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"Liz Connor"
] | 2016-08-31T14:51:22 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Eat better, smoke less, get fitter. The September issues of magazines are full of tips on how to be your best self - although how many of us actually commit to changing our slovenly ways in autumn? Usually, the big promises are made in January. Of course, there’s something slightly more poetic about starting the new year with a new outlook, but actually this might just be the most disastrous time to try and form new habits - you’re hungover, you have a to-do list the size of China to get through at work and you’re still mourning the end of the party season. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Flondon-life%2Frestart-your-life-in-september-7-midyear-resolutions-to-make-this-month-a3333531.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/13/womanhand.jpg | en | null | Restart your life in September: 7 mid-year resolutions to make this month | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Eat better, smoke less, get fitter. The September issues of magazines are full of tips on how to be your best self - although how many of us actually commit to changing our slovenly ways in autumn?
Usually, the big promises are made in January. Of course, there’s something slightly more poetic about starting the new year with a new outlook, but actually this might just be the most disastrous time to try and form new habits - you’re hungover, you have a to-do list the size of China to get through at work and you’re still mourning the end of the party season.
Basically, you’re not in the mood to hit the gym every night.
This is why mid-year is secretly the best time to recommit to self-improvement. As the new school calendar begins it’s a natural time of year to start a new cycle healthier habits, and in doing so, it’ll form good habits for when the juggernaut of January rolls around.
After all - as Fitzgerald wrote in The Great Gatsby - "Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
So in the spirit of reform, here are seven resolutions you might want to make this month, and some handy tips on how to stick to each of them:
1. Get fitter
Losing weight is the top resolution for Brits, and in London, we’re spoilt for brilliant ways to get fit that go far beyond treadmills and weights. While the rooftop yoga and alfresco breakfast barre classes might be closing for the season, you could try moving into the colder months with a relaxing candlelight yoga class at Triyoga - leave the high-intensity classes for a January boost. Failing that, try our pick of the best gyms in the capital to get you kicking, punching and flexing into autumn. Or if your budget is slightly more modest, there are always these handy ways to get fit for free in London.
London's best gyms
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1/13 1Rebel The inspiration for the the gym came from New York City. Press
2/13 1Rebel The industrial chic changing rooms are super stylish Press
3/13 KX The changing rooms have a steam room, sauna and plunge pools, and provide complimentary robes, towels and slippers Press
4/13 KX KX says don't be afraid of lifting heavy Press
5/13 Core Collective The changing room offers fluffy two-metre towels and Bamford toiletries to complete the experience. Press
6/13 Core Collective Pedal your way to a fitter body Press
7/13 Gymbox GYMBOX is redesigning fitness Press
8/13 Embody Fitness A luxury Olympic-standard personal training facility Press
9/13 Embody Fitness A before and after photograph after embarking on their training programme Press
10/13 Frame Owners, Joan and Pip hated the gym, but loved being active. They decided to create the answer to their problems Press
11/13 Yogasphere Yogasphere provide all mats
12/13 Barry's Bootcamp The reception area of their London East location Press
13/13 Barry's Bootcamp The run of state of the art treadmills in the basement gym Press
2. Learn a new skill
You might not be going back to school, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start a new term by getting stuck into a fresh set of extra-curricular projects. For crafty types, Central Saint Martins runs a calendar of short courses throughout the year ranging from illustration and graphic design to fashion design and styling. Elsewhere, the how to: Academy hosts evening talks with experts on a variety of topics and life skills - there are classes on how to design your life, how to sell products and even how to cope with anxiety.
And if you’ve been telling yourself for years that you’ll finally finish what you started during GCSE French, the Babbel app can get you on the right track to speaking with confidence. It works using integrated speech recognition, so you can dictate your garbled sentences into the app and it will correct you on your pronunciation as you learn. Perhaps not one for the packed train commute, then.
Make September the time to learn a new skill (Shutterstock)
3. Eat more healthily
Of course, one of the major biggies to contest with on the yearly resolution list is improving your diet. If one too many nights have ended at the local kebab house or Chicken Cottage, don’t wait until January to get on a hardcore health kick.
Those lacking in culinary prowess shouldn’t waste their time traipsing around Whole Foods and panicking over the usefulness of spirulina and matcha powder. Leave it to the experts.
Subscribing to healthy food delivery box Mindful Chef will see a box of fresh ingredients from their West Country farm arrive on your doorstep on a weekly basis, along with either meat or plant based prep to plate recipes that can be dished up in under 30 minutes.
Autumn also sees a new list of cookbooks to line your kitchen shelves with. There’s Insta-hunk Joe Wick’s Lean in 15, YouTube and lifestyle guru Niomi Smart’s healthy eating bible Eat Smart and Deliciously Ella’s Smoothies and Juices to get stuck into.
Mindful Chef's meat-based food box
4. Travel more
This is a tricky one, as by the time autumn rolls around, you’ve probably used up the majority of your annual leave. The solution? Make the most of the coming weekends with our guide to the best natural nirvanas in the UK - you could go stargazing on the Isle of Man or hike the Brecon Beacons. Or, if the weather holds out, make a day trip to one of the best beaches near London and soak up some of those late-summer rays.
8 of the best budget travel destinations for 2016
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1/16 Estonia Historical cities, beautiful nature, friendly locals and affordable prices; what’s not to love about Estonia? If you’ve boarded the ferry from Helsinki, you’ll find your Euros will go further both at the bar, in restaurants and on transport around this formerly Soviet occupied country, where Eastern and Nordic influences mix. Picturesque Tallinn is the most commonly visited city, but don't miss a visit to the island of Saaremaa. The island is dotted with old churches and windmills and the towns feel untouched by the last decade's development. Alamy
2/16 Estonia Alamy
3/16 Ho Chi Minh This Vietnamese city topped The Price of Travel’s index, ranking 31 Asian cities by price, confirming that visiting Vietnam is still one of the best options for budget travellers. Hoi Chi Minh is a must-visit highlight of the country.This vivacious city, perched on the banks of the Saigon River and still known as Saigon to its eight million inhabitants, has changed its image from that of a war-torn city to one of a thriving metropolis. Best of all? You’ll need less than US$20 per day or less to pay for for food, lodging and sights. Alamy
4/16 Ho Chi Minh Alamy
5/16 East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania) The outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has, unfortunately for the rest of the continent, had a knock-on effect in terms of tourism in 2015. As a result, there are plenty of cheap deals to be snapped up in unaffected Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Here, you’ll find everything from white sandy beaches and incredible wildlife to the unparalleled wonders of the Rift Valley and the famous Masai Mara. Alamy
6/16 East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania) Alamy
7/16 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe, encompasses mountainous terrain, medieval villages and Muslim and Christian landmarks. Despite a turbulent history it’s now one of Europe’s most visually stunning corners held in high repute by travellers, thanks to a landscape of turquoise rivers, colourful rooftops and lush greenery. Alamy
8/16 Bosnia and Herzegovina Alamy
9/16 Galicia Galicia, in north-west Spain, is a verdant region with a beachy coastline and is arguably the country's last frontier. Eating and staying here will cost much less than more-visited parts of the country, while the area will give you a taste of "real" Spanish culture, taking you away from the tourist frequented Costa's and into a greener and more culturally defined part of the country. Here you can escape the commercialism that has tainted Barcelona And Madrid and explore a region rich in history and agriculture. Alamy
10/16 Galicia Alamy
11/16 Quebec The crown jewel of French Canada is home of maple syrup, festivals and North America’s only walled city. But there are plenty of other reasons to visit, aside from sweet treats and a brilliant music scene. In just a few short days you can get lost in the Unesco-listed old town, explore the local foodie scene and step back in time on timeless cobblestone streets. There’s more than a glimmer of Old Europe in its bistros, sidewalk cafes and squares - but it’ll come at a snip of the price of Paris. Alamy
12/16 Quebec Alamy
13/16 Costa Rica Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast doesn’t attract as many tourists as its South Pacific side, but here you’ll find a still-evolving destination that’s likely to become a hotspot over the next few years. Here nature lovers will find turtles, sloth sanctuaries and diving in the reefs of Manzanillo a big draw while there are plenty of unspoilt beaches for sun worshippers to soak up the rays on. Alamy
14/16 Costa Rica Alamy
15/16 Timor-Leste As one of the world’s newest countries (it became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century on 20 May 2002 when it achieved independence from Indonesia) Timor-Leste’s tourism industry is still in its infancy. The internationally-influenced capital of Dili may have pricey hotels, but away from here you’ll find bargain stays on the beaches of Atauro Island, and modest dwellings in the misty hill country. If you’re looking for the latest destination to brag to your well-travelled friends to, make sure you tick off Asia’s fledgling country before they do. Alamy
16/16 Timor-Leste Alamy
5. Meet new people
Travel and health kicks aside, who doesn’t love meeting a new friend to put some fun back into an otherwise dull time of year? London is one of the loneliest cities in the world, so there’s no shame in making conscious steps to build up your social circle.
The Citysocializer app lets you tap into a calendar of events that are happening around the capital, and hook up with like-minded people who fancy a night out too - whether you head to a gig or a new restaurant together.
You could also try Talking to Strangers and Free Convo London. Both have meet-ups around the city, so you can have a nice conversation with a bunch of strangers – who knows who you may meet!
6. Fall in love
Okay, so there isn’t really an easy way to do this, but there is certainly tech that can widen the options to set you on the right path to long-term success.
But with so many out ‘Tinder-but-better’ apps out there, where do you even start?
Get to know your Hinge from your Bristlr with our run-down of the digital dating downloads to have on your smartphone. Whether you’re looking for a quick tryst or your next big relationship, these ten downloads can, at the very least, ease you into the world of tech-based courtship.
7. Get out of debt
There’s nothing more depressing than having a dark cloud of debt hanging over your head, especially in the winter. If you’ve spent your summer spending, make a plan to pay off your credit cards and overdrafts before the festive season starts.
The OnTrees Personal Finance app will let you see all of your accounts in one place, to help you better visualise how your money is going in and going out.
It also, rather soberingly, splits your spending into categories such as restaurants, groceries and household bills, so it can flag to you if an alarming amount of your money is being funnelled into Topshop sprees or your local pub.
The Debt Manager app also helps you to pay back any outstanding credit card bills off by building a reasonable repayment plan with you. You can check into the app every day to see a summary of your payment progress, and exactly how much you have left to pay off.
All you have to worry about is resisting the urge to start the inevitable Christmas shopping self-gifting early.
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"Sophia Sleigh"
] | 2016-08-30T08:51:23 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A banking executive was floored by a single punch and left to die in the street by a stranger who flagged down a taxi and fled, witnesses said today. Oliver Dearlove, 30, was found unconscious in leafy Blackheath, in south east London, at 12.45am on Sunday following the “senseless and tragic” attack. Passers-by attempted to rescuscitate Mr Dearlove, described by his mother Joy Wright as “the perfect son”, but he was pronounced dead in hospital at shortly after 10pm. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Foliver-dearlove-banking-executive-left-to-die-in-the-street-after-being-floored-by-single-punch-a3331966.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/08/oliver.jpg | en | null | Oliver Dearlove 'left to die in Blackheath after being floored by single punch' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A banking executive was floored by a single punch and left to die in the street by a stranger who flagged down a taxi and fled, witnesses said today.
Oliver Dearlove, 30, was found unconscious in leafy Blackheath, in south east London, at 12.45am on Sunday following the “senseless and tragic” attack.
Passers-by attempted to rescuscitate Mr Dearlove, described by his mother Joy Wright as “the perfect son”, but he was pronounced dead in hospital at shortly after 10pm.
Mr Dearlove, a relationship manager at private bank Duncan Lawrie in Belgravia who previously worked for royal bank Coutt’s, had been out with university friends on Saturday evening.
He texted his girlfriend Claire Wheatley to tell her he loved her just two hours before he was attacked as the group left O’Neill’s bar in Tranquil Vale.
The couple had been together for four years and were saving up to buy a house together and start a family.
Planning to start a family: Oliver Dearlove and girlfriend Claire Wheatley
Detectives are appealing for four women with whom he had been speaking shortly before the attack to come forward as they attempt to trace his killer.
A woman who works nearby told the Standard: “I heard he was attacked by a man. The guy just knocked him out and legged it.
“The guy jumped in a cab or a car. Even though he did what he did he should have stayed there. He’s made it worse by leaving. I just hope they catch him.”
Molly Pollard, 22, a bartender at The Crown pub, said: “One of our staff members was leaving to go home and saw the man being resuscitated on the floor.
“He said he looked lifeless. He thought he was dead and was in shock.
“It was all shut off around O’Neill’s. We didn’t see what happened – just all the chaos afterwards.
“It’s very sad. It’s really scary - it could happen to anybody. It’s shocking. You don’t hear about stuff like this in Blackheath. It’s a nice place.”
Killed: Oliver Dearlove, 30 (Metropolitan Police)
Witness Keris Marsden described the moment her boyfriend Matt Whitmore tried to save Mr Dearlove in the street.
She wrote on Facebook: “Driving home last night we came across someone who’d been attacked. Matt leapt from the car, took control of the situation calling emergency services and performed CPR as the guy had stopped breathing.”
The scene in Tranquil Vale was cordoned off last night and the Irish bar remained closed on Sunday. Staff refused to comment.
Mr Dearlove’s mother Mrs Wright, from Chislehurst, south east London, described her son, who had three brothers, two step-brothers and a step-sister, as “popular and easy-going”.
She said: “He worked hard, he was the perfect son. We can’t believe what’s happened. We’re all in a state of shock.
Cordon: Police at the scene of the attack in Blackheath (@SAwoberu / Twitter)
“I’m absolutely devastated, he had so much more life to live, he was going to Vegas next week with his friends.
“He played lots of football, he got on with everyone, he was a perfect young man.
“He had so many plans with his girlfriend as well, they were talking about getting a house together and having a baby.
“He and his friends from uni met up in Blackheath, had lunch, dinner, some drinks. At 10pm he texted his girlfriend to say that he loved her.
“I don’t think there was any kind of altercation or fight. Someone picked a fight with him, punched him, and he fell backwards, maybe hit his head, and that was that.
“I think he stopped breathing when he hit the floor. His friends tried to give him CPR to save him but nothing could be done.
“I think someone might have said to his friends something like ‘what are you looking at?’ but no real confrontation.”
Oliver lived with his girlfriend Miss Wheatley in Eltham, south east London, after meeting at a New Year’s Eve party.
Killed: Oliver Dearlove, 30 (LinkedIn)
Miss Wheatley said: “We were trying to get some money together so we could buy a house together. We had big plans. We were planning on having a baby as well.
“He was the kindest, most amazing person I’ve ever known. I’m so lucky to have known him.’
“He and his friends aren’t the kind of guys who look for trouble. They like having a good time and a bit of banter. But he would normally cower away from any altercation.”
Jeff Durant, head of private banking at Duncan Lawrie paid tribute to a “popular and dedicated” member of staff with a “bright future ahead of him”.
He said: “We are a small community and this is a great shock not only to those who knew him personally and worked with him closely, but for all of us. We are all deeply saddened by this senseless and tragic event.”
DCI Lee Watling of the Homicide and Major Crime Command said: “We are retaining an open mind at this stage of the investigation with regards to a motive and our primary aim is to establish how Mr Dearlove came to receive the injuries which led to his death.
“We are appealing for anyone who was at Tranquil Vale who witnessed the incident in particular a group of up to four white females who Mr Dearlove and his friends were speaking to around the time the offence occurred.”
Anyone with information that may assist police is asked to call the incident room on 0208 721 4205. To remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/oliver-dearlove-banking-executive-left-to-die-in-the-street-after-being-floored-by-single-punch-a3331966.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/c946b5f3482995845cd8e2ed53661b1b20a8dbd6884b67b92536ed12838c9544.json |
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"Fiona Simpson"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:33 | null | 2016-08-02T00:00:00 | Parliament will be given “a say” on the process leading up to the Brexit, Downing Street has confirmed. Prime Minister Theresa May has no “legal obligation” to consult MPs before triggering Article 50 but looks likely to hold a debate allowing them to express their views, a spokesman has suggested. Invoking the article would kick start a two-year process of negotiating a new relationship with the EU. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fparliament-will-have-a-say-on-brexit-launch-but-mps-may-not-be-given-a-vote-a3332626.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/02/11/theresamay1.jpg | en | null | Parliament will have 'a say' on Brexit launch but MPs may not be given a vote | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Parliament will be given “a say” on the process leading up to the Brexit, Downing Street has confirmed.
Prime Minister Theresa May has no “legal obligation” to consult MPs before triggering Article 50 but looks likely to hold a debate allowing them to express their views, a spokesman has suggested.
Invoking the article would kick start a two-year process of negotiating a new relationship with the EU.
However, the spokesman declined several opportunities to say whether MPs will be given a vote in the Commons on the launch of Brexit, during a press conference today.
His comments left open the possibility that Mrs May will launch the negotiations without seeking MPs' approval, and will later give them an opportunity to express their views in a debate without a vote.
The spokesman also confirmed that Mrs May will not hold a second Brexit referendum on the outcome of the Article 50 negotiations and will not call an early general election to seek voters' approval of the eventual deal, as Labour leadership candidate Owen Smith has demanded.
A legal bid to prevent the Government from triggering Article 50 without the prior authorisation of Parliament is due to be heard in the High Court in October.
Second vote: Labour leadership candidate Owen Smith has called for a second referendum (Getty Images)
Former foreign secretary Lord William Hague has suggested it would be politically advantageous for Mrs May to give MPs a vote.
Writing for the Daily Telegraph, the Remain-backing Tory peer said: "It would make sense to ask the Commons soon to endorse the start of negotiations early in 2017, if that is indeed the Government's plan, and to flush out those who wish to flout the result of the referendum."
The spokesman said: "There is no legal obligation to consult Parliament before triggering Article 50 - that position has been well set out since the decision to leave the EU was taken by the British people.
"We have been very clear, Parliament will have its say. Triggering Article 50 won't happen before the end of the year. At the moment, the work is full speed ahead on establishing a UK-wide approach to Brexit and setting out a clear set of objectives for negotiations going forward.”
Mr Smith has said he will seek to block the deployment of Article 50 unless the Government offers a second referendum or confirms it will call a general election to approve its final Brexit deal.
But the Number 10 spokesman said Mr Smith was "not the leader of the Labour Party", adding: "The PM has been clear there will be no second referendum. I think the PM has been clear there will be no general election either. That position has been well set out."
Senior ministers are to discuss plans for Brexit with Mrs May at a Cabinet meeting at her country retreat Chequers on Wednesday.
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. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/parliament-will-have-a-say-on-brexit-launch-but-mps-may-not-be-given-a-vote-a3332626.html | en | 2016-08-02T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/f234089ec859ca993fd6de32e0f75a71b9cd8a03f9dc25c1f171334d73da0e78.json |
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"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-27T18:49:53 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Arsene Wenger has confirmed that the deals to bring Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez to Arsenal are all but complete as the transfer window enters its final days. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-transfer-news-lucas-perez-and-shkodran-mustafi-will-be-unveiled-early-next-week-confirms-a3331161.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/17/arsenewenger2708.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news: Lucas Perez and Shkodran Mustafi will be unveiled early next week, confirms Arsene Wenger | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Arsene Wenger has confirmed that the deals to bring Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez to Arsenal are all but complete as the transfer window enters its final days.
The Arsenal manager, who watched his side defeat Watford 3-1 to claim their first Premier League victory of the new season, had been under pressure to recruit a new forward and defender and looks set to do exactly that in a £52million double swoop.
In an interview with Sky Sports after the match Wenger said that they had “bought” the pair, who will be the Gunners final signings of the window, but in his post-match press conference he cautioned that there remained a few details to be finalised before Arsenal were able to announce the La Liga duo’s arrival, which is expected to be confirmed on Monday.
“They should go through. Both of them had medicals and we have to finish the paperwork,” Wenger said.
Arsenal's central defender transfer shortlist
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1/7 In the market Arsene Wenger has been forced to broaden his centre-back search with Valencia demanding £30m for Shkodran Mustafi.
But who is on the Gunners' shortlist as they search for a new centre back? Getty Images
2/7 Shkodran Mustafi - Valencia Marco Luzzani/Bongarts/Getty Images
3/7 Jose Fonte - Southampton 2015 Getty Images
4/7 Jonny Evans - West Bromwich Albion Alex Broadway/Getty Images
5/7 Simon Kjaer - Fenerbahce Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images
6/7 Omer Toprak - Bayer Leverkusen Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images
7/7 Phil Jones - Manchester United John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images
“I don’t know exactly when we will announce it, I think the beginning of the week.”
Mustafi’s £35m arrival from Valencia, coupled with a £17m investment in Deportivo La Coruna striker Lucas, will take Wenger’s summer expenditure to around £90m, the most Arsenal have spent in a summer.
Of the four players who have already arrived at the Emirates Granit Xhaka represents another significant outlay, Arsenal having signed the 23-year-old for £33.8m. Paired alongside Santi Cazorla at the base of the Gunners midfield the Swiss international has already made a bright start, bringing a physicality to defence the club have often been criticised for lacking.
Wenger said: “Xhaka has a good touch in the game, he’s calm, his passing is effective. He has a left foot as well so he can find Theo [Walcott] on the opposite side sometimes.
“He has a good long ball and he wants the ball. He has some physical strength in his locker and he’s adapting very quickly.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-lucas-perez-and-shkodran-mustafi-will-be-unveiled-early-next-week-confirms-a3331161.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/c5190b61d9109f62b6d987f7319dbb8acdfad6b780dbe388f1e0d75a1bb66dd3.json |
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"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-31T06:51:14 | null | 2016-03-09T00:00:00 | Antonio Conte may have three wins from his first three Premier League games, but Chelsea are still very much in the market for new signings on transfer deadline day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelsea-transfer-news-and-gossip-live-david-luiz-a-shock-target-for-antonio-conte-on-deadline-day-a3332826.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/03/09/20/3DavidLuizHair.jpg | en | null | Chelsea transfer news and gossip live: David Luiz is shock target for Antonio Conte on summer transfer deadline day | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Antonio Conte may have three wins from his first three Premier League games, but Chelsea are still very much in the market for new signings on transfer deadline day.
Former Italy coach Conte has added Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi and Leicester title winner N'Golo Kante to his ranks this summer, with both quickly adapting to life at Stamford Bridge with impressive performances.
However, the defence remains weak given Conte's desire for a strong core, and the Blues will be expected to add at least one new recruit before the summer window shuts.
Scroll down for deadline day rumours and Chelsea gossip...
Many Chelsea fans were delighted that the Blues managed to convince PSG to spend £50million on David Luiz, but the enigmatic Brazilian could be on his way back to west London.
The Daily Mail reports that Chelsea have made a shock £32m bid to bring the 29-year-old defender back to Stamford Bridge after being frustrated in their search for a new centre-back, while and Sky Sports suggests that Luiz would be keen on a return.
While Luiz's reputation for a gung-ho approach may have Chelsea fans worried, former Leicester striker Gary Lineker has let Foxes title winner and Stamford Bridge's latest star N'Golo Kante know he may have his work cut out if the defender does arrive...
Rumours that @ChelseaFC have bid £30million for David Luiz. That'll test you @nglkante — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) August 30, 2016
Another surprising target could be West Ham's Angelo Ogbonna, with Sky Sport Italia journalists reporting that Conte is impressed by the former Juventus defender's form in the Premier League.
Keep up to date with our transfer deadline day live blog!
Done deals
In: Michy Batshuayi (Marseille, £34m), N'Golo Kante (Leicester, £32m)
Out: Lewis Baker (Vitesse Arnhem, loan), Nathan Ake (Bournemouth, loan), Jeremie Boga (Granada, loan), Tomas Kalas (Fulham, loan), Kasey Palmer (Huddersfield Town, loan), Alex Kiwomya (Crewe ), Mohamed Salah (Roma, und.), Tammy Abraham (Bristol City, loan), Bertrand Traore (Ajax, loan), Danilo Pantic (Excelsior, loan), Izzy Brown (Rotherham United, loan), Jamal Blackman (Wycombe, loan), Alex Davey (Crawley Town) Loan, Jordan Houghton (Doncaster Rovers, loan), Patrick Bamford (Burnley, loan), Loic Remy (Crystal Palace, loan)
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] | 2016-08-31T10:51:44 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Crystal Palace could turn to Genoa midfielder Tomas Rincon before the deadline if they miss out on Jack Wilshere. Genoa want more than £8million for the 28-year-old Venezuela captain but any Palace bid is likely to depend on whether Wilshere moves to Selhurst Park. Alan Pardew is targeting a central midfielder as he looks to complete his business after signing Steve Mandanda, James Tomkins, Andros Townsend, Christian Benteke and Loic Remy. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fcrystal-palace-transfer-news-8m-tomas-rincon-lined-up-if-jack-wilshere-loan-bid-fails-a3333346.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/11/tomasrincon3108.jpg | en | null | Crystal Palace transfer news: £8m Tomas Rincon lined up if Jack Wilshere loan bid fails | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Crystal Palace could turn to Genoa midfielder Tomas Rincon before the deadline if they miss out on Jack Wilshere.
Genoa want more than £8million for the 28-year-old Venezuela captain but any Palace bid is likely to depend on whether Wilshere moves to Selhurst Park.
Alan Pardew is targeting a central midfielder as he looks to complete his business after signing Steve Mandanda, James Tomkins, Andros Townsend, Christian Benteke and Loic Remy.
The Eagles have also kept hold of winger Wilfried Zaha after telling Tottenham that the 23-year-old was not for sale.
Palace were today preparing to let Jonny Williams leave on a season-long loan to Ipswich.
The Wales midfielder, 22, is currently out with an ankle injury but is set to leave Palace on loan for the fourth time in just over two years.
Palace are willing to let Jordon Mutch leave on a permanent deal, with Championship side Derby interested in the midfielder.
Mutch, 24, has featured for just eight minutes in the Premier League this season and the arrival of another midfielder would see him further down the pecking order. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-transfer-news-8m-tomas-rincon-lined-up-if-jack-wilshere-loan-bid-fails-a3333346.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/97036602600170f289911fd735882d16bcba07432fc13369a35a40897e50c1a8.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T14:51:14 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Sophie Ellis-Bextor today said she loves working more than ever as she returns to the music scene with her sixth album. Called Familia, it was recorded in February, less than four months after the singer gave birth to Jesse, the youngest of her four sons with husband Richard Jones, bassist for The Feeling. She recorded the album with a group of musician friends, and it was co-written and produced by another friend, singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fsophie-ellisbextor-music-keeps-me-out-of-mischief-i-love-it-more-than-ever-a3332546.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/14/sophieeb.jpg | en | null | Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Music keeps me out of mischief ... I love it more than ever | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Sophie Ellis-Bextor today said she loves working more than ever as she returns to the music scene with her sixth album.
Called Familia, it was recorded in February, less than four months after the singer gave birth to Jesse, the youngest of her four sons with husband Richard Jones, bassist for The Feeling.
She recorded the album with a group of musician friends, and it was co-written and produced by another friend, singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt.
“Making this album was a smooth, happy process,” she said. “We recorded 11 songs in 10 days. It’s a nice way to work, very quick. It suits my mind. It keeps me out of mischief.
"It is busy but I think it suits me — my default setting is being quite lazy. I’m going on tour in February — I can’t wait.
"Even though I will be on tour I won’t be away that whole time. My oldest is 12 and the longest I’ve been away from him is one week.”
Ellis-Bextor, 37, described the record as the “bolshier extrovert little sister” to 2014’s Wanderlust, her first top 10 album since 2007.
“I think I enjoy it more (now),” she said. “With Wanderlust — my first album released independently — it was really nice to work without everything going to committee, with just Ed, myself and my husband Richard. Working for myself is lovely.”
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"Phoebe Luckhurst"
] | 2016-08-26T13:10:51 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The bank holiday beckons and you will spend it tanked up on larks and alcohol. To mitigate the crash back to earth on Tuesday, balance your booze with juice. These are five of the best juiced-up cocktails. Two Ruba Ruba’s Tihi Madness mixes rum with an orchard’s worth of fruity drinks: banana liqueur, lime juice, passionfruit juice and mango juice. Info: £12, 5 More London Place, SE1, tworuba.com | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Fbars%2Flondon-s-best-juicedup-cocktails-a3330306.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/11/dandylyan-cocktail.jpg | en | null | London’s best juiced-up cocktails | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | 1/50 Oskar's Bar at Dabbous 39 Whitfield St, WIT 2SF, dabbous.co.uk
The website is pitch black, the bar itself is underlit, but the drinks are a radiant, white ray of beaming perfect light: heavenly. That’s a terrible pun, but they’re big on terrible puns, with drinks including Rye rye rye Delilah, Tequila Mockingbird and Whiskey business.
It’s a touch masculine – lots of dark leather – but you’ll get over that after the first serve, and hey, calling it industrial chic softens the blow. Given plenty of second-rate bars push £12 for gin with dead flowers, drinks here at around a tenner offer terrific value. Oskar Kinberg has built a menu doing different things: ingredients include gin washed with extra virgin olive oil, wild nettles, red wine reductions and shiso. But the results work: these aren’t odd blends for the sake of it, they’re balanced, nuanced, thought through. They’ve some seriously top shelf spirits, too.
2/50 Scarfes Bar at Rosewood London 252 High Holborn, WC1V 7EN, rosewoodhotels.com/london
The Rosewood is doubly wonderful for drinkers, as they’ve two fine spots. In the modern Dining Room, sit at the gin bar, which outstocks anywhere else in London, with more than 400 gins and 27 tonics. Trying to choose is impossible, but what a lovely impossibility to have. The bar staff clearly had one hell of a tasting session as they know the list perfectly. Across the way is Scarfes Bar, a brilliant, brilliant bar gladly shaken free from all the stuffiness usually found in hotel bars. The drinks are stunning, they’ve often live music, it gets wonderfully busy and crackles with laughter, and the manager, Giovanni Spezziga, is a man who will treat you better than your own family does. Go a little later and it’s busier, people drink more, everything is better.
3/50 White Lyan 153-155 Hoxton St, N1 6PJ, whitelyan.com
White Lyan looked at other bars, shrugged its shoulders and said: “to hell with it”. No ice, no fruit and, er, no spirits – at least, not that you’ll spot on the shelves. Oh, they don’t really do shelves, either. Everything here lives in a fridge, and is premixed, but not like in that terrible bar you’ve been trying to forget since uni. It’s done deftly, with a touch of science, as cool and clear as its black and white New-York-in-the-80s decor. There’s no chance for going off menu, but little need to: drinks are largely marvellous, bolstered by Mr Lyan’s own refined and remixed spirits.
Their take on classic cocktails are excellent, but be brave and work from the Heaps Mad Shit menu. Odder; better. They've also their own wines, a cider, and a very decent lager.
If you’re nearer Blackfriars, head to its sister bar, Dandelyan.
4/50 Andrew Edmunds 46 Lexington St, W1F 0LP, andrewedmunds.com
Perhaps better than it’s ever been, Andrew Edmunds recently won The Good Drinking prize in our Restaurant Awards, and for good reason. It’s a small spot, cramped to the point that coming here on a first date feels like you’re being very forward indeed , with the best tables upstairs and not much to look at – just settle for being distracted by someone beautiful. The food, French-ish/English-ish, is fine, but its the wine that's extraordinary. And you’re here for wine: forget cocktails, they have. What a list, and so quietly marked up that you’re getting a steal with almost every bottle – indeed, the more expensive the better the deal. Having been going 30 years, those who knew old Soho say it’s one of the last bastion of such things. Drink too much gorgeous wine and come back often.
5/50 The Connaught Bar Connaught, Carlos Place, W1K 2AL, the-connaught.co.uk
A bar for the impossibly beautiful, a bar of high heels and glimmering lights, of perfume and leather. Aside from oddly thumping music, the Connaught is wonderfully detached from the world – a place of its own, cosy and winter warm when it needs to be, light and summer when desired. The drinks, naturally pricey, are well put together and while classic in tone, come with crackles of theatre: washes in perfume bottles, branches as garnishes, smoke, the lot. Still, the martini trolley is what they’re famed for, so it’s only right to indulge. Afterward, head to the Champagne Room: sadly the law stops it being the cigar haven it once was, but it's still gorgeous: romantic and charming with its fireplace, dramatic with its glass ceiling and sculpture swan diving. Treat yourself to the Ruinart blanc de blanc. Damned good olives, too.
6/50 Bar Américain 20 Sherwood St, W1F 7ED, brasseriezedel.com
As the name suggests, this is a classic American bar, and done near perfectly. One can become very fond of Bar Américain and very quickly: passing through Piccadilly Circus, it acts as a magnet – a quick negroni becomes a temptation impossible to resist. It’s a very beautiful place, calling to mind grand Parisian hotels of the 20s and 30s, bottles winking from the bar, staff floating through with their finery and litres of charm. You’re here to drink the classics: they’ve a killer Clover Club and a straight-down-the-line Manhattan. But ask: the bartenders know their stuff and bring their A-game to any challenge – tell them what you like, and they’ll bring you something new. They often have specials on, as well. Top marks for the attentive staff, bringing plenty of water and bowl after bowl of popcorn – both essential after a few here.
7/50 Milk & Honey 61 Poland St, W1F 7NU, mlkhny.com
You know a bar is good when local bartenders love it, and Milk & Honey has long been a Soho favourite for those in the know. Hidden in plain sight this terrific bar has been doing its thing for just shy of 15 years. The talent hasn’t diminished, and neither has the care put into the drinks. Cocktails are strong and proper and happily, they're updating the list soon to freshen things up. At around £10 a drink, M&H is also a bargain for central London, and the quality outstrips the price. It functions as a members bar, but non-members can book up until 11pm – though going earlier in the week means you’re more likely to score a table. Milk & Honey is civilised, without the crushing formality. Next door is the Blind Pig, another top 'hidden' spot.
8/50 Oriole Smithfield Markets, E Poultry Ave, EC1A 9LH, oriolebar.com
The team behind Nightjar took their winning formula, gave it a bit of a shake up and created Oriole. They’ve live music throughout the week – from Wednesday to Saturday, there’s a charge per person, so watch out for that – which gives any night here a bit of zip. This is a strictly seated spot, so be sure to book: once inside, it’s a whirlwind tour of the world, with fine details from across the globe, both in the styling and the drinks… and so much cheaper than booking a holiday. Drinks are excellent, whether you’re into New Orleans style classics or something from the depths of Asia: explore the menu (split into Old World, New World and The Orient) and expect something unusual and faintly brilliant, with a touch of the Tiki. Put it this way: Oriole is ideal whether you prefer drinking from a crystal tumbler, a teacup or, er, a silver crocodile.
9/50 Mark's Bar HIX Soho, 66- 70 Brewer St, W1F 9UP, hixrestaurants.co.uk
The bad: you might not get in. If it’s busy, they don’t squeeze people into this basement, so either be there early, or bamboozle them with charm, or dazzle them with your brilliant wit. We’re kidding: just take someone hot. The good: pretty much everything else. Naturally, the bar snacks are distractingly tasty, but the drinks list is excellent, and unusual too, with a few historical recipes brought back to life. Attention to detail is everything here, so if you’re not sharing one of the big old Chesterfields, head to the bar and sit and watch – there’s something about it that’s like seeing a cardmaster turn tricks. And have a Hix Fix, just to say you have.
10/50 Piano Works 113-117 Farringdon Road, Farringdon EC1R 3BX, pianoworks.bar
Full credit to this fun Farringdon spot: they’ve worked hard to make the place better and better since opening, which is pretty good going for what was already a decent spot to begin with. The Piano Works sounds like a quiet jazz bar but instead is a hell-raising house of sound, splendidly raucous, where a house band take requests and belt out your favourite songs. The more you get involved, the more fun it is, and the place heats up the later it gets. Wine starts at £16, house cocktails are £8, but they've tons of terrific deals during the week – including cocktails for a fiver (!!) Drink lots, dance lots and leave in the early hours with someone you shouldn’t do. That’s what we did.
11/50 Artesian 1C Portland Pl, W1B 1JA, artesian-bar.co.uk
Artesian won its accolades for its team, Alex Kratena and Simone Caporale, who ran the place for eight years and earned its reputation as the best bar in the world. They’ve sadly departed, but have left the place in capable hands, and the feel is much the same as it ever was, which is chic, glamorous, and not taking itself too seriously. While the beautiful and the rich rub shoulders, the bartenders are mixing up excellent but often slightly silly drinks – but it’s their mischievousness that makes them so winning. Seriously impressive.
12/50 Les Compagnie Des Vins Surnaturels 8-10 Neal's Yard, WC2H 9DP, cvssevendials.com
Call it CVS and your night becomes considerably easier to pronounce. Sat in Neil’s Yard, it is one of London’s finest wine bars. Thoroughly French, of course: New World wines barely get a sideways glance, while even Italy’s finest is only begrudgingly given a little space on the considerable menu. This doesn't mean there is a lack of choice – to the contrary, it is almost overwhelming, though they have a short by-the-glass list, and the charming staff are both well informed and passionate about what to have. In the summer, sit outdoors, in the winter, cosy up by the bar. Wherever you are, try the mystery wine; if you guess it, you’ll win a bottle. Have food – small plates made to share, and terrifically good – and drink plenty, so the bill doesn’t hit as hard.
13/50 The Shrub & Shutter 336 Coldharbour Ln, SW9 8QH, theshrubandshutter.com
This Brixton bar felt new in the area, taking a little of east London and bringing it down south. They’ve a pleasingly patchwork approach to decor: there are jars and bottles and shakers everywhere, which gives the place a kitchen feel. The cocktails, lovely to drink on their own, are made better with the food, which is designed to match what you’re drinking. The pairings initially sound a little gimmicky – crayfish with vodka, venison on the side of ‘The Deerhunter’ (an old fashioned, basically) – but they work, so drop that sceptical streak for a moment. It gets busy, so book up, get in early, and stay late. They’ve a license until 3am, so it’d be rude not to.
14/50 Sky Pod at the Sky Garden 1 Sky Garden Walk, EC3M 8AF, skygarden.london
The truth of it is, you come for the view, but good God it's a great view, and 360-degrees at that. Up 35 floors, if you can think of a London icon, you can probably see it. When the weather's good, get outside for some fresh air. With completely free entry and minimal security fuss, it’s worth making a reservation, though if you’re ok to queue, they’ll have you in. Cocktails aren’t torturously expensive, at around £11.50, and are very enjoyable – the cognac-chocolate-caramel-port mix that is Black and Gold is particularly good– so it doesn't feel like they're relying on the sights.
There’s a sense of special occasion, and all the more so with live music on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays. They’re hoping for jazz on Wednesdays, too. If you’re tempted to eat, Fenchurch and the Darwin Brasserie are well worth trying – Fenchurch is particularly good for veggies.
15/50 Hawksmoor, Spitalfields 157A Commercial St, E1 6BJ, thehawksmoor.com
It’s hardly surprising the bar snacks are a highlight here – have the oxcheek nuggets with a side of chips, then call the waiter over to order them over again – given how good the steak upstairs is. The drinks and setting, though, match them pound for pound. The old tube tiles on the walls, the beautiful parquet floor, the copper tops and silvery black ceiling make the large space a place to settle in for the night no matter your seat, while the cocktails come with oodles of thought in each one: the new menu has homemade bitters, shrubs and syrups, and it’s bloody obvious everyone behind the bar is more than a little nerdy about building drinks. Shaky Pete’s Ginger Brew is the classic, so have it, but follow up with the Shadow Boxer, a mix of scotch, sherry and Fernet-Branca. Odd, oddly delicious. It’s also a cracking place to sit for a bottle of wine.
16/50 The Gilbert Scott St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, Euston Rd, NW1 2AR, thegilbertscott.co.uk
Given the golden hue here, where luxury hangs in the air like perfume, it’s remarkable that wine starts at as little as £5 a glass. Wine is its strong point, and likeable head sommelier Joris Beijn is a man worth knowing: he is passionate about his list, knowledgeable and accommodating. The bar is flexible, in that it is by turns ideal for a date, or a catch up with old friends, or a pre/post dinner drinks. The room is a stunner: high painted ceilings, dramatic red walls, great big bells as art, marble bar top and crystal glasses catching the light. Cocktails come in at around £14, and err on the light side: lots of gin and floral concoctions. The restaurant, next door, isn’t to be missed, either, just be prepared to get an Uber home: invariably, you’ll stretch and tease out the evening to stay just a little longer.
17/50 Gerry's Club 52 Dean Street, W1D 5BJ, gerrysclub.com
A word of warning: this is technically a member's club, but you'll probably be fine if you flirt enough – and don't ask for Gerry, he's long since passed. Michael looks after this place now. We've only been once – very late, very drunk and with very good friends. Most old-school Soho drinking dens are dead, but this hub of actors and writers is what remains of 'Old Soho'. If you're boring, steer clear: it is a place to drink wine and beer and tell stories, to laugh uproariously and to give yourself a monumental hangover in a faintly discreet way.
18/50 68 and Boston 4-5 Greek St, Soho, W1D 4DD, 68andboston.com
Boston, the bar upstairs, looks like glamorous train carriage from the golden age of cocktails but plays it a little bit safe. Wine bar 68, downstairs, is the real gem, with a wonderful way of pricing: every bottle on the list is £20, so choose what you like, not what you can afford. Better yet, if you don't fancy a bottle, they're served by the carafe (£14) or glass (£5.50). Wines are well picked and Denise Medrano, wine blogger and lover found behind the bar, is always working to update the list – so go back to try something new. You’ll probably end up getting drunk here: the pull of another bottle at just £20 is monumentally hard to resist, but hey, that’s what Soho is for. If you fancy drinking something more upscale, ask – they’ve a few ‘hidden’ wines kept hidden away for those in the know. That’s you, now.
19/50 The Pink Chihuahua at El Camion 25-27 Brewer St, W1F 0RR, elcamion.co.uk
Forget house infusions and drinks that take half an hour to make: sometimes a good night needs tequila and dancing. The Pink Chihuahua is built for it: they’re providing the tequila – more than 300 different types of it, in fact – you’re there to drink it down and dance it up. They’ve all sorts of twists on Margaritas and Daiquiris, and, given you’re downstairs from Mexican restaurant El Camion, plenty of bar food to indulge in too. Lots of fun, and if you’re feeling more in the mood just to sit back and sip something slowly, ask about their choice of Mezcal. There's real talent here, but fun too.
20/50 The Gibson 44 Old St, EC1V 9AQ, thegibsonbar.london
Given the dearth of decent cocktails in Farringdon, the tiny Gibson is a God-send. It’s a parlour pitched somewhere between Edwardian and Art Deco, and drinks aren’t simply poured here, they’re tended to, built, thought about, adored. All unsurprising, really, given the team learnt their trade at the likes of Nightjar and The Connaught.
This place is doing more creatively to push bartending forward than any bar that's opened up in a while, so ask the team for recommendations and you’ll be presented with something magic. You’ll need to ask, actually, as the menu is a novel and there’s the risk of wasting the evening reading instead of drinking, and that simply wouldn’t do at all.
21/50 Peg+Patriot Patriot Square, E2 9NF, talentedmrfox.com
The Talented Mr Fox, Matt Whiley, offers is a nice blend of things here: while the menu takes a sophisticated trip around London, with each cocktail a column of flavour, some managing chameleonic taste all within the space of a sip, the actual bar is surprisingly spare and understated. The effect is such that while drinks are upmarket, one doesn’t feel obliged to sit demurely to enjoy them. Relax, have a few – you might want to, as the serves aren’t huge. It should be said that these cocktails are among London’s most interesting, rather than London’s best: they are talking points, oddities, they put flavours together in a way that isn’t available elsewhere. If you’re big on trying new things, different experiences, seeing what a cocktail can do, come, it’s a must. If it’s just something reliably delicious you fancy, elsewhere may be better.
22/50 Worship Street Whistling Shop 63 Worship St, EC2A 2DU, whistlingshop.com
One presumes the staff here have night vision, otherwise it’s a complete and utter mystery how they see customers, let alone their ingredients. Still, they must do, for the output is pretty much excellent through and through at this dark spot. It’s Victorian-inspired, which sounds tired and not a little tacky, but the gang from Purl have done it properly. Drinks are busy – lots of fusions, blends, gasses and pressure and all sorts – so it’s appropriate they come out of a lab. Still, all this engineering seems to be worth it, as the drinks slip down easily, the alcohol often hidden away. Make sure to take a seat in the Dram Shop, and pop in to the Gin Closet too, which operates as an honesty bar.
23/50 Kansas Smitty's 63-65 Broadway Market, E8 4PH, kansassmittys.com
Below bar ‘Off Broadway’ – a long way off, it’s Mexican – sits this glorious den of jazz and juleps. It is a speakeasy for 2016: that is to say, it has none of the contrived mannerisms of bars which proclaim to be speakeasies, it just happens to actually be one: you’ll need to knock to get in, the music raves loud and hot, and the place is so crowded strangers become family after a drink or two. The house band, for which the place is named, have envy-inducing talent, and the bar has fairly recently overhauled its drinks list, and the results are good. You’ll be absorbed by the music, and stay afterwards to ride the buzz of the crowd.
24/50 GŎNG 52, Shangri-La Hotel, the Shard, SE1 9QU, .gong-shangri-la.com
Gong is in the Shard, so you’re there for the view alone. View it certainly does: at 52 floors up, it’s by far London’s highest spot to drink: consequently, sipping on a martini, one feels a little like a Bond villain pondering all that’s below. It’s not a huge bar, but that somewhat adds to the sense of exclusivity. Prices are, naturally, sky high: expect to pay at least £18. The drinks have plenty about them to compete with the view: presentation is everything. They’ve not skipped on the spirits making the mix, either: expect the likes of Zacapa 23 rum (heavenly stuff), Talisker scotch and Tanqueray 10 for the gin. All top drawer stuff. If this all sounds a bit intimidating, bear in mind they operate a no reservations policy, so you’ve as good a chance of getting in as anyone else.
25/50 Mr Fogg's Salon 58 St Martin's Lane, Theatreland, WC2N 4EA, mr-foggs.com
Downstairs is a pretty decent pub, busy from theatreland. Upstairs, the salon is quieter, but only a little. The walls are a glittering ballgown of 19th century curiosities, unsubtle nonsense winking away. Head to a chaise longues with a couple of friends or a date and take in something from each one of the five “acts” which split the menu. Drinks seem to smell especially good here, rich, relying heavily on the likes of rum, cognac and sherry. Gin lovers need not despair: they’ve a room with 300 different types next door. Come elegantly dressed.
26/50 The Beaufort bar and the American Bar at The Savoy The Savoy, Strand, WC2R 0EU, fairmont.com
Glitz, glamour and lots of gold: both Savoy bars are wonderfully opulent. The world-famous American bar, recently revamped, is still up there as one of the best bars on our humble planet. The bartenders bible, Harry Craddock’s The Savoy Cocktail Book, was written here, and the cocktails served today remain as finely tuned as they ever were. Whereas as other bars try to recreate the glamour of such places, The Savoy needn’t pretend: everything is genuine. The palatial Beaufort is absurdly romantic, and drinks are extravagantly presented: it works for the most special of special occasions, and there’s something undeniably grand about sipping away in the same place Frank Sinatra, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel and Ernest Hemingway all did. If you’re planning a few drinks, either be rich or take someone rich – seriously.
27/50 Bar Termini 7 Old Compton St, W1D 5JE, bar-termini.com
Do Bar Termini right and you’ll love it: do it wrong, and you may be underwhelmed. Tony Conigliaro, cocktail chap par excellence, and coffee maestro Marco Arrigo have built a revolving-door of a place: don’t come here to linger. Expect a night of cocktails and you’ll leave disappointed: instead, love it in the day for the £1 espressos, and swing by in the evening for a negroni (£6). They’re small, but some of the best in the capital. One swishes in and out here, and that way, it adds a touch of Italian glamour to any evening.
28/50 Trisha's (New Evaristo Club) 57 Greek St, Soho, W1D 3DX
Drinks don’t make a bar, and thank goodness, as the stuff served at Trisha’s – named for its owner – is uniformly pretty awful: red and white wine you’d consider an insult if a friend served it at supper, prosecco wildly overpriced, terrible spirits ecetera ecetera. At more than 70, the club is Soho’s oldest, and while nobody who goes there can ever remember anything changing – it’s often quite hard to recall much about Trisha’s in crystal detail, as it happens – nothing needs to. The bad wine and expensive mixers and paint stripper spirits are all part of the point: it’s a glorious drinking den, and marvellous, marvellous fun. There are characters here: the last time we were in, we sat being scared witless by an old East End gangster who said he’s known the Krays. Tremendous. Long may this place live.
29/50 The Fumoir Claridge's, 49 Brook St, W1K 4HR, claridges.co.uk
The Fumoir will confuse you, as you’ll be torn between shouting about it and keeping it all to yourself. This plush purple and leather spot, deco decadence with a touch of welcome pomp, is hidden away behind a secret door at Claridge’s. Tiny and glitzy enough to feel like a Hollywood dressing room from the Golden Age, it’s little surprise the likes of Christina Hendricks adore it. For such a small place, they squeeze an awful lot in: plenty of wines, classic cocktails given a stern shake up, buckets of gin, a lovely choice of armagnac and a magnificent scotch list, gleaming with rarities.
30/50 69 Colebrooke Row 69 Colebrooke Row, N1 8AA, 69colebrookerow.com
Once known as ‘the bar with no name’, henceforth they shall be called ‘the bar with Bernard’s watch’, as there is no other explanation for the speed with which their finely mixed cocktails arrive. Another bar from Tony Conigliaro, it’s earned its reputation for turning out hit after hit: the drinks list is endlessly tempting. The piano is a nice touch; that is gets played a much nicer one, and make sure to order the Prairie Oyster – fun to drink, and one even for those who can’t eat seafood. Bear in mind it’s a small spot, so you’re close to your neighbours, and if you don’t like strong drinks where the booze kicks, this won’t be for you.
31/50 Happiness Forgets 8-9 Hoxton Square, N1 6NU, happinessforgets.com
Don’t expect frills and fuss or the rest of it here: Happiness Forgets is cocktail bar distilled down to its very essence, and done very well – their tag “High End Cocktails/Low End Rent” sums it up best. The bartenders are all top drawer, and their creations impeccable. Unsurprisingly, this Hoxton space has its regulars, so the crowd is always good. Tables can be booked, but half are always kept for walk-ins: try your luck, it’s worth it.
32/50 Dry Martini by Javier de las Muelas Meliá White House Hotel, Albany Street, NW1 3UP, melia.com
Come to this one to brag: Dry Martini is known as Barcelona’s best cocktail bar, and has been rated the fifth best bar in the world by the World’s 50 Best Bars panel. Renowned bartender Javier de las Muelas has bought over his concept to us lucky Londoners, and with it, finely mixed and classic cocktails. No prizes for guessing that the Dry Martini is the house special – if you don’t think you like them, here’s a place to change your mind – but bar manager Martin Siska, who used to run the Barcelona site and the bar in Brown’s Hotel, has plenty else on the list worth trying. With more than 80 gins on the list, you could easily lose a week here.
33/50 Gordon's 47 Villiers St, WC2N 6NE, gordonswinebar.com
Gordon’s seems to get more and more crowded with each passing day, but perhaps rightly so: the beloved Embankment institution is made for knocking back bottles of wine in. Eat a few cold bites and chat into a long, unwinding evening. The wine list is good enough, but you’re really here for the atmosphere: in summer, the terrace, buzzing, in winter, the caves indoors, crammed with noise, spilt wine, and joy.
34/50 Social bar at City Social 25 Old Broad St, EC2N 1HQ, citysociallondon.com
You’d think you’re at City Social, up 24 stories of Tower 42, to eat, but if you stop in the bar, there’s a good chance you won’t make it to your table. The drinks come as something of a surprise: they’re so much better than one expects from a restaurant bar, inventive, put together carefully but not staidly, retaining a sense of fun. And, crucially, damned tasty. It’s a dark room, and full of city types, but perfect for a few late night cocktails soaking up the view, which is really quite wonderful. Bloody pricey, but that’s part of it.
35/50 Ladies and Gentlemen 2 Highgate Rd, NW5 1NR, twitter.com
William Borrell’s bolthole transcends its gimmick (which, if you hadn’t guessed, is that it’s a converted public loo), with the help of some very handy bartenders, and its house-brewed gin, Highwayman, of which twelve bottles a day get distilled. Ladies & Gents manages well as a place for a quiet drink, or better yet, a place to quietly get roaringly drunk. Convenient indeed. The drinks are strong, very interesting, and there’s plenty of odd sods on the wall to keep your conversation up. It maintains a veneer of being somewhere faintly upmarket, but you’ll probably end up reading from one of the books scattered around or trying to dance to the live music. Perfect for a date that gets out of hand.
