Daily Mirror - 2021-11-26

Friday, November 26, 2021 90p the Heart of Britain Black Friday Special Subscribe today to get your and your I’m guttedg for just £1 a week See page 34 £1 a week for 8 weeks. New subscribers only. terms apply. geT Me OUT OF HeRe! Richard Madeley on ITV show Lockdown in fight to save Xmas turkeys See page 12 Sick Madeley’s regret as he’s forced to quit I’m a Celeb after hospital dash See pageS 10&11 tragedy of migrant crisis the diy death boats TeRRIFYINg Children’s lives put at risk crossing Channel exclusive FLIMSY Basic boat at Dungeness, Kent, yesterday By LOUIe SMITH and MaTTHeW YOUNg GANGS of greedy people smugglers are sending desperate migrants to sea on death trap boats. Four flimsy DIY rafts were found at Dungeness beach in Kent yesterday – hours after 27 people died trying to cross the Channel on a similar shoddy boat. As another 50 or so migrants risked their lives yesterday, Natalie Golden, of refugee charity Care 4 Calais, said: “These rafts don’t look fit for a boating lake.” FULL STORY: pageS 4&5 Gangs put families in ramshackle dinghies but desperate people ‘will still take risk’

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We adhere to the Editors’ Code Of Practice as enforced by IPSO, which is contactable for advice at IPSO Gate House, 1 Farringdon DM1ST The BaTTle To Block ‘worsT varianT YeT’ By aLetha adU Political Correspondent BRITAIN will test travellers from South Africa for a new Covid-19 variant after officials warned it is the “worst we’ve seen so far”. UK scientists sounded the alarm over the B.1.1.529 strain, which has the potential to evade immunity built up by vaccination or prior infection. While no cases have been found in Britain, officials raised concern over a ConCern Sajid Javid eu okays young kids’ vax THE EU says five to 11-yearolds can have Covid jabs. be available before as cases soar. The first will It approved a low-dose Christmas. The US, Canada, version of the Pfizer- Israel, China and Saudi BioNTech vaccine, which Arabia have all approved has a 90.7% efficacy in kids, jabs for the age group too. rapid rise in cases in South Africa. One senior UK Health Security Agency expert said: “This is the worst variant we have seen so far.” Flights from South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini and Zimbabwe will be suspended from midday today and they will be put on the UK’s travel red list. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: “The early indication we have of this variant is it may be more transmissible than the Delta variant and the vaccines that we currently have may be Street, EC4M 7LG. Website www.ipso.co.uk Telephone: 0300 123 2220, email advice@ipso.co.uk If you have a complaint concerning a potential breach of the Code of Practice, we will deal with your complaint directly or IPSO can refer your complaint to us. Please go to www.reachplc.com/how-to-complain where you can view our Complaints Policy and Procedure. A How To Complain pack is also available by writing to the Legal and Compliance Department, Reach PLC, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP. on ThE rEd lisT Flights will be blocked from today New south African strain ‘could evade vaccine’ less effective against it.” He added: “Our scientists are deeply concerned about this variant.” Asked what the situation would mean for the UK with Christmas approaching, Mr Javid said: “We’ve got plans in place, as people know, for the spread of this infection here in the UK and we have contingency plans – the so-called Plan B. “But this is about a new variant from South Africa and this is about being cautious and taking action and trying to protect, as best we can, our borders.” aletha.adu@mirror.co.uk @alethaadu Jab plea to mums-to-be EXPERTS are urging more are no more likely to suffer pregnant women to have a stillbirth or premature birth. Covid-19 vaccination. Dr Mary Ramsay, of the Figures from the UK UKHSA, said mums-to-be Health Security Agency “should feel confident to go show vaccinated women and get the jab.” endorseMent Mr Blair Blair backing Keir for No 10 By Ben gLaZe Deputy Political Editor TONY Blair today offers a ringing endorsement of Keir Starmer’s chances of reaching No10. It is the former PM’s most upbeat intervention on the party’s internal politics in more than a decade. He advises the Labour leader to keep pushing back the far left and to embrace technology. And he says Mr Starmer should avoid culture wars and seek out bright young people to be candidates. He says in the foreword to the latest report from the Tony Blair Institute: “Labour could do it again. “Its leadership today is capable of governing and confidence is returning. “We just require the determination to do it.” hope Fixed link scuppered PM’s Irish Sea bridge sinks By Ben gLaZe BORIS Johnson’s dream of a bridge from Scotland to Northern Ireland is today officially torpedoed. Instead there is a recommendation of improving the road to a ferry port. The PM, who wanted to create a “Brexit passage” over the Irish Sea, commissioned Network Rail’s chairman Sir Peter Hendy to look at a 31-mile link. But the Department for Transport said Sir Peter advises upgrading the A75, which goes to Stranraer and its ferry ports. An idea for a tunnel hit rough seas over possible risks from an arms dump. The PM said last night: “If we want to truly level up the country then it’s vital we improve connectivity.” Got a story? call us free on 0800 282 591 we pay for news & inforMation email mirrornews@mirror.co.uk or readerpix@mirror.co.uk

DM1ST mirror.co.uk FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 3 here coMes the fuN Paul laughs with Norman twist & pout George dances Fab 4 Come Together in lost photos day tripper John at station By Nicola MethveN TV Editor ThEsE lost snaps from the set of A hard Day’s Night shed light on The Beatles’ early years. The Fab Four show a united front in 1964 while making their first film, before they set out on the world tour that would take their fame to another level. Paul McCartney laughs with Norman Rossington, who plays their manager, while George harrison looks on unsmiling. Other snaps show a cool John Lennon and a bored Ringo star. Rediscovered as negatives, the shots are due to go on show 57 years on in Central London. feNce sitter Ringo on railing ticket to ride Macca on train horNet Vicarage Road gig By toM bryaNt head of showbiz SIR Elton John has announced he will play two homecoming shows at Watford FC’s stadium. The gigs at Vicarage Road are planned for July. Sir Elton is honorary lifepresident of the Premier League team after becoming chairman in 1976. After appointing Graham Taylor as manager of his favourite club, he oversaw a period of great success there. Sir Elton, 74, said: “I simply had to play Vicarage Road a final time as part of my Watford pitch perfect for Elton Two farewell tour gigs at football club where he spent ‘some of my best days’ Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. My incredibly emotional, and to spend relationship with the club, with the fans, them surrounded by my fellow the players and the staff over the years Watford fans will be wonderful.” have meant the world to me. Sir Elton has played the venue “I love the club so dearly, and have had three times before, the first in some of the best days of my life in those 1974 dressed as a hornet stands – these shows are going to be so huMble Sir Elton John after the club’s nickname. The shows on July 3 and 4 will finish his 2022 European tour. Tickets go on sale on December 2. ■ Sir Elton’s husband David Furnish, 59, says it was the star’s humility that charmed him when they first met at a party in the early 1990s. He told That Gaby Roslin podcast: “He was gracious, he was humble... he wasn’t selfaggrandising at all.” tom.bryant@mirror.co.uk @MirrorTom

4 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DM1ST JOHNSON waNtS Evil traders keep their targets at arm’s length exclusive by MATTHEw YOUNG in Calais CROOKS operating on behalf of gangsters weave their way into refugee camps to tempt desperate asylum-seekers to fork out a fortune for a lethal crossing. These smugglers can be found openly on a social media platform, advertising routes and inviting people to message them privately for more details. One even claimed he would make customers a british passport. Often the passengers do not know where their money is going and may not ever actually see the people sending them off on the perilous journey, one told us. When boats leave, generally in the dead of night, any contact with smugglers is brief. Money will either quickly change hands or be cHEckS border Force officials with migrant gear TRAGEdY body taken off Sangatte beach six Maximum number of people or 800kg advised for legitimate RIBs of a similar size 30 Number of people unscrupulous human trafficking gangs have crammed on to their DIY boats PREY Migrant camp in Dunkirk placed where a raft has been left for them. “It is dark, so if somebody is there you never actually see them,” our source said. If a faulty boat filled with people is returned after an unsuccessful voyage, money is sometimes returned to the refugees. Some gangs are charging more than £3,300 for a place on an unsafe boat, it was reported. It means that the gang behind Wednesday’s tragic crossing could have been in line to get more than £112,000. Security sources in britain have reportedly revealed refugees are increasingly being forced on to boats by smugglers under the threat of violence. The gangs are said to regularly fail to provide travellers with life jackets, instead letting them use bicycle tubes and plastic swimming pool rings. When the small-boat phenomenon began, gangs mainly undertook launches in calm weather with flat seas but increased surveillance is said to have led many to risk launches £3k Price charged by gangs per person for place on boat trip to the UK in much worse conditions. DINGHIES »» Smugglers pack migrants on to DIY boats PERIL Kids on boat that made it to uK exclusive by LOUIE SMITH in Dungeness, Kent, TOM PARRY and BEN GLAZE cobbled together with plywood, heavy-duty PVc and gaffer tape, rafts found in Kent appeared to be just like the one that deflated in the channel, killing 27 migrants. The four boats abandoned on the beach in Dungeness all seemed to be made to the same design, each 8m in length, with inflatable PVC pontoons either side of a plywood base. It suggests the smugglers are getting round a shortage of boats in Northern France – caused by seizures and sales bans by firms such as Decathlon – by building their own. Peter Faulding, owner of Specialist Group International, which carries out maritime rescues, said: “These boats are amateur. There’s not a chance I would go out to sea in one of those and if I put my team on board one I would expect to be charged and brought to court. “The French police need to find this outfit quickly because if they keep making these boats lots more people are going to die in the Channel.” Items left in the boats included cold weather clothing, kids’ shoes and Nautamine travel sickness tablets. Each boat had at least one cheap bike pump – in case of deflation – and cutoff plastic bottles for emptying water. Another four boats, made by named manufacturers, had been pulled up at the same beach, two of them Kolibri KM750-D Rigid Inflatable Boats. The Kolibri boats advise a maximum load of six people or 800kg but gangs have been cramming 20 to 30 people into their DIY versions. Of the migrants packed on to the boat that sank on Wednesday, only two survived, an Iraqi and a Somalian. Last night it was confirmed that some of the victims were Kurds from northern Iraq. Yesterday, the body of a refugee who drowned was found on a beach at Sangatte, near Calais. It brought the toll to 27 – three children, seven women, one of them pregnant, and 17 men. Five men in custody in France face manslaughter charges in connection with their deaths. Prosecutors believe the gang operated from Germany, driving migrants to the French beaches overnight. So far this month, 6,050 migrants have arrived in the UK in 182 boats, bringing the total this year to 25,772. And the smugglers continued their deadly trade yesterday, sending boats across the world’s busiest shipping lanes. Around 50 migrants are believed to have crossed on two boats brought into Dover Marina, Kent, in darkness before 5am. PM Boris Johnson yesterday wrote to French President Emmanuel Macron with a five-point plan to stop the Channel crossings. The measures

mirror.co.uk DM1ST FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 5 JOiNt effOrt tO beat gaNgS OF DEATH »» Desperate refugees still risk lives in Channel include joint patrols of French beaches, airborne surveillance, better intelligence sharing and a bilateral returns agreement with France. Mr Johnson said: “If those who reach this country were swiftly returned, the incentive for people to put their lives in the hands of traffickers would be significantly reduced. “It would be the single biggest step we could take together to reduce the draw to Northern France and break the business model of criminal gangs.” But in a speech yesterday, President Macron said: “We are going to ask for death traps DIY boats at Dungeness yesterday Pictures: TIm AnDErSOn extra help from the British because all these men and women do not want to stay in France.” Giving an emergency statement to MPs, Home Secretary Priti Patel admitted there is “no quick fix”. She said: “This is about addressing longterm pull factors, smashing the criminal gangs that treat human beings as cargo and tackling supply chains.” She had made a “very clear” offer to French counterpart Gerald Darmanin to provide UK officers for joint patrols. But Calais MP Pierre-Henri Dumont dismissed the “crazy” proposal, saying these boats are amateur. there is not a chance i would go out to sea in one of those peTer fauldINg ownEr of spEcialist group intErnational it would “not change anything” along the vast shoreline of Northern France. Asylum claims in the UK have hit their highest level for almost 20 years, and the backlog of cases is at a record high, Home Office figures show. A total of 37,562 applications were made in the year to September, up 18% on the previous period. The Home Office said the rise was in part due to an easing of Covid travel restrictions but also to “an increase in small boat arrivals to the UK (of which almost all claim asylum)”. Human rights experts have condemned the Government’s Nationality and Borders Bill, which contains measures to reduce asylum claims. Steve Valdez-Symonds, of Amnesty International, said it is “draconian” and would “continue to punish and exclude people seeking safety”. No10 said that scenes of migrants continuing to arrive on British beaches yesterday showed the need LAUNCH This migrant boat got to the UK on Wednesday DEADLY Remains of vessel that sank, killing 27 people to crack down on the trafficking trade. Boris Johnson’s spokesman said: “It illustrates we absolutely need to step up our work with our French counterparts to dismantle this horrific trade which preys on vulnerable people.” Hundreds gathered in Calais, Paris and Dunkirk last night at vigils for the victims of Wednesday’s disaster, the worst migrant Channel crossing accident. The boat is thought to have left Loon-Plage, near Dunkirk, and sank after possibly colliding with a ship at the limit of French territorial waters. A mayday call requesting urgent assistance from “all ships” in the area was released yesterday. Charles Devos, of a life boat crew in Calais, was among the first at the scene, pulling six bodies from the sea, including the pregnant woman. Mr Devos said: “I can’t remember such a tragedy. It’s inexplicable.” louie.smith@mirror.co.uk. @smith_louie WE WON’T GIVE UP ON DREAM: PAGES 6&7; VOICE OF THE MIRROR: PAGE 10 Teaming up with French can work ANALYSIS BY TONY SMITH , EX-BordEr forcE hEad THE tragic drownings of 27 migrants off Calais on Wednesday has prompted fresh calls for action. One proposal is to set up joint UK/French patrols aimed at saving lives and defeating the human smugglers. But is it feasible? Operationally, I am confident that it is. I was Director of Ports and Borders in Canada when 9/11 happened. We agreed a new arrangement between Canadian and US Border Agencies which gave officers powers to conduct cross-border operations. Then, the issue was terrorism but the principle was the same. These integrated teams worked to enhance security for the benefit of communities on both sides of the border. A similar agreement could be struck between the UK and France. COMMAND The relevant agencies on both sides could establish a joint command structure which would deploy resources both at land and sea to intercept migrants seeking to cross the border illegally. Joint assets, including surveillance technology, could track and trace the migrants, and joint teams could be deployed instantly to intercept them. Any that did slip through the net could be returned instantly to France, where they can claim asylum if they so wish. Politically, it is much harder. Ever-increasing numbers of migrants are entering the EU. Those refused a permit to stay there simply remain without authority in the borderless Schengen zone. Those who see an opportunity to get to the UK will take it, notwithstanding the dangers involved. This is fertile territory for the crime gangs. In order to stop the boats, the French government will have to convince their electorate that it is in their interests to do so. Time will tell if they really want to work with us on this. If not, I fear that the smuggling gangs will only continue to profit – and more lives will be lost. MISSION French intercept dinghy

6 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 Fuel poverty for thousands as rising energy prices bite By rachel wearmouth RISING energy prices will push 150,000 older households into fuel poverty this winter, Age UK has estimated. The charity adds that by spring there could be 1.1 million older households struggling to pay energy bills. Cold Weather Payments and the Warm Home Discount Scheme fail to reach many who deserve them because they are not claiming Pension Credit, Age law call Caroline Abrahams UK claims. It wants the Government to give a one-off £50 to all eligible for Cold Weather Payments and double the Household Support Fund to £1billion. Charity director Caroline Abrahams added of the energy price cap: “The Government should move quickly to enshrine it in law.” ■ Yesterday two more energy firms went bust. Entice Energy and Orbit Energy’s 70,000 customers will have supplies and credit balances protected. DM1ST ‘No exodus’ after Brexit NET migration dropped by 88% last year but there is “no evidence of an exodus” due to Brexit or Covid-19, according to statisticians. The key figure fell from 271,000 in 2019 to just 34,000, the Office for National Statistics found. Jay Lindop, director of the ONS centre for international migration, said global travel restrictions had meant the movement of people was limited. She added: “Trends and typical behaviour patterns were disrupted.” misery Calais encampment’s remnants exClusive By matthew young in Calais REFUGEES in Calais say they are devastated by the deaths of 27 fellow asylum-seekers but insist they still dream of reaching the UK. The refugees living in tents on wasteland near the French city’s main hospital told the Mirror of their determination. Jon, a 27-year-old former electrical engineering student from Eritrea, said he and 13 other asylum seekers cheated death in the ocean on the day the 27 perished. He had set out on a small boat and paid £200 for his space on it. The group waited in the shadows on the northern French coast from 9pm on Tuesday, watching as police intercepted a number of attempted crossings. Freezing but determined, the group took to the Channel in a flimsy craft as police dispersed at 5am on Wednesday. The boat quickly started filling with water until they were up to their necks. They gave up and swam to shore. Five hours later, he learned of the deaths. Jon said: “The boat was full, it was too Desperate world over THe Channel isn’t the only place attracting record migrant numbers. This year at least 4,266 people have died or vanished worldwide. We look at some crisis points… POLAND-BELARUS Thousands of migrants are believed to be stranded. Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has been accused of using them as a tool to punish the EU for imposing sanctions. The country loosened rules on visas and increased flights from the Middle East, allowing would-be migrants to arrive, with 13 reported dead. GREECE-TURKEY The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban is resulting in a surge in Afghans trying to cross into Europe from Turkey. In August Greece completed a 25-mile wall on its border with Turkey, so most refugees attempt to enter the country by boat over the Aegean Sea. More than 200 people died or are missing in boats that sank last year. MEDITERRANEAN The crossing from North Africa to Italy is the world’s deadliest migration route. At least 22,930 migrants and asylum seekers have perished since 2014, according to the International Organisation for Migration. This year, 1,644 people are believed to have died attempting the crossing off the coasts of Tunisia and Libya. CANARY ISLANDS it is just absolutely devastating - it simply didn’t have to happen The IOM warned in August of a sharp rise in the deaths at sea of migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands, 62 miles west of Morocco. This year more than 785 people have reportedly died or disappeared. In August seven people were found alive on a boat carrying 54 after it drifted for two weeks without food and water. matt cowling charity worker on the 27 deaths USA-MEXICO rough and we returned. These people have come through many tough areas – and they all die here in Europe trying to reach England. It is so bad.” Jon left Eritrea in 2015. He said as a result of its authoritarian regime, there was no opportunity for a good life. Wednesday was his second near miss. In a previous attempt he was one of nine in a boat, including his brother. When they realised how overloaded the boat was, Jon and his brother jumped off to give the rest a chance. “They all made it,” he said. “The boat was going to sink, we would probably have all died.” Refugees in Calais said people-smugglers’ prices of at least £2,000 per head for a 45-metre boat, with around 40-50 A record influx of migrants headed to the US southern border as economic issues worsened during the pandemic and Joe Biden became US president. US officials recorded the highest monthly total in more than 20 years in May of just over 180,000. US Border Patrol reported 557 deaths this fiscal year, mostly caused by heat exposure. people squeezed in, meant the gang involved in Wednesday’s tragedy had taken at least £80,000 from those who died in the sea. Other estimates put the price as high as £6,000 per person. Adul, a 31-year-old from Ethiopia, shares a pitch with 18-year-old Mohamed from Sudan, who fled his war-torn home nation aged just 14. Adul

mirror.co.uk DM1ST FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 7 calais refugees’ stories We won’t give up on our dream to reach England... plans Adul, who wants to leave Calais for England brothers Mohip, Erag and Ramen dream of UK We deserve a family ordeal Child among the migrants at the camp happy life too dreams of reaching the UK, where he has a friend who works for a courier. He fled Ethiopia in 2014 and has been in Calais for nine months. Adul says being victimised by racists made him leave Belgium and then Germany, where he had been staying. As a charity handed out sandwiches, he told the Mirror hopefully: “In the UK, I don’t think it is like this. “My friend went to England and he is happy, he has a family now. “He works, he provides, he smiles. “This is what I want to do. I want to work, to contribute. We deserve a life too.” He said the sea conditions were too rough to attempt crossings in November. But he said in spite of this week’s tragedy, he would still take the risk when conditions improved. “Sometimes, if the boats are full, they [the smugglers] might let one extra person on for free,” he said. “Yes, I would do this. I cannot afford to do it the other way.” Three weeks ago French authorities chopped down woodland where the refugees were camped, meaning around 600 were displaced and are now dispersed across Calais. The people we met were the few who remain. Charity Care 4 Calais welcomed us to a distribution site. The organisation provides refugees with food, warm drinks, phone chargers and even a football or two. As smiling men kick a ball around, it is hard to imagine what they have endured to reach this point. Afghan brothers Mohip, 27, Erag, 18, and Ramen, 17, fled their home together and arrived in Calais hours before the fatal journey set off. They are three of 12 siblings, seven brothers and five sisters. One brother lives in London. Erag admitted a white lie, saying: “My mum rings me and I tell her we are staying in a hotel. “We have one brother in London and I have friends there too. “They work in pizza shops, and are very happy. This is what we want too: To work, to learn. We speak English in Afghanistan, we learn it at school, so of course we want to come to England. “The Taliban is in charge now back in my country and they have banned teaching English in schools.” Matt Cowling, operations coordinator at Care 4 Calais, said of the 27 deaths: “It’s just absolutely devastating. It simply didn’t have to happen. “We know how determined these guys are to cross. The system we have is all wrong. We have to ask ourselves ‘is this the best we can really do?’ “The policies [of UK and French governments] are clearly not working.” Imogen Hardman, also from the charity, said the actions of the French authorities tended to mirror the perceived attitude towards asylum seekers of the UK government. m.young@mirror.co.uk @MatthewYoung7

DM1ST DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 50,000 000 missed cancer cases by ELLA PICKOVER catch up with people who 8 CRIsIs NHS cancer treatment ALMOST 50,000 cancer patients have not been diagnosed due to the NHS backlog, a charity warns. Macmillan Cancer Support studied the difference between expected and observed cases. It found 47,000 people are unaware they have the disease. Thousands more are hit by True treatment backlog yet 13 to hit the NHS, says charity months is estimated time to clear backlog.. if NHS works at 110% delays and disruption to treatment, it revealed. doesn’t have the capacity to treat them fast enough, let about the shortage of cancer nurses. Macmillan’s Steven McIntosh said: “Cancer patients are stuck, waiting in a system that alone deal with a backlog yet to come forward.” Macmillan is concerned It said the health service would need to work at 110% capacity for 13 months to should have started treatment since March 2020. The Department of Health and Social Care said: “Most cancer services are back to or above pre-pandemic levels and figures show a reduction in patients waiting for a scan for the first time this year.” mirrornews@mirror.co.uk @DailyMirror £2m organ transplant THIS giant Victorian pipe organ weighing nearly 70 tons is being taken apart for a £1.8million restoration. Standing 50ft high and 47ft wide, the organ dates from 1853 and is one of the largest in Europe. Engineers will refurbish and then reassemble its parts at Leeds Town Hall. Andrew Caskie, of organ specialists Nicholson and Co, said: “Working with such an incredible organ in these stunning surroundings is a privilege.” PIPE DOWN Restorer James Atherton BIG NOIsE The organ back in 1890

mirror.co.uk DM1ST FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 9 Queen: gone Host Stacey Dooley Stacey is no longer in the House show By nICoLA MeTHVen TV Editor BBC One’s This Is My House is to return for a second series next year – minus host Stacey Dooley. The zany show, in which four people compete to persuade a celebrity panel the house they are showcasing belongs to them, had 2.8 million viewers when it aired in spring. Only one of the four “homeowners” is the real one, the others are actors. If the panel guess correctly the contender wins £1,000. Ahead of the last series, Stacey described the show as “total escapism”. The series will return with 10 shorter 30-minute episodes, with a voiceover replacing Stacey. The BBC said the series, co-created by ex-Blue Peter host Richard Bacon, had “evolved” with “more amazing houses and bizarre humour”. I’ll be thERe party time The Queen will welcome loved ones excluSive By RUSSeLL MYeRS Royal Editor THE Queen has told her family she is well enough to host Christmas at her Sandringham estate after recovering from a back sprain. The monarch, 95, assured them she is feeling “far better” and is “looking forward” to having them at the traditional festive get-together in Norfolk. Her Majesty has been resting under doctors’ orders at Windsor Castle after getting injured nearly two weeks ago and last month spending a night in hospital for an unconfirmed condition. Christmas will have special significance this year, after losing her husband of 73 years, Prince Philip, in April. It is understood the Queen will travel to Sandringham on or around Friday, December 17. Royal sources said it was likely she would make a 50-minute Her Majesty says she is fit for family Xmas at Sandringham helicopter journey from Windsor, but insisted a traditional journey by train has not yet been ruled out. Christmas guests will include Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke and D u c h e s s o f Cambridge and their three children. Prince Edward, his wife Sophie and their children, Louise and James, have also gUeSTS William and Kate with kids AT woRk Queen on video call with Nigeria’s Sarafa Tunji isola yesterday confirmed their attendance. Princess Anne and her children Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall are also expected to attend. Royal sources suggested scandal-hit Prince Andrew had “obviously” been invited, while Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were “highly unlikely” to fly from California with their two children despite being invited. The Queen spent last Christmas alone with the Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor due to the pandemic. A source said: “The Queen has told everyone she is feeling far better of late and is very much looking forward to welcoming them for Christmas. “Like many families, this will be the first time Her Majesty can gather with her extended family after being kept apart for so long due to the coronavirus.” After a period away from public duties the Queen has this week maintained a steady diary from Windsor Castle. Yesterday she carried out two virtual audiences via videolink, welcoming the High Commissioner for Nigeria, Sarafa Tunji Isola, and then the Ambassador of Malaysia, Zakri Jaafar. Buckingham Palace said the Christmas plans were “a private affair”. russell.myers@mirror.co.uk @rjmyers William’s tragic flights as a 999 pilot MenTAL HeALTH The Duke of cambridge THE Duke of Cambridge has revealed incidents with children “really affected” him when he was an air ambulance pilot. At an emergency services mental health symposium in London, he told of mental health issues he faced when flying helicopters for RAF Search and Rescue and East Anglian Air Ambulance. He said yesterday: “I remember the pressure of attending calls in the most stressful conditions, sometimes with tragic conclusions.” The duke also announced a package of mental health support for 999 services, co-developed by his Royal Foundation.

10 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 Voice of the DM1ST campmate out Act now for pity’s sake A MUM-to-be and three children were among the 27 people who died trying to cross the Channel in a flimsy dinghy. This dreadful tragedy should be a moment for the Government to reflect on whether its approach is working. But instead of asking how they can prevent more lives being lost, Boris Johnson and Priti Patel are pushing ahead with the flawed Nationality and Borders Bill. The Government’s own impact assessment states the proposed measures, far from acting as a deterrent, could push people into taking even-more-dangerous journeys to the UK. At the moment there are no safe routes for those seeking asylum here. Ministers have still not brought in the scheme they promised for people escaping persecution in Afghanistan. At the same time they have closed down the Syrian settlement programme and the Dubs scheme to help unaccompanied children. There is a need for France to do more and for tougher action against people smugglers. But the Government must also offer a more compassionate route for those in genuine need or there will only be more lives tragically lost. have a heart We know defibrillators can make the difference between life and death. That is why the Mirror is campaigning for them to be available in all public spaces. But as our research shows today, if you live in a prosperous neighbourhood you are three times more likely to have access to one of these machines than if you live in a deprived area. Chances of surviving a heart attack should not depend on your address or the size of your bank balance. Ministers must require defibrillators to be available in every part of the country. Danger in store SHoPPeRS will today be dashing out to snap up black Friday bargains. But in the rush for the best buys, please be considerate to others. We don’t want it to be black-and-blue Friday. TURKEYS IN LOCKDOWN Oi! Two metres! What a star Corrie’s Simon in snake trial SOAP stars Simon Gregson and showered with castle critters but Adam Woodyatt made a dramatic they both completed it. entrance into I’m A Celebrity – Later they put their heads in winning 11 stars by tackling their boxes for a Queen of the Castle fears in the Scare Fair. round. Snakes were in the boxes and They took part in five rounds of they had to use their mouths to get games to win food for campmates the stars off of their threads. Adam and were then told by hosts Ant and missed out on a star here. Dec they were being made Lords And for the final stars they had to with extra show privileges. down a drink of blended cow’s anus. The first round was called the While sharing high fives, Corrie Testicle Ticket Booth. They had two star Simon said: “That’s not a bad minutes to transport ram’s testicles start at all brother.” from one tray into another using In the coming days the soap only their mouths. actors are expected to have power Next was the Coconut Cry where over the other contestants. they were given two minutes to Frankie Bridge and Naughty Boy knock the coconuts off the stands. won some treats for the camp after aWkWarD Frankie and Naughty boy were tested on geography While they played they were being tested on their geography. RichaRd: By mark jefferies Showbiz Editor RICHARD Madeley was forced to quit I’m a Celeb yesterday after an emergency hospital dash. The 65-year-old was one of the biggest names in the castle this year and said he was “gutted” to leave. But he had no option after breaking the show’s Covid bubble. The drama started in the early hours when Richard was in some pain and shocked his co-stars by asking for medical attention. He then was taken by ambulance to a 999 nearby Drama hospital and has since recovered well Madeley – but cannot return to Richard in camp. Gwrych Castle NUttY triaL Simon moves ram testicles Slippery test aced by Simon & Adam Madeley bubble bursts as he’s rushed to hospital with pain He said in a statement: “Hello all! is the number one priority. Richard here – firstly just to say that “I’m incredibly excited to watch I’m absolutely FINE. I started to feel their journey continue... even more briefly unwell and was taken to so at the prospect of being hospital as a precaution. somewhere a little warmer than “By leaving the camp, I had consequently broken the Covid ‘bubble’ “Thank you to everyone who Gwrych Castle. and as such I’ve had to leave the supported me on my brief but castle and all the wonderful celebs. completely unforgettable adventure “I’m gutted to be leaving so soon – I’ve made some great friends and but the safety of all the campmates honestly had the time of my life.”

mirror.co.uk after emergency dash DM1ST FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 11 Knights & knaves hit & hiss EastEnders’ icon Adam with reptiles simON GrEGsON Big entrance into show and won food. A coronation treat for fans of the soap. NAUGHTY BOY Collecting wood and winning flapjack, a tremendous day for him. AdAm wOOdYATT First and only time Ian Beale will be lorded over. Enjoy it while you can Adam. mATTY LEE Gave up his bed for Arlene. Nice guy and won’t do him any harm come voting. sNOOCHiE sHY Singing songs and chatting with others, a more central role than expected. LOUisE miNCHiN Generation gap clear in music chat, but used to be a raver – that we’d like to see! dAVid GiNOLA i’m gutted Wednesday during a trial called His loss is a big blow to ITV after just 5.5 million viewers watched on Wednesday night. This was nearly four million fewer than last year when the UK was in lockdown due to Covid-19. Madeley was expected to help keep viewers entertained this year and bosses will hope the two late entries, soap stars Adam Woodyatt and Simon Gregson, can boost the show. Sources at ITV said Madeley will not be replaced and that hosts Ant and Dec will interview him for tonight’s show. A spokesman said: “Our strict Covid protocols means Richard has sadly had to leave as he is no longer in the bubble the celebri- ties form when entering the castle.” A spokeswoman for the Welsh Ambulance Service said of Richard’s hospital dash: “We were called to reports of a medical emergency at Gwrych Castle in Abergele. “We sent a paramedic in a rapid response car and an emergency ambulance to the scene, and one patient was taken to hospital.” An ITV spokesman said: “Richard was unwell and was immediately seen by our on-site medical team. “He’s since been taken to hospital as a precaution; the health and safety of our campmates is our priority.” Madeley slid head first into a sewer of rotten fruit and vegetables on Castle Kitchen Nightmares. On last night’s show he could be seen singing songs just hours before he fell unwell. The camp were told of his departure and then played a recorded message from Madeley telling them he was OK to avoid them worrying. Madeley, best-known for hosting This Morning alongside his wife, Judy Finnigan, was one of 12 contestants taking part in this year’s series. mark.jefferies@mirror.co.uk @mirrorjeffers GROSS Richard in Kitchen Nightmares challenge A quiet episode for football legend. No chance of a red card before the final though. KAdEENA COX You don’t get medals on I’m A Celeb for toughing it out. Needs to be more involved. dANNY miLLEr Possibly the first episode he didn’t retch or pretend to. But he’ll be homesick soon. ArLENE PHiLLiPs Got some much-need ed sleep and now can hopefully enjoy the castle experience. FrANKiE BridGE Got upset over chat about the rice. Gra in and bear it Frankie! GONE: richard madeley

DM1ST DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 Turkeys in lockdown to beat bird flu peril 12 A fowl ending turkeys face final days shut away by ruki sayid Consumer Editor turkeys will be forced into lockdown from Monday to stop the spread of bird flu. The measure comes amid soaring cases of the deadly h5N1 virus and also affects chickens, ducks and geese. But Christmas dinners will not be hit as the strict rules are designed to safeguard the poultry market ahead of the festive season and avoid a cull. Nine million turkeys have already been earmarked for Christmas. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs called the outbreak “serious”. But it said: “We are not anticipating any knock-on effect.” It has ordered everyone who keeps birds – from farmers to families with hens in the back yard – to house them indoors to prevent the virus being passed on by migrating wild birds. Pens must be regularly disinfected with access barred to non-essential workers and visitors. Defra said measures would be reviewed regularly but it could be months before the lockdown is lifted. Areas so far hit include Lancashire, We don’t do this lightly but it’s the best way to protect your birds UK CHIEF VETS in message to breeders North Yorkshire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Warwickshire, Dorset and Essex. The National Farmers’ Union said: “Vigilance is key with this disease.” It added that it was working with farmers to help them meet the mandatory lockdown rules. NFU poultry adviser Aimee Mahony said: “Protecting bird health and welfare is our priority. “And with an increasing number of confirmed cases over the past few weeks, the introduction of national housing measures will lunch supplies are not at risk ..but at least the Christmas roast should be safe help keep all birds as safe as possible These apply to all poultry keepers, whether you have one hen in the garden or a large poultry business. “They have only days to implement them and I encourage everyone to act.” A statement from UK chief veterinary officers said: “We have taken swift action to limit the spread and are now planning a legal requirement for all poultry and captive bird keepers to keep their birds separate from wild birds. “We have not taken this decision lightly. Taking this action now is the best way to protect your birds from this highly infectious disease.” ruki.sayid@mirror.co.uk @RukiSayid EuroMillions £137m Xmas dream ticket A LUCKY ticket holder could be in for a Christmas to remember if they land a £137million EuroMillions jackpot tonight. It would instantly make a single winner richer than Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, worth £125m, and dwarf the £90m banked by singer Gary Barlow. Britain’s biggest ever winner, who landed £170m in 2019, has decided to remain anonymous. A record-breaking £184m jackpot last month went to a French punter. National Lottery operator Camelot is still expecting a last minute surge in ticket sales today. Senior winners’ adviser Andy Carter said: “My team and I have our fingers crossed for all UK players.” No sewage cross Mersey ‘within 9yrs’ ThE River Mersey will be free of sewage dumping by 2030, a leader has vowed. Liverpool Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has pledged to stop discharges by water companies. It comes after the Mirror last month told how more than 400,000 sewage releases flowed into streams, rivers and the sea in 2020. Mr Rotheram has been backed by ex-Tory minister Lord heseltine, who in the 1980s described the Mersey’s waters as “an affront to civilised society”. Mr Rotheram said: “The river today is an environmental success story but we cannot be complacent and must do all we can.” Lord heseltine called it “a world class initiative”. This Shop all in one place with a choice of ways to pay App | very.co.uk Nintendo Switch with Super Mario 3D World and Animal Crossing Was £339 .97 Now £289 .97 Delivery £3.99.

DM1ST mirror.co.uk FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY 13 SAVE MIRROR SAVE £32 £70 Our top 10 SAVE £50 SAVE £250 Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon, Argos, £100 amaZoN Fire HD 10 tablet, £79.99 SAVE £48 babyLiss Straight & Curl Brilliance, Boots, £71.99 best buys SAVE £305 scoViLLe Pure Neverstick cookware, Asda, £28 SAVE £72 radLey Cording Street bag, John Lewis, £107 phiLips 58in 4K Smart TV, Currys, £699 reVoLutioN Ultimate Glamour Collection, Superdrug, £30 SAVE £50 NiNteNdo switch Morrisons, £230 by ruki sayid Consumer Editor IT’S Black Friday but shoppers have been warned a whole host of goods on offer are actually duds. After running tests, consumer group Which? has slapped a “don’t buy” label on a slew of products, from TVs to washing machines. It said a Hisense 55A7100FTUK TV, though down from £559 to £419.99, had “one of the worst 4K pictures we’ve seen”. Testers found the sound quality was equally shoddy. A Haier HW90-B14959S8U1 washing machine, down from £450 to £409.99, was slated as uneconomical and “ineffective at getting rid of stains on cotton clothes”. A Shark WandVac WV361UK vacuum cleaner, down by £30 to £169, was “terrible at cleaning carpets, only removing around a quarter of dust”. It failed on pet hair. Kenwood’s KMD70X19 Flaky Friday Experts: Steer clear of poor quality ‘bargains’ £9bn Estimated total spend by Brits in Black Friday shopping frenzy SAVE £27 Experts: Steer clear of poor quality ‘bargains’ fridge-freezer, slashed from £629 to £579.99, was “too slow to cool”. Lisa Barber, Which? head of home products and services, said: “A product that doesn’t do what it is supposed to is marc Jacobs Dot 50ml, Perfume Shop, £34.99 muubaa Cropped leather jacket, asos.com, £120 going to be a terrible deal, no matter how cheap it is – and this year we’ve found some absolute duds in the Black Friday sales.” The report comes after Which? also found nine in 10 products in Black Friday offers were the same price or cheaper in the six months before. A SAVE £50 survey by Hotukdeals found shoppers might feel pressured into purchases by worries about availability. The website’s money-saving expert Dan Plant said: “The uncertainty regarding whether items will even be bad picture Hisense TV available has added a new element into the Black Friday build-up.” Despite all this, research by insurer Direct Line found one in three Brits plan to bag a Black Friday “bargain”. Anita Naik, lifestyle editor at VoucherCodes, said: “Black Friday can be overwhelming and, with retailers heavily promoting competing offers, it can be difficult to know if you’re getting the best deal.” The total spent over the Black Friday sales period is predicted to be a record-breaking £9.1billion this year, £3.4bn of it today. Figures from analysts GlobalData for website VoucherCodes say bargain hunters will splurge £3.28million a minute in the first 24 hours. ruki.sayid@mirror.co.uk @RukiSayid Voice of the mirror: page 10 UP TO BLACK FRIDAY WEEKEND ONLY 50%OFF SHINE EVEN MORE ALL DIAMONDS AND JEWELLERY Terms & conditions apply. Ends 29th November 2021. See online or in store for details. Silver Diamond and Tanzanite Cushion Halo Pendant NOW £48.99 WAS £69.99 9ct White Gold 0.50ct Diamond Eternity Ring NOW £499 WAS £999 9ct White Gold 0.33ct Total Diamond Ring NOW £499 WAS £999 © Signet Trading Limited 2021. All rights reserved. “H. Samuel”, “SHINE ON IN STYLE”, and other TM are trademarks of Signet or its licensors.

