米莉·坎贝尔(Emily Campbell)、真人秀明星莎基拉·汗(Shakira Khan)、广播员杰森·穆罕默德(Jason Mohammad)以及前《Wanted》明星兼演员杰伊·麦古因斯(Jay McGuiness)。首先,格蕾丝·登特(Grace Dent)和新任评委厨师乔治奥·洛卡特利(Giorgio Locatelli,两人见下图)要求他们呈上自己的招牌菜。

RPM, 5
这对搭档探讨了前摄政王乔治四世在1821, 的加冕典礼,这是英国历史上最奢华且最具争议的皇家活动之一。无处不在的林德追踪了皇家宫廷核心人物的命运(“乔治四世热爱生活中精致的事物”),而历史学家古德曼则揭示了被卷入加冕狂热中的普通人的生活(“无论怎么想象,那都不是奢华的生活”),并探索了富人和穷人如何共同成为这场盛景的一部分。
11:15-8:15, 5PM, BBC TWO
这部充满感官色彩的安妮·赖斯改编剧继续讲述摇滚明星莱斯特(Lestat,由萨姆·里德 Sam Reid 饰演,他看起来像1987 年左右Def Leppard乐队的第六个成员)被过去所困,向记者丹尼尔(Daniel,由埃里克·博格西安 Eric Bogesian 饰演)倾诉,并对阿曼(Armand)颐指气使,而路易(Louis,由《权力的游戏》演员雅各布·安德森 Jacob Anderson 饰演)则担心他的女服务员。比《暮光之城》更有冲击力,但不如《巴菲》那么犀利。
作者:本·沃尔什 (Ben Walsh)

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7 Days 15, - 16 August 2026

以及《东区东街》(EastEnders),7.30pm / 关于辛迪的两部剧集结局:《每个人都爱帕特里克》(Everybody Loves Patrick)以及《东区东街》(EastEnders),7.30pm / 9pm / 9.00 《名人厨神》(Celebrity MasterChef)参赛者为嘉宾帕迪·麦金尼斯(Paddy McGuinness)烹饪派 (AD)(S) / 9.00 《谋杀审判:遛狗者之死》(Murder Trial: Death Of A Dog Walker)两集之二 前猎场看守大卫·坎贝尔(David Campbell)出庭作证 (AD)(S) / 9.00 《T教授》(Professor T)新剧集 剧情片,由本·米勒(Ben Miller)主演 ()(S) / 9.00 《爱你至死》(Love You To Death)新剧集。讲述一名母亲伪造其儿子患病的故事 ()(S) / 9.00 999 《危急时刻》(Critical Condition)一名男子在遭遇道路交通事故后警告称,他可能再也无法行走。本剧集最后一集 (S) / 10pm / 10.00 BBC十点新闻 (S) 10.30 BBC地区新闻;天气预报 (S) 10.40 《周赛集锦》(MOTD):欧冠冠军 (S) / 10.00
《伴侣治疗》(Couples Therapy)新剧集 或 One Summer table 讲述马尔贾内(Marjane)和杰森(Jason)通过他们的政治分歧 (S) 10.30 《新闻之夜》(Newsnight) (S) / 10.00 ITV十点新闻;天气预报 (S) 10.30 ITV地区新闻 (S) 10.45 《失散多年的家人:在没有和平的情况下出生——之后发生了什么》(Long Lost Family: Born Without Peace - What Happened Next) ()(R)(S) / 10.00 《荒野谋杀公路》(Outback Murder Highway)新剧集。调查沿澳大利亚一条500英里公路发生的杀人案的系列纪录片 ()(S) / 10.00 《急诊室:事故现场》(A&E Crash Scene Emergency)考文垂大学医院创伤部门医疗团队的工作 (R)(S) / 11pm / 11.30 电影:《猴子人》(Monkey Man)(德夫·帕特尔 2024) / 首播 动作惊悚片:由德夫·帕特尔(Dev Patel)主演 (S) / 11.05 《伴侣治疗》(Couples Therapy)克里斯坦坦白了他的不忠行为 (S) 11.35 《伴侣治疗》(Couples Therapy) (S) / 11.40 英国房车锦标赛集锦 (S) / 11.05 《荒野谋杀公路》(Outback Murder Highway)三名新西兰摩托车手的谋杀案 ()(S) / 11.05 《救护车:红色代码》(Ambulance: Code Red)一名6¼岁的人在工作时昏倒
疑似心脏骤停 ()(R)(S) / Late / 1.30 BBC新闻 (S) / 12.05 《与迈克尔·辛(Michael Sheen)一起埋葬》(Buried With Michael Sheen) ()(R)(S) 1.05 手语区:Airsty-Air:起源故事 ()(R)(S) 1.55 手语区:进化 (R)(S) 2.55 这是BBC Two (S) / 1.05 电视购物 3.00 《爱与死亡》(Love & Death) ()(R)(S) 3.50 《走进朗廷酒店:英国第一家豪华酒店》(Inside The Langham: Britain's First Grand Hotel) ()(R)(S) 4.15 与ITV一起放松 (S) 5.30 汤姆·克里奇烹饪意大利美食 ()(R)(S) / 12.05 《谋杀案:数字侦探》(Murder Case: The Digital Detectives) ()(R)(S) 1.00 《名人被猎》(Celebrity Hunted) ()(R)(S) 1.55 《名人被猎》(Celebrity Hunted) ()(R)(S) 2.50 拉姆齐的酒店地狱 ()(R)(S) 3.40 海边约克郡 ()(R)(S) 4.35 克斯蒂的手工艺之家 (R)(S) / 12.05 《急诊室:深夜》(A&E After Dark) ()(R)(S) 1.00 与Level / Beakit一起游轮电视 (R)(S) 2.00 闭门后的全科医生 (R)(S) 2.50 《城堡》(Castle) (R)(S) 3.40 《老友记》(Friends) (R)(S) 4.05 《老友记》(Friends) (R)(S) 4.30 高地 Yet (R)(S)
6.30am Sara Cox 9.30 Vernon Kay 12noon Jeremy Finn 2.00 DJ Spaany 4.00 Jason Manfard 7.00 Prom Nightz 9.00 The Falk Show With Mark Radcliffe
10.00 The Good Greece With Melvin Disson 12ndn't DJ Borg 3.00 Alternative Sounds Of The 90s With Dermot DJ Leary 4.00 Doxon Wyn Evans
6.30am Breakfast 9.30 Essential Classics 12m Classical Live 3.00 Choral Evening 4.00 Composer Of The Week Felix Mandalasone 5.00 In Tune 7.00 BBC Promo 2GB 10.00 Night Tracks 11.30 Round Midnight 12.30am Through The Night
1:55 2:20 / 格兰彻斯特 (Grantchester) (ADI)(S) 审判与惩罚 (Trial & Retribution) (S) 审判与惩罚 (Trial & Retribution) (S) 乔治与米尔德里德 (George And Mildred) (S) 与ITV一起放松 (Unwind With ITV) (S) / 24小时急诊室 (24 Hours In A&E) 一名92岁老人因车祸被送往医院 (ADI)(S) / 12:55 1:25 2:25 2:55 / 海边村庄 (Villages By The Sea) (S) 玛丽·比尔德的终极罗马:无尽的帝国 (Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit) ()(S) / 999前线:肝脏 (999 On The Front Liver) (S) / 24小时急诊室 (24 Hours In A&E) ()(S) / 阳光之城 (A Place In The Sun) (S) / sky / SEY 10N VIRGIN 1019 / sky / FY 16, FY2012 SEY 12N, VIRGIN 1217 / sky / SEY 11N VIRGIN 1215 / 6:00 am 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 pm 1:00 3:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 9:00 9:45 10:30 11:25 12:20 am 1:15 2:10 3:00 4:00 / 早晨 (Mornings) (R) 早晨 (Mornings) (R) 与里奇和弗罗斯特共度早晨 (Mornings With Ridge And Frost) (S) 与里奇和弗罗斯特共度早晨 (Mornings With Ridge And Frost) (S) Stangels SS-1 (R) (S) 怀尔德与格蕾丝 (Wild & Grace) (R) 辛普森一家 (The Simpsons) (R) (S) 非洲猎人 (Africa's Hunters) (R) (S) 天海一方 (Hawaii Five-0) (R) (S) 特警队 (S.W.A.T) ()(R) (S) 辛普森一家 (The Simpsons) (R) (S) 罗布与拉梅什对抗帕蒂安 (Rob & Ramesh vs Pathian) ()(R) (S) 辛普森一家 (The Simpsons) (R) (S) 辛普森一家 (The Simpsons) (R) (S) 生存地球 (Surviving Earth) (S) 别管那些喧闹的家伙 (Never Mind The Buzzcocks) ()(R) (S) 别管那些喧闹的家伙 (Never Mind The Buzzcocks) ()(R) (S) 郊区居民 (The 'Burbs') ()(R) (S) 格林 (Grimm) (R) (S) 邪恶 (Evil) (R) (S) 力量:曼彻斯特 (The Force: Manchester) (R) (S) 道路战争 (Road Wars) (R) (S) 天海一方 (Hawaii Five-0) (R) (S) 特警队 (S.W.A.T) ()(R) (S) / 11:00 am 11:00 pm 12:00 pm 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 am 1:15 1:15 / 探索:吉娜·莱克伍德 (Discovering: Gina Lakewooda) ()(S) 电影艺术与伊恩·内森 (The Art Of Film With Ian Nathan) ()(S) 出人意料的故事 (Tales Of The Unexpected) ()(S) 希区柯克小时 (The Alfred Hitchcock Hour) (S) 九十年代 (The Nineties) (S) 探索:杰克·尼科尔森 (Discovering: Jack Nicholson) (S) 年度肖像画家 2023 (Portrait Artist Of The Year 2023) ()(S) 出人意料的故事 (Tales Of The Unexpected) ()(S) 希区柯克呈现 (Alfred Hitchcock Presents) (S) 山谷之声 (Voices Of The Valleys) (S) 爱尔兰舞者之战 (Battle Of The Irish Dancers) (S) 八十年代 (The Eighties) ()(S) 建筑艺术 (The Art Of Architecture) 世界伟大博物馆 (Great Museums Of The World) (S) 古根海姆内部 (Inside Guggenheim) ()(S) 艾未未:艺术行动主义 (Al Weiwei: The Artivies) (S) / 10:55 am 12:00 pm 2:20 4:00 5:00 6:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 1:00 am 4:00 5:00 / 城市之光 (Cottics City) ()(R) (S) 成为玛丽·泰勒·摩拉 (Being Mary Tyler Maura) (R) (S) 我是卢克·佩里 (I Am Luke Perry) ()(R) (S) 导演们 (The Directors) (R) (S) 探索:约翰·马尔科维奇 (Discovering: John Malkovich) ()(R) (S) 电影《最孤独的鲸鱼:寻找52》 (FILM The Loneliest Whale: The Search For 52) (PG) (S) 黑寡妇:调查丹娜·汤普森的罪行 (Black Widow Investigating the crimes of Dena Thompson) ()(R) (S) 黑寡妇:警方认为李·怀亚特可能是解决朱利安·韦伯之死关键 (Black Widow Police believe Lee Wyatt could be the key to solving Julian Webb's death) ()(R) (S) 黑寡妇 (Black Widow) ()(R) (S) 英超360 ~ 大山之波尔顿 (Premier League 360 ~ Big Sam's Bolton) ()(R) (S) 伟大的莱茵河抢劫案 (The Great Rhine Robbery) ()(R) (S) 导演们 (The Directors) (R) (S) 探索:约翰·马尔科维奇 (Discovering: John Malkovich) ()(R) (S) / U.D.Dave / FY10, FY2012 SEY10N, VIRGIN 1217 / ILV3 / FY14, FY2013 SEY13N, VIRGIN 1428 / ILV3 / FY11, FY2013 SEY11N, VIRGIN 1014 / 7:20 am 8:10 10:15 11:20 12:20 pm 2:20 3:00 4:00 5:00 7:05 7:40 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 am 2:00 3:00 / Top Gear ()(S) 边境部队:美国的守门人 (Border Force America's Gatekeepers) (S) 瑞克·斯坦的康沃尔 (Rick Stein's Cornwall) (S) 黄金之都 (Tulaw Gold) (S) Top Gear ()(S) 马丁纽尔与怀特豪斯:基因钓鱼 (Martimur & Whitehouse: Gene Fishing) ()(S) 盖·马丁:正经工作 (Guy Martin: Proper Jabo) ()(S) 毛刷骑手之英国之最 (Hairy Bikers' Best Of Britain) (S) 瑞克·斯坦的康沃尔 (Rick Stein's Cornwall) (S) 马丁纽尔与怀特豪斯:基因钓鱼 (Martimur & Whitehouse: Gene Fishing) ()(S) 我会撒谎吗? (Would I Lie To You?) (S) Q! XL (S) 我是不是又听到了一些新闻 (Have I Got A Bit More News For You) (S) 任务大师 (Taskmaster) (S) 嘲讽本周 (Mock The Week) (S) 我会撒谎吗? (Would I Lie To You?) (S) Q! XL (S) 理查德·奥斯曼的游戏之屋 (Richard Osman's House Of Games) (S) / 11:00 am 1:05 pm 3:55 6:25 9:00 11:40 / 朵拉与丢失的金之城 (Dora And The Lost City Of Gold) (PG) 低动作家庭冒险片,由伊莎贝拉·曼努埃尔主演 ()(S) 地心之旅 (Journey To The Center Of The Earth) (U) 科幻冒险片,由帕特·布恩主演 ()(S) 冯·里安快车 (Von Ryan's Express) (PG) 第二次世界大战动作冒险片,由弗兰克·辛纳特拉和特雷弗·霍华德主演 (S) Maundial (U2) 科幻英国片,由帕特里克·威尔逊、海伦·贝瑞和唐纳德·萨瑟兰主演 ()(S) 愤怒 (Fury)
(U2) 第二次世界大战剧集,由布拉德·皮特、Sha LaBouti、Logan Lerman 和 Jan Bernthol 主演 (ADI)(S) 《野兽》(The Beast) (U5) 首播:科幻剧集,由 Ldo Seydous、George MacKay 和 Gudagie Malando 主演 (S) / 6 00 am 55 7 00 8 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 pm 2 00 3 00 5 00 6 30 7 00 8 00 9 00 10 05 12 10 am 1 15 2 15 3 05 3 30 / Hollysaka (ADI)(S) Rude(ish) Tube Shorts (S) Couples Come Dine With Me (S) Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) America's Funniest Home Videos (S) Below Deck: Mediterranean ()(S) The Simpsons ()(S) Brooklyn Nine-Nine ()(S) Modern Family ()(S) The Simpsons ()(S) Hollysaka ()(S) Hollysaka ()(S) The Simpsons ()(S) Vandorpump Rules (S) Gegglobes ()(S) Gegglobes ()(S) First Dates ()(S) Naked Attraction ()(S) Gegglobes ()(S) Vandorpump Rules (S) The Simpsons ()(S) Brooklyn Nine-Nine ()(S)

晚上9点,FY11
这部犯罪剧回归,由本·米勒(Ben Miller,见上图)饰演才华横溢但患有强迫症(OCD)的法医犯罪学家贾斯珀(Jasper)。我们发现他在一次最近的死亡事件后陷入痛苦,无法面对警察工作。虽然他的治疗师海伦娜(Helena,朱丽叶·史蒂文森 饰)对他所有进展被抵消感到难过,但同事丹(Dan,巴尼·怀特 饰)则拼命投入工作,拒绝让自己的内心陷入悲痛,并对贾斯珀的缺席感到沮丧。与此同时,玛雅(Maya,苏内特拉·萨克尔 饰)雇佣了一名新成员,过度兴奋的侦探警佐克洛伊·海史密斯(Chloe Highsmith,瑞安·布伦德尔 饰)。她、丹和玛雅在处理一起涉及一名年轻女性在豪华游艇上失踪的棘手案件时陷入苦战。佐伊·瓦纳梅克(Zoë Wanamaker,Berpens)和安格斯·耶洛利斯(Angus Yellowlees)也参演其中。
晚上8点,CARROLL 4
“扩建房屋是一项冒险的生意,”富有魅力的主持人蒂尼·坦帕(Tinie Tempah,Terright)说道。这位房地产开发商兼艺术家跟随一对克罗伊登夫妇,他们正试图建造一座梦想中的巨型谷仓式扩建建筑,其灵感源自他们对汽车和工艺的热爱。坦帕还重新访问了曼彻斯特的一栋历史悠久的维多利亚时代别墅,以观察业主在经历了多年的房产衰败和施工波折后,是否实现了他们对现代主义玻璃翼楼的愿景。
晚上8点,SEY 10 / 15
“有点紧张,今天有点热,这没什么帮助,”快活的男高音独唱演员亚历德·温·戴维斯(Aled Wyn Davies)在这部迷人的纪录片中承认。该片记录了来自威尔士各地的三支男声合唱团,随着比赛排练的加强,他们由极具魅力的指挥引领,并由各种性格的人物组成,包括第二男高音迪翁·琼斯(Dion Jones,见下图)。

晚上9点,BELT 1903
“实际上最想听到的是戴夫的证词,”帕姆·库兰(Pam Curran)坚持认为。她是前乡村庄园园丁布莱恩·洛(Brian Low)的伴侣,洛被发现死在珀斯郡。几天后,披露洛是被枪杀的。没有法医证据将嫌疑人与死者联系起来。然而,在这部扣人心弦的纪录片中,他的邻居大卫·坎贝尔(David Campbell)最终被指控谋杀。
晚上9点,CARROLL 4
丽莎·海登-约翰逊(Lisa Hayden-Johnson)通过为儿子马修(Matthew)争取医疗护理的活动赢得了全国的同情。马修显然无法在没有帮助的情况下行走、进食或呼吸,这使他成为了媒体关注的焦点。然而,当治疗未能改善他的病情时,医生们产生了怀疑——有些事情对不上。
晚上9点,S
这部令人心惊的医疗节目近距离记录了手术过程,同时也展示了皇家斯托克大学医院(Royal Stoke University Hospital)的NHS工作人员为患者提供的巨大关怀。
作者:本·沃尔什(Ben Walsh)

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7 Days 15 - 16 August 2026

普里扬卡·乔普拉·乔纳斯(Priyanka Chopra Jonas)为了准备 Prime Video 谍战惊悚片《堡垒》(Citadel)中艰苦的打斗戏,进行了 18 个月的训练。
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| 日间 | 6.00 早餐 (S) 9.30 乡村宝藏 (R)(S) 10.30 花园救援 (R)(S) 11.15 房屋拍卖 (AD)(S) 12.15 淘宝猎人 (AD)(R)(S) 1.00 BBC 一点钟新闻;天气 (S) 1.25 BBC 地区新闻;天气 (S) 1.45 BBC 一点钟新闻;天气 (S) 2.00 免费之财 (R) 2.45 逃离城市 (R)(S) 3.30 修理铺 (AD)(R)(S) 4.30 答案赛 (S) 5.15 疼痛课程 (R)(S) | 6.30 逃离城市 (R)(S) 7.15 免费之财 (R)(S) 8.00 手语区;食谱;新闻 (AD)(R)(S) 9.00 BBC 新闻 (S) 1.00 理查德·奥斯曼的游戏屋 (R)(S) 1.20 终点线 (R)(S) 2.15 你了解你的位置吗? (R)(S) 2.45 动物鱼类之夏 (AD)(R)(S) 3.30 塞伦盖蒂 (R)(AD)(R)(S) 4.30 复古古董路演 (R)(S) 5.10 旗帜 (R)(S) | 6.00 英国早安 (S) 10.00 此时此刻 (S) 1.00 ITV 新闻;天气 (S) 1.20 ITV 地区新闻;天气 (S) 1.30 ITV 赛马直播(约克日)埃隆-沃林之崛起 (S) 4.05 ITV 地区天气 (S) 4.30 颠覆点:史上最佳决赛 (R)(S) 5.00 追逐 (R)(S) | 6.30 皇后之王 (AD)(R)(S) 7.45 每个人都爱雷蒙 (AD)(R)(S) 8.10 每个人都爱雷蒙 (AD)(R)(S) 9.10 自由职业者 (AD)(R)(S) 9.40 自由职业者 (AD)(R)(S) 10.10 自由职业者 (AD)(R)(S) 10.10 自由职业者 (AD)(R)(S) 11.10 拉姆齐厨房噩梦美国版 (R)(S) 12.05 第四频道新闻摘要 (S) 12.10 寻找、放置、播放、落下 (R)(S) 1.10 豪宅赠送 (R)(S) 2.10 倒计时 (S) 3.00 阳光之所 (R)(S) 4.00 伟大 B&B 挑战赛 (R)(S) 5.00 城堡 DIY (AD)(R)(S) | 6.00 牛奶奶昔 9.15 杰里米·沃斯 (S) 11.30 风暴与走廊 (S) 12.45 5 频道午间新闻 (S) 14.50 韦斯特·奥尔赖特 (S) 2.00 电影:《家庭之罪》(亚历克斯·考尔菲尔德爵士)主演莫妮卡·弗兰托 (S) 4.00 城堡 (R)(S) 4.55 热爱自然 (R)(S) 5.00 丹·沃克主持的 5 频道新闻 (S) |
| 下午6点 | 6.00 BBC 六点新闻;天气 (S) 6.30 BBC 地区新闻;天气 (S) | 6.00 理查德·奥斯曼的游戏屋 (R)(S) 6.30 理查德·奥斯曼的游戏屋 (R)(S) | 6.00 ITV 地区新闻;天气 (S) 6.30 ITV 新闻;天气 (S) | 6.00 美国拾荒者:挖掘出一辆极罕见的福特 Model-A 拖车 (AD)(R)(S) | 6.00 科西嘉:地中海之珠 镜头聚焦法国岛屿 (R)(S) 6.55 5 频道新闻更新 (S) |
| 晚上7点 | 7.00 《One Show》主持人 Roman Xerox 和 Clara Amilo (S) 7.30 《东区人》普里雅从意想不到的来源获得建议 (AD)(S) | 7.00 测试赛今日报道 英格兰 vs 巴基斯坦 (S) | 7.30 汤姆·克里奇烹饪意大利 汤姆探索西西里的柑橘遗产。本系列最后一集 (AD)(S) | 7.00 第四频道新闻 (S) | 7.00 头等舱环游世界 乔西·吉布森前往香港。本系列最后一集 (R)(S) 7.55 5 频道新闻更新 (S) |
| 晚上8点 | 8.00 《龙穴》项目包括节水护发产品和手工调配香料 (AD)(S) | 8.00 斯塔夫·麦戈文主持的《大交易》剩余的六名成员合作寻找并销售豪宅艺术品 (AD)(S) | 8.00 《艾默代尔》卡莱布决心毁掉乔的大日子 (AD)(S) 8.30 《加冕街》 (AD)(S) | 8.00 《翻新救援》一个在建筑工地生活了 18 个月的家庭决定采取行动 (AD)(S) | 8.00 《约克郡兽医》马特·史密斯帮助一只分娩后子宫脱垂的牛 (S) |
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Through Time / 晚上9点 / 9.00 《路德维希》(Ludwig)新剧集。一次双重坦白意味着约翰必须证明谁没有犯罪 (AD)(S) / 9.00 《时间之屋》(A House Through Time)爱丁堡卡隆山(Caloon Hill)上一栋房子的维多利亚时代居民的生活 (S) / 9.00 《环球追击》(The Chase Around The World)各队伍抵达最后一个城市雅典,在那里他们必须击败所有的追击者 (AD)(S) / 9.00 《爱你至死》(Love You To Death)一个难以想象的真相被揭露 ()(S) / 9.00 《贝尼多姆谋杀案》(Benidorm's Murder)丹尼斯和罗斯调查一名前头奖得主的死亡 ()(S) / 晚上10点 / 10.00 BBC十点新闻 (S) 10.30 BBC地区新闻;天气 (S) 10.45 《关于我被谋杀的真相》(The Truth About My Murder)纪录片 (S) / 10.00 《红矮星号》(Red Dwarf)审判官抵达船上 (R)(S) 10.30 《新闻之夜》(Newsnight) (S) / 10.00 ITV十点新闻;天气 (S) 10.30 ITV地区新闻;天气 (S) 10.45 电影:《数字大坝》(Digital Dam)门德斯 2012 ()(S) / 10.00 《爱你至死》(Love You To Death)马修面对他的过去。本系列最后一集 ()(S) / 10.00 《犯罪现场杀手》(Killer At The Crime Scene)卡拉·戈德利(Karla Godley)在前往秘鲁度假后失踪的谋杀案 (R)(S) / 晚上11点 / 11.20 《关于我被谋杀的真相》(The Truth About My Murder)在Mu高速公路旁的一个行李箱中发现一名女性尸体 (S) / 11.05 《紧急救援 24 / 7》(Emergency 24 / 7)关注布里斯托尔南米德医院(Southmead Hospital)的急诊部门 ()(R)(S) / 11.05 《内陆谋杀公路》(Outback Murder Highway)关注托尼·琼斯(Tony Jones)的失踪 ()(S) / 11.05 《逃票者:与法律开战》(Fare Dodgers: At War With The Law)调查人员搜寻一名被认为欠缴票款超过 2,300 英镑 的女性 (R)(S) / 深夜 / 12.00 《关于我被谋杀的真相》(The Truth About My Murder) (S) 12.40 艾伦·卡尔的图片大比拼(Alan Carr's Picture Slam) (R)(S) 1.30 BBC新闻 (S) / 12.05 电影:《塔尔》(Tar (Told) Field)2022年由科尔·布兰切特(Cole Blanchet)主演的剧情片 ()(S) 2.25 《手语区》(Sign Zone)所有罐头的问题 ()(R)(S) 3.35 这是BBC Two (S) / 1.20 电视购物 3.00 《爱与死》(Love & Death) ()(R)(S) 4.00 与ITV一起放松 (S) 5.45 《交易或不交易:名人特辑》(Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Special) ()(R)(S) / 12.05 《内陆谋杀公路》(Outback Murder Highway) ()(S) 12.55 《犯罪现场清理员》(Crime Scene Cleaners) ()(R)(S) 1.50 拉姆齐的厨房噩梦美国版(Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares USA) (R)(S) 2.40 《女学生恐怖分子?》(The Schoolgirl Terrorist?) ()(R)(S) 3.35 《独裁者:希特勒访谈录》(Dictator: The Hitler Interviews) ()(R)(S) / 12.05 《街头警察:抓捕约克》(Street Cops: Catching The Yoke) (R)(S) 1.00 与Lovel Bookit一起游轮电视 (R)(S) 2.00 《闭门之后的6Ps》(6Ps Behind Closed Doors) (R)(S) 2.55 《城堡》(Castle) (R)(S) 3.45 《老友记》(Friends) (R)(S) 4.05 《老友记》(Friends) (R)(S) 4.30 《高地兽医》(The Highland Vet) (R)(S)
上午 6:30 Sara Cox;9:30 Vernon Kay;中午 12:00 Jeremy Voss;下午 2:00 DJ Spaany;4:00 Jason Manfard;7:00 Prom Nights;9:00 Darius Rucker 主持的《乡村节目》(The Country Show);10:00 Malvin Dobson 主持的《好律动》(The Good Groove);12:00 (S) Bony;3:00 Vernon Kay 主持的《盒子舞曲》(Dance Sounds Of The Box);4:00 Dream Wyn Evans
上午 6:30《早餐》(Breakfast);9:30《经典精选》(Essential Classics);中午 12:00《古典现场》(Classical Live);下午 4:00《本周作曲家》:费利克斯·门德尔松 (Felix Mendelssohn);5:00《协调》(In Tune);7:00 2026年 BBC 推广;10:00《夜间轨道》(Night Tracks);11:30《午夜时分》(Round Midnight);凌晨 12:30《彻夜》(Through The Night)
上午 6:00《今日》(Today);9:00 Natalie Haynes 为经典正名 (Stands Up For The Classics);9:30《吉他故事》(The Guitar Story);10:00《女性时间》(Woman's Hour);11:00《文化生活》(This Cultural Life);12:45《本周之书》:《山中之火:西西里、埃特纳及其人民》(The Fire In the Mountain: Sicily, Etna And Her People);中午 12:00 新闻;12:04《骗局秘密》(Scam Secrets);12:32《被刺:脱欧》(Sticed: Brexit);12:57 天气预报;下午 1:00《一点钟的世界》(The World At One);1:45《人类智能》(Humals Intelligence);2:00《弓箭手》(The Archers);2:15 戏剧:《观察者的书》(The Observer's Book) —— 在好友突然去世后,艺术家 Misha 前往一座偏远小屋寻找 Nottekinging;3:00《开放乡村》(Open Country);3:27 Radio 4 呼吁;3:30《隐喻顾问》(The Metaphor Consultant);4:00《简报室》(The Briefing Room);4:30 BBC 内部场景 (Inside Scenes);5:00 FM;5:27 天气预报;6:00 性与厨师新闻 (Sex & Cooks News);6:30 Idolowick FM;7:00《弓箭手》(The Archers);7:15《前排》(Front Row);8:00《在您自己的公园》(At Your Own Park);8:15《媒体秀》(The Media Show);9:00《松散的末端》(Loose Ends);9:45《疯狂的牛》(The Cows Are Mad);9:59 天气预报;10:00《今夜世界》(The World Tonight);10:45《睡前之书》:Mr. Subtus 邮局;11:00《激进》(Radical);11:30《请给我诗歌》(Poetry Please);中午 12:00 新闻与天气;12:30《本周之书》:《山中之火:西西里、埃特纳及其人民》;12:48 购物预测;下午 1:00 BBC 全球服务 (BBC World Service);5:00 新闻;1:04《简报室》(The Briefing Room);5:32 天气预报;5:34 购物;5:43 今日祷告 (Prayer For The Day);5:45《今日农业》(Farming Today)
超级巨星 Dis (AO)(R) (S) 《辛普森一家》(R) (S) 英超直播:谢菲尔德星期三 vs 布拉德福德城 晚上 8:00 开球 (R) Rob Bachett: Wallop (R) (S) 《报纸》(AO) (R) (S) 《报纸》(AO) (R) (S) 《格林》(R) (S) 《邪恶》(R) (S) 《阅读战争》(R) (S) 《夏威夷五勇士》(R) (S) 《特种部队 S.W.A.T》(AO) (R) (S) | 上午 11:00 晚上 11:00 晚上 11:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:20 凌晨 12:20 1:20 2:40 | 探索:杰克·尼科尔森 (S) 电影艺术(与 Ian Nathan 对谈)(AO)(S) 《意外故事》(AO)(S) 《希区柯克小时》(S) 《九十年代》(S) 探索:简·方达 (S) 2023年度肖像艺术家 (AO)(S) 《意外故事》(AO)(S) 《意外故事》(AO)(S) 山谷之声 (S) 探索:梅尔·吉布森 (AO)(S) 间谍大师:伟大的间谍作家 (AO)(S) Billy Idol 应该已经死了 (S) 《导演们》(S) 詹姆斯·迪恩:情感之人 (S) 丹泽尔·华盛顿:美国偶像 (S) |
上午 10:55 中午 12:00 1:50 2:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:50 8:00 9:50 10:00 | 凯尔特人城 (AO)(R) (S) 我是希斯·莱杰 (AO)(R) (S) 我的偶像:迈克尔·霍尔丁 (AO)(R) (S) 巴多 (R) (S) 《导演们》(R) (S) 探索:塞缪尔·杰克逊 (AO)(R) (S) 电影《登山者》(12) (AO)(S) 我的偶像:安东尼·约书亚 (AO)(R) (S) 联合之路 (AO)(R) (S) 我的偶像:克里斯·休洛 (AO)(R) (S) 特里·维纳布尔斯:一个敢于梦想的人——这位从足球运动员转型的教练的生平与时代 (AO)(R) (S) 《阿拉巴马方案》(R) (S) 糟糕的房东:猎杀沙发客掠夺者 (AO)(R) (S) 探索:塞缪尔·杰克逊 (AO)(R) (S) | | 美国 Dave | 航班信息:FY15, FS 357 SEY 333, VIRGIN 327 | ITM JL | 航班信息:FY14, FS 300 SEY 333, VIRGIN 328 | ITM JL | 航班信息:FY11, FS 337 SEY 335, VIRGIN 316 | | 上午 7:25 8:20 10:20 晚上 11:20 2:20 3:00 4:00 5:00 7:05 7:40 8:20 9:00 10:00 11:00 凌晨 12:00 12:40 2:00 | 《顶级跑车》(AO)(S) 边境执法局:美国的守门人 (S) Rick Stein 的康沃尔 (S) 育空黄金 (S) 《顶级跑车》(AO)(S) Mortimar & Whitehouse: 基因钓鱼 (AO)(S) Guy Martin: 正经 Jebo (S) Hairy Bikers 的布里顿精选 (S) Rick Stein 的康沃尔 (S) Mortimar & Whitehouse: 基因钓鱼 (AO)(S) 《你会对我撒谎吗?》(S) 《你会对我撒谎吗?》(S) 命中点 (AO)(S) 《我有更多新闻给你吗》(S) Tulshwater (S) 《嘲讽之墙:选举特辑》(S) 《你会对我撒谎吗?》(S) 命中点 (AO)(S) | 上午 11:00 晚上 11:45 2:20 4:15 9:00 凌晨 12:20 2:15 | 《阿帕奇山口之战》(PG) 西部片,由 Jeff Chandler 主演 (S) 《孤独骑行》(12) 西部片:由 Randolph Scott 主演 (S) 《萨克森之围》(U) 中世纪冒险片,由 Ronald Lewis 和 Janette Scott 主演 (S) 《克娄巴特拉》(PG) 历史史诗片,由 Elizabeth Taylor 和 Richard Burton 主演 (S) 《盗火线》(15) 惊悚片,由 Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore 和 Natalie Portman 主演 (S) 《克娄巴特拉》(18)
基于 Fitch 的澳大利亚剧集,由 Eric Bana 和 Simon Lyndon 主演 (AO)(S) 《我们都要去世界博览会》(15) 恐怖片,由 Anna Cobb 主演 (S) | 上午 6:00 6:55 7:00 8:00 10:00 11:00 中午 12:00 2:00 3:00 5:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:05 凌晨 12:10 1:15 2:10 3:00 | 《摩登家庭》(AO)(S) Rude(ish) Tuke 短片 (S) 夫妻共进晚餐 (S) Ramsay 的厨房噩梦美国版 (S) 《美国最搞笑家庭录像》(AO)(S) 《甲板之下:地中海》(AO)(S) 《辛普森一家》(AO)(S) 《布鲁克林九九》(AO)(S) 《摩登家庭》(AO)(S) 《辛普森一家》(AO)(S) 《范德庞普法则》(S) 巡航天堂:甲板之上与之下 (AO)(S) Gegglobes (AO)(S) 《初次约会》(AO)(S) 《裸体吸引力》(AO)(S) 巡航天堂:甲板之上与之下 (AO)(S) 《范德庞普法则》(S) Ramsay 的厨房噩梦美国版 (S) |

晚上9点,BBC ONE
“我一直很享受在大海捞针,”社交笨拙、头脑敏捷的侦探(或犯罪现场顾问)兼谜题大师约翰·“路德维希”·泰勒(John "Ludwig" Taylor,由大卫·米切尔 David Mitchell 饰演,见上图)在这一极具趣味的犯罪系列剧回归之际坚称。一名脾气暴躁的老妇人——“现在再也没有标准了,这个地方破败不堪,令人震惊”——在剧院被刺死。与此同时,约翰的同卵双胞胎兄弟詹姆斯仍然失踪,而现在约翰已成为警局的正式员工。他被禁止利用任何警方资源寻找兄弟或揭露其调查的内容。当然,约翰不会停止,露西(Lucy,由安娜·麦克斯韦尔·马丁 Anna Maxwell Martin 饰演,詹姆斯的妻子)也不会。
晚上8点,BBC TWO
剩下的六名交易员被分成两个较大的团队,每组被分配一套房产和最高 3 万英镑 的新艺术品预算,屡获殊荣的豪华室内设计师彼得·斯汤顿(Peter Staunton)在现场向交易员们介绍其客户的品味。在挑战结束时,佣金最少的团队将面临被淘汰出局。
晚上9点,5
在赢得 100万欧元 大奖五年后,宾果·巴布斯(Bingo Babs)住在一辆破旧的房车里,被女儿们唠叨从未挥霍过钱财。在宾果圆顶馆(Bingo Dome)里,她是当地的传奇,但意大利竞争对手瓦伦蒂娜(Valentina)除外,后者坚称巴布斯偷走了她的中奖彩票。一天早晨,宾果·巴布斯被发现死在房车地板上,头部受创,手中拿着一个宾果记录本,上面标记了六个涂抹过的数字。

约翰·汉纳(John Hannah)饰演的这位嗜酒且略显慵懒的前侦探,与他的搭档罗莎(Rosa,由卡罗琳娜·贝克尔 Carolina Bécquer 饰演,见上图与汉纳合影)一起处理此案,这是一部令人愉悦(且幽默)的犯罪冒险剧。
晚上9点,5:15 PM, BBC THREE
“你喜欢音乐剧吗?”艾莉西亚(Allycia)问道。“我欣赏这种艺术,”卡梅伦(Cameron)回答。可爱的艾莉西亚能否在主题公园与她的约会对象产生共鸣?“卡梅伦非常火辣……像蒸汽一样,”她主张。但两人之间没有火花。与此同时,查尔斯(Charles)参加了一个快速约会之夜。“你认为自己是个书呆子?”他大胆地问一位潜在候选人约瑟夫(Joseph)。而亚舍(Asher)则参加了她的第一次约会。这部澳大利亚约会节目比大多数同类节目要温柔得多。
晚上9点,SKY ATLANTIC
“远离那个家庭,远离那栋房子,”库乔·伊斯特(Cudjoe East,由谢尔顿·谢泼德 Sheldon Shepherd 饰演)警告克劳迪娅(Claudia,由库吉普·姆巴塔-罗 Cugip Mbatha-Raw 饰演,左),而这位律师本该听从这个 20-year-old 的话。在抵达牙买加后不久,她目睹了一场绞刑。这部超自然惊悚片将诡异的谜团与加勒比国家的活力能量相结合,并受益于姆巴塔-罗的表演。

本·沃尔什(Ben Walsh) 著
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7 Days 15 - 16 August 2026

在职业生涯早期,杰森·曼福德(Jason Manford)曾是 BBC 情景喜剧《两品脱拉格和一包薯片》(Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps)的演播室暖场员。
日间 / 6.00 早报 (S) 9.30 乡村宝藏 (R)(S) 10.30 花园救援 (R)(S) 11.15 锤子下的房屋 (AD)(R)(S) 12.15 伯加莫猎寻 (AD)(S) 1.00 BBC 一点钟新闻;天气 (S) 1.25 BBC 地区新闻;天气 (S) 1.45 BBC 一点钟新闻;天气 (S) 2.00 硬皮书之谜 ()(R) 2.45 逃往乡村 (R)(S) 3.30 修理铺 ()(R)(S) 4.30 答案赛 (S) 5.15 无用之题 (R)(S) / 6.15 锤子下的房屋 ()(R)(S) 7.15 免费之财 (R)(S) 8.00 手语区:时间中的房屋 ()(R)(S) 9.00 BBC 新闻 (S) 1.00 理查德·奥曼的游戏屋 (R)(S) 1.30 终点线 (R)(S) 2.15 你了解你的位置吗? (R)(S) 2.45 动物公园之夏 ()(R)(S) 3.30 塞伦盖蒂 (R)()(R)(S) 4.30 Flag M (R)(S) 5.00 体操:2023 欧洲锦标赛 (男子项目第三日平均成绩 (S) / 6.00 英国早安 (S) 10.00 此刻 (S) 1.00 ITV 新闻;天气 (S) 1.20 ITV 地区新闻;天气 (S) 1.30 ITV 赛马:约克现场 埃尔西会议第三日 (S) 4.20 ITV 地区天气 (S) 4.30 翻转点:史上最佳决赛 (R)(S) 5.00 追逐 (R)(S) / 6.30 皇后之王 ()(R)(S) 7.45 每个人都爱雷蒙 ()(R)(S) 8.10 每个人都爱雷蒙 ()(R)(S) 8.40 每个人都爱雷蒙 ()(R)(S) 9.10 Prester ()(R)(S) 9.40 Prester ()(R)(S) 10.10 Prester ()(R)(S) 10.10 Prester ()(R)(S) 11.10 拉姆齐的厨房噩梦美国版 (R)(S) 12.05 第4频道新闻摘要 (S) 12.10 寻找、修复、连接 ()(R)(S) 1.10 伟大的房屋赠送 (R)(S) 2.10 倒计时 (S) 3.00 阳光下的地方 (R)(S) 4.00 伟大的 B&B 挑战 (R)(S) 5.00 城堡 DIY ()(R)(S) / 6.00 Millishalel 9.15 杰里米·Vine (S) 11.30 风暴与外星人 (S) 12.45 5 News At Lunchtime (S) 12.50 马特·奥尔赖特 (S) 2.20 电影:《家中的陌生人》(兰迪·卡特 2023)由安吉拉·科尔主演的惊悚片 (S) 4.00 城堡 (R)(S) 4.55 热爱自然 (R)(S) 5.00 5 News With Dan Walker (S) 下午6点 / 6.00 BBC 六点新闻;天气 (S) 6.30 BBC 地区新闻;天气 (S) / 6.00 ITV 地区新闻;天气 (S) 6.30 ITV 新闻;天气 (S) / 6.00 一级方程式荷兰大奖赛冲刺赛排位赛 赞德沃特赛道集锦 (S) 6.30 阳光下的地方 (R)(S) / 6.00 克罗地亚:地中海之珠 探讨亚得里亚海上的克罗地亚岛屿 Heat (R)(S) 6.55 5 News Update (S) 晚上7点 / 7.00 《今日秀》由安吉莉卡·贝尔和 JB Gill 主持 (S) 7.30 旅行拍卖师 吉米需要帮助清理家族住宅 (R)(S) / 7.00 田径:钻石联赛洛桑站 瑞士的 Athletissima (S) / 7.30 阿比·克兰西:名人住宅 阿比访问西玛·马尔霍特拉和爱丽丝·坦普利的所有住宅 (R)(S) / 7.00 第4频道新闻 (S) / 7.00 汤姆·里德·威尔逊的大巡游 汤姆开启一段穿越托斯卡纳的风景之旅 (R)(S) 7.55 5 News Update (S) 晚上8点 / 8.00 名人主厨 嘉宾们分队准备三道菜的晚餐 ()(S) / 8.00 艾默代尔 吉米出售他的货运业务 ()(S) 8.30 街道冠冕 Canada、Mary 和 Christina 责备 Todd 的酗酒行为 ()(S) / 8.00 超富阶层的手术秘密 维多利亚接受非手术皮肤紧致治疗:本系列最后一集 ()(S) / 8.00 亚历山大·阿姆斯特朗在斯里兰卡 主持人开启他在斯里兰卡冒险的第二阶段 (R)(S)
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上午 6:30 Sara Cox;9:30 Vernon Kay;中午 12:00 Jeremy Vinn;下午 2:00 DJ Spoony;4:00 Jason Manford;7:00 Michelle Vraggi;9:00 Sophie Ellis-Beatar;晚上 11:00 摇滚秀 (The Rock Show);午夜 12:00 Ramesh Rangamathan;凌晨 1:00 Tony Blackburn;2:00 精选流行曲 (Pick Of The Pops);4:00 Radio 2 音乐会 (Radio 2 In Concert);5:00 岁月之曲 (Twilio Of My Years)
上午 6:30 早餐节目 (Breakfast);9:30 经典精选 (Essential Classics);中午 12:00 古典现场 (Classical Live);下午 4:00 本周作曲家:Felix Mandalovich (Composer Of The Week);5:00 轮流播报 (In Turn);7:00 BBC 2026 宣传节目 (BBC Promo 2026);晚上 10:00 深夜接点 (Late Junction);11:30 午夜时分 (Round Midnight);凌晨 12:30 通宵节目 (Through The Night)
上午 6:00 今日 (Today);9:00 荒岛之梦 (Desert Island Daze);10:00 女性时间 (Womans Hour);11:00 食品节目 (The Food Programme);11:45 本周之书:《山中之火:西西里、埃特纳及其人民》(The Fire In The Mountain: Sicily, Etna And Her People);中午 12:00 新闻;12:04 稀土 (Rare Earth);12:57 天气预报;下午 1:00 一点世界 (The World At One);1:45 人类智能 (Human Intelligence);2:00 弓箭手 (The Archers);2:15 戏剧:中央情报 (Drama Central Intelligence);2:45 生活在边缘 (Living On The Edge);3:00 园丁问答时间 (Gardeners: Question Time);3:30 短篇作品 (Short Works);4:00 最后之言 (Last Word);4:30 丝路 (Silkeways);5:00 PM 节目;5:57 天气预报;6:00 六点新闻;6:30 民意调查 (The People Have Spoken);7:00 弓箭手 (The Archers);7:15 添加至播放列表 (Add To Playlist);8:00 有什么问题?(Any Questions?);8:55 本周历史 (This Week In History);9:00 Natalie Haynes 捍卫古典学 (Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics);9:30 打破循环 (Breakin' The Cycle);9:59 天气预报;10:00 今夜世界 (The World Tonight);10:45 睡前书:《萨图斯先生与办公室》(Mr. Sathus And Office);11:00 美国播报 (Americast);11:30 同在磁层之下 (All Under One Magnetosphere);午夜 12:00 新闻;12:30 本周之书:《山中之火:西西里、埃特纳及其人民》;12:48 购物;凌晨 1:00 世界服务 (World Service);5:30 旅行;5:34 购物;5:43 今日项目 (Project For The Day);5:45 生活在边缘 (Living On The Edge)
9.10PM, BBC ONE
以自我为中心的迈克尔(Paul Ready 饰)陷入了抑郁——他的妻子正怀着那个极其讨人厌的“教授”克里斯的孩子,他失去了工作,失去了目标——于是琳达(Diane Morgan 饰)试图通过在半夜播放《Cotton Eye Joe》来让他振作起来。这是这部令人愉快的机器人情景喜剧的最后一集,琳达正带着苏(Sue Johnston,见上图,与 Morgan 同框)去上舞蹈课(以缓解她的悲伤),而迈克尔则准备告诉他的母亲,琳达必须回到商店。然而,这个已经成为苏不可或缺的幽默机器人,实际上即将被销毁。目前有一种探索老年护理的趋势——另见电影《Familiar Touch》和《The Blue Troll》,以及《Dely Murders in the Building》——而这部触动人心的喜剧是一个很好的补充。
2PM, BBC ONE
吉姆·卡特赖特(Jim Cartwright)这部略显古怪的日间剧集一直是“温馨犯罪剧”的定义,且几乎没有什么情感冲击力。但它拥有的是幽默感:“我一生都在等待一位维京公主。”本剧在莎莉·菲利普斯(Sally Phillips)饰演的侦探理发师莉莉·佩塔尔(Lily Petal)调查一名计划拯救教堂钟楼的神秘美国人猝死案中落下帷幕。
6.30PM, SKY SPORTS MANAGEMENT
英超赛季(于晚上8点)开幕,由米克尔·阿尔特塔(Mikel Arteta)率领的卫冕冠军将对阵英超新军考文垂,后者在时隔 25 年后重返顶级联赛。由弗兰克·兰帕德(Frank Lampard,右图)执教的“天蓝军团”通过签下边锋卢姆·查乌纳(Loum Tchaouna)和前锋弗兰克·奥尼耶卡(Frank Onyeka)增强了阵容,而枪手队令人印象深刻的阵容则迎来了布鲁诺·吉马良斯(Bruno Guimarães)的加盟。

9PM, BBC TWO
“悲伤定义了我,我当时一团糟,”酗酒的侦探吉姆·贝尔热拉克(Jim Bergerac,Damien Molany 饰)解释道。约翰·内特斯(John NetTES)的版本没有这么忧郁和阴暗,但这部以泽西岛为背景的犯罪剧的流畅重塑版确实请到了佐伊·瓦纳梅克(Zoë Wanamaker)饰演查理·亨格福德(Charlie Hungerford)。这位麻烦不断的总警司(DCI)仍在追踪杀害菲利普·格莱尼斯特(Philip Glenister)饰演的大亨之女的凶手。“我有一张走出困境的地图,”他的治疗师声称,但案件当然被证明是棘手的。
9PM & 10.15PM, SKY ATLANTIC
帕特里克·萨默维尔(Patrick Somerville)这部极具智慧且出人意料地充满希望的末日剧在克斯滕(Kirsten,Mackenzie David 饰)启动一项计划,旨在彻底解放“巡回交响乐团”时落下帷幕。该剧在 2022 年最初发行时获得了极高赞誉但关注度较低,因此完全有理由在 Sky 频道重新发行。故事设定在两条时间线之间——但以狂野的方式跳跃——主要聚焦于克斯滕,她在 8 岁时(由 Matilda Lawler 饰)被作家吉万(Jeevan,Himesh Patel 饰,左图)从杀手手中救出,20 年后,她与一个表演团体合作,为幸存者提供娱乐。
作者:本·沃尔什(Ben Walsh)

36 / 7 Days 15 - 16 August 2026
10.30AM, RADIO 4
Boney M 的《Rasputin》(见下图)持续走红
1PM, 3
洞察古典主义和早期浪漫主义时代。
6.15PM, 4
来自谢菲尔德的 Crossed Wires 音乐节。
7PM, 2
纪念 Wham! 告别演唱会 60 周年的特别节目。
7.30PM, 3
安东尼奥·帕帕诺爵士(Sir Antonio Pappano)指挥伦敦交响乐团(LSO)演出柏辽兹的《安魂曲》。
8PM, 4
岛国古巴的未来可能如何。
9.45PM, 3
与备受赞誉的次女高音杰米·巴顿(Jamie Barton)对话。
1.30PM, 3
埃琳娜·卡茨-切尔宁(Elena Kats-Chernin)为芭蕾舞剧《野天鹅》(Wild Swans)创作的配乐
1.30PM, 4
为什么骄傲节(Pride)活动的受欢迎程度正在下降。
5PM & 6PM, 2
回顾 1980 年和 1992 年的本周
下午 5 点,RADIO 3
Bellot 室内乐团在贝弗利和东约克郡古乐节演出。

1985, 年,在托尼·布莱尔成为塞奇菲尔德议员的那一夜,他的妻子切里斯尝试竞选塔内特的一个席位。这对国家来说是否是一个“滑动门”时刻(人生转折点)?本·科塔姆的
替代历史剧通过想象如果她获胜而他落败会发生什么,来探讨这一理论。该剧以幽默讽刺的基调,带领听众穿过撒切尔时代,经由 Casa Britannica era, 直到沃伦·特农。凯特·奥弗林和希拉姆·霍奇森主演。

晚上 7. 点,RADIO 3
由卢卡斯·斯特纳斯演奏的一段舒伯特钢琴奏鸣曲。
晚上 7.15 点, 4
作者西默斯·奥赖利探索他父亲的家庭录像收藏。
晚上 7.30 点, 3
西班牙大提琴手帕布罗·费兰德斯的促型音乐会首演。
上午 9. 点, 4
关于暴力犯罪为何下降的三部分探讨。
上午 9.30 点,周一至周五, 2
杀手乐队 (The Killers) 主唱布兰登·弗劳尔斯选择他的“我的人生曲目” (Tracks of My Years)。
上午 11. 点 45 分及凌晨 12. 点 30 分,周一至周五, 4。海伦娜·阿特利讲述生活在火山阴影下的人们。
下午 3 点, 4
The Selecter 乐队的波琳·布莱克(左)讲述朋克歌手波莉·斯泰林。
下午 4 点,周一至周五, 3
为期一周的德国浪漫主义作曲家专题介绍。
晚上 7 点, 2
近期前卫摇滚促型音乐会的精彩片段。
下午 1. 点, 3
格什温的钢琴协奏曲
下午 1.30 点及晚上 10. 点 30 分,
BBC 全球服务 (BBC WORLD SERVICE)
新剧幕后
这位畅销书作家谈论现实的积极心态、男性的孤独以及快乐的关键(涂了 Marmite 的吐司)。作者:乔安娜·怀特海德
“世界处于糟糕的状态,”作家亚历山大·麦考尔·史密斯告诉我,“挑战在于不要让它消磨
一个人对生活的热情。这是我们所有人面临的一个重大哲学问题:我们如何应对自己在地球上的这段短暂时光?一种方式是将其花在担忧和抱怨困难上;另一种方式是尝试充分利用它。
“我不认为你想成为一个时刻面带笑容并说着‘这难道不美妙吗’的盲目乐观主义者 (Pollyanna),因为事实显然并非如此。但我认为你可以培养一种面对世界的态度,这种态度不是失败主义的,并且承认世界上存在着巨大的快乐。”
积极心态和在日常生活中寻找慰藉,可以说正是麦考尔·史密斯庞大的文学作品集的定义特征,其作品包括 100 多部小说,以及由马克·加蒂斯主演的全球
犯罪剧系列《书卷》(Bookish)。
下午 2. 点 15 分, 4
关于玛格丽特·撒切尔出现在一段电视短剧中的喜剧剧作。
下午 4 点,BBC 全球服务 (BBC WORLD SERVICE)
威廉·廷代的新约翻译如何至今仍在影响世界。
晚上 7 点, 2
再次有机会听到约克郡的黑笛乐队 (Black Dyke Band) 的演出。
凌晨 12.30 点, 3
托马斯·德·哈特曼的小提琴协奏曲在英国首演。
《在工作室》揭秘由马克·加蒂斯领衔的电视犯罪剧《书卷》(Bookish) 的幕后故事。

下午 1 点, 3
巴伯的第 1 号交响曲。
下午 3 点, 3
来自爱丁堡的圣玛丽圣公会大教堂。
庆祝保罗·西蒙的《格雷斯兰》(Graceland) 专辑。
晚上 7 点, 3
安德鲁·麦格雷戈呈献来自格林德本的理查德·施特劳斯的《纳克索斯岛的阿里阿德涅》。
晚上8点,RADIO 4
迈克尔·布尔克(Michael Buerk)主持新一季的伦理辩论。
7天 / 37
畅销的《第一名女士侦探社》系列小说,讲述了坚韧不拔的普雷舍斯·拉莫茨韦(Mma Precious Ramotswe)的故事。
现在,这位77岁的老人正将他的希望之讯传递到播客媒介中,推出了名为《积极分心》(Positive Distraction)的节目。该节目被描述为“日常压力之解药”,每期周播节目由麦考尔·史密斯(McCall Smith)讲述一个温情幽默的短篇故事,以“帮助听众对这个世界感觉好一点”。
“这种形式非常适合短篇故事,因为短篇故事可以概括整个生命或世界,”他说。“我相当喜欢有声书,但它们通常至少有3个小时长,有时甚至长达17.小时。而播客可以只有5分钟。”
麦考尔·史密斯在津巴布韦出生并长大,17岁时搬到爱丁堡学习法律。在成为医疗法和生物伦理学专家后,他在2000年代中期决定专注于写作事业,每年创作五六本书,并在早餐前写下1,500个单词。“今天早上我5点就起床为下一个播客准备一些新故事。如果我在一天的某个阶段没有写作,我会感到有些坐立不安。”
与他的播客类似,他的书倾向于关注美好的生活,这一特质曾被用来批评他的作品。“当我刚开始写《第一名女士侦探社》系列书时,我被指责是用玫瑰色的眼镜看待世界,”他说。“人类生活是一个宽广的光谱。一端是和谐、合作、协作、礼貌——所有这些美德。而另一端则是仇恨、不信任、战争和苦难。”
“在生活中你会变得更加宽容——除了面对背景音乐(muzak)的时候”
“我们相当习惯于认为小说和电影应该沉溺于负面情绪——而且我们在很大程度上通过暴力来娱乐自己。但处理积极面并非耻辱。认为‘令人心情愉悦’的故事不值得考虑的态度是非常势利的。”
友谊是他几乎所有书籍的核心。“友谊对我们的生活绝对至关重要——我们需要他人,”他说。“由于人们将自己置于电子茧房之中,孤独感正变得更加普遍。你去餐厅看到一张桌子坐着4个人,每个人都拿着手机。那为什么还要费劲出门呢?”
此外,他补充道,男性在孤独问题上面临特殊的困境。“在过去,男性友谊往往需要某种制度或结构上的支持。但许多此类结构已经消失。人们不再像以前那样去酒吧。而且他们曾拥有的职场友谊也随着远程办公而发生了翻天覆地的变化。”
除了在爱丁堡的家,麦考尔·史密斯和他的妻子在苏格兰西海岸的阿盖尔(Argyll)也有一处房产——在那里,“我们这个艰难时代的忧虑似乎变得非常遥远”。
是否更多的人需要许可来远离世界的喧嚣?“是的,我认为如此,因为我们正受到信息刺激的轰炸。”
在接近79岁生日之际,他在七十多岁的人生中学到了什么?“我认为——我希望——随着生活的推进,你会变得更加接纳和宽容,”他说。“尽管对于那些你没时间理会的事情,你可能会变得没那么有耐心。当我在餐厅听到愚蠢的背景音乐时……在年轻时,你只会接受它,但现在你会想:‘我的天呐——这难道不糟糕吗?’你必须提醒自己要体谅。”
至于将幸福浓缩成一个每日习惯,他沉思道:“找时间静坐并进行短时间的冥想真的非常重要。”或者,“烤面包抹马麦特酱(Marmite)。”
“积极分心”(Positive Distraction)播客可在所有主流平台收听和观看。亚历山大·麦考尔·史密斯所著的《伯蒂·波洛克的黄金时代》(The Prime of Bertie Pollock,Polygon出版,£17.99)现已上市。
12.30AM,RADIO 3 一场庆祝圣斯蒂芬日的匈牙利庆典。
9AM, RADIO 4 Hallie Rubenhold,《The Five》的作者,将与 Natalie 一起,破解公元360年一名罗马女性 Regilia 的谋杀案。
11AM, RADIO 4 《Birdsong》的作者 Sebastian Faulks(右上图)谈论他的影响因素。
3PM, RADIO 4 Martha Kearney 在多塞特郡尝试古老的技能,例如锻造刀具和打制燧石。

4PM, 6 MUSIC 来自 Green Man 音乐节开幕日的现场直播。
7PM, RADIO 3 一场庆祝 Miles Davis 百年诞辰的盛会,将这位爵士乐先驱的影响因素——Rodrigo 和 Gershwin 的作品——与其自己的热门曲目相结合。
7AM, 6 MUSIC 2000年代的音乐。
1.30PM / 10.30PM, BBC WORLD SERVICE 梵蒂冈对 AI 的担忧。
3.45PM, RADIO 4 《Song of the Ocean》,Natasha Carthew 讲述了一个想要成为说唱歌手的渔夫之子的故事。
6PM, CLASSIC FM 来自《星球大战》、《詹姆斯·邦德》系列电影和《E.T.》的音乐。
7PM, RADIO 3 马勒的《大地之歌》。
女企业家兼职场母亲 Simona Deifta(下图)主持这个每周节目,探讨那些在公开场合很少被讨论的关于母亲身份的对话。从野心和关系,到金钱和倦怠,每一集都坦率地探讨许多女性在私下里面对的压力。近期的嘉宾包括前 Refinery20 UK 总编辑 Gillian Orr,探讨为什么“拥有一切”往往依赖于“隐形”的帮助,以及产后康复中心创始人 Hiba Siddiqui 探讨产后恢复。

在 90 年代,被称为 The Milkman 的 Brian Brendan Wright 成为了英国最强大的可卡因贩运者之一,将毒品从哥伦比亚和加勒比地区运往英国。这个由 BBC Radio 5 Live 推出的六部分系列节目审视了导致他被捕的 11 年调查,并探讨了国际毒品贸易造成的人员伤亡代价。
来自 HistoryExtra 的第三季节目,主持人 Rob Attar 在其中审视了一些历史上最根深蒂固的阴谋论。主题包括开膛手杰克是否是英国王室的秘密继承人,耶稣基督可能拥有后裔的想法,以及 Paul McCartney 是否在 60 年代去世并被“替换”。
这个幽默且富有信息量的系列节目聚焦于历史上那些故事被抹除、简化或误报的酷儿个体。由 drag king Don One(左图,曾出现在 Channel 4 的 Late Night Lycett 以及伦敦西区)主持,每一集邀请一位历史学家和一位名人嘉宾(Rosie Jones, Drag Race 的 Tia Kofi, Dr Raj Singh)共同探索一位酷儿历史人物的生活,从哈莱姆文艺复兴时期的表演者 Gladys Bentley 到 17 世纪伦敦地下世界的人物 Mary Frith。
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为 2027 年做准备
现在是享受花园的最佳时机,包括天竺葵、美人蕉和马缨丹(右图)在内的喜热植物在极少用水的情况下也能自由开花。然而,为了在 2027 年获得理想的效果,现在有一些事项需要考虑。
据园艺中心称,目前人们购买植物的数量在减少。一旦干旱结束,植物销售可能会出现激增。苗圃在维持植物充足水分方面存在困难,且某些植物在高温下无法生长,因此待售的植物种类和尺寸可能会减少。如果您有想要的植物,请考虑现在订购并在冬季交付。
冬季交付是最理想的,但当然您无法看到植物开花以评估其颜色和形态。如果您必须在现在让它们开花,请在种植前将种植穴填满水并排干三次,然后进行种植、压实和浇水——这将使它们能够安全地扎根。
如果植物死亡并形成了空隙,请准备在下个月播种一年生种子以覆盖地面,并在明年夏天开花,直到更永久的替代植物生长起来。金盏花、矢车菊、 larkapur 和黑种草(下方插图)是经济且简单的选择。现在也是从您的花园中收集一年生种子的时机。
荷兰同样炎热且非常干燥,但到目前为止还没有关于球根短缺的报告,因此秋季的球根种植应该不会受到影响(只要土壤足够柔软能插入小铲子)。建议尽早订购。大多数球根在 9 月种植效果最好,不过直到 12 月种植通常也能生长良好。
蜗牛和蛞蝓的减少是夏季干旱带来的好处,但杂草设法在裸露的土壤上生存,或隐藏在浇水的植物之中。
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肥田草和喜热的酢浆草似乎很普遍。杂草对野生动物有益,但如果它们结籽,明年会出现问题。现在就收集杂草并将其销毁。一旦雨水回归,将会出现一波巨大的
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发芽杂草潮,它们会对水分以及干燥夏季后土壤中发现的高营养水平做出反应。荨麻的发芽尤其受到土壤氮元素的促进。这些杂草在秋季天气中生长不会很快,可以在春天之前被清除。
容器植物将在接下来的两个月内逐渐走向终结。您可以通过液体施肥和摘除残花来延长它们的实用寿命,但它们最终将不再具有生命力。
由于植物培育者可能因天气炎热而遇到困难,尽早购买壁花、三色堇和其他冬季容器植物可能是明智之举。尽早种植还能确保在阴沉的秋日到来前拥有强壮的植株。
现在使用的堆肥(包括种植袋)均为无泥炭产品,在夏季容器中腐烂的速度比平时更快。在腐烂过程中,它会失去结构并可能导致排水不良。尽管如此,通过混入体积 25% 的细树皮屑,并在每桶中加入一杯肥料,应该可以重新利用它。对于大盆和大桶来说,这已经足够好且能节省大量成本。添加一层 5 厘米厚的新鲜盆栽堆肥作为防止杂草的表面层是一个有益的细节。
雨水桶和水箱正逐渐变空,准备在冬季降雨前进行清理。在空间允许的情况下,增加储水能力似乎很有吸引力。水箱供应商提供在线计算器,以计算您的屋顶可以产生多少水,以及您可以规划多少新的水桶和水箱容量。
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[F1_12 🔍] 并向全英手机发送紧急警报 [F1_15 🔍],该警报甚至中断了BBC的实时节目 [F2_34 🔍]。【自闭症诊断的身份政治与医学霸权】 [F1_21 🔍]
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[F1_15 🔍] 的同时,军事消息人士披露皇家空军用于投水的林火水桶远在 2,000 英里之外,导致境内一个也没有 [F1_10 🔍]。在当下的英国治理语境中,首相将国家比作“火药桶” [F1_15 🔍],这一极具危机感的隐喻不仅是气象预警,更是一次政治修辞的动员。现实困境在于,面对气候变化引发的极端干旱,政府在应对能力上呈现出某种荒诞的断裂:一方面是西米德兰兹 19 栋房屋被毁的惨剧 [F1_13 🔍],另一方面是皇家空军灭火水桶全部位于 2,000 英里之外的制度性失能 [F1_10 🔍]。在这种能力缺失与危机压力之间,权力采取了一种快捷的补偿路径——通过行政禁令(禁止在任何形式的户外环境点火 [F1_12 🔍])和数字化强制介入(全英手机紧急警报 [F1_15 🔍])来重建控制感。
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这种“例外状态”已不再需要正式的法律宣告,而是通过推送通知实现了一种“微观的紧急状态”。当警报声掩盖了音乐会 [F2_34 🔍],权力完成了一次高效的感官殖民——它告诉公民,在生存危机面前,任何审美或社交的私人空间都是可以被随时中断的。
关于自闭症的报道 [F1_21 🔍] 揭示了当代社会一个深层逻辑:关于“谁拥有定义主体的权力”的哲学博弈。现实困境在于,医学诊断在当代社会扮演了双重角色:它既是获取医疗资源、社会支持的“通行证”,又是将个体划入“异常”类别的“标签”。当个体宣称“我很成功,患有自闭症” [F1_21 🔍] 时,这实际上是一种试图将诊断从“病理学”转化为“存在论”的尝试。
这种冲突揭示了医学权力在制度内部的运作机制。在传统的临床医学话语中,诊断过程是一个“去主体化”的过程,个体的复杂生命体验被简化为一组症状清单。然而,当代自闭症社群的反应体现了一种对这种权力结构的反向质询。他们不再将诊断视为一种“疾病的确认”,而将其视为一种“自我的发现”和身份认同的基石。
从福柯(Michel Foucault)的视角看,这正是“生命政治”(Biopolitics)的典型场域。医学诊断不仅是治疗的起点,更是社会规训的起点。然而,当个体主动追求诊断以获得身份认同 [F1_21 🔍] 时,一种有趣的悖论出现了:被统治者开始利用统治者的工具(医学标签)来构建自己的防御堡垒。
这种当代现实对古典理论提出了挑战:在后现代的身份政治中,标签不再仅仅是压迫的工具,也可以成为一种“战略性的本质主义”。诊断不再是单向的权力施加,而变成了一种协商。然而,这种协商依然在医学话语的框架内进行。真正的洞见在于,无论诊断门槛如何,只要我们依然依赖于一种“分类-定义-管理”的逻辑来理解人类的多样性,我们就依然处于一种医学殖民的阴影之下。
【制度失能的符号补偿研究】:当国家在物质能力(如灭火水桶 [F1_10 🔍])上出现严重缺失时,是否倾向于通过增强数字化监控和行政禁令(如手机警报 [F1_15 🔍])来制造一种“掌控感”的幻象?这种“符号治理”如何影响公民对国家能力的真实认知?
【身份认同的医学化趋势分析】:在当代社会,个体越来越多地通过医学诊断(如自闭症谱系 [F1_21 🔍])而非文化或哲学反思来构建自我认同。这种“身份的医学化”是否在潜移默化中强化了医学霸权,使得人类的生存多样性被简化为生物化学或神经科学的分类?
【危机修辞与公共空间的边界】:当紧急警报能够合法地中断公共文化活动(如 BBC 节目 [F2_34 🔍])时,公共空间的“不可侵犯性”在数字化治理面前是否已彻底瓦解?这种感官层面的权力介入将如何重塑公民的心理契约?
在系统通盘梳理本期报纸所涉及的所有报道后,以下 3 个具体事件在生活世界痛感、情感政治动员与制度理性冲突层面最值得学者进一步深思:
【国家级山火预警与禁令】 [F1_9, F1_12, F1_15]
【皇家空军灭火资源缺失】 [F1_10 🔍]
【皇家公园园丁的“侮辱性”加薪罢工】 [F2_33 🔍]
在本次报道中,英国政府展现了一种典型的技术官僚危机管理模型:通过定义“紧急状态”来迅速实施行政禁令。首相将英国比作“火药桶” [F1_15 🔍],并利用手机紧急警报系统 [F2_34 🔍] 将危机感直接推送到每个公民的掌心。这种治理逻辑(Logos)基于一种风险预防模型,旨在通过极端的禁令(如禁止任何形式户外点火 [F1_12 🔍])来降低系统性风险。
然而,这种制度理性在面对实际执行力时,显现出一种近乎黑色幽默的断层。当政府在话语端构建“国家级危机”的紧迫感时,其执行端的资源配置却处于真空状态:价值 5 万英镑的投水水桶全部远在 2,000 英里之外 [F1_10 🔍]。这里发生了剧烈的辩证摩擦:制度端在要求民众通过牺牲生活便利(如禁止烧烤 [F1_9 🔍])来配合“国家安全”的同时,却在最基础的物理防御能力上出现了缺位。这种“话语上的极度紧迫”与“能力上的极度匮乏”之间的撕裂,使得政府的警报在部分民众耳中可能被解读为一种掩盖制度失能的修辞。
从社会心理角度分析,这种“高分贝警报”与“零资源支持”的组合,可能导致公众产生一种无力感。当人们在电视节目被强制打断 [F2_34 🔍]、在音乐会中被惊扰时,他们感受到的不仅是保护,还有一种被行政权力随意支配的被动性。制度端使用的“去情感化”技术术语(如“风险评估”)与生活端面对房屋被毁 [F1_13 🔍] 的肉身痛感之间存在巨大的温度差。
伦敦皇家公园园丁的罢工事件 [F2_33 🔍] 提供了一个剖析量化理性如何与生活世界的尊严感发生碰撞的样本。在分包商 hiverde 的管理逻辑中,每小时增加 70 便士的加薪方案 [F2_33 🔍] 显然是基于成本核算的“理性结果”。在技术官僚的计算中,这是一个正向的增长数字。然而,在劳动者的生活世界中,这个数字被瞬间转化为一种强烈的“侮辱感”。
这种“侮辱感”并非纯粹的非理性情绪,而是一种关于分配正义的“隐性理性”。园丁们维护的是伦敦最顶级的公共景观(海德公园、圣詹姆斯公园 [F2_33 🔍]),其劳动直接贡献于城市的符号资本。当这种高价值的劳动被量化为极其低廉的加薪额度时,劳动者感受到的不仅是经济上的匮乏,更是其社会存在价值被制度性地低估。95% 的高赞成率 [F2_33 🔍] 表明,这种情感痛点已经转化为集体性的政治动员。
此处存在一个伦理断层:管理层将薪资视为一种“成本支出”,而工人将薪资视为一种“价值承认”。当制度理性试图用一个微小的数字来平息生存焦虑时,它实际上在向劳动者传递一个信号——其尊严在成本核算中不具备权重。这种量化逻辑最终导致了服务中断与社会冲突。
[F1_21 🔍],探讨在当代社会中,医学诊断如何从一种“病理标记”转化为一种“身份资源”,帮助个体在异化社会中寻找归属感。IMPARTIAL NEWS + INTELLIGENT DEBATE
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EMPLOYMENT
Gardeners to strike over 70p pay offer
Gardeners at some of London's famous parks will strike in a dispute over a proposed pay increase of 70p an hour, which their union says is "an insult". The workers, who are employed by sub-contractor hiverde for The Royal Parks - which includes Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens and St James's Park - voted 95 per cent in favour of a strike, the GMB union has said.
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Government alert goes live on TV
The One Show's 20th anniversary episode was disrupted on BBC One last night by a Government alert about wildfires. Hosts Alex Jones and Roman Kemp were drowned out by an alarm. Cricket fans were startled at the Oval by the alert, as were music lovers who were at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall and fans at the European athletics event in Birmingham. PAGE 4
ZAMBIA
Vote count stopped after 'theft' of ballots
Vote counting in Zambia's presidential election was suspended by the electoral authority yesterday over reports of attacks on polling officials and the "theft" of some ballot papers. The Electoral Commission of Zambia said it was suspending the counting immediately "in view of the security situation and continued threats of violence." The commission said it would review the decision today.
CHINA
New Zealand spying claims are denied
China has rejected allegations that it is conducting widespread espionage on New Zealand, saying the claim in the country's latest security assessment stemmed from a Cold War mentality. The Chinese embassy in Wellington said the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service's annual threat report "fabricates and bypes" claims of Chinese interference and threat.
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CONSUMER
Heatwaves fail to help sunscreen sales
More than 60 per cent of adults have not bought sunscreen so far this year despite the run of heatwaves, a survey suggests. Just 56 per cent of adults in England, Scotland and Wales bought sunscreen in the past two years, the poll of 30,000 people across England, Scotland and Wales by Worldpanel by Numerator for Nivea Sun found.
SCOTLAND
Bluetongue virus found at third farm
The potentially fatal bluetongue virus has been detected on a third farm in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It has been found in a sheep on premises less than 2km from the two previously confirmed cases in the area. Bluetongue only occurs in animals and does not affect humans or food safety. It is mainly spread by livestock being hit by midges.
HEALTH
Hospital to close its Burger King outlet
A Burger King restaurant and a Starbucks coffee shop at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge are being closed in order to provide "healthier options" for patients. They will be replaced by a Peabody's Coffee shop and a Baked Potato Co outlet. Burger King will close on Monday and the Starbucks café will shut down on 4 October.
GERMANY
Five injured in fire at high-rise building
A fire in a 21-storey Berlin building injured five people and made some residents consider jumping to escape the flames before it was brought under control yesterday morning. The severity of the injuries have not been made public, German news agency dpa reported. All of the building's residents were evacuated. One person was forced to jump into a firetruck's aerial basket, dpa reported.
COURTS
Reality TV star jailed for going to Brazil
Disgraced reality TV star Stephen Bear was jailed for 24 weeks after he breached his requirements as a sex offender. Bear, 36, had travelled to Brazil, but under the rules of his registration requirements following his conviction he was ordered to tell police about foreign travel and he failed to do so, 'Thames magistrates' court heard. Bear won Celebrity Big Brother in 2016.
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DANI DYER, PUTTING BEST FOOT FORWARD
From a villa victor to a ballroom beginner...
Dani Dyer is stepping out of her comfort zone and onto the dancefloor to become one of the 15 celebrities announced so far to join this year's Strictly Come Dancing.
The actress and TV presenter, who emerged victorious from the reality show Love Island in 2018, will be hoping to waltz off into the sunset with a prize once again - this time with the glitterball trophy.
Sharing a photo on social media of herself en route to rehearsals, she said 'First day of the Strictly fun begins...eeeeek.'
Buating a move...
Dyer is no stranger to the BBC's Strictly world, having been part of the line-up last year. She was forced to drop out at the start after fracturing her ankle.
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Dyer, daughter of actor Danny Dyer, is not the only one making her dancing debut.
Among those joining her are fellow Love Island winner Cach Mercer, actress Jaime Winstone, Australian singer and actress Delta Goodrem, TV presenter Will Best, Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey and Gavin and Stacey actress Melanie Walters.
They have a matter of weeks to prepare for the first live show in September.
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The stage version of film musical The Greatest Showman will open in London's West End next spring. The 2017 film, inspired by the life of Barnum and Bailey Circus creator PT Barnum, starred Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams and Zendaya. The new show will have Oliver Tompsett as Barnum and Samantha Barks as his wife, Charity.
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Letter from the Editor Oliver Duff c@theipaper.com
Barbecue summer? Not so much The evidence against disposable barbecues is actually pretty damning.
They are linked to multiple, major wildfires in the UK. Because they remain so hot for so long, too many people fail to dispose of them properly (Mismamed product). So they are abandoned or end up smouldering in bins, and they even continue burning underground. From the Trossachs to Cannock Chase, Cheshire to London, disposable barbecues are responsible for serious blazes.
But alongside this new ban on the sale of disposable barbecues, the British public has been told not to light 'a fire in any outdoor setting of any kind'. Pop those sausages back in the fridge.
I've just returned from holiday in France, close to the wildfires near Bordeaux. Thick black smoke blew through the valleys. We were meant to be staying in a wooden hut in a pine forest (in 42°C), before the regional préféité asked tourists to cancel.
I felt deep sympathy for communities who feared they may need to abandon their homes - as people did this week in Stourbridge, West Midlands, where 19 houses were incinerated.
In France, barbecues have been banned in high-risk areas and 500 people arrested for carelessness or arson. Some have already been sentenced to years in prison.
Perhaps the French offer a glimpse of our own summers in the future, as Northern Europeans wake up to the reality of Saharan heat and bone-dry vegetation. We can expect more tourists to abandon the Med and Nouvelle-Aquitaine for holidays in Devon and the Gower.
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By Sally Guyoncourt
Sales of disposable barbecues have been banned in "tinderbox Britain" in a bid to prevent fresh wildfires.
Andy Burnham announced the temporary ban yesterday, having suggested earlier in the week that the measure might be necessary to curb the number of call-outs that fire services were facing.
"Britain is a tinderbox right now," the Prime Minister said yesterday. "Setting a fire in any outdoor setting is a risk to people's homes and other people's lives."
A Government alert was sent to all mobile phones in England and Wales last night, warning of wildfire risks. It said: "Residents, landowners and visitors should not undertake any activity that could start a fire, including disposable barbecues, firepits, garden incinerators or fireworks."
After the alert went out, Burnham said he ordered it at the request of fire services and urged people to "take it seriously".
"During this period of extreme heat, I'm asking everyone to take extra care. Please do not light any fires in gardens, the countryside or other open spaces, including parks, moorland and wooded areas," said Burnham, who also cautioned against dropping lit cigarettes.
He said the barbecue ban was necessary because they were a "probable" cause of some but not all of the wildfires across the UK. He said the country had to "face up to the changing climate" and transition towards "more clean energy".
After a long hot and dry spell, the UK has entered its sixth heatwave this year. The drought has left many areas of grassland and heath prone to fires, with at least 37 smouldering around the country yesterday. They have devastated homes and destroyed swathes of countryside.
Yesterday, the Prime Minister ordered the Armed Forces to assist in battling the blazes, with 100 personnel sent to South Wales to offer "critically needed" support.
Burnham has also created the post of fire minister in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, appointing Baroness Judith Blake of Leeds to the role.
He also intends to convene a fire service summit "to make sure we get in place the right support, including the aerial support, permanently if that is what they deem is needed".

