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[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-28T14:50:03 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | A campaign to find the English language's most hated word has been axed - after the website was flooded with foul-mouthed contributions. Oxford Dictionaries launched the #OneWordMap search in a bid to find the word that most "makes the blood boil". Organisers described the survey as "a uniquely global search to discover the least popular words in the English language, and an opportunity to contribute to research by Oxford Dictionaries". | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Fonewordmap-campaign-to-find-most-hated-word-in-english-axed-after-severe-misuse-a3331446.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/15/onewordmap.jpg | en | null | #OneWordMap: Campaign to find most hated word in English axed after 'severe misuse' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A campaign to find the English language's most hated word has been axed - after the website was flooded with foul-mouthed contributions.
Oxford Dictionaries launched the #OneWordMap search in a bid to find the word that most "makes the blood boil".
Organisers described the survey as "a uniquely global search to discover the least popular words in the English language, and an opportunity to contribute to research by Oxford Dictionaries".
However, it was shelved soon after when suggestions such as "moist" were overtaken by offensive choices - meaning users will never get to find out the most disliked word among the English vocabulary.
A statement on the campaign blog read: "We regret to inform users that due to severe misuse we have had to remove this feature from our website." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/onewordmap-campaign-to-find-most-hated-word-in-english-axed-after-severe-misuse-a3331446.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/db123ac6fc79fcd82e6785bbff6bcbd66c7bd10a4aa301321b4be99e6eb7dc65.json |
[
"Jamie Nimmo"
] | 2016-08-30T12:51:01 | null | 2015-03-30T00:00:00 | Concerns about Slater & Gordon’s mounting debt pile sent shares in the Australian law firm tumbling again as it confirmed an annual loss of A$1 billion (£580 million). The huge deficit stemmed from a writedown of $880 million on the value of its UK claims business which it bought from Quindell, the scandal-ridden AIM-listed outsourcer which is now known as Watchstone Group. Slater & Gordon managed to renegotiate with its lenders in May, but the personal injury claims firm said that its net debt at the end of June still stood at A$682 million. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Fquindell-buy-sends-slater-gordon-to-a1-billion-loss-a3332496.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/03/30/13/quindell-offices.jpg | en | null | Quindell buy sends Slater & Gordon to A$1 billion loss | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Concerns about Slater & Gordon’s mounting debt pile sent shares in the Australian law firm tumbling again as it confirmed an annual loss of A$1 billion (£580 million).
The huge deficit stemmed from a writedown of $880 million on the value of its UK claims business which it bought from Quindell, the scandal-ridden AIM-listed outsourcer which is now known as Watchstone Group.
Slater & Gordon managed to renegotiate with its lenders in May, but the personal injury claims firm said that its net debt at the end of June still stood at A$682 million.
The results were unveiled alongside a board shake-up as three non-executive directors stepped down, including Ken Fowlie, who will continue to run the UK business.
Managing director Andrew Grech said: “Although the UK performance improvement programme is still in its early stages, the second-half results indicate that our efforts are beginning to bear fruit.”
However, Grech’s comments failed to convince investors and the shares dived 15% to 47.5 cents. | http://www.standard.co.uk/business/quindell-buy-sends-slater-gordon-to-a1-billion-loss-a3332496.html | en | 2015-03-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d2cfb733d1b3812e78f487dd2b3a96b6cbc860a0c2d9dc3bb165b3f40b31b389.json |
[
"James Olley"
] | 2016-08-30T12:51:34 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Wayne Rooney today announced his intention to retire from international football after the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The 30-year-old was speaking at St George’s Park after new England manager Sam Allardyce last night confirmed Rooney would continue as captain for the forthcoming qualification campaign which begins in Slovakia on Sunday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fwayne-rooney-will-retire-from-england-duty-after-2018-world-cup-a3332486.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/13/waynerooney3008.jpg | en | null | Wayne Rooney England retirement: Manchester United captain to stand down after 2018 World Cup | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Wayne Rooney today announced his intention to retire from international football after the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The 30-year-old was speaking at St George’s Park after new England manager Sam Allardyce last night confirmed Rooney would continue as captain for the forthcoming qualification campaign which begins in Slovakia on Sunday.
Rooney insisted he was honoured to retain the armband following Roy Hodgson’s departure after England were knocked out of Euro 2016 by Iceland but made the surprising revelation that he has already decided when he will walk away from representing his country.
“Realistically I know Russia will be my last opportunity to do anything with England so I am going to try and enjoy these two years and then hopefully I can end my time with England on a high,” said the Manchester United forward.
“Whether I was captain or not, I was still going to be available for selection and spending the same time with the players. It is a huge honour to captain your country and I am thankful to Sam for giving me the opportunity.
“I have had a fantastic international career, played a lot of games and I’ve enjoyed every minute but at some point it has got to come to an end. I’m not old – I’m 30 years of age – and come Russia, I feel that would be the right time for me to say goodbye to international football.
“My mind is made up – obviously that is down to Sam Allardyce again in terms of over the next two years – but that will be my last tournament if selected. I’ve enjoyed some highs and some lows but I am an immensely proud man.”
Rooney, who is England’s all-time goalscorer with 53 goals and 115 caps to his name, refuted any suggestion that he made the decision in an effort to prolong his international career, following in the footsteps of a number of former England players including Paul Scholes and John Terry.
“Obviously I have seen players who have retired from international football for the sake of two or three days off in the week,” he added. “Is it really going to make that much difference? I’m not too sure. After the World Cup Russia, looking at the next tournament I’ll be 34 and so it is the right time for me to stop playing.
“I started professional football when I was 16 and international football when I was 17. So, 15 years in international football is a lot.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/wayne-rooney-will-retire-from-england-duty-after-2018-world-cup-a3332486.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/3228b184875af8afa5e1f69b08698f5a6f41b2651eb6a6a5be5d4c7014822780.json |
[
"Mark Chandler"
] | 2016-08-30T20:51:01 | null | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | TV presenter Charlie Webster who contracted malaria in Brazil during the Olympics has arrived back in the UK after going through “hell”. The 33-year-old Team GB ambassador travelled on a specialist medical plane with a team of professionals who continued her care on the 20-hour journey. Webster's condition remains stable but serious, and she will continue her treatment in a private ward at St James's Hospital in Leeds. She fell ill during the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics and she was taken to hospital on August 6. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Fcharlie-webster-returns-home-for-treatment-after-rio-olympics-malaria-hell-a3332851.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/18/06/charlie-webster.jpg | en | null | Charlie Webster returns home for treatment after Rio Olympics malaria 'hell' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | TV presenter Charlie Webster who contracted malaria in Brazil during the Olympics has arrived back in the UK after going through “hell”.
The 33-year-old Team GB ambassador travelled on a specialist medical plane with a team of professionals who continued her care on the 20-hour journey.
Webster's condition remains stable but serious, and she will continue her treatment in a private ward at St James's Hospital in Leeds.
She fell ill during the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics and she was taken to hospital on August 6.
In a message dictated from her hospital bed, she said: "I'm so grateful to the staff at Copa D'or hospital in Rio for the care I received, they saved my life.
"The last few weeks have been hell and I'm just so thankful to be here.
"I have the most wonderful family and friends supporting me and the well wishes from the public has been incredible. I'm happy to be home to continue my recovery in the UK."
The former Sky and ITV sports presenter had just completed a 3,000-mile charity cycle ride from London to Rio when she fell ill.
Her condition quickly deteriorated and she was put into a medically induced coma.
Doctors diagnosed a very rare strain of malaria and medical specialists are now trying to find out where she may have caught the disease.
Last week, Webster was able to get out of bed for the first time and her kidney dialysis was reduced to six hours a day. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/charlie-webster-returns-home-for-treatment-after-rio-olympics-malaria-hell-a3332851.html | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/a15c851f83545431f2f5ca8acbcad9eaeb67624cb04220820b0b7d9c841fec07.json |
[
"Sophia Sleigh"
] | 2016-08-30T08:50:57 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A mother today called for knife offences to be treated as seriously as gun crime after the teenager who stabbed her disabled son “for fun” avoided trial for attempted murder. Joshua Clements, 18, was charged with attempted murder and GBH after he attacked passers-by with a 10-inch blade when a water fight in Hyde Park flared into violence last month. He was allowed to plead guilty to lesser offences after the Crown Prosecution Service accepted a plea deal. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fteen-admits-lesser-charge-after-stabbing-disabled-boy-at-hyde-park-water-fight-for-fun-a3332041.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/09/clem2.jpg | en | null | Teen admits lesser charge after stabbing disabled boy at Hyde Park water fight 'for fun' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A mother today called for knife offences to be treated as seriously as gun crime after the teenager who stabbed her disabled son “for fun” avoided trial for attempted murder.
Joshua Clements, 18, was charged with attempted murder and GBH after he attacked passers-by with a 10-inch blade when a water fight in Hyde Park flared into violence last month.
He was allowed to plead guilty to lesser offences after the Crown Prosecution Service accepted a plea deal.
A judge at the Old Bailey described the case as “disturbing” and demanded a full explanation for the decision.
Jennifer Anderson, whose son Audean Thompson, 19, was stabbed in the chest by Clements, today said the defendant was a “danger to society”.
The knife that was used in the attack
The Post Office worker, 51, said: “He needs to be punished, not only for Audean’s sake but for others who are vulnerable and disabled.
"Lowering the charge sends out a message that they can do whatever and get away with it, which is wrong. He stabbed my son above the heart.”
Judge Michael Topolski QC demanded that prosecutors explain the decision not to continue with the more serious charge, which can carry a life sentence, as he adjourned the case for a pre-sentence report. He said: “This is not, on the face of it, just stabbing in the course of robbing, it was stabbing for fun.”
Clements admitted wounding with intent over the attack on Mr Thompson
Thousands of people gathered in Hyde Park on July 19 for a water fight but violence erupted as police tried to disperse the crowd.
Appearing by videolink at the Old Bailey, Clements admitted wounding with intent over the attack on Mr Thompson, and pleaded guilty to a similar offence in relation to his second victim, Duane Williams.
He also admitted possessing a hunting-style knife, handling stolen property, and possessing crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply. Clements, of White City, was remanded in custody for sentencing on October 6.
Mrs Anderson and her family left Jamaica for the UK after Audean was hit in the leg, aged nine, in the crossfire of a gang shooting.
Mrs Anderson said: “I strongly believe the Government needs to change the law so that sentences for knife crime are the same as gun crime. A knife is as dangerous as a gun.”
Possession of a firearm carries a mandatory five-year sentence. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/teen-admits-lesser-charge-after-stabbing-disabled-boy-at-hyde-park-water-fight-for-fun-a3332041.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/953f3087304d66d0f76754a76cb43495879026dd9a5733ec00981124e0860e02.json |
[
"Ben Travis"
] | 2016-08-26T22:49:28 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Stephen Bear has become the latest winner of Celebrity Big Brother. The Ex on the Beach star received the most votes from the public, putting him ahead of EastEnders actor Ricky Norwood, who came a close second. Despite being put up for eternal nomination for the entire series, making him eligible for every eviction, Bear survived each week until the end of the show. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fstayingin%2Ftvfilm%2Fcelebrity-big-brother-2016-stephen-bear-wins-final-as-eastenders-ricky-norwood-comes-in-second-place-a3330946.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/22/cbb-bear-winner.jpg | en | null | Celebrity Big Brother 2016: Stephen Bear wins final as EastEnders’ Ricky Norwood comes in second place | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Stephen Bear has become the latest winner of Celebrity Big Brother.
The Ex on the Beach star received the most votes from the public, putting him ahead of EastEnders actor Ricky Norwood, who came a close second.
Despite being put up for eternal nomination for the entire series, making him eligible for every eviction, Bear survived each week until the end of the show.
“Honestly, I feel great. I knew I was going to win it,” he said. “As you get to know me, why wouldn’t you pick me? I’m a nice guy, I think I’m alright.
“When you believe that you’re going to win something, you always win.”
Bear proved a source of constant mischief and manipulation throughout the series, frequently playing pranks on his fellow housemates and sparking arguments.
“All I know from me being in there is me being as fun as possible," he said.
“I never once b****** about someone being their back, I was never horrible. I know my limits."
He also caused controversy by breaking up with his girlfriend Lillie Lexie Gregg during the show, as he sparked up a relationship with housemate Chloe Khan.
Celebrity Big Brother 2016: the biggest dramas so far
19 show all Celebrity Big Brother 2016: the biggest dramas so far
1/19 Seventh and eighth evicted Katie Waissel and Samantha Fox left in the second double eviction of the series Channel 5
2/19 High tempers Katie Waissel threatened to leave after a two-hour meltdown in the Diary Room Channel 5
3/19 Too soon? Fans were left confused after the show had a Christmas-themed episode in the middle of August Channel 5
4/19 Sixth evicted James Whale left along with Lewis Bloor in the first double eviction Channel 5
5/19 Fifth evicted Lewis Bloor left the house in the first double eviction of the series Channel 5
6/19 Hard time Ricky Norwood opened up about his 'depression' after leaving EastEnders Channel 5
7/19 Uh oh Stephen Bear's ex-girlfriend Lillie Lexie Gregg, who he broke up with halfway through the series, entered the house to confront him Channel 5
8/19 Fourth evicted Heavy D was voted off the show, and told Emma Willis he thought he would win Channel 5
9/19 Lashing out Lewis Bloor soaked Heavy D during an argument in the garden Channel 5
10/19 No more BFFs Lewis Bloor turned against friend Stephen Bear following yet another coffee-based 'prank' Channel 5
11/19 Third evicted Chloe Khan was kicked out of the house in a 'spin-the-wheel' eviction twist Channel 5
12/19 Protesting Several Big Brother housemates went 'on strike' due to their annoying co-habitants Channel 5
13/19 Second evicted Saira Khan was the second celebrity to lose out in the vote Channel 5
14/19 Naked antics Viewers were left shocked when Marnie and Lewis' steamy shower wasn't censored Channel 5
15/19 Bad books Bear earned himself permanent nominations meaning he'll be up for every eviction Channel 5
16/19 First evicted Grant Bovey was the first housemate removed via the public vote Channel 5
17/19 Booted Christopher Biggins was removed from the house by Big Brother for making 'offensive' comments Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images
18/19 Wild side Aubrey O'Day spat in a sandwich and cup of tea she made for Stephen Bear during a shopping task Channel 5
19/19 Coupling up Lewis Bloor and Marnie Simpson were the first to hook up in the house Channel 5
Speaking of his bathroom tryst with Khan, he said: “Behind closed doors, there’s nothing wrong with it."
Runner up Ricky Norwood said he was “very much” pleased to have made it so far in the show.
“I thought I was going to be out last Friday,” he said.
“I have no clue [how I survived]. At first I tried to block it out.
“I’m so glad I made it this far and went through a complete journey.”
Speaking of the series winner, Ricky said: “Bear is very clever at picking a trigger and finding sensitivity, and poking the lion until you snap.
“Once I knew that, I tried to not give him anything on me.”
Mob Wives star Renee Graziano came in third place, while Geordie Shore’s Marnie Simpson placed fourth.
Pop singer Aubrey O’Day was fifth, with Frankie Grande, brother of singer Ariana, coming in sixth. | http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/celebrity-big-brother-2016-stephen-bear-wins-final-as-eastenders-ricky-norwood-comes-in-second-place-a3330946.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/b84df946124ef89262834ac1d5b5ccc300aac36f33c2de66652c2675aa498128.json |
[
"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-29T20:50:42 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Watford have signed Anderlecht striker Stefano Okako on a five-year contract, the Premier League club has confirmed. The 27-year-old began his career with Roma and has also spent time at Parma and Sampdoria, where he secured a call up to Italy's senior squad in 2015. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fwatford-transfer-news-anderlecht-striker-stefano-okaka-signs-fiveyear-deal-at-vicarage-road-a3331856.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/20/okaka-watford.jpg | en | null | Watford transfer news: Anderlecht striker Stefano Okaka signs five-year deal at Vicarage Road | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Watford have signed Anderlecht striker Stefano Okako on a five-year contract, the Premier League club has confirmed.
The 27-year-old began his career with Roma and has also spent time at Parma and Sampdoria, where he secured a call up to Italy's senior squad in 2015.
Okaka immediately repaid the faith of former Azzurri boss Antonio Conte, courtesy of a goal on his international debut against Albania, and joined Anderlecht last summer.
He scored 17-goals in Belgium's top tier last season, which attracted the attention of Hornets boss Walter Mazzarri.
Okaka will now compete for regular game time at Vicarage Road with Odion Ighalo, captain Troy Deeney and Jerome Sinclair.
Watford are yet to win any of their opening three Premier League games this season and are currently languishing in 18th place following Saturday's 3-1 defeat to Arsenal. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/watford-transfer-news-anderlecht-striker-stefano-okaka-signs-fiveyear-deal-at-vicarage-road-a3331856.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/8cadacb79324c865077bc968445a985acb8d0b01d5fbdd17c7ee392a5c3be36c.json |
[
"Francesca Gillett"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:35 | null | 2016-05-05T00:00:00 | WhatsApp users are urging others to opt out of new privacy rules which will see data shared with Facebook to help target advertising. The instant messaging app, which is owned by Facebook, announced on Thursday it had made some changes to its privacy policy. It means Facebook will have access to phone numbers registered with the instant messaging service and be able to tell when a smartphone user has both apps installed. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhow-to-opt-out-of-controversial-whatsapp-data-sharing-with-facebook-a3330481.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/05/05/16/getty1.jpg | en | null | WhatsApp and Facebook data sharing: How to opt out of controversial change | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | WhatsApp users are urging others to opt out of new privacy rules which will see data shared with Facebook to help target advertising.
The instant messaging app, which is owned by Facebook, announced on Thursday it had made some changes to its privacy policy.
It means Facebook will have access to phone numbers registered with the instant messaging service and be able to tell when a smartphone user has both apps installed.
The company says the information will be used to better target adverts on Facebook and WhatsApp as well as improving friend suggestions.
Previously WhatsApp never shared any of its user data with parent company Facebook.
On social media, there has been uproar at the news, with some people urging others not to accept the messaging app’s new policy.
No WhatsApp I don't want you to share my information with Facebook. — Lee (@CosmicScale) August 26, 2016
@WhatsApp why oh why do we need to agree to letting @facebook getting more of our information #dontagreetowhatsappspolicy — Luke Ashley (@Luke_Ashley) August 26, 2016
But there is a hidden way of opting out of the term to ensure no data is sent over to Facebook – although it has to be done quickly, the Independent reported.
There are two main ways of opting out of the new terms.
If you have not accepted the new terms, then do not click “agree” when a pop-up opens on launching WhatsApp. Instead, click on “read more” and untick the box that says “share my WhatsApp account information with Facebook.
Boom, protected my WhatsApp from Facebook data trackers. You should do the same. pic.twitter.com/ajDlwQ8UYg — John Kneeland (@SirKneeland) August 26, 2016
If you have already accepted those new terms, you can still opt out – as long as it is within 30 days.
Click on the account tab on the settings menu in the app, press on the account tab and click on a “share my account info” button.
WhatsApp has said it will not share message content, which is encrypted. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/how-to-opt-out-of-controversial-whatsapp-data-sharing-with-facebook-a3330481.html | en | 2016-05-05T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/a4f4a9dd585bda440abcaada43fc50f4f78acf82e7da8a1346eabadde0beea11.json |
[
"Michael Howie"
] | 2016-08-31T10:52:52 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | A British man and his Australian girlfriend today took part in a reconstruction of a murder they are accused of committing on a beach on the Indonesian island of Bali. David Taylor, 33, a DJ originally from Halifax, and Sarah Connor, 45, are accused of murdering police officer Wayan Sudarsa on Kuta beach. His body was discovered with head and neck wounds on 17 August. Dressed in orange prison outfits with their names printed on signs around their necks, they returned to the beach to part in the re-enactment. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fbritish-man-accused-of-murdering-police-officer-on-beach-takes-part-in-reconstruction-of-killing-a3333121.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/10/bali.jpg | en | null | David Taylor accused of Bali police officer murder takes part in reconstruction | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A British man and his Australian girlfriend today took part in a reconstruction of a murder they are accused of committing on a beach on the Indonesian island of Bali.
David Taylor, 33, a DJ originally from Halifax, and Sarah Connor, 45, are accused of murdering police officer Wayan Sudarsa on Kuta beach.
His body was discovered with head and neck wounds on 17 August.
Dressed in orange prison outfits with their names printed on signs around their necks, they returned to the beach to part in the re-enactment.
Accused: David Taylor hugs girlfriend Sarah Connor (Reuters)
Taylor has admitted getting into a “confrontation” with the policeman and striking the victim with a beer bottle, leaving him unconscious, but denies killing him, according to his lawyer Haposan Sihombing.
Images of the reconstruction showed Taylor re-enacting the moments he struck the victim with a green beer bottle during a fight on the sandy beach.
Others showed Connor on the back of a motorbike and the couple hugging one another.
Taylor, who uses the stage name DJ Nutzo, and Connor were named as suspects and arrested two days after the killing while seeking protection at the Australian consulate.
They have since been detained and questioned by police in Bali’s capital, Denpasar, and could face up to 15 years in jail if found guilty of murder. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/british-man-accused-of-murdering-police-officer-on-beach-takes-part-in-reconstruction-of-killing-a3333121.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/1f20d3533c5b3fe5817771b88d151c9ec75d907a477f19380dc42acbf718882a.json |
[
"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-28T14:50:09 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Paul Ince has tipped Chelsea's Eden Hazard to make the difference in the Premier League title race if he continues his current resurgence. The Belgium international struggled under Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti last term, scoring his first Premier League goal of the season in the victory over Bournemouth on April 23. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelseas-eden-hazard-the-premier-leagues-best-and-can-make-title-difference-says-paul-ince-a3331391.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/14/edenhazard2808.jpg | en | null | Chelsea's Eden Hazard 'the Premier League's best' and can lead title triumph | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Paul Ince has tipped Chelsea's Eden Hazard to make the difference in the Premier League title race if he continues his current resurgence.
The Belgium international struggled under Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti last term, scoring his first Premier League goal of the season in the victory over Bournemouth on April 23.
But Hazard has already struck twice in three games this campaign following the summer arrival of Antonio Conte and won plaudits for his goalscoring performance in Saturday's 3-0 victory over newcomers Burnley.
Ince believes the forward can reclaim his Player of the Year gong if he maintains current performances and simultaneously propel Chelsea into the title frame.
"I actually think, you know we all talk about Manchester United, Manchester City, I'm telling you now if Hazard plays like that, he's the best player in the Premier League,' Ince said on BT Sport Score.
"If you’ve got the best player in the Premier League, you’ve got a chance to win the Premier League." | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelseas-eden-hazard-the-premier-leagues-best-and-can-make-title-difference-says-paul-ince-a3331391.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/fc01e51250ac741404cc304863fada779d502cb16aedaed959efdc618e5aff14.json |
[
"Fiona Simpson"
] | 2016-08-30T22:50:59 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Fire crews battled a huge blaze on grassland in north London. Around 60 firefighters tackled a fire the size of three football pitches at Tottenham Marshes. Flames spread over three hectares of scrubland in Lee Valley Park near Marigold Road just after 8pm this evening. Dramatic images show fire crews battling huge, orange flames. Witnesses described seeing fire "as far as the eye could see". | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Ftottenham-marshes-fire-firefighters-battle-blaze-the-size-of-three-football-pitches-on-north-london-a3332901.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/22/tottenhamfire.jpg | en | null | Tottenham Marshes fire: Firefighters battle blaze the size of three football pitches on north London scrubland | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Fire crews battled a huge blaze on grassland in north London.
Around 60 firefighters tackled a fire the size of three football pitches at Tottenham Marshes.
Flames spread over three hectares of scrubland in Lee Valley Park near Marigold Road just after 8pm this evening.
Dramatic images show fire crews battling huge, orange flames.
Witnesses described seeing fire "as far as the eye could see".
LIVE on #Periscope: Tottenham London scrub land on fire https://t.co/e8TuzcBSYg — Claire Woodhill (@Cadenza2100) August 30, 2016
A London Fire Brigade spokesman said: “Crews are working hard to bring this fire, which is covering an area the size of around three football pitches, under control.
"Grass fires cause a great deal of damage to open spaces, property and wildlife but the public can help us stop them from starting by making sure that their cigarettes and barbecues are extinguished properly, and that glass bottles, which can concentrate the sun’s rays onto dry grass, are disposed of carefully.
Huge blaze: Fire crews battled flames on Tottenham Marshes (Twitter/LFB)
"It's also important that if you do notice a fire on open grassland or in woodland that you don't attempt to put it out yourself as grass fires can travel very quickly and change direction without warning."
60 firefighters are currently dealing with three hectares of scrubland alight on #TottenhamMarshes © @Cadenza2100 pic.twitter.com/2f112aVpKB — London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) August 30, 2016
The fire comes after six fire engines rushed to a grass fire in Woodford Green around 2.30pm this afternoon as temperatures in the capital soared above 25 degrees.
Two hectares of grass and scrubland was alight off Meadgate Avenue.
Some 35 firefighters from Woodford, Hainault, Ilford, Leytonstone and Walthamstow fire stations were at the scene.
The cause of the fire is currently unknown. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/tottenham-marshes-fire-firefighters-battle-blaze-the-size-of-three-football-pitches-on-north-london-a3332901.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/392d62a4af0a4fc03eed1e0c53cfd93edef5dbcbb62cbcecbce0b2d119dc022a.json |
[
"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-29T16:50:36 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Slaven Bilic believes the quality within West Ham's team will "totally change" when a number of key players return from injury. The Hammers have endured a disappointing start to the season after winning just one of their opening three Premier League games. West Ham also suffered a shock defeat to Astra Giurgiu, which saw the east Londoners fail to reach the Europa League group stages for the second season in a row. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fslaven-bilic-west-ham-quality-will-totally-change-when-dimitri-payet-and-other-key-players-return-a3331786.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/16/slaven_bilic.jpg | en | null | Slaven Bilic: West Ham quality will 'totally change' when Dimitri Payet and other key players return from injury | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Slaven Bilic believes the quality within West Ham's team will "totally change" when a number of key players return from injury.
The Hammers have endured a disappointing start to the season after winning just one of their opening three Premier League games.
West Ham also suffered a shock defeat to Astra Giurgiu, which saw the east Londoners fail to reach the Europa League group stages for the second season in a row.
However, an ongoing injury crisis has contributed to the Hammers' slow start, with talisman Dimitri Payet having been restricted to a single cameo appearance at Chelsea.
Strikers Andy Carroll and Andre Ayew are set for extended periods on the sidelines while another new signing - Sofiane Feghouli - is struggling with a hamstring problem.
The quartet are set to return after the conclusion of the international break and Bilic is adamant they will help to reverse West Ham's recent fortunes.
“A few of them will definitely be back after the international break," Bilic told the club's official website.
"Lanzini came back today and he’s not injured any more, then it should be Payet, Feghouli, maybe a few others and maybe Carroll.
“Of course it’s going to change totally the shape of the team and also the quality.”
West Ham face Watford at the London Stadium on September 10 and will be aiming to secure all three points against Walter Mazzarri's side to ensure they do not lose any further ground on their rivals.
David Gold expects Payet to be available for selection for the visit of the Hornets, quashing recent speculation surrounding the Frenchman's future as deadline day approaches. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/slaven-bilic-west-ham-quality-will-totally-change-when-dimitri-payet-and-other-key-players-return-a3331786.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/6494fa81a071a5b2bf7f86cbf55300ab43e3bc40af0658826ab8d4b4fde0b94a.json |
[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-28T18:50:05 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | A police officer was injured and five squad cars were damaged after two men tried to escape arrest near a closed section of the M20 motorway in the early hours of this morning. The two men, 24 and 31, were arrested for on suspicion of offences including burglary, when they were brought to a halt near junction four shortly before 6am. Kent Police RPU said the men allegedly tried to run over a police officer and rammed one of several police cars near the junction. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Ffive-force-cars-damaged-after-men-try-to-flee-arrest-near-closed-m20-a3331511.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/18/kentpolicerpu.jpg | en | null | Five force cars damaged after men 'try to flee arrest' near closed M20 | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A police officer was injured and five squad cars were damaged after two men tried to escape arrest near a closed section of the M20 motorway in the early hours of this morning.
The two men, 24 and 31, were arrested for on suspicion of offences including burglary, when they were brought to a halt near junction four shortly before 6am.
Kent Police RPU said the men allegedly tried to run over a police officer and rammed one of several police cars near the junction.
Tweeting a picture of the damaged vehicle the men were said to be driving, officers said: "Tactical options taken after vehicle failed to stop for police and tried to run an officer over."
The section of road beyond junction four had been closed since midday yesterday after part of a footbridge, which was hit by a digger being carried by a lorry, crashed onto the carriageway.
M20 footbridge collapse
The force said the two men drove past officers on a routine patrol on junction nine.
When the driver refused to stop, police chased the car with the help of the force helicopter.
A spokeswoman said: "Five police vehicles have reportedly been damaged and one police officer has received minor injuries.
"A 24-year-old man and a 31-year-old man have both been arrested on suspicion of various offences including burglary." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/five-force-cars-damaged-after-men-try-to-flee-arrest-near-closed-m20-a3331511.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/879d78ee5c673dc59ae2cbd91dcbf489f37b02316a2cfa7394ea4b6b3cfd016e.json |
[
"Anne Mcelvoy"
] | 2016-08-31T10:52:28 | null | 2016-06-15T00:00:00 | Philip Green — I think we can drop the “Sir” — is carrying off the objectionable churl of the year awards with aplomb. How will other disgraced financial high fliers match him? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fcomment%2Fcomment%2Fanne-mcelvoy-we-have-gone-too-far-in-our-uncritical-praise-of-the-superrich-a3333136.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/15/14/bhs1.jpg | en | null | Anne McElvoy: We have gone too far in our uncritical praise of the super-rich | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Philip Green — I think we can drop the “Sir” — is carrying off the objectionable churl of the year awards with aplomb. How will other disgraced financial high fliers match him?
The reported possessor of a gold Monopoly set has been brought crashing to earth by a failed business (but let’s not forge the success of Topshop), leaving jobless BHS staff to count the hole in their incomes and meagre pensions. Add on an ostentatious summer holiday on the yacht — and a “how very dare you” outburst at a photographer for revealing the jaunt — and Green’s PR advisers truly have the toughest gig in town.
There have always been high-rolling rotters. In Gatsby fashion, Green hid his flaws in plain sight, behind the veil of loud parties, pictures snuggling supermodels and borrowed glamour of hiring Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child to serenade his guests. Many retailers have failing businesses and, in fairness, Green also has sound ones too. Dynamic capitalism demands that the have-yachts take a tumble at times, so we need to keep a perspective on the inevitability of failures. But manners matter, as much if not more so in the very rich as the rest of us. This tycoon has failed that test with his grudging offer of a “voluntary” contribution to the pension chasm and bartering over the terms.
We have come to celebrate the very wealthy as the epitome of modern success: the entrepreneur with the self-made country house is as popular a weekend host as the aristocratic next door, and that is the sign of a more socially mobile Britain. London especially has been the beneficiary of a less hidebound philosophy.
But deference has tilted too sharply in the other direction. I first had an inkling of discomfort about Green a few years ago when a glitzy event he spoke at, demanding that we celebrate wealth-creation more energetically, ended up as a parody of self-promotion. Recognising entrepreneurship for the motor of progress and growth that it is is laudable. Over-lauding the super-rich is not, because it leads to blind spots about unjust rewards.
This recognition now crosses the political spectrum — and we can expect to see it at the heart of May-ism. Tomorrow, Chris Philp, a Conservative on the Treasury select committee, publishes a critical report on executive rewards and their questionable oversight by the High Pay Centre. Crucially, respected City types, including the savvy former Labour City minister and hedge-funder Lord Myners and leading financial services figures are taking an active interest in how to make top-end executive pay more congruent with overall performance. Credit where it is due — a topic that was the preserve of grungey protesters and the politics of envy now has traction that should make other high-rollers think more carefully about their reputations.
It would not harm for those public figures who aligned themselves so enthusiastically with Green to encourage him equally emphatically to do the right thing by his workers and face the consequences of BHS’s demise with greater humility and grasp of the damage to others. The very wealthy become immune to criticism when they succumb to the flattery of uncritical admiration. Gatsby’s party ended in a moral mess. So has Green’s. Destiny had the last word after all.
Anne McElvoy is senior editor at The Economist | http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/anne-mcelvoy-we-have-gone-too-far-in-our-uncritical-praise-of-the-superrich-a3333136.html | en | 2016-06-15T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/16d51e9ff4b2b84139d874d262585a97512be94682ca9a9591fc30c925924249.json |
[
"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-31T06:51:11 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The 2016/17 Premier League season has already begun, but now the real drama starts with transfer deadline day upon us. Clubs have had since July 1 to bring in new recruits, but with Copa America, Euro 2016 and the Olympics all drawing players away at different times this summer, the race for last-minute deals looks set to be a little more frantic than usual. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftransfer-deadline-day-2016-live-news-rumours-gossip-when-does-the-window-close-across-europe-a3332751.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/14/transferday3108a.jpg | en | null | Transfer deadline day summer 2016: Live, transfer news, transfer rumours, transfer gossip, when does the transfer window close across Europe | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The 2016/17 Premier League season has already begun, but now the real drama starts with transfer deadline day upon us.
Clubs have had since July 1 to bring in new recruits, but with Copa America, Euro 2016 and the Olympics all drawing players away at different times this summer, the race for last-minute deals looks set to be a little more frantic than usual.
The Premier League is well on course to set a new spending record for the 2016 window, and fans of all six London-based top-flight clubs will secretly want a surprise on Wednesday as the clock ticks down.
With Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, West Ham, Crystal Palace and Watford all still involved in the market, Standard Sport bring you live coverage as the transfer news rolls in...
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Who do London's Premier League clubs still need?
Watch our videos below for a run-down of what to expect...
Arsenal
In: Lucas Perez (Deportivo, £17m), Shkodran Mustafi (Valencia, £35m), Granit Xhaka (Borussia Monchengladbach, £34m), Takuma Asano (Hiroshima Sanfrecce, und.), Rob Holding (Bolton, und.), Kelechi Nwakali (Diamond Football Academy, und.)
Out: Mikel Arteta (released), Tomas Rosicky (released), Mathieu Flamini (released), Isaac Hayden (Und.), Dan Crowley, (Loan) Jon Toral (Loan) Granada, Wellington Silva (Und.), Wojciech Szczesny (Roma) Loan, Joel Campbell (Sporting) Loan
Chelsea
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)
Tottenham
Mauricio Pochettino has spoken of wanting as many as three more additions to his Spurs squad following the arrivals of Victor Wanyama and Vincent Janssen, but says they must suit the club's 'philosophy.'
In: Victor Wanyama (Southampton, und.), Vincent Janssen (AZ Alkmaar, und.)
