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2026年10月9日，星期五 第 4,955 期

王室

警方调查安德鲁王子涉及爱泼斯坦文件的进展再次受阻

采访 我依靠 “荷兰勇气”（酒精） 来克服 我的恐慌 杰米·T

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安全

英国进入间谍警戒状态： 一名皇家海军水兵被拘留， 且皇家空军基地 抓获入侵者

» 一名在情报部门工作的英国海员被指控密谋向俄罗斯泄密

家庭 中年人应与 年迈父母 进行的对话 关于处理 7 个棘手话题的专家建议

ADHD 与自闭症审查报告呼吁在诊断激增之际调整药物使用与福利制度

» 一份关于心理健康状况的里程碑式报告发现，这些疾病并未出现“大规模”过度诊断，但人们被激励去寻求诊断，将其作为获得支持的主要途径 » 彼得·福纳吉教授在对私人评估的“一致性和质量”表示担忧之际，警告称年轻人的“误诊和过度诊断风险增加” » 作者希望能够更快地获得支持，采取一种新的残疾福利方法，并让更多人“停止服用”药物，标志着摆脱对药物的长期依赖 » 据称，手机和社交媒体的使用正在推高一代年轻人的焦虑感——研究发现英格兰有 400 万 18 岁以下青少年处于“严重的心理困扰”中

安全

为胜利而耕耘！ 如果与俄罗斯爆发战争， 增加粮食供应的计划

离婚女性，请停止像母亲一样照顾你们那些无能的前夫

足球 “团结一致……享受这段旅程”——哈兰德谈曼城被指控一事

星期五

十月

今日金句

没有鸟儿飞得太高，只要他是用自己的翅膀在飞 威廉·布莱克

生日

鲁珀特·弗兰德，演员，45岁；杰克逊·布朗，歌手，78岁；夏隆·奥斯本，媒体名人，74岁；吉尔莫·德尔·托罗，电影制作人，62岁；PJ 哈维（见下文），音乐家，57岁；大卫·卡梅伦勋爵，前首相，60岁；安妮卡·索伦斯坦，高尔夫球手，56岁；史蒂夫·麦奎因，电影导演，57岁；布莱恩·布莱斯特，演员，90岁

历史纪念日 1514年10月9日，星期五 亨利八世的妹妹玛丽·都铎在阿伯维尔与法国国王路易十二结婚。当时她 18 岁，他 52 岁。这场婚姻是英法外交的一部分，但持续时间不足三个月：路易于 1515 年 1 月 1 日去世。

索引

纵横字谜....25 电视与广播....26 益智游戏....27 全景....32 财经....44 天气....49

新闻 矩阵

今日概览

俄罗斯 莫斯科否认鼠疫感染

俄罗斯的公共卫生监管机构否认一名疑似死于肺鼠疫的实验室工作人员感染了他人。俄罗斯联邦消费者权益保护和人类福祉监督局（Rospotrebnadzor）表示，这名在西伯利亚东南部伊尔库茨克鼠疫研究中心的实验室工作人员死于原因不明的肺炎。

社会 新规定限制城市广场悬挂旗帜

布拉德福德市议会批准了一项新的旗帜悬挂政策，一名改革英国党（Reform UK）议员表示，该政策将“促进爱国主义”。根据该政策，在西约克郡这座城市的城市广场（Centenary Square）的旗杆上，仅允许悬挂包括英国国旗（Union flag）、圣乔治十字旗以及当地体育队伍旗帜在内的特定旗帜。

动物

密封塑料盒中发现小猫

上周三，在伯明翰的一条小巷里，人们在非法倾倒的垃圾旁发现了 26 只被密封在塑料盒中丢弃的猫和小猫。一名公众发现了它们并联系了英国皇家动物保护协会（RSPCA）。一名动物救援官员表示，部分猫在被发现时“呼吸困难”。

犯罪 40,000 吨垃圾现已清理完毕

英国环境署表示，经过为期 15 个月的行动，肯特郡一片古老林地中近 40,000 吨非法倾倒的垃圾已被清理。

监管机构表示，在阿什福德的霍兹林（Hoad's Wood）这一风景名胜区，清理这些垃圾共使用了 2,500 车次卡车。

据官员称，此次行动预计耗资约 1550 万英镑。

这片受保护的林地是稀有植物和野生动物的栖息地，但从 2023 年起，这里成为了有组织犯罪分子的目标，他们将垃圾堆积至 15 英尺高，直到当局关闭该非法操作。

报纸支持回收。2024 年英国报纸的再生纸含量为 37.2%。

警务

警队调查居家办公情况

北爱尔兰警方正在调查 21 名涉嫌“生产力欺骗”（productivity spoofing）的警员、工作人员和承包商。北爱尔兰警察局（PSNI）表示，启动“Akarpos 行动”是为了防止远程办公被滥用。该警队的反腐败部门尚未发现居家办公存在系统性滥用的证据。

清单

它是垃圾——而且很危险

回收公司 SUEZ UK 将含有锂离子电池的物品列为英国人日常丢弃的最危险物品。该公司表示，去年有 368 起火灾是由电子烟和其他电子设备中的锂离子电池在处理过程中被挤压或损坏而引发的。前 10 位有问题的废弃材料包括：

1. 电子烟
2. 电池
3. 一氧化二氮
4. 床垫
5. 柔性塑料包装
6. 尿布及吸水卫生产品
7. 油漆和化学品
8. 被食物污染的回收物
9. 家庭注射用品
10. 可堆肥包装

这些圣诞犯罪分子是谁？见第 17 页

美国 马杜罗之妻申请居家监禁

委内瑞拉前总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗的妻子即将出庭，其律师将申请将其转移至居家监禁，因为她患有心脏问题。西莉亚·弗洛雷斯（Cilia Flores）和马杜罗在被从加拉加斯家中于午夜抓捕后，自 1 月起一直被羁押在纽约。

人物

Hesmondhalgh 将获首届奖项

女演员朱莉·赫斯蒙达尔（Julie Hesmondhalgh）将成为剧院信托基金（The Theatres Trust）终身成就奖的首位获得者。这位前《加冕街》明星在剧中饰演海莉·克罗珀（Hayley Cropper）超过 15 年，她因其在舞台和荧屏上的表演以及对地区剧院的支持而获得认可。

交通

监管机构拒绝新铁路连接

伦敦与雷克瑟姆（Wrexham）、罗奇代尔（Rochdale）与黑池（Blackpool）之间的新铁路服务计划被铁路与道路局（Office of Rail and Road）否决。监管机构昨日表示，在西海岸主线当前时刻表的空隙中增加更多列车的提议“可能会增加乘客面临的延误和列车取消情况”。

科学

“宇宙灯塔”讲述宇宙故事

一个来自外太空的“非凡”信号为宇宙的形成提供了新的见解。

天文学家精准定位了一次强力无线电波闪现的来源，这些电波在抵达地球之前，已在宇宙中穿行了超过 100 亿年。

根据发表在《科学》（Science）杂志上的一项研究，这是迄今为止探测到的最遥远的快速无线电暴。

科学家表示，这次爆发不仅刷新了距离记录，还充当了“宇宙灯塔”的角色——照亮了星系之间巨大的气体和物质储藏库。

ThePage3Profile “POPSTARS” 组合 Hear'Say 与 Liberty X 重返舞台

纯粹而简单的重聚 流行明星（Popstars）组合 Hear'Say 和 Liberty X 将联手开展英国和爱尔兰的重聚巡演，以纪念两支乐队成立 25 年。

由 Kym Marsh 领衔的 Hear'Say 在 2001 年赢得比赛后迅速成名，而 Michelle Heaton 所在的 Liberty X 则由另外五名决赛入围者组成。

犯罪

“性勒索”案件预计将翻倍

向求助热线报告的所谓“性勒索”（sextortion）案件数量，预计今年将比前 12 个月增加一倍多。

来自互联网观察基金会（Internet Watch Foundation）的数据显示，截至 2026 年 6 月底，其 Report Remove 服务已登记 462 起案件，其中 95% 涉及男孩。

相比之下，2025 年全年为 394 起，而 2024 年为 151 起。

“性勒索”是指捕食者诱导年轻人分享自己的不雅照片，并将其用于敲诈勒索。

Hear'Say 的《Pure and Simple》在他们鼎盛时期曾登顶排行榜，Liberty X 的《Just A Little》也曾获得 No 1。

原创之作

这次名为“Popstars: The Originals”的体育馆巡演将由这些组合表演所有热门歌曲，并将标志着他们首次共同演出。

巡演将于 2027 年 4 月在都柏林开始，随后将访问贝尔法斯特、伯恩茅斯、诺丁汉、布赖顿、卡迪夫、伯明翰、利兹、纽卡斯尔、格拉斯哥、伦敦、曼彻斯特和利物浦。

演员、歌手兼电视主持人 Marsh 表示，这次重聚“将会充满情感”。

梦想成真

Marsh 表示：“我们当时只是拥有梦想的年轻名人，而那个梦想为我们实现了。”

她补充道：“我们拥有了惊人的粉丝，度过了一段美好的时光……很多年前我们曾进行过一次体育馆巡演。所以，能够再次出发去完成这件事的前景……令人兴奋。”

Liberty X 的 Jessica Taylor 表示：“我们当时不知道自己将面临什么——之前从未有过这样的节目。”

Alexander Butler

人物

优秀学生与国际空间站宇航员对话

昨天，苏格兰高地一所学校的学生与国际空间站（ISS）上的一名宇航员进行了实时对话。维克高中（Wick High School）被认为是英国最北端与 Joshua Kutryk 取得联系的学校。在国际空间站飞过头顶时，学生们使用了业余无线电进行沟通。

艺术

Patel 和 Peake 为布克奖朗读

Himesh Patel 和 Maxine Peake 是出现在庆祝 2026 年布克奖（Booker Prize）入围名单短片中的演员之一。Patel 朗读了 Luke Kennard 的《Black Bag》片段，而 Peake 朗读了 Elizabeth Strout 的《The Things We Never Say》。这些视频可在布克奖官网及社交媒体上观看。

文化

“神奇四人组”最爱聚集地易主

利物浦的洞穴俱乐部（Cavern Club）和神奇神秘之旅（Magical Mystery Tour）在经营 35 年后出售给了新业主。约翰·列侬的同父异母姐姐 Julia Baird 表示，她相信这家音乐场所交给买家 14 Collective 后处于“可靠之手”。披头士乐队在走向世界巨星的道路上，曾在原洞穴俱乐部演出过数百次。

娱乐 斯皮尔斯在多利伍德主题公园共度家庭日

布里特尼·斯皮尔斯与她的儿子肖恩·普雷斯顿和杰登·詹姆斯在田纳西州的多利伍德（Dollywood）主题公园度过了愉快的一天。这位 44 岁的歌手在社交媒体上发布了她与孩子们的合影。斯皮尔斯在照片旁写道：“我之前不知道有这个地方，简直太酷太令人兴奋了。”

政策编辑简·梅里克（Jane Merrick）的信箱 i@theipaper.com

福纳吉报告要求采取行动

我们今天报道的彼得·福纳吉教授的报告，试图解决关于过去十年中 ADHD（多动症）和自闭症发病率飙升是否由于过度诊断而引发的争论。

这份长达 607 页的文件得出结论，确实存在风险，即过多寻求神经多样性症状帮助的人被错误地贴上标签。

然而，正如报告本身所言，这并不意味着这些个体不需要帮助——恰恰相反。

该国正“经历着对心理健康问题和神经发育状况人群支持需求的深刻变化”。

这对政府、国民医疗服务体系（NHS）、学校和家长来说是一个巨大的挑战。

报告还记录了儿童和青少年心理痛苦水平的上升，并将其与过去十年中“前所未有”的手机和社会媒体使用水平联系起来。

虽然很难将相关性与因果关系区分开来，但很明显，当今 18 岁以下青少年的“数字环境”——他们在其中经历身体不满、睡眠紊乱、网络欺凌和有害内容——对其不快乐产生了“显著影响”。

对于那些担心青少年每天使用手机会产生长期有害影响的家长来说，这些发现并不令人惊讶。

仅仅因为不令人惊讶，并不意味着政府不应该采取行动。部长们需要利用这份具有里程碑意义的报告，迫使科技公司采取更多措施，降低其手机和应用程序的成瘾性。

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法院新闻

全科医生丈夫被控谋杀

作者：Sam Russell

一名皇家全科医生的丈夫在诺福克郡桑德灵厄姆庄园附近的家中被发现死亡后，以谋杀罪被起诉，并已在刑事法院出庭。

汉娜·凯恩医生，45, 于 10 月 4 日凌晨在德辛厄姆的 Fern Hill 被发现死亡。

马克·凯恩，45, 来自德辛厄姆 Fern Hill，昨日通过监狱视频链接在金林刑事法院出庭。

公诉人史蒂文·鲍尔表示，凯恩被指控在家庭住宅中谋杀其妻子。他表示，他们的 3 个孩子，年龄分别为 8 岁、11 和 13, 当时在楼上，另外 2 个孩子，年龄分别为 8 岁和 10, “在家里过夜”。

他表示，应急服务部门赶到现场，发现凯恩医生“失去意识且无反应”。他补充说，尸检记录显示，她的头部遭受了“钝器伤”，且“颈部伤势与颈部受压一致”。

马克·凯恩被指控在诺福克郡的家中谋杀其妻子汉娜

凯恩未被要求进行答辩，且未提出保释申请。

法官利克利先生将凯恩羁押，直至 12 月 3 日的答辩听证会，初步定在诺里奇刑事法院举行。

凯恩医生在专业领域也被称为汉娜·特里医生，她属于一组医生团队，在王室成员入住桑德灵厄姆期间定期为其提供随诊服务。

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健康

流感病例早期激增引发对 NHS 冬季危机的担忧

作者：Jane Merrick 政策编辑

在人们担心英国国家医疗服务体系（NHS）将面临又一次冬季危机的背景下，流感住院人数已达到五年来的最高水平。

来自英国健康安全局（UKHSA）和 England 的数据显示，流感病毒导致的住院率为每 100,000 人中 1.97 人，虽然处于基准水平，但是自 2022 年以来的最高比率。

上周流感检测呈阳性的人数比例为 6.5%，高于前一周的 5%，这表明流感季节连续第二年比往常提前开始。

此次增长发生在该国医院急诊部门经历有史以来最繁忙的夏季，以及 等候名单连续第四个月上升之后。

在典型的冬季压力开始前三个月，9 月份医院的床位占用率平均已达到 95%。

UKHSA 和 NHSE 的官员敦促符合接种流感疫苗条件的人尽快接种。

England 国家医学总监 Frankie Swords 教授表示：“现在处于季节的非常早期，但流感住院人数是我记忆中该时间点见过的最高水平。”

“这与我们医院中预计的新冠病例增加开始同步，但此前我们的急诊部门刚刚经历了有史以来最繁忙的夏天。”

“因此，我们的医院非常、非常繁忙——这是冬季压力出现的一些略显不祥的早期迹象。9 月份，平均每天的床位占用率达到了 95%。”

UKHSA 今年第一份冬季监测报告显示，年轻人是推动流感增加的主力，官员称这可能是由于新大学学年的开始。模型显示，去年冬天，流感疫苗接种计划在英格兰防止了约 100,000 例住院和 7,000 例死亡。

据估计，截至 8 月底，涉及 624 万 名患者的 737 万 项治疗仍在等待执行，这是自 2025. 10 月以来的最高数字。英格兰 医院治疗的长期等待情况也有所增加。

620 万 名患者在等待护理

作者：Jane Kirby 和 Storm Newton

最新数据显示，尽管 提供了创纪录水平的护理，但英格兰医院治疗的等候名单仍在继续增加。

根据 的统计数据，据估计，截至 8 月底，有 737 万 项治疗在等待执行，涉及 624 万 名患者。

这一数字高于 7 月底的 733 万 项治疗和 621 万 名患者。

England 8 月底等待执行的治疗数量

这些数字是自 2025, 10 月以来的最高值，当时名单为 740 万 项治疗和 624 万 名患者。

数据还显示，英格兰 医院治疗的长期等待情况有所增加。据估计，有 113,339 人等待时间超过一年。

England 表示，在 6 月、7 月和 8 月期间，共进行了创纪录的 4,738,824 次计划内治疗、手术和预约——比以往任何一个夏天都要多。

安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎被捕后 PHIL NOBLE / REUTERS

君主制

安德鲁王子在针对“非法”警方搜查令的法律挑战中获胜

作者：Alannah Francis 和 Matthew Bailey

在警方承认所使用的搜查令是非法之后，安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎（Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor）赢得了针对泰晤士河谷警察局（Thames Valley Police）的法律挑战。

然而，这位前约克公爵仍陷入一场法庭斗争，争论点在于警员在搜查期间获取的证据是否可用作针对他涉嫌滥用公职的持续刑事调查。

泰晤士河谷警察局仍保留了没收的材料。

蒙巴顿-温莎此前针对该警局发起了法律挑战，质疑由老贝利法院（Old Bailey）一名法官签发的搜查令是否合法。该搜查令允许警员在今年 2 月突击搜查他位于桑德灵厄姆庄园（Sandringham Estate）的住所及其前温莎住宅皇家小屋（Royal Lodge）。

在昨天于伦敦皇家法院（Royal Courts of Justice）举行的一场听证会上——安德鲁王子未出席——希利亚德法官（Mr Justice Hilliard）表示，“原告与泰晤士河谷警察局之间达成了一项协议，认定搜查令是非法的”。

但法官同时表示，“搜查令被撤销并不意味着调查结束，也不意味着整个调查过程都是非法的”。

即使搜查令是通过非法手段获取的，没收的材料在随后的审判中也不一定会自动被判定为不可接纳。

泰晤士河谷警察局的一位发言人在一份声明中表示，最初法院根据所使用的特定法律条款签发搜查令的决定是“错误的，因此这些搜查令必须在法律上被撤销”。

他补充道：“目前法律程序正在进行中，以决定在搜查期间没收的材料将如何管理，以及我们是否可以合法地保留这些材料以支持我们正在进行的调查。”

蒙巴顿-温莎在 2 月被捕，涉嫌滥用公职。此前有指控称，在他担任英国贸易特使期间，他与恋童癖杰弗里·爱泼斯坦（Jeffrey Epstein）分享了敏感信息。

他否认有任何不当行为。

希利亚德法官表示，“在申请和授予搜查令的过程中出现了重大错误”，而这“足以使搜查令、搜查行为以及没收的材料变得非法”。

据了解，泰晤士河谷警察局是根据《1984年警察与刑事证据法》第 8 条和第 9 条申请搜查令的。随后双方达成一致，认为搜查的法律依据不应是第 8, 条，而应是第 9 条。

根据该条款签发的搜查令允许搜查受法律特权保护的项目或“排除材料”（包括商业记录）。而根据第 8 条签发的搜查令则不允许这样做。

希利亚德法官表示，在搜查令获批后，警方随后承认法官“不可能在合理基础上确信”不需要第 9 条搜查令。

泰晤士河谷警察局表示，其“确保法院获得了所有必要的信息以做出决定，并在整个过程中遵循了正确的法律程序”。

泰晤士河谷警察局在 6 月提出了一项申请，旨在允许他们保留搜查期间获取的证据。

蒙巴顿-温莎反对该警局保留证据的请求，该案的听证会定于明年秘密举行。

王室

哈里谈论“梅根脱离王室”期间的抑郁症

萨塞克斯公爵透露，在“梅根脱离王室”（Megxit）危机前抵达加拿大后，他经历了为期两周的抑郁期，在逃离“压力环境”后出现了“肾上腺素崩溃”。

哈里（插图）在 MasterClass 视频学习流媒体平台的一场名为“重新定义悲伤：通过失去建立韧性”的环节中，与神经科学家玛丽-弗朗西丝·奥康纳博士（Dr Mary-Frances O'Connor）坦诚地讨论了他的心理健康状况。

“就好像我需要压力来产生肾上腺素，才能让我的大脑运转一样，”他说道。

评论

国王再次面临令人痛苦的尴尬

詹妮·邦德 (Jennie Bond)

毫无疑问：安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎成功地向司法系统扔了一个“奶油派”（指造成了极大的尴尬）。

他蜷缩在桑德灵厄姆的住所里，一定会欣喜若狂，因为他终于迎来了一则罕见的好消息。

这位前王子并不饮酒，但在诺福克郡那些在他失势后仍未离弃他的亲密好友圈中，无疑会为他们这位陷入困境的朋友举杯庆祝。

这一切都取决于一个技术性细节。泰晤士河谷警方已承认，用于没收其桑德灵厄姆和温莎住所资料的搜查令是非法的。

蒙巴顿-温莎显然雇佣了一些相当精明的律师来挑警方程序的漏洞，这对警方来说是一个巨大的尴尬。

然而，蒙巴顿-温莎不应过于欢呼，因为法官明确指出，搜查令被撤销并不意味着整个调查是非法的。

警方目前正参与法律程序，以决定如何处理被没收的资料。

蒙巴顿-温莎一直否认有任何不当行为。但自从八个月前他在 66 岁生日当天被震惊逮捕以来，警方一直试图构建证据，以支持关于这位前王子在担任英国贸易特使期间涉嫌滥用职权的指控。据称，他与被定罪的儿童性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦分享了机密且敏感的信息。

漫长的调查让他陷入了进退两难的境地。

然而对于国王来说，高等法院的决定标志着关于其家族成员的负面宣传再次袭来，这令人不快。虽然人们认为他并未与蒙巴顿-温莎接触；事实上，白金汉宫已明确表示，查尔斯国王不会容忍他的弟弟使用他给予的任何资金来打这场法律之战。用宫廷的话来说，就是国王对他弟弟竟敢如此厚颜无耻地挑战陛下的司法系统而感到愤怒至极。

蒙巴顿-温莎赢得了这次小规模冲突。但这可能会延长他处于不确定状态的时间，因为警方正在整理案卷，以争取被允许保留他们没收的文件。

詹妮·邦德是前 BBC 王室记者

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新闻

安全

英国皇家海军水兵因涉嫌为俄罗斯从事间谍活动被起诉

作者：Kitty Donaldson, Steve Robson, Molly Blackall 和 Joe Palmer

《i Paper》获悉，一名曾在海军情报部门工作的英国水兵因涉嫌试图传递“敏感的英国国防和情报资料”，被指控为俄罗斯从事间谍活动。

24岁的泰迪·杨（Teddy Young）于周二在贝德福德郡家中被捕，随后被押往伦敦。

伦敦警察厅表示，他于周三被指控触犯《国家安全法》的两项罪名。

在昨日出席威斯敏斯特治安法院时，他被指控试图通过暗网与俄罗斯当局取得联系，包括起草了一封包含机密信息的俄语邮件。

英国皇家检察署（CPS）告诉法庭，指控称杨“获取并保留了敏感的英国国防和情报资料”。

他还被指控“准备将受保护的信息传递给外国势力”，该势力被描述为“潜在的威胁行为者”。

据指控，在2024年11月至2025, 5月期间，杨“获取、复制、记录或保留了受保护的信息”，意图使一个未具名的外国势力获益。

他还被指控将信息复制到私人电子邮箱账户中，此举违反了海军规定。

根据指控，这些是敏感信息，他“理应知道这些信息会对英国的安全或利益造成损害”，且他“从事了准备披露受保护信息的犯罪行为”。

泰迪·杨被指控试图通过暗网利用机密信息联系俄罗斯

英国皇家检察署（CPS）表示：“指控称，泰迪·斯坦利·格里尼奇·杨（Teddy Stanley Greenidge Young）在担任拥有高级安全许可和情报系统访问权限的英国皇家海军作战情报兵期间，获取并保留了敏感的英国国防和情报资料，并从事了与准备将受保护信息传递给外国势力一致的活动。”

杨于2025年5月21日首次被捕，随后在本周被再次逮捕并起诉。涉嫌犯罪行为发生在2024年11月26日至去年5月21日之间。

《i Paper》获悉，在首次被捕后，他的安全许可立即被暂停，并被解除职务。

内部人士表示，从那时起他实际上一直处于“带薪休假”（gardening leave）状态，无法接触敏感信息。

地区法官安娜贝尔·皮林（Annabel Pilling）将此案移交给中央刑事法院（Old Bailey），杨预计将于10月16日出庭，目前被还押候审。

法官告诉他：“如你所知，你被指控的事项过于严重，无法在本法院处理，需要由刑事法院处理。”

法院文件显示，他被指控“从事了准备披露受保护信息的犯罪行为，违反了《2023年国家安全法》第18条”。

伦敦反恐警察局负责人海伦·弗拉纳根（Helen Flanagan）指挥官表示：“这些是对一名现役武装部队成员非常严重的指控。”

“随着调查的深入，我们与国防部相关的行动同事紧密合作，以确保采取适当措施减轻与此事相关的任何潜在风险。”

周三凌晨2点左右，在剑桥郡基地内发现了两名男子 RYAN JENKINSON / GETTY

警方

拉脱维亚男子在被用作美国情报中心的英国皇家空军基地被捕

欧洲分析中心和美国非洲司令部。

背景

被指控的水兵在高级军种中职级最低

作者：Kitty Donaldson

据报道，一名被指控密谋向俄罗斯泄露机密信息的英国皇家海军水兵，其职级为英国皇家海军中的最低职级。

据《泰晤士报》报道，泰迪·杨（Teddy Young）是一名熟练水兵（able seaman），这是经过完整培训后的初始职级，他在情报部门工作。据称，杨在被部署到海军舰艇后，滥用其高级安全许可来获取秘密国防和情报数据。

据称，于 2024 年 4 月加入海军的杨，在其于 2024 年 11 月 4 日开始的首次部署期间实施了这些犯罪行为。

据称，他还起草了一封包含机密信息的俄语信息，并涉嫌采取措施与俄罗斯当局建立直接联系。

在加入海军时，新兵必须在康沃尔郡的皇家海军罗利训练中心（HMS Raleigh）接受为期 10 周的基础训练。

随后，他们进入第二阶段培训，学习专业技能，如工程或情报。根据其担任角色的性质，这一过程可能持续 3 到 12 个月。

之后，他们被授予熟练水兵 2 级（able seaman 2）职级，据信杨在被捕时持有该职级。

这意味着他们拥有承担该角色所需的培训，但没有经验。

大约一年后，他们会晋升为熟练水兵 1 级——这在很大程度上是一次行政上的晋升。

一名英国皇家海军发言人表示：“一名英国皇家海军成员在伦敦反恐警察局（Counter Terrorism Policing London）的调查后，被指控违反《国家安全法》（NSA）。”

“由于法律程序正在进行中，现阶段进一步评论是不恰当的。”

警方表示，此次逮捕和指控与英国皇家空军费尔福德基地（RAF Fairford）事件的调查无关，尽管有许多国家可能想要获取关于英国皇家海军的秘密信息。

海军战舰已部署到中东，以帮助击落由伊朗支持的武装组织真主党和胡塞武装发射的无人机，并试图保持霍尔木兹海峡对商业船舶的开放。

在与美国和以色列的战争中，伊朗一直试图关闭该海峡。

在时长四分钟的法庭听证会上，杨未被要求进行任何答辩。

作者：Clare Walsh

两名拉脱维亚男子因涉嫌在剑桥郡的英国皇家空军莫尔斯沃思基地（RAF Molesworth）实施非法侵入而被捕，该基地被美国武装部队和北约情报部门使用。

反恐警察（CTP）表示，他们认为此次事件“与上周英国皇家空军费尔福德基地发生的事件无关”，但仍“保持开放态度”。

这两名男子年龄分别为 32 岁和 36 岁。周三晚上，巡逻人员在基地附近发现一辆被遗弃的车辆，随后两人在基地内被捕。

此前，9 月 27 日，格洛斯特郡的英国皇家空军费尔福德基地发现三辆可疑面包车，随后该地宣布发生重大事件，附近数十户家庭被疏散。

警方表示，他们认为在剑桥基地的逮捕行动与此无关。

英国皇家空军莫尔斯沃思基地被用作美国在欧洲和非洲行动的情报枢纽。

美国三大主要司令部分支设在此地：美国欧洲司令部、联合情报作战中心——

这里也是北约情报融合中心的所在地，该中心提供“及时、相关且准确的情报，以支持北约行动的规划和执行，并实现对欧洲-大西洋地区的威慑与防御”。

周三晚上 10 点，一次安全巡逻在剑桥郡基地的周界附近发现了一辆被遗弃的车辆。

国防部警察和剑桥警方进行了进一步搜查，在凌晨时分发现“周界围栏有小范围破损”。凌晨 2 点左右，两名拉脱维亚国民在“基地周界内部”被发现并被捕。

英国皇家空军莫尔斯沃思基地被美国武装部队以及北约情报部门使用

他们最初因涉嫌在禁区非法闯入及造成刑事损坏而被逮捕，并被带往剑桥郡的一个警察局。

随后，两人又因涉嫌违反《2023年国家安全法》第4条——即为了损害英国利益而进入禁区——而被进一步逮捕。

警方目前正针对该调查，在彼得伯勒地区的两个地址进行搜查。

两人目前仍被警方拘留，反恐警察正在对此事进行调查。

负责此次调查的伦敦反恐警察局（CTP London）负责人海伦·弗拉纳根（Helen Flanagan）指挥官在逮捕行动后，敦促公众“保持警惕”。

她表示：“我们非常清楚近期人们对军事基地的关注和担忧有所增加，但目前没有迹象表明此次事件与上周在皇家空军费尔福德（RAF Fairfield）基地发生的事件有关。”

“我们对此次事件的调查仍处于非常早期的阶段。”

“其中很大一部分工作是分析这些男子出现在该地点的潜在动机，但我必须强调，目前我们持开放态度，调查仍在深入进行中。”

“一如既往，我请求公众保持警惕，如果您发现任何可疑情况，请立即联系警方。”

那辆被遗弃的车辆已被移至附近的一个警察局，由于对该车辆存在“担忧”，拆弹专家已被召集来进行进一步检查。

与此同时，随着第七名嫌疑人被保释释放，马克·罗利爵士（Sir Mark Rowley）敦促公众“信任”警方对皇家空军费尔福德基地附近潜在恐怖阴谋的调查。

在一次 LBC 电台的电话访谈中，一名听众询问为何该案的嫌疑人被释放，伦敦警察局局长随即在直播中发出了这一请求。

罗利表示：“我们不能透露我们掌握的所有情报”，但他坚持认为调查工作“进展极其顺利”。

“我知道在这样一个一切都如此公开透明的世界里，这很难，但请给警方时间，信任我们。”

在警方宣布第七名因该事件被捕的男子已“在严格的保释条件下离开警方拘留”数小时前，罗利发表了上述言论。

美国在周末将其 B1 轰炸机从皇家空军费尔福德基地撤离。

9月27日星期日，在格洛斯特郡的空军基地附近拦截到三辆可疑面包车后，已有六名嫌疑人被逮捕并保释。

国防

将俄罗斯与德国“超级间谍”丑闻联系起来的线索

安全部门正在处理一起可能是自冷战以来最严重的安全漏洞事件。作者：Cahal Milmo

2012年访问阿塞拜疆期间，奥古斯特·汉宁（August Hanning）竭力让他的东道主感到自在。这位前德国情报局长在表达赞赏时，特别提到他非常钦佩几周前在这个石油富国举办的欧洲歌唱大赛期间的安全保障工作。

汉宁在资深情报人员中以外交手段圆融著称，他当时还借此机会回顾了自己此前曾与阿塞拜疆前强人总统海达尔·阿利耶夫（Heydar Aliyev）会面的事实，以此来增加自己的资历。

与汉宁——德国对外情报局（BND）前局长——的会面或许并不令人意外，因为阿利耶夫（见插图）在领导国家之前，曾在苏联担任克格勃（KGB）高级成员，在那里积累了经验。

汉宁的这段客套话在14年前被阿塞拜疆国家通讯社忠实地记录了下来，而本周，在一名80岁老人被指控自2010年起向至少一家外国情报机构传递国家秘密并被逮捕的惊人消息传出后，这段话再次具有了重要意义。

德国检察官指控，汉宁在2005年离开BND局长一职后，向一名留在情报局内的前高级助手支付报酬，以便在至少直到2022年期间，对方能向他传递约2,000份高度敏感的文件。

随后，国家支持的间谍世界陷入混乱，而向德国媒体披露的消息进一步加深了这种动荡：检察官正在调查汉宁涉嫌基于这些绝密文件撰写的一份文件，是否是为阿塞拜疆的安全部门准备的。

关于阿塞拜疆间谍成功地雇佣了这位曾领导欧洲最大情报机构的人员的暗示，立即引起了该国威权政权的愤怒回应。

人权组织指责阿塞拜疆总统伊尔哈姆·阿利耶夫（Ilham Aliyev）——海达尔之子——限制自由，包括对独立媒体的限制。

这些担忧并未阻止阿塞拜疆媒体和广播委员会（一个国家审查机构）谴责有关该政权涉嫌与汉宁勾结的指控，称其为一场“虚假信息行动”，旨在“在国际信息空间中毫无根据地将阿塞拜疆描绘成负面形象”。

尽管言辞激烈，但有证据表明，汉宁与阿塞拜疆首都巴库掌权者之间的联系长期且持久。

这位前情报局长在离开公职后，在私营部门担任了各种顾问职务，并多年担任德阿论坛（DAF）的董事会成员，该机构旨在促进两国之间的经济、政治和文化联系。

公开记录显示，这位前德国情报局长在任职期间以及离开公职后，多次访问阿塞拜疆。

2009年，汉宁在担任德国联邦内政部副部长（他在2005年离开BND后一直担任这一高级安全职务直到2009年）期间，会见了其阿塞拜疆同行。

随后，汉宁在2012年再次访问巴库，这次是以一家德国出版商董事会成员的身份出行。

没有证据表明，当汉宁利用这次访问提及他与海达尔之间那次未标明日期的会面时，他除了强调与该国的长期关系外，还做了其他事情。

与此同时，这两个人似乎不可能意识不到他们作为高级人物的平行历史，他们曾分别处于

在提供给汉宁的文件中，包括与俄罗斯军队和伊朗核计划相关的资料，这些资料涉及冷战期间处于对立面的情报机构。

奥古斯特·汉宁，德国情报机构 BND 前局长

海达尔在苏联的安全机构中工作了近三十年，其中包括在阿塞拜疆担任 KGB 首脑九年，随后成为莫斯科政治局成员，直至 1987 年。

而汉宁则在 1989 年柏林墙倒塌前的动荡岁月里，直到 1990 年为止，在原西德驻东德的外交总部担任反间谍主管，共计四年。巧合的是，同一时期，一名年轻的俄罗斯 KGB 官员被派驻到东德城市德累斯顿，其名为弗拉基米尔·普京。

德国检察官本周强调，针对汉宁的调查——他已被还押候审——

一名德国政府发言人表示：“虽然提出了严重的指控，但到目前为止，这些仍然仅仅是指控，现在的任务是分析、调查并核实其中哪些是有效的。”

这位情报首脑的律师坚称其当事人受到了“不公正的起诉”，并表示虽然他可能持有“机密文件”，但并未将任何信息传递给“损害”德国利益的一方，也没有收到任何款项。

阿塞拜疆地处东西方势力范围的交汇点，且毗邻伊朗和土耳其等中东关键参与者，长期以来使其成为多个竞争情报机构活动的焦点。

情报人士表示，阿塞拜疆情报部门据称向汉宁寻求的信息性质尚不明确。

但在其涉嫌共犯提供给汉宁的文件中，包含与俄罗斯军队和伊朗核计划相关的敏感文件，这两者对于任何一个国家试图了解西方对其各自实力的评估都可能具有极高价值。

在巴黎就纳戈尔诺-卡拉巴赫飞地长期争端向邻国亚美尼亚提供强力支持（包括武器销售）后，阿塞拜疆发现自己陷入了与法国的长期外交争端中。

正如一名情报分析师所言：“如果你想接触很多那些职位描述与实际工作内容并不完全相符的人，那么巴库将是一个不错的起点。”

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ADHD审查报告建议改革福利金与药物治疗

作者：Connie Dimsdale 和 Jane Merrick

一项针对 ADHD（多动症）和自闭症诊断率上升的里程碑式审查报告建议，应对候诊名单进行大调整，严厉打击药物滥用，并采取一种新的残疾福利金方案，以降低对获取诊断证明的依赖。

彼得·福纳吉教授（Professor Peter Fonagy）的报告发现，这些病症并未出现“大规模”的过度诊断，但越来越多的人被激励去寻求诊断，将其作为获得支持的主要途径。

福纳吉与共同主席西蒙·韦塞利爵士教授（Professor Sir Simon Wessely）和吉莉安·贝尔德教授（Professor Gillian Baird）得出结论，心理困扰正在“大幅增加”，并导致心理健康、自闭症和 ADHD 服务的诊断量激增。

他们认为，手机使用、社交媒体和疫情是导致困扰水平上升的因素之一，并指出“数字化环境可能导致儿童和青少年的心理健康状况恶化”。

该审查由韦斯·斯特里廷（Wes Streeting）在其担任卫生大臣期间发起，旨在提出建议，使心理困扰和神经多样性人群能够更快地获得支持，并帮助他们参与社会活动。

报告指出，到 2024, 40 per cent 的成年人在领取失业和残疾福利金时，ADHD 特征筛查呈阳性；报告认为，应当打破“拥有诊断证明”与“被判定为无法工作”之间的联系。

福纳吉的审查报告是三份主要报告中的第一份，旨在为政府改革福利制度、应对日益增加的心理困扰以及引导更多年轻人就业提供参考。

在 16 至 24 岁的年轻人中，有近 100 万人既没有就业，也没有接受教育或培训（Neet）。

审查报告称，ADHD 诊断不应导致失业。

报告还建议将 ADHD、自闭症和心理健康服务合并，严厉打击私人 ADHD 诊所，并开发一种基于 AI 的工具用于患者评估和分诊。

该年龄组每年的失业和残疾福利金成本为 81亿英镑。

随后将发布由工党大佬艾伦·米尔本（Alan Milburn）关于青年失业问题的审查报告。

福纳吉的审查报告指出，如果一套系统仅在“困扰已成定局”后才提供支持，那么该系统将“永久处于压力之下”，并呼吁采取“早期干预”。

报告发现，心理健康与福利制度之间存在“实质性”且不断增强的联系，2023 / 24. 与心理健康（尤其是焦虑和抑郁）相关的公共福利支出估计为 259亿英镑。但报告同时也警告称，存在“误诊和过度诊断的风险增加”。

福纳吉表示，过度诊断可能导致“过度医疗化”，使普通的、健康的生命体验被转化为医疗问题。

他指出，诊断可能是“限制性”的，因为它通过定义人们“不能做什么”来定义个体。

这表明，拥有心理健康或神经多样性诊断本身不应决定一个人是否被认为具备工作能力或有权获得财务支持。

报告进一步对私人供应商开展的 ADHD 和自闭症评估的“一致性和质量”表示担忧，这些供应商承担了超过一半的 NHS 资助的 ADHD 评估和三分之一的自闭症评估。

报告称，由于这些病症随时间而波动，现金福利应与“及时的治疗、调整以及在参与现实可行时的就业支持”相结合，以避免为重新进入职场制造障碍。

审查报告建议应让更多人“停止服用”药物——这标志着一种意图，即摆脱长期依赖药物来管理常见病症的情况。

ADHD 处方量已升至历史最高水平，在过去一年中，服用中枢神经系统（CNS）兴奋剂和其他药物的成年人数增加了 40。

[⚠ 低质量翻译，建议复核] 分析

青少年诊断率飙升暗示存在过度诊断风险

克莱尔·威尔逊 (Clare Wilson) 科学记者

一份重大的政府报告显示，年轻男孩中 ADHD（多动症）的发病率飙升，暗示着“过度诊断”的风险正在增加——即人们在并未患病的情况下被告知患有该病。

卫生与社会保障部（Department of Health and Social Care）的报告警告称，去年约有 5% 的青少年男孩被诊断出患有 ADHD，但诊断率的增长速度如此之快，如果这一趋势持续下去，该群体很快将出现过度诊断。

相关数据显示，6 至 11 岁儿童被诊断出患有 ADHD 的比例从 2015 年的略低于 1.5% 上升到 2025 年的近 4%。青少年男孩的比例更高，2025 年 12 至 17 岁人群中被诊断出患有 ADHD 的比例为 5%，而 10 年前这一比例为 2%。

在女孩、更年幼和更年长的年龄组以及自闭症方面，也存在类似的上升趋势。

报告指出：“证据表明，我们正进入一个阶段，在这种情况下，诊断不足、误诊和过度诊断之间的风险平衡可能会发生变化，误诊和过度诊断的风险正变得日益重要。”

此次独立审查旨在了解诊断率上升以及候诊名单延长的原因。

一些家庭在等待 NHS（英国国家医疗服务体系）评估其孩子是否患有自闭症或 ADHD 时，等待时间超过两年。

但诊断神经多样性或心理健康状况并非易事，因为没有血液检测——临床医生必须通过包含主观答案的长问卷来进行评估。ADHD 和自闭症的定义都已经有所扩大。

报告称，最新的研究“本身并未证明目前正在大规模发生过度诊断”。

但报告确实指出，儿童和青少年中 ADHD 和自闭症的 NHS 诊断率“目前正接近，且对于某些群体已经超过了人口患病率的估计值，并且[仍在]继续上升”。报告还发现，焦虑和抑郁等心理健康状况的发病率确实有所增加，尤其是在青少年女孩中。报告结论认为，这是由多种因素共同导致的，包括学校压力增加、社交媒体的影响以及体育活动机会的减少。

伯纳姆的柏林礼遇

安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）抵达柏林与德国总理弗里德里希·梅尔茨（Friedrich Merz）会晤，讨论两国在安全与国防方面的合作，他在抵达时受到了军事荣誉迎接。HALIL SAGIRKAYA / GETTY

警方

独家报道

嫌疑人家中发现的文件清单列出 100 名政治人物

作者：Caroline Wheeler 政治编辑

《i Paper》披露，在一名被指控谋杀安·威德库姆（Ann Widdecombe）的男子家中发现的一份卷宗中，列出了 100 多位知名人士，其中包括保守党党魁凯米·巴德诺克（Kemi Badenoch）及其影子内阁成员。

据了解，该卷宗包含改革英国党（Reform UK）高级人物、独立议员罗西·达菲尔德（Rosie Duffield）的名字，以及大量前任和现任国会议员、贵族院议员以及其他知名公众人物。

名单上的名字包括影子外交大臣汤姆·图根哈特（Tom Tugendhat）及其前任普里蒂·帕特尔女爵士（Dame Priti Patel）。

尽管有说法称警方在 7 月约书亚·克里（Joshua Kerry）被捕后不久就已知晓该卷宗的存在，但被点名的人员直到最近几天才收到警方的联系。

该文件是在搜查克里（28 岁）的住所时发现的，他被指控在德文郡家中谋杀威德库姆。

这一披露引发了新的质疑：警方是否采取了足够措施警告那些出现在资料中的政治人物，以及是否应该更早地采取额外的安全措施。

凯米·巴德诺克（左）和议员罗西·达菲尔德出现在卷宗中

《i Paper》在 7 月首次获悉该名单可能存在的情况。

当时，警方和内政部均未就此问题做出回应。

克里还被指控从事准备恐怖主义行为的行为，包括针对改革英国党党魁奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）的行动。

周三，克里在威斯敏斯特治安法院（插图）出庭，检察官指控他在 2024 年 5 月 31 日至今年 7 月 8 日期间对“知名人士”进行了侦察。

法院还获悉，法拉奇的伴侣劳拉·费拉里（Laure Ferrari）在去年 4 月 20 日发现他们家正门受到了损坏。

检察官卡希夫·马利克（Kashif Malik）告诉法院，在门框上发现了一个 27 毫米刀片的工具痕迹，并补充说“可以推断出有人试图潜入”法拉奇的住宅。

据了解，甚至连下议院议长林赛·霍伊尔爵士（Sir Lindsay Hoyle）也没有收到受影响议员的名单。

威德库姆（78 岁）曾任保守党部长及改革英国党发言人，7 月 8 日在德文郡达特穆尔海托尔的家中被指用锤子击头部 21 次后死亡。

来自罗瑟勒姆的克里于 7 月 20 日被指控谋杀她。

8 月，反恐警察重启了一项为期一年的调查，针对伦敦南部法拉奇家中一起涉嫌发生的袭击事件。

法拉奇表示，去年 4 月他的住所曾成为一次企图纵火袭击的目标。

福纳吉表示，当今一代年轻人正面临着一种“缺乏希望”的状态，认为他们的生活不会比父母更好，这是“自第二次世界大战以来首次”出现这种情况。

该事件最初被视为一起企图盗窃案，随后由反恐警员在与正在进行的威德库姆调查相关的背景下，对其情况进行审查并重启调查。

虽然手机使用和社交媒体内容对年轻人的影响长期以来一直被怀疑，但福纳吉报告的结论将促使人们呼吁部长们对数字领域采取更强硬的行动。

内政大臣沙巴娜·马哈茂德（Shabana Mahmood）表示，这些进展“引发了关于公众人物安全性的严重质疑”。

报告还指出，新冠疫情导致数百万儿童在数月的时间里无法上学，这进一步加速了年轻人心理健康的恶化，而这种恶化在之前已经开始。

她补充道：“我们必须利用这次机会进行重启。一旦议会[在周一]复会，我将就我们加强对选择服务之人的保护工作提供最新进展。”

凯里被还押候审，预计将于今日在中央刑事法院（Old Bailey）出庭。

英格兰有400万名18岁以下青少年处于“严重困扰”状态；符合常见心理健康障碍标准的儿童比例从1993年的六分之一上升到2024年的四分之一。

伦敦警察厅已收到置评请求。

作者：简·梅里克（Jane Merrick）和康妮·迪姆斯代尔（Connie Dimsdale）

社会

社交媒体正“加剧”儿童的痛苦

福纳吉报告发现，过去十年中“前所未有”的手机使用率和社交媒体普及率，推高了年轻人的心理痛苦率，并可能加剧部分儿童的 ADHD（多动症）症状。

彼得·福纳吉教授对心理健康、ADHD 和自闭症诊断的审查结论认为，当今 18 岁以下青少年的“数字化环境”——他们在其中经历身体不满、睡眠紊乱、网络欺凌和有害内容——为其不快乐地做出了“实质性贡献”。

报告称，自尊心较低或已有情绪困难的儿童，以及遭受欺凌或排斥的儿童，可能更容易受到社交媒体和手机使用影响。

虽然报告发现，过去 10 年 ADHD 发病率飙升与手机使用之间的直接联系不如其与心理痛苦之间的关联那样明确，但手机使用对注意力跨度仍有影响，这可能对“在注意力、执行功能或情绪调节方面已有困难的儿童产生更严重的后果”。

政治

欧洲就保护主义计划产生分歧，脱欧重启希望破灭

作者：Arj Singh 和 Will Hazell

在欧洲对中国进口产品感到“恐慌”之际，英国希望与欧盟重启脱欧后关系（涵盖大学学费及加入备受争议的“欧洲制造”计划）的希望再次受挫。

英国此前希望将降低欧洲学生学费的谈判推迟到明年——这样双方可以在同一时间就英国要求被纳入布鲁塞尔保护主义计划的问题进行谈判。

但据一名欧盟消息人士透露，当欧洲委员会最近提出推迟学费谈判的建议时，遭到了几个成员国的强烈拒绝。与此同时，资金短缺的英国大学也反对降低学费。

与此同时，由于欧盟内部存在分歧，今年就“欧洲制造”（旨在保护欧洲公司免受包括中国在内的海外低价竞争对手影响的新法律）达成协议的可能性看来越来越小。

法国为了保护本国汽车制造商而牺牲了欧盟的船队排放规则

英国希望成为该计划的一部分，并一直希望通过在学费问题上做出让步来协商加入。

欧盟消息人士表示，由于双方的目标是 20 November 峰会，目前仅剩两到四周的谈判时间来敲定关于食品饮料、青年流动性和碳市场挂钩的脱欧重启协议。这意味着英国面临压力，必须在未能就“欧洲制造”获得任何实质性成果的情况下，就学费问题达成让步协议。

首相安迪·伯纳姆昨日在柏林会见了德国总理弗里德里希·梅尔茨。此前当地报道称，德国已同意在“欧洲制造”计划中对非欧盟国家的加入采取更严格的立场，以换取法国在削弱欧盟电动汽车强制指令方面提供支持。

与此同时，欧洲议会中来自梅尔茨所属党团的欧洲议会议员呼吁完全取消该计划，警告称这将引发与盟友的贸易战。

《i Paper》获悉，英国仍认为德国支持其加入“欧洲制造”计划。

在谈到与德国及欧洲的更广泛关系时，伯纳姆表示，他“致力于在‘年底前’与欧盟举行的峰会上确保更深层的合作”。

他表示：“我们进行了非常出色的讨论，我们将努力看看能否将这次峰会转化为一个对欧盟以及对英国都有利的结果。”

安全

若与俄罗斯爆发战争，确保粮食供应的计划

独家报道：退伍军人正接受食品种植培训，并可能领导一场“胜利耕种”运动。作者：简·梅里克 (Jane Merrick)

为了提高英国的粮食供应能力，以应对可能与俄罗斯爆发的战争，前士兵们可能会被征召参加重新启动的“胜利耕种”（Dig for Victory）运动。

国防花园计划（Defence Gardens Scheme, DGS）是一个将武装部队退伍军人重新培训为社区园丁和蔬菜种植者的组织。该组织已呼吁政府帮助其在全国范围内扩大规模，以增强应对冲突及其他国家紧急情况的韧性。

在提交给一项关于英国国家韧性的议会调查报告中，DGS 表示，部长们应当唤起第二次世界大战期间“胜利耕种”计划的精神，该计划在 1941 年被更名为“为胜利而种植”（Growing for Victory）。

在其巅峰时期，140 万 个分配地以及数以百万计的私人花园、公园和公共空间被转化为种植蔬菜、谷类、粮食和水果的生产用地，提升了英国在战争时期的粮食安全。

DGS 首席执行官萨莉·库尔萨德（Sally Coulthard）表示：“退伍军人可以帮助增强社区韧性。他们曾身着军装为国家服务，现在如果需要支持提高国家韧性和准备状态，他们可以在自己的社区中再次服务。”

“如果出现‘国家需要你’的情况，且我们面临粮食短缺，国家要求人们挺身而出，DGS 将愿意并能够支持扩大社区粮食种植的规模。”

她表示，该计划响应了两份重要政府战略文件的号召——即《战略国防审查》（Strategic Defence Review）以及《退伍军人战略》（Veterans Strategy）。

去年 6 月发布的《战略国防审查》呼吁采取“全社会”的准备方法，并要求“扩大对国家韧性的参与，并更新国家与服役人员之间的契约”。

同样发布于 2025, 年的《退伍军人战略》指出，前武装部队人员是国家资产，“其独特技能能够加强社区、促进经济并增强国家安全”。

英国进口了 46 per cent 的粮食，人们日益担心供应可能会受到全国性停电、网络攻击、因其他国家干旱和洪水导致收成减少，或北约与俄罗斯之间爆发全面冲突的影响。

若爆发战争，陆军退伍军人可负责作物收割并分发至当地社区

伊朗战争导致霍尔木兹海峡实际上关闭数月，这进一步加剧了人们对英国食品供应链的担忧。

本周早些时候，150多位专家致信安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham），警告称英国在喂养国民方面已不能再依赖“准时制”（just in time）供应链。

与其他几个欧洲国家不同，英国在冷战结束时关闭了国家战略食品储备库，因此目前没有此类储备。

上议院国家韧性委员会正在就英国应对包括与俄罗斯战争在内的紧急情况的准备程度进行调查，预计将于下月公布调查结果。

在提交的报告中，DGS表示，英国210 万名退伍军人是“一项重要的、在系统上被低估的国家资产”，并补充道：“退伍军人带来了领导能力、服务文化，以及在物流、规划和压力下高效工作的实践技能。他们分布在全国每个地区。”

DGS已经在全国范围内运行“自种计划”，但表示只要有70 万英镑的资金，就可以扩大其“种植冠军”（Growing Champions）计划——在该计划下，退伍军人将培训他人。

在发生战争或其他国家紧急情况时，陆军退伍军人可以开垦土地、播种并收割作物，随后将其分发到当地社区。

库尔萨德（Coulthard）补充说，种植计划不仅增加了粮食产量，还通过提升人们的心理健康和凝聚力，增强了当地社区更广泛的韧性。

库尔萨德表示，公众将欢迎重新启动“胜利耕种”（Dig for Victory）运动，并补充道：“‘胜利耕种’之所以成功，是因为它给普通人提供了切实可行的事情去做，并由人们信任的人在各自的街道和分配地中领导。”

“其益处远不止于食物。共同种植的人更健康，孤独感更低，在出现问题时能更好地应对。”

DGS成立于2019年，已在康沃尔郡的伊甸项目（Eden Project）连续五年提供“自种”课程。

在向议会调查提交的报告中，DGS表示，“胜利耕种”不仅提供了粮食安全，还通过“有目的的户外活动以及与土地的连接”，为“承受持续心理压力的平民群体”在当地社区创造了一种团结感。

报告补充道：“英国目前进口约46 per cent的食品。此前已因新冠疫情、脱欧和气候相关的作物歉收而面临中断风险的供应链，现在又受到欧洲和中东地缘政治不稳定的额外威胁。”

“乌克兰冲突已经证明了全球粮食供应被破坏的速度之快。欧洲安全环境若进一步严重恶化，可能会在19周内暴露关键的依赖性……”

负责国家韧性的内阁办公室已收到置评请求。

国防

我当时正在访问一艘海军驱逐舰——随后一艘俄罗斯军舰出现了

莫莉·布莱考尔（Molly Blackall）当时在“无畏号”（HMS Dauntless）上，而这场战争游戏的最后一天发生了反转

一瞬间，能看到的只有烟雾。烟雾在红光的照射下，在走廊中翻滚。枪声此起彼伏，

爆炸声如此之大，以至于天花板都在颤抖。广播中传来一个沙哑的声音：“火球，火球，火球，弹道导弹正向本单位袭来。”

我正身处英国皇家海军最强大的战舰之一——“无畏号”上，它正遭到全方位的攻击。舰上起火，导弹正向其飞来。

这一切都是模拟演习——是“神枪手演习”（Exercise Sharpshooter）的一部分——但这绝非天方夜谭。英国舰船曾花费数月时间击落中东胡塞武装分子的无人机，并防御伊朗的袭击。

《i Paper》获得了罕见的准入机会，在“无畏号”的船员部署执行任务前的最后一周训练期间加入他们。船员们完全不知道会面临什么样的威胁，也不知道何时出现。有些威胁是合成的，仅出现在雷达系统上，而有些则是真实的——在空中盘旋的飞机，或从地平线逼近的无人船。

一半的船员执行八小时轮班，而另一半则在进食、洗漱和休息，随后进行交接——但他们永远无法真正放松。一群水兵穿着从头到脚的连体工作服和兜帽，只露出眼睛，正在观看《克拉克森的农场》（Clarkson's Farm），电视的声音不时被附近自动炮火击发的震耳欲聋之声所打断。

在任何时刻，广播通知都可能召集他们采取行动。不止一次，当模拟的弹道导弹

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向他们疾驰而来时，全体船员被从床上拽起来，抓起救生衣，沿着梯子飞奔，共同协作以尽可能快地将其击落。

在现实情况中，一次错误的举动就可能导致该舰及其保护对象遭受灾难性的破坏。

并非所有紧急情况都是模拟的。一天晚上，广播通知了一起真实的受伤事件：有人在炮甲板上受伤。伤员随后被确认是“轻伤员”，仅受轻伤，并在次日返回岗位。

这并非唯一一次模拟与现实模糊不清的时刻。在最后一天，一个令人胆寒的反转将一个真实的、计划外的角色带入了这场战争游戏。一艘俄罗斯护卫舰出现在舰船雷达上，距离29海里，但正向此处驶来。雷达闪烁，护卫舰再次出现，距离缩短了7海里。在我们的路径分叉之前，它已逼近至20海里以内。

此类俄罗斯舰船在英国附近航行的遭遇已变得相对普遍——《i Paper》的分析显示，今年夏天有超过170艘“影子舰队”船只经过或穿过英国海域，且英吉利海峡几乎每天都有俄罗斯军队出现。

这些遭遇大多在没有事故的情况下结束，但在6月，皇家海军陆战队突击队从直升机降落在艘受制裁的影子舰队油轮上，并拘留了其船员。

“无畏号”的训练由一名对船员可能面临的攻击类型有第一手经验的人员领导，并得到了来自

一次失误就可能导致该舰及其保护对象遭受灾难性破坏

国防部承包商 QinetiQ。大卫·弗格森（David Ferguson）海军少校曾在“里士满号”（HMS Richmond）上度过了六周时间，当时该舰在 2024 年应对胡塞武装对红海商业航运的袭击。

他说，在那里，船员们面临着“弹道导弹袭击的持续威胁，且反应时间非常有限”，威胁来自空中、水面和水下的无人机。有些威胁可能会提前一小时发出通知，而有些则要求在 45 秒内做出反应。

弗格森补充说，这次经历向他证明了“训练是有效的”，他回忆起即使在袭击如雨般落下时，内心依然感到平静。“你显然会有那些情绪，并且会在之后的时间里去处理它们，但在当时，你基本上是进入了一种功能性输出状态。”

莫莉·布莱考尔（Molly Blackall）在“无畏号”（HMS 'Dauntless'）参加“神枪手”演习期间 DAMIEN BYE / MOD

他将这次行动描述为“与我经历过的任何事情都不同”，伴随着高度的肾上腺素激增和一种超强专注感。

然而，近几个月来，海军的准备状态受到了质疑。

今年早些时候，当塞浦路斯的一座英国空军基地遭到伊朗无人机猛烈攻击时，部署一艘战舰前往保护该基地花费了近一周的时间。这艘船——“巨龙号”（HMS Dragon），是“无畏号”的姐妹舰之一——当时正处于维护状态，而其他替代舰船则被投入到其他行动中。正如一名前军官所言，这引发了“关于英国皇家海军的激烈指责和深刻反思”。

此前，唐纳德·特朗普在英国拒绝跟随美国参与其与伊朗的战争后，侮辱了英国舰队，称英国皇家海军的航空母舰为“玩具”。

海军正致力于适应现代战争和无人机使用率的上升，大力投资于一种“混合部队”——即载人舰艇与自主舰艇的结合。许多舰船已进行了升级以应对当今的挑战；“无畏号”的“海蝰”（Sea Viper）导弹系统——旨在拦截超音速导弹——是世界上最先进的海上防空系统之一。

Arnie, 26, 是一名飞行观察员，在搭档驾驶直升机时，他负责管理导航、武器和传感器。他可以在 15 分钟内从在船上任何地方休息的状态转变为起飞状态。

从长远来看，阿尼认为人工智能将能够胜任他的工作，但不会取代他。“我认为，拥有经过训练且理解所见之物的人员将永远具有相关性，但这些人不一定非要在飞机上。你也可以在陆地上提供同样的监督。”

“无畏号”最近的训练旨在向船员介绍不同的无人或自主系统，将经过验证的机械与尖端技术相结合。但无论能力如何，传统的人类坚韧精神仍然是演习的核心。

阿尼说：“每个人都遵循正确的流程，穿着正确的服装，使用所有的武器，这是你最能接近真实行动的状态。”

他补充道：“没有人知道实际情况会是怎样，你在现实生活中会如何反应，但在必须真正执行任务之前，这是你能给人们提供的面对那种压力的最佳接触机会。”

“如果我们有机会，那么当然，我们会准备好。”

“无畏号”上的“海蝰”导弹系统是世界上最先进的海上防空系统之一 MATT CARDY / GETTY

以色列

英国驻西岸争议导致领事馆级别被降

作者：Sophie Wingate 和 George Thompson

以色列表示，作为对英国政府禁止与西岸非法定居点贸易的回击，英国驻东耶路撒冷领事馆已“停止运作”。

然而，英国坚持认为，根据一项降低其名称级别的协议，该建筑将继续运行并维持其外交地位。

外交大臣埃德·米利班德（Ed Miliband）否认以色列政府有权合法关闭该领事馆，并表示更名后的英国代表团“将继续提供至关重要的服务，并开展我们与巴勒斯坦人民的合作”。

他表示，部分工作人员已被暂时撤离，“以确保其安全”。

以色列上个月威胁称，在英国宣布制裁后的 30 天内，将关闭代表英国在被占领巴勒斯坦领土的该领事馆。

随着期限于昨日届满，以色列外交部长吉迪昂·萨尔（Gideon Sa'ar）表示，英国驻耶路撒冷领事馆“于今日结束其活动”。

他承认该建筑属于英国政府，并表示以色列已授权其“在该建筑中运行一个仅由 8 名外交官组成的工作组，而该建筑作为领事馆的功能于今日停止”，且剩余工作人员在那里的“活动范围将非常有限”。

萨尔表示：“我们并不希望走到这一步，但英国工党政府的行为将我们推向了这里。”

英国驻东耶路撒冷领事馆——现为代表团

以色列媒体此前报道，如果关闭计划实施，英国曾威胁将驱逐多达 27 名驻伦敦的以色列外交官。

但萨尔表示：“根据我们达成的谅解，不会因执行这些决定而对以色列采取任何措施。”

以色列的此次行动是对英国 8 September 宣布的一项禁令的回击，该禁令禁止从西岸非法定居点进口商品，并对向定居者提供服务的个人和公司实施制裁。

米利班德（插图）指责以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）政府对巴勒斯坦人的“种族清洗”视而不见。以色列和美国均批评了英国的立场。

该领事馆成立于 1838, 年，负责处理英国与该市以及西岸和加沙巴勒斯坦人的关系。它是一个独立于英国驻特拉维夫大使馆的代表团，后者是英国与以色列的主要外交接口。

中东

胡塞武装袭击利雅得机场

作者：Timour Azhari 和 Federico Maccioni

也门受伊朗支持的胡塞武装昨日升级了对沙特阿拉伯的打击行动——试图通过导弹袭击关闭其领空和石油设施，本周已有三人因此丧生。

该组织表示，其袭击了利雅得机场，目击者看到一架飞机冒出浓烟。

沙特官员表示，一枚被拦截导弹的碎片击中了一家托儿所和医疗综合体。胡塞武装表示，由于沙特支持也门内战中的政府军，他们将该王国作为目标。

沙特阿拉伯表示，它支持也门受联合国承认的政府发起攻势，以从胡塞武装手中夺回领土。

伊朗

特朗普：中期选举前不会发动袭击

作者：亚历山大·巴特勒（Alexander Butler）

唐纳德·特朗普表示，在11月3日的美国中期选举之前，他不会下令恢复对伊朗的军事袭击。

在昨天的一篇 Truth Social 帖子中，他表示美国“在11月3日美国举行中期选举之前的任何时间都不会攻击伊朗”。

特朗普补充说，他的团队一直与“伊朗伊斯兰共和国进行富有成效的讨论”。

自上月底以来，谈判似乎陷入了僵局，当时特朗普拒绝了伊朗的一项提议，该提议称如果美国满足某些条件，伊朗将在七天内重新开放霍尔木兹海峡。

然而，伊朗上周表示，其已收到一份来自美国的反向提案。

死因研讯

三姐妹自杀身亡

作者：艾莉·克拉比（Ellie Crabbe）

一名验尸官裁定，三名在布赖顿海岸附近海域被寻获遗体的姐妹系自杀身亡。

来自西伦敦的简·阿德托罗（Jane Adetoro，36,）、克里斯蒂娜·沃尔特斯（Christina Walters，32,）和丽贝卡·沃尔特斯（Rebecca Walters，31,）的遗体于5月13日从水中被捞起。

高级验尸官佩内洛普·斯科菲尔德（Penelope Schofield）裁定她们死于自杀。

她告诉伍德韦尔验尸法院（Woodvale Coroner's Court）：“5月13,，在深夜时分，她们进入布赖顿的海域，她们不会游泳，且当时海况恶劣。”

在两天之前，过着“非常隐秘生活”的这三姐妹曾前往伯明翰，那里离她们母亲16年前溺亡的地方很近。

她们的父亲约瑟夫·雅各布森（Joseph Jacobson）通过视频连线参加了布赖顿的死因研讯，并在一份书面声明中表示：“没有任何语言能表达失去孩子的痛苦。”

约瑟夫·雅各布森与女儿们（从左至右）简·阿德托罗、克里斯蒂娜·沃尔特斯和丽贝卡·沃尔特斯。姐妹们进入海中但不会游泳 PA

“失去我3个珍贵的女儿——简、克里斯蒂娜和丽贝卡，这种心碎超出了我能想象的一切。”

首席侦查官马克·库利莫尔（Mark Cullimore）在听证会上表示，财务调查显示，这些女性在去世前的几天里清空了部分银行账户。

警方对克里斯蒂娜·沃尔特斯的电子设备进行搜索后发现，她在去世前的一个月内曾对自杀进行过“广泛搜索”。

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健康

伯纳姆称英国可在痴呆症治愈方面引领方向

作者：Sophie Wingate

安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）承诺将痴呆症研究列为国家优先事项，并宣布一项 4800 万英镑m 的行业合作伙伴关系，以加速寻找治愈方法。

首相的父亲罗伊（Roy）上个月因患阿尔茨海默症去世，他表示希望英国能“成为取得突破的国家”。

政府将投资 3300 万英镑m，并结合来自百时美克（Bristol Myers Squibb）、葛兰素史克（GSK）和盖茨风险投资（Gates Ventures）的资金，以帮助招募更多临床研究参与者。

该投资将支持“芭芭拉联盟”（The Barbara Alliance），该联盟是为了纪念已故的《东区人》（East-Enders）女演员芭芭拉·温莎爵士（Dame Barbara Windsor）而成立的，旨在加快痴呆症治疗方案的开发。

3300 万英镑m

政府为应对痴呆症合作伙伴关系所贡献的金额

伯纳姆表示：“长期以来，我们一直将痴呆症视为生命后期需要管理的事情，而不是一种我们可以击败的疾病。”

“我不接受这一点。事实上，我真正希望我们能够团结起来，恰恰做到这一点。”

“我希望英国能成为取得突破的国家，并提供全世界一直期待的痴呆症治愈方案。”

“这就是为什么我将痴呆症研究列为国家优先事项——通过支持国民医疗服务体系（NHS）、大学、研究人员和工业界，来推动我们迫切需要的突破。”

痴呆症还将成为新设立的健康数据研究服务（Health Data Research Service）的最高优先级事项之一，该服务由政府和惠康信托基金（Wellcome Trust）提供高达 6 亿英镑m 的资金支持。

