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LICENCE
By Macer Hall Political Editor
BORIS JOHNSON last night stepped up the Tory war
with the BBC by threatening to scrap the TV licence
fee if his party wins this week’s General Election.
In a surprise announcement on the campaign trail, the
Prime Minister questioned whether the corporation should
continue to be funded by effectively taxing every house-
hold with a television.
“How long can you justify a system whereby everybody
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Weather forecast
Outrage at £254m bill
to park at hospitals
By Hanna Geissler
TOP EARNERS IN 2018/19
PATIENTS, visitors and staff spent
more than a quarter of a billion 1. Manchester University NHS
pounds on hospital parking last year, Foundation Trust - £6,352,676
an investigation has revealed.
Hospitals in England raked in a 2. University Hospitals Birmingham
record £254million – up 10 per cent NHS Foundation Trust - £5,876,000
on the previous 12 months – as one in 3. University Hospitals of Leicester
three raised their prices. NHS Trust - £5,025,860
Temperatures in Centigrade Campaigners slammed the “need-
less parking charges” and frustrated 4. Frimley Health NHS Foundation
North West: Wet with outbreaks of rain, East Anglia: Dull and wet with rain or patients branded them a rip-off. Trust - £4,962,583
turning heavy later. Near gale force drizzle, mainly light and patchy. Strong
southerly winds. Mild. High 12C (54F). southerly winds. High 11C (52F). The investigation included data from 5. East Kent Hospitals University
Northern Ireland: Wet with outbreaks of rain, London/South East: Wet with rain and 144 NHS trusts and a survey of almost NHS Foundation Trust - £4,740,464
possibly heavy at times. Strong southerly drizzle, mostly light and patchy though. 8,000 patients and visitors who had 6. University Hospital Southampton
winds. A mild start. High 12C (54F). Strong southerly winds. High 11C (52F). used a hospital car park in the past
Wales: Wet with rain at times, some of South: Cloudy and wet with outbreaks of NHS Foundation Trust - £4,239,851
which is likely to turn heavy. Strong rain, heavy at times. Strong south-westerly
two years.
southerly winds. High 13C (55F). winds. High 12C (54F). Hospitals made £254,373,068 from
Midlands: Wet with rain at times, some of South West: Wet with outbreaks of rain, the fees in 2018/19, including at least
£142million from patients and visitors
PRICE OF ONE-HOUR STAY
which is likely to turn heavy. Strong possibly heavy at times. Near gale force
southerly winds. High 12C (54F). south-westerly winds. High 12C (54F). and £65million from staff.
North East/Yorks: Dull and wet with Channel Isles: Overcast with drizzle and Almost nine in 10 of those polled
outbreaks of rain, turning heavy later. Strong rain, heavy for a time. Near gale force
southerly winds. Mild. High 12C (54F). south-westerly winds. High 11C (52F). said parking added to the stress of a MOST EXPENSIVE
Scotland: Cloudy with widespread rain, Sea: North Sea: Rough. Irish Sea: Very hospital visit. 1. North Tees and Hartlepool NHS
heavy at times. Very windy with near gale rough. Channel: Rough. One told how he spent more than
force winds. High 13C (55F). Foundation Trust - £4
£102 visiting his sick wife, while
UK OUTLOOK TOMORROW: Largely dry with sunny spells but showers in the west will another claimed it sometimes took 2. The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
blow eastwards at times. Showers locally heavy and will be wintry over the hills. NHS Foundation Trust- £3.80
more than an hour to escape a busy
SIX-DAY FORECAST Temperatures in Centigrade car park. 3. Liverpool Women’s NHS
MON
WED THU FRI SAT SUN
Frustrating
Foundation Trust - £3.60
London 2 8 5 9 4 8 5 8 5 9 4 9 CHEAPEST
Belfast 3 5 4 7 2 6 2 4 2 5 2 4 Motoring campaigner Howard Cox, 1. Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Birmingham 1 6 5 9 3 8 3 6 3 7 3 7 founder of FairFuel UK, said: “The - £1
Cardiff 3 7 5 11 4 9 4 8 4 8 4 8 sick, their loved ones and friends’ 5. Queen Victoria Hospital NHS
Glasgow 4 6 4 7 2 7 3 6 3 6 3 6 hard-earned money is mercilessly Foundation Trust - £1
Manchester 2 6 5 8 3 7 3 6 3 6 3 6 hustled every time they must park
their car at our cherished hospitals.” 6. North Cumbria University
Newcastle 1 6 2 5 1 6 1 4 1 5 1 4 Hospitals NHS Trust - £1
Norwich 0 7 5 8 3 8 3 7 4 8 3 8 A spokeswoman for the Patients
Plymouth
Association said: “Charges for car
6 8 7 12 7 10 7 9 6 9 6 10
parking at hospitals are a charge on
Britain yesterday

COMMENT
Moon, sun and tides people who are unwell, levied on them
Aberdeen 3.5 0.20 3 4 Glasgow 5.3 0.08 2 6 MOON rises: 3.07pm, sets: 5.35am because they are unwell.” THE recent furore about the NHS
Aberporth 2.9 0.02 7 8 Hull 5.1 0.00 4 7 SUN rises London: 7.54am, sets: 3.51pm
According to the research, carried being up for sale has nauseated
Manchester rises: 8.13am, sets: 3.49pm
Alnwick 5.3 0.02 5 6 Ipswich 1.9 0.00 4 6
Full Moon out by the Press Association, hospitals the whole political spectrum.
Belfast 4.5 0.16 5 7 Leeds 5.4 0.08 5 6 Rightly so, but why has Labour’s
HOWARD COX
12 December
Birmingham 5.8 0.03 5 8 Lincoln 6.4 0.00 5 7 raked in an average of £30,000 an
B’mouth 5.5 0.08 8 10 London 4.0 0.00 7 10 HIGHTIDE stealthy fairytale, so devoutly
Bristol 4.3 0.26 6 9 Manchester 5.3 0.01 6 8 London B’ge (12.05am), (12.26pm)
hour in the fees last year. Some 47 denied by the Prime Minister, been
Cardiff 3.4 0.24 8 10 Oxford 5.1 0.08 5 9 Liverpool (9.46am), (10.00pm) NHS trusts increased their charges, so rampant when a real financial Founder of FairFuel UK
Durham 4.6 0.02 4 7 S’hampton 5.4 0.05 8 10 Greenock (11.09am), (11.25pm) typically by 10 per cent. indignity is taking place?
Edinburgh 4.2 0.04 4 6 St Andrews 5.1 0.01 3 6 Dover (9.29am), (9.54pm)
Half of trusts charged for disabled
Britain Warmest: St. Mary’s 11C (52F) Lighting-up times Glasgow 3.43pm-8.36am
The sick, their loved ones and visitors of ill relatives and even
Extremes: Coldest: Aviemore 1C (34F) Belfast 3.58pm-8.35am London 3.51pm-7.55am
parking. friends’ hard-earned money is hard-working NHS staff. The fees
(24 hours Wettest: Capel Curig 0.87in. Birmingham 3.53pm-8.07am Manchester 3.49pm-8.14am But Saffron Cordery, deputy chief mercilessly hustled every time are a major cause of social
to 2pm yesterday) Sunniest: Waddington 5.5hr. Bristol 4.01pm-8.05am Newcastle 3.38pm-8.20am executive of NHS Providers, said they must park their car at injustice and have no foundation
Today Europe forecast Tomorrow rising fees were frustrating, but added: hospitals. for any righteous defence.
Amsterdam Cloudy 7C/45F Amsterdam Drizzle 8C/46F “Car parks are expensive to run for A quarter of a billion pounds, up The NHS should be free at the
Brussels Fair 6C/43F Brussels Showers 8C/46F the trusts that own them. 10 per cent in 2019, nearly £30,000 point of access, isn’t that what we
Dublin Showers 13C/55F Dublin Fair 6C/43F “These parking facilities must be per hour, is going into England’s are assured? Nonetheless, some
Frankfurt Fair 7C/45F Frankfurt Sleet 5C/41F NHS coffers. hospitals charge up to £300 for a
Geneva Sunny 6C/43F Geneva Rain 6C/43F maintained, lit well, and secure.
Lisbon Sunny 15C/59F Lisbon Rain 14C/57F “All charges by trusts for parking Monies taken from those who week of parking.
Madrid Fair 12C/54F Madrid Fair 12C/54F cover the day-to-day running of car have no choice but attend medical It’s time all politics was thrown to
Paris Fair 7C/45F Paris Rain 8C/46F appointments, receive therapy or the wolves, with Friday’s new
Rome Sunny 15C/59F Rome Sunny 13C/55F parking at the hospital, with any government decreeing to scrap
simply help those they care for.
surplus reinvested back into wider

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Queen Olivia leads charge

of the British at Globes
BRITISH stars could win a By Frances Millar comedy film for Knives Out, as
clutch o of Golden Globes well as Taron Egerton, 30, who
awards
a rds next month.
awa actress. Other British starred in Sir Elton’s biopic
Comedian
Co Ricky Gervais, actresses to be nominated Rocketman.
58,
5 will host the ceremony are Dame Emma Thompson, And the 72-year-old
for
f a record fifth time on
fo 60, Dame Helen Mirren, 74, music icon also picked
January
Ja 5 at the Beverly Emily Watson, 52, and Cynthia up a nomination for best
Hilton
H hotel in Los Erivo, 32. original song.
Angeles.
A The best actor in a TV drama Christian Bale, 45, and
Oscar winner Olivia category is dominated by Jonathan Pryce, 72, are up for
Colman,
Co 45, has been British stars with Game Of best performance by an actor
nominated
no for her Thrones’ Kit Harington, 32, in a drama film.
portrayal
por t of the Queen in alongside Brian Cox, 73, for And Sir Anthony Hopkins, 81,
Netflix’s
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Crown,
Cr wn, while her co-star
Cro Menzies, 45, for his home-grown Hollywood stars
Helena Bonham Carter, 53, portrayal of the Duke such as Tom Hanks and Al
received
recei ed a nod in the of Edinburgh in Pacino for supporting film
supporting category. The Crown. actor for his role in The Two
Fleabag creator and Bond star Popes.
star Phoebe Waller- Daniel Craig, Other Britons in the mix
Bridge is up for best 51, is up for are Jared Harris, 58, and Sacha
performance, while the best actor in Baron Cohen, 48.
hit BBC show is in the a musical or Netflix’s Marriage Story leads
best comedy category. with six nominations, with
Phoebe, 34, picked Olivia Colman, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman
up six Emmys in left, and Helena and Quentin Tarantino’s Once
September. Bonham Carter Upon A Time...In Hollywood
And Jodie Comer, in The Crown both on five.
26, star of And British director Sam
BBC One’s Killing Mendes, 54, has been
Eve, finds herself recognised for his First World
up against War epic 1917, which will be
Colman for best released on January 10.

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I’m Holden out for Ruth in feud with Phil

AMANDA Holden has offered her
support to Ruth Langsford after
reports that the Loose Woman had
complained to ITV about Phillip
Schofield.
The 59-year-old reportedly made
a formal complaint about the This
Morning presenter after he
“rudely” cut her off mid-air.
Amanda, who fell out with
Schofield last year, praised
Ruth for taking action say-
ing: “I really admire anyone
that sticks up for themselves
because it is not an easy
thing to do.”
The 48-year-old’s feud
started with Phillip
when he blocked her
from replacing Holly
Willoughby on This
Morning last year.
Amanda first
joined him on the
By Kelly Allen Since then Philip has been accused
of creating a “toxic atmosphere” by
ITV daytime show in 2015 while presenters on the ITV show, with
Holly was on maternity leave and allegations of ongoing feuds with
was expected to fill in again when Holly and This Morning stand-in
Holly went to I’m A Celebrity. But hosts Ruth and her husband
instead Phillip pushed for Rochelle Eamonn Holmes.
Humes to be given the job. One said: “People have been
The Britain’s Got silenced because they are scared for
Talent judge, who now their job. If they speak out publicly
hosts the Heart radio about the atmosphere they fear
breakfast show along- there could be repercussions.”
side Jamie Theakston, ITV refuted any unrest, saying in
also made a dig about a statement: “It’s deeply disappoint-
the TV presenter when ing and unfair for Phillip to be the
she was asked what she target of this sort of malicious gos-
would not want to find sip. Phillip is a much respected
in her home. broadcaster and colleague and this
She joked: is absolutely not a description of
“Spiders, flies and This Morning that we recognise.
Phillip Schofield.” “Holly and Phil are great friends
both on and off screen and are pop-
Amanda...made a ular among viewers and colleagues
dig at Philip alike.” Accused...Phillip with This Morning co-host Holly Willoughby yesterday
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THE BATTLE FOR

Licence fee is ‘unfair

tax on every family’

Picture: BEN STANSALL/GETTY

FROM PAGE ONE
Boris Johnson speaks out at a
who has a TV has to pay for a par- haulier’s depot near Sunderland
ticular segment of TV and radio yesterday. Later on he went to visit
Grimsby fish market, inset below
channels,” he said.
His aides later confirmed that
Downing Street officials are work-
ing on proposals for a major over-
haul of broadcasting funding with
options including turning the BBC
into a subscription service like
Netflix or even making payments
voluntary.
Mr Johnson’s threat follows
strained relations between his
Government and BBC bosses
including the long-running row
over the withdrawal of free TV
licences for viewers aged over 75.
Senior Tories have also been irri-
tated by the way BBC interviewer
Andrew Neil openly taunted the
Prime Minister for declining to
take part in a live interview with
him during the election campaign.
Mr Johnson let slip the Tory plans
to overhaul BBC funding during a

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question-and-answer session with

staff at a haulier’s depot in the
North-east.
One employee at Fergusons
Transport in Washington, near
Sunderland, asked him: “Why
don’t you abolish the TV licence,
please?”
When a startled Mr Johnson
asked “For everybody?” the
employee responded: “Yes.”
Mr Johnson was initially reluc-
tant to discuss the idea, saying: “I
don’t think at this late stage in the
campaign I’m going to make an
unfunded spending commitment
like that. media organisation still makes firmed the future of the TV licence under discussion is scrapping the election rally in the South-west, the
“What I certainly think is that sense in the long term given the fee was under consideration in fee, currently £154.50 a year, and Prime Minister said: “A lot of court
the BBC should cough up and pay way other organisations manage to Downing Street. forcing the BBC to move to a more time is taken up with prosecuting
for the licences for the over-75s as fund themselves. Senior Tories consider the fee is commercial funding model such as people for failure to pay the licence
they promised to do. At this stage “The system of funding by what effectively a “poll tax” on every payment by subscription. fee, so it’s an issue for the criminal
we are not planning to get rid of all is effectively a tax on everybody household with a television set that The other option being looked at justice system.
TV licences, although I am cer- that has a TV, it bears reflection, let is no longer appropriate in an era is to make the viewers’ contribu- “There have been many cases
tainly looking at it.” me put it that way. How long can of digital communications technol- tion voluntary by decriminalising that strike me as heavy handed.”
But he added: “What I would say you justify a system whereby eve- ogy with a huge range of broad- non-payment. He confirmed that decriminalisa-
is that I’m under pressure not to rybody who has a TV has to pay for casting options available. Mr Johnson last night said many tion of failure to pay the licence fee
extemporise policy on the hoof but a particular segment of TV – that is A change could come in from prosecutions against for non-pay- was an option under discussion.
you have to ask yourself whether the question.” 2027 when the BBC’s current ment were “heavy handed”. Mr Johnson has repeatedly
that kind of approach to funding a After the exchange, aides con- Royal Charter expires. One option Speaking on a flight to a Tory clashed with the BBC over the
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DOWNING STREET

Johnson blasts back as

Picture: BEN LACK

Labour’s mob tactics

tarnish election run-in
BORIS Johnson last night hit
out at “intimidating” mob
tactics by Labour activists that
have led to Tory events being
cancelled during the General
Election campaign.
The Prime Minister spoke
out after his visit to a business
in Barnard Castle, County
Durham, was scrapped after
Labour demonstrators targeted
the premises.
It was the second such visit
in less than a week cancelled
by aides concerned because of
Left-wing protesters.
Ambushed
On the campaign trail
yesterday, the Prime Minister
said: “We do want to have a
kinder, gentler kind of politics. a protester as he
“I have noticed in the last
few days Labour activists have
been turning up to try to shout had
and heckle.
“I don’t find this consistent
with Mr Corbyn’s claim to
want to take the acrimony and “bodies
hate out of politics.
“We don’t do that on our
side of the argument.”
Health Secretary Matt
Hancock was ambushed by a
mob of Labour activists
yesterday.
The Cabinet minister had
Mother Sarah Williment comforts Jack following his ordeal Leeds Infirmary
By Macer Hall
and Sam Lister
been visiting Leeds General
Infirmary after reports days
earlier that a sick four-year-old
had to sleep on the floor.
Jack Williment-Barr was
covered with coats for warmth
by his mother Sarah Williment
as he waited for a bed with
suspected pneumonia.
Mr Hancock said he was
“horrified” by the situation
and vowed to “make it
better”.
But Labour activists
surrounded the minister,
shouting he was “not
welcome in this country”.
One of his aides was in an
accidental collision with
tried to leave.
Activists
exchanged
messages
saying
needed
urgently”
at the
Mr Hancock
was left
surrounded
hospital and promising to
“reimburse anyone getting a
taxi” so they could “catch”
Mr Hancock “on his way out”.
Mr Hancock met hospital
executives over the case. He
said: “It’s not good enough
and I’ve apologised. I think
the trust have handled it very
well. The staff here have been
brilliant.
“Jack’s family have been at
pains to point out that the
staff have been superb.”
In Grimsby yesterday Boris
Johnson said: “Of course I
sympathise very much and I
apologise to everybody
who has a bad
experience.”
He faced criticism
after taking an
interviewer’s phone off
him as he tried to show
the PM a picture of
Jack sleeping on the
floor and saying he
would “study it
later”, turning to
Tory investment
in the NHS.
ITV’s Joe
Pike said:
“The PM
grabbed my
phone and
put it in his
pocket.”

Anger... Health Secretary Matt Hancock is shouted at as he leaves the Leeds hospital Jack, with suspected pneumonia, is covered with coats as he is forced to sleep on the floor

issue of free licences for elderly
viewers
He has urged the corporation to
abandon its plans to end the bene-
fit for all pensioners aged over 75
except those receiving pension
credit from next year to save
£745million annually.
The corporation was given the
responsibility for funding the bene-
fit in 2015 but has said it cannot
afford the growing cost.
The Tory General Election mani-
festo says the party “recognises the
value” of the free licences and
believes the BBC should continue
to fund the benefit.
Last night Mr Johnson added: “I
don’t wish to give you the impres-
sion that policy on this is fully
developed but I’m certainly look-
ing at it. The BBC is not going to be
privatised.
“I think the licence fee needs to
be argued. We live in an age now
where lots of media organisations
have to compete and the BBC is
funded on a very different basis.
“I think the case for that funding
needs to be argued through. To
fund one particular media organi-
sation out of a general taxation is a
singularity; the case needs to be
made.”
A senior Tory source said: “The
Prime Minister was asked a ques-
tion by a member of the public and
he answered.
“His answer did not come out of
the blue. This is something we have
been looking at but there are no
concrete plans at present.”
Sam Packer, of the TaxPayers’
Alliance, said: “Boris is right to see
the way the wind is blowing and
look at axing the TV tax.
“The licence fee is a hangover
from a past media age, before the
advent of streaming services and
catch-up telly.
“It’s high time that politicians
acknowledged the problems in the
system and put a stop to this
annual poll tax, bringing the BBC
model into the 21st century.”
A BBC spokeswoman said: “As
we’ve said before, the licence fee
ensures a universal BBC which
serves everyone, is the most popu-
lar funding system among the pub-
lic and is agreed as the method of
funding the BBC for another eight
years.”
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THE BATTLE FOR

Exodus of super-rich if
LABOUR’S John McDonnell was By Sam Lister begin his mass nationalisation Labour. The businessman told Mr
warned yesterday that his
“terrifying communist” economic
plans will lead to an exodus of
Deputy Political Editor

destroying confidence in the

programme within weeks of
taking office if Labour is elected.
Industry leaders warned that
McDonnell in an encounter on BBC
Radio 4’s Today programme: “When
I hear phrases like ‘nobody deserves
Hard-Left’s
entrepreneurs from Britain.
The shadow chancellor was
savaged over his party’s hostility
business sector with its “destruc-
tive rhetoric”.
The philanthropist, who is the
seizing rail, mail, water, energy
and broadband would wreak
havoc on the country.
to be a billionaire, it frightens the
living daylights out of me.
“What you are doing as a Labour
£13bn bill
to the rich in a head-to-head clash
with one of the country’s most
successful self-made businessmen.
chairman of two charities, told
Mr McDonnell he was thinking of
quitting the UK.
Mr McDonnell, who insists
“nobody needs or deserves” to be
a billionaire, failed to reassure Mr
Party is destroying confidence.
Nearly every wealthy person I know
is thinking of leaving the UK, includ-
for quangos
Billionaire Phones 4U founder He issued the warning as the Caudwell, 67, that entrepreneurs ing me, if Labour get in.
John Caudwell said the party was shadow chancellor said he would would not become pariahs under “If I end up leaving the UK, a SCORES of cash-guzzling
country that I love and want desper- quangos would be created
ately to remain in, I can guarantee under Labour, analysis
there will be hundreds that have left revealed last night.
Jeremy Corbyn’s hard-Left
before me. The reality is terrifying.” vision for Britain includes the
The entrepreneur said he could creation of more than 100 new
have “easily run offshore” to avoid semi-public bodies, costing
paying tax but had instead handed £13.2billion over the next five
over more than £300million in total. years.
He said: “I’m happy to do that This will cost every taxpayer
because it’s a contribution to society, in the country £425.
Tory analysis shows
that pledges in Labour’s
manifesto alone commit to
the creation of at least 108
new quangos.
GET THIS Chief Secretary to the
Treasury Rishi Sunak said:
“Corbyn’s plan to set up over

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will hugely increase the power

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Mr McDonnell told him that
Labour’s manifesto was “thoroughly
researched” and based on an “appro-
priate” level of tax, adding: “If peo-
/mth ple have anxieties, come and see us.”
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“People don’t want more
quangos and bureaucrats.”
public services, introduce a £10-an-
hour living wage and funded an
emergency package of reforms to
Universal Credit.
Work would begin on nationalising
water and energy in the first 100
days of taking power.
He said: “We’re creating new insti-
tutions – institutions that will
become the normal part of people’s
lives, like the NHS. Central among
those institutions will be publicly
owned and democratically run utili-
ties, because when Labour put

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DOWNING STREET

Labour takes control

‘Nearly every wealthy
person is thinking of
leaving the UK, including
me, if Labour gets in’

‘What you
are doing as
a party is
destroying
confidence...
the reality is Businessman
John Caudwell
confronts John

terrifying’
McDonnell
yesterday

money in your pockets, we will also
put power back in your hands.”
But groups representing the water
and energy industries said the
nationalisation programme would
hit customers, pensions and eco-
nomic growth.
Water UK chief executive Michael
Roberts said: “Labour’s priority for
nationalisation flies in the face of all
the evidence against it. The Institute
for Fiscal Studies said that nationali-
sation would cost many tens of
billions of pounds, risk creating
disruption and upheaval and would
make it harder for the country to
meet decarbonisation goals.
“Then there’s the impact on
pensions, including hitting more
than four million public sector work-
ers. When you consider all of the evi-
dence, the nationalisation of the
water industry in England would be
bad for customers, bad for the envi-
ronment and bad for the economy.”
Audrey Gallacher, Energy UK’s
director of policy, said: “The energy
retail market is more competitive
than ever with switching at record
high levels and increased choice
for consumers.
“The risk is that these proposals
would halt this progress, block inno-
vation and create a situation where
new and growing suppliers – who
have been gaining an ever increasing
share of the market – would be com-
peting against incumbent state-
backed companies.”
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has
said Labour’s plans would bring at
least five per cent of the total UK
assets currently held by private
companies into public ownership,
lead to an increase of more than
£200billion in the assets owned by
Writing’s
the public sector and would add
more than 310,000 people to the
size of the public sector workforce.
on the wall
It would also bring at least
£150billion of debt on to the public
balance sheet on top of the sum paid
for schools
out to the current owners of these
assets in compensation. A LABOUR plan to
scrap schools
OPINION: PAGE 12 watchdog Ofsted
would lower standards
and leave vulnerable

be biggest since the Second World War

the highest tax burden of any
Conservative leader on record, at
34.4 per cent of GDP. Tory mani-
festo commitments mean this is set
to rise to an average of 34.7 per
cent by 2023-24.
The tax burden, as a percentage
of GDP, has been lowest under
Tory prime ministers.
John O’Connell, of the
TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: “The fact
that the tax burden is already at a
50-year high should give us a
wake up call.
“As it stands, both potential
PMs will be whacking up taxes to
higher rates than any of their post-
war predecessors from their
respective parties. Corbyn’s hikes
would be enough even to make
Wilson wince. But while it’s true
that the biggest tax rises have his-
torically come under Labour lead-
children without key
protections, a report
said yesterday.
The party wants
to replace it with
a system of inspections
ers, today’s Tories are giving Getting the with local authorities
them a run for their money. message...Mr running “health
Conservative prime ministers who Corbyn in Bristol checks” on schools.
cut taxes, like Churchill and yesterday But it would lower
Thatcher, are rewarded with the standards by allowing
public’s respect. Leaders who councils to “mark their
don’t, like Major and May, don’t own homework” and
tend to fare so well. leave 75,000 children
“Whoever wins the election in care without
independent checks
should give taxpayers a much on their safety, the
needed break in their first budget.” Conservative Research
Commenting on Mr Corbyn’s Department report said.
manifesto tax plans, Mr O’Connell Education Secretary
said: “It’s little wonder that a long Gavin Williamson said:
list of freebies will mean a sharp “They would take
increase in the tax burden. power away from
“Corbyn claiming that their parents and teachers
hare-brained pledges and state and hand it to local
control of anything and everything bureaucrats. School
can be paid for with minor tax standards would fall.”
increases on the few is ludicrous.”
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Death in crater
By David Pilditch
TWO British women were injured
when a volcano erupted on a tourist
attraction island, killing five people.
The women were confirmed to be
in hospital following yesterday’s
disaster off the New Zealand coast.

as volcano erupts
A total of 34 people were taken
to hospital and eight remained
unaccounted for last night after the
eruption showered visitors in steam,
boiling water and lethal debris.
Cameras giving a live link from
White Island showed a line of visi-
tors walking inside the volcano rim
at 2.10pm local time. Moments later

on tourist island
the images went dark.
It is thought 47 people were on
the uninhabitated island at the time.
An immediate emergency evacua-
tion brought out 18 survivors, many
with terrible burns and other inju-
ries, and recovered five bodies.
Police said there were was “no
sign of life” left on the moon-like
island, which was blanketed in ash.
A cloud 1,200ft high poured into
the sky and emergency services
were unable to land because condi-
tions were too dangerous.
It was unclear exactly how many
Britons were involved but the UK
High Commissioner to New
Zealand and Samoa, Laura Clarke,
tweeted: “We are supporting the

Guide Hayden Marshall-Inman Line of visitors

family of two British women who
have been hospitalised. My team
are deploying to offer assistance in
person and we remain in close con-
tact with New Zealand authorities.”
Earlier the country’s Prime
Minister Jacinda Ardern had con-
firmed British nationals were
among those missing or injured.
She said 31 of the injured
remained in hospital and three had
been discharged.
Ms Ardern added that those
caught in the tragedy also included
New Zealanders and citizens of the
US, Australia, China and Malaysia.
She said: “To those who have lost
or are missing family and friends,
we share in your unfathomable
grief. Your loved ones stood along-
side Kiwis who are hosting you here
and we grieve with you and we
grieve with them.”
It was also confirmed that popu-
lar tour guide Hayden Marshall-
Inman was among the dead.
Tragedy struck minutes after a
group of cruise ship tourists had
trekked up to the top of the coun-
try’s most active volcano on the pri-
vately owned island.
Later it emerged there had been
warnings of “heightened volcanic
unrest” and concerns were raised as
to why tourists were allowed to go.
A register compiled by relatives
and friends on the International
Committee of the Red Cross web-
site immediately after the drama
listed at least three women and one
man from England.
Up to 24 Australians were known
to have been in the vicinity too.
One official said most of the peo-
ple caught up in the eruption were
to the island,
circled,
walking in the
crater seconds
before eruption
passengers on the Royal Caribbean
cruise ship Ovation of the Seas.
The ship had berthed in Tauranga,
a harbour city on New Zealand’s
North Island, after setting sail from
Sydney six days ago.
Passengers disembarked to go for
tours of the spectacular volcano, 30
miles offshore in the Bay of Plenty,
before the ship was due to move on
to the NZ capital Wellington.
One boatload of tourists had just
left White Island – also known as
Whakaari – when the eruption
engulfed others ashore. Dramatic
pictures showed tourists running for
cover to shouts of “Go! Go! Go!”
Michael Schade, an engineering
manager from San Francisco, filmed
the eruption along with images of
damaged, ash-covered helicopters.
He said: “This is so hard to
believe. Our whole tour group were
literally standing at the edge of the
main crater not 30 minutes before.
“The boat turned back and we
grabbed some people that were
waiting at the pier. The boat ride
home tending to people rescued on
our boat was indescribable.”
Brazilian tourist Allessandro
Kauffmann said: “There were two
Tourists on
a boat
which had
just left the
island film
the pall of
smoke, left,
in shocking
moments
that came
after the
eruption.
Right, a
boat pulls
into a jetty
to evacuate
dazed
survivors
tours that went to the volcano, ours scrambled – were not able to get on
was the first. We left five minutes to the island.
before the volcano erupted. The Royal New Zealand Navy
“This other tour that arrived right sent a ship equipped with drones
after, unfortunately they did not and other kit to try to assess the sit-
manage to leave in time and there uation from offshore.
were some people that suffered Whakatane district mayor Judy
extensive burns to their bodies.” Turner said: “We have been advised
Last night police said that anyone that the situation on White Island
who could have been taken from remains extremely volatile.
the island alive was rescued at the “There have been three eruptions
time of the evacuation. and there is unpredictable ongoing
Deputy Police Commissioner volcanic activity.”
John Tims said that due to the risks Last night tragic tour guide
emergency services – including res- Hayden’s brother Mark Inman said
cue helicopters that had been he had “passed away doing the one
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Another
boat goes
in close to
take off the
injured, left
while those
fortunate
enough to
have
escaped
the blast
are brought
ashore on
the New
Zealand
mainland to
be taken to
hospital

thing he loved” Friends described

Hayden as a “big-hearted guy” and
one visitor recalled: “His kind spirit
and warmth was my favourite part
of our trip to New Zealand.”
A Royal Caribbean spokesman
said the Ovation of the Seas was
remaining berthed in Tauranga.
He added: “We can confirm that a
number of our guests were touring
the island. We do not have any addi-
tional details.”
The Foreign Office said it was in
close contact with officials in New
Zealand and seeking further
information.
White Island was a disaster waiting to happen, say experts
EXPERTS branded the White
Island volcano tragedy “a
disaster waiting to happen”.
Professor Ray Cas, of
Australia’s Monash University
said: “Having visited it twice, I
have always felt that it was too
dangerous to allow the daily tour
groups that visit the uninhabited
island volcano by boat and
helicopter. White Island has been
By David Pilditch
a disaster waiting to happen for
many years.”
High levels of sulphur dioxide
were “telltale signs”of eruption.
Professor Jan Lindsay, of the
University of Auckland, said:
“There was a heightened level of
unrest and everyone was aware”.
But she added that “even
though there was increased
activity, there was no sense of
what was going to happen”.
There had been six previous
small eruptions over the past
eight years when the volcano
had been in a “state of
heightened activity”.
Publicist Richard Hillgrove,
who used to live near the island,
said: “Clearly an upsurge in
volcanic activity should have
immediately resulted in a
cessation of tourists. This is
obviously very concerning for
New Zealand, not just for lives
lost, but also because it relies
heavily on tourism.”
White Island Tours chairman
Paul Quinn said: “Our thoughts
and prayers are with everyone
who has been impacted.”

By Michael Knowles
Home Affairs Correspondent
A SENIOR judge yesterday
demanded an inquiry into proba-
tion failings which allowed the psy-
chopath serial rapist Joseph
McCann to carry out sex attacks on
11 women and children.
McCann kidnapped, raped and
molested victims aged between 11
and 71 in a cocaine and vodka-
fuelled rampage lasting a fortnight.
The convicted burglar, who began
offending as a child, was yesterday
given 33 life sentences, and must
serve a minimum of 30 years.
Mr Justice Edis branded McCann
a “classic psychopath”, adding:
“This was a campaign of rape, vio-
lence and abduction of a kind which
I have never seen or heard of
before.”
The judge told the Old Bailey:
“The three-years sentence imposed
in January 2018 was ordered to run
“concurrently with any recall”, but
no such recall ever took place.
“It seems to me there should be a
systematic and independent investi-
gation, reporting in public, as to
how the system failed to protect
victims from him.
“You should not have been a lib-
erty to commit these offences.”
Mr Justice Edis told the rapist as
he sentenced him: “Among other
things you are a coward and violent
‘This was a campaign
of rape, violence and
abduction of a kind
which I have never
heard of before’
bully and a paedophile.” The Old
Bailey heard how McCann snatched
a 21-year-old single mother from a
street in Watford as she walked
home from a nightclub and raped
her in her own bed.
Five days later, McCann abducted
a 25-year-woman in Walthamstow,
and repeatedly raped and molested
her for 14 hours.
Hours later, he was caught on
CCTV bundling another woman
into his car in north London, as her
sister ran off screaming.
They escaped in Watford after the
25-year-old hit McCann over the
head with a vodka bottle.
McCann then tricked his way into
the home of a woman he had met in
a bar in Greater Manchester.
Once inside, he tied her to a bed
and molested her 11-year-old son
and 17-year-old daughter.
McCann also abducted and raped
a 71-year-old woman and then sex-
ually assaulted a 13-year-old girl he
had taken from the street.
As police closed in, McCann
forced two 14-year-old girls into the
car by threatening to “chop them
up” with a machete.
He was captured on CCTV buy-
ing condoms at a service sta-
tion before he was spotted
by a patrol car.
McCann drove the
wrong way on a rounda-
bout and crashed into a
Mercedes before running
off on foot, leaving the ter-
rified girls behind.
A police helicopter
finally located him up a tree.
Dr Jo Farrar, chief execu-
tive of HM Prisons and
Probation Service, said:
“We recognise that
there were failings
and we apologise
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Serial rapist given 33
life sentences as judge
demands an inquiry
Joseph
Victim tells
McCann,
left, began
offending
of her battle
as a boy,
right.
His reign
for survival
of terror
came to
an end
after he
was given
33 life By News Reporter
sentences
at the Old A WOMAN has given a
Bailey powerful account of her
yesterday battle to survive being
and jailed attacked by McCann.
for a The 25-year-old was
minimum subjected to a 14-hour
of 30 years ordeal after she was
snatched on her way home
in Walthamstow on April 25.
Her impact statement was
read out at the Old Bailey by
prosecutor Daniel Fugallo
as McCann was jailed for at
least 30 years.
The woman, who cannot
be identified, said she
wanted her statement to be
aired in public as she
“looked for reassurance
that I am not alone in the
stories of other victims and
survivors”.
Following her kidnap, she
was too scared to go home,
suffered flashbacks and felt
“constantly unsafe”.
Jumpy
She said: “Even in the
daytime I often feel jumpy
and afraid, at home or
outside. Going for a run,
going out for the evening,
going on holiday – doing
any of these things alone is
now impossible and it will
take a long time to regain
that freedom.”
The woman said her
partner, who heard her
being abducted and feared
she was dead, had also
suffered the “traumatic
McCann is caught on camera running away from pursuing police and, right, is finally snared climbing a tree psychological fallout”.
She went on: “My life as a
young woman in her 20s
unreservedly for our part in this. We looks very different to how
are committed to doing eve-
rything we possibly
can to learn from this
Probation officer clashes it did – I spend more time at
home, managing my trauma,
where I used to spend my
time throwing myself into
terrible case. JOSEPH McCann clashed with a By Michael Knowles
“We have taken probation officer over his love life the work I love, hanging out
strong and immedi- probation officers following his with friends, living
just three days before his first spontaneously and
ate action against attack, it emerged yesterday. release in February.
In his last one McCann was engaging gregariously with
those involved in McCann, 34, was given a the world.
the management of warning in April after he failed to given a warning. Probation “This has been a huge
McCann’s case and tell officials he had a girlfriend. worker Michael Eastwood said: loss for me, especially at
are taking signifi- His partner’s traveller parents “He was not happy. He tried to what was such an exciting
cant steps to stopped the relationship as they explain that if you get with time in my life and career.”
improve intelligence feared he was a sex offender when someone in the travelling The woman told how she
sharing between they found out he had licence community then you marry them, felt “exposed and
agencies.” conditions because of his history hence why he said they were vulnerable all over again”
of domestic violence. engaged. He accepted the warning when details of her ordeal
Mr Justis Edis McCann had 10 meetings with but he was not happy.” were aired in court.
spoke out
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Changing the BBC will

take careful thought
N
to be tackled now
EXT year the BBC will be just two
years away from its centenary. Founded
in 1922, its first general manager
John Reith subsequently coined its guiding
maxim: that it should “inform, educate and
entertain”. Indeed, the “Beeb” then
became a beacon to the world.
But in recent years the much-loved

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institution has taken a bit of a knocking
and in the new digital era it has struggled to
compete against streaming services, such as
Netflix and Amazon Prime.

It is against this background that
yesterday PM Boris Johnson, in a seemingly
off-the-cuff comment, suggested he might
scrap the licence fee if he wins the election.
The Tories confirmed that ideas included
a self-funded subscription service
or a voluntary donation rather than a
mandatory fee. Whatever the change, it’s
likely to come in 2027 when the BBC’s
current Royal Charter expires.
There are arguments either way. As
licence-payers, many of us have groaned at
the fee, and thought there must be a better
way. But the BBC occupies a unique and
exalted position in British life and
there has to be a way to build upon the
best of it. Let’s not throw out the baby with
the bathwater.
High tax has a minus
W
ITH a heavy collec-
tive heart, Britain’s
Jewish community
finds itself front
and centre of pub-
lic discourse. Given
the community’s tremendous
contribution to society, it is dis-
tressing to see anti-Semitism
take such a central role in the
General Election campaign. Just
a few years ago, such a scenario
would have appeared impossi-
ble to most British Jews.
Yet, we face almost daily
reminders that this age-old
scourge is raising its ugly head
again. Just last week, a video
went viral showing a Jewish
family with children appearing
to be verbally assaulted on the
London Underground. They
were publicly demeaned simply
for being Jewish, branded as
FIGHTING PREJUDICE: At a rally on Sunday the Jewish community protested against bigotry
“Satan” and responsible for all

L
ABOUR’S politics of envy were laid
bare yesterday. The party’s pugnacious
John McDonnell had a fiery radio
exchange with John Caudwell, the Phones
4U billionaire, who said that he might leave
the UK if Labour wins the election.
Caudwell pointed out that without wealth
creators society would be diminished, a
point that McDonnell conceded by paying
tribute to the nation’s entrepreneurs while
claiming that all he wanted was a fair
taxation system.
Fine. But the shadow chancellor skated
over the fact that over half of income tax is
paid by the richest five per cent of the
manner of gruesome acts.
It made me think of so many
Jewish children in the UK, who
attend identifiably Jewish
schools. These are excellent
educational institutions. Yet, for
these children, going to school
means passing through high
walls topped with barbed wire,
security cameras menacingly
following every move, entering
through 5in-thick glass doors
and a security system like those
in airport terminals.
Dr Moshe Kantor
President, the European
Jewish Congress
against them is the problem. ment with a series of anti-
Jews are told they raise con- Semitic tropes. The signs are
cerns as part of some sort of worrying. Our history shows
nefarious agenda. Unique that anti-Semitism rarely ends
among minorities, hatred in words. And as many have
against Jews and attempts to remarked, it doesn’t stop with
combat it are weaponised. the Jewish community but with
Firstly, a continued commit-
ment to financial support for
security at Jewish institutions.
This is needed now, perhaps
more than ever.
Secondly, more robust proce-
dures to combat online anti-
Semitism, with Germany a
good example of where legisla-
tion against online hatred can
make a difference. There should
be no more tolerance for the
intolerant.
Thirdly, greater penalties for
those who engage in hate

T
The Macpherson Report in society as a whole. speech against minorities.
population. Caudwell himself – worth 1999 after the murder of black Stronger powers are needed for

£1.5billion – said he has paid more than
£300million in taxes in the past decade.
McDonnell’s tax plans recall the mid-1970s,
when the top rate of income tax under
Labour was 83 per cent, and an exodus
ensued, including several rock stars. Labour
should be careful what it wishes for.
Caring coach Miranda
HIS is true of every
Jewish institution, be it
synagogue, old age
home or kindergarten. Like the
hateful man on the Tube, these
necessary protective measures
send a sad and worrying mes-
sage to British Jews that we are
not welcome. Our children are
growing up feeling that their
place in society is insecure and
teenager Stephen Lawrence,
defined a racist attack as “any
incident which is perceived to
be racist by the victim”. It
appears that when Jews are
involved, this rule is thrown out
of the window.
While the horrific murder of
Jews recently in the US and
France has mercifully avoided
the UK, trends demonstrate
that anti-Semitism is increasing.
A
S SUCH, it should
never become simply
a talking point. For
UK Jews, it affects our everyday
lives. To convince the Jewish
community that our future
remains in Britain, the next gov-
ernment must take concerted
action against anti-Semitism
law enforcement and harsher
sentences against those who
target Jews.
Fourth, there should be
greater funding for the
Holocaust education which
already takes place in UK
schools.
Lastly, the UK should adopt
explicit laws against Holocaust
denial, as France did during the
1990s. The darkest chapter in

T
HERE’S something profoundly
empathetic about Miranda Hart. Since
she came on to our screens in her
sitcom Miranda and the show Call The
Midwife, the 46-year-old actor has received
so many fan letters thanking her for
inspiration and for helping them overcome
personal issues that she has trained to
become a life coach.
Well done, Miranda. But don’t retire just
yet – Call The Life Coach would surely be
a TV smash.
their future perhaps would be
better elsewhere.
This has only been reinforced
during the past few months, as
the issue of anti-Semitism has
entered mainstream discourse.
We have all seen the recent
debates, accusations and counter-
accusations. Perhaps worst of
all, too many have responded
by telling Jews that talking
about the hatred directed
Last year saw the biggest rise in
anti-Semitic attacks since the
recording of incidents began.
Meanwhile, a recent survey
showed that one in 10 Britons
harbours extreme anti-
Semitism, based on their agree-
‘Our children are growing up
feeling that the UK is insecure’
and its perpetrators.
It must understand that it is
deeds, not diatribe that will win
the confidence of the Jewish
community. The following prac-
tical steps would be a meaning-
ful step in the right direction.
human history should never be
a historical question mark.
British Jews find themselves
in the most precarious position
in living memory. Their fears are
real, but they can be alleviated.
Jews can once again, feel
welcome. But only action, not
words will help resolve the
crisis of anti-Semitism. The
power to do so lies in the hands
of our next government.