Out: Filip Lesniak (Slovan Liberec, loan), Grant Ward (Ipswich Town, und.), Federico Fazio (Roma, loan), Alex Pritchard (Norwich City, und.), Dominic Ball (Rotherham United, und.), Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke, loan), Nacer Chadli (West Brom, £13m)
Tottenham transfer window.MP4
West Ham
In: Toni Martinez (Valencia, und.), Havard Nordtveit (Borussia Monchengladbach, free), Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia, free), Gokhan Tore (Besiktas, loan), Ashley Fletcher (Manchester United, und.), Arthur Masuaku (Olympiakos, und.), Andre Ayew (Swansea, £20.5m), Jonathan Calleri (Deportivo Maldonado, loan), Simone Zaza (Juventus, loan), Edimilson Fernandes (FC SIon, £5.5m)
Out: Joey O'Brien (released), Elliot Lee (released), James Tomkins (Crystal Palace, £10m)
Crystal Palace
In: Andros Townsend (Newcastle United, £13m), Steve Mandanda (Marseille, und.), James Tomkins (West Ham, £10m), Christian Benteke (Liverpool, £27m), Loic Remy (Chelsea, loan)
Out: Emmanuel Adebayor (released), Marouane Chamakh (released), Brede Hangeland (released), Adrian Mariappa (released), Patrick McCarthy (released), Dwight Gayle (Newcastle, £10m), Jake Gray (Luton Town, free), Alex McCarthy (Southampton, und.), Jerome Binnom-Williams (Peterborough United), Yannick Bolasie (Everton, und.), Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa, und.)
Watford
In: Jerome Sinclair (Liverpool, und.), Christian Kabasele (Genk, und.), Isaac Success (Granada, und.), Juan Camilo Zuniga (Napoli, loan), Brice Dja Djedje (Marseille), Younes Kaboul (Sunderland), Roberto Pereyra (Juventus), Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle, und.), Adrian Mariappa (free)
Out: Joel Ekstrand (released), Gabriele Angella (Udinese), George Byers (Swansea, free), Jose Manuel Jurado (Espanyol, und.), Almen Abdi (Sheffield Wednesday, und.), Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday, und.), Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord, loan), Mario Suarez (Valencia, loan) | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-deadline-day-2016-live-news-rumours-gossip-when-does-the-window-close-across-europe-a3332751.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/ef2ae7ceea9d70c012ce53260c3d52677a814f5343f9655b2ba4ce1a355bfe95.json |
[
"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-28T10:50:04 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Arsenal managaer Arsene Wenger has confirmed Nacho Monreal's injury is 'nothing major' after the defender limped out of Saturday's win over Watford. The Gunners secured their first victory of the new Premier League season as goals from Santi Cazorla, Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil saw them race into a 3-0 first-half lead at Vicarage Road. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-injury-news-nacho-monreal-knock-nothing-major-confirms-arsene-wenger-a3331311.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/09/arsene-wenger.jpg | en | null | Nacho Monreal injury: Arsenal defender's knock 'nothing major', confirms Arsene Wenger | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Arsenal managaer Arsene Wenger has confirmed Nacho Monreal's injury is 'nothing major' after the defender limped out of Saturday's win over Watford.
The Gunners secured their first victory of the new Premier League season as goals from Santi Cazorla, Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil saw them race into a 3-0 first-half lead at Vicarage Road.
Watford's new signing Roberto Pereyra pulled one back after the break, but Wenger's side closed out the game despite a spirited second period from the hosts.
And after the game Wenger confirmed the imminent arrivals of Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez in a £52m double deal before delivering further good news for Arsenal fans, who saw Monreal hobble off as Keiran Gibbs was introduced with 15 minutes remaining.
The Frenchman said: "Nacho Monreal has a kick. It's nothing major."
He added: "I think overall the performance was a strong one.
"Very fluent and a massive first half. We were 3-0 up at half-time and in the second half we still created many chances but we missed something in the final ball, like we did at Leicester.
"We are not capable in the end to maintain completely for 90 minutes exactly the same intensity physically, but overall it’s a very encouraging performance and a good win." | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-injury-news-nacho-monreal-knock-nothing-major-confirms-arsene-wenger-a3331311.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/4418cae2668007215e174580af2001990745504c8216e6fa245658fdc24e1d47.json |
[
"Michael Howie"
] | 2016-08-31T08:51:06 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Donald Trump was today making a surprise trip to Mexico to meet the country’s president hours before delivering a highly-anticipated speech on immigration. The Republican White House candidate said on Twitter that he looks “very much forward” to meeting President Enrique Pena Nieto. Mr Pena Nieto and Mr Trump will meet in private after the Mexican leader invited both him and his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton to visit the country. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fdonald-trump-makes-surprise-visit-to-mexico-for-meeting-with-countrys-president-a3333006.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/09/trump.jpg | en | null | Donald Trump on suprise visit to Mexico to meet President Enrique Pena Nieto | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Donald Trump was today making a surprise trip to Mexico to meet the country’s president hours before delivering a highly-anticipated speech on immigration.
The Republican White House candidate said on Twitter that he looks “very much forward” to meeting President Enrique Pena Nieto.
Mr Pena Nieto and Mr Trump will meet in private after the Mexican leader invited both him and his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton to visit the country.
The pair have clashed in the past over Mr Trump’s call for Mexico to pay for a border wall between the two countries to stem the flow of illegal immigrants.
Mr Trump put the issue at the centre of his presidential campaign last year when he accused Mexico of “sending people [to the US] that have lots of problems”.
“They are bringing drugs, and bringing crime, and their rapists,” he said.
Mr Pena Nieto has been sharply critical of Mr Trump’s insistence that Mexico would pay for the border wall.
In an interview in March, he said that “there is no scenario” under which Mexico would do so.
He also compared Mr Trump’s language to that of dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, saying it had hurt US-Mexico relations.
But he used a different tone last night, writing on Twitter: “I believe in dialogue to promote Mexico’s interests in the world and, principally, to protect Mexicans wherever they are.”
In recent meetings with Hispanic supporters, Mr Trump has suggested he could be open to changing the hardline approach on immigration he outlined during the Republican primaries.
The tycoon did not mention the Mexico trip during an evening rally outside Seattle, but he did make a reference to his scheduled speech on immigration that is set for this evening in Phoenix.
“We are also going to secure our border and stop the drugs from pouring in and destroying our country,” he said.
“And I’ll be talking about that tomorrow night in Arizona. Big speech on immigration. We’ll be talking about that in Arizona tomorrow night.”
The billionaire tycoon has seen his poll ratings slip since the party conventions last month, with Mrs Clinton ahead both nationally and in key states.
Mrs Clinton, who has not yet said if she will travel to Mexico, tweeted today that “from the first days of his campaign, Donald Trump has painted Mexicans as ‘rapists’ and criminals”. She said what mattered was not what Mr Trump says in Mexico but “whether he remains committed to the splitting up of families and the deportation of millions”. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/donald-trump-makes-surprise-visit-to-mexico-for-meeting-with-countrys-president-a3333006.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/20756110a58320f85635bacf54a0f3d5f7050bd91b8e5ad8e94a6e19731668cd.json |
[
"Robert Dex"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:06 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Pink Floyd fans were today promised the nearest thing to a reunion of the famously fractious band, with a new blockbuster V&A exhibition. The show is being designed by the team behind their spectacular stage shows and is co-curated by their creative director Po Powell, who worked on many of their album covers, including Animals, which shows a giant pig over Battersea Power Station. V&A curator Victoria Broakes said the museum had not managed to get all the band’s surviving members in a room, but they had all approved the show. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Farts%2Fpink-floyd-members-agree-new-va-show-is-going-to-be-spectacular-a3333356.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/11/pink-floyd.jpg | en | null | Pink Floyd members agree: new V&A show is going to be spectacular | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Pink Floyd fans were today promised the nearest thing to a reunion of the famously fractious band, with a new blockbuster V&A exhibition.
The show is being designed by the team behind their spectacular stage shows and is co-curated by their creative director Po Powell, who worked on many of their album covers, including Animals, which shows a giant pig over Battersea Power Station.
V&A curator Victoria Broakes said the museum had not managed to get all the band’s surviving members in a room, but they had all approved the show.
She said: “We can bring them together in a fashion at the V&A. They have always had a very strong visual aspect. In a way, they have always been known by that visual imagery rather than as individual members of the band.”
Pink Floyd have sold more than 250 million records since their 1967 debut, despite line-up changes which saw Syd Barrett fall victim to drug addiction and Rick Wright and songwriter Roger Waters walk out at different times, before surviving members Nick Mason and David Gilmour called it a day.
The exhibition will be designed by staff from Stufish, the firm which worked on Pink Floyd’s The Wall gigs.
Ms Broakes, who worked on the V&A’s blockbuster David Bowie show in 2013, said it would be “a spectacular, immersive, theatrical show”.
The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains opens next year, half a century after they released their first record. It will include more than 350 exhibits inclusing concert sets, prints, posters and handwritten lyrics.
The show runs from May 13 to October 1 and tickets are available now.
Follow Going Out on Facebook and on Twitter @ESgoingout | http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/arts/pink-floyd-members-agree-new-va-show-is-going-to-be-spectacular-a3333356.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/f7c493d0d58adb31570f4f45efb0d7848b060b81d29b945adc4f2065bfb79f9a.json |
[
"Ben Travis"
] | 2016-08-27T20:50:05 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | After last year’s disappointing dud of a series, The X Factor is back for 2016 and firing on all cylinders. With a classic judging line-up in the form of Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger and Sharon Osbourne, and with Dermot O’Leary back to present, the first set of auditions was a true return to form. From sincere singer-songwriters to one particularly jaw-dropping rapper, here are the best acts from Episode 1. 1) Yes Lad | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fstayingin%2Ftvfilm%2Fthe-x-factor-2016-five-mustsee-auditions-from-episode-1-including-honey-g-and-yes-lad-a3330831.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/17/x-factor-honey-g-embargoed.jpg | en | null | The X Factor 2016: Honey G, Yes Lad, and the best auditions from Episode 1 | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | After last year’s disappointing dud of a series, The X Factor is back for 2016 and firing on all cylinders.
With a classic judging line-up in the form of Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger and Sharon Osbourne, and with Dermot O’Leary back to present, the first set of auditions was a true return to form.
From sincere singer-songwriters to one particularly jaw-dropping rapper, here are the best acts from Episode 1.
1) Yes Lad
Their name might have you shaking your head and saying ‘no, lads’ – but with One Direction on hiatus, there’s a gap in the market for the next big boyband.
It’s not clear whether these lot are it, but they seem to be aiming for a mid-point between The Spice Girls and Oasis.
2) Christian Burrows
Halfway through his first song, 19 year-old nightclub worker Christian was asked to try something different – and instead delivered a gut-wrenching Ed Sheeran-esque original song about the death of his younger brother.
The judges were reduced to tears – as was the rest of the nation.
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
3) Caitlyn Vanbeck
18 year-old Caitlyn defied her school bullies to step up in front of the judges – and blew them away with her full-powered rendition of Kelly Clarkson’s Piece by Piece.
Yet again, Nicole Scherzinger was crying by the end of the song.
4) Luis Elkes
Is Luis Elkes a great singer? Not really. Is he a great dancer? Still no.
He’s enthusiastic though, and already looks set to be a favourite novelty act of the series – there’s certainly a touch of Jedward in that hair.
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) Honey G
Where to even begin with Honey G? Well, she’s 35 years old, her real name is Anna Georgette Guilford, and she’s from North Weezy. That’s north west London, to the uninitiated.
Through her entire performance, you wait to her to rip off the wig and reveal prankster Lee Nelson underneath – and it never comes. Instead there’s a full-on rendition of Missy Elliott’s Work It. Extraordinary.
ITV, 8pm | http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/the-x-factor-2016-five-mustsee-auditions-from-episode-1-including-honey-g-and-yes-lad-a3330831.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/51022d5ba6f16caa8f61df42eb2ba3371ea43969931f7e963f5a0cfd19ddd676.json |
[
"Hatty Collier"
] | 2016-08-27T08:49:49 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | A two-year-old boy is fighting for life today after he was hit by a car alongside his grandfather in a horrific crash in north London. Bystanders looked on in horror as the child and his 59-year-old were struck by the vehicle in Harrow on Friday evening. Police and paramedics raced to the scene in Kenton Road at about 7.40pm. The child, who is in a life-threatening condition, and his grandfather were rushed to an east London hospital. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fharrow-crash-boy-2-fighting-for-life-after-being-hit-by-car-with-grandfather-in-north-london-a3330956.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/07/claremontavenue.jpg | en | null | Harrow crash: Boy, 2, fighting for life after being hit by car with grandfather in north London | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A two-year-old boy is fighting for life today after he was hit by a car alongside his grandfather in a horrific crash in north London.
Bystanders looked on in horror as the child and his 59-year-old were struck by the vehicle in Harrow on Friday evening.
Police and paramedics raced to the scene in Kenton Road at about 7.40pm.
The child, who is in a life-threatening condition, and his grandfather were rushed to an east London hospital.
London's Air Ambulance was also scrambled to the scene at the junction of Claremont Avenue.
A 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, police said.
The grandfather’s condition is described as non-life threatening.
Police said next of kin have been made aware of the incident.
The arrested man was taken to a north London police station where he was bailed to a date in October.
Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact the Met's Serious Collision Investigation Unit at Alperton on 0208 991 9555 or the police non-emergency line on 101. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/harrow-crash-boy-2-fighting-for-life-after-being-hit-by-car-with-grandfather-in-north-london-a3330956.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/c5f42fddfffd7f00ac19c17e8412d36d02eb09938e31302d48f7c6820e25f601.json |
[
"Evening Standard Comment"
] | 2016-08-30T14:51:03 | null | 2015-08-17T00:00:00 | Today's meeting in Paris between Home Secretary Amber Rudd and her French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve has been preceded by demands from some politicians across the Channel for the creation of an asylum “hotspot” in Calais, where migrants could apply for refugee status in the UK, and an end to the system under which British border guards carry out passport checks in France. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fcomment%2Fcomment%2Fevening-standard-comment-calais-requires-more-not-less-cooperation-a3332521.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/08/17/12/es-comment_0.jpg | en | null | Evening Standard comment: Calais requires more, not less co-operation | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Today's meeting in Paris between Home Secretary Amber Rudd and her French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve has been preceded by demands from some politicians across the Channel for the creation of an asylum “hotspot” in Calais, where migrants could apply for refugee status in the UK, and an end to the system under which British border guards carry out passport checks in France. The French advocates see the reforms as a way of ending the unsatisfactory situation that has led to nearly 10,000 migrants living in the squalid and violent Calais “Jungle”, and shifting the problem to Britain.
This search for solutions is understandable, not least in the context of next year’s French presidential election in which security and immigration will be key issues. But the proposed answers — fortunately not shared so far by the French government — are mistaken. Making Calais a place in which to claim asylum to Britain would simply encourage more to make the dangerous journey into France across Europe from the Middle East or North Africa. Ending juxtaposed passport checks — which have benefited millions of travellers since their introduction in 2003 — would not help either and simply inflict pointless economic damage on both France and Britain by slowing journeys through the Channel Tunnel.
A better response would be to bolster existing efforts to tackle the criminal gangs trafficking migrants to Calais. Britain’s approach to Syrian refugees, who are being allowed to claim asylum in camps bordering their own country, should also be adopted more widely, making perilous journeys across land and sea unnecessary. Nor should Brexit alter the approach on either side of the Channel. The existing system was agreed bilaterally, not using the EU, and has been an example of successful co-operation between two sovereign nations. In or out of the EU, joint working between Britain and our European friends remains the way forward in order to find a humane means of dealing with these desperate people.
Changing boundaries
The Boundary Commission publishes its provisional recommendations soon for the redrawing of constituency boundaries — the deferred, sixth such periodic review —one that Labour and the Lib-Dems stopped in 2013. It will mean that the Commons will have 600 rather than 650 MPs, a measure intended to reduce the cost of politics and ensure boundaries fairly represent population.
This is going to be painful in London, where almost all 73 MPs face selection battles. According to the elections expert and Tory peer Rob Hayward more than 60 seats will change shape, with sitting MPs pitted against their neighbours. It’s unclear whether Labour’s dominance of inner London will change with redrawn boundaries but what is already apparent is that the contests will be a further expression of the splits within the Labour Party. Change had to happen but it’ll come at a cost.
Carnival spirit
It is a shame that this year’s Notting Hill Carnival has seen an increase in crime, not least because this makes headline news when most of the street festival is a joyous thing. But the real power of carnival lies not with petty — and sometimes fatal — displays of machismo with knives but with its ability to subvert the normal order of things. On what other occasion would you find precious London villa-dwellers surrendering their neighbourhoods for a long weekend, and their rarefied streets coming alive with street dancing rather than social climbing? Just think: how would Knightsbridge feel about having a carnival? | http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/evening-standard-comment-calais-requires-more-not-less-cooperation-a3332521.html | en | 2015-08-17T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/b0d237ffd0ff65576b0ea8781afbe28519399d802d91246a4169a90f6b3d469c.json |
[
"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-27T10:49:48 | null | 2016-08-13T00:00:00 | Arsene Wenger has welcomed comparisons between imminent Arsenal signing Lucas Perez and Leicester forward Jamie Vardy, and confirmed that Shkodra | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-transfer-news-arsene-wenger-likes-lucas-perez-comparison-to-jamie-vardy-and-praises-shkodran-a3330986.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/13/09/wenger.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news: Arsene Wenger 'likes' Lucas Perez comparison to Jamie Vardy and praises Shkodran Mustafi | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Arsene Wenger has welcomed comparisons between imminent Arsenal signing Lucas Perez and Leicester forward Jamie Vardy, and confirmed that Shkodran Mustafi is the defender he wanted to bolster his back line this summer.
Arsenal are closing in on a £52million double swoop for Deportivo La Coruna striker Perez and Valencia centre-back Mustafi, with the deals expected to push the club's summer spending beyond the £100m mark.
On Friday Wenger denied that the pair were 'panic buys' in the wake of criticism from Arsenal's fan base, and sees £17m Perez - who scored 17 goals in La Liga last season - as a similar striker to Vardy after missing out on the Leicester star before Euro 2016.
"He is a late developer, he played in a different position," Wenger said of the 27-year-old on Friday. "He moved centrally in a successful way.
"I think he has good link-up qualities, good finishing qualities. Let's see if we can finish the job."
When comparisons to Vardy were mentioned, Wenger said: "Yes, I like that one."
Wenger explained why the wait for £35m Mustafi has been so long, expressing frustration that Premier League clubs could be being taken advantage of in terms of transfer fees.
"This season I thought we had the most easy transfer window ever because we knew what we wanted and who we wanted and it didn't come off, so you have to restart.
"When you restart, when you handle some leagues they are [on] holiday, there was the European Championships and nothing happened, you couldn't find anybody.
"He [Mustafi] was their captain. If we get it done, we get what we wanted."
Wenger also suggested that he would not be surprised to see Premier League spending top £1billion this summer, adding: "I don't know [by how much] but I'm convinced [it will be more].
"There are many, many clubs in England who have a big amount of money available and haven't spent yet - you could say all of them.
"Who has finished in the market? Nobody. Everybody is waiting, I think, to get the deals done.
"The clubs who want to sell to English clubs, today they fetch a huge amount of money so it takes a long time to settle and then the clubs resist, resist and maybe in the next three days everybody will find agreements."
Additional reporting by the Press Association. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-arsene-wenger-likes-lucas-perez-comparison-to-jamie-vardy-and-praises-shkodran-a3330986.html | en | 2016-08-13T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/9268bc086379bfa7699ddd4538fb90ef5a39aac8ebc22322e8f04a5f7810104e.json |
[
"Chloe Chaplain"
] | 2016-08-28T08:50:00 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | The family of a British man injured as he tried to save a backpacker stabbed to death in Australia today told of how they are "immensely proud" of him. Tom Jackson, 30, is fighting for life in hospital after trying to save the life of Mia Ayliffe-Chung, 21, as she was stabbed to death, allegedly by 29-year-old Frenchman Smail Ayad. His father Les Jackson issued a statement praising his son and the work of medical staff at Townsville Hospital in Queensland where he is being cared for. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Ffamily-immensely-proud-of-brit-who-tried-to-save-stabbed-backpacker-a3331256.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/24/08/miaayliffechung3.jpg | en | null | Mia Ayliffe-Chung: Family 'immensely proud' of Brit, Tom Jackson, injured trying to save stabbed backpacker | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The family of a British man injured as he tried to save a backpacker stabbed to death in Australia today told of how they are "immensely proud" of him.
Tom Jackson, 30, is fighting for life in hospital after trying to save the life of Mia Ayliffe-Chung, 21, as she was stabbed to death, allegedly by 29-year-old Frenchman Smail Ayad.
His father Les Jackson issued a statement praising his son and the work of medical staff at Townsville Hospital in Queensland where he is being cared for.
He said: "There are many and varied reasons why we are, and always will be, immensely proud of Tom.
Victim: Mia Ayliffe Chung was killed in a knife attack (Facebook)
"His actions in response to this horrific attack only add to that sense of pride.
"As a family we have been comforted by the help and support offered by our friends and family at home and in Australia who have been wonderful."
Les Jackson said the many offers of support they had received had not been ignored, but they were simply focusing on their son's condition.
He added: "We are in awe of the medical and support staff at The Townsville Hospital who are providing the greatest care Tom could hope to receive and keeping me informed of his ongoing treatment every step of the way.
"Finally, and most importantly, our hearts go out to Mia and her family and friends at this dreadful time."
Miss Ayliffe-Chung, from Wirksworth, Derbyshire, was killed at the Shelley's Backpackers accommodation in Home Hill on Tuesday.
Ayad has been charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder, one count of serious animal cruelty and 12 counts of serious assault.
He did not appear in court on Friday but was remanded in custody and his case has been adjourned until October 28.
Police are investigating reports that the Frenchman had an unrequited romantic interest or an "obsession" with Miss Ayliffe-Chung. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/family-immensely-proud-of-brit-who-tried-to-save-stabbed-backpacker-a3331256.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/db3fbff05df293f57bcaaaefecae62996851fce4452d072ea478d099fb781ff1.json |
[
"Hatty Collier"
] | 2016-08-26T13:06:34 | null | 2016-06-29T00:00:00 | Tom Watson today appeared to troll Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with a tweet about his explosive ‘Traingate’ row with rail operator Virgin. Labour’s deputy leader appeared to make fun of Mr Corbyn after he was accused of lying about being unable to find a seat on a long-distance Virgin train for a publicity stunt. Mr Watson wrote: “There a [sic] those that choose to be seated and those that sit on floors. A brief history of chairs.” His tweet including a link to a blog in the Paris Review titled “Sitting up: A brief history of chairs.” | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Ftom-watson-trolls-jeremy-corbyn-with-tweet-about-traingate-row-a3330331.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/29/20/tomwatson.jpg | en | null | Tom Watson 'trolls Jeremy Corbyn with tweet about traingate row' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Tom Watson today appeared to troll Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with a tweet about his explosive ‘Traingate’ row with rail operator Virgin.
Labour’s deputy leader appeared to make fun of Mr Corbyn after he was accused of lying about being unable to find a seat on a long-distance Virgin train for a publicity stunt.
Mr Watson wrote: “There a [sic] those that choose to be seated and those that sit on floors. A brief history of chairs.”
His tweet including a link to a blog in the Paris Review titled “Sitting up: A brief history of chairs.”
There a those that choose to be seated and those that sit on floors. A brief history of chairs. https://t.co/s5PUWan6cr — Tom Watson (@tom_watson) August 26, 2016
A bizarre feud broke out between Mr Corbyn and Virgin after the rail operator disputed his claim that he was unable to find a seat on a “ram-packed” service from London to Newcastle.
On social media, some praised Mr Watson for “his trolling game”, while others accused him of being “childish” and “immature”.
Ben Gartside quoted the tweet and said: "Tom Watson is the best thing about the Labour Party at the moment."
But Karen P tweeted: “What a childish post. I guess we know you won't be going into Comedy when politics is over for you.”
Paul Yandle said: “What a foolish, immature thing to tweet. Take a look at yourself and your position.”
Corbyn asked to clarify why he sat on the floor on the train
The leader of the opposition rebuked reporters on Wednesday after being asked about the incident at a press conference, where he admitted there had been spare seats.
He told them: "Yes, I did look for two empty seats together so I could sit down with my wife to talk to her.
"That wasn't possible, so I went to the end of the train."
It comes as Labour Party members continue to vote in the leadership contest between Mr Corbyn and Owen Smith, with the outcome due to be announced on September 24. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/tom-watson-trolls-jeremy-corbyn-with-tweet-about-traingate-row-a3330331.html | en | 2016-06-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/fdf4156affb1f797ee05b69889395df06dc052fd0801f903bf1aa926254439b4.json |
[
"Matt Watts",
"Jonathan Prynn"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:18 | null | 2014-12-19T00:00:00 | Fabric nightclub has become a “safe haven” for illegal drug use and warned there will be more tragedies without major changes, according to a damning police report. The world-famous venue in Farringdon faces being shut down next week at a review of its licence sparked by the deaths of the two 18-year-olds on June 25 and August 6. Four other clubbers have died at the 2,500 capacity club since 2011 after taking drugs. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Ffabric-nightclub-is-a-safe-haven-for-drug-use-and-there-could-be-more-deaths-police-warn-a3332646.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2014/12/19/08/Fabric.jpg | en | null | Fabric nightclub is 'a safe haven for drug use and there could be more deaths' police warn | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Fabric nightclub has become a “safe haven” for illegal drug use and warned there will be more tragedies without major changes, according to a damning police report.
The world-famous venue in Farringdon faces being shut down next week at a review of its licence sparked by the deaths of the two 18-year-olds on June 25 and August 6.
Four other clubbers have died at the 2,500 capacity club since 2011 after taking drugs.
Reports submitted by the Met for a licensing review by Islington council on September 6 describe how on one night “80 per cent of clubgoers” appeared to be under the influence of drugs, while more than half “are willing to sell drugs.”
Superintendent Stuart Ryan, from Islington Police, wrote: “Fabric nightclub represents a serious risk to its patrons. The failings of the management have led to an environment where illegal drug taking has become acceptable.
“If the premises is permitted to remain open and operating in its current form, then there is a strong possibility that further drug related deaths will occur.”
Sergeant Aaron Barnes, a licensing officer in Islington, said the first teenager, referred to as RB, was able along with friends to “conceal drugs on their person and get through the search and entry regime without the drugs being found.”
According to statements from his friends, he bought “a pill” in addition to three ecstasy tablets he had smuggled into the venue because “he felt his were not working.”
He was allegedly able to buy the MDMA tablet within 15 minutes.
He reportedly collapsed outside the venue at 8.20am and was taken to hospital where he died 40 minutes later.
Sgt Barnes’s report alleges that a woman was taken to hospital suffering a suspected overdose on the same night, leaving paramedics struggling to look after two seriously ill clubgoers at the same time.
The death of the second teenager on August 6 came after his group of friends were able to smuggle MDMA inside hidden in their boxer shorts following a “loose” search by security staff, says the report.
Friends of the teenager who died - referred to as JC – told police: “The ease of purchasing MDMA at Fabric is one of its main attractions.”
The 18-year-old was taken to the medical room at the club at about 2am and died after being airlifted to hospital.
He had allegedly taken an “MDMA bomb” - the powdered form of the drug in a wrap – which had been bought inside the venue.
Sgt Barnes urged the council to bring in tougher licensing conditions, including only allowing in people aged 25 or over, if it is allowed to stay open.
The damning police dossier comes as 93,000 people have signed a petition at Change.org calling on Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Islington Council not to close the club.
BBC DJ B.Traits wrote: “I am utterly convinced that the use and promotion of on-site drug testing and information has to be the best way forward – not sniffer dogs, not ID scanners, and definitely not the closure of venues and clubs.
“On-site testing does, in no way, condone or promote the use of controlled substances. What it helps achieve is an increased awareness of the dangers of particular drugs to both the user and the police, resulting in informed decision making by potential users.”
In a statement released last week Fabric said: “We pride ourselves on running a safe venue, and we feel extremely saddened by the events that have taken place in recent weeks. “The safety of our customers is our number one priority.
“We know there are always areas where we can improve, and, following the recent tragic deaths, we are undertaking a thorough review of the lessons we can learn.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/fabric-nightclub-is-a-safe-haven-for-drug-use-and-there-could-be-more-deaths-police-warn-a3332646.html | en | 2014-12-19T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/aab601c9d49c19da649bcc96beb93906ba2829dc93efa657e4b9f35f1d65357e.json |
[
"Vaishali Bhardwaj"
] | 2016-08-27T20:51:21 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Mesut Ozil was happy to help Arsenal claim their first win of the new Premier League season after scoring in the 3-1 victory at Watford on Saturday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmesut-ozil-hails-arsenals-first-premier-league-win-of-the-season-finally-the-ice-is-broken-a3331251.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/16/mesut_ozil.jpg | en | null | Watford 1-3 Arsenal: Mesut Ozil hails the Gunners' first Premier League win of the season - 'finally the ice is broken' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Mesut Ozil was happy to help Arsenal claim their first win of the new Premier League season after scoring in the 3-1 victory at Watford on Saturday.
The Germany international made his first start for the Gunners this season after being rested following Euro 2016 and, after Santi Cazorla and Alexis Sanchez had put Arsenal into the driving seat with their first-half goals, Ozil rounded off the win with a goal of his own just before the break.
The Hornets hit back through substitute Roberto Pereyra's strike on his debut in the second period, but Arsenal held on to seal their first league win of the new campaign following their loss to Liverpool and their draw away to champions Leicester City.
And tweeting after the game, Ozil revealed just how happy he was to have helped the Gunners get back to winning ways.
"Finally the ice is broken. First three points in this young season," the midfielder wrote alongside a picture with Granit Xhaka.
Arsenal's next game following the international break is at home to Southampton before Arsene Wenger's side travel to take on Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/mesut-ozil-hails-arsenals-first-premier-league-win-of-the-season-finally-the-ice-is-broken-a3331251.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/f3c71288762ad3b34af8034db2e4aebc7bf138818e3da80779cc40cd696e5e97.json |
[
"John Aizlewood"
] | 2016-08-26T13:04:16 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Always a brave idea in theory, in practice genre blending can mean the worst of both worlds. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fstayingin%2Fmusic%2Fbanks-steelz-anything-but-words-review-a-triumph-a3330396.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/11/banks-and-steelz-paul-banks-rzs.jpg | en | null | Banks & Steelz - Anything But Words review: 'a triumph’ | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Always a brave idea in theory, in practice genre blending can mean the worst of both worlds.
Not here though. A collaboration between Paul Banks of indie mainstays Interpol and RZA (occasionally known as Bobby Steels, hence, almost, Steelz) of rap galacticos Wu-Tang Clan conceived in a New York tequila bar, Anything But Words could never be mistaken for rock or rap.
Instead, it’s a curious amalgam where Banks offers giant keyboard surges and conventional but wounded vocals, while RZA adds fiery verses and a sense of urgency.
Florence Welch guests unobtrusively on Wild Season; RZA’s fellow Wu Tangers Method Man and Ghostface Killah have brief cameos, but the finest moment is near-ballad One By One where Banks croons and RZA raps in the distant background, before emerging to assume control.
A triumph of restrained compromise.
(Warner Bros) | http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/music/banks-steelz-anything-but-words-review-a-triumph-a3330396.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/faab243213f76701fe0ada1cfa5fcef542b08679f3b96fd0b1ef6826170d3039.json |
[
"Jennifer Ruby"
] | 2016-08-30T18:51:02 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Rebecca Ferguson will debut her brand new single on the Strictly Come Dancing launch show. Despite rising to fame on rival Saturday night programme The X Factor, the 30-year-old will perform single Bones on the first episode of the new series. Ferguson, who came runner-up to Matt Cardle on the ITV show back in 2010, has been announced as one of the first musical guests of the series. Fellow X Factor alumni and last year’s host Olly Murs will also take to the stage to perform during the opening show. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fstayingin%2Ftvfilm%2Fstrictly-come-dancing-2016-rebecca-ferguson-to-debut-comeback-single-on-launch-show-a3332821.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/19/rebccaferg.jpg | en | null | Strictly Come Dancing 2016: Rebecca Ferguson to debut comeback single on launch show | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Rebecca Ferguson will debut her brand new single on the Strictly Come Dancing launch show.
Despite rising to fame on rival Saturday night programme The X Factor, the 30-year-old will perform single Bones on the first episode of the new series.
Ferguson, who came runner-up to Matt Cardle on the ITV show back in 2010, has been announced as one of the first musical guests of the series.
Fellow X Factor alumni and last year’s host Olly Murs will also take to the stage to perform during the opening show.
Ferguson is gearing up for the release of a new album, Superwoman, and a UK tour later this year.
The pop star, who has released three studio albums since 2011, has collaborated with some pretty major producers and plans to release in October.
Speaking about the album, she said: “This is honest and emotionally complex, I found strength and security writing this album.
Strictly Come Dancing 2016: full confirmed line-up
16 show all Strictly Come Dancing 2016: full confirmed line-up
1/16 Keep dancing! The line-up for Strictly Come Dancing 2016 has been announced in full BBC/Ray Burmiston/Matt Burlem
2/16 Ed Balls Jeremy Selwyn / Evening Standard
3/16 Greg Rutherford Competing: Greg Rutherford will join Strictly Come Dancing fresh from the Rio Olympics Alexander Hassenstein/Getty
4/16 Laura Whitmore Confirmed: TV presenter Laura Whitmore is set for Strictly Come Dancing 2016 Stuart C. Wilson/Getty
5/16 Ore Oduba Confirmed: Olympic Games presenter Ore Oduba will take to the dance floor BBC /Adrian Meyers /Matt Burlem
6/16 Will Young John Phillips/Getty
7/16 Claudia Fragapane Alex Livesey/Getty
8/16 Melvin Odoom Dave Benett
9/16 Louise Redknapp Luca Teuchmann/Getty
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“It’s my most personal album ever and it’s brought me to a place in my life where I feel strong. I called it Superwoman because I learnt to embrace my vulnerability and accept it as a strength.”
The full line-up for this year’s Strictly was confirmed last week, with the likes of singer Anastacia, Olympic gymnast Claudia Fragapane, model Daisy Lowe, politician Ed Balls and Olympic athlete Greg Rutherford taking part.
There’s also former Xtra Factor presenter Melvin Odoom, BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty, BBC Sport presenter Ore Oduba, TV’s Judge Rinder, and former X Factor winner Will Young.
Strictly Come Dancing kicks off on BBC One on Saturday September 3. | http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/strictly-come-dancing-2016-rebecca-ferguson-to-debut-comeback-single-on-launch-show-a3332821.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/69669c732dec06232bc4fbc3b21d9f2ff4b26c9e2cbc6eda46006fa2b3e05d1a.json |
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"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-28T20:50:15 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Slaven Bilic conceded that Manchester City outplayed West Ham in their 3-1 Premier League defeat at Etihad Stadium, but praised his side for an improved second-half display on Sunday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fslaven-bilic-pleased-west-ham-showed-quality-despite-manchester-city-defeat-a3331566.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/16/slaven_bilic_pep_guardiola.jpg | en | null | Manchester City 3 West Ham 1: Slaven Bilic pleased Hammers showed 'quality' despite Premier League defeat | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Slaven Bilic conceded that Manchester City outplayed West Ham in their 3-1 Premier League defeat at Etihad Stadium, but praised his side for an improved second-half display on Sunday.
Pep Guardiola's title hopefuls burst out of the gates early on against the Hammers, and were two goals ahead within 18 minutes after Raheem Sterling and Fernandinho struck against the listless visitors as they struggled in a 3-5-2 formation.
Bilic brought Sam Byram on for Gokhan Tore at half-time and reverted to a 4-4-2 formation, with Michail Antonio scoring after being pushed into an advanced role down the right flank.
West Ham went in search of an equaliser before Sterling added his second of the game in injury time, and Bilic accepted that a poor first-half performance cost his side any chance of getting a result against City.