36/50 Bull In A China Shop 196 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6LG, bullinachinashop.london
Truth it, you’ll need to catch this place on a good night, as we’ve been in often enough to know it has its good nights and its ‘meh’ nights. But when the place is on, it’s really cooking, and easily one of the best bars in town. The cocktail list is short, but thought through, and care is taken in even the small things: they even make sure the water glasses are chilled. The chamomile and charcoal Old-Fashioned is a must, and any whisky lovers should get chatting to the bar staff, as they’ve bottles which aren’t available anywhere else in the capital.
37/50 Sager + Wilde Arch, 250 Paradise Row, E2 9LE, sagerandwilde.com
Wine lovers rejoice, wine bores look elsewhere. Sager + Wilde admirably keep things unpretentious: the exposed brickwork sets the tone: they’re keeping things low key. The specials list changes regularly, and always with interesting choices introduced. Some of the wines are exclusive to this place, so you’re all but guaranteed to try something new. Have a SHE + T (sherry with tonic, delicious), and absolutely do not leave without having the grilled cheese sandwich.
38/50 7 Tales at Sosharu 64 Turnmill St, EC1M 5RR, sosharulondon.com
Underneath Jason Atherton’s Sosharu is this sexy, seedy Japanese drinking den, where you’ll find the hazy, debauched glamour of Tokyo after dark. Unlike so many bars underneath restaurants, 7 Tales doesn’t feel like a holding pen, and drinks are precision made, with flavours leaning beyond the usual – think rice-washed gin, sake, infusions of sesame, snacks like tempura. Bar snacks are an irresistible must.
39/50 Callooh Callay 65 Rivington St, EC2A 3AY, calloohcallaybar.com
Eccentric doesn’t seem to quite cover it: enter the surreal world of Callooh Callay through an old Victorian wardrobe, catch sight of a throne and order punch out of a gramophone from a menu that’s more of a sticker book. It sounds a bit ridiculous, but the bartenders really know their stuff, so for all the quirks, drinks are fundamentally pretty excellent. On the weekends, it’s a party bar, and DJs spin music to match: you’re here for a good time. Any detectives in your gang will find there are two extra rooms in Callooh Callay to explore – they’re hidden away, too, naturally. If you’re good, you might even get an invite upstairs to the Jub Jub Room, where the 10-long cocktail list changes every three weeks. Fans should also head to their new offering in Angel, Little Bat.
40/50 Dukes Bar Dukes Hotel, 35 St James's Pl, SW1A 1NY, dukeshotel.com
Duke’s is known for one reason: martinis. The St James’s hotel was a favourite haunt of James Bond author and (very) keen drinker, Ian Fleming, who supposedly came up with the ‘shaken, not stirred’ line here. Their martinis are exceptionally strong, and very large: there’s a reason they won’t serve you more than two. But look, break the mould: they’re a classic hotel bar, they serve a fine range of classic cocktails. There’s also a cognac and cigar garden, if you’re so inclined.
41/50 NOLA 1st Floor, 68 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY, nola-london.com
It would be too easy to miss this place, so do your homework and saunter in: it’s must more attractive than sweatily asking anyone if they’ve seen the place. Drawing inspiration from the home of proper cocktails, New Orleans, the bar loves traditional drinks, builds them properly and serves them in a den of music and laughter. Unlike some places specialising in old school serves, NOLA is a place for fun: sure, it seems to say, you could have a quiet drink – but why would you want to? There’s a cracking cigar terrace too, small enough that everyone talks before heading back in for one hell of a Vieux Carré.
42/50 Call Me Mr Lucky 11 Southwark St, SE1 1RQ, twitter.com
All the ‘hidden’ bars at the Breakfast Clubs around the capital are popular, with perhaps The Mayor of Scaredy Cat Town being the best known. Call Me Mr Lucky, on Southwark Street, happens to be our favourite. Once you’ve flirted with the staff – ask to get lucky – you’re taken through the restaurant’s kitchens to a lively bar decorated like some twisted take on a kids party. Have a go on the wheel of fortune, where you’ll really want to get lucky, and win a free shot, and then work your way through the cocktail list. Like any good-time bar worth its salt, this place is big on tequila, and the drinks are light-hearted fun, but – here we go getting lucky again – along with the quirks comes quality. By the of the evening, before you’re porured back onto the street, you’ll swear tequila is your new favourite drink, and you’ll be singing the party hits they play all the way home.
43/50 K Bar at The Kensington 109 - 113 Queen's Gate, SW7 5LP, townhousekensington.com
K bar feels majestic – and there is no other word for it – because drinking here is a little like being in the captain’s quarters of the Titanic, albeit without the sinking feeling. There is glamour here: a kind of place to be seduced in. Cocktails wise, bar manager Ben Manchester is the man to ask for, but there’s a fine list to choose from. It avoids stuffiness, and just needs to be packed out to really get cooking.
44/50 Nightjar 129 City Rd, EC1V 1JB, barnightjar.com
Nightjar has fame which means writing about it is redundant: people think it marvellously good, and they’ve live music most of the week. It’s seating only and worth booking: just be sure not to cancel, or they’ll charge a steep £10 per person. They do the speakeasy theme, but well enough that it isn’t too tired yet, and have plenty of old school style on the list. Pick up a pack of cards from the bar on your way out.
45/50 Reverend J W Simpson 32 Goodge St, W1T 2QJ, revjwsimpson.com
Bourne and Hollingsworth run this rather lovely little bar, downstairs from a small doorway on Goodge St. Service is friendly and speedy, it's comfortable, and drinks more than hold their own – there's both obscure traditional mixes and modern serves made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Luckily, with good drinks come good people, and it's a loud, happy place.
46/50 Albertine 1 Wood Ln, W12 7DP, albertinewinebar.co.uk
Albertine hasn’t changed much since the day East Enders was commissioned there. A wine bar through and through, you’ll struggle to get anything else (though there are a couple of ales on the menu.) It’s a place with spirit, which draws a regular, devoted crowd. They sell everything they serve, and it’s well worth splashing out: the mark-up gets less and less as the bottles get more expensive, meaning you can get an absolute bargain at the top end of the list. It’s also the kind of wine bar you go to to overindulge.
47/50 First Aid Box 119 Dulwich Rd, SE24 0NG, firstaidbox2015.com
This place really is worth travelling to Herne Hill to, which must be saying something. The team behind Shrub & Shutter have thickly laid on the pharmacy theme here, with ‘cure-all’ drinks. It’s not an idea which sounds like it should work, and yet, how much better life would be if they were one of the emergency services. Expect ‘saline’ drips, syringes, and the likes of plastic lungs – their take on thirst aid – but rest assured, flavours aren’t medicinal in the slightest. At £8 - 10 a drink, it’s reasonable for London, and wonderful to see a bar really trying something new. Bravo. Media Wisdom Photography - Giles Christopher
48/50 Nam Long Le Shaker 159 Old Brompton Rd, SW5 0LJ, namlong.co.uk
It gained fame for its celebrity fans, which include Mick Jagger and Prince Harry, but Nam Long has held on longer than most A-list haunts: it’s been going 30 years, and recently was given an overhaul. It’s quite possibly the most Chelsea place imaginable – there are literally MIC cast members floating about – and its a go-to spot to drink far too much and party. The upstairs area is bright, airy, and well looked after by the excellent bartenders, while downstairs – "the Opium Den" – is as it sounds (though there was no opium available when we asked... ) The drinks upstairs were made with more care, but downstairs is more intimate, opulent, and better for a small groups. Some of those Chelsea types who go really are the very worst, and the drinks are outrageously expensive, but hey, it’s a laugh.
49/50 The Vault at Milroy's 3 Greek St, Soho, W1D 4NX, shop.milroys.co.uk
A bar through a bookcase: we’re sold. Better yet, it’s underneath one of Soho’s finest whisky shops – with stiff competition from The Vintage House – so if you’re taken with something downstairs, buy it on your way out. It’s a simple little bar and the service is decidedly so-so, but it’s usually pretty busy, they play good music and have an excellent range of spirits. The menu is changed regularly, but it’s a good place to cram into with friends or on a date. You mightn’t spend the entire night here, but for a couple of drinks on the way somewhere, or on the way back, it fits the bill perfectly. | http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/bars/london-s-best-juicedup-cocktails-a3330306.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/ac41753b63b50c8c98102bcf3870bae9eb82ecb49424905fd522ed0dd5e59540.json |
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"Sebastian Mann"
] | 2016-08-29T14:50:26 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | A man who worked for the Queen's bank died after a single punch during an attack in a leafy south-east London street. Oliver Dearlove, 30, was rushed to hospital after being attacked in Tranquil Vale, Blackheath, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Emergency services battled to save his life before airlifting him to hospital, where he died at about 10pm. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Foliver-dearlove-man-who-worked-for-the-queens-bank-dies-after-latenight-attack-in-blackheath-a3331721.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/14/oliver1.jpg | en | null | Oliver Dearlove: Man who worked for the Queen's bank dies after 'single-punch attack' in Blackheath | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A man who worked for the Queen's bank died after a single punch during an attack in a leafy south-east London street.
Oliver Dearlove, 30, was rushed to hospital after being attacked in Tranquil Vale, Blackheath, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Emergency services battled to save his life before airlifting him to hospital, where he died at about 10pm.
Mr Dearlove had worked for four years as a relationship manager at Duncan Lawrie Private Bank after moving from a position as a senior lending officer at Coutts, the exclusive bank used by the Queen.
Attack: Mr Dearlove was assaulted on Tranquil Vale in Blackheath (Metropolitan Police)
His mother Joy Wright said her "perfect" son died after hitting the ground when he fell backwards following a single punch.
“He was very easygoing, lots and lots of friends, played lots of football,” she told the Guardian.
Describing what she understood to have happened, she said: "He and his friends all met up, had lunch, dinner, drinks. He texted his girlfriend that he loved her around 10pm. Someone picked a fight, punched him and [he] fell backwards and that was it.
“I don’t think there was an altercation. I think someone said to him and his friends ‘what are you looking at’ and that was it. I think he stopped breathing when he hit the floor. His friends gave him CPR.”
She added: "He was just perfect. I’m in a state of shock"
Doug Keighley, marketing manager at Duncan Lawrie, said colleagues were shocked at the death of a "very very popular guy".
Cordon: Police at the scene of the attack in Blackheath (@SAwoberu / Twitter)
Today police launched a murder investigation and said they were hoping to speak to a group of up to four women who Mr Dearlove is thought to have spoken to around the time of the assault. Officers stressed they were being sought as witnesses not suspects.
Scotland Yard’s DCI Lee Watling, from the Homicide and Major Crime Command, said: "We are retaining an open mind at this stage of the investigation with regards to a motive and our primary aim is to establish how Mr Dearlove came to receive the injuries which led to his death.
“We are appealing for anyone who was at Tranquil Vale who witnessed the incident - in particular a group of up to four white females who Mr Dearlove and his friends were speaking to around the time the offence occurred."
Police have made no arrests. A spokeswoman could not confirm the injuries which led to Mr Dearlove’s death and said a post mortem was scheduled for Tuesday.
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.”
Contact the police incident room on 0208 721 4205 with any information. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/oliver-dearlove-man-who-worked-for-the-queens-bank-dies-after-latenight-attack-in-blackheath-a3331721.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/f03d4d0b86a6d867c7b72ed42fb55f7a0d2a8e58ea01826c0cc579f2f58dbd7c.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:51:02 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | Step back 350 years in time and explore one of the most infamous disasters in London’s history – the Great Fire of 1666. Experience the destruction of London through the eyes of people who were there at the time, see the evidence and remains for yourself, and find out how the city rose from the ashes. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fesrewards%2Fkids-go-free-to-fire-fire-at-the-museum-of-london-a3327176.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/23/10/16132-ff-1600x950-v2.jpg | en | null | Kids go free to Fire! Fire! at the Museum of London | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Step back 350 years in time and explore one of the most infamous disasters in London’s history – the Great Fire of 1666.
Experience the destruction of London through the eyes of people who were there at the time, see the evidence and remains for yourself, and find out how the city rose from the ashes.
To mark the 350th anniversary of one most infamous events in London’s history, we’ve teamed up with the Museum of London to offer free entry to kids from 2 September, the day the fire started, to 11 September, when the first plans to rebuild the city were presented to the king.
To book tickets, visit museumoflondon.org.uk/fire and use code KidsFree350, or call 020 7001 9844 and quote code over the phone.
Terms & Conditions: Promotion closes at 23:59 on 10 September 2016. Tickets are subject to availability. This offer entitles the customer to up to three free child tickets with every full-price adult ticket purchased for Fire! Fire! at the Museum of London when tickets are booked in advance online or over the phone quoting KidsFree350. Child tickets are valid for children aged 16 and under. There is a maximum of three free tickets per customer. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount or against family or group tickets. Free tickets are non-transferable, non-exchangeable and there is no cash alternative. Usual promotion rules apply, see www.standard.co.uk/rules. For further information, please write to Customer Care, Evening Standard Limited, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London, W8 5TT. Promoter: Museum of London. | http://www.standard.co.uk/esrewards/kids-go-free-to-fire-fire-at-the-museum-of-london-a3327176.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/38403e19e7f0b91d54df9092f67e55ef3dd61db7684ebb966cee1d2dcb30c87e.json |
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"Tom Collomosse"
] | 2016-08-30T20:50:59 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | It is quite a day when a man can break England’s one-day batting record and still be upstaged by his team-mates. In most matches, Alex Hales’ 171 – which surpassed the 23-year-old high-water mark set by Robin Smith – would be the only story in town. Yet perhaps Jos Buttler’s exhilarating partnership with Eoin Morgan, yielding 161 from 12 overs, was the most memorable act of the third one-day international against Pakistan at Trent Bridge. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fengland-vs-pakistan-hosts-set-new-odi-record-as-alex-hales-stars-in-series-victory-a3332881.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/21/england-cricket.jpg | en | null | England vs Pakistan: Hosts set new ODI record as Alex Hales stars in series victory | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | It is quite a day when a man can break England’s one-day batting record and still be upstaged by his team-mates.
In most matches, Alex Hales’ 171 – which surpassed the 23-year-old high-water mark set by Robin Smith – would be the only story in town.
Yet perhaps Jos Buttler’s exhilarating partnership with Eoin Morgan, yielding 161 from 12 overs, was the most memorable act of the third one-day international against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.
In scoring 444 for three, not only did England beat their own 50-over best. They also posted the highest total in one-day history, beating the 443 for nine set by Sri Lanka against Holland in 2006.
It was far too many for a daunted, jaded Pakistan side, who were beaten by 169 runs, allowing England to clinch the five-match series with two games to spare. In doing so, they hit more sixes - 16 - than any England side before them in this format.
The winning moment as @chriswoakes takes the final wicket for dominant England. Top work lads #ENGvPAK https://t.co/U7dmDkFo26 — England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 30, 2016
Hales’ innings, from just 122 deliveries, underpinned England’s effort but there were stellar performances everywhere. Buttler made 90 not out from 51 balls, reaching his 50 from only 22 balls – the fastest half-century by an Englishman – along the way. Morgan finished unbeaten on 57 from 27. By comparison, Joe Root moved at a snail’s pace, using 86 deliveries for his 85.
It seems extraordinary to say it, but Hales has played much more fluently than this. Luck was on his side and he took advantage of some dreadful work in the field from Pakistan, who were a rabble during England’s innings.
Their ground fielding was poor, their approach was casual and their catching was awful. After removing Jason Roy, caught behind for 15 off a mistimed pull, Pakistan had chances to send back Hales.
They did not take them. When he had made 59, Hales breathed a sigh of relief after a top-edge fell between three fielders close to third man. One of them could surely have made the distance with quicker running and better awareness.
On 72, Hales drilled the ball into the hands of deep backward square-leg – only to be reprieved because Wahab Riaz had bowled a no-ball. Wahab, by the way, ended with figures of 0 for 110 – the second-most expensive ever in the international one-day game.
Little wonder that, when he reached three figures, Hales celebrated so extravagantly. He had a dreadful final Test at The Kia Oval after a difficult summer, and his place is in doubt for the winter.
This was clearly a liberating experience, as before raising his bat to the crowd, Hales bellowed his joy and ran halfway towards the pavilion after clipping the single that took him to his hundred.
There was another let-off for Hales, on 114, when Azhar Ali put down a catch at extra-cover. The Pakistan captain, a part-time leg-spinner, also conceded 20 off a single over.
Hales sailed past 150 and then went past Smith’s total, set against Australia at Edgbaston in 1993, by pulling yet another long-hop to the boundary. Hales was told by Root what he had achieved and his smile lit up Trent Bridge.
England crush Pakistan by 169 runs to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the @RL_Cricket ODI series #getinthere pic.twitter.com/aHmlWKGu0E — England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 30, 2016
From the following delivery, Hasan Ali removed Hales lbw. In the next over, Root was caught behind off the left-arm spinner, Mohammad Nawaz. England were 283 for three with 72 deliveries remaining.
At the end of their allocation, they had made cricket history, with Morgan and Buttler pummelling what spirit remained in the Pakistan attack. Buttler, in particular, was breathtaking. He took 26 from a single over from Shoaib Malik, including a six that landed on the top tier of the Radcliffe Road Stand.
Another maximum, to deep midwicket, caused one fan to tumble over the perimeter fence as he tried to catch the ball. Morgan was soon in on the act, accelerating ruthlessly after Yasir Shah had put down a simple chance at cover to end his innings for 14.
Like Buttler, Morgan reached the top tier of the stand with another brutal strike. His fifty required just two more deliveries than that of Buttler. He hit five sixes to Buttler’s seven. Unless you were a Pakistan supporter, it was fabulous stuff.
Wahab’s misery grew when he bowled Buttler but was, again, denied because he had overstepped. Buttler marched on towards his century, though Hasan, bowling a skilful final over, managed to keep him quiet – until Buttler swatted the final ball of the innings down the ground for four and into the record books.
For a few thrilling overs, it looked as though Pakistan might, just might, take it close. They lost Sami Aslam and Azhar early but Sharjeel Khan played some marvellous strokes, taking on Mark Wood and Chris Woakes and showing outstanding timing on the leg side.
On song: Alex Hales
He was dropped in the deep by Hales when he had 43 and at that stage, one or two England players might have shuddered.
They need not have done so. Soon after completing a 26-ball fifty, Sharjeel tried to clear the boundary at square-leg, but found only Ben Stokes. It was Woakes’ third wicket, Sharjeel was gone for 58 and Pakistan’s challenge subsided.
Babar Azam was caught off a leading edge, giving Stokes his first international wicket in white-ball cricket since he was struck for four sixes by West Indies’ Carlos Brathwaite in the World Twenty20 Final in March. Then Shoaib, who has had a wretched series, was caught behind off Liam Plunkett.
Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali and Wahab Riaz came and wait before Mohammad Amir, who had been let down by his fielders, provided late entertainment by matching Buttler’s 22-ball half-century – the highest score by a No11 in one-day cricket – and hitting Adil Rashid for three consecutive sixes.
His fun ended when Woakes, who finished with four for 41, took a return catch after Amir’s luck finally expired. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-vs-pakistan-hosts-set-new-odi-record-as-alex-hales-stars-in-series-victory-a3332881.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/e302b56168158d5fe54bc5fd7a89f4432d53e8e44666288964c203aa669c8248.json |
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"Ben Travis"
] | 2016-08-28T20:50:10 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The opening episode of The X Factor proved that the show is well and truly back. It wasn’t just the instant chemistry of the judges or the steady hands of Dermot O’Leary behind the wheel – there were plenty of entertaining contestants with the likes of Honey G and Yes Lad. Episode 2 continued that with a familiar face, a Simon Cowell lookalike, and someone who Nicole Scherzinger deemed “the bomb dot com”. Here are five must-see auditions from the latest episode. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fstayingin%2Ftvfilm%2Fthe-x-factor-2016-five-best-auditions-from-episode-2-including-saara-aalto-and-eddie-lee-a3330866.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/18/x-factor-saara-aalto.jpg | en | null | The X Factor 2016 Saara Aalto, Eddie Lee and the best auditions from Episode 2 | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The opening episode of The X Factor proved that the show is well and truly back.
It wasn’t just the instant chemistry of the judges or the steady hands of Dermot O’Leary behind the wheel – there were plenty of entertaining contestants with the likes of Honey G and Yes Lad.
Episode 2 continued that with a familiar face, a Simon Cowell lookalike, and someone who Nicole Scherzinger deemed “the bomb dot com”.
Here are five must-see auditions from the latest episode.
1) Eddie Lee
What do you get if you cross Simon Cowell with a Sontaran from Doctor Who, and throw in the voice of Tom Jones?
Step in Eddie Lee, who’s simply mesmerising to watch as he belts out a disco rendition of Elvis Presley’s Can’t Help Falling In Love, all the while giving his style icon, Mr Cowell, adoring looks.
2) Saara Aalto
Isn’t it wonderful having Nicole Scherzinger back on the judging panel? She came out with another sure-zinger after Finnish singer Saara Aalto’s pitch-perfect take on Sia’s Chandelier.
“You are the bomb dot com,” the stunned judge said. “My a** wants to clap for you right now.”
Quite.
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
3) James Hughes
17 year-old student James Hughes lost his thick Scottish accent as soon as he started belting out a soulful rendition of Etta James’ classic I’d Rather Go Blind.
“Was that you really singing?” asked a flabbergasted Simon Cowell, while Louis Walsh said he was “a baby diva already”.
4) Emily Middlemas
After making it to Judges’ Houses in 2014, Emily Middleman didn’t get through to the live rounds – but two years on, she’s back a little wiser and more confident.
She managed to bring real energy to an acoustic version of Stevie Wonder’s Master Blaster.
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
5) Rebekah Ryan
40 year-old Rebekah had a record deal and hit the charts when she was 17 – but her singing career never properly took off.
After a rendition of Hozier’s Take Me To Church didn’t quite do it for the judges, Ryan held it together to sing Sarah McLachlan’s Angel – earning her a place in Boot Camp.
ITV, 8pm | http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/the-x-factor-2016-five-best-auditions-from-episode-2-including-saara-aalto-and-eddie-lee-a3330866.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/504d37e7695f4528e01930c5503c8ff0d9a1ef86d3ee914cb8447e7c99fdb719.json |
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"Simon Chilvers"
] | 2016-08-30T12:50:54 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | 1. Try some experimental tucking | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Ffashion%2Fthe-modernist-6-menswear-trends-to-master-for-autumn-2016-a3332386.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/12/menswear2016.jpg | en | null | The modernist: 6 menswear trends to master for autumn 2016 | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | 1. Try some experimental tucking
The art of arranging your clothes, tucking-wise, is borderline an art form this season. I know, isn’t it great when fashion people say this kind of thing like something serious has happened? Anyway. It’s happening, and at least it won’t necessarily cost you anything. Basically, you want to artfully half-tuck your top half into your trouser waistband — this could be half a shirt, the front section of a T-shirt or jumper. On the Margiela autumn/winter runway white shirts were half in, half out, while at Orley (a very, very nice New York label you should immediately investigate) knit polo shirts were worn over shirts and tucked in a gloriously arty fashion. In similar news: long sleeves are in, see Prada (shirts with undone cuffs) and Raf Simons (see super-sized varsity sweaters).
2. Get onboard with Stranger Things vibes
You are not a real person let alone a fashionable one if you haven’t watched the Netflix Eighties sci-fi drama Stranger Things. Aside from Winona Ryder’s deranged hair and obsession with fairy lights, there is so much good fashion action to get involved in. Very, very on trend plaid shirts, rugby tops, anoraks with shearling collars, hoodies, backpacks — all mashed up together in a My Own Private Idaho (yes I know that’s early Nineties but still) meets ET with a bit of Nightmare on Elm Street. Note: Raf Simons had Elm Street on his show notes this season. PLUS: the baseball caps worn by Dustin are pure new-era Balenciaga, while Mike’s insanely good bowl cut wouldn’t look out of place at a model casting this season.
Mike in Stranger Things (Curtis Baker/Netflix)
3. Employ some MA1 action
The MA1 bomber is autumn’s follow-up to spring’s splashier, embroidered souvenir jacket. It’s autumn-ready, has military history on its side and features zippy pockets and really, who doesn’t love a zippy pocket on their outerwear? The directional version is oversized — oversized is quite literally a big deal this season — and appeared on the runways of Burberry (worn with flares) and Vetements (worn with swamping trousers).
Meanwhile, Rick Owens took his end- of-show bow in one. This is a trend that the high street is all over. Zara, River Island and Topman all have various versions, all of which will work easily with denim or a smarter trouser. Versatile. Also happening: oversized hoodies and puffa coats.
4. Enter into the trouser-flapping arena
BREAKING NEWS: trouser hems should be cuddling your shoes this winter. Yes, in a sea of skinny jeans and tracksuit bottoms it has been hard to see the wood for the trousers, but things south of the waist should be deep and wide, puddling and pooling, flaring and flapping. Craig Green, the London-based menswear oracle, showed weighty cotton strides with double waistbands (ideal for experimental tucking, btw) that are as breezy as they are masculine. Bottega Veneta let all its slacks hang long — they look particularly good dressed down with old-school trainers. Zara’s “palazzo” trouser (don’t be put off by the eye-roll name) is suitably pleasing worn with a heavy tread sole. Forget the gender-fluid trend, this season it’s your pants that should be swinging.
Frank Ocean in Calvin Klein’s campaign
5. Drop some names (just make sure they’re the ones below)
There are three names to drop right now: Raf, Calvin and Frank. It’s quite the fashion triple-decker. Raf Simons, one of the most celebrated designers working today, was recently confirmed as the new creative officer at Calvin Klein. This is a BIG fashion deal. Frank Ocean, who unless you’ve been hibernating in a cave with no wi-fi, just staged a stupendously overdue comeback with his new album Blond/Blonde and a “visual album” Endless. This was also a big deal. Frank also happens to star in a current Calvin Klein ad. Ergo, you should at the very least be wearing Calvin pants while listening to the album. Frank himself has also been name-dropping a go-go, including “Nikes” (his new single), “Comme des Garçons” (a new track on Endless) and Jesus and Mary Chain (on a T-shirt). Modern.
6. Give the mini-roll-neck a whirl
The roll-neck is the ultimate in useful base layers, and this winter it comes with a new angle. Topman is calling it a mini-roll-neck because, well, that is what it is. If you want to be pedantic, it’s more of a raised neckline than a truly rolled one. Even better is that various labels, including Off-White and COS, have introduced something similar into their T-shirt shapes, which means you can quickly get on board with this look while we’re still in relatively warm weather.
Better still, said neckline appeared in glorious form at Lanvin’s spring/summer 2017 show, meaning you’re a full six months ahead of yourself. Style with an unbuttoned shirt — as many buttons opened as you fancy — tucked in. Or half tucked in.
Simon Chilvers is men’s style director of MATCHESFASHION.COM | http://www.standard.co.uk/fashion/the-modernist-6-menswear-trends-to-master-for-autumn-2016-a3332386.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/015d0b9923bdc6e9e1b590cd9673b6ba012c7119acaa7fbefe313d0442f38abb.json |
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"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-31T08:51:11 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Wilfried Bony has said that he is looking forward to “a new, exciting challenge” with West Ham waiting in the wings for a deadline day swoop. The Manchester City forward is available on loan until January, when he is expected to move to the Chinese Super League, and has long been on Slaven Bilic’s radar as he bids for attacking reinforcements. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fwest-ham-target-wilfried-bony-awaiting-new-exciting-challenge-on-deadline-day-as-manchester-city-a3333001.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/09/wilfriedbony.jpg | en | null | West Ham target Wilfried Bony awaiting 'new, exciting challenge' as Manchester City exit looms | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Wilfried Bony has said that he is looking forward to “a new, exciting challenge” with West Ham waiting in the wings for a deadline day swoop.
The Manchester City forward is available on loan until January, when he is expected to move to the Chinese Super League, and has long been on Slaven Bilic’s radar as he bids for attacking reinforcements.
A £5m loan deal for Simone Zaza seemed to have ended Bony’s hopes of a move to the London Stadium, but West Ham are looking to offload both Enner Valencia and Diafra Sakho before the window closes at 11pm tonight, opening a space in their squad for the Ivorian international.
Bony himself certainly expects to be on the move, posting on social media earlier this morning: “It’s a new day and I look forward to a new exciting [sic] challenge”. Stoke City have also emerged as leading contenders to bring in the 27-year-old though have long been linked with Saido Berahino, another player expected to move today.
It’s a new day and I look forward to a new exciting challenge — Wilfried Bony (@wilfriedbony) August 31, 2016
West Brom could look to bring in Sakho weeks after pulling out of a £16m deal over fitness concerns, with head coach Tony Pulis eager to bring in several new signings. The Midlands side have also been linked with Valencia, as have Swansea. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-target-wilfried-bony-awaiting-new-exciting-challenge-on-deadline-day-as-manchester-city-a3333001.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/61a94ec24b69e6580e95e0c23e9cf41e5617d316dc479a5ee2a9977d48678840.json |
[
"Michael Bow"
] | 2016-08-31T14:51:27 | null | 2013-11-25T00:00:00 | Billions of pounds of controversial Lobo loans, sold to councils after the financial crisis and highlighted in an Evening Standard investigation, have been overhauled, marking a major boost for scores of cash-strapped London boroughs. Barclays, one of the main Lobo lenders, has become the first bank to formally scrap Lobo loans after it effectively cancelled about £8 billion worth by turning them into fixed-rate loans at a cost of £182 million. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Fbusiness-focus-respite-for-hardpressed-london-borrowers-as-barclays-retreats-on-lobo-loans-a3333611.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2013/11/25/11/Barclays_1.jpg | en | null | Barclays retreats on Lobo loans in respite for London borrowers | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Billions of pounds of controversial Lobo loans, sold to councils after the financial crisis and highlighted in an Evening Standard investigation, have been overhauled, marking a major boost for scores of cash-strapped London boroughs.
Barclays, one of the main Lobo lenders, has become the first bank to formally scrap Lobo loans after it effectively cancelled about £8 billion worth by turning them into fixed-rate loans at a cost of £182 million.
In a series of articles earlier this year, the Evening Standard and our sister paper The Independent investigated the web of activity surrounding the sale of Lobos.
The campaign prompted calls from Treasury Select Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie for further scrutiny of the loans.
Lobos, an acronym for lender option borrower option, are long-term bank loans for public-sector borrowers that give the banks the option to refix the interest rate at any point.
The borrower can accept the new rate or pay a big fee to exit the loan, giving the bank the upper hand and sometimes locking borrowers into worse rates than alternative loans from government.
Barclays’ decision to end Lobos has been welcomed as giving more certainty to public-sector finances.
However, campaigners say the loans could still weigh heavily on hard-pressed council finances.
Paul Rickard, group finance director of London housing association One Housing, said switching £110 million of Lobos to a fixed-rate loan had given it a £30 million boost, which will go towards building more homes for Londoners.
“It came as a pleasant surprise to us. It removes that uncertainty,” he says. “Some associations had already negotiated out of Lobos before but it makes sense. Barclays was giving up some value for absolutely no price.”
Newham Council, one of the biggest Lobo borrowers with 27 loans worth more than £560 million, said Barclays’ decision “will provide more certainty on our interest arrangements”.
Brent Council, which borrowed much less at £15 million, also welcomed the move. “It has no short-term significance but in the long term it gives us more certainty with our treasury management,” Brent chief financial officer Conrad Hall said. “They always had the option to exercise against us and that’s never the best contractual position to be in, so the change works in our favour.”
About £15 billion worth of Lobos were sold to public-sector borrowers by the likes of Barclays and RBS in the wake of the financial crisis. Barclays chairman John McFarlane said in May he would “do the right thing” for Lobo borrowers and the bank today said the move would give hundreds of councils “greater certainty”.
Turning them into normal, fixed-rate loans means they are easier for Barclays to hold on its balance sheet because they are less volatile. RBS, the other big Lobo lender, has not yet followed suit. It declined to comment.
Advisers who work in the public debt arena say there are no strings attached to the offer.
Adrian Bell at JC Rathbone Associates, who advises housing associations, said: “They’ve not been charging anybody for this. It’s a free benefit for the client.”
But despite the extra certainty, campaigners say converting Lobos into fixed-rate loans could still punish councils by shifting them towards riskier, long-term debt.
Joel Benjamin, who has headed a campaign to persuade councils to challenge the loans in court, said that Barclays’ move “should not be viewed as a victory for local government”. He added: “Councils and the taxpayers who fund them are now locked into high-cost credit for generations. Council balance sheets will only now begin to reveal the folly of financing via Lobos.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-focus-respite-for-hardpressed-london-borrowers-as-barclays-retreats-on-lobo-loans-a3333611.html | en | 2013-11-25T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/11537c258cd9b742d166cbb66ccfa75c1174adc3a968f735df7c42b680329120.json |
[
"David Gardner In Los Angeles"
] | 2016-08-30T06:51:01 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A US flight was diverted after a panicking passenger tried to open a door while the plane was in mid-air. Fellow passengers on the Seattle-bound flight from New York said the man appeared to be stressed about flying and may have taken too many pills. Shoshana Godwin, who sat next to the man on the Alaska Airlines flight said he ‘freaked out and wanted off the plane.’ She said he was acting erratically as soon as he got on the flight. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fpassenger-tried-to-open-door-of-alaska-airlines-plane-in-midair-a3331941.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/07/alaska.jpg | en | null | Alaska Airlines passenger tried to open plane door in mid-air | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A US flight was diverted after a panicking passenger tried to open a door while the plane was in mid-air.
Fellow passengers on the Seattle-bound flight from New York said the man appeared to be stressed about flying and may have taken too many pills.
Shoshana Godwin, who sat next to the man on the Alaska Airlines flight said he ‘freaked out and wanted off the plane.’
She said he was acting erratically as soon as he got on the flight.
The man, in his 20s, took a pill and appeared to calm and falling asleep until he was offered a drink
‘He said he need to cancel his flight and get off the plane and just was kind of speaking a little gibberish,’ she said. ‘I think someone may have been a little bit stressed out about flying and took too much medication.’
The man, who has not been identified, got out of his seat and started wrestling to open the rear door of the plane.
‘The air marshals were there quick,’ said another passenger, Melinda Iverson. ‘The flight attendants were sort of surrounding him and I felt more sorry for him than anything.’
The pilot diverted the flight to Minnesota, telling ground control, ‘we will be dropping off one of our passengers early.’
‘Can we have someone greet this customer?’ added the co-pilot. ‘He’s having a difficult time working and playing well with others.'
Police boarded at Minnesota and escorted the passenger in handcuffs off the plane. The plane finally arrived three hours late in Seattle.
Alaska Airlines said last night that it is impossible to open the door of a plane during the flight because of the difference in pressure between inside and outside the craft. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/passenger-tried-to-open-door-of-alaska-airlines-plane-in-midair-a3331941.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d3fad40ee4e7607ffbacea2c9dfb301e219ae72f7a7406136424d281d42d2d6a.json |
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"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-27T14:49:49 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Watford and Arsenal face off at Vicarage Road with both sides in need of a first win of the league season. Two league games into his reign at Watford the pressure is not as intense on Walter Mazzarri as it has become on Arsene Wenger, who faced displays of fan discontent both in a home defeat to Liverpool and a draw away to champions Leicester. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fwatford-vs-arsenal-live-team-news-latest-score-and-goal-updates-from-vicarage-road-a3331011.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/15/santi_cazorla.jpg | en | null | Watford vs Arsenal live: Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla goals put Gunners 3-0 up; latest score and goal updates from Vicarage Road | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Watford and Arsenal face off at Vicarage Road with both sides in need of a first win of the league season.
Two league games into his reign at Watford the pressure is not as intense on Walter Mazzarri as it has become on Arsene Wenger, who faced displays of fan discontent both in a home defeat to Liverpool and a draw away to champions Leicester.
Wenger will be confident that a side slowing returning to match sharpness can get a win at Vicarage Road, where they won 3-0 last season, but will well remember the frustration of being dumped out of the FA Cup by the Hornets in March’s sixth round tie.
Who will come out on top in today’s match? Stay tuned to Standard Sport for all the action!
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What they said
Mazzarri: “I'm an optimist and I always believe we can do anything.
“We have 38 games and maybe it's best to start with the big teams.”
Wenger: “One of the keys for us will be to keep [Deeney and Ighalo] quiet.
“I rate Deeney because he’s a player who has technical quality first of all, but he’s also a fighter. To find a player who combines these two things is not easy.
Wenger is "working on deals for Mustafi and Perez"
“He’s very strong in the challenges, the duels, and in the link play as well. I was impressed by him last year.
“We need a first win after our game at Leicester. Of course the international break comes too soon because players go away with their national teams [and] are not ready yet to start for us yet in the Premier League, because we had to rest them as they’ve played in international games.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/watford-vs-arsenal-live-team-news-latest-score-and-goal-updates-from-vicarage-road-a3331011.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/f6d0583a7f796969b5644e7e9d52ca682da37135af86ea3844900e1ac0d1fd29.json |
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"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-30T14:50:58 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Arsenal have completed the signing of Deportivo La Coruna forward Lucas Perez in a £17million deal. The 27-year-old emerged as a surprise target in the closing days of the transfer window after the Gunners failed in their pursuit of Jamie Vardy, Alvaro Morata and Gonzalo Higuain. With Alexandre Lacazette, rated at £60m, deemed too expensive Arsene Wenger turned his focus to Lucas, who he had rejected earlier in the summer. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Flucas-perez-signs-for-arsenal-gunners-complete-17m-deal-for-spanish-striker-a3330746.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/14/lucasperezarsenal6.jpg | en | null | Lucas Perez signs for Arsenal: Gunners complete £17m deal for Spanish striker | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Arsenal have completed the signing of Deportivo La Coruna forward Lucas Perez in a £17million deal.
The 27-year-old emerged as a surprise target in the closing days of the transfer window after the Gunners failed in their pursuit of Jamie Vardy, Alvaro Morata and Gonzalo Higuain.
With Alexandre Lacazette, rated at £60m, deemed too expensive Arsene Wenger turned his focus to Lucas, who he had rejected earlier in the summer.
Wenger said: “He’s not only a goalscorer, he’s a guy who combines well with partners, who can give a final ball and makes good runs.
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
“He’s got a good eye for goal and had an outstanding season last year.”
Lucas is expected to compete with Olivier Giroud and, on his return from injury in December, Danny Welbeck for the central striking berth in the Arsenal side, despite Wenger experimenting with Alexis Sanchez in this position in the early games of the season.
In his final full season at Deportivo Lucas scored 17 goals in 36 games, the best return of a nomadic career that has seen him spend time in the Ukrainian and Greek leagues before returning to his hometown club. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/lucas-perez-signs-for-arsenal-gunners-complete-17m-deal-for-spanish-striker-a3330746.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/adb89ec68e8e9f73d3c77017016d852c0a1fafb24982c7126b86e18a927f377b.json |
[
"James Olley"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:48 | null | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | Arsene Wenger today confirmed Arsenal are close to a £52million double swoop for Lucas Perez and Skhodran Mustafi but insisted the splurge is not a panic buy in response to growing fan unrest. The Gunners boss has been under mounting pressure to act in the transfer market after Arsenal took just one point from their opening two Premier League matches with a squad depleted by injury and fatigue following Euro 2016. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-transfer-news-52m-lucas-perez-and-skhodran-mustafi-deals-not-panic-buys-insists-arsene-a3330091.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/14/21/arsenewenger.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news: £52m Lucas Perez and Skhodran Mustafi deals not panic buys, insists Arsene Wenger | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Arsene Wenger today confirmed Arsenal are close to a £52million double swoop for Lucas Perez and Skhodran Mustafi but insisted the splurge is not a panic buy in response to growing fan unrest.
The Gunners boss has been under mounting pressure to act in the transfer market after Arsenal took just one point from their opening two Premier League matches with a squad depleted by injury and fatigue following Euro 2016.
Perez is on the brink of completing a £17million move to Emirates Stadium after the club hijacked Everton’s move for the Deportivo La Coruna striker and agreed to trigger the player’s release clause.
Mustafi’s deal is not quite as far advanced but Arsenal are expected to finalist a £35million deal for the Valencia defender in the coming days.
Arsene Wenger on PSG and Champion's League
Arsenal rejected the chance to sign Perez earlier in the summer while the deal for Mustafi has dragged on for weeks after Wenger refused to sanction a bid in excess of £25m but the Frenchman claimed the sudden change of tact was not a move to appease Gunners supporters angry at a summer in which they have until now signed Granit Xhaka, Rob Holding along with youngsters Takuma Asano and Kelechi Nwakali.
“I’m happy when our supporters are happy,” he told Standard Sport. “But my job is to make the right decisions, if that is exactly similar to the contract of the players and that maintains the supporters being happy - that is even better. I focus first on making the right decisions for the club.
“We are working on the deals. We are not close enough to announce today that they will sign for us, and will we sign anybody before the end of the transfer window? I am 99 per cent confident.”
Arsenal's Champions League group
Arsenal could take their summer spending to around £90m and asked if such an outlay would finally dismiss the idea the club are reluctant to spend big, he replied: “It is a shame you are not my friend. You will see when you go out with me, I spend a lot of money!
“Today, maybe I am a bit too optimistic but I hope we have done what we wanted before [deadline day].
“It was a strange transfer market. I expected it to be easier than ever but it was more difficult than ever. Not a lot has happened. It looks like when you meet other clubs and you have an English passport, you hit these [big] prices which are very difficult to understand compared to the quality of the players.
“It looks like it will be frenetic in the last three days. Everybody has sat on their pounds until now. We know they will all splash out now. I expect the next three days to be very, very busy, so be on alert!” | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-52m-lucas-perez-and-skhodran-mustafi-deals-not-panic-buys-insists-arsene-a3330091.html | en | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/3c7284e03f3592fa2da8ec45b8eda183f1c58a40211e8fa86fa48f70abea08d9.json |
[
"Tom Collomosse"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:19 | null | 2016-06-07T00:00:00 | Moussa Sissoko could emerge as a late-window target for Tottenham as the club seek to deliver the attacking midfielder requested by Mauricio Pochettino. The Newcastle player has admirers at White Hart Lane, as at other clubs, but the Championship club have so far refused to drop their £35million asking price. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-transfer-news-spurs-target-moussa-sissoko-as-georgeskevin-nkoudou-deal-nears-completion-a3332291.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/07/13/moussasissoko.jpg | en | null | Tottenham transfer news: Spurs target Moussa Sissoko as Georges-Kevin Nkoudou deal nears completion | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Moussa Sissoko could emerge as a late-window target for Tottenham as the club seek to deliver the attacking midfielder requested by Mauricio Pochettino.
The Newcastle player has admirers at White Hart Lane, as at other clubs, but the Championship club have so far refused to drop their £35million asking price.
Sissoko, 27, has not made a single appearance for Newcastle this season and was courted by Inter Milan and Juventus earlier in the summer - only for the Italian clubs to step back when they learned the size of the fee.
Tottenham are unlikely to offer £35m for a player who would request a substantial contract and who would command little resale value.
But the clubs were in contact recently to seal a transfer for DeAndre Yedlin from north London to St James' Park, so the lines of communication are open.
If Newcastle decided to reconsider their request for Sissoko - who is desperate to play Champions League football - Tottenham may reassess their options, especially if other targets fall by the wayside.
Pochettino spoke of Tottenham's need to sign a pacy attacker after the 1-1 draw with Liverpool last weekend. Spurs bid £14m for Wilfried Zaha last week and are considering their next move, even though Crystal Palace insist their player is not for sale in this window.
Marseille winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou may finally complete his protracted move to Spurs, which is still not finalised despite the player passing a medical a month ago.
Tottenham continue to work hard on departures, with both Ryan Mason and Heung-Min Son poised to leave before the window closes on Wednesday.
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Mason's move to Hull is back on after the midfielder held talks with both the Tigers and Sunderland, while Son - who joined Tottenham only a year ago from Bayer Leverkusen - is wanted by German club Wolfsburg.
Even though he signed a new contract earlier this summer, defender Kevin Wimmer is another who may be available for transfer.
The centre-back was not on the bench against Liverpool even though Pochettino said he was fit, while Spurs are thought to be exploring a possible loan deal for Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala.
Mangala is not wanted by City boss Pep Guardiola but the club would have to subsidise his wages to make a move happen. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-transfer-news-spurs-target-moussa-sissoko-as-georgeskevin-nkoudou-deal-nears-completion-a3332291.html | en | 2016-06-07T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/071a03d6a27d1c73ab907fa1bdcce484493ae689aaa13ce593a09a328c8e2bbe.json |
[
"Benedict Moore-Bridger"
] | 2016-08-26T13:12:07 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | An internationally acclaimed musician whose 300-year-old violin went missing from a train, just a week before she was due to play in the Proms, today told of her joy at being reunited with the instrument. Award-winning performer Jane Gordon, 37, accidentally left the violin on an overhead luggage rack as she travelled home from Waterloo station after a rehearsal on Monday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fproms-musician-reunited-with-300yearold-violin-after-its-found-dumped-in-london-street-a3330386.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/11/janegordonviolin.jpg | en | null | Proms musician reunited with 300-year-old violin after its found dumped in London street | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | An internationally acclaimed musician whose 300-year-old violin went missing from a train, just a week before she was due to play in the Proms, today told of her joy at being reunited with the instrument.
Award-winning performer Jane Gordon, 37, accidentally left the violin on an overhead luggage rack as she travelled home from Waterloo station after a rehearsal on Monday.
CCTV footage showed that the Maggini violin, worth tens of thousands of pounds, and four bows worth £20,000 remained there for three hours before being removed by a passenger at Queenstown Road rail station, according to British Transport Police.
After appealing in the Standard for the violin’s return and promising a £500 cash reward for information, Ms Gordon today revealed that a couple had found it dumped at the end of their road after they saw the Standard’s story.
They got in touch and returned the instrument last night. Ms Gordon said she was “relieved beyond measure”, adding: “It is amazing news. I am thrilled.
"We had a phone call from a member of the public that it had been found so we were able to retrieve it safe and sound.
"I am so happy this nightmare is over. I feel very lucky.”
She is a renowned soloist and violinist in the Rautio Piano Trio, and a specialist in performances of baroque music on historical instruments. She is due to play in the Proms on September 4 and 9 with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Appeal: The instrument was found after an appeal in the Standard
Ms Gordon said her violin is “much loved” and its disappearance was “like losing a member of your family”.
British Transport Police yesterday issued CCTV images of a couple on the train who they want to speak to in connection with the disappearance, but a spokeswoman said no arrests had yet been made.
Ms Gordon’s friend Krysia Osostowicz, 57, got her own £200,000 violin back when a woman tried to pawn it for £50 after it was stolen last month outside Brixton Tube station.
In 2012 Catrin Win Morgan’s £25,000 Stradivarius copy violin was returned after the Standard highlighted how it was snatched in similar circumstances to Ms Gordon’s from a train luggage rack. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/proms-musician-reunited-with-300yearold-violin-after-its-found-dumped-in-london-street-a3330386.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/aca4b44723f1da0a311dff57cd25cf07ea735eaee8f10577f1a2fa6f44615c47.json |
[
"Tom Allnut"
] | 2016-08-29T20:50:41 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Kyle Edmund hailed the greatest win of his career after he stunned 13th seed Richard Gasquet in the first round of the US Open. 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. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ftennis%2Fus-open-kyle-edmund-hails-best-win-of-his-career-after-sweeping-richard-gasquet-aside-to-reach-a3331876.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/21/kyle-edmund1.jpg | en | null | US Open: Kyle Edmund hails 'best win' of his career after sweeping Richard Gasquet aside to reach second round | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Kyle Edmund hailed the greatest win of his career after he stunned 13th seed Richard Gasquet in the first round of the US Open.
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.
He will now face American wildcard Ernesto Escobedo, ranked 201st in the world and who reached round two after his opponent Lukas Lacko retired injured.
Gasquet, a former world number seven and three-time grand slam semi-finalist, has been plagued by a recurring back problem this summer but the 30-year-old insisted afterwards he had not been hampered by injury.
Instead, Edmund 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.
"I played really well. On ranking I think yeah, it's probably my best win," Edmund said.
"And the way I went about it, the way I played, a lot of things went well. It's definitely one of my best wins in my career.
"It's very pleasing and very encouraging the way I played, the way I handled myself and dealt with situations."
The Briton has struggled for stamina before in extreme heat but has developed physically this year and, in temperatures of 32 degrees on Court Five, showed no signs of letting up.
Even Kyle Edmund was slightly surprised at his performance...#USOpen https://t.co/ZqzZfDbmQw — Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) August 29, 2016
Edmund also took great confidence from leading Britain, without Andy Murray, to a Davis Cup quarter-final victory over Serbia in July, but this was only his third win in 20 career matches against top 50 opponents.
"It gives you more belief, absolutely," Edmund said.
"I had a good summer. I beat some good players, I beat Simon and then had a good experience against Andy (at Queen's).
"Those matches against top players give you more experience, more confidence with your game, that you are able to take it to them.
"Especially the way I play my game, it is very much on the offensive, wanting to take it to the opponent so I have to be expressive. I have to express myself and that's the way I play."
Edmund is ranked 84th in the world but it is likely he would be higher had he not chosen to play in the Davis Cup and Olympics as neither competition offer ranking points.
"I don't know the reason why the ITF changed that," Edmund said. "There were points last year, obviously not this year, and I would have got a nice chunk of points from Davis Cup, but it's just one of those things.
In full swing: Kyle Edmund
"The way I look at it is I am 21. I still do have lots of years. The experience from that will benefit me far more than the points in the long term."
Edmund has a very realistic chance of reaching his first grand slam third round, with his only previous match against Escobar coming in a Challenger event in Birmingham last year. Edmund won in three sets.
"I will watch a little bit of tape of him. You see a few things you pick up," Edmund said.
"It's a good opportunity. Maybe on paper he's not as high ranked as someone like Gasquet but you have to respect the opponents.
"The worst thing you can do in sport is get ahead of yourself." | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/tennis/us-open-kyle-edmund-hails-best-win-of-his-career-after-sweeping-richard-gasquet-aside-to-reach-a3331876.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/b7d307007b675816db29913163719930b2335d06cda20fb5f98c3813101de338.json |
[
"Ben Travis"
] | 2016-08-30T10:50:56 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Apple are expected to launch their new iPhone in the coming weeks – and the reveal of the new model isn’t far away. The tech giant have announced that their next major presentation will take place on September 7, and should include an official announcement about the long-rumoured iPhone 7. As it’s two years since the iPhone 6 was unveiled, with the iPhone 6S adding a few extra features upon its 2015 launch, the new unit could bring several significant changes to Apple’s flagship smartphone. Here’s what the rumours are saying about the new phone so far. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fstayingin%2Ftech-gaming%2Fiphone-7-launch-date-rumours-price-stats-and-leaked-designs-a3332251.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/11/iphone-6.jpg | en | null | iPhone 7 launch date, rumours, price, specs and leaked designs | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Apple are expected to launch their new iPhone in the coming weeks – and the reveal of the new model isn’t far away.
The tech giant have announced that their next major presentation will take place on September 7, and should include an official announcement about the long-rumoured iPhone 7.
As it’s two years since the iPhone 6 was unveiled, with the iPhone 6S adding a few extra features upon its 2015 launch, the new unit could bring several significant changes to Apple’s flagship smartphone.
Here’s what the rumours are saying about the new phone so far.
1) It might drop the headphone jack
This would be a controversial move – but it’s something that’s been in the pipeline for a while.
Insiders say that Apple are keen to drop the headphone input on the iPhone, as the size of the jack means they currently can’t make their phones any thinner.
If the headphone jack is indeed taken away, users will either connect wireless headphones via Bluetooth, or plug their cans into the lightning port.
