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[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-26T22:49:31 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | A property-owning couple and an engineer have been ordered to pay more than £93,000 after destroying the "historic fabric" of a Grade II listed building. Westminster City Council successfully prosecuted husband and wife Mohammed Owadally and Seema Khan and their chartered structural engineer David Williams, after they stripped the roof, walls, floors and chimney breasts from the 1830s Georgian building without consent. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Ftrio-fined-93k-for-destroying-historic-fabric-of-grade-ii-listed-building-a3330926.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/21/99-star-street-1.jpg | en | null | Developers fined £93k for destroying 'historic fabric' of listed building | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A property-owning couple and an engineer have been ordered to pay more than £93,000 after destroying the "historic fabric" of a Grade II listed building.
Westminster City Council successfully prosecuted husband and wife Mohammed Owadally and Seema Khan and their chartered structural engineer David Williams, after they stripped the roof, walls, floors and chimney breasts from the 1830s Georgian building without consent.
Owadally and Khan, who are both chartered accountants, were sentenced on July 7 at Hammersmith Magistrates Court, while Williams was sentenced on yesterday.
The couple bought the property, at 99 Star Street in the Bayswater Conservation Area, for £1.5m in August 2013, carrying out the majority of the works in November 2013.
Westminster City Council issued a number of warnings in November and December 2013, but the defendants continued work on the property, adding steel grids and cement and risking "irreversible damage" to the historic brickwork.
District Judge Coleman told the court that the “historic fabric” of the house had been destroyed in the “drastic” operation, affecting the building’s physical stability.
“These are works that should not have been carried out at all without permission. They were undertaken in spite of a clear order from Westminster that all building work should stop.
“That was a clear instruction, given verbally and in writing, which these defendants deliberately flouted. I do not believe that they misunderstood or misinterpreted the words used," the judge said.
The court threw out claims by Owadally and Khan that they did not know the building was listed, after it emerged that Williams had informed them that it was.
Owadally and Khan were found guilty on all four matters against them, and were each fined £27,000 plus costs, meaning they will have to pay more than £84,000 between them.
David Williams was found guilty of just one count, which related to the construction of a new roof, and was fined £4,000, plus £5,000 in costs.
Georgian features: The roof was ripped off the building
All three will also have to pay a victim surcharge of £120 each.
Key features of the property that were destroyed included a butterfly roof, which dated back to the late Georgian period of construction, and chimney breasts as well as the external chimney stack, the lost of which diminished the historic integrity of the listed building.
Speaking after the sentencing Cllr Peter Freeman, Westminster City Council deputy cabinet member for the built environment, said: “These individuals showed no regard for Westminster City Council’s careful stewardship and protection of our listed buildings.
“We work hard to look after our historic properties, which make Westminster such a special and treasured place.
"These individuals should have known better and these fines send a clear message that it is not acceptable to simply ignore the planning rules enforced by local authorities, which are there to deliver the right growth.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/trio-fined-93k-for-destroying-historic-fabric-of-grade-ii-listed-building-a3330926.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/7b34a261f97bf4cd11b74c60b2b11e53b0e10f096821febb64025ac75e04b055.json |
[
"Pippa Crerar"
] | 2016-08-26T13:13:45 | null | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | The Jubilee line is to become the third Night Tube service, Transport for London announced today. It will join the Central and Victoria lines in carrying hundreds of thousands of Londoners to and from central London throughout the night at weekends. The new service, which will operate along the entire line, starts on October 7 with the Northern and Piccadilly lines expected to follow by the end of the year. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftransport%2Fnight-tube-jubilee-line-set-to-be-third-24hour-underground-service-a3330236.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/20/07/nightube2.jpg | en | null | Night Tube: Jubilee line set to be third 24-hour Underground service | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The Jubilee line is to become the third Night Tube service, Transport for London announced today.
It will join the Central and Victoria lines in carrying hundreds of thousands of Londoners to and from central London throughout the night at weekends.
The new service, which will operate along the entire line, starts on October 7 with the Northern and Piccadilly lines expected to follow by the end of the year.
It was hailed as “a game changer” by employers and venues along the line including the O2, Wembley Stadium, Canary Wharf and Westfield. Over 100,000 people used the Night Tube as it launched last weekend, to travel home or to get to and from work.
Londoners made the most of the Night Tube when it launched last weekend (REUTERS)
The impact on the capital’s economy was immediate with the footfall in Oxford Street and the West End up by 14 per cent and 16 per cent respectively.
Mayor Sadiq Khan said: “The launch on the Jubilee line will support thousands more workers like nurses, cleaners and people who work in our bars and restaurants — many of whom currently take two night buses to get home. It will also serve some of our city’s key venues, with the O2, Wembley Stadium and Stratford on the route.”
Employers along the Jubilee line welcomed the announcement. Rebecca Kane Burton of the O2 said: “The Night Tube is a game changer for venues like us and thousands more across the capital.
First night of the Night Tube service
“Over 60 per cent of our fans already use the Jubilee line to reach us. That will grow, the experience will improve, and it will enhance options for the teams who work here too.”
Sir George Iacobescu of Canary Wharf Group said: “It will offer Londoners easier access to our wonderful night-time economy. It will help the many popular bars and restaurants in Canary Wharf stagger their opening hours and ensure more people can get home safely after a late night out.
“Just as importantly, with industries like banking, tech and media running around the clock at Canary Wharf, not to mention our own maintenance, security and cleaning staff, the Night Tube is going to help a lot of people get to work more easily.
Sadiq Khan takes the Night Tube for the first time
“London is a 24-hour city and it is right that we should have a 24-hour transport system too.”
The Circle is likely to be the sixth Night Tube line, meaning the 24-hour service will connect to all mainline train stations.
There are long-term hopes to extend it to the District and Metropolitan lines, and on Crossrail between Paddington and Abbey Wood after it opens in 2018.
Demand for night-time travel is on the rise. Late-night Tube usage is increasing at double the rate of daytime trips, and demand for travel on night buses has risen by over 170 per cent since 2000. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/night-tube-jubilee-line-set-to-be-third-24hour-underground-service-a3330236.html | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/1675c35dd71d886a4eb023c87d7fa77fd650a3b57ca27bd8d7acaf86f0430b96.json |
[
"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:23 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Lucas Perez says he was first made aware of Arsenal’s interest at the start of the summer transfer window despite not joining his new side until a day before the window closes. Arsene Wenger was forced to defend himself from accusations that his £52million double swoop for Lucas and Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi, who is set to be announced as an Arsenal player in the next 24 hours, constituted “panic buying” after the Gunners had missed out on several primary targets. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Flucas-perez-i-was-really-flattered-when-i-heard-about-arsenals-interest-a3332591.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/14/lucasperezarsenal5.jpg | en | null | Lucas Perez: I was really flattered when I heard about Arsenal's interest | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Lucas Perez says he was first made aware of Arsenal’s interest at the start of the summer transfer window despite not joining his new side until a day before the window closes.
Arsene Wenger was forced to defend himself from accusations that his £52million double swoop for Lucas and Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi, who is set to be announced as an Arsenal player in the next 24 hours, constituted “panic buying” after the Gunners had missed out on several primary targets.
Arsenal had turned down the chance to sign Lucas earlier in the window and had pursued other targets, including Jamie Vardy, Gonzalo Higuain and Alexandre Lacazette.
Having failed to tempt Vardy and with Lacazette’s price skyrocketing to £60m the Gunners returned for Lucas, activating his £17m release clause to whisk the Deportivo striker away from Everton.
Arsenal's highest transfer fees
10 show all Arsenal's highest transfer fees
1/10 Mesut Ozil - £42.5m 2016 The Arsenal Football Club Plc
2/10 Alexis Sanchez - £35m Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
3/10 Granit Xhaka - £34m Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
4/10 Jose Antonio Reyes - £17.4m
5/10 Lucas Perez - £17m Arsenal FC via Getty Images
6/10 Andrey Arshavin - £16.95m Getty
7/10 Santi Cazorla - £16.5m Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
8/10 Calum Chambers - £16m
9/10 Danny Welbeck - £16m
10/10 Sylvain Wiltord - £13m
In his first interview as a new Arsenal player the 27-year-old intimated that he was aware that his new side had been evaluating other options. He said: “I was really happy and flattered when I heard about Arsenal’s interest. I was very hopeful to get the chance to come here.
“There was some contact when the transfer window opened. As always in football, clubs have to evaluate what they need, but they showed interest when they got in contact.
“Things happened more quickly towards the end of the window so it could be made official.”
Lucas is expected to compete with Olivier Giroud as a starting striker until Danny Welbeck returns from injury in December. However the Spaniard can also play off a central striker and in wide areas, but his preference will be for leading the Arsenal line.
“I played as a striker for most of my career but I can adapt to any of the four positions across the front line,” he added. “I prefer playing as a striker but I have no problem playing anywhere up front.
Arsenal's summer transfer window
“I think I’m a pacy player. I like to link up and combine with my team-mates, playing one-twos to work a shot. I don’t want to put myself in a box, I hope that the Arsenal fans can see for themselves and enjoy watching me.”
Speaking before Saturday’s 3-1 win over Watford Wenger compared his new signing to Vardy, the man who had turned down Arsenal’s interest earlier in the summer to remain at Leicester. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/lucas-perez-i-was-really-flattered-when-i-heard-about-arsenals-interest-a3332591.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/f720f9ca01d96ef37d49faf5f32d72c5bbba41a31a5999df4c40e96d27c618c5.json |
[
"Sebastian Mann"
] | 2016-08-31T10:52:54 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The iconic dome of St Paul's Cathedral was last night illuminated with a fiery projection for a festival of culture marking the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London. Flames were projected onto the building in a rehearsal for a string of “London’s Burning” events commemorating the 1666 blaze. The installation is the work of artist Martin Firrell. From dusk till 11pm every evening from Thursday to Sunday, St Paul’s as well as the National Theatre will be lit up like Londoners have never seen them before as part of a programme of events. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Fst-paul-s-cathedral-dome-set-on-fire-ahead-of-great-fire-of-london-festival-a3333116.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/10/pauls.jpg | en | null | St Paul’s Cathedral dome ‘set on fire’ ahead of Great Fire of London festival | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The iconic dome of St Paul's Cathedral was last night illuminated with a fiery projection for a festival of culture marking the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London.
Flames were projected onto the building in a rehearsal for a string of “London’s Burning” events commemorating the 1666 blaze.
The installation is the work of artist Martin Firrell. From dusk till 11pm every evening from Thursday to Sunday, St Paul’s as well as the National Theatre will be lit up like Londoners have never seen them before as part of a programme of events.
Other events taking place include the burning of a huge 120m wooden sculpture of Restoration London mimicking the carnage wrought 350 years ago.
Installation: Artist Martin Firrell is behind the dazzling projection (Rex)
Designed by American artist David Best, the structure will be set ablaze on the Thames on Sunday from 6pm in spectacular scenes between Blackfriars and Waterloo Bridge.
St Paul’s Cathedral, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, was constructed as part of a huge building programme sparked by the devastation caused by the Great Fire.
It takes centre stage in the festival, organised by creative agency Artichoke, to emphasise the impact the blaze has had on London in the centuries since.
Find out more here. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/st-paul-s-cathedral-dome-set-on-fire-ahead-of-great-fire-of-london-festival-a3333116.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/817be1d072fdb3419d5e13b0995bbe25220c159c40ac642e5d479209e769d1d2.json |
[
"Liz Connor"
] | 2016-08-30T16:50:59 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Anyone who lives in East London will know that it’s one of the best places in the capital to wander around in the hours between dawn and when the rest of the city wakes up. Whether you choose to meander up Broadway Market or stroll by the river in Hackney Wick, the area has a serene sense of calm thanks to its many coffee shops, pretty floral corners and hidden side streets. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Flondon-life%2Fwhy-every-breakfast-fan-should-follow-eastlondonmornings-on-instagram-a3332491.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/13/eastlondonmornings.jpg | en | null | Why every breakfast fan should follow @eastlondonmornings on Instagram | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Anyone who lives in East London will know that it’s one of the best places in the capital to wander around in the hours between dawn and when the rest of the city wakes up.
Whether you choose to meander up Broadway Market or stroll by the river in Hackney Wick, the area has a serene sense of calm thanks to its many coffee shops, pretty floral corners and hidden side streets.
Luckily, you don’t have to even leave your bed to get a slice of East London’s unique early-morning charm, as one Instagram account is capturing the best of the area - one latte at a time.
Set up by Londoner Katya Katkova, @eastlondonmornings has amassed more than 61k followers, thanks to a stylishly curated feed of some of the most atmospheric spots in the East End.
Here, she tells the Evening Standard how the project came about and her tips for budding Instagrammers.
Why did you set up your Instagram account?
I published an art guide to East London in 2010 in collaboration with 30 other artists, and wanted to continue with the project after it finished. Instagram was one of the ways to continue exploring East London while sharing pictures with fans of the area. I love photographing and I love London: Instagram made it so easy to combine these two obsessions.
Happy to have @allpressuk on Broadway opened yesterday @wearethebach A photo posted by East London Mornings Project (@eastlondonmornings) on Aug 19, 2016 at 1:48am PDT
What are your favourite parts of East London to take photographs of?
Every part. Every street of East London is unique and that's why I love it. However, if I was going to pick a winner, it would probably be the London Fields area, where I live and spend most of the time. It never fails to surprise me - new cafes and shops are popping up every week. Also I love riding along the canals from Broadway Market to the River Lea, Stratford and the Three Mills area, or just having a picnic at Hackney Marshes.
Have you discovered any secret spots that Londoners should know about?
My latest obsession is the breakfasts in Morty & Bob’s near Mare Street - they have the best views of London. You can only get in by ringing the doorbell from a small alleyway.I'm also absolutely in love with a hidden gem called Hatch Homerton. It's a cafe, a bar, a co-working space and a local crafts shop.
Evening the ride around East #prettylittlelondon A photo posted by East London Mornings Project (@eastlondonmornings) on Aug 10, 2016 at 2:02pm PDT
What type of camera do you use and how do you edit your photographs?
I use an iPhone to take the pictures and then VSCO or Afterlight apps to edit them.
Having @volcanocoffeeworks at @tempestacoffee A photo posted by East London Mornings Project (@eastlondonmornings) on Jul 28, 2016 at 5:31am PDT
Any tips for budding Instagram photographers?
Don't continually post pictures because you feel you need to. Be selective and only post the pictures that you think are worthy of people seeing.
Beauty can be found on every step, so don't miss it. Capture it and share it - we need more inspiration every day!
Follow Katya on Instagram: @eastlondonmornings
Follow us on Twitter: @eslifeandstyle | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/why-every-breakfast-fan-should-follow-eastlondonmornings-on-instagram-a3332491.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/8f11b73569b9fe2d332032cbf863dd75afd15357f9436806673df8eca0ac9885.json |
[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-26T20:49:35 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | London Fire Brigade is urging people to stop using tumble dryers that have been recalled by the manufacturer following a huge fire last week at a tower block in Shepherd's Bush. Fire investigators say the blaze in Shepherd's Bush, which ripped through the 18-storey high rise and took 120 firefighters to put out, was believed to be caused by a faulty tumble dryer that was subject to "corrective action" by the manufacturer and due to be attended by an engineer. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Ftumble-dryer-warning-issued-after-huge-blaze-in-shepherds-bush-tower-block-a3330901.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/20/shepherdsbushfire.jpg | en | null | Tumble dryer warning issued after huge blaze in Shepherd's Bush tower block | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | London Fire Brigade is urging people to stop using tumble dryers that have been recalled by the manufacturer following a huge fire last week at a tower block in Shepherd's Bush.
Fire investigators say the blaze in Shepherd's Bush, which ripped through the 18-storey high rise and took 120 firefighters to put out, was believed to be caused by a faulty tumble dryer that was subject to "corrective action" by the manufacturer and due to be attended by an engineer.
The Brigade has recently launched a 'Total Recalls' campaign to improve white goods fire safety, and has called on manufacturers to advise customers to stop using products while they are awaiting repair.
Firefighters have also urged customers not to use appliances that are subject to recalls or product safety notices.
London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson said: "If my kitchen had one of the recalled goods in it, I would unplug it straight away until it has been checked and repaired.
Huge blaze: the fire ripped through a tower block in Shepherd's Bush (London Fire Brigade)
"The speed with which the fire took hold shows how dangerous a faulty tumble dryer can be - that's why we are calling for Whirlpool to urgently change their advice to consumers.
"The flat's occupants had a terrifying ordeal. The kitchen quickly became smoke logged and thankfully they noticed the smoke and quickly left the flat and called the Brigade.
Damaged: the flat was gutted by the fire, which started in a tumble dryer (London Fire Brigade)
"If your appliance is subject to a safety or recall notice or you think there is something wrong with it our advice is simple - unplug it immediately and contact the manufacturer or a qualified repair technician."
Friday's blaze started in the kitchen of a seventh-floor flat, where the occupants were in at the time and using their tumble dryer.
They were uninjured and escaped smoke coming from the dryer. The residents of four other flats in the block have also had to be rehoused following the blaze. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/tumble-dryer-warning-issued-after-huge-blaze-in-shepherds-bush-tower-block-a3330901.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/069f9b361d41d1f8f16aa9565bc78d3759efbff6b30cc20c7a60ecd8430e52cf.json |
[
"Chloe Chaplain"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:01 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | A teenager who tried to hide thousands of pounds worth of drugs inside his bottom was caught after he couldn’t hold it in any longer. The 19-year-old was waiting in a queue for a hospital x-ray when he soiled himself, revealing to police heroin worth up to £7,500 which was stored in his body. Toby Brown, from Hardinge Crescent, Woolwich, had been arrested on August 24 for an unrelated matter but officers suspected he had concealed drugs on his person and took him to be searched. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fteenager-who-hid-heroin-inside-his-body-caught-after-soiling-himself-in-hospital-queue-a3330261.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/10/toby-brown-2.jpg | en | null | Woolwich drug dealer reveals heroin stashed in bottom after 'soiling himself' in hospital queue | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A teenager who tried to hide thousands of pounds worth of drugs inside his bottom was caught after he couldn’t hold it in any longer.
The 19-year-old was waiting in a queue for a hospital x-ray when he soiled himself, revealing to police heroin worth up to £7,500 which was stored in his body.
Toby Brown, from Hardinge Crescent, Woolwich, had been arrested on August 24 for an unrelated matter but officers suspected he had concealed drugs on his person and took him to be searched.
Brown was referred to hospital where, whilst waiting for an x-ray, he soiled himself and revealed around 20 to 40 grams of drugs.
Concealing drugs: Toby Brown, 19, hid heroin inside his body (Metropolitan Police)
PC David Paine, from Greenwich Borough's Gangs Unit, said: "Brown is hopefully facing a significant prison sentence for concealing a substantial amount of Heroin that he would have dealt.
“He tried to avoid detection by hiding it internally, but it didn't work, and the court result proves we will get our hands dirty to ensure this type of activity stops.
“This is a clear and strong message to others who choose to live this lifestyle that they can be caught."
Brown, of Hardinge Crescent, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply a Class A drug at Bexley Magistrates' Court yesterday.
He has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced at a later date in Woolwich Crown Court. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/teenager-who-hid-heroin-inside-his-body-caught-after-soiling-himself-in-hospital-queue-a3330261.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/5c9fb4dbd0bd9e97f894e06bc290f6eea578a9f48af9c3bedf3621f102189550.json |
[
"Jamie Nimmo"
] | 2016-08-26T13:06:00 | null | 2012-01-03T00:00:00 | An investment fund run by the Chief Commissioner of the Scouts raised £61 million today by floating on London’s junior market to fuel its emerging-markets investments. Guernsey-based APQ Global, run by chief executive Wayne Bulpitt, has joined AIM with a £78 million market value after placing shares at 100p. They edged up on debut to 101p. Bulpitt is better known as the first UK Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association, having been a Scout since he was eight. He also founded Active Group, the financial support services firm. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Fbritains-top-scout-wins-61-million-fundraiser-badge-a3330521.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2012/01/03/09/ScoutsG0908_468x310.jpg | en | null | Britain's top Scout wins £61 million fundraiser badge | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | An investment fund run by the Chief Commissioner of the Scouts raised £61 million today by floating on London’s junior market to fuel its emerging-markets investments.
Guernsey-based APQ Global, run by chief executive Wayne Bulpitt, has joined AIM with a £78 million market value after placing shares at 100p. They edged up on debut to 101p.
Bulpitt is better known as the first UK Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association, having been a Scout since he was eight.
He also founded Active Group, the financial support services firm.
The fund was set up by chairman Bart Turtelboom, the former boss of emerging markets at GLG Partners and before that Morgan Stanley.
APQ, which is backed by Old Mutual and the Merseyside Pension Fund, has bought the APQ Alexandria fund from Turtelboom, who is also APQ Global’s joint majority shareholder.
“APQ Global’s management team is of the view that emerging markets will offer tremendous opportunities in the years ahead,” Turtelboom said. | http://www.standard.co.uk/business/britains-top-scout-wins-61-million-fundraiser-badge-a3330521.html | en | 2012-01-03T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/e2734bb67679a167f07df8642b1f8e5e1f4d632176fb7f264c84515908c820f2.json |
[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-27T20:51:25 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | A stretch of Kent motorway will remain closed tonight as the clear-up continues after a footbridge crashed onto the carriageway of the M20. Kent Police confirmed that the bridge was brought down when a digger being transported on the back of a lorry collided with the bridge between junctions three and four around midday on Saturday. A male motorcyclist aged in his 50s was rushed to hospital in Tunbridge Wells with suspected broken ribs following the incident, and the driver of the lorry was treated for shock at the scene. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftransport%2Fm20-will-remain-closed-overnight-after-footbridge-smashes-onto-motorway-a3331211.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/15/an105399265the-scene-on-the.jpg | en | null | M20 bridge collapse: Road will remain closed overnight after footbridge smashes onto motorway | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A stretch of Kent motorway will remain closed tonight as the clear-up continues after a footbridge crashed onto the carriageway of the M20.
Kent Police confirmed that the bridge was brought down when a digger being transported on the back of a lorry collided with the bridge between junctions three and four around midday on Saturday.
A male motorcyclist aged in his 50s was rushed to hospital in Tunbridge Wells with suspected broken ribs following the incident, and the driver of the lorry was treated for shock at the scene.
A major incident was declared on the main route to the Channel Tunnel and the Port of Dover, with images on social media showing remains of the footbridge and damaged vehicles on the carriageway.
Highways England confirmed that the M20 was closed eastbound between junctions one and four, and westbound between junctions four and two as police continued to manage the scene.
Drivers travelling on the motorway have faced long tailbacks, with traffic into London affected by the incident.
Motorists caught up in the delays got out of their cars to play cricket and football on the empty motorway, while others sunned themselves on the central reservation as they watched.
Alex Magaisa was driving past the lorry involved just as the bridge collapsed, with his wife and two young sons in the car. They were on their way to Gatwick Airport to catch a flight to Belfast to see family for the bank holiday weekend.
The University of Kent lecturer, 41, said: "My instinct was just to drive through. My wife saw the bridge falling and there was a big noise. I had to manoeuvre through the debris.
"We stopped afterwards for about 30 minutes, and there was another car with a family behind us. Luckily no-one seemed to have been hurt.
"It was a big shock. It's only just starting to sink in now what might have happened. We were right in the line of fire and we could have been crushed."
A lorry is reported to have struck the bridge shortly after midday (Twitter '/ Abi Fai Chang (@JeffChangx))
An estimated 13 million drivers are expected to take to the road for a holiday or an outing between Friday and Monday, according to the AA.
Saturday was expected to be the busiest single day for motorists embarking on leisure journeys, with 10 million drivers predicted to be getting behind the wheel.
Andy Sunnucks, 24, who also saw the incident, said: "We were about 15 cars back on the same carriageway as the collision.
"It looked like a lorry had jackknifed, and I could see half the bridge was missing. We went to have a look and the back end of the lorry was in pieces."
The graphic designer, a passenger travelling from Maidstone to Sevenoaks, said: "The motorcyclist was laying down underneath his bike."
Highways England said that the part of the M20 between junctions two and four will remain closed until at least midday on Sunday, but that delays have now shortened and tailbacks have reduced.
South east operations manager, Gary Coleman, said crews would be working through the night to clean up the scene.
He said: "We are facing a real challenge to lift two HGVs and a motorbike clear of the scene and deal with all of the rubble from the collapsed bridge strewn across both carriageways.
"There is also the issue of the remaining part of the footbridge, which is still in place over the coast-bound side of the motorway.
"We are doing everything we can to safely reopen the motorway, but we'd ask drivers to please bear with us as this is a complex operation and it will take time and skill to complete. "
The M26 in Kent was also closed eastbound between the M25 junction 25 and the M20 J3 to "assist management of traffic" following the incident.
Queues: drivers stuck in long tailbacks got out of their cars (Twitter / @Tweet1MoreTime)
Drivers travelling clockwise on the M25 to Dover have been advised to use junction J2 to join the A2 and M2.
Traffic leaving London on the A20 eastbound is being diverted to join the M25 at junction three (Swanley), and traffic approaching on the M20 westbound is advised to exit at junction four and follow signs to join the M26 westbound at junction 2A or the M20 westbound at junction two.
The M26 is also likely to stay closed until the area is completely cleared. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/m20-will-remain-closed-overnight-after-footbridge-smashes-onto-motorway-a3331211.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/1a041554210a8df0a7f3ceee493c5f775337acdfb55c6fc84d9990dd08a9e4e1.json |
[
"Laoise Casey"
] | 2016-08-30T12:51:24 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | This week’s lunch box uses two of my favourite cooking techniques – slowly sweating shallots and confit cooking. Sweating shallots is one of my favourite things to do in the kitchen because of the beautiful flavour and aroma. When you sweat shallots over a low heat they turn translucent and become sweet and juicy. Pick one up and lightly squeeze it between your thumb and forefinger and it will give way – that’s how you know it’s done. We’re then caramelising the shallots until they turn golden brown. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Ffoodanddrink%2Fthe-slow-cooked-lunch-box-confit-mushrooms-on-toast-with-caramelised-shallots-crispy-parma-ham-a3332421.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/12/confit-mushrooms-lunchbox2.jpg | en | null | The Slow Cooked Lunch Box: Confit mushrooms on toast with caramelised shallots & crispy Parma ham | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | This week’s lunch box uses two of my favourite cooking techniques – slowly sweating shallots and confit cooking. Sweating shallots is one of my favourite things to do in the kitchen because of the beautiful flavour and aroma. When you sweat shallots over a low heat they turn translucent and become sweet and juicy. Pick one up and lightly squeeze it between your thumb and forefinger and it will give way – that’s how you know it’s done. We’re then caramelising the shallots until they turn golden brown. At this stage we’re adding a little knob of butter and a splash of balsamic vinegar which gives you sticky sweet shallots which contrast with the rich earthy confit mushrooms.
Mushrooms can be either cooked quickly on a high heat or low and slow. This slow confit method I’ve outlined below is inspired by our mushroom dish at Paradise Garage. In the restaurant we use Portobello mushrooms and confit them in a large shallow pan on the plancher (a flattop grill). At home I like to use chestnut mushrooms for a slightly quicker cooking time. When you cook mushrooms like this the end result is a wonderful earthy flavour. The mushrooms are meltingly soft and turn a rich brown colour. This recipe uses a lot of olive oil but once cooked you strain this oil through a sieve and then have an extra end product. With this confit oil you can use it to cook mushrooms again (or try other vegetables, like carrots, Jerusalem artichokes or baby potatoes) or make a salad dressing or simply drizzle over green leaves – try baby spinach, rocket, watercress. The oil itself takes on the flavour of the mushrooms and the aromatics – garlic, rosemary, thyme. You could also add some lemon peel. Some basil stalks. A bay leaf. It’s up to you. Choose the flavours you like.
We’re taking those mushrooms, shallots and piling them high on sourdough toast. Then adding some crispy Parma ham for an extra crunchy texture. Some Parmesan cheese shavings. A little chopped parsley for a fresh grassy flavour to compliment the mushrooms. Finally finish with an extra glug of the mushroom oil. You can also sprinkle the mushroom oil on top of the sourdough before toasting for extra flavour.
These cooking techniques take a little time but once you have done the initial preparation you can leave them to mind themselves while you get on with other things. In a world where we are always told that we have to be busy and do things quickly I quite enjoy this quiet rebellion by taking my time for once. Perhaps one Sunday afternoon when you’re relaxing at home you can start sweating shallots and get the confit mushrooms on. Then sit down and relax while the kitchen fills up with the most glorious smells. This is why I love cooking: a little time and some simple aromatics combine to create a meal to be savoured. I hope you enjoy making this recipe as much as I do. Have fun with it. After all - it’s only cooking.
Meet the creator of London lunch box in our video
Cost: £3.50
Equipment
Knife and chopping board
Small shallow frying pan
Saucepan and lid
Spatula
Baking tray
Greaseproof paper
Bowl
Sieve
Ingredients
8 chestnut mushrooms, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
Sprig of rosemary (you could also use thyme)
Olive oil, enough to cover the sliced mushrooms, approximately 300ml plus 2 tbsp. to cook the shallots
2 shallots, peeled and thinly sliced horizontally
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Knob of butter
1 tsp. balsamic vinegar
2 slices Parma ham
Small handful of Parmesan shavings
2 slices sourdough, toasted
Small handful parsley, stalks removed and leaves finely chopped
Sea salt, cracked black pepper to season
How to make it
Heat a small shallow frying pan on a very low heat. If you don’t have a small frying pan you can use a saucepan. Place the mushrooms, garlic and rosemary in the pan and pour over enough olive oil to cover. As the mushrooms cook they will reduce in size slightly so add just enough olive oil to cover. Season well with salt and pepper. Leave the mushrooms to cook on a very low heat until tender and juicy (approximately 1 hour). Meanwhile heat 2 tbsp. olive oil on a low heat in a saucepan. Add the slice shallots, a dash of water and season. Leave the shallots to sweat gently on a low heat for 10 – 15 minutes until they turn translucent and are soft to the touch. Cover with a lid while cooking. If you find that the shallots are starting to catch add an extra dash of water and stir with a spatula. When the shallots are soft increase the heat to medium. Add the butter and balsamic vinegar and cook the shallots until they caramelise and turn golden brown. Stir to avoid burning. This should take around 5 minutes. Preheat oven to 150C. Place the Parma ham slices on greaseproof paper on a baking tray. Bake in the oven for 8 minutes or until crispy. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
When the mushrooms are cooked remove from the pan and drain in a sieve over a bowl. Leave to drain for a couple of minutes to remove excess oil. You can re-use the oil to cook mushrooms again or use to make salad dressings, or drizzle over green leaves for a simple side dish. Top the toasted sourdough with the Parma ham, pile on the confit mushrooms and finish with the Parmesan shavings and chopped parsley. Finally add a generous drizzle of the confit mushroom oil. If you are packing this for lunch the next day keep the confit mushrooms separate and assemble the open sandwich just before eating.
Laoise Casey is a chef de partie at Paradise Garage in Bethnal Green and the author of . Follow her on Twitter @cuisine_genie and Instagram @laoisecooks. Laoise uses Box Appetit lunch boxes. | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/foodanddrink/the-slow-cooked-lunch-box-confit-mushrooms-on-toast-with-caramelised-shallots-crispy-parma-ham-a3332421.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/db71ab1deb57869c5238249d1c3b3bb2437ff3de977927baf56984b2070b1aa3.json |
[
"Jennifer Ruby"
] | 2016-08-31T12:51:17 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Karen Gillan is the latest star to sign up to the forthcoming Jumanji sequel. Announcing the news on his Instagram account, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson confirmed that the Doctor Who star had been added to the cast. The wrester-turned-actor, who was recently revealed as the highest-paid actor of 2015, admitted that he’d been searching ‘far and wide’ for a ‘girl’ to join the project. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fshowbiz%2Fthe-rock-announces-karen-gillan-as-latest-star-to-join-jumanji-sequel-a3333461.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/12/karengillan.jpg | en | null | The Rock announces Karen Gillan as latest star to join Jumanji sequel | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Karen Gillan is the latest star to sign up to the forthcoming Jumanji sequel.
Announcing the news on his Instagram account, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson confirmed that the Doctor Who star had been added to the cast.
The wrester-turned-actor, who was recently revealed as the highest-paid actor of 2015, admitted that he’d been searching ‘far and wide’ for a ‘girl’ to join the project.
“Between myself, @kevinhart4real Jack Black and @NickJonas we've searched far and wide to find the one person to complete our #JUMANJI family,” he wrote.
“This isn't just any role, but in many ways the most important role of the movie. We had to find a girl. But not just any girl. A girl who has "Chutzpah".
“Guts, nerve and talent to stand her ground and hold her own against Nick's cool rockstar ways, Jack's relentless energy and genius, Kevin's masterful timing and skills and the big, brown, bald tattooed guy who just simply stands there and oooooozes smoldering, captivating, sizzling, can't take your eyes off this brilliant manly man.. never mind I got drunk on the ol' DJ kool aid again.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I'm proud to announce a girl who's playing the most important role in our movie - the talented, beautiful and down for a Scottish fight at any time, Ms @KarenGillanOfficial. And yes, this is the girl who is so bad a** she shaved her freaking head for Guardians of the Galaxy.”
The actor went on to confirm that the film wasn’t going to be a remake or a reboot of the original 1995 film, but a ‘continuation’.
He also confirmed that they were due to start production next month in Hawaii, with Jake Kasdan on board as director. | http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/the-rock-announces-karen-gillan-as-latest-star-to-join-jumanji-sequel-a3333461.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/6e77dfb7a7fad4f66a592c7f4227f513763aea37ded854dc6fa4e627834d274a.json |
[
"Ben Norum"
] | 2016-08-26T16:49:11 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Our guide to the London restaurants with big reputations. This time we visit Randall & Aubin, the Brewer Street brasserie with a penchant for simply-cooked seafood. The backstory Randall & Aubin launched in its current form in 1996, but has heritage that goes much further back. A butcher’s of the same name has sat on the site since 1911, opened by Morin Randall and Cavenur Aubin. It sold the finest deli goods from the UK and France, as well as high quality meat which it provided to clients including The Ritz and The Savoy. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Frestaurants%2Ffamous-london-restaurants-randall-aubin-a3330806.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/17/randall-aubin-exterior.jpg | en | null | Famous London restaurants: Randall & Aubin | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Our guide to the London restaurants with big reputations. This time we visit Randall & Aubin, the Brewer Street brasserie with a penchant for simply-cooked seafood.
The backstory Randall & Aubin launched in its current form in 1996, but has heritage that goes much further back. A butcher’s of the same name has sat on the site since 1911, opened by Morin Randall and Cavenur Aubin. It sold the finest deli goods from the UK and France, as well as high quality meat which it provided to clients including The Ritz and The Savoy.
The resulting restaurant is run by TV personality chef Ed Baines along with Jamie Poulton, but is resolutely about its food not its owners. It shares the same focus on top quality British and French produce as the shop which preceded it, and even retains many of the original butcher’s fixtures and fittings.
What’s on the menu? Seafood — and oysters in particular — are the biggest draw, but rotisserie chicken and other French and English brasserie classics come close. French onion soup, moules marinere, steak frites and lobster are all among the most popular dishes.
Butcher's shop chic: The restaurants retains many original features ()
Char-grilled Cornish squid flecked with chilli, squeezed with lemon and served with impeccable crispy, thin fries is another option which comes highly recommended.
When it comes to pudding, it’s hard to beat a marvellously old-school crème brûlée, brought to the table flaming, while an abundance of French wine is waiting to wash it all down.
Don't be shellfish: A seafood sharing platter ()
Champagne takes particular prominence, while the house fizz is a delightfully nutty English sparkling wine from Sussex.
The atmosphere Tightly-packed tables, lowlights, counter seating and a high-octane playlist all add to this venue’s formidable buzz. The food is on the money, but in reality it’s this which is its secret to such long-lasting success. For those who bemoan the sadly diminishing ‘Soho-ness’ of Soho, this is one of the last bastillions.
Who goes there? It’s a wonderfully mixed crowd, but expect young couples on date nights to rub shoulders with those grabbing a bite before a night out and foodie tourists who’ve heard it’s a place to go.
Cheque out Oysters start at £14 for six, house fizz is a tenner and mains range from under £12 to £26 for steak.
Find it 14-16 Brewer Street, W1F 0SG; randallandaubin.com.
Follow Ben Norum on Twitter @BenNorum
Follow Going Out on Facebook and on Twitter @ESgoingout | http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/famous-london-restaurants-randall-aubin-a3330806.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/b18db4a534631e9138e9a63f7427e6deeffd63b8a3ba7463ebb10edac0a9cc7f.json |
[
"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-29T14:50:34 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has joked that his side "does not exist" without Mousa Dembele. The Belgian midfielder was an influential member of Tottenham's rise last term but is yet to feature in the early stages of the current campaign due to suspension. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-does-not-exist-without-mousa-dembele-jokes-mauricio-pochettino-a3331726.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/13/dembele-spurs.jpg | en | null | 'Tottenham does not exist without Mousa Dembele', jokes Mauricio Pochettino | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has joked that his side "does not exist" without Mousa Dembele.
The Belgian midfielder was an influential member of Tottenham's rise last term but is yet to feature in the early stages of the current campaign due to suspension.
Dembele still has one game to serve of a violent conduct charge and will not return to action until Spurs face Sunderland at White Hart Lane on September 18.
The 29-year-old's influence was, once again, sorely missed during Saturday's 1-1 draw with Liverpool and Pochettino appears to be keen for Dembele to become available again.
“Without Mousa Dembele, we do not exist," he joked. “Tottenham does not exist.
"I am joking because it is a difficult question.
"We played against Liverpool, and we need to show respect to the players that played,” Pochettino added.
Victor Wanyama and Eric Dier were fielded as Tottenham's two central midfielders against Liverpool before the latter was forced to drop into an unfamiliar right-back role due to Kyle Walker's injury.
But the duo struggled to provide the same combination of physicality and technique that Dembele does, with the Belgian often proving to be a crucial link between defence and attack.
However, Pochettino was pleased with his side's performance overall and Spurs will go into the international break as one of just six Premier League sides yet to taste defeat this season.
“It was a very tough game, both teams played with passion, that is important and I thought we showed character.