"You can't say City didn't deserve to win, but it was a game of two halves," he told reporters. "In the first half it was not only they were two up very early - even before they scored, they have two corners and one semi-chance, so they were much better than us.
"At half-time I didn't ask my team to turn the game around, just to show their qualities and enthusiasm and we did that. We were a different West Ham. We put them under pressure and forced them to make some changes."
Hammers centre-back Winston Reid was forced off in the second half after Sergio Aguero caught him with an elbow - an incident which could earn the City striker a retrospective ban and see him miss the Manchester derby on September 10.
West Ham midfielder Mark Noble suggested Reid's speech had been affected by the blow, telling reporters: "I didn't see it. I don't know what it was about really, but I know he can't really talk in there [dressing room]. He said he got something to the throat."
Bilic played down the matter and said that Reid's substitution had nothing to do with the incident, adding: "I didn't see it at all. I reacted because we wanted to make a sub.
"We wanted to change the shape. I think he is okay. He is not injured."
Additional reporting by the Press Association. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/slaven-bilic-pleased-west-ham-showed-quality-despite-manchester-city-defeat-a3331566.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/cf9933312f2d333b40b837d830bbfaf9d112d00a1d24e1b5847931ae79f650b9.json |
[
"Pietro Lazzerini"
] | 2016-08-26T13:13:54 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Chelsea's frustrating search for a centre-half could hinge on one of their targets joining another club. Torino defender Nikola Maksimovic has been on Antonio Conte’s list but the Serb is edging towards a move to Napoli. Maksimovic and his agent have met director of football Cristiano Giuntoli in Milan to finalise the deal with Napoli paying £26million. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelsea-transfer-news-nikola-maksimovics-26m-napoli-move-paves-way-for-kalidou-koulibaly-to-blues-a3330121.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/09/koulibaly2608.jpg | en | null | Chelsea transfer news: Blues handed Kalidou Koulibaly boost as Nikola Maksimovic edges towards Napoli | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Chelsea's frustrating search for a centre-half could hinge on one of their targets joining another club.
Torino defender Nikola Maksimovic has been on Antonio Conte’s list but the Serb is edging towards a move to Napoli.
Maksimovic and his agent have met director of football Cristiano Giuntoli in Milan to finalise the deal with Napoli paying £26million.
The transfer could mean Napoli will relent over Kalidou Koulibaly, having turned down a £43m bid from Chelsea.
Napoli have been trying to scare Chelsea off by valuing Koulibaly at £60m and have offered him a new contract. Manager Maurizio Sarri would prefer to keep the player rather than cash in but the arrival of Maksimovic would at least give Chelsea some hope.
Yesterday, Chelsea were told another of their targets, Alessio Romagnoli, was out of reach. The club bid £35m for the Italian but AC Milan said in a statement: “We have received a significant offer for Alessio Romagnoli from Chelsea. The player is not for sale, therefore this negotiation will not continue.”
Conte has been anxious to strengthen his defence with John Terry now 35 and question marks over Branislav Ivanoic and Gary Cahill last season.
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[
"Mark Chandler"
] | 2016-08-29T16:50:32 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Darrell Ward, a star of hit TV show Ice Road Truckers, has died alongside his co-pilot in a plane crash at the age of 52. A statement on his Facebook page said Mr Ward had been flying back from meeting fans at the Great American Truck Show in Dallas when the crash happened. An investigation is now being held into what caused the accident. Mr Ward, a grandfather and father, had appeared in five series of the show, which follows delivery drivers across the remote roads of northern Canada. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fice-road-truckers-star-darrell-ward-dies-with-copilot-in-plane-crash-a3331796.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/17/darrellward.jpg | en | null | Ice Road Truckers star Darrell Ward dies with co-pilot in plane crash | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Darrell Ward, a star of hit TV show Ice Road Truckers, has died alongside his co-pilot in a plane crash at the age of 52.
A statement on his Facebook page said Mr Ward had been flying back from meeting fans at the Great American Truck Show in Dallas when the crash happened.
An investigation is now being held into what caused the accident.
Mr Ward, a grandfather and father, had appeared in five series of the show, which follows delivery drivers across the remote roads of northern Canada.
The statement said: "He was heading to Missoula to begin filming a pilot for his new documentary style show involving the recovery of plane wrecks when he and his co-pilot crashed and lost their lives.
"An investigation is ongoing and more information will be made available at a later time as the National Transportation Safety Board will be handling they investigation."
It added: "The things Darrell loved most were his family including his kids and grand-kids & trucking.
"Trucking has always been a large part of Darrell's life; from running the harvest rigs with his grandparents and family, to driving trucks from Montana to Alaska and all roads in between.
"In his free time, you could usually find Darrell giving back to the community any chance he got, he had promoted the most recent food drive to help victims in the Louisiana Floods and was scheduled to appear as the grand marshal for the Truck Convoy for Special Olympics in Nova Scotia."
"His motto, “any road, any load” fits his personality perfectly," the statement said.
The History Channel said in a statement: "We are saddened by the tragic loss of Darrell Ward, a beloved member of the History family.
"He will be greatly missed and our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/ice-road-truckers-star-darrell-ward-dies-with-copilot-in-plane-crash-a3331796.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/81c9d06eb63da5d6e3651312d5684907be36071bfd528ff609188a0a0dd2cc74.json |
[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-27T18:49:57 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Police are appealing for help to catch a robber who allegedly held up a teenage boy at knifepoint. The incident happened at Oxford Circus Underground station just before 2.30pm on Monday, August 8. The 13-year-old victim was making his way back home when he stopped a man to ask for directions. Police said the man then led the boy to the wrong platform and pulled a knife on the victim, before searching through his pockets and bag. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fboy-13-robbed-at-knife-point-at-oxford-circus-tube-station-a3331171.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/18/oxford-circus.jpg | en | null | Boy, 13, 'robbed at knifepoint' at Oxford Circus Tube station | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Police are appealing for help to catch a robber who allegedly held up a teenage boy at knifepoint.
The incident happened at Oxford Circus Underground station just before 2.30pm on Monday, August 8.
The 13-year-old victim was making his way back home when he stopped a man to ask for directions.
Police said the man then led the boy to the wrong platform and pulled a knife on the victim, before searching through his pockets and bag.
The man is alleged to have taken several items including cash, a mobile phone, and a travel card, before fleeing the scene on a southbound Victoria line train.
Appeal: police want to trace a man after the teenager was held up at knifepoint at Oxford Circus Tube station (British Transport Police)
PC Eric Anang, from British Transport Police, said: “I am keen to speak to anyone who many have witnessed the incident or to anyone in the area at the time.
"I am also keen to speak to the man in the CCTV image as I believe he may hold information that could help us in the investigation.
"The victim was left shaken and traumatised, but is being fully supported by officers. Thankfully this is a rare and isolated incident.”
Anyone with any information should contact British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016 quoting reference 193 of 26/08/2016. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/boy-13-robbed-at-knife-point-at-oxford-circus-tube-station-a3331171.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/aad0faffe2918a6223932b0827e4a4a9f60e32add200e99f92641b5efb6d6e7d.json |
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"Stephanie Rafanelli",
"Robert Dex"
] | 2016-08-31T12:51:38 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Sir Ian McKellen says some of his most famous roles have been inspired by wanting to get revenge on people who “start wars, perpetuate them and glory in them”. The actor, who is about to appear in the West End with Sir Patrick Stewart in Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land, said he had “probably played even more military men” than his co-star. He told ES Magazine: “Gandalf is a soldier, Magneto is a soldier, Richard III, Coriolanus, Macbeth. And I think the reason is because I want my revenge on them all. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fsir-ian-mckellen-military-roles-are-my-revenge-on-the-warmongers-a3333486.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/12/ianmckellanes3108a.jpg | en | null | Sir Ian McKellen: ‘military roles are my revenge on the warmongers’ | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Sir Ian McKellen says some of his most famous roles have been inspired by wanting to get revenge on people who “start wars, perpetuate them and glory in them”.
The actor, who is about to appear in the West End with Sir Patrick Stewart in Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land, said he had “probably played even more military men” than his co-star.
He told ES Magazine: “Gandalf is a soldier, Magneto is a soldier, Richard III, Coriolanus, Macbeth. And I think the reason is because I want my revenge on them all.
"The people who start wars, perpetuate them and glory in them. ‘God save our gracious Queen, send her victorious?’ I’m sorry. What does that mean?
“If that’s what masculinity is then I don’t want any part of it at all. I think gay men are more masculine than straight men. Because, guess what? They love other men!”
Sir Patrick became a supporter of the charity Combat Stress after appearing on family history show Who Do You Think You Are? and discovering that his Second World War veteran father — who he describes as an “angry, disappointed and at times violent man” — suffered from post- traumatic stress disorder.
He said the discovery helped make sense of a “chaotic” childhood, adding: “It released me from so much anger.”
The two men play a pair of writers whose late-night drinking session takes a sinister turn in No Man’s Land, which opens at Wyndham’s Theatre next month after a UK tour and a run in New York, and follows their success sharing a stage in Waiting For Godot.
The actors, who both grew up in the North, said they disagreed with the Brexit vote.
Sir Ian added: “Everything that’s good about being British is related to Europe.” Sir Patrick is considering applying for US citizenship in order to have his say on its politics.
He said: “There are fundamental things still to be done for the equality of race in the United States. It is still essentially a racist country.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/sir-ian-mckellen-military-roles-are-my-revenge-on-the-warmongers-a3333486.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/6280b29e5e7c09aeb7b1e6fddb30fb02fbec65f14eab860f181c249bc086f138.json |
[
"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-30T18:51:07 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Chelsea winger Kenedy has joined fellow Premier League club Watford on a season-long loan deal. The Brazilian moved to Stamford Bridge from Fluminense in August 2015 and made 20 senior appearances during his debut season at Stamford Bridge. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelsea-transfer-news-kenedy-joins-watford-on-seasonlong-loan-deal-a3332776.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/18/kenedy-chelsea.jpg | en | null | Chelsea transfer news: Kenedy joins Watford on season-long loan deal | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Chelsea winger Kenedy has joined fellow Premier League club Watford on a season-long loan deal.
The Brazilian moved to Stamford Bridge from Fluminense in August 2015 and made 20 senior appearances during his debut season at Stamford Bridge.
But the 20-year-old will now continue his development at Vicarage Road with competition for places within Antonio Conte's side set to be fierce this term.
Cesar Azpilicueta is undisputed first choice at left back while Eden Hazard has rediscovered his best form on the left wing, both of which are positions Kenedy operates in.
The most notable moment of Kenedy's Chelsea career to date arrived at Carrow Road in March when the youngster struck an opening goal after just 39 seconds, which proved to be the fastest goal in England's top tier last term.
The Hornets have strengthened significantly this summer as Walter Mazzarri attempts to improve on the 13th place finish Quique Sanchez Flores achieved last term. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-transfer-news-kenedy-joins-watford-on-seasonlong-loan-deal-a3332776.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/ea93c67886b821d24a50f26d78b6c1462737e9198128f5875cf1aa04dff814d2.json |
[
"Barney Davis"
] | 2016-08-31T06:51:05 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A teenager was shot in the head near his car in broad daylight after a series of gun blasts and shouting was heard in a street in north London. The 18-year-old was today fighting for his life in hospital after the shooting yesterday. Residents heard multiple shots and a visibly upset group of people, believed to be family members, gathered around the 18-year-old boy as paramedics fought to save his life. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fturnpike-lane-shooting-teenager-was-shot-in-the-head-in-car-after-shouts-were-heard-a3332911.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/19/turnpikelaneshootinga.jpg | en | null | Turnpike Lane shooting: Teenager remains critical after being shot in the head | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A teenager was shot in the head near his car in broad daylight after a series of gun blasts and shouting was heard in a street in north London.
The 18-year-old was today fighting for his life in hospital after the shooting yesterday.
Residents heard multiple shots and a visibly upset group of people, believed to be family members, gathered around the 18-year-old boy as paramedics fought to save his life.
London’s Air Ambulance was forced to land on Turnpike Lane, closing the busy junction with Wightman Road, north London just after 3.30pm.
Police and ambulances rushed to the scene where they found the boy collapsed by a dark car with its boot open in Wightman Road with a gunshot wound to his head.
Shooting: The Air Ambulance landed at the busy Turnpike Lane junction with Wightman Road (Kevin Byrne)
A 21-year-old student living nearby said: “I heard loud shouting coming from over the road from my bedroom and then two shots.
“There were lots of people charging out of the flats, I think they were his family, they were gathered around him, watching him being loaded into the ambulance.
Shooting: The teenager was rushed to hospital (@999London)
“I was very scared he was dead because they weren’t taking him away urgently enough.”
A mother, 24, was cooking in her kitchen when her young son came running in to say he heard two bangs.
She told the Standard: “I didn’t believe him at first and thought his ran outside and the helicopter was right outside my window.
“He is scarred by it, he keeps asking if the boy is dead and hasn’t eaten since. I worry for him in ten years he’ll be that age.
“I saw his friend crying and being comforted by police.
“The atmosphere was awful. People at the scene said there was a big fight for minutes before police arrived.
“There are normally people hanging around there but never normally in a threatening way.”
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-was-shot-in-the-head-in-car-after-shouts-were-heard-a3332911.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/8d7f177f17165ad2827deb37121a58978a12bacb8b71e4913b79878fd3d949d7.json |
[
"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-29T18:50:28 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | Antonio Conte has urged Chelsea's players not to forget the difficulties of last season as they attempt to move forward during the current campaign. The Blues began last season as champions but a disastrous run of form saw the club finish in tenth place, which represents the worst finish achieved during Roman Abramovich's tenure at Stamford Bridge. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fantonio-conte-urges-chelseas-players-not-to-forget-difficulties-of-last-season-after-promising-start-a3331816.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/23/21/antonio_conte_2.jpg | en | null | Antonio Conte urges Chelsea's players not to forget difficulties of last season after promising start this term | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Antonio Conte has urged Chelsea's players not to forget the difficulties of last season as they attempt to move forward during the current campaign.
The Blues began last season as champions but a disastrous run of form saw the club finish in tenth place, which represents the worst finish achieved during Roman Abramovich's tenure at Stamford Bridge.
Conte was appointed to help reclaim Chelsea's place at Europe's top table and has made a promising start, leading the club to a tally of nine points from their opening three Premier League games.
However, although Chelsea's early season form has pushed last year's disappointment to the back of supporters' minds, Conte is adamant it is crucial his players learn from the experience.
"It's important to keep the last season in our mind," he told the club's official website.
"When there is a difficult situation it is important to look behind to find new strength to go forward.
"We have started the season in the right way. I think we must go step by step, to face every game with the right intensity, the right concentration and the right focus," he added.
Chelsea are one of just three sides to go into the international break with an unblemished record after dispatching Burnley courtesy of a 3-1 scoreline on Saturday afternoon.
Conte's attack grabbed the headlines but the 46-year-old was also keen to praise his defence for claiming their first clean sheet of the season.
"I'm pleased to score the goals, it's always important to score one more goal than your opponent, but to keep a clean sheet is also important for the confidence of the whole team."
Chelsea's summer search for a central defender
9 show all Chelsea's summer search for a central defender
1/9 Leonardo Bonucci Antonio Conte earmarked Bonucci as one of his top transfer targets earlier in the summer after working alongside the 28-year-old while with Juventus and the Italian national side.
The defender initially hinted that he was considering his future, but committed to a new five-year deal with Juve in July to end Chelsea's pursuit. VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images
2/9 John Stones Everton rejected four Chelsea offers for John Stones last summer and the Blues intended to reignite thier interest in a bid to finally tempt him away from Goodison Park.
But Antonio Conte was reluctant to match Manchester City's offer and the England international joined Pep Guardiola's side for a record fee in the region of £50million in August.
3/9 Kostas Manolas Chelsea made a fresh enquiry for Kostas Manolas earlier in the summer as a cheaper alternative to John Stones and a long-term replacement for captain John Terry.
Roma coach Luciano Spalletti last month warned the 25-year-old is not for sale and reports later claimed Barcelona had secured the first option to sign Manolas as part of the deal which saw Thomas Vermaelen move to Serie A. Paolo Bruno/Getty Images
4/9 Marquinhos Chelsea held talks with Paris St Germain over Brazil defender Marquinhos earlier in the summer.
The 22-year-old was also on Jose Mourinho's Chelsea wishlist last summer, but he signed a new long-term deal in Paris last year and the Blues have yet to take their interest beyond initial discussions.
5/9 Jose Gimenez Atletico Madrid's Gimenez was a a target for Chelsea last summer when it is understood he was actually wanted ahead of John Stones, who was the subject of four Chelsea bods.
The Blues again earmarked Gimenez as a target earlier this year, but didn't act on their interest. CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images
6/9 Kalidou Koulibaly The defender has emerged as Chelsea's top target as others have fallen away, but Napoli have attempted to keep Koulibaly with a new contract offer which includes the verbal agreement to sell in 12 months.
The Blues are considering meeting their £60m asking price this summer and Koulibaly is keen on a move to Stamford Bridge, but the Serie A club are proving tough negotiators. (Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
7/9 Victor Lindelof Chelsea remain hopeful a deal can be struck for Koulibaly, but Lindelof has been lined up as a back-up option to strengthen central defence if their pursuit fails.
Their hope to sign the Sweden international is complicated by the fact they are unwilling to meet the £25m release clause in his contract.Chelsea remain hopeful a deal can be struck for Koulibaly, but Lindelof has been lined up as a back-up option to strengthen central defence if their pursuit fails.
Their hope to sign the Sweden international is complicated by the fact they are unwilling to meet the £25m release clause in his contract. FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP/Getty Images
8/9 Alessio Romagnoli Chelsea also turned to AC Milan's Romagnoli as an alternative to Koulibaly.
But Antonio Conte was again dealt another blow as Milan rejected a £30million Chelsea bid before drawing up a new deal for the 21-year-old to as they stepped up their efforts to knock away interest. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
9/9 Nikola Maksimovic Napoli have been in talks with Torino over Nikola Maksimovic since the start of the year, but he has also drawn interest from Chelsea.
However, the 24-year-old is edging towards a £26million move to Napoli, but it is hoped that transfer could pave the way for long-term Chelsea target Kalidou Koulibaly to finally secure a move to Stamford Bridge. Getty Images
"When you keep a clean sheet, the whole team works very well, not only the defenders. When we concede a goal, all of the team concedes a goal."
Chelsea's next game is against Swansea at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday September 11. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/antonio-conte-urges-chelseas-players-not-to-forget-difficulties-of-last-season-after-promising-start-a3331816.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/a9f6f5f29741141a6be83ded0c34c382d5c6f4c2e99f2d1399632689d30c9297.json |
[
"John Calne Pistonheads"
] | 2016-08-26T13:02:16 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Dare to be different, and all that. The GS F is definitely different, with its slightly unhinged looks picked out here in a natty combination of deep blue paint and bright orange brakes. It’s daring, too. Here we have a 5.0-litre V8 with much less power than the last versions of the current BMW M5. So by buying one, you risk being the guy eating everyone else’s dust. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Fmotors%2Froad-test-lexus-gs-f-a3330421.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/11/lexusgsf-014.jpg | en | null | Road test: Lexus GS F | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Dare to be different, and all that. The GS F is definitely different, with its slightly unhinged looks picked out here in a natty combination of deep blue paint and bright orange brakes.
It’s daring, too. Here we have a 5.0-litre V8 with much less power than the last versions of the current BMW M5. So by buying one, you risk being the guy eating everyone else’s dust.
Less power in this case is still quite a lot, though. Like 477bhp. And 4.7 seconds is hardly slow. Besides, we all know that vulgar numbers can mean very little – that M5, for example, may pack mongo horsepower, but it’s hardly what you’d call raw and exciting.
The power seems to come in surges, so just when you thought you were going fast you go faster still. As the redline approaches, it’s like a sprinter lunging for the tape – so the depth of pull might not be there, but wring its neck and it’ll give you everything.
There’s no drama to the way it does this, though. There’s a parallel universe in which Lexus V8s are synonymous with drift heroics, but try that sort of thing in the GS F and it’ll tut quietly and pat you on the head.
Having said that, despite having less power than its obvious super-saloon rivals, this is a more entertaining car than most of them. It has traditional values alongside a styling package that’s other-worldly on the outside and classy as hell in the cabin, and in creating it Lexus has managed to add a note of character that takes it beyond the realms of mere facts and figures.
It’s cheaper than the M5, too, at £69,995 – and that’s before you start adding options to the German legend, whereas Lexus gives you more or less everything as standard.
But then it should be cheaper, right? After all, it has less power. And the numbers never lie. Do they?
KEY STATS - Engine: 4,969cc, V8
Transmission 8-speed auto, rear-wheel drive
0-62mph 4.7 seconds
Top speed 168mph (limited)
Weight 1,790kg (Lexus minimum kerbweight)
MPG 25.2
CO2 260g/km
Price £69,995 | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/motors/road-test-lexus-gs-f-a3330421.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/4bb479dc24dbec46c269f374db8aea1b031a841b22d8a397b13844d63a3b6d53.json |
[
"Francesca Gillett"
] | 2016-08-30T14:51:05 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A dad-of-two who fell asleep in London traffic with a loaded gun on his lap after getting drunk has been jailed. Nathan Gardier, from Walthamstow, was more than one and a half times over the legal alcohol limit when he nodded off in the driving seat at a set of traffic lights with a 9mm pistol in his lap. The 24-year-old apologised to police and said it was “probably fate” and “something God has put in my path for a reason”, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard. The offence happened at Willow Walk in east London at around 10am on August 4. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Fjailed-drunk-driver-who-fell-asleep-in-traffic-with-a-gun-in-his-lap-a3332506.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/13/an105548824metropolitan-pol.jpg | en | null | Jailed: Drunk driver who fell asleep in traffic with a gun in his lap | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A dad-of-two who fell asleep in London traffic with a loaded gun on his lap after getting drunk has been jailed.
Nathan Gardier, from Walthamstow, was more than one and a half times over the legal alcohol limit when he nodded off in the driving seat at a set of traffic lights with a 9mm pistol in his lap.
The 24-year-old apologised to police and said it was “probably fate” and “something God has put in my path for a reason”, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard.
The offence happened at Willow Walk in east London at around 10am on August 4.
Gardier, of Falmer Road in Walthamstow, claimed to have found the gun in a field but Recorder Sally Hales rejected that explanation as “utterly implausible”.
He pleaded guilty to having a firearm and ammunition in a public place as well as being in charge of a motor vehicle while above the legal alcohol limit.
Gardier had lost custody of his two children a year earlier, the court heard, and his defence barrister Mohammed Bashir said it was the accumulative effect of this, not being able to see them and losing his warehouse job some months later that led to the incident.
Mr Bashir said Gardier told him he was in a "dark place" at the time, adding: "Any other day I would not have touched that pistol."
He was jailed for five and a half years. Ms Hales said she must impose a strong term as a deterrent "because of the dangers such weapons can do particularly in the hands of the wrong people and that includes you Mr Gardier".
She added: "In your case the harm that you presented was worse because the firearm was loaded, ready to be fired, with a bullet in the chamber."
Gardier was also disqualified from driving for a year. He waved to tearful relatives as he left the dock. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/jailed-drunk-driver-who-fell-asleep-in-traffic-with-a-gun-in-his-lap-a3332506.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/18e56a19613825edbd190bb8db975f5946b47ae38978973e478a0c8731d1c0dd.json |
[
"Jennifer Ruby"
] | 2016-08-31T08:51:28 | null | 2016-03-14T00:00:00 | Selena Gomez has cancelled the remainder of her Revival tour to focus on her health. The 24-year-old will take a break from performing as she battles ‘anxiety’ and ‘panic attacks’ following her Lupus diagnosis. In a statement released to People Magzine, Gomez said that the ‘best way forward’ was to take some time off. “As many of you know, around a year ago I revealed that I have lupus, an illness that can affect people in different ways,” she said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fselena-gomez-cancels-revival-tour-to-deal-with-anxiety-and-panic-attacks-following-lupus-diagnosis-a3332951.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/03/14/18/selenaGomez1403.jpg | en | null | Selena Gomez cancels Revival tour to deal with ‘anxiety’ and ‘panic attacks’ | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Selena Gomez has cancelled the remainder of her Revival tour to focus on her health.
The 24-year-old will take a break from performing as she battles ‘anxiety’ and ‘panic attacks’ following her Lupus diagnosis.
In a statement released to People Magzine, Gomez said that the ‘best way forward’ was to take some time off.
“As many of you know, around a year ago I revealed that I have lupus, an illness that can affect people in different ways,” she said.
“I've discovered that anxiety, panic attacks and depression can be side effects of lupus, which can present their own challenges.
“I want to be proactive and focus on maintaining my health and happiness and have decided that the best way forward is to take some time off.
"Thank you to all my fans for your support. You know how special you are to me, but I need to face this head on to ensure I am doing everything possible to be my best.
"I know I am not alone by sharing this, I hope others will be encouraged to address their own issues.”
Selena Gomez breaks down in tears when singing for Christina Grimmie
The former child star, who recently appeared on James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke, claimed that she sometimes felt ‘unauthentic’ in an Instagram post last month.
“Tonight I felt extremely unauthentic, unconnected to both myself and my music,” she wrote.
“I've never really felt like my materials, wardrobe or a video could define me. I act on a moment and fear something that hasn't happened.
“I'm stagnant, I stay still and don't just sit with myself first and ask, 'Is this where I am, wholeheartedly?'
"I've always told the truth. I'm always true to my word, I've shown who I am but I need to rethink some areas of my life creatively and personally. Had to get that out." | http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/selena-gomez-cancels-revival-tour-to-deal-with-anxiety-and-panic-attacks-following-lupus-diagnosis-a3332951.html | en | 2016-03-14T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d6cc0807499b8751f9cfa631f91451a0e369ec2785c43d2a88fd373474e33488.json |
[
"Melanie Mcdonagh"
] | 2016-08-26T14:49:09 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | So, no prizes for guessing where we’re all going to be this Sunday evening at 9pm, is there? Glued to our tellies, that’s where. The new ITV series Victoria kicks off then with Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who’s Clara to you) as the young Victoria and — be still my beating heart! — Rufus Sewell as her ageing, worldly prime minister, Lord Melbourne, who has a bit of a thing for the young queen. And next Sunday it’ll go head to head against Poldark. Tricky. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fcomment%2Fcomment%2Fmelanie-mcdonagh-it-s-downtonstyle-telly-but-reveals-the-real-queen-victoria-a3330636.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/23/10/victoria-itv-jenna-coleman.jpg | en | null | Melanie McDonagh: It’s Downton-style telly but reveals the real Queen Victoria | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | So, no prizes for guessing where we’re all going to be this Sunday evening at 9pm, is there? Glued to our tellies, that’s where. The new ITV series Victoria kicks off then with Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who’s Clara to you) as the young Victoria and — be still my beating heart! — Rufus Sewell as her ageing, worldly prime minister, Lord Melbourne, who has a bit of a thing for the young queen. And next Sunday it’ll go head to head against Poldark. Tricky.
The series occupies, obviously, the Sunday-evening Downton slot, without the shame. This is costume drama, only it’s history, so it’s respectable, see? It’s got a good, entirely fictional, Upstairs Downstairs narrative going (spoiler: the housekeeper and butler at Buck House are flogging the Queen’s old gloves and wax candles for sordid gain) — as well as the actual history.
And the history is sound; the adviser to the series being A N Wilson, whose admirable biography of the monarch underpins the whole thing. As he observes, the series “restores the real thing”, that is to say, the real Victoria, rather than the imagined one.
That’s a necessary exercise. There are a number of reasons why our perceptions of Victoria, perhaps the most important woman in English history, are so wildly at odds with reality.
One problem is that the remaking of Victoria’s image began right after her death, when her son Bertie, who detested her, went through her papers and possessions, destroying anything that he didn’t like the look of.
The other is that our concept of Victoria is obscured by Victorianism. That is to say, we project all our prejudices about the age — puritanical, jingoistic, hidebound about sex — on to the woman who gave her name to it. Yet almost none of these things is true of Victoria, especially in her youth.
Like the young Jane Austen, she was in fact a child of the Regency era. Her royal uncles’ home lives — only one of them features in the programme — were rackety, with their irregular unions blessed with umpteen bastard children. Victoria grew up in a period that was unprudish about sex, though that’s not wholly evident here.
There are other ways in which this series is a useful corrective to our misperceptions about Victoria. For one thing, she’s young when we meet her: Jenna Coleman is in fact 30 (and, with her Cara Delevingne eyebrows much prettier than the original), but she is convincing as the young queen at 18, which is when she succeeded to the throne. She looks insecure and vulnerable at her coronation: as she was. There’s also a palpable sense of her humour here in her relationship with Lord Melbourne — she was a woman who could be very much amused.
Our image of Victoria is of a rather terrifying old lady but we forget that at the start of her reign she was utterly unprepared for her role
Our image of Victoria is of a rather terrifying old lady, which is how she ended up at the end of her long life, but we forget that at the start of her reign she was utterly unprepared for her role. She seems taken aback when she gives orders to her elders, and they obey her. She still plays with her doll.
Before she succeeded to the throne she shared a room with her mother. And she was, in fact, culpably unworldly about politics and the court. That ignorance can be attributed to the so-called Kensington system, under which she was educated, whereby her upbringing was dictated by her mother, the Duchess of Kent, and her Svengali-ish adviser, Sir John Conroy, who wished to establish a regency by which they would exercise control. Much of the human drama of the series concerns the way Victoria breaks free of them and establishes herself as her own woman, with the help of Melbourne.
Theirs was, quite genuinely, a close friendship; it’s fair to say he adored the young queen in a chaste way and she depended on him, at least until he left office and was displaced by Albert.
That brings us to another very useful aspect of the series: it reminds us how very German the royal family was back then — well, from the start of the eighteenth century until the First World War, when the family prudently changed its name to Windsor.
We see Victoria’s mother speaking to her in German, until Victoria crossly tells her to use English. Her family is German, with their roots back home in Hanover. Her governess, Louise Lehzen, is German; Albert, when he appears, speaks German with her. The servants observe dourly that “there are too many Germans round here”.
But for the Queen’s subjects it wasn’t a problem as we — conditioned by two world wars — might see it. For the Victorians, being German meant Protestantism and social liberalism, both rather good things. Indeed, when the English middle classes started to travel abroad, it wasn’t to the hot places we go to now — it was to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In dynastic, family terms, Victoria was German and European, and that’s how she saw herself.
There are ways in which the actual history is overegged in this series for dramatic impact. For instance, one of Victoria’s early mistakes was to insist that her mother’s confidante Lady Flora Hastings should undergo a physical examination to determine if she was pregnant, though unmarried; this is weirdly interspersed with scenes from the coronation. But it really was a scandal at the time. This was an age in which the personal was political, in a way we can’t quite conceive now.
In one way, though, we are quite well placed to appreciate the series, given that the present Queen has just out-reigned Victoria and holds a position in public affection faintly reminiscent of hers in old age. But where Elizabeth II has seen Britain discard many of her dearest values, such as its Anglicanism, Victoria came to reflect the culture of the country over which she reigned. She became, if you like, more Victorian, especially in respect of the empire.
The beauty of this series is that it ends after Victoria’s marriage, with the birth of her first child. Which means it could go on for umpteen series with as many successive incarnations of Victoria as Doctor Who. Which beats Poldark. This could, like Victoria, run and run. | http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/melanie-mcdonagh-it-s-downtonstyle-telly-but-reveals-the-real-queen-victoria-a3330636.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/8aba678149f5bac73e7575b54c2688fdbc035cd5179effd1fbfa82df3d3c9a00.json |
[
"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:11 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | West Ham defender Reece Burke has joined Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan deal in an effort to secure regular game time. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fwest-ham-defender-reece-burke-joins-wigan-athletic-on-seasonlong-loan-deal-a3332711.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/22/21/reece-burke.jpg | en | null | West Ham transfer news: Reece Burke joins Wigan Athletic in search of regular game time | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | West Ham defender Reece Burke has joined Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan deal in an effort to secure regular game time.
The 19-year-old went on the Hammers' pre-season tour to Austria and remains highly rated at the London Stadium, having signed a new four-year deal earlier this summer.
However, with Winston Reid, James Collins and Angelo Ogbonna ahead of Burke in the pecking order, the teenager taken the chance to test himself in the Championship.
Burke spent last season on loan with Bradford in League One and Wigan boss Gary Caldwell jumped at the chance to secure Burke's services once he became available.
"As soon as we were made aware of Reece’s availability, we worked hard to get him here as we knew there was interest from a number of Championship clubs,” Caldwell told Wigan's official website.
“He’s about to turn 20 and the experience he has already is impressive, having played in the Premier League for West Ham and also his successful spell with Bradford last season.
“The fact West Ham have signed him up to a four-year-deal tells you how highly they rate him and we are pleased that they believe the best place for him to develop now is with us here at Wigan Athletic.
“He brings good quality on the ball, but most importantly he’s a solid defender who can deal with big crowds and the league environment, as he proved at Bradford.”
Wigan have endured a mixed start to the season in the second tier, having won just one of their opening five games.
Burke is in line to make his debut for the Latics when they travel to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday afternoon. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-defender-reece-burke-joins-wigan-athletic-on-seasonlong-loan-deal-a3332711.html | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/618c6270630c5c0377fb1e8c53f67861acb495882b8081be6dab2d9f8de8d18a.json |
[
"Jennifer Ruby"
] | 2016-08-26T13:15:15 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | McVitie’s has had its say on the Jaffa Cake debate sparked by the first episode of The Great British Bake Off. Fans were split over the age old ‘biscuit or cake’ question when contestants were tasked with making Jaffas as their first technical bake during ‘cake week’. But even more contentious was Paul Hollywood’s decision to dunk his Jaffa Cake into his tea in the manner of a biscuit. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fstayingin%2Ftvfilm%2Fgreat-british-bake-off-mcvitie-s-wade-into-jaffa-cake-debate-as-they-set-record-straight-over-paul-a3330416.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/11/hollywooddunk.jpg | en | null | Great British Bake Off: McVitie’s wades into Jaffa Cake debate as it sets record straight over Paul Hollywood’s dunking | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | McVitie’s has had its say on the Jaffa Cake debate sparked by the first episode of The Great British Bake Off.
Fans were split over the age old ‘biscuit or cake’ question when contestants were tasked with making Jaffas as their first technical bake during ‘cake week’.
But even more contentious was Paul Hollywood’s decision to dunk his Jaffa Cake into his tea in the manner of a biscuit.
Now McVitie’s has spoken out to set the record straight about its product and about Hollywood’s shocking behaviour.
McVitie’s Brand Director Kerry Owens has said: “Only Brits could be so passionate about this issue, and they have spoken – Jaffa Cakes are not for dunking!
“As the experts of all things Jaffa Cake (and dunking) we tend to agree – the sponge base just isn’t robust enough to hold up in a hot drink.”
Clearly not wanting to shame expert baker Hollywood too much, Owens added: “However, Paul is the nation’s expert of all things baking so maybe we’ll see him starting a new trend.”
