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The last mourner to visit the Queen lying in state said she was very privileged as the viewing of the coffin at Westminster Hall closed to the public after more than four days.
Chrissy Heerey, a serving member of the RAF from Melton Mowbray, had queued up twice overnight to pay her respects.
Ms Heerey said: "I was the last person to pay my respects to the Queen and it felt like a real privilege to do that.
"I'd already been round once, I went in at 1.15 this morning.
"It's one of the highlights of my life and I feel very privileged to be here."
Queen Elizabeth II had been lying in state since last Wednesday and saw thousands of people queuing up in queue that surpassed five miles in length at its peak.
Some mourners and well-wishers had to wait up to 25 hours in line, such was the demand to for people paying their respects.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMCS) confirmed the queue had finally closed at around 10.45pm on Sunday night.
The DCMS tweeted: "The queue to attend Her Majesty The Queen's Lying-in-State is at final capacity and is now closed to new entrants.
"Please do not attempt to join the queue Stewards will manage those already nearby Thank you for your understanding".
The funeral for the country's longest-serving monarch is due to start on Monday at 11am.
Just before then, at around 10:44am the coffin will be led in procession from Westminster Hall a few few metres away to Westminster Abbey where the service will begin.
King Charles III will follow behind the coffin along with the late Queen's three other children, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward.
Other royals in the procession towards the abbey include the Prince of Wales, Prince Harry and the remaining grandchildren.
Around 2,000 world leaders will attend the service, including US President Joe Biden and Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako.
A two minute silence will be carried out at the end of the funeral around 11:55am before the Queen’s coffin will be then taken from the abbey on to its final resting place.
The late monarch will be buried next to her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the royal vault of St George's Chapel in Windsor.
A private ceremony will be held there on Monday evening in the King George VI memorial with senior royals in attendance.
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Jhulan Goswami "Will Be Greatly Missed In The Women's Game": England Star To NDTV
England star Sophia Dunkley, who played a key role in their 2-1 T20I series win against India recently, spoke to NDTV about Jhulan Goswami, her legacy and how the hosts want to give her a good farewell.
- Abhimanyu Bose
- Updated: September 19, 2022 01:09 PM IST
India's ODI series in England is set to be legendary pacer Jhulan Goswami's swansong from the game. Her final match is set to be at Lord's. It's fitting that her international cricket will end with an ODI, as she is the leading wicket-taker in the format among women. England star Sophia Dunkley, who played a key role in their 2-1 T20I series win against India recently, spoke to NDTV about Jhulan Goswami, her legacy and how the hosts want to give her a good farewell.
"I think she's had an amazing career and I think she's someone who will be greatly missed in the women's game," Dunkley told NDTV in an exclusive chat.
Apart from a great cricketing legacy, the 39-year-old will also be remembered for her warmth off the pitch.
"I think she's such a friendly and smile-y and a really nice person as well, always very kind when I see her off the pitch," the 24-year-old all-rounder said.
"Her stats and her results just show how good she is and the fact that she's still coming out and still bowling as good as she ever has is great to see and hopefully we can give her a good send-off here in the UK," Dunkley said.
Goswami bowled a brilliant spell, taking one wicket and giving away just 20 runs as India emerged victorious by seven wickets in the first ODI in Hove.
Her efforts helped India restrict England to 227/7.
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Smriti Mandhana (91*) and Harmanpreet Kaur (74) then helped India complete the chase with seven wickets to spare.
The two teams will now face off in Canterbury on Wednesday for the second ODI, with the third and final match of the series, which is being broadcast by the Sony Sports Network in India, to be played at Lord's on Saturday.
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Oscar De La Hoya deletes tweet after slamming Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin's trilogy fight as a 'f***** dud'... as he hits out at the Mexican's performance against his 'old as f***' opponent
- Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin finished their trilogy on Saturday night
- It lacked the action of their previous two meetings as Canelo cruised to victory
- Oscar De La Hoya feels the fight was a letdown and slammed it on Twitter
- He was also disappointed with Canelo, and thinks he can't be compared with middleweight great Bernard Hopkins
Oscar De La Hoya has deleted a tweet where he severely criticised Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin's trilogy fight, and slammed the Mexican for his performance in Las Vegas.
Canelo and Golovkin faced each other for the third time on Saturday night after two gripping contests back in 2017 and 2018 which resulted in controversial decisions by the judges.
On this occasion, the fight struggled to live up to the hype, with Golovkin not engaging as much for the majority of the bout, while Canelo boxed his way to a comprehensive points win. De La Hoya was bitterly disappointed with the fight and vented his frustrations on Twitter afterwards.
Canelo Alvarez beat Gennady Golovkin on points in their trilogy fight on Saturday
Oscar De La Hoya was unimpressed and slammed the fight on Twitter before deleting his post
'The truth is everyone is afraid of speaking the truth. The fight was a f***** dud. GGG was old as f***, and Canelo can’t hold Hopkins’ jockstrap,' he wrote in the early hours of Sunday morning before later removing his post.
De La Hoya previously promoted Canelo during the first 10 years of his career, with Bernard Hopkins working alongside him at Golden Boy Promotions to help turn the 32-year-old into one of the biggest stars in boxing.
Hopkins won multiple world titles in two divisions during his 28-year professional career, while Canelo is now a four-weight title-holder and is the current undisputed champion at super-middleweight.
Comparisons have been made between the pair over the years, but De La Hoya has made it clear who he thinks would win in a mythical matchup.
De La Hoya does not feel that Canelo is anywhere near as good as Bernard Hopkins (R) was
De La Hoya and Canelo had an acrimonious split in November 2020 after a dispute between the pair led to the boxer being released from his contract with Golden Boy.
They have exchanged words with one another in the years since, and De La Hoya voiced his desire to fight Canelo last year, before deciding against making a comeback to the ring.
He also aimed a dig at Canelo while sitting in the arena on Saturday night, as he posted on Instagram that he nearly fell asleep during the fight and was only kept awake by his girlfriend, TV presenter Holly Sonders.
'I was falling asleep until @holly.sonders grabbed my a**', he wrote alongside a picture of him with Sonders on his Instagram story.
De La Hoya also slammed Saturday's fight on Instagram as he claimed it nearly put him to sleep
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Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt starrer Brahmastra, directed by Ayan Mukerji, was released in the theatres on September 9. Ever since the film hit theatres, it has been breaking several box office records. Recently, a Hindustan Times report mentioned that Brahmastra has emerged as the highest-grossing film of 2022, surpassing the worldwide collection of The Kashmir Files. While the film has been minting money at the box office, it opened to mixed reviews and has had its share of memes and trolling as well.
A recent video that went viral online was by a mimicry artist who imitated Alia Bhatt's character Isha from the film. Since Isha keeps calling out Ranbir Kapoor's character Shiva's name in Brahmastra, the reel hilariously pokes fun and at the same time takes a dig at Alia's Isha. However, when Alia Bhatt was recently asked if she had watched the reel, she confessed that she finds it funny. In an interaction with NDTV, Alia Bhatt reacted to the popular video on Instagram and said, "That's one of my favourites. There is this one girl who imitates me, Chandni, she imitates me really well. She made an Alia Bramastra meme where she is talking about my voice and she is outstanding."
Meanwhile, Brahmastra director Ayan Mukerji revealed why Isha kept calling Shiva's name throughout the film. Ayan said, "People are making fun of it. I think when I talk, I keep taking people's names a lot, this is my habit. So that stayed in the script and came in the film as well."
Film's leading actor Ranbir revealed that when Alia and he asked Ayan why did they have to keep on taking each others' names repeatedly, he confessed that the filmmaker was very particular that when someone is in love, they enjoy saying the name of the person they love. "And I think that makes sense," Ranbir said.
Ranbir also revealed that the team of Brahmastra has a group chat named Brahmastra Feedback where everyone keeps sharing feedback, memes, criticism etc.
Brahmastra also stars Mouni Roy and Nagarjuna Akkineni. The movie is currently in theatres in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D in Hindi, with Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada versions being presented by RRR director S S Rajamouli.
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Finns should be prepared for power outages this winter, grid operator warns
COPENHAGEN, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Finns should be prepared for power outages caused by possible electricity shortage in the coming winter, national grid operator Fingrid said in an updated assessment on Monday.
Finland, reliant on importing electricity to ensure reliable supplies, has seen its ability to import power from Sweden weakened after utility Vattenfall earlier this month delayed the restart of the Ringhals 4 nuclear reactor by two months.
"As a result of great uncertainties, Finns should be prepared for power outages caused by a possible power shortage in the coming winter," it said in its new assessment. (Reporting by Stine Jacobsen, editing by Terje Solsvik)
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Britain grinds to a halt: Roads and motorways are empty during Monday morning rush hour as commuters stay home or camp out overnight to watch Queen's funeral
- London's highways were almost deserted after a slew of road closures which were imposed by the Met Police
- Most trips in and around the capital have been limited to a few large buses in and around Westminster Abbey
- Northern motorways connecting Manchester and Liverpool were almost empty with people staying at home
- Today's public bank holiday will see a host of businesses close for the day including shops and restaurants
Britain's roads and motorways ground to a halt during rush hour on Monday morning as commuters stayed at home or camped out over night to watch the Queen's funeral.
London's highways were almost deserted after a slew of road closures were imposed by the Met Police, with tourists and locals looking to drive around the capital being advised to check before they travel.
Most trips in and around the City have been limited to a few large buses with darkened window's criss-crossing the streets around Westminster Abbey.
As of 9.30am some buses appeared to have been transporting military officers in ceremonial dress which were spotted in and around Parliament Square and Birdcage Walk.
Meanwhile in the North the M62 connecting Manchester and Liverpool was almost deserted while a usually packed contraflow system on Birmingham's Aston Expressway was almost void of vehicles.
Today's public bank holiday - which was granted by King Charles and given the green light by the accession council - will see a host of businesses close for the day including shops, restaurants and pubs.
The M62 connecting Manchester to Liverpool was deserted and almost empty as commuters stayed home or camped out ahead of the Queen's funeral at 11am
Junction, A1M / A14 was also very bare on Monday morning as the nation mourned the loss of Britain's longest serving monarch
Another snapshot of the M62 which is usually brimming with vehicles travelling between Manchester and Liverpool. Meanwhile a slew of businesses including retail, hospitality and entertainment shut their doors ahead of the state funeral in London today
Streets in the heart of Liverpool were empty this morning. The news comes after a number of roads in and around the city are set to close in the coming week
The M60 motorway, the Manchester ring road, which surrounds the great Northern city, was almost empty this morning
Parts of the M60 which connects Liverpool, Salford, Irlam and areas of Trafford fell silent on Bank Holiday Monday. The news comes as the country came to a stand still as bin collections, driving tests and a number of hospital appointments all scrapped their services for the day
The streets of Manchester were deserted this morning as the vast majority of shops are closed for the Queen's funeral
Despite the deserted roads in the North, huge crowds flocked into central London this morning for the funeral service, with City Hall officials issuing a warning at 7.30am
Trips in and and around the City of London have been limited to a few large buses with darkened window's criss-crossing the streets around Westminster Abbey
No cars were spotted at times on the M62 between Liverpool and Manchester. Meanwhile some of the city's big retail employers including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Lidl and Aldi are among those closing their supermarket stores for the day.
A usually packed contraflow system on Birmingham's Aston Expressway from the Spaghetti Junction into the city is almost void of vehicles as people stay at home to watch the state funeral of The Queen
Meanwhile trains to London from Newcastle were deserted despite fears extra carriages were needed ahead of the funeral.
Major rail companies bulked up services so more people could travel to the capital to pay their respects.
Night trains were also added allow mourners to return back home but now they may not be needed.
Reports suggested Durham station was busy yesterday with people choosing to head down at the weekend a day in advance.
One passenger, who got the train from Newcastle at 4am, was greeted by an empty Central Station with more people returning from night's out than heading to London.
He said: 'Quiet here so far with 40 minutes until the first train departs for London.
'I'm shocked at how quiet this train is. More people are heading home from nights out than going to London. Possible mourners who wanted to beat the rush are already in the capital.'
At the same time bin collections, driving tests and a number of hospital appointments have all also been scrapped, while there are closures at English Heritage and National Trust sites
Supermarket stores including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Lidl and Aldi are among those closing their supermarket stores for the day.
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Queen Elizabeth II funeral: The coffin of the late Queen has arrived in Westminster Abbey
NHS workers will walk behind Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin during a procession following the funeral.
The United Kingdom is saying a final ‘goodbye’ to Queen Elizabeth II at her state funeral in Westminster Abbey.
The funeral of the late monarch is set to be watched by more than four billion people, according to some television experts.
Queen Elizabeth IIs funeral: full and in-depth live coverage from Westminster Abbey
Last updated: Monday, 19 September, 2022, 11:05
Queen’s coffin arrives at Westminster Abbey for State Funeral
There was complete silence from the crowd close to Parliament Square, as the State Gun Carriage carrying the Queen’s coffin slowly moved past.
The crowd, momentarily still and with phones held aloft to capture the moment, was around 10-people thick in places, as tens of thousands thronged the streets to say goodbye to the monarch.
A moment of silence was held on The Mall.
Security guards asked members of the public and media to stop talking at 10.55am.
The Queen’s coffin has arrived at Westminster Abbey and has been carried inside by the bearer party of Grenadier Guards ahead of the state funeral service.
The short procession from Westminster Hall, to the sound of bagpipes and with Big Ben tolling, took around eight minutes.
As the coffin entered, the Choir of Westminster Abbey sang lines, known as The Sentences, from Revelation 14:13, set to music written by William Croft and used at every state funeral since the early 18th century.
Queen’s coffins travels from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey for state funeral
The Queen’s coffin was carried from New Palace Yard towards Westminster Abbey on the Royal Navy State Funeral Gun Carriage.
The coffin was followed by the King and other members of the royal family on foot, including the Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex.
The route through Parliament Square, Broad Sanctuary and the Sanctuary is lined by Royal Navy personnel and Royal Marines.
The arrival of the sailors pulling the carriage at New Palace Yard at around 10am, was heralded by the sound of their boots tapping loudly on the cobbles.
King Charles III makes his way to lead the procession from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey
The King and the Prince of Wales passed Horseguards Road in a car at 10:31am.
The Duke of Sussex was in a car behind them.
They waved at the cheering crowds as they drove past.
Boris Johnson and wife Carrie arrive at Westminster Abbey ahead of the funeral
Former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and his wife, Carrie Johnson, have arrived at Westminster Abbey ahead of the Queen’s state funeral.
Mr. Johnson resigned officially as prime minister when he visited the Queen two days before her death in Balmoral in Scotland.
Then Prince of Wales, Charles, became King Charles III at the moment of his mother’s death.
Queen Elizabeth II was 96 years-old and is the longest reigning monarch in the history of the United Kingdom
Foreign dignitaries have been greeted at Westminster Abbey ahead of the Queen’s state funeral on Monday.
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walked through the doors shortly after 10am.
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Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrived at Westminster Abbey on Monday for a grand state funeral attended by 2,000 guests including leaders from around the world.
In a tradition dating back to Queen Victoria's funeral in 1901, the state gun carriage bearing the coffin was hauled to the abbey by Royal Navy sailors, followed in a solemn procession by King Charles III.
The Queen's great-grandchildren George and Charlotte followed the coffin in Westminster Abbey along with other senior royals.
The 96-year-old monarch, who was Queen of Malta until 1974, died aged 96 at Balmoral, her Scottish Highland retreat, on September 8.
The funeral has been planned for years and will be the grandest since the death of Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1965.
Proceedings started at 11.30am when the coffin wascarried on a gun carriage out of Westminster Hall in a ceremonial procession to Westminster Abbey, where the funeral service started at noon.
Heads of State from around the world are present, including Malta's President George Vella.
Also in the abbey pews is Liz Truss, whom the queen appointed as the 15th British prime minister of her reign just two days before her death.
All of Truss's living predecessors are there too.
Huge crowds at dawn
Huge crowds gathered in central London overnight and from early morning on Monday to secure a spot to watch the funeral.
As dawn broke over the River Thames, a steady stream of well-wishers streamed out of Embankment underground station headed for Parliament Square.
But many were already there, camping in sleeping bags behind the metal barriers along the Whitehall government district, where the funeral procession will pass.
"It's part of history," said Bethany Beardmore, 26, an accountant whose brother is a Grenadier Guard and part of the ceremonies.
"Not in my lifetime is there going to be another queen."
Some 6,000 military personnel have been drafted in to take part in the solemn procession to and from the abbey. Throughout the funeral in London, Big Ben will toll and guns will fire at one-minute intervals.
After the abbey service, Charles and other senior royals will again follow in procession past hushed crowds to a waiting hearse and the final journey to Windsor where a committal service will be held before burial at St George's Chapel.
At Windsor, the queen's crown, orb and sceptre will be removed and placed on the altar.
The most senior officer of the royal household, the lord chamberlain, breaks his "wand of office" and places it on the coffin, symbolising the end of her reign.
The lead-lined oak casket, draped with the queen's colours, will then be lowered into the Royal Vault as a lone bagpiper plays a lament.
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Unionists seek to bring suit against Samsung Electronics over 'peak wage' policy
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Labor unionists of Samsung Electronics Co. are seeking to file a suit against the tech giant over its "peak wage" policy, sources said Monday.
Samsung's biggest labor union has been seeking participants in the legal action on its website since last Thursday. The union has around 6,000 members, some five percent of Samsung's domestic employees.
The tech giant, in 2014, introduced a peak wage policy, which gradually reduces salaries for senior workers several years before retirement. At that time, it raised the retirement age to 60 years old from the previous 55 years old.
The move came after the Supreme Court ruled against the system in May, saying the peak wage system is illegal discrimination against workers on the basis of age.
The highest court noted the system violates a clause of the Act on Prohibition of Age Discrimination in Employment and Aged Employment Promotion, which stipulates that workers and persons wanting to become workers should not be discriminated against on the basis of age without reasonable reasons.
Samsung has countered it was running the system within legal bounds.
In August, Samsung and its union signed their first annual wage deal in the company's history. At that time, the two sides agreed to form a task force to improve working conditions and to the peak wage policy.
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The saddest farewell: Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7 - wearing a black hat - look solemn as they arrive at the Queen's funeral with their mother
- Prince George, nine, and Princess Charlotte, seven, travelled by royal car with the Queen Consort and their mother, the Princess of Wales, to the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey today
- Kate Middleton and Prince William's two eldest children joined the royal family to walk behind the coffin in the Abbey - but younger brother Prince Louis, four, was not in attendance at the state funeral
- Charlotte held onto her mother's hand tightly as the family arrived at the historic Abbey ahead of the funeral before waiting patiently for her father Prince William, who had walked in the coffin procession
- Both children appeared to appreciate the moment in history: Prince and Princess of Wales have previously told how George, heir to the throne, was 'now realizing how important his great-grandmother was'
- 2,000 royals, world leaders, VIPs and hundreds of members of the public at Abbey for the state funeral
Prince George and Princess Charlotte joined senior royals at the Queen's funeral today, bypassing thousands of mourners on the streets of London as they travelled to Westminster Abbey with the Queen Consort and the Princess of Wales.
George, heir-to-the-throne, nine, and his little sister, seven, who wore a smart black hat with a bow, first travelled in a royal car with their parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, before later transferring to a procession car with Kate Middleton and Camilla - with both children appearing to grasp the enormity of the day.
The Queen's great grandchildren, without their youngest sibling, Louis, four, who did not attend the service, cut solemn figures as they were driven to Westminster Abbey ahead of the Queen's state funeral, which saw 2,000 dignitaries, foreign royals and politicians pour into the historic London abbey.
Her Majesty made her final and saddest journey from Westminster Hall as Britain mourned its longest-serving monarch and the royals bade goodbye to a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
For George and Charlotte, the Princess of Wales provided a reassuring presence throughout, tightly holding onto her daughter's hand at the family arrived at Westminster Abbey.
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A day in history: Prince George, nine, left, and Princess Charlotte, seven, are pictured travelling by car with the Queen Consort, who waved to crowds, and their mother, the Princess of Wales, to the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey today
The brother and sister look out across London's historic streets, with the Queen Consort seated behind them, as thousands of mourners line the streets
Responsibility: Heads bowed, Prince Charlotte and Prince George walk inbetween the Prince and Princess of Wales as they follow the Queen's coffin into the church; in front of them the Duke and Duchess of Wessex
The Queen's great grandchildren, clearly aware of the enormity of the day, stand quietly by their mother's side before as they await the arrival of their father. To their right, the Duchess of Sussex stands next to them
As Prince George looks on through the doors of the Abbey, Princess Charlotte is seen adjusting her hat; the youngster wore a simple brooch on her mourning coat (Pictured from left: Prince George, the Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte and Meghan Markle)
Pictured from above: The Princess of Wales is seen guiding her two children into the Abbey; while Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte wore traditional black mourning dress, Prince George opted for a navy blue suit with a black tie
Prince George and Princess Charlotte were the youngest members of the royal family to accompany the coffin down through the Abbey, (The Prince and Princess of Wales pictured four rows from the back of the central aisle)
The Queen's great grandchildren sat in front of their mother, the Princess of Wales and the Queen Consort as they made their way to Westminster Abbey in the claret royal car
The Princess of Wales cut a pensive figure as she joined her mother-in-law and two of her three children for the short journey - while the King and Prince of Wales marched behind the Queen's coffin
Solemnity: The family sat in hushed silence as the car drove past crowds of mourners gathered on London's streets
Arrival: The new Princess of Wales and her daughter exit the royal car at Westminster Abbey; the senior royal gently guides the seven-year-old in the right direction
The Princess of Wales is seen walking hand-in-hand with her daughter as the family arrived at Westminster Abbey's hallowed doors ahead of the 11am service
A supportive hand: Kate Middleton touches her daughter's shoulder as the family make their way to their seats
Princess Charlotte wore a black mourning coat with velour collar and matching wide-brimmed hat, while George was dressed in a navy blue suit with a black tie.
Prince George appeared mature beyond his years, appreciating the history of the moment, and waiting patiently as his father Prince William arrived into the Abbey after walking behind the Queen's coffin.
The Princess of Wales continued with a series of supportive gestures to her daughter, including guiding her into the Abbey with a gentle hand as the family walked through the oak doors.
Earlier, the two children looked on from their claret royal car as Prince William, King Charles and other senior royals marched behind the coffin as it arrived at Westminster Abbey.
After they arrived at the iron Abbey gates, senior royals were greeted by members of the clergy leading the state funeral.
The Wales are believed to have brought the second-in-line to the throne to the historic event after senior palace advisers them to consider letting him attend the state funeral because of the powerful symbolic message it sends.
Kate Middleton speaks to a member of the clergy welcoming the royal family to the Abbey, while holding Princess Charlotte's hand
With her mother close by, Princess Charlotte walked into the Abbey today; the princess wore a mourning coat with velour collar and a matching wide-brimmed hat
Prince George is introduced to the clergy leading the Queen's state funeral service; it's thought officials at Buckingham Palace made the decision that the nine-year-old should attend his late great-grandmother's funeral
The silouhette of the Princess of Wales and her eldest son walking across the stone floor of Westminster Abbey
The couple's elder children appearing at the funeral today has come as somewhat of a surprise. The Daily Mail understands that the Prince and Princess of Wales thought ‘long and hard’ about whether their two eldest children, aged nine and seven, should join them.
But after George and Charlotte attended their great-grandfather’s memorial in March, William and Kate decided they could cope with the solemnity of the occasion.
‘As parents they have, of course, thought long and hard about whether their children should accompany them,’ a source said. ‘Of course little Louis is too young, but they think George and Charlotte are up to it.’
At the tender age of nine, and having just overcome the daunting prospect of starting a new school, George is now the second in line to the throne.
With this in mind, aides have suggested it would be good for the public to see the young Prince – who affectionately called the Queen ‘Gan Gan’ – and is the future of the Monarchy.
It comes after they appeared at the funeral of Prince Philip, their great-grandfather last year, and will give them a chance to say goodbye to Her Majesty, who they affectionately called 'Gan Gan'.
It's the first time any of the Wales children have been seen in public since the Queen's death on September 8th.
Prince George looked mature beyond his years as he accompanied his mother through the gates of the Abbey
Once inside, George strode slightly ahead of the Princess of Wales as the family joined Prince William in their pews
Earlier, the two children - younger brother Prince Louis, four, was not in attendance today - were seen with their parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales ahead of the Westminster Abbey service
Father and daughter appeared to chat during the short journey by car to the start of the funeral procession
Charlotte wore a black hat and looked sombre as she looked out at the thousands of well-wishers lining London's streets
The death of their great-grandmother the Queen will be a heavy blow to Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, as they and their parents begin a new life at Adelaide Cottage in the grounds of Windsor Castle - where Her Majesty spent most of the year.
During royal walkabouts and engagements this week, the Princess of Wales has offered a glimpse into the grief of her children, saying that Prince George has a greater understanding of their Gan-Gan's passing.
Days ago, Prince William said the couple are 'trying to keep everything constant' for their three children since the death of their beloved Grannie.
While speaking with well-wishers outside the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, the Queen's grandson Prince William told royal fans the children are 'settling in' after their great grandmother passed away during 'the first week of school'. But he added they were 'doing ok'.
He told well-wisher Karen Anvil: 'We're trying to keep everything constant and settled for them.'
As royal fans chatted with the Prince of Wales, he admitted there was lots of talk of the Queen's death among the pupils - and agreed it was the 'only talking point'.
The Prince of Wales also mused with well-wishers about how lovely it was that his children were able to have a relationship with their great grandmother - just as he did.
He said: 'I remember my great-grandmother, you see. She lived until 101. We thought my grandmother might get a bit more...'
Kate also spoke to royal fans before she and her husband looked at tributes to the late Queen, telling them the children were 'in a routine' and coping with their great grandmother's death.
She said: 'They're in school and they're being well looked after. They're in a routine and they're happy.'
The Princess of Wales added the young princes and princess had made 'new friends'.
And yesterday, speaking to Australia's Governor-General at a reception held for Commonwealth dignitaries ahead of the Queen's funeral today, Kate told how their four-year-old Louis is asking questions and struggling to understand.
David Hurley recalled his conversation with Kate, saying she revealed her eldest son Prince George, nine, is 'sort of now realising how important his great-grandmother was and what is going on'.
But four-year-old Louis has been asking whether the family's summertime visit to Balmoral Castle will still be as he remembers them.
'The younger one is now asking questions like, "do you think we can still play these games when we go to Balmoral" and things like that, because she's not going to be there?"' Mr Hurley said.
It comes after two of the late Queen’s other great-grandchildren, Mia and Lena Tindall, were at Westminster Hall on Friday for her lying-in-state.
They were in the gallery with their parents Zara and Mike Tindall as their grandmother, Princess Anne, took her place alongside her three brothers for a silent vigil beside the Queen’s coffin.
Hundreds of thousands of Brits have queued to see the Queen lying in state this week, as the official period of mourning ends today.
Well-wishers waited for up to thirty hours to pay tribute as people from around the world sent their condolences to the longest running head of state .
Dignitaries from the commonwealth including Australia, New Zealand and Canada will join the Firm in mourning today, as well as monarchs from across Europe and the world.
The Queen's state funeral today will end with a two-minute national silence in a 'fitting tribute to an extraordinary reign' before she is laid to rest beside her late husband.
Police have also been granted a no-fly zone order over London on today, which will follow 10 days of mourning.
As well as thousands of uniformed Metropolitan Police bobbies drafted into action, plain-clothes officers will also mingle among crowds to monitor any threats.
It is expected that other forces will be asked to provide officers under 'mutual aid'.
The Queen's Coffin was today carried from Westminster Hall to the State Gun Carriage, and then positioned outside the building's North Door.
The procession then went from New Palace Yard through Parliament Square, Broad Sanctuary and the Sanctuary before arriving at Westminster Abbey just before 11am.
After the State Funeral Service finishes at around midday, the coffin will be placed on the State Gun Carriage outside the Abbey.
At 12.15pm, the procession will set off for Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner.
The route will go from the Abbey via Broad Sanctuary, Parliament Square (south and east sides), Parliament Street, Whitehall, Horse Guards including Horse Guards Arch, Horse Guards Road, The Mall, Queen's Gardens (south and west sides), Constitution Hill and Apsley Way
At Wellington Arch, the Queen's coffin will be transferred from the State Gun Carriage to the State Hearse just after 1pm, ahead of the journey to Windsor.
It then will travel from central London to Windsor, on a route that has not been disclosed by the Palace. When the hearse arrives in Windsor, the procession will begin just after 3pm at Shaw Farm Gate on Albert Road.
The state hearse will join the procession, which will have been formed up and in position, at Shaw Farm Gate before travelling to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
The procession will follow the route of Albert Road, Long Walk, Cambridge Gate, Cambridge Drive, George IV Gate, Quadrangle (south and west sides), Engine Court, Norman Arch, Chapel Hill, Parade Ground and Horseshoe Cloister Arch.
Just before 4pm, the procession will halt at the bottom of the West Steps of St George's Chapel in Horseshoe Cloister. Here, the bearer party will carry the coffin in procession up the steps into the chapel.
The Queen will be interred during a private burial at King George VI Memorial Chapel in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle at 7.30pm.
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US and Afghanistan carry out prisoner exchange: Taliban
Bashar Noorzai, a warlord and Taliban associate, was sentenced to life imprisonment for heroin smuggling and had served 17 years in a US jail
An American navy veteran detained in Afghanistan since 2020 was released by the Taliban on Monday in exchange for an ally who had spent 17 years in a US jail for heroin smuggling, Afghanistan's foreign minister said.
Mark Frerichs was working as a civil engineer on construction projects in Afghanistan when he was "taken hostage", Washington previously said.
"After long negotiations, US citizen Mark Frerichs was handed over to an American delegation and that delegation handed over (Bashar Noorzai) to us today at Kabul airport," Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said at a press conference.
"We are happy that at Kabul International Airport, in the capital of Afghanistan, we witnessed the wonderful ceremony of one of our compatriots returning home."
Noorzai was welcomed with a hero's fanfare by the government of the newly styled Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA).
Photos show he was greeted by masked Taliban officials bearing floral garlands.
"If the IEA had not shown its strong determination, I would not have been here today," Noorzai told reporters at a press conference.
The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan a little over a year ago as the United States and their NATO allies withdrew from the country after 20 years of military intervention.
Since then, the nation has been further plunged into economic and humanitarian hardship, with billions in Afghan assets abroad frozen by Washington and international aid vastly reduced.
No country has yet to recognise the new government, with Washington repeatedly telling the Taliban that they will have to "earn" legitimacy.
- 'Non-negotiable' -
The US state department had previously described the navy veteran's release as one of the government's "core, non-negotiable priorities".
"The Taliban must immediately release Mark before it can expect any consideration of its aspirations for legitimacy. This is not negotiable," US President Joe Biden said in a statement in January.
Noorzai, a warlord and Taliban associate, was sentenced to life imprisonment for heroin smuggling and had served 17 years.
He once fought with US-backed Mujahideen forces against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and was a close associate of the group's late founder Mullah Omar.
