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Ryan Hall celebrates 300th outing with try as Leeds beat St Helens
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Mauricio Pochettino calls on Tottenham to become guardians of ‘galaxy’ at Wembley
via theguardian.com• ‘Wembley was a big one for me. When I was young it was like the moon’
• Manager wants national stadium to feel like home for next nine monthsMauricio Pochettino is looking forward to making Wembley his home for the next nine months, even if the English national stadium seemed like something from “another galaxy” as a child.Tottenham Hotspur, who on Friday sealed the record £42m move for the centre-half Davinson Sánchez, will play all their home ma -
Liverpool reject £119m Barcelona offer for Philippe Coutinho
via theguardian.com• Catalan club’s third offer includes a remarkable £36.6m in add-ons• Coutinho emailed transfer request to Liverpool last FridayLiverpool have again underlined their determination to keep Philippe Coutinho by rejecting a deal worth up to €130m (£119m) from Barcelona for the unsettled Brazil international.Barcelona’s third attempt to prise Coutinho from Anfield constituted a guaranteed €90m (£82.3m) plus a staggering €40m (£36.6m) in ad -
Turku stabbing: two dead in Finnish city after market square attack
via theguardian.comPolice say it is unclear if incident was related to terrorism as people warned to stay away from cityFinnish police say two people have died and six people have been injured after a stabbing attack in a market square in the south-western city of Turku.It was unclear if the incident was related to terrorism, said police, who shot at and arrested one man after the attack. Contrary to earlier reports, police said they were not looking for other suspects. Continue reading... -
Sead Kolasinac could be strongest I’ve worked with, says Arsène Wenger
via theguardian.com• Arsenal manager impressed with start made by Sead Kolasinac
• ‘He uses the strength of his body without violence’Arsène Wenger says Sead Kolasinac is a player whose attitude “provokes happiness” and believes the defender, signed from Schalke this summer, may be the strongest he has ever worked with.Kolasinac, 24, has played on the left side of a three-man central defence since Per Mertesacker’s injury in the Community Shield, although he is also a -
Newcastle’s summer transfer dealings not ideal, Rafael Benítez says
via theguardian.com• Owner Mike Ashley’s blueprint now less ambitious than in May
• ‘He knows what he told me and what I was thinking,’ says managerRafael Benítez has indicated that Mike Ashley’s summer transfer market blueprint is now significantly less ambitious than it appeared when the two men last met in May.“He knows what he told me and what I was thinking,” said Newcastle United’s manager, who has not spoken to the club’s owner since that rare -
Mark Hughes insists Stoke City are regenerated and fans’ gloom is misplaced | Paul Doyle
via theguardian.comUpbeat manager is confident the club has spent shrewdly but he remains among bookies’ favourites to be sacked early this season as he prepares for ArsenalArsenal used to totter to Stoke City as if venturing down a dark alley but last season they enjoyed a walk in the park. May’s 4-1 victory for the Londoners was their first at the Bet365 Stadium for six years and seemed to carry a particularly symbolic importance, confirming that Stoke had lost an essential part of their identity &nd -
Manchester City plan new Jonny Evans bid but Pep Guardiola wary of rising fee
via theguardian.com• West Brom rejected initial £18m bid with player keen on move
• Guardiola has identified other options if fee cannot be agreedManchester City will not be held to ransom over Jonny Evans, with Pep Guardiola having identified other options at centre-back should West Bromwich Albion not agree with their valuation of the Northern Irishman.City are set to make a renewed bid for Evans after having one in the region of £18m rejected by the Midlands club. Tony Pulis made Evans Wes -
Former Everton ballboy Gylfi Sigurdsson relieved to be back at club
via theguardian.com• New signing has fond memories of being a star-struck 11-year-old
• Sigurdsson says final days with Swansea were ‘difficult mentally’When Gylfi Sigurdsson refused to accompany Swansea City on their pre-season tour of the United States last month it was seen as out of character, another example of player power and disloyalty. The truth, according to Everton’s new record signing, is somewhat more prosaic. He sees no cause for regret. Related: Gylfi Sigurdsson: tireless -
Antonio Conte craves continuity – but time is never on your side at Chelsea | Jacob Steinberg
via theguardian.comChampions head to Wembley on back of a farcical opening-day display that bore out their fraught summer – and their manager would like sturdier foundationsIf Antonio Conte knows his history, he will be aware that time is not a luxury his predecessors at Chelsea have enjoyed in recent years. Patience has rarely been a virtue in Roman Abramovich’s world and at 3.45pm last Saturday, when Chelsea found themselves a man and 3-0 down to Burnley, it is unlikely that the owner was thinking ab -
The fall of Steve Bannon is a win for the globalists. But will it last?