Great British Bake Off 2016 - contestants in pictures
13 show all Great British Bake Off 2016 - contestants in pictures
1/13 Full tent The bakers taking part in the Great British Bake Off 2016 have been revealed BBC/Love Productions
2/13 Rav Age: 28
From: Kent
Bio: After studying Criminology at university, Rav went on to support students at City University, London. He’s experimental with his baking and is inspired by vegan baking and eastern cuisine
Speciality: Flavour combinations BBC/Love Productions
3/13 Andrew Age: 25
From: Derby
Bio: Northern Irish-born aerospace engineer Andrew was taught to bake by his mum and gran. He’s a straight-A student who went to Cambridge University
Speciality: Structurally ambitious bakes BBC/Love Productions
4/13 Louise Age: 46
From: Cardiff
Bio: Hairdresser Louise progressed her skills by making cakes for charity sales at work. She adventurous in her designs and in her hobbies – having completed a trek around the Andes and various other mountains
Speciality: Elaborate cakes BBC/Love Productions
5/13 Lee Age: 67
From: Bolton
Bio: Builder-turned-theologist-turned-Pastor Lee used baking as a way to fill his days in the Eighties when an injury stopped him from playing cricket.
Speciality: Traditional flavours, including cherry, hazelnut, vanilla and chocolate BBC/Love Productions
6/13 Kate Age: 37
From: Norfolk
Bio: Qualified nurse Kate is a Brownie leader and uses seasonal fruits which she gathers with her kids in her baking
Speciality: Sugar craft BBC/Love Productions
7/13 Val Age: 66
From: Yeovil
Bio: Semi-retired substitute teacher Val incorporates her baking into her teaching. She does aerobics in her kitchen – but she might not do so in the Bake Off tent
Speciality: Traditional classics BBC/Love Productions
8/13 Benjamina Age: 23
From: South London
Bio: Teaching assistant Benjamina takes inspiration from the likes of Instagram and Pinterest for modern takes on classic bakes. She takes feedback from her family to improve her creations
Speciality: Fresh and modern versions of traditional cakes BBC/Love Productions
9/13 Michael Age: 20
From: London
Bio: Currently studying Politics and Economics in Durham, Michael has Cypriot heritage grew up making Greek pastries with his nan
Speciality: Big grand cakes BBC/Love Productions
10/13 Selasi Age: 30
From: London
Bio: Ghanaian-born Selasi works in finance, and his hobbies include motorbikes, basketball, and travelling. He recently ran a 10k, half marathon, and trekked through Malawi for charity
Speciality: Delicate cupcakes BBC/Love Productions
11/13 Jane Age: 61
From: Beckenham
Bio: Garden designer Jane wakes up at 5am to bake her bread. Her grandfather owned a bakery, and she s passionate about the classics
Speciality: Classic cakes, biscuits and pastry BBC/Love Productions
12/13 Tom Age: 26
From: London
Bio: Rochdale-born Tom works for the Royal Society of Arts and is creative with his flavours and ingredients. He lost 30 kilos, and has a “have your cake and eat it” mentality
Speciality: Surprising twists BBC/Love Productions
13/13 Candice Age: 31
From: Bedfordshire
Bio: Secondary school PE teacher Candice was taught to bake by her nan, and loves everything vintage. She lives with her boyfriend Liam and pug Dennis
Speciality: Baking the classics like her nan BBC/Love Productions
Mary Berry seemed unimpressed with Hollywood’s decision to dunk, telling him:“We don’t do that in the South, you know.”
Many viewers were equally outraged, with one person writing on Twitter: “Never been so disgusted watching Paul Hollywood dunk a Jaffa cake in his tea.”
“Paul Hollywood dunks his Jaffa Cakes in tea. This is unacceptable. Just dunk a Digestive instead you savage,” someone else posted. | http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/great-british-bake-off-mcvitie-s-wade-into-jaffa-cake-debate-as-they-set-record-straight-over-paul-a3330416.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/0e55b6bab1c08f16e7b9818eaf88b520b3360b6e8d0a74bda9b7572d987ce9ea.json |
[
"Mark Mann-Bryans"
] | 2016-08-29T10:50:27 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Arsene Wenger hailed the performance of Granit Xhaka in Saturday's win at Watford and believes the midfielder allows Arsenal's attacking talent to get creative. Xhaka, 24, moved to the Emirates Stadium earlier in the summer for a fee believed to be in the region of £34million. The Switzerland international made his first start in the goalless draw at Leicester but shone as the Gunners beat Watford 3-1 at Vicarage Road. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-first-attempted-to-sign-34m-granit-xhaka-in-december-a3331691.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/11/granitxhaka2908.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news: Gunners have been chasing £34m Granit Xhaka since December | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Arsene Wenger hailed the performance of Granit Xhaka in Saturday's win at Watford and believes the midfielder allows Arsenal's attacking talent to get creative.
Xhaka, 24, moved to the Emirates Stadium earlier in the summer for a fee believed to be in the region of £34million.
The Switzerland international made his first start in the goalless draw at Leicester but shone as the Gunners beat Watford 3-1 at Vicarage Road.
While Santi Cazorla, Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil got the goals in what was a clinical first half for Wenger's side, Xhaka was assured and confident in possession.
The former Borussia Monchengladbach captain is not afraid of a tackle and is happy to sit in front of the back four to allow Arsenal's flair players to express themselves.
Wenger, who looks certain to add Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi and Deportivo La Caruna striker Lucas Perez to his ranks in the coming days, likened Xhaka to a former Arsenal favourite and revealed the club had made a move for him last year.
"We tried already in December last year," Wenger replied when asked when he decided he wanted to sign Xhaka.
"He has a good engine, good stature, he is good in the air and has a good balance in his game, he has a good short ball and a good long ball.
Arsenal's Champions League group
"He is 24 years old, he has already experience abroad and that is always a problem and is more reassuring when a player has already played abroad somewhere.
"He was captain at his age at Monchengladbach, that is not a small club so he has leadership qualities.
"He is a guy who plays naturally behind the ball, he is a bit similar to (Manu) Petit in the way he plays football. He likes to sit, give good long balls and be available with the centre-backs."
Xhaka's use of the ball was fantastic as Arsenal ran roughshod over the Watford defence, losing their clean sheet only when debutant Roberto Pereyra curled home after the ball had been bouncing around in the visitors' box. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-first-attempted-to-sign-34m-granit-xhaka-in-december-a3331691.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/19eead38c6e984a2db8b2226785fb8e8c1006000b608befc2df28dc06c276838.json |
[
"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-30T18:51:01 | null | 2016-07-06T00:00:00 | Crystal Palace broke their transfer record bringing Andros Townsend to the club earlier in the summer window and smashed it again with the £27million purchase of Christian Benteke. Alan Pardew has splashed hefty fees bringing Benteke, Townsend and James Tomkins to the club this summer, but much of that has been recouped in sales. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fcrystal-palace-transfer-news-pardew-eyes-midfielder-as-eagles-ward-off-tottenham-in-zaha-chase-a3332616.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/07/06/14/alanpardew0607.jpg | en | null | Crystal Palace transfer news: Alan Pardew eyes midfielder as Eagles ward off Tottenham in Wilfried Zaha transfer deadline day chase | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Crystal Palace broke their transfer record bringing Andros Townsend to the club earlier in the summer window and smashed it again with the £27million purchase of Christian Benteke.
Alan Pardew has splashed hefty fees bringing Benteke, Townsend and James Tomkins to the club this summer, but much of that has been recouped in sales.
Yannick Bolasie, Dwight Gayle and Mile Jedinak have left the club for a combined £40million, while Pardew has strengthened further with the loan signing of Loic Remy and the acquisition of Steve Mandanda, which looks smart business.
But what more needs to be done?
The priority will be fending off Tottenham as they continue to pursue Wilfried Zaha, but Pardew and chairman Steve Parish hinted at multiple additions over the weekend so Palace fans can expect further incomings.
Pardew is keen on Everton's James McCarthy, while Genoa have urged Palace to raise their bid for Tomas Rincon if they hope sign the defensive midfielder.
Standard Sport assesses Crystal Palace's transfer window in the video above and looks at what might be in store in the final hours of the summer transfer window. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-transfer-news-pardew-eyes-midfielder-as-eagles-ward-off-tottenham-in-zaha-chase-a3332616.html | en | 2016-07-06T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/db7b8fa932082c35168bc553cc93f5f7801661dd3cd07eba2673f5b6255e5bea.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:05 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | These simple tips can help you master your hair and reclaim your mornings as you speed up and simplify your styling routine. You can use the saved time to write us a thank-you note, or just have an extra 10 minutes in bed. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Ffashion%2F13-handy-hairstyling-tricks-a3328676.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/25/17/lead-img.jpg | en | null | 13 Handy hair-styling tricks | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | These simple tips can help you master your hair and reclaim your mornings as you speed up and simplify your styling routine. You can use the saved time to write us a thank-you note, or just have an extra 10 minutes in bed.
Turns out we’ve been putting hair grips in wrong all this time; sliding them into your hair with the wavy side down will give you a better hold. Who knew? If you need even more staying power, spritz grips with hairspray for extra hold. For easy fringe straightening, roll a silk scarf into a thick band (thick enough to cover the fringe), place it over the fringe, tie snugly at the back of your head and leave for 5-10 minutes. The slight pressure should help flatten any hard-to-tame bits. Set with hairspray if needed. Draping a silk scarf over your pillow before you sleep will help preserve curls overnight. A toothbrush makes a surprisingly versatile styling tool – use with a touch of frizz tamer to smooth flyaway strands before sealing with hairspray for extra neatness. Create easy beach waves by plaiting dry hair, then running hair straighteners over the braids. If your hair tends to fall flat in ponytails and plaits, give it a boost with a texturising spray and use a toothbrush to backcomb it lightly. Use a carabiner (a metal clip for connecting ropes) to organise hair ties so you can remove one at a time. Normal towels can be rough on curls – use a T-shirt for a gentler way to keep curls in shape. Spritzing with hydrating oil mist can help define and deep-condition dry curly hair. Apply generously before bed and wash out in the morning for shiny hair and bouncy curls. When curling your hair, start from the middle and work your way out for longer-lasting curls. If your hair is fine and flat, try adding plumping powder at the roots, then backcomb the under layers for extra lift. If a ponytail makes your hair go flat on top, spritz it with volume spray, put it in a half-ponytail, then tease the crown area before tying the lengths into a ponytail.
Switching up your hairstyle at home is simple with the Batiste Stylist range. From sleek and straight to big and bouncy, whatever you’re after, there’s a product to help you get the look without the effort. See the full range at http://batistehair.co.uk/products/stylist | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/fashion/13-handy-hairstyling-tricks-a3328676.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/8da520e432c714f5604daed5962e67dcd309687ee9feeadde83a54baa56e0846.json |
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"James Olley"
] | 2016-08-30T10:50:54 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Calum Chambers is set to join Middlesbrough on a season-long loan after undergoing a medical this morning. Chambers started and scored in Arsenal’s opening day defeat to Liverpool but was dropped thereafter as Laurent Koscielny regained full fitness. And the imminent arrival of Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia for £35million will only push Chambers furthers down the pecking order at Emirates Stadium. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-transfer-news-calum-chambers-undergoes-middlesbrough-medical-ahead-of-loan-move-a3332236.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/13/calum-chambers.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news: Calum Chambers undergoes Middlesbrough medical ahead of loan move | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Calum Chambers is set to join Middlesbrough on a season-long loan after undergoing a medical this morning.
Chambers started and scored in Arsenal’s opening day defeat to Liverpool but was dropped thereafter as Laurent Koscielny regained full fitness.
And the imminent arrival of Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia for £35million will only push Chambers furthers down the pecking order at Emirates Stadium.
Wenger has made no secret of his attempt to reinforce the backline following long-term injuries to Per Mertesacker and Gabriel.
And asked about the knock-on effect for Chambers' on Friday, Wenger said: “Does it affect his future? No.
“The fact that he could go out somewhere and play? Yes. I don’t think [any other players will leave]."
Meanwhile, former Gunners midfielder Tomas Rosicky is expected to rejoin his boyhood club Sparta Prague having been released by Wenger at the end of last season.
The 35-year-old began his senior career with Sparta in 1998 but left for Borussia Dortmund in 2001. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-calum-chambers-undergoes-middlesbrough-medical-ahead-of-loan-move-a3332236.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/8c833b84efd03440b77eaa8cece70f235ab1205df22255bc9f877c6f9dd074c2.json |
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"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-28T18:50:12 | null | 2015-09-02T00:00:00 | A trackside fire at Waterloo has caused severe disruption to trains coming into and out of the station. All trains to and from Waterloo were stopped after a fire was reported at a nearby property. Firefighters said they were tackling a blaze under the railway arches on Carlisle Lane, which was brought under control by 6.30pm, although crews remained in the area damping down. South West Trains said the disruption is likely to continue until at least 9pm today, as all lines were blocked for some time following reports of the fire. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftransport%2Fwaterloo-station-trackside-fire-sparks-severe-delays-to-train-services-a3331496.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/09/02/07/WaterlooDelays0209a.jpg | en | null | Waterloo station fire: trackside blaze sparks severe delays to train services | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A trackside fire at Waterloo has caused severe disruption to trains coming into and out of the station.
All trains to and from Waterloo were stopped after a fire was reported at a nearby property.
Firefighters said they were tackling a blaze under the railway arches on Carlisle Lane, which was brought under control by 6.30pm, although crews remained in the area damping down.
South West Trains said the disruption is likely to continue until at least 9pm today, as all lines were blocked for some time following reports of the fire.
The company said the delayed was being caused by queued trains between Waterloo and Clapham Junction.
A spokesman said fire services had arrived but that trains coming to and from the station face cancellations, revisions and delays of up to one hour.
South West said passengers can use tickets on other services, including Thameslink and London Underground.
In a statement the company said: "The first trains have now started running to and from Waterloo, however due to the length of time the lines have been closed there is a large queue of trains between Waterloo and Clapham Junction.
"Alterations and disruption are expected to continue for some time." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/waterloo-station-trackside-fire-sparks-severe-delays-to-train-services-a3331496.html | en | 2015-09-02T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/4c07f8f7e82188b9cff2450b90296cd44672901016bd25c29434001632f94731.json |
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"Jonathan Prynn"
] | 2016-08-31T08:51:24 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | London’s “old money” elite are being forced out of their traditional local neighbourhoods such as Chelsea, Hampstead and Mayfair by super-rich foreign buyers on an unprecedented scale, a major new study reveals today. Highly desirable central areas dominated for centuries by British aristocrats and top earning professionals from City banking and law are rapidly being turned into empty “safe havens” for international capital, it concludes. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Fsuperrich-foreigners-forcing-the-old-money-elite-from-londons-prime-postcodes-a3332961.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/08/bel1.jpg | en | null | London housing: Super-rich foreigners 'forcing the old money elite out' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | London’s “old money” elite are being forced out of their traditional local neighbourhoods such as Chelsea, Hampstead and Mayfair by super-rich foreign buyers on an unprecedented scale, a major new study reveals today.
Highly desirable central areas dominated for centuries by British aristocrats and top earning professionals from City banking and law are rapidly being turned into empty “safe havens” for international capital, it concludes.
Around half of properties in “prime” central London addresses are bought by foreigners, contributing to a 75 per cent spike in prices between the 2008 financial crash and their peak in 2014, although they have fallen back slightly since then.
The biggest ever research study of its kind found that this process of hyper gentrification has forced the newest generation of wealthy British families to consider moves to “below the salt” postcodes their parents and grandparents would have previously considered fit only for their social inferiors.
Dr Luna Glucksberg, who conducted the research for the International Inequalities Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science, said: ”The study shows that the wealthy individuals and families that live in London’s most exclusive areas no longer feel able to compete at the top end of the capital’s property market. Instead they feel like they are being pushed out of elite neighbourhoods.
“For the first time, this elite group are buying flats for their children in areas they never would have previously considered. Families from Chelsea are buying flats for their children south of the river because they feel they cannot afford to buy anything nearby.”
This in turn was contributing to a ripple of dramatic house price rises in areas such as Battersea and Clapham, she said. This process of displacement by sheiks and oligarchs was leading to feelings of “both overt and covert racism,” she added.
A recent study of Belgrave Square, one of London’s most blue blooded addresses of which past residents have included the Dukes of Kent and Devonshire, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Ogle and society diarist Chips Channon, found that only three of the current 30 owners are British.
Residents in what has been dubbed “Red Square” now include Ukranian billionaire Gennadiy Bogolyubov and senior Qatari royal Sheikh Jassim.
The results of the two and a half year study is being presented today at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference.
Ahead of the conference Dr Glucksberg said:“The implications of this are enormous. Locally, what this group is experiencing is a loss of control – something they are not used to – and, perhaps more importantly, a loss of community.
The changes to these neighbourhoods are completely redefining their character and residents feel they are stripping away the established local community.
“These are powerful individuals who are used to getting things their way.
"But if you live in a property next to one owned by an overseas buyer who rarely lives there or an international investor, there is little you can do to make them fix the gutter if they don’t wish to, even if it’s your house or flat that ends up rotting.
“Similarly, the study shows that residents feel powerless to stop the character of their neighbourhood changing.
"They argue that newcomers don’t care about the area or the community, and don’t send their children to the same schools. These are standard gentrification narratives but up-scaled to London’s elites.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/superrich-foreigners-forcing-the-old-money-elite-from-londons-prime-postcodes-a3332961.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/8de8982060346447435cf809a159df90520fa15da8c9b4b3f7426f460c9a67f9.json |
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"Melanie Mcdonagh"
] | 2016-08-30T14:51:23 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | How you regard tattoos says a good deal about you: whether you see your epidermis as a veritable canvas for the outward expression of your inner self — a kind of sacramental thing, really — or whether you like it just as it is — white, in my case, with a few unsightly cooking scars on the arm. The Police Federation has taken sides on the issue, having called for a change in the rules on police dress, which bans body art that cannot be concealed by everyday clothing. It is researching the attitudes of the police and public towards officers with tattoos. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fcomment%2Fcomment%2Fmelanie-mcdonagh-tattoos-and-our-attitudes-are-not-just-skindeep-a3332316.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/11/tattoo3008a.jpg | en | null | Melanie McDonagh: Tattoos and our attitudes are not just skin-deep | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | How you regard tattoos says a good deal about you: whether you see your epidermis as a veritable canvas for the outward expression of your inner self — a kind of sacramental thing, really — or whether you like it just as it is — white, in my case, with a few unsightly cooking scars on the arm.
The Police Federation has taken sides on the issue, having called for a change in the rules on police dress, which bans body art that cannot be concealed by everyday clothing. It is researching the attitudes of the police and public towards officers with tattoos.
So, let’s put our oars in now, shall we? My own view is that if I come across an officer covered with rich and varied body art, one of the crucial distinctions between him or her and the criminal classes vanishes. Tattoos may be ubiquitous but they are also a useful indicator of character, and if you come across someone with a Greek motto on their neck or a dragon motif in three colours up the arm, why, you don’t need to probe any further into the inner depths: under the ink, there’s a twerp.
In this case, character is indeed skin deep: how you see yourself is right out there. But the awful thing, which professional tatooists really should be obliged to point out alongside the cost of professional removal of their handi-work, is that our sense of our identity is nowadays a fleeting and evanescent thing. We’re a bit like the plecoptera, only more so: that odd little creature that mutates twice until its final incarnation as a rather boring stonefly.
And in our case we regard identity as infinitely mutable — I mean, the whole transgender thing is proof of our quest for the elusive inner self, unbounded by gender or chromosomes, let alone anything so humdrum as background and family. Fancy having your inner self tattooed at enormous expense at the age of 18 only to find that by the time you get a job that the rose creeping from ankle to thigh isn’t what they want at Cazenove?
The old lags’ habit of immortalising their present girlfriend’s name on their body symbolises the vanity of these things: they change, you know. At least David Beckham took the precaution of tatooing his children’s names on himself. That’s fairly safe.
A third of the population is said to have a tattoo of one sort, which, when you think this figure includes the elderly, means that about half of young people have them. It must be stopped. Especially in the case of quite nicely brought-up girls such as Cara Delevingne, whose tattoos seem like a tragic bid to say that she’s hard, hard, hard — notwithstanding being privately educated, from rather a grand family.
I should at this point say that my own grandfather had a tattoo: a blue anchor on his lower arm, but he was a seaman and for sailors that was practically obligatory, part of the uniform.
The obvious solution is to make every tattoo semi-permanent or, like my daughter’s Superman, actually washable. You can indeed turn your body into a canvas, except when the mood changes so does the body art.
A friend of mine saw a police officer in Notting Hill with tattoos covering both arms yesterday — plainly the Met is ahead of the herd here. It didn’t make him more approachable — au contraire. But perhaps, as the Police Federation points out, a very talented individual may lurk beneath.
Look, we’re essentially superficial, most of us; our regard for the police is contingent on them looking the part. And if a police officer is covered with roses, sonnets or Pokémon, I for one will lose that deference on which the Met really depends.
Catch Rufus while you can
It's no surprise that Rufus Sewell stole the show as Lord Melbourne in Victoria last night. It’s the infatuation of an older, worldly man with a young ingénue, with the added emotional vulnerability from his rackety marriage to Lady Caroline Lamb — we like our heroes a bit wounded. And when he confided in Victoria about the death of his son, well, that did it, really.
The great thing is, it’s mostly true. As the biographer of Victoria, A N Wilson, observes: “The love ... between Melbourne and Victoria is one of the most touching ... she called forth in the cynical worldly Whig reserves of tenderness which he had needed to seal up during the humiliations of his marriage.” I hate to say this but in no time he’s going to be displaced by Albert, aka Tom Hughes. Make the most of him.
I’ve just had a Corbyn moment on the trains
It's quite something, the way rail operators are taken aback by lots of people travelling at bank holidays. At Llandudno Junction on the way back from Ireland, our Arriva driver refused to go any further: it was overcrowded, he said, a judgment with which the people standing and sitting on the floor could not disagree. Those in the know hopped off to find another train. The rest of us stayed put until we were told we’d be decanted at Chester for another train to Crewe, but we’d miss the London train.
At Chester we were put on to an even more crowded train for Crewe, where a mother had to take her little boy off the train to try to get to the loo by another door — I don’t think she was ever reunited with her bags. At Chester the entire train had to run like lunatics across the bridge to try to catch the Virgin service to London — one woman actually fainted when she got there.
On that train people were sitting in the space between the carriages, and Brad, the train manager, had to apologise for any inconvenience this might cause.
Where’s Jeremy Corbyn when you want him? His photo on the floor could have been a group affair.
The rain comes first in Ireland
Hard to think, back at the office, that only on Sunday I was on the shores of Lough Gur in south-west Ireland, in a spell of rare sunshine: a place where it was all happening between 1800BC and 1000AD and which is still quite lovely, what with all the dragonflies and cornflowers.
Obviously, my only hope that morning had been that the weather would be fine, ie not raining, so actual sun was a bonus. In the west of Ireland you don’t plan ahead — you wait until the rain holds off and then you do things.
As Bernard Shaw observed, there is no such thing as Irish character but there is the Irish climate. That’s what matters. | http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/melanie-mcdonagh-tattoos-and-our-attitudes-are-not-just-skindeep-a3332316.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d84ea39e6ff3ae18f6657a827ab58f63369d44c7a69c2e595c75871cc9361d27.json |
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"Tom Collomosse"
] | 2016-08-27T14:49:56 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Danny Rose's late volley secured a 1-1 draw for Tottenham after a James Milner penalty threatened to see Liverpool leave White Hart Lane with all three points on Saturday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-analysis-harry-kane-is-off-the-pace-and-mousa-dembele-is-missed-but-spurs-were-resilient-a3331071.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/14/harry_kane.jpg | en | null | Tottenham 1 Liverpool 1 analysis: Harry Kane is off the pace and Mousa Dembele is missed, but Spurs were resilient | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Danny Rose's late volley secured a 1-1 draw for Tottenham after a James Milner penalty threatened to see Liverpool leave White Hart Lane with all three points on Saturday.
Milner's 43rd-minute spot kick - awarded after Erik Lamela had fouled Roberto Firmino - was a just reward for Liverpool's first-half efforts, with only a fine display from Michel Vorm keeping Jurgen Klopp's men at bay in the opening stages.
But Rose did brilliantly to control an Eric Dier cross, which was flicked on by Lamela, before deftly volleying home under pressure 18 minutes from time.
Standard Sport's Tom Collomosse picks up the five key talking points from White Hart Lane...
Spurs resilience
Tottenham did not play particularly well – and there is work to do to improve the squad before Wednesday’s transfer deadline – but they found a way to avoid defeat.
For all the praise their attacking flair has gained, this is perhaps the most important development under Mauricio Pochettino.
Spurs often start a season slowly and as a result, five points from Everton, Crystal Palace and Liverpool is not such a bad return.
Mousa Dembele is badly missed
The Belgian completes the final game of his six-match ban when Tottenham travel to Stoke after the international break – and his return cannot come a moment too soon.
His ability to carry the ball through central areas is crucial to this side, as it allows them to turn defence into attack quickly and creates space for other players.
When he comes back, it should give Spurs an extra dimension.
Dodgy defence
Tottenham’s back four was one of the best in the country last season but they are still showing the jitters of the final three games of last term, when they let in nine in three matches.
Throughout the first half, Liverpool were able to release Sadio Mane into the space behind Jan Vertonghen, who looked very shaky during the opening hour.
The early departure of Kyle Walker through illness did not help, but Spurs need to regain their focus in this department.
Kane not there yet
It was inevitable that Kane’s exhausting work load would catch up with him at some stage. Consider it: a full 2014/15 season, followed by European Under-21 Championships, followed by a full 2015/16 campaign as Spurs’ only senior centre-forward, followed by Euro 2016.
Tottenham’s top scorer looked sluggish in his movement and the burst of acceleration that carries him away from defenders is temporarily absent. He will be back, but patience will be required.
Wasteful Liverpool
What a strange start to the season for Jurgen Klopp’s team. Spectacular in victory at Arsenal, subdued in defeat at Burnley, dominant for an hour at White Hart Lane but with only a point to show for it.
When he was successful at Borussia Dortmund, Klopp had Robert Lewandowski – one of the most proficient strikers on the planet – to accept the chances his team created.
In Daniel Sturridge, Liverpool have a player capable of doing the same, but Klopp will not use him. Something, surely, has to give. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-analysis-harry-kane-is-off-the-pace-and-mousa-dembele-is-missed-but-spurs-were-resilient-a3331071.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/0da4b8108fc25e6cf44eafd035809c4cf27924a0feb0c654a12b8ce78c7ed643.json |
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"James Olley"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:32 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Jack Wilshere is open to a move abroad with Juventus among the interested clubs after Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger made the midfielder surplus to requirements this season. The 24-year-old is set to leave Emirates Stadium following talks in which he was told his first-team opportunities would be limited. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-transfer-news-jack-wilshere-open-to-move-abroad-as-juventus-target-midfielder-a3332196.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/10/jackwilshere3008.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news: Jack Wilshere open to move abroad as Juventus target midfielder | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Jack Wilshere is open to a move abroad with Juventus among the interested clubs after Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger made the midfielder surplus to requirements this season.
The 24-year-old is set to leave Emirates Stadium following talks in which he was told his first-team opportunities would be limited.
Wilshere has made two substitute appearances so far in the current Premier League campaign – totalling 37 minutes – and was left out of the latest England squad with new boss Sam Allardyce citing his lack of regular action and ongoing fitness issues.
Standard Sport understands Wilshere is yet to make a decision on his next club but is determined to prove he has a future at Arsenal despite his current contract expiring in 2018 and views a move away as a chance to revive his career.
Juventus first expressed an interest in signing Wilshere two years ago but the Gunners dismissed their approach instantly.
However, the Serie A club are believed to be on the lookout for another midfielder after selling Paul Pogba to Manchester United for a world-record fee despite bringing in Miralem Pjanic from Roma.
Watford vs Arsenal - analysis
5 show all Watford vs Arsenal - analysis
1/5 Mustafi will do well to dislodge Holding At £35million Shkodran Mustafi looks set to be the third most expensive centre-back in history but don’t expect him to immediately dislodge a player who was relegated from the Championship just a few months ago.
Holding faced another gruelling examination in the form of Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo but emerged with his burgeoning reputation further improved. The physicality of Watford’s captain was nothing the youngster couldn’t deal with – indeed on several occasions he was the victor of their aerial tussles.
As for Ighalo, the tone was set early on when he whipped the ball of the Nigerian on a dangerous sally down the left. If this is Holding’s last start for a while at least the 20-year-old can rest assured he did all he could to make his case to Arsene Wenger. Getty Images
2/5 Santi Cazorla is back where he belongs Whether or not he is Arsenal’s best midfielder could be the subject of intense debate but Cazorla’s key role in the team’s dynamics cannot be doubted. From the moment he hobbled off against Norwich last season Wenger’s side lost their mojo, now that the Spaniard is back to full fitness Arsenal are singing once more.
Aided by the energetic Granit Xhaka he gave Arsenal control and incision, whilst both displayed plenty of energy in the tackle. For all the talk of Wenger’s multitudinous options in central areas the likes of Francis Coquelin and Aaron Ramsey must play very well indeed to wrestle a place from these two. AFP/Getty Images
3/5 Strikerless Arsenal look their most deadly yet The Alexis Sanchez as centre forward experiment was deemed to have failed over the first two games of the season but perhaps it was just that the supporting cast weren’t quite clicking. Today they found a way of making their front four better than the already impressive sum of their parts.
Sanchez in particular looked freed from his positional responsibilities, slipping out to the left and dragging Sebastian Prodl and Younes Kaboul with him. That left space for Mesut Ozil to burst into – just as Wenger has long wanted him to. Elsewhere Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott and Santi Cazorla were flitting into whatever position they could find, leaving Watford’s back three chasing shadows.
This new system reached its pinnacle on Arsenal’s third, where Cazorla and Sanchez doubled up on the left, the latter delivering a cross for Ozil to head home. Getty Images
4/5 Theo Walcott is rediscovering his confidence The England winger will always be a largely peripheral presence in this Arsenal side, because that is his job. He can’t replicate the one-touch passing of Ozil, Cazorla and Xhaka but today Walcott had the cutting edge that he is all too often missing.
His cross for Sanchez’s goal was just what was required – it may have been his only telling contribution but the timing of the goal knocked the stuffing out of Watford. By contrast it brought the best out of Walcott, who went close both with a snap volley and an impudent chip as confidence flowed through him. Christopher Lee/Getty Images
5/5 Mazzarri needs to use the players who make his system work Daryl Janmaat is a high-quality full-back capable of covering an entire flank. Roberto Pereyra is just the sort of schemer who can link Deeney and Ighalo with the rest of the side. Both were on the bench at kick-off today.
In their place Mazzarri named Nordin Amrabat, a dangerous wide forward scarcely equipped to deal with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Mesut Ozil, and Etienne Capoue. The latter may possess a high-quality engine but he does not have the guile to prise a defence like Arsenal’s apart.
New signings they may be but Pereyra in particular has had over a week to work with the squad, why was it he not deemed ready for the start but could be thrown on the break with the game effectively over. It was the same for Janmaat. AFP/Getty Images
Arsenal would rather loan him overseas, with Besiktas also interested, as opposed to another English club and Wilshere is believed to be willing to experience another league as he looks to develop his game. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-jack-wilshere-open-to-move-abroad-as-juventus-target-midfielder-a3332196.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/75ab0c6816c3aae55244ef4f2100fdd2bdfa09222d5c436035e1aa1b7415c260.json |
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"Mark Chandler"
] | 2016-08-29T20:50:40 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Tributes have been paid to Gene Wilder from across the acting world after the star passed away, aged 83. Wilder, who starred in classics like Blazing Saddles and as Willy Wonka in the children’s favourite, died earlier this month after complications with Alzheimer’s disease, his family announced today. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fgene-wilder-tributes-to-genius-from-across-acting-world-after-star-dies-aged-83-a3331896.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/21/wilder14.jpg | en | null | Gene Wilder: Tributes to 'genius' from across acting world after star dies, aged 83 | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Tributes have been paid to Gene Wilder from across the acting world after the star passed away, aged 83.
Wilder, who starred in classics like Blazing Saddles and as Willy Wonka in the children’s favourite, died earlier this month after complications with Alzheimer’s disease, his family announced today.
Mel Brooks, who Wilder collaborated with on many occasions, tweeted today: “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."
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. — Mel Brooks (@MelBrooks) August 29, 2016
Jim Carrey said: “Gene Wilder was one of the funniest and sweetest energies ever to take a human form. If there's a heaven he has a Golden Ticket.”
Stephen Fry tweeted: "Farewell Gene Wilder, comic genius. Thank you for all those happy happy hours."
Russell Crowe wrote: “I saw Blazing Saddles 7 times at the cinema with my school friends.
“George St. Cows outside. Gene Wilder you were a genius. Rest in Peace.”
Farewell #GeneWilder, comic genius. Thank you for all those happy happy hours. pic.twitter.com/O6oHS9TQqX — Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) August 29, 2016
Actor Zach Braff posted a short clip from the Willy Wonka film and wrote: "RIP to the legendary Gene Wilder. 2016 has been painful so far."
Star Trek actor George Takei wrote: “He was always able to make us smile, and that is no small feat. Rest with the stars, Gene Wilder.”
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
Comedian and presenter Dara O Briain wrote: "Gene Wilder has died. Sad news, but such a life well lived. For me, Young Frankenstein just pips Wonka, but so many wonderful performances.
"Expecting to hear people were fans of Blazing Saddles, Producers and Stir Crazy, but amazing number going for See No Evil, Hear No Evil."
2016 has seen a long list of celebrity deaths including Prince, David Bowie and Muhammad Ali. | http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/gene-wilder-tributes-to-genius-from-across-acting-world-after-star-dies-aged-83-a3331896.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/7633ecbcc5ba372cb156bd65caf4c29c71af8514414af65b8acb1199fc689d1a.json |
[
"Matthew D'Ancona"
] | 2016-08-31T12:51:18 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | If HIllary Clinton is elected 45th President of the United States on November 8, her closest aide, Huma Abedin, of Indian and Pakistani extraction but born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, will become one of the most powerful women in the world — a contender for the post of White House Chief of Staff. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fcomment%2Fcomment%2Fmatthew-dancona-the-hate-campaign-against-hillary-clinton-and-all-who-surround-her-a3333491.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/12/clintoncomment.jpg | en | null | Matthew d'Ancona: The hate campaign against Hillary Clinton and all who surround her | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | If HIllary Clinton is elected 45th President of the United States on November 8, her closest aide, Huma Abedin, of Indian and Pakistani extraction but born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, will become one of the most powerful women in the world — a contender for the post of White House Chief of Staff.
She would be the first woman appointed to this all-important role (how easy it is to forget that The West Wing’s CJ Cregg was a fictional character). First, however, Abedin must escape the debris of a marriage gone horribly wrong that has become a parable of modern politics and its pathologies.
To return to the presidential election: it is hard to exaggerate the strength of the bond between the Democrat nominee and the invariably elegant 40-year-old, who began working for Mrs Clinton in 1996 as a young intern from George Washington University and has been a trusted member of her inner circle ever since. “I have one daughter,” the presidential candidate says, “but if I had a second daughter, it would be Huma.”
Abedin is routinely described as a “notoriously private” figure — a political operative who shuns the spotlight, at ease behind the scenes, relentlessly fixing, advising and steering strategy to the benefit of her candidate. Yet this week — and not for the first time — the most sensitive details of her personal life have generated headlines around the world, as she announced her separation from former Congressman Anthony Weiner after six years of marriage.
In the first flush of their relationship, Weiner and Abedin appeared to be a flawless “power couple”. In contrast to Abedin’s quiet authority, Weiner was a legislative showman, a natural tribune of the people whose card was marked for greater things than the House of Representatives. He was Jewish, she was Muslim. They complemented one another perfectly. It seemed only natural that Bill Clinton should preside at their wedding.
