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web nestboxes. www.sundaymail.co.uk Not a l tree-climbing birds are woodpeckers and the nuthatch is arguably a be ter tree-climber than any woodpecker, being able to run head-first down a trunk as we l as up on its strong legs with grapplinghook claws. It has light bluegrey be ly. with a pale orange be ly Sunday September 12, 2021 Mail£2.20 WWW.SUNDAYMAIL.CO.UK FREE Farmland, Park & Woodland Common Buzzard This is the most frequently seen large bird of prey in the UK. Often several may be seen together, circling high overhead with their shortish tails fanned out. Most common buzzards are mid-brown but some are much darker and others paler. In some areas you may see them alongside red kites, which are more rufous with long, forked tails. Garden Birds Skylark Its sweet, twi tering, ceaseless ramble of a song is a characteristic sound of summer in meadows and on moorland but seeing a skylark is more cha lenging than hearing one. The male rises from near his nest on the ground and flies straight up, extremely high, singing all the while. You might see him as a sma l dot against the blue sky. Look out for perched skylarks on fence posts; their pointed crests help By Karen Rockett te l them apart from other sma lish brown birds. Woodpigeon Great Spotted WoodpeCker GoldCreSt nuthatCh gReat tit With its short legs and waddling walk, the woodpigeon is a somewhat comical figure. It is bigger than feral or ‘street’ pigeons, with distinctive white markings on its neck-sides and wing edges, as we l as a ye lowish bi l and white eyes, and a beautiful rosy-pink chest. Woodpigeons feed on the ground but also take buds from trees, and can be heard singing their five-note crooning coo from the trees. This bird is larger than the blue tit, and is just as colourful but has a black head with white cheek patches, as we l as a black stripe down its chest and be ly. It has a cheerful, ringing song and is familiar at feeders. Like blue tits, great tits wi l use nestboxes in the garden. They usua ly have one brood of chicks, which look like slightly muted versions of their parents. Of the three woodpeckers that breed in Britain, the great spo ted is the one seen most often, especially in woodlands. Starling-sized, with boldly marked blackand-white plumage, it gives itself away with its loud, sharp ‘kick’ ca l and its te ritorial ‘drum-ro ls’ on tree trunks in spring. It is also a fairly frequent visitor to gardens. email keStrel Barn oWl If you see a bird hovering very sti l for a long spe l, with fastbeating wings and a long, fanned-out tail, that is almost certainly a kestrel. This sma l falcon hunts mice and voles in grassland, using its hovering ski l to hold position while it pinpoints where its prey is, before dropping down in a high-speed pounce. Females are chestnut, mo tled black, while males have grey heads and tails. House spaRRoW Although not as common as it once was, the humble house spa row sti l visits many gardens, and often forms noisy colonies. It likes to nest in ivy on wa ls, as well as in crevices in buildings and nest boxes. You can te l the male by his large black bib, while females are paler and plainer. House spa rows feed on the ground but also use birdfeeders, and love a good communal bath. Because of Britain’s geographic position, climate and soil, much of our countryside would natura ly be heavily wooded. However, woodland cover has diminished greatly over the centuries. But we are now reversing this trend and creating new woodlands, to the benefit of some of our woodland birds. Farmland, although managed primarily to produce food rather than to benefit wildlife, can also be a wonderful wildlife habitat and is home to many special and much-loved British birds. Lockdown has brought many of us closer to nature and the last year has seen a huge upsurge in the number of people birdwatching. Memberships of local birdwatching groups have soared and a recent po l commissioned by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) found over half of UK adults saying the pandemic has made them more aware of nature in their local area. Your own back garden is a wonderful place to start out as a birdwatcher. Even small urban gardens wi l attract several kinds of birds, and the nation’s gardens as a whole form a large and important area of habitat for wildlife. Here’s a look at the ‘top ten’ garden bird species recorded in the RSPB’s 2021 ‘Big Garden Birdwatch’ survey. Britain’s smallest bird, the goldcrest prefers coniferous woodland to deciduous. Its tiny size and needle-like bi l enable it to pick minuscule insects from in between conifer needles – this food source is enough to a low it to overwinter in Britain, unlike most insect-eating birds which migrate to warmer areas. Olive green with a ye low, black-edged crown, the goldcrest is extremely lively and active and can be quite fearless. goldfincH A flock of goldfinches is known as a ‘charm’, which is very apt for this pre ty bird. It has a distinctive red face and black and yellow wings, and is otherwise black and white on its head and tail, and light brown on its body. Juveniles are plain brown but have the black and ye low wings and black tail. Goldfinches love sunflower seeds and usua ly visit feeders in flocks. This beautiful owl is easily recognised, with its mostly white underparts and its e fortless, wafting, low-level flight on long wings. It is primarily nocturnal but may be seen hunting in late afternoon and evening, especia ly in summer when it has a nest fu l of chicks to feed. Many barn owls in Britain nest in derelict farm buildings but they wi l also use large Blue tit staRling email This colourful, acrobatic li tle bird is often the first to discover a new birdfeeder. It is also the most likely species to use a nest-box in your garden – if you are lucky it wi l then bring its brood of grey-and-ye low chicks to the feeders. It is best identified by its blue cap, white cheeks and eyebrows, and bright ye low plumage and a long black eye-stripe. It uses its long, strong bi l to crack open hard nuts and seeds. Magpie web SWalloW www.sundaymail.co.uk Like the house sparrow, this species has declined in recent years. It is also often seen in flocks, and is notoriously hungry, but it wi l also reduce the leatherjackets in your lawn. Adults have glossy black plumage (spotted with white in winter) while juveniles are plain light brown. It has a stru ting walk, and singing males imitate other birds, as we l as making many other strange noises. One of the most eye-catching British birds, the magpie is an inquisitive blackand-white crow with a very long tail, which reflects beautiful rainbow colours when the light hits it. You wi l often hear it before you see it, as it has a distinctive harsh cha tering voice. Magpies are clever and inventive, and can be great fun to watch, especia ly newly fledged juveniles which are highly curious and active. taWny oWl The largest and most abundant of British owls, the tawny owl is nonetheless di ficult to see as it is strictly nocturnal and lives in wooded habitats, where it is we l- camouflaged when roosting by day. You may hear its wavering hoot at night anywhere where there are some mature trees, especia ly through winter when te ritories are being established. It is intricately mo tled brown a l over, with a large round head and dark eyes. Jay This gorgeously colourful woodland bird is a member of the crow family and is reluctant to show o f its beautiful pink, blue and black-and-white plumage, being shy and timid. You are most likely to see jays in autumn when they gather acorns in large quantities to bury for later consumption. Of course, some acorns are never retrieved, so jays are also responsible for planting many oak trees. The first swa lows a rive back from Africa at the end of March and, by early May, many farm buildings wi l have nesting pairs in situ. This migratory bird has a delightful chuckling song and is striking in appearance with its dark meta lic-blue upperside, creamy be ly, red throat and very long, forked tail. Swa lows often hunt insects in cattle fields, almost skimming the grass as they catch their prey in flight. RoBin long-tailed tit BlacKBiRd This plump, dark and long-tailed thrush is most often seen hopping across the lawn; males also sing their beautiful, fluty territorial song from rooftops and other high places. It will nest in dense hedges or bushes, and loves to feed on windfa l fruit. Only adult males are black (with ye low bills and eye-rings); females and juveniles are mo tled dark brown. O ficia ly Britain’s favourite bird, the robin is unmistakeable with its orange-red face and breast, and fearless habits. If you are digging in the garden, your local robin is probably nearby, hoping you will dig up a worm or two. Robins often nest in strange places, including inside plant pots in sheds if they can get in. Look out for the golden-brown, spo ted juveniles from mid-spring to autumn. Top tips for spotting birds hidden in nature 1 2 This is a tiny, round bird with a very long tail, leading to its nickname of ‘lo lipop’. Its colours of black, white and dusky pink are unlike any other garden bird. It is usua ly seen in family groups, which keep in contact as they move through the bushes with a constant ‘conversation’ of pu ring ca l notes. Juveniles have blackish face masks, and less pink plumage than adults. FREE SHOP TICKET WIN UP TO £100k EXCLUSIVE £5 betsee page 64 Legal: 18+ Online offer. New customers only. Terms apply. OUR HELL IN HANCOCK’S £58m MASK SWEATSHOP Whistleblowers’ claims over PPE factory web www.sundaymail.co.uk Pages 4&5 RsPB guide to birds in your area Content taken from Mail Sunday 8-PAGE sPECIAl Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 1 Plus: Top tips from the experts on bird care Be quiet! Don’t make any sudden movements. Birds are easily startled by loud noises and wi l flee to cover. It is almost impossible to sneak up on a bird because birds hear much better than human beings do. Avoid brightly coloured clothes. Many birds have poor colour vision but bright clothes, like whites, wi l contrast with the surrounding environment and enhance the appearance of movement. In woodlands walk slowly, pause often to scan the treetops with binoculars and let birds come to you. 3 4 Use 5 your ears as much as your eyes – learn the songs and ca ls of the commoner species and then a new voice in the chorus wi l stand out more. Be patient. Birdwatching is often about waiting for the birds to show themselves. There are more than 600 different types of birds to be seen in the UK so buy a pocket book of birds to help you identify them. 6 There are many other things you can do in the garden to give birds their ideal home. ■ Plant as many shrubs, trees, climbers and flowers as you can, and try to keep hard landscaping to a minimum. A fruit tree is ideal, as is any shrub that bears berries, and leave seedheads standing in flowerbeds over winter. Lawns are great for birds, whether kept long or mown short. ■ Cut down on chemicals, especia ly pesticides. And add a log pile to encourage more insects, which provide food for most of our garden birds. ■ Put up a range of bird boxes – those with holes for tits and sparrows should always be placed facing between north and east; open-fronted boxes for robins should be hidden behind dense climbers. How to attract birds to your garden food and water Pu ting out bird food wi l help birds in your garden. Finches, tits and sparrows enjoy seeds and nuts, especia ly sunflower seeds, while thrushes wi l go for windfa l apples, and many species enjoy fat-balls and suet-based foods. Always buy good quality bird food. Make sure feeders and bird tables are placed somewhere safe from cats, not right next to dense bushes but close enough that the birds can easily retreat there. It is rea ly important to keep feeding areas clean. Make sure you can see the feeders from indoors to get the most pleasure from them! Birds like a drink and a bath too. A bird bath is ideal but an upturned dustbin lid that is watertight wi l work well. Basica ly, it needs to be wide and shallow. Keep it clean and top it up daily in hot weather. During frosty weather, pour warm water on to any ice that forms. Again, siting is crucial, as birds are very vulnerable when bathing. ‘Nature on your Doorstep’ is a fantastic free RSPB resource for helping you attract birds and wildlife to your garden. For more information, visit www.rspb. org.uk/yourdoorstep. the complete home TIPs FroM rsPB exPerT ADrIAn ThoMAs FREE 8-PAGE GUIDE TO BIRDS IN YOUR AREA Plus expert tips on bird care DEAL Hancock 18+ , Terms apply. PAGE 28 ROW Honeywell ■■Charlene Wilson Workers making masks for NHS staff at a firm given a £58million UK Government contract were humiliated and bullied by bosses. Whistleblowers said they were forced to meet “impossible” targets while toilet breaks were timed. Ex-health secretary Matt Hancock said the deal with Honeywell was “brilliant”. But a whistleblower said: “We were treated like second-class citizens.”

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We adhere to the Editors’ Code Of Practice as enforced by IPSO, which is contactable at Gate House, 1 Farringdon Street, London EC4M 7LG; www.ipso.co.uk; 0300 123 2220; advice@ipso.co.uk ● If you have a complaint about a potential breach of the Code, we will deal with it directly or IPSO can refer it to us. Go to www.reachplc.com/ how-to-complain where you can view our Complaints Policy. A How To Complain pack is also available by writing to the Legal and Compliance Department, Reach PLC, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP. LOTTERY Check your numbers and find out if you’re in luck SEE PAGE 30 GOT A STORY? PHONE 0141 309 3232 EMAIL reporters@ sundaymail.co.uk THE GREEN Festival promoter Geoff’s joy as 50,000 TRNSMT boss Geoff Ellis said he was close to tears as thousands of music fans flocked to the second day of Scotland’s biggest music festival yesterday. The three-day event, being held at Glasgow Green, saw close to 50,000 fans turn up to enjoy sets by the likes of Becky Hill, KSI, Keane and Liam Gallagher, who demanded straws, brandy, honey, water and lager on his backstage rider. Gallagher closed the main stage set to wrap up a thrilling package of Saturday entertainment after the festival got permission to go ahead for the first time since July 2020. Ellis said he was “overwhelmed” and admitted he had been close to tears as the gates opened and punters flooded in with “smiles on people’ faces”. He said: “I’m delighted with how it’s come together because there have been shortages of equipment and shortages of staff partly because of Brexit, partly Covid and partly because events have been shut down for 18 months. “It’s emotional and it’s amazing seeing the audience. If I had hair I would have been pulling it out over the last 18 months. I’ve been close to tears but seeing the smiles on people’s faces have stopped me. “It’s such a relief seeing everybody. The artists are saying the same, ‘Thank God we’re n o t d o i n g cloSe to another tearS stream or Geoff Ellis all SmileS Female fans enjoy the action on the main stage ■ John Dingwall homecoming Twin Atlantic‘s Sam McTrusty another Zoom and we’re in front of an audience’. “It’s brilliant to have Primal Scream’s biggest show in Glasgow with Liam Gallagher on the main stage and Becky Hill on the King Tut’s stage. “TRNSMT is a success so far. I don’t like to tempt fate but we are more than halfway through and it’s gone amazingly well. “I’m really amazed at the job everyone’s done, from those working behind the scenes to the artists who aren’t match fit but have done great. “Even the weather has been better than the forecast. We’re in September and if this was July we’d be happy with the weather. “It was such a relief when we opened the gates. It has gone really smoothly because people have really listened to the advice.” Sea shanty singer Nathan Evans, who kicked off proceedings yesterday, had called on fans to set their alarms in order to catch him opening the main stage. The former postman, 26 said: “I was first on the main stage and a bit apprehensive. I was so excited standing backstage and buzzing to get out there and sing the songs. “I was wondering if everybody was going to be up for it but as soon as I walked on everybody erupted and that was it, jumping, singing and joining in. “Everybody showed up, family and celebration Glasgow Green yesterday afternoon friends. It was absolutely incredible.” Evans, from Airdrie, began his set with his chart-topping sea shanty Wellerman. He shot to fame with the single earlier this year after his performance of the song went viral on TikTok. He also performed a version of the classic anthem Caledonia, written by Dougie McLean and made famous by singer Frankie Miller. After closing his set and wandering the festival site, posing for pics with fans, he revealed: “This is my first time at TRNSMT. I had never been to a festival until this year. I had never attended a festival. “Before everything that happened to me in the last 10 months I had only played in front of family and friends. I

web www.sundaymail.co.uk SeconD DaY oF BIG eVent Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 3 whale of a time Music fans enjoy the party atmosphere cool Colourful outfits were all the rage tongue twister A fan gets lost in music pIctureS: VIctorIa Stewart PARTY celebrate at music festival celebrate at music festival was thrown in at the deep end. To be here with everybody enjoying themselves feels like a long time coming. “I’ve gone from being a postman in January to a full-blown record deal and sharing a stage with Liam Gallagher. Hopefully, I’ll get to meet him later on.” Glasgow four-piece Spyres enjoyed a rousing reception for a set packed with fan favourites including Fake ID, Kids, Wanna Go Home and I Don’t Care. “We’ve been coming to TRNSMT since we were like 14, so to be on the bill is amazing,” guitarist and vocalist Emily Downie told the crowd. “You know, for a band with three songs out, we really didn’t expect this.” Primal Scream, who are fronted by Glaswegian singer Bobby Gillespie, also performed a string of their anthems on the main stage last night, prior to former Oasis frontman Gallagher’s appearance. Twin Atlantic’s frontman Sam McTrusty admitted to suffering from stage fright prior to his band’s homecoming performance on the main stage. “It’s an excitement that bleeds into nerves,” he said. “So, yes, I’m nervous. I literally grew up less than two miles from Glasgow Green. This is as home town as it gets for me.” One-day VIP tickets for TRNSMT, which replaced T in the Park in 2017, cost £115 with those attending over the three days forking out £275. Some of those who attended, however, felt the price of alcohol and soft drinks was a little excessive. Claire Morrison, from Edinburgh, said: “At £2.50 for a small bottle of water, trying to stay hydrated would cost a fortune and it looks like they are trying to encourage people to drink responsibly by charging £6 a pint. “But at least we can enjoy some good music while emptying our pockets. Just to be able to enjoy ourselves with so many smiling faces is worth the cost of the ticket and the drinks.” Today former The View star Kyle Falconer will become a late replacement for Luke La Volpe, when he performs at time on the King Tut’s stage. The Dundee rocker stepped in at the 11th hour after the Bathgate singer-songwriter had to go into self-isolation due to testing positive lunchfor Covid. Today’s highlights also include main stage performances from The Chemical Brothers, Snow Patrol and Amy Macdonald. Scotrail has warned travellers heading to and from TRNSMT of major disruption to its train services today due to industrial action. Fans who attended on Friday will have to take another lateral flow test before attending today’s event or have taken one within 24 hours of arrival at the festival. A TRNSMT spokesman said: “If you have tested once and you are coming back, get tested again if you haven’t tested within 48 hours. If you’re not sure, take another test. It only takes a few minutes.” first Nathan Evans made his festival debut

4 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk politicians and union demand urgent action LEADER Salmond Salmond eyes up electoral comeback Alex Salmond has hinted at another run at electoral politics at his Alba party’s first conference. The ex-FM’s last elected office was at Westminster, where he was the MP for Gordon between 2015 and 2017, before losing his seat. The former SNP leader unsuccessfully stood earlier this year on the north-east regional list, as Alba failed to return a single MSP in the Holyrood elections. But, speaking after being elected as party leader at the conference in Greenock, Salmond said: “I wouldn’t be surprised if Alex Salmond has another go at electoral politics. But right now I’m just celebrating the fact I’m officially the leader of Alba.” call TUC’s O’Grady Warning on carbon threat to 660k jobs More than 660,000 British jobs will disappear abroad unless Boris Johnson gets a move on with the UK’s green agenda. The stark warning from TUC boss Frances O’Grady comes as her virtual conference opens today. She will say 259,000 manufacturing jobs and 407,000 in supply chains are under threat as global demand grows for products made without fossil fuels. Britain trails most G7 countries in green technologies. O’Grady said: “The world is moving away from carbon and toward net zero. “The UK must keep up with the pace of change.” Regions where most jobs are at risk are the north-west with 39,100 and Yorkshire and the Humber on 36,900. ■■Charlene Wilson Workers making masks worn by frontline NHS staff for a firm awarded a £58million UK Government contract were routinely humiliated and bullied by bosses. Whistleblowers at Honeywell have come forward to make a series of shocking allegations at the Lanarkshire PPE factory, unveiled by former health secretary Matt Hancock after getting the deal to manufacture 70million face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic. Five female whistleblowers, all experienced production staff aged between 51 and 64, said workers were forced to meet “impossible” targets of making 600 medical-grade masks per hour, timed by managers as they did their job and when they went to the toilet, intimidated as they stood over them and ordered not to leave their seats. Staff who struggled to meet targets, even those who were older or had disabilities, were r e pr i m a nde d , with some even losing their jobs. They were also forced to work in sweatshop CONTRACT Honeywell boss Will Lange. Top, conditions after the Motherwell factory’s air con s y stem fa i le d and, when they bought their own Hancock fans in, were told not to use them. One said: “We worked through lockdown doing this important job to help keep people safe, yet we were shown no respect and treated like second-class citizens. “I’m a hard worker and never had a day off in my life but I couldn’t even go to the toilet without folk watching me. You could only go if nobody else had gone so you often had to wait a long time and they’d time you. “It was so degrading and, as a result of not being able to go to the toilet freely at work, I ended up getting a bad kidney infection. “We were stressed out worried about potentially losing our jobs and you’d see staff crying all the time or walking out. “We were not allowed to move off our seats, not even to stretch. When I questioned this, I was told if I wanted to exercise, I could get up and dance. “ W h e n I asked why I w a s b e i n g timed, I was told it was to We were humiliated and bullied, clothes soaked with sweat, banned from using fans, timed at the toilet.. and all while making vital masks for doctors and nurses. Workers would be in tears or just walking out Whistleblowers’ shock claims over make sure I was doing my job right. I’ve worked in factories before and never experienced this – it was so disrespectful.” The woman, who ended up walking out one day, said she and the rest of her team were originally set a target of making 450 masks an hour but that increased to 600 after the firm installed new machinery. She added: no reply MSP Richard Leonard “While they were getting the new machinery in, they paid us off for a month and, when we came back, we were told we were expected to hit this much higher target, yet never received proper training for the new machinery. “Some workers were in their 60s and some had conditions like arthritis, mental health problems and other disabilities but there was never any regard for that or compassion given by managers. “I was also concerned because these masks we were making were going to be used by people on the frontline – doctors and nurses and care home staff – so the emphasis should have been on quality rather than quantity. “It was also boiling hot the whole time. There was an air con system but it was beyond useless so we all bought fans as the sweat would be pouring off us as we desperately tried to hit targets. “Then one day the managers said we weren’t allowed to use the fans so we were basically working in pools of sweat. My pants were soaking, we couldn’t see out of our glasses, my hair was soaking. “We approached the manager to express our concerns and she agreed it was wrong but said her hands were tied because the decisions were made higher up.” A second whistleblower was paid off without warning because she struggled to meet her targets. A third worker said she was told she wasn’t allowed to move off her

web www.sundaymail.co.uk Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 5 after Staff reveal awful conditionS at factory treatment by ppe firm given £58m deal seat and, when she struggled to meet her targets, she was let go. A fourth worker told how she worked constantly during lockdown and at one point did nine 12-hour shifts in a row. She said the job ended up “getting the better of her” because of the bad conditions and being unable to meet the “impossible” targets so she ended up walking out. The fifth whistleblower said she had never had a day off work sick or been late and claimed she was sacked after complaining about a senior member of staff. Some of the staff complained to Honeywell and Manpower, the recruitment firm who had employed them. They then raised the issues with Central Scotland MSP Richard Leonard, who failed to get a response from Honeywell. He said: “The conditions described to me were awful. They belonged to the century before last. Workers being told to stay on their seats or ‘get up and dance’ if they needed to exercise. “As part of a culture of harassment, they were regularly timed by managers and supervisors on mobiles and set production targets that were almost impossible to meet. “And, of course, as agency workers, if they didn’t work, they didn’t get paid. The harsh daily reality they faced was to feed a family and keep a roof over their head they had to put up with indirect and direct harassment. “What makes this even worse is these workers were making masks to protect people from As a result of not being able to go to the toilet freely at work, I got a bad kidney infection Covid – key workers, labouring to keep us safe. “I’ve called on their employers to make changes and make them now – no one should experience this treatment at work.” Debbie Hutchings, of Unite on the frontline ICU staff wearing PPE gear union, said: “Unite is deeply alarmed at allegations being brought forward by agency workers at Honeywell. “It’s unacceptable and even more shocking because this appears to be happening while producing PPE products to save lives. “We have no collective bargaining or recognition for some areas on site, including the one where the workers have been supplied through agency Manpower. “Nonetheless, we have raised these allegations with Honeywell management as a matter of urgency and told them that this situation must be immediately addressed. We can’t have workers being treated in such unequal and unfair ways on site.” The Scottish Government said: “The concerns raised about this UK Government contract are deeply troubling and should be investigated thoroughly.” Honeywell said: “In partnership with the UK Government, Honeywell is committed to providing PPE for frontline healthcare workers. “We abide by all laws and regulations in the countries in which we operate and expect our contractors to do the same. “Honeywell provides safe and secure working environments and treats employees, including contingent workers, in an ethical manner. The complaints made by personnel contracted by Manpower are inaccurate and tarnish the hard work employees are putting in to combat the pandemic.” Manpower was contacted but declined to comment. T h e U K Government f a i l e d t o respond to a request for comment. busy Honeywell factory in Motherwell pledge Johnson Questions over huge contract When tech firm Honeywell landed the bumper government contract, Matt Hancock said it was “brilliant news for the whole of the UK”. But the disgraced former heath secretary was later found to have acted unlawfully by awarding multi-billion-pound deals during the pandemic without the usual competitive tendering process. The Motherwell factory was given the £58million PPE contract in May 2020 to produce 70million masks. The deal meant that the plant had to quickly install a new mask production line to create the four million medical-grade FFP2 and FFP3 disposable face masks per month for the NHS, social care workers and frontline staff nationwide. Although the firm made safety equipment overseas, it is understood the Lanarkshire site previously specialised in electronic systems assembly and testing. When the deal was announced, Honeywell’s PPE boss Will Lange said: “We are proud of our teams who are bringing new manufacturing capabilities to the UK as quickly as possible.” Fear on Tories’ tax rises Tax rises to fund the NHS and social care could end up in the pockets of “Tory cronies”, according to a major trade union. GMB boss Gary Smith has called for safeguards to make sure £36billion raised goes directly to the frontline. The tax will begin as a 1.2 per cent rise in National Insurance from April. It means extra tax of £180 a year for workers on £24,100 and £715 for staff on £67,100. Boris Johnson insisted it will tackle NHS waiting lists and later be ringfenced for social care. But Smith said: “It should’ve started from pockets of the wealthiest but working people are going to pay. Left unchecked, it risks being another bailout for Conservative cronyism in our NHS.”

PAGE 9 Second fold: fold the sheet in half again along this do ted line MO LUSCS Identifiable from their shells, these species include bivalves (mu sel, sand gaper, oyster), which have two she ls joined with a hinge; and gastropods (the others), which means “stomach-f ot” as the animal appears to crawl on its be ly. OTHER INVERTEBRATES The diverse creatures in this section, which include starfish and sponges, have li tle in co mon except that they have do not have a backbone. They may be found either in sha low seas or in coastal p ols. PLEASE HELP US Toby with his mum Laura POCKET GUIDE TO This ID chart features 50 animals and plants commonly s en around the coastlines of Britain and Ireland. Fold along the dotted lines to make a pocket-sized guide to help you identify species when you’re out and about by the sea. The species are a ranged by animal type. 123RF.com: Daniel Timothy A lison, digifuture; Alamy Stock Photo: Arte ra Picture Library / Clement Phili pe, Je nifer B oher, Nature Photographers Ltd / Paul R. Ste ry, Manfred Ruckszio, Solvin Zankl; Dorling Kindersley: Chris Gomersall Photography, Neil Fletcher, Frank Gr enaway / Natural History Museum, London, Mike Lane, David Peart, Sion Roberts; Dreamstime.com: Efesan, Hda ne; Shu terstock.com: Kichigin, photowind. A l other images © Dorling Kindersley For further information s e: w.dkimages.com Copyright © 2021 Dorling Kindersley Limited CRUSTACEANS Crabs and prawns are marine crustaceans. Their body has hard exoskeleton, with a frontal flap that grows over the head and thorax like a she l. They have limbs for swi ming or crawling, and breathe through gi ls. This mo tled shrimp is often buried in sediment, with only its eyes and ante nae visible. The ante nae are almost as long as its 9-cm body. It can alter its colour to suit its environment. GR EN SHORE CRAB CO MON HERMIT CRAB EDIBLE CRAB Found in a l shore types, this crab The co monest and largest of Thi species is distinguished by Also known as the Devil Crab, this This typical, 6-cm-long prawn is is variable in colour, from dark hermit-crabs has a soft abdomen its large size, massive pincers fi erce and fast-moving species has translucent, with re dish brown gr en to orange and red. tha twists to fi t in the whorls of a with black tips, orange-brown fla tened hind legs for swi ming. lines on the she l and abdomen. Juveniles, especialy, display mo lusc she l such as periwinkles colour, and the indented “piecrust” edge to it she l, which often coated in a brown “velvet” are ti ped with sma ler pincers Its 9-cm-wide, dark bluish she l is The fi rs two pairs of waling legs wide of mo tled pa terns. and whelks. When extended, the The she l is up to 8 cm wide. head and body can be 10 cm long. can grow to 25 cm wide. and bears fi ve teeth on either side. and have coloured banding. a l, agile, very white- . It isn’t truly “blackbecause in su mer g plumage its hood is n. In winter, it has a rk ear spot. ANEMONES & JE LYFISH Along with coral, anemones and je lyfish form a group ca led Cnidarians. They a l have stinging tentacles to catch live prey, which they digest in a simple sac-like gut. ashore these plants and animals, which may be seen on the strandline (the shore above the level of the water). VELVET SWI MING CRAB GLASS PRAWN COMMON SEAL GREY SEAL At 1.2–1.9 m long, this one of the Thi seal has pale undersides and smaller seals (the juvenile is blotchy grey u perparts. Pups are shown above; adults are paler white. The forehead run straight with greyish or brown mo tled into the mu zle and the nostrils fur). It short mu zle protrudes are widely separated. Males grow from the forehead, like a dog’s. to 3 m long, females up to 2.5 m. SEA LE TUCE A widespread gr en seaw ed tha thrives especialy in brackish water, but is also found in sha low inshore waters. Its flat frond is often split or divided, and has a wavy edge. Named after the ring of blue Very distinctive, this anemone This co mon swarming je lyfi sh This member of the Ctenophora, beads (acrorhagi) a the top of its rarely retracts its tentacles fu ly, is frequently encountered in or comb-jely, family has a column, thi species has various even when the tide is out. It has estuaries late su mer. It has transparent, oval, je body that colours, with red, gr en, brown, a brownish column, and the four long “arms” and is usua ly grows to about 2.5 cm long. and orange forms. It retracts its tentacles f el sticky to touch and identifiable by the rings visible In water, its tentacles catch tentacles when the tide is out. can cause a painful rash on skin. through the top of the bell. plankton their sticky ce ls. ugh a seaw ed, this This plant’s fl owerheads grow in This co mon, colourfu lichen, gr en when young, abundance from cushions of also ca led Sunburst Lichen, is purplish red as it matures, and fleshy leaves. Flower colour varies characteristicaly maritime. It can black when it dies. Its frond is from almost white to d e pink, be found on rocks above the a thin, but tough, flat membrane creating a dramatic splash of high-water zone, and on trunks that taches to a rock. colour many coastal habitats. of high-level salt marsh shrubs. A sea-urchin’s empty, spinele s she l, known as a test, is a globe covered in bumpy rows of white spine-bases. The colour and size reveal which urchin it came from: this from an edible sea-urchin. This long-lived mo lusc can grow This large, coarsely sculpted Also ca led the Flat or Co mon Thi she l is pyramidal in shape The largest (up to 5 cm) and most A thick-sheled, predatory snail A long-lived specie supremely to 10 cm or more. Its dark she l is bivalve bu rows into estuarine Oyster, this bivalve ha shells of and with a distinct “umbilicus” common periwinkle, this species that is usua ly whitish or pale adapted to intertida life, with a sculpted with concentric lines, sediments. It draws in water to di ferent sizes shapes, the – a sma hole running from the is dark grey-brown, fi nely lined, yellow in colour, although it can thick she l and the ability to cling the interior being pearly white filter-f ed on organic ma ter, and left she l being larger and more centre of the base to the top, and has a sharply pointed shell. be brown, with dark bands. It is tightly to hard surfaces. It can with a purplish border. It has an leaves behind a keyhole-shaped curved than the right. It is a which is quite blunt. It has broad As it grows older, the shell tends broadly conical with a short spire form a “scar” by ru bing against o f-centre umbo (protuberance). opening on the sediment surface. source o f od and pearls. bands of purple and ye low. to get paler and sm other. and grows to 3 cm long or more. the rock it clings to. The fan-shaped she l of a Qu en Sca lop has 20 prominent, The radiating ribs, which extend form a the margin a shallow teeth. cu tlefi sh, a mo lusc related to The outside is pinkish orange the squid and octopus. They have It is ofte and the convex inside is pale. a light, porou structure. living colonies. Thi species can grow to 50 cm, Thi species ha short, rigid arms A 25-cm-long, fl eshy, cylindrical This 12-cm-long, active worm has Adult tube-worms in the A tached by its fl ank to a rock, So ca led because of its crumblike texture, thi sponge can grow but only 20 cm where food su ply only up to four times the diameter worm that inhabits U-shaped 1 0 or more segments, each with Serpulidae family live their this large, solitary species often is p or. Sma ler specimens are of its 3.5-cm disc. It le s brightly burrows in mud and sand fl ats. a pair of parapods – fl eshy lobes adult life in a hard, chalky tube clusters with others of same into ma sive reefs. Its mounds sti f compared to fl oppier, larger coloured than related species – a The bu row’s inlet hole is marked that serve as pa dles or legs. It secreted by the worm. The species in favourable locations. incorporate sand stones, ones. The orange-brown skin is nece sary camouflage for dwe ling by a sha low depression; the has four eyes, two ante nae, and Keelworm’s tube is triangular The body is oval, with a thick, holdfasts, and other detritus. It dotted with blunt white spines. on the surface, not in crevices. outlet is marked by a sandy cast. four pairs of tentacles on its head. in cross-section. ru bery test (skin). may be orange, ye low, or gr en. PLANTS & LICHEN This group mostly feature seaweeds, which may be found onshore the intertidal zone (area betw en low and high tide). Thrift and lichen (which is not a plant) are found on land above the high tide line. BROWN SHRIMP BEADLET ANEMONE SNAKELOCKS ANEMONE M ON JE LYFISH SEA G OSEBE RY THRIFT YE LOW LICHEN Learn more about Coastal Wildlife from these DK b oks CO MON MU SEL SAND GAPER NATIVE OYSTER PURPLE TOPSHE L COMMON PERIWINKLE DOG WHELK COMMON LIMPET QU EN SCALLOP SHE L SEA-URCHIN SHELL CO MON STARFISH COMMON BRI TLE STAR LUGWORM ESTUARY RAGWORM K ELWORM SEA SQUIRT BREADCRUMB SPONGE Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean! Visual Guide 9780241412 86 9781409353 Ocean Definitive The Science of the Ocean 9780241415252 6 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk CORONA CRISIS Anne’s Law plan The Sunday Mail’s Anne’s Law campaign reached a pivotal point after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced it was included in her Programme for Government. It is a major victory for Care Home Relatives Scotland (CHRS), which has demanded rights for thousands of families cruelly separated during the pandemic. Under the law, designated visitors will be given the same rights as staff to enter their loved ones’ care homes, while following infection prevention rules. Cathie Russell, from CHRS, said: “Action must happen soon.” DOUBLE JAB PLEA Scotland’s Health Secretary has urged people “not to leave the job half done” on being vaccinated against Covid-19 and take up their second dose. Humza Yousaf, above, made the plea as the Scottish Government said all eligible over-18s in Scotland would have been jabbed if they had taken up their appointment. By yesterday, 84.7 per cent of over-18s were double jabbed. 10 more deaths Ten more Covid-linked deaths and 4289 new cases were announced yesterday. The data published by the Scottish Government indicates the death toll was now standing at 8242. The test positivity rate was 10.9 per cent, down from 11.1 per cent the previous day. There were 985 people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid, up eight on the previous day, with 83 in intensive care, up one. A total of 4,137,710 people have received the first dose of the Covid- 19 vaccination and 3,769,320 have received their second dose. ■ Charlene Wilson The £10million Long Covid support fund from the Scottish Government has been branded “too little, too late” after it emerged that health boards haven’t been told to set up specialist clinics. And parents of children with the condition claim nothing has been done to help them. Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said the new fund, which will be split between all 14 NHS regions, “will offer the flexibility to design and deliver the best care for those with Long Covid, tailored to specific needs”. Before the announcement last week, only one health board had received any help. In June the Sunday Mail revealed there were 87,000 victims of the condition north of the Border and since then we have shared stories of people of all ages who have been calling for Long Covid clinics to open as they have in England but Scotland has yet to open one. As Covid rates continue to rise, the Scottish Government has come under fire for failing to offer specialist support for the illness. As part of a Freedom of Information request carried out by the Labour Party, all 14 NHS regions were a s k e d t o d e c l a r e whether they had received any specific worried government funding for the Baillie and debilitating Cole-Hamilton condition. Only Shetland confirmed it had received a £6720 handout. Scottish Labour’s Jackie Baillie said: “That not a single health board has been supported to set up a dedicated clinic or given adequate guidance on clinical pathways is depressing and that only Shetland has received any additional funding to deal with Long Covid is a scandal.” Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, who is also the co-convener of the newly established Long Covid crossparty group, added: “The initial NHS recovery plan revealed by the SNP did not mention Long Covid at all. That makes this money feel like very much an afterthought. “The funds announced will not even touch the edges in assisting the many people who are now struggling with this condition.” Helen Goss, of Long Covid Kids Scotland, said: “There is a very long way to go. I hope to see some funding go specifically towards paediatric Long Covid care.” Harley MacMillan, six, of parentS call for long covid clinicS children with lasting symptoms struggle on without getting specialist help Too liTTle Too laTe Inverness, had to be taken to hospital by ambulance after Covid caused serious problems with his breathing. The youngster, who suffers from asthma as well as Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, which can cause joint hypermobility, caught the virus in March this year and still suffers from a range of Long Covid symptoms. As well as problems with breathing, his temperature often spikes for no reason. The Raigmore Primary School pupil also gets rashes, sore muscles, nausea and chronic fatigue. He also gets chilblains on his fingers. His mum Fardos, 31, said: “Five months on, Harley st i l l ha s really bad tired Lizzie with Amanda. Far right, our story breathing issues and problems with his chest and he struggles to do a lot of the things he used to do like play football. “His breathlessness is the worst thing. He was really active before getting the virus but now struggles to keep up with his friends when they’re playing. It’s heartbreaking as a parent to see your child so down and I sometimes just break down and cry and wish I could get my little boy back.” Fardos said her GP has been sympathetic and Harley’s asthma nurse has been helpful but she thinks more specialist help should be available. Aberdeenshire teen Elizabeth Jelley used to be an avid skier, competing across the country and overseas but, since catching Covid, she struggles to walk far or carry out simple tasks. The 15-year-old Gordonstoun pupil was diagnosed with the virus in April 2020 and has been off school ever since. She said: “Since catching Covid, I’ve suffered from Born in US.. and fired up by Scots granny PAGES 14&15 Sunday Nature pocket guide to coastal wildlife AGONY Mail£2.20 WWW.SUNDAYMAIL.CO.UK Nat indy cash row Sturgeon told two years ago July 18, 2021 HEALTH TIMEBOMB OF LONG COVID KIDs Parents in plea to help soaring toll of children hit by the virus PAGES 4&5 ■ Charlene Wilson The heartbroken mum of one of Scotland’s youngest Long Covid patients has begged for help. Toby Ro s, three, who caugh the virus last year, has been left with facial swe ling, insomnia, fatigue, extreme coldne s and behavioural problems. Mum Laura, 37, a paediatric nurse, wants specialist help for him and the 3000 other children affected. She said: “I just want my w e boy back.” INSIDE TODAY FREE YOUNG VICTIM Toby Ross, aged three COASTAL WILDLIFE Third fold: fold the sh et again along this do ted line First fold: fold the sh et in half along this do ted line BAttLe Fardos with Harley, who still has problems Pic Peter Jolly/Northpix really bad migraines that are so awful I have to lie down in a darkened room and then I am so exhausted afterwards. “The tiredness never really goes away and it holds me back. I am missing school and would love to go back but I just can’t. I can’t concentrate because I have such awful brain fog and the slightest task drains me.” Elizabeth’s mum Amanda, 51, said: “I think because Lizzie looks fine, people think she is OK but she’s really not. “She’s exhausted all the time and sometimes sleeps for 20 hours a day. It’s been really hard and you just feel like there’s nowhere to turn for help because the doctors don’t know much about Long Covid and the schools don’t know how to help either. “I’ve found out so much through speaking to other parents who are also going through what we are going through. “There are so many of us out there now and we need better specialist medical help to be put in place for our kids.” 01- 02_DK_Coastal_wildlife_spo ter_sh et.in d 2 7/5/21 3:31 PM 01- 02_DK_Coastal_wildlife_spotter_sh et.in d 1 7/5/21 3:31 PM BULLET Rest of caption in here thanks very much

web www.sundaymail.co.uk priNCE With Giuffre Victims’ fear over Andrew rape writ V i c t i m s o f s e x o f f e n d e r Jeffrey Epstein fear they will never see his pal Prince Andrew in court. That is despite the royal finally being served a writ over a civil case in which Virginia Giuffre, 38, accuses him of rape and sexual assault when she was under 18. Lawyer Spencer Kuvin believes his team will lodge a motion to dismiss proceedings. He fears Judge Lewis Kaplan may not even accept the writ was legally served, at a hearing tomorrow. Kuvin said: “The victims I represent don’t believe Andrew will ever be held accountable for his actions.” The 61-year-old Duke of York refused to comment on the case but has strongly denied the allegations. EVil Fred and Rose Cops told West toll could be 20 more Police are being urged to excavate land where it is believed more victims of Fred and Rose West lay buried. A seven-month probe has uncovered new evidence to suggest there are up to 20 more victims. The ITV team led by ex-detective chief inspector Colin Sutton has used thermal image machines and cadaver dogs to make a “significant” discovery of two potential graves. They also want a search at a farm where Fred claimed to have buried 12 bodies. The first two sites are in Fingerpost Field near Much Marcle in Worcester, where the bodies of Catherine “Rena” Costello and Anne McFall were buried by West. Fred And Rose West: Reopened is on STV on Wednesday and Thursday at 9pm. wArnInG BAckloG wIll tAke yeArs to cleAr Sick to the back teeth Angry dentists blast FM for failing to tell public about health crisis WaiT Routine appointments are not being offered until next year jailbird Gerard Butler No more Mr Nice Guy as Butler turns nasty for new film Gerard Butler has said ditching his usual heroic roles for a chance to play a hitman in his latest film was like “changing from prosecuting attorney to defence attorney”. The Scot plays an assassin in Copshop and gets arrested to hunt his target inside the confines of a small-town police station. Butler, We are hearing mixed messages from Government that things are back to normal 51, who is better used to playing action heroes in 300, Law Abiding Citizen and Olympus Has Fallen and its sequels, is embracing this change in direction. He said: “It was another muscle to stretch creatively, to go into a much darker, brutal, ruthless, mysterious mind and have fun with that, because I normally play the guys trying to put an end to them. “So it’s almost like changing from prosecuting attorney to defence attorney, swapping to look at things the other way.” Butler stars opposite Frank Grillo and Alexis Louder in the film, in which a rookie cop gets caught Sunday Mail september 12, 2021 7 ■ Gordon Blackstock Dentists have warned it will take years to clear the Covid backlog – with routine appointments not being offered until 2022. And they’ve accused the Scottish Government of failing to tell the public about the challenges they face. It comes as patients complain about the long waits to see dentists for treatments like fillings. The British Dental Association has warned the ongoing access crisis has also seen staff abused. David McColl, of the BDA, said: “The backlog is extensive and is going to take years to sort. “We are hearing messaging from the Scottish Government that things are back to normal and that’s just an illusion. We face the same challenges as GPs. Things just aren’t anywhere near normal. “Our First Minister should be going on TV and radio and saying, ‘Things are not back to normal, be more kind.’ “But she’s not and all we are getting is a lot of grief from patients who can’t understand why they can’t get an appointment for next week. We are treating around 40 per cent of who we did before and it’s going to take years to recover. “We need understanding from patients because our frontline reception staff are CONCErN getting abused. Dr Shackles. “The Scottish Government Below, dental think by putting it on their boss Ferris Twitter account that is effective messaging. Who on earth looks at that? Not a lot of people. We need more support from them.” Last week it was revealed, that like dentists, GPs were seeing fewer than half the patients in person that they did before the pandemic. Dr David Shackles, of the Royal College of General Practitioners, warned the rest were being diagnosed on the phone, email or by video call. The BDA has warned over four million appointments have been lost since the first lockdown. The body also criticised the cash given to dentists in a ventilation grant earlier this year. Inability to get rid of Covid particles in the air is one of the main issues in dental practices opening up again. In June, Chief Dental Officer Tom Ferris announced funding of up to £5million. But McColl, who runs an NHS clinic in Glasgow, said: “The money just doesn’t make a dent.” Tory MSP Dr Sandesh Gulhane said: “I am deeply concerned about the growing backlogs for treatment.” The Scottish Government said: “We have made it clear in all patient messaging that dental teams are unable to see the same numbers of patients as before the pandemic. “However, we’re moving forward rapidly with NHS dental recovery WarNiNG David McColl and are supporting the sector to build back to a pre-pandemic level.” in the crosshairs as Butler’s hitman hunts his target. He said: “We talked about that Western, a small town sheriff, and the bad guy comes in, but then the worse guy comes in, another bad guy comes in and it just goes from bad to worse.” Copshop is out now in cinemas