Vanessa
FROM THE HEART
Wham! bam...
I’m your man
ANDREW Ridgeley, 56 – I need
not remind you he was one half
of Wham! – and ex-Bananarama
singer Keren Woodward, 58,
split after a quarter of a century
together in 2017.
Now, however, if the images
are anything to go by, the two
are back together (below) and
I
clearly in love, walking hand in
hand, stopping to hug and even
planting gentle kisses on one
another’s heads.
Isn’t this proof of what, deep
down, we all knew already? The
grass is rarely (if ever) greener.
The devil we know is infinitely
preferable to a temporarily
alluring stranger. And it also
conjures up something
seasonally special about Wham!
and Christmas, as Andrew will
be forever connected with the
late and lamented George
T
Michael, all lush ’80s hair and
lashings of Alpine snow.
Eyesore will be
better by tiles
THERE’S a house in Hampstead,
London built in the late 1960s.
It’s not pretty. It’s somewhat
Brutalist in fact, with unadorned
brickwork, a stumpy shape and
ugly metal window frames.
An architect wants to
transform this lumpen edifice
into something glamorous with
shades of Catalan Modernist
Antoni Gaudí, by coating the
thing in shimmering teal tiles.
The mock-up shows an
ethereal dwelling blending
beautifully with sky and trees.
Still the locals are objecting. As
property consultant Anne
Ashworth pithily commented:
“We always seem to treasure the
eyesores we know.’”
IN a world riven with violence and vulgarity it’s a treat to
wallow awhile in sweet tidings of comfort and joy.
In the company of Neroli, four, and Zekey, five, I recently
indulged in two dollops of pure enchantment. The Tiger Who
Came To Tea has been transplanted to the TV screen by C4
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Justin has had to
hold his hands up
Pictures: TIM MERRY; GETTY
Jungle joy for
THINK, dear reader, that we know each
other well enough for an honest heart
to heart. So what do you make of Justin
Timberlake’s hand-holding debacle?
Jacqueline
Don’t tell me you’re not all over this
story? It’s the talk of the town and the
focus of so much vitriolic tittle-tattle that JT
has been forced to issue a public apology.
If you’re unaware of what he describes as CONGRATS to Queen of the
Jungle Jacqueline Jossa.
“a strong lapse in judgment”, I’ll fill in the The former EastEnders
gaps. The pop star and actor, 38, was snapped actor, 27, did a tremendous
holding hands with Alisha Wainwright, 30, job confronting her demons
the co-star of his forthcoming film Palmer, with guts and gumption.
while in a New Orleans bar. Not only were Here’s hoping her hard-
their hands interlaced but Alisha was seen to fought I’m A Celebrity win
clasp Justin’s knee. The two were ensconced will convince her of her
on a clearly visible balcony with other cast worth. A little self-doubt is
members at midnight. desirable in all of us but
The planet then split in twain. One half she seemed beset by
arguing that hand-holding is a mere bagatelle, anxiety about everything
that grasping someone’s mitt is a non-sexual, from body image to her IQ,
and worrying suggestions
friendly, perfectly acceptable platonic gesture. her husband – ex-Towie star
What’s more, they contended, hand-holding Dan Osborne, 28, (left) –
can be done unto you, rather than an activity had strayed can’t have done
you initiate. Who can forget President Trump much for her confidence.
grabbing a reluctant Theresa May’s paw and Her jungle-mates called
clinging to it with vice-like determination? her vibrant and able. They
The ex-PM looked horrified, but was too felt honoured to have been
polite to disentangle. Couldn’t poor Justin be in her company. Seeing
the victim of a predatory hand-holder? herself reflected in their
eyes and the millions of
votes cast for her should
allow her to reboot and
celebrate her stardom.
HE “it’s only hands” brigade were
swiftly shouted down by a vocal
faction which believes, apparently,
■ HOW the world adores
that hand-holding, especially with fingers
entwined, is more intimate than snogging.
“Disgraceful, he’s a married man,” they
the boy wizard Harry
Potter. So much has JK
Rowling’s work imprinted
itself on the collective
yelled on social media. Justin’s wife Jessica
psyche that an Oxford don
Biel was reported to be more than a little has decided to ask would-be
ticked off. Calls for couples counselling were students about it at
issued. JT was denounced a cheat, home- interviews rather than quiz
wrecker and worse. Ms Wainwright was given them on Shakespeare – lest
a host of unrepeatable soubriquets and Justin ignorance of the Bard put
said: “I drank way too much that night and I them on the back foot.
regret my behaviour. I should have known At my own interview to
read English literature at
better. This is not the example I want to set
for my son,” while also insisting that “nothing Trinity College, Cambridge
in 1979, I was expected to
happened between me and my co-star.”
I’m with the furious Mrs Timberlake. I make a decent fist of
questions on Jane Austen,
wouldn’t want my other half pressing palms
TS Eliot, Shakespeare,
with a beguiling female. Hand-holding shows Trollope and Yeats, not to
a closeness and connection so undeniable it’s mention Rembrandt, Karl
impossible to be in close proximity and resist Marx and David Bowie.
the urge to link. It’s the stage before kissing. It The aim was to challenge
should be unique to couples who have us, not help us romp easily
pledged fidelity. That said, and without giving through the familiar.
permission, I don’t think it’s divorce-worthy.
GRAB THIS ENCHANTING TIGER BY ITS TALE
in collaboration with its author Judith Kerr, who sadly died delight awaited us at the Peacock Theatre’s production of
earlier this year. Voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch, Tamsin The Snowman.
Greig and David Walliams, it encapsulates the charm of the “How do they fly?” asked a wide-eyed Zekey. “It’s
original exquisitely, with gentle humour. Christmas magic,” I replied, telling him no more than the
Don’t miss the broadcast on Christmas Eve. Yet more simple truth.

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Golf club chief
‘asked teen for
dirty pictures’
A SEX pest golf club captain asked a
teenager for “dirty pictures” in return
for helping her to buy a new car, a jury
heard yesterday.
The young woman turned to
Malcolm Fawcett, pictured, for help
because he was a police officer and
would be able to help her get a
discount on the vehicle.
Jurors heard she was shocked by his
request for lewd photographs and for
her to bring him a towel into the men’s
locker room at Brancepeth Castle Golf
Club, near Durham.
The same woman also said he kissed
her on the lips at the club’s New Year
party. She said: “I was shocked
and stepped back.”
Fawcett, 57, faces a string
of charges at Teesside
Crown Court relating to
the abuse of his position as
club captain to wage a two-
year campaign of sexual
harassment against
four women
between 2016 and
By Paul Jeeves
last year. He is accused of warming his
hands by placing them inside a
woman’s top between her breasts and,
on more than one occasion, simulated
sex by grinding against another
woman while she was bending over.
The first of his accusers gave evi-
dence in court from behind a screen.
She told how while trying to buy a
new car she saw a deal where public
sector workers were able to get
a discount.
She told the court: “He said he
would help if I sent him some dirty
pictures or take him a towel into the
shower room in the men’s lockers.
“I was shocked and disappointed
because I was just asking for help.”
Fawcett, of Framwellgate Moor,
Co Durham, pleaded not guilty
to 11 charges of sexual assault
dating between January 2016
and January last year.
The trial continues.
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Attenborough
hits road at 93
for new series
By News Reporter
SIR David Attenborough is
showing no signs of giving up
after it was announced that he is
to front a new TV series – The
Green Planet.
The veteran broadcaster, 93, will
star in the BBC One show that will
track “remarkable new behaviour”
as he explores the world of plants.
Despite his advancing years,
Sir David will film in the US,
Costa Rica, northern Europe
and Croatia.
The five-part series, from BBC
Studios Natural History Unit, will
look at the planet “from the
perspective of plants”.
Airing in 2021, it will go “beyond
the human eye” by using
advances in robotics, time-lapse
and thermal cameras.
Sir David said: “This is a
wonderful opportunity to explore
a neglected yet truly remarkable
part of the natural world.
Sir David will “Once again, groundbreaking
front The technology will reveal new
Green Planet wonders to audiences.”
in 2021
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Queen of the Jungle

By Frances Millar
I’M A Celebrity winner Jacqueline
Jossa yesterday enjoyed an emo-
tional reunion with her daughters
and husband Dan Osborne – with

Jacqueline enjoys
her wedding ring firmly back on.
The newly-crowned Queen of the
Jungle cancelled post-victory TV
interviews amid accusations that
her other half had cheated on her.
Instead Jacqueline, 27, and

smiles of fun with

Dan, 28, spent the day with their
daughters Ella, four, and Mia, one,
poolside at the luxury Palazzo
Versace on Australia’s Gold Coast.
And it would seem the pair have
smoothed things over as she later
shared a video on Instagram wear-

her family reunion

ing the ring.
After thanking her viewers for
their support, she reassured fans
that she was doing well, saying: “I
just want you all to know that I am
absolutely fine. It has been the best
experience of my whole entire life.” Tender moment as Jacqueline and Ella cosy up
The former EastEnders actress Pictures: TIM MERRY
cuddled her eldest daughter in the
clip and also shared footage of
ex-Towie star Dan larking about
with the girls in the hotel lobby.
Jacqueline triumphed against
Coronation Street actor Andy
Whyment, 38, and radio DJ Roman
Kemp, 26, in Sunday night’s finale.
But during her time on the ITV
show, a series of claims emerged

that her husband of two years had

cheated with other women.
The soap star removed her
wedding ring for the duration of
her jungle stint despite wearing it
for the launch show.
Fellow campmate Myles
Stephenson, 28, told Jacqueline he
believed Dan had cheated with
Myles’ ex Gabby Allen, 27.
Shortly after that, model Chloe
Ayling, 22, who starred on
Celebrity Big Brother in 2018 with
Dan and co-star Natalie Nunn, 34,
claimed they had a threesome after
a boozy night out.
Dan has denied both claims, and
Gabby also denied anything
happened between them.
Meanwhile, runner-up Andy has
insisted the show will not change
him – and he will still be doing the
weekly shop in Asda.
He is known to millions as Kirk
Sutherland and says he may be
back in Weatherfield as early as Happy ffamilies
amili
ilies as
next week. Jacqueline hugs
After being reunited with his daughters Mia and Ella
wife Nicola, 38, he said: “I might be and, above, is all smiles
in work next week. We break up on with husband Dan on the
the 20th for two weeks.” Gold Coast yesterday

Fans inspire Miranda to become a life coach

‘Greatest gift’...Miranda Hart
MIRANDA Hart has revealed she
was inspired to become a life coach
after receiving letters thanking her
for helping fans overcome their
mental health issues.
During the decade since her BBC
sitcom Miranda first aired, the star
has received countless messages
from viewers telling her how much
her hapless alter-ego’s journey to
self-acceptence meant to them.
Discovering the show helped fans
improve their lives and overcome
grief gave her the confidence to
embark on a new career path.
By Frances Millar series from 2009 with two specials, laugh; people with chronic illness
the last of which aired on New Year’s finding joy in their lives, which in
Speaking to the Radio Times Day 2015 and saw her character turn has led to symptom relief;
Christmas issue, Miranda, 46, said: marry long-time crush Gary, played young women who conquered
“For the past three or four years, I’ve by Tom Ellis. The show’s success led anxiety and depression by believing
been researching the ‘keys’ to to a main part in BBC One’s period that if Miranda could find love and
wellbeing, taking courses and drama Call The Midwife. accept herself then they could, too.”
training to be a life coach. Yet, within When she announced she would But she has not given up on the
Miranda I was writing most of the be leaving in 2015 after four series entertainment industry entirely with
keys without knowing it. playing Chummy, Miranda stepped two feature films due out next year.
“Now, as a result of my research, out of the limelight to focus on An adaptation of Jane Austen’s
personal experience and fans’ letters, herself rather than her career. Emma and an animation of Oscar
I can pass them on with authority. She said: “I have heard from Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost.
And that’s the greatest gift.” people who got through grief by
The programme ran for three watching something that made them OPINION: PAGE 12
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Picture: STUART C. WILSON/GETTY (CAPRICE)

Star turn…Caprice’s in a spin

as TV ice dance show returns
MODEL Caprice Bourret got her
skates on to launch Dancing On
Ice yesterday.
In a glitzy skin-tight dress,
American Caprice, 48, did a turn
at the rink with her pro partner
Hamish Gaman, 36.
Michael Barrymore, 67, is also
competing in the ITV show, which
starts in January. He joked: “I’m
Hit the deck…Michael Barrymore jokes at the launch
all right. I’ve hit the deck a few
times..but nothing new there.”
And taking part is Steps singer
Ian “H” Watkins, 43, one half of
the first same-sex couple in a TV
dance competition.
Skating legends Jayne Torvill
and Christopher Dean are among
the judges, while Phillip Schofield
and Holly Willoughby will host.

Battering on polling day

as fresh storm sweeps in
BRITAIN faces another
battering by gales today after
Storm Atiyah tore down trees
and left some homes without
power early yesterday.
The west of England and
Scotland will bear the brunt
with strong winds wide-
spread across the country.
Last night the Met Office
issued a yellow weather
warning for wind today,
warning it could cause
disruption.
Storm Atiyah pulled down
By Chris Riches
trees and power lines, leaving
1,300 homes without power
in South Wales.
The Needles on the Isle
of Wight were hit by 83mph
gusts.
Western Power Distri-
bution last night said it had
restored supplies to about
half of households affected.
Met Office expert Alex
Burkill said today it will be
“windy across all areas”. He
added: “It’s very windy in the
West and South-west, so
that’s where we’re going
to see the greatest impact
unfortunately.”
His colleague Emma Smith
urged voters to “wrap up
warm and take waterproofs
and an umbrella” before they
head out to polling stations
on Thursday.
Up to an inch of rain is
predicted with the west coast
of England and Scotland
facing the worst of the
weather with heavy showers
and blustery winds.
The day will also start off
freezing, with temperatures
ranging between -3C (27F),
in Braemar, Aberdeenshire,
and 0C, in the south of
England. Daytime highs will
reach 11C in Plymouth, 5C in Caprice
Newcastle upon Tyne and 7C Bourret in
in Glasgow. skin-tight
The first winter election skating
since 1974 has led to specula- dress
tion that conditions could
have an effect on turnout.

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No fuss please...as the
Spartacus star hits 103
MOVIE icon Kirk Douglas was sent
best wishes from fans worldwide
yesterday as he celebrated his
103rd birthday.
Actress daughter-in-law
Catherine Zeta-Jones led the
tributes by posting an old photo on
Instagram of him sitting on her lap.
She said: “This guy on my knee is
103!!!!! Happy Birthday Pappy!!!
I love you with all my heart.”
But the social media surge
sparked by his big day led to fans
fearing the worst for the famous
centenarian. Wall Street star son
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WHY AT 90
By Cyril Dixon
Michael, 75, told a US chat show
Kirk was happy to have a big party
for his 100th birthday
He narrated The Wombles, played Mr
“But now he’s begging me, ‘Let’s
just have dinner, the family
Perks in The Railway Children and
together. Bring the kids’.”
Kirk, born Issur Danielovitch in
New York, has been married to
made 114 Jackanorys. Now Bernard
second wife Anne Buydens for 65
years. Best known for Spartacus, he Cribbens is the voice of Christmas...
gained three Oscar nominations and
an honorary Oscar in 1996. His last
movie, Illusion, was in 2004.
By Camilla Palmer
B
Kirk still wows fans worldwide
ERNARD Cribbins is facing particular is great – it’s utterly
something of a sartorial
dilemma. “The invitation
says party wear,” he muses.
“But what does that mean? concert. “It’s quite old-style Variety,
Is it a suit? Or should I wear so right up my street,” he says.
a silly hat?” His is not just any old
invitation, of course, but one that
befits a national treasure who has
been on the stage, TV and big screen Storytelling is my love, and I adore
since 1956 in many different guises,
from the serious in Dr Who, to the
slapstick of Carry On via Paddington
and multiple pantomimes.
At the age of 90, Bernard is the
star attraction at The Glory Of
Christmas, a festive extravaganza of
music, singing and stories at
London’s Royal Festival Hall.
“I’m a small part of the concert,”
he says modestly. In fact, he is very
much the glue holding the
whole performance
together.
“I’m doing two
readings. One is A Visit
From St Nicholas,
which was written by
a chap called Clement
Clarke Moore in the
early 1800s,” he says,
reminding me of the
famous first line, “Twas
the night before
Christmas…” CLOSE BOND: With wife Gill
“The other one is
from Charles Dickens’s A Christmas
Carol. It’s the bit after the dreadful
night, you know, where Scrooge goes
through Christmas Past and all that
stuff. He wakes up feeling a bit better whose eyes lit up when I told her
about life, looks through the window, I was interviewing Bernard Cribbins,
sees the boy and sends him off for a
turkey. And all is well with the
world,” breezes Bernard, neatly
summing up an entire classic in a
few sentences.
For Bernard – who holds the
record for 114 appearances on BBC
children’s story series Jackanory –
the concert is all in a day’s work.
“It’s a joyful, lovely sequence. I’ve
got six pages to do, and I’ll be
sitting there, just like I did on
Jackanory, reading away to
the audience.”
There is a caveat though.
“Those stories have
to be really good
ones or else people
fall asleep or start
fidgeting,” he
says. Luckily for
him, he’s
working with
cracking
material.
“The
Scrooge
one in
FRIENDS:
The voice of
Paddington
sentimental, goes up and down and
finishes on a high. Perfect.”
He says he loves the format of the
“Most people, young and old, love
to be read to, to have stories told to
them. We shouldn’t forget that.
doing it live, in front of an audience,
instead of it being recorded.”
But despite being a pro, Bernard
never takes performances for granted
or cuts corners.
“Rehearsing for a live audience is
completely different,” he stresses.
“For a start, you’re turning pages
– there are quite a few in this one –
it’s not like reading off the autocue.
I’ve got to hold them, manipulate
them, keep reading and not lose
my place.
“If I drop them, I’ll just
say, ‘Sod it’, because the
audience is going to
laugh anyway, I hope.
“I mean, they’ve
paid good money to
come to be
entertained. I don’t
think anyone will have
been dragged in wearing
handcuffs.”
Bernard looks
embarrassed when
I ask him what it feels like to be
relevant to so many generations.
His contemporaries, such as my
99-year-old next-door-neighbour,
remember his early Variety, repertory
theatre and film roles.
Middle-aged friends recall with
fondness Bernard narrating
The Wombles and Paddington,
playing a hotel guest in Fawlty
Towers and of course as the gentle,
heroic Alfred Perks, the station
porter, in The Railway Children.
Then there are the millennials,
who’ve grown up with Bernard on
Doctor Who. And most recently,
his role as Old Jack the
storyteller in the Cbeebies
series Old Jack’s Boat – along
with his obedient hound Salty
– has cemented him into the
hearts of the next
generation of young
children.
“Oh come on with
you,” he chides when
I tell him this. “I bet
no one batted an
eyelid. It’s a lovely
feeling, to think that
so many people of
such a wide age
range still give a
monkey’s about
what I get up to.
“It’s hugely
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Pictures: STEVE MEDDLE/REX, NICK WILKINSON, BBC

SPANNING THE
GENERATIONS:
Cribbins just
keeps going

VERSATILE: As Alfred Perks in The Railway Children with Jenny Agutter

TALL TALES: As Old Jack in Cbeebies with his canine sidekick, Salty

gratifying. I call it ‘long-range who know Bernard as the creator of

applause’. When you’re in the
theatre, and you finish the first
act, you can hear what they thought
of it, because, you know, they’re
clapping.
“It’s different talking to a TV
camera, making a programme, and
then getting dribs and drabs of
what people thought over the
next weeks, months, years, or
sometimes decades.”
the original novelty song, The Hole
In The Ground, released in 1962
and produced by Beatles’
collaborator George Martin. “Choir
music at Christmas reminds me of
my youth, when I would go to
Midnight Mass, you get the hymns
with a good choir, and it’s brilliant.
It’s a moving experience.”
Bernard has been out chopping
firewood at the home in Weybridge,

H
E SAYS he enjoys meeting
people who give him feed-
back. “When some teen-
ager, or middle-aged person says
what they thought of something I
did years ago – I love that.
“I remember a cabbie – he picked
me up at Waterloo once. He said,
‘You know what, watching you on
Jackanory, it made me want to
learn to read’.
“I’ve never forgotten his words.
It stunned me and I was delighted.
I realised that I’d been able to
entertain and engage – and have
a long-lasting effect.”
I ask him about his favourite
Christmas music, some of which
will be featuring in the concert,
played by the Philharmonia
Orchestra and Brass.
“Oh, definitely the choral stuff,”
he says, which might surprise those DOCTOR WHO:With David Tennant
Surrey, he shares with his wife of
nearly 65 years, Gill. “It’s very good
exercise,” he says. “But, blimey, the
logs are very tough at the moment
– must be the cold.”
Clearly, even though he’ll be
celebrating his 91st birthday on
December 29, he has no intention
of slowing down because,
household chores aside, his work
ethic is renowned in the business.
Born in Lancashire in 1928, his
father, John, was a veteran of the
First World War and of Irish descent
like his mother, Ethel.
Bernard left school at 13 and
became assistant stage manager at a
theatre club, sometimes playing
small parts. After training at the
Oldham Repertory Theatre, his first
West End role was in Shakespeare’s
The Comedy Of Errors.
He has worked non-stop ever
since although, when I ask him
what 2020 holds in store, he says
with mock-horror it’s “looking
bleak”.
“There’s nothing much on the
books at the moment, but it was
ever thus. I’ll just wait and see
what turns up. I’ve always done the
best
I can with every job I do. If you
can’t give it your best shot, then
that’s the time to say no.”
Bernard is being typically
self-deprecating. He stars in a
tribute to Paddington creator
Michael Bond alongside Stephen
Fry and Hugh Bonneville on Boxing
Day on BBC Two.
Bernard and Gill have their own
Christmas rituals. “There are the
two of us at home and we give each
other presents and that’s about it.”
They enjoy watching Carols from
King’s College, Cambridge, on
Christmas Eve – “It’s sentimental
and beautiful.
“We don’t have children, so it’s
not like being in a family, with
relatives coming round and all the
rest of it. Most of the extended
family are overseas now, but we do
all right – I’m sure there’ll be
someone coming round to annoy
us,” he says in a mock-grumpy tone.
Despite his apparent aversion to
frivolity, Bernard is partial to a
Christmas jumper.
“I think I’d like to wear what
I call my Father Christmas sweater,
which is what I wore on Jackanory,”
he says.
“It’s a big, bright red, crew-neck
jumper. It looks very festive. I
remember when I first wore it, and
people remarked on how
Christmassy it was, so I kept it. I’m
glad I did – it’ll be perfect for this.”
l The Glory of Christmas, Royal

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By Laura Harding
VETERAN television presenter
Peter Purves said yesterday he
was shocked and hurt after being
dropped as a commentator from
Channel 4’s coverage of the
Crufts dog show.
The former Blue Peter host
said he was told the broadcaster
is “refreshing” its line-up.
The 80-year-old told ITV’s
Good Morning Britain: “I got a
phone call saying ‘There is no
easy way to say this but actually
you’re surplus to requirements,
we don’t need you’.
“I was stunned. There hadn’t
been a hint about it, not a
hint last year at the show. This
would be my 42nd year at the
show. I just feel it’s part of my
life, so I was very shocked. I was
very hurt.”
Soften
Purves said he has instead been
invited to be a paid guest contrib-
utor, adding: “The point was I’m
not part of the commentary team
and the executive producer has
invited me to be a guest contribu-
tor on two of the programmes on
the Saturday and Sunday.
“I’m going to be at the show
because I’m going to be present-
ing the award. So it’s no skin off
their nose so they can do some-
thing very nice for me.
“I feel it was just a bit of a sop
and it was perhaps to soften the
blow and it didn’t.”
He added: “It’s been part of
our lives. It’s a four-day job but
there isn’t a lot of television work
for people my age. I did ask for
I’m shocked
and hurt at
axe from TV
Crufts show
says Purves
the reasons to be in writing. I got
them. There wasn’t a reason,
it was just: ‘We are always
refreshing the show. Sorry, one in,
one out’.”
Asked if he thought “refresh-
ing” was code for ageism, he said:
“I believe the diktat from
Channel 4 was – We want a
younger presentation team. I
know that was said.”
Talking about the comments
that have been posted online
about the decision, he said: “I’ve
had hundreds and hundreds and
hundreds all totally supportive,
and one unpleasant one.”
Mr Purves, who has six dogs,
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added: ‘I’m not really seen
much in the show now. It’s just
commentary, and what’s wrong
with my voice?’
Asked what message his
removal sends out, he said: “It’s
an obvious message. There aren’t
a lot of people my age appearing
on television, so it speaks for
itself really.”
The decision was revealed to
Mr Purves when he told the
show’s makers that he had been
given one of the greatest
accolades of his career and been
invited by Crufts to present
the trophy to the Best In
Show winner.
Whale of
a time for
gran with
the kids
LOOKING after the
grandkids is not just a
trait of women – killer
whale females also do it.
Research has found
the “wisdom” they offer
once their breeding
years are over boosts the
survival of calves.
The sea creature and
three other species of
toothed whales – along
with humans – are the
only groups to go
through the menopause.
Female killer whales
stop reproducing in their
30s to 40s, but can live
for decades afterwards.
The universities of
York and Exeter, as well
as researchers in the US
and Canada, studied a
group of killer whales.
They found post-
reproductive whale
grandmothers may
babysit youngsters
when food supplies
are low.
Dr Dan Franks from
the University of York
said: “While the mother
is diving for fish, the
grandmother will look
Peter Purves on TV yesterday and, inset, at Crufts after the son.”

Mum, 25, stabbed to
death was ‘trying to
stop car crash fight’
By Michael Knowles
Home Affairs Correspondent
A MOTHER may have been trying
to break up a brawl when she
was stabbed to death, it was claimed
yesterday.
Levi Davis, 25, was killed just
yards from her home moments after a
car crash.
Mother-of-two Miss Davis was said
to have been a passenger in one of
two vehicles which were in
a collision near where she
was attacked.
Witnesses claimed
Miss Davis had been
attempting to break
up a fight between
the men when
she died.
One friend said:
“She tried to get
in the middle and
she got stabbed.”
A 13-year-old boy
arrested at the scene
Tragic Levi, above, and was released with no
with one of her children further action. A 27-year-
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Police beside a car near crash scene
old man was held in custody on
suspicion of killing Miss Davis, a
mother to two daughters aged two
and four.
A second man, also aged 27, was
arrested on suspicion of the
attempted murder of the alleged
killer. Detectives believe the two men
knew each other.
Police said Saturday’s incident in
Rushden, Northants, “was not a
random attack” and had followed a
“dispute” just beforehand.
Superintendent Dennis Murray
said: “My understanding is that two
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Health risk
for elderly
over myths
on drinking
MYTHS about healthy
drinking may discourage
older people from taking
on enough fluids, a study
suggests.
Among some of the
misconceptions are only
drinking when thirsty
vehicles had an altercation before and that just water
they came to a stop. counts for hydration.
“There was a crash when the vehi- Dehydration is
cles came together. My understanding thought to affect almost
was she was injured when she was half of frail older people
outside the vehicle. We are trying to and can increase risk of
find out what these vehicles were health problems,
doing. The people involved knew each including strokes.
other and it was not a random attack. A study by University
They had some sort of dispute.” College London, found
According to reports, the vehicles that while many were
in the crash that led to the stabbing aware of the importance
were a black VW Polo and a white of staying hydrated,
Vauxhall van. Two cars with smashed there was a common
windows, a Fiat and a Nissan Note, belief in myths which
which are also thought to have hit could put health at risk.
each other, were removed by police. Researchers looked at
A friend said: “She was a wonder- 24 people aged over 75
ful mum and a one-in-a-million living at home in the
person. I haven’t stopped crying since capital, along with nine
I heard. It’s just awful.” informal carers.
Another said: “She had two young Lead author Dr Cini
children. I used to walk to school with Bhanu said: “Keeping
her. It is so sad.” well hydrated is key to
Supt Murray refused to comment good health.”
on why a nearby house with blood- Older women are
stains on its door frame was being advised to have eight
searched by forensic teams and said: glasses of fluid a day.
“It is linked to the investigation.” Men should aim for 10.
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Worst drug poisoning rates By Olivia Buxton Picture: ALEX HARVEY-BROWN/CALM

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HITMAKERS:
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linked to the poorest areas

HEAVY use of opioids and strong
painkillers has been linked to the
highest rates of drug poisoning in
England’s poorest areas.
St Helens in Merseyside
recorded the worst level with 95
admissions per 100,000 of the
town’s population, according to
data from NHS Digital.
Middlesbrough was second
with 91, but there was a higher
rate of 113 among women.
Overall Blackpool was third
with 80. Experts believe the
levels could be related to the
By Chris Riches from 2017-18. Poisoning from
opioids accounted for 9,846 cases
amount of painkillers being followed by admissions involving
prescribed. cannabis, sedatives and cocaine.
But the figures show drug Nicola Cartwright, of St Helens
poisoning is five times higher in Clinical Commissioning Group,
areas of worst deprivation suggested the figures could be
compared with wealthier parts. linked to chronic illnesses.
The hospital admissions rate is She said: “We recommend
around 70 per 100,000 in prescribers regularly review the
blackspots decreasing to as low use of these medications.”
as 14 elsewhere. Blackpool CCG said there was
There was a six per cent rise in no evidence to support a link
admissions last year to 18,053, between opioid prescribing and
compared to 17,031 in the period hospital admissions for misuse.
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has revealed the poignant truth
behind his best-loved track. The
Ivor Novello-winning song, a festive
favourite that saw the band perform-
ing on Top Of The Pops around a
grand piano in immaculate white par-
kas, was written about the suicide of
his older brother Ollie five years
before its 1994 release.
“I was only 19 when it happened
and it’s hard to believe that it’s 30
years since he passed,” says Tony.
“But whenever I hear Stay Another
Day played on the radio, it reminds
me of him and how I lost him to
something that is still very painful.
“It was a massive shock when Ollie
decided to take his own life and all
the family was grief-stricken. After
losing him, it was very strange
because the family never spoke about
it – we always kept it very quiet.
“It was a pain that we all went
through because suicide does that to
a family. But everyone goes through
it differently. To try to process all my
emotions, I wrote this little song, Stay
Another Day, that I thought no one
would ever hear and it was like
therapy for me.”
Tony, 49, from Essex, was the lead
songwriter of East 17 – named
after the postcode of their home-
town, Walthamstow, in north-east
London – with whom he enjoyed
seven UK Top 10 singles and four
hit albums in five years, selling
20 million records around the world.

T HE band broke up in 1997

after fellow member Brian
Harvey boasted about taking
the drug ecstasy. Amid their high-
octane pop hits, piano ballad Stay
Another Day stood out as a highlight
and remains a Christmas staple.
Released in November 1994,
the song entered the charts at
number seven, rising to number
one the following week where it
remained for five weeks, making
it the 1994 Christmas number
one single. Its lyrics, always
poignant, take on new depths
with Tony’s revelations about the
inspiration behind them.
“The lyrics are about what you
would do if you had one more
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“We really had no inclination and
that is the trouble. Men don’t speak
about how they are feeling. We were
close as brothers – he was my older
brother by three years – and I looked
up to him.
“We were in touch the night that
he took his own life. He took an over-
dose. But sometimes people get into
a downward spiral and it gets to the
point where the pendulum swings
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Thirty years have elapsed and Ollie
never got to know what it is like to
have a family or travel the world. But
that is a person’s decision when they
make it and it is such a final decision,
as they say.”
Stay Another Day has been so sig-
nificant in his life that, when Tony got
a call from the record company which
wanted to celebrate its anniversary
by re-recording it with a children’s
choir, he didn’t hesitate to say yes. “I
was really up for it and the Waltham
Forest Youth Choir recorded it and
we linked up with CALM (The
Campaign Against Living Miserably)

EXCLUSIVE TONY MORTIMER INTERVIEW
Twenty-five years after Stay Another Day was Christmas No.1, the
East 17 star shares the moving story behind his biggest single
which is leading a movement
against suicide and last year
stopped 600 people from taking
their own lives. It’s a grim subject
but it needs to be talked about.
“We all get down now and
again but with a lot of men you
have no idea what is really going
on. That is why I am doing it for
CALM because men don’t speak
about their emotions. I even lost
a friend last year.”
Tony has battled with depres-
sion and panic attacks himself. In
East 17, he felt the pressure of
having to write hit after hit and
started drinking heavily. Doctors
eventually diagnosed depression.
“I am a very anxious person
and I really struggled when I was
in the band,” he recalls. “I used
to worry about all the things that
could go wrong.
“But I have to say that my two
daughters Atlanta, 24 and
Ocean, 26, saved me and if they
weren’t there then things would
Sad truth
behind
hit song
for my late
brother Ollie
have been different.” He contin-
ues: “I’ve not had a panic attack
for a good while now but that is
because I avoid stressful situa-
tions. They could be triggered by
the demands of performing,
touring or being overtired. They
say that anxiety is worrying
about the future and depression
is worrying about the past.”
S
TAY Another Day is
Tony’s favourite track
and recently made num-
ber 12 in a list of the most popu-
lar Christmas songs commis-
sioned by the Performing Right
Society (PRS) for Music. It is said
to earn Tony £100,000 a year.
“It’s not like we would ever
beat Wizzard or Slade, who are
in the top 10. And Fairytale Of
New York by The Pogues with
Kirsty MacColl is at number one
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of course. But I feel blessed to be
in there.”
A reunion with original band
members Brian, Terry Coldwell
and John Hendy is not on the
cards. “I have tried several times
to get back with them and when
we last had a reunion I thought it
would give me a chance to exor-
cise the demons. But it didn’t.”
Brian was sacked for boasting
about drug-taking in the wake of
the ecstasy-related death of teen-
ager Leah Betts and has had his
own struggles.
“I have not kept in touch with
him or the other band mem-
bers,” says Tony. “The only thing
we have in common is that this
song comes out every year and it
ties us all back together. We all
have families and life gets busy.”
Tony says weight gain and a
back operation to fix a protrud-
ing disc, mean he would struggle
getting on stage. “It was causing
me a lot of pain and I have still
TRIBUTE: Tony today.
He wrote the hit after
his brother’s suicide
got nerve damage in my foot. It
took me out of the game and has
stopped me training. I have put
on two-and-half stone.”
However, he says becoming a
grandfather at 49 has given him
fresh energy.
“My daughter Ocean had a
gorgeous boy called Barney. I am
protective of her and him but
you have to stand back because
it’s not your child, but it is won-
derful and we are spending
Christmas with them.
“Ocean is cooking a big dinner
but I won’t be singing Stay
Another Day around the table!”
l Tony Mortimer has partnered
with PRS for Music to celebrate
Christmas music. His new choir
version of Stay Another Day,
featuring The Waltham Forest
Youth Choir, is available to
download now in partnership
with CALM - http://
stayanotherday.info/
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HICKEY
R
REGULARLY on the airwaves in the run-up
tto polling day, gaffe-prone Labour front-
bencher Richard Burgon, pictured, is at least
b
cconsidered to have showbiz potential.
Having portrayed all
m
manner of celebrated
ccomedy creations on TV’s
Little Britain, David
Walliams now
mischievously suggests: “I
think I could make a living
as a Richard Burgon
lookalike.”
Commentators have
compared slavishly loyal Corbynite Burgon
to Comical Ali – Saddam Hussein’s much-
ridiculed propaganda chief.
REMINDED of a popular claim that his
young self wrote down plans on the back
of an envelope to be a “millionaire, MP,
minister, and Prime Minister” in that order,
Lord Heseltine bluntly responds on LBC’s
Full Disclosure podcast: “It’s not true.”
Hezza, who managed the first three – but
failed to land the premiership after helping
to bring down Margaret Thatcher – blames
late friend and Tory politician Julian
Critchley for what he insists is an
apocryphal story. He adds: “I never
believed I’d actually be Prime Minister...
and I turned out to be right!”
ALTHOUGH Thatcher and Heseltine were
regarded as the bitterest of enemies after his
role in her fall in 1990, it now emerges there
was one warm exchange of words between
the pair in subsequent years.
While acknowledging the relationship
with his ex-boss never recovered, Heseltine
gratefully adds of the Iron Lady: “In
fairness, after I had that heart attack [in
1993] and came back to the Tory
Conference, she came over and said she
hoped I was better.”
HER breakthrough came in scary 1978 hit
film Halloween, and she now stars in the
new big screen murder
mystery Knives Out, but
Jamie Lee Curtis,
pictured, reminds us:
“I’m the anti-mystery girl.
I don’t like horror films.”
The actress – whose
late mother Janet Leigh
had the starring role as
cross-dressing killer
Anthony Perkins’s main victim in 1960
horror classic Psycho – adds: “The
unexpected is terrifying for me... that’s the
weird irony.”
ASKED about rumours 1980s series Miami
Vice could be resurrected, Don Johnson
can’t resist a dig at the 2006 movie version
made without him.
With Irishman Colin Farrell instead cast in
Johnson’s role of James “Sonny” Crockett,
the 69-year-old takes aim at the film’s
director, cuttingly remarking: “Michael
Mann didn’t think he had to come to me...
didn’t really work out for him, did it?”
On the chances of returning as his Miami
Vice alter-ego 30 years on, Johnson says:
“There’s some talk about doing a reboot.
Maybe as a feature film, with me involved.”
CELEBRATING the 40th anniversary of his
bestseller Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer,
79, announces he’s too busy writing
novels to think about an autobiography,
adding: “Ask me that question again in
2026!”
History suggests Jeffrey’s version of
his own controversial life story might also
end up being closer to fiction...
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Police plea over rising

By Michael Knowles
Home Affairs Correspondent

MORE money must be invested in

mental health services to free up
police to tackle rising crime, a lead-

mental health crisis

ing academic warned yesterday.
Officers responded to almost
500,000 cases of someone undergo-
ing a mental crisis last year – up 28
per cent from 385,206 in 2014.
And the number of people
detained under the Mental Health
Act also increased by 13 per cent.
An Institute for Government
report analysed by the Daily carry out a review of how forces happens the police are often the referrals to NHS talking therapies.
Express shows police officers can respond to crime. It will make men- only service able to provide an Of the 582,556 which resulted in
spend up to 12 hours responding to tal health a “key area of inquiry”. immediate response. two or more appointments, one in
one person in a mental health crisis. Rick Muir, director of the Police “The solution has to be to ensure six waited for 90 days or more.
Foundation, said: “Anything from better mental health provision The Institute for Government’s
Respond 20 to 40 per cent of police demand through NHS and associated local Performance Tracker 2019 stated:
is estimated to be linked to mental authority budgets, rather than “Officers often lack the training to
The study called for better alloca- health. We know that the number relying on the police to attend when properly respond to this type of
tion of resources, saying police can of detentions by officers under the a crisis point has been reached.” incident.”
end up being responsible for the Mental Health Act has been rising. Research by the Nuffield Trust John Apter, chairman of the
“welfare of individuals that other “This is most likely a conse- estimates one in six adults in Police Federation, said: “These
professions would be better placed quence of austerity hitting broader England experiences a common figures show we have reached
to deal with.” health and social services which disorder, such as anxiety or beyond tipping point.”
Law and order think-tank, the means vulnerable people have less depression, in any given week. The Tories have pledged to treat
Police Foundation, together with support and are more likely to Between September 2018 and mental health “with the same
academic Sir Michael Barber, is to find themselves in crisis. When that August 2019 there were 1,656,806 urgency as physical health”. Rick Muir of the Police Foundation