via theguardian.comThe loss of Trump’s chief strategist is a triumph for Jared Kushner and the White House’s ‘New York’ faction. But that doesn’t mean the end of BannonismSteve Bannon, chief White House strategist, removed from role
From the moment Steve Bannon compared himself to Thomas Cromwell in the court of the Tudors and Darth Vader in the Star Wars saga, his demise was perhaps historically preordained. Cromwell fell out of favour with Henry VIII and was beheaded for treason, wh -
Selling teeth
via bbc.co.ukOnly 4% of the UK's adult population - and more women than men - now use a pawnbroker to get a loan. -
The rise and fall of Steve Bannon
Bannon, a forceful but divisive presence, repeatedly clashed with other top White House advisers. -
Arsonist who torched Tudor landmark jailed for four and a half years
AN ARSONIST who torched a Tudor landmark was jailed for four and a half years yesterday. -
Ex-cop couple fleeced mum of £60,000
A FORMER policeman and his wife who fleeced his mother of £60,000 from her bank account are facing jail. -
‘We must work together to defeat this evil’ May offers support to Spain following attacks
THERESA May vowed to defeat the “evil of terrorism” as she offered British support to Spain over the two jihadist attacks which claimed 14 innocent lives. -
Posh village at war over dog mess as owners branded a ‘hate group'
A CIVIL war has broken out in a posh village after a council branded dog walkers a hate group. -
Synthetic opioid crisis in US serves as warning for the world, says UN
via theguardian.comFentanyl, which is 50-100 times more potent than morphine, was recently tied to the deaths of 60 people in the UK – and a growing number of deaths in AustraliaEfforts to combat the opioid addiction crisis in the US have been weakened by the synthetic opioid fentanyl, which a top UN drug official has warned could infiltrate Europe and Australia in a similar way. “Other countries with opiate problems should be concerned because fentanyl could quickly be pushed into their supply,” -
Alastair Cook’s mighty 243 puts England firmly in control against West Indies
via theguardian.com• First Test, day two: England 514-8 dec; West indies 44-1
• Cook reaches his fourth double Test centuryThe great players tend to play in the same way whatever the situation. Hence anyone meandering into Edgbaston on Friday afternoon when the electronic scoreboard was dutifully satisfying some sponsor rather than showing the relevant numbers would have had no real idea about the state of the game. Related: England v West Indies: day-night Test at Edgbaston, day two – as it happen -
Sir Bruce Forsyth: Tributes to 'king of TV and prince of performers'
Strictly Come Dancing presenters Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly have paid tribute to "gentleman and true legend" Sir Bruce Forsyth."From the moment we met, Bruce and I did nothing but laugh our way through a decade of working together on Strictly Come Dancing," she said.Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood said: "Extremely sad to hear the news of Bruce's passing. -
Martin Rowson on the Barcelona van attack – cartoon
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Not to be sniffed at: long-lost Banksy artwork is rediscovered
via theguardian.comSnorting Copper was missing for a decade after being vandalised and boarded up – now it has been uncovered in east LondonA Banksy painting that appeared on a public toilet block in east London, only to disappear after it was vandalised, spray-jetted by the local council and then painted over, has been rediscovered over a decade later.Known as the Snorting Copper and considered an exemplary image by the elusive graffiti artist, it shows a uniformed policeman on his hands and knees snorting -
Barcelona Shows Its Own Unique Brand Of Defiance In The Face Of Terror
One or two people shouting out amid a crowd of thousands. -
Misha Voikhansky: unlikely jockey who spent years behind the Iron Curtain
via theguardian.comThe subject of a four-year diplomatic wrangle between Britain and the USSR, he started race-riding at 50 and recently rode his first winnerThe fourth-placed runner in a Nottingham handicap for amateur riders seems an unlikely source for the day’s best racing story but such was definitely the case on Friday. In urging Pretty Jewel past tiring rivals to earn £194 in prize money, Dr Misha Voikhansky was achieving the latest of many successes over the obstacles put in his way more than 4 -
Leonard Barden on Chess
via theguardian.comThe Norwegian’s second place at the Sinquefield Cup, combined with failures from Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So, was enough to keep him clear at the topMagnus Carlsen fought off two challenges to his world No1 ranking at last week’s Sinquefield Cup but gone are the halcyon years when the Norwegian, now 26, outclassed his rivals with rating leads of 50 points or more.At one stage in the elite tournament in St Louis Carlsen’s edge had diminished to under 10 points, a slim margin w -
Sir Bruce Forsyth: Strictly host Claudia Winkleman says he was 'King of TV'
Strictly Come Dancing presenters Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly have paid tribute to "gentleman and true legend" Sir Bruce Forsyth."From the moment we met, Bruce and I did nothing but laugh our way through a decade of working together on Strictly Come Dancing," she said.Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood said: "Extremely sad to hear the news of Bruce's passing. -