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DM1ST mirror.co.uk FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 15 Back in bed with Madonna riDDle Mum at petrol kiosk Man is held in missing mum ‘murder hunt’ By jaMes llewelyn POLICE probing the disappearance of mother-of-two Alexandra Morgan have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. The 34-year-old van - ished 12 days ago after an early-morning trip to buy petrol near her home in Sissinghurst, Kent. Her white Mini was seen being driven to wards Hastings, East Sus sex. Police last night held a 40-year-old from St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sus sex. Det Chief Insp Neil Kimber said: “It is completely out of character for Alexandra not to contact her family and we are now treating this as a potential murder.” He added: “I would urge anyone who may have seen Alexandra or her white Mini Cooper with a black roof to contact us.” Gaffe Tory Nick Fletcher Tory blames female Dr for male crimes By ben Glaze Deputy Political Editor & Dan blOOM A TORY MP said rising levels of crime committed by men was linked to actresses taking top roles in Doctor Who, Ghostbusters and Star Wars. Don Valley MP Nick Fletcher said: “We have seen Doctor Who, Ghostbusters, Luke Skywalker, all replaced by women - men are left with the Krays. “Is there any wonder we are seeing so many young men committing crime?” Attempting to row back on his remarks, Mr Fletcher later said his “nuanced point” about fewer male role models had been “misconstrued”. Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael said: “It seems Nick has stepped into the TARDIS and taken a trip back to the 1950s, where his attitude belongs.” undress yourself Scantily clad Madonna wears fishnet tights Storm Arrgh-wen of the gusts and remain relatively calm.” He added: “ T h e r e will also be the chance chilly ‘Feels like’ forecast tomorrow of snow, especially in the higher regions of Scotland and northern England. By paul byrne STORM Arwen will batter parts of the UK with 75mph winds today – leading to fears of travel chaos and damaged buildings. The Met Office has issued an amber wind warning for the North East of England and Scotland this afternoon. Yellow wind warnings are also in place across most western parts of the UK. Snow on higher ground combined with strong winds could lead to blizzards. Forecasters also urged people to wrap up as they warned of a freezing weekend ahead. It will be chilly across the country and feel as cold as -2C in some areas tomorrow. Stephen Dixon, from the -2C Temperatures are forecast to dip below freezing tomorrow blizzarD Snow to hit UK in Storm Arwen Met Office, said: “The worst affected areas will predominantly be on the coasts, with gusts of over 75mph bringing possible disruption to travel UK braced for 75mph gales, rain and snow and longer journey times, power cuts, flying debris and large waves with beach material being thrown around. “The South East and London, though fairly windy, are likely to escape the worst Duvet Day Sultry pose from the pop legend By ashleiGh rainbirD FOR a Material Girl, Madonna always seems happy not wearing much of it. No stranger to a raunchy photoshoot, the singer, 63, posed on a bed clad in fishnet tights and hardly anything else. Game for a laugh, she crawled under the frame with her legs sticking out and leaving little to the imagination. The star quoted poet Mary Oliver, writing online: “Beauty without purpose is beauty without virtue, but all beautiful things, have this function…to excite cheeky Star exposes herself the viewers toward sublime thought… glory to the world, that good teacher.” Madonna accompanied her images with a social media caption claiming there was “angel watching over” her. They were certainly getting an eyeful. “There may also be snow in the lower ground region of northern England, though this is likely to be short-lived.” The gales will subside on Sunday but rain and wind will affect most areas until early next week. paul.byrne@mirror.co.uk @PaulByrneMirror

16 1 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 Brits to save rarest rhinos RHINOS at a British safari park could help save their endangered cousins. Females Fatu and Najin are the last two northern white rhinos left in the world and live under armed guard in Kenya. Eggs from southern white rhinos Razina, Ebun and Murashi, at Longleat in Wiltshire, will be used in an attempt to resurrect the northern rhinos’ bloodline. Project head Prof Thomas Hildebrandt called the IVF plan an “ambitious mission.” OUR DAILY PUB QUIZ Electrum is an alloy of gold and which other metal? You might come 2 across a wooly bugger or a parachute adams if you were doing what? Which London street 3 was the centre of the Swinging Sixties? Who opened the 4 Manchester Ship Canal in 1894? Which children’s 5 character lives at 52 Festive Rd, London? Answers: PAge 53 crunch talks Cook Nigella lawson says flavour has been muted DM1ST Nigella snack attack TV cook turns sour on salt-and-vinegar ExCLuSivE by AsHLeIgH rAInBIrD Diary Editor Nigella lawson says her favourite salt-and-vinegar crisp flavour has become too bland for her tastes. The TV cook said she likes the vinegar flavour to be so strong it hurts but that most potato crisps are now too mild. Instead she has turned to Hula Hoops, which she says “have the most bite”. Nigella, 61, added: “I am a saltand-vinegar person. But one of the things I have found alarming recently is how they have become more and more muted. “If it doesn’t hurt the roof of your mouth, it’s wrong.” She also lashed out at the drive towards reduced-fat versions, adding: “You don’t buy crisps to have a low-fat food.” She said her old favourites Discos are “no good any more”, adding: “They used to make you wince. Now it’s like they have reduced the fat, the vinegar’s not there – what’s the point?” At a promotion in Brighton for her latest book Cook, Eat, Repeat, she said she had finally found joy in Co-op’s salt-andchardonnay-vinegar flavour. She said: “Initially, I thought it’s not going to be aggressive enough. But they are very good – the best for salt-and-vinegar.” ashleigh.rainbird@mirror.co.uk @arainbird gooD Top for potato crisps Best These have most bite BLAnD Nigella is not a fan

DM1ST mirror.co.uk FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 17 Mary Christmas MaMMoth Pendant Oldest bling is found in a Polish cave By NINa MaSSEY An ivory pendant made from mammoth bone is the oldest example of jewellery in Eurasia. The intricately decorated piece, found in a Polish cave alongside an awl tool for hole-piercing made of horse bone, is around 41,500 years old. The pattern of indentations, similar to later jewellery found in Europe, could represent hunting tallies. They could also be lunar notations which correspond to the monthly cycle of the moon or sun. It shows the emergence of symbolic behaviour in human evolution. Researcher Wioletta nowaczewska of Wroclaw University, Poland, said: “This piece of jewellery shows the great creativity of homo sapiens.” Bark lIfE The secret life of Pets 2 aNIMal MagIc Robert Downey Jr in Dolittle SNow jokE Abominable is on BBc PErfEctIoN emily Blunt is Mary Poppins Blunt Poppins sequel follows Queen’s Speech on the box exclusive By NIcola MEthvEN TV Editor BBC viewers will have a Christmas Day that is practically perfect in every way – thanks to the movie premiere of Mary Poppins Returns. The 2018 blockbuster stars Emily Blunt as the magical nanny who is able to fly over the rooftops of London using her umbrella. It will be screened after the Queen’s Speech at 3pm. Made by Disney, the sequel was released more than half a century after the 1964 original starring Julie Andrews as Mary, with Dick Van Dyke as her chimney sweep pal Bert. The film, which grossed SoNgS A star is Born £260million at the box office, features a cameo from Dick, 95. One BBC source said: “Mary Poppins is uplifting in more ways than one, which makes it just right for Christmas Day viewing.” When it was released, Blunt’s singing voice was praised, and she revealed she had once nearly pursued a pop career, laughing: “I could have been Britney.” Other big film firsts on the BBC over Christmas and new Year are Lady Gaga’s movie A Star is Born and rom com Crazy Rich Asians. They will be joined by Dreamworks animation Abominable, Dolittle starring Robert Downey Jr and popular canine caper The Secret Life of Pets 2. nicola.methven@mirror.co.uk @mirrormeths £29.99 was £48.94 New Balance 393 Trainers £23.99 was £39.99 Barbie Colour Reveal Mermaid £59.99 was £71.99 Neo Executive Gaming Chair Selected Black Friday inventory only. New Balance 393 Trainer offer ends 27/11/2021. Barbie Colour Reveal Mermaid offer ends 5/12/2021. Neo Executive Gaming Chair offer ends 30/11/2021. All offers are while stocks last. Delivery charges may apply to the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

18 DM1ST DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 Terror backer: Friend’s Arena bomb haunts me i had no clue Abdallah at the hearing yesterday Army’s back in Germany HUNDREDS of British Army vehicles will return to Germany amid growing tensions with Russia. The Government had planned to bring all 20,000 UK troops home from Germany by 2020. Lieutenant General Ralph Wooddisse said armoured vehicles would be there “should they be required anywhere on the continental land mass”. Troops will also be stationed in Kenya and Oman as well as Sennelager in Germany. kiLLER Salman Abedi He tells of ‘shock’ at Arena bomber Abedi Buy 6 bottles for £18 £3 per bottle lidl.co.uk/superweekend £22.74 South African Chenin Blanc £18 For 6 Bottles While stocks last. Subject to availability. Price only applicable when buying 6 bottles. Valid only whilst stocks last and offer is only valid 25th November - 1st December 2021 inclusive. Selected stores in England only. Excludes NI, Ireland, Scotland & Wales. Packaging, sizes & measurements may vary. Decorative items not included. Prices correct at time of going to print & valid for a limited period only. South African Chenin Blanc Case Deal, 6 Bottle Case, £3/75cl. by PAUL BYRNE A TERRORIST told the Manchester Arena inquiry he is haunted by his friend Salman Abedi becoming a suicide bomber who killed 22 people. Abdalraouf Abdallah, 28, said he was shocked when he learned his pal was behind the 2017 atrocity but insisted he played no part in grooming the 22-yearold into an extremist mindset. The pair had exchanged over 1,000 messages including chats on martyrdom. But Abdallah, a paraplegic injured fighting Colonel Gaddafi’s forces in the 2011 Libya uprising, said the martyrdom discussion had “nothing to do with extremism or terror” but was about friends who had died in conflict. Telling of his reaction on hearing Abedi was the Arena bomber, he said: “It’s something I can never take out of my mind and it is haunting me because he is my friend. “I have seen him twice after my conviction, in prison, and called him a couple of times but he only answered twice and that’s all I know. “It’s still going in my head. Why? When? How come?” Abdallah’s Libyan family fled Gaddafi’s murderous regime in the 1990s and got asylum in the UK where they moved to South Manchester, along with Abedi’s family who were also anti-Gaddafi. Abdallah was arrested in 2014 on suspicion of preparing and funding If we had seen that side of him we would have told his mum AbdAlrAouf AbdAllAh Abedi’s pAl terror by helping four men from Manchester travel to Syria where three fought for Islamic State. His phone was seized and analysis revealed the message exchanges with Abedi. Abdallah was jailed in 2016 but maintains his innocence and denies any involvement in or knowledge of the Manchester attack. Paul Greaney QC, counsel to the inquiry, said: “In those messages... were you grooming or seeking to groom [Abedi] into an extremist mindset?” Abdallah said: “No, I don’t even have an extreme mindset myself. My fight from the start was against Gaddafi and [Syrian president] Assad.” Mr Greaney asked if the discussion played “at least a part” in Abedi’s radicalisation. Abdallah replied: “I didn’t play any part of radicalising.” Inquiry chief Sir John Saunders asked: “Did you ever have any suspicion that he would become a suicide bomber?” Abdallah said: “No, no way. Not me or my friends or anyone...” Asked about reports that Abedi wanted revenge over the UK’s role in Syria and Iraq, he said: “If I had seen the slightest of that thing myself... me and my boys will slap the hell out of him. If we had seen that side of him before we would have told his mum straight away.” A radicalisation expert will give evidence later in the inquiry. paul.byrne@mirror.co.uk @PaulByrneMirror

DM1ST mirror.co.uk FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 19 This battle royale between the BBC and Prince William. I’m not buying it. I watched The Princes and the Press, and the only remotely objectionable thing about it was the affected way Amol Rajan sat sideways when addressing the camera. (And even that could have simply been a loving tribute to the Queen’s riding style). There was nothing in it we hadn’t already heard on countless Channel 5 documentaries – and Wills never complained about any of those. So what’s really behind this supposed beef with the Beeb? Was Windsor Inc spooked when the BBC announced an investigation into whether aliens exist? Have Wills and his spin doctors cynically accepted the Royal Family actually needs Dynasty-style soap opera like this to survive? Or has someone tipped the family off that the Beeb is working on a Prince Andrew documentary? In any case, it’s Sky the royals should go after. Just look at the show Sky HISTORY put up against Rajan’s documentary: Royal Bastards. That’s just rude. Thing Most Likely To Make You Say... “Really appreciate you making the effort, guys – but I can’t wait until you’re back in sunny Australia” … Of The Week. A dark, dull and disappointing opening week of I’m A Celebrity from a dreary castle in wintry Wales. I fear not even Ian Beale and Steve McDonald can save us now. October 2021: Good Morning Britain runs a po-faced and preachy Climate Week campaign. November 2021: Good Morning Britain flies Andi Peters – and, presumably, a TV crew – all the way to New York, to do his big-money TV raffle. Soz, polar bears. ITV’s got sweet competition money to make. IAn HylAnD’S Tv DIARY He writes He writes about telly... about weekly telly... weekly Getting your Thomps-on It was apt that Emma were we really expected to Thompson was given such a believe Adele – who was starring role at ITV’s An executive producer of this Audience With Adele. programme – was that Because if there was ever shocked to see her? a remake of Love Actually, I It was still a great show guarantee Adele’s Greatest though. And Piers Morgan’s Hits would replace that Joni obvious chagrin at having Mitchell CD. not been invited merely When she booked Emma, added to the good vibes. I’m guessing Adele also had I just wish Adele had the American market in replied to his social media mind. The need to appeal to whining with this simple US sensitivities would message: explain that rather contrived “Sorry, babes. I did have a reunion with her old school ticket for you. But Boy teacher as well. George needed it for his Lovely moment as it was, massive hat.” Italy on a roll There was a telling moment at the end of The Great British Bake Off final as Channel 4 revealed what happened when Giuseppe told his family he’d won: “His mum said she wasn’t surprised.” Welcome to the club, Mrs Dell’Anno. At last count, there were around nine million of us. It was such a foregone conclusion that Paul Hollywood even felt emboldened enough to admit he knew the winner the minute he saw Giuseppe’s mini-rolls in Week 1. Given the year Italy has had, I guess we should not have been that surprised to see the Bake Off title being added to the Eurovision, the Euros, the Olympic 100m and the Latest Runner-Up To Djokovic crowns. All we need now is for Giovanni and Rose to win Strictly, and for Joe Dolce to release a 40th anniversary Christmas mix of Shaddap You Face. That said, it A Countfrown conun-dumb Last Friday, Rachel Riley made a trip to ITV’s Lorraine to issue this response to reports that she has been feuding with her new Countdown host would have been nice to see some competition. Giuseppe’s only true adversaries were a tricky oven door seal and a pesky performing seal called Noel Fielding, who kept trying to wind him up. Things could have been so different had the judges and production team resisted the temptation to go for a shock result in the semi-final. Viewers being denied the ultimate Giuseppe/Jurgen Anne Robinson: “Anne’s not the cuddliest person in the world.” So, I think we can consider those rumours well and truly quashed. Right? ‘‘ Chigs was an entertaining contestant but fell short elsewhere showstopper showdown must surely go on record as the biggest TV injustice of the year. No wonder Tuesday’s proceedings opened with heavy emphasis on the amazing journey Chigs had been on. It was almost as if someone was making excuses for why they’d taken a giant rolling pin to Jurgen’s destiny. Yes, Chigs was an entertaining contestant – and his Mad Hatter’s Tea Party showstopper was a work of art that should have gone straight to the Design Museum. He fell short elsewhere though. As did the equally impressive Crystelle. Not that the inevitability of it all spoiled the evening. It was a genuinely emotional affair, from the minute Giuseppe watched his poorly dad’s video message to the look of despair and resignation on Crystelle’s face when she saw just how soggy her focaccia had turned out. If it’s any consolation, that focaccia was also responsible for one of the greatest pieces of editing I’ve ever seen on this show. At first, all we saw was Crystelle muttering “very oily.” Then the camera panned back to reveal Paul Hollywood standing there. Yeah, you’re right. I’m reading far too much into this. She was definitely talking about the bread. Gag Of The Week? Curb your Enthusiasm legend Larry David explaining why there’s no point praying for Hal’s seriously-ill father. Hal: How do you know prayers don’t work? Larry: Because I’m bald! TV Quiz Who made the following admission during the week? “I don’t know what I’m talking about – and nobody else does either.” A) A panellist on Question Time. B) Prof Brian Cox on BBC2’s Universe. C) Someone on GB news. D) Every sports reporter discussing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s long-term replacement. The answer was, somewhat surprisingly, B. Now, if only the others could follow Prof Cox’s honest example. Comedian-turned-actor John Bishop says he’s worried that in the future he’ll just be known as “that bloke from Doctor Who”. I’ve seen the latest viewing figures, John. I wouldn’t go worrying unduly. More controversy at Strictly. First, Tess Daly was attacked for daring to mention the clear mistake Rhys and Nancy made in their jive. Then Dan Walker was accused of stealing a living from better dancers. Poor Tess can’t win. If she just stands there making mundane observations she is called a robot. As for Dan? I have news for anyone complaining, “It’s a dancing competition, not a popularity contest”. It’s a public vote... the definition of a popularity contest! Sonia throwS SurpriSe 60th baSh for rocky in eaStenderS Blimey, did you blow all these balloons up by yourself? Yeah.. I was missing my trumpet. Weekend watchlist The Beatles: Get Back (Disney +, available now) School Of Chocolate (Netflix, from today) Freddie Mercury: The Final Act (BBC2, Saturday) Billy Connolly: In His Own Words (Channel 5, Sunday)

20 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 exCluSive By ChRistinE smith Emmerdale star Simon lennon insists he did not mind being killed off in last night’s episode as moving from role to role helps him combat his obsessive compulsive disorder. Simon, 27, whose character Ben Tucker was sensationally disposed of by resident psychopath Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu), has had the condition from childhood. But rather than thriving on routine, he says never knowing what he will do next helps overcome it. And so, after being brutally whacked over the head, Simon is now looking forward to starting a new adventure. he says: “The hardest part about acting is working together, making a new family and then leaving them. “But it is also the start of new adventures. And for me, going to different auditions and not knowing what is coming up next is what I love most. “I struggled with oCD when I was younger and had therapy. I’m not great when I am in a routine and have to break out. “That’s why I’m so excited about being back in that world of auditions and working out what will happen next.” Reflecting on how the disorder first showed itself, Simon explains: “I had to touch the table with both hands a lot as a child. “I always wanted to balance and tap killER Attack by Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu) shocked fans ClosE Simon and Danny on show things. I was quite academic and my brain works with numbers quite quickly. I was encouraged to go to university but turned down all my offers because my leanings were to be creative. “I love acting and it’s been brilliant playing Ben, who has such empathy. “But, as viewers saw last night, the DM1ST poor lad is also too nice and that ultimately leads to his downfall. I couldn’t have asked for a better finale.” Simon, who joined the show as kayak instructor Ben last year, has been in an on-screen relationship with Aaron Dingle, played by Danny Miller. Danny, 30, is currently proving a big hit on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity get Me out of here! he had viewers – including It’s a new adventure and that is really what I love the most simon lennon on challenge of new job Slough’s the cosiest town Slough is Britain’s warmest place in winter. The Berkshire town came top in heatingforce. co.uk’s warmth index. Temperature was only one metric the index used. A spokesman explained: “Points were taken away for days of air frost, wind speed, volume of rainfall and days of rainfall.” 1. Slough 2.= Sunderland/Poole 4. Southend 5. Ipswich War hero selling medals to buy house BRAVERY CSgt Caines By PAul VAss AN ex-soldier decorated for outstanding bravery in Iraq is selling his medals for £40,000 so he can afford a house. Colour Sergeant Martin Caines was awarded the George Medal after he calmly stared down the barrel of a sniper rifle to defuse a potentially deadly situation. Now retired after three tours in Iraq and two in Afghanistan over 24 years’ service, he needs to raise a deposit to buy a family home. The forthcoming sale of the father-of-two’s medal collection highlights again the issue of war veterans having to sell decorations to get on the property ladder. During a patrol in 2006, CSgt Caines, 42, faced down an angry mob of 15 Iraqi soldiers who turned on their British colleagues. Frustrated at a lack of food and water, the Iraqis fired shots above the heads of CSgt Caines’ platoon. Realising that if his men shot back it would lead to a dangerous bloody firefight, he stood in front of the gunmen with his own weapon lowered. He stared down the barrel of the ringleader’s sniper rifle until the man threw down his gun. CSgt Caines’ medal group will go under the hammer at London auction house Dix Noonan Webb on December 8. A spokesman said: “It is an honour to be able to oversee the sale of his George Medal.” CSgt Caines, from Feltham, West London, joined the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment in 1997. Recently, Afghan war hero Steven Gadsby put his Conspicuous Gallantry Cross up for sale for over £100,000 so he could buy a house.

DM1ST mirror.co.uk Being killed off in Emmerdale helps my OCD on the move Simon has had a ball on Emmerdale Simon’s happy to be soap’s psycho victim Simon – in stitches on Monday night when he gagged several times during the show’s first eating trial. “Out of all the trials, I really wanted to see him do the eating one as everyone struggles with it,” he chuckles. “Danny has such a bad gag reflex and it definitely did not help him when eating the fermented catfish!” Reality TV is not something Simon needs to turn to help his career. He has already starred in Our Girl alongside Michelle Keegan and in period dramas Grantchester and Bridgerton. He was 16 when he discovered he loved acting and two years later he moved from his home city of Liverpool to theatre school in London where he took any job he could find to pay his rent. He says: “You become a better storyteller from things that happen in your life. “Grafting in London and barely having the money to pay the rent was really difficult but ultimately it was character building. “My worst job was in a call centre because I found it really hard to push people. But all of that has really helped me as a person.” And he adds: “I have had the best time ever on emmerdale. I’ve starriNg roles Simon in Bridgerton and, top, with Michelle Keegan in Our Girl made some truly amazing friends and I am excited to see what happens next. “I’m also going to keep on voting for Danny to do every challenge on I’m A Celebrity too! “I think he will absolutely smash it out the park and I’m definitely rooting for him to win.” ■emmerdale, weekdays ITV 7pm. extra episode, Thurs 8pm. features@mirror.co.uk @DailyMirror FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 21 Gift from the heart is best MILLIOnS will get homemade presents this Christmas as people look to add a personal touch. A survey found one in four plan to make all their presents this year. The study, by 3D printer brand Glowforge, also revealed one in three will head to Christmas markets for something special, while one in 10 will hand over homemade booze. A spokesman said: “The most meaningful thing we can give is something we’ve created ourselves.” Lager binge of knifeman A DRUnK robbed a shop at knifepoint after downing 40 cans of lager – then turned himself in to police when his conscience got the better of him. Michael Roberts, 35, stole £80 from the shop in wrexham, north wales. Mold crown court heard he confessed at a police station nine months later, telling officers: “I could not live with the guilt.” Roberts, of wrexham, was jailed for two years and eight months after admitting robbery. Medical hope of super jelly A new “super-jelly” that can survive being run over by a car could one day replace damaged joint cartilage, say its inventors. The hydrogel made at Cambridge University feels like jelly but goes superhard when compressed. Study author Dr Zehuan Huang said: “we’re opening a new chapter in the area of high-performance soft materials.” The UK rail stations with no passengers platform souls Busy Stratford station By Neil laNcefield SIX railway stations had no passengers at all last year, figures show. In contrast, Stratford in East London became the UK’s busiest station, with an estimated 14 million passengers. Empty platforms at Abererch and Llanbder in Gwynedd, North Wales, Beasdale in the Scottish Highland region, Sampford Courtenay in Devon, Stanlow and Thornton in Cheshire and Sugar Loaf, in Powys, Mid Wales, were mainly due to a suspension of services during lockdown, the Office of Rail and Road said. Publicity for last year’s least-used station – Berney Arms, Norfolk – saw its usage increase eight-fold, from 42 to 348. Passenger numbers across Britain dropped by 78% between March 2020 and March 2021 due to the pandemic. The ORR’s Feras Alshaker said: “This year we have seen many railway stations with very few passenger entries and exits. However, recent figures show leisure journeys are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, while there has been a slower increase in commuter journeys.” It is the first time in 17 years that Waterloo was not the most-used station. Just 12.2 million people passed through it in 2020/21, down from 86.9 million. Busy London interchanges such as Stratford, Highbury and Islington, Clapham Junction, Barking and East Croydon replaced Kings Cross, St Pancras, Euston and Paddington in the top 10.

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24 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 Murder suspect ‘no known link’ to Bobbi-Anne Save £600 Incredible Samsung Galaxy S21 5G From DM1ST By JEREMY ARMsTRONg & TOM PETTifOR TRAGIC teenager Bobbi-Anne McLeod had “no known link” to the man suspected of her abduction and murder, police confirmed yesterday. The 18­year­old went missing from a bus stop near her home on saturday on the way to meet her heartbroken boyfriend Louie Leach, 17. Her body was discovered eight miles away from Leigham, Plymouth, near bovisand beach on Tuesday. Assistant Chief Constable Nikki Leaper, of Devon and Cornwall Police, confirmed a 24­ year­ o l d m a n remained in custody on suspicion of murder. 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DM1ST mirror.co.uk FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 25 It isn’t goodbye.. it’s a see you later, dude Funeral for dog victim Jack, 10 Film FAvE DeLorean Save £408 All new Google Pixel 6 Couple killing: Man in court AN ex-soldier appeared in court accused of the murder of a young couple. Stephen and Jennifer Chapple, both in their 30s with two young sons, were found at their village home in Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset, on Sunday. Collin Reeves, 34, who lives nearby, appeared before JPs at Taunton. He was remanded in custody to appear at Exeter crown court today. Nine members of his family were in court. One called out: “Love you, bro.” in our hearts Pallbearers carry Jack’s coffin out From £26 + £9 upfront with unlimited 5G data £26pm* Includes a £96 saving when you trade in a Pixel 5 5G or Huawei P30 Pro by BRONWEN WEATHERBY MOURNERS at the funeral of dog attack victim Jack Lis wore his favourite colour red as his mum said in an emotional tribute: “This isn’t a goodbye, it’s a see you later, dude.” Hundreds lined the streets to pay their respects to the 10-yearold who died after being mauled while playing at a friend’s house. Red balloons were released in his memory and a procession was led by flash cars including a DeLorean like the one in petrolhead Jack’s favourite film Back to the Future. Jack’s mum Emma Whitfield, of Pentwyn, Penyrheol, South Wales, gave a poignant reading at the service, saying: “I spent the last 10 years watching you grow and we got to start seeing you grow into an amazing man. My heart aches so bad that we won’t get to see you grow into that incredible man.” Friends and family filled St Martin’s Church in nearby Caerphilly for yesterday’s service, while hundreds more My heart aches that we won’t see you grow up Emma WhitfiEld mother of Jack outside the church heard the service played on loudspeakers. One family member told mourners: “I hope he looks down on everything we do with a smile. We want to make him as proud of us as we are of him.” A tribute from Jack’s best friend was also read out in church, saying: “Jack, you went away too soon. I never got to say goodbye but I look forward to the day we meet again. “Thanks for being an amazing friend, you will always be in my heart.” A picture of a Toyota Supra, Jack’s favourite motor, took pride of place on his small coffin. In st e a d of flowers the family asked for donations to 2 Wish Upon A Star, which supports those affected by the sudden death of a young person. mirrornews@mirror.co.uk @DailyMirror Hurry, deal ends 29th November Trade in and give your phone a second life We resell 97% of phones and the rest are recycled online I in-store I 0808 002 2044 Representative Example Duration of Credit Agreement Device Monthly Repayment Credit Amount Upfront Cost of Device Total Amount Payable Interest rate Representative Device Cost APR (cash price) Google Pixel 6 36 months x £10 = £360 + £9 = £369 0% 0% (This means interest free credit) Trade in Saving Airtime Plan Monthly cost of Airtime Plan £369 £4pm (£96 over Unlimited Max £16 (was £29). Annual CPI+3.9% increase 24 months) +2 benefits applies. This will not affect your monthly credit payments Length of Airtime plan 24 months pOigNANT Red balloons are released as hundreds watch Jack’s funeral cortege pass *Each April, the monthly price shown plus out of bundle charges will increase by the CPI rate published in Jan that year + 3.9%. This will not affect your monthly Device Plan payments: vodafone.co.uk/CPI. Vodafone EVO: Device Plan Credit Agreement (over 12- 36m) with an Airtime Plan required. The device price will be the same whatever you choose. You can pay off your Device Plan early, and if you do, you can keep your Airtime Plan on a 30-day contract or leave. If your Airtime Plan ends, the Device Plan is still payable (either in full or monthly). Roaming: in the Republic of Ireland & Isle of Man (Zone A) are included in all of our Pay Monthly plans. Other destinations: charges will apply depending on which plan you are on. A 25GB roam fair use policy applies per billing month. Trade-in: get a monthly saving on selected Airtime plans only. Returned device must be in good working condition. 5G: subject to coverage in the area that you are in. Coverage may be affected by a number of factors. See for details - www.vodafone.co.uk/network/5G. Save £408 on your Airtime: based on monthly trade in saving (£96) + monthly discount on the Airtime Plan (£13pm x 24m =£312). Full terms: vodafone.co.uk/terms. Finance subject to status and credit checks. 18+. Direct debit required. Credit provided by Vodafone Limited, FCA Number: 712210, Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2FN

26 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DM1ST Albatross divorce rate is soaring with warmer water temperatures, up to 8% of albatross couples split up. Research published in the Royal Society journal looked at 15,500 breeding pairs in the Falkland Islands over 15 years. Environmentally driven divorce may be an “overlooked consequence” of 8% Number of pairs that split over study period compared to usual 1% By nada FarHOud Environment Editor Climate change theory behind splits AlbAtrosses are “divorcing” more often as a result of climate change, despite being some of the world’s most loyal creatures. Co-author Francesco Ventura, a researcher at Lisbon University, said “monogamy and long-term bonds are very common”, with just 1% of the birds separating after choosing life partners. But in the years covered by the study, climate change. Divorce is normally triggered when a pair fail to breed. But pairs were divorcing even if they bred. One possible theory is linked to the struggles of long-distance relationships. Warming waters force the birds to hunt for longer and fly further. If the birds fail to return in time for a breeding loyal breed Albatrosses are noted for monogamy season, their partners may seek a new partner. Another idea is their stress hormones rise in harsher environments, which could mean a partner is blamed for their “poor performance”. Data from 2017 suggests the number of breeding pairs is a little more than half of what they were in the 1980s. nada.farhoud@mirror.co.uk @NadaFarhoud under attack Dolphins Action call as crime against wildlife rising By nada FarHOud ANIMALS including birds of prey, badgers and even dolphins have been victims of an increase in wildlife crime, nature groups warn. At the same time, the report from 16 conservation and animal welfare groups said convictions for some offences fell by more than half in 2020. There was a 90% increase in reports of marine mammal incidents – which can include disturbing dolphins or seals – in Cornwall alone. The number of confirmed cases against birds of prey in England and Wales nearly doubled to 104 in 2020. Mark Thomas, of the RSPB, said: “There has never been a more important time to end the illegal killing of wildlife.”

DM1ST out of hell Miner on stretcher yesterday FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 27 baTTlE Rescue vehicles at mine French: We’ll halt Chunnel FRENCH fishermen last night threatened to block the Channel Tunnel amid the post-Brexit fishing row. They also plan to stage protests at the Channel ports of Calais, Saint-Malo and Ouistreham today. The fishermen are angry at not receiving more licences to fish in UK waters. A No 10 spokesman said French authorities were expected to prevent illegal action and ensure trade flows remain open. They added: “We are disappointed by threats.” 35 miners entombed Russian pit blast claims 52 lives and traps survivors by STEPHEN WHITE A PIT explosion killed at least 46 miners and entombed another 35 in Russia yesterday. Six res cuers sent down into the smoke-filled tunnels to find survivors died hours later. One miner said those at the centre of the huge explosion were “wiped off the earth”. Last night hopes of freeing the 35 men trapped 820ft down were fading with rescue teams held back because of explosive methane and poison ous carbon monoxide. President Vladimir Putin said: “The situation is not getting easier. There’s a danger to rescuers’ lives. “We’ll hope they can save as many as they can.” Early reports said the men were in an air pocket beneath the fire at the Listvyazhnaya mine in Belovo, south western Siberia. Before the rescue was halted, regional governor Sergei Tsivilev said there was still electricity and ventilation in the mine but that they had lost contact with people deep underground. He added: “For now there is no heavy smoke so we hope that there is no fire. The underground communications system is not working.” Some 285 people were inside the mine 2,000 miles east of Mos cow during the blast. Nikolay Alimov, off WaITINg Wives at pit yesterday Those at the centre of the blast were wiped off the earth work with an injury, said: “Many have been poisoned by carbon monoxide.” Some miners man aged to pull out others “before they suffocated”. Another pitman said: “I had just started my shift and there was a loud clap. “There was dust...I started suffocating.” Last night locals were still praying for a miracle but the situation remained confused. There were also claims of a second explosion 12 hours after the first. In 2007, over 100 died in a pit blast in russian miner on yesterday’s disaster the region. In 2010 another 90 died. s.white@mirror.co.uk @StephenWhite278 Black Friday 20% off almost everything* in store & online Valid 22 nd - 29 th November 2021 Scan this barcode at the till with your Reward Card or App, or type in the code online. Online Code: NOV20 LIMITED TIME ONLY *T&Cs apply: You can use this code online & barcode in store between 00:00 Monday 22nd November – 23:59 Monday 29th November 2021. It has no cash value and is not transferable. You cannot use it in conjunction with any other offer, including staff discount. You cannot use this voucher to buy gift vouchers/cards, books, DVDs, sunglasses, fragrance, confectionery, household cleaning products, toiletries, curtains, furniture, Virgin Experience Days, Totally Toys, Card Factory, Claire’s Accessories, products being sold to raise funds for charity, or in Matalan Clearance stores. This voucher cannot be used on selected brands, please visit www.matalan.co.uk/customer-services/terms for the full list of excluded brands. If you return a multi-buy item, your refund will be reduced by a proportion of the discount given. Full terms and conditions apply, see in store or Matalan. co.uk for details. Promoter: Matalan Retail Limited, Perimeter Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Liverpool, L33 7SZ.

BrING On tHe MaGiC 28 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 The pies have it... Cash Queens taste test festive treats SEE pAgES 40&41 DM1ST BrING On tHe lIgHt sHoW and the smiles from ear to ear! Eye look great now... thanks to a 3D printer and the oohs and ahhhs! Pioneering prosthetic ‘FANtAStIc’ Steve Varze has 3D printed eye ends 20yrs of misery by KELLY-ANN MILLS A MAN who has used a false eye for 20 years has been fitted with the world’s first 3D printed prosthetic. Showing off his new left eye, engineer Steve Varze, 40, said: “I have needed a prosthetic since I was 20, and have always felt self-conscious about it. “When I leave my home I often take a second glance in the mirror, and I’ve not liked what I’ve seen. “This new eye looks fantastic and, being based on 3D digital printing technology, it’s only going to be better.” For a traditional prosthetic a patient undergoes a twohour session to mould their eye socket, before the prosthesis is fitted and painted. But the new procedure meant Steve, of Hackney, East London, only had to wait 30 minutes. It is hoped the eye will be more realistic than an acrylic one and cut the time for a patient to be fitted down from six weeks to just three. Prof Mandeep Sagoo, consultant ophthalmologist at the capital’s Moorfields Eye Hospital said staff were “excited” about the future of fully digital prosthetics. He added: “It has potential to reduce waiting lists.” kellyann.mills@mirror.co.uk @JournoKellyAnn wItNESS David Cod roe block A MObILITy scooter driver raged: “I just want fish and eventually gets his way after chips that I’ll pay for.” blocking a busy street to wait Onlooker David Williams for his chippy lunch. said: “He was not moving.” Irate motorists beeped Chippy staff took his food their horns in Manchester’s and change out to him before Northern Quarter as the man police escorted him away.

mirror.co.uk Queen & Ed Sheeran are ‘cool’ artists You have cool music taste if you listen to Queen, The Beatles and Ed Sheeran, according to a survey. But your choice in tunes is deemed uncool if you regularly groove to Cliff Richard, Daniel o’Donnell or Kanye West. Stars considered more hip like Billie Eilish and Stormzy were numbers 23 and 28 on the list. The study of 2,000 adults aged 18-65 was commissioned by MusicBox, an online marketplace that helps independent artists. Founder Peter Alfred- Adekeye admitted he was surprised by the result. on Queen he said: “As the decades have gone by, they’re considered cooler than they ever were.” DM1ST FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 29 Dicing with danger goINg goNe He starts Then falls to faltericing to the ice BrING On tHe MaIn eVeNt Brendan’s blades of gory... excluSive by aSHLeIgH raINBIrd Diary Editor BRENDAN Cole and Dancing on Ice partner Vanessa Bauer have taken a battering as they train for the new series. Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Brendan has bad cuts on both shins – and he sliced Vanessa’s back open with his blades. The pair took a nasty tumble on the ice as they put in the hours two months ahead of the show. Brendan said: “It’s actually really scary. When things go wrong, things go catastrophically wrong. “We had a fall. We were literally spinning around. There was no way to put her down safely, because once you go, you go. “The cuts are very big when the blades go into your shins, it really hurts. Twice already – one day on the left leg and the next day on the right leg.” Vanessa jokingly dubbed him “bad Brendan” on social media after he cut her back. But the pair are still up for performing the show’s famous “headbanger” move. Brendan SeLfIe vanessa and Brendan said: “Headbanger week one, that’s what I’m working for. Triple axel week one.” But Vanessa sounded a note of caution, pointing out: “He did drop me.” ashleigh.rainbird@mirror.co.uk @arainbird BrING On cHrIsTmAs agoNy Brendan has cuts on both shins and squeezing everyone in! Snorkel death wife sues A WIDoW is suing holiday firm TuI for £560,000 after her husband drowned on a “poorly monitored” snorkelling lesson on an all-inclusive Caribbean trip. Roy Fawcett, 58, died exploring the waters of Paradise Island, off the Dominican Republic, in 2017. While his wife, Susan, stayed in the shallows, Mr Fawcett had joined others for a snorkelling lesson in deeper waters. He was tragedy Snorkler Roy Fawcett found “floating face down in the water and not moving” and rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. An inquest in 2018 concluded Mr Fawcett had died from “accidental drowning on a poorly monitored holiday excursion”. The case this week reached a High Court hearing to decide what expert evidence is needed. A date has yet to be set for the trial of 60-year-old Susan’s claim. lots of little over 400 stores nationwide search for us on wins and being back together! www.wilko.com

30 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DM1ST TOday: friday, nOvemBer 26, 2021 On this day 58 years agO (1963) Our poignant front page showed John F Kennedy Jr – on his third birthday – salute his assassinated father’s coffin. More than one million mourners lined the route of the funeral procession. 53 years agO (1968) The Race Relations Act made it unlawful to refuse housing, jobs or public services to people on the grounds of their colour or religion. 38 years agO (1983) An armed gang carried out Britain’s biggest-ever heist at Heathrow. More than £25million worth of gold bullion bound for the Far East was stolen. £10 £10 £7 Today’s giggle Tina, 82 Rita, 31 How much did the pirate pay for his peg and hook? An arm and a leg. Danny, 31 Birthdays Private Dancer legend Tina Turner is 82. The singer’s music career spans six decades. For You singer Rita Ora is 31. Her family fled war-torn Kosovo. Brighton and England footballer Danny Welbeck is 31. He was recruited by Manchester United aged six. Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is 38. He has a net worth of around £362million. And many happy returns to Mirror reader Wendy Preston, from Newcastle, who is 58. ■■If you’d like us to mention the birthday of a loved one, write to Birthdays, Daily Mirror, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP or yourvoice@mirror.co.uk FORYOURNEAREST MORRISONS STOREPLEASEVISIT WWW.MORRISONS.COM ORTELEPHONE 0345 6116111 w/c22/11/21 Available in majority of stores and online. Subject to availability. Offers/prices may vary online and at Morrisons Daily. Offer excludes all fortified wine, boxedwine, mini wines,price marked case wine and gift sets. Not available on Amazon. Scotland. Excludes bottles under £7 in Wales. Minimum unit pricing applies in Wales. Morrisons.com Excludes Buy 3 or more save 25% on wines Moredeals in store £8 £9 75cl £7.50 £9 Boycott China’s games and we’ll get an icy blast TEAM GB is putting on its skates for the Winter Olympics. Curlers – the ones who slide big stones on ice, not the ones you put in your hair – are already selected. More than 50 athletes are going to Beijing for the Games, hoping for more medals than the five won in South Korea in 2018. But who will go with them? Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to stage a “diplomatic boycott” of the February event. He is said to be “pondering” the idea, which means he can’t make up his mind, as usual. Such a move would mean no British royals or politicians going to Beijing, in protest at the dictatorial rule of the Chinese Communist Party, and its repression of Uighur people. MPs unanimously passed a boycott motion, and so has the European Parliament. US President Joe Biden faces similar demands from US lawmakers. It’s all turning rather nasty, in true Olympic spirit. Complacent sports PAUL ROUTLEDGE ‘‘ The Chinese would lose face and retaliation would be brutal Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab (I can’t write that without smiling) says: “We flagellate ourselves too much.” Quite right. The current lot are a big letdown. They should pay Miss Whiplash to flagellate them, like proper Tories always did. Boris Johnson’s Brexit boast of “taking back control of our borders” sank with the Channel dinghy tragedy and the loss of so many lives. After two-and-a-half years in Downing Street, he has failed to fix the migrant crisis while his Home Secretary Priti Patel condemns her own department as “not fit for purpose”. Her civil servants call her a “moron” and an “idiot”, a slur on all decent morons and idiots. This isn’t government. It’s student politics, playing with people’s lives. They promise action, but nothing ever happens. Why don’t they set Telling it like it is... supremo Lord Seb Coe thinks snubbing Beijing would be a mistake, while an alliance of human rights groups insists the boycott must go ahead. Sanctions can bring about political change. The long sporting boycott of South Africa helped to accelerate the death of apartheid. But that was a stayaway by sportsmen and women, not just the great and the good. A diplomatic embargo of the “genocide games” would be half-hearted by comparison. Gesture politics won’t upset hard-faced tyrant Xi Jinping. The usual people would feel a whole lot better and the rest of us would watch the women’s monobob, whatever that is. If it came to a total boycott by the West, that would be different. The Chinese would lose face, and retaliation would be brutal. They’ve already threatened “serious sanctions”. We’re not really a winter sports nation – not enough snow – so we’re only bit-part players in this drama. But we shouldn’t walk off the stage. Heineken is to sell zerostrength lager on draught, hoping to reach parts of the wallet others can’t. We’ve had this stuff on tap for years. We call it water. THEy’vE lOST CONTrOl up reception centres in France to deal with applications for refugee status in the UK? Those who succeed can come in. Those who fail can seek asylum in France or another EU country, as most do already. If they fail both tests, they can legally be returned to their country of origin. This issue is fast becoming number one on the political agenda. Tory MPs fear it could cost them the next election. Patel will never “take back control” of our borders. The bullying Home Secretary can’t even control her temper. Johnson should sack her and take back control of the ‘MORON’ Priti Patel chaos he calls his government.

mirror.co.uk DM1ST FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 31 100 years of ashes Star Inn yesterday Gastropub is destroyed in thatch blaze By stePheN WhIte oNe of the best known restaurants in the north of england has been “reduced to ashes” following a blaze in its thatched roof. More than 40 firefighters were called to the 14th century Star inn at Harome, a Michelinstarred restaurant near Helmsley, North Yorks. chef Andrew Pern, who bought the inn in 1996, said nobody was hurt and staff tried to tackle the fire. He posted: “The staff did a brilliant job, they grabbed all the fire extinguishers, got a hosepipe from the cellar, they did an amazing job themselves. “it’s one of those risks that comes with a thatched property, once it took a grip it didn’t really stand a chance.” Sunday roast Changing menu of our favourite meal By stePheN WhIte PASS the gravy, loosen the belt and tuck into 100 years of our beloved Sunday roasts, from tinned veggies, to trotters and pigs in blankets. The tradition has been a firm favourite from the 1920s when families would sit down to boiled beef and seasonal cabbage and broad beans. our tastes grew richer and our plates fuller after the lean years of the Second World War, with Yorkshire puddings and roast tatties. Today anything goes, from plant-based meat to chips, salmon and mac ‘n’ cheese. Food historian Seren 10 essentials 1 Roast potatoes 2 Gravy 3 Yorkshire puddings 4 Stuffing 5 Mashed potato 6 Carrots 7 Sprouts 8 Parsnips 9 Peas 10 Pigs in blankets c harrington-Hollins said the meal is here to stay, with 40% of people naming it their favourite of the week. Seren, who is working with frozen food giant Aunt Bessie’s, said: “The roast is an institution, long considered the staple backbone of the British diet. “A roast dinner a hundred years ago was a simple affair but today it is as diverse as the diners themselves.” And a video reveals how our tastes have changed. chicken is the most common meat, but rice, roast peppers, baked beans and cous cous are also included, a onePoll survey shows. s.white@mirror.co.uk @StephenWhite278 more Please From big birds to veggie options, the tradition remains From ‘luxury’ meat to vegan feasts 1920s Meat was a luxury and boiled potatoes 1970s Potato shortages meant tinned ones were were in, served with cabbage and broad beans. in fashion, with leek gratin and braised meats. 1930s Cheaper cuts of meat were popular – suet 1980s Roasted vegetables were preferred over puddings, neck of lamb and offal, with tinned veg. boiled. Prepared dishes start to become popular. 1940s Rationing dominated, but pigs heads, 1990s Vegetarianism is on rise and white meat is trotters and livers were available in the early war. popular. Broccoli and French beans are favourites. 1950s Beef returns with Yorkshire puddings and 2000s Meat portions grow, and seasoning, roasted tatties. Pigs in blankets were introduced. marinades and mashed potatoes are a draw. 1960s Red meat prices were rising, so chicken is 2010/2020s Yorkshire puddings are no longer a good swap. Fridges and gravy become the norm. served with just beef, vegan options increase. Police dogs’ body armour Police dogs are being issued with stab-proof vests to protect them from being knifed by criminals. West Mercia Police is one of the first forces to introduce body armour, equipping its 40 dogs. in 2017, PD canto survived being stabbed. Pc emma Worrallone said: “one of these vests could have saved him from the pain and injury.” Teacher on drugs blamed over ski death fatal fall William Choi A SKi instructor who had taken cannabis has been held responsible for the death of a cancer surgeon who fell 750ft to his death. Urology consultant William choi was on a skiing holiday with his family when he died aged 48. An inquest heard Mr choi was about to move up to an intermediate skill group. But he asked instructor Philippe Drigo to join an advanced group. Mr Drigo, working at the French Alpine resort of la Plagne, agreed. After lunch with his sons Alex and Xavier, partner Abbey and her daughter Phoebe, Mr choi began to ski the difficult losset corridor. But he lost his skis and tumbled down the 35-degree slope. His helmet came off when his head hit a rock and he continued rolling down the hill. He died a short while later after suffering neck and spinal injuries. When questioned by French police, Mr Drigo denied taking drugs or alcohol. He was later found to have taken cannabis. This may have impacted his judgment, the inquest heard. Skiers Helen and Roger Hughes had previously quit Mr Drigo’s group over fears for their safety. Mrs Hughes told the inquest: “The accident could have been avoided if the ski instructor had correctly assessed their ability.” Mr Drigo was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in France over the 2016 death of Mr choi, a consultant at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent. Sitting at Archbishop’s Palace in Maidstone, Kent, assistant coroner Sonia Hayes recorded that the death was caused by gross negligence.