8 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk COUNTDOWN TO STRICTLY COME DANCING 2021 judging Anton du Beke Stars are all ready for big lift-off Strictly professionals are perfecting their opening sequence when they are paired with their celebrities. While the 2020 season of the show – won by Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse – was shorter than usual in the wake of Covid, this year we’re promised it will return with a full-length season in all its foxtrotting glory. There are four new professional dancers – Cameron Lombard, Jowita Przystal, Nikita Kuzmin and Kai Widdrington. This season, Anton du Beke will also be taking over from Bruno Tonioli on the judging panel. Anton will be joined by Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse. The celebrities are McFly star and children’s author Tom Fletcher, Peep Show actor Robert Webb, presenter AJ Odudu, Bake Off winner John Whaite, C B B C p r e s e n t e r R h y s Stephenson, Sara Davies of Dragon’s Den, BBC Breakfast’s Dan Walker, Corrie star Katie McGlynn, TV presenter and chef Matilda Ramsay, actor Greg Wise, actress Nina Wadia, actress Rose Ayling- Ellis, ex-rugby player Ugo Monye, Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty and Loose Woman Judi Love. The launch show will air on Saturday at 7.45pm on BBC One. AJ ODUDU JUDi LOvE tillY RAMSAY SArA DAvIES I will tap the leader board Bubbly Nadia’s skills impressed her friends at school Nina Wadia was tops at tap dancing as a girl and is already being tipped as a possible Strictly winner. Old school pals have praised the fancy f o o t w o r k o f t h e 5 2 - y e a r - o l d f o r m e r EastEnders actress who grew up in Hong Kong. Classmate Michelle Redward said: “Nina will smash this, as she was a pretty good tap dancer back in school days.” Fellow pupil Noni Bright said: “She is a lovely, bubbly lady and I wish her all the best on Strictly.” Tom Banks, vice-president of the Island School Alumni, revealed Nina had shown a flair for the dramatic back in 1984 in the school’s production of Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest. He said she had been to school reunions and he last saw her at one in Norwich in 2007. Nina herself has said she was a real tomboy at the school, whose past pupils include comedian Harry Hill, 56. She was good at cricket, netball and volleyball and liked “jumping off mountains, and hang gliding”. This weekend, the mum of two, who was raised in Mumbai, India, before moving to Hong Kong when she was nine, admitted having had some dance experience. The ex-Loose Women panellist, who ■ Sarah Robertson found fame with the 1998 comedy show Goodness Gracious Me, said: “I did Indian dance training called Bharatanatyam, from ages four to nine. And from 11 to 16 I did tap dancing in Hong Kong.” Nina, who is married to Indian film composer and producer Raiomond Mirza, has been trying to boost her stamina and fitness levels ahead of Strictly’s live shows, which kick off on September 25. She said: “I’ve been walking but not really exercising so that’s going to be the toughest challenge. I’m stretching and, you know, just taking my general fitness level up a notch, but literally just a notch.” Some of her rivals are leaving no stone unturned in their quest to look good on the dance floor. They are dieting, hiring personal trainers, getting spray tans and even whitening their teeth. Former Coronation Street star Katie McGlynn, 28, has been working out with a trainer and taken Zumba classes to prepare for Strictly – and get into its notoriously figure-hugging outfits. She said: “I know Zumba is not the same but that’s just to try and get in the mindset of learning routines. I’ve also been training a lot schoolgirl Nadia in 1982, left, and in The Importance of Being Earnest with my personal trainer and he’s been brilliant. I’ve just been trying to get fit and eat well.” Fellow contestant and 2012 Great British Bake Off champ John Whaite, 32, admitted he is going all out to look good when he shimmies on to the show with his male partner. He said: “I’ve done weightlifting now for years and I’ve really got into bodybuilding in the past 18 months. So I’ve now started to incorporate more stretching and cardio into my routine. “I have been watching what I eat as I want to get more lean. I am also shaving my chest a lot more than I ever did.” But John will face competition in the fitness stakes from the likes of Olympic champion swimmer Adam Peaty, 26, and ex-England rugby player Ugo Monye, 38. Actor and comedian Robert Webb, 48, has been running and doing weights. His Peep Show costar David Mitchell said his pal was known for his dancefloor moves when they were students together at Cambridge University. “He’s a really good dancer. He won Let’s Dance for Comic Relief,” said David, 47. And actor Greg Wise, 55, star of 1995’s Sense and Sensibility, plans to dazzle judges with newly whitened teeth. He said: “Throw on the sequins, spray me with tan, whiten my teeth and I’ll be fine.”

web www.sundaymail.co.uk JUSt Six contender Nadia admits to training in Indian dancing and tap as a child DAYS tO GO Picture: Ray BuRmiston/BBC Dancers cash in on social media Katya Jones has been swapping waltzes for walkies and woofed down a massive profit by plugging dog food online. The pro dancer, who has 178,000 followers on Instagram, is thought to have earned £600 for each post advertising Bakers dog biscuits. And she’s not the only pro to plug products on social media. BBC bosses gave dancers the green light to become brand ambassadors as long as they don’t mention Strictly. Fellow dancer Gorka Marquez grins into the camera surrounded by tubs of 10 Cal Jelly. Gorka has 652,000 followers, which means he could earn £1000 a post. And Aljaz Skorjanec – who often posts about his battle with psoriasis has become the online face of Medovie skincare products. Oti Mabuse has hot-footed it into a partnership with shoemaker Skechers, Dianne Buswell did an ad for Southern Rail and Johannes Radebe posted about a dentist. kAtie ninA McGLYNN WADIA Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 9 rOSe AYLING-ELLIS ADAm PEATY UGO MONYE rhYS STEPhENSON rObert WEbb ninA WADIA DAn WALkER GreG WISE tOm FLETChER JOhn WhAITE

10 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk dunne group chief faces financial rap A man linked to a ■ Gordon Blackstock five companies that went hospital construction into administration. scandal is facing construction delays. Dunne A police spokesman said: charges of “financial and wife Johanna have now “A 54-year-old man and a irregularities” in been charged by police and 52-year-old woman have connection with one a report sent to the Crown been charged and will be of his companies. Office (COPFS) in relation to the subject of a report to the Gordon Dunne’s firm the DWS, Building and Civil procurator fiscal in Dunne Group was given a Engineering – a firm he was connection with alleged £4million injection to stay linked to after Dunne Group financial irregularities.” afloat while it carried out crashed into administration. The COPFS said it had yet ground work on Edinburgh Dunne, 54, from Falkirk, to receive the report. Sick Kids hospital. has been a director of four Dunne said: “It is But the firm went bust dissolved firms, three of incorrect that I have been months later, triggering which were liquidated, and charged by police.” scandal Sick Kids Lawyer’S famiLy iN pLea neVer VIcIOUs Steven Ryan on day release in Edinburgh in 2004

web www.sundaymail.co.uk Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 11 over kiLLer brotherS aS oNe makeS freSh paroLe bid LET THEM OUT ■ Norman Silvester The family of a murdered lawyer have demanded his two killers be kept in jail for the rest of their lives after one appealed to Scotland’s highest court to be freed. In 1994, Dean Ryan, then 17, and his older brother Steven, then 21, were convicted of murdering 34-year-old Procurator Fiscal M a r s h a l l Stormonth at his home in Glasgow’s west end and then setting his body on fire. It’s emerged that Dean, now 45, had been turned down by the Parole Board of Scotland because he was still considered a danger to the public. But the killer tried to get that decision overturned last week at a judicial review at the Court of Session in Edinburgh despite the fact that he had already been paroled twice and had reoffended on both occasions. His older sibling, Steven, now 49, is already serving a second life sentence for killing a defenceless 65-year-old man in 2014 after being freed. Marshall’s cousin Aileen Caskie, 55, who runs an Edinburgh marketing consultancy, said she was horrified Dean Ryan was trying to secure his freedom again. She said: “Marshall and I were very close. I wrote to the Parole Board in 2003 to say, ‘Do not ever release them’ and I will be doing that again. “Dean Ryan and his brother will always be a grave and serious danger to the public. They have never shown any remorse for their crimes.They actively bragged about killing Marshall and they are fundamentally violent and dangerous people. If eVil Dean Ryan after trial victim’s cousin says evil pair are fundamentally violent and dangerous and must stay in prison both inside and outside the flat. Steven Ryan was given a life sentence and his brother was ordered to be detained without limit of time. But in January, 2014, Steven was freed on parole. And that December, he stabbed stranger Gordon Murphy with scissors in an unprovoked street attack in Govanhill, Glasgow. He was convicted at the High Court in Glasgow in October 2015 and given a second life sentence At the time, judge John Morris QC told him: “It may be that you will never be released.” A close friend of Marshall, Jackie letter Aileen Caskie friend Jackie Cotter caged Steven Ryan at the time of his trial told the Court of Session hearing that Dean Ryan continued to pose a “high level of risk” and cited his two previous violations. In the first, he was convicted of a serious offence involving dishonesty. The second time he was charged with sexual offences against two women. Though subsequently cleared, his conduct towards the women had given the Board “cause for concern”. Their original decision to refuse parole was taken last December. But then Dean Ryan sought to things have not gone well.” Before the murder, Marshall Stormonth had spent the evening with two fellow lawyers in the Tron Theatre Bar in Glasgow. A few hours later, he was found dead in his burning flat in Botanic Crescent, North Kelvinside. His face was so badly disfigured, he was almost unrecognisable. Marshall had been abducted by the two brothers in Kelvin Way, using a replica gun, and then forced to drive them to his nearby flat at about they are not psychopaths then I don’t know what the definition would be. They will never ever contribute anything positively to society. “If they are ever released then it will only ever be a matter of time before they start causing pain and suffering again. To my mind, nothing has changed.” Marshall was murdered by the Ryan brothers in November 1993 after spending the evening with fellow lawyers in a city-centre bar. Aileen added: “I remember their father apologising to one of my uncles at the trial and saying they had not been brought up to be like this. The two brothers are clearly not rehabilitated and neither Dean or Steven Ryan should ever have been allowed out. “There was real hatred in the way that they killed Marshall. No one is going to shed any tears because they remain locked up.” The Parole Board appeal Dean Ryan. Above, Marshall overturn that judgment at a special hearing at the Court of Session. Ryan, who gave evidence, said his successful completion of a rehabilitation course had been ignored. But judge Lord Summers, who refused to overturn it, said: “It’s fair to note that Mr Ryan presented well at the hearing. “Mr Ryan gave the impression that he has an insight into his difficulties and appears to be genuine in seeking to overcome them. “There is a compelling reason why he remains in prison so long after the punishment part for his murder conviction has expired. That reason is to be found in his conduct when previously released. “When he has been released before crime scene Steven stabbed Gordon Murpy with scissors in Govanhill It will only ever be a matter of time before they start causing pain and suffering 11.30pm. Inside the building they hit him on the head with a champagne bottle, bound his wrists and ankles, placed ligatures round his neck and then finally set the flat on fire to destroy any evidence. The brothers tried to withdraw cash from a nearby Bank of Scotland ATM shortly after midnight using the victim’s card. Both stood trial at the High Court in Glasgow the following March. Fibres found on the victim’s trousers, a pillow and car matched a pair of red jeans belonging to Dean Ryan. His fingerprints had been found Cotter, said Dean Ryan should never get the opportunity to be free. The retired Edinburgh primary school teacher said: “What is a life sentence, it just doesn’t seem to mean life? I strongly feel that the victims’ family and close friends are the ones left with the life sentence.” Marshall was a Gaelic speaker who had won many singing awards at the Royal National Mod in the years before his death. He was a founder member of the award-winning Lothian Gaelic Choir. Jackie added: “He was very charismatic and he was the vision behind our choir. “We would not be here without him. The time of his murder is something that will stay with us forever. We all miss him terribly.” The Marshall Stormonth Memorial Trophy, a singing competition at the Mod, was created posthumously in his honour. Aileen added: “He was an amazing guy and a rising star in the Procurator Fiscal service. Though he was my cousin he was more like a big brother. There was more than 1000 people at his memorial service in Glasgow. “He gave so much to so many people. No one deserves to be murdered so senselessly by complete strangers. “Least of all Marshall, who was the kindest, most generous person you could ever meet.”

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web www.sundaymail.co.uk 20 YEARS ON THE WORLD REMEMBERS Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 13 help Comer in show Jodie’s tears for corona carers Jodie Comer sobbed while preparing for her latest role as the grim reality of the pandemic was laid bare. She plays a care worker in Help – which screens on Channel 4 this Thursday – and was hearing first-hand how Covid spread through nursing homes. Jodie spent hours talking to carer Rachel Smith about the battle to save lives at the EachStep home in Blackley, Greater Manchester. Rachel, 30, said: “I told Jodie how we started losing one patient after another and felt completely helpless as there was no rhyme nor reason to who was getting sick – and we had little idea what would happen next. “She got upset through the whole conversation.” love Joan & Richard Richard reveals wife had cancer Actor Richard E Grant has revealed his wife Joan Washington was diagnosed with lung cancer eight months before her death. The Withnail and I star, 64, announced that voice coach Joan, originally from Aberdeen, had died earlier this month. Writing in a newspaper, Grant said: “It’s an extraordinary phenomenon to be truly ‘seen’ and ‘known’ by another human, and in Joan, I found someone who innately did both. “To have loved one another for almost four decades has been the ride of my lifetime.” He added: “Since her stage four lung cancer diagnosis two days before Christmas, she was accepting, clearsighted, sanguine and totally without self-pity.” 9/11 horror taught us that unity is our greatest strength ■ Zeke Miller US President Joe Biden has called for unity on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. Biden said the spirit of cooperation that sprang up in the wake of the plane hijackings that left 2977 dead was his country’s greatest strength. The president planned to pay his respects at the trio of sites where the four hijacked planes crashed but he was leaving the speech-making to others. Instead, a taped address was released in which the president spoke of the “true sense of national unity” that emerged after the attacks, seen in “heroism everywhere – in places expected and unexpected”. He said: “To me that’s the central lesson of September 11. Unity is our greatest strength.” Biden arrived in New York support Loved ones remember loss Family and firefighters at NYC’s 10 Firehouse Biden visits terror sites and praises heroes City on Friday as the skyline was illuminated by the Tribute in Light, m a r k i n g where the World Trade Centre’s t w i n t o w e r s stood. His first stop was the National September 11 Memorial, where two planes crashed into the World Trade Centre towers. He was joined by his wife Jill, expresidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and their wives, Hillary and Michelle, and ex-NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg. From there he went to a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where a plane crashed after passengers fought terrorists to prevent it reaching Washington. Finally, he went to the Pentagon in Virginia, which was also hit. The Queen, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Sir Keir memorial From left, the Clintons, the Obamas, the Bidens and Michael Bloomberg picture Rex/Shuttershock grief A man pays respects at memorial, right Starmer also marked the day. In a message to Biden, the Queen said: “As we mark the 20th anniversary of the terrible attacks on September 11, 2001, my thoughts and prayers, and those of my family and the entire nation, remain with the victims, survivors and families affected, as well as the first responders and rescue workers called to duty.” Sturgeon tweeted: “No one old enough to remember will ever forget where they were, and the sense of utter disbelief, as the horror of 9/11 unfolded. Twenty years on, my thoughts are with all the victims of those horrific terror attacks – those who died and those left behind to grieve.” Johnson said: “The fact we are coming together today – in sorrow but also in faith and resolve – demonstrates the failure of terrorism and the strength of the bonds between us.” Labour leader Starmer said: “We will continue to fight terror and violence, by promoting our values of justice and peace.”

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16 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk Sunday Mail opinion Workers’ rights before profits none of us can forget the early days of the pandemic. The anger at images of doctors and nurses wearing bin bags instead of proper PPE. It left our healthcare professionals – including carers in residential homes – underprotected and in danger. The country was caught short. But in hindsight, it should not have been a surprise. A decade of Tory austerity had seen us become reliant on cheap foreign products, including PPE and much of it from China. Allegations soon surfaced of workers’ conditions in those factories producing the PPE. It could not continue. Under emergency laws and scant scrutiny Covid contracts were handed out for production in the UK. One was Honeywell in Lanarkshire which was awarded an eye-watering £58million for the manufacture of PPE. It isn’t what you’d normally associate with the multinational but it seemed it could turn its hand to most things. Treating staff well, however, appears a step too far. Concern over factory conditions abroad was a factor in pursuing UK production but today we reveal the dehumanising treatment of staff at the plant producing PPE. Workers accuse management of imposing impossible targets. Even toilet breaks are timed in what sounds almost Dickensian. There is little doubt businesses like Honeywell have profited in the pandemic. But if it wants to keep the cash coming in, it needs to improve workers’ conditions. Dentists feel pain football fans packed in stadiums once again. live music events are back on. the streets are busy with shoppers and the pubs are open. Apart from people wearing masks, many things are back to how they were in 2019. Healthcare isn’t one of them . Patients are waiting hours for ambulances – or even being denied them. Others can’t get face-to-face GP appointments Dentists too are feeling the strain. They are treating a fraction of the number of patients pre-Covid. Restrictions remain over how many people they can see in a day. And there is a sizeable backlog of people who haven’t been in nearly two years. Some say routine appointments won’t be offered until 2022. And patience is wearing thin. The British Dental Assocation has warned clinic staff are facing a tirade of abuse from those who can’t get an appointment. It simply won’t do. It wants the Scottish Government to improve public messaging to highlight many areas, like dentistry, which still face significant challenges. Ministers should ensure that message is drilled home. Keep Dancing When the days start getting shorter, it usually means one thing for the tv schedule … the return of Strictly come dancing. The hit BBC show gets back under way with a new cast of actors, athletes and professional oddballs vying for the coveted glitterball trophy. Not even a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic has been able to throw this much-loved TV monster off its stride. actor oN HIS SINIStEr roLE IN NEw 007 fILm SmerSh hitS the top 10 Bond VillainS 1 Blofeld DoNaLD PLEaSENcE IN You oNLY LIvE twIcE, 1967 Boasting an army of henchmen housed in a hi-tech volcanic mountain lair which includes a heliport and monorail plus a pool of deadly piranha fish, the first proper appearance of archenemy Blofeld shows him in all his iconic white cat-stroking glory. The head of terrorist group Spectre is paid by China to provoke nuclear war between the US and the USSR. DARK Malek’s Safin is 007’s ultimate test 6 alec trevelyan SEaN bEaN IN goLDENEYE, 1995 In his first outing as Bond, Pierce Brosnan has to face a villain who’s not only 007’s equal but a former friend and fellow British spy, 006. Bean is terrific as the agent-turned-villain and taunts 007 as he rockets around Russia in a nuclear missile-carrying train, while stealing tech for a super-powerful satellite weapon. 2 Hugo drax mIcHaEL LoNSDaLE IN mooNrakEr, 1979 A bearded billionaire entrepreneur with dreams of colonising space seems far more relevant today than it did in 1979. Roger Moore blasts off into orbit to stop Drax shooting a nerve agent at Earth, poisoning the atmosphere and killing off the human race. He plans to rebuild humanity in space with carefully selected humans – helped by metal-teethed giant assassin Jaws. This is one of the fiercest Bond v Bond villains there has ever been.. it was fun! 7 dr Kananga/ Mr Big YaPHEt kotto IN LIvE aND LEt DIE, 1973 Moore’s first outing as Bond finds himself up against a Harlem gangster, whose grand scheme is to become the monopoly supplier of heroin in the US. The dastardly plot is backed up by Jane Seymour’s tarot card reader called Solitaire, a coffin of venomous snakes, henchmen driving speedboats and a pool of hungry crocodiles. 3 dr JuliuS no JoSEPH wISEmaN IN Dr No, 1962 A mad scientist with mechanical hands and a nuclear-powered luxury secret lair on a Caribbean island, the very first Bond villain remains one of the best. With a taste for giant fish tanks in the dining room, Dr No is a former treasurer of Chinese gangsters. After absconding with a stash of gold, he is now working for Spectre and using a nuclear radio beam to destroy US missiles. 4 Karl StroMBerg curD JürgENS IN tHE SPY wHo LovED mE, 1977 A megalomaniac who prefers fish to people and is vaguely based on Jules Verne’s Captain Nemo, Stromberg lives in an underwater lair called Atlantis. It has a pool of sharks, to whom Stromberg despatches those who fail him. He’s the first Bond villain to employ Jaws. His plan is to trigger a third world war and recreate a new civilisation underwater. It’s good to be a baddie 8 guStav graveS/ col Moon tobY StEPHENS/wILL YuN LEE, DIE aNotHEr DaY, 2002 Brosnan’s last outing as 007 sees him go head to head with millionaire Graves, the alter ego of Colonel Moon, a North Korean military officer who’s used gene therapy technology to change his appearance. He plots to allow North Korean troops to invade South Korea and potentially trigger a third world war. Actor Rami Malek says his performance in the new Bond movie is the baddest thing he’s ever done – and he couldn’t be happier. Rami, 40, FACING OFF Bond and Safin 9 raoul Silva/ tiago rodriguez JavIEr barDEm, SkYfaLL, 2012 Many women have flirted with Bond but none with the same degree of outrageous camp as this ex-MI6 agent turned cyberterrorist. We’re never sure if Silva wants to kiss or kill 007 but the film questions how far Bond is prepared to go to defend his country. Silva targets MI6 to get revenge on Bond’s boss M, after a faulty cyanide capsule left him needing botox and dental work. 5 auric goldfinger gErt fröbE IN goLDfINgEr, 1964 A villain so memorable he’s given the honour of being the first villain to put his name to a Bond film and its theme song. German actor Fröbe plays the golf cheat bullion dealer with a carnivalesque energy. As well as being assisted by foxy female assassins led by Honor Blackman’s Pussy Galore, he has the bowler-hat throwing Oddjob as a henchman. ■ Halina Watts threw everything at the role, in which his character Safin pushes 007 to the limit. The star says fans will be shocked by just how bad he is when No Time To Die is released on September 30. Safin is scarred mentally and physically. A former assassin for corrupt group Spectre, he is hell-bent on revenge and Bond is in his sights. Rami describes his character as “unique and complex”. The star added: “This is one of the fiercest Bond v Bond villains there has ever been. It was fun.” Here, movie critic Chris Hunneysett reveals his top 10 Bond baddies. 10 franciSco ScaraManga cHrIStoPHEr LEE IN tHE maN wItH tHE goLDEN guN, 1974 At 6ft 4in tall, Lee brings stature and sophistication to his role of a former KGB agent turned assassin who charges $1million per kill. His favourite weapon is a gold cigarette and pen combination which transforms into a pistol. Scaramanga commands a martial arts academy and his lair is a Far East island armed with a solarpowered laser cannon.

web www.sundaymail.co.uk Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 17 Have you ever been in a small boat in a busy part of the English Channel? I have. Many years ago a friend had a yacht moored down in the Isle of Wight. Now don’t get too excited – this wasn’t some super-player kind of yacht with a swimming pool and helicopter deck. Sadly, it was just a 30ft sailboat with a wee cabin. One summer day he took us along the south-east coast as far as Dungeness, at the southern mouth of the Channel. Suddenly we were pretty close to the shipping lanes: the huge ferries going back and forth, the massive container ships and oil tankers. It was like looking at a busy motorway from a distance. “Right, better get back now,” he said, as he turned us around, getting everyone to help with the rigging, with all the stuff you do when you’re sailing. (Well, everyone except me. I stuck to running the bar – and doing a fine job of it too.) Even at the distance we got to the real action – a couple of miles, I’d guess – you could sense the massive bulk of these ships. How terrifying it would be to have them looming over you, their hulls towering like a block of flats. And we were grown adults sailing on a fine summer day in a sturdy vessel, with an experienced sailor in control and a cooler full of white wine and sandwiches, the bread nice and cold from the icepacks. Now imagine you’re right in amongst that shipping traffic in what is basically a big dinghy. Packed to the gills with 40 or 50 people in a space meant for 20 at the most. And the sea is rough, throwing you up and down, freezing water slopping over the sides, soaking you, making the children (yes, there are children, didn’t I mention that?) scream and cry. There’s no white wine or sandwiches. In fact, you haven’t eaten properly for days. Because you gave every penny you had to the men who are taking you, the men steering the boat, who keep screaming and shouting at you to be quiet, to shut You barely survived the first crossing and now you have to do it all again Priti cruel Home secretary Who are these people, the ones who would cheer at the thought of putting kids in mortal danger in the Channel? The ones who think Priti Patel is too soft? Well.. risking their lives Migrants packed on small boat as they try to cross Channel Pic Getty your kids up. Somehow, after hours of this, you see the white cliffs of Dover appearing. You’ve made it. And then you see something else – a British gunship approaching. And then its crew is signalling to the men in charge. They’re making them turn around and head back to France. You barely survived the first crossing and now you’re going to have to go through the whole thing again. You start crying. Your kids start crying. Well, this is what Priti Patel – the most immoral, unqualified home secretary in British history – wants to happen. Under Patel’s orders, Border Force staff are being trained to employ “turnaround” tactics at sea that would allow UK officers to force small boats back into French waters. Thankfully, as with many of Priti Patel’s mad dreams, the whole thing is unlikely to happen for many reasons. Obviously, as any sailor knows, intercepting boats on open sea is so dangerous that many Border Force Union representatives believe the “turnaround” protocol will never be used. Kevin Mills, the Border Force rep for PCS union, said: “To use this tactic, you need perfect weather, you need to know there is adequate safe Migrants arrive via RNLI on Dungeness beach last week fuel on the suspected vessel so it can return to France, the vessel would have to be seaworthy, there can’t be any babies or minors on board, every passenger has to be healthy and there can be no chance of loss of life. All of which is highly unlikely.” And it wasn’t just union reps. Conservative MP Tim Loughton also questioned Patel’s idiocy. “It sounds good,” he said, “but I’m afraid in practice it’s just not going to happen. These are flimsy boats coming over. Any boat coming up alongside at speed would capsize most of them and then we’re looking at people getting into trouble in the water and drowning… and then we’ll get blamed for that.” You’ll have noticed Tim thought it “sounded good” and that his only concern was that “we’ll get blamed”. Well, he’s a Tory MP – being an amoral scumbag is a job requirement. So why is Patel bothering with all this noise? Mills hit the nail on the head when he said he suspected that the tactic was simply part of a “headline-grabbing exercise”. Why does Donald Trump continue to talk about non-existent migrant convoys heading for the USA? Because it plays well with the base. You’re a decent person. You’re sitting there wondering: “Who is this base? Who on earth would be cheering at the thought of children doubling their chances of drowning in the English Channel?” My friend, you just haven’t dug into social media enough. I checked the messages to Patel on the subject on Twitter. There were hundreds – hundreds – of people who think Patel is a bit too soft and cuddly. Who were saying “just let them drown” and “sink a couple of these boats and this is over” and much, much worse. I had an idea. We round up these folk, pack them into a dinghy with their families and launch them off in the direction of France. No sandwiches, no white wine, no John manning the bar. Just them, soaking wet and freezing and screaming as a 200,000-ton oil tanker comes right at them. Then, if they survive, just as Calais comes into view, we say: “OK. Now we’re going again.” Let’s do it. Get a little empathy going on around here.

28 web www.sundaymail.co.uk Snub for diSgraced callS firm boSS Out in the cold Asos target people in their 20s and wouldn’t work with someone like Yvonne profile McCuaig’s pictures on Instragram fashion brands reject claims shamed social media influencer works for them exposed Dial A Deal’s base in Glasgow. Right, our story last week ■ Craig Robertson Leading fashion brands have rubbished claims from a disgraced social media influencer that she works for them. Zara, Asos and Pretty Little Thing say they’ve got nothing to do with Yvonne McCuaig, whose illegal business practices were exposed by the Sunday Mail. She’s the joint boss of a sales firm – called Dial A Deal Scotland Ltd – that we revealed has pestered people with more than half a million unlawful cold calls. The 43-year-old makes no mention of her sales job on Instagram, where she claimed she makes an “amazing” income promoting and working for a series of top brands to her 87,000 followers. But the companies involved said they’d never heard of her. A Zara spokeswoman said: “Zara has never worked with this individual.” Pretty Little Thing said: “We do not work with Yvonne in a paid or gifting capacity.” And Asos said: “We don’t work with this individual.” A source in the fashion industry said: “A lot of these brands have a particular type of profile they’d like to work with to promote their brand. Asos target people in their 20s and wouldn’t work with someone like Yvonne. “Brands will also look at someone’s social media posts, their values and the type of lifestyle they lead and Yvonne won’t fit with any of these brands.” McCuaig has refused to comment on her call centre scandal, did not return messages left for her and has not been seen at her apartment in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute. Communications watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) last week fined Dial A Deal Scotland Ltd £150,000 for breaking laws on contacting people who had signed their numbers up to the Telephone Preference Service. It’s against strict legislation for marketing and sales firms to contact a number listed on that register. Dial A Deal Scotland – which McCuaig jointly owns with Calum Kirkpatrick, 27, from Glasgow – had staff make 558,000 of those banned calls. The ICO found they set up bogus firms, such as Green Alliance and Green Funding Team, to try to sell householders non-existent government grants. They also used “spoof” numbers so they couldn’t be called back or traced. More than 500 complaints were made. McCuaig and Kirkpatrick tried to have the firm struck off the register at Companies House, which the ICO believes was to try to avoid paying the fine. That move was blocked by the ICO. It said: “The company still has until September 24 to pay. 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20 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk tour Humperdinck Shows go on for grieving Engelbert Engelbert Humperdinck has said he considered cancelling his upcoming tour following the death of his wife. The star, 85, was married to Patricia for almost 60 years when she died in February after catching Covid. She had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for more than a decade. Humperdinck, known for hits including Release Me, said the family faced an agonising wait before they could bring Patricia’s body home to Leicester from LA. He added: “I felt I couldn’t face doing it, but my whole family said, ‘Don’t you think she would want you to do what you do, instead of sitting at home? What are you going to do if you don’t?’ So I’m going to do it.” walking Charlotte TV hosts return to charity ramble The Countryfile Ramble special will return in 2021 to raise money for BBC Children In Need. The event, which is now in its seventh year, will see Countryfile presenters take on the walking challenge joined by young people supported by BBC Children in Need funded projects. Matt Baker, Ellie Harrison, Tom Heap, Margherita Taylor, Steve Brown and Charlotte Smith will be supporting kids on rambles in locations including Stonehaven in Kincardineshire. Smith, who is a new addition this year, will be joined in Stonehaven by siblings Ailsa and Finn, who have been supported by Archie Child Bereavement Services after the loss of their father Dave to cancer. writer teamS up with ScottiSh ballet and hopeS ■ Jenny Morrison It remains the most captivating dance scene in Hollywood’s history – a joyous Gene Kelly creating movie magic in Singin’ In The Rain. But it was his skills, not just dancing but choreographing and directing those moments from Hollywood’s golden age, that created a legacy. As the actor neared the end of his life, he wanted his wife to ensure he was remembered for the work he did when not in front of the camera. Patricia Ward was just 26 when she first met 73-year-old actor, dancer, filmmaker and choreographer Gene. She had never heard of the movie legend and wasn’t even sure beforehand if she was about to be introduced to a man or woman. Gene would later ask author Patricia to help him write his memoir and, despite a 47-year age gap, the couple married five years later. Now, 25 years after her husband’s death, Patricia has teamed up with Scottish Ballet to bring back to life the groundbreaking ballet he created for the Paris Opera in 1960. Working with Christopher Hampson, artistic director of inspired Director Hampson Scottish Ballet, the pair have used snippets of film, photos, music sheets covered in Gene’s scribbles and even old newspaper reviews of the show’s first performances to piece together the choreography he devised for Pas de Dieux. Starstruck, the new ballet show Hampson has created from Gene’s work, is set to go on tour across Scotland from September 23. Patricia, 62, said: “I know Gene would be really proud of what we are doing. When I first met him, I really had no idea who he was. He was a blank slate to me. “We met at The Smithsonian in Washington, where he was the host narrator of a TV special being filmed. I was there as a writer. “I’d been put in a room with him – partly to keep all the other women away from him – and we hit it off over our love of words. “My pet study at graduate school was etymology – word origins – and poetry, and those were Gene’s pet studies. “We started quoting poetry back and forth and playing word games. “When the week was over and he was leaving, someone tried to tell me how famous he was and said, ‘Go down to the video store and ask for Gene Kelly films.’ “I came out with what I remember was 48 movies. I put them in the machine one after another – and I was knocked out. But I’d got to know him the right way, with no preconceived notion of who he was. “I’m so fortunate I met him the way What a glorious feeling.. my love Gene would be so happy again widow on bringing show back to life words of love Patricia, right, with husband Gene, left

web www.sundaymail.co.uk hollywood legend’S fanS will be left StarStruck Passion Pa ris O p e ra rehearsing Gene’s ballet show Pas de Dieux FlYinG hiGh Bruno Micchiardi and Sophie Martin in Starstruck Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 21 Icon loved Scotland.. and singin’ in its rain Gene Kelly took inspiration from Scottish dance for some of the steps he performed in his biggest movies. Patricia said: “Gene loved Scotland and visited on several occasions. “There is a great photograph of him in 1953 at Central Station in Glasgow – looking terribly handsome in his overcoat and cap. “He came with producer Arthur Freed to scout for locations for Brigadoon as they fully intended to shoot the movie here. “They went up to the Highlands and found everything they needed but, when they got back to Hollywood, the studio decided it would be too difficult. They were concerned about the weather and possibility of delays and were cutting back on budgets. “Gene loved Scottish dance and could do all of the sword dances. A lot of the Scottish steps he learned are in his films. The most prominent is the iconic Singin’ In the Rain – when he’s dancing over he steps as he’s going on the sidewalk in the rain, splashing the puddles.” Born in Pennsylvania in 1912, he worked as a dance teacher, choreographer and amateur performer before moving to New York. He made his movie debut in 1942 starring opposite Judy Garland in For lead roles Gene and Debbie Reynolds star in Singin’ In The Rain Pic Getty Images I did, that I went to LA initially to help work on his memoir, because it was my job to record him and his stories and he told me his very specific wishes. “He wanted to be remembered for being behind the camera, for being a director and choreographer and for changing the look of dance, creating his American style of dance. “Now when I make decisions about his legacy, he’s my guide.” Gene and Patricia were together for 10 years before his death in 1996 at the age of 83. Patricia stages a one-woman show about her husband and celebrates his life in music with a live symphonic and cinema show, which she premiered with The Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Twenty years ago she first came up with the idea of a dance company taking on Gene’s love letter to ballet Pas de Dieux, which was based on Greek mythology and set to the music of George Gershwin’s Concerto in F. A conversation with Hampson on the steps of a theatre in Paris left her in no doubt Scottish Ballet were the company to entrust with her husband’s work. She said: “Gene – who’d classically trained in ballet – was the first American-born choreographer to create a ballet for Paris Opera to premiere. What he put together was revolutionary. “Some of the principal dancers had danced jazz before but not the core of the dancers. “He said he spent the first afternoon of rehearsal just having people snap their fingers on the second beat of the music because they weren’t used to that jazz beat. When it premiered, it rocked the house. “In 2001 I went to Paris to look at the archives and met with the woman who was the Prima Ballerina. Then, a few years Gene would adore Scottish Ballet and he would adore Chris’s vision ago, Chris and I were both in Paris and met going up the steps of Palais Garnier. I told him Gene had done a ballet there and suggested to Chris it might be a ballet he’d like to do. “Now I’ve entrusted him with it and I don’t think we could have a better fit. “Gene always said, ‘Don’t imitate what I do. Just take it and go beyond.’ That’s what Chris has done. Gene would adore Scottish Ballet and he would adore Chris’s vision.” Scottish Ballet says Starstruck recreates a world where jazz meets ballet, gods masquerade as mortals, and the stars align. It is set within the glamour of Paris in 1960, Tony and Olivier-award winning Lez Brotherston has masterminded the show’s costumes and set design. Hampson says the show is the perfect way to launch Scottish Ballet’s return to live performances after an 18-month break caused by coronavirus restrictions. He remembers being inspired to dance after watching Gene leaping through the puddles in Singin’ In the Rain and hopes Starstruck will inspire other young dancers. He said: “I was about eight when I first saw Singin’ In The Rain. It had a huge impact on me. I must have seen it now close to 100 times. “Gene has inspired so many people into dance and beyond dance as well. His influence is amazing. You can pretty much go anywhere in the world and say his name and people know who he is. “To work with Patricia on this has been a real privilege, a once-in-a-lifetime experience. “When people come to watch PoPUlar Gene in Glasgow Starstruck, they are not going to see Gene Kelly on stage but they will see his creativity as a choreographer celebrated.” hit With Van Johnson in Brigadoon Me And My Gal. His innovative use of dance, music and camera continued in films including An American In Paris, Singin’ In The Rain, Brigadoon, Summer Stock and his homage Invitation To The Dance. An American In Paris won the Academy Award for Best Film in 1951. Nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award for his role in the movie Anchors Away, starring with Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayon, he even performed a dance with animated Jerry Mouse. Other films he directed included the 1969 musical Hello, Dolly! starring Barbra Streisand, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. In recognition of his contribution, the Academy presented Gene with a special award “in appreciation of his versatility as an actor, singer, director and dancer; and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film”. Following his creation of the ballet Pas de Dieux for the Paris Opera in 1960, he was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone visited Patricia to look through Gene’s archive before filming La La Land.

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web www.sundaymail.co.uk party getS Share of £1.4m left in will South AfricAn widow’S £300k gift for the SnP Boost as donations drop An elderly South African woman who lived in Scotland for six years has left the SNP £300,000 in her will. Details of the cash boost come at a time when the party’s finances are under scrutiny as income from membership fees dropped during the pandemic. Estelle Brownrigg was born in South Africa but later worked as a pharmacist in London, where she met her husband Thomas Brownrigg. The couple lived in Johannesburg, Brussels and Canada before settling in Scotland around 2012. Neither Estelle nor her late husband had any children and it’s not known if they have any living relatives. Estelle died in a care home in Quarriers Village, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, in March 2018 at the age of 73. With the exception of money left to a close friend, the rest of her £1,349,000 estate went to the SNP and three charities. Details of the bequest emerged last week at a hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. One of the three charities MP EU CAN AID RECOVERY Joining the European Union as an independent nation would “put rocket boosters” on Scotland’s coronavirus recovery, a senior SNP MP has claimed. Alyn Smith, the party’s foreign affairs spokesman, said that firms were having to try to survive the Covid pandemic at the same time as coping with fallout from Brexit. He said the decision to leave the EU had caused labour shortages and empty supermarket shelves. But Smith said: “Getting back into the European Union would put rocket boosters on our recovery from trauma Smith charity Mandela ■ Norman Silvester donors Christine and Colin Weir Pic AFP/Getty named in the will was the Nelson Mandela Educational Fund in South Africa, However, lawyers could find no record of the organisation and had asked that the money be given to a charity of a similar name, Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. 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web www.sundaymail.co.uk Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 25 pALS REFLECT ON TOUGH YEAR AFTER wiNNiNG COvETEd miRROR village bar is named the Sunday mail pub of Year ■ Heather Greenaway and The Faithful and host Beverley Lyons – Daily Record digital showbiz The mirror on the wall says editor – ensured Tuesday’s ceremony it all… The Kings Arms in was a night to remember. Fenwick, Ayrshire, is Other highlights included the Scotland’s best bar. Manorview Group raising £90,000 The popular village boozer was twist. Head chef Stefan for the Make A Wish Foundation named Sunday Mail Pub of the Year McKnight and his team are and winning the Charity at this year’s Scottish Bar and Pub remarkable. Endeavour of the Year award Awards. “I think our popularity is and Derek Mather, of The Artisan The venue, which has a massive down to how we have turned in Wishaw, being named Whisky beer garden, is owned by best pals the pub around from being Guru of the Year. Gareth Kelly, 39, and Mikey Lennon, a local village pub into a Susan Young, editor of Dram, 42, who got the keys just 18 days before destination pub which people the hospitality industry bible lockdown forced them to close. want to come and eat in.” which runs the event, said: “The The accolade is a dream come true The stunning 18th- century awards have been going for for the friends, whose public house pub is now one of Ayrshire’s 26 years and the standard keeps host with most Bev Lyons. has been closed more than it’s most popular bars, getting higher and higher. Below, Dram editor Susan Young been open. with folk flocking “The Sunday Mail Pub of the Year, Mikey, from Kilmarnock, said: “We to sample their The Kings Arms, is a class act. fancy food and honoUR Oak Tree are chuffed to be honoured in this Gareth and Mikey have managed way. It has been a rollercoaster of a hospitality. Inn’s Sandy Fraser to turn it around in one of the most year so winning this award means Mikey said: “We humbled to be named difficult years in the history of the even more. We are delighted. were gobsmacked to Pub of the Year. It has hospitality industry. It’s in a great “We got the place 18 days before make the final four been a massive team location, offers a warm welcome lockdown and this is just a nice nod and not once did it effort and, without our and the food is first-class.” to us for what we’ve done through the enter our heads that wonderful staff, we Sunday Mail editor Lorna Hughes pandemic. We have adapted and we could win. Even would not have made said: “It was great to see what this changed and have been resilient with when the winner was it this far. They are first class. It’s the accolade meant to the hardworking everything that’s happened. We tried announced, it took a while for us to friendly atmosphere they create that staff of The Kings Arms. Scotland has everything, from using the beer register it was actually us. We are still makes The Kings Arms so special.” tremendous pubs, mostly built on the garden to offering a takeaway menu. buzzing and will be for a few days yet. The Sunday Mail accolade was the professionalism of the workers from “Now that restrictions have been “Being handed the coveted Sunday highlight of a spectacular evening the bottom up. The fact they were all lifted, people are coming from Mail mirror was a special moment which saw Sandy Fraser, who runs chanting the pub’s name on stage everywhere to try the food. We are and one Gareth and I will never forget. The Oak Tree Inn at Balmaha on Loch shows the pride they have in their work. trying to push the boundaries. It’s If it doesn’t fit behind the bar, we have Lomond, honoured with a Lifetime “At their best, places like The King’s not your typical pie and chips. It’s another place in mind where everyone Achievement Award. Arms can become the heartbeat of Long more classics with live a MasterChef can see it. We are the honoured and Celtic-rock ‘n’ Kings roll band Johnny Mac villages like Fenwick.” ChEERs The Kings Arms team celebrate their big win after receiving Sunday Mail mirror PoPULAR The Kings Arms in Fenwick

Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 26 reporters@sundaymail.co.uk email inSpirational WorlD rECorD FRAME She is the fastest woman on the planet on two feet and three wheels and now Frame Runner Kayleigh Haggo has the 2024 Paralympics in her sights. The 22-year-old, from Maybole, Ayrshire, holds six world records in the electrifying parasport – formerly known as RaceRunning – in which athletes run using three-wheeled running frames without pedals. Kayleigh, who has cerebral palsy and struggled to even stand up as a child, is now smashing records every time she competes at European and World Championship level. The inspirational athlete is now waiting to hear whether Frame Running has made it on to the Paralympic programme and, if so, she will be heading to Paris in three years. Young Scot 2021 award winner Kayleigh, who is helping us launch our search for the Young Scot stars of 2022, said: “It has been quite a year for me. I won the Young Scot Health & Wellbeing Award in Kayleigh is fastest PROUD Representing Britain in Poland, left ■ Heather Greenaway April and, since then, I have smashed four world records and won two golds at the European Championships. “I hold the current world records in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and 5K distances and am waiting with baited breath to see if Frame Running is to be included in the 2024 Paralympics. “It is in the provisional programme and we should hear any day now whether it has made it to the final line-up. If it does, it will be a life-changer for me as it will allow me to become a full-time professional athlete. The sport will be entitled to National Lottery Funding, which means I would be able to start the intensive training needed to get me to Paris in 2024. If I am selected for Team GB, it’ll be a dream come true. “At the minute I am working full-time and fitting in training round that. I’m managing to do two hours a day six or seven times a week but it is exhausting so being able to concentrate on sport will be a game-changer.” Kayleigh is an Active Schools coordinator for South Ayrshire and also runs Inspire, a sports project for kids and young adults with disabilities. She added: “I seem to have peaked at exactly new hOme Kayleigh with partner Kevin DReAm TeAm With her coach John Owens I don’t let anything hold me back... If I want to do something, I will do it Visit www.young scotawards.com for more details. nominations close on February 13, 2022

web www.sundaymail.co.uk HolDEr EYES Up MEDal at tHE 2024 paralYMpiCS AND GLORY impossible is possible if I work hard enough.” woman on 2 feet and 3 wheels Kayleigh said winning a Young Scot award was one of the proudest moments of her life and hopes the right moment and my times just keep getting something, I will do it. Sport has helped my our readers will get nominating. better and better. My 100m record stands at 18.11 outside life too. I’ve got a car, career and mortgage. Today we launch our search for the stars of seconds and I ran the 5K in a record-breaking Sport has taught me to be independent and it 2022, the nation’s young heroes aged 11 to 26 time of 20 minutes 8 seconds in my first ever can do the same for others like me.” who are making a difference. attempt at that distance. Kayleigh was just three when she was Over the last 16 years the Sunday Mail Young “I’ve been out with a rib injury but I’m back diagnosed with cerebral palsy and credits her Scot Awards have celebrated the exceptional training and hopefully will continue to break mum Sharon’s never-give-up attitude for getting contributions and humbling achievements of records on the road, which I hope will lead to her to where she is today. young people. Our awards recognise young Paris 2024. Poland, Denmark, Great Britain She said: “I wasn’t meeting any milestones. It people in 12 categories, including enterprise, and the USA lead the way in women’s Frame took me an age to learn to stand up and walk. My volunteering, arts, sport and the environment. Running so, if I make it to the Paralympics, I mum pushed me to be independent. Slacking One of the category winners will be crowned will be going for a medal.” was forbidden. She made me get up and the overall Young Scot of 2022 and will follow Kayleigh started Frame Running when she do things. in the footsteps of 2021 champions Jack Mullen, was 11 but gave up the sport when she was 13 to “My cousin, who is the 15, and Alfie King, 13, from Alexandria, concentrate on swimming. She said: “I stopped same age as me, wanted Dunbartonshire, who sang outside local care for four years because I was in pain with my hips to do ballet and I said I homes to cheer up residents who were not able and wasn’t enjoying the racing aspect. I took a wanted to go too. My to see their families during the pandemic. step back and swam for Scotland instead, which mum told me I could Sunday Mail editor Lorna Hughes said: “It strengthened my legs and hips. but only if I stood up is a privilege for this newspaper to help salute “My heart was set on swimming but, when I and walked by myself, the achievements of our young heroes. was 17, Frame Running became recognised as a so I did and that can-do “We look forward to honouring the young world para event and my old coach asked if I attitude has never left people who have played a part in helping and would like to come back to it. Within weeks me. I have been making a difference to their communities in I was back on a frame and running just as fortunate to be what has been an exceptionally challenging fast as I had before I stopped.” surrounded by 18 months.” Role model Kayleigh, who has just strong women Kirsten Urquhart, chief executive (interim) bought a house in Prestwick with her like my mum at Young Scot, said: “The Sunday Mail boyfriend Kevin Brown, 25, hopes and my two Young Scot Awards is back for 2022 and her success will inspire other young grans, who we’re excited to celebrate the incredible people with disabilities to give have made achievements of Scotland’s sport a chance as it has changed me realise the young people. her life. “We continue to be absolutely She said: “I don’t let blown away by the inspirational anything hold me stories of young people from back or get in across Scotland. my way. If I “It’s an honour to be able to want to do shine a spotlight on their achievements.” SPEED MACHINE Kayleigh is smashing records every time she takes to the track Picture Jamie Williamson Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 27 Young Scot AwArdS Young Hero This award is for an extraordinary young person or group who deserves special recognition for their bravery. Someone who has shown amazing courage, battled the odds or showed incredible perseverance. CommunitY This award celebrates the work accomplished by a young person or group that improves the lives of other people within a community. Volunteering This award recognises young volunteers across Scotland who selflessly donate their time and energy free of charge to help other people. unsung Hero Do you know a young Scot or group who goes the extra mile but never asks for any recognition or reward? This award is for someone who has overcome difficult personal circumstances or risen to a challenge. enHanCing eduCation Sponsored by Skills Development Scotland This award is for a young person or group who have truly influenced education in their community, either by providing access and opportunities for others or by influencing change in education for their communities. sport Sponsored by sportscotland Across Scotland, young people – through their efforts and determination – are achieving extraordinary things in grassroots sport. This award celebrates sporting stars of the future. HealtH and Wellbeing This award is for young people who are involved in supporting and inspiring others to improve their physical and mental health, are looking to change policy or services or are involved in health charities. equalitY and diVersitY This award recognises a young person or group who are working tirelessly to promote equality, diversity and inclusion or challenge prejudice and discrimination against age, race, gender, cultures and identity. arts This is your opportunity to celebrate a young person’s contribution to arts and culture in Scotland. Are they inspiring others to express themselves through arts or making a difference to their local community? entertainment There are so many ways to entertain – this award is not just for the famous but for the stars in our midst who entertain us every day. enVironment Sponsored by First Bus Do you know a young person or a group of young people who give their time and effort to help protect the world for future generations? This award is for them. enterprise This award is for a young person or a business run by young people who have demonstrated entrepreneurial flair. Young sCot of tHe Year Sponsored by Young Scot The overall winner chosen from the 12 category winners.