At the time of his trial, US prosecutors said he ran a "worldwide narcotics network" and supported the Taliban's first regime between 1996 and 2001.
"Today's sentence definitively puts an end to Noorzai's long criminal career," they said at the time.
While he held no official position, Noorzai had "provided strong support including weapons" for the Taliban in the 1990s, Afghanistan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told AFP on Monday.
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EUROPE GAS-Dutch prices fall in thin trade as storage fills
Sept 19 (Reuters) - Dutch gas prices extended a fall from the previous week on Monday as European gas storage continued to fill and with Norwegian gas flows set to pick up, although a UK public holiday limited trading activity.
The Dutch front-month contract, the European benchmark, was down 10 euros at 177.50 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) at 0931 GMT, almost 50% below a peak on Aug. 26 of 343 euros.
The Dutch day-ahead contract was down 1.50 euros at 160 euros/MWh.
"Stocks are set to continue to be built further, supported by the finalisation of planned maintenance work and increasing Norwegian flows as of this week," analysts at Energi Danmark said in a morning note.
European gas storages are now 85.6% full, with stocks in Germany close to 90%, data from Gas Infrastructure Europe showed.
Meanwhile, Norwegian gas flow volumes to continental Europe are expected to rise on Monday.
"The new week starts to the downside once more on the back of this," Energi Danmark added.
The holiday in the United Kingdom for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II should limit trading activity at European gas hubs, analysts at Engie EnergyScan said.
The supply outlook is comfortable, they added, highlighting arrivals of liquefied natural gas (LNG). In addition, closer-to-normal temperature forecasts for the end of the week after a cold spell, combined with a rebound in German wind power generation from low levels expected in the first half of the week may also add to bearish market sentiment, the analysts said.
The British day-ahead contract traded via brokers on the continent was seen up 53 pence at 274 pence per therm.
Britain's gas system was nearly 14 million cubic metres (mcm) under-supplied on Monday, National Grid data showed.
Peak wind power generation will drop from 4.5 gigawatts (GW) on Monday to 1.9 GW on Tuesday, out of total metered capacity of 19.9 GW, according to Elexon data.
In the European carbon market, the benchmark contract was down 1.97 euros at 71.30 euros a tonne.
(Reporting by Nora Buli in Oslo; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
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ECB wants banks to review capital plans given downturn, Enria says
FRANKFURT, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The euro zone banking sector is robust ahead of a possible recession but the European Central Bank is still asking lenders to review capital projections given what is likely to be a difficult winter, ECB supervisor Andrea Enria said on Monday.
Banks have built ample capital over recent years and also stand to benefit from rising interest rates but an almost certain recession and sky high energy costs are bound to weigh on parts of the sector.
"We are pushing banks to focus very much on their concentration of exposures towards sectors which are particularly dependent on energy and fragile to energy shocks," Enria told a conference in Brussels.
"So, we are asking banks to review their capital projections under severe, adverse scenarios and we will engage in a dialogue with them."
The ECB raised rates by a combined 125 basis points in its past two meetings and two more rate hikes are still likely this year, making it the most aggressive cycle of policy tightening in the bank's history.
Enria noted that firms involved in financing commercial real estate, residential real estate and consumer finance are particularly exposed to rising borrowing costs and warrant attention.
"Then there is also the issue of exposures to energy derivatives clearing that we've seen as an issue in the recent times," Enria said. (Reporting by Balazs Koranyi; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne, Kirsten Donovan)
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Royal fans took to social media to highlight what they saw as a big snub to Prince Harry. Many complained that the Duke of Sussex had been seated in the second row at the Queen's state funeral - while others including Mike Tindall were in the front.
Others also were angry that Harry had not been allowed to wear his military uniform while other royals, including William were. Michelle said: " #queensfuneral why put Harry on the second row when he could have sat next to his brother. Honestly he deserves a break from all the sly digs"
Soph added: "How is prince Harry in the second row but Zara and her fella in the first? Lmao what." Teldar Paper: "Pathetic, they put Harry and Meghan in the second row and put Mike Tindall in front row because Kate couldn't possibly stand near Harry and Meghan for an hour." Holly Collins said: "Make no mistake, this is a public punishment. Harry can't wear his service uniform and is sat in the second row, not in the front row with his brother?"
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Lauren added: "Prince Harry has been violated. No uniform and has to sit second row." But Corinna Oliveri explained: "Charles is with his siblings, children of the Queen, who I think deserve to come first. As they did in the procession. Then comes the heir, first row as it should be. Harry is in the second row, with his cousins."
When he arrived, The Duke of Sussex travelled down The Mall with a police escort. Harry was seen looking sombre as he was driven in a Range Rover from Wellington Arch, down Constitution Hill and on The Mall towards St James' Palace. Four vehicles with flags were seen driving ahead of Harry's car.
Tens of thousands of mourners thronged to the capital to say goodbye to their Queen on the day she is laid to rest following 70 years as monarch. After four days of lying in state beneath the symbols of the monarchy - the Imperial State Crown, the Orb and the Sceptre - the Queen will be carried from Westminster Hall where a continuous stream of members of the public have flowed past her coffin after waiting many hours.
Soldiers of the Queen's Company from the 1st Battalion of the Grenadier Guards have been given the honour of acting as the coffin's bearer party because of their unique association with the monarch. The late Queen's connection with the Guardsmen was not ceremonial, she was their Company Commander, and although a senior officer took day-to-day control, the former sovereign's connection with her men was strong.
Charles has led the royal family in their public grief and arrived at Westminster Hall with his sons the Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex to take part in the procession that will accompany the coffin when it is taken to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral. The late monarch's coffin will be placed onto a 123-year-old gun carriage towed by 98 Royal Navy sailors in a tradition dating back to the funeral of Queen Victoria, while 40 sailors will march behind to act as a brake.
Charles will be joined as he walks behind the coffin by his siblings - the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex. Behind the King will be the Queen's grandsons in a line - Peter Phillips, Harry and William - and they in turn will be followed by the late monarch's son-in-law Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duke of Gloucester, the Queen's cousin, and her nephew the Earl of Snowdown.
More than 2,700 military personnel will be taking part in the procession or lining its short route from New Palace Yard at the Palace of Westminster to the Abbey.
The Queen's coffin will be flanked by a bearer party, escort party and pall bearers, with the procession featuring two marching detachments of the Household Cavalry in their breast plates and plumed helmets and a Household Division party.
Royal Marines and Royal Navy sailors will line the route and the muffled boom of minute guns will be fired by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Hyde Park.
A tri-service guard of honour founded by the Royal Navy, Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards and the King's RAF's Colour Squadron are formed up along the route and joined by the Band of the Royal Marines.
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What was the Queen REALLY like? From being 'anything but PC' and 'partial to a crafty cigarette', royal confidant GYLES BRANDRETH answers the question everyone wants to know
Because I have met her — because, at close quarters, I have observed her as she carried out a range of her official duties — people often ask me, leaning forward, narrowing their eyes: 'What was the Queen really like?'
My answer disappoints them. 'Very nice,' I say. 'Rather normal, actually; quite straightforward; much as you'd expect.'
I wonder if we appreciate how fortunate we have been. Elizabeth II was neither eccentric nor quixotic, and her husband was as honest and straightforward as the day is long.
If there is one word that sums up Elizabeth II, it is 'dutiful'. Her life was driven by duty. She was a dutiful daughter and a dutiful Queen.
As Princess Elizabeth, aged 21, she said: 'I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service.' She meant it. At her Coronation, she made a commitment to God as well as to her people, and her faith sustained her in all she did.
Because I have met her — because, at close quarters, I have observed her as she carried out a range of her official duties — people often ask me, leaning forward, narrowing their eyes: 'What was the Queen really like?' Queen Elizabeth II is pictured in 2015 at the Royal Windsor Horse Show
From an early age, she knew what lay ahead: a relentless, endlessly repetitive rollercoaster ride of royal duties and good works, from which only death or revolution could release her.
She never abdicated, not — as some commentators suggested — because she didn't want to see her son become King, but because her faith, sense of duty and heritage meant abdication was simply not a possibility.
Her Uncle David abdicated and his was not an example she wanted to follow. 'It's a job for life,' she said. 'It's a question of maturing into something one has got used to doing and accepting that it's your fate, because I think continuity is very important.'
It is not really surprising that her death touches us in the way it does. Along with members of her family, she featured in our newspapers and on our TV screens almost daily.
Yet our relationship with royalty is neither fleeting nor superficial. The Queen is on our postage stamps, coins and banknotes. She is more than head of state: she is at the heart of our national identity — and for a reason.
During her exceptionally long reign, Elizabeth II was living history. Her godparents included both her grandfather King George V and Arthur, Duke of Connaught, the last surviving son of Queen Victoria.
I wonder if we appreciate how fortunate we have been. Elizabeth II was neither eccentric nor quixotic, and her husband was as honest and straightforward as the day is long
As the latest in a line of sovereigns that linked her directly to King Edgar, Richard III, Henry VIII, George IV and Queen Victoria, she was the embodiment of our nation's story. Her presence linked us to our past.
She thoroughly understood her role, her duties and the inevitable restrictions that these imposed. But the Queen's life was also one of privilege. She had met everyone and been everywhere. She had never wanted for anything. Wherever she went, she was cosseted. And the corgis came, too — flown, if need be, in an Andover aircraft of the Queen's Flight.
Her days were sometimes long and often arduous, but she had staff ever in attendance and the comfort of a routine that rarely varied.
At 8am, Her Majesty's dresser entered the royal bedroom with the 'calling tray' and a pot of Earl Grey tea. The curtains were drawn, the bath was run (to a depth of seven inches and a temperature of 72f — tested by thermometer) and the Palace began to stir (no vacuuming was permitted before 8am).
Her clothes were laid out for her, her hairdresser was at hand. At 9am, as her personal piper played beneath her windows, the Queen walked from her bedroom, through her sitting room to her dining room, holding her Roberts radio, listening to the news of the day.
Breakfast was modest: cereal (from those Tupperware containers), a slice of granary toast, a layer of Oxford marmalade. At ten o'clock the business of the day began: her private secretary appeared; correspondence was considered, state papers scanned; if it was a morning for receiving ambassadors or the day of an investiture, Her Majesty studied her briefing material.
At one o'clock, before a light lunch (she wasn't fussy about her food), she treated herself — until her 96th year, when she gave up alcohol on the advice of her doctors — to a gin and Dubonnet: equal measures, two lumps of ice and a slice of lemon (the lemon was sliced for her).
At 2.30pm, she walked the corgis. At five, she took tea. At six, the drinks tray reappeared and Her Majesty might allow herself a moderate gin and tonic. At 8.15pm, it was dinner time.
From an early age, she knew what lay ahead: a relentless, endlessly repetitive rollercoaster ride of royal duties and good works, from which only death or revolution could release her (The Queen is pictured in 2018)
On some days, the Queen and Prince Philip would share all or some of their meals — but by no means every day. Their interests and commitments often took them in different directions.
Long before Prince Philip's death, the Queen had grown accustomed to evenings on her own. She watched television, she completed crosswords, she gave the corgis their late supper. She telephoned her racing manager. She chatted with her personal page.
I can tell you exactly what the Queen was like. She had the interests, attributes and tastes of an English (or Scottish) countrywoman of her class and generation. Dogs and horses, courtesy, kindliness and community service counted with her.
According to Sonia Berry, perhaps her closest childhood friend: 'She would never have chosen to be Queen. She would much rather have lived in the country with horses and dogs and been a normal housewife.'
In 1956, Nikita Khrushchev, General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, braced himself for 'haughtiness' when he took tea with the Queen at Windsor Castle. To his surprise, he found her 'completely unpretentious — the sort of woman you would be likely to meet walking along Gorky Street on a balmy summer afternoon'.
Essentially conservative (with radical flourishes), intelligent (not intellectual), pragmatic (not introspective), 'immensely tolerant' (Prince Philip's phrase), even-tempered and utterly reliable, the Queen made no pretence of being what she was not.
Although formally apolitical, she was definitely not politically correct. If she chose, she would go out riding without a hard hat. She would wear fur, she wouldn't use a seat belt and in her assorted residences, cigarettes were freely available to her guests.
I can tell you exactly what the Queen was like. She had the interests, attributes and tastes of an English (or Scottish) countrywoman of her class and generation
I am told she even smoked one herself from time to time. Can that be true? If it is, it made her more understanding of her daughter-in-law Camilla's weakness for the weed.
It was no accident that her son Charles's second wife turned out to be very much the Queen's sort of woman — much more so than Diana could ever have been. Camilla can talk easily (and amusingly) about dogs and horses.
She is comfortable with the Queen's view of life (for the most part, she shares it); she is politically incorrect (in a good way), funny, self-deprecating, realistic and, like the Queen, she is a mother and grandmother who has been a bit tempest-tossed but has managed to weather the storms.
Was the Queen a prude? By no means. As you might expect, she was averse to bad language, but — as I witnessed myself in the 40 years I knew Prince Philip — her husband occasionally used four-letter words. The Queen simply put up with his salty language.
When Lech Walesa was President of Poland and came to stay, she told an aide: 'He only knows two English words.' She paused, before adding: 'They are quite interesting words.' More recently, at an art gallery, she was confronted by a series of Lucian Freud nudes: heavy, spreading bosoms, weighty, blue-veined thighs. Sensing that the photographers present were eager to get a shot of her gazing up at one of them, Her Majesty moved herself adroitly out of range.
When her host inquired, 'Haven't you been painted by Lucian Freud, Ma'am?', she smiled and said, sotto voce: 'Yes, but not like that.'
Famously, the Queen was a skilful mimic — not so much of individuals but of accents, be it Cockney or Norfolk — and she had a lively, even impish, sense of humour.
We all know that: we gasped in amazement when she appeared on film with Daniel Craig's James Bond as part of the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in 2012. She was amused to be asked; she was happy to do it; she played her part without fuss and in just one take; she enjoyed the surprise on the night — she had not confided to her family that she was making this unique contribution to the Olympic celebrations.
Given the weirdness of her life (imprisoned by her fate; destined to be Queen from the age of ten), the Queen seemed to me to be quite remarkably well balanced, rounded, grounded and at ease with herself, the world and her place in it.
Friends who knew her when she was younger tell stories of her sitting on the sofa after dinner, her feet tucked up under her, chatting late into the night. People (even those who knew her well) still found it difficult to treat her normally, but she behaved normally nonetheless.
Once she arrived a little late for a supper at a private house in Belgravia. 'Cooee,' she called up the stairwell as she was taking off her coat, 'it's us. Sorry we're late. Terrible traffic.'
This essential normality — combined with fundamental decency — was always there, beneath the royal trappings.
From all the people I have spoken with who were close to the Queen — courtiers, friends and family members — I get the impression that she was not judgmental when it came to others. She looked for the best in people and hoped for the best from them and for them.
When things went wrong, she prayed (on her knees, with her hands folded together) that they would go better. But although she was Queen, she did not lay down the law. She was, for instance, always reluctant to interfere in the private lives of members of her family.
There was a streak of hysteria in Diana, Princess of Wales: you sensed it even with a brief acquaintance. There was none in the Queen. The Queen was sane. The Queen was sensible. She had her feet on the ground.
Unlike Prince Philip, who would occasionally fly into a rage, she was always calm. According to her friend Sonia Berry: 'She might get annoyed about something but as a rule she stayed on an even keel. I never saw her lose her temper.'
Nor was the Queen self-conscious: she would apply her lipstick whoever was watching. She was not easily flustered: however hectic the schedule, however many stops on the tour, her own steady pace never varied.
Of course, she had senior courtiers around her who knew what they were doing (unstuffy, for the most part; unfussy, with a couple of exceptions), and loyal ladies-in-waiting who were real friends.
For 67 years of devoted service, she also had her dresser and confidante Bobo MacDonald (the Queen came down from Balmoral to the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace for her funeral). Bobo was succeeded by another dresser, Angela Kelly (a Liverpool dock worker's daughter, 25 years younger than the Queen), who became an ally and friend.
Inevitably, given the length of her reign, the Queen had her ups and downs. In 1957, a 33-year-old peer, writer and historian, the 2nd Lord Altrincham, became internationally notorious overnight for publishing what many regarded as an unforgivable personal attack on the Queen.
Altrincham accused the Queen, then 31, of being out of touch, living entirely within the confines of her own class, surrounded by courtiers of 'the tweedy sort', making speeches that amounted to 'prim little sermons' in the manner of 'a priggish schoolgirl' and speaking with a voice that was 'a pain in the neck'.
'Like her mother,' wrote Altrincham, the young Queen 'appears to be unable to string even a few sentences together without a written text.'
The Queen waits in the Drawing Room before receiving Liz Truss for an audience at Balmoral, Scotland on Tuesday. Today she is under the supervision of doctors amid concerns about her health
He went on: 'When she has lost the bloom of youth, the Queen's reputation will depend, far more than it does now, upon her personality. It will not then be enough for her to go through the motions; she will have to say things which people can remember and do things on her own initiative which will make people sit up and take notice. As yet there is little sign that such a personality is emerging.'
More than 60 years on, the Queen's reputation does indeed rest upon her personality. With a handful of exceptions, she did not say things which people could remember, or do things which made people sit up and take notice. But her personality emerged nonetheless.
We know what the Queen stood for and cared about. Take, for example, her dogged commitment to the Commonwealth. Whitehall and Westminster may be more preoccupied with the United Kingdom's relations with Europe and the United States, but the Queen's knowledgeable enthusiasm for what she described as 'a free and voluntary association of equal partners' that 'in all history has no precedent' was a wonder to behold.
The novelist Daphne du Maurier, when her husband Boy Browning was still Comptroller of the Duke of Edinburgh's household, stayed at Balmoral and was struck by the way Prince Philip could talk about anything — literature, art, murder, military manoeuvres — while the Queen's range of interests and conversation was much more limited.
Her Majesty's face only really 'lit up' when the talk was of horses — and world affairs.
In truth, the Queen was exceptionally well informed. This is because she was conscientious. She did her 'boxes' week in, week out, throughout the year. She said she was a quick reader, 'though I do rather begrudge some of the hours that I have to do instead of being outdoors'.
She knew the presidents and prime ministers of the Commonwealth personally. The way they spoke of her — invariably with respect, often with affection, occasionally with awe — suggests their admiration was genuine, not simply a matter of form.
In the United Kingdom, she had 15 prime ministers. She maintained a cordial relationship with them all — even Margaret Thatcher, who told me that the talk of her having a strained relationship with the Queen was 'a lot of nonsense'.
'The Queen,' said Lady Thatcher, 'is simply marvellous. And her commitment to the Commonwealth and to our Armed Services has been especially important.'
When Parliament was sitting, the Queen and prime minister met once a week, and in September the prime minister and his/her consort were briefly guests of Her Majesty at Balmoral (it is reckoned that the Blairs' baby Leo, born a tad prematurely on May 20, 2000, was conceived under the royal roof).
The Queen saw herself as a 'sounding board' for her prime ministers.
She said: 'They unburden themselves, or tell me what's going on. If they've got any problems, sometimes one can help in that way, too. I think it's rather nice to feel that one's a sort of sponge.
'Some things stay there and some things go out the other ear . . . occasionally, one can put one's point of view when perhaps they hadn't seen it from that angle.'
On the whole, the Queen accepted what politicians threw at her over the years, such as the curtailment of the Civil List and the requirement from 1993 to pay tax on her private income. There was negotiation — a bit of give and take on either side — but ultimately, the government of the day called the shots.
She did, however, successfully resist an attempt by Tony Benn (when he was Postmaster-General in the mid 1960s) to have the Sovereign's profile removed from British postage stamps.
Once, I asked Lord Charteris, Her Majesty's longest-serving private secretary, if the Queen herself ever felt she had put a foot wrong. He said, at once: 'Aberfan. She got that wrong and she knows it.'
In October 1966, in the South Wales mining village of Aberfan, a slag heap collapsed, engulfing the village school and killing 146 people. The Queen expressed her anguish in a press release and dispatched Prince Philip and Lord Snowdon to the scene. She did not immediately go herself.
'It was a mistake,' Charteris told me, 'and one she regrets. The scale of the tragedy called for an immediate response, but she is not a spontaneous person and is not given to emotional gestures. Custom, form and precedent count with her. She tends to do what she has done before.'
She made up for her error in the years that followed. She visited Aberfan four times, most recently during her Diamond Jubilee tour in 2012, when she unveiled a plaque at Ynysowen Community Primary School and made a speech. (She was ever-present and always highly visible, but she did not make that many speeches.)
The Queen is still charged by some with having been out of touch and slow to react (for example, in the case of Paul Burrell's trial and at the outset of the week of Diana's death) and even her keenest admirers, who regarded her as a force for good, would not have described her as a force for change.
But while that might have mattered when she was a younger woman, it did not matter at all later in her reign. The world changed: the Queen, thank God, did not.
Amid life's uncertainties, she was reassuringly familiar. She kept the show on the road.
She kept her profile on the postage stamps, not for reasons of vanity but because that was where it belonged; that was where you expected it to be.
Adapted from Philip: The Final Portrait by Gyles Brandreth, published by Coronet, £12.99. © 2022 Gyles Brandreth. To buy a copy for £11.69 go to mailshop.co.uk/books or call 020 3176 2937. Offer valid until 24/9/2022, UK p&p is free on orders over £20.
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Former England rugby star Mike Tindall set tongues wagging on social media as he sported three medals during The Queen's funeral service at Westminster Abbey.
Fans speculated over what the medals were awarded for, given Tindall has no military experience.
However, the 2003 Rugby World Cup winner was wearing his OBE, awarded after the triumph in Australia, and his Diamond and Platinum jubilee medals, handed out in 2012 and 2022 respectively. Tindall was also given an MBE in 2007.
Tindall made 75 appearances for England in rugby union and represented Bath and Gloucester during a 17-year professional career.
The 43-year-old married into the Royal Family in 2011 when he wed Princess Anne's daughter Zara, herself an international sportsperson. She won a silver medal for Team GB in the equestrian team event at London 2012.
King Charles III sported his Royal Navy uniform at the Queen's funeral, while heir William wore RAF colours in a nod to the branches of the armed forces in which they each served.
The King wore full-size medals including the Queen's Service Order (New Zealand), Coronation Medal, Silver Jubilee Medal, Golden Jubilee Medal, Diamond Jubilee Medal, Platinum Jubilee Medal and a Naval Long Service Good Conduct (LSGC) (three x Additional Service Bars).
William, the newly-named Prince of Wales, wore the RAF No 1 uniform with the Garter Sash with RAF Pilot Wings and the Garter Star Chest Order.
The Princess Royal wore a Royal Navy full ceremonial uniform in the rank of Admiral.
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LiveQueen Elizabeth II funeral: Members of the public sob as they line streets of London to say final farewell
The funeral service ended with a singing of the national anthem, God Save the King.
People were brought to tears as they watched Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin make its way through the streets of London following the late monarch’s state funeral in Westminster Abbey.
The funeral was said to be watched by more than four billion people, according to some television experts.
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral: full and in-depth live coverage from Westminster Abbey
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Mourners sob in streets of London as Queen’s state funeral ends
Tears streamed down the faces of mourners among the crowds on Constitution Hill as the service drew to a close at Westminster Abbey.
Others began putting away iPads and tablets, which they streamed the service on and held up to allow those further back to watch, in anticipation for the passing of the cortege.
The street was lined with a half-company from the Royal Air Force (RAF) standing alongside police officers.
As the national anthem was sung after the service, the clouds parted and the sun shone through the trees in Green Park.
In Whitehall and Parliament Square, the funeral service moved some to tears.
As a crowd of thousands listened to the funeral, the proceedings from Westminster Abbey relayed by speakers above the street, some sang quietly along with the hymns.
As the funeral service began, the crowd around Parliament Square began to drift – some for a much-needed sit down, others to grab a quick sandwich or a bite to eat.
But slowly, many edged back towards Whitehall and to the best viewing points in Parliament Square to await the final procession of the Queen’s coffin through London and onwards to Windsor.
When the time came for the two-minute silence, not a sound could be heard the length of Whitehall as many in the crowd bowed their head or closed their eyes.
Even as the two-minutes elapsed, many remained hushed and quiet. It was not until the time came, a few moments later, to sing the national anthem that the crowd roused itself, applause breaking out across the length of Whitehall when it came to a close.
‘She was joyful, present to so many, touching a multitude of lives’ says Archbishop of Canterbury
Reading the First Lesson, from Corinthians 15, Baroness Scotland told the congregation: “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”
The verses included the lines: “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”
Prince George was seen singing The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended as he stood between his parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The Prime Minister, Liz Truss, read the second lesson for mourners gathered in Westminster Abbey for the Queen’s funeral.
Taken from John 14, the lesson is one of comfort, evoking the promise of eternal life in Heaven.
In his sermon at the state funeral of the Queen, the Archbishop of Canterbury has told mourners the “grief” felt around the world over her death “arises from her abundant life and loving service”, adding: “She was joyful, present to so many, touching a multitude of lives.”
The Most Rev Justin Welby said: “People of loving service are rare in any walk of life. Leaders of loving service are still rarer. But in all cases those who serve will be loved and remembered when those who cling to power and privileges are forgotten. The grief of this day – felt not only by the late Queen’s family but all round the nation, Commonwealth and world – arises from her abundant life and loving service, now gone from us.”
He added: “We will all face the merciful judgement of God: we can all share the Queen’s hope which in life and death inspired her servant leadership. Service in life, hope in death. All who follow the Queen’s example, and inspiration of trust and faith in God, can with her say: ‘We will meet again.’”
Prince George and Princess Charlotte attend their great-grandmother’s funeral
Prince George and Princess Charlotte walked in between their parents behind the Queen’s coffin as part of a solemn procession through Westminster Abbey.
Ahead of the service, the Princess of Wales could be seen holding Charlotte’s hand, and giving her a reassuring touch on the shoulder.
As the young royals walked behind their great grandmother’s coffin, Charlotte held her hands clasped in front of her while George had his arms by his side.
‘O death, where is thy sting?’
The Dean of Windsor has given the bidding, ahead of the first hymn, ‘The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended’, written by John Ellerton, and which evokes the image of one day, one era, leading into another.
He told the congregation: “Here, where Queen Elizabeth was married and crowned, we gather from across the nation, from the Commonwealth, and from the nations of the world, to mourn our loss, to remember her long life of selfless service, and in sure confidence to commit her to the mercy of God our maker and redeemer.”
The Bidding will be followed by Baroness Scotland, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, delivering the First Lesson in tribute to The Queen’s lifetime of dedication and service to the family of nations.
The Lesson is taken from Corinthians 15, and includes the line, ‘O death, where is thy sting?’.
What are the flowers on the Queen’s coffin?
The wreath which adorns the Queen’s coffin includes flowers requested by King Charles.
Cut from the gardens of Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Highgrove House, the flowers and foliage have been chosen for their symbolism.
They include rosemary, for remembrance, and myrtle cut from a plant which was grown from a sprig of myrtle in the Queen’s wedding bouquet. Myrtle is an ancient symbol of a happy marriage.
Also included are English oak to symbolise the strength of love, pelargoniums, garden roses, autumnal hydrangea, sedum, dahlias and scabious.
These are in shades of gold, pink and deep burgundy, with touches of white, to reflect the Royal Standard.
Queen’s coffin arrives at Westminster Abbey for State Funeral
There was complete silence from the crowd close to Parliament Square, as the State Gun Carriage carrying the Queen’s coffin slowly moved past.
The crowd, momentarily still and with phones held aloft to capture the moment, was around 10-people thick in places, as tens of thousands thronged the streets to say goodbye to the monarch.
A moment of silence was held on The Mall.
Security guards asked members of the public and media to stop talking at 10.55am.
The Queen’s coffin has arrived at Westminster Abbey and has been carried inside by the bearer party of Grenadier Guards ahead of the state funeral service.
The short procession from Westminster Hall, to the sound of bagpipes and with Big Ben tolling, took around eight minutes.
As the coffin entered, the Choir of Westminster Abbey sang lines, known as The Sentences, from Revelation 14:13, set to music written by William Croft and used at every state funeral since the early 18th century.
Queen’s coffins travels from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey for state funeral
The Queen’s coffin was carried from New Palace Yard towards Westminster Abbey on the Royal Navy State Funeral Gun Carriage.
The coffin was followed by the King and other members of the royal family on foot, including the Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex.
The route through Parliament Square, Broad Sanctuary and the Sanctuary is lined by Royal Navy personnel and Royal Marines.
The arrival of the sailors pulling the carriage at New Palace Yard at around 10am, was heralded by the sound of their boots tapping loudly on the cobbles.
King Charles III makes his way to lead the procession from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey
The King and the Prince of Wales passed Horseguards Road in a car at 10:31am.
The Duke of Sussex was in a car behind them.
They waved at the cheering crowds as they drove past.
Boris Johnson and wife Carrie arrive at Westminster Abbey ahead of the funeral
Former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and his wife, Carrie Johnson, have arrived at Westminster Abbey ahead of the Queen’s state funeral.
Mr. Johnson resigned officially as prime minister when he visited the Queen two days before her death in Balmoral in Scotland.
Then Prince of Wales, Charles, became King Charles III at the moment of his mother’s death.
Queen Elizabeth II was 96 years-old and is the longest reigning monarch in the history of the United Kingdom
Foreign dignitaries have been greeted at Westminster Abbey ahead of the Queen’s state funeral on Monday.
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walked through the doors shortly after 10am.
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Last week, an El Al plane landed at Ben Gurion Airport, carrying a group of nearly 60 new Olim from North America. Among them was Stella Rockoff, who made Aliyah from New Jersey at the age of 101, together with her daughter, Elaine, and son-in-law, Michael, with the assistance of Nefesh B’Nefesh and in coordination with the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, and JNF-USA. The flight alone brought nearly 60 new Olim to Israel.
Stella was born in 1921 in Jerusalem during the British Mandate of Palestine. Her birth certificate is written in three languages: Hebrew, Arabic, and English. At the age of five, Stella’s family decided to immigrate to the United States, settling in Brooklyn, New York. In 1940, she married Rabbi Herman Rockoff. The young couple moved to Pennsylvania, where they were distinguished leaders in the local Jewish community and created a family of their own with four children: the late Seymour, Elaine, Jonah, and Sharon.
Later, the family moved to Manhattan, where Rockoff was appointed executive secretary of the Rabbinical Council of America. As part of her role, she worked closely with the leading Rabbi’s and was very active in managing annual conferences throughout the US and with Israeli institutions, including the Yeshivat Hadarom in Rehovot and the Eretz Haim cemetery in Beit Shemesh. Prior to her Aliyah, Stella resided in Clifton, New Jersey, and was the oldest member of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.
Stella is a known music lover who has written numerous songs about American Jewry and her love for the Land of Israel. Her late son, Seymour, was a well-known and sought-after cantor, who even performed an entire concert of his mother’s compositions.