The iPhone Photography Awards 2016: The winners - in pictures
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1/15 Fugen Xiao, 1st place, Travel “This picture shows harmonious scenery of an old couple who started working early in the morning when the sun shined a light in Xiapu, Fujian Province. I focused on the moment and story in front of me.” Fugen Xiao/www.ippawards.com
2/15 Siyuan Niu, Overall Winner “The brave and wise Khalkhas live along the mountains in the south of Xinjiang and are companions with the eagles. They regard eagles as their children and train them for many years to hunt. This 70 year old man is rigid and solemn in front of family and friends, but when he is with his beloved eagle, the corner of his mouth would curve up. When the eagles reach mating age, although he is very reluctant, the man releases the eagles back into nature so that they can thrive. A mild heart and exquisite love are covered by his weather-beaten face. He is a tough man with a tender heart.” Siyuan Niu/www.ippawards.com
3/15 Robin Robertis, 2nd place, Overall Winner “I was on a iPhone workshop and reunion with a friend and teacher in Cape Cod. We all went out to photograph the the perfect sunset. I tend to bring a few things when I travel, one being this wonderful red umbrella. When others shoot the sunsets and beautiful scenery, I like to photograph some human aspects in these scenes.” Robin Robertis/www.ippawards.com
4/15 Carolyn Mara Borlenghi, 3rd Place, Overall Winner “This image was taken as part of a series I did for Instagram’s #WHPwonderland. Each weekend when the hashtag project comes out I try to come up with an idea and this particular weekend, the weekend before Christmas, was wonderland. For this one I went on a little adventure with my son to the beach and we wore the reindeer masks.” Carolyn Mara Borlenghi/www.ippawards.com
5/15 Yuki Cheung Hong Kong, 1st Place, Lifestyle “I and a group of friends went to Iceland last year, the dream destination for every photographer. It was amazing and we enjoyed every moment.” Yuki Cheung/www.ippawards.com
6/15 Erica Wu, 1st Place, Animals “I started traveling around Japan 3 years ago and have visited all 47 prefectures to discover all kinds of animal spots, including cat islands, cat temples, zoos and farms. My photo was taken in the Miyagi zao fox village while I was feeding the foxes, it was a very a dramatic scene when they all stared at me at the same time so I took out my iPhone to capture the moment immediately.” Erica Wu/www.ippawards.com
7/15 V-J Rithwik, 3rd place, Lifestyle “This photo is taken from top of the light house in Chennai in India.” V-J Rithwik/www.ippawards.com
8/15 Jian Wang, 1st Place, Architecture “The photo “China Red” was taken in Beijing Olympic Park, in front of this traditional Chinese red wall. I was fascinated by the great visual effect which was created by the lights and shades.” Jian Wang/www.ippawards.com
9/15 K K Changsha, 1st Place, Children “The photo was shot in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province in China. Two children were playing with a home-made sled on the frozen Songhua River.” KK/www.ippawards.com
10/15 Jian Wang Beijing, 3rd Place, Landscape “I took this picture when I was about to walk back to hotel after a whole day’s shooting. The sun was going down and the sky was slowly fading into darkness. It was quite a unique landform.” Jian Wang/www.ippawards.com
11/15 Xia Zhenkai Guangdong, 1st Place, People “I was filming some empty lens reflex for my documentary on the riverbank of the Indian Ganges River, then happened to see this man who was bathing in the river and immediately use my mobile phone to take this moment.” Xia Zhenkai/www.ippawards.com
12/15 Paddy Chao, 3rd place, Portrait “This photo was taken in the evening at The Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt. An Islamic street cleaner was taking a short break while falling into some deep thought. Time seemed stopped completely and irrelevant to him; I immediately took out my camera and captured this beautiful scene before it was gone.” Paddy Chao/www.ippawards.com
13/15 Yongmei Wang, 2nd place, Sunset “This picture was taken in Guilin in July 30th 2015. When I arrived in the village Xingping, I was deeply attracted by the natural scenery, the river, the mountain, the bamboo and the tranquility. I rented a bicycle and idled along the Li River the whole afternoon, talking with the local people and taking pictures. I stayed in Xingping for a few days and found out the right place and right time to see the sunset and sunrise with the help of some local people. It has proven that all the effort and waiting are worthwhile, I was lucky to have met one of the most beautiful sunrises in my life with the splendid clouds and the fisherman in Xingping.” Yongmei Wang/www.ippawards.com
14/15 Lone Bjørn Zurich, 1st Place, Flowers “I took this Photo on a warm day at the end of May 2015. On my way home from work I saw this field full of red back-lighted poppies, catching the last daylight. A perfect end to a good day.” Lone Bjørn/www.ippawards.com
15/15 Mette Lampcov, 2nd Place, Animals “Milly is happiness on four very short little legs, wagging her tail all day long, but as the day is long Milly thinks she is a ferocious hunter, regardless of her miniature size.” Mette Lampcov/www.ippawards.com
2) It could have a curved-edge design
The Samsung Galaxy remains iPhone’s biggest rival – and its top-of-the-line unit features beautiful curved edges with a screen that extends along them.
It’s expected that Apple will try to maximise their screen space, and could either implement a similar curved design, or at least have a screen that goes right to the edge of the handset.
3) It will probably be out on September 16
The iPhone 7 announcement is due on September 7, and the units usually go on sale very shortly after – often on a Friday.
According to mobile expert Evan Blass, the upgrade will be available to Apple fanatics on September 16.
Just to clarify, this refers to the retail release, not the launch event. To be even more specific, it should happen on Friday, Sept. 16th. — Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 23, 2016
4) It could be better value
As anyone who bought a 16GB iPhone 6 will know, it’s really not enough space to keep all of your favourite photos, music, podcasts, and apps.
Those who have spent the last few months constantly deleting data to free up space will be pleased to hear that the base unit of the iPhone 7 is expected to include 32GB of hard drive space – but with a price that will match the 16GB entry point from around £539.
The iPhone SE launch: in pictures
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1/6 New name The iPhone SE breaks Apple's trend for numbering their products Apple
2/6 New model The iPhone SE has arrived to replace the iPhone 5S Apple
3/6 Video capture It can capture video at 4K, four times the detail of standard HD Apple
4/6 Battery The iPhone SE boasts a longer-lasting battery Apple
5/6 Sizing up The iPhone SE is smaller than the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus Apple
6/6 Live Photos The iPhone SE can take Live Photos Apple
5) The camera could have a dual-lens
There’s plenty of speculation over exactly how Apple will upgrade the already impressive iPhone camera – but the biggest rumour surrounds the idea of a dual-lens.
Leaked images appear to show two camera lenses on the back of the unit, which will allow for even crisper and sharper snaps.
Dual lenses could be a game changer for the next iPhone 7 camera according to this leaked image. #iPhone7 #Apple pic.twitter.com/6NVCNHodOs — Duct Tape Workshop (@ducttapews) August 23, 2016
6) It might be waterproof(ish)
Fed up of keeping a bag of rice nearby just in case you drop your iPhone in a puddle – or worse?
Since the last iPhone release, Samsung have been boasting in adverts about their water-resistant S7 – a feature Apple will surely want to replicate.
Idea: they could have Frank Ocean fans crying onto a waterproof IPhone 7 as part of the R&B singer's Apple exclusivity period.
7) It will feature a more powerful processor
A new iPhone means a new processing chip - and the iPhone 7 should include an all-new A10. The standard unit should have a 1960 mAh battery (an improvement on the 6S' 1715 mAh), while the iPhone 7 Plus is likely to boast 3GB of RAM. | http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tech-gaming/iphone-7-launch-date-rumours-price-stats-and-leaked-designs-a3332251.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/9b7d38558848a6a6d976b7de36ad0cc258a18a3633a7ae0e4f759997b3e828b6.json |
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"Tony Middlehurst Whatcar"
] | 2016-08-28T20:50:18 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Compromise isn’t a word luxury car buyers are interested in. They just want the best, whether it’s refinement, fixtures and fittings, cabin space, or simply making a statement. Price is irrelevant. With all that in mind we set out to make a list of the five best luxury cars – and it’s a sign of the times that three of them are SUVs. 5 Volvo XC90 The new Volvo XC90 is not just one of the best luxury cars, it’s also the safest, with the highest Euro NCAP rating ever recorded in any car irrespective of class. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Fmotors%2Fluxury-cars-best-of-the-best-a3331526.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/19/bmw-7-series.jpg | en | null | Luxury cars: best of the best | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Compromise isn’t a word luxury car buyers are interested in. They just want the best, whether it’s refinement, fixtures and fittings, cabin space, or simply making a statement. Price is irrelevant.
With all that in mind we set out to make a list of the five best luxury cars – and it’s a sign of the times that three of them are SUVs.
5 Volvo XC90
The new Volvo XC90 is not just one of the best luxury cars, it’s also the safest, with the highest Euro NCAP rating ever recorded in any car irrespective of class.
It also combines full seven-seat practicality with surprisingly neat handling for such a big vehicle. The T8 hybrid version adds low CO2 emissions and running costs to the package, but we’d recommend the D5 diesel Momentum as the best all-rounder.
4 BMW 7 Series
BMW’s 7 Series has always lagged a little behind the class lead but the latest one is excellent. If there’s not enough room in the standard wheelbase car – which is unlikely – you can splash out on the hugely roomy long-wheelbase version. The 730d would be our engine pick.
Big, old-style suitcases are swallowed up in the boot, and you won’t complain about the economy or the refinement either. The cabin is packed with technology including BMW's superb iDrive infotainment and navigation system.
(Ki Hoon)
3 Range Rover
What Car?’s current favourite luxury car between £70,000-£100,000 is uniquely versatile and capable well beyond a normal driver’s most outlandish needs, off the road as well as on it.
The 3.0 TDV6 Vogue SE will deliver very acceptable mpg figures for a car of this size, with supreme comfort and refinement a given at any speed.
2 Audi Q7
Another imposing SUV that more than holds its own against conventional luxury saloons, the Q7 blends peerless cabin quality with big family practicality and very comfortable air suspension.
The boot is big and so is the standard equipment roster: the 3.0 TDI 218 SE we recommend has satnav, twin-zone climate control and xenon lights. S line cars add sports seats, privacy glass and larger 20in alloy wheels.
1 Mercedes S-Class
Top of the luxury heap, and What Car?’s current Luxury Car of the Year, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class has maintained its dominance over many years with each new iteration.
Whether you’re a driver or a passenger, you won’t find anything more luxurious to ride in. The S-Class will cosset you as comprehensively as a Rolls-Royce Ghost and relax you more effectively than a Range Rover.
Better yet, it’s one of our cheaper recommendations, with prices beginning at £68,870. The 350d L SE Line is our choice.
A benchmark achievement not just in the luxury class, but in motoring. | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/motors/luxury-cars-best-of-the-best-a3331526.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/82e21d6f5104694961119347e7c33457c22c3c678dacfbcabd29f0504389143f.json |
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"Russell Lynch"
] | 2016-08-31T10:52:16 | null | 2012-01-03T00:00:00 | THE boss of online gambling firm 888 today ruled out a merger with Mecca bingo owner Rank, its bidding partner for a failed £3.1 billion tilt at troubled bookie William Hill. Rank and 888 walked away earlier this month after Hills refused talks. 888, whose shares jumped 3%, or 7.4p, to 222.4p after impressive results, is still in the market for a deal, but not with Rank. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2F888-rejects-tieup-with-rank-after-duo-rebuffed-in-betting-merger-battle-a3333386.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2012/01/03/09/darling-tax-bet-415x275.jpg | en | null | 888 rejects tie-up with Rank after duo rebuffed in betting merger battle | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | THE boss of online gambling firm 888 today ruled out a merger with Mecca bingo owner Rank, its bidding partner for a failed £3.1 billion tilt at troubled bookie William Hill.
Rank and 888 walked away earlier this month after Hills refused talks. 888, whose shares jumped 3%, or 7.4p, to 222.4p after impressive results, is still in the market for a deal, but not with Rank.
Chief executive Itai Frieberger said: “If there is an opportunity out there in the market we will go for it... but it is not mandatory.” He added: “The plan was to have a three-way merger with Rank and William Hill. Merging independently with Rank is something which is not part of our plan.”
888, whose high-tech marketing expertise makes it an attractive bid partner, cheered strong growth in casino and sports betting, which lifted revenues 19% to $262 million (£199 million) in the first half of the year. | http://www.standard.co.uk/business/888-rejects-tieup-with-rank-after-duo-rebuffed-in-betting-merger-battle-a3333386.html | en | 2012-01-03T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/7c742a82d46a9915b61a444b08f23de7d401bf4c660d64bebb077e57b263aab5.json |
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"Francesca Gillett"
] | 2016-08-31T08:51:12 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A British backpacker who died after trying to save a fellow traveller’s life during an Australian hostel knife attack has been nominated for a posthumous bravery award. Tom Jackson, 30, died on Tuesday – one week after being stabbed and critically injured as he tried to shield Mia Ayliffe-Chung, 21, during the terrifying attack at a hostel in Home Hill, Queensland. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fknife-attack-hero-who-tried-to-save-backpacker-s-life-nominated-for-bravery-award-a3332986.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/06/jackson.jpg | en | null | Tom Jackson who died trying to save Mia Ayliffe-Chung's life nominated for bravery award | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A British backpacker who died after trying to save a fellow traveller’s life during an Australian hostel knife attack has been nominated for a posthumous bravery award.
Tom Jackson, 30, died on Tuesday – one week after being stabbed and critically injured as he tried to shield Mia Ayliffe-Chung, 21, during the terrifying attack at a hostel in Home Hill, Queensland.
He has now been nominated for a bravery award by the head of government in Queensland, premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, who said he showed “extraordinary act of courage and deserves recognition”.
She said on Twitter: “That's why I have today written to the Australian Bravery Decorations Council to nominate Mr Jackson for a posthumous bravery award."
Tom Jackson’s actions of putting his own life before the life of Ms Ayliffe-Chung is an extraordinary act of courage & deserves recognition. — AnnastaciaPalaszczuk (@AnnastaciaMP) August 31, 2016
That’s why I have today written to the Australian Bravery Decorations Council to nominate Mr Jackson for a posthumous bravery award. — AnnastaciaPalaszczuk (@AnnastaciaMP) August 31, 2016
The family of Mr Jackson, who was from Congleton in Cheshire, said they were “indescribably proud” of what he had done.
Ms Palaszczuk told the parliament in Brisbane: “Mr Speaker, people across Queensland and the world were shaken by the tragic events that unfolded in Home Hill last week.
"Sadly we learned yesterday that two lives have now been lost. The families of Mia Ayliffe-Chung and Tom Jackson are now both grieving."
She went on: "Mr Jackson's reported actions of putting his own life before the life of hers represents an extraordinary act of courage and is deserving of recognition for this brave act.
"I have today written to the Australian Bravery Declarations Council to nominate Mr Jackson for a bravery award.
"I have also spoken with Tom's father Les. Les has asked me to pass on his thanks for the support his family is receiving from the community as well as the thanks from the local police, paramedics, and all the staff at the ICU at Townsville Hospital
"These were tragic events and on behalf of Queenslanders I offer our thoughts and prayers to the families and loved ones of those involved."
Killed at hostel: Mia Ayliffe-Chung
Les Jackson said his son's death had left the family "bereft".
He said: “Our darling Tom has left us and the world is a poorer place.
“There is dark and evil in this world perpetrated by a few, but so much more love and light emanates from so many more. That thought will sustain us over the coming days.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/knife-attack-hero-who-tried-to-save-backpacker-s-life-nominated-for-bravery-award-a3332986.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/594c0fa5c79601955402033781de59dad0f9348ac1dcf57599e50f59ae2ccd54.json |
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"Nick Goodway"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:07 | null | 2016-07-18T00:00:00 | Investors in ARM Holdings have given their overwhelming backing to its £24 billion takeover by Softbank, potentially opening the door to a wave of British takeovers by foreign companies taking advantage of the pound’s weakness since the Brexit vote. Shareholders nodded through the deal at two meetings in the City on Tuesday, clearing the way for the deal to complete on September 5. The controversial takeover was announced just three weeks after the referendum vote for the UK to leave the European Union. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Farm-deal-opens-floodgates-for-foreign-bidders-a3332306.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/07/18/12/armholdings-chip.jpg | en | null | ARM deal ‘opens floodgates for foreign bidders’ | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Investors in ARM Holdings have given their overwhelming backing to its £24 billion takeover by Softbank, potentially opening the door to a wave of British takeovers by foreign companies taking advantage of the pound’s weakness since the Brexit vote.
Shareholders nodded through the deal at two meetings in the City on Tuesday, clearing the way for the deal to complete on September 5.
The controversial takeover was announced just three weeks after the referendum vote for the UK to leave the European Union.
The 12% fall in the pound since the vote made ARM considerably cheaper for the Japanese buyer. At the time it was welcomed by the Government as a clear sign that, despite the Brexit decision, Britain remained open for business.
Since then there has been growing disquiet that the takeover of one of the main suppliers of chips to Apple’s iPhone and hundreds of other high-tech devices had fallen to a foreign buyer.
There are also growing fears that other UK companies, not just in the tech sector, could be vulnerable to foreign bids from the US or Far East.
Russ Shaw, founder of Tech London Advocates, said: “With the decline on the value of sterling, UK company valuations are cheaper on the world stage. There are definitely more large companies scanning the UK for potential acquisitions. They are from the US and the Far East and particularly China."
“They are looking at anything from $1 billion-plus unicorns, of which we have 14 in London, to start-ups valued at $10 million, $50 million or more than $100 million.”
Shaw said while the UK has developed hundreds of high-tech companies, the challenge they face “is to keep them growing and encourage them to go out and do the deals despite the weaker pound”.
Richard Holway, chairman of TechMarketView, said: “Every quoted UK tech company is vulnerable. All the way from Imagination to Sage to MicroFocus to Aveva, with everyone in between. The devaluation of the pound makes UK companies even more attractive. The US tax rules, making it difficult to repatriate overseas profits, also encourage US companies to acquire in the UK.”
Softbank, at the time of the deal, said it planned to increase investment in ARM’s business, centred in Cambridge, and would double the size of its workforce in the UK. But these promises have been questioned with former City minister Lord Myners claiming they were “not worth the paper they were written on”. | http://www.standard.co.uk/business/arm-deal-opens-floodgates-for-foreign-bidders-a3332306.html | en | 2016-07-18T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/494f14f60db4637cdd4014189fa00c230f1ecb58817d74429c6f2f80c265cdf4.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:42 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Dejan Lovren says he is ready to cope with Tottenham's high-pressing game when Liverpool travel to White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon. Mauricio Pochettino's side employ a physical brand of football built on forcing their opponents into mistakes in defensive areas. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-vs-liverpool-dejan-lovren-claims-he-is-ready-to-cope-with-spurs-highpressing-game-a3330361.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/11/dejan-lovren.jpg | en | null | Tottenham vs Liverpool: Dejan Lovren claims he is ready to cope with Mauricio Pochettino's high-pressing game | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Dejan Lovren says he is ready to cope with Tottenham's high-pressing game when Liverpool travel to White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon.
Mauricio Pochettino's side employ a physical brand of football built on forcing their opponents into mistakes in defensive areas.
And Lovren is set to be put under plenty of pressure tomorrow as Spurs go in search of their second successive victory on home turf.
Liverpool struggled to deal with Burnley's willingness to defend from the front during a shock 2-0 defeat at Turf Moor last weekend but Lovren is adamant he is well versed in countering a press as he often encounters it in training.
"I'm always under pressure here at the training ground when we play against each other every day!" he told Liverpool's official website.
"So I know what to expect because it's really similar [here] with our strikers pressing me.
"Tottenham is always a good pressing team, always tactically good in defending and they were not third last year without a reason.
"We need to be calm on the ball and get out as simply and as quickly as possible," he added.
Jurgen Klopp's defence was exposed at Burnley after attempting to play the ball out from the back but Lovren does not expect his side's attitude to change in north London.
"We are not a team who will wait and be behind the ball to wait for one or two chances, we want to attack, we want to score goals.
"Sometimes, we are too offensive and [it is] two shots, two goals [against], like against Burnley.
"But we are learning, we are a really young team with so much quality and a great manager," said the Croatian defender.
Pochettino is yet to beat Liverpool as Spurs manager, having drawn two and lost two of his four previous meetings with the Merseysiders. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-vs-liverpool-dejan-lovren-claims-he-is-ready-to-cope-with-spurs-highpressing-game-a3330361.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/9fa9d7f1f1a19a5a64defcc12a7ae3d3680f6e5092c9f12127e986a0fbb18687.json |
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"Matt Majendie"
] | 2016-08-29T10:50:32 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Three thousandths of a second were all that separated Adam Gemili from a place on the podium alongside Usain Bolt in the 200m in Rio. Even Bolt, in his own golden haze, had words of sympathy for the 22-year-old Londoner, describing him as “a great young talent” and saying that the Briton “should be fine” in his pursuit of medals in the future. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fadam-gemili-i-d-have-won-a-medal-had-the-200m-been-in-london-the-home-crowd-makes-such-a-difference-a3329951.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/25/23/adamgemili2508.jpg | en | null | Adam Gemili: I’d have won a medal had the 200m been in London - the home crowd makes such a difference | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Three thousandths of a second were all that separated Adam Gemili from a place on the podium alongside Usain Bolt in the 200m in Rio.
Even Bolt, in his own golden haze, had words of sympathy for the 22-year-old Londoner, describing him as “a great young talent” and saying that the Briton “should be fine” in his pursuit of medals in the future.
Like Bolt, Gemili has been perpetually positive in his career, always smiling on the start line and at the finish, regardless of the result.
But after being denied a bronze by France’s Christophe Lemaitre, he was crestfallen in his post-race interviews before admitting to bursting into tears once the cameras were off him.
“It’s the worst feeling I’ve ever had on a track, worse than tearing my hamstring,” says Gemili, whose injury last season denied him the chance to compete at the IAAF World Championships. “But I’m over it now. I’ve spoken to a lot to my friends and family and the guys in my apartment in the Olympic village waited up for me, which meant a lot. I’ve also spoken with my coach and psychologist. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.
"The stadium in London is genuinely my favourite in the world at which to compete."
“I just have to use this huge disappointment as another motivating factor going towards London 2017.”
It was in London’s Olympic Stadium that Gemili first showed his sprinting talents on the big stage, the 18-year-old narrowly missing out on the 100m final. And he believes had his Olympic 200m final in Rio been in London, he would have ended up on the podium.
“If it’s just one or two per cent, that would have been the difference between a medal and not,” he says. “If it had been a home crowd, I’m sure they would have seen me through.
“And the stadium in London is genuinely my favourite in the world at which to compete. It brings back great memories and I’ve been lucky enough to race there a few times. I can’t wait to run there again.”
London 2017: Denise Lewis runs the rule over what to watch out for next summer
10 show all London 2017: Denise Lewis runs the rule over what to watch out for next summer
1/10 Day 1 The opening night is set to be one to remember with the men’s 10,000m final. Will five‑time world gold medallist and reigning Olympic champion Mo Farah retain his title? Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images
2/10 Day 2 The men’s 100m final has produced some of athletics most-loved superstars — won by the unstoppable Usain Bolt three times. Who will be crowned 2017’s fastest man? British hopefuls such as Adam Gemili and CJ Ujah will hope to be in the mix. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
3/10 Day 3 The climax to the women’s heptathlon is always nail-biting. Jessica Ennis-Hill and I have both won the title but could Katarina Johnson-Thompson take gold in front of a home crowd? Martin Rickett/PA
4/10 Day 4 Rising-star Sophie Hitchon clinched Britain’s first ever Olympic medal in the hammer. Could she build upon her bronze success next summer? Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters
5/10 Day 5 Five gold medals up for grabs including in the men’s 800m with London 2012 world-record breaker David Rudisha bidding to retain his world crown Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
6/10 Day 6 This could well be the last time we see the wonderful Christine Ohuruogu on the centre stage in the women’s 400m final. Franck Robichon/EPA
7/10 Day 7 The discounted ticket tonight is to mark Sally Gunnell’s 400m hurdles world record. Could Scot Eilidh Doyle follow in Sally’s steps and claim her first world title? ddp USA/Rex
8/10 Day 8 In the women’s 200m final I hope to see a close fight between Dutch star Dafne Schippers and Britain’s fastest woman Dina Asher-Smith. Ian Walton/Getty Images
9/10 Day 9 The 100m hurdles should see the return to London of Kendra Harrison who ran a world-record time at the stadium last month. Stephen Pond - British Athletics/British Athletics via Getty Images
10/10 Day 10 Seven golds to be won, a fitting way to end a wonderful event. Britain’s Robbie Grabarz will be out to improve on his London 2012 bronze in the high jump while the 4x400m relays round off the action. Mike Egerton/PA
Since Rio, Gemili has been dissecting his race to see where he might have made up the time. He makes the point he was the slowest starter in the field but also that he opted not to try to go with Bolt as some did, only to burn out. He says: “On another day, another night, it could have gone differently. But I know I couldn’t have pushed any harder. At some point, you just have to let it go.”
It was intriguing that just a few minutes into his own post-race post mortem his focus was shifting to next year’s World Championships here.
Team GB Rio 2016 Olympics Medal Run - In pictures
66 show all Team GB Rio 2016 Olympics Medal Run - In pictures
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
“There is so much sprinting talent in Britain right now and I know we’re going to be putting ourselves into the finals in London next year,” he says. “Once you do that, anything can happen. We’ve got the world coming to our house and we’ll take on anyone and raise our performances to ensure we come out with some medals.
“We’re no longer making up the numbers. In the 200m, there’s me, Danny Talbot, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and Zharnel Hughes, plus CJ Ujah and James Ellingworth can run a great 200m. Just to win the trials is now a big deal in the UK.”
In Rio, Team GB came away with just one sprint medal, courtesy of the women and their bronze in the 4x100m relay. But Gemili argues there will be a shift over the next 12 months.
“There’s a bit of a changing of the guard,” he says. “We’ve relied on Mo Farah, Jess Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford for so long for the medals. But they won’t be around for the next Olympic cycle, so now the onus is on us — and there’s a lot of young talent in this team happy to take up that role.”
Gemili plans to race twice more this season, in two Diamond League meetings — before shifting his focus to the World Championships. After the disappointment of Rio, he says: “I’ll just work hard to ensure that never happens again, especially in London.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/adam-gemili-i-d-have-won-a-medal-had-the-200m-been-in-london-the-home-crowd-makes-such-a-difference-a3329951.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/91116c5624994c7a066425a99d1bb2e83b3010dd6f9e58ee023b3a479eaf0e8f.json |
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"Chloe Chaplain"
] | 2016-08-31T14:51:20 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | A former policeman whose two colleagues were murdered by one-eyed gangster Dale Cregan has been found dead. Andrew Summerscales, 46, is believed to have been one of the first on the scene after Cregan killed his fellow officers on the same shift, Nicola Hughes, 23, and Fiona Bone, 32. Cregan, who was already wanted by police for a double murder of a father and son, lured the officers with a bogus call before killing them in a gun and grenade attack in Hattersley, Tameside, in September 2012. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Fcolleague-of-police-officers-murdered-by-dale-cregan-found-dead-a3333601.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/14/cregancolleague.jpg | en | null | Colleague of police officers murdered by Dale Cregan found dead | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A former policeman whose two colleagues were murdered by one-eyed gangster Dale Cregan has been found dead.
Andrew Summerscales, 46, is believed to have been one of the first on the scene after Cregan killed his fellow officers on the same shift, Nicola Hughes, 23, and Fiona Bone, 32.
Cregan, who was already wanted by police for a double murder of a father and son, lured the officers with a bogus call before killing them in a gun and grenade attack in Hattersley, Tameside, in September 2012.
Mr Summerscales' body was found at around 7.20am on Tuesday in Cheetham Park, Stalybridge. There are believed to be no suspicious circumstances and a file has been prepared for the coroner.
He left Greater Manchester Police last November.
Deputy Chief Constable Ian Pilling of GMP said: "It is with great sadness that I can confirm we received the tragic news that former GMP officer Andrew Summerscales passed away yesterday.
"Andrew left GMP from the Tameside division in November 2015 after 15 years of service and I know that many of his former colleagues hold very fond memories of him.
"On behalf of Greater Manchester Police I wish to pass on my most sincere condolences to Andrew's family, friends and colleagues during this extremely difficult time."
Online tributes were also paid to Mr Summerscales. On one police website a message read: "RIP PC Andy Summerscales.
"A colleague and friend to many who Policed Hyde, Tameside has passed away today in tragic circumstances.
"He was on the same shift as Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone and was one of the first Officers on the scene. One can only imagine the horrific images he witnessed and the immense pain he has suffered as a result.
"Today our thoughts and tears are with out G Division friend. Rest easy Andy and say hi to the girls."
GMP Neighbourhood Inspector for Radcliffe East Jim Jones tweeted: "Words can't describe what PC Andy Summerscales and his colleagues witnessed four years ago and images he's had to live with. RIP £policefamily."
Cregan was jailed for life without parole.
Reporting by PA | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/colleague-of-police-officers-murdered-by-dale-cregan-found-dead-a3333601.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/c6bf1681bce2500a72fdec9cd1cd776383129776909af4ff93331a601586d29a.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T18:50:01 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Blackburn old boy Tom Cairney scored a last-gasp winner to inflict a devastating defeat on his former club as Fulham snatched a 1-0 win at Ewood Park in the Sky Bet Championship. The game looked to be heading for a stalemate after a much-improved performance from the hosts who looked better organised and could have won it through Danny Graham's second-half strike that was brilliantly tipped wide. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fblackburn-0-fulham-1-tom-cairney-scores-lastgasp-winner-vs-former-club-a3331176.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/18/tom-cairney.jpg | en | null | Blackburn 0 Fulham 1: Tom Cairney scores last-gasp winner vs former club | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Blackburn old boy Tom Cairney scored a last-gasp winner to inflict a devastating defeat on his former club as Fulham snatched a 1-0 win at Ewood Park in the Sky Bet Championship.
The game looked to be heading for a stalemate after a much-improved performance from the hosts who looked better organised and could have won it through Danny Graham's second-half strike that was brilliantly tipped wide.
But Cairney, who was sold last summer, showed great composure to both make and end a passing move in injury time with a thunderous finish that felt like a dagger to the hearts of the Rovers faithful.
On the balance of play, the struggling hosts did not deserve that but it underlined the Cottagers' superb start to the season.
Their first win at this ground since 2005 is their seventh game without defeat in all competitions and they moved into second place in the league. Blackburn meanwhile, are rooted to the bottom.
Rovers gave debuts to defensive duo Derrick Williams and Tommie Hoban, who replaced the departed Shane Duffy. The visitors gave a debut to Neeskens Kebano - one of 11 changes from their midweek cup triumph over Middlesbrough.
Fulham head into the international break unbeaten, with 11 points from five matches. Lovely. pic.twitter.com/SWuR6hIW5Q — Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) August 27, 2016
Graham almost gave Blackburn the perfect start by latching on to Jason Lowe's superb eighth-minute ball but after skipping inside, his left-foot effort arrowed narrowly over.
The Fulham debutant Kebano - the game's outstanding performer - registered their first effort in the 35th minute when he picked Lowe's pocket and let fly with a fierce 25-yard drive that Jason Steele did well to parry behind.
The resulting corner was cleared only as far as Scott Parker, whose floated cross found the all-action Kebano who got his header all wrong when well positioned.
Rovers went within a whisker of taking the lead a minute after the restart when Marshall's superb ball put Graham in and his first-time shot from 12 yards looked destined for the corner but David Button produced a stunning fingertip save to deny him.
It was a confident start but the Cottagers again reminded of their danger when Cairney dug out a cross for Matt Smith but his bullet header went straight at Steele.
Cairney curled over on the hour while at the other end Hope Akpan's low curler was easily pouched by Button as both sides continued their pursuit of a winner.
Just as the game looked to be heading to a draw, Fulham delivered a savage injury-time blow.
Cairney showed great composure to pick out Ryan Sessegnon. His cross wasn't dealt with by Gordon Greer and the former Rovers man hammered the loose ball into the right corner to seal the win. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/blackburn-0-fulham-1-tom-cairney-scores-lastgasp-winner-vs-former-club-a3331176.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/4a1d33de9369863dca4fbca8649d110df545b3dd3f6d59d2886b45ec0c6fb090.json |
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"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-29T10:50:24 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Crystal Palace's record signing Christian Benteke has attempted to persuade Wilfried Zaha to remain at the club. Zaha was the subject of a £12million bid from Tottenham last week and ordered a meeting with manager Alan Pardew in which he expressed his desire to make the move to White Hart Lane. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fcrystal-palaces-christian-benteke-trying-to-convince-tottenham-target-wilfried-zaha-to-stay-a3331656.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/10/wilfriedzaha2908.jpg | en | null | Tottenham transfer news: Christian Benteke 'trying to convince' Wilfried Zaha to stay at Crystal Palace | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Crystal Palace's record signing Christian Benteke has attempted to persuade Wilfried Zaha to remain at the club.
Zaha was the subject of a £12million bid from Tottenham last week and ordered a meeting with manager Alan Pardew in which he expressed his desire to make the move to White Hart Lane.
But chairman Steve Parish dismissed the offer as 'ridiculous' and assured fans Zaha would not be leaving the club in the current window.
Zaha was subsequently left on the bench for the visit of Bournemouth after what Pardew described as a 'disruptive week'. The England international was introduced in the second period to help Palace snatch a point and Benteke hopes he will remain at Selhurst Park.
“Everyone knows his ability on the ball, he helped us a lot when he came in,” said Benteke.
“I spoke with him and I try to convince him to stay, but it’s football.”
Benteke joined Palace for an initial £27million earlier this month, but says the fee will not weigh heavy on him.
“That’s the business,” he added. “If you look now, even defenders cost more than me.
“The way that they play is good for me. I know the manager can get the best out of me.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palaces-christian-benteke-trying-to-convince-tottenham-target-wilfried-zaha-to-stay-a3331656.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/5969d64834ff5d8189221a0022755d6c1f8d4431cbc379ba8c95bc62f40dfc93.json |
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"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-30T14:50:56 | null | 2016-07-28T00:00:00 | The transfer window is set to close on Wednesday night and time is running out for Premier League clubs to conduct their business. Plenty of deals are still in the pipeline as London's teams attempt to add to their respective squads or, in the case of others, try to shift some deadwood. Scroll down to see all of today's transfer gossip.... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelsea-offer-cesc-fabregas-in-exchange-for-marcelo-brozovic-as-arsenal-target-11m-move-for-miguel-a3332501.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/07/28/09/cesc-fabregas.jpg | en | null | Transfer news and gossip: Chelsea offer Cesc Fabregas in exchange for Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic as Arsenal weigh up £11m move for Miguel Almiron | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The transfer window is set to close on Wednesday night and time is running out for Premier League clubs to conduct their business.
Plenty of deals are still in the pipeline as London's teams attempt to add to their respective squads or, in the case of others, try to shift some deadwood.
Scroll down to see all of today's transfer gossip....
Chelsea have offered Cesc Fabregas to Inter Milan in exchange for Marcelo Brozovic, reports the Sun.
The Spaniard has fallen down the pecking order under Antonio Conte and is set to be a makeweight in the deal as the Blues look to bolster their squad.
Arsenal are targeting Paraguay attacking midfielder Miguel Almiron, according to the Sun.
The 22-year-old is valued at £11m and could become the Gunners' third signing this week.
Arsenal and Tottenham both made 'frantic' efforts to hijack Oliver Burke's £13m move to RB Leipzig, reports the Daily Star.
But the 19-year-old rejected the pair's late advances and signed a five-year deal with the Bundesliga side to become Scotland's most expensive player ever.
Tottenham have increased their offer for Crystal Palace midfielder Wilfried Zaha to £18m, reports HITC.
However, the improved bid still falls short of Palace's valuation and Mauricio Pochettino may have to look elsewhere.
Sunderland are aiming to beat Hull City to the signature of Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason, according to the Daily Mail.
The Englishman has struggled for regular game time at White Hart Lane and could be tempted to link up with David Moyes after the Black Cats agreed to his demands of £40,000-a-week.
Tottenham have launched an 'audacious' bid to sign Real Madrid midfielder Isco on loan, reports the Mirror.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy wants to make a big signing before the window shuts but Madrid are playing hard ball over the Spain international. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-offer-cesc-fabregas-in-exchange-for-marcelo-brozovic-as-arsenal-target-11m-move-for-miguel-a3332501.html | en | 2016-07-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d7f2f71aea64c46607e8f45a89cc1b860bd6fe43b60b790b781ac3ca5da3aaa7.json |
[
"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-29T12:50:23 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Branislav Ivanovic believes Eden Hazard can single-handedly determine the destination of the Premier League trophy. Hazard was on target as the Blues cruised past Premier League newcomers Burnley to maintain an unbeaten start to their league campaign. It was the Belgian's second goal in three matches under Antonio Conte following a difficult 12 months at Stamford Bridge. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelseas-eden-hazard-can-decide-the-premier-league-title-says-branislav-ivanovic-a3331711.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/13/hazardtitle2908.jpg | en | null | Chelsea's Eden Hazard can decide the Premier League title, says Branislav Ivanovic | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Branislav Ivanovic believes Eden Hazard can single-handedly determine the destination of the Premier League trophy.
Hazard was on target as the Blues cruised past Premier League newcomers Burnley to maintain an unbeaten start to their league campaign.
It was the Belgian's second goal in three matches under Antonio Conte following a difficult 12 months at Stamford Bridge.
Hazard was named Premier League Player of the Year in 2014/15, but struggled to maintain that form the following year, scoring his first top flight goal of last campaign on April 23.
But Hazard appears to have recaptured his best form this term and Ivanovic is dreaming of more silverware.
"Eden Hazard is for many people one of the best players in the world, especially after a performance like this one," the Serb said following the 3-0 win over Burley.
"Everyone can be looking to Eden sometimes, including the last month. And in my opinion he is the player that can decide the league, everything – and every game we play.
"Everyone hopes we continue get his performances from two years ago and with that we can do incredible things." | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelseas-eden-hazard-can-decide-the-premier-league-title-says-branislav-ivanovic-a3331711.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/c4583a6fa9ee506ac3232188f7f4ed40cb2dfde371137ad3d5659b1cf7716238.json |
[
"Hatty Collier"
] | 2016-08-27T10:49:47 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Brexit is not inevitable and Britain could still remain part of a changed European Union, a former civil service chief has said. Ex-cabinet secretary Gus O'Donnell, who was in charge of the Civil Service between 2005 and 2011, said he anticipated that whatever happened, the UK would also keep in place EU law and rules. The crossbench peer told The Times: "Lots of people will say, 'We've had the referendum, we've decided to go out, so that's it, it's all over'. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fbrexit-is-not-inevitable-and-britain-could-remain-in-eu-former-head-of-civil-service-says-a3330996.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/10/brexit.jpg | en | null | Brexit is not inevitable and Britain could remain in EU, former head of civil service says | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Brexit is not inevitable and Britain could still remain part of a changed European Union, a former civil service chief has said.
Ex-cabinet secretary Gus O'Donnell, who was in charge of the Civil Service between 2005 and 2011, said he anticipated that whatever happened, the UK would also keep in place EU law and rules.
The crossbench peer told The Times: "Lots of people will say, 'We've had the referendum, we've decided to go out, so that's it, it's all over'.
"But it very much depends what happens to public opinion and whether the EU changes before then.
"It might be that the broader, more loosely aligned group, is something that the UK is happy being a member of."
Gus O’Donnell (pictured) said he believed the UK would keep EU laws and rules even if it did ultimately leave the bloc (PA)
Before the referendum, Lord O'Donnell had warned that leaving the EU would be complicated and take "a very long time".
He said in the interview with The Times that leaving would mean "a huge administrative and legislative change" because of the vast amount of EU law that had been implemented in the last 40 years.
As a result, he thinks the UK would keep them in place even if it did officially leave the bloc.
Lord O'Donnell warned against rushing to trigger Article 50, which starts a two-year countdown to Brexit.
The challenges facing Government are "immense", but "the probability of us not leaving is very, very low and we need to get on and implement the people's decision to leave", he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"The key for Government is to have a strategic plan to say 'what kind of UK do we want? What is our place in the world? What are we trying to achieve in these negotiations?'
"Once you have got those strategic decisions sorted out, then you can go about thinking about 'so when should we implement Article 50?'
"I wouldn't be in a rush."
He added that elections in France and Germany next year mean "it is not even clear which leaders our Prime Minister will be negotiating with, so I don't think there's any great rush to do it". | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-is-not-inevitable-and-britain-could-remain-in-eu-former-head-of-civil-service-says-a3330996.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/eb1510947938575f0b2310f51eddcf712be953331d9153da0ed288cd1f8219a0.json |
[
"Edwina Langley"
] | 2016-08-28T22:50:09 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | Like all new British period dramas, there’s a lot riding on the inaugural episode of ITV's Victoria. There's nothing us Brits like more than cosying up on a Sunday night, sitting comfortably in a designated chair, shushing family members to a once-in-a-blue-moon silence, and allowing the drama to take over, transporting us to a bygone era. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fstayingin%2Ftvfilm%2Fvictoria-itv-episode-one-review-sets-the-stage-for-some-truly-excellent-tv-a3331466.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/23/10/victoria-itv-jenna-coleman.jpg | en | null | Victoria, ITV, Episode One review: ‘sets the stage for some truly excellent TV’ | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Like all new British period dramas, there’s a lot riding on the inaugural episode of ITV's Victoria.
There's nothing us Brits like more than cosying up on a Sunday night, sitting comfortably in a designated chair, shushing family members to a once-in-a-blue-moon silence, and allowing the drama to take over, transporting us to a bygone era.
It follows then, that there is nothing us Brits loathe more than a crap period drama – with a leading lady whose sole talent is that she can speak 'posh', and a leading man who has just about perfected a grunt and scrubs up nice in a uniform; all teapot, no tea.
Victoria, set up not only as a Downton Abbey successor, but also as a rival to the BBC's Poldark which returns next Sunday, could have gone either way - so did it impress?
The opening minutes set the scene: it’s 1837 and the monarchy is ‘in crisis'. William IV has retreated to Windsor and his niece Alexandrina is heir to the throne. Cue immediate question: who the heck is Alexandrina?
A house awakes as news of the King's death circulates. A young woman is told she’s the new Queen: Jenna Coleman, who it quickly becomes clear is the confusingly-named ‘Alexandrina’ aka Victoria (phew, it had quite thrown us).
An earlymoment with Alexandrina/Victoria had us worried for the quality of the script. “I can manage Lehzen,” she instructed her governess, “alone”. It was an odd response and far too obvious – a clunking hint that the young Queen is stubborn and determined to manage things on her own.
Victoria - ITV trailer
But early fears that Daisy Goodwin's writing might be just a bit… basic were quickly swept away. Doll 123 was a full and comprehensive introduction to the series – beautifully shot, exquisitely costumed, and at the centre of it all, was Jenna Coleman.
Following the early days of the reign of Queen Victoria, the feature-length opener took us through her struggles and successes: her attempts to flee the shackles of her mother's domineering advisor, Sir John Conroy, and later her mother too; the strong bond she forms with Prime Minister Lord Melbourne, who becomes her Private Secretary and confidant; her move to Buckingham House and acquisition of ladies in waiting; her drunken episode at the Coronation Ball, and the Coronation itself – fantastic!
We also saw her make mistakes – accusing Lady Flora Hastings of conceiving a child with Sir John, exposing her to a humiliating medical examination which uncovered the poor woman had a tumour and was actually near death...
ITV's Victoria Premiere
10 show all ITV's Victoria Premiere
1/10 Leading lady Jenna Coleman arrives for the premiere screening of ITV's Victoria at The Orangery Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
2/10 Sophie Cookson joins Adrian Schiller who plays Penge, the Household Steward Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
3/10 Rising star Margaret Clunie plays the Duchess of Sutherland Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
4/10 Husband and wife Tom Hughes and Jenna Coleman play Prince Albert and Queen Victoria in the drama Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
5/10 Duchess Nichola McAuliffe plays the Duchess of Cumberland Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
6/10 Lady in red Nell Hudson turns heads in a revealing red dress Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
7/10 Suitably dressed Peter Bowles dresses for the occasion in a black suit Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
8/10 In support World War Z actress Aggy K Adams steps out to support the cast Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
9/10 Up and coming Tommy Lawrence-Knight plays Brodie the hall boy Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
10/10 Joining the cast Eve Myles of Torchwood fame Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
Punchy and direct, but naive and childish too, Coleman effectively balanced layers of character. Victoria needed a touch of precociousness to jump on thrones, rush down corridors and accuse infirm women of having affairs, and Coleman gave it to her. But Victoria also needed vulnerability, and there was plenty of that too – namely shown through her relationship with Lord Melbourne.
Played brilliantly by the husky-voiced Rufus Sewell, this pairing got us very excited. Did we want it to flourish, romantically? You bet we do... Though what little we remember from Year 4 history tells us – harrumph – it won't. All we can say is, the chemistry between Coleman and Tom Hughes, who's lined up to play Prince Albert, had better blow up our screens in a big way – what we witnessed between Coleman and Sewell was real butterflies-in-stomach stuff.
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
Every period drama needs a hiss-worthy baddie, and Paul Rhys as Sir John Conroy was such a villain. He hung about eerily in corridors, covertly assuming the role of regal puppetmaster. The ticking off he got from the Queen – 'If I require advice I will ask for it' – sent shivers, and as for her parting comment (“You have our permission to withdraw”), was a plain old Victorian two-finger salute – go, Vic!
Having proved so successful in Downton Abbey, Victoria also gave us extensive ‘downstairs’ subplots – rivalries between servants, skulduggery over the business of pickers, a friendship blossoming between new dresser Skerrett (Nell Hudson) and household handyman Brodie (Tommy Lawrence-Knight)... To say there was a lot going on would be an understatement – but it was never too much; it succeeded where Downton failed.
With stellar performances by Alice Orr-Ewing – the ill-fated Lady Flora– and Daniela Holtz as Baroness Lehzen, and the promise that Peter Firth as the Duke of Cumberland will have increasingly more airtime, the stage has been set for some truly excellent television in the coming weeks. | http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/victoria-itv-episode-one-review-sets-the-stage-for-some-truly-excellent-tv-a3331466.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/2348679c3fb1f2624417d869cb8425fb582198a8fabd4ebaac7dfe3342d015fa.json |
[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-27T20:51:19 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Theresa May took time out from running the country to watch England play cricket at the sport's spiritual home. The Prime Minister, a keen fan of the game, was spotted at Lord's, where she saw England take on Pakistan in a one-day international. Mrs May has previously revealed that one of her sporting heroes is former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott because of the way he "solidly got on with what he was doing". | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Ftheresa-may-spotted-at-the-cricket-watching-england-play-pakistan-at-lords-a3331216.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/20/maylords.jpg | en | null | Theresa May spotted at the cricket watching England play Pakistan at Lord's | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Theresa May took time out from running the country to watch England play cricket at the sport's spiritual home.
The Prime Minister, a keen fan of the game, was spotted at Lord's, where she saw England take on Pakistan in a one-day international.
Mrs May has previously revealed that one of her sporting heroes is former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott because of the way he "solidly got on with what he was doing".
The Prime Minister, who returned to work from her summer holiday in Switzerland on Wednesday, is the latest in a series of senior Tories who have been been known to enjoy a day at the cricket.
Former PM Sir John Major, whose love of cricket saw him write a history of the sport, went to the Oval to watch his beloved Surrey on the day after he lost the election which saw Tony Blair replace him in Number 10 in 1997.
Mrs May's former Cabinet colleague Ken Clarke - with whom she clashed on a number of occasions - is also a regular spectator at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
In 2010 he lost the key to his ministerial red box while watching an England v Pakistan test match at the ground, which is in his Rushcliffe constituency. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/theresa-may-spotted-at-the-cricket-watching-england-play-pakistan-at-lords-a3331216.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/144d5e128ed70e4db0ae7a2c9aa6b1c0d56c03d60d88df3aef9ad8ae5ab25d0c.json |
[
"Paul Newman"
] | 2016-08-31T10:52:57 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Naomi Broady reached the second round of the US Open at the expense of Laura Robson, thanks to what the 26-year-old from Stockport described as her “northern grit”. The world No 82, who is making her debut at Flushing Meadows, beat Robson 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 after a fierce battle that lasted nearly two-and-a-half hours. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ftennis%2Fus-open-2016-naomi-broady-says-northern-grit-carried-her-through-first-round-with-laura-robson-a3333111.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/10/broady31081.jpg | en | null | US Open 2016: Naomi Broady beat Laura Robson with 'northern grit' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Naomi Broady reached the second round of the US Open at the expense of Laura Robson, thanks to what the 26-year-old from Stockport described as her “northern grit”.
The world No 82, who is making her debut at Flushing Meadows, beat Robson 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 after a fierce battle that lasted nearly two-and-a-half hours.
At times there appeared to be little love lost between the two Britons as Broady complained about Robson’s regularly aborted ball tosses on serve, while the former Wimbledon junior champion appeared unhappy when her opponent was taking a drink between each point.
“I’ve played on the whole northern grit thing,” Broady said afterwards. “I don’t know if that’s why I tend to fight well on the court but I enjoy the competitive side. That’s what got me through.”
Robson, who was on an eight-match winning streak in her best run since her return following wrist surgery, was in control until midway through the second set.
The decider was tight but when Robson served at 4-5 Broady went for broke. Having cracked a superb backhand return winner on the first point, Broady broke to love to reach the second round of a Grand Slam event for the second time.
“I’d started cramping and it pushed me to be more aggressive,” Broady said. “I wasn’t going to be able to play many rallies so it was a case of a winner or cramp.”
Robson said: “I put myself in the right position and took my foot off the pedal.”
Broady next faces Agnieszka Radwanska, the world No 4.
US Open Tennis 2016 - In pictures
23 show all US Open Tennis 2016 - In pictures
1/23 Andy Murray celebrates defeating Lukas Rosol Andy Lyons/Getty Images
2/23 Naomi Broady hits a return to Laura Robson Peter Foley/EPA
3/23 Daniel Evans on court with Rajeev Ram Alex Goodlett/Getty Images
4/23 Laura Robson on the run vs Naomi Broady Joe Scarnici/Getty Images
5/23 Juan Martin del Potro shines brright playing Diego Schwartzman Elsa/Getty Images
6/23 Serena Williams in actin against Ekaterina Makarova Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
7/23 Nick Kyrgios is tended to by the trainer against Aljaz Bedene Andy Lyons/Getty Images
8/23 Ana Ivanovic returns a shot to Denisa Allertova Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
9/23 Alexander Zverev serves to Daniel Brands Andres Kudacki/AP
10/23 Venus Williams reaches out for a volley against Kateryna Kozlova Frank Franklin II/AP
11/23 Great Britain's Kyle Edmund KO's France's Richard Gasquet Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images
12/23 Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina celebrates after defeating Bernard Tomic of Australia in his first round Men's Singles match Andy Lyons/Getty Images
13/23 Madison Keys tries to kick a tennis ball during her match against Alison Riske in the first round of the US Open Darron Cummings/AP
14/23 Serbia's Novak Djokovichits a return to Poland's Jerzy Janowicz Andrew Gombert/EPA
15/23 Great Britain's Johanna Konta returns a shot to Bethanie Mattek-Sands Al Bello/Getty Images
16/23 USA's Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the US hits a return to Johanna Konta John G Mabanglo/EPA
17/23 Andy Murray hits a shot during a practice session Chris Trotman/Getty Images
18/23 An official stands waiting for a fallen display board to be fixed inside Court 17 Seth Wenig/AP
19/23 Spotlights dance around Arthur Ashe Stadium during the opening ceremony for the US Open Alex Brandon/AP
20/23 Croatia's Marin Cilic returns a shot to Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva Seth Wenig/AP
21/23 Puerto Rico's Monica Puig hits a return to China's Saisai Zheng Jason Szenes/EPA
22/23 Spain's Rafael Nadareacts after defeating Denis Istomin Alex Brandon/AP
23/23 Polona Hercog of Slovenia hits the ball against Angelique Kerber of Germany during their 2016 US Open Women's Singles match Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images
Meanwhile, Heather Watson was today awaiting the results of blood tests amid fears she has contracted glandular fever again.
The 24-year-old Briton was beaten 6-2, 7-5 by Dutch qualifier Richel Hogenkamp and said afterwards she felt similar symptoms to those she experienced during a bout of the illness in 2013.
Serena Williams, the world No 1, showed little sign of the shoulder problem that had troubled her in the build-up to the tournament as she beat Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-3. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/tennis/us-open-2016-naomi-broady-says-northern-grit-carried-her-through-first-round-with-laura-robson-a3333111.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/3958be139c8460cc4878e9c0e0cec25b9262f00c1da725e26fb5bac48e2b703f.json |
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"Mark Blunden"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:29 | null | 2015-09-21T00:00:00 | Patient safety at London hospitals could be at risk as exhausted junior doctors cover gaps in shifts at cash-strapped and understaffed NHS trusts, it was claimed today. In a new report, junior doctors told of “high stress, tiredness, and struggling to cope” exacerbated by the “constant pressure to take on more shifts”. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhealth%2Fpatient-safety-is-at-risk-because-of-understaffing-warn-junior-doctors-a3333201.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/09/21/13/NHS.jpg | en | null | London hospital patient safety is at risk because of understaffing warn junior doctors | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Patient safety at London hospitals could be at risk as exhausted junior doctors cover gaps in shifts at cash-strapped and understaffed NHS trusts, it was claimed today.