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web www.sundaymail.co.uk Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 29 Brave stance of Afghan women HOT What courage it must take to be an Afghan woman protesting on the streets of Kabul against the vicious, misogynist regime that’s determined to keep them hidden. Hundreds of them have found that courage, braving gunfire and beatings to make their voices heard. The Taliban’s appointment of a hardline all-male government in Afghanistan is so terrifying that these women cannot keep silent – and they’re calling for help from the international community. Taliban fighters used whips and sticks, firing guns in the air to try to disperse the protesters who were only armed with placards with slogans such as: “Why is the world watching us silently and cruelly?” We wish the answer was something other than the fact our governments lack their courage. But with top jobs in Afghanistan held by men with links to Al-Qaeda and on terrorist watchlists, it’s a tactic that may yet blow up in our faces. Goofy Gav must learn his lesson NOT Education Secretary Gavin Williamson. Total dunce. His blunder over Man Utd ace and poverty activist Marcus Rashford reveals everything we need to know about this bozo. In an interview, Williamson claimed to have met the footballer, who’s a proud northerner, via Zoom. In fact, he’d met London-born rugby star Maro Itoje, who also happens to be a black sportsman. Rashford leads a high-profile campaign to expand free school meal provision and end the “child hunger pandemic”. He’s never off the bloomin’ news, rightly so. Yet the Education Secretary isn’t interested enough to know what he looks or sounds like. And he’s clearly easily confused by skin colour. Williamson deserves every single bit of the Twitter ridicule he’s been receiving. One meme shows him with a dog he’s mistaken for Geronimo, the ill-fated alpaca. Goofy Gav’s political career should be put out of its misery. Footie legend Ally McCoist has revealed he can piddle with his eyes shut. It’s a skill he uses to go to the loo in the middle of the night. He claims he’s always “on target”. But men always claim that. Just a thought: isn’t Ally used to aiming at a goalmouth 24ft wide? With his eyes open? Finally! Strictly’s back.. let’s meet the chancers Money Money Money. Probably while dressed as Buzz Lightyear. Amazon saw UK sales soar by 50 per cent last year – up by £1.89billion to £20.6billion – thanks to the online shopping of British customers stuck at home through lockdown, yet its corporation RED tax only increased by £3.8million. ALERT And much of its British sales are still reported Actress through a subsidiary in Luxembourg, which Megan somehow makes a loss. Fox Strictly producers are promising a dazzling display from Bezos, with plenty of special effects including “more smoke and mirrors from Amazon”. Sorry… my mistake. That quote is from Paul Monaghan, head of the Fair Tax Foundation campaign group, who is less than impressed by the latest figures released by the company. Can we have a score paddle with negative nine, please? Then it’s Nicola’s turn to strut her stuff. Sturgeon will be taking on the role of bullfighter in the Paso Doble, scowling and fearsome as she stomps her feet and declares that YES THERE WILL be another independence referendum by the end of 2023. Probably. If the pandemic is over. If she thinks she will win. If people stop going on about it. A mere flick of her matador cape and dance partner Patrick Harvie (or Lorna Slater, depending on which Green co-leader is available) will Close curtains on the latest fashion craze Ladies… imagine wearing a really tight cardigan when you’ve opted to go braless (it’s laundry day and you’re working from home). Then imagine the buttons on your cardigan pop off so the two edges of fabric are clinging together by one shoogly fastening between your boobs. This, you may be mortified to hear, is the latest fashion craze. Called the “curtain reveal”, it’s meant to show bosom and belly at the same time and has been popularised by slender sorts such as Megan Fox. If you need your curtains doublewidth and reinforced with thermal lining, best get a vest. SAME STyLE Model Bella Hadid Strictly returns this week… and not a moment too soon. Covid infections soaring, taxes rising, refugees suffering, global warming, winter coming – if ever we could do with some ridiculous frivolity, it’s right now. If your spirits aren’t lifted by the mere sight of Oti and Aljaz, check your pulse for signs of life. So bring on the sequins and the fake tan, the clod-hopping duffers and the graceful naturals. And, in the meantime, let’s be grateful the line-up doesn’t go something like this… First up, performing a new dance for Strictly – the old Soft Shoe Shuffle – it’s none other than our Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner, snivelling health secretary Sajid Javid. Bojo will attempt a move never tackled before by a Tory prime minister. He’ll increase taxes in flat contradiction of his manifesto commitment. All his selfish supporters, who believe tax rises are as acceptable as an illegal lift in the cha cha cha, need have no fear. By increasing the rate of National Insurance, he’ll batter poorer, younger people – the sort who are already struggling to get by on low-paid jobs or facing the end of the £20-a-week universal credit uplift. Many of them work for the NHS. Regressive taxation, what a crowd-pleaser, if by “crowd” you mean “core Tory voters who only care about themselves”. So he’s guaranteed a fab-u-lous “10” by all those well-set-up older folk, with their cast-iron final salary pensions and lovely houses they managed to buy for a pittance years ago and are now worth squillions. They won’t have to pay a penny more. Plus, they’ll get the immediate benefit of extra funding for social care. Meanwhile, Javid will flail around by Bojo’s side, trying to distract us from the flat-footed reality that young taxpayers will be shelling out for health and welfare services they may never live to use, because they’ll work themselves into an early grave or die of stress. Shuffle on, you pair of twits. How ironic that next on the floor is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, whose company has enjoyed a humongous boost in finances through Covid – and yet still won’t be hit by a “wealth tax”. We’re too busy taxing the little guys. Smooth American Bezos, who likes to spend his billions on such philanthropic pursuits as “trying to be a spaceman”, will be doing the American Smooth to MOVES From top, Bezos, Johnson and Sturgeon come directly to heel, falling into step with the FM as she lays out her Programme for Government. Like good little partners, indeed. Ole! Where’s the unfortunate bull, viewers may wonder? Salmond’s not taking part. And lastly, performing the Quickstep by hoofing it sharpish from his home in Berkshire to take refuge at his mother’s place in Balmoral, it’s Prince Andrew. He’ll have to be on his toes, going at super-speed, twisting and turning and skipping and kicking for all he’s worth… before he even gets on the dancefloor. That’s just his attempts to avoid being served with sex assault papers (allegedly). Thankfully, he won’t be able to work up a sweat as he performs to the classic Let’s Face The Music And Dance. Oh Strictly, how we’ve missed you.

30 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk Quizof week the 1. Emma Raducanu has become a sensation in what sport? 2. What tax has Boris Johnson announced he is raising by 1.25 per cent to fund social care? 3. Who scored the matchwinning penalty in Scotland’s World Cup qualifying game against Austria? 4. How much money was Police Scotland fined for serious failings that led to the death of a car crash victim? 5. A survey revealed 53 per cent of police officers in Scotland want what? 6. How many children is charity Mary’s Meals now feeding every day? 7. Which royals visited Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum on Wednesday? 8. Which show starring David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst celebrated its 40th anniversary? 9. The former president of which country apologised for fleeing and taking refuge in the United Arab Emirates? 10. In which band was Sarah Harding a singer? 11. Which celebrity is to host missed Sarah Harding new ITV quiz show Sitting On A Fortune? 12. Cressida Dick is the commissioner of which police force? 13. Who captained this year’s winning Solheim Cup European golf team? 14. A new Netflix documentary tells the story of which German racing driver’s life? 15. In which TV show did actor Michael K Williams find fame playing the role of Omar Little? 16. A plane carrying the national football team of which country landed in Edinburgh after declaring a mid-air emergency? 17. Which Britain’s Got Talent judge celebrated his 50th birthday? 18. Who plays the lead role in Respect, a new biopic about Aretha Franklin? 19. Which member of the Kardashian family announced she is pregnant with her second child? 20. Who is the new host of BBC show A Question Of Sport? 1. Tennis 2. National Insurance 3. Lyndon Dykes 4. £100,000 5. To carry guns 6. Two million 7. Prince Charles and Camilla 8. Only Fools And Horses 9. Afghanistan 10. Girls Aloud 11. Gary Lineker 12. The Metropolitan Police 13. Catriona Matthew 14. Michael Schumacher 15. The Wire 16. Germany 17. David Walliams 18. Jennifer Hudson 19. Kylie Jenner 20. Paddy McGuinness ■ Scientists who hung rhinos upside down to study the effects have won a prize in the Ig Nobel satirical awards. The team from Cornell Uni, New York, received the gong for transportation research. Other winners included studying cockroach control on submarines. ■ It may seem shocking to us that half of Scotland’s police officers would like to carry firearms but, let’s face it, most of us don’t have to face the kind of people they do. There are so many bad people out there who wouldn’t think twice about carrying a gun and using it and our police have little protection against them. Carrying a gun is a big step but we must ensure officers are properly protected. – K Smythe, Glasgow. ■ While I can understand the Our democratic mandate to allow people, not politicians, to decide the country’s future is beyond question. And at this juncture in history, it is essential that we consider the kind of country we want to be, and how best to secure it First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reiterates the Scottish Government’s plan to hold IndyRef2 before the end of 2023 LETTERS reasons for a vaccine passport, it is really just one step away from ID cards and keeping tabs on everyone. Let nightclubs and venues decide who they let in rather than the Government. – B Macdonald, Inverness. ■ There is a certain irony in the fact that the National Television Awards is the most boring show on the box. Quotes theweek of Due to recent speculation, I thought it was necessary to confirm that I am not Marcus Rashford Rugby star Maro Itoje who’d talked to Gavin Williamson... only for the Education Minister to tell reporters he’d spoken to the footballer Thought for the week “i will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips.” – Psalm 89:34 (EsV) Boris Johnson promised not to raise taxes but has now hammered National Insurance. Nicola THE BIG SHOT Two solemn shafts of light reach high into the night sky above New York. The Tribute In Light is an art installation in Lower Manhattan that honours the victims of the 9/11 terror attack in 2001 that killed almost 3000 people at the World Trade Centre. It was first presented six months after the disaster and then every year since on the anniversary. America last week marked 20 years since the attacks in New York and Washington. It’s always the same people who win... always Ant and Dec, Corrie, Bake Off and Strictly. 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web www.sundaymail.co.uk comeDian PReDicTS TeaRS aT oUR aWaRDS I’m Scotland’S champIon at blubbErIng EMOTION Des fears he will cry at awards Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 33 World’s oldest stand-up dies The world’s oldest stand-up comic has died at 87 – before she could record a radio show called Not Dead Yet. UK-based US writer Lynn Ruth Miller, who was diagnosed with cancer this year, began stand-up at 71. Comic Rich Wilson said: “Lynn Ruth Miller was a walking example of age being just a number.” Escapees caught Israel has caught two more Palestinian jailbreak militants. The two men were found hiding in a truck park in an Arab village near Nazareth. BEST BUDS Jackie and Des are hosting Scotland’s Champions awards Pic David Johnstone Every pledge today helps secure life-saving research for tomorrow. Des and Jackie to honour heroes ■ Heather Greenaway Des Clarke is delighted to be joining old pal Jackie Bird to host our Scotland’s Champions awards but is worried about running out of tissues. The radio presenter fears he will end up in floods of tears when he reveals the finalists’ emotional stories and is planning to stuff his pockets with loo roll. Des, 40, who will be sharing the stage with broadcasting legend Jackie, 59, at our glittering awards in Glasgow on Saturday night, said: “I cannot hold myself together at these type of awards. “I know I am going to end up blubbering like a baby when the winners take the stage. “I will have to go on with four rolls of Andrex hidden on my person – either that or get Kleenex to sponsor me. There is no doubt in my mind that at some point I will cry. “I’m determined not to catch Jackie’s eye as one of us will set the other off – guaranteed. “You cannot fail to be touched and affected when you hear what these inspirational people have achieved and overcome. They are all champions and I am both proud and humbled to grace the same stage as them.” The stand-up comedian added: “This year Scotland’s Champions is going to be more emotional than ever before as they are the first set of live awards to take place since Covid struck. Everyone’s emotions OUR SPONSORS I’ll have to go on with four rolls of Andrex...or get Kleenex to have been heightened due to the pandemic.” The countdown is now on to the second Scotland’s Champions, which have brought together two longstanding campaigns from the Sunday Mail and Daily Record – the Great Scot Awards, which clocked up 28 years, and Our Heroes, which ran for 18 years. The glittering event at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central Hotel will salute the nation’s unsung heroes and pay tribute to some well-kent faces from the worlds of sport and entertainment. From little children who have triumphed over adversity to military and emergency service heroes who have gone above and beyond to save lives, we will honour them all. Des, who hosts Heart Drivetime on Heart Scotland with Jennifer Reoch and presents BBC Radio Scotland topical quiz show Breaking The News, can’t wait to be part of the Des and Jackie double act again. The One Show regular said: “All my major milestones have been marked with Jackie Bird. My first big live presenting gig was Children In Need and there she was. I’ve been co-hosting live events with her ever since. We bounce off each other, the banter is good and there is always lots of fun involved.” sponsor me Get your free Gifts in Wills Guide, visit cruk.org/pledgescotland Scotland, play your part. Together we will beat cancer Cancer Research UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666), the Isle of Man (1103) and Jersey (247).

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web www.sundaymail.co.uk Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 35 kit colour leaDS to team hoSting proteSt match memories William Family’s tributes to Philip for show The Prince of Wales says the Royal Family were “lucky” to have had the Duke of Edinburgh for nearly a century in a trailer for a TV tribute. Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers will air later this month on BBC1 and will include interviews filmed before and after Philip’s death in April, at 99. Prince William describes his grandfather as “a huge presence” while Prince Harry says he was “unapologetically him”. The short trailer shows Charles, his sons and the duke’s granddaughter Zara Tindall talking about Philip over a montage of family pictures and video clips. One video shows Philip riding bikes with his children as the Queen runs behind and another shows him drinking from a trophy. The trailer begins with William saying: “He’s always been a huge presence behind everything we have done really.” Harry follows, saying: “What you see is what you got with my grandfather. He was unapologetically him.” Zara says: “You never really prepare yourself for losing him because he was always there.” The clip ends with Charles, who says: “We were lucky to have him for nearly 100 years.” Dundee best value Dundee is the city offering students the cheapest night out, according to research. London was the most expensive, with Edinburgh not far behind in fourth. The average cost of a night out in Dundee was £25.35, compared with £49.66 in London, the study found. Villagers killed Up to 20 villagers, including several teenagers, have been killed in fighting between government troops and resistance forces in the north-west of Myanmar. ■ Gordon Blackstock A football team who have been adopted by the opponents of a despotic regime because of their kit colour are now campaigning to help political prisoners. Hamilton Accies is to host a protest match to highlight the plight of those in the landlocked eastern European country of Belarus later this month. Belarus’s strongman president, Alexander Lukashenko, has jailed more than 650 political prisoners in the last year. That includes footballer Aliaksandr Ivulin, 29, who played for Krumkachy FC in the capital of Minsk. The midfielder, who is also a popular YouTuber and journalist, had been accused of hanging a red and white flag from his window. The banner, a white flag with a red horizontal stripe similar to Accies’ homekit, has been adopted by Lukashenko’s opponents. Aliaksandr was originally caged for 30 days on the trumped-up charges but is now facing further allegations and remains behind bars three months later. Friend Yaroslav Pisarenka, 26, was also arrested over the banner row but was released after 15 days. He’s since fled the country and has taken over Aliaksandr’s popular Belarusian football YouTube channel. Speaking from a secret location via a translator, he said: “The red and white colours are very important to us. It’s great we are having a match at Accies’ stadium when the club has those colours. “When we got arrested, we were blamed f o r mission Opposition supporters hold a giant red and white flag on a protest march in Minsk picture AFP/Getty Accies DictAtortor jailed Journalist Aliaksandr Ivulin defiant Yaroslav Pisarenka is released strip Accies’ Brian Easton who had criticised Lukashenko. And the country’s top football division club campaign to aid political was suspended when fans began calling on him to go from the terraces. Yaroslav said: “We hope the match activists sent to jail in Belarus will raise awareness and support for the plight of people like Aliaksandr.” waving a flag and supporting a protesting on the streets. You can be despot The People’s Consulate of Belarus political opponent of Lukashenko. arrested, badly beaten up or worse Belarus in Scotland’s Irina McLean said: “We leader “We never even flew the flag and for wearing red and white colours.” want to raise awareness about the Lukashenko you how scared they are by a flag. It’s focal point of the protest movement, innocent people are being held behind believe the police planted it. It shows Football in Belarus has become a regime’s illegitimate actions where become a symbol of our movement. sparked when Lukashenko won a bars for expressing political views.” “When Lukashenko took over, he sixth term last year. Critics accuse The tournament will be held at New got rid of it and brought in a new one him of cronyism, electoral fraud and Douglas Park on September 26. similar to our flag when we were a torture of political opponents. Hamilton Accies said: “We have Soviet state, which is red and green. Last year the international no opinions on world affairs but the “People are waving the red and community reacted with fury when organisers seem truly worried about white flags from their homes to a Ryanair flight was diverted to Minsk the plight of their countrymen back show solidarity with those because it was carrying a journalist in Belarus.”

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web www.sundaymail.co.uk e focal point of documentary QUEUE BEAUTIES The ladies enjoy a conga line procession Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 37 SHIMMY High jinks in the pub phototson first national ted them race, who rking in the 0s, wanted be judged on work rather n her sex and y revealed rue identity n bosses cture Post her in to talk er work. ecame an g-winning best known servational t focused on every-day ost-war era. hs after her n interview ing her most hotographs as part of a eals the life ost, showing ple, at home, in a way they re. interviewed eath at the r, hopes the g tribute. ioneer as a completely time. graphers in spiration in first female publication the way she ries. graphy was a woman to s of stories a – including n childbirth GRACE Snapper who hid her true identity Snapper who hid her true identity captures candid moments of life ■ Jenny Morrison where she was in the hospital taking photos of the whole process of childbirth.” Grace was the daughter of Edinburghborn journalist and broadcaster Fyfe Robertson, who was a household name as a reporter on the BBC’s Tonight show. He gifted Grace her first camera. When she submitted her first photos to Picture Post, she chose the male pseudonym Dick Muir to mask her gender and hide the link to her father. One of the most famous series of photos taken for the magazine is a collection of pictures she captioned: Mother’s Day Off. The shots depict a group of women who travelled from their local pub in Bermondsey, London, for a day out at the seaside in Margate, Kent. Grace spent four days befriending the women before accompanying them on their trip in 1954. She said gaining their trust before the trip was the only way she was able to capture such intimate images that gave a powerful snapshot into their lives, community and friendships. She said: “We had gone into a pub in the East End and I’d met a load of women drinking there. They were talking about their day out coming up. “So I made contact and for the four days before they left – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – I was in the pub with them. I had to get them used to me. That’s how I worked. “On Saturday I left early and I got to the door of the pub to find the first two women had arrived and they were looking through the letterbox. “They all came out and they had an official photograph taken by one of them. They all lined up and I thought, ‘That’s not a very interesting photograph.’ “But at that moment an old boy reared up from inside the pub and looked out who was not going on the outing and, of course, that made the picture. “Then the coach turned up and I climbed on and we went off for the day. They filled the coach with beer as if they thought prohibition might strike on the way and they stopped at every other pub on the way down and had more drink then – so they weren’t inhibited. “They were out to enjoy themselves. “You’ve got to remember, these were women who had been through two world wars – they had been through a lot. They deserved their day out and they were determined to enjoy every minute of it, I can tell you. “At one point my film jammed – that didn’t often happen. We were in the fairground and I needed darkness. I rushed around until I found the fortune teller’s tent. “I dashed in to see her. Luckily, she wasn’t with anybody and I said, ‘Can I use your room?’ “I felt the film out and got the new one in and, as I came out, two of the women had been looking for me and I was suddenly grasped by both hands and swept back into the story in effect. “It was a perfect day. “Towards the end of the day they were on their way back and it was the last pub they stopped at – so it was very late. They were pretty plastered by that time. “This woman subsided into a chair in a dark corner and her skirt was skew-whiff and her stockings were all wrinkled. “When it was over, I took all of the They stopped at every pub on the way down, so they weren’t inhibited pictures around to the pub, before I took them into Picture Post, for the ladies to see. “The women were all sitting at the table and pictures were slowly going round and this picture reached her, and so I’m watching to see how she is going to deal with it. “She looked at it for a long time and then she looked up at me and said, ‘I know I enjoyed myself then, Grace.’ She was perfectly happy for me to use the picture.” After the closure of Picture Post in 1957, Grace continued to work as a freelance photographer. In the mid-1960s, after the birth of her first child, she trained and then worked as a primary school teacher but continued to take photographs. The Royal Photographic Society honoured Grace for her contribution to photography by awarding her an Honorary Fellowship in 1995. She was also given an OBE in 1999. Director Rob said: “We interviewed her at her home in Sussex and were lucky enough to spend several hours with her. It was a privilege to meet her. “She was one of the last survivors of the Picture Post staff and she had an extraordinary memory. “She was very sharp and could remember things from back in the 1940s and 1950s with absolute clarity. “We met and interviewed her in 2019 and were just finishing off editing out film when we heard she had died, which we were very sad to hear about. “To some extent, our film helps to carry on the memory and acknowledgement of her and of photographers like her.” UK screenings of Picture Stories will take place from September 15 and will be available on Digital Download from September 30. SKIRTING WITH DISASTER The women try to hide their modesty, above. 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1 9 3 Leeds............. 3 0 2 1 4 8 2 Burnley.......... 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 Newcastle.... 4 0 1 3 5 12 1 Norwich........ 4 0 0 4 1 11 0 championship P W D L F A Pt Inverness...... 5 5 0 0 7 1 15 Kilmarnock... 5 4 0 1 6 1 12 Arbroath....... 5 3 1 1 12 4 10 Partick........... 5 3 0 2 11 8 9 Queen of Sth.5 2 0 3 7 8 6 Raith.............. 4 1 1 2 6 6 4 Ayr................. 5 1 1 3 5 8 4 Morton.......... 5 1 1 3 5 9 4 Hamilton....... 5 1 1 3 6 12 4 Dunfermline.4 0 1 3 3 11 1 eng championship P W D L F A Pt West Brom.... 6 4 2 0 13 6 14 Fulham.......... 6 4 1 1 13 4 13 Stoke............. 6 4 1 1 9 7 13 QPR................ 6 3 3 0 14 8 12 Bournemth... 6 3 3 0 11 5 12 Coventry....... 6 4 0 2 7 5 12 Birmingham. 6 3 2 1 9 3 11 Huddersfield.6 3 1 2 10 9 10 Blackburn..... 6 2 3 1 9 8 9 Cardiff........... 5 2 2 1 9 6 8 Bristol City.... 6 2 2 2 7 7 8 Luton............. 6 2 2 2 8 10 8 Preston......... 6 2 1 3 6 8 7 Millwall......... 6 1 3 2 7 9 6 Middlesbro... 6 1 3 2 6 8 6 Derby............. 6 1 3 2 4 6 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Colchester.... 6 2 3 1 7 6 9 Port Vale....... 7 2 3 2 7 6 9 Carlisle.......... 7 2 3 2 7 7 9 Barrow.......... 7 2 2 3 10 9 8 Salford City... 7 2 2 3 7 6 8 Tranmere...... 7 2 2 3 2 3 8 Walsall........... 7 2 2 3 7 9 8 Newport C.... 6 2 2 2 7 9 8 Stevenage.... 7 2 2 3 7 9 8 Crawley......... 6 2 1 3 7 10 7 Mansfield..... 7 2 1 4 9 13 7 Bristol Rovs.. 7 2 1 4 5 10 7 Scunthorpe.. 7 1 3 3 4 11 6 Sutton Utd.... 5 1 2 2 5 6 5 Oldham......... 7 1 0 6 4 14 3 fixtures Kick off 3.00 unless stated TODAY cinch Premiership Hearts v Hibs (12.0) Premier League Leeds v Liverpool (4.30) Sky Bet Championship N Forest v Cardiff (2.30) Kick off 7.45 unless stated TOMORROW Premier League Everton v Burnley (8.0) Tuesday Champions League Group E Barcelona v Bayern Munich (8.0), Dynamo Kiev v Benfica (8.0) Group F Villarreal v Atalanta (8.0), Young Boys v Man Utd (5.45) Group G Lille v Wolfsburg (8.0), Sevilla v Red Bull Salzburg (5.45) Group H Chelsea v Zenit (8.0), Malmo FF v Juventus (8.0) Sky Bet Championship AFC Bournemouth v QPR, Blackburn v Hull, Blackpool v Huddersfield, Reading v Peterborough, Sheff Utd v Preston, West Brom v Derby League One Lincoln City v Rotherham League Two Newport County v Northampton, Sutton v Hartlepool cinch League One Airdrie v Alloa wednesday Champions League Group A Club Brugge v PSG (8.0), Man City v RB Leipzig (8.0) Group B Atletico Madrid v Porto (8.0), Liverpool v AC Milan (8.0) Group C Besiktas v Borussia Dortmund (5.45), Sporting v Ajax (8.0) Group D Inter v Real Madrid (8.0), Sheriff v Shakhtar (5.45) Europa League Group C Spartak Moscow v Legia Warsaw (3.30) Sky Bet Championship Birmingham v Fulham, Bristol City v Luton, Coventry v Cardiff, N Forest v Middles’boro, Stoke v Barnsley, Swansea v Millwall Thursday Europa League Group A Brondby v Sparta Prague (8.0), Rangers v Lyon (8.0) Group B Monaco v Sturm Graz (8.0), PSV v Real Sociedad (8.0) Group C Leicester v Napoli (8.0) Group D Eintracht Frankfurt v Fenerbahce (8.0), Olympiakos v Antwerp (8.0) Group E Galatasaray v Lazio (5.45), Lokomotiv Moscow v Marseille (5.45) Group F Midtjylland v Ludogorets (5.45), Red Star v Braga (5.45) Group G Bayer Leverkusen v Ferencvaros (5.45), Real Betis v Celtic (5.45). Group H Dinamo Zagreb v West Ham (5.45), R Vienna v Genk (5.45) Friday cinch League Two Edinburgh City v Stirling Premier League Newcastle v Leeds (8.0) PREMIERSHIP 1 Celtic..................3 Ross County............. 0 Carter-Vickers (64) Ajeti (70,85) HT 0-0 Celtic Hart, Juranovic, Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Taylor (Montgomery 46), Rogic (McCarthy 78), McGregor (Soro 68), Turnbull, Abada, Ajeti, Jota Subs not used Urhoghide, Bain, Shaw, Welsh Ross County Laidlaw, Burroughs (Watson 73), Clarke, Baldwin, B Paton, Spittal, Tillson, A Samuel (H Paton 46), Callachan, Charles-Cook, White (D Samuel 63) Subs not used Hungbo, Maynard-Brewer, Cancola, Robertson Booked B Paton Referee Don Robertson 2 Dundee..............0 Livingston................. 0 Dundee Legzdins, Kerr, Ashcroft, Sweeney, Marshall, McGhee, Byrne, Anderson (McGowan 82), McCowan (McDaid 64), Griffiths, Jakubiak (Cummings 65) Subs not used Fontaine, Panter, Lawlor, Sheridan Booked Ashcroft Livingston Stryjek, Devlin, Obileye, Fitzwater, Penrice, Holt, Williamson (Jacobs 73), Sibbald (Bailey 27), Shinnie, Forrest, Anderson (Hamilton 58) Subs not used Barden, Longridge, Montano, Lewis Booked Bailey, Forrest, Holt, Williamson Referee Alan Muir 3 Motherwell.......2 Aberdeen.................. 0 van Veen (26) Ojala (59) HT 1-0 Att 5,623 Motherwell Kelly, Mugabi, Johansen, Ojala, McGinley, Grimshaw, Slattery, O’Hara, Woolery (Lamie 73), Watt (Maguire 90), van Veen (Goss 79) Subs not used Fox, Amaluzor, Donnelly, Shields Booked Grimshaw, O’Hara, Watt, Woolery, van Veen Aberdeen Lewis, Ramsay (Bates 63), Gallagher, McCrorie, MacKenzie, Ferguson, Brown, Longstaff (Emmanuel-Thomas 67), Ojo (McLennan 67), Ramirez, Watkins Subs not used Hayes, Jenks, Campbell, Woods Booked Brown, Ferguson, McCrorie Referee John Beaton 4 St Johnstone.....1 Rangers..................... 2 O’Halloran (51) Roofe (58pen) HT 0-0 Tavernier (79) St Johnstone Clark, Rooney, Brown, Muller (Vertainen 83), McCart, Devine, Wotherspoon, Craig, Crawford (May 85), O’Halloran, Kane Subs not used Dendoncker, Parish, Gilmour, Ballantyne, Ambrose Booked Craig, Muller, Rooney Rangers McLaughlin, Tavernier, Balogun, Helander (Simpson 77), Bassey, Aribo, Davis, Kamara, Roofe, Morelos (Sakala 79), Kent (Lundstram 82) Subs not used McGregor, Wright, Barisic, Arfield Booked McLaughlin, Morelos, Roofe Referee Willie Collum 5 St Mirren............0 Dundee Utd.............. 0 Att 4,894 St Mirren Alnwick, Fraser, Shaughnessy, McCarthy, Reid (Flynn 74), Millar (Tait 67), Ronan (McAllister 66), McGrath, Tanser, Main, Brophy Subs not used Finlayson, Dennis, Erwin, Lyness Booked Brophy, Fraser Dundee Utd Carson, Smith (Levitt 45), Edwards (Connolly 78), Mulgrew, McMann, Fuchs, Butcher, Harkes, Niskanen, Pawlett (Appere 61), McNulty Subs not used Sporle, Reynolds, Clark, Newman Booked Butcher Referee John Beaton CHAMPIONSHIP 6 Arbroath............4 Hamilton................... 0 Stewart (45) McKenna (57) Nouble (80) Low (85) HT 1-0 Arbroath Gaston, Stewart, Little, O’Brien, Hamilton, Gold (Hilson 83), McKenna, Low, Henderson (Paterson 75), Craigen, Nouble (Dowds 83) Subs not used Thomson, Linn, Donnelly, Clark Booked Henderson Hamilton Fulton, Matheson, Hamilton, Easton, MacDonald, Mullin, Spence, Redfern (McGowan 67), Munro (Smith 67), Mimnaugh (Popescu 74), Ryan Subs not used Stirling, Want, Stanger, Hilton Sent off Hamilton Referee Greg Aitken 7 Ayr......................3 Dunfermline............. 1 Adeloye (3,63) Todorov (28) Salkeld (25) HT 2-1 Att 1,553 Ayr Albinson, McAllister (Fjortoft 60), Baird, McGinty, Maxwell, Salkeld (McKenzie 86), Murdoch, O’Connor, Reading, Bradley (Moffat 74), Adeloye Subs not used McAdams, Chalmers, Ecrepont Booked Albinson, Murdoch Dunfermline Fon Williams, Comrie, Jones (Wighton 71), Watson, Graham, Dow (Kennedy 62), Dorrans, Edwards, Pybus, O’Hara, Todorov Subs not used MacDonald, Gaspuitis, Allan, Thomas, Mehmet Booked Graham, Todorov Referee Barry Cook 8 Inverness CT.....3 Partick....................... 1 Broadfoot (51) Tiffoney (17) Sutherland (68) Doran (71) HT 0-1 Att 2,148 Inverness CT Ridgers, Carson, Broadfoot, Devine, Deas, Walsh (Harper 75), Allardice, MacGregor (Welsh 80), Doran, Sutherland, Duku (McAlear 83) Subs not used Jamieson, Duffy, McKay, Mackay Booked Deas Partick Sneddon, Mayo, Akinola, Holt, Foster, Turner (Hastie 69), Docherty, Bannigan, Tiffoney, Graham (Maciver 79), Smith (Rudden 69) Subs not used Stone, Gordon, McKenna, Murray Booked Bannigan, Docherty Referee Euan Anderson 9 Kilmarnock........1 Morton...................... 0 McKenzie (75) HT 0-0 Att 4,189 Kilmarnock Hemming, Naismith, Sanders, E Murray, Haunstrup, Alston, McGinn (Lyons 62), McKenzie (McGowan 87), Polworth (Robinson 62), F Murray, Shaw Subs not used Walker, Armstrong, Waters, Cameron Morton Hamilton, Ledger, Lithgow, McLean, Strapp, Oliver, Blues, Oksanen (Ugwu 79), Allan (Knowles 83), Reilly, Muirhead Subs not used Lyon, Russell, Hynes, Wylie, McEntee Booked Oksanen, Strapp Referee Gavin Duncan 10 Raith...................0 Queen of the South..1 HT 0-1 Att 1,640 Connelly (12) Raith MacDonald, Tumilty, Benedictus, Berra, Dick, Matthews, Spencer (Poplatnik 46), Tait, Fotheringham (McKay 67), Varian (Keatings 78), Zanatta Subs not used Lang, Thomson, Arnott, Mitchell Booked Berra, Spencer, Varian, Zanatta QoS Brynn, Johnston (East 74), McKay, Debayo, Nditi, Gibson, Cochrane (Liddle 68), McGrory, Paton, Connelly (Joseph 68), Soares-Junior Subs not used Cooper, Chima, Fitzpatrick, Maley Booked Johnston Referee Steven McLean LEAGUE ONE 11 Alloa...................2 Falkirk........................ 0 Henderson (30) Sammon (64) HT 1-0 Alloa Hutton, Taggart, Mendy, Durnan, Robertson, King, Niang, Cawley, Trouten (O’Donnel 32), Boyd (Sammon 40), Henderson (Church 88) Subs not used Graham, Lamont, Burt Booked Cawley, Durnan Falkirk Mutch, Dixon, Hall, Miller, McCann, Hetherington, Nesbitt, McGuffie (Keena 65), Ross, Ruth (Ompreon 58), Telfer Subs not used Weekes, Williamson, Martin, Wilson, McKay Booked Ruth Referee David Dickinson 12 Cove Rangers....1 Montrose.................. 1 McAllister (49) Webster (61pen) HT 0-0 Cove McKenzie, Logan, Ross, Neill, Scully (Milne 82), Yule, Fyvie, Vigurs, Leitch (Masson 67), Megginson, McAllister (McIntosh 85) Subs not used Gourlay, Adeyemo Booked Fyvie, Ross, Yule Sent-off Yule Montrose Fleming, Allan (Callaghan 59), Waddell, Dillon, Ballantyne, Watson (Lyons 58), Whatley (Masson 68), Steeves, Webster, Johnston, Milne Subs not used Antoniazzi, Quinn, Lennox, Brown Booked Lyons, Steeves, Waddell Referee Matthew MacDermid 13 Dumbarton.......5 East Fife..................... 0 MacLean (12) HT 2-0 Att 469 Buchanan (41,66) McGeever (73) Stokes (87) Dumbarton Ramsbottom, Lynch, McGeever, Buchanan, Boyle, Carswell, Pignatiello, Duthie (Stokes 77), Wilson (McKee 70), MacLean (Schiavone 70), Orsi Subs not used Muir, Geggan, McKnight, O’Neil Booked MacLean East Fife Gallacher, Dunsmore, Dunlop, Higgins, Mercer, Osei-Bonsu, McManus, Millar, Slattery (Denholm 63), K Smith (Brown 79), Semple (Watt 79) Subs not used Steele, Anderson, J Smith Booked McManus, Millar Referee Steven Reid 14 Peterhead.........3 Clyde.......................... 2 McCarthy (5) Goodwillie (9pen,41) Brown (18) McLean (19) HT 3-2 Att 488 Peterhead Long, Mulligan, McDonald, McCarthy, Strachan, Ritchie, Brown (Cameron 65), Ferry (Cook 75), Conroy, Lyle (Payne 65), McLean Subs not used Kesson, Mushanu, Wilson Booked Strachan Clyde Parry, Balatoni, Rumsby, Cuddihy, Munro (Splaine 31), Gomis, Nicoll (Mortimer 66), Kennedy (Jones 37), Livingstone, Goodwillie, Cunningham Subs not used Bradley-Hurst, Tade, Docherty, Andrew Booked Balatoni Referee Scott Lambie 15 Queen’s Park.....0 Airdrie........................ 0 Att 446 Queen’s Park Muir, Gillies, Doyle, Kilday (Fox 30), Robson, Gillespie, Thomson, Moore (Longstaff 65), Brown (Smith 78), Longridge, Murray Subs not used Lyon, McHugh, Ferrie, Biggar Airdrie Currie, Watson, McCabe, Fordyce, Quitongo, Agnew, G McGill (Wardrop 86), Frizzell, S McGill, Easton, Gallagher (Allan 76) Subs not used Ritchie, McDonald, Cantley, Walker, Caves Booked Agnew Referee Calum Scott LEAGUE TWO 16 Albion................2 Cowdenbeath.......... 1 Wright (21) Clarke (45) Doherty (82) HT 1-1 Albion Binnie, Lynas, L Wilson (D Wilson 69), Fagan, El-Zubaidi, C Wilson (Reilly 69), Leslie, McKernon, Roberts, Doherty, Wright (Byrne 68) Subs not used Dolan, Fernie, Smith, McVey, Morton Cowden Gill, Thomson, C Barr, Todd (B Barr 67), Mullen, Miller, Hutton (Coulson 85), R Buchanan, Clarke, Renton, L Buchanan Subs not used Pollock, Mahady, Watson, Trialist, McGurn, Swan Referee Mike Roncone 17 Annan................1 Stenhsmuir............... 2 McCartney (86) Orr (55) HT 0-0 Brown (81) Annan G Fleming, Steele (Barnes 82), Douglas, Swinglehurst, Lowdon, Johnston (Goss 82), Moxon, Docherty, Wallace (McCartney 70), Smith, Anderson Subs not used Adamson, Birch, Purdue, K Fleming, Hunter Booked Swinglehurst Stenhousemuir Wilson, Lyon (Crighton 73), Jamieson, Corbett, Coll, Miller, Forbes, Andersen, Graham (Brown 58), Orr (Tierney 73), Thomson (Wedderburn 90) Subs not used Tapping, Marshall, Hughes, O’Reilly, Craig Booked Corbett Referee Graham Grainger 18 Kelty Hearts......1 Elgin........................... 1 Higginbotham (90) MacPhee (30pen) HT 0-1 Kelty Jamieson, Hooper (Russell 46), Forster, Hill, McNab (Peggie 68), Philp, Black (O’Ware 80), Barjonas, Higginbotham, Agyeman (Austin 24), Cardle Subs not used Donaldson, Finnan Booked Cardle, Forster, Hill Elgin McHale, Mailer, Grivosti (Cooney 68), Little, McHardy, Spark, R Dingwall, MacEwan (Peters 80), MacPhee, T Dingwall (Sopel 72), Cameron Subs not used Lawrence, O’Keefe, Allen, Hoban, Machado Booked R Dingwall, Little, McHale Referee Lloyd Wilson 19 Stirling...............1 Forfar......................... 0 Bikey (81) HT 0-0 Stirling Currie, McGeachie, McGregor, Cummins, McNiff, Scally (Moore 16), Roberts, Grant (Laird 68), Leitch, Carrick (Bikey 68), Mackin (Heaver 88) Subs not used Law, Omar, Banner, Greenhorn, Watson Booked Cummins, McGregor, McNiff, Moore Forfar McCallum, Meechan, Travis, S Anderson, Strachan, Thomson (Gallagher 82), Slater, Ness (Doris 83), G Anderson (Crossan 66), Aitken (Shepherd 77), McCluskey Subs not used Irvine, Thomas, Sanderson, Hussain, Harkins Referee Dan McFarlane 20 Stranraer...........0 Edinburgh City......... 1 HT 0-0 See (80) Stranraer Scullion, Ross, Sonkur, Robertson, Burns (Ellis 90), Gallagher, Brady (Langan 69), Watson, Smith (Irving 82), Woods (Walker 70), Yates Subs not used Hamill, Moore Booked Burns, Gallagher, Watson Edinburgh City Schwake, Brian, Bronsky, Hamilton, Reekie, Hilton, Murray, Tapping, Crane, Robertson (McFarlane 62), See (Shanley 84) Subs not used Fraser, Berry, Goodfellow Booked Crane, Murray Referee Lorraine Watson PREMIER LEAGUE 21 Arsenal..............1 Norwich.................... 0 Aubameyang (66) HT 0-0 22 Brentford...........0 Brighton.................... 1 HT 0-0 Att 16,518 Trossard (90) 23 Chelsea..............3 Aston Villa................. 0 Lukaku (15,90) Kovacic (49) HT 1-0 24 Crystal Pal.........3 Tottenham................ 0 Zaha (76pen) Edouard (84,90) HT 0-0 25 Leicester............0 Man City.................... 1 HT 0-0 Bernardo Silva (62) 26 Man Utd.............4 Newcastle................ 1 Ronaldo (45,62) Manquillo (56) Bruno (80) Lingard (90) HT 1-0 27 Southampton...0 West Ham................. 0 28 Watford.............0 Wolves....................... 2 HT 0-0 Sierralta (74og) Hwang (83) ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP 29 AFC Bournem’th...3 Barnsley..............................0 30 Blackburn..............2 Luton...................................2 31 Blackpool...............1 Fulham................................0 32 Bristol City.............0 Preston................................0 33 Coventry................2 Middlesbrough..................0 34 Reading..................3 QPR......................................3 35 Sheff Utd................6 Peterborough.....................2 36 Stoke......................2 Huddersfield......................1 37 Swansea................0 Hull.......................................0 38 West Brom.............1 Millwall................................1 ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE 39 Burton Albion........1 Gillingham...........................1 40 Cambridge Utd.....1 Lincoln City.........................5 41 Charlton.................1 Cheltenham.......................2 42 Ipswich..................2 Bolton..................................5 43 MK Dons.................1 Portsmouth........................0 44 Morecambe...........3 AFC Wimbledon.................4 45 Oxford Utd.............0 Wycombe............................0 46 Plymouth...............3 Sheff Wed...........................0 47 Rotherham............2 Fleetwood..........................4 48 Shrewsbury...........1 Crewe..................................1 49 Sunderland............2 Accrington..........................1 50 Wigan.....................2 Doncaster...........................1 ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO 51 Crawley Town.......2 Carlisle................................1 52 Forest Green Rovs.1 Northampton.....................0 53 Hartlepool.............1 Bristol Rovers.....................0 54 Leyton Orient........4 Oldham................................0 55 Rochdale................1 Tranmere............................0 56 Salford City............1 Bradford..............................0 57 Scunthorpe...........0 Exeter..................................4 58 Sutton Utd.............2 Stevenage...........................1 59 Swindon.................1 Port Vale..............................2 60 Walsall....................3 Mansfield............................1 HIGHLAND LEAGUE 61 Brora Rangers.......2 Buckie Thistle ....................0 62 Clachnacuddin......2 Deveronvale ......................3 63 Formartine............5 Huntly..................................1 64 Forres Mechanics.1 Turriff ..................................1 65 Fort William...........3 Inverurie Loco Works .....10 66 Lossiemouth.........2 Keith ....................................0 67 Nairn County.........1 Brechin City .......................3 68 Strathspey.............1 Rothes ................................4 69 Wick Academy......2 Fraserburgh .......................5 LOWLAND LEAGUE 70 Bonnyrigg Rose.....2 Rangers B ...........................5 71 Cumbernauld Colts.1 Broomhill............................2 72 East Kilbride..........3 Spartans.............................1 SOUTH OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE 73 Lochar Thistle........0 Creetown ...........................1 SOUTH CHALLENGE CUP 1ST RD NORTH-WEST 74 Ashfield..................4 Greenock............................6 75 Beith.......................2 Neilston...............................1 76 Glasgow Utd..........4 Dalry Thistle.......................1 77 Kilbirnie..................9 Ardeer Thistle....................0 78 Kilwinning.............7 Ardrossan Winton Rovs....0 79 Maryhill..................1 Arthurlie..............................2 80 Petershill................5 Glenvale..............................0 81 St Rochs.................1 Largs Thistle.......................2 SOUTH CHALLENGE CUP 1ST RD NORTH-EAST 82 Bellshill Ath............2 Dundonald Bluebell...........5 83 Caledonian Braves.3 Shotts..................................1 84 Camelon................2 Rob Roy...............................1 85 East Stirling...........1 Linlithgow Rose.................2 86 Hill of Beath Haw..1 Sauchie Juniors..................2 87 Kilsyth Athletic.....1 Oakley Utd..........................3 88 Kinnoull..................5 Lochgelly Albert.................2 SOUTH CHALLENGE CUP 1ST RD SOUTH-WEST 89 Carluke Rovers......1 Cambuslang.......................6 90 Dalbeattie Star......0 Whitletts.............................1 91 Glenafton...............2 Craigmark Burntonians....1 92 Lugar Boswell........6 Wigtown & Bladnoch........2 93 Nithsdale Wndrs...2 Hurlford...............................7 94 Royal Albert...........2 Wishaw...............................3 95 Troon....................13 Mid Annandale..................0 96 Upper Annandale.0 Lesmahagow......................4 SOUTH CHALLENGE CUP 1ST RD SOUTH-EAST 97 Craigroyston.........2 Armadale Thistle...............6 98 Edinburgh South..2 Whitburn.............................4 99 Edinburgh Uni.......1 Heriot Watt Uni..................1 (Edinburgh Uni win 5-4 on penalties) 100 Haddington...........2 Dunbar Utd.........................1 101 Musselburgh.........0 Tynecastle..........................1 102 Pumpherston........5 Vale of Leithen...................1 103 Whitehill Welfare..2 Coldstream.........................4 WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE PREMIER DIV 104 Benburb.................0 Irvine Meadow...................1 105 Bonnyton...............0 Glencairn............................2 106 Blantyre.................0 Auchinleck..........................3 107 Cumbernauld Utd.0 Clydebank...........................2 108 Darvel.....................0 Cumnock............................1 109 Pollok......................1 Rossvale..............................0 WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE CONFERENCE A 110 Glasgow Uni..........3 Maybole..............................3 111 Irvine Vics..............0 Muirkirk..............................3 112 Johnstone Burgh..0 Girvan..................................0 113 Saltcoats................1 Forth....................................9 WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE CONFERENCE B 114 Kello Rovers...........1 Port Glasgow......................3 115 Newmains.............1 Renfrew..............................2 116 Thorniewood........2 Gartcairn.............................4 WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE CONFERENCE C 117 Drumchapel..........2 East Kilbride Thistle..........1 118 Larkhall Thistle.....2 Vale of Clyde.......................0 119 St Anthony’s..........1 Kilsyth Rangers..................2 120 Vale of Leven.........1 Glasgow Perthshire..........2 121 Yoker ......................3 Lanark Utd..........................0 WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE DIVISION 4 122 BSC Glasgow.........2 Harthill Royal......................2 123 Campbeltown Pu..2 Harmony Row....................6 124 St Peter’s................3 Finnart.................................1 EAST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE PREMIER DIV 125 Crossgates............2 Jeanfield Swifts.................4 126 Inverkeithing HS...2 Broxburn.............................2 EAST OF SCOTLAND 1ST DIV CONFERENCE A 127 Rosyth....................6 Ormiston.............................0 128 Thornton Hibs.......3 Leith Ath..............................3 EAST OF SCOTLAND 1ST DIV CONFERENCE B 129 Burntisland............1 Peebles................................4 130 Luncarty.................1 Glenrothes..........................1 131 Stirling Uni.............1 Easthouses Lily..................2 EAST OF SCOTLAND 1ST DIV CONFERENCE X 132 Bathgate................2 Stoneyburn.........................3 EAST OF SCOTLAND QUALIFYING CUP 2ND ROUND 133 Arniston Rangers.3 Kirkcaldy & Dysart.............1 134 Dunipace................2 Edinburgh Utd....................2 (Edinburgh Utd win 4-3 on penalties) 135 Edinburgh College..3 Dalkeith ..............................6 136 Gretna 2008...........0 Bo’ness ...............................4 137 Kennoway Star.....2 Lochore Welfare................0 138 Newtongrange.....0 Civil Service Strollers........4 139 Penicuik ...............11 Hawick RAU........................2 140 St Andrews............0 Stirling Uni..........................6 141 Tweedmouth........0 Gala Fairydean ................10 142 West Calder...........2 Berwick Rangers...............3 MIDLANDS LEAGUE 143 Scone Thistle.........0 Broughty...........................10 QUEST ENGINEERING CUP 1ST ROUND 144 Forfar West End....1 Forfar Utd............................1 (Forfar Utd win 3-2 on penalties) 145 Letham...................1 Dundee North End.............3 QUEST ENGINEERING CUP 2ND ROUND 146 Brechin Vics...........2 Dundee Downfield............4 147 Dundee Violet.......3 Blairgowrie.........................0 148 Kirriemuir...............7 Coupar Angus....................0 149 Lochee Utd............4 Dundee East Craigie..........5 150 Tayport...................2 Arbroath Vics.....................0 NORTH REGION LEAGUE CUP SECTION 4 Ellon........................1 Longside.............................3 NORTH REGION FIRST DIVISION Fraserburgh Utd...1 Dufftown............................2 NORTH REGIONAL CUP 1ST ROUND Aberdeen East End.6 Burghead Thistle...............1 Banchory...............2 Sunnybank.........................2 (Sunnybank win 5-4 on penalties) Banks o’Dee........15 Islavale................................0 Buchanhaven........2 Forres Thistle.....................1 Cruden Bay............1 Colony Park........................2 Dyce........................3 Culter...................................1 Maud......................0 Stoneywood Parkvale......5 Nairn St Ninian......3 Bridge of Don Thistle.........2 Newmachar..........7 Hall Russell.........................2 Rothie Rovers........3 Aberdeen Uni.....................0 Stonehaven.........20 New Elgin............................0 Whitehills...............3 Deveronside.......................2 celtic pools 01.....1-1 02.....0-0 03.....2-1 04.....1-2 05.....0-0 06.....3-4 07.....1-0 08.....3-1 09.....3-3 10.....2-1 11.....2-4 12.....2-0 13.....2-2 14.....1-0 15.....4-0 16.....6-2 17.....2-0 18.....3-0 19.....0-2 20.....0-4 21.....2-0 22.....2-1 23.....1-1 24.....0-1 25.....3-1 26.....0-1 27.....4-0 28.....0-0 29.....1-1 30.....1-0 31.....2-1 32.....0-0 33.....1-2 34.....1-0 35.....1-0 36.....3-0 37.....4-1 38.....0-1 39.....3-1 40.....1-0 41.....2-5 42.....1-5 43.....0-0 44.....2-1 45.....1-1 46.....1-0 47.....0-0 48.....1-0 49.....3-0 NEXT WEEK 1 Barnsley 2 Rangers 3 Burnley 4 Gillingham 5 Luton 6 Fulham 7 Tranmere 8 Norwich 9 Sheff Wed 10 Wycombe 11 Middlesbrough 12 Bolton 13 Aberdeen 14 Carlisle 15 Airdrie 16 Newport 17 Mansfield 18 QPR 19 Stevenage 20 Hibs 21 Accrington 22 Ross County 23 Fleetwood 24 Exeter City 25 Portsmouth 26 Oldham 27 Man City 28 Colchester 29 Doncaster 30 Cheltenham 31 Bristol Rovs 32 Lincoln 33 Queen of the South 34 Bradford City 35 Millwall 36 AFC Wimbledon 37 Port Vale 38 Huddersfield 39 Morton 40 Peterborough 41 Derby 42 Hamilton 43 Liverpool 44 Cardiff 45 Dunfermline 46 Partick Thistle 47 Crewe 48 Livingston 49 Preston North End club pools EAST FIFE - 5, 22, 25, 30. No jackpot winner. Next jackpot is £5300. CLYDE - 7, 12, 21, 23. No jackpot winner - 10 2nds. Next jackpot £20,000.