Now, 96 years later, she was finally able to make Aliyah, along with her daughter and son-in law. “All my life I dreamed of returning to my native country,” said Rockoff. “This is a day of celebration for me – My family left at a time when ‘the Jewish State’ was just an idea, an idea that has since become the ‘State of Israel’, now a strong nation and a leader in innovation, and I am proud to finally call it home. I can’t wait to be reunited with my many grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren, and two more great-great-grandchildren in my old-new home.”
Michael and Elaine Reinheimer, Rockoff’s daughter and son-in-law who accompanied her, remarked that, “The idea that she will be reunited with the family in Israel makes mom very happy. The grandchildren and great-grandchildren can’t wait for her to arrive. America has been very good to us, but now it’s time to go home.”
“I congratulate Stella and her family for making Aliyah, proving that it is never too late to return home,” said Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Nefesh B’Nefesh. “Stella was born at a time when we were fighting to establish a home for the Jewish people, and now she is returning to a country that welcomes thousands of Jews every year who are continuing to build it in every facet of life. This is the essence of what Nefesh B’Nefesh has been striving for these past twenty years.”
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EXCLUSIVE: 'He was there holding my hand': Abbie Quinnen praises boyfriend AJ Pritchard for his support as she recovered from life-changing third degree burns
Abbie Quinnen has paid a loving tribute to boyfriend AJ Pritchard and praised his support as she recovered from second and third degree burns.
The dancer, 25, needed three skin grafts after a YouTube video she was filming with her boyfriend, 27, went horribly wrong and saw a wine bottle explode and set fire to her hair and clothing on January 19 2021.
In an exclusive chat with MailOnline, she said: ‘I can’t thank those at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital enough. AJ has been to every single appointment with me, he’s always there holding my hand.. he’s the best honestly.
Smitten: Abbie Quinnen has paid a loving tribute to boyfriend AJ Pritchard and praised his support as she recovered from second and third degree burns
‘I haven’t seen him for a while though, I should be seeing him tonight. He’s been away filming something exciting, it’s top secret so I can’t tell you.'
Nearly two years on from her injury, Abbie said she is still undergoing regular treatment.
She said: ‘I’m doing so much better, I can’t thank the NHS enough for what they’ve done for me. I still go every six weeks for laser and microneedling.
‘It was meant to be on Monday but it’s on Friday now because of the Queen’s funeral as it’s in Chelsea so the roads are all closed for the day.
Horror accident: The dancer, 25, needed three skin grafts after a YouTube video she was filming with her boyfriend, 27, went horribly wrong and saw a wine bottle explode and set fire to her hair and clothing on January 19 2021
It comes after Abbie candidly revealed that AJ would 'cry hysterically from guilt' after her fireball accident.
She told The Sun: 'There were times when I would find AJ hysterically crying from guilt and helplessness and that would really upset me!
Abbie and AJ started dating in 2018 after they met when she was a dancer on his tour.
She continued: 'It definitely did affect our relationship but I think mostly for the better as it showed me just how much he cared and loved me.
The duo were attempting to upcycle a wine bottle into a vase when the accident happened.
Abbie previously detailed she feared for her life when the fire started while AJ spoke about how 'seconds felt like a lifetime', while he attempted to quell the flames consuming his partner.
She explained on Lorraine that while recovering, she feared she would 'never look the same' and could not return to her dream job of performing.
He said of her recovery: 'It's unbelievable the hospital, the surgeons, the nurses have helped so much. The skin is unbelievable [in how it recovers], while Abbie added: 'I'm doing OK a lot better than I was, that's for sure. My face has almost healed now.'
Abbie said: 'I think when it happened I was just thinking the worst, my face is never going to look the same again, I'm always going to have scars on my body...
'I'm never going to be able to dance or perform and do what I love doing, so I instantly thought that was it for me. Luckily my face is healing really well.'
Abbie completed the London half marathon in 2021 and is continuing to raise money for burn victims.
Candid: It comes after Abbie candidly revealed that AJ would 'cry hysterically from guilt' after her fireball accident in January 2021
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China's tougher border measures and Japan's cautious approach towards relaxation in inbound travel restrictions could displace Asia-Pacific as the world's largest air passenger market for 2022, a report said on Monday.
As against 3.38 billion flyers travelled in the APAC (Asia-Pacific) region, accounting for 37 per cent of the global volume of 9.16 billion in 2019, the numbers of air passengers in the region slipped to more than half at 1.50 billion in 2021, with the region's share declining to 33 per cent, as per the report by Airports Council International-Asia Pacific (ACI-Asia-Pacific).
Following a phenomenal growth, 2020 was a watershed year for aviation as the COVID-19 pandemic crippled the industry, it said.
The Hong Kong based ACI-Asia-Pacific represents airport operators in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East region with 131 members operating 618 airports in 49 countries/ territories across the region.
The forecast, however, does not include the Middle-East, it stated.
Asia-Pacific, which has dominated the civil aviation market for several years prior to the pandemic, is estimated to finish second, behind Europe in terms of passenger share and at a comparable level with North America, ACI-Asia Pacific said.
It said the latest forecast indicates that by the end of 2022, passenger traffic will only recover by about 55 per cent as compared to pre-pandemic levels. This is in stark contrast to other regions where recovery is substantially higher, and indeed estimated to be approximately between 70 per cent and 80 per cent, respectively.
Although the latest ACI forecast predicts 22 per cent growth for 2022 over 2021, the share of passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific is likely to drop to second globally, with an estimated traffic of 1.84 billion passengers, a decline of 45 per cent compared to 2019, it stated.
Stefano Baronci, Director General of ACI-Asia-Pacific said, "The traffic in the region will not be able to fully recover to 2019 levels unless all countries keep their borders open to facilitate freedom of movement. China and Japan -- one of the largest contributors to the region's overall traffic -- have been slow in lifting travel and COVID restrictions."
Baronci said that the ACI-Asia Pacific urges states to take a measured approach to facilitate the recovery in a more sustainable manner and without causing significant impact on their healthcare system.
"Accelerating the recovery will need a whole of industry and government support, especially in view of an increasingly challenging macroeconomic scenario," he said.
ACI-Asia-Pacific also said it has written a letter, co-signed by ACI World and World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), to the prime minister of Japan, urging the government to remove all restrictions and restore the travel privileges to enable smooth recovery of the industry in the region.
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Watch: Queen Elizabeth II's full funeral service
The funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II was conducted by the Dean of Westminster at Westminster Abbey, started at 11 a.m. (6 a.m. ET), with the Archbishop of Canterbury giving the Sermon and Commendation.
The nation observed a two-minute silence towards the end of the hour-long service after which the Sovereign's Piper of the Royal Regiment of Scotland played the traditional lament, "Sleep, dearie, sleep."
Follow along with the order of service as you watch the funeral in the video player above.
Full order of service
Music before the service
Matthew Jorysz, Assistant Organist, Westminster Abbey, plays:
Fantasia of four parts, Orlando Gibbons (1583--1625)
Romanza (Symphony no 5 in D), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872--1958) arranged by Robert Quinney (b 1976)
Reliqui domum meum Peter Maxwell Davies (1934--2016)
Meditation on 'Brother James's Air' Harold Darke (1888--1976)
Prelude on 'Ecce jam noctis' Op 157 no 3 Healey Willan (1880--1968)
Psalm Prelude Set 1 no 2, Herbert Howells (1892--1983)
In the Country Op 194 no 2, Charles Villiers Stanford (1852--1924)
Fantasy on 'O Paradise,' Malcolm Williamson (1931--2003)
Elegy Op 58 Edward Elgar (1857--1934) arranged by Matthew Jorysz (b 1992)
The Sub-Organist plays:
Andante espressivo (Sonata in G Op 28), Edward Elgar Sospiri Op 70, Edward Elgar, arranged by Peter Holder (b 1990)
The Choir of Westminster Abbey sings the Sentences, during which the Procession of the Coffin moves through the Abbey
I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
John 11: 25--26
I KNOW that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God; whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another. Job 19: 25--27
HE brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
1 Timothy 6: 7; Job 1: 21
William Croft (1678--1727)
The Choir of Westminster Abbey and the Choir of the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, sing:
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts
THOU knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not thy merciful ears unto our prayer; but spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from thee. Amen.
Henry Purcell (1659-95)
I HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord: even so saith the Spirit; for they rest from their labours. Amen.
William Croft
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE, Dean of Westminster, gives the Bidding
IN grief and also in profound thanksgiving we come to this House of God, to a place of prayer, to a church where remembrance and hope are sacred duties. Here, where Queen Elizabeth was married and crowned, we gather from across the nation, from the Commonwealth, and from the nations of the world, to mourn our loss, to remember her long life of selfless service, and in sure confidence to commit her to the mercy of God our maker and redeemer.
With gratitude we remember her unswerving commitment to a high calling over so many years as Queen and Head of the Commonwealth. With admiration we recall her life-long sense of duty and dedication to her people. With thanksgiving we praise God for her constant example of Christian faith and devotion. With affection we recall her love for her family and her commitment to the causes she held dear.
Now, in silence, let us in our hearts and minds recall our many reasons for thanksgiving, pray for all members of her family, and commend Queen Elizabeth to the care and keeping of almighty God.
A brief silence is kept.
O MERCIFUL God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection and the life; in whom whosoever believeth shall live, though he die; and whosoever liveth, and believeth in him, shall not die eternally; who hast taught us, by his holy Apostle Saint Paul, not to be sorry, as men without hope, for them that sleep in him: We meekly beseech thee, O Father, to raise us from the death of sin unto the life of righteousness; that, when we shall depart this life, we may rest in him, as our hope is this our sister doth; and that, at the general Resurrection in the last day, we may be found acceptable in thy sight; and receive that blessing, which thy well-beloved Son shall then pronounce to all that love and fear thee, saying, Come, ye blessed children of my Father, receive the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. Grant this, we beseech thee, O merciful Father, through Jesus Christ, our mediator and redeemer. Amen.
Hymn: The Day Thou Gavest, Lord Is Ended
THE day thou gavest, Lord, is ended
the darkness falls at thy behest,
to thee our morning hymns ascended,
thy praise shall sanctify our rest.
We thank thee that thy Church unsleeping,
while earth rolls onward into light,
through all the world her watch is keeping,
and rests not now by day or night.
As o'er each continent and island
the dawn leads on another day,
the voice of prayer is never silent,
nor dies the strain of praise away,
The sun that bids us rest is waking
our brethren 'neath the western sky,
and hour by hour fresh lips are making
thy wondrous doings heard on high.
So be it, Lord; thy throne shall never,
like earth's proud empires, pass away;
thy kingdom stands, and grows for ever,
till all thy creatures own thy sway.
Tune: St Clement
The Right Honourable the Baroness Scotland of Asthal KC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, reads the First Lesson.
NOW is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
1 Corinthians 15: 20--26, 53--end
The choir sings The Psalm
LIKE as the hart desireth the water-brooks : so longeth my soul after thee, O God.
My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God :
when shall I come to appear before the presence of God?
My tears have been my meat day and night : while they daily say unto me, Where is now thy God?
Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart by myself : for I went with the multitude, and brought them forth into the house of God;
In the voice of praise and thanksgiving : among such as keep holy-day.
Why art thou so full of heaviness, O my soul : and why art thou so disquieted within me?
Put thy trust in God : for I will yet give him thanks for the help of his countenance.
Words: Psalm 42: 1--7
Music :Judith Weir CBE, Master of the Queen's Music (b 1954)
composed for this Service
The Right Honourable Elizabeth Truss MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, reads the Second Lesson
LET not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.
Thanks be to God.
John 14: 1--9a
Hymn: The Lord's my shepherd
THE Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want;
he makes me down to lie
in pastures green; he leadeth me
the quiet waters by.
My soul he doth restore again,
and me to walk doth make
within the paths of righteousness,
e'en for his own name's sake.
Choir only: Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale,
yet will I fear none ill;
for thou art with me, and thy rod
and staff me comfort still.
My table thou hast furnishèd
in presence of my foes;
my head thou dost with oil anoint,
and my cup overflows.
Goodness and mercy all my life
shall surely follow me;
and in God's house for evermore
my dwelling place shall be.
Words: Psalm 23 in Scottish Psalter 1650
Tune: Crimond, attributed to Jessie Seymour Irvine (1836--87)
Harmony by David Grant (1833--93)
Descant by William Baird Ross (1871--1950)
The Sermon
The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan
The choir sings the anthem: My soul, there is a country
My soul, there is a country,
Far beyond the stars,
Where stands a wingèd sentry
All skilful in the wars:
There above noise, and danger,
Sweet Peace sits crowned with smiles,
And One born in a manger
Commands the beauteous files.
He is thy gracious friend,
And (O my soul, awake!)
Did in pure love descend,
To die here for thy sake.
If thou canst get but thither,
There grows the flower of Peace,
The Rose that cannot wither,
Thy fortress, and thy ease.
Leave then thy foolish ranges,
For none can thee secure,
But One who never changes,
Thy God, thy Life, thy Cure.
Words: From Songs of Farewell Henry Vaughan (1621--95)
Music: Hubert Parry (1848--1918)
The Prayers
The Reverend Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Precentor, says:
In confidence and trust, let us pray to the Father.
The Reverend Dr Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, says:
Let us give thanks to God for Queen Elizabeth's long life and reign, recalling with gratitude her gifts of wisdom, diligence, and service.
GOD, from whom cometh everything that is upright and true: accept our thanks for the gifts of heart and mind that thou didst bestow upon thy daughter Elizabeth, and which she showed forth among us in her words and deeds; and grant that we may have grace to live our lives in accordance with thy will, to seek the good of others, and to remain faithful servants unto our lives' end; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Ms Shermara Fletcher, Principal Officer for Pentecostal and Charismatic Relations, Churches Together in England, says:
Confident in God's love and compassion, let us pray for all those whose hearts are heavy with grief and sorrow.
Almighty God, Father of all mercies and giver of all comfort: deal graciously, we pray thee, with those who mourn, that casting every care on thee, they may know the consolation of thy love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally DBE, Bishop of London and Dean of His Majesty's Chapels Royal, says:
Let us pray for His Majesty The King and all the Royal Family; that they may know the sustaining power of God's love and the prayerful fellowship of God's people.
Almighty God, the fountain of all goodness, we humbly beseech thee to bless our most gracious Sovereign Lord King Charles, Camilla The Queen Consort, William Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family: endue them with thy Holy Spirit, enrich them with thy heavenly grace; prosper them with all happiness; and bring them to thine everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Reverend Canon Helen Cameron, Moderator of the Free Churches Group, says:
In recognition of Queen Elizabeth's service to this United Kingdom, let us rejoice in her unstinting devotion to duty, her compassion for her subjects, and her counsel to her ministers; and we pray for the continued health and prosperity of this Nation.
Almighty God, whose will it is that all thy children should serve thee in serving one another: look with love, we pray thee, on this Nation. Grant to its citizens grace to work together with honest and faithful hearts, each caring for the good of all; that, seeking first thy kingdom and its righteousness, they may possess all things needful for their daily sustenance and the common good; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, says:
Let us give thanks for Queen Elizabeth's commitment to the Commonwealth throughout her reign, for her service and dedication to its peoples, and for the rich bonds of unity and mutual support she sustained.
Almighty and everlasting God, hear our prayer for the Commonwealth, and grant it the guidance of thy wisdom. Inspire those in authority, that they may promote justice and the common good; give to all its citizens the spirit of mutual honour and respect; and grant to us all grace to strive for the establishment of righteousness and peace; for the honour of thy name. Amen.
The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, Primate of England and Metropolitan, says:
We give thanks to God for Queen Elizabeth's loyalty to the faith she inherited through her baptism and confirmation, and affirmed at her coronation; for her unswerving devotion to the Gospel; and for her steadfast service as Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
Lord, we beseech thee to keep thy household the Church in continual godliness; that through thy protection she may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in all good works, to the glory of thy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Precentor says:
Let us pray that we may be given grace to live as those who believe in the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, and the resurrection to eternal life.
Bring us, O Lord God, at our last awakening into the house and gate of heaven, to enter into that gate and dwell in that house, where there shall be no darkness nor dazzling, but one equal light; no noise nor silence, but one equal music; no fears nor hopes, but one equal possession; no ends nor beginnings, but one equal eternity; in the habitation of thy glory and dominion, world without end. Amen.
John Donne (1572--1631)
The choir sings the Anthem:
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Alleluia! Amen.
Words: Romans 8: 35a, 38b--end
Music: Sir James MacMillan CBE (b 1959)
composed for this Service
The Dean pronounces the Blessing:
God grant to the living grace; to the departed rest; to the Church, The King, the Commonwealth, and all people, peace and concord, and to us sinners, life everlasting; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen.
The Last Post
Reveille
The National Anthem
GOD save our gracious King,
long live our noble King,
God save The King.
Send him victorious,
happy and glorious,
long to reign over us:
God save The King.
Thy choicest gifts in store
on him be pleased to pour,
long may he reign.
May he defend our laws,
and ever give us cause
to sing with heart and voice:
God save The King!
Arranged by Gordon Jacob (1895--1984)
The Queen's Piper, Warrant Officer Class 1 (Pipe Major) Paul Burns, plays:
Sleep, dearie, sleep
(traditional)
The Coffin and Processions leave the church.
The Sub-Organist plays:
Fantasia in C minor BWV 562
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685--1750)
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GRAINS-Wheat drops as strong dollar, recession fears weigh
By Michael Hogan
HAMBURG, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Chicago wheat fell on Monday as the strong dollar threatened to hamper U.S. exports while expected increases in interest rates raise the prospect of world recession cutting demand.
Continued Ukrainian grain export shipments into world markets also burdened. Soybeans were underpinned by hopes of more Chinese buying and firm soymeal.
Chicago Board of Trade most active wheat fell 1.7% to $8.44-1/4 a bushel at 1206 GMT.
Soybeans rose 0.3% to $14.53 a bushel, corn fell 0.3% to $6.75-1/4 a bushel.
Equities and crude oil fell and the dollar firmed on Monday ahead of central bank meetings in the U.S. and elsewhere which could see borrowing costs rise globally.
"Wheat is seeing downward pressure today from the stronger dollar which will burden U.S. exports at a time Russian wheat is looking cheap in world markets," said Matt Ammermann, StoneX commodity risk manager. "Fears central banks will increase interest rates and cause a world recession, so cutting demand, is also hitting wheat and the rest of the grains and soy complex today."
"Russian wheat is currently looking a very low price and the forecasts today of a larger Russian harvest could mean more supplies are available if exports can take place in the face of the war disruption. Large volumes of Ukrainian corn are still coming onto the world market which is taking demand from other suppliers."
Some 165 ships with 3.7 million tonnes of agricultural products have left Ukraine in the safe shipping channel. Another ship chartered by the United Nations World Food Programme left Ukraine with around 30,000 tonnes of wheat for Ethiopia.
Russian consultancy IKAR raised its forecast of Russia's 2022 wheat crop by 2 million tonnes.
"Soybeans are seeing support from hopes of more Chinese import demand and strength in soymeal prices today," Ammermann said. But soybeans are also burdened by the recession fears today." (Reporting by Michael Hogan in Hamburg, additonal reporting by Enrico Dela Cruz in Manila, editing by David Evans)
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Portsmouth boss' bold prediction over Blackpool winger
Danny Cowley has lauded the emergence of Owen Dale as a major Pompey threat.
And the Blues boss stated he can still see a lot of growth in the Blackpool loanee as his threat begins to emerge.
Dale’s quality has increasingly come to the fore in recent weeks, with the 23-year-old hitting a consistent run of fine form.
The former Crewe man’s 10th outing against Plymouth on Saturday was among his most effective, with his hard running and dynamism forcing the visitors on the back foot.
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Cowley told how he believed Dale’s approach would chime with Pompey supporters, when he was battling to bring in the Warrington-born man this summer.
And that belief has been borne out, as the winger comes to the fore amid his side’s unbeaten league start to the season.
Cowley now sees that form growing over the coming months for Pompey.
He said: ‘Owen’s a good player, he’s spiky - I knew the Portsmouth supporters would like him.
‘He’s got an edge, he’s just got an edge.
‘I think there’s loads to come from him.
‘He was in the office after the game watching the clips back from his counter-attacks, because he was frustrated he hadn’t added a goal to his good play.
‘The way he played against Plymouth, he deserved a goal.’
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Going up against players of greater size hasn’t been an issue for the winger, with last week’s trip to Burton Albion being a case in point.
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‘He says he’s 5ft 9in, so maybe he’s on tip-toes or he had his stilettos on!
‘He has a big heart, a really big heart and he’s done great for us.’
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The new Princess of Wales wore an ornate pearl choker for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral on Monday which had a particularly meaningful link to the late monarch.
In sharp contrast to her traditional, all black outfit, Kate Middleton’s bright earrings and necklace, which used to belong to the queen, stood out.
The four-row Japanese pearl choker was paired with Bahrain pearl drop earrings, a combination she was last seen wearing in public for Prince Philip’s funeral in April 2021.
She also wore it to honor the queen’s 70th wedding anniversary to the Duke of Edinburgh.
The eye-catching necklace has four rows of pearls with a curved diamond clasp in the middle. Each side has three rows of diamonds that join at the top and bottom.
It was a particularly fitting choice, as the pieces actually belonged to the queen. Kate’s grandmother-in-law first lent her this jewelry back in 2017.
The Queen also lent Princess Diana — the last official Princess of Wales — the choker back in November 1982, when Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands visited the U.K.
The Princess of Wales’ earrings were from the queen’s royal collection, with diamond studs and longer diamonds in a style reminiscent of the 1940s. There are pearl drops at the end, too.
Kate has worn pearls throughout this period of national mourning, as they are a traditional stone to represent mourning and known to be loved by the queen.
Her 7-year-old daughter, Princess Charlotte, also attended the funeral and was seen wearing an equally touching brooch in the shape of a horseshoe — a nod to her great-grandmother’s love of horses.
Kate’s sister-in-law, Meghan Markle, also wore the pearl earrings the queen is believed to have given to her during their first royal outing together back in 2018.
Royal mourning is set to go on for an extra seven days after the funeral, while national mourning will end on Monday, when the queen is laid to rest.
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Queen Elizabeth's coffin has been transferred to a hearse for its final journey to Windsor on Monday (19.09.22) afternoon.
The monarch's body was taken by gun carriage from her funeral at Westminster Abbey for a military procession through central London, and after arriving at Wellington Arch, the body was moved to the car, and a royal salute took place ahead of the playing of the National Anthem as the vehicle began its journey to Windsor ahead of the Committal Service at 4pm.
The queen's children, led by King Charles, and grandsons Princes William and Harry walked in the procession, while a number of female royals - including Queen Consort Camilla, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex - travelled by car.
As the procession passed the Cenotaph, the King and his siblings saluted the memorial to soldiers killed in the First and Second World Wars.
Crowds in Whitehall applauded the procession and shouted cheers of 'Hip, Hip Hooray' as it passed, while on Constitution Hill, the members of the public who had gathered to pay their respects waved flowrs.
Buckingham Palace staff waited outside for almost an hour as the cortege passed by the official London residence of the monarch.
As the queen's coffin went through, the staff either curtsied or bowed, before repeating the gesture in honour of the king.
When the hearse travels to Windsor, a back-up vehicle will follow discreetly behind the one carrying the queen's coffin in case of any problems.
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Dubai: A Kuwaiti soldier was accidentally shot dead by his comrade in a friendly fire incident at a military camp on Sunday morning, local media reported.
According to a statement on its official Twitter account, the General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army said the soldier who shot dead his comrade was handed over to the relevant authority for investigation to identify the details and circumstances surrounding the incident.
The Department of Moral Guidance and Public Relations at the army advised media outlets and social media users to obtain information from its official sources and avoid circulating rumours and wrong information.
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COLUMN-Germany energy transition needs faster CO2 cuts from autos, industry: Maguire
By Gavin Maguire
LITTLETON, Colo. Sept 19 (Reuters) - Two major pillars of the German economy - its mammoth car market and manufacturing sector - are clear laggards in emissions reduction and must accelerate their decarbonisation if Germany is to make good on its energy transition commitments.
The German economy has been one of the hardest hit by the fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war, which has caused power prices to soar across Europe and sparked European Union members to slash purchases of Russian energy products.
Germany is also a highly influential industrial and policy leader within Europe, able to deploy both the technical acumen to empower the energy transition, and the political clout to set - and realise - bold climate ambitions.
Yet little of this leadership heft has been evident lately as German industry and households - top consumers of Russian natural gas - grapple with the near-term impact of higher energy costs and the long-term implications of a disentangling of Germany's economy from a major trading partner.
But the Ukraine-Russia crisis has also underscored how the energy transition away from fossil fuels can increase Germany's energy security by reducing the reliance on any single supplier.
The problem is, making that transition is much easier said than done, especially for an economy primarily driven by manufacturers that in turn are heavily reliant on cheap power.
UNEVEN EMISSIONS REDUCTION
Germany's total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reductions over the past decade have outpaced those of broader Europe, giving the impression that the entire country is engaged in an aggressive pollution-cutting drive to fulfil its national pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050.
German Federal Environment Agency (Umwelt Bundesamt) emissions data show that national CO2 emissions dropped by 157.7 million tons, or by 18.9%, between 2010 and 2021.
That's similar to the 154.02 million tonnes (19.2%) in cuts estimated in the latest BP Statistical Review of World Energy over the same period, and places Germany as Europe's second largest CO2 reducer by tonnage behind the United Kingdom.
But a closer look at Germany's emissions by source reveals that energy firms and households have done most of the heavy lifting in terms of emissions cuts since 2010, while manufacturers and road traffic have barely moved the needle on CO2 discharge.
Indeed, the energy sector alone accounts for 117 million tonnes, or 74%, of the total CO2 cuts since 2010, while households account for a further 14% of the reduction (22.1 million tonnes).
In contrast, road traffic CO2 emissions were reduced by just 3.5 million tonnes since 2010, while CO2 discharge by industry dropped by only 2.9 million tonnes.
These meagre CO2 cuts by industry and on Germany's roads may suggest those sectors happily conducted business as usual while the country's energy industry urgently dismantled outdated coal plants, rolled out renewable power supplies and boosted household heating and cooling efficiency.
But the slow going in terms of industry emissions reductions also suggests scope for quick progress going forward, especially in response to the supply shock since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
Manufacturers and heavy industry across Germany have made aggressive investments into greener and cheaper power sources this year as they try to plug the supply gap from Russia, while the central government has pledged more than $200 billion to help fund industrial transformation.
Legislators have also fast-tracked power sector reforms to spur additional renewable energy production, especially in the country's north.
The outlook for Germany's auto fleet - and its associated emissions - is less upbeat.
The country plans to drop subsidies for electric vehicle purchases from next year as they were deemed no longer necessary by the increasingly cash-strapped government.
Meanwhile, car makers remain overwhelmingly reliant on fossil fuels for power, and so may be forced to slow production of electric and traditional vehicles alike amid the enduring energy crunch, despite continued strong demand for cleaner cars.
Still, there is clear momentum behind green power generation and consumption throughout Germany that will inevitably accelerate all business decarbonisation.
This will allow the country to boast a sector-wide participation in emissions reduction, driven as much by the sectors that power the economy as by those that provide power to it - and be a more fitting reflection of Germany's stature as a global industrial and political titan.
(Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
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Households who claim disability benefit are set to be helped with the rising cost of living with a £150 payment into their bank accounts from tomorrow. As we reported in our newsletter, the one-off cash payment is to help those with disabilities pay for equipment that uses a lot of energy as well as care needs.
Around six million people will receive the disability cost-of-living payment from tomorrow (September 20). But it could be later for some as UK government has said that the vast majority of those eligible are expected to receive their one-off payment by the start of October.
Those who claim the following qualify for the payment:
- Personal Independence Payment
- Disability Living Allowance
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Armed Forces Independence Payment
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War Pension Mobility Supplement
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Constant Attendance Allowance
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Child Disability Payment (in Scotland)
To be eligible for the payments, claimants must have received, or started the process to successfully claim one of the benefits, as of May 25. The one off payment is part of a package of support for households as costs soar as winter looms.
It has been reported that more than eight million eligible households in receipt of a means-tested benefits received the first of two automatic cost-of-living payments of £326 from July 14. The second means-tested payment of £324 will be issued later this year.
In just a matter of weeks, on October 1, a new energy price guarantee will mean an average household will pay no more than £2,500 a year on their energy bill for the next two years. However, further details about measures to help households and businesses are expected to emerge this week.
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More diversity required to fill construction skills gap, says Leeds Building College principal
More diversity is needed in the construction industry to fill the skills gap, says Nikki Davis, the new principal of Leeds Building College.
Speaking to The Yorkshire Post, Ms Davis said that diversifying the sector was not only the right thing to do, but was also required if the industry is to meet the need for over 200,000 new workers by 2025.
“These opportunities should be there for everybody, and nobody should feel cut off from construction because of gender ethnicity or whatever other stereotype,” she said.
“We had our awards evening last night for last years students and 30 per cent of the award winners were female - which is fantastic to have that
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“So when we can be more inclusive to everybody they do brilliantly, we just need to get more students in for construction generally.
Ms Davis, previously vice principal, took over the role in August, and is the first female head of Leeds Building College in the 60 years of it being open.
Ms Davis noted that she is keen to avoid making changes which she believes would only temporarily solve the problem of diversity in construction.
“I think there is a risk of being tokenistic about how things are approached - and that’s something we’re being very cautious of as we develop different strategies across the college,” she said.
“I don't want posters full of female students and students from ethnic minorities if that isn't representative of the students we have here.
“The visibility and seeing yourself in an environment is really important - and representation is part of it - but it can be very surface level.
“We've got to really dig into it and understand what the barriers are, and remove those, otherwise it is tokenistic and doesn’t help.
“This isn't a tick box exercise, because what's the point otherwise - I’ll move on and things stop if you haven't really embedded it into the ethos of how somewhere operates, and in the sector more widely.”
Ms Davis also noted her belief that the courses such as apprenticeships that are offered through the building college are key to allowing for social mobility.
“We look at our full time students and 30 per cent of those students come from the most deprived areas in Leeds,” she said.
“So to be able to work their way through to a degree apprenticeship with no debt and be possibly the first in their family to get a degree, it shows actual social mobility happening and working, and it can make such a difference.
“The average salary of students and apprentices leaving us is £27,000 and they’re walking out without a penny in debt because they've done it through apprenticeship routes."
Ms Davis added that she believes the college would be able to have even impact on social mobility if it was provided with more funding.
“By 2025 we’ll be funded at the same level of 2010,” she said, “but we could grow our student numbers quite considerably if I could increase the pay for our lecturers.
“When you compare what an electrician can earn out in industry compared to what we can offer, its unsurprising we have a gap.
“And i'm not saying we’re ever going to be able to compete with industry because that's not the reality - but we should at least have the compatibility with school teachers
“In some of our departments we could probably double our numbers, and go much further to sorting out the skills gaps.
“That is our biggest barrier to growth,- and it's an ongoing battle.”
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — ArtPrize 2022 is underway across Grand Rapids – with over a thousand pieces of art from 750 artists staged throughout the city – and there’s one exhibit that is garnering plenty of recognition.