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DM1ST mirror.co.uk FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 33 I shut down golf boar Dire How dad, 45, snared golfer rampage pig quIck-THINkINg James Hart dangers of e-scooters E-scootErs injured 131 pedestrians, 37 of them seriously, in a year, Department for transport figures have revealed. A further 36 cyclists and 32 people in vehicles were injured in e-scooter collisions in the year to June. Fourteen casualties were aged 70 and above, 17 were 60-69, and 21 children under 10 were injured. the figures also show three e-scooter users were killed in crashes, and 729 were injured. maSSIvE Escaped animal is safe on the pavement oPEraTIoN Police officer at the scene SuccESS The pig is safely inside trailer by STEPHEN WHITE A GARDENER has relived the moment he captured a rampaging pig which terrorised golfers. James Hart, 45, used his child’s car booster seat to snare the “flipping massive” hog by a roadside. the boar-type animal, believed to be a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, was one of a pair that charged at players at nearby Lightcliffe golf club. t h e M i r r o r reported yesterday how two men were taken to hospital with minor injuries after the incident on sunday. James was driving his wife’s car with his dog and thought the pig was another dog when he first saw it – but then realised it was a “massive black pig”. He stopped and called the police and rsPcA while trying to steer the snappy animal away from traffic. He said: “Now and again, it tried to get at me.” A woman arrived at the scene who told him she kept pigs and helped him keep the hog out of harm’s way. After TroTTEr TError Yesterday’s Mirror around two hours, a farmer arrived with a trailer and with the help of a police officer they managed to corral the pig inside using the car seat. James, from Lightcliffe, West Yorks, said he was not frightened of the animal. “I wasn’t really scared, but I was quite cautious. I was aware that it could bite. “But the girl was amazing – she even managed to stroke it at one point.” James said he was happy the incident finished without anyone else getting hurt. He said: “It was hilarious. I only popped out to get the car.” But he said things may have ended differently if the boar had made its way to the nearby local school. He said: “It was very close to the school. If the pigs had been wandering around at school drop off or pick up, with little kids about, it could have been a bit nasty.” It is believed that both hogs have now been reunited with their owner. s.white@mirror.co.uk @StephenWhite278 Love cheat’s £2k lockdown fine A MAN caught breaching lockdown rules by visiting his girlfriend whilst her husband was away has been fined almost £2,000. Police stopped Costel Hurmuz, 46, speeding in Portsmouth, Hants, just after midnight on February 2. A court heard PC Marcus Ward and a colleague spotted he was not wearing a seatbelt. In court documents, PC Ward said: “Whilst speaking to Hurmuz he disclosed that he had been at his girlfriend’s address whilst her husband was out. “He was breaching Covid regulations.” Hurmuz was given a ticket for driving without a seatbelt. A single magistrate found him guilty of being out of his home in Portsmouth without a reasonable excuse in lockdown. He was fined £1,760 with a £176 surcharge and £85 costs.

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DM1ST mirror.co.uk FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 35 @realbritainros rEal britain Ros Wynne-Jones standing up for you and your family Last night, when Gulwali Passerlay went to take out the bins he found himself breaking down. “It was so cold out there. I thought how cold it must have been in that sea. a pregnant woman, children, men in that cold water. When I went to bed, I couldn’t sleep for thinking about them in the water.” Watching the tragedy in the Channel unfold, in which 17 men, seven women and three children died, and two people were taken to hospital with hypothermia, I thought of a passage in Gulwali’s book. The Lightless Sky tells the story of his 12,000-mile journey from Afghanistan to safety in the UK in lorries and on a dangerously overcrowded boat. “I have heard somewhere that drowning is a peaceful death,” he writes. “Whoever said that hasn’t watched men soil themselves with fear aboard an overcrowded, broken-down CaP Use hard return at Use hard return at FraGilE Leftovers of the dinghy lost on Wednesday boat in the middle of a raging Mediterranean storm.” Gulwali’s journey across the sea took 49 hours, with 120 other people on a boat built for 30. He was just 12 years old. “I was very, very scared,” says Gulwali, now 27 and living in Kettering, Northants. “I knew I was face to face with death. You see your death. You know you are going to die. Those people in the Channel, they would have known their death and, for them, help was not there. “I made it out alive only because the Greek coastguard rescued us. We were lucky – if they hadn’t, our boat would have capsized. It was holed on every side.” His own eventual journey across the Channel was in the back of a refrigerated lorry, carrying bananas and a terrified child. It was his 100th attempt to cross from France to Britain. Had the lorry driver switched the refrigerator on, Gulwali would have died like the people in the cold sea on Wednesday, on the last leg of his journey. “People ask ‘why do they come to the UK’? And I ask, ‘why not’?” Gulwali says. “England says refugees should stay in France. France says Italy. Italy says Greece who built a wall with Turkey who built a wall with Iran, which they say is a safe country. Who is going to take the responsibility for SPEECH Priti Patel’s statement on the ‘incident’ traGiC a survivor is led to safety in Calais The truth is that Britain doesn’t take anything like a fair share of refugees this crisis? Who is going to give people some hope? “Instead, we say if these people die, it’s not our problem. If they drown, it’s tough. Turn the boats away.” Gulwali’s journey began in eastern Afghanistan during the years of the war on terror. His father, a doctor, and beloved grandfather were killed in a firefight with American troops. With an uncle in the Taliban, Gulwali and his brother Hazrat were called on to martyr themselves to avenge their father’s death. The boys’ mother paid $8,000 to get them “to safety” in Europe. When the other option was watching your sons blow themselves up at an American army base, was she wrong? Today, after a difficult start in the UK, her son has a Master’s degree from Coventry University, a family, is a published author and runs his own company. We don’t yet know the stories of the 27 men, women and children who lost their lives yesterday. But we do know that getting in a flimsy boat on a freezing, wild sea felt like a better option than whatever they were leaving behind. We know that the two rescued people – who are in critical care – are from Iraq and Somalia. French media are reporting that the dead are believed to be Iraqi or Iranian Kurds. France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin described their boat as “extremely fragile… like a pool you blow up in your garden”. We know that yesterday, despite almost certainly knowing the fate of the 27, more people set off on the same deadly journey. “If I went to Calais now, would I tell people not to cross?” Gulwali says. “I would tell them if France will give you accommodation and a work visa you should stay. But if not? If the other option is to be sent home or stay in the hell of Calais… I can’t tell them ‘‘ Getting on a flimsy boat on a freezing sea felt better than what they left JOUrnEY Gulwali has experienced the truly unthinkable not to cross.” To understand why more and more people are making the crossing, we need to understand that government policy since 2010 has gradually shut down almost every single safe and legal route through which people could have had their asylum application considered before making that crossing. The truth is that Britain doesn’t take anything like a fair share of refugees – we are one of the countries taking the fewest. Less than 1% of the refugees in the world. But Boris Johnson’s government was elected on the back of Brexit, and a promise to take back control of Britain’s borders. The less rosy post-Brexit Britain looks, the more hysterical tough talk about our borders we should expect. So, the Government’s response to a human tragedy will be to ratchet up even further the antirefugee sentiment. ‘‘ Patel’s odious Borders Bill should be called ‘People Smugglers’ Bill’ Have you or your family been affected by the cuts? Or have you been shocked by how your area has been hit? I want to reveal what’s really happening around the country every week. Email: realbritain@ mirror.co.uk In association with Unite the Union It will be the excuse it needs to push through the most anti-refugee legislation – Priti Patel’s odious Borders Bill is currently going through Parliament – this country has ever seen. It should be called the People Smugglers’ Bill. The price goes up every time a legal route disappears. Somewhere deep down we know the answer is the exact opposite. To create safe and legal routes, and to find compassionate solutions. To give people hope we will deal with them fairly. To take our fair share of refugees and use our international standing to CaMPaiGn Gulwali rallies for change in October support peace and tackle climate emergency. Why did Gulwali come to the UK? For the most human of reasons. He had heard his brother had reached here. And because he had made a promise to his mum. “When my brother and I fled Afghanistan, my mum said: ‘No matter how bad it gets, don’t come back, and hold on to each other’s hands’,” he says. “So, when the smugglers separated us, the thing that kept me going on the journey was not letting my mum down.” Now it is Gulwali’s turn to worry about his mother who is trapped in Afghanistan as the country starves. An unfolding crisis that will only lead to more desperate people setting off from the shores of northern France, as we drag our heels on taking refugees. The deaths on Wednesday were an avoidable tragedy. And they are just the ones we know about. Unless Britain changes course, the Channel risks becoming an ever-growing mass grave.

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DM1ST mirror.co.uk FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 37 Major gives his medals by StePHen wHIte A CARING soldier has replaced a 96-year-old veteran’s war medals after they were ripped from his chest by a mugger. Jim Marland was at his local cenotaph in the run-up to Remembrance Day when he was pushed to the ground and robbed. The former Private, who served with Durham Light Infantry, was so shaken that it took days before he was able to tell his family. Major Phil Linehan, a reservist with 103 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, saw the PrIde Major Linehan and Jim Marland to robbed war hero, 96 story of the attack, in Roch- Two two-all draw with Stevenage War Star, the France and Germany dale, and decided to act. on Tuesday. Star, the Defence Medal and the provided replacement berets with The pensioner was He received a guard of honour on 1939/45 War Medal, or Victory Medal. First and Second World War badges. handed replacement orig- the pitch at the Spotland Stadium, Gtr Jim joined the Army in late 1943 Major Linehan said: “It was a inal medals from Major Manchester, to huge applause. and fought in Ibbenbüren, Germany. wonderful privilege to give back to Linehan’s own collection on Jim said: “It was a surprise... I want A shrapnel wound to his chest someone who gave so much for us.” Rochdale Football Club’s pitch during half-time of their League to thank everyone who’s been so nice.” The medals included the 1939/45 meant six weeks in a field hospital. As well as the medals, 103 REME s.white@mirror.co.uk @StephenWhite278 during half-time of their League Black Friday competition! WIN Win an iPhone 13 & 65” OLED TV The biggest shopping event of the year is here and we’re giving away some top-of-therange technology to keep you entertained. One lucky reader could be in with a chance to win Apple’s latest device, an iPhone 13! This phone not only offers a huge upgrade from previous iPhone models but has an improved camera for you to capture those special moments in the best quality possible. And if that’s not enough, you can also win a 65” OLED TV. This ultra-slim TV will give you brilliant picture quality as well as sound, to make sure you have the ultimate cinematic Worth over £2,000! experience. So what are you waiting for? Make sure you enter now! How to enter If you would like to enter this competition, simply visit mirror.co.uk/bfcomp and submit your name and email address alongside the answer to the following question: Which American Holiday is Black Friday originally associated with? A) halloween B) Labour Day c) Thanksgiving This competition closes at 5pm on Friday, December 3, 2021. Please see the terms and conditions Terms and conditions: This competition is open to anyone who is a resident of the United Kingdom except employees of Reach plc. and their immediate families. Entrants must be 18 years or older. To enter this competition, you will need to submit your name and email address alongside your answer to the question. You are only permitted to enter once, duplicate entries and entries suspected of foul play will be disqualified. The competition closes at 5pm on Friday December 3, 2021. Entries received after this date will not be accepted. One winner will win an iPhone 13 + 65” OLED TV. The winner will be selected at random from the correct entries. Full terms can be found at mirror.co.uk/bfcomp

38 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 mirror.co.uk DM1ST Blackadder star uncovers hid exclusive by Claire o’boyle Busy IT is Britain’s most iconic waterway and for presenter Tony Robinson the time River Thames holds a family significance that goes back Bermondsey back in 1860s centuries. The star explores the hidden wonders of the 215-mile river in a new documentary starting tonight and reflects on the vital but often difficult work it provided for generations of Londoners, including his grandfather. “People often think of the Thames just as what they see in London,” says Tony, 75. “But it’s so much more than that. In fact, it’s the lifeblood of southern England.” In tonight’s opening episode of the series, The Thames At Night, Tony visits Tilbury docks in Essex, where his grandfather, Horace Parrott, worked on the front gate, after being a steward on Union-Castle Line ships for 50 years. “My grandfather was working at Tilbury long after retirement age,” he says. “I must have been down to see him as a kid and it was very eerie going back and realising that most of the places I visited during the series, probably one relative or another of mine had worked there or somewhere close by at some time in the past 300 years. I felt the connection enormously.” He adds: “My whole family is defined by the Thames. “They’ve been Eastenders for 300 years. Not wealthy Eastenders but things like cardboard box cutters and seamstresses, matchmakers. Two of my great-grandparents ended up in the workhouse. One died Tony Robinson of diphtheria. on RiveR thames “They were part of that working class struggle for survival – and that survival was given to them by the Thames because it was such a complex, busy river.” Tony, who found fame with Blackadder, also worked on the river, which stretches far beyond London, running from Gloucestershire to Southend-on- Sea, before his acting career took off. “I spent a lot of my teens and early 20s working on the Thames,” he says. “I worked for a firm of ships and when I passed my driving test I had a van. “I used to drive down to this great big warehouse in Stepney and I’d go to all the various docks all the way down to Tilbury and take the orders from the ships’ cooks about what they required. “I got to know the working Thames really well and now there’s virtually none of it left, or just the occasional crane left as a memento. If I try really hard I can often work out what the area was like before it became skyscrapers and flats.” Despite his vivid memories from working on the river, Tony says he is not overly nostalgic for the Thames of the past. “It was a very hard life,” he says. “And there are still elements of it there. There are still families who work on the river, although now most will commute in from Essex or Kent rather than live by the side of the river.” Through the course of the four-part Channel 5 series, historian Tony examines the lots of us assume it just goes to sleep at night, like your gran 300 How many years Tony Robinson’s family have lived near Thames 215 Length in miles of the Thames, which Tony is exploring for show River times fascinating world of work that fascinating world of work that goes on along the river once the sun goes down – and discovers it now transports more goods than it ever has in its history. He travels from the Thames estuary in the East right through the heart of London and beyond. As well as meeting the people who spend their working lives on the water he goes behind the scenes at huge landmarks – including the Thames Barrier. “The work they do is incredible,” says Tony. “I hard work Barges unload freighter, 1932 hadn’t realised but to keep the river at the level it needs to be, tides from as far away as Scotland are monitored. “I’d never realised, I thought they came from Calais, but to see tides building as they come past Aberdeen and Lincolnshire all along the way, hurtling down past Essex and clipping into London is quite riveting. “It happens in this really sci-fi type context, in that all round the Thames Barrier it’s absolutely quiet, and then you go in and there are all these long corridors and there are these two guys in this futuristic-looking control room. “They’re the people who stop our feet getting wet when it rains. When they TV historian Tony Robinson recalls lif on the Thames as a boy and how it has defined his family for 300 years built the Barrier our tides were much lower, they predicted the tides would rise, so we could keep going with it as it is until something like 2070.” Elsewhere Tony, who grew up in East London, joins fishermen off Whitstable, Kent, as they search the depleted waters for Dover sole and hops aboard a family-owned ship that transports rapeseed along the shallow waters of the river. “It occurred to me recently that we don’t really understand how cities keep running,” says Tony. “Why don’t they just collapse? I’ve felt that very strongly about the Thames, which is the lifeblood safe team Tony speaks to river fire crew of southern England. I think lots o just assume it’s there at night, almost it goes into hibernation like our old going to sleep at nine and staying t til she wakes at six in the morning. “But, of course, that couldn’t be fur from the truth. It’s at night, when these very skilled people come ou work to keep things running.” Spending such a lot of time on Thames during filming – this is his t series about the river – historian T could reflect on the remarkable cha it has undergone. “The fascinating thing about Thames is that for most of 2,000 yea was London’s highway,” he says.

FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 39 den wonders tech rise Star visits the Thames Barrier e f us like gran here ther all t to the hird ony nges the rs it “But then in the early 20th century it got clogged up with shipping. The time came when there were moments you could cross the Thames by foot jumping from one ship to another. “Then when the internal combustion engine took over things shifted to the road in the 1950s and 1960s. “But now it’s being transformed back to London’s great thoroughfare again. “We have the London clippers acting as a taxi service, we have fire services there, we have oil coming up and down. inspiration Horace on ship and with Tony It actually carries more goods now than ever. Far fewer boats, but much bigger boats. It’s been a wonderful experience to get a better understanding of the workings of this extraordinary river.” ■ The Thames at Night with Tony Robinson, Channel 5 tonight at 8pm. claire.oboyle@mirror.couk @ClaireOBoyle2

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mirror.co.uk with RUKI SAYID and TRICIA PHILLIPS DM1ST FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 41 CASH UEENS This season’s sweet stars CHRISTMAS PUDS Classic pudding (454g), £9.50, harveynichols.com This posh pud is crammed full of juicy, plump raisins and whole almond pieces for a pleasing crunch in every bite. Score: 88 Deluxe 24 month matured Christmas pudding (907g), £12.49, Lidl It has a boozy note from the cognac and brandy, a generous helping of crunchy nuts, juicy sultanas and a little spice – at this price what more could you ask for? Score: 80 Collection 12 month matured Christmas pudding (907g), £12, Marks & Spencer Alongside the sweet jammy fruit, there’s a decent boozy kick, and a waft of lemon and orange. It’s a delight to eat. Score: 78 Each year the mince pie war hots up as supermarkets battle to woo us with their scrumptious festive treats. And the choice – like our waistlines – gets bigger as the fillings become more adventurous. Even Christmas puds are getting a makeover with twists including damson and pink gin and Black Forest gateau recipes. We’ve turned to experts from the Good Housekeeping Institute and an external consumer panel to get a flavour of what’s on the Christmas shelves to tempt taste buds. The consumer magazine’s panel of judges tested a range of mince pies and Christmas puds from upmarket brands to discounters to help you make an informed choice. Here’s a selection from their massive round up, marked out of 100. For full results of Good Housekeeping’s Christmas taste tests, pick up the December issue on sale now, or visit goodhousekeeping.com/uk Finest 12-month matured Christmas pudding with Courvoisier VS cognac (800g), £8, Tesco As you’d expect from a Christmas pudding laced with Courvoisier, it had a punchy alcoholic note. The almonds provided a gentle crunch, alongside the soft, chewy raisins. Score: 76 Extra Special Christmas pudding (907g), £7, Asda A well-balanced pud that combines sticky fruit and spice. The plump sultanas and raisins have a marmalade twist, but the suet can be a little overpowering. Score: 75 wITH A TwIST CHRISTMAS PUDS wITH A TwIST Florentine mince tart, £2.25 each, Costa The thick, pastry case contains a caramel topping decorated with candied almonds, pumpkin seeds, cherries and a chocolate zigzag. Lacking in Christmas spice, the rich caramel worked well with the chocolate and citrus. Score: 72 Cherry and almond frangipane topped mince pies (4), £2, Waitrose & Partners Heavy on the amaretto, it’s frangipane that is the dominant flavour with little pops of mixed citrus peel and currants in the mincemeat. However most would have liked to see a more generous filling. Score: 70 Grab it There’s a 63% saving on a pampering Revolution Ultimate Glamour 12 Days Of Christmas beauty box, down from £80 to £30 at Superdrug. The collection includes Reloaded shadow palettes, Satin Kiss lipsticks, lip glosses, highlighter palettes and mascara for a different look every day. Taste the Difference winter berry, clementine and gin mince pies (4), £2, Sainsbury’s Instead of brandy or cognac, Sainsbury’s has added gin – however it wasn’t particularly strong. Instead, it was tart berries that provided a twist, adding a mulled wine appeal. Score: 70 Finest Black Forest Christmas pudding (800g), £10, Tesco Alongside traditional vine fruit, it includes a good glug of kirsh and chunks of melted Belgian chocolate, for a Black Forest gateau appeal. We were impressed with the fudgy centre, which was bursting with glace cherries and sweet raisins. Score: 79 Bargain basket Iceland Bonus Card members can carry on cashing in on deals such as TGI Friday’s spicy chicken pizza (535g) which is £4 or £3 for card holders. McCain quick cook French fries (750g) are cut from £2.75 to £1.37 and Birds Eye battered chicken nuggets (400g) have been chopped by 50% to £1.50. All shoppers can save on party food like salt and pepper chicken popsters (400g), Mozzarella sticks (300g) and tempura king prawns (130g), which are £2 each or three for £5. Specially Selected damson plum and pink gin pudding (800g), £8.99, Aldi With a liberal coating of festive glitter dust, the gold dome is an impressive centrepiece. It oozes with boozy plum sauce and is a little lighter than a traditional Christmas pud, with just a hint of spice. Score: 73 Deluxe sticky toffee Christmas pudding (700g), £7.99, Lidl Another dessert hybrid, this time taking comforting sticky toffee pudding as the inspiration, and soaking the raisin-spiked sponge with rum. Lidl also provides a delicious butterscotch sauce for drizzling all over just before serving. Score: 72 Golden blond star Christmas pudding (800g), £12, Marks & Spencer There’s a delicious caramelised, nutty white chocolate note to this boozy pud, which contains brandy and rum. Although it got a little stuck in the container, the spiral star dome is the perfect vessel for the sauce to swirl down theatrically. Score: 71 Festive find We always wondered what Christmas would taste like if you bottled it – now we know thanks to Yuletide Gin. Get into the festive spirit with the tipple that is blended with all we love about the event such as Christmas cake, chestnuts, Christmas pudding, panettone, gingerbread and even Christmas tree needles. And in honour of the Three Wise Men there’s frankincense, myrrh and gold flakes. Created by That Boutique-y Gin Company a 50cl bottle costs £34.95 from masterofmalt.com. No.1 fig, honey and port Christmas pudding (800g), £14, Waitrose & Partners Like something you’d find in a period drama banquet, this decadent ginger pud is topped with candied fig slices and spiked with a generous swig of port. The honey-sweetened sponge is scattered with vine fruit, with pecans providing texture. Score: 71 * All prices correct at time of going to press

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DM1ST mirror.co.uk FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 43 Dr MiriaM StopparD 60 SECONDS ON... Footballers and jabs medical It would seem that fewer than half of football players across English Premier League and Football League clubs are vaccinated. As of last month, the squads of only seven clubs in the Premier League were more than 50% fully vaccinated. They’d better shape up as officials in charge of next year’s World Cup in Qatar have said they will ban all unvaccinated players. Wolverhampton Wanderers say 100% of their first team players and staff have been fully vaccinated. Brentford, Leeds, Liverpool and Southampton have also achieved a high uptake. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has encouraged his players to get vaccinated to protect themselves, their loved ones and the people around them. His wise words were: “I don’t understand why that is a limitation of freedom. Because if it is, then not being allowed to drink and drive is a limitation of freedom as well – but we accept that.” In the US, the hardline stance of governing bodies has resulted in vaccination rates of 93% in the NFL and 95% in the NBA. Footballers are role models. It would make a difference if more stepped up to the plate. marvels Male contraceptive bath zaps sperm German design graduate Rebecca Weiss has designed this novel male contraceptive as an alternative to the Pill. Blokes may soon be able to submerge their testicles in a special mini “bath” in order to prevent pregnancies. Named COSO, the device works by using ultrasound to inhibit sperm motility for up to six months. It’s won Ms Weiss a James Dyson Award. Clock-watching could be key to controlling asthma All our bodily functions are at the mercy of our body clock – a 24-hour programme of waxing and waning hormones that wakes us in the morning and makes us feel sleepy at night. It gives a rhythm to our temperature and even determines when we eat and go to the toilet. It also determines when we feel at our lowest ebb, which is usually in the evening because of lower hormone levels. It’s probable that many illnesses are “rhythmic”, meaning they are affected by your body clock, and research done by Asthma UK has shown asthma certainly is. That means asthma symptoms, such as coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath, could be worse at different times of day. So if we get to the bottom of these key times, it would revolutionise the way doctors treat the 5.4 million people in the UK who have asthma. It could even help to prevent life-threatening asthma attacks. A study carried out by Dr Hannah ask Dr miriam QI live in Bristol and recently a statue was unveiled at the university of a woman called Henrietta Lacks. It said in the newspapers that she did a great service to medicine. Can you tell me what it is? aShe did indeed bestow on medicine a great gift – and it’s a gift that keeps on giving. She was born in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1920 and when she was 31 and dying from cervical cancer, doctors took a biopsy and “grew” her cancer cells in the laboratory. To their astonishment the cells kept dividing and growing and have since formed the ‘‘ There could be an optimum time of day to use inhalers Durrington of Manchester University looked at why people with asthma have worse symptoms at night and in the early hours of the morning. It turns out tests of lung function, such as peak flow rate – which basis of many cancer experiments. The cells became famous as they were distributed among cancer researchers and were named the HeLa cells after Henrietta Lacks herself. Henrietta’s HeLa cells are unique in that they will grow continuously under lab conditions and now they’re used in most cancer laboratories around the world. Henrietta Lacks was a black woman and the statue in Bristol has been created by a black female sculptor, Helen Wilson-Roe. The plinth reads: “More than a cell”. top tips measures airflow out of the lungs – were lower at 4am compared to 4pm. Other tests had similar results. So should this kind of testing be done at different times of day? And should participants be advised to look What to eat and drink when you have the flu What everyone neeDs to knoW Blood donations to be made more inclusive Offensive precautionary questions intended to make blood transfusions safer will no longer be asked from the end of 2021. So potential donors won’t be quizzed on sexual partners who’ve been to areas of the world where HIV is endemic, including sub-Saharan Africa. An assessment of The cold and flu season is here so I thought I’d make a list of foods and drinks that could help ease your symptoms. • Broth or chicken soup They’re full of vegetables containing nutrients, which are essential for a healthy immune system. Sipping broth will also keep you hydrated and soothe your throat. Chicken is rich in protein and iron to help strengthen your body. • Vitamin c This can help strengthen your immune system but instead of popping a vitamin pill (which the body evidence has concluded this would have no effect on the safety of blood donations. All blood donations in the UK are tested for HIV, and the estimated risk of an HIV infectious donation not being detected is one in 23 million, says the Department of Health and Social Care. out for symptoms at certain hours and have their inhalers handy? This could revolutionise asthma management. Doctors can assess the severity of asthma in a patient by measuring the levels of white blood cell eosinophils in blood or phlegm. But Dr Durrington has revealed these levels change naturally over the course of a day, so if doctors timed appointments around these variations, they would get a more accurate picture of a person’s asthma. Her research could help doctors determine whether there’s an optimum time of day to use inhalers and other medication in order to keep symptoms under control. Dr Durrington says: “Asthma can have a huge impact on people, leaving them coughing, wheezing, gasping for breath and at risk of having a life-threatening asthma attack. “It’s really exciting to think my research could play a part in making things better for people with asthma, helping doctors assess if patient’s symptoms are at their worst depending on the time of day and identifying exactly when people should take their inhalers to keep them well.” can’t absorb well) eat citrus fruits, fruits of the forest, broccoli, kiwi, peppers and leafy greens. • Juices The most important thing when you have a cold or flu is to keep yourself hydrated. Any type of liquid is good but water, fruit or vegetable juices are the best. If you have a juicer or a smoothie maker you can mix the fruit and vegetables you like into a delicious drink. • comfort foods When you have a cold or flu you don’t feel like eating but it’s important that you keep up your energy levels, so snack on your favourite foods. miriam@mirror.co.uk @MiriamStoppard Sorry, but I can’t answer letters personally Assisted by Hajni Domokos

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DM1ST mirror.co.uk FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 45 DEAR COLEEN dearcoleen@mirror.co.uk your problems solved How do i bond witH my older mum friends? Dear Coleen I’m a 29-year-old woman and I’m feeling lonely and finding it hard to make meaningful friendships. I had my daughter quite young – she’s four now – and as a result, I’m out of touch with my good friends, as none of them have kids and are either single or dating. I don’t have much in common with them any more, but I also have nothing in common with the new folks I meet these days, except for the fact we all have kids of a similar age. I would appreciate some advice on how to connect with people. Coleen says Well, you say you don’t have much in common with your old mates, but the only difference is that they don’t have kids. Why can’t you still go out with them and ask your partner to babysit or get a sitter? There’s no formula for making friends, it’s just being open to it. You have to put yourself out there, whether it’s nurturing old friendships or making new ones. Call your friends and say you’re bored and need some adult conversation. Be honest with them. Yes, when you’re a mum it’s a lot harder to be spontaneous, but you can put things in the diary and plan ahead. As for other “mum friends”, you’re not going to get along with all of them just because you have kids in common, but if you’re open to it, you might find a few gems. Be proactive and start the conversation – it only takes a “hello” to get things started. Struggling to understand why his daughter is rude to my son Dear Coleen I’ve been with my partner for about a year and it’s going well, apart from the fact his teenage daughter seems to really hate my teenage son. Whenever the four of us are together, she goes out of her way to leave him out of the conversation and is even pretty rude to him at times. For example, a couple of weeks ago she invited us over for dinner at their place, which I thought was a step in the right direction, but then conveniently “forgot” that my son is vegan, so he couldn’t eat any of the food she’d prepared. She seemed to find it amusing rather than apologise and try to figure out what he could eat. My son is very easygoing, so told everyone not to worry and ate a peanut butter sandwich while we were tucking into our meat and veg. I feel so sorry for my son, who’s a lovely lad and liked by everyone he meets. I don’t know why my partner’s daughter has it in for him, as she’s always been nice to me. I need to say something to my partner, but he’s very defensive when you say “At her dinner party, she ‘forgot’ my son was a vegan I’d like to reply to the grandmother who’s jealous of the other set of grandparents (Dear Coleen, November 23). I’d suggest being proactive in the contact you have with your grandchildren. Mine live 200 miles away in Scotland and I regularly send little gifts addressed to them, sometimes just a small pack of sweeties. If my grandson scores a goal, I send a little plastic trophy, or if they need new PJs, I send them some. My daughter films them receiving the gifts, so I can see how happy they are. Every little contact is making memories for them and you, and our grandchildren adore us because we make such an effort to be in their lives. Maggie Smith, Newcastle PROBLEMS? Tell Coleen Nolan about them and she’ll give you an honest answer... every weekday in the Daily Mirror email: dearcoleen@mirror.co.uk – sorry, but Coleen can’t reply personally WRiTe To: Coleen Nolan, The Daily Mirror, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP it comes to his daughter, as she had a rough time growing up with an alcoholic mother. Any advice? Coleen says I think she’s showing a bit of stepsibling rivalry and probably feeling He’s not taking baby plans seriously If you find cigarettes again, acknowledge that this is a tough time, but you want to try what the doctor is advising. You could even set yourselves a target, such as “we’ll try really hard and give it everything we’ve got for the next six months”, so it feels like there’s a timescale and something to aim for. It’s hard for him if he’s been told that it’s his lifestyle that’s the problem. And if he’s feeling pressured and guilty, then he’s going to that’s driving him to smoke. I feel stressed, and when you feel think you need to be careful that stressed, you want to reach for you don’t come across as the ciggies or eat more. blaming him for your situation I realise it’s frustrating, as because it’s just piling more you’re probably doing all the pressure on top. And you have to right stuff and every month is a be a team. huge disappointment. Why not make the focus a But you have to figure out healthier diet because this is how to do this as a team – with something you can do together? kindness and empathy. Dear Coleen My husband and I have been trying to conceive and he was advised by our doctors to improve his lifestyle significantly – quit smoking, cut down on alcohol, lose some weight and so on. However, he’s not taking it seriously at all and although he doesn’t smoke at home and told me he’s given up, I found some cigarettes in his coat pocket. I’m furious with him because he knows how much having a baby means to me. I don’t want to start a big row, as things are stressful enough, but how can I get him to listen? Coleen says I have lots of friends who struggled to have kids and know how stressful and soul crushing it is. So maybe it’s the pressure threatened by this new family dynamic. She might even feel a bit jealous of your son – he’s still got you, but it doesn’t sound like her mum is in the picture. She’s had her dad on her own for a while, he’s always been her constant and her rock through tough times, and now there’s potentially a new stepmum and a new stepbrother and she might be unconsciously terrified of that. Your son sounds lovely and obviously isn’t making a drama out of this, and if you stay with your partner, his daughter will have to adjust. Maybe next time, your son can bring his own vegan food and that’ll show her up a bit. Or why not say to her: “Shall I ask him to bring his own food this time?” The thing is, however old your child is, they’re still very connected to all the things that happened when they were growing up. My eldest son is 32, but whenever I’m around he’s 10 again! When I got together with my second husband, Ray, my boys had to get used to a stepparent coming into the family and it took a couple of years before we found our feet. I understand you feeling upset for your son, but if he’s not worried about it, then don’t make it into a bigger issue. 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Parker Dutch Bulbs (Wholesale) Ltd with whom you contact when you accept this offer. Please note delivery to England, Scotland and Wales only. Please allow up to 28 days for delivery. All prices include postage and packaging. C D E shoppers buying early for xmas SHOPPERS are being hit with the worst price rises for 30 years, figures out yesterday revealed. A survey by business trade body the CBI asked retailers if they had upped prices, cut them or kept them the same over the past three months. A net 77% reported price rises – the highest proportion since May 1990. However, higher prices don’t seem to be deterring shoppers, for now at least. The survey found retailers reporting their best sales last month since 2015. Firms have seen an early rush to buy Christmas presents amid concerns about potential shortages, with high street stores benefitting. 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The research also suggests the stock-levels crisis facing many retailers could be easing. After hitting a record low in the past six months, the CBI said levels were “broadly adequate” for the first time since April. Ben Jones, CBI lead economist, said: “Christmas seems to have come early for retailers, with clothing and department stores in particular seeing a big upward swing in sales volumes in November. “Overall, retailers are becoming more optimistic, with both employment growth and investment intentions picking up strongly. “Cost pressures remain a very real concern, however, with selling prices growing at the fastest pace since 1990.” price rise threat at pub giant m&b One of Britain’s biggest pub and restaurant owners has warned of price rises to counter a hike in costs. Mitchells & Butlers, owner of the All Bar One, Harvester, Miller & Carter and Browns chains, said it faced a “major challenge” from higher wages and energy bills. 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DM1ST mirror.co.uk FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 47 Let’s your do this community together corner Edited by siobhanmcnally nally The family at the end of my street have already decked their halls – or three-bed semi – with boughs of flashing holly, a light-up sleigh and strobe disco lights that are so bright, passing astronauts will think they’ve found another star in the galaxy. I was grumbling about the festive season coming too early while on the phone to my friend Elaine, as we were arranging to celebrate her new job tonight. The Dark Lord has been friends with Elaine’s daughter Chloe since they went to junior school together, but as often happens with teenagers, they fall in and out of friendship over the really vital things – like who loves Harry Styles more. But Elaine replied, “Oh I don’t know. It seems like a good idea to get the tree done this weekend. Plus it’s a teacher’s inset day on Friday for some reason, so it’ll keep Chloe busy while I’m working.” Usually, Elaine and I just roll our eyes and open another bottle of wine, ignore the girls’ silly rows and agree with each other, but this time, we are not as one on the subject of putting the Crimbo decorations up before December 1. And she’s not the only one who can’t wait. According to Admiral Insurance, one in five of us will be dragging out the tinsel and boxes of baubles and doing up the house and tree this weekend. Are you one of them? Are you getting in the Christmas spirit early and bringing the decorations down from the loft already? ■Send ■ your festive pictures to me at siobhan. mcnally@mirror.co.uk or write to Community Corner, PO Box 791, Winchester SO23 3RP. Please note, if you send us photos of your grandchildren, we’ll also need permission of one of their parents to print them... Thanks! You didn’t say I’m not allowed on the BACK of the sofa Yours, Siobhan my amazing photograph Many of us lead such busy, meaning of it all. For the mum, Barbara, were originally It was such a wonderful modern lives that sometimes we forget we’re all part of nature. Often we only slow down when we lose someone close, and it’s in those precious moments between grief and acceptance that the circle of life becomes a comfort, and we look for signs to make Chambers family in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, that magical moment happened as they scattered their beloved mum’s ashes in the same spot they had visited with their late father’s urn 10 years earlier. Barbara’s son Andrew explains: “My dad, Brian, and from the East Yorkshire town of Goole, but they moved to Ilkley when my dad retired and they both loved it there. “We were scattering my mum’s ashes with my two brothers and two sisters and then suddenly the sun came out and a double rainbow appeared. moment and was a great comfort to us all.” ■ If you are an amateur artist or photographer and you would like your work to hang in our gallery, send your work, a selfie, your age and location, and tell us what it is that inspires you to siobhan.mcnally@mirror.co.uk Young Emily and her fictitious granny are back in another chapter by our reader-turned-author Lynda Mackenzie, in Clackmannan, near Stirling. The Pre-Christmas Panic Buy tells the tale of Number One Granny visiting the grandchildren, only to find them worrying that Santa’s outsourced Christmas… “Hello, Emily, hello boys. You all look very busy. Are you doing anything special? Isn’t it a bit early to be writing to Santa? Christmas is still weeks and weeks away. “Well, as you know, Emily, I make a point of never disagreeing with your other granny – gran-upmanship not being my thing – so if she said you need to start getting Christmassy, then on you go. Did she say why you should start so early? “Now what have I said to upset Jeffrey – or is it Tobias? You’d think I would know the difference by now and I’m really rather ashamed that I don’t. But anyway, why are you crying? There now, poppet, don’t cry. Number One Granny is here now. “Emily, you’d better tell me what’s been going on. No wonder Mummy’s gone to bed with one of her ‘heads’. She was lucky I was able to pop round to keep an eye on you. My Zoom bricklaying class had just finished. reader’s short story Now, where was I? Oh, yes, Emily, let’s have the whole story. “Gosh! No wonder Jeffrey/Tobias is upset – I am too! You’re too young to be worrying about petrol queues or toy shortages and the like. “Have you forgotten that Santa uses reindeer? He doesn’t need fuel other than whatever reindeer eat – I’ll Google it for you later – and his elves make the toys in his workshop in Lapland which is an independent state, exempt from Brexit protocols and lorry driver shortages, so everything will be just fine – won’t it? “Now, I’m all in favour of bringing traditions up to date – well, sort of – but for Granny Number Two to tell you Santa’s workshop is really an amazing distribution depot is going too far and I’m sure Santa is too good an employer to use zero-hours contracts. Are you sure she said amazing? Well, if that’s what it sounded like to you we’ll just go with amazing and perhaps that is how it’s done nowadays. “In which case, yes it might be difficult to arrange for all the toys to get there if Santa has outsourced all his production to China. “Right, let’s get on with these lists and I’ll pop them in the post on my way home. You don’t post them? Of course, silly Granny, you get daddy to put them into his phone and text or email them to Santa. How very 21st century! “When I was a little girl – don’t snigger, Emily, even Granny was young once. As I was saying, when I was a little girl we used to write out our lists and send them up the chimney, and if Santa got them he would send a reply by writing in the soot at the back of the fireplace. No health and safety fears back then. “What’s that Jeffrey/Tobias? What’s a chimney? Oh dear. Granny needs a strong cup of tea before we tackle that one.” ■ ■ If you’d like to write a 500-word short story and see it published, email siobhan. mcnally@mirror.co.uk Silly pet Selfie “This is Nelly, our four-year-old Chihuahua and Jack Russell cross. She loves being on the beach, racing across the sand, chasing her tennis ball and paddling in the sea,” says Julie Cogan, who lives in Blackpool with Nelly and cat Ollie. ■ ■ Is your doggy or moggy a star? Email siobhan.mcnally@mirror.co.uk Can I put up my Christmas tree yet? JOIN in and be a part of our amazing new community. Share your tips, pictures and hobbies, tell us the quote you live by, or nominate your hero of the day. Whatever is happening in your life and whatever you’re talking or thinking about, we want to hear it. Email us at siobhan.mcnally@mirror.co.uk, write to Community Corner, PO Box 791, Winchester SO23 3RP, or join the conversation on this Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/ coronavirusnewsupdates thought for the day I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me, but I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally covered the loss. Author RItA MAE BROWN