"I’m only pleased with the players, the effort they made on the pitch was fantastic,” Pochettino insisted. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-does-not-exist-without-mousa-dembele-jokes-mauricio-pochettino-a3331726.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/1a7d99ece65225d9b72aa7c6092a2df4db28753496f7bc7a811c6b4bb8773323.json |
[
"Tom Powell"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:41 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A taser was seized by police at Notting Hill carnival yesterday as officers battled the worst violence seen at the event in decades. Two were arrested after the weapon, which fires barbs attached by wires to batteries in order to temporarily paralyse people, was confiscated by officers. A total of 454 arrests were made over the two-day carnival, celebrating its 50th anniversary, with almost twice as many on Monday compared to Sunday. One 15-year-old boy was left with horrific injuries after being slashed in the stomach with a deadly Zombie Killer knife. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Fnotting-hill-carnival-police-seize-taser-as-total-of-454-arrested-in-worst-year-for-violence-in-a3332071.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/09/nhtasergun3008a.jpg | en | null | Police seize taser at Notting Hill carnival | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A taser was seized by police at Notting Hill carnival yesterday as officers battled the worst violence seen at the event in decades.
Two were arrested after the weapon, which fires barbs attached by wires to batteries in order to temporarily paralyse people, was confiscated by officers.
A total of 454 arrests were made over the two-day carnival, celebrating its 50th anniversary, with almost twice as many on Monday compared to Sunday.
One 15-year-old boy was left with horrific injuries after being slashed in the stomach with a deadly Zombie Killer knife.
He was rushed to hospital where he received emergency surgery on a stomach wound, and is now believed to be in a stable condition.
taser seized by pan London tasking team and 2 arrested @ #NottingHillCarnival2016 pic.twitter.com/sKGvHD4p6g — Supt Robyn Williams (@SuptRobynMPS) August 29, 2016
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm following the “horrible” attack at 4.25pm on Sunday in Wornington Road.
Some 25 attacks on police and 90 knife-related incidents have led to fresh calls from residents and community leaders to consider moving the event into a park where crowds can be more easily contained.
A further 38 people were arrested in connection to the use of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas.
More than 7,000 police officers worked to maintain order in an operation said to have cost more than £6 million – around £6 for each of the million revellers who attended.
London Ambulance service said more than 1,000 people had been treated over the two days of the festival, with 170 of the most seriously injured taken to hospital. This was up almost 20 per cent on last year.
Violence: this year's 50th anniversary carnival saw 454 people arrested (@SuptRobynMPS)
Most of the patients were suffering alcohol related illnesses and injuries and were treated by a team of 200 workers based at nine treatment centres.
Victoria Borwick, MP for Kensington, told the Standard: “I am disgusted by the latest statistics and am very concerned about the boy who was slashed in the stomach. That is just awful.
“Someone has to stand up and take responsibility and say if it’s a carnival, treat it like a carnival but if it’s simply a crime-fest it can’t go on like this.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/notting-hill-carnival-police-seize-taser-as-total-of-454-arrested-in-worst-year-for-violence-in-a3332071.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/bf463e0892c889eba31b6d991a529e42fa8879eb35cd54a5935785e67d5a0dd4.json |
[
"Fiona Simpson"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:07 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | A French court has overturned a ban on burkinis in glamorous Cannes. The holiday hotspot was the first of a number of resorts to implement the controversial ban which sparked outrage across the globe. However, the court in Nice today concluded that the Cannes decree violated basic freedoms. It ruled it was illegal because there were no proven risks of disruption to public order, or reasons of hygiene or decency, for the ban in the famous Riviera resort. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Ffrench-court-overturns-burkini-ban-in-cannes-a3332696.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/23/09/burkini2308a.jpg | en | null | French court overturns burkini ban in Cannes | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A French court has overturned a ban on burkinis in glamorous Cannes.
The holiday hotspot was the first of a number of resorts to implement the controversial ban which sparked outrage across the globe.
However, the court in Nice today concluded that the Cannes decree violated basic freedoms.
It ruled it was illegal because there were no proven risks of disruption to public order, or reasons of hygiene or decency, for the ban in the famous Riviera resort.
The decision followed a ruling by a top French court over a similar ban in the Riviera town of Villeneuve-Loubet that set a legal precedent.
After the Council of State overturned that ban last week, human rights groups said they would challenge similar bans issued in around 30 municipalities.
The bans grew increasingly controversial as images circulated online of Muslim women being ordered to remove burkinis and headscarves by armed police.
Burkini protest outside French embassy
Mayors have backed multiple reasons for the introduction of the ban, including security after a string of Islamic extremist attacks, risk to public order, and France's strict rules on secularism in public life.
The Council of State ruled: "The emotion and concerns arising from the terrorist attacks, notably the one perpetrated in Nice on July 14, cannot suffice to justify in law the contested prohibition measure."
Earlier today, the UN human rights office condemned local bans in France on burkini swimwear as "a grave and illegal breach of fundamental freedoms" and a "stupid reaction" to recent extremist attacks.
Rupert Colville, spokesman for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, called on local officials to immediately lift the bans, saying they do not increase security.
Mr Colville said the bans "fuel religious intolerance and the stigmatisation of Muslims", and "have only succeeded in increasing tensions".
He said people who wear burkinis or any other clothing "cannot be blamed for the violent or hostile reactions of others". | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/french-court-overturns-burkini-ban-in-cannes-a3332696.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/1704623dd5e6abbdc2cea06602b8d500bb4c667b2f8ca3f73bba314f136d9133.json |
[
"Sebastian Mann"
] | 2016-08-26T16:49:36 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Surrey Police officers are sifting through up to 100 calls from members of the public in an appeal sparked by the suspected abduction of a child in Redhill. Detectives are “completely satisfied with the credibility” of the one person who reported witnessing the kidnap in the commuter town at about 4.30pm on Thursday, Detective Superintendent Chris Edwards said. A white child, aged six or seven, was apparently seen being bundled into the back of a black van on Redstone Hill before the vehicle was driven off. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fpolice-receive-100-calls-in-urgent-appeal-after-child-bundled-into-van-and-abducted-in-surrey-a3330761.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/16/redhill.jpg | en | null | Police receive 100 calls in urgent appeal after child ‘bundled into van and abducted’ in Surrey | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Surrey Police officers are sifting through up to 100 calls from members of the public in an appeal sparked by the suspected abduction of a child in Redhill.
Detectives are “completely satisfied with the credibility” of the one person who reported witnessing the kidnap in the commuter town at about 4.30pm on Thursday, Detective Superintendent Chris Edwards said.
A white child, aged six or seven, was apparently seen being bundled into the back of a black van on Redstone Hill before the vehicle was driven off.
The suspected disappearance has sparked a major police investigation, although no child matching the description has been reported missing.
Speaking outside Reigate police station on Friday, Det Supt Edwards said: “Following the media appeal this morning, we are now working our way through and are responding to upwards of 100 calls and contacts that we've received from members of the public.
Search: Details of the black VW Transporter van police are keen to trace (Surrey Police)
“So the investigation now turns to widening the CCTV recovery and viewing parameters relating to the location as well as conducting house to house investigations this afternoon.”
He said developments in the probe had allowed officers to eliminate a black VW Transporter that was initially linked to the incident from their enquiries.
But he added a similar van – another VW Transport but without a roof rack – was now being sought by detectives.
“What I can confirm is that we're still looking a 02 plate black VW transporter van and the vehicle we now think has three alloy wheels, and the fourth wheel on that vehicle is a space saving wheel, which would make it quite distinct,” he said.
Det Supt Edwards went on: “We're completely satisfied with the credibility of that witness and we're narrowed the time frame down to 4.25pm yesterday up until 4.40pm.
“So that's a renewed appeal on behalf of the investigation with anybody who has information with regards to that location and there being there and seeing something untoward taking place at that location, we would welcome again an early conversation.
“We're also interested in speaking to people who were there at that time who didn't see anything so that we can eliminate witness from the investigation if they don't have anything to contribute.”
A child’s mountain found at the scene of the incident, originally thought to have belonged to the “missing” child, has also been eliminated from the investigation, he said. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-receive-100-calls-in-urgent-appeal-after-child-bundled-into-van-and-abducted-in-surrey-a3330761.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/bb0d10e8a8ad8e4e88a2904d093ccc27ebc7b2dd4eafbbe29f36bc7a1013ba64.json |
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"James Olley"
] | 2016-08-31T12:51:22 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | A lot has happened to England in the 65 days since they were humiliated by Iceland. The fate suffered in the intervening period by the vast majority of those players responsible for the nightmare in Nice only underlines the magnitude of Sam Allardyce’s task now. Roy Hodgson used 14 players that evening and many find themselves in the most unexpected position barely two months later. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftransfer-window-uncertainty-gives-sam-allardyce-a-headache-as-england-try-to-shake-off-euro-2016-a3333471.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/12/samallardyce3108.jpg | en | null | Transfer window uncertainty gives England's Sam Allardyce a headache | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A lot has happened to England in the 65 days since they were humiliated by Iceland.
The fate suffered in the intervening period by the vast majority of those players responsible for the nightmare in Nice only underlines the magnitude of Sam Allardyce’s task now.
Roy Hodgson used 14 players that evening and many find themselves in the most unexpected position barely two months later.
Every member of Hodgson’s 23-man squad was based in the Premier League but Joe Hart will spend this season on loan at Torino, not through a genuine desire to expand his horizons but because England’s No1 goalkeeper has been discarded by a manager widely regarded as the best in the world.
It was a damning indictment that several English clubs — including Everton and Liverpool — distanced themselves from Hart rather than offering him a lifeline.
Hart is not alone in becoming the victim of a newly appointed manager looking to the Continent to flex our domestic league’s financial largesse. Pep Guardiola dispensed with 29-year-old Hart for 33-year-old Claudio Bravo, paying £17m in the process.
Chris Smalling started at centre-back alongside Gary Cahill against Iceland and he has not played since having been suspended and then left out as Eric Bailly, another foreign import, begins life at Manchester United in impressive fashion alongside Daley Blind.
Wayne Rooney continues to be shoehorned into a team on reputation rather than positional clarity.
Photo: Anthony Devlin/AFP/Getty Images
The midfield experiment by Louis van Gaal and pursued by Hodgson has been abandoned for a more traditional No10 role but his displays thus far for United suggest he is vulnerable to Henrikh Mkhitaryan, a summer arrival from Borussia Dortmund.
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1/9 Sam Allardyce is the new England manager. The FA via Getty Images
2/9 The 61-year-old has signed an initial two-year contract Martin Rickett/PA
3/9 Allardyce said he 'fits the chair' when he was unveiled officially as England boss The FA via Getty Images
4/9 He was at St George's Park for his first official day on Monday Martin Rickett/PA
5/9 The former West Ham and Sunderland boss replaces Roy Hodgson after England's embarrassing Euro 2016 exit to Iceland. The FA via Getty Images
6/9 Sam Allardyce is determined to solve the psychological problems that have dogged the England team's progress Martin Rickett/PA
7/9 The former Sunderland boss has refused to give assurances to Wayne Rooney over hisrole as England captain Martin Rickett/PA
8/9 Allardyce described 'man management' as his biggest asset Martin Rickett/PA
9/9 He'll take charge of his first England game on September 1 Martin Rickett/PA
Allardyce has banished Marcus Rashford, a substitute against Iceland, to the Under-21s having found his place taken by Zlatan Ibrahimovic while another player who came on that night, Jack Wilshere, has been pushed closer to the exit door at Arsenal following Granit Xhaka’s arrival. Daniel Sturridge, Harry Kane and Dele Alli have suffered positional reshuffles or marginalisation at Liverpool and Tottenham respectively, with Kane looking a touch off the pace to date and Sturridge facing renewed questions over his commitment to the cause.
Gary Cahill has retained his place under Antonio Conte but Chelsea will spend today — just as they have done all summer — scouring the market for at least one new centre-back while Kurt Zouma’s return from knee ligament damage puts him under further short-term scrutiny.
One of the few causes for optimism that emerged from the Euro 2016 post-mortem was that England took the youngest squad and the experience would help them kick on. Their first step has not been a forward one in many cases and Allardyce must engineer a positive result in Slovakia this weekend to generate some momentum taking them out of the shadow of this summer’s failure.
There are causes for optimism. In a perverse twist, the England player castigated more than any other in France has begun this campaign with a new lease of life. Raheem Sterling was booed by his own supporters during matches but Guardiola’s words of encouragement have yielded immediate dividends: Sterling has been one of City’s best performers to date.
An injection of new players — including Michail Antonio — will help but Allardyce has to lift a group whose summer has not improved much since June. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-window-uncertainty-gives-sam-allardyce-a-headache-as-england-try-to-shake-off-euro-2016-a3333471.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/22904380d3a62d0b03be7387e46c6fe7c5f0d3c3bac6fdcf91160b4311f9a442.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T10:50:23 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The German Football Association have confirmed Shkodran Mustafi's move to Arsenal from Valencia. The 24-year-old will become one of the most expensive signings in the club's history after the Gunners agreed his £35million switch. Arsene Wenger confirmed on Saturday the Germany international had undergone an Arsenal medical and revealed paperwork would be concluded before the player's official unveiling. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-transfer-news-german-fa-confirm-shkodran-mustafis-35m-gunners-switch-a3331671.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/11/germanfa29081.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news: German FA confirm Shkodran Mustafi's £35m Gunners switch | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The German Football Association have confirmed Shkodran Mustafi's move to Arsenal from Valencia.
The 24-year-old will become one of the most expensive signings in the club's history after the Gunners agreed his £35million switch.
Arsene Wenger confirmed on Saturday the Germany international had undergone an Arsenal medical and revealed paperwork would be concluded before the player's official unveiling.
Mustafi will be joined by Deportivo de La Coruña striker Lucas Perez, who has also completed medical checks with the club ahead of his anticipated arrival.
And on Monday the German FA (Deutscher Fußball-Bund) confirmed Mustafi's Arsenal transfer.
A statement on their website read: "Arsenal have increased their quota of German players with the transfer of world champion Shkrodan Mustafi from Valencia."
Arsenal are expected to formally announce the transfer on Tuesday ahead of the summer transfer deadline on August 31.
It comes after Mustafi revealed on Sunday that Mesut Ozil had helped convince him to join the club. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-german-fa-confirm-shkodran-mustafis-35m-gunners-switch-a3331671.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/767ade0cb1fd861341c7a872eb54c280e3cdd94ed7b1be2948864c4a9953550f.json |
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"Marcus Field"
] | 2016-08-30T10:50:57 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | It was in the early hours of Sunday September 2 1666 that the Great Fire of London broke out. As every schoolchild knows, the conflagration began in a baker’s shop in Pudding Lane. What they might not know is that pudding is a medieval word for entrails and that the fatty pie fillings stored alongside the baker’s smouldering oven certainly played their part in spreading the flames. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Farts%2F1666-and-all-that-great-fire-of-london-explored-across-the-capital-a3332226.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/11/great-fire-of-london.jpg | en | null | 1666 and all that: Great Fire of London explored across the capital | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | It was in the early hours of Sunday September 2 1666 that the Great Fire of London broke out. As every schoolchild knows, the conflagration began in a baker’s shop in Pudding Lane. What they might not know is that pudding is a medieval word for entrails and that the fatty pie fillings stored alongside the baker’s smouldering oven certainly played their part in spreading the flames.
Now, 350 years later, we are still fascinated by the disaster, with every detail set to be raked over again this week on TV and radio, and in a special London arts festival staged to mark the anniversary of the event.
The story of the entrails comes from Adrian Tinniswood’s newly published The Great Fire of London: The Essential Guide (Vintage, £4.99), a thrilling little book that takes you right to the heart of the action. We are there with baker Thomas Farriner when he is awoken by his servant with the first news of the flames in his shop. As Thomas and his daughter escape across the rooftops our hearts break at the story of his maid who, too scared to scramble from the upstairs window, is left to die — “the first victim of the Great Fire of London”.
The fire spread quickly, fanned by the east wind and fed by the tinder-dry wooden frames of the houses, which almost touched across the narrow streets. Over four days it roared its way through the City, causing chaos and devastation as residents packed their goods and fled for the river or open spaces beyond the Roman walls. Among the archaeological records of the hellish heat are the melted and scorched glassware, metalwork and bricks now on show in the Museum of London’s blockbuster exhibition, Fire! Fire! until April next year.
Feel the burn: Highlights of the festival Fire Garden Tate Modern, SE1, Thur-Sat, dusk to 11pm Real flames lick around the museum gardens in this immersive artwork. Of All the People in All the World Inner Temple, EC4, Today-Sun Statistics of the fire and other events are compared using grains of rice in this historic setting. Fire Food Market Guildhall Yard, EC2, Sat & Sun Enjoy street food cooked over open flames and in wood ovens at this pop-up night-time market. Dominoes City of London, Sat Follow Station House Opera’s interactive installation as 26,000 breezeblocks topple along a route that retraces the path of the fire through the City streets. London 1666 River Thames, between Blackfriars and Waterloo, Sun, 8.30pm Gather on the banks of the Thames for the finale of the festival in which a model of the City’s Restoration skyline is burnt on the river. For details of all events see visitlondon.com/greatfire350
On Tuesday September 4 the flames reached the Norman cathedral o f StPaul’s. Its stones, recorded the diarist John Evelyn, “flew like Granados, the Lead mealting downe the streetes in a streame, & the very pavements of them glowing with fiery rednesse, so as nor horse nor man was able to tread on them”.
By Thursday, with the fire finally extinguished, Samuel Pepys sailed down the Thames and observed in his diary: “A sad sight to see how the River looks — no houses nor church near it to the Temple — where it stopped.”
The statistics of what was lost are shocking still: 13,200 houses in 400 streets had been burned down or demolished to create firebreaks, with 70,000-80,000 people made homeless. Eighty-six of the City’s 109 churches were either badly damaged or destroyed. Among the other historic buildings lost to the flames were 44 company halls and Baynard’s Castle, the medieval setting for the coronations of Edward IV and Mary I. Surprisingly few people died in the fire, with only six fatalities recorded.
Many of these facts are to be recalled in London’s Burning, a six-day festival of arts and ideas staged by the creative company Artichoke to mark the 350th anniversary. Artichoke director Helen Marriage, who has been working on the project for two years, has immersed herself in the history of the fire. “It was a transformational moment for London and our world city came out of the disaster,” she says. “The old St Paul’s burned down and Sir Christopher Wren proposed his radical building as a replacement. The insurance industry was invented after the fire and some of the building regulations we have today date from that time.”
What might strike many people are the parallels that Artichoke’s festival draws with the effects of disaster today. As refugees from the fire fled to open ground beyond the City, camps of thousands of people in makeshift tents appeared. Pepys visited Moorfields on September 5 and found it “full of people, and poor wretches carrying their goods there”. Food was scarce and any tradesmen who escaped the devastation were quick to cash in on the catastrophe by selling their wares to the displaced masses at inflated prices. Unscrupulous landlords with properties beyond the fire zone immediately raised their rents — a phenomenon which, as late as 1668, caused the Venetian ambassador to complain of the “grasping habits” of Londoners, with their “severe and exorbitant rents”.
Domino effect: 26,000 breezeblocks will retrace the path of the 1666 fire (Adrien Bargin)
The xenophobia that emerged during the fire is also depressingly familiar. In 1666 England was at war with Holland and France, and immigrants from both countries — many of them Protestants asylum-seekers — were quickly blamed for starting the fire as an act of terrorism. The shop of a French painter was looted, and another Frenchman was attacked with an iron bar in the street. A Dutch baker with a shop in Westminster was arrested and imprisoned. At the height of the crisis a rumour circulated that an army of 50,000 French and Dutch troops was preparing to invade.
The poignancy of many of these facts is now brought home by an installation called Of All the People in All the World at the Inner Temple. Here the artists’ collective Stan’s Café will represent the statistics of the fire using grains of rice in contrasting piles — with 80,000 grains for displaced people, for example, alongside six grains for people who died. Startling comparisons across time will also be made, among them a juxtaposition of the population of 450,000 people in the City of 1666, against just 5,000 in 1945.
No commemoration of the inferno that engulfed London would be complete without some flames to remind us of their destructive power. From September 1 to 4 the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral and the fly-tower of the National Theatre will be lit up with fiery projections by the artist Martin Firrell. Meanwhile the area around Tate Modern will be turned into the Fire Garden, a project by French artists Compagnie Carabosse, which will see real flames licking the earth of Southwark, just as they did in 1212 when an earlier great fire destroyed the nearby cathedral and many of the buildings on London Bridge.
'The xenophobia that emerged during the fire is also depressingly familiar. In 1666 England was at war with Holland and France, and immigrants from both countries — many of them Protestants asylum-seekers — were quickly blamed for starting the fire as an act of terrorism'
The finale of the London’s Burning festival on September 4 promises a remarkable sight. Over the past few months a 120ft-long wooden replica of the City skyline of 1666 has been created by David Best, a veteran artist of the US Burning Man festival, working with disadvantaged people from the City’s surrounding boroughs. The model will be floated down the Thames and set alight between Blackfriars Bridge and Waterloo in a re-enactment of the Great Fire. It might not match the scene on the same day 350 years earlier, which Pepys described as looking like “the whole heaven on fire”, but as a symbolic gesture it is a potent reminder of that momentous event that changed our city for ever.
Fire! Fire! is at the Museum of London, EC2 (020 7001 9844; museumoflondon.org.uk) until April 17 2017
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"David Sexton"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:57 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | La La Land is a monster musical, embracing every cliche about the hopes and frustrations of young talent in Hollywood as if they were all newly minted. It says: follow your dream, give it everything you’ve got, never stop. It opens with a colossal song and dance number, about reaching for the heights and chasing all the lights that shine, as every driver jammed on the freeway bursts out of the stalled cars to celebrate another day of sun, a scene that won spontaneous applause even from jaded journalists in Venice today. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Ffilm%2Fvenice-film-festival-2016-la-la-land-review-mega-musical-puts-the-dream-and-dazzle-back-into-a3333291.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/11/la-la-land.jpg | en | null | Venice Film Festival 2016: La La Land, review - Mega musical puts the dream and dazzle back into Hollywood | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | La La Land is a monster musical, embracing every cliche about the hopes and frustrations of young talent in Hollywood as if they were all newly minted. It says: follow your dream, give it everything you’ve got, never stop.
It opens with a colossal song and dance number, about reaching for the heights and chasing all the lights that shine, as every driver jammed on the freeway bursts out of the stalled cars to celebrate another day of sun, a scene that won spontaneous applause even from jaded journalists in Venice today.
Whiplash, Damien Chazelle’s debut feature about an aspiring jazz drummer, opened Sundance in 2014 and went on to win a bunch of Oscars. Now he’s back, opening the 73rd Venice Film Festival with the big band version of the same story of making it against the odds.
Emma Stone is wannabe actress Mia, currently a barista; Ryan Gosling is Sebastian, a true jazz pianist, who wants to open his own club but has to play twaddle in bars (one managed by J K Simmons). After plenty of stand-offs and frustrated kisses, they get together and try to hold each other to their dreams.
Love story: Emma Stone with Ryan Gosling in La La Land
Mia writes an unsuccessful one-woman play, Seb tours with a successful jazz-funk band that’s the opposite of everything he believes in. Mia ends up going home to Santa Fe saying it’s over, she’s done; Seb follows her to tell her she’s been called up by a casting director. “Maybe I’m not good enough?” “Yes, you are.”
If the dialogue signals broadly and the chemistry between Gosling and Stone isn’t always so hot, the film is, like Whiplash, brilliantly dance-like and weaving in its filming, while also being precisely edited to the very beat of the music that dominates it.
Lots of films lately have been made about Hollywood’s bad dreams (David Cronenberg’s Maps To The Stars among them): now at last, here’s one that truly believes in stardom once more. OK, you have to be up for a bit of jazz — but the whole industry is going to love seeing itself glorified again, returned to the dreamy world of Singin’ In The Rain, not to mention The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg, by such a young and vital believer as the 31-year-old Chazelle.
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[
"David Ellis"
] | 2016-08-30T08:51:01 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | London-born grime veteran Dizzee Rascal is to perform his debut album in its entirety for the first time in the UK at a gig in London. On October 21, Dizzee – real name Dylan Mills – will run through 2003’s Boy In Da Corner in full as part of the Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) tour. The show's venue has not yet been disclosed, although Dizzee is set to sit down in conversation at The Yard Theatre the day before, on October 20. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Fmusic%2Fdizzee-rascal-to-perform-boy-in-da-corner-in-full-for-first-time-in-uk-a3332026.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/09/dizzeerascal3008a.jpg | en | null | Dizzee Rascal to perform Boy In Da Corner in full for first time in UK | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | London-born grime veteran Dizzee Rascal is to perform his debut album in its entirety for the first time in the UK at a gig in London.
On October 21, Dizzee – real name Dylan Mills – will run through 2003’s Boy In Da Corner in full as part of the Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) tour. The show's venue has not yet been disclosed, although Dizzee is set to sit down in conversation at The Yard Theatre the day before, on October 20.
The MC-turned-pop star performed the Mercury Prize winning album live in full for the first time ever in New York as part of the RBMA sessions earlier in the year, in May, and hinted later he would do the same in London. Some of the album's tracks have seldom been performed before, despite the critical and commerical acclaim that greeted the record.
Other highlights of the RBMA include a workshop with Mancunian rapper Lady Leshurr, while east London’s Jay Prince will be launching his latest mixtape at the MacBeth Pub in Shoreditch.
The Red Bull Music Academy runs from Oct 19 - 21, across London. For more information, visit redbullmusicacademy.com
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"Martin Dunford"
] | 2016-08-26T12:56:42 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Food festival season is almost upon us, and there’s one big foodie event that is authentic through-and-through, the Newlyn Fish Festival, which takes place in this undeniably fishy village on Bank Holiday Monday. It’s a great, if crowded, time to come, but whenever you visit Newlyn be sure to stop at the Tolcarne Inn, where local celeb chef Ben Tunnicliffe presides over a cosy pub that just happens to serve delectable, affordable seafood sourced from the fish market on the doorstep. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Ffoodanddrink%2Fcool-place-of-the-week-tolcarne-inn-cornwall-a3330561.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/13/tolcarne-inn-eat-drink-gast.jpg | en | null | Cool place of the week: Tolcarne Inn, Cornwall | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Food festival season is almost upon us, and there’s one big foodie event that is authentic through-and-through, the Newlyn Fish Festival, which takes place in this undeniably fishy village on Bank Holiday Monday.
It’s a great, if crowded, time to come, but whenever you visit Newlyn be sure to stop at the Tolcarne Inn, where local celeb chef Ben Tunnicliffe presides over a cosy pub that just happens to serve delectable, affordable seafood sourced from the fish market on the doorstep.
The menu changes daily – what’s on the blackboard is what’s been landed by Newlyn’s fishermen – and if you’re not into seafood it’s not the place for you (although other dietary requirements can be catered for if you contact the pub in advance).
The menu is concise (there were just four mains when we last visited), which means you don’t waste too much time making a choice and you can rest assured that every ingredient comes freshly cooked. There’s no separate kids menu, but all dishes can be served half-size for half the price.
With live jazz on Sundays, real ales on tap and a log fire, this is also the perfect place to stop off while walking the easy stretch of coast path between Penzance and Mousehole.
It’s just a shame that it can’t cash in on the sea views as it's tucked behind the harbour wall.
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"Liz Connor"
] | 2016-08-26T16:49:14 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | Coloured turquoise on the map, the Docklands Light Railway reaches north to Stratford, south to Lewisham and west to Tower Gateway and Bank. The origins of the DLR can be traced back to 1983 when the London Docklands Development Corporation was created to coordinate the redevelopment of the Docklands area. It was clear that a new transport system was needed to serve the East End at the time, and so the railway opened in 1987 with 11 single-car trains and 15 stations. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Flondon-life%2F10-incredible-facts-you-might-not-know-about-the-dlr-a3330716.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/24/12/dlrfacts2408b.jpg | en | null | 10 incredible facts you might not know about the DLR | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Coloured turquoise on the map, the Docklands Light Railway reaches north to Stratford, south to Lewisham and west to Tower Gateway and Bank.
The origins of the DLR can be traced back to 1983 when the London Docklands Development Corporation was created to coordinate the redevelopment of the Docklands area.
It was clear that a new transport system was needed to serve the East End at the time, and so the railway opened in 1987 with 11 single-car trains and 15 stations.
The original network comprised two routes - Tower Gateway to Island Gardens and Stratford to Island Gardens. Even before opening day, planning was underway for the first extension, to Bank, which opened in 1991.
A further five extensions have since been completed to meet the demands of the growth of Docklands as an international business and financial centre, and an increasingly popular place to live and visit.
But not only is this important transport route vital to tourists and commuters, it was crucial to the success of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
As well as the Olympic Park itself, the DLR also served competition venues in Greenwich and the Royal Docks, and some road events in central London.
During the Games DLR carried double its normal number of passengers, which helped the network reach 100 million passenger journeys in the year 2012/13.
What’s perhaps most incredible about this system, other than the fact that sitting at the front feels like riding on a rollercoaster, is that it’s London’s first and only driverless train system of its kind.
Want to learn more about the DLR? Click through our gallery above to discover ten interesting facts about this East End railway.
Follow us on Twitter: @eslifeandstyle | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/10-incredible-facts-you-might-not-know-about-the-dlr-a3330716.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/793713ac6c328f87f722ad64d66dcb18ba2e5e735d86ce25e6bc6f48570e495a.json |
[
"Tom Allnutt"
] | 2016-08-30T20:51:09 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Heather Watson admitted she was ravaged by fever as the British number two lost to Dutch qualifier Richel Hogenkamp in the US Open first round. Watson was beaten 6-2 7-5 by the world number 165 but was severely hampered by illness as temperatures reached 29 degrees Celsius at Flushing Meadows. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ftennis%2Fus-open-heather-watson-admits-to-suffering-with-illness-after-crashing-out-in-first-round-a3332856.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/20/heather-watson.jpg | en | null | US Open: Heather Watson admits to suffering with illness after crashing out in first round | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Heather Watson admitted she was ravaged by fever as the British number two lost to Dutch qualifier Richel Hogenkamp in the US Open first round.
Watson was beaten 6-2 7-5 by the world number 165 but was severely hampered by illness as temperatures reached 29 degrees Celsius at Flushing Meadows.
She said afterwards her symptoms - sweating, back pain and feeling short of breath - were similar to those she experienced during a nasty bout of glandular fever in 2013.
Watson was diagnosed in March that year and did not play again until the French Open in May. "I feel similar, yeah," she said.
The 24-year-old needed one of the tournament doctors to carry her bags as she gingerly walked from the court after the match.
Watson had called a medical time-out at the end of the first set, doubling over in discomfort on her chair, and was in tears as she underwent treatment.
"It was horrible to play. I was very ill today," Watson said. "I've had a fever for the last three days but playing in this heat is almost impossible when you feel that bad.
"I was struggling to breath and then my back, I don't really know what it is, but I've been to see the doctor.
"I'm going to get some blood tests done and figure out what it was."
Watson was a junior champion at the US Open in 2009 but she has now lost six consecutive first round matches in the senior event.
The world number 73 said she considered pulling out of the tournament on Monday night.
"I actually did think about it last night," Watson said. "But I'm not one to retire or pull out. It's not in my nature. I thought I would try today.
"It was really hard, obviously physically but also mentally not to think about it. Near the end of that second set I was trying to stand up let alone play.
"I don't want to take anything away from my opponent, she played well and it was tough to play against me today. She didn't know what was going on."
Watson enjoyed a slight revival following her time-out but spurned two points to clinch the second set as Hogenkamp claimed victory on her debut in the US Open main draw.
"I think the time helped my body to give it a bit of a rest," Watson said. "But the pills they gave me and treatment didn't really help."
Watson must now decide whether to play in the women's doubles later this week alongside Holland's Michaella Krajicek.
They are due to face American pair Raquel Atawo and Abigail Spears in the first round.
Watson added: "I have to see what the results say but right now I'm still in the doubles so I'm going to try to do well there." | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/tennis/us-open-heather-watson-admits-to-suffering-with-illness-after-crashing-out-in-first-round-a3332856.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/ff957796a820239681e176c5d26721bb75fbe9ba0411299f136a54d554891f7c.json |
[
"Tom Dutton"
] | 2016-08-29T08:50:18 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The impending arrivals of Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez will help Arsenal compete on several fronts this season, according to Laurent Koscielny. The Gunners are expected to announce the both signings on Tuesday for a combined fee of £52million as Arsene Wenger concludes his summer business following a protracted search for improvements at both ends of the field. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-transfer-news-shkodran-mustafi-and-lucas-perez-will-help-gunners-title-push-says-laurent-a3331621.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/08/laurentkos2908.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news: Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez will help Gunners title push, says Laurent Koscielny | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The impending arrivals of Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez will help Arsenal compete on several fronts this season, according to Laurent Koscielny.
The Gunners are expected to announce the both signings on Tuesday for a combined fee of £52million as Arsene Wenger concludes his summer business following a protracted search for improvements at both ends of the field.
Wenger spent much of the window seeking out a striker, but his priority shifted when Per mertesacker and Gabriel suffered were both ruled out for extended spells with injuries.
Mustafi's £35million arrival will ease the burden on Arsenal's defensive unit, while the addition of Perez comes following failed moves for Jamie Vardy, Alexandre Lacazette and Ganzalo Higuain.
And Koscielny is hopeful the club's newest recruits will help Arsenal launch a bid for silverware as the domestic and European fixtures pile-up after the international break.
"First of all, we have a few people injured. When you start the season with Welbeck injured, Mertesacker and then Gabriel out, it is difficult," Koscielny told Arsenal's official website.
"You need to have some players, because when you play every three days in September, October and November you need a big squad to fight in every competition.
"I am sure the boss will buy some players to help us." | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-shkodran-mustafi-and-lucas-perez-will-help-gunners-title-push-says-laurent-a3331621.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/6b6acf2589669dd745b11ce8c6bddeccad3be7ac7ad079e7ef7197b476ae4ced.json |
[
"Sebastian Mann"
] | 2016-08-26T20:49:28 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Staff and guests at a central Birmingham hotel were told to shelter indoors after an army bomb disposal team was called in following terror arrests in the area. Ash Sangha, a hotel worker at the pentahotel in Holloway Head, said he saw bomb squad experts in the street, and was warned by police that people should stay indoors for their own safety. The move followed the arrest on Friday of three men in the city on suspicion of commissioning, preparing or instigating acts of terrorism, West Midlands Police said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fstay-indoors-hotel-guests-told-as-bomb-squad-swoop-in-after-terror-arrests-a3330921.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/21/brumbomb.jpg | en | null | Stay indoors, hotel guests told as bomb squad swoop in after terror arrests | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Staff and guests at a central Birmingham hotel were told to shelter indoors after an army bomb disposal team was called in following terror arrests in the area.
Ash Sangha, a hotel worker at the pentahotel in Holloway Head, said he saw bomb squad experts in the street, and was warned by police that people should stay indoors for their own safety.
The move followed the arrest on Friday of three men in the city on suspicion of commissioning, preparing or instigating acts of terrorism, West Midlands Police said.
Two men aged 18 and 24 were arrested by counter-terrorism detectives at their homes in Birmingham while another man aged 28 was detained in a different area of the city.
Another two men, aged 32 and 37, were also held in Stoke-on-Trent over terrorism offences.
The force said that after one of the arrests, an army bomb disposal team was called in to the Lee Bank area of Birmingham as a precaution.
A spokesman said: "Police are searching a number of properties in the Stoke and Birmingham areas as part of the investigation; these searches are ongoing.
"The arrests were intelligence-led and part of an ongoing investigation."
All five men are being held in the West Midlands area. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/stay-indoors-hotel-guests-told-as-bomb-squad-swoop-in-after-terror-arrests-a3330921.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/141e30f7d449adad1dd00dccb55bcd20fef0551e5e40fddf1b0bc840cca07c85.json |
[
"Giuseppe Muro"
] | 2016-08-31T10:52:11 | null | 2016-04-24T00:00:00 | Odion Ighalo looks set to remain at Watford, with West Brom not expected to bid for the 27-year-old Nigerian in the final hours of the transfer window. Reports this morning suggested Albion were considering a £32million bid for Ighalo if Saido Berahino joins Stoke before the deadline. But West Brom manager Tony Pulis is not expected to move for Ighalo, who signed a new five-year contract at Watford earlier this month. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fwatford-transfer-news-odion-ighalo-set-to-stay-amid-talk-of-32m-bid-from-west-brom-a3333371.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/04/24/17/22odionighalo.jpg | en | null | Watford transfer news: Odion Ighalo set to stay amid talk of £32m bid from West Brom | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Odion Ighalo looks set to remain at Watford, with West Brom not expected to bid for the 27-year-old Nigerian in the final hours of the transfer window.
Reports this morning suggested Albion were considering a £32million bid for Ighalo if Saido Berahino joins Stoke before the deadline. But West Brom manager Tony Pulis is not expected to move for Ighalo, who signed a new five-year contract at Watford earlier this month.
There are likely to be several departures from Vicarage Road today as Walter Mazzarri looks to cut his squad. Watford have signed 11 players this summer, following the arrivals yesterday of Adrian Mariappa on a free transfer and Kenedy on loan from Chelsea.
The Hornets have 28 senior players listed on their website and Mazzarri can only name a 25-man Premier League squad.
Stay tuned to all of the latest news, rumours and gossip from the final hours of the summer transfer window with our deadline day live blog. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/watford-transfer-news-odion-ighalo-set-to-stay-amid-talk-of-32m-bid-from-west-brom-a3333371.html | en | 2016-04-24T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/9c62d001cede1c16425c1c89169e6331cb1dbc290d8d0055261490018cfcd6a4.json |
[
"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-31T12:51:35 | null | 2016-08-05T00:00:00 | Serge Gnabry will be unveiled as a Werder Bremen player later today after completing his departure from Arsenal. The German youth international had emerged as a target for several Bundesliga sides after his impressive performance at the Olympics, where he scored six goals for the silver medallists. Arsene Wenger had initially wanted to offer Gnabry a new contract but Arsenal have cashed in on the winger, who is seeking a permanent return to his home country. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-transfer-news-werder-bremen-set-to-unveil-serge-gnabry-after-swooping-for-olympics-star-a3333536.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/05/09/sergegnabry.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news: Werder Bremen set to unveil Serge Gnabry after swooping for Olympics star | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Serge Gnabry will be unveiled as a Werder Bremen player later today after completing his departure from Arsenal.
The German youth international had emerged as a target for several Bundesliga sides after his impressive performance at the Olympics, where he scored six goals for the silver medallists.
Arsene Wenger had initially wanted to offer Gnabry a new contract but Arsenal have cashed in on the winger, who is seeking a permanent return to his home country.