Combining scrap metal and the sport of disc golf, the interactive exhibit is located at an open space at the John Ball Zoo.
“I've got a five-hole disc golf course, five different sculptures. They're all made out of scrap metal. There's the spider, the monster, butterfly, frog and then the cow,” said creator Stacy Rhines.
A post on ArtPrize’s Facebook page highlighting Rhines' creation has received nearly 3,000 likes and over 1,500 shares. For Rhines, the exhibit is an admiration of those enjoying the art and those looking to play.
“It's kind of combining the art and the sport of disc golf. So it's giving the disc golfers kind of a little bit of appreciation for art, and it's giving the people that are coming to see the art an appreciation for disc golf,” he says.
Each of the five unique sculptures were created over the winter.
“I scheduled a month for each one over the winter. It's about 40 to 60 hours, but I need about a month to get one done,” Rhines says.
People looking to visit the exhibit do not have to enter the John Ball Zoo. You can bring your own discs or frisbees or use discs that are provided at the exhibit.
“I'm honestly excited to see people come play it. And the disc golf community on this side of the state has really adopted me and put the word out," Rhines says. "And I'm very appreciative of that, because I would really like to see people come play it and enjoy it. I'm a little off the beaten path of ArtPrize. And we're kind of outside of the city. But this is the perfect venue at the John ball Zoo.”
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Malta wrote a new page in the World Cycling history books when it was represented for the first time in the World Championships on Sunday 18 September 2022 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Two cyclists of Maltese descent living in Australia, Daniel Bonello and Alexander Smyth took part in the Time Trial on the Wollongong circuit over a distance of 34.2km.
Bonello had a wonderful performance when he completed his two laps in a time of 44:57.14, while Alexander Smyth ended his race at 47:14.64. This Time Trial was won by Norwegian Tobias Foss in a time of 40:02.78. Stefan Kung of Switzerland finished second and Belgian Remco Evenepoel third.
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Queen Elizabeth II State Funeral: Channel 5 will not show funeral - full schedule including Stuart Little
A Jason Statham movie will be the last thing aired by Channel 5 today
Most TV schedules today will be covering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral.
Sky News, ITV, BBC News, and all Sky Sports Channels have severely altered their usual schedule in order to air the funeral, with millions set to tune in.
Since her death on Thursday, 8 September, most TV coverage has been different, with full coverage concerning The Queen dominating headlines and air time.
With the funeral one of the biggest operations in the UK since the Second World War, it’s understandable why most TV channels have opted to air the funeral.
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However, with millions tuning in to the likes of ITV, the BBC, Sky Sports, Sky Crime, Sky Comedy, Sky News and more in order to watch the funeral, some may not want to watch the funeral.
One of the channels that isn’t set to air the funeral or provide extensive coverage after the funeral such as the procession and drive to Windsor is Channel 5.
They have opted for a more lighthearted day of shows and movies screened, allowing people an alternate viewing option to the funeral.
What is Channel 5’s schedule today?
As mentioned, the channel has opted against airing the funeral and will instead air movies such as Stuart Little and The Emoji Movie instead.
Movies shown on the channel will end at 5pm, and the news will air. After that, the channel will air successive shows regarding the emergency services, including Traffic Cops and more.
The day will end with a Jason Statham movie.
- 11:10am - The Emoji Movie (1 hr 20 minutes)
- 12:30pm - Stuart Little (1 hr 20 minutes)
- 1:50pm - Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (1 hr 30 minutes)
- 3:20pm - Sing (1 hr 40 minutes)
- 5pm - 5 News
- 6:30pm - Traffic Cops - Series 11 Episode 8
- 7:15pm - Police Interceptors - Series 11 Episode 9
- 8pm - Motorways Cops: Catching Britain’s Speedsters - Series 1 Episode 5
- 9pm: Police: Night Shift 999 - Series 1 Episode 3
- 9:45pm - Casualty: Every Second Counts - Series 3 Episode 2
- 10:30pm - 999: Critical Condition - Series 3 Episode 2
- 11:15pm - Jason Statham’s Wild Card (1 hr 35 minutes)
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'It's wholly true': Deontay Wilder's promoter Shelly Finkel admits he avoided a 'big' offer from Eddie Hearn for a showdown with Anthony Joshua because of his fight with Robert Helenius... with Brit now in talks to face Tyson Fury instead
- Shelly Finkel admits to avoiding Eddie Hearn's 'big' Anthony Joshua fight offer
- But Deontay Wilder was more focused on preparing for Robert Helenius fight
- Finkel refuted the idea he disliked Hearn, explaining he just disagrees with him
- He also revealed he received a message about Oleksandr Usyk facing Wilder
Shelly Finkel, manager of Deontay Wilder, has responded to Eddie Hearn's claims that he ignored the offer of a fight against Anthony Joshua.
Finkel admitted that he ignored Hearn's approach to organise a mouth-watering clash between Wilder and Joshua, instead choosing to focus on the American's upcoming fight with Finland's Robert Helenius.
Hearn had revealed to SecondsOut that he approached Wilder's team to put together a fight agreement, but after receiving no word surmised that Wilder was not interested.
Shelly Finkel (left) admitted to avoiding an offer of an Anthony Joshua fight from Eddie Hearn
Deontay Wilder has not fought since he lost for the second time in a row to Tyson Fury in 2021
Finkel told talkSPORT: 'It’s come out a few times by Eddie Hearn that I avoided him. That’s partially true, well it’s wholly true. We have a fight coming up with Robert Helenius. Eddie emailed me, "Can we talk? I have some big [offer] for Deontay."
'Right now we have the Helenius fight, that’s all we need to concentrate on. Because if something went wrong there, nothing else would be. And if it goes right, it’ll all get worked out. And I felt if I got on a call with Eddie, the next thing you would be on the call to me, "Oh, did you and Eddie talk?" So I said to Deontay and Al Haymon, "What do you think?" And they said, "Let’s just get this fight out of the way."
'And sure enough, [Hearn says], "Shelly didn’t even talk to me." I think he also has this feeling that I dislike Eddie. No. I don’t always agree with him, we’re on opposite sides, he has a fighter who will hopefully be an opponent for one of my guys, in this case Deontay, and it’s nothing of the sort.
Hearn had approached Finkel to set up a fight between Joshua and Deontay Wilder
Wilder and his people are focusing on an upcoming fight in October against Robert Helenius
'Barry Hearn and I, we go back 30/40 years and it’s always been very cordial. And the Eddie thing, look, he’s been around not as long as he thinks he has, but he’s done some really exciting good things, so I give him credit for that.
'And when it comes time to make a deal, it’ll get done, or not. It got done with Wladimir Klitschko and now he seems to be on a path to fight Tyson Fury, I wish him well."
With Wilder due to fight Helenius on October 3, and with Tyson Fury slated to face Joshua in one of the most highly-anticipated bouts in the history of the division, Oleksandr Usyk is keen on setting up a meeting with Wilder.
Tyson Fury's promoter Frank Warren revealed contracts had been sent to Joshua's people
Anthony Joshua (right) appears to have accepted a surprise title bout by his British compatriot
The Ukrainian is the current heavyweight world champion and undefeated in his career
The Ukrainian holds three belts and seemed close to a clash with Fury, before the Gypsy King seemed to switch his focus to an all British showdown with Joshua.
And Usyk has also turned his gaze elsewhere, identifying Wilder as his next potential opponent, declaring that he wants to be ringside for his clash with the Finnish fighter next month.
Finkel added: 'The other day we got a message that Usyk will fight us if Joshua goes the route of Fury, yeah, we’re open to that, we’re not opposed to that at all.
'And if not, there’s Andy Ruiz Jr, there’s several other options.
'In my mind, until the Fury [vs Joshua] thing came, I was thinking that after the fight with Helenius we would be talking, Eddie and I, but things happen.'
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South Sydney WILL stay at Accor Stadium next season as Bunnies ditch plans to move to brand new Allianz Stadium...but want NSW government to refurbish Olympic Park venue
- South Sydney will play most of their home games at Accor Stadium in 2023
- Bunnies had been hoping to be allowed to play at Allianz Stadium next season
- Souths moved to Olympic Park in 2005 after leaving Sydney Football Stadium
- Club had initially committed to remain at Homebush stadia for the long-term
- NSW government scrapped plans for a $800m refurbishment of the stadium
The South Sydney Rabbitohs will continue to play their home games at Accor Stadium next year, ending the lingering saga over their future at the Olympic Park venue.
According to the Daily Telegraph, Souths will play eight matches at Accor Stadium next season, with one game at the newly-opened Allianz Stadium and three matches on the road.
Perth, Queensland and New Zealand have been identified as possible destinations for the latter three fixtures.
The South Sydney Rabbitohs will remain at Accor Stadium for the 2023 season
A formal announcement to Souths members is expected before the end of the week.
The Rabbitohs and Venues NSW have been at loggerheads for months over the Bunnies' home ground, with the club making their displeasure at having to play at Olympic Park known.
Bunnies CEO Blake Solly has been vocal in calling for the Bunnies to be allowed to move from the venue at Olympic Park to the brand new Allianz Stadium, which opened two weeks ago.
'Our preference has always been to stay at Accor Stadium, but if the government is not going to upgrade it then we should be allowed to move,' he said last week.
The Bunnies had hoped be allowed to move to the brand-new Allianz Stadium in Moore Park
The Rabbitohs left the old Sydney Football Stadium for Accor Stadium back in 2005
Built on the same site that host the Sydney Football Stadium between 1988 and 2019, the new $828million venue opened its door late last month when the Sydney Roosters beat Souths in the Round 24.
The Roosters are Allianz Stadium's main tenants, along with the NSW Warathas and Sydney FC in Super Rugby and the A-League respectively.
Souths had hoped to join the trio after New South Wales government scrapped plans for a $810million refurbishment of Accor Stadium two years ago.
The Bunnies left the old Sydney Football Stadium for Stadium Australia - as Accor Stadium used to be known - in 2005 to grow their membership and signed a memorandum of understanding committing to remain at the venue for the long-term.
South CEO Blake Solly has called for the New South Wales government to live up to their pledge of refurbish Accor Stadium
The agreement, however, was contingent to the New South Wales government's pledge to permanently turn the Homebush venue into a rectangular stadia.
But the state government has opted to direct funds towards the redevelopment of the Sydney Football Stadium and of other suburban grounds instead.
Souths have agreed to remain at Accor Stadium until the end of next season at least, but haven't committed to a longer stay for now.
Last week, Solly reiterated the club wanted the New South Wales government to refurbish the venue as originally promised.
The Olympic Park venue has repeatedly been blighted by poor attendances
'What we are asking for is a rectangular stadium that brings the fans closer to the action and refurbished corporate suites,' he said.
However, the Daily Telegraph revealed Solly was aware Accor Stadium would not be renovated and signed an agreement amending the hiring terms in the club's favour.
In November 2021, Solly reportedly signed an agreement which gave the Bunnies better terms because the government had ditched the plans.
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Amelia Hamlin looks effortlessly cool in a black leather jacket as she touches down at the airport ahead of Milan Fashion Week
Amelia Hamlin rocked a chic and edgy look on Monday as she landed in Milan ahead of the Italian city's Fashion Week celebration.
The 21-year-old model was spotted as she made her way through the bustling airport on her way into the city.
She eschewed cozy traveling clothes and instead opted for a stylish black leather blazer with wide lapels.
Ready for action: Amelia Hamlin, 21, rocked a chic but edgy black leather blazer as she landed at the airport in Milan for the Italian city's Fashion Week on Monday
Amelia paired her jacket with a matching ribbed black zip-up top, along with dark blue boot-cut jeans.
She added some luster to the dark look with her black patent leather platform boots, which added to her 5ft9in height.
The catwalk star wore her dyed-black hair pin straight with a middle part and cascading down her shoulder.
She previously made a splash at New York Fashion Week when she once again dyed her eyebrows, and she still sported the edgy look as she arrived in Italy.
On point: Amelia paired her jacket with a matching ribbed black zip-up top, along with dark blue boot-cut jeans
A little help: Amelia covered up with a slim pair of black sunglasses. As she left the airport, an assistant pulled her rolling suitcase and her quilted black Chanel overnight bag
Amelia stayed somewhat anonymous by covering up with a slim pair of black wraparound sunglasses.
As she left the airport, she made her way across a parking lot to a waiting car, while an assistant pulled her rolling suitcase and her quilted black Chanel overnight bag.
Earlier in the weekend, the daughter of Lisa Rinna bid farewell to New York Fashion Week with a photo of herself riding on a stuffed bull on the sidewalk, which may have once been part of a mechanical bull.
Amelia also shared a photo of herself grimacing in a white robe while smoking what looked like a cigarette.
'This is fashion month,' she wrote.
Riding in style: Earlier in the weekend, the daughter of Lisa Rinna bid farewell to New York Fashion Week with a photo of herself riding on a stuffed bull on the sidewalk, which may have once been part of a mechanical bull
It's giving exhausted: Amelia also shared a photo of herself grimacing in a white robe while smoking what looked like a cigarette. 'This is fashion month,' she wrote
Amelia may be in for a busy rest of the month as she walks several more runways, but she at least had some family support during her run in New York.
While she walked the runway in a striped rugby shirt dress at the Tommy Hilfiger show, her mother Lisa, father Harry Hamlin and fellow model sister Delilah Hamlin all joined in to watch her from the audience.
'Cheering sissy on!' Lisa captioned a photo of the three beaming in their matching Tommy Hilfiger ensembles.
All together now: Amelia may be in for a busy rest of the month as she walks several more runways, but she at least had some family support as she walked the Tommy Hilfiger show
Family affair: Her mother Lisa, father Harry Hamlin and fellow model sister Delilah Hamlin all joined in to watch her from the audience
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Review: A war story, 'Mosquito Bowl' defines courage, duty
"The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II," by Buzz Bissinger (Harper)
U.S. Marines training for the invasion of the Japanese island of Okinawa didn't know they would face the bloodiest fighting in the Pacific theater of World War II. The nearly three-month battle in summer 1945 would cost the Marine Corps, the Army and the Navy nearly 13,000 dead and three times as many wounded.
The Japanese command accepted its 60,000 to 100,000 combat deaths, and the loss of as much as a third of the island's civilian population, to demonstrate their resistance to having the Japanese mainland invaded.
And who were the Marines training for Okinawa? Author Buzz Bissinger, whose bestselling nonfiction book "Friday Nights Lights" explored lives shaped by high school football, taps a footnote in Marine Corps history for "The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II," another story about football and much, much more.
As fate would have it - and fate often takes a hand in wartime - dozens of Marines in the 6th Division training on the south Pacific island of Guadalcanal had played college football, many of them all-American or all-conference players. An offhand observation that the division's 4th and 29th regiments could each field an all-star team led to the so-called Mosquito Bowl on the insect-infested island on Christmas Eve 1944.
Marine brass and hundreds of other Leathernecks - many had placed bets on the outcome - gathered around a makeshift football field to watch the game and get a taste of home. The event even gained some radio airplay in the Pacific and media attention in the U.S. Sixty-five men with college football pedigrees played in the Mosquito Bowl, and Bissinger's compelling narrative closely follows the lives of five of them:
This book cover image released by Harper shows "The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II" by Buzz Bissinger. (Harper via AP)
- George Murphy, team captain at Notre Dame and the son of a clerk in South Bend, Indiana.
- Tony Butkovich, an All-American at Purdue and one of seven sons of a Croatian coal miner in central Illinois.
- Robert Bauman, a tackle and punter at Wisconsin. As a kid he had gone to work in the onion fields near his hometown south of Chicago after his father died.
- David Schreiner, an All-American end at Wisconsin whose German immigrant grandfather had established a prosperous family in Lancaster.
- John McLaughry, a blocking back at Brown University, its heavyweight boxing champion and a talented artist with a seemingly limitless future.
All were in their 20s when they fought at Okinawa, an experience that would change them just as would hundreds of thousands of other Americans as well as their families and friends. While plenty of other able-bodied men didn't let the war disrupt their lives, these men postponed offers to play in the NFL, begin careers, marry or start their own families to join the fight.
In exploring the hearts and souls of those who risked everything for their country, Bissinger's book defines some of the qualities that make America great - then, now and forever. And such greatness characterizes exceptional men and women around the world. He also showcases the horrors of war and the blunders that cost lives on the battlefield.
In the book´s only misstep, the Mosquito Bowl itself takes up less than a page and doesn´t justify the catchy title. Few details of the game apparently survived - the score, an anticlimactic 0-0. If the title is merely a marketing hook, it does a disservice to the subject at hand. This story doesn´t need a gimmick to sell it.
But then Bissinger's primary subject was never the Mosquito Bowl itself or even football. Young men going off to war is a familiar story, of course, but one can hope that heroism and sacrifice never go out of fashion or that devotion to duty becomes cliché.
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Douglass K. Daniel is the author of "Anne Bancroft: A Life" (University Press of Kentucky).
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State funeral pallbearers praised for service to the Queen
The guardsmen who carried the Queen’s coffin have been praised for their professionalism and composure at the state funeral.
Soldiers from the Queen’s Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, carried the coffin draped in the Royal Standard as millions of people around the world watched the ceremony.
The unit had a close connection with the Queen – as the serving monarch she held the position of company commander and made a personal review of the company every decade.
The work of the eight pallbearers was highlighted by people watching the events as they took place in Westminster.
Carla Lockhart, Upper Bann’s DUP MP, said: “Amidst the pageantry and occasion, eight young men silently went about their duty.
“The weight of the world on their shoulders, the glare of the world on them, but they were flawless.
“They did themselves, their families and our country proud. Thank you.”
Broadcaster Stephen Fry was more succinct: “Bearer Party, to the pub – quick march.
“Bearer Party, lift tankard. Bearer party, down beer. You’ve earned it.”
The Queen’s Company will retain its name up until the monarch is laid to rest, and will later change to reflect the new King.
The Queen´s coffin is carried at the state funeral at Westminster Abbey, London (Pete Byrne/PA)
Former British Army soldier Major Adrian Weale told the PA news agency: “They became the Queen’s Company immediately after the death of George VI and the Queen has been commander ever since.
“It’s their role to protect her body, both in life and in death, remaining the Queen’s Company until King Charles decides otherwise.
“Their duties will then be transitioned to the next monarch.”
On the day the Queen died, the unit was deployed on operations in Iraq but returned to take part in the ceremonial events.
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Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday received the credentials of a number of new ambassadors to the UAE, at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, Emirates News Agency, WAM, reported.
Sheikh Mohamed welcomed the ambassadors and wished them success in their missions to boost cooperation and friendship relations between the UAE and their respective countries.
He then reaffirmed the UAE’s keenness to deepen its relations with other countries on the basis of mutual respect, promoting common interests, and working for the development and prosperity of peoples, as well as supporting peace and stability in the regional and global arenas.
In turn, the newly appointed ambassadors conveyed the greetings of their leaders and heads of state to Sheikh Mohamed, and their wishes for further prosperity for the UAE and its people. They also expressed their happiness to work in the UAE and their keenness to strengthen their countries’ relations with it at all levels.
The ceremony was attended by Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court; Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Advisor for Special Affairs at the Presidential Court; and a number of ministers and officials.
New envoys
The new ambassadors included Fernando Figueirinhas, Ambassador of the Republic of Portugal; Jakub Kasper Sławek; Ambassador of the Republic of Poland; Ramunas Davidonis, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania; Abdulaziz Akulov, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Zhang Yiming, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China; Antonis Alexandridis, Ambassador of the Republic of Greece; Abdel Rahman Ahmed Khaled Sharafi, Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan; Bogdan Octavian Badeka, Ambassador of the Republic of Romania; Jose Agüero Avila, Ambassador of the Republic of Paraguay; Garang Garang Diing, Ambassador of the Republic of South Sudan; Dmytro Senik, Ambassador of the Republic of Ukraine; Patricio Diaz Broughton, Ambassador of the Republic of Chile; Natalia Al Mansour, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia; Alexander Schönfelder, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany; Antoine Delcourt, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium; Seveso Mlandovo, Ambassador of the Kingdom of eSwatini; Alison Milthon, Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland; Anders Bjarne Hansen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark; Willy Alberto, Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala; and Marie Ngica Obombo, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Hull City will not benefit from a payment due from West Ham United under the terms of the transfer agreement that saw Jarrod Bowen move to the Hammers in January 2020, should the ex-Tigers winger be handed a fifth England cap this month.
As part of Acun Ilicali's takeover of the Championship club in January, the Turkish businessman agreed that legacy payments relating to Bowen's switch would go to the Allam family under the terms of the complex deal.
Should Bowen register a fifth cap for the Three Lions in the next two Nations League games in Italy on Friday or against Germany at Wembley on Monday night, then the Premier League club would be expected to pay £1m to the Allam family, who sold City to Ilicali in January in a deal worth around £30m.
READ MORE: Downbeat Hull City head coach Shota Arveladze must inspire himself to lift dressing room gloom
Bowen has so far notched up four England appearances under Gareth Southgate making his debut from the start against Hungary in the Puskas Arena back in June.
Since his summer appearances for the Three Lions, the 25-year-old has endured a difficult start to the new season along with DavId Moyes' side. Sunday's 1-0 loss at Everton left the Hammers inside the bottom three with just four points from their first seven games, and Bowen is yet to score in the Premier League.
Despite a tricky start on the domestic front, the winger had bagged two goals in Europe this term for West Ham and will hope his form can improve whilst away on England duty this month with the World Cup just a few weeks away.
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Final farewell as millions expected to observe national silence for The Queen
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Millions of people will pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II as her funeral is held at Westminster Abbey in London this morning.
A national two minutes’ silence will be held shortly before midday.
Heads of state, prime ministers and presidents from around the world, European royals and key figures from public life have been invited to the abbey, which can hold a congregation of 2,000.
The service, which starts at 11am, will be televised, and the national silence will follow the Last Post being sounded at 11.55am.
The Queen’s coffin will be taken in a grand military procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey before the funeral.
Senior members of the family are expected to follow behind – just like they did for the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh.
Members of the military will line the streets and also join the procession.
After the service, the Queen’s coffin will be taken from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch and then travel to Windsor.
Once there, the hearse will go to St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle via the Long Walk, after which a televised committal service will take place in St George’s Chapel.
Later in the evening, there will be a private interment service with senior members of the royal family.
The Queen’s final resting place will be the King George VI memorial chapel, an annex to the main chapel – where her mother and father were buried, along with the ashes of her sister, Princess Margaret.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin will be moved from the Royal Vault to the memorial chapel to join the Queen’s.
BBC One will broadcast uninterrupted coverage of the funeral from 8am to 5pm, with ITV’s coverage starting at 9.30am. The programmes are expected to draw one of the largest TV audiences in history.
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James Webb Space Telescope provides FIRST look at Mars that reveals unique elements of the Red Planet's atmosphere, the rings of Huygens Crater and brightening of Hellas Basin
- The James Webb Space Telescope released its first images of the Red Planet
- The pictures were captured by the Near-Infrared Camera and show a region of Mars' eastern hemisphere at two different wavelengths
- The rings of the Huygens Crater, the dark volcanic rock of Syrtis Major and brightening in the Hellas Basin are all apparent in the images
- 'A rich set of spectral features that contain information about dust, icy clouds, what kind of rocks are on the planet’s surface' can also be observed
The James Webb Space Telescope has released its first images of Mars - providing a unique and more detailed look at the Red Planet's atmosphere.
The giant telescope, which sits almost a million miles away from Earth, is giving scientists and the public a glimpse of Mars' observable disk - that is, the part of the planet's sunlit side facing it.
Webb’s first pictures of Mars were captured by its Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). They depict a region of the planet’s eastern hemisphere at two different wavelengths, or colors of infrared light.
The Red Planet is one of the brightest objects in the night sky because of its relative proximity to Earth, but this poses challenges to the JWST - which was built to detect the most faint light from faraway galaxies in the universe.
The James Webb Space Telescope has released its first images of Mars. The first image shows a surface reference map from NASA and the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) on the left, with the two Webb NIRCam instrument field of views overlaid. The two near-infrared images from Webb are on the right
The first image shows a surface reference map from NASA and the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) on the left, with the two Webb NIRCam instrument field of views overlaid. The two near-infrared images from Webb are on the right.
The NIRCam shorter-wavelength image is dominated by reflected sunlight, and thus reveals surface details similar to those apparent in visible-light images.
The rings of the Huygens Crater (the planet's fifth-largest impact crater named after astronomer Christiaan Huygens), the dark volcanic rock of Syrtis Major (a well known dark spot), and brightening in the Hellas Basin are all apparent in this image. The basin is the largest well-preserved impact structure on Mars, spanning more than 1,200 miles, the space agency notes.
As light emitted by the planet passes through Mars’ atmosphere, some gets absorbed by carbon dioxide (CO2) molecules, which causes the Hellas Basin to appear darker than the surroundings because of this effect.
The Red Planet is one of the brightest objects in the night sky because of its relative proximity to Earth, but this poses challenges to the JWST - which was built to detect the most faint light from faraway galaxies in the universe
The rings of the Huygens Crater, the dark volcanic rock of Syrtis Major, and brightening in the Hellas Basin are all apparent in this image. The basin is the largest well-preserved impact structure on Mars, spanning more than 1,200 miles, the space agency notes
'This is actually not a thermal effect at Hellas,' explains the principal investigator, Geronimo Villanueva of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, who designed these Webb observations.
'The Hellas Basin is a lower altitude, and thus experiences higher air pressure. That higher pressure leads to a suppression of the thermal emission at this particular wavelength range due to an effect called pressure broadening. It will be very interesting to tease apart these competing effects in these data.'
Villanueva and his team also released Webb's first near-infrared spectrum of Mars, which shows minute variations in brightness between hundreds of different wavelengths.
'This is actually not a thermal effect at Hellas,' explains the principal investigator, Geronimo Villanueva of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, who designed these Webb observations
'The Hellas Basin is a lower altitude, and thus experiences higher air pressure. That higher pressure leads to a suppression of the thermal emission at this particular wavelength range due to an effect called pressure broadening. It will be very interesting to tease apart these competing effects in these data'
'Preliminary analysis of the spectrum shows a rich set of spectral features that contain information about dust, icy clouds, what kind of rocks are on the planet’s surface, and the composition of the atmosphere,' NASA says.
'The spectral signatures – including deep valleys known as absorption features – of water, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide are easily detected with Webb.'
The U.S. space agency also noted that Webb's instruments are so sensitive that they require special techniques to avoid something called 'detector saturation' due to the bright infrared light from Mars.
Astronomers are able to adjust for this by using short exposures to measure only a portion of the light hitting the detectors, and applying 'special data analysis techniques.'
'Preliminary analysis of the spectrum shows a rich set of spectral features that contain information about dust, icy clouds, what kind of rocks are on the planet’s surface, and the composition of the atmosphere,' NASA says
NASA explained the telescope's perspective in a statement: 'Webb can capture images and spectra with the spectral resolution needed to study short-term phenomena like dust storms, weather patterns, seasonal changes, and, in a single observation, processes that occur at different times (daytime, sunset, and nighttime) of a Martian day.'
The new images harness data from Webb science that's still in progress and has not yet been peer reviewed.
Last week, the Webb captured a stunning image of the Orion Nebula that formed 4.5 billion years ago.
That image showed an open cluster of young massive stars that shape the cloud of dust and gas with its intense radiation and dense filaments that may play a key role in birthing new stars.
The nebula was previously photographed by the Hubble Telescope in 2004, but this device uses visible light and its view was obscured by the large amounts of stardust.
JWST, however, detects the infrared light of the cosmos, allowing observers to see through these layers of dust and peer into its cosmic center - a region that has just now been seen by human eyes.
Last week, the Webb captured a stunning image of the Orion Nebula that formed 4.5 billion years ago (above)
That image showed an open cluster of young massive stars that shape the cloud of dust and gas with its intense radiation and dense filaments that may play a key role in birthing new stars
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Mourners surprised after spotting extraordinarily tall 7"2 former private secretary to the Queen at her state funeral
- Mourners shocked at height of the assistant private secretary to the late Queen
- People watching procession of Her Majesty's coffin spotted Matthew Magee
- The aide worked for the monarch for four years and is a whopping 7"2 in height
- The Queen's funeral: All the latest Royal Family news and coverage
Mourners were suprised today by an extraordinarily tall man in the procession ahead of the Queen's coffin.
Royal watchers were quick to spot Matthew Magee, who is 7"2 and was private secretary to Her Majesty for four years.
Well-wishers online even dubbed the Northern Irish aide the 'Royal Slenderman' as cameras panned to Mr Magee who would have dwarfed the monarch who was only 5ft 3in.
People were surprised at the height of Matthew Magee, who is 7"2 and was private secretary to Her Majesty for four years
Mr Magee joined the Queen's team after Samantha Cohen left as assistant private secretary in 2018
Social media users dubbed him the 'royal Slenderman'. Slenderman is a horror video game character (pictured) who is tall with thin arms and legs (File image)
One person said: 'Who is this insanely tall man? Is this the royal Slenderman?'
Slenderman is a horror video game character who is tall with thin arms and legs.
Another person on social media added: 'Anyone know who the exceedingly tall man is?'
A third added: 'I can't stop paying attention to the incredibly tall man walking in front of the vehicle carrying the queens coffin.
He was previously Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent's private secretary but was reportedly picked to work for Her Majesty as he has a 'brilliant brain' and is a 'smashing guy with a great sense of humour'
The Queen has had a number of tall aides, with Paul Whybrew, her page nicknamed Tall Paul, also notable for his 6"4 height (pictured during the procession of the coffin of the Queen from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall last week)
'Did they bring in the tallest man in the world for the occasion?'
Mr Magee joined the Queen's team after Samantha Cohen left as assistant private secretary in 2018.
He was previously Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent's private secretary but was reportedly picked to work for Her Majesty because he has a 'brilliant brain' and is a 'smashing guy with a great sense of humour'.
The Queen has had a number of tall aides, with Paul Whybrew, her page nicknamed Tall Paul, also notable for his 6"4 height.
Mr Whybrew was alongside Her Majesty during her last few days after she suffered from mobility issues.
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Center Parcs 'thanks' guests they tried to BAN: Bosses send families letter of gratitude for 'helping create unique opportunity' for staff to have the day off for the Queen (after huge backlash over plans to turf them out for the day)
- Company thanks guests for 'helping us create the unique opportunity' for staff
- It follows row over whether visitors would be kicked off its parks during funeral
- Firm tells visitors that they are able to 'arrange food delivery from the local area'
- Note also advises guests they are 'welcome to walk or cycle around the village'
- The Queen's funeral: All the latest Royal Family news and coverage
Center Parcs has thanked guests for 'helping us create the unique opportunity' for staff to have the day off for the Queen's funeral after a furious row over whether visitors would be kicked off its holiday parks.
A letter delivered to those staying at the Sherwood Forest site said its restaurants would be closed but residents could 'arrange food delivery from the local area'.
The note also said that anyone residing there was 'welcome to walk or cycle around the village or leave the village to explore the local area should you wish to do so'.