In a new report, junior doctors told of “high stress, tiredness, and struggling to cope” exacerbated by the “constant pressure to take on more shifts”.
The independent study, entitled “Mind the Rota Gap”, was collated from responses of 395 juniors, including 111 who work for London trusts, in areas including A&E, acute medicine, surgery, paediatrics and psychiatry.
In the capital, three quarters of res-pondents said their rota gaps were not being covered in a “sustainable” way — with, in many cases, expensive agency locum doctors being brought in, or colleagues having to do extra on top of their workload.
Sixteen per cent of rota gaps were not being covered in any capacity. Nearly a third of those who reported a hole in the rota said they lacked four or more doctors.
Dr Dagan Lonsdale, an intensive care and clinical pharmacology specialist who helped collate the data, said there were supposed to be 32 general medicine registrars working at his south London hospital last month, but only 28 were doing shifts. He said: “It’s not unusual for me to come on to a shift and be told there’s doctors missing and not enough locums to go around. You just get on and do your best but you’re covering two or three people’s jobs.
“You prioritise the emergencies and urgent care, and some of the more routine things might not get done. There’s the potential for risk to patients because doctors are either over-working or agency staff are being used. Conditions are becoming unbearable for some.”
Tooting Labour MP Rosena Allin-Khan, a former A&E doctor, supports the report and has gathered 2,500 signatures urging Theresa May to halt NHS cuts. “The Government is attempting to create a seven-day NHS with an overstretched five-day team,” she said.
“If you are over-tired, as a doctor it’s so much more easy to make mistakes. In medicine, we do what we call the ‘my mum test’ — would this be good enough for my mum? — and so often it’s not.”
The Department of Health said: “We have invested in the frontline and there are already more than 25,000 extra clinical staff, including almost 8,800 more doctors and almost 11,300 more nurses on our wards since May 2010.” An NHS Employers spokeswoman said: “We are redesigning rotas together with deploying a mix of skills to support the medical team.”
Junior doctors are reported to be considering holding five-day strikes once a month for the rest of the year over their new disputed contract, which ends higher rates of pay for weekend work. The British Medical Association’s committee of junior doctors was due to put the idea to a vote today, ac-cording to a leaked document. The BMA said: “No decisions have been made.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/patient-safety-is-at-risk-because-of-understaffing-warn-junior-doctors-a3333201.html | en | 2015-09-21T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/db742c9fc965caf3d84412169a713f699894d6012f623d8e8d3758bc99576195.json |
[
"Hatty Collier"
] | 2016-08-28T12:50:05 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | A man is fighting for life in hospital today after he was attacked in the street in south-east London. The victim, aged in his 30s, suffered life-threatening injuries after he was assaulted in Blackheath after midnight. Police and paramedics raced to the scene of the attack in Tranquil Vale at about 12.45am. On Twitter, witnesses reported seeing a huge cordon in place and a large police presence in the area. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fblackheath-attack-man-30-fighting-for-life-after-late-night-assault-in-southeast-london-street-a3331356.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/12/blackheath.jpg | en | null | Blackheath attack: Man, 30, fighting for life after late night assault in south-east London street | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A man is fighting for life in hospital today after he was attacked in the street in south-east London.
The victim, aged in his 30s, suffered life-threatening injuries after he was assaulted in Blackheath after midnight.
Police and paramedics raced to the scene of the attack in Tranquil Vale at about 12.45am.
On Twitter, witnesses reported seeing a huge cordon in place and a large police presence in the area.
One woman, Charlotte Carter, described seeing a female police officer battling to save the life of the man after he was assaulted.
Blackheath’s All Saints Church tweeted: “Prayers have been offered at mass this morning for the victim of the assault in the village last night, their family and friends.”
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
Jack Rich tweeted: “Anyone able to shed light on what's happened in #Blackheath? Village partially closed by police cordons.”
Anyone able to shed light on what's happened in #blackheath? village partially closed by police cordons — Jack Rich (@JackRich) August 28, 2016
Jules Elizabeth tweeted: “Lots of Blackheath closed off.”
London’s Air Ambulance was also scrambled to the scene.
The road is likely to remain cordoned off for the rest of the day.
Officers from Greenwich CID are investigating.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said no arrests have been made and enquiries are continuing.
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/blackheath-attack-man-30-fighting-for-life-after-late-night-assault-in-southeast-london-street-a3331356.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/36f55dc4569cbaf4605ef66631297ffc6b535a32d66b0996e8fdc3adb53145fc.json |
[
"Ben Travis"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:29 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Jackass star Steve-O isn’t renowned for his sensible behaviour, but his latest stunt definitely wasn’t his smartest. The prankster managed to break both of his legs – and sprain his wrist – in an ill-fated skateboard ‘trick’. The 42 year-old perched his board on a wooden box, and attempted to pull off a perfect landing as a car smashed through the platform. However, things didn’t quite go to plan, as shown in a video on skateboarder Tony Hawk's Instagram. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fjackass-steveo-breaks-both-legs-in-huge-skateboard-stunt-fail-a3332091.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/10/steve-o-skate-stunt-0.jpg | en | null | Jackass’ Steve-O breaks both legs in huge skateboard stunt fail | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Jackass star Steve-O isn’t renowned for his sensible behaviour, but his latest stunt definitely wasn’t his smartest.
The prankster managed to break both of his legs – and sprain his wrist – in an ill-fated skateboard ‘trick’.
The 42 year-old perched his board on a wooden box, and attempted to pull off a perfect landing as a car smashed through the platform.
However, things didn’t quite go to plan, as shown in a video on skateboarder Tony Hawk's Instagram.
The legendary skater posted a clip of several attempts from Steve-O, which all seemed to end in painful injuries.
“Final injury tally: broken/dislocated ankle, fractured heel, and sprained wrist,” wrote Hawks. “Don't try this at home... or anywhere.”
The unlucky star dislocated his right ankle and broke it in three places, as well as breaking his left heel – with the final attempt shown in Hawks’ video leaving Steve-O’s foot pointing at an unnatural angle.
“Two broken legs and no painkillers for me-- wish me luck,” he wrote to his followers on Twitter.
In short: never try and land a skateboard as a car drives underneath you. It’s just not worth it. | http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/jackass-steveo-breaks-both-legs-in-huge-skateboard-stunt-fail-a3332091.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/a14e8895c52ed3dcb0d61b02dc673b1c8696ebf3b2509dde4b7644aadc9fc698.json |
[
"Rachael Sigee"
] | 2016-08-26T13:04:37 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | August bank holiday in London means one thing: Notting Hill Carnival. Whether you’re already mixing your own bottles of home-made spiced rum and ginger cocktails, or ensuring you’re as far away as possible, it’s the last hurrah of summer and it’s always huge. So huge in fact, that it’s spreading. You no longer need to be in west London to hear the reggae beats or to get your hands on top-notch Jamaican street food. You can always catch up on the viral videos of dancing policemen later: here are the best ways to get into the party spirit wherever you are in town. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Fattractions%2Fnotting-hill-carnival-2016-a3330471.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/12/notting-hill-carnival.jpg | en | null | Carnival without the crowds: the best party spots beyond Notting Hill | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | August bank holiday in London means one thing: Notting Hill Carnival. Whether you’re already mixing your own bottles of home-made spiced rum and ginger cocktails, or ensuring you’re as far away as possible, it’s the last hurrah of summer and it’s always huge. So huge in fact, that it’s spreading. You no longer need to be in west London to hear the reggae beats or to get your hands on top-notch Jamaican street food.
You can always catch up on the viral videos of dancing policemen later: here are the best ways to get into the party spirit wherever you are in town.
Pre-gaming
Partying on the Friday night means you have plenty of time to recover before heading down to Notting Hill on Sunday lunchtime. The Cirque du Soul Carnival Special is giving the weekend a circus spin, making it the only place in town where the costumes might be more colourful than the parade. The headline act is dance duo Goldfish, who hail from Cape Town and employ live instruments, African beats and jazz into their sets.
Info: Tonight, 21-25 St John’s Hill, SW11, thelondongrand.com
You don’t want to hit the streets of Notting Hill cold. Warm things up the night before at the Prince of Wales in Brixton, which is hosting the Carnival Old School Rooftop Garage Rave, offering four floors of music and a BBQ on the terrace. You can put in a long shift — the party is from 3pm until 4am and includes back-to-back sets from Royal-T, DJ Q and Flava D.
Info: Tomorrow, 467-469 Brixton Road, SW9, pow-london.com
Friday is the calm before the streets around Bayswater become packed with hordes of sweaty, dancing people, and so The Beachcomber bar is throwing a Caribbean Carnival feast, where you can line your stomach before things really get going.
Food writer and supper-club queen Vanessa Bolosier is hosting three sharing courses: get to know your neighbours over smoked chicken creole tartlet, Caribbean prawn fricassee and home-made coconut ice cream with flambéed crepes.
And the Creole Kitchen pop-up is hanging around after the bank holiday is over, serving up salt fish fritters and blue Agwadisiac cocktails made with trois rivieres rhum, agwa coca leaf liquor, blue curaçao and orgeat almond syrup every night of the week.
Info: Tonight, 86 Queensway, W2, facebook.com/thebeachcomberbar
Norman Jay MBE’s soundsystem was a Notting Hill staple for more than 30 years but in 2015 he headed east for the first time, after redevelopment of W2 started changing the face of the area. It went so well he’s coming back, this time to Oval Space with his night Good Times Goes East. The grandfather of British house and master of funk and soul will have the East End jumping.
Info: Tomorrow, Oval Space E2, ovalspace.co.uk
Notting Hill Carnival over the years - In pictures
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1/30 1972 Charlie Gillett/Redferns
2/30 1975 Richard Braine/PYMCA/Rex
3/30 1976 Hulton Archive/Getty Images
4/30 1977 Associated Newspaper
5/30 1977 Daily Mail
6/30 1978 Frank Barratt/Getty Images
7/30 1978 Bill Johnson/Associated Newspapers
8/30 1978 Frank Barratt/Evening Standard
9/30 1980 Stuart Nicol/Evening Standard
10/30 1980 Evening Standard
11/30 1980 Evening Standard
12/30 1983 Peter Anderson/PYMCA/Rex
13/30 1984 John Minihan/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
14/30 1994 Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
15/30 1994 Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
16/30 1995 Steve Eason/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
17/30 2001 Oli Scarff/Getty Images
18/30 2003 Scott Barbour/Getty Images
19/30 2004 Graeme Robertson/Getty Images
20/30 2005 Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images
21/30 2005 Chris Jackson/Getty Images
22/30 2006 Miles Willis/Getty Images
23/30 2006 Miles Willis/Getty Images
24/30 2006 Miles Willis/Getty Images
25/30 2006 Chris Jackson/Getty Images
26/30 2007 Chris Jackson/Getty Images
27/30 2009 Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
28/30 2012 Oli Scarff/Getty Images
29/30 2015 Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
30/30 2015 Daniel C Sims/Getty Images
Taking it easy
Carnival can be incredible, but if you don’t like crowds, feeling lost, or facing down an interminable quest to find a loo, it can be overwhelming. The Common Slice in Willesden is offering a more laid-back alternative in the form of the Notting Chill Carnival.
Relax at the all-day party by the canal, where pop-up Platta will be serving chicken wings, Jamaican patties filled with 21-day aged beef, lamb, goat and mutton and raw pineapple juice with lime, ginger and fresh chilli. Music is chilled out: house rather than carnival beats, and comes from ReviveHer, Kish-Kash and Y.A.W.
Info: Sun, The Common, Old Oak Lane, NW10, thecommonoldoak.co.uk
Alternatively, just find somewhere serving rum and you’ll be participating wherever you are. Rum Kitchen is co-hosting the King SSP Sound System stage with Radio 1’s Toddla T at the Carnival itself but if you can’t make it down, they’re still looking after you, offering a new rum punch called Carnival Crush packed with summery pineapple, passionfruit and lime. It’s just a fiver this weekend at the bar’s Kingly Court and Brixton branches.
Info: All weekend, 443-445 Coldharbour Lane, SW9, and Kingly Court, W1, therumkitchen.com
Callooh Callay has five new rum cocktails for its #NotAtCarnival party. Sun, 65 Rivington Street, callohcallwaybar.com
If you’re partying out east and need a pit stop, Rudie’s in Dalston will be pumping out reggae, alongside its usual small plates of Caribbean favourites including ackee and saltfish bakes, oysters with scotch bonnet sauce and jerk calamari. This weekend, it has a special Carnival Cooler cocktail with rum, grenadine, blue curaçao and mango juice.
Info: Sun-Mon, 50 Stoke Newington Road, N16, rudieslondon.com
Street foodies: Mama’s Jerk Station is regularly billed as London’s best jerk chicken and will be holding court at Hackney Downs Free Festival this weekend. Hosted by The Star and Hackney Downs, you’ll find a street- food market, cocktails and music from Ibiza-influenced We are the Sunset. Mama’s Jerk menu features chicken, fishcakes and veggie bean cakes with its home-made jerk BBQ sauce, famous Mama’s Tropical Mayo and fried plantain.
Info: Tomorrow, 2-8pm, Hackney Downs, E5, mamasjerk.com
Notting Hill Carnival in pictures
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1/11 Notting Hill Carnival 2015 A dancer smiles as she soaks up the atmosphere Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
2/11 Notting Hill Carnival 2015 A dancer shows off her brightly-coloured costume Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
3/11 Notting Hill Carnival 2015 Revellers enjoy the Notting Hill Carnival's family day Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
4/11 Notting Hill Carnival 2015 Drummers at the 2015 Notting Hill Carnival Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
5/11 Notting Hill Carnival 2015 Dancers from Kinetika Bloco summer school rehearse before the start of the parade Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
6/11 Notting Hill Carnival 2015 Dancers perform during the Notting Hill Carnival 2015 family day parade Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
7/11 Notting Hill Carnival 2015 Party-goers and police officers share a laugh at Notting Hill Carnival family day parade in Ladbroke Grove Catherine Wylie/PA Wire
8/11 Notting Hill Carnival 2015 A young reveller on a carnival float tricycle Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
9/11 Notting Hill Carnival 2015 A dancer during the Notting Hill Carnival 2015 Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
10/11 Notting Hill Carnival 2015 A performer is pretty in pink during the carnival parade Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
11/11 Notting Hill Carnival 2015 Carnival-goers take a selfie during the Notting Hill Carnival Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
Still going
The hardest partiers won’t be sleeping between Friday afternoon and Monday night, but while Carnival is great for daytime fun, you need somewhere to head when the streets are paved with cans and discarded limes. If two days just isn’t enough, start in Tottenham Hale at the street party at Styx Bar
Info: Tomorrow, 5 Ashley Road, N17, styx.space
The Hot Wuk Truck Party is coming to Koko for a whole night of dancehall
Info: Tomorrow, 1a Camden High Street, NW1, theheatwave.co.uk
Then on Sunday night head to the three rooms at the Loft Studios in Kensal Rise, which will be packed with party people still dancing out their Carnival high. Knock back a few Red Stripes and rum and Ting, while you shake it to sets from Martin Buttrich and Robert Dietz playing until 4am.
Info: Sun, 77-87 Scrubs Lane, NW10, loveaffaircarnival.eventbrite.co.uk
For some old-school grime and garage, The Nest in Dalston is the place to be on Sunday night. P Money, Artful Dodger and Chimpo are on the bill.
Info: Sun, 36 Stoke Newington Road, N16, ilovethenest.com
And if you can’t be in west London, there’s still no reason to stay in. If the sun is shining, the Shoreditch Summer Terrace Party at RED Market features Sam Divine and Maze & Masters, as well as all the usual street food and booze.
Info: Sun, 288 Old Street, EC1, lastdaysofshoreditch.co.uk
Keep things going on Monday at the House of Common festival which has DJs from Reggae Roast on the sound system.
Info: Mon, Clapham Common, SW4. madness.co.uk/houseofcommon
And for those who have the stamina of true carnival spirits, did you remember to take Tuesday off? Because the best after-party is Faded at the Coronet on Monday night.
Info: Mon, 28 New Kent Road, SE1, coronettheatre.co.uk
Stay up until 4am and give some bleary-eyed smiles to the commuters on Tuesday. You don’t need a Night Tube when you’ve been up all night.
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[
"Phoebe Luckhurst"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:52 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Once, the wild-eyed insomniac felt most alone at 3am. Everything was hushed and unnervingly calm, and their tossing and turning the only sound in the city. London wasn’t a 24-hour capital, really: it was a city that fell asleep in the corner at 2am. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Flondon-life%2Ffrom-dates-to-nocturnal-workouts-why-3am-is-londons-new-golden-time-a3330181.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/10/3amlondon-1.jpg | en | null | From late-night dates to nocturnal workouts: why 3am is London's new golden time | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Once, the wild-eyed insomniac felt most alone at 3am. Everything was hushed and unnervingly calm, and their tossing and turning the only sound in the city. London wasn’t a 24-hour capital, really: it was a city that fell asleep in the corner at 2am.
Now, though, the insomniac finds company — and small comfort — in the cacophony of late-night London. Indeed, there’s so much going on they might as well just get up and make a night of it. In our working week, the division between night and day has been blurred for a while: many thousands of Londoners start early or finish late, or work all through the night. But in recent years, playtime has caught up; the Night Tube is the new live wire that joins the dots to deliver an illuminated map of late-night London. 3am is now London’s most bewitching hour.
Your options are not limited to getting on the smash. Concerted libertines pay little heed to hours (or opening hours) anyway, for to do so is to miss the point. Twenty-four-hour London is richer than that: it’s a high-octane, kaleidoscopic scene of options. Here’s how we are staying up.
Personal trainers
At 6.30pm the gym is populated by London’s white-collar neurotics, charged on the fear that perhaps the scaremongers are right and sitting down really does kill you. As you queue for the crosstrainer, you wonder whether, in fact, it is this rat race that is killing you. At 3am, though, gyms are quiet but for a small, nocturnal population of members.
“Our King’s Cross branch sees 16 per cent of its traffic between 10pm and 6am,” reports Brett Edwards, the general manager of Anytime Fitness, a network of 24-hour sports clubs with 18 studios in London. “That is actually quite a lot of people. Thirteen years ago, when we started, night usage was virtually unheard of; now, in London, with people working through the night, we see people dropping in for an hour.”
Best pubs, bars and party spots on the Night Tube
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1/36 The Drapers Arms 44 Barnsbury Street, N1, thedrapersarms.com Named after the cloth-cutters who once inhabited the area, The Drapers Arms is probably the best pub in London right now. This is mainly thanks to Nick Gibson, the wonderful manager/owner, and a stellar wine list, amazing pies, and Sunday roasts that are better than your mum’s. There are also frequent events to support Action Against Hunger — such as the recent Too Many Chefs, where 10 of the capital’s most brilliant cooks, including Neil Rankin and Will Bowlby, cooked an unforgettable 10-course meal — and dangerously good bin-end event Drink the List, where you have access to every bottle in the place. Hic. Victoria Line – North: Highbury and Islington
Named after the cloth-cutters who once inhabited the area, The Drapers Arms is probably the best pub in London right now. This is mainly thanks to Nick Gibson, the wonderful manager/owner, and a stellar wine list, amazing pies, and Sunday roasts that are better than your mum’s. There are also frequent events to support Action Against Hunger — such as the recent Too Many Chefs, where 10 of the capital’s most brilliant cooks, including Neil Rankin and Will Bowlby, cooked an unforgettable 10-course meal — and dangerously good bin-end event Drink the List, where you have access to every bottle in the place. Hic. 2/36 Black Axe Mangal 156 Canonbury Road, N1, blackaxemangal.com Barely a minute’s walk from Highbury & Islington lies former St John chef Lee Tiernan’s tiny, graffitied “haute kebab” restaurant. Granted, you won’t be able to hear anything for a week after an evening of hardcore heavy metal — but it’s worth it for the mind-blowing grub on offer. Or rather, on offal: think foie gras or smoked cod’s roe, Mission Chinese-spiced mutton and a lamb offal flatbread that’s like a smoky flavour-packed punch in the mouth. It doesn’t take reservations but Tiernan’s kebabs are worth queuing in rain, hailstones or a hurricane for. Victoria Line – North: Highbury and Islington Adrian Lourie
Barely a minute’s walk from Highbury & Islington lies former St John chef Lee Tiernan’s tiny, graffitied “haute kebab” restaurant. Granted, you won’t be able to hear anything for a week after an evening of hardcore heavy metal — but it’s worth it for the mind-blowing grub on offer. Or rather, on offal: think foie gras or smoked cod’s roe, Mission Chinese-spiced mutton and a lamb offal flatbread that’s like a smoky flavour-packed punch in the mouth. It doesn’t take reservations but Tiernan’s kebabs are worth queuing in rain, hailstones or a hurricane for. 3/36 Almeida Theatre Almeida Street, N1, almeida.co.uk In the past 35 years, the Almeida has become one of London’s most well-known theatres outside of the West End, thanks to its penchant for new talent alongside marvellous reinterpretations of the classics. Recent productions have included Ben Whishaw in Bakkhai and Ralph Fiennes in Richard III. The next big thing is Anne-Marie Duff in eco drama Oil, before Andrew Scott takes to the stage as Hamlet alongside Juliet Stevenson. Priority tickets for that go on sale on August 30. Victoria Line – North: Highbury and Islington Wikimedia Commons
In the past 35 years, the Almeida has become one of London’s most well-known theatres outside of the West End, thanks to its penchant for new talent alongside marvellous reinterpretations of the classics. Recent productions have included Ben Whishaw in Bakkhai and Ralph Fiennes in Richard III. The next big thing is Anne-Marie Duff in eco drama Oil, before Andrew Scott takes to the stage as Hamlet alongside Juliet Stevenson. Priority tickets for that go on sale on August 30. 4/36 Rowans 10 Stroud Green Road, N4, rowans.co.uk Anyone who grew up in north London will have spent multiple birthday parties screaming and slurping slushies while haphazardly flinging bowling balls in this retro tenpin alley. Now it’s time to return as an adult, to, well, scream and slurp slushies while haphazardly flinging bowling balls. Except this time you can drink alcohol and keep tossing balls until 2am to the lively tunes of one of the venue’s DJs. Victoria Line – North: Finsbury Park
Anyone who grew up in north London will have spent multiple birthday parties screaming and slurping slushies while haphazardly flinging bowling balls in this retro tenpin alley. Now it’s time to return as an adult, to, well, scream and slurp slushies while haphazardly flinging bowling balls. Except this time you can drink alcohol and keep tossing balls until 2am to the lively tunes of one of the venue’s DJs. 5/36 Yard Sale Pizza 54 Blackstock Road, N4, yardsalepizza.com Pizza aficionados will already be well versed in the joys of a Yard Sale pizza — dough master Nick Buckland and his team’s original site in Hackney was a pilgrimage site for melted mozzarella lovers. Now they’ve brought their massive 18-inch sourdough pizzas to the Victoria line. Sausage fans should head straight for the Holy Pepperoni: Cobble Lane pepperoni, Napoli picante and crumbled nduja sausage. Wash it down with a Five Points Ale or four. Victoria Line – North: Finsbury Park
Pizza aficionados will already be well versed in the joys of a Yard Sale pizza — dough master Nick Buckland and his team’s original site in Hackney was a pilgrimage site for melted mozzarella lovers. Now they’ve brought their massive 18-inch sourdough pizzas to the Victoria line. Sausage fans should head straight for the Holy Pepperoni: Cobble Lane pepperoni, Napoli picante and crumbled nduja sausage. Wash it down with a Five Points Ale or four. 6/36 Park Theatre Clifton Terrace, N4, parktheatre.co.uk This gem of a theatre which only opened in 2013 is a prime spot for seeing a future Ian McKellen, or the work of the next Trevor Nunn, for a fraction of the price. Book tickets now for The Burnt Part Boys, a musical about the miners. Or just come for the café, which has great cakes and is dog-friendly to boot. Victoria Line – North: Finsbury Park
This gem of a theatre which only opened in 2013 is a prime spot for seeing a future Ian McKellen, or the work of the next Trevor Nunn, for a fraction of the price. Book tickets now for The Burnt Part Boys, a musical about the miners. Or just come for the café, which has great cakes and is dog-friendly to boot. 7/36 Eat 17 28 Orford Road, E17, eat17.co.uk What started as a community-minded grocery has expanded into a pilgrimage spot for food lovers, partly thanks to the superlative bacon jam made there. Yep, bacon jam: a sticky, sweet, smoky, piggy spread that makes pretty much any sandwich in the world into a Michelin-starred experience. There’s also a cracking on-site restaurant that bakes its own bread, uses impeccably sourced ingredients, and serves such spectacular snacks as chorizo jam and mascarpone crostini, and jalapeno poppers. Victoria Line – North: Walthamstow
What started as a community-minded grocery has expanded into a pilgrimage spot for food lovers, partly thanks to the superlative bacon jam made there. Yep, bacon jam: a sticky, sweet, smoky, piggy spread that makes pretty much any sandwich in the world into a Michelin-starred experience. There’s also a cracking on-site restaurant that bakes its own bread, uses impeccably sourced ingredients, and serves such spectacular snacks as chorizo jam and mascarpone crostini, and jalapeno poppers. 8/36 Wildcard Brewery Ravenswood Industrial Estate, E17, wildcardbrewery.co.uk Granted, the bleak patch of wasteland that is the Ravenswood Industrial Estate doesn’t look like the kind of place you want to hang around after dark. But you will if you’re into really good craft beer and late-night DJ sets from people you’ve actually heard of (Tame Impala’s Jay Watson recently played). Start with a Brew Your Own session (bacon sarnies included) then neck a pint or three of Wild Card’s marvellous caramelly Ace of Spades porter on the rickety outside picnic tables before the music starts. By the time you leave, you’ll wish you lived on an east London industrial estate. Victoria Line – North: Walthamstow Ben Rowe
Granted, the bleak patch of wasteland that is the Ravenswood Industrial Estate doesn’t look like the kind of place you want to hang around after dark. But you will if you’re into really good craft beer and late-night DJ sets from people you’ve actually heard of (Tame Impala’s Jay Watson recently played). Start with a Brew Your Own session (bacon sarnies included) then neck a pint or three of Wild Card’s marvellous caramelly Ace of Spades porter on the rickety outside picnic tables before the music starts. By the time you leave, you’ll wish you lived on an east London industrial estate. 9/36 The Bell 617 Forest Road, E17, belle17.com A classic real ale pub that’s made for parents, the Bell also happened to win Camra’s east London pub of 2015. That’s got to have something to do with its glorious Sunday roasts, complete with a nut roast that’s not only edible but so tasty, it might be worth skipping the roast chicken for. It can also lay claims to having Walthamstow’s best pub quiz. Victoria Line – North: Walthamstow Google Maps
A classic real ale pub that’s made for parents, the Bell also happened to win Camra’s east London pub of 2015. That’s got to have something to do with its glorious Sunday roasts, complete with a nut roast that’s not only edible but so tasty, it might be worth skipping the roast chicken for. It can also lay claims to having Walthamstow’s best pub quiz. 10/36 Brunswick House 30 Wandsworth Road, SW8, brunswickhouse.co This stunning wreck of a Georgian mansion, originally built for the Duke of Brunswick in 1758, was rescued by salvager Lassco. Now it’s home to one of south London’s best modern British restaurants. It’s run by Jackson Boxer and Andrew Clarke, who turn out phenomenal daily changing dishes such as roast Swaledale veal and chocolate cumin pudding. All the antiques on display are for sale too, so don’t be surprised if you find yourself clutching a fringed Twenties lamp after one too many Hemingway Daiquiris. Victoria Line – South: Vauxhall Matt Writtle
This stunning wreck of a Georgian mansion, originally built for the Duke of Brunswick in 1758, was rescued by salvager Lassco. Now it’s home to one of south London’s best modern British restaurants. It’s run by Jackson Boxer and Andrew Clarke, who turn out phenomenal daily changing dishes such as roast Swaledale veal and chocolate cumin pudding. All the antiques on display are for sale too, so don’t be surprised if you find yourself clutching a fringed Twenties lamp after one too many Hemingway Daiquiris. 11/36 Pharmacy 2 Newport Street, SE11, pharmacyrestaurant.com Don’t worry if you weren’t there for the original debauchery of Damien Hirst and Mark Hix’s first restaurant, Pharmacy. Now there’s Pharmacy 2, attached to Hirst’s Newport Street gallery, which has just started hosting late-night sessions until 2am every Saturday. Contemplate the floating basket balls in the Jeff Koons Now exhibition until 10pm, then hit restaurant next door for Black Cow vodka cocktails, Hix’s posh curry sauce ’n’ chips and surprise DJ sets. Victoria Line – South: Vauxhall
Don’t worry if you weren’t there for the original debauchery of Damien Hirst and Mark Hix’s first restaurant, Pharmacy. Now there’s Pharmacy 2, attached to Hirst’s Newport Street gallery, which has just started hosting late-night sessions until 2am every Saturday. Contemplate the floating basket balls in the Jeff Koons Now exhibition until 10pm, then hit restaurant next door for Black Cow vodka cocktails, Hix’s posh curry sauce ’n’ chips and surprise DJ sets. 12/36 Royal Vauxhall Tavern 372 Kennington Lane, SE11, vauxhalltavern.com The RVT truly is a South London institution. The Grade II-listed Victorian music hall has been threatened with closure multiple times, but outrage and fabulous protests from its die-hard LGBT community has always saved it. A wonderfully welcoming atmosphere with spectacular cabaret and drag acts, live music, bingo and a hell of a lot of Britney and Madonna that has, as they put it, been “Serving confirmed bachelors and friends since long before Kylie was born”. Victoria Line – South: Vauxhall Google Maps
The RVT truly is a South London institution. The Grade II-listed Victorian music hall has been threatened with closure multiple times, but outrage and fabulous protests from its die-hard LGBT community has always saved it. A wonderfully welcoming atmosphere with spectacular cabaret and drag acts, live music, bingo and a hell of a lot of Britney and Madonna that has, as they put it, been “Serving confirmed bachelors and friends since long before Kylie was born”. 13/36 Crown and Anchor 246 Brixton Road, SW9, crownandanchorbrixton.co.uk Perfect for craft beer snobs whose mates refuse to visit another chilly, uncomfortable microbrewery in a car park or railway arch. This cosy pub has armchairs rather than barrels masquerading as seats, as well as a huge range of small-batch London brews — from Gipsy Hill to Northern Monk — and a weekly pub quiz. Victoria Line – South: Stockwell Google Maps
Perfect for craft beer snobs whose mates refuse to visit another chilly, uncomfortable microbrewery in a car park or railway arch. This cosy pub has armchairs rather than barrels masquerading as seats, as well as a huge range of small-batch London brews — from Gipsy Hill to Northern Monk — and a weekly pub quiz. 14/36 The Cavendish Arms 128 Hartington Road, SW8, thecavendisharmsstockwell.co.uk Locals know this place as the Cav and rock up to giggle/grimace at the weekly comedy open mic nights while tucking into giant gourmet hot dogs and its famous three-cheese disco fries. At the weekends, it’s open until 1.30am, when there’s also free live music from up to five acts in the ballroom — because what’s a pub without a ballroom? Victoria Line – South: Stockwell
Locals know this place as the Cav and rock up to giggle/grimace at the weekly comedy open mic nights while tucking into giant gourmet hot dogs and its famous three-cheese disco fries. At the weekends, it’s open until 1.30am, when there’s also free live music from up to five acts in the ballroom — because what’s a pub without a ballroom? 15/36 LOST Theatre 208 Wandsworth Road, SW8, losttheatre.co.uk This tiny theatre might only seat 180, but from small things come massive actors: in its previous Fulham incarnation, it counted Ralph Fiennes and Mackenzie Crook as alumni. Frequent art exhibitions from emerging talent are held in its event space, but the main draw is the bargainous ticket price for offbeat plays from up-and-coming thesps. Grab the last few tickets to drag-centric comedy Do You Have a Secret Crush, or hold out for meta-comedy A Night at 64 Emptiness Lane, which starts its run on September 1. Victoria Line – South: Stockwell James Thacker
This tiny theatre might only seat 180, but from small things come massive actors: in its previous Fulham incarnation, it counted Ralph Fiennes and Mackenzie Crook as alumni. Frequent art exhibitions from emerging talent are held in its event space, but the main draw is the bargainous ticket price for offbeat plays from up-and-coming thesps. Grab the last few tickets to drag-centric comedy Do You Have a Secret Crush, or hold out for meta-comedy A Night at 64 Emptiness Lane, which starts its run on September 1. 16/36 POP Brixton 49 Brixton Station Road, SW9 , popbrixton.org All day, late-night market built from shipping containers. Small businesses selling fashion and homewares are invited to pop up during the day, but in the evening it’s all about the brilliant street food traders, like Indian small plate restaurant Kricket and pizza maestros Made of Dough. Wash down your dinner with some surprising New World wines courtesy of NZ Wine Cellar. POP has just opened its outdoor space, POP Fields as well, where it’s running silent discos and movie screenings: Rocky and 500 Days of Summer are coming up in September. Victoria Line – South: Brixton
All day, late-night market built from shipping containers. Small businesses selling fashion and homewares are invited to pop up during the day, but in the evening it’s all about the brilliant street food traders, like Indian small plate restaurant Kricket and pizza maestros Made of Dough. Wash down your dinner with some surprising New World wines courtesy of NZ Wine Cellar. POP has just opened its outdoor space, POP Fields as well, where it’s running silent discos and movie screenings: Rocky and 500 Days of Summer are coming up in September. 17/36 Dogstar 389 Coldharbour Lane, SW9, dogstarbrixton.com Mostly held up by scaffolding and with smeary, curtain-swathed windows, Dogstar might look like the kind of place you’d normally cross the road to avoid. But this so-grotty-it’s-great stalwart of Atlantic Road has stood the test of time for many reasons: set over three floors, it’s huge, and plays hosts to all manner of themed nights. Drinks are super cheap, the on-site pizzas are surprisingly great and there are big TV screens — so good luck getting in if there’s any kind of sporting event occurring. Open till 4am on Friday and Saturday nights, so you practically don’t need the Night Tube anyway. Victoria Line – South: Brixton
Mostly held up by scaffolding and with smeary, curtain-swathed windows, Dogstar might look like the kind of place you’d normally cross the road to avoid. But this so-grotty-it’s-great stalwart of Atlantic Road has stood the test of time for many reasons: set over three floors, it’s huge, and plays hosts to all manner of themed nights. Drinks are super cheap, the on-site pizzas are surprisingly great and there are big TV screens — so good luck getting in if there’s any kind of sporting event occurring. Open till 4am on Friday and Saturday nights, so you practically don’t need the Night Tube anyway. 18/36 Ritzy Brixton Oval, SW2, picturehouses.com Sure, the Ritzy shows films, but it has so many other cool events on as well, such as weekly yoga, blues nights, and quizzes in its event space Upstairs at the Ritzy. There are also lots of Q&A sessions with actors and film directors, plus a café cum restaurant serving a healthy selection of booze. Just try not to fall asleep during a late movie. Victoria Line – South: Brixton Tim Kerr/Photocall Productions
Sure, the Ritzy shows films, but it has so many other cool events on as well, such as weekly yoga, blues nights, and quizzes in its event space Upstairs at the Ritzy. There are also lots of Q&A sessions with actors and film directors, plus a café cum restaurant serving a healthy selection of booze. Just try not to fall asleep during a late movie. 19/36 Satan's Whiskers 343 Cambridge Heath Road, E2, twitter.com Regularly nabbing one of the top spots in the World’s Best Bars list, Satan’s Whiskers is the kind of cocktail bar you want up your sleeve for when your coolest out-of-town friends come to stay. There’s taxidermy, neon, excellent old-skool hip hop and some seriously good drinks — although don’t expect to walk out unaided after more than two Tuxedo #2s: gin, vermouth, maraschino, bitters and absinthe. Ooft. Central Line – East: Bethnal Green
Regularly nabbing one of the top spots in the World’s Best Bars list, Satan’s Whiskers is the kind of cocktail bar you want up your sleeve for when your coolest out-of-town friends come to stay. There’s taxidermy, neon, excellent old-skool hip hop and some seriously good drinks — although don’t expect to walk out unaided after more than two Tuxedo #2s: gin, vermouth, maraschino, bitters and absinthe. Ooft. 20/36 The Horn of Plenty 36 Globe Road, E1, thehornofplentypub.co.uk Are you feeling lucky, punk? During the Horn’s happy hour, drinkers must play rock paper scissors with the bartender — you only get your half-price booze if you beat them. There’s a long, long list of Bloody Marys on offer and board games for when you’ve drunk six pints and have a hankering to relive your childhood days as a Boggle champion. Central Line – East: Bethnal Green
Are you feeling lucky, punk? During the Horn’s happy hour, drinkers must play rock paper scissors with the bartender — you only get your half-price booze if you beat them. There’s a long, long list of Bloody Marys on offer and board games for when you’ve drunk six pints and have a hankering to relive your childhood days as a Boggle champion. 21/36 The George Tavern 73 Commercial Road, E1, thegeorgetavern.co.uk Possibly the hippest pub in London, with regular performances by post-punk minimalist two-pieces and more funk and soul than you can shake a pint glass at. But it’s also got history — the George is on the site of a 700-year-old tavern mentioned in the writings of Charles Dickens, Samuel Pepys and Geoffrey Chaucer. Besides, you’d have to be made of stone to not enjoy the regular East End Variety Bunker nights, which promise “singalong tunes, party games, and general camp old nonsense”. Open until 3am at weekends. Central Line – East: Bethnal Green The George Tavern
Possibly the hippest pub in London, with regular performances by post-punk minimalist two-pieces and more funk and soul than you can shake a pint glass at. But it’s also got history — the George is on the site of a 700-year-old tavern mentioned in the writings of Charles Dickens, Samuel Pepys and Geoffrey Chaucer. Besides, you’d have to be made of stone to not enjoy the regular East End Variety Bunker nights, which promise “singalong tunes, party games, and general camp old nonsense”. Open until 3am at weekends. 22/36 Here East Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, E20, hereeast.com There’s nothing like an Olympic venue to make you want to stuff your face with chips and craft beer. Lucky, then, that the Here East development has just opened in the old Olympic Press and Broadcast Centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. There’s lots of rentable offices and working spaces, but more importantly, there’s excellent grub on offer in this charming canalside spot. Randy’s Wings serve up some of London’s best chicken wings — good luck not becoming addicted to its Korean-inspired Gangnam wings, sticky and deeply umami-ish — while Mason and Company combines the excellent Five Points Brewery with Italian-American comfort food. Capiche? Central Line – East: Stratford
There’s nothing like an Olympic venue to make you want to stuff your face with chips and craft beer. Lucky, then, that the Here East development has just opened in the old Olympic Press and Broadcast Centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. There’s lots of rentable offices and working spaces, but more importantly, there’s excellent grub on offer in this charming canalside spot. Randy’s Wings serve up some of London’s best chicken wings — good luck not becoming addicted to its Korean-inspired Gangnam wings, sticky and deeply umami-ish — while Mason and Company combines the excellent Five Points Brewery with Italian-American comfort food. Capiche? 23/36 Tap East 7 International Square, Westfield Stratford City, E20, tapeast.co.uk Westfield isn’t just clothes shopping and cinema you know — it’s also home to an excellent microbrewery. In the “Great Eastern Market” area of the shopping centre is Tap East, with a huge selection of beer: 100 bottles from around the world, plus 16 on tap from its on-site brewery, such as East End Mild and Johnny Park Bitter. Drink them by the third so you can sample as many as possible. If you’re a vinyl junkie, tweet the bar the albums you’re dying to hear, then rock up to the weekly vinyl night to find out if your Seventies mod-revival choice has made the cut. Central Line – East: Stratford Tap East Blog
Westfield isn’t just clothes shopping and cinema you know — it’s also home to an excellent microbrewery. In the “Great Eastern Market” area of the shopping centre is Tap East, with a huge selection of beer: 100 bottles from around the world, plus 16 on tap from its on-site brewery, such as East End Mild and Johnny Park Bitter. Drink them by the third so you can sample as many as possible. If you’re a vinyl junkie, tweet the bar the albums you’re dying to hear, then rock up to the weekly vinyl night to find out if your Seventies mod-revival choice has made the cut. 24/36 Flamingo Pier CRATE Brewery, 7, The White Building, Queen’s Yard, E9, flamingopier.net What makes a pop-up, booze-soaked party even better? Palm trees and flamingos, obviously. DJ Luke Walker teams up with the excellent CRATE brewery — home to craft beer, pizza, and a lot of vibes — each month to throw mega parties, with a ridiculous amount of booze and choons. They’ve recently moved homes to Mick’s Garage, which means you can refuel after dancing your socks off with Middle Eastern mezze from Berber and Q’s Shuk Shuk alongside all the CRATE beer. Central Line – East: Stratford Ravi Chand
What makes a pop-up, booze-soaked party even better? Palm trees and flamingos, obviously. DJ Luke Walker teams up with the excellent CRATE brewery — home to craft beer, pizza, and a lot of vibes — each month to throw mega parties, with a ridiculous amount of booze and choons. They’ve recently moved homes to Mick’s Garage, which means you can refuel after dancing your socks off with Middle Eastern mezze from Berber and Q’s Shuk Shuk alongside all the CRATE beer. 25/36 Leyton Technical 265 High Road, E10, leytontechnical.com No, you haven’t accidentally wandered into a stately home, despite the soaring ceilings, mosaic floors and chandeliers. Because which National Trust joint have you ever known with seven Cask Marque ales on tap, live DJs playing every weekend until 1am and a weekly comedy night called Are You Having a Giraffe? Its vegetarian Wellington on Sundays is an oozy, crispy slab of cheesy goodness. Dogs are allowed. Central Line – East: Leyton
No, you haven’t accidentally wandered into a stately home, despite the soaring ceilings, mosaic floors and chandeliers. Because which National Trust joint have you ever known with seven Cask Marque ales on tap, live DJs playing every weekend until 1am and a weekly comedy night called Are You Having a Giraffe? Its vegetarian Wellington on Sundays is an oozy, crispy slab of cheesy goodness. Dogs are allowed. 26/36 Luna Lounge 7 Church Lane, E11, lunalounge.info Live music buffs will have already made it out to this haven of all things jazz, acid, funk and well, any other variety of music you care to name. Like an actual monthly Western night — stetsons at the ready. Not only is it open until 1am, it’s also within spitting distance of the Tube for when you tear yourself away from the choons. Central Line – East: Leyton Andy Field
Live music buffs will have already made it out to this haven of all things jazz, acid, funk and well, any other variety of music you care to name. Like an actual monthly Western night — stetsons at the ready. Not only is it open until 1am, it’s also within spitting distance of the Tube for when you tear yourself away from the choons. 27/36 The Leyton Star 116 High Road, E15, leytonstar.co.uk The Star opened its doors just a month ago, but it has already become a staple in the craft beer drinker’s diet. Make the most of the dying days of summer in the beer garden (there’s a massive golden palm tree!). Plus the quite excellent We Serve Humans are doing the food: that means mental burgers like Mac the Ripper (deep–fried mac ’n’ cheese) and jockey whips: chips fried in beef dripping, topped with truffle. Drool. Central Line – East: Leyton The Leyton Star
The Star opened its doors just a month ago, but it has already become a staple in the craft beer drinker’s diet. Make the most of the dying days of summer in the beer garden (there’s a massive golden palm tree!). Plus the quite excellent We Serve Humans are doing the food: that means mental burgers like Mac the Ripper (deep–fried mac ’n’ cheese) and jockey whips: chips fried in beef dripping, topped with truffle. Drool. 28/36 Bush Theatre 7 Uxbridge Road, W12, bushtheatre.co.uk A real incubator for new and emerging talent, this titchy theatre by Shepherd’s Bush market has a reputation for being the first to show plays which go on to open in the West End and on Broadway. The Old Library, its home since 2011, is being refurbished to turn it into a modern space with more rehearsal rooms for amateur thesps and a technical workshop for budding production staff. Fingers crossed it’ll still serve the same amazing coffee and cakes. Central Line – West: Shepherd’s Bush Bush Theatre
A real incubator for new and emerging talent, this titchy theatre by Shepherd’s Bush market has a reputation for being the first to show plays which go on to open in the West End and on Broadway. The Old Library, its home since 2011, is being refurbished to turn it into a modern space with more rehearsal rooms for amateur thesps and a technical workshop for budding production staff. Fingers crossed it’ll still serve the same amazing coffee and cakes. 29/36 Shikumen Dorsett Hotel, 58 Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12, shikumen.co.uk When made well, xiao long bao, the Chinese soup-filled dumplings, are some of the most delicious morsels on earth. And the examples at this unpromising-looking restaurant just off Shepherd’s Bush Green are superb. They’ve won over critics from Fay Maschler to Giles Coren thanks to their super-delicate skins and umami-ish broth. The restaurant has just launched a rainbow collection of multi-coloured dumplings, including beetroot-coloured Szechuan spicy pork and incredibly decadent black charcoal-dyed lobster truffle. Central Line – West: Shepherd’s Bush Hugh Flouch/Red Wheelbarrow
When made well, xiao long bao, the Chinese soup-filled dumplings, are some of the most delicious morsels on earth. And the examples at this unpromising-looking restaurant just off Shepherd’s Bush Green are superb. They’ve won over critics from Fay Maschler to Giles Coren thanks to their super-delicate skins and umami-ish broth. The restaurant has just launched a rainbow collection of multi-coloured dumplings, including beetroot-coloured Szechuan spicy pork and incredibly decadent black charcoal-dyed lobster truffle. 30/36 Brewdog 15 Goldhawk Road, W12, brewdog.com London’s not short of brilliant craft beer but it was BrewDog which really kicked off our obsession with punchy, hoppy IPAs. Although the pub chain has its detractors, the beer is still excellent, and the Goldhawk Road bar gives you the opportunity to try a dangerous amount. There are 40 different types on tap, from the bar’s classic Punk IPA through to the innocent-sounding but deadly Hello, My Name Is Ingrid, which clocks in 8.2%. There’s a healthy selection of guest beers and some stonking nachos to soak up all that hoppy goodness. Central Line – West: Shepherd’s Bush
London’s not short of brilliant craft beer but it was BrewDog which really kicked off our obsession with punchy, hoppy IPAs. Although the pub chain has its detractors, the beer is still excellent, and the Goldhawk Road bar gives you the opportunity to try a dangerous amount. There are 40 different types on tap, from the bar’s classic Punk IPA through to the innocent-sounding but deadly Hello, My Name Is Ingrid, which clocks in 8.2%. There’s a healthy selection of guest beers and some stonking nachos to soak up all that hoppy goodness. 31/36 Pergola on the Roof Multi-Storey Car Park, Television Centre, Wood Lane, W12, pergolaontheroof.co.uk London loves a good rooftop party. In W12, everyone’s getting high at the old BBC Television Centre, which has been taken over by a huge array of benches, boules pitches and leaves. There’s also some cracking food from burger legends Patty & Bun and tapas from Salt Yard, plus bathtubs of rose and beer. But get your skates on — you’ve only got until August 29 to get up there and eat yourself silly. Central Line – West: White City
London loves a good rooftop party. In W12, everyone’s getting high at the old BBC Television Centre, which has been taken over by a huge array of benches, boules pitches and leaves. There’s also some cracking food from burger legends Patty & Bun and tapas from Salt Yard, plus bathtubs of rose and beer. But get your skates on — you’ve only got until August 29 to get up there and eat yourself silly. 32/36 Albertine 1 Wood Lane, W12, albertinewinebar.co.uk Wine, wine and more wine at this 40-year-old drinking hole. Opened specifically to serve the needs of thirsty BBC employees, particularly those on Newsnight, the quaint bar’s extremely reasonably priced wine selection has kept the place busy despite the Beeb’s exodus from the area. The farinata and sticky aromatic pork belly are delicious but really, you’re here for the plonk. Most are available to take away, although you’ll never recreate this convivial atmosphere at home. Central Line – West: White City
Wine, wine and more wine at this 40-year-old drinking hole. Opened specifically to serve the needs of thirsty BBC employees, particularly those on Newsnight, the quaint bar’s extremely reasonably priced wine selection has kept the place busy despite the Beeb’s exodus from the area. The farinata and sticky aromatic pork belly are delicious but really, you’re here for the plonk. Most are available to take away, although you’ll never recreate this convivial atmosphere at home. 33/36 Bush Hall 310 Uxbridge Road, W12, bushhallmusic.co.uk ince 1904, this huge Edwardian space has been a dance hall, Second World War soup kitchen, bingo hall and rehearsal space for such as The Who, Cliff Richard and Adam Faith. Now it’s primarily a music venue (Ellie Goulding, Adele and Kings of Leon have all played here), although it also serves as a rather lovely event space. And you know that bloke you met in Brixton earlier in this feature? Reader, you can marry him here. Central Line – West: White City
ince 1904, this huge Edwardian space has been a dance hall, Second World War soup kitchen, bingo hall and rehearsal space for such as The Who, Cliff Richard and Adam Faith. Now it’s primarily a music venue (Ellie Goulding, Adele and Kings of Leon have all played here), although it also serves as a rather lovely event space. And you know that bloke you met in Brixton earlier in this feature? Reader, you can marry him here. 34/36 Vindinista 74 Churchfield Road, W3, vindinista.com Sister to East Acton’s best wine shop, Park + Bridge, this tiny bar serves really interesting wines, including English white and skin-contact. Locals throng in for the regularly changing stock, sniffing and swilling small production grape juice as if they know exactly what they’re talking about. Even if your wine knowledge ends at “light and fruity”, you can focus on the short, high-quality food menu: empanadas sit alongside charcuterie boards and the rather fabulous Vindinista cheese and truffle toastie. Central Line – West: East Acton
Sister to East Acton’s best wine shop, Park + Bridge, this tiny bar serves really interesting wines, including English white and skin-contact. Locals throng in for the regularly changing stock, sniffing and swilling small production grape juice as if they know exactly what they’re talking about. Even if your wine knowledge ends at “light and fruity”, you can focus on the short, high-quality food menu: empanadas sit alongside charcuterie boards and the rather fabulous Vindinista cheese and truffle toastie. 35/36 The Aeronaut 264 Acton High Street, W3, aeronaut.pub f you like trapeze with your Trappist beer and somersaults with your cider — and frankly, who doesn’t? — you need to try the Aeronaut. Established in honour of Acton-born aviation pioneer George Lee Temple, the first man to fly a plane upside down, the sort of acrobatics on show are less plane-based and more plain impressive: expect contortionists bending themselves into knots and fire breathers — who said you couldn’t smoke inside pubs any more? Central Line – West: East Acton
f you like trapeze with your Trappist beer and somersaults with your cider — and frankly, who doesn’t? — you need to try the Aeronaut. Established in honour of Acton-born aviation pioneer George Lee Temple, the first man to fly a plane upside down, the sort of acrobatics on show are less plane-based and more plain impressive: expect contortionists bending themselves into knots and fire breathers — who said you couldn’t smoke inside pubs any more? 36/36 Dragonfly Brewery 183 Acton High Street, W3, twitter.com Watch your beer being brewed right in front of your thirsty eyes at the George — the stills that make its Dragonfly range are beside the giant mermaid figurehead on a plinth that casually sits on the bar. 2 O’Clock Ordinary is exactly the light bitter you need to kick off a session; follow it with one of the mammoth burgers and an unfiltered Early Doors pale ale. The best news? All the in-house brewed beer is £3.50, which makes it among the cheapest in London. Central Line – West: East Acton
Those who work long hours in high-velocity industries such as banking find their golden hour at 5am, when, Edwards reports, “the St Paul’s club picks up massively”.
Many City boys and girls recruit personal trainers to force them awake in the middle of the night, which permits time for a pre-breakfast beasting, while still putting them in Bank by 6am to catch up with the overnight action on the markets. Anyone who has inched home, shoes swinging from limp arms at 4am, will likely have seen HNWIs zipping down thoroughfares hotly pursued by a lithe bully, or watched them take park benches at a hurdle.
Others find the solitude of the early hours appealing. Strictly, there are not classes overnight, but Edwards explains that many of the studios have ‘virtual workouts’: a programme of more than 50 different classes, including kickboxing, yoga and spinning, that you can call up on a screen at any hour to get a class experience.
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There are other ways to work on your look before dawn breaks. Hair lore swirls around Neil Cornelius on Bond Street, a 24-hour salon with one of those websites that contrives to be confused and confusing (which of course substantiates the mystery).