The alert sent to all mobile phones in England and Wales last night
He admitted that fire services "don't have the capability in the way that we should have to fight these fires".
Plans are being drawn up for emergency financial support and to commission firefighting planes, similar to those used in Europe, the US and Canada, to battle wildfires.
The Prime Minister appealed to the public to do their part in preventing the further spread of fire under the present extreme conditions.
In a message on social media, he said: "We cannot accept this as the new normal. Much of England and Wales is in drought and we are in another period of extreme heat.
"We shouldn't just accept this as inevitable and I don't. While these conditions continue, please stay safe and follow the advice of your local emergency services.
"Don't set any fires outside. If you do, you could be putting someone else's home at risk, even their lives."
Many retailers and supermarkets had already voluntarily stopped selling disposable barbecues but now they cannot be made available for supply either in store or online.
These guidelines are being kept under review and will be withdrawn "in consultation with relevant departments and agencies, as weather conditions change sufficiently to significantly reduce the risks".
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade said disposable barbecues had caused several serious fires, adding: "[They] cannot be considered a safe product in the context of the ongoing weather and environmental conditions."

By David Lynch
Andy Burnham has been told to get a grip on building reservoirs as Britain's water stocks continue to fall.
MPs have urged the Prime Minister to deal with a "desperately worrying" strain on resources by speeding up the rate at which reservoirs are being built.
Nine new reservoirs are planned to be running by 2050 in England, aimed at helping to protect against
water shortages by collecting more rain, after a gap of more than 30 years in which none have been built.
The matter has been thrown into stark relief by the drought, with the Environment Agency saying yesterday that reservoir storage for England was at 66 per cent, down from 69 per cent a week ago and nearly 14 percentage points below the long-term average for the time of year.
Storage was 85 per cent at the end of June. Five reservoirs have "ex-
ceptionally low" levels: Clatworthy in Somerset (48 per cent full); Clywedeg in Powys, which provides for central and north-west England (56 per cent); the Dove group in Derbyshire (69 per cent); Hanningfield in Essex (56 per cent); and Wimbleball in Somerset (46 per cent).
Alistair Carmichael, a Liberal Democrat MP who chairs the Commons' environment, food and rural affairs committee, said: "Somebody within Government has got to take control of the system and force the issue."
Up to an extra 4,000 million litres of water will be required each day to meet Britain's needs by 2050, the National Infrastructure Commission has estimated, which is calculated to cost at least £200m.
Ministers have overhauled planning laws to mark out reservoirs as critical national infrastructure, which gives the planning decision to the Government, not local councils.
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By Will Hazell and Jonathan Singh
RAF crews cannot help to tackle the UK's wildfires because it has sent all its airdrop water buckets to Cyprus, military insiders said yesterday.
They said that penny-pinching in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) meant that the air force had no usable "Bambi" buckets, used to combat wildfires, left in the UK.
The buckets are suspended on a cable from Chinook helicopters and
filled by scooping up to five tonnes from open water, which is then dropped on fires.
RAF crews are trained to do this to fight wildfires in Cyprus, where the MoD is responsible for providing emergency services in its sovereign base areas.
But military sources told The i Paper that the MoD made a decision "contrary to advice" against buying enough Bambi firefighting buckets when purchasing them in 2024, with one broken "almost im-

How the water levels at Hanningfield Reservoir in Essex appears when full (left), and during a long dry spell. It is currently at 56 per cent of capacity. 7/8

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By Sally Guyoncourt
A massive wildfire which raged through a West Midlands town on the hottest day of the year destroyed 19 homes, left 18 damaged and six people injured.
Firefighters were still battling the blaze in Stourbridge yesterday, a day after temperatures soared to 38.1°C making it the hottest day of 2026 so far and the fifth-hottest UK day on record. Other fires destroyed or damaged homes elsewhere in the West Midlands and in Staffordshire and Worcestershire.
Simon Tuhill, the chief fire officer with the West Midlands Fire Service, said that the Stourbridge blaze had “covered an area of approximately 500 acres” and although it was now under control a number of hot spots remained which were being tackled.
More than 100 firefighters, 30 fire engines and 11 specialist teams were at the scene during the peak hours of the inferno, with support from neighbouring fire services and national resources.
Tuhill added: “The fire spread rapidly and affected 37 properties. Of these, 19 were fully destroyed and a further 18 sustained damage. Six casualties were reported on scene, including three firefighters.”
He said a large number of residents had been displaced and that Thursday was “an unprecedented day for West Midlands Fire Service” with more than 1,100 calls and “hundreds and hundreds of incidents”.
At least three homes were destroyed by fires in Willenhall, between Walsall and Wolverhampton, while in the Castle Vale area of Bir-
mingham, homes were also badly damaged by a fire. In neighbouring Staffordshire, a further fire destroyed four homes in the Goldenhill area of Stoke-on-Trent. Staffordshire Police said a 23-year-old man and a woman aged 24 were arrested on suspicion of arson.
In Worcestershire, homes were damaged and 30 properties evacuated after a fire broke out in Pershore.
Andy Burnham visited Stourbridge yesterday and said: “We’ve got 37 fires across England and Wales right now.”
Shortly afterwards, another emergency services team responded to a wildfire that broke out at Ley Hill Recreation Ground in Edgbaston.
More than 1,000 wildfires have been recorded in the UK so far this year. An extreme heat warning was in force on Thursday across eastern England, London and the south-east, the Midlands, north-west and south-west England and parts of Yorkshire and Humber, with amber heat health alerts across the entirety of England.

Simon Tuhill, the chief fire officer for the West Midlands, updates Andy Burnham in Stourbridge yesterday
mediately” and the other sent to Cyprus. Although more have since been sourced, all are in Cyprus, they said.
A spokesman for the MoD insisted that the Armed Forces were “ready to help in any way we can” with the wildfires – but admitted they cannot help douse fires from the air.
One defence source said it was “incredible” that more buckets had not been ordered, because in relative terms they cost a “pittance”.
A second source said that RAF personnel were desperate to play a role in combating the wildfires sweeping the country and are “disappointed” that a lack of equipment is preventing them from doing so.
They added: “We could drop five tonnes of water over and over for 10 hours a day if needed.”
The relentlessly dry, hot conditions have already resulted in more than 1,017 wildfires across England and Wales so far in 2026 according to the National Fire Chiefs Council – beating the record-breaking total for the whole of last year.
With wildfires continuing to rage in places like the New Forest and South Wales, and infernos destroy-
ing homes in the West Midlands, questions are being asked about why aerial firefighting capabilities have not supported the fire services.
On Thursday, the Fire Brigades Union said that it would advocate the introduction of wildfire-fighting aircraft “where appropriate”.
A defence source said water buckets were previously part of the standard equipment readily available for use by the RAF, and that it was “incredible” that more had not been bought for the national standby

A Chinook helicopter practices firefighting in Portland Harbour
aircraft in the UK – the Chinook and crew which is ready 24/7 to respond to domestic crises and emergencies.
Last month, the Scottish Government declined the use of Chinooks to help with fighting a wildfire in the Cairngorms because they could only help with logistics, rather than firefighting.
The First Minister, John Swinney, had requested help from the MoD, but was told there was no aerial firefighting capability in the UK.
Instead, the SNP Government had to use contracted helicopters.
Opposition parties have criticised the UK Government for a lack of investment.
Monica Harding, the Liberal Democrat MP for Esher and Walton, said: “This is another shameful example of short-sighted and short-term decision-making.”
Baroness Natalie Bennett, of the Green Party of England and Wales, said: “The Government’s failure to secure firefighting equipment is more evidence of its gross negligence on preparing for extreme weather, which has already killed thousands across the UK.”
By David Lynch and George Lithgow
Flooding could follow the wildfires sweeping the country, Andy Burnham warned as he visited Stourbridge in the West Midlands yesterday.
The Prime Minister paid tribute to the work of firefighters tackling blazes.
He said: “We might be in for a wet autumn and winter straight after this, because of El Niño and some of the issues there, which was reported to Cobra. So, after fire could come floods.
“We have to face up to the changing climate. I think we need a different debate about that. There’s no point denying where we are. We need to face up to it.
“We need more clean energy. We need to see that transition
accelerate. Those are all of the issues that, you know, are right now in discussion. But the Cobra meeting earlier this week, I think has enabled us to mobilise resource today to individuals, to communities, and to our fire and rescue services, and we’re very, very grateful to them.”
Burnham later told the BBC that the Met Office believes the dry spell will last until the end of September, when some rain is expected.
He said: “Maybe some rainfall, but not as much as we need, and then we are heading straight into a very, very wet latter part of the year, where the risk of flooding will be maybe greater because of the dry ground conditions.”
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By Will Hazell
WHITEHALL CORRESPONDENT
Nigel Farage was re-elected as MP for Clacton yesterday, immediately reactivating the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards' investigation into the £5m gift he received from a crypto-billionaire.
The commissioner, Daniel Greenberg, is likely to interview Farage within weeks as part of an examination which could result in the Reform UK leader having

Daniel Greenberg is continuing his standards investigation into the MP
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By Rachel Keenan
Other parties did not field candidates in the Clacton by-election because they "feared standing against Nigel Farage", Reform Scotland's deputy leader has said.
Reform UK leader Farage won the Clacton by-election on Thursday with 22,239 votes, with the other main Westminster parties having boycotted the vote.
They had dismissed it as a stunt by Farage after he had triggered the by-election when he stepped down amid an investigation over a £5m "gift" he received from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne. But Thomas Kerr, the deputy leader of Reform in Scotland, claimed the Westminster parties had instead been fearful of standing against Farage.
He told BBC Radio Scotland: "There was not a Labour candidate, there wasn't a Conservative candidate, there wasn't a Green candidate, there wasn't a Lib Dem candidate, there wasn't a Restore candidate. They all feared standing up against Nigel Farage."
He also defended, on the grounds of security, Farage's decision to miss the declaration at the by-election count.
He said: "Last time I was in this studio we were talking about Ann Widdicombe. We have seen the threat rise continuously of
politicians from all different walks. This is not just to do with Reform - it is all politicians at the moment.
"I think Nigel's security team, in particular, will have looked at the assessment and decided themselves.
"I can only speak to what has been reported through from HQ in London and from what I've heard from people in Reform.
"There was an assessment made of the security and they decided Nigel was probably better off not going to the count."
However, Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dunbartonshire Susan Murray said: "This entire stunt was an attempt to distract from Nigel Farage's dubious donations.
"Farage has spent all summer trying to defeat a man dressed as a bin and come out of it looking shifter than ever."
Despite missing the count Farage said the result was a resounding vote of confidence in him and Reform. "It is a convincing, overwhelming win with more votes than we got in the general election of 2024."
He added: "Today the voters in Clacton have stuck up two fingers to the entire political establishment."
Farage secured a 12,784 majority, with 62.82 per cent of the vote.
This is up from his 8,405-vote majority - 46.2 per cent - when he won at the 2024 general election.
to fight a second by-election in his Essex constituency.
Greenberg launched the investigation in May after it emerged Farage had received £5m from the British-born, Thailand-based crypto businessman Christopher Harborne.
The billionaire gave Farage the money in early 2024, ahead of the general election, with the gift only coming to light this spring following an investigation by The Guardian.
Parliamentary rules require MPs to declare any "personal benefit" linked to their political activities that they have received in the 12 months before taking office and to register them within one month of their election.
The Reform leader has claimed the money was for his security, and insisted he had no obligation to declare it because it was "purely private".
The House of Commons Code of Conduct states that "purely personal gifts or benefits" from family or commercial loans would not normally have to be registered.
But the rules also say that "both the possible motive of the giver and the use to which the gift is to be put should be considered", and that "if there is any doubt, the benefit should be registered".
Harborne is also Reform's biggest donor, giving the party £12m in 2025.
Reform has promised a raft of crypto-friendly policies if it forms the next government, although Farage insists his support for crypto-deregulation is long-standing and not influenced by donations from the industry.
MPs who are found to have broken the House of Commons code of conduct face a range of punishments, from a written or oral apology to suspension from the House, or even expulsion in the most serious cases.
The commissioner does not recommend any particular sanction for MPs, with any punishment being decided by the cross-party Select Committee on Standards.
MPs suspended for longer than two weeks, or 10 sitting days of the Commons, can also be subject to a recall process that can result in a by-election.
For a by-election to be triggered, a petition must reach 10 per cent of eligible registered voters in a constituency within a six-week period.
Farage called the by-election in Clacton in what was seen as a bid to pre-empt the standards investigation and to claim a stronger mandate against an "establishment" which he says is out to get him.
The main political parties which boycotted this contest have meanwhile indicated that they would stand in a second by-election if one is triggered as a result of Greenberg's ruling.

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By Joe Duggan
Nigel Farage won the Clacton by-election, but did not attend the official result declaration amid disputed claims that he was acting on police advice.
Before the result was confirmed, Farage told supporters he had won "fairly convincingly" and that the result was an "overwhelming endorsement" of him.
But he said he wasn't attending the official declaration at Clacton Leisure Centre as Essex Police had warned him about an "organised campaign to disrupt and degrade the result".
It was the first time a winning MP didn't attend their own declaration since IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands (inset) in 1981, who was in prison at the time.
Instead, Farage joined supporters
at an all-night "Farage-feat" event in the Essex countryside - complete with a ferris wheel and live hand - saying: "I'm not scared of these people, far from it.
"But I'm damned if I'm going to stand on a stage, having won a resounding victory, a ringing endorsement of all that I've tried to fight for, and you've tried to fight for, and be demeaned and humiliated by nobodies, and I will not sadly be attending the count."
He added that Clacton's voters had "stuck up two fingers to the entire political establishment".
Farage was due to make what he described as a "major speech" in Clacton yesterday morning, but Reform cancelled it, saying he had "already commented on the expected result of the by-election".
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count were more serious than had been indicated at first.
A party spokesperson said: “Essex Police advised Nigel not to attend the count due to a credible threat against him.”
While Essex Police did not deny warning of an “organized campaign to disrupt and degrade the result”, The i Paper understands that the force did not advise any candidate not to attend the count.
A police spokesperson said there had been “a full and robust policing operation in place around the Clacton by-election”, as with all significant elections in the county.
All 51 polling stations were visited by officers, who patrolled on foot and in vehicles with a drone team monitoring from the air.
They added there were no incidents or issues throughout Thursday and yesterday, with officers working alongside Tendering District Council’s security teams.
“The decision of candidates to attend or not attend the election count
The parliamentary investigation into a £2m gift received by Farage from the crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne has resumed. Farage could face a second by-election if he is found to have broken parliamentary rules.
is a decision for individuals and their security teams,” a police spokesperson said.
Richard Tice, the party’s deputy leader, said: “Nigel’s security team are tasked with keeping him safe, secure, and alive.”
He added: “Nigel would have loved to have been at the count.
“He would have loved to have received that good news and that result in person.
“There’s no one who believes more in the propriety of that process, but ultimately, it’s their [police’s] job to keep him safe, and they assessed that they couldn’t guarantee that.”
In an interview with LBC, Tice indicated that Reform’s security arrangements would supersede official police guidance on threats.
He told Nick Ferrari: “His security team were very concerned about a credible threat to his security. I don’t think anybody should have the temerity to question our judgements and our security team’s judgements about security and safety.
“People have no idea the level of threats and risk we face.
“I don’t know what the official guidance was. The point is, ultimately it’s not the police who decide as to whether or not Nigel is kept safe. It is his security team.
“They are tasked with keeping him safe and, bluntly alive, and I respect their judgement in preference to anybody else’s judgement.”
By Sanya Burgess
INVESTIGATIONS CORRESPONDENT
Nigel Farage earned more than £2m over the equivalent of 219 working days for jobs outside Parliament during his first two years as Clacton-on-Sea’s MP.
He logged 1,603 hours of work for 16 companies between his election on 5 July 2024 and resignation on 8 July 2026, analysis of his declared financial interests by The i Paper shows.
His declared outside income during that period works out to £1,252 an hour – about 99 times the £12.71 minimum wage. The number of days worked is based on Office for National Statistics data showing the average UK working day is 7.32 hours.
At the same time, he contributed fewer than 90 times to Parliament.
By comparison, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s contributions run to around 900, and Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey’s to around 200.
It is not clear how many working days Farage spent in Clacton.
He has long defended his outside income and said he took his job as MP seriously. In 2024 he said: “I can comfortably work 80, 100 hours a week – I am a workaholic.”
These numbers shine further light on the Reform leader’s sources of income amid mounting scrutiny over financial support and donations to him and his party.
Kamila Kingstone, of campaign group Spotlight on Corruption, said: “MPs are elected to represent their constituents. If they spend significant amounts of time earning money on the side, they are not doing the job voters elected them to do.”
It is not uncommon for MPs, paid a basic annual parliamentary salary of £98,599, to have other sources of income, and Farage is not the only MP who has outside earnings.
The Register of Members’ Financial Interests contains details of all MPs’ income, including Farage’s, and excludes earnings such as gifts, hospitality or income through property or shareholdings.
But Farage’s outside income is notably higher than most other MPs. In the past two years, he has declared the second-highest earnings outside Parliament, with Rishi Sunak calculated as having made at least £2.6m between July 2024 and July 2026, according to open-source projects MP Second Jobs and MP Data.
According to the Reform leader’s declarations, his single highest payment was £270,000 from Direct Bullion, which was received on 29 May this year for his work as a ‘brand ambassador’.
Sunak said last year that he would donate his income from Goldman Sachs – where he has earned over £1m so far – to charity.
Farage and Reform UK did not respond to requests for comment.
Farage earned £2,007,665 during his first two years as MP. The vast majority came from three sources.
Broadcaster GB News paid him £685,882 for an estimated 294 hours of work; gold dealer Direct Bullion paid him £685,500 for what appears to be 52 hours’ work; and Cameo, where customers can request bespoke video messages from celebrities, paid him £222,886.
Veronica Hawking, of campaign group 38 Degrees, said: “If you’re... spending nearly half your working time on private side-bastles – who are you really working for?”
The group has been calling for a ban on MPs’ second jobs.
However, some argue that allowing MPs to continue to earn money outside Parliament widens their range of skills and experience.
Sebastian Charleton, of the right-wing Adam Smith Institute think-tank, said: “Allowing MPs to keep a foot in the real world is one way Parliament can stay connected to the concerns facing ordinary Brits.
“Banning second jobs will not ‘clean up’ our politics. It would lower the quality of the national debate, and ensure that Westminster is run entirely by insiders.”
Asked in 2025 about earning more than £800,000 outside his job as an MP, Farage told The Independent: “If you can find an MP that works longer hours, I will pay for lunch.”
Will Hazell
Nigel Farage’s victory in Clacton is the least surprising by-election result for years. Given his relatively comfortable win at the 2024 general election and the fact that none of the main parties fielded a candidate, no one seriously thought that the Reform UK leader would lose.
But while Farage called the by-election in an effort to shore up his political position amid a parliamentary investigation into his party’s finances, it is difficult to conclude that the gambit worked for him.
That impression was reinforced by the fact that he did not even turn up to hear
himself declared the winner yesterday morning.
Farage’s 22,239 votes was an increase on the 21,225 that he won in 2024.
Reform’s spinners, including its MP for Ashfield, Lee Anderson, have been quick out of the blocks to claim that Farage increasing his vote on a lower turnout of 14.37 per cent (compared with 58.7 per cent at the general election) is a huge success for the party.
However, given the absence of serious competitors and the respectable 9,455 votes won by the novelty candidate Count Binface, it hardly adds up to a ringing endorsement.
As people have observed, while Farage secured 63.3 per cent of the votes cast, one in four voters (26.9 per cent) preferred to vote for a bin.

Members of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party – including a mini Count Binface – arrive at Clacton Leisure Centre for the count. DAN KITWOOD/GETTY
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Clacton had its say, now comes the parliamentary scrutiny. Is there going to be a re-run? Will Hazell sets the scene
Photographers covering the Clacton by-election count brought their extra-wide lenses yesterday morning to capture the biggest field of candidates in UK electoral history.
They were also hoping for a shot of Nigel Farage next to Count Binface. But when the declaration was made at 6am, the man responsible for it all was nowhere to be seen.
Farage comfortably won re-election but decided to skip his supposed moment of glory.
It meant the stage was left to comedy rival Count Binface and the other eccentric and novelty candidates on the 34-strong ballot paper. It took the returning officer a full five minutes and 44 seconds to get through the list of results.
Farage and Reform can certainly draw some positives from the result. His 22,239 votes (63.3 per cent) was more than the 21,225 (46.2 per cent) he got in the 2024 general election, despite the turnout being lower.
Reform will also take heart from that turnout – 44.4 per cent compared to 58.7 per cent in 2024.
That's not bad for a by-election at the height of summer which was boycotted by all the main political parties, who had dismissed the contest as a self-serving stunt.
However, it was not an unalloyed success. Farage's vote share was below the range of 65 to 75 per cent which Reform officials were privately predicting in the run-up to polling day.
The fact that 9,455 constituents – more than a quarter of the vote – preferred to back the satirical
candidate Count Binface also takes the shine off the victory.
Farage seized on the result as a "convincing, overwhelming win".
The row sparked by his failure to turn up on at the count's culmination – believed to be the first time a successful by-election candidate has not attended the declaration since Bobby Sands in 1981, the IRA prisoner who was close to death from hunger-strike at the time – will blow over, but now Farage faces the much more serious issue of the reactivated standards investigation.
If the commissioner finds against him and the cross-party Select Committee on Standards recommends a punishment of 10 days suspension from the Commons or longer, Farage would be subject to a recall petition.
If a petition reached 10 per cent of eligible registered voters in a constituency within a six-week period, a second by-election would be triggered.
For the first time, he also appears to have conceded that he might have made a mistake in not disclosing the 25m.
He told GB News at the Farage Post party: "You know, maybe I haven't filled in a piece of paper. I'm confident I'm right. We'll see where we go."
A Tory MP said that the result yesterday had changed nothing: "This isn't some trivial matter – being given £5m by someone who clearly has an interest in the way that crypto and other financial things are regulated..."
A Labour MP said that the "key takeaway" from the result "is that there's easily enough votes in Clacton for a recall petition". Binface got 12 per cent of eligible registered voters – more than the 10 per cent trigger threshold.
Reform insiders are confident that they would win a second by-election. A senior party source said: "He sent a message to Parliament that he has got the absolutely overwhelming support of his constituency, and if they want to impose another election upon them, then they will have to answer to the people of Clacton.
"All of the so-called allegations against him are known, and despite all that, the people of Clacton gave him their full-throated support, so it wouldn't change."

OPINION
Michael Crick
Forgive me, but I must ask – has Nigel Farage gone a bit doolally? Has he undergone what doctors might call a serious judgement-ectomy?
Even friends are wondering. This by-election was a pointless waste of money, and if anything Farage is weaker now than he was four weeks ago when he made his shock announcement to resign and fight a contest that has exposed a more unattractive character.
Has the Reform UK leader's famous "common touch", his reputation for sensing the public mood, deserted him? Has his feel for political tactics and strategy been overwhelmed by an extraordinary aggression, an unattractive state of grievances and a new fear?
Not since the IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands fought Permanagh and South Tyrone 45 years ago has a candidate won a by-election but not attended the declaration of
their victory. And Sands couldn't attend because he was in jail.
Early yesterday, Farage said that he would voluntarily stay away from his moment of triumph, citing "credible threats" against him, and a warning, he said, from the police about an "organised campaign to disrupt the result".
Yet, strangely, Essex Police has denied advising any candidate not to attend the count.
A more plausible explanation emerged when Farage made the extraordinary declaration: "I am damned if I am going to stand on a stage, having won a resounding victory... and be demeaned and humiliated by nobodies." What kind of politician is it who talks about being "demeaned and humiliated"?
And by "nobodies", Farage presumably meant Count Binface, played by comedian Jon Henley wearing a metal dustbin over his
head, who won an astonishing 26.9 per cent of the vote, easily the highest share achieved by a "joke" candidate in any British by-election.
Binface's 9,455 votes contrast with the meagre 95 he got against Andy Burnham in Makerfield eight weeks ago.
Farage's decision not to attend the declaration was a serious own goal. Surely Farage should have been making the most of his Clacton triumph – only his second success in a Westminster election in nine attempts?
Even standing next to Binface, he could have made light of it, congratulated him and praised Binface's courage in standing when all the main parties had "run away".
In an instant last night Farage turned everything round, and it's now he who's accused of being scared and running away.
That follows three months in which he has avoided questions about the £5m "gift" he received from crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne.
Traditionally, Farage is brilliant at using humour as a weapon, but only when he's in control of the fun.
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chose not to be “demeaned and humiliated”. True, Farage’s total vote rose but one would expect Farage’s vote to have risen when the other parties didn’t stand. Even Farage’s new rivals on the nationalist right – Rupert Lowe’s even more right-wing Restore Britain – declined to enter the fray.
Last night’s figures merely prompt the question: “So what?” It would have been astonishing, in fact, had Farage not won Clacton. For decades it’s been the most Brexity constituency in Britain.
In 1997, when Sir James Goldsmith’s anti-EU Referendum Party ran a huge campaign, they clocked their highest vote anywhere in the old Harwich seat, which is now largely the modern Clacton constituency.
Farage only fought the constituency in 2024 as it was his party’s best prospect, with 70 per cent of its voters having gone for Brexit in the 2016 referendum.
Clacton’s demographics are ideal – almost 97 per cent white, full of retired people and very different from the other 649 constituencies.
The real significance of Clacton was Farage’s astonishing misjudgement in calling the by-election when he should have realised it would not change anything. That, and the further evolution of his bizarre behaviour – snarling and far from relaxed, whinging incessantly about “establishment” stitch-ups.
The Reform leader should listen to an admirer, Tim Montgomerie,
saying that Nigel should have been on every TV screen this morning. He went on social media to remind Farage that his value rests on “being the Nigel that so many voters like the idea of hanging out with – in a pub. But this far too dominant aggrieved tone is not good”.
He added: “You don’t skip your own victory count without a much better explanation. Anger from politicians can work but only if it’s on behalf of others – not yourself. He’s distracting from his victory.”
Now this by-election is over, the investigation into Farage’s financial affairs by the parliamentary standards commissioner is restarting. Farage claims this result proves he’s got the backing of his constituents in his battle with the authorities and that Clacton has “stack two fingers up to the entire political establishment”.
But the standards commissioner won’t be bullied. If – as seems likely – he reprimands Farage and recommends he be suspended as an MP for 10 days or more, it could lead to another by-election in the next few months. Unlike this by-election, the main parties have all promised to stand in that one, making it a much more typical contest.
Nonetheless, Farage would probably win again. And again, given Clacton’s highly unusual character, the world would be entitled to ask: “So what?”
Michael Crick is the author of One Party After Another, the Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage
AGRICULTURE
By Rebecca Speare-Cole
Farmers in England will benefit from £65m alongside measures to help them manage the effects of this summer’s dry weather. Andy Burnham is set to announce.
Food producers have faced challenges posed by a series of heatwaves, little rain and drought. Many have had to harvest crops early while others are suffering lower yields and lower-quality produce.
The Prime Minister is to visit the South West today to meet farmers affected by drought and set out Government plans to support agriculture after the driest July on record.
With the country experiencing a third drought in five years, Burnham is set to say: “Farmers are at the sharp end of a changing climate, and they should not be carrying that risk alone.”
The package will aim to support those who need to get water to crops, keep livestock fed where grass has failed and are struggling to continue environmental work without losing money.
Of the £65m, the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) that gives farmers payments to support nature will receive an extra £50m this year.
This will bring the total SFI budget to £290m, with the extra money for areas of greatest need during the drought, officials said.
Farmers will also get £15m to build reservoirs, they said.
During his visit, Burnham is expected to say: “I am meeting with

John Pawsey, a farmer in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, walks through a parched field that he had to leave abandoned and uncultivated in the drought. APHLETTY
farmers here in the South West who brought in the earliest harvest of their working lives and watched the yield come in well down on what it should be.
“Lower income, higher costs and no rain in the forecast. I understand the worry that comes with that.
“The ability to grow our own food is national security and I will treat it that way.
“So we are acting now: more money into farm support, help to get reservoirs built and easier access to water when it is scarce.”
The decision to support farmers comes after the Prime Minister chaired the Government’s emergency response committee this week on extreme heat, wildfires and drought.
Officials said the measures also would form part of a co-ordinated
cross-Government response, bringing together action on farming, water and vital infrastructure.
Environmental schemes, such as the SFI, are set to be more flexible.
So farmers paid to look after wildlife habitat on their land, and normally barred from grazing or cutting it until later in the year, will be allowed to do so where grass is scarce, without losing payments.
Ministers say they will publish further details on reducing barriers to create reservoirs and changing planning guidance on Monday.
Officials said farmers would get better access to water during droughts, including support from the Environment Agency and simpler water access arrangements.
While the limits on how much they can take from the environment remain, the package includes changes to the speed and administration of licence variations and makes it easier to share water between holdings.
ENERGY
By Will Meakin-Durrant
Andy Burnham is facing fresh calls to block new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea after he said: “We have to face up to the changing climate.”
Environmental campaigners have warned extraction from the Rosebank oil field and Jackdaw gas field will pave the way for future years of extreme heat.
The Prime Minister said yesterday that he wanted to see an acceleration in the transition towards fossil fuel-free energy sources.
Almost three-quarters of England and the whole of Wales
are in drought, and 2026 is the first year on record to have had three separate days where temperatures have reached the 37°C threshold, as well as the first year with four days at 36°C or above.
“We have to face up to the changing climate and I think we need a different debate about that,” Burnham said.
“We need more clean energy. We need to see that transition accelerate.”
Burnham has faced pressure from Washington DC to approve drilling in the North Sea.
US President Donald Trump claimed that not allowing new drilling would leave the UK as “a bankrupt country” but added that he thought Burnham was “going to actually open up” oil and gas fields.
Anni McCarthy, the head of politics at Greenpeace UK, said: “It is encouraging to hear Burnham face up to the scale of the catastrophe the UK is facing from climate change.
“Rosebank and Jackdaw represent a Rubicon that he must not cross.”

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Like all prime ministers, Andy Burnham is finding that events can upset even the best-laid plans. He was diverted yesterday from his “cost of living tour” around the UK, to view the devastation in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, where 19 homes were destroyed when wild grassland fires reached them. In the longer term, the Prime Minister faces the problem of two of his Foreign Secretary’s pet projects – electric vehicles and North Sea drilling.
In the way of politics, the timing of these two matters could not be more resonant. The consultation on whether to allow drilling in the Rosebank oil field ends on Monday, a week after the consultation on the Jackdaw gas field ended, meaning the Prime Minister will have to say yes or no very soon. And a consultation on watering down the target for the transition to electric vehicles was announced yesterday.
When Ed Miliband was in charge of the net zero targets, he championed the take-up of electric vehicles, and was against new gas and oil licences in the North Sea.
For environmentally minded MPs – Miliband among them – and voters, these are totemic subjects which will show how seriously Burnham takes climate change.
Miliband may have been moved up to the job of Foreign Secretary, but that did not stop him publishing a video on Thursday in which he described climate change as a “serious national security threat to the British people”. It was a challenge to the Labour leader. If something is a national security issue, it means more money, more focus and more special equipment.
The party argues that reapproving the North Sea gas and oil fields does not technically violate its election pledge to stop issuing new oil and gas licences as they had been approved by the Conservatives, and then put under review. But it would still be likely to divide Labour MPs.
Asked how adapting to the climate emergency sits alongside taking more gas and oil out of the ground, Burnham told the BBC: the UK would not be able to stop using fossil fuels “for some time” but that accelerating the use of UK oil and gas could “help pay for the transition”.
A Labour MP said it would “clearly be wrong for us to break our manifesto pledge by granting new oil and gas drilling licences”, adding this would “line the pockets of big oil without lowering bills for consumers”.
The MP noted that constituents want to see the Prime Minister
The Government appears to be listening to vested automotive manufacturer interests

Electric vehicle targets and North Sea drilling are at the top of the agenda for Burnham’s MPs as UK suffers wildfires, reports Connie Dimsdale
“addressing the climate emergency” and that a failure to do so could push voters over to the various Green parties across the UK.
“We are beginning to see previous Labour voters who have gone over to the Greens return to us, but I am worried that unless we take meaningful action on this area, they will go back.”
But Mike Enader, of Labour’s environmental campaign group Sera, said the party’s manifesto was clear in stating that oil and gas “remain part of our energy mix for the long term”. He added: “What is also clear is the evidence that tackling the climate crisis, cutting bills and rebuilding our energy security are one and the same fight.”
Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, described Burnham’s uncertainty over North Sea oil and gas as “a deeply irresponsible abdication of responsibility”, adding that more drilling today makes extreme weather “more likely and more dangerous” in the future.
Burnham also faces a major decision over whether to water down net
zero rules for electric vehicles (EVs), with a consultation on relaxing sales targets opening today.
Perran Moon, a Labour MP who chairs the Electric Vehicle All-Party Parliamentary Group, said it was “worrying” that ministers are considering watering down the UK’s zero emission vehicle mandate. This currently requires carmakers to ensure 80 per cent of their sales are EVs by 2030, but could be reduced.
“The Government appears to be listening to vested automotive manufacturer interests, relying on

Ed Miliband described climate change as a ‘serious national security threat’
dodgy data and rolling back from the greatest challenge of our time.”
In a strong message to the Prime Minister, Moon urged ministers to be “running towards” complicated, costly challenges around meeting net zero commitments, adding: “We are at a crossroads in our commitments to clean power by 2030 and minimising the UK’s impact on climate change.”
However, another Labour MP said that decisions on North Sea drilling and EV mandates were “not too controversial” among their colleagues, that EV rules had been “unachievable for a long time” and that decisions on Jackdaw and Rosebank “make sense” during the transition to net zero. The MP added: “Better to use what we have while we still use it.”
But the Labour MP for North East Hertfordshire, Chris Hinchliff, echoed Miliband in arguing that climate change was a “national security risk”, and said that although the Cobra meeting held by the Prime Minister over the spate of heatwaves showed that “the penny is starting to drop”, there must be
investment into proper adaptation. The left-wing Labour MP Jon Trickett said that Burnham must prioritise “saving lives” by investing in emergency services.
Fleur Anderson, the Labour MP for Putney and chairwoman of the Environment All-Party Parliamentary Group, called on the Cobra meeting to “initiate a long-term climate resilience strategy” which would be run by the Prime Minister’s team or the Cabinet Office. “This is not just a fires or food crisis but needs all government departments to build in climate resilience all the time,” she said.
Burnham held the first Cobra meeting of his premiership on Wednesday. Cabinet ministers were understood to discuss how to make the system more resilient, from protecting food security to preventing heat-related deaths. Water supplies are also an issue.
A spokesman for the Government said: “Tackling the threats posed by climate change requires consistent and coordinated action across every department.
“The Government is taking the necessary steps to ensure our country is more resilient and our communities are kept safe.”
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Net-zero rules for EVs could be watered down after the Government launched a consultation on reducing sales targets.
Under current laws, 80 per cent of all new cars sold in the UK must be electric by 2030 under the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, rising to 100 per cent by 2035.
The review, which was launched yesterday, will consider whether or not that figure should be cut, with new sales targets ranging from 50 per cent to 70 per cent by the end of the decade under consideration.
The European Commission has already modified its plans to ban the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035, shifting the requirement for a 100 per cent ban on internal
combustion engines to a 90 per cent zero-emissions target.
The current ZEV mandate, which has already led to EV sales targets increasing gradually to 50 per cent currently, has faced intense lobbying from car manufacturers who argue demand is not high enough and that it is costing them too much money.
They say the regulations lead to huge, last-minute discounts on EVs as they attempt to hit their quotas to avoid fines of £12,000 for every non-compliant vehicle sold.
However, a quarter of new cars sold in the UK are now electric, with EV sales up 45 per cent compared to July last year, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
The policy to ban new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 was first announced by then prime minister

New EV sales targets could be cut to as little as 50 per cent by 2030
Boris Johnson, before his successor, Rishi Sunak, delayed it until 2035.
While in opposition, Labour criticised the Tories for "moving the goalposts on phase out dates", which the EV industry said had confused consumers and put off investors.
"Debate around the ZEV mandate
is increasingly polarised, but the biggest threat to EV sales is constant flip-flopping and a lack of clear direction," said Ginny Buckley, the chief executive of Electrifying.com, the electric car buying and advice site.
"Whatever the Government decides, it needs to stick to it.
"Drivers need confidence in where we're heading, and the charging industry needs certainty to keep investing," she added.
Tanya Sinclair, the chief executive of Electric Vehicles UK, said there had been a "remarkable cognitive dissonance in a government asking whether or not we should extend the availability of polluting vehicles amid our hottest summer on record".
"It hasn't rained for weeks, our ground is parched, air quality is poor. Electric vehicles are the most powerful public health and climate change
intervention we have to mitigate these changes," she added.
The Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, said: "It's right that we keep targets under review to ensure they're practical and back British industry."
Latest figures show there are more than 2,150,000 fully electric cars on UK roads, representing around 6.2 per cent of 34.8 million cars.
The number of electric cars on the roads has increased three-fold since the end of 2022, when there were 664,148 electric cars, which represented 2 per cent of all cars.
In recent months the figures for new electric cars registered has peaked at more than 25 per cent.
Last month a total of 43,106 new electric cars were registered, which represented 27.5 per cent of all new car registrations.
Firms set to record 59 serious pollution incidents in six months. By Lucie Heath
Water companies in England are set to record the highest number of serious pollution incidents in at least a decade as they get the green light to raise customers' bills, The i Paper can reveal.
Data released under freedom of information (Fol) laws show that water companies were responsible for 59 serious incidents, such as toxic sewage or chemical spills, in the first six months of this year.
The figures are preliminary and subject to change following investigations by the Environment Agency (EA). But if pollution continues at this rate, it will make the number of serious incidents more than 50 per cent higher than last year.
The revelations come despite promises by the water industry that it is investing its infrastructure to reduce pollution, as well as reassurances from the Government that it is clamping down on wrongdoing.
Water companies collectively made billions of pounds in profits last year as customers' bills increased. While some of this cash is reinvested in improving infrastructure, much is also spent on debt interest payments and shareholder dividends. The Fol data do not include a breakdown of incidents per water company.
They also show that the EA
is not attending the majority of serious incidents despite boosting resources to tackle pollution in England's rivers and seas in recent years.
The regulator downgraded hundreds of serious incidents without attending to them in person during the first six months of 2026, the statistics reveal.
Robert Forrester, a former EA employee and whistleblower, who obtained the figures, said the data showed that there was "no
deterrent" for water companies and that promises by the Government to tackle the sewage scandal were "hollow".
When a pollution incident, such as a toxic spill, is reported to the EA, the regulator categorises it on a scale of one to four based on severity.
Category one and two incidents are considered to be the most serious, meaning they cause extensive harm to the environment, human health or property.
When it comes to water companies, this often means sewage leaks that affect several miles of river or result in high mortality among fish, Forrester said.
As of the end of June this year, the regulator had recorded 59 category one and two incidents by water companies. The EA has repeatedly said it aims to attend all category one and two incidents in person. However, the figures show that it

A cyclist firms an outfall pipe spilling surface water into Lake Windermere in 2024. CHRISTOPHER FURLONG/GETTY
attended only 42 per cent of these incidents in the first half of 2026.
Forrester, who worked for the agency in north-west England for more than 20 years, said that the EA used to attend all serious events.
He said it was "utterly shambolic" that some category one events were going unattended because it meant the regulator was not gathering any evidence that could be used in a prosecution.
In the first six months of 2026, 243 incidents that were initially recorded as category one or two were downgraded to category three of four without anyone from the EA witnessing them in person, the data shows.
A spokesman for the EA said it was "simply wrong" to describe this as "downgrading" as an incident was only reclassified following a lengthy investigation. He added that overall attendance at pollution events related to the water industry increased by 75 per cent between 2024-25 and 2025-26.
The figures for 2025 and 2026

incidents may be slightly higher as the information obtained under Fol includes all 14 water companies in England, while the official pre-2024 figures only include the nine water and sewerage firms.
However, water-only companies have historically been responsible for very few serious pollution incidents, meaning it is unlikely to significantly alter the figures.
Forrester said that the EA relied on water companies to provide information about an incident if it did not attend the spill in person - effectively minimising its role as watchdog.
The figures come despite pledges by the EA and water industry to get
a grip on pollution following a public outcry over the amount of sewage pouring into rivers, lakes and seas.
The i Paper's Save Britain's Rivers campaign has called on the Government to boost the resources of the EA so that it can properly tackle pollution. Ministers provided it with its largest ever budget for water regulation last year.
The latest data raise serious questions as to why the agency is still failing to attend the majority of serious incidents.
A spokesman for Water UK, which represents water companies, said: "There are initial figures that are expected to change substantially as investigations are conducted - for example, as pollution is traced to organisations other than water companies.
"Nevertheless, there is much more for the water industry to do on pollution which is why we are tripling investment to halve spills from storm overflows and upgrade the capacity of 1,700 wastewater treatment works."

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By Callum Parke
Glyn Razzell, a killer who murdered his estranged wife in 2002 and has steadfastly refused to reveal where her body is, will remain in prison after the Parole Board's decision to release him on licence was reversed at the High Court.
Linda Razzell's daughter, Catherine, has said that his decision not to reveal the location of her mother's body means 'there is no peace for us'.
She said that her father was 'continuing to do our family harm' and was 'actively choosing to be controlling and abusive from prison'.
Razzell was jailed for life with a minimum of almost 16 years in 2003 for murdering his estranged wife Linda (inset) in Wiltshire in 2002.
The Parole Board decided in April that he could be released on licence but the Ministry of Justice referred the case to the High Court, seeking to have it reversed.
Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb overturned the ruling yesterday after finding that Razzell was 'fundamentally dishonest' and 'continues to withhold information'.
She said Razzell's refusal to disclose the location of Mrs Razzell's body had caused 'profound anguish', which 'suggests an inability or unwillingness to appreciate the impact upon the other victims'.
She also said he had a 'propensity to violence against women' which meant he remained a danger.
Catherine Razzell said the decision was a 'relief' to her and her family, and her father's decision not to disclose the location was 'cruel'.
She added: 'To our knowledge, he is of sound mind and knows what he is doing, so there is no reason for
him to be released while he is still actively choosing to be controlling and abusive from within prison.
'None of us want my father to die in prison; what we want is for him to acknowledge what he has done, show remorse and tell us where our mother's body is so that we can lay her to rest.'
Razzell, of Crewkerne, Somerset, has always denied being responsible for the killing.
As part of its April decision, a Parole Board panel considered Helen's Law, named after Helen McCourt, who vanished on her way home from work in 1988. It requires the Parole Board to take into account a killer's refusal to disclose where they hid their victim's body.
Frank Mullane, the chief executive of the charity Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse, which supported Catherine Razzell, said the case 'has tested the real-life impact of Helen's Law' and sent an 'important message'.
He said: 'The process of seeking justice can be a continuation of the abuse, and it can be relentless. No other family should go through this.'

Glyn Razzell (right) leaves the Royal Courts of Justice where the High Court ruled against the Parole Board's decision to release him. ZIRDEN PETTITTERS
More than one million people have signed a petition set up to stop PC Andrew Harper's killers from being released early.
The Thames Valley Police officer (inset) was fatally injured when he got caught in a strap attached to the back of a car and was dragged down a country road as the killers fled a quad bike theft in Berkshire, in 2019.

Two out of three of the killers, Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, are set to be released next year - halfway through their 13-year terms - under Government plans for early releases designed to tackle overcrowding in jails. Andy Burnham has told the Justice Secretary, Alex Norris, to draw up plans to free space for serious
offenders, and was 'increasingly confident' that PC Harper's killers would not be released early.
The Prime Minister has come under pressure from 50 UK policing leaders to use 'every lawful option' to stop the killers' early release.
A letter from chief constables and law enforcement chiefs also called on Burnham to 'establish an additional public protection safeguard' for the most serious offenders, when early release schemes are floated.
By Aime Fox
Violence against women and girls is not taken seriously enough and 'that has to change', the women and equalities minister said yesterday as she branded the case of a man left free to kill 'shocking and appalling'.
Bridget Phillipson said that the Government 'have to do better' when it came to the safety of women.
She made the remarks while being asked about the case of Simon Levy - a serial sex attacker who, as a result of a catalogue of justice system failings, was repeatedly freed.
On Wednesday, the 40-year-old was jailed for the rest of his life for killing Carmenza Valencia-Trojillo, 53, in March 2025 and mother-of-four Sheryl Wilkins, 39, in August that year, as his spiral of offending escalated from sexual assaults on the London Underground to double murder.
Phillipson (right) told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'This is one of the most shocking cases that I have ever seen, and it's hard to put into words the scale of failure that left a very violent and dangerous man, who clearly posed a significant risk, free to roam the streets, to do harm, and to murder women when he should have been locked up.'
The Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have all faced serious questions over how Levy was allowed to grope, rape and murder women between 2025 and 2025.
The timeline of his crimes revealed blunders where officials failed to stop a dangerous predator who was already a registered sex offender and the case descended into a public row this week between some of the most senior leaders in the criminal justice system, all seeking to defend their organisation's role.
The Met and CPS have apologised for failings in the case.
By Aime Fox
The actress Liz Carr and the comedian Rosie Jones have backed calls for MPs to vote down the assisted dying bill when it returns to Parliament next month.
A new disability rights group, Assist Us To Live, has been formed to campaign against the proposed legislation and has called for the reform of social care alongside better funding for palliative care to help people at the end of their lives.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End
of Life) Bill, which ran out of time in Parliament's last session, is due back in the House of Commons on 11 September.
The bill proposes allowing adults in England and Wales, with less than six months to live, to apply for an assisted death subject to the approval of two doctors and an expert panel.
First tabled by the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater in 2024 as a private member's bill, it fell in the House of Lords in April, having run out of time to become law before Parliament was prorogued that month.

Actress Liz Carr (left) and comedian Rosie Jones are both outspoken campaigners for disability rights
It had passed two votes in the House of Commons, although in the second one, which took place in 2025, the majority in favour of the bill narrowed to 23 from a previous majority of 55.
Assist Us To Live has written an open letter to the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, and his fellow MPs urging them to vote against the bill.
The Prime Minister said last month that he believes the funding of palliative care needs to be fixed before consideration can be given to legalising assisted dying.
Burnham, who previously indicated he had changed his view over the years to be in support of the principle of assisted dying, said it is 'very challenging' to debate the subject amid gaps in the existing state of end-of-life care.
In their letter, the Assist Us To Live campaigners said they were 'writing to call for a halt to the legislative process around assisted dying until disabled and terminally ill people have as much support to live as this bill would provide for us to die'.
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By Jordan Reynolds, Anahita Hossein-Pour and Sam Hall
A second train derailed yesterday less than 24 hours after two passengers were seriously injured when a Southern Rail service came off the tracks in East Sussex.
The Greater Anglia train (inset) derailed south of Wickford station in Essex, British Transport Police
(BTP) said. Officers, paramedics and firefighters were at the scene last night amid reports the rear carriages came off the tracks in an upright position.
About 40 to 45 passengers were on the service from Southend.
A BTP spokesman said yesterday: "Officers are cur-

rently on scene just south of Wickford railway station in Essex following reports that the rear carriages of a train have derailed in an upright position at 2.12pm today.
"We're responding alongside paramedics and the fire service. "There are currently no
reported injuries." National Rail said on its website: "There is a problem currently under investigation between Wickford and Southend Victoria. This has closed all lines between these stations."
On Thursday afternoon, a major incident was declared in East Sussex when three carriages of a Southern train ended up on their sides, trapping passengers near Lewes. About
150 people were on the service from London Victoria to Eastbourne.
Two were taken to major trauma centres with "severe" injuries but the BTP said yesterday that these were not deemed to be life-threatening.
The force added: "They both remain in hospital and the 18 people who were also treated at hospital for less serious injuries have been discharged."
Derailments spark concern about how the network will cope with more frequent summer heatwaves, reports Adam Forrest
Rail passengers face slower train journeys and a reduced timetable if summer heatwaves become more frequent with climate change.
Two derailments in East Sussex and Essex this week have fuelled concerns that parts of the rail infrastructure may be struggling to cope with intense weather.
Governments may have to spend more upgrading infrastructure to help the network adapt to the changing climate, experts told The i Paper.
Network Rail has explained that rails are "stressed" – adjusting their length to reduce tension – to help them resist the effects of high temperatures. "In Britain, our rails have a target stress-free temperature of 27°C," Network

Passengers standing on overturned carriages after Thursday's derailment
Rail said last month. Re-stressing the network for the far-bighter temperatures seen this summer has not been deemed necessary because the lines also have to deal with cold temperatures.
However, Network Rail said it was taking steps to adjust to more severe summers including painting rails white to reflect sunlight, fitting additional anchors to sleepers and re-stressing sections of rail lines.
The cause of Thursday's overturned Southern Rail commuter carriages near Lewes – which left 20 people injured, including two with serious injuries – is not yet known.
The cause of the partial derailment of a Greater Anglia train near Wickford in Essex is also unknown. The rear carriages were derailed in an upright position shortly after 2pm yesterday, but no injuries were initially reported.
Heat expansion causing rail lines to buckle is one possibility that will be looked at by investigators, said industry experts.
Footage from Lewes revealed a section of track that the overturned train had passed over was badly warped. However, the derailment itself could have caused the movement, said experts.
Network Rail has also said that train speed restrictions are needed in hot weather to reduce the impact on the lines. It can mean fewer trains to avoid lines becoming overcrowded.
Phil Blythe, a professor of intelligent transport systems at Newcastle University, said it could take "a decade or more" to adapt the UK's rail infrastructure to extreme heat.
Tough decisions will have to be made on priorities because "there isn't much money around", warned Blythe – who leads the DARE

Rail workers and police investigating Thursday's derailment near Lewes yesterday JAMES MANNING/FA
hub of academics and transport industry leaders looking at climate resilience. Passengers could face both "slower trains and reduced service" in the summers "until a lot of these improvements can be made", said Blythe.
John Lawrence, who chairs the Institution of Engineering and Technology's railway technical network, also said higher temperatures could lead to reduced timetables. He added: "In hot weather we have to reduce the density of trains to enable trains to run more slowly."
Dr Ioannis Kollousis, an expert in logistics at Cranfield School of Management, also said trains could be slower and less frequent during the hotter summers that are expected in the future.
"You could be looking at reduced capacity in services in the summer in the years ahead," added Kollousis, who also warned of more short-notice cancellations in heatwaves and said that more investment was needed to upgrade track, signalling and monitoring.
"It could still take at least a decade to make serious improvement," he added.
Blythe said that necessary upgrades were not happening "fast enough", while Lawrence said the rail industry would have to make a case for more investment in an effort to create a more resilient network. But he warned that upgrades could themselves hit rail services in the years ahead.
Lawrence added: "You have to consider cost and the amount of disruption it would require to continually re-stress lines and do lots of other work. It could be disruptive to passengers."
He said there was already some investment going into buckledetection technology – including video-based monitoring.
Planting more low moisture-dependent foliage along the line can
help manage soil stability to prevent subsidence and further risk of buckling, he added.
Network Rail's group safety and engineering director, Martin Frobisher, acknowledged that the public would be concerned at the news of two derailments of passenger trains in such a short time and asked that people "avoid speculating on the cause of any incidents" until more was known.
He added: "I want to reassure them that Britain's railways still rank among the safest in the world, and that safety is always our first consideration on the railway."
John Whitehurst, the chief executive of Greater Thameslink Railway, which operates Southern, insisted that the network was safe. He told BBC Radio 4: "These types of incidents are incredibly rare."
The Department for Transport is expected to set out the Government's transport resilience strategy soon, which could set out priority upgrades for the rail network. The ministry declined to comment yesterday.
You could be looking at reduced capacity in services in the summer in the years ahead
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By Colleen Barry
Italian police have recovered three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euro that were stolen earlier this year from a museum near the northern city of Parma.
A statement from the Italian Carabinieri's art recovery squad revealed the paintings were discovered during searches ordered by prosecutors, but no details were given. The investigation continues.
The three recovered paintings are Fish by Auguste Renoir, Still Life with Cherries by Paul Cézanne and Odalisque on the Terrace by Henri Matisse. Authorities said the Cézanne was valued at €6m (€4.4m), the Renoir at €3m and the Matisse at €20,000.
The heist at the Magnani Rocca Foundation, about 12 miles from Parma, took place on 22-23 March, with thieves forcing open the entrance door, police said.

Police pose with the Cézanne, Matisse and Renoir paintings (from left) recovered ITALIAN CARABINIERIAP
By Sally Guyoncourt
Jason Arday, the former Cambridge professor at the centre of a row over plagiarism, has been found dead in London.
He resigned as a professor of sociology of education at the university's faculty of education last week amid allegations of plagiarism and questions about some of his achievements.
On resigning, Arday (inset) wrote: "Sadly, the years since my appointment have also been marked by an unrelenting level of public scrutiny and personal attack.
"While criticism is an inevitable part of academic life, what I have experienced has gone far beyond
scholarly disagreement. The relentless accusations, speculation and public commentary have taken a profound toll on me and on those I love.
"I have tried to continue because I believe deeply in the values of higher education, in rigorous scholarship, and in the transformative power of universities.
"I have tried because of my students, my colleagues and the countless people who have written to tell me that my journey gave them hope. But there comes a point when the personal cost becomes too great."
Yesterday afternoon he was found
"unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south-west London.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said they were called by the London Ambulance Service at 3.12pm. The spokesman said: "Sadly a 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene."
Police said the death was being treated as "unexpected" but not thought to be suspicious.
University of Cambridge vice chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice said: "We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news. Our heartfelt sympathies go to Jason Arday's family and friends at this incredibly difficult time."
Arday was appointed to his post at Cambridge in March 2023, becoming at the age of 37 the youngest black professor at the prestigious institution at the time.
Professor Bhaskar Vira, pro-vice chancellor for education at the University of Cambridge, said at the time of the appointment: "Jason Arday is an exceptional scholar of race, inequality and education.
"He will contribute significantly to Cambridge's research and to addressing the under-representation of people from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds."
Arday had come under scrutiny recently after a series of media reports alleged he had plagiarised his PhD thesis.
By Emma Gatrell
Staff at an animal hospital have crafted custom boots to help the recovery of a bird which was hit by a car.
The whitethtroat, an amber-listed bird, was brought to the Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital in Kilworth Beauchamp last Saturday.
The bird was stunned after the collision and arrived at the
hospital with its feet curled up, which staff believe was due to nerve or ligament damage.
Amy Blower, an animal care team leader at the hospital, said that they had used the boots technique before.
She said: "There

are no specific shoes for birds, so it is finding a way to create a splint for them."
The staff use cardboard to create a flat base, and then put a cotton ball on top to cushion the bird's feet. There are two other birds wearing splints at the hospital.
Blower said that
staff have created the boots for around 20 birds this year.
"A lot of the time they come in as baby birds who have been nested incorrectly, or have health deficiencies," she added.
Blower said the whitethtroat was recovering well and was due to be released on Monday.
Whitethtroats are rarely seen at the hospital. "It is a summer migrant, so we don't see them that much," Blower added.
By Gregory Barradale
Four in five Britons believe Saturday jobs give young people an important route into work and retailers are calling on the Government to do more to safeguard them.
Research for the British Retail Consortium (BRC) found that support for Saturday jobs rose to 91 per cent among those aged 55 and over – compared with two-thirds of those aged 18 to 34.
It wants the Government to ensure guaranteed hours reforms under the Employment Rights Act do not make it harder for retailers to create flexible, entry-level roles.
Helen Dickinson, the BRC's chief executive, said: "For generations, Saturday jobs have given young people their first experience of work. Retail has proudly provided these opportunities for millions, but they are becoming harder to sustain.
"If the Government is serious about tackling youth unemployment, it must not make it harder to create entry-level jobs. After £6.5bn in additional employment costs over the past two years, businesses need policies that encourage recruiting young people, not discourage it."
A report on young people and work by former cabinet minister Alan Milburn, published in May, said that Saturday jobs have declined "to the point of elimination", leaving fewer teenagers with experience of work before they leave education.
Retail accounted for almost a quarter of youth employment, with 16- to 25-year-olds holding 780,000 retail jobs, the BRC said.
Changes under the 2025 Employment Rights Act, set to take effect next year, would require employers to offer guaranteed hours to regular zero-hours workers.
The measures, which the Government says will give "a baseline of security and predictability", remain under consultation until 25 August.
The rules could leave retailers less able to offer flexible jobs during busier parts of the year, the BRC argued.
It blamed increases to the National Living Wage and employer national insurance contributions (NICs) for rising costs and urged the Government to increase the NICs threshold and keep a lower National Minimum Wage for 18- to 20-year-olds.

Alan Milburn says Saturday jobs have declined 'to the point of elimination'
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Broken engine parts shattered a window on a Ryanair flight shortly after take-off in Greece last month, causing a man's head to be sucked through the opening before fellow passengers pulled him back inside, according to investigators.
A fan blade on the Boeing 737-800's right engine broke loose, sending fragments that smashed the window and damaged the fuselage in several places, a preliminary report by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said.
This was after the flight departed from Thessaloniki on 10 July.
Investigators found bird remains inside the engine, suggesting the plane may have struck birds during take-off, although they have not determined what caused the fan blade to break loose.
Ljubisa Karovic, a 61-year-old Serbian national, had his head and right shoulder sucked out of the window.
His wife, Svetlana Grkovic Maksimovic, later told BBC Serbia that she and two other passengers held on to his legs for several minutes.
He received neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns.
The flight attendants said they heard and felt loud, continuous vibration and saw smoke or fog fill
the cabin before the oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling.
A flight attendant noticed passengers calling for help.
Karovic, who was in a row 11 window seat, was partially lodged in the damaged window, and other passengers pulled him back into the cabin.
He was moved to row 12, where a doctor on board tended to him.
Other passengers tried to use a metal box to block the opening until the aircraft could land.
A series of short videos recorded inside the plane and shared by Radio Thessaloniki showed passengers wearing oxygen masks after the cabin lost pressure.
Another appeared to show the broken window, with a man seated nearby wearing an oxygen mask. A third video, apparently filmed after the aircraft landed, showed first responders working in the aisle.
Maintenance records show that the fan blades in the right engine had undergone ultrasonic inspections in May 2026 and November 2025, with no damage found.
But flight crews had reported four suspected bird strikes to the same engine over the previous year, according to the NTSB. Bird remains were found after two of them.
Jeff Guzzetti, a former NTSB and Federal Aviation Administra-
tion investigator, said the required maintenance appears to have been performed on schedule.
Investigators, however, will probably examine how the inspections were conducted and whether the previous suspected bird strikes contributed to pre-existing damage.
Ryanair said it would not comment further until the NTSB investigation was complete. Boeing and CFM International, the engine maker, said they were assisting with the federal investigation.
By Gregory Barzadale
A rental company will increase its stock of electric bikes in Nottingham by 50 per cent in an attempt to appeal to female cyclists and older residents.
But Dott, which launched in the East Midlands city in July, will have to cut down on e-scooter numbers as it looks to increase its existing fleet from 200 to 300 e-bikes.
Iqbal Ahmed, Dott's head of public policy, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that the bikes were preferred for longer journeys.
"E-bikes are not generally more widely used than e-scooters. They just appeal to different demographics," Ahmed said. "Our user surveys show that e-bikes appeal more to women and older residents than e-scooters do."
He added: "In the UK, e-scooters also require users to be 18-plus and hold either a driver's licence or a provisional licence."
Nottingham City Council has imposed a limit of 1,300 vehicles in the city. When Dott introduced e-bikes in July, the rule meant the operator had to reduce its fleet of scooters (inset).
During 2023 and 2024, six people were killed in collisions involving e-scooters in Britain, with the Government noting users were particularly susceptible to injuries. In London, e-bike crashes accounted for almost one in five serious injuries to cyclists.
The European firm also operates vehicles in Bristol as well as in Milton Keynes, Colchester, and on Brunel University's London campus.
A spokesman for Nottingham City Council said: "We are working constructively with Dott and Lime to help ensure any services operate responsibly and minimise impacts on residents and public spaces."