Business rates cooked my goose says Jamie

JAMIE OLIVER has blamed business
rates for the collapse of his restaurant
chain but says he is a “better man” for
going through the crisis.
The TV chef, 44, said – rather than
poor management – spiralling taxes
had killed Jamie’s Italian restaurants
along with employees’ jobs.
He said: “Some of our business rates
went up 40 per cent in two years and I
think possibly we’d still be hanging in
there now if it wasn’t for that.”
Pinch
Jamie, who shot to fame as the
Naked Chef, believes refusing to
compromise on ingredients or staff
wages, also played a part.
“We’ve never paid our staff
minimum wage,” he said, adding that
he made sure redundant workers “got
paid and out of my own pocket”.
He said: “I think anyone listening
who’s got a business, most of them will
be feeling the pinch, because it hasn’t
got any easier in the past four years.
“So for me, I wasn’t able to
By James Desborough
compromise on unsustainable fish, or
the values of our meat.”
Jamie said the restaurant chain had
taken off when, at age 27, he had
decided to offer “posh restaurant”
food at affordable prices.
He said: “For eight years of that
mission, we absolutely smashed it.”
However, failing high streets,
delivery apps as well as sky-high rates
all took their toll.
He added: “I lost it all, I’ve learned
some massive lessons.
“I just think I’m a better man for
it and let’s see what happens in
the future.
“And I’m looking forward to next
year, dare I say. But I think that’s life.”
Jamie told BBC Radio 2 he was
trying “bounce back” after his
business failure and was “excited for
the future”.
The Essex-born father-of-five is
currently promoting new cook book
Veg, which is on track to become a
Christmas bestseller Naked Chef star says his Jamie’s Italian chain would still be open if business rates had been reasonable
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Giraffe with
wonky neck
Retirement? I don’t
takes life in
his stride... want to talk about
it, says rocker Rod
A CRICKED neck can
really be a pain.
But this giraffe
doesn’t seem bent out
of shape about it.
Conservationist
Philip J Briggs, 36,
snapped the animal ROCK icon Sir Rod Stewart By James Desborough
with an unusual says he refuses to think about
condition in the retirement. book with a big orchestra.
Chyulu Hills near The singer admits his gravelly But at the moment, I have no
Amboseli, Kenya. rock voice may be on its way plans to retire.”
Philip said the
giraffe is healthy but
out. But rather than quit the Sir Rod said he takes pictures
it could be tricky stage he will switch to perform- of deceased Faces bandmates
competing for females ing famous ballads. Ian McLagan and Ronnie Lane
as males “swing their Sir Rod, who turns 75 next with him everywhere.
head and neck month, feels he will never He said: “Every time I do a
crashing it into their follow Sir Elton John and concert, I have pictures of them
opponent like a club”. announce a farewell tour. down on the stage, because I
It could be an injury And he hopes to reunite with owe them. They were my dear
from a young age. his old band The Faces to mark mates, they helped me get
“Either way, this their 50th anniversary. started, because the start of my
giraffe doesn’t seem In an interview Sir Rod career was a bit of a stop-start;
to be fazed,” he said. laughed when asked if he join one band and then join
thought “of taking it easier”. another, then join another, but
Unfazed… He replied: “No, not at all. I with The Faces, it took off.”
Philip, think that’s when you start Sir Rod, who currently has a
left, thinking I’ve got nothing to do. residency at Caesar’s Palace in
spotted “It is our job, your job what Las Vegas, said he hopes to
this you do and the job that I do team up with Faces bandmate
crooked that drives us all, and we should Ronnie Wood.
giraffe in work as long as we can. I don’t He added: “We just did a
Kenya want retirement. I refuse to use recent cancer charity show and
the word.” that was a big success.
Sir Rod, who battled back “Seems like every time I’m
from prostate cancer, added: working, Ronnie is out with the
“There will come a time pretty Stones, or Ronnie’s not with
soon when I won’t be doing all the Stones when I work. When I
the rock’n’roll stuff, because I work, he’s not working. Just
want to do the American song- can’t make it work together.” Sir Rod Stewart is still touring aged 74

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Breakthrough hopes as
deadliest form of breast
cancer is halted by drug
By Mark Waghorn
A DRUG that stops the deadli-
est form of breast cancer in its
tracks has been developed.
The spread of the disease
through the process of metasta-
sis was prevented in tests on
human tumour cells that were
grown in the laboratory.
Scientists are hopeful of sim-
ilar real-life successful results.
Triple-negative breast cancer
has few effective treatment
options and is more likely to
recur and prove fatal. Younger
women are the most prone.
The medication called
MS1943 destroys a protein
known as EZH2 that fuels its
growth while leaving healthy
cells alone.
Breast cancer is the most
common form of the disease as
around 55,000 women in the
UK are diagnosed each year.
Up to a fifth are struck down
with the most aggressive form.
In the laboratory tests, which
were also used on mice, the
deadly protein was completely
blocked, preventing the cancer
from spreading.
Until now, there has not yet
Scans look for signs of breast cancer that mainly affects women
been a drug that manages both
processes.
Dr Jian Jin, director of the
Mount Sinai Center for
Therapeutics Discovery in New
York, predicted an “emerging
therapeutic approach”.
He said: “Triple-negative
breast cancer represents 12 to
20 per cent of all breast
cancers. It has poor prognosis,
high recurrence, a low survival
DX1ST
rate and has higher incidence
in African-American and
Hispanic women.
“Currently, there are no
effective therapies for treating
a substantial portion of
patients.”
It is also hoped that the
process will be used to treat
prostate cancer which affects
thousands of men in the UK.
Clinical trials have already
Daily Express Tuesday, December 10, 2019 27
By Jess Grieveson-Smith
A GRANDMOTHER has gone
Christmas crackers and transformed
her home into a grotto to delight
local children for the 10th year
running – despite her husband being
a real-life Scrooge.
Betty-Ann Jones, 76, has spent
£30,000 over the years decorating
the house with more than 2,000
decorations.
Betty, from Pontardawe, South
Wales, has everything from a 7ft
sleigh to 73 snowmen in her living
room and every inch of her home is
full, leaving husband Keith with only
the toilet free from the festivities.
While Betty is dubbed “Mrs
Christmas” by the locals, Keith, 76,
Christmas
obsession is
thinks her obs
“bonkers”.
Betty, a grandmother of
three, s said: “My husband
hides upstairs. He once
said that it was all a
load of rubbish. Even
loa
my son thinks I’ve
llost the plot.
lo
“This year, he’s
bbeen spending
mmore time hiding in
tthe downstairs loo
tthan anywhere else
– as that’s the one
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C
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s p this year.”
The couple have
T
now
now raised more
£100,000
£100, for charity
as
as they charge people
e for
for looking
lookin around their
home.
home. But Betty said this year
will be the last
las for the annual
festive display.
It’s a cracker, modern
jokes top festive poll
FESTIVE frolics have been brought up to date
with modern jokes fit for any cracker.
A poll for TV channel Gold found the funniest
was: “Why does Donald Trump eat dinner from
a plastic plate? Because he doesn’t like China.”
The second most popular was “Why is
Parliament like ancient Bethlehem? It takes a
miracle to find three wise men there.”
Gerald Casey, of Gold, said, “It’s incredible to
see that British wit remains as sharp as ever.”
shown promise in treating
OTHERS THAT MADE US CHUCKLE
sarcomas and lymphomas – 1. Christmas dinner is a lot like Brexit. Half
tumours that start in soft tissue the family were told they needed to make
and immune cells. room for Turkey, so opted to leave Brussels.
Dr Jin, whose results are
published in the journal Nature 2. Why has Santa been banned from sooty
Chemical Biology, added chimneys? Carbon footprints.
that the treatment “is also 3. What is Coleen Rooney’s favourite game
an invaluable tool to test to play over the festive period? Guess Who.
therapeutic hypotheses in
4. Why doesn’t Jeremy Corbyn ever visit
other cancers”.
Santa? Because he struggles in the poles.
An estimated 268,600 new
cases of breast cancer are 5. What do you call a snowman who goes on
expected to be diagnosed in Love Island? A melt.
2019 in the US – with as many
as one-in-five being the triple
negative.
Chemotherapy is considered
effective but the cancer often
comes back with a vengeance.
Triple negative is a form of
the disease that does not have
receptors for the hormones
oestrogen or progesterone, or
the cancer protein HER2. As
a result, it is currently more
difficult to treat because the
tumour does not respond to
hormonal or protein therapies.
The condition is more
common in those under 40 and
black women.
It is diagnosed through a
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The actress tells KELLY-MARIE STEWART

Cancer’s
AMY PACKER
about her
husband’s battle
with non-Hodgkin
lymphoma

W no laughing
HEN breaking the news
that James Lovelady’s
cancer was stage 4B, his
consultant wasn’t
expecting his patient’s
response to be a joke.

matter but
“James turned around and said,
‘I’ve watched every Avengers movie
and the new one is out at the end of
the month. Am I going to get to see
it?’” recalls his wife, actress
Kelly-Marie Stewart. “That’s how
he has coped with being ill. He has
everyone in stitches, constantly.”

James’s
Despite the laughter, it has been
a traumatic year for the couple. In
April, James, who runs his own
company fitting fire alarms and
CCTV, was diagnosed with
non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Actress Kelly-Marie was the

humour
first to suspect there might be
something wrong with her husband.
“James was always in the gym
and a workaholic,” says the
35 year old who lives in Liverpool.
“Last December I noticed that
the personal training was dropping
out. He was missing sessions, saying

helps us cope
he was too tired.
“He started cutting his day short
and coming home early and, where
in the past he’d be up before the
alarm went off, suddenly he started
snoozing constantly.
“Rather than putting weight on
after he stopped working out, his
jeans were hanging off him,” says
the former Hollyoaks star who
is currently voicing Rubi Von
Screwtop in the CBBC cartoon
Dennis & Gnasher.

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llymphoma.
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couple have four tthe
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children – Olivia, two, TTheh most common fight the remaining cancer.
and Billy-Jay, one, while ssymptom
sy y is a painless “It was tiring but he coped well.
Kelly-Marie has Daisy-Ann and sswelling
w in a lymph He finished treatment at the start of
James has Leighton, both nine, nnode,
o in the neck, November and is feeling stronger
from previous relationships. aarmpit
rm or groin, every day. His hair has started to
It meant James could dismiss aalthough
lt James never come back and he looks amazing.”

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his wife’s concerns, putting his hhad a this. “It came as a
exhaustion down to the pressures sshock
sho h because it’s
of running a company and BRAVE BATTLE: James
B usually
ll 75-year-old
75 men who get
children waking him in the night. with actress Kelly-Marie
w this type of cancer and James was
and their four children
a
“In February, he started with only 33 at the time,” says Kelly- HE family will get the
severe night sweats,” says Marie. “But at least we knew what results after three months,
Kelly-Marie. “The bed would be so was referred for a CT-guided biopsy, was pressing on the main blood we were dealing with and the next as the radiation continues to
wet it would wake me. One night it which required specialists to vessel that links the heart to the day he was in hospital signing forms work long after the treatment itself
was so bad his teeth were chattering collapse his lung and go in via the brain, so blood could rush to to get chemo started.” is over. “We were disappointed to
and he was physically shaking.” chest wall, using scan images to James’s head but not drain properly. James embarked on 12 weeks of not have an update before
But it wasn’t until March, when target the needle in the tissue. “He would go so red that his ears R-CHOP chemotherapy but Christmas. We have to hope and
James’s sight blurred, that he finally While waiting for the procedure, would tinge blue – he said it felt like halfway through he experienced a pray this radiotherapy can give us
sought medical help. “This double James’s symptoms progressed. “It his head was going to explode,” setback. “He became quite unwell the results we want to hear,” says
vision came on all of a sudden one was the end of April and James’s says Kelly-Marie. with his breathing. That was when Kelly-Marie.
morning, so I took him to hospital. vision had been going more “He collapsed one day at work we were told the cancer was stage “The hardest thing is the waiting.
“I think it scared him a little but regularly. He had swollen arms, and someone called to say, ‘He’s out 4B. It had affected his heart and an To hear N.E.D. (no evidence of
it had gone back to normal by the neck and head so his face wasn’t cold on the floor, I’ve called an MRI showed he had heart failure. disease) would be the best present
time we got to A&E. But I insisted really recognisable. It was like he ambulance.’ They think that was “That sounds scary but the our family could wish for.
he stayed to get checked out.” almost had no neck and his eyes probably the day the artery consultant reassured us by saying it “Throughout it all, James has
Blood tests suggested James had were sunken as his face was puffy. completely closed over.” would be classified as heart failure never lost his sense of humour. You
lymphoma or a tumour. A scan “If he bent down to pick up the James was given blood thinners, whether it was one or 99 per cent would never know what he’s going
revealed a 10cm mass in the middle babies his head would change as well as steroids to shrink the of your heart that is failing.” through. We’re so proud of him.”
of his chest. “It was pushing on his colour. Daisy-Ann said, ‘Daddy’s mass. Finally, the third biopsy While the chemo shrank the
lungs, heart and windpipe.” head keeps going purple like Thanos diagnosed diffuse large B-cell mass to a quarter of its original ● Visit lymphoma-action.org.uk or
Over the next month, two out of Marvel Avengers’.” lymphoma, the most common type size, it wasn’t as successful as the call their freephone helpline on
inconclusive biopsies meant James Doctors discovered that the mass of high-grade (fast-growing) family had hoped. “James was 0808 808 5555 for advice.
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W OCD stopped me
HEN Hana Awwad
moved to New York
with her husband, the
couple were looking
forward to starting their
new life together. But
within months Hana was a prisoner
in her own apartment, unable to

being in a room
touch anyone or be touched. 
She didn’t realise it at the time,
but the 39-year-old was suffering
from severe obsessive compulsive
disorder (OCD), which would
become so all-consuming that she
would be unable to be in the same
room as her husband Hassan. 
It was August 2016 when the

with my husband
newlyweds upped sticks for
America, where Hassan, a dentist,
was studying.
“It was quite stressful because we
were constantly travelling between
New York and Canada, where
Hassan was from, then every few
months I would come home to visit
family and friends in England,” says
Hana, who had trained as a
paediatric doctor, but admits she
“struggled with the responsibility”.
Hana Awwad tells JANET TANSLEY how
“My peers seemed to make
decisions with ease and confidence,
but I was terrified of something
debilitating illness nearly destroyed her life
going wrong, which resulted in Hana found herself with too much recalls. “I became obsessed with the her recover. “It took them three
mental exhaustion,” she explains. time on her hands. “I couldn’t work idea that I was ‘contaminating’ our weeks just to persuade me to leave
“I had trained for six years and because I didn’t have the necessary apartment, I’d throw away clothes the apartment,” she says. “In the
then worked as a junior doctor for visas, so there was nothing for me and clean myself thoroughly. end I left with only my passport
four but spent the entire decade to do. I lived there for nine months “Six months after we moved to and my phone because I had
wondering if I should stay or go. and became very ill, mentally.” the US, Hassan had to start living in thrown everything else away.”
When I walked out of the hospital As the OCD took hold, even the hotels because I felt the apartment Sadly things didn’t improve once
for the last time, it was like walking simplest activities became too much was contaminated. It was lonely Hana was back in England. “It was
out of prison. I had felt trapped but for her. “I got to the point where I and traumatic for both of us.” the worst time of my life. I felt like a STRAIN: Hassan and
at that moment I felt free.” couldn’t touch another person or Hana’s problems became so ghost. I watched family events on Hana have separated
Starting again in America with animal, or allow them to have any severe her parents flew to the US to videos and phones, but couldn’t be
Hassan sounded wonderful but physical contact with me,” she bring their daughter home to help there and take part. I longed to be

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T
HE Christmas season is
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but it’s not simply a time
of good cheer – more
often than not it’s a time
of aches and pains.
The cold can make any
problems we have all that much
worse, and that certainly applies
to our joints. When that happens
so much of the fun goes out of
the office parties, and shopping
expeditions which can leave
you feeling spiritless during the
good times.
Aching joints can be such a
nuisance, and the fact is that they
only tend to get worse as we get
older. It’s up to us to keep
ourselves in shape and be willing
to keep ourselves fit.
And just because we feel OK
now doesn’t mean that will
continue as time passes. The trick
is to maintain our joints so that
they don’t wear away. The
cartilage, the tissue that cushions
joints and helps them move
smoothly, is where problems often
start. The cartilage membrane
produces a vital lubricating fluid
but despite this it can become
inflamed over the years.
Food is one way to feel better
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Hana was finally diagnosed with
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except when I’d go to my group
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“After the group sessions I went
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destroys lives.
“There needs to be easier access
to services and more services, but
there is hope. OCD sufferers can get
well again. I’m proof of that.
“The OCD is still there, and it
makes life hard at times. But now I
let OCD sit alongside my life while
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A right royal night out

S
HOULD you happen
to find yourself with an
idle moment over the
festive season, here’s a
fun game you might
like to play with your
friends and/or family.
Simply visit the archive section
of the official Royal Variety
Performance website
(royalvarietycharity.org/
somethingorother…), pick any
performance at random, then
read out the list of stars who
appeared on that bill.
If anyone manages to guess
the year, you could maybe award
them a small token prize, such as
that plastic spinning top that fell
Mike Ward
previews
tonight’s TV
out of last year’s crackers, or
maybe the new Coldplay album.
If nobody does – guess it, I
mean – then no matter, because
you’ll still have summoned up
some wonderful memories, a
glance at each year’s bill having
provided a fascinating snapshot in
time, enabling you to reflect both
nostalgically and philosophically
on the vagaries and essential
transience of showbusiness. And
you know how much you love
doing that.
This time around, THE ROYAL
VARIETY PERFORMANCE,
which actually took place three
weeks ago but finally gets its airing
tonight (ITV, 7.30pm), is hosted by
Rob Beckett and Romesh
Ranganathan, with the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge taking their
turn as the royal guests.
Jamie Cullum, Robbie Williams
and Harry Connick Jr are
among the musical guests, with
Frank Skinner topping the comic
turns (it’s obligatory, by the way, to
employ the word “turns” at
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variety shows). Future generations, likely to do any of those things as
I’ve no doubt, will take one look at I am to create some of the
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one’s a doddle – it’s 1999.” in architect GEORGE CLARKE’S
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RICHARD
OSMAN’S HOUSE
OF GAMES: June
Sarpong tests her
general
knowledge,
6pm
6.00 Good Morning Britain (W) (S) 6.30 The King Of Queens
8.30 Lorraine Entertainment Triple bill. (AD) (R) (S)
and fashion news. (W) (S) 7.45 Everybody Loves Raymond
9.25 Judge Rinder Real-life cases Double bill. (AD) (R) (S)
in a studio courtroom. (R) (W) (S) 8.40 Frasier (AD) (R) (S)
10.30 This Morning Celebrity chat 9.10 Frasier (AD) (R) (S)
and lifestyle features. (W) (S) 9.40 Frasier (AD) (R) (S)
12.30 Loose Women Topical debate 10.10 Ramsay’s Kitchen
from a female perspective. (W) (S) Nightmares USA (R) (S)
1.30 ITV News, Weather (W) (S) 11.05 Undercover Boss USA (R) (S)
1.55 Local News, Weather (W) (S) 12.00 Channel 4 News (S)
12.05 The People’s Vet Matt
Dickinson presents the show from attempts to find the cause of a
Cheltenham racecourse. (W) (S) tomcat’s lame left leg. (S)
3.00 The Switch Quiz hosted by 1.05 Escape To The Chateau: DIY
A big wedding is threatened by
contestants battle it out over a a sewage problem. (AD) (R) (S)
series of rounds to get to the 2.10 Countdown Suzannah
final stage and the chance to Lipscomb is in Dictionary
Corner with Susie Dent. (S)
3.59 Local Weather (W) (S) 3.00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It Henry
4.00 Tipping Point Gameshow, Cole and Simon O’Brien find an
hosted by Ben Shephard, in which antique cannon in North Wales. (S)
contestants answer questions to 4.00 A Place In The Sun Ben
win turns on an arcade-style Hillman helps a Middlesex midwife
machine in the hope of winning find a holiday home in Menorca. (S)
up to £10,000. (R) (W) (S) 5.00 Kirstie’s Handmade
5.00 Cash Trapped Quiz hosted by Christmas Kirstie Allsopp oversees
Bradley Walsh in which contestants the papercraft competition. (AD) (S)
answer questions and try to trap one 6.00 The Simpsons A trilogy of
another out of the game, before one spine-chillers. (AD) (R) (S)
takes part in the final round. (W) (S) 6.30 Hollyoaks James is surprised
6.00 Local News, Weather (W) (S) to see John Paul. The pair decide
6.25 Party Election Broadcast By to go for a drink, and James
the Conservative Party. (W) (S)  v  asks John Paul if he plans on
6.30 ITV News, Weather (W) (S) speaking to Finn. (AD) (R) (S)
CASH TRAPPED: KIRSTIE’S
Bradley Walsh HANDMADE
asks the CHRISTMAS:
questions, Kirstie Allsopp
5pm presents the
craft show,
8pm
6.00 Milkshake! Children’s shows.
9.15 Jeremy Vine The broadcaster
discusses the issues of the day. (S)
11.15 FILM: Christmas Festival Of
Ice 2017 (PG) Festive romantic
drama, starring Taylor Cole. (S)
12.50 Neighbours (AD) (S)
1.20 FILM: A Dream Of
Christmas 2016 (PG) Festive
comedy, with Nikki DeLoach
and Andrew Walker. (W) (S)
3.00 FILM: Christmas In
Evergreen: Letters To Santa
2018 (PG) Premiere. Festive drama
sequel, starring Michelle Choi-Lee
and Candus Churchill. (W) (S)
4.45 5 News At 5 (S)
5.00 Friends Monica prepares
a Valentine’s Day surprise
for Chandler, while Ross has
difficulty telling girlfriend Mona
that Rachel has moved in. (R) (S)
5.30 Friends Ross has difficulty
coming to terms with Joey’s
revelation, but eventually
persuades him to tell Rachel how
he feels about her, regardless
of the consequences. (R) (S)
6.00 Neighbours Hendrix tells the
newlyweds that he does not want
to live with them any more, and Finn
jumps at the chance of renewing
his relationship with Claudia – until
he catches her in a lie. (AD) (R) (S)
6.30 5 News Tonight The
latest news headlines. (S)
NEIGHBOURS:
Hendrix tells the
newlyweds that
he does not
want to live with
them any more,
6pm

7 7.00 The One Show Another

mix of nationwide reports and
live studio-based chat. (W) (S)
PM 7.30 EastEnders Whitney
grows excited about her
7.00 Celebrity Antiques
impending hotel stay, while
Callum shares his concerns
about Leo with Jay. (AD) (W) (S)
Road Trip Hollyoaks stars Will
Mellor and Nick Pickard hunt
for bargains in north west
England, as well as uncovering
the history of a Merseyside
village and learning about
glass-making. (W) (S)
7.00 Emmerdale Aaron’s
confident that his campaign
will work, while Archie is
pushed to his limit and lashes
out at Angelica. (AD) (W) (S)
7.00 Channel 4 News The
7.30 The Royal Variety
Performance 2019 Rob
Beckett and Romesh
latest headlines, in-depth
interviews and analysis of
topical political developments
and current affairs. Plus, a look
7.00 The Yorkshire Steam
Railway: All Aboard A
summer heatwave threatens to
bring the railway to a halt as the
iconic steam engines are
at the day’s leading sports prevented from running through
stories as well as up-to-the- a tinder-dry national park. (R)
minute weather reports. (S) (S) Followed by 5 News. (S)

8
Ranganathan host the annual
8.00 Holby City Jac is confined 8.00 MasterChef: The entertainment extravaganza 8.00 Kirstie’s Handmade 8.00 How They Built The
to a psychiatric unit, and Professionals Gregg Wallace from the London Palladium, Christmas Kirstie Allsopp Titanic New series. The
refuses to accept that she has presents the first round of attended by the Duke and presents a peak time special secrets of the Titanic, whose
a problem. However, a visit semi-finals week, in which Duchess of Cambridge. The of the craft show, featuring tips maiden voyage became the
PM from Fletch, Sacha and Elliot the chefs must prepare a dish show features music from on making handmade cheese most famous maritime disaster
convinces her that things have based on their own treasured Robbie Williams, Jamie Cullum, and candied pecans, and in history, costing the lives of
to change. Chloe receives some food memories and a flawless Emeli Sande, Lewis Capaldi, festive decorations including more than 1,500 people. (S)
life-changing news. (AD) (W) (S) vegan meal. (AD) (W) (S) the Kanneh Masons and Mabel, a frozen ice bucket. (AD) (S) Followed by 5 News Update. (S)

9
9.00 Gold Digger Leo deludes
himself that his parents still
love each other, and as Julia’s
wedding draws closer, he
PM hatches a plan to get them back
together. He finds himself with
an unexpected ally in Benjamin’s
half-brother. (AD) (W) (S)
as well as this year’s Britain’s
9.00 Rick Stein’s Secret Got Talent winner, Colin
France The chef concludes his Thackery, and comedy from
tour with trips to the Languedoc Frank Skinner, Kerry Godliman
and Provence. In the border and Flo & Joan. There are
town of Uzes, Rick samples salt
also appearances by the casts
cod and marvels at a colourful of West End shows Groan
array of French patisserie. Ups, Mary Poppins and
Last in the series. (AD) (W) (S) Come from Away. (AD) (W) (S)
9.00 Amazing Spaces:
Northern Lights Adventure
George Clarke explores hidden
architectural gems in Finland,
including a lodge on the edge
of a frozen lake, a group of
tree houses, a caravan on skis,
and a mini city of igloos. (S)
9.00 Hoarders: Landfill In My
Living Room New series.
People with a compulsion
to hoard, including a father
whose relationship with his
daughter has become strained
and a man whose cluttered
house burned down. (S)

10
10.00 BBC News At Ten (W) (S) 10.00 Live At The Apollo 10.00 ITV News, Weather (W) (S) 10.00 First Dates A 19-year-old 10.00 Greatest Christmas TV
10.30 Local News, Weather Desiree Burch introduces 10.30 Local News, Weather (S) computer enthusiast goes on Moments Countdown of 50
(S) Followed by National performances by Paul McCaffrey 10.45 The Jonathan Ross Show the first date of his life, while a festive crackers past and
PM Lottery Update. (W) (S) and Jonny Pelham. (W) (S) Jonathan is joined by guests music producer and a singer present, including classic soap
10.45 The Apprentice: The 10.30 Newsnight Analysis of Jeremy Clarkson, Samson Kayo meet at Fred’s restaurant. moments, dramatic endings,
Final Five A profile of the the day’s events, presented and Holly Willoughby. Plus, Other guests include a PR sitcom specials, comedy
five candidates who made it by Emma Barnett. (W) (S) Stereophonics will be executive and two strangers sketches and light
to the 2019 final. (W) (S)  v  Followed by Weather. (W) (S) performing in the studio. (R) (S) with a love of dancing. (AD) (S) entertainment highlights that

11
11.45 Angels Of The North 11.15 NFL This Week Mark 11.50 Take Me Out Stand-up 11.05 Gogglebox The armchair have made the television set
New series. Following life at Chapman is joined by former comedian Bentley, mechanic critics share their opinions the focus of the holiday season
Newcastle hair salon Longlox, players Osi Umenyiora and David, army paramedic Nick on The Crown, Victoria for decades. Highlights include
PM charting the highs and lows of Jason Bell to present the and dancer Josh enter the ‘love Derbyshire, I’m A Celebrity famous couples Den and
its stylists. The junior staff latest highlights from the lift’ in the hope of impressing 30 Get Me Out of Here!, The X Angie, Jack and Vera, and
members get into trouble, and 14th round of fixtures, single women and winning a Factor: Celebrity, The Andrew Gavin & Stacey; popular double
extensionist Saffron gets an including Los Angeles Rams v date. Paddy McGuinness hosts. Marr Show, This Morning acts Morecambe and Wise,
intimate tattoo. (W) (S)  v  Seattle Seahawks. (W) (S) Last in the series. (R) (W) (S) and First Dates. (AD) (R) (S) the Trotter brothers. (R) (S)

12
12.00 Angels Of The North 12.05 FILM: The New Girlfriend 1.05 Home Shopping (W) 3.00 12.10 Ramsay’s Kitchen 12.55 Access (Showbiz news and
Sammyjo is still confused about 2014 (15) Drama based on a short Who’s Doing The Dishes? Helen Nightmares USA (R) (S) 1.00 The gossip. (R) (S) 1.00 The 21.co.uk
Tom, Holly makes a milestone story by Ruth Rendell, starring Lederer plants cryptic clues within Supervet (AD) (R) (S) 1.55 George Live Casino Show (S) 3.00 Access
midnight purchase, and tensions are Anais Demoustier and Romain each course as she throws a Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (AD) (R) (R) (S) 3.10 The Dog Rescuers
brewing on the salon floor. (W) Duris. In French. (W) (S) 1.50 Sign dinner party for four diners who (SL) (S) 2.50 Grand Designs (AD) With Alan Davies (R) (S) 4.00
(S)  v  Followed by Weather For Zone: The Baby Has Landed (AD) must guess the identity of their (R) (S) 3.50 Come Dine With Me The Dog Rescuers With Alan
The Week Ahead. (W) (S)  v  12.20- (R) (SL) (W) (S) 2.50 Sign Zone: For mystery hostess. (AD) (R) (SL) (W) (R) 4.45 Coast Vs Country (R) 5.40 Davies (R) (S) 4.45 The Dog
6.00 BBC News. The latest news Love Or Money (R) (SL) (W) (S) (S) 3.50 ITV Nightscreen (W) 5.05- Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas (R) Rescuers With Alan Davies (R) (S)
headlines and reports. (W) (S)  v  3.35-6.30 This Is BBC Two (W) (S) 6.00 Judge Rinder (R) (SL) (W) (S) 5.50-6.30 Countdown (R) (S) 5.35-6.00 Wildlife SOS (R) (SL) (S)
(S) Subtitles (R) REPEAT (AD) AUDIO DESCRIPTION (SL) SIGN LANGUAGE (W) Widescreen V Regional variations opposite

Dave
6.00 Teleshopping (W)
7.10 Cops UK: Bodycam Squad
8.00 American Pickers (W) (S)
9.00 Storage Hunters UK (W) (S)
10.00 American Pickers (W) (S)
12.00 Jay Leno’s Garage (W) (S)
1.00 Top Gear (AD) (W) (S)
2.00 Top Gear (AD) (W) (S)
3.00 Timber Kings (W) (S)
4.00 Cop Car Workshop (W) (S)
5.00 Top Gear (AD) (W) (S)
6.00 Top Gear (AD) (W) (S)
7.00 Would I Lie To You? (W)
7.40 Would I Lie To You? (W)
8.20 QI Double bill. (W) (S)
10.00 Taskmaster (W) (S)
11.00 Mock The Week (W) (S)
11.40 QI Comedy quiz. (W) (S)
12.20 Would I Lie To You? (W)
1.00 Would I Lie To You? (W)
1.40 QI (W) 2.40 The Last Man
On Earth (AD) (W) (S) 3.05 The
Last Man On Earth (AD) (W) (S)
3.30 Judge Romesh (W) (S)
4.00-6.00 Home Shopping (W)
Drama
6.00 Teleshopping (W)
7.10 The House Of Eliott (S)
8.00 Soldier, Soldier
9.00 Soldier, Soldier
10.00 Classic Holby City (W) (S)
11.00 The Bill Double bill. (S)
1.00 Classic EastEnders
1.40 Classic EastEnders
2.15 Casualty Hospital drama.
3.20 Lovejoy Drama. (S)
4.20 Bergerac Drama. (S)
5.20 Bread Christmas Special
1988 The family visit Rome. (S)
6.00 Are You Being Served? (S)
6.40 As Time Goes By (S)
7.20 Last Of The Summer Wine
Barry wins a competition. (W) (S)
8.00 New Tricks Superintendent
Sandra Pullman is sidelined after
a failed hostage rescue. (W) (S)
10.00 New Tricks (AD) (W) (S)
11.10 Silent Witness (AD) (W) (S)
1.30 The House Of Eliott Period
drama. (S) 2.25 Lovejoy (S)
4.00-6.00 Home Shopping (W)
Gold
6.00 Teleshopping (W)
7.10 The Two Ronnies:
Christmas 1987 (S)
8.00 Last Of The Summer Wine
10.05 Keeping Up Appearances (S)
10.50 Still Open All Hours (W) (S)
11.25 Chef! Comedy. (W)
12.05 The Vicar Of Dibley (AD) (W)
12.50 Last Of The Summer Wine
2.50 Still Open All Hours (W) (S)
3.25 Dad’s Army (S)
4.05 Only Fools And Horses (AD)
7.40 The Vicar Of Dibley (AD) (W)
9.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys (W) (S)
10.20 The Royle Family: Joe’s
Crackers Comedy. (AD) (W) (S)
11.40 Harry Enfield And His Yule
Log Chums (AD) (W) (S)
12.30 Citizen Khan (AD) (W) (S)
1.10 Mrs Brown’s Boys (W) (S)
1.50 The Royle Family: Joe’s
Crackers (AD) (W) (S) 2.50 Harry
Enfield And His Yule Log Chums
(AD) (W) (S) 3.30 Citizen Khan (AD)
(W) (S) 4.00-6.00 Home Shopping
Yesterday
7.10 Nazi Wives (W) (S)
8.00 Time Team (W) (S)
10.00 War Factories (W) (S)
11.00 World War Weird (W) (S)
12.00 Impossible Railways (AD) (W)
1.00 Time Team (W) (S)
2.00 David Attenborough’s
Natural Curiosities (AD) (W) (S)
2.30 David Attenborough’s
Natural Curiosities (AD) (W) (S)
3.00 The Life Of Mammals (W) (S)
4.00 Impossible Engineering (AD)
5.00 World War Weird (W) (S)
6.00 War Factories (W) (S)
7.00 Impossible Railways (AD) (W)
8.00 Train Truckers (W) (S)
9.00 Porridge Prison Sitcom. (S)
9.40 ’Allo ’Allo! Christmas
Special 1985 Comedy. (S)
10.45 ’Allo ’Allo! Christmas
Special 1991 Comedy. (S)
11.45 Open All Hours (S)
1.40am War Factories (W) (S)
2.30 Battle Factory (W) (S)
3.00-6.00 Home Shopping (W)
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RADIO 1 3.00 News. 3.06 Outlook. 4.00 News.
FM: 97.6-99.8 MHz Radio Choice 4.06 HARDtalk. 4.30-5.00 The Compass.
6.30 Breakfast Show. 10.00 Clara Amfo. 12.45 Great Lives and was an important surrealist, CLASSIC FM
Newsbeat. 1.00 Scott Mills. 4.00 Nick Grimshaw. FM: 100-102 MHz
Radio 4, 4.30pm fashion and fine art photographer.
5.45 Newsbeat. 6.00 Nick Grimshaw. 7.00 6.00 Breakfast. 9.00 John Suchet. 1.00
Radio 1’s Future Sounds. 9.00 Rickie, Melvin Born in New York in 1907, Lee However, it was her work in
the Second World War as a Anne-Marie Minhall. 5.00 FM Drive.
And Charlie. 11.00 Radio 1’s Indie Show. 1.00 Miller was a fashion model in the
7.00 Classics. 8.00 Full Works Concert.
Annie Nightingale. 3.00 RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: Big Apple in the 1920s before correspondent for Vogue that has
10.00 Classics. 1.00-6.00 Sam Pittis.
The Podcast. 3.40 The Next Episode. 4.00-6.30 going to Paris, Cairo and then led Channel 4 News presenter
Early Breakfast With Katie Thistleton.
London during the Blitz. Lindsey Hilsum to claim her ABSOLUTE RADIO
MW: 1215, 1197, 1242 kHz
RADIO 2 Her lovers included Man Ray, as American journalist Marie
6.00 Dave Berry. 10.00 Leona Graham.
FM: 88-90.2 MHz she knew Cocteau and Picasso, Colvin’s spiritual ancestor.
1.00 Ben Burrell. 4.00 Bush And Richie.
5.00 Vanessa Feltz. Music and chat. 6.30 The
7.00 Danielle Perry. 10.00 Pete
Zoe Ball Breakfast Show. 9.30 Ken Bruce. World. 3.30 World Business Report.
12.00 Jeremy Vine. 2.00 Steve Wright In The BBC WORLD SERVICE 4.00 BBC OS. 6.00 News. 6.06
Donaldson. 1.00-6.00 Chris Martin.
on digital only
Afternoon. 5.00 Sara Cox. 7.00 Jo Whiley. 9.00 Outlook. 7.00 Newsroom. 7.30 Sport RADIO WALES
The Jazz Show With Jamie Cullum. 10.00 Trevor 5.00 News. 5.06 Newsroom. 5.30
Today. 8.00 News. 8.06 People Fixing MW: 882, 657 kHz FM: 93.9-95.9,
Nelson’s Rhythm Nation. 12.00 OJ Borg. 3.00 Discovery. 6.00 Newsday. 8.30 The World. 8.30 Digital Planet. 9.00 103.7-103.9 MHz
Sounds Of The 80s With Gary Davies. 4.50-5.00 Business Daily. 8.50 Witness History.
Newshour. 10.00 Newsroom. 10.20 5.30 All Things Considered. 6.00 Claire
Radio 2 Sounds Of The 80s Mastermix. 9.00 News. 9.06 The Arts Hour. 10.00 Sports News. 10.30 World Business Summers. 8.30 Jason Mohammad.
World Update. 11.00 Newsroom. 11.30 Report. 11.00 The Documentary. 11.30 11.00 Wynne Evans. 2.00 Eleri Sion.
RADIO 3 In The Studio. 12.00 Outlook. 1.00 In The Studio. 12.00 The Arts Hour.
FM: 90.2-92.4 MHz 5.00 Gareth Lewis. 6.30 The Idea. 7.00
Newsroom. 1.30 The Documentary. 1.00 Business Matters. 2.00 Janice Long. 10.00 Chris Needs.
6.30 Breakfast. 9.00 Essential Classics. 12.00
2.00 Newshour. 3.00 People Fixing The Newsroom. 2.30 The Documentary. 1.00-5.30 As BBC World Service.
Composer Of The Week: Percy Grainger. 1.00
News. 1.02 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert. 2.00
Afternoon Concert. 5.00 In Tune. 7.00 In Tune
Mixtape. 7.30 Radio 3 In Concert. 10.00 Free
Thinking. 10.45 The Way I See It. 11.00 Night
Tracks. 12.30-6.30 Through The Night.
RADIO 4
FM: 92.4-94.6 MHz LW: 198 kHz
5.30 News Briefing. 5.43 Prayer For The Day.
5.45 Farming Today. 5.58 Tweet Of The Day. 6.00
Today. 9.00 More Or Less Election Special. 9.30
Naturebang. 9.45 (LW) Daily Service. 9.45 (FM)
Book of the Week: Three-a-Penny. 10.00
Woman’s Hour. 11.00 The Poetry Editor. 11.30 Art
Of Now: The Walking Dance. 12.00 News. 12.01
(LW) Shipping Forecast. 12.04 Dark Matter. 12.18
Call You And Yours. 12.57 Weather. 1.00 The
World At One. 2.00 The Archers. 2.15 Drama:
This Is Your Country Now Too. 3.00 Short Cuts.
3.30 Making History. 4.00 Exposed: Young
Female Photographers. 4.30 Great Lives. 5.00
PM. 5.54 (LW) Shipping Forecast. 5.57 Weather.
6.00 Six O’Clock News. 6.30 Rhys James Isn’t A.
7.00 The Archers. 7.15 Front Row. 7.45 The
Country Girls – Girls In Their Married Bliss.
8.00 Grenfell: Flat 142. 8.40 In Touch. 9.00 All In
The Mind. 9.30 More Or Less Election Special.
10.00 The World Tonight. 10.45 Book at Bedtime:
Dark Matter. 11.00 Michael Frayn’s Pocket
Playhouse. 11.30 The Untold. 12.00 News,
Weather. 12.30 Book of the Week: Three-a-
Penny. 12.48 Shipping Forecast. 1.00 As BBC
World Service. 5.20-5.30 Shipping Forecast.
RADIO 5 LIVE
MW: 909, 693 kHz
5.00 Morning Reports. 5.15 Wake Up To Money.
6.00 5 Live Breakfast. 9.00 Your Call. 10.00 The
Emma Barnett Show. 1.00 Nihal Arthanayake.
4.00 5 Live Drive. 7.00 5 Live Sport: Champions
League Football 2019-20. 8.00 5 Live Sport:
Champions League Football 2019-20. 10.30
Sarah Brett. 1.00-5.00 Up All Night.
talkSPORT
MW: 1053, 1089, 1071, 1107 kHz
5.00 Early Breakfast. 6.00 The Alan Brazil Sports
Breakfast. 10.00 White And Sawyer. 1.00
Hawksbee And Jacobs. 4.00 Adrian Durham And
Darren Gough. 7.00 Kick-off. 10.00 Sports Bar.
1.00-5.00 Extra Time. late night entertainment.
Variations
BBC One Variations WALES: 11.45-12.15 X-Ray:
Consumer rights show, with Lucy Owen. 6.55-7.00
Party Election Broadcast: By the Welsh Labour
Party. 10.45 Young Parents Hostel 11.15 The
Apprentice: The Final Five 12.15 Angels Of The
North 12.30 Angels Of The North: Sammyjo is still
confused about Tom. 12.45-6.00 BBC News
BBC Two Variations WALES: 1.00 The Best
Christmas Food Ever 1.45 First Minister’s
Questions: Full coverage of AMs’ questions to the
First Minister. 2.35-3.00 David Attenborough’s
Natural Curiosities: Nature’s evolutionary anomalies.
ITV Variations ITV WALES: 6.25-6.30 Party
Election Broadcast: By the Welsh Labour Party.
10.45 Wales On TV 11.15-11.50 Coast & Country
S4C 6.00 Cyw 12.00 Newyddion S4C A’r Tywydd
12.05 Cymoedd Roy Noble 12.30 Heno 1.30 Helo
Syrjeri 2.00 Newyddion S4C A’r Tywydd 2.05
Prynhawn Da 3.00 Newyddion S4C A’r Tywydd
3.05 Cynefin 4.00 Awr Fawr: Blociau Rhif 4.05
Awr Fawr: Stiw 4.20 Awr Fawr: Oli Wyn 4.30 Awr
Fawr: Sion Y Chef 4.45 Awr Fawr: Jen A Jim A’r
Cywiadur 5.00 Stwnsh: Ffeil 5.05 Stwnsh: Y
Brodyr Adrenalini 5.15 Stwnsh: Wariars 5.25
Stwnsh: Arthur A Chriw Y Ford Gron 5.35 Stwnsh:
Kung Fu Panda 6.00 Newyddion S4C A’r Tywydd
6.05 Codi Pac 6.30 Rownd A Rownd 7.00 Heno
7.30 Pobol Y Cwm 8.00 Cefn Gwlad 8.55
Darllediad Etholiadol 9.00 Newyddion 9 A’r
Tywydd 9.30 Y Byd Yn Ei Le Gyda Guto Harri
10.00 Afonydd Gwaedlyd 11.00-11.35 Y Ditectif
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FILMS TODAY’S CHOICE Times quoted are GMT