Yet in 2011 their two-person political coalition was shattered by the disclosure of Weiner’s “sexting” activities. After admitting that he had sent suggestive photos to women, he resigned from Congress.
Two years later he was back on the campaign trail, entering the New York City mayoral race. This time, as if to cleanse himself with daylight, the candidate allowed cameras behind the scenes — a decision that resulted in the remarkable fly-on-the-wall film Weiner (available on iTunes).
Even as the cameras rolled, it emerged that Weiner had carried on his sexting activities after resigning from Congress. This time, to compound the embarrassment, he had used the toe-curling alias of “Carlos Danger” while exchanging revealing photos with a 22-year-old woman called Sydney Leathers.
The revelations shattered Weiner’s electoral prospects in the mayoral race — though it now appears that not even this hideous experience, in which a film charting his notional comeback became a record of definitive disaster, was enough to curb his pathological behaviour. The revelation that, even after the documentary, Weiner had carried on sexting was enough to persuade Abedin to announce their separation.
It is tempting, of course, to dismiss Weiner as no more than a priapic cyber-buffoon and to ponder only what kept the couple together so long — apart from the love of their four-year-old son. Yet the politics of this sorry saga are more serious than one might suppose.
Consider, for instance, the response of Donald Trump to the couple’s separation. “I only worry for the country in that Hillary Clinton was careless and negligent in allowing Weiner to have such close proximity to highly classified information,” the Republican nominee mused. “Who knows what he learned and who he told? It’s just another example of Hillary Clinton’s bad judgment.”
Even by Trump’s exacting standards, this is gibberish. Is he suggesting that Weiner was slipping top-secret material into his sexts? Or that, as “Carlos Danger”, he was passing on national security files to the foes of the West?
The key, however, is the final sentence. Trump’s clear intention is to fight this election on the terrain of his rival’s character and fitness for office: hence, his relentless tweeting about “crooked Hillary”, and the associated innuendo from the murky online Right that she is seriously ill, or that her emails are indicative of a devious and corrupt personality, or that her marriage to Bill is a sham, or that … fill in the gap as you please.
No presidential candidate in recent contests has been so remorselessly attacked on the basis of so little. But the objective of Clinton’s foes is less to make any particular charge stick than to envelop her in a fog of suspicion and doubt — sufficient to alarm the electorate.
As Clinton’s closest aide, Abedin is a natural target in this sleazy campaign. It is frequently hinted, without a shred of evidence, that she is her boss’s lover. Because of her faith, she is routinely accused of supporting Sharia, or being a “Saudi asset”, or of sympathising with the Muslim Brotherhood. None of these charges has been substantiated. But that has not deterred her detractors.
Living apart from Weiner, Abedin will no longer be personally embroiled in his next digital fiasco (for it is hard to believe that there is not more to come). But she remains a target, separated or not.
In 1998, Hillary identified a “vast Right-wing conspiracy that has been conspiring against my husband since the day he announced for president”. At the time, this remark was widely denounced as delusional. In the intervening years, its essential accuracy has become increasingly apparent, not least for those around the Clintons like Abedin, who have learned the hard way that they are regarded as fair game.
Nothing horrifies the American Right quite like the prospect of another eight-year Clinton presidency. Between now and November 8, expect this nexus of hate and disinformation to do its very worst. | http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/matthew-dancona-the-hate-campaign-against-hillary-clinton-and-all-who-surround-her-a3333491.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/ed47e87b617b82e076801fbaff7b3bb366e99992dee9eba4e2208ecab937d200.json |
[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-27T16:50:00 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | A woman has been found guilty of causing death by careless driving after she killed a two-year-old girl in a supermarket car park. Hoden Aden, 44, told police she thought she had struck a shopping trolley after she hit Fahima Hassan, who was in the car park at Asda in Forty Lane, Wembley with her mother . Aden, of Macarthur Close, Wembley, was found guilty of causing death by careless driving yesterday after a four-day trial at Harrow Crown Court. She was bailed to appear at the same court for sentencing on Monday, September 12. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fwoman-guilty-of-causing-death-by-careless-driving-after-hitting-girl-2-in-asda-car-park-a3331131.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/17/asdawembley.jpg | en | null | Woman guilty of causing death by careless driving after hitting girl, 2, in Asda car park | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A woman has been found guilty of causing death by careless driving after she killed a two-year-old girl in a supermarket car park.
Hoden Aden, 44, told police she thought she had struck a shopping trolley after she hit Fahima Hassan, who was in the car park at Asda in Forty Lane, Wembley with her mother .
Aden, of Macarthur Close, Wembley, was found guilty of causing death by careless driving yesterday after a four-day trial at Harrow Crown Court.
She was bailed to appear at the same court for sentencing on Monday, September 12.
The court heard how Fahima, of Kingsbury, and her mother had just left the store at about 8.20pm on September 11, 2014.
Aden, who was driving a Volkswagen Tiguan, hit Fahima as she and her mother were in the road near a zebra style crossing point.
Despite the best efforts of emergency services, who rushed to the scene, Fahima died in hospital later the same day.
Aden was interviewed twice under caution in September and December 2014, before she was summonsed to appear at Hendon Magistrates' Court on December 23, 2015.
Detective Sergeant Stephen Pidgeon of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit in Alperton, said: "Hoden Aden has had to face up to the fact that her careless driving resulted in the avoidable death of a two-year-old child.
"She will be sentenced in due course but of course nothing she faces can be comparable to the unimaginable loss suffered by Fahima's family and especially her mother who had to relive the collision by giving evidence in court." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/woman-guilty-of-causing-death-by-careless-driving-after-hitting-girl-2-in-asda-car-park-a3331131.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/3b099c07dddf167187f505deeae19d1eef50ea55a685bbbb511198199d0ab9f6.json |
[
"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-29T18:50:40 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Tottenham striker Harry Kane is the man who leads from the front for Mauricio Pochettino's side. His ability to put in a shift for the team is often referred to as what sets him apart from work shy forwards. But Dele Alli is clearly not impressed with his colleague's work rate. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-midfielder-dele-alli-mocks-harry-kanes-defensive-rating-on-fifa-17-a3331836.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/18/harry-kane-dele-alli.jpg | en | null | Fifa 17 ratings: Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli mocks Harry Kane's defensive rating | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Tottenham striker Harry Kane is the man who leads from the front for Mauricio Pochettino's side.
His ability to put in a shift for the team is often referred to as what sets him apart from work shy forwards.
But Dele Alli is clearly not impressed with his colleague's work rate.
A selection of official Fifa 17 player ratings were released today and Alli was asked to predict what rating Kane would receive for his defensive skills prior to the announcement.
Attackers are traditionally awarded somewhat poor defensive ratings to reflect their attacking instincts but Alli may have taken things a little too far.
The 20-year-old announced that Kane deserved to go into the minuses, claiming "I don't think I've ever actually seen Harry Kane defend!" before giving his countryman a paltry score of -10.
But Kane didn't take the criticism lying down and cheekily questioned Alli's hairline before colouring in his teammate's avatar.
Despite Alli's disapproval, Kane secured an official rating of 42 and an overall rating of 84, which reflects his Golden Boot winning season.
Alli, however, could be entitled to be a little disappointed with his rating of just 80 after a superb breakthrough seas that saw him crowned the PFA Young Player of the Year.
Neither Kane or Alli have hit top form for Spurs this season but the duo are set to join up with England this week as Sam Allardyce begins his reign in charge of the Three Lions.
However, Pochettino is frustrated he will lose the core of his first-team squad to international commitments so soon after the start of the season. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-midfielder-dele-alli-mocks-harry-kanes-defensive-rating-on-fifa-17-a3331836.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/6130ca84f22aedfa4378eb18f6dbcc42a9e33e8dfa272f1878884b55a9347c9a.json |
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"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-29T12:50:27 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | West Ham owner David Gold has revealed he expects Dimitri Payet to be avalable for selection for the visit of Watford after the international break. There were raised eyebrows when the France international was left out of the Hammers' squad to face Manchester City on Sunday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fwest-ham-expect-dimitri-payet-to-be-available-for-watford-visit-a3331696.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/12/dimitripayet2908.jpg | en | null | West Ham expect Dimitri Payet to be available for Watford visit | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | West Ham owner David Gold has revealed he expects Dimitri Payet to be avalable for selection for the visit of Watford after the international break.
There were raised eyebrows when the France international was left out of the Hammers' squad to face Manchester City on Sunday.
The 29-year-old picked up a minor injury in the Premier League opener against Chelsea earlier this month and Slaven Bilic had hinted at including Payet in his squad to face Giurgiu last week.
But the forward missed the Europa League crash and was subsequently absent at the Etihad Stadium despite being selected in Didier Deschamps's France squad for the forthcoming friendly against Italy.
Some supporters on social media leapt to conclusions as the transfer deadline nears.
Amid talk the decision to leave Payet out was down to an impending move away from London Stadium, one fan tweeted David Gold: "I think one of you owe it to the fans to let us know what on earth is happening with Payet."
There is nothing 'happening' with Payet, I expect him to be available for the Watford game. dg https://t.co/ONVYnKwL5E — David Gold (@davidgold) August 28, 2016
And the West Ham co-chairman responded: "There is nothing 'happening' with Payet, I expect him to be available for the Watford game." | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-expect-dimitri-payet-to-be-available-for-watford-visit-a3331696.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/b7929a6eee814f4743aa16b81ed4a4219937cdf3e4a71286fc5e188e9df499c5.json |
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"Jennifer Ruby"
] | 2016-08-26T12:59:18 | null | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | A terminally ill Star Wars fan was granted permission to see Rogue One early, just days before passing away. Neil Hanvey, 36, who died at St Michael’s Hospice on Monday, was able to see the brand new film on Saturday after his #RogueOneWish campaign went viral. Director Gareth Edwards was instrumental in making Hanvey’s dying wish come true, the hospice revealed on Facebook. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fshowbiz%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fterminally-ill-star-wars-fan-is-granted-wish-to-see-rogue-one-days-before-dying-a3330576.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/18/15/rogueonewish.jpg | en | null | Terminally ill Star Wars fan is granted wish to see Rogue One days before dying | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A terminally ill Star Wars fan was granted permission to see Rogue One early, just days before passing away.
Neil Hanvey, 36, who died at St Michael’s Hospice on Monday, was able to see the brand new film on Saturday after his #RogueOneWish campaign went viral.
Director Gareth Edwards was instrumental in making Hanvey’s dying wish come true, the hospice revealed on Facebook.
“On behalf of Neil Hanvey, his wife Andrea and all his family, we want to thank everyone who supported the #RogueOneWish campaign,” read the message.
“The director of Rogue One, Gareth Edwards did all he could to make Saturday a very special day for Neil.
“Neil, his family and everyone at St Michael's Hospice would like to say thank you to Disney, Lucasfilm and especially Gareth Edwards.”
Hanvey died just a couple of days later having been told he had just eight months to live back in April.
“On behalf of all our family we would like to thank everyone who has passed on their condolences following Neil’s death last night,” his wife Andrea posted on Facebook.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Trailer 2
"We would also like to thank the tens of thousands of people who supported the #RogueOneWish campaign.
"All the messages of love during the past week have given us a great deal of comfort during a very difficult time.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer breakdown
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1/22 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story The first Star Wars ‘spin-off’ is set immediately prior to the original 1977 film, telling the story of the Rebel group who stole the all-important Death Star plans from the Empire Lucasfilm/Disney
2/22 She’s a Rebel Felicity Jones takes the lead as Jyn Erso, who leads the team of Rebels on a daring mission Lucasfilm/Disney
3/22 Familiar face Forest Whitaker stars as Saw Gerrera, a character who first appeared in the Clone Wars animated TV series. “Imperial flags rain across the galaxy,” he warns of the Empire’s increasing prominence Lucasfilm/Disney
4/22 Weapon of mass destruction An Imperial Star Destroyer ship looms – but they’re not the biggest weapon the Empire has Lucasfilm/Disney
5/22 “Can you be trusted without your shackles?” Jyn is a former criminal, a prisoner of the Rebel Alliance – it seems she may have no choice but to accept their mission Lucasfilm/Disney
6/22 Blast from the past That’s Mon Mothma, a character who originally appeared in Episode VI: Return of the Jedi – this time played by Genevieve O’Reilly. “A major weapons test is imminent,” she explains. “We need to know how to destroy it.” Lucasfilm/Disney
7/22 That’s no moon That weapon? The Death Star, of course! Lucasfilm/Disney
8/22 Nothing compares 2 U-wing Star Wars fans love a new ship design to geek out over, and here’s one that’s never appeared in the franchise before – the U-wing. It’s primarily a drop-ship used in battles Lucasfilm/Disney
9/22 Soldier for hire Meet the excellently-named Baze Malbum, played by Jiang Wen. He’s a ‘freelance assassin’ who forms part of Jyn’s team Lucasfilm/Disney
10/22 Evil spreading The grip of the Empire is tightening – with tanks of Stormtroopers parading the streets Lucasfilm/Disney
11/22 Blind warrior Chirrut Îmwe may be blind, but you wouldn’t want to fight him. He’s not quite a Jedi, but he does believe in the Force. He’s one of Baze’s close friends Lucasfilm/Disney
12/22 Exchanging pleasantries Meet K-2SO, a blunt and frank droid played in motion capture by Firefly’s Alan Tudyk. “The Captain says you are a friend,” he tells Jyn. “I will not kill you.” Lucasfilm/Disney
13/22 On the move The Death Star appears to be moving – is it being lined up to blow up a planet in a show of force? Lucasfilm/Disney
14/22 The baddie Isn’t that just a brilliant bad-guy face? Ben Mendelsohn plays Director Orson Krennic, tasked with protecting the security of the Death Star. A certain respirationally-challenged leader of the Empire won’t be pleased with his efforts, we imagine… Lucasfilm/Disney
15/22 Trouble in paradise Here’s something we’ve never seen in Star Wars before – a beach battle. This tropical sequence looks to be on a similar scale to the Empire Strikes Back’s Hoth attack, but with added palm trees. These black-armoured soldiers are subtly-named Death Troopers Lucasfilm/Disney
16/22 Unclear motives Riz Ahmed plays Bodhi Rook, the pilot of Jyn’s team. Intriguingly he has an Imperial logo on his shoulder – is this a disguise that the team wears to execute their plan? Or is he an bad guy turned good? Lucasfilm/Disney
17/22 New model This may look like the classic AT-AT from the Empire Strikes Back, but it’s a much sleeker design. This one’s an AT-ACT – an All Terrain Armoured Cargo Transport Lucasfilm/Disney
18/22 Get hype The crew make the jump to hyperspace Lucasfilm/Disney
19/22 Sticky situation The crew make the jump to hyperspace Lucasfilm/Disney
20/22 The gangs all here Jyn’s team bundle into the U-wing as they prepare for their mission Lucasfilm/Disney
21/22 The hero's journey The gang is together, the mission is about to begin – and Jyn is ready to become a hero Lucasfilm/Disney
22/22 Last gasp Oh, and before we’re done – here’s Darth Vader, appearing in a Star Wars film for the first time since 2005’s Revenge of the Sith. With one menacing breath, he’s made the entire audience’s hair stand on end Lucasfilm/Disney
“We would also like to thank everyone at St Michael’s Hospice, especially Amy Duncan, without who #RogueOneWish would not have happened.
“All donations at Neil’s funeral will go to the Hospice’s Family Support team and will be used to fund work with children and young people.
“An online donation page will be set-up shortly.”
This isn't the first time that a terminally ill fan has campaigned to see a Star Wars film early.
Daniel Fleetwood was granted an early screening of The Force Awakens after a social media campaign caught the attention of J.J Abrams.
The Star Wars spin-off film, directed by Gareth Edwards, co-stars Felicity Jones, Ben Mendelsohn and Forest Whitaker. | http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/terminally-ill-star-wars-fan-is-granted-wish-to-see-rogue-one-days-before-dying-a3330576.html | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/7a7686d5b447995c363bfa3af0fed7a66e29f9085236877519d283e6bb433892.json |
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"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-30T10:50:58 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom may be set to leave on loan again after admitting that the Championship offered greater opportunities for him than youth team football. Akpom, 20, had been in contention to start Arsenal’s opening game of the season against Liverpool – where Olivier Giroud was absent from the squad after an extended break following Euro 2016 – but saw makeshift striker Alexis Sanchez preferred to him and was confined to the bench in a 4-3 loss. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchuba-akpom-may-consider-arsenal-loan-exit-after-finding-firstteam-opportunities-limited-a3332241.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/11/chubaakpom.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news: Chuba Akpom may consider loan move after finding first-team opportunities limited | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom may be set to leave on loan again after admitting that the Championship offered greater opportunities for him than youth team football.
Akpom, 20, had been in contention to start Arsenal’s opening game of the season against Liverpool – where Olivier Giroud was absent from the squad after an extended break following Euro 2016 – but saw makeshift striker Alexis Sanchez preferred to him and was confined to the bench in a 4-3 loss.
Arsene Wenger left Akpom out of the matchday squad for the last two Premier League matches and the young striker has now found himself playing with the Under-23 side, who lost 3-1 to Liverpool on Friday.
Akpom, who netted the only goal in the defeat, spent last season on loan at Championship side Hull City and believes he was much stronger for the experience.
Arsenal Key Performers vs MLS All-Stars
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1/7 Gunners win Standard Sport takes a closer look at the key performers for Arsenal... Getty Images
2/7 Granit Xhaka It would be unwise to get carried away after 45 minutes of pedestrian action there were plenty of reasons to believe Arsenal’s £35million signing could be just what the Gunners need.
The Switzerland captain showed a willingness to shoot from outside the box rarely spotted among Arsene Wenger’s charges.
Xhaka’s much-hyped physicality emerged early on, with a cynical foul as the MLS All Stars threatened to break away likely to be as warmly received as any moment in the match by an Arsenal fanbase starved of steel in their midfield. Arsenal FC via Getty Images
3/7 Jack Wilshere Though he never imposed himself on the first half, there were plenty of flashes from Wilshere as he looks to rebuild his match sharpness.
In particular a 40-yard through ball to release Theo Walcott offered a reminder of the rare vision the midfielder is blessed with.
For now we may only see those moments on rare occasions but, if he can stay fit, there is cause for optimism in Wilshere’s case. Arsenal FC via Getty Images
4/7 Theo Walcott Took it on himself to heap further pressure on Wenger in his hunt for a striker with a display that suggests little has changed over the summer.
His finishing was poor, he too often drifted away from chances and he did little to link with the other forwards.
When he found the ball whipped away from him after 20 minutes he gazed furiously at his team-mates, who presumably were supposed to warn him of the impending danger, as if a 10-year Arsenal veteran cannot be expected to show spatial awareness. Arsenal FC via Getty Images
5/7 Chuba Akpom Given just over 20 minutes to make an impact, with the late winner he converted not the only occasion when he looked dangerous around the box.
A hive of energy he kept popping up around the ball as Arsenal built pressure in the closing stages, and should have had an earlier opportunity to score only for Alex Iwobi to strike at goal.
With Olivier Giroud absent Akpom will likely be given further game time against Chivas, a more sustained performance like this and Wenger may well begin pondering his inclusion against Liverpool next month. Arsenal FC via Getty Images
6/7 Rob Holding Though Didier Drogba managed his inevitable goal against Arsenal, the Ivorian found himself well marshalled by Holding, who stuck close to an opponent who lacked the speed to beat him on the turn.
The same was not true for second-half substitute Sebastian Giovinco, who went close on several occasions, but the summer signing will still feel he impressed Wenger with an assured, proactive display. Arsenal FC via Getty Images
7/7 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Vibrant and direct on the ball, he dovetailed well with Joel Campbell in the opening moments and drifted across the frontline to prompt attacks.
Perhaps the only concern is that we have seen this before with Oxlade-Chamberlain, who was so impressive this time last year but who never recovered from a disastrous first game of the season against West Ham. Arsenal FC via Getty Images
“I think that obviously reserve football and first team football is a big difference,” he told the Arsenal website.
“The Championship is tough, playing games week in week out and experiencing it is a good experience. I think that any player, if you go out on loan and get as many games as possible you’re going to come back experienced and I think I have.”
Should Akpom decide on a short-term departure his exit window is closing fast. Unlike in previous seasons Football League sides will not be able to exploit an additional emergency loan window – any temporary signings must be completed by August 31. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chuba-akpom-may-consider-arsenal-loan-exit-after-finding-firstteam-opportunities-limited-a3332241.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/1bd057d27770ec55f5c89dd737e47e75c2fa05be85fb09af6129e95a812896e2.json |
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"Chloe Chaplain"
] | 2016-08-28T10:50:21 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | A couple who were stranded on a desert island for a week have been rescued after a plane spotted their 20ft SOS message written in the sand. Linus and Sabina Jack, believed to be in their 50s, were on a sailing trip around the Pacific islands in Micronesia when they disappeared. They were discovered a week later surviving in a makeshift shelter built from driftwood and leaves. When the Jacks did not arrive at the island of Tamatam on August 17 a search operation to find them and their 18ft boat was launched. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fshipwrecked-couple-stranded-on-desert-island-rescued-after-flagging-down-plane-with-20ft-sos-sign-a3331291.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/10/linus-and-sabina-jack3.jpg | en | null | Shipwrecked couple stranded on desert island rescued after flagging down plane with 20ft 'SOS' sign | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A couple who were stranded on a desert island for a week have been rescued after a plane spotted their 20ft SOS message written in the sand.
Linus and Sabina Jack, believed to be in their 50s, were on a sailing trip around the Pacific islands in Micronesia when they disappeared.
They were discovered a week later surviving in a makeshift shelter built from driftwood and leaves.
When the Jacks did not arrive at the island of Tamatam on August 17 a search operation to find them and their 18ft boat was launched.
Sailing trip: Linus and Sabina Jack were sailing around the Pacific islands (U.S. Navy)
But Micronesia’s maritime authority, cost guards and local volunteers could find no trace of them.
Authorities were losing hope of finding the pair until a British ship noticed someone attempting to signal with a light on Wednesday, a week after they had gone off the radar.
A search plane was sent over the uninhabited Fayu Atoll island on Thursday morning and found the missing couple and their boat on the beach.
Search plane: The couple were found by a plane on Fayu Atoll island (U.S. Navy)
They had drawn the letters “SOS” 20ft high in the sand and were frantically waving to the aircraft from the shore.
The first ship sent to rescue Mr and Mrs Jack could not get close enough due to shallow water.
But two more boats were sent on Friday and they were eventually rescued.
A spokesperson for the US Embassy in Kolonia said the rescue operation has been “successfully completed” adding: “They are found and are waiting for a ship to take them home.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/shipwrecked-couple-stranded-on-desert-island-rescued-after-flagging-down-plane-with-20ft-sos-sign-a3331291.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/ddae74982312fddae6b6a2587b77de313c683c8dd0db581fc8b7ec948a297780.json |
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"Phil Medlicott"
] | 2016-08-26T20:49:34 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Jose Mourinho has emphasised it will be "very difficult" for Bastian Schweinsteiger to play for Manchester United this season - and had a dig back at Karl-Heinz Rummenigge following the Bayern Munich chairman's criticism of how he has handled the player. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fjose-mourinho-warns-bastian-schweinsteiger-it-will-be-very-difficult-for-him-to-play-for-manchester-a3330906.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/20/josemourinho.jpg | en | null | Jose Mourinho warns Bastian Schweinsteiger it will be 'very difficult' for him to play for Manchester United this season | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Jose Mourinho has emphasised it will be "very difficult" for Bastian Schweinsteiger to play for Manchester United this season - and had a dig back at Karl-Heinz Rummenigge following the Bayern Munich chairman's criticism of how he has handled the player.
Schweinsteiger has been frozen out of the first-team picture at United this term, with boss Mourinho making it clear he is not part of his plans.
Earlier this week the 32-year-old former Germany midfielder said he would not be joining another club in Europe and added of his current employers: "I will be ready, if the team needs me."
But when asked on Friday if there was any chance Schweinsteiger could play for United at all this term, Mourinho said: "I think it's very difficult to happen.
A brief message to the amazing fans about my current situation. @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/Rf3jLKNwK4 — Basti Schweinsteiger (@BSchweinsteiger) August 24, 2016
"I'm not saying it's impossible. I'm saying it's very difficult.
"We have a decision completely made about (Paul) Pogba, (Ander) Herrera, (Morgan) Schneiderlin, (Marouane) Fellaini and Michael Carrick (Schweinsteiger's fellow central midfielders).
"We have five players for two positions. It's very difficult that an opportunity will arrive."
After reports emerged of ex-Bayern man Schweinsteiger, a World Cup winner with Germany, being made to train with United's reserves by his new manager Mourinho, Rummenigge was quoted earlier this month as saying he could "hardly believe" such treatment, labelling it "a lack of respect for a worthy player".
In pictures: Paul Pogba signs for Manchester United
8 show all In pictures: Paul Pogba signs for Manchester United
1/8 Arrival Paul Pogba lands in Manchester. John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images
2/8 Carrington The France international enters Manchester United's training ground. John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images
3/8 Poses Pogba strikes a pose in Manchester United's home shirt. Paul Cooper/Man Utd via Getty Images
4/8 All smiles The 23-year-old has a bit of fun while on his photoshoot. Manchester United via Getty Images
5/8 Signing Pogba signs his Manchester United contract... John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images
6/8 Filming ...before undertaking some work in front of the camera. John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images
7/8 Double trouble Pogba meets his lookalike. John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images
8/8 Interview The midfielder gives his first Manchester United interview. John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images
And Mourinho said on Friday: "I thought after I read some quotes from people at Bayern Munich that they would run to Manchester to bring him (Schweinsteiger) back, but no, that did not happen.
"I am quite surprised that Mr Rummenigge is not here now to take him back."
Schweinsteiger has two years left on his United contract, and in terms of the prospect of him staying on at United despite not playing, Mourinho said: "I cannot answer for him. It's his life. It's his career.
"He has a contract with Man United and has the right to make that decision to stay.
"That's not a problem for us. Football is made of decisions. I did that all my career. Not just me, everyone does. Some players react in a different way and have other kind of decisions.
"Bastian is not speaking a lot. He gave this last statement, which he is completely free to do in an objective and polite way like he did. There are no problems at all." | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/jose-mourinho-warns-bastian-schweinsteiger-it-will-be-very-difficult-for-him-to-play-for-manchester-a3330906.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/5e1be99d14b672e18d1db1368966d7494dc188072afb29bf37ed32d6518c0768.json |
[
"Joe Murphy"
] | 2016-08-26T13:13:36 | null | 2016-06-26T00:00:00 | Labour's divisions deepened today as the party’s most senior official clashed with shadow chancellor John McDonnell. General secretary Iain McNicol publicly slapped down Mr McDonnell for accusing the party machine of launching a “rigged purge” of Left-wingers. Writing on Twitter he said: “John, just to clarify you say ‘party officials’. Decisions are made by elected NEC members, and not party staff.” | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Flabour-split-grows-with-row-over-purge-of-leftwingers-a3330291.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/26/13/john_0.jpg | en | null | Labour split grows with row over ‘purge’ of Left-wingers | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Labour's divisions deepened today as the party’s most senior official clashed with shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
General secretary Iain McNicol publicly slapped down Mr McDonnell for accusing the party machine of launching a “rigged purge” of Left-wingers.
Writing on Twitter he said: “John, just to clarify you say ‘party officials’. Decisions are made by elected NEC members, and not party staff.”
The latest row blew up after Left-wing union boss Ronnie Draper, who leads the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union, was suspended by Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee.
Allies of Jeremy Corbyn are furious at what they see as attempts to tilt the leadership contest by purging the party membership of his backers. Officials insist they are just enforcing the rules.
In a statement that prompted Mr McNicol’s retort, Mr McDonnell said: “Labour party members will not accept what appears to be a rigged purge of Jeremy Corbyn supporters. The conduct of this election must be fair and even-handed.”
Mr Draper, a party member for 40 years, told PoliticsHome he thought his suspension was “something to do with Twitter”.
Mr Corbyn was setting out what he called a “transformative” vision for the arts during campaigning in Scotland. He claimed: “There is creativity in all of us but we need to give people the opportunities for this creativity to flourish.”
Rival Owen Smith last night accused Mr Corbyn of being “happy” about the vote for the UK to leave the EU. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/labour-split-grows-with-row-over-purge-of-leftwingers-a3330291.html | en | 2016-06-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d0b52977950579df7e7bbb532222a29cfecfb60512886c6373d44860ddb1ca5a.json |
[
"Sebastian Mann"
] | 2016-08-30T06:50:56 | null | 2016-07-19T00:00:00 | Vaping could pose the same risks to the heart as smoking, scientists have warned. In a typical vaping session, the electronic cigarettes caused similar damage to the main artery in the organ, a study found. The findings appear to contradict advice from Public Health England (PHE), which last year said vaping is 95 per cent less harmful than tobacco and called for GPs to be able to prescribe e-cigarettes on the NHS to help people quit smoking. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhealth%2Fvaping-could-be-as-bad-for-the-heart-as-smoking-scientists-warn-a3331936.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/07/19/09/vaping.jpg | en | null | Vaping ‘could be as bad for the heart as smoking’, scientists warn | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Vaping could pose the same risks to the heart as smoking, scientists have warned.
In a typical vaping session, the electronic cigarettes caused similar damage to the main artery in the organ, a study found.
The findings appear to contradict advice from Public Health England (PHE), which last year said vaping is 95 per cent less harmful than tobacco and called for GPs to be able to prescribe e-cigarettes on the NHS to help people quit smoking.
Researchers said vaping could damage the aorta in a similar way to smoking as they presented their findings at the European Society for Cardiology congress in Rome, the Daily Telegraph reported, and they would not encourage using such devices.
They found that the effects from a 30-minute session of vaping - seen as a typical habit as e-cigarettes deliver nicotine at a slower rate than cigarettes - were similar to those from smoking a cigarette for five minutes.
And they warned the UK had "rushed into" championing vaping as a method to help give up smoking.
Experiments were carried out on 24 adults with an average age of 30, examining only the immediate effects of e-cigarettes and smoking.
Professor Charalambos Vlachopoulos, from the University of Athens Medical School, told the conference: "We measured aortic stiffness. If the aorta is stiff you multiply your risk of dying, either from heart diseases or from other causes."
He added: "The aorta is like a balloon next to the heart. The more stiff the balloon is, the more difficult for the heart to pump. It's the most powerful biomarker we have for estimating cardiovascular disease."
Prof Vlachopoulos said that while the long-term risks of vaping remained unknown, he would not recommend their use.
Rosanna O'Connor, from PHE, told the Telegraph: "Vaping carries a fraction of the risk of smoking yet many smokers are still not aware, which could be keeping people smoking rather than switching to a much less harmful alternative."
Additional reporting by PA | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/vaping-could-be-as-bad-for-the-heart-as-smoking-scientists-warn-a3331936.html | en | 2016-07-19T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/b374e77d6e09c1c2e7cb307a64951c027e96364f3406d7d9d5a219f658b91759.json |
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"Sebastian Mann"
] | 2016-08-31T12:51:40 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Passengers have told of their terror when a plane destined for Heathrow airport hit severe turbulence over the Atlantic, leaving passengers with broken bones and cuts. At least a dozen people including two crew members were injured when the United Airlines jet from Houston, Texas, dropped suddenly and spent at least two seconds in free fall. The turbulence scare happened in the early hours, with many passengers asleep and their seatbelts unbuckled, according to a woman on board. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftransport%2Fpassenger-tells-of-terror-as-heathrowbound-flight-plummets-in-heavy-turbulence-a3333516.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/13/boriack.jpg | en | null | Passengers tell of terror as Heathrow-bound flight plummets in heavy turbulence | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Passengers have told of their terror when a plane destined for Heathrow airport hit severe turbulence over the Atlantic, leaving passengers with broken bones and cuts.
At least a dozen people including two crew members were injured when the United Airlines jet from Houston, Texas, dropped suddenly and spent at least two seconds in free fall.
The turbulence scare happened in the early hours, with many passengers asleep and their seatbelts unbuckled, according to a woman on board.
It "sent passengers flying" through the cabin and the plane was forced to make an emergency landing three hours later at Ireland’s Shannon airport.
Nikki Hartin Boriack, 38, said children were among those thrown six feet when the plane plummeted. Another passenger said he thought the plane fell 4,000 feet.
Ms Boriack, a dance and cheerleading coach from Texas, was flying to Cork via Heathrow to meet friends.
She said: “We were at least three hours into the flight, everybody had eaten and was asleep.
“It was very quiet. There seemed to be lots of children on the flight.
“Then out of the blue the plane just dropped and everybody who was unbuckled went flying.”
She said people flew headlong into the ceiling of the plane, suffering cuts to their heads. A few passengers had broken bones, she claimed.
Ms Boriack with her husband (Nikki Hartin Boriack)
Ms Boriack said: “Everybody hit their heads on the roof, the girl next to me was thrown from her seat.
“The flight attendant across from me, she slammed her head. She’ll need stitches.”
The plane plummeted twice, Ms Boriack said, and during the second fall many of the flight’s 207 passengers were screaming.
“Each drop lasted a couple of seconds. There was a loud bang. We assumed it was something in the galley.
“That was when everybody got really scared.
“The worst part was during the second drop – people were screaming. I had to keep my cool.
“It felt like a rollercoaster. The drops were that long.
“I was very scared, but other people were screaming.”
Ms Boriack, who was sat near the back of the plane and escaped with light bruising, said she later learnt the plane's altitude went down by around 200ft.
She added it was another three hours before the flight arrived in Shannon.
There was no warning and the pilot did not address passengers until about five minutes after the turbulence, she said.
“He just said it was very unexpected turbulence. He said normally they see the warning signs and go around it,” she said.
Another passenger, Nottingham student Leslie Chi posted on Facebook that she "really thought I might die" as the plane was rocked 30,000ft above the Atlantic.
On Twitter, another wrote: "My United Airlines flight from Houston to Heathrow has just plunged 4,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean"
A spokesman for United Airlines said: "United Airlines is providing care and support to customers and crew of flight UA880 which experienced severe and unexpected turbulence during a flight from Houston to London Heathrow today.
"The aircraft diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland where it was met by medical personnel.
"10 customers and two flight attendants were taken to a local hospital and all have since been discharged, except for one of our flight attendants."
A spokeman for University Hospital Limerick, where passengers were treated, said it was notified at about 5.30am about a possible 23 casualties.
He said: "When the aircraft landed, initial assessment was carried out by the National Ambulance Service and airport first responders. A total of 12 people were transported to hospital, nine adults and three children.
"Two of the 12 were crew members." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/passenger-tells-of-terror-as-heathrowbound-flight-plummets-in-heavy-turbulence-a3333516.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/52e1448ad59a74101cb156e7c500c4516e02be9c7bc67c5b8c01cd499b334dea.json |
[
"Hatty Collier"
] | 2016-08-27T12:49:50 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Police probing the suspected kidnapping of a young boy in Surrey are investigating whether the child was being told off by his own parents. Officers revealed they are working on a “second theory” that the child, seen being bundled into a black van, had been involved in a row with a parent or guardian. Detectives are “completely satisfied with the credibility” of the one person who reported witnessing the kidnap in the commuter town of Redhill at about 4.30pm on Thursday, Detective Superintendent Chris Edwards said at a press conference on Friday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fpolice-probe-whether-surrey-child-kidnap-was-boy-being-told-off-by-parents-a3331031.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/16/redhill.jpg | en | null | Police probe whether Surrey 'child kidnap' was boy being told off by parents | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Police probing the suspected kidnapping of a young boy in Surrey are investigating whether the child was being told off by his own parents.