Hull's last remaining sidewinder trawler, the 'Arctic Corsair', passing through the city's Myton swing bridge and the tidal barrier yesterday as it is moved from Albert Dock to new moorings at North End Shipyard as part of the Hull Maritime project.
The vessel is of a type that formed the backbone of the city's deep-sea fishing fleet, designed for the harsh conditions encountered in the Icelandic grounds with a riveted rather than welded hull.
Built in 1960, 'Arctic Corsair' was converted to a museum ship in 1999. After extensive restoration, she will be dry-borthed at her new home, where future work will prepare the attraction to welcome visitors and preserve an important part of the city's fishing heritage.
RICHARD McCARTHYON
By Will Meskin-Durrant
Andy Burnham's ministers "should look seriously" at cutting train travel costs for passengers aged 31 and over, a Liberal Democrat MP has said.
Adam Dance, the MP for Yeovil, warned that there was "a real gap in the support available" for commuters and holidaymakers after their 31st birthday, depending on where they lived in the country.
A range of railcards are on sale for people who would like a discount on their train fares, including for young-
er passengers aged between 16 and 30, passengers aged over 60, military veterans and disabled people.
Passengers with a Network Railcard are able to get a third off most off-peak train fares across London and parts of southern England.
Dance has called for a nationwide effort to bring down the price of railway journeys.
"Rail travel is simply too expensive for too many people and once you turn 31 there is a real gap in the support available," he said.
Earlier this summer the Government announced changes to the 16
to 17 Saver Railcard, which gives eligible teenagers 50 per cent off most fares. The railcards currently expire when the holder turns 18, but from Monday, they will be valid for a full year after they are purchased and no longer expire on the holder's 18th birthday.
The Daily Mirror newspaper reported earlier this month that the Prime Minister was considering ways to lower rail fares more widely, with
discussions in Whitehall at a "very early stage".
Dance said: "I welcome any serious proposals to bring down fares, including those being discussed by Andy Burnham, but ultimately we need national action.
"The Government should look seriously at extending railcard discounts so affordable rail travel is available to people of all ages and in every part of the country."

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UKRAINE
By Hanna Arhirova
July was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians facing Russian attacks since the weeks following Moscow's all-out invasion more than four years ago, according to the United Nations (UN).
At least 437 civilians were killed and 2,610 wounded last month, the UN monitoring mission in Kyiv said, as Russia escalated its bombing.
Overall, since Russia's invasion on 24 February 2022, UN human rights monitors say the war has killed at least 16,874 civilians, including 820 children, and wounded 51,273, including 3,126 children.
"Every month this year the number of killed and injured civilians has increased. That trend accelerated sharply in July," said Danielle Bell, head of the mission in Kyiv.
"The number of civilian casualties in July was the highest we documented in a single month since March 2022."
It came as Russian jet-powered drones struck a home in northern Ukraine yesterday, killing a 29-year-old woman and her nine-year-old son, officials said.
The strike in the Sumy region also wounded four other people, including the dead boy's father and grandmother, who were both hospitalised with severe burns, the regional military administration chief Oleh Hryhorov said.
In Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, a Russian glide bomb demolished six floors of a 10-storey apartment block, killing one person and wounding 16 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, adding that, in all, Russia attacked 12
The UN monitoring mission in Kyiv's figure of Ukrainian civilians killed last month by Russia

A firefighter at work after an attack in Ukraine's Sumy region yesterday
Russia is launching around 220 glide bombs every day against settlements near the front line in eastern and southern Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian President
regions overnight, wounding dozens of people.
Ukrainian forces, meanwhile, extended their long-range strike campaign against Russian infrastructure, hitting the port of Ust-Luga, which is in the Leningrad region north of Moscow, and starting a brief fire, its governor Alexander Drozdenko said.
Ust-Luga is one of Russia's largest oil and gas export terminals and is more than 500 miles from Ukraine.
It has been a frequent target of Ukrainian drones this summer, as Kyiv seeks to undermine oil exports that provide Moscow with vital revenue for its war effort.
Ukraine also launched another attack on the premises of Wildberries, Russia's biggest online retailer, which Kyiv says helps supply the Russian military.
A Wildberries warehouse wall was hit in the Tver region north of Moscow, the region's acting governor Vitaly Korolyov said.
Wildberries reported "insignificant damage" and said the goods at the site were not damaged.
The Russian defence ministry said its air defences overnight intercepted 553 Ukrainian drones over 18 Russian regions, as well as occupied Crimea and the waters of the Azov and the Black seas.
Meanwhile, Nato fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace in the early hours, the Latvian army and an official for the military alliance said.
Latvian authorities did not say what the origin of the drone was but said that it had entered Latvia "as a result of Russian electromagnetic warfare".
Several drones have previously crossed the border into Latvia.
Most of them are thought to be Ukrainian drones that have strayed off their course because of Russian electronic jamming.
Two Italian Eurofighter jets were scrambled to tackle the drone and one of them shot it down, Nato spokesperson Allison Hart said.
A pair of Turkish fighter jets were also deployed, she said.
Residents in five municipalities in eastern Latvia were warned about the airspace and told to take shelter.
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ISRAEL
By Pusha Magid and Rami Ayyub
The US wants the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn militant settlers who have besieged Palestinians in their homes in the occupied West Bank, US and Israeli officials said yesterday.
Settlers have been encircling homes in Qasra for almost a week after cutting off water and electricity, trapping Palestinians in an area where rights groups say settlers are trying to seize more land.
Their actions have drawn public US criticism. The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, a strong supporter of Jewish settlement in the West Bank, condemned settlers besieging a Palestinian home as "Israeli terrorists" on Thursday.
A US official and an Israeli official said that White House officials are pressing Netanyahu to publicly condemn the settlers' actions.
Washington began to protest after learning that the home of a Palestinian-American was among those targeted, said the two officials.
Netanyahu has not commented

Settlers put up an Israeli flag near the West Bank city of Beit Sahour
on the siege in Qasra. Violence by settlers in the West Bank has risen during the three years since the Hamas-led 7 October attacks on Israel.
Condemning settlers could be politically risky for Netanyahu two months before an election, potentially upsetting settler voters upon whom parts of his right-wing coalition rely.
Opinion polls show Netanyahu could lose power, his security credentials still shaken by the 2023 Hamas attacks.
"We are very afraid," said Aysha Hassan, a Palestinian woman who lives in one of three besieged homes.
The UN has said 15 Palestinians, including two children, were trapped inside their homes with no running water or electricity.
Netanyahu's government, the most right-wing in Israeli history, has spearheaded a rapid expansion of settlements in the West Bank.
Israel has established dozens of new settlements and settler outposts in the area.
The siege began at the weekend when settlers closed off the road to the three homes and set up a tent in their front yards, refusing to allow anyone to enter or leave. They cut off their electricity and water.
Yesterday the settlers put up a new tent before it was taken down by Israeli soldiers.
The Israeli military has said soldiers have deployed in Qasra since Thursday morning to protect residents and maintain security.
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IRAN
By Jonathan Saul, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
Transit through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to grind to a near standstill yesterday after two more ships were attacked and the US said it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely.
Since a ceasefire between the US and Iran broke down last month, Tehran has resumed attacks on ships it accuses of trying to transit the strait without its permission.
The United Arab Emirates' Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said two of its vessels were attacked transiting the strait on Thursday.
The UAE government blamed Iran, which made no comment. There were no crude oil shipments visible through the strait yesterday.
Some ships may pass

through undetected with their transponders off, but the figures are nowhere near the more than 130 ships that traversed the Strait of Hormuz daily before the war launched by the US and Israel on Iran in February.
The US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, said the US military has the capability to maintain a naval presence in the region to enforce its retaliatory blockade of Iran.
"Indefinitely the United States Navy can maintain a blockade like that because we'll rotate ships in and out, as we have, and we'll continue to," Hegseth told reporters during a trip to Panama.
The Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said the United States planned to inflict more financial damage on Iran.
Donald Trump has repeatedly asserted that the US has "total control" over the strait (inset), through which a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flowed before the start of the war. Iran rejects that, and has said it will not allow the waterway to reopen until its conditions are met.
These include removing economic sanctions and releasing frozen Iranian assets.
COMMENT
Simon Marks

This week's decision by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to depart US President Donald
Trump's immediate inner circle in order to "spend more time with her beautiful young children and family" still has tongues wagging in Washington.
Could Trump's most effective communicator be leaving in a fit of pique, some wondered. After all, her announcement came just 24 hours after revelations that Trump had left scores of top administration staffers (not to mention the entire White House press corps) to their own fate aboard Air Force One, knowing the Iranians had threatened to attack it.
The elaborate subterfuge that saw the President board an escape plane on his way home from the Nato leaders' summit in Turkey has left Trump open to accusations of abandonment.
The latest reporting suggests that Trump was accompanied by only three members of his inner circle on the backup jet: deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino, an ideological Rottweiler who heavily influences the President's thinking; director of Oval Office operations Walt Nauta, who previously served as Trump's personal valet; and, oddly, Natalie Harp, Trump's 35-year-old executive assistant.
The selection of Harp (inset) as one of the President's few fellow passengers is only serving to raise fresh questions about her role at the White House. She is often described as Trump's "human printer", since her main role is to carry a portable printer that allows her to
share positive news stories about the President with the President. (He's an old-fashioned fellow who requires hard copy.)
But Harp is also a crucial player in Trump's social media output, seen during the 2024 presidential campaign sitting alongside him and taking dictation as he articulated messages he wanted typed onto his Truth Social account.
In their best-selling book Regime Change, The New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan revealed that the US Secret Service raised questions about the personal notes left for Trump by Harp in what are described as "his private spaces" at the White House. In one, Harp is reported to have told Trump "you are all that matters to me".
She is also often photographed or filmed at White House events watching Trump with devotion, and some have suggested adoration. Her presence at the President's side is constant, in stark contrast to First Lady Melania Trump who spends most of her time at either Trump Tower in New York City or Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
Harp's estranged brother has described his sister's relationship with Trump as "very unhealthy". In a June interview, Preston Harp called the 80-year-old leader a "national embarrassment" and described his sister as "just like his fan club".
Harp first came to Trump's
Her presence at the President's side is constant, in stark contrast to First Lady
attention when she worked as anchor for right-wing TV outlet One America News. A graduate of Liberty University, an educational institution founded by the late TV evangelist Reverend Jerry Falwell, she joined Trump's team in 2022 just as he was mulling another run for the presidency.
She is ideologically fused with Trump and has credited him with securing her access to experimental treatments for bone cancer.
Harp remains a prominent figure at Trump's side along with two other female White House staffers, spokeswoman Anna Kelly and
communications adviser Margo Martin. At least one of them travels with him wherever he goes. In contrast, Melania Trump has not been seen publicly with her husband since the World Cup final on 19 July.
Leavitt has expressed no public disquiet about Trump's decision to abandon Air Force One when he departed Ankara and has publicly insisted the Secret Service believed there was a real Iranian threat on the President's life.
But, her departure from the White House may have a simpler explanation than the one proffered by Washington gossips. With Republicans facing a possible drubbing in November's midterm elections, Trump may want to free her from the fetters of the Hatch Act, which legally prevents any White House spokesperson from engaging in avowedly political rhetoric or campaigning.
Trump, in other words, may want Leavitt free to spearhead Republican campaign messaging in an aggressive effort to beat back the threat posed by Democrats.
Or maybe she really does want to spend more time with the family, including her four-month-old daughter.
UNITED STATES
By Sally Guyoncourt
Luigi Mangione admitted yesterday to fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson in New York and pleaded guilty to two federal stalking charges.
"On the morning of December 4 2024, I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan, and he died," Mangione told the New York court as Thompson's wife, Paulette, looked on.
Mangione, 28, is set for sentencing on 18 December. When asked whether he understood that he could spend the rest of his life in prison, Mangione answered: "Yes."
Mangione's plea resolves one of two cases against him in connection with Thompson's death. His

Luigi Mangione said he understood he could be imprisoned for life
lawyers are now seeking to have his separate New York state murder case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds. Both sides said there was no plea deal.
Surveillance video showed a
masked gunman shooting Thompson, 50, from behind outside a Manhattan hotel where an investor conference was being held.
Police say "delay", "deny" and "depose" were written on the ammunition, mimicking a phrase used to describe how insurers avoid paying claims. Following his arrest Mangione became a cause célèbre for some critics of the health insurance industry.
Mangione never was a UnitedHealthcare customer, according to police and the company. A University of Pennsylvania graduate from a wealthy Maryland family, he was arrested five days after the shooting at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
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A scientist says autism is being overdiagnosed. I feel it is part of who I am and something to be proud of, says Jessie Hewitson
An intense debate has broken out over the rate at which autism is being diagnosed, and whether the diagnosis itself still means anything. It follows an argument by one of Britain's most influential autism researchers that the spectrum has become too broad to be useful.
Professor Dame Uta Frith, the University College London cognitive neuroscientist, writing in the journal Psychological Medicine, says the diagnostic threshold has been lowered so far that some people now diagnosed particularly in adulthood may not be autistic at all. In 1960s Britain, roughly four in 10,000 children were diagnosed. Today, it is around one in 57. She proposes splitting the spectrum into different categories.
I have been writing about autism and special educational needs for about 10 years. I am autistic myself, identified, as many women are, well into adulthood. Frith might look at me, articulate, relatively successful, happy marriage, close friends, mum of two boys, and assume I am not really autistic. But she would be wrong.
The truth is that I find describing my autism (and ADHD) hard. How am I meant to know how my sensory experience differs from years? I would like a brain transplant for a day, just to try a

Jessie Hewitson was identified as being autistic well into adulthood
neurotypical one out. What I have noticed is how much I have in common with my neurodivergent peers, and with my children: the literal thinking, the anxiety, the limited social battery, the stress of noisy places, interrupting too much, not being able to stop my brain pinging about. Ping ping ping.
Obviously, I don't expect a few sentences from me to settle either of Frith's claims. But I do think we need to find a way to have the conversation about diagnosis rates, which is uncomfortable for the autistic community but not going away.
So, while I disagree profoundly with Frith on both counts, I wanted to know what parents in other situations made of it, I spoke to three mothers of autistic children, one of whom is autistic herself. Their lives and challenges are in some cases radically different from mine. Does it make sense that their children and I share a diagnosis? Should there be a way of distinguishing between someone like me and a child like theirs?
Joanna Richardson is 44 and works part-time in retail in Dumfries and Galloway. Her son Gabriel is five: non-verbal, with a cerebral visual impairment, severe global developmental delay and suspected epilepsy. He cannot be left alone. He is also, she says, the only child at his nursery who worked out that the fire alarm release at wheelchair height would open the internal door. "He's a really intelligent boy that's not made for this world."
I asked her whether there should be a way of distinguishing between someone like me and someone like her son. Her first instinct is that there should. "People don't understand how someone with autism who has a job, who goes to school, is the same as someone like my son," she says. "On a piece of paper, I don't know if a person reading it understands my son's needs by just seeing the word autism."
And yet, pressed on whether a separate category, "complex autism", say, would actually help him, she hesitates. "This is a million-dollar question," she says. "I would hope in a medical setting and in a school setting, yes." Then she stops, and wonders whether it could lead to professionals underestimating him. "Would they then make the assumption that he doesn't need support, when he actually does? He's five years old. I have no idea what he's going to be like in 20 years' time."
Laura Brown has no such hesitation. She is 37 and runs her own social media management and training company. Her son Ethan turns seven in October. Diagnosed as autistic just after his third

I'm your twin... whether you like it or not
Teachers will be seeing double as nine sets of twins start school in Inverclyde, to the west of Glasgow. The siblings gathered at Ardgowan Primary School in Greenock yesterday to be welcomed
birthday, he also has a working diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech; he is non-speaking as a result. He communicates through an AAC device, a tablet-style aid that speaks aloud the words he selects, and through Makaton, a system of signs used alongside speech. He attends a specialist school and understands everything said to him.
"I disagree entirely that autism has become too broad, and I hate the idea of the introduction of terms such as 'severe' or 'profound' autism," she says. "These would be very damaging, and they wouldn't result in the extra support that many parents are hoping for. I foresee the total opposite."
Brown, who was herself diagnosed autistic a year after her son, says she has "witnessed professionals giving up on him from the word go": holiday clubs that
turn him away, research studies that exclude him. New categories, she believes, would compound it all.
She uses high, medium and low support needs to describe her son. But she hates the assumption that non-speaking means not understanding. "It is incredibly dangerous, and could hugely harm his potential."
Jane (not her real name) has a 12-year-old son in London who was identified earlier this year. His difficulties are almost entirely social, she says, and mostly confined to school. "If you're on a bench, he'd push up to you too hard and annoy the other person," she says. "And when they got annoyed, he wouldn't know when to stop."
Fifteen years ago he would most likely have been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome. In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association abolished it, along with the other

Laura Brown with her son Ethan, who was diagnosed as autistic aged three
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by Inverclyde Council ahead of the start of the new term.
They will start P1 on Tuesday when schools go back in Inverclyde. The area is sometimes dubbed "Twinverclyde" because of its rate of
twins. Schools there have welcomed 176 sets since 2013, an average of 12 sets each year.
Councillor Jim Clocherty said: "You know the start of the new term is just around the corner when we
officially welcome our twins who are starting primary one."
Three primary schools will welcome two sets of twins each while others will welcome one set each. JEFF J MITCHELLISETTY
autism subtypes, and folded them all into a single autism spectrum disorder, precisely because the subtypes had proved unreliable.
When I asked Jane if she would prefer her son to be known as Asperger's, she rejected the idea of labelling at all. "I don't really think we should be labelling children with any of it," she says. "At the end of the day, it's him. Not everything about him is autistic, is it? It's just a part."
She is equally uneconvinced that subdividing would help. "I'm not sure it's going to benefit a child by saying you're this level, or you're the worst level."
Dr Jenna Vyas-Lee, a clinical psychologist and clinic director at Kove Minds, which assesses and supports neurodivergent children, says people don't always understand what the spectrum means. "People often imagine autism as a spectrum that runs
from 'less' to 'more' autistic," she says. "After working with hundreds of children and families, I find it much more helpful to think of autism as a colour wheel. Two children may share the same diagnosis but present completely differently."
I feel strongly that being autistic is part of what makes me me, and that you can't be mildly or severely autistic any more than you can be mildly or severely gay. And Frith's suggestion that some late-identified cases may not be autistic does not
You can't be mildly or severely autistic any more than you can be mildly or severely gay
take sufficient account of who those late-identified people tend to be. A significant proportion are women and people of colour. There is a clear reason for that: the criteria for identifying autistic people were built out of research on white boys.
I hope in time this debate becomes less polarised, and less stressful. My two boys are growing up knowing they are neurodivergent, and knowing what that means in both directions: that it presents challenges in some areas (not because of their brains, but because the world has been built for non-neurodivergent people), and that there are things they are brilliant at. What I want for them is a precise idea of both. I want them to be proudly neurodivergent. But most of all, I want it not to be a thing: no need to debate it, or to defend it. It's just part of what makes them brilliant.
By Alina Khan
Thousands of UK military veterans are being told they need to repay up to tens of thousands of pounds after an administration error meant their pensions were overpaid.
Members of all branches of the Armed Forces are entitled to an Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) payment in retirement without having to make contributions during their career, with the scheme funded by taxpayer cash.
Like other employees paid by the state – such as civil servants and teachers – their pensions are defined benefit, meaning that they don't have an individual savings pot, but instead are entitled to a set income each year in retirement, depending on the length of their career and their salary.
But military pensions watchdog, the Forces Pension Society, says it is receiving countless enquiries from members who have received a letter from the AFPS administrator, Equiniti, telling them they have been overpaid and must give some money back.
In the letter, Equiniti says it has been told by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to "seek recovery" of overpayments that have recently been discovered – in some cases totalling tens of thousands of pounds.
Matthew Lowe, chief operating officer at the Forces Pension Society, told The i Paper that around 2,000 veterans have reported receiving such a letter, stating that their pensions have been overpaid, with some receiving incorrect payments for several years.
Now they are being asked to repay the money as a lump sum, over the same period as the error or through negotiation with the debt management system if they have affordability issues.
Several reasons are said to have caused these overpayments, including duplicated increases to veterans' pension entitlements due to an administrative error.
Some retirees were also given bigger than expected "early departure payments".
These are payments made to those in the armed forces who are 40 or over and have completed 20 years of service but have retired below the normal pension age – the age at which you would usually get your AFPS pension.
There is another separate issue

Some veterans are thought to have been overpaid on retirement
affecting guaranteed minimum pensions, which are payments given to ex-military personnel who contracted out of the state earnings-related pension scheme (SERPs) – extra money you could get on top of your state pension if you reached state pension age before 2016.
Lowe said: "Treasury policy is that overpayment of public monies should be recovered. There is no contractual provision for recovering overpayments from Equiniti.
So Equiniti is attempting to recover the money from veterans themselves."
Not only are veterans facing demands for repayment as a result of payment errors being corrected, but many have now had their monthly payments reduced.
The Armed Forces Society is urging veterans who have received a letter to go back to Equiniti, check that the letter is genuine, and request further information to ensure the overpayment calculations are correct.
However, Lowe said it is highly likely that most veterans who have been overpaid will have to repay.
The pension watchdog is running a campaign calling for the repayment process to be halted until the issues that caused the overpayments in the first place are addressed.
Calvin Bailey, the minister for veterans and people, said an "inquiry was ongoing".
A spokesperson for Equiniti said the company "supports the recovery of overpayments from members of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme".
A spokesperson for the MoD said it recognised that errors in pension payments may cause uncertainty for people, and that it was contacting all those affected and providing support to anyone who requires it.
2,000 The number of veterans who have reported being dead their pensions were overpaid
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ENTERTAINMENT
By Carla Feric
Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest are looking into major rule changes for 2027 to discourage voting campaigns that may influence the results.
Under existing rules, fans can vote up to 10 times per payment method by phone, text message or online.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) issued a letter to participating broadcasters, including the BBC, suggesting the vote is moved online only, with the public forced to select their top three acts.
Suggested changes aim to dissuade people voting more than once for an act, according to BBC News.
Eurovision said: "We can confirm that we have begun investigating a move to wholly online audience voting for the Eurovision Song Contest and more details will be announced in the months ahead."
In 2025, several broadcasters raised concerns about social media posts on Israeli government accounts encouraging people to vote multiple times, and whether they may have influenced the results.
The country was represented by Yuval Raphael with "New Day Will Rise", which won the public vote, to finish second overall.
The incident sparked concerns about the rules, and the EBU this year cut the maximum number of votes from 20 to 10. Israel's Noam Bettan was the runner-up this year, with the country placing third in the public vote.
In the letter, the EBU told broadcasters: "It has become clear that today's geopolitical climate is

When Yuval Raphael represented Israel in 2025, there were concerns its government influenced the vote Reuters
driving votes for certain artists for reasons that have very little to do with their performances.
"We have seen it happen before but this time it is persistent, and for many it is deeply worrying.
"Our research points towards two changes: moving the public vote completely online and requiring people to vote for more than one entry, for example their three favourites."
Britain switched to online-only voting for this year's contest.
Separately, the EBU announced new rules for 2027 this week, and said that the winning broadcaster would "automatically be ineligible to host" if their state is involved in an "armed conflict" or "sensitive geopolitical situation".
It comes after Britain staged 2025's show on behalf of Ukraine, which could not host due to Russia's full-scale invasion the previous year.
Leading up to the 2026 Vienna competition, Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland and Slovenia threatened to withdraw unless Israel was excluded over the war in Gaza.
The five nations then did not
compete in this year's Eurovision. The EBU said its rule changes were made following feedback from participating broadcasters, and would provide greater clarity for artists and production staff.
The organisation also announced several other changes this week, and said that from 2027 all artists must be aged at least 18, rather than 16, on the day of their first rehearsal.
A requirement for the lead singer or singers to perform the main melody live was also among the new rules.
The 2027 contest will be held in Burgas, Bulgaria, after singer Dara won in May.
PEOPLE
Dame Prue Leith has said she is "alive and kicking" after being taken to hospital over fears she was having a stroke.
The former Great British Duke Off judge, 86, was on holiday in Yorkshire when she had a migraine that left her struggling to speak.
Her husband John Playfair became worried and contacted their doctor, who called an ambulance.
Leith shared a photo of herself smiling as she enjoyed a dessert yesterday to assure her fans she was in good health now.
She wrote: "I wrote a piece @theoldiemagazine about my trip to hospital a couple of months ago.
"I am alive and kicking!"
1 Thieves in London have been targeting badges and front sensors from which car marque?
2 Documents released by the National Archives services of Margaret Thatcher planned to destroy Peru's concaine crops using what?
3 Whose songs were removed from some of Donald Trump's campaign videos?
4 Which late singer has been honoured with her own Barbie doll?
5 Which US politician released a video of her taking hormone injections in readiness to freeze her eggs?
6 Which radio station was found to have breached Ofcom rules after accidentally announcing the King had died in May?
7 Which television presenter said cosmetic 'tweatments' had left her scarred for life?
8 With what has Eilish Rothney, a nature reserve manager in Norfolk, been sharing her office?
9 What has the England and Wales court service banned from being worn in its buildings?
10 Following this week's solar eclipse, sky-watchers could also see a celestial display from which annual meteor shower?
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INQUEST
By Rosie Shead
A 78-year-old man died after being "trampled by cattle" at a National Trust estate, an inquest has heard.
Police said John Orton died at Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk on 13 July.
Yesterday, at Norfolk coroner's court, an inquest into the retired telecoms engineer's death heard the provisional cause was "severe chest injuries due to having been trampled by cattle", according to assistant coroner for Norfolk, Maeve Sykes, who was reading from a coroner's officer statement.
The inquest into the death has been adjourned until 11 February.
The Health and Safety Executive said it was leading the investigation into the death.
Felbrigg Hall, with parts that date from Tudor times, was bequeathed

The hall in Norfolk, was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969
to the National Trust in 1969. A spokesperson for the organisation said: "We have been left shocked and deeply saddened by the death.
"Our thoughts and condolences remain with his family and friends.
"As an investigation is under way, we are unable to comment further."
CRIME
By Gregory Barradale
Detectives have charged 20 people over the theft of £1m worth of construction equipment.
They are accused of being involved in a five-year conspiracy where they are said to have used false identities to hire mechanical diggers and other plant equipment.
The alleged crimes took place across England and those charged - 14 men and six women - range in ages from 29 to 70.
"Through our investigation we believe that those involved have been using false identifications to hire out plant equipment with no intent of ever returning the
machines," Detective Sergeant Graeme Carvell, of Ellesmere Port CID, said in March 2025 after a series of dawn raids.
Cheshire Police believe the alleged conspiracy ran from September 2020 to February 2025 and covered 19 counties from Cumbria to Cornwall.
The arrests were the result of an investigation by Ellesmere Port CID. The suspects are set to appear at Chester magistrates' court on 9 September, charged variously with conspiracy to steal, handling stolen goods, and conspiracy to commit a burglary "other than a dwelling with intent to steal".
Forces across the country have reported an increase in plant machinery thefts, including in Wells, Somerset, where it is viewed as a neighbourhood policing priority.
In Hampshire, a rural police task force seized almost £500,000 worth of stolen plant and farm machinery in under a year.
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A common blue butterfly rests at the top of a stem, silhouetted against the setting sun on the Stiperstones – a quartzite ridge in Shropshire. It is the most widespread butterfly in Britain and Ireland, found in grassy habitats throughout the summer.

By Gregory Barzade
The Office’s Lucy Davis has thanked fans for a “tremendous amount of kindness and support” after she revealed she has been living with incurable stage four breast cancer.
Davis, who as Dawn Tinsley delighted audiences with an enduring on-screen romance in the hit series, said the response to her diagnosis had been “utterly overwhelming” and that she had no idea she would spark such a reaction.
Alongside messages from fans and the wider public, the 53-year-old received support from Sir Chris Hey, who is living with a terminal cancer diagnosis of his own, co-star Ricky Gervais and Jenna Fischer, who played Davis’ counterpart in the US version of The Office.
On Tuesday, the actress revealed she had been diagnosed with stage four breast cancer a year-and-a-half ago which had spread to her bones. “The cancer is incurable, and too late for chemo,” she wrote on Instagram.
In a new post on Thursday, she said: “The last two days have been overwhelming, in that I had ZERO idea my cancer post would have the attention it did. Truly, I am in shock.
“That said... THANK YOU to everyone for the tremendous amount of kindness and support you have sent me. Good grief it was emotional!”
Her father, comedian Jasper Carrott, said he was “so proud” of his daughter and the way she had conducted herself “is a lesson to us all”.
Davis, who also appeared in Slums of the Dead and the BBC’s 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, said she

The actress in 2017: she says the support has been ‘overwhelming’
needed to use a wheelchair sometimes but wanted to keep working.
Fischer, who was successfully treated for breast cancer in 2024,
commented: “Yes to working with cancer! Let’s spread that message far and wide! How working is such a comfort.”
Alongside thanking fans, Davis also wrote: “To the couple of people who slightly misread the news and commented R.I.P., you’ll be delighted to know I am still alive – hurrah!”
Urging others to get “everything” checked out, Davis said she had almost not bothered to seek help after finding a tiny, hard spot.
Breast screening for women aged 53 to 71 has risen in recent years but remains below pre-pandemic levels, and the “optimal performance standard” of 80 per cent.
Had that standard been met in 2024-25, 2,228 more breast cancers would have been found, according to analysis by Breast Cancer Now.
By Emma Gatrell
A rewilding project has led to wildlife returning to Broughton Sanctuary near Skipton.
Since 2021, the estate’s nature recovery team has planted over 340,000 trees across the 2,500-acre site.
“Since we started rewilding we have had a huge increase in insects and small mammals, and then birds of prey,” said Sarah Kinloch, a member of the Nature Recovery team.
“We also feel really honoured to have all five species of British owls.”
There are now around 1,750 species in the area, a number which Kinloch says is increasing all the time as around 15 volunteers compile a list of creatures found on the estate.
She added: “We need to live in harmony with the planet in order to survive.”
By Elizabeth Pineau and Sndip Kar-Gupta
France’s constitutional court has blocked a bill banning social media access for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression – a setback for President Emmanuel Macron, who has asked his government to rewrite the legislation.
“By prohibiting minors under the age of 15 from accessing certain online services, the law inherently requires every person, even an adult, to prove their age before accessing them,” the Constitutional Council said in its decision.
“However, by failing to specify the conditions and limits under which such proof must be provided, the legislature has not established the legal safeguards necessary to ensure compliance with these requirements.”

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By Danyel Van Reenen and Nick Forbes
A mother who killed her three-month-old daughter with hairdryer heat has been jailed for six years.
Courtney Gartshore, 28, used the appliance to subject Dahlia-Rose Gartshore to “significant and sustained heat” on the head and body.
The incident took place at a house in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, on 30 September 2023, where emergency services were called but Dahlia-Rose was pronounced dead at the scene.
Gartshore had earlier been drink-

Courtney Gartshore was found guilty of culpable homicide
ing while she had been in sole charge of the infant.
An investigation into the child’s
death was launched and Gartshore, from Aberdeen, was arrested and charged in November 2023.
She was convicted of the culpable homicide of her daughter after a trial at the High Court in Aberdeen last month.
Gartshore was jailed for six years when she was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday.
Her defence lawyer, Murray Macara, said he could not provide an explanation for why she used the hairdryer but speculated that the baby was cold and that she may have attempted to use it as a heat source.
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By Sally Guyoncourt
A suitcase-sized satellite, developed in the UK, has a flight booked for the dark side of the Moon on an eavesdropping mission for whispers from the past which could answer one of the biggest questions of the present.
The tiny spacecraft will be carrying the hopes of cosmologists keen to discover what happened in the 150 million years of cosmic dark ages before the universe's first stars appeared.
Developed by an international team of scientists led by the University of Cambridge, the CosmoCube satellite has one main objective - to listen out for signals from more than 13.5 billion years ago - an era no one has directly observed before.
The dark side of the Moon is deemed the best place to do this as the lunar body can act as a shield, blocking out all the noise from Earth, making it easier to hear a whisper from the Big Bang.
This whisper, known as the 21cm line, is a signal emitted by hydrogen atoms in the period in between the afterglow of the Big Bang and the

The satellite could answer one of the universe's most profound questions
cosmic dawn, when nuclear fusion lit up the first stars.
Professor Eloy de Lera Acedo, from Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory, said: "This emission from hydrogen after the Big Bang, but before the first stars, will hopefully allow us to understand the role of dark matter in the early universe, how it worked to pull together hydrogen into the first stars and galaxies."
CosmoCube is expected to launch within the next five years on a two-year mission to build up 1,000 hours of data, which may reveal how the universe went from dark and virtually empty to today's complexity.
Once in orbit around the Moon, CosmoCube will unfold a long, lightweight radio antenna operating at extremely low frequencies, far outside the range of ground-based telescopes on Earth and sensitive enough to detect the 21cm signal.
De Lera Acedo said: "There's no other place where you can get the sort of shielding you need to detect such a faint signal, while at the same time looking at space."
Details of the design have been published in Nature Astronomy.
"What makes our mission unique is its size: we're probing the earliest, deepest parts of the dark ages but with a compact, relatively low-cost platform," said De Lera Acedo.
"This could be a real UK success story: the hardware, the software, the implementation and the technology is all being developed here, and it could help us answer one of the most profound questions in the universe."

A robot traffic police officer assists in directing cars at an intersection in Yongkang, a city in China's Zhejiang province.
Local authorities have launched a trial to see if machines can assist
with road safety management. The roving robot, which rides around on four wheels, has also been programmed to advise scooter and motorbike riders to wear helmets. VOGLETTE

Property expert Scarlette Douglas reveals her tips for tackling your domestic to-do list
As a nation we are famously proud of our homes but looking after them can often feel like a full-time job.
From flickering light bulbs to squeaky floorboards, the list of potential problems can become long and varied.
One or two might be easy enough to handle, but when our to-do list starts to grow, things can quickly get out of hand.
So property expert Scarlette
Douglas has teamed up with Smart Energy GB to reveal her top tips for tackling your domestic to-do list.
Her first piece of advice is to write things down, as
"getting tasks out of your head and onto paper instantly makes things more manageable".
She also advises facing up to jobs you've been delaying, delegating any tasks that you're able to do to others and celebrating small wins rather than feeling like you need to do everything at once.
And one of the simplest tasks that you can take care of this summer is booking an appointment to have
your smart meter
updated, if your energy supplier gets in touch with you.
As technology evolves, smart meters do too. That's why suppliers across Great Britain are switching out older smart meter hardware for new kit.


The process is quick, easy and carries no extra cost. And once it's done, you can then continue enjoying all the benefits of your smart meter - whether that's tracking your energy use and costs on your smart meter display, or allowing you to access flexible schemes and tariffs.
Your smart meter will also
continue sending automatic meter readings to your supplier, saving you the hassle of doing those readings yourself.
Scarlette says: "It's completely natural to feel overwhelmed by the many day-to-day demands of running a household.
"One way to manage this is to tackle the small tasks as soon as
you can. Even simple actions, such as booking an appointment, can give you a sense of relief and can make you feel lighter mentally once it's done.
"That's why, when your supplier contacts you about switching out your older smart meter hardware for new kit, it's worth booking in an appointment straightaway."
When your energy supplier contacts you, switch up and stay smart
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GUEST COLUMNIST – SUSIE McCABE

“Oh, of course, you will get it too.” I hear this at the hairdresser’s, in the bar with friends of friends, you name it. It comes after a conversation about the menopause – centred around women who have had children or who have male partners, unlike me.
Yes, Melanie, childless lesbians can get the menopause.
I am standing in the shower at 3am trying to cool my body temperature down, which is currently in air fryer mode – 200 degrees in five minutes – while my heart’s racing. Yet I can’t remember where I put my keys because my brain fog is so bad that I am using ChatGPT to help me find basic words...
Yes, Melanie, I too have all the symptoms, including the rage, Melanie, and you would do well to remember that as I sit here with my fork having a baked potato for lunch.
No matter how much I move, eat healthily and get 10,000 steps in a day, I cannot rid myself of this ridiculous joey pouch which makes me look like a kangaroo. I have the mobility of a slug, all the while I am in a permanent pool of my own sweat.
So yes, I do have the symptoms. Just because I find women attractive, it does not stop the cycle of womanhood. This dried-up, barren womb of mine still ages in the same way as yours, even though I don’t need to take the kids to swimming lessons or join the PTA.
Menopause, perimenopause, oestrogen, progesterone, patches... Thankfully conversations around these things are very much out in the open and mainstream in 2026. However, as a childless woman who identifies

as a lesbian, how open are these conversations for those of us who didn’t pursue motherhood, or those who were not granted that gift?
I see countless articles along these lines: “The menopause made me rethink my marriage to a man I lived with for 30 years and during one hot flash I thought, ‘You are not for me any longer. I am off to a retreat in Goa.’”
And: “Seeing my children off to university made me realise my menopause was the catalyst for my new chapter of hot yoga and being vegan.”
So much shame was once attached to the menopause. It is ridiculous that only now can we talk openly and frankly about a medical process that happens to all of us who were born biologically female.
So it is amazing that women are so
open about these conversations, and are no longer having to mouth the words “HRT” over the garden hedge in an attempt to console one another over “The Change”.
Yet some women are still being overlooked. What about the childless? What about us women who, for some like me, through choice and for some through circumstance, never had children? Does our menopause count?
If, like me, you present as a tomboy, butch lesbian or mase: woman, does your womb not matter? Sometimes, having those “I’m perimenopausal” conversations with doctors (mainly male, I will admit), they look at me as if they have just realised I still have a womb. Yes, I know – a butch lesbian with a womb. What did you think was in there, a rusty old tumble dryer?
Do the wombs of childless women who identify as lesbian not matter too?
And what about those who haven’t had children but wanted to? I see it has a deep effect on them. They are not bitter, just sad that – for whatever reason – they are seeing the chequered flag fall to signal the finishing line; for them to know they won’t ever have that feeling of giving birth. They have a menopause too.
I didn’t have any of the feelings of grief or regret that many of those women have. My biggest menopause concern is around the Egyptian thread count on my bedding and the tog rating of my davit, and achieving eight hours’ sleep without the need for a dry robe in the morning just to get to the bathroom.
I cannot imagine balancing a career, family life and the menopause is easy for my fellow sisters... And let’s think about the men too. It’s not easy living with anyone going through this, either.
However, fellas, if you think it’s tough for you and the kids, let me tell you about being a menopausal woman who is living with, and in a relationship with, a menopausal woman. That is what I consider a jeopardy relationship.
So you, sir, can count yourself lucky. You take the kids swimming and let her bask in a cold shower and 600-thread-count Egyptian cotton bedding.
Don’t get me wrong, it is a wonderful thing that we all talk so openly about the menopause – this hellish, unforgiving, hormonal-driven car crash our wives, partner, sisters and mothers all go through.
But maybe we need to be mindful that it also affects the childless through choice or circumstance – and remember that they should be in the conversation too.
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I headed to London, which my friends told me had cooled down. It had – from 4.2°C to 33°C. The differential in those temperatures means nothing to a woman with pale. Celtic skin from Scotland. In the scorching early afternoon sun, I drank a litre of water and went off to Hyde Park,

which appeared to have no grass left and where everyone was looking for shade.
After that I went to the hotel for air-con and a cool shower, which was completely pointless as I then walked in jeans for 25 minutes. I felt like I had completed a Hyrox. I then met a friend for dinner and drinks – both being Scots in London in the heat, we obviously had to keep hydrated with electrolyte-infused, carb-based drinks. Or, as many of you may call it, lager.
Westminster Abbey. Weirdly I had never been. So I left the comforts of my air-conditioned hotel room to have a mooch around. I also went to the Churchill War Rooms. It was very interesting and – more importantly – cool.
English history is fascinating, rich and varied. But can we stop calling

it British history? Can we explain that 1603 was the monarchial union and 1707 was the political union that formed the kingdom of Great Britain? Celebrate English history by all means – but let’s at least agree on where British history begins.
In this sweltering climate, I did what any self-respecting middle-aged
lesbian would do: took myself off to an outdoors shop to look for some hiking shorts.
I zoomed around London, little white legs out on display, factor 50 firmly on, looking like I was about to scale a mountain in the Highlands. It was a relief to return to Glasgow 39°C and rain. London is magical, but I’m not equipped for the heat.
Susie’s show, ‘Coming of Rage’, is at the Edinburgh Fringe until 30 August (susiemccabe.com)
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US aid cuts weakened DRC alert system
The Ebola outbreak rocking the Democratic Republic of Congo has just passed another grim milestone over 2,000 deaths and 4,400 confirmed cases. This is one of the disease's fastest outbreaks ever recorded.
The virus likely began spreading in January, but it was not detected until April-May. The delay occurred as the Congolese epidemic monitoring system was weakened after the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was dismantled in 2025.
Despite having faced 17 previous Ebola outbreaks and developed expertise at great cost, the country was caught off guard due to a sudden weakening of a key part of its alert system. (Editorial)

There's a new money-saving expert in town
I'm not sure that Martin Lewis will be overly worried just yet but it seems there may be a new money-saving expert in town. This one is, in fact, a money-saving prime minister.
A defining trait of Andy Burnham's first weeks in power, aside from the laddish TikTok videos, has been his emphasis on easing the cost of living.
A bit off the bus fare, a way to save a few quid on the electricity bill, something for pubs, but every little helps. He is now looking at rollover online subscriptions.
He correctly observes that, "They might not be the issues that keep you up at night. But they're often the reason you go to bed ticked off." (Robert Shrimsley)

Crime has fallen - but no one knows it
Most crime, including violence, has fallen by a remarkable 90 per cent over the past 30 years. But only 6 per cent of people believe it, while 61 per cent think crime is going up.
This great denial is the background cause of the prison overflow crisis, as politicians (of all parties) stir up voters to demand ever higher sentences.
Fears are roused by scabrously lying politicians and timorous governments, while the hostile media terrify the living daylights out of everyone. But at home, people do really know they are relatively safe.
Just possibly, as Andy Burnham confronts the prison emergency, he may dare start telling crime truths like these. (Polly Toynbee)

Banning barbecues is not enough
Every day is the same: clear blue, suffocatingly hot, uncannily still. No one can remember what rain feels like. The parks are brown, and gardens turning to dust. Stressed trees are suddenly dropping huge boughs. At night, you see foxes all over the place, thirstily hunting water.
People clashing over the wider context of climate change seems to be hampering useful consensus-building about how to manage regional problems - the atrocious working conditions, sweltering hospital wards, failing water supplies, buckling railway lines, and so on - and that's all pretty urgent. Banning disposable barbecues is not going to be enough. (Kathleen Stock)

Press secretary wasn't one of the 'yes men'
Karoline Leavitt's White House departure removes one of Donald Trump's most effective messengers and one of the few aides trusted to speak credibly for the President in the trademark style he prefers - combative, fast and relentlessly on message.
But behind the scenes, her relationships with reporters were less adversarial than on camera - and with Trump, more frank than the 'yes men' the President typically surrounds himself with, according to a senior White House official.
Many a spicy briefing room exchange with your 'Playbook' author was followed by a candid and productive chat in her office. (Disha Burns)

Vulgar building could be turned into a prison
From the bushes of artificial box in plaster urns that greet you as you pass through security onwards, Buckingham Palace is irredeemably naff.
Perhaps the royals have decent taste but think that the vulgus wants vulgar things. From the rip-off prices and the overcrowded rooms to the ban on photography, the place has the joyless air of a business that doesn't respect its customers.
The King runs the palace but he doesn't live there any more, and he doesn't own it. We do. I was always told that you shouldn't own things that aren't either beautiful or useful, so let's do something useful with it, like turning it into a data centre or perhaps, given our current needs, a prison. (Emma Duncan)

I've not had a holiday for five years. But you know what? I'm just quite happy
Gail Porter On coming back from homelessness - but still not making money from her Edinburgh show
ROD LIDDLE JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER
Rod Liddle, the British journalist and broadcaster, was no stranger to controversy over the course of his career. Indeed, he was the first journalist to have an online blog censured by the press watchdog.
Liddle began his career at the South Wales Echo, then worked for the Labour Party, and later joined the BBC. He became editor of the Today programme in 1998, resigning in 2002, after his employers objected to one of his articles in The Guardian.
Up until his death, he wrote for The Sunday Times, The Spectator and The Sun, among other publications.
Robert Thomson, chief executive of News Corp, paid tribute to his 'intellectual energy and lateral wit'.
'Rod was packishly profound and profoundly puckish,' he added. 'Rod's resonance will surely echo for many, many years to come.'
Liddle also wrote fiction and presented television programmes, and beginning in January 2025, he presented a Saturday morning show on Times Radio.
While in charge of Today, he hired Andrew Gilligan, the journalist whose 2003 report claimed the UK government 'sexed up' its dossier on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
He left the BBC before the report was published but later defended Gilligan when Lord Hutton's report into the death of weapons expert Dr David Kelly cleared the government of exaggerating the case for war.
In August 2009, in his Spectator blog he wrote about Harriet Harman, deputy leader of the Labour Party, in unflattering terms.
He subsequently said that the column 'was supposed to be a parody of guttural, base sexism', but the joke
had fallen flat. In June 2014, he said that of all those he had offended, Harman was the one person to whom he would apologise.
The magazine was prosecuted in 2012 for breaching a court order over an article he wrote during the trial of Stephen Lawrence's killers, which claimed the two defendants would not get a fair trial.
Roderick Liddle was born on 1 April 1960 in Sidcup, Kent. Aged eight he moved to Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, and was educated at Laurence Jackson School and Prior Pursglove Sixth Form College, both in Guisborough.
He attended the London School of Economics as a mature student, reading social psychology.
Liddle met Rachel Royce, a television presenter at the BBC in 1993. In January 2004, the couple married in Malaysia. They had been

living in Heytesbury, Wiltshire, and had two sons together, Wilder and Tyler.
Six months later, Liddle moved in with Alicia Monckton, a 22-year-old receptionist at The Spectator. It transpired that he had cut short his honeymoon with Royce to be with her.
The couple's daughter, Emmeline, was born in October 2005. He is survived by Alicia and his three children.
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Deportations are happening, even if we don't hear about them

As the President pronounces in the Oval Office, people are in indefinite detention because of his deportation strategy – even though they have done nothing wrong. JIM WATSON/IAHP
To celebrate 50 years of independence from Britain, the kingdom of Swaziland changed its name to Eswatini in 2018.
I had to look up the tiny nation on a map to find it was landlocked between South Africa and Mozambique. This houses the US's newest version of Guantanamo Bay – but it's a detention camp for deportees, not terrorists.
The New York Times Magazine has just published a chilling article about the fate of an inmate: "He was Deported to a Country He'd Never Heard Of. He May Never Go Free." This tells the terrifying, Kafkaesque story of Roberto Mosquera, a Cuban who was forced onto a military cargo plane in Texas and deposited in a maximum security prison in Eswatini last year.
Mosquera arrived in the US aged 12 from Cuba. As a teenager, he joined a gang and served time for attempted murder after shooting a rival gangster in the leg.
At this point, I can feel your sympathy waver. But on his release, he settled down, became a plumber, married, had four daughters – and
led a normal life as long as he checked in with US immigration authorities every year. He is now 59.
In June 2025 Mosquera went to renew his visa, as usual, and was transported to Eswatini. Cuba will not take back US detainees and he has no idea how long he will be stuck in a harsh, friendless prison on the other side of the world. The US is paying undisclosed millions to Eswatini and other third countries to keep immigrants like him in limbo. It's a horror story.
"Do you think I'll ever get out of here?" Mosquera asked the New York Times reporter, who managed to speak to him by phone. Nobody knows.
The US Department of Homeland
Is this what the US has become? A place of secret flights, disappearances and rendition?
Security celebrated his deportation (with four other detainees) last year with a cruel social media post about "depraved monsters" who were "so uniquely barbaric their home countries refused to take them back".
This isn't who Mosquera is. But is this what the US has become? A place of secret flights, disappearances and rendition?
This is the terrifying reality behind Donald Trump's mass deportation policy. While the President slumbers in his golden Oval Office and finds new ways to drape himself in praise, people are being thrown into oubliettes where they are left to rot.
The cruelty is the point. Does anybody care? The world took notice when Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed by immigration agents at anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis last winter. "Operation Metro Surge" was halted. But the arrests, deportations and disappearances have continued.
These frequently occur when immigrants are just checking in, like Mosquera, and behaving responsibly. Often, they simply go missing until families, friends or
employers start alerting the police and find they have been detained.
In July last year, an administration order blandly called "Interim Guidance Regarding Detention Authority" gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents the authority to detain people "regardless of length of residency and community ties to the US" and stipulated "continuous custody" until they are removed.
Although the courts are getting choked up with appeals, most people are helpless to defend themselves.
The Department of Homeland Security insists, "The law is on our side". It told Politico this week, "ICE is not slowing down." There are currently 65,000 ICE detainees held in 200 jails or temporary, makeshift sites in the United States. They are full to bursting.
In June 300,000 Haitians lost Temporary Protected Status allowing them to work in the US, so ICE has begun ordering them to check-in with the authorities to be issued with ankle monitors instead.
Remember the Haitians in Springfield, Ohio? Fired up by his
running mate JD Vance, Trump wildly and falsely claimed during a presidential debate with Kamala Harrie: "In Springfield they are eating the dogs... they are eating the cats."
Springfield's 16,000 Haitians have been the first in their state to receive letters ordering them to check in, according to local news reports this week. "When they do, their passports are collected," said Carl Ruby, pastor of Springfield's Central Christian Church. "They're fitted with ankle [monitors]; I call them ankle shackles."
They are not criminals and have done nothing wrong. In fact, the Republican governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, said they had revitalised Springfield's economy by taking on manufacturing and other blue-collar jobs.
The American people had their say at the last election. But the result under Trump is a sprawling, secretive shadowland of suffering that is rarely heard about and mostly ignored.
Sarah Baxter is director of the Marie Colvin Centre for International Reporting
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I had my babies at 39 and 42 in the 1990s and don't remember getting any criticism from my friends and family ("The truth about having a baby in your 40s", 13 August)
They were all delighted as it had been a long hard slag to get them
I was slightly daunted by the prospect of being the mother of a teenager
at 60 but it has been a lovely experience. I never felt out of place at the school gate and it has been an added benefit that all my friends are younger than me! CHRISTIN AUSTIN LONDON
I've enjoyed the European Athletics Championship on the BBC. But it is
tinged with some sadness in remembering that great sporting occasions like Test cricket and The Open golf championship used to be standard fare during British summers, broadcast free on the BBC
These broadcasts, intrinsically enjoyable in themselves, had a unifying aspect which we are the worse for losing. BRIAN RONSON CROSBY, MERSEYSIDE
David Jackson's moving letter (Your View, 13 August) replicates word for word what my beloved aunt and godmother said many years ago about her Down's son, Paul. "He's the best thing that has ever happened to me, and taught me so much."
This was years after everyone was urging her to put this newborn baby away into a home.
CHRISTOPHER MORLEY HALESOWEN, WEST MIDLANDS

Viewers enjoy the spectacle of the full eclipse in August 1999 at Reading Civic Centre WAYKOFFWIGETTY
My young family and I camped overnight at Stoke Point, in Devon, in the hope of witnessing the eclipse of 1999. It was cloudy and so the sun was not visible. But there was no mistaking when the totality happened.
Everywhere went pitch black for 90 seconds or so. It was one of the most incredible natural phenomena that I have ever experienced SIMON BULLIVANT DALLINGTON, EAST SUSSEX
I watched the August 1999 solar eclipse in our back garden with my two student daughters, their friends and some champagne. I was feeling a bit sad, as my mother had died a few weeks earlier and had been looking forward to it.
A chorus of young women told me not to worry as she was
definitely in Heaven with the best possible view!! will always remember the day and their kindness. JANET VARCOE ENFIELD
I can't be the only person who was frustrated that the Government did not issue free filter glasses for safely viewing the partial eclipse.
Spain offered two million pairs. And when I previously saw a full eclipse in Mexico, they were attached for free with the local newspaper.
Lost opportunities – or just a Government that doesn't care?
BELLA MCGUINNESS BRIGHTON
May I echo Val Harrison's praise of Stormy Daniels's writing (Your
View, 13 August) and for The i Paper for giving her a platform.
When many of us are scratching our heads as to Mags's popularity and at Donald Trump's ability to keep his hands on the presidency I hope Ms Daniels will be a regular and long-term contributor to the paper.
SIMON HEAPE WOKINGHAM, BERKSHIRE
Reading that "Vape chemicals can be harmful in pregnancy" (13 August), my fears are realised.
When vapes first appeared, I wondered if 20 years or so down the line we would regret it.
Something needs to be done about them now. DAVE BECK WEST MIDLANDS

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CULTURE Acts of endurance Bodily feats are taking over Edinburgh - but do Fringe audiences want to watch them?
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POLLY HUDSON
As David and Victoria Beckham prepared to watch this week's solar eclipse on the deck of their yacht in Portofino, they paused, and hugged.
This was no perfunctory embrace, performed grudgingly or quickly before getting on with something else. It was a proper tender moment, the kind often lacking between couples who have been together for almost three decades and are busy and distracted by life. Bodies pushed together, they held each other tightly.
It's nothing new for the pair, who are regularly seen touching, cuddling and kissing in Instagram posts, paparazzi shots and their various documentaries. They've been like this from their early days of dating in the 1990s. A marriage and four kids later, and they are still at it. When it comes to PDA, Vic and Dave are very much on board.
Public displays of affection are an acquired taste, whether you're a participant or merely a witness. We've probably all rolled our eyes at couples who constantly paw each other. It turns out, however, the Beckham's modus operandi is backed up by science.
A study revealed that PDAs are linked to greater relationship satisfaction, and even minor actions like holding hands can 'help partners feel valued, emotionally secure and connected to each other'.
This research was carried out on residents of Poland, Indonesia and Nepal, and continues, with the academics next set to examine PDAs in a larger group of people across nine countries, including the UK.
Posh and Becks appear to be proof of the findings so far, with 27 years of marriage under their designer belts, and 29 years together in all.
Other celebrity PDA fans include Aaron and Sam Taylor-Johnson, who were recently seen smooching at Wimbledon, and Kourtney Kardashian, whose husband Travis Barker licked her tongue while grabbing her bum on a red carpet this week. So should we all be taking a leaf out of their books?
Ignoring evidence both scientific and anecdotal seems like an unwise move, and yet, I'm going to.
Call me a prude if you like, but public displays of affection turn my stomach. They're forgivable in the first flush of love, and on that balcony after a royal wedding, but other than that, apart from innocent hand-holding and a brief peck goodbye, they're simply too much information. Get a room, for goodness sake.
Who are you attempting to convince with this spectacle?
Also, like those who post gushing tributes to their partners on social media, PDAs smack of trying too hard. Who exactly are you attempting to convince with this performative spectacle?
PDAs also indicate a massive lack of consideration for those around you, a selfishness, because they make it appear that you don't care who you make uncomfortable.
There was once a couple infamous for PDAs in my friendship group. None of us ever wanted to be alone with them, because when the mood struck they would start snogging, with full groping and additional moans of pleasure.
It was bad enough in a group, but at least then you had people to make faces to. If you were on your own with them, it was excruciating. When they got going, it was like they were the only two people in the world - which would have been fine if they actually were, rather than just two of three people in a living room, having a cup of tea and a chat.
So you sat there, awkwardly, suddenly an unconsenting voyeur at an X-rated event, unsure whether you should let yourself out and leave them to it or grin and bear it, perhaps leaving a Yelp review for the show afterwards.
Maybe one of us should have brought it up, explained how painful it was for bystanders, but it was hard to know how to brouch it, so we never did. I do believe this thoughtlessness spoke to their characters though, and many years on, they're no longer friends of ours. They're also divorced.
So for those of us who are anti-PDA and proud, fret not - there are always exceptions to the rule.

Like a courting couple: Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson at Wimbledon last month KARWALTANG/WIREIMAGE
Tom Bawden
Of all the measures you might take to see how this summer's climate change-powered heatwaves are wrecking the UK, the price of a cucumber is one of the less obvious. But it is one of the most revealing.
The wholesale price of cucumbers has more than doubled since the first UK heatwave struck in May, according to government figures.
And savoy cabbages have jumped by 14 per cent, in what farmers are calling a 'dhuatrous summer for British brassicas'.
'Fields of broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage have become dormant,' the Brassica Growers Association has said - one of many warnings from UK farmers, as The i Paper has reported.
After the driest July on record in England and Wales - and with 45 million people now living in drought conditions in the UK - farmers expect to see their worst harvest on record this summer.
And it is the same across Europe, with temperatures reaching over 40°C in key crop growing areas like Spain and France, meaning there is no plentiful alternative supply.
European farmers are warning of poor harvests and rising prices of everything from lettuce and olive oil to carrots and leeks.
Farmers in South Korea, meanwhile, are reporting that
potatoes are 'boiling' in the hard, parched, heated ground.
'It's not just one or two fields like this,' a farmer told the Japanese news agency SBS. 'How can I even put it into words? It's so upsetting.'
So, your shopping will get more expensive. But how much more expensive? Most of the burden will fall on retailers - the price rises we will see in the shops in the coming weeks and months as these poor harvests feed through to the shelves
Farmers in South Korea are reporting that potatoes are 'boiling' in the ground
will not be anything like as big as the increase in the wholesale price.
A study by the University of East Anglia indicates that a 10 per cent rise in wholesale fruit and vegetable prices could translate into an increase of around 1 to 2 per cent at the checkout, depending on the crop and the time period.
This implies that somewhere in the region of 10 to 20 per cent of the rise in the wholesale price is typically passed on to the consumer.
'The wholesale price rises we are seeing for some fruit and vegetables are an early warning of the pressure extreme heat can place on the UK's food system,' said Chris Jaccarini, a food analyst at Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit.
And, to make matters worse, these increases come after a prolonged period of food price
rises due to high energy costs and a succession of poor harvests.
These have pushed the overall cost of food in the supermarket up by about 40 per cent since July 2021, just before the never-ending cost of living crisis began to gather momentum.
So what can UK households do to keep their food bills down?
There are items that might be worth a look, according to Jaccarini. These include blackberries - which 'have ripened early, but prices look stable' - and bell peppers, which have actually come down slightly since late May.
Finally, apple prices are also quite stable - whether coming from the southern hemisphere or domestically produced, he said.
It would seem that a blackberry and apple crumble beckens.
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PAUL WOOD

A 31-year-old Russian man, Dmitry S, was sitting on a pavement bench in the Siberian city of Omsk last month, drinking a bottle of beer. A car pulled up and a group of men in civilian clothes piled out. They twisted his arms behind his back and bundled him into the car. They said they were arresting him for drinking in public. They took him to an army recruitment centre, where he was forced to join up.
That story was told by the man's family to the Omsk Civil Association, a local group that documents such cases. There are many others like it. In Ulyanovsk, a city on the banks of the Volga river, a 52-year-old man was reportedly arrested at the entrance to his apartment building for being drunk.
His family told activists he was forced to sign a military contract and ended up in the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Another man in Ulyanovsk was allegedly forced to sign up despite having lost an eye.
Rolling home tipsy is a risky thing to do for Russian men as Vladimir Putin struggles to find human sacrifices for his 'meat grinder' in Ukraine. His vast army may one day achieve something that looks like victory there: sheer weight of numbers is on Russia's side. But he sceptical of the claims that Putin wants to invade Europe, or is about to.
'Learn Russian,' said the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, last year. Or at least he prepared to start learning Russian if Europe does not rearm. The French President, Emmanuel Macron, asked: 'So how believable is it, then, that today's Russia will stop at Ukraine?'
Last week, the warnings grew shriller still. American intelligence officials said that Russia could 'assault' a Nato country 'in the next few years'. That could be a small-scale land incursion, they said, or a cyber attack.
Russia is already carrying out a campaign of hacking and ransomware attacks, and is spreading lies across the internet that you and I read. It is also - according to M15 - busy recruiting criminals to carry out acts of sabotage. This is, as I have written here before, an undeclared war and Russia, a mafia state led by a gangster, is very good at it. But a 'grey zone' war is not an invasion.
As a good contact in the Baltics told me: 'They are bogged down in Ukraine.' This senior officer in his country's armed forces spends a lot of time thinking about Russian intentions. After all, the Baltics were occupied in Soviet days. In his view, though, Russia does not now pose an 'existential threat'. He does not expect to see Russian soldiers 'in our homes' again.
And he thinks Russia has much more to lose than gain from provoking Nato.

Vladimir Putin holds a meeting onboard a guided missile cruiser on Sakhalin Island on Thursday GAVRIL GRIGOROVSKFP
Russia is still estimated to be losing more than a thousand men a day, according to Ukraine's General Staff - 42,800 in July, its worst month of the year. The believed totals are truly shocking.
In May, the head of GCHQ, Anne Keast-Butler, said half a million Russian soldiers had been killed. 'Putin is going backwards on the battlefield,' she said. A US think-tank, the Institute for the Study of War, says that since December, Putin has been losing men faster than he can recruit them.
Ukraine keeps coming up with new ways to kill Russians, with drones and robots. Some estimates put the casualty rate at eight Russian soldiers for every Ukrainian, largely because of the drones. The Ukrainians have even managed to recapture some of their territory here and there this year.
Elsewhere the Russian advance has slowed - they were able to take just 15 square miles of Ukraine last month - and each yard costs more men than at any time since the invasion.
It is still an advance. And Russia has about 1.3 million men under arms, aiming for a total strength of 1.5 million. It is a nation of 142 million fighting a country with a population of perhaps 35 million. This can have only one end - especially given Putin's indifference to the bloodshed on both sides. We should encourage our Ukrainian friends to make the best deal they can.
A peace that leaves Putin holding the territory he seized will not
necessarily encourage him to seize more somewhere else in Europe. Putin and his generals have had several nasty shocks in the war with Ukraine.
The Motherland has proved vulnerable. In August 2024, Ukraine managed to seize parts of Kursk - the first time since the Second World War that Russian territory was occupied by a foreign army. They held it for seven months. Even today, Ukraine controls a tiny sliver of Russia, just a couple of square miles, but deeply symbolic.
And Ukrainian missiles are reaching further into Russia than ever before. Last month, there were strikes on an oil refinery in Omsk, 1,600 miles (2,500km) from Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky declared: 'Now, no Russian oil refinery is beyond the reach of Ukrainian weapons.'
Somehow, with homegrown ingenuity and Western help, Ukraine has managed to wage a war of long-range bombing against Russia. And Russian air defences have shown themselves incapable even of intercepting missiles virtually lashed together in someone's garage.
How would Russia do against Nato, an alliance backed by a population seven times as large, about 980 million? True, some Nato countries may have only a few days' supply of ammunition and the US is short of bombs and missiles after the ill-considered war against Iran. But Nato would still have air superiority and, on the ground, Russia would be fighting with
equipment taken from Soviet-era stockpiles. Its army is now led by inexperienced officers after a whole generation was killed in Ukraine.
Putin knows all this. His most likely course of action is more of the same - more hacking, more economic and political subversion, more sabotage.
The value of this campaign is deniability. It works because it does not trigger Article 5 of the Nato pact, which says an attack on one member state is an attack on all. When the first Russian tank crosses a Nato border, the Russian leader will start something he cannot finish.
A justified scepticism that 'the Russians are coming' is not an argument for complacency. Putin has put his economy on a permanent war footing. The Russian military is slowly but steadily rebuilding its capability. Intent often follows capability. Putin is an opportunist. If he senses weakness, he will try to exploit it. As the Roman general said: 'If you want peace, prepare for war.' Europe should rearm.
But this is a precaution. Russia cannot defend its largest refinery, in Omsk, against homemade missiles. It cannot fill the ranks of its infantry without grabbing drunks off the pavement. That is not an army about to march on Europe.
Paul Wood is a former BBC foreign correspondent
Patrick Cockburn is away
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With most adults no longer sending postcards, this newspaper issued a rallying cry to readers to save a beloved holiday ritual. Sally Guyoncourt sorts through the resulting deluge of correspondence
The writing may be on the wall for postcards, but The iPaper's readers have been helping to bring them back from the edge. Scores of short but sweet summer missives have made their way to our newsroom over the past month, from as far afield as Amsterdam and the Isle of Man and closer to home in West Sussex and Kent, following an appeal to revive the dying art of sending tidings from your travels.
English Heritage issued a warning about the dire prospects for postcards last month, stating they were in "terminal decline" after a survey it commissioned revealed that the traditional dispatch from distant shores, seaside resorts and tourist trails was becoming a thing of the past.
It found that only 8 per cent of adults now send a postcard once a year – and 52 per cent never send them at all.
While 86 per cent of adults grew up either sending postcards or in a household where a family member did, only 16 per cent now do so a few times a year and 18 per cent less than once.
Digital communications are understood to be behind the demise, along with postal costs and the time required to write them.
However, our readers got the message and have put pen to card post haste, sending a clear stamp of approval for the once-common form of correspondence.
I'm in Llandudno. Feed my tomatoes if you visit Brighton!
We received dozens of postcards from readers on holiday everywhere from the Highlands to the Isle of Man
First past the post was Christopher, who sent a view of the High Street in the nearby town of Rochester, Kent, proving that postcards are not just for the holidays. "I haven't travelled so far this year", he wrote, "Here's a card from my neighbouring town."
Gill sent old-school seaside greetings from Newton Abbot in Devon, writing: "I love this vintage card... sadly it would fall short of today's trade description legislation as we aren't actually on the coast!"
Tom and Ann espoused the advantages of the Isle of Man with a postcard, describing it as a "little gem".
The weather, always a popular postcard topic, was "good" and the scenery "grand" for Eileen in Northumberland, while the Yorkshire coastal resort of Bridlington offered a bracing alternative to her home town of Heanor in Derbyshire for Fiona.
The same could be said for North Herwick, East Lothian, from where Cath wrote to say "the weather is so much more pleasant than back home".
Revisiting Llandudno in North Wales after 50 years, Mark sent greetings and a request to "feed my tomatoes if you visit Brighton".
Margaret said she was having "a whale of time" in East Yorkshire and Sian let us know she was having "a marvellous time in the Mumbles".
Others were keen to remind us they are keeping the tradition alive.
Valerie in Bosham, West Sussex, said she would "keep sending" postcards because they are "a joy to send to share news and for social history".
In a dispatch from Dorset, Rachel said she was pleased to learn she was not the only one still sending postcards, as they are "part of my holiday!" and Karren in County Durham described them as "a hug on a card".
In a similar vein, Amy sent salutations from the Glenfinnan Viaduct in the Highlands. "To me, a postcard is a small treasure coming through the letter box", she wrote, "a window to the world and a piece of history showing a snapshot of the sender's life in that moment."
And one reader, writing from Aberdaron on the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd, pointed out that postcards are a chance to "slow down, get away from the instant gratification that seems to be the norm". They wrote: "My postcard is not from my holiday but from my three-mile journey, six times a week to pick up my The iPaper and, tide permitting, walk on the beach."
In an attempt to bring back the great postal tradition, English Heritage commissioned children's illustrators Nick Sharratt and Sir Quentin Blake to design three limited-edition postcards.
Available to collect for free at 18 historic sites as part of its "Great British Summer" events until 6 September, it has given away more than 10,000 so far, and has had to order more.
Grace Parsonage, assistant curator of collections and interiors for the South East at English Heritage, said: "Our campaign to revive the humble postcard has gone brilliantly.
"With more than 10,000 given away so far – and proving almost as popular with adults as they are with children – we have seen visitors really engaging with our appeal and many even writing them then and there at our historic castles and stately homes.
"We hope this reignites the passion many of us had as children for writing postcards to loved ones and the joy of receiving them in the post.
"We're thrilled to hear your readers have been taking up the baton too."
First introduced to the nation of letter writers in 1870, postcards became an immediate mail marvel, with around 75 million postcards sent in Britain by 1871.
Four decades later, in 1910, as a quick alternative to the formal letter, volumes had increased to more than a remarkable 800 million a year.
Postcard-sending peaked at around 12 million a year during the 60s and 70s, with a revival of the saucy seaside message. Graeme Wolford, of postcard firm Judges, said annual sales are now around three million.
Pushed from pillar box to post over the years, the outlook for postcards has not been much to write home about. So if you wish they were here in years to come, now is the time to address it.
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From balancing on one leg to saying yes to playing with the grandchildren, physiotherapist Phil Evans reveals key markers of health for over-50s

“Most people judge how well they are ageing by the wrong things,” says Phil Evans, chartered physiotherapist, founder of over-50s-focused practice Urban Body and author of Built to Last After 50. “They focus on a few more wrinkles, an aching knee or feeling stiffer first thing in the morning. But, as a physiotherapist who has spent more than 20 years working with people over 50, none of that tells me much.”
What Evans (inset below) is far more interested in is what your body can still do. “I call it capacity,” he says. “Not how active you are, but what you’re capable of when you need it.”
And if you are capable of these seven things, you are ageing much better than you think...
“It sounds almost too simple, but this is one of the first things I check. Sit in a dining chair, fold your arms across your chest, and stand up without pushing off your knees or the armrests. Then lower yourself back down slowly.
“If you can do this comfortably, you’ve maintained a good level of leg strength, which matters enormously for independence. It’s the movement you use every time you get off the sofa, out of the car, or off the toilet. When that starts becoming difficult, you notice it in all sorts of everyday activities. And if it’s a struggle, don’t write it off as your age: leg strength can be improved, and this is one of the simplest movements to practise.”
“Getting down to the floor and back up again tells me a lot about how well someone is ageing. It requires strength, mobility, balance and, just as importantly, confidence.
“I see a lot of people in clinic in their sixties and seventies who have stopped getting down to the floor without even realising it. They start avoiding it, and over time it becomes harder until eventually they find they can’t do it at all. Yet being able to get up and down keeps a surprising number of everyday things open to you: playing with grandchildren, gardening or reaching a low cupboard.
“It’s a good marker that your

strength and mobility are holding up together. If you can lower yourself down and rise again without too much drama, that’s a very good sign.”
“Balance fades so gradually that nobody notices until they have a wobble. It’s worth testing, carefully. Stand next to a kitchen worktop with one hand resting on it for safety, lift one foot slightly off the ground, and see how steady you feel.
“If you can hold it fairly comfortably, that’s a good sign. If you’re wobbling almost straight away, don’t be alarmed. The good news is that balance can improve with practice, so doing a little regularly can make a real difference. Just make

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sure you're always within reach of something solid when you practise."
"How fast you walk can tell us a surprising amount about how well you are ageing, and walking speed is increasingly recognised as a useful marker of physical function.
"But I'm less interested in numbers than in the real world. Can you still walk briskly when you need to? Tackle a hill without stopping? Keep up with people rather than asking them to slow down for you?
"One of the things I see is people gradually walking more slowly and avoiding anything that feels like hard work. Over time, they walk shorter distances and start avoiding anything that challenges them. If you can still walk at a good pace and tackle a hill when you need to, that's a good sign your body is holding up well."