Guests were told in the note sent to lodges yesterday: 'Thank you again for helping us create the unique opportunity for our team to be part of this historic event.'
Reacting to the letter sent yesterday, visitor David Tomlinson from Solihull posted it on Twitter and said: 'Thank you for the letter delivered to our lodge this morning.
'I assume the thank you for 'helping us create the unique opportunity' is meant to be sarcasm, because if not for the media backlash you'd be still be expecting us to vacate the park for one day.
'I still note that like in the original emails and social media posts you still haven't said sorry. After the stress you put so many of your customers through, is that really so much to ask?'
Others shared memes joking that snipers were watching out for anyone attempting to leave their lodges, and that people were trapped in a cage or trying to escape.
It comes amid a farcical situation at the holiday park operator over whether it would open on the day of the Queen's funeral which took multiple twists last week, and led to accusations that it was forcing guests to stay inside lodges in a 'hostage situation'.
The Nottinghamshire-based firm had initially been set to order holidaymakers to depart from its five UK parks by 10am today in plans to shut for 24 hours.
A letter delivered by Center Parcs to those staying at its Sherwood Forest site said its restaurants would be closed but residents could 'arrange food delivery from the local area'
Guests part-way through seven-day holidays – which usually cost more than £1,000 for a family-of-four at this time of year – faced the prospect of being forced to spend the night elsewhere or go home early.
Those due to arrive today for shorter stays were asked to begin their breaks a day later.
But following pressure from angry customers it performed the embarrassing U-turn.
Center Parcs said it had 'reviewed our position regarding the very small number of guests who are not due to depart on Monday and we will be allowing them to stay in our villages rather than having to leave and return on Tuesday.'
It also then appeared to perform a further U-turn, telling guests on Twitter that they would be allowed to stay on its parks but must 'remain in their lodges'.
This announcement saw further criticism levelled at the short-breaks company, with one social media user accusing it of creating a 'hostage situation'.
But the firm later clarified that visitors would be allowed to leave accommodation, but facilities, including pools, restaurants, and leisure activities, will be closed.
The latest instalment of the PR meltdown last week emerged via the company's Twitter feed, which carried a series of conflicting exchanges with customers.
One guest called Kim contacted the company referring to a tweet she had seen suggesting Center Parcs was 'going to kick a family with two small babies [sic] out of their park on Monday 19th'.
She added: 'As a mum with a three-month-old I'd be absolutely traumatised, I know it's history but surely you can do something else!'
In an initial response, Center Parcs said: 'Hi Kim – we recognise leaving the village for one night is an inconvenience, we have listened and made the decision to allow guests to remain [in the] village on Monday, however, the village will still be closed, so guests will need to remain in their lodges.'
The same response was sent to other customers complaining about the situation.
In a clarification on Twitter, Center Parcs then said: 'You will be allowed to walk around the village, but the facilities will be closed.'
Center Parcs has offered a 17 per cent refund to affected visitors. In a statement, the firm said the decision to close parks was 'a mark of respect'.
It added: 'We have contacted all the guests due to arrive on Monday September 19 and offered them a number of different options. The vast majority of our guests are... due to arrive or depart on Monday September 19.
'We have however reviewed our position regarding the very small number of guests who are not due to depart on Monday and we will be allowing them to stay on our villages rather than having to leave and return on Tuesday.
'The villages will still remain closed on Monday and we will be offering a discount for the lack of facilities available.'
Downing Street had indicated that it was up to individual businesses how they approach the bank holiday.
The Prime Minister's official spokesman said the day of the funeral would operate as 'a standard bank holiday'.
'Obviously individual businesses will need to make the decisions about what's right for them and discuss with their employees but there is obviously no one-size-fits-all approach.'
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David Beckham remembers `caring leader´ as sport pays tribute to the Queen
Former England football captain David Beckham remembered a “unique, inspirational and caring leader” as tributes were paid from the world of sport to the Queen on the day of her state funeral.
Sport came to a standstill across the United Kingdom on Monday as Britons pay their final respects to the Queen, and organisations and individuals posted messages of condolence.
Beckham had queued for 13 hours to see the late monarch lying in state at Westminster Hall.
After the Queen was laid to rest at St George’s Chapel in Windsor on Monday afternoon, the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder posted his own tribute on Instagram.
“Our Queen is home. Today we said a final farewell to Her Majesty The Queen. This week the world has mourned the loss of a unique, inspirational & caring leader,” Beckham said.
“People from all walks of life came together in their thousands to show gratitude for our beloved Queen. Alongside the incredible ceremony and tradition we have watched a loving family grieve for a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother with dignity and dedication.
“Her legacy of service and devotion to duty will endure. Long live the King”
Earlier on Monday, heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury posted a video online, in which he said: “I’ve been off social media for the last 10 days mourning in respect for our Queen who’s died.
“I hope the funeral goes well, condolences to the full family and may she rest in heaven for eternity.”
The English Football League wrote on its Twitter page: “On the day of the funeral for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the EFL and its clubs would like to join the nation in reflecting on the late Sovereign’s remarkable life of service to the country, and our thoughts are with the Royal Family.”
The manager of the Northern Ireland men’s national football team Ian Baraclough and his assistant Jimmy Nicholl also paused for a moment of reflection at Windsor Park in Belfast on Monday morning.
Premier League teams paid tribute, with Southampton posting a photo of the Queen presenting the FA Cup trophy to their captain Peter Rodrigues after the 1976 final win over Manchester United at Wembley.
Top-flight football resumed over the weekend, with teams honouring the late monarch through moments of silence, specially-designed programmes and other tributes.
Racing, the Queen’s favourite sport, originally had meetings scheduled at Leicester, Warwick, Hamilton Park and Wolverhampton but they were cancelled after the funeral date was announced.
A number of figures from that sport were in attendance at the funeral at Westminster Abbey, including the Queen’s racing manager John Warren, who on Saturday described the Queen’s “remarkable ability to get so much pleasure out of any horse, no matter what level that horse was able to achieve”.
The Queen´s racing manager John Warren (right) (Tim Ireland/PA)
Warren continued: “If we had done our best, if we were able to get the equivalent of a D student a C grade with best endeavour, that itself was tremendous.
“The horse had the last word and that’s what was fascinating for the Queen.”
Australian trainer Gai Waterhouse was also among the mourners, although fellow handler Chris Waller could not make the trip due to Covid-related issues.
The Queen was patron of numerous sporting institutions including the Football Association, British Olympic Association, the MCC and the Commonwealth Games Federation.
The Queen with Lord Coe, the chairman of the London 2012 organising committee (Tony Marshall/PA)
In 2012, she famously showcased her acting talent alongside Daniel Craig in a James Bond video for the Olympic opening ceremony in London.
While sport is paused at home, some British teams competing elsewhere have announced plans to honour the Queen.
Those include the country’s rowers at the world championships in Racice, Czech Republic, whose request for a schedule adjustment to avoid a clash with the funeral was turned down by World Rowing.
A statement from British Rowing read: “We have sought to compete with the most appropriate adjustments to show our respect for HM The Queen, the Royal Family and the nation.
“The team will be wearing black ribbons when racing during the period of mourning and will join the nation to observe the minute’s silence on Sunday evening. Everyone within the team delegation not directly involved in racing will also observe the two-minute silence on Monday.”
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Report: Rams OL Tremayne Anchrum fractures fibula
Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Tremayne Anchrum Jr. suffered a broken fibula Sunday, NFL Network reported.
Anchrum, who made his first career NFL start at right guard, was hurt on the Rams' second offensive play in their 31-27 win against the Atlanta Falcons.
The 2020 seventh-round pick was carted off the field and immediately ruled out. He will have surgery and land on injured reserve, per the report.
Anchrum, 24, got the start with Brian Allen (knee) inactive for the Week 2 contest. Anchrum has played in 14 NFL games.
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Ely Tigers come out on top after long trip to Southwold
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Ely Tigers ran out 25-18 winners after their longest away journey of the season at Southwold on Saturday.
Forced into changes due to availability, some players played out of position and there was a league debut for Aaron Borland, as Eli Williamson returned to the pack.
Tom Elliott was forced off with an early injury, but Ely scored the first points when moving the ball across field from left to right to find Borland on the wing where his pace was too much for the hosts an he touched down in the corner.
Matt McCarthy was unable to add the conversion as the wind held the ball up, with a penalty also missed soon after.
The home side hit back with a penalty of their own but as they looked to put pressure on Ely's backline, the ball dropped kindly to Paul Dewey who released Borland for his second try on the afternoon under the posts.
The conversion was added and McCarthy then crossed for a try, which he also converted, before Southwold were reduced to 14 men.
The home side scored next with a penalty before Ely's John Dibb was shown a yellow card, but Ely's defence held firm after the restart, before a penalty attempt fell short.
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Southwold eventually found a gap to score their opening try, with the conversion missed, but McCarthy replied with a penalty soon after.
The home side claimed another converted try as the game headed towards the final stages but they conceded another penalty, which McCarthy sent through the posts, using the wind perfectly to complete the scoring.
Captain Lory Martin said: “Southwold is a tough place to go and play, but everybody stepped up and it was a strong performance from the entire squad which deserved the win.
"Excellent defence was shown against a big pack, and our backs were superb considering we had some newer players and players out of position. A great platform to build on for next week’s game against West Suffolk.”
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Logan Paul confirms boxing comeback in January on the SAME card as former rival-turned business partner and YouTube Sensation KSI, but will first take on WWE Champion Roman Reigns this November
- Logan Paul has revealed he will be fighting on the same card as KSI in January
- The American will first fight WWE champion Roman Reigns in November
- Paul and KSI ended their longstanding rivalry becoming business partners
- They will fight in the Misfits 4 event which will be shown on DAZN next year
Logan Paul has confirmed he will make his return to the boxing ring on January 14 at the 'Misfits 4' event, fighting on the same card as his former rival-turned-business partner KSI.
While the pair have shared the ring twice before, drawing their first bout in 2018 before the American defeated the British YouTuber via split decision one year later, they will now share the same card in what is set to be a blockbuster pay-per-view event on DAZN.
KSI confirmed back in August that he would be fighting at Misfits 4 after he defeated rapper Swarmz and professional boxer Lucas Alvares Pineda on the same night.
Logan Paul (right) and Floyd Mayweather (left) fought in an exhibition match earlier last year
But speaking in an interview with FightHype, Paul confirmed that he will turn his attention back to boxing at the same event after he takes on WWE champion Roman Reigns at the Crown Jewel event on November 5.
When asked if we would ever see him back in the boxing ring, Paul said: 'Oh sure! January 14, watch out.'
KSI and Paul were the two YouTubers who put influencer boxing on the map with their initial fight gaining approximately 1.2 million pay-per-view buys, while their second fight took that to the next level with over 2.25m viewers tuning in.
KSI defeated rapper Swarmz and Lucas Alvares Pineda in the same night at the O2 Arena
On their own, the pair have also proved lucrative, with the American facing off against legendary boxer Floyd Mayweather in 2021, amassing over £43m in PPV sales for the fight.
Meanwhile, KSI's recent fights against Swarmz and Alvarez amassed over 445,000 PPV buys, while he also sold out the O2 Arena, which boasts a capacity of 18,000 spectators.
Paul and KSI quashed their rivalry in 2021 and launched their energy drinks brand 'PRIME'
Logan Paul punches KSI during their debut pro fight at the Staples Arena back in 2019
KSI has also stated that he will up the level of his opponents, but it is still unknown who either fighter will take on in January, but it is likely Paul could take on UFC fighter Dillon Danis, following a long-standing feud on Twitter.
But Paul is no stranger to a big fight having drawn his fight against Mayweather, who boasts a 50-0 record and paid equal tribute to his brother Jake, who will take on UFC fighter Anderson Silva later this October.
He said: 'I am amazed that my brother is fighting Anderson Silva one week before I take on Roman Reigns. I don't know how this has happened but that feels significant to me.
'Jake is taking on one of the greatest combat sport strikers of all time and then the next week I'm going to Saudi Arabia to take on the great Roman Reigns.
'Like these things are happening, it's history in real time which is why I'm emphasising like you don't want to miss this like people are going to be talking about these events for the rest of their lives.'
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Now for the great rush home: Up to two million mourners attending Queen's funeral pack out stations with queues of passengers lining up to board carriages with trains to and from Paddington still cancelled
- Disruption to services to and from London Paddington could run into tomorrow
- All trains in and out of station cancelled due to damaged overhead electric wires
- Passengers trying to head west out of London told to go to Reading via Waterloo
- Currently long queues at London's busiest station for all trains going to Reading
- The Queen's funeral: All the latest Royal Family news and coverage
Tens of thousands of mourners who travelled to London for the Queen's funeral face long queues for trains get home after all services from Paddington were cancelled.
People seeking to leave London from Paddington station were advised to instead travel to Reading via Waterloo but pictures show extremely long queues for these services.
No trains are expected to run to or from London Paddington, South Wales and the West of England for the rest of the day, with lines between the station and Reading having been blocked since 6.30am due to two miles of damaged overhead electric wires.
Engineers from Network Rail are trying to repair the damage at Hayes and Harlington station, near Heathrow airport.
Great Western Railway, Heathrow Express and Elizabeth line services have all been affected and disruption could run into tomorrow.
South Western Railway issued a warning to people trying to make alternative arrangements: 'A queuing system is in place at London Waterloo for all services to Reading, as we accommodate extra demand from the GWR network.
Hundreds of people are queuing for trains leaving Waterloo for Reading, after their route was disrupted by the closure of Paddington Station
South Western Railway warned that trains out of Waterloo are very busy and that a queuing system is in place
People who travelled to Windsor to see the Queen's coffin arriving at St George's Chapel this afternoon face up to an hours wait to even get into the station
'Trains are very busy, so please allow extra time for your journey.
'Tickets will be valid on later services.'
Meanwhile, people who travelled to Windsor to see the Queen's coffin arriving at St George's Chapel this afternoon face up to an hours wait to even get into the station.
The most recent update from Great Western Railway said that a 'queuing system is in place at both Windsor stations', with a wait of around one hour for Windsor & Eton Central and a much shorter waiting time of around 10 minutes for Windsor & Eton Riverside.
The train company also confirmed that the Night Riviera Sleeper service between Paddington and Penzance will not run in either direction tonight, meaning people hoping to travel back to Cornwall might be stuck in London overnight.
Great Western Railway said disruption to services between London Paddington and Reading will continue for the rest of the day
Passengers looked at blank screens at Paddington Station earlier today, after services were disrupted due to two miles of damaged overhead electric wires
South Western Railway said a queuing system is in place at London Waterloo for all services to Reading
One woman who was a sign language interpreter at Westminster Hall for the Queen's lying-in-state told BBC News that she was unsure how she would be able to get home to Maidenhead after all trains from Paddington were cancelled.
She said: 'I'm obviously going to have to travel across London again to get to Waterloo or Victoria to get a coach or a train but even then I can only get some of the way, I can't get all the way to Maidenhead. And there will be thousands of people who won't be able to get home later.'
With GWR trains having been affected all day, some people were unable to even get to London for the funeral.
Barry Boffy, who had received an invitation to the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey, only managed to get as far as Reading before he had to turn back.
The former British Transport Police officer from Bristol told the broadcaster that he was 'very disappointed' to have missed the service, adding: 'For me this absolutely would have been a once in a lifetime event. It's certainly the first time I've been invited to this type of state event. And it's unlikely that I'll be invited to a similar event in the future.'
Former British Transport Police officer Barry Boffy (pictured above) told the BBC he was unable to make it to the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey due to travel disruptions
Hundreds of GWR passengers on five early morning trains into Paddington station had to be walked down the track to safety after the electric power lines went down this morning.
A GWR spokesman told MailOnline that the trains were evacuated and passengers taken to safety at the nearest station.
The spokesman added: 'There will be no services in and out of Paddington station for the rest of the day.'
The problem at Hayes and Harlington station was reported at around 6.45am.
Matilda Spiers was travelling from Cholsey to London Paddington in hope of watching the funeral from Hyde Park.
She told MailOnline they were stuck on the train for two hours after passengers saw a huge spark outside.
She said: 'We thought it was lightning at first and then they said it was an electrical fault. The poor driver didn't have any information so everyone had to find out what was going on on social media.
'We were told it would be about 90 minutes but we ended up being stuck for about two hours with very little information, no food, water or heating so it wasn't the best start to the day.'
She was just one of millions of people who travelled to the capital to witness the Queen's historic state funeral today, resulting in one of the UK's biggest transport operations as mourners descended on London and Windsor.
Up to two million mourners were expected to flock to London, Windsor and royal sites around the UK on the national bank holiday, with the service set to draw an estimated 4.1billion TV viewers across the globe.
Around 250 extra train services were planned.
They included a 3am departure from Penzance, Cornwall, for Paddington, which left with no passengers, according to news website CornwallLive.
The service only ran as far as Reading due to the damaged wires.
People hoping to get to London took to Twitter to express frustration about the delays this morning
The sound of the choir at Westminster Abbey echoed through the carriages of delayed trains as many mourners watched the service on their smartphones this morning.
Bev Palfreman said she was 'absolutely gutted' to miss the start of the funeral.
The 61-year-old from Oakhampton, Devon, said: 'The Queen has just been there throughout the whole of my life. This was the only thing I wanted to do.'
Gaby Thomas, 29, who travelled from Castle Cary, Somerset, with her father, said: 'My dad is a former naval officer and he wanted to see the procession and the military involved.
'It's just about being there. We were meant to arrive in Paddington at about 8.30am. We are still hoping to catch the end of the procession.
'It's a typical British thing to happen.'
Passengers on a GWR train were told by a member of staff using the public address system: 'My sincerest apologies for the delays on such an important day for the country.'
A train that left Paddington at 6.25am was stuck outside the station for more than two and a half hours with passengers on board.
One passenger said it took them five and a half hours to reach Paddington from Castle Cary, instead of the scheduled one hour and 40 minutes.
A Network Rail spokesman said: 'We are very sorry for the disruption which we expect to continue throughout the day.
'We are working hard to get services running as soon as possible and passengers are strongly advised to check before they travel.
'We will continue to update passengers as the situation develops.'
Authorities in the capital warned mourners that central London was already extremely busy at 7.30am
National Highways lifted roadworks and suspended planned motorway closures across England today but many local roads were closed in central London. Pictured: a map of road closures issued by the Metropolitan Police
This afternoon railway bosses tried to avoid further travel chaos by asking mourners to head for a beer or a coffee after the funeral.
A post on the National Rail's Twitter account read: 'Cafes, pubs and other hospitality providers around London are expected to be open this afternoon, so please don't rush home immediately following the state funeral and final procession so you can continue marking this historic day and help ease pressure on the rail network.'
National Highways lifted roadworks and suspended planned motorway closures across England today but many local roads were closed in central London, leading to bus diversions and no coach services to or from Victoria.
As early as 7.30am authorities were warning travellers that central London was extremely busy.
A statement said: 'The areas in and around Buckingham Palace, Westminster, Whitehall, St James' Park and Green Park are extremely busy.
'If you are in the vicinity or arriving to watch Her Majesty The Queen's State Funeral and procession, please be patient and follow the advice of stewards and police.'
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MHSRB to give another chance to upload correct experience certificate
- The Medical Health Services Recruitment Board had released Notification on June 15
- The notification was released for filling up vacancies of Civil Assistant surgeons in health medical and family welfare department
Hyderabad: The Medical Health Services Recruitment Board has given one more opportunity to the applicants who have wrongly uploaded their experience certificates in the filling up of the civil surgeons in the health medical and family welfare department.
The Medical Health Services Recruitment Board had released Notification No.1/2022 on June 15, 2022 for filling up vacancies of Civil Assistant surgeons in health medical and family welfare department. Applicants seeking weightage points for contract/outsourced service had been requested to upload experience certificate in prescribed format issued by respective competent authorities in Annexure ll B /Annexure lI C. It was also mentioned in notification that experience certificates uploaded in formats other than those prescribed will not be considered.
However, it is noticed that some applicants had uploaded experience certificates which were not in prescribed format i.e., Annexure llI B/Annexure lllC. Now the board has decided to give one more opportunity to these applicants to upload the correct experience certificates in Annexure lll B/Annexure lI C annexed to Notification No.1/2022. The edit option for online application will be made available from 10.30 AM on September 21, 2022 to 5 PM on September 27, 2022. Applicants will be able to edit and upload only the experience certificate related part of the online application.
No further opportunities would be given and the experience certificates which were not in prescribed format i.e Annexure lli B/Annexure lI C will be rejected and no marks will be awarded for experience in such cases.
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Dharamsala (HP): Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt visited the Indian Army's Dah Division at the Palampur military station on Monday, officials said. The minister was received by Major General M P Singh, GOC of Dah Division, they said. According to PRO (Defence) Lt Col Devender Anand, the minister was briefed on operational preparedness and various innovations by the units of the Dah Division.
"During his visit, he interacted with troops and lauded their morale for maintaining the highest standards of the professionalism," the officer said. The minister also visited a blood donation camp at the Palampur military hospital, he added. Bhatt later visited the Rising Star Corps at the Yol military station. (PTI)
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WHO sends supplies to Syria to deal with cholera outbreak
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A plane carrying medical supplies to deal with the spread of a deadly cholera outbreak in war-torn Syria landed in the capital of Damascus on Monday, the World Health Organization said, and another one will follow.
Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO's regional director, told The Associated Press in an interview during a visit to Damascus that Syrian health authorities are coordinating with the international organization to contain the outbreak.
"It is a threat to Syria, to the region, (to) neighboring countries and to the whole world," he said.
Al-Mandhari's comments came days after health officials in Syria reported at least five deaths and about 200 cases in different provinces. It is the first such outbreak since before the conflict began in March 2011.
The U.N. and Syria´s Health Ministry have said the source of the outbreak is believed to be linked to people drinking unsafe water from the Euphrates River and using contaminated water to irrigate crops, resulting in food contamination.
The cases were reported in several provinces, including Aleppo in the north, Latakia on the Mediterranean coast, and Deir el-Zour along the border with Iraq.
Al-Mandhari said WHO is working on strengthening surveillance to identify cases and give the sick the proper treatment as well as trace those who are infected and those who were in contact with them.
He said an airplane supported by WHO carrying around 30 tons of supplies to support health authorities to deal with the crisis landed in Syria on Monday. Al-Mandhari said the supplies will be equally distributed depending on needs including in areas in the rebel-held northwest and northeast controlled by U.S.-backed Kurdish-led fighters.
He said another plane was scheduled to arrive on Wednesday with a similar amount of supplies.
The outbreak comes at a time when Syria´s medical sector has been badly damaged over the past 11 years in a conflict that killed hundreds of thousands of people, wounded over 1 million more and displaced half the country´s pre-war population.
Al-Mandhari said 55% of health care facilities are not functioning in Syria and about 30% of hospitals sometimes do not function because of a "lack of electricity, which pushes them to use generators, which is not sustainable."
He added that many Syrian health workers have left the country over the years, leading to a lack of staff to run different services.
"The health situation in Syria is really very difficult. It is very challenging," Al-Mandhari said.
Separately, Al-Mandhari said around 15% of Syria's population has received a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine, or about 2.5 million people.
"It is really low compared with our targets which is supposed to reach 40% by the end of June and 70% by the end of the year." He said 13% of Syria´s residents have received two doses.
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Raiders look to regroup after collapse sends them to 0-2
The offseason optimism surrounding the Las Vegas Raiders following the additions of Davante Adams, Chandler Jones and Josh McDaniels seem in the distant past.
That's what an unprecedented collapse can do.
The Raiders have lost their first two games of the season, blowing a 20-point halftime lead and 16-point fourth-quarter lead in a 29-23 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
Now, instead of building on last year's playoff berth, the Raiders are just trying to get going in 2022 under a new regime.
"You don't ever get a pass like, `Hey we´ll just graduate last year´s process to this year´s process,´" McDaniels said Monday. "You have to go back through and learn it again. It starts with me. I don't get any points for what I've done in the past. Neither does anyone else. We´ll have to go through these growing pains together."
There have been plenty so far.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) stands on the field after an overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals during an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
The Raiders fell in a big early hole in the opener against the Los Angeles Chargers and were unable to climb out of it.
They then started fast against the Cardinals, racing to a 20-0 lead at the half and seemingly in complete control heading into the fourth quarter up 23-7.
But the offense stagnated, the defense wilted late against Kyler Murray and the Cardinals managed to tie the game on the final play of regulation and win it when Byron Murphy returned a fumble by Hunter Renfrow 59 yards for the game-winning score in overtime.
This marked the first time in Raiders history they lost a game they had led by at least 20 points.
"We feel crappy right now, but we are still a good football team," quarterback Derek Carr said. "Making sure we keep that mindset not, `Oh no, it´s over.´ I´ve been doing this a while, man. I know we have good guys that work hard and care, so I know that we can pull ourselves out of it, but it´s going to take us doing it the right way."
WHAT´S WORKING
First-half offense. The Raiders had four drives in the first half and turned them all into scores, with Carr throwing short TD passes to Davante Adams and Darren Waller and Daniel Carlson kicking two field goals. The Raiders averaged 6.8 yards per play and Carr was 18 for 24 for 210 yards before halftime.
WHAT NEEDS HELP
Second-half offense. Almost nothing went right after halftime for the Raiders on offense. Las Vegas averaged 2.9 yards per play after halftime, scoring three points on five possessions. Carr went 7 for 15 for 42 yards and a 53.5 rating as the Raiders were unable to burn the clock to keep the tired defense off the field.
STOCK UP
Carlson made three more field goals to make him 41 for 41 all-time at Allegiant Stadium. That's the most makes without a miss for a kicker in a single stadium since the NFL/AFL merger, topping the 18 for Al Del Greco at Vanderbilt Stadium and Dan Carpenter at MetLife Stadium.
Carlson now has made 28 consecutive field goals overall dating back to Week 8 of last season, the longest active streak in the NFL.
STOCK DOWN
Carr to Adams connection. The former college teammates weren't as sharp in Week 2 as they were in the opener when Adams had 10 catches for 141 yards and a TD. Adams caught a 1-yard TD on the opening drive and an 11-yard pass late in the second quarter but was shut out in the second half. His two catches were his fewest in a game since Oct. 22, 2017, when Brett Hundley played QB for Green Bay against New Orleans.
INJURIES
Renfrow was evaluated for a concussion after getting hurt on the final play. McDaniels had no update on his status. ... DT Bilal Nichols also left the game with a shoulder injury and didn't return.
KEY NUMBER
117. The Raiders had been 117-0 in the regular season and playoffs when leading by at least 16 points after the third quarter before blowing it against the Cardinals.
NEXT STEPS
The Raiders travel to Tennessee on Sunday looking to avoid their first 0-3 start since 2018.
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Arizona Cardinals safety Jalen Thompson (34) breaks up a pass in the end zone intended for Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller (83) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels yells from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Why less is more when it comes to engaging Aussies
Aussies may be suffering from digital fatigue, but they still prefer digital engagement; brands wanting to enhance engagement need to offer fewer – not more – interactions that are highly targeted, says Twilio’s Kristen Pimpini.
Why it matters
Digital transformation in Australia sped up by eight years during the pandemic, ahead of the global average, but many local companies are still not where they want to be when it comes to customer engagement and loyalty.
Future of Strategy 2022: vital skills and worrying shortages
WARC’s Future of Strategy survey finds that, in a tumultuous world, strategists continue to gain influence, but talent shortages are a major concern for the profession. Here’s what you need to know.
Why it matters
From the COVID crisis through to today’s economic environment, uncertainty necessitates strategists.
Strategists’ generalist abilities stand out, as the report describes clients in need of professionals that can simplify, integrate, think big-picture, and address issues outside traditional marketing and move into new areas like responses to climate change.
You can read the full report here.
Method
These findings are based on the tenth edition of the annual study, taking in responses from over 700 client- and agency-side strategists, as well as 12 in-depth interviews with strategy leaders.
The report examines “how strategy careers are evolving, the biggest topics impacting the function and what strategists need to do to meet high client expectations in an uncertain world”, explains Anna Hamill, Senior Editor - Brands, WARC.
Five ideas you need to know
- Tumult keeps strategists in demand. Though the pandemic might have ended, the upheaval has not. Respondents feel optimistic about the value and influence they can bring both to their clients and agencies.
- Agencies struggle in talent war against deep-pocketed competitors. Continuing a years-long trend, but with additional urgency, 46% of strategists are concerned about being able to find the right talent at a time when a majority (57%) report that they plan to hire to fill current gaps. Just 30% expect their next strategy role to be in an agency.
- Thinking beyond marketing and about the business’s performance. Versus last year, 49% of strategists report working on upstream business problems with their clients as the discipline’s biggest opportunity – a ten percentage point increase on 2021’s results. But other questions are being asked too: a significant majority of strategists expect sustainability (82%) and DEI considerations (70%) to be more visible in client marketing strategies and briefs.
- Strategists brace for cost-of-living crisis. Eighty-six percent of respondents anticipate the cost-of-living crisis will have a significant or transformative impact in the next year and 69% believe that it will be at the centre of marketing communications. However, the extent of concern depends on the region. In North America – which has a more optimistic mid-term economic outlook than Europe – just 50% of respondents believe that cost-of-living concerns will be more visible in client briefs, compared to 79% in Europe and 69% in APAC.
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion needs work. Both at a client and at an agency level, challenges remain in this area with agencies continuing to lack internal diversity while clients struggle to deliver DEI agendas.
Go further
Expert commentary from leading strategists, who include Joyce Ling of Wunderman Thompson China, Aki Spicer of Leo Burnett Chicago, Anush Prabhu of MediaCom, James Honda-Pinder of We Are Social, Mehak Jaini of 22feet Tribal Worldwide, Eunice Tan of The Secret Little Agency and Nick Myers of OLIVER Agency, is available to read here.
The full Future of Strategy 2022 report which includes quantitative and qualitative data analysis and advice, is available to WARC subscribers.
A Future of Strategy podcast will be released mid-October.
What marketers should bear in mind when thinking about generations
When analysing generational differences, marketers should take care to consider “period effects”, “lifecycle effects” and “cohort effects” to fully understand the influences that shape people’s lives.
Why it matters
While generational analysis is a powerful tool for thinking about the future, most types of generational analysis have been corrupted by stereotypes, myths and clichés which, in turn, fuel fake age-group patterns that can distract marketers from vitally important trends.
Understanding generations
Southeast Asia is new focus for TikTok Shop
TikTok Shop, the e-commerce arm of the short-video platform, is reported to be refocusing its efforts on Southeast Asia.
What’s happening
Tech in Asia notes that TikTok has stepped up its activity across the region in recent months – including new platform features, incentives for merchants and partnerships with e-commerce enablers and logistics partners – as a presumed response to expansion plans in Europe and the US proceeding at a slow pace. “TikTok Shop is clearly eyeing Southeast Asia as the safest ground to disrupt traditional marketplaces and advance ByteDance’s overseas ambition,” the title said.
Context
The move comes at a time when rival Asian e-commerce platforms have also been ramping up their overseas expansion: both Alibaba-owned Lazada and Shopee are exploring Europe and the latter has recently restructured its South American operations.