web www.sundaymail.co.uk Joe Punter rebel yell the flying filly will relish returning to a mile O’Leary’s raider is sitting Pretty at Musselburgh Pretty Rebel (3.02) can hammer the bookies on another tremendous card at Musselburgh. Gerard O’Leary’s charge has headed for East Lothian after some excellent efforts back across the Irish Sea. The four-year-old was a winner at The Curragh two starts ago over seven furlongs which seems to suit. Pretty Rebel got going too late when dropped markedly in trip last time out at the same venue to finish third. However, stepping back up to a mile looks a smart move and Conor Beasley is just the man to get the job done against only four rivals. The fact it is a small field will likely tighten the price but hopefully it’s still a winner on the board. Few trainers place their horses better than Tristan Davidson and the wily farmer is hunting a fourth win for DE MAZZARO (4.45). The seven-year-old has done a great job for the yard since switching from Victor Thompson’s place at the beginning of the summer. De Mazzaro has winning form at Musselburgh having scored at the end of June and was also victorious last time out over 1m 4f at Hamilton Davidson’s horse goes back up in trip on the faster track and that should suit. The Sunday Series continues down at Haydock and there are a host of big-field handicaps to get stuck into. Paul and Oliver Cole’s stable are in great nick and SUBTLE BEAUTY (6.00) has been dropped into the mile event. The three-year-old was an easy winner at Leicester when last sighted and that was a victory which was entitled as an odds-on shot. Subtle Beauty has not been raised in the ratings for that win and the talented Grace McEntee takes five pounds off in the saddle. Andrew Balding has been patient with CADEAU D’OR (6.25), was rewarded with a victory last time and gets in at the bottom of the weights for the 10-furlong handicap. Bath stages a seven-race card and BEOWULF (3.20) looks the best of the bets for the Ed Walker team. Neil Mulholland doesn’t have many runners on the Flat but he is going well and HIDDEN DEPTHS (4.30) did it nicely at Les Landes last time. Tom Marquand has been booked for the ride and that’s a positive. There’s also seven races at Chelmsford and the fillies’ novice stakes is very interesting. Four of the six have racecourse experience but John Gosden unleashes one of the two newcomers in the shape of TOP TABLE (2.05). The Sussex maestro will not rush the youngster and Rab Havlin will be sensible on debut but the likely price makes the bet appealing coming from a powerful yard. There’s four Group 1 races at the Curragh with the Irish St Leger the feature event. Ryan Moore has picked PASSION (4.40) out of the Aidan O’Brien entries and the smart four-year-old can step up to the mark. O’Brien can also enjoy Group 1 success in France with SNOWFALL (2.55) rating a huge contender to maintain an unbeaten sequence in the Prix Vermeille at Longchamp. Beowulf can cut his rivals down to size once again for Ed Walker in a hot event at Bath 4.10 RACING HAYDOCK ITV4: 4.10-6.55. RTV. SKY BET SUNDAY APPRENTICE TRAINING SERIES HANDICAP (4) Winner £12,885 (17 run) 5f 1 (7) 140511 READY FREDDIE GO (8) (P) O Pears 3 9-13 (D 5 )...G Sanna (3) 89 2 (2) 547008 MUSCIKA (16) (P) D O’Meara 7 9-7 (D).................. Doubtful 82 3 (3) 513231 PRIMO’S COMET (18) (P) J Goldie 6 9-4 (D 8 ) Z Wheatley 79 4 (17) 112305 BUY ME BACK (5) M Loughnane 4 9-4 (D 4 ) ........................ .......................................................... Mr Cameron Hillhouse (5) 79 5 (11) 2-1410 MODULAR MAGIC (21) T D Barron 4 9-4 (D 3 ) ..O McSweeney 79 6 (1) 7-0105 THE BELL CONDUCTOR (30) Phillip Makin 4 9-2 (D 2 ) . ............................................................................ Ryan Sexton (5) 77 7 (9) 043902 FANTASY MASTER (30) (P * ) M Appleby 3 9-1 (D 2 ) ........... ............................................................................Erika Parkinson 77 8 (4) 311246 FOUR ADAAY (25) B Millman 3 8-13 (D 3 ) ...... S Feilden (5) 75 9 (13) 226134 GLOBAL HUMOR (9) (P) J Goldie 6 8-9 .......Alan Persse 70 10 (6) 217314 HOLBACHE (29) A Carroll 3 8-8 (CD) ............Emma Taff (5) 70 11 (16) 836131 HARROGATE (20) P Midgley 6 8-7 (D 4 ).......C Hutchinson 68 12 (10) 313111 GLORIOUS RIO (6) (B) Mrs Stella Barclay 4 8-4 (D 4 ) ..J Peate 60 13 (8) 537451 SAM’S CALL (14) (V) M & D Easterby 4 8-3 (D)...W Pyle (5) 64 14 (15) 331124 BOUDICA BAY (30) (B) E Alston 6 8-3 (CD) ..M Perrault (5) 64 15 (14) 270638 ECONOMIC CRISIS (5) A Berry 12 8-0 (D 15 ) ..................... ........................................................................ Molly Presland (5) 61 16 (5) 465224 RED WALLS (13) L Williamson 3 8-0 (D)...Sophie Clements (7) 59 17 (12) 7-3651 STREET LIFE (22) (P) P Morris 4 8-0 (D 2 ).. Morgan Cole (3) 57 BETTING: 5 Glorious Rio, 7 Primo’s Comet, Modular Magic, 8 Global Humor, Ready Freddie Go, 10 Harrogate, Four Adaay, 12 Sam’s Call, 14 Others. 4.35 SKY BET SUNDAY SERIES SPRINT HANDICAP (4) Winner £12,885 (17 run) 6f 1 (11) 552138 BE PROUD (8) (P) J Goldie 5 9-10 (BF) ..........P Mulrennan 85 2 (2) 190069 GABRIAL THE WIRE (22) R Fahey 5 9-9 ......P Hanagan 84 3 (7) -04606 TROUBADOR (29) (B) M Dods 4 9-8 (D 4 )....P J McDonald 83 4 (6) 720537 MANIGORDO (9) (T) T Easterby 4 9-7 (D)...............D Allan 82 5 (1) 547008 MUSCIKA (16) (P) D O’Meara 7 9-7 (D 6 )..............D Tudhope 82 6 (17) 241446 PHOENIX STAR (22) (P) Jessica Macey 5 9-5 (D 4 )..L Edmunds 80 7 (16) 273433 PRINCE OF ABINGTON (15) (P) J Chapple-Hyam 3 9-5 (D 2 ) ....................................................................................David Egan 82 8 (3) 207943 I AM A DREAMER (12) (T * ) P Midgley 5 9-4 (BF,D 3 ) .......... .......................................................................... C Hutchinson (5) 79 9 (4) 172534 SMEATON’S LIGHT (17) M Channon 3 9-4 (D)...C Bishop 81 10 (13)-90302 TOMMY TAYLOR (26) G Tuer 7 9-3 (D)................ S James 78 11 (5) 5-1932 PRINCE OF BEL LIR (38) Joseph Parr 3 9-2 (BF,D)...J Mitchell 79 12 (10) 321605 MACHO PRIDE (9) B Haslam 3 9-2 (CD)...............H Shaw 79 13 (14) 533168 SHOOT TO KILL (17) (P) G Scott 4 9-2 (D 2 ) ..... D Muscutt 77 14 (9) -43151 ANCIENT TIMES (13) Harry Eustace 3 9-1 (D 2 ) ...H Turner 78 15 (12) 346021 LEZARDRIEUX (18) G Tuer 4 9-1 (D 4 ).. O McSweeney (7) 76 16 (15) 2-4406 ANDRONICUS BEAU (74) (P,T) T Dascombe 3 9-1 (D)... .....................................................................................Jane Elliott 78 17 (8) 431124 JORDAN ELECTRICS (18) Ewan Whillans 5 9-0 (BF,D 4 ) ........................................................................ Joanna Mason (3) 75 BETTING: 13-2 Tommy Taylor, 8 Prince Of Abington, Lezardrieux, Be Proud, 10 Others. 5.00 SKY BET SUNDAY SERIES NEWCOMERS’ EBF MAIDEN STAKES (GBB RACE) (4) (2-Y-O) Winner £8,813 (9 run) 6f 1 (8) AL BAREZ Tom Clover 9-5 .....................................J Mitchell — 2 (4) CODE PURPLE B Haslam 9-5 ................................H Shaw — 3 (5) FANTASY NAVIGATOR M Appleby 9-5 .......L Edmunds — 4 (1) PULL THE LEVER D F Davis 9-5 ........................J F Egan — 5 (2) WHOPUTFIFTYINYOU C Cox 9-5 ...................H Crouch — 6 (7) MOTHER SHIPTON K Ryan 9-0 ......................D Tudhope — 7 (6) POETIKEL PIECE Adrian Nicholls 9-0 .............B McHugh — 8 (9) ROSHAMBO J Camacho 9-0 ..........................P Mulrennan — 9 (3) SHARESA M Johnston 9-0 ......................................F Norton — BETTING: 5-2 Whoputfiftyinyou, 7-2 Sharesa, Mother Shipton, 6 Al Barez, 8 Others. 5.30 ROCKAVON PA 4.10 PRIMO’S COMET SAM’S CALL 4.35 ANCIENT TIMES PRINCE OF ABINGTON 5.00 WHOPUTFIFTYINYOU MOTHER SHIPTON 5.30 FLAMING LORD SIR MIN 6.00 SUBTLE BEAUTY ARABIAN ROMANCE 6.25 LIBERATION POINT (NAP) LIBERATION POINT (NAP) 6.55 GOOBINATOR TEQANY (NB) SKY BET SUNDAY SERIES NURSERY (4) (2-Y-O) Winner £12,885 (14 run) 7f 37yds 1 (2) 1510 ARISTOBULUS (25) J Ferguson 9-7 .................... Doubtful 80 2 (6) 14 ST ANDREW’S CASTLE (30) I Jardine 9-6 ..P Mulrennan 79 3 (11) 3314 SHARP RIPOSTE (24) M Botti 9-6........................L Morris 79 4 (8) 137 OUTGATE (24) D & C Kubler 9-4 (D)........................N Currie 77 5 (10) 7335 MYSTERY FOX (32) R Varian 9-4 ....................David Egan 77 6 (13) 7322 FLAMING LORD (33) Harry Eustace 9-3 ...............G Wood 76 7 (7) 13 EXMINSTER (29) E Bethell 9-2 (BF,D) ................D Tudhope 75 8 (12) 6473 BOX TO BOX (19) T Dascombe 9-0........................ Doubtful 73 9 (5) 352202 INTERNATIONAL BOY (15) R Fahey 8-13 (BF)...P Hanagan 72 10 (3) 474U2 SIR MIN (9) C Fellowes 8-13 .......................................H Turner 72 11 (1) 425646 RICKENBACKER (2) (P) T Dascombe 8-8..K Schofield (5) 67 12 (9) 652818 BUNGLEY (8) T Easterby 8-6 .............................D Fentiman 65 13 (14) 705 COME TO PASS (26) A Carroll 8-4........................J F Egan 63 14 (4) 839683 BEARCARDI (17) J L Eyre 8-1 ............................... C Hardie 60 BETTING: 5 Sir Min, 11-2 Mystery Fox, 6 International Boy, Flaming Lord, 7 Exminster, 8 St Andrew’s Castle, 12 Outgate, Sharp Riposte, Bearcardi, 14 Others. ST ANDREW’S CASTLE 16-1 (9-8, A Mullen) Towards rear, closer in mid-division near side of group halfway, chased leaders and hung left inside final furlong, stayed on stoutly towards finish, 4th of 16, 1 1/2l behind Maybe Even Never (9-2) at Thirsk 6f 2yo nov stk (4) gd in Aug 1m 11.37s. SHARP RIPOSTE 11-2 (9-6, D E Hogan) Held up, pulled hard, ridden inside 3f, kept on, not reach leaders, 4th of 6, 6l behind Tylos (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo nov stks (5) in Aug 1m 29.02s. OUTGATE 22-1 (8-0, Liam Jones) In touch, ridden 2f out, kept on towards finish, 7th of 16, 7l behind Harrow (8-5) at York 7f 2yo hcp (2) gd in Aug 1m 23.16s. MYSTERY FOX 5-1 (9-5, E J Walsh) Slightly hampered start, mid-division, raced freely, headway under 3f out when hung right, switched left and closed over 1f out, kept on until no extra close home, 5th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Implore (9-5) at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Aug 1m 33.16s. FLAMING LORD 11-2 (9-5, George Wood) Led briefly, tracked leader after a furlong, led going best 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Typewriter (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2yo nov stk (5) gs in Aug 1m 47.17s. EXMINSTER 2-1fav (9-6, P J McDonald) Raced in 4th, headway into 3rd over 3f out, pushed along in 2nd under 2f out, rider dropped whip 1f out, no extra and dropped to 3rd closing stages, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Knight Rider (9-2) at Ripon 1m 2yo nov stk (4) gd in Aug 1m 42.34s. INTERNATIONAL BOY 8-11fav (9-5, T Hamilton) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Trust Bertie (9-3) at Redcar 6f 2yo nov stk (5) gf in Aug 1m 11.52s. SIR MIN 7-2 (9-2, Hayley Turner) Held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Kit Gabriel (9-7) at Pontefract 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf 1m 16.32s. RICKENBACKER 11-1 (8-0, Kieran Schofield) Chased leaders, ridden along over 1f out, soon beaten, last of 6, 9l behind Unspoken (9-7) at Chester 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd 1m 27.45s. BUNGLEY 22-1 (8-12, Harrison Shaw) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 8th of 9, 10l behind Galileo Glass (9-4) at Thirsk 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd 1m 39.88s. COME TO PASS 40-1 (9-0, Jason Watson) Midfield, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened 1f out, 5th of 9, 8l behind Rawyaan (9-7) at Leicester 7f 2yo nov stk (5) gf in Aug 1m 26.01s. BEARCARDI 9-2 (8-5, S De Sousa) Led, ridden well over 2f out, headed 2f out, stayed on well, no extra near finish, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Makalu (8-12) at Carlisle 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug 1m 26.34s. GOING: Good to Firm-Good in places. COURSE: Left-handed, flat, oval course of 1m 5f with a 4f runin. 5-6f races run on straight course. DRAW: A high draw is a big advantage, especially on soft. 6.00 SKY BET SUNDAY SERIES FILLIES’ HANDICAP (4) Winner £15,462 (12 run) 1m 37yds 1 (5) -11243 ASTROGEM (25) Harry Eustace 4 9-10 ......................R Tate 80 2 (6) 518115 ZULU GIRL (15) D & C Kubler 4 9-10 (D 3 )...............N Currie 80 3 (9) 0-1215 ARABIAN ROMANCE (24) K P De Foy 4 9-10 (D) ...P J McDonald 80 4 (11) 23-241 SUBTLE BEAUTY (46) (T) P & O Cole 3 9-5 ...Grace McEntee (5) 80 5 (2) -84105 GENETIQUE (40) (B * ) D O’Meara 3 9-5 ................ J Watson 80 6 (8) 282135 CROWN PRINCESS (32) O Pears 3 9-3 (D) .. H Russell (3) 78 7 (10) 183514 TURANDOT (30) (H) D O’Meara 3 9-3 (CD) .......D Tudhope 78 8 (4) 2240 NEW EXCEED (21) (H) C Appleby 3 9-2 ..............J Mitchell 77 9 (7) 28-423 HIPSWAY (16) K Dalgleish 3 8-9 .............................. S James 70 10 (3) -75288 FLORENCE STREET (21) A Balding 3 8-7.......D Probert 68 11 (1) 244228 SOLLER BAY (16) (B) T Easterby 3 8-2 ...........D Fentiman 63 12 (12) 215613 LIBBY AMI (6) G Tuer 3 8-1 (BF,D) .......................... C Hardie 62 BETTING: 9-2 Arabian Romance, 5 Libby Ami, 6 New Exceed, 13-2 Others. ASTROGEM 17-2 (9-4, George Wood) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Arranmore (8-12) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug 1m 39.02s. ZULU GIRL 11-2 (9-9, Nicola Currie) Chased leader, led briefly over 7f out, outpaced 3f out, well beaten final 2f, last of 5, 12l behind General Lee (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug 1m 53.83s. ARABIAN ROMANCE 17-2 (8-3, David Egan) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Sweet Enough (8-5) at York 7f fll hcp (2) gd in Aug 1m 23.44s. SUBTLE BEAUTY 8-13fav (9-0, Callum Shepherd) Prominent, shaken up over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, led and edged left from over 1f out, stayed on, readily, won at Leicester 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Jul beating Waleyfa (9-0) by 2l, 7 ran 1m 26.36s. GENETIQUE 11-1 (9-5, S A Gray) Chased leaders in 4th, pushed along and outpaced halfway, soon behind, last of 5, 19l behind Toussarok (9-1) at Catterick 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug 1m 24.91s. CROWN PRINCESS 12-1 (8-11, Harry Russell) Mid-division, raced freely, niggled along over 2f out, not clear run and switched left 2f out, soon switched right and headway over 1f out, kept on into 5th entering final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Sibaaq (9-5) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug 1m 31.67s. TURANDOT 7-2 (9-6, Jason Watson) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f until entering final furlong, weakened inside final 150 yards, 4th of 9, 5l behind Glengarry (9-0) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug 1m 38.64s. NEW EXCEED 6-1 (8-11, W Buick) Led, pushed along over 2f out, short for room 1f out, eased final furlong, 12th of 14, 16l behind Yorkshire Lady (8-4) at Sandown 1m 1f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug 1m 57.52s. HIPSWAY 7-1 (8-5, S H James) Tracked leaders, pushed along and short of room 2f out, soon ridden, kept on to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 5, 10l behind Sweet Believer (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 1f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd in Aug 1m 56.18s. FLORENCE STREET 33-1 (7-13, William Cox) Close up, ridden 2f out, no extra towards finish, 8th of 14, 8l behind Yorkshire Lady (8-4) at Sandown 1m 1f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug 1m 57.52s. SOLLER BAY 7-1 (8-10, Ella McCain) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 6l behind Empirestateofmind (9-6) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug 1m 40.05s. LIBBY AMI 2-1fav (9-5, S H James) Mid-division, headway when not much room over 2f out, soon close up, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd and held near finish, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Prince Ali (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (0-65) (6) 2m 10.47s. 6.25 SKY BET SUNDAY SERIES MIDDLE DISTANCE HANDICAP (4) Winner £15,462 (17 run) 1m 2f 100yds 1 (17) 294621 HOWZER BLACK (13) (H) K Dalgleish 5 9-13 (CD) .. Doubtful 88 2 (13) 6-3431 PRINCE OF HARTS (27) B Millman 5 9-10 (D) ..David Egan 85 3 (7) -12218 ATHMAD (21) R Carr 5 9-10 (D) ......................P J McDonald 85 4 (1) 691137 CIVIL LAW (52) (T) R Teal 4 9-10 (D 2 ) ...... C Hutchinson (5) 85 5 (9) 6/2-1 LIBERATION POINT (20) M Appleby 4 9-7 .....D Tudhope 82 6 (11) 9-0111 STRAWMAN (12) K Tutty 4 9-7 (D 2 ) ...........Gemma Tutty (3) 82 7 (16) 53100/ PERFECT CITY Jonjo O’Neill 6 9-5 ..................P Hanagan 80 8 (2) 43-352 CEDAR CAGE (87) (P) D Shaw 4 9-5 (BF) ........... C Hardie 80 9 (10) 312421 FAIRMAC (9) (B) M Johnston 3 9-5 (CD) .................F Norton 86 10 (14) 711112 MIRAMICHI (9) T Dascombe 3 9-4 (CD 2 )............Jane Elliott 85 11 (15) 232946 STARFIGHTER (21) M Loughnane 5 9-3 (D 2 ) .....H Crouch 78 12 (5) 111703 BOLLIN MARGARET (12) T Easterby 4 9-3 (D 4 ) ..D Allan 78 13 (12) 113214 TOMMY G (21) J Goldie 8 9-2 ...........................P Mulrennan 77 14 (4) 222323 SIX STRINGS (9) G Tuer 7 9-2 ............................... S James 77 15 (3) 215121 SILVER GUNN (21) (H) M Botti 3 9-1 (D 2 ) ......... D E Hogan 82 16 (8) 650541 CADEAU D’OR (17) A Balding 4 9-1 (D) ..............D Probert 76 17 (6) 175221 YORKSHIRE LADY (21) M & D Easterby 3 9-0 .. Joanna Mason (3) 81 BETTING: 13-2 Liberation Point, 7 Prince Of Harts, 8 Six Strings, Silver Gunn, Strawman, 10 Cadeau D’or, Yorkshire Lady, Miramichi, Fairmac, 12 Others. 6.55 SKY BET SUNDAY SERIES HANDICAP (4) Winner £15,462 (13 run) 2m 46yds 1 (9) 772121 SNOWALOT (15) J Ferguson 4 9-10 .................... D Muscutt 85 2 (1) 5510-5 AUTHOR’S DREAM (149) (P * ) W Knight 8 9-10 (D 4 ).......J Watson 85 3 (6) 075170 GLASSES UP (23) R M Smith 6 9-9 ...................D Tudhope 84 4 (12) 119-31 LAND OF WINTER (20) (P,T) R Guest 5 9-8 (D 2 )..D Allan 83 5 (8) 1/4-31 GOOBINATOR (64) (H) D McCain 5 9-7 (D)..P Mulrennan 82 6 (10) 7-2392 CLEARANCE (17) M Blake 7 9-3 (D 3 ) ..........P J McDonald 78 7 (5) 213-15 MANJAAM (P,T) M Loughnane 8 9-3 (D 2 ) ........... J Peate (7) 78 8 (4) 275324 SINGLE (16) M Channon 4 9-1 .............................. G Bass (5) 76 9 (3) 784-11 EMARATY HERO (7) G Tuer 4 8-13 ..................... S James 74 10 (7) 049524 TORONTO (16) (H * ) C Fellowes 4 8-12 ..................L Steward 73 11 (11) 4/2411 TEQANY (28) (T) F O’Brien 7 8-10 (D)..................D Costello 71 12 (13) 4-5346 NAVEGAON GATE (31) (B * ) E Walker 3 8-5 ........L Morris 77 13 (2) 525412 NATALEENA (7) B Haslam 5 8-0 (D 3 ).................... C Hardie 61 BETTING: 3 Emaraty Hero, 9-2 Snowalot, 7 Teqany, 8 Land Of Winter, 10 Clearance, Goobinator, 12 Nataleena, 14 Toronto, Single, 16 Others. SNOWALOT 11-8fav (9-3, Daniel Muscutt) Mid-division, closed from 4f out, led over 1f out, soon edged right, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug beating Ravens Ark (9-1) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran 3m 04.38s. AUTHOR’S DREAM 33-1 (8-10, Callum Shepherd) Disputed lead after 3f, ridden and headed 3f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 14, 11l behind Elysian Flame (9-1) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Apr 3m 33.67s. GLASSES UP 40-1 (8-6, B A Curtis) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression, 11th of 15, 9l behind Sam Cooke (8-10) at York 1m 4f hcp 105 (2) gf in Aug 2m 30.25s. LAND OF WINTER 7-2 (9-4, D Allan) Led and set steady pace, pushed along 3f out, ridden and strongly pressed from 2f out, stayed on gamely, all out, won at Ripon 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug beating Nakeeta (8-5) by 1/2l, 7 ran 3m 30.94s. GOOBINATOR 12-1 (9-7, P Mulrennan) Restrained towards rear, steady headway over 4f out, ran on strongly to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on strongly close home, won at York 2m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul beating Ghadbbaan (8-8) by 3/4l, 14 ran 3m 33.38s. CLEARANCE 13-2 (10-5, Miss S Brotherton) Held up towards rear, closed from 6f out, went 2nd over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, held by winner final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Olympic Honour (8-13) at Ffos Las 2m ladys hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug 3m 38.51s. MANJAAM 9-2 (8-13, J E Moore) Held up in rear, progress and headway over 4f out, outpaced and switched right over 1f out, no impact inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Caribeno (8-11) at Newcastle 2m hcp (0-90) (3) in Feb 4m 42.50s. SINGLE 3-1 (9-1, Tom Marquand) Slowly away, chasing leaders after 2f, ridden over 2f out, switched right well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 3l behind Just Hubert (10-0) at Goodwood 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug 3m 30.46s. EMARATY HERO 11-8fav (8-12, Pierre-Louis Jamin) Tracked leader, pushed along and led 3f out, soon headed, ridden and edged left over 2f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, won going away, won at York 1m 4f app hcp 0-80 (4) gf beating Topanticipation (8-12) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran 2m 32.76s. TORONTO 8-1 (9-12, Ray Dawson) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out, held inside final furlong, lost 3rd last strides, 4th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Nataleena (8-12) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug 3m 30.96s. TEQANY 7-2 (9-10, D C Costello) Made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside last, stayed on stoutly, won at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug beating Flint Hill (9-11) by 1/2l, 7 ran 3m 52.16s. NAVEGAON GATE 9-2 (9-3, Hollie Doyle) Held up in 5th on inside, pushed along 5f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out, behind and no chance after, last of 6, 11l behind Summer’s Knight (9-3) at Ffos Las 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug 3m 09.29s. NATALEENA 16-1 (9-0, A Mullen) Chased leaders, shaken up 4f out, effort and headway 3f out, pressed leaders 2f out, chased winner inside last, no impression, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Master Milliner (10-0) at York 2m hcp 0-80 (4) gf 3m 40.10s. Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 47 WEIGHT WATCHER Horses which have dropped most from previous winning handicap marks in the last two years. BATH: 3.55 Heer We Go Again (won off 75 down 12lb to 63); 5.05 Champagne Highlife (6lb). CHELMSFORD CITY: 1.35 Too Shy Shy (won off 69 down 7lb to 62); 4.20 Percy’s Prince (5lb). HAYDOCK: 4.10 Muscika (won off 88 down 6lb to 82); 4.35 I Am A Dreamer (3lb); Muscika (6lb); Gabrial The Wire (8lb); 6.55 Nataleena (5lb). MUSSELBURGH: 2.27 Markazi (won off 84 down 12lb to 72); 3.02 Separate (4lb); 4.45 Three Castles (6lb). DOWNGRADED Horses dropped two grades or more from their previous race. HAYDOCK: 4.10 Four Adaay (down 2 grades), 4.35 Be Proud (down 2), 4.35 Gabrial The Wire (down 2), 4.35 Manigordo (down 2), 4.35 Troubador (down 2), 5.30 Aristobulus (down 2), 5.30 Outgate (down 2), 6.00 Arabian Romance (down 2), 6.25 Six Strings (down 2), 6.55 Author’s Dream (down 2), 6.55 Glasses Up (down 2). BATH: 2.45 Scampi (down 2). MUSSELBURGH: 2.27 Bulls Aye (down 2), 4.45 Sarvi (down 2). STABLE MOVERS Horses which are having their first run for a new trainer. HAYDOCK: 6.25 Cedar Cage (Sir M Prescott to D Shaw), 6.55 Manjaam (D Loughnane to M Loughnane), 6.55 Toronto (D Loughnane to C Fellowes). BATH: 2.45 Simple Words (J Frost to C Down). CHELMSFORD CITY: None. MUSSELBURGH: 4.15 Alehandro (M Bell to Harvey Bastiman). FIT AND READY Horses which have won in the last 7 days. Glorious Rio (4.10 Haydock) won at Newcastle (5f) hcp (AW). Ready Freddie Go (4.10 Haydock) won at Thirsk (5f) hcp. Emaraty Hero (6.55 Haydock) won at York (1m4f) hcp. Steel An Icon (4.30 Bath) won at Catterick (1m6f) hcp. The following information relates to horses engaged at British meetings today only. HOT TRAINERS (Most wins last 14 days) M Johnston 18; J & T Gosden 14; C Cox 11; T Easterby 10; C Appleby 10; E Walker 8; A Carroll 7; A Balding 7; D McCain 7; F O’Brien 7; S & E Crisford 7; R Fahey 6; K Ryan 6; M Botti 5; P & O Cole 5; R Hannon 5; M Bell 5; T D Barron 4; K Dalgleish 4; G Boughey 4; N Mulholland 4; E J-Houghton 4; M Appleby 3; J Goldie 3; D O’Meara 3; M & D Easterby 3; M Channon 3; M Dods 3; E Bethell 3. TRAINERS OUT OF FORM (Runners since last win) C Teague 169; C Wallis 79; A Berry 73; G Brown 49; S Pearce 42; M Hammond 35; D F Davis 31; D O’Meara 30; Tom Clover 28; T Dascombe 26; P Evans 26; J Portman 26; E Dunlop 25; J Flint 24; R Harris 22; J Feilden 22; M Loughnane 21; C Gordon 21; R Hughes 20; R Ingram 20; D Shaw 19; E Alston 18; Liam Bailey 17; Adrian Nicholls 16; L Williamson 15; G Harris 14; P McBride 14; J Chapple-Hyam 13; W Kittow 13; R Stephens 13. HOT JOCKEYS (Most wins last 14 days) Tom Marquand 10; Robert Havlin 8; David Probert 7; Ray Dawson 7; Connor Beasley 7; Rowan Scott 7; David Allan 6; Jack Mitchell 6; Joe Fanning 6; Andrea Atzeni 6; David Egan 5; Dane O’Neill 5; Saffie Osborne 5; Paul Mulrennan 4; Franny Norton 4; Hector Crouch 4; Callum Shepherd 4; Callum Rodriguez 4; Hayley Turner 3; Joanna Mason 3; Daniel Muscutt 3; Luke Morris 3; Martin Dwyer 3; Marco Ghiani 3; Jason Hart 3; Graham Lee 3; Sean Kirrane 3; Jonny Peate 2; Callum Hutchinson 2. JOCKEYS OUT OF FORM (Rides since last win) Ben Sanderson 60; James Sullivan 54; Ben Robinson 43; Charlie Bennett 41; Imogen Mathias 39; Shane Gray 34; Angus Villiers 29; Molly Presland 28; Jamie Spencer 27; George Rooke 26; Daniel Tudhope 25; Zak Wheatley 23; Rob Hornby 22; Jefferson Smith 22; Grace McEntee 21; Kieran O’Neill 21; N Callan 20; Harry Burns 19; Mark Crehan 18; Jack Garritty 18; Duran Fentiman 16; George Bass 16; Darragh Keenan 16; Josephine Gordon 16; Joanna Mason 15; David Egan 15; Kieran Schofield 15; Billy Garritty 15; John Egan 14; Liam Browne 14.