"Strength that only lives in a gym isn't much use to anyone. What matters is whether you can carry the shopping in from the car, lift a suitcase into the boot or pick up a grandchild who wants lifting.
"That's what strength is really for - not for bigger muscles or personal bests, but being able to keep doing the things you want to do. This kind of everyday strength, including your grip, is worth protecting, because you rely on it far more often than you probably realise.
"If you can still pick up and carry something with a bit of weight to it without straining, that is a genuine marker of capacity. And if it is becoming a struggle, that is a signal to start gently rebuilding it, not a reason to start avoiding it, because avoidance speeds the decline."
"Ageing well does not mean never having aches and pains. Almost everyone over 50 has something that grumbles from time to time. What matters more is how you respond to it.
"An ache is not automatic proof that your body is falling apart, and pain does not always mean damage. Joint pain usually has several threads to it, including strength, previous injuries, how you've been moving and your general health, and many of those are things you can influence.
"The danger is that if you read every twinge as a warning to stop, you gradually move less, become
stiffer and start losing confidence in your body. Learning to keep moving sensibly, rather than fearing every ache, can make a huge difference."
"Here's the one that matters most, and it isn't measured in seconds or kilograms. Are you still saying yes? Yes to the walking holiday, yes to getting down on the floor with the grandchildren, yes to the garden.
"Sometimes the decline starts with slowly saying no. No to the trip because you're not sure you'll keep up, no to the stairs, no to the things you used to enjoy. The more things you stop doing, the less you ask of your body, and over time it adapts to doing less.
"Ageing well isn't about making your body behave like it's 30. It's about keeping enough strength, movement and confidence to carry on living the life you want. Your body is far more adaptable than you've been led to believe, and it is rarely too late to give it a reason to respond. So, if you can still say yes and mean it, you're probably ageing far better than you think."
As told by Anna Bonet
Built to Last After 50 (Rethink Press, £16 9/8) is out now
Dr Radha Modgil
It's that time of year when we may be looking forward to our holiday away - but we may not be looking forward to our work colleagues doing the same. With increased workload stretching team members, for those who don't have a break this summer, September can't come soon enough.
Holiday etiquette is a real thing when it comes to making sure that our workplaces don't end up becoming toxic. Happiness, feeling valued and reducing stress allow us to maintain good mental and emotional wellbeing at work.
Each of our workplaces is different, whether it be ways of working, types of work, skill sets or team dynamics; but one thing we all have in common is that we will all have experienced colleagues who fit into certain unhelpful holiday-etiquette types. You may recognise some of these...
These are the work colleagues who dump on you; they don't sort out the work projects they are responsible for before they go on holiday, they don't do a proper handover and they don't warn you about any difficult things that might come your way. Yet you are still expected to pick up the pieces whenever they are away. This tends to be a recurring holiday etiquette theme, which can get pretty frustrating.
These colleagues spend hours each day reminding you about the fact they are going away, give you every last detail of their amazing trip, and do this for at least a couple of months before their holiday even starts. You find your remote meetings with them take a good 10 minutes longer, and this doesn't even take into consideration the delrie! you get when they return. Not only could this be jarring if you haven't gone away yourself, it also probably affects your time efficiency and productivity.
Even though they have been lucky enough to have a break away, these colleagues spend their time either moaning about how difficult the holiday has been to organise; or, if a tiny, insignificant thing has gone wrong, about the things that weren't absolutely perfect while they were away. They may even wax lyrical about how they don't feel rested at all, or they would have rather been at work - hardly helpful if you haven't been away.
If you recognise some of these types, you are not alone. And don't worry: there are some solutions to maintain your own wellbeing, and your work relationships so that unseen resentment doesn't build. Here are some "feel better" solutions you may want to employ...
If you know who the dumpers are, be proactive and arrange early meetings with them to discuss a deadline for handovers, ask them what has been taking up a lot of their time lately, and create boundaries around what you can and can't pick up.
Ask them who they have made promises to or who has expectations of what may happen while they are away. Even if you are still dumped with a lot of stuff, you can sit down and prioritise what is urgent, and let those people across your organisation, customers or clients know early what the new timeframe may be, and prepare a handover back for your colleague when they return.
It is nice when people have fun and have done lovely things, but you do need to try to limit their air time for this, given how fast we are all expected to work nowadays. Listen but don't encourage, and don't ask any more questions than are necessary. Consistently divert the conversation back to work issues.
Listening to people moaning drains our energy, so we need to learn to say no. Avoid having one-on-one meetings with just them, so someone else in the meeting can be your ally in keeping things directed. Create something that requires your urgent attention so that you have a chance to end your interaction, or mention at the start of the meeting that you have to go at a certain time, so they are aware.
Emotionally, it can be hard to take if you haven't had a break yourself, but instead of feeling down or resentful, why not focus on getting yourself back up to date with your workload, moving forward with your work projects and achieving things towards your career goals?
If a holiday is not on the cards for you this summer, it is possible to reframe that into something positive to make you feel better.
@DrRadhaModgil
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By Angela Charlton and Sylvia Hui
Firefighters across Europe struggled against numerous blazes yesterday as a new wave of record-breaking heat baked the continent.
With France experiencing its driest year ever, a new fire raced through woodlands overnight in the Landes region on the south-west coast.
The blaze forced more than 500 people to evacuate their homes in the town of Lugfon.
It is one of several fires scorching forests around France this week, including in normally cooler and wetter regions in the north and Brittany. A historic fire devoured forests near Bordeaux last month and pushed a quarter of a million people from their homes.
All 1,800 residents of the village of Gey in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia state were evacuated after a wildfire in the nearby Hürtgen forest threatened to reach their homes. Nearly 300 hectares (1.36 square miles) of forest were ablaze yesterday morning.
Unexploded ordnance from the Second World War in the forest hampered firefighting efforts. Explosions
could be heard as the munitions detonated during the fire, forcing firefighters to stay out of the area for safety.
In Croatia, 14 people were hospitalised, of whom seven remained in a life-threatening condition yesterday, from a fire that raged overnight by the coastal town of Omis (inor) and forced more than 1,000 people to evacuate their homes.
Albania has also been battling dozens of wildfires in recent weeks, with 11 active fires reported across the country yesterday.
And in northern Greece, more than 300 holidaymakers and residents were evacuated by sea on Thursday after a wildfire swept through a pine forest and threatened seaside homes.
Belgium was expecting to hit its highest temperature of the summer yesterday, with 37°C expected in the capital, Brussels.
Belgium is going through its third heatwave of the summer and fears about a severe drought have been high, with some water restrictions in place in certain towns.
The mercury was also set to hit 37°C in the Netherlands, which is suffering from severe drought. AP

Hundreds of Dutch farmers drove tractors to a government building in Den Bosch yesterday to object to the local government's nitrogen policies.
The demonstration was triggered by North Brabant's plan to revoke permits for five poultry farms. Officials argue that the farms are near nitrogen-
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Ash spewing from Mount Etna has forced the closure of the Sicily's largest airport for a fifth day, stranding thousands of holidaymakers in the biggest travel week of the year.
Catania's airport was set to be closed until at least today, the Ferragosto holiday - the height of the summer season when millions flock to the sea and mountains.
While Etna's emissions often
interrupt flights at the airport, 20 miles south, this is the longest emergency since 2002.
The activity of Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe, has been unusual for its persistence and sustained emissions.
Northerly winds have spread ash to Malta and northern Africa.
The closure has forced planes to be rerouted to other island airports, which has pushed up taxi fares and car rental prices, said Corriere della Sera.
A consumer association has announced it will file a complaint with competition authority after complaints about price-gouging.
Airport authorities said 36 per cent of nearly 2,000 flights due to arrive in Catania from 6 to 12 August were cancelled, while more than 600 were diverted. AP
By Abdul Qahar Afghan IN KABUL
The mayor for Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province has been killed in an explosion, officials said. He was the second high-ranking official of the Taliban administration to be the target of deadly attacks in the region in the past two weeks.
Habib Ur Rahman Mansoor was killed in the blast in the provincial capital of Faizabad late on Thursday while he was in his vehicle, the Interior Ministry said.
A senior official also confirmed the killing, which came as the Taliban prepared to mark the fifth anniversary of its sweep back to power on 15 August, 2021, following the withdrawal of US and other Nato forces.
Two weeks ago, gunmen shot and
killed Zabihullah Amiri, Badakhshan's director of information and culture, as he headed to Faizabad.
His security guards opened fire on the attackers, killing one and capturing the other, officials said.

Taliban in Badakhshan province, where the mayor was killed
There was no information on the motive for the attacks.
Targeted killings of Taliban officials are not unknown.
In December 2024, the country's refugee minister, Khalil Haqqani, was killed in a suicide bombing in the capital Kabul.
In June 2023, a car bomb in Faizabad killed Badakhshan's deputy governor, Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, as well as his driver.
A regional affiliate of the Islamic State group, known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, claimed responsibility for the attack, as well as a suicide bombing that struck a memorial service for the deputy governor, killing at least 18 people.
In March 2023, the governor of the northern province of Balkh was killed in a bomb attack. AP
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An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organisation said yesterday.
Kevin Rideout "is in good health in the care of US officials" and will soon be reunited with his extended family, SIM International said.
Rideout was kidnapped in the West African country's capital, Niamey, on 21 October by three armed individuals. No armed group claimed responsibility.
Niger has long faced attacks from armed groups including jihadists linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State organisations.
The US Embassy in Niamey issued a security alert a day after Rideout's abduction,
warning that American citizens "remain at a heightened risk of kidnapping throughout Niger, including in the capital city".
Niger is ruled by a military junta that took power in 2023 after deposing the democratic ally elected president, Mohamed Raanum.
The new authorities ousted Western partners including the US, which had soldiers in Niger, and forged a new security and diplomatic alliance with Russia.
In June, more than 30 people were killed when gunmen attacked the main airport in Niamey. It was the second attack this year at the airport, a strategic hub that serves as the ruling military's command. AP
A Russian has been convicted in Moscow of spying for Poland and sentenced to 23 years in a penal colony, the FSB security service said.
Espionage cases have become increasingly common since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, with courts frequently publicising verdicts while disclosing few details.
Trials are conducted behind closed doors. According to the FSB, the man, identified as Georgy Pirogov, supplied Poland with information on advanced Russian weapons and missile systems used in Ukraine.
The FSB said that Pirogov left Russia after the outbreak of the war and contacted Polish intelligence in April 2022.
It said he was subsequently tasked with collecting and passing on classified information and, through his contacts in the defence industry, obtaining personal data on individuals with access to state secrets, with a view to recruiting them. REUTERS
Fireworks burst over Pakistan's capital at midnight on Thursday as jubilant crowds poured into streets across the country to mark the 79th anniversary of independence, waving national flags and chanting "Long Live Pakistan".
Women and children joined the late-night celebrations as roads and public spaces filled with people dressed in green and white. In Islamabad, crowds gathered along major roads as fireworks illuminated the night sky.
Pakistan emerged as an independent state on 14 August, 1947, following the end of British colonial rule and the partition of the Indian subcontinent. Official celebrations continued
yesterday with flag-raising ceremonies and other events.
This year's celebrations included the inauguration in Islamabad of the "Yadgar-e-Fatah", or Monument of Victory, commemorating what Pakistan calls the "Battle of Truth" against India last year.
In a televised speech, the Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, said Pakistan wants peace, not war, but warned that its desire for peace should not be seen as weakness. He said threats to Pakistan's sovereignty would draw a strong response, referring to a four-day conflict with India in May 2023.
The fighting erupted after gunmen killed 26 people in Indian-controlled Kashmir. India blamed Pakistan-backed militants, an allegation Islamabad denied. The nuclear-armed rivals exchanged missile, drone and other strikes before a ceasefire halted the fighting. AP
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Record rainfall in Japan stranded thousands of travellers at Tokyo's Narita airport yesterday, bringing floods to the surrounding area that disrupted transport, knocked out power to 20,000 homes and killed eight people.
During one of Japan's busiest holiday weeks, more than 14in (35cm) of rain fell in 24 hours in parts of the Chiba area adjoining Tokyo, inundating roads and railways, with soldiers sent to help with rescue efforts.
"This case was an extremely unusual situation," the Chiba Governor Toshihito Kumagai said.
"I have responded to many disasters in the past, but I have never ex-
perienced a case like this." The eight dead included one person trapped in a submerged vehicle.
At Narita, airport staff distributed sleeping bags, water and snacks to hundreds of passengers, many of whom had bedded down on Thursday after transport disruptions stranded about 7,000 people, causing widespread chaos.
"I queued for a taxi, but the wait was four hours," said Minoru Yamasaki, a 48-year-old Chiba resident returning from holiday, who had hooked a hotel only to be told it could not put him up.
With nowhere else to go, he returned to the airport.
More than 20,000 homes were
without power in the early hours of yesterday, after rain flooded a power substation, utility Tokyo Electric Power said, while gas supply to nearly 13,000 was temporarily cut.
In Chiba city, hundreds of people spent the night under foil blankets at makeshift evacuation centres in government buildings.
Some highways in Chiba were shut (most, a road in Kumagaya). Several rail services were also suspended, though some from Narita to Tokyo resumed, easing congestion.
Weather authorities said the 14.5in of rain over a 24-hour period in Chiba exceeded the previous record of 12.17in set in October 2013. REUTERS

Taiwan's opposition-controlled parliament voted yesterday to hold three referendums, including one on caning criminals convicted of sex crimes and fraud, and another to support nuclear power, which could be held later this year.
Referendums are held every few years, generally after the gathering of signatures from citizens for specific proposals, though politicians can also approve them.
However, they have to be formally approved by the election commission which will set the voting date,
and there is no guarantee that if they pass the measures will enter law.
Taiwan holds local elections for city mayors and county chiefs on 28 November, and the referendums are likely to be held on the same day.
Taiwan's largest opposition party, the Kaomintang, proposed the caning and nuclear referendums, the second of which calls for the government to abolish its "nuclear-free homeland" policy.
The third referendum is on designating traffic fines to be used for road safety improvements. REUTERS
The Second World War Memorial in Washington DC was vandalised on Thursday, with bubbles filling a fountain and the words "Clean hands dirty 8" written in paint.
Officials vowed to "find the person responsible for this disgusting act".
The memorial is just east of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. A botched repair job earlier this year left the pool with peeling blue sealant and green algae, President Donald Trump blamed the issues on vandalism, without providing evidence. AP
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The 33-country pass is an easy, safe way to enjoy an adventure on your own. The only hard part is choosing where to go, writes Paula Hotti, who has travelled more than 16,000 miles by train in Europe

Solo rail journeys have taken me from Finland (where I live) to Istanbul, Lisbon, southern Spain, Scotland's Highlands, the Baltics and many places in between. An Interrail global pass offered the freedom to stay longer in places I loved or make spontaneous decisions to move on. With the help of those passes, I have travelled more than 16,000 miles by train across Europe in the past three years, mostly on my own.
My experience is an example of growing enthusiasm for European rail travel. Passengers took a record-breaking 8.7 billion rail trips within the EU in 2024, according to the latest data from Eurostat (the official statistical office of the EU). Demand for solo travel is also strong. Data from online travel search engine Skyscanner found that bookings made using the "solo traveller" hotel search filter had increased by 83 per cent between 2024 and 2025.
Freedom is the biggest motivation for travelling alone, says Opodo's Solo Travel Trends 2026 report – and trains are the perfect vehicle for a liberating solo trip.
There are 33 countries in the Interrail scheme, and passes are valid on most trains in Europe, as well as some ferries.
Second-class adult passes (for people aged 28–59) start from £246 for four days of unlimited travel within one month to £832 for three months of continuous
travel. There are cheaper "youth" (aged 12 to 27) and "senior" (60-plus) tickets.
Helpfully for travellers from the UK, Interrail covers Eurostat trains between London and the Continent, with a fixed additional fee of around £30 for a standard ticket. Note that some other rail operators add an additional seat reservation fee and that you must pay for a reservation in a sleeper cabin or couchette on overnight trains.
Here, then, are my picks of the best European countries for solo Interrailing...
Austria is one of Europe's easiest countries to explore by train. Its rail network is reliable: national operator ÖBB handles up to 90 per cent of the country's passenger traffic and had a punctuality rate of 94 per cent in 2025. And its railway lines (of which around 74 per cent are electrified) link elegant cities such as Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck with striking Alpine scenery.
US-based consulting firm Grand View Research found 55 per cent of solo global travellers were female in 2025, and Austria ranks ninth for safety on the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) Index, which scores 181 countries on women's wellbeing.
For a grand entrance, arrive on board the Nightjet sleeper from Amsterdam to
Austria's capital, Vienna, above; a carriage on Switzerland's GoldenPass Belle Époque service GETTY JO BERSIER
Vienna. Operated by ÖBB, new-generation Nightjet trains that were introduced in 2025 feature capsule-like mini cabins designed for solo travellers. These cabins strike a balance between privacy and affordability (compared with reserving a traditional sleeper cabin to yourself). It feels luxurious to close the door, lock your luggage securely in a locker and wake up in a new country.
It is a welcome addition to Austria's many overnight routes – Vienna has 16 final destinations accessible by night train, surpassing all other EU capitals.
With an Interrail global pass, sleeper reservations are required and typically cost between £25 and £85. Reservations for day trains are optional in Austria and start from a couple of pounds.
Travelling alone in Switzerland is no hassle: trains are punctual and changing services with luggage is rarely stressful. The country contains some of Europe's most spectacular rail journeys and it is easy to explore with a one-country pass (from £126) or with an Interrail global pass.
But, naturally, the main attraction is the scenery. The Glacier Express (you'll need to reserve a seat, from £36) winds through the Swiss Alps between Zermatt and St Moritz, crossing the 65m-high, six-arch Landwasser Viaduct and passing deep gorges and mountain villages. Its panoramic carriages make it easy to spend eight hours simply watching the landscape unfold without feeling bored for a second.
My pick, however, is the 1930s Belle Époque train on the GoldenPass route between Montreux and Zweisimmen, a chalet-filled village and the gateway to Gstaad's skiing and hiking. The journey takes around two hours, and is included in the Interrail pass: just add a seat (around £10). Pick up a croissant and coffee before board.

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ing and enjoy breakfast in a plush vintage carriage as Alpine peaks, forest and cow-speckled meadows drift past your window.
Sweden has 6,780 miles of track to explore, stretching from cosy communities (such as medieval Ystad or the cobbled university city of Lund) in the south to its northernmost reaches on services such as the Arctic Circle Train, a 17-hour sleeper route with views of snow-blanketed mountains, valleys and lakes en route to Norway. Plus, 75 per cent of its railway line is electrified, making its trains quieter and more energy-efficient than those that run on diesel.
Female solo travellers may also be reassured that Sweden is third, joint with Norway, on the GIWPS Index. I feel secure as a solo rail traveller in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Trains tend to feel calm and there is a sense of respect for personal space.
There are also new international routes to try. On 10 August, a rail connection launched between Oulu in Finland and Haparanda in Sweden, the first direct connection between the countries in 38 years (run by Finland's state-owned railway operator VR).
Meanwhile, a Swedish Snälltåget train began on 15 June, connecting Malmö with Oslo on a 373-mile journey (seat reservations using an Interrail pass from £3.80). Stops include Helsingborg for its historic seaside bathing houses and Gothenburg for outstanding fika (a break for coffee and cake).
Interrail offers Nordic Passes, which cover Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland (from £143), and One Country Passes (from £90).
My favourite Swedish journey is the overnight train from Stockholm to Swedish Lapland. In winter, travelling from Stockholm to the coastal city of Luleå, I watched the snow grow deeper en route, as if entering a winter wonderland. The train continues to Abisko (a village in the Arctic Circle), one of Europe's best places to see the Northern Lights. I chose to stay on my own in a two-berth sleeper. Shared couchette reservations from around £30; private sleepers from £60.
Laid-back, affordable food scenes and pedestrian-friendly cities make Portugal ideal for solo exploration, with railway scenery that includes the windswept Atlantic coastline and riverside valleys.
Among the most striking routes to try are the Douro Line from Porto to the small riverside village of Pocinho (the line follows the Douro River past terraced port vineyards); the Cascais Line between Lisbon and the sandy seaside resort of Cascais; and, my highlight, the route from Lisbon to Porto.
The last of these stops in Aveiro, known as the Venice of Portugal due to its canals and colourful, gondola-like boats, moliceiros.
The best bit about Interrailing in Portugal? You don't need a separate seat reservation for regional trains.
The country is also home to some of Europe's most beautiful railway stations. Most striking is Porto's early 20th-century São Bento, with walls covered in more than 20,000 blue-and-white anulejo tiles.
Others to visit include Lisbon's Rossio Station, which has grand stone facades and palatial windows; the Douro line's Pinhao Station, where more blue-and-white tiles depict the wine-making industry; and, another in the capital, Estação do Oriente, a futuristic hub made of glass and steel.
One-country Interrail passes cost from £69. Seat reservations, mandatory for long-distance Alfa Pendular (AP) high-speed services and Intercidades

Clockwise from top: Manarota on Italy's Cinque Terre route; Luleå, Sweden; Aveiro, Portugal; Hardangervidda National Park, Norway AFP GETTY
(IC) intercity trains, start from around £4 and must be made at the train station.
Norway is one of the world's safest countries (ranked third in the GIWPS Index jointly with Sweden). Its trains are reliable – save for occasional disruptions due to snow conditions – and the scenery is among Europe's most majestic.
Crossing the Hardangervidda mountain plateau and National Park, the Bergen Line (Bergensbanen) between Oslo


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and Bergen is Northern Europe's highest rail line, climbing to 1,237m. Along the way, it passes snowfields, lakes, dramatic peaks and fjords. The journey can be made by day or overnight, and the excitable on-board café prevents feelings of isolation.
For the night train, solo travellers wanting privacy need to book a two-bed compartment (from £80). From Bergen, you can continue north by rail to Bodø, 50 miles above the Arctic Circle. Seat reservation for day trains within Norway are optional, from £4.
Best for Great-value old towns
The rail route between the Baltic capitals proves you don't need a travel companion to enjoy one of Europe's most romantic corners. Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius have compact, walkable and wonderfully atmospheric old towns, and affordable accommodation.
Data sourced for The Paper by hospitality data intelligence company Lighthouse found that the average price for a four-star hotel in Tallinn and Vilnius was €104 (£88) a night and the average price in Riga was €92 (£79). For comparison, similarly rated hotels in Barcelona come in at €248 (£212) a night.
Exploring the region by train became easier when a new rail connection linked all three capitals. Since January 2025, three operators – LTG Link (Lithuania), Vivi (Latvia) and Elron (Estonia) – have co-ordinated a daily train with one change at the border station of Valga in Estonia. Visit in winter, and you will find the old town squares transformed by festive Christmas markets, twinkling lights and locals sipping hot mulled wine. In summer, tables with al fresco diners spill onto the colourful town squares.
A single-country pass costs from £44 (Latvia and Lithuania) to £69 (Estonia), but to make the cost worthwhile, you will also want to visit other cities on the rail network, such as the University city of Tartu in Estonia, Latvia's seaside Liepaja or the leafy Kaunas in Lithuania.
From Alpine peaks to colourful seaside villages, Italy is one of Europe's easiest countries to explore by rail, featuring regional, intercity and high-speed services. And, according to a survey by Hostelworld, Italy was the third-most popular destination among solo travellers in 2024 and 2025.
Indeed, the lively piazzas and a culture of lingering over coffee make Italy a particularly engaging destination if you are travelling alone. Sip an espresso at a station café before boarding or enjoy a leisurely lunch without distractions.
Italy's vast rail network (10,457 miles, around 72 per cent of which is electrified) makes spontaneous detours tempting, and easy. For spectacular scenery, take the Cinque Terre railway, where trains link five pastel-coloured villages clinging to the Ligurian coast. Tickets for these trips are better purchased without the Interrail pass as they are so cheap (around £8 in peak season) – save the travel dates on your pass for lengthier and costlier journeys. Overnight trains connect cities including Milan, Trieste, Rome, Palermo and Lecce.
One-country passes start from £108. European Sleeper is part of the Interrail scheme and is launching an overnight route from Brussels and to Milan on 9 September. Seat, couchette or sleeper reservations cost extra.

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This classic resort town – one of the sunniest spots in Cornwall – has fabulous beaches, a tidal sea pool and a canal teeming with birds. By Richard Webber
Visitors have been drawn to the many fabulous beaches of Cornwall's most northerly seaside town – especially Summerleaze, close to the centre, and Crooklets – since Victorian times. Yet Bude remains more sedate than many of the resorts further south.
Enjoying more sunshine hours than most UK towns, Bude is frequently identified as Cornwall's sunniest spot. People flock here not only for the beaches but also its walking opportunities (the 630-mile South West Coast Path fringes its shores), laid-back charm and canal – built in 1823 to transport sand to farms in the hinterland, it stretches for more than 35 miles.
Bude's fortunes as a port declined and, eventually, its economy refocused on tourism, with the canal transformed into a leisure feature. There is also a farmers' market every Friday and summer holiday events on the beach. For more information, see visitbude.info.
While surfers ride the Atlantic rollers year-round, tourist numbers ramp up in spring, summer and school holidays. The town hosts regular events, such as the annual Food Festival (9 August) and Jazz Festival (1-4 September).
Several train operators, including GWR and CrossCountry, operate services to Exeter St Davids. GWR runs from there to Okehampton, where you can catch the number 6 bus to Bude. The town itself is walkable.
Edging Bude Canal, the 18th-century Falcon Hotel – managed by the same family for seven generations – is one of Cornwall's oldest coaching houses. Many of its 29 comfortable bedrooms have been recently refurbished. All enjoy garden or canal views. Dog-friendly and accessible rooms available. B&B doubles from £14.9.
At the other end of town, The Beach is a contemporary hotel tastefully decorated with coastal New England influences. B&B from £150 or £250 front-facing, overlooking Summerleaze Beach.
Put on walking shoes and head for Compass Point Storm Tower, a prominent landmark across the canal from Summerleaze beach. Grade II listed, this 19th-century octagonal coastguard lookout nicknamed "Pepperpet," would have been a coastal erosion casualty if it hadn't been moved, brick by brick, 300ft inland over the past three years. Enjoy dramatic views of the cliff-lined ocean as you wander along the Coast Path.

Just off Belle Vue, one of Bude's main streets, Hannah McArdle runs Belle Craft, specialising in ocean-influenced and Tiffany glass art and jewellery (closed Sundays).
Down at the souvenir-rich Lower Wharf, alongside the canal, four stone units sell fine art, handcrafted jewellery, bespoke clothing and wooden furniture.
The Castle – well, in name only. Close to Summerleaze Beach, it houses the heritage centre, art galleries and café, but was formerly home to scientist/inventor Sir Goldsworthy Gurney, who was instrumental in improving the brightness of lighthouses' lamps. Bringing Bude's history to life, exhibits include a history of the town's demised railway and local shipwrecks.
Next to The Triangle in the heart of town, North Coast Wine Lounge sells more than 150 wines, many by the glass, along with spirits, cocktails and snacks. Unwind on the covered terrace or the comfy inside seating. Try Passatempo vinho verde or a Bude Seapool Martini, made with local gin.
For sunset views, try to find a table on the terrace at Life's a Beach café, which is open by Summerleaze beach until 9pm.


Bude canal and Summerleaze beach, the tidal Sea Pool; the farmers' market takes place every Friday GETTY
Edging Crooklets Beach, Rosie's Kitchen, named after the owners' daughter, has a retro diner feel and extensive menu, from wood-fired sourdough pizzas (from £13) to Rosie's renowned gluten-free fish and fries (£17). There is outdoor seating and an enclosed sun deck, ice cream parlour and sandy play area.
Bude has three Blue Flag beaches. The two-mile expanse of sand at Widemouth Bay is a five-minute drive or short bus ride (no 95A from The Strand). Alternatively, reach it via the South West Coast Path.
The town's two immediate beaches, Summerleaze and slightly rockier Crooklets, are also blue-flagged, offering wide stretches of golden sand, fine surfing opportunities, beach huts, seasonal RNLI lifeguards and ramp access. On Summerleaze, charity-run AdSurf provides two beach chairs (book in advance, 07u81 780 235, adsurf.co.uk).
Alternatively, try the Sea Pool. Opened in 1930, this semi-natural tidal pool is almost double the length of two Olympic-sized swimming pools and is free to swim in.
Pop upstairs in Wroes department store and grab a window seat in the Ocean View Coffee Shop. As well as classic cafe fare, it offers the biggest selection of homemade cakes in town. Try the lemon and pistachio.
Alternatively, head down the road and sample a whopper of a pasty. Pengenna Pasties has been using a family recipe to make Cornwall's signature dish for more than 40 years.
Stroll along the canal towpath to the bird hide, overlooking the marshes. Keep your eyes peeled for, among others, kingfishers, herons and warblers.
Alternatively, nab a seat on Summerleaze Down and enjoy glorious ocean views from this grassy headland between Summerleaze and Crooklets beaches.
Book a session at Ocean Soul Sauna, Lorna Townsend's Lithuanian-built, wood-fired sauna at Crooklets Beach. Bask in the warmth while watching the ocean through the half-moon window before taking a dip in the Atlantic (£1799).
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Ian Packham ended up the last aboard a new 14-hour bus route from Kraków to the welcoming resort on Poland's Baltic coast
I've been to hell and back. Sorry, Hel and back. It's not a place of fire, but a town near the tip of a narrow peninsula of the same name, on Poland's Baltic coast. And the road to Hel - a 14-hour journey taking in the cities of Kraków, Warsaw and Gdansk - is not as bad as one might expect.
That is largely thanks to the arrival of a Flixbus route from Kraków, around 400 miles south of Hel. Launched this summer, it's mischievously been given the number of the beast, 666 - much to the annoyance of some local Christian groups.
A gaggle of locals board alongside me at Kraków's main bus station in the early morning. Our first real stop is Warsaw, four hours in, where half the passengers disembark and a similar number board. The plains between here and Gdansk are broken up only by small towns such as Brodnica, where a single passenger gets off. In between, the single-lane road is dotted with small shrines.
The only English spoken on board is uttered when all the other passengers have disembarked at Władysławowo, the gateway to the narrow, 22-mile-long Hel Peninsula.
"Last one!" the driver says to me, happily. Most of my fellow passengers had been heading for the major cities along the way, route 666 being quicker than the cheaper trains and cheaper than the faster ones. The full journey starts at £19 one way, rising to £29 at peak times.
In season, Hel is a popular holiday spot for Poles; the town draws up to 800,000 tourists each year (including just 397 foreign tourists in 2025). Yet, it wasn't always so. During the Cold War much of it was off limits, having been one massive defensive bastion protecting Poland's north.
While the peninsula's defensive role is still visible, in its gun emplacements and defensive structures, the resort town's attractions are reminiscent of the sort you'd find at the British seaside.
Among the 19th-century, half-timbered fishermen's cottages of the pedestrianised main Wiejska Street it is easy to find fish and chips and a pint for the equivalent of a tenner.
By the harbourside (inset) is a small seal sanctuary, and further south, a 41-metre working lighthouse. Its spiral staircase leads to views that show how underdeveloped the peninsula remains, with little visible bar trees and beaches.
The visitors I see during my stay in late June can be counted on one hand, versus the thousands who descend during the school summer holidays.
The beaches on the peninsula's north coast are of light, golden sand so deep I risk sinking up to my ankles - perfect when summer temperatures hit their average 21°C.
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The writer was a guest of Flixbus and Polish Tourism Organisation. British Airways flies from the UK to Kraków and easyJet to Gdansk (Hel's closest airport) Ryanair and Wizz Air fly to both.
Tribe Kraków Old Town has B&B doubles from £126 and Hotel Hel from £126.
I walk east from here and along a boardwalk over the dunes, which culminates at the symbolic "start of Poland", a 2013 monument known as Kashubians' Mound after the ancient people who populated the region.
Whether you take the bus to or from Hel, it is worth it for the attractions along the way: the hulking brick castle at Radzyn Chełminski, the River Vistula in Warsaw and elegant Grudziad, the cranes of Gdansk's famed shipyard.
All of which means you'll want a window seat. A seat reservation starts at an additional £1.49: a small price to pay for an encounter with the devil and the deep blue sea.


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More people than last year will owe tax on savings in 2026/7. Experts say an ISA can help you avoid a bill, finds Emily Braeger
This year millions more people than in previous years will owe tax on their savings. This is due to a combination of generally higher interest rates and frozen tax thresholds.
Indeed, HMRC figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act showed that 4.51 million people are forecast to owe income tax on their savings income in 2026/27 – almost four times the 1.22 million recorded in 2022/23.
Pensioners are particularly exposed, with 2.1 million people aged 65 and over expected to have a tax liability on their savings this year, compared with 517,000 in 2022/23.
The simplest way to shelter savings interest from tax is to use an ISA.
The annual ISA allowance is £20,000 in 2026/27 and interest earned inside an ISA is tax-free.
This means if you have a large amount of cash outside an ISA, it could be worth moving some of it into a cash ISA to keep the interest away from the taxman.
From April 2027, the cash ISA limit for under-65s will fall to
£12,000. But the overall ISA allowance will remain £20,000, so you can still put the remainder into other types of ISA, such as a stocks and shares ISA. Those aged 65 and over will retain the £20,000 cash ISA limit.
If you have a substantial cash balance, check how much interest you are likely to earn over the year.
For example, Coles says a higher-rate taxpayer with £30,000 in cash savings paying 4.55 per cent would earn £1,394 in interest over a year. After their £500 personal savings allowance, they could face a tax bill of £357.60. A basic-rate taxpayer with the same savings would have a smaller bill but would still owe £78.80.
So, check your savings rate, your total cash balance and which tax band you fall into. A small change in the interest rate can make a meaningful difference if you have a large amount saved.
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cash without generating taxable interest. Jason Hollands, managing director at Evelyn Partners, said they could be worth considering as you can invest up to £50,000 and pay no tax on the prizes you receive.
However, Premium Bonds do not pay a guaranteed rate of return, so they are not necessarily suitable for everyone.
Pensioners may want to take special care over where they keep tax-free pension cash.
Research from the Department for Work and Pensions found that among people taking all their tax-free cash from a pension, savings was the most common destination – 37 per cent put their money there.
Taking a large pension lump sum and leaving it all in an ordinary savings account can therefore create an unexpected tax bill – as well as potentially leaving the money vulnerable to inflation over time.
If you need the money for emergencies or planned spending over the next few years, keeping it in cash may make sense.
However, if you do not need the money for several years, you could consider investing at least some of it through a stocks and shares ISA.
This comes with investment risk, so it is generally only appropriate for money you can afford to leave invested for the longer term.
The key is not necessarily to avoid cash, but to make sure you are using the tax-free allowances available to
you and understand how much interest your savings are generating.
The Treasury said: “Anyone whose only income is the full new or basic state pension without any increments will not pay income tax and we are committed to that over this Parliament.”
It added: “By keeping the triple lock, 12 million pensioners will see their income rise by up to £470 this year, and they continue to benefit from the highest personal allowance in the 07.”
For anyone with substantial savings, the combination of higher interest rates and frozen tax thresholds means it is increasingly important to check whether your cash is generating a tax bill – and find the most tax-efficient home for it.
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Jon Ellis and his partner take five or six holidays a year - and are able fly business class, he tells Alina Khan
Jon Ellis, 54, retired at 52 alongside his wife Jo after having a 'eureka moment', realising they had a combined pension pot of £1.25m. Jon, who had a variety of different jobs but most recently worked with Amazon Logistics, said: 'Jo came up with the logic that if we lived to roughly the same age as my parents, and we spent at roughly the same rate, we could afford to live without working, and not run out of money.'
'Over the next year we worked through the numbers, and also paid for a financial review with a local adviser to validate our assumptions. Covid delayed our actual decision but we 'hit the button' about three years ago.'
Jo is older than Jon and so although rules say you cannot draw
out of a private pension before the age of 55, they draw £40,000 annually from her plan - plus they are taking money from their ISAs, of which they have £150,000 saved each, while Jon has income from renting out his annex.
He said: 'Jo started her pension at 19 when working for her parents' business; I started around 25 when I first started a 'proper job' after university. We generally put in the typical matched company contributions of 5 per cent plus the occasional additional contributions.'
Early on, Jon opted out of Serps - the state earnings-related pension scheme (also known as the additional state pension) - and had the contributions paid into his private pension.
Serps was replaced by the
state second pension, which ran until 2016.
Jon said: 'I thought I'd be better at managing my own money and investments than leaving it to the government.'
'Whenever my wife and I changed jobs, we typically closed our old company schemes and transferred them into our personal pensions so we always had good visibility of their progress. Mid-career, I was also a pension trustee for a defined benefit scheme, and I learned a lot about general investing and returns.'
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allowance under the “Rent a Room scheme”, which lets you earn up to £7,500 per year tax-free.
They rented it out for £350 a month and also rent out their annex to a family member for £650 per month.
Jon said: “Other ways we saved was not wasting money. Second-hand cars and not falling for the latest technology or branded fashions. We were relatively frugal.”
The couple enjoy travelling and have five to six holidays a year. They are aiming to do the “big travel” holidays while they are still younger.
“Where our typical holidays used to be two weeks in the sun in Europe, we have since done several trips to the Caribbean, the Maldives, South Africa and Japan.
“We are also able to fly business class, which is a true luxury on longer trips. We have also been able to support our local community and volunteer with a charitable trust as well as spend more time with friends and family,” Jon said.
Jon released a book on personal finance and how he was able to retire
early. “I’ve also started giving talks at my local school to help students understand money.”
Susan Black, 61, says she has been able to “slow right down” since retiring at 59 – and calls it the best decision she has ever made.
Susan, from Edinburgh, retired eight years before she would receive her state pension after working in financial services for three decades.
Her savings are made up of a final salary pension – which she transferred into a self-invested personal pension (Sipp) in 2017 – and a defined-contribution (DC) workplace pension.
There are highly considerable risks in transferring a final salary pension – which guarantees an income for life in retirement – as it can drop in value, and you take on investment risk, so it is important to seek financial advice before making any decisions.
And if you want to move one into a DC pension or Sipp – an invested pot of money earmarked for retirement
– if it’s over £30,000, by law, you must seek out a regulated financial adviser.
Susan said: “Before I transferred my final salary pension, I never even thought about my pension. However, when I joined my DC scheme, the employer matched contributions.
“They matched half a per cent for every per cent you put in so I was putting in the maximum.”
Susan’s original plan was to retire at 55 but then the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and she decided to continue working through lockdown. With less to spend on, she was putting 30 per cent of her salary into her pension.
Susan retired at 59 and now draws down the same amount of money she was taking home when working – amounting to £2,500 a month – which covers her son’s rent at university, paying for her dogs as well as holidays and weekends away.
She said: “I see people sometimes say they need to take home £8,000 a month in income in retirement and I think – what?!”
She said since retiring her stress levels have reduced drastically.
“I had time to go to the gym more, started cooking properly and not eat the kind of rubbish you grab when you’re in a hurry,” Susan said.
She said when she was working, she would do everything at “a million miles an hour” but now “everything feels at a more comfortable pace”.
Susan said her monthly income allows her to go to the theatre once a month, go to gigs and weekends away.
Retiring has also allowed Susan to work within her local community.
Susan is also a carer for her elderly mum and she has joined a charity supporting carers.
“I’ve been to art classes and done felting. I’ve been on courses to learn about dementia to learn how to deal with my mum’s illness,” she said.
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The 20,000-capacity Hydro XL main stage at Winchester's Boomtown Fair this week has been powered by green hydrogen rather than the traditional diesel generators. The Hampshire event, which concludes tomorrow, has partnered with clean energy innovators GeoPura to reduce its carbon footprint and eliminate toxic emissions.

Harvey Nichols bosses are trying to reassure hundreds of luxury brand partners following the retailer's sale on Thursday to Mike Ashley's Frasers Group. The company, which had fallen into administration, sent a memo expressing confidence that the new owners valued supplier relationships - despite Frasers hinting at a portfolio restructure.
JD Sports chief executive Regis Schultz will hope to appease investors on Thursday when the firm posts its second-quarter results. He will provide an update on his turnaround strategy with shareholders still anxious following a failed boardroom coup earlier this year, which triggered the departure of chairman Andy Higginson.
Tesla paid its chief executive Elon Musk a staggering $158.3bn (£136.8bn) last year - around 2.5 million times the earnings of the average employee at the firm. Excluding Musk, the average ratio of chief executive to worker pay for the top S&P 500 firms last year was 312 to 1, up from 285 to 1 in 2024, figures show. With Musk, the ratio was 5,387 to 1.
Struggling baby products retailer Mothercare has warned of a "material uncertainty" over its future "if trading conditions worsen". Tumbling revenues, driven by the Middle East conflict and the end of its Boots supply deal, led to a £4.5m pre-tax loss and a 17 per cent drop in its share price yesterday. Auditors noted extra funding may be required.
Forbes magazine sacked its chief content officer and senior editor, Randall Lane, after discovering an undisclosed $6m (£4.4m) payment from RJ Shook, founder of Shook Research, which partners with the magazine on wealth adviser rankings. Lane, who left the magazine last month, had claimed the money was a "gift" for long-term advice.
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The boss of insurer Aviva has urged the Chancellor, John Healey, not to "fly kites" with prospective policies ahead of the October Budget after last year's speculation around pension changes.
Chief executive Dame Amanda Blanc said that last year's widespread rumours that the government had been considering cutting or restricting the 25 per cent tax-free pension lump sum in the lead-up to its November Budget had led to a surge in early withdrawals.
Blanc revealed she had made the plea to clamp down on pre-Budget policy speculation directly with Healey at a recent event to avoid policyholders making rash decisions with long-term consequences.
She said the Government should not "fly kites" ahead of the Budget on 28 October, adding: "We do not want to see new things every week in the press around what might happen in the run-up to the Budget.
"What we don't want is for customers to make decisions that they will regret in the long run when policies are not changed."
Blanc said a "significant" amount of money was withdrawn from Aviva pensions due to the worries over impending tax-free lump sum
changes, with former chancellor Rachel Reeves ultimately not altering the rules in November.
"Customers would have been better off to have waited and seen what the government was going to do, because once you make the decision to take your tax-free lump sum, you cannot reverse it," she said.
She added that Healey had made the commitment in person to her not to pre-brief on possible policy changes ahead of the Budget.
Blanc also backed wider industry calls for the Government not to alter the tax-free lump sum allowances.
"It's something that shouldn't be touched," she said. "The Government should be encouraging people to save into their pension and not double-taxing them.
A Treasury spokesperson said: "The Chancellor is fully focused on his priorities, to boost business, help with the cost of living and support people in every postcode.
"The Chancellor will set out decisions at fiscal events, rather than routinely commenting on rumour, speculation or proposals."
Aviva's Budget plea came as the company reported better than expected half-year earnings and cheered action to "quickly" improve profitability at Direct Line since buying the firm in a £3.7bn deal.
The group posted a 24 per cent surge in operating profits to £1.33bn for the six months to 30 June.
It said the firm had already started to turn around the performance at Direct Line following the acquisition in July last year, boosting price comparison website sales.
Blanc said: "We are making very good progress with the integration of Direct Line. We are well on track to deliver all the financial benefits of the acquisition."
Aviva revealed in November last year that it was doubling aims for cost savings following the Direct Line deal, having met an original £100m original cost-saving target.

The FTSE 100 company now expects to strip out £225m in costs by 2028, though not through further job losses to the 2,300 revealed in December.
The results showed on a bottom line basis, that interim profits had nearly halved to £418m from £819m a year earlier due to a hit from hedging for interest rate and equity exposures, as well as Direct Line integration and restructuring costs.
Aviva also lowered its health division outlook, saying it now expected the division to deliver full-year operating profit of £50m against previous guidance for around £100m

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Seoul's Incheon international airport has dethroned Dubai to become the world's busiest hub for international passengers.
Incheon welcomed a record-breaking 38.4 million international travellers during the first six months of this year, according to Airports Council International data.
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Former Reading FC bidder Paul Taylor, the ex-chief executive of Blue Horizon Asset Management, has been fined £489,000 and banned from working in financial services for lying about his wealth.
Taylor was found guilty by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of using forged documents that purported to show that he owned bonds worth around £200m (£272m) for takeover bids of a UK bank in 2023 and Reading FC in 2024.
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Toni denied any wrongdoing during Blue Horizon's internal investigation into the events.
But the FCA found that both "acted dishonestly over an extended period, with the intention of to misleading Blue Horizon colleagues, counterparties and regulators".
Therese Chambers (inset), FCA enforcement and market oversight joint executive director, said: "Trust in financial services relies on those working in it to be honest. Taylor and Toni fell woefully short of even this minimum expectation.
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| AB Foods | 2052.0 | -0.63% | 2303.0 | 1729.5 |
| Admiral | 3512.0 | +0.98% | 4008.0 | 2824.0 |
| Airtel Africa | 329.2 | +0.92% | 436.2 | 211.6 |
| Alliance Wilson | 1387.0 | 0.22% | 1394.0 | 1178.0 |
| Anglo-Inter | 1850.0 | 1.66% | 4239.0 | 2115.0 |
| Amelagasta | 1541.0 | 4.65% | 6475.0 | 2077.0 |
| AmroSeneca | 11460.0 | 2.62% | 10752.0 | 5862.0 |
| Australian Group | 339.8 | +2.62% | 831.2 | 416.6 |
| Aviva | 726.8 | +1.82% | 727.8 | 590.6 |
| Babcock Intl | 1193.5 | +1.02% | 1527.0 | 962.4 |
| B&S Systems | 2234.0 | +0.98% | 2360.0 | 1529.0 |
| Barclays | 520.5 | +0.29% | 554.1 | 352.9 |
| Barnett Bedrow | 126.3 | -0.70% | 410.3 | 236.4 |
| Beachry | 1251.5 | +1 | 1298.0 | 750.0 |
| BP | 522.9 | +0.10% | 609.4 | 359.4 |
| British Tobacco | 4214.0 | 1.17% | 5328.0 | 3677.0 |
| British Land | 437.6 | +0.09% | 453.6 | 318.6 |
| BT | 200.3 | +1.65% | 242.1 | 173.0 |
| Brazil | 2718.0 | +0.44% | 2888.0 | 1861.0 |
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| Centrica | 151.5 | +0.98% | 220.3 | 151.4 |
| Coca-Cola Europa | 7935.0 | 0.19% | 8545.0 | 6280.0 |
| Coca-Cola MFC | 4636.0 | 1.12% | 5106.0 | 3270.0 |
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| Compasscenter | 5010.0 | +1.46% | 5050.0 | 2234.0 |
| Conseller | 229.6 | -0.95% | 259.3 | 193.0 |
| Crack-Intl | 5238.0 | 0.82% | 5552.0 | 2437.0 |
| DCC Energy | 6360.0 | 0.16% | 6740.0 | 4188.0 |
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| Experian | 2890.0 | +2.81% | 3987.0 | 2203.0 |
| F&C/De Trust | 544.4 | 0.12% | 1252.0 | 525.8 |
| Finansia | 1880.0 | +0.24% | 4472.0 | 1517.0 |
| Genex Works | 15110.0 | +0.16% | 23540.0 | 14070.0 |
| Glasscare | 548.9 | -2.14% | 707.2 | 281.9 |
| GSK | 1817.5 | -2.10% | 2282.0 | 1288.6 |
| Hobart | 353.8 | 0.94% | 416.1 | 274.4 |
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| Innovier | 874.5 | 0.74% | 690.0 | 499.4 |
| JD Sports/Fashion | 92.4 | 1.05% | 106.2 | 84.0 |
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| Motion Energy | 4217.4 | +1.38% | 4963.2 | 2643.8 |
| National Fund | 1193.5 | 0.58% | 1429.5 | 1350.0 |
| NutWest Group | 707.8 | +0.31% | 726.0 | 500.2 |
| Next | 11215.0 | 0.46% | 10300.0 | 11280.0 |
| Pearson | 1197.0 | +0.38% | 1337.0 | 874.6 |
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| Prudential | 1025.0 | +0.74% | 1238.0 | 910.2 |
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| RELA | 2336.0 | +1.61% | 3634.0 | 1991.0 |
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| Rio Tinto | 7059.0 | 1.49% | 9117.0 | 4936.5 |
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| Sainsbury US | 343.7 | 0.35% | 380.3 | 252.3 |
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| Scot Mart Inv/Tot | 1435.5 | 0.97% | 1563.0 | 1015.7 |
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| Smiths Op | 2613.0 | +0.04% | 2754.2 | 2088.0 |
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| SSB | 2420.0 | -0.65% | 2767.5 | 1597.0 |
| Stan Chart | 2218.0 | -0.18% | 2278.0 | 1285.0 |
| Standard Life | 927.0 | +0.71% | 948.5 | 615.0 |
| St. James's Place | 1180.0 | 1.09% | 1575.5 | 1038.8 |
| Texas | 481.5 | +0.27% | 510.0 | 411.1 |
| The Sage Grp | 1080.5 | +1.48% | 1181.0 | 771.7 |
| Trifon Big Box | 161.0 | +0.10% | 175.0 | 132.2 |
| Unilever | 4589.5 | 0.84% | 5542.1 | 3644.0 |
| United Utilities | 1412.0 | 0.77% | 1457.0 | 1072.0 |
| ViolaFone | 121.5 | +1.17% | 131.1 | 83.4 |
| Wor | 2861.0 | +1 | 3580.0 | 2254.0 |
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Cloudy with sunny spells for most of the UK, with rain showers in northern Scotland. Temperatures remain high in the south-east of England.
Today's high
Today's low
Moon Place
Sunrise
Sunset
05:46
20:23
Around Britain
| City | Temp (as above) | Rain (mm) | Sun (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 18 C | 0.1 | 5.5 |
| Aberporth | 20 C | 0.3 | 7.9 |
| Alderadnouth | 21 C | 0.1 | 6.4 |
| Avonmore | 18 C | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| Belfast | 20 C | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| Birmingham | 18 C | 0.0 | 12.5 |
| Bournemouth | 21 S | 0.0 | 14.8 |
| Bridlington | 21 C | 0.3 | 12.8 |
| Bristol | 27 C | 0.0 | 13.1 |
| Cardiff | 27 C | 0.0 | 11.9 |
| Cromer | 21 C | 0.2 | 14.5 |
| Durham | 27 C | 0.2 | 10.4 |
| Eastbourne | 18 S | 0.0 | 11.1 |
| Edinburgh | 21 C | 1.8 | 8.7 |
| Edinburn | 20 C | 0.7 | 8.9 |
| Glasgow | 19 C | 2.7 | 6.4 |
| Highfield | 18 C | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| Hove | 18 S | 0.0 | 15.1 |
| Hull | 29 C | 0.1 | 12.5 |
| Huntingdon | 30 C | 0.0 | 14.7 |
| Ipswich | 30 S | 0.0 | 10.2 |
| Isle of Man | 18 C | 0.2 | 8.4 |
| Isle of Wight | 20 S | 0.0 | 10.2 |
| Kingshurst | 16 DR | 10.5 | 2.0 |
| Kirkwall | 18 C | 10.3 | 2.3 |
| Leeds | 27 C | 0.0 | 11.6 |
| Lemwick | 34 DR | 5.0 | 1.6 |
| Leucham | 24 C | 1.2 | 7.6 |
| Lincoln | 29 C | 0.0 | 12.8 |
| Liverpool | 21 C | 0.0 | 9.1 |
| London | 30 S | 0.0 | 14.9 |
| Manchester | 21 C | 0.0 | 9.9 |
| Margate | 26 S | 0.0 | 10.3 |
| Milford-Haven | 22 C | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| Monroeville | 21 C | 0.0 | 7.4 |
| Newcastle | 27 C | 0.1 | 10.0 |
| Norwich | 31 C | 0.0 | 14.9 |
| Nottingham | 29 C | 0.0 | 12.3 |
| Okehampton | 24 C | 0.0 | 9.9 |
| Oxford | 31 S | 0.0 | 14.1 |
| Plymouth | 26 C | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| Portland | 24 S | 0.0 | 14.6 |
| Portsmouth | 30 S | 0.0 | 13.2 |
| Prestwick | 18 C | 3.1 | 5.8 |
| Rhyl | 20 C | 0.1 | 9.1 |
| Sheffield | 27 C | 0.2 | 11.8 |
| Stenersbury | 26 C | 0.1 | 11.2 |
| Stephens | 26 C | 4.0 | 12.1 |
| Southend | 30 S | 0.0 | 13.2 |
| Stoke | 25 C | 0.2 | 11.6 |
| Storrmessy | 12 C | 1.2 | 2.7 |
| Swansea | 23 C | 0.0 | 9.1 |
| Time | 18 C | 8.8 | 3.0 |
Global
| City | Temp (in °C) | Cond | City | Temp (in °C) | Cond |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alby Shute | 45 S | Miami | 33 S | ||
| Alloya | 28 TR | Milan | 33 S | ||
| Alcatate | 34 S | Moscow | 55 F | ||
| Amsterdam | 33 S | Myersba | 31 TR | ||
| Athens | 33 S | Munich | 28 S | ||
| Bangkok | 23 TR | New York | 33 F | ||
| Barcelona | 29 S | Nice | 33 S | ||
| Beijing | 31 S | Palma | 33 S | ||
| Barton | 30 S | Reno | 37 S | ||
| Brussels | 34 S | Prague | 21 S | ||
| Budapest | 29 S | Reykjavik | 32 F | ||
| Chicago | 32 C | Rix | 28 S | ||
| Delhi | 30 SH | Rome | 35 S | ||
| Dakar | 44 S | Stockholm | 35 C | ||
| Dublin | 29 C | Streathburg | 33 S | ||
| Framford | 34 S | Sydney | 55 S | ||
| Geneva | 34 SH | Toronto | 27 S | ||
| Holomik | 33 F | Tokyo | 29 TH | ||
| Hong Kong | 27 R | Toronto | 27 S | ||
| Istanbul | 28 F | Vancouver | 22 S | ||
| Johannesburg | 34 S | Vienna | 38 S | ||
| Lisbon | 27 S | Warsaw | 24 S | ||
| Los Angeles | 24 C | Washington | 30 S | ||
| Madrid | 31 F | Wellington | 32 F |
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| Region | Today | Tomorrow |
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| Highlands | 1 | 2 |
| North-East Scotland | 2 | 2 |
| Central Scotland | 3 | 2 |
| Scottish Gardens | 2 | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 2 |
| North West & Mersey | 1 | 2 |
| North East | 2 | 2 |
| Yorkshire & Humber | 2 | 2 |
| North Wales | 2 | 2 |
| West Midlands | 2 | 2 |
| East Midlands | 2 | 2 |
| South Wales | 2 | 2 |
| South West | 2 | 2 |
| South East | 2 | 2 |
| Eastern | 3 | 2 |
| Greater London | 2 | 2 |

GENERAL SITUATION Today, varied weather will affect the United Kingdom. The Northern and Western Isles will experience persistent cloud with rain, while northern Scotland sees morning showers, clearing by afternoon. Elsewhere, much of England, Wales and Northern Ireland run expect cloudy skies with sunny spells, clearer in the south-west, with bright sunshine developing. High temperatures continue to affect southern England, particularly in eastern areas, while conditions cool slightly elsewhere. London, SE Eng, East Anglia, Channel Is. The morning is expected to be mostly cloudy
with some sunny spells. As we move into the afternoon, temperatures will be high, particularly in the most southern areas. By evening, cloud cover will increase, and there is a slight chance of light rain in the most eastern parts. Gentle winds throughout. Max temp: 23°C. Tonight, clear skies, warm. Min temp: 10°C. Cen S England, SW England, Midlands, S Wales, N Wales. The day begins with sunny spells and patchy cloud, starting warm. In the early afternoon, clouds grow more prominent, especially in central parts, though temperatures remain high. Into the evening, clouds clear, with some bright sunshine causing temperatures to peak, while winds
stay gentle. Max temp: 25°C. Tonight, light rain, breezy. Min temp: 14°C. SE Scotland, NE Eng, E Eng. The day will begin mostly cloudy with a few sunny spells breaking through. As the afternoon progresses, temperatures rise slightly, offering a mild feel. By evening, cloud cover remains low, without rain. Winds will be light from the west, keeping it breezy in the most northern parts. Max temp: 21°C. Tonight, light rain, breezy. Min temp: 13°C. NW Eng, SW Scotland, N Ireland, Republic of Ireland, IuM. The morning will begin mostly cloudy with some sunny spells across most parts. By afternoon, cloud cover persists but brighter intervals
develop. In the most northern regions, it remains cloudy and cooler, while in western areas, a light drizzle is possible. Gentle north-westerly winds throughout. Max temp: 19°C. Tonight, light rain, breezy. Min temp: 12°C. NW Scotland, NE Scotland, W Isles, N Isles. The morning will be mostly cloudy with light rain expected in parts. As the day progresses, western areas will experience more persistent rain, while further north remains cloudy with a chance of showers. Winds will be moderate from the west and temperatures will feel mild throughout. Max temp: 18°C. Tonight, light rain persists. Min temp: 11°C.

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in millibars
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Cold front
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SYNOPTIC PRESSURE A low-pressure system over the Northern Isles brings rain and persistent cloud to northern areas. Meanwhile, high pressure over the Republic of Ireland extends across much of the UK, providing dry and sunny spells in the south-west and Channel Islands, with most other regions remaining cloudy with gentle westerly winds.
HIGHS AND LOWS
[Thursday, up to 11pm]
Warmest: Kew Gardens,
Greater London, 38C
Coldest: Santon
Downham, Suffolk, 10C
Wettest: Kirkbrace,
Hatchery, Scottish
Highlands, 16 Bomm,
Sunniset: Mansion,
Kent, 13 Birm
HOURS OF DARKNESS
| Aberdeen | 20:51-05:37 |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 20:31-05:51 |
| Bristol | 20:32-05:57 |
| Cardiff | 20:35-05:59 |
| Glasgow | 20:53-05:50 |
| Hull | 20:30-05:41 |
| Inverness | 20:59-05:41 |
| Liverpool | 20:40-05:53 |
| London | 20:23-05:47 |
| Manchester | 20:37-05:50 |
| Stornoway | 21:11-05:49 |
| Swansea | 20:38-06:02 |
| York | 20:36-05:43 |
Five-day outlook

SUNDAY Most of the UK expects cloudy skies with sunny spells, while western Scotland and Ireland face rain. Cleaner skies in the south-west with sunshine

MONDAY Rain expected in northern and western regions, while southern and eastern areas stay mostly cloudy with some sunny spells. Warm in the south

TUESDAY Rain affects much of the UK, with persistent showers, turning heavy in places. Sunny spells develop in northern England and the Midlands.

WEDNESDAY Showers in the north and south-east of the UK, staying mostly cloudy with frequent sunny spells elsewhere. Light to moderate westerly winds

THURSDAY Rain showers in northern and western regions, turning blunders in parts of Scotland. Sunny spells in the south, with low weather in eastern areas.
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Strength, Japan coach Eddie Jones has had his side watch videos of geese in flight to prepare them for this Test. They only lost by three points to the Wallabies earlier this summer, so that little tweak might just work.
The 13.1-mile and 26.2-mile race

walks are first (don't laugh - they may waddle like they need the toilet, but they can walk a marathon faster than most of us can run one). Then Katarina Johnson-Thompson continues her reputation quest.
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Oh yes, two weeks of watching slack-jawed as people tumble, flip, hang and balance their way to European glory.
This and tomorrow's race is the last time you will be able to watch electric cars zooming (whirring?) through the ExCel centre in east London, as this race is being moved to Brands Hatch next year.
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You've got the men's 1500m final,
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Do you want to see people run a marathon in mid-summer? Well, you're in luck. The world record is

highly unlikely to be troubled, but it will be entertaining, nonetheless. The winning time, incidentally, is probably going to be almost the exact length of Robin Williams severely dated comedy Mrs Doublifire
Who remembers Southampton being in the play-offs at the end of last season? And who remembers Southampton suddenly not being in the play-offs last season? No doubt a few Watford supporters will remind their opposite numbers of the club's spying misdemeanours last May.
Enzo Maresca's first game in England as Manchester City boss. And that is about as much as we can talk up this Community Shield match. We have eight months of this coming up. Go and do something useful like picking blackberries by the side of the road to make jam with.
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An 'our fans voted Brexit' derby for the ages, as both sides are embarking on a post-relegation odyssey. It is unlikely to be pretty.

Poor wimble Rangers. I feel as sorry for them as I do for Laurence Fox, the performative far-right button-pusher who garnered 347 (chortle) votes in the Clacton by-election where the main opponents were the crypto-bro-colluding Nigel Farage and a man with a bin on his head.
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British rider Finlay Tarling passed away after a crash in the Volta a Portugal race yesterday. The eighth stage, between Melgaro and Fafe, was stopped "as a sign of respect and mourning," race organisers said.
Local reports said the 19-year-old Welsh timetrial specialist (right) was run over near the back of the peloton by a note over car that entered the road from the opposite direction. "At this moment of profound dismay, the organisation and the Portuguese Cycling Federation express condolences to his

family, his teammates and the NSS Development Team," added organisers. "In light of this tragic event, the race will be neutralised until reaching Fafe. The podium ceremony will not take place."
"Fin was a much loved member of our team but most importantly, a son, brother, and friend to many. He will be deeply missed," said NSS. "Our deepest condolences go out to his parents Michael and Dawn, his brother Josh and everyone lucky enough to call Fin a friend." Portuguese President Antonio Jose Negraro said Tarling's death had "plunged the peloton, the tournament and the host nation into mourning".
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Lancashire v Durham, Old Trafford. Durham 26.6-8 1.9cm (sold); 0.5 Nottingham 10.4; 0.5 Robinson 16.0; Pennington 4.4; Lancashire 8.8 (2.6) (sold); 7.4 M Murray 10; Shelton 8.8 (2.6) (sold); Durham win by star man. Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire, York: Yorkshire 2.0p & 2.0 (sold); W. J. Branson 10.0; Pennington 4.4; Nottinghamshire 2.0 (2.6) (sold); 7.4 Mayfair 10.0; 0.5 Womanson 10.0; 0.5 Cole 7.4; Nottinghamshire beat Yorkshire by 5 wickets
GP WORLD TOUR DANISH GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. GOLF NORTHERN, and the Girl - 8.10 (sold); 0.5 Neway 10.0 (2.6); 0.5 Adele 10.0 (2.6); 0.5 Pargy 10.0 (2.6); 0.5 M Jordan 10.0; 0.5 Cargill 10.0 (2.6); 0.5 Dover 10.0 (2.6); 0.5 Frenn 10.0 (2.6); 0.5 Samet 10.0 (2.6); 0.5 Womanson 10.0; 0.5 G. V. Zhou (Church) 10.0
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By Jian van Wijk
The England and Wales Cricket Board remains determined to cement the Hundred as an 'unmissable event of the summer', the competition's managing director Vikram Banerjee has said.
The 2026 edition will conclude at Leeds some crew, when Trent Rockets men's and women's sides are set to meet the winners of the eliminator matches at The Oval.
SunRisers Leeds Women beat Southern Brave by five wickets while Manchester Super Giants Men took on the SunRisers men's side last night.
This year's tournament
is the first since the Hundred moved from EGD control towards private ownership, which saw the sale of stakes in all eight teams generate more than £500m. The total number of tickets
sold and issued for the 2026 competition, played out during the school summer holidays, was £50,000, which represents the third-highest tally sold since its introduction in 2021.
The growth in average broadcast audience on Sky Sports and the free-to-air BBC was 7.5 per cent.
'We have always talked about the core DNA of the Hundred remaining. The objective of the Hundred being growth, being about throwing cricket's doors open, that remains,' said Banerjee (above).
'We now need to move to becoming an unmissable event of the summer and do each of the different teams will build on what they have done.'