Meanwhile, in Southeast Asia, online shopping last year leapfrogged gaming in the list of top online activities for consumers: it’s now fourth, behind social media, video streaming and messaging. That’s due in part to the rise of “shoppertainment”, which TikTok sees as a $1,000bn opportunity in the region.
Takeaways
- Southeast Asia contains around 265 million adult TikTok users.
- Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand rank among the top ten countries with the most active TikTok users.
- Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea are forecast to contribute 67% of gross merchandise (GMV) in shoppertainment by 2025.
Key quote
“Unlike other regions, where people shop only when they need an item, shopping is a true fun activity in our region” – Paul Srivorakul, co-founder and group CEO of e-commerce enabler aCommerce.
Sourced from Tech in Asia, Marketing Interactive, TikTok
No respite in sight for China’s tourism sector
The number of trips taken over China's recent three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday was significantly down on last year and next month’s Golden Week holiday is unlikely to bring any respite to the hard-pressed tourism and retail sectors.
By the numbers
- A total of 73.4 million trips were taken over the Mid-Autumn Festival according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism – that’s 16.7% down on 2021.
- At 1.28 million, trips by air were almost 60% down on 2021; trips by road fell 37% to 48.18 million; trips by boat were down 15% to 1.54 million.
- Tourism earnings were 28.68 billion yuan ($4.14bn ) – that’s 22.8% down on 2021.
Context
China’s strict approach to containing the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus has meant the imposition and relaxation of curbs as necessary, including on travel. Reuters reports that people are being urged to refrain from non-essential trips ahead of the Golden Week holiday period at the start of October and the Communist Party Congress in the middle of next month.
Japanese brokerage and investment bank Nomura believes that “travel for family gatherings, tourism and retail sales will be severely hit in coming months including the National Day Golden Week holiday” and suggests that worsening tourism data will lead to downward revisions of GDP growth.
Sourced from Reuters
Why less is more when it comes to engaging Aussies
Aussies may be suffering from digital fatigue, but they still prefer digital engagement; brands wanting to enhance engagement need to offer fewer – not more – interactions that are highly targeted, says Twilio’s Kristen Pimpini.
Why it matters
Digital transformation in Australia sped up by eight years during the pandemic, ahead of the global average, but many local companies are still not where they want to be when it comes to customer engagement and loyalty.
TikTok launches BeReal clone, targeting growth amid pressure
The app that launched (seemingly) thousands of short-form video copy-cat features appears to be reading the same growth playbook as it launches TikTok Now, a once-a-day both-camera social experience very similar to French app BeReal – the story speaks to the ByteDance-owned app’s growth and wider position.
Why it matters
Are you even a major social media platform if you haven’t blatantly copied a competitor? Are all social media apps all becoming each other?
Either way, ephemerality is back! BeReal, the small yet surprisingly enjoyable daily photo sharing app, is designed around capturing normal moments for your friends and gives its users relatively few features to do it other than a very distinctive notification. Having gone from just under three million daily active users in July to 10 million in August, it’s growing fast even if it enjoys just a fraction of TikTok’s users or revenue.
For TikTok, the opportunity here is to monetise this new form of social – adding additional features and growing time spent among its vast user base – all before BeReal or, more importantly, larger competitors like Instagram do so.
What’s happening
TikTok announced TikTok Now on its product blog, as a “daily photo and video experience to share your most authentic moments with the people who matter the most”. If that sounds familiar to the growing BeReal user base, that’s because it’s pretty much exactly the same, but with the addition of video.
Launching initially in the US as a tab within the TikTok app, it’s possible that other regions will get TikTok Now as a standalone app; currently, the new feature remains in testing.
Could it work?
There are several dimensions to consider here:
- Specific moments of high collective engagement offer a collective, high-reach moment on tap, with plenty of opportunities for brand involvement.
- It adds a new element to TikTok’s growth formula, which hadn’t before relied on friends and family network effects and has billed itself as an entertainment app.
- TikTok is already set to triple its revenues, which mostly come from advertising, over the course of 2022 while its engagement rates are through the roof even in comparison to wider competitors. Given that BeReal carries no advertising as yet, there is an opportunity to be the first to pull this off.
In context
The news comes as TikTok faces increasing pressure in the US where lawmakers are pushing for a deal to safeguard American user data amid concerns that the company’s links to China pose a national security threat.
These worries won’t be helped by a major story in the New York Times in which sources allege that TikTok’s own executives have less influence over the app’s strategy than the Beijing-based owner ByteDance.
Still, none of this appears to have dampened TikTok’s perception among its user base or its growing cultural influence.
Sourced from TikTok, Business of Apps, WARC, Wall Street Journal, New York Times
Gen Z feels the financial heat
Three quarters of 18-25 year-olds in the US report that the current economic environment has made it more challenging to save and a similar proportion are seeking ways to earn additional income.
That’s according to research from Bank of America: its Better Money Habits financial education platform explored this generation’s approach to money and found that they feel inflation has made it harder to save for financial goals (59%) and pay down debt (43%) and has created more financial stress (56%) in their lives.
Why it matters
It’s hardly surprising that the generation entering the workforce will find times particularly tough, but it’s how they respond that may determine their future financial wellbeing – and, equally, how brands respond to Gen Z’s current difficulties may pay dividends in future.
Key findings
- Gen Z’s top three priorities for the year ahead include furthering their education (40%), advancing their career/salary (32%) and getting a new job (31%).
- They’re more likely than other generations to cite the desire to comfortably afford material items (45%) as a motivator to achieving financial success (vs. 34% of Millennials, 30% of Gen X, 30% of Boomers).
- Two-thirds (66%) are actively saving for financial goals and, despite the current environment, 58% are optimistic about their financial futures.
- Gen Z feels equipped to handle basic financial tasks, including budgeting (71%), managing day-to-day expenses (70%) and building/managing credit (65%).
- Preparedness levels decrease significantly when it comes to the future and more complex topics, including building an emergency fund (54%), saving for retirement (43%) and investing (29%).
Sourced from Bank of America
The business of sustainability: How data can save the planet
With real-time collection, automation and measurement of data using AI and sensor devices, corporations can operationalise their own data to make sustainability a core value of their organisation.
Why it matters
Corporations know they have to get their organisations into shape in order to meet societal demands for change and a greener world. The sustainability movement is now part of every business plan and that includes the advertising, digital and marketing sectors.
Takeaways
- Data can help an organisation understand consumer and investor sentiment around what is important to it from an ESG perspective.
- It builds brand loyalty and influences buying decisions, which then makes sustainability a commercially viable proposition.
- Data has to be real-time and accurate, with continuous monitoring during the sustainability journey.
The big idea
For data to truly help reduce carbon emissions, corporations need to make the shift to sustainability, enable their suppliers and partners to do the same, communicate and evangelise the benefits internally and externally, and deploy technology to enable data to be as real-time as possible.The attention economy: How Australian viewers are watching TV and BVOD
Understanding the effectiveness of TV advertising attention versus other mediums, and how attention differs by type of program, can help advertisers optimise campaign effectiveness; research by Seven Network shows how.
Why it matters
While attention research shows TV advertising is a premium strategy and that a strong relationship exists between programming attention and advertising attention, there is a need for other forms of measurement to help fill the gaps attention measurement cannot accommodate.
Takeaways
Why Ethereum’s ‘Merge’ matters
Since long before most people had heard of crypto, let alone NFTs, the developers behind Ethereum – one of the two major blockchains, alongside Bitcoin – have been talking about shifting the underlying technology to make it faster, greener, and more useful. That process has now happened.
Why it matters
Despite all the promise of web3, building on blockchains has been difficult, slow, dangerous, expensive, and horrifically carbon intensive. This has put off not only users but developers and brands. This change in underlying tech is set to reduce energy consumption by 99%.
While the jury’s out on the utility of blockchains in general, “The Merge” has the potential to completely change the usability and scale of Ethereum and the applications that run on it, thereby opening the door to a mainstream technology in the coming years.
What’s going on
Ethereum’s shift from proof-of-work to a proof of stake blockchain has been touted for so long that it has become something of a joke. Mostly, that’s because it’s incredibly difficult to do and requires a functioning system with millions of transactions changing its DNA in-flight.
What it was: Proof-of-work relies on ‘miners’, or super users who compete for the processing work by attempting to complete the mathematical problem (a cryptographic puzzle) faster than everyone else. In return for this processing, the winner gets some currency back. Since it’s not a person with a calculator performing the calculations, this all comes down to the most powerful computer processor exerting the greatest amount of effort. It’s this kind of system that burns major economy levels of fuel.
What it’s becoming: Proof-of-stake blockchains are a newer generation that realised that their predecessors had a limit on their scalability, and instead use a network of ‘validators’ – senior users for want of a better term – who will stake their own cryptocurrency in exchange for the ability to validate a transaction in exchange for a reward.
Effectively, the resource of energy is replaced by capital. Research from UCL Computer Science into post-PoW blockchains’ energy consumption shows PoS blockchains using two to three orders of magnitude less energy.
Where we are now: As of Thursday afternoon, the Block reported that the transition had been finalised. Co-founder of Ethereum and now founder of ConsenSys, Joseph Lubin argued that “Having removed the high carbon footprint as one of the biggest barriers to future growth, Ethereum is now primed for further waves of interest, development, adoption, and investment, as The Merge enables Ethereum to become internet scale IT infrastructure for low carbon projects around the globe,” per a release.
If they are right, and the blockchain and its uses become bigger, quicker, cheaper, and more useful, the move could herald a significant change toward decentralised systems, or not. We’ll see.
Sourced from The Block, UCL, WARC
Patagonia founder ‘goes purpose’
Patagonia is embracing a radical new corporate structure that is designed to ensure the outdoor clothing and equipment brand will continue to back environmental causes long after 83-year-old founder Yvon Chouinard dies.
What’s happening
Already the company – a certified B Corp – gives away 1% of sales each year. With Chouinard’s children unwilling to simply inherit the company, the usual options of selling the company or taking it public were rejected.
Instead, 100% of the company’s voting stock (2% of the total) has been transferred to the Patagonia Purpose Trust, created to protect the company’s values (its mission statement is “We’re in business to save our home planet”).
At the same time 100% of the non-voting stock (98% of the total) has been given to the Holdfast Collective, a non-profit dedicated to fighting the environmental crisis and defending nature; funding for Holdfast will come from Patagonia in the form of a dividend – expected to be in the region of $100m this year.
Why it matters
If ever there was a case of ‘putting your money where your mouth is’, this is it: Chouinard has effectively given away his company. “Hopefully this will influence a new form of capitalism that doesn’t end up with a few rich people and a bunch of poor people,” he told The New York Times.
Key quote
“Instead of ‘going public’, you could say we’re ‘going purpose’. Instead of extracting value from nature and transforming it into wealth for investors, we’ll use the wealth Patagonia creates to protect the source of all wealth” – Yvon Chouinard, founder, Patagonia.
Sourced from Patagonia, New York Times
At a glance: the EU’s Google €4bn fine upheld
In the culmination of a saga stretching back to the summer of 2018, the EU’s general court has resisted Google’s appeal against a huge (€4.34bn) fine – albeit with a slight reduction to €4.125bn – and agreed that the company had abused the dominance of its Android OS by placing unlawful restrictions on device makers and mobile networks.
A big hit to revenues?
It is one of a series of a total €8bn in antitrust fines in the European Union, all of which Google has appealed, but it makes news because it is the biggest ever issued.
Of course, there is still another level – the European Court of Justice – that Google can appeal to, so it’s not the last we’ve heard about this.
What’s it about?
The case boiled down to three practices:
- Makers of Android devices wishing to gain a licence to use the Google Play app store needed to pre-install Google Search and the Chrome browser.
- Google’s revenue-sharing agreements with manufacturers and networks incentivised the installation of Google Search over rivals.
- An anti-fragmentation agreement effectively bans competing systems built on the Android source code, even as distinct brands or products, by revoking the developer’s app licence.
The reduction of around 5% of the fine came about from the second element – on revenue sharing.
What it all means
Google made changes to its operation back in 2018, so Android users can now choose search engines or browsers made by other companies. Additionally, use of Android is now paid by manufacturers rather than free, and device makers and developers can add forks onto the source code without retaliation.
The sheer length of time that this case has taken to move through the courts – and the time it will take to reach an ECJ conclusion – shows the need for the kind of provisions of the Digital Markets Act, which passed in July and will create a more proactive competition enforcement unit. After all, any potential competitors are long gone now.
Sourced from European General Court, WARC
Slow progress for DE&I in fashion and luxury
Effective DEI training and external communication are important in building a positive brand image and delivering commercial success; fashion brands can cater to inclusive attitudes to age and body image and be mindful of cultural and social sensitivities to develop effective messaging.
Why it matters
In-housing is an ‘operational nightmare’
In-housing hasn’t delivered on its promise for many businesses as a new study finds many CMOs (43%) regard it as an “operational nightmare” – a view that becomes more common the bigger the company is.
That’s according to The In-house Marketing Model Reimagined report, based on a survey of 150 CMOs and interviews with brand-side CMOs, marketing directors and in-house thought leaders.
Why it matters
As WARC has previously noted, in-housing comes in many shapes and guises and it is by no means a black-and-white situation. And, as this research shows, it brings many frustrations for CMOs: as well as the operational difficulties, a significant minority think teams lack creative inspiration (39%) and that it’s difficult to implement as a model (33%).
Despite that, there’s still an enthusiasm for the concept, if not necessarily the current method of execution: 80% of those surveyed said in-housing could be improved, while 77% said they would consider using a variation of the approach.
Takeaways
- 41% of respondents were open to an in-house model if it helped increase the quality of their work;
- 34% would adopt in-housing if it helped them become more creative as a business;
- 33% would consider in-housing if it helped solve hiring needs.
Key quote
“There’s a danger that the in-house model can become quite cookie-cutter. This lack of flexibility might not get the best out of our people or the way we operate. For me, the right answer is a hybrid combination of the way an agency works and the way a client works to find that solution” – Pete Markey, Chief Marketing Officer at Boots.
Sourced from Collective
More Apple ad inventory in time for Christmas
Apple’s fast-growing advertising business might be expanding quicker than first imagined with a message to developers hinting that new placements would be available in time for the crucial holiday season.
The news, first reported by the Mobile Dev Memo founder Eric Seufert on Twitter, would mean a big expansion of advertising inventory on an growing user base’s phones, and will illuminate how it will grow its $4bn ad business into double digits.
Why it matters
While this is news for developers, especially those who received the invitation to an event to be held next Tuesday (21st Sept), these capabilities will be vitally important at a time when brands need to push ahead garnering the kind of first-party data that an app install can yield.
The best bit for Apple is that it is now building a serious business around the promotion phase in more places than it already sells, as well as the in-app phase where prices are also increasing.
Building out the ad platform
It’s a public development of a story that has been brewing since Apple’s Tracking Transparency, with the expansion of search ads in April 2021.
Earlier this month, the company started advertising heavily for engineering roles in the growing ad department.
Many of those roles were aimed at building both supply- and demand-side platforms, which are the tools necessary to buy and sell ads across the iPhone ecosystem on different exchanges.
A shift in attitudes
Some see the firm’s new plans as something of a U-turn, following a longstanding resistance to personal-information-fuelled advertising on its platforms that has contributed to its public stance and, quite possibly, its long-term market share gains.
It chimes with an increasingly privacy-centric mood at a time of technical realignment away from third-party cookies and toward first-party data “walled gardens”.
Sourced from Eric Seufert, Apptopia, WARC.
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Future brand growth will come from being sustainable AND affordable
Most people around the world want to live in a more environmentally conscious way, but a cost of living crisis and the perception that sustainable products are more expensive means that it is only the wealthy who are able to do so – it’s a missed opportunity for brands.
The latest Sustainability Sector Index from market researcher Kantar, based on 33,000 interviews around the world and mapped against the UN sustainable development goals, shows that:
- 68% globally believe that products that are better for the environment and society are more expensive;
- 65% want to do more to be more mindful of the planet and the environment, but the increased cost of living prevents them from doing so.
Why it matters
The big business opportunity, Kantar believes, is to stop sustainability being the preserve of the better off and to scale up. Brands need to go to market at a price point that more people can afford: being sustainable and mass market is the engine for future business growth.
Takeaways
- Only a third (35%) of consumers who are ‘struggling’ with the cost of living actively seek out companies and brands that offer ways to offset their impact on the environment compared to 53% of those who are financially ‘comfortable’;
- 42% say they don’t know where to find sustainable / ethical products;
- 57% feel it is hard to tell which products are good or bad ethically or for the environment;
- 20% assert that the brands they like offer ethical/sustainable versions of their products (even if they don’t necessarily buy them);
- 47% say they have stopped buying certain products/services because of their impact on society or the environment, a figure that rises to 73% among ‘eco-active’ consumers.
Sourced from Kantar
Coca-Cola aligns for growth despite economic downturn
Coca-Cola, the beverage brand, is seeing the positive impacts of a COVID-era portfolio reorganisation and consolidated client-agency relationships as normality returns, including increased marketing effectiveness, according to the company’s Chief Executive Officer, James Quincey.
The company is also investing in long-term brand building to drive growth through the economic downturn, Quincey revealed at the Barclays Consumer Staples conference.
Why it matters
Finance app marketing in SEA: What to expect in 2022
The pandemic helped to turn the Southeast Asia region into a fintech hothouse: AppsFlyer examines the explosive user growth of financial apps in the individual markets.
Why it matters
Hypergrowth in the digital finance sector is expected to continue with a much larger install base but as the pandemic continues to drive down app user loyalty, re-engagement rises in importance.
Takeaways
Legislation is the biggest threat to ad industry ‘signal loss’
The biggest immediate threat to the online advertising industry is inconsistent and poorly crafted state-level privacy regulation, not the loss of third-party cookies and identifiers, according to a new IAB report.
Context
The IAB’s State of Data 2022 report, based on in-depth interviews with 30 senior-level data decision-makers at brands, agencies, and publishers, estimates that the US ad industry has already lost “approximately 50% to 60% of the signal fidelity from third-party identifiers” due to Apple’s App Tracking Transparency framework and automatic tracking protection in Mozilla’s Firefox browser – even before Google's much-delayed deprecation of cookies has happened.
Why it matters
While the industry has understandably been focused on the impact of what the tech giants are doing, state legislation is potentially a much bigger problem.
What’s happening
- While many marketers regard themselves as prepared for the end of third-party cookies, they are not fully versed in many of the privacy-related laws that could contribute to signal loss.
- Privacy legislation at state level means compliance is becoming more difficult. “The evolving laws and regulations are outpacing marketers’ ability to enact and adopt consistent measures and protocols, both internally and externally with third-party vendors,” the report says.
- The cost of tech solutions and associated personnel will disadvantage small to medium-sized players who will struggle to make the necessary investment.
- A focus on first-party data may be misplaced, the report suggests, given that publishers report only 20% of their audience, at most, logs in; contextual advertising may be a better bet.
Sourced from IAB
The new UK consumer: less loyal and more deal conscious
In the current cost of living crisis consumers are more likely to have cut back their spending than to have stopped spending completely – and this is putting pressure on existing brand loyalties.
That’s according to How to Win Trust and Loyalty, the latest report in the Customer Engagement series from the Data & Marketing Association (DMA), which indicates the crisis is challenging consumers in ways that are changing their spending habits.
Why it matters
Cutting back is an obvious response by consumers to the cost of living crisis, but it is useful for brands to understand where, how much, and why.
Key findings
- 39% of consumers who spend on eating out are cutting back on this versus 18% who have stopped spending on this completely.
- 21% of consumers who drink out of home have stopped spending on this already.
- 21% of consumers who spend on fitness or sport have stopped spending on this.
- 38% do not expect to change spending on holidays; 42% do not expect to change spending on media subscriptions.
- 51% of consumers now agree that they often change their mind about what brands or shops to use as a result of deals or offers, in comparison to 49% of consumers in 2020.
- 41% of consumers claim that they feel less loyal to brands and companies than they did a year ago, in comparison to 34% stating this in 2020.
Key quote
“Consumers still want to be loyal to the brands they love and they also want to retain the habits they have built up. However, that may not always be possible in these unprecedented times, so offers and cheap prices are becoming increasingly attractive. For brands, that creates a challenge, to stick or to twist, to keep doing what built up loyal customers or to chase possible switchers with offers” – Scott Logie, Chair of the DMA Customer Engagement Committee, MD at REaD Group Insight.
Sourced from DMA
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PITTSBURGH - The Steelers signed free agent wide receiver Cobi Hamilton and free agent tight end Michael Cooper, the team announced today.
Hamilton was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round (197th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. Since then, he has spent time on the practice squads of the Bengals (2013-14) and Philadelphia Eagles (2014). He's also been on the Miami Dolphins (2015) and Carolina Panthers (2016) rosters. He will wear No. 83.
Cooper entered the NFL as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Washington Redskins following the 2016 Draft, and was released on June 8. He will wear No. 49.
To make room for Hamilton and Cooper on the team's active roster, the Steelers Waived/Injured wide receiver Canaan Severin and released tight end Jake Phillips.
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Biofuels Market Report 2022- Exponential Growth by Size, Share, Trends and Future Plans Analysis by 2030
Rising demand for reduced carbon-emitting fuels and advancements in algae-based biofuel generation are factors driving biofuels market revenue growth
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Golf star Rory McIlroy was the butt of the jokes by some LIV Golf Series rebels.
Cameron Smith faced the media during last week's LIV Golf series event in Chicago - a competition in which he won, netting a whopping £3.5 million after finishing 13 under par.
The Australian star joined the Saudi-backed LIV in August, signing a deal worth a reported £118 million deal.
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Golf ace McIlroy has been one of the vocal critics of the LIV Series, even trying to get Smith to remain with the established PGA Tour.
After the first round in Chicago, Akili Johnson, of DrunkByTheTurn asked a peculiar question to Smith after the Aussie beat McIlroy at St Andrew's: "I just wanted to reflect on you being the 150th winner of The Open. I know you'd spoken about how many beers you could fit in the Claret Jug," Johnson said.
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"I think it was two. I just want to know, how many of Rory McIlroy's tears were you able to fit in it after it?"
The question went down well with Smith, the team captain, as well as playing partners Matthew Wolff and Phil Mickelson. But Smith refused to answer the question. “I'm not answering that,' he said with a smile.
Earlier this week, the LIV CEO Greg Norman admitted that he used the lure of a 25 per cent stake in one of the tour's franchises to persuade Smith to defect from the PGA Tour.
“You've got to think about it from Cam's perspective, he completely understood one thing that other people are struggling to understand: the value LIV Golf brings, and that new value is the franchise,' Norman told the Sydney Morning Herald.
“Cam knows about it, but he's probably a little too young to understand what Kerry Packer did in cricket. He did what he did for the players, creating teams and night cricket…look where it's evolved to from there with the IPL.“
Smith is one of several high-profile golfers who have defected to the controversial LIV Golf circuit.
The LIV Series has been controversial for many reasons and often criticised as it’s backed by financed by the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia that's often considered the richest and least transparent in the world.
After his win in Chicago, Smith said that he had proved the doubters wrong. "I think I had to prove to probably myself and some other people that I am still a great player, you know I am still out here to win golf tournaments," Smith said. "Proud of how I hung in there today. Didn't really have my best stuff the first eight or nine holes but stuck it tough and made a few good putts coming in. It was nice."
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Shares of Constellation Software Inc.
CSU,
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rallied 1.15% to C$1,960.39 Monday, in what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index
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rising 0.91% to 19,562.38. The stock's rise snapped a four-day losing streak. Constellation Software Inc. closed C$425.41 below its 52-week high (C$2,385.80), which the company achieved on December 31st. Trading volume of 18,238 shares remained below its 50-day average volume of 31,326.
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Queen reunited with Philip in tiny King George VI Memorial Chapel
The Queen has been reunited with her beloved husband the Duke of Edinburgh, interred alongside him in the King George VI Memorial Chapel.
The King and the royal family gathered for a private burial service on Monday in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, following the Queen’s state funeral and committal service.
The tiny King George VI Memorial Chapel houses the remains of the Queen’s father George VI, her mother the Queen Mother and sister Princess Margaret.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were married for more than 70 years (Tim Graham/PA)
When Philip died 17 months ago, his coffin was interred in the Royal Vault of St George’s – ready to be moved to the memorial chapel when the Queen died.
A statement on the royal family’s official website said: “The Queen was buried together with The Duke of Edinburgh, at The King George VI Memorial Chapel.”
The statement said the burial service, which took place at 7.30pm, was conducted by the Dean of Windsor.
A senior palace official had said previously that the service and burial would be “entirely private, given it is a deeply personal family occasion”.
The George VI Memorial Chapel in St George´s Chapel (Tim Ockenden/PA)
The central feature of the pale stone memorial chapel annexe, which was added on to the north side of St George’s behind the North Quire Aisle in 1969, is a black stone slab set into the floor.
It is inscribed with “George VI” and “Elizabeth” in gold lettering and accompanied by their years of birth and death.
Princess Margaret, who died in 2002, was cremated and her ashes were initially placed in the Royal Vault, before being moved to the George VI memorial chapel with her parents’ coffins when the Queen Mother died weeks later.
The princess wanted to be cremated because she found the alternative royal burial ground at Frogmore in Windsor Great Park too “gloomy”.
Lady Glenconner, a lifelong friend of the princess, said in 2002 that the princess preferred the memorial chapel.
“She told me that she found Frogmore very gloomy,” Lady Glenconner said. “I think she’d like to be with the late king, which she will now be. There’s room I think for her to be with him now.”
George VI died in 1952, but was first interred in the Royal Vault and moved to the memorial chapel when it was built 17 years later.
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Biden's remarks on Taiwan 'speak for themselves' -White House official
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Monday that President Joe Biden's remarks about defending Taiwan "speak for themselves," and that U.S. policy had not changed.
Biden said during a CBS "60 Minutes" interview broadcast on Sunday that U.S forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, remarks China said sent the wrong signal to those seeking an independent Taiwan.
"I do not believe that it is appropriate to call the remarks that came from the White House today as walking back the president's remarks," Campbell told a forum in Washington.
"The president's remarks speak for themselves. I do think our policy has been consistent and is unchanged and will continue," he said. (Reporting by David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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Moscow summons Canada envoy over Russian embassy attacks in Ottawa
MOSCOW, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry has summoned the Canadian ambassador and issued a protest over attacks on the Russian embassy in Ottawa, the ministry said on Monday.
It said an unknown person threw a Molotov cocktail - gasoline bomb - onto the grounds of the Russian embassy in Ottawa. It also said "aggressive" demonstrators had blocked an entrance to the consular section of the embassy.
A spokesperson for Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said violence and vandalism are not acceptable, and relevant authorities were looking into the matter.
"We know that Canadians are shocked at the latest images coming out of Izium," Joly spokesperson Adrien Blanchard said in a statement. "That is why we will not spare any effort to hold (Russian President Vladimir) Putin and his accomplices accountable for their war crimes."
Ukrainian officials said last week that they had found 440 bodies in the woodlands near Izium, a town in northeastern Ukraine recaptured from Russian forces earlier in September during a counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region. They said most of the dead were civilians.
The Kremlin on Monday rejected allegations that Russian forces had committed war crimes in Ukraine's Kharkiv province as a "lie". (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Hugh Lawson and Grant McCool)
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KENT COUNTY, Mich. — A 64-year-old man from White Springs, Florida has been charged with first-degree murder and second-degree assault in a cold case from 2006.
Garry Dean Artman is being charged by the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit investigators (MSPHUI) in connection to the death of Dusty Myriah Shuck, 24.
Authorities say Shuck was last seen alive at a local hotel in New Mexico on April 24, 2006. Her body was found May 4 nearby a rest stop in Fredrick County, Maryland by a passing motorist. She was wearing a tank top, hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants, but no shoes. The only identifiable part of her were two dragon tattoos located on her back with the words "Gypsy Rose" written beneath them.
The 2006 Office of the Chief Medical Examiner had ruled her death a homicide caused by stabbing and blunt force trauma.
MSPHUI immediately began an investigation following the ruling. Technicians from their Forensic Science Division attempted to process the scene for any evidence, but found that little had been left behind.
Few leads were made even after putting up message board signs, which are typically used for traffic safety warnings. Police ran out of luck with witnesses and surveillance cameras too.
However, the investigators did come to the conclusion that the suspect had to have been a truck driver, as it made the most sense considering where Shuck was originally from and where she was found. With that new idea, police scouted out multiple local truck stops. Despite interviewing several people, all of them were ruled out as suspects.
Police also searched through missing person databases and tattoo shops along the region. Nothing that would stick came out of it.
It wasn't until two years later on Aug. 18, 2008 when the investigators thought they might have caught a lucky break.
In a search within the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), they unexpectedly found an unknown DNA match between an unsolved 1996 Michigan State Police (MSP) case and a 2006 Maryland State Police case.
That 2006 case was thought of as the murder of 24-year-old Dusty Myriah Shuck from Silver City, New Mexico.
Though without a DNA match at the time, the case remained open.
Another 14 years would pass until MSPHUI would get a big lead, and that lead circled back to the 1996 MSP case they found.
On Aug. 17, 2022, a detective from the Kent County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) decided to call MSPHUI to tell them they had identified a suspect in their 1996 cold case.
Garry Dean Artman.
He is currently being held at the Kent County Jail after being caught in Mississippi by KCSO detectives. He was taken back to Michigan where his DNA was seized.
13 ON YOUR SIDE previously covered Artman when he was arrested back in August for the 1996 rape and murder of 29-year-old Sharon Hammack.
The KCSO confirmed it was Artman through the MSP Crime Lab on August 18. It not only matched their 1996 case, but Maryland's 2006 case. They then decided to hand over the DNA swab MSPHUI for them to test out themselves.
On Aug. 31, KCSO obtained a search warrant for Artman's storage unit back in Florida. They found several pieces of women's underwear, where they were then used on a lab to see if they belonged to any victims.
This is because in 1981, Artman spent 11 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections for a charge of Criminal Sexual Conduct 1st Degree. He was discharged in June 1992 on the maximum sentence.
That was four years before the murder of Sharon Hammack.
The saga of two investigations continue as MSPHUI comes to Michigan to conduct interviews and gather other information. Both teams say they are cooperating with each other.
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Kenya Moore says her divorce from estranged husband Marc Daly remains 'at a standstill' after filing for split in May of 2021
Kenya Moore says her divorce from estranged husband Marc Daly remains 'at a standstill.'
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star, 51, appearing on part two of the show's 14th season reunion on Sunday, said that she remains legally wed to Daly, who she filed to split from in May of 2021.
The Detroit-born reality star, who shares daughter Brooklyn, three, with Daly, said that she was 'still not divorced' legally.
The latest: Kenya Moore, 51, says her divorce from estranged husband Marc Daly remains 'at a standstill.' She was seen on the show's reunion episode Sunday
The former Miss USA and Daly exchanged vows in June of 2017 and split and rekindled their romance in the time prior to the divorce filing.