48 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DM1ST theatre with NEIL NORMAN NOSTALGIC Left to right: Amy, Jo, Beth and Meg in Little Women LITTLE WOMEN ★★★ Park Theatre until December 19. Tickets: 020 7870 6876 Louisa May Alcott’s novel about the four March sisters struggling through their father’s absence in the US Civil War is an evergreen classic. Its themes of growing up, taking responsibility and doggedly pursuing dreams in the face of rejection are as relevant today as they were in 1886. Receiving its London premiere, this 2005 musical by Allan Knee (book), Jason Howland (music) and Mindi Dickstein (lyrics) plays it safe by including songs and lyrics marinated in nostalgia. If the result errs on the side of comfortable, unthreatening sentiment, it is in keeping with the warm-hearted nature of the book. Bronagh Lagan’s simply staged production keeps the attention on the actors: aspiring writer and proto-feminist Jo (Lydia White, all adolescent swagger); serene Meg (Hana Ichijo, waftily elegant); raucous and resentful Amy (Mary Moore); and the kind and palely loitering Beth (Anastasia Martin). They all bring light and shade to their roles and are ably supported by Brian Protheroe’s Mr Laurence and Savannah Stevenson’s Marmee. The two-tiered set allows Jo to ascend to her book-cluttered attic bedroom next to the five musicians who conjure real volume from strings and keyboard. Slow to start, with some of the cast hard to hear in spite of radio microphones, it picks up as it goes on and I warmed to all of them, especially Martin’s Beth whose piano duets with Mr Laurence are genuinely moving. I wasn’t the only one wringing out my face covering by the end. VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE ★★★ Charing Cross Theatre until January 8. Tickets: 0844 930650 Christopher Durang’s play takes modern variations of Chekhov’s characters and weaves them into a loose assembly of his themes, but I can’t decide whether it’s a clever and affectionate tribute to the playwright or a self-indulgent exercise in intellectual vanity. Over-fastidious Vanya (Michael Maloney) SMUG Nod to Chekhov lives with his adopted sister Sonia (Rebecca Lacey), a lightly embittered unmarried woman. Well into fractious middle age, they are steadily atrophying in their family home supported by their glamorous but brittle actress sister Masha (Janie Dee) who comes to visit with her latest toyboy Spike (Charlie Maher) and corrals them all to attend a local costume party. While the featherbrained Spike is forever showing off his buff torso to Vanya’s surreptitious interest (left) and everyone else’s consternation, young wide-eyed neighbour Nina (Lukwesa Mwamba) arrives to join in the ‘fun’. Events are overseen by housekeeper Cassandra (Sara Powell), half oracle and half voodoo priestess. There is much talk of ageing and money but the constant allusions to Chekhov (primarily The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard), Greek tragedy and American popular culture (I Love Lucy, Neil Simon, Old Yeller) jostle against each other with such addled complacency that I felt I was the victim of a ‘smugging’. It is pleasingly performed however, especially by Dee, Maloney and Lacey – the last two of whom have seriously good monologues in the second half. But there can’t have been much competition in 2013 when it won a Tony Award for Best Play. Booking now BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Rose Theatre December 3-January 3 (rosetheatre.org) New musical version by Ciaran McConville and Eamonn O’Dwyer that de-Disneyfies the tale as old as time. MY FAIR LADY London Coliseum May 7-August 27 (myfairladymusical.co.uk) The celebrated Lincoln Center Theatre production arrives in London, which hasn’t seen Lerner & Loewe’s classic musical for over 21 years.

mirror.co.uk Movies DM1ST with ANDY LEA FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 49 STAR RATINGS ★★★★★ Excellent ★★★★ Good ★★★ Worth a look ★★ Poor ★ Don’t bother It’s a kind of magic ENCANTO Cert PG ★★★★ In cinemas now, on Disney+ from December 24 Last Christmas, Disney+ served up Soul, the beautifully animated but surprisingly mournful story of a depressed jazz musician’s trip to the afterlife. Encanto, which is available to stream from Christmas Eve after a month in cinemas, is cheerier but just as unconventional. Disney heroines have been getting feistier since Pocahontas but the star of this Colombia-set musical isn’t a bum-kicking warrior like Mulan or a plucky princess destined to save a fantasy kingdom. What makes Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz) stand out from the crowd is her apparent A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS Cert PG ★★★ In cinemas, on NOW and Sky Cinema now Santa Claus gets an offbeat origins story in a charming children’s fantasy adapted from Matt Haig’s 2015 children’s book. An elderly relative (Dame Maggie Smith) spins three sceptical tots a tall bedtime tale. Once upon a time, a young Finnish boy called ordinariness. In a slightly too busy opening number, the bespectacled teen introduces her superpowered relatives, including a shapeshifting cousin, a super-strong sister and a mum who can cure ailments with her cooking. These “gifts” were bestowed by the Madrigal family’s enchanted house which sprouted from the ground two generations ago when matriarch Abuela (Maria Cecilia Botero) was chased by soldiers after escaping a burning village with her three babies. ‘‘ What makes Mirabel stand out from the crowd is her apparent ordinariness The house went on to bestow a power on each Madrigal child on their fifth birthday. But there was no magic on Mirabel’s big day. Worst still, a prophecy suggests the little misfit will extinguish the enchanted candle SCENE STEALER Dame Maggie Smith Nikolas (Henry Lawfull) ventured North to the land of the elves to find his missing woodcutter father Joel (Michiel Huisman). On the way, he teamed up with a quirky talking mouse (Stephen Merchant), befriended a flying reindeer called Blitzen, and found a red hat with a tell-tale white bobble. You can probably guess where we’re heading but this festive adventure takes some unexpected detours. These elves aren’t very cutesy, family bonds begin to fray and the film ends with a touching life lesson about bereavement. Unsurprisingly, Smith steals plenty of scenes during callbacks to the acerbic and seemingly child-inappropriate storyteller. QUEST Misfit Mirabel which is the source of its power. This is the opposite of the “special one” narrative that has powered countless children’s fantasies. And as Mirabel sets out to investigate the troubling prophecy, she has to rely on less flashy “gifts” – curiosity, resilience and compassion. It’s this psychological depth that makes the story so compelling. And Encanto also shows how far Disney has come since Pocahontas. No one will accuse it of whitewashing history. The vibrant animation and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s energetic show tunes are deeply rooted in Latin American culture and the refugee experience. Joyful and triumphant, this could be the perfect festive treat. LIfE LESSONS Reindeer Blitzen and Nikolas played by Henry Lawfull HOUSE Of GUCCI Cert 15 ★★★ In cinemas now If you’re hooked on Sky’s Atlantic’s Succession, here’s another helping of boardroom shenanigans and corporate betrayals. But there’s a soapier feel to Ridley Scott’s engaging but muddled true-crime saga. The backcombed barnets, gravity-defying shoulder pads and over-the-top performances wouldn’t be out of place in an episode of Dynasty. The film, based on Sara Gay Forden’s book of the same name, plays out between the 70s and 90s as deep fissures open up in the Gucci fashion house. The first crack appears when Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver), heir apparent to the family business and grandson of founder Guccio, meets the ambitious Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) at a disco. When she hears his famous surname, Patrizia breaks into a wolfish smile. The young woman worms her way into his affections and incurs the snotty disdain of Maurizio’s father Rodolfo (Jeremy Irons). Believing that Reggiani, a secretary in her dad’s haulage business, is after his money, Rodolfo cuts his son out of the business when the couple get married. Undeterred, Patrizia befriends Maurizio’s uncle Aldo (Al Pacino) who owns half of the family business and lands Maurizio a job. “It’s time to take out the trash,” she tells her husband when she learns that Aldo’s son and Maurizio’s dopey cousin Paolo (an unrecognisable Jared Leto) has his own designs on Gucci. With a generous two hours 40 minutes run time, Scott has plenty of time to set up his murderous finale. This stranger-than-fiction tale was never going to be boring but Scott fails to settle on a tone, veering wildly from camp comedy to gritty thriller. Gaga delivers an intense performance as the unhinged schemer but she seems to be in a completely different film to Leto who hams it up mercilessly as the flamboyant Paolo. It’s a performance made of wild gestures and an increasingly silly Italian accent. If the dialogue was half as sharp as the suits, it might even have been funny. PIRATES Cert 15 ★★★ In cinemas now Great casting and a thumping soundtrack power this slight coming-of-age yarn set in London on Millennium Eve. Seemingly inspired by an old episode of The Inbetweeners, former Radio 1 DJ Reggie Yates’ directorial debut introduces us to three HIGH fASHION Lady Gaga stars in Gucci saga INBETWEENERS Edusah, Peters and Elazouar 18-year-old school pals who are desperate to score tickets for a New Year party at a London nightclub. Kidda (Reda Elazouar) just wants to party, Two Tonne (Jordan Peters) is desperate to impress a girl called Sophie (Kassius Nelson) but Cappo (Elliot Edusah) has a more serious issue on his mind. As they tear through the capital in a beat-up yellow Peugeot 205, he’s waiting for a rare quiet moment to drop a bombshell – he is quitting as the manager of their UK garage act The Ice Cold Crew. The three leads share a believable on-screen chemistry and Elazouar’s comic timing wrings laughs out of Yates’s rickety set-up.

50 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 BOOKS A Year Unfolding Angela Harding Sphere, £20 Trace the changing of the seasons through the eyes of Angela Harding whose stunning lino and silkscreen prints are inspired by the view from her Rutland studio. Meet the creatures who inhabit her village, from wild rabbits nestled among daffodils to hares in the snow, in a beautiful book full of charm and character. The Lyrics Paul McCartney Allen Lane, £75 Yes, that’s a hefty price tag, but these two beautifully produced hardbacks give a lot of bang for your buck. Macca recalls the inspiration behind 154 of his songs and the collaborative process of writing them, his stories taking in Lennon, Linda and fame, and there’s a trove of photographs and memorabilia from his personal archive. He says the time has never been right to write a full memoir but this collection is brimming with insights into the man and the music. A Cook’s Book Nigel Slater 4th Estate, £30 The inimitable Nigel Slater gathers a collection of the recipes he prepares most frequently. Though he keeps his meals as minimal and unfussy as he can, his writing is expansive and enjoyably anecdotal. Chapters include A Bowl Of Soup and Everyday Dinners to Sometimes, You Just Want Pie and Four Chocolate Cakes. It’s a beautifully designed book, spilling over with tempting ideas. The Storyteller Dave Grohl Simon & Schuster, £20 The charismatic Foo Fighters frontman recounts his life and times in an engrossing, thoughtful and lively autobiography where even the pre-fame stories are fascinating. From Washington’s postpunk scene to Nirvana, from stadiumfilling success to parenthood, Grohl’s memoir will stand the test of time. Spring Cannot Be Cancelled David Hockney and Martin Gayford Thames & Hudson, £25 When lockdown struck, David Hockney embraced the chance to focus on his art from his ancient Normandy farmhouse. His reflective conversations with art critic Martin Gayford are beautifully illustrated by his vibrant iPad artworks, alongside images of the art that influenced him, from Van Gogh to Monet. The Searchers: The Quest For The Lost Of The First World War Robert Sackville-West Bloomsbury, £25 Over 500,000 soldiers were missing, presumed dead, in the wake of the First Books for Christmas gifting World War, leaving devastated families to embark upon quests for answers. Their stories are recounted in this poignant and fascinating account, which ranges from Rudyard Kipling walking in his son’s footsteps to EM Forster’s investigations into the missing for the Red Cross, and from the growth of spiritualism to the role of modern DNA profiling. And Away… Bob Mortimer Simon & Schuster, £20 Following a poignant account of his troubled formative years, Bob Mortimer’s life bursts into glorious technicolour when he meets Vic Reeves aged 25. He recounts the heady early days of stardom, a new lease of life following open heart surgery aged 2015, and finding his own voice at last in Gone Fishing. It’s a delight to spend time in the world of humble, big-hearted Bob. Vivid Julia Green and Armelle Habib Hardie Grant, £30 For interiors stylist Julia Green, colour choice is the most important aspect of interior design with the greatest power to transform the mood of a room. Urging readers to make bold choices in everything from fabric and furniture to accessories, Julia explores the power of eight key colours, and Armelle Habib’s punchy photographs provide a treasure trove of inspiration. The Armchair General: Can You Defeat The Nazis? John Buckley Century, £14.99 Remember the Choose Your Own Adventure books? This clever grown-up version allows you to step into the shoes of DM1ST with ChARLOTTe heAThCOTe Second World War leaders from Winston Churchill to General Eisenhower and briefs you with the information they had to make key decisions in defining moments of the war. Do you advance or retreat? Do you send in more troops? Your answers dictate which chapter you go to next – where you find out the consequences of your choices. Chasing Smoke Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich Pavilion, £26 Explore the versatility of the grill with recipes inspired by the food of Haifa, Jerusalem, Marrakesh, Kefalonia and London. Chapters range from Fruit & Vegetables to Birds, and Lamb & Other Meats. But the chefs insist the chapter on bread contains the most important recipes. There are also short essays about their travels and vibrant photos of the places that inspired their ideas. A deliciously escapist read. Wintering Katherine May Rider, £16.99 “This is a hymn to a muchmaligned season,” says Katherine May, for whom winter is a time of withdrawal and retreat. In this thoughtful blend of memoir and reflection, she explores ways to approach a challenging season and also addresses emotional wintering – difficult periods of life that may affect us at any time of year – with advice on how to cope during difficult days and emerge renewed. Curate Lynda Gardener and Ali Heath Mitchell Beazley, £30 Lynda Gardener is known as the “queen of white” and believes To order any of these books, please visit expressbookshop.com or call 020 3176 3832. Free UK p&p for orders over £20. Stocking thrillers that a judicious mix of white textures, patterns and finishes create a maximalist effect. Setting them alongside other neutrals – black, grey and brown – she aims for a timeless modern rustic ambience and there’s no shortage of fresh ideas in a book exploring 10 stylish homes. Bedside Companion For Gardeners Jane McMorland Hunter Batsford, £20 The green-fingered will love this anthology which gathers garden writing for every day of the year, ranging from practical advice and ideas to prose and poetry, spanning the 16th century to the present day. Including passages by Shakespeare and Dickens, and by gardening writers Margery Fish and Gertrude Jekyll, this thoughtful selection will offer a fresh perspective on your outdoor space. Fry’s Ties Stephen Fry Michael Joseph, £14.99 During a lockdown clear out, Stephen Fry unearthed drawerfuls of ties, bow ties and cravats which he started posting on Instagram, sharing quirky stories of their provenance. They are all gathered here as he “ponders, speculates on and celebrates ties”. Captain Tom’s Life Lessons Captain Sir Tom Moore Michael Joseph, £12.99 This small book punches above its weight with words of wisdom from national treasure Sir Tom who died this year. Urging us to face each day with positivity and “the intention of doing some good”, he gives glimpses into his life story and shares the lessons he learned. Pocket Art Lorna Scobie Hardie Grant, £12.99 Unleash your creative side with this compact hardback containing 100 inventive ideas, some for relaxation, some for developing your artistic skills, some for feeding your imagination. As you turn splodges into animals, devise patterns in a grid, or complete a painting of flowers, you’ll also experience calming mindfulness. Atlas Of Imagined Places Matt Brown and Rhys B Davies Batsford, £25 This quirky atlas shows maps of countries across the world to document fictional locations, and explores the context of its imaginary places. The UK map includes Hogwarts in Scotland, Downton Abbey which was filmed in North Yorkshire, and Dad’s Army’s location of Walmington-on-Sea in Kent. An Answer For Everything Rob Orchard, Christian Tate and Marcus Webb Bloomsbury, £16.99 Join the Mirror Book Club Are athletes getting better? What makes a Disney film a hit? Who’s got all the money? Find the answers to these questions and 197 more in a chunky, colourful book packed with fascinating facts and figures in infographic form. BY CHARLOTTE HEATHCOTE BOOK CLUB Join us in reading Mirror Book Club book of the month, Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart, and let us know what you think at facebook.com/groups/mirrorbookclub A misfit in the macho world of 1980s Glasgow, young Shuggie is struggling to look after his alcoholic mother Agnes. Painting a vivid picture of a dysfunctional family and the lonely, lovely boy at its heart, this multiple-prizewinning novel is a fierce, unflinching story of love, addiction and family failings, exploring poverty and the limits of love. facebook.com/groups/mirrorbookclub @MirrorBookClub

DM1ST mirror.co.uk FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 51 Music with GARRY BUSHeLL Album releASeS Still crazy after all these years The Darkness Motorheart How could you resist an album that opens with a full-bodied rocker such as Welcome Tae Glasgae? “The women are gorgeous and the food is okay,” singer Justin Hawkins assures us, dubbing Glasgow “the envy of the Sassenach [the English]”. The track even comes with bagpipes and sirens. The Darkness have been brightening up our lives since their monster 2003 smash I Believe In A Thing Called Love. The Lowestoft band’s exuberant brand of camp heavy metal – with sequinned catsuits, maximum falsetto and shed-loads of refreshing daftness – caught on all over the world. The quartet mix their obvious influences – AC/DC, Queen, Def Leppard – with earthy humour. Sid James would love it. It’s Love, Jim tells of a sensual encounter with an otherworldly being with “a kiss like a tractor beam… I could not resist the suction”. Justin’s lover is more mechanical on the headbanging title track: “You need a Phillips screwdriver to get her undressed,” he reveals. But “she isn’t programmed to deceive me and I kept the receipt…” The song is a glorious mix of hefty riffs, strong hooks and old-school tempo changes. These 12 tracks range from the radio-friendly single Jussy’s Girl to Sticky Situations, reminiscent of Queen. Meanwhile The Power And The Glory Of Love is classic hard rock and Thin Lizzy-esque Eastbound is about a pub crawl. It’s a grin-driven din, as subtle as a Glasgow kiss, but hard not to love. The Darkness’s kind of stadium rock was written off by snooty critics decades ago, yet their debut album, Permission To Land, went quadruple platinum in the UK, selling 1.3million copies. True, their string of hits dried up in 2006, but their studio albums always chart high. This, their seventh, finds their feel-good recipe gloriously unchanged. ProPerty Wanted WE BUY HOUSES 4 CASHKPMPROPERTIES CALL FREE & Lines Open 24hrs & 7 days per week: 0800 088 7522 TEXT: ‘SELL’ TO 60060 FOR A CALL BACK! VISIT: KPMproperties.co.uk LIVE IN YOUR PROPERTY RENT FREE! STOP REPOSSESSIONS & BAILIFFS IMMEDIATE CASH DEPOSIT PAID END OF MORTGAGE TERM EXPERTS HASSLE FREE SERVICE RELEASE EQUITY OR DOWNSIZING INSTANT CASH OFFER All calls dealt with in a confidential & friendly manner! PROBATE AND DECEASED ESTATE NO FEES & LEGAL COSTS PAID UK's favourite homebuyers since 1985 ANY AREA . ANY CONDITION . ANY SITUATION SERVICE WITH 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE Jools Holland Pianola. Piano & Friends Tom Jones, Booker T, Ruby Turner and Dave Gilmour are among the pals adding their boogie to Jools’ woogie on this 21-track joy. Rick Wakeman tickles ivories in a piano duel on Rockin’ The Boogie, Gregory Porter sings Conway Twitty’s Mona Lisa and sax whizz YolanDa Brown jazzes up reggae instrumental Surfin’. Dave Gahan & Soulsavers Imposter The Depeche Mode star fears he’s an imposter but this set of covers prove he’s the real deal. Gems include his mesmerising take on Willie Nelson’s Always On My Mind and a dreamy version of Jeff Buckley’s Lilac Wine. Gahan’s sorrowful vocals turn Neil Young’s A Man Needs A Maid into a touching funeral lament. Dion Stomping Ground At 82, the star of immortal hits such as The Wanderer and Runaround Sue is on a mission to keep the blues alive. New Yorker Dion teams up with guests including Bruce Springsteen and Billy Gibbons on this heartwarming set of originals. Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler and Peter Frampton also enrich songs without stealing the limelight.

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Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps DM1ST mirror.co.uk FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 53 YOUR VOICE Edited by FIONA PARKER TV TOPICs Rules on allowing MPs to take babies into the House of Commons are to be reviewed after Labour’s Stella Creasy was reprimanded for bringing her three-month-old son to a debate. Should MPs be allowed to take babies into the Commons? YES 40% Yes. I fully support her right to take a sleeping baby into her workplace when there was no other way for her to do the job we pay her for. Debbie Wiles Yes. At least she was trying to do her job by being in the House to listen and take part in the debate – more than can be said of some MPs. ANtoNy Chester WIN £5 ■Close ■ To Me is a fascinating and poignant adaptation of Amanda Reynolds’ novel. The story of people suffering from head injures and the complex medical issues they create has helped my understanding of how they manage. Channel 4 has highlighted this overlooked issue and hopefully helped to educate viewers along the way about what it’s like to live with disabilities. Well done to everyone involved. Cameron Boyle, Leicester ■I’m ■ thoroughly enjoying Professor Brian Cox’s stunning series Universe on BBC2 in which he does his best to explain its origins over billions of years. It’s mind-boggling stuff but truly fascinating to get a sense of the scale and majesty of the cosmos and our tiny place in it. Thank you, Brian, for coming up with such a gripping and informative series. D W Shattock, Bristol Registered Charity No. 1020419 This week marks the birthday of Marcin Demkowski, who went missing from Leyton, East London, on June 18 this year. Marcin was 40. If you think you can help the search, please call Missing People. Marcin, we would love to hear from you. Call. Text. Free. Confidential. 116000. The BIG QUesTION Every day we’ll be asking your opinion on one of Britain’s big talking points. You can have your say and vote at mirror.co.uk NO 60% No. Plenty of us have had times where childcare has been an issue. If she genuinely wanted to attend she should have made other arrangements. WhAtAJoke No. Stella Creasy and her partner are wealthy enough to be able to afford to pay for childcare. AreUNUts ■IT’S a fact that social care is expensive, but it should be even more so because the people doing the caring deserve to be much better rewarded. The problem with Boris Johnson’s plan is it’s based on the value of someone’s house, but we have to remember that house values haven’t been “earned” in the same way wages are. It’s market forces driving up the value of a property, with those in London and the South East worth much more than the rest of the country. Johnson’s plan means the bulk of the country pays to ensure those who’ve seen their house values rise astronomically benefit from the £86,000 price cap. It means myself and neighbours in the North East, as well as countless others around the country, will be subsidising the care of the wealthy. I can only say that our ruling party is aptly named – the con is they and their friends conserve their wealth at our expense. Dave Harris Gateshead, Tyne and Wear ■ Well done, Boris. Contrary to popular belief, it seems you can fool all the people all the time. The self-proclaimed saviour of old-age care has managed to con working people again. All his lackeys were wheeled out to tell us this plan is more generous than the previous one. But generous for whom? The rich and middle class who obviously worked so much harder No. It’s just not practical when MPs need to be able to hear what’s going on in order to effectively represent their constituents. JUles05 Yes. We could learn much from New Zealand, including how to pick a good leader. ANDreW bUNtiNg To have your say, go to mirror.co.uk Tories’ only care is fleecing poor than the rest of us and, unlike ordinary workers, deserve to The BIG IssUe Boris Johnson’s amended Health and Social Care Bill, which will see poorer pensioners pay more for care, was passed by a majority of just 26 this week. But the legislation faces a battle in the Lords where ex-Tory health secretary Andrew Lansley and ex-pensions minister Baroness Altmann plan to change it to make it fairer. You say... keep the unearned spoils accrued from rising house prices. Who pays for this? The undeserving, poorer taxpayer! Conned again Alan Mercer, Chorley, Lancs ■ So, the Tories got their awful Social Care Bill through, despite a sizeable rebellion from their own backbench MPs. For some time we have seen how morally bankrupt this government is but, apart from the Mirror, most of the press supports them. If this had been a Labour Government they would have been hammered on sleaze from all sides. Nor do we have an elected second chamber which can scrutinise legislation. This isn’t democracy, it’s an elected dictatorship. Patrick Salt, Cheshunt, Herts ■ Those most likely to be affected by changes to social care are those with the least assets in property and savings. It would be fair to say, since the value of property and earnings tends to be less in the North than the South, those firsttime Tory voters who wanted to get Brexit done and gave their vote to Johnson, have been royally shafted by the Tories they put into power. I’m sure they must be delighted with themselves. Ian Considine, Northampton ■ I work in social care and feel the work myself and others have done during the pandemic hasn’t been recognised. We are understaffed, undervalued, underpaid and things have to change. We’re losing staff as they’re finding better paid jobs with less responsibility. I understand there is no profit to be made by boosting funds for social care, but there is a crisis which will only get worse if ignored. Toni Davidson Doncaster, South Yorks ■ It always amazes me how people are surprised when the Tories pass legislation that ends up benefitting the rich and hitting the poor. It’s what they’ve always done and always will do. Yet people still keep voting them in. Steve Hall, Solihull, West Mids ■ Although I am against anyone having to sell their house to pay for social care, it should be a staggered percentage of the value of your property. It’s the only fair way. Under the new changes, those in the Cotswolds must be laughing all the way to the bank. G Hadley, Tilbury, Essex Giuseppe rises to the occasion It was great to see Giuseppe Dell’Anno crowned Bake Off champion (Mirror, Nov 24). He’s a lovely man and a very talented baker who deserved to win. I wish him the best of luck for the future and I hope he writes his cookery book to celebrate his love of Italian baking. Well done to the finalists and all those involved – it’s been a wonderful series which has brought colour and joy into our lives during these gloomy times. Sandra Taylor, Swindon, Wilts We fear the power bills ■Several ■ friends are being fixed up with new electricity and gas firms following the failure of their old suppliers. But, like me, none of them know what they are going to have to pay – and scare stories about the likely bills are causing lost sleep. Why don’t the new suppliers give an indication of the anticipated monthly bills rather than letting new customers sweat – especially with Christmas approaching? Pensioners are naturally worried about the soaring costs. The Government has been splashing cash in every direction, so why not help in this fuel crisis? Paul Marston Walsall, West Mids ■To ■ add to the comments on the new rules on using mobile phones while stuck in traffic, common sense needs to apply (Your Voice, Nov 22). For instance a quick call about a hospital appointment is an important call but I agree chatting to friends is not. What will police do? M Brown, Liverpool Tweet of the day Labour peer and former Kindertransport child refugee Alf Dubs reacts to the drowning of 27 refugees in the Channel, including three children... @AlfDubs – An appalling tragedy in the #Channel, but not an unforeseen one. The UK government needs to increase cooperation with our French neighbours. And refugee children stranded in the EU, with family in the UK, should be reunited with their loved ones here, safely and swiftly. ■Kevin ■ Maguire is spot on about Angela Rayner really getting her mojo back (Mirror, Nov 22). She has really upped her game and has exposed the cesspit of sleaze within the Tory ranks. Keep up the good work, Angela. 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DM1ST mirror.co.uk FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 55 TODAY’S Tv with SARA wALLIS EMMERDALE ITV, 7pm Meena is in good spirits. “I am crushing today!” she tells Brenda, who is left annoyed and bewildered by her erratic behaviour. Later she has something important to say to Billy. Aaron is still left trying to pick up the pieces at home, with Liv pushing him away and being difficult. He’s desperate to escape to Newquay. And after Cain caused trouble, he now tries to get back into Liam’s good books, offering to pull his weight for the good of the community. ANGRY Aggie is cross at the way Grace treats her CORONATION STREET ITV, 7.30pm and 8.30pm Abi is desperate to get through to Sam and suggests to Nick and Leanne that he might like to come round for tea with Jack. Stu finds Kelly semi-conscious on a bench and realises with horror that she’s been smoking spice. As Stu heads off to find the dealer, Kelly staggers off in the opposite direction and gets herself into trouble when some drunk school kids start to follow her. And Aggie is furious with Grace for treating her like an unpaid babysitter. EASTENDERS BBC1, 8.05pm As Phil continues to raise doubts about Jada, Sharon now begins to have her own suspicions – especially after she makes a concerning discovery. Phil is worried, not wanting Sharon to lose another child. Meanwhile, Peter is shocked to see the Christmas tree is missing and he confronts Mick and Janine. After receiving some attitude from Tiffany, Sandy tells Dotty she won’t stay in her house any longer. Vinny offers Dotty and Sandy a bedsit, but Sandy has one condition before she agrees. In the Daily Mirror Saturday SHINING A LIGHTCHRISTINE AND PADDY McGUINNESS front a powerful one- off film about raising children with autism 27 NOVEMBER 2021 All the new shows, soap news and 7-day listings More TV and film news online at mirror.co.uk/tv LIBERATED From left, Jacqueline, Shirley, Chidera, Sinitta, Suzi and Kirsty What is life like for women in 2021? THAMES AT NIGHT WITH TONY ROBINSON Channel 5, 8pm The Thames never sleeps. It’s Britain’s busiest river and these days it’s working harder for us than ever before. Tony Robinson, the enthusiastic guide to this four-parter, says: “As we sleep, the river grafts through the night to ensure our 24/7 demands are being met.” Tony will be uncovering secrets of the Thames after dark, discovering jobs that have to be done between dusk and dawn, some of which are FILM REEL Tony heads out fishing on the Thames pretty extreme to say the least. “It’s a scary old river isn’t it,” ponders Tony, who endures everything from hearing ghost stories from Blackwall Tunnel maintenance workers to a perilous railway track inspection. He begins at the Thames Barrier, where he has an invitation to the control room to see how it keeps London safe throughout the night. Then there’s a bracing trip out with fishermen trawling for Dover sole and a personal pilgrimage to the Tilbury Docks where his grandfather used to work. THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC1, 10.35pm Hollywood superstar Will Smith is no stranger to the famous red couch. And in another visit to Graham’s studio, the actor has plenty to talk about. He’s currently playing Venus and Serena Williams’s father in the movie King Richard, but also has a book to plug – his autobiography, Will, in which he traces his transformation from a fearful kid in West Philadelphia to one of the biggest stars in America. TV host Richard Osman is also in the studio, keen to discuss his new WOMANHOOD BBC2, 9pm Around 50 years ago, everything seemed to be changing for women. The Equal Pay Act and Women’s Liberation movement promised a shift in attitudes. Pick of the day But recently, the #MeToo movement, Reclaim the Night and equal pay cases have raised urgent questions about what it’s like to be a woman at home, at work and in relationships. Are attitudes really any different half a century later? In this thought-provoking show, six famous women spanning various age ranges, backgrounds and experience come together in Leeds to tackle some hotly contested issues. Broadcaster Kirsty Wark is joined by Strictly’s Shirley Ballas, blogger Chidera Eggerue, businesswoman Jacqueline Gold, 80s popstar Sinitta and comedian Suzi Ruffell. They lead eye-opening conversations about the role of women and their place in society, while sharing their own personal experiences and confronting their views on consent, coercive control, cosmetic surgery, women’s safety, the trans discussion, sex work and childcare. Everyone involved here brings their own issues to the table. Shirley says: “In my industry, you always have to look a certain way, be a certain weight so it’s always been difficult.” Meanwhile Sinitta feels no one really wants to hear what she has to say any more. Suzi says: “I really hate it when people think women are too emotional. OK, well lots of men are really angry and that is an emotion.” Ultimately there are arguments, tears and breakthroughs as they dig into the big, thorny issues. novel The Man Who Died Twice, the sequel to his million-copy best-selling book The Thursday Murder Club. Creator of the smash-hit Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, arrives to discuss his latest project. He’s directed a new musical drama, Tick, Tick... Boom!, based on the true story of musical composer Jonathan Larson, best known for writing the musical Rent. And there’s music from Yola, who performs Starlight from her current album Stand For Myself. TOP LINE-UP Graham is joined by Will and Yola

56 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 All programmes Today’s are listed in TV Greenwich Mean Time previews (GMT). are Apart on from in the Portugal, previous programmes are one hour page later than listed film ratings ★★★★★ Brilliant ★★★★ Very Good ★★★ Good ★★ Average ★ Bad (R) Repeat DM1ST BBC One BBC Two ITV Channel 4 Channel 5 6.00am Breakfast News headlines. 9.15 Morning Live Magazine. 10.00 Claimed and Shamed 10.45 Frontline Fightback 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer Properties in Abercynon, West Bromwich and Neasden. (R) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather 1.30 Regional News; Weather 1.45 The Tournament Quiz show. 2.30 Garden Rescue (R) 3.00 Escape to the Country Alistair Appleton meets a couple seeking a home for their £500,000 budget. (R) 3.45 Clean It, Fix It The team travels to London to help out a family of five. Last in the series. 4.30 The Repair Shop A musical instrument, a rusted paraffin lamp and an elaborate silver music box, with the tiny feather bird that should pop up and sing along are reconditioned. Last in the series. 5.15 Pointless Quiz show. (R) 6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather 6.30 Regional News; Weather 6.30am Clean It, Fix It (R) 7.15 The Repair Shop (R) 8.00 Sign Zone: Villages by the Sea Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits Bamburgh in Northumberland. (R) 8.30 Sign Zone: Nadiya’s Fast Flavours Assorted recipes. 9.00 BBC News at 9 10.00 BBC News Headlines. 12.15pm Politics UK Updates. 1.00 FILM A Christmas to Savour (2021, PG) Premiere. Romantic drama, starring Britt Irvin and Zach Roerig. ★★ 2.25 The Best Christmas Food Ever With Dominic Littlewood. 3.10 A Vicar’s Life (R) 3.40 The Best Dishes Ever (R) 4.15 Reindeer Family & Me (R) 5.15 Flog It! From Rochester Cathedral in Kent. (R) 6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games Nina Conti, Nick Helm, Athena Kugblenu and Toby Tarrant take part. 6.30 Strictly: It Takes Two Rylan is joined by a star-studded Friday Panel to discuss this weekend’s dances. 6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00 Lorraine Entertainment, current affairs and fashion news, as well as showbiz stories and celebrity gossip. 10.00 This Morning Daily magazine, featuring a mix of celebrity chat, showbusiness news, topical discussion, health and beauty advice and more. Including Local Weather. 12.30pm Loose Women Celebrity interviews and topical debate from a female perspective. 1.30 ITV News; Weather 1.55 Regional News; Weather 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal The dealers den descends on Nottingham, where Henry Nicholls gets a grilling over a brooch collection and Fay Rutter sets her sights on a German camera. 3.00 Lingo Quiz show. 3.59 Regional Weather 4.00 Tipping Point Quiz show. 5.00 The Chase Ranjeev, Netrice, Linda and Ian take part. 6.00 Regional News; Weather 6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather 6.05am Countdown Author Ben Macintyre is in Dictionary Corner with Susie Dent. (R) 6.45 The Big Bang Theory (R) 7.35 The King of Queens (R) 9.00 Frasier Triple bill. (R) 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) 11.25 Channel 4 News Summary 11.30 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (R) 12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch Steph McGovern presents the weekday magazine show. 2.10 Countdown Shirley Ballas guests in Dictionary Corner. 3.00 Moneybags Quiz show. 4.00 A Place in the Sun 5.00 Four in a Bed At the final showdown, Justin gives Tina and Kay a platform for their feedback about noisy trains. 5.30 Bidding Wars Kevin Duala invites six teams to compete to win bulk pallets of goods. 6.00 The Simpsons Grampa gets a hearing aid and finally discovers what everyone has been saying about him. 6.30 Hollyoaks Grace and Nate set a trap for the Deveraux family. 6.00am Milkshake! Children’s TV. 9.15 Jeremy Vine The broadcaster and guests discuss the issues of the day, with Storm Huntley joining him for phone-ins. 11.15 FILM A Christmas Comeback (2019, PG) Premiere. Festive romance, starring Hannah Barefoot. ★★ 1.00 Neighbours See 6.00pm. 1.30 FILM Bells Are Ringing: Christmas in Evergreen (2020, PG) Premiere. Romantic drama, starring Holly Robinson Peete. ★★★ 3.15 FILM Mrs Miracle (2009, PG) Drama, with Doris Roberts and James Van Der Beek. ★★★ 5.00 5 News at 5 Headlines. 6.00 Neighbours Kyle and Roxy celebrate a big commitment. All Amy wants is for her, Ned and Levi to get along at the Christmas party. Melanie sets up a stall for the party. (R) 6.30 Eggheads The team ‘Sid James’ will be trying their luck against the Eggheads and hoping to carry off the cash prize. Jeremy Vine hosts. BLACK FRIDAY Don’t miss out on our biggest ever Black Friday deals today 7 8 9 10 11 12 midnight 7.00 The One Show Angellica Bell and Ronan Keating present. 7.35 Question of Sport With Johanna Konta, Holly Bradshaw, Ellis Genge and Ryan Sidebottom join Ugo Monye and Sam Quek and host Paddy McGuinness. 8.05 EastEnders Phil is convinced Jada cannot be trusted and asks Martin and Zack for help. Vinny saves the day for Dotty. 8.30 MasterChef: The Professionals This quarterfinal finds the chefs cooking for three top restaurant critics. 9.30 Have I Got News for You Jack Dee takes up the reins as guest host of the satirical current affairs quiz, with comedian Phil Wang and Conservative peer Sayeeda Warsi joining team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop. 10.00 BBC News at Ten 10.25 Regional News; Weather 10.35 The Graham Norton Show The host is joined by guests Will Smith, Richard Osman, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Chris and Rosie Ramsey. Plus, Yola sings from her current album. 11.25 In My Skin Bethan is taken aback when her mother suddenly announces that she’s planning to leave Dilwyn. 11.55 FILM The Place Beyond the Pines (2012, 15) A former motorcycle stunt rider reunites with his lost love and the son he has never met. He gives up his life on the road to support them, but ends up drawn into crime, attracting the attention of a troubled cop. Crime drama, with Ryan Gosling. ★★★★ 2.10am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.15-6.00am BBC News. Headlines. 7.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Martin and Shirlie Kemp are on the road with expert assistants Margie Cooper and James Braxton, and have their eyes on a collection of vintage comics and an umbrella stand. 8.00 The Wild Gardener Part two of two. During the second year, Colin Stafford-Johnson begins to reap the rewards of his labours. The wildlife cameraman reflects on his journey so far and plans the busy months ahead. 9.00 Womanhood Six famous women spanning different age ranges, background and experience come together in Leeds to tackle some of the mostly hotly contested issues. Broadcaster Kirsty Wark is joined by dancer Shirley Ballas, writer Chidera Eggerue, businesswoman Jacqueline Gold, singer Sinitta Malone, and comedian Suzi Ruffell. 10.30 Newsnight In-depth analysis of the day’s events both at home and abroad, presented by Faisal Islam. 11.05 The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story Chris Wilson re-examines the case of serial killer Harold Shipman, exploring how attitudes to the elderly enabled the GP to get away with the murder of hundreds of patients. (R) 12.05am Sign Zone: The Electric Car Revolution: Winners and Losers – Panorama. Darragh MacIntyre reports on Tesla, the dominant company in the electric vehicle revolution. (R) 12.35 Sign Zone: Who Do You Think You Are? (R) 1.35 Sign Zone: Doctor Who: Flux (R) 2.30-6.40am This Is BBC Two 7.00 Emmerdale Cain tries to get back into Liam’s good books. Cavanagh is touched. Chas is on the brink of exploding. 7.30 Coronation Street Abi invites Sam to spend time with Jack. Daisy presents Daniel with some free clothes for Bertie. 8.00 Griff’s Great New Zealand Adventure On the second leg of Griff Rhys Jones’ epic North south tour of New Zealand’s back roads, he decides the best way to avoid highway one is to start by flying over it and heading straight to the Coromandel Peninsula. 8.30 Coronation Street Nina encounters Kelly in a dangerous situation, and Daniel accuses Daisy of exploiting his son. Ryan catches Zeedan in the act. 9.00 I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! As the stars face their first weekend in Gwrych Castle, tempers may be starting to fray as some miss family and home comforts. Ant and Dec look at the highlights from the past 24 hours. 10.15 ITV News; Weather 10.45 Regional News; Weather 11.05 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories Former boxer Chris Eubank talks about his private life and career, touching on his teenage years as a shoplifter, his divorce, bankruptcy and his victory in 1990 over fierce rival Nigel Benn. (R) 12.00m’t Home Shopping 3.00 FYI Extra. The day’s showbusiness stories. 3.15 Rolling in It. Stephen Mulhern hosts the game show in which contestants play a giant arcade machine, with Jo Brand, Will Mellor and Richie Anderson. (R) 4.05 Unwind With ITV 5.05-6.00am Lingo (R) SAVE 70% UP TO Visit www.gtech.co.uk Ends Monday 29th November 7.00 Channel 4 News 7.30 Unreported World The last survivors of the so-called ‘comfort stations’ in wartime Asia, where many thousands of women were forced into sexual slavery and exploitation by the Japanese military. 8.00 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice Jo Brand is joined by Prue Leith, Clara Amfo and Joe Wilkinson to reflect on the final. Plus, regular contributor Tom Allen gives his unique take on events. Last in the series. 9.00 Gogglebox The armchair critics share their opinions on what they have been watching during the week, with cameras capturing their reactions and the lively discussions that are prompted by the week’s biggest and best shows. 10.00 The Last Leg Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by guests David Mitchell and Kerry Godliman. As usual #isitok paves the way for the gang to examine the leading and news stories of the week. 11.05 The Big Narstie Show The grime MC and co-host Mo Gilligan host the fourth series of their Bafta-winning chat, comedy and music show. 11.50 Stath Lets Flats The gang take a trip into the past. Starring Jamie Demetriou. (R) 12.25am FILM Big Momma’s House 2 (2006, PG) Comedy sequel, starring Martin Lawrence, Nia Long and Emily Procter. ★★ 2.05 Taskmaster. Alan Davies yawns at a friend, while Victoria Coren Mitchell throws paint. (R) 3.00 Come Dine with Me (R) 5.15-6.15am Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It (R) 7.00 NEW Secrets of the Imperial War Museum For the first time, the Imperial War Museum has allowed cameras behind the scenes. The series begins aboard HMS Belfast as an expert team races to get her ready for reopening. 8.00 NEW Thames at Night with Tony Robinson The presenter discovers how the Thames works around the clock. He explores the stretch of the waterway from the estuary – where the river meets the sea – to the Thames Barrier. 9.00 FILM Hang ’Em High (1968, 18) A lawman-turned-rancher is attacked by a lynch mob and hanged for a crime he did not commit, but is rescued before he dies. He returns to his former profession to hunt the mob down, but his desire for revenge clashes with his responsibility to bring them to trial alive. Western, starring Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, James MacArthur, Pat Hingle, Bruce Dern and Dennis Hopper. ★★★ 11.25 1975: Britain’s Biggest 70s Hits Chart countdown celebrating the biggest selling singles of 1975, the best pop videos and the stories behind the songs – from Roxy Music and the Carpenters to Queen and David Bowie. 12.50am Entertainment News on 5. Showbiz news. 1.00 The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show 3.00 The Great Model Railway Challenge (R) 3.45 British Made with John Prescott (R) 4.35 The Railways That Built Britain with Chris Tarrant (R) 5.25 Thomas & Friends (R) 5.35-6.00am Paw Patrol (R)