Nat Sciver-Brant has been key for Trent Rockets this season.
Son of great England all-rounder is a big hit at 18 but Chris Tremlett tells Richard Edwards it can be hard to emerge from the shadows
"There's always pressure, there's always that voice in the back of your head saying 'what if they're right?'"
Chris Tremlett, an Ashes winner in 2010-11 and also a man who spent much of the summer of 2005 in the England dressing room watching Andrew Flintoff's heroics at close quarters, is recalling what it was like coming through the professional ranks with an instantly recognisable surname.
If anyone knows the pressure on Rocky Flintoff's shoulders after his magnificent hundred - off just 65 balls - for Lancashire against Somerset in the One Day Cup earlier this week, it's him.
Tremlett's dad, Tim, and his grandfather, Maurice, were both professional cricketers - the former with Hampshire, where he is now director of cricket; the latter, who also played three Tests for England, for Somerset.
'I would get it all the time when
Yes, my dad was a good cricketer but he wasn't Andrew Flintoff. I can't imagine what it's like for Rocky
I was playing age group stuff for Hampshire or for West of England - there would be people questioning my place in the side or saying that I was only there because of who my dad was,' Tremlett Jnr (below) says. 'When you're a teenager, that's tough.
'You're trying to perform like everyone else on the pitch but, off it, you've got to be mentally strong.
'You've got to believe in yourself and I don't think I really did until I got my first contract and started taking wickets for the first team.
'I don't think anything can really prepare you for everything that comes with having a name that everyone in cricket knows.
'And this is me talking. Yes, my dad was obviously a good cricketer but he wasn't Andrew Flintoff. I can't imagine what it's like for Rocky.'
The early evidence suggests that the 18-year-old is wearing the Flintoff name far more lightly than the weight of the bat smiting the kind of mighty sines that his dad was synonymous with.
The teenager currently averages almost 40 in white-ball cricket and, in between shining for England under-19s, also hit a memorable century for the England Lions on their tour to Australia in January 2025, when he was just 16.
In short, he looks to have all the potential required to follow in his old man's footsteps.
The same could also be said of Archie Vaughan - son of former England captain Michael - at Somerset.
Rocky Flintoff celebrates his century for Lancashire in the One-Day Cup GETTY
Steve Harminon's son, Charlie, has also recently worked his way into the England under-19 side alongside Joe Moores, the nephew of two-time national head coach Peter.
Rocky's brother Corey also made two first-class appearances for Kent at the tail-end of last season after making the switch from Lancashire last year.
'I don't have an answer to that,' replies Joe Denly, the former England batter and uncle of Jaydn, who is steadily making a name for himself at Kent, when asked about cricket's generation game.
'What I do know is that we've never really had that chat as a family beyond talking about the questions that come up when you're moving through your career as a cricketer.'
'Jaydn is a pretty chilled-out kind of character, I don't think he feels that having the name Denly
on his back brings any particular additional pressure.'
One county coach says he believes the positive approach encouraged among players in

Rocky Flintoff plays a shot watched by his dad Andrew in 2013

the modern era means that some famous offspring don't even give their lineage a second thought.
"Honestly, I just think a lot of them don't give a f**k what their dad did on the cricket field," he says. "It's more a case of I'm here, I deserve to be here and anyone who thinks otherwise can think what they like."
Others sometimes need a little persuasion from elsewhere. "I guess when you've got someone
Honestly, I just think a lot of them don't give a f**k what their dad did. It's more a case of 'I'm here, I deserve to be'
like Shane Warne [the Australian legend was captaining Hampshire at the time] telling you that you could be one of the best fast bowlers in the world, then that helps," says Tremlett, laughing.
"That's fairly life-affirming. But sometimes you do need to hear that kind of thing from someone else."
At Canterbury, sharing a pitch and drossing room with his nephew has had a definite upside for Denly too.
"From my perspective, I'm not really an emotional person, but giving him his cape in all three formats was a really nice moment - not just for me but for the whole family," he says as he prepares to enter the final month of his career as a Kent player.
"And as a cricketer, I think Jaydn has everything he needs to surpass anything I've done in the sport."
If Rocky does likewise then he will have had one hell of a career.
Jack Draper says he is in a "difficult place" after a first-round defeat to Martin Landaluce at the Cincinnati Open continued his challenging comeback from injury.
Draper sent down 12 double faults and lost five games in a row on his way to being dumped out 6-3, 7-5 by the world No 64.
The 24-year-old broke down in tears during a defeat to Terence Atmane at last week's National Bank Open in Montreal, as he attempts to fight back to the top following a long-standing bone bruising issue.
Draper said: "It's the same as last week, the way I'm usually able to fight for every ball and conduct myself, it's just missing.
"Obviously, the conditions and all the things that I'm changing is very hard to manage, but I think from just an internal point of view, it's a difficult place to be right now."
Draper has made a host of changes to attempt to reduce the strain on his left arm, including an adjustment to his service motion.
The former world No 4 did not blame this latest defeat on the injury but admits managing it is a constant challenge.
"It's got to a point with me where it's taken probably one of my biggest qualities, my fighting spirit," he added.
"There's a level of chronic pain that's always with you. When you've got that on your playing arm - this is my life, this is my career, you know?"
"When you've got an injury that is tough to come past and tough to understand, there's many challenges, there's many obstacles."
There was some British cheer later in the day as Cameron Norrie

Jack Draper lost five games in a row during his first-round defeat
progressed into the second round with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Dino Prizmic.
Norrie, who made the semi-finals in Los Cabos a fortnight ago, was broken once during a tight first set but eventually outlasted his Croatian opponent.
In the women's draw, British No 2 Katie Boulter secured a hard-fought 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 victory over American Katie Volynets.
The 30-year-old raced into a 5-0 lead in the first set but had to withstand a fightback from the world No 89, who levelled the match at 5-5 before Boulter rallied to take the opening set.
Volynets dominated the second set with a blistering whitewash but Boulter came through a tight decider, getting the decisive break at 5-4 to clinch victory.
By Nicole Fernandes
IN TORONTO
Iga Swiatek captured her first title of the season with a swift 6-2, 6-3 win against Elena Rybakina in the Canadian Open final, giving the Pole a confidence boost heading into the US Open.
It was Swiatek's first final at the US Open tune-up event, and the six-times Grand Slam champion enjoyed the Toronto crowd chanting "Iga! Iga!" throughout the match on her way to victory, with a few Polish flags in the crowd.
But Swiatek (above) said that she felt angry after the win, having faced criticism from media back home during an inconsistent season that has seen her fall to advance beyond the quater-finals at a Grand Slam and replace her coach.
"I think that's the first time in my life I have something like that after a victory but it hasn't been easy, you know," said Swiatek.
"I'm happy that I kept my composure, kept my focus, and I keep growing every month no matter what the challenges and I'm super proud I could win this one."
The Pole was sharp and fast on the hard court in Toronto while Kazakhstan's Rybakina was her own enemy for much of the evening.
"I was just very tired. You could see that I wasn't pushing with the legs enough," Rybakina said.
"There was a lot of unforced errors, especially on top of the net. It was just a pure lack of concentration."
Winning in Canada means world No 8 Swiatek will return to the top five in the rankings.
By Alan Baldwin
Formula E hopes to have female drivers competing at championship level within two to three years the series' chief executive Jeff Dodds said.
Speaking ahead of a weekend making 150 years since a woman raced in Formula One, Dodds believes this series would soon announce a major expansion of its women's programme.
"We have a hypothesis that men and women can compete equally but conditions definitely are not equal to compete alongside each other," he said.
Formula E, whose season-ending races are in London this weekend, has had three female competitors
"We will announce a bigger programme to try and create more opportunities for women to close the gap," Dodds added.
"We're going to ask them [the teams] to take an even bigger step into next season with those drivers and they're responding really favourably to that."
Robert MacIntyre withdrew from the St Jude Championship in Memphis ahead of yesterday's second round, having finished at 12-over on Thursday's opening day.
The Scot, who cited a knee injury, had an first round to forget at TPC Southwind, signing for an 82 after he found the water four times and made a triple bogey on the sixth as well as another double bogey at 28.
A brief update from the PGA Tour read: "Robert MacIntyre WD prior to the second round of the FedEx St Jude Championship."
The 30-year-old is projected to drop to 37th in the FedEx Cup play-off standings, but is likely to still be inside the top 50 and so is set to move on to the BMW Championship in Missouri.


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Five-on-five, no contact and an emphasis on speed and elusiveness. The future of American football around the world looks different. The NFL is still hoping to reap the rewards.
The league is making its presence known this week in Düsseldorf as the German city hosts the first Olympic qualifier in flag football, a game the NFL sees as a way to turn viewers into players and lifelong fans.
There are already NFL-branded flag classes in schools from Europe to Australia, Olympic medals on offer in Los Angeles in two years' time and NFL-backed leagues coming soon that could offer a livelihood to some of the more than 300 players from 18 countries participating in the qualifiers that began yesterday and double as the world championships. "If it all plays out the way it should, it's life-changing," said United States quarterback Nico Casares.
The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) runs the Olympic qualifiers and championship tournament, where the top two men's and women's teams will earn a spot in LA, but it also has a long-term partnership with the NFL and the league's logo is everywhere in Düsseldorf.
NFL branding is on banners across the city, where the championships will be played on a New England Patriots-branded field next to a high school.
The NFL will play a record nine overseas games this year. Now to get people playing its fast-paced variant, where slippery movement is paramount, not big hits.
"We're still looking to become a competing global sport. Our single games are great, they're like concerts," NFL executive vice-president of football operations, and former NFL star, Troy Vincent said. "But to have a sport that
is ingrained around the world, it points us in that direction of more boys and girls playing, more officials officiating, more coaches coaching around the world."
Olympic qualifiers in established sports can often feel as if they are for diehard fans only, but the NFL's expertise has helped shape how flag football looks and sounds.
Wherever the NFL goes with international games, it teams up with local governments and school authorities to get flag football classes into schools, too.
"Getting kids connected into your brand, to your product, to your sport at a young age, the data is actually relatively consistent," said Brian Flinn, the NFL senior vice-president heading up the league's global flag efforts.
"Getting kids involved in the sport early makes you three times more likely to be an avid fan as an adult."
Olympic status has unlocked funding and government backing for teams around the world, in places far away from a traditional American football centre.
When she's not playing wide receiver for Panama, Clarisse Castillo is a physical therapist, appears on a TV game show and coaches flag. Life is '60 per cent flag football and 40 per cent Clarisse," she said. The Olympic qualifier is an audition for a whole new lifestyle for Castillo.
"Maybe people that watch us here can take us to play professional leagues that are going to be [possible] in the future," she said. "We see this as a great opportunity for that because we as athletes sometimes don't get recognised economically."
In Canada, Olympic recognition meant a high-performance training programme for the women's team for the first time.
"We all dream of a day where we can play flag as a career," quarterback Sara Parker said. "We're heading in that direction."
On the NFL side, Vincent said flag football is a "completely new world" for female participation, with increasing numbers of sanctioned high school competitions and university scholarships.
"My oldest daughter, Desiré, because of her gender, there weren't opportunities for her in the state of Florida to continue to participate like her two younger brothers," Vincent said. "And now with granddaughters and my oldest having two girls, guess what? In Detroit they're going to a flag clinic this week."
The NFL influence in flag football won't extend to a star NFL quarterback taking Casares' Olympic spot – at least he hopes so.
"Everyone wants our spot in the United States and obviously there's a lot of talk about different people getting involved," he said. "We embrace that, just as much as them coming out and showing us that they want to learn our game and compete with us."
There's been plenty of speculation that NFL stars could swoop in and take roster spots. NFL owners had previously approved participation by the league's players.
IFAF President Pierre Trochet said the Olympics are a "Barcelona 92" moment for flag football, comparing the impact to NBA players on the "Dream Team" coming in and taking Olympic hoops to new heights.
"I watched [Michael] Jordan and I watched [Charles] Barkley and I wanted to be one of those superstars as well," he said. "The most important is to have the best competitive players in the world qualify for the biggest multi-sports event in the world. That being said, nobody is entitled to be an Olympian. Everybody will have to earn their spot."
The US already has a spot in the Olympics but there's still plenty to play for this week.
The mission? "Win gold and leave no doubt that we're the team that should be in the 2028 Olympics," Casares said.
ATHLETICS

By Paul Martin IN BIRMINGHAM
Keely Hodgkinson missed out on a European hat-trick as Audrey Werro landed a thrilling women's 800m gold with a Championship record.
This was billed as the unmissable event of the week and it did not disappoint as the 22-year-old Swiss star, who was reinstated to the final after taking a tumble in her semi, held off a late Hodgkinson charge to cross in 1min 54.81sec
By Rachel Steinberg
Amy Hunt has revealed that a mysterious blood pressure issue triggered test results so alarming even her own nurse sister said she would have "pressed the button on the ward" for the double European champion.
The world 200 metres silver medallist, 24, wants four gold medals from the European Championships in Birmingham.
She and has dominated both of her individual events, following her 100m success with Thursday night's 200m win. She has the 4x100m and 4x400m relays to come tonight and tomorrow.
The unapologetic show-woman has embraced the spotlight at the Alexander Stadium. But Hunt (right) said: "People probably don't know, but after London

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Hodgkinson set the early pace in front of a capacity crowd at the Alexander Stadium but Werro soon hit the front and led with a lap to go.
A three-horse race was expected and Femke Broeders-Bol was also lurking around the final bend but the order remained unchanged as Werro dug deep.
Hodgkinson was two-tenths of a second further back with Broeders-Bol completing the podium.
"It was a great race, I love a good challenge and that's what it was," Hodgkinson said, after jokingly taking off her silver medal.
"Congratulations to Audrey, I'm sure we'll have many battles ahead of us. I have mixed emotions. With that level of competition, any medal is a good achievement. Another one to add to my collection and I can never be disappointed with that.
"I knew it was going to come down to the wire and I really wanted to win. I guess it just wasn't meant to be."
Zharnel Hughes was denied 200m
Diamond League [last month], I had to be taken off to the medical room, I was kind of on the floor on the verge of fainting.
"We had to do a lot of medical tests, I've had a lot of scary heart tests and stuff and a lot of stuff going on this year, so I felt like we haven't been able to touch anywhere near my potential in the 200m.
"That's probably why the hundred has been going a lot better because we've been able to do the speed work,
Keely Hodgkinson grimaces as she crosses the line behind Audrey Werro and before Femke Broeders-Bol PR GETTY
I am sure we will have many battles ahead of us. I have mixed emotions. At this level, any medal is an achievement
gold by German sprinter Owen Ansah, who raced despite the prospect of a four-year ban.
Last month, shortly before competing at the Diamond League in Monaco, Ansah failed to submit to a doping test at home.
Germany's anti-doping agency is calling for a four-year ban, and he is currently in a 20-day period in which he can either accept its findings or request a hearing before a sports arbitration court.
Hughes came in ranked first in Europe and was seeking to complete a sweep of the men's and women's 100m and 200m titles for Britain for the first time - time will tell if this silver is ultimately upgraded.
Elsewhere, Amy Hunt and Matthew Hudson-Smith have history in their sights this weekend as the host nation bid to continue their gold rush in Birmingham.
No-one has ever won four golds at the same European Athletics Championships but sprint queen Hunt is on a mission to change that.
The 24-year-old has doubled up in the individual sprint events and now bids to land a momentous quadruple as she lines up in 4x100m women's and mixed relays, with the latter a new addition to the schedule.
"We have to come out here and show everyone who the best sprint nation is in Europe," she said.
"It's not over. The pressure isn't off, but I now get to share it with three others."
Hudson-Smith will do likewise as he looks to go out on his own as the most successful male athlete in the history of this competition.
The hometown hero's 400m gold on Wednesday night, which he celebrated in the stand bearing his name, brought his tally to eight, level with France's Christophe Lemaitre.
Hudson-Smith was back on the track yesterday to help Britain's 4x400m quartet advance to tomorrow's final, which rounds off the week.
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but not so much the endurance work.
"I was slightly, almost scared coming back into doing the 200m after London."
Hunt's medical team have determined it was a low blood pressure issue, but remain uncertain about the root cause.
"They have no idea," Hunt added. "But my sister's a nurse and she said 'if you had that blood pressure on the ward, I'd be really worried about you. I'd be pressing the bell'."

Colin Jackson
My Sporting Life is The i Paper's look behind the curtain at what drives sports stars to greatness. This week Colin Jackson - Olympic silver medalist and former world record-holder in the 110 metres hurdles - discusses the defining moments and life choices that have shaped his remarkable career.
I was training to be an electrician because I saw my uncles being electricians and having good lives. I was thinking "Well, I wouldn't mind a little bit of a good life".
And I never thought of sport being possible as a career. Even when I was speaking to my coach growing up - who had coached many Olympic champions, world record-holders - he was always adamant you have something to fall back on.
But I became quite good quite early on. That was my good fortune and my parents were supportive.
When I started to break through, I was only a little skinny kid with an afro, and I was in the local papers for what I was doing in school athletics, so the local butcher knew about me. He would absolutely tell me, "This is your steak for you, and I need you to have it the day of the competition, and a good steak and eggs will set you off perfectly well". That was nutrition in those days!
But, of course, when he would be saying that, and I'm 14, 15, looking at my mother, going, "You have to cook me steak and eggs at nine o'clock in the morning", which I don't think my mother appreciated...
Even though I'm born here, and I'm very much Welsh first, then I'm British, and then I've got that Jamaican tinge, you're brought up as a Jamaican: I only ate Jamaican food growing up, I only had that patois language around me. That's where my parents were from, so you're just who they are, right?

Don Quarrie was one of my heroes growing up, because he was a great sprinter - Olympic champion, world record holder - but first of all, he was Jamaican.
My other hero was Daley Thompson because he was the British version of everything I thought I wanted to be. He was a cheeky chap, he was successful, he was black, he was celebrated in a positive manner.
I love the fact, even though he had his faults - and boy oh boy, did he have his faults - he still was loved by people, and he was loved for those faults. And that kind of gave me a belief that I could be loved for my faults - if I have them...
So I just thought I'd have a go at his event, the decathlon. I was a good javelin thrower, high jumper, long jumper, the only thing I couldn't do was pole vault. It was too scary, and I wasn't willing to work at it, because I was good enough at other events.
I remember saying to my mother, "Mam, do you know what? I will never be angry again", because athletics is the only thing I love so much, but also hated so much, that it would really evoke those emotions deep into you. So I knew once I'd retired I would be the happiest person on this planet.
Coming out as gay in 2017 wasn't a big deal for me, I wasn't even thinking about it, I was in Switzerland and all my friends rang me saying "Oh God, you're going to be so busy next June. Everybody's going to invite you to every Pride event around, you'll be rainbow head to toe". I wet myself laughing.
It was lovely though, because of the messages that I got from young athletes saying that it was a huge moment for them.
People always say to me, "You had your athletics career, but you're still relevant". What does that mean?
Am I still trying to give out strong messages on things I believe in? Is it about me just being a decent human being? If that makes me relevant, then yeah - I'm relevant. Colin is supporting SPAR's Everyday Champions campaign to celebrate people who make life better for others through everyday acts of kindness.

COMMUNITY SHIELD
By George Sessions
Mikel Arteta has backed new Manchester City head coach Enzo Maresca to do an “unbelievable job” as Pep Guardiola’s replacement, but warned Arsenal’s best version will be on show tomorrow in Cardiff.
Arteta resumes his rivalry with the former Chelsea manager in the Community Shield – the first match of the post-Guardiola era.
Former City assistant Arteta paid tribute to his ex-boss Guardiola ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign, but backed successor Maresca to fill the void.
“First of all for the Premier League, for the country, I think the way he has opened a different way of understanding the game,” Arteta said of Guardiola. “Here, I think he has escalated the Premier League to a different level.
“I was very lucky to be part of that for four years and understand and witness how it’s done daily. I think it’s remarkable and unique.
“I would say that he’s the best coach in the history of football.
“For many reasons, he’s done it in different countries, in different ways. So I think he will be missed in the Premier League.
“It’s been a pleasure. Now it’s Enzo,

Mikel Arteta may switch his attention to recruiting Jarell Quansah GETTY
which is as good as him, because I know him well and he will provide something different to the club.
“What I know is that Enzo has the personality, the character, and especially the knowledge to have an unbelievable job there. That’s why he’s been selected, because they could probably pick anybody and they’ve gone for Enzo for the right reasons.
“He has demonstrated that at
every level. What he’s done to the Champions League and what he’s done when he’s been at Chelsea and now here, so I have no doubt that he will do a great job.”
Arteta revealed that England duo Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka could be involved against City, but Jurrien Timber (groin) and William Saliba (back) remain sidelined.
Bruno Guimaraes and Christos
Tzolis (below) are set to make their competitive debuts and Arteta warned that his champions are hungry for more titles.
He said: “We are really excited to start the season, to start with the first trophy. All the internationals are back and we can’t wait to start competing.
“The best version has to be on Sunday and that’s the intention, that we have the best performance and the best way to start the season by lifting the first trophy.
“That’s the way we have prepared the season on day one, be at our maximum level because that’s the standards.”
Arteta was tight-lipped on transfers after Bayer Leverkusen’s Jarell Quansah emerged as a potential alternative in defence with no breakthrough in the pursuit of Aston Villa centre-back Ezri Konsa.
The Arsenal boss praised acad-
Ethan needs to play football and if he stays here it’s because we can guarantee he can have those minutes
emy graduate Ethan Nwaneri has evolved since a difficult loan at Marseille but admitted: “I want him to be at the club but something is in the medium-long term what is best for the player as well.
“Ethan needs to play football and if he stays here it’s because we can guarantee that he can have those minutes.
“Obviously what I can tell you is the ambition of the club. We want to improve the squad, we want to evolve in order to achieve that.
“We have obviously detected some areas that they can be strengthened and that’s what we are trying to do.”

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By Ian Parker
Enzo Maresca said he gave Rodri a "big hug" on the Spain midfielder's return to Manchester City yesterday but offered no guarantees he will stay.
City have already turned down offers from Barcelona for their Ballon d'Or winner, who is in the final year of his contract, but the Spanish champions are expected to return with an increased bid, which in turn could fuel City's interest in Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez.
Rodri was the last City player to report for pre-season training, only arriving back yesterday, having had back surgery after helping Spain to World Cup glory this summer.
Asked if he expects Rodri to remain a City player, Maresca said: "First of all, the transfer window is open. We can buy players, we can sell
players, anything can happen. I just saw Rodri now in the building, I gave him a big hug.
"He looks good, so we'll see what happens. Now we will have time to see each other a little bit more."
Should a player who has been a linchpin for City since joining from Atletico Madrid in 2019 depart, City were expected to turn to Fernandez, but nobody had met Chelsea's demands for £120m for the Argentina international as of yesterday's 5pm deadline.
Maresca said he would not speak about players under contract at other clubs, but admitted City still have work to do in the final weeks of the window.
"For sure, there are things we need to do," he said. "Now, how many, I don't know. It can be one, can be two, it depends also if players are going to leave."

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When asked if City needed to do any business yesterday, given the deadline set by Chelsea, Maresca said: "Not today to be honest, I don't think we're going to do something today."
City have already splashed £116m on England's Elliot Anderson following Bernardo Silva's exit
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Community Shield against Arsenal in Cardiff.
Erling Haaland sat out the final part of an open training session on Thursday but Maresca said there were no significant concerns over their star striker.
"He had just a small thing behind the heels, but he was OK," Maresca said.
Manchester City midfielder Tijjani Reijnders is on the verge of joining Saudi Arabian outfit Al Qadsiah in a £51m deal as a major shake-up continues in the middle of the park.
Reijnders only arrived from AC Milan for £46.5m last summer, but fell down the pecking order in the second half of the season and started only half of City's Premier League matches.
Manager Enzo Maresca said that it was "normal" that a player would want to play more and this had driven his determination to seek a move.
"It's a bit difficult to convince players when they are already convinced," he said. "You need to change their thoughts, that is not always easy.
"Tijjani's situation is like James Trafford's but when the club, the player, the manager, think the same way, that's probably the best decision."
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By Bonnie Kaplin
Dan Neil has insisted that Rangers' defensive woes are not "unfixable" as they survey the damage from their Europa League exit to Jagiellonia Białystok on Thursday.
After losing 2–1 in the first leg in Poland last week, the turn-aside were level on aggregate when captain Lawrence Shankland fired in a penalty after six minutes.
However, NHP Price levelled in the 65th minute following a swift counter attack for a 1–1 draw which took the visitors through to the play-off with a 3–2 aggregate victory.
Derek McInnes has not
seen in four games since taking over an average hit June, with fans booting the team off at full-time, and Gers now face Jokioner, from the Czech Republic in the Conference League play-off on hold.
Midfielder Neil, however, remains confident the season can be turned around.
"Really tough, we had full belief that we could get the result and for 40 minutes we thrived back. We play cam-old (above), an arrival last month from Sunderland, said.
"We were trying to get the crowd behind us and get some momentum. We just didn't manage to keep that going. And it came down back in, and then I lost another counter-attack goal that has been our kryptonite over the last four games and which can be a again.
"It's down to new faces, new shapes, new formations. It's something we need to work on. There's no beating around the bush. But it's not unfixable.
"It's something we have to take ownership of and watch back and save to find a way to stop that from happening.
"Especially at a stadium like three, most teams are going to bank in and defend their box.
"We have to stop being so naive and work on it and be clear going into the game as to how we're going to stop that."
Rangers No. 1 St Mirren in the Premier League Cup tomorrow and it could be another fraught effect if it does not go to play.
"When you are not winning, it is going to do like this. We have to do every thing we can do to turn that around. That's got to be the motivation, to turn it around and make it the best place to play in the world."
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Eight promoted teams have spent north of £100m in the summer transfer window heading into their crack at the Premier League.
Three have stayed up, four have gone down.
Ipswich Town are not only in the latter camp but are the only club to feature twice on that list.
It is why the eighth outcome remains unknown, and while it would take Ipswich another £55m to topple Sunderland's bold spend last year – the Black Cats are also their first league opponents this month – their £107m summer spend on 10 new players is set to rise further with forward Julio Enciso expected to join this week.
A huge outlay carries no guarantee of survival, as Ipswich know themselves, having spent £1003m two years ago before finishing 19th – 16 points off safety.
So have lessons been learnt? There has certainly been a different approach, and while Enciso appears crucial to helping one problem position, it is arguably off the pitch where Ipswich have taken their greatest gamble this summer.
Ipswich averaged less than a goal a game in their previous Premier League campaign (36 goals), and last season they scored 80 goals in the Championship – 12 down from 20:23-24.
Their need for firepower was obvious, and Ipswich started the
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summer window by spending a club-record £24m on Brazilian striker Emersonn from Toulouse.
Emersonn scored six goals in 27 Ligue 1 games last season, and Ipswich boss Gary O'Neil admitted this week there is work to do.
"He's getting there," O'Neil said. "He didn't have as good a summer as the rest of the lads. Emi came back in not as good shape as [others in the squad], so he's a bit behind.
"We need to get into him to help him with some of the deficiencies he has in his game... Short term he'll be more inconsistent than he will long term. But that's part of it. When you shop abroad and you take a young one, there's going to be a little bit of a transition."
The uncertainty continues with the permanent arrival of Chuba Akpom, whose loan spell at Ipswich last season triggered a mandatory boy clause of 17m.
The 30-year-old former Arsenal striker has played just 28 minutes of Premier League football in his career, and scored 38 times in 158 Championship appearances, including twice for Ipswich in 2025-26.
In need of a spark, therefore, it is clear why Ipswich are after Enciso, who had a brief loan spell with the Tractor Boys in 2025.
O'Neil's recent Strasbourg stint may have been brief, just five months, but in that time he worked with Enciso, the Paraguayan who scored against Germany at the World Cup and ended last season with three assists in one game against Monaco.
That could be the level of creativity required to ensure Emersonn in particular does not become an expensive mistake.
Beyond the money spent – including on 6ft 9in Dutch goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen, who becomes the joint-tallest player in Premier League history – the spotlight will be on the Ipswich dugout.
Kieran McKenna's departure was abrupt, the 40-year-old resigning to take a break from football. Ipswich turned to O'Neil and are now one of a record nine Premier League teams starting the season with a new manager.
Ipswich have a boss with a point to prove after his last stint in England ended on a sour note at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
O'Neil started brightly at Wolves, but was sacked in December 2024 with the club 19th. They failed to win any of their opening eight Premier League games and O'Neil was dismissed after losing 2-1 at

Bookies do not think Gary O'Neil will last long at Ipswich Town
home to Ipswich. The end-game was messy, with O'Neil stripping Mario Lemina of the captaincy before Rayan Ait-Nouri was involved in a scuffle during the Ipswich game.
O'Neil lost the players having long lost the supporters, and the question will be whether he is the right man to lead Ipswich. Is he a greater gamble than the decision to bring in 10 new players? With bookmakers placing O'Neil second in the sack race behind Hull City's Sergej Jakirovic, the jury is out.
Survive and the justification for spending big is obvious, and Ipswich will know the eyes of the Championship are on them after such a major overhaul.
This is the second time in three summers they have rolled the dice, and with a new approach – recruitment from the continent instead – the drawing board will come out if they are relegated again.
And with Coventry City taking a different tact and Hull City still hopeful of 10 new arrivals, what is clear is that the promoted clubs mean business.
Something will have to give, and right now the fascination lies in not knowing where.

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By George Sessions
England defender Djed Spence has landed in Italy ahead of completing a £25m transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Inter Milan.
The 26-year-old (right) enjoyed a fine World Cup, but with Spurs' first-choice right-back Pedro Porro signing a new deal in June and Andy Robertson brought in to provide cover at left-back, opportunities for Spence appeared limited for the forthcoming season.
It opened the door for a new challenge in Italy. He said "Forza Inter" after he was filmed
landing in Milan in the early hours of yesterday morning.
The England man will depart Spurs after four years in north London and 85 appearances, along with a Europa League winners' medal from 2025.
Signed from Middlesbrough in 2022 for £12.5m after a loan at Nottingham Forest, Spence had to wait two years for a full debut after loans at Rennes, Leeds United and six months at Genoa in 2024.
He earned a more regular place under Ange Postecoglou and again last season but current coach Roberto De Zerbi has given the green light for the versatile Spence to leave north London.

By Jim van Wijk
YouTuber KSI will livestream a number of Dagenham fixtures as part of a new distribution partnership for the National League South club.
Influencer KSI - who was born Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji - has more than 86 million followers combined across his various social media, streaming, and music platforms. In March, he become a shareholder and strategic partner with Dagenham.
The partnership, which also includes broadcaster DAZN, is predicted to "significantly enhance the production and distribution" of Dagenham matches across mul-
tiple platforms and "bring supporters closer to the action than ever before".
As part of the agreement, KSI will livestream a number of the Daggers fixtures on YouTube throughout the season, subject to competition regulations. The broadcasts will also feature exclusive behind-the-scenes access and special guests as well as "innovative production formats and unique storytelling" aimed at improving fan engagement.
KSI said: "Football has always been about bringing people together, and this partnership gives us the chance to tell the stories that don't always get the spotlight.
"Dagenham and Redbridge has an incredible community behind it."
Brighton midfielder Diego Gomez has signed a new five-year deal at the Amex Stadium.
The 23-year-old moved to the south coast from MLS side Inter Miami in January 2025 and has scored 11 goals in 56 appearances for the Seagulls.
He was a member of the Paraguay side that reached the last 16 of the World Cup and started in their narrow 1-0 defeat against France when they bowed out.
Sporting director Mike Cave said: "Diego has been an important player for us since his arrival and we're pleased to have secured his long-term future.
"He has adapted to Premier League football seamlessly and embedded himself as a key player in the squad."
Cheltenham have signed former Aston Villa and Derby County striker Andreas Weimann on a free transfer.
Weimann, 35, was out of contract with the Rams this summer and spent a spell on loan at Rapid Vienna last season.
Cheltenham manager Steve Cotterill feels Weimann, who also had stints with Bristol City, Wolves, West Brom, Watford and Blackburn, will add experience to his League Two squad.
"Andreas brings proven quality to the squad. He has played at a consistently high level throughout his career as well as for his country," Cotterill said on the Cheltenham website.
"He has some excellent qualities and we believe he will complement our attacking options well."

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In the corner of the head coaches' office at Lincoln City's training ground, where something new seems to have been built every time I come, is a framed photograph. It is of Chris Cohen and Tom Shaw, arms around each other with three of their respective children. It was taken on the pitch as Lincoln celebrated winning the League One title.
Last year was arguably the most impressive season of any English football club in the last decade (personally I don't even think it's close to being matched). Lincoln, with a bottom-half budget, got the second highest ever points total in the third tier. I was fortunate to be on the pitch as promotion was celebrated at Reading and stood for a while looking at a joyous away end. It was a mini-miracle, no exaggeration.
Cohen and Shaw were the two assistant head coaches to Michael Skubala then. This summer, Skubala took the Bristol City job and left Lincoln, as players and head coaches will do when the model is to be smart, buy low, develop and sell high.
Lincoln chose not to recruit externally nor even to promote one of their assistants; they promoted both. Cohen and Shaw are the only joint-head coaches in English professional football. One of the most innovative - and certainly the most overachieving - clubs in the country have taken a different route again.
There's just a fondness of each other, how we work, and then as people that has grown over time
Promoted Lincoln City have the EFL's only joint head coaches Daniel Storey meets two men whose task is to defy gravity
"Michael gave us an incredible amount of autonomy out on the grass," says Cohen. The two joint-head coaches necessarily have a new setup in the office: two desks pushed into an L-shape. It is a slightly tight squeeze on a more-than-slightly hot day, but most of it is spent on the pitch or in the larger breakout room where we eat lunch with the playing staff.
"Michael's super strength was to allow people, not just us, to do what they do really well. From a player's perspective, they probably haven't noticed too much change in day-to-day training. That creates continuity.
"Michael had the emotional intelligence to do that and it worked brilliantly. He was a great person to work with and we wish him all the best for the future."
That makes sense and sells this as a continuation rather than a gamble, but there's no denying that it is non-normal and hasn't worked out at other clubs.
I wonder why that is. In the age of large coaching teams with specific coaching responsibilities, delegation and a devolution of ideas, I don't think players would experience confusion unless the messaging differed from each joint-head coach. I don't think tactical insight needs to become blurred because, as both Chris and Tom say, they have worked as a team on that until now.
Instead, I think it's how the two-person dynamic itself acts that defines its success (and where it often falls down). It cannot work with ego. It can only work with complete honesty and openness. To be blunt: it only works if you're really close
anyway. And that's when I start becoming convinced.
"There's just a fondness of each other, how we work, and then as people that has grown over time," says Shaw. "We've had some tougher moments where loads of trust has been built, but really he's a top fella to work with.
"What knits it all together is we just enjoy each other's company. We leave each other alone after football: he goes back to his family and I go back to mine, but we spend a lot of time with each other and it's an enjoyable experience. The main topic is figuring out how we beat the next opponent, but there's a lot of ambition. Underpinning all that is we really like each other."
"We drive in together, we drive home together," says Cohen. "We play golf together, badly. We play darts together, really badly. So we've spent a lot of time together over the last three years. We understand the dynamics. We understand when we each need a little bit of space."
Let's be frank: Lincoln's promotion was extraordinary and staying in the Championship would go further. The biggest prize you get for winning League One is to compete in a league where the financial losses are typically greater. For smaller clubs, the
contrasts from top of the league to bottom are extraordinary.
At the last count, West Ham's annual revenue was £227m, down more than £40m from the previous year; Lincoln City's passed £8m for the first time in their history. Middlesbrough - their opponents today - signed Will Lankshear for a fee that could rise to £20m.

Lincoln have spent comfortably less than half of that on transfer fees in their 142-year history.
That presents its own conundrum for any head coaches), let alone new ones. This team has grown used to winning by bruising the noses of the elite, but the higher up you go the harder it is to hold back the tide of financial prowess. Even finishing 21st this season would be astounding and it takes time psychologically to process that.
"We've had good conversations with the players and the leadership group about this," says Shaw. "Success this year probably doesn't end in an open-top bus parade. So, just isolating each game, without being too cliché, that is the mentality we have to have. We had an amazing result on Saturday against a pretty well fancied Derby side [2-1 win away in the EFL Cup].
"There are going to be some amazing days this year; there's going to be

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some tough ones where we play well and lose because of the quality of the opposition. So, we can never afford, when talking about managing that scenario, to be too up and down. Our process has got to be consistent. But this football club, when it's been the underdog during my time at the club, is when it has come alive." There's another reason to
believe in this working out: the club badge. I came here in 2023 and 2024, when Liam Scully and Jez George told me that they believed that they could overperform and finish in the top half; they did. I came here in 2025 when Michael Skubala told me in pre-season that something special could build here; it did.
When people in this club tell you what they intend to do, how they intend to do it and why they believe in it working, I've learned that you're better off just believing them. I came here in 2026 and they're telling me that this can work. They know that it's a big ask; but Lincoln City have long been a club with big answers.
This is already an achievement. By the end of this summer's work, $9m will have been spent on the stadium and training ground. These are the tangible rewards for excellence that non-financially elite clubs deserve because they are a permanent legacy.
"It feels that way, definitely," says Shaw. "But I also think that a minute before Middlesbrough there's got to be a shift in mindset as a football club as well. We've celebrated what we've done.
Everybody has had the rewards and the emotions. Maybe drink it in for a minute at the Riverside Stadium. But then we take the game to them."
"We're always about what's next, understanding the challenges in front of us - how do we grow it, how do we evolve it, how do we make it better?" says Cohen. "You see the infrastructure and the money put into the football club that is going to give us, and people after us, a better chance of even more success.
"It's a club that's achieved everything by being a 'What's next?' environment.
There can't be a moment when we go, that's it, we've done it. We're going to take on the next challenge and go to the next place. And we're going to do it together."

Tomorrow, Burnley play West Ham at Turf Moor on the opening weekend of the Championship season and every home supporter who enters the ground with a spring in their step deserves an official state honour.
It is now 10 months since Turf Moor witnessed a home league win. You would say a lot has happened since, but it has mainly been different types of sorry defeats.
We know the Burnley dance by now: down, up, down, up, down.
Five seasons of flux and churn, buying half a new squad to compete in the Premier League and then selling half the old squad when that mission fails.
Last season was the most desolate by a distance. The Clarets were rotten from August to May. The misery seeped into the walls of the place and has left water damage.
"It's something I didn't like and it left a sour taste in my mouth," Kyle Walker says about Burnley's relegation from the top flight.
"It's something that I want to put right, not just for myself but for the fans who had to deal with last season, and for the players who have stuck around.
"We have an obligation to put it right. It's not just a responsibility - it's our job.
"This season might not go as planned. It might not be as plain sailing as we all want it to be.
"But I feel with the quality, that's what we should be doing: getting promoted and going back to the Premier League."
Walker's bullishness is unsurprising, but this has been an odd summer in Burnley.
The spine of last season's starting XI - Maxime Esteve, Loum Tchaouna, Martin Dubravka, Lesley Upochukwu, Florentino Luis, Jaidon Anthony - has left, but Burnley have signed only one first-team player.
The biggest saga of their summer until yesterday was the abortive attempt to recruit Craig Bellamy. But then came the news that their shirt sponsor Finotive One had been dropped, a mere 42 days after it was announced to huge fanfare with a star-studded video.
The club said it was "disappointed" that the deal fell through - and have since turned to automotive retailer Vertu and have offered fans refunds for shirts bearing the old sponsor.
They have appointed Nicky Hayen as manager, whose only experience outside of Belgian football was as manager of Haverfordwest County in the Cymru Premier in 2021-22.
After Burnley beat Notts County on penalties in the Carabao Cup first round last weekend, Hayen explained that it may take a couple of months for things to click.
A throwaway line, most likely, but one that comes laced with danger.
West Ham and Wolverhampton Wanderers are strong relegated

sides - Middlesbrough and Southampton should be expected to compete at the top, too.
The problem with bouncing is that the resting place is only ever at the bottom.
The problem with Burnley's bounce specifically? They really need to get promoted.
Supporters may have grown thoroughly sick of repeated Premier League beatings, but the money sure is better in the thinner air. And Burnley could do with the money.
This club was changed irrevocably in December 2020, when ALK Capital - led by Alan Pace - took 84 per cent of the shares. It was a debt-leveraged takeover, which meant that it was financed with borrowing secured against Burnley and its assets.
Burnley owed a lot of money overnight, were responsible for servicing the debt, and that debt had interest. Think the Glazers and Manchester United. Think the thing that Premier League clubs voted to ban in 2025.
Burnley's initial debt - and they had been entirely free of external debt before that - was $65m.
According to the latest accounts (that only cover up to the end of the 2024-25 season), that debt figure has grown to $142m.
As the excellent Swiss Rumble wrote, Burnley now have the fourth highest external debt figure in English football, behind Everton (shiny new stadium), Tottenham Hotspur (shiny new stadium) and Manchester United (again: Glazers).
External debt is manageable while the club is generating healthy revenue and achieving on the pitch
It left a sour taste. I think we have an obligation to put it right. It's not just a responsibility - it's our job
But those same accounts revealed an annual operating loss of $75m, which was the worst in Burnley's history by a distance.
And what do Burnley have to show for this growing external debt, and for these operating losses?
They were a top-half Premier League team the season before the takeover. Everything since has been an expensive struggle to achieve diminishing returns.
There are reasons to be less pessimistic, of course. Burnley have parachute payments, which give Championship clubs a significant competitive advantage.
An independent Premier League commission also awarded them $35m as compensation for losses suffered as a result of Everton breaking financial rules.
Perhaps the Burnley bounce still lives on and can be funded by the misfortune of others, just another fuzzy football take.
But as a neutral observer, you have to squint to see the causes for optimism here.
Fail to hit the ground running tomorrow and the mood will turn tonic, not against players or the new manager, but against the architects of this era.
"I don't think you have ever seen anyone like me," Pace said when he took over at Turf Moor in 2020.
He was right - they hadn't. Their football club has changed forever. Fail to go up this season and they might really begin to see the results.

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Liverpool's owner Fenway Sports Group have agreed a £1.65bn deal to sell a third of the club to a consortium backed by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
PSG last night confirmed it had entered into an agreement for a
"strategic investment" with 1892 Holdings, a consortium of high-net-worth individuals led by millionaire Amit Bhatia, that also includes billionaire Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. It values the club at between £5bn-£6bn and has been three months in the making.
In a statement PSG said the deal "supports Liverpool's long-term
growth ambitions by bringing together experts from across global business, technology, and investment".
It added that they retain the "majority ownership and operational control of Liverpool".
The club plan to use the networks and links of Bhatia, Bezos and their new co-owners to help drive more
revenue growth, but it has been stressed that it will not add noughts to the club's transfer budget or change their overall strategy in the transfer market.
This is a "long-term play", according to those close to the transaction - with more revenue enabling Liverpool to challenge the likes of Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain to be the biggest club in the world under new ownership.
The i Paper has been told that Bhatia - who will take up the position of Liverpool vice-chairman - plans to be a "visible" presence at Anfield in the future, but Bezos is likely to be a "passive" investor.
It is Bezos's first investment into sport but he will not be part of an expanded board at the club. Instead Bryan Baum, who runs K5 Sports - the vehicle through which the Amazon billionaire is involved in the deal - will be part of it. Elaine Saverin, the wife of Eduardo, will also sit on the board.
Sources indicated that there are no plans or pressing desire for the new consortium to take a majority stake in Liverpool, but that "naturally they will be the first people around the table" if PSG does plan to put the club up for sale.
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1 Anne ___ UK Children's Laureate from 2001 to 2003 (4) 2 ___ Handicap, flat horse race run at York in August (4) 3 Sport which is the subject of the Nims King Richard
and Battle of the Sexes (6) 4 Sa I Married on ___ Murderer, 1993 comedy film starring Mike Myers (3) 5 See 41 6 Leer (4) 7 ___ Brockovich, 2000 legal drama film starring Julia Roberts (4) 8 ___ Angeles, California's most populous city (3) 9 Black, cabin (3) 10 Piece of clothing combining top and trousers (6) 13 A male bee (5) 16 ___ Barrett, founding member of Pink Floyd (3) 18 Large, flat tooth (5) 21 Michael ___ UK Children's Laureate from 2007 to 2009 (5) 22 Quentin ___ the first UK Children's Laureate, from 1999 to 2001 (5) 24 Snarl (5) 26 A loose-fitting jacket (7) 27 Donald ___ first minister of Scotland from 1999 to 2000 (5)
28 2000 Coldplay single from their debut album Parachutes (6) 30 Girls ___ 1997 novel by 45 Across (24) 31 ___ Boy, British crime thriller series starring Ashley Walters (3) 34 Evergreen cane-bearing trees (4) 35 Hold ___ My Love, 1960 UK top 10 single by Jimmy Ruffin (2,2) 37 The ___ of March, 2011 political drama film starring Ryan Gosling and George Clooney (4) 38 ___ of Me, 2012 UK No. 1 single by Katy Perry (4) 40 ___ Titmuss, English actress who appeared in US soap opera Days of Our Lives (3) 41/5 Guillermo ___ Taxis ___ of Curiosities, 2022 horror anthology miniseries (3,7) 42 Evergreen trees common in UK churchyards (3)
In addition to the usual constraints, each numeral from 1 to 9 must appear (once only) in the squares forming the red letter i - in tribute to the original logo of The i Paper

Harder

How to play Place the numbers 1-9 once in each row; column and bold-lined jigsaw region.
How to play Place the numbers 1-6 once in each row and column, obeying sums in bold-lined regions. The number in each region indicates the total for the region, and the symbol shows which type of operation should be applied to the numbers: addition, subtraction, division or multiplication. Numbers may repeat within bold-lined regions. With subtraction always take the lower numbers away from the highest number in a region, and with division divide the highest number by the lower numbers.

What is the meaning of the word REBARBATIVE? a) Fearsome. b) Spiky. c) Sarcastic
The organisers at the model agency casting have jumbled up all the portfolios. Luckily they can remember that John was shorter
than Jack and the English model. The Welsh model was taller than the Irish model and Jason. The Scottish model was shorter than John. If James was taller than Jack, which nationality is each of the models?
Answers, page viii

ii
Puzzles
1 See 2 Down 5 Dodgy cult claims universal knowledge (?) 9 Cross husband leaves finally – roll the joint (5) 10 Silliness curtailed by outstanding fans (9) 11 West's involvement in Rhodesia's dissolution appears to be less substantial (9) 12 Wine business takes belief (5) 13 Partly decorates a bedroom in retirement to add value? Far from it! (6) 15 Student wearing dull top backwards – it offers thermal protection (5,3) 18 Cheap excuse to drop tab amidst confusion (3,1,4) 19 Maternal grandmother taking in Italy's foul atmosphere (6) 22 Attempt to contact the dead – assuming that is not main relative (5) 24 Favourite racecourse's first to provide VIP treatment (3,6) 26 American court about to stop gangster getting discharge (9) 27 Deer essentially bit tongue (5) 28 Pegs go inside tents (?) 29 Strongly disapprove of part changing hands after actor Johnny's quietly sacked (?)
1 Stewed lamb's tail brought up (?) 2/1A/16 Clumsy – audience's sympathetic during a friend's dance (4,1,4,2,1,5,4) 3 Cold storage facilities having no news once sunshine's blazing (9) 4 Posh interrupting a group of footballers before international – tip for team is familiar (2,4) 5 Feel slur affected political autonomy (4-4) 6 Tones extremely upset – to begin with only one conservative resigned (5) 7 For diems fiddled – I invested in waterproof layer? (9) 8 Tying up guards for starters, then woman regularly breaks into BT Tower (?) 14 Problem arising with contrived sequel – it's supposed to be entertaining (9) 16 See 2 17 Hunt and Truss mostly broadcast lies (8) 18 Appropriate to protect local sculpture, say (4,3) 20 Sinatra's working, making number exciting, principally for dancer (?) 21 Confused – put on light (6) 23 Cream from Aldi, regularly described by French and English (5) 25 Cruise company theatre's opening for start of drag show (5)

Solution to yesterday's Cryptic

Solution to last Saturday's Cryptic

Answer the crossword-style clues in the direction of the arrows in order to fill the grid
Solutions, page viii

How to play Locate the position of each of the ships listed below in the grid. Numbers around the edge tell you the number of ship segments in each row and column of the puzzle. Ships are surrounded on all sides by water, including diagonally.

Each hexagon is divided into six triangles. The sum of these six triangles is always 25. Place a number from 1-9 in each empty triangle to complete the puzzle; you cannot repeat a number within a hexagon.

Solutions: theipaper.com/puzzles/iweekend-solutions
Puzzles iii
9 New Zealand golfer who won the 2026 Open Championship (4,3)
11 2024 film about Bob Dylan starring Timothée Chalamet (1,8,7)
15 Winners of football's European Championships in 1976 (14)
16 Chancellor of the Exchequer appointed by Andy Burnham last month (4,6)
17/30 The bird Gypoetus borbotus, also known as the lammergeier and ossifrage (7,7)
18 A sac formed by abnormal dilation of the weakened wall of a blood vessel (8)
19 American drag queen who created a TV Drag Race in 2009 (6)
21 Region of Spain consisting of a coastal plain and the Cantabrian Mountains (8)
24 Tennis player who won the ladies' singles final at Wimbledon against compatriot Karolina Muchová this year (5,7)
28 See 39
30 See 17
33 The westernmost city in Mexico (7)
34 An illegal musical recording (7)
36 Series of children's books written by Helen Nicoll and illustrated by Jan Pienkowski (3,3,3)
39/28 English poet who wrote Sonnets from the Portuguese (9,7,8)
40 Highly contagious viral disease whose technical name is rubeola (7)
41 British actor, comedian and presenter who created Citizen Khan (4,3)
43 A mineral such as magnetite, haematite, goethite, limonite or siderite (4,3)
44 American actress, born Patsy Ann McClenny in 1950, whose TV series include Dallas, Flamingo Road and Falcon Crest (6,9)
47 An orange-flavoured pancake flambéed in a liqueur or brandy (5,7)
50 English actress who played Mo Butcher in EastEnders (4,4)
54 A number 1 wood in golf (6)
56 The ___ of You, song by Hoagy Carmichael and Ned Washington featured in the 1938 film Romance in the Dark (8)
58 Market town in Devon famous for its lace (7)
61 American rock band whose hits include I Want You to Want Me and The Flame (5,5)
62 Dramatisation of Kenneth Grahame's novel The Wind in the Willows written by A A Milne (4,2,4,4)
63 The second Raymond Chandler novel featuring Philip Marlowe (9,2,6)
64 Vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia (7)
1 A portable metal receptacle for burning charcoal or coal (7)
2 A quadrille for eight or sixteen couples (7)
3 Instrumental track by Harold Faltermeyer used as the theme tune for Beverly Hills Cop (4,1)
4 The Paranoid Android in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams (6)

5 Stage name of actor Roy Harold Scherer Jr (4,6)
6 See 48
7 In Greek mythology, a river of Hades that caused forgetfulness in those that drank from it (5)
8 1986 hit single by American R&B singer and songwriter Anita Baker (5,4)
10 2023 song by Miley Cyrus that broke the record as the fastest song to surpass one billion streams on Spotify (7)
12 BBC drama series starring Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby (5,8)
13 Jawaharlal ___ the first Prime Minister of India (5)
14 Surname of French international rugby union players Emile, Francis and Romain (father, brother and son) (7)
20 A Native American peace pipe (7)
22 The central boss of a shield (4)
23 A 1950 sci-fi novel by Isaac Asimov (1,5)
25 TV drama series based on a series of novels by Diana Gabaldon (9)
26 See 59
27 See 31
29 English keyboard player who was a founding member of Genesis (4,5)
31/27 French violinist, teacher, conductor and composer who was the dedicatee of Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 9 (8,8)
32 A small roundish boat made of waterproofed hides stretched over a wicker frame (7)
35 Tennessee Williams play about an Italian-American widow in Mississippi (3,4,6)
37 The first British rapper to headline the Glastonbury Festival (7)
38 Enzyme that coagulates milk by converting caseinogen to casein (6)
42 See 52
45 Preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion (5,5)
46 Sue ___ love interest of Jude Fawley in Thomas Hardy's novel Jude the Obscure (9)
48/6 1980 film starring Goldie Hawn as a widow who joins the US Army (7,8)
49 English keyboard player who was a founding member of Yes (4,4)
51 Animated children's TV series about a dog by Grange Calveley and Bob Godfrey (7)
52/42 English painter of the Victorian era featured in the 2026 Royal Academy exhibition Beyond Bedlam (7,4)
53 1967 Sam & Dave hit single written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter (4,3)
55 Words marked in currants on a cake in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (3,2)
57 Adopted daughter of Mia Farrow and André Previn who married Woody Allen in 1997 (4-2)
59/26 German pop duo whose Grammy was revoked when it was revealed that they didn't sing on their records (5,7)
60 The official state security service of East Germany (5)
Solutions, page viii
iv Puzzles
How to play Each of the 28 domino pieces from 0-0 through to 6-6 have been placed once into the grid. Can you work out where each of them is placed?
| 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Answers, page viii
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
How to play Find all the mines in the grid. Numbers in certain squares indicate how many mines there are in the neighbouring squares, including diagonally touching squares. Mines cannot be placed in squares with numbers.
How to play Convert the word at the top of the ladder into the word at the bottom of it, using only the five rungs in between. On each rung, you must put a valid four-letter word that is identical to the word above it, apart from a one-letter change. There may be more than one way of achieving this.
| TREE | BOOR |
|---|---|
| SKID | DEED |
How to play Put the numbers 1 to 9 once in each row column, diagonal (highlighted to form an X) and 3x3 box (ruled)
| 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | ||||
| 1 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 6 |
| 9 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 16 | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 15 | |
| 17 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||
| 24 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | 25 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| 14 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 3 | |
| 2 | 13 | 26 | 20 | 15 | ||||||||
| 9 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 25 | |
| 13 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 16 | |||||||
| 25 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
| 10 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 24 |
A B C D E F H I J K L M N O Q R S T U V X Y Z
The numbers in the grid represent letters of the alphabet. Solve the puzzle and fill in the letters as you go. Three letters are provided to start. The solution will be in Monday's paper: yesterday's codeword solution is on page viii.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | |||||
| 9 | 10 | |||||
| 11 | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| 15 | 16 | |||||
| 17 | ||||||
| 18 | 19 | 20 | ||||
| 21 | 22 |
Stuck on the concise crossword? Then call our solutions line on 0906 751 0200. Calls cost 8bp per minute plus your telephone company's network access charge. If you are having trouble accessing this number, please call our helpdesk on 0353 263 3390.
ACROSS 1 Dick, 3 Lair (Declare), 7 Omit, 8 Altar boy, 9 Card reader, 11 Fleece, 13 Damsom, 15 Dreadlocks, 19 Crackers, 20 Burn, 21 Avery, 22 Gang. DOWN 1 Domicile, 2 Coterte, 3 Large, 4 Idol, 5 Pair, 6 Strand, 10 Construw, 12 Enamel, 14 Macabre, 16 Rocky, 17 Last, 18 Brow.
How to play As traditional sudoku, but numbers along the path of an arrow must also add up to the circled square at the top of each arrow.
| 5 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 9 | |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 5 | 9 |
Puzzles v
How to play The classic word-search puzzle: find all the words in the grid. Words may be hidden horizontally, vertically or diagonally and in either a forwards or backwards direction.

ARIEL
BELINDA
BIANCA
CALIBAN
CORDELIA
CRESSIDA
CUPID
DESDEMONA
FERDINAND
FRANCISCO
JULIET
MARGARET
MIRANDA
OBERON
OPHELIA
PORTIA
PROSPERO
PUCK
ROSALIND
TITANIA
I am a country in the Middle East. Change one letter and I am a warning sign for the future. Change another letter and I roast or bake. Change a further letter and I am equally balanced. Finally, add one letter and I am a social occasion. What are the five words?
Use the letters given to complete the star so that two five letter words, one four letter word and two words of two letters can be read. What are the words?
A E E H M O P S T

Which to letter word begins and ends with 'EN'?
Solutions, page viii
Take the workout at mensa.org.uk
Find the missing words by following the RHYME, LETTERS and MEANING links – eg, a word that rhymes with 'cheek', has one letter different from 'pear' and has the same meaning as mountain, would be 'peak'.

Full rules at zygolex.com. Solutions, page viii

How to play Fill the white squares so that the total in each across or down run of cells matches the total at the start of that run. You must use the numbers from 1-9 only and cannot repeat a number in a run.
How to play Place each of the letters below once into the empty hexagons, crossing them off as you do so. Enter the letters in such a way that it is possible to find all the words listed alongside the grid by moving from hexagon to adjacent hexagon to spell out each word.
A, D, E, F, G, I, J, L, M, N, P, R, S, W, X, Y

BAGFUL CAB DABS FIT IMP JABS LUX MUG MUSH OWNED SLUM WIM WORK WRY
How to play Can you fit all the words into the grid to complete the puzzle? Some words may initially fit in more than one place, but there is only one way to fit all the words together to complete the grid.

4 Letters
Alto
Foul
Gnat
5 Letters
Arrow
Bilge
Stave
Toxin
6 Letters
Angler
Cursed
Factor
Legion
Usable
7 Letters
Amazing
Climber
Include
Tequila
Valiant
8 Letters
Defiance
Grandeur
Interest
How to play Fill the empty squares with numbers that will make the across and down calculations produce the results shown in the grey squares. Each numeral from 1 to 9 must only appear once. The calculations should be performed from left to right and top to bottom, rather than in strict mathematical order.
Easier

Harder

vi Puzzles
How to play Can you find the words in the grid? They may be written horizontally, vertically or diagonally, and either forwards or backwards.
| F | B | R | E | D | N | A | L | O | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | U | N | H | F | Z | B | J | Y | K |
| Y | E | N | O | B | I | Q | M | R | G |
| I | L | J | I | O | T | N | O | W | A |
| N | D | Y | I | K | P | F | K | H | L |
| G | A | T | R | H | E | S | Y | I | U |
| P | L | A | B | S | B | M | I | S | T |
| A | P | Y | V | I | U | O | A | K | A |
| N | V | D | P | D | A | Z | W | R | P |
| N | A | P | E | C | U | A | S | L | S |
| BOWL | FRYING PAN | SAUCEPAN |
|---|---|---|
| COLANDER | KNIFE | SPATULA |
| DISH | LADLE | SPOON |
| FORK | RAMEKIN | WHISK |
How to play Can you spot the six differences between these two pictures?




How to play Can you find three matching shapes that are identical in colour and size? Shapes can be rotated.

How to play Answers to every clue contain only the letters in the grid, are five letters long and include the central letter.
| G | M | I |
|---|---|---|
| W | N | S |
| T | O | U |
How to play Solve the crossword-style clues below to fill the grid, writing one letter per square. The last letter of each answer is the first letter of the next answer. These have been written in for you, along with the first and last letter of the whole puzzle.
| T | N | CLUES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| START | Place smaller than a city (u) | |||||
| African country whose capital is Abuja (1) | ||||||
| Exciting trip (b) | ||||||
| Finished (b) | ||||||
| Extinct bird (u) | ||||||
How to play The value of each square in the number pyramid is the sum of the two squares directly under it.

How to play Can you find the matching wolf?


| 33 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 20 | 11 | 27 |
| 36 | 37 | 22 | |
| 10 | |||
| 25 | 30 | 23 |
How to play Three of the numbers in the box left add up to 51. But can you work out what those three numbers are?
Puzzles vii
How to play Circle the coins below to show how much you will need to buy the pizza. Then you must work out how much change will be left over from your funds.

How to play Fill the grid with the words given in the list. Each word has only one position and must fit exactly in the given squares.

How to play The aim is to get from the start to the end of the puzzle, using the clues that appear below each step of the pyramid to help you, together with the knowledge that the next answer is an anagram of the previous clue plus one new letter.
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Respond to

Sugary fluid in flowers

A half-man, half-horse creature


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Inquisitor solvers may send queries and comments to nimmdd@ueldoc.co.uk and @enegmatiningartsky-pacial at any time. You can comment about today's puzzle after 11am on 25 August at fifteen squared net, which hosts a weekly blog

Clues are given in alphabetical order of their answers which must be entered where they will fit, although seven thematic entries (involving two pairs) are unclued. Each clue contains an extra word of at least four letters that must be removed to enable solving. The position of the word within the clue indicates the position of the required letter within that word that collectively, in normal clue order, identify what must be highlighted in the completed grid.

Tribute to extremely moving, turbulent arrangement for couple (5)
Keen German tailing leaders of Russia's elusive agents (5)
Must police rest shortly after resolving frenzies in New York? (7)
Mainly concerned with depression, funny tokens of debt ignored (5)

Please: THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
The phrase derives from Don McLean's 'American Pie' from 1971, in which extra words in otherwise normal clues appear in that order. Added strings are "the day" (MON, TUE 1, deleted strings are varieties of music that have "died" as a result (RAP, PORT, RAG, LAV, MENTO, CATCH, EMO)
How to play Place the numbers from 1-5 exactly once in each row and column. The greater than and less than signs ('x' and 'r') indicate where one cell is greater/less than the adjacent cell indicated.

Nine-letter word |OCULARLY Other words | alloy, arco, coral, clay, coal, cola, collar, colly, coral, jocular, jolly, local, lory, lour, loyal, ocular, olla, oral, orally, orca, roll, royal, your
Across 3 A-Brud-E.
5 Kind-Red, 6 Ground
Down 1 Hord-won, 2/4 Severn Bridge*
Across 9 Ryan Fox, 11 A Complete Unknown, 15 Czechoslovakia, 16 John Healey, 17/30 Bearded visitors, 38 Aneurysm, 19 RuPaul, 21 Asturias, 24 Linda Nosková, 33 Tijuana, 34 Bootleg, 36 Meg and Mog, 39/8 Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 40 Measles, 41 Adil Ray, 43 Iron ore, 44 Morgan Fairchild, 47 Cripe Suzette, 50 Edna Dore, 54 Driver, 56 Nearness, 58 Honiton, 61 Cheap Trick, 62 Toad of Toad Hall, 63 Farewell, My Lovely, 64 Siberia
Arrowword
| R | M | T | E | D | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | O | D | E | G | A | H | O | M | E | R | |
| P | U | G | J | A | R | B | U | Y | |||
| R | E | B | U | K | E | A | W | A | R | E | |
| N | L | O | S | E | S | R | O | Y | |||
| A | T | L | A | S | T | H | O | G | E | ||
| O | T | I | W | O | O | D | |||||
| U | P | P | E | R | C | A | S | E | N | ||
| O | E | U | N | S | U | R | E | ||||
| K | A | M | A | S | A | E | I | P | A | S | |
| L | B | U | O | P | A | D | C | ||||
| P | O | T | O | M | A | C | M | A | Y | O | |
| N | D | E | P | O | S | I | T | O | R | ||
| D | E | T | E | S | T | S | D | E | S | T |
Down 1 Brazier, 2 Lancers, 3 Axel, 4 Marvin, 5 Rock Hudson, 7 Lethe, 8 Sweet Love, 10 Flowers, 12 Peaky Blinders, 13 Nahru, 14 Ntamack, 20 Calumet, 22 Umbo, 23 I Robid, 25 Outlander, 29 Tony Banks, 30/2 Rodolphe Kreutzer, 32 Coracle, 35 The Rose Tattoo, 37 Stormzy, 38 Rannin, 43 Green Paper, 46 Brodehael, 48/6 Private Benjamin, 49 Tony Kaye, 51 Roebarb, 52/42 Richard Dadd, 53 Soul Man, 55 Eat me, 57 Soon-Yi, 59/26 Milli Vanilli, 60 STASI
Friday's Codeword 4585
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | W | D | I | J | M | S | K | X | O | U | G | F |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| B | Q | R | L | P | T | Y | C | A | Z | H | N | V |
Left to right: number, swing, sir, line, six, swine, fix, fig, pig, mind, pug, mind, jug, tend, dog
Across 1. Fete, 5 Coelho, 11 Ibex, 12 Aground, 14 None, 15 Blisters, 17 Ern, 18 Mien, 19 Soy, 20 Iron, 22 Bind, 23 Sile, 24 Glee, 25 Sat, 26 Bra, 27 Dyer, 29 Loki, 31 Teen, 32 Owen, 33 Owl, 34 Foul, 36 Lip, 39 Paladins, 42 Yoda, 43 Roberto, 44 Ever, 45 Wilson, 46 West
Down 1 Fine, 2 Ebor, 3 Tennis, 4 Axe, 6 Ogle, 7 Erin, 8 Les, 9 Hut, 10 Onave, 13 Drone, 16 Syd, 18 Molar, 21 Rosen, 22 Blake, 24 Grovel, 26 Blissom, 27 Dewar, 28 Yellow, 30 In love, 31 Top, 34 Fire, 35 On to, 37 Ides, 38 Part, 40 Abi, 41/5 Del cabinet, 42 Yew
How to play Each row, column and 3 by 3 box must contain each number (1 to 9) only once. The sum of all numbers contained within grey lines must match the number printed in its top-left corner. No number can appear more than once in an area formed by grey lines.
| 13 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 9 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| 28 | 15 | |||||||
| 16 | 12 | 7 | ||||||
| 8 | 15 | 12 | 16 | |||||
| 7 | 21 | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 12 | 14 |

How to play How many words can you find using the letters in the wheel? We've found 24, including one nine-letter word. Each word must use the centre letter and at least three others. Letters may be used only once. You may not use foreign words, proper nouns or plurals, though you may use verb forms ending in 's'.
Solutions, left
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American siblings Martin (Will Forte, fresh from The Four Seasons) and Vicky (D'Arcy Carden) relocate to Sydney with dreams of getting rich with a spray tan business, but their plans fade quicker than their product. Spiralling, Martin ends up dragging them into the criminal underworld after a misguided night of passion in this Australian comedy drama.
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Robert Kurson PENGUIN, $32.99
In 1991, diving rivals John Chatterton and Richie Kohler found a sunken submarine off the coast of New Jersey. Over the next six years, they put aside their differences to lead an elite team on dangerous missions as they uncovered the mystery of a Second World War German U-boat, a mangle of twisted metal and human bones.
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The American football game launched by the late head coach John Madden has come a long way since its first iteration in 1988. This 37th variation has sharpened up everything from the passing game, giving quarterbacks distinct throwing personalities, to the effects of the weather, and the franchise mode has real texture.
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If you think you have a good book in you, join comedian Helen Lederer and author Chrissie
Manby's gossipy writers' retreat. They'll talk through everything from how to write in tough times to attracting an agent, with the help of celebrated authors including Alison Espach (The Wedding People) and Holly Gramazio (The Husbands).
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By Josie Copson
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Distance 4km/2½ miles
Approx time to complete 2 hours
Start/finish Newcastle harbour
This route in the dramatic Mountains of Mourne climbs the foothills of Slieve Donard, Northern Ireland's highest peak, and comes steeply back down via several waterfalls. The Granite Trail celebrates the area's heritage with relics and a recreated shoddy hut that once sheltered stone workers. Granite quarried here was used to build the Belfast docks and pave the streets of Lancashire. Stay in the cheerfully stylish Avoca hotel, where the bar serves local ale and Insta-worthy cocktails (double rooms from £150)
Co Derry/Londonderry
Distance 3¾ km/2 miles
Approx time to complete 1 hour
Start/finish Derry/Londonderry railway station
Wander along the River Foyle to grab coffee and fresh-baked pastries at The Fold. Then head over the Peace Bridge and around Derry's 400-year-old city walls. Fans of the TV show won't want to miss the Derry Girls experience in the Tower Museum and the mural on the wall of Badger's Bar. Back over the river, you can take a taster-filled tour of the Walled City Brewery. Next door, the Ebrington is a sandalwood-scented hotel and spa in a former army barracks (doubles from £160)
Powys
Distance 2¾ km/1½ miles
Start/finish Hay Castle
A gentle stroll beside the wide River Wye, past stony beaches and shady willows, makes the perfect break from bookshop-browsing in charming, literary Hay. Sir Joseph Bailey, who built the vaulted Cheese Market opposite the castle, paid to create the popular riverside Bailey Walk in 1886. Take the path past St Mary's Church through a stone tunnel and head left towards The Warren to loop clockwise around the meadow, looking out for tall herons and bright kingfishers

Phoebe Taplin has explored every part of the UK on foot for decades. Here are her favourite short hikes, passing castles, salt marshes and Neolithic stones
Gower Peninsula
Distance 7½ km/4½ miles
Approx time to complete 2½ hours Start/finish Dairy Car Park or nearby bus stops, Mumbles
A well-surfaced stretch of coast path near Swansea forms an easy-going circuit from ruined Oystermouth Castle, starting with a stroll past Mumbles' Victorian pier and lighthouse and an ice cream from Forte's. Pressing on, you will pass through golden gorse and pink
heather, with seals bobbing in the bay below. Stop at Langland's Brasserie, among seaside palm trees and beach huts, for herb-crusted cod with crispy cockles, before circling back through leafy suburbs and characterful streets, crammed with half-timbered pads and galleries.
Carmarthenshire
Distance 8¾ km/5½ miles
Approx time to complete 2½ hours
Start Ferryside railway station
Finish Kidwelly railway station
This hilly, inland stretch of the Wales Coast Path starts with views of 12th-century Castell Llansteffan across the estuary. Climb down through mossy bluebell woods and up again for vistas over distant sea and silver salt marsh. Follow the mud-banked River Gwendraeth to Kidwelly Castle, a huge maze of spiral stairs with a wall walk and views across sepia reed beds. The Three Rivers Hotel and Spa (from £130 a night) is 15 minutes' walk from Ferryside station.
Pembrokeshire
Distance 5km/3 miles
Start/finish Manorbier Castle
Taking in some spectacular
Pembrokeshire coast, this circular walk starts near Manorbier's 12th-century castle, with a lovely café and views from the round towers. Cleric and writer Gerald of Wales was born here and described it as "the pleasantest spot in Wales". The castle crowns the cliffs above a sandy beach, ringed by woods and wild coastal flowers. There are striking rock formations and a sandstone Neolithic tomb beside a narrow, red-earth trail through sweet-scented haney suckle and aromatic yarrow
Distance 6½ km/4 miles
Start/finish Aber Falls bus stop,
Abergwyngregyn village
An out-and-back path leads to Rhaeadr-fawr (Aber Falls) one of the highest waterfalls in Wales, plummeting down a rocky step among the spray-fed ferns and mosses. Coastal bus 5 runs every half hour from Bangor to Caernarfon, stopping in the village of Abergwyngregyn, two miles downstream. As you climb, there are views along the coast to Anglesey on a clear day. Ten minutes' stroll the other way from the bus stop brings you to the Aber Falls distillery, which launched its first single malt whisky in 2021.