Moore said in court docs that her marriage to Daly had been 'irretrievably broken' since September of 2019, a timepoint from which they have been living in a 'bonafide state of separation.'
Moore told Andy Cohen Sunday, 'He's not asking for anything at this point. It's just at a standstill. So until we get a trial date or settle, it's still going to go on.'
Moore said that the pending divorce has not hampered her social life.
Moore and Daly were seen on the red carpet of an event in LA in March of 2018
Moore told Andy Cohen Sunday, 'He's not asking for anything at this point. It's just at a standstill. So until we get a trial date or settle, it's still going to go on'
Moore said Sunday that she has been thriving professionally and 'doing better in business than I've ever done in my entire life'
'I'm definitely doing some group dating and have people pursuing me, but nothing serious yet,' she said. 'People are flooding me with, "Hey, my friend wants to meet you," guys reaching out. I just have that energy right now.'
Moore said that she has been thriving professionally and 'doing better in business than I've ever done in my entire life.'
In an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen this past May, Moore said she wants the divorce proceedings to be over, and that 'the hold-up is on the other side.
'I feel like it's been going on for years too,' Moore said. 'Get me free! Get me free!'
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Aguano tasked with taking Arizona State in a new direction
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Arizona State ended the Herm Edwards experiment a day after an ugly home loss.
The Sun Devils are hoping the change will help them straighten out a season that still has nine games left.
At the helm of this transition will be interim coach Shaun Aguano, ASU's former running backs coach who has deep ties to football in the Grand Canyon State.
"This opportunity, on the grand scale of things, is a dream for me and all I can ask is for the opportunity," Aguano said Monday. "What can I do with this opportunity the next nine games is to try to put a product on the field that Sun Devil nation is proud of and I'm going to do my best."
Arizona State took a chance with hiring Edwards in 2017, handing the reins to a former NFL coach who spent the previous nine years in a TV studio and had not coached in college for 33 years.
Edwards dodged a firing last season despite some shaky losses and a looming NCAA investigation into alleged recruiting violations. When it became apparent Edwards was not going to turn the program around quickly enough, athletic director Ray Anderson fired him Sunday, less than 24 hours after a disheartening 30-21 home loss to Eastern Michigan.
Arizona State's Elijah Badger (2) drops a ball near the goal line, against Eastern Michigan during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Anderson expressed optimism the season could be saved, even with a gauntlet of No. 13 Utah, No. 7 Southern California and No. 18 Washington next on the schedule.
Aguano will man the rudder through what could be difficult waters.
Born and raised in Kapaa, Hawaii, Aguano was one of the most decorated high school coaches in Arizona history, leading Chandler High to four state 6A titles. Aguano joined Edwards' staff in 2019, helping turn the Sun Devils into one of the nation's top rushing teams.
Now he gets to run a program he's watched or been a part of for more than two decades.
"I´ll give my heart and soul to this program," Aguano said, choking back tears. "I don´t take this lightly. I´ve been here 20-something years and know what this means. I know this landscape. My kids are Arizona kids. This means a lot to me, means a lot to my family."
Agauno's task will be to right a team that's had trouble getting out of its own way.
Arizona State was one of the nation's most penalized teams last season and has been plagued by inopportune miscues this year. The Sun Devils opened the season with an easy win over FCS opponent Northern Arizona, but faded late in a loss to No. 9 Oklahoma State.
Arizona State fell flat against Eastern Michigan on Saturday night, giving up 458 total yards while being penalized nine times for 84 yards to become the first Pac-12 school to lose to a Mid-American Conference school.
"To me, it's attention to detail," Aguano said. "I had a meeting with the coaches and we are not going to let anything slip by. If it's done wrong in practice, we're going to make sure it's done right, set that foundation for these kids. It's not going to be a miracle, but it's going to be changed."
The next nine games will serve as an audition for Aguano, whom Anderson said will be considered for the full-time job.
Anderson made a calculated gamble when he hired Edwards, hoping the loquacious coach would be the right person to helm the program's NFL-like model.
Arizona State's next coach will likely be someone better equipped to navigate a wild new era of college athletics, from NIL to the rapidly expanding transfer portal and conference realignment.
"We will be looking to have a fit with someone who is going to probably be a little more in-tuned with the evolving change and landscape in college athletics," Anderson said. "It´s changing rapidly, and you got to have someone who is willing to take all that additional change on because it´s going to continue to change."
Arizona State has already gone through one big change. Aguano is looking to make the most of it.
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Environmental groups ask P&G investors to vote against CEO as board chair
By Jessica DiNapoli
NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Environmental groups are asking Procter & Gamble Co investors to vote against re-electing its chief executive as board chair, and also opposing two other directors at the annual meeting next month, according to a filing that claims the company uses too much virgin wood pulp in its paper products.
Environmental nonprofits including the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have targeted the maker of Bounty paper towels and Charmin toilet paper over the last few years, and are also calling on the consumer products company to clean up how it sources palm oil from tropical rainforests.
NRDC, Friends of the Earth and the Rainforest Action Network now want investors to vote against CEO Jon Moeller as chairman of the board, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. They also oppose corporate directors Angela Braly, chair of the governance and public responsibility committee and Patricia Woertz, a member of that committee.
Investors are set to vote on the re-election of P&G's corporate directors at its annual meeting on Oct. 11. In the filing, the environmental groups request replacing Moeller with an independent chair, a structure some investors prefer.
"P&G's actions have been insufficient to mitigate deforestation," the filing said, adding that the company's "leadership team lacks the skills, perspectives and experiences" to deal with the environmental risks it faces.
P&G did not reply to a request for comment. The environmentalists have been prodding P&G to make changes on forestry for several years.
"These proposals are more powerful because they get more support," said Nell Minow, vice chair of corporate governance consultancy ValueEdge Advisors, adding that recent regulatory changes make it easier for activist investors to nominate their own directors.
"There's a significant next step and that is going to turn the heat up on these conversations," Minow said.
The Cincinnati-based company said in an update in July that it has created and is testing two new Charmin products, one made with plant-based fiber and another with bamboo, efforts supported by environmentalists.
The consumer products conglomerate has also vowed that by 2030 it will exclusively purchase wood pulp that meets certain criteria.
A majority of investors two years ago backed a resolution by Green Century Capital Management Inc calling on P&G to issue a report on how it could beef up efforts to eliminate deforestation and degradation in its supply chain.
"Two years later, they've done basically nothing," said Jennifer Skene, a policy manager at NRDC.
Last year, NRDC also urged investors to vote against Braly, and she received significantly fewer votes than other directors did for her re-nomination to the board according to a securities filing.
NRDC has support of two shareholders who are descendants of the founders of P&G, Christopher Matthews of New York and Justine Epstein of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Matthews and Epstein told Reuters they had asked Moeller for a meeting but as of Monday they had yet to hear back.
P&G is "laser-focused on shareholder values and the value of the company from an asset perspective," Matthews said.
"The investment community sees it lagging behind on sustainability," Matthews said.
Braly's role as chair of the governance and public responsibility committee, which oversees environmental concerns including forestry, "have not succeeded in mitigating" risks in P&G's forest sourcing, the environmental groups said.
Woertz's role on the same committee is "questionable," the groups said, because she worked at oil-and-gas explorer Chevron Corp for nearly 30 years, the non-profits said.
Braly did not immediately return a request for comment. Woertz could not immediately be reached.
The environmental groups said Moeller's work with Monsanto, owned by Bayer, "does not align with prioritizing corporate responsibility or scientific integrity." Bayer agreed in 2020 to pay billions of dollars to settle lawsuits by people who claimed they were harmed by its weed killer Roundup, and is defending itself against thousands of lawsuits by Roundup users. (Reporting by Jessica DiNapoli in New York City; editing by Jonathan Oatis and David Gregorio)
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No. She's already a couple thousand years old and a leader by the second age, according to the lore. They've butchered her character. There's just no other way to put it.
As far as I know there isn't much written about her in the Second Age, at least not about the details of her personality at the time. It would be a bit strange if over thousands of years they never matured, their personalities never changed, or they never performed different roles at different times in their life.
To go back to Peter Jackson's version of the character, it seemed a bit heavy-handed to me. He couldn't seem to decide if he wanted her to be warm and wise or scary and sinister, and she kind of swung awkwardly between the two. In the scene where Frodo offers her the ring, in the book she seems more amused by the idea as she ponders it - she doesn't lose control and turn into something out of a horror movie.
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TOKYO — Japan’s overall consumer inflation rose 3% from a year earlier in August, exceeding the Bank of Japan’s 2% target for fifth straight months, government data showed Tuesday.
The figure compares with a 2.6% increase in July from a year ago. Consumer prices excluding fresh food and energy prices rose 1.6% from a year earlier in August.
The BOJ is widely expected to maintain ultra-low interest rates at a policy-setting meeting later this week as BOJ officials have said current inflation is triggered mainly by higher energy prices and is unlikely to be sustainable.
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Josh Gordon debuts for Tennessee on MNF vs. Buffalo, as six-time suspended receiver plays for his fifth NFL franchise - after being released by Kansas City last month
- Josh Gordon, who had been on the practice squad, active for Monday's game
- The Titans signed ex-Kansas City wide receiver Josh Gordon earlier this month
- KC Chiefs released the journeyman during final roster cuts in training camp
- Gordon signed for KC following his sixth NFL imposed-suspension
- The 31-year-old led the NFL in receiving yards in 2013 before his suspensions
NFL veteran wideout Josh Gordon debuted for Tennessee as 31-year-old begins on-field life with a fifth NFL franchise.
Gordon was activated hours before the Monday night game at Buffalo following almost three weeks on the team's practice squad.
Gordon was signed by the AFC South team after his release from Kansas City on August 30.
He signed with the Chiefs last season following a decade-long NFL odyssey that saw the troubled receiver suspended no fewer than five times for issues related to substance abuse.
Following Monday's activation, Gordon's agent, Zac Hiller, told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero that his client simply needs a chance.
'Josh just needs opportunities to prove that he's still the incredible player and talent he's always been,' he said.
The Titans signed Gordon in an effort to add depth at the position following the offseason trade of star pass-catcher A.J. Brown.
Josh Gordon has received another NFL lifeline, this time in the form of the Tennessee Titans
'I think I'm picking it up at a pretty good pace right now,' Gordon said of his adaptation in Tennessee, Friday, via John Glennon.
'From opportunities I've been given at practice and what they've been asking me to do, I've been just trying to key in and know my position, know my place when I'm called and when I'm ready. So far so good on that note.'
In their opening game of the NFL season, Tennessee lost at home to the rejuvenated New York Football Giants 21-20.
The Titans did not get enormous production out of their receiving corps with Kyle Phillips the team's leading yard-getting wideout, amassing 6 receptions for 66 yards.
Gordon was used sparingly by the Kansas City Chiefs last season, amassing just five catches
Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel praised Gordon for his application since entering the building earlier this month.
'Josh is continuing to improve and understand how we do things in our offense, the terminology and where he wants to play,' Vrabel said Saturday.
'It has been good. That is what we ask all of those guys on the practice squad, is to prepare as starters each and every week. All of those guys are trying to do that.'
Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill (R) will be hoping Gordon can provide a spark for his offense
Monday night marked yet another chapter in what has been a topsy-turvy career for Gordon, who led the league in receiving in 2013 with 1,646 yards.
Many may have thought his NFL dreams were over following his release from Kansas City, but there is hope he can return and make an impact in the AFC South.
Despite his frequent suspensions, Gordon still drew significant interest last season as he was being reinstated by the NFL. He ultimately caught five passes in 12 games for the Chiefs.
Gordon was a phenomenal wideout during the 2013 NFL season while playing with the Browns
Gordon signed with the Chiefs in September of 2021, shortly after the NFL reinstated him from an indefinite suspension he received in December 2019.
Gordon was suspended for substance abuse and performance-enhancing substance violations.
A subsequent reinstatement in December 2020 lasted only a month -- with no on-field appearances -- and was rescinded in January 2021.
The exact substances Gordon used were not revealed, but he told GQ in 2017 that he used marijuana and drank alcohol before both college and NFL games, and has also admitted to abusing prescription drugs and cocaine.
Gordon does have a Super Bowl ring for his efforts with New England during the 2018 season
Gordon entered the league in the 2012 supplemental draft, selected in the second round -- No. 1 overall -- by the Browns.
He played in Cleveland until 2018 -- he missed 2015-16 due to suspension -- then played parts of 2018-19 with the New England Patriots before moving on to Seattle.
In total, the NFL has banned him six times.
Tennessee will be Gordon's fifth NFL team after previously playing for the Browns, Patriots, Seattle Seahawks and the Chiefs.
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Stars acquire D Nils Lundkvist from Rangers
The New York Rangers traded defenseman Nils Lundkvist to the Dallas Stars on Monday in exchange for a 2023 first-round draft pick.
The first-round pick is top-10 protected. The Rangers could also receive a conditional fourth-rounder in the deal.
Lundkvist, 22, is a right-shot defenseman from Sweden selected by the Rangers in the first round (28th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft.
He made his Rangers debut last season, seeing action in 25 games and tallying one goal and three assists.
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Plaster that seals a wound and peels off painlessly: High-tech sticker that comes off without hurting is being developed in US
A high-tech plaster that comes off without hurting the skin or pulling hairs could make treatment of cuts and wounds much less painful.
The experimental plaster, being developed by scientists at Pennsylvania University, U.S., painlessly peels off the skin after being soaked in water for just a few seconds.
But while on the skin, it is designed to stick twice as well as current bandages — reducing the chances of wounds coming into contact with bacteria, dirt or friction that might slow their healing rate.
The plaster is designed for use on wounds that might require treatment at home or in hospital.
Standard adhesive versions can be almost as painful to remove as the injury itself — especially if the skin underneath is soft or hairy.
As the plaster is taken off, the adhesive can strip off the stratum corneum — the very outer layer of skin — causing significant pain.
Hairs can also be yanked from their roots during the removal process.
Standard adhesive versions can be almost as painful to remove as the injury itself — especially if the skin underneath is soft or hairy
Whether it’s best to remove plasters in one swift movement, or slowly peel them away, was the subject of a 2009 study by doctors at the Townsville Hospital in Queensland, Australia, and published in the Medical Journal of Australia. This found that slow removal was almost twice as painful as ripping them off in one go.
Current advice from manufacturers is to soak the area in warm water before carefully lifting the plaster off, or hold an ice pack against the plaster for several minutes so that the cold makes the adhesive more brittle and easier to remove.
But the Pennsylvania team has now developed plasters with stronger adhesion (as many of those used at the moment can quickly come loose, exposing the wound to the risk of infection) yet are less painful to remove.
Most plasters either use glue that gives a very strong bond but is hard to shift, or is easier to shift but tends to lose adhesion quickly. The glue used in the new plaster contains a chemical called vinyl alcohol — commonly found in pots of PVA glue used in classrooms — and boric acid, another chemical often used in antiseptic lotions, according to findings published in August in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Scientists found that when atoms in the boric acid come into contact with the vinyl alcohol, the pair bond to form a very strong adhesive. But when the glue is exposed to water for just 30 seconds, those same atoms quickly detach from the alcohol molecules to bind instead with the water molecules. This instantly removed the glue’s adhesive properties.
During lab tests, scientists applied the experimental glue to glass, which showed it had stronger adhesion than those currently used in plasters.
Separate tests on mice showed it left hairs almost entirely intact when it came to removal.
Scientists are planning further studies and said they hope it will lead to ‘the next generation’ of wound dressing adhesives.
Ash Mosahebi, a professor of plastic surgery at the Royal Free Hospital, London, said: ‘This sounds quite interesting. Anything that is more gentle on the skin, especially for young children and the elderly, is to be welcomed.’
The sticky sap from an Australian tree may help heal chronic wounds, according to a new study in Science Translational Medicine. Scientists from Cardiff University have developed a gel using a molecule from the sap of the blushwood tree — the molecule is thought to stop bacteria taking hold and is also believed to prompt the production of healing proteins. Animal tests found that the gel improved wound healing and the team will now start human trials.
Jabs of patients’ own blood can ease back pain misery
Jabs of blood can reduce pain and improve movement in patients with lower back ache caused by damaged discs, according to a new study in International Orthopaedics.
About 40 patients took part in a trial at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, where they had injections of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) into the painful discs.
PRP is the patient’s own blood that has been processed to have a higher density of platelets. This contains proteins which play a key role in healing.
Results showed 73 per cent of patients had improvements in pain and 89 per cent saw improvements in movement within 12 weeks of the injections.
PRP can also be used for sports injuries, osteoarthritis and even hair loss.
High-intensity ultrasound waves may help minimise acne scars. It’s thought that the soundwaves penetrate the skin at the precise depth and temperature to rejuvenate collagen fibres that reduce the effects of inflammation. About 60 people with acne scars are taking part in a clinical trial of the technique, called Sofwave, at three centres in New York.
Food and how you cook linked to indigestion
Green olives and broccoli are among the foods that are more likely to trigger symptoms in people with recurring indigestion.
That was the finding of a study by Istanbul Medeniyet University in Turkey involving patients with functional dyspepsia.
The researchers, who looked at diet and how the patients prepared their meals, found some foods — broccoli, radish, celery, green olives, olive oil, dry fruit and butter — were more likely to cause symptoms.
‘Reducing consumption of these foods and abandoning unhealthy cooking methods such as roasting might be beneficial for relieving symptoms,’ they wrote in the Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology.
Exactly why these foods are triggers is unclear.
Clothes call
Wearing tight jeans can affect the way we walk, according to research from the London Podiatry Centre
How what you wear can affect your health. This week: Skinny jeans can lead to knee pain
Wearing tight jeans can affect the way we walk, according to research from the London Podiatry Centre.
The fabric interferes with movement, affecting the efficient bending of the knees — it may also hinder the movement of the hip, reducing stride length.
As well as pain, over time, this might actually change the gait.
Wearing skinny jeans made of materials that stretch will have a less com- pressive effect.
You might also want to avoid skinny jeans if you’re prone to bacterial vaginosis — a vaginal infection.
Wearing skinny jeans more than once a week led to twice the risk of developing the infection, reported a study in the European Journal of Gynaecology in 2002.
Headache detective
The surprising causes of head pain. This week: Sex
Headaches may well be used as an excuse to avoid sex, but the act itself can also cause headaches.
There are two types of sex-related headache: pre-orgasmic headache (classically described as a dull pain that increases with mounting sexual excitement); and orgasmic headache — an explosive headache followed by severe throbbing head pain just prior to or at the moment of orgasm.
Dr Andy Dowson, a headache specialist at King’s College Hospital, in London, says: ‘The reason may be that chemicals released during sex trigger a headache.
‘Sex may also cause blood vessels in the brain to dilate, leading to a migraine. Most sex headaches are nothing to worry about.
‘But you should see your doctor if you start to experience headaches this way or they feel unlike any headache you’ve had before.’
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Good Health writer wins top award at the medical journalism ‘Oscars'
The Daily Mail’s Good Health section has once again featured among the winners in the annual ‘Oscars’ of medical journalism, held by the Medical Journalists’ Association.
Lucy Elkins (pictured) won the prestigious Science Explained award, with the judges describing her winning feature on mini organs being grown in a lab for transplant patients and to test drugs as ‘outstanding...packed with the people, scale and potential impact of the science’.
Lucy Elkins (pictured) won the prestigious Science Explained award
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 50,000 for 4th straight day
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell for the fourth consecutive day Tuesday amid the country's efforts to return to pre-pandemic normalcy.
The country reported 47,917 new COVID-19 infections, including 323 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 24,461,737, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.
The new daily figure is the lowest of all Tuesday tallies since cases dropped to 37,336 on July 12.
The daily caseload decreased from 19,407 the previous day and 57,286 a week ago.
The downturn came after the COVID-19 omicron variant resurged in early July and peaked above 180,000 cases on Aug. 17.
Health authorities expect the virus wave to be on a gradual slowdown.
New deaths from COVID-19 decreased by 15 to 24, putting the death toll at 27,891. The fatality rate was 0.11 percent.
The number of critically ill patients came to 497, down 11 from a day earlier.
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Wallabies star explains the REAL story behind video of him yelling at 'time-wasting' teammate Bernard Foley seconds before disgraceful ref's call that cost Australia the Bledisloe Cup
- Lalakai Foteki has revealed what he was saying in viral Bledisloe Cup video
- Was said to be proof by a highly-regarded referee that right decision was made
- Wallabies star said he was not yelling at Bernard Foley during controversial call
- Instead, the centre was yelling at the sideline for players in deafening noise
Wallabies star Lalakai Foteki has opened up about footage appearing to show him yelling at teammate Bernard Foley - insisting everything is not as it seems.
It comes in the wake of Australia's devastating and highly controversial Bledisloe Cup loss to New Zealand last Thursday, in which referee Mathieu Raynal effectively sealed the Wallabies fate with a last-gasp penalty call.
With victory all but assured, Raynal penalised Foley for time-wasting, and vision quickly emerged of Foteki appearing to yell at his teammate to hurry up.
It's been used by highly regarded ex-referee Nigel Owens as proof Raynal made the right call to blow the whistle for a decision derided by many as the worst in rugby union history.
Incredulous Wallabies player Nic White (21, left) and Bernard Foley (10, right) remonstrate with referee Mathieu Raynal after his controversial call cost Australia victory
That is far from the case, according to Foteki.
The star centre said he was just trying to make sure the right people were on the field for the final seconds of the match.
A despondent Lalakai Foteki (left) and Jordan Petaia after the Wallabies' controversial loss
Foteki says he was not yelling at Foley, but yelling at the sideline over the deafening crowd noise to make sure the right players were on the field
'We [the Wallabies] were so far away from the ref and the crowd was going crazy. [we] couldn't hear anything,' Foteki said of the now-viral video of him yelling.
'I guess as a back's perspective, we were out there and we kind of had the same people on the field and we just felt like we had an opportunity to win the game when we kick the ball out.
'Obviously "Nard" [Foley] was looking at the forward pack huddled up and I think they were just trying to get their call ready for when we got the penalty and what we were going do in that last minute.
'I just think that personnel changes and Nard was trying to figure out who was on the field and what calls was going on before we did our next move and that was to kick the ball out.'
Fuming Wallabies skipper Nic White remonstrated with Raynal after the match, telling him the call to penalise Foley when he was 'two seconds' away from kicking 'cost Australia the Rugby Championship'.
Wallabies skipper Nic White tells Mathieu Raynal he just 'cost Australia the Rugby Championship'
Raynal was slammed not only by current and former Wallabies greats, but prominent rugby union figures all over the world.
Gutted ex-Wallaby Matt Giteau tweeted: 'A super contest arguably ruined by that last call...I can't believe that. Congrats @AllBlacks &@wallabies on an unreal game! Such a cruel ending', after the controversial ending.
Commentator Tim Horan called the decision 'disgraceful', saying Raynal 'cracked under the pressure'; while Australian coach Dave Rennie also slammed the controversial ruling, telling reporters: 'I've never seen a call like that at any level.'
Even All Blacks greats like Sir John Kirwan, Andrew Mehrtens and Jeff Wilson rubbished the call.
Bernard Foley was fuming after the game about the decision to penalise him for time-wasting
'He had every right to make that decision, I think that in this case it wasn't appropriate,' Wilson said on Sky Sport in New Zealand.
Former Wallaby Morgan Turinui, who was commentating the game, also pointed out, like Wilson, there were clearly double standards in play.
'There's a law that you have 90 seconds from scoring the try to making the conversion,' he said.
'[But] twice in the game the All Blacks went past 90 seconds and the referee rightly didn't ruin the game by being pedantic and cancelling the conversion attempt.'
Gutted Wallabies players Marika Koroibete (left) and Reece Hodge (right) embrace after Australia's heartbreaking loss
Either way, Foteki made it clear Foley bore no responsibility for the farcical end to the game.
'There was no disbelief and no feeling that the All Blacks were going to run away from us,' he said.
'It was just the belief that in the leaders and Nard (Foley) coming in staying controlled and giving us our next role and we just got to it.
'Being on the field at that time when we're down a few points, I felt we were still in good stead to just keep doing what we were doing and keep in the game.
'He (Foley) doesn't need to apologise,' Foteki said.
Rieko Ioane and David Havili of the All Blacks celebrate with the Bledisloe Cup after the side's controversial victory
With the Bledisloe Cup now out of their grasp - for the 20th straight year - as well as the Rugby Championship, the Wallabies will look to point the disappointment behind them when they cross the ditch for Saturday night's Test.
Australia famously hasn't managed to defeat New Zealand at Auckland's iconic Eden Park for more than 35 years - but the men in green and gold will be fired up for revenge.
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Today host Karl Stefanovic's WILD joke about Prince Andrew leaves Allison Langdon scrambling during a live broadcast outside Buckingham Palace
Today show host Karl Stefanovic left his co-anchor Allison Langdon speechless on Tuesday morning after making a loose joke about Prince Andrew.
The Channel Nine presenters were reporting live from outside Buckingham Palace in London alongside The Daily Mirror's royal editor Russell Myers when the conversation turned to Her Majesty's pet Welsh Corgis.
Following the death of the Queen, the dogs will reportedly live with her disgraced son Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, noted Myers.
Today host Karl Stefanovic (left) shocked his co-anchor Allison Langdon (centre) on Tuesday morning after making a loose joke about Prince Andrew. (Right: royal editor Russell Myers)
'The beloved dogs, they must be pretty sad,' Myers added.
Stefanovic joked: 'They'd certainly feel sad having Andrew looking after them, you know. That would be a major let-down, wouldn't it? I say nothing though.'
Langdon was visibly uncomfortable with where the segment was heading, given Prince Andrew's recent scandals that have tarnished the reputation of the royals.
Following the death of the Queen, her pet Welsh Corgis will reportedly live with her disgraced son Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson. (Pictured: Andrew attending Her Majesty's funeral on Monday)
The Duke of York had brought shame to his mother in recent years due to his association with late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
A civil suit brought by a woman, Virginia Giuffre, who claimed to have slept with Andrew when she was 17 also left his reputation in tatters.
The matter was resolved with an out-of-court settlement in February 2022.
The Queen stripped Andrew of his honorary military roles in January and he gave up his HRH style amid the civil case brought against him by Ms Giuffre.
Interrupting Stefanovic, Langdon tried to change the subject by asking Myers: 'You were talking about [the Queen's] pallbearers there?'
'They'd certainly feel sad having Andrew looking after them, you know. That would be a major let down, wouldn't it? I say nothing though,' Stefanovic joked. Langdon was visibly uncomfortable with where the segment was heading, given Prince Andrew's recent scandals
'Did you just fob me off?' Stefanovic said in mock anger.
'No, I'm looking after you. Trust me,' Langdon replied, as Stefanovic jokingly patted her on the leg and said: 'It's okay, dear. You don't have to ask anything more.'
It comes after the BBC reported that the Queen's two young Corgis, Muick and Sandy, will now live with the Duke and Duchess of York.
The Duke of York had brought shame to his mother in recent years due to his association with late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (Pictured: the Queen and Prince Andrew arriving for a morning church service in Hillington, Norfolk, in January 2020)
It comes after the BBC reported that the Queen's two young Corgis, Muick and Sandy, will now live with the Duke and Duchess of York. (Pictured: Prince Andrew petting one of the royal Corgis on the day of Her Majesty's funeral on Monday)
Muick and Sandy were given to the Queen as gifts by Andrew and his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie in 2021 to lift Her Majesty's spirits following the death of her husband Prince Philip.
A source close to Prince Andrew told the BBC: 'The Corgis will return to live at Royal Lodge with the Duke and Duchess. It was the Duchess who found the puppies which were gifted to Her Majesty by the Duke.
'The Duchess bonded with Her Majesty over dog walking and riding horses, and even after her divorce, she would continue her great friendship with Her Majesty, by walking the dogs in Frogmore and chatting.'
A source close to Prince Andrew told the BBC: 'The Corgis will return to live at Royal Lodge with the Duke and Duchess. It was the Duchess who found the puppies which were gifted to Her Majesty by the Duke.' (Pictured: members of the Royal Household stand with the Queen's Corgis, Muick and Sandy, as they await the funeral cortege on Monday)
Muick and Sandy were given to the Queen as gifts by Andrew and his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie in 2021 to lift Her Majesty's spirits following the death of her husband. (Pictured: Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday)
The Queen owned more than 30 Corgis during her lifetime.
Meanwhile, Andrew was visibly emotional as he followed the Queen's coffin through the streets of London for her state funeral on Monday.
The mourning royal was banned from wearing his military uniform at the ceremony after being stripped of his titles.
The Queen owned more than 30 Corgis during her lifetime. (The Queen is pictured with one of her Corgis in 1952)
Andrew was visibly emotional as he followed the Queen's coffin through the streets of London for her state funeral on Monday. The mourning royal was banned from wearing his military uniform at the ceremony after being stripped of his titles. (Pictured: King Charles III; Anne, Princess Royal; and Prince Andrew, Duke of York, leave Westminster Abbey)
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Today host Karl Stefanovic's ex-wife Cassandra Thorburn makes a surprising career change after spending two decades in the media
Cassandra Thorburn spent much of her adult life working as a journalist and TV producer, but she has since made a surprising career change.
The 51-year-old ex-wife of Today host Karl Stefanovic has said goodbye to television and now works as a dental nurse and receptionist.
Her son Jackson Stefanovic, 23, mentioned his mother's new job in a wide-ranging interview with Woman's Day published on Monday.
Cassandra Thorburn (pictured) spent much of her life working as a journalist and TV producer, but she has since made a surprising career change and is now a dental nurse and receptionist
'My parents remain my biggest fans,' Jackson said.
'Mum's our rock – she's very happy, and is currently working as a dental nurse and receptionist at a local practice, and she continues to inspire me every day.
'I live at home with mum and my brother [River, 15] and sister [Willow, 17]. They can't get rid of me. We have a lot of love for each other, and share a special bond. We're a funny bunch.'
Cassandra chimed in to express her pride over her eldest child's accomplishments as a singer-songwriter.
'He's incredibly emotional, and very in touch with others and their feelings, so music is a great avenue for him to explore,' she said of his music.
The 51-year-old ex-wife of Today host Karl Stefanovic (right) has said goodbye to television and now works in the dental industry, her son Jackson (left) revealed in an interview on Monday
Karl and Cassandra separated in 2016 after 21 years of marriage.
The Nine presenter, 48, remarried former model Jasmine Yarbrough in late 2018.
They welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Harper, in May 2020.
Karl and Cassandra separated in 2016 after 21 years of marriage. (Pictured in October 2008)
Cassandra previously said on the Divorce Story podcast that she had struggled in the aftermath of her divorce from Karl.
She said there were days when she would 'lie on the floor' all day while her children were at school.
When asked for her reaction to Karl having a fourth child with his second wife, Cassandra only said she was 'glad' it wasn't her having another baby.
The Nine presenter, 48, remarried former model Jasmine Yarbrough in late 2018. They welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Harper, in May 2020 (all pictured)
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Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles share intimate exchange at NYC premiere of Don't Worry Darling... but Florence Pugh and Chris Pine are no shows
Olivia Wilde and her toyboy Harry Styles glammed up for the New York City premiere of her second directorial feature, Don't Worry Darling, at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Monday.