Sunday Mail September 12, 48 reporters@sundaymail.co.uk email Sonnyboyliston (4.40) can take the promotion to Group 1 level in his stride in the Irish St Leger at the Curragh. Cairde Go Deo (3.30) can bag the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh for Colin Keane and Ger Lyons. Snowfall (2.55) has to go close in the Prix Vermeille at Longchamp. Liberation Point (6.25) looks another rapid improver for Michael Appleby at Haydock. Goobinator (6.55) remains well-treated on the Flat at Haydock for Donald McCain. Subtle Beauty (6.00) has a strong chance at Haydock with the Cole yard in good form. davie Macdonald joe punter Joe Reilly Q1 What is the pick at Musselburgh? Ravenscraig Castle (5.20) can build on his cracking third in the Melrose at York. Thriving Clay Regazzoni (2.27) can defy a 3lb penalty for scoring narrowly here last time. Pretty Rebel (3.02) can strike for ultra-shrewd Kildare handler Gerard O’Leary. Panel Beaters We answer THREE key qs Q2 Fancy anything from England’s three cards? Q3 What is your best bet in today’s Group 1 races? racing a breeze for hurricane in the St Leger got that turn of foot at the end. He’s a great horse. “It was lovely to win the Leger with him. It’s been a superb season for the whole team. “I knew I was on the best horse. It was just a case of keeping it smooth.” Hurricane Lane is now a general 6/1 shot for next month’s Arc at Longchamp. St Mark’s Basilica (5/6 Fav) bagged his fourth Group 1 win on the trot in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. Aidan O’Brien’s star showed his trademark blistering turn of foot to deny Tarnawa (9/4) by a length under an ice-cool Ryan Moore. St Mark’s Basilica is now a warm 2-1 jolly for more Group 1 glory in the Champion Stakes at Ascot next month. Hurricane Lane stormed clear in the Cazoo St Leger at Doncaster. Charlie Appleby’s star was a hot 8/11 favourite for the final Classic after landing a string of Group 1 prizes this season. The colt travelled very smoothly through the 1m 6f contest only to hit a flat spot two out. However, he quickly recovered and powered home in the final furlong to rout Mojo Star (8/1) by four lengths under William Buick. The Mediterranean (28/1) overcame a slow start to finish third. Buick said: “It was easy. He was the class in the race. It worked out beautifully. You never know until you go this far with a three-year-old. “He took me into the race so nicely and he’s fast lane star hacked up at Doncaster BRIGHTON Going: Good to firm 2.00: 1, POCKET WARRIOR (T Marquand) 16-1; 2, Waneen 5-2; 3, Glyder 8-1. Also: 2-1 Fav Cool Strutter. 11 ran. 1¼l, shd. (P D’Arcy). Tote: Win £27.00; Pl £5.70, £1.20, £2.30. Exacta: £97.10. Trifecta: £531.90. CSF: £58.47. NR: Hurricane Alert. 2.35: 1, DUDLEY’S BOY (Joshua Bryan) evens Fav; 2, Voltaic 6-4; 3, Liliofthelamplight 6-1. 7 ran. 7l, 3½l. (A Balding). Tote: Win £1.80; Pl £1.30, £1.10. Exacta: £3.10. Trifecta: £6.90. CSF: £2.72. 3.05: 1, SONNETINA (T P Queally) 9-1; 2, Tarrzan 8-1; 3, Dark Poet 11-4 Fav. 14 ran. 2½l, ¾l. (D Coakley). Tote: Win £8.90; Pl £2.50, £3.60, £1.90. Exacta: £114.20. Tricast: £263.62. Trifecta: £349.30. CSF: £79.05. 3.35: 1, GIN PALACE (M Dwyer) 6-1; 2, Majestic Mac 7-2 JtFav; 3, Strawberry Jack 9-2. Also: 7-2 JtFav Prairie Spy. 7 ran. 2¼l, ¾l. (Eve J-Houghton). Tote: Win £7.70; Pl £4.90, £2.00. Exacta: £32.00. Tricast: £102.96. Trifecta: £109.40. CSF: £26.99. NR: Cogital, Robsdelight. 4.10: 1, KING OF THE SAND (A Kirby) 6-4 Fav; 2, Gendarme 7-2; 3, Star Of Athena 33-1. 8 ran. 13l, 4l. (G L Moore). Tote: Win £2.50; Pl £1.20, £1.50, £7.30. Exacta: £7.70. Tricast: £121.61. Trifecta: £118.30. CSF: £7.20. NR: Vanity Vanity. 4.45: 1, SWISSAL (A Kirby) 5-1; 2, De Little Engine 5-1; 3, Barritus 4-1. Also: 3-1 Fav Blessed To Empress. 10 ran. shd, ¾l. (David Dennis). Tote: Win £5.70; Pl £2.10, £2.10, £1.50. Exacta: £40.50. Tricast: £114.61. Trifecta: £233.30. CSF: £31.69. NR: Ocean Temptress. 5.15: 1, KAHINA (J Mitchell) 7-2; 2, Don’t Cry About It 12-1; 3, Confrerie 9-4. Also: 2-1 Fav Imperial Act. 9 ran. 1¼l, nk. (H Palmer). Tote: Win £5.00; Pl £1.20, £3.00, £1.10. Exacta: £55.30. Trifecta: £162.10. CSF: £45.29. NR: Ahfad, Birthday Girl, Kybosh. Placepot: £61.70. Quadpot: £21.00. BRIGHTON Going: Good to firm 2.00: 1, POCKET WARRIOR (T Marquand) 16-1; 2, Waneen 5-2; 3, Glyder 8-1. Also: 2-1 Fav Cool Strutter. 11 ran. 1¼l, shd. (P D’Arcy). Tote: Win £27.00; Pl £5.70, £1.20, £2.30. Exacta: £97.10. Trifecta: £531.90. CSF: £58.47. NR: Hurricane Alert. 2.35: 1, DUDLEY’S BOY (Joshua Bryan) evens Fav; 2, Voltaic 6-4; 3, Liliofthelamplight 6-1. 7 ran. 7l, 3½l. (A Balding). Tote: Win £1.80; Pl £1.30, £1.10. Exacta: £3.10. Trifecta: £6.90. CSF: £2.72. 3.05: 1, SONNETINA (T P Queally) 9-1; 2, Tarrzan 8-1; 3, Dark Poet 11-4 Fav. 14 ran. 2½l, ¾l. (D Coakley). Tote: Win £8.90; Pl £2.50, £3.60, £1.90. Exacta: £114.20. Tricast: £263.62. Trifecta: £349.30. CSF: £79.05. 3.35: 1, GIN PALACE (M Dwyer) 6-1; 2, Majestic Mac 7-2 JtFav; 3, Strawberry Jack 9-2. Also: 7-2 JtFav Prairie Spy. 7 ran. 2¼l, ¾l. (Eve J-Houghton). Tote: Win £7.70; Pl £4.90, £2.00. Exacta: £32.00. Tricast: £102.96. Trifecta: £109.40. CSF: £26.99. NR: Cogital, Robsdelight. 4.10: 1, KING OF THE SAND (A Kirby) 6-4 Fav; 2, Gendarme 7-2; 3, Star Of Athena 33-1. 8 ran. 13l, 4l. (G L Moore). Tote: Win £2.50; Pl £1.20, £1.50, £7.30. Exacta: £7.70. Tricast: £121.61. Trifecta: £118.30. CSF: £7.20. NR: Vanity Vanity. 4.45: 1, SWISSAL (A Kirby) 5-1; 2, De Little Engine 5-1; 3, Barritus 4-1. Also: 3-1 Fav Blessed To Empress. 10 ran. shd, ¾l. (David Dennis). Tote: Win £5.70; Pl £2.10, £2.10, £1.50. Exacta: £40.50. Tricast: £114.61. Trifecta: £233.30. CSF: £31.69. NR: Ocean Temptress. 5.15: 1, KAHINA (J Mitchell) 7-2; 2, Don’t Cry About It 12-1; 3, Confrerie 9-4. Also: 2-1 Fav Imperial Act. 9 ran. 1¼l, nk. (H Palmer). Tote: Win £5.00; Pl £1.20, £3.00, £1.10. Exacta: £55.30. Trifecta: £162.10. CSF: £45.29. NR: Ahfad, Birthday Girl, Kybosh. Placepot: £61.70. Quadpot: £21.00. BRIGHTON Going: Good to firm 2.00: 1, POCKET WARRIOR (T Marquand) 16-1; 2, Waneen 5-2; 3, Glyder 8-1. Also: 2-1 Fav Cool Strutter. 11 ran. 1¼l, shd. (P D’Arcy). Tote: Win £27.00; Pl £5.70, £1.20, £2.30. Exacta: £97.10. Trifecta: £531.90. CSF: £58.47. NR: Hurricane Alert. 2.35: 1, DUDLEY’S BOY (Joshua Bryan) evens Fav; 2, Voltaic 6-4; 3, Liliofthelamplight 6-1. 7 ran. 7l, 3½l. (A Balding). Tote: Win £1.80; Pl £1.30, £1.10. Exacta: £3.10. Trifecta: £6.90. CSF: £2.72. 3.05: 1, SONNETINA (T P Queally) 9-1; 2, Tarrzan 8-1; 3, Dark Poet 11-4 Fav. 14 ran. 2½l, ¾l. (D Coakley). Tote: Win £8.90; Pl £2.50, £3.60, £1.90. Exacta: £114.20. Tricast: £263.62. Trifecta: £349.30. CSF: £79.05. 3.35: 1, GIN PALACE (M Dwyer) 6-1; 2, Majestic Mac 7-2 JtFav; 3, Strawberry Jack 9-2. Also: 7-2 JtFav Prairie Spy. 7 ran. 2¼l, ¾l. (Eve J-Houghton). Tote: Win £7.70; Pl £4.90, £2.00. Exacta: £32.00. Tricast: £102.96. Trifecta: £109.40. CSF: £26.99. NR: Cogital, Robsdelight. 4.10: 1, KING OF THE SAND (A Kirby) 6-4 Fav; 2, Gendarme 7-2; 3, Star Of Athena 33-1. 8 ran. 13l, 4l. (G L Moore). Tote: Win £2.50; Pl £1.20, £1.50, £7.30. Exacta: £7.70. Tricast: £121.61. Trifecta: £118.30. CSF: £7.20. NR: Vanity Vanity. 4.45: 1, SWISSAL (A Kirby) 5-1; 2, De Little Engine 5-1; 3, Barritus 4-1. Also: 3-1 Fav Blessed To Empress. 10 ran. shd, ¾l. (David Dennis). Tote: Win £5.70; Pl £2.10, £2.10, £1.50. Exacta: £40.50. Tricast: £114.61. Trifecta: £233.30. CSF: £31.69. NR: Ocean Temptress. 5.15: 1, KAHINA (J Mitchell) 7-2; 2, Don’t Cry About It 12-1; 3, Confrerie 9-4. Also: 2-1 Fav Imperial Act. 9 ran. 1¼l, nk. (H Palmer). Tote: Win £5.00; Pl £1.20, £3.00, £1.10. Exacta: £55.30. Trifecta: £162.10. CSF: £45.29. NR: Ahfad, Birthday Girl, Kybosh. Placepot: £61.70. Quadpot: £21.00. BRIGHTON Going: Good to firm 2.00: 1, POCKET WARRIOR (T Marquand) 16-1; 2, Waneen 5-2; 3, Glyder 8-1. Also: 2-1 Fav Cool Strutter. 11 ran. 1¼l, shd. (P D’Arcy). Tote: Win £27.00; Pl £5.70, £1.20, £2.30. Exacta: £97.10. Trifecta: £531.90. CSF: £58.47. NR: Hurricane Alert. 2.35: 1, DUDLEY’S BOY (Joshua Bryan) evens Fav; 2, Voltaic 6-4; 3, Liliofthelamplight 6-1. 7 ran. 7l, 3½l. (A Balding). Tote: Win £1.80; Pl £1.30, £1.10. Exacta: £3.10. Trifecta: £6.90. CSF: £2.72. 3.05: 1, SONNETINA (T P Queally) 9-1; 2, Tarrzan 8-1; 3, Dark Poet 11-4 Fav. 14 ran. 2½l, ¾l. (D Coakley). Tote: Win £8.90; Pl £2.50, £3.60, £1.90. Exacta: £114.20. Tricast: £263.62. Trifecta: £349.30. CSF: £79.05. 3.35: 1, GIN PALACE (M Dwyer) 6-1; 2, Majestic Mac 7-2 JtFav; 3, Strawberry Jack 9-2. Also: 7-2 JtFav Prairie Spy. 7 ran. 2¼l, ¾l. (Eve J-Houghton). Tote: Win £7.70; Pl £4.90, £2.00. Exacta: £32.00. Tricast: £102.96. Trifecta: £109.40. CSF: £26.99. NR: Cogital, Robsdelight. 4.10: 1, KING OF THE SAND (A Kirby) 6-4 Fav; 2, Gendarme 7-2; 3, Star Of Athena 33-1. 8 ran. 13l, 4l. (G L Moore). Tote: Win £2.50; Pl £1.20, £1.50, £7.30. Exacta: £7.70. Tricast: £121.61. Trifecta: £118.30. CSF: £7.20. NR: Vanity Vanity. 4.45: 1, SWISSAL (A Kirby) 5-1; 2, De Little Engine 5-1; 3, Barritus 4-1. Also: 3-1 Fav Blessed To Empress. 10 ran. shd, ¾l. (David Dennis). Tote: Win £5.70; Pl £2.10, £2.10, £1.50. Exacta: £40.50. Tricast: £114.61. Trifecta: £233.30. CSF: £31.69. NR: Ocean Temptress. 5.15: 1, KAHINA (J Mitchell) 7-2; 2, Don’t Cry About It 12-1; 3, Confrerie 9-4. Also: 2-1 Fav Imperial Act. 9 ran. 1¼l, nk. (H Palmer). Tote: Win £5.00; Pl £1.20, £3.00, £1.10. Exacta: £55.30. Trifecta: £162.10. CSF: £45.29. NR: Ahfad, Birthday Girl, Kybosh. Placepot: £61.70. Quadpot: £21.00. BRIGHTON Going: Good to firm 2.00: 1, POCKET WARRIOR (T Marquand) 16-1; 2, Waneen 5-2; 3, Glyder 8-1. Also: 2-1 Fav Cool Strutter. 11 ran. 1¼l, shd. (P D’Arcy). Tote: Win £27.00; Pl £5.70, £1.20, £2.30. Exacta: £97.10. Trifecta: £531.90. CSF: £58.47. NR: Hurricane Alert. 2.35: 1, DUDLEY’S BOY (Joshua Bryan) evens Fav; 2, Voltaic 6-4; 3, Liliofthelamplight 6-1. 7 ran. 7l, 3½l. (A Balding). Tote: Win £1.80; Pl £1.30, £1.10. Exacta: £3.10. Trifecta: £6.90. CSF: £2.72. 3.05: 1, SONNETINA (T P Queally) 9-1; 2, Tarrzan 8-1; 3, Dark Poet 11-4 Fav. 14 ran. 2½l, ¾l. (D Coakley). Tote: Win £8.90; Pl £2.50, £3.60, £1.90. Exacta: £114.20. Tricast: £263.62. Trifecta: £349.30. CSF: £79.05. 3.35: 1, GIN PALACE (M Dwyer) 6-1; 2, Majestic Mac 7-2 JtFav; 3, Strawberry Jack 9-2. Also: 7-2 JtFav Prairie Spy. 7 ran. 2¼l, ¾l. (Eve J-Houghton). Tote: Win £7.70; Pl £4.90, £2.00. Exacta: £32.00. Tricast: £102.96. Trifecta: £109.40. CSF: £26.99. NR: Cogital, Robsdelight. 4.10: 1, KING OF THE SAND (A Kirby) 6-4 Fav; 2, Gendarme 7-2; 3, Star Of Athena 33-1. 8 ran. 13l, 4l. (G L Moore). Tote: Win £2.50; Pl £1.20, £1.50, £7.30. Exacta: £7.70. Tricast: £121.61. Trifecta: £118.30. CSF: £7.20. NR: Vanity Vanity. 4.45: 1, SWISSAL (A Kirby) 5-1; 2, De Little Engine 5-1; 3, Barritus 4-1. Also: 3-1 Fav Blessed To Empress. 10 ran. shd, ¾l. (David Dennis). Tote: Win £5.70; Pl £2.10, £2.10, £1.50. Exacta: £40.50. Tricast: £114.61. Trifecta: £233.30. CSF: £31.69. NR: Ocean Temptress. 5.15: 1, KAHINA (J Mitchell) 7-2; 2, Don’t Cry About It 12-1; 3, Confrerie 9-4. Also: 2-1 Fav Imperial Act. 9 ran. 1¼l, nk. (H Palmer). Tote: Win £5.00; Pl £1.20, £3.00, £1.10. Exacta: £55.30. Trifecta: £162.10. CSF: £45.29. NR: Ahfad, Birthday Girl, Kybosh. 5.15: 1, KAHINA (J Mitchell) 7-2; 2, Don’t Cry About It 12-1; 3, Confrerie 9-4. Also: 2-1 Fav Imperial Act. 9 ran. 1¼l, nk. (H Palmer). Tote: Win £5.00; Pl £1.20, £3.00, £1.10. Exacta: £55.30. Trifecta: £162.10. CSF: £45.29. NR: Ahfad, Birthday Girl, Kybosh. Placepot: £61.70. Quadpot: £21.00. MUSSELBURGH ITV4: 5.20. RACING TV. 1.55 EBF ROSEBERY FILLIES’ CONDITIONS STAKES (GBB RACE) (3) (2-Y-O) Winner £8,100 (4 run) 5f 1yds 1 (4) 41314 FAST RESPONSE (21) K Burke 9-6 (CD) ................J Hart 80 2 (2) 122123 SOPHIE’S STAR (53) K Burke 9-6 (BF,D 2 ) ...P-L Jamin (5) 88 3 (1) 13724 ANADORA (22) K Ryan 9-3 (D) ...................................S Gray 91 4 (3) 262226 HI MEH DARLING (22) I Jardine 8-12 .................A Mullen 73 BETTING: 11-8 Anadora, 6-4 Sophie’s Star, 11-2 Fast Response, 8 Hi Meh Darling. 2020: BLACKBERRY 9 6, Graham Lee 7-2 (B Smart), drawn (2), 6 ran. FAST RESPONSE 10-3 (9-0, Pierre-Louis Jamin) Held up toward rear, headway over 2f out out, ridden 2f out, held every chance 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Amazonian Dream (9-7) at Sandown 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug 1m 02.17s. SOPHIE’S STAR 9-4fav (9-2, C D Hayes) Moved right after leaving stalls and raced alone on stands’ side and led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon 3rd, kept on same pace in 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Ladies Church (9-2) at Naas 5f 2yo fll Listed stks (1) gd in Jul 58.87s. ANADORA 18-1 (8-9, S A Gray) Raced in last, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Attagirl (8-9) at York 5f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Aug 58.59s. HI MEH DARLING 50-1 (8-9, A Mullen) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, not pace to challenge, 6th of 9, 6l behind Attagirl (8-9) at York 5f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Aug 58.59s. 2.27 BET AT RACINGTV.COM HANDICAP (5) Winner £2,862 (8 run) 1m 2yds 1 (7) 552131 GWEEDORE (34) K Scott 4 10-0 (C 2 ) .........................J Hart 77 2 (3) 466912 MARKAZI (19) Liam Bailey 7 9-9 (C,D 4 ) ................... D Nolan 72 3 (6) 0-4076 CAMPARI (29) J Camacho 4 9-8 (D) ............................. G Lee 71 4 (8) 2-2277 JACKHAMMER (49) D Sayer 7 9-7 (D 2 ) ...........JP Sullivan 70 5 (1) 1-3464 BULLS AYE (23) (H * ) I Jardine 3 9-7 (C) .................A Mullen 75 6 (5) 07-348 ELIGIBLE (71) M & D Easterby 5 9-5 (BF,D) ..... B Robinson 68 7 (4) 141631 CLAY REGAZZONI (19) (V) K Dalgleish 4 9-3 (C 2 ) ............ .................................................................................. C Rodriguez 66 8 (2) 626444 ENGLES ROCK (19) L Russell 5 8-11 ........S B Kirrane (5) 60 BETTING: 3 Gweedore, 4 Markazi, 9-2 Clay Regazzoni, 6 Bulls Aye, 8 Eligible, Jackhammer, 10 Engles Rock, 12 Campari. GWEEDORE 2-1fav (10-0, Jason Hart) Chased leader, ridden to lead final 110 yards, stayed on well, won at Ayr 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug beating Tilsitt (9-4) by 3/4l, 7 ran 1m 44.89s. MARKAZI 10-3 (9-7, D Nolan) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, headed under 1f out, kept on well, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Clay Regazzoni (9-0) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug 1m 54.23s. CAMPARI 20-1 (9-10, P Mulrennan) Mid-division on outer early, progress to track leader after 3f, pressed leader briefly over 3f out, lost place 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, last of 6, 12l behind Ms Gandhi (9-5) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug 2m 03.65s. JACKHAMMER 16-1 (9-4, Zak Wheatley) Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, minor headway over 1f out, stayed on, 7th of 9, 9l behind Tommy G (9-0) at Musselburgh 1m 1f app hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul 1m 51.03s. BULLS AYE 14-1 (8-9, A Mullen) Slowly away in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Lion Tower (9-9) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug 1m 28.24s. ELIGIBLE 9-4fav (9-5, P Mulrennan) Off the pace in 6th, ridden and no response inside final 2f, never involved, last of 8, 15l behind Tellmeyourstory (8-11) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul 1m 39.51s. CLAY REGAZZONI 6-1 (9-0, S H James) Tracked leader, led after two furlongs, ridden when pressed 2f out, headed briefly over 1f out, rallied to lead under 1f out, stayed on well, gamely, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug beating Markazi (9-7) by 1/2l, 9 ran 1m 54.23s. ENGLES ROCK 28-1 (8-11, T Eaves) Held up in last, headway on outside 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on closing stages, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Clay Regazzoni (9-0) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug 1m 54.23s. 3.02 BRITISH EBF SCOTTISH PREMIER FILLIES’ HANDICAP (3) Winner £11,339 (5 run) 1m 2yds 1 (2) 9-5213 PRETTY REBEL (113) G O’Leary (IRE) 4 9-12 ............... .................................................................................. C Beasley 82 2 (3) 136215 GOMETRA GINTY (23) (P) K Dalgleish 5 9-10 (CD 2 ) ......... .................................................................................. C Rodriguez 80 3 (4) -36067 SEPARATE (24) J Camacho 4 9-7 ............................... G Lee 77 4 (1) 35-441 MRS FITZHERBERT (22) H Morrison 3 9-4 (D) .......... ................................................................................... Doubtful 79 5 (5) 241170 GOLDEN MELODY (21) T Easterby 3 8-11 (D 2 ) ............... .................................................................................. JP Sullivan 72 BETTING: 5-6 Pretty Rebel, 11-4 Gometra Ginty, 11-2 Golden Melody, 7 Separate. 2020: DAWAAWEEN 4 9 10, Kevin Stott 9-4 (J Bethell), drawn (3), 5 ran. PRETTY REBEL 12-1 (8-7, D E Sheehy) Awkward from stalls, mid-division in centre, 8th and pushed along 2f out, ridden and switched right in 5th over 1f out, 3rd 150 yards out and kept on one pace, 3rd of 22, 3 1/2l behind Verhoyen (8-10) at Curragh 6f hcp in May 1m 08.80s. GOMETRA GINTY 8-1 (9-0, Billy Garritty) Headway on outer to lead 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Lion Tower (9-9) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug 1m 28.24s. SEPARATE 20-1 (8-3, F Norton) Towards rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 7th of 12, 4l behind Sweet Enough (8-5) at York 7f fll hcp (2) gd in Aug 1m 23.44s. GOLDEN MELODY 9-1 (8-3, J P Sullivan) Held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, weakened 1f out, 13th of 14, 16l behind Yorkshire Lady (8-4) at Sandown 1m 1f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug 1m 57.52s. 3.37 WATCH RACING TV NOW HANDICAP (3) Winner £7,020 (7 run) 5f 1yds 1 (2) 40162- CITY WALK (360) S bin Suroor 4 9-10 .......................R Scott 90 2 (1) -28312 DIGITAL (22) K Ryan 3 9-9 (CD) ...................................S Gray 90 3 (7) 126465 REBEL AT DAWN (22) (P) K Burke 3 9-6 (D 2 ) .........J Hart 87 4 (4) 457602 GLORY FIGHTER (25) I Jardine 5 8-13 (CD) ... J Gormley 79 5 (3) 233016 NEVER DARK (9) I Jardine 4 8-11 (CD) ................A Mullen 77 6 (6) 416157 GOOD LUCK FOX (9) P Midgley 5 8-9 (BF,CD) ...... G Lee 75 7 (5) 524431 SOUND OF IONA (9) J Goldie 5 8-5 (D 3 ) .......................... ....................................................................... Miss A Waugh (5) 65 BETTING: 9-4 Digital, 7-2 City Walk, 6 Glory Fighter, 7 Never Dark, Rebel At Dawn, 8 Good Luck Fox, Sound Of Iona. 2020: No corresponding race. CITY WALK 5-1 (9-7, Tom Marquand) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Hamish Macbeth (9-2) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sep ‘20 1m 10.25s. DIGITAL 5-1 (8-1, Saffie Osborne) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led 1f out, kept on well, headed close home, 2nd of 12, nk behind Blackrod (8-9) at York 5f app hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug 58.40s. REBEL AT DAWN 12-1 (8-4, Pierre-Louis Jamin) Chased leaders, ridden and pressed leader 2f out, every chance 1f out, no extra, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Blackrod (8-9) at York 5f app hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug 58.40s. GLORY FIGHTER 11-1 (9-12, A Mullen) Held up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Sound Reason (9-7) at Carlisle 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug 59.79s. NEVER DARK 11-2 (9-7, A Mullen) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 6th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Sound Of Iona (8-2) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf 57.95s. GOOD LUCK FOX 9-4fav (9-5, Oisin Murphy) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Sound Of Iona (8-2) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf 57.95s. SOUND OF IONA 7-1 (8-2, Miss A Waugh) Held up rear of mid-division, raced keenly, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Haydock 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf beating Buniann (8-13) by 1/2l, 10 ran 57.95s. 4.15 THANK YOU DOUGLAS HANDICAP (6) Winner £2,592 (10 run) 5f 1yds 1 (7) 064372 LOLA REBEL (18) C Teague 3 9-7 .............................J Hart 55 2 (4) 264464 ALBEGONE (20) (B) T Easterby 3 9-5 ........................ G Lee 53 3 (2) 424770 ALEHANDRO (19) (P * ) Harvey Bastiman 3 9-4 .......R Scott 52 4 (10) 6-0950 SCARBOROUGHDEBUT (19) (B * ) M Dods 3 9-1 ........... .......................................................................................C Beasley 49 5 (5) 443342 LORD OF THE GLEN (19) (B) J Goldie 6 9-0 (CD) ........... ..........................................................................Miss A Waugh (5) 47 6 (8) 351262 BLUELLA (28) Jessica Macey 6 9-0 (D 2 ) ...B Sanderson (3) 47 7 (3) 757793 ANGEL EYES (19) J Riches 6 8-12 .................... J Gormley 44 8 (1) 464568 CORTON LASS (19) K Dalgleish 6 8-12 ........ C Rodriguez 43 9 (6) 678039 I’LL BE GOOD (5) A Berry 12 8-12 (CD) ...........JP Sullivan 42 10 (9) 790690 DE LATOUR (16) (B) Liam Bailey 5 8-12 ............... P Dennis 40 BETTING: 7-2 Lola Rebel, 4 Lord Of The Glen, Albegone, 5 Bluella, 8 Angel Eyes, 10 Scarboroughdebut, Alehandro, 14 Corton Lass, 33 Others. 2020: No corresponding race. LOLA REBEL 13-2 (8-13, Jason Hart) Off the pace in mid-division, headway out wide chased and leaders 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd last strides, never going pace of winner, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Rory (9-6) at Musselburgh 5f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug 1m 00.55s. ALBEGONE 9-1 (9-0, D Allan) Mid-division near side, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, kept on same pace towards finish, 4th of 13, 1l behind Miss Bella Brand (9-4) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug 1m 13.24s. ALEHANDRO 10-1 (9-6, Callum Shepherd) Always in rear, last of 15, 20l behind Kodi Gold (9-6) at Yarmouth 6f 3yo hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Aug 1m 11.73s. SCARBOROUGHDEBUT 10-1 (9-4, Connor Beasley) Tracked leader close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 10th of 12, 11l behind Triple Jaye (9-4) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Aug 1m 00.50s. LORD OF THE GLEN 9-2 (9-1, P Mulrennan) Mid-division, pushed along well over 1f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on well last 110 yards, no match for easy winner, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Triple Jaye (9-4) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Aug 1m 00.50s. BLUELLA 7-1 (9-4, Ben Sanderson) Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Triple Jaye (9-4) at Southwell 5f (6) fbs in Aug 59.90s. ANGEL EYES 18-1 (8-8, Kieran Schofield) Led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Triple Jaye (9-4) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Aug 1m 00.50s. CORTON LASS 12-1 (8-13, S H James) Raced in rear, ridden and one pace 1f out, 8th of 12, 7l behind Triple Jaye (9-4) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Aug 1m 00.50s. I’LL BE GOOD 50-1 (8-2, Miss A Waugh) Tracked winner until halfway, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 19l behind Rebel Redemption (9-9) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd 1m 13.00s. DE LATOUR 66-1 (10-0, Miss Megan Brookes) Slowly into stride and awkwardly away, off the pace towards rear, some headway far side of group 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 12th of 13, 16l behind Lord P (11-11) at Thirsk 6f am hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug 1m 13.07s. 4.45 RACING TV PROFITS RETURNED TO RACING HANDICAP (6) Winner £2,592 (9 run) 1m 5f 216yds 1 (5) 6-2306 SARVI (19) (B) J Goldie 6 9-12 ....................Miss A Waugh (5) 60 2 (8) 8176/8 NEAR KETTERING (9) (T) S England 7 9-11.... J Garritty 59 3 (1) 8934 HEAR ME OUT (11) K Dalgleish 4 9-10 .........B Garritty (3) 58 4 (2) 563-21 IOLANI (P) D Sayer 9 9-10 (D 2 ) ..............................JP Sullivan 58 5 (3) 375834 THREE CASTLES (16) (V * ) K Dalgleish 5 9-8 (BF,C) ..C Rodriguez 56 6 (7) -43113 MYBOYMAX (30) M Hammond 3 9-7 (BF) ... A Brookes (7) 64 7 (6) 211381 DE MAZZARO (16) (H) T Davidson 7 9-5 (C,D) ... P Dennis 53 8 (9) 984 ROBERT JOHNSON (27) (P * ) P Kirby 3 8-12...P-L Jamin (5) 55 9 (4) 7-948 MR LUIGI (64) K Scott 3 8-3 .....................................A Mullen 46 BETTING: 11-4 Myboymax, 4 De Mazzaro, 9-2 Iolani, 5 Three Castles, 7 Others. SARVI 28-1 (8-2, Cam Hardie) Pushed along early in rear, ridden well over 2f out, one pace thereafter, 6th of 8, 12l behind Emaraty Hero (8-9) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug 2m 43.83s. NEAR KETTERING 14-1 (8-11, Rhona Pindar) Held up, ridden inside 3f, made no impression, 8th of 9, 8l behind Tilsitt (9-12) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) 2m 10.57s. HEAR ME OUT 17-2 (9-3, Billy Garritty) Edgy in stalls, led and went clear 6f out, pushed along and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd final 100 yards, weakened and and lost 3rd final stride, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Temper Trap (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) gd 1m 58.40s. IOLANI 4-1 (9-9, Danny McMenamin) Slowly away behind, outpaced 8f out, ridden and well behind 4f out, wide and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, won going away, won at Carlisle 1m 3f ladies hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug beating Tarnhelm (9-2) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran 4m 04.60s. THREE CASTLES 9-2fav (9-4, J Fanning) Slowly away towards rear, wide and headway 3f out, every chance 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 2l behind De Mazzaro (8-11) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug 2m 38.02s. MYBOYMAX 9-4fav (8-7, Aiden Brookes) In touch in 5th out wide, headway chasing leaders over 3f out, squeezed up 1f out, not clear run and switched right inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, never able to challenge, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Galidermes (9-11) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug 2m 41.24s. DE MAZZARO 9-2fav (8-11, Phil Dennis) Tracked leader 4f, tracked leaders, not clear run briefly 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on, won at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug beating Ice Canyon (9-7) by 1/2l, 9 ran 2m 38.02s. ROBERT JOHNSON 80-1 (9-2, Phil Dennis) Chased leaders, pushed along over 8f out, nudged along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, plugged on one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 9, 21l behind Nadein (8-11) at Catterick 1m 4f nov mdn stks (5) gf in Aug 2m 37.22s. MR LUIGI 40-1 (8-11, S H James) Chased winner until over 9f out, outpaced over 3f out, soon lost place and not much room, last of 8, 14l behind Tommy R (9-4) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jul 2m 24.17s. 5.20 SKY BET MUSSELBURGH GOLD CUP HANDICAP (3) (3-Y-O) Winner £15,462 (5 run) 1m 7f 217yds 1 (5) 2-8511 VINO VICTRIX (39) H Morrison 9-7 (D) ...................... G Lee 87 2 (2) 34-113 RAVENSCRAIG CASTLE (22) I Jardine 9-3 ...A Mullen 83 3 (3) 433211 THE VEGAS RAIDER (10) (V) M Bell 8-13 (D) ..B Garritty (3) 79 4 (1) 338330 KRAKEN POWER (22) I Jardine 8-12 .............. J Gormley 78 5 (4) 561221 HAIZOOM (12) K Dalgleish 8-2 (D) ......................JP Sullivan 66 BETTING: 2 Vino Victrix, 9-4 Ravenscraig Castle, 7-2 The Vegas Raider, 9-2 Others. VINO VICTRIX 5-4fav (9-5, Oisin Murphy) Settled in mid-division, headway to challenge over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden and went left over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Kempton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug beating Al Kout (9-8) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran 3m 36.47s. RAVENSCRAIG CASTLE 18-1 (8-3, A Mullen) Held up in rear, pushed along and headway well over 3f out, ridden under 3f out, pressed leaders 1f out, stayed on well towards finish, 3rd of 22, 3/4l behind Valley Forge (8-8) at York 1m 6f Heritage Handicap (0-105) (3yo) (2) gd in Aug 2m 56.50s. THE VEGAS RAIDER 1-1fav (9-9, James Doyle) Held up, closer under 4f out, going well over 2f out, headway to challenge 2f out, soon led and extended advantage over 1f out, stretched clear inside final furlong and eased final strides, impressive, won at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol beating Eagle One (9-3) by 7l, 7 ran 3m 25.66s. KRAKEN POWER 33-1 (7-11, Tyler Heard) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 11th of 12, 11l behind Blackrod (8-9) at York 5f app hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug 58.40s. HAIZOOM 5-2fav (9-3, Callum Rodriguez) Tracked leader, led approaching 3f out, came clear final 2f, stayed on strongly, won at Ripon 2m hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug beating Too Big To Fail (10-2) by 4l, 9 ran 3m 30.03s. ROCKAVON PA 1.55 ANADORA SOPHIE’S STAR 2.27 CLAY REGAZZONI MARKAZI 3.02 PRETTY REBEL MRS FITZHERBERT 3.37 DIGITAL SOUND OF IONA 4.15 LORD OF THE GLEN LORD OF THE GLEN 4.45 DE MAZZARO IOLANI 5.20 RAVENSCRAIG CASTLE HAIZOOM GOING: Good-Good to Soft in places. COURSE: Right-handed, flat, oval track 1m 2f, with tight turns and a 4f run-in. There is a nearly straight 5f course. DRAW: High numbers best at 5f when the stalls are on the stand side. Low numbers best when stalls are on the far side. RACING RESULTS RACING RESULTS RACING RESULTS RACING RESULTS RACING RESULTS RACING RESULTS DONCASTER Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places) 1.15: DESERT ANGEL (H Doyle 15-2) 1; La Pulga (6-4) 2; Fall Of Rome (5-4f) 3 4 ran. nk, 3½. (R Hannon). Tote: £6.70. Tote Exacta: £19.00. Csf: £19.09. NRs: Nasim, Thunder Legend. Tote Trifecta: £24.60 1.45: HURRICANE IVOR (T Marquand 11-2f) 1; Boundless Power (7-1) 2; Count D’Orsay (25-1) 3 16 ran. ½, ¾. (W J Haggas). Tote: £6.60. £2.00, £2.20, £6.40, £4.00. Tote Exacta: £66.20. Csf: £40.37. Tricast: £954.52. NRs: A Sure Welcome, Jawwaal, Justanotherbottle, King Of Stars, Mid Winster, Saluti. Tote Trifecta: £1,651.00 2.20: BAYSIDE BOY (D Egan 5-1) 1; Reach For The Moon (8-13f) 2; Twilight Jet (25-1) 3 4 ran. hd, 1¼. (R Varian). Tote: £5.50. Tote Exacta: £9.30. Csf: £8.41. Tote Trifecta: £36.80 3.00: GLORIOUS JOURNEY (W Buick 5-2) 1; D’bai (17-2) 2; Laneqash (9-4Jtf) 3; Danyah 9-4Jtf. 6 ran. 1¼, 1¼. (C Appleby). Tote: £3.40. £1.70, £3.80. Tote Exacta: £17.80. Csf: £22.46. Tote Trifecta: £48.20 3.35: HURRICANE LANE (W Buick 8-11f) 1; Mojo Star (8-1) 2; The Mediterranean (28-1) 3 10 ran. 2¾, 2. (C Appleby). Tote: £1.50. £1.10, £2.30, £5.50. Tote Exacta: £7.40. Csf: £6.38. Tricast: £89.45. Tote Trifecta: £82.10 4.05: TITLE (D Egan 11-10f) 1; Cardano (20-1) 2; Tyson Fury (6-1) 3 6 ran. 4¼, nk. (R Varian). Tote: £1.80. £1.20, £4.70. Tote Exacta: £19.80. Csf: £23.05. Tote Trifecta: £67.30 5.10: ROYAL FLEET (W Buick 11-8f) 1; Scottish Summit (12-1) 2; Raadobarg (3-1) 3 8 ran. ½, 1. (C Appleby). Tote: £2.00. £1.10, £2.30, £1.20. Tote Exacta: £18.90. Csf: £20.17. Tricast: £44.34. NRs: Ametist, Cruyff Turn, Dance Fever, Irish Admiral, Qaysar. Tote Trifecta: £54.50 Jackpot: £10,000.00 - part won. Pool of £3,944.55 carried forward to Haydock today. Quadpot: £54.70. Placepot: £1,110.20. CHESTER Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places) 1.30: SCARLET DANCER (P Hanagan 3-1) 1; Noteable (10-3) 2; Lordman (10-3) 3; Zulu Tracker 5-2f. 7 ran. ½, 4¾. (R A Fahey). Tote: £3.00. £1.80, £1.40. Tote Exacta: £11.20. Csf: £13.06. Tote Trifecta: £31.30 2.00: INVITE (J F Egan 5-1) 1; Alounak (9-4f) 2; Wells Farhh Go (11-1) 3 9 ran. 2, ½. (A M Balding). Tote: £4.40. £1.30, £1.10, £3.10. Tote Exacta: £18.20. Csf: £16.68. Tote Trifecta: £178.00 2.35: AU CLAIR DE LUNE (H Turner 6-1) 1; Hochfeld (9-2) 2; Mr Curiosity (11-4f) 3 8 ran. nk, 5½. (George Scott). Tote: £6.10. £1.80, £2.00, £1.60. Tote Exacta: £28.60. Csf: £31.37. Tricast: £88.06. NRs: Arrow Of Gold, Mancini. Tote Trifecta: £122.70 3.10: RUSSELLINTHEBUSHES (J F Egan 11-2) 1; Instinctive Move (10-3) 2; Catch Cunningham (15-2) 3; Little Miss Dynamo 9-4f. 7 ran. ½, hd. (P D Evans). Tote: £5.50. £2.50, £2.60. Tote Exacta: £23.10. Csf: £23.38. Tricast: £136.12. NRs: Fast Response, Kingboard Star. Tote Trifecta: £129.60 3.50: GABRIAL THE DEVIL (C Murtagh 11-4f) 1; Major Jumbo (7-1) 2; Indian Creak (16-1) 3 12 ran. nk, 2¾. (R A Fahey). Tote: £3.30. £1.60, £2.90, £4.80. Tote Exacta: £24.00. Csf: £22.22. Tricast: £271.88. NRs: Gabrial The Wire, Tar Heel. Tote Trifecta: £281.80 4.25: VICTORY CHIME (H Crouch 3-1) 1; Spirit Dancer (5-2f) 2; Jean Baptiste (9-1) 3 6 ran. ¾, 2¼. (R M Beckett). Tote: £3.80. £2.20, £1.60. Tote Exacta: £11.20. Csf: £10.58. Tricast: £53.81. NRs: Dark Pine, Palavecino, Restorer. Tote Trifecta: £52.20 4.55: EMIYN (H Shaw 10-1) 1; Little Ted (9-1) 2; Zambezi Magic (11-1) 3; Widaad 7-2f. 11 ran. 4, shd. (D Carroll). Tote: £12.80. £4.90, £2.90, £4.10. Tote Exacta: £151.90. Csf: £99.08. Tricast: £1,021.69. NR: The New Marwan. Tote Trifecta: £1,366.70 Quadpot: £10.50. Placepot: £31.30. BATH Going: Firm (Good to Firm in places) 1.35: HYDE PARK BARRACKS (F Norton 7-1) 1; Strike (13-8f) 2; Youllovemewheniwin (16-5) 3 4 ran. nk, 1½. (M Wigham). Tote: £7.50. Tote Exacta: £21.60. Csf: £18.43. Tote Trifecta: £41.90 2.05: MR PROFESSOR (M Crehan 9-4f) 1; Madame Ambassador (5-1) 2; Loquace (13-2) 3 8 ran. 1¾, 2¼. (Alice Haynes). Tote: £3.10. £1.30, £1.60, £2.30. Tote Exacta: £8.30. Csf: £13.54. Tricast: £62.73. Tote Trifecta: £34.40 2.40: CHOIRMASTER (F Norton 2-13f) 1; Dandy’s Diva (25-1) 2; Ward Castle (6-1) 3. 3 ran. 5, nk. (M Johnston). Tote: £1.10. Tote Exacta: £3.10. Csf: £4.53. NR: Clarity Spirit. Tote Trifecta: £2.50 3.20: WIFF WAFF (A Villiers 8-1) 1; Vincenzo Coccotti (33-1) 2; Atyaaf (9-2) 3; Glamorous Force 7-2Jtf. Pastfact 7-2Jtf. 10 ran. 1¾, 1¼. (A Wintle). Tote: £10.60. £2.90, £8.20, £1.80. Tote Exacta: £265.20. Csf: £233.48. Tricast: £1,362.82. Tote Trifecta: £1,030.60 3.55: TASFEEQ (K Shoemark 8-13f) 1; Accrington Stanley (4-1) 2; Commonsensical (3-1) 3. 3 ran. 3¼, 3¾. (M P Tregoning). Tote: £1.50. Tote Exacta: £3.10. Csf: £3.22. NR: Street Kid. Tote Trifecta: £7.00 4.30: GINGER JAM (F McManoman 2-1f) 1; Nibras Again (5-2) 2; Vandad (3-1) 3 5 ran. nk, nk. (N Tinkler). Tote: £2.80. £1.40, £1.30. Tote Exacta: £7.50. Csf: £6.92. Tote Trifecta: £16.30 5.00: NICKS NOT WONDER (T E Whelan 3-1) 1; Red Flyer (15-8) 2; Reams Of Love (6-5f) 3. 3 ran. 1¼, ns. (J A Osborne). Tote: £3.90. Tote Exacta: £8.40. Csf: £7.96. NRs: Flying Dragon, Manor Park. Tote Trifecta: £6.00 Quadpot £6.80. Placepot £81.40. LINGFIELD Going: Standard 3.05: COLONIAL LOVE (N Callan 4-1) 1; Livia The Empress (4-1) 2; Love Poems (13-2) 3; Kinderfrau 7-2f. 8 ran. 2½, ½. (H Palmer). Tote: £5.50. £1.90, £1.60, £2.20. Tote Exacta: £24.40. Csf: £20.05. Tricast: £99.98. NRs: Rose Grey, Thermal. Tote Trifecta: £131.40 3.40: FANCY MAN (S M Levey 4-11f) 1; Bugle Major (7-2) 2; Mekong (7-1) 3 4 ran. ½, 11. (R Hannon). Tote: £1.20. Tote Exacta: £1.70. Csf: £2.03. Tote Trifecta: £2.20 4.10: LINDWALL (L Morris 8-1) 1; Knight Of Kings (13-2) 2; Blue Beret (17-2) 3; Bobby Kennedy 3-1f. 7 ran. 1¾, 4. (Sir Mark Prescott). Tote: £9.00. £4.10, £2.50. Tote Exacta: £62.10. Csf: £54.92. Tricast: £445.62. NR: Where You At. Tote Trifecta: £476.10 4.45: NIKHI (J Garritty 15-2) 1; Lyrical Lady (22-1) 2; Ladypacksapunch (6-1) 3; Yorkindness 6-4f. 12 ran. 1½, ½. (Jedd O’Keeffe). Tote: £6.70. £1.80, £6.70, £2.80. Tote Exacta: £194.70. Csf: £164.66. Tote Trifecta: £1,809.40 5.20: BRAINS (S Osborne 15-8f) 1; Byzantia (6-1) 2; Always Dreaming (16-1) 3 9 ran. 4¼, nk. (J A Osborne). Tote: £2.70. £1.30, £2.10, £2.70. Tote Exacta: £16.40. Csf: £13.59. Tricast: £138.85. NR: Goodwood Glen. Tote Trifecta: £145.20 5.50: VITALLINE (T Greatrex 11-4f) 1; Lion Ring (5-1) 2; Onaraggatip (14-1) 3 9 ran. 1¼, hd. (B James). Tote: £3.10. £1.40, £1.80, £4.20. Tote Exacta: £22.90. Csf: £17.52. Tricast: £166.90. Tote Trifecta: £238.30 6.25: Aramis Grey (Callum Shepherd 3-1) 1; Tomouh (9-4f) 2; La Sensazione (17-2) 3 5 ran. nk, 1. (Rae Guest). Tote: £3.40. £1.80, £1.30. Tote Exacta: £8.40. Csf: £9.99. Tote Trifecta: £34.40 Quadpot: £121.40. Placepot: £395.70. MUSSELBURGH Going: Good (Good to Soft in places) 3.30: CLOTHERHOLME (S A Gray 7-2f) 1; Chinese Spirit (12-1) 2; Shine On Brendan (15-2) 3 13 ran. hd, 1¾. (Mrs A Duffield). Tote: £4.60. £1.80, £3.80, £2.20. Tote Exacta: £60.90. Csf: £45.01. Tricast: £315.99. NR: Lucky Violet. Tote Trifecta: £312.80 4.00: NEWBOLT (S A Gray 22-1) 1; Oso Rapido (13-8f) 2; Three Saints Bay (15-2) 3 7 ran. shd, 2½. (K Frost). Tote: £24.50. £7.20, £1.30. Tote Exacta: £66.80. Csf: £55.32. Tricast: £298.48. NR: Gometra Ginty. Tote Trifecta: £507.10 4.35: MYTHICAL MOLLY (B Robinson 3-1f) 1; Texas Man (9-2) 2; Honorah (6-1) 3 9 ran. ½, 3. (B Ellison). Tote: £3.50. £1.90, £1.70, £1.80. Tote Exacta: £13.10. Csf: £16.36. Tricast: £75.06. NRs: Hatshepsut, Hot Diggity Dog. Tote Trifecta: £100.10 • Wondrous Things (17-2) was withdrawn not under orders. Rule 4 applies to board prices prior to withdrawal. Deduct 10p in the £. New market formed. 5.05: ANIMATO (D Tudhope 9-2) 1; Dungar Glory (50-1) 2; Beltane (10-11f) 3 6 ran. 1¾, ½. (D O’Meara). Tote: £5.50. £2.50, £10.30. Tote Exacta: £162.70. Csf: £124.84. Tote Trifecta: £356.90 5.40: SOUND OF IONA (P Mulrennan 13-8f) 1; The Gloaming (8-1) 2; Aleef (7-1) 3 8 ran. ¾, ½. (J S Goldie). Tote: £2.00. £1.10, £2.50, £2.70. Tote Exacta: £15.30. Csf: £14.86. Tricast: £70.83. NR: Sam’s Call. Tote Trifecta: £89.20 6.15: Jessie Allan (Miss A Waugh 20-1) 1; His Pride (16-1) 2; Bellevue Lad (9-4f) 10 ran. ½, hd. (J S Goldie). Tote: £26.60. £2.50, £3.80, £1.30. Tote Exacta: £196.60. Csf: £303.52. Tricast: £1033.96. NRs: God Of Dreams, Strategic Fortune. Tote Trifecta: £1,962.00 6.50: Spartakos (S H James 11-1) 1; Listen Again (13-2) 2; Cool Dandy (17-2) 3; Iron Sheriff 9-2f. 11 ran. 2½l, 1½. (Katie Scott). Tote: £11.40. £3.70, £2.30, £3.20. Tote Exacta: £103.50. Csf: £79.64. Tricast: £643.47. NR: Redzone. Tote Trifecta: £953.80 7.20: Bollin Neil (Ella McCain 11-2) 1; Line Of Descent (4-6f) 2; Thai Terrier (9-1) 3 6 ran. 1, 1¾.(T D Easterby). Tote: £5.50. £2.30, £1.10. Tote Exacta: £9.70. Csf: £9.40. Tote Trifecta: £37.50 Quadpot: £64.00. Placepot: £216.10. LEOPARDSTOWN Going: Good 12.40: PANAMA RED (C T Keane 11-1) 1; Limiti Di Greccio (2-1f) 2; Corviglia (9-4) 3 11 ran. ½, 1¾. (G M Lyons). Tote: E13.20. E3.40, E1.40, E1.30. Tote Exacta: E44.80. Csf: E31.35. Tote Trifecta: E166.30 1.10: ATOMIC JONES (C T Keane 10-1) 1; Stone Age (10-3Jtf) 2; Absolute Ruler (5-1) 3; Buckaroo 10-3Jtf. 10 ran. hd, ½. (G M Lyons). Tote: E10.80. E3.70, E1.85, E2.10. Tote Exacta: E53.40. Csf: E42.53. Tote Trifecta: E416.10 1.40: NO SPEAK ALEXANDER (S Foley 25-1) 1; Pearls Galore (7-1) 2; Mother Earth (6-5f) 3 13 ran. nk, 1¼. (Mrs J Harrington). Tote: E27.65. E5.80, E2.10, E1.25. Tote Exacta: E176.50. Csf: E189.85. Tricast: E382.25. Tote Trifecta: E714.70 2.10: REAL APPEAL (S Foley 14-1) 1; Fev Rover (17-2) 2; Horoscope (11-1) 3; Mac Swiney 7-2f. 14 ran. ½, nk. (Mrs J Harrington). Tote: E10.45. E2.75, E2.90, E3.60. Tote Exacta: E221.40. Csf: E118.16. Tote Trifecta: E1,329.10 2.45: ST MARK’S BASILICA (R L Moore 5-6f) 1; Tarnawa (9-4) 2; Poetic Flare (4-1) 3 4 ran. ¾, ns. (A P O’Brien). Tote: E1.40. Tote Exacta: E2.20. Csf: E2.98. Tote Trifecta: E2.80 3.15: CAMORRA (G F Carroll 18-1) 1; Thunder Kiss (6-1) 2; Forbearance (13-2) 3; Innisfree 5-2f. 9 ran. nk, hd. (G M Lyons). Tote: E23.65. E4.90, E1.55, E2.05. Tote Exacta: E98.10. Csf: E122.22. Tote Trifecta: E422.60 3.45: EVER PRESENT (S Foley 17-2) 1; Ciel D’afrique (9-2f) 2; Layfayette (18-1) 3 23 ran. ½, 1. (Mrs J Harrington). Tote: E10.95. E3.05, E1.70, E5.05, E2.95. Tote Exacta: E58.80. Csf: E43.76. Tricast: E716.62. Tote Trifecta: E1,111.00 4.20: MASEN (C T Keane 11-2) 1; San Andreas (22-1) 2; Bopedro (7-2f) 3 16 ran. ½, nk. (G M Lyons). Tote: E5.70. E2.15, E6.90, E2.25. Tote Exacta: E108.20. Csf: E134.54. Tricast: E518.60. NRs: Blue For You, Laughifuwant. Tote Trifecta: E781.50 Quadpot: E73.00. Placepot: E264.70. ■ ■ Joseph Reilly