Orkney
Distance 5km/3 miles
Start/finish Car park or bus stop for the Stones of Stenness
Some of Britain's most spectacular prehistoric monuments stand on the grassy Ness of Brodgar. This long peninsula between two wildlife-rich lochs, one fresh, the other brackish, is part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney world heritage site, featuring remains of 5,000-year-old homes. The Ring of Brodgar, built in the 3rd millennium BC, is Scotland's largest stone circle, backed by views across the water to the mountains of Hoy

Distance 6½ km/4 miles
Start: finish Inverness railway station
Explore this leafy archipelago, linked by elegant footbridges, in the fast-flowing River Ness. Head out past Inverness Museum (free) and the revamped castle with its state-of-the-art immersive sound-and-light experience (£20) Walk back to the station on the far side of the river and through the renovated Victorian market, where you can eat local scallops at The Redshank or caramel brownies from the Bad Girl Bakery.
Distance 6½ km/4½ miles
Start: finish Burn O'Vat car park
With purple heath, birch woods, tranquil lochs, cascading streams, a prehistoric crannog (artificial island) and a Pictish cross carved 1,200 years ago into an intricate tracery of spirals, this beautiful circuit of Loch Kinord packs classic features of the Cairngorms countryside into a manageable walk. Back at the visitor centre, don't miss a short extra walk westwards to the Burn O'Vat, through a narrow, mossy ravine, you reach a red granite cauldron, hollowed out by glacial meltwater.



Above, from right: Mumbles promenade, Gower; the Peace Bridge, Derry; Kidwelly Castle, Carmarthenshire; below: Forest of Dean sculpture trail, Herefordshire; bottom: Derby's Museum of Making; below left: Chelmondiston, Suffolk; bottom left: Mersea Beach, Essex GETTY, GIMITRIS LEGAKIS, CHRIS HILL, CADW IMAGE LIBRARY, PHOEBE TAPLIN

Distance 5km/3 miles
Approx time to complete 1½ hours
Start: finish Stonehaven harbour
One of Scotland's most picturesque castles is sea-ringed Dunnottar, a couple of miles' there-and-back walk along the cliffs from the market town of Stonehaven. On the way,

there are brilliant coastal views and a columned clifftop war memorial. Back in Stonehaven, dodge the gulls as you eat award-winning fish and chips outside The Bay, followed by Biscoff ice cream or lime ripple sorbet from Giulianotti's, an Italian sweet shop that opened in 1899.
Distance 4km/2½ miles
Start: finish Balloch railway station
The bonnie banks of Loch Lomond close to the village of Balloch offer shady gleno, mountain views and a walled garden. It is tricky to park in summer but easy to reach by public transport, and much of Balloch Castle Country Park is accessible to wheelchairs and buggies. Two hundred acres of ornamental parkland, once a private aristocratic estate, are now a lovely place to wheel or stroll by the water and look out across the hills.
Distance 3km/3 miles
Start: finish Holyrood Abbey
Arthur's Seat is the craggy extinct volcano that dominates the Edinburgh skyline. Climb one of several paths up this rugged extinct volcano for 360-degree views across the Palace of Holyroodhouse and clifftop Edinburgh Castle to the shining Firth of Forth and distant hills. Few cities can boast something as wild yet central, rabbits scamper through the rocks and an iodine breath of the sea mixes with the coconutty scent of the gorse.
Distance 5½ km/3½ miles
Start: finish Howtown Pier
Lakeside paths, bracken-covered hills, mossy woods, rocky streams and
mountains reflected in the water – all in a three-mile hike. This short route around Hallin Fell is relatively easy by Cumbrian standards, following paths and lanes to a church and then Sandwick Beck down to the lake. Arrive by boat on one of the wooden Ullswater Steamers, which run all year (or park near St Peter's Church). You could also climb the hill itself, adding about 45 minutes to the route.
Distance 4km/2½ miles
Approx time 1½ hours
Start Port Sunlight station
Finish Bebington station
Follow a heritage trail round the garden village of Port Sunlight, founded in 1888 by William Lever for the workers in his soap factory. Peaky Blinders enthusiasts might recognise the much-filmed Dell garden, near Port Sunlight station, where rhododendrons flower around an ornamental bridge and paths wind through reddening acers. It is 10 minutes' stroll to the Lady Lever gallery (free) full of pre-Raphaelite damsels and (for 2026) designs by May Morris. The downstairs café serves Scouse stew with pickled cabbage.
Distance 5km/3 miles
Approx time 2 hours
Start: finish Delamere Station
Stroll around Blakemere Moss from Delamere station, 35 minutes by train from Chester, past prehistoric bogs, glinting dragonflies and carpets of starry sphagnum. Blakemere is the largest of Delamere Forest's many flooded hollows created at the end of the last Ice Age. The path, suitable for all-terrain mobility scooters, skirts pine trees and sedge. The lake and woods are home to rare gulls, resident woodpeckers, and even overwintering crossbills. The old sandstone station house hosts a cosy café.
Distance 9km/5½ miles
Start: finish Silverdale station
A circuit through Eaves Wood with its ancient limes and gnarled yew trees, and along a stretch of cave-pitted coast. Keep going to Jenny Brown's Point for views over Morecambe Bay. Heading back to the station past RSPB Leighton Moss, watch teal and tufted ducks dive into the lakes and marsh.
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harriers or murmurations of starlings circling over golden reedbeds. Stay at the cosy Silverdale Hotel, a village pub with bay views, generous breakfasts and doubles from £90 B&B.
Distance 6½ km/4 miles
Start/finish Chare Ends Car Park
There are new stretches of path on Lindisfarne, where a full circuit of the tidal island is now an official part of the King Charles III England Coast Path. Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, is accessible only when receding tides uncover the curving causeway road and ancient postmarked pilgrims' way across wet sand, which link it to the mainland. A rewarding hike around Lindisfarne passes the crag-topping castle and pink-stoned priory, as well as wader-foraged mudflats and a reedy blue lough.
Distance 8km/5 miles
Approx time to complete 2½ miles
Start/finish Fountain Head,
Seaton Sluice
These five level miles of countryside, with sand dunes, wooded valleys, an island lighthouse and coastal pub crawl, start down the road from Seaton Delaval Hall. This atmospheric shell of a National Trust stately home was designed by John Vanbrugh of Castle Howard fame. Head over fields and follow Holywell Dene to the coast for a pint in The Delaval Arms. Then walk along the cliffs to Seaton Sluice harbour, once a busy seaport, to watch the boats below the whitewashed Kings Arms.
Distance 5km/3 miles
Start/finish Armstrong Bridge
With waterfalls, stepping stones, old mills and bridges, Jesmond Dene is a picturesque, wooded valley with several accessible paths among its leafy network of walkways. Twenty minutes by bus from Newcastle railway station but a stroll through flowers and birdsong by the Ouseburn makes the city feel far away. There are plenty of places to eat and drink along nearby Jesmond Road from daily all-day brunch at the One Kitchen & Social to buskers, beer, and Buckfast cocktails at Luckies brewery.

Distance From 1km/½ mile
Approx time to complete
From 2 hours
Start/finish Auckland Tower
Bishop Auckland's 150 acres of parkland are free to visit. Roam through winding riverside woods, which belonged for centuries to the Prince Bishops of Durham. One 18th-century bishop landscaped the park, adding an ornate deer house. Don't miss the peaceful new poppy-spangled Paradise Garden and views across the Wear Valley. The walkable town, regenerated by the Auckland Project, has a free viewing tower, impressive art galleries and El Castillo tapas restaurant.
Distance 8km/5 miles
Approx time to complete 3 hours
Start/finish Saltergate car park
& bus stop
A natural hollow in the North York Moors, the spectacular Hole of Horcum deepened over millennia as water from underground springs carved the rock into a huge bowl. The surrounding moorland, inhabited in prehistoric and medieval times, is now an expanse of heather, bracken and grazing sheep. Along wooded Dundale Griff, you can spot finches and yellowhammers.
Distance 2½ km/1½ miles
Start/finish Waterfront car parks,
West Mersea
Britain's most easterly inhabited island has beach huts, smugglers' creeks, oyster shacks and fishermen's cottages. Take an amble around town past floating causeway and boatyards, sailing clubs and sea walls. Stop off for Mersea wine and seafood at The Company. Shed and sleep at the 16th-century White Hart Inn, which reopened in 2022 with a vaulted contemporary dining room and summer terrace (doubles £185 B&B).
Distance 3½ km/2 miles
Start/finish Pin Mill Car park
Wander through Pin Mill. Woods beside the saltmarsh-lined Orwell estuary – a short walk with a real sense of wildness and a great pub at the end. From the tree-topped cliffs, where bluebells give way to summer foxgloves, there are views over the boats below, including weathered wrecks dissolving into purslane and sea lavender. Stop off for a pint of Adnams at the 17th-century Butt & Oyster, overlooking the estuary with barges drifting past the windows.
Distance 4km/2½ miles
Start/finish Flint Barn café
A couple of miles east of Norwich, Whitlingham Country Park is dominated by a reed-fringed mile-long lake. A walk around the edge

introduces lovely features of the local landscape: marsh and meadow; woods and wetlands. Wildlife ranges from swans to super-shy bitterns, whose low, unearthly call is a haunting feature of the Broads in springtime.
Distance 8km/5 miles
Start/finish St Ives bus station/
parking nearby
Moorhens glide under silver-green
willows on the River Great Ouse near medieval St Ives, where the early 15th-century bridge has a little
stone chapel in the middle. Cross the ancient meadows to fairy-tale Hemingford Grey and loop back past Houghton watermill. It is easy to reach St Ives from Cambridge North railway station on the world's longest guided busway. Refreshment options in St Ives include the Golden Lion, a Georgian coaching inn with smart modern rooms around £85 B&B.
Distance 2km/1½ miles
Approx time to complete 45 minutes
Start/finish Snipe Dales car park
Listen out for warblers singing in the waterside trees on one of
Clockwise from left: Manorbier Castle, Pembrokeshire; Aber Falls, Gwynedd; Langland to Caswell, Gower; Delamere Station House, Cheshire; St Ives, Cambridgeshire; Seaton Sluice, Northumberland
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three walking routes through Snipe Dales nature reserve in the underrated Lincolnshire Wolds. There are wide views across rolling wolds and a rare unspoiled wet valley teeming with butterflies among fragrant meadowsweet and bright pink ragged robin. Stay in nearby Horncastle at the Admiral Rodney, a brick-walled, riverside inn, where you can dine on chicken gyres with Greek salad or pan-fried sea bass and hasselback potatoes. (doubles from about £90 B&B).
Distance 5km/3 miles
Start/finish Courtyard at Welbeck
It is a short, sculpture-dotted walk from the Welbeck estate to the spectacular limestone gorge at Creswell Crags. Pop into the café, farm shop, free gallery and museum in Welbeck Courtyard before setting off on one of a choice of walking routes. The Creswell Caves Walk, through hedges rich in rosehips and blackberries, leads past ponds to caves, where Ice Age humans lived and left rock art on the walls.

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Distance 3¾ km/2 miles Approx time to complete 1 hour Start Broadway pub, Darley Abbey Tiverside Darley Park holds Britain's biggest collection of hydrangeas. Open until late October, it fills walled gardens with candyfloss-sized flowers. Catch one of the sixes from Derby bus station and hop off five minutes later outside the Broadway pub in Darley Abbey. Follow the Derwent downstream for about a mile to the innovative Museum of Making in an old brick silk mill.
The museum's River Kitchen serves brunch-style Derbyshire oatcakes and caramelised apple tart.
Leicestershire
Distance From 1½ km/1 mile Approx time From half an hour Start finish Newtown Linford car park Fallow deer graze around ruined brick walls at the house where Lady Jane Grey was born in the 1530s, and 18th-century Old John Tower stands on a hilltop above bracken and craggy outcrops. Bradgate Park has a varied network of paths to explore and

recently featured in Chris Packham's Evolution. Stay in Loughborough, a few miles north, at Burleigh Court, a smart hotel on the university campus (doubles from £75 room only).
Distance From 3½ km/2 miles Approx time to complete an hour Start finish Beechenhurst Lodge The Forest of Dean has witnessed a lot of activity over the past millennium. Normans hunted boar and Tudor monarchs turned trees into warships. Today, a sculpture trail winds through the trees. You might spot a crown of iron flames in the beech-tree canopy or a stained-glass window hanging between pines and birches above white-rumped roe deer. The 17th-century Speech House serves breakfast in the old courtroom with its stone fireplace and wall-mounted antlers (doubles from £75 B&B).
Gloucestershire
Distance From 1½ km/1 mile Approx time From half an hour Start finish De Vere hotel Cotswold Lakes includes nearly 200 flooded former gravel pits south of Cirencester with boat hire, bird hides and the UK's biggest inland beach. Base yourself at the stylish, modern De Vere hotel (doubles from £115 B&B) with a spa and waterside terraces. Scenic walks start from the door, including a short toddle by the Thames and Severn canal, where bats flit at dusk and waterlilies float. Loop back via lakes and rivers for English fuzz and local cheeses at The Old Boathouse restaurant.
Distance 7½ km/4½ miles Approx time to complete 2½ hours Start finish Starcross railway station (or nearby ferry from Exmouth) Amble around Starcross and Powderham Castle on this walk between the wide Exe estuary and the deer park at Powderham. Then climb inland past evergreen holm oaks and the 60m Belvedere Tower, and down again through sweet chestnut woods. There are riverside fields with bulrushes and water mint and thatched cottages around Kenton village, where it is worth detouring to visit the medieval church, with its carved and painted screen.
Distance 5 miles Approx time to complete 2½ hours Start finish Padstow Link Road car park in Padstow (buses stop nearby) Miles of undulating coast path meander round the headlands between Padstow and Harlyn Bay. This shorter, gentler route follows the coast at the start and end but takes a shortcut in between. On the way, it passes creeper-covered Tudor Prideaux Place, with its deer park, and Padstow farm shop-deli deep in the countryside. Picking up the coast path again, skirt past a collapsed sea cave to reach Harlyn Bay, with cafés and buses back to Padstow.


Distance 4km/2½ miles Approx time to complete 1 hour Start finish Overton Community Centre Last year marked the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth and new trails, designed to celebrate novelist's legacy, follow her footsteps through the Hampshire fields and villages where she grew up. The shortest is a circuit of 'Overton in Jane Austen's Time', passing riverside mills and rose-wreathed thatched cottages. An accompanying leaflet unearths all kinds of local connections as you stroll by the River Test chalk stream, with fish dimpling its surface and swans nesting on its banks.
Distance 5½ km/3½ miles Approx time to complete 2 hours Start White Hart pub in Minster Lovell Finish Market Square in Witney This linear walk through the peaceful Windrush Valley on the edge of the Cotswolds passes the ruined 15th-century manor house at Minster Lovell, one of Oxfordshire's prettiest villages. From there, a riverside ramble circles the town of Witney, once famous for blanket-making. Start by getting bus 233 or 234 to Minster Lovell and then walk back for a meal at The Fleece in Witney on the ancient tree-lined green near the Buttercross.
Distance 9km/5½ miles Approx time to complete 2½ hours Start finish The Bull, Cottered The pretty thatched village of Cottered in the middle of Hertfordshire has a 16th-century church with a fine beamed roof and interesting wall painting. A network of paths and lanes spiderwebs
through the surrounding countryside with its patchwork of fields and farms, woods and cottages. This loop is one option, but you could easily make it even shorter. Stay nearby at luxurious adults-only Bethnal & Bec cabins with outdoor hot tubs, firepits, private gardens and half-price e-bike hire for people who get there by bus.
Distance 4km/2½ miles Approx time to complete 1½ hours Start finish Baker Street underground station For a green escape in the heart of the capital, take a turn around elegantly landscaped Regent's Park, with most paths suitable for buggies and wheelchairs. Head past the boating lake and over the circular road into the flowery central section with roses and ornamental fountains. Don't miss the lovely Japanese garden, complete with boardwalk and waterfall. Continue north past the Zoo and left along the canal towpath for glimpses of okapis, warthogs and wild dogs.
Distance 6½ km/4 miles Approx time to complete 2 hours Start Margate railway station End Birchington railway station For a seaside amble along the newly launched King Charles III England Coast Path, take the fast train to arty Margate, where the station is just steps from the seafront. Turn left for miles of sandy beach or high-tide clifftop footpaths past peaceful chalk-walled bays and tidal rockpools. In Birchington, don't miss quirky Quex House & Gardens, a mile from the station, where the Powell-Cotton Museum has the UK's oldest large-scale natural history divisions.
Distance 7½ km/4½ miles Approx time to complete 2½ hours Start Amberley railway station Finish Arundel railway station This station-to-station hike through the Arun Valley, an hour and 20 minutes by train from London, runs mostly along the South Downs Way, a well-signed National Trail from Winchester in Hampshire to Eastbourne in East Sussex. Turn left out of Amberley station, cross the river and turn left again along the waterside path to pick up the trail, passing chalk downlands, shady woods, and the winding River Arun. A bee-friendly path leads from the South Downs Way under the railway to pretty Arundel station.
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Christine Austin recommends the best flavours and deals on the shelves right now


IMATHIA, GREECE, £10.50, TESCO Xinomavro grapes grown at high altitude have a freshness of flavour, with red cherry and cranberry fruit and a food-friendly rounded texture.
PUGLIA, ITALY, £950, WAVTROSE Continuing its quest to rediscover old grape varieties. Waitrose has found this elegant, pale, flavour-filled floral, red-fruits and savoury, minerally rosé.
PORTUGAL, £5.99, LIDL
A crisp, fresh, lively vinho verde rounded out with redcurrant and raspberry fruit with a citrus finish. Just 8.5 per cent alcohol.
LANGUIDOC, FRANCE, £10 UNTIL 30 AUG WITH MORE CARD (USUALLY £12), MORRISONS
An elegant, glass-stoppered bottle containing equally elegant wine. Grenache, syrup and cinault grapes give raspberry and redcurrant flavours.
FRANCE, £9.75, ASDA
The classic curvy bottle of the region brings Provence to your table, with clean citrus, strawberry and cherry flavours and hint of wild herbs.
PAYS DOC, FRANCE, £11, SAINSBURY'S Higher-altitude vineyards and early morning grape-picking provides fresh, crunchy pink grapefruit and strawberry flavours with a creamy style.

Bruce Jack Sauvignon Blanc 2025 SOUTH AFRICA, £7.25 UNTIL 1 SEPTEMBER WITH NECTAR (USUALLY £9), SAINSBURY'S Full of zippy, fresh, thirst-quenching lemongrass, gooseberry and passion fruit flavours with a lime-zest finish. Great-value sunshine therapy
Classic, zesty citrus flavours, rounded out with just a splash of chardonnay, adding a peachy note to this dry, delicious wine.
PUGLIA, ITALY, £750 (USUALLY £9) WITH MORE CARD UNTIL 30 AUGUST, MORRISONS
Local grape verdeca was almost extinct,
but new plantings are giving light floral notes with crisp, white peach and lemon flavours.
Found Feteasca Alba 2025 ROMANIA, MARISA SPENCER, £8 Pronounce this grape fet-asca and enjoy the delicate peach and jasmine aromas with green apple crunch and a touch of herbs.
MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND, £8 UNTIL 18 AUGUST (USUALLY £12), WAVTROSE Lemon and lime aromas with mango and passion fruit flavours and a minerally finish. Pair with goat's cheese and asparagus.
FRANCE, £7.75, £0.09
Terrific flavours in this wine, with lively citrus aromas and the taste of freshly squeezed lime with a crunchy, minerally finish. Perfect as an aperitif.
PIEDMONT, ITALY, £999, LIDL Gavi di Gavi comes from the heart of the region. This is bright and herb-scented, with ripe pears and a steely backbone.
LANGUIDOC, £10 ON MIA'S ECEBALL, MAJESTIC From vineyards that can see the sea, this is fresh and lively with a clear focus on citrus fruit and a crunchy beach pebble finish.




Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc NEW ZEALAND, £3.47 FOR ZOOML CAN & 47 FOR 1 DEAL, ASDA Refreshing flavours in a can that cuts down on chill time, weight and glass if you are picnicking or off to a concert.
The Uncommon Bubbly White ENGLAND, £47 FOR 187ML CAN, TESCO A lightweight, easy-to-chill
alternative when packing for the beach. English fizzy wine with light elderflower and citrus aromas and a crunchy green apple taste.
Bijou Le Chic Grenache Pays D'Oc Rosé FRANCE, 1.5 LITRES, £56 UNTIL 18 AUGUST (USUALLY £18), WAVTROSE A delicate, pink wine in a pouch with a tap make this
an easy solution for parties. Summer fruit flavours with a clean citrus finish.
Pierre Jaurant Le Grand Poulet 2025 FRANCE, 1.5 LITRES £11.99, ALDI Perfect for large beach parties, with two bottles' worth of wine in a screw-topped magnum. An easy drinking pale rosé that goes well with seafood.
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Exceptional Cava Rosado Mas Miralda SPAIN, £275, ASDA
One hundred per cent pinot noir grapes give this frothy pink fizz delicious strawberry and summer fruit flavours with a clear, dry finish.
Croix de Ceyssac, Crémant de Bordeaux Brut FRANCE, £8.99 LIDL
Bright, crisp green apple and citrus flavours with a rounded, rolling fizz. A great-value aperitif, or an upmarket partner to a fish and chip supper.
Wind & Waves Sparkling Vinho Verde PORTUGAL, £8, TESCO
A sparkling vinho verde with the usual fresh citrus and crunch of loureiro and arinta grapes and a slightly off-dry, peachy note.
The Best Crémant de Limoux Brut FRANCE, £10.50 UNTIL 30 AUGUST WITH MORE CARD (USUALLY £12.50), MORRISONS
Perfect for sunshine sipping, this elegant chardonnay, chenin and pinot noir wine has ripe peach and pear flavours wrapped in toasty brioche notes.
Taste the Difference Discovery Pét Nat FRANCE, £12, SAINSBURY'S
A naturally sparkling (pét nat - or pétillant naturel) wine with soft bubbles, savoury apple and peach fruit and an off-dry finish.
Bouvet Ladubay Saumur Brut
LORIE, FRANCE, £12.50 ON MIN-SIX DEAL, MAJESTIC Mainly chenin blanc with a splash of chardonnay, this traditionally made fizz tastes several notches above its price point, with crisp apple and pear flavours.

Exceptional Garnacha 2024 ARAGON, SPAIN, £7, ASDA
Full of bright, juicy raspberry and strawberry fruit, garnacha enjoys a spell in the fridge, emerging with easy, gluggable flavours. Great with pasta.
Found Marzemino 2024 TRENTINO, ITALY, £8, MARKS & SPENCER
Marzemino is an historic grape variety with ripe cherry fruit, soft acidity and a lively exuberance that can cope with 30 minutes in the fridge.
Al Fresco 2024 NAVARRE, SPAIN, £8.75, CO-OP
One hundred per cent garnacha grapes provide bags of ripe strawberry and red cherry fruit with a crisp freshness that is perfect with a lunchtime barbecue.
Taste the Difference Discovery Frappato 2025 TERRE SCOLANE, ITALY, £9, SAINSBURY'S
The frappato grape is Sicily's answer to beaujolais, with fresh, juicy strawberry and cherry flavours, alongside just a hint of light aromatic spice.
Morandé One to One Pais 2023
MAULE VALLEY, CHILE, £9.50 ON MIN-SIX DEAL, MAJESTIC
Old vines make delicious wines, and these native grapes of Chile give juicy, cherry, cranberry and raspberry flavours that shine best when chilled.
The Best Beaujolais 2023 FRANCE, £9.50 UNTIL 30 AUGUST WITH MORE CARD (USUALLY £10), MORRISONS
A bright, lively beaujolais with crunchy raspberry fruit that shines in the glass after a short time in the fridge.

Pierre Jaurant Bordeaux 2024 FRANCE, £5.49, ALDI
With soft fruity merlot grapes and cabernet sauvignon adding structure, this has juicy black currant fruit with a savoury finish. An absolute bargain.
Exceptional Fiano SICILY, £7, ASDA
Whites go well with a barbecue, especially when there are prawns on the griddle. This fiano is floral and peachy, with a food- friendly texture.
Taste the Difference Zurriago Malbec 2023 MENDOZA, ARGENTINA, £7.50 UNTIL 1 SEPTEMBER FOR NÉCTAR MEMBERS
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All the Way to the River Elizabeth Gilbert BLOOMSBURY, £10.99
The Eat, Pray, Love author dissects a relationship she had which was shaped by addiction and grief. She is open about obsession, loss and the path to understanding how their lives became so entwined.

MYSTERY
The Pie & Mash Detective Agency JD Brinkworth PENGUIN, £9.99
When local schoolteacher Dev Hooper's girlfriend vanishes, she is the fifth woman with the same name to do so in 50 years. Brinkworth spins that eerie premise into a playful cosy crime caper

FICTION
Will There Ever Be Another You Patricia Lockwood BLOOMSBURY, £9.99
As the pandemic unsettles ordinary life, a woman begins to feel her mind loosen from the world around her. The second novel, from this Booker-longlisted author is a vivid study of identity.

MYSTERY
Too Old for This Samantha Downing PENGUIN, £9.99
Serial killer Lottie Jones is getting older – and closer to exposure. When a journalist begins asking questions, Lottie must decide whether to kill again – and in this darkly funny read, you don't know what to expect next.

FICTION
Dream Count Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie PENGUIN, £9.99
The acclaimed author of Americanch follows four women as they face turning points in love, friendship and self-understanding. An emotionally involving novel to lose yourself in.

FICTION
Picture Imperfect Jacqueline Wilson PENGUIN, £9.99
Wilson returns to her beloved children's book, The Illustrated Mum, with an adult sequel that finds Dolphin Westward now 33 and stuck in a rut. A welcome return for a character many readers cared deeply about.

CRIME
Sheepdogs Elliot Ackerman PENGUIN, £9.99
Washed-up CIA operatives Skwerl and Cheese are dragged into a new mission that refuses to go smoothly. This espionage page-turner lets just the right amount of absurdity creep in to this TV-bound thriller.

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Wants & Needs Rony Dunn PENGUIN, £9.99
Dunn's witty and whip-smart second novel follows a woman adrift after a break-up as she navigates dating apps and ethical non-monogamy. It's frank, readable and good on dependency in its messier forms.

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Frankly Nicola Sturgeon PNA, £11.99
The former Scottish first minister looks back on her personal and political life, from her Ayrshire beginnings to the pressures of Holyrood. It is a revealing account of power from a politician used to scrutiny.

SHORT STORIES
The Eleventh Hour Salman Rushdie VINTAGE, £9.99
Rushdie's latest collection moves between three continents in five stories circling loss, legacy and the approach of death. From quarrelsome elders to undead professors, it is a meditation on mortality and meaning.

NON-FICTION
Off the Rails Sally Gimson ONEWORKD, £12.99
Gimson investigates the collapse of the HS2 rail project. Speaking to politicians, engineers and those whose lives have been disrupted, she builds a forensic account of ambition undone by failure.

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Interrupted Journeys Adrian Potter JOHN MURRAY, £12.99
After retiring from teaching, Potter becomes the unlikely 'Badger Man' of West Yorkshire. This unconventional memoir makes both a tender piece of nature writing and a meditation on finding purpose later in life.

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The Quiet Girls Dorothy Koomson HEADLINE REVIEW, £10.99
When profiler Dr Kez Lanyon is asked to help after a teacher is killed at a boarding school, she is drawn into a scandal the school can no longer contain. Plenty of Koomson's usual jaw-dropping twists.

FICTION
Vulture Phoebe Greenwood EUROPA EDITIONS, £10.99
Greenwood's sharp debut follows an ambitious young journalist sent to cover war from Gaza's Beach Hotel, where staff cater to the whims of the world's media. A satire of the news industry's moral compromises.

The Happiness Trap Rune Harris ROBINSON, £12.99
Drawing on acceptance and commitment therapy, Harris challenges the idea that we should be happy all the time, offering practical ways to live better with difficult thoughts.
Self-Compassion Kristin Neff YELLOW KITE, £16.99
The educational psychologist makes the case for treating ourselves with the kindness we often reserve for others. A useful, practical antidote to relentless self-criticism.
The Status Game Will Stour WILLIAM COLLINS, £10.99
Why do we care so much what others think of us? This fascinating book explores how status shapes human behaviour, from everyday insecurity to politics and culture.
Reasons Not to Worry Brigid Delaney PHATRIS, £10.99
Delaney turns to stoicism for help with modern anxiety, applying ancient ideas to work, relationships and daily stress with warmth, humour and a wonderfully light touch.
The Art of Rest Claudia Hammond CANONGATE, £10.99
Using research from the Rest Test, a survey into how people switch off, Hammond investigates what genuinely helps us recover. A thoughtful, science-led book that makes rest feel not indulgent, but necessary.
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With a naive artistic style, producing fun, bright, tongue-in-cheek works, Lycett is putting on his first major solo exhibition, based around 'things that are no longer with us', from extinct animals to discontinued food, using humour to reflect on cultural changes. The comic himself describes it as a 'neon graveyard'.
To 21 Feb 2027, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery birminghammuseums.org.uk


A quartet of Hollywood's funniest women – Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann, Michelle Buteau and Anna Faris – share the
screen in this comedy written by the crew behind The Hongever. When three best friends realise how much they have neglected to make time for each other and themselves, they book an emergency weekend in Palm Springs to relax in towelling robes and drink champagne.
But their weekend turns to chaos when their trainwreck friend Mel (Fisher) shows up. Cue a fit yoga instructor with a crush, wild goats and party mishaps to make it anything but zen.
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Take a picnic blanket to the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre lawn for this children's play adapted from West African and Caribbean folk tales. The story goes that animals once walked on two feet and spoke our language, and Anansi the Spider was the smartest and most mischievous among them. The three-act play follows Anansi as he learns that trying to have it all may mean you end up with nothing.
To 6 Sep, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London openairtheatre.com

The classic family movie starring the late Robin Williams got the musical treatment in 2019, and now it is heading on its first UK tour after closing in the West End. Out-of-work actor Daniel disguises himself as an older female nanny to spend more time with his children in the midst of a nasty custody battle. Featuring hilarious moments – from custard pies to fires – it also has silly songs and dazzling dances.
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The global megastar will be concluding her tour in the UK before taking a break. While the set list mostly comes from albums Eternal Sunshine and Positions rather than the Wicked films, it is still a highly theatrical performance, and Grande's four-octave range is the star of the show.
15 Aug-1 Sep, The Oz, London shop.arianagrande.com

The Welsh festival has an impressive comedy line-up for those looking for a laugh. While stand-up can feel secondary at some festivals, Green Man has always celebrated it as a core part of the fun. Around 40 comedians, including Kerry Godliman and Bridget Christie (left), will fill the Last Laugh tent from 7pm to 2am-ish every day.
20-23 Aug, Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog), Wales greenman.net
The comedic duo draw on their Irish and Greek upbringings, motherhood, marriage and the daily absurdities of middle age.
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Poetry, music and dance combine to tell the story of seven black women healing from pain, racism and sexism.
2 Sep-3 Oct theyardtheatre.co.uk
Heated Rivalry, the ice hockey romance TV series, was a smash hit for Sky earlier this year. This parody (below) includes nudity, shameless innuendo and no sports at all.
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The singer, who has sold more than nine million albums worldwide, had five UK top 10 singles and represented Australia in Eurovision earlier this year, is set for a UK tour.
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The prestigious Birmingham Royal Ballet dance company will perform Sir Peter Wright and Galina Samsova's famed production.
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Visit the renowned Panda Conservation Centre and see these lovable creatures up close
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Come face to face with the life-sized ranks of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's enigmatic Terracotta Warriors
DAY 1 Fly overnight from London to Shanghai, China
DAY 2 SHANGHAI, CHINA
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DAY 3 SHANGHAI, CHINA
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DAY 4 SHANGHAI TO YICHANG, CHINA ★BULLET TRAIN★
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DAY 5 YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE ★THREE GORGES★
DAY 7 The Three Gorges Dam showcases a massive feat of engineering. Over three days, enjoy various shore excursions
DAY 8 CHONGQING – CHENGDU, CHINA
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DAY 9 CHENGDU – XI'AN, CHINA ★GIANT PANDAS★
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DAY 10 XI'AN, CHINA ★TERRACOTTA WARRIORS★
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DAY 11 XI'AN – BEIJING, CHINA ★BULLET TRAIN★
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DAY 12 BEIJING, CHINA ★FORBIDDEN CITY★
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SUN, FROM 7PM, BBC FOXIE
An evening celebrating the latter career of the Goodie-turned-nature enthusiast, who passed away last month. The night's line-up begins with The Best of Bill Oddie Goes Wild, a programme first broadcast in 2003 to look back over the highs, lows and unseen moments of his wildlife documentary series. This is followed by an episode of Birding (7.30pm), where Oddie revisits his favourite childhood birdwatching spots. Finally Bill Oddie's Top Ten Birds (8pm) is a wholly unscientific countdown of the most-loved and most-hated (seagulls and pigeons, please stand up) birdlife in the UK.
MON, 9PM, BBC TWO
The esteemed actor turns heavyweight documentary-maker, as he explores shock claims that Welsh farmland has been poisoned by the dumping of toxic chemicals.


Clackwise from main: Ben Miller is back as Professor T. Buried with Michael Sheen; David Mitchell returns as Ludwig, with Stephen Merchant in a guest role
Sheen spoke to campaigner Douglas Gowan from the National Farmers' Union and has since begun a deep dive into the evidence Gowan gathered, with the help of environmental journalists.
TUES, 7.30PM, BBC TWO
In what is quite the niche reality show, contestants compete in sand-sculpting. The teams create everything from
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old-fashioned caravans to seagulls out of sand – working quite literally against the tide, before it comes in and rudely washes away their efforts. It all kicks off on St Andrews beach in Scotland, overseen by host Iain Stirling.
TUES, 8PM, CHANNEL 4
ADHD diagnoses have surged globally over the past decade, particularly among adults and women. And so comes this timely documentary, challenging whether it truly is a matter of neurodiversity, or if our modern way of living is the cause. NHS psychiatrist Max Pemberton investigates, speaking to other medical professionals who have concerns about the criteria used for diagnosis, and the number of people who are now officially living with ADHD.
TUES, 9PM, BBC ONE
It's all change again over at MasterChef HQ, with restaurateur Giorgio Locatelli joining Grace Dent on the judging panel. Comedian Joe Pasquale, ex-Corrie star Sue Cleaver and The Saturdays' Una Healy are among the contestants across three heats, with Zoe Ball, Paddy McGuinness and YouTuber Angry Ginge on guest judging duties.
WEDS, 9PM, ITV1
It's a fourth series of the crime drama, and Professor Jasper Tempest (Ben Miller) is shunning all detective work after a recent death, much to the dismay of the therapist who'd seen him come so far. Dan (Harney White), on the other hand, is hurling himself headlong into a new case – the disappearance of a young woman from a unpervacht. He is assisted by Maiya (Sunetra Sarker) and her very eager new DC, Chloe Highsmith (Rhian Blundell).

WEDS, 9PM, CHANNEL 4
A deep dive into the shocking case of Lisa Hayden-Johnson, who was jailed in 2010 for fabricating her young son's extreme illness – a case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy. For years, Hayden-Johnson created an illusion of her child's severe health issues, including everything from cystic fibrosis to cerebral palsy, and made him wear dark glasses and use a wheelchair, filling his room with medical equipment. It was all a ruse to claim benefits and donations, and to garner public sympathy and attention. Now, she speaks to tell her side of the story for the first time.
WEDS, 10PM, CHANNEL 4
This four-part real-life crime documentary series looks at a spate of killings along a 500-mile stretch of road in Australia's Queensland. The first case is that of two young student nurses who were hitchhiking from Melbourne to the far north in 1972 when they went missing.

One of their bodies was never found. The woman's brother returns to the Flinders Highway and the location of her last known whereabouts.
THURS, 9PM, BBC ONE
David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin return for a second series of the mystery drama. Mitchell's Ludwig now has the excellent new job title of crime scene consultant and is tasked with solving a crime at a theatre – where, curiously, two different people confess to being the perpetrator. Who, then, didn't do it? Also starring Sian Clifford (Fleabag), Mark Bonnar (Guilt), Ralph Ineson (The Witch) and Rebecca Pront (The Thick of It).

Clockise from top left: Outback Murder Highway; Bill Oddie Night comes to BBC Four; Love You to Death; Race Against the Tide; Grace Dent on Celebrity MasterChef
FRI, 9:30PM, BBC ONE
Diane Morgan has added another triumph to her impeccable comedy CV with this sitcom about robot carer Linda and her lonely charge, Sue (Sue Johnston). Tonight is the series finale, and Sue's son, Michael (Paul Ready), is preparing to tell his mum that Linda has to be returned to the robot shop. But before then, there are more dance classes to get through for Sue.
By Lara Kilner
SUN, 2PM, BBC TWO & SKY SPORTS CRICKET
A month of action concludes with the finals at Lord's, the women starting at 2.15pm, the men at 6pm. The Northern Superchargers and the Oval Invincibles won last year, both since renamed.
WEDS, 10AM, SKY SPORTS CRICKET
New regime, same as the old one, as Joe Root steps into the captaincy fray once again. Stephen Fleming is not ready to take over as coach, Marcus Trescothick holding interim charge at Headingley.

WEDS, 10.45AM, TNT SPORTS 1
The 11th annual race around the country gets under way in Cockermouth, before finishing in Leamington Spa next Sunday. Lizzie Dvignan (left) was the last home winner, back in 2019.
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FRI, 6.30PM, SKY SPORTS PREMIER LEAGUE
Here we go again, etc, the Premier League champions hosting the Championship change on opening night. By James Mariner
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What was the name of the Duke brothers' car in The Dukes of Hazzard?
In He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Prince Adam drew his powers from which castle fortress?
Robert April and Christopher Pike were the first two captains of which spaceship?
In 2019, Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt reprised their roles as a married couple from which hit 90s sitcom?
Former Neighbours actor Craig McLachlan starred in which 90s series about a group of crime-fighting technology experts?
Which daytime medical soap was based in the fictional West Midlands town of Letherbridge?
In which prison was Ronnie Barker's character Fletcher incarcerated in Porridge?
What was the name of Phoebe's equally scatty twin sister in Friends?
Which Larkin daughter was played by Catherine Zeta-Jones (below) in The Darling Buds of May?
Which BBC drama, starring Bernard Hepton, centred on the Belgian Resistance?


The Strictly Come Dancing line-up never really matters. Every year the announcement is overshadowed by a cacophony of 'Never heard of him' and 'Who is she?', not one of us stopping to pause to consider that it is practically irrelevant whether the celebs donning their dancing shoes are actually famous or not. I'd bet you didn't know who George Clarke was before his Inbetuvemen-themed Charleston - and he made it to last year's final.
Even so, this year's line-up does feel a little... off. Yes, there are a few B-listers (practically royalty when it comes to Strictly's fame scale): Gavin and Stacey actor Melanie Walters, who played Stacey's mum, Gwen; EastEnders' Lacey Turner, aka Stacey Slater; former England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips; and Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey.
But there is also football influencer John Nellis, ex-Love Islander Cach Mercer, dog trainer Graeme Hall and Kim Kardashian's hairdresser, Chris Appleton (yes, really). The alphabet runs out of letters before you get to whatever list this lot are on.
This is no ordinary year for the BBC's flagship dance competition. Come September, the show will not only have a fresh look (according to an insider, the studio will have a new 'sleek, impressive set'), but three new presenters: Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe, and former pro dancer Johannes Radebe.
The Tess Daly and Claudia Winklerman era is well and truly over, and with a new epoch comes unavoidable uncertainty. The television-loving British public does not like change.
Never mind B-list, the alphabet runs out of letters for this lot
That goes some way towards explaining why this year's line-up feels a little more desperate than usual. No celebrity with a reputation to protect or a project to promote is going to risk being part of a show that has a chance of being a flop. If this new iteration of Strictly ends up being a shadow of its former self, it is not just the new presenters who will be tarred with that brush of failure - it's anyone even remotely related to the show.
Let's not forget the reason Strictly is having to enter a new era in the first place. It was once the most-respected (and therefore safest) programme in the land - family-friendly, glittery fun on the never-offensive BBC. But the scandals have come thick and fast over the years, with accusations ranging from bullying to drug-taking on set, from offensive language both on stage and behind the scenes, to police investigating rape claims involving male stars of the series. The revamp is by no means an iron-clad guarantee that these upsets will stop. In fact, a fresh new start might just be a plaster on a gaping wound.
I have unbridled respect, then, for the celebrities who have decided to throw caution to the wind and sign up for this year's show anyway. Of course, some have something

Johannes Radebe, Josh Widdicombe and Emma Willis take over hosting duties
to gain from the experience: Dani Dyer will hope to redeem herself after pulling out of last year's competition due to an injury, Nellis will be hoping to break into mainstream sport broadcasting, Mercer will be after a few new followers.
And then there are the celebs that have a more symbiotic relationship with Strictly. Take Appleton; he might be known as a celebrity hairdresser, but he also has four million Instagram followers and a direct line to the most famous woman in the world. The publicity generated from an appearance by Kim Kardashian is worth whatever fee they're paying Appleton tenfold.
In the end, it doesn't really matter who you are - actor, sportsperson, influencer or hairdresser - the Strictly dancefloor is the great leveler. We love to see them take on the judge's advice and improve week on week, even if that means simply putting one foot in front of the other. It's the only show where we can earnestly talk about a contestant's 'journey' without being sick in our own mouths.
Strictly owes it to this year's contestants to pull off this reboot. If it doesn't, it might struggle to fill the dancefloor next year.

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SUN, 9.30AM, BBC TWO
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance cheek to cheek to the swooning strains of Irving Berlin in Mark Sandrich's fleet-footed 1935 musical comedy, which boasts some of the most exhilarating dance sequences of the duo's screen careers. These tour-de-force set pieces, choreographed by Hermes Pan, are loosely bound by a gossamer-thin plot about a tap dancer (Astaire) pursuing a model (Rogers) around the world to win her heart.
IMDB: 7.7/10

MON, 9PM, ITV4
Houston, we have no problems with Ron Howard's gripping 1995 dramatisation of the aborted 1970 Moon landing commanded by Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), which required time-critical problem-solving from Mission Control to bring a three-strong crew including Bill Paxton and Kevin Bacon safely home. Scenes of weightlessness, shot on board a reduced-gravity aircraft (known as a 'vomit comet'), add to the nail-biting realism
IMDB: 7.7/10
AVAILABLE NOW, NETFLIX
Reality gatecrashes the wonder years of a 15-year-old high school student in director Julia Hart's heartreading coming-of-age drama, which is blessed with a stellar performance from Adam Sandler's youngest daughter, Sunny, as a sweet-natured and self-doubting sophomore who
grows up quickly as she prepares to lose a parent to terminal illness. Initially there is joy as Sophie Birenbaum (Sandler) prepares to sing for a supporting role in her school's production of the musical Wolness. But a bust dial from Sophie's father (Max Greenfield) before the audition unintentionally reveals her
mother's cancer has returned: "It came back!" Sophie tearfully informs her best friend and rehearsals for the show are overshadowed by Sophie's fears that her mother (Melanie Lynskey) won't beat the disease this time. Tears come thick and fast in the second hour of Don't Say Good Luck (a nod to theatrical superstition) as
director Hart and co-writers Laura Hankin and Jordan Horowitz use songs from Wolness to soundtrack Sophie's journey of self-discovery. Lynskey (below right, with Sandler) is magnetic, especially in a heart-to-heart to prepare Sophie (and us) for the long goodbye.
IMDB: N/A

TUES, 10.40PM, BBC ONE (L) 10PM, BBC ONE (N) DELAND
Tenacious Bureau of Prohibition agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Cushner) and his squad, including Irish-American stalwart Jimmy Malone (Sean Connery), trade bullets and barbs with Al Capone (Robert De Hiro) as they loosen the kingpin's vicelike grip on 30s Chicago in this 1987 extravaganza. Brian De Palma's directorial trio reaches a crescendo with a slow-motion train station shootout replete with a baby in a wooden pram bouncing down the concourse staircase
IMDB: 7.8/10


WEDS, 11.40PM, FILM4
Lea Seydoux and George MacKay pull triple duty in Bertrand Bonello's stylish 2023 meditation on the corrosive power of fear inspired by Henry James's 1903 short story The Beast in the Jungle. Shot across three timeframes – 1910 Paris, 2014 Los Angeles and a 2044 dystopia – in English and French. The Beast casts the lead actors as lovers and acquaintances at the mercy of Mother Nature, technology advancement and extreme body surgery.
IMDB: 6.4/10

THURS, 9PM, BBC FOUR
Justice is rough in William Friedkin's pulse-quickening 1971 thriller inspired by a real-life investigation into a drug-trafficking ring. Gene Hackman mesmerises in his Oscar-winning role as New York detective Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle, who slams the accelerator and never looks back in a car chase through Brooklyn in pursuit of a hit man on a runaway train
IMDB: 7.6/10

FRI, 11.05PM, BBC TWO
Writer-director Johnny Barrington's assured 2023 debut is torn between land and sea, following avid teenage surfer Dondo (Louis McCartney) one year after his fisherman father (Tip Cullen) was lost at sea. Dondo believes his old man is alive and he wallows in denial in a quixotic coming-of-age story that looks to the heavens when a zany local priest (Mark Lockyer) enters the fray and fires the youngster's imagination.
IMDB: 5.9/10
By Damon Smith
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NEW DOC A follow-up film to 2022's Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, this documentary continues its work investigating the scandals befalling the aviation company. Featuring contributions from company insiders, the sequel focuses on the death of whistle-blower John Barnett, and alleges that a culture of cost-cutting led to fatal safety failures (below) AVAILABLE WEDS
NEW BOOK TV power couple Emma and Matt Willis return with a third series of the dating show, following more potential suitors as they start their dating life

on opposite sides of a wall, before deciding whether to leave their bubbles to discover how they fare in the romantic stakes in the real world. AVAILABLE WEDS
NEW DOC The fifth season begins with the Pogues in a state of desperate grief following the loss of JJ in Morocco. To make matters worse, Chandler Groff is still at large, and the Kooks are making sure that the Pogues have no home to go back to. But John B. Kiara, Pope, Cleo (Cariacia Grant, above) and Sarah are hellbent on avenging JJ's death and returning to Outer Banks. AVAILABLE THURS
NEW DOC Based on Motoo Tada's popular manga, this Japanese romantic drama series stars Kento Nakajima as Ichito Shimotori, a young sex therapist who has seen it all, meeting patients as they open up about intimate issues they can't bring themselves to tell anyone else about. AVAILABLE THURS

NEW DOC From the director of the 2019 live-action Disney movie comes a real-life Lion King, Jon Favreau pivots into nature documentary-making, with his crew spending four years charting the journey of Kio, a lion cub in Kenya's Maasai Mara. Filmed over 1,400 days as the young lion morphs into a leader, it is the longest shoot ever to follow a pride of lions. Kio's life story is accompanied by a dramatic score from Hans Zimmer and is narrated by OJ Lynch, who played Mutasa in the stage production of The Lion King. AVAILABLE THURS


NEW BOOK A fifth season of the enchanting animation for young children about three siblings and their relationship with a very unusual next-door neighbour. Stillwater is a very wise panda who helps these wide-eyed youngsters to view themselves and the wider world in a magical new way. AVAILABLE FRI
Theo James and Kaye Scodelario returns as Eddie and Susie, a year on from making the leap to be a part of Bobby's international criminal enterprise – and Bobby is making some unhinged decisions that threaten the future of their cannabis empire. AVAILABLE ON 1 SEPTEMBER
Action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as a US Navy pilot sent into Russian waters during the Cold War, who strikes up an unlikely friendship with Kenneth Branagh's ex-KGB agent that might save his skin. AVAILABLE ON 4 SEPTEMBER

Kenneth Branagh and Ryan Reynolds star in Mayday
NEW DOC This disturbing true-crime special looks into the unsettling case of vascular surgeon Neil Hopper, who carried out hundreds of amputations before freezing his own legs, forcing a double amputation. Part of a network devoted to extreme body modification, it transpired that Hopper had an amputation fetish. AVAILABLE NOW
NEW DOC A four-part portrait of Pep Guardiola's last chapter at Manchester City. Including heated boardroom meetings and intimate locker-room moments, this revealing docuseries is directed by Kevin

Macdonald, the Oscar winner behind films about the lives of both Whitney Houston and Bob Marley. AVAILABLE WEDS
NEW DOC During a challenging childhood in war-torn Serbia, Djokovic's family sacrificed everything in his pursuit for tennis greatness – and it paid off handsomely. This fly-on-the-wall look into his world includes interviews with the player himself (above) and fellow icons including Nadal, Agassi, Sampras and Becker. AVAILABLE THURS
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Sci-fi drama about a scientist recruited by a tech billionaire to work on a project with the inventor of a device that
communicates with alien life forces. And it is fair to say that this meeting of minds results in a potentially devastating threat to humanity. Starring David Thewlis, Dennis Quaid, Josh Hutcherson and Isabelle Fuhrman (inset right). AVAILABLE NOW SKY CINEMA PREMIERE
Drama series about a young indigenous girl who is
removed by force from
her family in Canada's Saskatchewan province and placed in a Jewish home in Montreal, at the tender age of five. Fifteen years later, and now named Esther Rosenblum, she yearns after – and is desperate to track down – the birth family who named her Bezhig Little Bird. From the makers of Heated Rivalry. AVAILABLE TUES SKY ATLANTIC
It's the season finale of the supernatural thriller, and Claudia deals with the truth about what really went on
at the plantation home of Hope Hill, Gugu Mbatha-Raw (above) stars as the spirited young lawyer in this series created by Karla Crome, the brains behind Something Very Bad is Going to Happen. Also featuring Bel Powley. AVAILABLE THURS SKY ATLANTIC
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker allowed cameras to follow him for nearly a decade to capture his tumultuous life
The Blink-182 drummer has had quite the life, joining the world's most famous reality family in 2022 as Mr Kourtney Kardashian being only one of his notable experiences.

Second series of the adult animation about the misadventures of siblings Mark and Hank Hoagies (voiced by South Jersey brothers Craig and Adam Malamut), who – on losing their livelihoods to AI – attempt to find new meaning in their days. Notable guest voices include Christina Hendricks and Steve Buscemi. AVAILABLE SUN ITVX
Four-part true-crime docuseries about a head teacher in Florida who practised hypnosis on his students. What followed was shocking – the death of three students prompting scrutiny over the once-respected principal's involvement. AVAILABLE TUES ITVX
In the second series of the thriller, Jo (Deon Cole, pictured second from right) leaves Pittsburgh for Cape Town to get to the bottom of an unwelcome new threat to his family – from the Russian Mafia. AVAILABLE WEDS PARAMOUNT+
All seven seasons of Amy Poehler's hilarious mockumentary set in the council offices of a small town in Indiana. The sitcom – which turned Poehler into a top comedy star – also features Rashida Jones, Chris Pratt in one of his earliest roles, Rob Lowe, Nick Offerman, Adam Scott and Aubrey Plaza. AVAILABLE THURS PARAMOUNT+
Action thriller film in which an ex-con rescues the daughter of a gangster from life in the criminal underworld of Colombia – and has to deal with extreme danger himself when the father puts his plan for vengeance into action. AVAILABLE FRI PARAMOUNT+
By Lara Kilner

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7 Days
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The last act to perform live on 'Top of the Pops' was Snow Patrol, who performed 'Chasing Cars' on the penultimate episode in July 2006
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| Daytime | 6.00 Breakfast (S) 10.00 European Athletics Championships: Birmingham 2026 The opening session on May 14 (S) 1.30 BBC News: Weather (S) 1.45 Bargain Hunt (AD) (R) (S) 1.30 FILM: Chicken Run (Peter Lord, Nick Park 2006) Animated comedy, with the voices of Mel Gibson and Julie Savalley (AD) (S) 5.50 Escape To The Country (R) (S) 4.35 Garden Rescue (R) (S) 5.20 BBC News (S) 5.30 BBC Regional News: Weather (S) 5.45 The Hit List (S) | 6.05 Children's Programme (AD) (S) 8.30 Gardeners' World: (S) (S) 8.30 Beachgrove Garden (S) 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Boot Bikes (S) 11.30 Anna Neag's Big Irish Food Tour (R) (S) 12.00 Lorraine Pascale: How To Be A Better Cook (AD) (R) (S) 12.30 Human Under The Hammer (R) (S) 1.30 Gymnastics: European Championships 2026 Coverage of the third and penultimate day of the women's event (S) 5.30 FILM: Superman III (Richard Lester 1983) Comic-book adventure sequel, starring Christopher Reeve (S) | 6.00 James Martin's French Adventure (AD) (R) (S) 8.30 James Martin's American Adventure (AD) (R) (S) 9.30 Love Your Weekend With Alan Trichmarsh (R) (S) 9.35 ITV News (S) 9.30 ITV Racing: The Opening Show (S) 10.30 James Martin's Saturday Morning (R) (S) 1.00 ITV News: Weather (S) 1.15 ITV Racing Live From Newbury Coverage from Newbury, Macedonian and Asian (S) 4.00 FILM: Macerator (Lewis Gilbert 1979) James Bond epu adventure starring Roger Moore (AD) (S) | 6.05 Cheers (R) (S) 7.55 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD) (R) (S) 8.55 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD) (R) (S) 9.05 Frazier (AD) (R) (S) 10.25 Frazier (AD) (R) (S) 10.55 Frazier (AD) (R) (S) 11.25 The Simpsons (AD) (R) (S) 11.55 The Simpsons (AD) (R) (S) 12.25 The Simpsons (AD) (R) (S) 12.55 The Simpsons (AD) (R) (S) 1.25 The Simpsons (AD) (R) (S) 1.55 Four In A Bed (R) (S) 2.25 Four In A Bed (R) (S) 2.55 Four In A Bed (R) (S) 3.25 Four In A Bed (R) (S) 3.55 Four In A Bed (R) (S) 4.30 George Clarke's Amazing Spouse (S) (R) (S) 5.30 Grand Designs (AD) (R) (S) | 6.00 Milkshake! 9.05 Entertainment News On 9 (S) 9.20 Bargain-Loving Brits In The Sun (R) (S) 9.30 Bargain Of The Royal Palace (R) (S) 10.45 Yorkshire's Fashion Hotel: Grandley Hall (R) (S) 11.45 Yorkshire's Fashion Hotel: Grandley Hall (R) (S) 12.40 The Royals: Uncensored (S) 1.40 Coastal Adventures With Helen, Julie & JB (AD) (R) (S) 2.40 Coastal Adventures With Helen, Julie & JB (AD) (R) (S) 3.35 The Yorkshire Vet: A Decade In The Moors & Dads (R) (S) 5.00 Gas Dadd: Go Years Of Laughter (R) (S) |
| 6pm | 6.30 Alan Carr's Picture Slam Inn and Liz, Anif and Kusar, and Rachel and Connor take part (S) | 6.30 ITV News: Weather (S) 6.45 ITV Regional News: Weather (S) | 6.30 Channel 4 News (S) | 6.55 5 News Weekend (S) | |
| 7pm | 7.15 European Athletics Championships: Birmingham 2026 Coverage of the evening session on day six (S) | 7.30 Celebrating Greceland At The Proms A concert marking the 40th anniversary of Paul Simon's album (S) | 7.00 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Special: Comedian Jon Lycett takes on the Banker (AD) (S) | 7.00 Sandi Taksvig's Hidden Wonders: Good and Raksha join the dig at the site of Cookham Abbey (AD) (R) (S) | 7.00 Sussex: Jewel Of The South Coast Documentary (S) |
| 8pm | 8.30 TOTP: Big Hits 2003 Pauturing appearances by Beyoncé, Sugababes and Coldplay (S) | 8.00 FILM: Skyfall (Sam Mendes 2012) James Bond thriller starring Daniel Craig (AD) (S) | 8.00 Bettany Hughes' Last Worlds: Dawn Of Civilizations Part two of two: The historian uncovers the origins of civilisation itself (AD) (S) | 8.00 Princess Anna: Royal Rule Breaker Profile of the Princess Royal (R) (S) | |
| Fantastic and Merrimack have been the many smarts who could show The Hot List: Raymin | Confidence Taxes increased in six comics but uncovers sound Supernatural: S.3mm | Long-lived family secrets show up late for James Bond Daniel Craig: Skyfall and the World: Dawn | How the supersonic jet crashed just after Gits off in 2003: Concorde Crash: Crab with Smokey the World: Dawn | Following the restoration of a game in Emptiness Royal Gardens: Seattle, some of the South Coast 7pm | |
| 9pm | 9.30 TOTP: The Story Of 2003 Mel Sandoval narrates a musical review of the year (S) | 9.00 Dictator: The Hitler Interviews People who knew Hitler recall how he led Germany to defeat and disaster. Last in series (AD) (S) | 9.30 Royal Heirs And Spares: Rivalry & Resentment Documentary exploring the relationships between heirs and their siblings (R) (S) | ||
| 10pm | 10.00 BBC News: Weather (S) 10.20 FILM: Mission: Impossible (Brian De Palma 1998) Action thriller starring Tom Cruise and Jon Wright (AD) (S) | 10.30 Beyoncé At The BBC A reduction of performances by the singer (R) (S) | 10.40 ITV News: Weather (S) | 10.00 Concorde Crash: Days That Shocked The World The crash of a supersonic jet on take-off in 2000 (AD) (S) | |
| 11pm | 11.00 Sugababes At Glastonbury 2024 (R) (S) 11.40 FILM: The Graduate (Mike Nichols 1967) Comedy drama with Dustin Hoffman (AD) (S) | 11.00 The Staircase Michael and his family struggle with the court's decision (AD) (S) | 11.00 FILM: The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent (Tom Germicelli 2012) Comedy, starring Nicolas Cage (AD) (S) | 11.05 When Live TV Goes Horribly Wrong Richard Arnold narrates a rundown of live TV's greatest fails (R) (S) | |
| Late | 12.10 BBC News (S) | 1.25 Sign Zene Who Do You Think You Are? (AD) (R) (S) 2.25 This Is BBC Two (S) | 12.10 English Football League Highlights (S) 1.30 Shop On TV 3.00 Cold Case Forensics in The Blood (AD) (R) (S) 3.50 Unwind With ITV (S) 5.05 Fere-Britton: Inside The Vet's (AD) (R) (S) | 1.00 FILM: Memos (Maestro Landoz 2019) (S) 4.45 Ramsay's Hotel Hell (AD) (R) (S) 3.35 Location, Location, Location (R) (S) 4.30 Kinsha's House Of Craft (R) (S) 4.40 The Simpsons (AD) (R) (S) 5.00 The Simpsons (AD) (R) (S) | 1.00 Cruise TV (R) (S) 2.00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (R) (S) 2.50 Around The World In First Class (R) (S) 3.45 Friends (R) (S) 4.10 Friends (R) (S) 4.35 Cruising With Susan Colman (AD) (R) (S) 5.25 Entertainment News On 5 (S) |
6am Sounds Of The 6cs 8.00 Dermot D'Leary 10.00 Josh Widdicombe 1pm Emma Willis 3.00 Rylan 6.00 Clouds Of The 8cs 7.00 Sounds Of The 8cs
8.00 Sounds Of The 9cs 10.00 Dance Sounds Of The 9cs 11.00 Alternative Sounds Of The 9cs 12mdn't Radio 2 In The Park 2026 Main Stage Mist 1.00 Trevor Nelson 2.00 Radio 2 In The Park 3.00 Radio 2 In The Park 2026 4.00 Radio 2 In The Park 5.00 Tracks Of My Years
6.30am Breakfast 9.00 Saturday Morning 12noon Earlier With Justin Holland 1.00 Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential
History Of Classical Music 2.00 Record Review 4.00 Sound Of Cinema 5.00 This Classical Life 6.00 Music Planet 7.00 New Generation Artists 7.30 BBC Proms 2026 9.45 Talking Music 10.30 New Music Show 12.30am Through The Night
6am Vives 6.07 This Natural Life 6.30 Farming Today 8.57 Weather 7.00 Today 9.00 What Happiness To Caution Culture? 9.30 What's Up Docs? 10.00
You're Dead To Me 10.30 Soul Music 11.00 Radio 11.30 From Our Own Correspondent 12noon News 12.04 Ticket 12.30 The People Have Spoken 12.57 Weather 1.00 News 1.10 Any Questions? 2.05 Any Answers? 2.45 The Archers 3.00 Chorus: Pink in The Road Chorus On Top 4.00 Weekend Womans Hour 5.00 Saturday PM 5.30 Sloped Bread 5.54 Gripping 5.57 Weather 6.00 News 6.15 Lotion Ends 7.00 Last Week: Doing South University 7.45 Changing The Odds 8.00
Andrew on 4: Fidel Castro Beyond La Revolucion 9.00 Ten Fights That Made The Green Movement 10.00 News 10.15 The Food Programme 11.00 Olga Koch OK Computer 11.30 Brain Of Britain 12mdn't Vives 12.15 Take Your Books 12.45 Shopping 1.00 World Service 5.30 News 5.34 Shopping 5.42 Balls 5.45 In Touch
6am The Family Reunion 7.30 Stay Young With Michael
Mackey 8.45 Inner Voices 9.00 The Men From The Ministry 9.30 Brothers In Law 10.00 Sisters In Satire 11.00 The Family Reunion 12.30pm Stay Young With Michael Mackey 1.45 Inner Voices 2.00 The Men From The Ministry 2.30 Brothers In Law 3.00 Sisters In Satire: The Pioneering Women Of Comedy 4.00 The War Of The Worlds: Blake Ritson stars in an adaptation of HIS World's 5Cr-R Classic 5.00 The Family Reunion 6.30 Stay Young With
Michael Mackey 7.45 Inner Voices 8.00 The Men From The Ministry 8.30 Brothers In Law 9.00 Sisters In Satire: The Pioneering Women Of Comedy 10.00 Comedy Club 12mdn't The War Of The Worlds 1.00 The Family Reunion 2.30 Stay Young 3.45 Inner Voices 4.00 The Men From The Ministry 4.30 Brothers In Law 5.00 Sisters In Satire: The Pioneering Women Of Comedy
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| 7:00 pm | Africa's Lion Kings: Natural World (S) | 6:00 am | A Touch Of Frost (ADI)(S) | 8:55 am | Four In A Bed (S) |
| 7:05 | Life On Earth The evolution of mammals (S) | 8:05 | A Touch Of Frost (ADI)(S) | 11:35 | A Place In The Sun (S) |
| 8:00 | Voyages Of Discovery The rescue of the USS Guadalcons in 1839 Doll in the series (ADI)(S) | 10:10 | A Touch Of Frost (ADI)(S) | 2:40 pm | Come Dine With Me (S) |
| 9:00 | Kabul New series Afghanistan War of sons starring Shervin Alenabi (S) | 12:20 pm | The Darling Buck Of May (ADI)(S) | 5:20 | Four In A Bed (S) |
| 9:50 | Kabul Zahara and Fazal go on the run (S) | 2:35 | Midsamar Murders (ADI)(S) | 8:00 | Griff's Canadian Adventors Comedian Griff Rhys Jones travels across Canada (ADI)(S) |
| 10:45 | To The Horror Born (S) | 4:30 | Midsamar Murders (ADI)(S) | 9:00 | 24 Hours In A&E A 45-year-old man is rushed in after losing control of his car (ADI)(S) |
| 11:15 | Keeping Up Apparences Classic comedy series (S) | 6:20 | Midsamar Murders (ADI)(S) | 10:00 | 24 Hours In A&E A couple are brought in after a road accident (ADI)(S) |
| 11:45 | Brutfanta, Beehives And Bake: The Hairdos That Made Britain (ADI)(S) | 8:20 | Midsamar Murders A barrister is killed with a lethal dose of morphine and suspicion falls on an ex-convict who has recently returned to the village where he committed murder years earlier (ADI)(S) | 11:05 | 999 On The Front Line Paramedics find a woman who may have a blood on the brain (S) |
| 12:45 am | Life On Earth (S) | 10:15 | New Two people are murdered at a remote country house (ADI)(S) | 12:05 am | 999 On The Front Line A defibrillator delivers an electric shock to a patients' heart (S) |
| 1:40 | Voyages Of Discovery (ADI)(S) | 12:05 am | Inspector Morse (ADI)(S) | 1:10 | 24 Hours In A&E Documentary series (ADI)(S) |
| 2:35 | The Widow: Weather In The Universe: Horizon (S) | 2:15 | Unwind With ITV (S) | 3:20 | A Place In The Sun (S) |
| sky | SEY 10A VIRGIN 10B | sky | FY 16, FY.14 SEY 11B, VIRGIN 11T | sky | SEY 11A VIRGIN 11S |
| 6:00 am | Hawaii Five-9 (R) (S) | 11:00 am | The Alfred Hitchcock (R) | 11:00 am | FILM I Am Bruce Lee (1st) (ADI)(S) |
| 8:00 | La Brea (ADI)(R)(S) | 1:00 pm | Grand Ola Opry: Opry Live (S) | 1:00 pm | FILM Val (1st) (ADI)(S) |
| 10:00 | The Simpsons (R)(S) | 2:00 | Discovering: Jean Simmons (ADI)(S) | 3:10 | Brown vs Tyson (ADI)(R)(S) |
| 1:00 pm | Sillette Labs Soccer Saturday 7: panel of farmer players to provide over the day's football action (R) | 3:00 | FILM Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story (1st) (S) | 5:00 | Bardet (R)(S) |
| 5:30 | The Simpsons (R)(S) | 5:00 | Voices Of The Valleys (S) | 7:00 | Rik Mayell: Magnificent B'tard A documentary tribute to the influential and much-moved comedian, a man driven by punk spirit and an unrelenting commitment to pushing boundaries (R)(S) |
| 7:00 | Secret World Of Sound With David Attenborough (ADI)(R)(S) | 6:00 | Classic Albums (S) | 9:00 | God Bless Ozzy Osbourne A profile of the Black Sabbath frontman (ADI)(R)(S) |
| 8:00 | Rob & Ramesh vs K-Play (ADI)(R)(S) | 7:00 | Classic Albums (S) | 11:00 | Pete Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin (ADI)(R)(S) |
| 9:00 | FILM Bridesmaids (1st) Comedy starring Broken Wig (S) | 8:00 | The Genesis Songbook (S) | 1:00 am | QPR: The Four Year Plan (ADI)(R)(S) |
| 11:15 | FILM How You See Me (1st) Crime thriller, starring Jesse Erwinberg (S) | 9:15 | John & Yoko: Above Us Only Boy (S) | 2:50 | FILM Detteri (1st) (ADI)(S) |
| 1:25 am | Tom Davis: Underdog The comedian performs stand-up in front of a live audience (R)(S) | 11:15 | FILM Pauline Black: A 2-Time Story (1st) Documentary tracing the Selecter frontwoman's career in music (ADI)(S) | 5:00 | The Directors (ADI)(R)(S) |
| 2:40 | The Force: Manchester (R)(S) | 1:05 am | Madness Live At House Of Common (S) | ||
| 3:35 | Road Wars (R)(S) | 2:35 | Seggie: My Life Story (ADI)(S) | ||
| 5:00 | Highway Patrol (R)(S) | 4:35 | Discovering: Crosby, Stilla, Nash & Young (S) | ||
| 5:00 | Classic Albums (S) | ||||
| U.Dave | FY10, FY.11 SEY 11A, VIRGIN 11T | film AL | FY14, FY.15 SEY 11B, VIRGIN 11S | AL | FY11, FY.12 SEY 11S, VIRGIN 11A |
| 7:25 am | Top Gear (ADI)(S) | 11:00 am | Fantastic Voyage (S) | 6:00 am | The Great Australian Bake Off (S) |
| 8:20 | Would I Lie To You? (S) | Sci-fi adventure with Raquel Welch (S) | 7:05 | Below Deck Down Under (ADI)(S) | |
| 11:00 | Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits (S) | 1:05 pm | The Enemy Below (PG) Second World War thriller, starring Robert Mitcham (S) | 9:00 | FILM Ron's Gene Wrong (PG) Animated comedy with the voice of Zach Galifianakis (ADI)(S) |
| 11:40 | Would I Lie To You? At Christmas (S) | Secret Headquarters (PG) Comedy adventure, starring Dawn Wilson (S) | 11:05 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) | |
| 12:20 pm | Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits (S) | 3:05 | Flamin' Hat (1st) Comedy drama, starring Jesse Garcia and Annie Gonzalez (S) | 3:00 pm | The Simpsons (ADI)(S) |
| 6:20 | Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits (S) | 5:10 | Sex How They Run (1st) Horizon comedy, starring Sam Rockwell (ADI)(S) | 6:35 | FILM Oblivion (1st) Sci-fi adventure, starring Tom Cruise (ADI)(S) |
| 7:00 | Gavin & Stacey The Simmons drive to Wales for the wedding layre (ADI)(S) | 7:05 | Angel Has Fallen (1st) Action thriller sequel, starring Gerard Butler (ADI)(S) | 9:00 | Celebrity Goggidex A cast of famous faces give their thoughts on the week's TV (ADI)(S) |
| 7:40 | Gavin & Stacey Gavin enlisted on two stag lights (ADI)(S) | 9:00 | Memphis (1st) Thriller, starring Lily Sullivan (S) | 10:00 | Goggidex: Ware TV critiques (ADI)(S) |
| 8:20 | Gavin & Stacey Comedy series (ADI)(S) | 11:20 | We're All Going To The World's Fair (1st) Horror, starring Anna Cobb (S) | 11:05 | Goggidex: (ADI)(S) |
| 9:00 | I'm Alan Partridge (S) | 1:10 am | 11:10 am | First Dates (ADI)(S) | |
| 9:40 | I'm Alan Partridge (S) | 1:15 | Below Deck: Mediterranean (ADI)(S) | ||
| 10:20 | I'm Alan Partridge (S) | 3:50 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine (ADI)(S) | ||
| 11:00 | Not Going Out Christmas Special (S) | 4:40 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) | ||
| 12:00 am | Not Going Out (S) | ||||
| 12:35 | Have I Got A Bit More News For You (S) | ||||
| 1:35 | Live At The Apollo (S) | ||||
| 2:40 | James May's Cars Of The People (ADI)(S) | ||||
| 3:30 | Judge Romesh (S) |

9PM & 9:50PM, BBC FOUR
"Why did we trust you? You came into our country and made a mess of everything," a fleeing family man, Mr Nazany, berates a Nato border official in this powerful six-part drama. The series is set against the backdrop of US troops leaving Afghanistan in 2021, when the Biden administration finally ended 'America's longest war'. The
pullout triggered the return of the Taliban: they "don't change, they never will, they'll turn this country into a living hell," asserts Nazany. This first episode centres on the Nazany family, who fear retaliation and must decide whether to stay or flee. As one character points out, "History will judge us for selling out this country." Shervin Alenabi (above) stars as the Nazanys' son, Fazal.
5:45PM, BBC ONE
Met and Kim, The Jam, Taylor Swift and Leo Sayer feature in this pop quiz. Competing this week are best friends Sophie and Lauren from Liverpool, married couple Jack and Ashleigh from Swansea, and father-in-law and son-in-law Glen and Rob from Pontefract.
7:30PM, BBC TWO
'And she said, 'Losing love! I's like a window in your heart! Everybody sees you're blown apart! Everybody sees the wind blow.' Paul Simon, one of the greatest ever lyricists, is celebrated along with his seminal album, Graceland, which marks its 40th anniversary, at The Proms. A performance of this joyful, droll and deeply moving record will feature original collaborators Ladysmith Black Mambazo (right), and the Nu Civilisation Orchestra.