阿尔茨海默症协会（Alzheimer's Society）首席执行官米歇尔·戴森（Michelle Dyson）表示：“这是痴呆症研究的一个重要时刻，我们欢迎首相希望英国在发现击败痴呆症的新疗法方面引领世界的雄心。”

“首相正确地拒绝了痴呆症仅仅是衰老过程中不可避免的一部分这一观点。”

该服务将把 NHS 和研究数据整合到一个系统中，以帮助科学家识别合适的患者。

社会

仇恨犯罪同比上升 7%

作者：Áine Fox

英格兰和威尔士警方记录的仇恨犯罪同比上升了 7%，其中种族动机和宗教动机的仇恨犯罪均创历史新高。

根据内政部的数据，在截至 2026, 3 月的一年里，这两个国家警方记录的仇恨犯罪总数为 146,825 起。

宗教仇恨犯罪上升了 13%，从 10,067 起增加到 11,419 起；而种族仇恨犯罪再次占据大多数，共 107,926 起，比前一年的 98,890 起上升了 9%。

针对穆斯林人士的仇恨犯罪上升至 3,660, 起，这是自 2018 年 3 月起首次收集此类数据以来的最高年度水平。

由政府资助的英国穆斯林信托基金（British Muslim Trust）首席执行官阿基拉·艾哈迈德（Akeela Ahmed）表示：“这个国家日益增长的仇恨浪潮需要全社会的共同应对。”

国家警察 chiefs 委员会（National Police Chiefs' Council）仇恨犯罪负责人克莱尔·斯马特（Claire Smart）指挥官表示：“警务工作的挑战在于……了解导致伤害的因素，尽早识别紧张局势，与社区及合作伙伴协作，并防止问题进一步恶化。”

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房产

住宅下方发现手工挖掘的隧道

作者：Alexander Butler

在雷丁的一栋住宅下方发现了一个复杂的手工挖掘地下隧道网络。

这套地下系统位于泰尔赫斯特（Tilehurst），最深处延伸至地下15米，是由该房产的前业主、工程师托尼·迪恩（Tony Deane）在二十多年前建造的。

根据该房产的挂牌信息，该综合体包含储藏室、秘密门、一条铁路以及一部重型货物电梯。

拍卖商理查德·沃勒尔（Richard Worrall）表示：“这些隧道大部分是在白垩层中挖掘的，白垩层天然具有自支撑能力；而在某些需要的地方，则使用了手工浇筑的结构混凝土。”

“令人难以置信的是，所有部分完全是手动挖掘的，白垩土是用水桶和独轮车运走的。”

沃勒尔表示，包括邻居在内的除家人以外的人，基本都不知道这个综合体的存在。

大多数房产隧道是在白垩层中挖掘的，而结构混凝土则由手工浇筑

人物

诺蒂艾什新道路或将以多德命名

作者：Alexander Butler

一名议员建议，在肯·多德爵士（Sir Ken Dodd）的家乡诺蒂艾什（Knotty Ash）的一个新住宅开发项目中，应以这位喜剧演员的名字命名道路。

多德（见下文）于2018年去世，享年90岁。在20世纪60年代和70年代的单口喜剧表演中，他经常提到默西赛德郡地区。

诺蒂艾什议员哈里·多伊尔（Harry Doyle）表示，该地区与多德密不可分，他已要求一名正在建设社区的开发商以多德的名字命名街道。

多伊尔建议将“肯·多德爵士大道”（Sir Ken Dodd Avenue）和“迪迪曼路”（Diddymen Road）作为潜在的新街道名称。

多德的妻子安妮·多德夫人（Lady Anne Dodd）回忆起查尔斯王子曾在参观巴尔莫勒堡时询问一群女性来自哪里。

她告诉BBC默西赛德电台：“她们回答‘诺蒂艾什’，他说‘噢，我以为那是肯·多德想象出来的虚构地名！’”

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薇奥莱特夫人将获得《布里杰顿》衍生剧

作者：亚历山大·巴特勒 (Alexander Butler)

《布里杰顿》将推出一部基于家族女家长薇奥莱特夫人 (Lady Violet) 爱情生活的 Netflix 衍生剧。

该剧由《丑女贝蒂》导演汤姆·维里卡 (Tom Verica) 执导，将记录薇奥莱特夫人与埃德蒙·布里杰顿子爵 (Viscount Edmund Bridgerton) 的浪漫情史。

在 Netflix 的《布里杰顿》中，薇奥莱特夫人（或称布里杰顿遗孀子爵夫人）由露丝·格梅尔 (Ruth Gemmell) 饰演。

她是埃德蒙·布里杰顿的遗孀，也是剧中核心的八位兄弟姐妹的母亲。

康妮·詹金斯-格雷格 (Connie Jenkins-Greig)（插图）在之前的衍生剧《夏洛特王后：布里杰顿故事》中饰演年轻时的薇奥莱特。

该剧将由执行制片人肖恩达 (Shonda) 共同编剧。

执行制片人肖恩·莱姆斯 (Shon Rhimes) 将共同编剧，她在《布里杰顿》第四季中为薇奥莱特夫人写下了这样一句台词：“我就是你正在喝的那杯茶”。

Netflix 尚未确认詹金斯-格雷格是否将饰演薇奥莱特夫人。

该剧设定在摄政时代，基于朱莉娅·奎恩 (Julia Quinn) 的小说，讲述了布里杰顿家族在 19 世纪初应对伦敦社交圈的故事。

最近的一季围绕着本尼迪克特·布里杰顿 (Benedict Bridgerton，卢克·汤普森 饰) 与苏菲·白 (Sophie Baek，河艺林 饰) 的浪漫爱情展开。

第三季聚焦于科林·布里杰顿 (Colin Bridgerton，卢克·牛顿 饰) 与佩内洛普·费瑟灵顿（现为布里杰顿，妮古拉·考夫兰 饰）之间的关系，该季中一段火辣的马车戏获得了英国电影学院奖 (Bafta) 的提名。

《布里杰顿》第五季目前正在拍摄中。

故事将围绕薇奥莱特夫人的内向的三女儿弗朗西斯卡 (Francesca，汉娜·多德 饰) 展开。

在 X 平台上，《布里杰顿》官方账号发布了一封来自惠斯尔道夫人 (Lady Whistledown) 的信函宣布这一开发计划，信中写道：“本作者带着最令人兴奋的消息写信给你们。现在是我们关注挚爱的布里杰顿家族女家长的时候了。”

“亲爱的读者，那场开启一切的良缘很快将呈现在你们面前。本作者一定会及时告知你们任何最新进展……”

今年 1 月，导演维里卡透露一部衍生剧正在开发中，但并未透露具体主题。在接受 Deadline 采访时，维里卡解释道：“在拍摄《夏洛特王后》时，我们非常享受那次经历。”

“所以，我们正在洽谈一些其他项目，希望在某个时间点能公布一些消息。”

即将到来的新一季紧随今年第四季的成功，第四季在全球英语电视排行榜上首播即登顶第 1 名，并在 92 个国家进入 Top 10。

健康

“超级响应者”被告知“绝症”癌症已消失

作者：艾拉·皮克欧弗 (Ella Pickover)

一名前列腺癌的“超级响应者”在被诊断为绝症三年后，被告知其病情已无法检测到。

凯文·莫蒂默 (Kevin Mortimer) 对该疾病采取了三管齐下的攻击方案。

与此同时，数据显示，被诊断为不可治愈的晚期前列腺癌的男性寿命正在延长。

国家前列腺癌审计 (National Prostate Cancer Audit) 发现，与十年前相比，晚期患者在诊断后三年内死亡的人数显著减少。

来自利物浦的莫蒂默先生现年 51 岁，他在女儿 11 岁生日那天被诊断出患有晚期前列腺癌。

他被告知癌症已扩散至骨骼和肺部，且他的情况是“绝症”。

但三年后，在接受了三联疗法（一种同时使用三种不同治疗方案治疗前列腺癌的新方法）后，他的癌症已无法检测到。

凯文·莫蒂默的前列腺癌采用了三种疗法治疗。

“虽然我知道我是一个‘超级响应者’，但我就是活生生的证明，证明得益于投资、创新和前沿科学，前列腺癌的治疗在过去几年中取得了多么巨大的进步，”莫蒂默先生说道。

文化

赫里奥特获颁蓝色牌匾

作者：亚历山大·巴特勒（Alexander Butler）

兽医兼作家詹姆斯·阿尔弗雷德·怀特（James Alfred Wight）在其故居获颁蓝色牌匾以示纪念。

怀特以笔名詹姆斯·赫里奥特（James Herriot）更为人所知，他在 20 世纪 70 年代撰写了半自传体回忆录《万物生长》（All Creatures Great and Small）。

这套共八本书的系列作品成为了畅销书，并被 BBC 改编成电视剧，播出时间跨越 1978 到 1990 年；随后在怀特 1995 年去世 25 年后的 2020 年，该剧被重启拍摄。

这块牌匾位于北约克郡瑟斯克（Thirsk）的一栋房屋外墙上。从 1953 年起，这里曾是他的家庭住所，共居住了 25 年，房名为 Rowardennan。

怀特与哥哥吉姆（Jim）一同在这栋房子中长大的女儿罗茜·佩奇（Rosie Page）表示，这是对她父亲的一次“美好的致敬”。

“这里承载了我们童年的大部分时光。父亲如果在 10 月 3 日还活着，就 110 岁了。在这样一个具有里程碑意义的生日前后揭幕这块牌匾，似乎非常合适，”她告诉 BBC。

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Facebook 电影令人恐惧，但我仍会继续刷屏

艾米莉·布特尔 (Emily Bootle)

当大卫·芬奇 (David Fincher) 和亚伦·索金 (Aaron Sorkin) 的《社交网络》(The Social Network) 在 2010 年上映时，

它看起来相当精彩。那时我还在预科班；就在我向朋友们的留言板发帖并强烈要求增加“不喜欢”按钮的时候，事实证明，这个每个人都痴迷的令人兴奋的工具背后有一段故事。

《社交网络》讲述了 Facebook 是如何诞生的：一个充斥着性、金钱和背叛的“轻量版”《华尔街之狼》，背景设定在创始人马克·扎克伯格 (Mark Zuckerberg) 还是一个早熟的哈佛本科生，而我们萌芽中的在线习惯仍被视为一种新鲜事的时候。

16 年后的现在，那部电影显得多么天真。我们当时完全没有意识到扎克伯格的发明将变得多么反乌托邦，以及一个起初只是用来粗略比较女性吸引力的网站，将如何重组社会的结构。

由索金编剧并执导的续作《社交清算》(The Social Reckoning) 则有着截然不同的氛围。从一开始，你就能感觉到有巨大的、暴力的恐怖之事等待被揭开，随后它演变成了一部恐怖片，但某种程度上也是一部关于你自身生存状态的纪录片。

《社交清算》基于记者杰夫·霍维茨 (Jeff Horwitz) 2024 年出版的著作《破碎的代码》(Broken Code)，是一部老派的调查记者电影，讲述的是“ 文件”的故事。霍维茨在 2021 年揭露了这一故事，曝光了该平台的情绪操纵策略、对青少年女孩心理健康的影响，以及在传播政治误导信息中的关键作用。

霍维茨（由杰里米·艾伦·怀特 Jeremy Allen White 饰演，严肃、坚定，像个卢德分子）得到了内部消息人士弗朗西斯·豪根 (Frances Haugen) 的帮助（由麦基·麦迪逊 Mikey Madison 饰演，内敛、不耐烦，是房间里最聪明的人）。豪根是一名举报人，当她计算出加入 极端主义群组的人中，有 64% 是被公司自身的算法直接引导至那里时，她开始感到担忧。

在尝试向 内部反映其策略但失败后，豪根开始向霍维茨泄露关于“有意义的社交互动”（MSI）的故事。MSI 是一种算法公式，用于让某些类型的内容优先于其他内容显示，最后她公开记录并向国会作证。

电影的高潮是 1 月 6 日国会大厦的骚乱，当时刚刚输掉总统选举的唐纳德·特朗普 (Donald Trump) 利用 鼓励抗议者。

《继承之战》(Succession) 的演员杰里米·斯特朗 (Jeremy Strong) 饰演了一个消瘦的、像赛博格一样的扎克伯格，他沉溺于权力，眼神阴沉且毫无感情，始终坚持认为 对用户选择发布的内容不承担责任。（在关键时刻，他愤怒地说道：“我们不是裁判，我们是公共广场。”）在著名的关键场景中，扎克伯格下令删除特朗普的帖子。

杰里米·斯特朗（左）饰演 创始人马克·扎克伯格

杰夫·霍维茨（杰里米·艾伦·怀特 饰）和弗朗西斯·豪根（麦基·麦迪逊 饰）在《社交清算》中交换笔记

和 Instagram 积极且刻意地迎合我们最糟糕的本能，利用 MSI 算法来鼓励愤怒——这种最能吸引用户的情绪——并煽动政治极化，而这一切都是为了增加它们自身不可或缺的地位。

霍维茨于 2019, 年开始报道，当时 拥有 28 亿加元 用户，市值 $1trn。从那时起，这家公司（现更名为 Meta，在“ 文件”发布后不久更名）的价值几乎翻了一番，达到 $1.88trn，日活跃用户达到 36 亿加元。

而在这段时间里，更多令人厌恶的真相浮出水面，从该公司在缅甸人道主义暴行中扮演的角色，到它通过像“无限滚动”这样刻意设计的成瘾功能导致儿童心理健康问题的责任。

然而，尽管如此，我们依然身处其中。在观看《社交清算》（The Social Reckoning）时，我被一个事实深深触动：我们中的如此之多的人，对于这些糟糕的经历已经变得如此麻木，以至于将其视为现代生活令人恐惧的众多方式之一而随之淡忘。

我几乎在所有方面都使用 Meta 的产品：工作、休闲，以及与朋友保持联系。人们很容易变得迟钝，并将自己的个人体验与这些产品的实际运作方式脱节。反直觉的是，揭露出的真相越糟糕，你就越习惯于此，只会对扎克伯格这次又干了什么而翻白眼。

如果不使用 Meta，在现代生活中将很难生存——这句话听起来很可悲，但却是事实。但我也在思考，我们是否在通过宣称它“必不可少”来为自己的持续使用寻找正当理由，而这种使用本身是由一种非常真实的化学成瘾所驱动的。

社交媒体已深深植根于政治和文化之中：奥弗顿之窗（Overton window）的移动以及民粹主义领导人的持续崛起，无疑与社交媒体在过去十五年里利用我们的愤怒获利的方式有关。但这是一个恶性循环：木已成舟，而我们的大脑和人格正变得习惯于需要更多的刺激。

正如《社交清算》所指出的，Meta 用户的数量是地球上人口最多的国家人口的两倍多。然而，事实向我们证明，这个群体相当于拥有一个政府，而这个“政府”并不关心问责，只关心通过诱导人们产生那些原本不会产生的情绪，来尽可能地扩大其用户规模。

在某种程度上，这很讽刺：我们在内容上消耗了如此多的精力，以至于面对眼前发生的事情时，我们只能感到虚无。在现代生活中，我们的注意力一如既往地被引导向了错误的方向。但《社交清算》以胜利告终——它表明我们可以尝试夺回至少一部分注意力。

《社交清算》现已在电影院上映

艺术

融合多种风格的加拿大诗人荣获诺贝尔奖

作者：Jill Lawless, Hillel Italie 和 Kostya Manenkov

加拿大诗人、散文家兼翻译家安妮·卡森（Anne Carson）昨日荣获诺贝尔文学奖，以其融合古典与现代的跨类型作品获奖。

出生于多伦多的卡森（见插图），现年 76 岁，她在写作中借鉴古希腊和古罗马文学的主题与故事，作品通常融合了诗歌、散文和小说的元素。

瑞典学院的常任秘书表示，在向这位作者告知获奖消息时，她正身在冰岛“聆听风声”。英格丽德·卡尔伯格（Ingrid Carlberg）说：“她感到非常惊讶。”

在被问及对该奖项的感受时，卡森告诉冰岛公共广播公司 RUV：“我认为他们都疯了。”她表示，诗歌“现在可能比散文更有用，因为它的速度更快，而每个人都处于匆忙之中”。

在被问及该奖项将如何影响她的销量时，她说：“我的书上会贴一个贴纸。贴纸很有帮助。”

她最近的作品包括《错误的诺玛》（Wrong Norma），这是一部 2024 年的作品集，收录了发表在《巴黎评论》（The Paris Review）和《纽约客》（The New Yorker）等刊物上的文章。

同年，卡森在《伦敦书评》（London Review of Books）中写到了她被诊断出患有帕金森病的情况。她表示，一个“尤其令人沮丧”的症状是她的字迹已经“崩溃”。

五线索加密十字字谜 No 4955

答案见第 51 页

横向

3 警察在逃避责任的实例中睡眠 (3-3)

5 / 6 抛弃城镇，移至政治中心 (7,6)

纵向

1 他们在最后不提供报酬地提供机会 (6)

2 依赖于非农村地区的铁路 (7)

4 在某种谈话的结论中被照顾 (6)

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圣诞节的“坏蛋们”

由《加文与斯泰西》（Gavin & Stacey）演员谢里丹·史密斯（Sheridan Smith）、罗布·布赖登（Rob Brydon）和艾莉森·斯特德曼（Alison Steadman）主演的《坏蛋们》（The Baddies）圣诞特辑首看预告已发布。

在这部童话喜剧中，一个巨魔、一个女巫和一个幽灵向他们遇到的每一个人宣称自己才是最坏的。

但当他们被挑战去偷走一个女孩的蓝色波点手帕时，他们发现自己可能遇到了对手。

该特辑改编自由朱莉娅·唐纳森（Dame Julia Donaldson）女士撰写的儿童书《坏蛋们》。PA

环境

水务公司被指数千起污水泄漏报告“过晚”

作者：亚历山大·巴特勒 (Alexander Butler)

活动人士称，西南水务公司（South West Water）未能及时报告数千起污水泄漏事件。

“冲浪者反对污水组织”（Surfers Against Sewage）表示，在 2026 年上半年，该公司有超过 3,000 次排放未在法律要求的 1 小时窗口期内报告。

该组织补充道，在同一时期，至少有 625 人在使用了河流、湖泊和海滩后报告身体不适。

自 2025, 年 1 月起，英格兰的水务公司必须在 1 小时内报告污水排放情况，以便公众了解水质状况。

“冲浪者反对污水组织”首席执行官吉尔斯·布里斯托（Giles Bristow）表示：“想象一下，你检查了污水警报，准备去游泳或冲浪，结果发现污水已经向大海倾泻了数小时。”

康沃尔郡的卢（Looe）海滩，一名游泳教练在此严重生病

他表示，该活动组织的统计数据显示，今年英格兰各地的水务公司未能及时报告污水排放的情况已超过 50,000 次。

他补充道：“这对公众健康构成了威胁，而且是违法的。然而，我们却在用健康和飞涨的账单支付代价，而水务公司的贪婪和违法行为却未受到制约。”

游泳教练洛雷塔·考克斯（Loretta Cox）表示，去年她在康沃尔郡卢海岸的海水中游泳后“病得很严重”。

她说：“去年 7 月我正在为一次游泳训练，水质很浑浊，但我以为是沙子被搅动了之类的原因。”

“那天晚上，我感到剧烈的腹痛，到了第二天早上情况没有好转，于是我寻求医疗帮助。”

考克斯女士被诊断出感染了大肠杆菌，并声称她“100 per cent 确定”是由于在卢游泳引起的。

她补充道：“这让我非常愤怒，我们竟然在游泳前必须考虑水质以及是否会对健康产生风险——仅仅是因为水务公司将利润置于我们之上。”

该水务公司表示，正在审查其污水排放数据的计算方法。西南水务公司的一位发言人表示：“英国的水务行业是世界上最透明的，我们也是唯一一个将近乎实时的雨水溢流数据免费公开的国家。”

“部分监测设备位于极其偏远的地点，其信号偶尔需要额外检查，这可能会导致短暂的延迟。任何污水泄漏都是不可接受的，我们正努力在物理可行的情况下尽快终止此类现象。”

“这就是为什么我们正在升级 1,700 个处理厂的容量。”

水务服务监管局（Ofwat）表示，任何向环境排放污水的行为都是“一次过多”。

西班牙

被驱逐养老金领取者的死亡引发政治指责战

作者：David Latona 和 Emma Pinedo

一名 87 岁女性被驱逐出其马德里住所后死亡，西班牙政客们昨日就此互相指责。在下个月提前举行选举之前，此事加剧了关于住房问题的激烈辩论。

周三去世的马里卡门·阿巴斯卡尔（Maricarmen Abascal）自 9 月 23 日被驱逐以来，因严重的焦虑和精疲力竭而住院。

其死因尚未公布。由阿巴斯卡尔被驱逐引发的针对住房短缺和租金飙升的抗议活动，促使社会党总理佩德罗·桑切斯（Pedro Sanchez）宣布举行提前大选，该选举定于 11 月 29 日举行。

在她去世后，政治领导人们迅速在攻击对手时提及阿巴斯卡尔。

左翼政党批评保守派否决了旨在遏制租金飙升的住房措施法令；而右翼人士则表示，左翼中央政府在执政八年后已被证明无法解决这场危机。

抗议者聚集在马德里的西班牙国会大厦外

在马德里地区和地方议会拥有绝对多数席位的保守派人民党（PP）拒绝为纪念阿巴斯卡尔举行一分钟默哀，这随后促使极左翼议员在市政厅外举行了一场纪念她的默哀活动。

简讯

人物

五位百岁老人的派对时间

汉普郡的一家护理院为五位年满 100 岁的“了不起的”居民举办了派对。

位于法恩伯勒的内尔伍德护理院（Knellwood Care Home）为多萝西（Dorothy）、玛格丽特·科什（Margaret Cosh）和玛格丽特·麦克贝恩（Margaret McBain）准备了特制蛋糕，她们都已 100 岁。

101 岁的莫莉（Mollie）、102 岁的艾达（Aida）以及她们的朋友和家人也参加了活动。

麦克贝恩将她的长寿归功于身为威尔士人，并表示：“笑，世界与你同笑；哭，你独自哭泣。”

内尔伍德工作人员特雷西·斯林戈（Tracey Slingo）表示，护理院拥有五位超过 100 岁的居民真是“太神奇了”。

自然

发现巨型睡莲新物种

一名专家在 Instagram 上发现一张照片后，鉴定出一种新的巨型睡莲物种——但环保人士警告称，该物种已处于极度濒危状态。

哥伦比亚巨型睡莲（Victoria colombiana）是由睡莲专家卡洛斯·马格达莱纳（Carlos Magdalena，见上图）发现的，他利用社交媒体照片、卫星图像以及原住民群体的帮助追踪到了这种植物。

据信，这种巨大的植物在野外仅存 30 到 50 株，其睡莲叶直径可达两米。

一分钟 Wijuko

玩法：在网格中将 1 – 9 各放置一次，并符合相邻方格之间的求和结果

答案：第 51 页

观点矩阵

国内外评论

巴登诺演讲

保守党获得 一种势头感

《每日邮报》

任何怀疑凯米·巴登诺（Kemi Badenoch）作为保守党党魁——或未来首相——资历的人，现在都得到了答案。当她在伯明翰发表演讲时，人们能感受到一种真正的势头，以及一种命运正在铸就的前景。（社论）

改革党捐款

警方的裁决 才是最重要的

太长了，太松散了。简直就是随机想法的堆砌。有些部分似乎连凯米本人都觉得无聊。唯一让她真正变得激情的时刻是谈到种族时。但这一部分又太短了。 （John Crace）

《卫报》

《每日镜报》 改革英国党（Reform UK）

改革英国党（Reform UK） 调查改革英国党， 结果发现 改革英国党没有做错任何事。 苏格兰场仍在调查 关于掩盖外国捐款的指控。 这并不能让问题 或调查消失。 （社论）

每日快报 (Daily Express)

安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）推迟选举的时间越长，奈杰尔·法拉奇（Nigel Farage）利用近期巨额捐款建立强大的传播与政策机器的可能性就越大，而凯米·巴德诺克（Kemi Badenoch）也更有可能成功地为保守党“去毒”。（戈登·雷纳 Gordon Rayner）

美国与以色列

选举导致 紧张局势升级

国家报 (The National)

尽管支持者声称民主对于确保和平至关重要，但两个民主盟友——美国和以色列——正陷入战争，而两国正处于选举期间这一事实使局势进一步恶化。选举往往被用来加剧紧张局势，而非提供一个净化时刻。（詹姆斯·佐格比 James Zogby）

纽约邮报 (New York Post)

唐纳德·特朗普开始传递的信息在动荡时期引起了共鸣：“美国不属于那些憎恨它的人。美国属于那些热爱它的人。”（米兰达·德文 Miranda Devine）

AI 与怀旧

聊天机器人只能依赖过去

泰晤士报 (The Times)

罗纳尔多与梅西

偶像们以各自 独特的方式 谢幕 电影缺乏 风格——但有 实质内容

AI 最令人沮丧的一点是，它永远无法创造出任何新东西。它所能做的只是吞噬并重新配置旧有的东西。而人类与艺术最令人沮丧的一点是，这往往正是我们想要的。即便是在面对劣质作品时，熟悉感也能带来某种慰藉。（雨果·里夫金德 Hugo Rifkind）

90年代的逃避主义是英国人度过现实物质条件的手段。那些曾对社会进步赞不绝口的、充满希望的90后，现在成了掌权者。或许，他们将成为把我们从泥潭中拉出来的人。（乔治亚·贝尔 Georgia Bell）

LBC

太阳报 (The Sun)

在克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多誓言尽管被弃用仍将为葡萄牙队效力几小时后，随着阿根廷为他们深爱的偶像举行了一场充满情感的告别仪式，利昂内尔·梅西在轰鸣中谢幕。（加里·斯通豪斯 Gary Stonehouse）

每日电讯报 (The Daily Telegraph)

结束足球生涯没有正确的方式：只需要明白退休生活可能很艰辛，且大部分时间将被批评继任者或为薯片代言所占据。梅西表现得圣洁且带有巨大的情感分量；而罗纳尔多则在撅嘴、愤怒且将自己放在首位。（汤姆·吉布斯 Thom Gibbs）

《社交清算》(THE SOCIAL RECKONING)

帝国杂志 (Empire)

正如人们对亚伦·索金（Aaron Sorkin）的预期，这部关于 Facebook 的剧集《社交清算》是一个对话丰富的环境，点缀着机智与讽刺。在视觉和风格上，它与大卫·芬奇（David Fincher）的前作《社交网络》相比略逊一筹，但仍然是一个引人入胜的新篇章。（丹·乔林 Dan Jolin）

NME

这部续作未能达到卓越。大多数买票的人已经非常清楚电影所涵盖的事件，并理解社交媒体带来了多么大的破坏。因此，这感觉更像是一场死后剖析，而非揭秘。（维多利亚·卢克斯福德 Victoria Luxford）

今日金句

我的父亲一生都没有用过电视、智能手机、电脑或社交媒体。

艾米莉亚·福克斯 (Emilia Fox) 这位女演员谈到 她的演员父亲 爱德华·福克斯 (Edward Fox)

生活简讯

教育者及 D-Day 战争老兵 肯·海

诺曼底战争老兵肯·海（Ken Hay）在 D-Day 几周后被俘并幸存下来，随后成为一名深受爱戴的教育者，经常走访学校向孩子们讲述战争故事。

他曾担任英国诺曼底纪念碑（British Normandy Memorial）的大使，该机构将其对教育的热情描述为“坚定不移”。

海来自东伦敦的阿普明斯特（Upminster），曾在 4th Dorset infantry regiment 服役，并在盟军入侵诺曼底几天后在库尔塞勒叙梅尔（Courseulles-sur-Mer）登陆。

他在 7-8 日的一次夜间巡逻中被俘，被带到了当时属于德国、现属于波兰的扎布热（Zabrze），在那里他被作为战俘安置在一家煤矿工作。

在 2024 年的一次采访中，他回忆起当时感到的“恐惧”与“害怕”。

“我们出夜间巡逻——本应在无人区炸毁一门自行火炮，但实际上，那是在敌方阵地后面，”他回忆道。

“所以他们让我们通过，然后——非常不友好地——封锁了出口，不让我们回去。于是我们打了一场仗。”

他记得在参加巡逻的 30 人中，有 16 人回到了阵地——其中包括他的哥哥，一名下士——5 人被俘，“大概有 9 人阵亡”。

随着苏联军队的逼近，战俘们被押往一个约 1,000 英里外的新地点，期间许多人死在途中。

在为期 3 个月的行军中，海表示由于痛苦到无法继续，他曾一度“躺下等待死亡”，但两名朋友折返回来救他，用“每人架起一只肩膀”将他抬起。

他们最终被美国军队解救，海于 1945 年 5 月 4 日经由兰斯（Reims）返回英国。

回忆起回到巴金（Barking）母亲家那一刻，他说：“他们沿着路跑来迎接我。他们当时在吃早餐，而我已经和军队一起吃过早餐了。我是天主教徒，于是我们一起去参加了弥撒。我及时赶回家，迎接 5 月 8 日的欧洲胜利日（VE Day）。”

海于 101, 岁时去世，他经常访问英国学校分享战争故事并回答问题，他表示认为将这些经历“传承下去是自己的职责”。

英国诺曼底纪念碑团体表示：“无数被他的勇气与韧性故事所触动的学童们，亲切地称他为‘肯爷爷’。”

他因对社区的贡献被授予 MBE（大英帝国成员勋章），并获得了法国最高荣誉勋章——法国荣誉军团勋章（Legion d'Honneur）。在回忆一次学校访问时，海说他曾被

一名 13 岁的女孩问到如何才能停止战争。

他说：“我被问住了。怎么才能停止战争？然后圣保罗救了我……我对她说，‘爱。爱你自己，爱你的朋友，爱家里的家人，爱你今天遇到的人，爱你昨天遇到的人’。”

“如果我们都能做到这一点，就不会有战争了。”

海留下了儿子克里斯（Chris）和杰里米（Jeremy）。PA

出生于 1925 年 8 月 3 日 逝世于 2026 年 9 月 20 日

谁建设了英国？

作者：大卫·亚伦诺维奇（David Aaronovitch）

糖业大霸给英国的无价之礼：人人都知道泰特这个名字——而这就是其背后的男人

“谁建设了英国？”（Who Built Britain?）是《i Paper》推出的全新评论系列，由专家和作家共同探讨塑造英国的人物。该系列与“谁毁了英国？”（Who Broke Britain?）互为姊妹篇。

泰特美术馆（The Tate）差点没有成为现在的“泰特”，而亨利·泰特爵士（Sir Henry Tate）也差点没能留下除了将自己的名字贡献给泰特与莱尔（ & Lyle）糖业公司一半名称之外的任何名声。他在皮姆利科（Pimlico）与威斯敏斯特（Westminster）之间、泰晤士河畔创立并出资建设的这座机构，在正式开馆时被命名为“英国国家美术馆”（National Gallery of British Art）。

但在1897年夏天，威尔士亲王爱德华剪彩后的几天内，伦敦人就已经决定将其称为“泰特”（The ）。正如《每日新闻》（The Daily News）的一位记者所言，当你向公共汽车司机请求一张去“英国国家美术馆”的票时，车可能已经开走了。1932年，其官方名称改为泰特美术馆（ Gallery）。如今，它被称为泰特英国馆（ Britain）。

在美术馆开馆时，亨利·泰特已78岁，且在近十年间一直寻求将他的绘画和雕塑收藏捐赠给国家。这些藏品包括他的朋友约翰·埃弗雷特·米莱（John Everett Millais）、同为前拉斐尔派的约翰·威廉·沃特豪斯（John William Waterhouse）以及埃德温·兰德西爵士（Sir Edwin Landseer）的作品，代表了泰特认为的维多利亚时代晚期艺术的最高水平。

但当时的国家美术馆已没有空间容纳更多画作。因此，泰特出资超过 10 万英镑（相当于今天的1700 万英镑m）来建造一座新馆。政府提供给他的场地曾是米尔班克（Millbank）监狱的所在地，那是一座类似巴士底狱的建筑，直到1857年之前，这里一直是被判处流放到澳大利亚的囚犯的羁押所。

如今，在囚犯们曾坐数小时拆绳索的地方，参观者——在走上台阶并进入西德尼·史密斯（Sidney Smith）设计的古典主义建筑的科林斯柱廊后——可以随《夏洛特夫人》（The Lady of Shalott）起航，与奥菲莉亚（Ophelia）一同溺水，或梦想着发现“西北航道”。泰特美术馆几乎在开馆之初就因为其他捐赠而不得不扩建。它一夜之间取得了成功。

泰特本人是那种对成就保持谦逊，且对所处社会充满责任感的富豪。某种意义上的“反马斯克”。他出生于彼得卢屠杀（Peterloo）发生那年的兰开夏郡，是 Unitarian 教会牧师之子。泰特13岁离开学校，在利物浦的一家杂货店当学徒。到二十岁出头时，他经营自己的杂货生意，并将其扩展为默西赛德郡（Merseyside）的六家连锁店。

他在19世纪50年代末出售了生意，成为一家炼糖企业的合伙人，随后接管了该公司。到目前为止，这看起来并无特别之处。泰特并非发明家，但他像美国的金·坎普·吉列（King Camp Gillette）一样，是那种能够敏锐察觉现有流行产品如何能变得对消费者更加便捷的商人。

直到19世纪70年代，泰特及其同辈人一直以“糖块”（loaves）的形式销售糖，消费者必须在家里使用沉重的“钳子”将其敲碎。但在1875年，泰特买下了英国的一项工艺专利，使炼糖商能够将糖预先切割成小块。方糖就这样诞生了。

这项创新的文化意义绝不应被忽视。在奥斯卡·王尔德的《不可替代的认真》（The Importance of Being Earnest，1895年首次演出）中，刚相识的年轻女孩塞西莉（Cecily）和格温多琳（Gwendolen）似乎刚刚发现她们被许配给了同一个男人。正如王尔德所写：

塞西莉（愤怒地看着她，拿起糖钳在杯中放入四块方糖）：吃蛋糕还是面包抹黄油？

格温多琳（语气厌倦地）：请给我面包抹黄油。如今最好的人家里很少见蛋糕了。

可以说，这个极具英国特色的场景要归功于亨利·泰特。他在1878年于伦敦码头的西尔弗敦（Silvertown）建造了一座巨大的现代化炼糖厂，丰富了这座首都的天际线。这座工厂至今依然屹立在那里。

在最初的泰特美术馆开馆近一个世纪后，新的泰特系列美术馆开始出现：1988年的泰特利物浦美术馆，1993年的泰特圣艾夫斯美术馆，以及其中规模最大、最张扬的，于2000年在伦敦圣保罗大教堂对面 Bankside 的旧发电站内成立的泰特现代美术馆。泰特现代美术馆是英国第四大热门景点。数以亿计的人在使用“泰特”这个名字时，完全不知道它来自哪里。在英国，它是除维多利亚与阿尔伯特博物馆之外，唯一一家以创始人名字命名的同等规模的艺术机构。

但最初的泰特美术馆绝非亨利爵士留给国家的唯一遗产。在南伦敦（泰特曾住在斯特雷瑟姆），他在布里克斯顿、斯特雷瑟姆、南兰贝斯和巴勒姆建造了四座宏伟的图书馆，这些建筑至今全部幸存。他还向利物浦大学学院（后来的利物浦大学）捐赠了大量资金。

他本人在这个故事中。从中世纪到18世纪，富有的男女通过建造教堂以及资助学院和学校，为我们现在周围所见的一切做出了贡献。

泰特不仅仅代表

但在工业革命之后的时期，慈善工业家通过创办或资助博物馆、美术馆、图书馆和工人学院，帮助塑造了大城市和城镇的公民环境。他们的作品就在我们身边，尤其是那些位于商业街上最迷人的建筑之中。

他们的事业远超他们自身的想象。泰特的艺术品味——曾在70和80年代装饰着本科生的卧室——并未预见到我们今天最看重他那个时代的哪些艺术家。

他的收藏中没有惠斯勒的作品——他可能会认为那些画作过于前卫。但今年夏天，参观者们纷纷涌入泰特英国美术馆的惠斯勒展览。非常感谢你，亨利爵士。我们欠你一份情。

慈善工业家的作品帮助塑造了我们大部分的公民环境

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我是一名养老金领取者：请废除三重锁定机制

目前关于养老金“三重锁定”（triple lock）机制的议论（再次）很多。在我看来，这是一个不必要的复杂机制，是由一个犹豫不决的政府——即 2010 年的保守党-自由民主党联合政府——宣布实施的。

据我所知，其中一个要素——2.5%——被使用的频率低于平均工资或通货膨胀率。

因此，请废除它，并决定如何让养老金与生活成本保持同步。除非你们想将其完全冻结，让养老金领取者年复一年地掉队？对我来说，显而易见的标准就是通货膨胀率。是的，我就是一名养老金领取者。 迈克·吉本斯 (MIKE GIBBONS) 北安普顿郡，鲁什登 (RUSHDEN, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE)

关于房价的误导性论调

我对保守党认为削减繁琐手续——或者换句话说，将风险从建筑商转移给买家——就能降低房价的想法感到困惑。

房子的售价是由该地区类似房子的价格决定的：这与建筑成本毫无关系。

英国臀肉牛排，£22 / kg，£16.50 / kg 英国后腿肉牛块

£16 £8.95 每公斤

morrisons.com 大多数门店。不包括 Morrisons Daily。线上价格可能有所不同。购买“顶级芦笋”优惠需持有 More Card / App (18+)。顶级芦笋尖 125g，£16 / kg 或使用 More Card 为 £7.92 / kg。肉类优惠于 11 / 10 / 26 结束。顶级芦笋优惠于 18 / 10 / 26 结束。仅为食用建议。

一位读者认为，博物馆和美术馆应该禁止参观者拍摄艺术品照片 GETTY

……他们真的认为东南部房产比东北部贵这么多，是因为那里的砖块成本更高吗？ 理查德·亚当斯 (RICHARD ADAMS) 多塞特郡，韦勒姆 (WAREHAM, DORSET)

我很有兴趣地阅读了最近的“住房诊所”系列文章（7 October），因为我已经尝试出售我的房子好几年了。

首先，问题不在于提升价值，而是在当今的市场中，问题在于如何卖掉。我的建议是对比三家房产中介，并选择报价最低的一家，因为那个价格才是现实的。我当时做了相反的选择，现在对此深感后悔。

其次，对房产进行投资并果断地清理杂物。

第三，请记住，目前扼杀市场的是印花税。 史蒂夫·莫尔 (STEVE MOIR) 林肯郡，布里格 (BRIGG, LINCOLNSHIRE)

安德鲁·费舍尔（Andrew Fisher，《i Paper》，7 October）说得好。我们只需要一套房子。所以如果有人购买第二套房，就应该相应地征税。

住房是为了遮风挡雨，不应被视为投资工具。 贝弗利·托马斯 (BEVERLEY THOMAS) 斯旺西 (SWANSEA)

一种看待税收的新方式

伊丽莎白·戈姆（Elizabeth Gomme）就我们将税款花在什么地方提出了一个很好的观点（读者之声，8 October）。

然而，作为一个国家，我们在没有为这些至关重要的服务——教育、医疗、基础设施——赋予价值时，忽略了一个重要点。

一个受过良好教育的劳动力能为经济增加数十亿的价值。如果我们计算这些服务的价值，就会发现我们的税收其实是一笔划算的交易。 尼尔·丹斯 (NEIL DANCE) 萨顿科尔德菲尔德 (SUTTON COLDFIELD)

派克受到了不公正对待

我不禁认为，美国，尤其是田纳西州，对克里斯塔·派克（Christa Pike）采取了极其可怕且不人道的对待。这种行为简直太糟糕了。 吉莉安·珀金斯 (GILLIAN PERKINS) 剑桥 (CAMBRIDGE)

画廊拍照让我崩溃

在展览中，比在画作前说话更令人恼火的是，许多人站在那里用手机拍摄艺术品。

几年前我访问阿姆斯特丹的梵高博物馆时，很高兴地看到他们禁止了这种行为。 利比·兰姆 (LIBBY LAMB) 东邓巴顿郡，米尔恩加维 (MILNGAVIE, EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE)

法律剧是平等的

《分手》（The Split Up）是一部相当出色的法律剧，由才华横溢的桑吉夫·巴斯卡（Sanjeev Bhaskar）和里图·阿尔亚（Ritu Arya）主演。他们饰演一家曼彻斯特顶尖律师事务所的成员，但却深陷家庭问题的困扰。

这部来自 BBC 的剧集非常精彩，处理得十分细腻，表明即使在顶尖律师的世界里，同样的家庭问题依然存在。 丹尼斯·福布斯（DENNIS FORBES） 格拉坦（GRATTAN） 阿伯丁（ABERDEEN）

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聊天机器人将现代职场分成了两半

现在的员工只有两种：使用 AI 的，和不使用 AI 的 GETTY

技术 Pravina Rudra

告诉别人你在工作中使用 ，对方要么会问你用的是哪一款，要么会露出惊恐的神情。这是一种新的分水岭，引发了文化冲突。

一方是将 OpenAI 的 ChatGPT 和 Anthropic 的 Claude 视为得力同事的人；而另一方则将其视为职场版的在学校考试中偷偷使用智能手机。

糟糕的是，我们的职场对于自身的立场也并非完全明确。根据英国商会（British Chambers of Commerce）的数据，在英国，只有 54 per cent 的公司在积极使用 。然而，德勤（Deloitte）上个月对 25,000 名英国成年人进行了调查，发现英国人每年花费约 10亿英镑 的自有资金购买用于工作的 工具，其中三分之一的人在未经雇主许可的情况下使用。

在沟通、管理和工作保障方面， 的分歧正在影响办公室生活。一位目前在出版业工作的前同事告诉我，她现在最反感的事情就是人们发送由 撰写的消息——她将其描述为“不尊重”，因为这表明对方认为她不值得进行真实的、人类之间的互动。

与此同时，我朋友就职的一家金融公司的软件工程师们在彼此沟通时几乎完全依赖 ——利用它来起草消息和总结信息。

关于人工智能的分歧甚至可能导致职场反抗，尤其是当人们持有强烈的原则时，而这些原则源于对生计和身份认同更深层的、生存主义的恐惧。

在我的一位熟人就职的辅导公司里，一名经理对被鼓励使用 提出了异议，并在她的笔记本电脑上关闭了该工具，理由是她是在训练 来取代她的工作。她的上司和公司尚未对此采取任何行动，但这个问题并未消失，且她的焦虑并非毫无根据。

摩根士丹利（Morgan Stanley）今年早些时候对英国公司的调查报告显示，在过去的 12 个月里， 的使用导致就业岗位净减少了 8%，在主要全球经济体中比例最高。

但可以说，职场中最大的 分歧在于委派任务的能力。我听过同事和朋友说他们不用 ，是因为他们曾经尝试让 处理工作的某个方面，结果糟糕透顶。而另一些人则会耸耸肩说这是预料之中的： 需要反馈才能学习并熟练掌握该任务。

一年前，当我认识的人开始讨论付费订阅 ChatGPT 时，我是不屑且带有评判色彩的。我列举了关于过度依赖和数据隐私的各种担忧，但实际上，这其实是为了

英国人每年花费约 10亿英镑 的自有资金购买用于工作的 工具

维持完美主义。现在，我每月支付 £20 订阅 ChatGPT，用它来查找如何修理水龙头、诊断我的网球技术，并将其与我的 Google 日历同步，以便将所有事项记录在日程表中。

无论我们是否欢迎， 已经在成为工作生活的一部分。学习如何高效使用它，可能像掌握互联网一样对我们的职业生涯至关重要。

但真正的技巧可能在于决定将哪些任务移交给 ，以及知道如何检查结果。

那些拒绝接触 的人面临着被时代抛弃的风险。我们可以选择不使用 ，但极有可能无法选择让我们的职场不被它改变。

你不必热爱 ——但拒绝学习如何使用它，很快可能会让你付出代价。

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一个孩子说的三个字让我感到反胃

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亚斯敏·阿里拜-布朗 (Yasmin Alibhai-Brown)

我认为英国正是在梦游中走向一个极其黑暗的地方。所有要素都已经齐备。很快，可能就太迟以至于无法反击了。就像法西斯主义一样，它始于一场关于“陌生人危险”的道德恐慌。

上周日，抗议者——其中大多数是白人——出现在汉普郡的戈斯波特，表达对从法国乘船和橡皮艇跨境而来的人们的沸腾仇恨。九月份，一个拿着扩音器的孩子大喊：“让他们淹死”，成年人们也随之加入。事情怎么会变成这样？

周复一周，人们聚集在沿海城镇，对这些入境者愤怒咆哮。许多公民愤怒的煽动者是极右翼民族主义者。支持他们的人——包括少数来自少数群体的人——被说服认为乘船而来的人是恐怖分子入侵者，甚至更糟。

与此同时，两名男子（一名三十多岁，另一名四十多岁）在夜间乘坐小船跨境时死亡。两名女性因全身烧伤被送往医院。9月28日，两名三十多岁的女性和一名10岁儿童被认为是在一艘刚离开法国北部的过度拥挤的橡皮艇中被挤死。

通过从法国北部乘坐小船抵达英国的女性遭到了强奸。她当时在批评剥削性的人口贩卖团伙。但你无法从她那里获得多少对那些绝望地寻求安全和生存机会的人之苦难的理解。

与此同时，在我们的街道上游荡的极右翼挑衅者声称，船上的男人是对“他们”的女性和女孩的强奸威胁。顺便提一下，在慈善机构 End Violence Against Women（反对女性暴力）的网站上，我们了解到

安杰拉·雷纳 (Angela Rayner) 已经就我们移民“辩论”中的悲剧和同情心的缺失发声。其他公众人物则关注那些诱骗和欺骗绝望、轻信之人的真正邪恶的贩卖者。然后，不幸的是，他们将那些最终踏上危险且无方向旅程的人妖魔化。

具有巴基斯坦血统的沙巴娜·马哈茂德 (Shabana Mahmood) 为自己塑造了有史以来最强硬的内政大臣的名声。

在工党会议上，为了安抚对她严苛的移民规则感到愤怒的成员，她宣布重新开放一项有上限的难民安置计划，预计约四分之一的抵达者将是阿富汗女性和女孩或巴勒斯坦人。

但宣布一条安全路径并不能消除那些试图逃离阿富汗或加沙的人所面临的障碍。这实际上能帮助多少弱势群体？

在 The Rest Is Politics 播客中，马哈茂德声称，在 2024 年反移民骚乱期间被捕的人员中，几乎每五个人就有一个随后被举报至警方涉嫌家庭暴力。

你可以坚信这些岛屿已经过度拥挤，或者认为庇护系统被滥用，甚至认为允许定居在这里的有色人种太多。但将所有抵达我们海岸的人抹黑为罪犯或强奸犯是令人厌恶的。

在欧洲民粹主义研究中心 (European Centre for Populism Studies) 的网站上，有一个关于新法西斯主义的冷静定义。它列出了威权主义、排外主义和反对自由民主。这就是我恐惧我们正在前往的方向。许多被这种信条吸引的人是那些被全球化搞得心乱如麻的人。

今天的“人民之敌”是移民、穆斯林、进步主义者、女权主义者、受过教育的大都市居民和世界主义者。

一个孩子大喊“让他们淹死”应该让我们感到惊恐。这也应该让我们反思，我们正在变成什么样。

政治

西蒙·凯尔纳 (Simon Kelner)

改革英国党（Reform UK）应当感到羞愧

如果其他组织也能像改革英国党那样对待正义、廉正和独立监督，那该有多好。如果犯罪与惩罚的概念是基于“只要当事人自称无辜就不是有罪”这一原则，生活将会变得多么轻松。这里没什么可看的，让我们全部翻篇吧。

因为这正是改革英国党在处理其两名官员是否因试图招揽外国捐款而违反选举法这一棘手问题时，实际上试图采取的做法。

该党刚刚发布了一份关于此项指控的 27 页内部调查报告，你猜怎么着？无需等待同步进行的警方调查结果：改革英国党调查了此事，并判定改革英国党无罪。

考虑到这次内部调查是由改革英国党的法律顾问及其自己的秘书长主持的，工党将该报告称为“粉饰之词”也就不足为奇了。

这件事让该党深感尴尬。但报告本身确实揭示了该党内部运作机制的一些值得关注的信息。在结论中，报告发现“代表该党发言的人员发表了错误、粗心且在一种情况下不真实言论”，这一评估暴露了改革英国党在试图让选民考虑由奈杰尔·法拉奇入主 10 号（No 10）时所面临的核心问题之一。

一个成长如此之快且相对年轻的政党，由一名对细节关注度并不严谨的人领导，很可能会在纪律、企业组织和遵守规则方面出现问题。

对改革英国党政治诚信造成的主要损害，在于最初委托撰写这份报告时所涉及的恶意。在警方调查结果出炉之前，不应开展并发布此类报告。

留给人们的印象是一个试图尽全力颠覆自然正义并操纵公众舆论的团体。然而，法拉奇应当明白，公众始终知道该信任谁。

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体育 50-56

2026年10月9日 星期五

人物

登月背后的科学家逝世，享年 90 岁

作者：亚历山大·巴特勒 (Alexander Butler)

一位开创性软件是首次登月关键的计算机科学家逝世，享年 90 岁。

玛格丽特·汉密尔顿 (Margaret Hamilton) 编写并测试了阿波罗 11 号的机载软件，该软件在 1969 年引导美国宇航员尼尔·阿姆斯特朗 (Neil Armstrong) 和巴兹·奥尔德林 (Buzz Aldrin) 登月。

她领导了一个 100 人的团队参与美国国家航空航天局 (Nasa) 的阿波罗任务，该团队创造了“软件工程”这一术语。

在阿波罗 11 号着陆前的关键时刻，这项技术被证明至关重要，当时飞船的计算机发出了过载警报。

根据她的前雇主麻省理工学院 (MIT) 的说法，汉密尔顿的软件旨在关闭后台任务，并优先处理最重要的任务——登月。

巴拉克·奥巴马 (Barack Obama) 在 2016 年向玛格丽特·汉密尔顿颁奖。

“我被这个纯粹的想法以及此前从未有人尝试过这一事实所吸引。我是第一个加入的程序员，也是他们雇佣的第一位女性，”她在 2019 年告诉《卫报》。

“当我接手时，高层的一位老板说他毫不怀疑我能胜任这份工作，但担心小组里的男性可能会反抗。结果他们没有。最重要的是，我们致力于这些任务，肩并肩地解决具有挑战性的问题并赶在关键截止日期前完成。”

麻省理工学院表示：“说汉密尔顿是一位先驱——说她超越了她的时代——都太保守了。”

汉密尔顿 1936 年出生于印第安纳州，1955, 在密歇根大学学习数学，随后转学至厄尔汉学院 (Earlham College)。她搬到了马萨诸塞州波士顿，在麻省理工学院找了一份工作，以支持其丈夫学习法律。

2016, 汉密尔顿因对科学和太空旅行的贡献被授予总统自由勋章。当时，时任美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马表示，她“代表了那一代帮助人类进入太空的无名女性”。

厄尔汉学院在声明中表示：“我们对她的逝世感到悲痛，但很感激有机会在她漫长的一生中庆祝她的非凡成就。她的先驱精神和卓越遗产将继续激励一代又一代的厄尔汉学子。”

汉密尔顿留下了她的女儿、女婿、两个孙子和四个曾孙。

在 2009 年接受 MIT News 采访时，汉密尔顿回顾了她的开创性工作：“回想起来，我们是世界上最幸运的人；除了成为先驱，别无选择。”

据麻省理工学院称，汉密尔顿于 30 September 逝世。她在 1969 年的一张照片中被永恒定格，照片中她站在一叠高耸的打印代码旁。

文化

BBC 的高层正面临“人才流失”，员工们正在润色简历，以逃离一个士气已跌至“谷底”的组织。

亚当·舍温 (Adam Sherwin) 写道，为了节省 5 亿英镑m，电视和广播领域将削减 2,000 多个岗位。

由于电视执照费取消速度加快导致资金缺口，BBC 寻求填补该缺口，电视和广播领域将削减 2,000 多个岗位，以力争节省 5 亿英镑m。

BBC 可能因残酷裁员而失去顶尖人才

然而，随着 BBC 提供自愿离职补偿，内部人士警告称，由于高技能员工被竞争对手媒体机构抢走，该机构的人才储备可能会遭到严重削弱。

“自愿离职意味着那些你希望留下来的人最终会拿钱走人，”一位新闻界人士表示。

“士气已跌至谷底。人们正在润色自己的简历。我们正在失去那些能够防止出现破坏性错误的资深经验人才。”

对 而言，一个重大打击是企业事务总监 Alice Macandrew 即将离职。在关于新 特许状（ Charter）的谈判中，她是该机构与政府之间至关重要的联络人。

“ 是一个非凡的组织，也是一个极其难以离开的地方。但有时你需要足够勇敢地做出决定，”Macandrew 表示。

她将留任至政府协议（包括改革后的电视执照费）达成为止。

但一位同事表示：“这对总干事 [Matt Brittin] 来说是一个巨大的损失。Alice 备受推崇，她接下来可以随心所欲地选择任何工作。”

荧幕上的名人们正关注着 Amol Rajan 的进展，他辞去了在 Today 节目的职务，创办了自己的 YouTube 频道。

Rajan（插图）表示他离开是因为“在未来的几年里， 和 新闻将以加速的速度缩减规模，而我想去有机会的地方。”

然而，尽管 陷入困境，但放弃 薪水的保障以及依然能触达数百万观众的能力，对大多数明星人物来说，到目前为止风险仍然太大。

员工们指出，对 Guy De Launey 的处理方式就是裁员缺乏战略思考的一个例子，他曾担任 合约外籍新闻记者 22 年。

巴尔干专家 De Launey 在一封电子邮件中被告知：“与更广泛的 新闻一样，我们面临着巨大的削减目标。因此，我们决定在您的聘用函到期时不再续约。”

他说，信中“没有感谢或感激之词。在仅提前六周通知的情况下，也没有关于如何填补突然出现的巨大收入缺口的确切建议”。

然而，几周后，他的前上司要求 De Launey 为 新闻报道波斯尼亚塞族战犯拉特科·姆拉迪奇（Ratko Mladic）的葬礼，并称其为巴尔干特派员。

“这有点令人费解，不是吗？你知道 Loose Ends 那首叫《Hangin' on a String》的歌吗？我觉得就是那种局面，”这位同时也是 Monocle 广播经常性撰稿人的记者在 LinkedIn 页面上写道。

Brittin 本周在一次员工大会上描绘了 的未来愿景，试图遏制人才流失。

这位前谷歌总裁承诺将“保护 的魔力”，并誓言要彻底改革 Player 平台，揭晓了一个名为“Iggy”的 AI 代理原型，它可以推荐节目。

然而，Brittin 承诺 应该“更像埃尔维斯（Elvis）——少一点空谈，多一点行动”——这引发了员工将其与大卫·布伦特（David Brent）相类比。

借鉴他在谷歌 20 年的经验，Brittin 表示他希望 能承担更多风险，并“更快地产生能给观众带来影响的结果”。

放弃 薪水以及触达数百万人的能力，对大多数明星人物来说，到目前为止风险仍然太大

Brittin 否认该机构的士气正在崩溃。

他说：“我并不否认不确定性对每个人的影响，但我们也拥有一批非常有能力且积极的员工，我认为那种说法并不适用于所有人。”

一名 消息人士称，Brittin 旨在“释放组织活力，并解锁他所看到的已经存在于此的——创造力、技能、创意和技术诀窍——的愿景引起了员工的共鸣，其中许多人希望向前看，超越削减开支和资金不确定性的阴影”。

在布里廷发表讲话后的第二天，BBC 表示将削减一系列 Radio 4 节目，其中包括运行时间较长的消费者与社会事务节目《你与你》（You and Yours）。

听众在 Radio 4 的《反馈》（Feedback）节目中表示，对于 BBC 这档拥有 56 年历史的系列节目被砍掉，他们感到“震惊”且“愤怒”。

社会科学节目《允许思考》（Thinking Allowed）也将被取消，以及艺术与思想类节目《自由思考》（Free Thinking）、《人造人》（The Artificial Human）和《开放之国》（Open Country）。

Radio 5 Live 的委约量将有所减少，以助力 语音与声音预算实现 10% 的削减。

斯蒂芬·萨克（Stephen Sackur）在去年其运行时间较长的 新闻访谈节目《硬谈》（HARDtalk）被砍后表示，该机构正在“实施多次自我伤害行为”。

Sounds 总监乔纳森·沃尔（Jonathan Wall）表示：“这些都是艰难的决定，且并非仅基于成本。我们需要在为未来投资的同时，实现大幅度的资金削减。”

数百个工作岗位也面临风险，预计 将宣布关闭 Three 和 Scotland 广播电视频道。

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特朗普的美国

兄弟会问题本质上是权力问题

玛丽莎·贝特（Marisa Bate）写道，兄弟会长期以来一直与伤害和虐待的故事联系在一起。

在最近几天，由于一起涉嫌在兄弟会房屋内对一名女性进行长达七小时的团伙强奸案被重新调查，“我是简·多伊（Jane Doe）”已成为全美女性的集结口号。

这名以化名“简·多伊”为人知的女性对康奈尔大学和被统称为“康奈尔七人组”的七名男子提起民事诉讼，称她被美国最古老的兄弟会——Chi Phi 的成员下药并强奸。这些男子否认有不当行为。

在本周康奈尔校园举行的“幸存者正义”抗议活动中，学生麦德琳·盖奇（Madeline Gage）告诉人群：“和你们中的许多人一样，在过去的一周里，我对简·多伊案件中涉及的几乎每一个参与者都感到失望、悲伤和愤怒。我们 all 关心、相信并支持简·多伊以及所有幸存者。”

在唐纳德·特朗普的政府领导下，相信所有性侵幸存者已然成为一种本质上的政治行为。

美国兄弟会——由大学生组成的纯男性社团——长期以来一直与伤害、侵犯和虐待的故事联系在一起。每年都会招募新学生，他们必须忍受通常带有侮辱性的“入会申请（pledge）”过程。

这就是新生入会欺凌（hazing）开始的时候——这种做法目前在几乎所有校园内都被禁止。欺凌可能包含性元素。2018年，德克萨斯基督教大学一个名为 Delta Tau Delta 的兄弟会招募人员被蒙上眼睛，锁在壁橱里，并被要求使用性玩具进行行为。

虽然性侵在更广泛的美国大学校园中是一个问题，但一项研究发现，兄弟会中的男性实施强奸的可能性是校园内其他男性的三倍。

“我们这里没有类似这样的组织，”卡迪夫都会大学的男性气质研究学者艾希莉·摩根（Ashley Morgan）博士说。

“我们最接近的是牛津和剑桥，以及 Bullingdon 俱乐部 [一个面向牛津学生的排他性纯男性餐饮俱乐部——尽管没有迹象表明该团体存在性不端行为]。”

就像“牛剑管道”一样，进入美国兄弟会可以开启通往丰厚人脉和机会的大门。

《男孩母亲：在有毒男性气质时代抚养男孩》一书的作者露丝·威普曼（Ruth Whippman）表示：“这些人大体上是就读于常春藤联盟大学的富家子弟，通过这些秘密社团被引导至权力岗位，这些社团就是权力的漏斗系统。”

进入美国兄弟会可以开启通往丰厚人脉和机会的大门

人们很容易地将兄弟会与美国富有且强大的人物联系起来，从最高法院法官到艺术家和科技亿万富翁。17 位美国总统曾是兄弟会成员。

唐纳德·特朗普并非其中之一，但他以推崇传统男性气质以及其政府中充斥着富有且有影响力的（主要是白人）男性而闻名。他还被指责营造了一种厌女文化。

在康奈尔大学的案件中，一个约有 50 名男性的兄弟会 Snapchat 群组截图浮出水面，其中一名年轻人显然告诉其他人可以加入他一起享受“免费的女人（free pussy）”。这让人无法忽视特朗普曾吹嘘“抓女人（grabbing pussy）”的共鸣。

特朗普为“康奈尔七人组”辩护，攻击被任命为特别检察官以审查大学对该事件初步调查的纽约州总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯（Letitia James）为“腐败”，并声称他对涉嫌强奸的人感到“糟糕”，因为他们“无法获得公正对待”。

康奈尔事件发生在 2024 年 10 月，正值特朗普第二任期的竞选期间。“公众对话的基调变得更加厌女，”威普曼说。“男性气质成为了那次选举的一个定义性议题——一种感觉受伤且变得大胆的权利。”

白宫没有回应《i Paper》的置评请求。

康奈尔大学因处理初步报告调查的方式而受到批评。涉事女性指称，康奈尔大学未能对其提供充分保护，也未能惩罚相关人员。校方对此予以否认，称其已禁止该兄弟会进入校园，进行了为期数月的调查，并惩罚了相关人员。

在特朗普政府的领导下，情况变得更加复杂。它不仅废除了由巴拉克·奥巴马制定并由乔·拜登恢复的《第九号修正案》（Title IX）法律——该法律旨在为性侵幸存者提供更强大的保护——而且，正如惠普曼所指出的，它“在侵蚀我们对任何机构的信任方面做了太多工作”。

随着特朗普在民调中陷入困境，而民主党希望在下个月的中期选举中大获全胜，人们有理由询问，其中一些文化转变是否能够被扭转。

隐喻填字游戏 No 4891 作者：ECCLES

横向 1 共犯描述了耳洞的闭合 (6) 4 长蛇即将吞食鬣蜥之首 (6) 9 暂停，中文中间人，以开始 (4) 10 爆发了，一种被拒绝的方法 (6,4) 11 研究枯燥的退化动物 (6) 12 叛逆国家占据了弗利特伍德？ (8) 13 复制说唱，由奥斯卡和戈登·贝内特完成 (9) 15 猪肉关节最终能提供养分 (4) 16 关于北方乐队的笑话 (4) 17 继续要求，花束被寄回 (7,2) 21 患者，从医生的角度来看，正在接受美容治疗 (8) 22 法语的入口是代表性的 (6)

24 击垮，酒精饮料与商业餐食中的领导者互换位置 (5,5) 25 小动物？一只小昆虫，尚未成年 (4) 26 金属栏杆框架的评估：不好 (6) 27 《伊利亚特》背景所在的古都位于西班牙 (6)

纵向 1 关于在巴斯洗澡时掉了一滴水的争论？ (3,4) 2 德国人阻止了放荡之徒变成骗子 (5) 3 停止谈论那只隐藏在砖块中的鸟 (3,2,2) 5 在覆盖积雪后剧烈转向？ (6) 6 歌手之子在爱消逝后离开，且毫无反应 (2,1,6) 7 显示放荡的粗略草图？恰恰相反 (7) 8 自恋者飞机上的温柔屁？ (5,5,3)

14 自信的密友拥有能量，用于一点点爱意 (9) 16 最初，高更离开关系，为了迷人的美貌 (7) 18 上升的利益扰乱了被驱逐的撒切尔主义元素之首 (7) 19 没骨气的人的优先级：去掉顶部，且另一个被隐藏 (7) 20 城市规模扩大一倍，几乎超支？ (6) 23 游泳者非常安静地击打男人 (5)

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周四隐喻填字游戏答案

电视指南 周五 10月9日

评论员推荐 杰拉德·吉尔伯特 (GERARD GILBERT)

今日精选 《夺回：Cymande的故事》(Getting It Back: The Story Of Cymande) 10.40pm, BBC Four

从吉米·亨德里克斯 (Jimi Hendrix) 到 The Killers，美国音乐人在其母国成名之前先在英国获得成功并不罕见。Cymande 及其萨克斯手德里克·吉布斯 (Derek Gibbs)（左）则恰恰相反，他们是一支 20 世纪 70 年代早期的英国放克乐队。他们在英国本土遭到冷遇，但在一次美国巡演期间，成为了第一支在纽约阿波罗剧院担任主演的英国乐队，随后回到了被忽视的英国，并于 1975 年解散。这部纪录片讲述了他们在被 Fugees 和 De La Soul 等乐队采样并成为英国嘻哈关键组成部分后被重新发现的故事。粉丝克雷格·查尔斯 (Craig Charles) 表示：“他们是一支从未真正实现的黑人英国超级组合。”

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《园艺世界》(Gardeners' World) 晚上 8点，BBC Two

在 Longmeadow，蒙蒂·唐 (Monty Don) 正忙于修剪玫瑰、储存苹果和种植卷心菜，他还推荐了适用于阴凉边界的球根植物。瑞秋·德·萨姆 (Rachel de Thame) 探讨了支持野生动物的野花，而托比·巴克兰 (Toby Buckland) 分享了德文郡省省钱的园艺技巧。此外，一对什罗普郡夫妇展示了非凡的修剪艺术，而一个牛津郡的花园则以深秋的色彩和壮丽景象令人惊叹。

《乔治·克拉克的惊人空间：首套房》(George Clarke's Amazing Spaces: First Home) 晚上 8点，Channel 4

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在克拉克这个启发系列片的最后一集中，他终于见到了一个

美国校车房（这花了 4 年的时间才建成），并发现了工厂制造的微型房屋，这些房屋以低成本建造以解决无家可归问题。他还遇到了一对创新夫妇，他们通过将集装箱放置在驳船底座上，打造了一座经济实惠且独特的漂浮住宅。

我们的约克郡生活 (Our Great Yorkshire Life) 晚上8点，5频道

彼得·赖特（Peter Wright）加入了在艾尔河与卡尔德运河（Aire and Calder Canal）活动的利兹赛艇俱乐部；野生动物艺术家罗伯特·富勒（Robert Fuller）帮助一群失去父母的长耳鸮雏鸟回归家庭；新手农民瑞秋（Rachel）和菲利普（Philip）体验了他们的首次牲畜拍卖会；而“走进戴尔斯”（Access The Dales）则为残障游客在乡村环境中提供改变生活的体验。

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战争 (War)

晚上9点，Sky Atlantic 频道

“不存在所谓的友好分手……至少在这个价格档位上不存在，”代表科技大亨摩根（Morgan，多米尼克·韦斯特 饰）处理其与电影明星妻子卡拉（Carla，西耶娜·米勒 饰）离婚案件的律所负责人比阿特丽斯（Beatrice，妮娜·索萨尼亚 饰）如此宣称。此时，他们正处于一场在他们看来是虚伪且冷漠的调解程序中。卡拉刚刚在红毯上收到了离婚文件。

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今日剧场：打烊时间 (Play For Today: Closing Time) 晚上9.05点，5频道