mirror.co.uk Freeview 6 Freeview 27 ITV2 ITVBe 6.00am Love Bites 7.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Chat show 8.00 Emmerdale 9.00 You’ve Been Framed! Gold 9.30 Supermarket Sweep 10.30 I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 11.45 Catchphrase 12.30pm Emmerdale 1.30 You’ve Been Framed! Gold 2.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3.00 Catchphrase 3.45 I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 5.00 The Voice USA 7.00 Superstore Comedy double bill. 8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill. 9.00 FILM Suicide Squad (2016, 15) A ragtag team of villains are strong-armed into doing good by a government agent. Fantasy adventure, starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto. ★★★ 11.25 Family Guy Double bill. 12.25am American Dad! 1.20 Bob’s Burgers 1.50 Bob’s Burgers 2.15 Superstore 3.00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 3.15 Unwind With ITV 3.30-6.00am Teleshopping Dave E4 Freeview 19 6.00am Teleshopping 7.10 Lazy Boy Garage 7.35 Last Stop Garage 8.00 Rick Stein’s Road to Mexico 9.00 Storage Hunters UK 10.00 American Pickers 11.00 Top Gear 1.00pm QI XL 2.00 James May’s Cars of the People 3.00 Top Gear 5.00 Rick Stein’s Road to Mexico 6.00 QI XL Extended version of the quiz. 7.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? USA 8.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games 8.40 Would I Lie to You? With Bob Mortimer, Gabby Logan, Katherine Parkinson and Steve Backshall. 9.20 QI Festive edition with Jason Manford, Romesh Ranganathan, Holly Walsh and Alan Davies answering the questions. 10.00 FILM Bad Teacher (2011, 15) Comedy, starring Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake. ★★★★ 12.00m’t Mock the Week 12.40 Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You 1.40 Would I Lie to You? 2.25 QI. Quiz show. 2.55 Hypothetical 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping 6.00am Hollyoaks 7.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 8.00 Baby Daddy 9.00 How I Met Your Mother 10.00 The Big Bang Theory 11.00 The Goldbergs 12.00noon Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 Mike & Molly 4.00 The Goldbergs 5.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5.30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. The team has its fifth annual Halloween heist. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory Double bill. 7.00 Hollyoaks Toby tries to play it cool following some shocking developments. 7.30 Young Sheldon Dr Sturgis is discharged from hospital, and calls a halt to his relationship with Meemaw. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory Double bill. 9.00 FILM Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014, 12) Spy thriller, starring Chris Pine and Keira Knightley. ★★★ 11.00 Naked Attraction Double bill. 1.10am Gogglebox 2.15 First Dates Hotel 3.10 The 100 4.25 The Big Bang Theory 4.50-5.15am The Goldbergs WALES As BBC1 except: 1.30-1.45pm BBC Wales Today; Weather 6.30-7.00 BBC Wales Today; Weather 7.35-8.05 Gareth Edwards’ Great Welsh Adventure. Exploring St Davids. 10.25-10.30 BBC Wales Today; Weather 11.25 Age of Outrage 11.45 In My Skin 12.15am FILM The Place Beyond the Pines (2012, 15)★★★★ 2.30-6.00am BBC News WALES As BBC2 except: 7.00pm LIVE Match of the Day Wales: Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. Wales v Greece (kick-off 7.15pm). 9.15 The Wild Gardener. Part two of two. Colin Stafford- Johnson reaps the rewards of his labours. 10.15-10.30 Coast. Ireland. 11.05pm- 12.35am Womanhood. Documentary. MERIDIAN As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Meridian 6.00-6.30 ITV News Meridian 10.45-11.05pm ITV News Meridian CENTRAL As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Central 6.00-6.30 ITV News Central 10.45-11.05pm ITV News Central ITV WALES As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Cymru Wales 6.00-6.30 ITV News Wales at Six 10.45-11.05pm ITV News Cymru Wales Variations & S4C 7.00am The Real Housewives of Cheshire 8.00 Buying and Selling 9.00 LittleBe 12.00noon Best Cake Wins 12.30 The Real Housewives of Orange County 1.25 The Real Housewives of Cheshire 2.25 The Only Way Is Essex 3.10 The Real Housewives of New York City 5.00 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 6.00 Masters of Flip Kortney and Dave Wilson gut a dark and gloomy home. 7.00 Buying and Selling A couple whose house is not big enough for their family. 8.00 Dinner Date Emma chooses three blind dates from five potential partners. 9.00 Botched Terry Dubrow and Paul Nassif conclude discussing the first season. 10.00 Love Island: Australia The tables turn as five new handsome boys enter the Villa to sweep the girls off their feet. 11.05 Atlanta Plastic Reality show. 12.05am The Only Way Is Essex. Kirk makes a big gesture. 12.50 Unwind With ITV 1.00-7.00am Teleshopping Drama More4 Freeview 20 6.00am Teleshopping 7.05 Bread 8.05 The Bill 9.05 Classic Holby City 10.25 Classic Casualty 11.30 The Bill 12.30pm Classic EastEnders 2.10 Peak Practice 3.10 All Creatures Great and Small 4.15 Pie in the Sky. Drama. 5.20 Just Good Friends 6.00 Bread Carla Lane’s comedy. 6.40 ’Allo ’Allo! Wartime comedy. 7.20 Last of the Summer Wine The trio lament the lack of fresh vegetables. 8.00 Father Brown When a tortured artist is murdered, Father Brown must discover who did the crime before it is too late. 9.00 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates The sleuth is called upon to mediate in a dispute at a condemned block of flats, and soon discovers the man responsible for their construction has a shady past. 10.00 New Tricks The team reinvestigates three cases of rape. James Bolam stars. 11.15 Bad Girls Pat Kerrigan returns. 12.20am Judge John Deed 2.15 Kavanagh QC 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping Freeview 13 Freeview 18 8.55am Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 9.15 A Place in the Sun 11.05 Escape to the Chateau 12.05pm Grand Designs 1.10 Four in a Bed. 3.50 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 5.55 Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 6.55 Escape to the Chateau: DIY Mark, Becky and George see if they can utilise a newly discovered well. Last in the series. 7.55 Grand Designs Converting a cowshed into a three-bedroom home. 9.00 Valley of Tears Double bill. Avinoam is questioned by military police; Melakhi, Marco, and Yoni volunteer to head back into the inferno. In Hebrew and English. 11.00 24 Hours in A&E A patient is airlifted to the hospital after being involved in a high-speed collision on the M25 and another is put into an induced coma after an accident while playing football. 12.00m’t 24 Hours in A&E. A man arrives in resus with suspected internal bleeding. 1.05 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 3.15-3.40am Father Ted. Comedy. WEST As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News West Country. The day’s headlines; Weather 6.00-6.30 ITV News West Country; Weather 10.45-11.05pm ITV News West Country ANGLIA As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Anglia 6.00-6.30 ITV News Anglia 10.45-11.05pm ITV News Anglia; Weather WESTCOUNTRY As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News West Country 6.00-6.30 ITV News West Country. The day’s headlines; Weather 10.45-11.05pm ITV News West Country S4C 6.00am Cyw 12.00noon Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 12.05pm Codi Hwyl 12.30 Heno 1.00 Cymru ar Ffilm 1.30 Dan Do 2.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 2.05 Prynhawn Da 3.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 3.05 Priodas Pum Mil 4.00 Awr Fawr 5.00 Stwnsh 6.00 Codi Hwyl 6.30 Richard Holt: Yr Academi Felys 7.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 7.30 LIVE Clwb Rygbi. Connacht v Ospreys (kick-off 7.35pm). 9.35 Miwsig Fy Mywyd. Tenor Gwyn Hughes Jones shares the story of his career. 10.35 Nigel Owens: Wyt Ti’n Gem? Presenter Owain Gwynedd has a tongue-twisting voiceover session. 11.05-11.40pm Caryl a’r Lleill DM1ST BBC4 Freeview 9 7.00pm Sings Musicals Memorable versions of songs taken from or inspired by musicals, featuring performances by Ella Fitzgerald, Jeff Beck, Jay-Z and Captain Sensible. 8.00 TOTP: 1991 Featuring Queen, Seal, Chesney Hawkes and James. 9.00 Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story Sam Fender remembers the songwriter and musician who led the band Lindisfarne to fame in the 1970s. 10.00 Folk Hibernia at the BBC A celebration of Irish folk music. 11.00 Sounds of the 60s Featuring archive performances by Pat Seeger, Leonard Cohen and Tim Buckley. 11.30 The Old Grey Whistle Test. 12.00m’t Sings Musicals 1.00 TOTP: 1991. Featuring Queen and James. 2.00 Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story 3.00-4.00am Folk Hibernia at the BBC 5 USA 6.00am TJC 9.00 Murder, She Wrote 10.00 NCIS 11.00 NCIS 12.00noon Law & Order 6.00 NCIS Triple bill. A sailor is kidnapped; one of Reeves’ friends is kidnapped; McGee investigates the murder of a petty officer who was a fellow amateur radio enthusiast. 9.00 FILM Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006, 15) An alcoholic police chief gets caught up in a domestic abuse case that leads him to a money-laundering scheme. Detective thriller, starring Tom Selleck and Stephanie March. ★★ 10.55 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit An athlete is accused of rape. 11.50 L.A.’s Finest The team works to find a killer at large. Jessica Alba stars. 12.50am L.A.’s Finest 1.50 Chicago PD 3.25 Criminals: Caught on Camera 3.55 Entertainment News on 5 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 57 BLACK FRIDAY SAVE 70% UP TO Don’t miss out on our biggest ever Black Friday deals today Visit www.gtech.co.uk Ends Monday 29th November Sky Arts Freeview 21 F’view 11 10.00am Discovering: Sidney Poitier 11.00 Inside Art: Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace 12.00noon My Greatest Shot: Landscape 12.30 My Greatest Shot: Portrait 1.00 Tales of the Unexpected 2.00 Discovering: Steve McQueen 3.00 Landscape Artist of the Year 4.00 Music Icons: Alt Rock 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star 5.00 Tales of the Unexpected 6.00 Discovering: Maureen O’Hara 7.00 Video Killed the Radio Star 8.00 Discovering: Carpenters 8.30 Discovering: The Mamas & the Papas A profile of the pop duo. 9.00 Death Songbook 10.00 Genesis: When in Rome 12.00m’t Phil Collins: Going Back to Detroit 1.00 Classic Albums 2.00 Cheltenham Literature Festival 2021 Highlights 3.00 FILM Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019, 12) ★★★★ 5.10-6.00am Inside Art

58 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 Sport Sky Sports Main Event 6.00am LIVE Test Cricket India v New Zealand. 11.30 LIVE DP World Tour Golf The Joburg Open. 3.00pm LIVE Ladies European Tour Golf The Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De Espana Femenino. Day two of the tournament. 4.30 Sky Sports News. Headlines. 7.30 LIVE EFL West Bromwich Albion v Nottingham Forest (kick-off 8.00pm). 10.45 EFL Greatest Games 11.00 NFL Fantasy 12.00m’t Total Access 1.00 Sky Sports News 4.00-6.00am LIVE Test Cricket India v New Zealand. The third day of the First Test. Sky Sports Cricket 6.00am LIVE Test Cricket India v New Zealand. 11.30 LIVE One-Day International Cricket South Africa v Netherlands At SuperSport Park. 4.00pm Test Cricket 5.00 Cricket’s Climate Crisis 5.15 Best of ICC WT20 6.00 Test Cricket 7.00 One-Day International Cricket 8.00 Test Cricket 9.00 One-Day International Cricket 10.00 Test Cricket 11.00 One-Day International Cricket 12.00m’t You Guys Are History 1.00 ICC World Test Championship Final – The Film 1.55 One-Day International Cricket 2.50 Test Cricket 3.50-6.00am LIVE Test Cricket India v New Zealand. The third day of the First Test. Sky Sports Football 6.00am EFL Greatest Games 6.45 SPFL Greatest Games 7.00 Football’s Greatest Players 7.30 Football Countdowns 8.00 Football Years 8.30 EFL Greatest Games 9.00 SPFL Greatest Games 9.30 Football’s Greatest Players 10.00 Football Countdowns 10.30 Football Years 11.00 EFL Play Off Finals C’Ship 10/11 12.00noon EFL Greatest Games 12.45 SPFL Greatest Games 1.00 Football’s Greatest Players 1.30 Football Countdowns 2.00 Football Years 2.30 EFL Play Off Final C’Ship 17/18 3.30 EFL Greatest Games 4.15 SPFL Greatest Games 4.30 Football’s Greatest Players 5.00 EFL Highlights 5.30 EFL Goals 6.00 Bundesliga Weekly 6.30 EFL Highlights 7.00 EFL Goals 7.30 LIVE EFL West Bromwich Albion v Nottingham Forest (kick-off 8.00pm). 10.45 EFL Greatest Games 11.00 World Cup Qualifiers Review Show 12.00m’t EFL Cup Retro 16 2.45 One2Eleven 3.00 EFL Play Off Finals C’Ship 07/08 4.00 EFL Play Off Finals C’Ship 08/09 5.00-6.00am EFL Cup Final 19 BT Sport 1 6.00am Premier League Match Pack 6.30 WWE Raw Highlights 7.30 WWE NXT Highlights 8.30 BT Sport Reload. The week’s best bits. 8.45 LIVE Isuzu UTE A-League Western United v Perth Glory (kick-off 8.45am). From AAMI Park. 10.45 ESPN FC 11.15 What I Wore 11.30 Premier League Match Pack. Upcoming action. 12.00noon Premier League World 12.30 BT Sport Reload 1.00 Ligue 1 Show 1.30 XTERRA World Series 2.00 FIM Sidecar World Championship Highlights 3.00 Premier League Match Pack 3.30 ESPN FC 4.00 Isuzu UTE A-League 5.00 Inside Serie A 5.30 UEFA Champions League Review 6.30 Premier League Preview 7.00 LIVE Gallagher Premiership Rugby Union Bath v Exeter Chiefs (kick-off 7.45pm). 10.00 WWE NXT UK 11.00 WWE NXT Highlights 12.00m’t WWE SmackDown Highlights 1.00 LIVE WWE Friday Night SmackDown 3.00 Ariel Helwani Meets 3.30 Premier League Preview 4.00 Scottish Football Extra 4.30 BT Sport Reload 5.00-6.00am Isuzu UTE A-League BT Sport 2 3.30pm Ultra-Trail World Tour 4.00 BT Sport Fight Night 4.30 BT Sport Reload 4.45 Premier League Reload 5.00 Ligue 1 Show 5.30 LIVE Hockey Netherlands v Belgium. 7.30 LIVE Serie A Cagliari v Salernitana. 9.45 LIVE Women’s T20 Super Smash Auckland Hearts v Northern Brave. 12.30am LIVE T20 Super Smash Auckland Aces v Northern Brave. Coverage of the T20 match. 4.00 Serie A 5.00-6.00am Ligue 1 Eurosport 1 7.00am Curling European Championships 8.00 LIVE Curling European Championships The semi-finals of the men’s event. 11.00 Olympic Games 11.30 Alpine Skiing 12.30pm LIVE Curling European Championships Semi-finals of the men’s event. 3.30 Cross-Country Skiing. From Ruka, Finland. 4.05 LIVE Ski Jumping Men’s HS142 event. 5.10 Ski Jumping. The women’s Word Cup. 6.15 Winter Sports 6.45 Eurosport News 6.50 LIVE Alpine Skiing The men’s downhill race. 8.30 Ski Jumping 9.30 Freestyle Skiing 10.30 Alpine Skiing 11.25 Olympic Games: Winter Pass 12.00m’t UCI Track Champions League 1.00 Hall of Fame – Tokyo 2020 2.00 Ski Jumping 3.00 Alpine Skiing 4.00 World Superbikes 5.00-7.00am Snooker BEST OF THE REST – LIVE SPORT 7.00-9.30pm LIVE British Basketball Newcastle Eagles v Sheffield Sharks. (Sky Sports Arena) 10.00am LIVE DP World Tour Golf The Joburg Open. (Sky Sports Golf) 3.00-4.30pm LIVE Ladies European Tour Golf The Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De Espana Femenino in Marbella.. (Sky Sports Golf) ITV3 Freeview 10 6.00am Classic Coronation Street 7.00 Classic Emmerdale 8.05 That’s My Boy 8.35 Inspector Morse 10.50 Heartbeat 1.00pm LIVE ITV Racing: Live from Newbury 4.00 Classic Emmerdale 5.00 Classic Coronation Street 6.00 Heartbeat 8.00 Doc Martin 10.05 DCI Banks 12.10am Deep Water 2.10-2.30am Unwind with ITV ITV4 Freeview 25 6.00am The Best of the 90s 6.10 The Champions 7.15 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 8.20 The Avengers 9.25 The Professionals 10.30 Minder 11.35 The Champions 12.35pm World of Sport 12.45 LIVE Darts: Players Championship Finals. Day one. 5.15 The Best of the 80s 5.30 River Monsters 6.00 Giant Lobster Hunters 7.00 LIVE Darts: Players Championship Finals 11.00 All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite 1.05am Auto Mundial 1.35 The Professionals 2.40-3.00am Unwind 5STAR Freeview 31 8.00am Entertainment News on 5 8.10 Rich Kids Go Skint 9.00 Shoplifters & Scammers: At War with the Law 10.00 Filthy House SOS 11.00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 12.00noon Traffic Cops 2.00 Police Interceptors 5.00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 6.00 Shoplifters & Scammers: At War with the Law 7.00 Call the Bailiffs: Time to Pay Up 8.00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 9.00 FILM Gone in 60 Seconds (2000/15) ★★ 11.25 FILM Meet the Parents (2000/12) ★★★★ 1.35 Ambulance: Code Red 2.40 Wentworth: The Final Sentence 3.35-4.00am Last Man Standing Really Freeview 17 6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea 7.00 Cruise TV with LoveitBookit 8.00 Homes Under the Hammer 10.00 Antiques Road Trip 12.00noon Money for Nothing 1.00 A Place in the Sun 2.00 Animal Cops Houston 3.00 Animal Cops Philadelphia 4.00 Pit Bulls & Parolees 6.00 Money for Nothing 7.00 Antiques Road Trip 9.00 These Woods Are Haunted 10.00 Help! My House Is Haunted 11.00 Ghost Adventures 1.00am Kindred Spirits 2.00 Teleshopping 4.00 Animal Cops Houston 5.00-6.00am Animal Cops Paramount Freeview 32 9.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera 9.35 Traffic Cops 11.35 Trucking Hell 12.30pm FILM The Kansan (1943/U) Western, with Richard Dix. ★★★ 2.15 FILM Seven Men from Now (1956/U) ★★★★ 4.00 Trucking Hell 5.00 Traffic Cops 7.00 Police Interceptors 8.00 Traffic Cops 10.00 Police Raids: Caught by Surprise 11.00 Fights, Camera, Action! 12.00m’t 999: Criminals Caught on Camera 1.00 Wonderful World of Trucking 2.00 Airport Security: Peru 3.00 Airport 24/7: Thailand 3.50 Idiot TV 4.35-5.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera Pick Freeview 35 7.00am Highway Patrol 8.00 Motorway Patrol 9.00 Police Force: Australia 10.00 Police Ten 7 11.00 Highway Cops 12.00noon Nothing to Declare 1.00 Border Patrol 2.00 Nothing to Declare 4.00 Stargate Atlantis 5.00 The Librarians 6.00 Quantum Leap 7.00 BBC Radio 1 97.6-99.8MHz 6.33am Radio 1’s Best New Pop 7.00 Breakfast with Greg James 10.00 Anthems 10.32 Anthems 11.02 Dean McCullough 12.45pm Newsbeat 1.00 Matt and Mollie 3.00 Party Anthems with Matt and Mollie 4.00 The Official Chart on Radio 1 with Scott Mills 5.45 Newsbeat 6.00 Radio 1’s Dance Party with Danny Howard 8.00 Radio 1’s Future Dance with Sarah Story 10.00 Pete Tong 12.00m’t Radio 1’s Essential Mix 2.00 Radio 1 Dance Presents 3.00 Danny Howard 4.00 Radio 1’s Wind Down Presents 5.00-6.00am Radio 1 Relax BBC Radio 2 88-91MHz 6.30am The Gary Davies Breakfast Show 9.30 Ken Bruce 12.00noon Jeremy Vine 2.00 Steve Wright in the Afternoon 4.15 Steve Wright in the Afternoon – Serious Jockin’ 5.00 Sara Cox 7.00 Tony Blackburn’s Golden Hour 8.00 Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies 10.00 Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton 12.00m’t The Craig Charles House Party 1.30 The Craig Charles House Party Mixtape 2.00 Gary Barlow – We Write the Songs 3.00 Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Kitchen Disco 5.00-6.00am In Concert: Madness BBC Radio 3 90.2-92.4MHz 6.30am Breakfast 9.00 Essential Classics 12.00noon Composer of the Week: Sibelius 1.00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 2.00 Afternoon Concert 4.30 The Listening Service 5.00 In Tune 7.00 In Tune DM1ST Entertainment & Factual Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 8.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 9.00 Killer Families 10.00 Fringe 11.00 World’s Most Evil Killers 12.00m’t Britain’s Most Evil Killers 1.00 The Force: Manchester 2.00 Nothing to Declare 3.00 Border Patrol 4.00 Motorway Patrol 5.00-6.00am Police Force: Australia GOLD 7.30am Ever Decreasing Circles 8.45 Are You Being Served? 9.25 Only Fools and Horses 10.05 Last of the Summer Wine 11.20 Blackadder Goes Forth 12.00noon Dad’s Army 12.40 Ever Decreasing Circles 1.20 Are You Being Served? 2.00 Only Fools and Horses 2.40 The Good Life 4.00 Blackadder Goes Forth 4.40 Last of the Summer Wine 6.00 Only Fools and Horses 6.35 Are You Being Served? Comedy. 7.20 Dad’s Army 8.00 The Vicar of Dibley 8.40 Murder, They Hope 9.40 Not Going Out 10.20 Men Behaving Badly 11.00 The Cockfields 11.40 Live at the Apollo 12.40am Blackadder 2.40 Not Going Out 3.20-4.00am Men Behaving Badly Yesterday Freeview 26 6.00am Secrets of the Solar System 8.00 Murder Maps 9.00 Bangers and Cash 10.00 Steam Train Britain 11.00 Impossible Railways 12.00noon Great British Railway Journeys 2.00 Abandoned Engineering 4.00 World War Weird 5.00 Nazi Victory: The Post-War Plan 6.00 Great British Railway Journeys 7.00 Abandoned Engineering 8.00 Great British Railway Journeys 9.00 Porridge 11.00 Open All Hours 1.00-3.00am Secrets of the Solar System Alibi 7.10am Murdoch Mysteries 9.00 Rizzoli & Isles 10.00 Unforgettable 11.00 Hudson & Rex 12.00noon The Doctor Blake Mysteries 1.00 Death in Paradise 2.00 Murdoch Mysteries 4.00 The Good Wife 5.00 Rizzoli & Isles 6.00 Unforgettable 7.00 Hudson & Rex 8.00 Death in Paradise. Detective drama. 9.00 Inspector Alleyn Mysteries 11.10 The Good Wife 12.05am Unforgettable 1.05 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 2.20 I Am the Night 3.10-4.00am Murdoch Mysteries Sky Max 6.00am Grimm 8.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response 9.00 Supergirl 10.00 The Flash 11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 1.00pm Hawaii Five-0 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 S.W.A.T. 4.00 Supergirl 5.00 The Flash 6.00 Grimm 8.00 Sport’s Funniest Moments 10.00 Rob & Radio A Boy Called Christmas Sky Cinema Premiere, 8pm This star-studded festive fantasy stars Henry Lawfull (left) as Nikolas, a woodsman’s son who embarks on a quest to find the mythical village of the elves. CHOICE Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies Radio 2, 8pm Gary is joined by William Michael Albert Broad, aka bleach-blond singer and punk legend Billy Idol, for a chinwag and trip down memory lane. The DJ will also be playing a few of Billy’s tunes, including Eyes Without a Face and Rebel Yell, and there’s the usual Gary’s Bit in the Middle. 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SHEFFIELD. - 2.04 Ask The Audience 15- 8f (4-2-1, £10.36, TC: £28.65). 2.19 Faros Daughter 5-4f (4-1-3, £8.03, TC: £31.98). 2.36 Shady Jill 8-1 (4-2-3, £54.14, TC: £122.53). 2.54 Dippy Michaela 4-1 (2-1-6, £15.02, TC: £44.13). 3.09 Pattys Take Five 11-10f (3-1-6, £4.46, TC: £13.02). 3.26 Minnies Orsk 11-8f (3-6-2, £7.00, TC: £18.70). 3.44 Crinkill Sheila 7-4 (5-6-4, £17.63, TC: £62.03). 4.04 Borna Rumour 11-8f (6-3-4, £9.27, TC: £14.83). 4.23 Bad Alibi 15-8 (4-5-1, £12.45, TC: £47.55). 4.43 Bush House 9-4f (3-5-4, £10.23, TC: £25.41). 5.03 Mothers Diva 2-1f (3-5-6, £9.05, TC: £34.85). 5.22 Crinkill Poppy 5-6f (1-4-5, £3.50, TC: £11.66). £1.50, £5.30. Tote Exacta: £4.40. Tricast: £45.30. Trifecta: £56.90. CSF: £4.22. 5.05: CAPRICIOUS (J Haynes 25-1) 1; Well Prepared (6-1) 2; Sea Of Charm (9-2) 3. 13 ran. 7-2f Inexplicable. 1½, nk. (C Banham). Tote: £28.60; £8.00, £2.20, £2.20. Tote Exacta: £280.80. Tricast: £632.24. Trifecta: £3334.80. CSF: £166.78. 5.35: MERCIAN HYMN (D Probert 9-2) 1; Can Can Girl (7-2f) 2; Victory Star (9-1) 3. 12 ran. 2¼, 1¾. (Sir M Todd). Tote: £5.70; £2.10, £1.60, £2.50. Tote Exacta: £33.80. Tricast: £136.71. Trifecta: £225.10. CSF: £20.15. Placepot: £12.30. Quadpot: £1.40. CHELMSFORD CITY 4.20: TIPPY TOES (J Hart 5-4f) 1; Sixth Street (9-2) 2; Baileys Accolade (5-1) 3. 9 ran. 2l, 1½. (M Johnston). Tote: £2.25; £1.10, £1.50, £1.50. Tote Exacta: £8.20. Trifecta: £32.00. CSF: £6.99. NRs: Income, Tillymint. 4.50: IUR CINN TRA (J Watson 7-2f) 1; Nikki’s Girl (4-1) 2; Between The Sheets (7-1) 3. 9 ran. ¾, ¾. (D O’Meara). Tote: £4.50; £1.60, £1.70, £2.20. Tote Exacta: £25.90. Tricast: £93.22. Trifecta: £156.80. CSF: £17.84. 5.20: BE GLORIOUS (R Kingscote 4-1) 1; Leap Abroad (17-2) 2; Accelerando (9-2) 3. 9 ran. 5-2f Therehegoes. ½, hd. (Harry Eustace). Tote: £5.20; £1.90, £2.20, £2.00. Tote Exacta: £34.00. Tricast: £159.61. Trifecta: £111.90. CSF: £37.88. 5.50: ARION (T Marquand 9-4f) 1; Mizzen You (11-4) 2; Spy (8-1) 3. 9 ran. 1¼, 1l. (H Palmer). Tote: £3.25; £1.20, £1.40, £2.20. Tote Exacta: £8.20. Trifecta: £34.30. CSF: £8.53. 6.20: TRUMBLE (D Muscutt 10-11f) 1; Papa Stour (11-1) 2; Alexander James (8-1) 3. 5 ran. 2¼, 1¼. (D Loughnane). Tote: £1.91; £1.10, £3.70. Tote Exacta: £8.40. Trifecta: £26.50. CSF: £11.41. NR: Corvair. 6.50: SIR RODNEYREDBLOOD (M Ghiani 9-1) 1; Jack The Truth (7-1) 2; Restless Endeavour (3-1f) 2;9 ran. 1½, dht. (J R Jenkins). Tote: Sir Rodneyredblood £10.00; Sir Rodneyredblood £2.50, Jack The Truth £2.40, Restless Endeavour £1.40. Tote Exacta: Sir Rodneyredblood, Jack The Truth £40.50, Sir Rodneyredblood, Restless Endeavour £20.80. Tricast: Sir Rodneyredblood, Jack The Truth, Restless Endeavour £117.51, Sir Rodneyredblood, Restless Endeavour, Jack The Truth £101.37. Trifecta: Sir Rodneyredblood, Jack The Truth, Restless Endeavour £127.40, Sir Rodneyredblood, Restless Endeavour, Jack The Truth £107.10. CSF: Sir Rodneyredblood, Jack The Truth £34.49, Sir Rodneyredblood, Restless Endeavour £17.77. NR: Red Walls. 7.20: KINDERFRAU (J Mitchell 13-8f) 1; Wadacre Gogo (3-1) 2; Artemis Sky (2-1) 3. 5 ran. 3½, 2½. (B Johnson). Tote: £2.63; £1.40, £1.60. Tote Exacta: £7.60. Trifecta: £11.60. CSF: £6.78. NR: Eagle’s Realm. 7.50: HATHLOOL (J Watson 15-8f) 1; Roman Dynasty (9-1) 2; Jenson Benson (6-1) 3. 9 ran. ½, ½. (M Appleby). Tote: £2.88; £1.40, £3.10, £1.70. Tote Exacta: £21.50. Tricast: £85.03. Trifecta: £119.30. CSF: £19.59. NR: Toromona. Placepot: £32.30. Quadpot: £9.10. LINGFIELD 12.15: MALINAS ISLAND (K Brogan 11-2) 1; Freethinker (14-1) 2; Imphal (2-1f) 3. 13 ran. 3¼, ¾. (N Mulholland). Tote: £6.50; £2.00, £3.10, £1.30. Tote Exacta: £64.00. Tricast: £209.31. Trifecta: £276.50. CSF: £71.05. NRs: King Cool, Timely Gift. 12.45: MOVETHECHAINS (Jamie Moore 10- 11f) 1; Getastar (28-1) 2; Bretney (5-1) 3. 11 ran. 20l, 4½. (G L Moore). Tote: £1.91; £1.10, £4.10, £1.90. Tote Exacta: £24.80. Tricast: £102.27. Trifecta: £99.10. CSF: £34.96. NR: Allsfineandandy. 1.15: DREAM DU GRAND VAL (J Bowen 4-1) 1; Celestial Force (5-4f) 2; San Pedro De Senam (5-2) 3. 6 ran. 4½, 1¼. (A Irvine). Tote: £5.30; £2.10, £1.10. Tote Exacta: £10.80. Trifecta: £28.00. CSF: £9.26. NR: Secret Secret. 1.45: SHERBORNE (B J Powell 7-2jt-f) 1; Duke Of Rockingham (7-2jt-f) 2; Rock Of Fame (50-1) 3. 17 ran. nk, 1¾. (C Tizzard). Tote: £4.60; £1.60, £1.80, £9.70. Tote Exacta: £25.50. Trifecta: £596.60. CSF: £16.61. 2.17: SEVEN NO TRUMPS (H Skelton 14-1) 1; Honorary Colonel (16-1) 2; Get Your Own (13-2) 3. 13 ran. 3-1f Dorking Lad. 4¼, ½. (D Skelton). Tote: £15.00; £4.00, £4.40, £2.60. Tote Exacta: £197.90. Tricast: £1604.08. Trifecta: £1990.80. CSF: £202.47. 2.47: RUSSIAN RUMOUR (H Bannister 11-2) 1; Speech Bubble (15-8f) 2; The Trampolinist (22-1) 3. 11 ran. 2¼, 5½. (J Portman). Tote: £6.50; £1.70, £1.30, £4.60. Tote Exacta: £20.70. Trifecta: £265.90. CSF: £16.26. 3.17: GALLIC GEORDIE (R T Dunne 7-2) 1; Valentine’s Turf (11-2) 2; Guguss Collonges (3- 1f) 3. 9 ran. 2¼, 3¾. (S Drinkwater). Tote: £4.60; £1.70, £2.00, £1.50. Tote Exacta: £27.90. Tricast: £63.46. Trifecta: £123.70. CSF: £23.44. Jackpot: Not won. Placepot: £54.50. Quadpot: £34.10. TAUNTON 12.55: EARTH COMPANY (Sean Houlihan 3-1) 1; Gala De Corton (100-30) 2; Jay Jay Reilly (6-4f) 3. 7 ran. 7½, 2½. (P Hobbs). Tote: £4.00; £1.80, £2.00. Tote Exacta: £13.20. Trifecta: £27.10. CSF: £13.50. 1.25: NELSONS ROCK (H Kimber evensf) 1; Young O’leary (17-2) 2; Aeronisi (11-1) 3. 6 ran. ¾, nk. (C Tizzard). Tote: £2.00; £1.20, £3.20. Tote Exacta: £8.10. Trifecta: £58.20. CSF: £9.82. 1.55: ROQUE IT (H Cobden 2-1f) 1; Caspers Court (5-2) 2; Eragon De Chanay (7-2) 3. 5 ran. 9l, 5½. (P Nicholls). Tote: £3.00; £1.40, £1.60. Tote Exacta: £7.40. Trifecta: £19.80. CSF: £7.69. 2.25: AN TAILLIUR (Jonjo O’Neill Jr 9-2) 1; Dargiannini (11-4) 2; Guernesey (5-2f) 3. 7 ran. nk, nk. (Jonjo O’Neill). Tote: £5.50; £2.40, £1.90. Tote Exacta: £18.70. Trifecta: £32.00. CSF: £16.30. 2.55: MISTER ROBBO (R Patrick 5-1) 1; Kiera Royale (2-1f) 2; Go Pharisee Flyer (100-30) 3. 5 ran. 2½, 5½. (D Faulkner). Tote: £6.00; £2.10, £1.30. Tote Exacta: £14.80. Trifecta: £44.60. CSF: £15.55. NRs: Duc Kauto, Marilyn Monroe. 3.25: KENDELU (K Buckley 15-2) 1; Independence (18-1) 2; Poet’s Reflection (16-1) 3. 14 ran. 11-10f Norley. ½, ¾. (N Hawke). Tote: £9.30; £2.80, £4.40, £4.20. Tote Exacta: £159.60. Tricast: £2122.59. Trifecta: £954.10. CSF: £125.01. Placepot: £209.80. Quadpot: £55.40. WOLVERHAMPTON 2.05: ROYAL ADVICE (Mr E Cagney 18-1) 1; Strike Me A Pose (5-1) 2; Steelriver (28-1) 3. 12 ran. 9-2f Voltaic. 3l, ½. (K Dalgleish). Tote: £22.90; £6.20, £2.40, £6.40. Tote Exacta: £230.60. Tricast: £2581.75. Trifecta: £3180.10. CSF: £106.56. NR: Dan De Light. 2.35: GRANDFATHER TOM (Rossa Ryan 9-2) 1; Portelet Bay (3-1f) 2; Amasova (7-2) 3. 10 ran. 1½, nk. (R Cowell). Tote: £5.50; £2.00, £1.70, £1.40. Tote Exacta: £18.80. Tricast: £52.49. Trifecta: £110.40. CSF: £18.23. NR: Tantastic. 3.05: GARDEN PARADISE (A Kirby evensf) 1; Crimson King (18-1) 2; Chipiron (6-1) 3. 8 ran. 4½, 1l. (J Tate). Tote: £2.00; £1.10, £3.20, £1.80. Tote Exacta: £21.10. Tricast: £79.90. Trifecta: £100.00. CSF: £23.31. 3.35: CHECKANDCHALLENGE (D Probert 11-1) 1; Aasser (15-8) 2; Sir Winston (6-5f) 3. 11 ran. shd, 1½. (W Knight). Tote: £12.60; £3.30, £1.30, £1.10. Tote Exacta: £47.00. Trifecta: £143.00. CSF: £31.93. 4.05: SILENT SPEECH (James Doyle 1-5f) 1; Stockpyle (11-1) 2; King Of War (9-1) 3. 9 ran. 1¼, 1¾. (C Appleby). Tote: £1.20; £1.02, £2.10, £2.00. Tote Exacta: £4.50. Trifecta: £17.20. CSF: £4.99. NR: Aussie Banker. 4.35: SALEYMM (James Doyle 8-11f) 1; Summa Peto (4-1) 2; Golden Force (28-1) 3. 8 ran. 4¾, shd. (S & E Crisford). Tote: £1.73; £1.10, RESULTS & pRicES SP• T FORM p doncaSTER SKY SP• T FORM p GoinG: Standard. Course: Polytrack all-weather course, running inside turf track, left-handed and 1m 2f round. DrAW: Little effect. Top TrAiners: M Johnston 84-422 (19.9%), A Watson 78-364 (21.4%), G L Moore 75-562 (13.3%), W Haggas 55-197 (27.9%), R Hughes 40-314 (12.7%), S Dow 40-362 (11.0%), A Carroll 37-395 (9.4%), D O’Meara 33-233 (14.2%), J Butler 31-243 (12.8%), S & E Crisford 29-125 (23.2%), M Attwater 26-386 (6.7%), J Bridger 26-383 (6.8%). 1sT run sinCe WinD op: 11.50 Cecilia Beaux. Top JoCkeys: Adam Kirby 104-625 (16.6%), Hollie Doyle 92-577 (15.9%), Jim Crowley 46-204 (22.5%), Jack Mitchell 43-298 (14.4%), Hector Crouch 40-372 (10.8%), William Carson 30-323 (9.3%), Darragh Keenan 28-251 (11.2%). CHeekpieCes: 11.20 Basic Beauty, Fandabidozi, Wholelotafun, 11.50 Notoriously Risky, Sennen, 12.55 Brunel Charm, Villeurbanne, 1.30 Dubai Hope, Kondratiev Wave, 2.05 The Lamplighter, 2.40 Perfect Symphony, Physics, 3.15 Kraka, Pyrrhos, Top Boy. TonGue sTrAps: 12.20 Intuitive, Ostilio, 12.55 Lough Cutra*, 2.05 The Lamplighter, 2.40 Physics, Tell’em Nowt. (*=1st time). LinGFiELd SKY 12.30 ICD MEMBERS HANDICAP CHASE (3) 2m 3f Winner £5,882 (4 run) 1 132232 DINo VElVEt (11) A King 8 11-10 (F) .......................................A P Heskin 135 G 5-1 (10-11) Last of 2, 8l bhd Annual Invictus (11-8) at Plu 2m4f nov ltd hc ch (4yo+) (3) gd 2 544-0P BARtoN KNoll (28) J Mackie 9 11-7 (CD) .......................... Sean Quinlan ●142 G 12-1 (10-0) Pulled up, won by Good Boy Bobby (10-10) at Wetherby 2m3f Listed hcp ch gs 3 631116 NoRtHERN BouND (13) B Pauling 7 11-4 (D) (SF) ..........luca Morgan (5) 136 G 5-1 (10-8) 6th of 8, 21l behind Palmers Hill (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs 4 1-135F VAlENCE D’AuMoNt (27) Sue Smith 7 11-0 (D) ..........................R Mania 134 G 28-1 (11-7) Fell, won by Geryville (10-11) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Oct BETTING: 13-8 Dino Velvet, 5-2 Northern Bound, 3 Valence D’Aumont, 5 Barton Knoll. 2020: BARTON KNOLL 8 11 1, Sean Quinlan 11-2 (J Mackie), 9 ran. 1.05 CADBuRY FlAKE 99 NoVICES’ HuRDlE (GBB RACE) (4) 2m 5f Winner £4,084 (7 run) 1 336-13 BoB’S BAR (31) D McCain 5 11-5 (SF) ....................................t Gillard (5) ●129 GS 10-3 (11-5) 3rd of 12, 11l behind Washington (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gs 2 36-1 GENtlEMAN VAllEY (40) B Pauling 5 11-5 (D) ............luca Morgan (5) 112 G 11-2 (10-12) Won at Kempton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct beating Zafar (11-7) by ½l 3 5-35 GoDREVY PoINt (33) R Bandey 5 10-12 ..................................J J Burke 117 G 33-1 (11-2) 5th of 12, 32l behind Gelino Bello (11-2) at Aintree 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in Oct 4 tHAI tERRIER (F42) O Greenall 5 10-12 ................................ DouBtFul 14-1 (9-13) 4th of 6, 9l behind Mr Curiosity (10-2) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct 5 335-P4 tINY tANtRuM (190) L Wadham 5 10-12 ..................................J Quinlan 112 G 11-1 (11-4) 4th of 8, 10l behind Design Icon (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) gd 6 2 EtINCEllE ARtIStE (181) D Skelton 4 10-11 (F) ........... Bridget Andrews - - 2nd of 6 7l behind Crypto Currency (11-11) at Kirkistown 3m ire ptp gd in May 7 1-1 lYRICAl GENIuS (57) C Longsdon 4 10-11 .......................... Sean Quinlan - - 11-4 (10-12) Won at Warwick 2m NH flat (5) gd in Sep beating Ted’s Friend (11-7) by 2l BETTING: 9-4 Lyrical Genius, 3 Etincelle Artiste, 7-2 Bob’s Bar, 4 Gentleman Valley, 10 Godrevy Point, 16 Tiny Tantrum. 2020: BOBHOPEORNOHOPE 5 11 5, David Bass Evens Fav (K Bailey), 11 ran. 1.40 EDEN FARM HullEYS NoVICES’ HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (4) 3m Winner £3,594 (4 run) 1 F2-512 tHE NEWESt oNE (21) N Twiston-Davies 6 11-7 (BF) (SF) ...Mr Z Baker (3) ●133 GS 11-4fav (11-9) 2nd of 8, 3l behind Head On (10-3) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs 2 34-522 HuNtSMANS JoG (31) (V) F O’Brien 7 11-5 (D) (F) .............l Harrison (3) 131 G 3-1 (11-8) 2nd of 6, 4l behind Young Offender (11-7) at Chepstow 3m 2f nov hcp chs (4) gd 3 -316P4 tHE MACoN luGNAtIC (16) B Pauling 7 11-2 (C) ..........luca Morgan (5) 117 GS 12-1 (11-6) 4th of 11, 7l behind Yggdrasil (10-11) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp chs (4) gs 4 P-52P4 SPIDER’S BItE (48) A Nicol 9 11-0 (D) ............................... Sean Quinlan 130 GS 12-1 (11-9) 4th of 5, well behind Animore (10-12) at Hexham 2m 4f nov hcp chs (4) sft BETTING: 6-4 The Newest One, 13-8 Huntsmans Jog, 7-2 The Macon Lugnatic, 10 Spider’s Bite. 2020: ENRY IGGINS 6 11 2, Bryan Carver(3) 14-1 (R Walford), 8 ran. 2.15 KEllY’S ICE CREAM HANDICAP HuRDlE (5) 2m 3f Winner £2,342 (14 run) 1 26-34P ANIGHtINlAMBouRN (58) B Pauling 7 12-0 (F) ...........luca Morgan (5) 107 GS 9-2 (11-4) Pulled up, won by Hillview (10-0) at Bangor 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Sep 2 3508-4 oSCAR ClouDS (28) N Richards 6 11-13...................... Mr C Rabbitt (10) 105 GS 25-1 (11-0) 4th of 9, 18l behind Unexpected Party (11-11) at Weth 2m 5f nov hcp hdl (4) gs 3 -U4U56 lIVING’S BoY AN Co (21) J Wainwright 6 11-12 ....Miss Becky Smith (3) 98 H 100-1 (11-6) 6th of 8, 21l behind Opening Bid (11-12) at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd 4 -44392 DEMI SANG (15) B Haslam 8 11-12 (D) (SF) .............................. R Mclernon ●121 H 7-1 (11-3) 2nd of 7, 1¾l behind Just Call Me Al (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) 5 4282-0 CHESS PlAYER (F16) B Pauling 6 11-7............................lilly Pinchin (5) 109 GS 4-1 (11-9) 12th of 14, well behind Midnight Jewel (9-10) at M Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl (5) gd 6 223214 GINGER Du VAl (57) (H) M Rowley 5 11-6.................... Mr B Bromley (7) 110 G 11-4 (10-12) 4th of 7, 16l bhd Whispering Gypsy (10-12) at Warwick 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gd 7 7-7545 tIME FoR tIMoNE (158) A Hales 6 11-4 ..................................J J Burke 104 G 22-1 (10-12) 5th of 8, 29l behind Wicked West (11-5) at Southwell 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd 8 1868-8 DARE to BEGIN (16) Mrs Stella Barclay 6 10-12 ..................D McMenamin 103 GS 80-1 (11-4) 8th of 11, well bhnd Richmond Lake (11-4) at Bangor 2m 1f mdn auc hdl (4) gs 9 666- SoN oF tHE SoMME (230) B Ellison 6 10-10 ...........................H Brooke 103 GS 16-1 (10-11) 6th of 9, 44l behind Rattle Owl (10-9) at Newcastle 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd 10 97P2P- REASSuRANCE (F28) (B) D Brooke 6 10-6 ...........................Craig Nichol 83 G 17-2 (11-2) Pulled up, won by Snowy Burrows (10-1) at Sedgefield 2m 4f (5) gd in Mar 11 -P7755 luCKY ICoN (15) P Kirby 7 10-5 (BF) ........................................t Dowson 112 G 11-4fav (10-7) 5th of 8, 10l bhd Wilhelm Vonvenster (10-8) at Sedg 2m1f cnd hc hdl (5) gd 12 92/0P- MISS MAlARKY (270) J Best & K Jewell 8 10-0 .............................J Best - - 50-1 (10-11) Pulled up, won by Midnight Aurora (11-3) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl (5) gd 13 242335 GRAND ENtERPRISE (3) H Hogarth 11 10-0 (C, D) (EW) ...........J Hamilton 109 G 5-1 (10-7) 5th of 10, 17l behind Lord Caprio (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl (5) gd 14 632807 KEEPER CHRIS (21) D Thompson 7 10-0 ..........................A Anderson (5) 120 G 11-1 (10-7) 7th of 11, well behind Kaphumor (10-11) at Hexham 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs BETTING: 9-2 Demi Sang, 5 Anightinlambourn, 13-2 Chess Player, 7 Ginger Du Val, 15-2 Oscar Clouds, 8 Time For Timone, 10 Lucky Icon, 12 Grand Enterprise. 2020: JESSICA RABBIT 6 10 1, Kielan Woods 11-4 Fav (G McPherson), 17 ran. 2.50 WAllS ClASSIC CENtuRY oF ICE CREAM HANDICAP HuRDlE (4) 3m Winner £3,159 (8 run) 1 456/6- WEMYSS PoINt (F17) (B) P Kirby 9 12-0 (EW) ...........................t Dowson 104 G 16-1 (11-6) 6th of 9, 27l behind Prince Kayf (10-11) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd 2 41-152 PARIColoR (14) (B) D Pipe 5 12-0 ......................................P Armson (7) 122 H 50-1 (10-8) 2nd of 20, 2¾l behind Art Approval (10-11) at Chelt 2m 5f cond hcp hdl (3) gd 3 4311-2 MooN KING (31) C Longsdon 5 11-12 (BF) (F) ........................ Sean Quinlan 122 G 7-2fav (11-8) 2nd of 10, nk behind Certainly Red (11-7) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl (4) gd 4 0-132U StARSKY (15) D Skelton 7 11-8 (BF, D) ..............................Mr t Durrell (7) 123 G 2-1fav (11-5) Unseated, won by Hunny Moon (11-4) at M Rasen 3m nov hcp chs (4) gd 5 F8631- GRooVEuR (240) A Ralph 5 11-4 ........................................J tidball (10) 120 G 14-1 (11-2) Won at Ludlow 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar bt Franco D’aunou (11-8) by 2¼l 6 31273/ tIKK toCK BooM (715) I Williams 9 11-2 (D) ...........................C todd (3) - - 12-1 (11-2) 3rd of 6, 21l behind Book of Gold (10-13) at Warwick 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy 7 07-354 MANNING EStAtE (11) O Sherwood 7 11-2 (CD) .................. A Jordan (10) 124 G 18-1 (11-2) 4th of 7, 8l behind Jen’s Boy (11-8) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd 8 214341 WHItE WAlKER (7) G Hanmer 6 10-1 (SF) ................tabitha Worsley (5) ●126 G 3-1fav (10-1) Won at Catterick 3m 1f hcp hdl (4) gd bt Tomorrow’s Angel (10-10) by 3½l BETTING: 10-3 White Walker, 7-2 Moon King, 4 Starsky, 9-2 Paricolor, 8 Grooveur, 10 Manning Estate, 14 Wemyss Point, Tikk Tock Boom. 2020: No corresponding race. 3.25 EEAZY CoMBo HANDICAP CHASE (3) 2m Winner £5,882 (3 run) 1 61-132 SlANElouGH (27) R Dobbin 9 11-11 (C, D) .............................Craig Nichol 131 S 5-1 (11-4) 2nd of 6, 2l behind Gaelik Coast (12-1) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp chs (3) sft 2 121215 SIR tIVo (35) G Hanmer 7 11-6 (D)............................................R t Dunne 129 G 50-1 (11-10) Last of 5, well bhnd Third Time Lucki (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m nov chs (2) gd 3 666411 BRElAN D’AS (8) B Haslam 10 11-0 (D) (SF)........................... R Mclernon ●134 S 4-5fav (11-5) Won at Newcastle 2m 4f cond hcap ch (3) gd bt Ramonex (10-13) by 4l BETTING: 4-5 Brelan D’As, 15-8 Slanelough, 5 Sir Tivo. 2020: CAROLINES CHARM 6 11 7, Robbie Dunne 4-1 (N Mulholland), 8 ran. 11.20 BEtYouRWAY At BEtWAY HANDICAP (5) 1m 4f Winner £3,240 (8 run) 1 (5) 131515 BERRAHRI (61) J Best & K Jewell 10 9-11 (C, D) .............................. A Kirby 79 GS 2 (1) 32-8 CIGolI (18) J Butler 4 9-9 .................................... Michael Beresford (7) 58 G 3 (6) -32637 BASIC BEAutY (25) S bin Suroor 4 9-8 ....................................H Crouch 81 SS 4 (4) 732 RESuMPtIoN (18) W Haggas 3 9-7 (BF) (SF) ...................A Farragher (5) 74 ST 5 (7) 537704 HElIAN (29) Alexandra Dunn 5 9-6 (C) ..........................................H Doyle 76 ST 6 (3) 12 SouRIRE SECREt (13) R Brisland 3 9-1 (F) .............................. D Keenan 73 ST 7 (2) 320110 WHolElotAFuN (23) J S Moore 3 9-1 .................... laura Coughlan (5) 76 G 8 (8) 233476 FANDABIDoZI (24) M Johnston 3 8-13 (EW) .........................A Breslin (5) ●82 GF BETTING: 7-4 Resumption, 4 Sourire Secret, 6 Berrahri, 7 Basic Beauty, 8 Helian, 12 Cigoli, Fandabidozi, 14 Wholelotafun. 2020: No corresponding meeting. 11.50 BEtWAY NoVICE StAKES (5) 5f Winner £3,672 (6 run) 1 (5) 3 CRuNCHIE (14) G Kelleway 3 9-5 (F) ............................................ A Kirby 78 ST 2 (6) 96 lIttlE HERCulES (14) M Harris 3 9-5 ............................... G Rooke (3) 58 SS 3 (3) 962335 MICK’S SPIRIt (13) C Allen 3 9-5 ............................................. M Dwyer 75 ST 4 (4) 7766 SENNEN (13) M Bosley 3 9-5 ................................Elisha Whittington (5) 56 ST 5 (2) 7- CECIlIA BEAux (353) A Carson 3 9-0 ..................................... W Carson 74 ST 6 (1) 302235 NotoRIouSlY RISKY (26) A Watson 3 9-0 (BF) (SF) ..................H Doyle ●87 YS BETTING: Evens Notoriously Risky, 7-4 Crunchie, 7 Mick’s Spirit, 10 Cecilia Beaux, 33 Little Hercules, 50 Sennen. 12.20 MANSIoNBEt PRouD PARtNERS oF AWC EBF CoNDItIoNS StAKES (3) 1m Winner £7,731 (3 run) 1 (2) 43-126 INtuItIVE (238) (V) S & E Crisford 5 9-11 (CD) ........................... J Mitchell 112 SS 2 (1) 003221 DoCuMENtING (6) K Frost 8 9-8 (C) (SF) ............................ G Rooke (3) ●113 ST 3 (3) 009403 oStIlIo (6) (H) A Watson 6 9-4 (D) ..............................................H Doyle 104 GS BETTING: 11-10 Documenting, 6-4 Intuitive, 4 Ostilio. 12.55 MANSIoNBEt BEAtEN BY A HEAD HANDICAP (5) 1m Winner £3,240 (7 run) 1 (6) 32408- louGH CutRA (357) M Wigham 4 10-2 ..................................t Hamilton 67 G 2 (1) 457433 BRuNEl CHARM (22) R Hughes 4 9-10 (C) ........................... G Rooke (3) 77 SS 3 (2) 213 ENFRANCHISE (31) M Johnston 3 9-10 (BF, D) (F) .................A Breslin (5) 76 G 4 (4) 455222 tREVollI (4) I Furtado 3 9-10 (BF) .............................................. A Kirby 77 GS 5 (3) 823123 BEARWItH (2) B Meehan 3 9-7 (BF) (SF) ......................................H Doyle 77 ST 6 (7) 135150 AlCAZAN (22) R Teal 3 9-4 (C) .........................................P-l Jamin (3) 78 ST 7 (5) 645472 VIllEuRBANNE (13) L Carter 3 9-1 .................................. P J McDonald ●79 GS BETTING: 11-4 Trevolli, 3 Bearwith, 4 Enfranchise, 7 Brunel Charm, Lough Cutra, 8 Villeurbanne, 14 Alcazan. 1.30 MANSIoNBEt BESt oDDS GuARANtEED HANDICAP (4) 7f Winner £4,590 (6 run) 1 (4) 3411 DuBAI HoPE (41) S bin Suroor 3 10-0 (D) (SF) .................... C Howarth (7) 89 ST 2 (6) 471475 KoNDRAtIEV WAVE (20) A Carroll 4 9-10 (C) .............................H Doyle 87 SS 3 (3) 809153 IVASECREt (51) J Butler 3 9-6 (CD) ........................................ J Crowley 90 SS 4 (2) 168823 SHoot to KIll (37) R Brisland 4 9-5 (BF) (F) .......................... D Keenan ●91 ST 5 (1) 3-6609 NEFARIouS (20) S Dow 5 9-2 (D) ..........................................J Duern (3) 81 ST 6 (5) 552657 CAPPANANtY CoN (20) M Attwater 7 8-12 (C) ........................ W Carson 78 SF BETTING: 5-6 Dubai Hope, 7-2 Shoot To Kill, 6 Ivasecret, 10 Kondratiev Wave, 12 Cappananty Con, 20 Nefarious. 2.05 BEtWAY HANDICAP (4) 6f Winner £4,590 (10 run) 1 (7) 252843 outRAGE (14) (B) D & C Kubler 9 9-9 (C) ............................ P J McDonald 95 ST 2 (3) 472172 MARKS BEAR (23) G L Moore 3 9-7 (CD) (EW) ..............R Clutterbuck (5) 93 ST 3 (5) 773561 MuSCIKA (15) (V) D O’Meara 7 9-4 (D) ....................................... J Watson 94 GS 4 (1) 0-1113 tWIlIGHt MADNESS (90) S Hodgson 3 9-4 (BF, D) (F) ................H Doyle 96 G 5 (9) -24101 FAuVEttE (20) R Guest 4 9-3 (D) (SF) ......................................... A Kirby 97 ST 6 (10) 945067 CoNCIERGE (83) M Attwater 5 9-2 (C, D) .................................. W Carson 90 SS 7 (6) 130832 tHE lAMPlIGHtER (25) G Baker 6 9-2 (BF, D) ....................... J Mitchell 96 ST 8 (4) 472505 CoASE (20) M Wigham 4 8-9 (D) ..............................................t Hamilton ●98 GS 9 (2) 300-79 HuRClE (237) M Bosley 4 8-5 ..............................Elisha Whittington (5) 89 GF 10 (8) 957616 CAMACHESS (6) P McBride 5 8-3 (CD) ...................................... J Haynes 94 GS BETTING: 11-4 Fauvette, 4 Marks Bear, 11-2 Twilight Madness, 6 Muscika, 7 Outrage, 8 The Lamplighter, 14 Coase, Camachess. 2.40 PlAY 4 to SCoRE At BEtWAY HANDICAP (DIV 1) (6) 6f Winner £2,700 (12 run) 1 (11) 938831 MoRtY (3) (H) D O’Meara 3 9-11 (SF) .......................................... J Watson 62 GF 2 (5) 229756 JulIE JoHNStoN (23) J Bridger 3 9-7 (D) ......................... G Rooke (3) 65 GF 3 (4) 530577 SWoRD ExCEED (111) R Brisland 7 9-5 (CD) .............................. D Keenan 57 SS 4 (1) -00880 PHYSICS (28) M Attwater 5 9-4 (CD) ......................................... W Carson 55 ST 5 (2) 572887 KNoCKABout QuEEN (3) M Herrington 5 9-3 (CD) ...................... R tate 69 G 6 (7) 323196 PERFECt SYMPHoNY (53) M Pattinson 7 9-3 (CD) .....................J Bryan 66 G 7 (6) 805430 tEll’EM NoWt (20) (B) P McEntee 3 9-2 ....................................H Doyle 68 G 8 (12) 002554 BERNARD SPIERPoINt (13) C Wallis 4 9-1 ............................ J Mitchell ●70 ST 9 (3) 66-215 DEllA MARE (221) A Carroll 5 9-1 (D) (F) .....................Mollie Phillips (5) 67 ST 10 (9) 966072 BRAZEN ARRoW (22) (V) C Dunnett 3 8-12 (EW) ................S Cherchi (3) 66 ST 11 (10) 166379 oCEAN WIlDE (24) (V) J Ryan 3 8-12 ........................ laura Pearson (3) 62 GF 12 (8) 637999 MERCERS (162) (B) P Butler 7 8-12 (C, D) .................... Grace McEntee (5) 56 ST BETTING: 5-2 Morty, 6 Sword Exceed, Julie Johnston, 7 Della Mare, 8 Perfect Symphony, 10 Brazen Arrow, Tell’em Nowt, Bernard Spierpoint. 3.15 PlAY 4 to SCoRE At BEtWAY HANDICAP (DIV 2) (6) 6f Winner £2,700 (12 run) 1 (5) 592660 BuNGlEDuPINBluE (28) J R Jenkins 3 9-7 (CD) ....... laura Pearson (3) ●71 GF 2 (2) 871403 lIttlE SuNFloWER (22) W Stone 3 9-7 (CD) (SF) ......................H Doyle 65 G 3 (7) 474253 JACK RYAN (J42) (B) J Ryan 4 9-4 (D) ..................................... D Keenan 64 ST 4 (10) 864 PABlo DEl PuEBlo (233) S Dow 3 9-4 ..............................J Duern (3) 59 ST 5 (6) 484568 RoCKESBuRY (6) (V) P McEntee 6 9-3 (D) ........................ P J McDonald 63 G 6 (3) 485976 HARBouR StoRM (48) R Brisland 6 9-2 (D) (F) ............................ R tate 66 ST 7 (8) 579304 RoYAl HEARt (20) E Dunlop 3 9-2 ...........................t Hammer Hansen 66 ST 8 (12) 570780 KRAKA (27) C Dunnett 6 9-1 (CD) ........................................S Cherchi (3) 55 SF 9 (9) 926246 MR MoNEYPENNY (22) (B) M Attwater 3 8-12 ......................... W Carson 67 G 10 (1) 540442 toP BoY (29) A Carroll 11 8-12 (D) (EW) ..................................... J Watson 66 H 11 (4) 127800 KRAZY PAVING (69) (B) O Murphy 9 8-12 (CD) ........... Grace McEntee (5) 48 G 12 (11) 8006 PYRRHoS (20) T Ward 3 8-12.................................................. J Mitchell 62 ST BETTING: 11-4 Little Sunflower, 9-2 Royal Heart, 5 Harbour Storm, 6 Jack Ryan, 10 Top Boy, 12 Mr Moneypenny, Pyrrhos, 14 Bungledupinblue. nEwSboY 11.20 RESUMPTION 11.50 NOTORIOUSLY RISKY 12.20 DOCUMENTING 12.55 ENFRANCHISE 1.30 DUBAI HOPE 2.05 FAUVETTE (NAP) 2.40 DELLA MARE 3.15 LITTLE SUNFLOWER boUVERiE 11.20 BASIC BEAUTY 11.50 NOTORIOUSLY RISKY 12.20 INTUITIVE 12.55 ALCAZAN 1.30 DUBAI HOPE 2.05 FAUVETTE 2.40 BERNARD SPIERPOINT 3.15 ROYAL HEART nEwSboY 12.30 DINO VELVET 1.05 BOB’S BAR 1.40 HUNTSMANS JOG 2.15 GINGER DU VAL 2.50 WHITE WALKER 3.25 BRELAN D’AS boUVERiE 12.30 DINO VELVET 1.05 BOB’S BAR 1.40 HUNTSMANS JOG 2.15 DEMI SANG 2.50 STARSKY 3.25 BRELAN D’AS GoinG: Good. Course: Left-handed pear-shaped galloping, generally flat course of just under 2m. Top TrAiners: I Williams 30-170 (17.6%), A King 18-150 (12.0%), D Skelton 17-98 (17.3%), B Pauling 12-69 (17.4%), P Kirby 12-118 (10.2%), C Longsdon 11-88 (12.5%), J Mackie 9-52 (17.3%), D McCain 9-79 (11.4%), N Richards 9-66 (13.6%), B Ellison 9-97 (9.3%), O Greenall 7-35 (20.0%), F O’Brien 7-29 (24.1%), R Dobbin 6-27 (22.2%), Sue Smith 5-23 (21.7%), N Twiston-Davies 5-54 (9.3%). 1sT run sinCe WinD op: 1.05 Etincelle Artiste, 2.15 Time For Timone. profiTAble rACes for fAvs: 1.05. Top JoCkeys: Henry Brooke 9-66 (13.6%), Sean Quinlan 7-56 (12.5%), Charlie Todd 7-24 (29.2%), Jack Quinlan 5-37 (13.5%), Bridget Andrews 4-24 (16.7%), Richie McLernon 4-39 (10.3%), Robbie Dunne 4-38 (10.5%), Jonathan Burke 3-43 (7.0%), Danny McMenamin 3-30 (10.0%), Thomas Dowson 3-42 (7.1%), Craig Nichol 3-25 (12.0%), Adrian Heskin 2-27 (7.4%). CHeekpieCes: 12.30 Northern Bound, 1.40 Spider’s Bite, 2.15 Chess Player*, Demi Sang, Grand Enterprise, Keeper Chris, Living’s Boy An Co, Lucky Icon, Miss Malarky, 2.50 Manning Estate, Moon King, Starsky. TonGue sTrAps: 1.40 Spider’s Bite, 2.15 Ginger Du Val, Grand Enterprise, Miss Malarky, 2.50 Moon King, Paricolor, White Walker, 3.25 Sir Tivo. (*=1st time). noRTHERnER’S nap DEMI SANG (2.15 Doncaster) TopSpoT FANION D’ESTRUVAL (2.25 Newbury) wEST coUnTRY’S bEST DOLPHIN SQUARE (3.35 Newbury) SpEEdHoRSE TREVOLLI (12.55 Lingfield) TodaY’S Fab 4 TipS PRO-BET No bet today oTHER caRdS: p62&63 BY daVid YaTES HiGHLY ToUTEd Jonbon Fall guy Nico out of action NICO DE BOINVILLE last night played down reports he had suffered broken ribs in a schooling accident yesterday morning. The 32-year-old jockey had been due to partner Nicky Henderson’s highly touted Jonbon when Douvan’s full-brother makes his obstacles debut in a maiden hurdle at Newbury this afternoon. But he was ruled out of taking the ride after a gallops fall at Seven Barrows. “We are pretty sure it is broken ribs,” said Henderson yesterday. “It is cruel before a weekend like this, which is pretty important. The timing is horrible and we are just going to have to juggle everything around.” However, after consultation with medical staff, de Boinville (above) said last night: “It’s just a bit of soreness — there really is not much to say.” Aidan Coleman will stand in for de Boinville aboard Jonbon, who was purchased at auction for £570,000 by JP McManus after a 15-length success in a point-to-point at Dromahane, Co Cork, last November. Coleman’s mount Epatante faces five rivals — including Paul Nicholls’ Grade 1-winning novice Monmiral — in the Grade 1 Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle tomorrow. “He’s in good order and I”m looking forward to the challenge,” said Nicholls, whose fouryear-old capped a fourrace campaign with victory in Aintree’s Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle. Henderson yesterday. which is pretty ■ OLLY MurPHY may target the Winter Million Hurdle race, worth £100,000, at Lingfield in January for impressive Aintree winner Brewin’upastorm.