Werder confirmed yesterday that they were close to agreeing a fee with Arsenal for Gnabry, whose contract at the Emirates expired at the end of the season, and are set to announce his arrival at a press conference at 2:30pm UK time.
It had been speculated that Bayern Munich would buy the winger and loan him out to their Bundesliga rivals but Werder were insistent on Tuesday that they did not need the interference of the Bavarian giants to complete the deal.
“Serge Gnabry would like to play for us,” sporting director Frank Baumann told a press conference. “Talks with Arsenal are going well.
“Bayern Munich have no influence on a potential transfer… We’ve agreed terms with the player and we’re confident that the transfer will go ahead.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-werder-bremen-set-to-unveil-serge-gnabry-after-swooping-for-olympics-star-a3333536.html | en | 2016-08-05T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/5d12f2859e83ace5717b8a0ed9b46d4fdd4bf75f12ef9408ce2557a04119c1a5.json |
[
"Lee Bearton"
] | 2016-08-30T12:51:40 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | If you can’t make it to Hazeltine in Minnesota for the Ryder Cup just around the corner (Sep 27-Oct 2), it’s a great time to visit one of the most famous host venues closer to home. Renowned for three championship courses, Gleneagles is a resort that offers so much more than just golf, mixing the great outdoors with a luxurious home from home and superb dining in the heart of Scotland. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Ftravel%2Fgleneagles-scotland-hotel-review-a3330731.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/16/mainclubhouse.jpg | en | null | Gleneagles, Scotland - hotel review | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | If you can’t make it to Hazeltine in Minnesota for the Ryder Cup just around the corner (Sep 27-Oct 2), it’s a great time to visit one of the most famous host venues closer to home. Renowned for three championship courses, Gleneagles is a resort that offers so much more than just golf, mixing the great outdoors with a luxurious home from home and superb dining in the heart of Scotland.
Where is it? The Gleneagles resort is nestled in Auchterarder, near Perth and Sterling on the A9 and just an hour's drive from Glasgow, or a scenic 45-minute trip from Edinburgh airport. It even has its own rail station accessible from the Glasgow line, with a complimentary transfer service. There are direct trains to Edinburgh from London in five hours and, for those who can, a helicopter landing is available.
Style: Familial, fun and relaxed. Gleneagles may be an exclusive resort most famous for its three championship golf courses, but it doesn’t have the stuffiness associated with many upmarket clubs. There’s a laid-back feel and a relaxed dress code throughout. Doormen in kilts always have a friendly word and it's like being a local in a small village. There's a 1920s feel and the surroundings are sumptuous, with a Rolex concession off the reception area, an array of the world's finest whiskies available in the bar and a pillow menu for your room. Everything is luxurious.
Facilities: You name it, Gleneagles probably has it. Golf aside, there's an indulgent spa and leisure pool, 15 events suites, plenty of parking, free wifi and a host of leisure pursuits. The resort offers gundog training and has several retrievers who put on training displays where you can even take charge yourself. I put Beagle, a beautiful black retriever, into action but I’m pretty sure he was in charge and at one point I’m certain he rolled his eyes in a nod to his handler: “Is this what I have to work with?” Gleneagles is also home to the British School of Falconry where I met Victor the Harris Hawk for a feeding session - him, not me. There’s a pitch and putt course, several outdoor and indoor tennis courts with personal instruction available, a croquet lawn, a maze, yoga and other fitness classes, fly-fishing, off-road driving and an equestrian school. You'll be hard-pushed to find time to sit still.
Golf: Gleneagles is steeped in golfing history, the most famous event being the Ryder Cup in 2014. The PGA Course was much lauded after Great Britain and Europe’s win over the USA, and the event brought a peak of interest in the resort. What Gleneagles has done so well – and where many Ryder Cup courses have failed - is to maintain that popularity, continuing to improve and investing heavily. Where they’ve succeeded superbly is in making a course tough enough to test the world’s best but still accessible and playable for the weekend golfer. This is true of all three 18s and the director of golf Gary Silcock has overseen a deliberate move to take the courses back to their original glory, thinning out rough and widening fairways to let the natural contours shape the challenges. It’s most notable on the famous King’s course, relaunched in June. Famed for hosting the very first match between British and American professionals in 1921, the precursor to the event that became the Ryder Cup, it’s a Scottish Open venue and became popular in the 80s for televised pro-celebrity tournaments with stars such as Bing Crosby, Terry Wogan and Sean Connery. Celebrating its centenary in 2019, the course has been eased back to the original James Braid inland links design right down to the style of cutting the fairways to emulate old horse-drawn gang mowers.
Great view: the PGA course
Extra-curricular: The beautiful surroundings are just begging to be explored on foot or on bikes. It’s calm, tranquil and beautiful, ideal for dog-walking, just as long as you can keep your canine under control in the excitement of things to sniff out, run after and jump into. Auchterarder is just a few minutes away and offers a quaint high street, several pubs and shops and 4x4 trips into the Perthshire hills are available for wildlife photography. Stirling Castle is a 25-minute drive and Scone (pronounced Scoon) Palace about half-an-hour away. A little further, about an hour from Gleneagles, is Trossachs National Park and some of the best scenery, hillwalking and mountain biking in Scotland.
Food and drink: Again, there’s so much choice but it’s worth starting with a nibble in the new Auchterarder 70 clubhouse diner. Named with the hotel's original phone number, what was once a large but little-used meeting space is now a beautiful snack area and bar. It boasts the pick of the views, overlooking the finishing holes of the King’s and Queen’s courses, and mixes a modern vibe with the 1920s style of the hotel’s roots. It has none of the hushed-library feel of many exclusive golf clubs, where you snack in fear of glares from the members, but still maintains a luxury aura. The menu is basic but the dishes are anything but - the macaroni cheese comes in three delicious deep-fried parcels, and the burgers, fries and sliders are all beautifully presented.
Among the other dining areas are the Dormy clubhouse, serving tandoor dishes and modern bar food around a central open fire, and the grand Strathearn dining room with the freshest smoked salmon I’ve ever tasted. The menu throughout the resort is a credit to head chef Alan Gibb, who died suddenly in June from a stroke at the age of just 48 but leaves a delicious legacy.
Tasty: a dish by Andrew Fairlie
The pick of the dining is the two Michelin-starred Andrew Fairlie, with a signature dish of lobster smoked with a 12-hour infusion over whisky barrels. You can sit outside at The Blue Bar for those who might like to enjoy some of the world's finest cigars, while the split-level Tryst offers panoramic views and The Cellars is a wine lover's paradise.
Which room? There's a lot of choice among 232 bedrooms, including 26 suites, and they’re all being updated in a three-year investment programme – the first ones were unveiled in June. The main Classic and Sovereign rooms are inner facing, so I'd recommend the Estate room, offering impressive views over the gardens, grounds and countryside.
Best for: A family break with so much for everyone. Yes, there's free wifi if the teens can't be lured away from a tablet, but there's so much to do I'd be surprised if Pokemon held their interest for long. Gleneagles would also be superb for a corporate getaway with enough facilities for a working break, but so many activities lending themselves to team-building exercises – and big-business deals can always be done on the golf courses.
Grand: the Strathearn dining room
Any downsides? Scotland’s weather couldn’t be more unpredictable, but Gleneagles can’t really be held responsible for that. I must admit the drone of bagpipes did grate after a while - but I'm pretty sure it was part of a private function and not an ongoing trend.
When to go: With so much of the activity outdoors it makes sense to avoid the harsh Perthshire winters but with the right clothing, decent waterproofs and a hardy spirit, there's no need to let the weather stop you – plus there's always the indoor tennis and a cosy spa if it really is too wintry.
Details:
Rates from October 1 this year to May 30 next year are £470 per night for a Classic room, £520 Sovereign room and £570 for an Estate room. Suites start at £870. Bookings on 0800 704 705, at gleneagles.com | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/gleneagles-scotland-hotel-review-a3330731.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/3cd8f3d1c26c23eaca121ad6c9d0d6ac42114fe288e31a8ef6659b5b6f55e800.json |
[
"Chloe Chaplain"
] | 2016-08-26T14:49:50 | null | 2016-05-19T00:00:00 | A retired headmaster of a Croydon school who was honoured for his work with children is facing jail for having sex with a 14-year-old boy from his Christian youth group. John Coatman, 75, was found guilty of gross indecency after having sex with the boy 40 years ago. Coatman, who was awarded an MBE after a 42-year career as a teacher, was the head of St Andrew's secondary school in Croydon and had a 50-year association with the Christian group for boys. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fretired-head-of-croydon-school-facing-jail-for-sex-with-boy-14-a3330566.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/05/19/13/standrewscroydon1905a.jpg | en | null | Retired head of Croydon school facing jail for sex with boy, 14 | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A retired headmaster of a Croydon school who was honoured for his work with children is facing jail for having sex with a 14-year-old boy from his Christian youth group.
John Coatman, 75, was found guilty of gross indecency after having sex with the boy 40 years ago.
Coatman, who was awarded an MBE after a 42-year career as a teacher, was the head of St Andrew's secondary school in Croydon and had a 50-year association with the Christian group for boys.
He denied the charges and said he was "shocked" and "deeply shaken" to be arrested but a jury found him guilty of two counts of gross indecency with a youth.
Gross indecency: Coatman was found guilty today at the Old Bailey (Shutterstock I)
Speaking for the prosecution Corinne Bramwell told jurors how "rough and tumble" became sexual when the defendant was alone with the boy.
In a videoed police interview played to the court, the victim told how he had been bullied before joining the Christian group which gave him a "sense of a home" away from his family.
He wept as he told an officer: "It was my first sexual experience and has coloured my sense of self-worth since then."
The allegations surfaced in 2014 after the victim’s marriage broke down when his wife found out he was watching pornography and meeting adults online.
Coatman did not react when the verdict of guilty was read out.
He had denied the accusation and told jurors he had worked with around 22,000 young people in his lifetime and this was his first complaint.
Describing the day of his arrest in 2014, Coatman said: "The phone was ringing and my immediate thought was one of my young people had had an accident.
"When I got there, I was arrested. It was a complete shock to me. I had no experience of this kind of thing before in my life. I had never had any sort of complaint."
He went on: "I was deeply shaken because over all my years and all the young people I have worked with I have only had tremendous successes and got on very well."
He admitted the topic of sex did crop up during youth group meetings, but only in reference to passages in the Bible involving "Christian aspects of sexual behaviour”.
He also told jurors that the only physical activity the young people engaged in was British Bulldog, and he had never been alone with any of them at his home.
But the jury rejected these explanations and found Coatman, of Leyburn Gardens, Croydon, guilty of two counts of gross indecency after four hours and 20 minutes of deliberations.
He was cleared of an additional charge of buggery.
Sentencing was adjourned until Friday September 30 and Coatman, who is suffering from prostate cancer, was granted conditional. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/retired-head-of-croydon-school-facing-jail-for-sex-with-boy-14-a3330566.html | en | 2016-05-19T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/21bb12f56c76ac70f71621e6bb76d8c9948a0bac26ca6cfa104021045398f4a9.json |
[
"Simon Johnson"
] | 2016-08-31T06:51:01 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier has hit out at the timing of the transfer deadline and by insisting it has an unsettling affect on the start to a club's season. Many managers across all four divisions complain every year about the summer window shutting after the season has got under way. But Dier has joined in the criticism and claims it is a problem for the players too as they try to begin the campaign well. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenhams-eric-dier-hits-out-at-unsettling-transfer-deadline-a3332831.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/19/eric-dier.jpg | en | null | Tottenham's Eric Dier hits out at unsettling transfer deadline | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier has hit out at the timing of the transfer deadline and by insisting it has an unsettling affect on the start to a club's season.
Many managers across all four divisions complain every year about the summer window shutting after the season has got under way.
But Dier has joined in the criticism and claims it is a problem for the players too as they try to begin the campaign well.
Spurs, who sold midfielder Ryan Mason to Hull for just over £10m yesterday, have won just one of their three games this term and Dier feels uncertainty over squad members doesn't help.
He said: "My opinion is the transfer window shouldn't be open now, it should be over once the Premier League season begins.
"I just think it's unfair on managers and players that there are still people in the dressing room that don't really know what their futures are.
"Once the season starts, I want to be at a club where everyone is pushing in the same direction and knows where they stand.
"I don't think it helps players or managers.
"Obviously it's good entertainment for everyone. I enjoy watching it, but it shouldn't be open when the season starts." | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenhams-eric-dier-hits-out-at-unsettling-transfer-deadline-a3332831.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/08af56150e65d8c5306df1cf72861622474342a4deb341681f9a7397c6669d3f.json |
[
"Ben Travis"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:21 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Even though it feels like it's only just started, summer is nearly over. How do we know? Well, because The X Factor is back – which means that in the blink of an eye, the winner of the show will suddenly be up for the coveted Christmas #1 slot, and we’ll all be wondering where the last three months went. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fstayingin%2Ftvfilm%2Fthe-x-factor-2016-start-date-judges-and-five-other-things-you-need-to-know-a3330151.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/10/x-factor-main.jpg | en | null | The X Factor 2016: start date, judges, and five other things you need to know | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Even though it feels like it's only just started, summer is nearly over.
How do we know? Well, because The X Factor is back – which means that in the blink of an eye, the winner of the show will suddenly be up for the coveted Christmas #1 slot, and we’ll all be wondering where the last three months went.
Last year’s competition switched things up with various new judges and presenters to the series – but things didn’t quite go to plan, leading to a slide in ratings and a feeling of general disinterest settling in.
But it seems Simon Cowell was listening – and this year the show could be back at its best.
Here’s what you need to know about The X Factor 2016.
1) It’s a classic judging line-up
Perhaps the biggest change for the 2015 series was the all-new judging panel – but nice guy Nick Grimshaw made for boring viewing, and Rita Ora couldn't match the sincerity, likeability, dedication, and ‘what bizarre made-up word is coming next?’ entertainment factor of Nicole Scherzinger.
But Cowell has brought out the big guns this year – Scherzy is back, along with Sharon Osbourne, and – of course – Louis Walsh.
2) It’s kicking off on August bank holiday weekend
The X Factor’s big return is set for August’s three-day weekend – kicking off on Saturday 27 at 8pm, with the second episode following on Sunday 28 at 8pm.
X Factor London 2016 Launch
8 show all X Factor London 2016 Launch
1/8 Nicole Scherzinger Beretta/Sims/Rex
2/8 Host Dermot O'Leary attending a X Factor 2016 launch at 1 Hamyard Hotel, Londo Ian West/PA
3/8 Rylan Clark-Neal and Matt Edmondson attending a X Factor 2016 launch at 1 Hamyard Hotel, London Ian West/PA
4/8 New Xtra Factor Live host Roman Kemp attending a X Factor 2016 launch at 1 Hamyard Hotel, Londo Ian West/PA
5/8 Nicole Scherzinger Beretta/Sims/Rex
6/8 Rylan Clark-Neal attending a X Factor 2016 launch at 1 Hamyard Hotel, London Ian West/PA
7/8 Host Dermot O'Leary attending a X Factor 2016 launch at 1 Hamyard Hotel, Londo Ian West/PA
8/8 Rylan Clark-Neal and Matt Edmondson attending a X Factor 2016 launch at 1 Hamyard Hotel, London Ian West/PA
3) Dermot O’Leary is back
Poor Olly Murs and Caroline Flack never really stood a chance last year when they stepped into Dermot O’Leary’s probably-quite-large shoes – and Cowell must have known it, because the big man is back.
The best thing about O’Leary is that he’s a steady pair of hands – a veteran who’s done this sort of thing for years now. When you see him back behind the wheel you’ll forget he ever left.
4) The room auditions are back
It seems The X Factor flip-flops every year between doing the traditional first audition in an empty room with the judges, or in a vast arena with a live audience.
This time it’s back to the room auditions – more intimate, and perhaps even more intimidating, with no crowd to distract hopefuls from the cold stares of Cowell and co.
"The X Factor wasn't really good last year," says Louis Walsh
5) Contestants can bring instruments
OK, it’s not Britain’s Got Talent – so don’t go expecting orchestras and tubular bell players – but playing an instrument while singing hasn’t been ruled out this year.
There are a few guitars in the room auditions as the ‘Ed Sheeran effect’ continues to bring fresh young musicians to the show.
6) The live shows will be slightly different
While pretty much everything about this year’s X Factor is about returning to established success, there will be a few tweaks.
“We’re going to make a couple of changes to the live shows,” says Cowell. “There will be one feature that we’ve been talking about for a while which I am excited about. It’s going to make the shows more fun.
“All will be revealed soon, it’s good!”
Get a first look at the new series of The X Factor
7) The Xtra Factor will be totally different
ITV2's sister-show has been given yet another makeover - and this time it could really work. Not only will it be a live show, with input from singers who auditioned, but it's got a fantastic presenting duo in Rylan Clark-Neal and Matt Edmondson.
ITV, Saturday, 8pm | http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/the-x-factor-2016-start-date-judges-and-five-other-things-you-need-to-know-a3330151.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/650ce88912bb947be7b12ae5082a48eff1d5e1f189d5406d8c13bd01347fc9f1.json |
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"Sarah Bradley Autocar"
] | 2016-08-26T13:07:38 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Mercedes-AMG has produced a plethora of legendary performance models over the years, and here’s its latest offering, the 362bhp SLC 43. Introduced as part of a mid-life facelift for the roadster previously known as the SLK, the medium-hot newcomer tops the UK’s otherwise exclusively four-cylinder engine line-up. The ‘43’ sub-brand is set to become a common theme for Mercedes-AMG, representing performance value, usability and decent real-world economy. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Fmotors%2Fin-pictures-mercedesamg-slc-43-driven-a3330341.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/11/merc-slc43-amg-rt-2016-586-0.jpg | en | null | In Pictures: Mercedes-AMG SLC 43 - driven | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Mercedes-AMG has produced a plethora of legendary performance models over the years, and here’s its latest offering, the 362bhp SLC 43.
Introduced as part of a mid-life facelift for the roadster previously known as the SLK, the medium-hot newcomer tops the UK’s otherwise exclusively four-cylinder engine line-up. The ‘43’ sub-brand is set to become a common theme for Mercedes-AMG, representing performance value, usability and decent real-world economy.
The range-wide facelift also brings exterior styling tweaks, new cabin kit and changes to the suspension and transmission as well as the engine line-up.
Although the revised cabin is of excellent quality, it doesn’t quite go far enough. While the driver sits a little too high, the larger 7.0in infotainment screen isn’t big as in rivals, and there’s a faintly dated air. Still, the electrically folding metal roof opens and closes smoothly, even at low speeds, and is an improvement on what went before.
The V6 drives the SLC 43’s rear wheels. It sounds great and delivers quite a punch, working smoothly with the nine-speed auto box. Yet this is not a lightweight car, and that shows in the engine’s outright pace. From a performance point of view, this car is as much a cruiser as it is a sportster – which, while this makes it well suited to town as well as motorway work, is not quite what you’d expect from an AMG-badged model.
The road noise produced by the honed suspension is a little intrusive, too, and we’re not sure whether those chassis tweaks are totally successful over anything other than the smoothest of roads or on-track.
While the steering is firm and communicative, the firm handling and ride transmit too many bangs and thumps, and reactions aren’t as quick as you’d expect.
Compared with its V8-powered SLK 55 predecessor, the SLC 43 costs £9000 less and delivers on its promise of decent fuel economy with an on-test 26.5mpg average. It’d double as a good track-day car, too, so there’s plenty to like, but that slightly dated cabin ambience and sporty rather than comfortable platform give it a slightly compromised feel. Some rivals may be more tempting… | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/motors/in-pictures-mercedesamg-slc-43-driven-a3330341.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/e5e32c096763bf75d1f8697f9af20b6c9d97cd847e43bb1a57b5a55fc21ae709.json |
[
"David Williams"
] | 2016-08-26T13:10:32 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | How do you test the family credentials of Citröen’s quirky Cactus? Easy. Stick two teens in the back, all your luggage in the boot and head off for a weekend away in Oxford, then a balloon festival in Northampton, to see how it copes. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Fmotors%2Froad-test-citr-en-cactus-rip-curl-bluehdi-100-a3330591.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/13/citroenc4cactusripcurl.jpg | en | null | Road test: Citröen Cactus Rip Curl BlueHDI 100 | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | How do you test the family credentials of Citröen’s quirky Cactus? Easy. Stick two teens in the back, all your luggage in the boot and head off for a weekend away in Oxford, then a balloon festival in Northampton, to see how it copes.
This compact “crossover” has been touted as a return to form for the French car-maker, with its fun design combined with great fuel economy, lots of internal space and comfort. I love the look — it resembles a mini safari 4x4 with its high riding stance, short overhangs and big roof rails, even though it’s not a 4x4. And don’t forget those “airbumps” on the side — big plastic pads designed to take the knocks and blows from other people’s car doors and supermarket trolleys. The cabin is eye-catching, too, especially with its prominent seven-inch touchscreen.
The most evident characteristic of the Rip Curl BlueHDI 100 model we drove was its superb ride quality. It cruises comfortably over a wide range of surfaces including city humps, country ruts and motorway imperfections, even if the payoff is that there is a little roll in corners. It’s fun to drive, with nippy handling and nice, light steering. Power delivery from the 1560cc diesel engine is good and smooth but hardly fast, especially with four people on board; you have to make the most of the five-speed manual gearbox to keep up.
The impressive boot easily swallowed all of our luggage, even if headroom was problematic for our 16-year-old son; there simply isn’t enough of it in the back. Even front-seat passengers catch their heads on the sun-visors. The front seats are insufficiently supportive on long journeys — especially when the sat-nav (unintuitive at the best of times) adds to your journey time.
The Cactus is a car with both flair and foibles. If Citröen improved rear headroom, reprogrammed the sat-nav and improved the seats, I’d be a fan. And that balloon festival? Blown right away by the British summer, of course — all that remained was a funfair.
Citröen Cactus Rip Curl BlueHDI 100
Top speed: 114mph 0-62mph: 10.6 secs
CO2: 95g/km
Price: £19,210 | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/motors/road-test-citr-en-cactus-rip-curl-bluehdi-100-a3330591.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/e997ae4056bee5da09ee563700110d918e0c6709e321df927806cb904bf552f6.json |
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"Hatty Collier"
] | 2016-08-27T16:49:56 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Two men are seriously injured in hospital today after they were stabbed in a central London street. Police and paramedics raced to the scene after the men were knifed near to Holborn Tube station shortly after midnight. A man, aged in his 50s, and another, aged in his 30s, were rushed to hospital following the attack. Emergency services were called to the scene in Parker Street at about 12.05am. Police said the men are in a stable condition in hospital today. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fholborn-stabbing-two-men-seriously-injured-after-being-knifed-in-central-london-a3331121.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/16/islington.jpg | en | null | Holborn stabbing: Two men seriously injured after being knifed in central London | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Two men are seriously injured in hospital today after they were stabbed in a central London street.
Police and paramedics raced to the scene after the men were knifed near to Holborn Tube station shortly after midnight.
A man, aged in his 50s, and another, aged in his 30s, were rushed to hospital following the attack.
Emergency services were called to the scene in Parker Street at about 12.05am.
Police said the men are in a stable condition in hospital today.
The London Ambulance Service Joint Response unit posted a picture from the scene on Twitter and said: “Working on the same radio channel as @MPSIslington meant a quick response to a person stabbed. A&E as a priority.”
⚠️Working on the same radio channel as @MPSIslington meant a quick response to a person stabbed. A&E as a priority pic.twitter.com/gHay7SEoJL — Joint Response Units (@LAS_JRU) August 27, 2016
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said no arrests have been made and enquiries are continuing.
Anyone who witnessed the stabbing, which is being treated as a suspected GBH incident, is asked to call police on 101. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/holborn-stabbing-two-men-seriously-injured-after-being-knifed-in-central-london-a3331121.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/226521a8cc81a6274af6e286c48e028d77629d00d0926ff268704d2761a16b86.json |
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"Joanna Bourke"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:45 | null | 2012-01-03T00:00:00 | The new Night Tube will “significantly help” The Gym Group beef up its membership, the boss of the 24-hour fitness chain has told the Evening Standard. John Treharne added: “Nearly a third of our members are shift workers so having easier and quicker access to our 24/7 gyms at weekends will make joining us more appealing.” A number of the firm's 80 gyms are by stations on Night Tube routes, including Charing Cross and Wood Green. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Fthe-gym-group-looks-to-night-tube-for-membership-boost-a3333196.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2012/01/03/09/gym-group-12321.jpg | en | null | The Gym Group looks to Night Tube for membership boost | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The new Night Tube will “significantly help” The Gym Group beef up its membership, the boss of the 24-hour fitness chain has told the Evening Standard.
John Treharne added: “Nearly a third of our members are shift workers so having easier and quicker access to our 24/7 gyms at weekends will make joining us more appealing.”
A number of the firm's 80 gyms are by stations on Night Tube routes, including Charing Cross and Wood Green.
The no-frills chain saw membership numbers surge 19% to 424,000 in the half year to June 30, helping sales up 25% to £36.1 million.
Its shares rose yesterday on reports of a potential purchase of 70 former Fitness First gyms, but Treharne shot down the claims. The shares fell 7.9p to 221.6p.
Plans for the second half of the year include opening sites in Lewisham and Dagenham.
Numis analysts said: “If the consumer environment was to deteriorate post-Brexit, we believe the group is well placed for increased demand from customers trading down from more expensive gyms.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/business/the-gym-group-looks-to-night-tube-for-membership-boost-a3333196.html | en | 2012-01-03T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/0cef12cdde885991ee57933fae6a508ebecff9e30c036c7431585f3fff2fe5dc.json |
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"Fiona Simpson"
] | 2016-08-28T06:50:03 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Two of the capital’s councils are considering giving police new powers to tackle illegal gambling games at top tourist hotspots. Lambeth and Westminster councils have teamed up in a bid to impose a ground-breaking public space protection order (PSPO) on the Southbank and at Westminster Bridge. The proposals come amid claims illegal gambling games in the area have contributed to spike in crime, including pickpocketing. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Fcalls-to-ban-illegal-gambling-games-from-londons-tourist-hotspots-a3329706.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/25/15/westminsterconartists2508a.jpg | en | null | Calls to tackle illegal gambling games at London's tourist hotspots | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Two of the capital’s councils are considering giving police new powers to tackle illegal gambling games at top tourist hotspots.
Lambeth and Westminster councils have teamed up in a bid to impose a ground-breaking public space protection order (PSPO) on the Southbank and at Westminster Bridge.
The proposals come amid claims illegal gambling games in the area have contributed to spike in crime, including pickpocketing.
A consultation report released earlier this month claimed those who run the games, which include guessing which of three cups a small ball is underneath, “prey on tourists and vulnerable people”.
The move would see those running the games slapped with a fine of up to £100.
Over the last two years, 25 per cent of offences on Westminster Bridge were related to street performance acts, including illegal gambling, according to a report by Westminster council.
Overall crime levels jumped by 44 per cent last year compared to 2014 with a “noticeable” spike in August last year.
Theft, including pickpocketing, accounted for 67 per cent of total crime on the bridge over the last two years.
The report suggested that the thefts could be linked to street gambling due to large crowds gathering in one area.
Crack down: This map shows the areas a proposed public space protection order would cover (Lambeth council)
Two robberies occurred on the bridge over the same time period – accounting for eight per cent of all crime.
In one case a tourist had their personal belongings stolen while they were distracted by a group of street dancers.
Another day-tripper had their things pinched by a street-artist dressed as Charlie Chaplin while the pair posed for photographs.
Fed up of the scam on #WestminsterBridge? Please support the PSPO proposal with @lambeth_council to help ban it https://t.co/4dVfSjSfkH — Southbank Police (@MPSSouthBank) August 19, 2016
Off to court with PC Brown for an illegal gambler from #WestminsterBridge in May - please support @lambeth_council PSPO proposal re gambling — Southbank Police (@MPSSouthBank) August 23, 2016
The report read: “The links between theft and these activities is likely to be higher due to the crowds these traders attract.
“This in turn creates an ideal environment for pickpocketing. Therefore, even if the illegal street games are not directly responsible for the thefts, the inference is that they are contributing indirectly to the problem of pick pocketing on Westminster Bridge.”
Drug offences accounted for 13 per cent of all crime and “other notable offences” accounted for twelve per cent.
If a consultation into the PSPO, which would be the first to be joinly imposed by two councils, is successful Metropolitan Police officers will be largely responsible for stopping gambling on Westminster Bridge, Hungerford Bridge and along the Southbank past Waterloo for the three year duration of the ban.
A spokesman for Lambeth council said: "Although illegal street gambling is, by definition, illegal, the associated anti-social behaviour is not and is much harder to effectively police.
"This PSPO would allow for rapid dispersal by local policing officers of the groups and the issuing of fines in an effective and timely fashion that would help significantly reduce the blockage and anti-social behaviour on the bridge."
Officers have pledged their support for the ban.
Southbank Police tweeted on August 23 and August 19 urging Londoners to back the plans.
The consultation closes at 5pm on September 9. To have your say click here. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/calls-to-ban-illegal-gambling-games-from-londons-tourist-hotspots-a3329706.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/4f61964e02930e26efd59b0155e8d34afff74050ecfa2b4a3e1e1f7302e551ca.json |
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"John Dillon"
] | 2016-08-27T08:49:55 | null | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | Sam Allardyce names his first England squad on Sunday ahead of the World Cup qualifying tie in Slovakia on September 4. Ahead of his announcement, Allardyce Allardyce confirmed goalkeeper Joe Hart will feature. The 61-year-old said: "He will be in the squad, definitely. But what about those on the fringes of the squad? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fengland-squad-announcement-the-premier-league-players-out-to-impress-sam-allardyce-a3330796.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/18/20/noble.jpg | en | null | England squad announcement: The Premier League players out to impress Sam Allardyce | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | 1/13 Theo Walcott Arsenal’s infuriating wideman-cum-striker was left out of Roy Hodgson’s Euro 2016 squad with good reason after so much under-achievement. That said, his pace might have provided an out-ball as the team struggled for creativity in France. But Theo is so erratic. He missed a penalty then scored within 68 seconds against Liverpool in Arsenal’s first game when he started on the right. But then he frustrated the travelling fans yet again in the dull goalless draw against Leicester. Allardyce might think he can get the best out of him – then again he might think he’s had enough chances already. Arsenal FC via Getty Images
2/13 John Terry Big Sam has quite sensibly floated the idea of luring Terry back to international football. It is believed the 35-year-old will resist any overtures to concentrate on his Chelsea career after being granted a one-year deal earlier in the summer. He’d love to win another 12 months too so you can see the thinking. But oh how desperately England have missed Terry’s defensive strength and anticipation and his big character. Euro 2016 might have been a different story if he had been around and Russia hadn’t claimed their damaging late equaliser. Would be a great influence on John Stones, too. AFP/Getty Images
3/13 Wayne Rooney That cross for Zlatan Ibrahimovich’s opening headed goal against Southampton for Manchester United at Old Trafford was an early season reminder of Rooney’s class. Allardyce hasn’t yet announced whether he will retain the England captaincy but his praise for Rooney has been effusive since he took on the England job. Without doubt, he remains England’s most intelligent footballer as well as the nation’s most successful goalscorer. And he will surely benefit now from coming under Jose Mourinho’s wing. OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images
4/13 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain A serious knee injury last February and another setback in May ended all hope of Oxlade-Chamberlain making it to the Euros. He probabaly wouldn’t have made it, anyway. Like his club-mate Walcott, injuries and inconsistency remain the key themes of his career. Came on as a sub to score Arsenal’s second in the 4-3 home defeat by Liverpool and was then taken off after 78 minutes at Leicester – an indication perhaps that he still needs match sharpness after his long lay-off. Not one this time for Big Sam unless he does something sensational at Watford. David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
5/13 Andros Townsend He has been feeling his way in gently to his new surroundings at Crystal Palace but has yet to make a major impact as his new side have lost both their Premier League matches. But he has long-range goals within him and he has delivered at times for England. Worth more of a punt out wide for Allardyce than north London rival Walcott. AFP/Getty Images
6/13 Jermain Defoe He is 33 now but you wonder if he will ever stop scoring goals. Sunderland have recognised how his livewire talent endures by this summer awarding him a new contract that takes him up until 2019. Allardyce will recognise that ability, of course. Defoe scored 15 league goals as Big Sam kept the Wearsiders up last season, including the winner against Chelsea in May which hoisted them out of the bottom three. Scored at Manchester City this season so yet again, his ratio so far is one in two. If Allardyce wants insurance on the bench in case things get tricky in any qualifying ties, Defoe is the man. Getty Images
7/13 Mark Noble The West Ham midfielder says he learned a lot about the skills of captaincy by studying his former team-mate, Kevin Nolan – who of course, is has been one of Big Sam’s stalwart servants. Allardyce will know all about Noble’s consistency, strength of spirit and tenacity, anyway after his four years in charge at Upton Park when Noble cemented his place as one of the club’s greatest crowd favourites. Some think his game lacks the sparkle required for international football. What? That is not England’s concern just now. The basics are, however. Allardyce wants to get rid of England’s culture of under-achievement and such a recognisably responsible player as Noble can help make that happen. A new face in the squad would help declare the new era, too. Michael Regan/Getty Images
8/13 Danny Drinkwater A new five-year deal at Leicester has ended Tottenham’s interest. But both those facts prove Drinkwater’s standing in the game after he won three caps under Roy Hodgson. As it turned out, it was Drinkwater’s good fortune not to be tarnished by the debacle in France after he missed out on the squad for the Euros. Allardyce will love his consistency and will also appreciate the fact that he is settled and happy enough in his club career to have signed his new deal. England have been under-achievers. Drinkwater was among the Premier League’s greatest over-achievers. That is the mentality Big Sam is looking for. David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
9/13 John Stones After his £47 million to Manchester City from Everton, commentators have already noted that 22-year-old Stones appears to have grown in stature and confidence under Pep Guardiola. This is exactly what England require in central defence after the problems which have undone them at the past two tournaments. Now he will benefit from playing in the Champions League group stages, too, which will surely impress Allardyce. England need a commanding new figure at the back and the time to start moulding Stones into that role has arrived. Getty Images
10/13 Jamie Vardy He has yet to get off the mark in Leicester’s Premier League defence, But he scored a goal from his own text book in the defeat by Manchester United in the Community Sield match at Wembley. The jury is still out on whether he is a 'real' international-type goalscorer, but he scored in the All-British clash against Wales at the Euros – and against Slovakia and Iceland the service was so poor its unfair to judge him on those games. Allardyce will like his tough-mindedness, his sharp predatory intincts and his pace. It would cause a huge stir if he was discarded from the new boss’s first squad. And he won’t be. Getty Images
11/13 Joe Hart/Fraser Forster/Jack Butland England duty will be a welcome break from trouble and strife for Joe Hart after he discovered so abruptly that he has no future at Manchester City under Pep Guardiola. Allardyce has made it plain he will stand by him, which is the correct act. If the manager wants the team to be stronger, he must show this kind of strength himself. It will be a concern if Hart is sidelined for a long period. But conversely, a move might freshen him up after he came under fire at the Euros. Meanwhile, Fraser Forster is assured of game time at Southampton while Stoke' s Jack Butland is yet to play this season after hurting an ankle in pre-season only five months after suffering a similar injury which kept him out of the Euros. (Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
12/13 Harry Kane Harry Kane has yet to get off the mark this season but such a start has proven no problem for him previously. In a Spurs shirt, his spirit seems undimmed and Allardyce will surely see him as one if the good soldiers of his group. If he can get some service to him while on England duty then Kane is highly capable if putting the Euros behind him. AFP/Getty Images | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/england-squad-announcement-the-premier-league-players-out-to-impress-sam-allardyce-a3330796.html | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/7b9cbb9517cc71121ee4cb39406aee679e6058d2aa6abaee04c5204d457cafda.json |
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"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-30T08:51:20 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Heung-Min Son concedes the signs don't look good amid growing speculation over his Tottenham future. Spurs are hoping to recoup the £22million they paid Bayer Leverkusen for him last summer as Wolfsburg monitor the midfielder's situation. The Bundesliga club have been in regular contact with the forward dating back to before his switch to White Hart Lane and sporting director Klaus Allofs has revealed they maintain an interest. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-transfer-news-heungmin-son-admits-spurs-exit-talk-is-not-a-a-good-sign-a3332031.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/09/heungminson3008.jpg | en | null | Tottenham transfer news: Heung-Min Son admits Spurs exit talk is 'not a a good sign' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Heung-Min Son concedes the signs don't look good amid growing speculation over his Tottenham future.
Spurs are hoping to recoup the £22million they paid Bayer Leverkusen for him last summer as Wolfsburg monitor the midfielder's situation.
The Bundesliga club have been in regular contact with the forward dating back to before his switch to White Hart Lane and sporting director Klaus Allofs has revealed they maintain an interest.
But Son, who is currently on international duty with South Korea ahead of friendlies against China and Syria next month, is in the dark over his future.
"I haven't heard anything about my transfer," the 24-year-old said.
"I don't want to think about things happening outside the stadium. I just want to focus on playing football.
"It's not a good sign that transfer rumours are coming out, but I think it's meaningful that those in Germany acknowledge me." | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-transfer-news-heungmin-son-admits-spurs-exit-talk-is-not-a-a-good-sign-a3332031.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/03d7b780d199992acdcc64161e43f1c377f02988fc7c0e97a34f1017e5829426.json |
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"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:48 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Tottenham target Georges-Kevin Nkoudou remains trapped in transfer limbo with mere hours to go until the closure of the transfer window. The Marseille winger has been training at Hotspur Way over recent days and has even posted a picture of himself in Spurs training gear on social media as he awaits a £9.9million switch to the Premier League. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-transfer-news-georgeskevin-nkoudou-posts-picture-in-spurs-training-gear-as-he-awaits-move-a3332126.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/10/nkoudoutwitter.jpg | en | null | Tottenham transfer news: Georges-Kevin Nkoudou posts picture in Spurs training gear as he awaits move | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Tottenham target Georges-Kevin Nkoudou remains trapped in transfer limbo with mere hours to go until the closure of the transfer window.
The Marseille winger has been training at Hotspur Way over recent days and has even posted a picture of himself in Spurs training gear on social media as he awaits a £9.9million switch to the Premier League.
Nkoudou is not the only forward yet to learn their fate with the transfer window set to shut tomorrow. Clinton Njie is expected to move in the opposite direction, joining Marseille on loan, but the sale of the Ligue 1 side has slowed progress on both deals.