Officers revealed they are working on a “second theory” that the child, seen being bundled into a black van, had been involved in a row with a parent or guardian.
Detectives are “completely satisfied with the credibility” of the one person who reported witnessing the kidnap in the commuter town of Redhill at about 4.30pm on Thursday, Detective Superintendent Chris Edwards said at a press conference on Friday.
But he made an urgent appeal to anyone who was involved in an incident with their own child or a child that they are connected with to come forward so that police could scale back the investigation and offer reassurance to the public.
The white child, aged six or seven, was apparently seen being bundled into the back of the black van on Redstone Hill before the vehicle was driven off.
Search: Details of the black VW Transporter van police are keen to trace (Surrey Police)
The suspected disappearance has sparked a major police investigation, although no child matching the description has been reported missing.
Mr Edwards added it was "implicit" that a child would be in danger given the circumstances as it appears the child was taken "against their will", although there was "no information to suggest a struggle".
There have been 130 reports by members of the public relating to the inquiry, he said, and they are "keeping a very open mind" about the investigation.
But he said: "I can confirm that we still don't have, within the county, within the region or nationally, a report of a missing person fitting that description to date."
Mr Edwards also ruled out from the inquiry a black VW van about which police had previously appealed for information.
A mountain bike believed to belong to the child was left behind at the scene.
But the landlord of a nearby pub, who did not want to be named, said he moved the bike next to some bins after finding it dumped outside his premises earlier in the week.
He said: "On Wednesday it was outside at about 10am. At about 1pm I moved it to the back of the old arcade where the bins are, assuming someone would pick it up - all the kids play around there." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-probe-whether-surrey-child-kidnap-was-boy-being-told-off-by-parents-a3331031.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/3b4ba29ddbb70b9c0b1480823289ac92bfd344884df04c36e575aefc19596e81.json |
[
"Eleanor Ross"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:54 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Work has been tedious and the day was unusually hot. You arrive home in a sticky mess, dreaming of a refreshing shower. Except the door won’t open, because there's another fat envelope on the floor, jamming it shut. It’s not a whacking great electricity bill, but it might as well be. You can tell from the expensive finish of the paper that this is a wedding invitation. And it's the fifth you’ve received this year. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Flondon-life%2Fan-etiquette-guide-to-how-to-turn-down-a-wedding-invitation-politely-a3333316.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/11/image.jpg | en | null | An etiquette guide to how to turn down a wedding invitation politely | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Work has been tedious and the day was unusually hot. You arrive home in a sticky mess, dreaming of a refreshing shower. Except the door won’t open, because there's another fat envelope on the floor, jamming it shut. It’s not a whacking great electricity bill, but it might as well be. You can tell from the expensive finish of the paper that this is a wedding invitation. And it's the fifth you’ve received this year.
Weddings are supposed to be joyful celebrations. They’re a day when you can wear puffy clothes, go overboard on eye makeup, and drink upwards of five glasses of champagne before 3pm. But when every other weekend is spent schlepping from one end of the country to the other for one, or even jetting to the southern Mediterranean in a short enough spell of time to conserve your annual leave, well, the novelty can wear off.
According to research from Nationwide, weddings costs the average attendee £377. In Northern Ireland, the average spend for a guest (including the hen do and the main event), is even higher, at £476. Yes, being invited to a wedding feels exclusive, and yes, it’s tempting to avoid any drama and just RSVP in the affirmative, but what if you simply can't afford it?
Lucy, 29, decided enough was enough when eight of her weekends in a row were booked up last summer. “Four of the weddings I was super-stoked to go to. The rest were schoolfriends I literally hadn’t spoken to for about a decade and the odd cousin.” She was going out of a sense of duty and politeness.
Because many of the same people were going to be at the weddings, she also had to buy new dresses to each and gifts for the happy couple. “It coincided with me deciding to change my job and I had a period where I wasn’t earning. I decided to turn down all the family ones, just telling them that I couldn’t afford to attend. They were forgiving, and I sent a small present which was received well.”
However, it doesn’t always end there. One woman I talked to (who is still embarrassed about the incident three years later) was invited to Ibiza by a new boyfriend a week before her friend's wedding. Head over heels in love, she called in sick to the wedding, feigning some kind of gruesome stomach bug, and booked a flight to Ibiza. Her friend saw some of the pictures on Instagram, and didn’t speak for two years.
Unusual wedding gifts
17 show all Unusual wedding gifts
1/17 1/ Portable Barbecue Light Blue Lewis & Co Mon Oncle, £298.00 This trendy pastel blue portable BBQ is undoubtedly the coolest way to crank up the heat this summer. It’s stylish disguise as a mini suitcase is sartorial heaven and so easy to use that you’ll want to take it everywhere.
This trendy pastel blue portable BBQ is undoubtedly the coolest way to crank up the heat this summer. It’s stylish disguise as a mini suitcase is sartorial heaven and so easy to use that you’ll want to take it everywhere. 2/17 2. Rusty Brazier Cox & Cox Garden, £80 Keep the romantic flame alight with this sleek brazier. As the evenings get a little shorter, then coy up outside with your loved one.
Keep the romantic flame alight with this sleek brazier. As the evenings get a little shorter, then coy up outside with your loved one. 3/17 3. PLAYBAR Wireless Speaker Sonos, £45 If I hadn’t just got married, this would be the first thing on my gift list. In fact, if anyone wants to buy me it now – just for being a great guy – then I would be very happy to accept it! Sonos have great their sleekest sound bar yet… the sound quality is so good, you might want to open it at the after party!
If I hadn’t just got married, this would be the first thing on my gift list. In fact, if anyone wants to buy me it now – just for being a great guy – then I would be very happy to accept it! Sonos have great their sleekest sound bar yet… the sound quality is so good, you might want to open it at the after party! 4/17 4. Turntable Crosley Cruiser, £74.99 Retro is back in, and this turntable is (cue Austin Powers voice) ‘Groovy Baby’! The in-laws will love getting together to listen to old records and it will look seriously stylish whilst they do it.
Retro is back in, and this turntable is (cue Austin Powers voice) ‘Groovy Baby’! The in-laws will love getting together to listen to old records and it will look seriously stylish whilst they do it. 5/17 5. 'Bottoms Up' Wine Rack Culinary Concepts, £39.95 Chances are that your friends and family drunk your reception dry. But if they didn’t then popping three bottles of bubbly on your brand new rack and drinking them to celebrate married life sounds like a pretty great way to get things started!
Chances are that your friends and family drunk your reception dry. But if they didn’t then popping three bottles of bubbly on your brand new rack and drinking them to celebrate married life sounds like a pretty great way to get things started! 6/17 6. Personalised Heart Map Bombus, £92 Whether you want to remember a destination wedding or the trip of a lifetime for your honeymoon, this is a pretty neat way to do it.
Whether you want to remember a destination wedding or the trip of a lifetime for your honeymoon, this is a pretty neat way to do it. 7/17 7. Festoon starter kit Cox and Cox Lights, £45 No romantic love nest is complete with a little mood lighting. These classic outdoor bulbs are perfect for any sized outside space and can create the ideal atmosphere whether you’re entertaining or keeping yourselves to yourselves.
No romantic love nest is complete with a little mood lighting. These classic outdoor bulbs are perfect for any sized outside space and can create the ideal atmosphere whether you’re entertaining or keeping yourselves to yourselves. 8/17 8. Icon Bowie Print Bold & Noble, £35 A God amongst men, and a great way to commemorate your 2016 wedding. Or even 2017, 18, 19… I am not sure anybody needs an excuse to get an amazing Bowie print.
A God amongst men, and a great way to commemorate your 2016 wedding. Or even 2017, 18, 19… I am not sure anybody needs an excuse to get an amazing Bowie print. 9/17 9. Trivial Pursuit Master Edition £39.99 Fine, this might seem like a cop out Christmas present from a boring relative, but the reality is that no home is complete without a game of Trivial Pursuit. In fact, I think if your marriage can last as long as this present in your cupboard you’re doing very well.
Fine, this might seem like a cop out Christmas present from a boring relative, but the reality is that no home is complete without a game of Trivial Pursuit. In fact, I think if your marriage can last as long as this present in your cupboard you’re doing very well. 10/17 10. The Smart Waffle Sage, £169.99 Avocado and toast was fine for a while… but surely there has to be something a little more manly out there? Introducing, the Smart Waffle. This is a serious piece of breakfast kit that’s great fun to use and will get you the easiest brownie points for breakfast in bed you’ve ever received.
Avocado and toast was fine for a while… but surely there has to be something a little more manly out there? Introducing, the Smart Waffle. This is a serious piece of breakfast kit that’s great fun to use and will get you the easiest brownie points for breakfast in bed you’ve ever received. 11/17 11. Retro Barber Board Rose & Grey, £95 Married life brings with it the introduction of something rather unnerving… To do lists. Whether it’s grabbing more milk or picking up a christening present, it’s unavoidable. But what’s more fun than you and your new partner leaving lists on this retro barber board?
Married life brings with it the introduction of something rather unnerving… To do lists. Whether it’s grabbing more milk or picking up a christening present, it’s unavoidable. But what’s more fun than you and your new partner leaving lists on this retro barber board? 12/17 12. Tongue spoon rest Jonathan Adler, £38 Making a cuppa has never been so trendy. Stirring in the milk always raises the challenging question – now where to put the spoon. Question no more, dear friends! Pop it on the giant tongue for later.
Making a cuppa has never been so trendy. Stirring in the milk always raises the challenging question – now where to put the spoon. Question no more, dear friends! Pop it on the giant tongue for later. 13/17 13. Water coasters Coasters are not usually the most manly of gift items on a wedding list, but these ‘Manhole Cover’ coasters bring a touch of masculinity to your mug-mantelpiece protection.
14/17 14. Turquoise parrot corkscrew Alessi This is a simple gift that will make you smile. Oh, and it opens wine and beer – also very very good. In fact, arguably essential.
This is a simple gift that will make you smile. Oh, and it opens wine and beer – also very very good. In fact, arguably essential. 15/17 15. Garden Skittles Set Laura Ashley, £42 Garden games are always fun, but you don’t even need a garden with this skittle set. Word of warning though, move your ‘valuable’ gifts away if choosing to play this in the kitchen… Aunt Gladys will not appreciate a boisterous ball hurtling through her hand made ‘love vase’.
Garden games are always fun, but you don’t even need a garden with this skittle set. Word of warning though, move your ‘valuable’ gifts away if choosing to play this in the kitchen… Aunt Gladys will not appreciate a boisterous ball hurtling through her hand made ‘love vase’. 16/17 16. Aeroskull speaker Jarre Technologies, £449 Skulls are not traditionally the most romantic wedding gift, but this bling-tastic Bluetooth speaker is so cool that nobody cares. Actually, Grannies care… get a sibling to divert her attention with a duvet set.
Skulls are not traditionally the most romantic wedding gift, but this bling-tastic Bluetooth speaker is so cool that nobody cares. Actually, Grannies care… get a sibling to divert her attention with a duvet set. 17/17 17. Peacock Lollipop holder Jonathan Adler, £98 Whilst I don’t really understand this, it doesn’t stop me from loving it. It’s also perfect for get-togethers with friends with young kids! (I mean; nobody could eat that many lollipops alone could they?!)
Confused about the best code of conduct when rejecting a wedding invitation, I sought expert advice. Debrett’s represents the height of authority when it comes to etiquette, and they confirm the most common reason for turning down a wedding invitation is cost. “Between travel, accommodation and childcare, not to mention a new outfit, attending a wedding can be an expensive proposition.”
A spokesperson for Debrett’s advised: “It’s better to decline politely than to attend out of obligation while worrying about the expense. Traditionally, a formal RSVP to a wedding invitation doesn’t require that you give a reason, and you can be equally circumspect if responding informally, while making it clear how sorry you’ll be to miss out on the day. Bear in mind, though, that according to tradition, those invited to a wedding should still give the couple a gift even if they’re unable to attend.”
Not wanting to go to a wedding can be about more than cost. Again, Debrett’s advises being tactful if there’s something at the wedding which could result in a problem. “There may be diplomatic reasons to consider: if the best man is your ex, for example, or you’re on particularly fractious terms with one of the bridesmaids, it may be wisest to stay away. The couple will no doubt be grateful for your tact rather than resentful of your absence.”
Jamie, 27, couldn’t face going to another wedding and didn’t have a good excuse not to attend. “She was a friend. I’d been really close to her at high school. I’d already spent about £500 on her hen party because she decided to have one abroad. It was about my free time too – she’d decided to get married on Friday to save money, but it meant taking a day’s leave. I only get 22 days off a year, so I just couldn’t face it. I sent her a private message and just said I was having a tough time, financially, and would she let me take her out for a meal?"
Jamie took her friend out for a meal, gave her a gift, and apologised in person. “I told her to share loads of pictures, and she understood where I was coming from. I reckon it’s better not being there, than showing up and being resentful.”
From a bride’s point of view, turning down a wedding invite is far better than just not showing up. The amount of time and money that goes into a wedding shouldn’t be taken for granted just because you’re feeling tired and don't want to show. RSVP in the negative so there’s no empty seat – that should save awkwardness and save the wedding couple £30.
After Helen, 55, got married a few years ago, she was left disappointed by a friend who simply didn’t show up. “One of my oldest friends simply forgot to come to our wedding. We had arranged a bed for the night with friends so the costs were not excessive. Needless to say we haven't spoken since. We had been friends for over 30 years at the time.”
As with everything in life, a little bit of courtesy goes a long way. Make your excuse in plenty of time, try to keep it honest, and, if the worst case scenario happens and you have to cancel on the day, make sure your letter is accompanied by the biggest bouquet of flowers possible, and an excessive gift.
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"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-29T20:50:32 | null | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | Arsene Wenger is hopeful none of Arsenal's players suffer a setback during the "unwelcome" international break. The Gunners secured their first win of the Premier League season at the weekend, courtesy of a convincing 3-1 victory over Watford. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsene-wenger-hopeful-arsenals-players-will-return-from-unwelcome-international-break-unscathed-a3331851.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/14/19/arsenewenger1408.jpg | en | null | Arsene Wenger hopeful Arsenal's players will return from 'unwelcome' international break unscathed | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Arsene Wenger is hopeful none of Arsenal's players suffer a setback during the "unwelcome" international break.
The Gunners secured their first win of the Premier League season at the weekend, courtesy of a convincing 3-1 victory over Watford.
However, just as Arsenal have started to build some momentum, having been unable to call upon several key players in the early stages of the campaign due to their involvement at Euro 2016, Wenger is now set to lose the core of his squad to various international camps.
Arsenal are not in action again until September 10 and Wenger is adamant his players are representing their respective nations too close to the start of the Premier League season.
"Hopefully everybody will come back without any problems from the international games," Wenger told Arsenal's official website.
"They go too early - in my opinion - straight away again.
"The Euros lasted longer than before, it lasts four weeks, so I believe we paid a heavy price in our first game.
"Mesut is nearly there, not completely but he just goes again so for us the break is not welcome," he added.
International breaks have been particularly unkind to Arsenal in the past and losing another key player to injury over the next week would be a huge blow.
The Gunners face a tricky trio of fixtures following the conclusion of the international period with their opening Champions League group game against Paris Saint-Germain sandwiched between domestic fixtures against Southampton and Hull City. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsene-wenger-hopeful-arsenals-players-will-return-from-unwelcome-international-break-unscathed-a3331851.html | en | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/087b790dee8717958f2773a28c2835e9a99c75be1782337ba27a28743b649157.json |
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"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-30T06:50:58 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Tottenham's squad is set to be the youngest in the Premier League this season as Mauricio Pochettino continues to keep his faith in youth. The north Londoners' rise last season was built around several key youngsters including Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Eric Dier, as Spurs secured their best ever top-flight finish in the modern era. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-boast-youngest-squad-in-the-premier-league-this-season-as-mauricio-pochettino-keeps-faith-a3331806.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/16/mauricio-pochettino.jpg | en | null | Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham boasts Premier League's youngest squad this season | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Tottenham's squad is set to be the youngest in the Premier League this season as Mauricio Pochettino continues to keep his faith in youth.
The north Londoners' rise last season was built around several key youngsters including Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Eric Dier, as Spurs secured their best ever top-flight finish in the modern era.
Pochettino has strengthened his squad this summer courtesy of the additions of Victor Wanyama and Vincent Janssen but has shown no sign of turning away from the philosophy that has served him so well at White Hart Lane.
The Argentine coach continues to trust his young players as he prepares to lead Spurs into the Champions League for only the second time in their history, while Barcelona are a fitting blueprint for Pochettino to follow in N17.
The average age in Tottenham's Premier League first-team squad if just 25.5 years and is considerably younger than many of their rivals, according to data compiled by the CIES Football Observatory.
The figure compares favourably with the rest of England's top tier, with Southampton (26.1) boasting the next youngest squad while Sunderland and Liverpool (26.4) are joint third.
Arsenal's (26.6) average squad age is more than a year older than Tottenham's while Watford's (29.8) ageing players represent the oldest squad in the division.
Squad ages are still subject to change, with the transfer window not set to close until Wednesday night, but the signs suggest Tottenham will be bucking the trend as they plump for youth over experience during the battle for honours this term.
You can see the full list of Premier League squad ages in the list below: | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-boast-youngest-squad-in-the-premier-league-this-season-as-mauricio-pochettino-keeps-faith-a3331806.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/0c1c415c4bbc9e207230824bff61ae1cd3481358934f6094890d67c51e21c25c.json |
[
"Jonathan Hunn"
] | 2016-08-26T13:12:40 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | English clubs will be guaranteed four teams in the Champions League from 2018, UEFA announced this morning. The top four European leagues – England, Spain, Italy and Germany - will each benefit from the changes. Under the present system, Spain, Germany and England have three guaranteed group places each, while their fourth-placed teams must contest a play-off over two legs. Italy currently have only two guaranteed places, plus one in the play-off round. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fpremier-league-top-four-guaranteed-place-in-champions-league-group-stages-from-2018-under-new-uefa-a3330176.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/09/champions-league-trophy-0.jpg | en | null | Premier League top four guaranteed place in Champions League group stages from 2018 under new UEFA rules | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | English clubs will be guaranteed four teams in the Champions League from 2018, UEFA announced this morning.
The top four European leagues – England, Spain, Italy and Germany - will each benefit from the changes.
Under the present system, Spain, Germany and England have three guaranteed group places each, while their fourth-placed teams must contest a play-off over two legs.
Italy currently have only two guaranteed places, plus one in the play-off round.
Everton were the last English team to fail to qualify for the group stages, in 2004, after finishing the previous season in fourth place.
UEFA General Secretary ad interim Theodore Theodoridis said of the changes: "The amendments made will continue to ensure qualification based on sporting merit, and the right of all associations and their clubs to compete in Europe's elite club competitions.
"We are happy that European football remains united behind the concepts of solidarity, fair competition, fair distribution and good governance." | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league-top-four-guaranteed-place-in-champions-league-group-stages-from-2018-under-new-uefa-a3330176.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/3f9eeb25cbebb9129e5648b0110b3674eb8982aaf9cb42937866d653e830a796.json |
[
"Benedict Moore-Bridger"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:22 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Astate-of-the-art urgent care centre opens today at St Thomas’ Hospital as part of a £20 million scheme to rebuild the entire emergency department. The opening of the centre, where patients with less serious conditions are treated, was described as a “major milestone” in the redevelopment. The A&E department was said to be “creaking at the seams” when the project was announced in 2014. It was built for 80,000 patients a year before the decision was taken to expand it after visits rose to 140,000. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhealth%2Furgent-care-centre-opens-as-part-of-20-million-ae-revamp-a3333226.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/10/tommys.jpg | en | null | St Thomas’ Hospital urgent care centre opens as part of £20m A&E revamp | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Astate-of-the-art urgent care centre opens today at St Thomas’ Hospital as part of a £20 million scheme to rebuild the entire emergency department.
The opening of the centre, where patients with less serious conditions are treated, was described as a “major milestone” in the redevelopment.
The A&E department was said to be “creaking at the seams” when the project was announced in 2014.
It was built for 80,000 patients a year before the decision was taken to expand it after visits rose to 140,000.
The department will have a new initial assessment area and entrance opening tomorrow, enabling staff to “stream” patients needing emergency treatment and those with less serious conditions.
A children’s short-stay unit will open in November, while two acute wards which receive patients from A&E will be moved to a new “emergency floor” at ground level for greater efficiency. Construction is due to finish next year.
A hospital spokesman said: “Once the project is complete, St Thomas’ will have arguably the country’s most up-to-date emergency department.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/urgent-care-centre-opens-as-part-of-20-million-ae-revamp-a3333226.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/01f2bd9c931da78f7c3b3ae2d0b0e02778ce29b6417c9f961517ad12851f1b85.json |
[
"Vaishali Bhardwaj"
] | 2016-08-27T18:49:50 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Antonio Conte was full of praise for Chelsea winger Eden Hazard on Saturday after the Belgian scored a superb solo goal in the club's 3-0 win over Burnley. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelseas-antonio-conte-pleased-with-eden-hazards-commitment-and-attitude-after-belgian-scores-in-a3331196.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/15/eden_hazard_celebration.jpg | en | null | Chelsea's Antonio Conte 'pleased' with Eden Hazard's commitment and attitude after Belgian scores in Burnley win | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Antonio Conte was full of praise for Chelsea winger Eden Hazard on Saturday after the Belgian scored a superb solo goal in the club's 3-0 win over Burnley.
Hazard has looked back to his best form this season after a below-par campaign last term, and he left the Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge in awe after he picked the ball up inside the Blues' own half, went on a fine run before cutting in and firing a low effort past Tom Heaton in the ninth minute.
The strike helped Chelsea onto a 3-0 victory and ensured the club maintained its 100 per cent record in the league and, after the game, Conte revealed he has been satisfied with Hazard's showings this season.
"I am pleased for him but also for Pedro and [Juan] Cuadrado because these are players with great talent and are fantastic in 1v1 [situations]. When you have these kinds of players it's good for me," Conte said.
"We are working under this aspect to put the best players out there. Eden is fantastic, he's working very well with a great attitude. After the first day, I saw this - his will to work and improve and to find a good shape.
"I also can tell Eden his performance can improve a lot but I'm please for his commitment, and work rate.
"I've seen the right attitude from all the players."
Diego Costa is another player who has been in good form this term, having scored the winning goals in Chelsea's last two Premier League games against West Ham and Watford.
The full-time whistle goes and it ends Chelsea 3-0 Burnley! #CFCLive pic.twitter.com/IJXn5XqvGx — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 27, 2016
Despite a string of chances on Saturday, the striker couldn't get on the scoresheet against Burnley but Conte admitted he is also happy with the 27-year-old's performances this term.
"Diego, today, he was unlucky because he had many chances to score so it's a pity but in the last two games he scored two important goals," Conte added.
"He's a good finisher but, I repeat, I'm happy for the attitude of the whole squad." | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelseas-antonio-conte-pleased-with-eden-hazards-commitment-and-attitude-after-belgian-scores-in-a3331196.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/784ca98b74b3f272ce8c51cd4b0052176e82db5cd0b6a7063140f2e8b2da6d25.json |
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"Tom Doyle"
] | 2016-08-28T18:50:09 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Shkodran Mustafi has revealed that Mesut Ozil convinced him to make a 'horny' £35million move to Arsenal this summer. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-transfer-news-shkodran-mustafi-says-mesut-ozil-convinced-him-to-make-horny-gunners-move-a3331516.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/18/mesut-ozil-shkodran-mustafi.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news: Shkodran Mustafi says Mesut Ozil convinced him to make 'horny' Gunners move | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Shkodran Mustafi has revealed that Mesut Ozil convinced him to make a 'horny' £35million move to Arsenal this summer.
Arsenal are set to announce a £35m deal for the Valencia centre-back, who would become the third most expensive centre back in football history, after he passed a medical earlier this week.
The 24-year-old defender's arrival could be confirmed on Tuesday after the bank holiday, and Mustafi told Sky Sport News HD that Germany team-mate Ozil played a big part in his decision to move to north London.
"I have spoken with Mesut, he told me everything," Mustafi told the German outlet, before using German slang to describe Arsenal as a 'horny' (great) club.
"It was all very positive and I was quickly convinced, because I find the club horny."
Injuries to senior centre-backs Per Mertesacker and Gabriel before the start of the season forced Wenger to move for Mustafi before the transfer window shuts on Wednesday night.
However, the emergence of Rob Holding alongside Laurent Koscielny in central defence - particularly in the 3-1 win at Watford on Saturday - has led Wenger to warn Mustafi that he faces a battle to earn a Gunners starting spot.
“It was an outstanding performance [from Holding]. I’m happy that you noticed that,” he told Standard Sport when asked whether the youngster would keep his starting role after the international break.
Arsenal are also set to announce the arrival of Deportivo La Coruna striker Lucas Perez after activating the 27-year-old's £17.1m release clause. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-shkodran-mustafi-says-mesut-ozil-convinced-him-to-make-horny-gunners-move-a3331516.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/ae9e547544f45b24ba2bce733c87d5fae3c83738e4ef15c12499c1cf912693c1.json |
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"Nicholas Kenyon"
] | 2016-08-30T14:51:26 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | IN THE wake of the Great Fire of London in 1666, the issues that faced the City were not so different from those that have confronted it since: the economics of property and land ownership, the principles on which new building should happen, and the problem of how to ensure affordable housing for a rapidly growing population. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fcomment%2Fcomment%2Fthe-lessons-of-the-great-fire-on-how-to-recreate-our-capital-a3332536.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/14/greatfire.jpg | en | null | The lessons of the Great Fire on how to recreate our capital | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | IN THE wake of the Great Fire of London in 1666, the issues that faced the City were not so different from those that have confronted it since: the economics of property and land ownership, the principles on which new building should happen, and the problem of how to ensure affordable housing for a rapidly growing population.
Immediately after the fire, which destroyed 80 per cent of the buildings in the City, the urge from homeowners and businesses to rebuild on their sites was strong, but King Charles II called a halt. He wanted to look at new schemes being prepared by Christopher Wren, Robert Hooke, John Evelyn and others for a new layout of the City, inspired by the new models of Paris, with grand boulevards and squares.
But who was to pay for acquiring the land and compensating property owners? The economics defeated the vision. The plans were abandoned and the City was rebuilt on its old street plan but with far better materials.
Architecture critic Rowan Moore, author of Slow Burn City, argues that was no bad thing: “If you look 50 or 100 years later, London was a bigger, stronger, more beautiful city…[the fire] bequeathed us the London Building Acts, which are one of the most successful pieces of building legislation in history.”
Fast-forward 275 years and London was facing its second great crisis — the Blitz of 1940-41. Then too there was great destruction: Wren’s St Paul’s survived but acres around it were destroyed. The City’s response was radically different from after the Great Fire, because this was an era of emerging idealism in city planning.
Local authorities took the lead, and the City of London Corporation eventually took the bold decision to clear the whole north-west of the City, and to build the Barbican Estate as a vision of how urban housing, open spaces, the arts and culture could come together into one.
It was a long and massively expensive project. Barbican resident and design historian Sarah Gaventa says: “What the Great Fire didn’t achieve the Luftwaffe did: it was an opportunity to take advantage of destruction to make something better than it was before.”.
By the time the Barbican opened fully in 1982 its style was deeply unfashionable — yet more than 30 years later it has become lauded as a model of its kind.
What lessons do these twin responses to crisis tell us about city building today, when London’s population is expanding exponentially and house-building is not keeping pace? Ricky Burdett, who runs the LSE Cities programme, says: “I think the pressures of investment, of market forces on one side and the provision of fundamental social services in the city on the other, are ultimately what the great conflict of the 21st-century city is about.
Gaventa believes that after the war “the ambition was that, yes, you wanted to create housing, but you also wanted to create connected communities because people had been shattered emotionally and physically. You wanted to give them not only homes but also hope, to create a more equal and civil society. I think those lessons could well be learnt today.”
Lord Rogers, who now runs his architectural practice from the Cheesegrater, one of the City’s new tall buildings which his firm designed, is clear where the current problem lies. “We’ve handed over the power for planning to the big house-builders, and they have no special interest in quantity and not much in quality either — they’re interested in creating demand and profit, and that goes against what we need.”
Do you build up, or outwards? Tall buildings or urban sprawl? The architect Eric Parry characterises one issue as the very British demand for individual space. “London is a world of front doors and gardens. Our issue now is how can a well-tried and tested system of continental apartment living come to be understood culturally in an island where everyone has become used to that access from a front door?”
Intelligent, creative planning, such as we are seeing now at King’s Cross, allows for a creative combination of public open spaces alongside high-rise living, but that depends on enlightened development. Moore argues that we must reconsider even long-held principles: “I think we have to use every tool in the box — that includes building upwards sometimes. It includes densifying suburbs, and I don’t think the green belt can be excluded. That was invented as something for the benefit of Londoners, for them to experience fresh air, and it isn’t — it’s for the benefit of people who live in the green belt. The idea that when there is this pressure on London you can’t ever touch it is a little ridiculous.”
Rogers believes we have not nearly exhausted the supply of brownfield sites in the capital, and that there is far more we could adapt for housing from post-industrial London. He is convinced London should be able to adapt, creating green connecting spaces as well as good high-rise buildings.
Affordable housing is at the forefront of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s agenda for London, and the place of culture and the arts in those new developments will be one theme of the GLA’s emerging plan for cultural infrastructure led by his deputy mayor Justine Simons.
Three-and-a-half centuries after the Great Fire forced us to make big decisions about the future of London, Parry remains an optimist. “There must be the celebration of a poetic dimension to life, and a stimulus: theatre, music, film, galleries, these are the ways that one can reckon the life of a city, and it’s a dimension to the city that is absolutely essential to its well-being. They bring people together for shared experiences. Cities will indeed survive and thrive and adapt to the complexities they face… I believe the city will be the test of civilisation.”
Sir Nicholas Kenyon is managing director of the Barbican Centre. He presents his documentary Cities from the Ashes on BBC Radio 4 tonight at 8pm and on September 4 at 5pm. | http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/the-lessons-of-the-great-fire-on-how-to-recreate-our-capital-a3332536.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/7a7b6a9fc6bd11bf6b8583006954f4beb2216a46a17070490c925b1862b91c30.json |
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"Ben Morgan"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:33 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Two hundred new apartments will go on sale next week in east London’s so-called “Mini-Manhattan”. The first batch of 100 City Island apartments on the banks of the river Lea were snapped up after going on sale earlier this month for between £405,000 for a studio and £760,000 for the larger four-bedroom properties. Developer EcoWorld Ballymore is now set to offer 217 apartments in the largest tower which gives sweeping views over Canary Wharf. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Flondon-city-island-developer-puts-200-more-apartments-up-for-sale-in-minimanhattan-a3330126.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/09/londoncityisland-1.jpg | en | null | London City Island developer puts 200 more apartments up for sale in 'Mini-Manhattan' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Two hundred new apartments will go on sale next week in east London’s so-called “Mini-Manhattan”.
The first batch of 100 City Island apartments on the banks of the river Lea were snapped up after going on sale earlier this month for between £405,000 for a studio and £760,000 for the larger four-bedroom properties.
Developer EcoWorld Ballymore is now set to offer 217 apartments in the largest tower which gives sweeping views over Canary Wharf.
The new properties will start at £365,000 for a suite or £740,000 for a three-bedroom apartment within the Caledonia House tower.
The 12-acre island development in Blackwall, near Canary Wharf, was built on former marshland.
There will be more than 1,700 apartments when the construction phase is complete. It will also include a 260ft footbridge across the river to link City Island with Canning Town and its DLR and Underground station.
The area is part of a huge regeneration scheme which will see English National Ballet move to the site in 2019. The London Film School is also set to acquire a site on the island.
The developer has promised new waterside parks, a swimming pool, shops and restaurants. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-city-island-developer-puts-200-more-apartments-up-for-sale-in-minimanhattan-a3330126.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/43cd5de974254f61b97c4dd6933f4e5ea00ab840c4feb0a29f9d05b03c051832.json |
[
"Fiona Simpson"
] | 2016-08-29T16:50:34 | null | 2016-05-18T00:00:00 | Women are 50 per cent more likely to be misdiagnosed after a heart attack than men, a new study has revealed. Female victims of the most common type of heart attack – an Nstemi attack – are 50 per cent more likely than male victims to receive the wrong diagnosis. Women who suffer a Stemi heart attack – which happens when there is a total blockage of the main artery that pumps oxygenated blood around the body – are 41 per cent more likely to be misdiagnosed than men. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Fwomen-twice-as-likely-as-men-to-be-misdiagnosed-after-a-heart-attack-a3331801.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/05/18/12/heart.jpg | en | null | Women 'fifty per cent more likely than men to be misdiagnosed after a heart attack' | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Women are 50 per cent more likely to be misdiagnosed after a heart attack than men, a new study has revealed.
Female victims of the most common type of heart attack – an Nstemi attack – are 50 per cent more likely than male victims to receive the wrong diagnosis.
Women who suffer a Stemi heart attack – which happens when there is a total blockage of the main artery that pumps oxygenated blood around the body – are 41 per cent more likely to be misdiagnosed than men.
Almost 200,000 people who took part in a study of 600,000 heart attack patients had received the wrong diagnosis initially, researchers at Leeds University found.
Dr Chris Gale said that an initial misdiagnosis can have "potentially important clinical repercussions, including an increased risk of death."
The study, which was carried out between April 2004 and March 2013, involved 243 NHS hospitals in England and Wales which cared for patients aged between 18 to 100 years old when they were admitted.
Researchers found that 198,534 patients were initially misdiagnosed.
Associate medical director Dr Mike Knapton at the The British Heart Foundation described the differences in diagnosis as "alarmingly high" but said that better tests are being developed for female heart attack diagnoses.
He noted that when different limits are applied to the troponin test, a routine test for a heart attack, more women receive a correct diagnosis of heart attack.
Dr Knapton said: "However, this new study highlights the current scale of the issue and confirms more research is urgently needed into tests that will enable earlier and more accurate diagnosis of a heart attack, particularly in women."
Up to 28,000 women die from heart attacks each year in the UK, according to BHF estimates.
There are also around 275,000 female heart attack survivors in the UK, many of whom will be living with heart failure as a result of this illness.
The longer a heart attack is left undiagnosed and untreated, the more the heart muscle can be irreversibly damaged. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/women-twice-as-likely-as-men-to-be-misdiagnosed-after-a-heart-attack-a3331801.html | en | 2016-05-18T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/b30dbbb67f549ecb574e7db11d2c68693408f7ca5997ef4fd6833291ec99c52b.json |
[
"Fiona Simpson"
] | 2016-08-30T18:51:06 | null | 2016-07-26T00:00:00 | Southern Railway will reinstate more than 100 daily train services which were cut to make its timetable more "resilient". Passengers have suffered delays and cancellations for months because of a dispute over changes to the role of conductors and staff shortages - blamed by the company on high levels of employee sickness. The rail firm responded by withdrawing 341 trains a day on July 11. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftransport%2Fsouthern-railway-confirms-return-of-over-100-services-cut-in-emergency-timetable-a3332806.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/07/26/14/southerntrains2607a.jpg | en | null | Southern Railway confirms return of over 100 services cut in emergency timetable | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Southern Railway will reinstate more than 100 daily train services which were cut to make its timetable more "resilient".
Passengers have suffered delays and cancellations for months because of a dispute over changes to the role of conductors and staff shortages - blamed by the company on high levels of employee sickness.