Lost Worlds: Dawn
of Civilisations
9PM, DAIMBIL 4
The personable historian concludes her journey across Turkey by exploring the Neolithic sites of Karahan Tepe and Göbekli Tepe, where stone figures which lay buried for 12,000 years offer a glimpse into a world emerging from the last Ice Age.
Interviews
9PM, DAIMBIL 4
The last of this series, which weaves together the testimonies of those who met and knew Adolf Hitler. By the summer of 1940, Hitler's army had swept across Europe and unimaginable horror was still to come with the systematic genocide of six million Jews and other innocent people.
Above Us Only Sky
9:15PM, SKY ARTS
Michael Epstann's documentary explores behind the making of John Lennon's album Imagine, revealing the depth of the creative collaboration between Lennon and Yoko Ono (left) and explores how the art, politics and music of the pair were entwined.
By Ben Walsh

24
7 Days 15 - 16 August 2026
'Ted Lasso' and 'Ride or Die' star Hannah Waddingham had early TV roles in soaps 'Brookside' and 'Holbyoaks'
| BBB ONE | BBB TWO | itv1 | 4 | 5 | |
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| Daytime | 6.00 Breakfast (S) 7.25 European Athletics Championships: Birmingham 2026 The women's and the women's (S) 10.25 FILM: Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (John Gordon, Mrk Spink, 2026) Musical comedy, starring Javier Bardem (AD) (S) 12.15 Bangkok Hunt (AD) (R) (S) 4.00 BBC News; Weather (S) 1.15 Songs Of Praise (S) 1.50 Money For Nothing (R) (S) 2.25 Escape To The Country (S) 3.05 The Mating Game (AD) (R) (S) 4.05 Homes Under The Hammer (AD) (R) (S) 5.05 BBC News (S) 5.20 BBC Regional News; Weather (S) 9.30 Countryfile (S) | 6.25 Countryfile (R) (S) 7.05 Breakfast (S) 9.00 Prayer And Reflection (R) (S) 9.30 FILM: Top Hat (Mark Sanderson, 2025) Musical, starring Fred Adams and Ginger Rogers (S) 12.15 The Best Dishes Ever (R) (S) 11.25 The Great British Saving Bee (AD) (R) (S) 12.25 FILM: Superman Of The Quest For Peace (Sidney J Furie 2025) Superhero adventure sequel, starring Christopher Reeve (S) 2.00 Cricket: The Hundred The women's final (Start-time 2.05pm) (S) | 6.00 James Martin's American Adventure (AD) (R) (S) 9.00 James Martin's Saturday Morning (R) (S) 5.25 ITV News (S) 9.30 Love Your Weekend With Alan Titchew (R) (R) (S) 11.30 Farm Brittain Inside The World (AD) (S) 12.30 Tom Kortright Cooks Italy (AD) (R) (S) 1.00 ITV News; Weather (S) 1.05 Force Of Nature (AD) (R) (S) 2.10 FILM: Octopussy (John Gunn, 2025) series: Book Day adventure starring Roger Moore (AD) (S) 4.45 The Chose Celebrity Special (R) (S) 5.45 The Chose Around The World (AD) (R) (S) | 6.00 Cheers (R) (S) 6.45 Cheers (R) (S) 7.15 Cheers (R) (S) 7.40 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD) (R) (S) 8.05 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD) (R) (S) 8.30 The Simpsons (AD) (R) (S) 9.00 The Simpsons (AD) (R) (S) 9.30 The Simpsons (AD) (R) (S) 10.00 Sunday Breads (S) 1.00 The Dog House (AD) (R) (S) 2.00 Four In A Bed (R) (S) 2.35 Four In A Bed (R) (S) 3.05 Four In A Bed (R) (S) 4.05 Four In A Bed (R) (S) 4.35 Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive And Kids (AD) (R) (S) 5.35 Worst House On The Street (AD) (R) (S) | 6.00 Miltishaki 9.05 Entertainment News On 9 (S) 9.15 FILM: The Spring-Bob Square-Pants Movie (Stephen Milankura, 2024) Children's animated comedy with the voice of Tom Kortright (S) 11.00 Happy Campers: The Canevan Park (R) (S) 12.00 Happy Campers: The Canevan Park (R) (S) 1.00 Cruising With Susan Calman (R) (S) 2.00 Cruising With Susan Calman (R) (S) 3.00 Crow Watch With Steve Backshall (R) (S) 4.00 Crow Watch With Steve Backshall (R) (S) 5.00 Sicily With Michael Portillo (R) (S) |
| 6pm | 6.30 Antiques Roadshow Fiona Bruce presents the show from the grounds of Brodie Castle in Scotland (R) (S) | 6.00 Cricket: The Hundred The men's final (Start-time 6pm) (S) | 6.40 ITV News; Weather (S) 6.50 ITV Regional News; Weather (S) | 6.30 Channel 4 News (S) | 6.25 5 News Weekend (S) 6.30 Birds Of A Feather: 30 Years Of Laughs A celebration of the sitcom (R) (S) |
| 7pm | 7.30 European Athletics Championships: Birmingham 2026 Coverage of the evening session on day seven (S) | 7.00 Force Of Nature A look at how animals adapted to the cold are struggling in a warming world (AD) (S) | 7.00 Gogglebox Highlights from series 27 (AD) (S) | ||
| 8pm | 8.00 Van Der Valk A scientist researching cancer is found dead: Last in the series (AD) (S) | 8.00 Richard E Grant's Very Modern Odyssey The actor searches for the mythical hypnotic lotus fruit in Tunisia (AD) (S) | 8.00 Dogs Bahaving (Vary) Badly Graeme Hall meets two pups who make focusing on driving impossible (R) (S) | ||
6am Good Morning Sunday 9.00 Love Songs 11.00 Teddy McGuinness 12pm Diane Paige 3.00 Sounds Of The 7th 5.00 Pick Of The Pops 7.00 Tony
Blackburn's Golden Hour 8.00 The Paul Gambaccini Collection 10.00 Angela Griffin 12mdeN Richie Anderson 3.00 Sounds Of Soul 4.00 Steffan Powell
6.30am Breakfast 9.00 Sunday Morning 11.00 BBC Proms 1.30pm Music Maji 3.00 The Colours In Sound 4.00 Jazz Record Requests 5.00 The Early Music Show 6.00 Choral Evening 7.00 New Generation Artists 7.30 BBC Proms 10.00
Night Tracks 11.30 Unclassified 12.30am Through The Night
6am News 6.05 Heart And Soul 6.35 On Your Farm 7.00 News 7.10 Sunday 7.54 Appeal 8.00 News 8.10 Sunday Worship 8.48 Witness History 8.58 Tweet Of The Day 9.00 Broadcasting House 10.00 Desert Island Dives 11.00 The Archers 12.15pm Last Word 12.20 Just It Minute 1.00 The World This Weekend 1.30 Pride
Before The Fall 2.00 Gardeners' Question Time 2.45 Opening Lives 3.00 Drama Lives 4.00 Take Four Books 4.30 Share Of Britain 5.00 Witness History 5.10 Behind The Crime 5.54 Singers 6.00 News 6.15 Pick Of The Week 7.00 The Archers 7.15 The Grand North Atlantic Home Video Archive 7.45 Just One Thing 8.00 Feedback 8.30 Last Word 9.00 Tead 9.26 Appeal 9.30 From Our Own Correspondent 10.00 Marton Brande The Ultimate Contender 11.00 Great Lives
11.30 Hase 11.45 Short Works 12mdeN News 12.15 Crossing Continents 12.45 Bobs On Sunday 12.48 Shopping 1.00 As BBC World Service 1.50 News Summary 6.04 Last Word 5.32 Weather 5.34 Shipping Forecast 5.43 Prayer For The Day 5.45 Farming Today
6am Desert Island Dives Revisited 7.00 Poetry Extra 7.30 Adrian Mole The Cappuccino Years Omnibus
Inheritance Tracks 7.50 Small Island 9.00 Know Your Place 9.30 Tale It From Here 10.00 Comedy Club 12mdeN News Tales 12.30 The Price Of Fear 1.00 Desert Island Dives Revisited 2.00 Poetry Extra 2.30 Adrian Mole The Cappuccino Years Omnibus - Part One 3.40 Inheritance Tracks 3.50 Small Island 5.00 Know Your Place 5.30 Tale It From Here
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| FOUR | FY11, FY2011 SEY126, VIRGIN 109 | ilv3 | FY10, FY2011 SEY119, VIRGIN 117 | More JL | FY11, FY2011 SEY126, VIRGIN 147 |
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| 7:00 pm | The Best Of Bill Oddie Goes Wild (S) Birding With Bill Oddie (S) | 6:00 am | George And Mildred (S) 6:35 A Touch Of Frost (AZ)(S) | 8:55 am | Grand Designs: Living In The Wild (AZ)(S) |
| 7:30 | Bill Oddie (S) Bill Oddie's Top Ten Black Bill counts down the UK's 10 most-loved and 10 most-heled lines (AZ)(S) | 8:50 9:50 2:15 pm | Doc Martin (AZ)(S) Agatha Christie's Palms (AZ)(S) | 10:00 3:50 pm | A Place In The Sun (S) Come Dine With Me (S) |
| 8:00 | Debuts At The Proms A celebration of moments that made Proms history (S) | 4:10 | Midsamer Murders (AZ)(S) | 6:20 6:55 | Four In A Bed (S) Four In A Bed (S) |
| 9:00 | Black Watch A 300? performance of Gregory Burke's play, starring Brian Ferguson (S) | 6:05 | Midsamer Murders (AZ)(S) | 7:25 7:55 | Four In A Bed (S) Four In A Bed (S) |
| 10:00 | Black Watch A Soldier's Story Insight into the production (S) | 8:00 | Midsamer Murders When a dairy worker is crushed to death by a giant round of cheese at the home of the world-famous Midsamer Blue Barnaby and Jones are soon on the case (AZ)(S) | 8:25 9:00 | Four In A Bed The winner is announced (S) |
| 11:35 | Jane Austen: The Unseen Portrait? (AZ)(S) | 9:00 | Surgeons: Life In Their Hands: scene undergoes marathon surgery (AZ)(S) | ||
| 12:35 am | Debuts At The Proms (S) | 10:00 | Vara A fisherman's body is found tangled up in a headier's val (AZ)(S) | 10:00 | 24 Hours In A&E A young cyclist is sent for a CT scan after falling from her bike (AZ)(S) |
| 1:35 | The Best Of Bill Oddie Goes Wild (S) | 11:50 | Wycliffe (S) | 11:05 | 24 Hours In A&E Medics treat a disarmion who was stubbed at the club where he works (AZ)(S) |
| 2:35 | Birding With Bill Oddie (S) | 12:55 am | The Dark (AZ)(S) | 12:05 am | Surgeons: Life In Their Hands (AZ)(S) |
| 3:05 | 1:55 | George And Mildred (S) | 1:10 | 24 Hours In A&E (AZ)(S) | |
| 2:20 | Unwind With ITV (S) | 3:20 | A Place In The Sun (S) | ||
| sky | SEY106 VIRGIN 109 | sky | FY16, FY2012 SEY122, VIRGIN 123 | sky | SEY118 VIRGIN 125 |
| 6:00 am | S.W.A.T (AZ)(R)(S) | 11:00 am | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (S) | 10:00 am | FILM The Loneliest Whole: The Search For 52 (PG)(S) |
| 9:00 | A Cheetah's Pride (R)(S) | 1:00 pm | Julie Andrews Forever (AZ)(S) | 12:00 pm | Being Mary Tyler Moore (R)(S) |
| 10:00 | Macaque Island (R)(S) | 2:00 | Voices Of The Valley (S) | 2:20 | I Am Luke Perry (AZ)(R)(S) |
| 11:00 | The Simpsons (R)(S) | 3:00 | Andre Rieu: Power Of Love (S) | 4:00 | Becoming Madonna (AZ)(R)(S) |
| 1:00 pm | Best Medicine (R)(S) | 5:00 | Cirpus Du Soleil: Quidem (S) | 6:00 | Savage Mountain (AZ)(R)(S) |
| 2:00 | The Hundred Live The women's final bilant-time 2:05pm (R) | 7:00 | Grand Ola Opry: Opry Live (S) | 8:00 | FILM Touching The Void (x3) Documentary by director Kevin Macdonald (S) |
| 5:30 | The Hundred Live The man's final bilant-time April (R) | 8:00 | Discovering: Sean Connery (AZ)(S) | 10:00 | The Alabama Solution Documentary about the prison system in Alabama (R)(S) |
| 9:30 | FILM Mr & Mrs Smith (15) Married assassins are hired to kill each other – a situation that restores some much-needed excitement to their relationship: Comedy adventure, with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie | 11:10 | FILM Highlander (15) Fantasy adventure, starring Christopher Lambert (S) | 12:10 am | Judeus Guy: The Assassination Of John Lennon: The 1960 killing of the Beatle AD (R)(S) |
| 11:45 | La Brea Gavin leads his family toward a new way home (AZ)(S) | 12:25 am | Gone Kelly: An American in Hollywood (S) | 2:00 | Brazil 2002 (R)(S) |
| 12:45 am | La Brea (AZ)(S) | 1:25 | Johnson & Knopflar's Music Legends (S) | 3:50 | My Icon: Crazy Stoney (AZ)(R)(S) |
| 1:40 | The Walking Dead: Dead City (AZ)(R)(S) | 2:45 | The Chieftains Down: The Old Plank Road – The Nashville Sessions (S) | 4:00 | FILM Everton: Howard's Way (12) (AZ)(S) |
| 2:40 | Road Wars (R)(S) | 5:00 | Classic Albums (S) | ||
| 5:00 | Highway Patrol (R)(S) | ||||
| Us Dave | FY10, FY2012 SEY133, VIRGIN 127 | ILM JL | FY14, FY2010 SEY133, VIRGIN 428 | ILM JL | FY11, FY2012 SEY135, VIRGIN 304 |
| 7:10 am | Top Gear (AZ)(S) | 11:00 am | Deck The Halls (PG) Christmas comedy, starring Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick (AZ)(S) | 6:00 am | Hollysaka Omnibus (AZ)(S) |
| 8:00 | Yukon Gold (S) | 12:50 pm | Playing With Fire (PG) Comedy, starring John Cena (AZ)(S) | 7:10 | Modern Family (AZ)(S) |
| 11:00 | Red Bull: Soaphos Race 2023 (S) | 2:45 | Enemy Mine (12) Sci-fi adventure, starring Dennis Quaid (S) | 7:40 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) |
| 12:00 pm | Red Bull: Soaphos Race 2023 (S) | 4:55 | The Golden Voyage Of Slicked (U) Fantasy, starring John Phillip Law and Tom Baker (AZ)(S) | 10:30 | The Simpsons (AZ)(S) |
| 1:00 | Maritimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (AZ)(S) | 7:05 | Dog (12) Comedy, starring Channing Totum (AZ)(S) | 12:25 pm | FILM Mr Pepper's Penguins (PG) Family comedy, starring Jim Carrey (AZ)(S) |
| 3:00 | The Hairy Bikers' Chicken And Egg (AZ)(S) | 9:00 | Musing (12) Thriller, starring Storm Reid, Rex Long, Ken Leung and Tim Griffin (S) | 2:15 | The Simpsons (AZ)(S) |
| 5:00 | Would I Lie To You? (S) | 11:15 | Kingman: The Golden Circle (15) Comedy adventure, starring Taron Egelman (AZ)(S) | 4:45 | Cruising Paradise: Above And Below Deck (AZ)(S) |
| 7:00 | Guy Martin: Proper Joke: The presenter gets to grow with nature as a wildlife earth-club (S) | 2:00 am | Present (12) Urania, starring Anelia Walz Zada (S) | 5:50 | Legs Masters Australia (AZ)(S) |
| 8:00 | Pete Wicks: For Dogs' Sake (AZ)(S) | 7:30 | Live Walton Final The shampoos match in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations Kick-off is at 8pm (S) | ||
| 9:00 | Have I Got A Bit More News For You: Angela Rigson hosts (S) | 10:45 | The Inbetweeners (S) | ||
| 10:00 | Big U Mock The Week (S) | 11:15 | The Inbetweeners (S) | ||
| 11:20 | Mock The Week (S) | 11:50 | The Inbetweeners (S) | ||
| 12:00 am | Live At The Apollo (S) | 12:20 am | The Inbetweeners (S) | ||
| 2:00 | DJ XL (S) | 12:50 | Gegglebee (AZ)(S) | ||
| 3:05 | Parks And Recreation (S) | 1:55 | Below Deck: Mediterranean (AZ)(S) | ||
| 3:50 | The Inbetweeners (S) | ||||
| 4:15 | Hollysaka (AZ)(S) |

JPM, TMT SPORTS/LYNDOMAX
England's top-tier football season gets into gear with the annual curtain-raiser that is the Community Shield – only this year it is being played at Cardiff's Principality Stadium rather than its traditional home of Wembley, due to a scheduling conflict. As the reigning Premier League champions Arsenal take on FA Cup winners
Manchester City, can the latter's new manager, Enzo Maresca (who controversially left Chelsea on New Year's Day), possibly replicate the delirious success of Pep Guardiola? And can Mikel Arteta's Gunners start well, especially after a considerable number of their players – Sioïba, Odegaard, Rice, Saka, Merino – exhausted themselves over the summer at the World Cup?
JPM & SPML BBC TWO
It's a cavalcade of cricket, with the women's final of this 100-ball competition taking place at 2pm, followed by the men at 6pm. The teams that topped the table face the winners of Friday's Eliminator between second- and third-placed sides. The Trent Rockets (right) topped both tables, and will play either Sunrisers Leeds or Southern Brave in the women's final, and either Manchester Super Giants or Sunrisers Leeds in the men's final.
FROM JPM, BBC FOUR
A celebration of the late comedian (sadly, there's no Goodies footage) and bird enthusiast. At 7pm, there is Bill Oddie Goes Wild, where Oddie (below) reminisces about his most memorable birding moments, followed at 7:30pm by Birding with Bill Oddie, where he revisits his childhood haunts. The brief tribute concludes at 8pm with Bill Oddie's Top 10 Birds, where the host counts down the UK's most-admired

and villainous birds and reveals how some of the most favoured species would never win a popularity contest within the avian world.
JPM, ITV
Marc Warren's houseboat-dwelling detective continues to be the chief reason to watch this crime reboot as it reaches its finale. This week the Amsterdam sleuth deals with the death of a scientist who was researching a potential breakthrough in cancer treatment, seemingly assassinated by a professional killer. Piet has to discover why he was killed and what the possible link is to pharmaceuticals billionaire Freddie Klink.
Very Modern Odyssey JPM, ONIONIL 4
The Witness! & I actor reaches the Tunisian island of Djerba, where he is quickly immersed in a bustling Arab market. He tries his hand at Amazigh pottery, ancient Jewish craftsmanship and one of the oldest forms of fishing. Djerba is home to the lotus-eaters of fable, but can Grant find the mythical lotus fruit that is said to have made Odysseas's sailors forget their journey home?
By Ben Walsh

26
7 Days 15 - 16 August 2026

An episode of 'Dad's Army' was kept on standby by the BBC in case a major technical problem took programmes off air. It was used in 2000 due to a power failure during the 'Six O'Clock News'
| 8BB ONE | 8BB TWO | itv1 | 4 | 5 | |
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| Daytime | 6.00 Breakfast (S) 9.30 CountryNa Treasures (R) (S) 10.30 Garden Rescue (R) (S) 12.15 Human Under The Hammer (AD) (R) (S) 12.15 Bargate Hunt (AD) (S) 1.00 BBC News At One; Weather (S) 1.25 BBC Regional News; Weather (S) 1.45 BBC News At One; Weather (S) 2.00 Money For Nothing (S) 2.45 Escape To The Country (S) 3.30 The Repair Shop (AD) (R) (S) 4.30 The Answer Run (S) 5.15 Paintlass (R) (S) | 6.45 Beadsgrove Garden (R) (S) 7.15 The Answer Run (R) (S) 8.00 Sign Zone The Repair Shop (AD) (R) (S) 9.00 BBC News (S) 1.00 Richard Osman's House Of Games (R) (S) 4.20 The Finish Line (R) (S) 2.15 Do You Know Your Place? (R) (S) 2.45 Animal Park Summer (AD) (R) (S) 3.30 Strongest R (AD) (R) (S) 4.30 Vintage Reddybar Roadshow (R) (S) 5.15 Flag M (R) (S) | 6.00 Good Morning Britain (S) 10.00 This Morning (S) 6.30 ITV News; Weather (S) 1.55 ITV Regional News; Weather (S) 2.00 Dickinson's Red Deal (AD) (R) (S) 3.00 Dead On to Deal (AD) (R) (S) 3.55 ITV Regional Weather (S) 4.00 Topping Point (R) (S) 5.00 The Dawn (R) (S) | 6.30 The King Of Queens (AD) (R) (S) 6.55 The King Of Queens (AD) (R) (S) 7.45 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD) (R) (S) 8.10 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD) (R) (S) 8.40 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD) (R) (S) 9.10 Prester (AD) (R) (S) 9.40 Prester (AD) (R) (S) 10.10 Prester (AD) (R) (S) 10.40 Prester (AD) (R) (S) 11.10 Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) (S) 12.05 Channel 4 News Summary (S) 12.10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (AD) (R) (S) 1.10 The Great House Giveaway (R) (S) 2.10 Countdown (S) 3.00 A Place In The Sun (R) (S) 4.00 The Great B&B Challenge (R) (S) 5.00 Chateau DIY (AD) (R) (S) | 6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine (S) 11.30 Storm & Aliens (S) 12.45 S News At Lunchtime (S) 12.50 Matt Allwright (S) 2.20 FILM: An Affair To Die For: Tomar Halpern 2022 The Best: starring Ryan Powers (AD) (S) 4.00 Cattle (R) (S) 4.55 Love Nature (R) (S) 5.00 S News With Dan Walker (S) |
| 6pm | 6.00 BBC News At Six; Weather (S) 6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather (S) | 6.00 Richard Osman's House Of Games (R) (S) 6.30 Beer Grylls: Wild Reckoning A couple whose marriage was pushed to the brink (AD) (R) (S) | 6.00 ITV Regional News (S) 6.30 ITV News; Weather (S) | 6.00 American Pickers A toy museum ready to tell its collection of treasures (AD) (R) (S) | 6.00 Cyprus: Jewel Of The Med A profile of the Mediterranean island (R) (S) 6.55 5 News Update (S) |
| 7pm | 7.00 The One Show With Roman Kemp and Lauren Laverne (S) 7.30 EastEnders A situation escalates for Nicola and George (AD) (S) | 7.00 Global Eye (S) 7.30 Mastermind Specialist subjects include the films of Paul Newman and Hergé's Tintin book (S) | 7.30 Fletchers' Family Farm Kalvin is in the market for a bull. Last in the series (AD) (R) (S) | 7.00 Channel 4 News (S) | 7.00 Traffic Cops Officers are on the lookout for a suspected cloned car (R) (S) 7.55 5 News Update (S) |
| 8pm | 8.00 Child Maintenance: Parents Under Pressure - Panorama (S) 8.30 Scam Interceptors An ethical hacker lights back (R) (S) | 8.00 Only Connect Accrual World takes on the 4 tickets (S) 8.30 University Challenge Bath takes on City 5's George's (S) | 8.00 Emmerdale Ruby plots to steal Jimmy's goods (AD) (S) 8.30 Coronation Street Sarah refuses to use her contacts to help another prisoner (AD) (S) | 8.00 Martin & Roman's Irish Road Trip Martin and Roman Kemp explains Madh and Dublin (AD) (S) | 8.00 Street Cops: Catching The Yoke Officers make a teen after finding a studded baseball ball (S) |
| Team Medford hails the two secret relationships from The Answer Run 4: 30am | And 5: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am | Philly Connaught and Twelve Novels: Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace - What Happened Next: 30am | Part of the 5: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am | Part of the 5: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am: 30am | |
| 9pm | 9.00 Death In Paradise A reggae rap artist is shot dead at a soundcheck for a concert (AD) (R) (S) | 9.00 Buried With Michael Sheen The actor investigates allegations of toxic contamination in South Wales (AD) (S) | 9.00 Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace - What Happened Next Following up the stories of Susanne Barrow and Tom Yeo (AD) (S) | 9.00 Celebrity Hunted A couple of fugitives pop up live on the BBC (AD) (S) | 9.00 Fare Dodgers: At War With The Law Investigators hunt for a woman thought to owe more than £2,300 in unpaid fares (S) |
| 10pm | 10.00 BBC News At Ten (S) 10.30 BBC Regional News (S) 10.40 Have I Got News For You David Tennant hosts, with guest Cathy Newman (R) (S) | 10.00 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing You and Bob board a punt to fish for perch on the Thames (AD) (R) (S) 10.30 Newsnight (S) | 10.00 ITV News At Ten; Weather (S) 10.30 ITV Regional News (S) 10.45 Cold Case Forensics: In The Blood Last in the true crime docu-series (AD) (R) (S) | 10.00 Secret Lives Of Gypsy Wives Trotology first rap song enjoys mixed success (AD) (S) | 10.00 Police Interceptors: Taking Down The Shoplifting Gangs Two brothers whose campaign of shoplifting is out of control (R) (S) |
| 11pm | 11.10 FILM: Mission: Impossible III (J) Abrams 2006! Action thriller sequel, starring Tom Cruise (AD) (S) | 11.05 Disclosure: Welcome To Glasgow Claims that parts of Scotland's biggest city have become no-go zones (S) | 11.40 The Assembly Celebrities are interviewed by a panel of neurodivergent individuals (R) (S) | 11.05 Surgery Secrets Of The Super Rich Emma has a £3,500 nano-fat treatment to rejuvenate her under-eye shadows (AD) (R) (S) | 11.05 Traffic Cops A reckless motorcyclist puts lives in danger (R) (S) |
| Late | 1.10 BBC News (S) | 12.05 A House Through Time (AD) (R) (S) 1.05 Sign Zone CountryNa (R) (S) 2.00 Sign Zone Surgical (AD) (R) (S) 2.45 This Is BBC Two (S) | 12.05 Shop On TV 2.00 The Staircase (AD) (R) (S) 4.05 Unwind With ITV (S) 5.10 Dickinson's Red Deal (AD) (R) (S) | 12.05 Walter Presents: Everybody Lies (S) 1.00 Metal Hall (AD) (R) (S) 1.50 FILM: Blue Bypass Dublin Oven 2022 Online (S) 2.45 Levious Weed: Walking With Peter Bears (AD) (R) (S) 4.40 Hollyhake Omnibus (AD) (R) (S) 5.50 Countdown (R) (S) | 12.05 Car Pound Cops (R) (S) 1.00 Cruise TV (R) (S) 2.00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (R) (S) 2.50 Cattle (R) (S) 2.45 Friends (R) (S) 4.35 Cruising With Susan Gilman (AD) (R) (S) 5.35 Few Patrol (R) (S) 5.45 The Adventures Of Paddington (R) (S) |
6.30am Sara Cox 9.30 Vernon Kay 12noon Jeremy Vine 2.00 Clans Amlis 4.00 Jason Manderd 7.00 Piron Nights 9.00 Blues Show With The Black Keys
10.00 Good Groove With Malorn Dobson 12mdeX OI Borg 3.00 Alternative Sounds Of The 90s With Darren O'Leary 4.00 Steffan Powell
6.30am Breakfast 9.30 Essential Classics 12m Classical Live 4.00 Composer Of The Week False Mandalasatin 5.00 In Tune 7.00 BBC Drama 2026 10.00 Night Tracks 11.30 Round Midnight 12.30am Through The Night
6am Today 9.00 The Great Crime Mystery 9.30 How Did We Get Here The World Order 10.00 Woman's Hour 11.00 Behind The Crime Book of the Week The Fire In The Mountain. Sicily, Emo And Her People 12noon News 12.04 You And Your 1.00 The World At One 1.45 Human Intelligence 2.00 The Archers 2.15 Alone 2.45 Opening Lives 3.00 Great Lives 3.30 You're Dead To Me
4.00 Pride Before The Fall 4.30 Soul Music 5.00 FIV 6.00 News 6.30 Just A Minute 7.00 Archers 7.15 Front Row 8.00 Briefing Room 8.30 Inside Science 9.00 Great Crime Mystery 9.30 How Did We Get Here 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book of Bedtime 11.00 Intimacy 11.30 Poetry Please 12mdeX News 12.30 Book of the Week 12.45 Shopping 1.00 Re-World Service 5.00 News 5.04 Pride Before The Fall 5.24 Shopping 5.43 Prayer 5.45 Farming Today
6am Wolf Far Hence 8.30 Sensor Partner 7.00 The Adventures Of John And Tony 7.30 Dad's Army 8.00 Dr Phil's Bedside Manner 8.30 Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years 8.45 Agnes Grey 9.00 Just A Minute 9.30 British Film Comedians 9.45 Dad's Service 10.00 Sounds Natural 10.30 The Pleasures Of Brecht 11.00 Wolf Far Hence 11.30 Sensor Partner 12noon Adventures
Of John And Tony 12.30 Dad's Army 1.00 Dr Phil's Bedside Manner 1.30 Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years 1.45 Agnes Grey 2.00 Wardaholics 2.30 A Whole: Neither Story 3.00 The Growing Summer 3.45 That's Wix's 4.00 Sounds Natural 4.30 Pleasures Of Brecht 5.00 Wolf Far Hence 5.30 Sensor Partner 6.00 Adventures Of John And Tony 6.30 Dad's Army 7.00 Dr Phil's Bedside Manner 7.30 Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years 7.45 Agnes
Grey 8.00 Wardaholics 8.30 A Whole: Neither Story 9.00 The Growing Summer 9.45 Short Works 10.00 Comedy Club 12mdeX Sounds Natural 12.30 Pleasures Of Brecht 1.00 The Wolf Far Hence 1.30 The Sensor Partner 2.00 John And Tony 2.30 Dad's Army 3.00 Dr Phil's Bedside Manner 3.30 Adrian Mole 3.45 Agnes Grey 4.00 Wardaholics 4.30 A Whole: Neither Story
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| FOUR | FY11, FY.10X SKY 11N, VIRGIN 10N | ilv3 | FY10, FY.11X SKY 11N, VIRGIN 11Z | More AL | FY11, FY.12X SKY 11N, VIRGIN 11O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 pm | The Architecture The Railways Built (ADI) (S) | 6:00 am | George And Mildred (S) | 8:55 am | Find it, Fla It, Flag It (ADI) (S) |
| 7:40 | The Flying Gardener (ADI) (S) | 7:05 | Classic Emmerdale (ADI) (S) | 10:00 | Four In A Bed (S) |
| 7:55 | The Art Of Spain Northern Spain's 20th-century artists Last in the series (ADI) (S) | 8:05 | Street (ADI) (S) | 12:40 pm | Come Dine With Me (S) |
| 9:00 | Mastermind (S) | 9:10 | Agetha Christie's Palmer (ADI) (S) | 3:20 | Four In A Bed (S) |
| 9:30 | Call My Bluff (S) | 11:35 | Heartbeat (ADI) (S) | 5:50 | Car S.D.S (ADI) (S) |
| 10:00 | Art On The BBC: Michelangelo – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (S) | 1:35 pm | Midsomer Murders (ADI) (S) | 7:55 | Grand Designs A couple from the Wimbi (dan is completely transform a bungalow (ADI) (S) |
| 11:00 | Art & Design: The Journey – Arena (S) | 3:35 | Classic Emmerdale (ADI) (S) | 9:00 | Celebrity PopMaster TV Carol Debert Dougie Vipond, Patsy Kmart, Kalia Bryan and Shaun Ryder take part (S) |
| 11:25 | Welmeright: The Man Who Loved The Lakes (S) | 4:40 | Heartbeat (ADI) (S) | 10:00 | 24 Hours In A&E The stories of patients who are facing adversity head-on (ADI) (S) |
| 12:25 am | The Flying Gardener (ADI) (S) | 5:50 | Midsomer Murders A killer says are and torture methods to pursuit modern-day "seniors" (ADI) (S) | 11:05 | 24 Hours In A&E A nasty injury threatens the use of a patient's right hand (ADI) (S) |
| 12:40 | The Art Of Spain (ADI) (S) | 8:00 | Grantchester A familiar face arrives unannounced (ADI) (S) | 12:05 am | 99$ On The Front Live (S) |
| 1:40 | Art & Design: The Journey – Arena (S) | 10:00 | Grantchester: Georbe investigates sales of southcraft (ADI) (S) | 1:10 | 24 Hours In A&E (ADI) (S) |
| 2:05 | Art On The BBC: Michelangelo – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (S) | 11:00 | Trial & Retribution (S) | 3:20 | A Place In The Sun (S) |
| 12:55 am | Trial & Retribution (S) | ||||
| 1:55 | George And Mildred (S) | ||||
| 2:20 | Unwind With ITV (S) | ||||
| sky | SKY 10N VIRGIN 10N | sky | FY 16, FY.14X SKY 12X, VIRGIN 12Z | sky | SKY 11N VIRGIN 11Z |
| 6:00 am | Mornings (R) | 11:00 am | Discovering: Janet Legg (ADI) (S) | 10:55 am | Celtics City (ADI) (R) (S) |
| 6:30 | Mornings (R) | 12:00 pm | The Art Of Film With Ian Nathan (ADI) (S) | 12:00 pm | Bordet (R) (S) |
| 7:00 | Mornings With Ridge And Fmet (S) | 1:00 | Talks Of The Unexpected (ADI) (S) | 2:00 | Terry Donaldson: A Man Can Dream (ADI) (R) (S) |
| 7:30 | Mornings With Ridge And Fmet (S) | 2:00 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (S) | 4:00 | The Directors (R) (S) |
| 8:00 | Stargate SG-1 (R) (S) | 3:00 | The Eighties (ADI) (S) | 5:00 | Discovering: Tim Robbins (ADI) (R) (S) |
| 10:00 | Will & Grace (ADI) (R) (S) | 4:00 | Discovering: Rod Stalger (ADI) (S) | 6:00 | I Am Heath Ledger (ADI) (R) (S) |
| 11:00 | The Simpsons (R) (S) | 5:00 | Portrait Artist Of The Year 2023 (ADI) (S) | 7:50 | My Icon: Leon Pryce (ADI) (R) (S) |
| 12:00 pm | Africa's Hunters (R) (S) | 6:00 | Talks Of The Unexpected (ADI) (S) | 8:00 | Mind Over Murder The story of a 1985 murder in Nebraska (R) (S) |
| 1:00 | Hawaii Five-0 (R) (S) | 7:00 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (S) | 9:00 | Mind Over Murder Four years after Helen's murder: a breakthrough is made on the case (R) (S) |
| 3:00 | S.W.A.T (ADI) (R) (S) | 8:00 | Andre Riau: Shall We Damn? (S) | 10:05 | Mind Over Murder (R) (S) |
| 5:00 | The Simpsons (R) (S) | 11:00 | Academy Of Ancient Music: Would's Four Seasons (S) | 11:00 | FILM Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager (LI) (ADI) (S) |
| 6:00 | Rob & Ramesh vs Stalin Bolt (ADI) (R) (S) | 12:30 am | Notre-Dame: The Renaissance (S) | 1:00 am | The Essex Murders: Who Killed Goldfinger? (ADI) (R) (S) |
| 7:00 | The Simpsons (R) (S) | 2:05 | National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood (S) | 4:00 | The Directors (R) (S) |
| 8:00 | Agetha Raisin (ADI) (R) (S) | 4:00 | My Week With Maggi H668ling (S) | 5:00 | Discovering: Tim Robbins (ADI) (R) (S) |
| 9:00 | Agetha Raisin (ADI) (R) (S) | 5:00 | The Art Of Film With Ian Nathan (ADI) (S) | ||
| 10:05 | Last Week Tonight With John Oliver | ||||
| 10:45 | Frank Skinner: 30 Years Of Dirt (R) (S) | ||||
| 11:45 | Grimm (R) (S) | ||||
| 12:45 am | Exit (R) (S) | ||||
| 1:30 | Road Wars (R) (S) | ||||
| 2:00 | Best Medicine (S) | ||||
| 3:00 | Hawaii Five-0 (R) (S) | ||||
| 4:00 | S.W.A.T (ADI) (R) (S) | ||||
| Us Dave | FY10, FY.11X SKY 11S, VIRGIN 11Z | ILM AL | FY14, FY.10X SKY 11S, VIRGIN 11Z | ILM AL | FY11, FY.11X SKY 11S, VIRGIN 11W |
| 7:25 am | Top Gear (ADI) (S) | 11:00 am | The Son Of Robin Hood (U) Adventure, starring Jane Leanna (S) | 6:00 am | Hollysaka (ADI) (S) |
| 8:15 | Border Force America's Gatekeepers | 12:40 pm | The Comancheres (PG) Western, starring John Wayne (S) | 6:55 | RividishU Tuke Shorts |
| 10:20 | Rick Stein's Cornwall | 2:50 | Man In The Saddle (U) Western, starring Randolph Scott (S) | 7:00 | Couples' Came Dine With Me (S) |
| 11:20 | Fukun Gold (S) | 4:35 | Chande (PG) Romantic thriller, with Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant (ADI) (S) | 8:00 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) |
| 12:20 pm | Top Gear (ADI) (S) | 6:50 | Fisherman's Friends: One And All (Lt) Comedy sequel, starring James Ponday (ADI) (S) | 10:00 | America's Funniest Home Videos (S) |
| 2:20 | Maritimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (ADI) (S) | 9:00 | Brased Off (Lt) Drama, starring Pete Platorthwaite and Ewan McGregor (S) | 11:00 | Below Deck: Mediterranean (ADI) (S) |
| 3:00 | Guy Martin: Proper Jabs (ADI) (S) | 11:10 | Glass (Lt) Thriller, starring James McAvoy, Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson (ADI) (S) | 12:00 pm | The Simpsons (ADI) (S) |
| 4:00 | Hairy Bikers' Best Of British (S) | 1:45 am | Cuban Pury (Lt) Comedy, starring Nick Frost (ADI) (S) | 2:00 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine (ADI) (S) |
| 5:00 | Rick Stein's Cornwall Maritimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (ADI) (S) | 3:00 | Modern Family (ADI) (S) | ||
| 7:05 | Would I Lie To You? (S) | 6:30 | The Simpsons (ADI) (S) | ||
| 7:40 | Would I Lie To You? The Drouere Bits (S) | 7:00 | Hollysaka (ADI) (S) | ||
| 8:20 | Have I Got A Bit More News For You (S) | 7:30 | The Simpsons (ADI) (S) | ||
| 9:00 | Q-XL (S) | 8:00 | Vandorpump Rules (S) | ||
| 10:00 | Teahmaster (S) | 9:00 | Below Deck Down Under (ADI) (S) | ||
| 11:00 | Mock The Week (S) | 10:00 | Geggadees (ADI) (S) | ||
| 12:40 | Would I Lie To You? (S) | 11:00 | First Dates (ADI) (S) | ||
| 2:00 | Q-XL (S) | 12:05 am | Naked Attraction (S) | ||
| 3:00 | Richard Osman's House Of Games (S) | 1:10 | Below Deck Down Under (ADI) (S) | ||
| 3:30 | Parks And Recreation | 2:10 | Vandorpump Rules (S) | ||
| 3:00 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) | ||||
| 3:55 | The Simpsons (ADI) (S) |

9PM, BBC TIRO
"I stumbled across this story of a man who claimed that the people of Wales are being poisoned, and I thought what?" says Michael Sheen (above). The man behind the claims was Douglas Gowan, who worked for the National Farmers' Union and investigated "incidents of pollution". So the Staged actor decided to interview Gowan for
two days, and "what he told me made my blood go cold". Gowan's story involved cover-ups concerning "forever chemicals" buried in the land near local farms and communities. Gowan believed the dumping of these chemicals could have a lasting impact on the people of Wales, but died before his warnings were heeded. Now Sheen wants to find out whether Douglas was right in this exposé.
7:5PM, BBC FOUR
The excellent Andrew Graham-Dixon concludes his journey in northern Spain, where modern art by masters such as Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró and Salvador Dalí flourished in the 20th century. These visionaries produced work that pushed the boundaries of the discipline while also reflecting the tumultuous events of the century.
8PM, BBC ONE
The Child Maintenance Service is designed to make sure that parents who live apart from their children make regular payments to support them. However, it stands accused of doing too little to enforce payments in some cases, discovers reporter Krupa Padhy. Meanwhile, parents who make payments say that calculations done by the CMS can sometimes be wrong or unaffordable, and that errors can affect their mental health. Padhy does well unpicking this bureaucratic mess.

9PM, 5
In London, investigators hunt for a woman thought to owe more than £2,300 in unpaid fares, and attempt to stop her at Chadwell Heath station. On London's buses, there is a top-off from a driver about a potential fare dodger, but the woman takes flight before she can be issued with a penalty notice
9PM, CHANNEL 4
Two of the "celebs" drop in at a show bar in Leeds, but it seems they may have been tracked. A social media post from two runners provokes the hunters, leading to a raid on a retirement home BBC One's Morning Live has a couple of surprise guests, but will an elaborate escape plan keep them a step ahead of ex-detective chief superintendent Ray Howard (left) and his hunters?
2:9PM, CHANNEL 4
"I'm a little bit silly and impulsive, some might say," insists Trewley Precious (above), who is pursuing a social media career. This week the sisters and their families prepare for Christmas, while Trewley's first rap song has mixed success.

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| 8BB ONE | 8BB TWO | 1tv1 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytime | 6.00 Breakfast (S) 9.30 CountryNa Treasures (R) (S) 10.30 Garden Rescue (R) (S) 12.15 Homes Under The Hammer (AD) (S) 12.15 Bargain Hunt (AD) (R) (S) 1.00 BBC News At One; Weather (S) 1.25 BBC Regional News; Weather (S) 1.45 BBC News At One; Weather (S) 2.00 Money For Nothing (S) 2.45 Escape To The Country (S) 3.20 The Repair Shop (AD) (R) (S) 4.30 The Answer Run (S) 5.15 Paintlaze (R) (S) | 6.30 Escape To The Country (R) (S) 7.15 Money For Nothing (R) (S) 8.00 Sign Zone: The Great British Sewing Box (RD) (R) (S) 9.00 BBC News (S) 1.00 Richard Osman's House Of Games (R) (S) 4.30 The Finish Line (R) (S) 2.15 Do You Know Your Place? (R) (S) 3.45 Animal Park Summer (AD) (R) (S) 3.30 SavingsIn (AD) (R) (S) 4.30 Vintage Antiques Roadshow (R) (S) 5.15 Flag M (R) (S) | 6.00 Good Morning Britain (S) 10.00 This Morning (S) 6.30 ITV News; Weather (S) 1.55 ITV Regional News; Weather (S) 2.00 Dickinson's Red Deal (AD) (R) (S) 3.00 Deal On No Deal (AD) (R) (S) 3.55 ITV Regional Weather (S) 4.00 Topping Point (R) (S) 5.00 The Dees (R) (S) | 6.30 The King Of Queens Triple-InN (AD) (R) (S) 7.45 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD) (R) (S) 8.10 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD) (R) (S) 8.40 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD) (R) (S) 8.10 Prester (AD) (R) (S) 9.40 Prester (AD) (R) (S) 10.10 Prester (AD) (R) (S) 10.10 Prester (AD) (R) (S) 11.10 Ramsey's British Nightmares USA (R) (S) 12.05 Channel 4 News Summary (S) 14.10 Flash, The It, Flag N (AD) (R) (S) 1.10 The Great House Giveaway (R) (S) 2.10 Countdown (S) 3.00 A Place In The Sun (R) (S) 4.00 The Great B&B Challenge (R) (S) 5.00 Chelsea DIY (AD) (R) (S) | 6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine (S) 11.30 Storm & Aliens (S) 12.45 5 News At Lunchtime (S) 12.50 Matt Allwright (S) 2.20 FILM: Living Next To Danger John Markwood, Judy DeVries, Starring Scott Murdock (S) 4.00 Castle (R) (S) 4.55 Love Nature (R) (S) 5.00 5 News With Dan Walker (S) |
| 6pm | 6.00 BBC News At Six; Weather (S) 6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather (S) | 6.00 Richard Osman's House Of Games: Quiz (R) (S) 6.30 Beer Grylls: Wild Reckoning A father and son head into the wilderness (AD) (R) (S) | 6.00 ITV Regional News; Weather (S) 6.30 ITV News; Weather (S) | 6.00 American Pickers A Virginia bluegrass legend has a few valuable mementos (AD) (R) (S) | 6.00 Gibraltar: Jewel Of The Med A profile of the peninsula located on the southern coast of Spain (R) (S) 6.55 5 News Update (S) |
| 7pm | 7.00 The One Show With Roman Kemp and Lauren Laverne (S) 7.30 EastEnders Ravi turns to Zack for advice (AD) (S) | 7.00 Nigellissima (AD) (R) (S) 7.30 Race Against The Tide New series. Sand sculpting competition, presented by Iain Stirling (AD) (S) | 7.30 Inside The Langham: Britain's First Grand Hotel Reception supervisor Rodings welcomes a dancing idol of his (AD) (S) | 7.00 Channel 4 News (S) | 7.00 Police Interceptors Two men in a van embark on a dangerous race through four countries (R) (S) 7.55 5 News Update (S) |
| 8pm | 8.00 The Great British Sewing Box The sewers makes tubus cuddly toys and superhero costumes for children's week (AD) (S) | 8.00 Saving Lives At Sea New series. There's a 9999 call about a fisherman who has fallen overboard (AD) (S) | 8.00 Emmerdale Joe has a surprise for everyone (AD) (S) 8.30 Coronation Street At leaves Sarah to deal with Kacey's threat (AD) (S) | 8.00 The Great ADHD Myth? Psychiatrist Max Pemberton challenges conventional thinking about ADHD (AD) (S) | 8.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders An emotional, Marcellus van refuses to stop on the MK (S) |
| Captain William Nott on the Leeway: The Excitement of the Kacey's work The Excitement of the Kacey's work | New York City: The Excitement of the Kacey's work The Excitement of the Kacey's work | 8.00 The Great ADHD Myth? Psychiatrist Max Pemberton challenges conventional thinking about ADHD (AD) (S) | 8.00 The Great ADHD Myth? Psychiatrist Max Pemberton challenges conventional thinking about ADHD (AD) (S) | 8.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders An emotional, Marcellus van refuses to stop on the MK (S) | |
| 9pm | 9.00 Celebrity MasterChef New series. Joe Pasquale, Jason Mohammad, Emily Campbell, Shakira Khan and Jay McGuiness compete (AD) (S) | 9.00 Emergency 2u/7 New series. A look at the emergency department at Southmead Hospital, Bristol (AD) (S) | 9.00 True Crime Presents: No Escape – Married To A Stalker The murder of Alonson Crude by her ex-partner (AD) (S) | 9.00 Celebrity Hunted Capita Huenchest provides a safe haven for two fugitives (AD) (S) | 9.00 The Georgians With Rob Rinder & Ruth Goodman A look at the coronation of King George IV (S) |
| 10pm | 10.00 BBC News At Ten (S) 10.20 BBC Regional News; Weather 10.40 FILM: The Untouchables (From De Palma 1)(R) Gangster thriller (S) | 10.00 Live At The Apollo Stephen Bailey, Jane Ricote and Glenn Moore perform movie up (R) (S) 10.30 Newsnight (S) | 10.00 ITV News At Ten; Weather (S) 10.30 ITV Regional News; Weather 10.45 FILM: Octopussy (John Glen 1)(R) Day adventure, starring Roger Moore (AD) (S) | 10.00 Gagglobox I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here comes under scrutiny (AD) (R) (S) | 10.30 James Bulger: The Trial The story of the 1993 murder trial of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson (R) (S) |
| 11pm | 11.05 The Vampire Lestat: Interview With The Vampire Lestat recruits his 'posthumous' album (AD) (S) | 11.05 Secret Lives Of Gypsy Wives Trewley's first rap song enjoys mixed success (AD) (R) (S) | |||
| Late | 12.35 The Hit List (R) (S) 1.25 BBC News (S) | 11.55 The Vampire Lestat: Interview With The Vampire (AD) (S) 12.50 Sign Zone: Dizziness (AD) (R) (S) 1.50 Sign Zone: Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story (AD) (R) (S) 2.25 This Is BBC Two (S) | 1.10 Shop On TV 3.00 The Summit (AD) (R) (S) 3.50 Unwind With ITV (S) 5.05 Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace – What Happened Next (AD) (R) (S) | 12.05 Building Menace's Superheroes (AD) (R) (S) 1.05 Ramsey's Hotel Hell (AD) (R) (S) 1.55 The Plane (AD) (R) (S) 2.15 FILM: Dream Ballot 2023 (S) 4.20 Couples Come Dive With Me (R) (S) 2.15 A Place In The Sun (R) (S) 5.45 Sunday Brunch (R) (S) | 12.05 Serial Killer Wives (AD) (R) (S) 1.00 Cruise TV With LevelBooklit (R) (S) 2.00 GPs Behind Closed Doors (R) (S) 2.50 Castle (R) (S) 3.40 Friends (R) (S) 4.05 Friends (R) (S) 4.30 The Highland Vet (R) (S) 5.25 Entertainment News (R) (S) |
6.30am Sara Cox 9.30 Vernon Kay 12noon Jeremy Vine 2.00 DJ Spaony 4.00 Jason Manford 7.00 Priori Nights On Radio 2 9.00 The Jazz Show With Jamie
Culture 10.00 The Good Groove With Malvin Dobson 12mde1 (S) (R) (S) 3.00 Dance Sounds Of The 9pk With Vernon Kay 4.00 Dream Wyn Evans
6.30am Breakfast 9.30 Essential Classics 12pm Classical Live 4.00 Composer Of The Week Felix Mendelssohn 5.00 In Tune 7.00 BBC Promo 2020 10.00 Night Tracks 11.30 Round Midnight 12.30am Through The Night
6am Today 9.00 Invisible Hands 9.30 Michael Shean Gets Into Character 10.00 Woman's Hour 11.00 Add To Playlist 11.45 Book of the Week 12noon News 12.04 Call You And Yours 12.57 Weather 1.00 The World At One 1.45 Human Intelligence 2.00 The Archers 2.15 Drama 3.00 Lady On Trial 3.30 Night And Soul 4.00 The Deadliest Book In England 4.30 What's Up Does? 5.00 PM 5.57 Weather 6.00 News 6.30 Paul
Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz 7.00 The Archers 7.15 Front Row 8.00 Saving Young Men From Murder The Homeloy Story 8.40 In Touch 9.00 Crossing Continents 9.30 Scum Secrets 9.55 Weather 10.00 The World Tonight 11.15 Book of Bedtime 11.00 West Inside 11.30 Poetry Finale 12mde1 News: Weather 12.30 Book of the Week 12.48 Shopping Forecast 1.00 An BBC World Service 5.00 News 5.04 BBC Inside Science 5.32 Weather 5.36 Shopping Forecast 5.43 Prayer 5.45 Farming Today
6am The Wolf Far Hence 6.30 The Senior Partner 7.00 Yes Minister 7.30 The Milligan Papers 8.00 Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen? 8.30 Adrian Male The Cappuccino Years 8.45 Agnes Grey 9.00 Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz 9.30 The Essay British Film Comedians 9.45 Baby Service 10.00 A Good Road 10.30 Happy Birthday Neptune 11.00 The Wolf Far Hence 11.30 The Senior
Partner 12noon Yes Minister 12.30 The Milligan Papers 1.00 Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen? 1.30 Adrian Male The Cappuccino Years 1.45 Agnes Grey 2.00 Hotel 2.30 Life In London 3.00 A Pair Of Blue Eyes 4.00 A Good Road 4.30 Happy Birthday Neptune 5.00 The Wolf Far Hence 5.30 The Senior Partner 6.00 Yes Minister 6.30 The Milligan Papers 7.00 Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen? 7.30 Adrian Male The Cappuccino Years 7.45
Agnes Grey 8.00 Hotel 8.30 Life In London 9.00 A Pair Of Blue Eyes: Dramatisation of Thomas Hardy's early novel. Janet Blase stars 10.00 Comedy Club 12mde1 A Good Road 12.30 Happy Birthday Neptune 1.00 The Wolf Far Hence 1.30 The Senior Partner 2.00 Yes Minister 2.30 Milligan Papers 3.00 Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen? 3.30 Adrian Male: The Cappuccino Years
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| FOUR | FY11, FY.1011 SEY 1011, VIRGIN 1011 | ilv3 | FY10, FY.1015 SEY 1015, VIRGIN 1017 | More AL | FY11, FY.1014 SEY 1014, VIRGIN 1017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 pm | The Architecture The Railways Built (ADI) (S) | 6:00 am | George And Mildred (S) | 8:55 am | Find It, Fla It, Flag It (ADI) (S) |
| 7:45 | The Flying Gardener Creating alarming video using trees (S) | 7:05 | Classic Emmendale (ADI) (S) | 10:00 | Four In A Bed (S) |
| 8:00 | To The Manor Bars (S) | 8:05 | Classic Coronation Street (ADI) (S) | 12:40 pm | Come Dine With Me (S) |
| 8:30 | Keeping Up Apparencas (S) | 9:10 | Ageilla Christie's Palms (ADI) (S) | 3:20 | Four In A Bed (S) |
| 9:00 | Rise Of The Clans Neil Oliver examines the history of Scotland's ancient clans (S) | 11:30 | Heartbeat (ADI) (S) | 5:50 | Car S.O.B (ADI) (S) |
| 10:00 | Britain In Focus: A Photographic History Samann McCabe explores the development of the art of photography in the UK (ADI) (S) | 1:35 pm | Midsomer Murders (ADI) (S) | 7:55 | Grand Designs A Spanish architect and his wife build their dream home in Buckinghamshire (ADI) (S) |
| 11:00 | The Secret Genius Of Plants Studies on plant senses (ADI) (S) | 3:35 | Classic Emmendale (ADI) (S) | 9:00 | PopMaster TV New series. Ken Bruce hosts the music quiz (S) |
| 11:55 | Deep Down And Dirty: The Science Of Soil (S) | 4:40 | Classic Coronation Street (ADI) (S) | 10:00 | 24 Hours In A&E An Bly-year-old man is admitted with acute abdominal pain (ADI) (S) |
| 12:50 am | Britain In Focus: A Photographic History (ADI) (S) | 5:50 | Heartbeat (ADI) (S) | 11:05 | 24 Hours In A&E A motorcyclist is artified to St George's after crashing into a bus (ADI) (S) |
| 1:50 | The Flying Gardener (S) | 6:55 | Heartbeat An accident causes chaos (ADI) (S) | 12:05 am | 95% On The Front Line Medical documentary series (S) |
| 2:05 | Rise Of The Clans (S) | 8:00 | Vera The detective investigates a suspicious death on a remote island (ADI) (S) | 1:10 | 24 Hours In A&E (ADI) (S) |
| 10:00 | Grantchester Leonardo drinking lands him in a prison cell overnight (ADI) (S) | 3:20 | A Place In The Sun (S) | ||
| sky | SEY 1016 VIRGIN 1019 | 11:00 | Grantchester (ADI) (S) | ||
| 6:00 am | Mornings (R) | 11:00 | Grantchester (ADI) (S) | 10:55 am | Celtics City (ADI) (R) (S) |
| 6:30 | Mornings (R) | 11:50 | Trial & Retribution (S) | 12:00 pm | FILM, Dettori (L12) (ADI) (S) |
| 7:00 | Mornings With Ridge And Fmet (S) | 12:55 am | Trial & Retribution (S) | 2:10 | QPR: The Four-Year Plan (ADI) (R) (S) |
| 7:30 | Mornings With Ridge And Fmet (S) | 1:55 | George And Mildred (S) | 4:00 | The Directors (R) (S) |
| 8:00 | Stangels SG-1 (R) (S) | 2:20 | Unwind With ITV (S) | 5:00 | Discovering: Michael Keaton (ADI) (R) (S) |
| 10:00 | Will & Grace (ADI) (R) (S) | 6:00 | I Am Patrick Swayze (ADI) (R) (S) | ||
| 11:00 | The Simpsons (R) (S) | 7:50 | My Icon: Casey Stoney (ADI) (R) (S) | ||
| 12:00 pm | Africa's Hunters (R) (S) | 8:00 | Mind Over Murder (R) (S) | ||
| 1:00 | Hawaii Five-0 (R) (S) | 9:00 | Mind Over Murder (R) (S) | ||
| 3:00 | S.W.A.T (ADI) (R) (S) | 10:05 | Mind Over Murder (R) (S) | ||
| 5:00 | The Simpsons (R) (S) | 11:10 | Schmeichel (ADI) (R) (S) | ||
| 6:00 | Rob & Ramesh vs The NFL (ADI) (R) (S) | 1:00 am | Italia 9th: Four Weeks That Changed The World (ADI) (R) (S) | ||
| 7:00 | The Simpsons (R) (S) | 2:00 | Italia 9th: Four Weeks That Changed The World (ADI) (R) (S) | ||
| 7:30 | The Simpsons (R) (S) | 3:00 | Italia 9th: Four Weeks That Changed The World (ADI) (R) (S) | ||
| 8:00 | Best Medicine Louisa visits a specialist (S) | 4:00 | Italia 9th: Four Weeks That Changed The World (ADI) (R) (S) | ||
| 9:00 | FILM Bridesmaids (15) Comedy, starring Kristen Wing and Maya Rudolph (S) | 5:00 | Italia 9th: Four Weeks That Changed The World (ADI) (R) (S) | ||
| 11:15 | Emmen (R) (S) | ||||
| 12:10 am | Enti (R) (S) | ||||
| 1:05 | The Force: Manchester (R) (S) | ||||
| 2:00 | Surviving Earth (S) | ||||
| 3:00 | Hawaii Five-0 (R) (S) | ||||
| 4:00 | S.W.A.T (ADI) (R) (S) | ||||
| U.Dave | FY10, FY.1017 SEY 1010, VIRGIN 1017 | ILV | FY14, FY.1010 SEY 1013, VIRGIN 1028 | AL | FY11, FY.1013 SEY 1013, VIRGIN 1016 |
| 7:25 am | Top Gear (ADI) (S) | 11:00 am | The Kid Who Would Be King (PG) Fantasy adventure, starring Louis Adduarne Sachs (ADI) (S) | 6:00 am | Hollysaka (ADI) (S) |
| 8:20 | Border Force America's Gatekeepers | 6:55 | Rude(ish) Tube Shorts (S) | ||
| 10:20 | Rick Stein's Cornwall | 7:00 | Couples Come Dine With Me (S) | ||
| 11:20 | Yukon Gold (S) | 8:00 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) | ||
| 12:15 pm | Top Gear (ADI) (S) | 10:00 | America's Funniest Home Videos (S) | ||
| 2:20 | Maritimer & Whitehouse: Gene Fishing (ADI) (S) | 11:00 | Below Deck: Mediterranean (ADI) (S) | ||
| 3:00 | Guy Martin: Proper Jabs (ADI) (S) | 12:00 pm | The Simpsons (ADI) (S) | ||
| 4:00 | Hairy Bikers' Best Of British (S) | 2:00 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine (S) | ||
| 5:00 | Rick Stein's Cornwall Travel and cookery (S) | 3:00 | Modern Family (ADI) (S) | ||
| 7:00 | Maritimer & Whitehouse: Gene Fishing (ADI) (S) | 5:00 | The Simpsons (ADI) (S) | ||
| 7:40 | Would I Lie To You? (S) | 6:30 | Hollysaka (ADI) (S) | ||
| 9:00 | Have I Got A Bit More News For You (S) | 7:00 | Hollysaka (ADI) (S) | ||
| 10:00 | Q! XL (S) | 7:30 | The Simpsons (ADI) (S) | ||
| 11:00 | Taskmaster (S) | 8:00 | Vandorpump Rules (S) | ||
| 12:00 am | Mock The Week (S) | 9:00 | Below Deck Down Under (ADI) (S) | ||
| 12:40 | Would I Lie To You? (S) | 10:00 | First Dates (ADI) (S) | ||
| 2:00 | Q! XL (S) | 11:05 | Goggleske (ADI) (S) | ||
| 2:50 | Richard Doman's House Of Games (S) | 12:10 am | Halad Attraction (S) | ||
| 3:35 | Parks And Recreation Sitcom (S) | 1:15 | Below Deck Down Under (ADI) (S) | ||
| 10:50 | The Woman King (c15) Historical drama, starring Veda Davis (ADI) (S) | 2:10 | Vandorpump Rules (S) | ||
| 1:30 am | Ravenous (18) Horror, starring Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle (S) | 3:00 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) | ||
| 3:50 | The Simpsons (ADI) (S) |

RPM, CHANNEL 4
NHS psychiatrist and writer Max Pemberton (above) embarks on a mission that challenges thinking about ADHD, to investigate whether it really is a neurodevelopmental disorder, and if modern living has contributed to a rise in diagnoses. The psychiatrist asks whether today's world is equipped to accommodate people
with ADHD attributes and questions the ethics of medicating patients, especially children, particularly when the long-term effects remain unknown. He hears from a range of colleagues who have serious concerns about the rise in ADHD diagnoses and meets a young family who want to see whether holistic lifestyle changes can reduce one boy's need for medication.
RPM, SKY ONE
Josh Charles makes a decent fist of impersonating/reinterpreting Martin Clunes's grumpy medic in this US take on Doc Martin. Here, Dr Martin Best is sceptical when Port Wenn welcomes a friendly delegation from its sister city in Norway, while Louisa (Abigail Spencer, right, with Charles) visits a specialist who happens to be one of Martin's exes. Plus, Greg believes that he is defecating little men, and Mark exhibits symptoms that warrant an intervention. Real comfort TV.
RPM, BEE ONE
Squeaky comic Joe Pasquale should prove amusing as a new series of the cooking behemoth begins. He is joined by weightlifter (useful for the bigger pans) Emily Campbell, reality star Shakira Khan, broadcaster Jason Mohammad and former Wanted star and actor Jay McGuiness. First off, Grace Dent and new judge chef Giorgio Locatelli (together, below) ask them to serve up their signature dish.