It sounds mad: while we would – and have – done many things at 3am, it is rare to chance a haircut in the small hours, when hands tremble and eyes are a little too bright. But pilgrims of the salon — who reportedly include the Duchess of Cambridge, Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley — are zealous about Cornelius.and so will visit whenever he has space.
You must book between 9am and 6pm, but you can turn up all night: there is a bar, and staff invite punters to play DJ. Mercifully, Cornelius is not the sort of person to admit outlandish ideas in the smallest hours: he will not countenance an off-kilter fringe or suggest a perm. It’s almost as relaxing as being in bed.
London's best late-night restaurants
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1/16 Balans Soho Last orders: 6am Friday and Saturday, 5am Monday - Thursday, 2am Sunday This late-night stalwart of Soho is the place to be for a post-club fry-up in the early hours — or late night cocktails, burgers and beers for that matter. balans.co.uk
6am Friday and Saturday, 5am Monday - Thursday, 2am Sunday This late-night stalwart of Soho is the place to be for a post-club fry-up in the early hours — or late night cocktails, burgers and beers for that matter. balans.co.uk 2/16 The Big Easy Covent Garden Last orders: 12.30am Thursday - Saturday, 11.30pm Monday - Wednesday, 11am Sunday Big, bold barbecue dishes will offer smoky sustenance until past midnight at the weekend, ideal whether you’re soaking up an evening’s drinking or setting yourself up for a long night ahead. bigeasy.co.uk
12.30am Thursday - Saturday, 11.30pm Monday - Wednesday, 11am Sunday Big, bold barbecue dishes will offer smoky sustenance until past midnight at the weekend, ideal whether you’re soaking up an evening’s drinking or setting yourself up for a long night ahead. bigeasy.co.uk 3/16 Bob Bob Ricard Soho Last orders: Midnight Thursday - Saturday, 11.30pm Sunday Glamorous, fun and endlessly impressive — if not at all cheap. The kiev is a highlight from the Russia-meets-Europe menu, while the ‘press for Champagne’ button is the stuff of legend bobbobricard.com
Midnight Thursday - Saturday, 11.30pm Sunday Glamorous, fun and endlessly impressive — if not at all cheap. The kiev is a highlight from the Russia-meets-Europe menu, while the ‘press for Champagne’ button is the stuff of legend bobbobricard.com 4/16 Brasserie Zédel Piccadilly Circus Last orders: Midnight Monday - Saturday, 11pm Sunday Escargot, onion soup and steak frites are on the menu at this oh-so Parisian grand brasserie from restaurant royalty Corbin and King. It’s possibly London’s best value restaurant, too. brasseriezedel.com
Midnight Monday - Saturday, 11pm Sunday Escargot, onion soup and steak frites are on the menu at this oh-so Parisian grand brasserie from restaurant royalty Corbin and King. It’s possibly London’s best value restaurant, too. brasseriezedel.com 5/16 Dishoom Covent Garden, King’s Cross, Soho, Shoreditch Last orders: Midnight Thurs, Fri and Sat, 11pm Sunday - Wednesday (Shoreditch, King’s Cross); Midnight Fri and Sat, 11pm Sunday - Thursday (Covent Garden, Soho) Modern Indian food in a Bombay-style Brasserie — from chilli cheese toast and spicy lamb chops to black lentil dhal, byrianis and curries. By the time it gets late, the inevitable queues have even gone down. dishoom.com
Midnight Thurs, Fri and Sat, 11pm Sunday - Wednesday (Shoreditch, King’s Cross); Midnight Fri and Sat, 11pm Sunday - Thursday (Covent Garden, Soho) Modern Indian food in a Bombay-style Brasserie — from chilli cheese toast and spicy lamb chops to black lentil dhal, byrianis and curries. By the time it gets late, the inevitable queues have even gone down. dishoom.com 6/16 The Delaunay Covent Garden Last orders: Midnight Monday - Saturday, 11pm Sunday Another restaurant from Corbin and King, this stylish European-inspired grand café serves exemplary schnitzels, Stroganoff and steaks, as well as a wiener or three. thedelaunay.com
Midnight Monday - Saturday, 11pm Sunday Another restaurant from Corbin and King, this stylish European-inspired grand café serves exemplary schnitzels, Stroganoff and steaks, as well as a wiener or three. thedelaunay.com 7/16 Dirty Bones Kensington, Soho Last orders: 1am Friday and Saturday, 12am Monday - Thursday, 10pm Sunday (Kensington); 12.30am Friday and Saturday, 12am Monday - Thursday, 11pm Sunday Fried chicken, burgers and ribs headline the ‘dirty’ line-up, along with indulgent puds and punchy cocktails. dirty-bones.com
1am Friday and Saturday, 12am Monday - Thursday, 10pm Sunday (Kensington); 12.30am Friday and Saturday, 12am Monday - Thursday, 11pm Sunday Fried chicken, burgers and ribs headline the ‘dirty’ line-up, along with indulgent puds and punchy cocktails. dirty-bones.com 8/16 Duck & Waffle City Last orders: serves 24 hours You can’t be too late for this sky-high spot. Even in the middle of the night it serves a pretty comprehensive reduced menu, including the signature Duck & Waffle — crispy leg confit, fried duck egg and mustard maple syrup. duckandwaffle.com
serves 24 hours You can’t be too late for this sky-high spot. Even in the middle of the night it serves a pretty comprehensive reduced menu, including the signature Duck & Waffle — crispy leg confit, fried duck egg and mustard maple syrup. duckandwaffle.com 9/16 El Camion Soho Last orders: 2am Wednesday - Saturday, 11pm Sunday - Tuesday This good-times Mexican serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas into the early hours for the latter half of the week, while its downstairs Pink Chihuahua bar is open for drinks until 3am every day but Sunday. elcamion.co.uk
2am Wednesday - Saturday, 11pm Sunday - Tuesday This good-times Mexican serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas into the early hours for the latter half of the week, while its downstairs Pink Chihuahua bar is open for drinks until 3am every day but Sunday. elcamion.co.uk 10/16 Hakkasan Mayfair, Fitzrovia Last orders: 00.30am Thursday - Saturday, 23.15pm Sunday - Wednesday (Hanway Place in Fitzrovia); 00.45am Thursday - Saturday, 00.30 Monday - Wednesday, midnight Sunday (Mayfair) If only a Michelin-starred late-night meal will do, Hakkasan’s beautifully presented modern Cantonese food is ideal. The Mayfair branch is open a tad later than the original near Tottenham Court Road. hakkasan.com
00.30am Thursday - Saturday, 23.15pm Sunday - Wednesday (Hanway Place in Fitzrovia); 00.45am Thursday - Saturday, 00.30 Monday - Wednesday, midnight Sunday (Mayfair) If only a Michelin-starred late-night meal will do, Hakkasan’s beautifully presented modern Cantonese food is ideal. The Mayfair branch is open a tad later than the original near Tottenham Court Road. hakkasan.com 11/16 Hubbard and Bell Holborn Last orders: 1am Thursday - Saturday, midnight Sunday - Wednesday This restaurant within Holborn’s Hoxton hotel serves its meaty grills and other dishes into the early hours, and remains open for drinks even later. hubbardandbell.com
1am Thursday - Saturday, midnight Sunday - Wednesday This restaurant within Holborn’s Hoxton hotel serves its meaty grills and other dishes into the early hours, and remains open for drinks even later. hubbardandbell.com 12/16 MEATLiquor Marylebone Last orders: 2am Friday and Saturday, midnight Monday - Thursday, 11pm Sunday The original branch of MEATLiquor keeps the burger action going until early. A slightly reduced menu will be on offer for the last hour of service. meatliquor.com
2am Friday and Saturday, midnight Monday - Thursday, 11pm Sunday The original branch of MEATLiquor keeps the burger action going until early. A slightly reduced menu will be on offer for the last hour of service. meatliquor.com 13/16 Polo Bar Liverpool Street Last orders: serves 24 hours Breakfasts, Benedicts and burgers are order of the day and available at any point of the day or night at this hole-in-the-wall eatery, which is handily located opposite Liverpool Street station. polo24hourbar.co.uk
serves 24 hours Breakfasts, Benedicts and burgers are order of the day and available at any point of the day or night at this hole-in-the-wall eatery, which is handily located opposite Liverpool Street station. polo24hourbar.co.uk 14/16 Pizza East Shoreditch Last orders: 1am Friday and Saturday, midnight Thursday, 11pm Sunday - Wednesday The Shoreditch branch of this pizza restaurant from Soho House dishes out its dough until the early hours. Try the fiery nduja, pickled peppers, red onion and scamorza pizza for a late-night pick-me-up. pizzaeast.com
1am Friday and Saturday, midnight Thursday, 11pm Sunday - Wednesday The Shoreditch branch of this pizza restaurant from Soho House dishes out its dough until the early hours. Try the fiery nduja, pickled peppers, red onion and scamorza pizza for a late-night pick-me-up. pizzaeast.com 15/16 Spuntino Soho Last orders: 1am Thursday - Saturday, midnight Monday - Wednesday, 11pm Sunday Russell Norman’s New York-style small-plates bar dishes up pizzette, fried chicken and sliders into the night, along with the offer of a Negroni or three. spuntino.co.uk
1am Thursday - Saturday, midnight Monday - Wednesday, 11pm Sunday Russell Norman’s New York-style small-plates bar dishes up pizzette, fried chicken and sliders into the night, along with the offer of a Negroni or three. spuntino.co.uk 16/16 The Wolseley Piccadilly Last orders: Midnight Monday - Saturday, 11pm Sunday This opulent Corbin and King restaurant always comes complete with a sense of occasion — even if that occasion is a late-night bite on a Tuesday. Schnitzel and grilled calf's liver with bacon are among the highlights. thewolseley.com
Face the music
Of course, there are unwholesome pursuits. As many club kids know, the late night/early morning slots are the most sublime. These grungy phantoms are welcome to their wardrobe and taste in esoteric DJs, but the capital’s mainstream revellers are seeing merit in their timetable. Big acts typically take the decks in the middle of the night. Four Tet hosts an annual all-nighter at the O2 in Brixton: forgive them the location for the atmosphere is worth it. Floating Points is hosting its own version at Studio Spaces in Wapping in November: it starts at 11pm and finishes at 6am — 3am will therefore be the magic midpoint, when you are immersed in the music but still strong enough to enjoy it all.
Music in London 2016: The year’s biggest gigs
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1/10 The Libertines The O2 30 January 2016 Pete, Carl and co have been out and about a fair bit since the release of their first album in 11 years, Anthems For Doomed Youth. But catching them live is still a special experience, whatever state they turn up in on the night. The Libertines tickets JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images
30 January 2016 Pete, Carl and co have been out and about a fair bit since the release of their first album in 11 years, Anthems For Doomed Youth. But catching them live is still a special experience, whatever state they turn up in on the night. The Libertines tickets 2/10 Foals Wembley 16 February 2016 This Oxford-formed band are growing their fanbase by the day thanks to a style that combines indie with touches of punk and funk. This gig — part of their very first UK tour — will be the band’s biggest to date, and comes with the added bonus of Everything Everything supporting. Foals tickets Warner Bros
16 February 2016 This Oxford-formed band are growing their fanbase by the day thanks to a style that combines indie with touches of punk and funk. This gig — part of their very first UK tour — will be the band’s biggest to date, and comes with the added bonus of Everything Everything supporting. Foals tickets 3/10 Adele The O2 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22 March and 4, 5 April 2016 She needs no introduction, and judging by the chaos that ensued when tickets for this tour were released, she needs no help selling seats either. She will play eight dates at the O2 as part of her tour, which also takes in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin as well as cities across Europe. Adele tickets Kevin Winter/Getty Images
15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22 March and 4, 5 April 2016 She needs no introduction, and judging by the chaos that ensued when tickets for this tour were released, she needs no help selling seats either. She will play eight dates at the O2 as part of her tour, which also takes in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin as well as cities across Europe. Adele tickets 4/10 Wolf Alice The Forum 26, 28 March 2016 Playing in Kentish Town is something of a homecoming for this north London band who have won a Mercury Prize nomination for their debut album My Love Is Cool. Wolf Alice tickets Jenn Five
26, 28 March 2016 Playing in Kentish Town is something of a homecoming for this north London band who have won a Mercury Prize nomination for their debut album My Love Is Cool. Wolf Alice tickets 5/10 Muse The O2 3, 11, 12, 14, 15 April 2016 Muse know how to pack both energy and immense theatrics into a show, and this run of five nights at the O2 will be no different. The set-up will be quite something in itself — the band will perform in the round, on a stage shaped “like a double-headed arrow” and we hear the set will also feature “a whole swarm of drones”. Muse tickets
3, 11, 12, 14, 15 April 2016 Muse know how to pack both energy and immense theatrics into a show, and this run of five nights at the O2 will be no different. The set-up will be quite something in itself — the band will perform in the round, on a stage shaped “like a double-headed arrow” and we hear the set will also feature “a whole swarm of drones”. Muse tickets 6/10 AC/DC Olympic Stadium 4 June 2016 As if a rare UK stadium gig from AC/DC wasn’t exciting enough, this will be the first one at Stratford’s stadium once it completes being reconfigured after the 2012 games. The gig is part of the Back In Black performers’ Rock or Bust World Tour and is followed by a date in Manchester on June 9. AC/DC tickets
4 June 2016 As if a rare UK stadium gig from AC/DC wasn’t exciting enough, this will be the first one at Stratford’s stadium once it completes being reconfigured after the 2012 games. The gig is part of the Back In Black performers’ Rock or Bust World Tour and is followed by a date in Manchester on June 9. AC/DC tickets 7/10 Coldplay Wembley 15, 16, 18, 19 June 2016 Coldplay are rolling into town in June with four nights at a packed Wembley Stadium to mark new album A Head Full of Dreams. Expect Chris Martin and co to put on a characteristically impressive, energetic and atmospheric show. Coldplay tickets
15, 16, 18, 19 June 2016 Coldplay are rolling into town in June with four nights at a packed Wembley Stadium to mark new album A Head Full of Dreams. Expect Chris Martin and co to put on a characteristically impressive, energetic and atmospheric show. Coldplay tickets 8/10 Rihanna Wembley 24 June 2016 Rihanna will pack out Wembley as part of a tour to mark her eighth album Anti, with saucy on-stage antics a given. Less certain is whether or not she’ll be on time — she was 45mins late for a gig in Twickenham in 2013. The Weeknd will be among the singer’s support. Rihanna tickets
24 June 2016 Rihanna will pack out Wembley as part of a tour to mark her eighth album Anti, with saucy on-stage antics a given. Less certain is whether or not she’ll be on time — she was 45mins late for a gig in Twickenham in 2013. The Weeknd will be among the singer’s support. Rihanna tickets 9/10 Justin Bieber The O2 11, 12, 14, 15 October and 28, 29 November 2016 Love him or loathe him, Bieber is one of the biggest celebrities on the planet right now, and he’s laying on a suitably epic-sized world tour to match. Six nights at the O2 are backed up by three each in Birmingham and Glasgow and one in Sheffield. Justin Bieber tickets Kevin Winter/Getty
11, 12, 14, 15 October and 28, 29 November 2016 Love him or loathe him, Bieber is one of the biggest celebrities on the planet right now, and he’s laying on a suitably epic-sized world tour to match. Six nights at the O2 are backed up by three each in Birmingham and Glasgow and one in Sheffield. Justin Bieber tickets 10/10 The Cure Wembley 2, 3 December 2016 The iconic English rock band, led by enigmatic frontman Robert Smith, will play Wembley as part of their first European tour since 2008. they’ll be supported by The Twilight Sad. The Cure tickets Theo Wargo/Getty Images
Make a meal of it
Mercifully, there’s far more to midnight feats than kebabs and mass-produced pasties from the hatch at a service station. The after-hours dining scene is thriving, too. Duck & Waffle in Bishopsgate is the pioneer: a 24-hour, high-end restaurant and the setting for many meditations on London’s convincing mimesis of New York’s eating scene. What does it look like at 3am? “It’s a complete mixture,” says executive chef Tom Cenci, “It’s hard to pinpoint. You get a lot of drinkers coming in after the bars close , but you also get City boys — maybe those working on the Chinese stock exchange — who want a meal. You tend to find couples: there are a lot of first dates, people who don’t really know each other.”
It’s also popular with music fans who go for breakfast before heading out to a techno gig where the headliner is playing at 5am.
The atmosphere is a controlled riot. “We are a restaurant,” says Cenci, “so you have to dine. People do tend to have drunk more than they would have in the afternoon, and it’s louder, we turn the music up. But when people get up on their chairs we tell them to sit down.” And overall, he welcomes the shift. “Now people are starting to go out later.” The dating element is interesting: perhaps in the frenetic and disposal post-Tinder economy, people must turn the timetable topsy-turvy to impress. A friend was once invited to Billingsgate Fish Market — which opens at 4am — on a date. Wading through entrails before you’ve swallowed a stiffening breakfast doesn’t sound romantic, though they’ve now been going out for almost three years. If you’d prefer something more traditional, Soho coffee joint Bar Italia, opened by an immigrant couple in 1949, is open all night, until 5am, and opens again at 7am for breakfast. It is haunted by the friendly spectres of Soho’s erstwhile demi-monde.. And 14-hour restaurant VQ in Fulham has long been reputed for being a Mecca for heirs and heiresses hunting wealthy caners who could match them Krug for Krug: seek your romantic fortunes if your blood is sufficiently blue to pass muster.
The capital has woken up to the 3am golden hour: better late than never.
Follow Phoebe Luckhurst on Twitter: @phoebeluckhurst | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/from-dates-to-nocturnal-workouts-why-3am-is-londons-new-golden-time-a3330181.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/351fa47ad8edcb4ec8f438d299398242cab5f860040a3f0490f6f1e25c6f93ae.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T20:51:13 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | An Everton fan has died after collapsing during the Premier League side's 1-0 win at home against Stoke City. The Toffees said the 51-year-old passed away shortly after being rushed to Aintree Hospital this afternoon. The man was sitting in the Sir Philip Carter Park Stand at Goodison Park when he became unwell about 15 minutes into the second half of the game. He was given CPR by police officers, an off-duty doctor and paramedics before the ambulance arrived, but later died in hospital. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Feverton-fan-dies-after-collapsing-during-stoke-city-match-at-goodison-park-a3331241.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/21/everton-ashley-.jpg | en | null | Everton fan dies after collapsing during Stoke City match at Goodison Park | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | An Everton fan has died after collapsing during the Premier League side's 1-0 win at home against Stoke City.
The Toffees said the 51-year-old passed away shortly after being rushed to Aintree Hospital this afternoon.
The man was sitting in the Sir Philip Carter Park Stand at Goodison Park when he became unwell about 15 minutes into the second half of the game.
He was given CPR by police officers, an off-duty doctor and paramedics before the ambulance arrived, but later died in hospital.
Everton said it was "deeply saddened" in a statement posted on the club website.
It said: "The thoughts and prayers of everybody at the football club are with his family and friends."
The game saw Everton manager Ronald Koeman register his first home win as manager but he required the assistance of a Shay Given own goal from a Leighton Baines penalty to achieve it.
The defender's second-half spot-kick rebounded back off the post and the Stoke goalkeeper to secure a 1-0 win which should, on the balance of play, have been far more comfortable.
This season is Everton's best start to a season since 2006. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/everton-fan-dies-after-collapsing-during-stoke-city-match-at-goodison-park-a3331241.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/1349fc6df912d76e9aa58d776924b21f00421708984d0f5b7964910a8af23dfb.json |
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"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:42 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has been as ruthless as ever this summer, but the 44-year-old's business appears to be far from over as the transfer deadline approaches. With a Champions League campaign on the horizon, the Argentine coach has wasted little time moving on members of his squad he has deemed surplus to requirements. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-transfer-news-mauricio-pochettino-targets-up-to-three-new-signings-as-spurs-prepare-for-a3332561.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/14/mauricio-pochettino.jpg | en | null | Tottenham transfer news: Mauricio Pochettino targets up to three new signings as Spurs prepare for busy deadline day | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has been as ruthless as ever this summer, but the 44-year-old's business appears to be far from over as the transfer deadline approaches.
With a Champions League campaign on the horizon, the Argentine coach has wasted little time moving on members of his squad he has deemed surplus to requirements.
Nacer Chadli has joined West Brom, Ryan Mason has signed a three-year deal at Hull and DeAndre Yedlin has finally given up on his chances of regular football at White Hart Lane by completing a move to Newcastle.
Alex Pritchard's £8m switch to Norwich also saw Spurs claim a healthy profit while more funds are set to be secured if Nabil Bentaleb and Federico Fazio impress on loan at Schalke and Roma respectively.
However, although Pochettino's clear out is to be admired, Victor Wanyama and Vincent Janssen represent the only new additions as things stand.
The pair are astute signings but a bigger - and stronger - squad is likely to be required if Spurs are to push on this season.
And the Spurs boss is targeting as many as three arrivals before the window closes, with Wilfried Zaha, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou and Moussa Sissoko all on the north Londoners' radar.
But don't rule out further departures at White Hart Lane either as Heung-min Son could be on his way back to the Bundesliga, having caught the eye of Wolfsburg.
Tom Collomosse has assessed Tottenham's business in the video at the top of the article and you can tune in to find out what to expect in N17 during the final hours of the summer transfer window... | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-transfer-news-mauricio-pochettino-targets-up-to-three-new-signings-as-spurs-prepare-for-a3332561.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/b715885e656f6775b5bfddf4f9b4acabf708b60f8e233fa0be9364455a211984.json |
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"Joni Blyth"
] | 2016-08-30T18:51:04 | null | 2016-05-25T00:00:00 | A flurry of bets suggests Jamie Bell has become a new favourite to take over as James Bond. Billy Elliot himself may swap pirouettes for precision driving, and chassés for karate as odds have fallen dramatically for him to take over as 007. While Bell was sitting near the bottom of the pack, Ladbrokes have confirmed that in 48 hours his odds dropped from 33/1 to 8/1 – to those who don’t like a little flutter, this is a positive shift in his favour. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fshowbiz%2Fodds-slashed-on-jamie-bell-becoming-the-next-james-bond-a3332721.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/05/25/10/jamiebell2505a.jpg | en | null | Odds slashed on Jamie Bell becoming the next James Bond after flurry of bets | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A flurry of bets suggests Jamie Bell has become a new favourite to take over as James Bond.
Billy Elliot himself may swap pirouettes for precision driving, and chassés for karate as odds have fallen dramatically for him to take over as 007.
While Bell was sitting near the bottom of the pack, Ladbrokes have confirmed that in 48 hours his odds dropped from 33/1 to 8/1 – to those who don’t like a little flutter, this is a positive shift in his favour.
Despite some questionable film roles (remember Jumper, anyone?) Bell has seen his star slowly rise since he was catapulted to fame at 13 when chosen to play Billy Elliot.
He’s no stranger to the blockbuster, appearing in Peter Jackson’s King Kong, and taking the lead last year in the unfortunate flop that was Fantastic Four.
Now he may take on the role of the lifetime – although he can’t step into the Aston Martin just yet.
Poldark star Aiden Turner is currently the Bond to beat, after Tom Hiddleston’s rise to fame in the US allegedly lost him his chance as the legendary superspy.
Jamie Bell can currently be seen in US series Turn: Washington's Spies, currently available on Amazon Prime Video. | http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/odds-slashed-on-jamie-bell-becoming-the-next-james-bond-a3332721.html | en | 2016-05-25T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/c956175add3a5808f545899e64f491a261308cb25486b9d136bfa928f7e726b3.json |
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"Rosamund Urwin"
] | 2016-08-30T12:51:08 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The end is nigh! Of summer, I mean — though if Donald Trump gets his abnormally small finger near the nuclear button, I wouldn’t bet on us reaching 2017. Still, before Armageddon jumps to the top of our worry list, Londoners face a more prosaic concern: the impending Autumn Adjustment. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Flondon-life%2F6-ways-to-go-back-to-work-after-a-holiday-and-beat-the-autumn-blues-a3332326.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/11/drinkingcoffee.jpg | en | null | How to go back to work after a summer holiday and beat the autumn blues | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The end is nigh! Of summer, I mean — though if Donald Trump gets his abnormally small finger near the nuclear button, I wouldn’t bet on us reaching 2017. Still, before Armageddon jumps to the top of our worry list, Londoners face a more prosaic concern: the impending Autumn Adjustment.
If you’ve been away this summer you probably switched on your out-of-office before you went, smug-ometer rating at maximum. Maybe — having watched the first two minutes of a TED talk on mindfulness — you opted for a full digital detox, deleting Instagram and Twitter from your phone as you boarded the plane.
While on the beach you delighted in not knowing what was happening in the world — Orlando Bloom could have been papped nude paddle-boarding and you wouldn’t have had a clue.
But now, on top of your post-holiday comedown, you feel adrift. At work it’s 404: “brain not found”. Having turned temporary hermit, your email inbox is now bursting and you have 45 Twitter mentions that you fear are just people saying you’re brain-dead/Blairite scum/a waste of skin.
Meanwhile, Facebook feels like a horror show, with photos of you sunburnt and sangria-ed popping up faster than you can untag.
Worst of all, reality and you aren’t bedfellows. You feel like an orca who has been kept in captivity too long and now can’t fit in with the pod. Don’t panic, though. Here’s how you can — in the words of the great Soul II Soul — get “back to life, back to reality”...
Be an early bird
The first day back in the office is a Regina George-level bitch. If you’re not horrendously jet-lagged, try to get a decent night’s sleep, eat a proper breakfast and then head to work half-an-hour early. After all, if you’re usually workplace deadwood on a Monday morning, you’re going to be full laggard after a holiday.
The extra time also means you can clean up your desk, while cursing the intern who’s left dirty cutlery and a disturbing number of hairs as mementos to mark their week in your seat. And if you can’t remember your password, you’ll have time to call IT before your boss gets in.
Smart coffee machines - in pictures
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2/6 Stelton Theo Definitely the most Zen coffee maker ever. This “slow brew” machine has only three holes in the filter funnel for your coffee to drip through, leaving you plenty of time for your sun salutations. £50, Trouva, Buy it now
£50, Trouva, Buy it now 3/6 Krups Nespresso Prodigio Never run out of your favourite purple capsules again. The first smart Nespresso machine uses your phone’s Bluetooth to remind you when you’re running low, so re-ordering is just a tap away. £199.95, John Lewis, Buy it now
£199.95, John Lewis, Buy it now 4/6 FirstBuild Prisma Cold Brew Love extracting the maximum flavour from your artisanal beans by shoving them in cold water but hate the 12-hour wait? This crowdfunded gadget promises perfect cold-brew taste in just 10 minutes. £172, Prisma Cold Brew, Buy it now
£172, Prisma Cold Brew, Buy it now 5/6 Smarter Coffee Machine No need for sulky 7am baristas: this wi-fi-enabled machine connects to an app on your phone, waking you up with a chirpy text to say “Good morning! Your coffee is ready. Would you like to keep it warm?” £136.97, Amazon, Buy it now
£136.97, Amazon, Buy it now 6/6 Get It Right Voltaire Smart Grinder Another caffeinated Kickstarter: the Voltaire is the world’s first hi-tech portable grinder. A sensing platform and app allow users to measure bean freshness and receive replenishment alerts when it’s time for fresh beans. £187, Kickstarter, Buy it now
Tackle the email-ocalypse
This is deeply hypocritical of me because I still have emails unanswered from my week off at the start of August. But, you know, do as I say, not as I do. So be brutal.
Delete everything you can without opening it. Accept you’ll never have time to read that email chain about a third-tier friend’s son’s christening. When you’re down to the bare minimum — instructions from your boss, essentially — reply to those.
And a tip for next time: make your OOO: “I am away until X without access to email. If it is important, please contact me again on my return.” Then you can simply chuck everything in the recycling bin.
Get socially sorted
If you’ve gone Twitter cold turkey, ease yourself back into social media. Twitter’s raison d’être is speed, so don’t bother responding to that bloke who didn’t understand your now 10-day-old joke — ignore and move on.
Stay off Instagram. Some jammy sod will have booked their holiday for September and you’ll be looking at idealised images from Ithaca while sobbing over your keyboard.
The exception here is Facebook, where you’ll want to ensure that the hottie you’ve been on two dates with isn’t put off a third by heinous vac snaps. Holiday photos are like tequila: supposed to evoke happy memories but actually more likely to make you vom.
Take stock
Returning from a holiday is like hitting Refresh: office sloths can rebrand as office workhorses. But if you’re struggling to feel motivated, take time to think.
“Perhaps your mind is judging and comparing your circumstances [now and on holiday], and fantasising, wishing your life was anything but this,” says Dr Michael Sinclair, author of Working with Mindfulness: Keeping Calm and Focused to Get the Job Done. “Recognise this for what it is — a natural problem-solving approach, perhaps to feelings of sadness or boredom. Noticing these thoughts for what they are will likely help, as thinking them on autopilot will only upset you more and also hinder productivity.”
Sinclair suggests reminding yourself of your goals: “Perhaps you’re striving to achieve that bonus or promotion, or maybe working hard to save up for that special something. If it is difficult to find meaning again, then maybe it’s time for look for a new job.”
Bucket list desitinations in the UK
9 show all Bucket list desitinations in the UK
1/9 Go stargazing on the Isle of Man David Tiernan/Flickr
2/9 Hike the Brecon Beacons Corbis
3/9 Visit the Roman Baths in Bath Corbis
4/9 Soak in the views in Snowdonia Getty Images
5/9 Climb Arthur’s Seat iStock
6/9 Do a pub crawl in the Cotswolds Corbis
7/9 Ski the Cairngorm mountain iStock
8/9 Go sailing in the Lake District Corbis
9/9 Drink a cream tea on the beach in Devon iStock
Know your unknowns
The world you return to may feel a little discombobulating, as though the plates on the Earth’s suface have shifted imperceptibly. Why is everyone talking about Jeremy Corbyn’s train trip? Hang on: did your colleague finally have a drunken snog with that IT bloke she swears is “just a mate”?
You need a few catch-up convos. Radio 4 is your friend if you need a worldly update. For office gossip, have a coffee with the office big mouth.
Keep the holiday spirit alive
Don’t allow the office to crush your joie de vivre. If you want to reminisce, pass round the Turkish Delight you brought back: your colleagues are duty bound to ask about your hols. And it’s OK still to be mentally checked out on your first day back — keep banging on about “the holiday backlog” if your boss starts hovering with new projects.
Make plans for your first evening back to escape the drudge and so you’re up to date with your BFF. And if all else fails, book another holiday.
Follow Rosamund Urwin on Twitter: @RosamundUrwin | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/6-ways-to-go-back-to-work-after-a-holiday-and-beat-the-autumn-blues-a3332326.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d7e4fbfa45078caa77239b6c3edbd764105e99f282fce55ff8960c95af46280b.json |
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"Gerard Couzens"
] | 2016-08-30T08:51:18 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A British woman has died after being hit by a car in Ibiza early this morning. The victim, thought to be in her late 20s, was killed near a roundabout on the road linking the east coast resort of Santa Eularia and the hippy village of San Carlos. She is understood to have been walking towards San Carlos when she was hit as she strayed into the road. Local reports said emergency services found her naked when they reached the scene, although it was suggested she may have lost clothes because of the impact of the collision. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fbritish-woman-in-her-20s-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-in-ibiza-a3332016.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/09/ibiza.jpg | en | null | British woman dies after being hit by car in Ibiza | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A British woman has died after being hit by a car in Ibiza early this morning.
The victim, thought to be in her late 20s, was killed near a roundabout on the road linking the east coast resort of Santa Eularia and the hippy village of San Carlos.
She is understood to have been walking towards San Carlos when she was hit as she strayed into the road.
Local reports said emergency services found her naked when they reached the scene, although it was suggested she may have lost clothes because of the impact of the collision.
The driver of the car that hit her is Spanish.
Paramedics could do nothing to save her and she was pronounced dead at the scene at about 6.20am today.
Investigators are trying to establish what she was doing on the road at that time of the morning, although initial speculation pointed to her returning back to her home or holiday accommodation after a night out.
Last Tuesday a British holidaymaker was knocked down and killed on the neighbouring island of Majorca as she jogged with a friend.
She was named as Hillary Jennings, 62, a hospice worker from Bradley Stoke in south Gloucestershire.
The tragedy happened on the Ma-2220 road running along the Mediterranean between Alcudia and Puerto Pollensa in the north east of the island.
On August 21 expat Scot Robert Sneddon, 61, was mowed down and killed by a hit-and-run driver near Guardamar del Segura on the Costa Blanca.
Police are still hunting the killer, who abandoned a British-plated Land Rover Discovery registered to a UK firm at the scene.
Robert’s family have launched a GoFundMe appeal to raise money towards his funeral expenses and costs. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/british-woman-in-her-20s-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-in-ibiza-a3332016.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d7eb70d1e633177c9ab9f92f8db657a48c8eb1a6dc290a9ae4f837c77df99a6f.json |
[
"Bruce Dessau"
] | 2016-08-26T13:13:32 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The Edinburgh Fringe has unearthed plenty of esoteric comedians in recent years but it is not averse to championing mainstream performers too. Smart-suited star-in-waiting Al Porter is 2016’s populist gem. If Graham Norton and Michael McIntyre had a child – unlikely, I know – it might well resemble the superslick stand-up. Although that glib description is accurate it does not do justice to the lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated 23-year-old. He is an old school patter merchant who also feels fresh. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Farts%2Fal-porter-edinburgh-festival-review-this-superslick-performer-has-enough-charisma-to-fill-the-o2-a3330041.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/08/al-porter.jpg | en | null | Al Porter, Edinburgh Festival, review: This superslick performer has enough charisma to fill the O2 Arena | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The Edinburgh Fringe has unearthed plenty of esoteric comedians in recent years but it is not averse to championing mainstream performers too. Smart-suited star-in-waiting Al Porter is 2016’s populist gem. If Graham Norton and Michael McIntyre had a child – unlikely, I know – it might well resemble the superslick stand-up.
Although that glib description is accurate it does not do justice to the lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated 23-year-old. He is an old school patter merchant who also feels fresh.
Hurling himself into his set he instantly struck up a rapport with the audience with stories of his mucky love life in Dublin. He still lives with his mother, but not for long one suspects.
You could easily imagine Porter hosting a Saturday night game show tomorrow, but hopefully he will continue to gig onstage where he can be saltier.
Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes
14 show all Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes
1/14 Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes “I’m afraid of walking past construction sites for a couple of reasons. One, that I’ll get cat called, or worse, ignored completely.”
Felicity Ward Andy Hollingworth
2/14 Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes “I have the confidence to text a man first. And second. And third. And fourth. And fifth. And sixth. And seventh. Basically, till he answers.”
Sofie Hagen Per Bix
3/14 Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes “Neil Diamond is the perfect romantic troubadour. Even his name is a brief set of instructions for a successful proposal.”
Simon Evans
4/14 Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes “I think if you were hardcore anti-feminism, surely you wouldn’t call yourself ‘anti-feminism’ would you? You’d call yourself ‘Uncle feminism’.”
Jenny Collier Andy Hollingworth
5/14 Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes “I’m not sure about legalizing marijuana. No conversation about someone who smokes weed ends in ‘and they got the promotion’.”
Rory O’Hanlon Ed Moore
6/14 Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes “My show was going to be called ‘Oh no – my Mum was right about everything’ but she didn’t like the title.”
Pippa Evans
7/14 Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes “I was the prettiest, cleverest girl in my class. I was homeschooled.”
Lou Sanders
8/14 Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes “It’s tough being ginger. But I know there are far more important social justice movements and next to them we are pale by comparison.”
James Wilson Taylor
9/14 Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes “You have two choices in life. 1) Raise a family so that when you’re on your deathbed, you’re surrounded by the people you love. 2) Don’t raise a family, and use the money you’ve saved to buy a really amazing deathbed.”
Henry Paker
10/14 Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes “Before I started on my food journey I wasn’t healthy at all. I never thought about what I was putting in my body. Which is why I got chlamydia.” Bella Younger
11/14 Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes “There’s a common misconception that women try and change men when we marry them – that’s just not true. We just want you to be the people you pretended to be to get us in the sack.”
Wendy Wason
12/14 Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes “My father had five children with my mother and five with someone else, because he believed in equality.”
Njambi McGrath
13/14 Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes “I’m voting for Donald Trump. Here’s why: I believe a violent revolution is coming to America. And I want a President who’s not going to be able to handle it.”
Ari Shaffir
14/14 Edinburgh Fringe 2016: The best jokes “I saw an article which said 16 year olds in Britain drink twice as much as they did 10 years ago. Of course they do, they were only 6 at the time.”
Mark Nelson
Performing in a tiny bar where he could let the expletives fly he oozed enough camp charisma to entertain the 02 Arena, with winning material that ranged from the Ireland-specific to the universal.
In one anecdote that highlighted both his roots and his rapid rise he recalled being courted by TV executives in a Soho restaurant that was so pretentious it offered “soup of the moment”. There is nothing of-the-moment about Porter. Remember the name, he is going to be around for some time.
Until August 28, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh; edfringe.com
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"Fiona Simpson"
] | 2016-08-29T16:50:31 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Murder detectives are investigating after a 49-year-old man was found dead at a house in south-east London. Metropolitan Police were called to Churchbury Road, Eltham, by London Ambulance crews shortly before 1pm today. A man was pronounced dead at the scene. A police spokesman said it is believed the man may have been involved in a disturbance in Eltham Hill yesterday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Feltham-death-murder-detectives-investigate-after-man-49-found-dead-at-house-in-southeast-london-a3331766.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/15/elthamdeath.jpg | en | null | Eltham death: Murder detectives investigate after man, 49, found dead at house in south-east London | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Murder detectives are investigating after a 49-year-old man was found dead at a house in south-east London.
Metropolitan Police were called to Churchbury Road, Eltham, by London Ambulance crews shortly before 1pm today.
A man was pronounced dead at the scene.
A police spokesman said it is believed the man may have been involved in a disturbance in Eltham Hill yesterday.
The death is being treated as suspicious and detectives from the Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command Unit are investigating.
Eltham Hill is currently cordoned off by police.
The spokesman added: “Next of kin have not yet been informed and a post-mortem examination will be held in due course.
“No arrests have been made. Enquiries are ongoing.”
Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/eltham-death-murder-detectives-investigate-after-man-49-found-dead-at-house-in-southeast-london-a3331766.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/feacb319c0032bc116bc2ec577bff6b54692c97d390001d0543ba6af8ee37b1e.json |
[
"Rosie Fortescue"
] | 2016-08-26T16:49:46 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | This week I hosted a bloggers breakfast at the new Attribute London pop up shop in Shoreditch. The brand is super cool and definitely one to check out. I wore a shirt from Sister Jane, jeans from Donna Ida and bag and shoes from Attribute. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fstyle-and-the-city-made-in-chelseas-rosie-fortescue-a3330751.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/16/rosieblog26.jpg | en | null | Style and the City: Made in Chelsea's Rosie Fortescue | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | This week I hosted a bloggers breakfast at the new Attribute London pop up shop in Shoreditch.
The brand is super cool and definitely one to check out.
I wore a shirt from Sister Jane, jeans from Donna Ida and bag and shoes from Attribute.
I had my hair and make up done by Secret Spa in the comfort of my own home, which was AMAZING.
(Rosie Fortescue/Instagram)
I am obsessed with my dewy, highlighted skin and cute plait!
This week I had a super healthy food delivery from Bearfaced Groceries, which I have recently discovered.
I am trying not to eat dairy since being back from France and this Ombar dairy free chocolate is to die for!
(Rosie Fortescue/Instagram)
My skin has been dry since coming back from being on holiday, and I can safely say my skin has been totally rejuvenated by Rhian Truman Therapies.
I had the most incredible facial of my life and my skin is now glowing and feels plump and clear.
(Rosie Fortescue/Instagram)
Rhian’s method of using facial massage felt amazing, but also really got my circulation going and has totally revived my skin!
My beauty product of the week this week is Dr. Lipp’s Original Nipple Balm for Lips,which is 100% natural and very nourishing. It’s a wonder balm for dry patches on hands and elbows too!
Follow @RosieFortescue and @StandardEnts. | http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/style-and-the-city-made-in-chelseas-rosie-fortescue-a3330751.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/714f890cff134969987f7d6b56414623ef18e98a556d334aaa2d647c45b70c3f.json |
[
"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:25 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Sam Allardyce will invite comedians Bradley Walsh and Paddy McGuiness into the England training camp in a bid to boost the Three Lions morale. The new manager wants to change the atmosphere around a national side that has often seemed inhibited by the pressure of wearing the England shirt and hopes that a quiz night hosted by Walsh and McGuiness will be the first of several events designed to improve the atmosphere around St George’s Park. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsam-allardyce-invites-bradley-walsh-and-paddy-mcguiness-to-host-quiz-night-at-england-camp-a3332006.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/08/walshallardyce3008a.jpg | en | null | Sam Allardyce invites Bradley Walsh and Paddy McGuiness to host quiz night at England camp | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Sam Allardyce will invite comedians Bradley Walsh and Paddy McGuiness into the England training camp in a bid to boost the Three Lions morale.
The new manager wants to change the atmosphere around a national side that has often seemed inhibited by the pressure of wearing the England shirt and hopes that a quiz night hosted by Walsh and McGuiness will be the first of several events designed to improve the atmosphere around St George’s Park.
To do so he is inviting Walsh into the England setup 15 years after his role in cult comedy film Mike Bassett: England Manager, where he played national team coach Dave Dodds.
“We want to have a bit of fun, I haven't come here to be miserable,” said Allardyce on Monday. “They are in a hotel, they've got their rooms, we've got a leisure area just off the hotel rooms which is for their leisure, their pastime.
Sam Allardyce: New England manager in pictures
9 show all Sam Allardyce: New England manager in pictures
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
“Then we've got the Club England area, which is the business end of what we do before we get to training.
“There's facilities where they are can chill out, relax among themselves, play some table tennis, pool.”
Allardyce is familiar with Walsh and McGuiness, who host ITV shows The Chase and Take Me Out, from his participation in Soccer Aid.
England fans may also remember Walsh as an assistant to Mike Bassett in the 2001 film - but Allardyce will doubtless hope that he does not repeat the tale of a bungling club manager whose side make it to the World Cup in spite of, rather than because of, his managerial acumen. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/sam-allardyce-invites-bradley-walsh-and-paddy-mcguiness-to-host-quiz-night-at-england-camp-a3332006.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/7c14bac482037b7f9da922b5b12beb2366c299b7f1b9e47e5fdbba0842588f24.json |
[
"Paul Newman"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:42 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Until recently it would have been hard to imagine a fitter and stronger player in tennis than Novak Djokovic, but the world No1’s physical condition was again called into question here last night on the first day of the US Open. An injury to his left wrist has been Djokovic’s biggest concern in the last month, but it was his right arm that appeared to be the problem during an unconvincing 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ftennis%2Fnovak-djokovic-pulls-through-but-injury-worries-come-back-to-haunt-him-at-us-open-a3332076.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/10/novakdjokovic3008.jpg | en | null | US Open 2016: Novak Djokovic pulls through but injury worries come back to haunt him | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Until recently it would have been hard to imagine a fitter and stronger player in tennis than Novak Djokovic, but the world No1’s physical condition was again called into question here last night on the first day of the US Open.
An injury to his left wrist has been Djokovic’s biggest concern in the last month, but it was his right arm that appeared to be the problem during an unconvincing 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz.
Djokovic sent for the trainer only five games into the defence of his title and received lengthy treatment on his upper right arm and elbow. Although the 29-year-old went on to take the first set, he looked out of sorts in the second before recovering to secure a second-round meeting with the Czech Republic’s Jiri Vesely, who beat him in Monte Carlo four months ago.
Djokovic claimed that the on-court treatment had been “just prevention” and that he had no problems. Asked to sum up his physical condition, he said: “It’s getting better and better each day. I’m glad that I’m experiencing that. So hopefully, as the tournament progresses, I’ll reach my peak. I take it day by day. I’m pleased that as the match progressed I was feeling better and better.”
It has been a rocky summer for the world No1, who admitted last week that he had been dealing with a personal issue at Wimbledon, where he suffered his earliest defeat at a Grand Slam tournament for seven years when he lost in the third round to Sam Querrey.
Djokovic suffered a wrist injury before the Rio Olympics, which he left in tears after losing to Juan Martin del Potro in the first round, and was then forced to pull out of the Cincinnati Masters. Going into this tournament, he had played only nine matches since winning the French Open in June and his ring-rustiness showed against Janowicz.
Having taken the first set, Djokovic struggled in the second. Janowicz celebrated wildly after breaking to go 4-2 up, threw away his advantage when he dropped his serve to love in the next game with two successive double faults, but broke again at 6-5 to take the set. However, Djokovic’s response could not be faulted from the moment he broke to love in the opening game of the third set. The Serb, who has reached the semi-finals or better here for the last nine years in a row, dropped only three more games in the match.
“I thought I did well to bounce back,” Djokovic said. “After all I’ve been through in the last couple of weeks, it’s pleasing to finish the match and win it.”
US Open Tennis 2016 - In pictures
12 show all US Open Tennis 2016 - In pictures
1/12 Great Britain's Kyle Edmund KO's France's Richard Gasquet Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images
2/12 Madison Keys tries to kick a tennis ball during her match against Alison Riske in the first round of the US Open Darron Cummings/AP
3/12 Serbia's Novak Djokovichits a return to Poland's Jerzy Janowicz Andrew Gombert/EPA
4/12 Great Britain's Johanna Konta returns a shot to Bethanie Mattek-Sands Al Bello/Getty Images
5/12 USA's Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the US hits a return to Johanna Konta John G Mabanglo/EPA
6/12 Andy Murray hits a shot during a practice session Chris Trotman/Getty Images
7/12 An official stands waiting for a fallen display board to be fixed inside Court 17 Seth Wenig/AP
8/12 Spotlights dance around Arthur Ashe Stadium during the opening ceremony for the US Open Alex Brandon/AP
9/12 Croatia's Marin Cilic returns a shot to Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva Seth Wenig/AP
10/12 Puerto Rico's Monica Puig hits a return to China's Saisai Zheng Jason Szenes/EPA
11/12 Spain's Rafael Nadareacts after defeating Denis Istomin Alex Brandon/AP
12/12 Polona Hercog of Slovenia hits the ball against Angelique Kerber of Germany during their 2016 US Open Women's Singles match Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images
Andy Murray begins his campaign tonight in the evening session’s final match in Arthur Ashe Stadium, which is unlikely to start before about 2am British time.
The world No2, who has won his second Wimbledon and Olympic titles during a run of seven successive appearances in finals this summer, faces the Czech Republic’s Lukas Rosol, the 31-year-old world No81 who shocked Rafael Nadal at the All England Club four summers ago.
Although Murray’s confidence is high, the Scot said that Djokovic was not the only player with physical issues. “I’ve had a long summer as well,” he said. “My body is not fresh and not perfect either. I’ve played a lot of tennis and I think often it’s been the case at the US Open that guys at this stage of this year are fatigued.”