这部最新单集剧集中的优秀作品之一，讲述了莫（Mo，安东尼奥·阿基尔 饰）的故事，他是一名在叔叔的烤肉店工作的才华横溢的移民。

日间节目

BBC ONE BBC TWO

6.00 早安英国 (Breakfast) (S)。9.30 早晨直播 (Morning Live) (S)。10.45 犯罪观察直播 (Crimewatch Live) (S)。11.30 房屋拍卖 (Homes Under The Hammer) (R) (S)。12.15 淘宝猎人 (Bargain Hunt) (S)。1.00 BBC一点钟新闻；天气预报 (S)。1.35 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 邦妮法斯修女谜案 (Sister Boniface Mysteries) (S)。2.45 逃离城市 (Escape To The Country) (R) (S)。3.45 花园救援 (Garden Rescue) (S)。4.30 名人谎言之桥 (Celebrity Bridge Of Lies) (R) (S)。5.15 无用之用 (Pointless) (R) (S)。

下午6点

晚上7点

晚上9点

晚上8点

晚上10点

晚上11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)。

深夜

7.00 综合节目 (The One Show)，由亚历克斯·琼斯（Alex Jones）和劳伦·拉文（Lauren Laverne）主持 (S)。 7.30 我会骗你吗？ (Would I Lie To You?) (R) (S)。

8.00 名人叛徒 (The Celebrity Traitors) 忠诚者之间产生了新的怀疑 (S)。

9.05 名人叛徒：揭秘 (The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked) (S)。 9.30 你有新闻给我吗 (Have I Got News For You) 亚历克斯·琼斯主持问答环节 (S)。

10.00 BBC十点新闻 (S)。 10.30 BBC地区新闻 (S)。 10.40 格雷厄姆·诺顿秀 (The Graham Norton Show) (S)。

11.30 RuPaul变装皇后秀英国区 (RuPaul's Drag Race UK) (R) (S)。

12.40 BBC新闻 (S)。

6.40 逃离城市 (Escape To The Country) (R) (S)。7.25 花园救援 (Garden Rescue) (R) (S)。8.10 手语区：大宅复兴 (Sign Zone: The Great House Revival) (R) (S)。9.00 BBC新闻 (S)。12.20 政治思考 (Political Thinking)，由尼克·罗宾逊（Nick Robinson）主持 (S)。12.50 生命线 (Lifeline) (R) (S)。1.00 不可能 (Impossible) (R) (S)。1.45 无敌 (Unbeatable) (R) (S)。2.30 老板 (The Boss) (R) (S)。3.15 动物之奇 (The Wonder Of Animals) (R) (S)。3.45 大宅复兴 (The Great House Revival) (R) (S)。4.35 复古古董路演 (Vintage Antiques Roadshow) (R) (S)。5.15 把它卖了！ (Flog It!) (R) (S)。

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6.00 House Of Games (S)。 6.30 Strictly: It Takes Two (S)。

7.00 Newsnight (S)。 7.30 Landward Rachel Bell学习制作渔网 (S)。

8.00 Gardeners' World Monty Don修剪玫瑰、储存苹果并种植春季卷心菜 (S)。

9.00 Six Wives With Lucy Worsley 记录亨利八世妻子生活的纪录片剧集 (R) (S)。

10.00 电影：《 Longlegs》（奥斯古德·珀金斯 2024）首播。心理恐怖片，由麦卡·门罗主演 (S)。

11.35 电影：《The Awakening》（尼克·墨菲 2011）恐怖片，由丽贝卡·霍尔主演 (S)。

1.20 手语区：50岁之前的癌症：为何在增加？- Panorama (R) (S)。 1.50 手语区：拜约挂毯的秘密：走进博物馆 (R) (S)。 2.50 This Is BBC Two (S)。

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S)。 9.30 Lorraine (S)。 10.00 This Morning (S)。 12.30 ITV News；天气预报 (S)。 12.50 ITV 地区新闻；天气预报 (S)。 1.00 Racing：纽马基特现场报道 涵盖纽马基特、约克和切普斯托的报道 (S)。 3.59 地区天气预报 (S)。 4.00 Deal Or No Deal (R) (S)。 5.00 欧洲女子足球预选赛 希腊 vs 英格兰。开球时间为下午 5.30 (S)。

7.50 News；天气预报 (S)。 7.55 地区新闻；天气预报 (S)。

8.00 Emmerdale Robert想要做出坦白 (S)。 8.30 Coronation Street (S)。

9.00 Beat The Chasers (R) (S)。

10.00 News (S)。 10.30 地区新闻 (S)。 10.45 电影： 《GoldenEye》（马丁·坎贝尔 1995） (S)。

1.15 Shop On TV 3.00 Long Lost Family (R) (S)。 3.50 Unwind With (S)。 5.05 Deal Or No Deal (R) (S)。

6.30 The King Of Queens (R) (S)。 7.45 Everybody Loves Raymond (R) (S)。 8.10 Everybody Loves Raymond (R) (S)。 8.40 Everybody Loves Raymond (R) (S)。 9.10 Frasier (R) (S)。 9.40 Frasier (R) (S)。 10.10 Frasier (R) (S)。 10.40 Frasier (R) (S)。 11.10 American Pickers (R) (S)。 12.05 Channel 4 News 摘要 (S)。 12.10 Renovation Nation (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 Help! We Bought A Village (S)。 5.00 Four In A Bed (S)。 5.30 Come Dine With Me (R) (S)。

6.00 A Place In The Sun (R) (S)。 6.30 F1新加坡大奖赛冲刺赛排位赛集锦 (S)。

7.00 Channel 4 News (S)。

8.00 George Clarke's Amazing Spaces: First Home 本系列最后一集 (S)。

9.05 Gogglebox 各家庭对近期电视节目的看法 (S)。

10.05 Live From The Lycett Arms Joe Lycett主持喜剧、名人访谈与混乱现场 (S)。

11.10 电影：《American Pie: The Wedding》（杰西·迪伦 2003）喜剧续集，由杰森·比格斯主演 (S)。

1.00 Break Clause (R) (S)。 1.55 Ramsay's Hotel Hell (R) (S)。 2.45 电影：《Zola》（贾尼扎·布拉沃 2021） (S)。 4.15 Kirstie's House Of Craft (R) (S)。 4.30 Couples Come Dine With Me (R) (S)。 5.20 Grand Designs (R) (S)。

6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine (S)。 11.30 Storm & Alexis (S)。 12.45 5 News 午间新闻 (S)。 12.50 Matt Allwright (S)。 2.20 电影：《No Safe Haven》（米谢尔·尼尔 2023）惊悚片，由娜塔莉·布朗主演 (S)。 4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits In The Sun (R) (S)。 5.00 5 News With Dan Walker (S)。

6.00 Cornwall: A Year By The Sea (R) (S)。 6.55 5 News 更新 (S)。

7.00 Angela Rippon's River Cruises 本系列最后一集 (R) (S)。 7.55 5 News 更新 (S)。

8.00 Our Great Yorkshire Life Peter Wright加入在艾尔河与卡尔德运河上的利兹赛艇俱乐部 (S)。

9.05 Play For Today: Closing Time (S)。

10.05 Piers Morgan: Uncensored 由皮尔斯·摩根主持的大胆、观点导向的新闻节目 (S)。

12.05 Traffic Cops: Elite Squad One (R) (S)。 1.00 Cruise TV With LoveitBookit (R) (S)。 2.00 Cornwall: A Year By The Sea (R) (S)。 2.50 Bargain-Loving Brits In The Sun (R) (S)。

BBC FOUR

奥利维亚·科尔曼将加入主持人一起在晚上 10.40 的 BBC One 节目《格雷厄姆·诺顿秀》中讨论她的最新项目。

7.00 TOTP: 2000 7.30 TOTP: 2000 杰米·西克斯顿主持流行音乐排行榜节目。

8.00 : 1977 嘉宾包括丹尼斯·威廉姆斯、史蒂夫·吉本斯乐队和 Stranglers 乐队 (S)。 8.30 : 1984 (S)。

9.10 泛克天才 (The Genius Of Funk) BBC 档案中的表演合集 (S)。

10.10 Cymande 在 2025 年格拉斯顿伯里音乐节的演出 (S)。 10.40 找回它：Cymande 的故事 (Getting It Back: The Story Of Cymande) (S)。

12.10 BBC 的英国黑人音乐：第一卷 (S)。 2.35 : 1977 (S)。 3.10 : 1984 (S)。 3.45 结束

4FILM

蒙蒂·唐修剪他的玫瑰并储存苹果，晚上 8 点，BBC Two

卡拉现在没有心情进行一场友好的离婚，晚上 9 点，Sky Atlantic

6.35 电影：《大地震》(Earthquake，马克·罗布森 1974) 灾难片，查尔顿·赫斯顿主演 (S)。

9.00 电影：《绿里》(The Green Mile，弗兰克·达拉邦特 1999) 超自然剧情片，汤姆·汉克斯主演 (S)。

12.45 电影：《玻璃》(Glass，M·奈特·沙马兰 2019) 惊悚片，詹姆斯·麦卡沃伊、布鲁斯·威利斯和塞缪尔·杰克逊主演 (S)。 3.25 结束

itv2

6.00 后院建造 (Backyard Builds) (S)。 6.30 晚餐约会 (Dinner Date) (S)。 7.30 波托马克真实主妇 (The Real Housewives Of Potomac) (S)。 8.20 比弗利山真实主妇 (The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills) (S)。 9.15 埃塞克斯唯一方式 (The Only Way Is Essex) (S)。 10.15 道森之丘 (Dawson's Creek) (S)。 11.10 魔女 (Charmed) (S)。 12.05 成败在此一举 (Deal Or No Deal) (S)。 1.05 超市大抢购 (Supermarket Sweep) (S)。 2.05 安特与德克的无限赢 (Ant & Dec's Limitless Win) (S)。 3.10 埃塞克斯唯一方式 (The Only Way Is Essex) (S)。 4.10 波托马克真实主妇 (The Real Housewives Of Potomac) (S)。 5.00 比弗利山真实主妇 (The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills) (S)。

6.00 名人猜词 (Celebrity Catchphrase) 嘉宾：拉里·兰布、萨姆·奎克和斯嘉丽·莫法特 (S)。

7.00 安特与德克的无限赢 理查德和洛娜完成他们的游戏 (S)。

8.00 1%俱乐部问答，由李·麦克主持 (S)。

9.00 老大哥：现场驱逐 AJ 奥杜杜和威尔·贝斯特宣布最新一名面临驱逐的屋友 (S)。

10.35 家族伙计 (Family Guy) 布莱恩和斯图尔特回顾这部喜剧的试播集 (S)。

11.05 家族伙计 (Family Guy) 露易丝与一名当地新闻主播成为朋友 (S)。 11.35 美国爸爸！ (American Dad!) (S)。

12.05 美国爸爸！ (American Dad!) (S)。 12.35 鲍勃的汉堡 (Bob's Burgers) (S)。 1.05 鲍勃的汉堡 (Bob's Burgers) (S)。 1.30 下一级主厨美国版 (Next Level Chef USA) (S)。 2.20 与 ITV 一起放松 (Unwind With ITV) (S)。 3.00 电视购物

多米诺骨牌

玩法：从 0-0 到 6-6 的全部 28 块多米诺骨牌已全部放入网格中，每块仅出现一次。你能算出每块骨牌的位置吗？

3< / td><>0< / ><>1< / ><>6< / ><>0< / ><>2< / ><>4< / >< / tr><><>5< / ><>2< / ><>5< / ><>2< / ><>4< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>5< / ><>6< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>1< / ><>6< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>1< / ><>2< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>6< / ><>5< / ><>4< / ><>1< / >< / ><><>3< / ><>6< / ><>3< / ><>1< / ><>4< / ><>3< / ><>0< / >< / ><><>5< / ><>1< / ><>3< / ><>0< / ><>6< / ><>4< / >< / ><><>2< / ><>6< / ><>5< / ><>4< / ><>5< / ><>0< / ><>5< / >< / table>

路径寻找者

玩法：按照 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4 这样的顺序在数字之间移动，从灰色的 1 开始，在灰色的 4 结束。每一步你可以向任何方向（包括对角线）移动一格。你必须形成一条连续的路径，且每个格子恰好经过一次。

轨道绘制

玩法 外围的数字表示 A 和 B 之间的轨道在每行和每列中经过的格子数量。轨道要么直接穿过一个格子，要么在格子内成直角转弯。

二进制

玩法：完成网格，使每行和每列都包含五个 0 和五个 1。在任何行或列中，同一个数字不能连续出现超过两个方格。在完成的谜题中，每一行的 0 和 1 序列必须与其他任何行不同，列同理。

链式链接

玩法：在每行、每列以及由链条连接的每组方格中填入数字 1-6。

数字六边形

玩法：每个六边形被分为六个三角形。这六个三角形的数字之和始终为 25. 在每个空白三角形中填入 1-9 的数字以完成谜题：一个六边形内不能重复使用同一个数字。

每日问答

1. 哪位在 1972 年去世的荷兰艺术家以其包含光学错觉和不可能建筑的幻觉艺术作品而闻名？

2. 植物中直接向下生长进入地下的巨大、主干且笔直的根被称为什么？

3. 哪位苏格兰演员是美国版《叛徒》（The Traitors）的主持人？

4. 弓箭的使用可能是在大约多少年前在非洲发展起来的——60,000, 70,000 还是 80,000？

答案请见第 51 页

寻路者

玩法：从一个字母移动到相邻字母，你能否创建一条连续的路径，访问每个方格一次，并拼出网格右侧列出的所有单词？从阴影方格开始。

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海战 (Battleships)

玩法指南：在网格中找出下方列出的每艘船的位置。边缘的数字表示谜题中每一行和每一列包含的船只片段数量。船只的所有方向（包括对角线）都被海水包围。

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茄子帕尔马

6-8 人份

4 根大茄子 - 约 1kg 橄榄油 2 x 400g 罐装切碎番茄 1 汤匙 Doppio 浓缩番茄膏 3 瓣大蒜 2 茶匙 干牛至 200g 莫扎里拉奶酪 10g 新鲜罗勒叶 100g 帕马森干酪 (Parmigiano Reggiano) - 磨碎 盐和胡椒

将茄子纵向切片，厚度为 1cm，撒上盐并放在滤网中静置 30 分钟。拍干。

在橄榄油锅中将切碎的大蒜炒一分钟，然后加入罐装番茄、番茄膏和牛至。用小火炖 20 分钟直到浓稠。

将烤箱烤架预热至中高火。

在茄子片上刷橄榄油，分批单层烤 7 到 10 分钟。在烤到一半时翻面并刷油，确保两面都烤熟。重复此步骤直到所有茄子片都烤熟。

在 21cm x 27cm 的耐热烤盘中抹上黄油，然后在底部铺一层茄子。

在茄子上面铺上几勺番茄酱和撕成小块的莫扎里拉奶酪。撒上大量的磨碎帕马森干酪和几片罗勒叶。

重复这些步骤直到所有食材用完：茄子、番茄酱、莫扎里拉奶酪、帕马森干酪、罗勒。最后一层铺上番茄酱、莫扎里拉奶酪和磨碎的帕马森干酪，但不要放罗勒。

将茄子帕马森烤盘在 180℃ 风扇模式 / 200℃ / 燃气 4 档下烘烤 35 到 40 分钟，直到呈金黄色。静置 15 到 20 分钟。

食用建议：搭配乡村意大利面包蘸酱。配一份简单的沙拉。

食谱来自 Cirio

游戏与谜题

谜题 每周六提供全国最优秀的带格填字游戏

数和 (Kakuro)

玩法：填充白色方格，使每行或每列单元格的总和与该行 / 列起始处的总数一致。你只能使用 1-9 的数字，且在同一行 / 列中不能重复使用数字。

拼图数独 (Jigsawdoku)

玩法：在每行、每列以及粗线勾勒的拼图区域内，分别填入 1-9 的数字，且每个数字仅出现一次。

杀手数独 (Killer Sudoku)

玩法：每行、每列以及 3x3 的方格必须包含 1 到 9 的每个数字且仅出现一次。灰色线条内所有数字的总和必须与该区域左上角标注的数字一致。在灰色线条形成的区域内，任何数字不能出现两次以上。

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Zygolex® 每日刊登于 i Paper

通过遵循 押韵 (RHYME)、字母 (LETTERS) 和 含义 (MEANING) 的链接来寻找缺失的单词 —— 例如，一个与 'cheek' 押韵，与 'pear' 只有一个字母不同，且含义与 'mountain' 相同的单词，应该是 'peak'。完整规则请见 zygolex.com。答案见第 51 页。

不等式数独 (Futoshiki)

玩法指南 在每一行和每一列中，将数字 1-5 各填入一次。大于号（$>$）和小于号（$<$）表示相邻单元格之间的大小关系。

扫雷 (Minesweeper)

玩法指南 找出网格中所有的地雷。某些方格中的数字表示其相邻方格（包括对角线接触的方格）中地雷的数量。有数字的方格中不能放置地雷。

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数字方格 (Number Square)

玩法指南 在空白方格中填入数字，使横向和纵向的计算结果与灰色方格中显示的结果一致。1 到 9 的每个数字只能出现一次。计算应从左到右、从上到下依次进行，而非遵循严格的数学运算顺序。

简单难度

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困难难度

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密码游戏 No 4633

玩法：网格中的数字对应字母表中的字母。解开谜题，并在发现字母时将其填入密钥中。已提供三个字母以供开始。答案将在明天的报纸上公布，周四的密码游戏答案在第 51 页。

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简明纵横字谜 No 4955

横向

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纵向

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单词阶梯

玩法 将阶梯顶部的单词转换为底部的单词，仅使用中间的五个横杆。在每个横杆上，您必须填入一个有效的四个字母单词，该单词与上方的单词完全相同，仅有一个字母不同。实现这一目标可能有多种方法。

昨日简明纵横字谜答案 横向 1 Lox, 3 Myth (Locksmith), 8 Celebrity, 9 Rot, 10 Explore, 11 Evade, 13 Wooden spoon, 17 Crepe, 19 Turmoil, 20 Bob, 22 Economics, 23 Awry, 24 End. 纵向 1 Lackey, 2 Xylophone, 3 Maybe, 4 Tor, 5 Abroad, 6 Hibernation, 7 Other, 12 Apologise, 14 Parrot, 15 Scuba, 16 Closed, 18 Enemy, 21 Bow.

今日其他益智游戏：隐喻纵横字谜，第 25 页；五线索隐喻字谜，第 15 页；一分钟 Wijuko，第 17 页；数独 X，第 46 页。益智游戏答案请见第 51 页。

idoku Exclusive to i

玩法：从 1 到 9 的每个数字必须在构成红色字母 i 的方格中出现（且仅出现一次）。

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数独 简单

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明日：更难

ABC 逻辑

玩法：在每一行和每一列中，字母 A、B 和 C 只能出现一次。每行和每列有两个空格。行 / 列边缘的字母表示该行 / 列中第一个或最后一个出现的字母。

单词轮盘

玩法：你能利用轮盘中的字母找到多少个单词？每个单词必须包含中心字母以及至少其他三个字母。每个字母只能使用一次。不能使用外来词、专有名词或复数形式，但可以使用以 's' 结尾的动词形式。至少有一个九字母单词可供寻找。

评分标准：14个为良好，21个为优秀，26个为卓越，31个为天才

儿童专区 数字金字塔

玩法：数字金字塔中每个方格的值为其正下方两个方格数值之和。

马之巡游

玩法：一个国际象棋中的马在网格中每个方格恰好访问一次，从 1 开始，在 100 结束（这两个方格已阴影标出）。推导出马的完整路径（其中部分路径已给出），从而完成网格。马的移动方式为：先横向移动两格，再纵向移动一格；或先纵向移动两格，再横向移动一格。

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单元格

玩法：将网格划分为正方形或长方形区块，每个区块仅包含一个数字。每个区块包含的单元格数量必须与其中数字所示一致。

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单词填空

玩法：你能将所有单词填入网格以完成谜题吗？有些单词最初可能适合多个位置，但只有一种方式能将所有单词组合在一起以填满网格。

词方格 (Word Square)

玩法：只需根据提示在方格对应的行中填写答案。最终的解答必须保证每一行水平阅读的内容与每一列垂直阅读的内容完全相同。

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桥梁 (Bridges)

玩法：将所有岛屿（由圆圈表示）连接成一个互通的整体。为此，请在岛屿之间绘制桥梁。每个圆圈中的数字表示必须连接到该岛屿的桥梁数量。桥梁不能相互交叉，只能水平或垂直绘制，且任意两个岛屿之间最多只能有两座桥梁。

六角词阵 (Hexalex)

玩法：将下列每个字母在空白六边形中各填入一次，填入后将其划掉。填写字母的方式必须使得通过在相邻六边形之间移动，能够拼出方格旁列出的所有单词。

玩法：在每一行和每一列中各填入一次数字 1-6，并遵守粗线区域内的计算结果。每个区域中的数字表示该区域的总计，符号则显示应对数字执行的运算类型：加法、减法、除法或乘法。在粗线区域内，数字可以重复。对于减法，始终用该区域内最高数字减去较低数字；对于除法，用最高数字除以较低数字。

计算数独 (Calcudoku)

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A B C F G H I K N O R S T U V Y

单词搜索

ADONIS ANTIGONE ATALANTA CALYPSO CASSANDRA CASSIOPEIA DAEDALUS DAMOCLES EUROPA HELEN

IXION JASON MEDUSA MELEAGER MENELAUS MINOS NARCISSUS PASIPHAE PELOPS PENTHESILEA

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答案：第 51 页

同时怀揣着自己的烹饪梦想。莱拉（Laila，由《龙之家族》的埃洛拉·托基亚饰演）是一名顾客，她在庆祝结婚前的单身派对时引起了他的注意，而她即将嫁给一名控制欲强的未婚夫。两人随后陷入了一场婚外情，莱拉鼓励莫追求他的梦想，而莫则挑战她去面对自己妥协的生活。

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格雷厄姆邀请了奥利维亚·科尔曼和亚历山大·斯卡斯加德，两人讨论了他们的奇幻喜剧《Wicker》，以及约翰·马尔科维奇，他聊到了在马丁·麦多纳的《Wild Horse Nine》中饰演一名 CIA 官员的经历。《熊家餐厅》的女演员 Ayo Edebiri 谈到了她的新电影《Clarissa》，乡村歌手 Orville Peck 负责提供音乐表演。

电影选择 劳伦斯·费兰

今日电影推荐 《碟中谍：致命清算》 晚上8点，E4频道

(克里斯托弗·麦奎里, 2023) 在汤姆·克鲁斯（左）这部充满不可思议的动作与谍战系列中最奢华、最具科幻色彩的篇章中，反派是一个人工智能：“一个具有自我意识、自我学习、吞噬真相的数字寄生虫”，能够制造各种高科技诡计和叙事上的障眼法。但它面对的是伊森·亨特，此处被描述为“一个能读心、能变身、混乱的化身”。因此，期待一场激烈的碰撞吧。海莉·阿特维尔饰演的性感小偷是团队中一个出色的新成员，而动作场面则包括在阿布扎比机场的高风险闹剧、在罗马的汽车追逐，以及在脱轨的东方快车中疯狂攀爬。

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《盐》（Salt）

晚上9点，Great! Action频道 (菲利普·诺伊斯, 2010)

(菲利普·诺伊斯, 2010) 安吉丽娜·朱莉主演，饰演一名被指控为俄罗斯间谍的美国中央情报局（CIA）特工。从那时起，她不断地奔跑、跳跃、战斗、射击，冲在最前线以营救丈夫、洗清冤屈并阻止核末日。

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《长腿》（Longlegs） 晚上10点，BBC Two频道

(奥斯古德·珀金斯, 2024) 一名类似克拉丽丝·史တာ林（Clarice Starling）的联邦调查局（FBI）探员（麦卡·门罗 饰）在一出阴森的恐怖程序剧（procedural）中调查一系列神秘的谋杀自杀案。这部电影的特点是尼古拉斯·凯奇饰演的古怪反派之表现极其离谱——即便按照他的标准来看也极其离谱。

点播推荐

《动物》（Animals） Netflix 本·阿弗莱克主演的电影，讲述一名市长候选人的儿子被绑架的故事。

《行尸走肉：死亡之城》（The Walking Dead: Dead City）

现已上线

在后末日时代的曼哈顿中，更多僵尸动作戏。

《账户中的科林》（Colin From Accounts） BBC iPlayer

他们最终会在一起吗？这部精彩的澳大利亚浪漫喜剧的最终季。

itv3

6.00 《野心》 (S)。 7.05 《艾默代尔》经典版 (S)。 7.35 《艾默代尔》经典版 (S)。 8.05 《加冕街》 (S)。 8.40 《加冕街》 (S)。 9.15 《摩尔斯探长》 (S)。 11.30 《心跳》 (S)。 12.35 《心跳》 (S)。 1.35 《皇家医院》 (S)。 2.40 《野心》 (S)。 3.40 《艾默代尔》 (S)。 4.40 《加冕街》 (S)。 5.15 《加冕街》 (S)。 5.50 《心跳》 (S)。

6.55 《心跳》海伦被绑架 (S)。

8.00 《马丁医生》村民们为埃林汉姆一家举办告别派对 (S)。

9.00 《马丁医生》 这部喜剧剧集的首集，由马丁·克鲁恩主演 (S)。

10.00 《唐顿庄园》 2012年圣诞特辑 (S)。

11.55 《班克斯总警》两部分之第一部分。一名儿童失踪 (S)。

12.55 《班克斯总警》 (S)。 1.55 《乔治与米尔德里德》 (S)。 2.20 《与ITV共度闲暇》 (S)。 2.30 电视购物

6.00 《摩登家庭》 (S)。 6.55 《粗鲁管子》短片 (S)。 7.00 《情侣来我家吃饭》 (S)。 8.00 《拉姆齐的厨房噩梦：美国版》 (S)。 9.00 《拉姆齐的厨房噩梦：美国版》 (S)。 10.00 《拉姆齐的厨房噩梦：美国版》 (S)。 11.00 《摩登家庭》 (S)。 11.30 (S)。 12.00 《辛普森一家》 (S)。 1.00 《辛普森一家》 (S)。 1.30 《(S)》。 2.00 《戈德堡一家》 (S)。 2.30 《戈德堡一家》 (S)。 3.00 (S)。 3.30 (S)。 4.00 (S)。 4.30 (S)。 5.00 《(S)》。 5.30 《(S)》。

6.00 《(S)》。 6.30 《(S)》帕蒂搬去和荷马及玛姬一起住 (S)。

7.00 《(S)》 莫加入了一家在线约会机构 (S)。 7.30 《布鲁克林九九》 (S)。

8.00 电影：《碟中谍：致命清算》(克里斯托弗·麦奎里 2023) 动作惊悚片 (S)。

11.05 《裸体吸引力》一名前俱乐部代表和一名技术恐惧症患者分别选择约会对象 (S)。

12.10 《裸体吸引力》 (S)。 1.10 《沙发评论》 (S)。 2.10 《初次约会》 (S)。 3.10 《拉姆齐的24小时地狱往返》 (S)。 4.00 《(S)》。 4.25 《戈德堡一家》 (S)。 5.15 《布鲁克林九九》 (S)。

8.55 《四人一床》 (S)。 9.30 《四人一床》 (S)。 10.00 《在(S)》。 10.30 《在(S)》。 11.05 《在(S)》。 11.35 《来我家吃饭》 (S)。 12.05 《来我家吃饭》 (S)。 12.35 《来我家吃饭》 (S)。 1.05 《来我家吃饭》 (S)。 1.40 《来我家吃饭》 (S)。 2.15 《在(S)》。 2.50 《在(S)》。 3.20 《在(S)》。 3.50 《在(S)》。 4.20 《在(S)》。 4.50 《汽车 S.O.S》 (S)。 5.50 《汽车 S.O.S》 (S)。

6.50 《狗屋》 一只巴塞特猎犬寻求两位青梅竹马的认可 (S)。

7.55 《狗屋》 (S)。

9.00 《海岸单位》 艾里斯和维克多调查一名消防员的可疑死亡。法语版 (S)。

10.15 24 《急诊室24小时》一名男子在网球场晕倒后被紧急送入 (S)。

11.20 24 《急诊室24小时》一名女性因疑似中风被紧急送入 (S)。

12.20 999：《在前线》 (S)。 1.25 24 《急诊室24小时》 (S)。 2.30 24 《急诊室24小时》 (S)。 3.30 《阳光之所》 (S)。 4.00 Close

sky ONE

6.00 Mornings With Jones And Melbourne (R) (S)。 6.30 Mornings With Jones And Melbourne (R)。 7.00 Mornings Jones And Melbourne (R)。 7.30 Mornings Jones And Melbourne (R)。 8.00 Stargate SG-1 (R) (S)。 9.00 Stargate SG-1 (R) (S)。 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (R) (S)。 11.00 The Simpsons (R) (S)。 11.30 The Simpsons (R) (S)。 12.00 Aussie Snake Wranglers: Deadly Pursuit (R) (S)。 12.30 Aussie Snake Wranglers: Deadly Pursuit (R) (S)。 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R) (S)。 2.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R) (S)。 3.00 S.W.A.T (R) (S)。 4.00 S.W.A.T (R) (S)。 5.00 Formula 1 (R)。

6.00 Superstore (S)。 6.30 Superstore 艾米和乔纳在停职四个月后回归 (S)。

7.00 The Simpsons 一家人前往古巴旅行 (R) (S)。 7.30 The Simpsons (R) (S)。

8.00 Shark Steve Backshall 印度洋的鲨鱼 (R) (S)。

9.00 The Walking Dead: Dead City 玛吉和路易斯寻找宝贵资源 (S)。

10.00 Romesh: Can't Knock The Hustle 罗梅什·兰加纳森展开一项全球任务 (R) (S)。

11.30 Grimsburg 一个陌生人将病毒传染给小镇 (S)。

12.00 Grimm (R) (S)。 12.50 Evil (R) (S)。 1.45 Road Wars (R) (S)。 2.35 Road Wars (R) (S)。 3.05 Hawaii Five-0 (R) (S)。 4.00 S.W.A.T (R) (S)。 5.00 S.W.A.T (R) (S)。

6.00 Urban Secrets (R) (S)。 7.00 Urban Secrets (R) (S)。 8.00 Billions (R) (S)。 9.05 Billions (R) (S)。 10.15 Deadwood (R) (S)。 11.20 Deadwood (R) (S)。 12.25 Gomorrah (R) (S)。 1.30 Homicide: Life On The Street (R) (S)。 2.30 Homicide: Life On The Street (R) (S)。 3.30 Billions (R) (S)。 4.35 Billions (R) (S)。 5.45 House Of The Dragon (R) (S)。

6.45 House Of The Dragon 雷妮拉质疑戴蒙的忠诚 (R) (S)。

8.00 Fargo 莫莉做出了一个非传统的决定 (R) (S)。

9.00 War 摩根早期的失误被泰勒和拜恩抓住 (S)。

10.05 Under Salt Marsh 旧指控再次浮现 (R) (S)。

11.10 Euphoria 卡西追随她的梦想 (R) (S)。

12.20 Euphoria (R) (S)。 1.30 House Of The Dragon (R) (S)。 2.55 Gomorrah (R) (S)。 4.00 Gomorrah (R) (S)。 5.05 The Guest Wing (R) (S)。

Radio

BBC Radio 1

6.58am Newsbeat 7.00 1 Breakfast Greg James 10.00 1 Anthems Greg James 10.30 Newsbeat 10.33 1 Anthems 11.00 Charlie And Jerry 12noon 1 Live Lounge 12.45 Newsbeat 1.00 Sam And Danni 3.00 1 Dance Party Starters Sam And Danni 4.00 The Official Chart On 1 Jack Saunders 5.45 Newsbeat 6.00 1's Dance Party Danny Howard 8.00 1's Future Sarah Story 10.00 Pete Tong 12mdn't 1's Essential Mix 2.00 Danny Howard's Club Mix 3.00 1's Anthems Charlie Hedges 4.00 1 Party Starters 5.00 1's Happy Anthems

BBC 1Xtra

6.32am 1Xtra Playlists 7.00 1Xtra Breakfast Nadia Jae 10.00 DJ Day Day 12.45pm Newsbeat 1.00 Sian Anderson 4.00 Remi Burgz 5.45 Newsbeat 6.00 Remi Burgz 7.00 Kash & Pharaoh G 8.30 Kash & Pharaoh G 9.00 Kenny Allstar 10.30 Kenny Allstar 11.00 1Xtra's Friday Night Party Izzy Bossy 12.30am 1Xtra's Friday Night Party Izzy Bossy 1.00 1Xtra's Rave Show Jeremiah Asiamah 2.30 1Xtra's Rave Show Jeremiah Asiamah 3.00 1Xtra's R&B Chuckie 4.30 1Xtra's R&B Slow Jamz Mix Chuckie 5.00 1Xtra Salutes..

BBC 2

6.30am The Sara Cox Breakfast 9.30 Vernon Kay 12noon Jeremy Vine 2.00 Clara Amfo 4.00 Drivetime 7.00 Michelle Visage 8.30 Michelle Visage's Handbag Hits 9.00 Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Kitchen Disco 11.00 The Rock Shaun Keaveny 12mdn't Romesh Ranganathan: For The Love Of Hip-Hop 1.00 Tony Blackburn's Sounds Of Soul 2.00 2 In The Park 2.30 2 In The Park 3.00 2 In The Park 4.15 2 Unwinds Angela Griffin 5.00 Tracks Of My Years

BBC Radio 3

上午6:30 早餐节目 (Breakfast)；9:30 经典精选 (Essential Classics)；下午1:00 古典现场 (Classical Live)；4:00 本周作曲家：威尼斯学派 (Composer Of The Week: The Venetian School)；5:00 协调 (In Tune)：音乐、艺术新闻及嘉宾；7:00 古典混音带 (Classical Mixtape)：系列音乐；7:30 周五音乐之夜 (Friday Night Is Music Night)：庆祝约翰·鲁特 (John Rutter) 和鲍勃·奇尔科特 (Bob Chilcott)；9:45 论文：走向晚祷 (The Essay: Towards Evensong)：艺术节目；10:00 晚间交汇 (Late Junction)；11:30 午夜时分 ('Round Midnight)；凌晨12:30 彻夜 (Through The Night)

BBC Radio 4

上午6:00 今日 (Today)；9:00 荒岛唱片 (Desert Island Discs)；10:00 女性时间 (Woman's Hour)；11:00 食物节目 (The Food Programme)；11:45 去还是不去 (To Go Or Not To Go)；中午12:00 新闻；12:04 反社交 (AntiSocial)

12:57 天气；下午1:00 一个世界 (The World At One)；1:45 转折点 (The Turning Point)；2:00 弓箭手 (The Archers)；2:15 戏剧：地下 (Drama: Underground)；2:45 当班克西来到 town (When Banksy Comes To Town)；3:00 园丁问答时间 (Gardeners' Question Time)；3:45 短篇作品 (Short Works)；4:00 最后之言 (Last Word)；4:30 或多或少 (More Or Less)；5:00 下午 (PM)；5:57 天气；6:00 六点新闻；6:30 新闻问答 (The News Quiz)；7:00 弓箭手 (The Archers)；7:15 屏幕截图 (Screenshot)：图形小说与电影的关系；8:00 有任何问题吗？ (Any Questions?)：来自格洛斯特郡的政治辩论，由亚历克斯·福赛斯 (Alex Forsyth) 主持；8:55 本周历史 (This Week In History)：包括伊顿公学的创立；9:00 自由思考 (Free Thinking)：历史档案中的女性之声；10:00 今夜世界 (The World Tonight)：主持人詹姆斯·库马拉萨米 (James Coomarasamy)；10:45 睡前书：车站 (Book At Bedtime: Stations)；11:00 美国播报 (Americast)：分析美国最新的文化和社会故事；11:30 安加迪夫妇 (Mr And Mrs Angadi)；午夜12:00 新闻与天气；12:30 去还是不去 (To Go Or Not To Go)；12:48 航运预报 (Shipping Forecast)；凌晨1:00 接入 BBC 世界服务 (As BBC World Service)；5:30 新闻摘要；5:34 航运预报；5:43 今日祷告 (Prayer For The Day)；5:45 当班克西来到 town (When Banksy Comes To Town)

BBC Radio 4 Extra 上午6:00 亚当·达尔格利什：遮住她的脸 (Adam Dalgliesh: Cover Her Face)；6:30 深海六号 (Deep Six)；7:00 演员的生活 (An Actor's Life For Me)；7:30 超出我们的认知 (Beyond Our Ken)；8:00 自然桌 (Nature Table)；8:30 活着，活着哦！以及其他重要之事 (Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter)；8:45 特里斯特姆·钱迪 (Tristram Shandy)；9:00 你的母亲 (Your Mum)；9:30 骨骼故事 (Bone Stories)；9:45 每日服务 (Daily Service)；10:00 灵魂音乐 (Soul Music)；10:30 幸福是否写成白色？ (Does Happiness Write White?)；11:00 亚当·达尔格利什：遮住她的脸；11:30 深海六号；中午12:00 演员的生活；12:30 超出我们的认知；下午1:00 自然桌；1:30 活着，活着哦！以及其他重要之事；1:45 特里斯特姆·钱迪；2:00 已预订 (Booked)；2:30 薇薇安：大片 (Vivien The Blockbuster)；4:00 灵魂音乐；4:30 幸福是否写成白色？；5:00 亚当·达尔格利什：遮住她的脸；5:30 深海六号；6:00 演员的生活；6:30 超出我们的认知；7:00 自然桌；7:30 活着，活着哦！以及

晚间交汇 (Late Junction) 晚上10点，BBC Radio 3 维里蒂·夏普 (Verity Sharp) （见上图）介绍 巴恩斯利 Abandon Normal Devices 多媒体艺术节的 精彩内容，这是一场 独特的活动，包含 乔恩·韦恩 (Jon Waine)、 Fågelbörs 和 Thorn Wych 的音乐。

其他重要之事 (Other Things That Matter) 7:45 特里斯特姆·钱迪；8:00 已预订；8:30 薇薇安：大片；10:00 喜剧俱乐部：你的母亲 (Comedy Club: Your Mum)；10:30 喜剧俱乐部：Masala FM；11:00 喜剧俱乐部：一个可怕的时刻 (For One Horrible Moment)；11:15 喜剧俱乐部：全部变更 (All Change)；11:30 喜剧俱乐部：边缘坠落 (Edge Falls)；午夜12:00 灵魂音乐；12:30 幸福是否写成白色？；凌晨1:00 亚当·达尔格利什：遮住她的脸；1:30 深海六号；2:00 演员的生活；2:30 超出我们的认知；3:00 自然桌；3:30 活着，活着哦！以及其他重要之事；3:45 特里斯特姆·钱迪；4:00 已预订；4:30 薇薇安：大片

BBC 5 Live

上午6:00 5 Live 早餐节目；9:00 尼基·坎贝尔 (Nicky Campbell)；11:00 周五的查尔斯 (Chiles On Friday)；下午1:00 埃利斯·詹姆斯与约翰·罗宾斯 (Elis James And John Robins)；2:00 马特·乔利 (Matt Chorley)；4:00 5 Live 驾驶 (5 Live Drive)；5:20 女性足球；7:30 英超开球，由达伦·弗莱彻 (Darren Fletcher) 主持；10:00 斯蒂芬·诺兰 (Stephen Nolan)；凌晨1:00 凯瑟琳·斯坦齐辛 (Kathryn Stanczyszyn)；5:00 5 Live 拳击；5:30 足球日报 (Football Daily)

BBC 6 Music

上午7:00 尼克·格里姆肖 (Nick Grimshaw)；10:00 劳伦·拉文 (Lauren Laverne)；下午1:00 克里斯·霍金斯 (Chris Hawkins)；4:00 休·斯蒂芬斯 (Huw Stephens)；7:00 人民党，由德布·格兰特 (Deb Grant) 主持；9:00 6 Music 独立音乐永恒 (Indie Forever)；10:00 6 Music 独立音乐永恒；11:00 6 Mix，由玛丽·安妮·霍布斯 (Mary Anne Hobbs) 主持；午夜12:00 6 Music 狂欢永恒 (Rave Forever)；凌晨1:00 6 Music 永恒之暗 (Forever Dark)；2:00 聚焦节拍 (Focus Beats)；4:00 环境聚焦 (Ambient Focus)

Classic FM

6.30am Dan Walker 主持的 Classic FM 早餐节目 9.00 Dan Walker 主持的 Classic FM 名人堂时间 10.00 Aled Jones 1pm Hannah Scott-Joynt 4.00 Margherita Taylor 6.00 Jonathan Ross 主持的 Classic FM 电影音乐会。包含《哈利·波特》系列及吉尔莫·德尔·托罗电影的音乐。 8.00 Alexander Armstrong 主持的 古典聚焦。特邀钢琴家 Junyan Chen 和男低音-男中音 Willard White。 10.00 宁静古典 2am Katie Breathwick

Absolute Radio

6am Dave Berry 10.00 Leona Graham 1pm Ben Burrell 4.00 Bush & Richie 主持的 Hometime 7.00 Claire Sturgess 主持的 Absolute 80年代最伟大金曲 10.00 Sophie K 4am Ben Coley

Heart

6.30am Jamie Theakston 和 Amanda Holden 主持的 Heart 早餐节目 10.00 Pandora Christie 1pm Matt Wilkinson 4.00 JK 和 Kelly Brook 7.00 Toby Anstis 主持的 Heart 俱乐部经典 11.00 Rezzy Ghadjar 1am Adam Lawrance

TalkSPORT

6am Alan Brazil 主持的 TalkSPORT 早餐节目 10.00 Sam Matterface & Alex Crook 1pm Hawksbee And Jacobs 4.00 TalkSPORT Drive 7.00 感谢足球，今天是周五 10.00 体育酒吧周末版 1am Ben Fletcher 主持的 Extra Time 5.00 TalkSPORT 特别节目

Panorama

全球 10 故事

乌克兰

俄罗斯炸弹袭击顿涅茨克公交站致 30 人死亡

作者：Hanna Arhirova 发自基辅

在乌克兰东部，一枚威力巨大的俄罗斯制导炸弹在满载乘客的公共巴士旁爆炸，造成至少 30 人死亡，至少 18 人受伤。

这次针对乌克兰顿涅茨克地区克拉马托尔斯克的袭击，是近期在全国范围内发起的一波密集入冬前攻击的最新一次，同时基辅的停电情况正在恶化。

与此同时，英国外交大臣埃德·米利班德（Ed Miliband）宣布了一系列针对俄罗斯的新制裁。他与乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基（Volodymyr Zelensky）一同视察了周三一起造成 22 名平民死亡的俄罗斯导弹袭击现场。

昨日在克拉马托尔斯克公交站发生的早晨袭击导致该地区的公共交通暂停运行。

该市军事行政部门负责人奥列克桑德尔·贡恰连科（Oleksandr Honcharenko）表示：“毫无疑问，俄罗斯在冷酷地针对平民，”他补充说，随后的俄罗斯小型无人机袭击阻碍了救援工作。

在此次事件发生的前一天，乌克兰北部城镇普里卢基（Pryluky）遭到了致命的导弹袭击，死亡人数上升至 22, 人，其中包括五名儿童。

救援人员仍在搜寻被俄罗斯导弹击中的一栋住宅楼的废墟。至少 54 人受伤。

在昨日访问普里卢基期间，米利班德宣布了针对俄罗斯石油公司、影子舰队油轮和军事供应链的新制裁。

此次共有 38 项新认定，包括两家俄罗斯石油公司 Zarubezhneft 和 INK Capital。英国的制裁目前已覆盖俄罗斯总石油产能的 90 per cent 以上。

英国还对另外 12 艘作为俄罗斯影子舰队一部分运行的油轮实施制裁，使被制裁船只的总数增加到 600 艘以上。

外交大臣还谴责了杀害平民的“令人震惊的暴行”，并将俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京的战略称为“邪恶”，而泽连斯基则警告称，袭击在冬季可能会升级。AP

韩国

首尔拟召回驻乌克兰大使

作者：Hyung-Jin Kim 发自首尔

韩国表示将召回其驻乌克兰大使，以升级对乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基近期披露两名朝鲜战俘被秘密转移至南方的抗议。

在此公告发布几天前，李在明总统曾威胁称，如果乌克兰拒绝就此次披露道歉，将采取不具体明的惩罚措施。

首尔外交部表示，韩国将继续与乌克兰进行磋商，并补充说希望该争端能得到顺利解决。

在泽连斯基于9月23日的联合国演讲中谈到朝鲜士兵的转移后，韩国与乌克兰陷入了外交争端。

韩国指责乌克兰违反了关于9月中旬转移士兵的保密协议，但基辅方面否认达成过此类协议。

这些士兵是数千名被部署以支持俄罗斯对乌战争的朝鲜军队成员。AP

脱离大部队

在第110届皮埃蒙特大赛（Gran Piemonte）期间，骑行者们欣赏着意大利西北部的葡萄园——这是一场从阿斯蒂到布拉的185公里单日赛。 DARIO BELINGHERI / GETTY

法国

抗议期间数百所学校关闭

作者：Makini Brice 和 Clotaire Achi 发自巴黎

昨晚，数千名示威者聚集在巴黎的巴士底广场，随着针对学校条件的抗议浪潮没有减弱的迹象，部分人群与警方发生了冲突。

由于青少年封锁学校建筑并在包括南特、雷恩和马赛在内的城市游行，昨日法国全境有150多所中学关闭，这是本周第二个大规模行动日。

这场已进入第三周的抗议运动揭露了法国内部的深层紧张局势：一方面是民众要求投资于日益恶化的公共服务，另一方面是资金匮乏的政府在债券市场的压力下，必须减少债务和赤字。

此次运动还导致数百人被捕，数十人受伤，并引发了关于防暴警察对青少年使用武力的激烈辩论。

周三，在一名15岁少年被其中一个装置撕掉一只手后，政府暂停在抗议活动警务中使用震眩弹。

昨日，一名在蒙彼利埃的抗议者挥舞着苏联国旗

昨晚，巨大的群众聚集在法国大革命的精神家园——巴士底广场，其中包括许多表示与青少年抗议者团结一致的大学生。

“我们习惯了看到法国警察殴打人们，但通常被殴打的是成年人，”20, 岁、正在学习心理学的凯拉·安德伍德（Kerra Underwood）告诉《纽约时报》。

在某个时刻，警方在广场的一部分区域发射催泪瓦斯并冲向抗议者，那里的一些聚集者向警员投掷植物、椅子和长凳。警方还对抗议者使用了水炮。REUTERS

波兰

男孩在其就读旧校杀死管理员

警方表示，一名15岁的前学生昨日在波兰的一所小学杀死一人并导致两人受伤；就在此前一天，另一所学校发生一起袭击事件，一名19岁青年导致包括自己在内的10人受伤。

当局表示，在最近这次袭击中，一名37岁的管理员死亡。袭击发生在华沙东北部的莱什奇多尔-诺维尼（Leszczydol-Nowiny），时间约为上午9点。

2026年10月9日，星期五

校长克日什托夫·奥赫曼斯基（Krzysztof Ochmanski）表示，他听到一声尖叫后跑进了走廊。

他告诉公共广播机构波兰广播电台（Polskie Radio RDC）：“他用一把相当长的刀刃刺伤了我——他身上带着三把刀——并用刀柄击打我。”

“在那之后，我设法制服了他。”

警方告诉私营广播机构TVN24，另一名教师在试图制服袭击者时也受了伤。

内政部表示，袭击者是该小学的前学生。动机尚不明确。

面对青少年暴力问题日益加深引发的担忧，总理唐纳德·图斯克（Donald Tusk）召开了紧急会议。

本周三，波兰东北部奥斯特罗莱卡（Ostroleka）的一所学校发生持刀袭击事件，导致10人受伤。

另外，本周三在波兰中北部的谢尔普茨（Sierpc），警方拘留了一名17岁少年，该少年曾提到计划在校园内做一些“危险的事情”。路透社

意大利

选举举措确保支持

意大利议会下院昨日最终批准了一项由总理乔治亚·梅洛尼（Giorgia Meloni）主导且争议激烈的选举改革方案，该方案可能在明年举行的全国大选中起到关键作用。

梅洛尼表示，新规则旨在增加政府稳定的可能性。

中左翼反对派则称，其目标是增加她维持权力的机会。

在一次秘密投票中，立法者以227票对164票通过了一项法案，引入完全比例代表制的选举制度，并规定任何获得超过42%选票的联盟将获得席位奖励，以确保议会多数席位。

在之前的规则下，约三分之二的立法者通过比例代表制选出，其余则在领先者当选（first-past-the-post）的选区中选出，分析人士认为这可能有利于反对派。路透社

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中国出租车司机王先生透过双筒望远镜，观察着一面在即将开通的桥梁彼端飘扬的朝鲜国旗，这座桥梁将他的家乡丹东与这个神秘的国家连接起来。

“他们终于完成了他们那边，”这位40岁的男子说道。本周，在传闻该桥开通将很快结束12年延迟之际，数十人聚集在这座东北城市的新鸭绿江大桥附近。

咖啡馆、游乐场和一个小黄鸭主题公园在附近拔地而起，这表明这座陷入困境的城市希望利用新通道获利，但一些居民和店主将其更多地视为一种好奇心而非经济助力。

“这不会带来太多新生意，因为普通公民无法访问，但他们仍然是我们的朋友，”王先生在周二访问期间说道，当天是邻国建交77周年，他指的是朝鲜人。

虽然中国在2014年就完成了桥梁建设，希望以此加强贸易联系。

2014年完成桥梁，希望加强与朝鲜的贸易联系，但由于平壤持续进行核试验以及随之而来的联合国制裁，两国关系恶化，朝鲜方面将其侧的接线道路和海关设施搁置未完。

在关系回暖并促成中国国家主席习近平于6月访问后，工程得以重启，但双方均未设定桥梁开通的具体日期。路透社

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印度

“蟑螂”抗议者要求选举主管辞职

作者：Aijaz Rahi 和 Sheikh Saaliq 发自班加罗尔

数千名印度“蟑螂”青年运动的支持者和多个学生团体昨日举行示威，升级了要求选举主管辞职的运动。此前，一项选民名单修订工作导致超过 1.3 亿 人被从名册中删除。

在南部城市班加罗尔举行的这场抗议活动发生在前一天，当时反对党领导人拉胡尔·甘地（Rahul Gandhi）在新德里的一次抗议活动中被警方短暂拘留。

警方将甘地（见插图）拖入车辆的戏剧性画面在社交媒体上广泛传播，这为要求撤换首席选举专员吉亚内什·库马尔（Gyanesh Kumar）的抗议活动增加了动力。

这项被称为“特别密集修订”的全国选民名单审查工作已在印度大多数邦和联邦直辖领地开展。

到目前为止，已有超过 1.3 亿 个名字被删除，这一数字超过了日本和菲律宾等国家的人口总数。数百万人已对删除行为提出申诉。

反对派表示，此次删除不成比例地影响了支持他们的选民，而更有可能支持总理纳伦德拉·莫迪（Narendra Modi）政党的选民则被保留或添加到名单中。

选举委员会和政府否认了这些指控，称修订旨在删除重复和不合格的条目。

上个月，《印度快报》（Indian Express）的一项调查发现，有两个选举委员会对该流程表示担忧，这使得愤怒情绪进一步升级。

此次运动部分由“蟑螂”运动领导。该运动始于 5 月的一场在线青年活动，此后在全国范围内组织了街头抗议。此前，该运动针对试卷泄露发起的全国性示威、静坐和绝食，导致莫迪的教育部长在 7 月辞职。

预计明天将有更多抗议活动举行。美联社（AP）

美国

飓风“伊赛亚斯”逼近，下令撤离

飓风“伊赛亚斯”（Isaias）昨日向美国墨西哥湾沿岸袭来，成为大西洋飓风季的第一个飓风，导致佛罗里达州部分地区实施强制撤离并关闭学校。

据预测，“伊赛亚斯”将迅速增强，并在今天或明天登陆北部墨西哥湾沿岸时，给佛罗里达州狭长地带（Panhandle）、阿拉巴马州南部和密西西比州南部带来强风和危及生命的风暴潮。

强降雨和洪水可能会持续到周末。

迈阿密国家飓风中心表示，该飓风昨日的最大持续风速约为 80 英里 / 小时，正以 9 英里 / 小时的速度向东东北方向移动。

部分墨西哥湾油井已暂停生产，佛罗里达州和阿拉巴马州的州长已宣布数十个县进入紧急状态。

“伊赛亚斯”在大西洋飓风季开始四个多月后才形成。

它距离打破该地区 121 年来最晚形成飓风的记录仅差一天。美联社（AP）

德国

各政党将共同打击反犹主义

据当地媒体昨日报道，左翼政党“左翼党”（Die Linke）、中左翼的德国社会民主党（SPD）和绿党已就应对反犹主义事件的措施达成一致，扫清了在柏林州启动探索性联盟谈判的关键障碍。

该协议是在柏林州选举两周半之后达成的。在那次选举中，“左翼党”以 25.7% 的得票率成为最大力量，并开始推动与社民党和绿党组建联合政府。路透社（REUTERS）

家庭

如何与年迈的父母讨论那些重大的人生决定

从重病到葬礼计划，不要推迟那些艰难的对话，丹尼斯·泰勒博士（Dr Denise Taylor）撰文指出

在成年人的生活中，会出现一个奇怪的时刻，你会发现自己正在斟酌那些从未想象过会对父母说出的话：爸爸，我不确定您是否还应该开车。妈妈，我担心您会摔倒。你们两个喝酒喝得太多了吧？你们办理持久授权书（lasting power of attorney）了吗？你们想要什么样的葬礼？

我是一名心理学家，而且——正如你将看到的——我仍然觉得这些对话很困难。多年来，我与父母（尽管我的父亲已经去世）进行过许多次这样的谈话。当对方是自己的父母时，专业知识并不能消除情感上的复杂性。这些人曾是那些担心我们、指导我们并告诉我们该怎么做的人。

人们往往倾向于等到以后再进行这些对话。但开始许多此类对话最糟糕的时机就是在危机期间。人们常犯的另一个错误是，在对方尚未参与的情况下，就带着已经决定好的答案地出现。

他们仍然是成年人。关心并不赋予我们掌控他们及其决定的权力。那么，我们该如何开始？我是如何进行这些棘手对话的？

1. “我担心您的驾驶情况” 我的父亲热爱开车。他的汽车代表着自由和能力，即使他的记忆力变得不再可靠，我们家人在建议他停止开车时依然犹豫不决。

丹尼斯·泰勒表示，在危机期间进行这些谈话是最糟糕的时机 摄影：SAM ALDRIDGE

最终，他在行驶了多年的路线上变得迷茫。我母亲比我更明白，如果宣布“你不能再开车了”，会让他感到屈辱。相反，她逐渐引入这个想法，谈论公交车通行证以及这样可以节省多少钱。

随后，当他的车被卖掉时，买家特意赞美了那辆车，并承诺会好好照顾它。这对他来说很重要。

我的经验告诉我，放弃汽车意味着放弃的远不止是交通工具，因此请询问可以用什么来替代它所提供的独立性。从你观察到的现象开始对话：“我注意到您最近有几次行程比较困难，这让我很担心。您觉得开车的情况怎么样？”这能开启对话。

避免说：“您太老了，不能开车。”这里的问题不是年龄，而是安全。

2. “我们如何能帮您保持独立？”

我的母亲极其独立。在新冠疫情期间住院后，她在养老院住了一段时间，她非常讨厌那里。她不喜欢那里的食物，患有认知障碍的人会走进她的房间，而且她并不总觉得受到了友善对待。即便在现在，想到要回到养老院仍能让她流泪。

她可以让护理人员每天四次上门，但她觉得这是一种限制：如果有人预定要来访，你就不能简单地决定出门。然而，独立也伴随着风险。在去洗手间的短距离行走中，她并不总是使用助行器，并且曾两次严重摔倒，导致救护车被叫到家中。

要开始这段对话，与其直接说：“显然您已经无法独立生活了”，不如尝试：“在仍能让您按照想要的方式生活的同时，做什么能让事情变得更容易？”

我们发现，目标不应该是自动追求最大程度的安全。更好的问题是，在尽可能保留自主权的同时，我们能够管理什么样的风险水平。例如，在护理人员的上门次数与我母亲对空间的需求之间取得平衡。

3. “如果你病得很重，你希望怎么处理？”

很多家庭在医疗危机发生时才发现，他们根本不知道对方想要什么，而那时往往已经太晚了。他们是否希望采取所有可能的干预措施？是否需要心肺复苏？包括他们是否希望签署 DNACPR（不尝试心肺复苏）协议。

我的母亲非常明确地表示她不希望被复苏。她见过其他人被维持生命或被复苏，但在她看来，那并不是他们真正想要的，这塑造了她自己的想法。

可以尝试这样问：“我知道这是一个很难开口的话题，但如果你病得很重，你知道你希望我们怎么做吗？”避免用你自己的答案开头，比如：“你肯定不想那样被维持生命吧。”

并没有唯一的正确偏好。重点是了解他们的意愿。而且不要假设一次谈话就能永远定论。一个人在 70 岁时的想法，到 85 岁时可能会改变。

4. “你希望死后如何处理？”

人们有时抗拒谈论葬礼，因为觉得这很忌讳。但实际上，这可能是最有趣的对话之一。音乐、朗诵、土葬或火葬，是庄重的仪式还是完全不同的形式：这些选择告诉我们一个人是如何看待自己的人生。

我的母亲曾经详细计划过她的葬礼：音乐、人员以及仪式类型。

现在她改变了主意。她不再想要教会葬礼，而是在考虑绿色葬礼。这正是为什么这些对话需要重新讨论的原因，因为时间会改变偏好。 可以尝试这样问：“你有没有想过，当你去世时，你实际上希望我们怎么做？”避免说：“别这么说话，你还能活很多年。”谈论死亡并不会让死亡提前发生。

5. “你办好授权书了吗？”

这听起来枯燥且像行政事务，这也许就是为什么它如此容易被拖延。但持久授权书（LPA）允许一个人选择他们信任的人，在以后需要帮助时代表他们行事。财产与财务，以及健康与福利分别有不同的 LPA。在获得许可的情况下，财务 LPA 也可以在一个人仍具有行为能力时使用——例如，帮助管理银行账户或代表他们与机构打交道。

很多年前，我的母亲、父亲以及当时的丈夫一起坐下来

所有这些对话中最困难的部分是接受我们无法控制结果

来完成这件事。对我父母来说，还有一个额外的原因，因为我父亲开始出现血管性痴呆。我母亲对此也非常认可。如今，我处理她大部分的财务行政事务，因为她觉得不用再去担心账单、水电费、银行和各类机构会更轻松。我的名字在她的银行账户上，我为她处理实际操作方面的事情。

重要的心理切入点在于，这并不一定意味着放弃控制权。对于母亲来说，这是在她完全有能力做出选择时，决定她信任谁。但我们个人确实知道一个孩子从父母那里拿走数千英镑的案例，所以这确实取决于你信任谁。将财务权力交给他人是一件重大事项，这正是为什么尽早进行对话会更好。尝试这样说：“你有没有想过，如果有一天你需要帮助，你希望由谁来处理这些事情？”避免这样说：“我们需要接管你的财务。”

6. “你说钱不够用。你考虑过找份工作吗？”这可能是名单上最出人意料的对话。最近，在特易购（Tesco）支付油费时，我

不要鲁莽介入——耐心地倾听父母在晚年想要什么 GETTY

与柜台后一位 80 岁的“乔伊斯”聊了起来。她工作是为了补贴养老金，让自己有更多钱去享受生活中更美好的事物。

当然，简单地告诉一个在经济上挣扎的人“去找份工作”可能很粗鲁。健康、照顾责任、交通和年龄歧视都是现实的障碍。但退休并不意味着再也不能赚一分钱。在商店工作几个小时、从事季节性工作、辅导或宠物看护，与回归全职职业截然不同。

尝试这样说：“你提到过几次钱不够用。你会考虑再次做一点有偿工作吗？”避免这样说：“如果你这么穷，为什么不去找份工作？”前者开启了一种可能性，而后者则是在下判断。

7. “我很担心你的饮酒量”

酒精问题尤其棘手，因为饮酒是合法的，在社交上被接受，且具有深度个人色彩。你可能会注意到空瓶在增加，饮酒时间在一天中提前，或者某人变得意识模糊。但冲进去说“你有酗酒问题”不太可能有所帮助。

从你实际

家庭成员经常在太晚时才发现，他们根本不知道某人在医疗危机期间想要什么

观察到的情况开始：“我注意到你最近似乎喝酒更多了。一切都还好吗？”这给了他们一个除了直接否认或防御之外的出口。 避免这样说：“在你这个年纪，你不应该那样喝酒。”

所有这些对话中最困难的部分是接受我们无法控制结果。父母可能会与我们产生分歧。他们可能会做出我们自己不会做出的选择。他们可能会接受某些帮助而拒绝其他帮助。

爱并不赋予我们接管对方的权利。但尊重一个人的独立性也不意味着在我们真正担心时保持沉默。也许最好的开始方式不是：“这是你需要做的事”，而是：“我可以告诉你我注意到的一些情况吗，因为我在意你？”

丹尼斯·泰勒（Denise Taylor）博士是一位特许心理学家和作家，致力于撰写关于晚年生活、工作以及全职就业之外的意义。她的著作《ThriveSpan: Walking Gently Into What Matters Now》现已出版。

关系

如何停止像母亲一样照顾你的中年前夫

女性在婚姻结束之后，依然在扮演父母的角色，照顾那些突然发现自己完全缺乏生活能力的男性。作者：哈里·哈迪斯蒂 (Harry Hardisty)

我的一位好友的丈夫在众目睽睽之下背叛了她。事实证明，他背着她与她的一个朋友维持了近十年的地下情。这不仅仅是一场性爱之约，但又未达到完整关系的程度。当她发现时，他哭了。他在她面前大发脾气，像个10岁的男孩一样。

随后，在他离开，并如预料般被那个女性朋友以及他大部分自己的朋友迅速抛弃后，我的好友被自己的焦虑所淹没。他还好吗？他能付得起账单吗？他有好好吃饭吗？她主要的恐惧完全不是为了她自己或她的处境。像往常一样，她把自己排在名单的最后。他瘫在地上抽泣，发出那种深沉的、颤抖的、试图喘过气来的声音，这个画面一直留在她脑海中，每当她担心他的福祉时，这个画面就会变得清晰。

现在，很容易将此归结为她的问题：她的焦虑，她的母性，以及她在关系中扮演母亲角色的需求。也就是说，在听到接下来的部分之前，这样说很简单。

我记得坐在她新公寓的沙发上（他们负担不起原来的房子），她向我递出手机说：“看看这个。这正常吗？”他们分开已经11个月了，且没有孩子。屏幕上是他们的 WhatsApp 聊天记录：他发来的几十条、数百条消息。“这个怎么付？我们的医生叫什么名字？车要去哪里保养？我没法熨这件该死的衬衫！”没完没了，从琐碎到可悲。如何设置直接付款（direct debit）很容易搜索，但在他新近漂流的单身生活这艘失去方向的小船上，她成了他的谷歌。

这绝非孤例。无论是否被背叛，女性依然在照顾那些在中年时才发现自己完全缺乏生活能力的男性。

我向数千名女性提供关系建议，每周都能听到一个类似的版本。前夫依然打电话询问他母亲的生日是什么时候。有人在晚上10点发来锅炉错误代码的照片。那个为了别人而离开的男人，依然把市政税信件转发给她，因为“那部分一直是你负责的”。这些女性没有一个是傻瓜。她们大多数都能清楚地看到发生了什么。但她们依然会回答。

为什么？

部分原因是习惯。如果你在20年里一直是那个记得所有事情的人——牙医预约、车辆年检（MOT）、密码、生日——那么当婚姻结束时，这种习惯并不会随之关闭。这些知识依然存在，而他也知道这一点。

部分原因是愧疚，或与之类似的情绪。当你看到一个

大多数男人在意识到安全网只会让他们在无能中打转后，都会变得独立

当你深爱着、或者曾经深爱着的成年男人在你的厨房地板上崩溃时，很难摆脱这样一种感觉：如果他垮了，那就是你的错，即便当初走出家门的人是他。

而这件事中更坦诚、也更令人不安的一面是“有用感”。多年来，处理水电煤等杂事让你感到自己有用，而想要就此停止其实相当困难。只要他还需要你告诉他怎么用洗衣机，这段婚姻就还没有完全结束。每一个答案都是一根细小的线，将你们继续系在一起；而剪断最后一根线，意味着终于要面对失去带来的全部沉重感。

但看看这付出了什么代价。他享受到了妻子带来的所有实际便利，却无需承担丈夫的任何义务。而她则在为一段已经彻底结束的关系随时待命——除了那件让她精疲力竭、甚至导致分居的琐事，这段关系在其他方面都已终结。每一条信息都精准地击中痛点，就在她试图建立自己生活的时候，又将她拉回他的生活，拉回他们的生活。当你还在处理一段婚姻的行政杂事时，到底怎么可能开始走出哀悼？

顺便说一句，这一切对他也没有任何好处。一个 50 岁还从未自己预约过医生的人需要学习，而只要有人还在替他做，他就永远学不会。对两人来说，最善良的做法就是让他发现自己能够独立。没有什么人比一个刚恢复单身的中年男人更愿意雇佣你担任一名无偿的生活行政助理了。

所以，如果这一切让你感到熟悉，该怎么做，又如何停止？

如果你们有共同的孩子，情况会变得更复杂，而这理应如此。你们需要讨论学校表格、看牙医以及谁负责哪个周末，这是共同责任。但不要替他完成他该做的那一半。

留意你的行为。回顾过去一个月的信息，数数其中有多少件事是他自己就能查到的。大多数女性会被这个数字震惊。然后，立即停止直接给出答案。那种紧迫感通常是他的，而不是你的。把事情搁置一天，你经常会发现他已经自己解决了——虽然可能带着气，但解决了。

当你回复时，请提供指引而非代劳。发送链接、电话号码或修理厂的名字，让他自己打电话。并且在某个时刻，温和且坦率地告诉他一次：“我不能再成为你咨询这些事情的人了。你会没事的。”