Barcelona Attack Suspects: Moussa Oukabir, Mohamed Hychami, Younes Abouyaaqoub And Said Aallaa Sought
The back-to-back vehicle attacks in Barcelona and a nearby resort had been planned for a long time by an Islamic terrorist cell - and could have been far deadlier had its base not been destroyed by an apparently accidental explosion this week, Spanish officials said Friday. -
Barcelona Attack Suspect Moussa Oukabir Among Those Shot Dead By Police In
The back-to-back vehicle attacks in Barcelona and a nearby resort had been planned for a long time by an Islamic terrorist cell - and could have been far deadlier had its base not been destroyed by an apparently accidental explosion this week, Spanish officials said Friday. -
UK retailers say government must be tougher on obesity
The government is preparing to introduce a tax on sugary soft drinks next year.British retailers have called for the government to take tougher action on tackling obesity and consider mandatory measures to ensure more companies make their products healthier.Public health bosses have urged food manufacturers to make chips, pizzas, crisps and burgers healthier, and ministers are expected to issue “strong guidance” on how to reformulate products popular with children. -
Cambridge University Press blocks readers in China from articles
Cambridge University Press has blocked readers in China from accessing hundreds of academic articles – including some published decades ago – after a request by Chinese authorities, arguing that it did so to avoid its other publications from being barred.The publisher confirmed that hundreds of articles in China Quarterly, a respected scholarly journal, would be inaccessible within China, after a letter from the journal’s editor protesting against the move was published.“ -
Tottenham in advanced talks to sign Juan Foyth from Estudiantes
via theguardian.com• Argentinian centre-back would cost around £9m
• Spurs confirm they have agreed a deal for Davinson SánchezTottenham are hoping to conclude a deal for Juan Foyth after entering advanced talks with the centre-back’s club Estudiantes. Spurs were in contact with the Argentinian club last month but have now firmed up their interest and are hoping to sign the 19-year-old for around £9m.Spurs, however, will have to fend off interest from Paris St-Germain and Interna -
Why are the United States’ confederate statues so controversial?
As cities around the US take down the symbols of racism and oppression, we spoke to a historian to find out more. -
The Guardian view on attacks in Spain: fighting terror means protecting freedom | Editorial
via theguardian.comTerrorism will win unless defending freedom is part of the answerMost Europeans have rarely lived amid such peace and plenty, and take prosperity and security for granted. It is that assumption of established wellbeing that makes a terror attack the more shocking, and the fear it inspires the more contagious. This is most true on the streets of a place like Barcelona, whose ancient buildings belie its reputation as one of the youngest, liveliest and loveliest of European cities.It is p -
The Guardian view on Confederate statues: they must fall | Editorial
via theguardian.comToppling symbols of hate is not an assault on the past but a defence of the futureOne Friday afternoon in September 1994, a statue was pulled down from in front of provincial government offices in what was then the Orange Free State in South Africa. It depicted Hendrik Verwoerd, the country’s prime minister from 1958 to 1961, administrative architect of “apartheid” and a vicious racist. No one who grasps the barbarism that his doctrines imposed laments the removal of monuments -
Brucie Bonus: The catchphrases he was known for
Sir Bruce Forsyth was as famous for his game show catchphrases as he was for his years as a performer and entertainer. -
Centrists and the left in a polarised world | Letters
via theguardian.comReaders respond to recent articles by Guardian columnists Owen Jones and Simon JenkinsThe most effective deceits are those that are wrapped up in a kernel of truth and Owen Jones is certainly right that postwar consensus-based politics has been damaged by the weakening of the role of the state in a mixed economy and the acceptance of increasing inequality (Centrists attack the left, but they are the true extremists, 17 August).But that political central ground is defined by the acceptance that t -
Once upon a time in the West Midlands | Letters
Kevin Costner in the title role in the 1994 film Wyatt Earp. Photograph: Warner Bros/Rex/Shutterstock -
May’s hypocrisy will never rule the waves | Letters
Theresa May on the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.Photograph: WPA Pool/Getty Images -
'The Bruce you saw really was the man he was,' says Strictly co-host Tess Daly
Strictly Come Dancing presenters Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly have paid tribute to "gentleman and true legend" Sir Bruce Forsyth."From the moment we met, Bruce and I did nothing but laugh our way through a decade of working together on Strictly Come Dancing," she said.In other tributes, actress Joan Collins said: "Very sad to hear of Sir Bruce Forsyth's death. -
The turbulent story of Steve Bannon – video profile