SKY CINEMA PREMIERE Sky 301
6.00am Above The Shadows (2019) (12) Fantasy,
starring Olivia Thirlby and Megan Fox. 8.00 How To
Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019) (PG) 8.30
A Christmas In Royal Fashion (2018) (PG) 10.15 The
Top Ten Show 2019 10.30 The Grinch (2018) (U)
12.15pm Crypto (2019) (15) 2.15 Happy Death Day
2U (2019) (15) 4.00 A Christmas In Royal Fashion
(2018) (PG) Romantic drama, starring Cindy Busby. 5.30
How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019) (PG)
Hiccup and Toothless reunite. 6.00 Bel Canto (2018) (15)
Drama, starring Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe. 8.00
The Grinch (2018) (U) Animated Dr Seuss adaptation,
with the voice of Benedict Cumberbatch. 9.30 Crypto
(2019) (15) Premiere. Thriller, starring Beau Knapp and
Alexis Bledel. 11.20 Happy Death Day 2U (2019) (15)
Horror comedy, starring Jessica Rothe. 1.10am Bel
Canto (2018) (15) 2.55 Nobody Leaves (2018) (15)
Horror, starring Madeline Brewer. 4.25 The Christmas
Swap (2018) (U) Festive fantasy, starring Jackie Seiden.
SKY CINEMA COMEDY Sky 308
6.30am Indiscreet (1958) (PG) With Cary Grant. 8.25
An Actor Prepares (2018) (15) With Jeremy Irons. 10.10
Fat Camp (2017) (15) With Chris Redd. 11.45 Planes,
Trains And Automobiles (1987) (15) 1.25pm Step
Brothers (2008) (15) 3.20 Talladega Nights: The
Ballad Of Ricky Bobby (2006) (15) With Will Ferrell.
5.25 Holmes & Watson (2018) (12) With Will Ferrell.
7.00 Pitch Perfect (2012) (12) With Anna Kendrick. 9.00
Little Monsters (2019) (15) Horror-comedy, starring
Lupita Nyong’o. 10.40 Lez Bomb (2018) (12) With Adeel
Ahmed. 12.15am Step Brothers (2008) (15) With Will
Ferrell. 2.10 Planes, Trains And Automobiles (1987)
(15) With Steve Martin. 3.50 The Family Stone (2005)
(PG) 5.40 Galaxy Quest (1999) (PG) With Tim Allen.
SKY CINEMA ACTION Sky 307
6.00am Alpha (2018) (12) With Kodi Smit-McPhee. 7.45
Battle: Los Angeles (2011) (12) With Aaron Eckhart.
10.00 Charlie’s Angels (2000) (15) 11.45 Pacific Rim
(2013) (12) 2.00pm Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) (12)
4.00 King Arthur (2004) (12) With Clive Owen. 6.15
Charlie’s Angels (2000) (15) With Drew Barrymore. 8.00
Pacific Rim (2013) (12) Sci-fi adventure, with Charlie
Hunnam and Rinko Kikuchi. 10.15 Pacific Rim: Uprising
UNFORGIVEN ★★★★★
TCM Movies, 9pm
Clint Eastwood was one of the biggest box office stars
of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, but Oscar success
eluded him until this Western came along.
Although he missed out on the Best Actor trophy for
his low-key performance as reformed gunslinger William
Munny, who returns to his old ways in an attempt to
avenge a friend’s death, Eastwood picked up Best
Director and, as producer, Best Film.
Gene Hackman also won Best Supporting Actor for
his role as the brutal sheriff Munny sets out to kill.
Sarah Morgan
(2018) (12) With John Boyega. 12.15am King Arthur
(2004) (12) 2.30 Big Trouble In Little China (1986)
(15) With Kurt Russell. 4.15 Turbo: A Power Rangers
Movie (1997) (PG) With Jason David Frank.
SKY CINEMA FAMILY Sky 306
6.35am Cleo (2016) (PG) Animated family adventure,
with the voice of Sandra Oh. 8.05 Goosebumps 2 (2018)
(PG) 9.45 Tooth Fairy (2010) (PG) 11.35 Bernie The
Dolphin (2018) (U) Adventure, starring Lola Sultan.
1.15pm The Ant Bully (2006) (U) Animated adventure,
with the voice of Julia Roberts. 2.50 Peter Rabbit (2018)
(PG) 4.30 Goosebumps 2 (2018) (PG) Comedy sequel,
starring Madison Iseman. 6.10 Tooth Fairy (2010) (PG)
Family comedy, starring Dwayne Johnson. 8.00 Peter
Rabbit (2018) (PG) Family comedy based on Beatrix
Potter’s stories, starring Domhnall Gleeson, with the voice
of James Corden. 9.40 Thunderbirds (2004) (PG) Sci-fi
adventure, starring Bill Paxton, Ben Kingsley and Anthony
Edwards. 11.20 #Roxy (2018) (12) Romantic comedy,
starring Jake Short. 1.15am Cats (2018) (PG) Animated
adventure. 3.10 Toys & Pets (2017) (U) Animated
adventure, featuring the voice of Jason Kesser. 5.00 A
Wizard’s Tale (2018) (U) Animated adventure.
SKY CINEMA CHRISTMAS Sky 304
6.25am A Christmas Cruise (2017) (PG) 8.00 It’s
A Wonderful Life (1946) (U) With James Stewart.
10.15 Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas (2014) (PG)
With Jim Parsons. 11.05 How To Train Your Dragon:
Homecoming (2019) (PG) With Jay Baruchel. 11.35
Arthur Christmas (2011) (U) 1.20pm One Magic
Christmas (1985) (PG) With Mary Steenburgen. 2.55 A
Christmas Cruise (2017) (PG) With Vivica A Fox. 4.30
Miracle On 34th Street (1973) (U) With Jane Alexander.
6.15 Holly Star (2017) (PG) With Katlyn Carlson. 8.00
Arthur Christmas (2011) (U) Animated comedy, with the
voices of James McAvoy and Jim Broadbent. 9.50 We
Wish You A Marry Christmas (2018) (PG) Romantic
drama, starring Wendie Malick. 11.35 The Christmas
Swap (2018) (U) With Jackie Seiden. 1.15am Holly Star
(2017) (PG) 2.50 Miracle On 34th Street (1947) (U)
4.40 One Magic Christmas (1985) (PG)
SKY CINEMA GREATS Sky 310
7.35am The Graduate (1967) (12) Comedy drama,
starring Dustin Hoffman. 9.30 Lawrence Of Arabia
(1962) (PG) Oscar-winning epic drama, starring Peter
O’Toole. 1.05pm Vertigo (1958) (PG) Hitchcock thriller,
starring James Stewart. 3.20 The Bourne Supremacy
(2004) (12) Action thriller sequel, starring Matt Damon.
5.15 The Witches (1990) (PG) Children’s fantasy, starring
Anjelica Huston. 6.50 The Social Network (2010) (12)
Fact-based drama, starring Jesse Eisenberg. 9.00 Snatch
(2000) (18) A boxing promoter and his dim-witted sidekick
are drawn into a match-fixing racket and a diamond
robbery gone wrong. Guy Ritchie’s comedy drama, with
Jason Statham and Brad Pitt. 10.50 The Bodyguard
(1992) (15) Romantic thriller, with Kevin Costner and
Whitney Houston. 1.00am Taxi Driver (1976) (18)
Drama, starring Robert De Niro. 3.00 The Wicker Man
(1973) (18) Horror, starring Edward Woodward. 4.35 The
Bible (1966) (U) Epic re-telling of the Book of Genesis.
TCM MOVIES Sky 315
7.35am The Password Is Courage (1962) (U) Fact-
based Second World War comedy drama. 10.00 The
Tall T (1957) (PG) Western, starring Randolph Scott.
11.40 Whispering Smith (1948) (U) Detective Western,
starring Alan Ladd. 1.30pm Apache Territory (1958)
(PG) Western, starring Rory Calhoun. 3.00 The Gun
Runners (1958) (PG) Crime drama, starring Audie
Murphy. 4.45 Darby’s Rangers (1957) (PG) Second
World War adventure, starring James Garner. 7.15 War
Paint (1953) (PG) Western, starring Robert Stack. 9.00
Unforgiven (1992) (15) Western, directed by and starring
Clint Eastwood. 11.40 The Glimmer Man (1996) (18)
Action thriller, starring Steven Seagal. 1.35am Carson
City (1952) (U) Western, starring Randolph Scott. 3.15
TCM Shorts: Ben Miller Off Set 3.30 Close Up 4.00
Close Up 4.30 Close Up 5.00 Close Up 5.30 Close Up
FILM4
Freeview 14 - Sky 313
11.00am Arabesque (1966) (12) Spy thriller, starring
Gregory Peck. 1.10pm Man In The Saddle (1951) (U)
Western, starring Randolph Scott. 2.55 The Return Of
The Musketeers (1989) (PG) Swashbuckling adventure
sequel, starring Oliver Reed and Michael York. 5.00 The
Man From The Alamo (1953) (U) Western, starring
Glenn Ford. 6.40 The Monuments Men (2014) (12)
Fact-based Second World War drama, directed by and
starring George Clooney. 9.00 A Good Day To Die
Hard (2013) (12) Action adventure sequel, starring Bruce
Willis. 10.55 The Purge: Anarchy (2014) (15) Horror
sequel, starring Frank Grillo. 1.00am The Principles Of
Lust (2003) (18) Drama, starring Alec Newman.

ENTERTAINMENT
ITV2 Freeview 6 - Sky 118
6.00am The Planet’s Funniest Animals
6.20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World
Records 6.45 You’ve Been Framed Gold
At Christmas! 7.10 Dinner Date 8.00
Emmerdale 8.30 Coronation Street 9.25 The
Ellen DeGeneres Show 10.25 Superstore
11.15 Dress To Impress 12.15pm Emmerdale
12.45 Coronation Street 1.50 The Ellen
DeGeneres Show 2.45 Supermarket Sweep
3.50 Dinner Date 4.50 Dress To Impress
6.00 I’m A Celebrity – Surviving The Jungle
7.00 You’ve Been Framed! Gold 8.00
You’ve Been Framed Gold At Christmas!
9.00 Film: Love Actually (2003) (15) 11.45
Family Guy 12.15am American Dad! 1.15
The Stand Up Sketch Show 1.40 Superstore
2.10 Totally Bonkers Guinness World
Records 2.25 Teleshopping
ITV3 Freeview 10 - Sky 119
6.00am Classic Coronation Street 6.55
Classic Emmerdale 7.50 Heartbeat 8.55
George And Mildred 10.00 Man About
The House 10.30 Agatha Christie’s Marple
12.40pm Heartbeat 1.45 Classic Emmerdale
2.50 Classic Coronation Street 3.55 Agatha
Christie’s Marple 5.55 Heartbeat 7.00
Agatha Christie’s Poirot 8.00 Midsomer
Murders 10.00 Hatton Garden 11.00 In Plain
Sight 12.05am Agatha Christie’s Marple
2.00 On The Buses 2.25 Nightscreen
ITV4 Freeview 24 - Sky 120
6.00am The Protectors 6.25 The Saint 7.15
Kojak 8.10 Quincy ME 9.15 Minder 10.20
The Sweeney 11.30 The Professionals
12.35pm The Saint 1.40 Kojak 2.45 Quincy
6.30 The Simpsons 8.00 The Flash 9.00 A
League Of Their Own US Road Trip 10.00
The Force: North East 11.00 Karl Pilkington:
The Moaning Of Life Midnight Sick Of It
1.00 Brit Cops: War On Crime 2.00 Hawaii
Five-0 3.00 A League Of Their Own 4.00
Futurama 5.00 Stargate SG-1
E4 Freeview 13 - Sky 135
6.00am Hollyoaks 7.00 Don’t Tell The Bride
8.00 Mike & Molly 9.00 Young Sheldon
10.00 The Big Bang Theory 11.00 The
Goldbergs Noon Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1.00
The Big Bang Theory 2.00 Mike & Molly 3.00
Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4.00 The Goldbergs
5.00 Don’t Tell The Bride Ireland 6.00
The Big Bang Theory 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30
Come Dine With Me 8.00 The Great Festive
Bake Off 9.20 Tattoo Fixers At Christmas.
It is the festive season at the parlour, and
while Sketch bakes up a gingerbread-
based treat for Luke, Jay gives Brendan’s
mistletoe art the kiss-off it deserves. 10.25
Naked Attraction 11.30 The Big Bang
Theory 12.30am Gogglebox 1.40 First
Dates 2.35 First Dates USA 3.25 Fear
The Walking Dead 4.15 The Big Bang
Theory 5.05 School Of Rock
MORE4 Freeview 18 - Sky 136
8.55am Food Unwrapped 9.30 A Place In
The Sun: Winter Sun 11.35 Four In A Bed
2.10pm Come Dine With Me 4.50 The
Secret Life Of The Zoo 5.55 George Clarke’s
Amazing Christmas Spaces 6.55 999: On
The Frontline 7.55 Escape To The Chateau
9.00 Escape To The Chateau: The Great
Outdoors 10.00 24 Hours In A&E 11.05
Shocking Emergency Calls 12.05am Mary
Kills People 1.05 24 Hours In A&E 2.10 Vet
On The Hill 3.15 Food Unwrapped
SKY WITNESS Sky 107
6.00am Nothing To Declare 8.00 Paramedics
9.00 Blue Bloods 10.00 Criminal Minds
11.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Noon
Elementary 1.00 Blue Bloods 2.00 Law &
Order 3.00 The Real A&E 4.00 Paramedics
5.00 Nothing To Declare 8.00 Criminal Minds
9.00 The Good Doctor. A young patient
has a huge decision to make about her
treatment. Meanwhile, Shaun wants to take
the next step in his relationship with Carly.
10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Midnight CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
1.00 9-1-1 2.00 Station 19 3.00 Nothing
To Declare 5.00 The Real A&E
CBS JUSTICE Freeview 39 - Sky 148
9.00am Diagnosis Murder 11.00 Matlock
Noon Perry Mason 1.05 Walker, Texas
Ranger 2.05 CSI: Miami 3.00 NCIS 4.00
NCIS: Los Angeles 5.00 Matlock 6.00 Perry
Mason 7.05 NCIS 8.00 Walker, Texas Ranger
9.00 Scorpion 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles
11.00 NCIS Midnight CSI: Miami 1.00
Scorpion 2.00 Gunsmoke 3.05 Bonanza
CBS REALITY Freeview 66 - Sky 146
7.00am JMLdirect TV 9.00 Judge Judy
7.00pm Medical Detectives 8.00 Click For
Murder 9.00 Cold Blood 10.00 Dark Waters
Of Crime 11.00 Wives With Knives Midnight
Sins And Secrets 1.00 Cold Blood 2.00 Dark
Waters Of Crime 3.00 I Survived 3.50 The
Jury Room 4.40 Unsolved Mysteries
BBC FOUR Freeview 9 - Sky 116
7.00pm Beyond 100 Days 7.30 University
Challenge Christmas 2018 8.00 Secret
Life Of Farm Animals 9.00 Wild Weather
With Richard Hammond 10.00 Rome
Unpacked 11.00 Looking For Rembrandt
Midnight Oceans Apart: Art And The
Pacific With James Fox 1.00 The Road To
Palmyra 2.00 Revolution And Romance:
Musical Masters Of The 19th Century 3.00
Secret Life Of Farm Animals
COMEDY CENTRAL Sky 112
8.00am Will & Grace 9.00 The Fresh
Prince Of Bel-Air 10.00 Impractical Jokers
Noon Friends 5.00 Fresh Off The Boat
6.00 Friends 9.00 Kevin Bridges Live: The
Story Continues 10.00 Michael McIntyre’s
Big Christmas Show 11.00 RuPaul’s Drag
Race Holi-Slay Spectacular Midnight
South Park 3.25 The Daily Show 3.50
Rob Delaney’s Stand Up Central 4.15
Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show
FOX Sky 124
8.00am Bull 9.00 Bones 10.00 Bull 11.00
NCIS Noon Bones 2.00 The Mentalist
3.00 NCIS 4.00 Bull 5.00 Bones 6.00
The Mentalist 7.00 NCIS 9.00 Family Guy
11.00 American Dad! Midnight Family Guy
1.00 American Dad! 2.00 Family Guy 3.00
Science Of Stupid 4.00 Bull
DISCOVERY
Sky 125
6.00am Combat Dealers 7.00 Alaskan
Bush People 8.00 Building Off The Grid
9.00 Gold Rush: White Water 10.00 Nasa’s
Unexplained Files 11.00 Fast N’ Loud
Noon Deadliest Catch 1.00 Alaskan Bush
People 2.00 Nasa’s Unexplained Files 3.00
Yukon Men 4.00 Building Off The Grid 5.00
Diesel Brothers 6.00 Fast N’ Loud 7.00
Outback Truckers 8.00 Combat Dealers
9.00 Gold Rush 10.00 Gold Rush: White
Water 11.00 Gold Divers Midnight Gold
Rush 1.00 Gold Rush: White Water 2.00
Deadliest Catch 3.00 Gold Rush 3.50 Fast
N’ Loud 5.30 How It’s Made
HISTORY Sky 130
6.00am American Pickers 8.00 Pawn Stars
9.00 Ax Men Reborn 10.00 Ancient Aliens
11.00 Truck Off! Noon Forged In Fire 1.00
Jesus: His Life 2.00 American Pickers
3.00 Storage Wars 5.00 Pawn Stars 6.00
American Pickers 7.00 Forged In Fire 8.00
Truck Off! 9.00 Divided States 10.00 9/11
Inside Air Force One Midnight Mountain
Men 1.00 Truck Off! 2.00 Jesus: His Life
3.00 Forged In Fire 4.00 Storage Wars
HOME Freeview 42 - Sky 158
7.00am Homes Under The Hammer
8.00 Bargain Hunt 9.00 Flog It! 11.00
Wanted Down Under Noon Escape To The
Country 3.00 Homes Under The Hammer
7.00 Escape To The Country 10.00
World’s Most Secret Homes 11.00 Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition Midnight Homes
Under The Hammer 1.00 Wanted Down
Under 1.50 House Hunters International
2.15 Make My Home Bigger 3.05 Nick
Knowles’ Original Features
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Sky 129
8.00am Atlantis: Draining The Lost
City 9.00 Hitler’s Last Stand 10.00

ME 3.45 Minder 4.50 The Professionals
5.55 The Sweeney 7.00 The Chase 8.00
Fishing Allstars 9.00 Film: Beverly Hills Cop
II (1987) (15) 11.10 Film: The Dirty Dozen
(1967) (12) 2.15am The Protectors
5STAR Freeview 30 - Sky 128
7.00am High Street TV 8.00 3rd Rock
From The Sun 9.10 Will & Grace 10.10 Last
Man Standing 11.05 Two And A Half Men
Noon Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords
1.00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away! 3.00
Neighbours 3.35 World’s Strongest Man
4.35 World’s Strongest Man 2015 6.30
Neighbours 7.00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It
Away! 8.00 Criminals: Caught On Camera
9.00 Film: John Wick (2014) (15) 11.05 Film:
Jupiter Ascending (2015) (12) 1.40am Inside
The Sex Toy Factory 2.40 Rich Kids, Skint
Holiday 3.35 Two And A Half Men
5USA Freeview 21 - Sky 141
9.00am Criminals: Caught On Camera 9.25
Remington Steele 10.10 CSI: Miami 11.10
CSI: NY 12.05pm Perception 1.00 Law &
Order 4.00 Murder, She Wrote 6.00 Law &
Order 8.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 9.00 Ransom
10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
12.50am CSI: Miami 3.50 Access
SKY ONE Sky 106
6.00am Monkey Life 7.00 Kay Burley
@ Breakfast 9.00 The Dog Whisperer
10.00 Motorway Patrol 11.00 NCIS: Los
Angeles 1.00pm Hawaii Five-0 3.00 Dogs:
An Amazing Animal Family 4.00 Modern
Family 5.00 The Simpsons 5.30 Futurama
SPORT
SKY SPORTS MAIN EVENT Sky 401
6.00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10.00
Sky Sports News 11.30 Sportswomen
Noon Sky Sports News 5.00 Sky Sports
News 7.00 Live EFL. Preston North End v
Fulham (Kick-off 7.45pm). Coverage of the
Championship clash from Deepdale. The last
meeting between the sides here saw Fulham
claim a 2-1 away win in March 2018 thanks to
a brace by Aleksandar Mitrovic, but Preston
are enjoying a strong season so far and will
be hopeful of making home advantage count
against their fellow promotion contenders.
10.15 The Debate 11.15 Sky Sports News
SKY SPORTS PREMIER LEAGUE Sky 402
6.00am Premier League Years 8.00 MNF
Pre Match 9.00 MNF Hlts 9.30 PL: The
Best Of 2018/19 Hlts 10.00 Gary Neville’s
Soccerbox 11.00 Premier League 100 Club
Noon MNF 4.00 PL: The Best Of 2018/19
Hlts 6.00 MNF Hlts 6.30 Premier League
Review 7.30 Gillette Soccer Special 10.15
The Debate 11.15 Premier League Review
12.15am The Debate 1.15 Premier League
Years 3.15 PL Greatest Games 4.00 PL Best
Goals 5.30 Premier League 100 Club
SKY SPORTS CRICKET
Sky 404
6.00am Women’s World T20 Classics 7.00
Cricket’s Greatest Games 8.00 Best Of
The ICC Women’s World T20 9.05 How
The 2012 ICC World T20 Was Won 11.00
One-Day International Cricket 9.00pm How
The 2012 ICC World T20 Was Won 11.00
Captain’s Log Midnight How The 2012
ICC World T20 Was Won 2.00 Cricket’s
Greatest Games 3.00 Women’s World T20
Classics 4.00 Cricket’s Greatest Games
5.00 Women’s World T20 Classics
SKY SPORTS ACTION Sky 407
6.00am Boxing Gold 7.00 NFL: America’s
Game 8.00 Boxing Gold 9.00 NFL: America’s
Game 10.00 Sporting Records 11.00 NFL:
America’s Game Noon NFL: A Football Life
1.00 NFL Highlights 2.00 Darts Gold 3.00
NFL Highlights 4.00 Darts Gold 4.30 NFL
Highlights 5.30 Hooked On Africa 6.00 NFL
Highlights 7.00 NBC’s ProFootballTalk 9.00
NFL Highlights 10.00 NBA GameTime 10.30
NBA Heatcheck 11.00 Live NBA. A look
ahead to tonight’s fixtures. Midnight NFL:
America’s Game 1.00 Super League Gold
2.00 NFL – Greatest Games 3.30 Darts Gold
4.00 Sporting Records 5.00 Sporting Greats
BT SPORT 1 Sky 413
6.00am Bundesliga 2 7.30 Bundesliga
Highlights Show 8.30 Barclays FA Women’s
Super League 10.00 Early Kick-Off 10.30
Premier League Review 11.30 BT Sport
Score Best Bits Noon Vanarama National
League Highlights 12.30 Ladbrokes SPFL
Highlights 12.45 BT Sport Goals Reload
1.00 30 for 30 2.00 Heineken Champions
Cup Highlights 3.00 Coppa Italia Highlights
3.30 Premier League Review 4.30 BT Sport
Score Best Bits 5.00 BT Sport Mic’d Up
5.30 Live UEFA Champions League. Napoli
v Genk (Kick-off 5.55pm). 8.00 Live UCL
Goals Show. All the goals as they go in from
tonight’s UEFA Champions League group
stage matches, including Chelsea v Lille,
Borussia Dortmund v Slavia Prague and
Inter Milan v Barcelona. 10.15 UFC: Inside
the Octagon 10.45 Heineken Champions
Cup Highlights 11.45 30 for 30 Shorts
Midnight Live College Basketball. Penn
State Nittany Lions v Maryland Terrapins
(Tip-off 12.00am). 2.00 Live College
Basketball. Baylor Bears v Butler Bulldogs
(Tip-off 2.00am). 4.00 BT Sport Goals Reload
4.15 Ladbrokes SPFL Highlights 4.30 Spirit
of Yachting 5.00 The Action Woman Show
EUROSPORT 1 Sky 410
7.35am WATTS 7.45 Formula E 8.45
Alpine Skiing 10.45 Snooker: Scottish Open
12.45pm Live Snooker: Scottish Open.
Coverage of the afternoon session on day
two of the ranking tournament at Emirates
Arena in Glasgow, where the first-round
matches continue. 5.30 Snooker: Scottish
Open 6.45 Live Snooker: Scottish Open. Day
two from Emirates Arena. 10.00 Snooker:
Scottish Open 12.20am Luge 1.10 WATTS
Nazi Megastructures 11.00 Air Crash
Investigation 1.00pm Airport Security: Brazil
2.00 Ultimate Airport Dubai 3.00 Wicked
Tuna 4.00 Ice Road Rescue 5.00 Strippers:
Cars For Cash 6.00 Car S.O.S 8.00
Buried Secrets Of The Bible 10.00
Mysteries Of The Holy Arks 11.00 Air Crash
Investigation 1.00am Nazi Weird War Two
2.00 Nazi Megastructures 3.00 Air Crash
Investigation 7.00 Teleshopping
UNIVERSAL TV
Sky 113
8.00am Numb3rs 9.00 Sea Patrol 10.00
Private Eyes 11.00 NCIS 1.00pm CSI:
Miami 3.00 Law & Order 5.00 NCIS 9.00
Departure. Drama, starring Archie Panjabi.
11.00 CSI: Miami 1.00am Private Eyes 2.00
The Murders 3.00 Sea Patrol 4.00 Numb3rs
BBC ALBA Sky 169
7.00am Alba Today 5.00pm Creag Nam
Buthaidean (Puffin Rock) 5.15 Pincidh
Dincidh Du (Pinky Dinky Doo) 5.30 Shane
An Chef 5.45 Bing 5.55 Stoiridh 6.00
Saoghal Bodach Na Nollaig 6.05 Dragonan
– Reis Chun An Iomaill (Dragons: Race To
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6.35 Ard-Sgoil A’ Chnuic Annasaich (Strange
Hill High) 7.00 Fuine/Cooking – How To
Impress 7.30 Speaking Our Language
7.55 Earrann Eachdraidh (History Shorts)
8.00 An La (News) 8.30 Stoidhle (The
Dressing Up Box) 9.00 Tearmann (Home
From Home) 10.00 Trusadh – Iolaire Suil
Na Greine (Return Of The Sea Eagle) 11.00
Piping Live 11.30 Alleluia! (Spiritual Music &
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42 Daily Express Tuesday, December 10, 2019
CALVIN AND HOBBES Bill Watterson
DILBERT Scott Adams
FAITH, HOPE AND SUE Lisa Wild
RUPERT AND THE EMPTY COTTAGE No 11
Now Rupert thinks that they should go,
To find somebody who will know.
Cranberry crumble tart
Fresh cranberries in a shop-bought pastry case, then topped with a layer of
walnut crumble. Fast, easy and delicious served with cream, hot or cold. Serves 8.
INGREDIENTS
450g fresh cranberries
150g caster sugar
30g plain flour
1 (23cm) prepared pastry case
50g walnuts
1 tablespoon butter
100g soft brown sugar
30g plain flour
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Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20
Responsibilities are heavy and
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those who matter what you are made
of. If you’ve taken on too much and are
ready to admit this now, scale back your
commitments in a responsible fashion.
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Taurus Apr 21 – May 21
Someone is trying to persuade
you to change your mind. You’ve already
given your final answer. If you let them win,
they will know they can walk all over you
in the future. You have the ability to tackle
problems so don’t rely on other’s advice.
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Gemini May 22 – June 21
You’re more in the mood to talk
about dreams and fantasies than to be
active. A friend will try to persuade you
to step up your efforts. If you listen and
get started on your ideas this will result in
something of which you can be proud.
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The three friends try to work round
towards the back of the cottage
until they are tired. The bushes of
that part of the wood are so old
and thick that they can force no
way through, and all the time the
smoke steadily pours out. “I know,”
suggests Rupert, “let’s go and find
some of the clever people of the
village and ask if they can explain
the mystery.” The others agree and
they separate. Rupert thinks of the
Conjurer and near his house he
meets Tigerlily picking flowers. The Conjurer he thinks he’ll try,
© Express Newspapers 2019 But meets his daughter just nearby.
Cancer June 22 – July 23
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METHOD neighbour could be a hot topic but you will
1) Preheat the oven to be avoiding all the gossip. People will be
180C/160C fan assisted, approaching you for all the latest news but
gas mark 4. you value this friendship, and their privacy,
2) Smash or crush the so you will say nothing.
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in the sugar and 30g
plain flour. Pour the
filling into the pastry
case.
Leo July 24 – Aug 23
3) Smash the walnuts Not everything will be as it first
into small pieces in a appears. A secret is out and you will
separate bowl. Rub in the realise you’ve been confiding in the wrong
butter, brown sugar and person. You hate being judgmental but you
30g plain flour to make a are disappointed in someone and you are
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baking tray and bake in a
preheated oven until the Virgo Aug 24 – Sep 23
pastry is golden and the
filling is bubbly, about It’s not like you to ignore
45 minutes. responsibilities at home. You aren’t
avoiding these and you do intend to catch
up but you’ve got a lot on and that means
you have to put some jobs aside for the
sake of others that are more important.
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An increasing need for privacy
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will this allow you to avoid a talkative
friend or colleague but you will be more
able to tune in to the career and financial
opportunities that surround you now.
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Scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22
An argument has been weighing
on your mind. Try not to let a small
upset get you down. Just as if you feel
embarrassed about a recent event, don’t
let it prey on your mind. Before you know
it, it will all have been forgotten about.
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Letters
Anti-Semitism is rife and
yet opposition do nothing
WHILE any racism by a political
party is unacceptable, it is patently
absurd to suggest all parties are as
bad as each other.
The Muslim Council of Britain
submitted 150 cases of
Islamophobia in the Tories to the
Equality and Human Rights
Commission, while 15,000 cases of
anti-Semitism in Labour were
submitted to the EHRC (“Corbyn’s
Labour is ‘biggest threat to Jews in
the world’”, December 9).
There are about 10 times as many
Muslims in the UK as there are
Jews. So on these figures alone the
anti-Semitism in Labour is 1,000
times greater. All racism is bad, but
some more than others.
Michelle Moshelian,
Givatayim, Israel
Merkel’s Auschwitz visit
is nothing but an insult
I’M sorry, but as the son of
holocaust survivors, Angela
Merkel’s visit to Auschwitz is an
insult to my parents who lost
everything except their lives
(“Merkel pays first visit to
Auschwitz”, December 7).
After 14 years as Chancellor, she
visits the former concentration
camp... but why now? Did she only
just discover where the place is?
She would have done better to
have stayed away as she did for the
14 years she’s been in charge.
Ari Spelling,careers on in its blind pursuit of
Bricket Wood, Herts
Ruth Davidson would be a of week: ‘Don’t let Sturgeon in by
great future Tory leader back door’”, December 9).
I WAS much heartened by the news time to shake off Nicola Sturgeon,
that Ruth Davidson, former Scottish who is a scourge on your nation,
Conservative leader, is considering
returning to politics and running for Choose togetherness, the key to
leadership of the party.
She is without a shadow of doubt,
one of the most able and
trustworthy politicians in the
country and it was a sad day for the
Tories when she quit politics to
spend time with her family.
What a PM she would make.
Robert Readman, NICOLA Sturgeon is determined to apart this great nation, it would
Bournemouth remove Scotland from the UK and
Waspi women are being
bribed with false promises The possibilities for retargeting Frederick cheated death
I FEEL for Wapsi women not having are immense, eg. shipbuilding to
the pension pot that they thought
they would have. A similar thing
happened to me when Labour
introduced the “dividend tax” on
pension companies and my pension jobs.
pot halved as a result (“Corbyn’s
fantasy economics would end in
poorhouse”, December 6).
The promise of £59billion
compensation is not going to
happen with Labour’s Brexit
position or Remain promise in a
referendum. To get any help, Labour
would need to leave the EU fully so
that the UK is not compromising
EU rules and the “four freedoms”.
This means no customs union, no
single market, no freedom of
movement and no European Court
of Justice control. This is not what
Labour is promising.
So Waspi women, it is another
false promise to get your vote.
Teresa Byrne,
Ferndown, Dorset
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TODAY: Tuesday
December 10, 2019
ON THIS DAY
Letter of the day
Picture: REUTERS
Even Labour
don’t trust
Corbyn now
LAST week we received our Labour Party
candidates leaflet. There was no picture of
Jeremy Corbyn and not one single reference 46 years ago (1973)
We reported an “all-Ireland”
to him (“Boris: The last chance to save Brexit peace package had been
and Britain”, December 9). agreed after 52 hours of talks
If his own party has no confidence in him, in an effort to end the
surely we can’t trust him to run our country? bloodshed in Northern
Let’s not be taken in, a vote for Labour is a Ireland.
vote for Corbyn and for his policies, which if Known as the Sunningdale
he were allowed to become successful would Agreement, it established a
lead to communist rule, a wrecked economy, Council of Ireland with equal
strikes to the scale of the 1970s and weakness representation between
on standing against terrorism. London, Eire and Ulster.
The only way to ensure our country is saved But unionists led by Ian
from disaster this week is for the Paisley opposed the deal and
Conservatives to secure a majority. the council collapsed five
Andy Thomas, months later.
Tamworth, Staffs
RED FLAG: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
70 years ago (1949)
In China’s civil war
communist troops of the
Scots have golden chance sustainable sector. A good local 6) about the passing of Clive James,
People’s Liberation Army
example is the UK’s spaceport. Jonathan Miller and Gary Rhodes began their siege of
to dump Sturgeon for good Here in Snowdonia we have a that moved me to write this. Chengdu, the last
LIKE a child who insists they can massive airfield used by Lancaster He told of cheating death himself stronghold of the
cross a road unaided, so the SNP bombers during the war. many times and how he believes US-backed Kuomintang led
It has vastly superior “there is a time and a place, and by Chiang Kai-shek.
communications to those in nothing we can do about it.” Its surrender forced the
independence (“Warning of
Scotland by road, rail and sea. A But he has lived a long and nationalists to retreat to the
Labour-SNP Indyref2 deal by end
splendid prospect.
Graham Tottle,
fulfilling life, so what about the
young lives tragically cut short by
island of Taiwan.
Llanbedr, Gwynedd all manner of injustices? 31 years ago (1988)
Come on, Scotland! Now is the I doubt their families would agree
The death toll in the
Another hung parliament their time had come. 6.9 magnitude Armenian
That said, I hope that he earthquake reached 25,000.
with self-destructive, inept policies. could rip Union to shreds continues to write for a long time
Russia declared an official
THE threat of the SNP joining yet and that I am still around to day of mourning and Mikhail
success in Great Britain. forces with Labour in a coalition in read his words. Gorbachev visited the
Raymond Glass, the event of a hung parliament
Liz Sheppardson, devastated cities of Spitak
Croydon, Surrey would be a major threat to the Goring-by-Sea, W Sussex and Leninakan. The strongest
economy in the UK. tremors occurred in areas
Let’s move big industries With the inevitable referendum Stop telling us everything with chemical, electrical and
power plants.
back to the rest of UK on independence that would follow
and the possible outcome ripping is amazing when it isn’t
WELL said Bob Richards in his
bring this nation to its knees. letter on the use of the word BIRTHDAYS
Labour will allow this, so I think we Jim Griffiths, amazing (“Found a kindred spirit in
should consider moving key Good
industries south of the border.
Gloucester ‘amazing’ writer Virginia”,
December 9).
Morning
Britain host
A couple of weeks ago Claudia Susanna
and his page is full of life Winkleman introduced a guest Reid is 49.
Belfast, tourism to Cumbria, Wales singer on Strictly Come Dancing as She is a
and the south-west. I LOOK forward to reading “incredible”. Crystal
In Wales we have just lost our Frederick Forsyth’s page every He was OK but I wonder what Palace fan.
steel industry and thousands of Friday because his knowledge is sort of introduction she would have Thor director
given to Elvis Presley or Frank Sir Kenneth
vast and reasoned.
Branagh is
The talented people there could Readers often praise him in their Sinatra.
be diverted to many key projects, letters, which he richly deserves. John Hearn, 59. Paul
Hardcastle is
such as in the environmentally And it was his piece (December Rainham, Kent
62. His No.1
hit 19 was
ARE HANGOVERS AN OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD AT CHRISTMAS? about
Vietnam vets.
AT this time of Christmas to soak up all THERE’S a water can feel like a bit Drummer
Yes year it’s hard the booze we put away. No hangover cure/ of a chore on a big night
prevention that out but, believe me,
Meg White is
45. She was
to go We’ve all overdone it married to her
anywhere without at the office party at I’ve used for years and it you’ll thank me for it
former
someone shoving a some time or other, it’s has never let me down. the morning after. musical
drink in your hand (“A almost a rite of passage. First of all, take a This has served me
partner Jack
to Z guide to surviving The only downsides couple of anti- well on many a “works White of The
party season”, are going to work the inflammatories before do”, summer holiday, White Stripes.
December 9). next day with a stinking you go out on the sauce New Year’s Eve and
The only saving grace hangover and facing all and then have a big glass England World Cup TODAY’S GIGGLE
is the fact that there’s your colleagues. of water between each matches. Slept like a log last night –
often so much great Darren Brooke, alcoholic drink. Nick Rushton, woke up in the fireplace.
food around at Bristol Chugging pints of Derby
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City&Business
Edited by DAVID SHAND
email: city@express.co.uk
Visit City & Business pages online at
www.express.co.uk/city
Tel: 020 8612 7156

AT A GLANCE
STOCK MARKET
FTSE 100 7233.9 -5.8
Prosus raises its offer in Tesco mulls
Asian sale

Just Eat takeover battle

FTSE 250 20922.6 -10.4
FTSE ALL SHARE 4020.3 -2.9 TESCO shares jumped
Shares Traded 4272.9 million 10¾p to 243p after the
supermarket giant
POPULAR SHARES ON THE RISE confirmed it is considering
Aviva 404½ +6½ checking out of its Asian
Barclays 171¾ +2¼ grocery business, which
BT Group 192½ +1¼ could fetch £7billion.
Centrica 81¼ +½ By David Shand It has just over 2,000
Lloyds Banking Group 62¼ +¾ stores in Thailand and
Marks & Spencer Group 208¼ +7 A TAKEOVER battle for Just Eat is hot- Malaysia under the Tesco
Rolls-Royce Holdings 725 +7½ ting up after tech investor Prosus raised Lotus brand, employing
Royal Bank of Scotland 230 +2 its bid for the UK food delivery com- more than 60,000 people.
Royal Mail 221¾ +3¼ pany to £5.1billion. Combined annual sales
Sainsbury (J) 223½ +3½ were about £5billion, with
Prosus had previously made a hostile
Standard Life Aberdeen 310¼ +¾ profit of £286million.
pitch at 710p a share, valuing FTSE 250 Tesco said it is reviewing
Tesco 243 +10¾ firm Just Eat at £4.9billion. strategic options including
Whitbread 4629 +30 Its improved 740p-a-share cash offer a potential sale “following
was dismissed as “derisory” by Dutch inbound interest”.
POPULAR SHARES ON THE SLIDE group Takeaway.com, which is trying to Shore Capital analyst
AstraZeneca 7222 -36 achieve its own merger deal with Just Eat. Clive Black said: “One can
BAE Systems 556¼ -2¾ Prosus has also lowered the threshold see how a number of
BP 471¼ -1¾ for shareholders to accept the offer to I
Increasedd investors in Asia could be
GlaxoSmithKline 1728½ -1 just over 50 per cent from 75 per cent. offer... interested in this trophy
HSBC Holdings 560½ -1½ The closing date for investors is Prosus asset in the Tesco Group.”
CEO Bob
Int Consolidated Airlines 553½ -6½ December 27.