大多数男人在意识到安全网只会让他们在无能中打转后，都会变得独立。而她重新获得的时间和心境，应该属于它一直以来就该在的地方：属于她自己。

毕竟，谷歌是免费的：它永不打烊，而且与她不同，它从未做过他的妻子。

“如果你在 20 年里一直是那个记得所有事情的人，那么当婚姻结束时，这种习惯并不会随之关闭，”哈里·哈迪斯蒂（Harry Hardisty）写道。

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喜剧演员艾莉·泰勒（Ellie Taylor）与艾米莉·贝克（Emily Baker）探讨她在《舞动奇迹》（Strictly）衍生节目《It Takes Two》中应对的“极度荒诞”情况，以及她的社交焦虑，以及她在男性杂志《FHM》工作期间经历的纯粹疯狂。

当我们都盯着《舞动奇迹》（Strictly Come Dancing）的大变动——艾玛·威利斯（Emma Willis）、乔什·威迪科姆（Josh Widdicombe）和约翰内斯·拉德贝（Johannes Radebe）接替泰丝（Tess）和克劳迪娅（Claudia）担任主持人——时，在衍生节目《It Takes Two》中也发生了另一项激进的（尽管争议较小）调整。

喜剧演员及前名人参赛者艾莉·泰勒（Ellie Taylor）——以在 BBC 讽刺节目《Mash Report》中担任讽刺新闻主播而闻名——接替了珍妮特·曼拉拉（Janette Manrara）和弗勒·伊斯特（Fleur East）的职责。

“无论如何我都喜欢看《舞动奇迹》，但能为了职业原因真正深入其中，绝对是一种享受，”泰勒在埃尔斯特里工作室（Elstree Studios）的化妆间告诉我。“我一直如此专注于把工作做好，以至于还没真正考虑到我可能会喜欢它。”

当我们交谈时，这位 42 岁的女性在担任该职位的第一周才录制了三期节目，但她已经进入了状态。她为节目注入了大量乐趣，风趣地打趣名人及其专业舞伴，并好奇地探究每周举办这样一场盛会需要付出怎样的努力。

除了在 2022 年参加该节目比赛的经验外

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“我的社交电量维持不了太久”

（她获得了第七名），你可以看出她是个粉丝。

“对我来说，这是一个梦幻般的工作。它包含了所有我热爱的事物，以及所有我擅长的事情，”她说。“我们希望《It Takes Two》能成为更广泛的《Strictly》讨论的一部分。现在有这么多非官方的播客和社交内容——我们想成为其中的一员。《Strictly》非常具有‘坎普’（camp）风格——我们想承认像格雷姆（Graeme [Hall]，Channel 5 的驻场训犬师）嘴里叼着根骨头跳舞这件事真的很有趣。我们正致力于挖掘这种极致的荒诞感。”

这种荒诞感的一部分体现为网络上的批评。在新一季的第二场节目之后，观众们对采访小组仅由名人组成而没有专业舞者参与感到不满。就在第二天，泰勒（Taylor）便引入了一个由约维塔·普齐斯塔（Jowita Przystał）、朱利安·凯隆（Julian Caillon）和劳伦·奥克利（Lauren Oakley）组成的小组，并说道：“大家别担心，我读了你们的评论。我们怎么可能没有《Strictly》的专业舞者呢！”

让吉夫舞（jive）来说话：2022年在《Strictly》中与约翰内斯·拉德比（Johannes Radebe）共舞；下方为在《The Box》中的样子；最下方为在《Show Me the Funny》中的样子

“我确实喜欢这种对话氛围，以及观众与我们的互动，”她现在对我说道。“我的意思是……与专业舞者聊天一直都在我们的计划之中。”

但她收到的反馈大多是积极的，许多人甚至呼吁她接管周六晚间的正赛节目。事实上，她曾是与赖兰（Rylan）、佐伊·鲍尔（Zoe Ball）、萨拉·考克斯（Sara Cox）和安吉拉·斯坎隆（Angela Scanlon）一起参加这个重要职位试镜的知名面孔之一。“能进入试镜房间我就已经非常激动了，”她说。“我没指望能拿到这个机会，而且我对自己的表现非常满意。”

她并没有因为被拒绝而过于沮丧——“我意识到这超出了我的掌控；决定背后有太多你永远不会知道的原因，所以你得习惯这一点”——而且在试镜之后获得了《It Takes Two》的工作，她选择将未能获得周六节目机会视为一种塞翁失马，焉知非福。

“‘命中注定之物不会错过你’这句话非常有道理，”她说。“如果我职业生涯中某些被拒绝的事情得到了肯定，我就无法主持《It Takes Two》了。”

她并非一直这么想。“这个行业如此喧闹且如此透明，当你看到别人得到了你想要的‘金鹅’（极佳机会）时，心里会很难受，”她说。“在某些阶段我确实为此挣扎过，但随着年龄增长，情况好转了。”

不出所料，当被问及针对主节目主持人的批评时，泰勒起初显得有些犹豫，尤其是针对威迪科姆（Widdicombe，被指过于紧张）和拉德比（Radebe，被指过于僵硬）的评价。毕竟，《Strictly》应该像一个“家庭”。

“人们不喜欢改变，”她试着解释道。“我认为他们很棒。房间里的能量非常充沛；他们每个人都对能出现在那里感到兴奋。他们会比现在更好地适应自己的角色。”

说了这么多，她是否还希望有一天能晋升到周六晚间的大节目？“我对目前的工作非常满意，”她坚持道。

在埃塞克斯长大的人泰勒，曾经渴望成为

我女儿对我这份工作一点都不在乎。她天生就觉得：“我也能行”

一名记者。大学期间的暑假，她在《泰晤士报》和《Vogue》杂志社实习——她甚至在男士杂志《FHM》工作过一段时间。“那绝对是疯狂的时光，”她回忆道，“他们问我是否愿意在杂志上露面。当时我是实习生，他们问我是否愿意脱掉衣服换取 £200，对我来说那是一大笔钱。谢天谢地，我拒绝了。”

二十多岁时，她发现了单口喜剧，并参加了 ITV 在 2011 年播出的短寿才艺选秀系列节目《Show Me the Funny》。之后，她成为了《Mock the Week》和《8 Out of 10 Cats》（8 出 10 只猫）等讨论类节目的常客，此后又开展了 6 次巡演。

“我从单口喜剧中学到的技巧——能够坚持剧本，但同时知道何时脱离剧本来制造笑点——是我多年来锻炼的一项能力，”她说，“我认为这能敏锐地捕捉到什么是有趣的，这对主持工作至关重要。”

当艾玛·威利斯（Emma Willis）在周六忙于收拾当晚直播节目的混乱局面时，泰勒也在 Radio 2 的节目中代班，这意味着除了周日，她每天都在工作。她是否承担了太多？“这是一周满满的工作，但我乐在其中。”她停顿了一下，“圣诞节的时候再问我吧。”

《Strictly》和 Radio 2 是 BBC 最大的两个机构，泰勒并没有轻视这份责任。“我非常尊重，真的没有将其视为理所当然，”她说，“我意识到，能被信任在那么几个小时里成为 Radio 2 的声音并主持《It Takes Two》，是一种怎样的特权。”

压力以及观众不断的评价对某些人来说可能过于沉重，但泰勒屏蔽了这一切。“甚至包括我自己的评判，”她说，“这已经内化了，尤其是成长在 90 年代；我脑海中的景象很奇特，我相信许多千禧一代的女性也是如此。”

尽管在广播电视领域几乎无处不在，但泰勒将自己描述为一个内向的人。“我这么说不是为了显得神秘——我真的是，”她说，“我确实会有社交焦虑；我的社交电量维持不了太久。即使是对最好的朋友，我也会说：‘我现在够了’，然后离开。”

我建议她可能在扮演一个角色，即电视和广播中的艾莉·泰勒（Ellie Taylor）。“正是如此。你在家里的样子永远不可能和在电视直播时的样子一样。你能想象吗？”

她在家里也保持着谦逊。“我女儿对我这份工作绝对一点都不在乎，”她笑着说，“她看了《It Takes Two》然后说：‘我以为会有更多舞蹈的’；她看到我在《The Box》节目中从 450 英尺高处速降，然后说：‘我也能行’。我把她培养得太自信了，以至于她天生就觉得：‘我什么都能做’。是我做得太好了。”

《Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two》每周工作日晚上 6:30 在 BBC Two 播出

《卡丽》重拍版令我愤怒

迈克·弗拉纳根对斯蒂芬·金经典中篇小说的现代化改编，不仅夺走了那个少女的愤怒，更夺走了她的自主权——而剩下的部分与之相比则显得黯淡无光，蒂莉·皮尔斯（Tilly Pearce）写道。

《卡丽》对我来说一直非常珍贵。当我 15 岁在学校图书馆发现斯蒂芬·金的小说，以此躲避我自己的霸凌者时，我迅速将卡丽埃塔·怀特（Carietta White）变成了我私人的英雄：一个被追猎的边缘人，用纯粹且毫无约束的愤怒反击她的折磨者。

在核心层面，《卡丽》是一个关于女性愤怒、青少年焦虑以及最具破坏性的孤独的故事。考虑到它最初是由一名 26 岁的男子在拖车房里一边抽烟一边于 1974 年写就的，这部作品依然极其敏锐，且在半个世纪后的今天仍能引起年轻女性的共鸣。

布莱恩·德·帕尔马 1976 年的电影同样是一部杰作。作为一部罕见地获得两次奥斯卡提名的恐怖片，《卡丽》实际上改进了原著素材——以至于之后所有的重拍版都采用了他的改动，而非保持“忠于原著”。

随着年龄增长，恐怖片名导迈克·弗拉纳根的作品吸引了我，他在 Netflix 系列剧《鬼入侵》（The Haunting of Hill House）和《午夜弥撒》（Midnight Mass）中展现了将超自然恐怖与极其人性化的恐惧及对连接的渴望完美融合的卓越能力。因此，当得知弗拉纳根将为 Prime Video 把《卡丽》改编成一部八集剧集时，我感到欣喜若狂。

于是，我兴奋地挥拳，在第一支预告片发布后就厚着脸皮请求提前观看——这是身为电视记者的特权。但随审片一起寄来的，还有一封来自弗拉纳根的三页信，警告我们这部剧是对《卡丽》故事的“重新定义”而非“保留”。

“好吧，”我想，“这些东西确实需要现代化。我信任他。”但接着我继续读下去。“意识到金笔下的核心角色已经被演绎得如此经典，导致了一个不可避免的结论，”他写道，“如果我要这么做，只有在从根本上改变这些角色的情况下才会令人兴奋。”噢，不。

弗拉纳根不仅重新定义了角色。他抹去了这部剧中所有让《卡丽》故事如此精彩的东西。那个在遭受多年折磨后，迎来属于自己的血腥且强有力的清算时刻的少女消失了，取而代之的是一只没有自主权、没有自控力也没有愤怒的胆小老鼠。

萨默·H·豪威尔（Summer H Howell，见下文）为卡丽赋予了一种孩子般的好奇心。卡丽在经历了终身居家教育后，在父亲突然去世后，于 16 岁时被强行送入高中，而不是从一年级起每天遭受折磨——而后者正是最初让她的反击如此令人满足的关键元素。

弗拉纳根害怕让她出于自己的意愿做任何坏事。相反，现在所有重大时刻都被新角色接管，以避免卡丽亲自动手。

这部剧甚至夺走了她的声音——将书中卡丽的对话原封不动地移交给一个甚至没有名字的角色，由其完成一次关键的死亡。

卡丽冷酷的母亲玛格丽特被改得面目全非。那些由对女儿（由丈夫性侵而生）的怨恨所驱动的宗教极端主义日子消失了，她曾独自抚养这个女儿。

现在，由萨曼莎·斯洛扬（Samantha Sloyan，见上文，与

豪威尔同框）饰演的她，成了一个疲惫不堪、严厉但充满爱心的女人。她不再是对世界心怀仇恨，而是对其感到恐惧——在被丈夫禁锢多年后，那个丈夫比原著中晚死 16 年。

将一个积极残忍的女人变成另一个环境的受害者，意味着她的生活选择不再由她自己决定。

然后是克里斯·哈根森（艾莉森·桑顿 饰），她是凯莉的主要折磨者，但在剧中被简化成了一个整天拉着脸的青少年，其主要任务就是表现出因为父亲不够关注她而感到难过。而她的好朋友蒂娜·怀特（乔西·托塔 饰）则被允许享受乐趣，纯粹为了挑事而扮演一个贱人。

这不是我所认识并喜爱的那个凯莉。凯莉在周围世界的摧残下所遭受的无尽苦难，令人心碎且读来不安，但这正是为什么当她将小镇付之一炬、在血海中实施报复时，会让人感到如此快意。

“有时，扮演一个贱人是女人唯一能抓住的东西，”金在另一部小说《多洛雷斯·克莱本》中这样写道——但在《凯莉》中，这一点比任何时候都更真实。

迈克·弗拉纳根本有机会创造一些神奇的东西，通过一次重新定义，用一个明亮的21世纪视角来讲述那些令人心碎的人性元素及其辉煌血腥的后果，从而让这个故事在未来的50年里依然具有生命力。然而，他的剧集却用一种讽刺的清教徒方式来描绘这个极致的复仇故事，与原著核心素材之间仅在名称和几个关键场景上有所关联。

坦白说，如果衡量标准是“拥有心灵感应能力的少女”，他应该直接拍一部写实风格的《玛蒂尔达》翻拍版。至少那样会是一个我们意想不到的转折。

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2023年6月30日凌晨，杰米·T 距离他职业生涯中最大的一场演出仅剩几个小时，那是他在北伦敦芬斯伯里公园的一次家乡主场庆祝演出。这对任何人来说都会令人紧张——更不用说一个在生命中大部分时间都与恐慌障碍作斗争的人了（因此，这位出生于温布尔登的创作歌手在 2007 年推出的首张获得水星奖提名的专辑名为《Panic Prevention》）。

这位原名杰米·特雷斯（Jamie Treays）的音乐家在黎明时分便已醒来，心中充满恐惧，他用自己最擅长的方式正面应对这种情况：写一首歌。

他随身准备了一段采样，来自加拿大民谣歌手 Leif Vollebekk 的《Tallahassee》。特雷斯说：“在那段时间里，我已经考虑采样那首歌整整一年了，但我一直没想出怎么操作。”

随后，在被“我不配在伦敦公园举办如此盛大演出”的忧虑困扰时，“一句歌词像闪电一样击中了我：‘我是保罗·希顿（Paul Heaton），因为你在这里唯一能听到的就是魔法（magic）’。”

这句词精准地捕捉到了 T 的风格，既是一次致敬，也是一个有趣的文字游戏，既指代希顿卓越的词曲创作才华，也指代他的作品在 Magic Radio 电台上的无处不在。“我刚想到这个点子，就觉得，没错，等不及要把它完成了。”

接着是更多的致敬和更多的自我怀疑：“我就像莉莉·艾伦（Lily Allen）一样，是你大学时代的背景音乐……我是 1991 年的利亚姆·豪莱特（Liam Howlett），开着法拉利 Testarossa 在罗姆福德周围兜风 / 那太标志性了 / 但我一点也不像他们……我只是个剽窃者”。

“在街上或酒吧外面，我经常听到人们提到莉莉·艾伦，”三年后的今天，特雷斯在东伦敦黑克尼家附近的一家咖啡馆里与我们交谈时说道。“人们常说：‘我爱你的音乐；你是我大学时代的背景音乐。你和莉莉·艾伦一样。’”

至于提到 The Prodigy 乐队：那源于一个特雷斯认为是由他长期合作的经纪人乔纳森·迪金斯（Jonathan Dickins）告诉他的故事。二十年前，他是 September Management 的第一个客户。“阿黛尔（Adele）是第三个或第四个。之前是杰克·佩纳特（Jack Peñate）和她。”

故事是这样的，“当 The Prodigy 刚起步时，对于埃塞克斯的所有人来说，这个孩子，这个出人头地的男孩，开着超级跑车到处兜风，顶着漂白金发炫耀，简直酷毙了”。

上个月，这首歌——一首带有迈克·斯金纳（Mike Skinner）风格的、献给那些“标志性”时刻的优美挽歌，同样名为《Tallahassee》——作为特雷斯的第六张专辑《Ghosts (100 Days of Morning)》的第二支单曲发行，音乐家随后得知了豪莱特的反应。

“当你因 17 岁时写的东西而闻名，成长就变得很难”

歌手兼词曲作者杰米·T（Jamie T）在接受克雷格·麦克莱恩（Craig McLean）采访时，谈到了他在演艺圈打拼的 20 年，以及被卷入 Fred Again 算法漩涡的经历。

“利亚姆说他很喜欢。但不管那是辆什么车，绝对不是一辆该死的法拉利 Testa-rossa！这让我笑了起来！”

杰米·T 刚满 40 岁，且在 2022 年发行榜首专辑《The Theory of Whatever》后结婚，近期他一直在进行大量反思。回想起他出道时所谓的“独立颓废”（indie sleaze）时代的尾声，他的心情复杂。“我从未觉得自己是某个圈子的一部分。但我很早就开始巡演，所以会遇到很多乐队，在某种程度上大家都被捆绑在一起……”

“庞大的人群、极小的演出场地、汗涔涔的地方、休息室、厕所——当你患有恐慌症时，这一切都糟糕透顶。”

“但那也很有趣。那种克服困难后的成就感是巨大的。”

那种恐慌症“绝非玩笑。在做任何事情之前，我必须先去酒吧待一个半小时，给自己打打气（Dutch courage）。这种情况一直持续着，让人精疲力竭。”

“我现在仍然深受严重的焦虑困扰，”他补充道，“在去做某些事情之前，我依然会反复思考。但我现在的状态绝不像那时那样了。”

“我很开心现在依然在这里” 右上：8 月在雷丁音乐节；左下：2007 年职业生涯初期。TOM BEARD, REDFERNS, GETTY

这种对生活和事业的审视贯穿在整张新专辑中，从双关的标题（同时也意为 100 天的哀悼）开始，一直深入其中。

“当你开始得那么早，且因 17 岁时写的东西而闻名时，作为一名音乐人很难成长，”特雷斯（Treays）说道。他的第一首正式单曲《Sheila》是在他刚成年不久时发行的。（这首歌目前仍是他播放量第三高的歌曲；而他 2009 年那首充满活力的热门单曲《Sticks n Stones》位居榜首。）

“所以我很想做最后一张回顾那段时光的唱片。为了给它画上圆满的句号，或许能让自己向前迈进一点。”

这种推拉感体现在第一首单曲兼专辑开篇曲《3310》中。这是一首隐喻性的颂歌，旨在表达对老式诺基亚 3310 触感带来的安心感，曲风从民谣原声开始，随后演变成一段非常具有元叙事色彩、非常具有杰米·T 风格的切分音独立迪斯科舞曲。不过，从歌词来看，它原本可能是另一首歌。

“它最初是基于完全不同的东西，”他在偶尔抽电子烟的间隙说道。（我们之间的桌子上放着两个补充液：特雷斯最近戒掉了持续 25 年、每天 40 根的吸烟习惯。）“你还记得 90 年代流出的一段查尔斯与卡米拉·帕克·鲍尔斯之间的录音对话吗？”

嗯，就是那段泄露的私人电话录音，未来的国王在其中希望自己能像卫生棉条（Tampax）一样靠近他的秘密情人？

“没错！我和朋友们在讨论这件事。我朋友说：‘天呐，这太疯狂了。’而我说：‘不，这相当浪漫。他挺大胆的，不是吗？’”

“这让我开始思考关于欲望和对某人痴迷的整个概念，”特雷斯继续说道，“以及想要成为对方的一个无生命物体，只要能靠近他们，什么都可以。所以这首歌起初是关于这个的。”

“但几年后我重新审视它时，我不确定是否还想[沿用]那个最初的想法。于是我把它改成了关于我将如何——”

带着乐队演出很贵。我想自脱欧以来我们还没回过欧洲。

“——如果你需要我，我永远会在那里。就像《老友记》（Friends）的主题曲那样。”

特雷斯有自己的一圈亲密的音乐人朋友和同行。The Maccabees 乐队是他的生死之交；该乐队的吉他手雨果·怀特（Hugo White）是他的创意讨论伙伴，也是新专辑的共同制作人。

Fred Again 是个新结交的朋友，他是个老派粉丝，当年在雷丁音乐节观看杰米·T 的演出对他产生了深远影响。

今年，这位超级制作人通过在歌曲《Lights Burn Dimmer》中采样 Treays 2023 年的曲目《Hippodrome》来予以回馈。“能进入他的算法简直太疯狂了，”Treays 说，“我接到几个朋友的电话：‘你在流媒体和社交媒体上到处都是。’我当时想：‘那不是我，那是 Fred！’”

在发行八个月后，《Lights Burn Dimmer》正迅速追赶那些已有 20 年历史的杰米·T 曲目。这或许能增加他的流媒体收入。

“我会收到一些版税支票，但数额不大。我们确实能从（演唱会）门票中赚钱。那是主要部分。”主要部分，但也是一个岌岌可危的部分。“演出成本很高，因为我有乐队。我无法再在欧洲巡演了。我想自脱欧以来我们就没回过那里。”

他很想带着《Ghosts》……在英国以外的地方巡演，“我们正在研究，但目前看来并不划算”。

对于杰米·T 来说——在国内生活安定，生活方式“适度”，希望与致敬在新专辑中得到了绝佳的音乐呈现——尤其是缺乏演出机会这一点“真的令人沮丧”。

“我也想让乐队继续运转。而且专辑的生命周期不像以前那么长了。感觉它们刚发行就消失了。对我来说这没关系，因为我现在主要享受创作唱片。那是让我感到最快乐的事情。

“是的，能多巡演一些会很好。但我现在年纪大了。我不能真的抱怨。我已经在这个圈子里 20 年了。我很开心现在依然在这里。”

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“弗莱明怎么能不在名单上？在邦德——詹姆斯·邦德的首次亮相中，他为我们塑造了那个典型的、身着礼服、啜饮马提尼的英姿飒爽的间谍。在《皇家赌场》中，邦德旨在让勒希弗（Le Chiffre）破产，后者是一名法国工会主义者，也是苏联情报部门的成员。

弗莱明的小说比电影要细腻得多，他描写间谍的笔触与描写饮食一样充满神采。《皇家赌场》是一部优秀的间谍娱乐作品。它也为人们倒一杯马提尼提供了绝佳的理由。”

《红色麻雀》（RED SPARROW） 杰森·马修斯（Jason Matthews）著 (Simon & Schuster, £10.99)

“间谍小说并不需要精准地还原谍报技巧和行话才能具有价值，但如果能做到，确实令人心旷神怡。杰森·马修斯是一位拥有 33 年经验的 CIA 老兵，他绝对精准地捕捉到了‘禁区行动’中精妙的谍报技巧。他三部曲的第一部小说聚焦于 CIA 案件负责人内特·纳什（Nate Nash）与其俄罗斯线人多米尼卡·叶戈罗娃（Dominika Egorova）之间的博弈。

读者将了解到关于 SDR、SRAC 和 NIACT 电报等多样且深奥的话题。哦，此外每章末尾都有食谱，性爱描写非常狂野，有时还会出现弗拉基米尔·普京（提前预警，因此有时会令人不安）。请坐稳扶好。”

《纯真特工》（AGENTS OF INNOCENCE） 大卫·伊格内修斯（David Ignatius）著 (Quercus, £10.99)

“据传，这部作品被列入 CIA 内部的一份‘为了了解这个地方如何运作而应该阅读的小说’名单中。长期担任《华盛顿邮报》记者的大卫·伊格内修斯，其故事骨架源自 80 年代参与过黎巴嫩类似行动的真实 CIA 官员。

结果是一部令人瞠目结舌的小说，讲述了在巴勒斯坦解放组织内部深处招募一名间谍的故事。难怪伊格内修斯此后的小说——他最新的一部是关于太空主权之争的——都揭示了间谍行业的一些真相。”

《安静的美国人》（THE QUIET AMERICAN） 格雷厄姆·格林（Graham Greene）著 (Vintage Classics, £9.99)

“格雷厄姆·格林是一位大师级的小说家和散文风格大师，他有时恰好写一些关于间谍的故事（他将这类与所谓严肃文学不同的创作称为‘娱乐’）。”

“这部小说出版于1955年，探讨了法国在越南崩溃的开端，并且相当诡异地预言，更大规模的美国干预结果不会那么理想。

“CIA的特工是奥尔登·派尔，一个极其聪明的哈佛毕业生，他计划大展拳脚地帮助越南人。唯一的问题是，他对越南一窍不通。”

《伦敦站》（London Station，Swift Press出版，£20）现已上市。

什么样的改编才算是一次成功的从书页到银幕的转化？是对文本的忠实？还是重新——

爱德华·霍普（Edward Hopper）著名的1942年绘画作品《夜游者》（Nighthawks）影响了风格迥异的电影，从音乐浪漫剧《天堂的便士》（Pennies from Heaven）到科幻动作片《银翼杀手》（Blade Runner）中对反乌托邦城市孤独感的刻画。它也是这张照片的明显先驱，该照片收录在法国出生、定居比利时的摄影师尼古拉斯·拉什林（Nicolas Rachline）的新专著中。他在十年的创作中将荒凉的深夜街道转化为具有黑色电影质感的意象，这些作品呈现在《Elsebound》（Rizzoli New York出版，£49）一书中。神秘、梦幻、熟悉，每一幅图像都仿佛凝固在时间之中，充满了悬念。

——创新？对于电影制作人来说，要让读者满意几乎是不可能的，因为选角、情节改动和语调的变化都可能引发抗议。但当改编得恰到好处时，在银幕上看到你最喜爱的书籍成为人生最大的乐趣之一。从回忆录到浪漫喜剧，从改变结局到执拗地忠实原著，以下是一些最佳作品……

《危险关系》（DANGEROUS LIAISONS，1988） 斯蒂芬·弗雷亚斯（Stephen Frears）在克里斯托弗·汉普顿（Christopher Hampton）获奖的舞台剧改编作获得成功后，执导了这部精彩的电影改编作品，原著是肖德洛·德·拉克洛（Choderlos de Laclos）在1782年创作的既邪恶幽默又充满悲剧色彩的书信体小说。这是一个关于性与背叛、大革命前法国的性别政治、社会习俗与权力的故事，但它同时也是一个关于在意想不到之处寻找爱情的故事。

格伦·克洛斯（Glenn Close）饰演心机深沉的梅特伊侯爵夫人，她与前情人瓦尔蒙子爵（约翰·马尔科维奇饰演，其气质更像冷血爬行动物而非单纯的诱惑者）密谋，旨在诱惑并摧毁其他贵族。在其中一人真正坠入爱河之前，这一切都像是一场游戏。

这部由汉普顿编剧的电影保留了强烈的戏剧感，而最后一幕则是对原著结局的一次极具电影感的精彩转折。

《十二年奴隶》（TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE，2013） 这部令人心碎的电影，凭借奇韦特尔·埃吉奥福（Chiwetel Ejiofor）令人难忘的表演；

本应赢得奥斯卡最佳男主角奖但遗憾错过，不过最终仍斩获包括最佳影片在内的三项大奖。

埃吉奥福饰演的所罗门·诺塞普（Solomon Northup）在1853年写了一本回忆录，讲述了他作为自由人被从华盛顿绑架并被卖到美国南部沦为奴隶的经历。

电影紧扣真实事件和恐怖瞬间，并在导演史蒂夫·麦奎因（Steve McQueen）非凡的视觉呈现下被放大——例如，一个关于私刑的长镜头，诺塞普的脚趾离地面仅一英寸，而种植园的日常生活仍在照常进行。

《教父》（THE GODFATHER，1972） 比起其畅销的原著，这部电影的质感少了一些通俗气息，这是一个电影优于原著的例子。片中出现了两场影史上最令人着迷的表演——阿尔·帕西诺饰演的迈克尔，一个起初不愿继承黑手党遗产的继承人；以及马龙·白兰度饰演的他那冷酷且嗓音低沉的父亲，柯里昂教父——这是对美国梦的一次毁灭性控诉，以及一个——

斜眼看向。安雅·泰勒-乔伊（Anya Taylor-Joy）饰演的艾玛在2020年的奥斯汀改编版中表现得极其讨人厌。

12 部为经典小说带来新视角的电影

当改编得精妙绝伦时，在银幕上看到你最喜爱的书籍是人生最大的乐趣之一。弗朗西斯卡·斯蒂尔（Francesca Steele）挑选了她最喜爱的改编作品，涵盖了从惊悚片到浪漫喜剧——以及一部关于年轻人灵魂堕落的、难以想象的童话悲剧。

原著作者马里奥·普佐（Mario Puzo）在小说出版三年后，与导演弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉（Francis Ford Coppola）共同撰写了剧本，并删减了一些较为次要的剧情线。他们共同打造了这部定义性的黑手党电影——一部影响了无数后作的复杂心理剧。

《长日将尽》（THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, 1993） 石黑一雄（Kazuo Ishiguro）这部获得布克奖的 1989 年小说围绕着压抑情感的管家史蒂文斯展开——而 Merchant Ivory 公司的改编版本或许是将“不可靠叙述者”呈现在银幕上的最佳范例。

当史蒂文斯讲述他为达林顿勋爵服务的时间时，读者能清楚地感受到他多么深爱着管家肯顿小姐，无论他如何坚持认为自己除了职责之外没有任何感情。在银幕上，我们失去了那种内心矛盾叙述的力量，但安东尼·霍普金斯（Anthony Hopkins）那克制且多层次的表情，隐藏在简短的礼貌和沉默之后，在他一次次试图与艾玛·汤普森（Emma Thompson）饰演的强势肯顿小姐保持距离时，向我们揭示了一切。

《爱玛》（EMMA, 2020） 永远有另一部简·奥斯汀的改编作等着被诟病或崇拜（Netflix 新版《傲慢与偏见》即将上映），但这部由摄影师奥特姆·德·威尔德（Autumn de Wilde）执导、视觉效果极美，并由布克奖得主埃莉诺·卡顿（Eleanor Catton）编剧的《爱玛》，是我最喜欢的一部。

安雅·泰勒-乔伊（Anya Taylor-Joy）饰演的同名女主角比之前的版本更加自信且不讨喜。她被宠坏了，并且痛苦地意识不到她的财富和社会地位赋予了她对哈丽特和贝茨小姐怎样的掌控力。然而，乔治·奈特利在这里也对她更加痴迷；她与强尼·弗林（Johnny Flynn）之间的化学反应极强。这是对 1815 年原著一次极其幽默且聪明的改编。

《处女之死》（THE VIRGIN SUICIDES, 1999） 这部电影将索菲亚·科波拉（Sofia Coppola）推向了电影制作人的宝座，并将童星克尔斯滕·邓斯特（Kirsten Dunst）重新塑造为成年后的银幕成功者。这是一场美丽的、飘渺的噩梦，是对女孩在男性凝视下成长的震撼审视，却在某种程度上成为了青少年女孩的邪典电影。

科波拉在她的处女作中采用了高度感官化的处理，具有一种褪色照片的质感：半被遗忘的影像沐浴在 70 年代的阳光和烟雾中，无聊的女孩们被青春期的男孩们崇拜却从未被理解。

这是对杰弗里·尤金尼迪斯（Jeffrey Eugenides） 1993 年处女小说中那忧郁散文风格的一次极其聪明的唤起。

《蝴蝶梦》（REBECCA, 1940） 阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克（Alfred Hitchcock）的第一部美国电影是一部哥特式的杰作，将达芙妮·杜穆里埃（Daphne du Maurier）关于一个极度缺乏安全感的第二任妻子的痴迷文字，转化为一部充满萦绕之物的电影：绣有 R 字样的靠垫、丽贝卡的信纸、被保存完好的西翼。在曼德利庄园中，丽贝卡无处不在。

劳伦斯·奥利弗（Laurence Olivier）赋予了鳏夫马克西姆·德·温特（Maxim de Winter）一种难以捉摸的强度，而琼·方丹（Joan Fontaine）则将他那害羞的第二任妻子演绎得局促不安。两人均获得了奥斯卡提名。整部电影差点被叫停，直到希区柯克为 1938 年的原著想出了一个替代结局——当时好莱坞严格的《制作准则》（Production Code）无法容忍杜穆里埃那具有煽动性的结尾。

主角亚历克斯，使其在令人厌恶的同时，也同样充满魅力且极具观赏性。马尔科姆·麦道尔饰演的亚历克斯是一个机智、举止优雅的无赖，为了好玩而实施令人震惊的暴力，直到国家试图强行根除他的这种冲动。电影和 1962 年的原著共同探讨了一个问题：自由意志有多重要？

《纯真》（THE INNOCENTS） (1961) 这部电影改编自亨利·詹姆斯 1898 年的中篇小说《螺丝之转》。一名女家庭教师吉登斯小姐（黛博拉·凯尔 饰）前往一座大型乡村庄园照顾两名被忽视的孤儿，但她逐渐确信，弗洛拉和迈尔斯正被两名前雇员的鬼魂附身并被其腐蚀。

事实真是如此吗？还是吉登斯小姐将自己的恐惧投射到了两个可怜的孩子身上？由特鲁曼·卡波特共同编写的剧本极其含糊且精妙，让我们一直猜测到最后。

《蒂凡尼的早餐》（BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S）(1961) 乔治·艾克塞尔罗德的剧本与特鲁曼·卡波特 1958 年的中篇小说大相径庭。

后者非常讨厌新的结局，以及由奥黛丽·赫本饰演女主角的选角（他原先设想的是玛丽莲·梦露）。

尽管如此，赫本饰演的霍莉·戈莱特成为了电影偶像——一个天生优雅、率真且带有悲喜剧色彩的人物，她成为了纽约的化身。

《发条橙》（A CLOCKWORK ORANGE）(1971) 在上映之初引发了巨大的争议，斯坦利·库布里克采用了安东尼·伯吉斯那部充满困扰的

无论你如何看待其中的道德观，与库布里克的大多数作品一样，这是一部在美学上具有原创性且确实有趣的电影，它将波普艺术转化为色情，将贝多芬的音乐变成了怪诞的配乐。

《如果比尔街能说话》（IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK）(2018) 编剧兼导演巴里·詹金斯保留了詹姆斯·鲍德温 1974 年原著的非线性结构，讲述了被阻隔的恋人蒂什和芬尼的故事，仿佛爱情本身就是一座避风港。芬尼（斯蒂芬·詹姆斯 饰）身陷囹圄，等待一场他并未实施的强奸案的审判，而他的伴侣蒂什（基基·莱恩 饰）则回顾了两人的关系。就像鲍德温的散文一样，这部电影是对爱情和制度性种族主义的一次愤怒、抒情且极具人性关怀的审视。

《公主新娘》（THE PRINCESS BRIDE）(1987) “如你所愿。”“我的名字是伊尼戈·蒙托亚，你杀了我的父亲，准备受死吧。”“不可思议！”这部由已故导演罗布·赖纳执导的元童话电影，一定是影史上最常被引用台词的电影之一。它至今依然极具观赏性，因为它深谙该类型的荒诞感与局限性，但依然热爱这一切，保留了原著中俏皮的基调。

该片改编自威廉·戈德曼同样具有元叙事风格的 1973 年小说，讲述了一个男人阅读关于一个虚构之地的故事，那里有不幸的公主、体型异常巨大的啮齿动物、战斗、酷刑和真爱。

饰演略带心机的韦斯特利和始终认真诚恳的黄油杯公主的凯里·埃尔维斯和罗宾·赖特表现得完美无缺。

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冲突与风暴影响供应，油价飙升

作者：Anna Wise

由于中东地区战斗升级以及飓风影响墨西哥湾石油生产商，供应担忧日益增加，导致油价飙升且政府借贷成本上升。

布伦特原油价格昨日上涨约 5%，达到每桶 \$105 (£79)。

由于针对中东地区船只的新攻击报道引发担忧，该大宗商品价格近几周一直维持在每桶 \$100 以上。

这种情绪昨日蔓延至金融市场，英国政府借贷债券（即国债，gilts）的收益率升至数十年来的高点。

10 年期国债收益率在日内一度升至约 5.53% 的高点——这是自 2007 年以来的最高水平。追踪航运情况的英国海事贸易运营中心（UK Maritime Trade Operations）表示，周三晚上收到报告称一艘油轮在卡塔尔遭到抛射物袭击。

该中心还报告了过去一周内霍尔木兹海峡内发生的一系列针对船只的袭击。

在导致航运严重中断并推高全球价格的冲突发生前，该海峡承载了全球约五分之一的石油和天然气供应。

由于热带风暴“伊赛亚斯”（Isaias）临近导致墨西哥湾石油生产中断，供应担忧进一步加剧，有报道称壳牌（Shell）和雪佛龙（Chevron）已暂停海上作业。

AJ Bell 市场主管丹·科茨沃思（Dan Coatsworth）表示：“对热带风暴‘伊赛亚斯’可能造成破坏的担忧，导致壳牌和雪佛龙削减了在墨西哥湾的海上作业，这加剧了因中东持续冲突而早已被关注的供应担忧。”

“油价越高，金融市场的波动就越剧烈。债券投资者已明确表示，他们担心通胀上升可能导致利率提高，并可能引发经济挫折。”

CMC Markets 全球市场主管劳伦斯·布斯（Laurence Booth）指出，由预防性停产引起的短期油价跳升可能会相对快速地回落。

他表示：“布伦特原油重新回到 \$100 以上，不仅仅是一个关于石油产量的问题。”

“市场还在重新评估将这些原油运送到目的地所需的风险和成本。对油轮的重复攻击使运费和保险成本保持在高位，而每一条新的安全头条新闻都会增加航运变得更加困难或昂贵的风险。”

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他补充道：“飓风是一种略有不同的风险，目前墨西哥湾约四分之一的海上石油生产已关闭。其中大部分是预防性的，如果设施未受损坏，可能会相对快速地恢复。”

我们国家需要停止自我贬低……这已经成了一种国民习惯。我们并不缺乏伟大的公司。

茱莉亚·霍格特女爵士（Dame Julia Hoggett） 伦敦证券交易所 首席执行官 谈英国市场

与去年 9 月相比，客流量下降 2.9%，影响了购物中心和商业街 GETTY

零售

通货膨胀与燃料成本导致门店客流量下降

作者：Josie Clarke

数据显示，由于通货膨胀、燃料价格以及家庭账单上涨导致购物者留在家中，零售商的客流量出现剧烈的同比下降。

根据英国零售业联合会（BRC）和 Sensormatic 的数据，英国总客流量比去年 9 月下降了 2.9%，较 8 月份 1.7% 的降幅进一步扩大。

商业街客流量下降了 3%，不过这比 8 月份 3.1% 的降幅略有改善。

零售园区的访问量同比下降 1.7%，购物中心客流量下降 3.5%，较 8 月份 0.5% 的跌幅大幅下滑。

整体客流量方面，苏格兰比去年 9 月下降 0.7%，威尔士下降 3%，英格兰下降 3.4%，但北爱尔兰增长了 2.1%。

BRC 首席执行官海伦·迪金森（Helen Dickinson）表示：“在我们进入至关重要的第四季度之际，零售商将尽一切努力通过极具竞争力的价值和多样化的选择来吸引购物者。”

“但在政府采取行动降低经营成本之前，零售商们就像是被绑住了一只手在战斗。”

商业船只停泊在班达尔阿巴斯附近的霍尔木兹海峡

Sensormatic 分析主管安迪·桑普特（Andy Sumpter）表示：“消费者似乎越来越关注更广泛的经济问题，包括通货膨胀的持续影响。”

“随着行业现在进入关键的‘黄金季度’，零售商面临着将季节性需求转化为门店访问量的压力。”

零售

Asos 揭露攻击者如何突破其安全防御

作者：Henry Saker-Clark

在顾客收到称该零售商被黑客攻击的应用程序通知后，Asos 表示，一名“未经授权的第三方”通过冒充信任联系人获取登录详情，从而进入了一个员工账户。

这家快时尚零售商在昨天上午发送的一封电子邮件中告知顾客，对于声称来自 的意外消息或电话要“保持谨慎”。

此前在周二，应用程序发出了一条标题为“ 被黑”的通知，将用户引导至一个 Telegram 账户。

该消息写道：“亲爱的 数据保护官（DPO）和 IT 部门，我们已完全攻破 Snowflake 实例。请与我们接触，否则我们将泄露它”，随后附上了 Telegram 链接。

表示，在过去 48 小时内进行了详细调查，发现一名“未经授权的第三方通过冒充信任联系人获取登录凭据，从而进入了一个 员工账户”。

该公司称，该第三方随后利用这些凭据访问了 所使用的某些第三方平台上的信息。

受影响的平台已被立即锁定，但 表示，攻击者已获取了部分个人数据，包括姓名和联系方式。

表示，他们还能够访问“某些非个人账户相关信息”。但公司强调，没有任何支付卡信息或账户密码被访问。

商业

经营企业？在预算案出台前，这是您需要做的事

对于企业主来说，预算案期间可能是一个令人紧张的时刻，他们可能会担心将面临什么 GETTY

萨拉·戴维斯（Sara Davies）写道，在10月28日到来之前的准备阶段，您可以做几件事

预算案将在几周后出台，关于哪些内容可能会——以及可能不会——被宣布的猜测已经很多。所有目光都集中在安迪·伯纳姆（Andy Burnham）和财政大臣约翰·希利（John Healey）身上，因为他们正在为年度最重要的财政事件做准备。

预算案之前的这段时间对于家庭和企业主来说同样令人紧张，他们可能会担心将面临什么。英国人对预算案的担忧几乎和对天气的担忧一样多。但在没有任何确认信息的情况下，重要的是不要做出任何冲动决定。

根据财富管理公司 Rathbones 的研究，在 2024 年预算案之前，由于传闻称免税一次性领取养老金的政策可能会被取消，而选择提前领取养老金的受访者中，有 27% 的人对此感到后悔。同样比例的人后悔为了抢在资本利得税（CGT）预期上涨之前而出售投资。

人们通常认为预算案中宣布的任何内容都会在次年 4 月生效，但情况并非总是如此。例如，在 2024 年 10 月的预算案中，资本利得税的上涨立即生效，且规则中包含了反抢跑条款，以捕捉任何试图提前行动的人。那些在那个秋天恐慌性抛售的人最终还是支付了新税率，因为他们实现了收益、提前缴税，且白白失去了所有的灵活性。

但在等待期间，您可以做几件事来让您的企业具备“预算防御力”。

如果您雇佣员工 对于雇主来说，国民保险（national insurance）和国民最低工资（national living wage）的变化是最值得关注的重点。

2027 年 4 月的工资标准可能会在本次预算案前后宣布，这是一项您可以提前规划的成本。低薪委员会（Low Pay Commission）估计，该标准可能会从目前的 100 万英镑2.71 上涨到 100 万英镑3.02 和 100 万英镑3.34, 之间。请按该范围的上限进行规划。如果您为此预留了预算，而最终结果较低，那么这将是一个惊喜，而不是一个您未考虑到的意外。

为企业建立预算防御力不需要水晶球。这意味着要了解您的业务

如果您在考虑出售企业

任何考虑在未来几年退出公司的人都应该关注资本利得税（CGT）。在出售自己的企业时可以获得的减免（即“企业资产处置减免”，Business Asset Disposal Relief）在近年来已变得不再那么优厚。

现在出售企业的人需支付 18% 的资本利得税，高于一年前的 14% 和前年的 10%。该税率适用于您一生中前 100 万英镑m 的合格收益。超过该金额的部分将根据您的收入，按 18% 或 24% 的标准税率征税。

对于任何计划出售企业的人来说，重要的是不要匆忙做出决定。谈判可能会持续数月甚至数年，因此您不希望让对潜在税收上涨的恐惧影响您的行为。

在最坏的情况下，如果买方感觉到您急于在税制变更前出售，他们甚至可能将此作为一种谈判技巧，以获得更好的交易条件。请保持冷静，坚持长期计划。

如果您正致力于扩大业务规模

随着业务开始增长，需要考虑的事情突然增多了。增值税（VAT）起征点意味着，一旦您的营业额超过 9 万英镑，您就必须缴纳额外的税款，这可能会成为公司增长的阻碍。

正如我之前所说，这是我希望在预算案中看到改变的一个领域，我希望看到起征点能够提高。与此同时，我鼓励企业主不要因为担心税收而停滞增长。

没有人认真地预期此次预算案会降低起征点，因此在您的营业额开始增长时，您可以对此进行规划。

股息税已成为许多企业主更关注的问题。十年前，您每年可以免税给自己支付 5,000 英镑 的股息，但现在的免税额仅为 £500。

您的会计师和税务顾问是您最强大的盟友。任何一年只与他们沟通一次，或者在报税时将他们视为“必要之恶”的人，做法都是错误的。

通过与他们保持定期沟通并让他们参与关键决策，他们能发现您可能忽略的问题，并能主动建议如何更高效地在税务方面运营您的业务。

给每位企业主的建议 在预算案出台之前，任何企业主能做的最好的事情就是根据目前各项税率，在电子表格中计算出自己的基础数据。

这样一来，在预算案公布后的第二天早晨，您可以轻松输入任何变动，并在 10 分钟内准确看出这对您产生的影响，而不需要焦虑地等待会计师回电——因为那时他们正被所有询问同样问题的客户淹没。

我们无法预知政府在 28 October 会宣布什么，但让您的企业具备“预算防御能力”并不需要水晶球。这意味着要了解

股息免税额。十年前，您每年可以免税给自己支付 5,000 英镑 的股息

您的业务，知道该留意演讲中的哪些部分，并随手掌握所有数据，以计算出这对您真正的意义。

“把账目更新到最新状态，然后静观其变”可能不是任何人听过的最令人兴奋的建议，但我见过太多企业主花数月时间担心那些要么没有发生、要么最终并未影响到他们的事情，我也见过少数人做出无法挽回的恐慌性决定。

应对能力最强的企业并非那些猜对了的企业，而是那些足够了解自己的数据，从而能在本周结束前算出应对之策的企业。

Sara Davies 是一位企业家、作家、主持人，曾任 BBC《龙穴》（Dragons' Den）节目的投资人（Dragon）。

电信

VodafoneThree 将精简基站网络

作者：Holly Williams

移动电话公司 VodafoneThree 透露，计划到 2032 年将英国的成本削减力度加大至 10 亿英镑，在去年的巨额合并后继续实现节支。

这些成本削减将来自精简移动电话基站和塔楼网络的提案。由于部分 Vodafone 和 Three UK 的站点位置接近，公司计划将基站数量从约 37,000 个减少到约 26,000, 个。

该公司坚称，额外的成本削减不会影响其员工队伍。

由于实现了全集团所有权，公司还在剔除一些不必要的重复成本。Vodafone 已于 7 月以 43亿英镑 买断了前合作伙伴长江和记电讯（CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holding）持有的 49% 股份。

Vodafone 集团首席执行官 Margherita Della Valle 表示：“我们创建 VodafoneThree 是因为我们看到了创造投资规模的机会。”

食品与饮料

酿酒厂数百个工作岗位面临威胁

作者：亨利·塞克-克拉克 (Henry Saker-Clark)

Carlsberg Britvic 计划关闭其位于特伦特桥畔伯顿 (Burton upon Trent) 的 Marston's 酿酒厂，约 310 名员工面临失业风险。该斯塔福德郡小镇的酿酒业始于近 200 年前。

这家丹麦啤酒公司 Carlsberg 的英国分公司表示，计划在 2027 年夏季关闭该地点的酿酒厂及物流运营。

表示，计划关闭的原因是淡啤酒 (ale) 销量的长期下降，以及集团“需要创造更大的长期价值”。

该公司表示，将继续生产某些淡啤酒品牌，如 Hobgoblin、McEwan's 和 Brooklyn，但将寻求出售部分其他木桶装和地区性淡啤酒品牌。该公司未透露哪些品牌可能会被出售。

2020 年，Marston's 和 宣布一项合并协议，成立 Marston's 酿酒公司，其中包括 Marston's 的酿酒厂和配送中心，但不包括其酒吧。

这座历史悠久的伯顿酿酒厂在运营近 200 年后面临关闭

商业矩阵 (The Business Matrix)

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数据提供方

Markets

ICE Data Services, Levels 2-4, Sancroft, Rose Street, Paternoster Square, London, EC4M 7DQ.

<><>富时 100 (FTSE 100)< / ><>10441.6< / ><>-0.16%< / >< / ><><>富时 250 (FTSE 250)< / ><>23943.9< / ><>-0.39%< / >< / ><><>富时全股指数 (FTSE All Share)< / ><>5634.0< / ><>-0.19%< / >< / ><><>富时欧洲第一 300 (FTSE Eurofirst300)< / ><>2498.8< / ><>-0.74%< / >< / ><><>道琼斯 (Dow Jones)< / ><>51100.3< / ><>-0.16%< / >< / ><><>标准普尔 500 (S&P 500)< / ><>7758.4< / ><>-0.56%< / >< / ><><>纳斯达克 (Nasdaq)*< / ><>27370.14< / ><>-0.61%< / >< / ><><>DAX< / ><>24807.0< / ><>-1.18%< / >< / ><><>CAC 40< / ><>7729.7< / ><>-0.51%< / >< / ><><>恒生指数< / ><>23785.8< / ><>-1.43%< / >< / ><><>日经 (Nikkei)< / ><>69042.1< / ><>-1.42%< / >< / table>

欧元 / 英镑

美元 / 英镑 黄金 每金衡盎司， 伦敦下午定盘价 石油 布伦特原油， 每桶

建筑

克莱斯勒大厦准备进行翻新

克莱斯勒大厦作为纽约装饰艺术（Art Deco）建筑运动的巅峰之作，即将迎来一次大规模翻新。这座拥有近100年历史的大厦的租赁权近期由 Tishman Speyer 公司接管。该公司及其合作伙伴将向该项目投资 2.35亿美元 (1.78 亿英镑m)，并计划升级第 61 层，该层设有巨大的鹰形滴水嘴兽，还将打造一个“高端”休息室。

消费

特易购预测消费者将选择更健康的生活方式

特易购（Tesco）表示，鉴于全球环境的不确定性，英国消费者今年将热衷于庆祝圣诞节，但可能会选择“稍微健康一点”的方案，减少酒精摄入。这家英国最大超市连锁店的负责人表示，面对生活成本的上涨，人们表现得“相当有韧性”。此前，该公司报告了今年上半年的销售额有所增长。

饮食

星巴克可能寻求收购 Chipotle

星巴克一直在探索收购 Chipotle Mexican Grill 的可能性，试图将美国两个最知名的品牌结合起来，如果达成交易，这将成为餐饮业历史上规模最大的合并案。据《金融时报》报道，这家咖啡店连锁店已在起草一份针对 Chipotle 的收购提案，后者的市场价值近 390亿美元 (295亿英镑)。

贷款机构

英国信用卡违约率激增

根据英格兰银行的一项针对贷款机构的调查，截至 8 月底的三个月内，信用卡违约率有所上升。银行和建筑协会预计，截至 11 月底的三个月内，信用卡违约率将进一步增加。债务援助慈善机构 StepChange 的公共政策经理亚当·巴特勒（Adam Butler）表示：“由于人们在支付基本账单的同时难以维持常规还款，无抵押信贷的违约情况正在增加。”

交通

德勤因审计失败被罚款

由于在对交通公司 Go-Ahead 的审计中存在问题，德勤（Deloitte）被会计监管机构罚款超过 600 万英镑m。财务报告理事会（Financial Reporting Council）表示，在为期五年的审计中发现了“令人深感不安的失败模式”。调查发现，德勤未能就 Go-Ahead 的两家子公司非法留存超过 3000 万英镑m 公共资金的行为提出质疑。

能源

E.ON Next 完成对 Ovo 的收购

在 E.ON Next 完成收购 Ovo Energy 的交易后，尽管人们对能源市场的竞争状况仍有担忧，但目前英国近四分之三的家庭仅由三家能源供应商提供服务。尽管有人担心能源供应商数量的减少将意味着缴费者选择空间更少，但该交易已于昨日完成。

数独 X

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玩法 在每一行、每一列、两条对角线（高亮显示为 X 形）以及每个 3x3 方格（有线框）中，数字 1 到 9 必须各出现一次。 答案：第 51 页

个人理财

优质债券（Premium Bonds）是种有趣的投机——但不要指望靠它致富

Which? 之道

作者：萨姆·理查森（Sam Richardson）

是“肮脏的抽奖”还是“国家瑰宝”？前者是对优质债券在 1956. 推出时，由时任影子财政大臣哈罗德·威尔逊（Harold Wilson）给出的定义。而后者则是我们 Which? 在今年早些时候该产品 70 周年纪念日时对其政府支持的储蓄账户的描述。

我持有 £100 的优质债券，甚至我那 20 世纪 90 年代的纸质证书看起来都像帝国战争博物馆里的展品。但出于多种原因，我并不打算再购买更多。

每月，每 100 万英镑 债券都会参加一次随机抽奖，奖金从 £25 起步，最高可达 100 万英镑，且全部免税。目前，单张 100 万英镑 债券中奖的概率是 21,000 to 1, 而“奖金率”——即每年以奖金形式支付的持有额百分比——为 4.35%。

1957 年 6 月，邮政工程师在利瑟姆圣安妮斯的优质债券办公室检查计算机“Ernie”。（PA 通讯社）

人们经常将奖金率与储蓄账户的利率进行比较，在储蓄账户中，4.35% 的利率目前将非常有竞争力。但利息是必然支付的，而你有可能持有优质债券一生却从未中过奖。

我曾经赢得过一次 £25 的优质债券奖金，但在一年时间内再次中奖的机会仅为 5.55%。只有当你的持有额超过 1,214 英镑 时，

中大奖者的平均持有金额超过 4 万英镑

一年内至少中奖一次的概率才会向你倾斜，不过请记住，绝大多数奖金仅为 £25.

在最近的一次抽奖中，赢得大奖（1 万英镑 及以上）的获胜者平均持有金额超过 4 万英镑（最高持有上限为 5 万英镑）。

中大奖的债券平均持有时间为 7 年——在此期间，通货膨胀将使任何从未中奖的债券的购买力降低 24.8%。这就是抽奖账户的问题所在：如果你没有赢，你就在亏损。

诚然，从长期来看，储蓄账户也可能落后于通货膨胀。但如果你将资金投入股票和股份个人储蓄账户（ISA）或养老金，其实际价值可能会增长。根据投资平台 Freetrade 的数据，假设年增长率为 8%，每月向 ISA 投资 £50，在 10 年后可增长至 9,172 英镑，在 20 年后可增长至 28,633 英镑（投入资金为 1.2 万英镑）。养老金缴款还可以获得税收减免，如果你适用较高的税率，这一点尤为有价值。

与抽奖账户不同，从理论上讲，你的投资最终可能会变得毫无价值，而不仅仅是被通货膨胀贬值。而且，要将 5 万英镑 变成 100 万英镑，需要几十年的时间以及运气。但从历史上看，投资于多种资产并持有至少五年，通常对投资者来说结果良好。

优质债券或许最好被视为一种理性的彩票：偶尔投机一次是可以的。赢得大奖并逃离这种竞争激烈的生活（rat race）确实令人向往。但增长财富有更聪明的方法。

Which?

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今日天气

英国将迎来降雨，西部有阵雨，天空阴沉。北部地区风力较强，南部则大部分时间多云。

今日最高气温

19°

今日最低气温

80

月相

英国各地

urham< / ><>13< / ><>C< / ><>0.3< / ><>9.7< / >< / ><><>东本恩 (Eastbourne)< / ><>14< / ><>S< / ><>13.5< / ><>5.7< / >< / ><><>爱丁堡 (Edinburgh)< / ><>12< / ><>C< / ><>0.2< / ><>9.3< / >< / ><><>埃斯克代尔缪尔 (Eskdalemuir)< / ><>10< / ><>C< / ><>0.1< / ><>8.6< / >< / ><><>格拉斯哥 (Glasgow)< / ><>12< / ><>C< / ><>0.8< / ><>7.9< / >< / ><><>霍利黑德 (Holyhead)< / ><>13< / ><>C< / ><>0.2< / ><>7.4< / >< / ><><>霍夫 (Hove)< / ><>14< / ><>S< / ><>8.7< / ><>5.6< / >< / ><><>赫尔 (Hull)< / ><>13< / ><>S< / ><>1.7< / ><>7.9< / >< / ><><>亨廷顿 (Huntingdon)< / ><>13< / ><>S< / ><>0.1< / ><>5.9< / >< / ><><>伊普斯威奇 (Ipswich)< / ><>13< / ><>S< / ><>5.8< / ><>5.3< / >< / ><><>马恩岛 (Isle of Man)< / ><>9< / ><>C< / ><>6.0< / ><>6.6< / >< / ><><>怀特岛 (Isle of Wight)< / ><>14< / ><>S< / ><>1.0< / ><>6.0< / >< / ><><>金洛切韦 (Kinlochewe)< / ><>11< / ><>C< / ><>3.7< / ><>3.0< / >< / ><><>柯克沃尔 (Kirkwall)< / ><>11< / ><>C< / ><>1.4< / ><>6.0< / >< / ><><>利兹 (Leeds)< / ><>12< / ><>C< / ><>0.0< / ><>9.7< / >< / ><><>勒威克 (Lerwick)< / ><>9< / ><>C< / ><>0.2< / ><>5.8< / >< / ><><>卢查斯 (Leuchars)< / ><>13< / ><>C< / ><>0.1< / ><>9.0< / >< / ><><>林肯 (Lincoln)< / ><>12< / ><>C< / ><>1.5< / ><>7.5< / >< / ><><>利物浦 (Liverpool)< / ><>13< / ><>C< / ><>4.8< / ><>5.5< / >< / ><><>伦敦 (London)< / ><>14< / ><>S< / ><>6.1< / ><>5.5< / >< / ><><>曼彻斯特 (Manchester)< / ><>14< / ><>C< / ><>0.0< / ><>9.8< / >< / ><><>马盖特 (Margate)< / ><>13< / ><>S< / ><>11.7< / ><>5.3< / >< / ><><>米尔福德 (Milford) d>9.1< / >< / ><><>什鲁斯伯里 (Shrewsbury)< / ><>13< / ><>C< / ><>1.5< / ><>6.0< / >< / ><><>斯凯格内斯 (Skegness)< / ><>12< / ><>S< / ><>1.6< / ><>5.8< / >< / ><><>绍森德 (Southend)< / ><>13< / ><>S< / ><>8.9< / ><>5.8< / >< / ><><>斯托克 (Stoke)< / ><>13< / ><>C< / ><>0.7< / ><>8.4< / >< / ><><>斯托诺韦 (Stornoway)< / ><>11< / ><>C< / ><>1.4< / ><>5.5< / >< / ><><>斯旺西 (Swansea)< / ><>14< / ><>C< / ><>0.1< / ><>7.7< / >< / ><><>蒂里岛 (Tiree)< / ><>11< / ><>R< / ><>2.6< / ><>5.6< / >< / table>

全球天气

城市< / td><>温度 (in °C)< / ><>天气状况< / >< / tr><><>阿布扎比< / ><>40< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>阿布贾< / ><>27< / ><>C< / >< / ><><>阿利坎特< / ><>28< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>阿姆斯特丹< / ><>14< / ><>SH< / >< / ><><>雅典< / ><>23< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>曼谷< / ><>33< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>巴塞罗那< / ><>21< / ><>C< / >< / ><><>北京< / ><>24< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>柏林< / ><>18< / ><>C< / >< / ><><>布鲁塞尔< / ><>16< / ><>C< / >< / ><><>布达佩斯< / ><>22< / ><>C< / >< / ><><>芝加哥< / ><>24< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>德里< / ><>31< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>迪拜< / ><>42< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>都柏林< / ><>11< / ><>C< / >< / ><><>法兰克福< / ><>14< / ><>R< / >< / ><><>日内瓦< / ><>14< / ><>R< / >< / ><><>赫尔辛基< / ><>12< / ><>C< / >< / ><><>香港< / ><>27< / ><>DR< / >< / ><><>伊斯坦布尔< / ><>19< / ><>F< / >< / ><><>约翰内斯堡< / ><>23< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>里斯本< / ><>25< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>洛杉矶< / ><>28< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>马德里< / ><>20< / ><>S< / >< / table>

<><>城市< / ><>温度 (in °C)< / ><>天气状况< / >< / ><><>迈阿密< / ><>32< / ><>F< / >< / ><><>米兰< / ><>18< / ><>C< / >< / ><><>莫斯科< / ><>10< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>孟买< / ><>36< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>慕尼黑< / ><>19< / ><>TH< / >< / ><><>纽约< / ><>18< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>尼斯< / ><>24< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>帕尔马< / ><>24< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>巴黎< / ><>15< / ><>F< / >< / ><><>布拉格< / ><>18< / ><>SH< / >< / ><><>雷克雅未克< / ><>6< / ><>R< / >< / ><><>里约< / ><>26< / ><>F< / >< / ><><>罗马< / ><>24< / ><>C< / >< / ><><>斯德哥尔摩< / ><>14< / ><>C< / >< / ><><>斯特拉斯堡< / ><>15< / ><>R< / >< / ><><>悉尼< / ><>18< / ><>F< / >< / ><><>特内里费< / ><>27< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>东京< / ><>23< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>多伦多< / ><>22< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>温哥华< / ><>14< / ><>F< / >< / ><><>维也纳< / ><>22< / ><>F< / >< / ><><>华沙< / ><>19< / ><>F< / >< / ><><>华盛顿< / ><>21< / ><>S< / >< / ><><>惠灵顿< / ><>14< / ><>C< / >< / table>

图例：C=多云，DR=毛毛雨，F=晴朗，FG=雾，H=冰雹，M=薄雾，R=雨，S=晴，SH=阵雨，SL=雨夹雪，SN=雪，SS=沙尘暴，TH=雷阵雨

总体情况：一个低压系统将给英国各地带来降雨，对苏格兰的影响较大，尤其是西北部和西群岛。北爱尔兰和英格兰北部也将受到降雨影响。中英格兰和东英吉利地区将阴天有雨。包括威尔士和英格兰西南部在内的南部地区将有雨，偶尔可见云隙。天气将有风，尤其是海峡群岛，伴有西风。 伦敦、英格兰东南部、东英吉利、 海峡群岛：预计早晨开始为多云，并有降雨威胁，尤其是最东部地区。天空将多云

地区< / td><>今天< / ><>明天< / >< / tr><><>高地地区< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>苏格兰东北部< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>苏格兰中部< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>苏格兰边境地区< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>北爱尔兰< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>西北部及默西赛德< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>东北部< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>约克郡及亨伯< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>北威尔士< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>西米德兰兹< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>东米德兰兹< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>南威尔士< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>西南部< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>东南部< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>东部< / ><>2< / >< / ><><>大伦敦< / ><>2< / >< / table>

将持续到下午，体感凉爽。到傍晚，最南部地区可能会有雨，且风力明显增强，尤其是沿海地区。最高气温：19℃。今晚，阵风，阵雨。最低气温：10℃。 英格兰中部、英格兰西南部、米德兰兹、南威尔士、北威尔士：预计早晨将以阴雨和浓云开始，并持续大部分时间。在最西部地区，可能会有较强降雨，而下午其他地区的阵雨将有所减轻。气温将维持在温和范围，伴有强劲的西风。最高气温：18℃。今晚，大雨，有风。最低气温：10℃。

苏格兰东南部、英格兰东北部、英格兰东部： 早晨将有雨且天空多云，气温偏低。到下午，降雨将持续，尤其是在最北部地区，不过云层可能会开始稍微散开。入夜后，降雨将继续，全天伴有强劲的西风。最高气温：17℃。今晚，小雨，有风。最低气温：9℃。 英格兰西北部、苏格兰西南部、北爱尔兰、爱尔兰共和国、马恩岛：今天大部分地区将有阵雨，天气潮湿。早晨多云，气温偏低。下午最北部地区的降雨将增强。到傍晚，阵雨减少，但云层依然密集，全天伴有强劲的西风。最高气温：15℃。今晚，小雨，有风。最低气温：8℃。 苏格兰西北部、苏格兰东北部、西群岛、北群岛：今天天气阴暗潮湿，天空多云且有降雨威胁，尤其是在降雨持续的最北部地区。早晨有微风，气温温和。到下午，阵雨移至最西部地区。到傍晚，这些地区的风力将增强。最高气温：15℃。今晚，小雨，有风。最低气温：9℃。

天气形势：一个位于北群岛附近的低压系统正导致英国各地出现大范围降雨，并缓慢向东移动。其锋面系统向南延伸，影响北爱尔兰和英格兰。海峡群岛上空的高压正在减弱，导致各地出现大风且不稳定的天气状况。

最高与最低气温 （周三，截至晚上11点）

最高温：肯特郡曼斯顿，18℃。

黑夜时长

最低温：亚伯丁郡布雷马2号，-3℃。

最湿润：多塞特郡波特兰岛，17.80mm。

最晴朗：苏格兰边境地区查特霍尔，9.4小时。

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日落

日出

五日天气预报

周六：北部地区有雨并伴有强风，南部和东部地区大部分时间多云，伴有晴间多云。

周日：英国大部分地区多云，伴有晴间多云，海峡群岛有降雨可能，预计风力较轻。

周一：英国大部分地区多云，西部地区有雨。东部地区可能会有干燥时段及晴间多云。

周二：雨天，北部和西部地区阵雨较强。南部地区亦有雨，伴有晴间多云可能。

周三：北部地区有雨且有强西南风，南部地区多云伴有晴间多云，东部大部分地区较为干燥。

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橄榄球联盟

伦敦野马队等待 NRL 协议决定命运

作者：Mark Staniforth

在昨日公布的 2026 年 IMG 评级中未能挤进前 14 名后，伦敦野马队（London Broncos）必须等待才能得知他们在超级联赛中的命运。

该评级制度于 2023, 引入，根据表现、设施和财务等类别对俱乐部进行排名，用于确定下一赛季顶级联赛的组成。

目前的超级联赛俱乐部稳居前 14 位。而上赛季在冠军联赛中轻松获胜的伦敦队排名第 16 位，落后于同为第二梯队的巴罗队（Barrow）。然而，伦敦队尚未绝望，根据一项即将与澳新 NRL 达成的投资协议条款，超级联赛计划在下赛季通过自愿扩军至 15 家俱乐部来接纳他们。

此类扩军将独立于评级过程，且必须由 RFL 官员确认，随后由顶级联赛俱乐部投票决定。一致的裁决可能会加速这一进程，并在下月初确认伦敦队的升级。人们普遍预计，NRL 协议将使评级系统变得过时，至少在决定未来超级联赛赛季构成方面如此，同时关于 IMG 是否继续参与的问题也随之产生。

总决赛冠军韦克菲尔德队（Wakefield）在 2023 年的首次评级中排名第 11 位，此次上升至榜首，在满分 20 分中获得 17.85 分，首次成为 A 级俱乐部。韦克菲尔德队的排名高于利兹队（17.03 分）、总决赛亚军沃灵顿队（16.72, 分）以及威根队（16.46. 分）。另有四家俱乐部——赫尔 KR、利，圣海伦斯和卡斯尔福德——保留了 A 级地位。