That may be set to change, with former Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team owner Frank McCourt on course to buy the club. Nkoudou will hope any deal frees him from the purgatory he finds himself in and allows Tottenham to get the deal over the line.
For anyone that still doubts this is ongoing.. Here's N'Koudou at Hotspur Way after a recent training session #THFC pic.twitter.com/H3bQYgTz4z — Lyall Thomas (@SkySportsLyall) August 29, 2016
Spurs have been conducting their transfer business on the assumption that new signings would arrive to reinforce Mauricio Pochettino’s options in wide areas. Nacer Chadli has been allowed to move to West Brom for around £13m whilst the club are listening to offers for Heung-min Son.
Who is Georges-Kevin N'Koudou?
Last week Tottenham also made a move for winger Wilfried Zaha, but Crystal Palace rejected a bid worth an initial £12m. Chairman Steve Parish dismissed the offer as “ridiculous” and vowed not to be parted with one of Alan Pardew’s most important first-team players. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-transfer-news-georgeskevin-nkoudou-posts-picture-in-spurs-training-gear-as-he-awaits-move-a3332126.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d974f84edd00a8d7074823fbb48ae9ee24e4032102fa98407a65e46c1206fcdc.json |
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"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-31T06:51:09 | null | 2016-08-03T00:00:00 | After a long wait for Arsenal fans, Arsene Wenger finally seems to have his transfer business wrapped up before deadline day. Gunners supporters faced an anxious time following the arrival of Granit Xhaka before Euro 2016, with precious little to shout about | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-transfer-news-and-gossip-live-jack-wilshere-considers-crystal-palace-loan-as-arsene-wenger-a3332811.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/03/10/jack-wilshere.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news and gossip live: Jack Wilshere considers Crystal Palace loan as Arsene Wenger trims Gunners squad on summer transfer deadline day | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | After a long wait for Arsenal fans, Arsene Wenger finally seems to have his transfer business wrapped up before deadline day.
Gunners supporters faced an anxious time following the arrival of Granit Xhaka before Euro 2016, with precious little to shout about
But the combined £52million arrivals of Lucas Perez and Shkodran Mustafi on Tuesday have given the club a massive boiost following a tricky start to the 2016/17 Premier League season, with Wenger's squad now looking strong for the new campaign.
But will there be a late twist in the tail for Arsenal, or is Wenger done and dusted until January?
Scroll down for deadline day rumours and Gunners gossip...
Standard Sport understands that Jack Wilshere is open to a move abroad with Juventus interested in a loan deal, though the midfielder could also be set for a shock London switch.
The Daily Mail reports that Crystal Palace lead a 22-club race for the England international, while the Express suggests that Wilshere would also prefer a temporary move to the Eagles after meeting Alan Pardew.
The Mirror reports that the chance to stay in London near his family and children is a major factor in Wilshere's decision, though Palace would have to pay his £80,000-a-week wages.
With one midfielder leaving, another could enter. Venezuela's Miguel Almiron has been linked with the Gunners in recent days, and Sport Witness reports that the 22-year-old's agent has confirmed Arsenal made an approach - but crucially, not a bid - to Argentine side Lanus.
"Actually there was an approach, but it didn’t go any further," Daniel Campos is quoted as saying. "I see it more for the future."
Keep up to date with our transfer deadline day live blog!
Done deals
In: Lucas Perez (Deportivo, £17m), Shkodran Mustafi (Valencia, £35m), Granit Xhaka (Borussia Monchengladbach, £34m), Takuma Asano (Hiroshima Sanfrecce, und.), Rob Holding (Bolton, und.), Kelechi Nwakali (Diamond Football Academy, und.)
Out: Mikel Arteta (released), Tomas Rosicky (released), Mathieu Flamini (released), Isaac Hayden (Und.), Dan Crowley, (Loan) Jon Toral (Loan) Granada, Wellington Silva (Und.), Wojciech Szczesny (Roma) Loan, Joel Campbell (Sporting) Loan
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"Chloe Chaplain"
] | 2016-08-27T08:49:47 | null | 2016-08-10T00:00:00 | MPs could be denied a vote over Brexit after Theresa May was reportedly advised she does not need Parliament’s approval to leave the European Union. The Prime Minister is facing legal challenges over whether she has the right to begin the Brexit process without the approval of Parliament. But the Daily Telegraph reported she had been told by government lawyers that she did not need parliamentary approval to begin the Article 50 procedure, which starts the process of cutting ties with Brussels. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fbrexit-theresa-may-could-trigger-article-50-without-parliaments-approval-a3330951.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/10/11/gettyimages-585719870.jpg | en | null | Brexit: Theresa May 'could trigger Article 50 without Parliament's approval' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | MPs could be denied a vote over Brexit after Theresa May was reportedly advised she does not need Parliament’s approval to leave the European Union.
The Prime Minister is facing legal challenges over whether she has the right to begin the Brexit process without the approval of Parliament.
But the Daily Telegraph reported she had been told by government lawyers that she did not need parliamentary approval to begin the Article 50 procedure, which starts the process of cutting ties with Brussels.
A Downing Street source said the report was speculation but added that Mrs May was "committed to delivering on the verdict the public gave".
Block negotiations: Labour hopeful Owen Smith has pledged to block formal Brexit negotiations until the Government offers a second referendum (REUTERS)
Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith has promised to attempt to block the triggering of formal negotiations to leave the EU until the Government offers a second referendum or calls a general election to approve its final Brexit deal.
He said that under his leadership the Labour Party would opposed triggering Article 50 until the Conservatives commited to a second public vote.
A legal challenge bid to prevent the Government from triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty without the prior authorisation of Parliament is due to be heard in the High Court in October.
Government lawyers are expected to assert that the Prime Minister can use the royal prerogative to start the process of withdrawing from the EU.
Those mounting the challenge say the course proposed by the Government is unlawful because only Parliament is empowered to authorise service of the Article 50 notice and consequent withdrawal from the EU. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-theresa-may-could-trigger-article-50-without-parliaments-approval-a3330951.html | en | 2016-08-10T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/a2c048eefe6ff83873dd84c409e4b0e3589444de1bef80c674fb64daffc2dd6e.json |
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"Rohan Silva"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:38 | null | 2015-09-28T00:00:00 | My wife and I are trying to have a baby at the moment, which involves endless trips to the hospital for tests and scans, and lots of stress and anxiety all round. But what’s really scary is that if we do strike lucky and get pregnant we’ll need to find an affordable place to live in London with a child. Like millions of Londoners we live in a rented flat and don’t have family money to help with a deposit, so we’re probably going to be renting for a good while yet. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fcomment%2Fcomment%2Frohan-silva-we-can-build-affordable-homes-if-there-is-the-political-will-to-do-it-a3332221.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/09/28/16/contructionworker-builder.jpg | en | null | London can build affordable homes if there is the political will, writes Rohan Silva | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | My wife and I are trying to have a baby at the moment, which involves endless trips to the hospital for tests and scans, and lots of stress and anxiety all round. But what’s really scary is that if we do strike lucky and get pregnant we’ll need to find an affordable place to live in London with a child.
Like millions of Londoners we live in a rented flat and don’t have family money to help with a deposit, so we’re probably going to be renting for a good while yet.
Having lived in several rented places, I’ve seen how precarious leases can be. If the landlord decides to sell the property, or just wants you to leave, you have to go. This is difficult enough if you’re single, but truly horrible with a family.
My dream is to own a home — a place where no one can kick you out as long as you pay your mortgage. But as we all know, for many young people in our city this ambition is increasingly out of reach.
Over the past five years house prices have risen six times faster than average wages. No wonder only a quarter of 20- to 39-year-old Londoners expect to own their own home by 2025.
What’s so sad is that this housing crisis could easily have been avoided. The reason there’s a problem is that not enough housing is being built to keep pace with demand, so prices have skyrocketed.
And why isn’t enough housing being built? Because the hideously bureaucratic planning system means it can cost hundreds of thousands of pounds — and take several years — to get permission for new housing developments in London. The statistics speak for themselves. In the first three months of this year councils across London granted planning permission for just 4,320 homes — less than a quarter of those needed.
It’s a disgrace, but because senior politicians own property they have no real incentive to fix the system.
Action on planning isn’t the only thing that should be done — there are plenty of other policies that would help. Take community land trusts, for example, an affordable model of home-ownership in US cities from Seattle to New York.
The way CLTs work is simple: when you buy one of the homes, you sign a contract ensuring that you can only sell the property at a price pegged to local incomes, meaning that the homes are permanently affordable.
As Calum Green of the London CLT organisation puts it: “Community land trusts provide a way for all Londoners, regardless of background, to have the comfort and stability of owning their own home in this city.”
Later this month families in Mile End will be moving into the capital’s first CLT, where homes were available to buy for a third of the open-market value: £130,000 for a one-bed apartment and three beds for £235,000. What’s needed now are CLTs in every corner of the city, which could be created whenever Transport for London land is available.
If we could fix the planning system and get CLTs built throughout London, it would make a huge difference to people’s lives. As someone desperate to become a father, I can only hope that change happens soon. Sadly, I doubt that will be the case. | http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/rohan-silva-we-can-build-affordable-homes-if-there-is-the-political-will-to-do-it-a3332221.html | en | 2015-09-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/6385c203c564ca2038734e6bc922e32d9fbb6dce3fdcf097801ff77841dc2f04.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T16:51:24 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The 2016/17 summer transfer window has been a dramatic one for West Ham, with the club paying a new record fee before being forced into additional deals as injuries took their toll. Andre Ayew arrived from Swansea for £20.5million, but a thigh injury on his debut against Chelsea has consigned the Hammers' record buy to the sidelines for the foreseeable future - and a loan deal for Manchester City's Wilfried Bony could plug the gap. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fwest-ham-transfer-news-slaven-bilic-wants-wilfried-bony-loan-and-dimitri-payet-stay-as-deadline-day-a3332611.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/16/slaven_bilic.jpg | en | null | West Ham transfer news: Slaven Bilic wants Wilfried Bony loan and Dimitri Payet stay as transfer deadline day looms | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The 2016/17 summer transfer window has been a dramatic one for West Ham, with the club paying a new record fee before being forced into additional deals as injuries took their toll.
Andre Ayew arrived from Swansea for £20.5million, but a thigh injury on his debut against Chelsea has consigned the Hammers' record buy to the sidelines for the foreseeable future - and a loan deal for Manchester City's Wilfried Bony could plug the gap.
Slaven Bilic has been canny in the market with a number of loan deals including Juventus striker Simone Zaza, though the Italy international will have to hit the ground running to cover for the injured Ayew and Andy Carroll.
Bilic's plans have also been hit by the shock Europa League exit to Astra Giurgiu, meaning the Hammers can no longer offer potential targets European football this season.
But Dimitri Payet's future has also been the subject of much speculation, and Hammers fans would probably trade any transfer deadline day drama on Wednesday in exchange for keeping the France playmaker for at least another season.
But what does the final day of the window have in store for West Ham? Watch our video at the top of this article to find out. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-transfer-news-slaven-bilic-wants-wilfried-bony-loan-and-dimitri-payet-stay-as-deadline-day-a3332611.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/135b9e66b91ad2fb30eaadf70d32a543bd0e30def00a9f3efc05cb84aba09bdf.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:20 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | It may have been the riders who won Olympic cycling medals at Rio 2016, but they were given a big helping hand by their ever-evolving bikes. Here’s how manufacturers are making their machines lighter, more aerodynamic and faster: 1. Input from other sports The bikes ridden by Sir Bradley Wiggins, Laura Trott and Britain’s other team pursuit members on the track in Rio are the most aerodynamic ever used by the world’s most successful cycling nation. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Fhealth%2F4-ways-technology-helped-olympic-cyclists-win-gold-in-rio-a3330241.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/11/laura-trott-winning-at-the-omnium-rio-2016.jpg | en | null | 4 ways technology helped Olympic cyclists win gold in Rio | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | It may have been the riders who won Olympic cycling medals at Rio 2016, but they were given a big helping hand by their ever-evolving bikes.
Here’s how manufacturers are making their machines lighter, more aerodynamic and faster:
1. Input from other sports
The bikes ridden by Sir Bradley Wiggins, Laura Trott and Britain’s other team pursuit members on the track in Rio are the most aerodynamic ever used by the world’s most successful cycling nation.
The Cervelo T5GB was developed over hundreds of hours in a wind tunnel, not only by the manufacturer and British Cycling, but also with input from Formula One and the English Institute of Sport.
Both the men’s and women’s pursuit teams broke the world record on the T5GB.
2. Trimming the fat
One of the most common bikes on show in the Olympic velodrome was the Look L96, which was redeveloped and renamed the R96 for Rio 2016.
The new model weighed 150g less than its predecessor thanks to the use of higher-grade carbon fibre in the frame.
There was also the option to shave off even more grams of weight by selecting models without a varnish finish.
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3. Challenging convention
The layman will almost certainly not have noticed, but there was something strange about the bike used by the United States on the track in Rio.
While on almost all other bikes the drivetrain was on the right-hand side, the USA’s Felt TA FRD had it on the left.
This is crucial because the riders go round the track in an anti-clockwise direction, meaning they only ever turn left. Placing the drivetrain on this side means it is sheltered from the wind by the front wheel and therefore makes the whole bike more aerodynamic by reducing drag.
The Look R96 also had this option.
4. Personal touch
Bikes can be as light and aerodynamic as possible, but they are not much use if they don’t fit the rider.
Avanti, the manufacturer of New Zealand’s track bikes, recognised this and duly produced custom-built handlebars for every member of the squad, making sure they matched the biomechanics of the rider to the millimetre.
Avanti also introduced a new frame design for its Pista pursuit bike. By making the front forks parallel rather an inverted V shape, with struts to hold them in place, the main body of the frame could be narrower without compromising its strength.
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"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-28T12:50:10 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Eden Hazard says Chelsea's players will stop at nothing for new coach Antonio Conte. The Blues recorded their third straight Premier League win on Saturday as goals from Hazard, Willian and Victor Moses secured a 3-0 victory over newcomers Burnley. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Feden-hazard-chelsea-players-giving-everything-for-antonio-conte-a3331346.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/15/eden-hazard-burnley.jpg | en | null | Eden Hazard: Chelsea players giving everything for Antonio Conte | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Eden Hazard says Chelsea's players will stop at nothing for new coach Antonio Conte.
The Blues recorded their third straight Premier League win on Saturday as goals from Hazard, Willian and Victor Moses secured a 3-0 victory over newcomers Burnley.
Hazard's impressive solo effort was the pick of the goals as he continued a resurgence under Conte and the Belgium international believes everyone at the club is thriving under the manager's influence.
"He’s tried to give us confidence," Hazard told Chelsea's official website. "He knows players because he used to be one. We had one bad season but we are trying to do better. He tries to motivate us and we are giving everything.
"He told me to sometimes to go inside, sometimes to stay wide and open up the game. He wants me to score some goals and make a difference."
Chelsea remain in the market for defensive reinforcements, but Conte has thus far been frustrated by the 'crazy' demands of clubs as transfer fees spiral to record highs.
But the Blues kept their first clean sheets of the top flight campaign in the win over Sean Dyche's side and Hazard pleased to halt a string of leaky displays.
"For the defence and everybody its important," said the winger. "The manager spoke about it before the game, for the last 13 matches we’ve conceded a goal so a clean sheet is always good for the confidence. It’s a lot easier to win when you don’t concede a goal.
"We created a lot of chances and scored three beautiful goals. There is no doubt we deserved to win and we want to play like that in every game.
"In front of the fans it’s always good to score goals, we could have scored more but three isn’t bad. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/eden-hazard-chelsea-players-giving-everything-for-antonio-conte-a3331346.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/7ce2944df5d22992c86217046b275115973fde8eb69aa59de6334d184e49d067.json |
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"Tom Doyle"
] | 2016-08-28T20:50:06 | null | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | West Ham winger Michail Antonio said words could not convey his delight at receiving his first ever England call-up as Sam Allardyce announced his Three Lions squad on Sunday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fengland-squad-announcement-west-hams-michail-antonio-overwhelmed-by-first-international-callup-a3331556.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/21/18/michail-antonio.jpg | en | null | England squad announcement: West Ham's Michail Antonio 'overwhelmed' by first international call-up | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | West Ham winger Michail Antonio said words could not convey his delight at receiving his first ever England call-up as Sam Allardyce announced his Three Lions squad on Sunday.
Antonio had not played a minute of Premier League football before the start of the 2015/16 season after joining the Hammers from Nottingham Forest, but recovered from a difficult start to star for Slaven Bilic's side with eight goals in his debut campaign in the top flight.
The 26-year-old has been used up and down the right flank by Bilic since his arrival in east London, and is now the Premier League's top scorer of headed goals (eight) since the start of the 2015/16 season after netting in the Hammers' 3-1 defeat at Manchester City on Sunday.
The call-up caps a meteoric rise from non-league football with Tooting & Mitcham United in 2007 to the international game nine years later, and Antonio told West Ham's official website how delighted he was at being recognised for his impressive displays.
“I’m overwhelmed,” he said. “I got slightly emotional when I found out. It’s just one of those things that I’ve always dreamt of playing for England as a kid, so now for it to happen after I’ve worked my way from non-league to where I am now, I am just so happy.
“I don’t even know what to say – words can’t explain how happy I am!
“I just give my all every time I go on the field, so for me to called-up by England, I don’t know what to say! All I can do is go out there on the international stage and show there is a reason why the gaffer has called me up.”
Antonio now faces the prospect of representing England in the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Slovakia on September 4, though the winger did not expect such an outcome having only recently turned down the chance to represent Jamaica at international level.
“I didn’t think that it would happen this quick, but I always said to myself that if I could get into the Premier League and keep playing the way I do, hopefully I could get into the England squad,” he added. “I turned down an approach from Jamaica in March and for this to happen so quickly, I’m buzzing!
“I just want to keep my feet on the floor. In my first season in the Premier League, even though I had good stats, the England manager would have had to take a risk on me.
The challenges facing Sam Allardyce as England manager
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1/6 The challenges facing Sam Allardyce as England manager... OLLY GREENWOOD/AFP/Getty Images
2/6 GETTING THE TEAM TO PLAY WITH SELF-BELIEF The entire side froze on the big occasion as England were beaten by Iceland in France. The same players who entertain millions around the world in the Premier League every week could not even pass to team-mates or control the football.
Martin Glenn, chief executive of the Football Association, stressed the need for the new appointment to be able to “inspire people”, a skill Allardyce has demonstrated — albeit without lifting a major trophy.
His man-management will be put to the test but if the 61-year-old gets the players to overcome the fear factor, he has won half the battle. Lars Baron/Getty Images
3/6 ESTABLISH A SETTLED SIDE AND STYLE OF PLAY The players have been hindered by the indecisiveness of previous bosses. Constant chopping and changing of players and formations only encourages confusion.
One of Roy Hodgson’s main failings was that he never seemed to know his best side. The look of the team at major tournaments bore little resemblance to the one deployed in qualification and Hodgson’s predecessor, Fabio Capello, was guilty of that, too.
Allardyce’s priority is to make sure England book their place at the 2018 World Cup but it is vital that he uses any friendlies to come up with an established game-plan that he hopes to use in Russia and stick with it. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images
4/6 FIGURE OUT WAYNE ROONEY’S BEST ROLE Many will argue after another disappointing tournament that Rooney should no longer be involved at all. But the 30-year-old’s experience is still very useful.
Rooney showed enough quality on the ball during the group phase at Euro 2016 to suggest he still has something to offer at this level. The question remains where best to exploit it. Given Rooney’s lack of pace and the plethora of striking options, playing him up front would be surprising.
However, the same argument could be had for keeping him in midfield, where he was used in France.
Allardyce must decide whether to retain him as captain. One suspects he will, which means a place for him in the first XI has to be found. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images
5/6 GET THE FANS ONSIDE Allardyce has been associated with long-ball football and a large section of supporters will not welcome his arrival with much enthusiasm.
A lack of trophies on his CV will also lead to question marks over his abilities at the highest level.
Obviously, his only answer is to win in style and that will not happen overnight. But it’s vital he gets off to a good start to the World Cup qualifying campaign, which begins against Slovakia on September 4. Julian Finney/Getty Images
6/6 MAKE THE MOST OF THE YOUNGSTERS The senior side may be having problems but England are thriving in the younger age groups.
In May, the Under-21s won the Toulon tournament, while the Under-19s are in the semi-finals of the European Championships.
If Allardyce wants to stay in the job long-term, he must take advantage of the young talent clearly emerging. Alex Livesey/Getty Images
“It looks like the gaffer now believes that I’ve done enough to be in there, so hopefully I can prove him right.
“It’s an amazing feeling and I just want to tell my missus and go home and hug my children and enjoy it with my children.
“I don’t even know what happens here. I have been called up, so I’ll have to ask the boys what I have to do, because I don’t know!”
England squad in full:
Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Southampton), Joe Hart (Manchester City), Tom Heaton (Burnley)
Defenders: Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielders: Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Michail Antonio (West Ham United), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Danny Drinkwater (Leicester City), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/england-squad-announcement-west-hams-michail-antonio-overwhelmed-by-first-international-callup-a3331556.html | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/028d59baaaea422ad8c23e2ea334938edcf659210dbe12e4d6b06e69233cbbc4.json |
[
"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-31T14:51:33 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Real Madrid midfielder Isco has confirmed he is "staying" in the Spanish capital, despite reports linking him with a move to Tottenham. Isco has been regularly linked with Spurs in recent days as Mauricio Pochettino is still keen to add to his squad further ahead of the club's second ever Champions League campaign. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-transfer-news-isco-confirms-he-is-staying-at-real-madrid-a3333641.html.json | en | null | Tottenham transfer news: Isco confirms he is staying at Real Madrid | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Real Madrid midfielder Isco has confirmed he is "staying" in the Spanish capital, despite reports linking him with a move to Tottenham.
Isco has been regularly linked with Spurs in recent days as Mauricio Pochettino is still keen to add to his squad further ahead of the club's second ever Champions League campaign.
But the 24-year-old, who made 31 appearances in La Liga last season, has appeared to pour cold water on reports he could complete a late loan move to White Hart Lane on deadline day.
Isco has been filmed on Spanish television declaring "I'm staying, I'm staying" when questioned over his future, which seems to end speculation surrounding his immediate future.
The Spain international joined Madrid from Malaga on a five-year contract in 2013 but is yet to fulfill his potential at the Bernabeu.
Zinedine Zidane has a wealth of options at his disposal and Isco is yet to solidify a place in the Frenchman's starting line up but is set to stay put and fight for regular game time this season.
Isco CIERRA el debate y le CONFIRMA a @EduAguirre7 que SE QUEDA en el Real Madrid. La ÚLTIMA HORA, en #Jugones pic.twitter.com/hJO3UclF6m — El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) August 31, 2016
Spurs, meanwhile, could still bring in reinforcements before tonight's 11pm deadline.
Standard Sport understands Espanyol goalkeeper Pau Lopez will join Pochettino's side on loan while an opening bid of £15.75m for Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko has been rejected. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-transfer-news-isco-confirms-he-is-staying-at-real-madrid-a3333641.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/ff94502c1d7cd5cc12939edbf8f3f3e676c4b1546a1e6355bf51a44fcb167fa1.json | |
[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-28T06:50:01 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | A coronet worn by Queen Victoria and designed by her beloved husband Albert could go overseas unless a UK buyer can be found for the multi-million pound piece of jewellery. The item has been sold to a buyer who wants to export the coronet, but the Government has imposed a temporary bar in an attempt to find a person or institution to meet the £5 million asking price, plus £1 million in VAT, to keep the sapphire and diamond crown in the UK. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Fqueen-victorias-coronet-could-be-lost-overseas-unless-a-uk-buyer-is-found-a3331231.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/20/coronet.jpg | en | null | Queen Victoria's coronet could be lost overseas unless a UK buyer is found | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A coronet worn by Queen Victoria and designed by her beloved husband Albert could go overseas unless a UK buyer can be found for the multi-million pound piece of jewellery.
The item has been sold to a buyer who wants to export the coronet, but the Government has imposed a temporary bar in an attempt to find a person or institution to meet the £5 million asking price, plus £1 million in VAT, to keep the sapphire and diamond crown in the UK.
The coronet, which is decorated with 11 sapphires set in gold with diamonds set in silver, is considered one of the most important jewels of Queen Victoria's long reign.
It was designed for her by Prince Albert in 1840, the year of their wedding.
The jewels matched the sapphire and diamond brooch that Albert had given to Victoria on the day before they wed.
The piece was finally made by goldsmith Joseph Kitching in 1842 at a cost of £415, using stones from jewellery given to Victoria by her uncle and predecessor William IV and his queen Adelaide.
Victoria is depicted wearing the coronet in a famous portrait painted that year by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.
She also wore the coronet for the state opening of parliament in 1866, the first time she had attended the ceremony since the death of Albert in 1861, possibly as a reminder of her late husband.
The coronet was given by George V and Queen Mary to Princess Mary on her marriage to Viscount Lascelles in 1922 and was later sold to a dealer in London, who subsequently sold it to the overseas buyer who has applied for an export licence.
The decision to defer the export licence until December 27 was made following a recommendation by the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA).
It may be further deferred until June 27 next year if an alternative British buyer emerges with the serious intention to raise the £5 million asking price plus VAT.
RCEWA member Philippa Glanville said: "Key to the self-image of the young Victoria, this exquisite coronet was designed by her husband Prince Albert.
"Worn in her popular state portrait by Winterhalter of 1842, the year it was made, its combination of personal meaning and formality explains why she chose to wear it in 1866, emerging from mourning for the state opening of Parliament.
"It evokes vividly the shared romantic taste of the time, and its form has become familiar through many reproductions. Its departure would be a great loss, given its beauty, its associations and its history."
Culture Minister Matt Hancock, who imposed the temporary export bar, said: "Queen Victoria's coronet is stunning. It is one of the most iconic jewels from a pivotal period in our history and symbolises one of our nation's most famous love stories.
"I hope that we are able to keep the coronet in the UK and on display for the public to enjoy for years to come." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/queen-victorias-coronet-could-be-lost-overseas-unless-a-uk-buyer-is-found-a3331231.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/8c15e80478546f2f4971a1ab0709bf8a71af32a65b86595075021379d71eff1c.json |
[
"Fiona Simpson"
] | 2016-08-29T18:50:30 | null | 2016-07-12T00:00:00 | Two American airline pilots have been charged after allegedly turning up too drunk to fly a plane carrying 141 passengers from Scotland to America. Paul Brady Grebenc, 35, and Carlos Roberto Licona, 45, were held by police following the alleged incident at Glasgow Airport on Saturday. The United Airlines flight to Newark, New Jersey, took off later that day with a new crew and 141 passengers on board. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Ftwo-pilots-charged-over-being-too-drunk-to-fly-plane-from-uk-to-america-a3331826.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/07/12/11/unitedplane1207a1.jpg | en | null | Two pilots charged over being 'too drunk to fly plane' from UK to America | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Two American airline pilots have been charged after allegedly turning up too drunk to fly a plane carrying 141 passengers from Scotland to America.
Paul Brady Grebenc, 35, and Carlos Roberto Licona, 45, were held by police following the alleged incident at Glasgow Airport on Saturday.
The United Airlines flight to Newark, New Jersey, took off later that day with a new crew and 141 passengers on board.
Both men appeared behind closed doors at Paisley Sheriff Court today, where they were charged under section 93 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, which covers alcohol limits in aviation.
That section of the Act states: "A person commits an offence if he performs an aviation function at a time when the proportion of alcohol in his breath, blood or urine exceeds the prescribed limit, or he carries out an activity which is ancillary to an aviation function at a time when the proportion of alcohol in his breath, blood or urine exceeds the prescribed limit."
For pilots, the alcohol breath limit is nine microgrammes in 100 millilitres, and 20 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, according to the legislation.
Grebenc, from Mississippi, and Licona, from Texas, made no plea and were released on bail.
A second court date is still to be set.
United Airlines have launched an investigation and said the pilots have been removed from service.
A spokesman said the safety of the company’s customers and crew is its "highest priority".
Last month two Canadian pilots appeared in court on the same charge after they prepared to fly a passenger jet from Scotland to Toronto.
Jean-Francois Perreault, 39, and Imran Zafar Syed, 37, were arrested on July 18 before they were due to take off on the Air Transat flight from Glasgow Airport.
The men were remanded in custody when they first appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court, also charged under section 93 of the same Act.
At a second hearing at the same court, they were granted bail on condition they surrender their passports. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/two-pilots-charged-over-being-too-drunk-to-fly-plane-from-uk-to-america-a3331826.html | en | 2016-07-12T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/bdacf8e61b85f79995b776e366d3c9b2baf73b56f73031fa2add6ee528aec86f.json |
[
"Fiona Simpson"
] | 2016-08-29T18:50:31 | null | 2016-08-12T00:00:00 | Nigel Farage has revealed his much talked-about moustache will make a return. The outgoing UKIP leader ditched his recently grown facial hair when he appeared on stage at a Donald Trump rally in Mississippi last week. The controversial politician sent Twitter into meltdown when he first sported his new facial hair on TV. Twitter-users compared the look to that of Queen’s frontman Freddie Mercury. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fnigel-farages-moustache-will-make-a-comeback-former-ukip-leader-reveals-a3331841.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/12/15/faragemoustache1208a.jpg | en | null | Nigel Farage's moustache 'will make a comeback', former UKIP leader reveals | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Nigel Farage has revealed his much talked-about moustache will make a return.
The outgoing UKIP leader ditched his recently grown facial hair when he appeared on stage at a Donald Trump rally in Mississippi last week.
The controversial politician sent Twitter into meltdown when he first sported his new facial hair on TV.
Twitter-users compared the look to that of Queen’s frontman Freddie Mercury.
Rally: Nigel Farage appeared clean-shaven in Mississippi (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
James Rothwell tweeted: "Shades of Freddie Mercury in Nigel Farage's new look."
While others suggested he looked like fictional hotelier Basil Fawlty played by John Cleese, John Challis' Only Fools and Horses character Boycie, or the elusive Lord Lucan.
However, when Mr Farage appeared at the rally clean-shaven, some users were quick to joke that his moustache was "denied entry" in to the US.
Bath's Conservative MP Ben Howlett wrote: "Early reports are that Nigel Farage's moustache was denied access at US immigration."
Rumour has it that Nigel Farage's moustache refused to attend the Trump rally and left his face in protest #NigelFarage — Felicity Morse (@FelicityMorse) August 25, 2016
During an appearance on ITV's Good Morning Britain, outspoken Farage revealed that while he thought the moustache made him look older, it will be making a comeback in November.
Mr Farage, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer when he was 21, said he will be re-growing the facial hair to mark Movember - a month long charity drive to raise awareness about mens' health issues.
He said: "Let me say this, I got loads of publicity for it, I will be growing a proper moustache starting on November 1. Why - there is this charity, Movember, advertising cancers, male cancers.
"Very often young men, if they have got a problem, are more embarrassed than young women about going to the doctor.
"Twenty-seven years ago I had testicular cancer, I was lucky, I'm still here today, so I will be doing my bit.
"So you'll see a proper moustache in November." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farages-moustache-will-make-a-comeback-former-ukip-leader-reveals-a3331841.html | en | 2016-08-12T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/14eaf441866cfb440ad247848f5474ad7756929927011fa6a0e88cc7d7ed3024.json |
[
"Jimi Famurewa"
] | 2016-08-26T14:50:19 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | It’s noon at an Aldwych rooftop bar, on the sort of grey-skied August day that prompts old jokes about summer and the Trade Descriptions Act — and the nearby sound of a popping champagne cork has given Amara Karan an idea. “Do you want a drink?” she says, her big eyes growing wider. “A glass of champagne?” I mumblingly accept, the waiter glides over and soon we’re clinking glasses (her, a lychee martini; me, a faintly ridiculous lunchtime flute of Moët) on the rain-speckled outdoor sofas. “Mate,” says Karan after a sip, “that is gorgeous. OK, now you can ask me anything.” | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fstayingin%2Ftvfilm%2Famara-khan-the-night-of-interview-i-ve-not-signed-for-a-season-2-but-there-s-a-huge-appetite-for-a3330516.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/12/amara-khan-the-night-of.jpg | en | null | Amara Karan, The Night Of interview: ‘I’ve not signed for a Season 2, but there’s a huge appetite for more’ | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | It’s noon at an Aldwych rooftop bar, on the sort of grey-skied August day that prompts old jokes about summer and the Trade Descriptions Act — and the nearby sound of a popping champagne cork has given Amara Karan an idea.
“Do you want a drink?” she says, her big eyes growing wider. “A glass of champagne?” I mumblingly accept, the waiter glides over and soon we’re clinking glasses (her, a lychee martini; me, a faintly ridiculous lunchtime flute of Moët) on the rain-speckled outdoor sofas. “Mate,” says Karan after a sip, “that is gorgeous. OK, now you can ask me anything.”
More than most, the Wimbledon-born, 32-year-old actor has cause to celebrate at the moment. Having broken through in Wes Anderson’s 2007 quirkfest The Darjeeling Limited and impressed in recent high-concept detective drama Stan Lee’s Lucky Man, Karan’s role in one of the most deliriously absorbing TV shows of the year is about to land on British screens. The Night Of — a long-brewing blockbuster remake of the BBC’s Criminal Justice, originally spearheaded by the late James Gandolfini and made by HBO — has already captivated America (it concludes there on Sunday).
But from next week, Sky Atlantic viewers will get a taste of its fastidiously detailed mix of Serial-style murder mystery, Oz-like prison grit and Good Wife-ish courtroom drama.
In short, it’s total catnip for the streaming classes (Sky will even be making all eight episodes available instantly, Netflix-style). And while Wembley boy Riz Ahmed is rightly getting plenty of attention in the lead role as Nasir Khan, a Pakistani-American college kid who suddenly finds himself accused of a murder he has no memory of committing, Karan’s turn as inexperienced Indian-American defence attorney Chandra Kapoor slowly emerges as one of the show’s most potent and unexpected pleasures.
“It’s such a joyful surprise,” says Karan of Chandra’s journey from peripheral legal novice (cynically deployed in episode three by her hotshot boss to help snare a client with vaguely similar ancestry) to wily operator, which is very much central to the plot.
The Night Of - trailer
Ever-grinning, inquisitive and understatedly cool in a black YMC dress and patent leather loafers, Karan is effervescent company. Even allowing for the effects of that martini, she’s still evidently in the afterglow of a once-in-a-lifetime job that not only enabled a reunion with her old Oxford classmate Ahmed (“He’s still got the same spark, intelligence and energy”) but allowed her to fall hard for Manhattan during a six-month location shoot last year.
“Absorbing New York was amazing and I could use the show as an excuse,” she laughs “‘Oh, I have to go and see a play because I need to immerse myself in the culture’. It was all research.”
And did she study murder cases like the one in The Night Of? “I did go to the courts to look at a bail hearing, which is a totally different process to a murder trial,” she explains. “It’s like horse-trading, very sort of day-to-day. You’re hearing these heinous charges being read out — murder, rape, assault — and it feels shockingly unshocking. It’s very straightforward and like a procedure so it’s very interesting.”
Riz Ahmed in The Night Of (HBO)
Karan also had real-life experience of working her way up in a different — though similarly ruthless — profession. The daughter of Sri Lankan Tamil immigrants, she acted throughout her time at fee-paying Wimbledon High School and with the National Youth Theatre but, as she emerged from university with a covetable degree in politics, philosophy and economics, she parked her performing ambitions and began a career in the City as an investment banker.
She worked for a year at boutique firm Hawkpoint and CIBC World Markets, once boasting, Apprentice contestant-style, that she wanted to be the “biggest, baddest banker in London”. How does she look back on her days as a financier now?
“Learning is never wasted,” she says. “I really went into the City to try to make a career out of it because I just thought it was impossible to make one out of acting. I thought it was absurd for me to even try.”
Best TV dramas 2016
20 show all Best TV dramas 2016
1/20 Ripper Street The fan-favourite Victorian police drama returned for Series 4 BBC/Tiger Aspect 2016/Bernard Walsh
2/20 The Secret Agent Toby Jones led the cast in the BBC's Joseph Conrad adaptation BBC/World Productions/Mark Mainz/Matt Burlem
3/20 The Living and the Dead The BBC's gothic romance debuted in full on iPlayer BBC
4/20 Preacher AMC's adaptation of Garth Ennis' cult comic book is available week-by-week on Amazon Prime Amazon / AMC
5/20 Versailles A raunchy royal romp around the court of King Louis XIV, spicing up Wednesdays on BBC Two Canal +/ BBC
6/20 Locked Up The Spanish prison drama came to the UK thanks to Channel 4's Walter Presents series Channel 4 / Global Series
7/20 Peaky Blinders The Birmingham-set gangster thriller was more popular than ever in its third series BBC/Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd/Tiger Aspect/Robert Viglasky
8/20 The A Word The BBC gave us a nuanced and emotional take on autism BBC/Fifty Fathoms
9/20 Marcella Anna Friel stars in ITV's British take on the Scandi-noir thriller ITV
10/20 Grantchester James Norton is back the crime-solving vicar ITV / Lovely Day
11/20 Stag The comedy-thriller from the team behind The Wrong Mans is both hilarious and chilling BBC/Des Willie/Hal Shinnie/Matt Burlem
12/20 Vinyl Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger present a glossy drama about the Seventies music industry HBO
13/20 American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson Cuba Gooding Jr leads an all-star cast in a dramatic re-telling of the 'trial of century' BBC/Fox
14/20 Happy Valley Sarah Lancashire returned as Sgt Catherine Cawood for a second series of the gritty crime thriller BBC/Red Productions/Ben Blackall
15/20 The X Files Mulder and Scully return for a brand new set of mysteries
16/20 War and Peace The BBC's epic adaptation of the Russian literary classic BBC/Mitch Jenkins
17/20 Call the Midwife The BBC period drama moved into the Sixties for Series 5 BBC/Neal Street Productions/Sophie Mutevelian
18/20 Dickensian Charles Dickens' most famous characters collide in this historical soap BBC
19/20 Jericho ITV's British western set in the wilds of Yorkshire
20/20 Silent Witness The hugely popular detective drama returns for a 19th series
She allows that there were Wolf of Wall Street-worthy moments of excess (“It’s fun, why not? When something good happens that you’ve worked hard for, you want to pop a cork and celebrate”) but to the pronounced disappointment of her “devastated” family, the pull of acting proved too strong. “I couldn’t find the joy of banking,” she admits.
However, Karan admits that, even though her “mental arithmetic is shot to s***”, she misses flexing those numerical muscles. And — as initiatives such as the WISE campaign attempt to drive more women towards careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics — she credits her all-girl school with making equations just as appealing as the arts.