New team
van Dijk is
National Grid 890¾ -1¾ Its chief executive, Bob van Dijk, said: keen to
Royal Dutch Shell 'B' 2158 -8 “Just Eat is a quality business which secure

for HSBC
Saga 48¼ -1½ we believe has all the ingredients to Just Eat
Unilever 4544½ -6½ be transformed into a long-term
Vodafone Group 143¾ -½ sector winner.
WORLD MARKETS
“In recognition of this potential, we opportunistic offer significantly under- to take no action while it reviews the
have decided to increase our offer to values Just Eat and the value that the increased offer. HSBC is shaking up its
WALL STREET 27909.6 ▼ -105.4 senior management team
TOKYO 23430.7 +76.3
740p per share, which we believe pro- combination with Takeaway.com will Hargreaves Lansdown analyst as interim boss Noel Quinn
HONG KONG 26494.7 -3.6 vides Just Eat shareholders with com- deliver to shareholders.” Sophie Lund-Yates said: “Prosus’s seeks to stamp his mark
GERMANY 13105.6 -61.0 pelling value and therefore good reason He said there is “compelling strategic new offer still might not be enough, on Europe’s biggest bank.
FRANCE 5837.2 -34.7 to accept our all-cash offer.” rationale” for a tie-up with Just Eat, cre- and either way, whoever wins the day Quinn, who replaced
Takeaway.com boss Jitse Groen coun- ating the biggest online food delivery will still have a challenge ahead of John Flint in August and
STERLING VALUE tered: “A slightly higher derisory cash platform outside China, with revenues them. The food delivery market is an branded some parts of the
Dollar 1.315 +0.001 bid remains a derisory cash bid. This of £1billion. Just Eat urged its investors increasingly crowded space.” bank “not acceptable”, is
Yen 142.845 +0.220
expected to unveil its new
Euro 1.189 +0.001
strategy on or before its
DOLLAR VALUE
Dollar/Yen 108.640 +0.0766
Tullow Oil shares plummet Adios, Amigo bosses annual results in February.
Samir Assaf will step
down as chief executive of
Dollar/Euro 0.904 +0.0003 TULLOW Oil shed over 70 exploration director Angus THE chief executive and as non-executive directors. its global banking and
per cent of its £2billion mar- McCoss. chairman of Amigo Holdings Benamor had stepped down markets arm, with Georges
COMMODITIES Elhedery and Greg Guyett
GOLD($) 1460.10 ket value yesterday as it Shares in the FTSE 250 are quitting the guarantor from the board in September
becoming co-heads.
KRUGERRAND(£) 1111.33 slashed its output forecast, firm crashed 101½p to 40p loans company after a board- last year. Pam Kaur will replace
SILVER(pence) 1290.54 scrapped its dividend and – they peaked at more room coup bringing back CEO Hamish Paton will Marc Moses as chief risk
BRENT CRUDE($) 64.17 announced the departure of than 1300p in 2012 – as it founder James Benamor. step down having taken officer, while Andy Maguire
its chief executive. failed to meet production Controlling shareholder charge in July and chairman will retire as group chief
OTHER INDICATORS Paul McDade resigned by targets because of weak per- Benamor’s Richmond Group Stephan Wilcke will not seek
Base rate 0.75% operating officer from
mutual agreement and with formance by flagship assets exercised its right to appoint re-election at next year’s January 30, to be succeeded
Halifax mortgage rate 3.99%
Retail Price Index +2.1% (CPI +1.5%)
immediate effect alongside in Ghana. him and Kelly Black annual meeting. by John Hinshaw.
House price Index +1.3%
Unemployment 1,310,000
++ THE FTSE 100 THE FTSE 100 THE FTSE 100 ++ MARKET REPORT
52 WEEK 52 WEEK 52 WEEK MARKS & Spencer gained 7p to
COMPANY CLOSE +/- HIGH LOW COMPANY CLOSE +/- HIGH LOW COMPANY CLOSE +/- HIGH LOW
208¼p as broker Goldman Sachs
3i Group.........................................1065 -5½ 1184½ 756¼ Hiscox .............................................1363 -1 1777 1213 Ocado .........................................1204½ -15½ 1435 749¾ told clients to buy with a 220p
A.B. Foods .....................................2523 -15 2588 2041 HSBC Holdings .........................560½ -1½ 680½ 552¼ Paddy Power Betfair ................8680 -30 8924 5525
Admiral Group............................2142 +16 2300 1958 Imperial Brands...................1695¼# -18¼ 2713½ 1669½ Pearson ........................................639¾ -2¾ 1027½ 628 price target, while advertising
Anglo American.....................2077½ +9½ 2266 1575
Antofagasta ...............................904¾ +6¼ 1022½ 738
Informa.........................................781½
InterContinental Htl.................4805
+3½ 892 605¾
-29½ 5738 4039¾
Persimmon...................................2527
Phoenix Group .........................713¾
+2 2614
-27 745½
1836
544
agency M&C Saatchi jumped 12p
Ashtead Group...........................2366 -10 2450 1586½ Intertek Group............................5424 -44 5962 4557 Polymetal Intl. .............................1183 -12½ 1272 772½ to 110p after Invesco disclosed a
TOURIST’S POUND AstraZeneca.................................7222 -36 7580 5325 Intl Consolidated Airlines....553½ -6½ 667½ 413½ Prudential .................................1315½ -3½ 1790 1279½ 15.35 per cent stake.
Aveva Group ...............................4526 -46 4572 2284 ITV...................................................143½ +½ 145 103½ Reckitt Benckiser .......................5942 -59 6688 5593
Australia 1.87 dollar Aviva..............................................404½ +6½ 438¾ 352¼ John David Group ....................806# +7 808½ 318½ Reed Elsevier ...........................1822½ -6 2011 1581½ Engineer Senior rose 12½p to
BAE Systems ..............................556¼ -2¾ 588¼ 444 Johnson Matthey...................2791# -15 3454 2620 Rentokil Initial ...........................429¾ -10½ 467¾ 316 190½p as it mulls a potential sales
Canada 1.68 dollar Barclays ........................................171¾ +2¼ 174½ 136¼ Kingfisher........................................ 214 +1¼ 266¼ 186 Rightmove..................................626½ -3¾ 630½ 421
China 8.63 renminbi Barratt Development ............670¼ +1½ 684½ 434 Land Securities...........................955# +1¾ 964¼ 735½ Rio Tinto.....................................4256½ +40 4976½ 3527 of its aerostructures business.
Czech Rep. 28.41 koruna Berkeley Grp Hldgs ..................4598 +42 4712 3230 Legal & General............................ 285 +1½ 291¼ 216¾ Rolls-Royce Group ....................725c +7½ 988½ 692¼ Fishing tackle and equipment
BHP Billiton ..............................1715¼ +11½ 2049 1529½ Lloyds Banking Grp...................62¼ +¾ 66½ 48½ Royal Bank Of Scot ..................... 230 +2 270½ 177¾
Denmark 8.24 krone BP ..................................................471¼# -1¾ 582½ 465¼ London Stock Ex........................6778 -12 7514 3867 RSA Insurance Grp..................545¾ +2¼ 597 496½ retailer Angling Direct added 2p
Eurozone 1.16 euro British Amer.Tob ........................3000 +2 3197½ 2375 M&G...............................................221½ -1¼ 201¼ 240¼ Ryl Dutch Shell ‘A’...............2176½# -4½ 2612 2144½ to 68p after record trading over
British Land .................................... 609 +2 638½ 468¼ Meggitt ........................................648½ +¼ 660 458 Ryl Dutch Shell ‘B’...................2158# -8 2622 2126½
Hong Kong 9.91 dollar BT Group .....................................192½ +1¼ 252½ 159 Melrose ........................................227¾ -4 238 146¼ Sage Group ................................725½ +¼ 820½ 567 Black Friday week, with sales up
Hungary 360.66 forint Bunzl.............................................2107# -22 2551 1943 Mondi .............................................1647 -16½ 1898 1510½ Sainsbury (J) ............................223½# +3½ 300 177 11.3 per cent to £1.86million.
Burberry Group..........................2101 +1 2345 1623½ Morrison (Wm) .........................203¾ +2 245¾ 177 Schroders ......................................3256 +39 3349 2334
Israel 4.28 shekel Carnival .......................................3230# +20 4430 3056 National Grid ...........................890¾# -1¾ 925¾ 748¾ Scottish Mortgage..................518½ -1 568½ 441¼ Savannah Resources climbed
Japan 135.98 yen Centrica...........................................81¼ +½ 140½ 64½ SEGRO...........................................878½ +¼ 894 585¼
Coca-Cola HBC ...........................2511 -1 3074 2299
Next ..............................................6934# +60 6972 3991
Severn Trent..............................2280# +31 2362 1770
0.1p to 2¼p after a mining licence
Kenya 124.02 shilling
Compass Group.....................1827½ -26½ 2138 1583 Smith & Nephew...................1675½ -1 1990 1396 was granted for the Mutamba
Mexico 23.70 peso CRH ..................................................2935 -15 3014 1971½ Smiths Group..............................1607 -3 1692 1340
New Zealand 1.88 dollar Croda International..................4868 -38 5375 4564 Spirax-Sarco .................................8785 -65 9400 5900
heavy mineral sands project in
Norway 11.55 krone DCC ...............................................6378# -22 7496 5750 SSE....................................................1318 -4 1336½ 1008 Mozambique, which it operates in
Poland 4.72 zloty
Diageo ............................................3076 -24½ 3625½ 2701
DS Smith......................................368½ -1½ 388 292¼
St James’s Place..........................1093
Standard Chartered ...............678½ +2½ 736¾
+8 1143 913½
575¾
a joint venture with Rio Tinto, 40p
Saudi Arabia 4.77 riyal Evraz .................................................. 361 +4 709½ 341½ Standard Life .............................310¼ +¾ 322¼ 224¾ higher at 4256½p.
Experian Group..........................2459 -13 2631 1843 Taylor Wimpey..........................177¾ +½ 192¼ 129¼ A collaboration with drugs giant
South Africa 18.55 rand Ferguson .......................................6712 +46 7004 4800 Tesco.................................................. 243 +10¾ 253 189½
Sweden 12.04 krona Fresnillo........................................558¼ +2¾ 1027½ 539½ TUI AG...........................................957¾ -20¼ 1213½ 698 AstraZeneca, 36p weaker at
GlaxoSmithKline.................1728½# -1 1782 1436 Unilever......................................4544½ -6½ 5324 3941 7222p, boosted data and analysis
Switzerland 1.26 franc Glencore ......................................219¼ -1 340¼ 217 United Utilities.............................. 870 +7 891½ 718½
Thailand 37.63 baht Halma..............................................2114 -5 2151 1282 Vodafone Group....................143¾# -½ 165¼ 123¼ company DeepMatter Group 0.6p
Turkey 7.16 lira Hargreaves Lansdown........1860½ +20 2433 1633 Whitbread..................................4629# +30 5114 3988 to 2.6½p.
Hikma .............................................1909 -5 2200 1510½ WPP Group.................................967½ -10½ 1038 800½
United States 1.28 dollar
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+ BG + Barclays + BT + Centrica + Dixons Carphone + First Group + HSBC + Kingfisher + Marks & Spencer + Next + Prudential + Rolls-Royce + Sainsburys + Tesco + Unilever + Vodafone + Whitbread + WPP

52 WEEK 52 WEEK 52 WEEK 52 WEEK

COMPANY

Aerospace & Defence

CLOSE

Avon Rubber . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990 +38

+/- HIGH LOW

2075 1180
COMPANY CLOSE

Fidelity Special . . . . . . . . . .263½# -1

Finsbury Gwth&In. . . . . . . . . . 883 +3
+/- HIGH LOW

271½
958
220
741
SHARES AT A GLANCE 52 WEEK 52 WEEK
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Hochschild Mining . . . . . . . .161¾ +¼

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Glencore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219¼ -1 340¼

227
HIGH LOW

217
155
COMPANY CLOSE

Experian Group . . . . . . . . . . 2459 -13

Ferguson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6712 +46
+/- HIGH LOW

2631
7004
1843
4800
Babcock International. . . . .604½# +9 612½ 416¾ Foresight Tech.VCT . . . . . . . . . 69 69 65½ COMPANY CLOSE +/- HIGH LOW COMPANY CLOSE +/- HIGH LOW Kazakhmys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496 +15 738½ 380¼ G4S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210¼ +1¼ 234¼ 168¼
BAE Systems . . . . . . . . . . . .556¼ -2¾ 588¼ 444 Gartmore Euro.. . . . . . . . . .1267½ 1300 1060 Kenmare Res. . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 -7 256 177 Hays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 -½ 169 135¾
Liontrust Asset Man . . . . . . . 942# 988 560 Smith & Nephew . . . . . . . .1675½ -1 1990 1396
Chemring Group. . . . . . . . . . . 201 -1½ 207 137½ Genesis E.M.F.. . . . . . . . . . . 744# 785 628 Petra Diamonds . . . . . . . . . . . .8½ -¼ 45 6¼ Homeserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1219# -28 1266 849
London Stock Ex. . . . . . . . . . 6778 -12 7514 3867
Cobham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159¼ -¼ 168¼ 96¾ Graphite Ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 992 +20 994 792 Household Goods & Home Construction Petropavlovsk . . . . . . . . . . . . .11¾ 11¾ 5¾ Howden Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . 648 +9¾ 650 416½
Lonfin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37½ 40½ 36½
Meggitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .648½ +¼ 660 458 Hansa Tst ‘A’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 -1 206 177¼ Abbey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1205 1285 1180 Polymetal Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1183 -12½ 1272 772½ IEnergizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260# 310 106½
Man Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152¾ +¾ 175¼ 126¾
QinetiQ Group . . . . . . . . . . .340½ +½ 351½ 267 Hansa Tst Plc . . . . . . . . . . . .183½ 228 176 Barratt Development . . . . . .670¼ +1½ 684½ 434 Rio Tinto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4256½ +40 4976½ 3527 Intertek Group. . . . . . . . . . . . 5424 -44 5962 4557
Paragon Group. . . . . . . . . . .519½ +11½ 521¼ 379¼
Rolls-Royce Group. . . . . . . . 725c +7½ 988½ 692¼ Henderson Euro.Tst . . . . . . . 1140 -17½ 1180 974 Bellway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3444# +50 3536 2419 Sirius Minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . .3½ 24¼ 2¾ John Menzies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 -1½ 575 381½
Provident Financial. . . . . . . .426¼ +1¼ 658½ 356
Senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190½ +12½ 239¼ 174 Henderson Far Est . . . . . . . . . 349 -1 387 330 Berkeley Grp Hldgs . . . . . . . 4598 +42 4712 3230 London Security . . . . . . . . . . 2180 2450 1920
Rathbone Brothers . . . . . . . . 2125 -10 2540 2075 Mobile Telecommunications
Ultra Electronics . . . . . . . . . . 2066 +42 2252 1232 Henderson High Inc . . . . . . . . 184 +1 184 157 Bovis Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . 1249 +12 1250 828 Macfarlane Group . . . . . . . . . . 96 +¼ 109 71½
S & U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2100 2440 1767½ Vodafone Group . . . . . . . . .143¾# -½ 165¼ 123¼
Henderson Opp Tst . . . . . . . . 989 +8 1035 856 Colefax Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 620 410 Mangmnt Consulting . . . . . . . .1¾ -¼ 2 1½
Alternative Energy Schroders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3256 +39 3349 2334
Herald Inv.Tst. . . . . . . . . . . . 1420 -8 1428 1055 Headlam Group . . . . . . . . . . 475# +7 490 387 Nonequity Investment Instruments Mears Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 -8 365 223
Porvair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 +6 630 403 Schroders NV . . . . . . . . . . . . 2440 +45 2590 1962
HGCapital Tst. . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 +1½ 254 175 Mcbride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80¾ +1½ 140 48¾ Oryx Int.Gwth.. . . . . . . . . . . .902½ -12½ 915 752½ Michael Page . . . . . . . . . . . .487¼ -½ 539 367¾
Standard Life . . . . . . . . . . . .310¼ +¾ 322¼ 224¾
Banks HSBC Infrastructure . . . . . .159½# +½ 174 151½ Persimmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2527 +2 2614 1836 Rights &Iss.Inc . . . . . . . . . . . 2095 -20 2160 1855 Mitie Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 +2½ 168¼ 105¾
Tullett Prebon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 -7¼ 403¼ 270
Barclays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171¾ +2¼ 174½ 136¼ Impax Env.Mkt . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 325 245 Reckitt Benckiser . . . . . . . . . 5942 -59 6688 5593 Norish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 77½ 57½
Walker Crips Group . . . . . . . . 27# 33½ 24 Nonlife Insurance
Bco Santander . . . . . . . . . . .303¾ +1¼ 402 295 Int.Biotech.Tst. . . . . . . . . . . . . 632 +2 670 544 Redrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679 -2 683 460¾ Northgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 +3½ 404¾ 296½
Fixed Line Telecommunications Taylor Wimpey . . . . . . . . . . .177¾ +½ 192¼ 129¼ Admiral Group . . . . . . . . . . . 2142 +16 2300 1958
Close Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . 1514 +11 1605 1227 International Public . . . . . . . .155½ -¼ 165½ 146¾ Paypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 978# -2 1118 748
BT Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192½ +1¼ 252½ 159 Beazley Group . . . . . . . . . . .534½ -½ 628 492½
CYBG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175¼ +¾ 220 104½ Invesco Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 +1 300 255 Rentokil Initial . . . . . . . . . . . .429¾ -10½ 467¾ 316
Industrial Engineering Direct Line Insurance . . . . . .300½ -2½ 366½ 270½
HSBC Holdings . . . . . . . . . .560½ -1½ 680½ 552¼ Invesco Inc Gth Tst . . . . . . . 273# -2 278 242 TalkTalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106# +¾ 126½ 96½ Ricardo Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 710 +10 816 572
Bodycote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .862½ -11½ 903 652 Hiscox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1363 -1 1777 1213
Lloyds Banking Grp . . . . . . . .62¼ +¾ 66½ 48½ Invesco Lev. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76½ -¼ 76½ 68½ Telecom Plus . . . . . . . . . . . 1340# +12 1528 1130 Robert Walters . . . . . . . . . . . . 534 +20 666 448
Castings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374# +4 449 347 Lancashire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713 746 561½
Metro Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177½ -4¾ 2202 166 Invesco Perp UK . . . . . . . . . 570# -2 584 431 RPS Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167¾ -¾ 194½ 107½
Food & Drug Retailers Goodwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3430 3700 2370 RSA Insurance Grp . . . . . . .545¾ +2¼ 597 496½
Royal Bank Of Scot . . . . . . . . 230 +2 270½ 177¾ JPM American . . . . . . . . . . .469½ -2 494½ 386½ Serco Group . . . . . . . . . . . . .149½ +2½ 160 84
Greggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2116 +24 2476 1257 Hill & Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1340# +19 1385 1049
Standard Chartered . . . . . . .678½ +2½ 736¾ 575¾ JPM Asian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 +1 395½ 322 Oil & Gas Producers Shanks Group . . . . . . . . . . .27½# -¼ 39¼ 22
Morrison (Wm) . . . . . . . . . . .203¾ +2 245¾ 177 IMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1145 +6 1148½ 870
JPM Claverhouse. . . . . . . . . . 719 -9 742 648 BP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .471¼# -1¾ 582½ 465¼ SIG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122½ +2½ 153 99¼
Beverages Ocado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1204½ -15½ 1435 749¾ Melrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227¾ -4 238 146¼
JPM Elect Man Gwth . . . . .857½# +5 882½ 727½ Cairn Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 -2½ 213¾ 140 Smiths News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 +¼ 45½ 28
Barr (AG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564 +14 975 540 Sainsbury (J) . . . . . . . . . . .223½# +3½ 300 177 Rotork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329¾ -½ 341¼ 235¾
JPM Emerg Mkt . . . . . . . . . . . 984 +1 1066 814 Enquest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18¾ -¼ 24 15¼ Speedy Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63# -1 65 46
Britvic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 942# -4 1068 786 Tesco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 +10¾ 253 189½ Severfield-Rowen . . . . . . . . . .73¾ +¾ 77½ 61
JPM Euro Sml Co . . . . . . . . . 370 +2 377 323 Exillon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41¼ St.Ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99½# +2½ 111½ 76
Coca-Cola HBC . . . . . . . . . . 2511 -1 3074 2299 United Drug . . . . . . . . . . . . .806½ +1½ 832½ 551 Slingsby H.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 97½ 65
JPM Global Emerging . . . . . . 127 -1¾ 143½ 118 Gulf Keystone Pet. . . . . . . . . . 198 -3½ 269½ 166¼ SThree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 -8 365 249½
Diageo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3076 -24½ 3625½ 2701 Spirax-Sarco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8785 -65 9400 5900
JPM Indian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 724 +6 790 633 Food Producers JKX Oil & Gas . . . . . . . . . . . .24¼ -¾ 64½ 22¾ Travis Perkins. . . . . . . . . . .1553½ -3½ 1614½ 1012
Tex Holdings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Chemicals JPM Japanese . . . . . . . . . . .471½ -2½ 476 367 A.B. Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2523 -15 2588 2041 Premier Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88¼ -6¼ 106¼ 55½
Trifast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178¾ +4¼ 242 158 Technology Hardware & Equipment
Carclo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10¾ 81½ 10½ JPM Mid Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . 1245 +35 1249½ 964 Ryl Dutch Shell ‘A’ . . . . . .2176½# -4½ 2612 2144½
JPM Overseas IT . . . . . . . . . 335# 354 279½ BATM Advanced . . . . . . . . . .41½ -½ 54 37¾
Croda International. . . . . . . . 4868 -38 5375 4564 Ryl Dutch Shell ‘B’ . . . . . . . 2158# -8 2622 2126½
JPM Smaller Co . . . . . . . . . . 271# +10 271 183½ CML Microsystems . . . . . . . 344# -4 441 271
Elementis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170½ -¼ 198 129¾ Soco International . . . . . . . . .50½ -½ 78 49
JPM US Sml Co . . . . . . . . . .342½ -2 346 263 Northamber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 +3½ 53 28
Johnson Matthey . . . . . . . . 2791# -15 3454 2620 Tullow Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 -101½ 250 38
Jupiter Euro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 809# -3 875 666 Spirent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 +½ 220 112¾
Synthomer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307¼ +2¾ 392¾ 279
Jupiter Primdna . . . . . . . . . . . 281 +2 304 257
Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution
Treatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465 +5 480 388 Tobacco
Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389½ +4¾ 657 377
Victrex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2394 +14 2522 1845 JZ Capital Partners . . . . . . . . 300 490 275 British Amer.Tob. . . . . . . . . . 3000 +2 3197½ 2375
John Wood Group . . . . . . . .325¾ +1¾ 644¼ 316½
Keystone Inv.Tst. . . . . . . . . 1605# -15 1640 1462½ Imperial Brands . . . . . . . .1695¼# -18¼ 2713½ 1669½
Construction & Materials Lamprell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27½ -2½ 69½ 27¼
Law Debenture . . . . . . . . . . . . 606 +2 618 534
Balfour Beatty . . . . . . . . . . . .230½ +½ 295 194¼ Petrofac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386½ -3¼ 559 381½ Travel & Leisure
Lowland Invest Co . . . . . . . . 1330 +15 1420 1230
Boot (Henry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 -3 280 230 Majedie Inv. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 277½ 236 888 Holdings. . . . . . . . . . . . .151¾ -5¼ 181¾ 129¼
Personal Goods
Clarke T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121½ +1½ 140 85 Manchester&Lon. . . . . . . . . . . 524 544 407½ Air Partner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 +½ 97¼ 68½
Burberry Group. . . . . . . . . . . 2101 +1 2345 1623½
Costain Group . . . . . . . . . . .193½ -1 397½ 144½ Martin Currie Pac. . . . . . . . . . 414 446 355 Carnival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3230# +20 4430 3056
PZ Cussons . . . . . . . . . . . . .200½ +½ 227 178½
CRH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2935 -15 3014 1971½ Martin Currie Prtflo Tst . . . . . . 293 309½ 228½ Celtic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162½ -1 167½ 160
Supergroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507½ +3½ 674½ 355¼
Galliford Try . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 768 +13½ 780 512 Matrix Inc & Gwth 4 . . . . . . .68½# 82 68½ Compass Group . . . . . . . . .1827½ -26½ 2138 1583
Gleeson (MJ) . . . . . . . . . . . . 800# -20 900 610 Maven Income And Growth VCT 43½ 45½ 43 Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology Domino’s Pizza. . . . . . . . . . . . 306 -1 309¾ 221¼
Keller Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653 -9 736 467 Mercantile Inv Tst . . . . . . . . . . 250 +5½ 250½ 168 AstraZeneca . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7222 -36 7580 5325 EasyJet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1363 -25 1395 854¾
Kier Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85½ +1 535½ 61¾ Merchants Tst. . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 +1 522 439 Genus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3098 -2 3206 2146 Enterprise Inns . . . . . . . . . . .283¾ +¼ 285 171½
Kingspan Grp . . . . . . . . . . .4226¼ -58¾ 4289¼ 2938½ Mid Wynd Int. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594 +5 598 459 GlaxoSmithKline . . . . . . . .1728½# -1 1782 1436 FirstGroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116½ -½ 137½ 79¼
Marshalls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770½ 804 415¼ Midas Inc&Gwth Tst. . . . . . . 174# 181¾ 160 Hikma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1909 -5 2200 1510½ Fuller Smith & Turner. . . . . . . 938 -11 1230 846
Morgan Sindall . . . . . . . . . . . 1484 +38 1486 1022 Monks Inv.Tst. . . . . . . . . . . . . 925 -6 964 710 Oxford Biomedica. . . . . . . . . . 637 +9 771 496½ Go-Ahead Group . . . . . . . . . 2012 -14 2278 1480
Smart (J) & Co. . . . . . . . . .118½# 118½ 109½ Montanaro Euro Tst . . . . .1082½# +2½ 1130 807½ GVC Holdings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 853 -10¼ 897½ 507½
Real Estate Investment & Services
Tyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 -5½ 264 195½ Montanaro Uk . . . . . . . . . . . .127¾ +½ 132½ 101 Heavitree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 490 420
Capital & Counties . . . . . . . .261¾ +2 270½ 184¾
Murray Inc.Tst. . . . . . . . . . . . 861# +1 866 716 InterContinental Htl. . . . . . . . 4805 -29½ 5738 4039¾
Electricity Capital & Regional . . . . . . . . . 28# -½ 36 13½
Murray Int.Tst . . . . . . . . . . . . 1202 1248 1068 Intl Consolidated Airlines . . .553½ -6½ 667½ 413½
Drax Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295½ +6¼ 413¾ 251 Cardiff Property . . . . . . . . . . 1725 1775 1700
New India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 519 412 Irish Continental Uts . . . . . . .406¼ -5 431 301
SSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1318 -4 1336½ 1008 CLS Holdings . . . . . . . . . . . .296½ +2½ 298¼ 204
New Star Inv.Tst. . . . . . . . . .114½ +1 120 105 Marston’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130¾ +1¾ 131½ 90½
Daejan Holdings . . . . . . . . . . 5300 +10 6160 4715
Electronic & Electrical Equipment North Atl.Smlr.Tst . . . . . . . . . 3080 +15 3145 2630 Anglo-Eastern. . . . . . . . . . . . . 546 -4 621 427½ Millennium & Cop. . . . . . . . . . 687 690 436
Vitec Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1045 -65 1305 1000 Development Sec. . . . . . . .156½# +1½ 214½ 129½
Acal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536 -2 554 353 Northern 2 VCT . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 61½ 59 Carr’s Milling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155# +2 173 130 Mitchells & Butlers . . . . . . . . . 435 -6½ 470½ 238
Weir Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1446 +8½ 1814 1240 F&C Commercial . . . . . . . . .114¾ +1¼ 135½ 106
Dialight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 -13 570 240 Northern Venture . . . . . . . . . . 64# 67 64 Cranswick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3206 +48 3408 2472 National Express . . . . . . . . .452½ -¾ 473 361½
Foxtons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77½ +5¼ 77½ 48¼
Halma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2114 -5 2151 1282 Oxford Tech 2 VCT . . . . . . . . . 25 46½ 25 Devro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 -1¾ 221½ 155½ Industrial Metals & Mining Paddy Power Betfair . . . . . . 8680 -30 8924 5525
Grainger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 292¼ 205¾
Morgan Crucible . . . . . . . . . . . 295 +3¼ 295¼ 232½ Oxford Tech VCT . . . . . . . . . . . 35 40 35 Glanbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 894 -25¼ 1596¼ 822½ Evraz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 +4 709½ 341½ Rank Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 252½ 135
Harworth Group . . . . . . . . . . . 120 -1 136½ 110
Oxford Instruments. . . . . . . . 1524 -16 1626 853 Pacific Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 -½ 311½ 272 Greencore Group . . . . . . . . .253¾ +1¾ 254 162¾ Ferrexpo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143¾ +3 301¼ 123 Restaurant Gp . . . . . . . . . . .145½ +5 160¼ 112
Helical Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438# +5 443 312
Renishaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3892 -8 4670 3232 Pacific Horizon . . . . . . . . . . .320½ -1½ 349 286 Kerry Grp ‘A’ Shs . . . . . . . . . 9773 -25¼ 9907½ 7199¼ Ryanair Holdings . . . . . . . . . 1185 -12½ 1200¼ 714¾
Industrial Transportation London & Ass.Prop . . . . . . . .20½ 26½ 18½
Spectris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2811 +20 2898 2188 Pantheon Int. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2385 +5 2390 1955 Premier Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 -1 40¾ 29¾ Sportech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32¼ 41 26½
BBA Aviation. . . . . . . . . . . .327½# +1½ 327½ 207 Mountview Est. . . . . . . . . . . 11400 11550 9275
TT Electronics. . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 265 178 Perpetual In.&Gwth . . . . . . . 321# +5½ 339 284½ REA Holdings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 +½ 255 95 Stagecoach Group . . . . . . . .133½ +1½ 171 115½
Braemar Shipping Serv . . . . 204# +19 233½ 162 Raven Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 +½ 50 36½
Xaar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60¾ -¼ 167¼ 41 Polar Cap.Tech . . . . . . . . . . 1480 1514 1066 Tate & Lyle . . . . . . . . . . . . .750¾# +3¾ 800½ 658½ TUI AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .957¾ -20¼ 1213½ 698
Clarkson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2810 +75 2900 1878 Savills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1012 +2 1015 678½
XP Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2880 -20 2940 1965 RCM Technology Trust . . . . 1594 -28 1820 1130 Unilever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4544½ -6½ 5324 3941 Wetherspoon (JD) . . . . . . . . 1508 -5 1624 1066
Fisher (J) & Sons . . . . . . . . . 2000 +42 2260 1650 St. Modwen Prop.. . . . . . . . . . 470 +5½ 472 373
RIT Capital Partners. . . . . . . 2145 2180 1892 Whitbread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4629# +30 5114 3988
Equity Investment Instruments Forestry & Paper Ocean Wilsons . . . . . . . . . . . . 910 1280 810 UK Commercial Prop . . . . . . .85¾ +1¾ 92¾ 80
Ruffer Investment . . . . . . . . .218½ 230 204 William Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168½ -1½ 205¼ 132¼
Aberdeen All Asia. . . . . . . . . 630# 632½ 512½ Mondi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1647 -16½ 1898 1510½ Royal Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . .221¾# +3¼ 310¾ 188½ Wynnstay Props. . . . . . . . . . 580# 600 550
Schroder Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 +1½ 469½ 389 AIM
Aberdeen Asian Sml . . . .1062½# 1150 988 Stobart Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 -2 182¼ 100½
Schroder Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 +3 298 251 Gas, Water & Multiutilities Real Estate Investment Trusts
Aberforth Smll.Co. . . . . . . . . 1420 +8 1428 1114 Wincanton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260# +6 270 219 600 Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18¼ 21½ 13
Schroder Japan . . . . . . . . . .197¾ +¾ 202 176½ Centrica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81¼ +½ 140½ 64½ Big Yellow Group . . . . . . . . 1150# -3 1192 858½
Acorn Income . . . . . . . . . . .375½# -½ 407½ 331 Alumasc Group . . . . . . . . . . .84½ 122½ 82½
Schroder UK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 -1 193½ 160¼ National Grid. . . . . . . . . . . .890¾# -1¾ 925¾ 748¾ Leisure Goods British Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609 +2 638½ 468¼
Advance Devlpg Fund . . . . . 565# 620 513 Arbuthnot Banking . . . . . . . . 1250 +25 1390 1040
Schroder UK M&S . . . . . . . . . 596 +2 596 443½ Pennon Group . . . . . . . . . . .934¼ +2 942¼ 684¼ Games Workshop . . . . . . . 5715# -35 5845 2800 Derwent London . . . . . . . . . . 3820 +28 3820 2779
Albion Tech.& Gen. VCT . . . . 79# 81 73 ASOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2960 -20 4588 2107
Scottish American . . . . . . .411½# +2½ 426 348 Severn Trent. . . . . . . . . . . . 2280# +31 2362 1770 Photo-Me Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . .86¾ +1 106¼ 76 Great Portland Est.. . . . . . .858¼# +3½ 862 649½
Albion VCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73¾ 79 71¾ Boohoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273¾ -2¼ 315½ 152¾
Scottish Inv.Tst . . . . . . . . . . . . 817 +11 843 748 United Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . 870 +7 891½ 718½ Hammerson . . . . . . . . . . . . .307½ -2½ 388½ 204
Alliance Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . 810# -1 838 672 Life Insurance Camellia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9200 +300 11750 8600
Scottish Mortgage . . . . . . . .518½ -1 568½ 441¼ Hansteen Holdings. . . . . . . . . 106 +1¼ 106½ 86¼
Artemis Alpha . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 +5 327 258 General Industrials Aviva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404½ +6½ 438¾ 352¼ Churchill China . . . . . . . . . . . 1825 +5 1850 940
Shires Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281½ +2½ 282¾ 228½ Highcroft Inv.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915 940 870
Aurora Inv.Tst. . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 +1 220 177½ DS Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368½ -1½ 388 292¼ Chesnara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290½ +3½ 389½ 259½ CPP Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4¼ -¼ 7¼ 3¾
Shires Smlr.Co . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 +1 316½ 221½ Intu Properties . . . . . . . . . . . .35¾ +¾ 121¾ 32¼
AVI Global Tst . . . . . . . . . . . 761# +4 781 660 Low & Bonar. . . . . . . . . . . . . .13½ 22¾ 6 Legal & General . . . . . . . . . . . 285 +1½ 291¼ 216¾ Cropper (James) . . . . . . . . 1225# -90 1410 911
Small Comp Div.Tst . . . . . . .192½ +3½ 197 160 Land Securities. . . . . . . . . . . 955# +1¾ 964¼ 735½
Baillie Gifford Japan . . . . . . . 833# 840 663 Smiths Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 1607 -3 1692 1340 Phoenix Group . . . . . . . . . . .713¾ -27 745½ 544 Dewhurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .962½ 1125 825
SPARK VCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 22 20½ London & Stamford Prop . .236¼# +2¾ 241¼ 172¾
Baillie Gifford Shin Nip . . . . . . 187 +1½ 193½ 158 Vesuvius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .463¼ +8 642 341 Prudential . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1315½ -3½ 1790 1279½ Falkland Islands . . . . . . . . . . . 313 328 273
Standard Life Equity. . . . . . . . 390 +2½ 435 350 Mckay Secs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250# -6 260½ 215
Bankers Inv.Tst . . . . . . . . . . . 953 -1 970 766 St James’s Place . . . . . . . . . 1093 +8 1143 913½ Fevertree Drinks . . . . . . . . . . 2126 -27 3199 1732½
Standard Life UK Sml . . . . . . 558 +2 564 400 General Retailers Primary Health . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 +1 152 108¼
Baronsmead VCT.2 . . . . . . . .73¼ 82 71 Filtronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 -¼ 19¼ 5¼
SVM Global . . . . . . . . . . . . .257½ -½ 289 255 Ashley (Laura) . . . . . . . . . . . . .1¾ 4 1½ Media SEGRO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .878½ +¼ 894 585¼
BH Global GBP . . . . . . . . . . 1470 +10 1667½ 1432½ Finsbury Food Group . . . . . . . 85# +1 112½ 60
SVM UK Emerging. . . . . . . . .88¾ 108½ 83½ Brown (N.) Group . . . . . . . . .121¼ -¾ 150¾ 85 4imprint Group . . . . . . . . . . . 3100 +10 3160 1800 Shaftesbury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 963 +2½ 979½ 739½
BH Global USD . . . . . . . . .1174¾ 1296¼ 1091 Gresham House . . . . . . . . . . . 580 632½ 440
Talisman VCT. . . . . . . . . . . . .47¼ 52 47¼ Caffyns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400# 430 365 Bloomsbury Publish. . . . . . . . 260 -8 283 197½ Town Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221# 234 171
BH Macro GBP. . . . . . . . . . . 2610 +10 2830 2250 Hornby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37½ 40 26
Temple Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1370# +14 1376 1116 Carpetright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 34 4¼ Daily Mail & Gen . . . . . . . . . . 840 +3 877 557 Unite Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1237 +3 1251 797½
Biotech Growth Trust . . . . . . . 860 +2 862 600 James Halstead . . . . . . . . . . . 512 +2 532 410
Templeton Emrg. . . . . . . . . . 784# +3 829 670 Dignity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590 -2 759½ 469¼ Euromoney Inst. . . . . . . . . . 1268# +54 1498 1132 Workspace Group . . . . . . . . 1167 +3 1168 789½
BlackRock Mining. . . . . . . . . 360# +1½ 395 317½ Johnson Service. . . . . . . . . .182¾ -2 185 114
The European Inv.Tst . . . . . . 861 +19 876 754 Dixons Carphone . . . . . . . . . . 130 +2 156¾ 105 Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1368 -28 1572 465 Software & Computer Services Majestic Wine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 318 211¾
Blue Planet Intl Tst . . . . . . . . .34½ 43½ 33½
Throgmorton Tst. . . . . . . . . . . 638 650 432 Dunelm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1064 +40 1064 482¾ Haynes Publishing . . . . . . . . . 427 -8 440 160 Aveva Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 4526 -46 4572 2284 Mpac Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 +1½ 216 108½
BlueCrest AllBlue . . . . . . . .192¾ -¾ 218 192½
TR Euro.Growth . . . . . . . . . .918½ +6½ 922½ 765 Findel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 -2 260 154 Huntsworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 +2 109 81 Computacenter . . . . . . . . . . . 1533 +24 1549 952 Nichols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1585 -5 1880 1350
Bluehone AiM VCT2 . . . . . . .32½ 34½ 31½
TR Prop. IT . . . . . . . . . . . . .460½# +2½ 466 353½ French Connection. . . . . . . . .33½ -1½ 52¾ 31 Informa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .781½ +3½ 892 605¾ Emblaze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24½ -½ 27½ 18 Numis Corporation . . . . . . . . . 264 +5 280 212
British Assets Tst . . . . . . . . .106½ -1 120½ 104½
Troy Inc & Growth Trust . . . .83¼ +½ 84¾ 72¼ Halfords Group . . . . . . . . . .160½# -3 284½ 152 ITE Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 85¼ 57 Gresham Computing . . . . . .103½ 118 65½ Ovoca Gold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10¾ 24 6
Brunner Inv.Tst . . . . . . . . . . . 869# -1 887 681
Value & Income . . . . . . . . . . . 255 -1 270½ 240½ Inchcape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .687½ +6½ 689½ 519½ ITV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143½ +½ 145 103½ Intec Telecom . . . . . . . . . . . . 71¾ Panther Secs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 395 340
Caledonia Inv.. . . . . . . . . . . 3085# 3110 2740
Witan Inv Trust . . . . . . . . . . . 218# -½ 225½ 189½ John David Group . . . . . . . . 806# +7 808½ 318½ Moneysupermarket . . . . . . .323¾ -4¼ 417¾ 267 Micro Focus . . . . . . . . . . . .1102¾ -15¾ 2491½ 1004 Portmeirion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665 1215 655
City Natural Res.Yld. . . . . . . .84¼ -¼ 95½ 83
Witan Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . .331½ -3 344 286 Kingfisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 +1¼ 266¼ 186 Pearson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .639¾ -2¾ 1027½ 628 Microgen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 -2 694¾ 385¼ Regal Petroleum . . . . . . . . . .23½ -½ 63 22½
City Of London . . . . . . . . . . .420½ +½ 431½ 376
Wwide Healthcare . . . . . . . 2980# +5 3000 2325 Lookers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53½ -¼ 108 41½ Quarto Group . . . . . . . . . . . . .75½ 78½ 50 RM Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 -6 310 184 Renold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17½ -½ 35½ 16¾
Dunedin Ent.IT. . . . . . . . . . . . 361 389 326
Dunedin Income . . . . . . . . . . . 282 +2 282 229 Marks & Spencer . . . . . . . .208¼# +7 290 164 Reach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 +2 115 54½ Sage Group . . . . . . . . . . . . .725½ +¼ 820½ 567 Rockhopper Exploratn . . . . .14¾ -1¼ 28 14½
Financial Services
Edin Wwide Inv . . . . . . . . . . . 193 -½ 205½ 143½ Moss Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23¾ 32 17¼ Reed Elsevier . . . . . . . . . . .1822½ -6 2011 1581½ SDL International . . . . . . . . . . 598 -4 616 441 Ten Alps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+¼ +½ +¼
3i Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1065 -5½ 1184½ 756¼
Edin.Drgn.Tst.. . . . . . . . . . . . 392# -½ 427 353 Mothercare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13½ +¼ 24 8½ Rightmove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .626½ -3¾ 630½ 421 Triad Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 55 34½ Titon Holdings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 +7½ 206 112½
3i Infrastructure. . . . . . . . . . . 291# +½ 306½ 249¾
Edin.Inv.Tst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609 +4 652 535 Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6934# +60 6972 3991 STV Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 401 318 Trans-Siberian Gold . . . . . . . . . 67 -1 129 33½
Ashmore Group . . . . . . . . . . . 477 +1 542½ 356 Support Services
Edin.US Tracker . . . . . . . . . . . 298 -1¾ 312½ 241½ Pendragon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10¾ -¼ 28½ 9 Wilmington Group . . . . . . . . . 235 -1 258 178 UBC Media Group . . . . . . . . . .+¼ 2¼ +¼
Brewin Dolphin . . . . . . . . . . .347½ +4¾ 350¼ 287½ Aggreko. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .836½ -5½ 855¼ 691¾
Elderstreet VCT . . . . . . . . . . .51¾ 55¾ 50½ Pets At Home . . . . . . . . . . .261½# +4½ 261½ 113¼ WPP Group . . . . . . . . . . . . .967½ -10½ 1038 800½ Victoria Oil & Gas . . . . . . . . . . .6¾ 26¼ 6½
Charles Stanley . . . . . . . . . . . 322 +3 328 235 Ashtead Group . . . . . . . . . . . 2366 -10 2450 1586½
Electra Private Eq. . . . . . . . .312½ -5½ 413¾ 310 Saga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48¼ -1½ 125¼ 33 Volex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 +2½ 149 79
City Of London Group . . . . .137½ 145 132½ Mining Bunzl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2107# -22 2551 1943
European Ass Tst. . . . . . . . .104¾ 115 91¾ Sports Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . .352½ +½ 356¾ 214 Young & Co Brewery A . . . . 1600 +2½ 1885 1322½
Guinness Peat Group . . . . . . . 70 -1¾ 91¼ 68 Anglo American . . . . . . . . .2077½ +9½ 2266 1575 Capita Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 +1½ 173 100
F&C Cap&Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .328½ +½ 337 276½ Ted Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399½ +7½ 2120 366
Hargreaves Lansdown. . . .1860½ +20 2433 1633 Anglo Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . .181½ -3½ 228 134 Carillion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14¼
F&C Inv Tst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731 +3 745 616 Topps Tiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 +½ 84½ 60¾
IG Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682 +2¾ 695½ 474¾ Antofagasta. . . . . . . . . . . . . .904¾ +6¼ 1022½ 738 Charles Taylor . . . . . . . . . . .343½ +½ 353 190
F&C Smaller Cos . . . . . . . . . . 140 143 122 WH Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2472 +14 2486 1697
Intermediate Cap.Grp . . . . 1555# -6 1574 918½ Avocet Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 DCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6378# -22 7496 5750
F&C US Smaller Companies 1105 +5 1132½ 901 International Pers Fin . . . . . .140½ +¼ 222¼ 87 Health Care Equipment & Services BHP Billiton. . . . . . . . . . . . .1715¼ +11½ 2049 1529½ De La Rue . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133¾ +3¾ 457½ 125½
Fidelity Asian . . . . . . . . . . .398½# +1 457½ 390 Investec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429# -2¾ 518½ 395¼ Consort Medical . . . . . . . . . . 1045 -15 1075 710 Centamin Egypt . . . . . . . . . .127¼ +8¾ 152¼ 79¾ Diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1937# +15 1938 1150
Fidelity European . . . . . . . . . . 250 -1 257½ 202 IP Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 +½ 122 55¾ Flying Brands . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4¾ 13¼ 1 Fresnillo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .558¼ +2¾ 1027½ 539½ Electrocomponents . . . . . . . 658# +3 729¾ 480
Fidelity Japanese . . . . . . . . . . 173 -1 174 125 Jupiter Fund Man. . . . . . . . . . 385 +8¾ 432 287½ Mediclinic Intnl . . . . . . . . . .391½# -2½ 401¼ 293½ Gem Diamonds . . . . . . . . . . .51¼ -1 114½ 49½ Essentra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425½ +2¾ 442 325½
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Sport GET ALL THE BREAKING SPORTS