62 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 NEWbuRy ITV3: 1.15, 1.50, 2.25, 3.00 & 3.35 JACKPOT WATCH FREE ONLINE AT LADBROKES NOVICES’ 12.10 FORM SP• HURDLE (3) 2m 4f 118yds Winner £5,991 (6 run) T p 1 123-1 STAgE STAR (31) P Nicholls 5 11-4 (SF).....................................H Cobden 138 G 2 225-1D UNANSWERED PRAyERS (21) C Gordon 5 11-4....................... T Cannon 125 G 3 1373-2 BUmPy JOHNSON (22) D Pipe 5 10-12 (F)......................... T Scudamore ●139 G 4 45-P4 LE gRAND LION (13) B Pauling 5 10-12 .........................................D Bass 121 G 5 4560 PADDy HUSSEyS TAxI (15) (H) N Mulholland 5 10-12 .. S Twiston-Davies 100 G 6 1 KINCARDINE (185) N Henderson 4 10-11 ............................. James Bowen - - BETTING: 7-4 Stage Star, 5-2 Kincardine, 3 Bumpy Johnson, 6 Unanswered Prayers, 14 Le Grand Lion, 50 Paddy Husseys Taxi. 2020: BRAVEMANSGAME 5 11 3, Harry Cobden 8-11 Fav (P Nicholls), 5 ran. LADBROKES COmmITTED TO SAFER gAmBLINg NOVICES’ 12.40 CHASE (gRADE 2) (1) 2m 4f Winner £28,475 (4 run) 1 5533-1 TEA CLIPPER (48) T Lacey 6 11-7 (F).....................................S Sheppard 157 G 2 1213-1 mILLERS BANK (26) A Hales 7 11-2 (C, D) (SF)....................... H Bannister 155 G 3 F424-1 PIC D’ORHy (41) P Nicholls 6 11-2 (C)........................................H Cobden ●163 G 4 1220-1 NASSALAm (27) G L Moore 4 10-7 .......................................Jamie moore 149 S BETTING: 15-8 Tea Clipper, 9-4 Millers Bank, 5-2 Pic D’Orhy, 6 Nassalam. 2020: CARIBEAN BOY 6 11 1, Daryl Jacob 10-3 (N Henderson), 3 ran. PLAy LADBROKES 5-A-SIDE ON FOOTBALL ‘NH’ 1.15 mAIDEN HURDLE (3) 2m Winner £5,991 (8 run) 1 34-4 ANgE ENDORmI (26) B Pauling 5 11-4 D Bass 80 S 8-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, weakened into 4th after 2 out (normal 3 out), 4th of 9, well behind Barony Legends (11-4) at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) sft in Oct 2 23 BOOmBAWN (22) (EW) D Skelton 4 11-4 H Skelton 125 G 14-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, headway 3 out, pushed along 2 out, kept on, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Silent Revolution (10-12) at Newbury 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd 3 19- CHARLIE’S gLANCE (230) (CD) Andrew Martin 5 11-4 Mr J Martin (7) – – 14-1 (11-4) In touch, ridden start of home straight, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 18, 27l behind Knappers Hill (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f G2 NH flat (1) gs in Apr 4 211-2 gOOD RISK AT ALL (23) (BF, CD) (F) S Thomas 5 11-4 S Twiston-Davies ●126 S 1-3fav (11-4) Led, headed 2 out, ridden and dropped to 3rd between last 2, went 2nd again, not fluent last, 2nd of 11, 4½l behind Hardkore (11-4) at Chepstow 2m (4) sft 5 9 ISLAND RUN (19) P Hobbs 4 11-4 T J O’Brien – – 17-2 (11-0) Rear of mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, no impression, 9th of 10, 11l behind Buckhorn Rocco (10-7) at Sandown 2m NH flat (4) sft 6 /7400- JACK’S A LEgEND (230) A Jones 6 11-4 T Bellamy – – 14-1 (11-4) Mid-division, ridden entering home straight, weakened over 2f out, 16th of 18, well behind Knappers Hill (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f G2 NH flat (1) gs in Apr 7 11- JONBON (244) (CD) (SF) N Henderson 5 11-4 Aidan Coleman – – 5-6fav (11-0) Mid-division, ridden to lead over 2f out, quickened clear final furlong, won at Newbury 2m NH flat (3) gs in Mar beating Flying Demon (11-0) by 4½l, 9 ran 8 7 LEADINg mAN (25) (H) P Webber 4 11-4 Page Fuller – – 28-1 (10-12) Keen in rear, mistakes, well behind before 2 out, 7th of 9, well behind Believe Jack (10-12) at Hereford 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd BETTING: 6-5 Jonbon, 6-4 Good Risk At All, 10 Boombawn, 12 Charlie’s Glance, 20 Island Run, 25 Ange Endormi, Jack’s A Legend, 66 Leading Man. 2020: MY DROGO 5 11 0, Harry Skelton 10-3 (D Skelton), 9 ran. 1.50 LADBROKES DAILy ODDS BOOSTS NOVICES’ LImITED H’CAP CHASE (3) 2m £10,406 (7) 1 5040-2 SOLO (27) (D) P Nicholls 5 11-8 H Cobden 138 S 8-1 (11-0) Held up, 2nd going well 2 out, led last, strongly pressed run-in, headed final strides, 2nd of 7, ns bhd Nassalam (10-12) Ascot 2m 3f nov ltd hcp ch (4yo+) (3) sft 2 /1374- mISTER COFFEy (231) (H) (BF, CD) (F) N Henderson 6 11-7 James Bowen – – 6-1fav (10-13) Chased leaders, 9th final bend, not clear run 2 out, ran on well flat, 4th of 22, 5l behind Tronador (10-4) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gs in Apr 3 21/1-3 BOOTHILL (27) (BF, D) (SF) H Fry 6 11-5 S Twiston-Davies – – 5-2fav (11-3) Chased leaders, led 3 out, headed last, no chance with winner, 3rd of 14, 2¾l behind Soaring Glory (11-11) at Ascot 2m Listed hcp hdl (1) sft in Oct 4 1120-3 FIFTy BALL (19) (D) G L Moore 6 11-4 Jamie Moore ●150 GS 3-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, closed from 10th, 2nd when slow last, no impression on winner, 3rd of 7, 2½l bhnd Minella Trump (11-8) at Sand 2m 4f nov ltd hcp ch (3) gs 5 2P21-R CASCOVA (7) N Henderson 6 11-1 Daryl Jacob – – 4-1 (10-11) Refused to race, in a race won by Faivoir (11-8) at Ascot 2m 3f Novice Limited Handicap Chase (4yo+) (3) gd, 3 ran 6 52/16- L’HOmmE PRESSE (216) (D) V Williams 6 10-11 C Deutsch – – 13-2 (10-7) Raced wide, chased leader until pushed along before 2 out, weakened after 2 out, 6th of 12, 13l behind Scaramanga (11-9) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gd 7 331223 NOT AVAILABLE (23) M Sheppard 6 10-10 S Sheppard 147 Y 16-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, chased winner 2nd until 4 out, outpaced next, rallied, 3rd of 13, 8l behind Witness Protection (11-2) at Chepstow 2m nov hcap ch (3) gs BETTING: 9-4 Solo, 3 Mister Coffey, 4 Boothill, 8 Fifty Ball, 10 L’Homme Presse, Not Available, Cascova. 2020: ELUSIVE BELLE 6 11 6, Mr Sam Waley-Cohen(3) 13-2 (N Henderson), 8 ran. gET yOUR LADBROKES £1 FREE BET TODAy 2.25 H’CAP CHASE (2) 2m 4f Winner £26,015 (10) 1 F445-4 FANION D’ESTRUVAL (33) (C) (SF) V Williams 6 11-12 C Deutsch ●159 GS 8-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, pushed along in last after 8th, tailed off 3 out, finished strongly, 4th of 8, 4l behind Allmankind (11-10) at Aint 2m 4f ltd hcp chs Grd 2 gd 2 116-03 UmBRIgADO (16) (CD) D Pipe 7 11-7 DOUBTFUL 22-1 (11-10) Hampered start, in touch, headway 3 out, ridden to go 3rd approaching last, 3rd of 12, 17l behind Hunters Call (11-8) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gs 3 1/1P4- PHOENIx WAy (232) (EW) H Fry 8 11-5 A Coleman 151 GS 28-1 (11-4) Held up in last, not fluent 12th, went 4th when not fluent 2 out, no impression, 4th of 7, 14l behind Protektorat (11-4) at Aintree 2m 4f nov chs G1 (1) gs 4 2P31-4 ERITAgE (205) (BF) P Nicholls 7 11-3 H Cobden 153 G 9-4fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2 out, no extra after the last, 4th of 9, 5l behind Kauto The King (10-3) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs (2) gd 5 130-21 gAELIK COAST (27) (D) (F) D McCain 7 11-3 B Hughes 152 S 2-1 (12-1) Held up, closed 5th, not much room and went 2nd 4 out, led before 2 out, all out, won at Muss 2m 4f hcp chs (3) sft in Oct beating Slanelough (11-4) by 2l 6 178U1- mORNINg VICAR (217) (CD) N Henderson 8 11-1 James Bowen 153 G 7-4fav (11-7) Made all, untidy 4 out, ridden before last, went clear run-in, going away, won at Perth 2m 4f nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Apr bt Fire Away (11-3) by 8l 7 F51711 NEVILLE’S CROSS (17) (D) T Lacey 6 10-12 S Sheppard 155 G 6-4 (11-12) Held up in rear, almost upsides 12th, led narrowly 13th, ridden 3 out, drew clear 2 out, won at Hereford 2m 5f hcp ch (3) gd bt Lost In Montmartre (9-12) by 7l 8 4590-3 AmOUR DE NUIT (48) (D) P Nicholls 9 10-12 Bryony Frost – – 25-1 (11-7) Led, pressed 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, stayed on well, no extra after last, 3rd of 17, 7l behind Orbys Legend (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp hdl Gr 3 (1) gd 9 P21-14 COLORADO DOC (29) (H) (D) D Brace 10 10-9 C Brace 153 H 14-1 (11-6) Raced keenly, led until 2nd, chased leaders, ridden and weakened between last two, 4th of 10, 38l behind Take Your Time (10-11) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl (3) sft 10 264092 DUE REWARD (18) C Longsdon 8 10-6 Paul O’Brien 157 G 40-1 (11-13) Chased leaders, ridden between last two, driven and kept on again run-in, 2nd of 9, 4½l behind Rockstar Ronnie (11-9) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd BETTING: 9-2 Fanion D’estruval, 5 Morning Vicar, Gaelik Coast, Eritage, 13-2 Neville’s Cross, 7 Phoenix Way, 10 Amour de Nuit. 2020: CLONDAW CASTLE 8 11 8, Jonathan Burke 11-2 (T R George), 10 ran. LADBROKES LONg DISTANCE HURDLE 3.00 (gRADE 2) (1) 3m Winner £34,170 (6 run) 1 213P-3 PAISLEy PARK (27) (BF, CD) (SF) E Lavelle 9 11-6 A Coleman ●170 GS 11-4fav (11-6) Chased leaders, pushed along, outpaced and lost position 4 out, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 8, 5l bhd Indefatigable (10-7) at Wetherby 3m hdl G2 (1) gs 2 21365- ON THE BLIND SIDE (216) (D) N Henderson 9 11-4 James Bowen 162 S 7-2 (11-4) Chased leading trio, good headway 2 out, ridden and weakened between last 2, 5th of 6, 15l behind Younevercall (11-0) at Sandown 2m 5f hdl G2 (1) gd in Apr 3 72F8-3 LISNAgAR OSCAR (20) (D) R Curtis 8 11-0 A Wedge 169 S 10-1 (11-0) Held up behind leaders, outpaced 2 out, kept on flat, no chance with winner, 3rd of 6, 10l behind Brewin’upastorm (11-6) at Aintree 2m 4f hdl (2) gs 4 3303-4 THOmAS DARBy (27) O Murphy 8 11-0 S Bowen 168 GS 4-1 (11-0) Mid-division, not fluent 6th, ridden before 3 out, not fluent 3 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 12l behind Indefatigable (10-7) at Wetherby 3m hdl G2 (1) gs 5 6472-1 INDEFATIgABLE (27) (D) (F) P Webber 8 10-13 D Jacob 162 G 5-1 (10-7) Mid-division, tracked leader 4 out, pushed along and led last, ridden out run-in, stayed on well, won at Wetherby 3m hdl G2 gs bt Proschema (11-0) by 2¾l 6 24F1-1 mRS mILNER (47) (D) P Nolan (IRE) 6 10-11 B J Cooper 159 GS Evs fav (11-2) Chased leader, travelled well to lead 2 out, asserted last but not fluent, won at Limerick 2m 6f mrs hdl (lstd) (4yo+) (1) sft bt No Memory (11-6) by 1½l BETTING: 7-4 Paisley Park, 7-2 Indefatigable, 5 Thomas Darby, 6 Lisnagar Oscar, Mrs Milner, 10 On The Blind Side. 2020: THYME HILL 6 11 3, Richard Johnson 7-2 (P Hobbs), 10 ran. PLAy LADBROKES 1-2-FREE ON FOOTBALL 3.35 H’CAP HURDLE (2) 3m Winner £18,210 (15) 1 /432-5 SKANDIBURg (195) (D) Charlotte Fuller 7 11-12 Page Fuller 146 G 9-2 (11-12) Close up, led before 2nd, headed before 3rd, ridden and lost place 3 out, made no impression, 5th of 7, 12l bhd Lord Accord (10-11) at Utt 2m 7f hc hdl (2) gs 2 41F31- FLEmCARA (242) (D) E Lavelle 9 11-8 T Bellamy 140 G 15-8fav (11-12) Made all, ridden approaching last, stayed on, won at Stratford 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Mar beating Bannixtown Glory (11-6) by 6l, 5 ran 3 /P30-8 SLATE HOUSE (27) (D) C Tizzard 9 11-7 B J Powell 110 S 66-1 (11-0) Towards rear, pushed along 3 out, never involved, last of 8, 48l behind Indefatigable (10-7) at Wetherby 3m hdl G2 (1) gs in Oct 4 211-P7 SHANNON BRIDgE (13) D Skelton 8 11-7 H Skelton 146 S 50-1 (11-5) Mostly chased leader, jumped slowly 8th, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 7th of 9, well behind Sporting John (11-12) at Chelt 3m lstd hcp hdl gd 5 11310- THE COB (252) (D) B Pauling 7 11-6 D Bass 143 S 28-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, tailed off, 12th of 16, well behind Vanillier (11-5) at Cheltenham 3m nov hdl Grade 1 (1) gs in Mar 6 PP03-7 SAINT SONNET (35) (B) P Nicholls 6 11-6 H Cobden 146 H 9-1 (11-11) Held up rear of mid-division, outpaced after 4 out, well beaten from next, 7th of 12, 29l behind Guard Your Dreams (11-12) at Chelt 2m 4f hcap hdle (3) gd 7 3391-6 POLISH (22) (BF, CD) F O’Brien 6 11-5 C Brace 141 GS 5-2fav (11-5) Prominent, ridden and headway 3 out, weakened 2 out, 6th of 10, 11l behind Stoney Mountain (11-6) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd 8 25-122 DOLPHIN SqUARE (17) (D) P Hobbs 7 11-4 Mr D Maxwell (3) 147 G 5-1 (11-8) In rear, headway into 4th after 3 out, took 2nd run-in, closing on winner at finish but always held, 2nd of 7,½l behind Khan (10-1) at Ling 2m 7f hcp hdl (3) gs 9 11131P DRUmLEE WATAR (35) (D) W Greatrex 8 10-12 C Quinn (7) 142 GS 18-1 (11-6) Never going well, not fluent 2nd, behind 7th, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Bardenstown Lad (11-6) at Cheltenham 3m nh nov hdl (2) gd in Oct 10 3U3132 UmNDENI (18) (EW) P Hobbs 7 10-11 B R Jones 145 G 9-1 (10-9) Close 4th, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, rallied well last, stayed on not reach winner, 2nd of 6, 1l bhd Calva D’Auge (11-5) at Kemp 2m 5f hcp hdl (2) gd 11 4511-3 ONE FOR yOU (22) (F) P Hobbs 6 10-7 T J O’Brien 144 G 11-2 (10-5) Midfield, ridden 3 out, headway 2 out, with leaders last, no extra, 3rd of 10, 3½l behind Stoney Mountain (11-6) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd 12 75-231 ALRIgHTJACK (21) J Snowden 7 10-7 G Sheehan 143 S 5-2 (11-10) Off the pace in 4th, reminder 5th, last and outpaced 7th, rallied 3 out, led last, drew clear, won at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp hdl (3) gd bt Earth Business (11-8) by 10l 13 2-1242 EyEOFTHESCORPION (29) (SF) F O’Brien 7 10-6 P Brennan ●149 S 9-2 (10-13) Held up, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, going well, 2nd 2 out, found no extra, 2nd of 10, 3½l bhd Take Your Time (10-11) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl (3) sft. 14 6P0704 FORTUNE STREET (19) (B) P Nolan (IRE) 8 10-5 B J Cooper 137 GY 50-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden & headed 3 out, no impression on leaders at last, kept on same pace, 4th of 18, 9l bhd Farrawaybay (10-11) at Nav 2m 6f hcp hdl gd 15 3541-1 CERTAINLy RED (31) (D) Mrs L Richards 7 10-4 M Goldstein 143 G 11-2 (11-7) Mid-division, joined leader 3 out, pushed along and led 2 out, stayed on well, won at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Oct bt Moon King (11-8) by nk BETTING: 6 Flemcara, 13-2 Alrightjack, 7 Dolphin Square, 8 Eyeofthescorpion, 10 Polish, One For You, 12 Drumlee Watar, Certainly Red, Saint Sonnet, Umndeni. 2020: HILL SIXTEEN 7 10 4, Sam Twiston-Davies 11-10 Fav (N Twiston-Davies), 12 ran. longest tRAVelleR mark Johnston sends FANDABIDOzI (11.20) and ENFRANCHISE (12.55) on a 270-mile trip from Middleham Moor, North Yorkshire to Lingfield. NEWSbOy 12.10 STAGE STAR 12.40 NASSALAM 1.15 JONBON 1.50 FIFTY BALL 2.25 PHOENIX WAY 3.00 MRS MILNER 3.35 EYEOFTHESCORPION bOuVERIE 12.10 STAGE STAR (NB) 12.40 PIC D’ORHY 1.15 JONBON 1.50 SOLO (NAP) 2.25 FANION D’ESTRUVAL 3.00 PAISLEY PARK 3.35 SAINT SONNET RTV GoinG: Good to Soft-Good in places. Course: Left-handed, oval, mainly flat track of 1m 7f with stiff fences. Top Trainers: N Henderson 58-245 (23.7%), P Nicholls 34-160 (21.2%), P Hobbs 25-133 (18.8%), C Tizzard 17-126 (13.5%), D Pipe 11-56 (19.6%). Top JoCkeys: N De Boinville 35-147 (23.8%), H Cobden 27-116 (23.3%), T Scudamore 16-89 (18.0%), S Twiston-Davies 9-99 (9.1%). Trainer TarGeTs (won today’s race at least twice in last 10 years): N Henderson won the 1.15 in ‘14, ‘15, ‘16 and ‘19. N Henderson won the 12.10 in ‘14, ‘16 and ‘17. 1sT TiMe BLinkers: 3.35 Saint Sonnet. CHeekpieCes: 12.10 Bumpy Johnson*, 1.50 Not Available, 2.25 Umbrigado, 3.00 On The Blind Side, Paisley Park*, 3.35 Dolphin Square, Drumlee Watar, Eyeofthescorpion, Polish*, Umndeni. TonGue sTraps: 12.40 Pic D’Orhy, 1.15 Charlie’s Glance, 1.50 Not Available, Solo, 2.25 Due Reward, Phoenix Way, Umbrigado, 3.00 Mrs Milner, Thomas Darby*, 3.35 Drumlee Watar, Flemcara, Fortune Street, One For You, Saint Sonnet, Skandiburg, Slate House. (*=1st time). 1sT run sinCe WinD op: 2.25 Phoenix Way. 1sT TiMe HooDs: 1.15 Leading Man. profiTaBLe raCes for favs: 3.00. DONCASTER & LINgFIELD CARDS P61 DM1ST mrs can FESTIVAL HEROES Mrs Milner and Bryan Cooper after winning the Pertemps at Cheltenham