"They could carry on with these characters or they could do a different case [for Season 2]. Anything could happen."
“One of my best friends is an actuary, another is a marine biologist,” she notes. “Because we were all girls, there was no issue. If you liked maths, you did it.” Were there ever times when acting job offers dwindled so much that she considered going back to the Square Mile?
“If things had gone badly I would have had to consider anything, let alone banking,” she says. “And it’s definitely been up and down. There have been times when it’s all been rubbish, my career has just gone down the toilet and I’ve gone, ‘What did I do wrong? How did I get myself in a position where I was doing The Darjeeling Limited and now I can’t get arrested?’”
That’s not a problem now, of course. She’s currently filming the second series of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man for Sky and, although she describes The Night Of as “an eight-part film”, she’s open to the possibility of a follow-up. “They could carry on with these characters or they could do a different case,” she says. “Anything could happen. I’ve not signed for a second series but there seems to be a huge appetite for more.”
Away from work she’s in a relationship with fellow actor Jamie de Courcey, who has sweetly come along for today’s photo shoot. She clams up when I ask about marriage and settling down but admits that they live together and she’s been lured north of the river from her beloved south London “for love”.
John Turturro in The Night Of (HBO)
She spends weekends exploring parks and has such a blindspot when it comes to news that I’m the first person to inform her of the existence of the Night Tube.
She’s up on Brexit, though, and the depressing atmosphere of intolerance that seemed to emerge in the immediate aftermath of the vote to leave the European Union. It’s an issue that is indirectly recalled in The Night Of — which features eerily timely scenes of Islamophobic attacks following Nasir’s arrest — so I end by asking how she feels about the turmoil that has followed the referendum result.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen so I can only be optimistic until I’m proved otherwise,” she says. “Otherwise you’re all doom and gloom. I think it’s the only way to live.” As she sits before a drained afternoon cocktail and untold, hard-won career rewards, it’s hard to argue with that positive thinking.
Follow Jimi Famurewa on Twitter: @jimfam
The Night Of starts on Sky Atlantic at 9pm on September 1; the entire series will be available instantly on Sky Box Sets | http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/amara-khan-the-night-of-interview-i-ve-not-signed-for-a-season-2-but-there-s-a-huge-appetite-for-a3330516.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/86f13565a5a06897ee9da27a1f105f785439dfec4b7960cb781121f20582f2f4.json |
[
"Jennifer Ruby"
] | 2016-08-30T14:51:18 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Tulisa has announced plans for her first new single in two years. The former NDubz star and X Factor judge revealed a teaser clip of the video for Sweet Like Chocolate ahead of its release on Friday. After a tempestuous few years, the 28-year-old has insisted that she is finally relaxed and ‘comfortable’ in her own skin. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news%2Ftulisa-announces-new-single-sweet-like-chocolate-as-she-insists-she-s-finally-comfortable-in-her-own-a3332511.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/12/tulisa3.jpg | en | null | Tulisa announces new single Sweet Like Chocolate as she insists she’s ‘comfortable’ in her own skin | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Tulisa has announced plans for her first new single in two years.
The former NDubz star and X Factor judge revealed a teaser clip of the video for Sweet Like Chocolate ahead of its release on Friday.
After a tempestuous few years, the 28-year-old has insisted that she is finally relaxed and ‘comfortable’ in her own skin.
In an interview with Notion Magazine, she said: “In the past I may have felt quite trapped – rebelled a little bit and been quite defensive and not known how to relax.
“I feel like I’ve relaxed, this time around, people get to see a different side to me where I feel a lot more chilled out and more open, and less scared.
“I’m a lot more relaxed and I think that has to do with being a lot more at peace with myself, more relaxed with who I am. “
Tulisa added: “I know it’s really clichéd to talk about self-love but after the few years that I’ve had, I can actually say yes to an extent, I am a lot more at ease with myself and comfortable in my own skin.”
The star, who has taken an ‘old school classic’ by Shanks and Bigfoot and put her own spin on it, is not looking to release an album any time soon.
“I have tonnes of material but for now, I feel like the way the music industry is working, the best bit is not to focus on albums, but to focus on singles," she said.
“Even though I have another material for even three albums, I’m not thinking about an album, I just want hits.”
Tulisa made headlines over the last few years thanks to a number of legal cases, including a drug sting in 2014.
She was disqualified from driving for 15 months back in April after admitting to drunk driving following an arrest the previous month. | http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/tulisa-announces-new-single-sweet-like-chocolate-as-she-insists-she-s-finally-comfortable-in-her-own-a3332511.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/8810184b81c70fa0f320f50b22b796f3a94d88e07b76a052f52472a0365236e7.json |
[
"Cherry Alexander"
] | 2016-08-29T12:50:29 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Athletics is about passion. We saw it in Rio; from every volunteer and every coach, to every athlete giving it their all to win the ultimate prize, Olympic gold. Now the Games are over, we have the Paralympics to look forward to and I can’t wait to cheer on the likes of Jonnie Peacock, Hannah Cockroft and David Weir and hope they can retain their titles, showing how strong para-sport is. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flondon-2017-world-athletics-championships-people-are-falling-in-love-with-athletics-again-we-ll-tap-a3329961.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/00/cherryalexander2508.jpg | en | null | London 2017 World Athletics Championships: People are falling in love with athletics again... we’ll tap into that passion | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Athletics is about passion. We saw it in Rio; from every volunteer and every coach, to every athlete giving it their all to win the ultimate prize, Olympic gold. Now the Games are over, we have the Paralympics to look forward to and I can’t wait to cheer on the likes of Jonnie Peacock, Hannah Cockroft and David Weir and hope they can retain their titles, showing how strong para-sport is.
Our sport has had a turbulent couple of years and it’s been tricky for the IAAF but Seb Coe has done his job and I believe that after such success at this year’s Olympics, people are starting to fall back in love with athletics. It’s hard not to when there is such exciting talent such as Mo Farah, Usain Bolt and Christian Taylor, for example.
We have the chance now to keep rebuilding confidence and that passion in athletics next year, when the IAAF World Championships and World ParaAthletics Championships come to London for an incredible ‘Summer of World Athletics’. What we have with the London 2017 organisers is a team that are totally passionate about athletics and delivering an incredible championships.
We have some real experts across areas such as ticketing, marketing, competition, sponsorship and event presentation; the foundation components for world-class delivery of a major event. No stone will be left unturned to try to make this an event that spectators really want to be at and enjoy.
We have excellent governance support with key individuals bringing an array of expertise that we are tapping into to ensure this is the best World Championships yet for our fans and athletes.
If delivered in a forward thinking and creative fashion, the spectators will come, the stadium will be packed and every fan will have an emotional and inspirational time.
Cherry Alexander Photo: Getty Images for European Athletics
We want to see them connecting with the athletes and understand the sacrifices they make to get to this level. We have tried to make it affordable, too, with athlete‑themed fun ticket prices to reflect world records set at previous World Championships. We will see Sally Gunnell’s 400m hurdles world record celebrated with a ticket price of £52.74, Jonathan Edwards’s triple jump world record of £18.29 and Colin Jackson’s 110m hurdles world record, £12.91. All children’s tickets are priced at £9.58 in honour of Usain Bolt.
Team GB Rio 2016 Olympics Medal Run - In pictures
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1/66 Gold Mo Farah clinched a historic 'double double' on the final night of athletics at Rio 2016 as he added 5,000m gold to his 10,000m triumph (Ian Walton/Getty Images)
2/66 Gold Nicola Adams cruised into the history books by becoming the first British boxer to retain an Olympic title in 92 years at Rio Centro on Saturday. (Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
3/66 Gold Liam Heath is delighted after taking gold in the Men's Kayak Single 200m finals. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
4/66 Gold Team GB's women's hockey team celebrate after becoming Olympic champions. PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images
5/66 Gold Britain's Nick Skelton celebrates with his gold medal after winning the individual equestrian show jumping event. JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images
6/66 Gold Jade Jones retained her Olympic title with a nerveless 16-7 victory in the -57kg taekwondo final (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images)
7/66 Gold Great Britain's Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark brought their 470 partnership to a dream end by wrapping up Olympic gold. Clive Mason/Getty Images
8/66 Gold Jason Kenny celebrates with girlfriend Laura Trott after both winning cycling gold medals Getty Images
9/66 Gold Jason Kenny and Laura Trott share a kiss after both secure gold medals on the track on Day 11 Getty Images
10/66 Gold Giles Scott of Great Britain celebrates winning the gold medal in the Finn class on Day 11 Getty Images
11/66 Gold Charlotte Dujardin rode Valegro to her third Olympic gold, a record number she shares with Laura Trott. Christian Petersen/Getty Images
12/66 Gold Andy Murray makes history by becoming the first player to win two Olympics singles gold medals. Getty Images
13/66 Gold Jason Kenny beats fellow Briton Callum Skinner in the men's sprint final to clinch his second gold AFP/Getty Images
14/66 Gold Max Whitlock celebrates with his gold medal on the podium of the men's floor event final AFP/Getty Images
15/66 Gold Max Whitlock becomes a double Olympic champions with gold in the men's pommel horse final AFP/Getty Images
16/66 Gold Mo Farah reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the Men's 10,000m (OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images)
17/66 Gold Katie Archibald, Joanna Rowsell-Shand, Elinor Barker and Laura Trott celebrate after winning gold in the women's Team Pursuit finals track cycling event (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)
18/66 Gold Justin Rose claims the first Olympic golfing gold medal in 112 years Getty Images
19/66 Gold The celebrations start as Great Britain enjoy a stunning success in the Men's Eight rowing final on Day 8. Getty Images
20/66 Gold Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner pose on the podium with their medals after winning the men's Team Sprint track cycling finals at the Velodrome Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
21/66 Gold Adam Peaty celebrates winning gold and setting a new world record in the Men's 100m Breaststroke Final on Day 2 Julian Finney/Getty Images
22/66 Gold Jack Laugher and Chris Mears during the medal ceremony for the Men's Diving Synchronised 3m Springboard Final on Day 5 Adam Pretty/Getty Images
23/66 Gold Helen Glover and Heather Stanning (GBR) react to winning gold medal in the Women's Pair Final
24/66 Gold Alex Gregory, Mohamed Sbihi, George Nash and Constantine Louloudis win the Men's Four Final Patrick Smith/Getty Images
25/66 Gold Joe Clarke celebrates after winning the Kayak (K1) Men's Final on Day 5 Jamie Squire/Getty Images
26/66 Gold Edward Clancy, Steven Burke, Owain Doull and Bradley Wiggins romp home in the men's team pursuit Bryn Lennon/Getty Images
27/66 Gold and silver Alistair Brownlee celebrates with his brother Jonathan Brownlee after a gold and silver medal haul respectively in the triathlon. Adam Pretty/Getty Images
28/66 Silver Joe Joyce won a silver medal in the Olympic super heavyweight boxing final after being edged out by Tony Yoka. Alex Livesey/Getty Images
29/66 Silver Great Britain's Lutalo Muhammad lost out on an Olympic gold medal in the final second of a dramatic men's 80kg taekwondo final at Rio Olympic Park. ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images
30/66 Silver Jack Laugher of Great Britain poses during the medal ceremony for the Men's Diving 3m Springboard final Getty Images
31/66 Silver Becky James wins silver as Germany's Kristina Vogel takes gold during the Women's Sprint Finals gold medal race on Day 11 Getty Images
32/66 Silver Jon Schofield and Liam Heath better their London 2012 bronze in the men's kayak double 200m final (Warren Little/Getty Images)
33/66 Silver Great Britain's Mark Cavendish won a silver medal in the men's omnium on Day 10 Getty Images
34/66 Silver Louis Smith finishes second behind Team GB team-mate Max Whitlock in the Men's Pommel Horse Final Getty Images
35/66 Silver Jessica Ennis-Hill narrowly missed out on defending her Olympic heptathlon title (Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
36/66 Silver Nick Dempsey celebrates after taking the second place in the RS:X Men sailing final race on Guanabara Bay AFP/Getty Images
37/66 Silver Callum Skinner clinched silver in the men's sprint as Team GB team-mate Jason Kenny won gold (GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images)
38/66 Silver The Women's Eight celebrate silver in the rowing final on Day 8. Getty Images
39/66 Silver Chris Walker-Hebborn, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Duncan Scott come second in the Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final on Day 8 (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
40/66 Silver Becky James comes second in the women's Keirin first round track cycling event and later adds the women's sprint silver to her haul. AFP/Getty Images
41/66 Silver Daniel Wallace, James Guy, Stephen Milne, and Duncan Scott of Great Britain pose on the podium during the medal presentation for the Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final on Day 4 Clive Rose/Getty Images
42/66 Silver Victoria Thornley and Katherine Grainger, of Britain, hold their medals up after winning silver in the women's rowing double sculls final Luca Bruno/AP
43/66 Silver Siobhan-Marie O'Connor takes second place in the Women's 200m Individual Medley Final on Day 4 Clive Rose/Getty Images
44/66 Silver Jazz Carlin during the medal ceremony for the Women's 400m Freestyle Final on Day 2 Clive Rose/Getty Images
45/66 Silver David Florence and Richard Hounslow win Silver in the Men's Canoe Double (C2) event Jamie Squire/Getty Images
46/66 Silver Men's Rugby 7's squad pose with their Silver medals in Rio Jeremy Selwyn
47/66 Silver Charlotte Dujardin leads the celebrations as Team GB claim silver in the dressage David Rogers/Getty Images
48/66 Silver Byrony Page is beaming after winning silver in the women's trampoline David Ramos/Getty Images
49/66 Silver Jazz Carlin poses with her silver medal - her second of the Rio Olympic Games - after coming behind Katie Ledecky in the 800 metres freestyle on Day 7 GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images
50/66 Bronze The women's 4x400m relay squad of Eilidh Doyle, Anyika Onuora, Emily Diamond and Christine Ohuruogu claimed bronze on the final night of athletics (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
51/66 Bronze Bianca Walkden hit back from the disappointment of semi-final defeat to claim a taekwondo bronze medal (ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)
52/66 Bronze Vicky Holland outsprinted best friend and housemate Non Stanford to win bronze for Great Britain in the triathlon. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
53/66 Bronze Team GB's women have won their first Olympic 4x100 metres medal in 32 years, breaking the national record en route to bronze. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
54/66 Bronze Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis celebrate winning match point against Wei Hong and Biao Chai of China. David Ramos/Getty Images
55/66 Bronze Marchant took sprint bronze as team-mate Becky James clinched silver AFP/Getty Images
56/66 Bronze Team GB's Joshua Buatsi wins bronze at light-heavyweight after a semi-final points defeat Frank Franklin II/AP
57/66 Bronze Amy Tinkler won bronze for GB in the women's floor as Simone Biles took home her fourth gold Alex Livesey/Getty Images
58/66 Bronze Nile WIlson celebrates after becoming the first Brit to win a medal in the horizontal bar AFP/Getty Images
59/66 Bronze Sophie Hitchon reacts after placing third in the hammer Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
60/66 Bronze Greg Rutherford celebrates after coming third in a dramatic Men's Long Jump Final on Day 8 (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
61/66 Bronze Chris Froome wins Bronze in Cycling Road Men's Individual Time Trial on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Bryn Lennon/Getty Images
62/66 Bronze Steve Scott reacts to winning the bronze medal in Double Trap on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Shooting Centre Sam Greenwood/Getty Images
63/66 Bronze Max Whitlock competes in the horizontal bar event of the men's individual all-around final of the Artistic Gymnastics Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
64/66 Bronze Sally Conway (in blue) defeats Austria's Bernadette Graf during their women's -70kg Judo contest bronze medal A match Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images
65/66 Bronze Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow compete in the Men's Diving Synchronised 10m Platform Final on Day 3 Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
66/66 Bronze Edward Ling reacts to winning a bronze medal in the Mens Trap event on Day 3 Sam Greenwood/Getty Images
Both championships will create pride and passion, the feeling you get when willing people on to do their best. That’s what the British public and our international athletics followers will bring to the event. Harness that feeling within a world-class stadium and the athletes will dig deep and perform.
I have known Seb for many years and with him at the helm of the IAAF, it really motivates me to get this right but also for British Athletics because we know the impact major events can have at every level.
There is real momentum around the sport following a successful Rio athletics competition and we cannot wait to bring next year’s biggest sporting event to London.
It’s going to be incredible not just for London but for the rest of the country to see some of the world’s best athletes battle it out in one of the world’s most iconic stadiums.
It’s going to be really special — don’t miss out. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/london-2017-world-athletics-championships-people-are-falling-in-love-with-athletics-again-we-ll-tap-a3329961.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/72f6bb0914bc482a8ff8e55c4539f56234102ad3cdca61e86e50856d1cfa664c.json |
[
"Henry Hitchings"
] | 2016-08-31T08:51:04 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Not for the first time, Kenneth Branagh follows in the footsteps of Laurence Olivier, taking on the substantial character of down-at-heel music hall performer Archie Rice in John Osborne’s 1957 play. Olivier famously brought magnetism and mischief to Archie, along with a note of camp seediness. Branagh finds something different in the role — a dandyish confidence, an ability to appear both relaxed and slippery that’s made more striking by his odd resemblance here to Eddie Izzard. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Ftheatre%2Fthe-entertainer-theatre-review-a3333066.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/09/the-entertainer.jpg | en | null | The Entertainer, theatre review: Kenneth Branagh too slick, but full of dandyish confidence | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Not for the first time, Kenneth Branagh follows in the footsteps of Laurence Olivier, taking on the substantial character of down-at-heel music hall performer Archie Rice in John Osborne’s 1957 play.
Olivier famously brought magnetism and mischief to Archie, along with a note of camp seediness. Branagh finds something different in the role — a dandyish confidence, an ability to appear both relaxed and slippery that’s made more striking by his odd resemblance here to Eddie Izzard.
Sharp timing is the hallmark of Branagh’s performance. But with his agile movement and calf muscles like cannon balls, he isn’t exactly the epitome of a clapped-out vaudevillian. On the one hand he’s too slick, tap-dancing suavely, and on the other he makes Archie seem too contemptuous of his own routine. Surely the interesting thing about fourth-rate performers isn’t that they hate themselves, but rather that they’re convinced of their own brilliance despite all the evidence to the contrary?
Rob Ashford’s production is similarly conflicted. Though some scenes clip along, at times it’s torpid. Christopher Oram’s design deliberately blurs the divide between the decaying world of the music hall and the grubbiness of the Rices’ domestic life, suggesting that they’re inseparable — and bound up with the turbulent unhappiness of a Britain reeling from the effects of the Suez Crisis that convulsed the nation in 1956. But it’s an approach that undermines some of what makes the play bold and uncomfortable.
The strongest supporting performance comes from Gawn Grainger as Archie’s father Billy, a role that John Hurt was originally going to take (before withdrawing on medical grounds). Grainger rants impressively — though not with the 'dignified Edwardian diction' that Osborne specified — and Greta Scacchi has just the right mix of defiance and desperation as Archie’s poorly treated wife Phoebe. There’s suitably earnest work from Jonah Hauer-King as his pacifist son Frank, but Sophie McShera is colourless as his socialist daughter Jean.
As for Osborne’s play, it hasn’t aged all that well, with its flashes of misogyny now pretty hard to stomach. Yet it still has unsettling resonance as a portrait of Britain in decline, and it’s a fitting vehicle for Branagh as he wraps up his year-long residency at the Garrick Theatre.
Until Nov 12, Garrick Theatre (0330 333 4811, branaghtheatre.com)
Follow Going Out on Facebook and on Twitter @ESgoingout | http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/the-entertainer-theatre-review-a3333066.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/f26c2b3913ae42416339c1d947583c405bba14d4e89f24c8d8ff16e0b6b06a4f.json |
[
"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-26T20:49:30 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Celtic midfielder Stefan Johansen has completed a move to Fulham. Hoops manager Brendan Rodgers had earlier confirmed the 25-year-old Norwegian was on his way out of Parkhead after failing to agree a contract extension. The moves sees Johansen depart Parkhead after two-and-a-half years, having joined from Norwegian side Stromsgodset in January 2014. He has signed a three-year deal at Craven Cottage, with the option for a further 12 months. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ffulham-transfer-news-slavisa-jokanovics-side-complete-signing-of-celtic-midfielder-stefan-johansen-a3330931.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/21/stefanjohansen.jpg | en | null | Fulham transfer news: Slavisa Jokanovic's side complete signing of Celtic midfielder Stefan Johansen | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Celtic midfielder Stefan Johansen has completed a move to Fulham.
Hoops manager Brendan Rodgers had earlier confirmed the 25-year-old Norwegian was on his way out of Parkhead after failing to agree a contract extension.
The moves sees Johansen depart Parkhead after two-and-a-half years, having joined from Norwegian side Stromsgodset in January 2014. He has signed a three-year deal at Craven Cottage, with the option for a further 12 months.
Celtic announced on their website that the deal was complete, stating: "Stefan Johansen has joined English Championship club Fulham on a three-year deal."
Rodgers said. "I have found him a really good guy. He has worked over pre-season and it's been difficult because he's been unable to reach an agreement with the club.
"But I think he has always wanted to play in England, so the opportunity has come for him. He wasn't going to sign a new deal, so it's one that probably works well for both really."
Johansen scored 20 goals in 114 appearances for Celtic, with whom he won three Ladbrokes Premiership titles and was named Scottish PFA player of the season for 2014/15.
The fee taking Johansen to west London has not been disclosed. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fulham-transfer-news-slavisa-jokanovics-side-complete-signing-of-celtic-midfielder-stefan-johansen-a3330931.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/b0b7b2ce6d390b41c5654ad55b972fbd65fecf6423cd1c837736c7270d57f682.json |
[
"Sebastian Mann"
] | 2016-08-29T10:50:25 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Police have launched a murder probe after a man died following an attack in Blackheath. The 30-year-old was assaulted on Tranquil Vale shortly before 1am on Sunday, police said. Witnesses reported seeing a female police officer battling to save his life before the victim was rushed to hospital. But despite the efforts of emergency services, he was pronounced dead on Sunday evening. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fblackheath-attack-man-dies-after-late-night-assault-in-southeast-london-street-a3331676.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/12/blackheath.jpg | en | null | Blackheath attack: Murder probe launched after man dies from brutal assault in leafy street | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Police have launched a murder probe after a man died following an attack in Blackheath.
The 30-year-old was assaulted on Tranquil Vale shortly before 1am on Sunday, police said.
Witnesses reported seeing a female police officer battling to save his life before the victim was rushed to hospital.
But despite the efforts of emergency services, he was pronounced dead on Sunday evening.
Following the attack, nearby All Saints Church held prayers for the victim and their loved ones.
Prayers have been offered at mass this morning for the victim of the assault in the village last night, their family & friends. — AllSaints Blackheath (@ASBlackheath) August 28, 2016
A large police cordon remained in place for much of Sunday as officers swept the scene for evidence, with shocked Blackheath residents using Twitter to express concern.
Jack Rich tweeted: “Anyone able to shed light on what's happened in #Blackheath? Village partially closed by police cordons.”
Jules Elizabeth tweeted: “Lots of Blackheath closed off.”
No arrests have been made and officers are investigating.
Contact police on 101 with any information. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/blackheath-attack-man-dies-after-late-night-assault-in-southeast-london-street-a3331676.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/f448192fab0796216e7a42e6e092631e23269e3e199bf18d8cf15909d9625698.json |
[
"Sebastian Mann"
] | 2016-08-26T16:49:44 | null | 2016-01-29T00:00:00 | Industrial action by London bus workers that was planned for Bank Holiday Monday has been called off. The walk-out, which was set to hit revellers travelling to Notting Hill Carnival, was apparently suspended as a gesture of good will in a dispute over rosters. Members of the Unite union downed tools on Friday in the row with bus company Tower Transit. The union said it was suspending the next strike following "solid support" for Friday's action. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftransport%2Fnotting-hill-carnival-bus-strike-walkout-that-was-set-to-hit-festival-is-called-off-a3330821.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/01/29/09/GettyImages-487281473.jpg | en | null | Notting Hill Carnival bus strike: Walk-out that was set to hit festival is called off | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Industrial action by London bus workers that was planned for Bank Holiday Monday has been called off.
The walk-out, which was set to hit revellers travelling to Notting Hill Carnival, was apparently suspended as a gesture of good will in a dispute over rosters.
Members of the Unite union downed tools on Friday in the row with bus company Tower Transit.
The union said it was suspending the next strike following "solid support" for Friday's action.
Unite said its 1,000 members took to picket lines, adding that services were severely disrupted.
Regional officer Simon McCartney said on Friday: "Tower Transit cannot hide from the strength of feeling demonstrated by today's solidly supported strike.
"Members have sent a clear message that they want constructive and genuine consultation and won't be left short-changed by imposed changes to rosters.
"A second 24-hour stoppage was scheduled to take place on Bank Holiday Monday, but the consensus on all picket lines today was that with such a solid support for today's strike, we should give the company time to reflect and respond fully to all of the issues at the heart of the dispute."
Transport for London has been contacted for comment. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/notting-hill-carnival-bus-strike-walkout-that-was-set-to-hit-festival-is-called-off-a3330821.html | en | 2016-01-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/54532d26eea61896cdaf85a8bd34550f988d29d88de2e441e52683276f424fcb.json |
[
"Sebastian Mann"
] | 2016-08-31T06:51:03 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Singer Chris Brown was arrested following an 11-hour stand-off with police after he allegedly pointed a gun at a beauty queen. Former Miss California Baylee Curran claimed the US star became angry when she admired another man's necklace at Brown's Los Angeles home, it was reported today. She called police to his £3 million mansion at around 3am local time on Tuesday after allegedly being chased by one of Brown's associates as she fled the property, according the LA Times. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fsinger-chris-brown-arrested-after-11hour-standoff-with-police-at-his-la-home-a3332921.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/07/brown.jpg | en | null | Chris Brown arrested after 11-hour stand-off with police at his LA mansion | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Singer Chris Brown was arrested following an 11-hour stand-off with police after he allegedly pointed a gun at a beauty queen.
Former Miss California Baylee Curran claimed the US star became angry when she admired another man's necklace at Brown's Los Angeles home, it was reported today.
She called police to his £3 million mansion at around 3am local time on Tuesday after allegedly being chased by one of Brown's associates as she fled the property, according the LA Times.
Officers arrived but were unable to obtain a warrant to search his home until about 1pm.
Stand-off: Chris Brown's LA home (KABC-TV/AP)
He was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon a short while later, LA police said.
Pictures showed the star being taken away in a unmarked police car after detectives searched the property while Brown's entourage were patted down and interviewed outside after emerging with their hands up.
Police outside Chris Brown's £3 million mansion (AP)
In posts shared by Brown on Instagram while police waited outside his home, he claimed he was innocent and denied reports he had barricaded himself inside.
Brown had said in his social media messages: "I don't care. Y'all gonna stop playing with me like I'm the villain out here, like I'm going crazy."
Waving a cigarette and looking at the camera, he added: "When you get the warrant or whatever you need to do, you're going to walk right up in here and you're going to see nothing. You idiots."
Brown has been in repeated legal trouble since his conviction in the 2009 felony assault of his then-girlfriend, Rihanna.
In 2013, the singer hit a man outside a Washington DC hotel and was charged with misdemeanour assault.
In another incident while in treatment, Brown was accused of throwing a brick at his mother's car following a counselling session. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/singer-chris-brown-arrested-after-11hour-standoff-with-police-at-his-la-home-a3332921.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/1d9774175366229eb8c85f1070a0b828b46e2b227f5f491ecd634f3109ff6335.json |
[
"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-29T08:50:16 | null | 2016-08-06T00:00:00 | Tottenham's Vincent Janssen was given a hero's welcome on his return to AZ Alkmaar on Sunday. The Spurs striker, who was brought on in the first half of Saturday's 1-1 draw with Liverpool after losing his starting spot to Dele Alli, signed a four-year deal in north London last month. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenhams-vincent-janssen-given-heros-welcome-as-he-returns-to-az-alkmaar-for-final-farewell-a3331636.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/06/12/vincetjanssen0608.jpg | en | null | Tottenham transfer news: Vincent Janssen returns to AZ Alkmaar to bid final farewell | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Tottenham's Vincent Janssen was given a hero's welcome on his return to AZ Alkmaar on Sunday.
The Spurs striker, who was brought on in the first half of Saturday's 1-1 draw with Liverpool after losing his starting spot to Dele Alli, signed a four-year deal in north London last month.
Janssen scored 27 goals in the Eredivisie last term, winning the young player of the year gong, but the timing of his switch to the Premier League meant he was denied a proper farewell after an impressive season at AFAS Stadion.
So the 22-year-old returned to the Netherlands to salute the supporters who got behind him last term.
AZ Alkmaar recorded just their second win of the campaign as goals from Dabney dos Santos and Alireza Jahanbakhsh either side of the break helped them to a 2-0 victory.
Janssen, meanwhile, is yet to score a competitive goal for Tottenham following his first Premier League start for the club against Crystal Palace last weekend. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenhams-vincent-janssen-given-heros-welcome-as-he-returns-to-az-alkmaar-for-final-farewell-a3331636.html | en | 2016-08-06T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/5ddb564f8c52ea73b13d33b1199db2ef5fa887d4ea657155869e1a1b33b80ca4.json |
[
"Clare Hutchison"
] | 2016-08-30T12:51:15 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The sunny bank holiday spared UK high streets from a washout weekend, with footfall surging more than 14% yesterday. Visits to UK high streets were down 3.3% year-on-year between Saturday and Sunday, but Monday’s recovery meant across the three-day weekend the decline was just 1.7%, according to research firm Springboard. In London high street footfall rose 15.2% as temperatures hit the mid-twenties on Monday between 9am and 5pm. Shopping centres and retail parks fared worse with footfall down 6.7% and 2.8% respectively between Saturday and Monday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Fbank-holiday-rush-gives-uk-high-streets-shot-in-the-arm-a3332371.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/12/shoppers-highstreet-sun.jpg | en | null | Bank Holiday rush gives UK High Streets shot in the arm | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The sunny bank holiday spared UK high streets from a washout weekend, with footfall surging more than 14% yesterday.
Visits to UK high streets were down 3.3% year-on-year between Saturday and Sunday, but Monday’s recovery meant across the three-day weekend the decline was just 1.7%, according to research firm Springboard.
In London high street footfall rose 15.2% as temperatures hit the mid-twenties on Monday between 9am and 5pm.
Shopping centres and retail parks fared worse with footfall down 6.7% and 2.8% respectively between Saturday and Monday.
Springboard’s Diane Wehrle said the slip was also likely linked to a shift in spending to leisure and dining out.
“The fact that footfall improved significantly post 5pm [on Saturday and Sunday], when it was also raining, highlights the growing demand for leisure activities – hospitality, food and beverage trips.”
“These results indicate the growth in trips focusing on experience rather than trips purely to buy products.”
The figures came despite BHS shutting the last of its stores at the weekend. | http://www.standard.co.uk/business/bank-holiday-rush-gives-uk-high-streets-shot-in-the-arm-a3332371.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/aba233727cd391351f056337d9e41625fafde891283d76a93ab5549a31841145.json |
[
"Fiona Simpson"
] | 2016-08-30T20:51:11 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Frustrated commuters have slammed the new layout of London Bridge station claiming platforms are “narrower than ever before”. Two thirds of the new hub was unveiled on Monday, allowing rail passengers access to all platforms from the same level for the first time. However, the new look station has had a mixed response from Londoners with some claiming that the newly designed platforms are “too skinny”. Dr Fouzi Sadiq was travelling from the station to Plumstead and claimed the platforms were “jam packed” and “more rammed than usual”. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Ffrustrated-commuters-complain-of-overcrowding-on-narrow-platforms-at-refurbished-london-bridge-a3332846.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/20/londonbridge.jpg | en | null | Frustrated commuters complain of 'overcrowding on narrow platforms' at refurbished London Bridge station | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Frustrated commuters have slammed the new layout of London Bridge station claiming platforms are “narrower than ever before”.
Two thirds of the new hub was unveiled on Monday, allowing rail passengers access to all platforms from the same level for the first time.
However, the new look station has had a mixed response from Londoners with some claiming that the newly designed platforms are “too skinny”.
Dr Fouzi Sadiq was travelling from the station to Plumstead and claimed the platforms were “jam packed” and “more rammed than usual”.
The 49-year-old told the Standard: “The platforms were more rammed than usual.
“I had the option of catching up any train that gets me to Welling or Woolwich (but I was) thinking of the commuters who don't have flexible routes.”
Disgruntled travellers took to Twitter to discuss the “chaos”.
David Alexander branded the new platforms “skinnier than a hipster’s jeans”.
The concourse may be bigger than the pitch at Wembley, but the platforms at new #LondonBridge are skinnier than a hipster's jeans #fail — David Alexander (@anecdotaldave) August 30, 2016
Absolute scenes at London Bridge Station. New platforms open & are the thinnest things ever - no one can fit on #LondonBridge #squashed — Casey Walker (@CaseyWalks) August 30, 2016
While Hayley Payne wrote: “Day one of new #LondonBridge and delays and cancellations to and from work – start as you mean to go on.”
Others described the new layout as a “maze”.
Heard on train tonight "First time I've ever been lost at London Bridge station. No signs anywhere." Good old @Se_Railway Never fail to fail — Mark Doig (@MarkDoigFC) August 30, 2016
#LondonBridge station is chaos. Trains delayed, no space on any trains, overcrowded narrow platforms pic.twitter.com/XRRkMmmW6G — David Alexander (@anecdotaldave) August 30, 2016
However, some of the capital’s commuters praised the new look station.
Mark Kelly said he was “well impressed with the new #LondonBridge station”.
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Yesterday, Network Rail’s head said new the concourse will not be enough to solve the problems of commuters who use the station in the long-term.
Mark Carne, who was speaking at the opening of the new concourse, said he was not confident the station and train services would meet the needs of passengers in the long term.
He added that that there had been a "staggering" growth in passenger numbers on services that pass through London Bridge of 5 per cent to 6 per cent every year.
Network Rail have been contacted for a comment. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/frustrated-commuters-complain-of-overcrowding-on-narrow-platforms-at-refurbished-london-bridge-a3332846.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/0f1ee5a3db1923131cc153e6f3cd614946c244d4a60f29e853a69b6b7dc74a77.json |
[
"Hatty Collier"
] | 2016-08-27T08:49:45 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | A chilling new video released by the Islamic State shows a boy – believed to be British – and four other children executing prisoners in Syria. The sickening clip shows five boys stood in front of five men in orange jumpsuits wielding handguns and wearing desert camouflage. One of the youths cries out a statement in Arabic before they raise their handguns and kill the prisoners – thought to be Kurdish fighters - in front of them. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fbritish-boy-shown-executing-man-in-chilling-isis-propaganda-video-a3330961.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/08/isisvid.jpg | en | null | 'British boy' shown executing prisoner in chilling ISIS propaganda video | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A chilling new video released by the Islamic State shows a boy – believed to be British – and four other children executing prisoners in Syria.
The sickening clip shows five boys stood in front of five men in orange jumpsuits wielding handguns and wearing desert camouflage.
One of the youths cries out a statement in Arabic before they raise their handguns and kill the prisoners – thought to be Kurdish fighters - in front of them.
The propaganda clip of the boys – who are said to be from Britain, Egypt, Turkey, Tunisia and Uzbekistan, is believed to have been recorded in Raqqa.
The Sun reported that the British boy was identified only as Abu Abdullah al-Britani. He is white, blue-eyed and thought to be aged around 12 years old.
Abu means 'Son of' in Arabic, which suggests the boy may be the son of Abdullah al-Britani, a young British jihadist who married in Syria and was killed in a drone strike.
Abu Abdullah Al-Britani was the Islamic name for Assad Uzzaman, originally from Portsmouth, who was 25 when he was killed last year.
The boy’s identity has not been verified.
Children have featured prominently in IS propaganda.
In February, IS released a video purportedly showing a young British boy - thought to be four-year-old Isa Dare - blowing up a car and killing three prisoners inside.
He is the the son of Muslim extremist Grace "Khadija" Dare from Lewisham, south-east London, who travelled to Syria in 2012. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/british-boy-shown-executing-man-in-chilling-isis-propaganda-video-a3330961.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/6093fd2243cce734a58e14d3967aaeba1dbf450197450efe45df6d9197e0e7a5.json |
[
"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-26T16:49:41 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Laurent Koscielny has provided his backing to Arsenal team-mate Rob Holding ahead of what could be another start for the impressive youngster against a top Premier League strike force. The 20-year-old, a £2million summer signing from Bolton, has found himself thrown in at the deep end in his first season at a top flight club, starting both of Arsenal’s first two league games. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-defender-laurent-koscielny-its-easy-to-play-with-quality-rob-holding-a3330816.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/17/holdingkoscielny.jpg | en | null | Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny: It's easy to play with 'quality' Rob Holding | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Laurent Koscielny has provided his backing to Arsenal team-mate Rob Holding ahead of what could be another start for the impressive youngster against a top Premier League strike force.
The 20-year-old, a £2million summer signing from Bolton, has found himself thrown in at the deep end in his first season at a top flight club, starting both of Arsenal’s first two league games.
Holding was paired with fellow English youngster Calum Chambers for a 4-3 loss to Liverpool and joined Koscielny in a much improved backline that held champions Leicester to a 0-0 draw at the King Power last Saturday.
Manager Arsene Wenger heaped praise on Holding, accusing his critics of failing to give him the credit he deserved because “he didn’t cost £55m”, and it seems Koscielny shares his boss’ views.
“I think [Holding] has the quality to play for Arsenal,” he told the club website. “If he signed for us it is because he has all the qualities of a defender to play for Arsenal. He is young, but he is at the age where you need the experience and you need to play and focus on your job.
“I think Rob did well [against Leicester]. He is still young but you can see during the game he was focused on his job and technically he is good with the ball and defensively he is strong.
“It was easy for me to play with him on the pitch. For centre backs it is very important to communicate well and we did. It was good for his first game.
Arsenal's Champions League group
“He wants to give all of himself on the pitch but sometimes you need to be calmer, be focused on you position and on the pitch with your team-mates. Maybe I can give him this experience during the season.”
Holding’s spell in the first team may not be a lengthy one, with £35m Shkodran Mustafi likely to take his place after the international break, by which time the German international will likely have completed his move from Valencia.
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However it has already been a season to remember for Holding, who has seemingly supplanted Chambers (now set to depart on loan) in Wenger’s hierarchy. But the Tameside-born defender was keen to praise his manager for the success he has enjoyed.