The rail firm responded by withdrawing 341 trains a day on July 11.
Some 119 of those will be restored on Monday - two days before commuters face fresh travel chaos with workers at Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), including Southern, striking in protest at ticket office closures.
Services set to return include all inner-London “metro” services, Sutton services to Streatham via Wimbledon and London Bridge to Beckenham Junction services.
Trains between Guildford and Leatherhead will also make a comeback.
On the west London line 26 services will now operate, some as far as Milton Keynes, where, currently, just eight services have been running between Clapham and Watford Junction.
The strike will coincide with a walkout by rail union RMT members in a long-running row over the role of guards.
GTR chief executive Charles Horton said the company “knew how difficult life had been for passengers" over the summer and added that he was “sincerely sorry”.
He said: "We're pleased that we can restore a large chunk of our train timetable for our passengers on this date but we will not be satisfied until the full timetable is running, and running in a punctual way people can rely on.
"But with another RMT strike called for next week, passengers will be dismayed and angry, as we are, that the union has called yet further cynically-orchestrated action to try and scupper this improved service, and cause maximum disruption, damage and delay in the very week when many people go back to work and back to school after the summer break.
"But we will not be thwarted in our determination to give passengers their trains back. In the face of an intransigent RMT leadership, we're doing all we can to get our passengers back on track."
Mick Cash, RMT general secretary, claimed the initial introduction of the emergency timetable was due to Southern's "gross corporate mismanagement".
He said: "Our disputes over guards and ticket offices are about putting safety and services before company profits.
"The fact is that services wouldn't have been slashed in the first place if GTR had employed enough staff to fill the rosters.
"The emergency timetable, large chunks of which remain in place, is a product of management failure on this franchise on an epic scale. Trying to set staff up in the firing line for the top bosses' failures is disgraceful and cynical behaviour by Southern." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/southern-railway-confirms-return-of-over-100-services-cut-in-emergency-timetable-a3332806.html | en | 2016-07-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/c7def4eb38d9ab7c3914d785e08dcf7272435819f4f3fa4fbc45a4b8462bd912.json |
[
"Chloe Chaplain"
] | 2016-08-27T14:49:47 | null | 2016-06-12T00:00:00 | The bank Holiday weekend is set to be a wash-out as Met Office warns of disruption caused by heavy thundery showers. Those enjoying the outdoors have been warned to wear waterproofs after "torrential downpours" and "thundery showers" are predicted for Saturday evening and Sunday. Forecasters have warned of a risk of surface water flooding in London and the south east of England which could disrupt local transport and thunder throughout the night. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fstandard-home%2Fweather%2Fbank-holiday-washout-for-londoners-facing-heavy-rain-and-thunder-a3331081.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/12/14/wetweather.jpg | en | null | Bank Holiday wash-out for Londoners facing heavy rain and thunder | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The bank Holiday weekend is set to be a wash-out as Met Office warns of disruption caused by heavy thundery showers.
Those enjoying the outdoors have been warned to wear waterproofs after "torrential downpours" and "thundery showers" are predicted for Saturday evening and Sunday.
Forecasters have warned of a risk of surface water flooding in London and the south east of England which could disrupt local transport and thunder throughout the night.
A Met Office forecaster said: “There still remains some uncertainty in where the heaviest and most prolonged thundery downpours will occur, with some places in the warning area having only small amounts of rain.
“However, there is a risk of some torrential downpours developing which could produce around 30 mm of rain within an hour.”
The thunder and rain predicted through the night will ease off for a while on Sunday morning but are expected to return again in the afternoon.
But those off to Notting Hill Carnival on Monday may be in for some better luck with the weather expected to stay dry and sunny. | http://www.standard.co.uk/standard-home/weather/bank-holiday-washout-for-londoners-facing-heavy-rain-and-thunder-a3331081.html | en | 2016-06-12T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/f273cfda0501476c899e3e4c2d042bb8f8bc042f1609c372ba7004a99e9f04d9.json |
[
"Francesca Gillett"
] | 2016-08-31T08:51:14 | null | 2016-04-01T00:00:00 | An ally of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for MPs' expenses to be scrapped and replaced with an automatic allowance. In changes proposed by veteran MP and shadow Welsh Secretary Paul Flynn, Parliamentarians would no longer have to produce receipts for payments. He complained that filing receipts for their spending was “tedious” and an “unnecessary chore”. Mr Flynn also said the watchdog which oversees MPs expenses should be scrapped. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fjeremy-corbyn-ally-calls-for-expenses-to-be-scrapped-so-mps-would-no-longer-need-to-produce-receipts-a3332956.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/04/01/13/sunrise0104a.jpg | en | null | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's ally calls for expenses to be scrapped | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | An ally of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for MPs' expenses to be scrapped and replaced with an automatic allowance.
In changes proposed by veteran MP and shadow Welsh Secretary Paul Flynn, Parliamentarians would no longer have to produce receipts for payments.
He complained that filing receipts for their spending was “tedious” and an “unnecessary chore”.
Mr Flynn also said the watchdog which oversees MPs expenses should be scrapped.
Currently, MPs use receipts to claim back expenses for costs like travel and rent if they represent a constituency outside London.
Receipts have to be given to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority – the watchdog set up in the wake of the expenses scandal in 2009.
Mr Flynn said the entire system should be replaced with an automatic payment to every MP based on average expenses and their constituency’s distance from Westminster.
The 81-year-old, who represtents Newport West in South Wales, put forward his ideas in a letter to Labour MPs as part of a consultation on the expenses system.
Mr Flynn said IPSA was the wrong solution and a “bureaucratic ornament”.
“The most efficient best value alternative would have been to replace expenses at reduced total cost with an automatic allowance,” he said.
“MPs would embrace a new system without claims or the expensive IPSA. It could be based on an allowance calculated on average expenses based on distance from Westminster and paid automatically.
“It would be acceptable even if it meant reduction in the amounts that MPs receive because of the liberation from the tentacles of tedious bureaucracy.
“MPs would gain time, Parliament’s reputation would be protected and IPSA's annual running costs excess of £6million would disappear.”
On Tuesday night Mr Flynn tweeted his thanks to the Labour MPs which had supported him on the issue with a link to his website.
Thanks to MPs who back the IPSA reform. Sad that some tweeters are so gullible they swallow Torygraph's distortion - https://t.co/jmiJNVtqT9 — Paul Flynn (@PaulFlynnMP) August 30, 2016
But other MPs hit out at his proposals.
@PaulFlynnMP @HouseofTwitsLab don't remember this gobbledegook chapter in your 'How to be Out of Government for another Decade' — Neil Coyle (@coyleneil) August 31, 2016
Neil Coyle, Labour MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, said to him on Twitter: “Don't remember this gobbledegook chapter in your 'How to be Out of Government for another Decade'.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/jeremy-corbyn-ally-calls-for-expenses-to-be-scrapped-so-mps-would-no-longer-need-to-produce-receipts-a3332956.html | en | 2016-04-01T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/a699d343248a9bcae8cb4fd05db9d96a842306382fb2fc14de09b7ca22bb5228.json |
[
"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-27T18:50:03 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Watford manager Walter Mazzarri insisted that he was more concerned with his new side’s performances than results after an impressive second half fight-back in defeat to Arsenal. Defeat was effectively assured for the Hornets at Vicarage Road by the interval, when a rampant Arsenal led 3-0 thanks to goals from Santi Cazorla, Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fwalter-mazzarri-impressed-with-watfords-secondhalf-display-in-loss-to-arsenal-a3331201.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/19/amrabat.jpg | en | null | Walter Mazzarri impressed with Watford's second-half display in loss to Arsenal | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Watford manager Walter Mazzarri insisted that he was more concerned with his new side’s performances than results after an impressive second half fight-back in defeat to Arsenal.
Defeat was effectively assured for the Hornets at Vicarage Road by the interval, when a rampant Arsenal led 3-0 thanks to goals from Santi Cazorla, Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil.
The hosts improved significantly after the break, when the introduction of new signing Roberto Pererya helped bridge the gulf between the Troy Deeney-Odion Ighalo strike pair and a midfield that struggled to get forward. It was to be the former Juventus midfielder that struck just before the hour, briefly igniting hopes that Arsenal could be caught.
Though that was not to be, Mazzarri was still impressed by the reaction of his Watford side.
“The team reacted very well, I’m very happy with the way we played in the second half,” he said.
“I won’t say what I said at half-time, but many things. The players heard what I said and they entered the second half with a different attitude.
“Inside the dressing room I have the head of sport science who translates very well to me but to the players I speak in English. I won’t say what those words were but I didn’t only talk to them but I also made some tactical changes.
“First I put on Pererya immediately to try to surprise Arsenal. We came in with a 3-4-3, during the game we changed to a 4-3-3 [with the introduction of Daryl Janmaat].”
For all that there have been plenty of positives to take from sterling efforts at home to Chelsea and Arsenal Watford still find themselves in the bottom three, with a point away to Southampton on the opening day the only result to Mazzarri’s name.
The fixture list shows no immediate sign of easing for Watford, who host Manchester United next at Vicarage Road after a trip to West Ham. However Mazzarri, among the bookmakers’ favourites for the sack race before the season began, insisted his focus remained on performances over points.
“I don’t feel under any pressure, we played very well against great teams,” he added. “In this moment the club and myself are looking at how we play as a team without looking too much into the results.
“All the new players that have arrived have arrived late so it is a squad that is growing slowly, we are looking at the way we are playing at the moment.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/walter-mazzarri-impressed-with-watfords-secondhalf-display-in-loss-to-arsenal-a3331201.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/c0b389f34f3d353fb27fe5450039f1820021192006141672da82a55ede192cf1.json |
[
"Justin Davenport"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:21 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Organisers are facing fresh calls to relocate the Notting Hill carnival to a London park after 16 people were stabbed at this year's event, including one teenager who was left with horrific stomach wounds. The boy, 15, was left fighting for life after being stabbed on Sunday is now recovering and stable in hospital. He was stabbed in the stomach with an outlawed “zombie killer knife.” A boy aged 14 was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Fmove-notting-hill-carnival-to-a-park-fresh-calls-after-horrific-stabbing-of-teenager-a3332271.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/11/nh1.jpg | en | null | Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Calls to move festival to a London park after stabbing | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Organisers are facing fresh calls to relocate the Notting Hill carnival to a London park after 16 people were stabbed at this year's event, including one teenager who was left with horrific stomach wounds.
The boy, 15, was left fighting for life after being stabbed on Sunday is now recovering and stable in hospital.
He was stabbed in the stomach with an outlawed “zombie killer knife.” A boy aged 14 was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.
Scotland Yard said officers made 454 arrests in the two-day bank holiday cel- ebrations, which saw a million revellers take to the streets of west London.
The stabbings at the 50th anniversary parade led to fresh calls by residents and community leaders to consider moving the event to an area where crowds can be more easily controlled.
A man with a bloodied nose speaks to police after violence at Carnival (AFP)
Kensington MP Victoria Borwick, who spent yesterday with officers policing the carnival, said she was appalled by the level of violence. “This is supposed to be a carnival, a fun family event, but gangs come with the specific aim of causing crime,” she told the Standard.
“I am not anti-carnival but are we going to carry on putting up with this level of crime. I feel the carnival should be given more space, in wider streets or in a London park.
"We need to move it to somewhere gangs do not chase each other through the streets.” She said one boy suffered terrible injuries after being stabbed in the stomach.
Police watch over the crowds at the Notting Hill Carnival (Reuters)
“He was slashed with one of those zombie knives,” she added. “If you take one of those out again, your insides come with it.
“I believe he was stitched up again but of course he will never be the same. You have to ask why people are bringing zombie knives to a carnival.”
The teenager is believed to have had emergency surgery in hospital.
Police officers arrive on Shrewsbury Road on the final day of the Notting Hill Carnival (PA)
City Hall said that along with the police it would “thoroughly review” the carnival — as it did every year.
The Met said most of those arrested — 169 — were for drugs offences, with 38 more people being held for possession of nitrous oxide, a new offence introduced this year after the Government banned legal highs.
A total 90 were held for possession of knives or offensive weapons, with 25 arrested for assaulting police. The £6 million operation involved 7,000 officers.
London Ambulance service said more than 1,000 people were treated during the carnival, with 170 of the most seriously injured taken to hospital.
Most of the patients had alcohol-related illnesses or injuries and were treated by a team of 200 staff based at nine treatment centres.
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.
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
A large canister of compressed nitrous oxide — dubbed “hippy crack” — with the capacity to fill 2,250 small bottles and with a street value of £150,000 was seized in Queensway.
There have been calls for carnival to be moved to a park since the 2000 event when two men were murdered. In 2008 there was serious rioting and 500 youths were arrested.
Resident Sheila Robertson, who has lived on the carnival route since 1968, said: “Every year it gets worse. I used to love the carnival. It was a joy and it brought people together but has dramatically changed since its infancy.
“It used to be a message of unity but violence is now part of the event. It’s dividing people and we’ve had enough. Things must change radically.”
The Notting Hill Carnival Trust did not answer requests for a comment. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/move-notting-hill-carnival-to-a-park-fresh-calls-after-horrific-stabbing-of-teenager-a3332271.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/983f5297688f10dbeb6da9c787496fa368e68f28c1d6f9c191ef7aef84f38b9d.json |
[
"Ken Dyer"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:59 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Former England defender Micah Richards is a loan target for West Ham as they battle to sign a right-back before tonight’s deadline. Manager Slaven Bilic wants cover for youngster Sam Byram and the Aston Villa defender has the added advantage of being able to play at centre-back. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fwest-ham-transfer-news-hammers-target-loan-move-for-micah-richards-as-chelsea-consider-angelo-a3333341.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/11/micahrichards3108.jpg | en | null | West Ham transfer news: Hammers target loan move for Micah Richards as Chelsea consider Angelo Ogbonna bid | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Former England defender Micah Richards is a loan target for West Ham as they battle to sign a right-back before tonight’s deadline.
Manager Slaven Bilic wants cover for youngster Sam Byram and the Aston Villa defender has the added advantage of being able to play at centre-back.
West Ham were expected to hold talks with Villa today about a loan deal although the Midlands club would prefer a permanent transfer.
Former Manchester City defender Richards scored once in 13 England appearances.
Arsenal full-back Mathieu Debuchy could be another option for Bilic but the France international has a calf injury and his wages, around £100,000 per week, would be a major stumbling block.
Swansea are the latest club to show an interest in striker Enner Valencia. West Ham are open to offers for Valencia with Championship clubs Villa and Norwich also interested.
Italian international defender Angelo Ogbonna has also been linked with a deadline-day move to Chelsea but West Ham are reluctant to let the former Juventus star leave since they would have little or no time to sign a replacement. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-transfer-news-hammers-target-loan-move-for-micah-richards-as-chelsea-consider-angelo-a3333341.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/a906046689b605a29f85aa5c6d422ab415b6a928586bfd2838215d0da94a6474.json |
[
"Ken Dyer"
] | 2016-08-26T13:05:41 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | West Ham’s disappointed fans can’t say they weren’t warned. Slaven Bilic had said that just because their club are now playing in a big stadium, it doesn’t automatically make them a big club — not yet anyway. “Billericay Town could rent Wembley and play their home games but would it suddenly make them a big club?” he had asked before the big move. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fwest-ham-0-astra-giurgiu-1-hammers-horror-show-highlights-size-of-task-ahead-for-slaven-bilic-a3330601.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/13/westhamastra2608.jpg | en | null | West Ham 0 Astra Giurgiu 1: Hammers horror show highlights size of task ahead for Slaven Bilic | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | West Ham’s disappointed fans can’t say they weren’t warned. Slaven Bilic had said that just because their club are now playing in a big stadium, it doesn’t automatically make them a big club — not yet anyway.
“Billericay Town could rent Wembley and play their home games but would it suddenly make them a big club?” he had asked before the big move.
How right the West Ham manager turned out to be because his team, shorn of most of their best players, looked like Billericay on an off-day as they crashed out of the Europa League, beaten 1-0 on the night and 2-1 on aggregate by Astra Giurgiu.
It was the second time in two years the Romanians had knocked West Ham out at the qualifying stage and the result underlined Bilic’s prophetic words that: “You need good players, a good team. It was the same with Manchester City when they got all the money. It didn’t happen for them straight after. They took a few years to start winning things.”
Clubs with bigger and better squads than West Ham have struggled in the demanding Europa League but, as Bilic acknowledged, it would have been nice to have at least extended the adventure to the group stages. “We wanted to play in Europe,” he said. “We wanted to have this experience because this club were not often in European football.”
Bilic will undoubtedly have learned more about the players he picked last night from this defeat. Without nine first-team regulars, he had no alternative but to persist with a largely inexperienced line-up similar to that which drew 1-1 in Romania a week earlier — with one exception.
Already without the creative influence of players such as Dimitri Payet and Manuel Lanzini, West Ham were also missing influential captain Mark Noble with injury. Without that midfield trio, his side had no guile, no imagination, no tempo and, ultimately, no chance. As a result, West Ham were functional at best and inferior to Astra in technique and, often, collective desire. Astra head coach Marius Sumudica revelled in his side’s victory, comparing the players in his squad who earn “135 euros a month” with West Ham’s high rollers.
West Ham, who are close to sealing a £25million deal for Juventus striker Simone Zaza, had their moments but were foiled by fine goalkeeping from Silviu Lung and poor finishing, especially from Jonathan Calleri.
The decisive goal came just before half-time, scored by Filipe Teixeira, and for all their effort, West Ham could do little to pull things around.
“I said before the game that this is one of the most important games of the year for us,” said Bilic. In the Premier League you can make it up but this was like a final that we had to win to go through. Okay, you can always find excuses like missing players or creating few opportunities but we didn’t play well, especially in the first half.
West Ham vs Astra Giurgiu
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1/12 Michail Antonio goes close for West Ham, but somehow misses from close range West Ham United via Getty Images
2/12 Slaven Bilic looks downcast as West Ham crash out to Astra Giurgiu at home Getty Images
3/12 Filipe Teixeira celebrates a well-taken goal with his team-mates Getty Images
4/12 Silviu Lung was in inspired form for Astra as he made multiple saves to deny West Ham West Ham United via Getty Images
5/12 Michail Antonio battles for the ball Getty Images
6/12 Slaven Bilic looks on as West Ham trail Getty Images
7/12 A fine night for Europa League action Getty Images
8/12 Michail Antonio chases down Astra Getty Images
9/12 What a view of London Stadium Getty Images
10/12 West Ham fans arrive for a vital Europa League tie Getty Images
11/12 The scene is set for West Ham vs Astra Getty Images
12/12 A stunning night in east London Getty Images
“We didn’t play with desire as a team, it was all individual. We were second best and if you give their players space — if you don’t put them under pressure — they can pass the ball. There was no movement, we played slowly and we missed the few chances we had.
“To be fair we changed a bit in the second half. All the time you are thinking, ‘we have to do something, we have to change the system or one or two players’ but deep in your mind you know it is not about the system, it’s about the way we played.
“I’m much more disappointed than angry because we really wanted to go through. That was why we tried so hard last season, to have this opportunity.We had an active result in Romania, not job done but not a mountain to climb, so it was all there apart from the main thing, which was the performance. Do I doubt some of the players? Now it is in my head, ‘can I really trust in them and give them a chance?’. When you lose knowing you could have done something quicker or better, it makes you more disappointed.”
When the dust has settled Bilic will know that this early exit from Europe should enhance his side’s Premier League season. “We were aware that it is much easier in the Premier League if you don’t have a game on Thursday nights but despite all that we wanted to qualify,” he said.
Bilic will hope that the midfield players he has missed so badly are soon back on the pitch — if not at Manchester City on Sunday, then straight after the international break. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-0-astra-giurgiu-1-hammers-horror-show-highlights-size-of-task-ahead-for-slaven-bilic-a3330601.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/2b35b28e635d204d55b9e726cd5af86c7424d0f6b1c0ad831406da465990db94.json |
[
"Hannah Al-Othman"
] | 2016-08-28T18:50:13 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The final BHS store in the UK has closed after the Wood Green shop shut its doors today. The branch closed for the final time at 2pm, after trading on the north London high street for more than 40 years. The store closed three hours earlier than planned after running out of stock on its final trading day. The 88-year-old department store chain, which was founded in Brixton, failed 13 months after Sir Philip Green sold the business for £1 to a firm led by serial bankrupt Dominic Chappell. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Ffinal-bhs-shop-shuts-its-doors-as-wood-green-store-closes-a3331531.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/19/bhs.jpg | en | null | Final BHS shop shuts its doors as Wood Green store closes | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The final BHS store in the UK has closed after the Wood Green shop shut its doors today.
The branch closed for the final time at 2pm, after trading on the north London high street for more than 40 years.
The store closed three hours earlier than planned after running out of stock on its final trading day.
The 88-year-old department store chain, which was founded in Brixton, failed 13 months after Sir Philip Green sold the business for £1 to a firm led by serial bankrupt Dominic Chappell.
Many of the chain’s 163 shops have already closed since BHS entered administration in April, with the shutters coming down on its flagship Oxford Street store earlier this month.
Shut down: the last BHS stores in the country have closed (John Stillwell/PA Wire)
The business collapsed with a £571 million pension deficit and left some 11,000 jobs at risk, and leaving its high-profile former owners potentially facing a criminal investigation.
Many of the Wood Green store's regular customers flocked to the shop today in the hope of picking up a bargain.
Joan McLeish told the Guardian she had been shopping at the Wood Green there for more than 30 years.
“It’s a shame it is closing. It’s a loss to us, the community” she said.
News of the store's failure sparked a lengthy parliamentary inquiry, with retail billionaire Sir Philip Green branded the "the unacceptable face of capitalism" by furious MPs.
Sir Philip has been criticised for selling the company to a man with no retail experience, and for taking more than £400 million in dividends from the chain, leaving the business with a £571 million pension deficit. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/final-bhs-shop-shuts-its-doors-as-wood-green-store-closes-a3331531.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/c47af74e894759bda222fc030ed7f32167ac0d00e4177f5af631c0d9dd2a5570.json |
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[
"Sebastian Mann"
] | 2016-08-30T06:50:52 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Twins who were born joined at the abdomen and given just a one in five chance of survival are preparing to start school. Rosie and Ruby Formosa, from Bexleyheath, south-east London, shared part of the intestine when they were born conjoined in 2012. Doctors were forced to carry out an emergency operation and parents Angela and Daniel Formosa were told their newborns’ chances were slim. But four years on from the successful surgery at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital (Gosh), they are now getting ready to start primary school. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Fconjoined-twins-born-with-20-per-cent-chance-of-survival-prepare-to-start-school-a3331931.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/06/twins-0.jpg | en | null | Conjoined twins born with 20 per cent chance of survival prepare to start school | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Twins who were born joined at the abdomen and given just a one in five chance of survival are preparing to start school.
Rosie and Ruby Formosa, from Bexleyheath, south-east London, shared part of the intestine when they were born conjoined in 2012.
Doctors were forced to carry out an emergency operation and parents Angela and Daniel Formosa were told their newborns’ chances were slim.
But four years on from the successful surgery at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital (Gosh), they are now getting ready to start primary school.
Big day: The twins pose in their uniforms ahead the day their parents feared may never come (PA)
Mum Mrs Formosa, 35, said: "Four years ago it wasn't in my mind that this would ever happen.
"When I was pregnant I didn't think I'd ever see their first day at school so it is really amazing and all thanks to Gosh really."
Mrs Formosa said it was "heartbreaking" when she discovered the girls had the rare medical condition - which accounts for one in every 200,000 live births.
Twins Rosie and Ruby shortly after being born (PA)
"I was really, really, really scared and really upset because at that point I was told that there was a high possibility that the girls wouldn't survive the pregnancy,” she said.
"And if they did survive the pregnancy they might not survive the birth, then they might not survive surgery.”
The girls were born at University College Hospital in London by caesarean section when Mrs Formosa was 34 weeks pregnant.
Ruby (left) and her sister Rosie pictured in 2013 (PA)
Within a couple of hours of being born, they were taken to Gosh for emergency surgery because of an intestinal blockage.
Praising the staff at the world-renowned children's hospital, Mrs Formosa added: "They had a look and did scans and all sorts of tests and it wasn't until they got into surgery that they saw what was going on.
"It was on-the-spot decisions as to what was to be done."
Mrs Formosa, 35, said time had “flown by” since the surgery and the girls were looking forward to starting school.
She said: "They are very similar, they are very bubbly little girls, they are very headstrong and very determined, which I knew they were from when they were in my belly because of the way they kept growing and surviving.”
Great Ormond Street Hospital is the leading centre in Europe for the care of conjoined twins, performing the first successful separation surgery on conjoined twins in 1985.
The Formosa family are supporting the hospital's charity through it's Back To School Campaign - which is celebrating all of the children who are able to go to school thanks to care at the hospital as well as raising funds.
Tim Johnson, chief executive of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity, said: "Thanks to the world-class care given to seriously ill children from across the UK at Gosh, more children will go back to school or enjoy their first day at school.
"We're encouraging people from across the UK to share their back to school or first day at school moments and donate to help raise money for the hospital. Text SCHOOL to 70020 to give £3." | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/conjoined-twins-born-with-20-per-cent-chance-of-survival-prepare-to-start-school-a3331931.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/5f24db0b4e5dfbddd9df1bdb2992c330897c2988321b0b2ba2cb0f9bdad2fc61.json |
[
"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-31T06:51:13 | null | 2016-08-11T00:00:00 | The 2016/17 transfer deadline day could be one of Tottenham's most memorable in living memory, with Spurs still chasing plenty of deals. Mauricio Pochettino has made two smart acquisitions this summer in Victor Wanyama and Vincent Janssen, but has been frustrated in his chase for wingers with Crystal Palace holding firm over Wilfried Zaha's future. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftottenham-transfer-news-and-gossip-live-max-meyer-a-38m-deadline-day-target-as-isco-spurs-loan-looks-a3332816.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/11/08/germany-fiji-serge-gnabry.jpg | en | null | Tottenham transfer news and gossip live: Schalke's Max Meyer a £38m summer transfer deadline day target as Isco Spurs loan looks unlikely | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The 2016/17 transfer deadline day could be one of Tottenham's most memorable in living memory, with Spurs still chasing plenty of deals.
Mauricio Pochettino has made two smart acquisitions this summer in Victor Wanyama and Vincent Janssen, but has been frustrated in his chase for wingers with Crystal Palace holding firm over Wilfried Zaha's future.
Georges-Kevin Nkoudou is expected to arrive from Marseille, but Spurs may need a little more glamour if they are to follow up last season's third-placed finish with another Premier League title assault and a strong Champions League run.
Real Madrid playmaker Isco has been linked with a move to White Hart Lane, and it could be time for Daniel Levy to get creative if Spurs are to avopid a disappointing end to the summer window.
Scroll down for deadline day rumours and Spurs gossip...
There has been plenty of talk about Spurs targeting a loan deal for Real Madrid playmaker Isco, but Levy may be thinking bigger - and pricier - on Wednesday.
According to German outlet Bild, Spurs are considering a move for Schalke starlet Max Meyer following his fine performances at the Rio Olympics for Die Nationalmannschaft. However, the Bundesliga club are set to put a €45million (£38.3m) price tag on the 20-year-old to avoid a huge deadline day departure.
As for a potential loan deal for Isco, Spanish daily AS suggests that the midfielder would prefer to join Malaga on a temporary deal than make the switch to England - and that's even with Pochettino reportedly phoning the 24-year-old to try and convince him to play in the Premier League,
Keep up to date with our transfer deadline day live blog!
Done deals
In: Victor Wanyama (Southampton, £11m), Vincent Janssen (AZ Alkmaar, £20m)
Out: Filip Lesniak (Slovan Liberec, loan), Grant Ward (Ipswich Town, und.), Federico Fazio (Roma, loan), Alex Pritchard (Norwich City, und.), Dominic Ball (Rotherham United, und.), Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke, loan), Nacer Chadli (West Brom, £13m) Ryan Mason (Hull, und.)
Can't see the live blog? Click here to view our desktop site. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-transfer-news-and-gossip-live-max-meyer-a-38m-deadline-day-target-as-isco-spurs-loan-looks-a3332816.html | en | 2016-08-11T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/ba119c141e530f25b8b7d969d84c3b0694bdaa30ca524c5f2a53338ef23e25ca.json |
[
"Laura Secorun"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:45 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | It does not seem like an activity that would draw a crowd. Flanked by the unblemished beauty of one of Gabon’s national parks, a fence post is being powered into the ground. Yet a joyous crowd has gathered to cheer each time the hammer strikes to push it deeper. The reason why tells much about the challenges of conservation, and how the Giants Club, the elephant protection initiative supported by the Evening Standard, has been working with its partners to deliver on the pledges made at its historic inaugural summit in Kenya earlier this year. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fhow-a-twometrehigh-electric-fence-will-help-elephants-and-humans-to-live-in-harmony-a3332116.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/10/elephant.jpg | en | null | How an electric fence at Gabon national park will help elephants and humans to live in harmony | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | It does not seem like an activity that would draw a crowd. Flanked by the unblemished beauty of one of Gabon’s national parks, a fence post is being powered into the ground. Yet a joyous crowd has gathered to cheer each time the hammer strikes to push it deeper.
The reason why tells much about the challenges of conservation, and how the Giants Club, the elephant protection initiative supported by the Evening Standard, has been working with its partners to deliver on the pledges made at its historic inaugural summit in Kenya earlier this year.
This is the first stage of a project being implemented by Gabon’s parks agency, with Giants Club assistance, that will help ensure villagers and their elephant neighbours can live happily beside each other. Once completed, the posts will hold up the country’s first electric fence to stop elephants from damaging villagers’ crops.
One of those applauding at Lopé National Park is Jaqueline Gnagne, the chief of the nearest village. “This will save us from going hungry,” she said. Her village used to be home to more than 100 people but now there are only a few dozen — mostly old women.
Work: rangers start to install the fence in Gabon
With the elephants eating all the crops, most young men have left to try to make a living in the capital, Libreville. But once the two-metre-high electric fence is up, Ms Gnagne hopes they will come back.
A few minutes down the road, signs of the voracity of the animals are everywhere. Banana trees have been ripped from the ground and fields of crops flattened. Gabon’s 45,000 elephants often wander into villages to eat manioc or banana trees, threatening the locals’ livelihoods and prompting resentment and even retaliatory killings. Locals have tried everything from banging pots to throwing powdered pepper but nothing has worked. In La Lopé, the fence is their only hope.
Gabon president Ali Bongo
This matters not only for the villagers but also the elephants’ survival. Poachers, many crossing the border from Cameroon, have killed thousands of Gabon’s elephants for ivory. The Democratic Republic of Congo used to have 500,000 forest elephants but now there are only 3,000.
If in Gabon the crops grow and people can thrive, poachers will have a harder time getting local support for their activities. “We love elephants,” said Esperance Mbamba, one of the Lopé villagers. “We just want to love them at a distance.”
Gabon’s President, Ali Bongo, is a key supporter of the Giants Club and the fence project — which is being funded by his government and managed by the country’s national park’s agency, with Giants Club’s experts providing technical and logistical support. Mr Bongo, who is awaiting the results of this weekend’s presidential election, said: “Here in Gabon we are lucky to live amid some of the most beautiful forests on the planet and to share our country with one of the world’s most special creatures: the forest elephant. Yet in Gabon we also have some of the hardest-working farmers who help produce the food for our tables.
“This fence is an important step in protecting their livelihoods, while also helping protect our elephants from leaving their natural habitats. I would like to thank the Giants Club for the assistance they are providing our parks service in delivering this project for the Gabonese people.”
The electrified wire will protect land on which the villagers plant crops. The barrier will be equipped with cameras to monitor how the elephants react and ensure the measure is effective.
“This will be crucial in minimising human-wildlife conflict,” said Professor Lee White, director of the parks agency. “If we protect people’s livelihoods, they will be more likely to want to help us preserve the national park.”
The Giants Club is a pan-African conservation initiative uniting Gabon, Kenya, Uganda and Botswana. Its patron is Evening Standard proprietor Evgeny Lebedev. In recent months it has started to fulfil its commitment to help stop poachers and ensure elephants and their habitats thrive.
It follows the summit held in Kenya in April, hosted by the country’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, which generated pledges of $5 million and coincided with the country burning the entirety of its ivory stocks.
The summit and burn generated a focus on the plight of the African elephant which reached a global media audience of 853 million people. In Kenya in June, construction started on the 163km Laikipia electric fence, supported by the Leopardess Foundation and the British Army.
In Botswana, the Giants Club is working with the local Tlhokomela Trust to increase the penalties for poaching, while Uganda is about to unveil a new set of judicial guidelines developed with the club’s legal chief to increase conviction rates for wildlife crime.
Plans are being made to stage the next Giants Club event next year. The club is working with the Ugandan government to develop an investment scheme for its protected conservation areas, and a global forum will take place in Uganda in the spring.
“It is quite unprecedented to see action being taken so quickly,” said Max Graham, chief executive of Space for Giants, the implementation charity of the Giants Club. “But we have to act fast and deliver on the summit’s pledges immediately if the elephants are to be saved, and the landscapes they depend on protected.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/how-a-twometrehigh-electric-fence-will-help-elephants-and-humans-to-live-in-harmony-a3332116.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/a100083cd1f4a5571e83b92bb6315eb917043e96607d2617eff70d7b0057ac4a.json |
[
"Tom Dutton"
] | 2016-08-28T10:50:23 | null | 2016-07-29T00:00:00 | Chelsea target Nikola Maksimovic looks set to leave Torino after manager Sinisa Mihajlovic said the defender was 'dead' to him. Antonio Conte has been keen to add to his options at the back this summer with Kurt Zouma out injured and question marks over the long-term futures of John Terry, Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic. And Conte has identified Maksimovic as one of his targets. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelsea-transfer-news-26m-nikola-maksimovic-is-dead-to-me-says-torino-boss-sinisa-mihajlovic-a3331281.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/07/29/07/maksimovic.jpg | en | null | Chelsea transfer news: Nikola Maksimovic is 'dead' to manager in Blues Kalidou Koulibaly boost | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Chelsea target Nikola Maksimovic looks set to leave Torino after manager Sinisa Mihajlovic said the defender was 'dead' to him.
Antonio Conte has been keen to add to his options at the back this summer with Kurt Zouma out injured and question marks over the long-term futures of John Terry, Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic.
And Conte has identified Maksimovic as one of his targets.
However, the 24-year-old is edging towards a £26million move to Napoli, but it is hoped that transfer could pave the way for long-term Chelsea target Kalidou Koulibaly to finally secure a move to Stamford Bridge.
Koulibaly is set on a move to Chelsea, but Napoli have so far kncoked back Chelsea's advances and slapped a £60million price-tag on their defender.
Napoli's move for Maksimovic, though, could mean they finally relent.
And asked by reporters to provide an update on Maksimovic's proposed move away from Turin, Mihajlovic appeared frustrated.
"I haven't heard from him," he said.
"As far as I am concerned, Maksimovic is dead to me."