Kyle Edmund is already through to the second round after his excellent victory over Richard Gasquet, while two more British men will be in action this afternoon. Dan Evans faces Rajeev Ram, of the United States, while Aljaz Bedene takes on Australia’s Nick Kyrgios. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-pulls-through-but-injury-worries-come-back-to-haunt-him-at-us-open-a3332076.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/77a5d33c93e62ae803492107e8ff8999e6a91e437eca51c3eb0418a4474a5feb.json |
[
"Talal Musa"
] | 2016-08-26T14:49:58 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | FIFA and Pro Evolution Soccer may be the sports games on everybody's wish lists this year, but there's another looking to wiggle, surge and slam its way into contention. And it's not a football title. NBA 2K17 is the latest in a long line of basketball games from publisher 2K. For the past 17 years, the series has wowed both fans and non-fans of the sport with its TV style presentation and lightning fast gameplay. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fstayingin%2Ftech-gaming%2Fnba-2k17-three-reasons-why-it-could-be-the-best-sports-game-of-2016-a3330681.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/15/nba-2k17-draymond.jpg | en | null | NBA 2K17: three reasons why it could be the best sports game of 2016 | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | 1/30 Death Stranding Platform: PS4, PC
A new game from Hideo Kojima – one of gaming’s true auteurs – is always cause for celebration, but the reveal of Death Stranding compounded that with strong casting (The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus appears prominently in the trailer) and unsettling imagery of a disappearing inky baby and a load of dead fish. Spooky? Yep. Exciting? You betcha. Sony / Kojima Productions
2/30 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Platform: Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo NX
While many E3 demos showed off booming battles and zombie skirmishes, the reveal of the new Zelda game was something entirely different: serene, beautiful, and full of stirring natural imagery. Link is back in a new adventure arriving on the Wii U and Nintendo NX, and it’s drop-dead gorgeous - with a cel-shaded art style that’s both painterly and stunningly detailed. A return to Hyrule can’t come soon enough. Nintendo
3/30 Titanfall 2 Platform: Xbox One, PS4, PC
Titanfall was one of the most anticipated games on Xbox One, but when it was released, reception was lukewarm - especially when it came to the campaign. Thankfully, Respawn’s sequel looks set to feature a more focused single player effort, as well as the manic, mech-based warfare fans of the series know and love. EA / Respawn
4/30 Trials of the Blood Dragon Platform: PS4, PC, Xbox One
One huge, daft Eighties throwback, Trials of the Blood Dragon announced itself in a trailer with action figures, fireballs, OTT motorbike stunts, and an eyeball-frazzling neon colour scheme. Who knows if it’ll actually be any good, but you can’t argue that it stood out compared to all the muscular FPS titles on show. Ubisoft / RedLynx
5/30 Final Fantasy XV Platform: Xbox One, PS4
Another sublime-looking game and one that seems to have been around for ages. This year, gamers finally caught a decent glimpse of the gameplay as well as some of creatures you’ll encounter along the journey. Riding a Chocobo (a huge bird-like creature) looks incredibly fun - harking back to the outstanding Final Fantasy VII. Interestingly, there’s even first-person aiming - which, we’re still getting used to seeing in a Final Fantasy game - a series famed for turn-based combat. Square Enix
6/30 Gears of War 4 Platform: Xbox One, PC
The good news: the original Gears of War trilogy saw the end of the Locust horde. The bad news: they’ve made way for the Swarm. In the latest Gears 4 demo, Microsoft showed off the new baddies, a shot of Marcus Fenix as an old man, and all the chainsaw-revving mayhem you’d hope for. It looks like Marcus’ son JD will have his work cut out for him. Oh, and if that wasn’t enough: Horde 3.0 is coming. Microsoft
7/30 Watch Dogs 2 Platform: Xbox One, PS4, PC
The original Watch Dogs was one of the most hyped games of the last few years, but many were underwhelmed when it was finally released. The furore centered on an alleged graphical downgrade, while the gameplay was under developed. Ubisoft seem to have got their act in gear for a San Francisco-set sequel casting players as young hacktivist Marcus Holloway. The gameplay demo focused on an infiltration mission - showing off far superior visuals and a world boasting bags more character. Along with sleek combat and gunplay, Marcus can use a variety of drones and hack cameras to scope out his surroundings. Definitely one to watch. Ubisoft
8/30 God of War Platform: PS4
Arguably featuring the best visuals on show at E3, the new God of War focuses on the relationship between Kratos and his son. For the first time, the entire game is a single shot - no loading screens, no chapters - just one immense journey. Although fight scenes in the demo were few and far between, expect plenty of large scale boss battles and eye-watering finishing moves. We can’t wait. Sony / SIE
9/30 Battlefield 1 Platform: Xbox One, PS4, PC
Battlefield is heading back to World War I - but this time with a host of new tricks up its sleeves. For one, it’s had a stunning visual makeover. Powered by Frostbite, expect graphics on par with Star Wars: Battlefront. Along with a host of weapons and vehicles, melee combat has been redesigned to allow for more depth. Expect huge battles, with maps capable of supporting 64 players. The famed ‘Levolution’ will also return - albeit bigger and more spectacular than ever. EA / Dice
10/30 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Platform: Xbox One, PS4, PC
Reaction to Infinite Warfare has so far been mixed, but it’ll still be one of the biggest games of the year. The problem is that their recent E3 gameplay demo - which showed off an assault on a spaceship - just didn’t look like anything revolutionary, coming off more like Edge of Tomorrow than a Call of Duty game. It faces stiff competition from Battlefield 1, and we already know who we’re backing for the win. The move to space may be a step too far. That remastered Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, though... Activision / Infinity Ward
11/30 Crash Bandicoot Platform: PS4
The Nineties was dominated by platform games, but the current gen hasn’t catered so much to run-jump-collect adventures. In the wake of Yooka-Laylee’s delays, platforming fans can at least rest easy with the news that Crash Bandicoot is back. As announced in Sony’s E3 conference, the original three Crash titles will be amped up for the PlayStation 4. Ooga-booga. Sony
12/30 Days Gone Platform: PS4
It seems like the folks at Bend Studios have been watching lots of Sons of Anarchy and The Walking Dead, if the panic-inducing gameplay introduction to Days Gone is anything to go by. The PS4 exclusive title offers players an open-world, a motorbike, and a horde of ravenous flesh-eaters to either fight off, or drive away from very, very fast. These aren’t slow shuffling zombies either - think the sprinting masses of World War Z. Sony / SIE Bend
13/30 LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Platform: Xbox One, PC, PS4
While the LEGO series continues to improve various elements of its titles, you know generally what to expect from the franchise at this point - but it’s still exciting to see the series return to its roots in a galaxy far, far away. For anyone still thrilled at just how great The Force Awakens turned out, LEGO’s faithful reimagining of the latest Star Wars adventure looks like a brilliant way to delve back into the rise of Rey and Finn, and the triumphant return of the original characters. TT Fusion / Warner Bros
14/30 Horizon: Zero Dawn Platform: PS4
One of the most intriguing new properties on show, Horizon: Zero Dawn features a capable new female lead character - who, for once, isn’t totally sexualised - as well as mechanical dinosaur creatures. What’s not to like? Like the Zelda demo, it shows off beautiful natural landscapes, and the combat and free-roaming elements look majorly enticing. Sony / Guerrilla Games
15/30 ReCore Platform: Xbox One, PC
The exact premise of ReCore still isn’t too clear, but the gameplay footage and art style alone makes it one of the most exciting new properties to join the Xbox One. From the looks of things, it’ll have the puzzle mechanics of Portal alongside elements elements of third-person shooters and platforming. The new footage at E3 finally gave a release date too: September 13. Microsoft / Comcept / Armature
16/30 Dead Rising 4 Platform: Xbox One, PC
After a slight misstep with Dead Rising 3, the pressure’s on for DR4 to deliver - and it’s looking like it will. Expect plenty of wacky Christmas-themed weapons, a huge open world and - if the trailer is anything to go by - integration with social media and beyond. Our favourite weapon already looks to be a mech- exoskeleton, which protagonist Frank can use to wield devastating attacks on hundred-strong zombie invasions. Capcom
17/30 Sea of Thieves Platform: Xbox One, PC
Legendary developers Rare are heading to the high seas for their latest title Sea of Thieves. The art style is cartoony, but it still looks stunning - just check out those water effects. In a glut of new gameplay footage, E3 brought a look at how to sail to treasure-filled islands, fight pirates, and - erm - get drunk. Microsoft / Rare
18/30 Mafia III Platform: Xbox One, PS4, PC
The mobster saga is back, and it’s offering a new spin on the crime genre. Set in the late Sixties, the latest instalment takes in the Vietnam war, racial tensions, and a new era of organised crime, several decades after the events of Mafia II. The stylish E3 trailer gave more proof that the franchise is straying away from the usual mafioso territory and into a more interesting direction. 2K Games / Hangar 13
19/30 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Platform: Xbox One, PS4, PC
This futuristic sequel is high up the most-wanted list. Picking up from 2011’s Human Revolution, gamers are once again thrust into the role of Adam Jensen - a part cyborg, part human enforcer. At E3 this year, fans caught their first proper look at the campaign in full swing - a mission in Dubai. Expect plenty of player choice, augmentations, weapons and ways to complete objectives. As in the last game, multiple endings will be affected by player choice. Eidos / Square Enix
20/30 Dishonored 2 Platform: Xbox One, PS4, PC
Dishonored was one of the most-loved games of the last console generation - putting players in control of master assassin Corvo on a bloody quest for revenge. This time around, you can play as both Corvo and former Empress of Dunwall Emily Kaldwin - each with their own sets of abilities. An internal engine called ‘Void’ is offering a significant power upgrade from the old Unreal 3 engine, promising improved lighting and detail. Expect multiple paths through levels and - in response to feedback from the last game - extra non-lethal takedowns. Moral tests and layer choice will also feature, so there should be multiple endings. Bethesda / Arkane
21/30 Skyrim: Special Edition Platform: Xbox One, PS4, PC
It’s time to get your FUS-RO-DAH back on as Skyrim blasts onto the current console generation. Bethesda’s swords-and-dragons RPG has been given a stunning visual makeover for the PS4 and Xbox One. That’s not all - the new version will bring mods to the console editions for the very first time. Bethesda
22/30 Halo Wars 2 Platform: Xbox One, PC
Seven years on from the original Halo Wars, the Real-Time Strategy spin-off from Microsoft’s flagship franchise is back - and there’s a multiplayer beta for fans to enjoy until June 20. Taking place after the events of Halo V: Guardians, the top-down title sees players fight off new enemies The Banished. Microsoft / 343 Industries
23/30 Ghost Recon: Wildlands Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC
We’ve been hearing a lot about Wildlands, but at E3 fans finally got to see some in-depth gameplay. It’s looking superb - and with a varied, detailed world featuring mountains, jungles and deserts, it’s already allaying fears that it’ll just be a Division clone. Given the size of the world, gamers can use vehicles - from buggies, helicopters and dirt bikes - to get around. Although it caters for up to four players, gamers can go through the campaign solo, with AI controlling the other members. Expect highly destructible environments, if the latest gameplay demo is anything to go by. Ubisoft
24/30 Pokemon Sun and Moon Platform: Nintendo 3DS
The notorious monster-collecting handheld RPG series is back with two new adventures on the Nintendo 3DS. There’s a whole new region to explore, the Hawaii-influenced Alola, three new adorable starter Pokemon to choose from, and new legendary Pokemon to track down. In the 20th anniversary year of the series, it looks like the perfect balance of nostalgia and progress. Nintendo
25/30 Mass Effect: Andromeda Platform: Xbox One, PS4, PC
The Mass Effect games are some of the greatest of all time, so it’s not surprising just how much anticipation there is for Andromeda. Whilst details are still scarce, E3 gave us a trailer which showed off new worlds and the game engine in more detail. Set years after the original series, you take on a new protagonist called Ryder. Like in the last games, Ryder can either be male or female, with the latter as the standard preset. The Mako - a clumsy land-based vehicle from the first game which was scrapped for Mass Effect 2 and 3 - looks to be making a return in Andromeda, so let’s hope it’s more refined. EA / BioWare
26/30 The Last Guardian Platform: PS4
The Last Guardian? At E3? We’ve got déjà vu over here. Hopefully this will be the last time the long-awaited game appears at the show because it’s now got a release date at last: October 25. Can it live up to Ico and Shadow of the Colossus? SIE
27/30 Prey Platform: Xbox One, PS4, PC
Talk of a Prey sequel seems to have been around for years… because it has. In fact, screenshots emerged a few years back before it was axed. Thankfully, it’s back on track - and while a reveal trailer didn’t give much away, expect lots of gravity-defying gunplay, mind-bending abilities and alien weapons. We should see more of Prey at Gamescom later this year. Bethesda / Arkane
28/30 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Platform: Xbox One, PS4, PC
You spent hours of Alien: Isolation stuck in a ventilation shaft, and now Resident Evil 7 will have you refusing to leave a corridor. Hey, if you don’t enter that door, nothing can get you right? After the more action-oriented Resident Evil 6, the horror is well and truly back for 7. Best of all, on PS4 the full campaign will be VR compatible. Time to stock up on nappies, then. Capcom
29/30 Spider-Man Platform: PS4
Bucking the trend for film-to-game adaptations being largely terrible, Spider-Man 2 was one of the best superhero experiences on the PS2. Now the webslinger is back on the current gen – and ready to take Batman: Arkham’s comic book crown. The new PS4 game is likely a few years off, but certainly one to watch. Sony | http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tech-gaming/nba-2k17-three-reasons-why-it-could-be-the-best-sports-game-of-2016-a3330681.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/4ed355cbe591cc0f1fdc65487bfd32d814b16f94f35d392824951f009dc974ad.json |
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"Martin Bentham"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:10 | null | 2015-12-17T00:00:00 | Britain was today warned of a rising threat from Islamic State fighters sent “on mission” from Syria. The alert came as the EU’s top law enforcement officer revealed that increasing numbers of jihadis are using fake documents to sneak into Europe. Europol’s director Rob Wainwright said IS had taken a “strategic decision” to send its fanatics to attack the continent in an attempt to distract attention from battlefield defeats in its heartland. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Frevealed-isis-sends-new-waves-of-jihadis-to-attack-europe-a3330336.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/12/17/09/islamicstateflag1712a.jpg | en | null | Revealed: Isis sends new waves of jihadis to attack Europe | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Britain was today warned of a rising threat from Islamic State fighters sent “on mission” from Syria.
The alert came as the EU’s top law enforcement officer revealed that increasing numbers of jihadis are using fake documents to sneak into Europe.
Europol’s director Rob Wainwright said IS had taken a “strategic decision” to send its fanatics to attack the continent in an attempt to distract attention from battlefield defeats in its heartland.
He also highlighted the weapons trade on the “Dark Net”, saying it was a “major part of the security challenge” that is now facing Europe. Mr Wainwright said some IS extremists were using false Syrian passports in a bid to arrive undetected — with a small but increasing number posing as refugees.
Others were exploiting the “industrial scale” production of false documents by criminals to obtain EU passports and move freely over the continent.
Mr Wainwright said Europe also faced the return of thousands more extremists as IS crumbled in Syria in a “long, long struggle” that will pose an “onerous security challenge” for years.
Jihadis are being sent to Europe to wage attacks (Reuters)
The warnings, in an interview with the Standard at Europol’s HQ in The Hague, came as Mr Wainwright also:
Said a new squad of 200 counter- terrorism officers is to be deployed to the Greek islands within weeks to spot extremists seeking entry to Europe.
Predicted more attempted Paris-style “spectacular” attacks, saying there are more than 50 counter-terror investigations under way in Europe.
Warned of reports that extremists are attempting to radicalise migrants at refugee reception centres in Greece and the Balkans.
Revealed that “hundreds” of law enforcement operations are trying to stop illegal firearms being moved to Britain and other EU nations.
His comments come amid reports by the Italian newspaper La Stampa that fake passports intended for use by IS extremists were found by law enforcement staff at refugee camps in Greece.
That will heighten concern about the terror threat facing Britain and follows a recent warning by Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe that it is a matter of “when, not if” Britain suffers another terrorist atrocity.
In his interview today, Mr Wainwright warned that this threat by returning foreign fighters was increasing.
He said: “There’s a lot pressure on IS now. I suspect morale might be flagging and a number of fighters of their own volition will want to return. Over several years we’ll have to deal with the re- integration of thousands of Europeans who’ll come back having been exposed to a highly radicalised environment.
“That’s going to be a long, long struggle for us to deal with the numbers involved and how we can get them back into society, plus sort out which among them pose the biggest security threat.
“Given the numbers involved, that’s quite an onerous security challenge the authorities will face. Some fighters will be sent back by IS to engage in terrorist activity. We have, in the last year and a half, seen a strategic decision by IS to do that and carry out spectacular attacks of the type we saw in France and Brussels. There will be further attempts at that kind of activity, not least as a distraction.
“If they are having less military success in Syria then the ability to carry out spectacular attacks in Europe is an alternative way to sustain morale among their fighters and demonstrate that IS is still being successful. That is a strategic path IS is trying to take.
“On the security challenges we face, we’ll have a long-term struggle to reintegrate returning fighters, some of whom will have been sent back on mission.
“The other is the possibly even larger number who have never been to Syria but are still capable of being radicalised to carry out attacks.”
On the use of migration routes, Mr Wainwright said he was “surprised” IS had not exploited the refugee crisis more extensively so far, but warned that the number of foreign fighters entering Europe with false documents was growing.
“We’ve had cases, and they continue to be identified, of clandestine attempts at return — forged passports, assumed identity, typically a Syrian passport, to get into Europe, sometimes through the migratory/refugee channel.
“Some cases involve the use of a fake Syrian ID to claim asylum and on arrival in Greece — then help by an accomplice for onward journeys to other European countries.
“At this point in some cases another assumed identity is taken on, this time with a forged EU passport to travel within the Schengen free movement area. We continue to see more cases.” Mr Wainwright said that to reduce the danger Europol would deploy counter-terrorism officers to help border guards spot potential extremists. The system would be modelled on the techniques of British law enforcers at Heathrow.
He said: “The officers will, on rotation, be deployed to the Greek islands, maybe Italy. There will be a second line of defence. We hope to deploy some into the camps where the refugees, the asylum seekers, are being held.
“We are concerned over reports these kinds of reception centres are being targeted for radicalisation activities.”
At least two of those behind the Paris attacks last November are known to have re-entered Europe from Syria via Greece using false Syrian passports.
Mr Wainwright said Europol, which coordinates intelligence sharing be- tween EU members, was also trying to identify and bring to trial those trading in illegal arms and fake documents.
He added: “The criminal underworld is supplying industrial amounts of forged documents — principally for people-smuggling but some of which we know are being directed to terrorist networks. We also have tens of thousands of suspects involved in the illegal firearms trade.
“A pretty large-scale criminal underworld is supplying illegal firearms to mainly criminal contacts, a small but significant proportion of which are destined for use by terrorists.
“The supply is still connected a lot with the former Yugoslavia and a fair bit is coming from America.
“Also a lot of it is managed, arranged, bought, sold and traded online — especially on the Dark Net.
“The ability of police to identify both the buyer and seller there is very low.
“There are large-scale trading sites for illegal firearms — as there are for drugs — on the Dark Net, which is accounting for a significant part of this problem.”
On the impact of Brexit, Mr Wainwright said British law enforcement would benefit from retaining the European Arrest Warrant and access to the Schengen Information System.
Under that system, data is shared Europe-wide on people or objects with suspected connections to crime.
Mr Wainwright said an unprecedented deal would be needed to secure this but he was “optimistic” that Theresa May could negotiate a successful outcome. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/revealed-isis-sends-new-waves-of-jihadis-to-attack-europe-a3330336.html | en | 2015-12-17T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/122bf5c825202264dea29d3721208526d7f0f0937c1f6c3f75ba79ee9baf68d7.json |
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"Cristen Conger"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:23 | null | 2016-08-30T11:18:57 | On social media, it's easy to catch all sorts of digital diseases, such as FOMO, internet addiction, and anxiety. Facebook and Instagram-wary researchers have said it for years now — and they're saying it again: Hanging out on social media too much isn't a healthy habit. So what's the catch this time? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Fthe-internet-is-depressing-you-and-heres-what-you-can-do-about-it-a3332246.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/image_17.png | en | null | The Internet is making you depressed and here's what you can do about it | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | On social media, it's easy to catch all sorts of digital diseases, such as FOMO, internet addiction, and anxiety. Facebook and Instagram-wary researchers have said it for years now — and they're saying it again: Hanging out on social media too much isn't a healthy habit. So what's the catch this time?
The warning comes from an Italian working paper exploring relationships between our online and offline social network and happiness. On the upside, social media can make us happier when it helps spark face-to-face connections and conversations. Terrific! But this isn't a groundbreaking conclusion. Even back in the pen-and-paper days, academics understood that face-to-face is simply the superior way to communicate.
But the research also found that social media is associated with lowering our social trust, which can diminish the chances of those happiness-boosting IRL interactions. Not so terrific.
"The overall effect of [online] networking on individual welfare is significantly negative," the study authors concluded.
Please excuse us while we throw our smartphones out the window and seek out a friendly face for a chat. Just kidding. We're self-aware enough to know we can't live without Snapchat.
The Guardian's Anna Petherick offers a few practical tips on sidestepping the social-media blues. First, quit fretting over the number of friends and followers your have, as they don't actually make us happier. Next up, socialise with intention; staying updated only on people you know well and regularly interact with can ward off that sinking feeling that everyone but you is living fabulously.
When all else fails, Petherick recommends cat videos. No, really. Just as social media mellows our well-being, it's also a study-confirmed fact, courtesy of Indiana University, that cat GIFs can cheer us up.
Read more from Refinery29:
Bottle It Up/Let It Out: Do Men & Women Deal With Stress Differently?
Your Smartphone Might Be Wrecking Your Memory
Kate Middleton Addresses Mental Health For Kids | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/the-internet-is-depressing-you-and-heres-what-you-can-do-about-it-a3332246.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d17642fa8f9074b40ab151820d9b14d5bc0702ce1af290573f69b78f495d82d8.json |
[
"Ben Norum"
] | 2016-08-30T14:51:15 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Rum Kitchen is spreading its (jerk chicken) wings with the launch of this third site in Brixton — it joins a branch in Carnaby and the original in Notting Hill, which chose the period surrounding Carnival as a good time to close for a major overhaul. This newest site is also the biggest, and reckons it has the largest selection of rums in London — the heaving back bar and roaming globe bar well-stocked with the spirit in various indulgent and obscure incarnations gives no reason to dispute that fact. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Frestaurants%2Frum-kitchen-brixton-tried-and-tasted-a3332551.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/15/rum-kitchen-room.jpg | en | null | Rum Kitchen, Brixton - tried and tasted | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Rum Kitchen is spreading its (jerk chicken) wings with the launch of this third site in Brixton — it joins a branch in Carnaby and the original in Notting Hill, which chose the period surrounding Carnival as a good time to close for a major overhaul.
This newest site is also the biggest, and reckons it has the largest selection of rums in London — the heaving back bar and roaming globe bar well-stocked with the spirit in various indulgent and obscure incarnations gives no reason to dispute that fact.
Jerk chicken, as ever, rules supreme on the menu, and it is incredibly fine, juicy, moist deeply-flavoured jerk chicken at that. The influence of chef Ross Clarke, who made his name as a member of Heston Blumenthal’s team in Bray, is evident — he uses a water bath to prepare the dish.
Much of the rest of the menu could be considered food designed to go with drinks rather than vice versa, but that’s not necessarily a criticism. Rum Kitchen is is an insatiably good-time spot, and the food matches that.
Molecular make-up: Jerk chicken
Ribs are fat and succulent, fried baby squid is pleasingly crisp, a mutton curry is alluringly complex in flavour, and sweet potato fries are excellent with a nice crunch giving way to soft sweetness.
The cocktails are also of the feelgood ilk, with many making more use of fruit juices and syrups than would be the norm in a more serious establishment. But still, they are bloody good. And who in their right mind wouldn’t love a zombie served in a glass skull adorned with a flaming shot of rum in a hollowed-out passion fruit?
Tiki vibes: The Plantain Colada cocktail
Besides, given there is a list of 150 rums to drink neat that follows the cocktail suggestions, there is absolutely no shortage of choice for someone looking to go a bit more serious.
Rum Kitchen, Brixton: The Lowdown
Final flavour: A carnival of rum and Caribbean food that it would be near-impossible not to enjoy.
At what cost? You can get a main course of jerk chicken from £8.50 while small plates start at a fiver. Cocktails start at £8.50.
Visit if you like: Cottons, Fish, Wings & Tings, Mama’s Jerk in Pop Brixton.
Find it: 443-445 Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8LN; therumkitchen.com
Follow Ben Norum on Twitter @BenNorum
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"Liam Blackburn"
] | 2016-08-27T10:49:46 | null | 2016-06-28T00:00:00 | The disparity in Premier League riches is likely to be evident to Sean Dyche when he looks at Chelsea's bench this weekend, though it will not stop him believing Burnley are capable of getting another result at Stamford Bridge. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsean-dyche-chelsea-are-out-of-burnleys-league-but-we-can-still-get-magic-win-a3331021.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/28/01/02seandyche2806.jpg | en | null | Chelsea vs Burnley: Sean Dyche says Chelsea are out of Burnley's league, but they can still get 'magic' win | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The disparity in Premier League riches is likely to be evident to Sean Dyche when he looks at Chelsea's bench this weekend, though it will not stop him believing Burnley are capable of getting another result at Stamford Bridge.
Antonio Conte's 100 per cent start at the helm owes much to his substitutes, with £33million signing Michy Batshuayi playing a key role in a pair of cameos from the bench, while World Cup winner Cesc Fabregas' introduction helped swing last weekend's clash at Watford in their favour.
It is players of such pedigree that have convinced Dyche Conte's side will be back in championship contention this year after a shock campaign when they finished 10th in their title defence.
However, Dyche insists those illustrious names will also matter little to Burnley's players once kick off comes, as they proved last week in defeating Liverpool 2-0 at Turf Moor.
"You turn around and it's, 'Come on then, Cesc, get yourself warmed up'," Dyche said of Conte's options.
"It's not a bad position to be in! There lies the truth, or the gap, in the Premier League.
"Out there playing, that means nothing; it's 11 players against you and you have to remind yourself of that, and the players do, they'll take on the responsibility of dealing with that.
"When you look at the players they've got and depth of squad, it's highly unlikely they won't be up among it, so that's a big challenge for us.
"We know that's not our league, but the magic of football means you can still get results. We have to formulate a team, rather than individuals, and that team has to deal with what's coming at you, and be productive and go and score goals."
They scored twice against Jurgen Klopp's Reds last Saturday, even though they only enjoyed a share of 19 per cent possession, and Chelsea will expect to see plenty of the ball in their own stadium.
Chelsea vs Bristol Rovers
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1/15 A fine volley from Michy Batshuayi puts Chelsea 1-0 up AFP/Getty Images
2/15 Antonio Conte is not best pleased with Chelsea's defending AFP/Getty Images
3/15 Michy Batshuayi slides in for his second goal AFP/Getty Images
4/15 Antonio Conte looks a tad nervous as Bristol Rovers mount a fightback AFP/Getty Images
5/15 Michy Batshuayi wheels away after scoring Getty Images
6/15 Bristol Rovers gave Chelsea a real challenge Getty Images
7/15 A fine full Chelsea debut for Michy Batshuayi Getty Images
8/15 Victor Moses celebrates his strike Getty Images
9/15 Michy Batshuayi makes his full Chelsea debut Getty Images
10/15 Antonio Conte barks orders from the touchline. Getty Images
11/15 Pedro battles with Daniel Leadbitter Getty Images
12/15 Perfect conditions at Stamford Bridge AFP/Getty Images
13/15 Fans prepare for a balmy night in west London AFP/Getty Images
14/15 Cesc Fabregas warms up for his first start of the season AFP/Getty Images
15/15 Ruben Loftus-Cheek in action up front for Chelsea AFP/Getty Images
Dyche is just fine with that, provided the Blues fail to break his team down, as he thinks a counter-attacking style is becoming increasingly effective in modern football.
"The difference is teams are now playing more football away from the goal," explained Dyche, whose team drew 1-1 at Stamford Bridge two years ago.
"They have a lot of possession and are not always looking to penetrate, or trying to penetrate by keeping the ball and making the opposition lose their shape.
"You've got to know when to press, that's the secret. We pressed well for the first goal, and the second with the breakaway.
"The knowledge base is when to press, and how to work on transition. I said three years ago transition is the future of football, not because I had a crystal ball, but I felt that was how the game was going - how quickly you can turn attack into defence, defence to attack.
"I spoke many times about that need for transition - but obviously, I'm Sean Dyche!" | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/sean-dyche-chelsea-are-out-of-burnleys-league-but-we-can-still-get-magic-win-a3331021.html | en | 2016-06-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/b7bf68fb37b997de59269a91b3bc5145a93cd630bd88906ab0050e4f838b38db.json |
[
"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:31 | null | 2016-07-13T00:00:00 | Tottenham have confirmed the sale of Ryan Mason to Hull City for a club-record fee. The 25-year-old slipped down the pecking order at White Hart Lane last season and has put pen to paper on a three-year deal with the Tigers. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-transfer-news-ryan-mason-joins-hull-city-for-clubrecord-fee-a3332641.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/07/13/13/ryanmason.jpg | en | null | Ryan Mason to Hull City: Tottenham midfielder moves for club-record fee | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Tottenham have confirmed the sale of Ryan Mason to Hull City for a club-record fee.
The 25-year-old slipped down the pecking order at White Hart Lane last season and has put pen to paper on a three-year deal with the Tigers.
Mason has become the fourth Spurs player to leave Mauricio Pochettino's side on a permanent basis this summer and is keen to get started at his new club.
"I'm delighted and excited to be here," he told the club's official website.
"I can't wait to get started and I see this as a massive opportunity for me."
Standard Sport understands the north Londoners could be set for a busy transfer deadline day, with Pochettino prepared to bring in as many as three new faces as he attempts to strengthen his squad.
Mason is a product of Tottenham's youth system and made a total of 70 appearances for Spurs after making his Premier League debut in 2014 but struggled for game time due to the emergence of both Dele Alli and Eric Dier.
A statement on Tottenham's official website read: "We wish Ryan all the best for the future."
Tottenham transfer window so far
The England international will encounter several familiar faces at the KC Stadium with Hull currently boasting a strong contingent of former Spurs players including Tom Huddlestone, Michael Dawson and Jake Livermore. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-transfer-news-ryan-mason-joins-hull-city-for-clubrecord-fee-a3332641.html | en | 2016-07-13T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/72241edf3309d91f397b1753a208609af7b6dd687ece27f0383eedcca928a7f6.json |
[
"Jennifer Ruby"
] | 2016-08-26T14:50:02 | null | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | Kanye West has given out boxes of brand new Adidas Yeezys to the paparazzi. The rapper, who has had a tempestuous relationship with photographers in the past, proved that he has well and truly buried the hatchet ahead of his Saint Pablo tour. After promising to give the paps pairs of his famous trainers last year, he stayed true to his word and handed out boxes to the waiting crowd on Thursday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fkanye-west-gives-out-free-trainers-to-paparazzi-ahead-of-vmas-performance-a3330721.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/18/09/kanyepablo.jpg | en | null | Kanye West gives out free trainers to paparazzi ahead of VMAs performance | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Kanye West has given out boxes of brand new Adidas Yeezys to the paparazzi.
The rapper, who has had a tempestuous relationship with photographers in the past, proved that he has well and truly buried the hatchet ahead of his Saint Pablo tour.
After promising to give the paps pairs of his famous trainers last year, he stayed true to his word and handed out boxes to the waiting crowd on Thursday.
According to TMZ, West also sent out more than 100 pairs of Yeezys to fans who had correctly guessed the name of his album, The Life of Pablo.
Back in November, West was filmed telling the photographers: “One day, I’m going to be able to give you all Yeezys. Next year. Next year is the paps’ Yeezys year.”
The musician was sued by a pap over a scuffle outside an LA airport back in 2013, eventually agreeing to an out of court settlement.
West kicked off his tour in Indianapolis on Thursday night ahead of his performance at the VMAs on Sunday.
According to reports, the superstar has been given four minutes to do what he wants with at the annual awards ceremony in New York.
Kanye West's 10 most controversial tweets
After announcing his presidential bid at last year’s show, what West will do with his uncurated air time is anyone’s guess.
Taylor Swift, who has publically fallen out with the rapper, has confirmed that she won’t be attending this year’s ceremony.
Kanye West's Yeezy Season 3 launch
17 show all Kanye West's Yeezy Season 3 launch
1/17 Khloe Kardashian, Lamar Odom, Kris Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Caitlin Jenner and Kylie Jenner attend Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3
2/17 Kendall Jenner, holds her neice North West as she talks to Vogue editor Anna Wintour at the unveiling of the Yeezy collection and album release for Kanye West's latest album, "The Life of Pablo," Bruce Barton/AP
3/17 JP Yim/Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3
4/17 Kanye West performs during Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3
5/17 Kanye West performs during Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3
6/17 Kanye West performs during Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3
7/17 Olivier Rousteing, Kris Jenner and Melanie Griffith attend Kanye West Yeezy Season 3
8/17 Kanye West performs during Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3
9/17 Kanye West performs during Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
10/17 Kylie Jenner, Lil' Kim, Kanye West, ASAP Rocky, Kendall Jenner and Kourtney Kardashian attend Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
11/17 Caitlyn Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian and Kim Kardshian attend Kanye West's Yeezy Season 3 Collection presentation and listening party for the "The Life of Pablo" album during New York Fashion Week February 11, 2016. Also pictured are Jonathan Cheban (top R) and Kris Jenner (seated, front C). Andrew Kelly/Reuters
12/17 Models pose during Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
13/17 Model Naomi Campbell appears onstage during Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 JP Yim/Getty Images
14/17 David Otunga, Jennifer Hudson, Rosie O'Donnell and Blake O'Donnell attend Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
15/17 Lil' Kim and Caitlyn Jenner attend Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
16/17 Kanye West attends Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
17/17 Kanye West attends Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Follow @StandardEnts for more entertainment news. | http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/kanye-west-gives-out-free-trainers-to-paparazzi-ahead-of-vmas-performance-a3330721.html | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/8f3e99d0332ebd2a99a44bc6ba23d92863bd5758b6bd56a31e8fdadd632f5220.json |
[
"Dick Murray"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:02 | null | 2016-07-26T00:00:00 | Hopes of an end to the long-running Southern rail dispute affecting hundreds of thousands of commuters were raised today as passengers returned to work after the bank holiday. A ballot for strike action by more than 1,000 train drivers working for Southern and Gatwick Express — which threatened to bring services to a standstill across the network — has been dramatically called off. Meanwhile new talks aimed at averting a 24-hour strike by hundreds of RMT station staff will begin at conciliation service Acas tomorrow. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftransport%2Fsouthern-strikes-train-drivers-strike-ballot-called-off-as-hopes-rise-for-end-to-rail-dispute-a3332301.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/07/26/14/southerntrains2607a.jpg | en | null | Southern Rail strikes: Train drivers’ strike ballot called off as hopes rise | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Hopes of an end to the long-running Southern rail dispute affecting hundreds of thousands of commuters were raised today as passengers returned to work after the bank holiday.
A ballot for strike action by more than 1,000 train drivers working for Southern and Gatwick Express — which threatened to bring services to a standstill across the network — has been dramatically called off.
Meanwhile new talks aimed at averting a 24-hour strike by hundreds of RMT station staff will begin at conciliation service Acas tomorrow.
A third threat of industrial action on Southern — a 48-hour walkout by hundreds of guards from the RMT union on Wednesday and Thursday next week — was still set to go ahead.
The dispute between Southern’s parent company Govia Thameslink Railway and the unions has been going on for months, with commuters caught in the middle and suffering repeated strikes, reduced services and cancellations. Unions oppose plans by GTR to increase the use of driver-only operated trains and change the role of guards, claiming some of the changes are unsafe and are being implemented to save money.
GTR, which began introducing the changes more than a week ago, says its changes will improve efficiency for passengers.
Drivers’ union Aslef had ordered a strike ballot, claiming a complete breakdown in industrial relations. The result, predicted to be heavily in favour of a walkout, was planned to be an-nounced at noon tomorrow.
By law, a union must give seven days’ notice of industrial action — meaning Aslef could have timed a strike to coincide with the action planned by guards for Wednesday and Thursday next week.
Southern Rail: How the dispute began
This would have brought the vast majority of the Southern network to a standstill. However, Aslef confirmed today that its ballot had been “suspended”. It made no further comment.
It is understood there has been considerable contact between Aslef and GTR concerning the legality of the vote. Aslef has already lost twice this year in High Court battles with the company.
A GTR spokesman said: “We welcome the decision by Aslef to suspend their ballot notice over a ‘breakdown in industrial relations’ and that it will not take any further action in relation to the ballot notice, or the ballot
“We are continuing to work with Aslef to address their concerns that led to the dispute.”
In the dispute concerning RMT station workers, GTR said it had withdrawn original proposals for staff changes and instead offered a six-month pilot scheme at just eight stations using volunteer employees.
The company said the new offer had been made during a “very productive meeting” with union officials but was “perplexed” when the RMT hierarchy then rejected the deal.
Alex Foulds, GTR’s passenger services director, said: “To call a strike over proposals that no longer exist is a stunning own-goal by the RMT leadership.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/southern-strikes-train-drivers-strike-ballot-called-off-as-hopes-rise-for-end-to-rail-dispute-a3332301.html | en | 2016-07-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/a4f9cd72f5f8414a4c581cc9b5b4e6bdb1b7a50be91720adeb54dae5673713d9.json |
[
"Hatty Collier"
] | 2016-08-27T08:49:48 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Police are hunting a man who allegedly carried out sex attacks on two women in front of young children at a London bus stop. The man sexually harassed and assaulted his victims as they waited at a bus stop in Bow in the afternoon, police said. He is alleged to have approached his first victim, a 24-year-old woman, who was with her two young children and started making sexual remarks towards her. The suspect then sexually assaulted another woman at the bus stop in Bow Church before grabbing his first victim’s hand and forcing it towards his groin area. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fpolice-hunt-man-who-sexually-attacked-women-in-front-of-children-at-london-bus-stop-a3330976.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/09/bowattack3.jpg | en | null | Police hunt man who 'sexually attacked women in front of children' at London bus stop | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Police are hunting a man who allegedly carried out sex attacks on two women in front of young children at a London bus stop.
The man sexually harassed and assaulted his victims as they waited at a bus stop in Bow in the afternoon, police said.
He is alleged to have approached his first victim, a 24-year-old woman, who was with her two young children and started making sexual remarks towards her.
The suspect then sexually assaulted another woman at the bus stop in Bow Church before grabbing his first victim’s hand and forcing it towards his groin area.
She quickly got onto the next bus and tried to escape but he followed her, police said.
Police have released CCTV of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident (Metropolitan Police)
He is alleged to have once again started to make inappropriate comments towards her, telling her that he was going to follow her home.
The mother and her two children only managed to escape when she called her ex-partner to come and meet her from the bus near Green Street.
Police have released CCTV of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident on June 15.
The attacks happened at a bus stop in Bow (Metropolitan Police)
He is described as black, about 45-50 years-old, 6ft tall with dreadlocks. He wore a Rastafarian hat and a black jacket.
Detective Constable Alastair Middleton from the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command, said: “This incident left the woman including her two young children feeling very distressed and we are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry to trace the man responsible.
“We are also aware that the man made inappropriate comments as well as sexually assaulting another member of the public during this time and we urge them to contact the police.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police via on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 if you wish to remain anonymous. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-hunt-man-who-sexually-attacked-women-in-front-of-children-at-london-bus-stop-a3330976.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/f1346b005879d94da1aa93da595508cbd94e23cdf126b94b535dbdf3b90d68f2.json |
[
"Ben Morgan"
] | 2016-08-30T08:51:08 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | One of the last Art Deco cinema buildings in east London is to be bulldozed and turned into a supermarket despite local opposition. The 80-year-old Towers Cinema building, in Hornchurch High Street, will be demolished to make way for a Lidl store after councillors in Havering approved the plans. The distinctive facade will be removed and the Thirties building replaced with a partially glass-fronted supermarket. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmayor%2Fone-of-londons-last-art-deco-cinemas-to-be-bulldozed-and-turned-into-supermarket-a3331996.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/09/cinema.jpg | en | null | One of London's last art deco cinemas to be bulldozed and turned into supermarket | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | One of the last Art Deco cinema buildings in east London is to be bulldozed and turned into a supermarket despite local opposition.
The 80-year-old Towers Cinema building, in Hornchurch High Street, will be demolished to make way for a Lidl store after councillors in Havering approved the plans. The distinctive facade will be removed and the Thirties building replaced with a partially glass-fronted supermarket.
More than 340 residents signed a petition urging the council to protect the Towers and allow the Everyman cinema chain more time to apply to take it over.
Campaigner Hayley Johnson, 38, said the decision was “devastating”. She told the Standard: “Once it’s gone, it’s lost forever. It’s distinctive and we don’t have much history left around here. It survived the Second World War.
“It’s a shame that another building will be lost and instead we will get a typical-looking supermarket building.”
Mrs Johnson said there were six supermarkets in Hornchurch and three within half a mile of the Towers building.
She contacted Crispin Lilly, chief executive of Everyman, who tried to step in at the 11th hour.
The Towers opened as a cinema in 1935 and within eight years had been taken over by Odeon. It remained as a picture house until 1973 when it was converted into a bingo hall and became part of the Mecca bingo chain in 2010.
It was sold for a reported £8 million to Lidl last year. The company says it plans to retain the Towers lettering and create a public art installation, and that the store would create up to 40 jobs and represent a multi-million-pound investment in Hornchurch.
A public meeting to discuss the plans will be held on Thursday at North Street Hall from 5pm-8pm. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/one-of-londons-last-art-deco-cinemas-to-be-bulldozed-and-turned-into-supermarket-a3331996.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/adf86724a5bd2c0830df98607d0a425382c986334dbb8669840e304a96dc4d22.json |
[
"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-26T13:09:27 | null | 2016-08-08T00:00:00 | Arsenal's Takuma Asano has joined Stuttgart on season-long loan, the club have confirmed. The 21-year-old joined the Gunners from J-League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima earlier in the summer and went on to represent South Korean at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Arsene Wenger tipped Takuma as 'one for the future' after agreeing the initial deal to bring him to Emirates Stadium and the forward will continue his development in the German second tier in the forthcoming campaign. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-transfer-news-takuma-asano-joins-stuttgart-on-seasonlong-loan-a3330541.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/08/08/takuma-asano.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news: Takuma Asano joins Stuttgart on season-long loan | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Arsenal's Takuma Asano has joined Stuttgart on season-long loan, the club have confirmed.
The 21-year-old joined the Gunners from J-League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima earlier in the summer and went on to represent South Korean at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Arsene Wenger tipped Takuma as 'one for the future' after agreeing the initial deal to bring him to Emirates Stadium and the forward will continue his development in the German second tier in the forthcoming campaign.
"Takuma is a talented young striker and very much one for the future," The Frenchman said at the time.
"He has had an impressive start to his career in Japan and we look forward to him developing over the next couple of years."
Takuma scored two goals in three appearances for South Korea in Rio after an impressive stint in Japan, where he twice won the J-League title.
A statement on Arsenal's official site read: "We would like to wish Takuma well for his season in Stuttgart."
Arsenal's Champions League group
The deal is subject to the completion of regulatory processes. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-takuma-asano-joins-stuttgart-on-seasonlong-loan-a3330541.html | en | 2016-08-08T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/a47a50539b4690e08b26a2d2b6f80c1154e8deeed107ba488f177b3b5ada5644.json |
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"Fiona Simpson"
] | 2016-08-30T20:51:13 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | A teenager has been arrested over the murder of a 25-year-old man found unconcious in a busy street after being involved in a brawl. Reginald Ofei-Berko was found lying on the ground outside a block of flats in Walworth on Thursday after a fight with a group of men in Penrose Street, Scotland Yard said. He was rushed to hospital after being discovered just after 3pm but died a short time later. A 19-year-old man was today arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held at a police station. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fwalworth-murder-teenager-arrested-over-death-of-reginald-ofeiberko-25-found-unconscious-in-street-a3332876.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/09/walworth.jpg | en | null | Walworth murder: Teenager arrested over death of Reginald Ofei-Berko, 25, found unconscious in street after brawl | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A teenager has been arrested over the murder of a 25-year-old man found unconcious in a busy street after being involved in a brawl.
Reginald Ofei-Berko was found lying on the ground outside a block of flats in Walworth on Thursday after a fight with a group of men in Penrose Street, Scotland Yard said.
He was rushed to hospital after being discovered just after 3pm but died a short time later.
A 19-year-old man was today arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held at a police station.
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,said: "I believe that someone holds vital information that will assist our investigation into how Reginald Ofei-Berko died.
"We are extremely keen to talk to anyone who either took part in the 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? We know he was close to the East Street Market at 2.45pm, but where else had he been?
"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/walworth-murder-teenager-arrested-over-death-of-reginald-ofeiberko-25-found-unconscious-in-street-a3332876.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/a5fa0601aca8ec27c339438f56e0c64b0b1504b10686b9e0157011c8a0aa96ed.json |
[
"James Olley"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:33 | null | 2016-07-15T00:00:00 | Jack Wilshere is weighing up offers from five Premier League clubs as he determines where to resurrect his career after deciding to leave Arsenal on loan. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-transfer-news-jack-wilshere-wanted-by-five-premier-league-clubs-as-midfielder-considers-a3333216.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/07/15/16/wilshere3.jpg | en | null | Jack Wilshere to Crystal Palace: Arsenal star wanted by five Premier League clubs as midfielder considers loan transfer | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Jack Wilshere is weighing up offers from five Premier League clubs as he determines where to resurrect his career after deciding to leave Arsenal on loan.
A scramble for the 24-year-old’s signature was triggered yesterday when it emerged that Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had told Wilshere his first-team opportunities would be limited if he remained at Emirates Stadium this season.
Crystal Palace and Bournemouth have made formal moves to take the midfielder on a temporary basis but Standard Sport understands at least three more English clubs have tabled offers.
There are also a host of interested clubs from overseas, with Serie A sides AS Roma and Juventus keen, but while Wilshere has a plethora of options to choose from, the total number is fewer than the 22 reported this morning.
Wilshere spent this morning mulling over the move with his family and advisers. The fact he has two young children makes it more likely he will stay close to London but it is understood a move overseas has not been ruled out with Wilshere keen to ensure he chooses the right club which, as one source claimed, “plays the type of football Jack is looking for.”
Meanwhile, Arsenal are in talks with Werder Bremen over the permanent transfer of Serge Gnabry. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-jack-wilshere-wanted-by-five-premier-league-clubs-as-midfielder-considers-a3333216.html | en | 2016-07-15T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/68b979bdd6598870dd3590cfd15494189ce69b9636ae857b12906773810f28d8.json |
[
"Mark Chandler"
] | 2016-08-29T20:50:34 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Comedy actor Gene Wilder has died at the age of 83, his family has announced. The star, known to generations of youngsters as Willy Wonka from the film adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, died earlier this month. His family said the actor had died in Stamford, Connecticut, after struggling with Alzheimer's. He passed away after succumbing to complications from the disease, which he had battled privately for the past three years, the statement said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fgene-wilder-dies-blazing-saddles-and-willy-wonka-actor-passes-away-aged-83-a3331861.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/21/wilder00.jpg | en | null | Gene Wilder dies: Blazing Saddles and Willy Wonka actor passes away, aged 83 | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Comedy actor Gene Wilder has died at the age of 83, his family has announced.
The star, known to generations of youngsters as Willy Wonka from the film adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, died earlier this month.
His family said the actor had died in Stamford, Connecticut, after struggling with Alzheimer's.
He passed away after succumbing to complications from the disease, which he had battled privately for the past three years, the statement said.
Gene Wilder - In pictures
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1/16 Gene Wilder in 1979 Rex
2/16 Gene Wilder with the Oompa-Loompas in Charloe and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
3/16 Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor go 'Stir Crazy' in 1980
4/16 Zero Mostel with Gene Wilder in The Producers
5/16 Gene Wildee (Citation Reader) at the 1978 BAFTA Awards Rex
6/16 Kelly Lebrock and Gene Wilder in The Woman in Red
7/16 Gene Wilder with Wife Karen Boyer in 2010 Rex
8/16 Gene Wilder with Teri Garr operating on the monster in Young Frankenstein in 1974
9/16 Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder in Blazing Saddles (1974)
10/16 Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder in Silver Streak
11/16 Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks at the Opening Night of the play 'Young Frankenstein' in New York, America in 2007 Rex
12/16 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother' starring Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman in 1975
13/16 Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder star in Another You (1981)
14/16 Gene Wilder in The Frisco Kid
15/16 Gene Wilder in 'The Lady in Question' (1999) ITV
16/16 Gene Wilder on Parkinson in 2007 Rex
During his film career, Wilder also appeared in classic comedies including Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, receiving an Oscar nomination for the latter movie.
He was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor following his performance in 1968 film The Producers.
Wilder's nephew, Jordan Walker-Pearlman, said the actor had chosen to keep his Alzheimer's secret so that children who knew him as Willy Wonka would not equate the whimsical character with an adult disease.
He said: "It is with indescribable sadness and blues, but with spiritual gratitude for the life lived that I announce the passing of husband, parent, and universal artist Gene Wilder, at his home in Stamford Connecticut.
"It is almost unbearable for us to contemplate life without him."
His friend Mel Brooks, who directed The Producers, wrote on Twitter: "Gene Wilder-One of the truly great talents of our time. He blessed every film we did with his magic & he blessed me with his friendship."
Besides his classic collaborations with Mel Brooks, Wilder also paired with Richard Pryor in hits Silver Streak and Stir Crazy.
Wilder also was active in promoting ovarian cancer awareness and treatment after his wife, Saturday Night Live comedian Gilda Radner, whom he married in 1984, died of the disease in 1989.
He helped found the Gilda Radner Ovarian Cancer Detection Center in Los Angeles and co-founded Gilda's Club, a support group that has branches throughout the US. | http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/gene-wilder-dies-blazing-saddles-and-willy-wonka-actor-passes-away-aged-83-a3331861.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/41a8fc1666f31d39f5bf2da3794992abedd0c1f241a5b8d63db9468bcc15eb0f.json |
[
"Mark Chandler"
] | 2016-08-30T18:51:10 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A mother-of-one claims she was blasted with a paintball gun by a "smiling" youth this morning as she drove to work along a busy road. Hayley Clark said the man wound down his window, smiled and waved before pulling out the gun and firing pellets at her car as she tried to turn off the A2 towards Bluewater shopping centre in Kent. Ms Clark, who works at a shop in the centre, said the vehicle, with two men inside, had been tailgating her for several minutes as she made her way along the road. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fbexleyheath-mother-blasted-with-paintball-gun-by-smiling-man-as-she-drives-car-on-a2-a3332726.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/17/hayleyclarka.jpg | en | null | Bexleyheath mother blasted with paintball gun by 'smiling' man as she drives car on A2 in Kent | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A mother-of-one claims she was blasted with a paintball gun by a "smiling" youth this morning as she drove to work along a busy road.
Hayley Clark said the man wound down his window, smiled and waved before pulling out the gun and firing pellets at her car as she tried to turn off the A2 towards Bluewater shopping centre in Kent.
Ms Clark, who works at a shop in the centre, said the vehicle, with two men inside, had been tailgating her for several minutes as she made her way along the road.
The alleged attack was one of two reported on the A2 this morning, with police also investigating shots being fired at a van.
She told the Standard: "As my turning for Bluewater came up I looked beside me and I thought they were going to go shooting past me.
"The passenger wound his window down, smiled and waved at me and then showed me a paintball gun.
"He then decided to fire it at the car. He knew exactly what he was doing."
The gun was fired four times, leaving pellet marks across the Corsa's bodywork.
Ms Clark, 32, from Bexleyheath, said she tried following the car in an attempt to get its registration number, but lost sight of the vehicle as it zig-zagged through the traffic.
She said: "If the paintballs had hit my window screen he would have caused me to crash. I wouldn’t have been able to see anything.
"He would probably have knocked me out if he'd hit me through the window."
She added: "I think it was because I was in the outside lane and they thought I wasn’t going fast enough. They tried to intimidate me to move out of the way.
"I just want anyone that travels along the A2 to please be aware there are stupid people out there that have somehow got a driver's licence and they shouldn't have.
"I still can’t believe they were that stupid to fire paintballs at a moving car."
Kent Police said they had also been called at 9.27am to a report of paintballs being fired at a van from a car on the A2 near Bean.
Anyone with information should call police on 101 quoting reference 30-0317. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/bexleyheath-mother-blasted-with-paintball-gun-by-smiling-man-as-she-drives-car-on-a2-a3332726.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/f5c897cc4590390dfd79705ffbd2cdb52d6febad192faaf87d138ceec1a7f109.json |
[
"Tom Collomosse"
] | 2016-08-27T12:49:47 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | James Anderson and Stuart Broad will play no more cricket this summer, placing in doubt their involvement in England’s tour of Bangladesh in the autumn. England’s new ball pair are nursing injuries and have been withdrawn from county cricket for the remainder of the season. According to the ECB, Anderson requires “ongoing rehabilitation” of the right shoulder problem that caused him to miss the Lord’s Test against Pakistan last month – even though the player believed he was fit to play. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fenglands-james-anderson-and-stuart-broad-out-injured-for-summer-with-bangladesh-tour-roles-in-doubt-a3331026.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/12/james-anderson-stuart-broad.jpg | en | null | England injury news: Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad out for summer with Bangladesh tour roles in doubt | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | James Anderson and Stuart Broad will play no more cricket this summer, placing in doubt their involvement in England’s tour of Bangladesh in the autumn.
England’s new ball pair are nursing injuries and have been withdrawn from county cricket for the remainder of the season.
According to the ECB, Anderson requires “ongoing rehabilitation” of the right shoulder problem that caused him to miss the Lord’s Test against Pakistan last month – even though the player believed he was fit to play.
Broad, meanwhile, damaged an ankle while playing for Nottinghamshire on Twenty20 Finals Day and also needs to recover.
The ECB say the duo – arguably England’s best opening bowling pair in their Test history – are being given time to prepare for Bangladesh.
England face three one-day internationals and two Tests in Bangladesh, and they leave at the end of next month. The First Test starts on October 20, meaning Anderson and Broad have nearly two months to be ready.
England's class of 2011 vs Cook's current crop
8 show all England's class of 2011 vs Cook's current crop
1/8 OPENER: Andrew Strauss v Alex Hales No contest here: Strauss made 21 Test hundreds, was an outstanding leader and formed a fine partnership with Cook. Hales went into this Test still looking for his maiden century, and with everything to prove. Strauss, not Cook, would be captain. Verdict: Strauss
2/8 NUMBER THREE: Jonathan Trott v Joe Root Trott's relentless style provided the platform for the strokemakers below him and he was a key man. He is edged out by Root, however, who has the talent to become one of the best England batsmen to have played the game. Verdict: Root
3/8 MIDDLE-ORDER BATSMAN: Kevin Pietersen v James Vince Vince might be easier to manage in the dressing room but he will never come close to KP. Pietersen captured the imagination like few England players of recent times and at his best, he could destroy the opposition in a session, regardless of the quality of their bowling attack. Verdict: Pietersen
4/8 MIDDLE-ORDER BATSMAN: Ian Bell v Gary Ballance Bell was dropped last winter but might, just might, be recalled for the forthcoming tour of India - possibly in place of Ballance. Bell's three hundreds in the 2013 Ashes were the difference between the teams and while Ballance has shown considerable promise at Test level, there are doubts whether he can prosper long-term. Verdict: Bell
5/8 MIDDLE-ORDER BATSMAN: Eoin Morgan v Ben Stokes Morgan was picked for Test cricket thanks to his spectacular limited-overs form and cool head, but he never got to grips with it, averaging 30 in his 16 matches. Stokes, on the other hand, is a match-winner with bat and ball, a brilliant fielder and the heartbeat of Cook's 2016 team. Verdict: Stokes
6/8 WICKETKEEPER: Matt Prior v Jonny Bairstow If we judge them on batting alone, it is a close contest as Bairstow has rich potential and is improving. With the gloves, though, Prior was far superior, turning himself into a top-class ‘keeper. Bairstow has a long way to go to reach that standard and may never do so. Verdict: Prior
7/8 THIRD SEAMER: Tim Bresnan v Chris Woakes Bresnan was dependable with the ball, solid with the bat – an underrated cricketer. Before this summer, he would have been in ahead of Woakes. But Woakes has exploded as a Test player, taking 31 wickets at less than 16 apiece and averaging nearly 47 with the bat this summer. He should be a mainstay of this team for some years. Verdict: Woakes
8/8 SPINNER: Graeme Swann v Moeen Ali A harsh comparison really, but a necessary one as it shows just how much England miss a top-class slow bowler. Swann could attack and defend was probably the best of his time. Moeen is trying to learn his trade in the toughest circumstances. Perhaps the older man could help the younger. Verdict: Swann
But with five Tests in India to follow the series in Bangladesh, the England coaches may decide to keep the pacemen back, especially as Anderson, in particular, will be a key man in India.
Both men say they are keen to regain their places in England’s one-day squad but they are unlikely to be chosen again. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/cricket/englands-james-anderson-and-stuart-broad-out-injured-for-summer-with-bangladesh-tour-roles-in-doubt-a3331026.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/f9929ab27fec41efed5b5b26feef00c48f83adb7ccd100d02eac7515831aa80f.json |
[
"Paul Newman"
] | 2016-08-26T13:06:17 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | After the best four months of his career, Andy Murray is determined to round off his Grand Slam season in appropriate fashion when the US Open starts here on Monday. “I’m feeling very positive just now about my game and my body,” the Wimbledon and Olympic champion said. “Mentally, I feel in a good place.” | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ftennis%2Fus-open-2016-andy-murray-has-never-arrived-at-flushing-meadows-in-better-shape-a3330496.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/12/andymurray2608.jpg | en | null | US Open 2016: Andy Murray has never arrived at Flushing Meadows in better shape | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | After the best four months of his career, Andy Murray is determined to round off his Grand Slam season in appropriate fashion when the US Open starts here on Monday.