RPM, 5
The duo examine the coronation of King George IV, the former prince regent, in 1821, which was one of the most lavish and controversial royal events in British history. The ubiquitous Rinder follows the fortunes of those at the heart of the royal court ("George IV loved the finer things in life"), while historian Goodman uncovers the lives of ordinary people caught up in coronation fever ("It's not a fancy life by any stretch of the imagination"), and discover how the wealthy and poor alike became part of the spectacle.
11:15-8:15, 5PM, BBC TWO
This fruity Anne Rice adaptation ploughs on with rock star Lestat (Sam Reid, who looks like the sixth member of Def Leppard, circa 1987) haunted by his past, living to journalist Daniel (Eric Bogesian) and lording it over Armand, while Louis (played by Gone of Throne's Jacob Anderson) worries his waitress. More bite than Twilight, but less than Buffy.
By Ben Walsh

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7 Days 15 - 16 August 2026

The "What has the BBC ever done for me?" ad, fronted by Homesh Ranganathan, was based on one from 1986 with John Cleese
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| Daytime | 6.00 Breakfast (S) 9.30 CountryNa Treasures (R)(S) 10.30 Garden Rescue (R)(S) 11.15 Homes Under The Hammer (AD)(R) 12.15 Bargain Hunt (AD)(R)(S) 1.00 BBC News At One; Weather (S) 1.25 BBC Regional News; Weather (S) 1.45 BBC News At One; Weather (S) 2.00 Money For Nothing (S) 2.45 Escape To The Country (R)(S) 3.30 The Repair Shop (AD)(R)(S) 4.30 The Answer Run (S) 5.15 Paintless (R)(S) | 6.15 Homes Under The Hammer (AD)(R)(S) 9.15 Money For Nothing (R)(S) 8.00 Sign Zone Great Japanese Railway Journeys (AD)(R)(S) 8.30 Sign Zone Great Continental Railway Journeys (AD)(R)(S) 9.00 BBC News (S) 1.00 Richard Osman's House Of Games (R)(S) 1.30 The Finals Live (R)(S) 1.45 Do You Know Your Place? (R)(S) 2.45 Animal Park Summer (AD)(R)(S) 3.30 Everaged A Wild (R)(S) 4.30 Vintage Antiques Roadshow (R)(S) 5.15 Flag M (R)(S) | 6.00 Good Morning Britain (S) 10.00 This Morning (S) 1.00 ITV News; Weather (S) 1.00 ITV Regional News; Weather (S) 1.30 ITV Racing Live From York Day one of the Best Meeting (S) 4.30 ITV Regional Weather (S) 4.30 Typing Point: Best Ever Finals (R)(S) 5.00 The Chase (R)(S) | 6.30 The King Of Queens (AD)(R)(S) 7.45 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD)(R)(S) 8.10 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD)(R)(S) 8.40 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD)(R)(S) 9.30 Prester (AD)(R)(S) 9.40 Prester (AD)(R)(S) 10.10 Prester (AD)(R)(S) 10.10 Prester (AD)(R)(S) 11.10 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (R)(S) 12.05 Channel 4 News Summary (S) 12.10 Find It, File It, Flag It (AD)(R)(S) 1.10 The Great House Giveaway (R)(S) 2.10 Countdown (S) 3.00 A Place In The Sun (R)(S) 4.00 The Great B&B Challenge (R)(S) 5.00 Chateau DIY (AD)(R)(S) | 6.00 Mikhahad 9.15 Jeremy Vine (S) 11.30 Storm & Aisles (S) 12.15 5 News At Landtimes (S) 14.30 Matt Kierright (S) 2.30 FILM: The Body In The Attic (Damian Romay Jazz) Please starring Abigail Hook (S) 4.00 Castle (R)(S) 4.55 Love Nature (R)(S) 5.00 5 News With Dan Walker (S) |
| 6pm | 6.00 BBC News At Six; Weather (S) 6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather (S) | 6.00 Richard Osman's House Of Games (R)(S) 6.30 Bear Grylls: Wild Reckoning (AD)(R)(S) | 6.00 ITV Regional News; Weather (S) 6.30 ITV News; Weather (S) | 6.00 American Pickers Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz are spoilt for choice in Ohio (AD)(R)(S) | 6.00 Capri: Jewel Of The Med Cameras focus on one of the Mediterranean's smallest inhabited islands (R)(S) 6.55 5 News Update (S) |
| 7pm | 7.00 The One Show Presented by Clara Arisfa and JB Gill (S) 7.30 EastEnders It is the day of Cindy and Kim's hen dos (AD)(S) | 7.00 Today At The Test England vs Pakistan (S) | 7.30 Inside The Langham: Britain's First Grand Hotel The team celebrates the 26th anniversary of the Langham. Last in the series (AD)(S) | 7.00 Channel 4 News (S) | 7.00 Car Pound Cops Tracking cars as they are seized for a variety of offences. Last in the series (R)(S) 7.55 5 News Update (S) |
| 8pm | 8.00 Fake Or Fortune? What Happened Next An update on whether two shuttsbooks were the work of a young Toulouse-Lautrec (AD)(S) | 8.00 Digging For Britain Alice Roberts explores, an histological treasures in the west of Britain (AD)(R)(S) | 8.00 Emmardale Key makes a confession (AD)(S) 8.30 Coronation Street (AD)(S) | 8.00 Extraordinary Extensions A Coyolon couple build a barn extension (AD)(S) | 8.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts The team at Barnsley Casualty deal with winter pressures (S) |
| On the end of Cindy's two series: Everybody Loves Patrick and EastEnders, 7.30pm | On the end of Cindy's two series: Everybody Loves Patrick and EastEnders, 7.30pm | On the end of Cindy's two series: Everybody Loves Patrick and EastEnders, 7.30pm | On the end of Cindy's two series: Everybody Loves Patrick and EastEnders, 7.30pm | On the end of Cindy's two series: Everybody Loves Patrick and EastEnders, 7.30pm | |
| 9pm | 9.00 Celebrity MasterChef The contestants cook a pie for guest Paddy McGuinness (AD)(S) | 9.00 Murder Trial: Death Of A Dog Walker Part two of two Former gamekeeper David Campbell takes the stand (AD)(S) | 9.00 Professor T New series Drama, starring Ben Miller (AD)(S) | 9.00 Love You To Death New series. The story of a mother who fabricated her son's illness (AD)(S) | 9.00 999 Critical Condition A man warns that he may never walk again after a road traffic accident. Last in the series (S) |
| 10pm | 10.00 BBC News At Ten (S) 10.30 BBC Regional News; Weather (S) 10.40 MOTD: Unfa Champions League (S) | 10.00 Couples Therapy New series Or One Summer table Marjane and Jason through their political differences (S) 10.30 Newsnight (S) | 10.00 ITV News At Ten; Weather (S) 10.30 ITV Regional News (S) 10.45 Long Lost Family: Born Without Peace - What Happened Next (AD)(R)(S) | 10.00 Outback Murder Highway New series. Group documentary investigating killings along a 500-mile Australian road (AD)(S) | 10.00 A&E Crash Scene Emergency The work of medical teams at University Hospital Coventry's trauma unit (R)(S) |
| 11pm | 11.30 FILM: Monkey Man (Dev Patel 2024)/Premiere Action thriller: starring Dev Patel (S) | 11.05 Couples Therapy Chris opens up about his infidelities (S) 11.35 Couples Therapy (S) | 11.40 British Touring Car Championship Highlights (S) | 11.05 Outback Murder Highway The murder of three New Zealand motorcyclists (AD)(S) | 11.05 Ambulance: Code Red A 6¼-year-old has collapsed at work with a suspected cardiac arrest (AD)(R)(S) |
| Late | 1.30 BBC News (S) | 12.05 Buried With Michael Sheen (AD)(R)(S) 1.05 Sign Zone Airsty-Air: An Origin Story (AD)(R)(S) 1.55 Sign Zone: Evolution (R)(S) 2.55 This Is BBC Two (S) | 1.05 Shop On TV 3.00 Love & Death (AD)(R)(S) 3.50 Inside The Langham: Britain's First Grand Hotel (AD)(R)(S) 4.15 Unwind With ITV (S) 5.30 Tom Kerridge Cooks Italy (AD)(R)(S) | 12.05 Murder Case: The Digital Detectives (AD)(R)(S) 1.00 Celebrity Hunted (AD)(R)(S) 1.55 Celebrity Hunted (AD)(R)(S) 2.50 Ramsay's Hotel Hell (AD)(R)(S) 3.40 Yorkshire By The Sea (AD)(R)(S) 4.35 Kirstie's House Of Craft (R)(S) | 12.05 A&E After Dark (AD)(R)(S) 1.00 Cruise TV With Level/Beakit (R)(S) 2.00 GPs Behind Closed Doors (R)(S) 2.50 Castle (R)(S) 3.40 Friends (R)(S) 4.05 Friends (R)(S) 4.30 The Highland Yet (R)(S) |
6.30am Sara Cox 9.30 Vernon Kay 12noon Jeremy Finn 2.00 DJ Spaany 4.00 Jason Manfard 7.00 Prom Nightz 9.00 The Falk Show With Mark Radcliffe
10.00 The Good Greece With Melvin Disson 12ndn't DJ Borg 3.00 Alternative Sounds Of The 90s With Dermot DJ Leary 4.00 Doxon Wyn Evans
6.30am Breakfast 9.30 Essential Classics 12m Classical Live 3.00 Choral Evening 4.00 Composer Of The Week Felix Mandalasone 5.00 In Tune 7.00 BBC Promo 2GB 10.00 Night Tracks 11.30 Round Midnight 12.30am Through The Night
6am Today 9.00 Sideways 9.30 Breakin The Cycle 10.00 Wentor's Hour 11.00 Strong Young Men From Murder The Homeboy Story 12.40 This Week In History 12.45 Book of the Week The Fire In The Mountain: Sicily, Etica And Her People 12noon News 12.04 You And Yours 12.57 Weather 1.00 The World At One 1.45 Human Intelligence 2.00 The Archers 2.15 Drama: United Kingdoms 3.00 The Grand North Atlantic
Home Video Archive 3.30 All Under One Magnetosphere 4.00 The Power Of Guilt 4.15 The Media Show 5.00 FM 5.57 Weather 6.00 Six O'Clock News 6.30 Best Medicine 7.00 The Archers 7.15 Front Row 8.00 The Movie More 9.00 Melodic Hands 9.30 Michael, Shean Gets Into Character 9.59 Weather 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book at Bedtime: Mr. Sidney, First Office 11.00 Nora Meadows' Week Of Welcome 11.15 Follow The Radio 11.30 Poetry Please 12ndn't News
And Weather 12.30 Book of the Week: The Fire In The Mountain: Sicily, Etica And Her People 12.48 Shopping Forecast 1.00 An BBC World Service 5.00 News Summary 5.04 Sideways 5.32 Weather 5.34 Shopping Forecast 5.45 Prayer 5.45 Farming Today BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 6am The Wolf Far Hence 6.30 The Senior Partner 7.00 After Henry 7.30 The Missing Hancocks 8.00 You Heard It
Here First 8.30 Adrian Mole The Cappuccino Years 8.45 Agnes Grey 9.00 Best Medicine 9.30 The Every British Film Comedians 9.45 Daily Service 10.00 If The Quake 11.00 The Wolf Far Hence 11.30 The Senior Partner 12noon After Henry 12.30 The Missing Hancocks 1.00 You Heard It Here First 1.30 Adrian Mole The Cappuccino Years 1.45 Agnes Grey 2.00 The Ultimate Choice 2.30 Getting Nowhere Fast 3.00 A Pair Of Blue Eyes 4.00 If The Queue 5.00 The Wolf
Far Hence 5.30 The Senior Partner 6.00 After Henry 6.30 The Missing Hancocks: Kevin McNally plays Tony Hancock in The Three Sars 7.00 You Heard It Here First 7.30 Adrian Mole The Cappuccino Years 7.45 Agnes Grey 8.00 The Ultimate Choice 8.30 Getting Nowhere Fast 9.00 A Pair Of Blue Eyes 10.00 Comedy Club 12ndn't If The Queue 1.00 The Wolf Far Hence 1.30 The Senior Partner 2.00 After Henry
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| 7:00 pm 7:30 8:00 | Villages By The Sea (S) Canal Boat Diaries (S) Simon Sebag Montafiore Remembers ~ Rome: A History Of The Eternal City (S) Rome: A History Of The Eternal City The role of religion in creating and maintaining the power of the city (ADI)(S) | 6:00 am 7:05 8:05 9:10 11:30 1:35 pm 3:35 4:40 5:50 6:55 8:00 | George And Mildred (S) Classic Emmerdale (ADI)(S) Classic Coronation Street (ADI)(S) Agelha Christie's Palma (ADI)(S) Heartbeat (ADI)(S) Midsomer Murders (ADI)(S) Classic Emmerdale (ADI)(S) Heartbeat (ADI)(S) Heartbeat (ADI)(S) Midsomer Murders A man is mailed to death by a wild boar (ADI)(S) | 8:55 am 10:00 12:40 pm 3:20 5:50 6:50 7:55 9:00 10:00 | Find It, Fla It, Flag It (ADI)(S) Four In A Bed (S) Come Dine With Me (ADI)(S) Four In A Bed (S) Car S-D & (ADI)(S) Car S-D & (ADI)(S) Grand Designs An underground home on a hill near Canterbury (ADI)(S) |
| 8:15 | Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit The scholar examines identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire (ADI)(S) | 10:00 | Grantchester Cathy and Mrs Chapman's new business venture into a serious obstacle (ADI)(S) | 11:05 | The Roman Empire By Train With Alice Roberta Alice explores Home itself (ADI)(S) |
| 9:15 | 1 Claudius (S) 1 Claudius (S) The Australian Wars (ADI)(S) | 10:00 | Grantchester Cathy and Mrs Chapman's new business venture into a serious obstacle (ADI)(S) | 12:10 am 1:15 3:25 | 24 Hours In A&E A 22-month-old girl is rushed to A&E after being kicked in the head by a horse (ADI)(S) |
| 10:15 11:05 12:00 am | Canal Boat Diaries (S) Rome: A History Of The Eternal City (ADI)(S) | 11:00 11:50 12:55 am 1:55 2:20 | Grantchester (ADI)(S) Trial & Retribution (S) Trial & Retribution (S) George And Mildred (S) Unwind With ITV (S) | 24 Hours In A&E A 92-year-old is satisfied to hospital after a car crash (ADI)(S) | |
| 12:55 1:25 2:25 2:55 | Villages By The Sea (S) Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit (ADI)(S) | 999 On The Front Liver (S) | |||
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| sky | SEY 10N VIRGIN 1019 | sky | FY 16, FY2012 SEY 12N, VIRGIN 1217 | sky | SEY 11N VIRGIN 1215 |
| 6:00 am 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 pm 1:00 3:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 9:00 9:45 10:30 11:25 12:20 am 1:15 2:10 3:00 4:00 | Mornings (R) Mornings (R) Mornings With Ridge And Frost (S) Mornings With Ridge And Frost (S) Stangels SS-1 (R) (S) Wild & Grace (R) The Simpsons (R) (S) Africa's Hunters (R) (S) Hawaii Five-0 (R) (S) S.W.A.T (ADI)(R) (S) The Simpsons (R) (S) Rob & Ramesh vs Pathian (ADI)(R) (S) The Simpsons (R) (S) The Simpsons (R) (S) Surviving Earth (S) Never Mind The Buzzcocks (ADI)(R) (S) Never Mind The Buzzcocks (ADI)(R) (S) The 'Burbs' (ADI)(R) (S) Grimm (R) (S) Evil (R) (S) The Force: Manchester (R) (S) Road Wars (R) (S) Hawaii Five-0 (R) (S) S.W.A.T (ADI)(R) (S) | 11:00 am 11:00 pm 12:00 pm 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 am 1:15 1:15 | Discovering: Gina Lakewooda (ADI)(S) The Art Of Film With Ian Nathan (ADI)(S) Tales Of The Unexpected (ADI)(S) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (S) The Nineties (S) Discovering: Jack Nicholson (S) Portrait Artist Of The Year 2023 (ADI)(S) Tales Of The Unexpected (ADI)(S) Alfred Hitchcock Presents (S) Voices Of The Valleys (S) Battle Of The Irish Dancers (S) The Eighties (ADI)(S) The Art Of Architecture Great Museums Of The World (S) Inside Guggenheim (ADI)(S) Al Weiwei: The Artivies (S) | 10:55 am 12:00 pm 2:20 4:00 5:00 6:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 1:00 am 4:00 5:00 | Cottics City (ADI)(R) (S) Being Mary Tyler Maura (R) (S) I Am Luke Perry (ADI)(R) (S) The Directors (R) (S) Discovering: John Malkovich (ADI)(R) (S) FILM The Loneliest Whale: The Search For 52 (PG) (S) Black Widow Investigating the crimes of Dena Thompson (ADI)(R) (S) Black Widow Police believe Lee Wyatt could be the key to solving Julian Webb's death (ADI)(R) (S) Black Widow (ADI)(R) (S) Premier League 360 ~ Big Sam's Bolton (ADI)(R) (S) The Great Rhine Robbery (ADI)(R) (S) The Directors (R) (S) Discovering: John Malkovich (ADI)(R) (S) |
| U.D.Dave | FY10, FY2012 SEY10N, VIRGIN 1217 | ILV3 | FY14, FY2013 SEY13N, VIRGIN 1428 | ILV3 | FY11, FY2013 SEY11N, VIRGIN 1014 |
| 7:20 am 8:10 10:15 11:20 12:20 pm 2:20 3:00 4:00 5:00 7:05 7:40 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 am 2:00 3:00 | Top Gear (ADI)(S) Border Force America's Gatekeepers (S) Rick Stein's Cornwall (S) Tulaw Gold (S) Top Gear (ADI)(S) Martimur & Whitehouse: Gene Fishing (ADI)(S) Guy Martin: Proper Jabo (ADI)(S) Hairy Bikers' Best Of Britain (S) Rick Stein's Cornwall (S) Martimur & Whitehouse: Gene Fishing (ADI)(S) Would I Lie To You? (S) Q! XL (S) Have I Got A Bit More News For You (S) Taskmaster (S) Mock The Week (S) Would I Lie To You? (S) Q! XL (S) Richard Osman's House Of Games (S) | 11:00 am 1:05 pm 3:55 6:25 9:00 11:40 | Dora And The Lost City Of Gold (PG) Low-action family adventure, starring Isabela Manuel (ADI)(S) Journey To The Center Of The Earth (U) Sci-fi adventure, starring Pat Boone (ADI)(S) Von Ryan's Express (PG) Second World War action adventure, starring Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard (S) Maundial (U2) Sci-fi Brittan starring Patrick Wilson, Helle Berry and Donald Sutherland (ADI)(S) Fury (U2) Second World War drama, starring Brad Pitt, Sha LaBouti, Logan Lerman and Jan Bernthol (ADI)(S) The Beast (U5) Premiere: Sci-fi drama, starring Ldo Seydous, George MacKay and Gudagie Malando (S) | 6:00 am 6:55 7:00 8:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 pm 2:00 3:00 5:00 6:30 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:05 12:10 am 1:15 2:15 3:05 3:30 | Hollysaka (ADI)(S) Rude(ish) Tube Shorts (S) Couples Come Dine With Me (S) Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) America's Funniest Home Videos (S) Below Deck: Mediterranean (ADI)(S) The Simpsons (ADI)(S) Brooklyn Nine-Nine (ADI)(S) Modern Family (ADI)(S) The Simpsons (ADI)(S) Hollysaka (ADI)(S) Hollysaka (ADI)(S) The Simpsons (ADI)(S) Vandorpump Rules (S) Gegglobes (ADI)(S) Gegglobes (ADI)(S) First Dates (ADI)(S) Naked Attraction (ADI)(S) Gegglobes (ADI)(S) Vandorpump Rules (S) The Simpsons (ADI)(S) Brooklyn Nine-Nine (ADI)(S) |

9PM, FY11
The crime drama returns with Ben Miller (above) as the brilliant OCD forensic criminologist Jasper, who we find in torment after a recent death and unable to face police work. While his therapist, Helena (Juliet Stevenson), is sad to see that all his progress has been undone, colleague Dan (Barney White) is desperately throwing himself
into work, refusing to let his mind spiral into grief, and finding Jasper's absence frustrating. Meanwhile, Maya (Sunetra Sarker) hires a new recruit, the overexcitable DC Chloe Highsmith (Rhian Blundell). She, Dan and Maiya struggle to tackle a tricky case involving the disappearance of a young woman on a luxury yacht. Zoë Wanamaker (Berpens) and Angus Yellowlees also star.
8PM, CARROLL 4
'Building an extension is a risky business,' says engaging host Tinie Tempah (Terright) as the property developer and artist follows a Croydon couple who are attempting to build a mega-barn-like extension of their dreams, inspired by their passions for cars and crafts. Tempah also revisits a historic Victorian villa in Manchester to see whether the owners realised their vision for a modernist glass wing, after enduring years of property decay and construction drama.
8PM, SEY 10/15
'A little bit nervous, it's a little warm today, which doesn't help,' admits jovial tenor and soloist Aled Wyn Davies in this charming documentary that follows three male voice choirs from across Wales as rehearsals for the competition intensify. They are led by charismatic conductors and feature a variety of characters, including second tenor Dion Jones (below)

9PM, BELT 1903
Tactually want to hear Dave's evidence the most,' maintains Pam Curran, the partner of former country estate groundsman Brian Low, who was found dead in Perthshire. Several days later, it was revealed that Low had been shot dead. There were no forensics linking a suspect to the deceased. Finally, however, his neighbour, David Campbell, stands accused of his murder in this gripping documentary.
9PM, CARROLL 4
Lisa Hayden-Johnson won the nation's sympathy through her campaign for her son, Matthew's, medical care. His apparent inability to walk, eat or breathe without assistance thrust him into the media spotlight. However, doctors became suspicious when treatments failed to improve his condition – something didn't add up.
9PM, S
This grisly medical show documents procedures up close, but also shows the enormous care that NHS workers at Royal Stoke University Hospital provide to their patients.
By Ben Walsh

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7 Days 15 - 16 August 2026

Priyanka Chopra Jonas did 18 months of training to prepare for gruelling light scenes in Prime Video spy thriller 'Citadel'
| BBB ONE | BBB TWO | itv1 | 4 | 5 | |
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| Daytime | 6.00 Breakfast (S) 9.30 CountryNa Treasures (R)(S) 10.30 Garden Rescue (R)(S) 11.15 Homes Under The Hammer (AD)(S) 12.15 Bargain Hunt (AD)(R)(S) 1.00 BBC News At One; Weather (S) 1.25 BBC Regional News; Weather (S) 1.45 BBC News At One; Weather (S) 2.00 Money For Nothing (R) 2.45 Escape To The Country (R)(S) 3.30 The Repair Shop (AD)(R)(S) 4.30 The Answer Run (S) 5.15 Painclass (R)(S) | 6.30 Escape To The Country (R)(S) 7.15 Money For Nothing (R)(S) 8.00 Sign Zone; Cookbook; News (AD)(R)(S) 9.00 BBC News (S) 1.00 Richard Osman's House Of Games (R)(S) 1.20 The Finish Line (R)(S) 2.15 Do You Know Your Place? (R)(S) 2.45 Animal Fish Summer (AD)(R)(S) 3.30 Serengeti (R)(AD)(R)(S) 4.30 Vintage Antiques Roadshow (R)(S) 5.10 Flag Of (R)(S) | 6.00 Good Morning Britain (S) 10.00 This Morning (S) 1.00 ITV News; Weather (S) 1.20 ITV Regional News; Weather (S) 1.30 ITV Racing Live From York Day rise of the Elon-Warling (S) 4.05 ITV Regional Weather (S) 4.30 Tipping Point: Best Ever Finale (R)(S) 5.00 The Chase (R)(S) | 6.30 The King Of Queens (AD)(R)(S) 7.45 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD)(R)(S) 8.10 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD)(R)(S) 9.10 Freeter (AD)(R)(S) 9.40 Freeter (AD)(R)(S) 10.10 Freeter (AD)(R)(S) 10.10 Freeter (AD)(R)(S) 11.10 Ramsey Kitchen Nightmares USA (R)(S) 12.05 Channel 4 News Summary (S) 12.10 Find It, Put It, Play It, Fall It (R)(S) 1.10 The Great House Giveaway (R)(S) 2.10 Countdown (S) 3.00 A Place In The Sun (R)(S) 4.00 The Great B&B Challenge (R)(S) 5.00 Chateau DIY (AD)(R)(S) | 6.00 Milkshast 9.15 Jeremy Voss (S) 11.30 Storm & Aisles (S) 12.45 5 News At Lunchtime (S) 14.50 West Allwright (S) 2.00 FILM: Sine In The Family (Alex Caulfield Jazz) Review starring Monique Flanto (S) 4.00 Castle (R)(S) 4.55 Love Nature (R)(S) 5.00 5 News With Dan Walker (S) |
| 6pm | 6.00 BBC News At Six; Weather (S) 6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather (S) | 6.00 Richard Osman's House Of Games (R)(S) 6.30 Richard Osman's House Of Games (R)(S) | 6.00 ITV Regional News; Weather (S) 6.30 ITV News; Weather (S) | 6.00 American Pickers An ultra-rain Ford Model-A tow truck is unearthed (AD)(R)(S) | 6.00 Corsica: Jewel Of The Med Cameras break on the French island (R)(S) 6.55 5 News Update (S) |
| 7pm | 7.00 The One Show With Roman Xerox and Clara Amilo (S) 7.30 EastEnders Priya takes advice from an unlikely source (AD)(S) | 7.00 Today At The Test England vs Pakistan (S) | 7.30 Tom Kerridge Cooks Italy Tom explores Sicily's citrus heritage. Last in the series (AD)(S) | 7.00 Channel 4 News (S) | 7.00 Around The World In First Class Josie Gibson heads to Hong Kong. Last in the series (R)(S) 7.55 5 News Update (S) |
| 8pm | 8.00 Dragons' Den Pitches include water-saving hair care and handcrafted spice blends (AD)(S) | 8.00 The Big Deal With Staph McGovern The remaining six parts team up to source and sell artwork for luxury homes (AD)(S) | 8.00 Emmerdale Caleb is determined to ruin Joe's big day (AD)(S) 8.30 Coronation Street (AD)(S) | 8.00 Renovation Rescue A family who've been living in a building site for 18 months take matters into their own hands (AD)(S) | 8.00 The Yorkshire Vet Matt Smith helps a cow who has suffered a prolapse after giving birth (S) |
| 9.00 A House Through Time 9.00 A House Through Time | 9.00 A House Through Time 9.00 A House Through Time | 9.00 A House Through Time 9.00 A House Through Time | 9.00 A House Through Time 9.00 A House Through Time | 9.00 A House Through Time 9.00 A House Through Time | |
| 9pm | 9.00 Ludwig New series. A double confession means John has to prove who did not commit a crime (AD)(S) | 9.00 A House Through Time The lives of Victorian-era residents of the house on Edinburgh's Caloon Hill (S) | 9.00 The Chase Around The World The teams land in the final city. Athens, where they must defeat all the Chasers (AD)(S) | 9.00 Love You To Death An unthinkable truth is revealed (AD)(S) | 9.00 Benidorm's Murder Dennis and Rose investigate the death of a former jackpot winner (AD)(S) |
| 10pm | 10.00 BBC News At Ten (S) 10.30 BBC Regional News; Weather (S) 10.45 The Truth About My Murder Documentary (S) | 10.00 Red Dwarf The Inquisitor Arrives on board (R)(S) 10.30 Newsnight (S) | 10.00 ITV News At Ten; Weather (S) 10.30 ITV Regional News; Weather (S) 10.45 FILM: Digital Dam Mendes 2012 (AD)(S) | 10.00 Love You To Death Matthew confronts his past. Last in the series (AD)(S) | 10.00 Killer At The Crime Scene The murder of Karla Godley who vanished after going on holiday to Peru (R)(S) |
| 11pm | 11.20 The Truth About My Murder The discovery of a woman's body in a suitcase next to the Mu motorway (S) | 11.05 Emergency 24/7 A look at the emergency department at Southmead Hospital, Bristol (AD)(R)(S) | 11.05 Outback Murder Highway A look at the disappearance of Tony Jones (AD)(S) | 11.05 Fare Dodgers: At War With The Law Investigators hunt for a woman thought to owe more than £2,300 in unpaid fares (R)(S) | |
| Late | 12.00 The Truth About My Murder (S) 12.40 Alan Carr's Picture Slam (R)(S) 1.30 BBC News (S) | 12.05 FILM: Tar (Told) Field 2022 Drama starring Cole Blanchet (AD)(S) 2.25 Sign Zone The Matter Of All Cans (AD)(R)(S) 3.35 This Is BBC Two (S) | 1.20 Shop On TV 3.00 Love & Death (AD)(R)(S) 4.00 Unwind With ITV (S) 5.45 Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Special (AD)(R)(S) | 12.05 Outback Murder Highway (AD)(S) 12.55 Crime Scene Cleaners (AD)(R)(S) 1.50 Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares USA (R)(S) 2.40 The Schoolgirl Terrorist? (AD)(R)(S) 3.35 Dictator: The Hitler Interviews (AD)(R)(S) | 12.05 Street Cops: Catching The Yoke (R)(S) 1.00 Cruise TV With Lovel Bookit (R)(S) 2.00 6Ps Behind Closed Doors (R)(S) 2.55 Castle (R)(S) 3.45 Friends (R)(S) 4.05 Friends (R)(S) 4.30 The Highland Vet (R)(S) |
6.30am Sara Cox 9.30 Vernon Kay 12noon Jeremy Voss 2.00 DJ Spaany 4.00 Jason Manfard 7.00 Prom Nights 9.00 The Country Show With Darius
Rucker 10.00 The Good Groove With Malvin Dobson 12mdx1 (S) Bony 3.00 Dance Sounds Of The Box With Vernon Kay 4.00 Dream Wyn Evans
6.30am Breakfast 9.30 Essential Classics 12m Classical Live 4.00 Composer Of The Week Felix Mendelssohn 5.00 In Tune 7.00 BBC Promo 2026 10.00 Night Tracks 11.30 Round Midnight 12.30am Through The Night
6am Today 9.00 Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics 9.30 The Guitar Story 10.00 Woman's Hour 11.00 This Cultural Life 12.45 Book of the Week The Fire In the Mountain: Sicily, Etna And Her People 12noon News 12.04 Scam Secrets 12.32 Sticed: Brexit 12.57 Weather 1.00 The World At One 1.45 Humals Intelligence 2.00 The Archers 2.15 Drama: The Observer's Book After the sudden death of
her friend, artist Misha goes to No remote cottage to Left Nottekinging 3.00 Open Country 3.27 Radio 4 Appeal 3.30 The Metaphor Consultant 4.00 The Briefing Room 4.30 BBC Inside Scenes 5.00 FM 5.27 Weather 6.00 Sex & Cooks News 6.30 Idolowick FM 7.00 The Archers 7.15 Front Row 8.00 At Your Own Park 8.15 The Media Show 9.00 Loose Ends 9.45 The Cows Are Mad 9.59 Weather 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book of Bedtime: Mr. Subtus Post Office 11.00 Radical 11.30
Poetry Please 12mdx1 News And Weather 12.30 Book of the Week: The Fire In The Mountain: Sicily, Etna And Her People 12.48 Shopping Forecast 1.00 At BBC World Service 5.00 News 1.04 The Briefing Room 5.32 Weather 5.34 Shopping 5.43 Prayer For The Day 5.45 Farming Today
6am The Absent Guest 7.00 Legal: Decent, Honest And Truthful 7.30 The Burkiss
Way 8.00 The Train At Platform 4.30 Adrian Male The Cappuccino Years 8.45 Agnes Grey 9.00 Idolowick FM 9.30 The Essay: British Film: Comedians 9.45 Daily Service 10.00 Great Lives 10.30 Found In Translation 11.00 The Absent Guest 12noon Legal: Decent, Honest And Truthful 12.30 The Burkiss Way 1.00 The Train At Platform 4.30 Adrian Male The Cappuccino Years 1.45 Agnes Grey 2.00 Dilemma 2.30 Shed 3.00 A Pair Of Blue Eyes 4.00 Great Lives 4.30 Found
In Translation 9.00 The Absent Guest 6.00 Legal: Decent, Honest And Truthful 6.30 The Burkiss Way 7.00 The Train At Platform 4.30 Adrian Male The Cappuccino Years 7.45 Agnes Grey 8.00 Dilemma 8.30 Shed 9.00 A Pair Of Blue Eyes 10.00 Comedy Club 12mdx1 Great Lives 12.30 Found In Translation 1.00 The Absent Guest 2.00 Legal: Decent, Honest And Truthful 2.30 The Burkiss Way
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| FOUR | FY15, FS 309 SEY 316, VIRGIN 309 | itv3 | FY10, FS 315 SEY 319, VIRGIN 317 | More JL | FY18, FS 324 SEY 326, VIRGIN 347 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 pm 7:30 | Villages By The Sea (S) Canal Boat Diaries Rabbe Cumming goes on the River Trent (S) | 6:00 am 7:05 | George And Mildred (S) Classic Emmerdale (AO)(S) | 8:55 am | Find It, Fla It, Flag It (AO)(S) |
| 8:00 | The Bridge: Fifty Years Across The Forth Documentary celebrating the Forth Road Bridge (AO)(S) | 8:05 | Classic Coronation Street (AO)(S) | 10:00 | Four In A Bed (S) |
| 9:00 | FILM The French Connection (SB) Oscar-winning fact-based crime thriller, starring Gene Hartman (AO)(S) | 9:10 | Agetha Christie's Pointe (AO)(S) | 12:40 pm | Come Dine With Me (AO)(S) |
| 10:40 | The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' Critic Mark Kermode examines the making of classic thriller (S) | 11:30 | Heartbeat (AO)(S) | 3:20 | Four In A Bed (S) |
| 11:35 | FILM The Graduate (12) Comedy drama, starring Dustin Huffman (AO)(S) | 1:35 pm | Midcomer Murders (AO)(S) | 5:50 | Car S O S (AO)(S) |
| 1:15 am 1:45 | Canal Boat Diaries (S) The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (S) | 3:35 | Classic Emmerdale (AO)(S) | 7:55 | Grand Dragger A couple decide to build a house heavily inspired by American modernist properties (AO)(S) |
| 2:40 | Villages By The Sea (S) | 4:40 | Classic Coronation Street (AO)(S) | 9:00 | 24 Hours In A&E Cameras follow a 26-year-old man's treatment after he is hit by a car (AO)(S) |
| 5:50 | Heartbeat (AO)(S) | 10:00 | 24 Hours In A&E Cameras follow a 10-year-old who has severed his finger at school (AO)(S) | ||
| 6:55 | Heartbeat A bride-in-to-goes missing (AO)(S) | 11:05 | 999 'On The Front Line' (S) | ||
| 8:00 | Vera The detective investigates: Nencastics drug underworld (AO)(S) | 12:10 am | 999 'On The Front Line' (S) | ||
| 10:00 | Midcomer Murders Corpies are found in the middle of crop crops (AO)(S) | 1:15 | 24 Hours In A&E (AO)(S) | ||
| Trial & Ratribution (S) | 3:25 | A Place In The Sun (S) | |||
| 11:55 | Trial & Ratribution (S) | ||||
| 12:55 am | George And Mildred (S) | ||||
| 1:55 | Unwind With ITV (S) | ||||
| sky | SEY 316 VIRGIN 319 | sky | FY 16, FS 342 SEY 322, VIRGIN 323 | sky | SEY 318 VIRGIN 325 |
| 6:00 am 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 pm 1:00 3:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 10:30 11:40 12:10 am 12:45 1:40 2:30 3:00 4:00 | Mornings (R) Mornings (R) Mornings With Ridge And Frost (S) Mornings With Ridge And Frost (S) Stargate SG-1 (R) (S) Will & Grace (R) The Simpsons (R) (S) Africa's Hunters (R) (S) Hawaii Five-0 (R) (S) S.W.A.T (AO) (R) (S) The Simpsons (R) (S) Rob & Romash vs Superstar Dis (AO)(R) (S) The Simpsons (R) (S) Live EPL Sheffield Wednesday vs Bradford City Kick-off at 8pm (R) Rob Bachett: Wallop (R) (S) The Paper (AO) (R) (S) The Paper (AO) (R) (S) Grimm (R) (S) Evil (R) (S) Read Wars (R) (S) Hawaii Five-0 (R) (S) S.W.A.T (AO) (R) (S) | 11:00 am 11:00 pm 11:00 pm 2:00 2:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:20 12:20 am 1:20 2:40 | Discovering: Jack Nicholson (S) The Art Of Film With Ian Nathan (AO)(S) Talas Of The Unexpected (AO)(S) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (S) The Nineties (S) Discovering: Jane Fonda (S) Portrait Artist Of The Year 2023 (AO)(S) Talas Of The Unexpected (AO)(S) Talas Of The Unexpected (AO)(S) Voices Of The Valleys (S) Discovering: Mel Gibson (AO)(S) Spymasters: The Great Spy Writers (AO)(S) Billy Idol Should Be Dead (S) The Directors (S) James Dean: The Emotional Man (S) Denzal Washington: American Icon (S) | 10:55 am 12:00 pm 1:50 2:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:50 8:00 9:50 10:00 | Celtics City (AO)(R) (S) I Am Heath Ledger (AO)(R) (S) My Icon: Michael Holding (AO)(R) (S) Bardot (R) (S) The Directors (R) (S) Discovering: Samuel L Jackson (AO)(R) (S) FILM The Alpinist (12) (AO)(S) My Icon: Anthony Joshua (AO)(R) (S) The United Way (AO)(R) (S) My Icon: Chris Hughlow (AO)(R) (S) Terry Venables: A Man Can Dream The life and times of the football player-turned-manager (AO)(R) (S) The Alabama Solution (R) (S) Bad Host: Hunting The Couchsurfing Predator (AO)(R) (S) Discovering: Samuel L Jackson (AO)(R) (S) |
| U.S. Dave | FY15, FS 357 SEY 333, VIRGIN 327 | ITM JL | FY14, FS 300 SEY 333, VIRGIN 328 | ITM JL | FY11, FS 337 SEY 335, VIRGIN 316 |
| 7:25 am 8:20 10:20 11:20 pm 2:20 3:00 4:00 5:00 7:05 7:40 8:20 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 am 12:40 2:00 | Top Gear (AO)(S) Border Force America's Gatekeepers (S) Rick Stein's Cornwall (S) Yukon Gold (S) Top Gear (AO)(S) Mortimar & Whitehouse: Gene Fishing (AO)(S) Guy Martin: Proper Jebo (S) Hairy Bikers' Best Of Britten (S) Rick Stein's Cornwall (S) Mortimar & Whitehouse: Gene Fishing (AO)(S) Would I Lie To You? (S) Would I Lie To You? (S) Hit Point (AO)(S) Have I Got A Bit More News For You (S) Tulshwater (S) Mock The Wauk: Election Special (S) Would I Lie To You? (S) Hit Point (AO)(S) | 11:00 am 11:45 pm 2:20 4:15 9:00 12:20 am 2:15 | The Battle At Apache Pass (PG) Western with Jeff Chandler (S) Ride Lonesome (12) Western: starring Randolph Scott (S) Siege Of The Saxons (U) Medieval adventure, starring Ronald Lewis and Janette Scott (S) Cleopatra (PG) Historical epic, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (S) Heat (15) Thriller, starring Al Pacino, Robert De Mre, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore and Natalie Portman (S) Cleopatra (18) Fitch-based Australian drama, starring Eric Bano and Simon Lyndon (AO)(S) We're All Going To The World's Fair (15) Horror, starring Anna Cobb (S) | 6:00 am 6:55 7:00 8:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 pm 2:00 3:00 5:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:05 12:10 am 1:15 2:10 3:00 | Modern Family (AO)(S) Rude(ish) Tuke Shorts (S) Couples Come Dine With Me (S) Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) America's Funniest Home Videos (AO)(S) Below Deck: Mediterranean (AO)(S) The Simpsons (AO)(S) Brooklyn Nine-Nine (AO)(S) Modern Family (AO)(S) The Simpsons (AO)(S) Vanderpump Rules (S) Cruising Paradise Above And Below Deck (AO)(S) Gegglobes (AO)(S) First Dates (AO)(S) Naked Attraction (AO)(S) Cruising Paradise Above And Below Deck (AO)(S) Vanderpump Rules (S) Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) |

9PM, BBC ONE
"I've always enjoyed looking for needles in haystacks," insists socially awkward, cerebral detective (or crime scene consultant) and master puzzle-setter John "Ludwig" Taylor (David Mitchell, above), as this immensely enjoyable crime series returns. A cantankerous old woman – "No standards any more, rack and ruin
this place, shocking" – is stabbed to death at the theatre. Meanwhile, John's identical twin brother, James, is still missing, and now that he is an official employee of the station. John is forbidden from using any police resources to look for his brother or uncover what he was investigating. Of course, John won't stop and neither will Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin), James's wife.
8PM, BBC TWO
The remaining six dealers are split into two larger teams, each being given a property and a budget of up to £30,000 for new art, with award-winning luxury interior designer Peter Staunton on hand to tell the dealers about his clients' tastes. At the end of the challenge, the team that makes the least commission will be up for elimination from the contest.
9PM, 5
Five years after scooping a €1m jackpot, Bingo Babs is living in a faded caravan, nagged by her daughters for never splashing any cash. In the Bingo Dome, she is a local legend, except to Italian rival Valentina, who insists Babs stole her winning ticket. One morning, Bingo Babs is found dead on her caravan floor, with a head wound and a bingo pad in hand, marked with six dabbed numbers.

John Hannah's beer-swilling, slightly sleepy former detective is on the case alongside his partner, Rosa (Carolina Bécquer, above, with Hannah) in this enjoyable (and funny) crime caper.
9PM, 5:15 PM, BBC THREE
"Are you a fan of musicals?" asks Allycia. "I appreciate the art," Cameron responds. Will lovely Allycia connect with her date at a theme park? "Cameron is very hot... like steamy," she contends. But there isn't a spark. Meanwhile, Charles goes to a speed-dating night. "You think you're a nerd?" he boldly asks one potential candidate, Joseph. And Asher goes on her first date in this Australian dating show, which is much kinder than most.
9PM, SKY ATLANTIC
"Stay away from that family and stay away from that house," Cudjoe East (Sheldon Shepherd) warned Claudia (Cugip Mbatha-Raw, left) and the lawyer should have listened to the 20-year-old. Almost immediately after landing in Jamaica, she witnessed a hanging. This supernatural thriller, which blends eerie mystery with the vibrant energy of the Caribbean nation, benefits from Mbatha-Raw's performance.

By Ben Walsh
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7 Days 15 - 16 August 2026

Early in his career, Jason Manford was the studio warm-up man for BBC sitcom 'Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'
| BBB ONE | BBB TWO | itv1 | 4 | 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytime | 6.00 Breakfast (S) 9.30 CountryNa Treasure (R)(S) 10.30 Garden Rescue (R)(S) 11.15 Homes Under The Hammer (AD)(R)(S) 12.15 Bergam Hunt (AD)(S) 1.00 BBC News At One; Weather (S) 1.25 BBC Regional News; Weather (S) 1.45 BBC News At One; Weather (S) 2.00 The Hardcover Mysteries (AD)(R) 2.45 Escape To The Country (R)(S) 3.30 The Repair Shop (AD)(R)(S) 4.30 The Answer Run (S) 5.15 Pointless (R)(S) | 6.15 Homes Under The Hammer (AD)(R)(S) 7.15 Money For Nothing (R)(S) 8.00 Sign Zone: A House Through Time (AD)(R)(S) 9.00 BBC News (S) 1.00 Richard Orman's House Of Games (R)(S) 1.30 The Finish Line (R)(S) 2.15 Do You Know Your Place? (R)(S) 2.45 Animal Park Summer (AD)(R)(S) 3.30 Serengeti (R)(AD)(R)(S) 4.30 Flag M (R)(S) 5.00 Gymnastics: European Championships 2023 (Average of the third day of the men's event (S) | 6.00 Good Morning Britain (S) 10.00 This Morning (S) 1.00 ITV News; Weather (S) 1.20 ITV Regional News; Weather (S) 1.30 ITV Racing: Live From York The third day of the Elsie Meeting (S) 4.20 ITV Regional Weather (S) 4.30 Tipping Point: Best Ever Finale (R)(S) 5.00 The Chase (R)(S) | 6.30 The King Of Queens (AD)(R)(S) 7.45 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD)(R)(S) 8.10 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD)(R)(S) 8.40 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD)(R)(S) 9.10 Prester (AD)(R)(S) 9.40 Prester (AD)(R)(S) 10.10 Prester (AD)(R)(S) 10.10 Prester (AD)(R)(S) 11.10 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (R)(S) 12.05 Channel 4 News Summary (S) 12.10 Find It, Fix It, Plug It (AD)(R)(S) 1.10 The Great House Giveaway (R)(S) 2.10 Countdown (S) 3.00 A Place In The Sun (R)(S) 4.00 The Great B&B Challenge (R)(S) 5.00 Chateau DIY (AD)(R)(S) | 6.00 Millishalel 9.15 Jeremy Vine (S) 11.30 Storm & Aliens (S) 12.45 5 News At Lunchtime (S) 12.50 Matt Allwright (S) 2.20 FILM: Stranger In My Home (Randy Carter 2023) Thrilain starring Angela Cole (S) 4.00 Castle (R)(S) 4.55 Love Nature (R)(S) 5.00 5 News With Dan Walker (S) | |
| 6pm | 6.00 BBC News At Six; Weather (S) 6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather (S) | 6.00 ITV Regional News; Weather (S) 6.30 ITV News; Weather (S) | 6.00 Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying Highlights From Circuit Zandvoort (S) 6.30 A Place In The Sun (R)(S) | 6.00 Croatia: Jewel Of The Med A look at Heat: the Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea (R)(S) 6.55 5 News Update (S) | ||
| 7pm | 7.00 The One Show With Angelica Bell and JB Gill (S) 7.30 The Travelling Auctioneers Jimmy needs help clearing the family home (R)(S) | 7.00 Athletics: Diamond League Lausanne The Athletissima from Switzerland (S) | 7.30 Abbey Clancy: Celebrity Homes Abbey visits homes belonging to Seema Malhotra and Alice Temperley (R)(S) | 7.00 Channel 4 News (S) | 7.00 Tom Read Wilson's Grand Tour Tom embarks and scenic journey through Tuscany (R)(S) 7.55 5 News Update (S) | |
| 8pm | 8.00 Celebrity MasterChef The celebrities work in teams to serve up a three-course meal (AD)(S) | 8.00 Emmardale Jimmy sells his haulage business (AD)(S) 8.30 Coronation Street Canada, Mary and Christina chide Todd for his drinking (AD)(S) | 8.00 Surgery Secrets Of The Super Rich Victoria undergoes a non-surgical skin tightening treatment: Last in the series (AD)(S) | 8.00 Alexander Armstrong In Sri Lanka The presenter embarks on the second leg of his Sri Lankan adventure (R)(S) | ||
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6.30am Sara Cox 9.30 Vernon Kay 12noon Jeremy Vinn 2.00 DJ Spoony 4.00 Jason Manford 7.00 Michelle Vraggi 9.00 Sophie Ellis-Beatar 11.00 The
Rock Show 12mdn't Ramesh Rangamathan 1.00 Tony Blackburn 2.00 Pick Of The Pops 4.00 Radio 2 In Concert 5.00 Twilio Of My Years
6.30am Breakfast 9.30 Essential Classics 12m Classical Live 4.00 Composer Of The Week Felix Mandalovich 5.00 In Turn 7.00 BBC Promo 2026 10.00 Late Junction 11.30 Round Midnight 12.30am Through The Night
6am Today 9.00 Desert Island Daze 10.00 Womans Hour 11.00 The Food Programme 11.45 Book of the Week The Fire In The Mountain: Sicily, Etna And Her People 12noon News 12.04 Rare Earth 12.57 Weather 1.00 The World At One 1.45 Human Intelligence 2.00 The Archers 2.15 Drama Central Intelligence 2.45 Living On The Edge 3.00 Gardeners: Question Time 3.30
Short Works 4.00 Last Word 4.30 Silkeways 5.00 PM 5.57 Weather 6.00 Six O'Clock News 6.30 The People Have Spoken 7.00 The Archers 7.15 Add To Playlist 8.00 Any Questions? 8.55 This Week In History 9.00 Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics 9.30 Breakin' The Cycle 9.59 Weather 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book at Bedtime: Mr. Sathus And Office 11.00 Americast 11.30 All Under One Magnetosphere 12mdn't News 12.30 Book
of the Week The Fire In The Mountain: Sicily, Etna And Her People 12.48 Shopping 1.00 World Service 5.30 Travel 5.34 Shopping 5.43 Project For The Day 5.45 Living On The Edge
6am A Study In Sin 7.00 Flying The Flag 7.30 Beyond Our Ken 8.00 The Confessional 8.30 Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years 8.45 Agnes Grey 9.00 Olga Koch: OK Computer 9.30 The Essay: British Film
Comedians 9.45 Daily Service 10.00 Soul Music 10.30 Tanning Tales 11.00 A Study In Sin 12noon Flying The Flag 12.30 Beyond Our Ken 1.00 The Confessional 1.30 Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years 1.45 Agnes Grey 2.00 The Museum Of Curiosity 2.30 Millport 3.00 There Are Such Things 4.00 Soul Music 4.30 Tanning Tales 5.00 A Study In Sin 6.00 Flying The Flag 6.30 Beyond Our Ken 7.00 The Confessional 7.30 Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino
Years 7.45 Agnes Grey 8.00 The Museum Of Curiosity 8.30 Millport 9.00 There Are Such Things 10.00 Comedy Club 12mdn't Soul Music 12.30 Tanning Tales 1.00 A Study In Sin 2.00 Flying The Flag 2.30 Beyond Our Ken 3.00 The Confessional 3.30 Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years 3.45 Agnes Grey 4.00 The Museum Of Curiosity 4.30 Millport 5.00 There Are Such Things
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| FOUR | FY11, FY.10X SEY11N, VIRGIN 10X | ilv3 | FY10, FY.11X SEY11N, VIRGIN 11X | more AL | FY11, FY.12X SEY12N, VIRGIN 14X |
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| 7:00 pm | Today At The Test England vs Pakistan (S) | 6:00 am | George And Mildred (S) | 8:55 am | Find It, Fla It, Flag It (ADI) (S) |
| 8:00 | Miles Davis: A Celebration At The Proms A tribute to the asst trumpeter to mark what would've been his centenary in 2020 (S) | 7:05 | Classic Emmerdale (ADI) (S) | 10:00 | Four In A Bed (S) |
| 9:15 | TOTP: 1982 Featuring Caption Sensible, Kids from Fame, Salt Cell, Survivor and Duran Duran (S) | 8:05 | Classic Coronation Street (ADI) (S) | 12:40 pm | Come Dine With Me Paralympics Special (S) |
| 9:55 | TOTP: 1987 With Vax, Five Star: Sherrick, Blue Joe and Prince (S) | 9:10 | Agetha Christie's Palmer (ADI) (S) | 3:20 | Four In A Bud (S) |
| 10:25 | Nick Lowe: BBC Four Sessions Nick Lowe performs an acoustic set at LSO St Luke's (S) | 11:30 | Heartbeat (ADI) (S) | 5:50 | Car S O S (ADI) (S) |
| 11:25 | K.d. Lang: BBC Four Sessions (S) | 1:35 pm | Midsummer Murders (ADI) (S) | 7:55 | Grand Designs Building a radical, self-healing family home (ADI) (S) |
| 12:25 am | Domien Rice: BBC Four Sessions (S) | 3:35 | Classic Emmerdale (ADI) (S) | 9:00 | Carpe Diem A woman asks Tom to defend her husband on a murder charge (ADI) (S) |
| 1:25 | TOTP: 1982 (S) | 4:40 | Classic Coronation Street (ADI) (S) | 10:05 | 24 Hours In A&E A mechanic is crushed against a wall by his own car (ADI) (S) |
| 2:00 | TOTP: 1987 (S) | 5:50 | Heartbeat (ADI) (S) | 11:10 | 24 Hours In A&E A five-year-old is struggling to breathe and an 85-year-old man arrives in a confused state (ADI) (S) |
| 2:30 | Miles Davis: A Celebration At The Proms (S) | 8:00 | Doc Martin Martin has to complete three refresher courses (ADI) (S) | 12:15 am | 999 On The Front Lives (S) |
| 9:00 | Doc Martin Louisa plans a special evening to celebrate Martin's birthday (ADI) (S) | 1:20 | 24 Hours In A&E (ADI) (S) | ||
| 10:00 | Lewis The detective investigates after a botanist unearths a body (ADI) (S) | 3:25 | A Place In The Sun (S) | ||
| 11:50 | Trial & Rambation (S) | ||||
| 1:45 am | George And Mildred (S) | ||||
| 2:15 | Unwind With ITV (S) | ||||
| sky | SEY 10N VIRGIN 10X | sky | FY 16, FY.14X SEY 12X, VIRGIN 12X | sky | SEY 11N VIRGIN 12X |
| 6:00 am | Mornings With Jones And Melbourne (R) | 11:00 am | Discovering: Jane Panda (S) | 11:00 am | David Frost Vs (ADI) (RI) (S) |
| 6:30 | Mornings With Jones And Melbourne (R) | 12:00 pm | The Art Of Film With Ian Nathan (ADI) (S) | 12:00 pm | FILM Vol (12) (ADI) (S) |
| 7:00 | Mornings With Jones And Melbourne (R) | 1:00 | Take Of The Unexpected (ADI) (S) | 2:00 | FILM Bobby Robson: Mora Than A Manager (12) (ADI) (S) |
| 8:00 | Stargate SG-1 (R) (S) | 2:00 | Alfred Hitchcock Hour (S) | 4:00 | The Directors (RI) (S) |
| 10:00 | The Simpsons (RI) (S) | 3:00 | The Nineties (S) | 5:00 | Discovering: Nicolas Cage (ADI) (RI) (S) |
| 12:00 pm | Africa's Hunters (RI) (S) | 4:00 | Discovering: Peter Finch (S) | 6:00 | I'm Cherry Chase And You're Not A profile of the actor, who rose to fame on Saturday Night Live (ADI) (RI) (S) |
| 1:00 | Hawaii Five-0 (RI) (S) | 5:00 | Portrait Artist Of The Year 2023 (ADI) (S) | 8:00 | Becoming Madonna Documentary charting Madonna's rise to stomson (ADI) (RI) (S) |
| 3:00 | S.W.A.T (ADI) (RI) (S) | 6:00 | Tales Of The Unexpected (ADI) (S) | 10:00 | God Bless Ozzy Osbourne A profile of the Black Sabbath frontman (ADI) (RI) (S) |
| 5:00 | The Simpsons (RI) (S) | 7:00 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (S) | 12:00 am | Mr Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown (ADI) (RI) (S) |
| 7:00 | Formula 1 (R) | 8:00 | Guy Garvey: From The Veults (S) | 2:15 | FILM Something For Sugar Man (12) (S) |
| 7:30 | The Simpsons (RI) (S) | 9:00 | Queen Champions Of The World (S) | 4:00 | The Directors (RI) (S) |
| 8:00 | The Simpsons (RI) (S) | 11:40 | FILM Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (12) (S) | 5:00 | Discovering: Nicolas Cage (ADI) (RI) (S) |
| 9:00 | A League Of Their Own (ADI) (RI) (S) | 1:40 am | Classic Albums (S) | ||
| 10:45 | Grimsburg (S) | 2:55 | Booth Boys: Good Vibrations Tour (S) | ||
| 11:15 | Grimsburg (S) | 4:00 | Discovering: John Lannan (S) | ||
| 11:45 | Grimsburg (S) | 5:00 | The Art Of Film (ADI) (S) | ||
| 12:15 am | Grimm (R) (S) | ||||
| 1:10 | Evil (R) (S) | ||||
| 2:05 | The Force: Manchester (RI) (S) | ||||
| 3:00 | Hawaii Five-0 (RI) (S) | ||||
| 4:00 | S.W.A.T (ADI) (RI) (S) | ||||
| U.Dave | FY10, FY.11X SEY11S, VIRGIN 12X | FILM AL | FY14, FY.10X SEY 13S, VIRGIN 14X | AL | FY11, FY.12X SEY13S, VIRGIN 15X |
| 7:20 am | Top Gear (ADI) (S) | 11:00 am | The Golden Voyage Of Sinded (S) Fantasy adventure, starring John Phillip Law and Tom Baker (ADI) (S) | 6:00 am | Modern Family (ADI) (S) |
| 8:15 | Border Force America's Gatekeepers (S) | 6:55 | Rude(ish) Tube Shorts | ||
| 10:20 | Rick Stein's Cornwall (S) | 1:10 pm | Enemy Mine (12) Sci-fi adventure, starring Denino Quadi (S) | 7:00 | Couple: Came Dino With Me (S) |
| 11:20 | Yukon Gold (S) | 3:25 | River Of No Return (PG) Western, starring Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe (S) | 8:00 | Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) |
| 12:20 pm | Top Gear (ADI) (S) | 10:00 | America's Funniest Home Videos (ADI) (S) | ||
| 2:20 | Meritimer & Whitehouse: Gene Fishing (ADI) (S) | 5:15 | Deck The Hella (PG) Christmas comedy, starring Clarity, Dri-Vito and Matthew Broderick (ADI) (S) | 11:00 | Below Deck: Mediterranean (ADI) (S) |
| 3:00 | Guy Martin: Proper Jabo (ADI) (S) | 7:05 | Flame! Hot (12) Comedy drama, starring Jesse Garcia and Annie Gonzalez (S) | 12:00 pm | The Simpsons (ADI) (S) |
| 4:00 | Hairy Bikers' Best Of Britain (S) | 9:00 | Honest Thief (15) Crime thriller, starring Liam Newton (ADI) (S) | 2:00 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine (ADI) (S) |
| 5:00 | Rick Stein's Cornwall Rick Stein's Cornish Christmas (ADI) (S) | 11:05 | The Forever Purge (15) Horror: actual, starring Ana de la Raguera (S) | 3:00 | Modern Family (ADI) (S) |
| 6:00 | Meritimer & Whitehouse: Gene Fishing (ADI) (S) | 1:10 am | Little Mansters (15) Horror, starring Lupita Nyong'o (S) | 5:00 | The Simpsons (ADI) (S) |
| 7:00 | Would I Lie To You? (S) | 8:00 | The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer (ADI) (S) | ||
| 9:00 | Q! XL! (S) | 9:00 | Celebrity Goggideux For SLICC (ADI) (S) | ||
| 10:00 | Magnum Pit (S) | 10:00 | Goggideux (ADI) (S) | ||
| 12:00 am | Mock The Week (S) | 11:05 | FILM Allis: Battle Angel (12) Sci-fi adventure (ADI) (S) | ||
| 12:40 | Would I Lie To You? (S) | 1:30 am | FILM The 355 (12) Action, starring Jessica Chastain (ADI) (S) | ||
| 2:00 | Q! XL! (S) | 3:40 | The Goldbergs (ADI) (S) | ||
| 3:00 | Richard Osman's House Of Games (S) | 4:30 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine (ADI) (S) | ||
| 3:30 | Parks And Recreation |

9.10PM, BBC ONE
Self-centred Michael (Paul Ready) is depressed – his wife is having the deeply annoying "Profeasor" Chris's baby, he's lost his job and has no purpose – so Linda (Diane Morgan) attempts to cheer him up by playing "Cotton Eye Joe" in the middle of the night. It is the last slice of this enjoyable robot sitcom and Linda is taking Sue
(Sue Johnston, above with Morgan) to dance classes (to alleviate her grief), while Michael is preparing to tell his mother that Linda has to return to the shop. However, the droll droid, who has become indispensable to Sue, is really to be destroyed. There has been a trend for exploring elderly care – also see films Familiar Touch and The Blue Troll, plus Dely Murders in the Building – and this poignant comedy is a nice addition.
2PM, BBC ONE
Jim Cartwright's slightly bonkers daytime show has been the definition of "cosy crime" and has precious little emotional oomph. But what it does have is humour: "I've been waiting for a Viking princess all my life." It concludes with Sally Phillips's sleuthing hairdresser, Lily Petal, investigating the sudden death of a mysterious American who had been planning to save the church tower.
6.30PM, SKY SPORTS MANAGEMENT
The Premier League season kicks off (at 8pm) with Mikel Arteta's reigning champions taking on Premier League newbies Coventry, who return to the top tier after 25 years. The Sky Blues, managed by Frank Lampard (right) have bolstered their squad with the signing of winger Loum Tchaouna and forward Frank Onyeka, while the Gunners impressive squad is blessed with the addition of Bruno Guimarães.

9PM, BBC TWO
"Grief was defining me, I was a mess," explains alcoholic detective Jim Bergerac (Damien Molany). The John NetTES version wasn't this moody and dark, but this slick reimagining of the Jersey-set crime drama does have Zoë Wanamaker as Charlie Hungerford. The troubled DCI is still tracking down the killer of Philip Glenister's tycoon daughter. "I have a map with a way out," claims his therapist, but the case is, of course, proving thorny.
9PM & 10.15PM, SKY ATLANTIC
Patrick Somerville's fiercely intelligent, surprisingly hopeful apocalyptic drama concludes as Kirsten (Mackenzie David) sets a plan in motion to free the Travelling Symphony once and for all. The show fully merited a re-release on Sky after it was initially released to great acclaim but little adoration in 2022. It is set across two timelines – but skips around with wild abandon – and mainly focuses on Kirsten, who, at the age of eight (played by Matilda Lawler) is saved from the killer gardened by writer Jeevan (Himesh Patel, left) and, 20 years later, team with an acting company, entertaining survivors.
By Ben Walsh

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10.30AM, RADIO 4
The continued popularity of Boney M's 'Rasputin' (below)
1PM, RADIO 3
Insights into the Classical and Early Romantic eras.
6.15PM, RADIO 4
From Sheffield's Crossed Wires Festival.
7PM, RADIO 2
Special edition marking the 60th anniversary of Wham!s farewell concert.
7.30PM, RADIO 3
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the LSO in a performance of Berlioz's Requiem.
8PM, RADIO 4
What the future may hold for island nation Cuba.
9.45PM, RADIO 3
With acclaimed mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton.
1.30PM, RADIO 3
Elena Kats-Chernin's score for the ballet Wild Swans
1.30PM, RADIO 4
Why the popularity of Pride events is on the wane.
5PM & 6PM, RADIO 2
This week in 1980 and 1992
5PM, RADIO 3
The Bellot Ensemble perform at the Beverley and East Riding Early Music Festival.

On the night that Tony Blair became the MP for Sedgetfield in 1985, his wife, Cherris, talked to win a seat in Thanet. Was this a sliding doors moment for the nation? Ben Cottam's
alternate-history drama investigates that theory by imagining what might have unfolded had she won and he lost. It takes listeners through the Thatcher years to the Warren Ternon via the Casa Britannica era, with its tongue firmly in its cheek throughout. Kate O'Flynn and Hiram Hodgson star.

7PM, RADIO 3
A movement from a Schubert piano sonata performed by Lukas Sternath.
7.15PM, RADIO 4
Author Seamus O'Reilly explores his father's home video collection.
7.30PM, RADIO 3
Spanish cellist Pablo Ferrández's Proms debut.
9AM, RADIO 4
Three-part examination of why violent crime is falling.
9.30AM, MON-FRI, RADIO 2
The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers chooses his 'Tracks of My Years'.
11.45AM & 12.30AM, MON-FRI, RADIO 4 Helena Attlee on the people living in the volcano's shadow.
3PM, RADIO 4
The Selecter's Pauline Black (left) on punk Poly Styrene.
4PM, MON-FRI, RADIO 3
A week-long profile of the German Romantic composer.
7PM, RADIO 2
Highlights from the recent Prog Rock Prom.
1PM, RADIO 3
Gershwin's Piano Concerto
1.30PM & 10.30PM,
BBC WORLD SERVICE
Behind the scenes of the new
The bestselling author talks realistic positivity, male loneliness and the key to joy (Marmite on toast). By Joanna Whitehead
"The world is in a dire state," the author Alexander McCall Smith tells me. "The challenge is not to allow it to sap
one's enthusiasm for life. And that is a major philosophical problem all of us face: how do we respond to this brief moment we find ourselves on this Earth? One way is to spend it worrying and bemoaning the difficulties; the other is to try to make the most of it.
"I don't think you want to be a Pollyanna who's beaming all the time and saying: 'Isn't this wonderful,' because it plainly isn't. But I think you can cultivate an attitude to the world that isn't defeatist and that recognises there is great joy in the world."
Positivity and finding comfort in the everyday are arguably the defining features of McCall Smith's extensive literary back catalogue of more than 100 novels, including the global
series of crime drama Bookish, starring Mark Gatiss.
2.15PM, RADIO 4
Comedy drama about Margaret Thatcher's appearance in a TV sketch.
4PM, BBC WORLD SERVICE
How William Tyndale's New Testament translation is still having an impact on the world.
7PM, RADIO 2
Another chance to hear Yorkshire's Black Dyke Band in action.
12.30AM, RADIO 3
UK premiere of Thomas de Hartmann's Violin Concerto.
In the Studio goes behind the scenes of the Mark Gatiss-led TV crime drama Bookish.

1PM, RADIO 3
Barber's Symphony No 1.
3PM, RADIO 3
From St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh.
7PM, RADIO 2
A celebration of Paul Simon's Graceland album.
7PM, RADIO 3
Andrew McGregor presents Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos from Glyndebourne.
8PM, RADIO 4
Michael Buerk hosts a new series of ethical debates.

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bestselling No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series featuring the indefatigable Mma Precious Ramotswe.
Now, the 77-year-old is taking his message of hope to the medium of podcasting, with the launch of Positive Distraction. Described as 'an antidote to the stresses of everyday life', each weekly episode has McCall Smith narrating one of his gently humorous short stories to 'help the listener feel a bit better about the world'.
'The format really lends itself to the short story, which can encapsulate a whole life or world,' he says. 'I rather like audio books, but they tend to be at least three hours long and sometimes 17. A podcast can be just five minutes.'
Born and raised in Zimbabwe, McCall Smith moved to Edinburgh to study law at 17. After becoming an expert in medical law and bioethics, he decided to focus on his writing career in the mid-noughties, producing five or six books per year and penning 1,500 words before breakfast. 'I was up at 5am this morning preparing some new stories for the next podcast. If I don't write at some stage of the day, I feel a bit jumpy.'
Similarly to his podcast, his books tend to focus on good lives, a quality that has been used to criticise his work. 'When I first started writing the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books, I was accused of viewing the world through rose-tinted spectacles,' he says. 'Human life is a broad spectrum. At one end, we have harmony, co-operation,
'You get more tolerant in life – except in the case of muzak'
collaboration, courtesy – all the virtues. At the other, we have hatred, distrust, war and suffering.
'We've rather got used to the idea that fiction and film should wallow in the negative – and we entertain ourselves with violence to a tremendous degree. But dealing with the positive is no disgrace. The attitude that a feel-good story is beneath your consideration is very snobbish.'
Friendship lies at the heart of almost all of his books. 'It is absolutely central to our lives – we need other people,' he says. 'Loneliness is becoming more widespread because of the electronic cocoons people put themselves into. You go to a restaurant and see four people at a table, each with their phone out. Why bother to leave the house?'
And, he adds, men have a particular problem with loneliness. 'In the past, male friendships tended to require some sort of institutional or structural support. But a lot of those structures have disappeared. People aren't going to the pub in the same way they used to. And then they had work friendships which have been turned upside down with remote working.'
In addition to his home in Edinburgh, McCall Smith and his wife own a home in Argyll on the west coast of Scotland – a place where 'the concerns of our trying times seem very far away'.
Do more of us need permission to step away from the world's noise? 'Yes, I think so, because we're bombarded with information stimuli.'
As he approaches his 79th birthday, what has he learnt from his seventies? 'I think – I hope – you become much more accepting and tolerant as you go through life,' he says. 'Though there is a tendency to become less patient with things you have no time for. When I hear inane muzak in restaurants... in earlier life, you'd just accept it, but now, you think: 'Oh my goodness – isn't this awful?' You have to remind yourself to be understanding.'
In terms of distilling happiness into one daily habit, he is reflective. 'Finding a time to sit still and meditate for a short time is really important.' That, or 'Marmite on toast.'
The 'Positive Distraction' podcast is available to listen to and watch on all major platforms. The Prime of Bertie Pollock' by Alexander McCall Smith (Polygon, £17.99) is out now
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A third series from HistoryExtra, in which host Rob Attar scrutinises some of history's most persistent conspiracy theories. Subjects include whether Jack the Ripper was a secret heir to the British throne, the idea that Jesus Christ may have had descendants and whether Paul McCartney died and was 'replaced' in the 60s.
This humorous and informative series shines a light on queer individuals from history whose stories have been erased, simplified or misreported. Hosted by drag king Don One (left, seen on Channel 4's Late Night Lycett and in London's West End), each episode features a historian and a celebrity guest (Rosie Jones, Drag Race's Tia Kofi, Dr Raj Singh) exploring the life of a queer historical figure, from Harlem Renaissance performer Gladys Bentley to the 17th-century London underworld figure Mary Frith.
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7 Days 15 - 16 August 2026

Getting ready for 2027
This is the peak time to enjoy your garden, with heat-loving plants including pelargoniums, cannas and lantanas (right) flowering freely with little water. However, there are some things to consider now to get good results in 2027.
People are currently buying fewer plants, according to garden centres. Once the drought lifts, there may be a surge in plant sales. Nurseries have difficulty in keeping plants adequately watered and some plants just won't grow in the heat, so there may be fewer plants in fewer sizes for sale. If there are plants you want, consider ordering them now for delivery in winter.
Winter delivery is ideal, but of course you cannot see the plants in flower to assess their colour and form. Where you must have them in flower now, plant in a hole filled with water and allowed to drain three times, before planting, firming and watering – this should get them established safely.
If plants have died and gaps have formed, be ready to sow annual seeds next month to cover the ground
and flower next summer, until more permanent replacements have grown. Calendulas, cornflowers, larkapur and nigella (inset below) are economical and easy choices. Now is also time to collect annual seeds from your garden.
Holland has also been hot and very dry, but so far there are no reports of bulb shortages, so autumn bulb planting should be unaffected (once the soil is soft enough to get a trowel in). Early

ordering is advisable. Most bulbs do best from September planting, although planting until December usually does well enough.
Few snails and fewer slugs is a benefit of a summer drought, but weeds manage to cling to life on bare soil or hide among watered plants.
Drought-tolerant
fat hen and heat-loving oxalis seem to be prevalent. Weeds benefit wildlife, but if they set seeds, problems will arise next year. Collect weeds now and destroy them. Once rains return, there will be a mighty flush

is the Royal Horticultural Society's chief horticulturist
of germinating weeds responding to both water and the high soil nutrient levels found after a dry summer. Nettle germination is especially promoted by soil nitrogen. These weeds won't grow fast in autumn weather and can be eliminated before spring.
Containers will gradually come to an end in the next two months. You can stretch out their useful life by liquid feeding and deadheading, but the time will come when they are no longer viable.
As plant raisers may have had difficulties due to hot weather, early
buying of wallflowers, pansies and other winter container plants is probably wise. Early planting will also ensure strong plants before duller autumn days.
Putting compost, including growbags, now being peat-free, will have rotted faster than usual in summer containers. In rotting, it loses its structure and can become ill-drained. All the same, it should be possible to re-use it by mixing in 25 per cent by volume of fine bark chips and adding a cupful of fertilizer to each bucketful. This is good enough and a substantial saving for big pots and tubs. Adding a 5cm layer of fresh potting compost as a weed-preventing surface layer is a helpful touch.
Water butts and tanks are becoming empty and ready to be cleaned out ahead of winter rain. Space permitting, more water storage seems attractive. Tank suppliers offer online calculators to work out how much water your roofs can yield and how much new butt and tank capacity you could plan for.
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The RHS is a charity inspiring everyone to grow via its research, advisory, outreach, shows and gardens. For more information, visit rhs.org.uk
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