web www.sundaymail.co.uk Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 49 Lucky Reilly’s Lucky 15 Ancient Times 12/1 (4.35 Hayd), Ravenscraig Castle 9/4 (5.20 Muss), Liberation Point 13/2 (6.25 Hayd), Goobinator 10/1 (6.55 Hayd). 2.15 BATH SKY SPORTS RACING. FOLLOW ATTHERACES ON TWITTER NURSERY (5) (2-Y-O) Winner £3,240 (9 run) 5f 10yds 1 (3) 612514 BLACK HILL STORM (46) P Evans 9-7 (D 2 )..................... ...........................................................................Gina Mangan (5) 74 2 (9) 353921 GOLDENHURST (11) R Hannon 9-3 (C) ......L Browne (7) 70 3 (8) 434103 BROWN OWL (11) (P * ) T Ward 9-3 (D) ............T Marquand 70 4 (6) 8653 LAWFUL COMMAND (17) B Meehan 9-0 .........D O’Neill 67 5 (4) 25697 FAIR AND SQUARE (26) R Harris 9-0 ..............T Whelan 67 6 (2) 433122 THEREHEGOES (17) R Brisland 8-13 (CD) .......R Hornby 66 7 (5) 8610 BELLA’S PEARL (30) W Kittow 8-13 (D) .............K O’Neill 66 8 (1) 647688 BLUEBELL WAY (17) M Channon 8-6 ............... D Keenan 59 9 (7) 59681 DEVON ENVOY (13) B Millman 8-5 (D) ............. R Dawson 58 BETTING: 7-2 Goldenhurst, 4 Therehegoes, 9-2 Lawful Command, Devon Envoy, 7 Brown Owl, 15-2 Black Hill Storm, 10 Bella’s Pearl, 20 Bluebell Way, 33 Fair And Square. CAZOO MAIDEN STAKES (5) 2.45 Winner £3,510 (5 run) 1m 3f 137yds 1 (3) 67/ SIMPLE WORDS C Down 5 9-8 .........Josephine Gordon — 2 (1) -85097 RAKISH PADDY (17) Mrs N Evans 3 9-5 .............K O’Neill 42 3 (4) 522334 SCAMPI (10) A Balding 3 9-5....................................R Hornby 78 4 (2) TRUE WARRIOR R Brisland 3 9-5 ..................... D Keenan — 5 (5) 22 PRETTY SWEET (5) G Boughey 3 9-0 ..........T Marquand — BETTING: 5-6 Pretty Sweet, 11-10 Scampi, 14 True Warrior, 100 Simple Words, Rakish Paddy. FREE TIPS ON ATTHERACES.COM HANDICAP (5) 3.20 Winner £3,240 (6 run) 1m 2f 37yds 1 (6) 817046 SIR PLATO (20) (B) B Millman 7 9-10 (C)............ R Coakley 70 2 (1) 211134 YANIFER (13) J Osborne 3 9-7 (C)..................S Osborne (5) 73 3 (4) 632325 HALCYON SPIRIT (23) (V * ) M Tregoning 3 9-6 ...D O’Neill 72 4 (2) -34113 BEOWULF (19) (B) E Walker 3 9-6 (BF,D 2 ).......T Marquand 72 5 (5) 35024 FASCINATING SHADOW (12) R Hannon 3 9-5 ..L Catton (7) 71 6 (3) 3-9762 ZEFFERINO (11) (T) M Bosley 7 8-11 (C)...........H Burns (5) 57 BETTING: 9-4 Beowulf, 3 Fascinating Shadow, 9-2 Yanifer, 5 Zefferino, 13-2 Halcyon Spirit, 10 Sir Plato. SKY SPORTS RACING BATH SUMMER SPRINT SERIES 3.55 FINAL HANDICAP (2) Winner £10,308 (13 run) 5f 160yds 1 (7) 523211 CHIPSTEAD (11) R Teal 3 9-10 (C 2 ) ......................T Whelan 83 2 (10) 111236 UNDER CURFEW (8) A Carroll 5 9-7 (CD) ...... R Dawson 78 3 (8) 272112 AIRSHOW (13) (P) B Millman 6 9-4 (CD) ............. R Coakley 75 4 (1) 832222 SARAH’S VERSE (25) R Harris 4 9-1 (BF,CD 3 ).. T Heard (5) 72 5 (11) 131111 CHERISH (25) A Carroll 4 8-8 (C 3 ) ............Mollie Phillips (5) 65 6 (5) 266421 RED ALERT (11) (P) A Carroll 7 8-8 (CD 4 ) .......T Marquand 65 7 (6) 841673 WE’RE REUNITED (24) R Harris 4 8-7 (CD).....R Hornby 64 8 (13) 989491 HEER WE GO AGAIN (33) (V) P Evans 4 8-6 (C 2 ).. D Keenan 63 9 (9) 375433 REAL ESTATE (11) (P) M Attwater 6 8-3 (D 4 ) ..G Rooke (3) 60 10 (2) 743122 RUBY COTTAGE (11) M Saunders 3 8-3 (CD)..Gina Mangan (5) 62 11 (12) 523767 GHERKIN (16) (V * ) W Kittow 4 8-0 (D) .....................K O’Neill 53 12 (4) 9-5004 ALBA DEL SOLE (24) (P) R Brisland 6 8-0 (D).................. .......................................................................Josephine Gordon 50 13 (3) 523254 TOP BOY (11) (B * ) A Carroll 11 8-0 (C,D 2 ) ...........A Beech (5) 47 BETTING: 4 Cherish, 5 Chipstead, 6 Red Alert, 8 Airshow, 10 We’re Reunited, Ruby Cottage, Heer We Go Again, Sarah’s Verse, 12 Others. SKY SPORTS RACING BATH SUMMER SERIES STAYERS’ 4.30 FINAL HANDICAP (2) Winner £10,308 (9 run) 1m 6f 1 (2) 260171 STEEL AN ICON (5) M Channon 4 10-1 (C,D 2 )................... .............................................................................Rose Dawes (7) 75 2 (7) -21231 COGITAL (25) (H) B J Llewellyn 6 9-9 (CD) .. Jordan Williams (7) 74 3 (6) 142631 HASHTAGMETOO (11) J Osborne 4 9-7 (C 2 )...S Osborne (5) 72 4 (3) 371686 RUNNING CLOUD (17) A Wintle 6 9-4 (CD) .... R Dawson 69 5 (5) -53141 HIDDEN DEPTHS (13) (P,T) N Mulholland 6 9-1 (CD 3 ) ...... ...................................................................................T Marquand 66 6 (9) 212453 LADY ELYSIA (18) (P) E J-Houghton 5 8-10 (C 3 ).................. .........................................................................Georgia Dobie (3) 61 7 (4) 742112 SUPER SUPERJACK (29) M Harris 4 8-9 (BF,C 2 )...R Hornby 60 8 (8) 365815 TEMPLE LOCK (23) (P) E J-Houghton 3 8-4 (CD).............. .......................................................................Josephine Gordon 64 9 (1) 785311 MERLIN’S BEARD (37) R Hughes 3 8-0 (C) . G Rooke (3) 60 BETTING: 3 Merlin’s Beard, 9-2 Steel An Icon, 11-2 Hashtagmetoo, 6 Hidden Depths, Cogital, 7 Super Superjack, 10 Lady Elysia, 16 Temple Lock, 20 Running Cloud. STEEL AN ICON 13-2 (11-0, Miss S Brotherton) Keen made all, ridden and ran on, won at Catterick 1m 6f amat hcap (5) gd beating September Power (10-9) by 3/4l, 6 ran 3m 04.29s. COGITAL 4-1 (9-11, Jordan Williams) Raced keenly tracking leaders, quick move to track leader 6f out, led over 1f out, ridden and strongly pressed throughout final furlong, just did enough, won at Bath 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug beating Nibras Gold (9-2) by hd, 5 ran 3m 07.06s. HASHTAGMETOO 3-1 (9-13, Saffie Osborne) Held up in last, smooth headway under 3f out, pushed along and led 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on well, pushed out last 110 yards, readily, won at Bath 1m 5f hcp 0-65 (6) fm beating Tajdid (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran 2m 51.84s. RUNNING CLOUD 9-2 (9-6, Miss Megan Jordan) Prominent, led 12f out, headed over 4f out, weakened from over 3f out, 6th of 7, 28l behind Olympic Honour (8-13) at Ffos Las 2m ladys hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug 3m 38.51s. HIDDEN DEPTHS 1-2fav (10-7) won at Jersey(JER) 2m hcp in Aug, 5 ran. , Mark Quinlan) 4m 01.00s. LADY ELYSIA 11-1 (9-8, W Buick) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Polar Cloud (9-9) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug 3m 23.55s. SUPER SUPERJACK 2-1fav (8-4, Tyler Heard) Towards rear, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to press winner towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Steel An Icon (9-4) at Bath 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug 2m 49.97s. TEMPLE LOCK 11-1 (8-5, Georgia Dobie) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 6, 14l behind Spirit Mixer (9-1) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug 3m 27.78s. MERLIN’S BEARD 15-8fav (8-12, George Rooke) Close-up, pushed before 2f out where led, ridden after 2f out and headed, regain lead inside final furlong, all out, won at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-52 (6) gd in Aug beating Hooves Like Jagger (8-9) by 1/2l, 9 ran 2m 34.60s. 5.05 CAZOO HANDICAP (6) Winner £2,700 (11 run) 1m 2f 37yds 1 (3) 248564 BORN TO SIRE (11) (P) C Wallis 4 9-12 .........T Marquand 54 2 (11) 526124 MISS SLIGO (18) (B) J Osborne 4 9-9 (D)....S Osborne (5) 51 3 (2) 577843 WAY OF LIFE (29) (P) J Portman 3 9-6 ...............C Bennett 54 4 (6) 943522 FOUR FEET (22) H Candy 5 9-5 ...........Josephine Gordon 47 5 (9) 328633 TEEMLUCKY (20) (V) I Williams 5 9-4 ................ R Dawson 46 6 (7) 458553 BBOB ALULA (17) (T,V) W G M Turner 6 9-4 .....W Carson 46 7 (5) 008756 CHAMPAGNE HIGHLIFE (11) (B) J Flint 4 9-3 ..W Cox (3) 41 8 (8) 664545 WISPER (16) J Portman 3 9-2 ..................................R Hornby 50 9 (10) 804893 BLUE HERO (32) (H) A Wintle 3 9-2 .................. T Heard (5) 50 10 (1) 756085 MUSAYTIR (39) (P) G Harris 3 8-13 .......................T Whelan 47 11 (4) 808 TIGHTEN UP (31) B Millman 3 8-11 .................... R Coakley 41 BETTING: 3 Four Feet, 9-2 Miss Sligo, 13-2 Teemlucky, 15-2 Born To Sire, 8 Way Of Life, Wisper, Bbob Alula, 12 Blue Hero, 14 Others. FREE REPLAYS ON ATTHERACES.COM APPRENTICE 5.40 HANDICAP (6) Winner £2,700 (6 run) 1m 3f 137yds 1 (6) 1-5435 TOYBOX (5) J Portman 5 10-2 (C).......................T Saunders 56 2 (4) 413222 LISDARRAGH (15) D Coakley 3 9-7 (BF) ..............H Burns 55 3 (2) 150/53 STREET JESTER (16) R Stephens 7 9-6 (C 2 ) ......T Heard 46 4 (3) 0-6489 GRAVITY WAVE (18) (P) J Flint 7 9-6 (D)..Imogen Mathias (7) 46 5 (5) 076008 NORWEGIAN RED (10) R Brisland 4 9-5 ...............W Cox 45 6 (1) 723768 LANIKA (12) (T * ) G Brown 3 8-11 ...............Mollie Phillips (3) 45 BETTING: 10-11 Lisdarragh, 3 Toybox, 5 Street Jester, 12 Gravity Wave, 14 Norwegian Red, 20 Lanika. 1.00 CHELMSFORD CITY RACING TV. ROCKAVON PA ROCKAVON PA 2.15 GOLDENHURST THEREHEGOES 2.45 PRETTY SWEET PRETTY SWEET 3.20 BEOWULF BEOWULF 3.55 CHERISH CHERISH 4.30 HASHTAGMETOO HIDDEN DEPTHS 5.05 TEEMLUCKY TEEMLUCKY 5.40 LISDARRAGH STREET JESTER GOING: Firm-Good to Firm in places. COURSE: Left-handed 1m 4f course with a straight uphill run-in of 4f and an elbow near the finish. Sprint races start on a chute. DRAW: Low numbers have a slight advantage up to 1m. 4.40 COMER GROUP INTERNATIONAL IRISH ST. LEGER (GROUP 1) Winner €290,000 (14 run) 1m 6f 1 (4) 23-049 AIRCRAFT CARRIER (48) L Comer 6 9-11 (D 2 )............... ..................................................................................... G F Carroll 98 2 (2) 140188 AMHRAN NA BHFIANN (30) A P O’Brien 4 9-11 (CD)... .......................................................................................C T Keane 112 3 (6) -03852 BARBADOS (24) (P,T) J Harrington 5 9-11 ...............S Foley 108 4 (14) 11-115 BARON SAMEDI (70) (T) J P O’Brien 4 9-11 (D) ................ ................................................................................D McMonagle 112 5 (8) -31573 EMPEROR OF THE SUN (30) Donnacha O’Brien 4 9-11 (D) ....................................................................................... G M Ryan 113 6 (3) 10-251 MASTER OF REALITY (51) J P O’Brien 6 9-11 (D 3 )........ ....................................................................................S M Crosse 111 7 (12)-33161 SONNYBOYLISTON (22) (P) J P Murtagh 4 9-11 (C 2 )...... .......................................................................................B M Coen 113 8 (13) 1-3391 TWILIGHT PAYMENT (30) (P,T) J P O’Brien 8 9-11 (CD 4 ) .................................................................................D McDonogh 117 9 (7) 211-54 BARRINGTON COURT (30) J Harrington 7 9-8 .......... ......................................................................................W J Lee 107 10 (11) 1553-3 PASSION (77) A P O’Brien 4 9-8 (D)..................... R L Moore 110 11 (1) 312-25 SEARCH FOR A SONG (112) (H) D K Weld 5 9-8 (CD 2 ) ........................................................................................ Oisin Orr 115 12 (10) 13-6 CARLISLE BAY (127) (P) A P O’Brien 3 9-2 ..W M Lordan 101 13 (9) -43216 KING OF THE CASTLE (22) (P) A P O’Brien 3 9-2 .......... ................................................................................ J A Heffernan 95 14 (5) 4 SEATTLE CREEK (126) L Comer 3 9-2 ...........C D Hayes — BETTING: 3 Twilight Payment, 4 Sonnyboyliston, 5 Search For A Song, 11-2 Baron Samedi, 10 Passion, Master Of Reality, Emperor Of The Sun, 12 Others. 2020: SEARCH FOR A SONG 4 9 8, Oisin Orr 7-1 (D K Weld), drawn (7), 8 ran. Rowan delighted to don Godolphin blue Rowan Scott is looking forward to his first ride in Godolphin’s royal blue at Musselburgh today. The Hawick-born jockey gets the leg up on Saeed Bin Suroor-trained City Walk in the trappy £13,000 sprint handicap. Shouldering top-weight, the Newmarket raider will be making his first appearance in almost a year and has also been gelded since finishing second at Yarmouth last September. Scott, 25, enjoying his best-ever season with 31 winners , said: “It’s been quite a year for me as I’ve ridden out my claim, had a Group 2 winner, been to the Breeders’ Cup and, just a few weeks ago, rode the 131 MILS plenty of outside rides WIDE as well.” Scott’s other ride at the East Lothian venue, Alehandro, is tried with cheekpieces as the gelding X 90 makes his debut MILS for his new trainer GOING: Good-Good to Firm in places on Round course. COURSE: Horseshoe shaped circuit of 2 miles, there is a 3f runin and an uphill finish. 5 & 6 furlong races are straight. DRAW: Low draw best for 5&6f. High draw best for 7f and 1m. EBF NOVICE STAKES (GBB RACE) (5) (2-Y-O) Winner £3,780 (5 run) 5f 1 (1) 2701 FREYABELLA (33) J Chapple-Hyam 9-4 (CD)...........R Tart 71 2 (3) 44 AYE CATCHER (33) (H * ) Tom Clover 8-11 ..Laura Pearson (3) — 3 (4) 643 LADY FANTASIA (53) R Varian 8-11 ....................M Dwyer 72 4 (2) 03 NIKKI’S GIRL (45) E Dunlop 8-11 ...........................R Havlin — 5 (5) 240452 WHITE JASMINE (11) G Boughey 8-11 ......... C Shepherd 72 BETTING: 9-4 White Jasmine, 11-4 Nikki’s Girl, 7-2 Lady Fantasia, 5 Aye Catcher, 6 Freyabella. EXAMPLE HERE LIVE 25TH SEPTEMBER HANDICAP (6) 1.35 Winner £2,322 (10 run) 1m 1 (3) 071335 FOX LEICESTER (8) (P) S L Keightley 5 9-11 (CD)..R Clutterbuck (5) 64 2 (9) 634208 MAYKIR (85) (P) J R Jenkins 5 9-10 (D 5 )..................M Ghiani 63 3 (1) 674270 TOO SHY SHY (51) (P) R Spencer 4 9-9 (D)...A Villiers (5) 62 4 (10) 448167 AZETS (11) J Chapple-Hyam 5 9-9 (CD).........................R Tart 62 5 (7) -05485 LENNY’S SPIRIT (51) E Dunlop 3 9-8 ..................R Havlin 66 6 (4) 131434 GOLDEN CLAIM (18) (T) I Mohammed 3 9-8 (BF,D) .. P Dobbs 66 7 (8) 723243 WALTZING QUEEN (18) R Guest 3 9-8 ....... C Shepherd 66 8 (6) 758035 KRAKA (19) (P) C Dunnett 6 9-7 ..................Jefferson Smith 60 9 (5) 66-7 SIR JOHN BOWDLER (49) M Johnston 3 9-7 .. J Fanning 65 10 (2) 632681 DOONBEG FARMER (18) H Evans 3 8-13 (D) ...Ellie Mackenzie (5) 57 BETTING: 5-2 Doonbeg Farmer, 4 Golden Claim, 6 Waltzing Queen, 7 Fox Leicester, 8 Sir John Bowdler, 10 Lenny’s Spirit, 12 Azets, 14 Too Shy Shy, 16 Others. CCR MEMBERSHIP AVAILABLE NOW FILLIES’ NOVICE 2.05 STAKES (5) Winner £3,510 (6 run) 1m 1 (5) 1 PURPLE RIBBON (17) (H) C Fellowes 3 9-4 (CD) .. C Shepherd — 2 (4) ETHEL C H Spiller 3 8-11 ........................................... L Jones — 3 (2) 2 MAGNIFICENCE (32) (H) Brian O’Rourke 3 8-11 ..J P Spencer — 4 (1) 2- MISS MARBLE (305) S & E Crisford 3 8-11 ......... P Dobbs — 5 (6) 3 NIZAAKA (9) R Varian 3 8-11 ....................................A Atzeni — 6 (3) TOP TABLE J & T Gosden 3 8-11.............................R Havlin — BETTING: 5-2 Purple Ribbon, 3 Nizaaka, 10-3 Miss Marble, 9-2 Top Table, 6 Magnificence, 25 Ethel C. BETSI ELSENHAM HANDICAP (2) 2.35 Winner £11,880 (7 run) 7f 1 (2) 1/1 MUTAFAWWIG (39) S bin Suroor 5 9-10 ........ C Shepherd 102 2 (4) 343-18 TIGER CRUSADE (100) D M Simcock 4 9-3 (BF,D 2 ).. J P Spencer 95 3 (7) -01003 KARIBANA (22) (P) R Hughes 4 9-2 (CD) ............. P Dobbs 94 4 (6) 172521 STYLISH PERFORMER (22) K Burke 3 8-13 (CD)..J Fanning 95 5 (1) -15204 BIG NARSTIE (15) R Spencer 3 8-11 (D).........A Villiers (5) 93 6 (3) 236042 NIGEL NOTT (40) (P) M Appleby 5 8-9 (C 3 )............A Atzeni 87 7 (5) 081119 EXTRODINAIR (15) (P) J Chapple-Hyam 6 8-9 (CD 2 )...R Tart 87 BETTING: 7-4 Mutafawwig, 4 Stylish Performer, 5 Tiger Crusade, 6 Karibana, 7 Nigel Nott, 10 Extrodinair, 14 Big Narstie. CURRAGH ITV4: 4.40, 5.45. RACING TV. AIRCRAFT CARRIER 50-1 (11-8, Mr C J Gorman) Towards rear, 14th halfway, progress and ridden approaching straight, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 9th of 19, 8l behind Coltor (11-0) at Galway 2m 1f am hcp 70-100 in Jul 3m 50.94s. AMHRAN NA BHFIANN 12-1 (10-2, W M Lordan) Pushed along to lead early, joined after 2f, led briefly 4f out, soon headed, ridden in 4th 3f out, weakened, 8th of 9, 23l behind Twilight Payment (9-11) at Curragh 1m 6f Grp 3 (1) in Aug 3m 05.31s. BARBADOS 4-1 (11-2, Mr M McGuane) Held up towards rear, 6th halfway, pushed along and headway between horses under 2f out, 4th and ridden 1f out, kept on well on inner inside final 100 yards, not reach winner, 2nd of 7, nk behind Dalton Highway (11-13) at Killarney 2m 1f am stks (4yo+) gd in Aug 3m 52.00s. BARON SAMEDI 4-1 (9-2, M Barzalona) Chased leaders, challenging to 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Broome (9-2) at Saint-Cloud(FR) 1m 4f Grp 1 sft in Jul 2m 29.11s. EMPEROR OF THE SUN 13-2 (9-11, G M Ryan) Chased leaders, headway into 2nd 3f out, soon ridden, 2nd and no impression on winner 1f out, 3rd and no extra close home, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Twilight Payment (9-11) at Curragh 1m 6f Grp 3 (1) in Aug 3m 05.31s. MASTER OF REALITY 2-1fav (10-0, D P McDonogh) Prominent on outer, soon crossed over and led after 1 1/2f, made rest, pressed 5f out, went on travelling well over 2f out, ridden to assert and over 2 lengths clear 1f out, kept on well, won at Down Royal 1m 6f Listed stks (1) gf in Jul beating Federica Sophia (9-6) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran 2m 59.80s. SONNYBOYLISTON 10-1 (9-8, Ben Coen) Towards rear, ridden and headway 3f out, switched left to press leaders under 2f out, led 1f out, drifted left but stayed on stoutly towards finish, won at York 1m 6f hcp (4yo+) (2) gd in Aug beating Quickthorn (9-3) by hd, 20 ran 2m 56.10s. TWILIGHT PAYMENT 5-1 (9-11, D P McDonogh) Chased leaders, headway to lead under 4f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Curragh 1m 6f Grp 3 (1) in Aug beating Princess Zoe (9-8) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran 3m 05.31s. ■■Gordon Brown first treble of my career. Things are going great at the moment and although I’m based with Nigel Tinkler in Malton, I’m getting Harvey Bastiman in the Class 6 handicap. Pierre-Louis Jamin recorded his first Musselburgh success recently and he is aboard two-year-old filly Sophie’s Star in the opener. He said: “I’ve only had a handful of rides at the track but it rides well. It is quite sharp but this filly has plenty of speed.” BARRINGTON COURT 17-2 (9-8, S Foley) Towards rear, headway on outer into 5th 3f out, pushed along in 4th 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Twilight Payment (9-11) at Curragh 1m 6f Grp 3 (1) in Aug 3m 05.31s. PASSION 9-4 (9-10, R L Moore) Tracked leaders disputing 4th, dropped to moderate 6th 4f out, niggled along and went moderate 4th 2f out, went moderate 3rd inside final furlong, kept on under hands and heels, never nearer, 3rd of 8, 11l behind Amhran Na Bhfiann (9-13) at Curragh 1m 6f Grp 2 (1) gf in Jun 3m 03.28s. SEARCH FOR A SONG 14-1 (9-2, O J Orr) Held up towards rear, progress into 5th 4f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 8, 14l behind Helvic Dream (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) in May 2m 21.11s. CARLISLE BAY 7-1 (9-0, L Dettori) Soon led, asked to quicken after 4f out, headed and ridden after 3f out, beaten and eased before final furlong, last of 6, 36l behind Third Realm (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo lst stk (1) sft in May 2m 35.15s. KING OF THE CASTLE 7-1 (9-7, W Buick) In rear early, progress on outside halfway to chase leaders, pushed along 5f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on, 6th of 22, 6l behind Valley Forge (8-8) at York 1m 6f Heritage Handicap (0-105) (3yo) (2) gd in Aug 2m 56.50s. SEATTLE CREEK 80-1 (9-2, N M Crosse) Reared slightly leaving stalls and dwelt, towards rear, progress into 9th 3f out, ridden in moderate 6th 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 18, 6l behind The Mediterranean (9-7) at Leopardstown 1m 4f 3yo mdn gd in May 2m 38.21s. 5.45 scott opportunity jamin recent glory IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF ‘NORTHFIELDS’ HANDICAP (PREMIER HANDICAP) Winner €75,000 (29 run) 1m 2f 1 (10) 750654 SALTONSTALL (16) (P,T) A McGuinness 7 10-0 (C)...S Ewing (5) 104 2 (19) 872440 MIRANN (22) (P * ) J P Murtagh 5 9-13 ....................B M Coen 103 3 (6) 12-563 FINANS BAY (30) M Halford 4 9-12 .......................R Whelan 102 4 (5) 0-0581 GEOMETRICAL (17) J S Bolger 4 9-9 ...........K J Manning 99 5 (11) 061140 SIRJACK THOMAS (16) A McGuinness 6 9-8 (C) ............. ...................................................................C J MacRedmond (7) 98 6 (27)-42868 LOUGH DERG (78) A P O’Brien 3 9-5 ............... R L Moore 101 7 (4) -22326 BEAR STORY (30) M Halford 3 9-4 ................... G F Carroll 100 8 (1) 616834 STILL STANDING (28) (P * ,T) J Harrington 6 9-4 (D 3 )...S Foley 94 1.00 WHITE JASMINE NIKKI’S GIRL 1.35 DOONBEG FARMER GOLDEN CLAIM 2.05 PURPLE RIBBON TOP TABLE 2.35 MUTAFAWWIG MUTAFAWWIG 3.10 SAATTY LEAD STORY 3.45 CRIMSON SAND AHLAWI 4.20 TINSMITH SMITH 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. MUTAFAWWIG 15-8 (10-1, Oisin Murphy) Led early, headed after 1f, joined leader over 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Kempton 1m nov stk (4) pol in Aug beating Valiant Prince (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran 1m 38.98s. TIGER CRUSADE 11-4fav (8-13, J P Spencer) Tracked leaders on inside, weakened over 1f out, heavily eased inside final furlong, last of 8, 13l behind Stunning Beauty (8-11) at Doncaster 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun 1m 37.39s. KARIBANA 11-2 (8-13, R Coakley) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Stylish Performer (8-7) at Chelmsford City 7f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Aug 1m 22.54s. STYLISH PERFORMER 10-1 (8-7, Cieren Fallon) Raced wide tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 7f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Aug beating King’s Knight (8-7) by nk, 10 ran 1m 22.54s. BIG NARSTIE 8-1 (9-2, Angus Villiers) Chased leaders in 3rd, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, no chance after, last of 4, 5l behind Run To Freedom (9-1) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Aug 1m 24.95s. NIGEL NOTT 6-1 (8-13, Theodore Ladd) Mid-division, niggled along 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 9, hd behind Raaeb (9-11) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Aug 59.47s. EXTRODINAIR 66-1 (9-1, Robert Tart) Rearing in stalls, pressed leader until approaching halfway, weakened quickly, tailed off and eased final 2f, last of 9, 29l behind Summerghand (9-6) at Newmarket 6f Listed stks (1) gf in Aug 1m 11.67s. 3.10 TOTE.CO.UK LIVE STREAMING EVERY UK RACE HANDICAP (5) (3-Y-O) Winner £2,862 (9 run) 7f 1 (3) 977131 SAATTY (9) (P * ) M Appleby 9-8 (C)....................M Crehan (3) 72 2 (6) 08-150 RED EVELYN (177) S Pearce 9-6 .....................A Villiers (5) 70 3 (2) 63-465 NO DAY NEVER (82) J Osborne 9-5 .............. C Shepherd 69 4 (4) 3-2376 IMPEACH (19) C Allen 9-5 ........................................M Dwyer 69 5 (9) 023623 LEAD STORY (24) (P * ) K Burke 9-5 (D)...............J Fanning 69 6 (1) 6305 MOONLIT CLOUD (45) D Ivory 9-4 ....................J Haynes 68 7 (5) 1509-8 BRECKLAND (41) (H) M Appleby 9-3 (D)...........T Ladd (3) 67 8 (8) 616666 PROSPECT (37) M Johnston 9-3 (D).......................N Callan 67 9 (7) 4-3205 DARK ZEAS (28) P Kirby 9-2 ...................................A Atzeni 66 BETTING: 5-4 Saatty, 5 Lead Story, 8 Moonlit Cloud, No Day Never, 10 Dark Zeas, Impeach, Prospect, 20 Breckland, 25 Red Evelyn. RACEGOERS CLUB HANDICAP (3) (3-Y-O) 3.45 Winner £6,210 (5 run) 6f 1 (4) 5-1129 BOOMSHALAA (66) R Varian 10-1 (BF,D 2 ) ..........A Atzeni 96 2 (1) 321147 DREAM COMPOSER (36) H Evans 9-7 (D) ..................... .........................................................................Laura Pearson (3) 88 3 (5) 173551 CRIMSON SAND (31) R Hughes 9-2 (CD).......... P Dobbs 83 4 (3) 14-135 INVER PARK (85) M Quinn 8-13 (D 2 )............... C Shepherd 80 5 (2) 721-63 AHLAWI (95) (T) H Palmer 8-11 (BF,CD)..................M Ghiani 78 BETTING: 7-4 Boomshalaa, 3 Crimson Sand, 4 Dream Composer, 9-2 Ahlawi, 8 Inver Park. BOOMSHALAA 9-2fav (8-13, Andrea Atzeni) Keen in touch stand side, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Blackrod (8-4) at Newmarket 6f her hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jul 1m 10.29s. DREAM COMPOSER 9-2 (9-4, Mickaelle Michel) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Mitrosonfire (8-13) at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Aug 1m 16.40s. CRIMSON SAND 2-1 (9-2, Ray Dawson) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug beating Baba Reza (9-7) by 1/2l, 6 ran 1m 11.16s. INVER PARK 5-1 (9-3, R Havlin) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Gellhorn (9-3) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jun 1m 13.17s. AHLAWI 11-4fav (9-0, James Doyle) Close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Dream Composer (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jun 1m 12.99s. TOTE.CO.UK NOW NEVER BEATEN BY SP HANDICAP (6) 4.20 Winner £2,322 (11 run) 1m 6f 1 (1) 244552 TINSMITH (33) (P,T) J Snowden 6 9-10 ............. C Shepherd 55 2 (10) 033253 SMITH (33) (V) Mrs L Richards 5 9-7 ..........................R Havlin 52 3 (9) 863233 EVERETT (12) (P) P Kirby 3 9-2 ................................A Atzeni 56 4 (3) -79754 BAY MAY (40) B Johnson 4 9-2 ................. R Clutterbuck (5) 47 5 (6) -34354 RWANDA MIST (33) C Gordon 3 9-1 .................... P Dobbs 55 6 (2) -63764 AFFAIR (33) H Morrison 7 9-1 (CD) .....................A Villiers (5) 46 7 (5) 0-7066 PERCY’S PRINCE (33) (B) A Perrett 5 9-1 ........J Fanning 44 8 (11) -53698 PAINTBALL WIZARD (39) (B * ) J Feilden 5 9-1 ................. ....................................................................... Ellie Mackenzie (5) 43 9 (7) 287403 MISS POLLYANNA (40) (H) R Ingram 5 9-1 ...................... ..........................................................................Rhiain Ingram (3) 43 10 (4) 0-6877 WINDRUSH SONG (12) J Butler 4 9-1..................J Bryan 43 11 (8) -97535 BARBARA ANN (18) P McBride 3 8-11 ......................R Tart 51 BETTING: 4 Tinsmith, 5 Everett, Bay May, 6 Affair, 7 Smith, 8 Rwanda Mist, 10 Barbara Ann, Miss Pollyanna, 16 Others. 9 (8) -12313 MOSALA (47) (T) H De Bromhead 4 9-2 (D) ........C D Hayes 92 10 (14) 711951 PINEAPPLE EXPRESS (22) A Slattery 4 9-1 (C,D 2 ) ....... ....................................................................................A J Slattery 91 11 (23) -05418 PROTAGONIST (43) J Harrington 4 9-0 (D 2 ) ........C Hoban 90 12 (3) 3-1424 VULTAN (29) (T) J P O’Brien 4 9-0 ............ D McMonagle (3) 90 13 (15) -21832 MAX MAYHEM (21) J P O’Brien 3 8-13 (D) ..MP Sheehy (5) 95 14 (21) 0274/3 BAND OF OUTLAWS J P O’Brien 6 8-12 (C) ..W M Lordan 88 15 (12) 544551 ROYAL PIPPEN (27) (P) S Donohoe 4 8-12 ........R Colgan 88 16 (25) 244-10 SOARING MONARCH (42) Peter Fahey 4 8-12 (BF) ....... .......................................................................................... W J Lee 88 17 (18) 516105 STAR HARBOUR (16) (V) A McGuinness 3 8-12 (D) ......... .......................................................................................C T Keane 94 18 (7) 1-7340 ZOZIMUS (16) (B) Donnacha O’Brien 3 8-11 ......... G M Ryan 93 19 (28) 061677 HE KNOWS NO FEAR (16) L Comer 4 8-10 ..O Murphy 86 20 (16) 0-1213 MAGIC CHEGAGA (21) T Gibney 4 8-9 (C,D) . J M Sheridan (3) 85 21 (29) 8196 CRYSTAL BLACK (16) (V) D K Weld 3 8-8 ...... L F Roche 90 22 (17) 314360 EAGLE’S FLIGHT (16) (T) M Halford 4 8-7 ..N G McCullagh 83 23 (26) 722116 OVERHEER (24) Joseph G Murphy 5 8-7...Tom Kiely Marshall (10) 83 24 (13) -21516 PRAIRIE DANCER (60) (B) J P O’Brien 3 8-6 (D 2 )............. ............................................................................... M A Gallagher 88 25 (22) 03-13 TURBULENCE (35) John Murphy 4 8-6 ..........W Joyce (7) 82 26 (24) 709517 TAKEACHANCEJIMMY (41) N Slevin 7 8-6 (C) .............. .............................................................................. N M Crosse (3) 81 27 (20) -30650 LUKE SHORT (16) N Meade 4 8-6 ......................RESERVE 81 28 (2) 52422- YAFORDADOE G Cromwell 5 8-6 (C).................RESERVE 80 29 (9) 9913 WILD DOLLAR (56) (T) E & P Harty 3 8-6 (CD) ..RESERVE 85 BETTING: 7 Band of Outlaws, 8 Mosala, Lough Derg, 10 Finans Bay, 12 Mirann, 14 Vultan, Royal Pippen, Max Mayhem, Turbulence, Geometrical, 16 Others. 2020: SONNYBOYLISTON 3 9 2, Billy Lee 4-1 (J P Murtagh), drawn (5), 22 ran.

50 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk tenniS MAKING A RACKET IN CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS Djokovic laps up semi-final victory and now Medvedev (below right) is the only obstacle left in his path in New York FRIENDLY FIRE Bennett claims try HOME & AWAY FALCONS GO High-flying Falcons rained on Edinburgh’s homecoming parade – but boss Mike Blair says there are no dark clouds at the start of a new era. Newcastle claimed a four-tries-to-one win in the first match at the Gunners’ new ground, Edinburgh Rugby Stadium. Head coach Blair still found plenty to be pleased with, though, after taking charge for the first time. He said: “It’s a piece of rugby history and a watershed moment our supporters, players and anyone connected to the club has waited on for a very long time. “I may only have been back involved for a short period but the excitement and buzz around our new home has been hugely apparent from my first day in charge.” This was Edinburgh’s first pre-season friendly, with Newcastle having beaten Glasgow eight days earlier and looking that bit sharper for it. Blair said: “Newcastle are probably a week ahead of us in terms of their preparation. They played last week and their league starts next weekend. “We had a lot of young guys out there in the second half, guys playing their first game. I’m really pleased with the effort and the enthusiasm. “There were enough positives there to keep a smile on the face. But, at the same time, we’re disappointed because we didn’t get the win.” The Falcons trailed to a Jaco van der Walt penalty only to then lead thanks to an interception try by Louis Schreuder, which Brett Connon converted. Edinburgh hit back with a Mark Bennett try converted by van der Walt but did not bother the scoreboard again. George McGuigan finished off a driving maul from a lineout as Ollie Lindsay-Hague and Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti added second-half tries. STUART BATHGATE Crowd control is top prep for Ross Ross Thompson wants to put on a show for fans after admitting empties may have helped him blossom on breaking through for Glasgow. The outside half is looking to step up after Adam Hastings’ exit and used Friday’s start in Worcester to underline his credentials. Warriors banked a 27-22 win as they gear up for their URC opener in Ulster in 12 days. Thompson, 22, said: “It was funny, I have not had the chance to play for Glasgow in front of an away crowd, so edinburgh....10 newcastle.. 26 I have never had the pressure of taking a kick in front of them. “I played in front of 16,000 in France for Scotland Under-20s but normally nothing anything near that, perhaps 100 people including your parents. “Maybe it was nice to play my first season not in front of crowds because there was maybe less pressure. But it is good to play in front of crowds this season. “I was pretty happy with how I performed last year. The key is to improve on that .” RADUCANU big inspiration Now test is Canu be like Emma ■ David McCarthy Iain Bates watched first hand as Emma Raducanu took New York by storm. And as head of women’s tennis at the LTA, he believes her rocketing rise to fame that led all the way to last night’s final can galvanise the grassroots game at home. Not just that but also act as a massive motivation for the British girls who have followed a similar pathway as the Kent youngster. The 18-year-old was one of three, Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart the others, who made it through qualifying to the US Open main draw. Although she was the only one to make it beyond the first round, Bates is convinced they will take inspiration from her exploits. He said: “When it comes to making my job easier, it’s at two levels. “One is around trying to challenge the others to make that kind of progress but secondly to get more kids playing the game to have more players in the pathway. “There are a couple of times my 10-year-old daughter has been absolutely transfixed by all of this and if that is being replicated across the country, then that’s awesome. “We’ve all seen it, those of us who are here, the way she’s going about her business, how engaging she is when she’s playing. “She just transcends the immediate tennis audience. “And for tennis at home, that’s so important because it’s not only a great story with a young player but it’s quite easy to connect with her and to inspire more people to pick up a racket and give tennis a go. It is hugely beneficial. “It is also giving the challenge to the broader player group. We had six women playing here and Emma was one of them. OK now, Emma qualified and had this exceptional run. But it’s showing to the other group it’s possible.” Bates has been hugely impressed by the manner in which Raducanu has taken in her stride the attention heaped upon her since reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon. He said: “Her personality is always fun and enlightening, engaging and easy to connect with. She has set the tone for what can be done.” US OPen?

web www.sundaymail.co.uk You’re the first.. you’re the last.. my everything Djok will treat shot at Slam history as curtain call Novak Djokovic will take on the biggest match of his life tonight as if it’s his last. And if that doesn’t send a shiver down Daniil Medvedev’s spine, nothing will. The world No.1 will walk on to Arthur Ashe at 9pm UK time knowing he’s three sets from history. Not just the first calendar year men’s Grand Slam since Rod Laver in 1969 but overtaking Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal’s haul of 20 majors. That’s all the incentive this machine of a player needs and it was the motivation required to edge past Alexander Zverev in a fiveset thriller on Friday night. Medvedev, who has cruised through the tournament and fancies his chances of reversing the defeat he suffered to Djokovic in February’s Australian Open Final, awaits. Medvedev said: “I think from my side, if I can make this, I’ll probably be in the history books for not letting him do this. But I don’t really care about it. I think it’s more about him, that it affects him. “For sure, he’s going to feel the pressure a little bit about it. “But that’s going to make him even better ■ David McCarthy in tough moments. Let’s say he’s losing two sets to one or zero and is a break down, we know he will do everything to try to make it happen.” The Serb agrees with the Russian’s belief he is going to fight more than ever to make history. “I know it’s on the line,” said 34-year-old Djokovic. “Of course, I’m aware of it. “I’m just trying to lock into what I know works for me. I have my routines, I have my people. “I isolate myself. I gather all the necessary energy for the next battle, only the next match, the next match. I’m not going to waste time or energy on anything that can just be a distraction and deplete me from the vital energy I need. “I’m going to treat this match as it’s my last one because it’s arguably the most important one of my career. “Maybe, maybe not, I don’t know. But of this year, for sure. “It’s going to be a battle against another guy who has I’m going to treat this match as if it’s my last one FRENCH OPEN AUSTRALIAN OPEN been in tremendous form. He’s won a lot of matches on hard courts. I’m sure he’s going to give it all to win it, to win his first Slam. “On the other side, I’ll be giving it all I’ve possibly got in the tank to win this match. “The excitement is there. The motivation is there, without a doubt, probably more than ever. But I have one more to go.” His opponent, however, has played the best tennis of the tournament and Medvedev won’t be intimidated by the task facing him. The 25-year-old has pledged to put in a better performance than he did in losing the Melbourne showpiece that sent Djokovic on the road to this calendar Grand Slam bid. Medvedev, who also lost a five-set final to Nadal at Flushing Meadows in 2019, said: “The only thing I can say is all that I have left, I’m going to throw it out. “I always give my best but I feel like I didn’t leave my heart on the court in Melbourne. I wanted to, of course, but there was something not turning up in that match. That’s what I’m going to try to do on Arthur Ashe. No matter the score, I’m just going to turn up the heat and try to do my best, more than what I did in Melbourne. I’ve lost two finals, I want to win the third. That’s tennis – we have two play- ers, only one is going to win.” WIMBLEDON Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 51 lew: he took it to max F1 Lewis Hamilton cut a dejected figure after losing further ground to title rival Max Verstappen at Monza. The Brit could only finish fifth in yesterday’s sprint race at the Italian Grand Prix. Mercedes team-mate – for now – Valtteri Bottas delivered a fine win, with Verstappen taking the runner-up spot and two crucial points. Not only did Hamilton fail to score but with the Red Bull driver on pole for today’s race after Bottas was sent to the back of the grid due to a penalty for a replacement power unit, he will have his work cut out. The seven-time world champion will start from fourth but the speedy McLarens of Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris will also be in front of the 36-year-old. Hamilton admits it is Dutch ace Verstappen’s race to lose. He said: “You saw the pace of Red Bull – it should be an easy win for Verstappen. They’ve got more pace and from what I understand, they bring upgrades to every race.” Verstappen leads the standings by five points and said: “The race was better than expected. We had a good strategy, scored nice little points and I’m starting on pole. It will be an interesting battle.” Jake StateS hiS CaSe SPORTS LOg Jake Wightman wants to take a bite out of the Big Apple today – then chase a slice of the American Dream next summer. The Scot, 27, will look to repeat his 2018 win in the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York after skipping Thursday’s Diamond League finale in Zurich. But coming 10th in last month’s Olympic 1500metres will be fuel for the fire to hunt a medal at next July’s Worlds. He said: “I’ve still got a lot of disappointment in me, which will probably stay until Eugene.” Glenn Irwin grabbed his first ■ British Superbike race win of the year as McAMS Yamaha team-mates Taz Mackenzie and Jason O’Halloran tangled in a late crash at Silverstone. Pecco Bagnaia will lead ■ a Ducati one-two from the front row after smashing the MotoGP lap record ahead of today’s Aragon GP. The Italian’s 1:46.322 beat Marc Marquez’s milestone and, with Aussie Jack Miller alongside him, he said: “This was the sixth year that record has remained and we beat it.” Edinburgh curler Gina ■ Aitken staked an early claim for a spot at the 2022 Olympics, seeing off Eve Muirhead’s rink before losing the St Petersburg Classic Final 9-5 to Alina Kovaleva’s home favourites. Team Muirhead were third.