“I’m feeling very positive just now about my game and my body,” the Wimbledon and Olympic champion said. “Mentally, I feel in a good place.”
Murray has barnstormed his way to the final of his last seven tournaments. He won the Rome Masters, the Aegon Championships, Wimbledon and the Olympics and finished runner-up at the French Open and the Masters Series events in Madrid and Cincinnati.
“It’s not even close to anything else I had done before,” the world No2 said. “It’s been way, way better — and I still feel like there are some things I can improve upon.”
As far as the odds-makers are concerned, the year’s final Grand Slam event will be a two-horse race between Murray and his perennial rival, Novak Djokovic. Given their recent form, it is perhaps surprising that the world No1 is the clear favourite.
While Murray has been relentlessly consistent over the summer, Djokovic’s results have fluctuated wildly. In his four tournaments since losing to Murray in the Rome final, Djokovic has won the French Open, suffered his earliest defeat at a Grand Slam event for seven years in the third round at Wimbledon, won the Toronto Masters and left the Olympics in tears after falling at the first hurdle to Juan Martin del Potro.
Speculation about his physical and mental state has been rife. At Wimbledon, Djokovic admitted he was below 100 per cent but refused to go into detail and after his withdrawal from last week’s tournament in Cincinnati he cited a “recurring injury”, believed to be to his left wrist. “I have played many matches and I have to take some rest in order to heal,” he said.
Roger Federer, though, is among those who give Djokovic the edge. The Swiss, who has been here on a promotional visit but will not play again this year because of a knee problem, said: “There were surprise losses but I still say Novak is the favourite. He has a great record against Andy and has been unbelievable at the US Open. On hard courts he is usually very tough to beat.”
Both Djokovic and Murray reached their first Grand Slam finals here — the Serb in 2007 and the Scot the following year — and both love the fast conditions. Djokovic has played in six of the last nine finals at Flushing Meadows, while Murray won his maiden Grand Slam title here four years ago.
Since 2012, however, this has been Murray’s least productive Grand Slam. He lost in the 2013 and 2014 quarter-finals and made his earliest exit from a Grand Slam tournament for six years with his fourth-round loss to Kevin Anderson last summer.
Then, Murray blamed his poor form on an over-ambitious schedule which had given him barely time to draw breath in the two months after Wimbledon, but this year he skipped the Toronto Masters in the wake of his triumph at the All England Club. The two tournaments he played subsequently were both demanding, but he has taken time this week to regroup.
Murray’s form is such that he will also have his eye on the world No1 ranking. Although Djokovic has a healthy lead, the Serb has a huge number of ranking points to defend between now and the end of the season.
When the draw is made here this evening, many of the top players will be hoping to avoid an early meeting with Del Potro, the 2009 champion, who has been given a wild card as he continues his comeback following wrist surgery. The world No142 has beaten Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka this summer and pushed Murray to the limit in the Rio final.
Nadal, meanwhile, is still recovering from the injury that forced him to miss Wimbledon. Although the Spaniard made a promising comeback at the Olympics he lost early in Cincinnati and his wrist continues to give him pain.
Of the other potential challengers to the top two, Marin Cilic, the 2014 champion, is at the top of his game after winning his first Masters Series title in Cincinnati, while Kei Nishikori, runner-up to the Croat two years ago, and Milos Raonic are also in good form.
Dan Evans, at No67 in the world after winning a Challenger in California earlier this month, goes into the draw as the second highest-ranked British player ahead of Kyle Edmund and Aljaz Bedene. All three won matches at this week’s Winston-Salem tournament.After the best four months of his career, Andy Murray is determined to round off his Grand Slam season in appropriate fashion when the US Open starts here on Monday.
“I’m feeling very positive just now about my game and my body,” the Wimbledon and Olympic champion said. “Mentally, I feel in a good place.”
Murray has barnstormed his way to the final of his last seven tournaments. He won the Rome Masters, the Aegon Championships, Wimbledon and the Olympics and finished runner-up at the French Open and the Masters Series events in Madrid and Cincinnati.
“It’s not even close to anything else I had done before,” the world No2 said. “It’s been way, way better — and I still feel like there are some things I can improve upon.”
As far as the odds-makers are concerned, the year’s final Grand Slam event will be a two-horse race between Murray and his perennial rival, Novak Djokovic. Given their recent form, it is perhaps surprising that the world No1 is the clear favourite.
While Murray has been relentlessly consistent over the summer, Djokovic’s results have fluctuated wildly. In his four tournaments since losing to Murray in the Rome final, Djokovic has won the French Open, suffered his earliest defeat at a Grand Slam event for seven years in the third round at Wimbledon, won the Toronto Masters and left the Olympics in tears after falling at the first hurdle to Juan Martin del Potro.
Speculation about his physical and mental state has been rife. At Wimbledon, Djokovic admitted he was below 100 per cent but refused to go into detail and after his withdrawal from last week’s tournament in Cincinnati he cited a “recurring injury”, believed to be to his left wrist. “I have played many matches and I have to take some rest in order to heal,” he said.
Roger Federer, though, is among those who give Djokovic the edge. The Swiss, who has been here on a promotional visit but will not play again this year because of a knee problem, said: “There were surprise losses but I still say Novak is the favourite. He has a great record against Andy and has been unbelievable at the US Open. On hard courts he is usually very tough to beat.”
Both Djokovic and Murray reached their first Grand Slam finals here — the Serb in 2007 and the Scot the following year — and both love the fast conditions. Djokovic has played in six of the last nine finals at Flushing Meadows, while Murray won his maiden Grand Slam title here four years ago.
Since 2012, however, this has been Murray’s least productive Grand Slam. He lost in the 2013 and 2014 quarter-finals and made his earliest exit from a Grand Slam tournament for six years with his fourth-round loss to Kevin Anderson last summer.
Then, Murray blamed his poor form on an over-ambitious schedule which had given him barely time to draw breath in the two months after Wimbledon, but this year he skipped the Toronto Masters in the wake of his triumph at the All England Club. The two tournaments he played subsequently were both demanding, but he has taken time this week to regroup.
Murray’s form is such that he will also have his eye on the world No1 ranking. Although Djokovic has a healthy lead, the Serb has a huge number of ranking points to defend between now and the end of the season.
‘My form is way better than I’ve achieved before — and I still feel there are things that I can improve upon’
When the draw is made here this evening, many of the top players will be hoping to avoid an early meeting with Del Potro, the 2009 champion, who has been given a wild card as he continues his comeback following wrist surgery. The world No142 has beaten Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka this summer and pushed Murray to the limit in the Rio final.
Nadal, meanwhile, is still recovering from the injury that forced him to miss Wimbledon. Although the Spaniard made a promising comeback at the Olympics he lost early in Cincinnati and his wrist continues to give him pain.
Of the other potential challengers to the top two, Marin Cilic, the 2014 champion, is at the top of his game after winning his first Masters Series title in Cincinnati, while Kei Nishikori, runner-up to the Croat two years ago, and Milos Raonic are also in good form.
Dan Evans, at No67 in the world after winning a Challenger in California earlier this month, goes into the draw as the second highest-ranked British player ahead of Kyle Edmund and Aljaz Bedene. All three won matches at this week’s Winston-Salem tournament. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/tennis/us-open-2016-andy-murray-has-never-arrived-at-flushing-meadows-in-better-shape-a3330496.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/b3c8288a7e4758c4b0effa84276aa200856cd1bab389b53633c7a7b0790299ba.json |
[
"Tom Doyle"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:09 | null | 2016-04-04T00:00:00 | Rio Ferdinand has revealed that he tried to convince Arsene Wenger to sign him for Arsenal after leaving Manchester United in 2014, but joked that Per Mertesacker was a 'quicker' alternative. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenals-arsene-wenger-turned-down-rio-ferdinand-after-manchester-united-exit-as-per-mertesacker-was-a3332701.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/04/04/09/20rioferdinand0404a.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news: Rio Ferdinand 'reached out' to Arsene Wenger after Manchester United exit, but Per Mertesacker was 'quicker' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Rio Ferdinand has revealed that he tried to convince Arsene Wenger to sign him for Arsenal after leaving Manchester United in 2014, but joked that Per Mertesacker was a 'quicker' alternative.
Ferdinand spent 12 seasons at United after a record £30million move in 2002, winning six Premier League titles and a Champions League trophy in an illustrious Old Trafford career.
The former England international left United in 2014 after David Moyes' ill-fated spell in charge, with injuries restricting him to 14 Premier League appearances in his final United campaign.
Ferdinand signed a one-year deal with QPR before retiring the following summer, but admitted on Twitter that the move to west London would not have happened had he been able to persuade Wenger to take a chance and hand him a contract at Arsenal.
Responding to a Twitter message that he should have joined Arsenal, Ferdinand said: "I did reach out to Mr Wenger!!"
I did reach out to Mr Wenger!! https://t.co/8jcm4JJbPj — Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) August 29, 2016
Former England striker Alan Shearer poked fun at Ferdinand for apparently being turned down by Wenger, but the defender joked that Wenger declined because he already had a 'quicker' option in Per Mertesacker - not exactly known for his blistering pace.
Went for the experience of Per @alanshearer who had a decent injury record! Who was also quicker!! — Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) August 29, 2016
But Ferdinand's proclamations didn't sit well with his United-supporting Twitter followers, with some accusing him of trying to swap Old Trafford for north London.
However, Ferdinand explained that his plea to Wenger came after he had left United, saying: "You mad.....was when I was out of contract at @ManUtd".
You mad....was when i was out of contract at @ManUtd https://t.co/MzaGn7ndaK — Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) August 29, 2016
In any case, Arsenal have moved on from those times with the arrivals of Rob Holding and Shkodran Mustafi, with Mertesacker now the one facing a fight to stay at Arsenal. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenals-arsene-wenger-turned-down-rio-ferdinand-after-manchester-united-exit-as-per-mertesacker-was-a3332701.html | en | 2016-04-04T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/aec62a982cb1f81feaca1627a5313a5fae696504d94458267f796ac91531873a.json |
[
"Hatty Collier"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:49 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Sir Richard Branson told today of how he feared he would die when he was involved in a horrific bicycle crash. The Virgin tycoon and entrepreneur, 66, crashed head first onto a road while he was on a training cycle run with his two adult children Holly and Sam on Monday. He was left with a badly damaged cheek and suffered severe cuts to his knee, chin, shoulder and body in the accident on Virgin Gorda, one of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Frichard-branson-cheats-death-in-horrific-bike-crash-on-british-virgin-islands-a3330571.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/12/richardbransoncrash.jpg | en | null | 'I thought I was going to die': Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson 'cheats death' in horror bike crash | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Sir Richard Branson told today of how he feared he would die when he was involved in a horrific bicycle crash.
The Virgin tycoon and entrepreneur, 66, crashed head first onto a road while he was on a training cycle run with his two adult children Holly and Sam on Monday.
He was left with a badly damaged cheek and suffered severe cuts to his knee, chin, shoulder and body in the accident on Virgin Gorda, one of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.
Sir Richard said: "I was heading down a hill towards Leverick Bay when it suddenly got really dark and I managed to hit a sleeping policeman hump in the road head on.
Sir Richard Branson recovers after being involved in a cycling crash on Virgin Gorda (Virgin.Com/PA Wire)
"The next thing I knew, I was being hurled over the handlebars and my life was literally flashing before my eyes.
"I really thought I was going to die. I went flying head-first towards the concrete road, but fortunately my shoulder and cheek took the brunt of the impact, and I was wearing a helmet that saved my life.
Sir Richard was cycling on the British Virgin Islands when the incident happened on Monday (Virgin.Com/PA Wire)
"My bike went flying off the cliff and disappeared. We've since recovered the crumpled bicycle, completely destroyed.
“My cheek has been badly damaged and my knee, chin, shoulder and body severely cut."
He said the first person to arrive on the scene after the crash was his assistant Helen Clarke, who he claimed to have told: “I’m alive! At least you’ve still got a job.”
The 66-year-old Virgin tycoon was on a training cycle run with his two children Holly and Sam (Virgin.Com/PA Wire)
He added: “She was wondering who was lying prostrate on the road. I was so glad to be alive that I quickly was able to summon my sense of humour."
He travelled to Miami, USA for x-rays and scans, and described himself as "extremely fortunate" to have only suffered a cracked cheek and torn ligaments.
Sir Richard hit a hump in the road head on (Virgin.Com/PA Wire)
Sir Richard said: "My biggest hardship is having to drink tea out of a straw."
He was cycling with his children as part of his training for next month's Virgin Strive Challenge, an endurance event from the base of the Matterhorn in the Alps to the summit of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy.
The Virgin founder badly damaged his cheek and suffered severe cuts to his knee, chin, shoulder and body (Virgin.Com/PA Wire)
He still hopes to take part in the event.
The crash happened on Monday, the day before Sir Richard's Twitter account posted CCTV images appearing to show Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn walking past empty unreserved train seats before he was filmed sitting on the floor complaining about "ram-packed" carriages on a Virgin Trains service.
It was also the fifth anniversary of the fire which destroyed his luxury home on Necker Island.
Richard Branson helps ex-offenders get back on track
Sir Richard joked: "What a way to mark it!" | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/richard-branson-cheats-death-in-horrific-bike-crash-on-british-virgin-islands-a3330571.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/6eca486f6ca508ccdc1f64cd1e9703c8eed4c9988563772f76b16c9e3fa30a08.json |
[
"Barney Davis"
] | 2016-08-30T06:50:53 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A teenager was left with horrific injuries after being slashed in the stomach with a deadly Zombie Killer knife as Notting Hill carnival suffered the worst violence in a generation. The 15-year-old boy was rushed to hospital in a critical condition where he underwent emergency surgery on a wound to his stomach. He is now in a stable condition, the Standard understands. 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. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fboy-15-slashed-in-stomach-with-zombie-killer-knife-at-notting-hill-carnival-a3331921.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/06/n3.jpg | en | null | Boy, 15, suffers horrific stomach injuries after 'Zombie knife' attack at Notting Hill carnival | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A teenager was left with horrific injuries after being slashed in the stomach with a deadly Zombie Killer knife as Notting Hill carnival suffered the worst violence in a generation.
The 15-year-old boy was rushed to hospital in a critical condition where he underwent emergency surgery on a wound to his stomach. He is now in a stable condition, the Standard understands.
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.
It is one of at least seven separate stabbing incidents which blighted the annual parade’s 50th anniversary and have led to fresh calls from residents and community leaders to consider moving the event into a park where crowds can be more easily controlled.
The Met today said more than 440 people had been arrested across the two-days of the Bank Holiday street party, which saw 17 attacks on police and 88 knife-related incidents.
A man with a bloodied nose speaks to police after violence at Carnival (AFP)
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.
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.
Paul Gates, tactical commander for the carnival, said the number of patients was up almost 20 per cent on last year, when 144 people were taken to hospital.
Tens of thousands of people arrived in west London for the event
He said: “Many of our patients needed emergency help after they had been drinking or taking drugs or had minor injuries such as cuts from broken glass.”
A large canister of compressed nitrous oxide – dubbed ‘hippy crack’ – with the capacity to fill 2,250 small bottles with a street value of £150,000 was seized in Queensway. Two men in their twenties are being questioned over the find.
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.
“He was slashed with one of those Zombie knives and if you take one of those out again your insides come with it.
Police officers arrive on Shrewsbury Road on the final day of the Notting Hill Carnival (PA)
“I believe he was stitched up again but of course he will never be the same. You have to ask why are people bringing zombie knives to carnival?
“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.
“It takes too long for emergency services to battle through the crowds because the route isn’t safe.
“It’s wonderful to have the sequins and the celebrations but so wrong to force them through these narrow streets.
“There will always be people who complain but they’re not the families of children who have been stabbed, they’re not the parents of the boy who had his stomach opened up.
“Every year the violence goes up and we have to tackle that we need a safe, family festival. We can’t go on like this waiting for someone to be killed.”
In a separate incident at 9pm last night, two men stabbed on Ladbroke Grove sought refuge in a nearby Starbucks where staff used napkins and sellotape to patch up their wounds as they waited 15 minutes for paramedics to make their way through the crowds.
A 28-year-old from Finsbury Park said: “The café worker was amazing. He got everyone out and took over. He only had paper towels and sellotape but he moved fast.”
Sheila Robertson, who has lived on the carnival route since 1968, told the Standard: “Every year it gets worse. I used to love carnival. It was a joy and it brought people together but it has changed dramatically since its infancy.
“It used to be a message of unity but violence has become part of carnival – it’s dividing people now and we’ve had enough.
Notting Hill Carnival 2016 - In pictures
18 show all Notting Hill Carnival 2016 - In pictures
1/18 Street festival: Thousands of people headed to Notting Hill for the second day of the carnival Getty
2/18 Snap: Performers in identical blue outfits pose for the cameras Getty
3/18 Big turnout: Hundreds lined the streets for the procession Getty
4/18 Caribbean culture: A woman dances her way down the street in the final day of the carnival Getty
5/18 Festival of colour: A performer dances in front of the crowds during the Grande Finale on Monday PA
6/18 Drummers filled the streets as Monday's event got into full swing PA
7/18 Police presence is high following complaints about security last year PA
8/18 Revellers take part in the Children's Day parade after a paint fight party EPA
9/18 Revellers take part in the Children's Day parade EPA/WILL OLIVER
10/18 Dancers perform during the Children's Day parade Isabel Infantes/PA Wire
11/18 Revellers take part in the Children's Day parade after a paint fight party EPA/WILL OLIVER
12/18 Dancers perform during the Children's Day parade Isabel Infantes/PA Wire
13/18 Dancers perform during the Children's Day parade Isabel Infantes/PA Wire
14/18 Revellers enjoy the Notting Hill Carnival after joining a paint fight party in the early morning Isabel Infantes/PA Wire
15/18 Performers dressed in flamboyant costumes for the Children's Day parade EPA/WILL OLIVER
16/18 Dancers perform during the Children's Day parade Isabel Infantes/PA Wire
17/18 Police Officers during the Children's Day parade Isabel Infantes/PA Wire
18/18 Revellers enjoy a paint fight party Isabel Infantes/PA Wire
“Now your property is no longer safe and you get treated with such disdain, everyone is so drunk and that’s what causes fights. A lot of the violence is gang related and they want to hide in the crowds.
“It’s time for things to change very radically.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/boy-15-slashed-in-stomach-with-zombie-killer-knife-at-notting-hill-carnival-a3331921.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/6a29835229f79bf02b1570c69998e1866c8a4f5a8df91e7fe4a478418f72cc71.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T16:51:03 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | With the end of the summer holidays fast approaching, you might be running out of ideas for family days out. Here’s a pick of late options to keep kids entertained. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Fgreat-days-out%2Fsummer-isn-t-over-yet-last-minute-things-to-do-in-london-with-the-kids-a3332706.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/17/london-eye.jpg | en | null | Summer isn’t over yet: Last minute things to do in London with the kids | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | 1/50 Be an audience member Across London, bbc.co.uk
Television shows need audiences for all that whooping and clapping and laughing – and what better way to keep everyone in a good mood than to keep things free? The BBC are big on it, but have a google as most top shows will have you in for nothing, provided like you’ll make like a seal and clap on demand. Rex
2/50 Late night comedy sessions Angel Comedy, 2 Camden Passage, N1 8DY, angelcomedy.co.uk
Angel Comedy host some big names (we thought the picture of Dara O'Briain might be a hint), so the laughs here are all but guaranteed. Often it’s a chance to see new material being tested out, something it’s just a name thoroughly enjoying themselves. There’s something on almost every night, with shows on at 8pm – but get down early as, unsurprisingly, it’s gets busy quickly. Russell Howard, Tim Vine and Richard Herring are known to pop in.
3/50 Skate the streets London Friday Night Skate, across London, lfns.co.uk
If the weather is decent, grab your roller skates for a group blade across the city. The route can vary, but groups always meet nearby the Achilles Statue in Hyde Park. They offer both a Friday night skate for those pretty confident on wheels, and a Sunday stroll for those looking to take things a little easier. Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Leon Neal/AFP/Getty
4/50 Take an acting masterclass Theatre Royal Haymarket, 18 Suffolk St, SW1Y 4HT, masterclass.org.uk
This really is marvellous: the Theatre Royal Haymarket hosts workshops from those who live and breathe theatre. They offer everything from acting classes to tips from top stage designers to practical career advice. Some big names have been involved, including Idris Elba, Sherlock’s Mark Gatiss and Mark Strong. The sessions are free for under 30s.
5/50 Head up to Big Ben Big Ben, Westminster, SW1A 0AA, parliament.uk
Climb the 334 stairs up the Elizabeth Tower to the famous bell, Big Ben. It’s a London icon, but so few have made it up there. Still, the views from the tower are stunning, while the insides of the clock faces are fascinating in their own way. Tours are 9.00am, 11.00am and 2.00pm Monday to Friday and are free, but must be sponsored by an MP. That’s easy enough to do, as it happens: all the details are the link. Have fun. Jeremy Selwyn
6/50 See a show Across London, standard.co.uk
‘Seeing a show’ can seem like synonym for ‘spending a fortune’, but in truth, there are a few ways to get tickets for free. Wonderful, huh? So wonderful, in fact, we’ve written an entire guide on how. Click the link for more. Kevin Foy/REX
7/50 Learn something at an LSE public lecture Across the LSE Campus, lse.ac.uk
If you’re harbouring a sinking feeling that since leaving education your brain has slowly been deteriorating, perk up with a free public lecture at one of the country’s top universities, LSE. They tackle some big subjects, like the refugee crisis, terrorism and gender equality, and attract big names too: Jeremy Corbyn will be speaking this summer.
8/50 Catch a free classical concert St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ bbc.co.uk
Head to St-Martins-In-The-Fields one lunchtime for a spot of culture. Full details can be found on their website, but the concert standard is uniformly excellent, and they’ve a broad programme on – expect everything from pan flutes to piano recitals to snippets of Mahler. The concerts are completely free, but donations are welcomed. Elisa.rolle/Wiki Commons
9/50 Watch iconic films without paying a penny BFI South Bank, South Block, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XT, bfi.org.uk
The BFI Mediatheque is a beautiful thing: head down to watch a film or television programme from the BFI’s substantial archive, without paying a penny. They’ve more than 2,500 highlights to enjoy, which include old British TV favourites and iconic films, as well as rare home footage which give a fascinatingly intimate insight into the past. There’s even a chance to rewatch England’s victory in the 1966 world cup final. Youtube, eat your heart out.
10/50 Get your karaoke on... or join in a film club The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB, thealibilondon.co.uk
A Dalston favourite and with good reason, the Alibi always offers free entry. On Mondays, they’ve got a film club screening the classics – often with a horror slant – which is followed by a raucous karaoke night. Always a good laugh.
11/50 Get a stunning view of the city at the Sky Garden Sky Garden, 20 Fenchurch St, EC3M 8AF, skygarden.london
At 155m up, the Sky Garden offers arguably the best view of London there is. Unlike some of the other sky-high spots in the capital, it’s completely free to get up to Sky Garden and have a wander around. It’s impressive during the day; at night, the city is a glittering carpet under the floating dark. The bar isn’t bad, but if you do feel like splashing out, both the Darwin brasserie and Fenchurch restaurant are excellent – Fenchurch benefitting from terrific vegetarian offerings.
12/50 Discover the secret Japanese gardens Kyoto Gardens, Holland park, 112-114 Holland Park Ave, W11 4UA, rbkc.gov.uk
You needn’t be tired of London to want to get away from it every once in awhile. The Kyoto gardens offer a moment of Japanese calm. It’s beautiful, striking, and a world away from just about everywhere else around. See it, you must.
13/50 Be swept away at the Royal Air Force museum Royal Air Force museum, Grahame Park Way, NW9 5LL, rafmuseum.org.uk
More than 100 historic craft sit here, helping tell the story of the RAF’s history. It’s as much about the people as the planes too, and there are some fascinating tales being told. Highlights include the 3D Cinema, and the stirring light show Our Finest Hour, which honours the Battle of Britain. That said, the planes themselves are a marvel. Royal Air Force Museum
14/50 Columbia Road Flower Market Columbia Rd, E2 7RG, columbiaroad.info
This market is a gorgeous, bustling collection of bright smells and vivid splashes of colour. With the weather right, it’s a beautiful place simply to wander down. It’s open 8am - 3ish, and later on is when the bargains are to be had. There are plenty of coffee shops and boutiques nearby, too. Getty
15/50 See a trial at the Old Bailey The Old Bailey, EC4M 7EH, old-bailey.com
While not every trial may be as compelling as hit series The People vs OJ Simpson, the Old Bailey offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of criminal law. The public galleries are open to anyone, and heading down, you’ll soon find yourself bizarrely intrigued. Just remember, you can't take in bags, cameras or mobile phones and there's no cloakroom. Open Monday to Friday, 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm. Google Maps
16/50 See a neon wonder God's Own Junkyard, Unit 12, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall St, E17 9HQ, godsownjunkyard.co.uk
Displaying the largest number of vintage neon signs in Europe, God’s Own Junkyard is a kitsch collection of wonders. It’s a flickering boutique of 50s Vegas and the dark end of old Soho all at the same time, and they serve tea and cake too. Go. Your Instagram never looked better.
17/50 Join a (good) gym Good Gym, across London, goodgym.org
A gym membership for free? That’s all you need to know. Good Gym aren’t your traditional bunch of fitness freaks, however: this lot are working out with purpose. They live up to their moniker by filling each run or workout session with good deeds (though, in true gym parlance, they call them ‘missions’): you could be helping an older person, clearing compost, handing out fliers or giving something a lick of paint, or… well, suffice to say, there’s plenty to keep anyone active. While it’s entirely free, this not-for-profit are grateful for contributions from regular members.
18/50 Head to Hackney City Farm Hackney City Farm, 1a Goldsmiths Row, London E2 8QA, hackneycityfarm.co.uk
A chance to see adorable animals without paying a penny? Don’t pass this opportunity up. Besides pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, sheep, geese and more, they also offer pottery and mosaic classes. Hackney City Farms
19/50 ...or try Spitalfields instead Spitalfields City Farm, Buxton St, E1 5AR, spitalfieldscityfarm.org
For more than 30 years, Spitalfields City Farm has been home to donkeys, ponies, sheep, goats, cows and more, and they’ve always plenty on. Around Easter, they host The Goat Race (much more amusing than it’s Oxford-Cambridge river equivalent), and from then on, they’ve the likes of Donkey Day, the Sheep and Wool Fayre, CowFest and harvest celebrations. Niamh Coughlan Photography
20/50 Walk the South Bank (and don't forget the beach) The South Bank, southbankcentre.co.uk
Don’t take the South Bank for granted: besides the beach, which is really quite pretty in the right weather, it’s the perfect place to simply stroll along. Come and appreciate just how magnificent London really can be: you can take the likes of St Paul’s, The London Eye, Tower Bridge, the Oxo Tower, The Royal Festival Hall, the Tate Modern and plenty more. Just look up: what a place to live. Google Maps
21/50 Watch a concert at the Scoop The Scoop, Queen's Walk, SE1 2DB, morelondon.com
The Scoop host events all year around, all of which are free and open to everyone. They’ve theatre, music, film, and screen sport during the summer. In fact, if you’re ever short of something to do on a summer’s evening, or on a weekend, look them up: you’ll likely find something to do.
22/50 Hear something new at Speaker's Corner... or speak up yourself Speaker's Corner, Hyde Park, speakerscorner.net
Celebrate eccentricity from around the world at Speaker’s Corner, the last corner of the world where truly free speech is aired. Sure, you’ll hear some outrageous rubbish being spouted, but you might just catch something quietly revelatory, too. Either way, the beauty of speaker’s corner is the absence of the kind of hysterical self-righteous rage which plagues Twitter. Panyd/Wikipedia
23/50 Start your own festival Wherever you can pull it off, freefilmfestivals.org
Always wanted to host DaveFest? Well, now you can. This free programme is all for community spirit, and helps people across London put on their own events, usually film festivals. If you think you’ve got in it, get involved, and if you’d rather just participate, check the website for their latest happenings.
24/50 See the strangest exhibits in the city at London's only Zoology museum Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, 21 University St, WC1E 6DE, ucl.ac.uk
The only remaining university zoological museum in London is a compendium of oddities, a treasure trove of wonders. Nobody could claim it’s pretty, but there are some extraordinary pieces here. Taxidermy and animal skeletons, the place leaves visitors a little creeped out and very curious. Don’t miss the elephant skull. Extraordinary and, in the very literal sense, unique. UCL Grant Museum / Matt Clayton
25/50 Watch the deer at Richmond Park Richmond Park, royalparks.org.uk
Richmond Park is the largest of London's eight Royal Parks, an extraordinary space where the grass seems greener, the flowers seem to smell better and the sun seems warmer. The park has a magic that's not tangible – go to the Isabella plantation to see what we mean. It is a National Nature Reserve, London's largest Site of Special Scientific Interest and a European Special Area of Conservation. The red and fallow deer that live in the park will bring a moment of silence to your day. They’re beautiful. The Royal Parks
26/50 Head to a free gig The Social, 5 Little Portland St, W1W 7JD, thesocial.com
Over more than 15 years, the Social has built up a reputation as one of London’s finest venues for a good time. It’s always free entry upstairs if an act is playing downstairs, and sometimes hosts free entry downstairs for gigs too – just check the website for details. Music here veers towards funk, hip hop and house, but they’ve plenty of new bands, too. If you can stretch to a fiver, go for hip hop karaoke on a Thursday. Tremendous fun and the ideal chance to embarrass yourself, or maybe even surprise your colleagues…
27/50 Take a trip on the Thames New Ferry Approach, SE18 6DX, royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Hardly glamorous, but taking this ferry is actually surprisingly good fun (better, even, than sitting in the front seats on the DLR. Really.) You’re out on the water, you can admire London from afar, and you’ll have the sun in your face and the wind in your hair. It goes from Woolwich and North Woolwich, so it doesn’t last especially long, but you can’t have everything. If you’re in the area, give it a go. Wiki Commons
28/50 Learn something at a National Portrait Gallery lecture National Portrait Gallery, St. Martin's Pl, WC2H 0HE, npg.org.uk
The National Portrait Gallery is a London institution and rightly so. Though some exhibitions must be paid for, the majority of it is free. Go one evening, when it’s a little quieter, to appreciate their wonderful collection: there are stories and stories and stories in these paintings. The best of it, to our minds, is in the 20th century rooms, where there are some extraordinary sculptures. Oh, and keep an eye out for the most magnificent portrait in the place, in room 31, of William Maxwell Aitke. A beautiful piece, and we promise we’re not picking it because he once was the proprietor of this paper. Mike Peel/www.mikepeel.net/Wiki Commons
29/50 Stretch out with some Yoga 36 Shorts Gardens, Covent Garden, WC2H 9AB, innerspace.org.uk
Those who need some respite from the grind of life can drop into Inner Space for free lunchtime and evening meditation and positive thinking classes. Take a little me time. Go on. Besides, this is cheaper and healthier than a box of wine.
30/50 Watch the Ceremony of the Keys Tower of London, EC3N 4AB, hrp.org.uk
You’ll need to book up for this, but hey, it’s a 700-year-old ceremony, so you can afford to be patient. The Tower is home to the Crown Jewels and all number of priceless jewels, so locking it up isn’t just for show. It’s an odd thing to think you’re witnessing just what someone did hundreds of years ago – this is a very real link to the past. Book up as much in advance as possible.
31/50 The Natural History Museum The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, SW7 5BD, nhm.ac.uk
Stunning from the outside, a marvel on the inside. It houses some extraordinary exhibits: the dinosaurs, of course, but the Earth galleries are a marvel, the collection of mammals stunning (and a reminder of how small we all are.) Don’t miss the 3.5 ton Cranbourne meteorite from Australia, either.
32/50 Visit the Postman's Park Postman's Park, St Martin's Le Grand, EC1A 4AS, cityoflondon.gov.uk
The park itself is peace in a city of noise, but the reason to go is the touching Watts memorial, built in 1900, which commemorates acts of heroism. It’s somewhat tragic, given many of the Doulton tablets tell stories of involving children, lost or nearly lost to fire, drowning or train accidents, but the bravery of those who died in their attempts to save them is, with no grandiloquence, somewhat life-affirming. Sounds silly, but go see for yourself.
33/50 Go skate boarding Across London, londonskateparks.co.uk
London is full of free skate parks: take advantage of one. Either try it yourself or, if you’ve realised you’re too ancient now, prove yourself the cool aunt/uncle by being in the know. Adam.J.W.C./Wiki Commons
34/50 Get your culture on at the Barbican Barbican Centre, Silk St, EC2Y 8DS, barbican.org.uk
The Curve room at the Barbican is a permanently free space that fills up with intriguing new installations, such as the famous Random International's Rain Room from a couple of years ago. Beware of queues. Oli Scarff/Getty Images
35/50 Head to the world-famous Portobello Road market Portobello Road, W11, portobelloroad.co.uk
Gentrified as this market is, the fact remains it was a favourite of Paddington Bear, and that alone is reason enough to go. There are plenty of other attractions, too: if you’re keen to shop, one-of-a-kind pieces are sat on all the stalls, and there are some beautiful editions of books nestled about. The fun of it is free, though: the shouting, the haggling, the beautiful painted houses. portobelloroad.co.uk
36/50 See icons, and read the world's first printed words British Library, 96 Euston Rd, NW1 2DB, bl.uk
Why haven’t you been to the British library lately? This building houses gold: two copies of the Magna Carta, rare Beatles lyrics, documents from Henry VIII’s reign, Diamond Sutra, the world's earliest dated printed book (yup!) and the only surviving manuscript copy of Beowulf. This is history, people, magnificent, magnificent history and you could be seeing it. Marvels. Mander & Mitchenson / ArenaPAL
37/50 Take a tour of Somerset House Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA, somersethouse.org.uk
Somerset House may be impressive enough to have doubled for St Petersburg in Bond film Goldeneye, but its interior is not to be missed, either. The free tours run each Tuesday, at 12.45 and at 14.15, and last for around an hour. They’re well worth it, in part because the building has a history worth knowing. Besides, you’ll be walking the same halls that Anne of Denmark, Henrietta Maria and Catherine of Braganza all did.
38/50 Changing the Guard Buckingham Palace, SW1A 1AA, royalcollection.org.uk
This event is so wonderfully, absurdly British that we all tend to ignore it while Americans stare on proudly. But it’s a spectacle, so stop, just once. It lasts about 45 minutes (bring a sandwich, then), and runs daily from April until the end of July, at 11.30am. It’s a tradition that’s lasted since 1660, so it’s certainly got staying power. Pierre-Selim/Wiki Commons
39/50 Enjoy Evensong at St Paul's St Paul's Cathedral, EC4M 8AD, stpauls.co.uk
St Paul’s is a magnificent building, hardy and resilient, that has stayed open against all the odds (apart from one memorable incident in 2012, ably documented in the play Temple), but it isn’t merely a highlight of the city’s skyline. Inside, it’s stunning, and not only for its architecture, but as a working Cathedral. Evensong, from 5 – 5.45, never fails to move. The choir is kept to an exceptional standard. It’s free to attend, but be respectful, as it’s a place of worship. Donations are welcomed.
40/50 The Photographer's Gallery The Photographer's Gallery, 16-18 Ramillies St, W1F 7LW, thephotographersgallery.org.uk
The Photographers Gallery sadly is often overlooked, but as the largest public gallery in the capital dedicated to photography, it really, really shouldn’t be. As well as work from up-and-coming artists, they’ve a historical collection that shows off some stunning work, and work that shows how photography has evolved over the past century. Entry is only free before midday, £3 thereafter. Stephen Gill
41/50 See the wildlife at St James's Park St James's Park, SW1A 2BJ, royalparks.org.uk
The Royal Parks are all worth a visit, but St James’s tops them for its wildlife: pop in to watch the pelicans being fed, or wander around the lake to see the mallards splashing about. The park also hosts the annual Trooping the Colour, and contains the Mall and Horse Guards Parade. Inn The Park is a nice spot for a glass of wine in the afternoon, too, and the park stays open late too, so you can picnic well after sundown.
42/50 Have a laugh Comedy Cafe Theatre, 68 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY, comedycafetheatre.co.uk
This cosy East London loft space is funny each night of the week, but Wednesdays are new act night, which is free. Naturally, the quality varies, but the place generally attracts quality. Who knows, you might just see a star being born.
43/50 Head to London's quirkiest museum Sir John Soane's Museum, 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3BP, soane.org
Something about Sir John Soane’s museum is unlike any other: once the home of the famous neo-classical architect, the gorgeous residence has everything from curious antiquities collected on his travels, Greek and Roman bronzes, art by the likes of Canaletto, Turner and Hogarth. The private apartments tour is our highlight, but all of it is winning. It draws its character not from the displays themselves, but the sheer diversity of what’s there, and the strangely homely feel. Oh, and they host taxidermy workshops. There isn’t a place like it. Oh, and here’s a fun fact: the tomb for his wife was the inspiration for the red telephone box. Put that in your pub quiz file.
44/50 Catch a free football match The Roxy Bar and Screen, 128-132 Borough High St, SE1 1LB, roxybarandscreen.co.uk
The Roxy bar and screen is a favourite along Borough High Street, which screens films regularly, but also shows many football matches, free of charge. Head down for decent drinks and a lively atmosphere.
45/50 Have fun at the Science Museum The Science Museum, Exhibition Rd, SW7 2DD, sciencemuseum.org.uk
Rightly beloved, the science museum is practically an oversize treasure chest. It’s famous tactile: everything is designed to be explored and involved with. In short, it’s a place for the curious. Exhibits change regularly, but must-sees include their space display, which includes rockets, satellites and probes, and Who Am I?, which is a chance for everyone to indulge in themselves, and to see how we all got here, why, and what makes us human. Science Museum London
46/50 Step into the past Geffrye Museum, 136 Kingsland Rd, E2 8EA, geffrye-museum.org.uk
Many places claim to show what life was like once upon a time, but the understated Geffrye Museum perhaps does it most authentically. Wander between rooms dressed as they would have been decades ago. What’s most intriguing is not simply seeing a room from the 1930s, or sometime in the 1800s, but the difference between them, the changing taste, and what’s lasted from then to now. They’ve also beautiful gardens. Chris Ridley/Geffrye Museum of the Home
47/50 The Whitechapel Gallery The Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High St, E1 7QX, whitechapelgallery.org
The Whitechapel bills itself as ‘the artists gallery for everyone’ and certainly, that’s the feel this unpretentious cultivates. They’ve an ever-changing roster of what’s on, but all share a common theme: they’re designed to provoke and to push, to make the audience think. An interesting place to be.
48/50 Catch a free gig at Rough Trade Rough Trade East, 91 Brick Ln, E1 6QL, roughtrade.com
Brick Lane's famous independent record shop hosts regular free gigs, and the line up in the past has included the likes of Kendrick Lamar (pictured), Gabrielle Aplin and Foals. Wristbands are given out one hour before kick-off, and the events tend to be very popular. Follow them on Twitter for regular updates. Andy Sheppard/Redferns via Getty Images
49/50 The Wellcome Collection The Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Rd, NW1 2BE, wellcomecollection.org
The Wellcome Collection’s location means it isn’t as busy as some of London’s other top museum, which has its advantages: for one, you’ve more time to appreciate the exhibits and fewer tourists to mutter bitterly about. The library is not to be missed, and the Medicine Man collection is completely absorbing. Don’t miss the Picasso, either. | http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/great-days-out/summer-isn-t-over-yet-last-minute-things-to-do-in-london-with-the-kids-a3332706.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/63a7e8e1903284403517f376449104c43a31c64d54e537bce92307c92506465f.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T10:51:51 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A top comedian launched a heartfelt appeal for witnesses to come forward after his best friend from school was killed in a one-punch attack. Stand-up Rob Beckett spoke out after banking executive Oliver Dearlove, 30, was attacked and left to die in the street by a stranger in Blackheath at the weekend. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Foliver-dearlove-death-comedian-rob-beckett-issues-appeal-for-help-to-find-childhood-friends-killer-a3332021.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/08/oliverdearlovew.jpg | en | null | Oliver Dearlove death: Comedian Rob Beckett issues appeal for help to find childhood friend's killer | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A top comedian launched a heartfelt appeal for witnesses to come forward after his best friend from school was killed in a one-punch attack.
Stand-up Rob Beckett spoke out after banking executive Oliver Dearlove, 30, was attacked and left to die in the street by a stranger in Blackheath at the weekend.
Mr Dearlove, who had worked for the Queen’s exclusive bank Coutts, was pronounced dead on Sunday evening after the attack in the early hours of the morning.
Beckett, who has appeared on shows including Mock the Week, said: "My best friend growing up Oli Dearlove was killed in #Blackheath. If you have any info please report it."
Appeal for help: Comedian Rob Beckett
He asked his followers to retweet his message, and later said: “Thank you all so much for your kind messages and RTing. Very much appreciated. I'm gonna tweet it again in the morning if you could RT again.”
Mr Dearlove, a relationship manager at private bank Duncan Lawrie in Belgravia, had been out with university friends on Saturday evening.
The couple had been together for four years and were saving up to buy a house together and start a family.
Detectives are appealing for four women with whom he had been speaking shortly before the attack to come forward as they attempt to trace his killer.
If you were in Blackheath this weekend and have any information please report it. Thank you. https://t.co/BYOPlDSyrX — Rob Beckett (@robbeckettcomic) August 29, 2016
Scotland Yard’s DCI Lee Watling, from the Homicide and Major Crime Command, said: "We are retaining an open mind at this stage of the investigation with regards to a motive and our primary aim is to establish how Mr Dearlove came to receive the injuries which led to his death.
“We are appealing for anyone who was at Tranquil Vale who witnessed the incident - in particular a group of up to four white females who Mr Dearlove and his friends were speaking to around the time the offence occurred."
No arrests have been made and officers are investigating.
Anyone with information that may assist police is asked to call the incident room on 0208 721 4205. To remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/oliver-dearlove-death-comedian-rob-beckett-issues-appeal-for-help-to-find-childhood-friends-killer-a3332021.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/0f1d28bfe2c41ddc1135373073a67344512d01a7bf7cadeba13d3814a6daaed1.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:12:25 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Detectives today issued fresh CCTV as they revealed a DNA breakthrough three years after a lone woman was raped in a terrifying attack in west London. The woman, 27, was assaulted while walking home in Hillingdon three years ago – but detectives have since put together a full DNA profile which they hope can be used in a renewed hunt for the suspect. The allaged attack happened at around 2.30am on June 16, 2013 in an alleyway which runs onto Fairfield Road near to the High Street in Yiewsley. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ffresh-cctv-released-in-hunt-for-rapist-after-lone-woman-targeted-in-terrifying-attack-a3330051.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/08/cctv-footage-still.jpg | en | null | Fresh CCTV released in hunt for rapist after lone woman targeted in terrifying attack | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Detectives today issued fresh CCTV as they revealed a DNA breakthrough three years after a lone woman was raped in a terrifying attack in west London.
The woman, 27, was assaulted while walking home in Hillingdon three years ago – but detectives have since put together a full DNA profile which they hope can be used in a renewed hunt for the suspect.
The allaged attack happened at around 2.30am on June 16, 2013 in an alleyway which runs onto Fairfield Road near to the High Street in Yiewsley.
Detectives recently reviewed the unsolved attack and relaunched their appeal to make sure "all lines of inquiry" are explored.
Detective Constable James Ashton, from Scotland Yard’s Homicide and Major Crime Command, said: "Following a review, including forensics, of the original investigation by the HMCC we have obtained a full DNA profile of the suspect.
Suspect: Police want to speak to this man in connection with the unsolved rape. (Met Police.)
“Whilst three years have passed since the offence, we are very keen to identify and speak to the person seen in the CCTV, or anyone who may have witnessed something that Saturday night who can help.
"Given that we have a full DNA profile any information about potential suspects given to us can be quickly and easily ruled out or verified.
“The DNA sample has been searched on UK databases and circulated by Interpol as part of our efforts to trace the man responsible.
"It is possible that there are people out there who the suspect has spoken to about the attack, if he has, then it is not too late to come forward and talk to us."
The suspect, who police want to speak to, is a white man of stocky build and was spotted in CCTV footage leaving the alleyway.
Dressed in a dark jacket, light coloured top and dark trousers, the man turns into Fairfield Road and the High Street before heading towards West Drayton. As he leaves the alleyway he is passed by a car.
At this stage detectives have no evidence to believe that the rape is linked to any other offence.
The HMCC regularly carry out reviews of unsolved stranger rape cases to ensure all lines of enquiry are exploited, including appealing to the public.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the incident room on 020 8358 0200 or Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/fresh-cctv-released-in-hunt-for-rapist-after-lone-woman-targeted-in-terrifying-attack-a3330051.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/9e91ec173f27bcf3d1fda50813544b1c2317aeff81006aca261b8ce0f298350e.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T18:50:32 | null | 2014-12-19T00:00:00 | Sadiq Khan has warned safety must be addressed at Fabric after the drug-related deaths of two teenage boys. The Farringdon superclub had its licence suspended this month following the drug-related deaths of two 18-year-old boys. A petition to save the nightclub, started this week, notched up more than 50,000 signatures in less than 24 hours, and now has support from more than 90,000 people. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Fsadiq-khan-safety-must-be-addressed-at-fabric-after-drug-deaths-licence-suspension-a3331831.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2014/12/19/08/Fabric.jpg | en | null | Sadiq Khan: Safety 'must be addressed' at Fabric after drug deaths licence suspension | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Sadiq Khan has warned safety must be addressed at Fabric after the drug-related deaths of two teenage boys.
The Farringdon superclub had its licence suspended this month following the drug-related deaths of two 18-year-old boys.
A petition to save the nightclub, started this week, notched up more than 50,000 signatures in less than 24 hours, and now has support from more than 90,000 people.
Responding to the online campaign, the Mayor of London said he was concerned about the future of London nightlife but warned there were "issues that need addressing" at Fabric.
In a statment published on the petition's page, he wrote: "I am committed to using the influence of my office to overcome the numerous challenges facing the night time economy.
"However, it is important to note that City Hall does not have the power to intervene in licensing cases like the current situation with Fabric.
"Clubbing needs to be safe. There have been two tragic deaths at Fabric over recent months and there are clearly issues that need addressing."
He went on: "Fabric, the Metropolitan Police and Islington will of course have to take real action to protect the safety of everyone who enjoys a night out at the club.
"My team have spoken to all involved in the current situation and I am urging them to find a common sense solution that ensures the club remains open while protecting the safety of those who want to enjoy London’s clubbing scene."
The club's licence will be reviewed by Islington council on September 6.
Fabric wrote earlier this week: "The safety of all our customers has always been at the core of what we do, so right now we’re working with the relevant authorities and looking at everything we can to make sure that we can continue to operate after the 6th September.
"This petition demonstrates the sheer magnitude of people who not only value what have been doing here in Farringdon for nearly two decades, but also care about our culture, our city’s nightlife and the wider night time economy."
In an earlier statement, the council said: "After two recent drug-related deaths, the Metropolitan Police applied for an interim suspension of Fabric’s licence.
“Fabric agreed not to contest this application, and a licensing sub-committee has today suspended Fabric’s licence. This will be followed by a review of Fabric’s licence within 28 days.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/sadiq-khan-safety-must-be-addressed-at-fabric-after-drug-deaths-licence-suspension-a3331831.html | en | 2014-12-19T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/30998742a9215c901a22c823416011e3414e765d40ff40a7c4025cdffe133097.json |
[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-27T18:49:55 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | A mass state funeral has held in Italy victims of the earthquake that struck the country earlier this week. Weeping relatives hugged each other and reached out to touch the simple wooden coffins at the funeral for some of the 291 people killed in the quake. Amongst the 35 coffins laid out in a sports hall in the town of Ascoli Piceno were small caskets holding the bodies of an 18-month-old baby and a nine-year-old girl, two of the 21 children who are known to have died when the quake hit central Italy early on Wednesday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fmass-state-funeral-held-for-victims-of-italian-earthquake-a3331191.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/18/italyfuneral.jpg | en | null | Mass state funeral held for victims of Italian earthquake | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A mass state funeral has held in Italy victims of the earthquake that struck the country earlier this week.
Weeping relatives hugged each other and reached out to touch the simple wooden coffins at the funeral for some of the 291 people killed in the quake.
Amongst the 35 coffins laid out in a sports hall in the town of Ascoli Piceno were small caskets holding the bodies of an 18-month-old baby and a nine-year-old girl, two of the 21 children who are known to have died when the quake hit central Italy early on Wednesday.
"Don't be afraid to bewail your suffering, we have seen so much suffering. But I ask you not to lose your courage," Bishop Giovanni D'Ercole said in a homily in the hall, which was packed with grieving families and top politicians including the Italian president, Sergio Mattarella, and the prime minister, Matteo Renzi.
"Only together can we rebuild our houses and churches. Above all, together we can give life back to our communities," he said, speaking in front of a dusty crucifix salvaged from one of the dozens of churches devastated by the quake.
Mourning: A woman sits next to a coffin to pay her respects as she attends a funeral for the earthquake victims inside a gym in Ascoli Piceno (REUTERS/Adamo Di Loreto)
Even as the funeral Mass was being held, rescuers kept searching through the rubble of the worst-hit town, Amatrice, but acknowledged they had little hope of finding more survivors from Italy's worst earthquake in seven years.
Nine more bodies were recovered from the town on Saturday, including three pulled overnight from the crumpled Hotel Roma, bringing the death toll in Amatrice alone to 230 residents and tourists.
Authorities said 387 people were still in hospital, with one patient dying from his injuries during the day.
One of the last people to be plucked alive from the debris was a girl called Giorgia, who turned four on Saturday. Her sister Giulia's small coffin lay in the centre of the sports hall for the funeral Mass.
"Hello little one," said a handwritten note left on her coffin by one of the rescue team that retrieved her body.
"I am sorry that we arrived late. You had already stopped breathing, but I want you to know up there that we did all we could to get you out of there." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/mass-state-funeral-held-for-victims-of-italian-earthquake-a3331191.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/2880ff84c57b48981036c8f1bbc5da1a1eca5ec141c03921616f4020158b62dc.json |
[
"Francesca Gillett"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:39 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | An extinct species of bear probably died out because of its vegan diet, scientists have found. Researchers analysed bones found in a cave in Belgium and discovered the European cave bear had a limited plant-based diet – similar to the endangered panda. Scientists believe the bear’s vegan diet, unlike today’s meat-eating bears, meant they died out around 25,000 years ago during the last Ice Age when food was in short supply. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fextinct-bears-died-out-because-they-were-vegans-scientists-find-a3330001.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/07/shutterstock-471888596.jpg | en | null | Extinct European bears died out because they were vegans, scientists find | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | An extinct species of bear probably died out because of its vegan diet, scientists have found.
Researchers analysed bones found in a cave in Belgium and discovered the European cave bear had a limited plant-based diet – similar to the endangered panda.
Scientists believe the bear’s vegan diet, unlike today’s meat-eating bears, meant they died out around 25,000 years ago during the last Ice Age when food was in short supply.
The findings, which saw scientists from Japan, Canada, Belgium and Germany collaborate together, have been published in the Journal of Quaternary Science, the Times reported.
Cave bears were common in Europe around 400,000 years ago and, at 3.5 metres tall, are larger than bears today. Despite their name, the bears did not lives in caves but used them for hibernation.
The scientists analysed amino acids in remains of collagen, which makes up connective tissue in the body. The make-up of the amino acids showed the bears were vegans.
It has long been wondered why the bears became extinct, with some scientists believing it was due to hunting or changing temperatures.
Professor Hervé Bocherens, from the University of Tübingen, said: “We intend to examine additional cave bear bones from various European locations with this new method, as well as conducting controlled feeding experiments with modern bears in order to further solidify our proposition.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/extinct-bears-died-out-because-they-were-vegans-scientists-find-a3330001.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/750da42a1e511d36c1f8f4ef5df6cd8fd1e0b6fde4478aa59ff0974d65e33550.json |
[
"Tom Collomosse"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:53 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Pau Lopez was expected to complete a loan move to Tottenham from Espanyol on Wednesday. The goalkeeper was poised to join on a temporary arrangement at first, which could turn into a £6million deal at the end of the campaign if certain conditions are met. Lopez will fight with Michel Vorm to be understudy to Hugo Lloris, who is currently injured but is expected to be available again after the international break. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fpau-lopez-to-tottenham-spurs-expected-to-complete-loan-deal-for-espanyol-goalkeeper-today-a3333211.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/25/11/paulopez2508.jpg | en | null | Tottenham transfer news: Pau Lopez expected to complete Spurs loan move today | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Pau Lopez was expected to complete a loan move to Tottenham from Espanyol on Wednesday.