He told Sky Sports: “[Wenger] has helped me settle in really easily, he's spoken to me on a one-to-one basis, he talks you through games and reviews your games.
“There are no worries about the season ahead. We know the talent we've got, and we can pick up points in any game. We don't go into any games fearing it. We can win any game.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-defender-laurent-koscielny-its-easy-to-play-with-quality-rob-holding-a3330816.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/747ab5a6d7441ee63b7b2c069e6593d073171540ba43d26b21565adf3ad81af2.json |
[
"Matt Watts"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:30 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The family of two brothers who drowned alongside three childhood friends in the Camber Sands beach tragedy today paid tribute to their “beautiful boys” who “would have done anything for each other”. Kobi Nathan, 22, died trying to rescue his 18-year-old brother Ken after the group got into difficulty in the sea on a day trip to the popular beach near Rye, east Sussex. It is believed they were playing football on a sandbank when Ken and friend Inthushan Sriskantharasa, 23, got stuck in quicksand below the water. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Fcamber-sands-london-brothers-who-drowned-would-have-done-anything-for-each-other-a3330201.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/10/kensaththiyanat.jpg | en | null | Camber Sands: London brothers who drowned 'would have done anything for each other' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The family of two brothers who drowned alongside three childhood friends in the Camber Sands beach tragedy today paid tribute to their “beautiful boys” who “would have done anything for each other”.
Kobi Nathan, 22, died trying to rescue his 18-year-old brother Ken after the group got into difficulty in the sea on a day trip to the popular beach near Rye, east Sussex.
It is believed they were playing football on a sandbank when Ken and friend Inthushan Sriskantharasa, 23, got stuck in quicksand below the water.
Kobi, with friends Kurushanth Srithavarajah, 27, and Nitharsan Ravi, 22, all from south east London, swam over to free them but became caught in rising waters and then dragged out by a powerful rip-tide.
Camber Sands: Kobi Nathan died trying to save his brother
Shocked holidaymakers pulled three of the friends to the shore shortly after 2pm on Wednesday but despite the desperate attempts of medics they were pronounced dead 15 minutes later.
The bodies of the two other victims were discovered at around 8pm when the tide went out on the seven-mile beach where thousands of holidaymakers had spent the hottest day of the year.
The family of the two brothers, who moved to the UK eight years ago to escape Sri Lanka’s civil war, spoke of their heartbreak as they told how they believed Kobi had given his life trying to save his brother, despite neither being able to swim.
Drowned: Inthusan Sri was one of five friends who died
Speaking from the family home in Erith, their aunt Genga Genges said: “He was that kind of person. He would have given his life for someone he loved, and Ken would have done the same.
“They were not only brothers but best friends. They would have done anything for each other.”
Ken had gone with his brother and friends to the beach to celebrate receiving top grades in his A-levels last week.
The student was planning to go to university to study computer forensics, and then had hopes of working for the Home Office or police.
His brother Kobi was an accounting and finance student at University of Brighton who dreamed of owning his own business.
Victims: Kurushanth Srithavarajah, left, takes a selfie with Nitharsan Ravi
He had received his British citizenship just a few weeks ago.
The two brothers played football and cricket for the Jaffna XI club in south London, along with Mr Srithavarajahas, and were part of the area’s tight-knit Sri Lankan community.
Police presence: Camber Sands after the discovery of the bodies (@Tashka4 /PA)
Mrs Genges, 43, added: “They were the most beautiful boys, so funny, kind, and loving and made their parents so proud.
“We are so heartbroken. We can’t go on without them. How will his parents recover? They were their only sons.”
Githushana Genges, a 19-year-old cousin, said a relative called the boys’ phones after they failed to show for cricket practice later in the evening.
They calls were answered by police who had found their mobiles in Mr Ravi’s VW Golf, parked near the beach.
Miss Genges said: “We have been in complete shock since. We don’t know how things will ever get better. It just doesn’t make sense and our lives have been torn apart.”
The family have demanded answers as to why the beach does not have life guards.
More than 6,500 people have signed a petition calling for the beach to be patrolled by life guards after Brazilian Gustavo Silva Da Cruz, 19, died in the waters off Camber Sands last month. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/camber-sands-london-brothers-who-drowned-would-have-done-anything-for-each-other-a3330201.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d84641f1fcf387d56c0186b9be045dde9930d20449390d120982be817baf1d44.json |
[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-28T14:50:05 | null | 2016-08-09T00:00:00 | Theresa May has ordered her Cabinet ministers to Chequers on Wednesday to discuss her plans for Brexit. The Prime Minister has charged her top team with setting out the opportunities that leaving the European Union will create in each of their portfolios. The Cabinet will meet at the Prime Minister's country retreat to discuss the next steps in the process. The move comes amid speculation that Mrs May will implement Article 50 - triggering the two-year period leading to Brexit - without seeking the backing of Parliament. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Ftheresa-may-calls-cabinet-meeting-to-plan-for-brexit-a3331436.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/09/11/theresamay.jpg | en | null | Theresa May calls Cabinet meeting to plan for Brexit | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Theresa May has ordered her Cabinet ministers to Chequers on Wednesday to discuss her plans for Brexit.
The Prime Minister has charged her top team with setting out the opportunities that leaving the European Union will create in each of their portfolios.
The Cabinet will meet at the Prime Minister's country retreat to discuss the next steps in the process.
The move comes amid speculation that Mrs May will implement Article 50 - triggering the two-year period leading to Brexit - without seeking the backing of Parliament.
A Downing Street source said Brexit was "top of the in tray" for Mrs May as she begins her first full week back at work in Westminster after her summer holiday in Switzerland.
The UK's future outside the EU will also be an issue as Mrs May travels to the G20 summit in China at the weekend.
It will be the Prime Minister's first international trip outside Europe and Mrs May will "use this opportunity to highlight the wealth of opportunities that will arise from Brexit", Downing Street insiders said.
Number 10 hopes the meeting with leaders of the world's richest nations will build on conversations Mrs May has already had with many of them about future trade deals.
Despite reports of a feud between the ministers in charge of the main Brexit departments - Boris Johnson, David Davis and Liam Fox - Mrs May will use the Cabinet meeting to compare the unity in Tory ranks with the chaos in the Labour Party.
Almost 50,000 people have joined the party since she became PM and the Tory conference in October has seen a record number of registrations.
Mrs May has resisted calls to take advantage of the disarray in Labour ranks by calling an early election, and a source insisted the Tory party was "ready to get on with the work of governing for the whole country".
Despite the pressing issue of Brexit, Mrs May is keen to ensure her administration is not defined by the European question.
She has already announced an audit of public services to root out racial disparities, ordering Whitehall departments to identify and publish information showing how outcomes vary for people of different backgrounds in a range of areas including health, education and employment.
On Thursday Mrs May will chair the first meeting of a new social reform committee, with housing and racial disparity on the agenda.
Ministers will also discuss the new industrial strategy, with Mrs May expected to set out her ambition for the UK to become the best country in the world for innovative firms and transforming scientific discoveries into successful businesses. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/theresa-may-calls-cabinet-meeting-to-plan-for-brexit-a3331436.html | en | 2016-08-09T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/fb806528e5d5e277cff07bb0c7f42d171522b07bbe9b4bd73c04e7f202e7340a.json |
[
"Robin De Peyer"
] | 2016-08-29T10:50:16 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | A Paris restaurateur has been filmed apparently refusing to serve two Muslim women. Footage which has been shared widely on social media showed a man telling two women in hijabs: "Terrorists are Muslims and all Muslims are terrorists." The incident, at Le Cenacle restaurant in the French capital's Tremblay-en-France suburb on Saturday night, has sparked condemnation and anger. The man involved has since apologised, telling a crowd gathered outside on Sunday that the situation had "got out of hand". | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fparis-restaurateur-filmed-refusing-to-serve-women-because-they-are-muslim-a3331641.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/09/hijab2.jpg | en | null | Paris restaurateur filmed 'refusing to serve women because they are Muslim' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A Paris restaurateur has been filmed apparently refusing to serve two Muslim women.
Footage which has been shared widely on social media showed a man telling two women in hijabs: "Terrorists are Muslims and all Muslims are terrorists."
The incident, at Le Cenacle restaurant in the French capital's Tremblay-en-France suburb on Saturday night, has sparked condemnation and anger.
The man involved has since apologised, telling a crowd gathered outside on Sunday that the situation had "got out of hand".
He cited the current row in France over a ban - which has since been lifted after a court challenge - over women wearing burkinis on beaches.
He also said he had lost a friend in the Bataclan concert hall shootings by Islamic extremists in November, French media reported.
Le chef du restaurant Le Cénacle à Tremblay-en-France refuse de servir 2 femmes musulmanes
Jusqu'ici tout va bien pic.twitter.com/y5HVj5cRDM — GuedGued (@_Pourquoi) August 28, 2016
The video of the incident is thought to have been filmed covertly by one of the women involved.
One is heard saying: "We don't want to be served by racists."
Des jeunes de Tremblay demandent des explications au restaurateur du #Cenacle suite à ses propos islamophobes pic.twitter.com/TzwJvkcUss — Thomas Poupeau (@thomaspoupeau) August 28, 2016
The man then replies: "Racists don't kill people," adding: "I don't want people like you at my place. Full stop."
The French government said it has now asked the country's anti-racism bodyh Dilcra to investigate.
France's anti-Islamophobia organisation CCIF said the event was "the umpteenth Islamophobic incident which... led to the humiliation of two young Muslim women". | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/paris-restaurateur-filmed-refusing-to-serve-women-because-they-are-muslim-a3331641.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/c4edcfa3f9fb608582a1ed6d48dc8e8a574851e2d79ea334f57c15fe981c5362.json |
[
"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:36 | null | 2016-03-18T00:00:00 | Tottenham's Champions League group has "no clear favourites", according to Bayer Leverkusen CEO Michael Schade. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenhams-champions-league-group-has-no-clear-favourites-insists-bayer-leverkusen-chief-a3330061.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/03/18/19/pochettino.jpg | en | null | Tottenham Champions League group: Bayer Leverkusen chief says Group E has 'no clear favourites' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Tottenham's Champions League group has "no clear favourites", according to Bayer Leverkusen CEO Michael Schade.
Mauricio Pochettino's side learned all of their Group Stage opponents in Thursday's draw and will face the Bundesliga club, CSKA Moscow and Monaco.
Spurs are only competing in Europe's elite competition for the second time in their history - and will stage their home games at Wembley - but will be expected to progress to the knock-out stages.
Pochettino has backed Spurs to rise to the occasion but Leverkusen appear to be equally optimistic that they can finish in the top two and progress.
“It’s an interesting group and there are no clear favourites. Tottenham is probably the most attractive draw for our fans," Schade told Leverkusen's official website.
"The quality of all the opponents presents us with a great challenge. But one thing is clear: the Round of 16 is the target for all of us.”
Sporting director Rudi Voller has echoed those sentiments and believes Group E is a level playing field.
"It’s definitely the most evenly balanced of all the groups and anything’s possible. In Monaco from pot four we’ve been drawn against one of the toughest opponents.
"Tottenham are very strong, and Moscow are the Russian champions. But we go into the group stage in optimistic mood. We want to go through,” he added.
"Wembley will be special for us and we’re all waiting for this day."
Mauricio on Monaco and @WembleyStadium! #COYShttps://t.co/ZhxIdgj2RS — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 25, 2016
Leverkusen have competed in the Champions League in the past three seasons but failed to progress from their group last term and dropped in the Europa League, where they lost to Villarreal in the round of 16.
Tottenham host Monaco in their first group game before travelling to Moscow on matchday two and will not face Leverkusen until October. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenhams-champions-league-group-has-no-clear-favourites-insists-bayer-leverkusen-chief-a3330061.html | en | 2016-03-18T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/9d3f513e5c530c9527dbf5f95eb18c4dcdd3a891143b7de87f1e8a39caeebd7d.json |
[
"Francesca Gillett"
] | 2016-08-31T12:51:18 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Uber is today launching fully electric cars on London’s roads in a bid to help tackle air pollution. The first battery-powered cars will be hitting London’s streets today and more than 50 fully electric taxis will be available to order on the app by the end of September. If the electric cars are successful, Uber expects to have “hundreds” running on its app next year. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Fuber-launches-first-fully-electric-car-fleet-in-bid-to-cut-londons-air-pollution-a3333016.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/09/an105589839embargoed-to-120.jpg | en | null | Uber launches first fully electric car fleet in bid to cut London's air pollution | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Uber is today launching fully electric cars on London’s roads in a bid to help tackle air pollution.
The first battery-powered cars will be hitting London’s streets today and more than 50 fully electric taxis will be available to order on the app by the end of September.
If the electric cars are successful, Uber expects to have “hundreds” running on its app next year.
Currently more than 60 per cent of the miles driven by Uber in London are in hybrid cars and the app’s car sharing service UberPOOL has saved more than 98,000 litres of petrol.
Charging: An Uber car at a charging point. (Laura Dale/PA)
But the head of Uber in the UK, Jo Bertram, said the company wanted to go a “big step further”.
"We are determined to use technology to help tackle the challenge of air pollution in London and across the UK,” she said.
"Our car-sharing service has already saved more than 1.3 million miles and 231 metric tonnes of CO2.
"With electric vehicles - and more people sharing their journey and leaving their own cars at home - there's even more we can do."
Uber also said it plans to introduce the eco-friendly cars to at least one other UK city in the autumn.
The new electric car option has been brought to the roads in partnership with car manufacturers BYD and Nissan.
A three-month study into the programme will be carried out by the Energy Saving Trust. It will look at the feasibility of running large numbers of private hire vehicles in the UK, as well as the experience, driving patterns, economics and capacity of London's current network of charging points to support the cars.
Ms Bertram added: "Of course there are challenges ahead. A bigger roll-out of fully electric cars needs a good network of charging points and the economics must add up for drivers too.
"That's why the three-month study by the Energy Saving Trust is so important.
"We look forward to seeing the results and sharing the findings with the Government, Transport for London and the Mayor." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/uber-launches-first-fully-electric-car-fleet-in-bid-to-cut-londons-air-pollution-a3333016.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/fd1c1ef325c1591aca35eb1d1d4f505f459cb823181ac4150cd5636dde7b8250.json |
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"Sebastian Mann"
] | 2016-08-31T08:51:13 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | A father attempted to kill his two-year-old son by crashing a car at up to 75mph while the toddler’s seatbelt was unfastened, US authorities say. Nathan Weitzel, 29, purposefully failed to buckle in the toddler before wrecking the vehicle because “he did not think he was man enough to raise a child”, according to arrest documents. Isaiah suffered cuts, concussion and a broken leg in the crash on August 21 but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, the Denver Post reported. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Ffather-tries-to-kill-his-son-by-crashing-car-while-toddler-s-seatbelt-unbuckled-a3333021.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/09/isaiah.jpg | en | null | Father tries to kill his son by crashing car while toddler’s seatbelt unbuckled | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A father attempted to kill his two-year-old son by crashing a car at up to 75mph while the toddler’s seatbelt was unfastened, US authorities say.
Nathan Weitzel, 29, purposefully failed to buckle in the toddler before wrecking the vehicle because “he did not think he was man enough to raise a child”, according to arrest documents.
Isaiah suffered cuts, concussion and a broken leg in the crash on August 21 but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, the Denver Post reported.
According to an affidavit, Weitzel told investigators he drove around Arapahoe County, Colorado, looking for “a good place to crash the car and kill his son”.
Accused: Nathan Weitzel (Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office)
He is also said to have admitted using cocaine before the incident.
Weitzel is charged with offences including attempted first-degree murder, child abuse resulting in serious injury, second-degree assault and vehicular assault, the Denver Post said.
A GoFundMe page has been set up in the wake of the tragedy to help pay for Isaiah’s treatment, raising about £15,000 ($20,000) in a week.
A post on the fundraising page reads: "Nancy Lopez is the loving and hardworking single mother of her son, Isaiah. On Sunday, Isaiah was a passenger involved in a life-threatening car accident.”
According to the description, Isaiah’s mother is having to take 10 weeks off work to care for her injured son.
“Although Nancy is trying hard to remain positive, she's struggling through the difficult process of helping her two-year-old son to recovery,” it says.
Donate here. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/father-tries-to-kill-his-son-by-crashing-car-while-toddler-s-seatbelt-unbuckled-a3333021.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/6a4011eb7db1536e9a9c17c47bd71b87ef01c826ed91fb423ce518366aedb9f7.json |
[
"Joe Murphy"
] | 2016-08-31T12:51:16 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Theresa May returned to the political frontline today with an order to her Cabinet to see Brexit as “a moment of great opportunity”. Opening a special brainstorming day at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s country retreat, she told ministers that leaving the EU should be seen as a chance to be “bold” and reshape both society and Britain’s role in the world. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fbrexit-is-a-moment-of-opportunity-theresa-may-tells-cabinet-a3333451.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/12/theresamay3018a.jpg | en | null | Brexit is a moment of opportunity, Theresa May tells Cabinet | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Theresa May returned to the political frontline today with an order to her Cabinet to see Brexit as “a moment of great opportunity”.
Opening a special brainstorming day at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s country retreat, she told ministers that leaving the EU should be seen as a chance to be “bold” and reshape both society and Britain’s role in the world.
Mrs May’s optimistic words contrasted with private tensions between ministers and anxieties among Tory MPs who fear the Government does not yet have a vision of an exit deal. Negotiations with 27 EU leaders start next year at the same time as fraught elections in Germany and France.
Former business minister Anna Soubry, a prominent Remain campaigner, turned the heat on Boris Johnson and the other Brexiteers in Cabinet, saying they had to come up with big ideas fast as to how it will work and “show us what progress they have made”.
Today’s summit follows attempts to patch up turf wars between Foreign Secretary Mr Johnson, Brexit Secretary David Davis and International Trade Secretary Liam Fox.
Mrs May chaired a formal Cabinet meeting this morning before a wide-ranging political Cabinet this afternoon, billed as a chance for ministers to pitch in new ideas for the “opportunities” created by Brexit.
The Prime Minister said: “This is a moment of great opportunity for our country: the chance to forge a bold, new positive role for ourselves in the world, and to reshape our economy and our society here at home. ”
Mrs May repeated her mantra that “Brexit means Brexit”, adding: “That means there must be no attempts to remain inside the EU, no attempts to rejoin it through the back door, and no second referendum.”
Back in business: Theresa May with her Cabinet at Chequers (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
With her first major world summit — the G20 in China — starting this weekend, Mrs May used phone calls with two other leaders this morning to signal her intent to be a global player and remain in Nato. She told Finnish premier Juha Sipilä and Norway’s Erna Solberg that she wanted to think creatively about Britain’s exit terms, “rather than necessarily pursuing an existing model”.
On defence and security, she pledged the UK would be “an outward-facing and globally engaged nation”. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-is-a-moment-of-opportunity-theresa-may-tells-cabinet-a3333451.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/17c86e6fe11a7558c5e2ea534f310151ba7dcc226307fdecb2e02ecb47893a90.json |
[
"Ben Travis"
] | 2016-08-31T12:51:47 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Coronation Street bosses have issued an apology after viewers complained over a ‘racist’ joke in a recent episode. An instalment aired on Bank Holiday Monday saw Catherine Tyldesley’s character Eva Price enter Audrey’s salon and say: “I have more roots than Kunta Kinte. “No idea who that is, by the way, just something my mum used to say.” Kunta Kinte was a character in the novel and TV series Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which offered an uncompromising look at slavery. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fstayingin%2Ftvfilm%2Fcoronation-street-apologise-for-racist-kunta-kinte-joke-which-sparked-270-ofcom-complaints-a3333431.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/12/corrie31.jpg | en | null | Coronation Street apologise for ‘racist’ Kunta Kinte joke which sparked 270 Ofcom complaints | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Coronation Street bosses have issued an apology after viewers complained over a ‘racist’ joke in a recent episode.
An instalment aired on Bank Holiday Monday saw Catherine Tyldesley’s character Eva Price enter Audrey’s salon and say: “I have more roots than Kunta Kinte.
“No idea who that is, by the way, just something my mum used to say.”
Kunta Kinte was a character in the novel and TV series Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which offered an uncompromising look at slavery.
The episode sparked over 270 Ofcom complaints from viewers.
“Ofcom has received 278 complaints about Coronation Street, which aired on Monday,” on Ofcom spokesperson said.
“We will assess these complaints before we decide whether to investigate or not.”
10 most memorable Coronation Street deaths
10 show all 10 most memorable Coronation Street deaths
1/10 10) Karl Munro takes out Sunita Alahan's oxygen tube Gambling addict Karl spiralled out of control after he had an affair with Sunita Alahan behind girlfriend Stella Price’s back. The Street Cars cabbie broke into the Rovers Return and started a fire in a bid to frame Stella’s new love interest Jason Grimshaw. But he was caught by Sunita and the pair fought before she was knocked unconscious and Karl scuppered. Scared that she was making a recovery, Karl pulled out her breathing tube in hospital and she died from a cardiac arrest. ITV
2/10 9) Alan Bradley killed by a tram Alan Bradley finally got his comeuppance for attempting to suffocate Rita Fairclough. The businessman was run down by a tram in Blackpool while chasing Rita as she escaped from his clutches. ITV
3/10 8) Tina McIntyre beaten with a metal rod Viewers were left guessing who murdered Tina McIntyre after she was pushed off a balcony and beaten with a lead pipe. Rob Donovan was finally unveiled as the culprit after he attempted to prevent Tina from making Peter Barlow end his relationship with Rob's sister Carla Connor. Joseph Scanlon/ITV
4/10 7) Valerie Barlow electrocuted by a hairdryer Valerie Barlow was the first Corrie character to die by electrocution. Ken Barlow’s first wife was electrocuted by a hairdryer after she attempted to fix the plug with a screw driver. In a rush to get to her leaving party, she plugged in the device and was instantly killed. The shock threw her back and caused her to knock the electric fire into a suitcase and set her flat ablaze. ITV
5/10 6) Mike Baldwin dies in Ken Barlow's arms Knicker factory boss Mike Baldwin died in the arms of his arch nemesis Ken Barlow after escaping from hospital. The businessman was diagnosed with pneumonia and had been confusing the past and present. Ken cradled him in his arms outside Underworld as Mike shouted "You're finished Barlow, Deirdre loves me, she's mine" before dying from a massive heart attack. ITV
6/10 5) Richard Hillman drowns in the canal Viewers were left gasping for air after villain Richard Hillman attempted to kill the Platt family by plunging their family car into a canal. The financial advisor – who bludgeoned his ex-wife Patricia Hillman with a shovel and Maxine Peacock with a crowbar – had planned to gas the family in the garage but was interrupted by his mother-in-law Audrey. Gail, Bethany, David and Sarah managed to escape from the car but Hillman met his grisly end and drowned. ITV
7/10 4) Anne Malone freezes to death in Freshco Anne Malone met a rather unusual fate in the soap’s go-to supermarket, Freshco. The assistant manager froze to death in a freezer after being accidentally locked in by a security guard. Her frozen body was discovered by Spider clutching a can of WD-40, which she had been using to poison fish fingers. ITV
8/10 3) Ashley Peacock is crushed to death Ashley Peacock died in one of the most iconic episodes in celebration of the soap’s 50th anniversary. The loveable butcher was crushed to death by the roof of The Joinery after a tram derailed and crashed onto the cobbles. The emotional scenes saw Ashley leave a voicemail to his wife Claire telling her that he loves her before the building caved in. ITV
9/10 2) Tracy Barlow bludgeons Charlie Stubbs Charlie Stubbs met his match in Tracy Barlow who used a sexy lap dance to lure the builder to his death. The pair had a tumultuous relationship and Tracy vowed to get revenge after Charlie had a one night stand with his ex Shelley Unwin. Catching him off guard she whacked him on the head with an ornamental statue and he later died in hospital. ITV
10/10 1) Hayley Cropper takes her own life Viewers were left in tears as Hayley Cropper took her own life following a terminal cancer diagnosis. The long standing husband and wife duo said their goodbyes in bed as classical music played in the background. Roy declared “I love you” as Hayley downed a lethal concoction and passed away. ITV
Viewers were also quick to pick up on the remark on Twitter.
Yo @ITV So what's up with the cultural insensitivity on #Coronationstreet? "I got more Roots than Kunta Kinte" That's kinda racist... — Epic Mase RCG (@RedCloudGawd) August 29, 2016
@itvcorrie Kunta Kinte- really Coronation Street? I think you need to have a word with the scriptwriter! — Shiv Henry (@ShivOneAndOnly) August 29, 2016
I mean sorry Coronation St. But what part of "I have more roots than Kunta Kinte" did you think was appropriate to put in your script — Duke of Peckham (@dukeofpeckham) August 30, 2016
Coronation St scriptwriter's seriously need some diversity training. "I've got more roots than kunta kinte" #itv pic.twitter.com/6zCkcslI9t — Recognize (@RECOGNiZEONLINE) August 29, 2016
A spokesperson for Coronation Street said: “We apologise if this dialogue has caused offence.”
Evening Standard has contacted ITV for comment. | http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/coronation-street-apologise-for-racist-kunta-kinte-joke-which-sparked-270-ofcom-complaints-a3333431.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/cd719df8e842e148fc4c9a76be1cb5f25b87241acea6efcebfc8ea4f5e98d463.json |
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"Joe Murphy"
] | 2016-08-26T13:04:56 | null | 2015-12-02T00:00:00 | Britain’s decision to exit the European Union has been used to derail the extradition of an alleged sex offender from Ireland — prompting fears that dozens of suspected criminals could use Brexit to avoid trial. The High Court in Dublin agreed to pause a case involving a 78-year-old Irish man wanted to face prosecution in London on 10 counts including rape, attempted rape and indecent assault. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fbrexit-used-to-stall-extradition-on-sex-charges-a3330356.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/12/02/13/6stellacreasy0212a.jpg | en | null | Brexit used to stall extradition on sex charges | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Britain’s decision to exit the European Union has been used to derail the extradition of an alleged sex offender from Ireland — prompting fears that dozens of suspected criminals could use Brexit to avoid trial.
The High Court in Dublin agreed to pause a case involving a 78-year-old Irish man wanted to face prosecution in London on 10 counts including rape, attempted rape and indecent assault.
The case involves the use of a European Arrest Warrant issued by Westminster magistrates’ court in September last year. Prime Minister Theresa May warned during the referendum that Britain could lose the power to issue European warrants if it left the EU.
The court was told that the alleged offences took place in the Camden area and Essex on dates between 1960 and 1973. But the judge agreed to delay the proceedings for three months after lawyers argued that any trial might take place after Britain was out of the EU.
Labour MP Stella Creasy, who is representing several families seeking justice in cases involving extradition, said: “This is a nightmare. This ruling provides a lawyer’s charter to delay cases where criminals are being extradited and where British families risk being denied justice. The Brexiteers assured voters that this could not happen, yet here we have a case where a man accused of serious offences is using Brexit to argue against extradition to face trial in London.
“Theresa May and Boris Johnson need to sort this out urgently.”
The man’s barrister, Patrick Gageby, argued that the court could not be sure whether any trial would happen before or after Britain’s EU exit. Counsel for Ireland’s minister for justice, Ronan Kennedy, said the court must treat Britain as a member of the EU.
Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly reserved judgment in the case until October 14.
The case involves the use of a European Arrest Warrant that was issued by Westminster Magistrates Court in September 2015. Prime Minister Mrs May warned during the referendum that Britain could lose the power to issue European warrants if it left the EU. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-used-to-stall-extradition-on-sex-charges-a3330356.html | en | 2015-12-02T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/de1b83b968c57cc56db365254bcc2a0a7d1cd0043917881eeee91d5a9ec7a99b.json |
[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-27T16:50:00 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | A fifth man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a young father who was knifed to death in a boxing match brawl. Luther Edwards, 31, was stabbed seven times after a brawl at a boxing match in Bethnal Green's York Hall spilled out into the street. Police were called just after 10.30pm on Friday, July 29 to reports of a stabbing near Bethnal Green Underground Station. Emergency services raced to the scene, and Mr Edwards was found collapsed on the forecourt of a petrol station. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fbethnal-green-murder-fifth-man-held-over-death-of-luther-edwards-at-boxing-match-brawl-a3331106.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/23/10/luther.jpg | en | null | Bethnal Green murder: fifth man held over death of Luther Edwards at boxing match brawl | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A fifth man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a young father who was knifed to death in a boxing match brawl.
Luther Edwards, 31, was stabbed seven times after a brawl at a boxing match in Bethnal Green's York Hall spilled out into the street.
Police were called just after 10.30pm on Friday, July 29 to reports of a stabbing near Bethnal Green Underground Station.
Emergency services raced to the scene, and Mr Edwards was found collapsed on the forecourt of a petrol station.
He rushed to hospital by ambulance, but was pronounced dead about an hour later.
A post-mortem examination held at Poplar Mortuarygave his cause of death as a stab wound to the heart.
A 26-year-old man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder, and last night remained in custody at a central London police station.
Detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command have said they are keeping an open mind as regards to any motive, and are appealing for any witnesses to the incident to come forward.
A 31-year-old man, a 23-year-old man, a 26-year-old man, and a 29-year-old man have previously been arrested on suspicion of murder, and all have been bailed to dates in late September, pending further enquiries.
Any witnesses or anyone with any information should call the incident room on 020 8345 3715. To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or at Crimestoppers-uk.org. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/bethnal-green-murder-fifth-man-held-over-death-of-luther-edwards-at-boxing-match-brawl-a3331106.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/6551cb4d3c63a277fc368424c587162987976c4655972f474bf9e444f661d131.json |
[
"Giuseppe Muro"
] | 2016-08-27T16:49:50 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Crystal Palace earned a valuable 1-1 Premier League draw at home to Bournemouth after a comeback inspired by substitute Wilfried Zaha. Palace's preparations for this fixture had been undermined by Zaha asking manager Alan Pardew for a transfer to Tottenham and concluded with him being named on the substitute's bench. His second-half introduction transformed their performance and led to Scott Dann's equalising goal, however, earning them their first point from their third league fixture of the season after Joshua King had given Bournemouth the lead. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fcrystal-palace-analysis-wilfried-zaha-and-steve-mandanda-shine-but-christian-benteke-needs-goals-a3331151.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/17/wilfried_zaha.jpg | en | null | Christian Benteke | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Crystal Palace earned a valuable 1-1 Premier League draw at home to Bournemouth after a comeback inspired by substitute Wilfried Zaha.
Palace's preparations for this fixture had been undermined by Zaha asking manager Alan Pardew for a transfer to Tottenham and concluded with him being named on the substitute's bench.
His second-half introduction transformed their performance and led to Scott Dann's equalising goal, however, earning them their first point from their third league fixture of the season after Joshua King had given Bournemouth the lead.
Standard Sport's Giuseppe Muro examines the key performers for Palace...
Zaha is crucial for Pardew
Zaha was left on the bench after he asked to leave Selhurst Park for Tottenham and Palace missed him in the side.
Alan Pardew clearly felt Zaha was not in the right frame of mind to start the game after Palace rejected an offer of around £14m from Spurs but he turned to the winger to save the game with 25 minutes remaining.
Zaha really looked in the mood when he came on and Palace were a better side following his introduction. It is easy to see why Palace are desperate to keep him and intent to reject any further approaches from Tottenham.
Zaha is a crucial player for Pardew. He almost equalised when he scramble inside the box fell his way but the Bournemouth defence scrambled the ball away. But Palace found a late equaliser through Scott Dann.
Christian Benteke
It was ultimately a frustrating day for the £27million signing. Benteke struggled for decent service for most of the afternoon and is still waiting to open his Palace account.
He was fouled for the penalty in the first half but did not step up himself and Yohan Cabaye missed. He gave Palace a threat up front but had to wait over an hour for his first real chance.
When it arrived he headed over from a corner when he should have done better. He was involved in the build-up for Scott Dann's injury-time equaliser. Palace need him among the goals quickly.
Steve Mandanda
Madanda made his first Premier League start in goal with Wayne Hennessey missing through injury and played a crucial role as Palace earned a late point.
Scott Dann was the Palace hero but the game would have been over had it not been for Mandada's save from Callum Wilson just before half-time.
The France No.2 keeper, who joined form Marseille in the summer, spread himself brilliantly to keep the score at 1-0. The 31-year-old looks a good signing and, with Palace struggling, may be an important player at Selhurst Park this season. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-analysis-wilfried-zaha-and-steve-mandanda-shine-but-christian-benteke-needs-goals-a3331151.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/bcd3e28f7d8551e90e161d9f0deea883d389857428c25ff615e8efca93d0ad45.json |
[
"Sara Coughlin"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:46 | null | 2016-08-30T11:03:33 | While watching videos of cats online can bolster your mental health, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows that dogs may be the healthier pet option IRL. Yet more cannon fodder for the oldest debate in history. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Fhealth%2Fdogs-are-better-for-your-health-than-cats-study-finds-a3332206.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/image_37.jpg | en | null | Dogs are better for your health than cats, study finds | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | While watching videos of cats online can bolster your mental health, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows that dogs may be the healthier pet option IRL. Yet more cannon fodder for the oldest debate in history.
Previous studies have shown that dog lovers are more extroverted and agreeable than cat people, and this research from the CDC may offer an explanation. After surveying 643 children's parents about the kids' mental and physical health (including questions about nutrition, physical activity, anxiety, and emotional difficulties), researchers found that fewer children raised in dog-owning households were described as "anxious" by their parents, compared to their dogless peers.
Although there was no difference in BMI between dog-owning and dogless children, the study also cites the National Institutes of Health's findings that there is a lower rate of obesity and poor heart health among dog owners. Just one more reason to love your pup.
In addition, it's suggested that children gain an early understanding of caretaking and relationship-building from owning a dog — not to mention the obvious opportunities for play and physical activity that a pup presents to kids. The authors of the study added that having a dog could help children overcome social or separation anxiety, thanks to Fido's dependable companionship.
London's popular dog breeds - in pictures
6 show all London's popular dog breeds - in pictures
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So, for today, the win goes to dog people; cat people may retreat to lick their wounds until tomorrow. At least both sides can agree on the merits of pet therapy?
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Serena Williams Doesn't Need You To Like Her Body | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/dogs-are-better-for-your-health-than-cats-study-finds-a3332206.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/33b4722f2939154cb4442925f4dd1c412b3fe3a3de8490405857825d5e388a65.json |
[
"Hatty Collier"
] | 2016-08-27T10:49:51 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Murder detectives today launched an investigation into the death of a man who was found unconscious in a busy street after being involved in a brawl. Reginald Ofei-Berko, 25, was found lying on the ground outside a block of flats in Walworth on Thursday after a fight with a group of men, Scotland Yard said. He was rushed to hospital after being discovered just after 3pm but died a short time later. His death is being treated as unexplained pending a post-mortem examination but it is being investigated by murder squad detectives. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fmurder-probe-into-death-of-reginald-ofeiberko-25-found-unconscious-in-walworth-street-after-brawl-a3330981.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/09/walworth.jpg | en | null | Walworth murder probe: Detectives investigate death of Reginald Ofei-Berko, 25, found unconscious in street after brawl | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Murder detectives today launched an investigation into the death of a man who was found unconscious in a busy street after being involved in a brawl.
Reginald Ofei-Berko, 25, was found lying on the ground outside a block of flats in Walworth on Thursday after a fight with a group of men, Scotland Yard said.
He was rushed to hospital after being discovered just after 3pm but died a short time later.
His death is being treated as unexplained pending a post-mortem examination but it is being investigated by murder squad detectives.
Officers released CCTV images of Mr Ofei-Berko in a pawnbroker in Walworth Road 80 minutes before he was found in nearby Penrose Street.
A CCTV still of 25-year-old Reginald Ofei-Berko who was found lying in the street in Walworth (Metropolitan Police)
Detective Chief Inspector Chris Jones, from the Metropolitan Police's homicide and major crime command, said: "He was found lying in the street, close to Walworth Road, in the middle of the afternoon.
"This is a busy road, and with the hot weather, there would have been a lot of people out and about.
"We believe there was an altercation of some sort involving a group of men and Reginald in the Penrose Street area in the time leading up to 3pm.
"We are extremely keen to talk to anyone who either took part in this altercation or who witnessed such an incident.
"I would also like to speak with anyone who saw Reginald after he left the shop. Where did he go? What was he doing before 3pm?
"Any piece of information, however small, might be vital to us so we would urge any members of the public who can help to please come forward and contact us."
Anyone with information should call the incident room number on 020 83453734 or via 101. Alternatively, they can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 500 111. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/murder-probe-into-death-of-reginald-ofeiberko-25-found-unconscious-in-walworth-street-after-brawl-a3330981.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/6744588bb3c893e60ae7ffb79be129fdc13930a2fc029a45451e796afd0946bf.json |
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"Tom Doyle"
] | 2016-08-27T14:49:58 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Danny Rose's late volley secured a 1-1 draw for Tottenham after a James Milner penalty threatened to see Liverpool leave White Hart Lane with all three points on Saturday. Milner's 43rd-minute spot kick - awarded after Erik Lamela had fouled Roberto Firmino - was a just reward for Liverpool's first-half efforts, with only a fine display from Michel Vorm keeping Jurgen Klopp's men at bay in the opening stages. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-1-liverpool-1-danny-rose-rescues-white-hart-lane-draw-a3331056.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/14/tottenham_celebration.jpg | en | null | Tottenham 1 Liverpool 1: Danny Rose rescues White Hart Lane draw | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Danny Rose's late volley secured a 1-1 draw for Tottenham after a James Milner penalty threatened to see Liverpool leave White Hart Lane with all three points on Saturday.
Milner's 43rd-minute spot kick - awarded after Erik Lamela had fouled Roberto Firmino - was a just reward for Liverpool's first-half efforts, with only a fine display from Michel Vorm keeping Jurgen Klopp's men at bay in the opening stages.
But Rose did brilliantly to control an Eric Dier cross, which was flicked on by Lamela, before deftly volleying home under pressure 18 minutes from time.
Vorm produced a stunning early stop with his foot to deny Philippe Coutinho from close range, and was off his line to sweep up the danger on numerous occasions as Spurs struggled to deal with Liverpool's pace on the counter.
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Mauricio Pochettino opted to leave striker Vincent Janssen on the bench and play Dele Alli behind lone striker Harry Kane, but was forced to introduce the Dutchman after Kyle Walker was forced off after 27 minutes due to illness.
That change saw Eric Dier switch to right-back, and Liverpool took advantage as Firmino won the penalty after driving down the left flank and being clipped from behind by Lamela.