由于赛场表现不佳，卡塔兰巨龙队和赫尔城队均失去了 A 级地位，以及免于降级的特权。

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诺瓦克·德约科维奇在本周赢得北京中国公开赛后 GETTY

德约科维奇称辛纳在完全康复前不急于复出是正确的

作者：Karan Prashant Saxena

诺瓦克·德约科维奇支持詹尼克·辛纳结束 2026 赛季的决定。这位世界第一目前仍在从膝伤中恢复，德约科维奇表示，这位意大利球员优先考虑长期未来而非匆忙复出是正确的。

自 7 月 12 日在温网决赛击败亚历山大·兹维列夫以来，辛纳一直没有参赛，这位

作为一名一直试图把握大局的人，我支持这种心态

25 岁的球员缺席了北美硬地赛季、美网以及正在进行的亚洲赛季。

这位意大利人还将缺席欧洲室内赛季以及在都灵举行的 ATP 年终总决赛，而他在过去两年中均在该赛事中夺冠。辛纳的缺席为兹维列夫在年终世界排名登顶打开了大门。

“但与此同时，他必须考虑长远，”德约科维奇在上海表示。“这是明智的，因为作为一名一直试图在脑海中把握大局的人，我支持这种思考方式和心态。”

“重要的是为你自己的职业生涯争取更多年份，这样你才有更多机会实现所有目标。”

德约科维奇在 2018 年接受肘部手术后经历了漫长的伤停复出，他表示，回归的挑战不仅限于身体恢复。

“当然，在身体方面，如果你准备好了，那就是准备好了，”他说。“但接下来的问题是心理上的。你知道，当你站在球场上时，你会想：‘我真的完全痊愈了吗？我可以毫无顾虑地全力冲刺吗？’”

这位 39 岁的塞尔维亚人周二刚赢得中国公开赛冠军便抵达上海，这位 10 号种子将于今天开始他的大师赛征程，对阵胡伯特·赫尔卡奇。

四连败——诺里再次遭遇失利

作者：Andy Sims

卡梅伦·诺里在上海大师赛首轮中遗憾负于资格赛选手达利博尔·斯夫尔奇纳。

在一度落后这位排名 100 之外的捷克选手一盘和一个破发点后，诺里似乎扭转了局面。

但这位英国世界排名第 40 位的球员诺里未能找回最佳状态，斯夫尔奇纳利用对方一次糟糕的发球局，最终以 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 锁定胜局。

对于这位前英国第一而言，这已经是连续第四场失利，不过其中两场是对阵澳大利亚公开赛和美国公开赛冠军亚历山大·兹维列夫。

卡梅伦·诺里在上海大师赛首轮出局

拳击

富里与约书亚之战“理应在英国举行”

作者：乔治·塞申斯 (George Sessions)

Matchroom总裁巴里·赫恩 (Barry Hearn) 认为，安东尼·约书亚与泰森·富里的这场“英国之战” “理应在英国举行”，并赞扬其儿子埃迪·赫恩 (Eddie Hearn) 为促成此事而采取的坚定立场。

在温布利球场原定承办这场重量级对决后，由于伦敦场馆 11pm 的宵禁问题引发了拉锯战，相关关键人物曾渴望将比赛移至纽约市的麦迪逊广场花园。

然而，由于约书亚的合同中有一项条款规定比赛必须在英国举行，且得到了英国拳击迷的大力支持，推广人埃迪·赫恩和AJ（左图）在漫长的谈判中立场坚定，直到加的夫方案成为可行的解决方案。

在这场 11 December 超级对决的门票于今日开售前，巴里·赫恩表示：“幸运的是，大家都意识到了问题的关键。考虑到涉及的资金数额以及你所面对的权势人物，需要一个强大且极其专注的双人团队，才能为英国的拳击迷将这场比赛留在英国。”

“即便比赛是在凌晨时分进行，它也在英国。你不需要飞往任何地方。”

“这是一场理应在英国举行的比赛。无论在世界哪个角落，这都是一场大赛，但在英国的影响力最大，因为他们是我们的骄傲。”

“无论你是富里的粉丝还是约书亚的粉丝，你都希望在自己的国家看到这场比赛。”

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网球：北京、上海 Sky Sports Tennis, 6am 测试板克里基：南非 对 澳大利亚 Sky Sports Cricket, 7.30am 高尔夫：西班牙公开赛 Sky Golf, 1pm T20克里基：印度 对 西印度群岛 TNT 1, 2.15pm 足球：阿尔巴尼亚 对 威尔士 BBC Two Wales, 4.45pm 足球：希腊 对 英格兰 ITV1, 5pm 橄榄球：莱斯特 对 格洛斯特 TNT 1, 7pm 橄榄球：格拉斯哥 对 康诺特 Premier 1, 7pm 足球：西汉姆联 对 女王公园巡游者 Sky Football, 7.30pm 橄榄球：德拉根 对 奥斯普雷斯 Premier 2, 7.40pm

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西班牙公开赛，马德里，第一轮（除非另有说明，均为英国及爱尔兰选手，标准杆 71）：66 E 洛佩斯-查卡拉 (Lopez-Chacarra, 西班牙); G 福雷斯特 (Forrest); C 赛姆 (Syme); 67 S 加西亚 (Garcia, 西班牙); D 希利尔 (Hillier, 新西兰); A 阿约拉 (Ayora, 西班牙); J 斯科夫·奥莱森 (Skov Olesen, 丹麦); 68 M 林德伯格 (Lindberg, 瑞典); V 佩雷斯 (Perez, 法国); J 迪恩 (Dean); A 奥塔古伊 (Otaegui, 阿联酋); B 罗宾逊-汤普森 (Robinson-Thompson); J 吉尔巴赫 (Girrbach, 瑞士); L 利斯特 (List, 美国); 69 O 林德尔 (Lindell, 芬兰); R 朗加斯克 (Langasque, 法国); M 埃尔维拉 (Elvira, 西班牙); 高正元 (Jeong-Weon Ko, 法国); 丁威 (W Ding, 中国); S 瓦利马基 (Valimaki, 芬兰); 70 F 莫利纳里 (Molinari, 意大利); H 杜普莱西斯 (Du Plessis, 南非); O 吉亚蒙德古伊 (Guillamoundeguy, 法国); S 劳瑞 (Lowry); J 温瑟 (Winther, 丹麦); M 库夫拉 (Couvra, 法国); J 盖里尔 (Guerrier, 法国); J 斯克里夫纳 (Scrivener, 澳大利亚); K 阿披巴恩拉特 (Aphibarnrat, 泰国); J 保罗 (Paul, 德国); R 帕拉托雷 (Paratore, 意大利); 71 N 金西 (Kimsey); F 塞利 (Celli, 意大利); S 马佐利 (Mazzoli, 意大利); B 维斯伯格 (Wiesberger, 奥地利); A 德尔·雷 (Del Rey, 西班牙); R 星野 (Hoshino, 日本); P 拉拉扎巴尔 (Larrazabal, 西班牙); D 普伊格 (Puig, 西班牙); Q 维达尔 (Vidal, 西班牙); J 路易斯·巴莱斯特 (Luis Ballester, 西班牙); A 加西亚-埃雷迪亚 (Garcia-Heredia, 西班牙); L 阿伯格 (Aaberg, 瑞典); J 拉格伦 (Lagergren, 瑞典); J 丹托普 (Dantorp, 瑞典); T 瓦扬 (Vaillant, 法国); R 古维亚 (Gouveia, 葡萄牙); 72 D 布赖恩特 (Bryant, 美国); D 罗德里格斯 (Rodrigues, 葡萄牙); D 劳 (Law); A 梅龙克 (Meronk, 波兰); T 劳伦斯 (Lawrence, 南非); I 埃尔维拉 (Elvira, 西班牙); 吴 (A Wu, 中国); N 诺尔高 (Noergaard, 丹麦); F 拉克鲁瓦 (Lacroix, 法国); E 弗格森 (Ferguson); D 范德里尔 (van Driel, 荷兰); S 希门尼斯 (S Jimenez, 西班牙); J. C. 里奇 (Ritchie, 南非); S 加西亚 (Garcia, 西班牙); J 罗斯 (Rose); M 马纳塞罗 (Manassero, 意大利); A 罗兹纳 (Rozner, 法国); T 麦基宾 (McKibbin); M 乔丹 (Jordan); F 拉波尔塔 (Laporta, 意大利); S 贝尔斯托 (Bairstow); B 斯通 (Stone, 南非); S 索德伯格 (Soederberg, 瑞典); N 莱姆克 (Lemke, 瑞典); T 罗森穆勒 (Rosenmueller, 德国); M 斯图尔特 (Stewart)。

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中国公开赛（北京），女子四分之一决赛：N·巴图科娃（捷克） 6-3 6-0 击败 K·穆霍娃（捷克）；M·安德烈耶娃（俄罗斯） 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-3) 击败 E·亚历山德罗娃（俄罗斯）。

劳力士上海大师赛，第一轮：J·布鲁克斯比（美国） 7-5 6-4 击败 J·穆纳尔（西班牙）；N·博尔赫斯（葡萄牙） 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 击败 F·阿科斯塔（阿根廷）；P·科托夫（俄罗斯） 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 击败 T·格里克斯普尔（荷兰）；S·西西帕斯（希腊） 6-3 7-5 击败 K·科佩扬斯（比利时）；C·乌戈·卡拉贝利（阿根廷） 2-6 6-2 7-5 击败 I·西马金（俄罗斯）；H·胡尔卡奇（波兰） 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 击败 J·达克沃斯（澳大利亚）；M·阿尔纳尔迪（意大利） 6-3 6-1 击败 B·汤米奇（澳大利亚）；T·蒂兰特（阿根廷） 6-4 6-2 击败 H·梅杰多维奇（塞尔维亚）；P·卡雷诺·布斯塔（西班牙） 4-6 7-5 6-3 击败 M·纳沃内（阿根廷）；A·瓦列霍（巴拉圭） 6-3 6-1 击败 V·罗耶（法国）；S·巴埃兹（阿根廷） 1-6 6-3 6-4 击败 M·吉龙（美国）；Z·斯瓦伊达（美国） 6-3 7-6 (7-2) 击败 F·马罗赞（匈牙利）；J·塞伦多洛（阿根廷） 6-4 6-4 击败 N·梅希亚（哥伦比亚）；B·范德赞德舒尔普（荷兰） 1-6 6-3 6-4 击败 D·梅里达·阿吉拉尔（西班牙）；J·斯特鲁夫（德国） 6-4 6-4 击败 M·兰达卢塞（西班牙）；Y·布（中国） 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 击败 L·范阿舍（法国）；Z·贝尔格斯（比利时） 6-3 6-1 击败 V·科普里瓦（捷克）；D·斯夫尔奇纳（捷克） 6-3 3-6 6-4 击败 C·诺里（英国）

今日赛程

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哈萨克斯坦 对 爱尔兰共和国 (12.0).... 阿尔巴尼亚 对 威尔士 (5.0).... 希腊 对 英格兰 (5.30).... 捷克共和国 对 苏格兰 (6.0).... 北爱尔兰 对 葡萄牙 (7.0)....

橄榄球联盟 加拉格尔超级联赛 (745)：莱斯特 对 格洛斯特。 联合橄榄球锦标赛 (745)：德拉贡斯 对 奥斯普雷斯，格拉斯哥 对 康纳特。 冠军橄榄球赛 (745)：考文垂 对 布莱克希斯，罗瑟勒姆泰坦 对 卡尔迪。

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在纽约洋基队的赛季处于关键时刻，安东尼·沃尔佩在美联组别赛第三场对阵坦帕湾光芒队的比赛中，被判定未能击出扳平比分的本垒打，因为回放审查显示一名球迷干扰了他击向左外野深处的球。光芒队左外野手小维克多·梅萨（右图）试图跳起接球但未能成功，回放官员最终做出了判定，他的球队以 3-0 赢得了这场五局三胜制的系列赛。

网球

阿尔卡拉斯与辛纳共同参加澳网“一分大满贯”

扬尼克·辛纳和卡洛斯·阿尔卡拉斯（左）已报名参加澳大利亚公开赛的“一分大满贯”。

这项赛事在 1 月份年度首个大满贯赛之前举行，让顶尖球星与业余选手对阵，获胜者可获得 A\100万美元 (52.7 万英镑) 的奖金。

WTA 球星高芙和大坂直美也将参加这项不寻常的活动，比赛每局仅打一分，且职业选手没有第二次发球机会。

去年的冠军由澳大利亚俱乐部球员乔丹·史密斯获得，他在决赛中击败了台湾职业选手乔安娜·加兰，并在晋级之路上击败了辛纳。

橄榄球

麦肯齐在全黑队出任 10 号位

由于伤病频发，达米安·麦肯齐将出任飞翼，资深球员博登·巴雷特出任全卫，新西兰队由此确定了明天在布莱迪斯罗杯首场测试赛中对阵澳大利亚的阵容。

在里奇·莫恩加周二训练时腿部肌肉受伤之前，鲁本·洛夫已因脚踝受伤被排除在赛季之外。在新西兰队以 3-1 输给世界杯冠军南非队之后，麦肯齐和巴雷特——两人原本的首选位置均为全卫——将共同承担组织进攻的角色。

半卫凯尔·普雷斯顿、中锋里科·伊奥阿内和边锋乔什·穆尔比将在替补席提供后线支持。

足球

“切费林选举不存在双重标准”

欧足联副主席劳拉·麦考利斯特否认了关于亚历山大·切费林（上图）在欧洲足球最高权力机构任职 15 年存在双重标准的说法。

前威尔士队长麦考利斯特表示，在欧足联寻求撤换国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺之时，更换领导层将是“疯狂的”。

她说：“我不认为[双重标准]是对此的定性。在足球未来方向存在如此全球不确定性的时刻，考虑更换欧足联的领导层将是疯狂的。”

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旅途寻找者

二进制 (Binary)

ABC 逻辑 (ABC Logic)

Making Tracks

数字方格 (Number Square)

Zygolex

从左至右：

tench; fez; seat; some; bench; few; bunch; munch; chew; cluster; chef; bluster; ref; clutter; cook.

每日测验 (Daily Quiz)

1. M C Escher
2. Taproot
3. Alan Cumming
4. 70,000

单词阶梯 (Word Ladder)

1. Vamp, Camp, Carp, Care, Core, Cone, Zone
2. Crow, Crop, Chop, Shop, Ship, Chip, Chic

单词方格 (Word Square)

Evil, Vale, Ills, Less

周四填字游戏 4632 (Thursday's Codeword 4632)

杀手数独 (Killer Sudoku)

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单词轮 (Word Wheel)

扫雷 (Minesweeper)

Hexalex Futoshiki 数字金字塔 (Number Pyramid)

九字母单词 BRIGADIER

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Word Fit

Calcudoku

Sudoku X

Cells

五线索隐晦填字游戏 (Five-Clue Cryptic Crossword) 横向：3 Cop-out, 5 / 6 Downing Street $^{*}$ . 纵向：1 Do-n-ors, 2 Count-Ry, 4 T-end-ED.

idoku

战舰 (Battleships)

数独 (Sudoku)

数和 (Kakuro)

拼图数独 (Jigsawdoku)

骑士巡游 (Knight's Tour) 路径寻找者 (Pathfinder)

Wijuko

桥梁 (Bridges)

数字六边形 (Number Hexagon)

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单词搜索

一级方程式赛车

乔治·拉塞尔将在新加坡站从发车格末位起跑

拉塞尔称霉运打击了他的冠军挑战

作者：斯科特·亨特 发自新加坡

乔治·拉塞尔认为，不幸的情况使他无法给即将成为一级方程式赛车冠军的基米·安东内利施加显著的冠军压力。

拉塞尔上周末在马来西亚站遭遇毁灭性的发动机晚期故障，导致他在仅剩七场预定比赛（最高可获得183分）的情况下，落后安东内利84分。

这意味着，在拉塞尔再次被可靠性问题击败后，这位20岁的意大利人几乎肯定将捧起他的首个世界冠军奖杯。拉塞尔在5月的加拿大大奖赛中也退赛，且整个赛季一直被厄运困扰。

更糟糕的是，拉塞尔本周末必须更换一个新的动力单元，因此将在新加坡站从发车格末位起跑；他同时确认在赛季结束前还需要另一个动力单元，这将导致另一次处罚。

这位28岁的车手再次承认，在马来西亚站赛道上超越了其梅赛德斯车队队友的安东内利在整个赛季中表现更好，但他认为在正常情况下，他仍将处于竞争之中。

“表现最好的人就是目前领跑锦标赛的人，”拉塞尔说道。“如果把数字和积分加起来，在一个普通的赛季里，我绝对还在这场竞争之中。虽然我会处于劣势，但仍有机会反超。”

“当你把本赛季损失的积分加起来，你知道，我今年的故障次数可能比我过去三个赛季加起来还要多。”

“当然，这很难接受。如果我对自己100 per cent公正的话，正如我之前所说，本赛季的表现还不够强。如果这些结果……就像，谁知道在更正常的情况下，我是否还能留在竞争之中。”

拉塞尔将换回两周前赢得阿塞拜疆大奖赛的那辆赛车，而安东内利将使用梅赛德斯的马来西亚升级版——此前一个周末被老板托托·沃尔夫称为本赛季“最糟糕”的周末。

汉密尔顿：安全至上的原则影响了雨战

作者：Scott Hunt

刘易斯·汉密尔顿认为，一级方程式（F1）高层以及年轻车手的谨慎态度，夺走了这项运动中一些凭直觉驾驶的“雨战”快感。

这位七届世界冠军是在回应上周末马来西亚站混乱场面时发表的上述言论，当时车手们在雨天条件下实际上无法为车辆提供动力。

在马来西亚雪邦国际赛道举行的巴林大奖赛蒙上了阴影，因为在暖胎圈中，包括马克斯·维斯塔潘和汉密尔顿在内的多名车手遭遇了技术故障——这与内燃机和电池动力之间备受争议的 50-50 分配直接相关——导致 F1 高层不得不放弃起跑。

起跑阵列最终蹒跚地返回维修区，比赛在延迟 53 分钟后才正式开始。随后披露，赛车必须下载新的软件。

由于延迟，赛道比原定起跑时间明显干燥得多——赛车采用了中性胎和干地胎的混合配置。

全雨胎在现代 F1 中很少使用，汉密尔顿被问到，除了前所未有的软件故障外，在雨中比赛时是否已经形成了一种更为保守的模式。

“雨战确实不再像我们以前那样了，”汉密尔顿说。“我经历过伟大的比赛，比如 2008 年的雨战，那时我们有更多测试，而且确实有更好的雨胎。我比任何其他比赛都热爱雨战。”

“我认为掌权的人们变得过于谨慎，但与此同时，新进的年轻车手们也同样谨慎。”

“我们这些老派车手会说‘快点比赛吧’，而年轻人则会说‘别比赛了’。所以他们（国际汽联 FIA）接收到了两种截然不同的信息，而且他们自己也超级谨慎。”

“这就是我想说‘赶紧开始’的地方。那是我们真正考验自己的时刻。有风险吗？绝对有。”

车手阵列现在移师新加坡，准备参加本周末的大奖赛。

F1 试图在闹剧后重建声誉，将进行软件更新

作者：Scott Hunt

一级方程式赛车将接收一次软件更新，旨在防止马来西亚站混乱场面的重演，当时车手们在雨天条件下实际上无法为车辆提供动力。

在马来西亚举行的巴林大奖赛蒙上了阴影，因为 F1 高层在暖胎圈中发现包括马克斯·维斯塔潘和刘易斯·汉密尔顿在内的多名车手遭遇技术故障，不得不放弃起跑。比赛在延迟 53 分钟后才开始。随后披露，赛车必须下载新的软件。

在承诺进行全面调查后，国际汽联（FIA）透露一个“软件漏洞”是罪魁祸首，并计划在接下来的比赛中，如果遇到类似情况将进行更新。

一份 FIA 的声明称：“审查结论认为，在某些赛道区域，部分以低发动机转速运行且应用了 250kW 功率削减的赛车出现了动力损失。”

汉密尔顿和维斯塔潘将他们遇到的问题比作在银石赛道上的“乐高赛车”，而梅赛德斯的乔治·罗素则表示这“感觉不像 F1”。威廉姆斯的卡洛斯·赛恩斯甚至提出了批评：“（F1）需要深刻反省，看看我们是如何陷入这种境地的。”

瓦尔特·博塔斯在骑行从马来西亚前往新加坡参加本周末比赛后，透露了他与野生动物的遭遇。这位 37 岁的芬兰凯迪拉克车手说：“我看到了一些蛇，我有点担心，但实际上它们相当淡定。它们只是在做自己的事情。”

英格兰足球

维格曼称：得益于面对剔除时的态度，图恩很容易被召回

英格兰队主教练萨里娜·维格曼（Sarina Wiegman）在给予曼联中场埃拉·图恩（Ella Toone）第二次机会后，赞扬了她在被排除在最新一期“狮女军团”名单之外时的反应。

维格曼最初将图恩以及另一名常驻球员克洛伊·凯利（Chloe Kelly）排除在对阵希腊的两回合世界杯预选赛名单之外，称她对这两人的期望更高。但由于露西·布朗兹（Lucy Bronze）受轻伤，维格曼决定撤销之前的决定，最终召回了图恩。

这位 27 岁球员在曼联上周末于女子超级联赛中 1-0 战胜利物浦后前往西班牙，但现在她正前往克里特岛与英格兰队汇合，准备参加今晚在伊拉克利翁潘克里蒂奥体育场举行的首回合比赛。

维格曼（下图）表示：“当我给她打电话时，当然，那是一个艰难的决定，但她立刻就接受了。当然，[她]非常失望，但她做的第一件事就是：‘好吧，我要回归，我该怎么做？’”

“她在比赛中的表现，以及她谈论这件事的方式，我认为非常好。然后她准备好前往西班牙并在那里训练，这真的给我留下了深刻印象。”

“她在西班牙，训练非常刻苦，当然也稍微享受了一下生活。但本周她已经完成了大量的训练量，所以状态很好。”

在解释为何选择用一名中场球员替换后卫布朗兹时，维格曼补充道：

左起：Jess Park, Lauren James 和 Laura Blindkilde Brown 昨日在训练中 PA

她做的第一件事就是‘好吧，我要回归，我该怎么做？’

威尔渴望为苏格兰队出战，尽管已离开马德里

“根据我们想要打法，我们的后卫足够了，在露西所在的那个位置上，我们有足够的选择。”

英格兰队在净胜球上输给了卫冕冠军西班牙队，未能直接获得明年世界杯的参赛资格，这意味着她们必须通过预选赛突围。

苏格兰

面对希腊队，英格兰队将是绝对热门。希腊队在 C 级联赛的小组赛中排名第一，但从未获得过世界杯或欧洲杯的参赛资格。

维格曼在谈到资格赛时说：“当然，那是主要目标，然后我们将它转化为我们需要做的事情。”

“我们完全专注于我们想要如何比赛，以及我们对希腊队的预期——我们以前从未与她们交手，她们在这次竞选中的表现也很好。我们绝对希望主导那场比赛并赢得胜利。”

英格兰队的比赛是在曼城受到高度关注，以及阿森纳在女子超级联赛中赛季开局糟糕的背景下进行的。

“当球员们到来时，你当然知道她们不能直接把那些事情抛在脑后，所以我们会简单聊聊，”维格曼说。

“她们想在这里。她们是专业人士，非常渴望表现出色，所以她们现在的注意力完全集中在英格兰队身上。”

作者：Gavin McCafferty

尽管离开了皇家马德里并再次获得金球奖提名，卡罗琳·威尔（Caroline Weir）心中始终牵挂着苏格兰队的世界杯附加赛。

威尔在上赛季为皇马打入 20 球后，从西班牙转会至里昂 Insune，这位中场球员在 9 月再次入围女子金球奖候选名单。

但对阵捷克共和国的世界杯预选赛决定战一直是这位 31 岁球员的关键目标。

在今天首回合比赛之前，威尔（上图）表示：“自从夏天结束苏格兰队的最后一场比赛起，我一直关注着这些比赛。尽管更换了俱乐部且发生了许多事情，但在过去的几个月里，苏格兰队始终是我心中最重要的事情。”

凯尔特人

布朗坚称，凯尔特人不能给秃鹫提供弹药

作者：安东尼·布朗（Anthony Brown）

斯科特·布朗（Scott Brown）呼吁凯尔特人队中那些直言不讳的球员停止给那些在球队困境中趁火打劫的“秃鹫”提供弹药。

这位前凯尔特人队长（右）对更衣室传出的一些言论性质感到担忧。在主场 1-0 负于格拉斯哥流浪者队后，卡梅伦·卡特-维克尔斯（Cameron Carter-Vickers）似乎暗示他认为球队缺乏一个连贯的比赛计划，他表示：“我们的打法有点太随意了。我们需要在这方面做得更好，制定一个剧本并坚持执行。”

几天前，在欧联杯主场 3-1 负于费伦茨瓦罗斯队后，队长卡勒姆·麦格雷戈（Callum McGregor）表示：“你可以看到我们在想要打出的风格上出现了一点破碎，有时会显得有些紧张和尴尬。”

布朗在《热身播客》（The Warm up Podcast）中表示：

“我从未那样做过。很多年前我尝试过一次，然后我想，‘我需要克制一下’。凡事都有时间和场合。现在的足球已经改变了，因为有了 TikTok、Twitter，有了这一切，每个人都可以上去随心所欲地说任何话。”

“凯尔特人拥有优秀的球员，但他们需要达成共识。而且他们不需要每隔两周就在媒体上把所有事情都说出来。”

流浪者队

麦克因内斯“不喜欢”这次“异常漫长”的休赛期

作者：罗尼·埃斯普林（Ronnie Esplin）

德里克·麦克因内斯（Derek McInnes）在为流浪者队明天对阵基尔马诺克的国内赛事做最后准备时，宣布自己并不喜欢这次延长的国际比赛日休赛期。

状态回升的“浅蓝色军团”此前已取得六连胜。其中四场联赛胜利帮助他赢得了 9 月份的苏超最佳教练奖。

麦克因内斯（右）在基尔马诺克到访前将分散的球员召集在一起——在这次比赛中，他们落后领头羊凯尔特人 2 分，而凯尔特人将于周日前往客场挑战马瑟韦尔——并表达了他对这次休赛期的看法。

“当你试图寻找那种状态的连续性时，你希望……”

这位流浪者队主帅透露，中场球员卡米·德夫林（Cammy Devlin）在对腿筋伤势进行扫描后将缺阵六周。“但这次休赛期太长了。毫无疑问，它异常漫长。”

“所有球员今天都回来了，但并非所有人都在训练。”

“当我们所有人能一起训练时，距离凯尔特人那场比赛已经过去了 19 天。这比很多锦标赛的时间还要长。对我来说，我知道这是既定事实，但我并不喜欢。”

基尔马诺克

基尔马诺克门将危机：斯特里杰克缺阵，理查兹转会告吹

作者：Ronnie Esplin

其中包括卡勒姆·费里。

尼尔·麦肯透露，门将马克斯·斯特里杰克将缺阵“相当长一段时间”，而戴夫·理查兹拟议中的基尔马诺克转会则“由于一项行政错误”而失败。

波兰门将斯特里杰克（右）在接受心脏手术并缺阵六个月后，于上赛季后期重返赛场。但在国际比赛日之前的英超联赛对阵哈茨的比赛中，他因膝伤缺席。

在离开基德明斯特后，32岁的理查兹（曾效力于邓迪联）原计划被引入以增强门将部门的实力。

但在麦肯针对明天客场挑战格拉斯哥流浪者的赛前新闻发布会之后，这家艾尔郡俱乐部发布了一份声明，内容如下：“基尔马诺克足球俱乐部遗憾地确认，戴夫·理查兹拟议中的加盟计划无法继续进行。

“由于与戴夫之前的注册相关的行政错误，英格兰足协拒绝了此次申请。因此，俱乐部无法完成他的注册。我们与戴夫一样，对这一消息感到非常失望，并感谢他的专业精神。基尔马诺克的所有人都祝愿他一切顺利。”

足球简讯

纽卡斯尔联 雅斯莱欢迎“战士”回归

纽卡斯尔主帅马蒂亚斯·雅斯莱非常期待巴西“战士”乔林顿回归，参加周一晚上在圣詹姆斯公园球场与考文垂的英超联赛对决。

这位30岁（上图）的球员最近恢复了全面训练，此前肌肉受伤导致他缺席了喜鹊队本赛季至今的所有比赛。他以及队友中场尼科·冈萨雷斯的预期回归将给雅斯莱带来好消息：“乔伊的情况在好转。我们需要在负荷管理方面保持聪明。

“乔林顿在持球和无球状态下都具备素质，他是一名领导者，他的肢体语言证明了这一点。我们需要球队中有战士。”

桑德兰“黑猫”缺少巴拉德和布罗比

雷吉斯·勒布里斯透露，丹·巴拉德将缺阵“几周”，而布莱恩·布罗比则遭受了“短期”伤病。

巴拉德在9月底代表北爱尔兰参加欧国联并以1-0战胜格鲁吉亚期间，腿筋受伤。勒布里斯表示：“这对巴拉德来说很遗憾，因为他之前的状态很好。他将缺阵几周。”

勒布里斯对同样在代表荷兰队（上图）期间腿筋受伤的布罗比提供了更积极的更新：“这将是短期的。情况非常乐观。当我们看到视频时有点担心。

“但赛后，布莱恩并不太担心——他坚称伤势并不严重。”

阿森纳

道曼“可以成为他想成为的任何人”

杰克·威尔希尔在透露自己被这位16岁（上图）球员在年仅13岁时就为阿森纳U18首秀的表现所震惊后表示，马克斯·道曼“可以成为他想成为的任何人”。

现任卢顿主帅的威尔希尔说：“当时我们正在对阵南安普顿。我说：‘你面对的是比你大五岁的球员，不要陷入身体对抗，触球一两次就传球’，结果他接球后，连续过掉五个人，然后横传助攻将比分扩大为3-0。

“我看向我的助手。我从未见过这样的场面。他可以成为他想成为的任何人。”

曼彻斯特城

埃林·哈兰德于2022年从多特蒙德加盟曼城

“我关心球迷，因为我自己也是一名球迷”

» 接续封底报道

在 2009-10 和 2017-18 之间。

恩佐·马雷斯卡的球队预计在周日前往安菲尔德球场对阵利物浦时将面临敌对的氛围，这是裁决出炉后的首场比赛，但哈兰德表示：“我们必须团结一致，必须相互支持，并且要保持积极心态。”

这位于 2022, 6 月以 5120 万英镑m 从多特蒙德加盟曼城的挪威国脚在接受天空体育采访时补充道：“无论生活中发生什么，我们总要保持微笑。所以我们要保持积极，向前看，然后努力赢得足球比赛，并尝试享受这种局面和比赛。”

“我们要团结一致，向彼此传递爱。所以，团结在一起，享受这段旅程，并保持微笑。”

独立委员会得出结论，超过 8.3 亿英镑m 的业主资金被用于虚增收入，并通过一系列“虚假”安排使曼城能够符合英超联赛和欧足联的规定。

曼城表示，委员会的判决包含“明显的法律、原则和事实上的重大错误，且不可靠”，并且有“一套完整的、无可反驳的证据”来支持其立场。

哈兰德（其父亲阿尔夫-英格也曾效力于曼城）补充道：“我很在意这座城市。我很关心球迷，因为我自己也是一名球迷，我也能感同身受。”

马雷斯卡昨天抵达训练场时笑容满面，在国际比赛日长假后曼城全队重聚时，他被拍到在咧嘴大笑并竖起大拇指。

这位主教练将在今天上午首次就裁决结果面对媒体，他希望球员们能够将这场风波抛在脑后，在英超联赛中接续之前的状态——曼城此前赢下了开局的前五场比赛，目前位居积分榜首位。

英足联的困境：“为什么我们必须得和曼城一起比赛？”

皮特·霍尔 (Pete Hall)

西北地区足球记者

多位英超联赛和英格兰足球联赛（EFL）的高层人士告诉《i Paper》，曼城如此大规模的欺瞒行为应当承担长期的后果。

在现阶段，即使是法律专家也无法预测曼城在被判定 114 项指控成立后将受到怎样的处罚。

由于被英超联赛除名是潜在的处罚选项之一，《i Paper》采访的 EFL 高管们在曼城是否应该被允许进入低级别联赛的问题上存在分歧。

曼城是否面临被英超联赛除名的可能？

根据英超联赛手册第 W 节第 54 条规则，曼城面临的处罚范围从谴责到除名不等。

那些对曼城行为最感到愤怒的人在呼吁后者：“他们应该直接掉到金字塔的最底层，”一名 EFL 消息人士表示。其他人则认为，考虑到更广泛的影响——如失业、社会和社区的冲击——如此严厉的处罚不太可能发生。

大幅扣分，加上一项额外的剧烈处罚（例如三年的转会禁令），要可行得多。剥夺冠军头衔也不在考虑范围之外。

英国俱乐部被直接送回足球金字塔底层的先例是存在的：格拉斯哥流浪者队在 2012 年因清算而被强制重新开始。虽然曼城的案例是独特的，但这种除名历史的事实将使伊蒂哈德球场的所有人在接下来的几个月里心惊胆战。

几位消息人士表示，被除名至英冠联赛以下的级别仍然是一种可能性，尽管可能性较低。

英超联赛没有权力简单地将曼城安置在另一个级别。这将由 EFL 俱乐部和英足协（FA）通过投票决定，包括是否接受曼城加入，以及曼城将在哪个级别比赛。

几位法律人士表示，制裁可能会在赛季结束前出台，比最初预想的要早。据了解，曼城与英超联赛达成庭外和解并同意一个更可接受的判决，是“最可能的结果”。

EFL 俱乐部会接受曼城加入吗？

正如预期的那样，由于涉及内容过多，众多高层人士的反馈不一。

“我不了解所有细节，但如果他们这些全部属实，归根结底，取决于你对这件事的信念有多强烈，比赛的公正性正面临威胁，”一名 EFL 俱乐部高管告诉《i Paper》。

“为什么我们应该被强制要求在曼城受罚期间与他们一起比赛？如果英甲俱乐部的对手是曼城，那么他们为了积分而作弊就变得合理了吗？”

“在英格兰足球的任何联赛中，你都必须凭本事赢得自己的位置。为什么曼城应该被安置在任何地方？”

由于英甲联赛的亏损处于历史最高水平，以至于本学期起草了新的财务规定，以确保俱乐部不会陷入危险的灭绝边缘，其他人则持有更务实的观点。

“我们看到了本赛季像莱斯特城这样的巨头俱乐部进入英甲对关注度的提升，”另一位 EFL 高管告诉《i Paper》。“那场比赛立刻就售罄了。想象一下曼城门票的需求量。”

“我们以前从未有过这样的亏损。我们不能这样继续下去，所以任何有帮助的事情都是额外的奖赏。有机会对抗像曼城这样的巨头会增加联赛的关注度，吸引投资者，并为我们带来平时无法获得的门票收入。”

曼城在 1999 年赢得了英甲附加赛。他们会被送回那里吗？（图片来源：GETTY）

惩罚之中，在人们对曼城可能面临的后果进行激烈地口诛笔伐时，被忽视的是降级到低级别联赛可能产生的连锁反应。

虽然曼城将需要大幅缩减规模，这意味着俱乐部内部将出现失业情况且社区项目会被取消，但英格兰足球联赛（EFL）的各支球队在所有层级的球员招募方面都可能面临问题。

其他英格兰足球联赛（EFL）俱乐部怎么说？

曼城被判定有罪后，马雷斯卡首次亮相将面临的七个问题

曼城主教练恩佐·马雷斯卡今天将首次面对媒体。此前，该俱乐部被判定违反英超联赛财务规则，涉案金额近 9 亿英镑m。

在一种可能是诡异的巧合中，马雷斯卡在裁决公布前不久，还在社交媒体上发布了一句苏格拉底的名言：“我唯一知道的就是我一无所知。”

表面上看，这次新闻发布会是为了预告曼城周日对阵利物浦的比赛。但关于 115 项指控的问题无疑将主导整个进程。

俱乐部显然在恩佐·费尔南德斯以创纪录的转会费加盟之前就已知晓有罪判决。你被告知了吗？曼城在夏天两次打破了自己的转会纪录，首先是埃利奥特·安德森，然后是恩佐·费尔南德斯。安德森以 1.16 亿英镑m 从诺丁汉森林转会而来的交易在俱乐部得知裁决前就已完成，但费尔南德斯从切尔西转会而来的交易发生在夏季转会窗末期，花费了俱乐部 1.25 亿英镑m。

以下是马雷斯卡可能会被问到的七个问题。

在接手曼城之前，你被告知了多少关于这些指控的情况？ 马雷斯卡可能直到去年夏天才接任主教练，但自 2020 年起他就与该俱乐部有联系——这比指控涉及的时间段晚了 2 年。

他最初被聘为 Under-23 主教练，并赢得了英超 2 联赛冠军。2022 年 6 月，他以佩普·瓜迪奥拉助手的身份回归。2023 年 2 月指控公布时，他仍在俱乐部任职。

去年夏天，他监督了一场超过 4 亿英镑m 的转会狂潮。在马雷斯卡就任曼城主教练时，首席执行官哈尔多恩·穆巴拉克表示：“他是这个俱乐部的一员，是俱乐部成功的一部分，是我们所有人都非常、非常熟悉的人。他非常、非常了解我们，并且一直是这个家庭的一员。”

虽然要求对英国足球历史上最大规模纪律案件采取最严厉处罚的声音日益增多？

“当地俱乐部依靠接收从曼城青训学院流出的球员而繁荣，这些球员在那里接受了极佳的足球培养，”一位接近曼彻斯特青少年招募流程的消息人士告诉《i Paper》。“如果他们降级，很多俱乐部将失去这一点。”

马特·巴特勒（Matt Butler） 副体育编辑

曼城高层很有可能将关于指控及随后裁决的讨论保密，以尽可能地让此事远离公众视野。

他与曼城签署了为期三年的合同，因此不太可能直接离职。但如果俱乐部被处以扣分的惩罚，而马雷斯卡被迫再次面对第二级别联赛，他的经纪人可能会被告知开始寻找机会。

但作为一名潜在的主教练，如果你在加盟一个月后，发现俱乐部被判定系统性地违反规则而你却未被告知，你会有被欺骗的感觉。

裁决公开后，你与穆巴拉克谈过吗？鉴于首席执行官称马雷斯卡是“[曼城]家庭的一员”，且主教练在首次新闻发布会上表示“很高兴回到家”，人们会认为他们在国际比赛日期间应该有过沟通。即便只是简单的问候。

马雷斯卡之前曾在英冠联赛执教过莱斯特城。事实上，他在 2024 年带领他们赢得了冠军（讽刺的是，当时他们也违反了利润与可持续发展规则）。

无论处罚如何，你还会留下吗？

在裁决公布前一小时，你在社交媒体上发布的信息是否有某种深意？马雷斯卡发布了一条晦涩的信息，让阴谋论者们陷入了狂热——一张他赤脚站在草地上的照片，配文：“呼吸的时间。分析的时间。学习的时间。”

Rangers face East Fife after they got sent down the leagues in 2012

“如果曼城必须清理门户，可能会有大量人才立即被释放。

“但他们的青训学院是全国领先的人才培养基地。他们知道如何培养人才——如果他们运行的是一个League Two级别的学院，这些能力将会丧失。”

目前，只能拭目以待。《i Paper》采访的其他人士不愿发表评论，因为目前可用信息不足，且上诉程序尚未审理。

尽管如此，一个如今的全球足球巨头有可能在低级别联赛中比赛，这让每个人至少在考虑一种截然不同的足球格局之可能性，无论结果如何。

令人惊讶的是，尽管曼城面临着沉重的处罚，但他们随后仍然批准了一笔创英国共同纪录的转会费来签下费尔南德斯。

你是否感到苦涩，因为你无意中走进了——

在任何其他日子里，这可能会被视为一种领英（LinkedIn）风格的陈词滥调而被忽视，但发布的时间赋予了其一种马雷斯卡或许并未预料到的严肃感——除非这是计划好的。

有球员向你倾诉过吗？英格兰主教练托马斯·图赫尔表示，他阵中的曼城球员在国际比赛日期间一直在打电话讨论裁决结果。由此可见，整个球队都对未来感到紧张，因此可能已经与主教练交谈过。

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切尔西

查瓦里亚追求年度奖杯

后卫佩普·查瓦里亚挑战切尔西，要求球队每年至少赢得“一座奖杯”并确保获得欧冠资格。

哈维·阿隆索的执教生涯始于连续两场英超联赛的胜利，但蓝军在最近三场英超比赛中仅获得一分。

28, 岁的查瓦里亚（上图）在夏季以 1800 万英镑m 从巴列卡诺加盟，他参加了切尔西的所有 7 场比赛，并表示：“我想赢得奖杯。

“切尔西是世界上最好的俱乐部之一，始终需要每年赢得一座奖杯并参加欧冠联赛。

“哈维是目前世界上最好的教练之一。我学到了很多，并且我可以继续进步。”

伯恩茅斯 罗斯拒绝指责英格兰队

伯恩茅斯主帅马尔科·罗斯拒绝将导致其明星中场亚历克斯·斯科特缺阵数周的伤病归咎于英格兰队。

据了解，“樱桃军团”对中场球员斯科特在赛前感到大腿不适的情况下，仍参加了 7-0 大胜克罗地亚的比赛感到不满。

“这是肌肉受伤，我们几天后会再次进行（扫描），”罗斯（上图）说道。“但我们肯定会失去他四到五周。我非常失望，这是一个巨大的损失。

“他之前受伤了吗？不，我认为没有。我想俱乐部已经对此说明了一切。

“对我来说，这令人失望。我们失去了一名非常重要的球员，但我不想指责任何人。”

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埃弗顿

太妃糖队年轻球员因赌博被罚款

埃弗顿年轻球员马丁·谢里夫（Martin Sherif）因违反英国足球协会的投注规则而被罚款。

这名 20 岁的球员尚未在一线队首秀，他承认在 2024 年 11 月至今年 2 月期间，导致、允许或促成了 61 场比赛的投注。

谢里夫避免了禁赛，但必须支付 5,000 英镑 的罚款。

在辩护中，这名前锋表示他本人没有进行任何投注（投注总额近 2,000 英镑），但承认这些投注来自以他名义开设的账户。

独立监管委员会在听证会上考虑到了谢里夫在 8 月被指控后迅速认罪、配合程序以及其“真诚的悔意”。

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埃林·哈兰德敦促曼城“团结一致，保持积极”，因为球队正准备在被判定违反英超联赛财务规则 100 多项后，首次回归赛场。

曼城坚称自己是清白的并已提交上诉，但在独立委员会表示这支英超领头羊违反规则后，关于他们可能面临的制裁，整个足球界议论纷纷。

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ANIMALS

Kittens found in sealed plastic boxes

Twenty-six cats and kittens were found sealed in plastic boxes and dumped beside fly-tipped rubbish in a Birmingham alleyway last Wednesday. A member of the public found them and contacted the RSPCA. An animal rescue officer said some of the cats were “struggling to breathe” when they were found.

CRIME 40,000 tonnes of waste now cleared

Almost 40,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste have been cleared from an ancient woodland in Kent after a 15-month operation, the Environment Agency said.

The regulator said it took 2,500 lorry-loads to clear the waste at the beauty spot at Hoad's Wood in Ashford.

The operation is expected to cost around £15.5m, according to officials.

The protected woodland is home to rare plants and wildlife, but starting in 2023 it was targeted by organised criminals who piled waste up to 15ft high, before authorities shut the operation down.

Newspapers support recycling. The recycled paper content of UK newspapers in 2024 was 37.2%.

POLICING

Force investigates home working

Police in Northern Ireland are investigating 21 officers, staff and contractors over suspected “productivity spoofing”. The PSNI said Operation Akarpos was launched to prevent abuse of remote working. The force’s anti-corruption unit has found no evidence of systemic abuse of home working.

The List

It's rubbish - and dangerous

Items containing lithium-ion batteries have been named the most dangerous items Britons routinely throw away by recycling company SUEZ UK. The company said 368 fires last year were caused by lithium-ion batteries in vapes and other electricals igniting when crushed or damaged during processing. The top 10 problematic waste materials include:

1. Vapes
2. Batteries
3. Nitrous oxide
4. Mattress
5. Flexible plastic packaging
6. Nappies and absorbent hygiene products
7. Paint and chemicals
8. Food-contaminated recycling
9. At-home injections
10. Compostable packaging

Who are these Christmas criminals? See p.17

UNITED STATES Maduro's wife asks for house arrest

The wife of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is due back in court where her lawyers will ask for her to be transferred to house arrest because she has heart problems. Cilia Flores and Maduro have been held in New York since January, following their midnight seizure from their Caracas home.

PEOPLE

Hesmondhalgh up for inaugural award

Actress Julie Hesmondhalgh is to become the first recipient of The Theatres Trust's lifetime achievement award. The former Coronation Street star, who played Hayley Cropper for more than 15 years, is being recognised for her stage and screen performances and championing regional theatres.

TRANSPORT

Regulator rejects new train links

Plans for new train services between London and Wrexham, and Rochdale and Blackpool have been rejected by the Office of Rail and Road. The proposal to add more trains on the West Coast Main Line in gaps in its current schedule would “likely increase delays and cancelled trains for passengers”, the regulator said yesterday.

SCIENCE

'Cosmic beacon' tells story of universe

An “extraordinary” signal from outer space has provided new insight into the formation of the universe.

Astronomers pinpointed the source of the powerful flash of radio waves that had travelled for more than 10 billion years across the cosmos before reaching Earth.

It is the most distant fast radio burst ever detected, according to a study published in the journal Science.

Beyond setting a new distance record, scientists said the burst acted as a “cosmic beacon” – illuminating the vast reservoirs of gas and matter between galaxies.

ThePage3Profile 'POPSTARS' HEAR'SAY AND LIBERTY X BACK ON THE ROAD

A reunion, pure and simple Popstars sensations Hear'Say and Liberty X will join forces for a reunion tour of the UK and Ireland to mark 25 years since the two bands formed.

Hear'Say, fronted by Kym Marsh, soared to fame after winning the competition in 2001, while Michelle Heaton's Liberty X was made of five other finalists.

CRIME

'Sextortion' cases look set to double

The number of so-called "sextortion" cases reported to a helpline looks set to more than double this year compared with the previous 12 months.

Figures from the Internet Watch Foundation showed that up to the end of June 2026, 462 cases had been registered by its Report Remove service, 95 per cent of which involved boys.

This compares with 394 in the whole of 2025, which was a rise from 151 in 2024.

“Sextortion” is when predators persuade young people to share indecent images of themselves, and use them for blackmail.

Hear'Say's "Pure and Simple" was a chart-topper in their heyday, with Liberty X's "Just A Little" also reaching No 1.

The Originals

The arena tour – titled Popstars: The Originals – will have the groups perform all their hits and will mark their first performances together.

It begins in April 2027 in Dublin, before visits to Belfast, Bournemouth, Nottingham, Brighton, Cardiff, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Glasgow, London, Manchester and Liverpool.

Actress, singer and TV host Marsh said the reunions were "going to be emotional".

A dream come true

Marsh said: "We were just young famous kids who had a dream, and that dream came true for us."

She added. "We had amazing fans, and we had a wonderful time... and we did an arena tour all those years ago. So the prospect of being able to go out and do it again... is exciting."

Liberty X's Jessica Taylor said: "We didn't know what we were letting ourselves in for – there had never been a show like that before."

Alexander Butler

PEOPLE

Star pupils talk to astronaut on ISS

Pupils at a school in the Highlands held a live conversation with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station yesterday. The Wick High School, is thought to be the most northerly of the UK's schools to make contact with Joshua Kutryk. Pupils used amateur radio as the ISS passed overhead.

ARTS

Patel and Peake do Booker readings

Himesh Patel and Maxine Peake are among the actors appearing in short films celebrating the 2026 Booker Prize shortlist. Patel reads an extract from Luke Kennard's Black Bag, while Peake reads from Elizabeth Strout's The Things We Never Say. They are available on the Booker website and social media.

CULTURE

Fab Four's top haunt gets new owners

Liverpool's Cavern Club and Magical Mystery Tour have been sold to new owners after 35 years. John Lennon's half-sister, Julia Baird, said she was confident the music venue was in "good hands" under buyers 14 Collective. The Beatles played the original Cavern hundreds of time on their path to world stardom.

ENTERTAINMENT Spears has family day at Dollywood

Britney Spears enjoyed a family day out with her sons Sean Preston and Jayden James at the Dollywood theme park in Tennessee. The singer, 44, posted a photo of herself on social media with her children. Alongside Spears wrote: "I didn't know this place existed, so incredibly cool and exciting."

Letter from the Policy Editor Jane Merrick i@theipaper.com

Fonagy report demands action

The report by Professor Peter Fonagy, which we cover today, attempts to settle the row over whether soaring rates of ADHD and autism over the past decade are due to overdiagnosis.

This 607-page document concludes that there is indeed a risk of too many people seeking help for symptoms of neurodivergence being wrongly labelled.

Yet, as the report itself says, this does not mean those individuals do not need help - far from it.

The country is “experiencing a profound change in the need for support for people with mental health problems and neurodevelopmental conditions”.

This is a huge challenge for the Government, the NHS, schools and parents.

The report also documents the rising levels of mental distress among children and adolescents, which it links to an “unprecedented” level of mobile phone and social media use over the past decade.

While it is difficult to separate correlation from causation, it is clear that the "digital environment" for today's under-18s - in which they experience body dissatisfaction, sleep disruption, cyberbullying and harmful content - has made a "meaningful contribution" to their unhappiness.

These findings will be of little surprise to parents who are concerned that their teenager's daily phone use is having long-lasting, harmful effects.

Just because it is unsurprising does not mean the Government should not act. Ministers need to use this landmark report to compel tech companies to do more to make their phones and apps less addictive.

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COURTS

GP's husband on murder charge

By Sam Russell

The husband of a royal GP has appeared before a crown court charged with her murder after she was found dead at her home near the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.

Dr Hannah Cain, 45, was found dead in Fern Hill, Dersingham, in the early hours of 4 October.

Mark Cain, 45, of Fern Hill, Dersingham, appeared at King's Lynn

Crown Court by video link from prison yesterday.

Steven Ball, prosecuting, said Cain is accused of the murder of his wife at their family home. He said their three children, aged eight, 11 and 13, had been upstairs and two other children, aged eight and 10, “were staying over for a sleepover”.

He said emergency services attended and Dr Cain was found "unconscious and unresponsive". A post-mortem examination recorded that she had sustained “blunt force injuries to the head” and “neck injuries consistent with compression to the neck”, he said.

Mark Cain is accused of murdering his wife, Hannah, at their home in Norfolk

Cain was not asked to enter a plea and no application for bail was made.

The judge, Mr Justice Lickley, remanded Cain in custody until a plea hearing on 3 December, provisionally at Norwich Crown Court.

Dr Cain, who was also known professionally as Dr Hannah Terry, served in a pool of doctors who are regularly on call for members of the Royal Family when they are staying at Sandringham.

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HEALTH

Early surge in flu cases raises fears of winter crisis for NHS

By Jane Merrick

POLICY EDITOR

Hospital admissions for flu are already at their highest level for five years, amid fears that the NHS faces another winter crisis.

Figures from the UK Health Security Agency and NHS England show that admissions from influenza viruses are 1.97 per 100,000 people, which is at baseline levels but the highest rate since 2022.

The number of people testing positive for flu was 6.5 per cent last week, up from 5 per cent the week before, suggesting the flu season is starting earlier than normal for the second year running.

The increase follows the busiest ever summer in hospital A&E departments in England and a fourth consecutive monthly rise in the NHS waiting list.

Bed occupancy in hospitals was already at an average of 95 per cent throughout September, three months before the typical start of winter pressures.

UKHSA and NHSE officials urged people who are eligible for the flu jab to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

Professor Frankie Swords, NHS England's national medical director, said: "It is very early in the season, but the number of admissions for flu are the highest that I can remember seeing at this time of year.

"It's coincided with the start of the expected increase in covid cases in our hospitals, but this is coming on the back of the busiest summer we've ever had in our emergency departments.

"So we have got very, very busy hospitals – slightly ominous early signs of winter pressure. In September, on average, 95 per cent of our occupancy was used on every day.

The UKHSA's first winter surveillance report of the year shows that young adults are driving increases in flu, which officials said was likely due to the start of the new university year. Modelling shows that the flu vaccination programme prevented around 100,000 hospital admissions and 7,000 deaths in England last winter.

An estimated 7.37 million treatments, relating to 6.24 million patients, were waiting to be carried out at the end of August, the highest figure since October 2025. Long waits for NHS hospital treatment in England have also increased.

NHS

6.2 million patients waiting for care

By Jane Kirby and Storm Newton

The waiting list for hospital treatment in England continues to rise, despite the NHS delivering record levels of care, the latest figures suggest.

An estimated 7.37 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of August, relating to 6.24 million patients, according to NHS statistics.

This is up from 7.33 million treatments and 6.21 million patients at the end of July.

Number of treatments waiting to be carried out at the end of August in NHS England

The numbers are the highest since October 2025, when the list stood at 7.4 million treatments and 6.24 million patients.

Long waits for NHS hospital treatment in England have also increased, according to the data. An estimated 113,339 people had been waiting more than a year.

NHS England said a record 4,738,824 planned treatments, procedures and

appointments occurred across June, July and August – more than in any previous summer.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after his arrest PHIL NOBLE/REUTERS

MONARCHY

Andrew wins legal challenge over 'unlawful' police search warrants

By Alannah Francis and Matthew Bailey

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has won his legal challenge against Thames Valley Police after the police accepted the search warrants used were unlawful.

However, the former duke of York remains embroiled in a court battle over whether evidence obtained by officers during the searches can be used in the ongoing criminal investigation into him over alleged misconduct in public office.

Thames Valley Police has retained the material seized.

Mountbatten-Windsor had launched a legal challenge against the force over the lawfulness of the warrants issued by a judge at the Old Bailey that allowed officers to raid his residence on the Sandringham Estate, and his former Windsor home, Royal Lodge, in February.

At a hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London yesterday – which Andrew did not attend – Mr Justice Hilliard said that an “agreement was reached between the claimant and Thames Valley Police that the search warrants were unlawful”.

But the judge also said “that the search warrants were quashed does not bring an investigation to an end, or mean that the whole of the investigation was unlawful”.

Even where a search warrant was obtained unlawfully, the material seized is not automatically inadmissible in a subsequent trial.

In a statement, a spokesman for Thames Valley Police said the initial court decision to issue warrants under the specific piece of legislation used was “incorrect and therefore these must be legally quashed”.

He added: "Legal proceedings are currently ongoing to decide how material seized during the searches will be managed and whether we can lawfully retain it in support of our ongoing investigation."

Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office, following allegations he shared sensitive information with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein when the then prince was a UK trade envoy.

He denies any wrongdoing.

Mr Justice Hilliard said a “significant error was made in the application for and grant of the search warrants” and that was “enough to render the warrants, the searches and the material seized unlawful.”

Thames Valley Police is understood to have applied for search warrants under section 8 and section

9 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. Subsequently it was agreed that the legal basis for the searches should not have been under section 8, but section 9.

Warrants under this section allow for searches of items covered by legal privilege, or “excluded material”, including business records. Warrants under section 8 do not allow for this.

Mr Justice Hilliard said that after the warrants were granted, police later conceded that the judge "could not properly have been satisfied there were reasonable grounds for believing" that section 9 warrants were not needed.

Thames Valley Police said it “ensured the court was presented with all the necessary information to inform their decision, following the correct legal processes throughout”.

Thames Valley Police made an application in June which would allow them to keep the evidence taken during the searches.

Mountbatten-Windsor opposes the force's bid to retain the evidence, with a hearing in the case set to be held privately next year.

ROYAL FAMILY

Harry speaks about 'Megxit' depression

The Duke of Sussex has revealed he experienced a two-week period of depression after arriving in

Canada ahead of the Megxit crisis, with an “adrenaline crash” after escaping a “stressful environment”.

Harry (inset) opened up about his mental health with neuroscientist Dr Mary-Frances O'Connor in a session called "Redefining

Grief: Building Resilience Through Loss" for the MasterClass video learning streaming platform.

"It was as if I needed stress in order to get the adrenaline to make my brain function," he said.

Comment

Another painful embarrassment for the King

Jennie Bond

There's no doubt about it: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has successfully lobbed a custard pie in the face of the judicial system.

Holed up in his Sandringham abode, he will be rubbing his hands with glee that a rare bit of good news has come his way.

The former prince is not a drinking man, but the close coterie of chums in Norfolk who have not shunned him since his fall from grace will undoubtedly be raising a glass for their beleaguered friend.

It all turns on a technicality. Thames Valley Police has accepted that the search warrants used to take possession of material from his homes in Sandringham and Windsor were unlawful.

Mountbatten-Windsor clearly employed some pretty savvy lawyers to pick a hole in the police procedure, and it is a major embarrassment for the force.

However, Mountbatten-Windsor should not be cheering too loudly, because the judge spelt out that the fact that the search warrants have been quashed does not mean the whole investigation is unlawful.

The police are now involved in legal proceedings to decide how the material seized will be managed.

Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any wrongdoing. But ever since his shock arrest on his 66th birthday eight months ago, the police have been trying to build a case to support allegations of misconduct in public office by the former prince when he was a UK trade envoy. It was alleged that he shared confidential and sensitive information with the convicted child sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.

The lengthy investigation has left him in limbo.

For the King, however, the High Court's decision signals yet another unwelcome onslaught of negative publicity about a member of his family. Not that he is believed to be in contact with Mountbatten-Windsor; in fact, it was made clear by Buckingham Palace that King Charles would not countenance his brother using any of the money he gives him to fight his legal battle. That is Palace parlance for saying the King is hopping mad that his brother would brazenly challenge His Majesty's judicial system.

Mountbatten-Windsor has won this skirmish. But it could extend his time in limbo as the police compile their case to be allowed to keep the documents they seized.

Jennie Bond is a former BBC royal correspondent

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SECURITY

Royal Navy sailor in court charged with spying for Russia

By Kitty Donaldson, Steve Robson, Molly Blackall and Joe Palmer

A British sailor who worked in naval intelligence has been charged with spying for Russia after allegedly trying to pass on “sensitive UK defence and intelligence material”, The i Paper understands.

Teddy Young, 24, was arrested at his Bedfordshire home on Tuesday and taken to London.

On Wednesday he was charged with two offences under the National Security Act, the Metropolitan Police said.

Appearing at Westminster magistrates' court yesterday, he was accused of trying to make contact with Russian authorities over the dark web, including drafting a message written in Russian containing classified information.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) told the court the allegation is that Young “accessed and retained sensitive UK defence and intelligence material”.

He was also accused of "preparing to pass protected information to a foreign power", which was described as "a potential threat actor".

Young is alleged to have “obtained, copied, recorded or retained protected information” intending to benefit an unnamed foreign power between November 2024 and May 2025.

He is also accused of copying information to a private email account, which broke Navy rules.

This was sensitive information that he "ought reasonably to know was prejudicial to the safety or interests of the United Kingdom" and he "engaged in conduct in preparation for committing an offence of disclosing protected information", according to the charges.

Teddy Young was accused of having tried to contact Russia on the dark web with classified information

The CPS said: "The allegation is that while serving as a Royal Navy warfare intelligence rating with high level security clearance and intelligence-system access, Teddy Stanley Greenidge Young accessed and retained sensitive UK defence and intelligence material and engaged in activity consistent with preparing to pass protected information to a foreign power."

Young was first arrested on 21 May 2025, before being rearrested and charged this week. The alleged offences took place between 26 November 2024 and 21 May last year.

His security clearance was immediately suspended following the first arrest, and he was removed from duties, The i Paper understands.

Insiders said he had effectively been on "gardening leave" since then, with no access to sensitive information.

District Judge Annabel Pilling sent the case to the Old Bailey, where Young is due to appear on 16 October, and remanded him in custody.

The judge told him: "As you know the matters that you have been charged with are too serious to be dealt with at this court and need to be dealt with at a crown court."

Court documents state that he is accused of having “engaged in conduct in preparation for committing an offence of disclosing protected information, contrary to section 18 of the National Security Act 2023”.

Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said: "These are very serious charges against a serving member of the Armed Forces.

"We have worked extremely closely with relevant operational colleagues within the Ministry of Defence as our investigation has progressed to ensure appropriate measures could be taken to mitigate any potential risks linked to this matter."

Two men were found inside the Cambridgeshire base at around 2am on Wednesday RYAN JENKINSON/GETTY

POLICE

Latvian men arrested at RAF base used as US intelligence hub

tre Europe Analytic Centre and the United States Africa Command.

BACKGROUND

Accused sailor held most junior rank in senior service

By Kitty Donaldson

The Royal Navy sailor accused of plotting to leak classified information to Russia was the most junior rank in the Royal Navy, it has been reported.

According to The Times, Teddy Young was an able seaman, the initial fully trained rank, who worked in the intelligence branch. Young is alleged to have abused his high-level security clearance to access secret defence and intelligence data after being deployed on a Navy vessel.

It is said that Young, who joined the Navy in April 2024, committed the offences on his first deployment, which began on 4 November 2024.

It is also said he had drafted a message in Russian containing classified information and had also allegedly taken steps to make direct contact with the Russian authorities.

When joining the Navy, recruits must undergo 10 weeks of basic training at HMS Raleigh in Cornwall.

Then, they move on to phase-two training, and learn a specialist trade, such as engineering or intelligence. This can last from three to 12 months depending on the nature of the role they are in.

From there, they take the rank of able seaman 2, which Young is believed to have held at the time he was arrested.

This means they have the necessary training to take on a role, but no experience.

After about a year, they move to able seaman 1 - a largely administrative promotion.

A Royal Navy spokesperson said: "A member of the Royal Navy has been charged with National Security Act (NSA) offences following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London.

"As legal proceedings are ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage."

Police said the arrest and charges are not connected to the investigation into the incident at RAF Fairford although there are a number of countries which could want secret information about the Royal Navy.

Navy warships have been deployed to the Middle East to help shoot down drones launched by the Iran-backed militant groups, Hezbollah and the Houthis, and to try to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial ships.

Iran has sought to close the strait amid its war with the US and Israel.

Young was not asked to enter any pleas during the four-minute court hearing.

By Clare Walsh

Two Latvian men have been arrested on suspicion of trespass offences at RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire, which is used by US armed forces and Nato intelligence.

Counter-terror police (CTP) said it did not think the incident "is connected to the events at RAF Fairford last week", but it is "keeping an open mind".

The two men, aged 32 and 36, were arrested within the base after patrols found an abandoned vehicle near the site on Wednesday night.

It comes after a major incident was declared and dozens of homes were evacuated near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire after three suspicious vans were spotted by the base on 27 September.

Police have said that they believe the arrests at the Cambridge base are unconnected.

RAF Molesworth is used as an intelligence hub for the US's operations in Europe and Africa.

Three US major command branches are based there: the United States European Command, the Joint Intelligence Operations Cen-

It is also home to Nato's Intelligence Fusion Centre, which provides "timely, relevant and accurate intelligence in order to support planning and execution of Nato operations; and enable deterrence and defence of the Euro-Atlantic area".

At 10pm on Wednesday, a security patrol discovered an abandoned vehicle near the perimeter of the Cambridgeshire base.

Ministry of Defence police and Cambridge Police carried out further searches, discovering a "small breach of the perimeter fence" in the early hours of the morning. Around 2am, the two Latvian nationals were discovered and arrested “inside the base perimeter”.

RAF Molesworth is used by US armed forces as well as Nato intelligence

They were initially arrested on suspicion of trespass on a prohibited site and criminal damage and taken to a Cambridgeshire police station.

The pair have since been further arrested on suspicion of an offence under section 4 of the National Security Act 2023 – namely entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK.

Officers are carrying out two searches at addresses in the Peterborough area in connection with the investigation.

They both remain in police custody and counter terrorism police are investigating the matter.

Commander Helen Flanagan, head of CTP London, which is leading the investigation, urged the public to “remain vigilant” in the wake of the arrests.

She said: "We're very aware of the recent heightened interest and concern around military sites, but at this stage there is nothing to suggest this incident is connected to the events at RAF Fairfield last week.

"Our investigation into this incident is at its very early stages.

"A big part of this is looking at any potential motivation as to why the men were present at the site, but I must stress we are keeping an open mind at this stage and enquiries are very much ongoing.

"As ever, I would ask the public to remain vigilant and if you see anything of concern, then to contact police."

The abandoned vehicle was taken to a nearby police station, with bomb disposal officers called in to complete further checks after “concerns over the vehicle”.

Meanwhile Sir Mark Rowley urged the public to "trust" a police investigation into the potential terror plot near RAF Fairford, as a seventh suspect was released on bail.

The Metropolitan Police commissioner made the plea on live radio after being asked by a listener during an LBC phone-in why suspects in the case had been released.

Rowley said: "We can't talk about all of our intelligence that we've got behind it" but insisted the investigation was "progressing extremely well".

"I know this is a really difficult thing in a world where everything is so open and transparent but please give the police time and trust us."

The comments came hours before police said a seventh man arrested over the incident had been released "from police custody under strict bail conditions".

The US removed its B1 bombers from RAF Fairfield at the weekend.

Six suspects have already been arrested and released on bail after three suspicious vans were stopped near the airbase in Gloucestershire on Sunday 27 September.

DEFENCE

The clues that link Russia to German ‘super-spy’ scandal

Security services are handling what may be the biggest breach in safety since the Cold War. By Cahal Milmo

While visiting Azerbaijan in 2012, August Hanning went out of his way to put his hosts

at ease. Among the compliments offered by the former German spy chief was his admiration for the security operation surrounding the Eurovision Song Contest held in the oil-rich country a few weeks earlier.

Hanning, known among his fellow senior spooks for his diplomatic ease, also took the opportunity to burnish his credentials by recalling the fact that he had previously met with Azerbaijan's former strongman president, Heydar Aliyev.

The meeting with Hanning – the former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service, the BND – was perhaps unsurprising given that prior to leading his country, Aliyev (inset) had cut his teeth in the Soviet Union as a senior member of the KGB.