The goalkeeper was poised to join on a temporary arrangement at first, which could turn into a £6million deal at the end of the campaign if certain conditions are met.
Lopez will fight with Michel Vorm to be understudy to Hugo Lloris, who is currently injured but is expected to be available again after the international break.
Lloris has not joined the France squad because of a hamstring injury sustained in Tottenham’s 1-1 draw at Everton on the opening day of the season.
Lopez, 22, is a Spain Under-21 international who has been included in the senior squad before, but has yet to make his full debut for his country.
His arrival would place a question mark over the long-term future of Vorm, as it would leave Tottenham with three goalkeepers of first-team standard. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/pau-lopez-to-tottenham-spurs-expected-to-complete-loan-deal-for-espanyol-goalkeeper-today-a3333211.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/3dfff4dc0f5154bcc765099f0318f6017d53af08a394895c891c0da76a223abb.json |
[
"Simon Johnson"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:34 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Chelsea are locked in talks with Paris Saint-Germain over a sensational return for defender David Luiz. PSG rejected a £32million offer last night from Chelsea, who are desperately trying to buy a centre half before the window shuts tonight. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelsea-transfer-news-blues-locked-in-talks-over-sensational-david-luiz-return-after-psg-reject-32m-a3333161.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/10/davidluiz3108.jpg | en | null | David Luiz to Chelsea: Blues locked in talks over sensational transfer after PSG reject £32m bid | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Chelsea are locked in talks with Paris Saint-Germain over a sensational return for defender David Luiz.
PSG rejected a £32million offer last night from Chelsea, who are desperately trying to buy a centre half before the window shuts tonight.
The French champions need a lot of convincing to sell the Brazil international, even though he is no longer guaranteed to be first choice at the back.
Luiz is keen on a return to Stamford Bridge, where he played between 2011-14 before being sold to PSG for £50m.
The 29-year-old has the option of making a transfer request to force a switch back to west London through, but is unlikely to do so due to the strength of his relationship with the club's president Nasser al-Khelaïfi.
Chelsea will have to increase their bid significantly to persuade PSG to change their minds, especially as they won't have much time to find a replacement.
New PSG coach Unai Emery favours a partnership of Luiz's Brazil team-mates Marquinhos and Thaigo Silva, who is just about to return from a hip injury, at the back this term.
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That has given Chelsea hope that PSG can be persuaded to let Luiz go, even though Emery still wants him in the squad.
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Luiz was a popular figure among Chelsea supporters during his time at Stamford Bridge, during which he won three trophies, including the Champions League.
He was being earmarked by some members of the hierarchy as a potential captain once John Terry leaves, but his career at the club stagnated following the appointment of Jose Mourinho as manager in 2013.
Chelsea have been trying to sign a centre back all summer and have had bids for Kalidou Koulibaly, Leonardo Bonucci and Alessio Romagnoli fall through.
New coach Antonio Conte has added West Ham's Angelo Ogbonna name to the wish-list, while the club expects to complete the signing of Marco Alonso from Fiorentina. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-transfer-news-blues-locked-in-talks-over-sensational-david-luiz-return-after-psg-reject-32m-a3333161.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/579e6a7de25e2155e139023a4becf4f638f32c347f1240bfecc58d1f764702dd.json |
[
"Tom Dutton"
] | 2016-08-28T12:50:07 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Alan Pardew has praised Tottenham target Wilfried Zaha for his response to being dropped ahead of Saturday's 1-1 draw with Bournemouth. The 23-year-old was the subject of a £12million bid from Spurs on Thursday and summoned a meeting with Pardew to raise the possibility of a move to White Hart Lane. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-transfer-news-wilfried-zaha-disrupted-by-spurs-talk-says-alan-pardew-a3331341.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/25/13/wilfriedzaha2508.jpg | en | null | Tottenham transfer news: Wilfried Zaha 'disrupted' by Spurs talk, says Alan Pardew | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Alan Pardew has praised Tottenham target Wilfried Zaha for his response to being dropped ahead of Saturday's 1-1 draw with Bournemouth.
The 23-year-old was the subject of a £12million bid from Spurs on Thursday and summoned a meeting with Pardew to raise the possibility of a move to White Hart Lane.
Palace knocked back Tottenham's advances and club chairman Steve Parish, who branded the offer 'ridiculous', warned Zaha would not be moving clubs before Wednesday's transfer deadline.
The England international, who started last week's defeat to Tottenham at White Hart Lane, was subsequently dropped from Palace's XI to face Bournemouth on Saturday.
"Trust me, I didn't want to leave him out, but I had to understand the pressures that were on him as well," Pardew said.
"I made the decision on Friday. He didn't take being a substitute badly at all. He understood that it was a disruptive week for him.
"It wasn't a punishment. It was just me saying 'you're probably not focused, let me leave you out on this one'. His actions have been terrific for us and it shows what a good character he is."
Palace fell behind in the early exchanges as Joshua King fired the visitors in front but Pardew was forced to call on Zaha as he faced the prospect of a third staright league deefeat to open the campaign.
The winger injected life into the side as Palace sought an equaliser and he twice went close before Scott Dann resuced the Eagles late on.
Pardew added: "He [Zaha] had a very disruptive week and I thought it was only fair to him to see if we could get through the game, perhaps even without him.
"But we needed him and he was spot on for us. He was terrific when he came on and he showed why the chairman made the statement he did.
"He's a young lad, he's been to Manchester United, he's come here and done terrifically for us - our player of the year - and, for me, I would play him every game.
"I suppose in hindsight, when you're only drawing at home, I might wish I'd have started him. I can think of three or four things I would have liked to have done, particularly in the first half.
"But you have to use your experience and he couldn't have done any more for us in the period he was on the pitch, and that's all I can ask for." | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-transfer-news-wilfried-zaha-disrupted-by-spurs-talk-says-alan-pardew-a3331341.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/1f2994e1228201320420f1fc452598db20b42f82d738abe1460fb20e06473e12.json |
[
"Robin De Peyer"
] | 2016-08-29T10:50:22 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Transport for London has released a new Tube map showing the distance in steps between Underground stations. In a bid to get Londoners walking – and ease pressure on the capital’s packed transport network – TfL released the map showing that many Zone 1 stations are fewer than 1,000 steps apart. For instance, the walk from Cannon Street to Mansion House takes just 400 steps, while the journey from Oxford Circus to Bond Street will take 700 steps. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftransport%2Ftfl-has-released-a-walk-the-tube-map-showing-the-distance-between-london-stations-a3331686.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/11/tubemap.jpg | en | null | TfL has released a 'walk the Tube' map showing the distance between London stations | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Transport for London has released a new Tube map showing the distance in steps between Underground stations.
In a bid to get Londoners walking – and ease pressure on the capital’s packed transport network – TfL released the map showing that many Zone 1 stations are fewer than 1,000 steps apart.
For instance, the walk from Cannon Street to Mansion House takes just 400 steps, while the journey from Oxford Circus to Bond Street will take 700 steps.
But there remain longer journeys between some central London stations. King’s Cross to Farringdon is a 2,600 step walk, while Victoria to Green Park is 1,900 steps.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said: “We need to make it easier and more enjoyable to walk around London. The new steps map will encourage more of us to walk short journeys instead – it’s good for our health and it will help support London’s small businesses.
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“We’ve made clear our commitment to tackle air pollution and get more walking and cycling in London, and this is a fun and practical way to help busy Londoners who want to walk more as part of their everyday lives.”
The Tube network is expected to handle 1.3 billion passengers this year, a rise from 800 million in 2002.
That figure is expected to rise to 1.7 billion by 2026 as London's population to grow from 8.8m to 10.2m by 2030.
A look back at the London commute
22 show all A look back at the London commute
1/22 On the London Underground a commuter reads a copy of D H Lawrence's 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', unaware of the fellow passengers surreptitiously reading over his shoulder, 3rd November 1960 Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
2/22 Chancellor of the Exchequer William Ewart Gladstone with directors and engineers of the Metropolitan Railway Company on an inspection tour of the world's first underground line, 24th May 1862. Built between Paddington and the City of London, it opened in January of the following year. Gladstone is seen in the front row, near right Hulton Archive/Getty Images
3/22 27th September 1919: London workers on their way to the city during the railway strike Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
4/22 12th April 1957: Guitarist Brian Hinton busking to travellers on the London Underground Express/Getty Images
5/22 June 1919: Bank holiday crowds piling onto an open top tram car at Golders Green station, London H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images
6/22 25th November 1975: A queue at the ticket office at Gloucester Road underground station, London Fred Mott/Evening Standard
7/22 'Guardian Angel' Curtis Sliwa patrolling a London Tube train in 1989 Rex
8/22 1st April 1979: A string quartet play on the Jubilee Line at Bond Street station, London Graham Morris/Evening Standard
9/22 13th October 1944: An underground train on the District Line in London, equipped with a new system of lighting Topical Press Agency/Getty Images
10/22 13th April 1967: London commuters try out the new Raleigh motorised small-wheeled cycle, which features automatic transmission Fox Photos/Getty Images
11/22 A cyclist riding a penny farthing over Hammersmith Bridge, London circa 1900's Hulton Archive/Getty Images
12/22 The Escalator at Holborn Station in 1939 Anthony Wallace/Associated Newspapers
13/22 Traffic using Putney Bridge, 1929 Fox Photos/Getty Images
14/22 Stranded commuters in 1965 wait on platform 6 at Cannon Street station in London during a train driver's go-slow. Tempers became frayed with passengers demanding announcements and protesting with slow hand claps and boos. Station staff refused to work without a police escort Norman Potter/Getty Images
15/22 Commuters entering Piccadilly Circus Tube station, London, circa 1953 Ernst Haas/Ernst Haas/Getty Images
16/22 16th March 1934: Passengers arrive at Victoria train station in London Fox Photos/Getty Images
17/22 circa 1965: Commuters cross London Bridge on their way to work Central Press/Getty Images
18/22 circa 1939: Commuters travelling by train at Waterloo Railway Station, London Topical Press Agency/Getty Images
19/22 A crowded platform at Paddington Station, London, during the General Strike, 12th May 1926 Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
20/22 December 1956: A London policeman directs commuters to an alternative entrance to London's Piccadilly Circus underground Tube station Werner Rings/BIPs/Getty Image
21/22 1900's: A London tram running between Brixton, Kennington, Elephant and Castle, and Blackfriars Bridge Topical Press Agency/Getty Images
22/22 1924: The entrance to Blackfriars Underground station, London Topical Press Agency/Getty Images
The projections triggered a stark warning from London Underground chiefs that parts of the network will be "inoperable" within 15 years.
TfL's latest 'walk the Tube' map comes after they previously released one showing the distance in minutes between London's stations.
Innovative: TfL's official 'walk the Tube' map (Transport for London)
Covent Garden to Leicester Square is just a four minute walk, while Euston to King's Cross takes 12 minutes.
Ben Plowden, Director of Surface Strategy and Planning at TfL, said: “People often use the Tube map to navigate the city, but many don’t realise just how close some stations are to each other and that they could save time as well as build more physical activity into their daily routine.
"We hope that the new steps version of the Tube map will inspire people to try new routes and discover that places in central London are closer than they might think.”
Rachel Lee, Policy and Research Coordinator of the Living Streets walking charity, said people who took advantage of the map would be “rewarded with improvements to our health, economy and the environment around us.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/tfl-has-released-a-walk-the-tube-map-showing-the-distance-between-london-stations-a3331686.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/e6efdc12f33e47046da18f30ea5c4d8da5e0d68da5a727df676630986914d9c7.json |
[
"Joe Murphy"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:20 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Home Secretary Amber Rudd arrived in Paris today with a warning that any attempt by France to scrap border checks at Calais could backfire. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fbritain-and-france-will-stay-united-after-call-to-end-calais-border-deal-a3332281.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/11/amberrudd.jpg | en | null | Britain and France ‘will stay united after call to end Calais border deal’ | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Home Secretary Amber Rudd arrived in Paris today with a warning that any attempt by France to scrap border checks at Calais could backfire.
She was meeting interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve, who has been an ally of Britain in the battle to cut down the number of illegal migrants trying to enter the UK from the so-called “Jungle” camp in northern France. The pair were due to focus on security in the wake of the terrorist atrocities in France but were forced to respond to demands from some French politicians to cancel a deal that allows Britain to erect border controls on French soil.
There was no immediate denial from the Home Office of a report that Britain is threatening to review security co-operation with France if the agreement is annulled. A UK source said Ms Rudd and Mr Cazeneuve would stay united on the issue. “Both the UK and French governments will restate their commitment to protecting our shared border — there is absolutely no appetite on either side to remove the juxtaposed controls,” he said.
The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, now seeking a comeback, is the biggest voice yet calling for the treaty to be either reformed or annulled. The Home Office previously said: “The French Government have repeatedly made it clear that removing the juxtaposed controls would not be in the interests of France.”
Xavier Bertrand, president of the Hauts-de-France Nord Pas De Calais-Picardie region, which includes Calais, wants a new deal in which migrants hoping to claim asylum in the UK would be able to do so at a “hotspot” in France. This was dismissed as a “complete non-starter” by a Home Office source.
Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham said he supported the Government in resisting pressure to change the arrangements but claimed it was “crass and insensitive” to make threats or draw a link between security issues and the migrant situation in Calais.
He said: “Theresa May should make it clear that threatening a long-standing ally with the withdrawal of co-operation on counter-terrorism is not part of the UK’s negotiating position.”
Lib-Dem leader Tim Farron said: “The French and British governments have both failed to deal with the pile up of refugees in Calais over the last year, and we’re now facing the consequences of that failure.”
Charlie Elphicke, Tory MP for Dover, said axing the treaty “would simply not work” and instead it should be strengthened so migrants can be efficiently registered and either given asylum or sent back to their homeland.
He said: “For too long the symptoms have been addressed with big fences — we need to deal with the actual causes and to deal with the Jungle which is a magnet for migrants, and deal with the people traffickers.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/britain-and-france-will-stay-united-after-call-to-end-calais-border-deal-a3332281.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/ee0fec45ede06fc292bd5c01f0188d74809d17ad17e45bc4bb8040ff9b258f88.json |
[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-28T18:50:07 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The M20 has completely reopened to traffic more than 24 hours after a footbridge collapsed onto the carriageway. The incident sparked hours of traffic chaos on one of the busiest weekends of the year, with queues impacting on London traffic. Traffic can now use both carriageways of the M20 in Kent, Highways England said, after a stretch between junctions one and four was cleared following yesterday's accident, which saw the structure stuck by a digger being transported on the back of a lorry. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftransport%2Fm20-bridge-collapse-motorway-fully-reopens-to-traffic-after-debris-from-footbridge-is-cleared-a3331501.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/14/m20crash.jpg | en | null | M20 bridge collapse: motorway fully reopens to traffic after debris from footbridge is cleared | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The M20 has completely reopened to traffic more than 24 hours after a footbridge collapsed onto the carriageway.
The incident sparked hours of traffic chaos on one of the busiest weekends of the year, with queues impacting on London traffic.
Traffic can now use both carriageways of the M20 in Kent, Highways England said, after a stretch between junctions one and four was cleared following yesterday's accident, which saw the structure stuck by a digger being transported on the back of a lorry.
A precautionary 50mph limit is in place in both directions past the bridge.
The motorway reopened several hours later than planned.
M20 footbridge collapse
A motorcyclist in his 50s was taken to hospital in Tunbridge Wells with suspected broken ribs following the incident, while the driver of the lorry was treated for shock at the scene.
Catherine Brookes, of Highways England, said: "Safety is our top priority. While we concentrated on reopening the road as soon as possible to help drivers, it was imperative this was done safely.
"The 50mph speed limit is being introduced while until work to remove the rest of the footbridge is complete.
"We urge drivers to respect the limit for their safety and that of other road users, and thank them for their patience as we carried out this essential work." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/m20-bridge-collapse-motorway-fully-reopens-to-traffic-after-debris-from-footbridge-is-cleared-a3331501.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d4716fef19b58e0158e973b404cb7a7042f7875918aeef1c9375ffbccd5280a8.json |
[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-28T16:50:05 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The London Taxi Benevolent Association for War Disabled charity has been crowned the UK's best voluntary organisation, following a public vote. The charity is made up of volunteer taxi drivers and has been running trips for veterans since 1948, including an annual seaside visit to Worthing. Last year, the charity used National Lottery to fund a five-day trip to the Netherlands. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Flondon-taxi-organisation-for-war-disabled-crowned-uks-best-charity-a3331461.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/16/katiederham.jpg | en | null | London taxi organisation for war disabled crowned UK's best charity | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The London Taxi Benevolent Association for War Disabled charity has been crowned the UK's best voluntary organisation, following a public vote.
The charity is made up of volunteer taxi drivers and has been running trips for veterans since 1948, including an annual seaside visit to Worthing.
Last year, the charity used National Lottery to fund a five-day trip to the Netherlands.
More than 90 London taxi drivers and volunteers took 120 Second World War veterans and their carers to Arnhem, where they received heroes’ welcomes on the 70th anniversary of the Liberation.
The charity received took the title in this year’s National Lottery Awards – the annual search for the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects.
The project has been awarded a £3,000 cash prize, an iconic National Lottery Awards trophy, and representatives will attend a star-studded Awards ceremony, broadcast on BBC One in September.
Fred Glover, a 90-year-old Second World War veteran who recently undertook two parachute jumps to raise money for the Taxi Charity, said: "I'm over the moon that this magnificent charity has won a National Lottery award.
"The cab drivers and committee members are all volunteers. They look after us so well on our trips and outings. I'm proud to be associated with them."
Strictly Star and broadcaster Katie Derham presented the veterans and taxi drivers with their National Lottery Award at a tea dance at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
She said: “I have been bowled over by the special bond between the London taxi drivers and the veterans.
"It is great that projects like this receive funding, thanks to National Lottery players who raise £36 million every week for good causes across the UK.”
Dick Goodwin, event organiser for the Taxi Charity, added: "We are absolutely delighted to have won a National Lottery Award.
"We'd like to say a sincere thank you to everyone that got behind us - veterans, cab drivers, family, friends and the British public - this award sends a great message to our veterans that people genuinely care about them and what they went through." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-taxi-organisation-for-war-disabled-crowned-uks-best-charity-a3331461.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d37610a8d81e76ca85171df3686f1fc5d33f7c089fa38f81d17091f093d7b4c0.json |
[
"Robin De Peyer"
] | 2016-08-29T06:50:12 | null | 2016-06-18T00:00:00 | A bomb has exploded in the Belgian capital Brussels. The blast rocked the city's Institute of Criminology after a car rammed through three fences at about 2.30am local time last night. State broadcaster RTBF said no-one was injured but there was significant damage at the site. Police have sealed off the area. The institute assists and advises Belgium's justice authorities in carrying out their inquiries. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fbrussels-bomb-explosion-hits-belgian-capital-after-car-rams-through-fences-a3331596.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/18/09/brussels-reconstruction-2.jpg | en | null | Brussels bomb: Explosion hits Belgian capital after car rams through fences | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A bomb has exploded in the Belgian capital Brussels.
The blast rocked the city's Institute of Criminology after a car rammed through three fences at about 2.30am local time last night.
State broadcaster RTBF said no-one was injured but there was significant damage at the site. Police have sealed off the area.
The institute assists and advises Belgium's justice authorities in carrying out their inquiries.
It is located in the north of the city in the Neder-Over-Hembeek suburb.
Scientific analysis related to criminal investigations in carried out there.
Belgium has been on high alert since a March 22 attack on the Brussels airport and tube network killed 32 people. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/brussels-bomb-explosion-hits-belgian-capital-after-car-rams-through-fences-a3331596.html | en | 2016-06-18T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/0434a187415cfebc4b75379dc7290147d1e799309b4dbe9d81c5889740405e93.json |
[
"Michael Howie"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:56 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has been allowed by a judge to stream on YouTube his appeal against extradition from New Zealand to the United States. Dotcom, 42, and three colleagues at former file-sharing website Megaupload are appealing a decision to send them to face conspiracy, racketeering and money-laundering charges. Ira Rothken, Mr Dotcom’s lawyer, said: “It provides everybody in the world with a seat in the gallery of the New Zealand courtroom. It’s democracy at its finest.” | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fweb-entrepreneur-kim-dotcom-wins-youtube-extradition-battle-a3332106.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/10/kimdotcom.jpg | en | null | Web entrepreneur Kim Dotcom wins YouTube extradition battle | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has been allowed by a judge to stream on YouTube his appeal against extradition from New Zealand to the United States.
Dotcom, 42, and three colleagues at former file-sharing website Megaupload are appealing a decision to send them to face conspiracy, racketeering and money-laundering charges.
Ira Rothken, Mr Dotcom’s lawyer, said: “It provides everybody in the world with a seat in the gallery of the New Zealand courtroom. It’s democracy at its finest.”
He said streaming of the appeal in Auckland would begin on Wednesday, although there would a 20-minute delay to prevent any evidence protected by the court from becoming public. The appeal is expected to last six weeks.
Megaupload was one of the most popular sites on the internet until it was closed in 2012. US prosecutors claim it was widely used by people to illegally download songs, TV shows and films.
Mr Dotcom and Mathias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato deny wrongdoing and say they cannot be held responsible for people who used the site for illegal purposes. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/web-entrepreneur-kim-dotcom-wins-youtube-extradition-battle-a3332106.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/8bcf1a743f9b18bd11562c4d29aa12899533c070dce070da28e5062978b305b8.json |
[
"John Dillon"
] | 2016-08-26T13:15:17 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | The mini-league table of England’s ‘Big Six’ football bosses won’t be imaginary for very long. A few more collisions between Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho and the rest of the Hollywood dug-out set and the graphics boys and girls of Twitter will be at work placing them in order, in the same way that the table of London’s derby in-fighting works. All part of the endless fun of modern football’s expanded world. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmauricio-pochettinos-title-hopefuls-tottenham-can-steal-a-march-on-uneasy-arsenal-vs-an-erratic-a3329836.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: Mauricio Pochettino must take advantage of Jurgen Klopp in early battle of the bosses | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The mini-league table of England’s ‘Big Six’ football bosses won’t be imaginary for very long.
A few more collisions between Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho and the rest of the Hollywood dug-out set and the graphics boys and girls of Twitter will be at work placing them in order, in the same way that the table of London’s derby in-fighting works.
All part of the endless fun of modern football’s expanded world.
After one fixture – OK, it’s just one - it is Jurgen Klopp who has made the very early running. But it is difficult to see Tottenham and Mauricio Pochettino being as flaky against Liverpool on Saturday as Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal were on the opening weekend of the season.
Spurs haven’t quite hit top gear after drawing with Everton and then beating Crystal Palace 1-0 in their first home game, although they had enough chances to make that score-line more emphatic.
Yet already they are transmitting a greater sense of purpose, clarity and mission than their somewhat befuddled north London rivals.
They look mentally tougher again, as they did for most of last season even though they managed to surrender the runners-up spot to their biggest rivals right at the end.
Tottenham vs Crystal Palace: In pictures
7 show all Tottenham vs Crystal Palace: In pictures
1/7 Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Victor Wanyama heads Tottenham's winner late on (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
2/7 Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Ledley and Ward marshal Tottenham summer signing Wanyama Getty Images
3/7 Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Pardew and Pochettino share a word ahead of kick-off AFP/Getty Images
4/7 Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Lee is brought down by Rose in the first period Getty Images
5/7 Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Hennessey is alert tothe danger as Janssen springs beyond the Palace defence Getty Images
6/7 Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Vertonghen keeps tabs on Palace midfield man Puncheon Getty Images
7/7 Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Former Tottenham star Townsend on his first return to White Hart Lane AFP/Getty Images
New signings Vincent Janssen and Victor Wanyama have both made a positive impact, while the introduction of Arsenal’s £35million arrival Granit Xhaka seems to be happening in timid, careful steps which have added to the sense of impatience troubling many of their fans and former players.
And with Liverpool’s early league form erratic, it is unlikely that they will find as much defensive laxity on offer in N17 as they did at the Emirates two weeks ago.
But with both Arsenal and Burnley having punished Liverpool’s own sloppiness, it is not hard to envisage Spurs taking advantage, particularly as there are already burgeoning signs of an understanding between Janssen and Harry Kane.
This is the first test against the elite for Pochettino’s team, and he insists they have now exorcised the demons of their 5-1 final-day collapse at Newcastle last May.
It also represents an early examination of how well they have learned the lessons hammered home so painfully as their title challenge faltered.
In the final three games after a consistent pursuit of Leicester, Spurs drew at Chelsea, were beaten at home by Southampton and then were thrashed in the north-east. It was like a particularly cruel taunt from history as Arsenal slipped ahead of them once again and were allowed to stage another mocking St. Totteringham’s Day.
This makes it understandable that some supporters are keeping their counsel so far this season. And certainly, it will be more difficult for the club to make a major title challenge with Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea all taking on board new managerial rocket fuel as well as host of big signings.
But watching Spurs against Palace, at least, you had to agree that there were early signs that they have rediscovered their drive and assuredness.
Arsenal’s fixtures have been tougher but that shouldn’t matter while they see themselves as the senior partner along the Seven Sisters Road.
Their gleeful celebrations as they overhauled Spurs confirmed the old adage that the table never lies. Yet there was a still a hollow ring to it all.
Last season was one in which Arsenal should have won the title by taking advantage of the troubles of United, City and Chelsea. Topping Spurs was just a consolation prize in the greater scheme of things.
Now, with only one point, they are already five behind United, City and Chelsea. Of course, the rider about this being merely the dawn of the new campaign has to be applied again.
But in a season in which those three leading teams already looked so powerful even before a ball was kicked, the prospect of being this far behind them already would have been an uneasy one for Wenger.
And there is unease around Arsenal – among the supporters who jeered them off against Liverpool, and across a game increasingly baffled by Wenger’s refusal to accept that the title race is basically a transfer market arms race nowadays.
This was why there was so much frustration when Xhaka was only a 67th-minute substitute in the opening match. His first full appearance was then in a goalless draw at Leicester.
This is a season which will test Wenger far more than the last one. While Spurs set out against Liverpool this weekend to show that they have learned from the bitter experience of their stumble last May, even Wenger’s most committed loyalists are beginning to wonder if he is simply repeating the same mistakes. They have a very good point. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/mauricio-pochettinos-title-hopefuls-tottenham-can-steal-a-march-on-uneasy-arsenal-vs-an-erratic-a3329836.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/329af0f379415958f332ba337e7a1abb0aeeca428033e6c5cdfb980d674cd0e5.json |
[
"Ben Travis"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:26 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The 2016 return of The X Factor really, really wanted to impress you. Simon Cowell pulled out all the stops – Dermot O’Leary is back. Louis Walsh is back. Sharon Osbourne is back. Nicole Scherzinger is back, and saying ridiculous things like “you are the bomb dot com”. If 2015’s all-change series quickly became lacklustre, with snooze-worthy input from Rita Ora and a disappointingly dull Nick Grimshaw, the new series stopped just short of hiring a marching band to prove that it had become fun again. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fstayingin%2Ftvfilm%2Fwhy-aren-t-people-watching-the-x-factor-in-2016-a3332601.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/16/x-factor-simon-hands.jpg | en | null | X Factor 2016: Why aren’t people watching Dermot O’Leary and the classic judges? | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The 2016 return of The X Factor really, really wanted to impress you.
Simon Cowell pulled out all the stops – Dermot O’Leary is back. Louis Walsh is back. Sharon Osbourne is back. Nicole Scherzinger is back, and saying ridiculous things like “you are the bomb dot com”.
If 2015’s all-change series quickly became lacklustre, with snooze-worthy input from Rita Ora and a disappointingly dull Nick Grimshaw, the new series stopped just short of hiring a marching band to prove that it had become fun again.
The opening episodes brought mostly feel-good, ‘aren’t-these-people-nice?’ auditions rather than ground-swallow-me-up awkward ones, while the crisp red-and-white branding saw a return to the show’s glory days.
But while The X Factor itself seems back on top, it hasn’t translated into a ratings boost.
In fact, the 2016 opening episode figures – an average of 6.8 million viewers – are down a million from last year, at their lowest in a decade. If it’s not the fault of the show itself, what’s to blame?
Well, launching it on the August bank holiday weekend could have been a factor – a time when families head off for an extended break, and people make the most of the extra day by venturing out in the evenings.
The X Factor 2016: judges and presenters
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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
Then there was the weather too – it was a scorcher of a weekend, prompting the waft of barbecues and drinks parties, a last blast of summer before the UK consigns itself to holing up as the autumn chill sets.
But while both of those points are valid, perhaps the show has simply reached saturation point: after 12 years, is the nation suffering from X Factor fatigue? Over the last decade-plus, Cowell has manufactured an entirely watchable product with a recognisable formula – one that’s comforting and familiar, but that, perhaps like all things, has a shelf life.
As confident as this year’s series opener was, there were little surprises – there were good singers, there were bad singers, there was a predictably peppy boy band with a groan-worthy name (‘Yes Lad’, for those who didn’t see it), there were a few tears, and the promise of more of the same to come over the next several weeks.
Unlike Strictly Come Dancing, which immediately kicks off with the buzz of the live shows – will Ed Balls fall flat on his face? Can Greg Rutherford turn his Olympic success into dancefloor genius? – The X Factor has a long run-up of well-produced but by-the-numbers episodes before the live shows begin. Have these early stages of the competition lost their status as must-see TV?
X Factor London 2016 Launch
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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
Where the Britain’s Got Talent auditions have an air of anything-goes unpredictability, there are only so many types of singing audition you can see at this point – and maybe over ten years in, we’ve seen them all.
Despite all that, it might not be that people are done with The X Factor itself – if one thing continues to change every year, it’s the way people watch their favourite shows.
Overnight figures are a strong indicator of popularity, but they’re not the be-all and end-all anymore. The X Factor, with its copious adverts, is prime fodder for the catch-up crowd who can skip through all the breaks, while anyone who was out over the bank holiday will be checking in on ITV Player.
It’s too early to write off The X Factor 2016 yet – rumours of a return to form could improve the series’ fortunes, while the cooling weather might drive viewers back indoors on their weekends. If not, the arrival of The Voice UK on ITV could be a prime opportunity to rest Cowell's show for a few years instead of limping on to diminishing returns. Watch out, Simon.
ITV, Saturday, 8pm | http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/why-aren-t-people-watching-the-x-factor-in-2016-a3332601.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/fb78a3144c3dac551f1159d2901622591c92e4857d5cddc49c08e572bca03057.json |
[
"Jennifer Ruby"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:12 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Cillian Murphy has spoken out to praise Dunkirk co-star Harry Styles. The Peaky Blinders actor, who stars in Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming World War II epic, has described the One Direction star as a ‘great kid.’ Speaking to the Radio Times, Murphy said: “Harry Styles is great. I had very few scenes with Harry but we got to hang out and I’ve got to say he’s a great, great kid, and really, really funny. “Above all, Chris Nolan [the director] knows talent and would have cast Harry for a reason.” | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fcillian-murphy-praises-dunkirk-costar-harry-styles-he-s-great-chris-nolan-cast-him-for-a-reason-a3332686.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/17/cillianmurphy.jpg | en | null | Cillian Murphy praises Dunkirk co-star Harry Styles: ‘He’s great - Chris Nolan cast him for a reason’ | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Cillian Murphy has spoken out to praise Dunkirk co-star Harry Styles.
The Peaky Blinders actor, who stars in Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming World War II epic, has described the One Direction star as a ‘great kid.’
Speaking to the Radio Times, Murphy said: “Harry Styles is great. I had very few scenes with Harry but we got to hang out and I’ve got to say he’s a great, great kid, and really, really funny.
“Above all, Chris Nolan [the director] knows talent and would have cast Harry for a reason.”
He added: “There’s a long history of musicians moving over into acting and I come from that world myself, so I’m sure he’ll be terrific in the role. I trust Chris implicitly in that.”
Nolan released the first teaser trailer for the eagerly-awaited film earlier this month, featuring a sterling cast including Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance and Kenneth Branagh.
The film focuses on the 1940 evacuation of Allied troops by the British army from the city of Dunkirk.
Styles was a surprise addition to the cast of Oscar winners and nominees in his first film role.
Dunkirk - Official Announcement Teaser
Rylance recently praised his acting abilities, telling the Evening Standard: “No, he doesn’t need tips. He is shaping up.
“I didn’t know anything about him really other than my 12-year-old niece played me a music video. She adores him. There are girls all over the place trying to get to him — he is one handsome fella with an incredible smile and eyes.
“What’s really surprised me is he’s really witty, really funny — he really makes me laugh. He’s been ever so brave, not making any fuss.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/cillian-murphy-praises-dunkirk-costar-harry-styles-he-s-great-chris-nolan-cast-him-for-a-reason-a3332686.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/ee961e0844f14342eb24eaf4e9403d76070dcf9c9517d7afca2afd9ed8938b1d.json |
[
"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-31T08:51:24 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Shkodran Mustafi has assured Arsenal fans he will prove to be worth the wait after finally completing his return to the Premier League. Arsenal completed the £35m signing of the former Valencia centre-back on Tuesday, over a month after they had first been forced into the market by a serious injury to club captain Per Mertesacker, who will be unavailable until 2017. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fshkodran-mustafi-out-to-prove-hes-worth-the-wait-after-finally-completing-35m-arsenal-transfer-a3332976.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/08/shkodranmustafi1.jpg | en | null | Shkodran Mustafi out to prove he's worth the wait after finally completing £35m Arsenal transfer | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Shkodran Mustafi has assured Arsenal fans he will prove to be worth the wait after finally completing his return to the Premier League.
Arsenal completed the £35m signing of the former Valencia centre-back on Tuesday, over a month after they had first been forced into the market by a serious injury to club captain Per Mertesacker, who will be unavailable until 2017.
Arsene Wenger had initially hoped to secure Mustafi, who was at Everton as a youngster, for around £20m but has been forced to pay the third-highest fee ever spent on a centre-back to secure the German World Cup winner.
Without an experienced centre-back to partner Laurent Koscielny, who instead shepherded the youthful Rob Holding through the last two matches, Arsenal dropped five points to cede early ground in the title race to Chelsea and the Manchester sides. But Mustafi promised his new supporters he will be worth the wait.
Arsenal's transfer window so far
“I saw a lot of pictures going around on Twitter, on Instagram and on Facebook,” he told the club website. “Some of them made me laugh as well. I know that for people who watch football and live football, waiting for new signings isn’t easy sometimes.
“All the signings know there are a lot of things going on in the transfer, so you have to make sure you do everything good to have a good start. That’s what we did. We tried to take our time, do everything the best way you can do it and then start this episode here correctly.
“I’ve been playing in different countries. I’m only 24 but I’ve played in Italy, in Germany and in England, where I had some time with Everton. Then I played in Spain as well, so I’ve tried really to take some of the style of the different countries.
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 Shkodran Mustafi - £35m Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
4/10 Granit Xhaka - £33.8m Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
5/10 Jose Antonio Reyes - £17.4m
6/10 Lucas Perez - £17m Arsenal FC via Getty Images
7/10 Andrey Arshavin - £16.95m Getty
8/10 Santi Cazorla - £16.5m Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
9/10 Calum Chambers - £16m
10/10 Danny Welbeck - £16m
“Right now I would say that I’m quite an aggressive player. I go into everything, that’s what I learnt in England. But on the other side, I’m quite tactical. I try to read the game, like you do in Italy. With the ball, I try to play out and enjoy having the ball, not just giving it away as soon as you get it.”
Mustafi will not join up with his new team-mates until after the international break. He is currently with the German national team.
Indeed the limited time Mustafi will have to work with his new team-mates may encourage Wenger to continue with Holding alongside Koscielny after the 20-year-old’s impressive performances against Leicester and Watford.
Wenger told Standard Sport on Saturday: “It’s important that a player who comes from Bolton, comes to a club where he concedes four goals in the first game at home, he has to play under huge pressure at Leicester and today he performs the way he does.
“I think it’s not easy and it shows some great potential and I am convinced that he will give a fight to all the centre backs.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/shkodran-mustafi-out-to-prove-hes-worth-the-wait-after-finally-completing-35m-arsenal-transfer-a3332976.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/30a853cde90e5ecaee0c6a0564612497d9645f3f30360d94104bfb2e76f17dfe.json |
[
"Tom Doyle"
] | 2016-08-28T18:50:16 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Manchester City showed why they are favourites for the Premier League title on Sunday as Pep Guardiola's side provided a first-half masterclass in a 3-1 victory over West Ham at Etihad Stadium. Slaven Bilic's injury-plagued team were no match for Guardiola's men as City tore apart the visitors in the first half, with Raheem Sterling and Fernandinho putting City in firm control early on. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmanchester-city-3-west-ham-1-raheem-sterling-stars-for-pep-guardiola-as-hammers-lose-with-dimitri-a3331476.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/16/raheem_sterling_celebration.jpg | en | null | Manchester City 3 West Ham 1: Raheem Sterling stars for Pep Guardiola as Hammers lose with Dimitri Payet out | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Manchester City showed why they are favourites for the Premier League title on Sunday as Pep Guardiola's side provided a first-half masterclass in a 3-1 victory over West Ham at Etihad Stadium.
Slaven Bilic's injury-plagued team were no match for Guardiola's men as City tore apart the visitors in the first half, with Raheem Sterling and Fernandinho putting City in firm control early on.
Michail Antonio handed the Hamers hope after the break, but City pressed and Sterling was teed up by David Silva before finishing from an acute angle to wrap the game up in injury time.
Dimitri Payet was not included in West Ham's match-day squad - much to the disappointment of Hammers fans - and his absence was keenly felt as Bilic's side offered little in the way of quality going forward.
City took control of the game from kick-off and pinned West Ham back deep in defence, looking to exploit Michail Antonio at right wing-back as Bilic set up a 3-5-2 formation.
And Guardiola's gameplan paid dividends after just seven minutes as David Silva released Nolito on the left of the box, with the summer signing squaring for Sterling to finish from close range.
City won a number of free kicks on the opposite flank with Arthur Masuaku picking up a booking, and the pressure told as Fernandinho rose completely unmarked to head home a Kevin De Bruyne set-piece to double the hosts' advantage 18 minutes in.
Former Manchester United striker Ashley Fletcher was handed his Premier League debut for the Hammers, but the 20-year-old - booked after the break for a lunge on Willy Caballero - had a thankless task leading the link with precious little service in the first half as his side struggled to get out of their own half at times.
Bilic reacted at half-time by bringing on Sam Byram for Gokhan Tore to allow Antonio to push further up the right flank, though City went close to a third six minutes after the restart as Nolito crashed a shot off Adrian's right-hand post.
But Bilic's tactical switch paid off 12 minutes into the second half as Antonio rose highest to head home Masuaku's cross from the left wing - his eight headed goal since the start of the 2015/16 season, and a new record for the Premier League.
The Hammers grew in confidence as they searched for an equaliser, but City also went close to a third as Samir Nasri and Sterling both missed late chances to wrap the game up before the latter rounded Adrian to net the third in injury time. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/manchester-city-3-west-ham-1-raheem-sterling-stars-for-pep-guardiola-as-hammers-lose-with-dimitri-a3331476.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/921460c4bb33aabe80b5aa6d7c5ebbae60bb70e1c0acff3f912740afb0f4a143.json |
[
"Simon Johnson"
] | 2016-08-31T10:52:17 | null | 2016-08-12T00:00:00 | Chelsea coach Antonio Conte has added West Ham's Angelo Ogbonna to his wish-list. Ogbonna played under the 46-year-old at Juventus and Italy and earlier this month admitted how much he loved learning from the Blues boss. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelsea-transfer-news-west-hams-angelo-ogbonna-on-antonio-contes-deadline-day-wishlist-a3333186.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/12/08/ogbonna.jpg | en | null | Chelsea transfer news: West Ham's Angelo Ogbonna on Antonio Conte's deadline day wishlist | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Chelsea coach Antonio Conte has added West Ham's Angelo Ogbonna to his wish-list.
Ogbonna played under the 46-year-old at Juventus and Italy and earlier this month admitted how much he loved learning from the Blues boss.
The Italy international said: “He improved me – and every player – in terms of character. When I heard that he had the chance to come [to England], I thought it was good for him and good for the league.”
West Ham will be reluctant to sell the 28-year-old, especially as they have already allowed James Tomkins to join Crystal Palace this summer.
Conte wants to increase his options at the back, especially as Terry, Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic are all over 30, while Kurt Zouma has yet to return from a knee injury.
Other back-up targets have been considered including Stefan de Vrij, Victor Lindelof and Zenit St Petersburg defender Ezequiel Garay. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-transfer-news-west-hams-angelo-ogbonna-on-antonio-contes-deadline-day-wishlist-a3333186.html | en | 2016-08-12T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/0df6a198995d9a0f91bef35ec0d472b2e134efa3b1ca8b79bcc8b1504ac880e8.json |
[
"Chloe Chaplain"
] | 2016-08-26T12:55:47 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | A teenager is in hospital after being stabbed when a street fight broke out in north London. Police were called to reports of boys fighting in Cricklewood Broadway at 10pm last night. When they arrived they found a 17-year-old boy near Cricklewood Lane who was suffering from stab wounds. Police cordoned off the road while the boy was rushed to hospital for treatment. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fboy-17-stabbed-after-teen-brawl-in-cricklewood-a3330411.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/11/cricklewoodstabbing.png | en | null | Cricklewood stabbing: Boy, 17, knifed in street brawl | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A teenager is in hospital after being stabbed when a street fight broke out in north London.
Police were called to reports of boys fighting in Cricklewood Broadway at 10pm last night.
When they arrived they found a 17-year-old boy near Cricklewood Lane who was suffering from stab wounds.
Police cordoned off the road while the boy was rushed to hospital for treatment.
His injuries are not though to be life-threatening, police said today
Investigating officers remained at the scene of the crime until the early hours of this morning but no one was arrested.
Police are now appealing for anyone who saw or heard anything in the area to come forward.
Anyone that can assist the police investigation is asked to call police in Barnet police via 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/boy-17-stabbed-after-teen-brawl-in-cricklewood-a3330411.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/8cae4ec7eda089ebe964cb7e357164fdedf7643cd7070fea63bf3aca465904dc.json |
[
"Robin De Peyer"
] | 2016-08-29T12:50:31 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | London Bridge’s new concourse will not be enough to solve the problems of commuters who use the station in the long-term, the head of Network Rail has said. Two thirds of the development at the busy hub was unveiled today, enabling passengers to access all platforms from one level for the first time. But Mark Carne, who was speaking at the opening of the new concourse, said he was not confident that it would meet the needs of passengers in the long term. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftransport%2Flondon-bridge-stations-new-concourse-wont-solve-problems-in-the-longterm-a3331701.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/12/an105504212members_of_the_p.jpg | en | null | London Bridge station's new concourse 'won't solve problems in the long-term' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | London Bridge’s new concourse will not be enough to solve the problems of commuters who use the station in the long-term, the head of Network Rail has said.
Two thirds of the development at the busy hub was unveiled today, enabling passengers to access all platforms from one level for the first time.
But Mark Carne, who was speaking at the opening of the new concourse, said he was not confident that it would meet the needs of passengers in the long term.
"There's no doubt at all that this is not going to meet the demand for 50 years. As the passenger demand continues to grow we will need to continue to invest and there will need to be significant investment in the railways over the next 20 years just to keep pace," he told the Press Association.
Mr Carne said 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.
First look inside London Bridge's new concourse
"Since this project was originally approved the passenger numbers have grown by 35 per cent. So it's a constant challenge to keep pace with demand but that's a problem of success and I think Britain's railways are a huge success story."
Over the bank holiday weekend the project's construction site was moved away from the Southern and future Thameslink platforms to focus on the north of the station, used by Southeastern.
Trains into Charing Cross have now begun calling at London Bridge for the first time since January 2015, but Cannon Street trains stopped serving the station on Friday and will not resume until January 2018.
Revamped: the new London Bridge concourse (PA)
The south London station has suffered incidents of severe overcrowding since work began four years ago. Reconfiguring the complex track layout around the station has exacerbated the impact of any delays.
Network Rail (NR), which owns and operates Britain's railway tracks, signals and busiest stations, including London Bridge, said the improvements will allow up to 24 Thameslink trains an hour to run through the capital - equivalent to one every two to three minutes - compared with just eight previously.
There will also be more connections to Gatwick and Luton airports, and beyond to Peterborough and Cambridge.
Mr Carne said he was "very excited" about the changes that had been made and apologised to passengers who had been affected by the delays.
"I would like to thank passengers actually for their patience over the last couple of years that we've been doing this but I hope that they will now really see that it's been worth it because this is a real transformation." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/london-bridge-stations-new-concourse-wont-solve-problems-in-the-longterm-a3331701.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/0f06b0de9762aee46e6dd402ddc2928ca752278aea3a231981feffdde916856b.json |
[
"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-29T16:50:33 | null | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | Chelsea's pursuit of a central defender has spanned the length of the summer transfer window as Antonio Conte seeks to improve his backline. The Italian earmarked Leonardo Bonucci as an early target before he had even assumed the reins at Stamford Bridge and has since seen other attempts to land a centre-half fail. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelsea-transfer-news-koulibaly-romagnoli-manolas-and-more-as-contes-defender-search-continues-a3331811.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/18/10/kalidou-koulibaly.jpg | en | null | Chelsea transfer news: Koulibaly, Romagnoli, Manolas and more as Conte's defender search continues | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Chelsea's pursuit of a central defender has spanned the length of the summer transfer window as Antonio Conte seeks to improve his backline.
The Italian earmarked Leonardo Bonucci as an early target before he had even assumed the reins at Stamford Bridge and has since seen other attempts to land a centre-half fail.
The Blues have submitted bids for Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly - their primary defensive target - and AC Milan's Alessio Romagnoli, but Conte has so far been frustrated by clubs unwilling to part with their defenders.
Indeed, both Napoli and Milan have since offered new deals to their respective defenders in a bid to drive away suitors.
Conte knows £60m would be enough to prise away Koulibaly, who is keen on a move to Stamford Bridge, but Chelsea have so far been unwilling to meet that valuation.
The Italian's frustrations were evident on Saturday when he told reporters: "The club and I are working very hard every day to find the right solution in transfer market because we all know that this transfer market is very crazy."
Scroll through our gallery at the top of the article for the full story on Chelsea's summer search for a defender and their hopes ahead of Wednesday's deadline. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-transfer-news-koulibaly-romagnoli-manolas-and-more-as-contes-defender-search-continues-a3331811.html | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/24947ebbbbb01b3c255ba7c4451db4a60227e3dfc9a9395d4a185798081caf86.json |
[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-28T18:50:17 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | A man attempting to cross the English Channel has died just a mile short of reaching France, organisers have said. The cross-channel swimmer, named in reports as Nick Thomas, 45, from Ellesmere in Shropshire, was pulled unconscious from the water as he neared the end of the 21-mile endurance feat. A spokesman for the governing body, the Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation, confirmed a man had died. He said: "A swimmer was taken from the water less than a mile from the finish in France. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Fcrosschannel-swimmer-dies-after-collapsing-just-a-mile-away-from-france-a3331506.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/18/calaisharbour.jpg | en | null | Cross-channel swimmer dies after collapsing just a mile away from France | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A man attempting to cross the English Channel has died just a mile short of reaching France, organisers have said.
The cross-channel swimmer, named in reports as Nick Thomas, 45, from Ellesmere in Shropshire, was pulled unconscious from the water as he neared the end of the 21-mile endurance feat.
A spokesman for the governing body, the Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation, confirmed a man had died.
He said: "A swimmer was taken from the water less than a mile from the finish in France.
"There was an extremely experienced support team on board the support vessel. He was given CPR and taken to Calais where he was sadly pronounced dead.
"It is an extreme sport, we know the risks. He was doing what he loved doing. Our thoughts are with his family."
#19nickthomas on sea satin motoing round to Sanfire hoe to start solo swim. pic.twitter.com/SZtBuOdf7c — Enduroman Events (@EnduromanEvents) August 27, 2016
Enduroman Ultra Events, which was tweeting his solo progress since leaving the UK early on Saturday, wrote: "Our friend Nick Thomas left us whilst doing what he loved - he just kept going.
"He'll always be a part of what we do and who we are."
The organisation said Mr Thomas was treated in hospital in Calais before he passed away.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are offering assistance to the family of a British national following his death in Calais, France." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/crosschannel-swimmer-dies-after-collapsing-just-a-mile-away-from-france-a3331506.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/c3ea1feb80865f0a874dbd7479f2dcd2086a2254c0f88c21bbedba851c1c6410.json |
[
"Simon Johnson"
] | 2016-08-31T10:52:25 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Chelsea will complete the £23million acquisition of Fiorentina full-back Marcos Alonso today. He was at the club's training ground this morning to undergo a medical and has already agreed personal terms. The 25-year-old arrives at Stamford Bridge following the departure of left-back Baba Rahman to Schalke on loan earlier this month and he started following the club on Twitter on Tuesday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmarcos-alonso-to-chelsea-fiorentina-fullback-undergoes-blues-medical-and-will-complete-23m-move-a3333151.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/13/marcos-alonso.jpg | en | null | Chelsea transfer news: Marcos Alonso undergoes medical to complete £23m move today | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Chelsea will complete the £23million acquisition of Fiorentina full-back Marcos Alonso today.
He was at the club's training ground this morning to undergo a medical and has already agreed personal terms.
The 25-year-old arrives at Stamford Bridge following the departure of left-back Baba Rahman to Schalke on loan earlier this month and he started following the club on Twitter on Tuesday.
Alonso is expected to be the first of a possible three deadline day deals as Conte plots a £50million spree.
One player heading back out of Chelsea is Juan Cuadrado, who has been granted his wish to return to Juventus on loan.
Conte wanted the Colombia winger to be in his squad this term only for the 28-year-old to make it clear he wants to play in Italy.
Juventus have agreed to pay a loan fee worth £4.2m, as well as accede to Chelsea's demand that they make the move permanent should he play a certain amount of games. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/marcos-alonso-to-chelsea-fiorentina-fullback-undergoes-blues-medical-and-will-complete-23m-move-a3333151.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/0653a868f9b8d569b54e7f95d8dc71f33491ee336ebe939a343a461841f8657c.json |
[
"Mark Chandler"
] | 2016-08-30T18:50:59 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A teenager is fighting for life in hospital after he was shot in the head near a busy north London junction this afternoon. One local resident claimed the 18-year-old boy had been blasted with a gun in broad daylight as he sat in a car. London's Air Ambulance landed on Turnpike Lane, near the junction with Wightman Road, just after 3.35pm. Police and ambulance crews rushed to the scene where they found the boy collapsed in Wightman Road with a gunshot injury to his head. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fturnpike-lane-shooting-teenager-fighting-for-life-after-being-shot-in-the-head-a3332801.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/19/turnpikelaneshootinga.jpg | en | null | Turnpike Lane shooting: Teenager fighting for life after being shot in the head | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A teenager is fighting for life in hospital after he was shot in the head near a busy north London junction this afternoon.
One local resident claimed the 18-year-old boy had been blasted with a gun in broad daylight as he sat in a car.
London's Air Ambulance landed on Turnpike Lane, near the junction with Wightman Road, just after 3.35pm.
Police and ambulance crews rushed to the scene where they found the boy collapsed in Wightman Road with a gunshot injury to his head.
Roads closed in N8 Jnct Wightman Rd for @LDNairamb pic.twitter.com/jfatLBT358 — Beano Burnett (@beanoburnett) August 30, 2016
A spokesman for the Met Police said: "The London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance attended and the man was taken to hospital.
"His injury is being treated as life threatening."
One resident wrote on Facebook: "Apparently someone has been shot in Wightman Road N8.
"Broad daylight sitting in the car. 4pm wow what's the world coming to. We are not safe."
Berhan Akcadag wrote on Twitter: "A teenager shot in the head and rushed to hospital with a helicopter. It was like a disaster in Turnpike Lane today."
A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service confirmed they had been called to reports of a shooting in Denmark Road at 3.35pm.
He said: "We sent an ambulance crew, a single responder in a car, an incident response officer and a Hazardous Area Response Team to the scene alongside London's Air Ambulance."
There have been no arrests so far and the area was cordoned off following the shooting.
The Met's Trident and Area Crime Command have been informed and are now investigating.
Anyone with information should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/turnpike-lane-shooting-teenager-fighting-for-life-after-being-shot-in-the-head-a3332801.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/0eb6e1125bd439bc571c83d04de3dd6a8417d04d6010a4da39440dd072a2db61.json |
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