52 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk GOLF BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Food for thought Padraig ■ Craig Swan Shane Lowry says Padraig Harrington has dodged dinner dates with him at Wentworth. But the Ryder Cup hopeful insists a simple nod from his countryman tonight will make him the happiest man in Ireland. Lowry has 18 holes left to book his spot in Europe’s side for Whistling Straits later this month. The 2019 Open champion can do the job by reeling in BMW PGA leader Francesco Laporta today to lift the title after a three-under 69 left him three shots off the summit on 11 under. Otherwise, it may require a wildcard from skipper Harrington, whom Lowry says is buried in possibilities. Lowry smiled and said: “He’s not saying much, he’s been pretty quiet. It’s the first tournament we’ve played together in years that we haven’t had a dinner this week. He’s obviously very busy and got a lot going on. “I imagine the refresh LAW AND ORDER HAS BEEN RESTORED David Law has settled into the ■ Craig Swan been feeling pretty good. My focus card next year and with family on comfort zone as he eyes a final has shifted in the last while. That hand. He said: “I play better when flourish at Wentworth. with stuff like this. You see guys comes from playing better. they are there. You are not sitting The Aberdonian savoured a who can take to it straight away. “I’m focused on moving up the thinking about golf all night.” sparkling Saturday as a fourunder 68 rocketed him to tied 25th. find my feet for a while first. Once making cuts every week. on seven under, having made his “Everyone is different. I like to leaderboard rather than just David Drysdale (69) joins him Law feels at home in front of I’ve realised that, ‘Right I can do “I am definitely feeling first cut in three events. the huge galleries, having made this’, then I feel comfortable. comfortable in front of a big crowd He said: “The day you think patient steps towards the top. The 30-year-old said: “I’ve always taken a little bit of time “It’s about getting out of your comfort zone first and then it’s whether you sink or swim. I’ve and on a tough course.” Law is on track for the big week that will secure his European Tour you’ve got this game cracked is the day it gives you a right good kick up the backside.” Bernd Wiesberger believes Padraig Harrington reckons he’s good enough for his Ryder Cup team. Now the Austrian just wants to go out and prove him right. Wiesberger is on the brink of clinching a spot in Harrington’s European team at Whistling Straits after a Wentworth surge saw him reach 11 under with a five-under 67. But he knows he has to stay on the up at the BMW PGA Championship today to secure a berth. He should only need to finish in the top 50 to make it but if Shane Lowry – level with Wiesberger on 11 under after a 69 – wins, that could change dramatically and potentially even Wise WORds Kaymer and Wiesberger (right) chat as the battle for places at Ryder Cup heats up ■ Craig Swan require Wiesberger to finish inside the top six as the variables of the complex GOLF qualifying system BERND promise (ALSO to produce dramatic swings. PLEASE Matt Fitzpatrick, Lowry, BUILD Justin CIRCLE Rose and Lee Westwood will all be being one of them. scrapping for spots INTO today, while IT) Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter are waiting for possible call-ups when Harrington announces his three wildcards at 7.30pm tonight. That is why Wiesberger’s focus is on winning at Wentworth – to eliminate all doubt and confirm the belief of the skipper. The 35-year-old said: “I know that he recognises my game is good enough to be part of this Ryder Cup but I want to be able to show it on my scorecard and I look forward to the opportunity. “I’ve been going back and forth a little with Padraig the last couple weeks. “After I won in D en m a rk a nd Francesco Laporta is at the Wentworth summit but the Italian insists there’s not as much pressure on him as last week when he secured his European Tour card for 2022. The world No.264 leads Laurie Canter by a shot on 14 under and said: “I feel more relaxed. Last week was far more had a good week in Switzerland, we have had a couple of dinners with potential Ryder Cup candidates. “I’m not going to share what was said but obviously he’s aware that there are a lot of guys who are really eager to get on this team, with me “I’m going to try my best to get one of the qualifying spots so I don’t have to wait on a pick. “That’s getting too far ahead, though. Sunday is going to be a fun day and, whatever the outcome, I’ll be proud.” Wiesberger made his charge under the gaze of Harrington’s vice-captain and playing partner Martin Kaymer. The Austrian, who is three shots off the summit, said: “I felt good. I’ve played lots of golf with Martin and he’s a great lad. “I knew it was going to be a relaxed day. “He’s playing well, so I knew we were up for a good day for us. I felt right in my comfort zone.” Kaymer will have given a glowing account of Wiesberger’s golf in talks with Harrington last night. The German is having a good event of his own on eight under, albeit he has other issues to assess. He said: “Bernd played great golf. He was very calm, played solid golf and he’s a good wind player. “Since Friday night, everything is all up in the air again. There is a lot to play for. “I’m glad I’m a vice-captain and don’t have to make the decisions on Sunday evening because there are a lot of guys who deserve to be in the team and are maybe not qualified, even though they had a decent week.” pressure.” LOWRY decisive round button on his phone is nearly broken looking at the team, the permutations and what’s happened. No matter what happens with the tournament, if I’m named in that team I’ll be the happiest man in Ireland going home. “Obviously I want to win this tournament. Obviously I want to be in that team as well and I’m very close. “I’ve been in big, highpressure situations before and I’m not going to back down or shy away. I’m going to work as hard as I can to achieve my career-long goal. “I’m 34 now and time is ticking away. “Not only do I want to be part of the team but I want to be part of the winning team. “I feel like I can add a lot to that if I do get to Whistling Straits and hopefully I can. I think I have shown that over the last few months – I’ve played some really good golf. “It’s his decision. Who knows what he and his vicecaptains are going to do. There are a few permutations that could happen, we just have to wait and see. “But I’ll try to go out and play my best golf and try to win this tournament. If I do that, I think I’ll be OK.” Wiesberger wows in front of Ryder ace.. and he isn’t banking on a favour for US reunion I’LL NOT BERND HIS EAR LEADERBOARD (Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72) 202 Francesco Laporta (Ita) 68 65 69 203 Laurie Canter 67 66 70 204 Billy Horschel (USA) 70 65 69, Adam Scott (Aus) 65 69 70, Jamie Donaldson 69 66 69, Christiaan Bezuidenhout (Rsa) 64 72 68 205 Shane Lowry 70 66 69, Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 71 67 67, Sean Crocker (USA) 71 68 66 Selected 207 Justin Rose 67 68 72, Tommy Fleetwood 71 68 68, 209 David Law 72 69 68 David Drysdale 70 70 69 210 Stephen Gallacher 73 67 70 211 Lee Westwood 70 70 71 213 Grant Forrest 70 72 71 214 Richie Ramsay 71 70 73

web www.sundaymail.co.uk ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 53 Arsenal up and Gunning PREMIER LEAGUE ROUND-UP Arsenal lifted the pressure on Mikel Arteta as they secured their first points of the season with a 1-0 win at home to Norwich. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang set Arsenal on their way after 66 minutes with a close-range finish after Nicolas Pepe twice failed to get the ball over the line. The Gunners had an anxious moment as referee Michael Oliver conducted a VAR check for offside on what was Arsenal’s first league goal of the season. Boss Arteta said: “I must say it has been the best 10 or 14 days in my career. “Not the easiest but the best. You learn a lot in difficult moments.” Wolves also got their first league goals of the season in a 2-0 victory at Watford. Defender Francisco Sierralta headed into his own net to give Wolves the advantage. New boy Hwang Hee-chan secured the win as he stabbed home from a rebound. Brighton snatched a dramatic win at Brentford to stay in fourth place. Leandro Trossard’s excellent curling finish in the 90th minute saw the Seagulls grab the points. Michail Antonio was sent off as West Ham stretched their unbeaten Premier League start to four matches with a 0-0 draw at Southampton. no raidS at redS Leeds v Liverpool Today 4.30pm, Sky Sports Jurgen Klopp admits he can’t find a solution to Liverpool’s looming African Cup of Nations nightmare by dipping into the transfer market. In the new year, Liverpool will likely have to cope without star strikers Mo Salah and Sadio Mane for up to six weeks when they jet off to play in the AFCON. Klopp said: “People say we need to sign two strikers of the same quality as Sadio and Mo in the transfer window. “That isn’t the solution because we can’t do that.” odds-on edouard will be a star Odsonne Edouard scored performance. We started a dream debut double as C Palace..3 Spurs..0 with a lot of energy.” Crystal Palace thumped said: “It’s a dream start for Spurs centre back Japhet jaded Tottenham. Odsonne. The way he Tanganga was shown a The former Celtic striker finished just shows that second yellow card in the climbed off the bench with 58th minute for a foul on six minutes left and scored he’s a proper goalscorer. Jordan Ayew. within seconds from Wilf “He’s a player inside Matters got worse for Zaha’s cross before the box who will take his Tottenham as Palace were finishing off a lovely team chances. There’s more to awarded a penalty when move for his second. come from him. Ben Davies handled from GLORY Eddy celebrates Palace boss Patrick Viera “It was a really good team a Conor Gallagher cross Written in the stars Ron hits double on his United return DOuBLe tOP Ron fires home his second Ole Gunnar Solskjaer paid tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo after revealing how the Portuguese superstar introduced himself to his new team-mates before destroying Newcastle. The 36-year-old returned to Old Trafford with a two-goal bang after spending the last 12 years with Real Madrid and Juventus. And on the eve of his second United debut, he stood up to speak to the rest of Solskjaer’s squad at a team dinner. Solskjaer said: “When anyone comes into the team they have to introduce Lukaku’s brace at Bridge Romelu Lukaku scored his first ever goals at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea maintained their unbeaten start. The Belgian striker had never scored at the ground – even during his first spell with Chelsea. But he finally got off the mark with his low drive in the 15th minute and a thunderous left-foot strike in injury time. Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said: “Lukaku is full of confidence MAN UtD.............4 NEWCAStLE........1 SIMOM MULLOCK At OLD tRAFFORD themselves. Maybe not everyone knew Cristiano’s name - but they do now! “He said his name was Cristiano and that’s as much as I can say. “But the atmosphere around the club has been electric. The supporters have really enjoyed the last 10 days or so since he signed. “There were loads of expectations on the team and him – and he has delivered today.” Ronaldo struck in first-half injury time to put United ahead and scored Chelsea.....3 A Villa......0 and fully aware what he wants to do. He is absolutely certain of scoring when he plays. “We escaped with the perfect result and a perfect evening for our striker.” Mateo Kovacic also netted for Chelsea with a lovely chip which left Villa keeper Jed Steer with no chance. I’M BACK Cristiano opens the scoring again after Javier Manquillo had fired a shock Toon equaliser early in the second period. Bruno Fernandes and substitute Jesse Lingard then sealed the victory in the last 10 minutes. Speaking after his second Manchester United debut, Ronaldo said: “When I started the game I was so nervous, I swear. “I did not expect that the fans would sing my name all game. The reception is incredible but I am here to win games and help the team. “We all know the football in England is different than any other part of the world and it’s the most special league.” in the 75th minute. Zaha calmly dispatched the spot-kick past Hugo Lloris to get the rout underway. Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo admitted: “It’s a big concern, we had the quality and talent to play better. “Credit to Palace as they were aggressive and didn’t allow us much time or space on the ball.” Silva SneakS win Brendan Rodgers reckons his Leicester side were unlucky to come away with nothing from an entertaining clash. Bernardo Silva’s close-range finish on 61 minutes was all that stood between the teams after Jamie Vardy’s strike for the Foxes had been deemed offside. Rodgers said: “I thought we deserved something from it. We RetuRn Of KInG Cristiano’s magic lights up Old Trafford Leicester...0 Man City..1 were unfortunate with their goal but apart from that I was proud of the team and how they coped.” Goalkeepers Kasper Schmeichel and Ederson both made crucial saves in a free-flowing match. City manager Pep Guardiola said: “Schmeichel is Leicester’s best player because we were very good.”

54 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk Gordon Parks THE BIG INTERVIEW I left Hearts to be a Premier blank it Robertson nets third in 1990 before cop’s plea Capital derby is litmus test for health of game An Edinburgh derby is always an excuse to recall a favourite story from the nuthouse annals of Scottish football. Back in 1990 it was Hearts who led at 3-0 half-time, which prompted a pitch invasion by raging Hibs fans. The toxic atmosphere wasn’t helped by an ongoing bid by then Tynecastle chairman Wallace Mercer to buy their rivals and merge both clubs. Jambos legend John Robertson picks up the tale and recounts the words from a senior policeman who knocked on the door of the dressing room to make a bizarre request in a bid to regain some crowd control. He said: “We fear another pitch invasion, you know, we’re going to basically say if you score another goal and Hibs fans invade, we may have to stop the game. So you know, if you can help it, don’t score.’’ Robbo added: “We were all looking stunned, thinking, ‘Some strange request, that.’ “He went out the door and Sandy Clark [Hearts’ caretaker manager] said ‘Yeah officer, no problem at all, no worries, I know where you’re coming from, we’ll leave it at that.’ He shut the door and said: ‘Nah, that ain’t happening guys.’” History shows there were no more goals and who can blame them when finding the back of the net could have been deemed a breach of the peace? The two tribes will go at it again this afternoon and thankfully these are calmer times in the capital with politics no longer at play. It’s an opinion that the state of Scottish football’s health is best gauged in Auld Reekie. It’s a pity the managers are loath to talk about their side’s potential to sustain title challenge Good health in our game will never be found in Glasgow. The canary down the mine will be found in Gorgie today just as it will be in Tayside and the Granite City as the season unfolds. Hibs boss Jack Ross bristled at a question on Friday about how much more is to come from his team. On the back of a best league finish for 16 years and host of big Hampden days out, he was right to have his nose out of joint. His opposite number Robbie Neilson is also still battling the sceptics despite Hearts enjoying an unbeaten start to the league season and starting to look the sum of all parts. It’s just a pity both managers are loath to talk about their potential to sustain a Premiership title challenge. That sense of splitting the Old Firm being some unattainable desire is another love that dare not speak its name. Both clubs have two young managerial talents who combine impressive coaching abilities with a decency and humour which puts a shine on what they are building at their respective clubs. The two squads have the mark of quality and depth, it’s time to deliver on the promise of a summer which has carried them to the top of the table, albeit after only four games. As all eyes turn towards Tynecastle, more evidence should emerge that Edinburgh’s big two aren’t just going to be playing at the fringe this season. Whatever happens, a resurgence of Hearts and Hibs would be a welcome blast of fresh air. League player ..that’s what drives me on. If I do make it then all the sacrifices I made will be worth it

web www.sundaymail.co.uk HIGH MARC Leonard loves it at Brighton “I didn’t come here to have a jolly. I came to be a Premier League footballer.” For some reason, that sound bite is even better in a Glaswegian accent. It’s always special when one of our own starts mixing it with the big boys down south. But more importantly, that line gives you an insight into Marc Leonard’s character and mentality. It wasn’t easy aged 16 to leave his comfort zone – and the prospect of first-team football at Hearts – for a new life in Brighton. He could have stuck around at Tynecastle and potentially forced his way in with a few other talented youngsters. Instead, he sacrificed that for a crack at the top level in England. And when he arrived on the south coast he realised that, physically, he was a million miles away from where he had to be just to compete at the AMEX. Away from home, detached from family and with a first-team opportunity way off, it would have been easy for Leonard to drift. But with the help of his coaches he knuckled down and grafted. Of course there were tough times along the way. But fast forward three years and he’s on the verge of Graham Potter’s side. The Scotland Under-19s captain made his Seagulls debut at Ibrox in a pre-season friendly this summer. And in August he got his competitive bow against Cardiff City in the Carabao Cup. It has completely vindicated his decision to leave Tynecastle to follow his dream. Leonard told MailSport: “I wanted to come back this summer and be at the level, to be able to compete with the first-team for that six-week period. “Then it was about m a k i n g a n i mpression and being in the gaffer’s thoughts. I think I’ve done that. “Obviously, it’s now about game time. The first team is a huge level to be at, so being able to perform and express myself in the Under-23s is important. “But whenever games come up and Leonard wants career to soar high at Seagulls Scott McDermott the gaffer needs someone, hopefully I’m the person he goes to. “And if I can continue to build on that, keep at that level, then it’s where I want to be. “If I do get my debut in the Premier League, the decision to come here and all the sacrifices I’ve made will have been worth it. “I didn’t come here to have a jolly. I came to be a Premier League footballer – or as close to it as I can. “That’s what drives me on. “I played in the Carabao Cup game but the next step is to keep pushing and put myself in that situation for the Premier League.” Leonard found it I’m glad I got out my comfort zone .. I feel in a good place now difficult at first, probably on the pitch more than off it, when he arrived at Brighton. Despite his undoubted technical ability, the midfielder struggled to cope with the physical demands placed on him. But he embraced the challenge and in his second year at the club he finally felt like he belonged in that company. He said: “The first year was really tough. It was more about me getting used to the physical side. That’s huge down here. “And it’s a side to the game I didn’t have before. It took me a year to adapt and gain from the programmes Brighton gave me. “Since then I’ve got my head down and it has been brilliant. “Of course, I had down days. It’s one of the hardest things to do, to go in when you feel you’re maybe not at the level of everyone else. “But when you eventually tune into the fact that it’s your job, something you love doing and you’re now living your dream – it becomes easier. “And the determination to do more, to be at the head of my group, that’s something that pushed me on. “I feel glad I got out of my comfort zone, even though I was enjoying it at Hearts. “I couldn’t turn the move down because I thought I might never get the chance again. Now I’m getting the rewards from it. “It’s a Premier League club so everything is so different. I knew I’d limit my chances of first-team football at a young age down here. “But that was the sacrifice to make sure I was ready when I got the chance at this level. I feel in a good place now, it has been magic.” At least Leonard isn’t a lone Scottish voice in the Brighton dressing-room. Potter’s right-hand man Billy Reid hasn’t lost his Glaswegian accent either and the former Hamilton Accies boss has been a positive influence on the youth players. And the young Scot says learning from experienced pros such as Adam Lallana and Shane Duffy makes life a whole lot easier. He said: “Life is different down here. It’s certainly a lot warmer! Seriously, I’ve loved it. “It’s been very easy to fit in, I feel comfortable now. “The gaffer, staff and everyone at the club are great. They’re so close-knit so I immediately felt part of it. “And that helps on the pitch because you go out there feeling so comfortable. That allows you to show what you can do. “Adam is brilliant with me. He’s so vocal and such a leader in the dressing-room. “You’d think it might be awkward for a young boy going over to train with the first-team but they’ve all been so helpful. “Adam is the type to take you under his wing. Shane has also been very good. In game situations, their communication is at a different level. “It makes it so much easier for a young boy to perform in that environment. “And Billy’s really good with me, he’s a top man. “It’s great to have a Scottish guy here to lean on if I ever need him. I couldn’t ask for any more from Billy. “The first-team lads all love him, he’s great to have about. “I can speak to him or bounce things off him any time. “He’s been top drawer and it’s great to hear another Scottish voice around the place.” my ibrox debut rocked The irony isn’t lost on Marc Leonard. Growing up in Glasgow, the midfielder supported Celtic before moving to Brighton to chase his Premier League dream. So where does he end up making his first-team debut for the Seagulls? Ibrox. The Scottish kid was given his Brighton bow by gaffer Graham Potter in their 0-0 pre-season friendly against Rangers this summer. Since then, Leonard has played in a Carabao Cup win over Cardiff City and is pushing for a place in Potter’s squad for the Premier League. The 19-year-old said: “I was at Rangers as a kid but I’m a Celtic man so it was brilliant to start at Ibrox. “My family were all there and it was something that happened quicker than I expected it. “Moving from Scotland to Brighton, you’d never imagine that your debut would be at Ibrox. It was a huge moment for me, something that I won’t forget.” The Scotland Under-19 captain is convinced that the style Potter is now renowned for is perfect for his game. The former Hearts youngster said: “It’s a style I want to play. The manager’s philosophy is to get on the ball, play, but also press as well. “That has been drilled into us from the start. If you look at how Brighton are playing we’re very good – and it’s because everyone is on the same page.” Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 55 Back to the old routine ■ Ewing Grahame It has taken 10 years for Grant Hanley to become an overnight success with the Tartan Army. But former Scotland skipper Colin Hendry – who coached Hanley at Blackburn – knew it was always going to take time for the 29-year-old to fulfil his potential. Hanley was outstanding in Tuesday’s 1-0 win in Austria and his suspension for the crunch match against Israel at Hampden next month is a body blow for Steve Clarke. Yet the Norwich stopper could have been forgiven for thinking his international career was over when he went more than three years without a call-up. Hendry said: “Grant has taken his time to get to where he is now but I don’t think that should come as a surprise to anyone. “Centre-backs mature at a different, slower rate to other players and that has been the case with him. “Very few kids playing in that position can come into their international teams MATURING Hanley and Hendry in Austria and make an immediate and sustained impact. “Back in my day there was Alan McLaren in Scotland and Tony Adams in England but they were very much the odd men out, exceptional in every sense. “I was 27 before I made my Scotland debut and 35 when I made my final appearance for my country. “It’s between those years that centre-backs really begin to flourish – look at the Italians! “Seriously, I was 29 when I won the Premier League with Blackburn, 32 when I captained Scotland at the World Cup and 33 when I won a Treble with Rangers.” Braveheart also thinks Brugge’s Jack Hendry is another late developer who has come good. He said: “Jack was also excellent in Vienna. He’s another player who had been written off and had to deal with adversity but he’s come through that now. “He’s a different type, more of a ball player and he’s not yet as good a defender as Grant is – but then he’s only 26!”

56 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk HIGHLAND Kirk hails 10 men but wants better Andy Kirk wants more from Brechin City despite securing a 10-man triumph at Nairn County. Max Kucheriavyi and Murray Mackintosh put Brechin 2-0 up and they stood strong after an early second-half sending-off for Hamish Thomson. Ciaran Young halved the deficit late on but Julian Wade scored his first for City to seal a 3-1 win. Boss Kirk said: “We need to get to that higher level we are capable of and the players know that. We’re pleased enough with the three points.” Leaders Fraserburgh kept up their fine start with a 5-2 win at Wick Academy. They sit seven points above second-top Inverurie Locos who triumphed 10-3 against Fort William. LOWLAND Joao’s treble boost keeps Kilby on track Portuguese striker Joao Victoria fired East Kilbride back into contention with a hat-trick in a 3-1 win over Spartans. The 32-year-old, who’s on his third spell at K Park, added to his first half brace with a penalty while Sam Newton hit a late consolation. Rangers B closed on top spot after a 5-2 rout of Bonnyrigg with Tony Weston, Cole McKinnon, Charlie McCann, Kane Ritchie-Hosler and Robbie Ure all netting. Kieran Hall hit a brace for Rose. Broomhill’s Reagan O’Sullivan snatched a last-gasp winner to see off Cumbernauld 2-1 but boss David Gormley raged: “We can feel lucky to leave with the win.” MAKE SOMEONE YOU KNOW A STAR voice of experience A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER Rest of Celtic’s 2021 has to be a whole lot better YOUR NUMBER 5 STAR RATED: AMAZON, FACEBOOK & REVIEWS.IO BBC DRAGONS DEN WINNER YOUR team PERSONALISED FOOTBALL BOOKS YOUR CHOSEN NAME STARS FOR YOUR FAVOURITE TEAM ORDER TODAY & RECEIVE YOUR 10% DISCOUNT WWW.SPORTSSTARBOOKS.CO.UK/STARS USE CODE STARS IN BASKET. NORMALLY £24.99. WITH DISCOUNT £22.49 Examine the calendar year for Celtic to date. It began with a defeat from Rangers at Ibrox on January 2 which effectively won Steven Gerrard’s side the title – and ended Celtic’s dream of Ten in a Row – with four months to spare. The club then took off on an ill-fated, ill-conceived trip to Dubai, for which then chief executive Peter Lawwell publicly apologised on the club’s television channel, strategically avoiding pointed questioning from the media at large. Farcically, the then manager, Neil Lennon, insisted at a press conference days later that there was nothing to apologise for regarding the journey to the Middle East in the middle of a global pandemic. Lennon’s thoughts were not available for scrutiny for much longer because, following a league defeat to Ross County in Dingwall, he was fired or agreed to leave by mutual consent, or whatever ointment of words you want to use to mark the parting of the ways amid what could euphemistically be described as supporter unrest. There then followed the excruciating to watch pursuit of Eddie Howe, a threemonth long epic of laughable proportions. After Howe finally declared that the Celtic job was not for him, a frenzy of activity took place which resulted, one day in June, in Ange Postecoglou walking Kris is a stranger to gratitude Kris Ajer is a model of self-absorption and a stranger to gratitude when it comes to the country and club that made him an English Premier League player. He is fundamentally right to say the league he’s now part of with Brentford is of a higher standard than the one he was in with Celtic. But Celtic will be in the Europa League against Real Betis this week. Kris can’t see that level again from where he’s standing at the moment. But does he have an inflated opinion of himself or practice self-belief? Liam Scales wanted the shirt number of the most iconic Celtic out of the tunnel at Celtic Park in the company of one Dominic McKay, late of the Scottish Rugby Union and would-be architect of a better tomorrow for the club he supported. Except he wasn’t. McKay was merely symptomatic of an epidemic of bad decision making and poor governance in the midst of a year which still has months to run and must cause the supporters to deal in hope rather than expectation until the club carries out its latest round of introspection. Friday was a sombre date in Celtic’s affairs. Not because the bombshell was dropped that nuclear Dom had crashed to earth and disintegrated on impact just 72 days after being launched as the future of the club. Friday marked the 36th anniversary of Jock Stein’s death. The creator of the modern-day Celtic was, from the time of his appointment, the man from whom all things of a positive nature stemmed at the club. But life was infinitely simpler in 1965. Stein was an autocratic figure who took Celtic away from the days when directors picked the team. He won the European Cup in Lisbon with a trusted assistant, Sean Fallon. Benny Rooney looked after the players’ injuries. Irene McDonald ran the office and looked after the wage packets. A former player, Jim Kennedy, answered the phone figure of all time, Billy McNeill. You could argue any player should work to earn that distinction. It’s like vaccine passports for fans. They are either an invasion of civil liberties or a safeguard against the spread of a deadly virus. The choice is yours.

web www.sundaymail.co.uk Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 57 executive derision Celtic fans wasted little time in making thoughts on new man McKay clear It is now time to prove Celtic has not been destabilised Steve gets into mood swing of it I’ve spent literally half of my life exchanging words, on a professional basis, with the public on radio phone-ins. So I think I’ve gained enough experience to be an authority on the subject of mood swings. My specialist subject is the complex relationship between fans and the national team. Supporters of clubs outwith the Old Firm appreciate international football. Celtic and Rangers fans tolerate it – but only up to a point. There isn’t a man, woman or child who supports Rangers or Celtic who would put Scotland qualifying for the World Cup before their team winning the league title. Old Firm fans have localised superiority to fret over, so favouritism trumps patriotism. Every time. At the same time, Old Firm fans reserve a right to hold an opinion on Steve Clarke’s team even though they’d rather he didn’t pick their players in case of injury or illness affecting them while on Scotland duty with a negative effect on club football. And, since there are and decided who could and couldn’t get through the front door. And that was it. Today, clubs of Celtic’s size require the infrastructure identical to any other multi-million pound business concern with a global customer base. Look at where the organisation stands post-Dom. When factual information dries up, fevered speculation rises up through the cracks. The precise explanation for McKay’s departure has been left at ‘family reasons’, which some will take as gospel truth and the more cynical will assume is, for diplomatic reasons, better than saying his appointment had quickly been found to have been a bad idea. Whichever is the case, Celtic now have a lawyer, Michael Nicholson, assuming the role of CEO on an interim basis. The club has still got no head of recruitment while a revolving door has, in 2021, shown Jeremie Frimpong, Kristofer Ajer, Odsonne Edouard, Ryan Christie and a host of others the way out of Celtic Park, albeit for good money. A catalogue of new players has arrived ROSS provocation by it all with the promise of progression under Postecoglou but with, as yet, no evidence to support their ability to claw back domestic supremacy from Rangers. Credentials will be given a severe examination when Celtic go to Seville to face Real Betis in the first match of their Europa League group on Thursday night. A director of football remains a vague concept while former manager Gordon Strachan is in the midst of a three-month secondment from his day job at Dundee to carry out a review of Celtic’s academy and other matters not relevant to what Postecoglou is doing with the first team. In short, who does what at Celtic is a matter for conjecture. The fans will be resolutely in favour of the manager but recent history shows this is dependent upon results being indicative of the team moving in the right direction. That is to say above Rangers. During his press conference on Friday, Postecoglou gave his overview of Celtic’s hectic re-shuffle in the dressing room since his arrival by saying: “Wherever there is uncertainty, it doesn’t help in trying to build something.” A matter of two hours later, McKay was gone. It is now for everyone at the club, from dressing room to boardroom, to prove Celtic has not been destabilised as a result, temporarily or otherwise. Last season, the ravages of Covid meant the fans had to watch their team’s implosion on TV, occasionally being moved to vent their feelings in the club’s car park when some could take no more mediocrity. This season, tens of thousands of season book holders are back in their seats and the kind of noise they make will mirror the judgment they deliver on the only thing they can influence, the performance of the team. The power play has taken place and McKay is no longer in the building. The rest of 2021 has got to be better than the events which have taken place up to this point. You might argue it can only get better. dom and dusted McKay left after 72 days Jack keeps his cool under pressure Jack Ross’ face was a picture on transfer deals. Accusations that BAFTA award for gritting his resolute as their manager, they’ll Wednesday morning. A players who knew they were teeth, fixing a smile and resisting survive Tynecastle. television picture. Sky’s interview to plug their coverage of today’s capital derby seemed like an attempt by his studio-based interrogator into provoking him into ripping out his ear piece and shouting: “Sod this for a game of soldiers.” Insinuations about botched supposed to be makeweights in transfer deals, but are still at Easter Road, will be unsettled as a consequence. Aspersions being cast that Barrie McKay playing for Hearts today – and not Hibs – was another cock-up. The Hibs boss deserved a the offer to rise to the bait. By the end he had an expression like a ventriloquist’s dummy. I was surprised one of his answers wasn’t: “Gottle of geer.” I’d have loved to have heard the manager’s first words when the camera stopped rolling. Still, if Hibs are as defensively The more positive spin is that it’s great to see Hearts and Hibs doing so well at the same time, in the same division, after being ships that passed in the night on the River Forth for so long. Greyfriars Bobby must be salivating in anticipation of today’s barnstormer. CLARKE improvement more of them than any other source of fan base in Scotland, they tend to be heard above all others. The manager had on his best Scunnered of Saltcoats face after the win over Austria that tees us up for a mood-swing festival when we play Israel at Hampden next month. That was his prerogative after the public debate over whether his contract extension was premature by the SFA. The reaction to victory is over the top but so is the response to a draw or a defeat. Elation to deflation, and back again, is our preferred direction of travel. Clarke will need to get used to it. Over the top is our default setting. We’ve gone places by the skin of our teeth so often the shirt could be sponsored by the British Dental Association. But Clarke is right to express a belief the players have become better on his watch. Victory in Vienna was a triumph for mind over matter – and that’s the mindset we need now to make the play-offs and be successful in them.

58 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk League TWO albion Rovers.............2 Cowdenbeath.............1 Brian Reid hailed his Albion Rovers side for digging out a massive victory as Kyle Doherty’s late strike proved to be the difference. The deadlock was broken in 21 minutes when Callum Wilson was played clean through and squared the ball for Max Wright to tap in. Cowdenbeath levelled in first-half stoppage time as Ross Clarke fired in at the back post to register his first goal for the club. Charlie Reilly had an effort bounce off the post before Doherty atoned for an earlier miss to coolly slot home seven minutes from time. Rovers gaffer Brian Reid said: “It’s a big three points.” annan.......................1 Stenhousemuir............2 Thomas Orr and Adam Brown fired Stenhousemuir to their first win of the season away to high-flying Annan. Delighted Warriors boss Stephen Swift said: “It was a win we felt had been coming and hopefully we can push on.” Stenny went in front 10 minutes into the second half when Orr rifled home after a scramble in the six-yard area. They doubled their lead nine minutes from time as Robert Thomson broke free down the right and pulled the ball back for Brown to smash home from the middle of the goal. Annan pressed and David Wilson’s fingertip save kept out Jordan Lowdon before Rob McCartney pulled one back. CHaMpiOnSHip Handy Murray served up win Tommy hails Fraser for laying on Rory’s winner Kilmarnock.................1 Morton........................0 STIRLING STUFF Dylan Bikey celebrates after his winner DYL HAS BINOS ON THEIR BIKEY Dylan Bikey leapt off the bench to fire Stirling into third place with a late winner. Binos keeper Blair Currie and opposite number one Mark McCallum looked set to steal the show with a string of saves to keep the scoresheet blank. But Stirling upped the ante after Bikey replaced Dale Carrick in the 68th minute. He set up Kurtis Roberts for an effort and went close himself before sealing his side’s third win in a row in the 81st minute when he hooked the ball past McCallum. That sent Stirling above Forfar into third place and Kelty Hearts.................1 elgin City....................1 Kallum Higginbotham left it late to stretch Kelty’s unbeaten start to life in League Two. Kevin Thomson’s table toppers were stunned when Elgin took the lead just before the half-hour mark. Kelty stopper Dougie Hill brought down Archie MacPhee in the box and the striker dusted himself down to score from the penalty spot. And they looked set to hold out for a big win until the third minute of added time when Higginbotham’s 25-yarder flew past helpless keeper Tom McHale. Kelty boss Thomson said: “It was pleasing that we had a structure in place to score goals against teams who sit in against us.” Stranraer...................0 edinburgh City....................1 Ouzy See hit the clincher 10 minutes from time as City won on the road at Stranraer. And jubilant Edinburgh gaffer Gary Naysmith beamed: “That’s back to back wins now so it gives us something to build on.” The Citizens had the ball in the net inside the opening minute but it was ruled out Stirling albion ...........1 Forfar..........................0 John Docherty proud assistant boss James Creaney said: “The boys have worked so hard and their attitude and application has been outstanding. “We are just taking it game by game, try to win every match we play and see where we end up.” Forfar player-boss Gary Irvine, whose side slipped into fourth place, said: “It’s a sore one and it’s frustrating. We are creating chances but not taking them.” for offside. City keeper Brian Schwake made a double save to deny Broque Watson and Anton Brady before the break, then kept out Matty Yates with 15 minutes left. The decisive goal came on 80 minutes when ex-Blues winger James Hilton burst down the wing and crossed for See to flick past Luke Scullion. ■ Lindsay Herron Tommy Wright hailed the dancing feet of Fraser Murray after Killie grabbed a vital win when they weren’t at their best. Murray provided that one bit of quality as he spun on the corner of the Morton box, squeezed between two players and set up Rory McKenzie for the only goal. The 75th-minute strike keeps Killie on the tail of leaders Caley Thistle and gaffer Wright knows there is more to come from his side. He said: “Fraser did well, it was a good bit of play. He did well to get between the two defenders then it was a good ball in. “We had a couple of those last week and the opposite wide player didn’t get in to the back post. “We told the guys to follow in to the back post, Rory timed his run well. I am really pleased for him. “I am pleased for the team, even though we didn’t play as well as we can, we dug in and got the result. “It wasn’t the prettiest of games, we could probably have played a lot better on the ball. “There were periods we were flat but we produced a moment of quality and scored a good goal. “I am pleased with the result but the performance wasn’t near how we’ve been this season.” Ton boss Gus MacPherson said: “We were really good. We worked so hard, created good chances and should have been in front. “It was sore to lose in the manner we did, that was the frustrating thing. They didn’t play through us. It was just a cross that shouldn’t have caused us a problem.” Scott had Accies in a Stew STEWART inspired win NET GAIN Murray set up McKenzie (below) for strike Dick Campbell was purring with delight after seeing midfielder Scott Stewart help send Arbroath up to third place. But the Gayfield gaffer insists all he is concerned about is being third bottom come May. Campbell said: “We played well today but we’re only five games into it. I still want to finish third bottom of the league at the end of the season. That’s our aim.” Stewart fired the part-timers on the way to their biggest league win in three years when keeper Ryan Fulton’s fumble fell to him on the arbroath .........................................4 Hamilton ........................................0 stroke of half-time. He then set up Michael McKenna to blast home the second in 55 minutes and, after Jamie Hamilton was sent off for a foul on him, Stewart played Joel Nouble in for the third. Nicky Low sealed the win with a stunning 30-yard free-kick. Accies boss Stuart Taylor said: “The red card isn’t why we lost. We lost because of the way we played.”

web www.sundaymail.co.uk League one Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 59 Jim pipes up for Ayr Jim Duffy refused to rule himself out of a shot at the Somerset hotseat after leading Ayr to a vital win. The caretaker oversaw a huge turnaround as United bounced back from the loss of David Hopkin in midweek. Tomi Adeloye hit a double and Cammy Salkeld was also on target as Ayr ran out comfortable winners against ayr united ............ 3 Dunfermline ........ 1 desperate Dunfermline. And Duffy said: “I’m not ready for the pipe and slippers just yet, “I like to think I’ve still got a bit left to offer the game.” Duffy made six changes for Ayr and they flew from the traps with a goal inside two minutes, Adeloye converting Daire O’Connor’s cross. Next Paddy Reading sent in a brilliant cross for Salkeld to head home and although Nikolay Todorov pulled one back, Steven Bradley pounced on an error by Pars defender Ross Graham to set up Adeloye for his second of the game. Pars boss Peter Grant said: “We can’t make excuses.” traps with a goal inside two GROUP HUG DUFFY name in the frame Cove Rangers............1 Montrose........................1 Graham Webster scored for the seventh game in a row as Montrose drew at 10-man Cove. He had a first-half header ruled out for offside before Rangers took the lead four minutes after the interval. Mitch Megginson sent Rory McAllister through and he fired in via the underside of the bar. Webster overtook Stephen Dobbie’s haul of scoring in six consecutive games, netting from the penalty spot in 61 minutes after Blair Lyons had been fouled. Cove’s Blair Yule then saw red for a second yellow card. Montrose boss Stewart Petrie said: “It is a good record for Graham to have and he is in great form.” Dumbarton..................5 east Fife..........................0 Stevie Farrell insists his Sons are buzzing after a thumping five-star display. The Dumbarton boss was delighted after Ross MacLean’s opener was followed by Gregor Buchanan heading home from Callum Wilson’s free kick. Buchanan grabbed his second from another Wilson free kick and Ryan McGeever nodded in a fourth after Kalvin Orsi flicked Joe McKee’s corner back across goal. And McKee was on hand to assist Eoghan Stokes three minutes from time to wrap it up. Delighted Farrell said: “It’s important you take your chances and it gives us a real confidence boost.” jA Ag-POT jOY Sutherland is mobbed after goal (top) and Kirk Broadfoot parties (top right) Billy Dodds asked for more belief from Caley Thistle at the break – and saw them meet his demands in style. Goals from Kirk Broadfoot, Shane Sutherland and Aaron Doran turned this top-of-thetable clash on its head. Partick had led through Scott Tiffoney’s brilliant opener but were cursing missed chances, including a Brian Graham sitter, as they slipped to fourth. Caley made it five wins out of five and boss Dodds (right) said: “In the first half we were lucky we never went 2-0 down. “I said at half-time, you have to believe how good a team you EARLY STRIKE Connelly Billy: Half-time summit gave us belief Inverness.............. 3 Partick Thistle ..... 1 ■ alasdair Fraser are and be a bit more ruthless. Do it with a bit more authority, up the intensity and we’ll get something from this game. “I said I knew they were a good team and told them to go out there and show me. “They have to realise how good a team they are. “I knew if they could step up the intensity in that final third they could score goals. That’s what they did. It is five wins now and we’ve grown – we’ve seen the belief setting in.” Tiffoney fired low past Mark Ridgers but after Thistle f a i l e d t o make their chances count Broadfoot found space to level. Sutherland netted from a tight angle for 2-1 then Doran fired high past Jamie Sneddon to seal the comeback. Jags’ Ian McCall said: “We should’ve been well ahead.” Brynn was our heart and Sol Allan Johnston hailed Sol Brynn as Queen of the South’s match winner after the keeper produced a stunning display. Lee Connelly’s 11th-minute strike was the difference at Stark’s Park but the Dumfries men had Middlesbrough’s onloan shot-stopper to thank after Raith Rovers ........ 0 Queen of South ... 1 the 20-year-old pulled off world class saves to deny Ross Matthews and Dylan Tait. Queens boss Johnston said: “It doesn’t surprise me with some of the saves he makes, you see him everyday in training and the boys can hardly score against him – it’s frightening. “He’s a real talent, we’re lucky to have somebody of his quality.” Raith gaffer McGlynn said: “We put a lot into it but the way we started wasn’t great and that probably killed us.” DREAM DEBUT Euan Henderson (right) hits Alloa opener BAZ: EU’LL ONLY GET BETTER KID Alloa boss Barry Ferguson praised debut kid Euan alloa..........................2 Henderson for setting up the Falkirk.........................0 win with a first-half goal but Kenny MacDonald insists he still has work to do. The Hearts loanee nudged with 15 minutes to go, you in the opener before sub could see the qualities he Connor Sammon smashed brings to the team.” in a second-half header to Alloa struck in 30 minutes clinch the points. when Henderson burst free, Ferguson said: “I thought held off challenges then we deserved it and although eased a delicate shot away in the last 10 minutes we tired from keeper Robbie Mutch that’s natural for a (part-time) and inside the left post. team who are training two It was job done when nights a week. Sammon nodded a six-yard “Euan was impressive but effort home in 61 minutes. he can get better. That’s why Falkirk chief Paul Sheerin we brought him to the club said: “From start to finish we and although he tired badly were not good enough.” Peterhead..................3 Clyde...............................2 Gaffer Jim McInally praised Peterhead’s focus as they held out to win a five-goal thriller. The Blue Toon took the lead after five minutes when Andy McCarthy tapped in after a double save from Bully Wee keeper Neil Parry on his debut. Four minutes later David Goodwillie equalised after winning a penalty as he sent Brett Long the wrong way. Two goals in two minutes gave Peterhead a two-goal lead. First Scott Brown struck from the edge of the area then Russell McLean lashed home. Goodwillie got his second just before the break but Clyde couldn’t find an equaliser. McInally said: “We knew we had to be fully concentrated.” Queen’s Park.............0 airdrieonians...............0 Queen’s Park boss Laurie Ellis watched his side’s second goalless draw of the season with Airdrie but felt they should have been celebrating a win. The League One rivals failed to score in their Premier Sports Cup tie although both scored in a 1-1 SPFL Trust Trophy draw. Ellis was disappointed and said: “The draw keeps us top but we’re frustrated and feel it’s two points dropped.” Queen’s Simon Murray forced a diving save from Max Currie while Airdrie’s Adam Frizzell fired wide of the target. Chances were again at a premium after the break but Diamonds’ Rhys McCabe almost won it with an audacious effort from his own half.

60 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk HEARTS v HIBS TODAY, 12pM, TYNECASTLE, SKY SPORTS EUROPA MISSION Welsh (left) with David Turnbull after play-off win over AZ No fans but Celts want a Seville fiesta ■ Mark Walker Stephen Welsh can’t wait to face Real Betis in the Europa League on Thursday – even though Celtic supporters have been denied the chance to make an emotional return to Seville. The Hoops start their group campaign with a trip to the La Liga stalwarts and it will be a tricky clash against Manuel Pellegrini’s side. There’s added significance for Celtic as they return to the city that was packed with 80,000 Hoops fans when Martin O’Neill’s side lost 3-2 to Porto in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final. It looked like punters would be able to make a return trip when UEFA cleared away supporters to attend Euro games. But Betis then told Celtic their green and white army would have to stay at home due to government regulations in Andalusia. It’s a blow for stopper Welsh and he said: “Playing in Seville adds to the occasion for obvious reasons. I have been told plenty of stories about it and, looking at pictures of the fans over there, it was incredible.” Welsh will know all about Betis ahead of Thursday’s clash – because he has been grilling Scotland Under-21s team-mate Ewan Urain who plays for Athletic Bilbao. The 21-year-old said: “Ewan has told me about Betis’ stadium, the atmosphere and their team. So we know it will be a tough game over there. “We are looking forward to it. It’s a big competition and we’re all raring to go.” Welsh has had a lot of faith invested in him by manager Ange Postecoglou and has won plenty of praise for his performances so far this season. The central defender admits he’s enjoying working under the Australian. But it remains to be seen if he will feature at the Benito Villamarin stadium as new signing Cameron Carter-Vickers got the nod ahead of him for yesterday’s game with Ross County. Welsh said: “For me, it’s business as usual at Celtic. I just want to try and play as many games as possible. “We’ve got a few quality new players in the door and we’ve got competition for places. Signing a few new boys has meant the quality has risen. “The manager has helped me a lot. On the ball and off the ball, he has been a big help. He has given me my opportunity and hopefully I can kick on. I need to prove I deserve it.” ALL THE ACTION FROM THE SPFL LOWER LEAGUES SEE PAGES 58 AND 59 STAR TURN Gary with New York and (below) A-lister Jackman He once saw Hollywood A-lister Hugh Jackman walking down a street in Manhattan. And sometimes he couldn’t get into a store – just because the Kardashians were in to do their shopping. But for all the celebrity glamour of playing in New York, Gary Mackay-Steven still pined for the hustle and bustle of Scottish football. After all, why else would you swap Central Park for Stark’s Park, as he did last year when he decided to sign for Hearts? For most of us, the thought of living and working in the Big Apple is a dream come true. And for the winger, the lifestyle he led off the pitch probably was. But on it? After a period of no supporters in MLS stadiums due to Covid, he missed the intensity of the game back home. And when he runs out at Tynecastle today in front of 20,000 fans for a red-hot Edinburgh derby against Hibs, he’ll know he has made the right decision. Mackay-Steven could have stayed at New York City FC after moving Stateside from Aberdeen in 2019. His debut for the club was actually in the Hudson River derby against New York Red Bulls. But even then the atmosphere wasn’t the same. That’s why he made the switch to Tynecastle, even with the Jambos in the Championship last term. But seriously, how could you go from Times Square to the Indodrill Stadium, Alloa, on a Tuesday night in November? Mackay-Steven laughs and says: “I didn’t think like that, not at all. “I was really happy to be back. In America you’re aware within yourself of how you’re doing. “But in Scotland people aren’t afraid You can feel the atmosphere in Scotland .. you don’t get that in USA Gary mingled with stars in New York but after living his dream he’s glad to swap US glamour for capital derby Scott McDermott to say or pass comments. I missed that about here – to hear people’s views and opinions.” He’ll certainly feel it this afternoon when he’s standing on the wing with a capacity Gorgie crowd breathing down his neck. Mackay-Steven loved life in New York but with film and reality stars the big attraction, few people would get anxious and excited about NYC’s next game. In Scotland, it’s different and that’s why he’s delighted to be plying his trade in the capital. He said: “It was a great experience in New York but I’m happy to be back playing for Hearts. “It was very rare to get recognised over there – and I liked that, it was good. “But it’s also cool being here and seeing how much football means to people. “New York is a big place. You would see big stars who wouldn’t get any bother off anyone either. “I lived very close to the city so I would go in after training. I enjoyed many aspects of it. “Hugh Jackman was probably the biggest star I saw in the street. “But there are loads of reality stars out there. The Kardashians are big so shops would be closed off for them if they were out shopping. “In restaurants, you’d see certain people but they don’t get bothered, which is amazing for them. There are so many people GOTHAM TO GORGIE BACK TO REALITY GMS loves being back in Scotland

web www.sundaymail.co.uk Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 61 living there, who are just used to it. In terms of derby games, the atmosphere is better here in Scotland. “I played in the New York derby, which is big and it’s special for the two sets of supporters. “But the atmosphere here is something you feel within the city. You don’t get that there. “Here, you feel it around you, everyone talks about it. Over there, it’s not so much. “In Scotland you know when a derby game is coming up. “New York is a bigger place so it’s different. Of course, come game-day it’s big. “But from what I’ve experienced in this country, you know there’s a derby a week before it. “I came back for games like this one on Sunday, 100 per cent. “I’ve never even been to an Edinburgh derby. But I used to watch them on telly – and they’re huge games. There were always goals and drama with a crazy atmosphere. I can’t wait to play in one, it will be special. “Being at home, with our support, it will be brilliant. I can’t wait. “It will be a full house, it’s the first derby of the season with both teams doing well. It should be amazing.” Mackay-Steven has also played in Glasgow and Dundee derbies during his career. At 31, he has come a long way from being a kid at Liverpool and Fulham, before going on to clubs like Celtic and Aberdeen, earning Scotland caps and moving to the US. But now back home, he insists there’s plenty more high points to come. As he prepared for Hibs’ visit to Tynecastle today, he said: “I don’t really look back. “I’ve achieved a lot of things in my career but I still want to have my best moments ahead of me. “I want to do well in a Hearts shirt. I don’t dwell on what has happened in the past. “When I’m finished I’ll look back on different things but I’m excited for this season with the squad we’ve got. “I feel good within this system and I want to achieve a lot more. Hopefully this season is a great one, starting with the derby.” WONDER GOAL Barrie nets in derby Barrie makes us even better side Gary Mackay-Steven was a victim of Barrie McKay’s brilliance when he scored a Scottish Cup wonder goal against Celtic at Hampden five years ago. But that’s why he’s delighted to have the former Rangers winger as competition for his jersey at Hearts. McKay signed a two-year deal with the Jambos last week and goes straight into the squad for today’s Edinburgh derby. Mackay-Steven knows exactly how talented he is after that Old Firm goal in 2016 and knows he’ll add extra quality to Robbie Neilson’s squad. GMS said: “I remember facing Barrie in a derby a few years ago. He scored a brilliant goal. “He’s a top player. We’ve done well in this window, signing a lot of quality. “Barrie just adds to the squad and it’s now strong in every position. That bodes well for the season ahead and keeps everyone on their toes. “We play different formations but Barrie can play as a winger or a No.10. “It’s just good to have top players in every position.” Scotland cap is labour of Bruv for Hibee Paul ■ Gordon Parks Paul McGinn insists he’s happy to perform the role of Scotland’s straight man to class clown and brother John – as long as it provides future invites to play for his country. The Hibs full-back answered an SOS from Steve Clarke as a late call-up for the crucial World Cup qualifier in Austria, which ended in a first senior cap as a late substitute in the win. It represented a career highlight for the 30-year-old who revealed brother John has been lobbying for his older sibling to be brought into the international fold. He said: “John has been banging the drum for me with the SFA for about five years. “That is a nice thing. He is a top player and it is always great to have them in your team. “He is the class clown and they all love him so I suppose that helps. I am not a young boy any more so I know a lot of these boys from my career. “Che Adams said to me you are completely different to John but I said it is not possible for a household to have two of him.” The absence of injured Rangers kid Nathan Patterson in Austria had Clarke on the phone to ask McGinn to link up with the squad but the call came out of the blue. He said: “I suppose it is a bit surreal how quick it all happened. The Sunday night call when I was not expecting it then the game – it was all a bit surreal. “We had training at Hibs and it was quite a meaty session before a few days off. “I was just driving home and they phoned and said someone would have to come to my house. “We got through to the Oriam late at night and I had to stay in my hotel room until I found out in the morning whether I was good to go or not.” McGinn will line-up against Hearts at Tynecastle today in a bid to help the Easter Road side regain their status at the Premiership summit. The SCOTS PRIDE Paul won cap former St Mirren defender admits a win would cap a brilliant week and he believes boss Jack Ross should take credit for helping the upward trajectory of his career. He said: “Ross has been massive for me throughout my whole career. When I was first at St Mirren, he arranged for me to go to Dumbarton and Partick. “That wasn’t my best few years as I was coming off the back of an injury but then he took me to Hibs. So just that trust to bring me in again was great. “If you have a manager who has that belief in you then life is much easier.” McGinn is adamant his cap call has been the result of a gradual climb up football’s ladder in recent years. He said: “I started at Queen’s Park so it was going to take me a few years to get running up the leagues. “I felt I had gone up another level all together with Dundee then again with St Mirren.” Paul may be the quiet member of a footballing family but he dismissed the suggestion that an Achilles heel earlier in his career was a lack of selfbelief. He said: “It’s about perception really because there are those who are close to me who will say I have got plenty. “I was down in England for a year with Chesterfield and got injured so I never really played and I think that affected people’s perceptions of me. But I feel as confident as I ever have been.” HEARTS AND SOUL FROM BACK PAGE we match that. It’s two teams who are at the top of the league and whoever wins will be top on their own. So we hope it’s us. “We’ll just focus on ourselves. If we do what we believe we can do, I think we can get a result on Sunday. “We want to show we can compete for the top four in the league. That’s where we want to be at the end of the season.” There will be a full stand of visiting Hibs fans for the derby and Neilson is delighted that they will be cheering their team on. He said: “I think that’s important, it helps with the atmosphere of the game.”