Hanning's pleasantry, dutifully recorded 14 years ago by Azerbaijan's state news agency, this week took on a renewed significance following the incendiary announcement that the 80-year-old had been arrested on charges of passing state secrets to at least one foreign intelligence service since 2010.

German prosecutors allege that after leaving his post as head of the BND in 2005, Hanning paid a former senior aide who had remained within the intelligence agency to pass him some 2,000 highly sensitive documents until at least 2022.

The subsequent tumult in the world of state-sponsored espionage was further deepened by briefing to the German media that prosecutors were investigating whether a document allegedly written by Hanning on the basis of the top secret papers had been prepared for the security services of Azerbaijan.

The suggestion that Azerbaijani spies had succeeded in securing the services of the man who once headed Europe's biggest intelligence agency immediately drew an outraged response from the country's authoritarian regime.

Human rights groups have accused Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev – the son of Heydar – of restricting freedoms, including those of the independent media.

Such concerns did not prevent Azerbaijan's Media and Broadcasting Council, a state censor, from decrying the claims of the regime's alleged involvement with Hanning as a "disinformation operation" that was "aimed at groundlessly portraying Azerbaijan in a negative context in the international information space".

For all its bluster, there is evidence that the links between Hanning and those in charge in Baku, Azerbaijan's capital, are lengthy and enduring.

The former spy chief, who after leaving public service assumed various consultancy roles in the private sector, has served for a number of years on the board of a German-Azerbaijan Forum (DAF), a body promoting economic, political and cultural ties between the two countries.

Public records show the former German intelligence chief also repeatedly visited Azerbaijan while still in office, as well as after leaving public life.

In 2009, Hanning met his Azerbaijani counterpart while he was Germany's deputy federal minister of the interior – a senior security post he held until 2009 – after leaving the BND in 2005.

Hanning then returned for the visit to Baku in 2012, this time travelling as a member of the board of a German publisher.

There is no evidence to suggest that when he used this visit to refer to his undated meeting with Heydar, Hanning was doing anything more than emphasising long-standing ties with the country.

At the same time, it seems unlikely that both men would not have been aware of their parallel histories as senior figures in

Among files provided to Hanning were those relating to the Russian military and Iran's nuclear programme intelligence services on opposing sides in the Cold War.

August Hanning, former president of German intelligence agency the BND

Heydar served for the best part of three decades within the security apparatus of the Soviet Union, including nine years as head of the KGB in Azerbaijan before later becoming a member of the Politburo in Moscow until 1987.

For his part, Hanning spent four years until 1990 as head of counter-espionage in the former West Germany's diplomatic headquarters in East Germany during the tumultuous years prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Coincidentally, the same period

coincided with the posting of a

young Russian KGB officer to the East German city of Dresden by the name of Vladimir Putin.

German prosecutors this week emphasised that investigations into Hanning, who was remanded into custody on

A German government spokesperson said: "Serious allegations have been raised, but so far they remain just that, allegations, and the task now is to analyse, investigate, and verify which of them are valid."

The spy chief's lawyer insisted that his client was being "unjustly prosecuted", saying that while he may have possessed "confidential documents" he had not passed on any information "to the detriment" of Germany, nor had he received any payment.

Azerbaijan's location on the cusp of western and eastern spheres of influence, as well as its proximity to key Middle Eastern players such as Iran and Turkey, has long made it a focus for the activities of multiple competing intelligence services.

Intelligence sources said the nature of the information allegedly sought by the Azerbaijani intelligence service from Hanning was unclear.

But among the files provided to Hanning by his alleged accomplice were sensitive documents relating to the Russian military and Iran's nuclear programme, both of which could have been valuable to attempts by either country to understand Western estimates of their respective strengths.

Azerbaijan has found itself in a protracted diplomatic dispute with France after Paris offered strong support, including weaponry sales, to neighbouring Armenia in a longstanding dispute over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.

As one intelligence analyst put it: "If you wanted to make contact with a lot people whose job descriptions don't quite match what they do for a living, then Baku wouldn't be a bad place to start."

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COVER STORY

ADHD review recommends overhaul of benefits and medication

By Connie Dimsdale and Jane Merrick

A landmark review into rising ADHD and autism diagnoses has recommended a shake-up of waiting lists, a crackdown on medication and a new approach to disability benefits that puts less weight on securing a diagnosis.

Professor Peter Fonagy's report has found the conditions are not overdiagnosed "at scale", but that a growing number of people are incentivised to seek a diagnosis as the main gateway to support.

Fonagy, alongside co-chairs Professor Sir Simon Wessely and Professor Gillian Baird, concluded that mental distress is “rising substantially” and leading to a surge in diagnoses across mental health, autism and ADHD services.

They argue mobile phone use, social media and the pandemic are among the factors that have driven up distress levels, stating that "digital environments are likely to have contributed to worsening mental health among children and young people".

The review, launched by Wes Streeting during his tenure as health secretary, sets out recommendations to bring people with mental distress and neurodivergence faster access to support and to help them participate in society.

It states that by 2024, 40 per cent of adults receiving out-of-work and disability benefits screened positive for ADHD traits and argues that the link between having a diagnosis and being deemed unable to work should be broken.

Fonagy's review is the first of three major reports set to inform the Government's approach to reforming the welfare system, to tackle rising distress and get more young people into work.

Nearly one million young people aged 16 to 24 are not in employment, education or training (Neet)

The review said an ADHD diagnosis should not lead to unemployment

The report also recommends combining ADHD, autism and mental health services, cracking down on private ADHD clinics and developing an AI-powered tool for assessments and triaging of patients.

and the annual cost of out-of-work and disability benefits for the age group is £8.1bn.

The report will be followed by Labour grandee Alan Milburn's review into youth joblessness.

Fonagy's review states that a system that supports people "once distress has crystallised will remain permanently under strain" and calls for "early intervention".

The report finds a “substantial” and growing link between mental health and the welfare system, with public spend on benefits associated with mental health – particularly anxiety and depression – estimated at £25.9bn in 2023/24. But it also warns of an “increased risk of misdiagnosis and overdiagnosis”.

Overdiagnosis can lead to “overmedicalisation” where ordinary, healthy, life experiences are turned into medical problems, Fonagy said.

He states that a diagnosis can be "limiting" as it defines people by what they "cannot do".

This suggests having a mental health or neurodiversity diagnosis should not in itself determine whether someone is considered capable of work or entitled to financial support.

The report further raises concerns about the “consistency and quality” of ADHD and autism assessments being carried out by private providers, which conduct more than half of NHS-funded ADHD and a third of autism assessments.

The report says that because these conditions can fluctuate over time, cash benefits should be combined with “timely treatment, adjustment and employment support where participation is realistic” to avoid creating barriers to re-entering the workplace.

The review suggests more people should be “deprescribed” medication – signalling an intention to shift away from long-term reliance on drugs to manage common conditions.

ADHD prescriptions have risen to record levels with a 40 per cent rise in adults taking central nervous system (CNS) stimulants and other drugs over the past year.

Analysis

Soaring rates suggest risk of overdiagnosis among young

Clare Wilson SCIENCE WRITER

Soaring rates of ADHD among young boys suggest a rising risk of “overdiagnosis” – when people are told they have the condition when they do not – according to a major government report.

Last year, about 5 per cent of teenage boys had a diagnosis of ADHD, but the rate of increase in diagnoses is so steep that if trends continue, there will soon be overdiagnosis in this group, the report from the Department of Health and Social Care warned.

Figures have risen from just under 1.5 per cent of six- to 11-year-olds being diagnosed with ADHD in 2015 to almost 4 per cent in 2025. The rate is higher in teenage boys, with 5 per cent of 12- to 17-year-olds diagnosed with ADHD in 2025 compared with 2 per cent 10 years before.

There are similar upward trends among girls, and younger and older age groups, and for autism.

"The evidence suggests we are entering a phase in which the balance of risks between underdiagnosis, misdiagnosis and overdiagnosis may be changing, with the risks of misdiagnosis and overdiagnosis becoming increasingly important," said the report.

The independent review was ordered to understand why diagnosis rates are rising and waiting lists are lengthening

Some families are waiting more than two years for an NHS assessment of whether their child has autism or ADHD.

But diagnosing neurodiversity or mental health conditions is not simple, as there are no blood tests - instead clinicians have to go through long questionnaires with subjective answers. The definitions of both ADHD and autism have expanded.

The report says the latest research “does not, by itself, establish that overdiagnosis is currently occurring at scale”.

But it does say that NHS diagnosis rates for ADHD and autism among children and young people are “now

approaching and for some groups already exceeding population prevalence estimates, and [are] continuing to rise". The report also found that there have been real increases in rates of mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression,

especially in teenage girls. It concluded this was caused by a mix of factors, including more pressures on children at school and from social media, and less opportunity for physical activity.

Burnham's Berlin salute

Andy Burnham is greeted with military honours as he arrives in Berlin for a meeting with the German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, to discuss collaboration between the countries on security and defence HALIL SAGIRKAYA/GETTY

POLICE

Exclusive

Dossier found at suspect's home listed 100 politicians

By Caroline Wheeler

POLITICAL EDITOR

The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, and members of her Shadow Cabinet were among more than 100 high-profile figures named in a dossier discovered at the home of the man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe, The i Paper can reveal.

The dossier is understood to contain the names of senior Reform UK figures, independent MP Rosie Duffield, and a large number of former and serving MPs and peers, as well as other prominent public figures.

Names on the list include the shadow Foreign Secretary, Tom Tugendhat, and his predecessor Dame Priti Patel.

Those named have been contacted by police in recent days – despite claims that officers were aware of the dossier shortly after Joshua Kerry was arrested in July.

It was discovered during searches of the home of Kerry, 28, who has been charged with the murder of Widdecombe at her home in Devon.

The revelation raises fresh questions over whether police did enough to warn politicians whose names appeared in the material, and whether additional security measures should have been put in place sooner.

Kemi Badenoch (left) and MP Rosie Duffield were in the dossier

The i Paper was first told about the possible existence of a list in July.

Neither police nor the Home Office responded to questions about it at the time.

engaging in conduct in preparation of acts of terrorism, including against the Reform leader, Nigel Farage.

Kerry has also been charged with

On Wednesday, Kerry appeared at Westminster magistrates' court (inset), where prosecutors alleged that he had carried out reconnaissance of "prominent people" between 31 May 2024 and 8 July this year.

The court also heard that Farage's partner, Laure Ferrari, discovered damage to the main front door of their home on 20 April last year.

Prosecutor Kashif Malik told the court that a tool mark from a 27mm blade had been found on the door

It is understood that even the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, had not been given a list of the MPs affected.

frame, adding that "the inference is that an attempt was made to gain entry to" Farage's house.

Widdecombe, 78, a former Tory minister and Reform spokeswoman, died on 8 July after she was allegedly struck over the head with a hammer 21 times at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor, Devon.

Kerry, of Rotherham, was charged with her murder on 20 July.

In August, counter-terrorism police reopened a year-long investigation into an alleged attack at Farage's home in south London.

Farage has said he was the target of an attempted firebombing at his home in April last year.

Fonagy said today's generation of young people are now facing a "lack of hope" that their lives will be better than their parents "for the first time since the Second World War".

The incident was initially treated as an attempted burglary before being reopened by counter-terrorism officers examining its circumstances in connection with the ongoing Widdecombe investigation.

While the impact of mobile phone use and social media content on young people has been long suspected, the Fonagy report's findings will fuel calls for ministers to take tougher action against the digital sector.

The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said the developments "raise serious questions about the security of those in public life".

The report also said the Covid pandemic, in which millions of children were kept out of school for periods of several months, only accelerated a deterioration in young people's mental health that was already underway.

She added: "We must use this as an opportunity to reset. Once Parliament returns [on Monday], I will update on our work to strengthen protections for those who choose to serve."

Kerry was remanded in custody and is due to appear at the Old Bailey today.

Four million under-18s in England are in “serious distress”, with children who meet the criteria for a common mental health disorder rising from one in six in 1993 to one in four by 2024.

The Metropolitan Police has been approached for comment.

By Jane Merrick and Connie Dimsdale

SOCIETY

Social media is 'fuelling distress' of children

An “unprecedented” level of mobile phone use and social media over the past decade has driven up rates of mental distress among young people and may exacerbate symptoms of ADHD in some children, the Fonagy report has found.

Professor Peter Fonagy's review of mental health, ADHD and autism diagnoses concluded that the “digital environment” for today's under-18s – in which they experience body dissatisfaction, sleep disruption, cyberbullying and harmful content – has made a “meaningful contribution” to their unhappiness.

Children with lower self-esteem or existing emotional difficulties, and those exposed to bullying or exclusion may be vulnerable to the effects of social media and phone use, the report said.

While the report found that the direct link between soaring rates of ADHD over the past 10 years and mobile phone use was less clear than the association with mental distress, there was nevertheless an impact of phone use on attention spans which could have “greater consequences for children with existing difficulties involving attention, executive functioning or emotional regulation”.

POLITICS

Brexit reset hopes fade with Europe split over protectionist scheme

By Arj Singh and Will Hazell

Britain's fading hopes of a Brexit reset with the EU covering university tuition fees and access to controversial "Made In Europe" plans have been dealt another blow amid European "panic" over Chinese imports.

The UK had hoped to delay talks on lowering tuition fees for European students until next year – that way, the two sides could negotiate on British calls to be included in Brussels' protectionist plans at the same time,

But the suggestion of delaying negotiations on fees was rejected strongly by several member states when it was floated by the European Commission recently, according to one EU source. Meanwhile, cash-strapped British universities are against lowering fees.

At the same time, a deal this year on Made In Europe – new laws to protect European firms from cut-price competitors abroad, including China – looks increasingly unlikely amid splits in the EU.

France sacrificed EU fleet emission rules to shield its own automakers

The UK wants to be part of the scheme and had been hoping to negotiate inclusion for a concession on tuition fees.

EU sources say there are now only two to four weeks of negotiating time to conclude Brexit reset deals on food and drink, youth mobility and linking carbon markets, as the two sides target a 20 November summit. This means there is pressure on the UK to agree a concession on tuition fees without securing anything meaningful on Made In Europe.

The Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin yesterday amid local reports suggesting Germany had agreed to take a stricter stance on the inclusion of non-EU countries in Made In Europe, in return for France's support on weakening the bloc's electric vehicle mandates.

At the same time, MEPs from Merz's own grouping in the European Parliament called for the cancellation of the scheme entirely, warning it would spark trade wars with allies.

The i Paper understands that the UK still regards Germany as supportive of its inclusion in Made In Europe.

Addressing the wider relationship with Germany and Europe, Burnham said he was “committed to securing deeper cooperation” with the EU at a summit with the bloc “towards the end of the year”.

He said: "We've had an excellent discussion, and we will look to see if we can turn the summit into a good outcome for the EU, but also for the UK as well."

SECURITY

The plan to put food on the table if a war with Russia breaks out

Exclusive Veterans are being retrained as food growers and could lead a Dig for Victory drive. By Jane Merrick

Former soldiers could be drafted into a relaunched Dig for Victory campaign to boost Britain's food supplies to prepare the country for possible war with Russia.

Defence Gardens Scheme (DGS), an organisation which retrains Armed Forces veterans as community gardeners and vegetable growers, has called on the Government to help it scale up across the country to boost resilience for conflict and other national emergencies.

In a submission to a parliamentary inquiry on the UK's national resilience, DGS says ministers should conjure the spirit of the Second World War programme Dig for Victory, which was renamed Growing for Victory in 1941.

At its peak, 1.4 million allotments and millions of private gardens, parks and public spaces were transformed into productive land for growing vegetables, cereals, grain and fruit, boosting Britain's wartime food security.

Sally Coulthard, chief executive of DGS, said: "Veterans can help with community resilience. They have served their country in uniform, now if there is a requirement to support increased national resilience and preparedness, they can serve again in their communities.

"If it was a case of 'your country needs you' and we have got food shortages and the country is asking people to come forward, DGS would be willing and able to support the scaling up of increased community food growing."

She said the scheme answered the call of two major Government strategy papers – the Strategic Defence Review as well as the Veterans Strategy.

The SDR, published in June last year, called for a “whole-of-society” approach to preparedness, and for “widening participation in national resilience and renewing the nation’s contract with those who serve”.

The Veterans Strategy, also published in 2025, said former Armed Forces personnel were national assets “whose unique skills strengthen communities, boost the economy and enhance national security”.

The UK imports 46 per cent of its food, and concerns are growing that supplies could be hit by nationwide power cuts, cyber attacks, depleted harvests due to drought and flooding in other countries or an all-out conflict unfolding between Nato and Russia.

In the event of war, Army veterans could harvest crops that could be distributed in the local community

The months-long effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz caused by the war in Iran has also heightened fears about the UK's food supply chains.

Earlier this week, more than 150 experts wrote a letter to Andy Burnham warning that Britain can no longer rely on “just in time” supply chains for feeding Britain.

Unlike several other European countries, Britain does not have a national strategic food stockpile, after it was closed down at the end of the Cold War.

The House of Lords National Resilience Committee is conducting an inquiry into how prepared the UK is for emergencies, including war with Russia, and is expected to publish its findings next month.

In its submission, DGS said the UK's 2.1 million former Armed Forces personnel were “a significant, systematically underutilised national asset”, adding: “Veterans bring leadership capability, a culture of service, and practical skills in logistics, planning and working effectively under pressure. They are present in every region of the country.”

DGS already runs grow your own programmes across the country, but says it can scale up its Growing Champions scheme – under which veterans would train others – with just £700,000 of funding.

In the event of war or other national emergency, Army veterans could dig land, sow seeds and harvest crops that could be distributed in the local community.

Coulthard added that growing schemes not only increased food production but also helped wider resilience in local communities, by boosting people's mental health and a sense of cohesion.

The public would embrace a relaunch of Dig for Victory, Coulthard said, adding: "Dig for Victory worked because it gave ordinary people something practical to do and trusted people to lead it in their own streets and allotments.

"The benefits go well beyond food. People who grow together are healthier, less isolated and better able to cope when things go wrong."

DGS was set up in 2019 and has delivered Grow Your Own courses at the Eden Project in Cornwall for five consecutive years.

In its submission to the Lords inquiry, DGS said Dig for Victory not only provided food security but created a feeling of solidarity in local communities “for a civilian population under sustained psychological strain, through purposeful outdoor activity and connection with the land”.

It added: “The UK currently imports approximately 46 per cent of its food. Supply chains that were already exposed to disruption through the Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit and climate-related harvest failures are now additionally threatened by the geopolitical instability across Europe and the Middle East.

"The conflict in Ukraine has already demonstrated the speed at which global grain supply can be destabilised. A more serious deterioration of the European security environment could expose critical dependencies in... weeks."

The Cabinet Office, which oversees national resilience, has been contacted for comment.

DEFENCE

I was visiting a Navy destroyer - then a Russian warship appeared

Molly Blackall was on HMS 'Dauntless' when final day of wargame took a twist

For a second, all that can be seen is smoke. It billows through the corridors, illuminated by red lights. Pops of gunfire ring out,

blasts so loud they shake the ceiling. A voice crackles over the Tannoy: "Fireball, fireball, fireball, ballistic missile now inbound to this unit."

I'm on board HMS Dauntless, one of the Royal Navy's most powerful warships, and it is under fire from all angles. There is a fire on board, and missiles are heading towards it.

This is all a simulation – part of “Exercise Sharpshooter” – but it’s not remotely far-fetched. British ships spent months shooting down drones from Houthi militants in the Middle East and defending against Iranian strikes.

The i Paper was granted rare access to join Dauntless's crew for their final week of training before being deployed on operations. Crew members have no idea what will be thrown at them – or when. Some threats are synthetic, appearing only on the radar systems, while others are physical – aircraft whirring through the air or uncrewed boats approaching from the horizon.

Half the crew work on an eight-hour shift, while the others eat, wash and rest, before swapping over – but they can never truly switch off. A group of sailors watches Clarkson's Farm clad head to toe in overalls and hoods, with only their eyes exposed, the sound of the TV intermittently disrupted by the deafening noise of an automatic gun firing nearby.

At any moment, a Tannoy announcement can call them into action. On more than one occasion, as a simulated ballistic missile

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zooms towards them, the entire crew is hauled out of bed, grasping life jackets, racing up ladders and working together to shoot it down as quickly as possible.

One false move in a real-world situation could result in the ship, and those it is protecting, suffering catastrophic damage.

Not all emergencies are simulated. One night, the Tannoy calls out a genuine injury: someone has been hurt on the gun deck. The casualty is later confirmed “walking wounded” with a minor injury and returns to duty the following day.

It's not the only time that simulation blurs into reality. On the final day, a chilling twist brings a real and unplanned character into the wargame. A Russian frigate appears on the ship's radar, 29 nautical miles away but heading towards it. The radar blinks, and the frigate reappears seven miles closer. It comes within 20 miles before our paths diverge.

Such encounters with Russian ships sailing close to the UK have become relatively common – more than 170 “shadow fleet” vessels passed near or through UK waters this summer, with a Russian presence in the English Channel almost every day, analysis by The i Paper revealed.

These encounters mostly pass without incident, but in June, Royal Marine commandos boarded a sanctioned shadow fleet oil tanker, descending on the vessel from helicopters and detaining its crew.

Dauntless's training is being led by a man with first-hand experience of the type of attacks its crew could face, backed by operators from

One false move could result in the ship, and those it is protecting, suffering catastrophic damage

Ministry of Defence contractor QinetiQ. Lieutenant Commander David Ferguson spent six weeks on board HMS Richmond as it faced off against Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea in 2024.

There, the crew faced the “constant threat of ballistic missile strike and a very limited time to react”, he says, with threats from drones on air, surface and undersea. Some threats could give an hour’s notice, others demanded a response within 45 seconds.

The experience proved to him that “training works”, Ferguson adds, recalling a feeling of calm even as attacks rained down. “You clearly have those emotions and you process them at a later date, but primarily you’re almost going into a function output.”

Molly Blackall on board HMS 'Dauntless' during Exercise Sharpshooter DAMIEN BYE/MOD

He describes the operation as “unlike anything else I’ve experienced”, with high adrenaline and a sense of hyperfocus.

In recent months, however, the readiness of the Navy has been called into question.

As a British airbase in Cyprus was pounded with Iranian drones earlier this year, it took nearly a week to deploy a warship to protect it. The vessel – HMS Dragon, one of Dauntless's sister ships – was tied up in maintenance while alternative ships were committed to other operations, triggering “bitter recriminations and intense soul-searching about the Royal Navy”, as one former officer put it.

It came after Donald Trump insulted the British fleet, calling the Royal Navy aircraft carriers “toys” after the UK refused to follow the US into his war with Iran.

The Navy is working to adapt to modern warfare and the rising use of drones, investing heavily in a “hybrid force” – a mixture of crewed and autonomous vessels. Many ships have been updated to respond to today’s challenges; Dauntless’s Sea Viper missile system – designed to take out supersonic missiles – is among the most advanced maritime air-defence systems in the world.

Arnie, 26, is a flight observer, managing a helicopter's navigation, weapons and sensors while his partner flies. He can go from relaxing anywhere on the ship to being airborne within 15 minutes.

Long term, Arnie thinks AI will be able to do his job, but will not replace him. "I think that it will always be relevant to have people who are trained and understand what they're seeing, but not necessarily in the aircraft. You could be on land giving that same oversight."

Dauntless's recent training sought to introduce different uncrewed or autonomous systems to the crew, blending tried-and-tested machinery with cutting-edge tech. But whatever the capabilities, old-fashioned human grit remains at the exercise's core.

"Everyone in the proper routines, wearing the proper clothes, using all the weapons, is the closest you can get" to real-life operations, Arnie says.

"No one knows how that will actually be, how you will actually react in real life, but this is the best exposure you can give people to that stress prior to having to do it for real," he adds.

"If we got the opportunity, then sure, we'd be ready."

The Sea Viper missile system on HMS 'Dauntless' is among the most advanced maritime air-defence systems in the world MATT CARDY/GETTY

ISRAEL

British consulate downgraded in West Bank row

By Sophie Wingate and George Thompson

Israel has said the UK's consulate in East Jerusalem has “ceased to function” in retaliation for the Government's trade ban with illegal West Bank settlements.

However, the UK insisted the building would continue to operate and maintain its diplomatic status, under an agreement to downgrade its name.

The Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, denied the Israeli government had the legal right to shut down the consulate and said the newly named UK mission “will continue to deliver vital services and our work with the Palestinian people”.

He said a number of staff had been temporarily withdrawn "to ensure their safety".

Israel last month threatened to shut the consulate, which represents the UK in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, within 30 days of the UK's announcement of sanctions.

As the deadline expired yesterday, Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar said the British consulate in Jerusalem was "ending its activities today".

He acknowledged that the building belonged to the British Government, saying Israel had authorised it "to operate a task force of only seven diplomats from the building, which ceased to function as a consulate today", and that the remaining staff would have "a very limited scope of activity" there.

"We did not want to reach this point, but the actions of the UK Labour Government brought us here," Sa'ar said.

The British consulate – now the mission – in East Jerusalem

Israeli media had reported that the UK had threatened to expel up to 27 Israeli diplomats from London if the closure went ahead.

But Sa'ar said: "In accordance with the understandings we

reached, no measures will be taken against Israel as a result of the implementation of the decisions."

Israel's action came in retaliation for the UK's announcement on 8 September of a ban on imports from illegal settle-

ments in the West Bank and sanctions on individuals and firms providing services to settlers.

Miliband (inset) accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians. Both Israel and the US criticised the UK's stance.

The consulate, which was established in 1838, handles UK relations with Palestinians in the city as well as in the West Bank and Gaza. It is a separate mission to the UK embassy in Tel Aviv, which is the country's main diplomatic interface with Israel.

MIDDLE EAST

Houthis attack Riyadh airport

By Timour Azhari and Federico Maccioni

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis escalated their campaign of strikes against Saudi Arabia yesterday - trying to shut down its airspace and oil facilities with missile fire that has killed three people this week.

The group said it had struck Riyadh airport, where witnesses saw smoke billowing from a plane.

Saudi officials said debris from an intercepted missile had hit a nursery and medical complex. The Houthis said they were targeting the kingdom over its support for government forces in Yemen's civil war.

Saudi Arabia said it was backing an offensive by Yemen's UN-recognised government to take back territory from the Houthis.

IRAN

Trump: no strikes before midterms

By Alexander Butler

Donald Trump has said that he will not order a resumption of military strikes on Iran before the 3 November US midterm elections.

In a Truth Social post yesterday, he said the US “will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd”.

Trump added that his team has been “having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran”.

Negotiations had appeared at a standstill since late last month when Trump rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the US met certain conditions.

Iran, however, said last week it had received a US counterproposal.

INQUEST

Three sisters took their own lives

By Ellie Crabbe

Three sisters whose bodies were recovered from the sea off the coast of Brighton took their own lives, a coroner has ruled.

The bodies of Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, from west London, were pulled from the water on 13 May.

Senior coroner Penelope Schofield ruled their deaths were suicide.

She told Woodvale Coroner's Court: "On May 13, in hours of darkness, they entered the sea at Brighton, they could not swim and sea conditions were adverse."

Two nights prior, the sisters, who had lived “very secluded lives”, had travelled to Birmingham, near to where their mother had drowned more than 16 years earlier.

Joseph Jacobson, their father, attended the Brighton inquest by videolink and said in a written statement: "There are no words that can express the pain of losing a child.

Joseph Jacobson with daughters (left to right) Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters. The sisters entered the sea but could not swim PA

"To lose all three of my precious daughters, Jane, Christina and Rebecca, is a heartbreak beyond anything I could ever have imagined."

Detective Chief Inspector Mark Cullimore told the hearing financial inquiries revealed the women had cleared some of their bank accounts in the days leading up to their deaths.

Police searches of Christina Walters's electronic devices found she had made "extensive searches" about suicide in the month before her death.

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HEALTH

Britain can lead the way to a dementia cure, says Burnham

By Sophie Wingate

Andy Burnham has pledged to make dementia research a national priority as he announced a £48m industry partnership to accelerate the search for a cure.

The Prime Minister, whose father Roy died last month after suffer-

ing from Alzheimer's, said he wanted Britain "to be the country that makes the breakthrough".

The Government will invest £33m alongside funding from Bristol Myers Squibb, GSK and Gates Ventures to help recruit more people for clinical studies.

The investment will support The Barbara Alliance, which was launched in memory of the late East-Enders actress Dame Barbara Windsor to speed up the development of dementia treatments.

£33m

The amount the Government is contributing to the partnership to tackle dementia

Burnham said: "For too long, we have accepted dementia as something to be managed later in life, rather than a disease we can defeat.

"I don't accept that. In fact, I have real hope that we can come together and do exactly that.

"I want Britain to be the country that makes the breakthrough and delivers the cure for dementia the world has been waiting for.

"That is why I am making dementia research a national priority – by backing the NHS, universities, researchers and industry to drive the breakthroughs we desperately need."

Dementia will also be made one of the top priorities of the new Health Data Research Service, backed by up to £600m from the Government and the Wellcome Trust.

Michelle Dyson, CEO of Alzheimer's Society, said: "This is a significant

moment for dementia research and we welcome the Prime Minister's ambition for the UK to lead the world in discovering new treatments to beat dementia.

"The Prime Minister is right to reject the idea that dementia is simply an inevitable part of ageing."

The service will bring together NHS and research data in one system to help scientists identify suitable patients.

SOCIETY

Hate crime rises by 7% year on year

By Áine Fox

Police-recorded hate crime in England and Wales has risen 7 per cent year on year, including record highs in both those that were racially and religiously motivated.

There were a total of 146,825 hate crimes recorded by police in the two nations in the year to March 2026, according to Home Office data.

Religious hate crime rose by 13 per cent from 10,067 to 11,419 offences, while race hate crimes once again made up the majority, at 107,926 offences, which was a rise of 9 per cent from 98,890 the previous year.

Hate crimes against Muslims rose to 3,660, which is the highest annual level since this data was first collected in the year to March 2018.

Chief executive of the Government-funded British Muslim Trust Akeela Ahmed said: "The rising tide of hatred in this country requires a whole society response."

Commander Claire Smart, hate crime lead at the National Police Chiefs' Council, said: "The challenge for policing is... understanding the factors driving harm, identifying tensions early, working with communities and partners, and preventing issues from developing."

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PROPERTY

Hand-built tunnels found under home

By Alexander Butler

An elaborate network of hand-built underground tunnels has been found below a £300,000 house in Reading.

The subterranean system, which descends 15m below ground in Tilehurst, was built by the property's former owner Tony Deane, an engineer, over two decades ago.

The complex contains storage rooms, secret doors, a railway and heavy goods lift, according to the property's listing.

Auctioneer Richard Worrall said: "Most of these tunnels were dug through chalk, which is naturally self-supporting, while, in some places, where required, structural concrete was used and cast by hand.

"Incredibly, absolutely everything was excavated manually, with the chalk moved using buckets and wheelbarrows."

The existence of the complex was largely unknown outside the family, including neighbours, Worrall said.

Most of the property's tunnels were dug through chalk, while structural concrete was used and cast by hand

PEOPLE

New Knotty Ash roads may honour Dodd

By Alexander Butler

A new housing development in Sir Ken Dodd's hometown of Knotty Ash should name roads after the comedian, a councillor has suggested.

Dodd (below), who died aged 90 in 2018, often mentioned the Merseyside area in stand-up routines in the 1960s and 70s.

Harry Doyle, Knotty

Ash councillor, said the area was synonymous with Dodd and that he has asked a developer building an estate to name streets after him.

Doyle suggested "Sir Ken Dodd Avenue" and "Diddymen Road" as potential new street names.

Dodd's wife Lady Anne Dodd recalled Prince Charles once asking a group of women on a tour of Balmoral where they were from.

"They replied 'Knotty Ash', she told BBC Merseyside, "and he said 'Oh I thought that was a figment of Ken Dodd's imagination!"

TELEVISION

Lady Violet to get 'Bridgerton' spin-off series

By Alexander Butler

Bridgerton is getting a Netflix spin-off series based on the love life of family matriarch Lady Violet.

The show, directed by Ugly Betty director Tom Verica, will chronicle Lady Violet's romance with Viscount Edmund Bridgerton.

Lady Violet, or Dowager Viscountess Bridgerton, is played by Ruth Gemmell in Netflix's Bridgerton.

She is the widow of Edmund Bridgerton and mother of the eight siblings at the heart of the show.

Connie Jenkins-Greig (inset) played Violet as a young woman in an earlier spin-off, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.

The show will be co-written by executive producer Shonda.

The snow will be co-wr executive producer Shon Rhimes, who wrote Lady Violet's line: "I am the tea that you are having" in Bridgerton season four.

Netflix has not been confirmed if Jenkins-Greig will play Lady Violet.

Set during the Regency era and based on Julia Quinn's books, the show follows the Bridgerton family as they navigate London society in the early 19th century.

The most recent season centred on Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) and his romance with Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha).

Series three focused on the relationship between Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington, now Bridgerton, (Nicola Coughlan) in a season that featured a steamy carriage scene that was nominated for a Bafta award.

Filming of Bridgerton season five is currently under way.

The story will follow Lady Violet's introverted third daughter Francesca (Hannah Dodd).

On X, the official Bridgerton account posted a letter from Lady Whistledown announcing the development, which stated: "This author writes to you with the most exciting news. The time has come for us to turn our attention to the Matriarch of our beloved Bridgertons.

"The love match that started it all shall soon be yours to see, dear reader. This author shall be sure to inform you of any updates..."

In January, director Verica revealed a spin-off was in development, though he stopped short of disclosing details about its subject matter. Speaking to Deadline, Verica explained: "With Queen Charlotte, we thoroughly enjoyed that experience.

"So, we are in talks of some other projects, hopefully, something, some news will be coming out at some point."

The upcoming season follows the success of this year's season four, which premiered at No 1 on the Global English TV list and reached the Top 10 in 92 countries.

HEALTH

'Super responder' told 'terminal' cancer is gone

By Ella Pickover

A prostate cancer "super responder" has been told that his disease is undetectable three years after he was given a terminal diagnosis.

Kevin Mortimer was given a tri-ple-pronged attack on the disease.

It comes as data show that men diagnosed with incurable advanced prostate cancer are living longer.

The National Prostate Cancer Audit found that significantly fewer men with advanced disease are dying within three years of diagnosis compared with a decade ago.

Mr Mortimer, who is 51 and from Liverpool, was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer on his daughter's 11th birthday.

He was told the cancer had spread to his bones and lungs, and that his case was "terminal".

But three years later, his cancer is undetectable after he had triplet therapy – a new way of treating prostate cancer using three different treatments at once.

Kevin Mortimer's prostate cancer was treated with a three therapies

“Although I know I am a ‘super responder’, I’m living proof of how far treatments for prostate cancer have come in the past few years thanks to investment, innovation and cutting-edge science,” Mr Mortimer said.

CULTURE

Herriot honoured with blue plaque

By Alexander Butler

The veterinarian and author James Alfred Wight has been honoured with a blue plaque at his former home.

Wight, better known by his pen name James Herriot, wrote his semi-autobiographical memoirs All Creatures Great and Small in the 1970s.

The eight-book series became a bestseller and was made into a BBC series spanning 1978 to 1990, and then 2020 reboot 25 years after Wight's death in 1995.

The plaque is on a wall outside the house in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. It was his family home for 25 years from 1953, and is named Rowardennan.

Wight's daughter Rosie Page, who grew up in the house with brother Jim, said it was a "lovely tribute" to her father.

"It was home for much of our childhood. Dad would have been 110 years old on 3 October. It seems fit-"old on's October. It seems it ting that the plaque is to be unveiled near to that landmark birthday," she told the BBC.

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Facebook film is terrifying, but I'll keep scrolling

Emily Bootle

When David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin's The Social Network came out in 2010,

it seemed pretty juicy. I was in sixth form then; as I posted on my friends' walls and clamoured for a dislike button, it turned out there was a back story to this exciting tool everyone was obsessed with.

The Social Network told the story of how Facebook came to be: a Wolf of Wall Street-lite full of sex, money and betrayal, set while its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, was still a precocious Harvard undergrad and while our burgeoning online habits still felt like a curiosity.

How quaint that film seems now, 16 years on. We had no idea how dystopian Zuckerberg's invention was going to become, and just how much a website that started as a crude comparison tool for women's attractiveness would reorganise the structure of society.

The film's follow-up, The Social Reckoning, written and directed by Sorkin, has a very different atmosphere. From the outset, you sense there are great, violent terrors to be uncovered, and then it unfolds into a horror film that is somehow also a documentary about your own existence.

Based on the 2024 book Broken Code by reporter Jeff Horwitz, The Social Reckoning is an old-fashioned investigative journalism movie about the “Facebook Files”, the story Horwitz broke in

2021 exposing the platform's emotional manipulation strategies, impact on teen girls' mental health and key role in spreading political misinformation.

Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White, serious, determined, Luddite-like) is aided by his source on the inside, Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison, self-contained, impatient, the cleverest person in the room), the whistle-blower who became concerned when she calculated that 64 per cent of people who joined extremist Facebook groups had been sent there directly by the company's own algorithm.

After trying and failing to raise concerns internally about Facebook's strategies, Haugen started leaking stories to Horwitz about "Meaningful Social Interaction" (MSI), the algorithmic formula used to privilege certain types of content above others, before ultimately going on the record and testifying to congress.

The film culminates in the January 6 riots at the Capitol building, in which Donald Trump, having just lost the presidential election, encouraged protesters using Facebook.

Succession's Jeremy Strong plays a gaunt, cyborgian Zuckerberg, stoned on power, his eyes black and unfeeling, insisting throughout that Facebook has no responsibility for what its users choose to post. ("We are not the referees," he says at a key moment, seething. "We are the public square.") Famously, and in a pivotal scene, Zuckerberg makes the call to take down Trump's post.

Jeremy Strong (left) as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg

Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White) and Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison) swap notes in 'The Social Reckoning' PA

Facebook and Instagram actively and deliberately appeal to our worst instincts, using the MSI algorithm to encourage rage, that most engaging of emotions, and incite political polarisation, all in the service of increasing their own indispensability.

Horwitz began reporting in 2019, when Facebook had 2.8 billion users and was worth \$1trn. Since then, the value of the company – now called Meta, renamed not long after the Facebook Files were released – has almost doubled in value to \$1.88trn, its daily users reaching 3.6 billion.

And in that time, yet more vile revelations have emerged, from the company's role in humanitarian atrocities in Myanmar to its culpability in causing mental health problems in children through deliberately addictive features like the "infinite scroll".

Yet despite all this, here we are. I was struck watching The Social Reckoning by just how numb so many of us are to these misadventures, which we brush off as just one of the many ways in which modern life is terrifying.

I use Meta products for everything: for work, for leisure, to stay in touch with friends. It's all too easy to become desensitised and to detach your own experience from how it actually works. Counterintuitively, the worse the revelations become, the more you get used to them, rolling your eyes at what old Zuckerberg has gone and done this time.

It would be challenging to navigate modern life without using Meta – a statement that sounds pathetic, but is true. But I also wonder whether we say it's essential to justify our continued use of it, which is itself fuelled by a very real chemical addiction.

Social media is baked into politics and culture: the shifting of the Overton window and the continuing rise of populist leaders is undoubtedly linked to the way social media has capitalised on our outrage over the past decade and a half. But it's a vicious cycle: the horse has bolted, and our brains and personalities are becoming wired to need more stimulation.

As The Social Reckoning points out, the number of Meta users is more than twice the size of the largest national population on earth. Yet we have been shown that the equivalent of this group's government is not interested in accountability, only in making its own population as large as possible by baiting people into feeling things they wouldn't otherwise feel.

In a way, it's ironic: we are using up so much energy on content that we can only be nihilistic about what's going on right in front of us. Our attention, as always in modern life, is being funnelled in the wrong direction. But The Social Reckoning ends in triumph – and shows that we can try to claim at least some of it back.

'The Social Reckoning' is in cinemas

ARTS

Genre-blending Canadian poet wins Nobel Prize

By Jill Lawless, Hillel Italie and Kostya Manenkov

Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature yesterday for genre-blending works that fuse the classical and the modern.

The Toronto-born Carson (inset), 76, draws on themes and stories from ancient Greek and Roman literature for writing that often blends elements of poetry, essay and fiction.

The permanent secretary of the

Swedish Academy said the author was in Iceland "listening to the wind" when they broke the news to her. "She was very taken by surprise," Ingrid Carlberg said.

Asked how she felt about the award, Carson told the Icelandic public broadcaster RUV: "I think they're all crazy." She said poetry is "probably more useful than prose right now because it's faster, and everybody is in a hurry."

Asked how the prize would change her sales, she said: "I'll get a sticker on my book. Stickers help."

Among her most recent work is

Wrong Norma, a 2024 collection from publications including The Paris Review and The New Yorker.

That same year, Carson wrote in the London Review of Books about her Parkinson's diagnosis. She said a "particularly mortifying" symptom

was that her handwriting had "disintegrated".

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'Baddies' about at Christmas

A first-look at 'The Baddies' Christmas special starring 'Gavin & Stacey' actors Sheridan Smith, Rob Brydon and Alison Steadman has been released.

In the fairy-tale comedy, a troll, a witch and a ghost proclaim themselves the baddest of them all to everyone they meet.

But when they are challenged to steal a girl's blue spotty hanky, they discover they may have met their match.

The special is adapted from 'The Baddies' children's book written by Dame Julia Donaldson. PA

ENVIRONMENT

Water firm is accused of reporting thousands of sewage spills ‘too late’

By Alexander Butler

South West Water has failed to report thousands of sewage spills on time, campaigners have claimed.

Surfers Against Sewage said the water company did not report more than 3,000 discharges within the legally required one-hour window in the first half of 2026.

At least 625 people reported being unwell after using rivers, lakes and beaches over the same period, the group added.

Since January 2025, water firms in England have had to report sewage discharges within an hour so the public is aware of water conditions.

Giles Bristow, chief executive at Surfers Against Sewage, said: "Imagine checking for a sewage alert, heading out for a swim or a surf, and finding sewage has been pouring into the sea for hours.

Looe beach in Cornwall, where a swimming coach became seriously ill

He said the campaign group's figures showed water companies across England had failed to report sewage discharges on time more than 50,000 times this year.

"That's a threat to public health, and it's illegal. Yet we pay the price, through our health and our soaring bills, while water company greed and law-breaking goes unchecked," he added.

Swimming coach Loretta Cox said she became "severely ill" after being in the sea off the coast of Looe, Cornwall, last year.

"I was training for a swim last July and the water was murky but I thought the sand had been disturbed or something," she said.

“Later that evening I was in a lot of abdominal pain and by the morning it was no better so I sought medical help.”

Ms Cox was diagnosed with E. coli and claimed she was "100 per cent certain" it was from the swim in Looe.

"It makes me so angry we have to consider the quality of the water, and whether it's a risk to our health, before going for a dip – just because water companies are putting profits before us," she added.

The water company said it was reviewing the methodology behind its sewage discharge figures. A South West Water spokesperson said: "The English water industry is the most transparent in the world and we are the only country to make near real time storm overflow data freely available.

"Some of the monitors are in extremely remote locations and their signals occasionally need additional checks which can introduce short delays. No sewage spill is ever acceptable, and we are working to end them as fast as we physically can.

"That's why we are upgrading the capacity of 1,700 treatment works."

The Water Services Regulation Authority Ofwat said any sewage spill into the environment was "one too many".

SPAIN

Death of evicted pensioner sparks political blame game

By David Latona and Emma Pinedo

Spanish politicians traded blame yesterday after the death of an 87-year-old woman who was evicted from her Madrid home exacerbated heated debates over housing ahead of an early election next month.

Maricarmen Abascal, who died on Wednesday, had been hospitalised for severe anxiety and exhaustion since her eviction on 23 September.

The cause of her death has not yet been announced. Protests over housing shortages and surging rents sparked by Abascal's eviction prompted Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call a snap general election, which is set to take place on 29 November.

Following her death, political leaders were quick to invoke Abascal in their attacks on opponents.

Left-leaning parties criticised the conservatives who had shot down decrees with housing measures aiming to curb soaring rental prices, while right-wingers said the leftist central government had proven unable to tackle the crisis after eight years in power.

Protesters gathered outside the Spanish Congress in Madrid

The conservative People's Party (PP), which has absolute majorities in the Madrid regional and local assemblies, refused to hold a minute of silence in tribute to Abascal, which then prompted hard-left deputies to stage one honouring her outside City Hall.

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PEOPLE

Party time for five centenarians

A Hampshire care home threw a party for five “fantastic” centenarian residents who reached their 100th birthdays.

Knellwood Care Home in Farnborough brought out a special cake for Dorothy, Margaret Cosh and Margaret McBain, who are all 100.

They were joined by Mollie, 101, Aida, 102, and their friends and family.

McBain put her longevity down to being Welsh and said: "Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry alone."

Knellwood staff member Tracey Slingo said it was "amazing" the care home had five residents aged over 100.

NATURE

Giant waterlily species discovered

A new giant waterlily species has been identified after an expert spotted a photograph on Instagram – but conservationists warn it is already critically endangered.

The Colombian giant waterlily (Victoria colombiana) was discovered by waterlily expert Carlos Magdalena (above), who used social media photographs, satellite imagery and help from indigenous groups to track down the plant.

Only 30 to 50 of the vast plants, which have lily pads measuring up to two metres across, are thought to survive in the wild.

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BADENOCH SPEECH

Tories gain a sense of momentum

Daily Mail

Anyone who doubted Kemi Badenoch's credentials as Conservative leader – or as a future prime minister – has got their answer. There was a real sense of momentum, and the prospect of destiny in the making, as she gave her speech in Birmingham. (Editorial)

REFORM DONATIONS

Police verdict is the one that matters

It was too long, too flabby. Just a collection of random thoughts. Parts seemed to bore Kemi herself. The one moment when she became truly passionate was when she talked about race. But this bit was all too short. (John Crace)

The Guardian

Daily Mirror Reform UK

Reform UK investigates Reform and Reform finds Reform did nothing wrong. Scotland Yard is still looking at the allegations of disguising foreign donations. This does not make the questions or the investigation disappear. (Editorial)

Daily Express

The longer Andy Burnham delays an election, the greater the risk that Nigel Farage will use recent mega-donations to build a formidable communications and policy machine and Kemi Badenoch will succeed in detoxifying the Tories. (Gordon Rayner)

THE US AND ISRAEL

Tensions rise because of elections

TheNational

While proponents assert democracy is essential to securing peace, two allied democracies – the US and Israel – are engaged in wars that are being exacerbated by the fact that both are in the midst of elections. Instead of providing a cleansing moment, elections are often used to exacerbate tensions. (James Zogby)

New York Post

The message Donald Trump has started giving strikes a chord at a time of turmoil: "America does not belong to those who hate it. America belongs to those who love it." (Miranda Devine)

AI AND NOSTALGIA

Chatbots can only rely on the past

The Times

RONALDO AND MESSI

Icons bowing out in their unique ways
Film lacks style - but has substance

The bleak thing about AI is that it cannot ever come up with anything new. All it can do is cannibalise and reconfigure the old. The bleak thing about humans and art is that often this is what we want. There can be a comfort in the familiar, even when it is slop. (Hugo Rifkind)

Escapism in the 90s was how Brits got through the material conditions of their reality. Those hopeful 90s babies who were waxing lyrical about social progress are now the ones in power. And just maybe they will be the ones to drag us out of the muck. (Georgia Bell)

LBC

The Sun

Lionel Messi bowed out with a bang as Argentina delivered an emotional farewell to their beloved icon, hours after Cristiano Ronaldo vowed to keep playing for Portugal despite being dropped. (Gary Stonehouse)

The Daily Telegraph

There is no correct way to end a football career: just an understanding that retirement can be tough and a large part will be taken up criticising your successors or endorsing crisps. Messi has been beatific, but holding great emotional weight; Ronaldo pouting, furious and putting himself first. (Thom Gibbs)

'THE SOCIAL RECKONING'

Empire

As you'd expect from Aaron Sorkin, Facebook drama The Social Reckoning is a dialogue-rich environment, salted with wit and snark. It suffers slightly in visual and stylistic comparison with David Fincher's predecessor The Social Network, but is still a compelling new chapter. (Dan Jolin)

NME

This sequel stops short of brilliance. Most who buy a ticket are already well aware of the events the movie covers and understand how damaging social media has been. As such, this feels more like a postmortem than an exposé. (Victoria Luxford)

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Life In Brief

KEN HAY EDUCATOR AND D-DAY VETERAN

Normandy veteran Ken Hay survived capture weeks after D-Day before becoming a beloved educator, visiting schools to tell children about the war.

The British Normandy Memorial, for which he was an ambassador, described his passion for education as "unwavering".

Hay, from Upminster in east London, served in the 4th Dorset infantry regiment and landed at Courseulles-sur-Mer days after the Allied invasion of Normandy.

He was captured during a night patrol on 7-8 July and was taken to Zabrze, then in Germany but now in Poland, where he was put to work as a prisoner of war in a coal mine.

In a 2024 interview, he recalled feelings of "dread" and "fear".

"We went out on night patrol – was supposed to be doing a blow-up of a self-propelled gun in no man's land, but in fact, it was behind their lines," he remembered.

"So they let us through and then – very unfriendly – they sealed it and wouldn't let us back. So we had a battle."

He remembered that of the 30 who went on the patrol, 16 got back – including his brother, a corporal – five were captured and “presumably nine got killed”.

As the Soviet troops approached, the prisoners were marched to a new location, approximately 1,000 miles away, during which many of them died.

During the three-month march, Hay said he once "lay down to die" after it became too painful to continue, but two friends turned back for him and lifted him with an "arm around each shoulder".

They were eventually liberated by American troops and Hay returned to the UK, via Reims, on 4 May 1945.

Recalling the moment he made it to his mother's house in Barking, he said: "They came running down the road to greet me. They were having breakfast, I'd had breakfast with the army. I'm a Catholic, and we all went off to Mass. I was home in time for VE Day on 8 May."

Hay, who has died aged 101, regularly visited British schools to share stories of the war and answer questions, saying he believed it was his "duty to pass it on".

The British Normandy Memorial group said: "The countless schoolchildren whose lives he touched with his stories of courage and resilience nicknamed him 'Grandad Ken'."

He was appointed an MBE for services to the community and received the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest order of merit. Recalling one of his school visits, Hay said he had been

asked by a 13-year-old girl how wars could be stopped.

He said: "I was stumped. How do you stop wars? And then Saint Paul came to my rescue... I said to her, 'Love. Love yourself, your friends, your family at home, the people you met today, the people you met yesterday'.

"If we could all do that, there'd be no wars."

Hay is survived by his sons Chris and Jeremy. PA

Born 3 August 1925 Died 20 September 2026

Who Built Britain?

By David Aaronovitch

A sugar baron's priceless gift to Britain Everyone knows the name Tate – this is the man behind it

Who Built Britain? is The i Paper's new opinion series in which experts and writers debate the characters who made Britain. It is the sister series of Who Broke Britain?

The Tate almost wasn't The Tate, and Sir Henry Tate almost wasn't going to be remembered for anything more than

giving his name to one half of the Tate & Lyle sugar company. The institution that he founded and funded by the side of the Thames between Pimlico and Westminster was officially opened as the National Gallery of British Art.

But within days of Edward, the Prince of Wales, cutting the ribbon in the summer of 1897, Londoners had already decided to call it "The Tate". As a reporter for The Daily News put it, by the time you had asked the conductor of an omnibus for a ticket to the National Gallery of British Art, the bus would have left without you. In 1932, the official name was changed to Tate Gallery. Today, it is Tate Britain.

By the time of the gallery's opening, Henry Tate was 78 and had been looking to give his collection of paintings and sculptures to the nation for nearly a decade. It included pictures by his friend John Everett Millais, fellow pre-Raphaelite John William Waterhouse and Sir Edwin Landseer, and represented what Tate took to be the best of late Victorian art.

But the National Gallery had no room for more pictures. So, Tate put up more than £100,000 (perhaps £17m in today's money) to build a new gallery. The space offered to him by the government was the site of the Millbank penitentiary, a Bastille-like structure which, until 1857, had acted as a holding pen for convicts sentenced to transportation to Australia.

Now, where convicts used to sit for hours unpicking rope, visitors – once they had climbed the steps and entered the Corinthian portico of Sidney Smith's classical building – could sail with The Lady of Shalott, drown with Ophelia, or dream of discovering The North-West Passage. Almost as soon as the Tate opened, other donations meant that the gallery had to be extended. It was an overnight success.

Tate himself was one of those wealthy men who was modest about his achievements and conscientious about the society in which he lived. A sort of anti-Musk. Born in Lancashire in the year of Peterloo, and son of a Unitarian clergyman, Tate left school aged 13 to become apprenticed to a Liverpool grocer. By his early twenties he was running his own grocery business, which he expanded into a chain of six shops on Merseyside.

He sold up at the end of the 1850s and became a partner in a sugar-refining business, which he later took over. So far, so unremarkable. Tate was no inventor, but he was one of those businessmen, like King Camp Gillette in the US, who spotted how an existing and popular product could be made vastly more convenient for the consumer.

Till the 1870s, Tate and his contemporaries had been selling sugar in “loaves”, which consumers then had to break down at home using heavy “nippers”. But in 1875, Tate bought the British rights to a process by which the refiners could precut sugar into lumps. The sugar cube had arrived.

The cultural significance of this innovation should never be overlooked. In Oscar Wilde's The

Importance of Being Earnest (first performed in 1895) young Cecily and Gwendolen, having just met, seem to have just discovered that they are affianced to the same man. As Wilde wrote it:

Cecily (looking angrily at her, takes up the tongs and puts four lumps of sugar into the cup): Cake or bread and butter?

Gwendolen (in a bored manner): Bread and butter, please. Cake is rarely seen at the best houses nowadays.

We arguably owe that most British of scenes to Henry Tate, who, in 1878, contributed to the capital's skyline a massive, modern sugar refinery at Silvertown in the London docks. It's still there.

Nearly a century after the original Tate opened, new Tates began to emerge: Tate Liverpool in 1988, Tate St Ives in 1993 and, biggest and brashest of all of them, Tate Modern in 2000 in the old power station on Bankside opposite St Paul's in London. Tate Modern is the UK's fourth most-visited attraction in the UK. Hundreds of millions of people have used the name "Tate" without having any idea where it came from. It is the only artistic institution of its size in Britain, apart from the Victoria and Albert Museum, to bear the name of its founder.

But the original Tate was by no means Sir Henry's only legacy to the nation. In south London (Tate lived in Streatham), he built four magnificent libraries at Brixton, Streatham, south Lambeth and Balham, all of which survive. He also donated large amounts to University College Liverpool (later the University of Liverpool).

himself in this story. From the Middle Ages to the 18th century, wealthy men and women contributed to what we see around us now, by building churches and endowing colleges and schools.

Tate doesn't just represent

But in the period after the Industrial Revolution, philanthropic industrialists helped create the civic environment of our big cities and towns by founding or subsidising museums, art galleries, libraries and workers' institutes. Their works are all around us, not least in some of the most attractive buildings in our high streets.

Their enterprise went far beyond what they themselves can have imagined. Tate's artistic tastes, which furnished undergraduate bedrooms in the 70s and 80s – didn't anticipate which artists from his period we would most value today.

There were no Whistlers in his collection – he would probably have regarded his pictures as too avant-garde. But all this summer visitors crowded into the Whistler exhibition at Tate Britain. Ta very much, Sir Henry. We owe you.

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I'm a pensioner: scrap triple lock

There is a lot of noise at the moment (again) about the triple lock on pensions. In my opinion it is an unnecessary complication, announced by a government that couldn't make its mind up, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, in 2010.

So far as I know one element - 2.5 per cent - has been used less often than average earnings or the rate of inflation.

So scrap it and decide on how to keep pensions in step with the cost of living. Unless you want to freeze it altogether and let pensioners fall behind year on year? The obvious criteria to me is the rate of inflation. And yes, I am a pensioner. MIKE GIBBONS RUSHDEN, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

A red herring on house prices

I am mystified by the Conservatives' idea that cutting red tape – or, putting it another way, transferring the risks from the builder to the buyer – will reduce the price of houses.

The selling price of a house is set by the price of similar houses in the district: it has nothing to do with cost of building

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it.. Do they really think that houses in the South East are so much more expensive that those in the North East because the bricks cost more down there? RICHARD ADAMS WAREHAM, DORSET

I read with interest the latest article in the Housing Clinic series (7 October) as I have been trying to sell my home for several years.

Firstly, it is not about boosting the value, but in today's market the problem is selling. My advice is to compare the three estate agents and select the lowest value quote, as this will be the realistically priced one. I did the opposite and live to regret that decision.

Secondly, invest in the property and ruthlessly declutter.

And thirdly, remember it is stamp duty that is currently killing the market. STEVE MOIR BRIGG, LINCOLNSHIRE

Well said Andrew Fisher (The i Paper, 7 October). We only need one home. So if someone buys a second home, then tax it accordingly.

Homes are for shelter and should not be seen as vehicles for investment. BEVERLEY THOMAS SWANSEA

A new way to look at taxes

Elizabeth Gomme makes a great point about what we spend our taxes on (Your View, 8 October).

these vital services: education, healthcare, infrastructure.

A well-educated workforce adds billions to the economy. If we calculated the value of these services we would see that our taxes are a bargain. NEIL DANCE SUTTON COLDFIELD

However, as a nation we miss an important point in not placing a value on

Pike is being mistreated

I cannot help but think that the US, and Tennessee in particular, are displaying the most ghastly inhuman treatment of Christa Pike. What a simply awful way to behave. GILLIAN PERKINS CAMBRIDGE

Gallery photos make me snap

Far more annoying than people talking in front of pictures at an exhibition is the number of people who stand there taking photos of the artwork on their mobile phones.

When I visited the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam a few years ago, I was delighted to see that they had banned this practice. LIBBY LAMB MILNGAVIE, EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE

Legal drama is a leveller

The Split Up is a quite remarkable legal drama starring the very talented Sanjeev Bhaskar and Ritu Arya. They play members of a very successful Manchester legal company, beset with family problems.

Excellent drama from the BBC, very sensitively handled, and showing that even in the world of top lawyers the same family problems persist. DENNIS FORBES GRATTAN ABERDEEN

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Chatbots have split the modern workplace in two

There are now only employees who use AI, and employees who do not GETTY

TECHNOLOGY Pravina Rudra

Tell someone you use AI at work and they will either ask which one, or look horrified. It's the new divide, sparking culture

On one side there are people who treat OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude like a helpful colleague, and on the other are those who view it as the professional equivalent of sneaking a smartphone into a school exam.

It doesn't help that our workplaces aren't entirely clear on where they stand either. In the UK, only 54 per cent of firms actively use AI according to the British Chambers of Commerce. Yet last month, Deloitte surveyed 25,000 UK adults and found that Brits spend around £1bn a year of their own money on AI tools for work, and a third of those are using it without their employer's permission.

The AI divide is having effects on office life when it comes to communication, management and job security. One former colleague, now in the publishing industry, tells me her new pet peeve is when people send messages written by AI – which she described as “disrespectful” because it indicates they don’t deign her worthy of real, human interaction.

Meanwhile, the software engineers at the finance company my friend works at almost entirely depend on AI to communicate with one another – using it to draft messages and summarise information.

The divide over artificial intelligence can go so far as to cause rebellion in the workplace too, especially when people have strongly held principles, caused by bigger, existential fears around livelihood and identity.

At a tutoring company an acquaintance of mine works at, one manager has raised objections to being encouraged to use AI and turned the tool off on her laptop, arguing that she's training AI to do her job. Her boss and company haven't done anything about it yet, but the issue isn't going away and her anxieties aren't unfounded.

UK companies surveyed by Morgan Stanley earlier this year reported that AI use had led to an eight per cent per cent net reduction in jobs over the previous 12 months, the highest rate among major global economies.

But arguably the biggest AI divide in the workplace is over the ability to delegate. I have heard colleagues and friends say that they don't use AI because they once asked it to do an aspect of their job, and it went terribly. Whiles others will shrug and say that's to be expected: the AI needs feedback to learn and become adept at the task.

When people I know first started talking about paying to subscribe to ChatGPT a year ago, I was dismissive and judgmental. I cited all kinds of concerns around overreliance and data privacy, but really it was about trying to

Brits spend around £1bn a year of their own money on AI tools for work

maintain perfectionism. Now I pay £20 a month for a ChatGPT subscription, and use it to identify how to fix a tap, troubleshoot my tennis technique, and sync it with my Google Calendar so everything is in my diary.

AI is already becoming part of working life, whether we welcome it or not. Learning how to use it well could become as vital to our careers as mastering the internet.

But the skill may be in deciding which tasks to hand over, and knowing how to check the results.

Those who refuse to engage with AI risk being left behind. We can opt out of using AI, but in all likelihood we can't opt out of our workplace being changed by it.

You don't have to love AI – but refusing to learn how to use it could soon cost you.

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Three words from a child left me sick to my stomach

SOCIETY

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

I believe Britain is sleepwalking into a very dark place. All the elements are in place. Soon it may be too late to push back. As with fascism, it begins with a moral panic about stranger danger.

Last Sunday, protesters – most of them white – turned up in Gosport, Hampshire, to express boiling hatred against people on boats and dinghies crossing over from

France. In September, a child with a megaphone shouted, "Let them drown," and adults joined in. How has it come to this?

Week after week, people gather in coastal towns to rage against these incomers. Many of the instigators of citizen furies are far-right nationalists. Those supporting them – including a small number from minority communities – have been persuaded that boat people are terrorist invaders or worse.

Meanwhile, two men, one in his thirties, the other in his forties, died while crossing overnight in a small boat. And two women were taken to hospital with burns all over their bodies. On 28 September, two women in their thirties and a 10-year-old child were believed to have been crushed to death in an overcrowded dinghy which had just left northern France.

women who arrive in the UK via small boats from northern France have been raped. She was criticising the exploitative gangs of people traffickers. But you do not get from her much understanding for the sufferings of those desperately seeking safety and life chances.

Meanwhile, far-right provocateurs roaming our streets claim men on the boats are a rape peril to “their” women and girls. Incidentally, on the website of the charity End Violence

Angela Rayner has spoken out about the tragedies and absence of pity in our migration “debate”. Other public figures focus on the truly evil traffickers who tempt and cheat desperate, gullible people. And then, unfortunately, demonise those who end up on dangerous journeys to nowhere.

Shabana Mahmood, of Pakistani heritage, has carved out a reputation for herself as the hardest of home secretaries ever.

At the Labour Party Conference, to placate members angry about her draconian immigration rules, she announced the reopening of a capped refugee resettlement scheme, with around a quarter of arrivals expected to be Afghan women and girls or Palestinians.

But announcing a route to safety does not remove the obstacles facing people trying to escape Afghanistan or Gaza. How many vulnerable people will it actually help?

Against Women, we learn that

On The Rest Is Politics podcast, Mahmood claimed that nearly all one in five people arrested during the 2024 anti-migrant riots have since been reported to police for domestic abuse".

You can believe strongly that these isles are overcrowded or that the asylum system is being abused, or even that too many

people of colour have been allowed to settle here. But to smear all those arriving on our shores as criminals or rapists is abominable.

On the European Centre for Populism Studies website there is a sobering definition of neo-fascism. It lists authoritarianism, xenophobia and opposition to liberal democracy. That is where I am terrified we are heading. Many of those drawn to this credo are people who are discombobulated by globalisation.

Today's "enemies of the people" are immigrants, Muslims, progressives, feminists, educated metropolitans and cosmopolitans.

A child shouting "let them drown" should horrify us. It should also make us ask what we are becoming.

POLITICS

Simon Kelner

Reform UK should be embarrassed

If only other organisations could have the same approach to justice, probity and independent oversight as Reform UK. How much easier life would be if the notion of crime and punishment was based on the principle that no one is guilty if they themselves say they are innocent. Nothing to see here. Let's all move on.

Because that's effectively what Reform has sought to do over the tricky matter of whether two of its officials broke electoral law by attempting to solicit foreign donations.

It has just released a 27-page report of an internal inquiry into the charge, and guess what? No need to wait for the result of the concurrent police investigation: Reform has

looked into the matter and Reform has found Reform not guilty.

Hardly surprising that the Labour Party has called the report a "whitewash", given that the internal investigation was conducted by Reform's legal adviser and its own general secretary.

The affair is a deep embarrassment for the party. But the report itself does shed some welcome light on the party's internal machinery. In its conclusions, it found that "people speaking for the party said things that were wrong, careless and in one instance untrue", and this assessment exposes one of the essential issues Reform faces in its attempt to get the voting public to consider Nigel Farage for No 10.

A relatively young party which has grown so quickly and which is led by a man whose attention to detail is less than forensic, is likely to have problems with discipline, corporate organisation and following the rules.

The main damage to Reform's political integrity is the bad faith involved in the commissioning of this report in the first place. It should not have been undertaken and published ahead of the police findings.

What remains is the impression of a group trying its best to subvert natural justice and manipulate public opinion. Farage should understand, however, that the public always knows who it should trust.

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PEOPLE

Scientist behind Moon landing dies aged 90

By Alexander Butler

The computer scientist whose pioneering software was key to the first Moon landing has died aged 90.

Margaret Hamilton wrote and tested Apollo 11's onboard software that guided US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the Moon in 1969.

She led a 100-strong team for Nasa's Apollo missions, which coined the term "software engineering".

The technology proved crucial moments before Apollo 11 landed, when the spacecraft's computer sounded alarms indicating it was overloaded.

Hamilton's software was designed to shut down background tasks and prioritise the most important – the Moon landing – according to the

Barack Obama presents Margaret Hamilton with a medal in 2016

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), her former employer.

"I was attracted both by the sheer idea and the fact that it had never been done before. I was the first programmer to join and the first woman they hired," she told The Guardian in 2019.

"When I took over, one of the bosses at the top said he had no doubt I could do the job but was worried the men working in the group might rebel. Well, they didn't. More than anything, we were dedicated to the missions and worked side by side to solve the challenging problems and to meet the critical deadlines."

MIT said: "To say Hamilton was a pioneer - to say she was ahead of her time - would be a dramatic understatement."

Hamilton was born in Indiana in 1936 and went on to study mathematics at the University of Michigan in 1955, before moving to Earlham College. She moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where she took a job at MIT to support her husband while he studied law.

In 2016, Hamilton was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribution to science and space travel. At the time, the then US president Barack Obama, said she “symbolises that generation of unsung women who helped send humankind into space”.

In a statement Earlham College said: "We are saddened by her death, but grateful for the opportunity to have celebrated her extraordinary achievements throughout her long life. Her pioneering spirit and remarkable legacy will continue to inspire generations of Earlhamites."