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Sadio Mane was a threat throughout and thought he had doubled Liverpool's lead soon after the break, but Philippe Coutinho was correctly flagged offside after teeing up the summer signing.
Spurs improved in the second half, with Simon Mignolet makes two saves in quick succession from Christian Eriksen and Toby Alderweireld.
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Rose's strike after 72 minutes set up a potential grandstand finish, but neither side could capitalise as Liverpool shut up shop towards the end. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-1-liverpool-1-danny-rose-rescues-white-hart-lane-draw-a3331056.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/48d9acc3f5cadc4a63e92c9602e1746c3816a3ec48f16a73d6cf6a542bc74cf1.json |
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"Tom Doyle"
] | 2016-08-29T08:50:17 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | It was a busy weekend for London's Premier League clubs, with Antonio Conte ensuring his perfect record at Chelsea continued while Arsenal hit their stride at Watford. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Falexis-sanchez-ngolo-kante-and-eden-hazard-star-in-london-premier-league-team-of-the-weekend-a3331586.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/16/willian_goal_celebration.jpg | en | null | Premier League analysis: Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez and Chelsea's N'Golo Kante and Eden Hazard star in London team of the weekend | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | It was a busy weekend for London's Premier League clubs, with Antonio Conte ensuring his perfect record at Chelsea continued while Arsenal hit their stride at Watford.
Conte's Blues cruised past Burnley 3-0 at Stamford Bridge, while Arsene Wenger's men picked up their first win of the season with an impressive 3-1 victory at Vicarage Road.
Tottenham's stop-start approach to the new campaign saw they earn a 1-1 draw against Liverpool at White Hart Lane, while Crystal Palace also fought from behind to nick a point against Bournemouth at Selhurst Park.
There was bad news for Slaven Bilic at theEtihad on Sunday however, as a poor first-half display cost West Ham as Pep Guardiola's Manchester City held off a fightback to win 3-1 to go top of the table.
Standard Sport takes a look at the key performers for London's top clubs this weekend...
Goalkeeper: Michel Vorm
The Dutch goalkeeper had done little at Spurs before Saturday to suggest he will be anything more than a back-up to Hugo Lloris, but such was Vorm's form in the 1-1 draw against Liverpool that goal-scorer Danny Rose felt Spurs didn't miss their injured No.1 at White Hart Lane.
Vorm started by making a stunning reaction stop from Philippe Coutinho early on, and was both fast and fearless - and most crucially, accurate - when coming off his line to deny Jurgen Klopp's forwards on the counter.
On a day when Spurs were sluggish and failed to cope with Liverpool's mesmeric movement, it speaks volumes about Vorm's display that Mauricio Pochettino may face an intriguing selection dilemma once Lloris returns from a hamstring injury.
Right-back: Michail Antonio
The West Ham winger suffered a disappointing opening 45 minutes against Manchester City on Sunday before impressing in a more advanced position after the break at Etihad Stadium.
Antonio rose highest to score his eighth headed goal since the start of the 2015/16 campaign - a new Premier League record - and provided the width that threatened to see the Hammers nick a point until Raheem Sterling finished off Slaven Bilic's side in injury time.
Though Antonio's long-term future may not be at right-back, the 26-year-old's impressive performances down the right flank saw him earn a surprise England international call-up on Sunday to cap a meteoric rise from non-league football - there's no way he can miss out on the London XI after that.
Centre-back: Scott Dann
As the seconds ticked down for Crystal Palace, Dann produced another trademark header to ease the pressure on Alan Pardew and earn the Eagles' first point of the season.
The centre-back is such a valuable aerial asset at both ends of the pitch, and with Christian Benteke yet to find his feet and Palace struggling for inspiration following the sale of Yannick Bolasie, Dann's leadership is likely to be crucial in leading the club through what could be a tricky start to the new campaign.
He can also feel a little hard done by at missing out on an England call-up given the limited pool of talent Sam Allardyce has to pick from.
Centre-back: Rob Holding
After refusing to pay over the odds for a defender all summer, Arsenal Wenger could find himself in the curious position of spending £35million on a back-up centre-back. Shkodran Mustafi is all but confirmed as a Gunner, but Wenger has warned the Germany international that he will have to prise a starting role away from Holding.
The 20-year-old signed from Bolton earlier this summer and was expected to be a long-term project, but the youngster has impressed alongside Laurent Koscielny in the last two games and won Wenger's praise for an 'outstanding' display in the 3-1 win at Watford.
Holding dealt confidently with the experienced duo of Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo; even if Mustafi cost £70m, he'd face a battle to disrupt Holding and Koscielny's promising partnership.
Left-back: Danny Rose
Once viewed as a liability at left-back, Rose has steadily become one of the top-flight's most promising full-backs under the guidance of Mauricio Pochettino. The England international embodies much of the Argentine coach's tactical approach, from the fearless pressing to the seamless transition between defence and stack.
While Spurs' defence was all at sea against Liverpool, Rose was steady; his determination to get forward and capitalise on a lapse in concentration from Jurgen Klopp's back line brought the equaliser at White Hart Lane, showing poise and precision to dispatch his volley when others would have blasted the chance over.
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Centre midfield: N'Golo Kante
The title-winning France international is swiftly proving himself to be the signing of the summer at £32m, with few opponents able to match his determination or frightening levels of stamina. Kante has been compared to Claude Makelele with good reason; while he may not necessarily win you a game on his own, playing him means you probably won't lose.
But Kante is keen to dismiss those comparisons to be his own man, and a couple of driving runs from midfield against Burnley suggest Antonio Conte has a more dynamic talent on his hands than Makelele ever was for the Blues.
When Cesc Fabregas can't get a kick off the bench, you know you're doing something right. Kante has all the tools required to become a Stamford Bridge legend.
Centre midfield: Santi Cazorla
It's like he's never been away. Cazorla was a huge injury loss for Arsenal last season, with Wenger's side missing the midfielder's leadership as their title assault fell apart like wet newspaper. But Santi showed nerve to tuck away the Gunners' first from the penalty spot, and ensured the game was wrapped up before half-time with a bewitching performance in a deep-lying role.
The midfielder may have been left out of Spain's most recent squad, but the 31-year-old may cause new La Roja coach Julen Lopetegui to think again with more commanding performances such as these.
Centre midfield: Granit Xhaka
Arsenal fans were a little perplexed at their £34m summer signing not starting on their opening day of the season against Liverpool, with a lack of cover in the middle leading to a second-half collapse against Klopp's side. With Xhaka in the team against Leicester and Watford, the Gunners have conceded just once.
While Watford admittedly gave the Switzerland international time and space to pick passes from deep on Saturday, the mark of a top player is to make that gift count. Xhaka's ability to arrow a high cross-field ball with either foot had Gunners fans droling before his arrival, but to see it in action took their love for the midfielder to new-found levels at the weekend.
Gunners fans expressed their frustrations throughout the summer at a lack of transfer activity, but despite the imminent arrivals of Lucas Perez and Shkodran Mustafi, it looks like Wenger may have had his best bit of business wrapped up before Euro 2016 in Xhaka.
Right wing: Willian
So often the lone star in the murky night that was Chelsea's 2015/16 season, Willian is perhaps one of the few to have bought himself a little more time to impress Conte as the new coach rebuilds his Blues attack.
But such is the Brazilian's professionalism to maintaining those high standards that he was irrepressible against Burnley, with a well-taken goal from the right putting the game out of reach before the interval.
Willian's true value lies not just in his technical ability, but in his dedication - like Luis Suarez, he exhausts opponents and feeds off the challenge of excelling. This could well be his biggest season yet at Stamford Bridge.
Left wing: Eden Hazard
From hero to zero to hero again - it's been a year to remember for Hazard. The Belgian winger flopped spectacularly in the 2015/16 campaign after collecting the PFA Player of the Year award in May, but late-season performances hinted he had found both form and fitness.
An impressive Euro 2016 tournament followed despite disappointment for Belgium, and Hazard has started life under Antonio Conte in rude health. The winger slalomed in from the left before caressing the ball home from 25 yards against Burnley, announcing the return of one of the division's most thrilling players.
It could be argued that Kante's mammoth defensive work rate has allowed Hazard to focus more on his natural game, but regardless, he is delivering - and in real style. With Hazard and Willian in such fine form, Conte's Chelsea are looking like title contenders.
Forward: Alexis Sanchez
The Chile star may not be the man Wenger wanted to be leading the Arsenal front line at this point, but perhaps he's the man Arsenal need right now. Jurgen Klopp has shown at Liverpool how a mobile front four can cause havoc on the counter-attack, and Alexis may offer the Gunners the solution to unlocking stubborn defences on the road.
Watford didn't know whether to drop off Alexis or get tight, allowing him to vary his style; he scored a poacher's effort with a well-timed run before turning provider for Mesut Ozil with a devilish cross.
The 27-year-old is at his best when responding rather than following orders, which is perhaps why he can cut such a frustrated figure up front.
But while Lucas Perez's impending arrival may free Alexis from the burden of a central role, Arsenal fans have been shown that spending £50m on a striker may not be necessary if Wenger can tease a solution from his current crop. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/alexis-sanchez-ngolo-kante-and-eden-hazard-star-in-london-premier-league-team-of-the-weekend-a3331586.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/f38e0248ba202541908c0540dfb586abe982f61c8d8f6a34024e1cd9f18c9aff.json |
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"Frankie Mccoy"
] | 2016-08-31T12:51:31 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The only thing that beats leftover takeaway tikka masala for a hungover breakfast is a freshly cooked Indian brunch, with spice levels that will burn off the sins of the night before. These are five of London’s best. Chai Ki Bring greasy spoon diehards over to the spicy side with the “Full Nashta”: streaky bacon, anda bhurji, brioche bun, aloo tikki hash, masala beans, spiced sausage and vine tomato. Info: Crossrail Place, E14, chai-ki.com | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Frestaurants%2Flondon-s-best-indian-brunches-a3333406.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/12/chutney-mary-review.jpg | en | null | London’s best Indian brunches | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | 1/25 The Good Egg, Stoke Newington An international menu at this all-day restaurant — which raised money to open through crowdfunding — is pulled together by one common factor: brekkie food. Bagels, za'atar fried chicken and Iraqi stuffed egg pitas feature alongside the signature dish of short rib pastrami and the Jerusalem Breakfast which comprises several mezze-like small plates. Bloody Marys also abound. 93 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 0AS Visit the website Giulia Mulè
2/25 Bistrotheque, Victoria Park You’ll need to book for the almighty — and daringly different — brunches at Bistrotheque. Try classics with a twist such as avocado on toast with sriracha chilli sauce or go for something less tried and tested like crab rarebit with rocket and capers. The steak tartare is also worth a try. 23-27 Wadeson Street, E2 9DR Visit the website
3/25 Foxlow, various locations Hawksmoor’s younger sibling knows how to whip up a mean brunch. Gutsy highlights include fried chicken and egg on a ‘croissant waffle’, steak and eggs with green harissa, and the breakfast burger – a monster stack of charcoal-grilled sausage patty, bacon, mushrooms and dippy fried eggs in a sesame bun. Branches are in Clerkenwell, Stoke Newington and Chiswick, and shortly Balham. Visit the website
4/25 Caravan, King’s Cross You can't book here, but the brunch is worth waiting for — plus it's served until 4pm. Choose between wholesome dishes such as avocado, chilli, lemon and olive oil on toast and fruit and nut granola or more indulgent options such as coconut bread, lemon curd cream cheese and rhubarb or a pumpkin waffle topped with baked ricotta, maple and pecans. Granary Building, Granary Square, N1C 4AA Visit the website
5/25 Flesh & Buns, Covent Garden Sundays at Flesh & Buns mean unlimited everything. Well, practically. For either £39 or £46 a head (depending on which menu you go for) you’ll get a cocktail on arrival followed by chips, dips and edamame; unlimited hot and cold dishes — including the signature buns; unlimited prosecco, white or red wine; and pud to share. Sorted. 41 Earlham Street, WC2H 9LX Visit the website
6/25 Duck & Waffle, City It’s hard to beat a sky-high brunch, and they don’t get any more sky-high than this one at London’s highest-up restaurant. The menu includes the eponymous duck and waffle – crispy leg confit, fried duck egg, mustard maple syrup – along with ox cheek doughnuts, duck egg cocotte and freshly baked pastries. Heron Tower, 110 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AY Visit the website
7/25 Lantana Café, various locations This Antipodean café group serves up hearty yet reasonably healthy brunches. Its sunny menu spans juices, smoothies, toasted courgette bread and French toast with bacon, grilled banana, maple syrup and toasted pecans. The Fitzrovia original is still the best, but there are also sites in Shoreditch and Camden. Visit the website
8/25 The Providores, Marylebone Peter Gordon’s The Providores and Tapa Room deals in bright, exotic flavours — think grilled chorizo with sweet potato and miso hash, a soft boiled egg, garlic labne and star anise cashew nut praline. Be warned: weekends get pretty busy 109 Marylebone High Street, W1U 4RX Visit the website
9/25 Patty & Bun, London Fields The Arch operates as a prep kitchen for Patty & Bun’s burger joints in Marylebone and Liverpool Street as well as here. It’s also the only one of their sites which serves brunch. The star of the show is the selection of brunch buns – sourdough rolls filled with the likes of manga sausage (basically a rich ham patty), green herb and caper salsa, a fried egg and swiss cheese. Also try the duck nuggets. 397 Mentmore Terrace, E8 3PH Read our full review
10/25 Granger & Co, various locations Queues out the doors of all London’s three Granger & Co branches — in Clerkenwell, Notting Hill and King’s Cross — can be seen of a brunch time as Londoners flock to try Bill Granger’s bright and breezy dishes. Tuck into broken eggs with ricotta, spinach, pine nuts and grilled sourdough, or opt for a Full Aussie. Read our full review
11/25 Kopapa, Covent Garden Head to this bright and breezy Seven Dials spot for vibrant dishes such as chorizo hash, spiced banana French toast and – best of all – a take on shakshuka: poached eggs with whipped yoghurt, hot chilli butter and two slices of toast. You can order brunch until 4pm. 32-34 Seven Dials, WC2H 9HA Visit the website
12/25 Hakkasan, Fitzrovia Michelin-starred Hakkasan, set just off Tottenham Court Road, doesn’t serve a brunch as such — instead it offers Dim Sum Sundays. The £58 menu includes four lavish courses of dim sum, half a bottle of Champagne and two cocktails. 8 Hanway Place, W1T 1HD Visit the website
13/25 Chiltern Firehouse, Marylebone When Chiltern Firehouse was at the peak of its celebrity frenzy, brunch was just about the only sitting mere mortals could get a booking for. The heat is slightly less fierce now, but brunch is still as good a call as any. HIghlights include Nuno’s now legendary crab-stuffed doughnuts a mix-your-own steak tartare and black truffle scrambled eggs. Everything is served with a side of celeb spotting, obviously. 1 Chiltern Street, W1U 7PA Visit the website
14/25 The Delaunay, Aldwych This grand brasserie from Corbin and King serves a brunch menu that’s almost as impressive as its beautiful interiors. There’s something for everyone, from a tempting array of homemade pastries, pancakes and classic egg dishes to schnitzels and sausages — plus lots of opportunity for people-watching and atmosphere soaking-up. 55 Aldwych, WC2B 4BB Visit the website
15/25 34, Mayfair For sheer decadence, it’s hard to beat Mayfair’s 34. The classics are all served with flair while there’s also a hefty offering of steaks from the grill to round things off. Oh, and make sure you sup some Champagne from the specially designed Kate Moss coupes… 34 Grosvenor Square (entrance on North Audley Street) W1K 2HD Read our full review
16/25 Balthazar, Covent Garden Brunch at the original Balthazar is a New York institution and its Covent Garden outpost is proving pretty popular, too. It's about indulgence here so come hungry: mini pastries from its bakery followed by eggs a la Basque, which are fried eggs on a bed of roasted peppers and tomato with chorizo. 4-6 Russell Street, WC2B 5HZ Visit the website
17/25 Dean Street Townhouse, Soho One of the cosiest dining rooms for sheltering from inclement London weather with its booths and velvet armchairs. You have to start your brunch at Dean Street with multiple plates of hot buttered crumpets to share round the table, before settling into individual kedgeree or eggs florentine. 69-71 Dean Street, W1D 3SE Visit the website
18/25 Christopher’s, Covent Garden There are two brunch options at this grand brasserie: normal and superfood. Pick depending how virtuous you are feeling, or even opt for a combination of the two. The superfood menu includes raw juices along with avocado and crab on toast, while the normal menu offers indulgent pancakes, a lobster club sandwich and all manner of egg options. Yep, you’re probably not feeling all that virtuous… 18 Wellington Street, WC2E 7DD Visit the website
19/25 3 South Place, Moorgate Sitting on the fringes of the City and Shoreditch, this hotel eatery serves a mean bottomless brunch — and they are very forthcoming with the booze. Highlights include chorizo and fried duck egg on toast and London cured smoked salmon. For £15, Bloody Marys, mimosas and bellinis are limitless. 3 South Place, EC2M 2AF Visit the website
20/25 The Modern Pantry, Clerkenwell / City Diverse and international influences abound in Anna Hansen’s cooking, and the dishes at her two branches of The Modern Pantry zing all the more brightly for it. Try a spiced veal mince omelette, tamarind-crusted soft-shell crab or smoked burrata with beetroot, spelt, buckwheat and pickled greengages – or play it safe with eggy classics. Clerkenwell: St John’s Square, EC1V 4JJ / City: The Alphabeta Building, 14 Finsbury Square, EC2A 1AH Visit the website
21/25 Riding House Café, Fitzrovia A good place to summon strength before a day's shopping around Oxford Circus. Chorizo hash browns and reuben sandwiches feature alongside some stand-out pancakes: three hefty pancakes, soft and doughy, come with vanilla clotted cream, blueberries and your own jug of maple syrup. 43-51 Great Titchfield Street, W1W 7PQ Visit the website
22/25 Ben’s Canteen, Battersea / Earlsfield So laid back it’s almost horizontal, few places are better suited to brunch than Ben’s Canteen. Pair a breakfast burrito or buttermilk pancakes with a peanut butter and banana shake for a seriously good morning. Battersea: 140 St John’s Hill, SW11 1SL / Earlsfield: 422 Garratt Lane, SW18 4HW Visit the website
23/25 Dishoom, various locations There are now four branches of Bombay Café Dishoom around town, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be prepared for a queue. The bacon naan roll is a modern classic but also try the kejriwal – two fried eggs on chill cheese toast – and the Bombay omelette with chopped tomato, onion, coriander and green chilli. It’s technically a breakfast (but it’s so good we had to include it) so only runs until midday. Visit the website
24/25 Pavilion, Victoria Park Everyone who lives round Victoria Park comes to Pavilion weekend after weekend, or so it would appear given how bustling this place is. Highlights include the varying takes on a fry-up, all things eggy and anything involving the homemade sourdough. Victoria Park, Crown Gate West, E9 7DE Visit the website | http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/london-s-best-indian-brunches-a3333406.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/b3d221d38c4f8a27913ad2d6ecc542f0084fb1ea5cc4e2677620897e9ba4c458.json |
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"Tom Doyle"
] | 2016-08-28T22:50:11 | null | 2016-08-17T00:00:00 | Cesc Fabregas has taken to Twitter to deny any problems with Chelsea coach Antonio Conte, and insists he is prepared to fight to stay at Stamford Bridge. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelsea-transfer-news-cesc-fabregas-denies-antonio-conte-rift-and-will-fight-until-the-very-end-for-a3331591.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/17/08/cescfabregas.jpg | en | null | Chelsea transfer news: Cesc Fabregas denies Antonio Conte rift and will 'fight until the very end' for Stamford Bridge future | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Cesc Fabregas has taken to Twitter to deny any problems with Chelsea coach Antonio Conte, and insists he is prepared to fight to stay at Stamford Bridge.
Fabregas has cut a frustrated figure in recent weeks after being relegated to the bench by new Blues boss Conte, with the midfielder also losing his place in the Spain squad amid reports of a potential switch to Real Madrid.
While N'Golo Kante and Nemanja Matic have impressed in deep-lying roles in Conte's new-look 4-2-4 formation, Fabregas says that rumours of a fallout between him and Conte are false and that he is fully committed to Chelsea with the transfer window shutting on Wednesday night.
Fabregas wrote on Twitter: "Contrary to what has been written, the manager and I have a good relationship and he has NEVER told me that I can leave.
"He said that he counts on me, as I count on him.
"I will continue to fight for this club until the very end and when called upon I will always give my very best.
"I'm fully committed to @ChelseaFC and my only goal is to help them win football matches."
Contrary to what has been written, the manager and I have a good relationship and he has NEVER told me that I can leave. He said.../ctd — Cesc Fàbregas Soler (@cesc4official) August 28, 2016
.../ctd that he counts on me, as I count on him. I will continue to fight for this club until the very end and when called upon .../ctd — Cesc Fàbregas Soler (@cesc4official) August 28, 2016
.../ctd I will always give my very best. I'm fully committed to @ChelseaFC and my only goal is to help them win football matches. — Cesc Fàbregas Soler (@cesc4official) August 28, 2016
Barcelona star Gerard Pique has insisted he would remain friends with Fabregas if the former Camp Nou midfielder decided to join the Catalan giants' arch rivals Real.
"It would be his decision and wouldn't stop me being his friend because our relationship dates back many years," Pique said.
"I do not know what he will do but [if it happens] we will remain friends… except during games."
Real coach Zinedine Zidane addressed the Fabregas rumours last week saying that while the Chelsea midfielder is a "great player" a move for the 28-year-old would be difficult because of the number of options he already has in that position. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-transfer-news-cesc-fabregas-denies-antonio-conte-rift-and-will-fight-until-the-very-end-for-a3331591.html | en | 2016-08-17T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/19934c125a4ccc2b14da3eba8fecf3de2624ee73091d61d036b234cf590fe7f2.json |
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"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-26T20:49:24 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Harry Kane says he wants to spend the remainder of his career at Tottenham. The 23-year-old from Chingford has emerged as one of the Premier League’s top strikers since breaking into the Tottenham side in late 2014 and was the competition’s top scorer last season with 25 goals. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fharry-kane-i-want-to-finish-my-career-at-tottenham-the-club-is-in-great-shape-and-were-going-forward-a3330911.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/25/18/harry-kane.jpg | en | null | Harry Kane: I want to finish my career at Tottenham, the club is in great shape and we're going forward | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Harry Kane says he wants to spend the remainder of his career at Tottenham.
The 23-year-old from Chingford has emerged as one of the Premier League’s top strikers since breaking into the Tottenham side in late 2014 and was the competition’s top scorer last season with 25 goals.
England’s number one striker for much of Euro 2016 has, perhaps unsurprisingly, drawn covetous glances from Manchester United whilst European powers Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have monitored his situation over recent months.
Kane, though, has remained loyal and is expected to follow Mauricio Pochettino in signing a new deal. His manager has warned the Spurs squad that he is more focused on making additions than improving the conditions of the current squad, but his star striker is already happy with the status quo.
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“I'd love to stay here,” Kane told Sky Sports. “The club is in great shape at the moment, and we're going forward as a club, and that's important.
“As long as there's a vision with the club, and we're not stale, we're going forward as a club. At the moment, we're an excited group of young players with a great manager, great training ground and a new stadium coming too.
“I'd love to stay here for the rest of my career. We'll just have to see what happens.”
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1/11 Toby Alderweireld gets his head up and looks for a pass. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
2/11 Tottenham's players get to grips with the hallowed Wembley turf. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
3/11 Mauricio Pochettino barks out instructions to his players. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
4/11 Tottenham's first-team squad is put through their paces underneath the famous Wembley arch. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
5/11 Christian Eriksen skips past the challenge of Kevin Wimmer. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
6/11 Joshua Onomah looks to impress on the ball. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
7/11 Ryan Mason knocks the ball long in baking conditions at Wembley. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
8/11 Mauricio Pochettino has still got it. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
9/11 Tottenham's players take part in a running drill at Wembley. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
10/11 Eric Dier encourages his teammates. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
11/11 Time to cool down. The Spurs player have a well-deserved water break. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
In contrast to many of those who finished below them last season, this summer has been a quiet one for Tottenham. Though they still remain in the market Spurs completed the recruitment of Victor Wanyama and Vincent Janssen early in the window and have lost none of their key players.
Whilst the likes of Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea have been looking to spend heavily Spurs have made much less noise during the off-season. That is how Kane likes it.
“Teams buy players and change managers if they feel they need change at the club. The gaffer doesn't feel like we needed that. He was happy with his squad.
“He added a couple of great signings, and we're happy. We've been getting better every year, but for us it's just about staying focused.
“There's a lot of talk about the Uniteds, the Citys, the Chelseas, the new managers, new players, and we're happy for people to talk about them, we'll just do what we do each week.”
Kane is yet to get off the mark this season but will hope to make a big impact on Saturday, when Spurs host Liverpool at White Hart Lane in a battle between two sides whose hopes extend to at least a Champions League qualification spot. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/harry-kane-i-want-to-finish-my-career-at-tottenham-the-club-is-in-great-shape-and-were-going-forward-a3330911.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/c683f76cf27e822ff8bd03d55bdc10ad0521b8e601f300df475f70bc913db2c0.json |
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"Rebecca Pearson"
] | 2016-08-26T13:10:22 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | This sounds like a great little find: a free yoga class held on a barge. I’ve left yoga feeling like I’m floating on air before, but will Warrior poses on water make for a queasy combination for a landlubber like me? The Class Hatha flow – often practiced as gentler form of yoga with a focus on alignment and breathing. It's held by The Floating Classroom in the Paddington Basin. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Fhealth%2Fwould-you-try-yoga-on-a-boat-a3330466.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/12/floating-yoga.jpg | en | null | Would you try yoga on a boat? | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | This sounds like a great little find: a free yoga class held on a barge. I’ve left yoga feeling like I’m floating on air before, but will Warrior poses on water make for a queasy combination for a landlubber like me?
The Class
Hatha flow – often practiced as gentler form of yoga with a focus on alignment and breathing. It's held by The Floating Classroom in the Paddington Basin.
What it involves
The Floating Classroom is a sweet, neat vessel that, by day, travels around the waterways to teach pupils about forces in physics. But every Tuesday night the boat is transformed into a surprisingly spacious spot for a yoga class, allowing 14 people at a time to stretch out the stress of the day.
I choose a mat by the window, admiring the view: it’s quite a location, with an enormous rumbling motorway overhead, offices & cafés to my right and glorious weeping willows dipping into the canal to my left. Starting the class lying down and breathing deep, I enjoy that very gentle floating sensation and the warmth of the evening sun shining through rain dappled windows. The class is led by Dixie Turner, who has to be slightly inventive with the poses as we’re restricted in height due to the low ceiling, but it’s effective nonetheless: I can definitely feel the burn in Seated Chair Pose (this is like a squat, and always gets the glutes working). There are lots of forward bends, twists and a ‘Seated Cow Pose’, which I’ve never done before: it involves crossing the legs at an impossible-seeming angle and gives a glorious stretch to the outer thighs.
Best yoga Instagrammers - in pictures
11 show all Best yoga Instagrammers - in pictures
1/11 Click through to discover 10 essential Instagram accounts for any yoga-lover Shape-shifting: Frame Shoreditch yogi Steffy White Instagrams the dancer’s pose Instagram/@steffywhiteyoga
2/11 Adam Husler @adamhusler Teaches at Equinox, Yotopia, Stretch, Hot Yoga Society, KX, Yogahaven, Indaba, Tripspace
“Though it’s not necessarily what I teach in my classes, naturally, people love to see the more flamboyant poses in cool settings. But beware trying to copy these poses: don’t get drawn in by the aesthetics and focus on the integrity and alignment of the pose, not the prettiness!”
3/11 Sarah Highfield @sarahhighfield Teaches at Bodyism, Form Studios
“It’s not too difficult to photograph the poses but I do need to warm up before the deeper stretches. I don’t have a dedicated photographer — it’s pretty much anyone who is with me at the time, so usually my friends or boyfriend.”
4/11 Natasha Sherikhora @soluckysogreen Teaches private classes
“I love seeing people from all over the world enjoying yoga on Instagram, regardless of their experience or body type. I get ideas and inspiration while teaching and I try to capture all facets of yoga in my photos — its grace, beauty, fun and challenges.”
5/11 5. Naomi Absalom @naomiabsalom Teaches at Triyoga, Indaba Yoga, Union Station Yoga
“I don’t plan what I post at all; I just post what I feel like, when I feel like it. I like that I’m in charge of what I say and how I communicate — it’s very much my voice.”
6/11 Zarouhi Grumbar @yogawithzaz Teaches at iLumi Power Yoga, Yoga West
“I have made real friends through the Instagram yoga community. One friend travelled from Sweden so that we could meet and go to a yoga retreat together. At the end of my personal practice, or after teaching, I may set up my iPhone and simply take whatever poses I feel my body needs or what I want to express at that time.”
7/11 Calli Popham @calliyoga Teaches at Stretch
“My shots are done by me on my iPhone timer or by friends and some are from professional shoots. Unless it’s a professional shoot the light is always natural light. I tend to take them in the studio after I’ve taught or if I am somewhere particularly beautiful I might get inspired to do something upside down — it tends to be quite spontaneous.”
8/11 Nell Clough @danielle5freedomsyoga Teaches at Third Space, Fitmibody, Alex Fitness
“A quick browse of Instagram and I’m always itching to get back on my mat (it also makes me want to book lots of holidays). It’s not all about crazy handstands or arm balances, although it’s good to be encouraged to safely develop your practice with more difficult poses.
9/11 Steffy White @steffywhiteyoga Teaches at Frame Shoreditch
“My top tip is to press the brighten button. I don’t have someone walking around with me taking photos on a proper camera. Just me, randoms on the street and sometimes my boyfriend — nothing too fancy! My favourite pose at the moment is hanging out in caterpillar pose.”
10/11 Katarina Rayburn @katarinarayburnyoga Teaches at Frame, Dragonfly Yoga Studio, The Power Yoga Company
“I enjoy looking at poses on Instagram as it gives insight into variations that I may not have discovered so I am inspired to try and explore new poses and transitions within my practice.”
11/11 Charlotte Wellfare @charyogi Teaches at The Refinery, Shoreditch House, Frame, More Yoga
“The best Instagram pictures, in my opinion, are a balance of amazing yoga poses but also some fun and not-so-serious pictures to capture who you really are in life.”
It’s quite amusing being tucked away in the barge, people in suits striding on by to Paddington station with no idea what’s going on a foot away from them. It’s only the occasionally inquisitive dog sniffing at the window giving the game away: 14 people, blissed out on a barge, breathing deep on their yoga mats.
The verdict:
Dixie is an original, amusing teacher who makes sure to adjust our alignment so we get the best from our practice. Amazingly we do manage a full body workout despite rarely standing up straight and I feel utterly calmed and reinvigorated by the end. Best of all, I find the view from my mat particularly effective for practising mindfulness. Rather than providing distraction, every time a raft of ducks paddles by I feel so pleased to be where I am, I don’t find myself composing shopping lists or wondering how much time we have left.
Classes are free and spaces limited, so you do have to get in quick to experience this very special little London gem. Head to paddingtoncentral.com to find out more and apply for tickets. | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/would-you-try-yoga-on-a-boat-a3330466.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/757c100d11b8f699c3ab58cd26137bcbcfb4aa2c7fa6934a00146c4c8f8ef6ff.json |
[
"Tom Allnutt"
] | 2016-08-29T18:50:38 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Britain's Kyle Edmund pulled off the first shock of the US Open and secured the biggest win of his career as he knocked out 13th seed Richard Gasquet in straight sets. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fus-open-kyle-edmund-thrashes-richard-gasquet-to-reach-second-round-a3331821.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/18/kyle-edmund.jpg | en | null | US Open: Kyle Edmund thrashes Richard Gasquet to reach second round | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Britain's Kyle Edmund pulled off the first shock of the US Open and secured the biggest win of his career as he knocked out 13th seed Richard Gasquet in straight sets.
Edmund was playing his first ever match in the main draw at Flushing Meadows but it was the 21-year-old who looked the seasoned campaigner, thrashing Gasquet 6-2 6-2 6-3 to reach the second round.
He will now face either American Ernesto Escobedo or Slovakia's Lukas Lacko, giving him a very realistic chance of making round three.
Gasquet, a former world number seven and three-time grand slam semi-finalist, has been plagued by a recurring back problem this summer but while the 30-year-old may not have been fully fit, he was also outplayed by a brilliant Edmund display.
THIS is how you wrap up victory
Kyle Edmund charges into R2 #USOpen https://t.co/m6vSJ7wgiU — Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) August 29, 2016
The world number 84 from Yorkshire was as bold from the baseline as his luminous yellow outfit, reeling off 40 winners to his opponent's 13, with his booming forehand particularly destructive.
Edmund's previous best victory, in terms of rankings at least, came at Queen's in June against then-world number 18 Gilles Simon but Gasquet, placed three spots higher, is a bigger scalp both in terms of scale and stage.
The Briton has struggled for stamina before in extreme heat but he has developed physically this year and, in blistering temperatures of 32 degrees Celsius on Court Five, he showed no signs of letting up.
He made an early statement of intent with a sweeping backhand down the line but it was the forehand Gasquet could not handle as Edmund seized an early break for 3-1 and then a second to seal the set in 27 minutes.
The Frenchman was shell-shocked, unable to live with his opponent's aggression, and when another driving backhand into the corner put Edmund two sets up, an upset suddenly looked on the cards.
Both players went off for a comfort break at the start of the third, as Gasquet perhaps tried to plot a comeback, but while the veteran injected more variety into his game thereafter, the resistance was short-lived.
In the groove: Kyle Edmund (KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)
Edmund was broken at 2-1 when Gasquet rushed the net on a return, but the youngster broke back instantly, scampering across to a volley and whipping a stunning forehand pass down the line.
Gasquet started to boil over, slamming the ball away in frustration towards the end, as Edmund broke and then sealed victory with an ace, wrapping up his surprise demolition in one hour and 41 minutes. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/us-open-kyle-edmund-thrashes-richard-gasquet-to-reach-second-round-a3331821.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/b380b515fa263fde8b0e40037b83788843f1088fc19205bda64898740f15e56d.json |
[
"Chloe Chaplain"
] | 2016-08-26T14:50:14 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | France’s top judges have suspended a ban on burkinis on French beaches which sparked worldwide outrage and criticism. The country’s highest administrative court released a statement saying the ban would be suspended pending a definitive ruling. It said the ban "seriously and clearly illegally breached fundamental freedoms to come and go, freedom of beliefs and individual freedom". | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fburkini-ban-frances-top-court-suspends-controversial-move-amid-international-outrage-a3330656.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/23/09/burkini2308a.jpg | en | null | Burkini ban: France's top court suspends controversial move amid international outrage | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | France’s top judges have suspended a ban on burkinis on French beaches which sparked worldwide outrage and criticism.
The country’s highest administrative court released a statement saying the ban would be suspended pending a definitive ruling.
It said the ban "seriously and clearly illegally breached fundamental freedoms to come and go, freedom of beliefs and individual freedom".
The Conseil d'Etat gave the ruling following a request from the League of Human Rights to overturn the burkini ban in the Mediterranean town of Villeneuve-Loubet on the grounds it contravenes civil liberties.
Controversial ban: Armed Police reportedly forced a woman to remove a burkini on a beach in Nice (Twitter/Feiza Ben Mohamed )
A human rights lawyer says the decision by France's top administrative court to overturn a ban on burkini swimsuits should set a legal precedent for the whole country.
Lawyer Patrice Spinosi, representing the Human Rights League, told reporters that other mayors who have banned burkinis must conform to Friday's decision regarding the town of Villeneuve-Loubet.
He also said women who have already received fines can protest them based on Friday's decision.
"It is a decision that is meant to set legal precedent," he said. "Today all the ordinances taken should conform to the decision of the Council of State. Logically the mayors should withdraw these ordinances. If not legal actions could be taken" against those towns.
Burkini protest outside French embassy
"Today the state of law is that these ordinances are not justified. They violate fundamental liberties and they should be withdrawn."
But the mayor of Sisco in northern Corsica says he won't lift his ban which was put in place after sunbathers of North African origin clashed with Sisco villagers on the beach earlier in August.
He told BFM-TV on Friday: "Here the tension is very, very, very strong and I won't withdraw it."
A protest against France’s “oppressive” ban on was staged at the country’s embassy in London on Thursday.
Both Muslim and non-Muslim women donned burkinis, bikinis and swimsuits to sit on a makeshift beach in a bid to force the French government to repeal the "oppressive" law, under which women on beaches have been ordered to remove religious clothing by armed police.
Under the French legal system, temporary decisions can be handed down before the court takes more time to prepare a judgement on the underlying legality of the case.
This page is being updated. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/burkini-ban-frances-top-court-suspends-controversial-move-amid-international-outrage-a3330656.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/7c984d9a25f05abaf61e290c1434a5df4cef8c22b4e31025611cabdb92055f23.json |
[
"Ken Dyer"
] | 2016-08-31T14:51:23 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Former Spanish international full-back Alvaro Arbeloa is holding talks with West Ham over a transfer deadline day move. Arbeloa, 33, is a free agent after leaving Real Madrid at the end of last season. The right back, who has won 56 caps for Spain and was a member of their Euro 2012 winning team, has also played for Deportivo La Coruna and Liverpool. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fwest-ham-transfer-news-hammers-move-for-former-liverpool-and-real-madrid-defender-alvaro-arbeloa-a3333651.html.json | en | null | Alvaro Arbeloa to West Ham: Hammers move for former Liverpool and Real Madrid defender | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Former Spanish international full-back Alvaro Arbeloa is holding talks with West Ham over a transfer deadline day move.
Arbeloa, 33, is a free agent after leaving Real Madrid at the end of last season.
The right back, who has won 56 caps for Spain and was a member of their Euro 2012 winning team, has also played for Deportivo La Coruna and Liverpool.
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is keen to strengthen his defensive options with Michail Antonio having had to act as a makeshift full-back.
While Antonio has covered adequately in Sam Byram’s absence, the winger has been left wanting when up against top opposition; most notably giving away a penalty when faced with Eden Hazard in their opening day defeat to Chelsea.
Arbeloa would bring a wealth of experience to Bilic’s squad.