At 38, the Independent Spirit Award-winning filmmaker is a decade older than the Grammy winner, but they've been going strong ever since they worked together on the Palm Springs set of the film.
Harry's brow furrowed as he shared an intimate exchange with Olivia after the cast and crew photo call.
Dressed to the nines: Olivia Wilde and her toyboy Harry Styles glammed up for the New York City premiere of her second directorial feature, Don't Worry Darling, at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Monday
Still together? At 38, the Independent Spirit Award-winning filmmaker (L) is a decade older than the Grammy winner (R), but they've been going strong ever since they worked together on the Palm Springs set of the film
Styles did not appear to look happy as he had a quick chat with Wilde (born Cockburn) before heading inside the theater.
The native New Yorker began dating the Englishman sometime between September 2020 and January 2021 after replacing Shia LaBeouf with him in the role of ambitious workaholic Jack Chambers.
Eyebrows raised at the time considering Olivia was Harry's boss and she has two children under age 8 with ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis, whom she split with in November 2021 after eight years together.
Wilde bared her back in a black long-sleeved gown and statement bracelets selected by stylist Karla Welch.
Tense: Harry's brow furrowed as he shared an intimate exchange with Olivia after the cast and crew photo call
Everything okay? Styles did not appear to look happy as he had a quick chat with Wilde (born Cockburn) before heading inside the theater
Muse: The native New Yorker (L) began dating the Englishman (R) sometime between September 2020 and January 2021 after replacing Shia LaBeouf with him in the role of ambitious workaholic Jack Chambers
She denies they had an affair: Eyebrows raised at the time considering Olivia was Harry's boss and she has two children under age 8 with ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis, whom she split with in November 2021 after eight years together
Hairstylist Kiley Fitzgerald coiffed the DC League of Super-Pets star's brunette mane in side-parted waves for the film festivities.
Make-up artist Mélanie Inglessis brought out Olivia's striking green eyes and applied a delicate pink pout on her.
Wilde pulled double duty directing and starring as cocktail-loving, married mother-of-two Bunny in the Black Mirror-style psychological thriller.
Despite all the hype surrounding Don't Worry Darling, it currently has a dismal 34% critic approval rating (out of 64 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes.
Elegant: Wilde bared her back in a black long-sleeved gown and statement bracelets selected by stylist Karla Welch
Woman of the hour: Hairstylist Kiley Fitzgerald coiffed the DC League of Super-Pets star's brunette mane in side-parted waves for the film festivities
Natural beauty: Make-up artist Mélanie Inglessis brought out Olivia's striking green eyes and applied a delicate pink pout on her
Excellent performance: Wilde pulled double duty directing and starring as cocktail-loving, married mother-of-two Bunny in the Black Mirror-style psychological thriller
Yikes! Despite all the hype surrounding Don't Worry Darling, it currently has a dismal 34% critic approval rating (out of 64 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes
Meanwhile, Styles wore a navy-blue velvet double-breasted blazer over a blue-collared top, wide-leg pin-stripe pants, and kitten-heeled booties selected by stylist Harry Lambert.
The Late Night Talking singer made sure he was ready for his close-up with help from groomer Matt Mulhall and make-up artist Dotti.
Outside the venue, Harry graciously stopped to greet his rabid female fanbase by signing some autographs.
In early screenings, audiences audibly laughed at Styles' performance as Jack more than once and Don't Worry Darling is in no way a comedy.
Nautical look: Styles wore a navy-blue velvet double-breasted blazer over a blue-collared top, wide-leg pin-stripe pants, and kitten-heeled booties selected by stylist Harry Lambert
Growing out his beard: The Late Night Talking singer made sure he was ready for his close-up with help from groomer Matt Mulhall and make-up artist Dotti
Swarmed: Outside the venue, Harry graciously stopped to greet his rabid female fanbase by signing some autographs
Uh-oh: In early screenings, audiences audibly laughed at Styles' performance as Jack more than once and Don't Worry Darling is in no way a comedy
Headlining stadiums: The former One Direction boybander concludes his nine-date stand at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden this Wednesday as part of his 179-date Love On Tour (pictured September 8)
The former One Direction boybander concludes his nine-date stand at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden this Wednesday as part of his 179-date Love On Tour.
The coy couple made sure to pose for a group shot with screenwriter Katie Silberman as well as castmates Sydney Chandler, Douglas Smith, Asif Ali, Kate Berlant, Nick Kroll, and Gemma Chan.
Noticeably missing from the premiere were the leads Florence Pugh - who's overseas shooting Dune: Part Two - and Chris Pine - who's in post-production on his feature directorial debut Poolman.
Smile! The coy couple made sure to pose for a group shot with (from L-R) screenwriter Katie Silberman as well as castmates Sydney Chandler, Douglas Smith, Asif Ali, Kate Berlant, Nick Kroll, and Gemma Chan
Screening Q&A: Noticeably missing from the premiere were the leads Florence Pugh - who's overseas shooting Dune: Part Two - and Chris Pine - who's in post-production on his feature directorial debut Poolman
However, both actors did attend the world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5 where footage of Harry appearing to spit on Chris went viral - but both denied that happened.
Florence - who stars as devoted housewife Alice Chambers - allegedly hated how Styles and Olivia got together and definitely hated how the movie was marketed to be overtly sexual.
And thanks to a leaked video of Wilde from Shia proving he quit and wasn't fired, everyone now knows that she condescendingly called Pugh 'Miss Flo' behind her back.
Drama off-screen: However, both actors (2-L, 3-L) did attend the world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5 where footage of Harry appearing to spit on Chris went viral - but both denied that happened
'It's not why I'm in this industry': Florence - who stars as devoted housewife Alice Chambers - allegedly hated how Styles and Olivia got together and definitely hated how the movie was marketed to be overtly sexual
'I think this might be a bit of a wake-up call for Miss Flo': And thanks to a leaked video of Wilde from Shia proving he quit and wasn't fired, everyone now knows that she condescendingly called Pugh 'Miss Flo' behind her back
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Michigan St. looks to get back on track vs. undefeated Minnesota
If Minnesota and Michigan State were stocks at the moment, they would be trending in completely opposite directions on Wall Street heading into their Big Ten matchup on Saturday afternoon in East Lansing, Mich.
Minnesota comes in trending way up after a 3-0 start to the season, with all three wins being blowouts.
The latest rout for the Golden Gophers was a 49-7 win at home over Colorado last Saturday, as Minnesota has now outscored opponents 149-17.
Minnesota features one of the Big Ten's best quarterbacks in Tanner Morgan in addition to one of the top running backs in Mohamed Ibrahim, and is rightfully ready and confident heading into its first road game of the season.
"All we can control is ourselves," Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck said. "We're as prepared as we are. We were prepared to be 1-0 in the Colorado season. This week, we'll do everything we can to play one of the best teams in the Big Ten."
On the other side, Michigan State's stock has taken a drastic tumble.
The Spartans (2-1) went from No. 11 to unranked following a 39-28 loss at Washington last week in a game that saw them trail 29-8 at halftime.
Michigan State might have gone 11-2 last season, but two big weaknesses from 2021, offensive line play and pass defense, reared their heads again in Washington.
Ranked last in the country in passing yards allowed per game in 2021, Michigan State saw Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. throw for 397 yards and four touchdowns.
Offensively, Michigan State struggled to block, with its leading rusher for the game, Jalen Berger, rushing for 27 yards on 13 carries.
The Spartans had to fly back from the West Coast early Sunday morning and now have a shorter turnaround than normal to prepare for a red-hot opponent.
"We're going to learn a lot from it," Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker said. "We're going to show up (Monday) ready to work and we're going to have a better football team next week."
--Field Level Media
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Memes flood social media as anxious Mexicans process eerily timed earthquake
By Brendan O'Boyle
MEXICO CITY, Sept 19 (Reuters) - It did not take long for the memes to start in Mexico, offering a needed bit of levity on Monday after a powerful quake left buildings and people shaken on the anniversary of two of the country's most devastating earthquakes.
On WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and beyond, anxious Mexicans found humor in the unexplainable - that an earthquake would strike just an hour after a scheduled earthquake drill in Mexico City and other major cities.
"These Mexicans are hardcore, they do earthquake drills with live earthquakes," one meme said, showing an image of an impressed Barack Obama.
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake, which left at least one person dead, struck on the same day as a 1985 earthquake that killed an estimated 10,000, and one in 2017 that killed at least 350 people.
Mexico is among the world's most seismically active countries, home to a population that is well-versed in speedy and often surprisingly calm evacuations.
The uncanny timing of Monday's quake was the subject of many memes, like one of a bird reading a book titled "how to skip from Sept. 18 to Sept. 20."
One meme, mimicking an announcement by the Mexican government, invites outsiders to "Visit Mexico" and "on every Sept. 19, come live the experience of a real temblor."
Some memes cast a suspicious eye on official reports that the timing of another Sept. 19 earthquake was just a coincidence.
Others got political, like a meme depicting President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador saying the ground shook but it shook more under his predecessor's government. The pugilistic leader often rails against his predecessors.
Several memes embraced the fear of living with the possibility of the ground suddenly shaking.
One academic study released prior to the latest quake showed that three in 10 people who experienced the Sept. 19, 2017 quake suffered effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Geophysicist Carlos Valdes pushed back in an interview against suggestions that Sept. 19 is a cursed day on the Mexican calendar, chalking up the most recent earthquake to coincidence as well as pointing to the meme machine as a needed tonic.
"I think it's a way to shake off the stress and the fear," he said. (Reporting and writing by Brendan O'Boyle; Additional reporting by Anthony Esposito; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)
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BOSTON — The Boston Celtics have painted Bill Russell's No. 6 in the free throw lanes of their parquet floor as part of a season-long tribute planned for the Hall of Famer, who died this summer.
"The team has added the number 6 to both lanes to pay homage to Bill Russell's dominant play in the paint," the Celtics said on Monday (Tuesday, Manila time).
See NBA honors Bill Russell by first-ever league-wide jersey retirement
The team has said it will honor Russell in other ways this season, including two nights in his honor — one for the Oct. 18 season opener and one on Feb. 12, which would have been his 89th birthday. The Celtics will also wear a special Russell-themed jersey for some of their games. There will also be something on their regular uniforms to honor him.
The NBA has announced that every team in the league will retire the No. 6 in honor of the civil rights pioneer and 11-time NBA champion, who died on July 31. Every other home court will display the No. 6 on the sideline near the scorer's table.
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SHERWIN Concepcion and Bryan Santos have reached the UAAP's age limitand will not be able to see action in Season 85.
In a report of The Varsitarian, the two were informed by head coach Bal David of the development.
Spin.ph sought David for comments but he has yet to respond as of press time.
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The UAAP extended its age limit for Season 84 but reverted to the cap of 25 for this season.
Concepcion, 25, was one of the Growling Tigers leaders last UAAP Season 84 as he posted 10.6 points and 5.5 rebounds as one of the holdovers in the fallout of the Sorsogon bubble.
On the other hand, the 26-year-old Santos normed 6.5 points and 5.7 boards in his first year in UST after transferring from Technological Institute of the Philippines.
The Growling Tigers have earlir lost rookie point guard Kean Baclaan to National University, Fil-Am big man Gani Stevens to University of the East, and veteran big man Dave Ando who chose to turn pro in the 3x3 circuit.
David will turn to sophomore forward Nic Cabanero to lead the Growling Tigers in this campaign as he will be supported by the likes of Senegalese center Adama Faye and locals Paul Manalang and Royce Mantua.
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A family from Perth who were flooded out by the rainstorm that hit on September 8 want Perth and Kinross Council to act now so the misery is not repeated.
Samantha and Richard Lamond, both 39, and their two children have been living in temporary accommodation since the ground floor of their home in Croft Park was wrecked by floodwater and sewage.
The deluge on Thursday, September 8 was the third time their home had been flooded in just over two years. In August 2020 they had to go into temporary accommodation for four months. Now they have had to move out again.
Several houses at Croft Park, beside the Craigie Burn near the South Inch park, were swamped with water prevented from draining away by the city’s flood gates.
The residents face the impossible dilemma of being at risk of rising water if the flood gates are open and also if the flood gates are closed.
On September 8 water flooded over a wall and into the garden at Sam and Richard’s house so that there was a metre of water up against the conservatory glass.
Pictures of their garden show the legs of their trampoline submerged with the water nearly reaching the bounce pad.
“I live with my husband and our two daughters who are 10 and seven,” explained Sam, a solicitor.
“We have lived here for just over seven years.
“In August 2020 we got flooded and had to move out. We stayed with family for four months.
“We did a lot of work and only got back in the house in December 2020.
“This time it is mostly furniture ruined. All of the furniture downstairs needs binned.
“Yes, we were insured but I’m not sure how long we will be able to keep getting insurance. We had to move out and right now, nearly two weeks on, we are living in an AirBnb.”
On September 8, Richard, a self-employed roofer, watched in horror as muddy water built up where flood gates blocked the way of the Craigie Burn.
He told the PA: “The drains couldn’t cope, they burst and flooded the path alongside the burn. The gates stop the water getting away.
“The water can’t go anywhere so it floods our gardens and houses. The water surrounds the houses and comes up through the solum.”
Sam described the damage.
“Inside our whole ground floor was flooded,” she said.
“I think the water is a mix of sewage and rain water.
“We have been flooded by the Craigie Burn before and had a non-return valve from Scottish Water which is designed to keep water from coming in from the toilet and shower.
“But a few weeks ago Scottish Water shut it off as they said it needed replacing and we have not heard from them since. They actually just switched it off and told our neighbour, didn’t leave us a note or anything.”
Her valve was faulty and Scottish Water isolated it so her electrics didn’t keep tripping. The repair/replacement hasn’t been done. Sam believes this was meant to be done almost as an emergency as it is an essential part of their drainage system.
She says she has been frozen out by Perth and Kinross Council.
Sam said: “The council just keep saying it’s our responsibility to protect against flooding. We have flood walls, air vent covers, so many sandbags and pumps.”
Sam showed the PA a letter from the interim flood manager with Perth and Kinross Council.
The letter offered to take feedback from people hit by flooding with their input contributing to the Craigie Burn Flood Risk Survey.
She added: “There are lots more people locally who get impacted who have contacted me.
“This was the third time we’ve been flooded in just over two years.
“In August 2020 I had to wake my kids from their beds in the middle of the night and pass them over to my neighbour, we had no warning and we lost so much.
“We moved out that night in August and managed to get back in December due to our amazing tradespeople, we were four months out of our home.
“When it happened two years ago I complained to Perth and Kinross Council and I was fobbed off with excuses and passing the buck, told it was a one off phenomenon. I bought this, I was nice and polite and made changes to our house to protect us in the future.
“But here we are two years later and despite massive efforts on our part and the help of our friends and family we couldn’t hold off the massive amount of water.
“The council keep saying it’s the homeowners responsibility to protect their property and we did, but we can’t protect it from all the rain water in Perth.
“I had to watch my husband cry in my daughter’s bedroom because once again we watched their rooms, their clothes and their special stuff get ruined. All you want in life is for your children to feel safe and secure.
“We are now out again and who knows when we will get home.”
Sam said she was telling her story “not for sympathy but to get other people’s stories so when we meet the council, Scottish Water and councillors, I am prepared.”
Her neighbour Janice Haig’s garden flooded under 70cm of water and some ingress.
Mum Janice (49) married to driver Rob (50), live with their older children - chemist Jen (25) and student Scott (16).
Janice explained: “On the Thursday we came close to the ground floor flooding again - we were safe by less than the depth of the joists.
“We have not had to move out but we had a lot of mopping up to do.
“Water was in the conservatory, back hall, front porch, boiler room and bathroom.
“In the bathroom it came up the shower drain and in all other spaces it was around the door seals.
“We have lost a few electrical garden tools, towels, doormats, rugs, a mobility scooter.
“We are hoping to save the flooring we put down in July last year after the flooding in 2020. If not, that will increase our losses.
“We’ve probably lost between £1000 and £2000 of belongings.”
Janice emphasised the issue was not so much the material lost but how the risk of flooding made everyone at Croft Park feel: “It’s the constant worry and the heightened anxiety when heavy rain is forecast.
“Along with that, there’s the frustration that PKC and Scottish Water know about our situation - that is the worst.
“A flaw in the design of the flood defences has contributed greatly to us flooding on several occasions.
“Under our floor and the garden have been flooded multiple times over the last 11 years but it has definitely gained in frequency and severity over the last few.”
Janice added: “We can’t keep going through this every time it rains heavily and we can’t wait a year for the findings of the survey and several more years for any recommendations to be costed, funds found and action taken.
“The flood in August 2020 was a ‘one in more than 100 year event’, the one last week was the same. Twice in two years.
“I have had meetings with Cllr Willie Wilson, PKC, Scottish Water and SEPA stretching back 10 years - this is not a new problem.
“Every time the weather forecast shows ‘green, yellow or white rain’ (colours depicting really heavy rain on the weather map) or an extended period of ‘dark blue rain’ we start to worry.
“We put the air vent covers on and get pumps and sand bags prepared.
“We dread heavy rain. After flooding in August 2020 our insurance claim was around £35,000 and the price of our home insurance almost quadrupled to just under £1000 a year.
“On that occasion the floodgates on the path between Glenearn Road and the South Inch were not closed so we got floodwater from the Inch and burn, the sewer, the torrent coming down Queen Street and the rain.
“This time, the gates were shut but that doesn’t help us - water always backs up in front of floodgates and this time, before the flood wall was breached, water poured over a small wall (now damaged due to the force of the water) and flooded our garden.
“If the floodgates are closed, we flood and if left open, we flood.
“PKC have known for years why my house and Sam’s flood - I have an email from years ago agreeing with us that surface water backing up behind the floodgates, the sewers not being able to cope and the burn itself (on some occasions one of them on other occasions all) cause the flooding of our property.
“PKC don’t need the Craigie Burn Flood Survey to tell them and us the cause.”
A Perth and Kinross Council spokesperson said: “Flooding is becoming an increasing problem across Scotland, where SEPA estimates around 284,000 homes, businesses and services are at risk of flooding. Severe weather events are also becoming more frequent because of climate change.
“Although it is not possible to prevent flooding entirely, Flood Risk Management (FRM) Plans are in place to manage the risk of flooding across communities.
“The first cycle of these FRM Plans covered 2016 to 2022. Following public consultation, the council is currently drafting its second cycle of Local FRM plans for the next six years ahead of publication in December.
“This is a long-term approach, focussing on the areas of highest flood risk, and work will continue in six-year cycles to address other areas.
“The Tay FRM Plan and Local FRM Plan include actions to manage the risk of flooding in Perth. Amongst the various actions in these plans, the council is progressing the Craigie Burn Flood Study and is developing a Surface Water Management Plan for Perth.
“Consulting engineers, Amey, have been engaged to carry out this work which will continue into next year.
“The council circulated questionnaires to residents at the end of 2021/early 2022 to allow them to input to this study work.
“These projects will develop our understanding of river flood risk on the Craigie Burn and surface water flood risk across Perth and will consider potential actions for managing and, where achievable, reducing that flood risk.
“Such projects take a long time to come to fruition, and any new measures to manage the risk of flooding, such as new flood defences, require a long process of design, statutory approvals and procurement prior to construction.
“Funding also requires to be secured and the on-going study work will support this process.
“The council has allocated capital funding to flood schemes currently proposed for Comrie, Milnathort and South Kinross as well as for on-going flood study work and maintenance works. Advance works on the Comrie flood protection scheme started last month.
“The Scottish Government and COSLA are currently reviewing capital funding for cycle 2 flood schemes including those in Scone, Bridgend, Pitlochry, Aberfeldy and Blackford.
“The current process for securing capital funding for new schemes requires a flood study to be completed and then for the scheme to be prioritised and included within a published FRM Plan.
“As the studies for Perth have not been concluded yet, no capital funding has been set aside for these projects.”
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Trio of title-winning Aces headline US World Cup roster
SYDNEY (AP) - A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum won't have much time to recover after leading Las Vegas to the franchise's first WNBA championship.
The trio will board a plane to Australia to try and help the U.S. win a fourth consecutive women's basketball World Cup. They will be in Las Vegas on Tuesday for a celebratory parade and then take the long flight to Australia. The U.S. begins play on Thursday against Belgium.
The Aces trio will be teammates with Connecticut's Alyssa Thomas and Brionna Jones, who they beat in the WNBA Finals that ended Sunday. Had the Finals gone to a fifth game, which would have been played on Tuesday, the roster would have looked different.
Thomas and Jones should be there in time for the Belgium game, which is in the morning in Sydney. The Aces players are expected to miss the U.S. opener.
Seattle teammates Jewell Loyd and Breanna Stewart bring some experience to the U.S. team that is missing Brittney Griner, who is currently in a Russian jail after being sentenced last month to nine years in prison in a politically charged drug case. The U.S. is working to secure her release.
Stewart and Loyd - along with Wilson and Plum - played on the 2018 team that won the gold medal in Spain. Stewart earned MVP honors of that tournament and is playing in her third World Cup.
Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon, right, celebrates with Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson after their win in the WNBA basketball finals against the Connecticut Sun, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
That group will be joined by first-time World Cup players Ariel Atkins and Shakira Austin of Washington; Kahleah Copper of Chicago; and Sabrina Ionescu and Betnijah Laney of New York.
"We have been eagerly anticipating the 2022 FIBA World Cup and welcome the opportunities and challenges this competition presents as we face the world´s best teams," coach Cheryl Reeve said. "The U.S. roster features some of our game´s brightest stars and I´m excited to lead this team with the goal of winning a fourth consecutive World Cup for the USA. I want to express my gratitude to everyone who was part of our highly competitive training camp and hope to work with many of them again in the future."
This is one of the most inexperienced groups the U.S. has had in the past two decades, during which the Americans have dominated Olympic and World Cup play. Gone are Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, who have been the leaders of the U.S. team.
Atkins and Gray joined Stewart and Wilson on the 2021 Tokyo Olympics team that won a seventh consecutive gold medal for the Americans. Plum was on the inaugural 3x3 team that also won gold in Tokyo.
The Americans are in a pool with Belgium, Puerto Rico, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China and South Korea.
The Las Vegas Aces celebrate their win in the WNBA basketball finals against the Connecticut Sun, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Max Scherzer's perfect return helps Mets seal playoff bid
Max Scherzer earned his 200th career win by tossing six perfect innings on Monday as the visiting New York Mets clinched a playoff spot by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 in the opener of a three-game series.
The Mets (94-55) advanced to the postseason for the first time since 2016, when they fell to the San Francisco Giants in the National League wild-card game.
Pete Alonso hit a monstrous three-run homer in the fourth inning to spark the fifth straight win for the Mets, who remained a game ahead of the second-place Atlanta Braves (92-55) in the National League East. The Braves beat the Washington Nationals 5-2.
The Braves' magic number for clinching a playoff berth fell to one by virtue of the loss by the Brewers (78-69), who fell 2 1/2 games behind the idle Philadelphia Phillies (80-66) in the race for the third and final NL wild-card spot.
Scherzer (10-4), who missed the previous 15 days with a left oblique injury, struck out nine while throwing only 68 pitches. He is the 120th pitcher to record 200 wins but just the third active pitcher to reach the milestone, joining former teammate Justin Verlander (243 wins) as well as Zack Greinke (223 wins).
Scherzer also became just the third pitcher all-time to exit having thrown at least six perfect innings without completing the perfect game-- and the second one this season. Clayton Kershaw tossed seven perfect innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Minnesota Twins on April 13. On Sept. 10, 2016, the Dodgers' Rich Hill fired seven perfect innings against the Miami Marlins.
The Brewers only flirted with a hit twice against Scherzer. With two outs in the second inning, Andrew McCutchen lined out to right, where Tyler Naquin briefly appeared to lose the ball in the lights before making the catch. In the fourth, Rowdy Tellez grounded out to second baseman Jeff McNeil, who was in shallow right field due to the shift.
Christian Yelich quickly ended the bid for the first combined perfect game in history by doubling to lead off the seventh against Tylor Megill. Tellez homered one out later.
Daniel Vogelbach (double) and Francisco Lindor (triple) had run-scoring extra-base hits for the Mets in the sixth. Tomas Nido and Naquin had RBI singles in the eighth.
Brewers starter Corbin Burnes (10-8) allowed five runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out four over 5 2/3 innings.
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･ Two stoker-type incinerators will provide waste processing capacity of 210 tpd ･ Lighter environmental footprint and enhanced generation efficiency will contribute to Nagasaki's quest to become "zero carbon city"
Nagasaki Shin-Higashi Waste-to-Energy Plant
Tokyo, September 20, 2022 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order from the Nagasaki Municipal Government for rebuilding and operation & maintenance of the city's Shin-Higashi (New East) Waste-to-Energy Plant. The order calls for installation of two stoker-type incinerators(Note1) collectively capable of processing 210 tonnes per day (tpd), to replace the superannuated Higashi (East) Waste-to-Energy Plant (300 tpd) originally designed and built by MHI and operated since 1988. Under the DBO(Note2) contract, MHIEC will also take charge of providing operation & maintenance services the new plant for a period of 20 years. The contract is valued at 27.59 billion yen (tax excluded), with operation startup scheduled for April 2026.
The rebuilt facility will employ state-of-the-art technology for municipal waste processing. Besides two stoker-type incinerators each having a processing capacity of 105 tpd, the plant will have a lighter environmental footprint enabled by reduced CO2 emissions, and provide power generation of high efficiency. Heat energy generated during waste processing will be used to supply high-temperature water to the nearby Nagasaki Higashi Park Community Facility and because power supply will be sustainable even during times of disaster, the new facility will function as a local energy center. A rooftop plant and flower garden will also be created as a greening measure to combat global warming. Taken together, these features will make for an environmentally friendly public facility that will advance Nagasaki's quest to be a "zero carbon city" achieving full decarbonization by 2050.
Bidding for the Shin-Higashi Waste-to-Energy Plant reconstruction project adopted a comprehensive evaluation method taking into consideration not only the bid price but also factors such as technological strengths and operating expertise. In constructing and operating the new facility, MHIEC will work closely with a group of five local companies in Nagasaki city.
MHIEC succeeded to MHI's environmental protection business in 2008, taking over its accumulated technological development capabilities in environmental protection systems and abundant expertise in the construction and operation & maintenance of waste management facilities both in Japan and overseas. Based on this robust track record, the company is well positioned to propose comprehensive solutions encompassing all aspects from plant construction to operation & maintenance under DBO contract, and it can also respond to needs for after-sales servicing and maintenance. Going forward, MHIEC will continue to seek orders expansion worldwide through proactive offering of proposals for enhancing the efficiency of existing facilities, making incinerators more advanced through AI and IoT supported remote monitoring and automated operation, and lowering life-cycle costs (LCC).
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group is one of the world's leading industrial groups, spanning energy, smart infrastructure, industrial machinery, aerospace and defense. MHI Group combines cutting-edge technology with deep experience to deliver innovative, integrated solutions that help to realize a carbon neutral world, improve the quality of life and ensure a safer world. For more information, please visit www.mhi.com or follow our insights and stories on spectra.mhi.com.
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USA Advanced Wound Care Market Growth Segments for Investment | CAGR 4.6% | Global Demand Till 2030
Increase in geriatric population, rise in incidences of diabetes and technological advancements to deal with complex wounds drive the growth of the market
PORTLAND, OREGON, UNITED STATES, September 19, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Surge in geriatric population, increase in incidences of diabetes, obesity and chronic conditions, and high-end technological advancements to deal with complex wounds fuel the growth of the global advanced wound care market. On the other hand, high cost of advanced wound care products impedes the growth to some extent. Nevertheless, untapped opportunities in developing economies is expected to create a number of opportunities for the key players in the industry.
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Increase in the geriatric population, rise in incidences of diabetes, obesity, and chronic conditions, and developments in technology to deal with complex wounds have boosted the growth of the global advanced wound care market. However, high cost of advanced wound care products hinders the market growth. On the contrary, untapped opportunities in developing countries are expected to unlock new opportunities for the market players in the future.
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Chilling warning the Reserve Bank now risks tipping Australia into a recession - but that won't save borrowers from ANOTHER rate rise next month
- CommSec has warned aggressive rate hikes could spark a recession in Australia
- The five straight months of increases have been the most severe since 1994
- Reserve Bank's September meeting minutes mentioned word 'inflation' 41 times
One of Australia's 'Big Four' banks has warned that continued aggressive rate hikes could tip Australia into a recession.
Borrowers endured five consecutive monthly interest rate increases from the Reserve Bank of Australia since May, taking it to a seven-year high of 2.35 per cent.
Interest rates have not escalated this quickly since 1994, which CommSec economists Craig James and Ryan Felsman said almost sparked a recession.
'The economy avoided recession in 1995 after the rate hikes, but it went close, with zero growth in the March quarter, followed by growth of just 0.4 per cent in the June quarter,' they said.
Minutes of the Reserve Bank's September meeting - which voted to hike rates by another 0.5 percentage points - mentioned the word inflation 41 times.
The Reserve Bank is being warned its aggressive rate hikes could tip Australia into a recession. Borrowers have since May endured five consecutive monthly cash rate increases, taking it to a seven-year high of 2.35 per cent (pictured is Governor Philip Lowe)
'In considering the policy decision, members noted that inflation in Australia was at its highest level in several decades and was expected to increase further over the months ahead,' it said.
'Global factors continued to explain much of the increase in inflation.
'However, domestic factors were also playing a role, with widespread upward pressure on prices from strong demand, a tight labour market and capacity constraints in some sectors of the economy.'
Inflation in the year to June surged by 6.1 per cent and the Reserve Bank of Australia expected it to hit a 32-year high of 7.75 per cent as a result of Covid supply constraints and the Russian invasion of Ukraine pushing up crude oil prices.
However, the RBA still expected inflation to return to the higher end of its two to three per cent target by 2024.
The minutes noted wages - which grew by just 2.6 per cent in the year to June - would be unlikely to spark a wage-price spiral.
'Wages growth had picked up from the low rates of prior years and there were some pockets where labour costs were increasing briskly,' it said.
'However, members noted that the rate of base wages growth so far had not reached levels that would be inconsistent with achieving the inflation target on a sustained basis.'
CommSec economists Craig James and Ryan Felsman said aggressive rate hikes in the mid-1990s almost sparked a recession (pictured is an Aldi supermarket in Sydney)
The Reserve Bank only used the word 'recession' once, and that was in reference to the yield curve - the gap between market returns on government bonds and target interest rates in each country.
No mention was made of Australia being close to recession, a situation that last occurred in 2020 for the first time since 1991 as a result of the first Covid lockdowns.
'Sovereign yield curves in a number of advanced economies – including Canada, the UK and the US – were flat or downward sloping, indicating market concerns about the possibility of recessions in these economies,' the Reserve Bank said.
The Commonwealth Bank - online broker CommSec's parent company - expected the RBA to raise the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points in October.
This would be followed by another quarter of a percentage point in November, taking the cash rate to 2.85 per cent.
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