Hamilton is survived by her daughter, a son-in-law, two grandsons and four great-grandchildren.

In a 2009 interview with MIT News, Hamilton reflected on her groundbreaking work: "Looking back, we were the luckiest people in the world; there was no choice but to be pioneers."

Hamilton died on 30 September, according to MIT. Her work was immortalised in a 1969 photograph of her standing next to a towering stack of printed code.

CULTURE

B BC bosses are facing a "talent drain" as staffers burnish their CVs in order to escape an organisation where morale has hit

"rock bottom".

More than 2,000 jobs are set to go across TV and radio in a drive to save £500m, writes Adam Sherwin

More than 2,000 jobs are set to go across TV and radio in a drive to save £500m as the BBC seeks to plug a funding gap caused by an accelerating rate of licence fee cancellations.

BBC could lose its best talent as a result of savage cuts

However, with the BBC offering voluntary redundancy, insiders warn that the corporation's talent base could be savagely eroded, as highly skilled staffers are snapped up by rival media organisations.

“Voluntary redundancy means the people you want to stay end up taking the money and going elsewhere,” said one News figure.

"Morale is at rock bottom. People are buffing their CVs. We are losing people with the vital experience that prevents damaging errors."

A major blow to the BBC is the imminent departure of Alice Macandrew, the £325,000 corporate affairs director. She is a crucial liaison between the corporation and the Government in negotiations over a new BBC Charter.

"The BBC is an extraordinary organisation and an extraordinarily difficult place to leave. But sometimes you need to be brave enough to make a call," said Macandrew.

She will stay in post until a Government deal, including a reformed licence fee, is concluded.

But a colleague said: "It's a big loss for the director-general [Matt Brittin]. Alice is very highly regarded and can walk into any job she wanted next."

On-screen talent are watching with interest the progress of Amol Rajan, who quit his £325,000 Today programme role to launch his own YouTube channel.

Rajan (inset) said he left because "the BBC and BBC News is in the years to come going to get smaller at an accelerating rate, and I want to go to where the action is."

However, giving up the security of a BBC salary and the ability to still reach an audience of millions, despite the BBC's woes, is too big a risk for most star names, so far.

Staffers point to the handling of Guy De Launey, a contracted BBC foreign news reporter for 22 years, as an example of a lack of strategic thinking behind the cuts.

Balkans expert De Launey was told in an email: "Like all of BBC News more widely, we are facing large savings targets. Therefore, we have decided that we will not be renewing your engagement letter with us when it expires."

There were “no words of thanks or appreciation. No suggestions on exactly how one should fill the sudden enormous gap in income with six weeks’ notice,” he said.

However, weeks later, his former bosses asked De Launey to report for BBC News on the funeral of Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic, titling him Balkans Correspondent.

"It's a bit of a head-scratcher, isn't it? You know that song by Loose Ends, 'Hangin' on a String?" I think it's that kind of scenario," the journalist, who is also a regular contributor to Monocle radio, wrote on his LinkedIn page.

Brittin this week sought to stem the exodus by giving a vision of the BBC's future at a town hall meeting.

Promising to "protect the magic of the BBC", the former Google president vowed to overhaul

Player, unveiling a prototype AI agent called "Iggy" which can recommend programmes.

However, Brittin's pledge that the BBC should be "a bit more Elvis – a little less conversation, a little more action" – prompted knocking David Brent.

comparisons from staff.

Adapting insights from his 20 years at Google, Brittin said that he wanted the BBC to take more risks as well as “get faster to

Giving up a BBC salary and the ability to still reach millions is too big a risk for most star names, so far

outcomes that make a difference to an audience".

Brittin denied that morale at the corporation was crumbling.

"I don't dismiss the impact of uncertainty on everybody, but we also have a really powerful, motivated staff and I don't think that narrative applies to everyone," he said.

A BBC source claimed that Brittin's vision to "free-up the organisation and unlock what he can see is already here – creativity and skill, ideas and tech know-how – resonated with staff, many of whom want to look ahead and see beyond savings and uncertainty about funding".

The morning after Brittin's address, the BBC said it was cutting a raft of Radio 4 programmes including the long-running consumer and social affairs show You and Yours.

Listeners told Radio 4's Feedback programme that they were "shocked" as well as "furious" about the scrapping of the BBC's 56-year-old series.

The social sciences show Thinking Allowed will also go, along with arts and ideas programmes Free Thinking, The Artificial Human and Open Country.

Radio 5 Live will experience a reduction in commissioning to contribute towards a 10 per cent savings across the BBC Speech and Sounds budget.

Stephen Sackur, whose long-running BBC News interview show HARDtalk was axed last year, said the corporation was “committing multiple acts of self-harm”.

Jonathan Wall, director of BBC Sounds, said: "These are difficult decisions, and they are not based on cost alone. We need to make significant savings while investing for the future."

Hundreds of jobs are also at risk with the BBC expected to announce the closure of the BBC Three and BBC Scotland broadcast TV channels.

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TRUMP'S AMERICA

The frat house problem is all about power

Fraternities have long been linked with stories of harm and abuse, writes Marisa Bate

“I am Jane Doe” has become a rallying cry among women across the US in recent days after an investigation was reopened into an alleged

seven-hour gang rape of a woman at a fraternity house.

The woman, known anonymously as Jane Doe, brought a civil lawsuit against Cornell University and seven men dubbed the “Cornell Seven”, saying she was drugged and raped by members of Chi Phi – the oldest fraternity in the US. The men deny wrongdoing.

At the Justice for Survivors protest on the Cornell campus this week, student Madeline Gage told the crowd: "I, like many of you, have felt several emotions this past week – disappointment, sadness and anger at almost every actor involved in Jane Doe's case. We all care about, believe in and support both Jane Doe and all survivors."

Under Donald Trump's administration, believing all survivors of sexual assault has become an inherently political act.

American frat houses – all-male societies for college students – have long been linked with stories of harm, violation and abuse. New students are recruited each year, enduring the often degrading process of being a pledge.

This is when hazing starts – a practice now banned across

virtually all campuses. Hazing can have a sexual element. In 2018, recruits of a Texas Christian University fraternity, Delta Tau Delta, were blindfolded, locked in a closet and told to perform acts with sex toys.

While sexual assault is a problem on college campuses in the US more broadly, one study found that men in fraternities were three times more likely to commit rape than other men on college campuses.

"We don't really have anything like them here," says Dr Ashley Morgan, a masculinities scholar at Cardiff Metropolitan University.

"The closest we have is Oxford and Cambridge, and the Bullingdon Club [an exclusive all-male dining club for Oxford students – although no suggestion of sexual misconduct has been made against this group].”

Much like the Oxbridge pipeline, entry into US fraternities can open doors to lucrative connections as well as opportunities.

"These are, by and large, wealthy kids who go to Ivy League universities, tracked into positions of power through these secret societies, which are a funnelling system for power," says Ruth Whippman, author of Boy Mom: Raising Boys in an Age of Toxic Masculinity.

Entry into US fraternities can open doors to lucrative connections as well as opportunities

It is easy to trace a line from frat houses to rich and powerful Americans, from Supreme Court justices to artists and tech billionaires. Seventeen US presidents were former fraternity members.

Donald Trump was not one of them, but is known for his promotion of traditional masculinity and an administration packed with wealthy and influential (mostly white) men. He has also been accused of creating a culture of misogyny.

In the Cornell case, a screengrab surfaced of the fraternity Snapchat group of around 50 men, in which one of the young men apparently told others they could join him for "free pussy". The echoes of Trump bragging about "grabbing pussy" are impossible to ignore.

Trump has defended the Cornell Seven, attacking New York attorney general Letitia James – appointed as a special prosecutor to examine the university's initial investigation into the incident – as "corrupt", claiming he feels "badly" for the alleged rapists because they "won't get a fair shake".

The Cornell incident took place in October 2024, during the campaign for Trump's second term. "The tone of the public conversation became so much more misogynistic," says Whippman. "Masculinity became a defining issue of that election – a right that sort of felt wounded and emboldened."

The White House did not respond to The i Paper's requests for comment.

Cornell University has been criticised for its handling of the investigation into the initial report. The woman involved alleges that Cornell failed to adequately protect her or punish those involved. It denies this, saying it barred the fraternity from campus, held a months-long investigation and punished those involved.

This is further complicated under Trump's administration. Not only has it reversed Title IX laws put in place by Barack Obama and reinstated by Joe Biden, which sought to offer sexual assault survivors greater protections, but, as Whippman points out, it has "done so much to erode our trust in any institutions".

As Trump flounders in polls and the Democrats look to clean up at the midterms next month, it would be fair to ask if some of these cultural shifts can be undone.

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Television Friday 9 October

CRITIC'S CHOICE GERARD GILBERT

PICK OF THE DAY Getting It Back: The Story Of Cymande 10.40pm, BBC Four

From Jimi Hendrix to The Killers, it's not uncommon for American musicians to find success in the UK before breaking their home country. The reverse was true of Cymande and their saxophonist Derek Gibbs (left), an early 1970s British funk band. They were shunned over here but, during a US tour, became the first British band to headline New York's Apollo Theatre before returning to neglectful Blighty and breaking up in 1975. This doc tells of their rediscovery after they were sampled by bands like the Fugees and De La Soul and became a key part of UK hip-hop. "They were the black British supergroup that never ever happened," says fan Craig Charles.

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Gardeners' World 8pm, BBC Two

At Longmeadow, Monty Don is busily pruning roses, storing apples and planting cabbages and he also recommends bulbs for shady borders. Rachel de Thame explores wildflowers that support wildlife, while Toby Buckland shares money-saving Devon gardening hacks. Elsewhere, a Shropshire couple reveal extraordinary topiary and an Oxfordshire garden dazzles with late-autumn colour and splendour.

George Clarke's Amazing Spaces: First Home 8pm, Channel 4

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In the last of Clarke's inspirational series, he finally gets to see an

American school bus home (it's been four years in the making) and discovers factory-created tiny houses, built at a low cost to tackle homelessness. He also meets an innovative couple who create an affordable house by putting a shipping container on the base of a barge to build a unique floating home.

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Our Great Yorkshire Life 8pm, 5

Peter Wright joins Leeds Rowing Club on the Aire and Calder Canal, wildlife artist Robert Fuller helps a group of orphaned tawny owl chicks join a family, rookie farmers Rachel and Philip experience their first livestock auction, and Access The Dales offers disabled visitors transformative experiences in a rural setting.

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War

9pm, Sky Atlantic

"There's no such thing as amicable separation... not at this price point," declares Beatrice (Nina Sosanya), head of the firm representing tech mogul Morgan (Dominic West) in his divorce case against movie-star wife Carla (Sienna Miller) as they go through with what they see as the cynical charade of mediation. Carla has just been served with divorce papers on the red carpet.

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Play For Today: Closing Time 9.05pm, 5

One of the better entries in this latest series of single dramas tells of Mo (Antonio Aakeel), a gifted migrant working in his uncle's kebab shop

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9.05 Play For Today: Closing Time (S).

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Olivia Colman joins the host to talk about her latest project in 'The Graham Norton Show' 10.40pm, BBC One

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Monty Don prunes his roses and stores apples 8pm, BBC Two

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6.35 FILM: Earthquake (Mark Robson 1974) Disaster movie, starring Charlton Heston (S).

9.00 FILM: The Green Mile (Frank Darabont 1999) Supernatural drama, starring Tom Hanks (S).

12.45 FILM: Glass (M Night Shyamalan 2019) Thriller, starring James McAvoy, Bruce Willis and Samuel L Jackson (S). 3.25 Close

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Dominoes

How to play All of the 28 domino pieces from 0-0 through to 6-6 have been placed once into the grid. Can you work out where each of them is placed?

3	0	1	6	0	2	2	4
5	2	5	2	4	1	3	2
5	6	4	3	0	1	6	2
1	2	1	3	6	5	4	1
3	6	6	3	1	4	3	0
5	1	3	0	0	6	4	4
2	6	5	4	5	0	0	5

Journey Finder

How to play Move between the numbers in order 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4 and so on, starting with the grey 1 and ending with the grey 4. On each step you may move one square in any direction (including diagonally). You must form a continuous path that visits every square exactly once.

Making Tracks

How to play Numbers around the outside indicate how many squares in each row and column the track passes through between A and B. The track either passes straight through a square or turns at right angles in it.

Binary

How to play Complete the grid so that each row and column contains five 0s and five 1s. The same number cannot appear in more than two consecutive squares in any row or column. In the finished puzzle, each row must have a different sequence of 0s and 1s to any other row, and likewise for each column.

Chain Link

How to play Place the numbers 1-6 in each row, column and along each series of squares linked by the chain.

Number Hexagon

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

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1. Which Dutch artist who died in 1972 was known for his hallucinatory art works which included optical illusions and impossible architecture?

2. What name is given to the large, main, and straight root of a plant that grows directly down into the ground?

3. Which Scottish actor is the host of the US version of The Traitors?

4. The use of bow and arrows was probably developed in Africa approximately how many years ago – 60,000, 70,000 or 80,000?

Answers, page 51

Pathfinder

How to play Moving from letter to adjacent letter, can you create a continuous path that visits every square once and spells out all the words listed to the right of the grid? Start on the shaded square.

W	O	I	D	D	L	E	R	A	N
D	O	F	N	E	K	O	A	R	O
D	I	S	O	M	B	T	K	I	N
A	V	O	C	R	A	R	E	O	S
G	A	R	D	E	T	T	T	M	N
E	R	S	C	V	I	A	V	A	I
D	S	T	I	E	C	H	A	G	U
U	K	N	A	T	E	P	Y	L	E
L	O	I	N	T	Y	V	U	L	G
K	R	E	H	P	M	O	R	R	A

Anorak Antics Chatter Combative Disorder Fiddler Heroin Insomnia Petty Ravaged Romp Skulk Token Vaguely Vulgar Wood

Battleships

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

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Parmigiana di melanzane

SERVES 6-8

4 large aubergines - around 1kg Olive oil 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes 1tbsp Doppio concentrated tomato purée 3 cloves garlic 2tsps dried oregano 200g mozzarella 10g fresh basil leaves 100g Parmigiano Reggiano - grated Salt and pepper

Slice the aubergines lengthwise with 1cm thickness, before sprinkling with salt and leaving them to rest in a colander for 30 minutes. Pat dry.

Fry chopped garlic for a minute in a pan of olive oil, before adding tinned tomatoes, purée and oregano. Simmer on a low heat for 20 minutes until thickened.

Pre-heat grill to medium high.

Brush aubergine with olive oil and grill for seven to 10 minutes in batches of single layers. Turn and oil the slices halfway through so both sides are cooked. Repeat until all the slices of aubergine are cooked.

Butter a 21cm x 27cm ovenproof dish before placing a layer of aubergine over its base.

Spread a couple of spoonfuls of tomato sauce and mozzarella torn into small pieces over the top of the aubergine. Sprinkle over a generous amount of grated Parmigiano Reggiano and a few basil leaves.

Repeat these steps until all ingredients are used: aubergine, tomato sauce, mozzarella, Parmigiano Reggiano, basil. For the final layer top with tomato sauce, mozzarella and grated Parmigiano Reggiano but omit the basil.

Bake the Parmigiana at 180°C fan/200°C/gas mark 4 for 35 to 40 minutes until golden. Allow to rest for 15 to 20 minutes.

Serving suggestions: Rustic Italian bread to mop up sauce. A simple salad on the side.

Recipe from Cirio

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Kakuro

How to play Fill the white squares so that the total in each across or down run of cells matches the total at the start of that run. You must use the numbers from 1-9 only and cannot repeat a number in a run.

Jigsawdoku

How to play Place the numbers 1-9 once in each row, column and bold-lined jigsaw region.

Killer Sudoku

How to play Each row, column and 3 by 3 box must contain each number (1 to 9) only once. The sum of all numbers contained within grey lines must match the number printed in its top-left corner. No number can appear more than once in an area formed by grey lines.

12	13		8		7		15
		17		10	16			10
5	16		13			17
				21	15			4
11	16					14
	19	8			10	9		9
17			12	12		15
	7						15
		4		11		17

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Futoshiki

How to play Place the numbers from 1-5 exactly once in each row and column. The greater than and less than signs ( $>$ ' and '<') indicate where one cell is greater/less than the adjacent cell indicated.

Minesweeper

How to play Find all the mines in the grid. Numbers in certain squares indicate how many mines there are in the neighbouring squares, including diagonally touching squares. Mines cannot be placed in squares with numbers.

	1					0		1		1	1
1		5	6	4			2					0		3	3
							4			3		2		2
2								6	5					3
		4		4		6					4			2
		5				5					4	2			1
4							3			3
		2	2				2		2	1
				4					3			0	0	2
0	1	2			3				2			2			1
	1	2	2	4		4		2			3
1			1				1	0	0				2	2

Number Square

How to play Fill the empty squares with numbers that will make the across and down calculations produce the results shown in the grey squares. Each numeral from 1 to 9 must only appear once. The calculations should be performed from left to right and top to bottom, rather than in strict mathematical order.

Easier

	+		-		3
-		-		×
	+	8	×		91
-		×		×
1	×		-		3
-4		-36		126

Harder

	+		×		135
×		-		+
	+	5	×		28
×		+		-
	-		+		8
42		4		7

Codeword No 4633

How to play The numbers in the grid correspond to the letters of the alphabet. Solve the puzzle and fill in the letters in the key as you discover them. Three letters are provided to give you a start. The solution will be printed in tomorrow's paper, the solution to Thursday's codeword is on page 51.

13	6	1	1		7	26	9	17	3	10	20	9
23		24		1		10		5		13		17
1	17	10	26	22	9	24		26	9	10	17	21
24		13		10		21		20		8		5
6	13	12	22	23		9	22	6	18	6	26
16				9		26				25		12
4	25	2	5	26	25		19	4	22	20	10	26
9		26				17		25				4
	2	5	23	6	1	21		15	10	11	9	11
7		10		11		6		4		26		9
5	11	11	22	23		17	4	1	21	6	5	25
5		9		22		3		24		22		17
14	6	25	10	22	6	1	24		20	22	4	9

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Concise Crossword No 4955

ACROSS

1 Regret (3) 3 Cooking fat (4) 7 Type of doctor (12) 8 Snaking dance (5) 9 Cut glass (7) 11 Alcoholic drink (6) 13 Material (6) 16 Highly-strung (7) 18 Paved area (5) 20 Boastful (12) 21 Flood defence (4) 22 Mesh (3)

DOWN

1 Ascended (5)
2 Green gemstone (7)
3 Fortunate (5)
4 Nuclear apparatus (7)
5 Simple wooden dwelling (3.5)
6 Pair (5)
10 Sport (8)
12 By now (7)
14 Painkiller (7)
15 Sacred song (5)
17 Snow leopard (5)
19 Game fish (5)

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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.

Solution to yesterday's Concise Crossword ACROSS 1 Lox, 3 Myth (Locksmith), 8 Celebrity, 9 Rot, 10 Explore, 11 Evade, 13 Wooden spoon, 17 Crepe, 19 Turmoil, 20 Bob, 22 Economics, 23 Awry, 24 End. DOWN 1 Lackey, 2 Xylophone, 3 Maybe, 4 Tor, 5 Abroad, 6 Hibernation, 7 Other, 12 Apologise, 14 Parrot, 15 Scuba, 16 Closed, 18 Enemy, 21 Bow.

Today's other puzzles Cryptic Crossword, page 25; Five-Clue Cryptic, page 15; One-Minute Wijuko, page 17; Sudoku X, page 46 Puzzle solutions See page 51

idoku Exclusive to i

How to play Each numeral from 1 to 9 must appear (once only) in the squares forming the red letter i.

	2				9		5	1
				1
1		7			3		6
			9			6		5
9		3			4
	7		1			4		2
				3
4	5		2				7

Sudoku Easier

9			3	8			6
6	8				2			1
		2		7			5
	5	3			1	7
1		4		2	8			3
		7	4			2	1
		8		6		9		7
3	2		5				4	8
	4			3				5

Tomorrow: Harder

ABC Logic

How to play Place the letters A, B and C only once in each row and column. Each row and column has two blank cells. The letters at the edge of a row/column indicate which of the letters is the first/last to appear in that row/column.

Word Wheel

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How you rate 14 good, 21 very good, 26 excellent, 31 genius

Children's Corner Number Pyramid

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Knight's Tour

How to play A chess knight visits each square of the grid exactly once, starting at 1 and ending at 100 (these squares are shaded). Deduce the whole path of the knight – some of which is already given – and thus complete the grid. The knight moves either two squares horizontally followed by one square vertically, or two squares vertically followed by one square horizontally.

	100		8	39		31	82	13
	7	38	5	30		12
99								1
26	41				75		73		71
					58		80
		34	97
63	94		88		90	77	86	55
	43				87		67	52
	62	45			66			17	54
	23	92			21	18		48	51

Cells

How to play Divide the grid into square or rectangular blocks, each containing one digit only. Every block must contain the number of cells indicated by the digit inside it.

		5
			6	5
	2
						6
					6
6	2		8	3

Word Fit

How to play Can you fit all the words into the grid to complete the puzzle? Some words may initially fit in more than one place, but there is only one way to fit all the words together to complete the grid.

Word Square

How to play Simply answer the clues alongside the grid, writing the answers in the respective rows. The solution must read the same horizontally in each row as it does vertically in each column.

Bridges

How to play Connect every island (represented by circles) into a single interconnected group. To do this draw bridges between islands. The number in each circle states how many bridges must be connected to that island. Bridges cannot cross each other, can only be drawn horizontally or vertically, and there can be a maximum of two bridges between any pair of islands.

Hexalex

How to play Place each of the letters below once into the empty hexagons, crossing them off as you do so. Enter the letters in such a way that it is possible to find all the words listed alongside the grid by moving from hexagon to adjacent hexagon to spell out each word.

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.

Calcudoku

5+		2-	5+	1-	2-
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14+			1-	3÷	2÷
2-		30×
8+			11+		48×
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while harbouring his own culinary dreams. Laila (House Of The Dragon's Ellora Torchia) is a customer who catches his eye while celebrating her hen night before marrying her controlling fiancé. An affair ensues, with Laila encouraging Mo to pursue his dreams while he challenges her to confront the life she's settled for.

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Graham is joined by Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård, who discuss their fantasy comedy Wicker, and John Malkovich, who chats about playing a CIA officer in Martin McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine. The Bear actress Ayo Edebiri talks about her new film Clarissa, and country singer Orville Peck provides the music.

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FILM OF THE DAY Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning 8pm, E4

(Christopher McQuarrie, 2023) The villain in the most extravagant, most sci-fi instalment of Tom Cruise's (left) improbable-action-and-espionage series is an AI: "a self-aware, self-learning, truth-eating digital parasite", able to generate all sorts of hi-tech trickery and narrative sleights of hand. But it's up against Ethan Hunt, described here as "a mind-reading, shape-shifting incarnation of chaos". So expect fireworks. Hayley Atwell's sexy thief is a worthy new addition to the team, and the set pieces include high-stakes hijinks in Abu Dhabi airport, a car chase in Rome, and a bonkers clamber through a derailed Orient Express.

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(Phillip Noyce, 2010) Angelina Jolie stars as a CIA operative accused of being a Russian spy and from then on is constantly running, jumping, fighting, shooting, rushing to save her husband, clear her name and prevent a nuclear apocalypse.

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(Osgood Perkins, 2024) A Clarice Starling-esque FBI agent (Maika Monroe) investigates a series of occult murder-suicides in a creepy horror procedural that is distinguished by Nicolas Cage's far-out turn as the weirdo villain – far-out even by his standards.

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Around the world in 10 stories

UKRAINE

Russian bomb strike kills 30 at Donetsk bus stop

By Hanna Arhirova IN KYIV

At least 30 people were killed and at least 18 wounded after a powerful Russian-guided bomb exploded next to public buses filled with passengers in eastern Ukraine.

The strike in Krematorsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region is the latest in an intensive pre-winter.

est in an intensive pre with wave of attacks across the country, with worsening power cuts in Kyiv.

It came as the UK Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, announced a new raft of sanctions against Russia, as he joined the Ukrainian President. Volodymy

Zelensky, on a visit to the site of a Russian missile strike which killed 22 civilians on Wednesday.

The morning attack at a bus stop in Krematorsk yesterday caused public transport to be suspended in the area.

"There is no doubt that Russia is cynically targeting civilians," Oleksandr Honcharenko, head of the city's military administration, said, adding that the rescue effort had been hampered by subsequent Russian attacks using small drones.

The incident followed deadly missile strikes a day earlier in the northern Ukrainian town of Pryluky, where the death toll rose to 22, including five children.

Rescuers were still searching through the rubble of a residential building hit by a Russian missile. At least 54 people were wounded.

During a visit to Pryluky yester-

lay, Miliband announced new sanctions on Russia targeting oil companies, shadow fleet tankers and military supply chains.

There are 38 new designations, including two Russian oil companies, Zarubezhneft and INK Capital, and UK sanc-

tions how cover more than 90 per cent of Russia's total oil production capacity.

Britain is also sanctioning a further 12 oil tankers operating as part of Russia's shadow fleet, bringing the total number of sanctioned vessels to more than 600.

The Foreign Secretary also condemned the “appalling atrocity” of the killing of civilians, and branded Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategy “evil”, while Zelensky warned that attacks would probably escalate during winter. AP

SOUTH KOREA

Seoul set to recall its ambassador to Ukraine

By Hyung-Jin Kim IN SEOUL

South Korea has said it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine, stepping up its protest against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's recent revelation of a supposedly secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to the south.

The announcement came days after President Lee Jae Myung threatened to take unspecified punitive steps if Ukraine refuses to apologise over the revelation.

Seoul's foreign ministry said that South Korea will continue consultations with Ukraine, adding that it hopes the dispute would be resolved smoothly.

South Korea and Ukraine became embroiled in a diplomatic row after Zelensky spoke about the transfer of the North Korean soldiers during his UN speech on 23 September.

South Korea has accused Ukraine of violating a nondisclosure agreement on their transfer in mid-September, but Kyiv has denied agreeing to such a deal.

The soldiers were among thousands of North Korean troops deployed to support Russia's war against Ukraine. AP

Breaking away from the bunch

Cyclists take in the vineyards of north-west Italy during the 110th Gran Piemonte – a 185km one-day race from Asti to Bra DARIO BELINGHERI/GETTY

FRANCE

Hundreds of schools shut during protests

By Makini Brice and Clotaire Achi IN PARIS

Thousands of demonstrators packed into the Place de la Bastille in Paris last night and some clashes broke out with police as the wave of protests over school conditions showed no sign of abating.

More than 150 secondary schools across France were closed yesterday as teenagers blockaded the school buildings and marched through cities including Nantes, Rennes and Marseille in the second major day of action this week.

The protest movement, now into its third week, has exposed deep tensions in France between popular demands for investments in deteriorating public services and a cash-strapped government under pressure from bond markets to reduce its debt and deficit.

It has also led to hundreds of arrests, dozens of injuries and a heated debate about the use of force by riot police against teenagers.

On Wednesday, the government suspended the use of stun grenades in the policing of the protests, after a 15-year-old had his hand ripped off by one of the devices.

A protester in Montpellier waves the flag of the Soviet Union yesterday

Yesterday evening an enormous crowd had gathered in the Place de la Bastille – the spiritual home of the French Revolution – including many university students who said they were showing solidarity with the teenage protesters.

"We are used to seeing police in France beat people but they are normally adults," Kerra Underwood, 20, who is studying psychology, told The New York Times.

At one point police fired tear gas and charged protesters on one part of the square, where some of those gathered had thrown plants, chairs and benches towards officers. A police water cannon was also used on protesters. REUTERS

POLAND

Boy kills caretaker at his old school

A 15-year-old former pupil killed one person and injured two others at a Polish primary school yesterday, police said, the day after a 19-year-old wounded 10 people, including himself at another school.

Authorities said a 37-year-old caretaker had died in the latest attack, which took place at about 9am in Leszczydol-Nowiny, north-east of Warsaw.

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Headteacher Krzysztof Ochmanski said he had heard a scream and run into the corridor.

"He wounded me with the blade of a rather long knife – he had three knives on him – and hit me with the handle," he told the public broadcaster Polskie Radio RDC.

"By then, I had managed to restrain him."

Police told the private broadcaster TVN24 that another teacher had also been injured trying to restrain the attacker.

The interior ministry said the attacker was a former pupil of the primary school. A motive was not immediately clear.

The prime minister, Donald Tusk, called an emergency meeting amid deepening concern about violence among teenagers.

Ten people were injured in a knife attack at a school in Ostroleka in north-eastern Poland on Wednesday.

Separately, in Sierpc, in north-central Poland on Wednesday, police detained a 17-year-old who had mentioned plans to do “something dangerous” on school grounds. REUTERS

ITALY

Electoral move secures support

Italy's lower house of parliament gave final approval yesterday to a fiercely contested electoral reform championed by the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, which could play a key role in the outcome of a national election due next year.

Meloni says the new rules are intended to increase the prospect of stable government.

The centre-left opposition says the goal is to boost her chances of retaining power.

In a secret ballot, lawmakers approved a bill by 227 votes to 164 introducing a fully proportional electoral system, with a seat bonus guaranteeing a parliamentary majority to any alliance winning more than 42 per cent of the vote.

Under the previous rules, around two-thirds of lawmakers were elected through PR, with the remainder chosen in first-past-the-post constituencies that analysts said may have favoured the opposition. REUTERS

Postcard From... Dandong

Chinese taxi driver Wang peered through binoculars at a North Korean flag fluttering beyond a soon-to-open bridge linking his city of Dandong with the secretive nation.

"They finally finished their side," said the 40-year-old man, one of dozens who gathered this week near the New Yalu River Bridge in the north-eastern city, amid rumours that its opening will soon end a 12-year delay.

Coffee shops, a funfair and a Little Yellow Duck theme park are springing up nearby, suggesting the struggling city hopes to cash in on the new link, but some residents and shopkeepers saw it more as a curiosity rather than an economic boon.

"It won't bring much new business here as regular citizens can't visit, but they're still our friends," Wang said during a visit on Tuesday, the 77th anniversary of the neighbours' diplomatic ties, referring to North Koreans.

While China completed the bridge in 2014, hoping to boost trade ties.

bridge in 2014, hoping to boost trade ties with North Korea, North Korea left approach roads and customs facilities on its side unfinished as relations soured over Pyongyang's continuing nuclear tests

continuing nuclear tests and the United Nations sanctions that followed.

Work resumed after a thaw in ties led to a June visit by the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, though neither has set a date to open the bridge. REUTERS

David Kirton and Huey Mun Leong

INDIA

'Cockroach' protesters demand resignation of election chief

By Aijaz Rahi and Sheikh Saaliq IN BENGALURU

Thousands of supporters of India's "Cockroach" youth movement and several student groups demonstrated yesterday, stepping up a campaign demanding the election chief's resignation over a revision of voter lists that has removed more than 130 million people from the rolls.

The protests in the southern city of Bengaluru came a day after opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was briefly detained by police at a protest in New Delhi.

Dramatic images of police dragging Gandhi (inset) into a vehicle spread widely on social media, adding momentum to the protests calling for the removal of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

The nationwide voter list review, known as the Special Intensive Revision, has been carried out in most of India's states and federally administered territories.

More than 130 million names have been removed so far, a number larger than the populations of countries like Japan and the Philippines. Millions of people have appealed against the deletions.

The opposition says the removals have disproportionately affected voters who support them, while voters more likely to back Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party have been preserved or added to the lists.

The Election Commission and the government reject the claims, saying the revision is aimed at removing duplicate and ineligible entries.

The anger intensified last month following an investigation by the Indian Express newspaper that

found two election commissions had raised concerns about the process.

The campaign has been led in part by the "Cockroach" movement, which began as an online youth campaign in May and has since organised street protests across the country. Its ear-

lier nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes over exam paper leaks led to the resignation of Modi's education minister in July.

More protests are expected to take place tomorrow. AP

UNITED STATES

Evacuations ordered as Hurricane Isaias closes in

Hurricane Isaias surged toward the US Gulf Coast yesterday as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations and school closures in parts of Florida.

Isaias was forecast to intensify rapidly and bring strong winds and a life-threatening storm surge to the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when it makes landfall on the northern Gulf Coast today or tomorrow.

Heavy rain and flooding were possible into the weekend.

The hurricane had maximum sustained winds around 80mph and was moving east-northeast at 9mph) yesterday, the National Hurricane Centre in Miami said.

Production was paused at some Gulf oil wells and governors in Florida and Alabama declared a state of emergency for dozens of counties.

Isaias developed more than four months into the Atlantic hurricane season.

It was short by one day of tying a 121-year-old record for the area's latest-forming hurricane. AP

GERMANY

Parties to fight antisemitism

Left-wing party Die Linke, the centre-left Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Greens have agreed on measures to address antisemitic incidents, clearing a key hurdle to the start of exploratory coalition talks in the state of Berlin, local media reported yesterday.

The agreement comes two and a half weeks after a Berlin state election, in which Die Linke emerged as the largest force with 25.7 per cent of votes and began pushing for a coalition with the SPD and Greens. REUTERS

FAMILY

How to talk to ageing parents about those big life decisions

From serious illness to funeral plans, don't delay the hard conversations, writes Dr Denise Taylor

There comes a strange point in adult life when you find yourself contemplating sentences you never imagined

saying to a parent: Dad, I'm not sure you should still be driving. Mum, I'm worried about you falling. How much are you both drinking? Have you made a lasting power of attorney? What sort of funeral do you want?

I'm a psychologist, and – as you will see – I still find these conversations difficult. I've had many of them over the years with both my parents (although my dad has now passed). When it's your own parent, professional knowledge doesn't remove the emotional complication. These are the people who once worried about us, advised us, and told us what to do.

The temptation is to wait to have these conversations later. But the worst time to begin many of these conversations is during a crisis. The other mistake people commonly make is to arrive with the answer already decided, one you've settled on without their input.

They are still adults. Concern doesn't give us authority over them and their decisions. So how do we start? And how did I have these tricky conversations?

1. 'I'm worried about your driving' My father loved driving. His car represented freedom and competence, and even as his memory became less reliable, our family hesitated to suggest he stop.

The worst time to have these talks is during a crisis, says Denise Taylor SAM ALDRIDGE PHOTOGRAPHY

Eventually he became confused driving on routes he had driven for years. What my mother understood better than I did was that announcing, "You can't drive any more", would have felt humiliating to him. Instead, she introduced the idea gradually, talking about bus passes and how much money they could save.

Then, when his car was sold, the buyers made a point of admiring it and promising to look after it. That mattered to him.

My experience showed me that giving up a car means giving up far more than transport, so ask what would replace the independence it provided. Start the conversation with what you've noticed: "I've noticed you've had a couple of difficult journeys recently, and it's worrying me. How are you feeling about driving?" This opens up the conversation.

Avoid: "You're too old to drive." Age isn't the issue here; safety is.

2. 'How can we help you to stay independent?'

My mother is fiercely independent. Following a hospital stay around the time of Covid, she spent time in residential care and hated it. She disliked the food, people with dementia wandered into her room, and she did not always feel treated kindly. Even now, the thought of returning to a care home can bring her to tears.

She could have carers come into her home four times a day, but she found that restricting: if someone is due to visit, you cannot simply decide to go out. Yet independence carries risks too. She doesn't always use her walker for a short trip to the bathroom and has fallen twice badly enough for ambulances to be called to the house.

To start this conversation, rather than going in with: "You obviously can't manage on your own any more," try: "What would make things easier while still letting you live the way you want to?"

We have found the aim should not automatically be maximum safety. The better question is what level of risk are we able to manage while preserving as much agency as possible. For example, balancing the number of carers who are coming in, with my mother's need for space.

3. 'What would you want if you became seriously ill?'

Families often discover too late that they have no idea what someone would want during a medical crisis. Would they want every possible intervention? Resuscitation? Including whether they would want a DNACPR (Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation).

My mum is very clear that she would not want to be resuscitated. She has seen other people kept alive or resuscitated when, in her view, that really wasn't what they would have wanted, and that has shaped her own thinking.

Try: "I know this is a difficult thing to talk about, but if you became very ill, do you know what you would want us to do?" Avoid beginning with your own answer: "Surely you wouldn't want to be kept alive like that."

There is no single correct preference. The point is to know theirs. And do not assume one conversation settles it for ever. What somebody wants at 70 may not be what they want at 85.

4. 'What do you want to happen when you die?'

People sometimes resist talking about funerals because it feels morbid. In reality, it can be one of the more interesting conversations. Music, readings, burial or cremation, a solemn ceremony or something completely different: these choices tell us how somebody sees their life.

My mother once had her funeral planned in considerable detail: music, people, the kind of service.

Now she has changed her mind. She no longer wants a church funeral, she is considering a green burial instead. That is exactly why these conversations need revisiting as time can change preferences. Try: "Have you thought about what you'd actually like us to do when you die?" Avoid: "Don't talk like that. You've got years yet." Talking about death does not make it happen.

5. 'Have you sorted out power of attorney?'

This sounds dull and administrative, which may be why it is so easy to postpone. But a lasting power of attorney (LPA) lets someone choose who they trust to act for them if they need help later on. There are separate LPAs for property and finances, and for health and welfare. A financial LPA can also be used, with permission, while someone still has capacity – for example, to help manage a bank account or deal with organisations on their behalf.

Years ago, my mum, dad, and then-husband all sat down together

The hardest part of all these conversations is accepting that we cannot control the outcome

to do this. With my parents there was added reason as my dad was beginning to develop vascular dementia. And my mum was very comfortable with it too. These days I deal with most of her financial admin as she finds it easier not to have to worry about bills, utilities, banking and organisations. I'm named on her bank account and deal with the practical side of things for her.

The important psychological point is that this is not necessarily about surrendering control. For mum it was about deciding who she trusted while she was fully able to make that choice. But we do personally know of a case where a child took thousands of pounds from a parent, so it does depend on who you trust. Giving someone power over your finances is significant, which is precisely why the conversation is better had early. Try: "Have you thought about who you would want to deal with things if one day you needed help?" Avoid: "We need to get control of your finances."

6. 'You're saying money is tight. Have you thought about getting a job?' This might be the least expected conversation on the list. Recently, paying for fuel at Tesco, I got

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talking to "Joyce", an 80-year-old behind the counter. She works to supplement her pension and give herself a little more money for the nicer things in life.

Of course, telling somebody struggling financially simply to “get a job” can be crass. Health, caring responsibilities, transport and age discrimination are real barriers. But retirement does not have to mean never earning another pound. A few hours in a shop, seasonal work, tutoring or pet sitting can look very different from returning to a full-time career.

Try: "You've mentioned money being tight a few times. Would you ever consider doing a little paid work again?" Avoid: "If you're so broke, why don't you get a job?" The first opens a possibility. The second delivers a judgement.

7. 'I'm worried about how much you're drinking'

Alcohol is particularly difficult because drinking is legal, socially accepted and deeply personal. You may notice empty bottles accumulating, drinking starting earlier in the day or somebody becoming muddled. But storming in with, “you’ve got a drink problem”, is unlikely to help.

Start with what you have actually

Families often discover too late that they have no idea what someone would want during a medical crisis

observed: "I've noticed you seem to be drinking more recently. Is everything OK?" That gives them somewhere to go other than straight into denial or defensiveness. Avoid: "At your age you shouldn't be drinking like that."

The hardest part of all these conversations is accepting that we cannot control the outcome. A parent may disagree with us. They may make choices we would not make ourselves. They may accept some help and refuse other help.

Love does not entitle us to take over. But neither does respecting somebody's independence mean saying nothing when we are genuinely worried. Perhaps the best place to begin is not: "Here's what you need to do", but: "Can I tell you what I've noticed, because I care about you?"

Dr Denise Taylor is a chartered psychologist and author who writes about later life, work and meaning beyond full-time employment. Her book 'ThriveSpan: Walking Gently Into What Matters Now' is out now

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How to stop mothering your midlife ex-husband

Women are still parenting men who discover a complete lack of competence once the marriage ends. By Harry Hardisty

My close friend's husband betrayed her in plain sight. It turned out he'd been seeing her friend behind her back for almost a decade. More than just a sexual affair, less than a full relationship. When she found out, he cried. A full tantrum, in front of her, reverting to a 10-year-old boy.

Then, once he had left, and been predictably and summarily dumped by her friend and most of his own, my friend was overcome with her own anxiety. Is he OK? Can he pay the bills? Is he eating properly? Her main fears weren't for herself or her own situation at all. As usual, she was last on the list. That image of him sobbing on the floor, doing that deep, juddering, trying-to-catch-his-breath thing, stayed with her, and came into focus every time she worried about his welfare.

Now, it would be easy to say this was her issue: her anxiety, her mothering, her need to fill the role of mum in the relationship. Easy, that is, until you hear the next part.

I remember sitting on her sofa in her new flat (they couldn't afford to keep the house) when she held out her phone and said, "Look at this. Is this normal?" It had been 11 months since they had split, and there were no children. On the screen was their WhatsApp chat: dozens, hundreds of messages from him. "How do I pay this? What's our doctor called? Where do I take the car for a service? I can't iron this f**king shirt!" Endless, ranging from the banal to the pathetic. How to set up a direct debit is easy to search, but in the rudderless dinghy of his newly adrift singledom, she had become his Google.

This is far from an isolated example. Women, betrayed and otherwise, are still parenting men who discover a complete lack of competence in midlife.

I give relationship advice to thousands of women and I hear a version of this every week. The ex-husband who still rings to ask when his mother's birthday is. The one who texts a photo of the boiler's error code at 10pm. The man who left for someone else, and still forwards her the council tax letters because "you always did that bit". None of these women are fools. Most of them can see exactly what's happening. They answer anyway.

Why?

Part of the reason is habit. If you've been the one who remembers everything for 20 years – the dentist, the MOT, the passwords, the birthdays – that doesn't switch off when the marriage does. The knowledge is still sitting there, and he knows it is.

Part of it is guilt, or something close to it. When you've seen a

Most men are fine once they realise the safety net just keeps them tethered to their incompetence

grown man you love, or certainly used to, fall apart on your kitchen floor, it's hard to shake the feeling that if he goes under it'll be your fault, even when he was the one who walked out.

And part of the more honest and less comfortable side of it is usefulness. Handling the utilities has given you utility for years, and it's actually pretty hard to just stop. While he still needs you to tell him how to work the washing machine, the marriage isn't quite over. Each answer is a small thread still tying you together, and cutting the last thread means finally feeling the full weight of the loss.

But look at what it costs. He gets all the practical benefits of a wife, with none of the obligations of a husband. She stays on call for a relationship that's ended in every way except the one that was so exhausting it contributed to the separation in the first place. Every message lands right where it hurts, pulling her back into his life, their life, just as she's trying to build her own. How the hell could you begin to grieve a marriage while you're still doing its admin?

All of this does him no favours either, incidentally. A man of 50 who has never booked his own doctor's appointment needs to learn, and he won't while someone else is still doing it for him. The kindest thing for both of them is for him to find out that he can. There's no one more willing to employ you as an unpaid life admin assistant than a recently single midlife man.

So, if all this feels familiar what do you do, and how do you stop?

If you have children together, this is where it gets more complicated, and rightly so. You need to talk about school forms, dentist visits and who's doing which weekend, and that's shared responsibility. Don't do his half for him.

Notice what you're doing. Look back over your messages from the last month and count how many were things he could have found out himself. Most women are shocked by the number. Then stop answering straight away. The urgency is usually his, not yours. Leave it a day, and you'll often find he's worked it out on his own, huffily, but done.

When you do reply, point rather than do. Send the link, the phone number, the name of the garage, and let him make the call. And at some point, say it once, kindly and plainly: "I can't be the person you ask about this any more. You'll be fine."

Most men are, once they realise the safety net just keeps them tethered to their incompetence. And the time and worry she gets back belongs where it should have been all along: with her.

Google, after all, is free: it never closes, and unlike her, it was never his wife.

'If you've been the one who remembers everything for 20 years, that doesn't switch off when the marriage does,' writes Harry Hardisty

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Comedian Ellie Taylor talks to Emily Baker about riding the 'utter ridiculousness' of 'Strictly' spin-off 'It Takes Two', her social anxiety and the sheer lunacy of her time at lads' mag 'FHM'

While we have all been fixated on the big change on Strictly Come Dancing – Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe taking over from Tess and Claudia as hosts – there has been another radical – if somewhat less controversial – adjustment over on the spin-off show, It Takes Two.

Comedian and former celebrity contestant Ellie Taylor – best known as the sarcastic newsreader on the BBC's satirical Mash Report – has taken the reins from Janette Manrara and Fleur East.

"I love watching Strictly anyway, but to have to really dive into it all for professional reasons is an absolute treat," Taylor tells me from her Elstree Studios dressing room. "I have been so focused on doing a good job that I hadn't even really considered that I might enjoy it."

When we speak, the 42-year-old is only three shows into her first week in the role, but she is already in the swing of things. She has injected heaps of fun into the show, jovially ribbing the celebrities and their pro partners and noseying into what it takes to put on such a spectacle, week in, week out.

As well as having the experience of competing in the show in 2022

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(she came seventh), you can tell she is a fan.

"It's such a dream gig for me. It's all the things I love and all the things I'm good at," she says. "We want It Takes Two to be a part of the wider Strictly conversation. There are so many unofficial podcasts and so much social content – we want to be a part of that. Strictly is so camp – we want to acknowledge that it's really funny that Graeme [Hall, Channel 5's resident dog trainer] did a dance with a bone in his mouth. We're leaning into the utter ridiculousness."

Some of that ridiculousness has come in the form of online criticism. After the second show of the new run, viewers were upset that the interview panel consisted only of celebrities, with no professional dancers featured. The very next day, Taylor introduced a panel made up of Jowita Przystał, Julian Caillon and Lauren Oakley with: "Guys, don't worry, I've read your comments. As if we would not have any Strictly pros!"

Letting the jive do the talking Dancing with Johannes Radebe on 'Strictly' in 2022; below, in 'The Box; bottom, in 'Show Me the Funny'

"I do like that there's a conversation and that the audience is interacting with us," she says to me now. "I mean... it was always the plan that we were going to chat with the pros."

But the feedback she has received has been mostly positive, with many even calling for her to take over the Saturday night show. She was, in fact, one of the famous faces – along with Rylan, Zoe Ball, Sara Cox and Angela Scanlon – who auditioned for the big job. “I was absolutely thrilled just to get in the room,” she says. “I didn’t expect to get it, and I’m really chuffed with how I did it.”

She didn't take the rejection too hard – “I realised it's beyond me; there's so many reasons behind decisions that you'll never know, so you kind of have to be OK with that” – and having landed the It Takes Two job off the back of her audition, she has chosen to see being passed over for the Saturday show as a blessing in disguise.

"There's so much truth in 'What's for you won't pass you,' she says. "If I had got a yes for some things in my career that I got a no for, I wouldn't have been able to do It Takes Two."

She didn't always feel that way. "This career is so loud and it's so visible that it can be hard when you see other people get the golden goose you wanted," she says. "I definitely have struggled with that at points, but that's become better as I have gotten older."

Not surprisingly, Taylor is initially reticent when asked about the criticism that has been aimed at the main show presenters, particularly Widdicombe (too jittery) and Radebe (too stilted). Strictly is supposed to be a “family”, after all.

"People don't like change," she ventures. "I think they're great. There's such great energy in that room; they're all so pumped to be there. They'll settle into the roles even better than they already have."

Having said all that, would she ever like to graduate to the big Saturday night show? "I'm very happy with the job I have," she insists.

Taylor, who grew up in Essex, once had aspirations of becoming

My daughter couldn't give a monkeys about my job. She's innately like: 'I can do that'

a journalist. During her summers while at university, she interned at The Times and at the Vogue offices – she even did a stint at the lads' mag FHM. "Absolutely wild times," she remembers. "They asked me if I would be in the magazine. I was the intern, and they asked if I would get my kit off for £200, which was a lot of money for me. Thank god I said no."

In her mid-twenties, she discovered stand-up comedy and was a contestant on ITV's short-lived talent search series Show Me the Funny in 2011. After that, she became a regular on panel shows like Mock the Week and 8 Out of 10 Cats, and has since embarked on six tours.

"The skills I've learnt from stand-up – being able to stick on script but knowing when to come off script and make it funny – are a muscle I've worked for so many years," she says. "I think it sharpens your radar for what's funny and it's been really fundamental to presenting."

While Emma Willis is spending her Saturdays pulling together the chaos of the evening's live show, Taylor is also covering for her on her Radio 2 show, meaning she is working every day except Sunday. Has she taken on too much? "It's a full old week, but I'm lapping it up." She takes a beat. "Ask me again at Christmas."

Strictly and Radio 2 are two of the BBC's biggest institutions, and Taylor doesn't take the responsibility lightly. "I'm very respectful, I really don't take it for granted," she says. "I'm aware of what a privilege it is to be trusted to be the voice of Radio 2 for those couple of hours and to host It Takes Two."

The pressure and constant appraisal from the audience might be too much for some, but Taylor blocks it all out. “Even my own judgement,” she says. “It’s so internalised, especially having grown up in the 90s; it’s a funny old landscape in my head, as I’m sure it is for many millennial women.”

Despite her near-constant broadcasting presence, Taylor describes herself as an introvert. "I'm not saying it to be enigmatic – I really am," she says. "I definitely get social anxiety; my social battery doesn't last too long. Even with my best mates I'll be like: 'I've had enough now' and leave."

I suggest she might be playing a character when she is TV and radio's Ellie Taylor. "Exactly that. You're never going to be the same person at home as you are when you're live on the telly. Can you imagine?"

She is kept humble at home, too. "My daughter couldn't give an absolute monkeys about my job," she laughs. "She watched It Takes Two and said: 'I thought there'd be more dancing,' and watched me abseil from 450ft on The Box and said: 'I can do that.' I've built her up so much that she's just so innately like: 'I can do everything.' I've done too good a job."

'Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two' is on BBC Two every weeknight at 6.30pm

The 'Carrie' remake made me furious

Mike Flanagan's modernisation of the classic Stephen King novella has taken away not just the teenager's rage, but her very agency – and what is left pales in comparison, writes Tilly Pearce

Carrie has always been precious to me. Finding Stephen King's novel in the school library when

I was 15, hiding from my own bullies, I quickly made Carietta White my own private heroine: the hounded misfit who hits back against her tormentors with pure, unfettered rage.

At its heart, Carrie is a tale of female anger, teenage angst and isolation at its most destructive. Given it was first written in 1974 by a 26-year-old man chain-smoking in a trailer, it has remained an incredibly astute piece of work, and continues to resonate with young women half a century later.

Brian De Palma's 1976 film is a masterpiece, too. A rare horror that earned two Oscar nominations, Carrie actually improved on the original material – so much so that all subsequent remakes have adopted his changes, rather than remain “book-accurate”.

As I got older, horror auteur Mike Flanagan's work drew me in with his impeccable ability to blend supernatural horror with all-too-human fears and desire for connection with his Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass. So, the news that Flanagan was adapting Carrie into an eight-part series for Prime Video left me elated.

So with fist-pumping joy, I shamelessly begged for early access as soon as the first trailer dropped – the perks of being a TV journalist. But with the screeners came a three-page letter from Flanagan, warning us the show was a “reinvention” rather than “a preservation” of the Carrie tale.

“Oh well,” I thought, “these things need to be modernised. I trust him.” But then I kept reading. “Knowing King’s versions of the central characters had already been played so iconically led to an unavoidable conclusion,” he wrote. “If I did this, it would only be exciting if we changed those characters on a fundamental level." Oh no.

Flanagan doesn't just reinvent the characters. He has wiped the show of everything that makes the Carrie story so wonderful. The teenage girl delivering her own bloody, powerful moment of reckoning after years of torment is gone, replaced by a scared little mouse with no autonomy, self-control or rage.

Summer H Howell (below) brings childlike wonder to Carrie, who, after a lifetime of homeschooling, is now forced into high school at the age of 16 after the sudden death of her father, rather than being tormented every day from first grade – a key element to what originally made her finally hitting back so satisfying.

Flanagan is scared to have her do anything bad of her own volition. Instead, now all major moments are taken over by new characters to save Carrie getting her hands dirty.

The series even takes away her voice – lifting Carrie's dialogue from the book word for word to hand a key death to a character who doesn't even have a name.

Margaret, Carrie's callous mother, is changed beyond recognition. Gone are the days of religious extremism, spurred

by resentment

towards the daughter (born from a sexual assault by her husband) whom she raised alone.

Now, played by Samantha Sloyan (above, with

Howell), she is a frazzled, strict yet loving woman who is not vengeful towards the world, but fearful of it – after years locked inside by a husband who died 16 years later than he originally did.

Turning an actively cruel woman into just another victim of circumstance means her life choices are no longer hers.

And then there is Chris Hargensen (Alison Thornton), Carrie's lead tormentor, who is stripped back to a scowling teen whose main job is to look sad that her daddy is not paying her enough attention. Here it is her best friend, Tina White (Josie Totah), who is allowed to have fun and just be a pot-stirring bitch for the sake of it.

This is not the Carrie I know and love. The relentless misery Carrie suffers at the hands of the world around her is painful to witness and uncomfortable to read, but it is also what makes her retribution, drenched in blood as she burns her small town to the ground, so satisfying.

"Sometimes being a bitch is the only thing a woman has left to hold on to," King notes in another novel, Dolores Claiborne – but it's never more true than in Carrie.

Mike Flanagan had the opportunity to do something magical, with a reinvention that told the painfully human elements, and its gloriously bloody fallout, through a bright, 21st-century lens that could maintain the story for a further 50 years. Instead, his series is an ironically puritanical way to portray the ultimate revenge story, attached to its core material only by name and a few key scenes.

Honestly, by the metric of "teenage girl with telekinesis", he should have just made a gritty remake of Matilda. At least that would've been a twist we wouldn't have seen coming.

'Carrie' is on Prime Video now

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In the early hours of 30 June 2023, Jamie T was hours away from playing the biggest gig of his career, a hometown headline celebration at north London's Finsbury Park. It would be nerve-racking for anyone – let alone someone who has battled panic disorder for much of his life (hence the title of the Wimbledon-born singer-songwriter's Mercury-nominated 2007 debut album, Panic Prevention).

Up with both the lark and the fear, the musician, born Jamie Treays, tackled the situation head-on in the manner he knows best: writing a song.

He had in his back-pocket a sample, of "Tallahassee" by Canadian folk singer Leif Vollebekk. At this point, "I'd been thinking about sampling that song for a good year," says Treays. "But I couldn't work out how to do it."

Then, plagued with worries that he wasn't worthy of a huge gig in a London park, "A lyric came to me like a bolt of lightning: 'I'm Paul Heaton, because the only thing you'll ever hear round here is magic'."

The line is T to a t, both an homage and a fun bit of wordplay, referencing the sublime wonder of Heaton's songwriting chops and his catalogue's ubiquity on Magic Radio. "As soon as I came up with that, I'm like, yes, can't wait to finish this."

Cue more hat tips and more self-doubt: "I'm the soundtrack to your university years like Lily Allen... I'm Liam Howlett in 1991, driving round Romford in a Ferrari Testarossa/Now that's iconic/But I'm nothing like them... I'm just a plagiarist".

"The Lily Allen one is something I get a lot on the street or outside the pub," says Treays as we speak, three years on, in a café near his home in Hackney, east London. "That's the phrase people say: 'I love your music; you're the soundtrack to my university years. You and Lily Allen.'"

As for the mention of the Prodigy: that derives from a story Treays thinks he was told by his long-standing manager Jonathan Dickins. Twenty years ago, he was Dickins's first client at September Management. "Adele was the third or the fourth. It was Jack Peñate and her."

The story goes that "when the Prodigy had just kicked off, how cool it was for

everyone in Essex that this kid, this boy done good, was driving around in a supercar, flaunting it with his bleached blond hair and being cool as f**k".

After the song - a lovely Mike Skinner-coded elegy to those "iconic" moments, also called "Tallahassee" - was released last month as the second single from Treays' sixth album, Ghosts (100 Days of Morning), word reached the musician of Howlett's response.

'It's hard to grow when you're known for the things you wrote at 17'

Singer-songwriter Jamie T talks to Craig McLean about 20 years in the business, and being sucked into the vortex of Fred Again's algorithm

"Liam said he loves it. But whatever car it was, it was not a f**king Ferrari Testa-rossa! That made me laugh!"

Newly turned 40 and married since the release of his last album, 2022's chart-topping The Theory of Whatever, Jamie T has been doing a lot of reflecting. He looks back with mixed emotions on the fag-end of the so-called indie sleaze days in which he came up. "I never felt part of a scene. But I was touring from early on, so I met bands and you're all stuck together to some degree...

"Big crowds, tiny gigs, sweaty places, dressing rooms, toilets – all that's not great when you're living with panic disorder.

"But it was also fun. The sense of satisfaction of getting through things was huge."

That panic disorder "was no joke. I would have to go to the pub for an hour and a half before I did something, to get some Dutch courage. That was a constant situation. Which was exhausting.

"I still suffer with quite bad anxiety," he adds, "and I still think about things before I go and do them. But I'm in no way in the same shape I was then."

'I'm happy to still be here' Above right, at Reading Festival in August; below left, at the start of his career, in 2007 TOM BEARD, REDFERNS, GETTY

That sense of a reckoning with life and career is all over the new album, from the punning title (it's 100 days of mourning too) inwards.

"It's hard to grow up as a musician when you start so early and you're known for things you wrote when you were 17," says Treays, whose first single proper, "Sheila", was released when he was barely out of his teens. (It is still his third-most streamed song; his rollicking 2009 banger "Sticks n Stones" occupies the top spot.)

"So I was keen to make one last record that was looking back on those times. In order to tie it up in a bow, and maybe move on a bit."

The push-pull is there in first single and album opener "3310". It is a metaphorical ode to the tactile reassurance of an old-school Nokia 3310, a track that begins as folky acoustica before piling into a very meta, very Jamie T syncopated indie-disco bop. Lyrically, though, it could have been another song entirely.

"It was originally based on something quite different," he says, between occasional puffs on a vape. (Two refills sit on the table between us: Treays has recently kicked a 25-year, 40-a-day cigarette habit.) "Do you remember, in the 90s, that there was a recorded conversation that came out between Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles?"

Um, the leaked private phone call in which the future King wished he could be as close to his secret lover as a Tampax?

"Yeah! Me and my friends were discussing it. My mate was like: 'Oh my god, this is mental.' I was like: 'No, it's quite romantic. He's saucy, isn't he?"

"It got me thinking about this whole idea of lust and obsession for someone," Treays continues. "And wanting to be an inanimate object to them, anything to be close to them. So the song started off about that.

"But when I came back to it years later, I wasn't sure I wanted [to go with] that original idea. So I made it more about how I'll

Gigging is expensive with a band. I don't think we've been back to Europe since Brexit

always be there if you need me. Like the old Friends [theme].”

Treays has his own tight circle of musician pals and peers. The Maccabees are his ride-or-dies; the band's guitarist, Hugo White, is a sounding board for ideas and co-producer on the new album.

Fred Again is a newer mate, an old-school fan for whom a Jamie T gig at Reading Festival was a formative experience.

This year, the superstar producer paid it back by sampling Treays' 2023 track "Hippodrome" for "Lights Burn Dimmer". "Just to be in his algorithm is f**king mental," says Treays. "I got a few phone calls from my friend: 'You're everywhere on streaming and social media.' I was like: 'It's not me, it's Fred!'"

Eight months since its release, "Lights Burn Dimmer" is fast gaining on Jamie T tracks that are now two decades old. It might just add to his streaming income.

"I get some royalty cheques, but they're not huge. We do make money from [concert] tickets. That's the main bit." The main bit, but also an imperilled bit. "Gigging is expensive, because I've got a band. I can't tour Europe any more. I don't think we've been back there since Brexit."

He would love to take Ghosts... on the road beyond the UK, "and we're having a look at it, but it's not adding up at the moment".

For Jamie T – domestically settled, lifestyle “moderated”, hopes and homages given brilliant musical form on his new album – that lack of gigging options in particular is “really frustrating”.

"I want to keep the band working, too. And albums don't go on as long as they used to. It feels like they get released and then disappear. Which is all right for me, because I mostly enjoy writing records these days. That's where I feel happiest.

"Yeah, it would be nice to tour more. But I'm getting older now. I can't really complain. I've been in it for 20 years. I'm happy to still be here."

'Ghosts (100 Days of Morning)' (Polydor) is released today

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SHELF LOVE DAVID McCLOSKEY on his five favourite spy novels

Most spy novelists have to imagine what life inside MI5 is like. David McCloskey is not one of those people. Before turning to fiction, he worked as an analyst for the CIA, with postings across the Middle East – experience he has since channelled into gripping, bestselling thrillers including ‘Damascus Station’, ‘The Persian’ and ‘The Seventh Floor’. So what does someone who knows the real world of espionage make of its fictional counterpart? As he publishes his latest thriller, ‘London Station’, McCloskey picks the five spy novels that have impressed him most...

THE TEARS OF AUTUMN Charles McCarry (Duckworth & Co, £8.99)

"Charles McCarry is the American answer to John le Carré – a former CIA officer who writes stories of literary and emotional consequence that just happen to feature spies.

"Tears of Autumn is a delightful conspiracy with a compelling proposition: what if the Kennedy assassination was a hit by the South Vietnamese – with some Cubans and Mafiosi smattered about – conducted as vengeance for Washington's role in a coup that brought down President Ngo Dinh Diem?

"McCarry's globe-trotting protagonist, Paul Christopher,

tries to sort it all out. British readers, I believe, will not be disappointed."

CASINO ROYALE Ian Fleming (Vintage Classics, £9.99)

"How could Fleming not make the list? He gives us the quintessential dashing, tuxedo-clad, Martini-swilling spy in this first outing from Bond, James Bond. In Casino Royale, Bond is out to bankrupt Le Chiffre, a French trade unionist and member of Soviet intelligence.

"Fleming's novels are far more nuanced than the films, and he writes with as much panache about spies as he does about food and drink. Casino

Royale is good espionage fun. It's also a good excuse to pour a Martini."

RED SPARROW Jason Matthews (Simon & Schuster, £10.99)

"Spy novels don't need to get the tradecraft and the lingo right to be worthwhile, but it sure is sweet when they do. Jason Matthews, a 33-year veteran of the CIA, absolutely nails the sublime tradecraft of denied area operations, centring this first novel of his trilogy on the dance between CIA case officer Nate Nash and his Russian asset, Dominika Egorova.

"Readers will get the skinny on topics as varied and esoteric as SDRs, SRACs and NIACT cables. Oh, and there are recipes at the end of each chapter, and the sex is wild, and sometimes features Vladimir Putin (and, fair warning, is therefore sometimes disturbing). Buckle up."

AGENTS OF INNOCENCE David Ignatius (Quercus, £10.99)

"Featuring on an internal CIA list of 'novels one should read to understand how this place works', rumour has it that long-time Washington Post reporter

David Ignatius got the bones of this story from actual CIA officers involved in a similar operation in Lebanon in the 80s.

"The result is a jaw-dropping novel about the recruitment of a spy deep inside the ranks of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. Small wonder Ignatius's novels ever since – his latest is about the fight for dominance in space – all say something true about the spy business."

THE QUIET AMERICAN Graham Greene (Vintage Classics, £9.99)

"Graham Greene was a masterful novelist and prose stylist who sometimes happened to write about spies (he called such diversions from more supposedly serious fiction ‘entertainments’)."

"Published in 1955, the novel explores the beginnings of the French collapse in Vietnam and, quite spookily, predicts that a greater dose of American intervention will not go so well.

"The CIA man is Alden Pyle, a whip-smart Harvard grad who has big plans to help the Vietnamese. The only problem is, he doesn't know squat about Vietnam."

'London Station' (Swift Press, £20) is out now

What makes a good page-to-screen adaptation? Faithfulness to the text? Re-

Edward Hopper's celebrated 1942 painting 'Nighthawks' influenced films as diverse as the musical romantic drama 'Pennies from Heaven' and the dystopian urban isolation of sci-fi actioner 'Blade Runner'. It was also a clear forerunner of this photograph included in a new monograph of French-born, Belgium-based photographer Nicolas Rachline, whose decade of work transforming deserted, nocturnal streets into imagery worth of film noir is presented in 'Elsebound' (Rizzoli New York, £49). Mysterious, dreamlike, familiar, each image is suspended in time, charged with suspense.

invention? It can be almost impossible for film-makers to satisfy readers, with casting, altered plots and varying tone all opening up the possibility of outcry. But when it's done right, seeing your favourite books on the big screen is one of life's great pleasures. From memoirs to romantic comedies, and changed endings to doggedly faithful adaptations, here are some of the best...

DANGEROUS LIAISONS (1988) Stephen Frears directed this wonderful adaptation of the wickedly funny and tragic 1782 epistolary novel by Choderlos de Laclos, fresh off the success of Christopher Hampton's award-winning stage adaptation. It is a story of sex and betrayal, gender politics in pre-Revolutionary France, social mores and power, but it is also a story about love in unlikely places.

Glenn Close plays the malevolent Marquise de Merteuil, who plots with former lover the Vicomte de Valmont (John Malkovich, reptilian rather than straightforwardly seductive), to seduce and destroy other aristocrats. It's all fun and games until one of them actually falls in love.

The film, also written by Hampton, retains a strong sense of theatricality, and the final scene is a brilliantly cinematic pivot from the book's ending.

TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE (2013) This devastating film, with its unforgettable performance by Chiwetel Ejiofor;

should have won the Best Actor Oscar and didn't, but did still walk away with three including Best Picture.

Ejiofor plays Solomon Northup, who wrote a memoir in 1853 about his experience of being kidnapped from Washington as a free man and being sold into slavery in the American South.

The film sticks closely to real events and horrifying moments, amplified by director Steve McQueen's extraordinary visuals – for example, the long take of a lynching, Northup's toes dangling an inch off the ground, as regular plantation life carries on.

THE GODFATHER (1972) Less pulpy than its bestselling source, here is one where the film is better than the

book. Featuring two of the most mesmerising performances ever committed to screen – Al Pacino as Michael, the initially reluctant heir to a Mafia legacy, and Marlon Brando as his merciless, husky-voiced father, Don Corleone – it is a devastating indictment of the American dream and a

Giving side-eye Anya Taylor-Joy's Emma is wonderfully unlikeable in the 2020 Austen adaptation

12 films that put a new lens on classic novels

When it's done with finesse, seeing your favourite books on the big screen is one of life's great pleasures. Francesca Steele picks her favourite adaptations, from thrillers to romcoms – and an inconceivable fairy tale

tragedy about the corruption of a young man's soul.