Stay tuned to all of the latest news, rumours and gossip from the final hours of the summer transfer window with our deadline day live blog. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-transfer-news-hammers-move-for-former-liverpool-and-real-madrid-defender-alvaro-arbeloa-a3333651.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/508764b96b4cd860e6d199b3f109b7a0d84f4879182eb84e7ad879e7f57d1a84.json | |
[
"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-29T16:50:38 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Chelsea were all over the place last season but new manager Antonio Conte has reorganised the Blues, according to Gary Cahill. Chelsea started last season as champions but ended it in mid-table obscurity after a disastrous run of form saw the club miss out on a top-four finish. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelsea-were-all-over-the-place-last-season-but-antonio-conte-has-the-blues-organised-insists-gary-a3331761.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/15/antonio-conte1.jpg | en | null | Chelsea were all over the place last season but Antonio Conte has the Blues organised, insists Gary Cahill | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Chelsea were all over the place last season but new manager Antonio Conte has reorganised the Blues, according to Gary Cahill.
Chelsea started last season as champions but ended it in mid-table obscurity after a disastrous run of form saw the club miss out on a top-four finish.
Conte has been charged with leading Chelsea back into Europe's elite this term and the Italian coach has enjoyed an unbeaten start to his tenure at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues are one of just three sides to go into the international break with nine points following Saturday's comfortable 3-0 win against Burnley and Cahill is adamant Conte's regime has been a huge benefit to the west Londoners.
"We’ve added one or two quality players which is great but predominantly it’s the same players from last year, and when we won the league the season before," Cahill told the club's official website.
"The main thing for me is how fit and sharp we look, and the organisation in terms of where players need to be.
"I felt like last year we were all over the place at times.
"[Now] We’ve got discipline, we’re organised and we look fit. I’m in the best condition I’ve been for a long time," he added.
Conte has been quick to install a team spirit that was rarely on show at Chelsea last season and Cahill believes following the 46-year-old's methods will put the team back onto the path to success.
"The manager is adamant about the way he wants to play and that’s what everyone has to buy into.
"If everybody pulls in the right direction, nine out of 10 times you’ll succeed.
Chelsea's summer search for a central defender
9 show all Chelsea's summer search for a central defender
1/9 Leonardo Bonucci Antonio Conte earmarked Bonucci as one of his top transfer targets earlier in the summer after working alongside the 28-year-old while with Juventus and the Italian national side.
The defender initially hinted that he was considering his future, but committed to a new five-year deal with Juve in July to end Chelsea's pursuit. VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images
2/9 John Stones Everton rejected four Chelsea offers for John Stones last summer and the Blues intended to reignite thier interest in a bid to finally tempt him away from Goodison Park.
But Antonio Conte was reluctant to match Manchester City's offer and the England international joined Pep Guardiola's side for a record fee in the region of £50million in August.
3/9 Kostas Manolas Chelsea made a fresh enquiry for Kostas Manolas earlier in the summer as a cheaper alternative to John Stones and a long-term replacement for captain John Terry.
Roma coach Luciano Spalletti last month warned the 25-year-old is not for sale and reports later claimed Barcelona had secured the first option to sign Manolas as part of the deal which saw Thomas Vermaelen move to Serie A. Paolo Bruno/Getty Images
4/9 Marquinhos Chelsea held talks with Paris St Germain over Brazil defender Marquinhos earlier in the summer.
The 22-year-old was also on Jose Mourinho's Chelsea wishlist last summer, but he signed a new long-term deal in Paris last year and the Blues have yet to take their interest beyond initial discussions.
5/9 Jose Gimenez Atletico Madrid's Gimenez was a a target for Chelsea last summer when it is understood he was actually wanted ahead of John Stones, who was the subject of four Chelsea bods.
The Blues again earmarked Gimenez as a target earlier this year, but didn't act on their interest. CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images
6/9 Kalidou Koulibaly The defender has emerged as Chelsea's top target as others have fallen away, but Napoli have attempted to keep Koulibaly with a new contract offer which includes the verbal agreement to sell in 12 months.
The Blues are considering meeting their £60m asking price this summer and Koulibaly is keen on a move to Stamford Bridge, but the Serie A club are proving tough negotiators. (Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
7/9 Victor Lindelof Chelsea remain hopeful a deal can be struck for Koulibaly, but Lindelof has been lined up as a back-up option to strengthen central defence if their pursuit fails.
Their hope to sign the Sweden international is complicated by the fact they are unwilling to meet the £25m release clause in his contract.Chelsea remain hopeful a deal can be struck for Koulibaly, but Lindelof has been lined up as a back-up option to strengthen central defence if their pursuit fails.
Their hope to sign the Sweden international is complicated by the fact they are unwilling to meet the £25m release clause in his contract. FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP/Getty Images
8/9 Alessio Romagnoli Chelsea also turned to AC Milan's Romagnoli as an alternative to Koulibaly.
But Antonio Conte was again dealt another blow as Milan rejected a £30million Chelsea bid before drawing up a new deal for the 21-year-old to as they stepped up their efforts to knock away interest. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
9/9 Nikola Maksimovic Napoli have been in talks with Torino over Nikola Maksimovic since the start of the year, but he has also drawn interest from Chelsea.
However, the 24-year-old is edging towards a £26million move to Napoli, but it is hoped that transfer could pave the way for long-term Chelsea target Kalidou Koulibaly to finally secure a move to Stamford Bridge. Getty Images
"The fitness and nutrition, things that people probably don’t see, is vitally important, especially in this league," he added.
Chelsea are currently second in the Premier League table behind Manchester City, who have a marginally better goal difference, and are next in action against Swansea on September 11. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-were-all-over-the-place-last-season-but-antonio-conte-has-the-blues-organised-insists-gary-a3331761.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/6144755381cee96f8aaf341ccf6c382da31722c4c0a758b12e460f2205834b7a.json |
[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-28T20:50:14 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | The mother of murdered British backpacker Mia Ayliffe-Chung has said her daughter's ashes will be scattered around the world so she "can visit places" she will now never discover. Rosie Ayliffe, from Derbyshire, also discussed coming to terms with her loss, after her 21-year-old daughter was stabbed to death in Australia on Tuesday, allegedly by 29-year-old Frenchman Smail Ayad. Writing in a daily blog for The Independent as she prepares to head for Australia to collect the ashes, Ms Ayliffe said her daughter will be cremated there. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Fashes-of-british-backpacker-mia-ayliffechung-will-be-scattered-around-the-world-a3331551.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/24/07/mia2.jpg | en | null | Mia Ayliffe-Chung: Ashes of British backpacker will be scattered around the world | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The mother of murdered British backpacker Mia Ayliffe-Chung has said her daughter's ashes will be scattered around the world so she "can visit places" she will now never discover.
Rosie Ayliffe, from Derbyshire, also discussed coming to terms with her loss, after her 21-year-old daughter was stabbed to death in Australia on Tuesday, allegedly by 29-year-old Frenchman Smail Ayad.
Writing in a daily blog for The Independent as she prepares to head for Australia to collect the ashes, Ms Ayliffe said her daughter will be cremated there.
Ms Ayliffe said: "I know some of her friends are struggling with that, because they wanted her body brought home and a cremation or burial here in the Wirksworth area, but she has friends all over the place.
"Hence the plan to create a place of remembrance here, but also to give various people vials of Mia's ashes to scatter in places dear to her or to them. That way she can visit places she hasn't visited yet. Canada, New Zealand, Singapore."
Killed at hostel: Mia Ayliffe-Chung
She added: "I've been told by the family liaison police that I'm at the beginning of a journey and that I'll experience many emotions. For the past few days the emotions have been at bay, to the extent that I was starting to question yesterday whether I was grieving at all.
"At the moment the only way I can really cope with our loss is to think Mia's time had come and what happened in that hostel on Tuesday was her fate. It was always going to happen like that."
Backpacker: Mia Ayliffe-Chung (Facebook)
She said of the alleged killer: "Smail Ayad ... is not an Islamic fundamentalist, he has never set foot in a mosque."
Ayad has been charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder, one count of serious animal cruelty and 12 counts of serious assault.
He did not appear in court on Friday but was remanded in custody and his case has been adjourned until October 28.
Police are investigating reports that the Frenchman had an unrequited romantic interest or an "obsession" with Miss Ayliffe-Chung. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/ashes-of-british-backpacker-mia-ayliffechung-will-be-scattered-around-the-world-a3331551.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/59c8b7aa6e8fc0acb8a4e55b0d299b611270984bb329d1664fa432cf4a01f2a7.json |
[
"Jennifer Ruby"
] | 2016-08-26T13:13:19 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Nicole Scherzinger didn’t seem too keen to talk about predecessor Cheryl at the X Factor launch. The pop star and returning judge rather awkwardly dodged a question about the star on the red carpet on Thursday. When asked by a reporter whether she got to meet Cheryl while filming the show this year, Scherzinger bizarrely responded by saying: “I mean Mrs O [Sharon Osbourne] is the… I call her OG, is the original gangster. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fthe-x-factor-2016-nicole-scherzinger-awkwardly-dodges-question-about-cheryl-at-launch-a3330231.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/10/nicolescherz.jpg | en | null | The X Factor 2016: Nicole Scherzinger awkwardly dodges question about Cheryl at launch | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Nicole Scherzinger didn’t seem too keen to talk about predecessor Cheryl at the X Factor launch.
The pop star and returning judge rather awkwardly dodged a question about the star on the red carpet on Thursday.
When asked by a reporter whether she got to meet Cheryl while filming the show this year, Scherzinger bizarrely responded by saying:
“I mean Mrs O [Sharon Osbourne] is the… I call her OG, is the original gangster.
“She's the mama. I'm really close with her. The people on the panel - that's my family.”
The persistent journalist added: “But you're not disappointed that you missed out on Cheryl then?”
After staring blankly at him, the reporter offered: “Cheryl Fernandez-Versini?”
Scherzinger then looked off camera at her publicist, who promptly said: “Okay, let’s move on.”
The X Factor 2016: judges and presenters
7 show all The X Factor 2016: judges and presenters
1/7 They're back It's a classic judging line-up for this year's X Factor Thames / Syco Entertainment
2/7 Simon Cowell The head honcho is still in charge Thames / Syco Entertainment
3/7 Sharon Osbourne Sharon is back for the first time since 2013 Thames / Syco Entertainment
4/7 Nicole Scherzinger Nicole was last on the panel in 2013 Thames / Syco Entertainment
5/7 Louis Walsh 2015 was the only time Louis wasn't a judge on the show Thames / Syco Entertainment
6/7 Dermot O'Leary The presenter is back after a year off Thames / Syco Entertainment
7/7 Rylan Clark-Neal and Matt Edmondson The all-new live Xtra Factor has new hosts in Rylan and Matt Thames / Syco Entertainment
While neither singer starred on the show at the same time, Cheryl detailed an ‘awkward’ encounter between the pair in her 2012 autobiography Cheryl: My Story.
The former Girls Aloud star recounted a moment in which Scherzinger sang her own song, Promise This, back to her.
“I swear to God, the woman sang the whole song, to my face. It was just so awkward,” she wrote.
Scherzinger later told Fabulous Magazine: “I’d like to give her the benefit of the doubt and hope that she would only have spoken highly of me because I’ve not spoken poorly of her.
“The story is I met her once at The X Factor and I wanted to make her feel good. I said I’d heard her song on the radio and I think I sang the words "promise this". But I really don’t know any lyrics after that.
“And then that is made out to be something else and I don’t understand why. I don’t understand why anybody would do that. It’s been blown out of proportion and it’s silly.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/the-x-factor-2016-nicole-scherzinger-awkwardly-dodges-question-about-cheryl-at-launch-a3330231.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/65d8ebe2e647b9c4f87717a652c9103739412941ced53daee0c0e56b8b5148ee.json |
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"Tom Doyle"
] | 2016-08-27T10:49:45 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Tottenham host Liverpool today hoping to secure their second win of the Premier League season. Spurs edged past Crystal Palace last time out and while Mauricio Pochettino insisted he was happy with his team's performance, he would probably have preferred to witness a greater margin of victory. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-vs-liverpool-live-team-news-latest-score-and-goal-updates-at-white-hart-lane-a3331001.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/25/19/mauricio-pochettino-jurgen-klopp.jpg | en | null | Tottenham vs Liverpool live: Harry Kane captains Spurs with Vincent Janssen on bench; team news, latest score and goal updates at White Hart Lane | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Tottenham host Liverpool today hoping to secure their second win of the Premier League season.
Spurs edged past Crystal Palace last time out and while Mauricio Pochettino insisted he was happy with his team's performance, he would probably have preferred to witness a greater margin of victory.
Making the difference up front no longer rests squarely on the shoulders of Harry Kane, with Vincent Janssen also vying for a place in the front line when Jurgen Klopp's side come to town.
But it would be a bold move not to re-install Kane as Tottenham's attacking spearhead against a Liverpool team boasting the worst defensive record in the Premier League, as it stands.
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What they said
Mauricio Pochettino: "It will be a very tough game. I remember last season it was Klopp's first game in charge.
"They like to play on the counter attack. They are fast. Different to us - we like to manage the ball.
"We are a different team with a different philosophy but it will be tough."
In pictures: Tottenham in training at Wembley
11 show all In pictures: Tottenham in training at Wembley
1/11 Toby Alderweireld gets his head up and looks for a pass. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
2/11 Tottenham's players get to grips with the hallowed Wembley turf. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
3/11 Mauricio Pochettino barks out instructions to his players. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
4/11 Tottenham's first-team squad is put through their paces underneath the famous Wembley arch. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
5/11 Christian Eriksen skips past the challenge of Kevin Wimmer. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
6/11 Joshua Onomah looks to impress on the ball. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
7/11 Ryan Mason knocks the ball long in baking conditions at Wembley. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
8/11 Mauricio Pochettino has still got it. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
9/11 Tottenham's players take part in a running drill at Wembley. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
10/11 Eric Dier encourages his teammates. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
11/11 Time to cool down. The Spurs player have a well-deserved water break. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
Jurgen Klopp: "They [Tottenham] are absolutely convinced about their way and their style of play.
"They didn't change too much and they have high individual quality.
"They are a pressing team, a high-pressure team, so we need to know about this.
"They don't give away a lot of spaces but there are spaces, of course." | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-vs-liverpool-live-team-news-latest-score-and-goal-updates-at-white-hart-lane-a3331001.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/e3f1d9dcff38057b23ba5388d8731eefac834c4ab15f2bad5f6dce4556ccce99.json |
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"Fiona Simpson"
] | 2016-08-30T22:51:00 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A Polish man killed in a suspected “hate crime” attack in Essex has been named locally as Arkadiusz Jozwik. The 40-year-old was allegedly beaten, knocked unconscious and left for dead in the attack in Harlow on Saturday night. He was taken to hospital with serious head injuries but died yesterday evening. Mr Jozwik, known to friends and family as Arek, was allegedly targeted by a gang of teenagers outside the TGF Pizza and Mr Luigi’s takeaway shops in The Stow, Harlow, after he was “heard speaking Polish”. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fharlow-murder-polish-man-killed-by-mob-in-hate-attack-named-locally-as-arek-jozwik-a3332896.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/22/arek-jozwik.jpg | en | null | Harlow murder: Polish man killed 'by mob in hate attack' named locally as Arek Jozwik | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A Polish man killed in a suspected “hate crime” attack in Essex has been named locally as Arkadiusz Jozwik.
The 40-year-old was allegedly beaten, knocked unconscious and left for dead in the attack in Harlow on Saturday night.
He was taken to hospital with serious head injuries but died yesterday evening.
Mr Jozwik, known to friends and family as Arek, was allegedly targeted by a gang of teenagers outside the TGF Pizza and Mr Luigi’s takeaway shops in The Stow, Harlow, after he was “heard speaking Polish”.
Police said they believed the two men were verbally abused before both being attacked.
Mr Jozwik’s brother Radek, 34, told MailOnline that the victim had no children of his own but was a family man.
He had worked at a meat production plant alongside their mother, who is said to be “really struggling” after her son's death.
Scene: the attack happened in The Stow, Harlow (Google Streetview)
Speaking at the spot where his brother was attacked he added that Mr Jozwik “did not speak much English” and was “picked on because of that”.
He said: “Arek came down to get a pizza - it was the first time he came down to get one.
“Normally he would get it delivered but for whatever reason he came to buy one and that's when all the trouble started.”
Friends have organised a unity march through Harlow in Mr Jozwik's memory tomorrow.
Essex Antifacists posted on Facebook: "No words. Rest in peace, Arek Jozwik."
Senior investigating officer Detective Inspector Al Pitcher, of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, said: "This is now a murder investigation and our enquiries have quickly led to the arrest of five teenage boys.
"Following this vicious attack, a man has sadly lost his life and I urge anyone with information to contact us as soon as possible.”
Four 15-year-old boys and one 16-year-old boy, all from Harlow, were arrested on Monday on suspicion of attempted murder and later re-arrested on suspicion of murder.
All have been released on police bail pending further enquiries until October 7.
A sixth teenager, a 15-year-old boy from Harlow, was arrested on Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of murder and is currently in custody awaiting questioning.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Harlow Major Investigation Team on 101. Alternatively, they can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/harlow-murder-polish-man-killed-by-mob-in-hate-attack-named-locally-as-arek-jozwik-a3332896.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/35ca3e8473566acb9e8d0bfaecf458bf81093ffac3f19ccac4604f5b97979332.json |
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"Jamie Nimmo"
] | 2016-08-26T13:03:53 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | One of the world’s biggest infrastructure investors is betting against the stock-market performance of Balfour Beatty, the UK’s largest building contractor — despite both playing key roles in the redevelopment of Stratford. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP), Canada’s state-owned pension fund which manages almost C$300 billion (£176 billion) of assets, has built a 0.5% short position worth £10 million in the hope of profiting from a share price decline from the FTSE 250 firm. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Fcanada-pension-fund-goes-short-on-balfour-despite-project-link-a3330506.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/25/21/london_stadium_west_ham_astra.jpg | en | null | Canada pension fund goes short on Balfour despite project link | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | One of the world’s biggest infrastructure investors is betting against the stock-market performance of Balfour Beatty, the UK’s largest building contractor — despite both playing key roles in the redevelopment of Stratford.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP), Canada’s state-owned pension fund which manages almost C$300 billion (£176 billion) of assets, has built a 0.5% short position worth £10 million in the hope of profiting from a share price decline from the FTSE 250 firm.
It is the first time CPP, which has a stake in the UK’s biggest port operator Associated British Ports, has shorted a British construction or infrastructure company, say Financial Conduct Authority filings.
Unlike most pension funds, CPP and other Canadian funds are active investors and directly back huge infrastructure projects. Both Balfour and CPP have been at the centre of Stratford’s regeneration.
The pension fund bought a 25% stake in Westfield Stratford City in 2010, a year before the shopping centre was opened on the edge of the Olympic Park.
Balfour converted the Olympic Stadium into the new home of West Ham United and was also behind the Olympics Aquatics Centre. CPP declined to comment on its reason for the short.
Balfour’s first-half results last week beat analysts’ forecasts. Broker Numis called it a “turning point” for the company, which has been hit by a series of profit warnings in the past few years.
Carillion, which failed two years ago to merge with Balfour, has been targeted by short-sellers and remains one of the most shorted stocks on the LSE.
It is CPP’s first notable investment decision since the Brexit vote, which it claimed would not affect its outlook for the UK. It yesterday saw ITV ditch its £1 billion bid for eOne, in which it is the largest investor. | http://www.standard.co.uk/business/canada-pension-fund-goes-short-on-balfour-despite-project-link-a3330506.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/ce9d10ae17a19e16fe6fc7ff16992e29b66c8498e6b524d09b57c461d36f1eb3.json |
[
"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-30T12:51:11 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Olivier Giroud doubts that Arsenal will have any margin for error in their title battle against Chelsea and the Manchester sides after a slow start to the season. Arsenal already find themselves five points off the pace just three games into the new season, with new managers Pep Guardiola (Manchester City), Jose Mourinho (Manchester United) and Antonio Conte (Chelsea) having won all of their matches so far. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Folivier-giroud-insists-arsenal-can-win-the-title-but-fears-zlatan-ibrahimovics-influence-on-a3332441.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/12/oliviergiroud.jpg | en | null | Olivier Giroud insists Arsenal can win the title but fears Zlatan Ibrahimovic's influence on Manchester United | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Olivier Giroud doubts that Arsenal will have any margin for error in their title battle against Chelsea and the Manchester sides after a slow start to the season.
Arsenal already find themselves five points off the pace just three games into the new season, with new managers Pep Guardiola (Manchester City), Jose Mourinho (Manchester United) and Antonio Conte (Chelsea) having won all of their matches so far.
The Gunners, though, had to wait until Saturday to get a victory on the board, cruising to a 3-1 victory over Watford at Vicarage Road, and have already seen their defensive weaknesses exposed in a 4-3 home defeat to Liverpool.
With high-quality additions such as John Stones, N’Golo Kante and Zlatan Ibrahimovic having reinforced the top three Giroud admits that the battle for the league is even tougher than last season, when the Gunners finished second to Leicester, and he fears the latter, who has already scored three league goals for Manchester United, may be the star name who decides the fate of the title.
Watford vs Arsenal - analysis
5 show all Watford vs Arsenal - analysis
1/5 Mustafi will do well to dislodge Holding At £35million Shkodran Mustafi looks set to be the third most expensive centre-back in history but don’t expect him to immediately dislodge a player who was relegated from the Championship just a few months ago.
Holding faced another gruelling examination in the form of Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo but emerged with his burgeoning reputation further improved. The physicality of Watford’s captain was nothing the youngster couldn’t deal with – indeed on several occasions he was the victor of their aerial tussles.
As for Ighalo, the tone was set early on when he whipped the ball of the Nigerian on a dangerous sally down the left. If this is Holding’s last start for a while at least the 20-year-old can rest assured he did all he could to make his case to Arsene Wenger. Getty Images
2/5 Santi Cazorla is back where he belongs Whether or not he is Arsenal’s best midfielder could be the subject of intense debate but Cazorla’s key role in the team’s dynamics cannot be doubted. From the moment he hobbled off against Norwich last season Wenger’s side lost their mojo, now that the Spaniard is back to full fitness Arsenal are singing once more.
Aided by the energetic Granit Xhaka he gave Arsenal control and incision, whilst both displayed plenty of energy in the tackle. For all the talk of Wenger’s multitudinous options in central areas the likes of Francis Coquelin and Aaron Ramsey must play very well indeed to wrestle a place from these two. AFP/Getty Images
3/5 Strikerless Arsenal look their most deadly yet The Alexis Sanchez as centre forward experiment was deemed to have failed over the first two games of the season but perhaps it was just that the supporting cast weren’t quite clicking. Today they found a way of making their front four better than the already impressive sum of their parts.
Sanchez in particular looked freed from his positional responsibilities, slipping out to the left and dragging Sebastian Prodl and Younes Kaboul with him. That left space for Mesut Ozil to burst into – just as Wenger has long wanted him to. Elsewhere Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott and Santi Cazorla were flitting into whatever position they could find, leaving Watford’s back three chasing shadows.
This new system reached its pinnacle on Arsenal’s third, where Cazorla and Sanchez doubled up on the left, the latter delivering a cross for Ozil to head home. Getty Images
4/5 Theo Walcott is rediscovering his confidence The England winger will always be a largely peripheral presence in this Arsenal side, because that is his job. He can’t replicate the one-touch passing of Ozil, Cazorla and Xhaka but today Walcott had the cutting edge that he is all too often missing.
His cross for Sanchez’s goal was just what was required – it may have been his only telling contribution but the timing of the goal knocked the stuffing out of Watford. By contrast it brought the best out of Walcott, who went close both with a snap volley and an impudent chip as confidence flowed through him. Christopher Lee/Getty Images
5/5 Mazzarri needs to use the players who make his system work Daryl Janmaat is a high-quality full-back capable of covering an entire flank. Roberto Pereyra is just the sort of schemer who can link Deeney and Ighalo with the rest of the side. Both were on the bench at kick-off today.
In their place Mazzarri named Nordin Amrabat, a dangerous wide forward scarcely equipped to deal with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Mesut Ozil, and Etienne Capoue. The latter may possess a high-quality engine but he does not have the guile to prise a defence like Arsenal’s apart.
New signings they may be but Pereyra in particular has had over a week to work with the squad, why was it he not deemed ready for the start but could be thrown on the break with the game effectively over. It was the same for Janmaat. AFP/Getty Images
“I do not know if the league is even stronger but there is growing competition for sure,” Giroud told Le Dauphine. “With the coaches who have arrived, Mourinho, Guardiola, Conte and even Klopp, the championship promises a lot.
“Even Leicester have kept many players. The team who wins the Premier League, you’ll really have to tip your hat to them.
“We are aiming for the title, we have the potential to do so, but clubs with Manchester United, with Ibra, have had a good start to the season. We’ll see.
“In any case, it will be important not to let any points slip against smaller teams.”
Giroud is yet to start for Arsenal this season, with Arsene Wenger keen to ensure his first-choice striker recovers fully from his exertions at Euro 2016, where France reached the final.
Indeed, having played only 12 minutes off the bench in a 0-0 draw to Leicester earlier this month, Giroud’s first start of the season could come for his national side. The 29-year-old is in Didier Deschamps’ squad for a friendly against Italy and a World Cup qualifier away to Belarus. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/olivier-giroud-insists-arsenal-can-win-the-title-but-fears-zlatan-ibrahimovics-influence-on-a3332441.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/a814b2fbe4abfac4ecfac06cb533f181893ae65f2fe838e068adc6111f0a2471.json |
[
"Martin Bentham"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:15 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | A pop-up restaurant serving foods from countries affected by conflict will open on the South Bank next month in an attempt to promote reconciliation and understanding between different peoples. The Conflict Café, to be run by the peacebuilding charity International Alert, will serve traditional dishes from Lebanon and Sri Lanka at communal tables at the House of Vans venue in the arches under Waterloo. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Frestaurants%2Fpopup-restaurant-tries-to-wage-peace-through-food-a3333336.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/11/conflict-cafe.jpg | en | null | Pop-up restaurant Conflict Café tries to wage peace through food | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A pop-up restaurant serving foods from countries affected by conflict will open on the South Bank next month in an attempt to promote reconciliation and understanding between different peoples.
The Conflict Café, to be run by the peacebuilding charity International Alert, will serve traditional dishes from Lebanon and Sri Lanka at communal tables at the House of Vans venue in the arches under Waterloo.
The restaurant will be open for a fortnight from Thursday, September 22, when chef Imad Ghossain will oversee the Lebanese cooking, concluding with a Sunday brunch prepared by staff from Marylebone restaurant Lazeez Lebanese Tapas and chef Michael Sallaum.
The following week will feature four days of dishes from Sri Lanka, where the government is attempting to achieve peace after decades of civil war, and end with Sunday brunch prepared by Ruby Kughanathan of Papi’s Pickles.
The café, in its third year after successful runs in Hoxton in 2014 and Waterloo last year, is part of a Talking Peace Festival organised by International Alert.
The charity was set up by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and others 30 years ago in an attempt to end to some of the world’s most bitter disputes. The aim is to use food to reconcile differences by encouraging people of different backgrounds to enjoy meals together.
Rebecca Crozier, of International Alert, said: “Food has the power to bring people together and encourage the act of sharing.
“In some Middle Eastern countries, it is custom for the perpetrator of a crime to cook a meal for the victim and their family as a way of fixing broken bonds.
“In Europe, too, we find ways of using food to calm domestic storms, to unite communities and bring neighbourhoods together.
“We hope Conflict Café will give diners a glimpse into the diverse cuisines and complex histories of some of the countries where we work, highlighting the positive role that food can play in peacebuilding.”
@martinbentham
Tickets cost £35 for dinners and £20 for brunch and are available online at grubclub.com/conflict-cafe
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[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-28T20:50:17 | null | 2016-08-05T00:00:00 | A senior Tory MP has waded into the burkini-ban row by declaring there is something "attractive, alluring, even sensual" about concealment. Former minister Sir Desmond Swayne said that as a "hot-blooded male" he can appreciate a bikini-clad body, but a burkini "leaves more to the imagination." Sir Desmond said people should feel free to "show off as little or as much as they like", in response to a constituent's concern about the burkini row in France. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Ftory-mp-wades-into-burkini-ban-row-saying-there-is-something-attractive-about-concealment-a3331571.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/05/08/burkini0508a.jpg | en | null | Tory MP wades into burkini-ban row saying 'there is something attractive about concealment' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A senior Tory MP has waded into the burkini-ban row by declaring there is something "attractive, alluring, even sensual" about concealment.
Former minister Sir Desmond Swayne said that as a "hot-blooded male" he can appreciate a bikini-clad body, but a burkini "leaves more to the imagination."
Sir Desmond said people should feel free to "show off as little or as much as they like", in response to a constituent's concern about the burkini row in France.
The New Forest West MP said that it was for the French authorities to sort out their own affairs, but "as a general rule, most of us look far better with all our clothes on".
In a blog post on his website, Sir Desmond wrote that he had received an "outraged email" from a constituent in Barton-on-Sea who was "disgusted" that the burkini ban had been overturned by a French court.
Burkini row: Sir Desmond Swayne said there is something "attractive, alluring, even sensual" about concealment (Conservative Party/PA Wire)
"Alas, the court is not accountable to me, and the French must sort out their own affairs. In any event, I am confident that no burkinis have been seen in Barton-on-Sea, or on any other beach in the New Forest parliamentary division," he wrote.
"Am I disappointed? I have always taken the view that people should feel free to show off as little or as much as they like, when it comes to beachwear.
"Like any hot-blooded male however, I appreciate beauty, which can sometimes be enhanced by a bikini. Equally, often there can be something quite attractive, alluring, even sensual, about concealment. It leaves more to the imagination.
"Whilst there are of course exceptions, as a general rule, most of us look far better with all our clothes on." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/tory-mp-wades-into-burkini-ban-row-saying-there-is-something-attractive-about-concealment-a3331571.html | en | 2016-08-05T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/4c5ab6f054794cc6b061b6b4e0d7dd17e6d512f90f10652b589bf2cfad4fcb03.json |
[
"Jamie Nimmo"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:29 | null | 2016-01-15T00:00:00 | A bleak picture painted by builders merchant Grafton Group of the UK’s home improvement market since the Brexit vote caused investors to offload shares in the sector today. The FTSE 250 firm, which owns the Selco Builders Warehouse chain as well as Buildbase, saw revenues rise 13% to £1.23 billion in the first half of 2016 and pre-tax profits up 12% to £65 million, less than analysts had pencilled in. But its outlook for the merchant division, which makes up more than 90% of sales, was what spooked investors and sent the shares tumbling 43p, or 7%, to 565p. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Fmarket-report-tradesmen-down-tools-and-bring-grafton-gloom-as-morrisons-is-shelved-a3333266.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/01/15/15/Morrisons-trollies.jpg | en | null | Market report: Tradesmen down tools and bring Grafton gloom as Morrisons is shelved | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A bleak picture painted by builders merchant Grafton Group of the UK’s home improvement market since the Brexit vote caused investors to offload shares in the sector today.
The FTSE 250 firm, which owns the Selco Builders Warehouse chain as well as Buildbase, saw revenues rise 13% to £1.23 billion in the first half of 2016 and pre-tax profits up 12% to £65 million, less than analysts had pencilled in.
But its outlook for the merchant division, which makes up more than 90% of sales, was what spooked investors and sent the shares tumbling 43p, or 7%, to 565p.
It said demand has been dampened by the EU referendum outcome and confirmed it was looking at closing less-profitable branches as a result.
Investors decided to trim their holdings in other companies exposed to the DIY and home improvement markets. Travis Perkins slipped 18p to 1684p, Topps Tiles was off 1.25p at 114p and B&Q owner Kingfisher was 0.6p cheaper at 370.8p.
It may be transfer deadline day for footballers and their agents, but the City’s own wheelers and dealers were struggling to get any big deals away.
Trading volumes remain low, with another lacklustre performance from the FTSE 100, up just 0.02 points at 6820.81, with banks offsetting a fall from mining stocks. Supermarkets group Morrisons was shelved by investors when Goldman Sachs slashed its rating to sell after the shares had surged by a third this year. The shares dipped 1.7p to 195.6p.
Plastics business Carclo slumped 20.25p to 136.75p as it revealed the referendum had dented corporate bond yields, which in turn had increased its pension deficit to the point where it could no longer afford to pay a dividend.
A smaller first-half loss from Brave Bison, the digital media group run by Ashley Mackenzie and backed by his father, Kelvin, the former Sun newspaper editor, wasn’t enough to spark a buying spree and the shares edged down 0.01p at 4.87p.
Punters’ favourite Tlou Energy rose 0.2p to 7.08p as it confirmed a share placing to raise £1.7 million at a discounted 5.5p for its gas-to-power projects in southern Africa.
Gulf Keystone, a former AIM darling, launched its $25 million open offer at 0.83p a share as part of the embattled oil firm’s balance sheet restructuring, and plunged 1.2p to 3.6p. | http://www.standard.co.uk/business/market-report-tradesmen-down-tools-and-bring-grafton-gloom-as-morrisons-is-shelved-a3333266.html | en | 2016-01-15T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/0a20a46d7e2d1ab7e653943af8e1fae6c5c176d1ec0cfb4b534cecd6c613f67d.json |
[
"Sebastian Mann"
] | 2016-08-29T10:50:26 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | A man has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice after a supposed eyewitness told police they saw a child being bundled into a van and abducted. The alleged hoax call sparked a major police hunt and Surrey Police said on Friday – a day after the initial report – they were “completely satisfied with the credibility” of the witness. More than 100 calls were also made to police by members of the public as part of the “urgent” appeal regarding the incident on Redstone Hill in Redhill. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fpolice-arrest-man-over-hoax-report-of-surrey-child-abduction-a3331666.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/25/21/bike.jpg | en | null | Police arrest man over ‘hoax report’ of child abduction in Surrey | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A man has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice after a supposed eyewitness told police they saw a child being bundled into a van and abducted.
The alleged hoax call sparked a major police hunt and Surrey Police said on Friday – a day after the initial report – they were “completely satisfied with the credibility” of the witness.
More than 100 calls were also made to police by members of the public as part of the “urgent” appeal regarding the incident on Redstone Hill in Redhill.
But today the force said further enquiries had found no evidence to stand up the claim.
Appeal: Detective Superintendent Chris Edwards speaks to the press outside Reigate police station (PA)
A spokesman said: “Officers had no reason to disbelieve the account of the witness and had to act quickly in order to prevent what was suspected to be a risk to the life of a child.
“In the days since, officers have carried out an extensive and thorough investigation into this report which has not brought about any evidence to corroborate it.”
An eyewitness reported seeing a white child, aged six or seven, put in the back of a VW Transporter van at about 4.30pm on Thursday.
A child’s mountain bike was found abandoned near the scene before being eliminated from the investigation amid confusion.
Officers also put out two separate but slightly different images of the van supposedly used in the abduction – as members of the public and police tried to get their heads around the claims even though no child had been formally reported missing.
Senior Investigating Officer Detective Superintendent Pete Fulton said: “The risk to life and safeguarding children are our first priorities when presented with a report like this which is why we took the course of action we did.
“Time was of the essence which is why we asked for help from the public and media to find out what happened as soon as we could.
"Reports of this nature are extremely rare and we are the sure the public understand that when information such as this is received we treat it extremely seriously and must do all we can to find out investigate what’s happened.
Search: Details of the black VW Transporter van police were keen to trace (Surrey Police)
"It is understandable this has caused a considerable amount of concern and confusion in the area which will last beyond just these few days.”
He added: "The witness has been re-interviewed at length about their account and at this stage and as a result of our enquires no further information has come to light to corroborate the report.
“There has been no report of any missing child in connection with the case and we have carried out extensive enquiries."
A man arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice has been released on bail, police added. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-arrest-man-over-hoax-report-of-surrey-child-abduction-a3331666.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/5a28efbadfd4bbed07a0c7c59011346e2103321bcb08899979628b607ba7f965.json |
[
"Tom Allnutt"
] | 2016-08-30T18:51:04 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | British number two Dan Evans is through to the second round of the US Open after beating American Rajeev Ram in four sets. Evans has only once before gone past the first round at Flushing Meadows but he was a convincing winner on Court Four, beating Ram 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-1. The 26-year-old joins compatriots Kyle Edmund and Johanna Konta in round two, where he will face either Germany's Daniel Brands or the talented Alexander Zverev. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ftennis%2Fus-open-dan-evans-goes-through-to-second-round-with-victory-over-american-rajeev-ram-a3332791.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/19/dan-evans.jpg | en | null | US Open: Dan Evans goes through to second round with victory over American Rajeev Ram | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | British number two Dan Evans is through to the second round of the US Open after beating American Rajeev Ram in four sets.
Evans has only once before gone past the first round at Flushing Meadows but he was a convincing winner on Court Four, beating Ram 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-1.
The 26-year-old joins compatriots Kyle Edmund and Johanna Konta in round two, where he will face either Germany's Daniel Brands or the talented Alexander Zverev.
Evans has enjoyed a breakthrough year, climbing into the top 100 for the first time in May before reaching the third round at Wimbledon, where he lost to Roger Federer.
Now at 64th in the rankings, he is looking to extend his upward curve in New York, having made an impressive run to the third round here in 2013.
Ram, placed 105th in the world, has never been that far at a major tournament but is an awkward and daring opponent, as evidenced by surprise wins over Bernard Tomic and Kevin Anderson earlier this year.
He also reached the Olympic final of the mixed doubles with Venus Williams two weeks ago, and the 32-year-old's touch and varied style did pose the occasional problem.
Evans, however, was too consistent from the baseline and this display will have done no harm to his case for Davis Cup semi-final selection, as he vies with Kyle Edmund for the second singles spot against Argentina next month.
Edmund recorded a superb win over France's Richard Gasquet on Monday.
Kitted out in the same luminous yellow outfit as Edmund had worn 24 hours earlier, Evans broke three times to win the opening set, which was sealed with a Ram double fault.
Another early break in the second looked to have put the Briton in command but Ram broke once, via a cruel net chord, and then again at 4-4 to draw one-set all.
Evans' frustration mounted in the heat and for a while he seemed particularly irritated by a tournament cleaner repeatedly walking along the path next to the court.
The third set was the tightest, Evans breaking only at 6-5 when a sumptuous backhand lob left Ram no time to respond, but the fourth was far more straightforward.
Evans stormed into a 5-0 lead and while Ram did finally get on the scoreboard, an ace sealed the convincing victory in two hours and 31 minutes. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/tennis/us-open-dan-evans-goes-through-to-second-round-with-victory-over-american-rajeev-ram-a3332791.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/89ea724390d0a8c890e164212991635b1f656ca441972036c0f72936f7b4b256.json |
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