NEWS ONLINE express.co.uk/sport

BITE might go huRDLING

Might Bite could revert to
hurdles on his next outing after
By Jason Heavey of the Grand National fences. It is
frustrating and I’m in real trouble.
Sports Betting . Horse Racing . Casino . footie5

his early departure at Aintree on his rider Nico de Boinville at the I could even think about a hurdle RACING
Saturday. fourth fence, leaving Native River race, as where do I find a race

BEST ODDS
The Grade Two Many Clouds clear. over fences for him?
Chase was billed as rematch Henderson’s charge continued “Nico has been saying he
between the Colin Tizzard- riderless for much of the three- wants two-and-a-half miles but

GUARANTEED
trained Native River and Nicky mile journey. let’s face it, Native River was
Henderson’s Might Bite, the pair Henderson said: “He seems setting him a pace that he was

ON ALL UK &
having finished 1-2 in the 2018 fine. He continued on round and comfortable with on Saturday.
Cheltenham Gold Cup. jumped like a bird the rest of “He doesn’t want two-and-a- where NEXT?
However, Might Bite unseated the way. He even jumped one half miles, he wants three miles.” Might Bite

Fontwell SSR 1.30 JUVENILE HURDLE 3YO

£3,769 (4) 2m 1f 162yds (11) 3.00 HANDICAP CHASE
£4,289 (4) 2m 5f 135yds (9)
IRISH RACING
1 L EIGHTEENHUNDRED (44) M Gillard 10-12........Mr F Gillard(7) 47 1 1652-LL MORTENS LEAM (22) (C&D) M Hawker 7 12-0
2 1- ● GELBOE DE CHANAY (233) P Hobbs 10-12....... T J O’Brien — P K Donovan(7) ★119
THE SCOUT 3 L ISLE OF WOLVES (23) J Boyle 10-12...................Robert Dunne 91 2 97/71-LP HIDDEN GLEN (47) B Pauling 6 11-12................................D Jacob —
4 JOHN BETJEMAN (F46) M Gillard 10-12...................J M Davies — 3 F612-L4 HUGO’S REFLECTION (19) B Case 7 11-7.............Kielan Woods 116
12.30 Two Sams 2.30 MYSTIC DREAMER 4 754233 GOLD MOUNTAIN (47) M Keighley 9 11-4.......................L Aspell 117
5 PECKINPAH (F20) A King 10-12.......................................T Cannon —
1.00 Manofthemountain (nap) 6 3 ZAMANI (26) D Bridgwater 10-12...........................B J Powell ★121 5 6L9-165 BLACK LIGHTNING (110) N Gifford 6 11-0.................J M Davies 84
1.30 Gelboe De Chanay 3.00 Spiritofchartwell 7 58 ALFA DAWN (26) (T) P Bowen 10-5.......................Jamie Moore 94 6 L/4LL-34 SONOFTHEKING (18) Nicky Martin 11 10-13..............M Griffiths 112
2.00 Quarenta 3.30 Pepper Street 8 LP DANDY BELLE (44) Mrs R Ford 10-5.......................... A P Heskin 58 7 1331/L-P GUSTAV (28) Miss Z Davison 9 10-5................................... J Best —
9 INVINCIBLE SEA (F192) L Jewell 10-5............ P K Donovan(7) — 8 227L2-L ● SPIRITOFCHARTWELL (23) (C&D) P York 11 10-2 18+, UK only. If you take a price on a horse and the SP (starting price) is

12.30
10 MISS HARRIETT (F34) P Gundry 10-5................................ J Best — Jamie Moore 96 bigger, we will pay you the bigger SP. UK & Irish Horse Racing only. Full
ATTHERACES.COM HANDICAP HURDLE 11 UNIVERSAL SONG (F177) J W Mullins 10-5..............K Jones(3) — 9 L8P-LLL REMEMBER ME WELL (32) R Rowe 6 10-0...............B J Powell — T&Cs apply. This offer is valid from 11:00:00 until 21:30:00 Monday to
£2,794 (Class 5) 2m 5f 164yds (16 dec) TONGUE STRAP: No. 10 CHEEK PIECES: No. 1. BLINKERS: No. 5 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7. Sunday until further notice.
1 9/28P3-L AMRON KALI (23) (C) P Henderson 9 11-12............ T J O’Brien 32 SP FORECAST: 4-11 Gelboe De Chanay, 5 Zamani, 8 Peckinpah, 20 John Betjeman, SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1, 6, 8.
2 83/43-P5 EPISODE (38) G L Moore 5 11-12........................... Joshua Moore 98 33 Isle of Wolves, Invincible Sea, Alfa Dawn, Universal Song, Miss Harriett, 66 Others. SP FORECAST: 10-3 Gold Mountain, 9-2 Hugo’s Reflection, 5 Hidden Glen, 6
3 559-85U THE PREMIER CELTIC (17) P Phelan 6 11-10 Sonoftheking, 7 Spiritofchartwell, Black Lightning, 15-2 Mortens Leam, 14 Others.

Sean Houlihan(3) ★112
4 1L54-4P MISS YEATS (28) Mrs L Mongan 8 11-9........................ H Teal(5) —
5 504600- PASSING OCEANS (245) N Mulholland 5 11-5.....T Scudamore 100
6 L7UUL/L GOLD MAN (181) J Farrelly 10 11-5....................Luca Morgan(7) 63
7 1F/554P- HERESMYNUMBER (265) Ali Stronge 9 11-3................A Wedge 102
8 9410-62 JIMMY (32) C Gordon 6 10-12...........................................T Cannon 101
9 2L78-3P BALLYANTICS (12) R Walford 8 10-12................................. J Best 93
10 34P8-5P FLASHDANZA (48) R Rowe 4 10-11.............................J M Davies 106
11 L9-9683 HERE’S BINGO (35) Mrs S Gardner 6 10-10........Lucy Gardner 101
2.00
ADAMS MOREY HANDICAP CHASE
£7,018 (3) 3m 1f 210yds
1 41L12-4 ● QUARENTA (77) Jonjo O’Neill 7 11-1...........Jonjo O’Neill Jr. 147
2 2121P-9 DIPLOMATE SIVOLA (18) P Hobbs 6 11-0.....Mr D Maxwell(3) ★152
3 5233U5 BALLY LONGFORD (26) C Tizzard 11 11-0....................H Cobden 150
TONGUE STRAP: No. 3. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 3, 2.
SP FORECAST: 13-8 Quarenta, 15-8 Bally Longford, 2 Diplomate Sivola.
(3)
3.30 HANDICAP HURDLE
£2,794 (5) 2m 1f 162yds
1 P/424-60 WHATSMEANTTOBE (28) Henry Oliver 5 11-13..............L Heard 105
(14)
2 9FP0-L6 MARLEY FIRTH (20) (T) Miss J Du Plessis 7 11-13.......... J Best 93
3 36-4U ● PEPPER STREET (F117) (F) A Murphy 4 11-12.... E Edge(10) 76
4 00460-0 RAHMAH (13) (F) G Deacon 7 11-11.........................M D Grant ★112
5 0-LP613 LOCHINVER (28) C Longsdon 5 11-9.................Paul O’Brien(3) 99

12 08-LLL9 GALTEE MOUNTAIN (19) P G Murphy 4 10-9.............M D Grant 83
13 6/P6P4-6 PRESENTING LUCINA (48) N Mulholland 7 10-9..... Robert Dunne 102
14 05PPL-1 ● TWO SAMS (36) J Scott 6 10-9............................N Scholfield 107
15 33LLL-2 BRANDY CROSS (23) Z Davison 5 10-8.............Page Fuller(3) 101
16 P5P36-7 SPIRIT OF ROME (61) K Burke 5 10-7.......................... T Bellamy 103
TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 1, 5, 7, 13, 16 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16.
SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1, 7, 14.
SP FORECAST: 5-2 Two Sams, 6 Jimmy, 7 Brandy Cross, 8 Here’s Bingo, 10
Episode, Heresmynumber, 12 Ballyantics, 14 Others.
2.30
6 FP-L0 AVOIR DE SOINS (20) A Honeyball 5 11-9............... R Dingle(3) 85
MARES’ NOVICES’ HURDLE 7 06-544 EN COEUR (175) J W Mullins 5 11-8.........................D Sansom(3) 89
£3,769 (4) 2m 3f 49yds (12) 8 S0/0598 CRAFTY CODGER (96) P Henderson 8 11-6...........N Scholfield 95
1 8- BUCK’S BEAUTIFUL (288) R Bandey 5 10-10..... Page Fuller(3) — 9 8055-9P TELEGRAPH PLACE (23) C Gordon 6 11-1.....................T Cannon 104
2 3214 CRYSTAL GAZING (62) N Henderson 4 10-10 10 864 MOONLIT SEA (37) P Phelan 3 10-9..............Sean Houlihan(3) 93
Mr J A Anderson(10) — 11 0020-UP POLAR LIGHT (23) P Henderson 4 10-8.................. T J O’Brien 109
3 02410-4 EYES RIGHT (33) A King 4 10-10.............................T Cannon ★126 12 0974-75 POTTLEREAGHEXPRESS (131) T Lawes 6 10-7.............L Aspell 101
4 5 FLINTARA (24) R Bandey 4 10-10................................B J Powell — 13 5/68L3- ROYAL CONCORDE (267) Mrs L Jewell 8 10-6........B J Powell 101
5 GIVEPEACEACHANCE (F40) D Coakley 4 10-10...... N Scholfield — 14 0900P-4 CLONDAW ROBIN (24) Z Davison 6 10-0...........Page Fuller(3) 85
6 40-9L0 HOOT AT MIDNIGHT (18) C Longsdon 4 10-10......Paul O’Brien(3) 85 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 4, 5, 13 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 2, 9, 14 HOOD: Nos. 3, 5.
SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 8, 5, 2.

1.00
7 8 KATIES ESCAPE (32) P Hobbs 4 10-10..................... T J O’Brien —
NOVICES’ HANDICAP CHASE 8 P32/U-L7 LADY KINGSMILL (35) (T) J Du Plessis 8 10-10............. J Best 94 SP FORECAST: 11-4 Lochinver, 10-3 Royal Concorde, 8 Marley Firth,
£4,289 (4) 3m 1f 210yds (6) 9 7-1L MARTHA BRAE (10) W Greatrex 4 10-10..........................D Jacob 67 Pottlereaghexpress, 10 Avoir De Soins, 12 Others.
1 30053-2 CHRISTMAS IN APRIL (42) (S) C Tizzard 7 11-12.H Cobden ★127 10 281-3 ● MYSTIC DREAMER (32) N Gifford 5 10-10................L Aspell 125 TRACK FACTS: GOING: Soft. Left Handed. TOP TRACK JOCKEY (2014-19): Jamie
2 742-11U ● MANOFTHEMOUNTAIN (12) (D,F) E Lavelle 6 11-12......A Wedge 122 11 5P SAWPIT SIENNA (17) R Bandey 4 10-10.....................J M Davies — Moore 19% Strike rate. TOP TRACK TRAINER (2014-19): G L Moore 17% Strike
3 161-LUP GLENO (22) G L Moore 7 11-4................................ Joshua Moore 97 12 L/63- SCARLET COUTURE (269) G L Moore 6 10-10.......Joshua Moore 104 rate. FIRST TIME: 1.00 Christmas In April (cheek pieces), 1.30 Eighteenhundred
4 1L2-PPP LORD CONDI (128) M Keighley 6 11-3...............................L Aspell — TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 1, 2, 6 HOOD: No. 4. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 3. (cheek pieces), Miss Harriett (tongue strap), 2.30 Buck’s Beautiful (tongue strap),
5 7P881-6 TEA TIME ON MARS (42) S Gardner 7 11-0....Sean Houlihan(3) 124 SP FORECAST: 7-4 Crystal Gazing, 11-4 Eyes Right, 11-2 Mystic Dreamer, 7 Scarlet 3.00 Hidden Glen (cheek pieces), Black Lightning (tongue strap), Hugo’s Reflection
6 321/3-4P MAB DAB (36) Mrs L Jewell 8 10-6.............................B J Powell — Couture, 8 Katies Escape, Martha Brae, 33 Flintara, 50 Others. (cheek pieces, tongue strap), 3.30 Rahmah (tongue strap), Pepper Street (hood),
CHEEK PIECES: No. 1. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 3, 2.
SP FORECAST: 5-4 Christmas In April, 7-4 Manofthemountain, 13-2 Tea Time On
Mars, 12 Gleno, 14 Mab Dab, 20 Lord Condi.
STABLE SWITCH: 1.30 Gelboe De Chanay from D Cottin in France to P Hobbs, 12.30 Flashdanza (cheek pieces), Passing Oceans (tongue strap, wind surgery).
Miss Harriett from W Kittow to P Gundry. 3.30 Crafty Codger from E O’Connell in BEATEN FAVOURITES: 1.00 Christmas In April(hcp ch), Manofthemountain(hcp
Ireland to P Henderson, Pottlereaghexpress from Jonjo O’Neill to T Lawes. ch). 3.30 Lochinver(hcp hdl). LONGEST TRAVELLER: Alfa Dawn (1.30) 264 miles. RE
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BLINKERS: No. 2 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 4, 5, 6 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 3, 6.
4 03012-8 ● CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (13) (D) Tom Lacey 4 11-12 £3,769 (4) 1m 7f 168yds (11) SP FORECAST: 11-10 Good And Hardy, 10-3 Passam, 7-2 Goodnight Charlie, 8 Road
N De Boinville 123 1 00 ALFSBOY (20) N Twiston-Davies 4 11-7.......S Twiston-Davies 25
5 2174-14 POUCOR (12) (D) M Channon 4 11-5.........................M Goldstein 124 Warrior, 20 Behind Time, Lassana Angel.
2 BILLY RAY (F7) Sam England 4 11-7............................. J England —

6 3202/24- PRESENT FROM DUBAI (318) R Phillips 6 11-4 3 12/P3 ● BULLIONAIRE (35) H Fry 6 11-7..........................J J Burke ★132
D Hiskett(3) 100
7 524/73 DESQUE DE L’ISLE (18) (S) Miss V Williams 6 10-13.C Deutsch 115
8 2LLL0-P DEMOPOLIS (32) P Hobbs 5 10-13...............................R Johnson 106
9 F72-796 SASTRUGA (20) Henry Oliver 6 10-13.........................J McGrath 109
10 F631-93 COMBER MILL (16) (C&D) A Ralph 7 10-11................. L Edwards 123
BLINKERS: No. 2 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 3, 10 HOOD: Nos. 1, 7, 8.
SP FORECAST: 10-3 Desque De L’Isle, 4 Red Mix, 9-2 Poucor, 5 Demon D’Aunou,
10 Christopher Robin, Sastruga, Demopolis, 12 Present From Dubai, 20 Others.
2018: Antunes 4-11-6, Harry Skelton Evens Fav (D Skelton), 7 ran.
4 P- CLICK AND COLLECT (269) J Candlish 7 11-7........... S Quinlan —
5 LLP CROFTLANDS BLAZE (13) Katy Price 4 11-7.............G Sheehan —
6 1-256 DUROUYN (20) Henry Oliver 5 11-7............................. L Edwards 100
7 MACHIAVELLI (F94) (F) P Kirby 4 11-7.............................A Nicol —
8 4 NAUTICAL STAR (20) Jonjo O’Neill 4 11-7............. R McLernon 118
9 NOCTE VOLATUS Tom Lacey 4 11-7.............................R Johnson —
10 U4R-F5 RATHNURE RANGER (43) Katy Price 5 11-7...................B Poste —
11 P2-27L3 THE GARRISON (5) Grace Harris 5 11-7.................B R Jones(5) 118
HOOD: Nos. 3, 10.
SP FORECAST: 4-7 Bullionaire, 5 Nautical Star, 7 Nocte Volatus, 12 The Garrison,
3.10
STANDARD OPEN NH FLAT RACE
£2,274 (5) 1m 7f 168yds (5)
1 BIGHORN MOUNTAIN C Dore 5 11-0............................ C Brace(3) —
2 FIDDLERS TRACKER S Durack 4 11-0..........................R Johnson —
3 ● FREDDIE DARLING H Fry 4 11-0.................................J J Burke —
4 64 TASTE THE FEAR (73) Dr R Newland 4 11-0
S Twiston-Davies ★107
5 LIGHTNING GOLD (T) Ella Pickard 4 10-7...........N De Boinville —
SP FORECAST: 4-6 Freddie Darling, 7-2 Taste The Fear, 9-2 Fiddlers Tracker, 14
Lightning Gold, 20 Bighorn Mountain.

1.10 MARES’ NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE

£2,794 (5) 2m 3f 207yds (8)
16 Billy Ray, 20 Durouyn, Machiavelli, 25 Alfsboy, 50 Others.
2018: Esprit Du Large 4-11-7, Aidan Coleman 12-1 (E Williams), 13 ran.
2018: Get In The Queue 4-11-0, Mr Michael Legg(5) 9-2 (H Fry), 10 ran.
TRACK FACTS: GOING: Heavy. Left Handed. TOP TRACK JOCKEY (2014-19):

1 4-45511 VEREINA (10) (C&D) O Greenall 4 11-12............ Ross Turner(5) 95
2 03B464- ● SEE FOREVER (245) F O’Brien 5 11-10..........M Kendrick(3) 97
3 U/47333- HEPBURN (247) Ali Stronge 6 11-10................................ J Bowen 81
4 P6875- DHARMA RAIN (F216) Clare Hobson 4 11-3..............J McGrath 99
5 PLLP32- TENNEWROW (232) A Ralph 7 11-2..................... R Johnson ★102
6 LL6007 THAT’S MY DUBAI (25) R Menzies 6 10-13.............. C O’Farrell 80
7 985P02 AMLOVI (24) A Wintle 6 10-7...............................................B Poste 100
8 3/1P7-UL ASKING A LOT (21) Grace Harris 6 10-1.................... C Brace(3) —
TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 1, 3 HOOD: No. 2.
SP FORECAST: 11-10 Vereina, 7-2 See Forever, 4 Tennewrow, 15-2 Hepburn, 14
Amlovi, 25 Dharma Rain, 33 That’s My Dubai, 50 Asking A Lot.
2.10
Richard Johnson 17% Strike rate. TOP TRACK TRAINER (2014-19): Jonjo O’Neill
BEGINNERS’ CHASE 13% Strike rate. FIRST TIME: 1.10 Hepburn (wind surgery), See Forever (hood,
£7,018 (3) 2m 4f (4) tongue strap), 1.40 Click And Collect (wind surgery), Rathnure Ranger (hood), 2.10
1 94- JIGCLEANINGUS (556) T R Gretton 6 11-0.................D Noonan — Jigcleaningus (tongue strap), 12.40 Demon D’Aunou (tongue strap),
2 L211-55 KHAGE (11) H Whittington 6 11-0...................................G Sheehan 143 Ninepointsixthree (blinkers). BEATEN FAVOURITES: 2.10 Tidal Flow. LONGEST
3 11L42-3 TIDAL FLOW (52) P Hobbs 6 11-0..........................R Johnson ★146 TRAVELLER: Lightning Gold (3.10) 205 miles. STABLE SWITCH: 1.10 See Forever
4 6U311/L ● WITH DISCRETION (220) (S) N Henderson 8 10-7 from P Webber to F O’Brien. 1.40 Click And Collect from Clare Ellam to Jennie
N De Boinville — Candlish, Machiavelli from Denis Hogan in Ireland to P Kirby, Rathnure Ranger
TONGUE STRAP: No. 1 CHEEK PIECES: No. 3 HOOD: No. 2. from R P Rath in Ireland to Katy Price. 2.10 Jigcleaningus from Robert Tyner in
SP FORECAST: 8-11 With Discretion, 9-4 Tidal Flow, 5 Khage, 25 Jigcleaningus. Ireland to T R Gretton. 3.10 Taste The Fear from R J McGrath in Ireland to Dr R
2018: Crucial Role 6-11-0, Harry Skelton 12-1 (D Skelton), 16 ran. Newland.

LINGFIELD: Standard
12.00—ISLAND HIDEAWAY (S W Kelly, 15‑8 fav)
1; Agreed (5‑2 2nd fav) 2; Schmoozie (50‑1) 3. 9 ran.
3
/4l, 11/4l. (D Lanigan). Tote: £2.90; pl £1.20, £1.20,
£11.40. exacta: £8.60. trifecta: £199.60. CSF: £7.17.
Non-runner: Ocean Pearl.
12.30—AGENT OF FORTUNE (H Crouch, 7‑4
fav) 1; Shaffire (25‑1) 2; Haraz (33‑1) 3. 12 ran. 1/2l, 31/4l.
(G L Moore). Tote: £2.70; pl £1.20, £7.50, £8.60.
exacta: £41.50. trifecta: £1365.50. CSF: £61.38.
1.00—HARRISON POINT (Hollie Doyle, 11‑4 2nd
fav) 1; Story Of Light (4‑7 fav) 2; The Weed Machine
(40‑1) 3. 10 ran. 11/4l, 1/2l. (Archie Watson). Tote: £3.30;
pl £1.10, £1.10, £7.90. exacta: £4.70. trifecta: £45.20.
CSF: £4.87.
1.30—THE LACEMAKER (D Keenan, 3‑1 fav) 1;
Daring Guest (4‑1 2nd fav) 2; Kath’s Lustre (11‑2) 3.
H’cap 12 ran. nk, 13/4l. (M Harris). Tote: £3.80; pl £1.60,
£1.70, £2.30. exacta: £17.50. tricast: £67.29. trifecta:
£54.60. CSF: £15.07.
2.00—FIZZY FEET (R Kingscote, 3‑1 2nd fav) 1;
Kamra (10‑1) 2; Swiss Pride (9‑2) 3. H’cap 6 ran. 1l,
13/4l. (David Loughnane; 2-1 fav Alfie Solomons).
Tote: £3.60; pl £1.60, £4.20. exacta: £16.10. trifecta:
£81.60. CSF: £30.26.
2.30—JUST THE MAN (A Kirby, 15‑8 fav) 1; The
Jean Genie (9‑1) 2; Humbert (10‑1) 3. H’cap 7 ran. 1l,
ns. (C Cox). Tote: £2.70; pl £1.70, £4.10. exacta:
£19.20. tricast: £128.61. trifecta: £80.60. CSF: £18.55.
Non-runner: Aegeus.
3.00—WATCHABLE (S Gray, 11‑2) 1; Prince of
Rome (7‑2 jt fav) 2; Stake Acclaim (9‑2) 3. H’cap 7
ran. 11/4l, 13/4l. (D O’Meara; 7-2 jtfav Gracious John).
Tote: £5.20; pl £2.80, £1.80. exacta: £22.80. tricast:
£93.58. trifecta: £138.30. CSF: £25.12. Non-runner:
Flowers On Venus.
3.30—CHITRA (R Kingscote, 9‑2) 1; Something
Lucky (6‑1) 2; Green Door (4‑1 2nd fav) 3. H’cap 9
ran. shd, hd. (D Kubler; 3-1 fav Three Little Birds).
Tote: £5.70; pl £1.80, £2.20, £2.20. exacta: £37.70.
tricast: £118.72. trifecta: £185.40. CSF: £32.48.
Placepot: £19.60
(Race 1) 4, 1, 9; (2) 1, 11, 5; (3) 3, 1, 7;
(4) 9, 5, 8; (5) 1, 4; (6) 2, 5;
Quadpot: £8.10
MUSSELBURGH: Good to soft-soft
in places
12.15—SHETLAND BUS (H Reed, 3‑1 jt fav) 1;
Cousin Oscar (5‑1) 2; Pammi (12‑1) 3. H’cap 10 ran. nk,
5l. (Justin Landy; 3-1 jtfav Sidi Ismael). Tote: £4.70;
pl £1.90, £1.90, £2.30. exacta: £21.60. tricast: £167.97.
trifecta: £153.80. CSF: £20.19.
12.45—MALYSTIC (H Brooke, 7‑2 2nd fav) 1;
George Gently (11‑2) 2; Order Of Thistle (11‑4 fav) 3.
RESULTS
11 ran. 17l, 31/4l. (P Niven). Tote: £5.50; pl £2.00, £2.30,
£1.30. exacta: £30.00. trifecta: £122.50. CSF:
£23.16.
1.15—ESPOIR DE LOIRE (D Jacob, 11‑2) 1;
Benny’s Secret (5‑1) 2; Jet Set (4‑1 2nd fav) 3. H’cap
8 ran. 2l, 31/2l. (B Pauling; 5-2 fav Castletown). Tote:
£6.00; pl £2.00, £1.30, £2.00. exacta: £35.20. tricast:
£122.50. trifecta: £316.20. CSF: £33.97.
1.45—DEFI SACRE (J Best, evens fav) 1;
Sporting Press (2‑1 2nd fav) 2; Chain Of Beacons
(11‑1) 3. H’cap 6 ran. 14l, 6l. (Richard Hobson). Tote:
£1.90; pl £1.90, £1.10. exacta: £3.30. trifecta: £9.40.
CSF: £3.41.
2.15—EL PICADOR (S Quinlan, 7‑1) 1; Hasankey
(12‑1) 2; Wakool (20‑1) 3. 8 ran. 9l, 8l. (K Dalgleish; 6-4
fav Building Bridges). Tote: £7.00; pl £1.70, £3.10,
£5.80. exacta: £79.80. trifecta: £1133.90. CSF:
£82.00.
2.45—MIGHTY THUNDER (B Campbell, 13‑2) 1;
Niceandeasy (22‑1) 2; Arthurs Secret (9‑2 2nd fav) 3.
H’cap 7 ran. 10l, 21/2l. (Miss L Russell; 8-15 fav
Theclockisticking). Tote: £7.00; pl £1.90, £10.00.
exacta: £108.20. trifecta: £586.90. CSF: £115.55.
3.15—CHANCEANOTHERFIVE (Sam Coltherd,
3‑1 fav) 1; Simply Mani (9‑1) 2; Blue Kascade (20‑1) 3.
H’cap 11 ran. 11l, 13/4l. (W Coltherd). Tote: £3.80; pl
£1.40, £3.20, £4.30. exacta: £28.40. tricast: £489.93.
trifecta: £317.00. CSF: £33.68. Non-runner: Lady
London.
Placepot: £704.00
(Race 1) 2, 4, 8; (2) 4, 2, 7; (3) 3, 6,
2; (4) 3, 2; (5) 5, 7, 8; (6) 4, 6;
Quadpot: £109.30
NEWCASTLE: Standard
3.10—CORKED (P J McDonald, 11‑2) 1; Sulafaat
(9‑4 fav) 2; Kodi Koh (16‑1) 3. H’cap 13 ran. nk, 11/4l. (A
Whillans). Tote: £6.20; pl £1.70, £1.30, £4.90. exacta:
£26.10. tricast: £210.05. trifecta: £339.40. CSF:
£20.20. Non-runner: Tabou Beach Boy.
3.45—SPLENDIDLY (B Curtis, 16‑1) 1; Corvair
(4‑1) 2; Where’s Mick (7‑2 2nd fav) 3. 12 ran. nk, hd.
(K Burke; 5-6 fav Lexington Dash). Tote: £17.90; pl
£4.10, £1.50, £1.40. exacta: £100.70. trifecta: £553.10.
CSF: £87.60.
4.15—MINHAAJ (B Curtis, 8‑13 fav) 1;
Gowanlad (12‑1) 2; Lapses Linguae (3‑1 2nd fav) 3.
9 ran. 11/4l, 21/4l. (W Haggas). Tote: £1.70; pl £1.10,
£3.10, £1.10. exacta: £14.30. trifecta: £38.90. CSF:
£12.08.
4.45—LEZARDRIEUX (S James, 5‑2 fav) 1;
Tiltilys Rock (66‑1) 2; A Go Go (14‑1) 3. H’cap 12 ran.
1
/2l, shd. (G Tuer). Tote: £3.10; pl £1.50, £15.60, £3.90.
exacta: £161.70. tricast: £2129.30. trifecta: £4239.00.
CSF: £245.21.
5.15—HIGH FORT (B Curtis, 4‑1) 1; Mr Strutter
(14‑1) 2; Proceeding (5‑2 fav) 3. H’cap 14 ran. 21/2l,
31/4l. (K McLintock). Tote: £5.60; pl £2.20, £4.40,
£1.40. exacta: £97.70. tricast: £184.20. trifecta:
£340.00. CSF: £64.10.
5.45—BILLY WEDGE (B McHugh, evens fav) 1;
Tarnhelm (22‑1) 2; With Approval (14‑1) 3. H’cap 14
ran. 21/4l, 3/4l. (Miss T Waggott). Tote: £2.20; pl £1.10,
£4.60, £5.10. exacta: £38.70. tricast: £265.25. tri-
fecta: £562.90. CSF: £38.04.
6.15—ETIKAAL (S James, 2‑1 fav) 1; Zebulon
(16‑1) 2; Klopp (8‑1) 3. H’cap 11 ran. 11/2l, 1/2l. (G Tuer).
Tote: £3.10; pl £1.50, £4.60, £2.30. exacta: £42.20.
tricast: £234.41. trifecta: £259.30. CSF: £41.51. Non-
runners: Kyllachy Warrior, My Town Chicago, Pearl
Of Qatar.
6.45—ROCKLEY POINT (J Hart, 9‑4 fav) 1; Lord
Of The Glen (13‑2) 2; Red Allure (13‑2) 3. 14 ran. 3/4l,
21/4l. (Katie Scott). Tote: £3.00; pl £1.50, £2.80, £2.80.
exacta: £21.00. trifecta: £127.90. CSF: £18.74.
Jackpot: £14,750.10
Placepot: £20.80
(Race 1) 5, 2, 9; (2) 7, 3, 8; (3) 8, 2,
6; (4) 2, 12, 6; (5) 8, 3, 5; (6) 6, 10, 8;
Quadpot: £4.20
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48    Daily Express Tuesday, December 10, 2019 DARTS: pdc WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

I was so
Picture: Lawrence Lustig

world of sport
GOLF
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skint I had
Rory McIlroy will not play
in Saudi Arabia next month,
despite lavish appearance
fees on offer.
Saudi snub
go, but for me, I just don’t
McIlroy, who joins Tiger
Woods in staying away, said: want to go.”

to borrow
“It’s just not something that McIlroy did watch Anthony
would excite me. Joshua’s world title fight
“There’s a morality to it as against Andy Ruiz in
well. A lot of countries we Saudi, saying: “I had no
play in there’s a reason not to problem cheering on AJ.”

the big picture

a single GLOVE
AFFAIR

penny
Former
IN THE ZONE: Patriots schoolboy
receiver N’Keal Harry dives goalkeeper
for the end zone during a Aspinall is
loss to the Chiefs saving his
best for top-
class darts
Openers Tammy Beaumont cricket
and Danni Wyatt hit one-day
hundreds as England made a to set up a 75-run victory at NATHAN ASPINALL was so broke By Mike Walters £20 – I went to the [Players
winning start against Pakistan. Kuala Lumpur’s Kinrara Oval he had to borrow a single penny, Championship 18] tournament and
in the opening game of the before his life was transformed by a dreams – and now I don’t have to won £10,000.
The pair shared a stand of fairy-tale run at Alexandra Palace. worry about where the next meal is “But my life changed at Ally Pally
188 as England scored 284-6 three-match ODI series. Aspinall – once a goalkeeper coming from. last year when I was 2-0 down against
scouted by Manchester United as a “Last year, I was down to my last Gerwyn Price in the second round,
1. Who scored a perfect hat-trick for Chelsea in their 4-2 win at Burnley?
2. Who did Andy Murray beat in the European Open final in Antwerp as he claimed his
schoolboy – says the transfer of 1p £20. That’s all I had to my name, and it and 2-0 down in the third set, on the
first title since his comeback from injury? into his bank account was the greatest was a big worry. I have two daughters, brink of being knocked out.
3. Which grandson of two former Manchester City players made his debut save of his life. aged eight and two, and I was going “Somehow I nicked that set and the

1tackle
for the club in their 3-1 Carabao Cup victory over Southampton? The 28-year-old heads into the into games thinking, ‘If I hit this crowd started singing my name. All of
William Hill PDC World Championship double, I win £1,000 and that pays a a sudden, I had the crowd on my side,
to
4. Which F1 team had both of their cars disqualified from the
Japanese Grand Prix after an investigation into their braking system? this month in a financial comfort zone. month’s rent’. playing in front of millions on telly,
5. Who was the victorious European Ryder Cup captain at Gleneagles in His semi-final run at last year’s “I had quit my job as a trainee and when I went on to win, I knew
2014? tournament earned him a £100,000 accountant but I wasn’t performing this was what I wanted to do.”
6. Which Irish rugby team won the Heineken Champions Cup for the
first time in 2006?
payday – and nightclub celebrity well, I wasn’t getting results – and Aspinall realised the scale of acclaim
RATINGS status in his home town of Stockport. when you are playing for the survival for his feats when he returned home.
7. Which team won the FIFA World Cup in 1982? 0-3 Oh dear
8. What number did ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky wear? 4-6 Small beer But Aspinall, who added the UK of your family, there’s pressure. He said: “I went out in Stockport on
9. Who captained Pakistan to victory in the 1992 ICC World Cup? 7-9 So near Open title to his success at Alexandra “I had £21.98 in the bank and I New Year’s Eve and the DJ in one of
10. Who rode the Derby-winning horses Commander in Chief, 10 Sporting Seer Palace, says it is staggering how wanted to use a cash machine in a the clubs stopped the music and
Galileo and Sea The Stars? quickly his life has changed. Holiday Inn hotel, which charged announced, ‘We’ve got a special guest
6 Munster. 7 Italy. 8 99. 9 Imran Khan. 10 Michael Kinane. “It’s no secret I was struggling a £1.99 to make a cash withdrawal. in tonight’. Everyone was jumping on
year ago,” he said. “To reach the “A mate transferred a penny me and it was like, ‘Wow – I’m not just
ANSWERS:: 1 Christian Pulisic. 2 Stan Wawrinka. 3 Tommy Doyle. 4 Renault. 5 Paul McGinley.
semi-final was beyond my wildest into my account so I could withdraw another kid from Stockport any more’.”