Mario Puzo, the author of the book, which was released three years earlier, co-wrote the screenplay with director Francis Ford Coppola, but stripped it of some more tangential plotlines. Together, they created the definitive Mafia film – a complex, psychological drama that has influenced countless others.

THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (1993) Kazuo Ishiguro's Booker-winning 1989 novel centres on repressed butler

Stevens – and the Merchant Ivory adaptation is perhaps the greatest example of rendering an unreliable narrator on screen.

As Stevens recounts his time serving Lord Darlington, it is always clear to the reader how desperately in love he is with the housekeeper Miss Kenton, however hard he insists he had no feelings beyond his duties. On screen, we lose the power of that internally discordant account, but Anthony Hopkins's tightly controlled, multilayered expressions, hiding behind clipped politeness and silence as he repeatedly tries to keep Emma Thompson's formidable Miss Kenton at a distance, tell us everything we need to know.

EMMA (2020) There's always another Jane Austen adaptation to slate or adore (the new Netflix Pride and

Prejudice is out soon), but this Emma, directed with absolutely gorgeous visuals by photographer Autumn de Wilde and written by Booker-winning Eleanor Catton, is my favourite.

Anya Taylor-Joy's eponymous heroine is far more cocksure and unlikeable than previous iterations. She is spoilt and remains painfully oblivious to

the power her wealth and social position give her over Harriet and Miss Bates. Yet George Knightley is also far more hot for her here, too; the chemistry with Johnny Flynn is off the charts. An extremely funny and clever adaptation of the 1815 original.

THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (1999) The film that launched Sofia Coppola as a film-maker and reinvented child

star Kirsten Dunst as an adult screen success is a beautiful floaty nightmare, a shocking examination of girls coming of age under the male gaze that somehow also became a cult teenage girl film.

Coppola's highly sensory work in her debut film has the quality of a washed-out photo, half-forgotten images bathed in 70s sunlight and cigarette smoke, bored girls adored by but never understood by adolescent boys.

It's an incredibly clever evocation of the wistful prose in Jeffrey Eugenides's 1993 debut novel.

REBECCA (1940) Alfred Hitchcock's first American movie is a Gothic triumph, translating Daphne du Maurier's obsessive

prose about a terrifyingly insecure second wife into a film full of haunting objects: cushions monogrammed with R, Rebecca's stationery, the preserved West Wing. Rebecca's presence is everywhere in his Manderley.

Laurence Olivier imbues widower Maxim de Winter with indecipherable intensity and Joan Fontaine is painfully awkward as his shy second wife. Both were Oscar-nominated. The whole thing nearly got shut down until Hitchcock came up with an alternative ending to the 1938 original - Hollywood's strict Production Code at the time couldn't abide Du Maurier's incendiary conclusion.

protagonist, Alex, and makes him as charming and fun to watch as he is repellent. Malcolm McDowell's Alex is a witty, physically graceful reprobate who commits shocking violence for fun until the state tries to force the urge out of him. Both the film and the 1962 book ask: how important is free will?

THE INNOCENTS (1961) In this adaptation of Henry James's 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw, a governess,

Miss Giddens (Deborah Kerr), goes to a large country estate to take care of two neglected orphans, but gradually becomes convinced that Flora and Miles are being possessed and corrupted by the ghosts of two former employees.

Are they? Or is Miss Giddens projecting her own fears on to two poor young kids? The brilliantly equivocal screenplay, co-written by Truman Capote, keeps us guessing to the end.

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1961) George Axelrod's screenplay diverges wildly from Truman Capote's 1958 novella.

The latter hated the new ending, as well as the casting of Audrey Hepburn as the lead (he had envisaged Marilyn Monroe).

Regardless, Hepburn's Holly Golightly became a cinematic icon – an intrinsically elegant, spontaneous, tragicomic figure who embodies New York.

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) Wildly controversial on release, Stanley Kubrick takes Anthony Burgess's troubled

Whatever you make of the morals, like most of Kubrick's work, it's an aesthetically original and, yes, fun film, turning pop art into pornography and Beethoven into a grotesque score.

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (2018) Writer and director Barry Jenkins keeps the nonlinear structure of James

Baldwin's 1974 original, telling the tale of the thwarted lovers Tish and Fonny as if love itself is a refuge. Fonny (Stephan James) sits in prison, where he is awaiting trial for a rape he didn't commit, while his partner Tish (KiKi Layne) looks back over their relationship. Like Baldwin's prose, the film is a furious, lyrical, deeply humanising look at love and institutional racism.

THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987) "As you wish." "My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die." "Inconceivable!" This meta-fairy tale, directed by the late Rob Reiner, must be one of the most quotable films ever made. It remains enormously enjoyable because it knows the silliness and the constraints of the genre and loves it all anyway, preserving the playful tone of the book.

Adapted from William Goldman's equally meta-narrated 1973 novel, it tells of a man reading a story about a fictional land of unhappy princesses, rodents of unusual size, battles, torture and true love.

As the slightly knowing Westley and relentlessly earnest Princess Buttercup, Cary Elwes and Robin Wright are perfect.

ENERGY

Oil prices surge as conflict and storms affect supplies

By Anna Wise

Oil prices have surged and government borrowing costs have risen as supply concerns grow amid escalating fighting in the Middle East and a hurricane affecting oil producers in the Gulf of Mexico.

The price of Brent crude oil increased by about 5 per cent yesterday to \$105 (£79) per barrel.

The commodity price has been hovering above \$100 a barrel in recent weeks as worries grow about reports of fresh attacks targeting ships in the Middle East.

The sentiment spread across the financial markets yesterday with the yield on UK government borrowing bonds, also known as gilts, rising to multi-decade highs.

The 10-year gilt rose to highs of about 5.53 per cent during the day - the highest level since 2007. The UK Maritime Trade Operations, which tracks shipping, said it received a report about a tanker being struck by projectiles in Qatar on Wednesday evening.

It has also reported a series of strikes on vessels within the Strait of Hormuz over the past week.

The strait carried about a fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies prior to the conflict which has caused significant disruption to shipping and pushed up global prices.

Supply concerns were heightened by disruption to oil production in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the approaching Tropical Storm Isaias, with reports that Shell and Chevron had halted offshore operations.

Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell, said: "Concerns around potential damage from Tropical Storm

Isaias has led Shell and Chevron to curtail offshore operations in the Gulf, adding to supply concerns that were already front of mind thanks to ongoing Middle East conflict.

"The higher the oil price goes, the more volatility to expect on financial markets. Bond investors have made it clear they are concerned by the prospect of rising inflation feeding into higher interest rates and potentially economic setbacks."

Laurence Booth, global head of markets at CMC Markets, has stated that a short-lived jump in oil caused by precautionary shutdowns could unwind relatively quickly.

He said: "Brent moving back above \$100 is not simply a story about how much oil is being produced.

"The market is also repricing the risk and cost of getting those barrels to where they need to go. Repeated attacks on tankers are keeping freight and insurance costs high, and every new security headline raises the risk that shipping becomes more difficult or expensive."

Quote of the day

He added: "The hurricane is a slightly different risk, with around a quarter of Gulf offshore oil production currently shut in. Much of that is precautionary and could return relatively quickly if facilities escape damage."

We need to stop throwing shade at ourselves as a nation... it's a national habit. There's no shortage of great companies

Dame Julia Hoggett Chief executive officer of London Stock Exchange on the UK markets

The 2.9 per cent decrease in footfall from last September has affected shopping centres and high streets GETTY

RETAIL

Inflation and fuel costs cut into stores' footfall

By Josie Clarke

Retailers have suffered a sharp year-on-year decline in footfall as inflation, fuel and household bill rises kept shoppers at home, figures show.

Total UK footfall was down 2.9 per cent on last September, a significant drop from August's 1.7 per cent decline, according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Sensormatic.

High street footfall fell 3 per cent, although this was a slight improvement on August's 3.1 per cent decline.

Retail park visits were down 1.7 per cent year on year, and shopping centre footfall was down by 3.5 per cent, plunging from August's 0.5 per cent fall.

Overall footfall was down by 0.7 per cent on last September in Scotland, 3 per cent in Wales and 3.4 per cent in England, but increased by 2.1 per cent in Northern Ireland.

BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said: "As we enter the crucial final quarter, retailers will do all they can to attract shoppers with great value and choice.

"But until Government acts to reduce the cost of doing business, retailers are fighting with one hand tied behind their backs."

Commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas

Andy Sumpter, head of analytics at Sensormatic, said: "Consumers appear increasingly focused on broader economic concerns, including the continued impact of inflation.

"As the industry now enters the crucial ‘golden quarter’, retailers face pressure to convert seasonal demand into store visits."

RETAIL

Asos reveals how attacker breached its security

By Henry Saker-Clark

Asos has said an “unauthorised party” gained access to an employee account by impersonating a trusted contact to obtain log-in details after customers received an app notification claiming the retailer had been hacked.

The fast-fashion retailer told customers to “remain cautious” about unexpected messages or calls claiming to be from Asos, in an email sent yesterday morning.

The warning followed an app notification on Tuesday, titled "Asos hacked", which directed them to a Telegram account.

The message read: "Dear ASOS DPO and IT, we have full compromised the Snowflake instance. Engage with us, or we will leak it," followed by the Telegram link.

Asos said it had undertaken a detailed investigation over the past 48 hours and found an “unauthorised party that gained access to an Asos employee account by impersonating a trusted contact to obtain log-in credentials”.

It said the party then used the credentials to access information on certain third-party platforms used by Asos.

Affected platforms were immediately locked down, but Asos said the attacker had gained access to some personal data, including names and contact details.

They also were able to access “certain non-personal account-related information”, Asos said. But it stressed that no payment card information or account passwords were accessed.

COMMERCE

Run a business? Here's what you need to do before the Budget

The Budget can be a nerve-wracking time for business owners who may be wondering what is in store GETTY

There are several things you can do to prepare in the run-up to 28 October, writes Sara Davies

The Budget is just a few weeks away and there is already plenty of speculation about what might - and might not -

be announced. All eyes are on Andy Burnham and the Chancellor, John Healey, as they prepare for the biggest fiscal event of the year.

The run-up to the Budget can be a nerve-wracking time for households and business owners alike, who may be wondering what's in store. British people worry about the Budget almost as much as we worry about the weather. But with nothing confirmed, it's important not to make any knee-jerk decisions.

According to research by the wealth manager Rathbones, 27 per cent of people surveyed who took their pension lump sum ahead of the 2024 Budget, when rumours were circling that the tax-free lump sum could be scrapped, regretted doing so. The same proportion regretted selling investments to get ahead of an expected rise in capital gains tax (CGT).

People often assume that anything announced in a Budget comes into effect the following April, but that isn't always the case. At the October 2024 Budget, for example, the CGT rises took effect immediately, and the rules included anti-forestalling provisions to catch anyone who had tried to move early. Those who panic-sold that autumn ended up paying the new rate anyway, having crystallised the gain, paid the tax early and lost all their flexibility for nothing.

But there are a few things that you can do to Budget-proof your business while we wait.

IF YOU EMPLOY PEOPLE For employers, changes to national insurance and national living wage are some of the biggest ones to watch out for.

The April 2027 wage is likely to be announced around this Budget and that's a cost you can plan for. The Low Pay Commission estimates it could rise to between £13.02 and £13.34, from its current level of £12.71. Plan for the top of that range. If you've budgeted for that and then it comes in lower, then that's a bonus rather than a surprise you've not accounted for.

Budget-proofing your business doesn't require a crystal ball. It means knowing your business

IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT SELLING YOUR BUSINESS

Anyone considering an exit from their company in the next few years should pay attention to CGT. The relief you get when you sell your own business, known as Business Asset Disposal Relief, has become less generous in recent years.

Those selling their business now pay CGT at 18 per cent, up from 14 per cent a year ago and 10 per cent the year before. That rate applies to the first £1m of qualifying gains across your lifetime. Anything above that is taxed at the standard rates of 18 or 24 per cent, depending on your income.

For anyone planning to sell their business, it's important not to rush into any decisions. Negotiations can go on for months, or even years, so you don't want to let fears about a potential tax rise influence what you do.

In the worst case, the buyer could even use this as a negotiation technique to get a better deal if they sense you're desperate to sell before a tax change. Stay calm and stick to the long-term plan.

IF YOU'RE GOING ABOUT GROWING YOUR BUSINESS

As your business starts to grow, there's suddenly more to think about. The VAT threshold means that once your turnover goes above £90,000, you'll be liable for the extra tax and this can be a disincentive for companies to grow.

As I've said before, this is one area I'm hoping will change in the Budget and I'd like to see that threshold raised. In the meantime, I'd encourage business owners not to stall their growth because they're worried about the tax.

Nobody is seriously expecting the threshold to come down at this Budget, so this is one you can plan for as your turnover starts to pick up.

Dividend tax has become a bigger concern for many business owners. Ten years ago, you could pay yourself £5,000 in dividends each year tax-free, but the allowance is now just £500.

Your accountant and tax advisers are your greatest allies. Anyone who speaks to them once a year, or sees them as a necessary evil at tax return time, is doing it wrong.

By communicating with them regularly and involving them in key decisions, they will spot things you might not have and be able to proactively suggest ways to run your business more tax-efficiently.

FOR EVERY BUSINESS OWNER Ahead of the Budget, the best thing any business owner can do is work out their base numbers in a spreadsheet based on the current rates for everything.

That way, the morning after the Budget, you can easily input any changes and see exactly how it affects you within 10 minutes, rather than waiting anxiously for your accountant to return your call while they're overrun with enquiries from every other client asking the same thing.

We can't know what the Government will announce on 28 October, but Budget-proofing your business doesn't require a crystal ball. It means understanding

The dividend allowance. Ten years ago, you could pay yourself £5,000 in dividends each year tax-free

your business, knowing which parts of that speech to listen out for, and having all your numbers to hand to work out what it really means for you.

"Get your books up to date, then wait and see" might not be the most thrilling piece of

advice anyone has ever given you, but I've watched an awful lot of business owners spend months worrying about things that have either not materialised or turned out not to affect them, and I've watched a few make panicked decisions that they couldn't undo.

The businesses that cope best aren't the ones that guessed right – they're the ones that knew their numbers well enough to work out what to do by the end of the week.

Sara Davies is an entrepreneur, author, presenter and former Dragon on BBC's Dragons' Den

TELECOMS

VodafoneThree to streamline mast network

By Holly Williams

Mobile phone company Vodafone-Three has revealed plans to ramp up cost-cutting in the UK to £1bn by 2032 as it continues to make savings after last year's mega merger.

The costs are set to come from proposals to cut down its network of mobile phone masts and towers, which it plans to reduce from around 37,000 to about 26,000, as some Vodafone and Three UK sites are located close by.

It insisted the extra savings would not affect its workforce.

It is also stripping out some costs due to full group ownership where there is unnecessary duplication, with Vodafone having in July bought out the 49 per cent stake held by former partner CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holding for £4.3bn.

Margherita Della Valle, group chief executive of Vodafone, said: "We created VodafoneThree because we saw the opportunity to create the scale to invest."

FOOD & DRINK

Hundreds of jobs threatened at brewery

By Henry Saker-Clark

Carlsberg Britvic is set to close its Marston's Brewery in Burton upon Trent with around 310 workers at risk, almost 200 years after brewing began in the Staffordshire town.

The British arm of Danish beer company Carlsberg said it was planning to shut the brewery and logistics operation at the site in the summer of 2027.

Carlsberg said the planned closure is driven by a long-term decline in ale sales and a “need to create greater long-term value” from the group.

It said it will continue to make certain ale brands, such as Hobgoblin, McEwan's and Brooklyn, but will look to sell some of its other cask and regional ale brands. It did not disclose which brands might be sold.

In 2020, Marston's and Carlsberg announced a merger deal to create the Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company, which included Marston's breweries and distribution site but not its pubs.

The historic Burton brewery faces closure after nearly 200 years

The Business Matrix

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3i Group	2352.0	-1.63%	4497.0	1825.0
Aberdeen Group	237.0	+1.11%	265.0	179.6
AB Foods	1834.0	+0.38%	2359.0	1729.5
Admiral	3624.0	-0.28%	4128.0	2624.0
Airtel Africa	309.6	-1.02%	436.2	219.0
Alliance Witan	1397.0	-0.36%	1409.0	1178.0
Anglo Amer	4040.0	-0.47%	4348.0	2639.0
Antofagasta	3605.0	-2.36%	4475.0	2496.0
AstraZeneca	11892.0	-2.36%	15732.0	9892.0
Autotrader Group	485.9	+3.21%	828.8	418.6
Aviva	672.6	-0.68%	740.6	590.6
Babcock Intl	904.6	+1.53%	1527.0	871.2
BAE Systems	1836.5	+0.57%	2360.0	1529.0
Balfour Beatty	866.0	-0.97%	973.0	636.5
Barclays	426.1	-1.37%	554.1	353.6
Barratt Redrow	291.4	-2.90%	410.3	235.4
BP	584.8	+4.06%	609.4	399.4
BritAmTobacco	4161.0	+1.89%	5326.0	3677.0
British Land	384.8	-1.64%	451.6	335.4
BT	197.4	-0.50%	242.1	173.0
Bunzl	2710.0	+2.26%	2898.0	1981.0
Burberry	1007.0	-0.89%	1376.5	953.4
Centrica	147.0	+0.82%	220.3	144.0
Coca-Cola Europac	7785.0	+1.10%	8545.0	6280.0
Coca-Cola HBC	4254.0	+0.14%	5195.0	3326.0
Compass	2324.9	+0.76%	2581.1	2000.0
Computacenter	5485.0	+0.64%	6045.0	2578.0
Convatec	213.0	-1.75%	259.3	193.0
Croda Intl	3344.0	+0.18%	3520.2	2488.0
DCC Energy	6445.0	+0.08%	6740.0	4188.0
Diageo	1622.0	+0.68%	1903.9	1295.5
Diploma	7750.0	+0.65%	7980.0	4970.0
easyJet	681.0	+0.21%	683.8	332.6
Endeavour Mining	4073.0	-0.76%	5620.0	2900.0
Experian	2574.0	+1.22%	3707.0	2203.0
F&C Inv Trust	348.4	+0.06%	1332.0	325.8
Fresnillo	2689.0	+0.04%	4472.0	2000.0

Company	Price	Chg %	High	Low
Games Works	16350.0	-1.15%	23540.01	4280.0
Glencore	568.7	-0.04%	707.2	332.2
GSK	1735.5	-3.07%	2282.0	1592.0
Haleon	344.3	+0.55%	416.1	317.8
Halma	3500.0	+0.63%	4902.0	3268.0
Hiscox	1822.0	-0.65%	1952.0	1288.0
Howden Joinery	748.0	-0.86%	981.0	713.0
HSBC Hldgs	1380.6	-1.95%	1610.0	959.3
IAG	420.0	-2.96%	492.9	332.7
ICG	1735.0	-1.64%	2276.0	1424.9
IG Group	963.0	+1.37%	1956.0	930.5
IMI	3032.0	-0.66%	3202.0	2244.0
Imperial Brands	2614.0	+5.06%	3632.0	2408.0
Informa	891.0	+2.82%	1000.0	719.0
IntCont Htls	11907.9	-1.71%	13305.1	8762.0
Intertek	5890.0	-0.17%	5900.0	3519.4
Investec	588.5	-1.09%	690.0	499.4
Ithaca Energy	279.6	+1.82%	298.6	149.8
JD Sports Fashion	84.0	+0.62%	104.7	64.0
Kingfisher	322.4	-2.04%	372.3	266.4
Land Secs	601.0	-1.88%	726.0	525.0
Legal & Gen	285.5	-0.90%	318.1	217.2
Lion Finance	12370.0	-3.59%	14820.0	7320.0
Lloyds Bk Gp	100.6	-1.66%	117.9	81.8
LondonMetric Prop	172.0	-0.23%	216.2	170.2
Lon Stock Ex	8470.0	+1.85%	10140.0	6684.0
M&G	304.4	-1.17%	367.1	251.7
M&S	396.1	+0.58%	418.3	301.1
Melrose Ind	438.3	-2.60%	685.0	409.9
Metlen Energy	4048.8	-2.54%	4711.5	2643.8
National Grid	1152.5	+0.22%	1428.5	1086.2
NatWest Group	639.8	-1.54%	726.0	504.4
Next	14455.0	-0.82%	15900.01	1695.0
Pearson	1266.5	+1.89%	1337.0	874.8
Pershing Square	3734.0	-0.43%	5095.0	3582.2
Polar CapTech	705.5	-0.91%	743.5	420.0
Prudential	887.6	+0.75%	1238.0	867.4

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Reckitt Ben	5072.0	-0.67%	6522.9	3664.0
RELX	2595.0	-0.15%	3539.0	1991.0
Rentokil Initial	301.4	+1.17%	507.0	293.5
Rio Tinto	7022.0	-%	9117.0	4955.5
Rolls-Royce	1367.0	-2.66%	1586.0	990.0
Sainsbury(J)	332.4	+1.47%	380.3	293.7
Scot Mort Inv Tst	1623.0	-0.18%	1651.5	1015.7
Segro	908.0	-0.61%	997.4	632.2
Severn Trent	3096.0	+1.24%	3335.0	2381.0
Shell	3780.5	+3.63%	3784.0	2553.8
Smith&Neph	1003.5	-1.52%	1426.6	980.4
Smiths Gp	2710.0	-1.88%	2885.0	2088.0
Spirax Group	7015.0	-1.75%	8050.0	5950.0
SSE	2437.0	-0.89%	2767.5	1760.0
Stan Chart	2108.0	-2.00%	2364.0	1351.5
Standard Life	838.5	-3.79%	960.0	633.5
St James's Place	1020.0	-0.68%	1575.5	1011.5
Tesco	500.4	+5.17%	512.6	411.7
The Sage Grp	1027.5	+0.54%	1181.0	771.7
Tritax Big Box	138.9	-1.91%	175.0	138.5
Unilever	4626.0	+0.06%	5542.1	3644.0
United Utilities	1416.0	+1.29%	1497.0	1119.0
Vodafone	124.4	-2.62%	132.1	83.4
Weir	2538.0	-0.86%	3580.0	2254.0
Whitbread	2445.0	-1.09%	3278.0	2098.0
WPP	372.3	-3.30%	412.6	218.5

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FTSE 100	10441.6	-0.16%
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ARCHITECTURE

Chrysler Building poised for revamp

The Chrysler Building, a crowning achievement of the Art Deco architectural movement in New York, is set to undergo a major renovation. The lease for the almost 100-year-old building was recently taken over by Tishman Speyer. The firm and its partners will invest \$235m (£178m) in the project, and plans to upgrade the 61st floor, which is home to large eagle gargoyles and will also feature an “upscale” lounge.

CONSUMER

Tesco predicts healthier choices

UK consumers will be keen to celebrate Christmas this year given an uncertain global environment but will likely opt for “marginally healthier” choices with less alcohol, Tesco has said. The boss of the UK’s biggest supermarket chain said people had been “pretty resilient” in the face of rising living costs. It comes after the company reported higher sales for the first half of the year.

FOOD & DRINK

Starbucks may move for Chipotle

Starbucks has explored a takeover of Chipotle Mexican Grill, in a gambit to unite two of the US's best-known brands in a deal that would rank as the biggest-ever tie-up in the restaurant sector. According to the Financial Times, the coffee shop chain has worked on a takeover proposal for Chipotle, a burrito chain with a nearly \$39bn (£29.5bn) market value.

LENDERS

Surge in UK credit card defaults

Credit card defaults increased in the three months to the end of August, according to a Bank of England survey of lenders. Defaults on credit cards are also expected by banks and building societies to increase in the three months to the end of November. Adam Butler, public policy manager at debt help charity StepChange, said: "Defaults on unsecured credit are rising as people struggle to make their regular repayments alongside essential bills."

TRANSPORT

Deloitte is fined over audit failures

Deloitte has been fined more than £6m by the accounting watchdog over its audits of transport firm Go-Ahead. The Financial Reporting Council said it found a “highly concerning pattern of failure” in the audits over a five-year period. The investigation found that Deloitte failed to challenge two of Go-Ahead’s subsidiaries wrongfully retaining more than £30m of public money.

ENERGY

E.ON Next seals Ovo takeover

Almost three-quarters of households in Great Britain are now served by just three energy suppliers, after E.ON Next completed a deal to buy Ovo Energy despite fresh concerns about competition in the energy market. The deal concluded yesterday despite concerns that a smaller number of energy suppliers will mean billpayers now have less choice.

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PERSONAL FINANCE

Premium Bonds are a fun flutter - but don't bank on them

Which? way

By Sam Richardson

A "squalid raffle" or a "national treasure"? The first description of Premium Bonds was coined by then-shadow chancellor Harold Wilson upon their launch in 1956. The second is how we at Which? described these government-backed savings accounts on their 70th anniversary earlier this year.

I hold £100 in Premium Bonds, and even my 1990s-vintage paper certificate looks like an exhibit in the Imperial War Museum. But I've no plans to purchase any more, for a whole bunch of reasons.

Each month, each £1 bond is entered into a random prize draw, with prizes ranging upwards of £25 all the way to £1m, all paid tax-free. The chances of a single £1 bond winning is currently 21,000 to 1, and the “prize rate” – the percentage of holdings paid out as prices each year – is 4.35 per cent.

Post Office engineers check computer 'Ernie' at the Premium Bonds office in Lytham St Annes in June 1957 PA

Too often people compare the prize rate to the interest rates of savings accounts, where 4.35 per cent would currently be very competitive. But interest is always paid, whereas it's possible that you could hold Premium Bonds your entire life and never win a prize.

I once won a Premium Bond prize of £25, but my chance of winning another one over the space of a year is just 5.55 per cent. Only once your holdings top £1,214 do the odds of

The average amount held by winners of the big Premium Bond prizes was over £40,000

winning at least once in a year tip in your favour, though remember the vast majority of prizes are just £25.

In the most recent prize draw, the average amount held by winners of the big prizes – of £10,000 upwards – was over £40,000 (the maximum you can hold is £50,000).

Big prize-winning bonds had been held for an average of seven years – during which time inflation would have reduced the purchasing power of any bonds that have never won by 24.8 per cent. And here lies the problem with prize-draw accounts: if you're not winning, you're losing.

True, over the long term, savings accounts can also lag behind inflation. But had you invested the money in a stocks & shares ISA or pension, it could have grown in real terms. Investing £50 a month in an ISA could grow to £9,172 over 10 years, and £28,633 over 20 years (for £12,000 of contributions), assuming an annual growth rate of 8 per cent, according to investment platform Freetrade. Pension payments also get tax relief, which is particularly valuable if you pay a higher tax rate.

Unlike prize draw accounts, your investments could, in theory, end up worthless, not just devalued by inflation. And it would take several decades, and luck, to turn £50,000 into £1m. But investing in a range of assets, and holding them for at least five years, has historically tended to work out well for investors.

Premium Bonds are perhaps best treated as a sensible lottery: worth the occasional flutter. There's something tantalising about winning the grand prize and escaping the rat race. But there are smarter ways to grow your money.

Which?

Sam Richardson is the editor of Which? Money

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Today's Weather

The UK faces rain with showers in the west and overcast skies. Northern regions experience stronger winds, while the south remains mostly cloudy.

Today's high

19°

Today's low

80

Moon Phase

Around Britain

City	Temp(1pm yesterday)		Rain(mm)	Sun(hrs)
Aberdeen	12	C	0.4	8.1
Aberporth	13	C	1.1	6.0
Aberystwyth	13	C	3.0	5.9
Aviemore	11	C	2.6	6.1
Belfast	12	C	0.4	7.3
Birmingham	13	C	0.3	7.2
Bournemouth	15	C	0.1	6.6
Bridlington	13	C	0.9	7.9
Bristol	14	C	0.4	6.4
Cardiff	15	C	0.1	7.9
Cromer	13	C	8.7	2.2
Durham	13	C	0.3	9.7
Eastbourne	14	S	13.5	5.7
Edinburgh	12	C	0.2	9.3
Eskdalemuir	10	C	0.1	8.6
Glasgow	12	C	0.8	7.9
Holyhead	13	C	0.2	7.4
Hove	14	S	8.7	5.6
Hull	13	S	1.7	7.9
Huntingdon	13	S	0.1	5.9
Ipswich	13	S	5.8	5.3
Isle of Man	9	C	6.0	6.6
Isle of Wight	14	S	1.0	6.0
Kinlochewe	11	C	3.7	3.0
Kirkwall	11	C	1.4	6.0
Leeds	12	C	0.0	9.7
Lerwick	9	C	0.2	5.8
Leuchars	13	C	0.1	9.0
Lincoln	12	C	1.5	7.5
Liverpool	13	C	4.8	5.5
London	14	S	6.1	5.5
Manchester	14	C	0.0	9.8
Margate	13	S	11.7	5.3
Milford Haven	14	C	0.6	7.5
Morecambe	13	C	0.2	9.6
Newcastle	13	C	0.0	9.7
Norwich	13	C	5.5	3.2
Nottingham	13	C	0.8	8.2
Okehampton	13	C	0.9	5.9
Oxford	14	C	0.9	6.3
Plymouth	15	C	0.1	8.2
Portland	15	C	0.1	6.5
Portsmouth	15	S	1.3	5.8
Prestwick	13	C	0.8	6.7
Rhyl	13	C	3.1	4.9
Sheffield	13	C	0.0	9.1
Shrewsbury	13	C	1.5	6.0
Skegness	12	S	1.6	5.8
Southend	13	S	8.9	5.8
Stoke	13	C	0.7	8.4
Stornoway	11	C	1.4	5.5
Swansea	14	C	0.1	7.7
Tiree	11	R	2.6	5.6

Global

City	Temp (in °C)	Cond
Abu Dhabi	40	S
Abuja	27	C
Alicante	28	S
Amsterdam	14	SH
Athens	23	S
Bangkok	33	S
Barcelona	21	C
Beijing	24	S
Berlin	18	C
Brussels	16	C
Budapest	22	C
Chicago	24	S
Delhi	31	S
Dubai	42	S
Dublin	11	C
Frankfurt	14	R
Geneva	14	R
Helsinki	12	C
Hong Kong	27	DR
Istanbul	19	F
Johannesburg	23	S
Lisbon	25	S
Los Angeles	28	S
Madrid	20	S

City	Temp (in °C)	Cond
Miami	32	F
Milan	18	C
Moscow	10	S
Mumbai	36	S
Munich	19	TH
New York	18	S
Nice	24	S
Palma	24	S
Paris	15	F
Prague	18	SH
Reykjavik	6	R
Rio	26	F
Rome	24	C
Stockholm	14	C
Strasbourg	15	R
Sydney	18	F
Tenerife	27	S
Tokyo	23	S
Toronto	22	S
Vancouver	14	F
Vienna	22	F
Warsaw	19	F
Washington	21	S
Wellington	14	C

Key: C=Cloudy, DR=Drizzle, F=Fair, FG=Fog, H=Hail, M=Mist, R=Rain, S=Sunny, SH=Showers, SL=Sleet, SN=Snow, SS=Sandstorm, TH=Thunderstorm

GENERAL SITUATION A low-pressure system will bring rain across the UK, heavily impacting Scotland, especially the north-west and Western Isles. Rain will also affect Northern Ireland and northern England. The Midlands and East Anglia will be overcast with rain. Southern regions, including Wales and south-west England, will see rain with occasional cloud breaks. It will be windy, particularly in the Channel Islands, with a westerly breeze. London, SE Eng, East Anglia, Channel Is: The morning is expected to start cloudy with the threat of rain, especially in the most eastern parts. Cloudy skies will

Region	Today	Tomorrow
Highlands	2	2
North East Scotland	2	2
Central Scotland	2	2
Scottish Borders	2	2
Northern Ireland	2	2
North West & Mersey	2	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	2	2
Greater London	2	2

persist into the afternoon, with temperatures feeling cool. By evening, rain is likely in the most southern areas as winds increase noticeably, particularly in coastal spots. Max temp: 19C. Tonight, gusty winds, showers. Min temp: 10C. Cen S England, SW England, Midlands, S Wales, N Wales: The morning is expected to start with rain and thick cloud, lingering throughout much of the day. In the most western areas, heavier rain is likely, while the afternoon brings slight relief with lighter showers elsewhere. Temperatures will hover in the mild range with brisk westerly winds. Max temp: 18C. Tonight, heavy rain, windy. Min temp: 10C.

SE Scotland, NE Eng, E Eng: The morning will bring rain and cloudy skies, with temperatures on the cooler side. By afternoon, the rain will persist, particularly in the most northern parts, though clouds may begin to break slightly. Come evening, rain will continue, accompanied by a brisk westerly breeze throughout the day. Max temp: 17C. Tonight, light rain, breezy. Min temp: 9C. NW Eng, SW Scotland, N Ireland, Republic of Ireland, IoM: Today will be damp with rain showers across much of the region. The morning begins cloudy with temperatures on the cooler side. The afternoon will see rain

intensifying in the most northern parts. By evening, showers lessen, but cloud cover remains, with brisk westerly winds throughout. Max temp: 15C. Tonight, light rain, breeze. Min temp: 8C. NW Scotland, NE Scotland, W Isles, N Isles: Today will be dull and damp with cloudy skies and a threat of rain, especially in the most northern parts where rain is persistent. The morning starts breeze with mild temperatures. By afternoon, rain showers move to the most western areas. Winds will be stronger in these parts by evening. Max temp: 15C. Tonight, light rain, breeze. Min temp: 9C.

SYNOPTIC PRESSURE A low-pressure system near the Northern Isles is causing widespread rain across the UK, moving slowly eastwards. Its frontal system extends southwards, affecting Northern Ireland and England. High pressure over the Channel Islands is weakening, resulting in windy, unsettled conditions throughout.

HIGHS AND LOWS (Wednesday, up to 11pm)

Warmest: Manston, Kent, 18C.

HOURS OF DARKNESS

Coldest: Braemar No 2, Aberdeenshire, -3C.

Wettest: Isle Of Portland, Dorset, 17.80mm.

Sunniest: Charterhall, Scottish Borders, 9.4hrs.

Aberdeen	18.22-07.32
Birmingham	18.26-07.24
Bristol	18.30-07.25
Cardiff	18.32-07.27
Glasgow	18.31-07.37
Hull	18.18-07.19
Inverness	18.28-07.39
Liverpool	18.29-07.29
London	18.20-07.16
Manchester	18.26-07.26
Stornoway	18.37-07.50
Swansea	18.35-07.31
York	18.21-07.22

Sunset

Sunrise

Five-day outlook

SATURDAY Northern regions experience rain with strong winds, while southern and eastern areas remain mostly cloudy with sunny spells.

SUNDAY Mostly cloudy conditions with sunny spells across the UK, with a chance of rain in the Channel Islands, and light winds expected.

MONDAY The UK will experience mostly cloudy conditions with rain in western areas. Eastern regions may see drier spells with sunny spells.

TUESDAY A rainy day with northern and western areas experiencing heavier showers. Southern regions also rainy with a chance of sunny spells.

WEDNESDAY Rain and strong south-west winds in northern regions, cloudy with sunny spells across southern areas, mostly dry in eastern parts.

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RUGBY LEAGUE

Broncos await NRL deal for fate

By Mark Staniforth

London Broncos must wait to discover their Super League fate after failing to muscle in on a top 14 place in the 2026 IMG gradings released yesterday.

Introduced in 2023, the gradings rank clubs on categories including performance, facilities and finance, and are used to determine the composition of the following season's top flight.

Current Super League clubs sit safely in the top 14 positions with London, who coasted to victory in the Championship last season, ranking 16th behind fellow second-tier club Barrow. However, all is not lost for London, with Super League set to accommodate them via a voluntary expansion to 15 clubs next season, under the terms of an impending investment deal with the Australasian NRL.

Such an expansion would be separate from the grading process, and must be confirmed by RFL officials then voted on by top-flight clubs. A unanimous verdict could expediate the process and confirm London's promotion by early next month. The NRL deal is widely expected to render the Grading system obsolete, at least in regard to determining the make-up of future Super League seasons, with questions over IMG's continued involvement.

Grand Final winners Wakefield, who ranked 11th in the inaugural gradings in 2023, rose to the top with a score of 17.85 out of a possible 20, making them a grade A club for the first time. Wakefield ranked above Leeds, on 17.03 points, Grand Final runners-up Warrington on 16.72, and Wigan on 16.46. Four more clubs – Hull KR, Leigh, St Helens and Castleford – preserved their Grade A status.

Catalans Dragons and Hull FC both lost Grade A status – and immunity from relegation – after poor seasons on the field.

TENNIS

Novak Djokovic after winning the China Open in Beijing this week GETTY

Sinner is right not to rush back until he is fully fit, says Djokovic

By Karan Prashant Saxena

Novak Djokovic has backed Jannik Sinner's decision to shut down his 2026 season as the world number one continues his recovery from a knee injury, saying the Italian was right to prioritise his long-term future over a rushed return.

Sinner has not played since beating Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final on 12 July, with the

As someone that always tried to have the big picture in mind, I support that mindset

25-year-old missing the North American hardcourt swing, US Open and ongoing Asian swing.

The Italian will also sit out the European indoor season and ATP Finals in Turin, where he lifted the trophy in the last two years. Sinner's absence has opened the door for Zverev to finish the year at the top of the world rankings.

"But at the same time, he has to think long-term," Djokovic said in Shanghai. "That's smart because as someone that always tried to have the big picture in my mind, I support that kind of thinking and mindset.

"It's important that you give yourself more years to your career, so you have more chances to accomplish all of your objectives."

Djokovic, who returned from his own lengthy injury layoff after elbow surgery in 2018, said the challenge of coming back extends beyond physical recovery.

"Of course, physically, if you're ready, you're ready," he said. "But then it's mental. You know, you're on the court and you're thinking, 'Am I really completely healed and free to make this run?"

The 39-year-old Serbian arrived in Shanghai fresh from winning the China Open title on Tuesday and the 10th seed will begin his Masters campaign against Hubert Hurkacz today.

Four in a row - Norrie suffers yet another defeat

By Andy Sims

Cameron Norrie suffered a disappointing loss to qualifier Dalibor Svrcina in the opening round of the Shanghai Masters.

Norrie looked to have turned things around after trailing by a set and a break to the Czech, who is ranked outside the top 100.

But British world No 40 Norrie could not find his best form and Svrcina capitalised on a poor service game before clinching a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory.

It is a fourth consecutive loss for the former British number one, although two of those have been against Australian Open and US Open champion Alexander Zverev.

Cameron Norrie went out of the first round of the Shanghai Masters

BOXING

Fury-Joshua bout 'belonged in the UK'

By George Sessions

Matchroom president Barry Hearn believes Anthony Joshua's "Battle of Britain" with Tyson Fury "belonged in the UK" and has praised son Eddie Hearn for taking a stand to make it happen.

After Wembley had been braced to host the heavyweight clash, issues with an 11pm curfew for the London venue sparked a tug-of-war, with key figures involved eager to take it to Madison Square Garden in New York City.

However, with a section in Joshua's contract stipulating the fight must take place in the

UK and with a wealth

of support from British boxing fans, promoter Eddie Hearn and AJ (left) stood firm in the face of drawn-out negotiations before Cardiff's

emerged as a viable solution.

Ahead of tickets for the blockbuster 11 December showdown going on sale today, Barry Hearn said: "Fortunately everyone's seen sense. And with the money that you're talking about and the powerful people you're going up against, it took a powerful and a very dedicated team of two to get this fight in the UK for British fight fans.

"Even if it's going to be early hours of the morning, it's in the UK. You haven't got to fly anywhere.

"It's a fight that belonged in the UK. It's a big fight anywhere in the world, but it's not as big as it is in the UK because these are our boys.

"And whether you're a Fury fan or a Joshua fan, you want to see it in your country."

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OPEN DE ESPANA, MADRID, 1ST RD (Gbr & Irl unless stated, Par 71): 66 E Lopez-Chacarra (Sp); G Forrest; C Syme; 67 S Garcia (Sp); D Hillier (NZ); A Ayora (Sp); J Skov Olesen (Den); 68 M Lindberg (Swe); V Perez (Fr); J Dean; A Otaegui UAE; B Robinson-Thompson; J Girrbach (Swit); L List (US); 69 O Lindell (Fin); R Langasque (Fr); M Elvira (Sp); Jeong-Weon Ko (Fr); W Ding (Chin); S Valimaki (Fin); 70 F Molinari (It); H Du Plessis (SA); O Guillamoundeguy (Fr); S Lowry; J Winther (Den); M Couvra (Fr); J Guerrier (Fr); J Scrivener (Aus); K Aphibarnrat (Thai); J Paul (Ger); R Paratore (It); 71 N Kimsey; F Celli (It); S Mazzoli (It); B Wiesberger (Aut); A Del Rey (Sp); R Hoshino (Japan); P Larrazabal (Sp); D Puig (Sp); Q Vidal (Sp); J Luis Ballester (Sp); A Garcia-Heredia (Sp); L Aaberg (Swe); J Lagergren (Swe); J Dantorp (Swe); T Vaillant (Fr); R Gouveia (Portugal); 72 D Bryant (US); D Rodrigues (Portugal); D Law; A Meronk (Pol); T Lawrence (SA); I Elvira (Sp); A Wu (Chin); N Noergaard (Den); F Lacroix (Fr); E Ferguson; D van Driel (Neth); S Jimenez (Sp); J. C. Ritchie (SA); S Garcia (Sp); J Rose; M Manassero (It); A Rozner (Fr); T McKibbin; M Jordan; F Laporta (It); S Bairstow; B Stone (SA); S Soederberg (Swe); N Lemke (Swe); T Rosenmueller (Ger); M Stewart.

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CHINA OPEN, BEIJING, Women's Quarter-Finals: N Bartunkova (Cz Rep) bt K Muchova (Cz Rep) 6-3 6-0; M Andreeva (Rus) bt E Alexandrova (Rus) 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-3).

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With the New York Yankees' season at

stake, Anthony Volpe was denied a tying home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in game three of their American League Division Series when a replay review determined a fan interfered with his drive to deep left field. Rays left fielder Victor Mesa Jr. tried in vain for a leaping grab (right), but replay officials made the call and his team won their best of five series 3-0.

TENNIS

Alcaraz joins Sinner in Aussie 'one-point slam'

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz (left) have signed up for the "one-point slam" at the Australian

Open.

The tournament, ahead of the first grand slam of the year in January, pits top stars against amateurs with a prize of A\$1m (£527,000) for the winner.

WTA stars Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka will also take part in the offbeat event, where the matches last just one point and the pros have no second serve.

Last year's tournament was won by Australian club player Jordan Smith, who beat Sinner en route to the final where he overcame Taiwanese pro Joanna Garland.

RUGBY UNION

McKenzie stands in at 10 for All Blacks

Damian McKenzie will start at fly-half with veteran Beauden Barrett at full-back as a spate of injuries

has shaped the New Zealand line-up to face Australia tomorrow in the first Test of the Bledisloe Cup.

Ruben Love already had been ruled out for the season with an ankle injury when Richie Mo'unga injured a calf muscle at training on Tuesday, leaving McKenzie and Barrett – both preferred as fullbacks – to share the playmaker roles in the wake of New Zealand's 3-1 series loss to World Cup champions South Africa.

Scrum-half Kyle Preston, center Rieko Ioane and wing Josh Moorby will provide backline cover from the bench.

FOOTBALL

'No double-standard over Ceferin election'

Uefa vice-president Laura McAllister has denied any suggestion of double standards over the prospect of Aleksander Ceferin (above) serving 15 years at the top of European football.

Former Wales captain McAllister said it would be "crazy" for Uefa to change leadership at a time when it is seeking the removal of Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

"I don't think [double standards] is how it would be characterised," she said. "It would be crazy to look at changing the leadership of Uefa at a time when there's such global uncertainty about the future direction of football."

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FORMULA ONE

George Russell will start from the back of the grid in Singapore

Bad luck has hit my title challenge, says Russell

By Scott Hunt

IN SINGAPORE

George Russell believes misfortune has prevented him from being able to put Formula One champion-in-waiting Kimi Antonelli under significant title pressure.

Russell's devastating late engine failure in Malaysia last weekend leaves him 84 points behind Antonelli with only seven scheduled races, and a possible 183 points, remaining.

It means the 20-year-old Italian is almost certain to lift his maiden world championship after Russell was again undone by reliability issues. He also retired from the Canadian Grand Prix in May and has been beset by ill-fortune throughout the season.

To compound Russell's problems, he has had to take a new power unit this weekend and so will start at the rear of the grid in Singapore and he confirmed he is set to need another before the end of the season – which will incur another penalty.

The 28-year-old again confessed that Antonelli, who passed his Mercedes team-mate on track in Malaysia, has showed better performance throughout the season but believes in normal circumstances he would still be in the fight.

"The guy who's performed the best is the guy who's leading the championship," Russell said. "If you add up the numbers and the points, I'd be very much in the game in an ordinary season. I'd be on the back foot, but in the game for it to flip.

"When you add up the points from this season that have been lost, you know, I've probably had more failures this year than I've had in the three seasons put together.

"Of course, it's tough to take. If I'm being 100 per cent fair with myself, as I've said before, the performance this season hasn't been strong enough. And it probably would have affected me more if these results have... like, who knows if I'd have still been in the fight or not, in a more normal circumstance."

Russell will switch back to the car with which he won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix a fortnight ago while Antonelli will run Mercedes' Malaysia upgrade – after a weekend which boss Toto Wolff labelled their "worst" of the season.

Safety-first has impacted racing in wet - Hamilton

By Scott Hunt

Lewis Hamilton feels the caution of Formula One bosses and its younger drivers has taken away some of the sport's "seat of your pants" wet-weather driving.

The seven-time world champion was speaking in response to last weekend's shambolic scenes in Malaysia, which saw drivers effectively unable to power their vehicles in the wet conditions.

The Bahrain Grand Prix, held at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia, was overshadowed as F1 bosses had to abandon the start when a number of drivers, including Max Verstappen and Hamilton, were struck by gremlins – directly linked to the controversial 50-50 split between combustion and battery power – on the formation lap.

The grid eventually limped back to the pit lane and the race got under “ I’ve had great races. Back then we had more testing and we did have better tyres for the rain

Lewis Hamilton was speaking from Singapore ahead of Sunday's race

way after a 53-minute delay. It later emerged that new software had to be downloaded to the cars.

As a result of the delay, the track was significantly drier than it was at the scheduled start time – with cars deployed on a mixture of intermediate and slick tyres.

Full-wet tyres are seldom used in modern F1 and Hamilton was asked whether – aside from the unprecedented software glitch – a more conservative pattern has developed when it comes to racing in the rain.

"Wet-weather races aren't the same as we used to have, for sure," Hamilton said. "I've had great races, in 2008 in the rain, and back then we had more testing and we did have better tyres for the rain. I love wet racing more than anything else.

"I do think the guys running the show are far more cautious but then again the young drivers coming in are more and more cautious.

"Us old-school drivers are like 'let's get racing', and more of the youngsters are like 'let's not race'. So they're [the FIA] getting two different bits of information, and they are super-cautious as well.

"That's where I'm like 'let's get going'. That's where we really get to test ourselves. Is it more risky? Absolutely."

The grid now moves to Singapore for this weekend's grand prix.

Software update as F1 bids to reboot reputation after farce

By Scott Hunt

Formula One cars will receive a software update in a bid to prevent a re-run of the shambolic scenes in Malaysia which saw drivers effectively unable to power their vehicles in the wet conditions.

The Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia was overshadowed as F1 bosses had to abandon the start when a number of drivers, including Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, were struck by gremlinson the formation lap. The race got under way after a 53-minute delay. It emerged that new software had to be downloaded to the cars.

Having pledged a full investigation, the FIA revealed that a “software bug” was at fault and plans updates across the coming races should similar conditions be faced.

"The review concluded that some cars running on low engine RPM in certain circuit sectors where a 250kW power reduction was applied experienced a loss of power," an FIA statement read.

Hamilton and Verstappen likened their issues to the 'Lego race' at Silverstone while Mercedes' George Russell said it "didn't feel very F1". Williams' Carlos Sainz was even more critical: "(F1) needs to have a hard look at themselves and see how we ended up in this situation."

Valtteri Bottas revealed his battles with wildlife

after cycling from Malaysia to Singapore for this weekend's race. "I saw some snakes, which I was a little bit worried about, but actually they were pretty chill. They were just doing their thing," the 37-year-old Finnish Cadillac driver said.

FOOTBALL ENGLAND

Easy to bring back Toone thanks to her attitude to axe, says Wiegman

England head coach Sarina Wiegman praised Ella Toone for her reaction to being left out of her latest Lionesses squad after handing the Manchester United midfielder a second chance.

Wiegman originally omitted Toone from her squad for the

two-legged World Cup qualifier against Greece along with fellow regular Chloe Kelly, saying she expected more from the pair. But a minor injury to Lucy Bronze has led to Wiegman reversing her decision and calling up Toone after all.

The 27-year-old had headed off to Spain following United's 1-0 victory over Liverpool in the Women's Super League last weekend but is now joining up with the England squad in Crete ahead of this evening's first leg at the Pankritio stadium in Heraklion.

Wiegman (below) said: "When I gave her the call, of course that was a hard call, but she took that straight away. Of course [she was] very disappointed but the first thing she

d was, 'okay I'm going to get back, how am I going to do that?'

"That answer in the game, also the way she spoke about it, I thought that was really good. And then getting everything ready to go to Spain out go for training there, but go for training there, that really impressed me.

"She was in Spain and she was training really hard, and of course enjoying herself a bit too. But she has had a lot of load under her belt this week so she's in a good place."

Explaining why she chose to re-

From left: Jess Park, Lauren James and Laura Blindkilde Brown in training yesterday PA

The first thing she did was 'okay I'm going to get back, how am I going to do that?'

Weir raring to go for Scots despite move from Madrid

place defender Bronze with a mid-fielder, Wiegman added: "We have enough defenders for how we want to play, we have enough options in the position where Lucy would play."

England missed out on direct qualification for next year's World Cup to reigning champions Spain on goal difference, meaning they must work their way through the qualifiers.

SCOTLAND

They will be strong favourites against Greece, who finished top of their group in League C and have never qualified for a World Cup or European Championship.

Wiegman said of qualification: "Of course that's the main goal and then we bring it back to what do we have to do.

"We're fully focused on how do we want to play, what do we expect from Greece – we've never played them before, they've done well in their campaign, too. We absolutely want to dominate that game, and win it."

The England matches are taking place against the backdrop of intense attention on Manchester City, as well as a poor start to the season for Arsenal in the WSL.

"When the players come in, of course you know they can't just park things, so we have a little chat," said Wiegman.

"They want to be here. They're professionals and they really want to perform, so their focus now is really on England."

By Gavin McCafferty

Caroline Weir has not been able to get Scotland's World Cup play-off out of her mind despite leaving Real Madrid and securing another Ballon d'Or nomination.

Weir switched from Spain

to Lyon Insune after scoring 20 goals for Real last season and the midfielder was again named on the Ballon d'Or Feminin shortlist in September.

But the World Cup qualifying decider against Czech Republic has been a key target for the 31-year-old.

Ahead of the first leg today, Weir (above) said: "As soon as we finished that last game for Scotland in the summer, I always had one eye on these games. Despite moving clubs and everything, Scotland has always been at the forefront of my mind the last few months."

CELTIC

Hoops cannot give ammo to the vultures, insists Brown

By Anthony Brown

Scott Brown has called for Celtic's outspoken players to stop giving ammunition to the "vultures" feasting on their troubles.

The former Hoops captain (right) is concerned by the nature of some comments emanating from the dressing room. After the 1-0 defeat at home to Rangers, Cameron

Carter-Vickers appeared to indicate he felt the team lacked a coherent game plan, saying: "We played a bit too random. We need to get better at that, getting a script and sticking to it."

A few days before that, after the 3-1 Europa League defeat at home to Ferencvaros, captain Callum McGregor said: "You can see that it's a little bit broken in how we want to play, it's a bit nervy and awkward at times."

Brown, speaking on The Warm up Podcast said:

Warm-up Podcast, said: "I never did that. I had a go once years ago, and then I thought, 'I need to rein this in'. There's a time and a place. "Now football's

changed because there's TikTok, Twitter, there's

everything, and everyone can go on and say what they want.

"Celtic have got good players, but they all need to be on the same page. And they need to not be saying everything in the media every two weeks."

RANGERS

McInnes 'not a fan' of the 'unusually long' break

By Ronnie Esplin

Derek McInnes declared himself to be no fan of the elongated international break as he made late preparations for Rangers' return to domestic duties against Kilmarnock tomorrow.

The rejuvenated Light Blues had won six in a row. Four league wins helped win the Scottish Premiership manager of the month award for September.

McInnes (right) gathered his scattered squad together ahead of the visit of Killie – where they go into the game two points behind leaders Celtic, who travel to

Motherwell on Sunday – and let his feelings about the break be known.

"When you're searching for that kind of run of form, you want to

Gers boss, who revealed midfielder Cammy Devlin will be out for six weeks after having a scan on a hamstring injury. "But the break has been too long. There's no two ways about it. It's unusually long.

"All the players are back in today, but they're not all training.

"The time we get all training together, it'll be 19 days since the Celtic game. That's longer than a lot of tournaments. For me, I know it's set in stone, but I'm not a fan of it."

KILMARNOCK

Killie keeper crisis with Stryjek out and Richards transfer off

By Ronnie Esplin

which includes Calum Ferri.

Neil McCann revealed goalkeeper Max Stryjek will be out for “quite a considerable bit of time” while Dave Richards’ proposed move

to Kilmarnock has fallen through "due to an administrative error".

Polish keeper Stryjek (right), who returned to action in the latter stages of last season after six months out following heart surgery, missed the Premiership game against Hearts before the international break with a knee injury.

After leaving Kidderminster, 32-year-old Richards, formerly of Dundee United, was in line to beef up the goalkeeping department

But after McCann's press conference ahead of the trip to Rangers tomorrow, the Ayrshire club released a statement which

read: "Kilmarnock Football

Club regrets to confirm that Dave Richards' proposed move to the club has been unable to proceed.

"The English FA has refused this due to an administrative error related to Dave's previous registration.

Subsequently, the club has been unable to complete his registration. We share Dave's bitter disappointment about this news and thank him for his professionalism. Everyone at Kilmarnock wishes him well."

Football in brief

NEWCASTLE UNITED Jaissle welcomes return of 'warrior'

Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle is relishing the return of Brazilian “warrior” Joelinton for Monday

night's Premier League clash with Coventry at St James' Park.

The 30-year-old (above) recently resumed full training after a muscle has ruled him out of the whole of the Magpies' campaign so far. And his expected return – alongside fellow midfielder Nico Gonzalez – will come as welcome news to Jaissle: "Joey is doing better. We need to be smart in our load management.

“Joelinton has qualities on the ball and out of possession, he is a leader and his body language shows that. We need warriors in the team.”

SUNDERLAND Black Cats missing Ballard and Brobbey

Régis Le Bris revealed that Dan Ballard is set to be sidelined “for a few weeks” while Brian Brobbey has sustained a “short-term” injury.

Ballard picked up a hamstring injury while on international duty with Northern Ireland in their 1-0 Nations League win over Georgia at the end of September. Le Bris said: "It's a shame for Ballard, because he was in a good place. He will be sidelined for a few weeks."

Le Bris provided a more positive update on Brobbey, who also sustained a hamstring injury while representing the Netherlands (above): "It's going to be short-term. It is really positive. We were a bit worried when we saw the video.

"But after the game, Brian wasn't too worried – he was adamant that it wasn't too serious."

ARSENAL

Dowman 'can be what he wants to be'

Max Dowman can "be what he wants to be", Jack Wilshere has said after revealing he was left stunned

by the 16-year-old's (above) Arsenal Under-18s bow at only 13 years old.

Wilshere, now Luton boss, said: "We were playing Southampton,. I said: 'You are playing against players who are five years older, don't get into a duel, take one or two touches, move it around', and he picked up the ball, dribbled round five players, squared it to go 3-0 up.

"I looked at my assistant. I have never seen anything like it. He can be what he wants to be."

MANCHESTER CITY

Erling Haaland joined City from Borussia Dortmund in 2022

'I care about the fans because I am one myself'

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between 2009-10 and 2017-18.

Enzo Maresca's side are expected to face a hostile atmosphere at Anfield on Sunday when they take on Liverpool in their first game since the verdict, but Haaland said: "We have to stick together, we have to stay with each other and we have to stay positive."

The Norway international, who joined City from Borussia Dortmund for £51.2m in June 2022, added in an interview with Sky Sports: "And no matter what happens in life, we always have to have a smile. So we have to stay positive, look ahead and then try to win football games and then try to enjoy the situation and the game.

"We have to stick together and we have to spread the love to each other. So, stick together and enjoy the ride and smile."

The independent commission concluded more than £830m of owner funding was used to inflate revenues and enable City to comply with Premier League and Uefa regulations through a series of “sham” arrangements.

City said the commission's judgment contained "clear material errors, of law, principle and fact, and is unsafe" and that there was "a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence" to support their position.

Haaland, whose father Alf-Inge also played for City, added: "I care a lot about the city. I care a lot about the fans because I'm a fan myself and I feel with them as well."

Maresca was all smiles as he arrived for training yesterday, pictured grinning and giving a thumbs-up as the City squad reunited after the extended international break.

The manager, who will address the media this morning for the first time since the verdict, will hope his players can put the furore to one side and pick up where they left off in the Premier League, having won all of their opening five matches to top the table.

The EFL dilemma: 'Why should we have to play City?'

Pete Hall

NORTH-WEST FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT

The sheer scale of Manchester City's duplicity should come with long-lasting consequences, several senior Premier League and English Football League (EFL) figures have told The i Paper.

At this stage, even legal experts cannot predict what City's punishment for being found guilty of 114 charges will be.

And with expulsion from the Premier League one potential punishment on the table, senior EFL executives The i Paper spoke to are divided on whether City should even be accepted into the lower leagues.

Could City face expulsion from Premier League?

Under Section W, Rule 54 of the Premier League's handbook, City are facing a punishment ranging from a reprimand to expulsion.

Those exasperated most by City's conduct are calling for the latter: "They should go all the way to the bottom of the pyramid," one EFL source says. Others believe such severity is unlikely, given the wider issues – lost jobs, social and community aftershocks – at play.

A dramatic points deduction, plus an additional seismic penalty, such as a three-year transfer ban, is much more feasible. Stripping of titles is not out of the question.

There is precedent for a British club being sent all the way to the bottom of the footballing pyramid, after Rangers were forced to start again in 2012 after being liquidated. While the City case is unique, the fact there is history of such an expulsion will keep everyone at the Etihad on ten-terhooks in the coming months.

An expulsion into a division lower than the Championship remains a possibility, too, even if it is unlikely, several sources said.

The Premier League does not have the power to simply place City in another division. It would go to a vote between the EFL clubs and the FA, regarding whether they will be accepted at all, and what level City will play.

Several legal sources said that sanctions could come before the “ Does it make it okay for League One clubs to cheat if they are playing against City for points? ”

end of the season, earlier than first thought. It is also understood that City and the Premier League settling out of court, having agreed a more acceptable sentence, is the “most likely outcome”.

Will EFL clubs accept City in? As expected, with so much to unpack, the feedback from numerous senior figures is mixed.

"I don't know all the details, but if they are guilty of all this, at the end of the day, depending on how passionately you believe in it, the integrity of the game is at stake," one EFL club executive tells The i Paper.

"Why should we be forced to play alongside City as their punishment? Does it make it okay for League One clubs to cheat if they are playing against Manchester City for points?"

"You have to earn your place in any league in English football. Why should City be placed anywhere?"

With losses in League One at an all-time high, so much so that new financial regulations have been drafted in this term to ensure clubs do not slip perilously close to extinction, others have a more practical view.

"We are seeing what having a giant of a club like Leicester City in League One this season does for interest," another senior EFL executive tells The i Paper. "We sold out straight away for that. Imagine the demand for City tickets.

"We have never made losses like this before. We cannot keep going like this, so anything that helps that is a bonus. The chance to go up against a giant like City would get more eyes on the league, attract investors, and get us gate receipts we wouldn't normally get."

City win the League One play-offs in 1999. Could they be sent back there? GETTY

punishments, what is lost amid the vitriolic salivating at the possible City ramifications is the knock-on effects demotion down the divisions could have.

While City would need to dramatically downsize, meaning jobs would be lost and community projects get dropped at the club itself, EFL sides could face a problem when it comes to recruitment, at all levels.

What else are EFL clubs are saying?

Seven questions for Maresca's first showing since City found guilty

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca will face the media today for the first time since the club were found guilty of breaking Premier League financial rules to the tune of almost £900m.

In what could be an eerie coincidence, Maresca also posted a quotation from Socrates on social media just before the verdict was announced: "The only thing I know is I know nothing."

Ostensibly, the press conference will be to preview City's game at Liverpool on Sunday. But the questions on the 115 charges will no doubt dominate proceedings.

The club apparently knew of the guilty verdict before Enzo Fernandez arrived on a record transfer fee. Were you told? City twice broke their own transfer record in the summer, first with Elliot Anderson then with Enzo Fernandez. Anderson's £116m move from Nottingham Forest was completed before the club knew of the verdict, but the deal for Fernandez, who cost the club £125m when he switched from Chelsea, was at the end of the summer window.

Here are seven questions Maresca is likely to be asked.

How much were you told about the charges before taking over at City? Maresca may have only taken over as manager last summer, but he has been associated with the club since 2020 – two years after the period in which relate to the charges.

He was initially hired as Under-23 manager – and won the Premier League 2 title. In June 2022, he returned as Pep Guardiola's assistant. He was still at the club when the charges were announced in February 2023.

Last summer, he oversaw a transfer spree in excess of £400m. On Maresca's arrival as City manager, chief executive Khaldoon Al Mubarak said: "He's someone that has been part of this club, part of the success of the club, someone we all know very, very well. He knows us very, very well and he's been part of this family."

While there are a growing number of voices calling for the most severe

"Local clubs thrive off getting players who drop out of City's academy, who have had a fantastic footballing upbringing there," a source close to the youth recruitment process in Manchester tells The i Paper. "If they went down the divisions, so many clubs would lose that.

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biggest disciplinary case in British football history?

There is a good chance that the higher echelons at City kept the discussions about the charges and subsequent verdict to themselves, to keep the story as far away from the public domain as possible.

He signed a three-year contract at City, so is unlikely to walk out on it. But if they are handed a punitive points deduction and Maresca is forced to contemplate the second tier once again, his agent is likely to be told to start making calls.

But as a prospective manager, you would feel a sense of aggrievement if a month after joining, the club had been found guilty of systematic rule-breaking and you hadn't been told.

Have you spoken to Al Mubarak since the verdict was made public? Given that the chief executive said Maresca was "part of the [City] family", and the manager said he was "happy to be back home" in his first press conference, you would think that they would have spoken over the international break. Even if only to check in on each other.

Maresca has managed in the Championship before, at Leicester City. Indeed, he won the title with them in 2024 (ironically during a period in which they broke profit and sustainability rules).

Will you stay, whatever the punishment?

Did your message on social media an hour before the verdict was announced have any significance? Maresca posted a cryptic message, sending conspiracy theorists into overdrive – an image of his bare feet on the grass with the words: "Time to breathe. Time to

Rangers face East Fife after they got sent down the leagues in 2012

analyse. Time to learn." On

"There might be a lot of talent immediately available, if City have to clear the decks.

"But their academy is the leading producer of talent in the country. They know how to nurture talent – that gets lost if they are running a League Two academy."

For now, it is a matter of wait and see. Others The i Paper spoke to did not want to comment, as not enough information is available, and the appeal process is still to be heard.

Still, the possibility of having what is now a global footballing behemoth playing in the lower tiers has everyone at least considering the possibility of a dramatically different footballing landscape, one way or another.

It would be remarkable that heavy punishments were looming over City but they then still sanctioned a joint-British-record transfer fee for Fernandez.

Do you feel bitterness that you've inadvertently walked into the

any other day it would have been dismissed

have seen dismissed as a LinkedIn-style cliché, but the timing bestowed a gravitas that Maresca maybe had not envisaged Unless it was planned.

Have any players confided in you? England head coach Thomas Tuchel said the City players in

his squad had been making calls and discussing the verdict during the international break. It would follow that the entire squad is nervous about the future and as such may have spoken to the manager.

Football in brief

CHELSEA

Chavarria on hunt for yearly trophies

Defender Pep Chavarria has challenged Chelsea to win at least “one trophy a year”

and secure Champions League qualification.

Xabi Alonso's reign began with back-to-back Premier League victories, but the Blues have taken just one point from their last three Premier League matches.

Chavarria (above), 28, who joined from Rayo Vallecano for £18m in the summer, has played in all seven of Chelsea's fixtures and said: "I want to win trophies.

"Chelsea is one of the best clubs in the world and always needs to win one trophy per year and play in the Champions League.

"Xabi is one of the best coaches in the world right now. I am learning a lot, and I can improve."

BOURNEMOUTH Rose refuses to blame England

Bournemouth boss Marco Rose refused to blame England for the injury which will keep his star midfielder

Alex Scott out for weeks.

The Cherries are understood to be unhappy that midfielder Scott played in the 7-0 win in Croatia despite feeling discomfort in his thigh beforehand.

"It's an injury from a muscle, and we'll do [scans] in some days again," said Rose (above). "But we're going to miss him, for sure, for four or five weeks. I'm very disappointed and it's a big loss.

"Did he have an injury before? No, I think not. I think the club already said everything about it.

"For me, it's disappointing. We miss a very important player, but I don't want to blame anyone."

EVERTON

EVERTON Toffees youngster fined over betting

Everton youngster Martin Sherif has been fined for breaching Football Association betting rules.

The 20-year-old, who is yet to make his first-team debut, admitted having caused, permitted or enabled 61 bets to be placed on matches between November 2024 and February this year.

Sherif has avoided a ban but must pay a £5,000 fine.

In his defence, the forward said he had not personally placed any of the bets, which totalled almost £2,000, but admitted they came from accounts in his name.

An independent regulatory commission hearing took into account Sherif's prompt admission of guilt after he was charged in August, his cooperation with the procedure and his "genuine remorse".

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Erling Haaland has urged Manchester City to “stick together and stay positive” as they prepare to return to action for the first time since being found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules.

City have insisted they are innocent and have submitted an appeal, but speculation has been rife across football as to the sanctions they could face after an independent commission said the Premier League leaders broke the rules

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