The Torino boss was speaking ahead of their Serie A match against Bologna on Sunday. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-transfer-news-26m-nikola-maksimovic-is-dead-to-me-says-torino-boss-sinisa-mihajlovic-a3331281.html | en | 2016-07-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/04ecb22bd033f6c1e22ed1e9b1b8000e68266514202f3c8e7c9069f97730a13a.json |
[
"Chloe Chaplain"
] | 2016-08-28T08:50:04 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | The brother of Olympic star Mo Farah has issued a desperate plea to authorities as he faces being deported back to Somalia for crimes. The 27-year-old and his gold medal-winning brother Mo moved to the UK from the war-torn country 25 years ago. Now Ahmed Farah, from west London, has been threatened with deportation after being jailed for his part in a knife raid. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Fbrother-of-olympic-star-mo-farah-facing-deportation-to-somalia-after-being-jailed-for-knife-raid-a3331271.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/22/11/22selwynrio16e.jpg | en | null | Brother of Olympic star Mo Farah facing deportation to Somalia after being jailed for knife raid | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The brother of Olympic star Mo Farah has issued a desperate plea to authorities as he faces being deported back to Somalia for crimes.
The 27-year-old and his gold medal-winning brother Mo moved to the UK from the war-torn country 25 years ago.
Now Ahmed Farah, from west London, has been threatened with deportation after being jailed for his part in a knife raid.
Talking to the Mirror, he said: "I can't go back to where Mo and I were born - it is too dangerous.
"I'm scared I would end up dead. I feel there's no hope for me.
"I am afraid for my life. I have no roots in Somalia. People would kill me, because I'm different. They would not class me as their own."
Double gold: The athlete become the the second in history to defend the 5,000m and 10,000m in two successive Olympics ((DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images))
Ahmed told the newspaper that him and his athlete brother, who is now based in the US, lost touch and do not speak any more.
"Of course I am incredibly proud of what he has done and I am sure he will go on to achieve even more," he said. "But I've no idea what life holds for me."
The former warehouse worker received a four-and-a-half year prison sentence for false imprisonment over his involvement in a knife raid.
He was released early but was later informed that he faces deportation and, due to delayed legal hearings, he has no idea how or when he will be sent back to Somalia.
He said of his past: "I wasn't a horrible person. I made a hell of a mistake and now I'm paying with my life.
"Right now I'm putting on a brave face, but at times I can't sleep."
Mo Farah has become the most successful athlete in British history after winning double gold in Rio.
Fans are calling for the GB star to be knighted after he became only the second athlete in history to defend both the 5,000m and 10,000m gold medals in successive Olympics. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/brother-of-olympic-star-mo-farah-facing-deportation-to-somalia-after-being-jailed-for-knife-raid-a3331271.html | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/20404d775ac709af74ba6f67980626ef9822290da441bb9402a680ca4d237e8a.json |
[
"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-27T20:51:24 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Shkodran Mustafi may be set to become one of the most expensive signings in Arsenal’s history but he will face a battle for a starting role from Rob Holding, Arsene Wenger has said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsene-wenger-warns-new-arsenal-signing-shkodran-mustafi-that-he-must-fight-rob-holding-for-starting-a3331221.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/16/rob_holding.jpg | en | null | Arsene Wenger warns new Arsenal signing Shkodran Mustafi that he must 'fight' Rob Holding for starting role | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Shkodran Mustafi may be set to become one of the most expensive signings in Arsenal’s history but he will face a battle for a starting role from Rob Holding, Arsene Wenger has said.
Arsenal are set to announce a £35million deal for the Valencia centre-back, who would become the third most expensive centre back in football history, early next week after lengthy negotiations with the Spanish side.
Injuries to senior centre-backs Per Mertesacker and Gabriel before the start of the season forced Wenger to move into the market for Mustafi but in the mean-time another summer signing has been making a case for further game time.
Holding was brought in from League One side Bolton for a fee of £2m this summer and the 20-year-old has found himself starting in central defence in each of Arsenal’s first three fixtures. After a chastening debut in a 4-3 loss to Liverpool the England under-21 international has performed well alongside Laurent Koscielny in a draw at Leicester and Saturday’s 3-1 victory over Watford.
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9/10 Sylvain Wiltord - £13m
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“It was an outstanding performance [from Holding]. I’m happy that you noticed that,” he told Standard Sport when asked whether the youngster would keep his starting role after the international break.
Last week Wenger had rushed to the defence of Holding after the 0-0 draw at Leicester, ‘apologising’ that his summer signing had not cost “£55m”.
He added: “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.”
Holding’s emergence has already put paid to the short-term prospects of Calum Chambers, his fellow England youth international who had been expected to partner Koscielny whilst Wenger waited to conclude a deal for Mustafi.
However Wenger confirmed before the visit to Watford that Chambers would be allowed to depart the club on loan before the close of the transfer window, with the Arsenal manager expecting to unveil Mustafi early next week. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsene-wenger-warns-new-arsenal-signing-shkodran-mustafi-that-he-must-fight-rob-holding-for-starting-a3331221.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/db55e923bf4d1263f621e10cc399089d51ec7bd8f553b0a35d32b8aa41a18d16.json |
[
"Amy Harris"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:07 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Okonomiyaki pancakes are very easy to make. Meaning literally 'grilled as you like it', okonomiyaki are made in a frying pan just like an ordinary pancake and are eaten at either lunch or dinnertime. This recipe mixes together prawns, squid and cabbage. Ingredients (for two servings) 100g Okonomiyaki Flour 150g Cabbage, finely chopped 120ml Water 1 Egg 2 tbsp Spring Onions, finely sliced | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Ffoodanddrink%2Fhow-to-make-japanese-savoury-pancakes-a3333176.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/11/okonomiyaki-18.jpg | en | null | How to make Japanese savoury pancakes | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Okonomiyaki pancakes are very easy to make. Meaning literally 'grilled as you like it', okonomiyaki are made in a frying pan just like an ordinary pancake and are eaten at either lunch or dinnertime.
This recipe mixes together prawns, squid and cabbage.
Ingredients (for two servings)
100g Okonomiyaki Flour
150g Cabbage, finely chopped
120ml Water
1 Egg
2 tbsp Spring Onions, finely sliced
Topping:
Prawns & Squids
Sauces and Garnish:
Okonomiyaki Sauce
Mayonnaise
Katsuobushi Flakes
Ao-nori Sprinkles
Ta da: the finished pancake
Method
Place okonomiyaki flour, water, egg in a bowl and mix together. Add cabbage and mix gently folding the batter well in the mixture.
Oil pan generously and place on medium heat. Pour the batter and spread out to 2cm thickness by using the edge of a spoon. The pan has to be hot enough to hear a little sizzle.
Add prawns, squids and spring onions, or any other topping of your choice.
After a few minutes, when the base of the okonomiyaki is sturdy, flip it over using a spatula. Turn heat to low and cook for five minutes.
Flip okonomiyaki again and cook for another few minutes.
Garnish with okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, aonori flakes and katsuobushi flakes.
Serve piping hot.
Recipe from japancentre.com
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[
"Frankie Mccoy"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:46 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Not judging a book by its cover is all very well, but when it comes to food, first impressions are crucial. That’s why London’s finest producers are getting inventive with their outers, from Greek gods sketched on ketchup jars to botanical illustrations wrapped around soda bottles. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Flondon-life%2Fits-whats-on-the-outside-that-counts-how-food-packaging-became-artisan-a3333096.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/10/foodpackaging.jpg | en | null | How designers in London are getting intentive with food packaging | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Not judging a book by its cover is all very well, but when it comes to food, first impressions are crucial. That’s why London’s finest producers are getting inventive with their outers, from Greek gods sketched on ketchup jars to botanical illustrations wrapped around soda bottles.
“Taste is ultimately most important, but packaging, besides having a practical purpose, is also an opportunity for producers to communicate that quality and taste,” says David Voxlin, founder of Craved, an online retailer of craft British goods that not only taste delicious but come gorgeously packaged. “It’s obviously not a given, but if someone has spent care and effort on packaging that speaks to a real attention to detail, there’s a good chance they’ve spent that same care and effort on the contents.”
It also adds pizzazz to some of the duller-looking products on the hand-crafted market. Undeniably chocolate and beer are two of life’s fundamental pleasures, but blimey they look boring. So small-batch producers like Seaforth truss them up in designer gear: its smoked sea salt chocolate might has a glorious smoky, fudgy taste, but it’s the cutesy, Winnie the Pooh-esque illustrations of penguins and polar bears on the pale blue cover that seduce you.
Seaforth chocolate
And beer’s pretty repackaging makes the product more interesting while also telling a story. Anspach & Hobday prints charming old-school illustrations on its bottles that contrast professions a hundred years ago with their modern renderings. Pressure Drop’s Wu Gang Chops the Tree inscribes a whole Chinese myth in cool blues and whites on the label.
Voxlin namechecks England Preserves jam jars as one of his favourite designer-clad delicacies. The jars are wrapped in vintage prints created by British artists such as Paul Nash, Graham Sutherland and Enid Marx. He points out that eye-catching designs are crucial for lesser-known brands. “A beautifully packaged product can make the difference between a customer discovering the product or missing it.”
As is often the way, when it comes to seduction, it’s what’s on the outside that counts.
Follow Frankie McCoy on Twitter: @franklymccoy | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/its-whats-on-the-outside-that-counts-how-food-packaging-became-artisan-a3333096.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/3fbec09561234299528703bc340bdf52770ccb3e2b4ef59d11ae5c40ba7f1a1c.json |
[
"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-26T14:50:21 | null | 2016-08-05T00:00:00 | Shkodran Mustafi has flown into London for his medical at Arsenal ahead of a proposed £35million move from Valencia. The German centre-back will become one of the most expensive signings of Arsene Wenger’s reign after a “considerable” offer tempted Valencia into parting with their World Cup winner. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-transfer-news-shkodran-mustafi-flies-into-london-for-medical-ahead-of-35m-valencia-switch-a3330661.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/05/10/mustafi.jpg | en | null | Shkodran Mustafi to Arsenal: German defender flies into London for medical ahead of £35m Valencia switch | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Shkodran Mustafi has flown into London for his medical at Arsenal ahead of a proposed £35million move from Valencia.
The German centre-back will become one of the most expensive signings of Arsene Wenger’s reign after a “considerable” offer tempted Valencia into parting with their World Cup winner.
Standard Sport reported last month that Mustafi had agreed personal terms for his switch to the Emirates long before Arsenal and Valencia had agreed a fee. Initial estimates had claimed that the Spanish side could be willing to see for between £20m and £25m but the Gunners will now pay a fee comparable with those paid for Granit Xhaka and Alexis Sanchez.
Mustafi will not arrive in time to figure in Saturday’s trip to Watford but speaking before the match Arsene Wenger confirmed that he was “99 per cent” confident that both the German international and Deportivo forward Lucas Perez would arrive at the Emirates before the start of the transfer window.
Arsenal's Champions League group
Wenger added: “''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.
“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 prices which are very difficult to understand compared to the quality of the players.”
Valencia certainly appear to be happy with the deal they have agreed with Arsenal. Just three days after insisting that his club would not be selling Mustafi head coach Pako Ayestaran offered a very different assessment of the deal’s progress, having already left the centre-back out of his squad to face Eibar.
“A week ago the offer wasn't enough to get him but now the offer is considerable,” Ayestaran said. “We have an adequate replacement.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-shkodran-mustafi-flies-into-london-for-medical-ahead-of-35m-valencia-switch-a3330661.html | en | 2016-08-05T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d0c9a6471125daa2e0e3617f5ec14e105c45da97dfc69cfc6c42032561554f4b.json |
[
"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:05 | null | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | Diego Costa has admitted he wanted to leave Chelsea during the summer transfer window. The Spanish striker was once more the subject of extensive speculation during the summer transfer window, with Diego Simeone desperate to bring Costa back to Atletico Madrid after two seasons in the Premier League. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelsea-transfer-news-diego-costa-wanted-atletico-madrid-return-but-is-happy-at-stamford-bridge-a3332716.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/20/13/costa.jpg | en | null | Chelsea transfer news: Diego Costa wanted Atletico Madrid return but is 'happy' at Stamford Bridge | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Diego Costa has admitted he wanted to leave Chelsea during the summer transfer window.
The Spanish striker was once more the subject of extensive speculation during the summer transfer window, with Diego Simeone desperate to bring Costa back to Atletico Madrid after two seasons in the Premier League.
Chelsea stood firm over a forward who cut a frustrated figure for much of last season, even writing to Atletico warning them that they must stop trying to unsettle their star striker.
Ultimately Atletico relented, signing Kevin Gameiro from Sevilla instead, but Costa has revealed that he was disappointed to miss out on a return to La Liga.
“The truth is that I had hopes of returning [to Atletico], I won’t lie,” Costa told Spanish television station Movistar. “Everyone knew there was the possibility to return; it wasn’t to be because of some details.
“Right now I’m at Chelsea, I’m happy there and the league has started. I hope Atleti do very well like last season and win some titles.”
Since signing Michy Batshuayi for £32million in July Chelsea have found their pursuit of an additional striker to be frustrating, with Real Madrid and Everton holding firm in their valuations of around £70m for Alvaro Morata and Romelu Lukau.
Even the arrival of either of those two strikers would not have convinced Chelsea to sell Costa, with Antonio Conte having earmarked the 27-year-old as a key cornerstone of his new side.
Chelsea's summer search for defensive reinforcements
11 show all Chelsea's summer search for defensive reinforcements
1/11 Leonardo Bonucci Antonio Conte earmarked Bonucci as one of his top transfer targets earlier in the summer after working alongside the 28-year-old while with Juventus and the Italian national side.
The defender initially hinted that he was considering his future, but committed to a new five-year deal with Juve in July to end Chelsea's pursuit. VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images
2/11 John Stones Everton rejected four Chelsea offers for John Stones last summer and the Blues intended to reignite thier interest in a bid to finally tempt him away from Goodison Park.
But Antonio Conte was reluctant to match Manchester City's offer and the England international joined Pep Guardiola's side for a record fee in the region of £50million in August.
3/11 Kostas Manolas Chelsea made a fresh enquiry for Kostas Manolas earlier in the summer as a cheaper alternative to John Stones and a long-term replacement for captain John Terry.
Roma coach Luciano Spalletti last month warned the 25-year-old is not for sale and reports later claimed Barcelona had secured the first option to sign Manolas as part of the deal which saw Thomas Vermaelen move to Serie A. Paolo Bruno/Getty Images
4/11 Marquinhos Chelsea held talks with Paris St Germain over Brazil defender Marquinhos earlier in the summer.
The 22-year-old was also on Jose Mourinho's Chelsea wishlist last summer, but he signed a new long-term deal in Paris last year and the Blues have yet to take their interest beyond initial discussions.
5/11 Jose Gimenez Atletico Madrid's Gimenez was a a target for Chelsea last summer when it is understood he was actually wanted ahead of John Stones, who was the subject of four Chelsea bods.
The Blues again earmarked Gimenez as a target earlier this year, but didn't act on their interest. CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images
6/11 Kalidou Koulibaly The defender has emerged as Chelsea's top target as others have fallen away, but Napoli have attempted to keep Koulibaly with a new contract offer which includes the verbal agreement to sell in 12 months.
The Blues are considering meeting their £60m asking price this summer and Koulibaly is keen on a move to Stamford Bridge, but the Serie A club are proving tough negotiators. (Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
7/11 Victor Lindelof Chelsea remain hopeful a deal can be struck for Koulibaly, but Lindelof has been lined up as a back-up option to strengthen central defence if their pursuit fails.
Their hope to sign the Sweden international is complicated by the fact they are unwilling to meet the £25m release clause in his contract.Chelsea remain hopeful a deal can be struck for Koulibaly, but Lindelof has been lined up as a back-up option to strengthen central defence if their pursuit fails.
Their hope to sign the Sweden international is complicated by the fact they are unwilling to meet the £25m release clause in his contract. FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP/Getty Images
8/11 Alessio Romagnoli Chelsea also turned to AC Milan's Romagnoli as an alternative to Koulibaly.
But Antonio Conte was again dealt another blow as Milan rejected a £30million Chelsea bid before drawing up a new deal for the 21-year-old to as they stepped up their efforts to knock away interest. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
9/11 Nikola Maksimovic Napoli have been in talks with Torino over Nikola Maksimovic since the start of the year, but he has also drawn interest from Chelsea.
However, the 24-year-old is edging towards a £26million move to Napoli, but it is hoped that transfer could pave the way for long-term Chelsea target Kalidou Koulibaly to finally secure a move to Stamford Bridge. Getty Images
10/11 Marcos Alonso With the window drawing to close, Chelsea are also keen to strengthen in the full-back areas, with Fiorentina's Marcos Alonson firmly on Conte's radar. Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images
11/11 Stefan de Vrij The Blues have also added Lazio defender Stefan de Vrij to the list and have made an offer in excess of £21m. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images
The disappointment at missing out on a return to Atletico, who he played for in two spells between 2007 and 2009 and 2010 and 2014, has not hindered Costa in the early days of the season.
In his first three appearances the Spain international has scored twice, including a crucial last minute winner against West Ham in the opening round of matches. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-transfer-news-diego-costa-wanted-atletico-madrid-return-but-is-happy-at-stamford-bridge-a3332716.html | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/37ed4267000037955da05db73da8b9b3d5549a1240fe485f73d2efab476a28ed.json |
[
"Hatty Collier"
] | 2016-08-28T10:50:17 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Police searching for a missing elderly man have recovered a body from the River Thames today. Officers searching for Oswald Henderson Mapp, 76, who was reported missing on Friday said the body of a man was pulled from the water this morning. Emergency services were alerted at 7.05am after a body was spotted in the river near Barnes Bridge. Mr Henderson Mapp’s family have been informed but formal identification has not yet taken place, police said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Fpolice-searching-for-missing-elderly-man-oswald-henderson-mapp-76-recover-body-from-river-thames-a3331316.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/11/oswald.jpg | en | null | Police searching for missing elderly man Oswald Henderson Mapp, 76, recover body from River Thames | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Police searching for a missing elderly man have recovered a body from the River Thames today.
Officers searching for Oswald Henderson Mapp, 76, who was reported missing on Friday said the body of a man was pulled from the water this morning.
Emergency services were alerted at 7.05am after a body was spotted in the river near Barnes Bridge.
Mr Henderson Mapp’s family have been informed but formal identification has not yet taken place, police said.
Search teams have been desperately looking for him since he disappeared from the Fulham area.
His family and police grew increasingly concerned for his welfare and said he suffered from dementia and Type 2 Diabetes.
He was known to frequent the Alperton area, Fulham and Putney. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/police-searching-for-missing-elderly-man-oswald-henderson-mapp-76-recover-body-from-river-thames-a3331316.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/38a5063463789781a27aeca4a7ff8c180d8303e3f03fc80f859785428690d7bd.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T18:50:37 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Police made almost 300 arrests and medics treated more than 600 people as the Notting Hill Carnival reached its climax today. Thousands of revellers arrived for the huge west London street party this afternoon for its second and final day. Monday marks the grand finale of the event's 50th anniversary celebration, which this year hosted 60 bands and 38 sound systems. By 6pm today, police had arrested a total of 297 people across the weekend, including 141 today. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Fnotting-hill-carnival-2016-nearly-300-arrests-as-london-street-party-reaches-finale-a3331846.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/19/nottinghillcarnival2908a.jpg | en | null | Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Nearly 300 arrests as London street party reaches finale | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Police made almost 300 arrests and medics treated more than 600 people as the Notting Hill Carnival reached its climax today.
Thousands of revellers arrived for the huge west London street party this afternoon for its second and final day.
Monday marks the grand finale of the event's 50th anniversary celebration, which this year hosted 60 bands and 38 sound systems.
By 6pm today, police had arrested a total of 297 people across the weekend, including 141 today.
It followed a series of stabbings at the event yesterday, including a 15-year-old boy who was knifed on Wornington Road.
Carnival: A dancer parades down the street (Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
He is currently in hospital while a 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of GBH.
Shortly afterwards, a 20-year-old was knifed in Portobello Road while two boys, aged 16 and 15, were stabbed at Ladbroke Grove.
Today’s arrests were mainly for drug offences, although there were also three assaults on police officers.
A further 26 knives were also seized by police, with another 43 arrests for possession of an attempted weapon.
The London Ambulance Service said its staff had treated 221 people, with 32 requiring hospital treatment.
As the sun set on Monday evening, carnival-goers kept on dancing.
Notting Hill Carnival 2016 - In pictures
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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
Revellers watched the colourful parade from balconies on Ladbroke Grove while people of all ages took to the streets to celebrate.
Colette Ford from Salisbury was among those taking part in the carnival. Dressed in an elaborate Dominator costume which cost £170 to match the 50 Shades Of Paradise float, she said: "It's a lovely amazing atmosphere to be part of a truck."
Meanwhile keen dancer Jasmin Castrioty, 25, said she had "loved" her first experience of carnival, saying: "The rhythm is absolutely stunning. I can actually feel it. Next year we are coming back."
Teacher Jan Harvey, who is originally from Jamaica, said: "Everybody is enjoying themselves, there is no trouble and there is a good atmosphere."
Conall De Hoog, 18, was impressed by what he described as calm scenes during his first carnival.
"It all seems calm at the moment - maybe later but at the moment it's fine," he said. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/notting-hill-carnival-2016-nearly-300-arrests-as-london-street-party-reaches-finale-a3331846.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/ff0e114e1e0a9f8fa60c676166ecf9b7a7a2e4509aad45282dd24df0ee08f568.json |
[
"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-28T14:50:20 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Manchester United fan Ashley Fletcher hopes his new club West Ham can upset Manchester City for the second straight season on Sunday. The 20-year-old signed a four-year deal with the Hammers this summer after his Old Trafford deal expired and is determined to dent Pep Guardiola's perfect start to the Premier League campaign. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmanchester-united-fan-ashley-flecther-desperate-to-beat-rivals-manchester-city-with-west-ham-a3331411.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/14/ashleyfletcher2808-0.jpg | en | null | Manchester United fan Ashley Fletcher desperate to beat rivals Manchester City with West Ham | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Manchester United fan Ashley Fletcher hopes his new club West Ham can upset Manchester City for the second straight season on Sunday.
The 20-year-old signed a four-year deal with the Hammers this summer after his Old Trafford deal expired and is determined to dent Pep Guardiola's perfect start to the Premier League campaign.
Slaven Bilic's men recorded a shock 2-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium 11 months ago as City missed the chance to go six points clear at the top and Fletcher has his sights set on dealing another blow to their title aspirations.
“As an ex-Man United player, I’m looking forward to playing against the Blues and hopefully we can beat them like we did last year.
“I’m a United fan and want to go back there and beat them.”
City have spent north of £150million reinforcing this month and Fletcher says while West Ham can't compete in the transfer market, it is a different story on the pitch.
He added: “They‘ve added massively. My team-mate Mark Noble says we can’t go out and buy £80m players but City can.
“They have billionaire owners but that is something that has come into football.
West Ham vs Astra Giurgiu
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1/12 Michail Antonio goes close for West Ham, but somehow misses from close range West Ham United via Getty Images
2/12 Slaven Bilic looks downcast as West Ham crash out to Astra Giurgiu at home Getty Images
3/12 Filipe Teixeira celebrates a well-taken goal with his team-mates Getty Images
4/12 Silviu Lung was in inspired form for Astra as he made multiple saves to deny West Ham West Ham United via Getty Images
5/12 Michail Antonio battles for the ball Getty Images
6/12 Slaven Bilic looks on as West Ham trail Getty Images
7/12 A fine night for Europa League action Getty Images
8/12 Michail Antonio chases down Astra Getty Images
9/12 What a view of London Stadium Getty Images
10/12 West Ham fans arrive for a vital Europa League tie Getty Images
11/12 The scene is set for West Ham vs Astra Getty Images
12/12 A stunning night in east London Getty Images
“The prices keep going up. But at the end of the day it’s 11 versus 11 and we’ll go out as a team and try to beat them.
“This club gives youngsters a chance. That is why I came. I’d like to think I’ve got off to a good start. I am lucky to be here.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/manchester-united-fan-ashley-flecther-desperate-to-beat-rivals-manchester-city-with-west-ham-a3331411.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/17d6f83b659dafc1b0a340912b857f356291ae71f29a6ba2729117389ad7c2fe.json |
[
"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:48 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Emmanuel Petit has launched a scathing attack on Arsene Wenger’s attitude towards his former players just days before he is set to pull on an Arsenal shirt again. The ex-Arsenal midfielder claimed that Patrick Vieira, his midfield ally in the Double winning side of 1998, was “sickened” by the way he had been treated by Wenger since leaving the club in 2005. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Femmanuel-petit-slams-behaviour-of-arsene-wenger-towards-patrick-vieira-days-before-arsenal-reunion-a3333141.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/10/emmanuelpetit.jpg | en | null | Emmanuel Petit slams behaviour of Arsene Wenger towards Patrick Vieira days before Arsenal reunion | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Emmanuel Petit has launched a scathing attack on Arsene Wenger’s attitude towards his former players just days before he is set to pull on an Arsenal shirt again.
The ex-Arsenal midfielder claimed that Patrick Vieira, his midfield ally in the Double winning side of 1998, was “sickened” by the way he had been treated by Wenger since leaving the club in 2005.
Petit will reunite with former team-mates including David Seaman, Marc Overmars and Freddie Ljungberg at the Emirates on Saturday for a friendly match when a Legends side will take on Milan Glorie to raise funds for the Arsenal Foundation.
New York City FC manager Vieira will not be at the Emirates and Petit’s comments suggest it is unlikely that the Invincibles skipper will ever return to the club where he made his name.
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He told SFR Sport: "I was with Patrick two days before he went to the USA. There was an event organised by Manchester City in January, and I was one of four players invited by Patrick.
"I spoke with Patrick for two hours and I can say - and maybe he will not be happy that I am saying this in public - he is really sickened by Arsenal & Arsene's attitude."
Wenger has already lost Thierry Henry and Tony Adams from his coaching staff this summer, the former choosing to focus on his Sky punditry whilst the latter rejected the chance to take his place and targeted a coaching role in China.
Thierry Henry at Arsenal
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1/22 Henry left Arsenal’s coaching staff in July 2016. The move comes after Wenger offered Henry a job as Under 18s assistant manager with the caveat that he stood down from his role as a pundit with Sky television - a scenario Henry rejected. David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
2/22 Thierry Henry joins Arsenal in August 1999. AFP/Getty Images
3/22 Henry scored his first goal for the Gunners against Southampton in September 1999. Getty Images
4/22 Thierry consoles compatriot Fabian Barthez after scoring a wonder volley against Manchester United in 2000.
5/22 A bold move... Henry celebrates in front of Tottenham fans after scoring against Arsenal's fierce rivals in 2002.
6/22 The striker picks up his first Premier League title in north London in 2002. Getty Images
7/22 Henry lifts the FA Cup in 2002. AFP/Getty Images
8/22 Henry sends Arsenal on their way against Birmingham in 2004. Getty Images
9/22 Pure joy as Henry celebrates 100th goal for Arsenal against Southampton in 2004.
10/22 Henry celebrates winning the title in Arsenal's 2003/04 'Invincibles' season. Getty Images
11/22 Top man - Henry receives his all-time Arsenal top scorer trophy from former holder Ian Wright in 2005. Getty Images
12/22 Henry nets against London rivals West Ham in 2003. Getty Images
13/22 Wenger presents striker Thierry Henry with the Golden boot at the last match at Highbury in 2006. Arsenal FC via Getty Images
14/22 So near yet so far - Henry and Arsenal lost the 2006 champions League final to Barcelona. AFP/Getty Images
15/22 The striker scores a last-minute winner against Manchester United in 2007. AFP/Getty Images
16/22 The Thierry Henry statue was unveiled in 2011. Getty Images
17/22 Wenger and Henry reunited in the U.S. in 2014. Arsenal FC via Getty Images
18/22 Thierry Henry scores against Leeds in the FA Cup on his return for Arsenal in 2012. Getty Images
19/22 Henry helping to launch Arsenal's new kit in 2015. Arsenal FC via Getty Images
20/22 Henry working for Sky Sports in 2015. Getty Images
21/22 Henry hard at work training Arsenal's Under-19 team in February 2016. Arsenal FC via Getty Images
22/22 Henry left Arsenal’s coaching staff in July 2016 in order to continue his role with Sky Sports. AFP/Getty Images
Other former players including Dennis Bergkamp and Mikel Arteta have also moved elsewhere to start out their coaching career.
Petit added: “Why didn't Arsene open the door to Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira or Tony Adams?
“Arsene couldn't imagine that anyone would criticise him openly on television, never mind a former Arsenal player.
“It is good to build statues to commemorate history but at some point you have to open the doors to help them.
“When I see Dennis Bergkamp on Ajax's bench, it doesn't bother me, but I remember Dennis has a son in Arsenal's academy.” | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/emmanuel-petit-slams-behaviour-of-arsene-wenger-towards-patrick-vieira-days-before-arsenal-reunion-a3333141.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/4e76212a9f1af58d36f7e63ca2bd9b66ae9c97e04204b7c340b0c8f69725eacf.json |
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"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-29T22:50:33 | null | 2016-06-28T00:00:00 | Wayne Rooney will keep the England captaincy, the Football Association have confirmed. Sam Allardyce named his first England squad on Sunday since succeeding Roy Hodgson as national team manager, but opted against announcing who would wear the armband during his tenure. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fwayne-rooney-retains-the-england-captaincy-confirms-sam-allardyce-a3331906.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/28/10/waynerooney2806.jpg | en | null | New England captain: Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney keeps the armband, confirms Sam Allardyce | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Wayne Rooney will keep the England captaincy, the Football Association have confirmed.
Sam Allardyce named his first England squad on Sunday since succeeding Roy Hodgson as national team manager, but opted against announcing who would wear the armband during his tenure.
The decision was expected to be announced on Tuesday, but the FA have since confirmed that Rooney, England’s all-time leading goalscorer, will retain the captaincy.
“Wayne has been an excellent captain for England and the manner in which he has fulfilled the role made it an easy decision for me to ask him to continue,” Allardyce told TheFA.com.
“Wayne’s record speaks for itself. He is the most senior member of the squad and he is hugely respected by his peers.
“All of these factors point towards him being the right choice to lead the team.”
The announcement means that Rooney is all but certain to break England’s all-time appearance record.
Should he play, as is expected, in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Slovakia, the Manchester United striker will have earned 116 caps – taking him above David Beckham and leaving him second only to Peter Shilton.
The former goalkeeper made 125 appearances for England between 1970 and 1990. | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/wayne-rooney-retains-the-england-captaincy-confirms-sam-allardyce-a3331906.html | en | 2016-06-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/211651056691efa49f5a7908e5216252998a8ab375f029b9378eb739f6ad0017.json |
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"Vaishali Bhardwaj"
] | 2016-08-27T14:49:53 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Antonio Conte's Chelsea side are one of just four Premier League teams to still boast of a 100 per cent record in the top-flight this term, with the Italian having overseen late wins against West Ham and Watford within the last week. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelsea-vs-burnley-live-team-news-latest-score-and-goal-updates-from-stamford-bridge-a3331016.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/15/eden_hazard.jpg | en | null | Chelsea vs Burnley live: Eden Hazard and Willian goals puts Antonio Conte's Blues 2-0 up; latest score and goal updates from Stamford Bridge | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Antonio Conte's Chelsea side are one of just four Premier League teams to still boast of a 100 per cent record in the top-flight this term, with the Italian having overseen late wins against West Ham and Watford within the last week.
To add, the Blues secured their place in the EFL Cup third round on Tuesday with a 3-2 victory over Bristol Rovers and, after seeing a side featuring several changes come up trumps against the League One outfit, Conte will expect Chelsea to continue their good run of form when Burnley come to west London on Saturday.
Sean Dyche's side stunned Liverpool by beating Jurgen Klopp's side 2-0 at home last weekend despite having just 19 per cent of possession - the lowest total by a winning team in the English top-flight since the 2003/04 season.
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What they said
Chelsea manager Conte: "We must understand that when you have the opportunity to kill the game, you must kill the game.
"When you leave it open a situation like tonight [against Bristol Rovers] can happen when you stay afraid of drawing the game until the end."
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
Burnley boss Dyche: "I thought we made Liverpool look uncomfortable. We think we can be a threat to teams.
"We have never been bogged down with all the stats about possession. There is something marvellous when you see someone give everything to the cause. That's what I thought we did." | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-vs-burnley-live-team-news-latest-score-and-goal-updates-from-stamford-bridge-a3331016.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/edb187c9ec9d58ec2891a883e0ad2c1120892b82828daa9afc378f2a3025344d.json |
[
"Jonathan Prynn"
] | 2016-08-30T12:51:30 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Apple was hit with a record-breaking £11 billion back tax bill today after Brussels ruled that the iPhone maker had entered an illegal “sweetheart deal” with the Irish government. The world’s most valuable company was given “selective” treatment that allowed it to pay “substantially less tax than other businesses over many years”, according to a European Union regulator. The Irish authorities have now been ordered to recover the tax — plus interest — from the Silicon Valley giant following a three-year investigation. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fapple-hit-with-11bn-tax-bill-after-eu-ruling-a3332436.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/12/ap1.jpg | en | null | Apple hit with £11bn tax bill after EU ruling | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Apple was hit with a record-breaking £11 billion back tax bill today after Brussels ruled that the iPhone maker had entered an illegal “sweetheart deal” with the Irish government.
The world’s most valuable company was given “selective” treatment that allowed it to pay “substantially less tax than other businesses over many years”, according to a European Union regulator.
The Irish authorities have now been ordered to recover the tax — plus interest — from the Silicon Valley giant following a three-year investigation.
Apple reacted furiously to the ruling. The tech giant said in a statement that it would have “a profound and harmful effect on investment and job creation in Europe” and the company would launch an appeal.
Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager claimed the arrangement with Dublin meant Apple paid an effective corporate tax rate of just one per cent on its European profits in 2003, falling to 0.005 per cent in 2014.
She said: “Member states cannot give tax benefits to selected companies — this is illegal under EU state aid rules.”
The investigation focused on two Dublin tax rulings in 1991 and 2007 that allowed Apple to reduce its tax bill to far below the official Irish corporation tax rate of 12.5 per cent.
It is easily the biggest tax demand in the history of the European Union, dwarfing the previous record penalty of £1.2 billion levied against French energy giant EDF last year.
The vast scale of the bill — equivalent to twice Ireland’s entire annual corporation tax revenue — is enough to pay for the country’s health system for a year. It stunned industry experts who had predicted a smaller penalty running to hundreds of millions of pounds.
Apple shares fell by around three per cent in trading ahead of the official market opening in New York. However, the California-based multinational has more than £170 billion in cash at its disposal and would easily be able to afford the tax demand.
In its statement Apple said: “The European Commission has launched an effort to rewrite Apple’s history in Europe, ignore Ireland’s tax laws and upend the international tax system in the process.
"The Commission’s case is not about how much Apple pays in taxes, it’s about which government collects the money. It will have a profound and harmful effect on investment and job creation in Europe. Apple follows the law and pays all of the taxes we owe wherever we operate. We will appeal and we are confident the decision will be overturned.”
Irish finance minister Michael Noonan said in a statement: “I disagree profoundly with the Commission. The decision leaves me with no choice but to seek cabinet approval to appeal.
“This is necessary to defend the integrity of our tax system; to provide tax certainty to business; and to challenge the encroachment of EU state aid rules into the sovereign member state competence of taxation.”
The ruling, which comes days ahead of the San Francisco launch of the latest iPhone model, will intensify a bitter row between Brussels and Washington over a series of investigations of the tax arrangements of US companies.
The EC ordered Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler to repay millions in taxes last October and is also investigating the tax arrangements in Europe of Amazon, McDonald’s and Google. | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/apple-hit-with-11bn-tax-bill-after-eu-ruling-a3332436.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/f5eb9138ecd0002adff9bd7668d34d9ceb68f09ad8f4606b4482d9e085b3ba45.json |
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