Wolverhampton SSR THE SCOUT

3.45 Goddess Of Fire
JACKPOT: www.totepoolliveinfo.com 4.15 War Princess
5.45 Born To Reason
6.15 BOMBARDIER HANDICAP
£5,208 (4) 7f 36yds
1 (5) 422L01 TYPHOON TEN (6) (D) R Hannon 3 9-12(6ex)
(9)
VITAL STATISTICS
IN-FORM TRAINERS (last 10 days) Ali Curran 50% (2/0/4), T Dascombe 50%
6.15 Kodiac Pride
L Catton(7) ★95 Stronge 60% (1 wins and 2 places from 5
runners), A Honeyball 57% (2/2/7), J Ryan
(2/1/6).
IN-FORM JOCKEYS Kieran Shoemark 60%
2 (7) 04211 MOHAREB (12) M Appleby 3 9-7.......................A Rawlinson 93

3.45 NURSERY 2YO 4.45 Requiems Dream 6.45 Noble Behest 3 (8) 218621 BOY IN THE BAR (33) (D) I Williams 8 9-7...... D Probert 94 57% (1/3/7), David Loughnane 54% (1/6/13), (5 wins and 1 places from 10 runners),
5.15 Aloysius Lilius 7.15 Sir Hector 4 (2) 121563 TUKHOOM (7) (D) D O’Meara 6 9-5.................A Villiers(7) 90 Archie Watson 53% (3/6/17), B Case 50% Angus Villiers 59% (2/8/17), Elisha
£2,782 (Class 6) 1m 1f 104yds (11 dec) 5 (6) 25-13 ● KODIAC PRIDE (172) (D) Sir M Prescott 3 9-5..... L Morris 90
(1/1/4), F O’Brien 50% (2/4/12), H Fry 50% Whittington 50% (1/2/6), Mr Fergus Gillard
1 (6) 782822 NEVER SAID NOTHING (13) J Portman 9-9....... A Rawlinson 64

2 (1) 8L689 MASTER ROCCO (15) J Chapple-Hyam 9-7.... Ray Dawson(5) 66
3 (8) 908 ARABESCATO (15) N Littmoden 9-3...............A Villiers(7) 63
4 (10) L95L7
5 (2) 949245
BROWN EYES BLUE (13) J S Moore 9-2............... L Keniry 58
CAMACHO MAN (14) Jennie Candlish 9-2.....R Kingscote 64
6 (7) L7L133
7 (9) L59714
● GODDESS OF FIRE (10) (F) J Ryan 9-2....A McCarthy 65
AMI LI BERT (13) M Appleby 9-0.............................B Curtis 64
8 (11) L94065 PRAIRIE MOPPINS (17) S Kirk 8-13.............T Greatrex(3) 65
9 (5) 064L67 BOY GEORGE (21) D F Davis 8-12............................ L Morris ★67
5.15
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BETWAY HANDICAP 6 (1) L03L87 REFLEKTOR (53) (C) T Dascombe 6 9-5.......R Kingscote 93
7 (3) 222641 LOVING GLANCE (14) (C&D) M Meade 3 9-2.....T Marquand 90
£3,429 (5) 6f 20yds (13)
1 (11) 205322 STEELRIVER (10) (C&D) M Herrington 9 9-9......A Villiers(7) 85
2 (7) 146L60 BERYL THE PETAL (52) (D) D O’Meara 3 9-8......H Shaw(3) 80
8 (9) L02447 FUENTE (70) (T) K Dalgleish 3 9-0.................C Rodriguez 92
9 (4) 428064 FASTAR (52) G O’Leary (IRE) 5 8-13........................S Foley 93 GOSSIP FROM
3 (6) 5107L6 SWORD EXCEED (108) (D) I Furtado 5 9-7.........K O’Neill 81
4 (5) 53/27-5L REVOLUTIONARY MAN (63) M Loughnane 4 9-4..... R Kingscote 82
VISOR: Nos. 3, 4.
SP FORECAST: 7-2 Loving Glance, 9-2 Typhoon Ten, 5 Mohareb, 11-2 Boy In The THE GALLOPS
5 (1) 393213 LUCKY LODGE (18) (C&D,F) A Brittain 9 9-3.....C Hardie 86 Bar, 13-2 Kodiac Pride, 8 Fastar, 10 Tukhoom, 14 Reflektor, 16 Fuente.
West: CHRISTMAS IN APRIL
6 (3) 449374 BIG LACHIE (35) (C&D) M Loughnane 5 9-3.... W Carson 86

10 (3) 6L86 CAPPELLA FELLA (24) S Hollinshead 8-9....... D Probert 64
11 (4) L5L362 HALFACROWN (21) (F) J Osborne 8-9.................S W Kelly 65
CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 1, 4, 6.
SP FORECAST: 10-3 Never Said Nothing, 4 Goddess Of Fire, 9-2 Halfacrown, 5
Camacho Man, 6 Ami Li Bert, 14 Cappella Fella, 16 Others.
7 (2) 7912P5 LOOK SURPRISED (17) R Teal 6 9-2.................T Marquand 84
8 (8) 22L083 DIAMONIQUE (49) (T) K Dalgleish 3 9-1........C Rodriguez 82
9 (12) 32-2695 CLASHANISKA (J102) A Carroll 3 9-1.................. F Norton ★90
10 (10) 050272 ● ALOYSIUS LILIUS (10) G O’Leary (IRE) 3 9-0.......S Foley 84
11 (9) 672142 BAHUTA ACHA (3) (C&D) D Loughnane 4 8-13......L Morris 89
12 (4) 121449 KNOCKABOUT QUEEN (11) (D) A Carroll 3 8-9........K Fox 86
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1 (6) 391092 BATTLE OF MARATHON (7) (C) J Ryan 7 10-5 (12.40 Uttoxeter)
Grace McEntee(7) 78
Lambourn: WITH DISCRETION
2 (2) 3-11183 RUBENESQUE (50) (D) T Davidson 7 10-5...... Toby Eley(5) 73
3 (5) 9L/31L- WEMYSS POINT (J241) P Kirby 7 10-0...... N Barratt-Atkin(7) — (2.10 Uttoxeter)

4.15
13 (13) L61030 TAN (11) (C,D) L Williamson 5 8-7......Elisha Whittington(7) 88 North: GREY MIST
LADBROKES FILLIES’ NOVICE STAKES VISOR: Nos. 2, 5 TONGUE STRAP: No. 4 CHEEK PIECES: No. 10.
4 (7) L1-5484 PERSIAN SUN (20) S C Williams 4 10-0........M Crehan(5) ★82
£3,429 (5) 1m 142yds (9) SP FORECAST: 9-2 Bahuta Acha, 5 Steelriver, 11-2 Lucky Lodge, 6 Aloysius Lilius,
5 (3) 77/1-111 GREY MIST (214) (C&D,S) (T) K McLintock 5 9-12 (6.45 Wolverhampton)
1 (5) L0LL-L0 DROICHEAD ATHA (32) D Kinsella (IRE) 4 9-2......S W Kelly 48 S P Davis 74
8 Big Lachie, 10 Look Surprised, 12 Revolutionary Man, 14 16 Others. 6 (9) 4LL821 ● NOBLE BEHEST (19) (C&D) I Williams 5 9-11
2 (7) 78987L ANOTHER APPROACH (77) D Loughnane 3 9-0..... L Morris 54
the scout’s best bets
5.45
3 (2) 4 BUSTAAN (22) Owen Burrows 3 9-0..............K Shoemark 66 A Villiers(5) 72
4 (4) 576462 LOVE EXPLODES (71) E Vaughan 3 9-0.........R Kingscote 80
BOMBARDIER HANDICAP 7 (8) 7L666-4 IN DEMAND (182) R Charlton 4 9-7.................. T Greatrex 78
5 (3) 224 MILLICENT FAWCETT (35) J Gosden 3 9-0.........R Havlin ★88 £2,782 (6) 1m 142yds (13) 8 (4) 455137/ SOLSTALLA (J17) D Weston 7 9-7....................S Cronin(3) — ■ WITH a recent run under disgraced on his recent run
6 (8) 349605 PERUVIAN LILY (8) M Appleby 3 9-0.............A Rawlinson 77 1 (13) 342654 VIPIN (6) W Muir 4 9-9...................Pierre-Louis Jamin(7) 66 9 (1) L9793L DOCTOR JAZZ (11) M Appleby 4 8-11..........................T Ladd 75
7 (9) 42 REGAL LILLY (182) D M Simcock 3 9-0..........T Marquand 83 2 (1) 6-74085 IS IT OFF (34) S Curran 4 9-7.................................J Haynes 68 VISOR: No. 9 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 9 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 3, 4, 6
her belt, MYSTIC DREAMER when third behind the smart
8 (1) 3 (4) 236L1L ● BORN TO REASON (3) (C&D) A Dunn 5 9-7....D Muscutt 62
RGEEBEE D O’Meara 3 9-0.............................................S Gray — HOOD: No. 5. (2.30, nap) can now open her Sporting John at Exeter last
9 (6) 3 ● WAR PRINCESS (169) A King 3 9-0............... D Probert 72 4 (8) 657496 LAWYERSGUNSN’MONEY (97) R Teal 4 9-5......T Marquand 67 SP FORECAST: 5-2 Grey Mist, 7-2 Noble Behest, 4 Rubenesque, 5 Battle Of
5 (5) 7-LLL02 DISRUPTOR (6) P Evans 3 9-3..................................B Curtis ★69 Marathon, 12 Persian Sun, In Demand, 16 Wemyss Point, Solstalla, 20 Doctor Jazz.
account over hurdles at month.
CHEEK PIECES: No. 6.
SP FORECAST: 13-8 Millicent Fawcett, 11-4 Regal Lilly, 6 Love Explodes, 8
6 (12) 9L67 MARYELLEN (24) A Bailey 3 9-3............................ L Morris 63 Fontwell. He also has some excellent

7.15
7 (9) 227L30- GO ANNIE GO (364) Miss M Rowland 3 9-2........ L Keniry 25
Bustaan, Peruvian Lily, 10 War Princess, 16 Rgeebee, 66 Others. 8 (11) L85 BIG BANG (19) Miss J Feilden 6 9-0........ Shelley Birkett 61 BETWAY HEED YOUR HUNCH HANDICAP She put up some excellent bumper form and can take this
9 (7) 805344 NEWGIRLINTOWN (10) G O’Leary (IRE) 3 8-13......S Foley 67 £2,782 (6) 5f 21yds (11)
4.45 LADBROKES, NURSERY 2YO 10 (2) 000050 FEISTY KATERINA (7) G O’Leary (IRE) 4 8-13......S W Kelly 64
performances in National Hunt at the expense of Nautical
1 (8) 769855 RED STRIPES (7) (D) L Williamson 7 9-7.......S Cronin(5) 70
£3,429 (5) 6f 20yds (13) 11 (3) 00L055 LADY CARDUROS (11) M Appleby 5 8-12........A Villiers(7) 62 2 (2) L-LLL4L COUNTRY ROSE (57) (D) R Harris 3 9-7........... D Probert 64 Flat races last season and Star.
1 (12) 5321 AUGUSTUS CAESAR (77) (F) D O’Meara 9-9........D Nolan 82 12 (6) 637096 RAMBLOW (32) (C) Alexandra Dunn 6 8-12... K Baker(7) 61 3 (3) 0L8L09 SUPERSEDED (19) (C&D) J Butler 3 9-6.... D E Hogan(5) 63 made an encouraging hurdling The decision to keep WITH
2 (5) 5211 ● REQUIEMS DREAM (146) M Johnston 9-9.... F Norton 80 13 (10) 960590 CONQUERESS (117) Simon Pearce 5 8-12.......... D Probert 53 4 (11) L72560 IT MUST BE FAITH (5) (C,D) M Appleby 9 9-6.....Jane Elliott 71
3 (10) 25011L TASTE THE NECTAR (13) (D) R Cowell 9-7....A Villiers(7) 78 BLINKERS: Nos. 2, 3 VISOR: Nos. 5, 12 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 2, 10, 12 5 (9) 656312 QAARAAT (17) (D,F) A Brittain 4 9-5....................C Hardie 72 debut on this course last DISCRETION (2.10, treble) in
4 (8) 0222 COLOURING (12) (F) Ed Walker 9-6....................... L Morris 79 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 4, 6, 9, 11, 13 HOOD: No. 8. 6 (7) 655980 MUTABAAHY (4) (C) A Brittain 4 9-4............A Villiers(7) 66 month. training can be rewarded.
5 (9) L43010 MITTY’S SMILE (6) (D) Archie Watson 9-6 SP FORECAST: 5-2 Newgirlintown, 10-3 Disruptor, 7 Vipin, 15-2 7 (6) 196L35 AT YOUR SERVICE (32) C Banham 5 9-3...........J Haynes 70
Adam J McNamara 79 Lawyersgunsn’money, 8 Born To Reason, Is It Off, 10 Others. 8 (5) 086896 ANGEL FORCE (10) (D) D C Griffiths 4 9-1..... T P Queally 71 On her form last season, This well-bred mare
6 (13) 232946 WE’RE REUNITED (6) R Harris 9-5...................... D Probert 81 BEATEN FAVOURITES: 3.45 Camacho Man. 4.15 Millicent Fawcett, Regal Lilly. 5.15 9 (1) P8259D ● SIR HECTOR (8) (D) C Wallis 4 9-1.................. W Carson ★74 she has the beating of Eyes returned after an absence of
7 (4) 221L83 HEER WE GO AGAIN (12) P Evans 9-3.................J Haynes ★84 Bahuta Acha(hcp), Lucky Lodge(hcp). 5.45 Newgirlintown(hcp). 6.15 Kodiac 10 (10) 9L-2062 BLACKCURRENT (33) A Brown 3 8-13................... L Morris 68
8 (7) 4L6 DORCHESTER DOM (140) N Twiston-Davies 9-1.......L Keniry 80 Pride(hcp). 7.15 Sir Hector(hcp). DRAW: No advantage in the draw LONGEST 11 (4) 737U62 ENGLISHMAN (14) (D) J Bradley 9 8-13............... P Prince 69 Right, the expected danger. more than a year when fourth
9 (11) 9543 TRIPLE SPEAR (17) M Appleby 9-0......................T Ladd(3) 79 TRAVELLER: Droichead Atha (4.15), Aloysius Lilius (5.15), Feisty Katerina BLINKERS: Nos. 1, 11 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 HOOD: No. 2. After a sluggish start to on her latest start at
10 (2) 143402 HAVANA DAWN (22) (D) Phillip Makin 9-0..........B Curtis 79 (5.45), Newgirlintown (5.45), Fastar (6.15) Ireland; Brainchild (4.45), Diamonique SP FORECAST: 10-3 Qaaraat, 4 Sir Hector, 6 Blackcurrent, 7 At Your Service,
11 (6) L67 RAPIDASH (88) R Hannon 8-13.....T Hammer Hansen(5) 76 (5.15), Fuente (6.15) 271 miles. STABLE SWITCH: 4.15 Another Approach from Mrs Englishman, 8 Red Stripes, 12 Angel Force, 14 Mutabaahy, 16 Others. the season, Harry Fry now has Punchestown behind Bennie
12 (1) 64D51L WAR OF CLANS (41) (D) K Burke 8-12...............H Shaw(3) 79 A Perrett to David Loughnane, Regal Lilly from M Johnston to D M Simcock. 4.45 TRACK FACTS: GOING: Standard. Left Handed. TOP TRACK JOCKEY (2014-19): his team in top form and Des Dieux.
13 (3) 8454 BRAINCHILD (18) (T) K Dalgleish 8-10...........C Rodriguez 79 Dorchester Dom from P Evans to N Twiston-Davies. 5.15 Clashaniska from G
BLINKERS: No. 5 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 3, 10. Elliott in Ireland to A Carroll. 5.45 Conqueress from Mrs L Pearce to Simon Pearce.
Luke Morris 12% Strike rate. TOP TRACK TRAINER (2014-19): P Evans 12% Strike BULLIONAIRE (1.40, nb) can She was a cut above her
rate. FIRST TIME: 3.45 Brown Eyes Blue (cheek pieces), 4.15 Peruvian Lily (cheek
SP FORECAST: 7-2 Requiems Dream, 4 Augustus Caesar, 6 Colouring, 8 Taste 6.15 Kodiac Pride from W Haggas to Sir M Prescott. 6.45 In Demand from C pieces), 5.45 Is It Off (blinkers, tongue strap), 6.45 Wemyss Point (wind surgery), oblige for the Dorset trainer. rivals over hurdles and can
The Nectar, 10 Heer We Go Again, Triple Spear, Rapidash, 12 Others. Fellowes to R Charlton, Solstalla from W Muir to D Weston. Persian Sun (cheek pieces), 7.15 Country Rose (cheek pieces, hood). The gelding was not again show that over fences.

BOXING: CHAMPION so adaptable now
What’s my style?
It’s Holmes,
HE’S A
BELTER!
Joshua
delivered a
top display
Tyson,
against Ruiz
to win back
his titles,
below
Bowe,
Liston..
Joshua learns from past masters
ANTHONY JOSHUA says
he can now adapt to any
style of boxing that is
thrown at him.
The two-time world
heavyweight champion won
his WBA, IBF and WBO
belts back with a masterful
display in his rematch against
Andy Ruiz on Saturday night.
The fears before the fight
were that Joshua would not be
able to adapt to deal with the
fast hands of 20-stone Ruiz.
But he kept the Californian
at bay with a slick display of
boxing on the back foot.
Next up is likely to be IBF
mandatory challenger Kubrat
Pulev before a possible
showdown with Oleksandr
Usyk – two very different
styles of fighter. The defining
nights of Joshua’s career could
DX1ST
ring-call
of greats:
Holmes, top,
Tyson, Bowe
and Liston
By Chris McKenna
then come against big-
punching Deontay Wilder or
the brilliance of Tyson Fury.
But Joshua claims nothing
fazes him now, saying: “I think
I’ve showed a lot of styles. You
can’t be one dimensional in
professional boxing.
“It’s good to have a game
plan and absorb the
information given by my
coaches and execute what
they expect from me.
“The main people you want
to please in boxing – before my
parents, before anyone’s opinion
– are my coaches because they
spend so much time putting
their knowledge into me.
“If they want me to box like
Riddick Bowe, Lennox Lewis,
Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson,
Main picture: Nick Potts
Floyd Patterson, Sonny Liston,
it’s just down to their game
plan. Whatever they want from
me, I can produce because I am
a student.
“There’s not just one
dimension to me, I’ll always
bring something new to the
table.”
Joshua, 30, not only worked
on adding variation to his style
in the gym but also on YouTube
in the build-up to the Ruiz
rematch in Saudi Arabia.
He added: “I watched
Kirkland Laing against
Roberto Duran. I watched a
comparison of Bowe and
Holmes, comparing the jab.
Tommy Hearns, really good.
“If you want to be a great
in today’s generation, you
should do what the greats
did in the past.”
Daily Express Tuesday, December 10, 2019    49
Cavendish hails his
exciting new team
Mark Cavendish By Ian Parker
will approach the 2020
cycling season “full of
coach and ex-Team Sky
performance director
confidence” after
joining the new-look
Rod Ellingworth has
Bahrain-McLaren been installed as team
principal and his old
team.
sporting director Roger
The 30-time Tour de
France stage winner, Hammond is also
below, is joining.
without a “There’s a
victory since reason all
February these people
2018 know each
following a other,” said
long battle Cavendish
with the speaking at
Epstein-Barr the McLaren
virus as well Technology
as a series of Centre in
injuries. Woking, also
But the 34-year-old home to their Formula
is looking forward to a One team.
fresh start with “These guys are
Bahrain-McLaren, some of the hardest
which is effectively working and most
a new team with brilliantly-minded
McLaren joining what people in cycling.
was Bahrain-Merida “It makes me happy,
as a 50 per cent it makes me excited and
stakeholder. His former I’m full of confidence.”
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50    Daily Express Tuesday, December 10, 2019 RUGBY LEAGUE: STAR ‘LEARNs TO BE A WINNER’

THOSE WERE
They wanted
ON THIS DAY IN SPORTING HISTORY
1982: Michael Dokes won the WBA

THE DAYS
heavyweight title by stopping defending
champion Mike Weaver after 63 seconds
of their bout in Las Vegas, below. It was
one of the shortest world heavyweight heavyweight title after beating Audley
title fights on record and Dokes became Harrison on points at London’s ExCel

the first man since Sonny Liston 20 years
earlier to become heavyweight champion
with a first-round stoppage.
1998: The Champions League was
formally increased to 32 teams by UEFA,
who also confirmed the UEFA Cup and the
Cup Winners’ Cup would be merged into
one tournament from the start of the
1999-2000 season.
to teach the
Centre.
2007: Jose Mourinho ruled himself out of
contention for the vacant England
managerial position.
2009: Three-time Olympic champion
Bradley Wiggins signed for Team Sky on a
four-year deal ahead of their debut
season in cycling.

2005: Danny Williams won
the Commonwealth
TV guy a
2010: Manager Craig Brown and assistant
Archie Knox resigned from their jobs at
Motherwell and were confirmed in the
same roles at Aberdeen later in the day.
2010: The rule banning team orders in
Formula One was deleted from FIA
regulations.
2012: Mark Selby won snooker’s
UK Championship, beating Shaun

lesson. I took
Murphy 10-6 in the final at
York’s Barbican Centre.
2017: Manchester City
equalled the Premier
League record for
consecutive victories
as they bagged a
14th win in a row by
beating Manchester

so many hits
United 2-1 at
Old Trafford.

MONEY

comedian ADAM
HILLS LIFTS LID ON
THE INSPIRATIONAL
Save AND BRUTAL WORLD OF
up to
£461* DISABILITY RUGBY LEAGUE
ADAM Hills was left under no
illusions what he had got himself
into playing Physical Disability
Rugby League minutes into his
first match between Warrington
Wolves and Leeds Rhinos.
“This big bloke hit me early,
pounded me into the ground and
whispered in my ear as he got up,
‘I enjoyed that’,” the Australian
comedian and Channel 4 sport that has opened doors many
presenter laughed.
“Leeds came to win and they
went ‘Let’s teach the TV guy a
lesson’. I took so many hits.”
Now Hills – who has one foot –
has produced a documentary
charting the journey of his Wolves
Exclusive
By Gareth Walker
team, from inception through
to taking on Russell Crowe’s
South Sydney Down Under.
It provides an inspirational
behind-the-scenes look at the
stories within Physical Disability
Rugby League, a new form of the
never thought possible.
Hills, 49, said: “It’s about a
group of guys that were told they
could never play the game they
love, who then got the chance to
play against my boyhood team in
the World Club Challenge. It’s the
maddest thing I’ve done.” Among
those stories is Dan Phillips, who
lost his right leg when he was hit
by a truck when cycling.
After that opening match
against Leeds, Phillips had to have
his leg re-amputated such was the
impact the game had on his body.
It did not deter him from playing.
Hills explained: “His wife was
so worried that he was going to
carry on coming to training and
hurting himself that she hid his
artificial leg.
“He probably could have lived
his life without having the
re-amputation and said, ‘Well I
guess I’m not playing rugby any

O’Sullivan sees a Ding

Ronnie O’Sullivan says
Ding Junhui can take
snooker to another level if
he wins the world
championship.
Chinese superstar Ding,
32, claimed a third UK
Championship title on
Sunday, left, with a 10-6
win over Stephen Maguire
in York.
It was a first major
success for almost nine
By Hector Nunns
years for Ding, a bigger
draw in the Far East than
‘The Rocket’ is in the UK.
The world No9 is missing
just a world title on his CV.
But five-time winner
O’Sullivan said: “Ding has
the bottle and is pure class
as a bloke and a player.
“He carries himself so
well like an Al Pacino, a
godfather of the mafia or
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Spence’s no Djed-end Boro kid

JONATHAN Woodgate get back on track after
has promised to keep taking one point from
giving Middlesbrough’s the last two games.
academy kids a chance. N FOREST V MIDD’BRO 7.45pm The striker, who
Djed Spence, 19, came off the bench to
will retain his place said. “When Djed’s
been good, he’s been score twice in the 2-2
at Nottingham Forest draw at Millwall on
tonight as manager very good.
“But I will be on his Friday, said: “It was
Woodgate deals with good for myself.
an injury crisis. case – I’m not letting
Spence has come his standards drop. I “But we were
from nowhere to stake need to keep him on disappointed as a team
his claim as Boro’s new his toes.” because it felt like two
wing-back. Lewis Grabban wants points lost.”
The defender was fifth-placed Forest to simon bird
not even among the
26 names in the match
programme when he
made a winning debut
against Charlton on
Saturday.
Woodgate has now
blooded six youth-team
players this season.
“It’s important we
keep bringing these
players through,” he ON HIS CASE: Woodgate will keep pushing Spence

Why Lions are roaring away

BEN Thompson feels Gary Rowett’s shift BRISTOL CITY V MILLWALL 7.45pm
in style on the road has lifted the Lions. to go there and win. It’s not about going
Millwall have collected four points somewhere and thinking about how
A TEAM from the last two away matches, with a tough it is going to be, it’s about nicking
OF JOY
Lifting the
first success on the road at Swansea.
Midfielder Thompson puts that down
three points.”
Thompson, 24, has recently become a
to a change from a defensive approach father for the first time and believes his
tackle bag,
taking the
under ex-boss Neil Harris to a more performances have improved. He said:
blows and positive one under successor Rowett. “Now I’ve got a little one to look after,
touching Ahead of tonight’s trip to Bristol City, I want to stay in the team, because
down in Thompson said: “There’s a different that’s what brings home the bacon.”
training... mentality away from home. Gary wants Ian Baker
Hills loves
life with
his rugby
league band SHOP
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commitment.”
Hills himself travels from
London every week for training
while team-mate Tony Seward –
whose hand was badly damaged
in an industrial mangle – makes
the six-hour trek from Devon.
They do the journey because
playing uncovers benefits they
never contemplated.
Hills, who briefly questioned his
own involvement when he was
knocked out in a match, added: “I
wasn’t prepared for how much I
was going to get out of it
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“The whole experience has men to discuss disability
changed me as a person. As a and mental health, no one
comedian I’ve never thought would have turned up.
of myself as a winner – “But a Physical Disability
comics are traditionally Rugby League team has
losers. But I’ve had to made that happen and
learn to not mess has kept us all fit,
things up, to be a active, and
energised by life.”
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something. And for snooker
in China it is the best thing
seeing him play well.
“I just hope he can
sustain it for eight or
10 years. Snooker is huge
enough in China, but if he
won at the Crucible it would
take it to the next level.
“It is like computer
snooker he plays,
everything mechanical,
doesn’t have the cue power
of a Judd Trump, but he
doesn’t need it because he
has the ringcraft.”
Six-time world champion
Steve Davis, 62, says Ding
has had to shake himself out
of a comfort zone.
A Crucible crown has
been predicted for Ding
since he was 15.
Davis said: “Ding has
being a hard competitor. He
may have had a life in China
that was comfortable
enough not to do that.
“But enough people were
saying, ‘You are not the
player you were’, for him to
feel it.
“After so many years of
being tipped to win it and
losing that final to Mark
Selby in 2016, people had
the World Championship,
but he looks back on track.
“Ding at his best can beat
anyone. So if he is back on
form, and he is, it is another
big headache for top players.
“But with the margins so
fine it is about who wants it
the most, who is prepared to
pay the price in practice,
blood, sweat and tears.
“With the standard now
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QUICK
pointing
the way
Shawcross back Rashford
can match

to rescue Stoke
the impact
Ronaldo,
left, had on
Manchester

OFF THE
STRUGGLING STOKE V LUTON 8pm United
Stoke look set to recalled. He said:
call on skipper
“Ryan, with his
Ryan Shawcross to
experience and
help dig them out of
quality, will give us
the mire.
leadership at the
Potters boss
back and that added
Michael O’Neill
quality as well.
could hand the
“So hopefully he
long-serving
comes through and
defender a start

MARC
we can see whether
against Luton tonight
he’s ready to start.”
in what would be his
O’Neill began with
first match since
breaking his leg in a bang after winning
the summer. his first two games
Shawcross, 32, was after taking over
taken off from
HOW THEY STAND
on a P W D L F A Pts Nathan
West Brom 20 13 6 1 41 20 45 Jones but
stretcher Leeds 20 13 4 3 30 10 43
Fulham 20 10 5 5 32 21 35 their
in the Bristol City 20 9 8 3 33 28 35 latest
final Nottm Forest 19 9 6 4 26 16 33
Sheff Wed 20 9 5 6 28 19 32 slump
pre- Preston 20 9 4 7 31 25 31

United’s young talisman Rashford has more

Cardiff 20 8 7 5 30 27 31 leaves
season Brentford 20 9 3 8 30 16 30 them four
friendly Blackburn 20 9 3 8 27 27 30
Swansea 20 8 6 6 25 25 30 points off
against Hull 20 8 5 7 32 27 29
4 8 22 26 28 safety.
Leicester Birmingham 20 8

goals than legend Ronaldo at same age

QPR 20 8 4 8 30 37 28 He
in July Millwall
Derby
20 6 9 5 25 27 27
20 6 7 7 20 26 25 added:
and had Charlton 20 6 5 9 26 27 23
19 6 3 10 24 26 21 “I don’t
surgery on Reading
Middlesbro’ 20 4 8 8 17 27 20 feel like a
a broken Luton 20 6 2 12 27 41 20
Huddersfield 20 4 6 10 22 33 18 victim. I
fibula. Wigan 20 4 4 12 18 33 16 MARCUS RASHFORD has By David McDonnell
Stoke 20 4 2 14 21 35 14 took the
The big Barnsley 20 2 6 12 23 41 12 club on already drawn comparisons
centre- with Manchester United “It’s very easy to compare the
the basis
half has been sorely that I could change legend Cristiano Ronaldo for two of them,” said the United
missed as Stoke have what’s happening his stunning free-kick manager. “With skills, body
dropped down the here. There are issues technique. shape, attitude, attributes
Championship table, to be sorted out Now, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – everything.
and they head into within the squad. says Rashford can have the “The boy has every chance
the Luton clash on That was the same overall impact at the in the world to become a top
the back of three challenge when I club as Ronaldo – and has player. Let’s hope he continues
successive defeats. came into the club challenged him to emulate the like this.
O’Neill says and I was fully aware five-time Ballon d’Or winner. “I don’t want to talk about
Shawcross is now of that.” Rashford has hit 13 goals for the amount of goals. As long
staking a claim to be DAVE ARMITAGE United already this term, as he keeps being positive and
including the opener in direct, and thinking about
Saturday’s 2-1 derby win at getting in front of the goal and
Manchester City, to equal his getting chances, he’ll score.” UNITED CAREERS
career-best haul for a season. After a steady if
Ronaldo
The forward has emerged as unspectacular start at United, season games goals
Ronaldo sparked to life in he said. “I’ve been playing
United’s star player, just as every game in the league.” 03-04 40 6
Ronaldo became before him. the 2006-07 season before
plundering a phenomenal 42 Rashford could have scored a 04-05 50 9
Rashford, who turned 22 at
goals from 49 games the hat-trick in the first half-hour 05-06 47 12
the end of October, is in his
following campaign. against City at the Etihad,
fifth season of top-flight 06-07 53 23
football and has notched 58 He helped United to a dragging a golden chance wide
and hitting the bar. 07-08 49 42
goals. Premier League and
Champions League double in Harry Maguire, United’s 08-09 53 26
At the same age, Ronaldo
had scored 49 times in four 2008 and eventually moved to captain on the day, praised Rashford
seasons with the Red Devils Real Madrid for a then-world Rashford and fellow attackers season games goals
and one at Sporting Lisbon record fee of £80million. Daniel James, Anthony Martial 15-16 18 8
before moving to Old Trafford. Rashford has a way to go to and Jesse Lingard.
16-17 53 11
And with Rashford ahead in match his numbers but is in the Maguire said: “The front four
BAD BREAK: Shawcross is carried off in July the scoring stakes, Solskjaer best form of his career. were frightening. When they 17-18 52 13
does not think the comparisons “I think for a forward, are on their game, they can 18-19 47 13
between the pair are fanciful. consistency plays a big part,” cause any defence problems.” 19-20 21 13

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By Simon Bird
ANDY Carroll appreciates his
second chance at Newcastle –
after years of trying to seal a
return to his hometown club.
The 6ft 4in striker has proved
himself an important part of Steve
Bruce’s side this last week, with
two assists and his first start of the
season in successive wins.
Carroll made his name at the
club after his debut at 17 but after
eight years away he is relishing his
fresh start on Tyneside.
Ex-Liverpool and West Ham
frontman Carroll, who turns 31
next month, said: “Honest to God,
I’ve been trying to come back and
wanting to come back for years.
“I would have regretted it if I
didn’t get to step on the pitch in
the black and white again.
“I appreciate it more this time
round. Making my debut, starting
against Sheffield United the
other day, creating goals, winning
games, I really appreciate it.
“I didn’t really get the chance to
appreciate it the last time. I just
kind of thought everyone got that
chance at 17.
“I didn’t understand it as much
as I do now. Coming back, it’s a
massive club, massive stadium,
massive fans. It’s part of me
growing up. I never appreciated it
as much as I do now.”
Newcastle boss Bruce hailed
Carroll’s return a “no brainer”
when he joined on a free in a deal
with heavy incentives for avoiding
injuries and playing games.
And Carroll, who has nursed
his troublesome ankle back
to strength while making several
Pearson bid to rally Watford
NIGEL PEARSON rallied
rock-bottom Watford with a
rousing battle cry after calling the
entire club staff together in the
training ground canteen.
New boss Pearson, right, turned
the dining area at the Hornets’
London Colney base
into hell’s kitchen with a
rousing speech, telling
them: “We’re in this
together.” The former
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THEN
Andy Carroll
celebrates
at Newcastle
on Sunday,
left, and
also in 2009
Tyne of
my life
Carroll SO GLAD HE’s
finally BACK IN TOON
cameos off the bench this season,
is now proving his worth.
His first start against Sheffield
United last Thursday saw him set
up Jonjo Shelvey in the victory.
He also crossed for the Magpies
midfielder to head home against
Southampton in Sunday’s 2-1 win.
Carroll said: “I said to Jonjo, it’s
about time he gives me something.
“I haven’t scored yet but it
doesn’t matter when you win. I’d
like to get a chance, I’d like to get
off the mark but the points are
more important.”
Carroll will pressure £40million
signing Joelinton for his place at
Burnley on Saturday. He said: “I
By Mike Walters
Leicester manager will reunite
with Craig Shakespeare, his No2
at the King Power, as his assistant.
Watford will look to bring ex-club
captain John Eustace, currently
Mark Warburton’s lieutenant at
QPR, back to Vicarage Road
as a first-team coach.
Pearson’s first game
in charge is away to
Liverpool on Saturday.
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A triple REJUVENATED:
Iheanacho has
blow for
found his goal
touch for
Leicester
Cherries
By Alex Crook
Bournemouth have
been dealt a triple injury
blow with Adam Smith,
Steve Cook and Nathan
Ake all facing weeks on
the sidelines.
Iheanacho’s making
Right-back Smith has
been told his ankle
problem is worse than was
Rodgers take notice
initially feared, while Brendan Rodgers By Dave Armitage
central-defender Cook says Leicester striker
requires surgery on a Kelechi Iheanacho is player now. He was
fractured wrist. ready to prove he is no playing second fiddle to
Centre-half Ake also £25million flop. Jamie [Vardy], without
sustained a hamstring Iheanacho has lived many appearances.
problem during Saturday’s in the shadow of Jamie “Before, when he’s
Vardy since his move come into games, when
3-0 home defeat against
from Manchester City not playing so much,
league leaders Liverpool. two years ago. sometimes you can
Scans are expected to But the Nigerian, force it. You come in and
confirm the influential 23, is making an impact. force the performance.
Dutchman will be ruled He has been called on “ We have told him
out until the new year. four times this term and as long as you are
The Cherries are scored every time. working and giving
already without Charlie The Foxes boss said: me something to think
Daniels, Junior Stanislas “I just think he’s settling about, that’s all you
and David Brooks. in to being a Leicester can do.”
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feel good around the place. It was
hard when the ankle was playing
& BOTH TEAMS
up but now it’s the same size as
the other one!
“I’m protecting myself in
training, with the manager helping
with the days and what I do.” TO SCORE
Newcastle are in the top half of
2/1
the table after four wins from their
last six games, and Bruce has won
over some doubters by galvanising
his squad and getting them
battling, if not playing prettily.
Carroll said: “He has been
brilliant. It was obviously
topsy-turvy at the beginning,
he wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea.
But he’s proving people wrong.”
❑ Wolves have said two fans
were arrested for alleged
homophobic abuse at their game
CHELSEA V LILLE
against Brighton on Sunday. TUESDAY 10TH DECEMBER
On a Rainbow Laces campaign
weekend promoting inclusiveness
in football and supporting LGBT
communities, Wolves condemned in
a statement the behaviour of
“a small minority of fans.”
A Sussex Police statement said:
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CHELSEA V LILLE 8pm
By Matthew Dunn
KURT ZOUMA says Frank
Lampard wants his Chelsea side to
take even more risks to battle out of
the rut they find themselves in.
It was the no-fear football of his
young charges that got the Blues off
to a flying start to the season.
And Lampard has urged them to
get back to that against Lille in the
Champions League tonight, with
three points needed to guarantee a
place in the knockout stages.
After a run of one win in five
games, defender Zouma said: “He
wants us to be more responsible in
the games, take more risks maybe.
“That’s the message. He wants us
to play like we play in training – to
take risks.
“Playing with no fear; go into the
games and give everything.
“He hates a defeat. He is the kind
of manager who, when you don’t do
very well, he comes to us and tells
us our mistakes and tells us to do
it better.
“He is very calm and understands
the game because he has been in it a
long, long time. He wants to give us
advice and help us.”
Lampard admitted he was left
disappointed by the manner of
Saturday’s 3-1 defeat against
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Lampard orders
his Blues to be
more responsible,
brave and to take
a few more risks
Everton at Goodison Park. The
manager said: “It wasn’t that we
were off it but, more than that, I
didn’t like that there were
individual contact moments
throughout the game that we lost.
“But you do learn about your
players in tough times, on the pitch
and with their personality.”
Victory is needed against Lille
and Lampard admits the pressure
is on after his team made a rocky
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start to the competition. “The
idea that we can get through to
the next stage makes it a big game,”
he said. “It’s a knockout game
as such.
“These games are crucial because
I think you can be defined as an
individual and as a group by success
and what success looks like
“And this means going into the
next stage of the Champions
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Zouma,
left, says
Lampard
wants his
team to play
like they do
in training
be in and a platform for the players early against Wolves in September
to play. after damaging his groin.
“I like the pressure of this game The German international is set
being a knockout game and we are to partner Zouma at the back.
all talking about it. Zouma said: “The most important
“If we’re going to do anything thing now is the reaction. You need
good here, we are going to need lots to keep your confidence, you need
of these nights.” to trust yourself.”
Chelsea are boosted by the return CHELSEA (probable): Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Rudiger,
of Antonio Rudiger, who underwent Emerson; Kante, Jorginho, Mount; Willian, Abraham, Pulisic.
a knee operation in April and then LILLE (probable): Maignan; Celik, Fonte, Gabriel, Bradaric;
had to abort his comeback attempt Xeka, Andre; Sanches, Ikone, Bamba; Osimhen.
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Picture: Andrew Powell

England line
up Italy date
By Matthew Dunn
GARETH SOUTHGATE’S
preparations for Euro 2020 will
begin with a friendly against
Italy at Wembley on March 27.
The England manager is keen
to test his Three Lions against
the best on the continent before
next summer’s tournament.
Four-time World Cup winners
Italy booked their place in the
finals with 10 wins out of 10.
Denmark are the Wembley
opponents four days after the
Italy match, then England will

17/4
end a brief training camp in
Austria with a match against
their hosts in Vienna in June.
The finishing touches to their
build-up will be against
Sadio Mane Romania back home.
to score first
Euro 2020 gets under way for
England against Croatia on
GROUP E Sunday, June 14, before they
P W D L Pts face a play-off winner – which
LIVERPOOL 5 3 1 1 10 could yet be Scotland – on
NAPOLI 5 2 3 0 9 Friday, June 19, and the Czech
SALZBURG
GENK
5 2 1 2 7
5 0 1 4 1 TOUR DE Virgil van Dijk and his Reds
team-mates take a walk in
Republic on Tuesday, June 23.
All three games will take
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JURGEN KLOPP says Liverpool
want to reach the Champions
League final for a third
consecutive year – because they
have nothing better to do at the
end of May.
The Reds boss insisted there
are no thoughts of a tame early
exit from the competition, as they
face Red Bull Salzburg tonight
needing a point to guarantee
reaching the knockout stages. If
they lose and Napoli also lose to
Genk, they still go through.
S’BURG V LIVERPOOL 5.55pm
By Dave Maddock
is absolutely nothing else on our
mind. But we know, step by step,
tomorrow is really difficult.”
Salzburg shocked Klopp’s men
at Anfield, clawing back a three-
goal deficit to level at 3-3, before
Mo Salah claimed victory.
And the Reds manager says the
task is now simple – his team
have to ensure the Austrians
know they are playing a side of
Liverpool!’. It should not be easy WILL THE OX GET LIVERPOOL
and we have to make sure it is
not easy.
“We are still ambitious like FLYING OVER SALZBURG?
crazy. We will go for everything,
we will run for our lives – that’s
what we are, plus playing
football.
“We will fight in each
challenge, 100 per cent. It’s just a
LIVERPOOL TO WIN
football game, like it always is, & OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN
but against us it must be different
to all other football games.” TO SCORE ANYTIME
Klopp confirmed Dejan Lovren

While their emphasis may be
on ending a 30-year quest for the
title, Klopp said: “We are really
ambitious in this tournament.
“So we want to go until the end
again – we have nothing better to
do at the end of May or whenever
the final is played.
“To win it last year was cool,
and we want to do it again. There
the quality and stature of
Liverpool.
“We have to make Salzburg
realise – after all their positive
things – bang, it’s difficult, it’s
Liverpool,” he said.
“Before the game they think,
‘The only thing we have to do
is win against Liverpool’, and
then realise, ‘Oh to win against
4/1
is fit for the game and he also
insisted he will not buy a
centre-half in January despite
Joel Matip struggling and Fabinho
also sidelined.
Salzburg (probable): Stankovic; Kristensen,
Wober, Onguene, Ulmer; Mwepu, Minamino, Junuzovic,
Szoboszlai; Daka, Haaland.
Liverpool (probable): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold,
Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Wijnaldum,
Oxlade-Chamberlain; Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Wonderkid’s living the dream FC RED BULL SALZBURG