mirror.co.uk/sport get it right No Newbury Pai day if Nolan’s Mil is in mood to grind ’em all down MRS MILNER is fancied to upstage the home guard to take Newbury’s Ladbrokes Long Distance Hurdle (3.00) back to Ireland for the first time in 25 years. Paul Nolan’s daughter of Flemensfirth signed off for last season with an emphatic victory in the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham in March. And she reappeared with a length-and-a-half margin in a Listed contest for mares at Limerick last month. There is plenty more to come from Bryan Cooper’s mount, who can give newsboY’s iTV3 beTs favourite Paisley Park — now in cheekpieces after a laboured third to Indefatigable at Wetherby last month — plenty to think about. He’s evidently not an easy horse to get to the track, but PhoeniX wAY has an excellent record fresh and has plenty going for him as he gets his campaign underway in the Get Your Ladbrokes £1 Free Bet Today Handicap Chase (2.25). With Nico de Boinville on the sidelines, Phoenix Way’s jockey Aidan Coleman comes in on Jonbon who can make the perfect start to his career over obstacles in the Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football Maiden Hurdle (1.15). A step forward from a promising reappearance third at Sandown at the beginning of the month should put nifTY bAll into the mix for the Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Chase (1.50) The concluding Play Ladbrokes 1-2 Free On Football Handicap Hurdle (3.35) looks open, but eYeofThescorPion is the pick of them. newsboY 4.15 BUACHAILL 4.45 PASTEL POWER 5.15 SPEYCASTER 5.45 DORS TOYBOY 6.15 LOVE POEMS (NB0 6.45 G’DAAY 7.15 KENTUCKY KINGDOM DM1ST chelmsford raCing welfare nursery (5) (2-y-o) 7f 4.15 winner £2,862 (16 run) FORM SP• T p 1 (13) 4231 baileysgutfeeling (52) K P De foy 9-8 (D) (f)...................d Probert 78 GS 2 (7) 62339 river Pride (28) R Hannon 9-7 ............................................ s m levey 82 G 3 (2) 714 lightening gesture (143) K burke 9-7 (bf, D) ...........................C lee 75 G 4 (10) 741730 brilliant news (37) (b) R Hughes 9-6 (EW).......................t heard (5) 80 ST 5 (16) 42138 devasboy (36) M Johnston 9-6 (D)...............................o stammers (5) 81 G 6 (3) 0410 oCtoPhobia (34) A Keatley 9-6 (D) .....................................l edmunds 78 GS 7 (1) 9637 Kennet (20) J & T Gosden 9-6 (bf)............................................r havlin 80 GS 8 (8) 214070 boondoggle (32) M Johnston 9-4 .............................................J hart ●84 G 9 (12) 4243 smiling sunflower (28) (H) J best & K Jewell 9-3 (Sf) ......r winston 80 SS 10 (5) 257356 raydoun (32) R fell 9-2 .................................................. m Crehan (3) 83 Sf 11 (4) 411428 hollow steel (42) Alice Haynes 9-1 (D) ................................. K o’neill 82 G 12 (9) 605 shahnaz (37) K Tutty 9-0 ..................................................JP sullivan 79 ST 13 (15) 8845 buaChaill (20) M Channon 9-0...........................................rossa ryan 74 S 14 (6) 006 aPPearing (29) D Menuisier 9-0 ........................................r Kingscote 78 ST 15 (11) 672 invasive (17) W Haggas 8-13 ............................................... t marquand 80 ST 16 (14) 79587 CliPsham gold (21) M Appleby 8-8 ................................. f larson (7) 80 GS bETTiNG: 5 baileysgutfeeling, 11-2 Lightening Gesture, 6 Kennet, 7 invasive, 10 Smiling Sunflower, 12 octophobia, 14 boondoggle, Appearing, Raydoun, brilliant News. 2020: No corresponding race. Cazaar.Co.uK fun online marKetPlaCe noviCe staKes 4.45 (gbb raCe) (5) (2-y-o) 6f winner £3,510 (9 run) 1 (4) 12 forCa brasil (25) G boughey 9-9 (Sf) ..............................rossa ryan ●85 Gf 2 (9) 00 bang on the bell (32) (b) J R Jenkins 9-2 ........................... m ghiani 49 S 3 (6) 60 eKlil (57) R Guest 9-2..........................................................C shepherd 73 G 4 (3) 0 guitar (28) R Hannon 9-2 ...................................................... s m levey 31 G 5 (7) JustJamie R Cowell 9-2 .........................................................l morris - - 6 (1) 54 maritime rules (13) R Hannon 9-2 .................................. t marquand 83 ST 7 (8) 9 mawingo (13) R Guest 9-2 .....................................................d Probert 58 ST 8 (2) nafee J Chapple-Hyam 9-2 (EW) ................................................... r tart - - 9 (5) 3 Pastel Power (18) Sir M Stoute 9-2 (f) ............................r Kingscote 84 ST bETTiNG: 7-4 Pastel Power, 2 forca brasil, 3 Maritime Rules, 14 Justjamie, 20 Nafee, Guitar, 25 Mawingo, 33 Eklil, 100 bang on The bell. 2020: AHLAWI 9 5, James Doyle 2-13 Fav (H Palmer), drawn (5), 6 ran. ebf noviCe staKes (gbb raCe) (4) (2-y-o) 1m 5.15 winner £5,400 (11 run) 1 (2) 41 anatomiC (18) Sir M Prescott 9-9 (f) ........................................l morris 79 ST 2 (11) 533 army general (20) J & T Gosden 9-2 ....................................r havlin 86 ST 3 (9) 4 deauville legend (85) J ferguson 9-2 ..............................d muscutt 79 Gf 4 (4) 5 farhh Point (28) Tom Clover 9-2....................................... doubtful 5 (3) 5 flash mob (32) M Johnston 9-2 ...............................................C fallon 62 Sf 6 (1) 83 franCesi (34) S P C Woods 9-2 (EW)................................... t marquand 85 ST 7 (6) 73 sPeyCaster (60) R beckett 9-2 (Sf) ..................................... r hornby ●89 Gf 8 (10) 5 suPer lover (37) A King 9-2 ................................................m harley 76 ST 9 (7) 00 tom hazelgrove (3) P McEntee 9-2 ................................t heard (5) 42 Sf 10 (5) western writer C Appleby 9-2 ........................................r winston - - 11 (8) 6 Jelly baby (25) J osborne 8-11 ......................................s osborne (5) 73 ST bETTiNG: 3 Western Writer, 10-3 Anatomic, 4 Army General, 6 Speycaster, 8 francesi, 10 Deauville Legend, 16 Jelly baby, 20 Super Lover. 2020: No corresponding race. ChelmsfordCityraCeCourse.Com handiCaP (6) 1m 5.45 winner £2,322 (15 run) 1 (5) 080290 mayKir (24) J R Jenkins 5 9-8 (D)............................................. m ghiani 65 SS 2 (7) 5/04 il PesCatore (30) K P De foy 4 9-7.......................................d Probert 64 H 3 (4) 453212 Chillsea (25) T Ward 3 9-6 (bf)......................................... t marquand 71 ST 4 (13) 471709 Power on (34) J butler 3 9-6 (C) ..........................................d muscutt 71 Gf 5 (6) 8-6700 arsonist (13) Joe Ponting 3 9-5 ............................................. K o’neill 66 ST 6 (11) 795 levendi (32) P Charalambous 3 9-5 ..................................... a beech (5) 67 ST 7 (12) 132527 mostallim (60) M Appleby 4 9-4 (bf, D) ............................. f larson (7) 72 G 8 (8) 990511 laKe sand (29) (V) A Stronge 4 9-4 (CD) (f)..............................r havlin ●74 ST 9 (9) 0-3034 diamonds at dusK (23) M bell 3 9-3 (bf) (Sf).................r Kingscote 69 ST 10 (10) -80810 finery (52) (H) M Appleby 4 9-3 (D) (EW)..................erika Parkinson (7) 70 Sf 11 (3) 909075 mighty fine (32) D brown 3 9-2 ................................................J hart 68 Sf 12 (1) 647525 CaP d’antibes (55) M Roberts 4 9-2 (CD) ...........................C shepherd 71 G 13 (2) 277431 dors toyboy (20) D ivory 4 9-0 (C)................................Jimmy Quinn 73 ST 14 (15) 497900 Closeness (44) M Rimell 3 8-12 ............................................ r hornby 59 SS 15 (14) 484276 Kodimoor (15) (V) M Walford 8 8-7 .......................................J Peate (7) 71 G bETTiNG: 9-2 Diamonds At Dusk, 5 Lake Sand, 6 Chillsea, 13-2 Dors Toyboy, Cap D’Antibes, 15-2 il Pescatore, 10 Mostallim, 12 Mighty fine. 2020: No corresponding race. FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 63 GoinG: Standard. Course: Left-handed Polytrack of just over a mile in circumference. There are chutes at the 7f and 1m starts. The run-in is 2f. DrAW: Little effect. Top TrAiners: Mark Johnston (right) 81-488 (16.6%), M Appleby 67-596 (11.2%), J & T Gosden 63- 264 (23.9%), S C Williams 51-393 (13.0%), W Haggas 45-197 (22.8%), R Hughes 42-210 (20.0%), Sir M Stoute 37-151 (24.5%), D Ivory 35-321 (10.9%), J Osborne 32-256 (12.5%), R Hannon 31-332 (9.3%). 1sT TiMe BLinKers: 4.15 Brilliant News, 4.45 Bang On The Bell. 1sT run sinCe WinD op: 6.45 Simulation Theory, 7.15 Eventful. 1sT TiMe HooDs: 6.45 Simulation Theory. rTV Top JoCKeys: Luke Morris 76-810 (9.4%), Robert Havlin 49-326 (15.0%), Callum Shepherd 49-347 (14.1%), David Probert 39-403 (9.7%), Tom Marquand 36-348 (10.3%), Martin Harley 32-179 (17.9%), Richard Kingscote 30-176 (17.0%), Kieran O’Neill 29-327 (8.9%), Dougie Costello 28-215 (13.0%). CHeeKpieCes: 4.15 Hollow Steel, Invasive*, 5.15 Army General*, 5.45 Dors Toyboy, Mostallim, 6.15 Beggarman, Cuban Hope, 6.45 G’daay, Sealed Offer, 7.15 Bayston Hill, Central City, Meisterzinger, Union Spirit. TonGue sTrAps: 4.15 Smiling Sunflower*, 4.45 Pastel Power, 5.15 Army General*, Jelly Baby, 5.45 Cap D’Antibes*, Diamonds At Dusk, 6.15 Cold Harbour, Liva, 6.45 Got No Dollars, 7.15 Dream Machine, Vocatus. (*=1st time). profiTABLe rACes for fAvs: 4.45. TodAY’s Abc guide To four uK meeTings Chelmsford - Cf donCaster - do lingfield - li newbury - nb Act Naturally 7.15 Cf Adace 6.45 Cf Alcazan 12.55 Li Aleatoric 6.15 Cf Alrightjack 3.35 Nb Amour de Nuit 2.25 Nb Anatomic 5.15 Cf Ange Endormi 1.15 Nb Anightinlambourn 2.15 Do Appearing 4.15 Cf Army General 5.15 Cf Arsonist 5.45 Cf Azets 7.15 Cf baileysgutfeeling 4.15 Cf bang on The bell 4.45 Cf barton Knoll 12.30 Do basic beauty 11.20 Li bayston Hill 7.15 Cf bearwith 12.55 Li beggarman 6.15 Cf bernard Spierpoint 2.40 Li berrahri 11.20 Li bob’s bar 1.05 Do boombawn 1.15 Nb boondoggle 4.15 Cf boothill 1.50 Nb brazen Arrow 2.40 Li brelan D’As 3.25 Do brilliant News 4.15 Cf brunel Charm 12.55 Li buachaill 4.15 Cf bumpy Johnson 12.10 Nb bungledupinblue 3.15 Li Camachess 2.05 Li Cap D’Antibes 5.45 Cf Cappananty Con 1.30 Li Cascova 1.50 Nb Case of The Ex 6.45 Cf Cecilia beaux 11.50 Li Central City 7.15 Cf Certainly Red 3.35 Nb Charlie’s Glance 1.15 Nb Chess Player 2.15 Do Chillsea 5.45 Cf Cigoli 11.20 Li Clipsham Gold 4.15 Cf Closeness 5.45 Cf Coase 2.05 Li Cold Harbour 6.15 Cf Colorado Doc 2.25 Nb Concierge 2.05 Li Crunchie 11.50 Li Cuban Hope 6.15 Cf Dandy Maestro 7.15 Cf Dare To begin 2.15 Do Dark Company 7.15 Cf Deauville Legend 5.15 Cf Della Mare 2.40 Li Demi Sang 2.15 Do Devasboy 4.15 Cf Diamonds At Dusk 5.45 Cf Dino Velvet 12.30 Do Documenting 12.20 Li Dolphin Square 3.35 Nb Dors Toyboy 5.45 Cf Dragon’s fire 6.45 Cf Dream Machine 7.15 Cf Drumlee Watar 3.35 Nb Dubai Hope 1.30 Li Due Reward 2.25 Nb Eklil 4.45 Cf Elmejor 7.15 Cf Enfranchise 12.55 Li Eritage 2.25 Nb Etincelle Artiste 1.05 Do Eventful 7.15 Cf Eyeofthescorpion 3.35 Nb fandabidozi 11.20 Li fanion D’estruval 2.25 Nb farhh Point 5.15 Cf bouVerie 4.15 BAILEYSGUTFEELING 4.45 MARITIME RULES 5.15 SPEYCASTER 5.45 LAKE SAND 6.15 COLD HARBOUR 6.45 ADACE 7.15 BAYSTON HILL IN FORM trainers: A Ralph 3-8 (38%), N Twiston-Davies 10-26 (38%), C Appleby 5-14 (36%), b Haslam 3-9 (33%), R bandey 2-6 (33%), R Curtis 2-6 (33%), R Teal 3-9 (33%), N Henderson 6-21 (29%), D McCain 9-32 (28%), o Murphy 8-29 (28%), P Nicholls 9-33 (27%), V Williams 3-11 (27%), f o’brien 11-44 (25%), G Hanmer 1-4 (25%). JoCKeys: Adrian Heskin 5-10 (50%), Nico De boinville 7-17 (41%), bryony frost 5-16 (31%), Paddy brennan 6-20 (30%), Jack Mitchell 5-17 (29%), David bass 4-15 (27%), Harry Skelton 10-38 (26%), brian Hughes 11-44 (25%), Charlie Deutsch 3-12 (25%), Daryl Jacob 4-16 (25%), David Probert 4-16 (25%), Sean bowen 6-24 (25%). fauvette 2.05 Li fifty ball 1.50 Nb finery 5.45 Cf first Lott 6.45 Cf flash Mob 5.15 Cf flemcara 3.35 Nb forca brasil 4.45 Cf fortune Street 3.35 Nb francesi 5.15 Cf G’daay 6.45 Cf Gaelik Coast 2.25 Nb Gentleman Valley 1.05 Do Ginger Du Val 2.15 Do Godrevy Point 1.05 Do Good Risk At All 1.15 Nb Got No Dollars 6.45 Cf Grand Enterprise 2.15 Do Grooveur 2.50 Do Guitar 4.45 Cf Harbour Storm 3.15 Li Helian 11.20 Li Hollow Steel 4.15 Cf Huntsmans Jog 1.40 Do Hurcle 2.05 Li il Pescatore 5.45 Cf indefatigable 3.00 Nb intuitive 12.20 Li invasive 4.15 Cf island Run 1.15 Nb ivasecret 1.30 Li Jack Ryan 3.15 Li Jack’s A Legend 1.15 Nb Jelly baby 5.15 Cf Jonbon 1.15 Nb Julie Johnston 2.40 Li Justjamie 4.45 Cf Kath’s Toyboy 6.45 Cf Katheefa 6.45 Cf Keeper Chris 2.15 Do Kennet 4.15 Cf Kentucky Kingdom 7.15 Cf Kincardine 12.10 Nb CCr handiCaP (6) 2m 6.15 winner £2,322 (7 run) 1 (4) 657271 beggarman (16) H Morrison 4 10-2 (D) (Sf)......................... t marquand 69 ST 2 (7) 560615 Cuban hoPe (14) G Kelleway 5 10-2 .........................ellie mackenzie (5) 67 G 3 (5) 543432 soCially shady (4) (V) K burke 4 9-12 .......................................C lee 68 G 4 (1) 49-331 love Poems (34) Dr J Scargill 4 9-10 (C) (f) ........................... r Coakley ●70 ST 5 (3) 157480 aleatoriC (16) (b) Martin Smith 5 9-9 (C, D) ........................r Kingscote 66 SS 6 (6) 464127 liva (156) S Lycett 6 9-7 ......................................................K shoemark 66 G 7 (2) 185308 Cold harbour (135) R brisland 6 9-2 ....................................m harley 68 ST bETTiNG: 2 beggarman, 10-3 Love Poems, 7-2 Socially Shady, 11-2 Cuban Hope, 8 Liva, 14 Aleatoric, 25 Cold Harbour. 2020: TRINITY GIRL 3 9 5, Lewis Edmunds 2-1 Fav (Jessica Macey), drawn (7), 7 ran. Christmas Party nights at Chelmsford City handiCaP 6.45 (5) 7f winner £2,862 (15 run) 1 (3) 463352 sealed offer (29) K P De foy 3 9-11 (D) (f) ...........................d Probert 76 G 2 (13) 551-5 simulation theory (233) (H) G Scott 3 9-11 (D) .................d muscutt 51 GS 3 (14) 5512- thaPa vC (330) M Rimell 3 9-10 (bf, D) .................................... r hornby 75 ST 4 (4) -25396 sun festival (78) R ingram 3 9-9 ...........................rhiain ingram (3) ●81 G 5 (10) 644665 first lott (36) T Dascombe 3 9-9 .....................................r Kingscote 75 G 6 (5) 576840 Katheefa (22) R Carr 7 9-9 (C, D) ........................................JP sullivan 74 ST 7 (15) 551111 PorterintheJungle (95) R brisland 5 9-8 (D) ...............K shoemark 76 Gf 8 (11) 414245 Kath’s toyboy (38) (b) R Hughes 3 9-7 ............................ t marquand 78 SS 9 (6) 416579 late arrival (35) M & D Easterby 4 9-7 (D) ............. 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SINGLE-SHOT STAR (Top in-form jockey with just one booked ride) bRiAN HUGHES: gaeliK Coast (2.25 Newbury) TOP DOG’S BAGS NEWCASTLE 11.06 Geordie Fury (4-1-6) 11.21 Darbys Ranger (5-4-1) 11.36 Highclere Zeus (3-5-6) 11.51 Swift Behold (3-5-4) 12.06 Ice Of Diamonds (6-1-5) 12.21 Killieford Adam (4-5-2) 12.36 Adelante Steel (2-5-4) 12.51 Barnagrane Amber (Nap) (6-5-2) 1.06 Pennys Victoria (4-1-3) 1.21 Doyouthinkso (5-1-6) 1.36 Alnwick Patsy (6-1-4) 1.51 Moschino Baby (1-6-4). SWINDON 11.13 Fairhill Corney (5-6-4) 11.28 Boleys Flash (Nap) (6-5-3) 11.43 Sawpit Smokey (6-5-1) 11.58 Jasons Simba (2-5-3) 12.13 Terrific Twirl (1-3-5) Knockabout Queen 2.40 Li Kodimoor 5.45 Cf Kondratiev Wave 1.30 Li Kraka 3.15 Li Krazy Paving 3.15 Li L’Homme Presse 1.50 Nb Lake Sand 5.45 Cf Last Mission 6.45 Cf Late Arrival 6.45 Cf Le Grand Lion 12.10 Nb Leading Man 1.15 Nb Levendi 5.45 Cf Lightening Gesture 4.15 Cf Lisnagar oscar 3.00 Nb Little Hercules 11.50 Li Little Sunflower 3.15 Li Liva 6.15 Cf Living’s boy An Co 2.15 Do Lough Cutra 12.55 Li Love Poems 6.15 Cf Lucky icon 2.15 Do Lyrical Genius 1.05 Do Manning Estate 2.50 Do Maritime Rules 4.45 Cf Marks bear 2.05 Li Mawingo 4.45 Cf Maykir 5.45 Cf Maysong 7.15 Cf Meisterzinger 7.15 Cf Mercers 2.40 Li Mick’s Spirit 11.50 Li Mighty fine 5.45 Cf Millers bank 12.40 Nb Miss Malarky 2.15 Do Mister Coffey 1.50 Nb Moon King 2.50 Do Morning Vicar 2.25 Nb Morty 2.40 Li Mostallim 5.45 Cf Mr Moneypenny 3.15 Li Mrs Milner 3.00 Nb Muscika 2.05 Li Nafee 4.45 Cf Nassalam 12.40 Nb Nefarious 1.30 Li Neville’s Cross 2.25 Nb Northern bound 12.30 Do Not Available 1.50 Nb Notoriously Risky 11.50 Li ocean Wilde 2.40 Li octophobia 4.15 Cf on The blind Side 3.00 Nb one for You 3.35 Nb oscar Clouds 2.15 Do ostilio 12.20 Li outrage 2.05 Li Pablo Del Pueblo 3.15 Li Paddy Husseys Taxi 12.10 Nb Paisley Park 3.00 Nb Paricolor 2.50 Do Pastel Power 4.45 Cf Perfect Symphony 2.40 Li Phoenix Way 2.25 Nb Physics 2.40 Li Pic D’orhy 12.40 Nb Polish 3.35 Nb Porterinthejungle 6.45 Cf Power on 5.45 Cf Pyrrhos 3.15 Li Raydoun 4.15 Cf Reassurance 2.15 Do Resumption 11.20 Li River Pride 4.15 Cf Rockesbury 3.15 Li Royal Heart 3.15 Li Sawint Sonnet 3.35 Nb Sealed offer 6.45 Cf Sennen 11.50 Li Shahnaz 4.15 Cf Shannon bridge 3.35 Nb Shoot To Kill 1.30 Li Simulation Theory 6.45 Cf Sir Tivo 3.25 Do Skandiburg 3.35 Nb 12.28 Chi Chi (3-1-6) 12.43 Wriggle Room (5-3-1) 12.58 Ballinabola Phil (3-2-4) 1.13 Bricks Hattie (6-2-5) 1.28 Rockmount Pippa (3-2-4) 1.44 Archies Girl (5-6-1) 1.59 Batties Swift (3-5-1). 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Slanelough 3.25 Do Slate House 3.35 Nb Smiling Sunflower 4.15 Cf Socially Shady 6.15 Cf Solo 1.50 Nb Son of The Somme 2.15 Do Sourire Secret 11.20 Li Speycaster 5.15 Cf Spider’s bite 1.40 Do Stage Star 12.10 Nb Starsky 2.50 Do Sun festival 6.45 Cf Super Lover 5.15 Cf Sword Exceed 2.40 Li Tea Clipper 12.40 Nb Tell’em Nowt 2.40 Li Thai Terrier 1.05 Do Thapa VC 6.45 Cf The Cob 3.35 Nb The Lamplighter 2.05 Li The Macon Lugnatic 1.40 Do The Newest one 1.40 Do Thomas Darby 3.00 Nb Tikk Tock boom 2.50 Do Time for Timone 2.15 Do Tiny Tantrum 1.05 Do Tom Hazelgrove 5.15 Cf Top boy 3.15 Li Trevolli 12.55 Li Twilight Madness 2.05 Li Umbrigado 2.25 Nb Umndeni 3.35 Nb Unanswered Prayers 12.10 Nb Union Spirit 7.15 Cf Valence D’Aumont 12.30 Do Villeurbanne 12.55 Li Vocatus 7.15 Cf Wemyss Point 2.50 Do Western Writer 5.15 Cf White Walker 2.50 Do Wholelotafun 11.20 Li

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The last time three-time UK winner and world No.4 Robertson (above) defended his title in York in 2016 he also went out to an amateur in the shape of Peter Lines. World No.6 Murphy’s ‘boot them out’ rant came after his defeat to 19-year-old amateur Si Jiahui. Astley (right) was under no illusions that this was an especially sweet win against a man who publicly a g r e e d w i t h Murphy – and one for the little guys. He said: “It probably is the biggest win of my career, in a massive tournament. “And maybe the stars were aligned a bit with all that has b een said this hour Now it’s defending champ Neil who crashes out to player not on pro tour week. I was having a joke about it this morning with my brother, who was down with my dad, that wouldn’t it be funny if I beat the defending champion as someone not on the tour. “I had seen Neil’s opinion on it too, which everyone is entitled to. “One thing where I really don’t agree with Shaun is about byes, you should earn your wins. “There shouldn’t be byes in a big event, and there is talent off the tour as I and Si Jiahui have shown this week. Shaun said he is trying to put food on the table – but so am I. “There was probably only a handful of people who thought I could win this match. “Even if I am an amateur at the moment, I do play pretty much full time as well as doing some coaching. “Snooker is still very much my life and so I am not a naive young player.” A crestfallen Robertson, 39, said: “I defended Shaun a bit because I know where he’s coming from. Maybe I paid the ultimate price for expecting things to happen and not forcing them. “Maybe John was fired up by the row about amateurs and even what I had said about it. He was getting a lot of support from friends and family in the arena. “ Jo h n h a s spent a lot of years on the tour and he keeps getting on and falling back off, like a semi-pro.”

DM1ST mirror.co.uk/sport FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 65 rugby union Eddie: I thought that Marcus might not have the desire to be the best... but we had a blunt chat smith & jones By AdAm HAtHAwAy EDDIE JONES feared Marcus Smith was wasting his talent and throwing his England career down the drain before it had started. Smith first caught Jones’ eye (both above) in the 2015 World Cup when the Australian was coaching Japan. He went to see then-schoolboy Smith boss a match for Brighton College and by October 2017 the fly-half was training with England as an “apprentice”. But Smith did not win a full cap until this summer against the USA and then was called up by the Lions before nailing last weekend’s winning penalty against South Africa. But, in a new book – Leadership: Lessons From My Life In Rugby – Jones revealed he had to have a heart-toheart with the 22-year-old to get him back on track. Jones wrote: “When the first lockdown hit in 2020, I called him so we could have a proper conversation. I’d had my eye on him for a while because I think he’s got real potential. “But I was not sure if Marcus had the desire to be the best he can be. I wondered if he might be happy being a nice Harlequins player, talking about England in glowing terms, without really testing the limits of his ability or character. “We had a reasonably blunt conversation about the state of his game. I suggested that he needed to come up with his own identity. I wanted him to outline that identity as a player on a piece of paper for me. He did that and sent it over to me. We’ve been continuing that conversation ever since.” Smith (below, celebrating victory over the Springboks) has scored 53 points in five internationals and the roof came off at Twickenham when he slotted Saturday’s match-winner. But Jones told the HQ faithful the best is yet to come and there could be bumps in the road. He added: “Number 10s are like quarterbacks, you’ve got to allow them to fail. You’ve got to give them time to mature. “The good ones come through, they repay you. They might have two or t h r e e years at their very best. “But it is a demanding position.” HAnnAH’s spAin tHriller England’S Hannah Burke lies a shot off the lead after round one of the andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana. Burke (right) carded three birdies and one bogey in Marbella. Belgium’s Manon de Roey, French star anne-lise Caudal and Spain’s Fatima Fernandez Cano set the pace on three under par. Solheim Cup star Carlota Ciganda, Sweden’s linda Wessberg and argentina’s Magdalena Simmermacher were alongside Burke on two under. Spain’S angel Hidalgo set the clubhouse target before bad weather brought an early end to day one of the Joburg Open at Randpark. Hidalgo was among the players safely in the clubhouse following an opening six-under-par 65. 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66 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 on this day 1997: Newcastle’s hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage of the Champions League ended with a 1-0 defeat to Barcelona. 2006: Justin Rose won his first European Tour event in four years at the MasterCard qUIcK qUIz ANswERs NOV 26 Australian Masters in Huntingdale after carding a 12-under-par 276. 2009: Portsmouth announced Avram Grant as their new manager. 2014: Moeen Ali’s maiden oDI hundred was in vain in a 25-run defeat against Sri Lanka. 2017: Lewis Hamilton won his fourth F1 World Drivers’ Championship. 1. What was the only World Cup Des Walker played in? 2. Which is the current NRL club ex-Great Britain representative Joe Lydon played two seasons for in the late 1980s? 3. Which two teams play their home games at San Siro? 4. Name former England cricket captain Nasser Hussain’s only county club. 1. Italy 1990; 2. Sydney Roosters; 3. AC Milan and Inter Milan; 4. Essex bAcK pAGE: 1980 DM1ST LIVERPOOL legend Emlyn Hughes helped Wolves crush his old side 4-1 at Molineux. Hughes, who lifted the European Cup for the Reds in 1977 and 1978, scored the final goal in a 4-1 rout of the reigning champions. Mel Eves, John Richards and Norman Bell were also on target for Wolves, while Phil Neal netted Liverpool’s consolation. CRICKET ThE 2021 Aussies think it’s a fortress but India won there with a secondstring team... so England must have a good chance to do the same sAys sUNIL GAVAsKAR Can England win the first BLACKFRIDAYSALE toshoplocal&save UPTO 80% OFF FASHION UPTO 70% OFF TOYS& GAMING UPTO 60% OFF HOMEWARE GetanEXTRA10% OFFsaleitems! Usecode:MIRROR10 Shopthehighstreetonlineat: downyourhighstreet.co.uk/mirror Ashes Test? gabbso excluSive BY dean wilSon Cricket Correspondent @CricketMirror TEST legend Sunil Gavaskar has told England they can follow India’s lead and turn over a fragile Australia at the Gabba. England’s Test heroes are taking plenty of inspiration from India’s win there in January as they battle the rain at their training camp in Queens- land. Joe Root is bidding to claim Ashes for the first time as captain at the the third attempt, and with Ben Stokes back alongside him for the trip, Gavaskar is in no doubt that England have the players to end 35 years of hurt at the venue. After all, if an injury-ravaged, secondstring India team can do it, then why not England when the First Test starts on December 8? “It was an amazing time to see the Indians win in Australia when we didn’t have our first choice XI on the field,” said cricketer turned commentator Gavaskar. “A lot of them were like net bowlers and players who, because of the Covid situa- Bike Show to rev up fanS MoToGP has teamed up with Amazon Prime Video for a new series that will take fans behind the scenes when it is shown next year. Bosses hope the eight 50-minute episodes will lead to a surge in popularity similar to Formula one’s Netflix series Drive To Survive, which is filming its fourth season. The new programme has followed the likes of MotoGP great Valentino Rossi (left), who retired at the end of the 2021 season, newly-crowned champion Fabio Quartararo and six-times champion Marc Marquez, who returned to the track after a season-ending injury in 2020.

mirror.co.uk/sport ashEs CounTdown tion, were there along with the team, and they got an opportunity. “And I think from that England would have deduced quite a few things such as that the Australian batting is a little bit uncertain at the moment. “And that is England’s great chance because if they don’t get off to a good start at home, then you can take advantage and England have as good a chance of doing to Australia what India did. “What was o n c e a fortress to them, they will now be thinking, ‘Hey, we lost to a secondstring Indian team. So what will a full-strength England team do?’ “And now with Ben Stokes added as well. What can they do? “I think England have a good chance out there.” Gavaskar was impressed with the way India took a 2-1 lead over DM1ST lutely England during the summer before the postponement of the fifth Test at Old Trafford in September due to Covid. And he reckons the success of that tour may prompt Virat Kohli to give up the Test captaincy at the turn of the year if they triumph in South Africa as well. “I wouldn’t be surprised if India go to South Africa and do well that Virat Kohli says, ‘Thank you, I’ve had enough of Test captaincy’,” added Gavaskar. “That is the last one left for India. “He may say, ‘Let me go out on a high’ so it wouldn’t surprise me if that happened.” Kohli may well be finding it too tricky to keep all the fans happy, but Gavaskar is hoping to keep his first test at the GaBBa wednesday, deCember 8 35 years of hurt england’s terrible record at the gabba Wins: 4 Losses: 11 DraWs: 5 HigHest totaL: 517/1 in 2010 LoWest totaL: 79 in 2002 HigHest score: alastair Cook (right) 235 not out v australia in 2010 Most runs: alastair Cook 434 Best BoWLing: Bill Voce 6-41 v australia in 1936 Most Wickets: Bob Willis 19 Last Win: 1986 (won by 7 wickets) Beaten Root’s England lost in Brisbane back in 2017 how india won there... austraLia: 369 & 294 inDia: 336 & 329/7 india won by 3 wickets PLaYer oF tHe MatcH rishabh Pant (india) 23 & 89 not out sHock Winners India stunned the Australians steFanos Must tsit it out STEFanOS TSiTSiPaS has had surgery on his right elbow but is hopeful of being fit for the start of the new season. The world no.4 (left) has struggled with the problem over the last few weeks, pulling out of the Paris Masters during his opening match and then bringing an end to his aTP Finals campaign after losing his opener against andrey rublev (right). Tsitsipas, 23, posted a picture of himself in a hospital bed on his Facebook page, showing his right elbow bandaged. The Greek player wrote: “Things often get tougher before they get own fans far happier by launching his own non-fungible tokens as part of the ‘Always First’ collection, celebrating his career highlights in a new digital format. He thinks it is a new and inventive way to connect with fans – just like ECB hope The Hundred will be – and he reckons there will be Indian players joining the tournament soon. “Relations between England and India are pretty good, I think we will see some Indian players made available in the Hundred soon,” he added. ■Sunil ■ GavaSkar nFTs are on sale now. Fans can register their interest in the always First Collection at https://alwaysfirst.io easier but with each struggle we get an opportunity to create our own unique story. “next stop, pre-season in Dubai two weeks from now and then looking forward to australia.” Tsitsipas reached his first Grand Slam final at the French Open in June but has lost form since. FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 67 ruGBy leaGue 2022 season fixtures ExCLuSIvE By garetH WaLker SuPER League warhorse Harrison Hansen believes Toulouse Olympique will bring an extra dimension to the competition in 2022. The veteran forward (above), who won every honour in the game at Wigan before spells at Salford, Leigh and Widnes, scored a try in the French club’s promotion decider against Featherstone. Sylvain Houles’ team have thrilled supporters at Championship level for years with an exciting brand of attacking rugby from all over the field. Hansen said: “Sylvain lets us play. If you look at the style of rugby we have, it’s good to watch and the tries that we’re capable of scoring are awesome at times. “Coming into Super League now we know we’ve got to get that balance right, especially when we’re coming up against the harder teams. “Even though we know we can throw the ball around and attack from anywhere, there will be times when we’ve got to rein it in and be disciplined. “We’ve got a lot of a hans-on approach tou excite players with Super League experience in the squad which is great and I’m confident we’ve got the team to stay up. “We pretty much had a Super League ready team this year, and it’s a team that’s ready to do something special and play some attractive rugby.” They kick off their top-flight campaign at home to Huddersfield on February 12 and eyes are already glancing towards Easter in mid-April, when Super League’s first French derby will take place against Catalans. Hansen added: “That’s huge for the game in France. The French atmospheres are great anyway and it should be a full house against Catalans which will be spectacular. “They’ve signed Mitchell Pearce (above) and Dylan Napa so those games should be tasty. “But we’ve stepped everything up in pre-season – it’s been a lot more intense and focused, especially on fitness. “We’ve got the flair in attack and know we can defend but we can only do that in Super League if we’re a really fit team.” BetFreD suPer League: tHe oPening anD FinaL Fixtures rounD one tHursDaY FeB 10 st helens v Catalans 8pm FriDaY, FeB 11 Castleford v salford 8pm hull Kr vs. Wigan 8pm saturDaY, FeB 12 leeds v Warrington 12.30pm toulouse v huddersfield 7pm sunDaY, FeB 13 Wakefield v hull fC 3pm rounD tWo tHursDaY, FeB 17 Warringtonv Castleford 8pm FriDaY, FeB 18 Wigan v leeds 8pm saturDaY, FeB 19 hull fC v st helens 12.30pm huddersfield v hull Kr 3pm Catalans v Wakefield 5pm sunDaY, FeB 20 salford v toulouse 3pm rounD tHree tHursDaY, FeB 24 leeds v Catalans 8pm Wigan v huddersfield 8pm FriDaY, FeB 25 hull Kr v Castleford 8pm st helens Wakefield 8pm saturDaY, FeB 26 hull fC v salford 3pm toulouse v Warrington 5pm rounD Four tHursDaY, Mar 3 Wakefield v leeds 8pm FriDaY, Mar 4 Warrington v Catalans 8pm saturDaY, Mar 5 toulouse v Wigan 5pm sunDaY, Mar 6 Castleford v hull fC 3.30pm huddersfield v salford 3pm hull Kr v st helens 3pm rounD Five tHursDaY, Mar 10 leeds v hull fC 8pm FriDaY, Mar 11 salford v hull Kr 7.45pm st helens v Warrington 8pm Wakefield v toulouse 7.30pm saturDaY, Mar 12 hudd’field v Castleford 3pm Catalans v Wigan 5pm rounD 27 saturDaY, seP 3 huddersfield v Wakefield 3pm hull fC v hull Kr 3pm leeds v Castleford 3pm salford v Warrington 3pm st helens v toulouse 3pm Wigan v Catalans 3pm

68 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 West Brom v N Forest kick-off 8pm By JameS NuRSey VALERIEN ISMAEL is determined to finally get one over Steve Cooper after insisting he has successfully rebooted West Brom. Ismael (above, left) was in charge of Barnsley, who took on Cooper’s Swansea in four matches, including the play-off semi-finals, last season. Cooper’s then-Welsh side did the double over the Tykes and defeated them in the play-offs. Now Forest are SUPERCHARGED BLACK FRIDAY DEALS SAVE 30% WV1 Plus Window Vac ✓ Battery Lasts up to 25 Minutes ✓ 100min Charge Time ✓ 250mm Working Width ✓ 100ml Tank Capacity ✓ Can be used Upright & Horizontally ✓ Streak-Free Cleaning CODE: 899PX ISMAEL: I MUST bAg A wIn ovEr coopEr resurgent under new coach Cooper (above, right) and Albion have won just once in five games. But Baggies boss Ismael has welcomed Cooper’s return to second-tier management at Forest. He said: “I know him very well and it will be a tough game. I am pleased to see him back. 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Delivery charges and restrictions may apply - see screwfix.com/delivery. DM1ST the kind of challenge we like. Since Steve came, he has changed Forest’s way to play. They are very organised and he is a great manager.” West Brom’s storming start to the season has faltered and Ismael added: “It was going very well, but then opponents changed completely the way to play against us. “We needed to find another solution, but that takes time. We just need to be more ruthless in front of goal now and find a killer instinct.” football’s fight Nev: let’s seize back our game from big 6 By JOHN CROSS Chief Football Writer @johncrossmirror GARY NEVILLE believes English football has a “real opportunity” to seize back control from the Premier League’s Big Six. The fan-led review by former sports minister Tracey Crouch (above) has received widespread backing. It recommended changes including appointing an independent regulator, a Premier League transfer levy, golden shares and fan accountability. Sky pundit and Manchester United legend Neville, now part-owner of League Two Salford City, firmly believes it can create a reset in the wake of the European Super League fiasco. The Saving the Beautiful Game Group action front spokesman Neville called out the owners of United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham – and said an independent regulator is vital to stop the top-flight’s leading clubs calling the shots. Former England defender Neville said: “Joel Glazer, Roman Abramovich, Stan Kroenke, Sheikh Mansour, JW Henry and Daniel Levy should not be in charge of English football. “Does anybody in this country think that those six people should have the biggest influence on the running of English football? “Absolutely not. “They are massive players in the game. They’re at the heart of the quality that we see every single week. “But the Premier League can’t even control the Premier League clubs at this moment in ‘Our historic moment to reset the recklessness...’ time.” The 10 percent transfer levy – bringing in around £150million a year from deals – has already upset Premier League clubs. It may be difficult to enforce but would be a lifeline for League One and Two clubs, and vital at grassroots level. But Prem clubs are unhappy that they are expected to bail out badly-run EFL clubs while they already make substantial solidarity payments. Neville added: “I would expect the regulator to come down really hard if EFL clubs are not able to financially control, monitor and track to ensure sustainable football. “I’m not expecting the money to just wash down from the Premier League into an abyss again. “This is a real opportunity, a historic moment to reset the recklessness that has existed in the game, chasing that Premier League ‘golden ticket’ that brings desperation, so that now clubs leaving the Premier League are not just in a sporting objective disappointed, but almost financially devastated.” However, Aston Villa chief executive Christian Purslow (below) warned that some of the financial demands on Premier League clubs will be too costly as they are already committed to giving £1.6billion to the rest of the game plus a £300m package to EFL clubs. Purslow told the BBC: “The Premier League has always really been the source of funding for the rest of football and the danger here is, of course, killing the golden goose if we overregulate a highly successful financial and commercial operation.”