via theguardian.comSteve Bannon has been a naval officer, an investment banker, a film producer and an executive at Breitbart News. He was made Donald Trump’s chief strategist and was arguably the most influential man in the White House, but has now been removed, ending his highly contentious career at the center of the Trump administrationSteve Bannon removed from White House role
Steve Bannon’s work is done. Donald Trump can fire him nowContinue reading... -
Tanzanian police believe wildlife activist may have been tracked by his killer
via theguardian.comA police insider has told the Guardian that the killers of Wayne Lotter may have been following him
Police believe Wayne Lotter’s killer may have followed and targeted the conservationist when he was shot on Wednesday, according to inside sources.Lotter was stopped and then fatally shot while travelling by taxi from Dar es Salaam airport to a hotel. He had been working in Tanzania for many years, exposing and jailing wildlife poachers and traffickers, and he had received a number of death -
Sir Bruce Forsyth: Television legend dies aged 89
Veteran TV entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth has died at the age of 89, his family has said."It is with great sadness that the Forsyth family announce that Sir Bruce passed away this afternoon, peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife Wilnelia and all his children," a statement said.Sir Forsyth was an all-singing, all-dancing star of British stage and screen for 75 years. -
China moves to curb overseas acquisitions as firms' debt levels rise
via theguardian.comBeijing imposes restrictions to try to stem global buying spree that has included entertainment firms and football clubsThe Chinese government has served notice on the country’s foreign investment spree in football clubs, skyscrapers and Hollywood as it moves to curb rising levels of debt among domestic companies.The announcement of restrictions in a range of sectors follows a buying spree around the globe during which Chinese firms and business tycoons have taken control of assets includi -
#BlackExcellence: How these teenagers are using their A-level results to inspire
They got top grades and are proud to share their results. -
New Shakespeare's Globe chief promises far more diverse casting
via theguardian.comActistic director Michelle Terry says it ‘will be gender blind, race blind, disability blind’, with 50-50 split between men and womenThe new artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe theatre has promised much more diverse casting in terms of race and disability, with a 50-50 split between men and women. But the jury is still out on the issue of class.Michelle Terry said diversity would be an important part of her tenure as she spoke for the first time since being named successor -
Manchester United give us a nostalgic view of simpler boom times | Barney Ronay
via theguardian.comA rejuvenated Man Utd remind us of Premier League’s thrilling years but even their renewed strength cannot stop the feeling the football landscape is changingIn the 1940 edition of Wisden, RC Robertson-Glasgow wrote that looking back at the last pre-war summer of 1939 was “like peeping through the wrong end of a telescope at a very small but happy world”. The cricket season had ended with handshakes and a round of draws on the first of September, the day Germany invaded Poland. -
Ukip politicians condemn leadership candidate's '£9,000 to leave UK' idea
via theguardian.comPeter Whittle says John Rees-Evans’s suggestion of paying dual-nationals to leave is ‘utterly and entirely wrong’Senior Ukip politicians have condemned a party leadership candidate’s suggestion that British dual-nationals could be paid up to £9,000 to leave the UK. Related: Nigel Farage: the biopic. A disaster movie no one is waiting for | Stuart HeritageContinue reading... -
Ukip politicians condemn leadership candidate's '£9,000 to leave UK' idea
Senior Ukip politicians have condemned a party leadership candidate’s suggestion that British dual-nationals could be paid up to £9,000 to leave the UK.John Rees-Evans, a controversial Ukip activist who is currently the fourth favourite for the party leadership, suggested a scheme to persuade dual-nationals to leave Britain would help him reach a goal of reducing net migration to minus 1 million a year and could also boost international trade ties.Peter Whittle, Ukip deputy leader an -
Break Up: could you spend five hours in the company of this bunch of bananas?
via theguardian.comPerformed by people dressed as bananas, Break Up is a marathon improv show about a relationship in crisis. Our writer sits down to watch – and wishes she’d brought along a bottle of whisky
It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment when I lost the will to live. It could have been four minutes in, or possibly four hours. The cast of five were improvising a relationship break-up in real time, over the course of five hours, while dressed as bananas. When people roll their eyes at the -
The State: can this show about British jihadis avoid justifying extremism?
via theguardian.comWith its rapes, beheadings and joyous celebrations of martyrdom, Peter Kosminsky’s unflinching drama goes right to the heart of Isis. But how do you keep viewers onside when every major character is a jihadist?One job of fiction is to travel to the places where reporting fails because the participants can’t or won’t talk. As Islamic State doesn’t run much of a PR effort (apart from posting videos of desert executions) it’s almost impossible for documentary-makers to
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