Red Bull Salzburg
wonderkid Erling
Haaland has warned
Liverpool he is ready
to end their Champions
League hopes – and do it
with a smile on his face.
The Austrian club know
a shock victory on home
soil could dump the
HOTSHOT: holders out and send
Haaland Salzburg into the last 16.
has rifled The teenage Norwegian
in goals striker said: “We have
By Alex Richards
nothing to lose. We will go
out there and smile, enjoy
the game.
“It’s the biggest game of
my life so far and I’m
looking forward to it.
“I’m living the dream
and it’s matches like this
that you dream of.”
Haaland, 19, has become
the hottest young prospect
in European football,
having scored in each of V LIVERPOOL
the five group games.
But the son of former TUESDAY 10TH DECEMBER
Leeds and Manchester City
midfielder Alf-Inge, insists
he pays no attention to
transfer speculation.
“I just focus on my job,”
he said.
Coach Jesse Marsch is
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL
NFL: Arizona Cardinals 17 PERHAPS that shock win at Chelsea
Pittsburgh Steelers 23, last month was a fluke after all.
Jacksonville Jaguars 10 Los
Angeles Chargers 45, New England Perhaps the hope it offered that
Patriots 16 Kansas City Chiefs 23, manager Manuel Pellegrini could ride
Oakland Raiders 21 Tennessee
Titans 42, Los Angeles Rams 28 out the pressure he was under
Seattle Seahawks 12. turned out to be a false dawn.
Basketball Because this surrender from West
NBA: Brooklyn Nets 105 Denver
Nuggets 102,Charlotte Hornets Ham was abysmal.
107 Atlanta Hawks 122,Dallas Arsenal were shocking during the
Mavericks 106 Sacramento Kings
110,LA Lakers 142 Minnesota
first half. Desperate, disillusioned LEVEL:
Timberwolves 125,Miami Heat and going nowhere. Martinelli
110 Chicago Bulls 105 No shots on target and no real celebrates
(OT),Philadelphia 76ers 110 after he
Toronto Raptors 104,Portland Trail suggestion they could bounce back
Blazers 96 Oklahoma City Thunder from Angelo Ogbonna’s 38th-minute equalises
108,Washington Wizards 119 LA for Arsenal
Clippers 135. goal which looked like ending Freddie
cricket Ljungberg’s brief reign in charge.
First Women’s ODI—England v But however poor Arsenal were,
Pakistan (Kuala Lumpur): England
284-6 (50 overs; D N Wyatt 110, T
the Hammers were worse. IN FRONT:
T Beaumont 107). Pakistan 209 Felipe Anderson, who cost Pepe’s on
(44.4 overs; Bismah Maroof 69; K £22million, was dreadful. At times target to
L Cross 4-32). England beat put the
Pakistan by 75 runs. he operated at walking pace with the
Gunners there for the taking. visitors
Ice hockey ahead
NHL: Chicago Blackhawks 3 Robert Snodgrass, all too often,
Arizona Coyotes 4 (P), Edmonton
Oilers 2 Buffalo Sabres 3 (OT), also went for the over-elaborate
Florida Panthers 5 San Jose when the simple pass would do.
Sharks 1, Vegas Golden Knights 0
New York Rangers 5, Winnipeg Jets Fabian Balbuena put his own
3 Anaheim Ducks 2. goalkeeper, David Martin, in big
Snooker trouble with a back pass while
Scottish Open (Glasgow)—1st
rd: B Castle (Eng) bt A Carty (Eng) Anderson ignored players in support
4-2; S Donaldson (Sco) bt L Peifan and went for goal from distance with
(Chn) 4-2; E Slessor (Eng) bt G
Greene (NIrl) 4-2; L Heathcote
a weak effort.
(Eng) bt A Hamilton (Eng) 4-1; A Mark Noble then found himself
Lee (Eng) bt F O’Brien (Irl) 4-2; P
Lines (Eng) bt S Lichtenberg (Ger)
surrounded by opponents who were
4-2; A McGill (Sco) bt H Miah (Eng) able to worry him off the ball.
4-2; C Wakelin (Eng) bt R Williams
(Eng) 4-3; G Wilson (Eng) bt R
Time and again, with players in the
Lawler (Eng) 4-0; A Higginson (Eng) box, West Ham took a touch too
bt L Haotian (Chn) 4-1; S Jiahui many and lost possession.
(Chn) bt B Sargeant (Eng) 4-1; A
Ursenbacher (Swi) bt M Holt (Eng) You can only do that so many
4-0; R Milkins (Eng) bt N Bond times against Arsenal’s front line.
(Eng) 4-1; L Ning (Chn) bt R Parons
Pellegrini is back under the cosh HOW THEY STAND
(Eng) 4-3; J J Astley (Eng) bt B
Hawkins (Eng) 4-0; M Allen (NIrl) bt and rightly so. If you cannot put a P W D L F A Pts
A Hicks (Eng) 4-2; T Un Nooh (Tha) Gunners side this bad to the sword, Liverpool 16 15 1 0 40 14 46
bt W Liang (Chn) 4-1; M Dunn Leicester 16 12 2 2 39 10 38
(Eng) bt J Clarke (Wal) 4-1; D Grace then you deserve to be.
(Eng) bt A Stefanow (Pol) 4-3 J Man City 16 10 2 4 44 19 32
Higgins (Sco) bt J O’Neill (Eng) 4-1; Chelsea 16 9 2 5 31 24 29
J Perry (Eng) bt M Collumb (Sco) Man Utd 16 6 6 4 25 19 24
4-1; G Dott (Sco) bt I Figueiredo
(Bra) 4-0; M Fu (Hkg) bt S Craigie Wolves 16 5 9 2 23 19 24
(Eng) 4-0; M Gould (Eng) bt L Tottenham 16 6 5 5 30 23 23
Brecel (Bel) 4-1. Sheff Utd 16 5 7 4 19 16 22
Arsenal 16 5 7 4 24 24 22
Today’s diary Crystal Palace 16 6 4 6 14 18 22
(7.45pm unless stated) Newcastle 16 6 4 6 17 23 22
UEFA Champions Lge Grp E Brighton 16 5 4 7 20 24 19
Napoli v Genk (5.55)................................ Burnley 16 5 3 8 21 29 18
(Live on BT Sport 1)
Red Bull Salzburg v Liverpool (5.55)......... Everton 16 5 2 9 19 28 17
(Live on BT Sport 3) PELL HELL: Bournemouth 16 4 4 8 18 24 16
Group F Hammers West Ham 16 4 4 8 18 28 16
B Dortmund v Slavia Prague (8pm)..........
manager Aston Villa 16 4 3 9 23 28 15
(Live on BT Sport Extra) Southampton 16 4 3 9 18 35 15
Inter Milan v Barcelona (8pm).................. Pellegrini
(Live on BT Sport ESPN) saw his side Norwich 16 3 2 11 17 34 11
Watford 16 1 6 9 9 30 9

gunners firing
P W D L F A Pts
Barcelona (Q)............. 5 3 2 0 7 3 11 surrender
Inter Milan................. 5 2 1 2 9 7 7
Borussia Dortmund..... 5 2 1 2 6 7 7
Slavia Prague............. 5 0 2 3 3 8 2
Group G
Benfica v Zenit St Petersburg (8pm).........
(Live on BT Sport Extra)
Lyon v RB Leipzig (8pm)...........................
(Live on BT Sport Extra)
P W D L F A Pts
RB Leipzig (Q)............ 5 3 1 1 8 6 10
Zenit St Petersburg.... 5 2 1 2 7 6 7
Lyon........................... 5 2 1 2 7 6 7
Benfica...................... 5 1 1 3 7 11 4
Group H
Ajax v Valencia (8pm)...............................
(Live on BT Sport 3)
Chelsea v Lille (8pm)................................
(Live on BT Sport 2)
Sky Bet Championship
Bristol City v Millwall.................................
Charlton v Huddersfield............................
THE away end finally had something to
cheer about in what seemed like the first
west ham 1 looked like a man unable to inspire a bunch
of underperforming prima donnas.
Leeds v Hull..............................................
Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough..........
Preston North End v Fulham.....................
time in months.
In the space of nine minutes, the mood
arsenal 3 Mesut Ozil was anonymous, Martinelli
looked lost and Aubameyang a million
(Live on Sky Sports Football)
Stoke v Luton (8pm)................................. completely changed from one of utter By John Cross miles away from being captain material,
Emirates FA Cup Second despair to an away win which finally gets because that is what a crisis does for you.
Round Replays Freddie Ljungberg off the mark as Arsenal head. Arsenal got their first win in 10 Arsenal were booed off by their own fans
Carlisle v Forest Green..............................
Crewe v Eastleigh...................................... caretaker boss. games, went from being utterly woeful in at half-time because they were so poor,
Hartlepool v Exeter.................................... They went from singing, “We are staying the first half to a rampant away failing to even manage a shot on target.
Ipswich v Coventry.................................... up” with more than a touch of irony to performance full of style and flair. West Ham were far from good but at least
Leasing.com Trophy Northern
Section 2nd Rnd: Accrington v renditions of songs about Ljungberg from It just shows what a little dose of they had something about them, they
Bolton.
Vanarama National League: AFC
his glory days as a player. confidence can do because, for the first looked ready to battle and fight, whereas
Fylde v Sutton Utd, Chesterfield v
BAM ON:
There was Ljungberg celebrating wildly hour, Arsenal were unrecognisable, far too many Arsenal players had lost pride
Yeovil.
Ladbrokes Scottish Champion- Aubameyang on the touchline, clenching his fists and looking as if they had forgotten how to in their shirt.
ship: Ayr v Arbroath, Morton v enjoys his goal then punching the air as Gabriel Martinelli, win. No matter who is in charge, the very least
Dundee Utd. as Arsenal Nicolas Pepe and Pierre-Emerick They were stuck in the middle of their players can do is put a shift in for the fans
Ladbrokes Scottish League Two:
Albion v Cowdenbeath. cruise it Aubameyang scored to turn the game on its worst run for 42 years and Ljungberg who had begun to give up through the dog
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FOOTBALL: PREMIER LEAGUE

Main picture: Julian Finney
Daily Express Tuesday, December 10, 2019    57

WEST HAM v ARSENAL

36 Possession 64 west ham
Player analysis
4 Shots on Target 3
4 Shots off Target 3
4 Corners 3
1 Offsides 0 (4-4-1-1) By John Cross
12
2
Fouls
Yellow Cards
6
0
MARTIN 6 Noble 7
0 Red Cards 0 Alvin Martin could have Energetic and impressive
Source: Opta played in goal in the first performance. Dominated...
half. Then it all changed. but only for a while.
Fredericks 6 Rice 6
Solid display at right-back. Had a good game overall
Needs to provide more of but did lose Martinelli for
those overlapping runs. Arsenal’s leveller.
Balbuena 6 Fornals 7
Solid performance in central Supplied the assist for
defence but unsettled when Ogbonna’s opening goal
Arsenal came on strong. with a clever cross.
Ogbonna 7 Anderson 5
Opened the scoring and had Needs to affect the game
little defending to do until more. Went missing and was
Arsenal’s purple patch. disappointing.
Cresswell 7 Antonio 6
Got forward from the left Led the line and is a strong
where his crossing caused presence who worries
problems. Injured. opposing defences.
Snodgrass 7 substitutes
Good set pieces. A solid Masuaku (for Creswell 51)
performance as he cut in Haller (for Anderson 70)
and provided crosses. Holland (for Snodgrass 78)

CRUNCH: Tierney feels the force of Snodgrass

GAME
OVER arsenal
Aubameyang
turns to fire Player analysis
home the (4-2-1-3)
third and
Arsenal are Leno 7 Torreira 6
easing to Where on earth would Is now getting his chance
victory Arsenal be without him? and played a significant part

for freddie
days of Unai Emery’s failed reign.
Ljungberg rang the changes, this time
dropping David Luiz and Alexandre
Lacazette while Hector Bellerin was
injured in the warm-up and Ainsley
Maitland-Niles stepped in while Kieran
Tierney then went off injured. It never
rains but it pours.
Sure enough, West Ham took a
38th-minute lead. Robert Snodgrass’s
corner was not cleared, Pablo Fornals put
the ball back into the box and Angelo
Ogbonna’s header deflected in off
Maitland-Niles.
The goal survived a lengthy VAR check
even though it was clear it hit Ogbonna’s
shoulder. It was no wonder the travelling
fans booed Arsenal off at half-time.
Initially, it did not get much better as
Arsenal keeper Bernd Leno, who has been
good of late, saved well from Declan Rice
and then Snodgrass had a shot deflected
wide after Granit Xhaka’s clumsy pass.
It left the Arsenal fans fearing the worst.
But, from nowhere, came three goals in
nine minutes.
Lucas Torreira started the 60th minute
move, spread the ball wide to Sead
Kolasinac, Rice went to sleep and
Martinelli swept home the cross with a
brilliant finish.
Arsenal believed. Six minutes later, they
were ahead with a brilliant goal from Pepe,
who actually played well all night, showing
About 10 goals worse off. in the equaliser.
MAIT-Niles 5 PEpE 8
Late call-up after Bellerin MoM. Ran at opponents,
injured in warm-up. Looks made things happen and
uncomfortable at right back. scored a beauty.
Chambers 6 Ozil 5
A much better centre-half Anonymous for far too long,
than right back, Arsenal showing only flashes of
need his character. good play.
SOKRATIS 5 Martinelli 6
Has been an experienced, Scored his eighth goal in
hunger and determination to run at solid campaigner but even all competitions. Has got a
defenders. The £72million record signing he has lost confidence. deadly touch.
stormed forward, cut inside and then
unleashed a brilliant curling shot to beat Tierney 5 Aubameyang 7
West Ham keeper David Martin. Getting no luck at all as he Came alive to inspire the
Three minutes later, it was job done. injured his arm and had to comeback and scored the
Ozil had gone from being anonymous to go off early on. third goal.
running the show. Ozil found Aubameyang
and his back-heel found Pepe, who then Xhaka 6 substitutes
provided the assist for Aubameyang to fire Arsenal are generally better Kolasinac (for Tierney 29)
home a third. with him (honest) but he Guendouzi (for Xhaka 86)
Arsenal fans were jubilant while the struggled badly. Nelson (for Pepe 88)
familiar moans and groans crept in among
the home supporters who suddenly find BOOKED – West Ham: Snodgrass, Cresswell.
themselves nervously looking over their GOALS – WEST HAM: Ogbonna 38.
shoulders while Ljungberg has the luxury ARSENAL: Martinelli 60, Pepe 66,
of mid-table security. Aubameyang 69.
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58    Daily Express Tuesday, December 10, 2019 DOPING SCANDAL: WADA IMPOSE FOUR-YEAR BAN

Allowing Russia
Main picture: ADRIAN DENNIS

to escape a
full ban is a
‘MONEY OVER MORALS’: Russian president
Vladimir Putin poses with athletes at Sochi 2014
By Alex Spink
THE man who brought down Lance Armstrong
has condemned Russia’s four-year ban from all
angered:
major sporting events as inadequate. Campaigner
A punishment that shocked the world well

devastating blow
Travis Tygart
beyond the confines of sport failed to impress
US anti-doping chief executive Travis Tygart.
He did not need to hear the World Anti-
Doping Agency admit that, incredibly, Russia
could still qualify for the 2022 World Cup and
compete in Qatar on a “neutral” basis.
Nor that Russia can still not only compete in
next summer’s Euro 2020 finals but host one of
the groups in St Petersburg as Uefa is not

to clean athletes
defined as a “major event organisation” as
regards rulings on anti-doping breaches.
The headline announcement, that Wada had
stopped short of imposing a blanket ban on all
participation by Russian athletes, was quite
enough for Tygart.
“To allow Russia to escape a complete ban is
yet another devastating blow to clean athletes,
the integrity of sport and the rule of law,” he
said.
“And, in turn, the reaction by all those who
value sport should be nothing short of a revolt
against this broken system to force reform.”
Russia has been found guilty of a cover-up of
sport’s worst drugs scandal, of falsifying of lab US ANTI-DOPING CHIEF calls for revolt
data linked to its state-sponsored ­
events which included the 2012 London
Olympics and Paralympics.
cheating at

Even their prime minister Dmitry Medvedev

against broken system to force reform
admits it is “impossible to deny”
that “significant doping problems
still exist” in the country he
presides over.
HOW THE SCANDAL HAS UNFOLDED
Yet rather than bin them off, the Feb 2014 — Russian President Vladimir Putin opens team end up in fourth position in the Olympic
day ended with the only definitive the Winter Olympics in Sochi. The hosts finish top medal table.
ruling being that Russia’s flag and of the medal table, winning almost twice as many Aug 2017 — Russia is allowed to send a team
anthem would not be allowed at as they won in 2010. of 19 officially neutral athletes to the World
such global showpieces as the Dec 2014 — Allegations of corruption and Championships in London after being vetted
2020 Olympics and 2022 football systematic doping are made by former Russian by the IAAF.
World Cup. Anti-Doping Agency official Vitaly Stepanov and Dec 2017 — The IOC officially ban Russia from the
Tygart said: “Wada promised his wife, Yulia, an 800m runner who had been 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South
the world back in 2018 that if banned for doping. The Stepanovs go into hiding. Korea. However, they allow 168 competitors to take
Russia failed yet again to live up to
Nov 2015 — The World Anti-Doping Agency declare part as ‘Olympic Athletes from Russia’. Two
the Russian Anti-Doping Agency non-compliant Russians fail drug tests during the Games.
WADA says one thing and shut down the national drug-testing
laboratory. The IAAF suspend the Russian track
Feb 2018 - Russia is reinstated by the IOC.

and does something
entirely different
its agreements it would use the
toughest sanction under the rules.
“Yet, here we go again, Wada
says one thing and does something
entirely different.
“There is no disputing that
Russia has committed the most
intentional, deep and broad level
of corruption on the entire sports
world that has put money over
morals, abuse over health and
corruption over the Olympic
values and all athletes’ dreams.
“Now clean athletes, sports fans
and sponsors are having to suffer
through another horrendous
Groundhog Day of Russian
corruption and domination.” The
flip side to the argument is that it is
only right each case is judged on
its own merit.
Listen to Howard Thomas,
former executive vice-president of
Russian rugby.
“Rugby players in Russia are
not the problem, they are a
casualty of this decision,” he said.
“This is heartbreaking for some
federation in a ban that remains in place. Sept 2018 — WADA ignore opposition and reinstate
the Russian Anti-Doping Agency on the condition
May 2016 — An investigation chaired by Canadian they turn over stored data and samples from the
lawyer Richard McLaren flags up hundreds of
covered-up doping cases in dozens of sports. The
Moscow laboratory that could implicate more
athletes.
International Olympic Committee start retesting Dec 2018 - Russia misses a deadline set by WADA.
old samples from the 2008 and 2012 Games, and
eventually ban dozens of athletes from Russia and Jan 2019 - Russia finally hands over the files.
other countries. Sept 2019 — WADA say the lab data may have been
Aug 2016 — Russia competes at the Rio Olympics tampered with and give Russia three weeks to
with a reduced squad after dozens of athletes fail explain.
the vetting of their drug-test history by sports Yesterday — WADA vote unanimously to ban Russia
federations. The IOC resist calls to ban the from the Olympics and other major sporting events
country, but the Paralympics kick out Russia. The for four years.
really fantastic people – their suspended in 2015, track and field clean athletes in the gut and
dreams have been killed for the boss Lord Sebastian Coe poke Wada in the eye and
next four years.” described it as a “shameful wake get away with it time and
Tygart, whose anti-doping up call”, a reminder that again.”
crusade has also claimed the “cheating at any level will not be The Russian anti-doping
scalp of disgraced running coach tolerated”. agency has 21 days to lodge an
Alberto Salazar, sees the Four years on, Tygart said: appeal, which would be referred
bigger picture. When Russia’s “Russia continues to flaunt the to the Court of Arbitration for
athletics federation was world’s anti-doping rules, kick Sport.
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DOPING SCANDAL: WADA IMPOSE FOUR-YEAR BAN Daily Express Tuesday, December 10, 2019    59

SETTING THE
BAR: Lasitskene
on her way
to gold at the
Worlds in Doha

I don’t like being

tagged ’neutral’
By Richard Lewis
In the summer of 2015, Mariya Kuchina was
winning high-jump gold for Russia at the IAAF
World Championships in Beijing.
By the time she retained her crown in London in
2017 under her married name of Lasitskene, and
then again three months ago in Doha, she was
wearing a new kit and being serenaded by a
different anthem at the top of the podium.
Lasitskene, below, is one of the greatest high
jumpers of all time.
But while the first of her golds came under the
flag of her country – she was born in Prokhladny
in the south – her titles now arrive under the
banner of being an Authorised Neutral Athlete,
competing in grey and receiving medals to the
backdrop of IAAF music.
Like several Russians who have demonstrated

REEDIE
from back page
owe it to the clean athletes to
implement the sanctions as
that they are training in a
He added: “For too long, to continue in its stance of doping-free environment,
Russian doping has detracted deception and denial. As a Lasitskene continues to
from clean sport. result, the Wada executive compete internationally in

SLAMS
strongly as possible.”
Russian prime minister
Dmitry Medvedev said the
ban was part of “chronic
“This entire fiasco created committee has responded in track and field.
by Russia has cheated far too the strongest possible terms, Being labelled ‘a
many athletes of their dreams while protecting the rights of neutral’ concerns
and rightful careers. Russian athletes that can prove her. “The situation

CHEATS
anti-Russian hysteria”.
But Wada president Sir
Craig Reedie retorted that
Russia’s “blatant breach
demanded a robust response”.
“Russia was afforded every
opportunity to get its house in
order and rejoin the global
anti-doping community for the
integrity of sport, but it chose
that they were not involved.” bothers me because
By avoiding a blanket ban, I don’t see any
Russia will still be able to movement,” the
compete in – and even host a 26-year-old said.
group – at Euro 2020.

Sanctions should
The sanctions imposed upon
Russia – incomplete though they
may be – represent a meaningful
response to cheating on an
industrial scale.
Whether they are sufficient to

persuade a nation seemingly
addicted to malpractice and
misdirection to mend its ways is
another matter.
Prime minister Dmitry
Medvedev’s admission that
Russia’s sports community
does have “significant” doping
problems was an interesting – and
welcome – response yesterday,
but it would be naive of world
sport to get its hopes up.
In the next breath Medvedev
blamed “anti-Russian hysteria”
for the ban and advocated an
appeal against it, which was much
more typical of Moscow’s denial
addiction throughout this process.
As sure as the sun rises in
Vladivostok and sets in
St Petersburg, Russian athletes
cheat.
That has to be the assumption,
anyway, from a scandal that has
cast a stain across world sport.
The clumsy cover-up in January
– which involved the doctoring of
data when Russia was required to
hand over its testing results as
a condition of reinstatement
following a previous doping
suspension – was as good as a
guilty plea.
The World Anti-Doping Agency
certainly interpreted it as such
extend to testing
comment
By Neil Squires
Chief Sports Reporter
and back on to the naughty step
the country goes.
Mother Russia remains a
strange and unfathomable lady.
For most who have visited the
country, including the thousands
of football fans who migrated east out in the quarter-finals, it
for last year’s World Cup, this
image of an evil empire jars with
experience on a human level.
There is corruption in Russia,
true, but this is not some alien
SPELLING IT OUT: But will WADA action force Russia to make changes? outside the tent.
swap more than 100 tainted urine
race with deceit in its DNA. It is EVENTS THEY WILL MISS
instead an authoritarian regime’s
samples for clean ones, and lo 2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS
need to prove its virility through
and behold Russia topped the
the global currency of medals that
medal table at its home Games. 2021 IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
has turned Russia into a sporting RUSADA, the country’s anti- 2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS
pariah. doping agency, effectively became QATAR WORLD CUP
After the loss of face at thea doping agency. 2023 IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
2010 Winter Games, when Russia Yury Ganus is a more WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
won only 15 medals and their presentable face of the
flagship ice hockey team crashedorganisation now but Russia
marking its own homework is no
became a case of gold at any cost.
longer acceptable.
Four years later in Sochi, The way forward is for another
anti-doping experts engaged in
an elaborate pantomime with country – or WADA itself – to run
the testing operation in Moscow.
intelligence service personnel to
Such a move will feed into
Russia’s persecution complex but
it has ceded the right to be trusted
with its behaviour. Innocent until
proven guilty can no longer be
the starting point.
If Russia accepts this necessary
intrusion, the door should be
opened to eventual readmission.
If Russia refuses, it stays
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pepe breaks
duck to turn
express.co.uk/sport
heat on Pell
west ham 1
arsenal 3
By Darren Lewis
Arsenal staged a three-goal second-
half comeback to heap the pressure on
West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini.
The Gunners – on their worst winless
run since 1977 – trailed when Angelo
Ogbonna headed West Ham in front.
STAR TURNS: But Gabriel Martinelli levelled before
Pepe, left, and £72million misfit Nicolas Pepe curled a
Aubameyang first Premier League goal and Pierre-
Chelsea Salzburg v celebrate the Emerick Aubameyang fired a third.
v Lille Liverpool Ivorian’s first
league goal GUNNERS FINALLY FIRE: PAGES 56-57
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RUSSIA HIT WITH FOUR-YEAR BAN FOR Drugs VIOLATIONS

biggest
sports By Alex Spink

scandal
RUSSIA last night stood accused of the “biggest sports
scandal the world has ever seen” as it began a four-year
ban from all worldwide sporting events.
World Anti-Doping Agency chiefs took the unanimous
decision after declaring their Russian counterparts
non-compliant for falsifying laboratory data – linked to
state-sponsored ­cheating – handed over to investigators.
But the failure to impose a blanket ban on Russians
competing in international sport was condemned by US
anti-doping chief Travis Tygart as a “devastating blow” to
clean athletes.
Wada vice-
president Linda
Helleland said she

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Puzzles
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2
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Sudoku
Fill the grid so that every column, row, and 3x3 square includes all of the digits

Difficult
from one to nine. Solutions tomorrow
easy

Medium

Extra clues: Today’s solution:

0901 322 5609 0907 181 2573
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To order, please call 01872 562310 or order online at www.expressbookshop.com. UK delivery is free.

Quick Crossword Small Crossword

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
ACROSS
Across 2 Band or chain
1. Track (4) 9
worn on the
8. Apprehend (10) wrist (8)
9 Ideal society (6)
9. Region (8) 10 11
10 No votes (4)
10. Heap (4) 11 Second Greek
12. Mess (6) 12 13
letter (4)
14. Scant (6) 13 Illegal burning (5)
14 15
15. Sturdy (6) 14 Wildly funny (9)
16 Shelflike projection
17. Dismal (6) 16 17 18 on a cliff (5)
18. Inactive (4) 19 Served very
19. Complete (8) 19 20 cold (4)
21. Specialist (10) 20 Find enjoyable (4)
21 21 Cholesterol-
22. Sharpen (4)
lowering drug (6)
22 22 Strong black
Down coffee (8)
2. Obsolete (10)
DOWN 8 Of short duration (9)
3. Harm (4) 1 Joke-ending (5,4) 12 Female relatives (6)
4. Counsel (6) 3 Regal (5) 15 Fails to include (5)
5. Free (6) 4 Church recess (4) 17 Far down (4)
6. Block (8) 5 Roll of tobacco (9) 18 Unfortunately (4)
7. Rim (4) 6 Fibs (4)
11. Wound (10) 7 Dine at a restaurant (3,3) Solution tomorrow
13. Diminish (8) For today’s
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CROSS DOUBT
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0901 322 5601
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Today’s solution
0901 322 5607
Both today’s words in a moment!
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Solution tomorrow
Kakuro
*Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network Fill each sequence of
access charge. Service provider Spoke Ltd – Helpline 0333 202 3390 blank squares using
10 21 3 10
9 3 the numbers 1-9.
3 5 Each sequence –
across and down –
Target times: Average: 20 mins 11 10
Good: 16 mins Excellent: 12 mins 4 7 must total the
10 6 number in the
Can you make two common five-letter words from the nine 7
shaded box at the
letters given, using each letter only once? You can – but only if 7 7 beginning or top of
one letter features in both words in the squares on the right. 22 10 3
each line. A number
There’s at least one way to do it, and you have to have the right may be repeated in
6 6
letter at the crossover – but which one is it? each line but NOT in
See if you can find the answer within our target time. If
3 4 20
a sequence.
6 10
you need help, ring our clue-line below to find out the
5
crossover letter. Solution tomorrow 16 9
Solution tomorrow
A B F G H I N O T 9 12
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Puzzles
Quizword
ACROSS
7 See 8.
8 and 7 1940 Best Actor Oscar
nominee for Babes in Arms (6,6)
10 Joseph, developer of a physical
fitness system he termed
Contrology (7)
11 The --- was one of three ships
commanded by Columbus on his
first voyage to the Americas (5)
12 Captain of the submarine Nautilus
in Jules Verne’s novel 20,000
Leagues Under the Sea (4)
13 In croquet, either of the two lines
from which the ball is struck into
play (5)
17 Japanese art of fencing with
bamboo staves (5)
18 US government organization
founded in 1958 which replaced
the National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics (4)
22 and 9 Down American breed of
heavy-bodied brownish-red
chicken (5,6,3)
23 Portugal footballer who was the
top scorer in the 1966 World Cup
finals (7)
24 Sidney, New Orleans-born jazz
saxophonist who died in 1959 (6)
25 Brigitte, actress-singer who
appeared as herself in the 1965
film Dear Brigitte (6)
DOWN
1
Port in NW Sicily which was a
Carthaginian naval base (7)
2 The derived SI unit of electric
charge (7) 1 2 3 4 5 6
3 and 20 ‘The --- ---’, 1986 Menahem
Golan film starring Chuck Norris 7 8
as Major Scott McCoy (5,5)
4 Giovanni Battista, Italian rococo
painter whose works include The 9
Chariot of Aurora (7)
5 American musteline mammal
having a black and white coat 10 11
and bushy tail (5)
6 Agile mammal such as the rock
---, Procavia capensis (5)
9 See 22 Across.
14 In Greek mythology, the goddess 12 13
of agricultural fertility (7)
15 Erotic dance originating in
Brazil (7) 14 15 16
16 Jake, 1949-51 world middleweight
boxing champion (7)
19 Gert, actor who played the title 17 18
role in the film Goldfinger (5)
20 See 3.
19 20 21
21 State of NE India which produces
large quantities of tea (5)
22 23
Solution tomorrow
Stuck on the puzzle? Call
0905 789 4190
to hear individual clues or 24 25
the full solution
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telephone company’s network access charge.
Service provider Spoke Ltd –
Helpline 0333 202 3390

Samurai Sudoku Word builder

In Samurai Sudoku, normal sudoku rules apply, but the 9x9 sudoku at Answer each clue 1 1 Circuit
the centre shares four of its 3x3 boxes with those of the outer sudokus. so that every word 2 2 Wan
Solution tomorrow contains the same 3 3 Jumps
letters as the 4 4 Gratify
5 2 7 6 1 5 previous word, plus 5 5 Snooze
9 7 3 4 9 or minus one. 6 6 Rind
Solution tomorrow
4 2 7 3 5 1 5 3 7 7 Slippery fish

4 3 8 8 7 5 Summit up
1 4 5 2 8 6
If the number in Small
3 7 5 1 9 4 each triangle is Crossword
89
4 2 9 2 5 7 the sum of the Across:
two below, what 1 So to speak,
4 6 7 9 48 41 7 Pardon,
is the top 9 Load,
1 6 6 1 1 8 4 number? 10 Ditto,
25 23 18 12 Curl,
5 8 2 13 Throw away,
14 Tarn,
1 4 8 7 13 12 11 7
16 Erupt,
18 Euro,
8 4 3 19 Derail,
20 Generally.
1 6 2 7 4 9 2 8 5 7 4 3 Down:
1 Splutter,
4 5 6 9 2 1 9 Solution
2 Tram,
3 Odds on,
5 8 4 2 5 93 tomorrow 4 Soda water,
5 Est,
3 8 7 7 3 4 6 Astral,
8 Roly-poly,
46 47
7 1 2 5 11 Charge,
12 Camera,
2 4 9 4 9 5 1 23 23 24 15 Dual,
17 USN.
8 1 7 2 7
13 10 13 11
5 9 8 2 5 8 4
4 7 2 5 2 6 8 5 5 8 3
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Arrow-word _ Aldrin,
astronaut Fairly cold Postponed
_ Gaga,
pictured Recover Attractive
Continent
Arrow-words are like crosswords, but the clues are printed
inside squares on the grid. Write your answers in the Stadium

blank squares in the direction indicated by the arrows. Boy

Iggy _,
Solution tomorrow Aussie
singer
Tree Wading
bird
Articles Outcast

Wordsearch
Cede

Training River
On dry Curved hall
land sword Bicycle
H D W G C R D G N Q A Y Z I D Outdated for two

Musical
K N A N P O O S E P E T W I I speed
Star sign

I A Z P L E U R O O F E N Q N Flightless Indian
State of bird state Former
Initial
B R E L Y E N W H I X A P M C uproar
Impulse Lizard
gold coin

T C A Q K S W M S V R K S U D Guarantee
Type of Deity

P R L X E R D A W Y M P R U R lettuce

H S C V L K F R B K E N Q R X Bridge in
Venice Spacious
Type of
fish Craftiness
Of greater
age Dandy

W T Q N D L J D D O G F K I F Incite
Asian
(3,2) Malice
O D I X O K K Z Y R I E L U G Fuss
language

N C Q R K Y R E Y U H Z L Q B Drawn
match
Actor, _ L
Jackson,
Bird
Large
pictured
A R I L N D G O D N F Y P D W
Ground mammal

Without
Z N M E L B U R N A R L U M O exception
(3,4)
Tussle
Expel from
a country

E Z X X A Q K O U E A Y W A R Whiskey _ Roth, Beam

Basin film Chum above a
R M C V E I Y Z C N N U Z E N
grain
director door

V Y L C R P O U N D C W F C V French
cheese Contrite

Find all the currencies listed below in the grid.

Solution tomorrow
Foot For
digits Insects every Region

Football
DINAR ● DOLLAR ● DRAM ● EURO ● FLORIN Sewing
thread
Secret
hoard pundit, _
Wright
FRANC ● KORUNA ● KRONE ● LEK ● LIRA
PESO ● POUND ● RAND ● REAL ● RIEL Vigilant
RUBLE ● RUPEE ● WON ● YEN ● YUAN
Permit
Alcove entry Born as
(3,2)

Affected
by the rise
and fall of
the sea

YESTERday’s solutions
Quick Wordsearch Arrow-word Sudoku Easy Sudoku Medium Sudoku difficult
Crossword T W P T A D
L L L H R T M P G U U Z P P J
C A R E E R W A S T E
Across: A J L K R H G O Q V U B U L H
X L I R O N S P
7 Clear; 8 Avarice; N A A C N N S T C E D K D A C W I L L I S T U N E
9 Inspect; 10 Prove; O T B I L L N O N M H Y N U T I O A K R U N
12 Assemblage; A P P O I N T H E R D
I F W T F E I E O M O F A G E
15 Thereafter; 18 Limit; E U T O O S I S
19 Upstart; 21 Contact; T A E S C N D R I A H R T H K
F A I T H I P R E G N A N T
22 Rider. A R R P K I O E S Y A F S T S D I N C R E A S I N G U
Down: V C C A W L U N S E N W B E O C R E A T E U I F O W N
1 Occidental; 2 Cease; R E S L N H B I E R U O I R Y O A R C O M P L E T E E
3 True; 4 Mantle; E M R S U C L L R I B H R T R
L E V E R U X A D D S
5 Palpable; 6 Bivouac; E L B A S E C R E T A R Y A
S B O M I N E E P T U Z Z I E Battleships Kakuro Word builder
11 Elementary; 13 Spectral; S H E A R N E S T
14 Germane; 16 Faulty; B X O C J U A N M A R P B U T D A T A S A F E L
R N E T E D G E S Red, Derv, Drive, Derive,
17 Tardy; 20 Spry. O U J X T P C O I S S F L J S
Eider, Ride, Die
K I N G E R A L E T
R H X Q P I T M T Q N J O K E 2 1 7 1
L E A R S L A V E
D I L T I K S P D H C J R O J E Y E S N U T D E W 7 4 1 8 2 6 5 3
9 8 5 7 5 8
Target The Alphapuzzle The AlphAbeater 2 9 7 9
CHAMPAGNE Across: Academic, Outing, Visual, Black squares: 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 1 3 3 1
acne amen cane CHAMPAGNE Febrile, Bleep, Lurk, Pie, Jay, Hero, 20, 22, 25, 30, 35, 37. 2 7 4 9 1 2
change chapman encamp gean Night, Outpost, Autumn, Enigma Across: Avenging, Angel, Frock, 9 5 4 1 2 8 3 6
hang manage mane mange mean (clue), Building. Typecast, Based, Jowl, Elf, Dug, Ache, 7 3 3 1
name napa nape neap paean Down: Bulldoze, Chill, Protein, Duvet, Moribund, Anger, Quake,
pagan panache pane pang pean Example, Swab, Fervent, Cope, Ruthless.
pecan Jonquil, Mimicry, Human, Greatest. Down: Airmail, Opus, Four, Eschew, Cross doubt
Rambler, Xylophone, Gazelle, Quince, Across: RIFLE
Amid, Jets, Useless. Down: KNIFE
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Puzzles
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crusader prize crossword WIN

£100
ACROSS
1 Alien left mollusc soft (4)
DOWN
1 County has money in
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN
Read down the letters in the highlighted
CASH
3 Mopes about sailors linear form (10) squares to reveal the mystery word.
getting a natural 2 Blare out during TO ENTER: Call 0904 161 3700 and leave your answer and
9 10
remedy (5,5) procession in details, or text DXCRUS followed by a space, your answer, name and
9 Endlessly bad-tempered landmark (6,4) address details to 84915. Calls cost £1.50 plus your telephone
informant (4) 4 Pressure increased on company’s network access charge. Texts cost £1.50 plus your
10 Gentle taste in part of writing (5) 11 12
standard network rate. Lines close at midnight tonight. Or send your
the mouth (4,6) 5 Not conforming, like a grid containing the answer in the shaded squares by posting it to:
11 Pull a flower apart – bad dancer (3,2,4) Crusader Crossword, December 10, PO Box 12578, Sutton Coldfield
13 14
supreme (3-8) 6 Take bird to seedy place B73 9BT. Entries must be postmarked by December 11 at the latest.
SP: Spoke – 0333 202 3390. For any postal enquiries, call helpline
15 Caught without and plunge with style (7,4) 15 16 17 number.
resistance, initially 7 Regale a fellow with a bit ● The winner will be the first random correct entry drawn from all entry
without thinking (9) of greenery (4) routes after the closing date of December 17. The Editor’s decision is
17 Small body – right half is 8 Darn turnip head found in final.
feeble (5) casserole (4) 18 19
18 More conifers 12 No longer liking boss to Name
camouflaging military be intoxicated (3,4,4)
observation (5) 13 Blast eccentric Address
20 21
19 Island produce gives a assessment (6,4)
sign (9) 14 Any garbled translation, 22 23 Postcode
20 I sent crackers, mad and on the whole (2,3,5)
nostalgic (11) 16 Storyteller developed our 24 25
24 Volume is one, terribly trance (9) LAST FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
even (5,5) 21 At home, pet managed to ACROSS: 1 Speechless, 6 Nash, 10 Example, 11 Russian,
25 Musical growth (4) be useless (5) 12 Placatory, 13 Aztec, 14 Guild, 15 Nodded off, 17 Vancouver,
26 Mutual support is 22 The burden we bear (4) 26 27 20 Socks, 21 Crumb, 23 Pythoness, 25 Attired, 26 Risotto,
adroitly arranged (10) 23 When old, the police get 27 Ewer, 28 Cyberspace. DOWN: 1 Sheep, 2 Emanation, 3 Cops
27 Privileged, generally the invoice (4) and robbers, 4 Lie down, 5 Strayed, 7 A-list, 8 Handcuffs, 9 As
having the advantage (4) safe as houses, 14 Give chase, 16 Orchestra, 18 Vapidly,
19 Retiree, 22 Untie, 24 Slope. Prizeword: Shallow

Target
Target The Alphabeater Time:
30 minutes
The Alphapuzzle®
Alphapuzzle® tests logic and word power. Each grid number stands

AT C
● The CAN you crack the Alphabeater? Each grid
Target Extra letter clues for a letter. Every letter of the alphabet is used. Use the given letter
uses number represents a letter – or black square. 0907 181 2560 or letters — below the main grid — to start. Solution tomorrow
words in As in Alphapuzzle, every letter of the alphabet (Deduct three minutes for
the main is used. But you have to complete the grid too! each extra clue letter heard) Difficulty: 8/10; Target: 25 mins; Clue: Extremity grip’s essential for climber.

C I T
body of
Use the given letters and black squares below Full solution A
Chambers 21 23 22 11 24
21st the grid to start. The grid is ‘rotationally 0907 181 2558 B
Century symmetrical’ – in other words, it looks the *Calls cost 80p per minute plus
C 26 19 25 17 26 16 2 22 6 11 16

REH
Dictionary same if you turn the page upside down. your telephone company’s
(1999
Solution tomorrow
network access charge. D
edition)
E 11 14 6 1 23 13
A 25 39 18 39 25 29 32 13 1 6 40 38 27 F
HOW many words of four letters or
B G 15 26 3 14 21 11 26 20 25 2 19 16
more can you make from the letters C 17 36 13 4 27 26 33 20 38 38 4 8 32 H
shown here? D I
E
21 23 25 12 8
In making a word, each letter may be 15 39 3 34 14 30 3 5 3 35 7 2 30 J
used once only. Each must contain F
the centre letter and there must be at G 5 6 40 39 5 35 16 17 25 20 11 11 14 K 22 2 17 2 19 16 11 2 12 10 2 7
least one nine-letter word. No plurals H L
or verb forms ending in “s”. I 20 18 39 33 36 15 39 25 37 29 33 17 23 M 18 13
TODAY’S TARGET J N
Good 19; very good 29; excellent 38 K 35 5 12 31 22 6 34 24 7 6 39 11 11 O 21 11 13 6 19 20 5 25 19 20 10 4
(or more). Solution tomorrow L P
M 27 22 2 25 8 3 31 36 4 1 39 23 40 Q 2 26 11 25 25
Call 0907 181 2585 N R
for today’s Target solution O 38 10 4 23 22 17 37 30 24 13 16 31 29
*Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone P S 12 13 13 16 23 13 10 20 22 26 9 2
company’s network access charge.
Q 24 7 28 35 26 15 3 2 19 19 39 2 33 T
R U 1 13 3 19 25 2
V
Battleships S
T
19 25 14 39 33 7 33 23 30 21 35 7 22
W 23 2 26 11 14 23 2 10 16 2 11
FIND where the fleet of ships shown is hidden U 6 14 31 17 20 30 10 17 26 20 18 39 28 X
in the grid. The numbers to the right of and V Y 19 4 4 4 4
below the grid indicate how many of the W 20 8 25 20 20 10 39 33 40 33 27 14 5 Z
squares in that row are filled in with ships or X
parts of ships. The ships do not touch each Y 24 9 35 13 10 22 34 30 2 34 34 39 33 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
other, even diagonally. Some squares have Z W
been filled in to start you off. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Solution tomorrow 1
P
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Y H
15 16 17 18 19 20
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
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G 2 2 1 3 4 the grid so that
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H 2 four different
numbers and four
I 3 4 2 3 4 different shapes
J 2 appear in each row THE DAILY EXPRESS 30-SECOND challenge
3 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 and column.
Today’s answers: Beginner = 81; Intermediate = 19; Advanced = 329.
Solution
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