DM1ST mirror.co.uk/sport FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 69 ANDY DUNN Britain’s best sports writer Poch needs to deal with the egos and make PSG an elite force to prove he’s the man for United AS Thierry Henry listened to Jamie Carragher explaining why Mauricio Pochettino should get out of Paris Saint-Germain “because of those three stars” he could not help but smile. Not necessarily through amused disagreement but probably through a realisation of how fundamentally absurd it sounds. Because let’s face it, on the list of reasons a manager should leave a football club, having Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar at your disposal would be an unlikely contender at the top of the pile. Carragher was in a large majority in decrying the defensive efforts of ‘those three stars’ in the 2-1 defeat to Manchester City. In fact, criticism of their work-rate was pretty unanimous. Even Henry joined in and, for all his brilliance and majesty, Thierry was hardly a striker renowned for his lung-emptying graft. Thankfully for Arsene Wenger’s Invincibles, there were plenty of team-mates who were. There were some mitigating circumstances for Messi, Mbappe and Neymar (right), not least that, after it became clear RB Leipzig were going to hammer Bruges (half-time, at the latest, one assumes), the game at the Etihad was a glorified exhibition match. But that was still no excuse for the decorated trio to treat it as one, obviously. So, presuming Pochettino is still in Paris come the knockout stage of the Champions League, let’s see how YESTERDAY was the 16th anniversary of George Best’s death and the first anniversary of Diego Maradona’s passing. Just a reminder that if we must debate who is football’s Greatest Of All Time, it is disrespectful to limit the discussion to two people. he deals with it. Let’s see if Pochettino has the sort of resolve, the sort of ruthlessness that will confirm him as a great choice as the next, permanent Manchester United manager. Surely, for his own professional pride, Pochettino cannot walk out of a job because he cannot get three of the world’s best players to put in a shift? Pochettino’s suitability for the United post is taken as read in a lot of quarters. He did a very good job with Southampton and Tottenham, and clearly enjoys the intensity of the Premier League. His relaxed demeanour after the defeat at the Etihad probably reflected an 11-point lead in the domestic championship, a place in the Champions League knockout stage and the knowledge that he can ‘Poch cannot walk out just because he cannot get the world’s best players to shine’ probably walk into the Old Trafford job for next season. His reputation, rather than his trophies, sees to that. He is clearly a smashing coach, a lovely character, a highly-regarded operator and was superb for Spurs. Yet rarely can a coach with so few baubles have been so lauded. United have probably made up their minds and – who knows? – maybe a deal is done. But when Ralf Rangnick’s sixmonth contract comes to an end, there will be other options. Wednesday night’s game was no audition for Pochettino, just as the win over City in Paris back in late September was no audition. But never mind the holy trinity’s heat maps, Pochettino is in charge of a squad that should be reaching the last four of the Champions League… minimum. Look at the PSG bench at the Etihad. Donnarumma, Ramos, Verratti, Icardi, Di Maria, Danilo, Wijnaldum, etc, etc. This is why United should not be too hasty over anointing Pochettino as the long-term appointment to follow Rangnick. At PSG, Pochettino has been given the chance to prove himself a truly elite manager. Let’s see if he can kick some butt and make them the formidable force they should be in this season’s Champions League. And then, we will know, for sure, if he is the right long-term option for Manchester United. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing GOOD on Jurgen Klopp for refusing to apologise for his ‘little tournament’ remarks in relation to the Africa Cup of Nations. Klopp was speaking in the context of people saying there was not an international break until March. The Liverpool manager said that was wrong and “in January, there’s a little tournament in Africa”. He might have been slightly better off saying: “In January, there’s the small matter of a tournament in Africa.” But it is quite clear he was being ironic. Quite clear. And TROUBLE IN PARIS Pochettino must manage the egos of global superstars Messi, Mbappe and Neymar (left) don’t forget, it is easy to forget he is being obliged to speak in a language that is not his native tongue. We live in a footballing age when the apology is taking over. Thankfully, Klopp (right) is not the type to say sorry for nothing. GREATER Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has suggested Kevin Sinfield should be knighted in the New Year’s Honours List. It is hard to disagree. But my guess is Sinfield is not the type of character who wants to be known as Sir. My guess is Sinfield is not the type of character who wants recognition from politicians. My guess is that if he was given the choice between a knighthood and the Government matching the millions he has raised for the Motor Neurone Disease Association and the Leeds Hospitals Charity, there would be only one choice. If Boris Johnson and his mates want to honour the Rhinos legend, that’s the way they should do it. Leave the titles for their cronies. THE all-time great NFL coach, Vince Lombardi, is credited with coining a lot of sporting phrases, including one that has been adopted by many a pundit down the years. “Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser.” Which brings us to Shaun Murphy, the eighthranked player in professional snooker who was beaten by 19-year-old amateur Si Jiahui in the UK Championship in York earlier this week. “I am going to sound like a grumpy old man but that young man shouldn’t be in the tournament,” said a not-so-gracious Murphy. But there is being a bad loser and there is making yourself look a bit silly. Si Jiahui fell off the tour at the end of last season, is one of the leading players in the 2021 Q School rankings and, strictly speaking, is not really an amateur because he can earn prize money. Murphy failed to mention he has won more than £4million in his career and Si Jiahui is desperate to try to make a living out of the sport. Still, Lombardi would have approved.

70 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 naysmith’s homing in on success By FRaSeR MaCkie GARy NAySMITH says Hampden is a place to be feared by Scotland’s World Cup rivals as the European play-off draw takes place today. Scotland and Wales (boss Rob Page, below) are among the six seeded teams for the semifinals – which means being at home on March 24 with the finals five days later. The European play-offs will produce three qualifiers for Qatar 2022 from the 12 teams. European champions Italy, Portugal, Russia and Sweden are also among the seeds. Poland, North Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, Austria and Czech Republic are in the unseeded pot. Former Hearts and Everton defender Naysmith (top), who made 46 appearances for Scotland, said: “There’s no standout from the six you’re desperate to avoid. “But one of the biggest compliments I can give our players right now is that I don’t know if those teams will relish Scotland away. 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For full T&C’s, visit www.virginwines.co.uk/terms DRINKING IS ONLY FUN WHEN YOU DON’T OVERDO IT Learn more at: www.virginwines.co.uk/drinkresponsibly DM1ST arsenal v newcastle fInd out the bIg storIes Scan the code on your smart phone and sign up for the weekly John Cross newsletter MaSTeR & aPPReNTiCe Arteta won the FA Cup playing under Arsene Wenger (below) PREMIER LEAGUE tomorrow, 12.30pm come back , boss Arteta: I’d love to have Arsene close to me at Arsenal again... it would be brilliant for the club By JOHN CROSS great help for the club. Things he would not have a problem with Chief Football Writer take time and I think he has to Newcastle boss Eddie Howe @johncrossmirror dictate those timings. (below) making an early return to MIKEL ARTETA wants to “What I can say is that we the dugout for the visit of Arsenal bring Arsene Wenger back to would be delighted to have him tomorrow as long as all the Covid Arsenal and said he would be much closer. protocols have been followed. “delighted to have him much “There has been Howe tested positive last Friday closer”. communication and I saw him and would normally have to The Gunners boss even and talked to him when we went self-isolate for 10 days. revealed that he has spoken to to see the film. It was But if symptoms can be traced Wenger about making a return in some capacity in the future. The former Arsenal manager incredibly pleasant to see h i m a n d c h a t back previously, he may be released early and take charge of the Newcastle team in person has not even been back for a game to him and, rather than from a hotel at the Emirates as he was left heartbroken by his departure in hopefully, we can bring him close. room as he did last Saturday. 2018 after 22 years at the club. “He will have a great Arteta tested Arsenal have already made time seeing the positive for Covid at overtures about building a new statue, giving Wenger an honorary environment that he can create around him and the start of the pandemic and Arsenal role at the club and are hoping the around this place. were also beset by affection shown towards their greatest ever manager around his newly released film about the Invincibles may also help to build bridges. Arteta, who was captain under Wenger during his playing days, insists he would welcome his input in any form. Arteta said: “I think it would be a great help and it would be a “Because of the respect and admiration that everybody at the club has for what he’s done – and as well for what he represents as a person in this club – I cannot tell you what role, but I would like him to be much closer personally to me.” Arteta has insisted that coronavirus issues at the start of the season. But Arteta said: “I am sure they will be aware of all the protocols that they will follow. “I don’t know every single detail, but I am sure, if Eddie is on the touchline, it is because he has been through everything necessary and he is entitled to be there.” tiReD toon staRs sheLVe the Late nights By SiMON BiRD JONJO SHelveY says Newcastle players are so exhausted by eddie Howe’s new training regime they are falling asleep at 8pm. Howe ordered a physical fortnight to raise fitness levels and has spent a week isolating in his Tyneside hotel reviewing training footage. Asked about the impact of Howe and his new regime, Shelvey (right) said: “It is very intense. You are on it every second of the day, constantly thinking of football. He has galvanised everything. “In the last international break, we were asleep at 8pm every night because we were shattered from training! “It takes getting used to but the lads are there now. We are all on board with it. When a new manager comes in you never know where you will stand. He said it’s a clean slate and everyone has jumped on board with it.”

DM1ST mirror.co.uk/sport FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 71 leicester 3 legia warsaw 1 Daka 11, Maddison 21, Ndidi 33 Mladenovic 26 By james nursey @JamesNursey JAMES MADDISON delivered to help propel Leicester from the bottom of the group to the top as King Power boos turned to cheers. Brendan Rodgers’ men have hit the front in perfect time with just one game left away at Napoli on December 9. Only top spot guarantees a last-16 place and Leicester tore into Warsaw with serious intent after being booed off against Chelsea. Patson Daka opened the scoring early on before Maddison produced a brilliant ‘Cryuff ’ turn and finish to make it 2-0. Warsaw pulled a goal back but Maddison’s pin-point corner picked out Wilfred Ndidi to make it 3-1 before the break. Leicester were reassuringly compact and solid in the second half to see out the game. It compounded Legia’s misery as the Polish outfit endure their worst run in 85 years. But Leicester won’t care a jot and they showed character after losing defender Jonny Evans injured in the warm up to be replaced by Dani el Amartey. It didn’t stop the hosts from making a fast start with Maddison having an early effort. They took the lead in the 11th minute after Luke Thomas won possession and released Harvey Barnes. His run to the edge of the box was halted but the ricochet fell kindly for Daka who turned and buried a low left-foot finish for his fifth goal in Europe this season and sixth in total, one fewer than Jamie Vardy. If the goal was a little fortunate given how the ball broke kindly for Daka, the hosts’ second was class. Maddison instigated the danger wide on the right as he exchanged passes with Ademola Lookman. He then bamboozled the visitors’ defence with a Cruyff turn before curling a left-foot finish in for his second goal this term Leicester’s advantage was halved when Ndidi was penalised for handball and a penalty was given. Mahir Emreli saw his spot-kick saved by Kasper Schmeichel but Filip Mladenovic reacted quickest for a tap-in in the 26th minute. Yet it didn’t take the hosts long to restore their two-goal advantage. Maddison turned provider as his inswinging corner picked out Ndidi to glance past on-rushing keeper Cezary Miszta. Yet it was consistent with Leicester’s defensive woes this term that they never looked comfortable and needed some desperate defending before the interval. But the hosts were much more solid in the second half and enjoyed the full support of fans after Rodgers hit out at his side being booed during the loss to Chelsea. Maddison was clattered and subbed but his classy contribution was enough to put Leicester in pole position for the last 16. RatiNgs foxes take madd leap to the top Rock bottom Leicester hit the summit leicester legia schmeichel ............ 7 castagne ................ 7 amartey ................. 7 soyuncu ................. 7 thomas ................... 7 soumare ................. 7 Ndidi ....................... 7 lookman ................ 7 Maddison ................8 Barnes .................... 7 Daka .......................8 SUBS Dewsbury-Hall (soumare 62) 6, perez (Maddison 62) 6, albrighton (lookman 85), iheanacho (Daka 85) By james nursey Miszta .....................4 Johansson ..............6 Wieteska .................6 Jedrzejczyk ...........6 Ribeiro ....................6 Martins ...................6 slisz ........................6 Mladenovic ............. 7 Muci ........................6 emreli .....................6 luquinhas ...............6 SUBS Holownia (Johansson 46) 6, celhaka (Martins 71) 6, skibicki (Mladenovic 71) 6, Wlodarczyk (emreli 78) 6, pekhart (luquinhas 78) 6 ReFeRee: Deniz aytekin MotM james maddison power SUrge Leicester scorers Daka and Maddison eURopa leagUe group c GROUP C p W D l F a pts leicesteR 5 2 2 1 10 8 8 s Moscow 5 2 1 2 9 9 7 Napoli 5 2 1 2 12 8 7 legia Warsaw 5 2 0 3 4 10 6 OXFORD boss Karl Robinson has been without THIRTEEN players during a crisis period for the club. He’s been so stretched that it may have crossed his mind to promote Beth Lumsden from the club’s women’s team – after all, the goalscoring midfielder has been training with the men for the past few weeks. Lumsden (top) said: “It’s been such a good experience. I’ve done it for about three or four weeks, once a week. There’s a session in the morning, followed by a gym session, and an evening training session with the women as well. The men are a lot quicker. It pushes you to make decisions quicker and I take that into games. “I’ve heard stories of women playing with the under-18s but I’ve never been offered this chance before. It’s been brilliant because we’re having a WEST HAM captain Mark Noble does not play every game - but his influence on the dressing room is as strong as ever. The Premier League club have won compliments for the spotless condition they leave away dressing rooms in following games. That comes from 34-year-old Noble (above) laying down the rules. The Hammers have been enjoying a brilliant season and it is no wonder boss David Moyes has been happy to have Noble around, with the values he instils. Unlucky for Robbo but, for Beth, 13 is so lucky jOhn cross He’s got his ear to the ground and his finger on the pulse good season, chasing promotion, and it can only help me improve.” Lumsden also works in an estate agency run by legendary former Arsenal women’s boss Vic Akers, who once set up a seven-a-side game between his women’s team and male journalists. The journos were thrashed and were lucky the score did not reach double figures. League One Oxford have been without seven players through positive Covid tests, three more have been isolating, and three injured. With all three goalkeepers out, they signed Birmingham’s Connal Trueman on an emergency loan before beating Fleetwood 3-1. Robinson (above) has rarely celebrated so much after the game. To get a positive result with so many players missing was a real achievement. GARETH SOUTHGATE’S two-year contract extension is an incentive-based deal and he will get more cash based on success rather than a fat pay rise. FA chief executive Mark Bullingham has overseen a difficult year of losses, cuts and redundancies, so a lucrative new deal for the England manager (right) would not have gone down well. But they also invited staff to watch the unveiling press conference as details of the deal were discussed to put them in the picture. The FA, who have already postponed plans for a Christmas party, have got this one right. THE remastered full-colour DVD of England’s 1966 World Cup Final triumph is out now. Fittingly, all proceeds will go to the Alzheimer’s Society. After so many of the Wembley heroes were affected by dementia, that is a clever idea and pre-Christmas sales are going well. Standard DVDs cost £19 and copies signed personally by hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst are going for £66. Details here: www. finalreplay.tv/shop

72 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DM1ST mura 2 tottenham 1 Horvat 11, Marosa 90+4 Kane 72 it’s a heck of a title By DaviD anDerson SHEFFIELD UnItED chairman Yusuf Giansiracusa says he does not care if fans dislike Paul Heckingbottom’s new title as football manager. the club sacked Slavisa Jokanovic yesterday to bring back Under-23s coach Heckingbottom as boss. Heckingbottom (above) was caretaker manager between March and May following Chris Wilder’s sacking and the Blades overlooked him to hire Jokanovic as first-team coach. But with the club languishing 16th they have promoted Heckingbottom, handing him a four-and-a-half year deal. Giansiracusa said: “Paul will be the football manager. I’m told that’s not a title that will go down well here. I don’t care, I’m not from Sheffield and I’m not a football man, I’m the chairman.” Giansiracusa also defended United’s decision not to appoint Heckingbottom in May. “At that time we felt Slav was the best decision,” he said. pot’s pride & progress By Chris hatherall Graham Potter hopes that soon a Premier League player will feel comfortable enough to come out as gay. But as the latest rainbow Laces campaign begins this weekend, the Brighton boss (above) admits football needs to do more to make it possible. Brighton & hove has one of the largest LGBtQ+ communities in Britain and the club has always been at the front of campaigns for equality. It has promised big support for the latest Lace Up and Speak Up campaign which launches tomorrow, when albion face Leeds at the amex. Potter said: “as a game we should welcome everybody, regardless of who they love.” there are no out gay male players in english football, but Potter wants to make it easier for whoever is the first, adding: “the more open we are, the more conversations we have, the more initiatives like this we have, the greater the chance.” conte needs a muracle to lift spurs Euro surrender shows how much work boss must do BY Darren leWis @MirrorDarren AT least now we know how Antonio Conte will raise the cash for new signings. Half the players who started here won’t be at Tottenham next season – and none can have any complaints. This was the kind of humbling surrender that cost Nuno Espirito Santo and Jose Mourinho their jobs. Joe Rodon, Matt Doherty, Dele Alli and Bryan Gil, subbed nine minutes after half-time, are surely living on borrowed time. And Davinson Sanchez will very likely be shown the exit door too. Ryan Sessegnon, unlucky to be sent off in the first half of a game in which he’d hoped to impress, might just get another chance. But the fact that Conte had to send on his A-listers to try to rescue his side from a humiliating defeat showed just how bad Spurs were against the Slovenian minnows. The Londoners barely laid a glove on Mura in the first half. Instead they once again showed just why Conte has already made two new centrehalves a priority in January. Mura didn’t even have to wait that long to draw first blood. Midfielder Tomi Horvat raced down the right after 11 minutes, cut inside and, with Sanchez slipping, enjoyed the extra space to find the Spurs net with his left peg. Sessegnon – back from a lengthy lay-off with the praise of his manager ringing in his ears – was sent off after half an hour for a second bookable offence. Without him, Spurs, feeling sorry for themselves, were lambs to the slaughter. In fact, Mura midfielder Nik Lorbek would have put his side even further ahead, three minutes before half-time, had his curling effort not soared narrowly wide with Spurs keeper Pierluigi Gollini beaten. A half-time team talk appeared to have made little impression on Spurs, who were just as bad after the break, and that forced Conte into wholesale changes. He sent on Heung-Min Son, Lucas Moura, Ben Davies and Eric Dier for Alli, Gil, Doherty and Rodon. Seventeen minutes later, Harry Kane equalised. Moura threaded a delicious ball through to the England captain, who took his time before lifting over the keeper. It should have been the cue for Spurs, Champions League finalists in 2019, to stamp some authority. But authority is not a word you associate with Spurs, certainly not the Spurs defence. Mura’s second goal, in the dying seconds, was a carbon copy of the first. Sub Amadej Marosa burst down the right, turned Sanchez inside out, and saw his shot deflected off the Colombian to beat Gollini. No wonder the Slovenians celebrated (above) like they’d won the Champions league Former Chelsea boss Conte ’i will work hard here but i’m no magician’ froM bACK pAge said: “I must be honest and tell you that after three and a half weeks I am starting to understand the situation. “It is not simple in this moment because for sure the level of tottenham is not so high. “there is an important gap to the top teams in england. “of this we must not be scared. I am here to work, here to improve the situation. “I know we have to work hard but we have also to improve the quality of the situation, to be competitive. If someone thinks that a new coach arrives and Conte won in the past and then I am a magician, the only magic I can do is to work.” Despite this pitiful defeat, Spurs can qualify in second place... into an additional play-off round. mura midfielder tomi horvat gave his side a shock lead with a superb strike just 11 minutes in. then midfielder ryan Sessegnon was sent off after 31 minutes for two bookable offences. harry Kane (left) looked to have rescued a point – but Spurs were caught out at the end.

DM1ST mirror.co.uk/sport FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 73 (top) didn’t quite have this competition in mind when he spoke about bringing success to north London. But he knows he can forget about even the most basic of targets without the character and depth in his squad to cope with assignments like this. The cull between now and next season will be ruthless. RAtinGs euRoPA conFeRence Ljudski vrt, Maribor ns mura tottenham obradovic ...............6 Karnicnik ................ 7 Gorenc .................... 7 Karamarko ............. 7 Kous........................6 Lorbek .................... 7 Kozar ......................6 sturm .....................6 Horvat ....................8 Pucko .....................6 mulahusejnovic ......6 SUBS marosa (mulahusejnovic 61) 8, ouro (Kozar 61) 5, Lotric (sturm 77) 6, cipot (Horvat 87) BY dARReN LeWis motm HORVAT Gollini .....................5 sanchez ..................4 Rodon .....................4 tanganga ................5 Doherty ..................4 ndombele ...............6 skipp ......................6 sessegnon .............. 3 Gil ...........................5 Alli ..........................4 Kane ....................... 7 SUBS son (Alli 54) 7, moura (Gil 54) 7, Davies (Doherty 54) 6, Dier (Rodon 54) 6, Hojberg (ndombele 76) 6 REFEREE: Antonio nobre (PoR) 1-0 2-1 GROUP G P W D L F A Pts Rennes 5 3 2 0 10 7 11 tottenHAm 5 2 1 2 11 8 7 Vitesse 5 2 1 2 9 8 7 mura 5 1 0 4 4 11 3 NiGHTMARe Horvat and Marosa score for Mura and Ryan Sessegnon is sent off r vienna 0 w ham 2 Yarmolenko 39, Noble 45+2 pen GROUP H P W D L F A Pts West HAm 5 4 1 0 11 2 13 Dinamo Zagreb 5 2 1 2 8 6 7 Genk 5 1 2 2 4 9 5 Rapid Vienna 5 1 0 4 3 9 3 silence is Goal-den No noise but Moyes boys finish top BY PAUL BROWN NOT even a national lockdown can stop West Ham’s march through Europe right now. David Moyes had warned before kick-off that the silence of playing in a stadium with no fans would prove a challenge as his side travelled to Austria. But his team were in the mood to make a big noise and did just that to make it four wins and a draw since they returned to the European stage. A first Hammers goal since January for Andriy Yarmolenko and a Mark Noble penalty (below, and celebrating with Nikola Vlasic) sealed the victory in an empty Allianz Stadion in Vienna. And by the time it was over, Moyes and his under-strength side were cruising into the last 16 as Group H winners. That is a big deal for West Ham as it means they avoid a play-off with a team finishing third in their Champions League group. Irons boss Moyes said: “I’d be happy to take on most teams. It’s a great achievement for us, a GROUP H 0-1 P W D L F A Pts West HAm 4 3 1 0 9 2 10 Dinamo Zagreb 4 2 0 2 7 5 6 Genk 4 1 1 2 3 8 4 Rapid Vienna 4 1 0 3 3 7 3 Yarmolenko heads West Ham in front in an empty stadium in Vienna really good professional job and the players who have come in performed well. “We don’t have to play again in this competition until March, which will help with the fixture congestion.” New Czech investor Daniel Kretinsky had confirmed earlier in the day that his £150million buy-in to the club “doesn’t mean big spending in the January transfer window”. And this was a chance for Moyes to see how strong his squad really is. Michail Antonio and Lukasz Fabianski did not make the trip and Moyes made eight changes from the team that lost to Wolves last Saturday. They should 0-2 euRoPA LGe group H have been in front when Jarrod Bowen jabbed a brilliant delivery from Arthur Masuaku wide early on. And the visitors did not make their dominance count until the end of the first half when Yarmolenko headed in a deep cross from Vlasic. And when Yarmolenko also won a penalty after a foul by Max Hoffmann, Noble gave his side a commanding half-time lead. The Hammers started the second half the same way, with Bowen denied by Rapid keeper Paul Gartler. And Moyes even had the luxury of seeing 17-year-old debutant Sonny Perkins come off the bench to have a decent header saved. RAtinGs BY PAUL BROWN rapid vienna west ham Gartler ................... 7 stojkovic ................6 Hofmann ................4 Aiwu .......................5 moormann .............5 Petrovic .................6 Ljubicic ..................6 Arase ..................... 7 Knasmullner ..........5 Fountas ..................6 Kitagawa ...............5 SUBS Grull (Knasmullner 59) 6, Kara (Kitagawa 59) 6, Ballo (Arase 76) 7, Grahovac (Ljubicic 90), strunz (Fountas 90) REFEREE: sergei ivanov (Rus) motm COuFAl Areola ....................6 coufal ....................8 Dawson ..................6 Diop .......................6 masuaku ................ 7 noble .....................6 soucek ...................6 Lanzini ...................6 Bowen ....................6 Yarmolenko ........... 7 Vlasic ..................... 7 SUBS Kral (soucek 65) 6, Fornals (Lanzini 65) 6, Benrahma (Bowen 65) 6, Fredericks (masuaku 77), Perkins (Vlasic 77) results & fixtures UEFA Europa League Group A BrondBy (0)......... 1 Lyon (0) .............. 3 Uhre 50 Cherki 57, 66 Slimani 76 rangers (1) ......... 2 s Prague (0)....... 0 Morelos 15, 49 P W d L F a Pts Lyon .......................... 5 5 0 0 15 4 15 rangers .................... 5 2 1 2 5 4 7 sparta Prague ........... 5 1 1 3 4 9 4 Brondby .................... 5 0 2 3 2 9 2 Group B Monaco (2) .......... 2 r sociedad (1).... 1 Volland 28, Fofana 37 Isak 35 PsV (1).................. 2 sturM graz (0).. 0 Vinicius 45 (pen), Bruma 55 P W d L F a Pts Monaco ..................... 5 3 2 0 6 3 11 PsV ........................... 5 2 2 1 9 5 8 real sociedad ........... 5 1 3 1 6 6 6 sturm graz ................ 5 0 1 4 2 9 1 Group C Leicester (3) ....... 3 L WarsaW (1) ..... 1 Daka 11 Mladenovic 26 Maddison 21, Ndidi 33 Group D e FrankFurt (1)... 2 antWerP (1)....... 2 Kamada 13 Nainggolan 33 Paciencia 90 Samatta 88 oLyMPiakos (0).... 1 FenerBahce (0).. 0 Tiquinho Soares 90 P W d L F a Pts eintracht Frankfurt .... 5 3 2 0 9 5 11 olympiacos ................ 5 3 0 2 8 6 9 Fenerbahce ............... 5 1 2 2 6 7 5 antwerp .................... 5 0 2 3 5 10 2 Group E gaLatsaray (2).... 4 MarseiLLe (0)..... 2 Cicaldau 12 Milik 68, 85 Caleta-Car 30 (og) Feghouli 64, Babel 83 Lok MoscoW (0) .. 0 Lazio (0) ............. 3 Immobile 56 (pen), 63 (pen) Pedro 87 P W d L F a Pts galatasaray ............... 5 3 2 0 7 3 11 Lazio ......................... 5 2 2 1 7 3 8 Marseille ................... 5 0 4 1 5 7 4 Lok Moscow .............. 5 0 2 3 2 8 2 Group F MidtjyLLand (1) .. 3 Braga (1)............ 2 Sviatchenko 2 Ricardo Horta 43 Isaksen 48 Galeno 85 Evander 90 (pen) red star B (0)...... 1 Ludogorets (0).. 0 Ivanic 57 P W d L F a Pts red star Belgrade ..... 5 3 1 1 5 3 10 Braga ........................ 5 3 0 2 11 8 9 Fc Midtjylland ........... 5 2 2 1 7 7 8 Ludogorets ................ 5 0 1 4 3 8 1 Group G Bayer LeV (1)....... 3 ceLtic (1)............ 2 Andrich 16, 82 Juranovic 40 (pen) Diaby 87 Jota 56 reaL Betis (1)...... 2 FerencVaros (0) 0 Tello 5, Canales 52 P W d L F a Pts Bayer Leverkusen ...... 5 4 1 0 14 4 13 real Betis.................. 5 3 1 1 10 9 10 celtic ........................ 5 2 0 3 10 13 6 Ferencvaros .............. 5 0 0 5 4 12 0 Group H d zagreB (1) ........ 1 genk (1).............. 1 Menalo 35 Ugbo 45 r Vienna (0) ......... 0 West haM (2) ..... 2 Yarmolenko 40 Noble 45 (pen) UEFA Europa Conference League Group G Mura (1)............... 2 tottenhaM (0) ... 1 Horvat 11, Marosa 90 Kane 72 rennes (2) ........... 3 Vitesse (1).......... 3 Laborde 9, 39, 69 Huisman 43 Buitink 75, Openda 90 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS: North Macedonia 0 N Ireland 11, Rep of Ireland 1 Slovakia 1. CRICKET FIRSt tESt MAtCh—India v New Zealand (Kanpur): India. 258-4 (84.0 overs; S S Iyer 75no, S Gill 52, R A Jadeja 50no) New Zealand. Sri Lanka v West Indies (Galle): Sri Lanka 386 (133.5 overs; F D M Karunaratne 147, D M de Silva 61, P S Nissanka 56; R L Chase 5-83) and 191-4dec. (40.5 overs; F D M Karunaratne 83, A D Mathews 69no). West Indies 230 (85.5 overs; P Jayawickrama 4-40) and 160 (79.0 overs; N E Bonner 68no, J Da Silva 54; L Embuldeniya 5-46, B K G Mendis 4-64). Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 187 runs. today’s diary (7.45pm unless stated) Sky Bet Championship: West Brom v Nottingham Forest (8pm) (Live on Sky Sports Football). Sky Bet League two: Colchester v Newport Co. Scottish Cup third Round: Partick v Dunfermline Women’s World Cup Qualifiers: Scotland v Ukraine (7.35), Wales v Greece (7.15). CRICKET First test Match—day 1 of 5: Bangladesh v Pakistan (Chittagong, 04am), day 2 of 5: India v New Zealand (Kanpur, 04am). RUGBY UNION Gallagher Premiership Rugby (7.45): Bath v Exeter, Bristol v Northampton, Newcastle v Worcester, Wasps v Gloucester. United Rugby Championship (7.35): Connacht v Ospreys.

74 DAILY MIRROR FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DM1ST MANCHESTER uTd: RAlf RANgNiCk’S BRAVE the original United have turned to the ’Godfather of Gegenpress’ ... the man whose all-action style influenced Pep, Klopp and Tuchel as the Red Devils finally decide you rang? ralf’s the real deal FRoM BACK PAGE finished his stint as interim boss. He will work in tandem with the new man in the Old Trafford dugout, most likely to be Pochettino, although Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has not been ruled out. United executive vicechairman Ed Woodward is negotiating compensation with Lokomotiv Moscow, where Rangnick has been working as sporting director. Rangnick, 63, has told Lokomotiv, who lost 3-0 at home to Lazio in the Europa League last night, he wants to take up the new role and the Russians will not stop him. During the 2010-11 season he guided Schalke to the semi-finals of the Champions League, where they lost 6-1 on aggregate to United, who were then beaten by Barcelona in the final. The former Hannover, Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig boss will not take charge of the team for Sunday’s trip to Chelsea due to work-permit reasons. Caretaker manager Michael Carrick (above) will lead United at Stamford Bridge and is expected to be retained as part of Rangnick’s coaching staff. Carrick, stepping up after Solskjaer was axed, guided the Reds to a 2-0 Champions League win at Villarreal on Tuesday, a result that sealed a place in the last 16. United have chosen to appoint an interim boss to give them a period of stability and more time to land their main managerial target – Pochettino. to follow their arch-rivals’ blueprint to success by Jeremy Cross MANCHESTER UNiTEd are in so much trouble they have turned to a footballing Godfather for help. Ralf Rangnick has been on United’s radar since 2019, when Old Trafford bigwigs – including current football director John Murtough – travelled to RB Leipzig to see how he operated. Murtough returned to Manchester with a glowing report on Rangnick, who has been held in high regard there ever since. Now United have finally decided to bring him to the Premier League, with Rangnick poised to succeed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on an interim basis until the end of the season. His vast experience will be called upon to help stabilise a team that was floundering under Solskjaer. The 63-yearold’s task will be to lead United into the top four and challenge for a trophy, including the Champions League. His six-month deal will include attractive bonuses for doing just that. But despite his pedigree, Rangnick (in his Leipzig days, above and below) is still not viewed as the longterm managerial solution. United remain focused on hiring Mauricio Pochettino as their next permanent manager, with Rangnick moving upstairs as the club’s first sporting director. One senior United source said last night: “We have huge respect for Ralf Rangnick. We want him for much longer than just a stint as manager.” Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp, and Chelsea chief Thomas Tuchel deploy strategies first championed by Rangnick himself, and all three have achieved huge success. United have in the meantime lurched through a succession of managers without hinting that they can bring back the glory days they enjoyed under Sir Alex Ferguson. David Moyes lasted just 14 months while the controversial Jose Mourinho, Louis van Gaal and Solskjaer all flattered to deceive. United have not won the Premier League since 2013, but maybe the appointment of German veteran Rangnick signifies that those who run the club have finally had a lightbulb moment. Rangnick, who has worked closely with the late former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier, became known as the Godfather of German football after his modern coaching revolutionised the game in his homeland. Klopp might have popularised the famous ‘gegenpress’ but Rangnick was its architect. He has managed Hannover, Schalke, Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig and more recently took up roles as director of football at Red Bull Salzburg and Leipzig before moving to Russia, where he has been working for Lokomotiv Moscow. This will be a challenge on a different scale altogether for Rangnick, however. But the same can be said of Pochettino, who has just one trophy to his name as a boss (French Cup). Will the duo provide the answers to United’s problems? Who knows. But it will be an intensely fascinating ride. mUch-TRavelleD Ralf Ra 1995-97 – SSV Reutlingen 05 1997-99 – SSV Ulm 1846 1999-2001 – Stuttgart 2001-04 –Hannover 96 2004-05 – Schalke 04 (1st stint) 2006-11 Hoffenheim 2011 – Schalke 04 (2nd stint) 2015-16 – RB Leipzig (1st stint) 2018-19 – RB Leipzig (2nd stint) is this the end of fergie’s influence? by Jeremy Cross SiR ALEX FERGUSoN has had zero influence on Manchester United’s decision to appoint Ralf Rangnick as interim boss. it is understood Fergie was not consulted about the choice of Rangnick, set to take over until the end of the season. And he will have no role in the club’s search for the next permanent manager, although he has given his backing to No.1 choice Mauricio Pochettino. United will begin the process of targeting the next full-time boss in the New Year, with Leicester’s Brendan Rodgers also under consideration. Fergie (left) was appointed a director on United’s board after retiring as manager in 2013. His first task was to handpick david Moyes as his own successor, but the appointment was not a success. Fergie’s influence at United has waned, although he was involved in the deal that saw Cristiano Ronaldo return to the club in the summer.

mirror.co.uk/sport NEW WORld iS COMiNg TO Old TRAffORd hipster By nGnicK in The hoTseaT G W D L F A W% 51 26 12 13 87 55 51.0% 75 36 18 21 148 109 48.0% 86 36 16 34 127 117 41.9% 98 44 22 32 193 154 44.9% 65 36 15 14 107 72 55.4% 166 79 43 44 287 196 47.6% 23 10 3 10 48 34 43.5% 36 21 7 8 56 35 58.3% 52 29 13 10 95 48 55.8% TUcHeL: May 2018-Dec 2020 M127 W 95 D 13 L19 Win pc 74.8 Trophies: Ligue 1: 2018–19, 2019–2020 Coupe de France: 2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue: 2019–20 heard of these two? Rangnick, then Schalke boss, with Mainz boss Jurgen Klopp and (right) Thomas Tuchel why getting out of paris is usually a great move for a boss DM1ST POCH MUST GO nOw... THe PSG FROnT 3 Make iT an iMPOSSible jOb By darren Lewis EUROPEAN success for the last two managers to leave Paris Saint-Germain is a statement in itself. Unai Emery went on to lift the Europa League with an inferior line-up of Villarreal players. Thomas Tuchel went on to win the Champions League with a talented Chelsea team. Both had an XI who were prepared to put in a shift. Mauricio Pochettino has seen enough from his egotistical front three of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe to know he cannot get the PSG team playing – on and off the ball – against the big sides in the way he needs them to. With Manchester United waiting to provide a soft landing, you can see why the former Spurs boss is letting it be known he is ready to answer their call. Anyone who saw the way that Pochettino made Southampton and Spurs two of the toughest teams to beat in the Premier League will know he knows how to organise a team that wants to work. The former Spurs boss turned Tottenham’s defence into the best in the country two seasons running, then took them to the 2019 Champions League final. With the talent available at United, Cristiano Ronaldo included, you could see him joining Emery and Tuchel in succeeding away from that toxic PSG dressing room. Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry, on TV duty for CBS Sports, articulated the trouble with PSG laid bare for all to see in Wednesday’s defeat at Manchester City. “Pochettino has got to get out of that club,” said Carragher. ”If he’s got the chance to go to Manchester United I’d be gone tomorrow. “It’s because of those three stars – Messi, Mbappe and Neymar.” Henry weighed in: “If you want to win the Champions League, you cannot defend with seven players. Impossible. Everyone that left PSG went on to win in Europe – Emery and Tuchel.” eMerY: Jun 2016-May 2018 M205 W87 15 L12 Win pc 76.3 Trophies: Ligue 1: 2017–18 Coupe de France: 2016–17, 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue: 2016–17, 2017–18 FRIDAY 26.11.2021 DAILY MIRROR 75 banned Richarlison will miss trip to Brentford Rafa: Rich is just out of control david Maddock RAFA Benitez has told Richarlison his discipline is “out of control” and must improve if he is to become a key player for everton. the Brazil star picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Manchester City last weekend, which means he is banned for Sunday’s visit to Brentford. He has played only eight Premier League matches to pick up that number of bookings and Benitez said: “He knows it is too early in the season to get five yellow cards. “Sometimes his frustration shows – if it is a foul and he doesn’t get the foul, then his reaction is out of control. “He has to realise he cannot react sometimes, he has to stay more calm during the game.” With Dominic Calvert- Lewin out for another three weeks, Richarlison’s absence this weekend is a crushing blow for everton. But Abdoulaye Doucoure has an all-clear to return to training, after recovering from a metatarsal injury. And everton want to take Chelsea’s Ross Barkley back to Goodison on loan during the January window. Former toffees star Barkley is on Benitez’s list of potential targets. Wyke sent to hospital WiGAn striker Charlie Wyke is in a stable condition in hospital after collapsing during training. the club announced yesterday that Wyke, 28, received treatment from Latics medical staff after the incident on Monday before being taken to hospital. And they revealed: “With Charlie’s approval, we can confirm that Charlie has not received a Covid-19 vaccination and Charlie’s collapse was not related to any Covid-19 vaccination.” He is the third player to collapse this week after Sheffield United’s John Fleck and Adama traore of Sheriff tiraspol.

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Answer the questions, then rearrange the letters corresponding to your answers to fill in the name. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror DOWN 1 Seizes in transit (7) 2 Competent (4) 3 Editions (6) 4 One’s best clothes (4,4) 5 Brick-shaped mass of gold (5) 6 In an appropriate manner (11) 7 Alpinist (11) 13 Have good intentions (4,4) 16 Extreme greed for riches (7) 17 Rectangular (6) 19 Complete (5) 22 Lacking fat (4) CHECK THE SOLUTIONS NOW! Call 0903 659 6060 (80p/min) to hear FULL SOLUTIONS to CROSSWORD and QUIZWORD, and to hear 5 EXTRA CLUES for CROSSWORD and QUIZWORD too! 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Killer su-doku 9 17 11 12 10 22 15 13 17 10 15 9 3 18 11 5 10 5 13 15 11 14 14 19 12 14 5 11 8 16 24 7 10 Killer Su-doku is based on the traditional grid and every column, every row and every 3x3 box must contain the digits 1 to 9. But the dotted squares must be filled with numbers that add up to that in the left corner. Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror FUTOSHIKI 2 2 Insert the numbers one to five in each row and each column, making sure that no number is repeated. The only symbols to guide you are the “greater than” (>) and “less than” (<) signs. Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror Word Ladder Dairy product 5280 feet Burrowing mammal Added Eroded Wordsearch Can you find all the listed world cities in the grid? 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Sometimes you have to (80p/min + network LEO VIRGO SAGITTARIUS LIBRA CAPRICORN SCORPIO access AQUARIUS charge) PISCES SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES TAURUS GEMINI CANCER Cancer June 22 –July 23 Right now, someone in the family needs you. It may mean missing out on a social event but you are concerned and you will want to be there for them. You can hang out with friends another time. There’s some concern about how much time a youngster in your household is spending online. For more call 0905 789 4174 Leo July 24 – August 23 You have some important choices to make. You will be looking at the long-term LEO VIRGO LIBRA SCORPIO implications. It isn’t easy trying to keep your personal life from intruding on your working life and LEO VIRGO LIBRA SCORPIO make one of them a priority even if just temporarily. For more call 0905 789 4175 Virgo Aug 24 – Sept 23 A group is being set up to encourage others who have been through difficult situations to get together and talk. 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Transfer to a plate using tongs. Tip the onions into the pan and fry for 5-8 mins until beginning to turn golden. Drizzle in a little more oil if the onions start to stick. Sprinkle in the sugar and cook for a minute before stirring in the vinegar, tomato puree and paprika to form a paste. Tip in the tomatoes, then pour the wine into the tomato can, swish it round, and add to the pan. Stir in the bay leaves and beans, then arrange the sausages on top so they’re half-submerged in the sauce but still exposed. TOMORROW’s Recipe: heaRTy laMb sTeW 2 Bring the mixture to a simmer, then bake in the oven for 20 mins. Meanwhile, make the topping. Mix the breadcrumbs with the garlic and parsley, then season and stir in 1tbsp oil. Scatter the topping over the casserole, Subscribe to bbc good Food magazine and get your first three issues for only £5! 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