62 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk jUst tWO GOOD Adam (inset with Julie Fleeting at McDonald’s Fun Football in Dundee) was blown away by Benzema’s Ibrox double RANGERS v LYON THURSDAY, 8pM, IBROX, BT SPORT KARIM OF THE CROP Charlie’s glad Gers won’t face Lyon star like Benzema Charlie Adam watched in awe as a young Karim Benzema sent Rangers crashing out of the Champions League the last time Lyon were at Ibrox. The Dundee skipper is certain Steven Gerrard’s side won’t come up against anyone as special as the French superstar when the clubs meet again in Glasgow on Thursday night. But Adam believes this time both can progress by finishing first and second in their Europa League group. The former Gers midfielder was part of Walter Smith’s squad who beat Lyon 3-0 away in 2007 before losing the return game by the same scoreline. Benzema bagged a double at Ibrox and went on to become one of the best strikers on the planet. In midweek, former Celtic star Moussa Dembele will be the biggest threat to Gers as they begin another Euro adventure. But as Adam recalled those clashes with Lyon from 14 years ago, he ■ Scott McDermott admitted Benzema was on a different level. He said: “The only thing I remember about the game at Ibrox was Benzema and how good he was. “In the first game over there we never saw him. But in the return he was frightening. “He scored two goals and was just phenomenal. It’s easy to understand now why he went on to have an unbelievable career at Real Madrid. “He’s a world-class player. Apart from being gutted and deflated that we were out that night, Benzema is what sticks in my mind. “He was untouchable, with Juninho behind him in midfield. “Obviously, Dembele is a good player but Benzema’s career speaks for itself. “Lyon still have top players and although PSG are the best club in France now, they’re always there or thereabouts along with Lille. “It’s a big game, the first of the group, but at Rangers these are the games you want to play in. I do believe Rangers will be thinking they can progress with Lyon through the group. “Certainly, if they can win the first game it gives them a great chance.” Adam played his part in one of Rangers’ greatest ever results in Europe when they battered Lyon in their own backyard. Goals from Lee McCulloch, DaMarcus Beasley and Daniel Cousin sealed a memorable win which should have set Smith’s side on their way to the knockout phase. But Lyon eventually went through with Barcelona, while Rangers dropped into the UEFA Cup and reached the final. Adam, speaking as part of his involvement with McDonald’s Fun Football, which will be providing free sessions for kids aged 5-11 across Scotland this autumn, said: “We’d Billy has got Scotland on the ball again Charlie Adam has praised Billy Gilmour for ending the fear factor in Scotland’s defence. Former boss Craig Levein hailed Adam as the national side’s quarter-back but the Dundee midfielder reckons Gilmour has taken us to another level. Adam believes that Scottish ■ Scott McDermott defenders in the past have been SCARED to use our sitting midfielder but Chelsea kid Gilmour, 20, has changed all that. He said: “I love Gilmour, he’s a terrific player. “His performance in Austria shows what we’ve been missing, that composure and quality on the ball. “Gilmour demands the ball, he always keeps showing for it – and he’ll tell people when they’re not giving him it. “Sometimes in Scotland our centre-backs are afraid to give midfielders the ball. They think Only thing I remember is how good Benzema was it’s too risky but because he’s playing with top players he’s willing to take it every time and he has made such a difference to our team.” l Charlie Adam supports McDonald’s Fun Football. Free football sessions for 5–11-year-olds are available nationwide this autumn. Visit mcdonalds.co.uk/ football to sign up and play. beaten Stuttgart in the first Champions League game and I scored. “In Lyon, I came off the bench near the end for Beasley and we were 3-0 up. I just remember Cousin being brilliant in the game for us. “Lyon were a proper team. They had Benzema, Juninho, Kim Kallstrom, Sidney Govou, Jeremy Toulalan – top players. “They were winning the league in France every year so we were up against one of Europe’s top teams. “But we were just incredible that night. “Jig scored a header, DaMarcus scored but Cousin ran riot. “It was a huge win for us. We probably didn’t realise how big it was at the time. We thought it put us in a great position to qualify for the next stage. We only needed another four points but just couldn’t manage it.” GILMOUR composure Jamal’s big Leip forward EUROpEAN ROUND-Up Jamal Musiala came off the bench to score one and make another as Bayern Munich beat RB Leipzig 4-1 in the Bundesliga. The champions took the lead from the spot in 12 minutes when VAR agreed Kevin Kampl handled and Robert Lewandowski made no mistake. Injured Serge Gnabry was replaced by Musiala and the 18-year-old netted just a minute after the break. Leroy Sane made it 3-0 with a cushioned volley from Musiala’s beautiful chipped pass before Leipzig’s Konrad Laimer reduced the deficit. But Bayern wrapped it up through Maxim Choupo- Moting in added time. Erling Haaland bagged two goals and an assist as Borussia Dortmund beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-3. Florian Wirtz gave the BayArena men an early lead but Haaland headed in a leveller before Patrik Schick put Leverkusen 2-1 up. Julian Brandt rattled in a WUNDERKIND Musiala second for Dortmund but Leverkusen’s Moussa Diaby restored the advantage. Borussia ace Raphael Guerreiro’s free-kick tied the game and Haaland won it. In Italy, Napoli piled more misery on winless Juventus as Kalidou Koulibaly clinched a 2-1 victory. Juve took an early lead when Alvaro Morata curled in but when keeper Wojciech Szczesny weakly palmed a Lorenzo Insigne shot, Matteo Politano was on hand for an easy tap-in. Sub Moise Kean’s headed backpass from a corner then forced his keeper to make a reflex save only for Koulibaly to roll the ball into the net. In France, a PSG side without Lionel Messi or Neymar made easy work of Clermont in a 4-0 win. Ander Herrera hit a double before Kylian Mbappe and Idrissa Gueye got in on act. GMS IS UP FOR DERBY CRUNCH SEE PAGES 60&61

web www.sundaymail.co.uk BIG MATCH SPECIAL Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 63 We have to take chances ■ Neil Robertson Dundee boss James McPake was delighted with Leigh Griffiths – but was disappointed that his side had not been more clinical in front of goal. The Dee gaffer was pleased to see the on-loan Celtic striker complete his first competitive outing of the season. McPake said: “I’m delighted Leigh got through the 90 minutes. It’s always a risk when he hasn’t done that for so long. “That will have done him the world of good. He’s got a wee bit to go in terms of sharpness but we’ll work on that this week. “I thought we created some clear-cut chances in the first half and their keeper made a good save from Leigh after the break. “But at this level, the players now realise if you create those kinds of chances, you have to No Leighway as Stryjek stands firm level best Cummings and Penrice scrap as crocked Sibbald is carried off (left) demand boss McPake take at least one of them. That’s what you must do when you’re on top. “The first goal is massive. If we had got it with the crowd behind us, we would have gone on to win but that’s all ifs and buts. “In the Championship, you get another four or five clear-cut chances, at this level it’s different. We need to start winning games.” Livi’s David Martindale was just happy with a point and clean sheet. He said: “It wasn’t the greatest of games to watch for the neutral. It was blood and guts, both sets of players got stuck in. “Dundee probably had the better chances but we had a few ourselves to get something more. “We got a clean sheet and a point so we have to be happy.” Livi’s Craig Sibbald went to hospital w i t h h i s a n k l e injury. Leigh Griffiths and his new dundee pals were left feeling frustrated after failing to secure their first league win of the season against Livi. The on-loan Celtic striker made his second debut for the Dark Blues and had chances to open his account for the club. But Livingston keeper Max Stryjek made a string of stunning saves to deny him and the home side. The goalie’s contribution helped David Martindale’s men finally secure their first point of the league season, although they remain rooted to the foot of the Premiership table. Prior to kick-off all the talk was about Griffiths (below) and last week’s deadline-day transfer coup pulled off by Dee boss James McPake. There was an early half chance for the striker in the fifth minute and although his shot was easily blocked, there was a buzz of anticipation from the home fans every time he touched the ball. Shortly after, Dundee did have a clear Max denies griff dee debut goal duNdEE ............................0 LIVINGSTON......................0 NEIL ROBERTSON AT dENS PARK sight of goal but Stryjek made a super stop to push over Max Anderson’s shot from 14 yards. There were big Dundee shouts for a penalty from a corner as Lee Ashcroft went tumbling but ref Alan Muir saw nothing. The Dark Blues had another opportunity in the 19th minute after good initial work by Luke McCowan but Jordan McGhee’s composure deserted him at the THE STATS ■ TEAMS DunDee: Legzdins 6, Kerr 6, Marshall 7, Sweeney 7, McGhee 7, Jakubiak 7 (Cummings 5), Byrne 8, Ashcroft 6, McCowan 7 (McDaid 5), Anderson 7 (McGowan 82, 3), Griffiths 7. Livi: Stryjek 9, Devlin 7, Obileye 7, Fitzwater 6, Penrice 6, Holt 6, Williamson 7 (Jacobs 4), Shinnie 7, Forrest 6 Sibbald 4, (Bailey 5) Anderson 6 (Hamilton 5). vital moment and his shot from the edge of the Livi box flew well over the bar. Martindale’s men were really struggling to make any impact with home No.1 Adam Legzdins a virtual spectator. The goalie was finally called into action as Bruce Anderson smashed a long-range drive towards goal but Legzdins easily gathered. Livi were forced ■ ANALYSIS dundee LIVInGSTOn 51 8 13 9 12 1 0 poSSeSSion ShotS on ShotS off CornerS foulS BookingS red CardS 49 4 8 8 19 3 0 into an early substitution in the 27th minute with Craig Sibbald was stretchered off after a 50/50 challenge with Shaun Byrne. He was replaced by Odin Bailey. Dundee continued to press for the opener. Jordan Marshall whipped a great cross in from the left but Griffiths failed to get any power on his header. Stryjek then made the save of the half as he tipped a looping header from Dundee centre-half Ryan Sweeney on to his crossbar and over to safety. The visitors had an opening of their own but Legzdins palmed away Andrew Shinnie’s ■ MAN Of THE MATCH Livi keeper MAx StryJeK was a standout performer as he almost singlehandedly kept out the home side with a string of great saves as Leigh Griffiths had a frustrating day at Dens. angled effort. Just before the break, Livi’s Ben Williamson fired a fierce, dipping shot in from 25 yards but it flew over. Five minutes after the restart, Martindale’s side had another chance when Bailey crossed to Nicky Devlin, but his shot was deflected wide. Griffiths came agonisingly close to breaking the deadlock in the 58th minute after he was found in the box by Anderson. The striker’s shot was deflected over Stryjek but the keeper somehow managed to claw the ball behind. Shortly after, Griffiths teed up McCowan, who was left unmarked inside the Livi box, but the winger’s header flew straight to Stryjek. The visitors hit back, Legzdins having to acrobatically tip over a Shinnie cross. With so much at stake for both sides, the game became a tough stalemate, with a string of niggly fouls. Griffiths managed to create another chance for himself in the 84th minute but his shot from the edge of the box flew straight at Stryjek. A late Livi flurry saw a penalty appeal come to nothing as both sides had to settle for a point.

64 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk READER OFFER Big MaTCH SPECial £5 FREE BET WITH POOR COL THE STaTS FALL GUY Charlie Mulgrew battles Saints’ Curtis Main and whistler Steven (above) Jim: Whistler wrong to rule out Brophy strike ■ TEaMS ST MIRREN: alnwick 7; Fraser 5, Shaughnessy 6, McCarthy 5; Millar 6 (Tait 66, 5), Reid 7 (Flynn 74), Ronan 7 (Mcallister 66, 5), Tanser 5; McGrath 5; Main 5, Brophy 5 DUNDEE UNITED: Carson 7; Smith 5 (levitt 44, 5), Mulgrew 6, Edwards 6 (Connolly 78), McMann 6; Harkes 6, Fuchs 6, Butcher 6; niskanen 6, Mcnulty 6, Pawlett 7 (appere 60, 5). ■ aNalYSiS ST MIRREN DUNDEE UTD 56 1 14 6 13 2 0 poSSeSSIon SHoTS on SHoTS off CornerS foulS BookIngS red CardS 44 3 6 3 10 1 0 ■ MaN oF THE MaTCH DYlan REiD put in a fine display for the Paisley men and it’s hard to believe he’s just 16 years old. Clearly, not just one for the future, he’s excelling right now. 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Full terms and conditions apply. Offer can only be claimed once. The £5 free bet can be used on any sport, at any odds. The £5 free bet must be selected for use via the checkbox on the betslip via the URL given above. Free bet is non-withdrawable, expires after 7 days and is not returned with winnings. 18+ begambleaware.org. See full general terms and conditions at www.betuk.com/termsandconditions. Please bet resPonsibly. beGambleaware.orG. need HelP? Call GamCare free on 0808 8020 133 Jim goodwin blasted ropey ref Colin Steven and claimed his calls had cost St Mirren their first league win of the season. The official blew to chalk off Eamonn Brophy’s volley midway through the second half after Curtis Main had nodded Scott Tanser’s cross into his path. Steven felt that Main had been too aggressive as he competed for the high ball and whistled. But Goodwin reckoned there wasn’t much in it – and that there was no way the ref would have given a penalty if the contact had happened at the other end. He said: “There was a bit of grappling at the back stick with Curtis and the United defender but I’m not convinced it was a foul. “We have to remember that it’s a contact sport at the end of the day. I’m not so sure you would get a penalty the other way. “It’s too easy nowadays to chalk goals off and that’s another we’ve had disallowed. There’s too many occasions when defenders get let ST MiRREN............................0 DUNDEE UTD........................0 gRaEME MaCPHERSoN aT THE SMiSa STaDiUM off the hook awfully easily now. You see them going down under the slightest touch, falling down and getting a foul too easily. “For me that goal should have stood. It’s those fine margins we keep talking about.” That chance was the closest either side came to scoring as these teams played out a third goalless draw in Paisley in a row. Peter Pawlett and Marc McNulty missed two great chances for United but in the end a point apiece was probably fair. Goodwin said: “My glass has to be half-full after that. United were definitely the better team for the last half hour of the first half but I felt we controlled large periods of the second half. “I don’t think you’ll get a more entertaining 0-0 draw. It wasn’t boring by any stretch and it could have been 3-3 by the end.” There were four debutants on the park and Saints also handed a first start to 16 year-old Dylan Reid. So it was no real surprise that both teams took a while to get into their stride. United looked dangerous on the counter-attack through the lightning quick Pawlett. And one burst forward from the wide man after a mistake from Saints debut boy Connor Ronan almost led to the opening goal after 26 minutes. Pawlett teed up McNulty whose effort was blocked by Jak Alnwick. The ball still looked to be spinning into the net until Joe Marc’s still man for Tangerines Dundee United boss Tam Courts backed Marc McNulty to bounce back from his horror miss against St Mirren. The Scotland striker somehow failed to hit the ■ graeme Macpherson target after being played clean through and it was a costly miss as United had to settle for a 0-0 draw. But Courts backed McNulty to bag one in the derby against Dundee next weekend. He said: “That’s the life and times of a No.9 striker. He is a guy of high quality, I’m sure he’s missed chances like that before and if anyone is running through one-on-one next week, he’s the guy I’d want. “We’re frustrated with only a point but I’ve got to commend the players.” Shaughnessy got back to head it over for a corner. Pawlett then missed a sitter when McNulty rolled the ball into his path and, with the Saints defence all at sea, the former Aberdeen forward somehow blazed over the top. The visitors were forced into a change just before the interval when Liam Smith came off second best in a crunching collision with Reid and couldn’t continue. The ref was angering both sets of supporters with some baffling calls and he left Goodwin livid on the touchline when he chopped off a goal on the hour. It was end-to-end and sub Louis Appere was unlucky to see his shot diverted wide by Shaughnessy. McNulty should have sealed it for United after breaking through Saints’ misfiring offside trap but fired wide. While at the other end, a fine save from Trevor Carson then denied Richard Tait from nicking a winner. OFF MARK McNulty

web www.sundaymail.co.uk BIG MATCH SPECIAL Sunday Mail september 12, 2021 65 Glass is venting his Veen ■ Alison McConnell Aberdeen boss Stephen Glass insisted Kevin van Veen should have been sent off as his side crashed to defeat at Fir Park. The Dons had looked to be in command of the game before falling behind midway through the opening half. Van Veen’s influence over proceedings was all the more difficult to stomach for the Pittodrie side who felt he should have been dismissed by John Beaton. Glass said: “I am not asking for players to be sent off but you saw the incident we complained about at the time. “I think the referee takes the easy option. The guy has two kicks at Ross McCrorie – pretty blatant – and the ball goes out for a throw-in so the referee doesn’t have to give a foul and a second yellow. “He (van Veen) probably GLASS red-card rage should have got it in the first half but the referee chose not to give one then as well. But that’s one of the top referees in Scotland, so, you know, who am I to question him? “He walked over and gave me a yellow card. I asked him after, ‘Why?’ He said it was for unacceptable behaviour. At that point I hadn’t said anything to him. I don’t know. They’ve got their reasons. “I don’t want to talk about the referees too much. The amount of times they slowed the game up was a concern for us but it didn’t seem to be a concern for the referee. That’s up to him, he manages the game how he chooses.” Glass also stressed that Aberdeen’s form is not reflected in the fact they have now gone six games without a win. “People were pointing at us before the game and this is the first time we have been beaten in the league,” he said. “It’s up to us to start winning games again.” DONS RUBBED UP WRONG WAY Graham Alexander blasted claims that Kevin van Veen should have been sent off as Aberdeen slumped to six matches without a victory. The Dons were furious that Motherwell’s man of the match was allowed to stay on the park. Dons boss Stephen Glass was booked for protesting that the Dutchman survived after a first-half booking and what he thought was a second-half foul on Ross McCrorie. His assistant, Allan Russell, was so incensed he was shown a red card following a full-time confrontation with whistler John Beaton. Well boss Alexander, though, was dismissive of any debate regarding the display from the 30-year-old striker who was the catalyst for his side taking all three points. “No chance (was it a red),” said Alexander with regards to van Veen. “There wasn’t a booking in there. “I felt his yellow was harsh, although I can understand the ref telling him to calm down. “There was nothing malicious out there, it was two competitive Well hero a red rag to Aberdeen MoTHERWELL .................2 ABERDEEN .......................0 ALISoN McCoNNELL AT fIR PARK teams. Anyone who says Kevin deserved a red card is wrong. No chance. “I didn’t think it was a particularly ill-tempered game. No tackles made me wince, it was just two teams wanting to win the game. There was nothing malicious or naughty out there.” Aberdeen had the better of the early stages as they sought to put a stamp on the game but THE STATS ■ TEAMS M’WELL: Kelly 7, Grimshaw 6, Mugabi 6, Ojala 7, Solholm 7, McGinley 7, Slattery 7, O’Hara 7, Woolery 7 (Lamie 73 4), van Veen 8 (Goss 80 3), Watt 7 (Maguire 92). ABERDEEN: Lewis 6, McCrorie 5, Gallagher 5, Ramsay 7 (Bates 62 4), MacKenzie 6, Brown 6, Ferguson 6, Longstaff 6 (Emmaneul-Thomas 67 4), Ramirez 4, Oja 5 (McLennan 67 4), Watkins 5. BROWN ‘N’ OUT Watt winds up Dons skipper Scott and (inset top) van Veen opens scoring before Ojala seals the win (inset bottom) it was Motherwell who took the lead midway through the opening half. Ton Watt pushed the ball to Kaiyne Woolery and his perfect cross picked out van Veen who headed beyond the reach of keeper Joe Lewis. Aberdeen looked for an immediate response. Lewis Ferguson had an effort palmed over by Liam Kelly while Calvin ■ ANALYSIS ABERDEEN MOTHERWELL 25 2 4 1 21 5 0 possession shots on shots off Corners fouls BookinGs redCArds 75 7 13 6 15 3 0 Ramsay, impressive until cramp forced him out of the game in the second period, also came close before the break. His effort from the edge of the box was spilled by Kelly then Christian Ramirez blasted over before spotting the offside flag. Van Veen was just as influential for Motherwell’s second. He sent in a cross from the left and Finnish defender Juhani Ojala battered a header in off the underside of the bar. Within a minute van Veen almost added a third when he curled in an audacious chip from the left that Lewis had to ■ MAN of THE MATCH KEVIN VAN VEEN upset Aberdeen all afternoon, scoring the opener and putting himself about to great effect. It looks like the striker will be a key man for Well. claw away. There was another chance to kill the game off when Woolery couldn’t get a clean shot on a ball that flashed across the Aberdeen six-yard box. Dons striker Marley Watkins had a long-range effort that was straight towards Kelly with the Motherwell keeper repelling anything that came his way. Scott Brown also tried his luck in a frantic final period as the Pittodrie side pushed to find a way back into the game. Van Veen left the field to warm applause to be replaced by Sean Goss with 10 minutes left. Delighted Fir Park boss Alexander added: “Kevin deserved the reaction of the crowd but everyone in a Motherwell jersey deserved an ovation. “We know Kev’s quality in possession and we are working hard with him on pressing and shape out of possession. “In terms of on the ball, we can’t give him anything – his ability is great to see. “He produces on big occasions but we also want to see work off the ball and we are. Kev will get the plaudits because it was a great header and a great cross for the second. I’ll settle for 2-0. I like the two and I like the nil.”

66 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk Success is mentor be for Steve ■ Ewing Grahame Paul Lambert reckons being in the right place at the wrong time 40 years ago, let him know how good a coach Steve Clarke was going to be. The Scotland boss took the then 13-year-old Lambo under his wing when he turned up on the wrong date for his first training night after signing S-form for St Mirren. And he continued to mentor future Scotland skipper Lambert, right up until Clarke was snapped up by Chelsea. Lambert is delighted Clarke has Scotland in pole position for a World Cup play-off after Tuesday’s 1-0 qualifying win in Austria, but he’s not surprised by the job he’s doing. He said: “The first time I ever met him I was only 13 years old, I had just signed my first S-form contract and the manager Ricki McFarlane told us to report for training at Love Street on a Thursday night. “So I turned up but I’d got the date wrong and Norrie McWhirter, a centre-half who’d later be inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame, had made the same mistake. “There were only two other players at the ground that night – Steve and Dougie Somner, who were the only REAL BETIS v CELTIC The Lille game felt like an arrival for me.. I’ve not looked back at young uns Lambert and Clarke part-timers and trained every Tuesday and Thursday night. “They were surprised to see us but, instead of making fun of us or slapping us about the head, they spent the night putting us through our paces, playing two v two. “By the time I was 15 I was Steve’s boot boy, taking care of his kit – and he looked after me as well. I was a right-winger then and he played directly behind me at right-back when I made my debut at Motherwell as a 16-year-old. “Being a few years older, he would talk me through the games. Even then, he was always looking to help the young players and nowadays you can see the togetherness he’s developed in the Scotland squad, which hasn’t always been there. “I’ve known for almost 40 years that he’s a good guy and now everyone is seeing what a good manager he is as well.” Clarke has taken stick for the lack of goals from his side but Lambert denies that he’s too cautious. He added: “People try to come up with this magic formula but it’s all about playing to your strengths and making the most of what you have. “Steve’s already qualified for one tournament and has now got us into a position where we could maybe do that again, which is brilliant when you consider where we were just a couple of years ago.” Celtic since Turnbull’s gunning for more Euro action after becoming main stay It might have been a Europa League dead rubber for Celtic. But for David Turnbull, it was the game that sparked his Parkhead career into life. In their final Group H tie against French cracks Lille last season, the midfielder was handed only his second start for the Hoops since signing from Motherwell. Until that point, he’d struggled to force his way into Neil Lennon’s side – even though a section of the support was crying out for his inclusion. With the manager under pressure, he was given a chance to shine against Lille in December, with Celtic already out of the tournament. But Turnbull grabbed the opportunity by setting up Christopher Jullien’s opener then bagging a brilliant winner in their 3-2 victory. The result ultimately didn’t save Lennon. But Turnbull has barely Scott McDermott looked back since in a Celtic shirt and is now a mainstay of the team under new gaffer Ange Postecoglou. On Thursday night, the Hoops will embark on another Europa League journey – by travelling to Seville to take on Real Betis. Instead of being on the fringes, Turnbull will be a key man for Postecoglou in Spain. And the 22-year-old is convinced that his performance against Lille almost 10 months ago was the catalyst for his Parkhead progress. Ahead of their Group G opener in midweek, Turnbull said: “The Lille game felt like an arrival for me at Celtic. “I don’t think I’ve ever looked back since then. It was a huge game for me personally. I went into the team that night having not had much game time before then. “We went into it knowing we were out of the group stages so it was just about trying to prove a point. And I felt we did that against Lille. “It was a great night. Hopefully we can have more of those this year. “I just tried to treat the Lille game like any other. But I knew it was big for me because I hadn’t played many games for Celtic since I’d joined them. “It was massive for me to have a good game and show what I could do. Afterwards, I felt I’d done that and it was a great feeling knowing that. “I just had to try and continue doing that in every game. I’d say that was the night I proved to the Celtic fans that I belonged here. It was my first full game. “I’d had one or two chances as a sub before that but, after Lille, I felt more like part of the team.” Turnbull and Celtic skipper Callum McGregor will probably be the only two players That was the night, in Lille, that I proved to fans I belong here from the side who faced Lille to start on Thursday against Betis. Such has been the overhaul in personnel at Parkhead, seven of the 11 are no longer at the club – and only Ismaila Soro has an outside chance of joining them in Seville. Turnbull is delighted that he’s stuck it out and is now thriving under Postecoglou. After the upset of their

web www.sundaymail.co.uk Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 67 THURSDAY, 5.45pM, BT SPORT Old Firm defeat to Rangers at Ibrox before the international break, the Scotland midfielder can’t wait to sample Europe again. He said: “It makes me proud that I’m still here. I can’t remember the team exactly against Lille but I know there aren’t many of those boys left. “So I’m happy to still be here. Since that game I’ve pretty much kept myself in the team for every match. “I hope to continue to make the position my own. “The turnaround in players here has been massive but the boys who have come in have been brilliant. “It’s been a good challenge for all of us. I’m looking forward to the game on Thursday night massively. “It will be a tough match against Real Betis but we know what we need to do to be successful. “We’re focusing on the game and it should be a good experience for all SHOWING FAITH Postecoglou trusts Turnbull SERGIO’S SEVILLE DREAM the lads. It’s a big stadium, a big crowd and it should be a good atmosphere. “I’ve already played games in Europe this season and obviously there was that one last year. “So I’m kinda getting used to it now. It’s just about trying to implement my own game on every match we go into.” Turnbull has now established himself as one of Celtic’s main players and is also a regular in a Scotland squad trying to qualify for the World Cup. He feels at home on the European stage as it suits the style of football he likes to play. And given his career progression so far at such a young age, you sense that nothing will faze the ex- M o t h e r w e l l player. He said: Spain star Sergio Canales insists Real Betis need a perfect start against Celtic if they’re to earn their dream of playing the Europa League Final in their home city. The Hoops face Betis at their Benito Villamarin Stadium on Thursday to kick off the group games that will lead to the final at nearby Sevilla’s ground, the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium. Canales said: “We want to reach the final but not just because it’s in Seville. We just want to go as far as we can in the competition. “I really like our group. There are some complicated teams in there starting with Celtic this week. If we want to reach the final, then first we have to concentrate on winning a difficult group.” LILLE BEAUTY Turnbull celebrates after strike against French marked his real arrival at Celts “Every team in Europe is good on the ball so the games are tough. It’s always at a fast tempo, with high presses. “But it’s good for me to challenge myself against some of these players and teams at that level. “Every game adds to your experience and I try to look at it that way throughout my life. “You know when it’s a bigger game but I try to keep things the same — think the same, do the same routine. That’s how I go into every match. “Maybe in the bigger games there’s added pressure from the outside. “But I’m a pretty relaxed guy and take every game as it comes. “That’s what I’ll keep doing.” Crock Chris still a Jull in Celts crown ■ Scott McDermott Ange Postecoglou says Christopher Jullien is having a positive impact on his Celtic dressingroom – even when he’s NOT playing. The Parkhead boss has included the French centre-back in his Europa League squad but admits fans won’t see his comeback for a while yet. But he has been impressed by £7million Jullien’s attitude to get back from a nine-month spell on the sidelines after a knee injury. And he revealed that hasn’t stopped Jullien being one of the leaders in the Hoops dressing room. Postecoglou said: “We’ve included him in the Europa League squad but that’s more for later in the group. “Christopher’s getting closer but he hasn’t trained with the group yet. “He’s out there every day and, from looking at him, he can’t wait to get back involved. “Hopefully over the next couple of months, we’ll see him slowly get back into the team. “I think he’s got a bit of presence about him. Even though he’s not training with us, he’s still a fairly influential around the group. “But he will want to get out there and contribute, first of all. “Having him back will be a huge bonus and when he’s fit and available it’ll definitely add to the group.” Postecoglou will get the chance to test himself against one of the world’s best coaches on Thursday night when jULLIEN leadership Celtic travel to take on Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis in their opening Europa League Group G tie. The Aussie will pit his wits against the former Manchester City and Real Madrid boss and he said: “He’s a hugely respected figure and I’ve always looked up to him as a manager who plays football in a style I like. “He’s had a fantastic career and still has the same passion for the game so I’m looking forward to meeting him. “It’s an opportunity to challenge and test ourselves against quality opposition.” Postecoglou twice led Australia to the World Cup finals but he is concerned that plans to stage it every two years could devalue the biggest tournament on the planet. He said: “I haven’t looked too closely at the plans but my gut instinct is to say no. “Will every two years dilute it? “I love the fact that the World Cup is every four years. “Some of the greatest players ever never got to a World Cup but that’s what makes it special, not everyone gets to experience it.” A REAL BOOST FROM BACK PAGE damage inflicted on Ange Postecoglou’s side means they’ll be feeling the heat when they arrive in Seville. Bellerin said: “To play against Celtic will be special because they’re such a big club with a big history. “Celtic will be a tough rival but I’m optimistic. At Betis, we’re obliged to get the three points. “We have already watched the derby against Rangers and that result puts pressure on Celtic. “If we can dominate the ball against them, we can get the win we need. I’ve left Arsenal to win things with Real Betis. I’m not here for a holiday.”

68 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk BIG MATCH SPECIAL NO GO FOR KYOGO Japanese star watches on Ange drops A domshell a Green Brigade banner unfurled that read ‘A Board Like No Other.’ But Postecoglou says it’s healthy for the voice of the fans to be heard and listened to by club officials. He said: “We have to be careful with the narrative of who brought me to the club. I was surprised as anyone that Dom resigned. “But I am going to be respectful of him and his family. When people cite personal reasons, there’s reasons for that. Michael is now in charge and that’s good because I already know him. “We are all transient figures at this great club. The constant is the fans and they expect us to get on with it. I’ve done that throughout my career and will continue to. “Everyone is allowed to express opinions in whatever way they choose. “Our job is to send the 60,000 here home happy and the millions around the world. Sometimes it’s good to be kept on your toes and I am sure our supporters will do that.” Postecoglou knows his side made hard work of their win but was pleased to introduce new boys Carter-Vickers and Jota. He said: “I’ve got to keep things in perspective. We’re giving guys debuts and it was Albian’s first start so we’re nowhere near as fluent as we can be. “Cameron looked really assured which was great and Jota looked good in parts. It’s very easy to start chasing the goals but he maintained his discipline and hit the same areas we wanted him to hit and he got his rewards. “The result was positive. FROM BACK PAGE We started really well and just needed a goal. We lacked a little bit of fluency in the front third. “With Albi coming in and Jota’s first game we lacked a little bit of cutting edge. In these games, if you don’t score early it gives encouragement to the opposition and they hung in there and defended well. “We overdid things at the back end of the first half but then got back to being disciplined. “We knew at some point we’d be able to break them open, the pleasing thing was we did that trying to play our game rather than doing different things.” Celtic face Real Betis in a Europa League clash in Seville on Thursday and look certain to be without full-back Greg Taylor, who had to be replaced after a recurrence of the shoulder injury which has troubled him in recent weeks. He’ll be assessed over the next few days and the boss added: “Greg had two weeks of rehab but it looks like the same shoulder again. It’s a bit of a concern for him that he’s re-injured it but we’ll leave that to the medical people.” Anthony Ralston was missing but the Hoops boss hopes to have the defender on the plane to Spain, and said: “Tony’s good, he’ll be available for Thursday. He’s been back in training the last couple of days and will be ready.” Two-goal Ajeti insisted: “I had nothing to prove, I have been training very well and working very hard every day. “If I play and get starts in games then I will score.” DOWN TO EARTH Ajeti makes it 3-0 and (right) Cam celebrates DOM AND DUSTED RIVALS Mackay greets Ange at end THE STATS ■ TEAMS CELTIC: Hart 7, Juranovic 7, Carter-Vickers 6, Starfelt 6, Taylor 5 (Montgomery 5), McGregor 6 (Soro 3) Turnbull 6, Abada 7, Rogic 7 (McCarthy 2), Jota 7, Ajeti 7. ROSS COUNTY: Laidlaw 7, Clarke 6, Baldwin 6, Burroughs 6 (Watson 2), Charles-Cook 7, Tillson 7, Spittal 7, B Paton 5, Callachan 7, A Samuel 6 (H Paton 5), White 6 ( D Samuel 3). REFREE: Don Robertson 6. ■ ANALYSIS celtic ross county 77 POSSESSiOn 23 8 ShOtS On 2 13 ShOtS OFF 3 7 CORnERS 0 9 FOulS 8 0 BOOKinGS 1 0 REdCARdS 0 ■ MAN of THE MATCH JOTA was given the ball at every opportunity and he provided a creative and entertaining outlet on the left-hand side of the pitch. His first touch was always forward as he looked to commit defenders. The 22-year appears a fans’ hero in the making. hoops’ goal burst turns focus back on pitch Mackay is frustrated Malky Mackay refused to point a critical finger at his Ross County players despite a late collapse against Celtic. The Staggies boss watched his side ship three goals in the last half-hour to drop to second bottom spot without a Premiership win so far this season. But the SFA’s former performance director insists ■ Gordon Parks he’d gladly take similar displays for the rest of the campaign. He said: “The feeling is one of slight frustration. “You are coming to play against a top team with some fantastic players in front of 50,00 people but we had a game plan and stuck to

web www.sundaymail.co.uk scottish premiership Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 69 AJETI HEELS Albian rises above Staggies defence to nod in his first goal yesterday Celtic said their goodbyes to Dom McKay but left it late to go all Dom Jolly against the Staggies. The Trigger Happy Hoops rattled in three second-half goals to sink Ross County – and turn the focus back on the pitch for a while. After 24 hours of boardroom drama, all eyes had been on the directors box and Parkhead power struggles. But a powder-puff afternoon against County threatened to become the story for more than an hour before debutant Cameron Carter-Vickers and an Albian Ajeti double claimed the points. But don’t be fooled. It was anything but three-and-easy. Celts had good fortune to thank for breaking the deadlock through a hitand-hope by the on-loan Tottenham defender before turning the screw. The Highlanders eventually caved to the pressure but as a chief executive vacancy arises, Celtic’s need for a penalty-box finisher remains a more pressing concern. The summer surgery on a side revamped during the transfer window came into clear focus as Postecoglou made five changes to the side sunk by Rangers in their last outing. It was in with the new as well as some of the old as Carter-Vickers came into the defence to partner Carl Starfelt. On-loan Benfica winger Jota was also handed a start in the absence of Japanese star Kyogo Furuhashi who injured a knee on international duty. Ajeti, Greg Taylor and Tom Rogic were also notable names on the team-sheet that had no place for Greek striker Giorgos Giakoumakis. There was also a freshness within the County line-up. Alex Samuel made his debut in attack with Jack Baldwin and Jack Burroughs also coming in for their first starts. The early signs for Jota looked encouraging. He was fed the ball at every opportunity as a left wing outlet and the 22-year-old loves a step-over and double shuffle. It was his quick feet that carved out a fifth-minute opportunity from himself from distance that County keeper Ross Laidlaw gathered. Both flanks became potent routes for a Celtic side who had Josip Juranovic combining with Rogic and Liel Abada on the right, with the traffic towards the County goal pretty relentless in the early stages. With Postecoglou, the approach of a high press with touch-line hugging width is the way to goal. Abada was next to threaten as he danced in from the right to slam a shot at goal from an angle that was pushed onto the bar by Laidlaw. Jota’s not just CELTIC......................3 ROSS COUNTY......0 GORDON PARKS AT PARKHEAD an easy-on-the-eye trickster. There also appears to be a cutting edge and clinical decision-making in the Portuguese kid’s make-up. His low delivery evaded Ajeti in the six-yard box as Celtic continued to squeeze the life out of the Highland side who couldn’t stem the tide. Another twisting run by Jota ended with a shot over the top in 20 minutes. It should have been advantage Celtic moments later as Ajeti raced clear after Callum McGregor’s through ball. But the striker’s finish was unconvincing – a tame shot into Laidlaw’s hands from a man devoid of belief he was about to fire his side ahead. David Turnbull then flashed a shot into the side-net as Celts struggled to find a finish for all the possession and flair on show. And it was the Staggies who came a post width away from the opener . Blair Spittal’s cross was allowed to travel across the six-yard box with no County players able to convert. Abada rattled the bar for a second time 10 minutes from the break after a sharp turn inside the area . But the Israeli somehow failed to put away a Rogic cross after getting free at the back post, firing wide with only Laidlaw to beat. Several interceptions were required by Spurs loanee Carter-Vickers to stem County attacks and on first sight the defender looks like he’s arrived in the heavyweight division and clearly needs games under his belt. Celtic lost full-back Taylor to the recurrence of a shoulder injury moments after the restart and he was replaced by Adam Montgomery. Gilt-edged chances continued to come and go. Jota was the next guilty man, slashing a shot high and wide on the hour mark as groans of disquiet started to be heard in the stands. Carter-Vickers then brought the house down with a speculative strike from 30-yards in the 65th minute that found the net with the help of a deflection. The mood music inside Celtic Park instantly lifted out of the gloom . The relief was tangible and it was to be eased further as Abada delivered from the right and Ajeti bulleted home a header for his first goal of the season. The Swiss international was in the mood for more as he reacted first inside the box to nod in a second in 86 minutes. That will boost his own chances of being allowed time to provide the answer to a Celtic attack that, despite the late-goal flurry, had found finishing an arduous task. by fine margins but insists Staggies will come good it. We frustrated them in the first half. “We countered well but you have to be clinical and score if you have chances. “I was disappointed with the deflection at their first goal. You can’t legislate for that and it came at a point when Celtic were looking a little bit frustrated. “The crowd was frustrated and we were living up to the task that we set ourselves. “But when that goal went in it relaxed them. “We had a glaring chance when Joe Hart made a pointblank save from Dom Samuel “These are the fine margins you have to execute here. When I look at the hand we have been dealt after the first five games, playing the top five teams, people were saying we wouldn’t make a point from it. “We have gone toe-to-toe with every team and been in every match at some point. “I will take that level of perfomance for the rest of the season. “We have to take positives from defeat – we did have a good structure, we did stick to the game plan. But this is a group who are all learning how to play with each other and how I want them to be. “I was delighted with the back-four. Jack Burroughs, a Scotland Under-21 rightback, has joined us from Coventry then, at left-back, we have a young Canadian international Ben Paton. “I thought Jack Baldwin and Harry Clarke at centreback were excellent so it is a good bedrock for us to start with in defence. “And Regan Charles-Cook did really well – he gave the the full-back Josip Juranovic a helluva day.” BULLET Rest of caption in here thanks very much

70 Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 email reporters@sundaymail.co.uk CALLUM WOE AT ERRORS Callum Davidson insists the defeat to Rangers was St Johnstone’s best league display of the season so far and has urged his side to cut out the mistakes. The Perth gaffer started yesterday by signing a new deal at McDiarmid Park until 2025. But it was a bittersweet day as the winless streak continued. Saints got their noses in front through Michael O’Halloran but a rash tackle from Hayden Muller gifted Gers a penalty to level. And after Ali Crawford missed a glaring chance for the home side they were undone by James Tavernier’s stunning winner. Davidson said: “It was a fantastic finish from Michael but my biggest disappointment was the five-minute spell after it. “We made basic mistakes and allowed Rangers to apply pressure. “It was a mistake for the penalty – you can’t go to ground when there’s loads of bodies in the box. “That gave Ryan Kent a chance to – not hang a leg out – but contact was made. It let Rangers back in the game. “After that, we settled down but again basic mistakes cost us. “It’s a wonder strike from Tavernier but I’d have liked more pressure on the ball at that point. “It’s funny because outside the European games, that’s probably our best performance. “It was really pleasing especially with all the changes we’ve had. “We had to make numerous changes at the back but actually performed well defensively. “But we need to put our finger on why we’re making the errors and understand why. “And it’s frustrating not to take more chances. Ali hasn’t played much football but he got himself in a good position.” THE STATS ■ TEAMS ST JOHNSTONE: Clark 6, Brown 7, Muller 7 (Vertainen 2), McCart 7, Rooney 6, Craig 7, Crawford 6 (May 2), Devine 6, O’Halloran 8, Kane 6, Wotherspoon 7. RANGERS: McLaughlin 6, Tavernier 8, Balogun 6, Helander 6 (Simpson 3), Bassey 6, Davis 7, Kamara 6, Aribo 7, Roofe 7, Morelos 6 (Sakala 3), Kent 7 (Lundstram 2). REFEREE: Willie Collum 7. ■ ANALYSIS ST JOHNSTONE RANGERS 30 pOSSESSiOn 1 ShOTS On 4 ShOTS Off 6 CORnERS 14 fOULS 3 BOOkingS 0 REd CARdS ■ MAN of THE MATCH 70 4 7 7 11 3 0 JAMES TAVERNIER was solid defensively and came up with a moment of magic when Gers needed it most. Winning goal was a thing of beauty as he proved why he’s a key player for the champions. BIG MATCH SPECIAL TAV AND TO HOLD Tavernier is centre of Gers’ attention after his wonder strike Skipper’s magic moment shows kid nathan he’s got work cut out THE TAV A

web www.sundaymail.co.uk Sunday Mail September 12, 2021 71 There’s a school of thought that James Tavernier should play fewer games these days with young Nathan Patterson breathing down his neck. But while the Rangers skipper is still producing match-winning moments like this one in Perth yesterday, the young Scot will have to bide his time. Tavernier conjured up a wonder strike that earned Steven Gerrard’s side a precious three points and moved them top of the Premiership. It was the captain’s 66th goal for the club – an incredible return for a full-back at any level. And while the talented Patterson has a big future at Rangers, he’s still got his work cut out to dislodge Tavernier. Gerrard was crying out for a bit of inspiration at McDiarmid Park with the game tied at 1-1 after Kemar Roofe’s penalty had cancelled out Michael O’Halloran’s opener for Saints. And boy did Tavernier deliver. His dipping, long-range shot flew past keeper Zander Clark before nestling in the net to seal a vital victory. Delighted Tav said: “We’re very happy with three points. The boys put in a great performance especially in the second half in terms of our togetherness. “We were relentless even when we went down 1-0. We showed great character to get back, get in front then see the game out. “So I’m really proud of the boys for that. A lot of the lads are asking, did I cross it? But no, I got it out of my feet and thought: ‘I’m just going to have a shot here.’ “It managed to go up and down so I’m just really pleased that I contributed to the team getting a win. “Getting the dip on it was key to get it over the keeper. It was similar to the Dundee United free-kick last season. “Clark is a big lad so I had to get it up and down. But I’m not going to look too much into my goal – I’m more proud of the boys. “Kem scored the last penalty so we’ve got an understanding there. “We’re both practising penalties and he wanted to step up. I trusted him to take it and put it in the back of the net so I was pleased for him. “We’ll see if we can get more and we’ll see who takes them.” Rangers were without injured Patterson and Covid-hit Ianis Hagi from their line-up. But the glaring omission from Gerrard’s team sheet was Connor Goldson who was forced to self-isolate. Incredibly, the centre-back had played in every minute of the last 81 games for Rangers. When he last missed out, we hadn’t even heard of Covid. But luckily for Gerrard he still had Leon ST JOHNSTONE...............................1 RANGERS.........................................2 SCOTT McDERMOTT AT McDiARMiD PARK RAISING ROOFE Kemar moves sides level with penalty Balogun and Filip Helander at the heart surprise that it came from Roofe, the of his defence – who were Gers’ Old Firm sharpest of their forwards. heroes last time out. His 20-yard effort forced Clark into his St Johnstone’s backline was also first save but never looked like beating heavily disrupted. the new Scotland squad member. On transfer deadline day, Saints gaffer Gerrard would have demanded a shift Callum Davidson lost his influential in gears from his side in the second half. skipper Jason Kerr to Wigan while Liam But instead they went into reverse and Gordon is crocked. were a goal down within six minutes. All Former Celtic man Efe Ambrose, along it took was a straight ball over the top with on-loan Brighton centre-back Leon from Hayden Muller to cause trouble. Dendoncker, had to settle for places on O’Halloran was one v one with the bench with Liam Craig taking the Helander and the big Swede defended armband. poorly before getting his feet in a mess. And in a scrappy first half in Perth, it While he dithered, the Saints man took was the defences who were well on top. a touch inside and produced a superb Rangers had plenty of the ball, as you finish past McLaughlin. would expect, but weren’t creating It was a shocking goal for Rangers to gilt-edged chances. lose but terrific from O’Halloran who, Again, it was far too laboured and not for the first time in his career, hurt sloppy, particularly in the attacking third. the Ibrox side with his speed. Time and again, the final touch or pass The champions tried to respond was devoid of quality, with central striker immediately and got Tavernier free inside Alfredo Morelos barely getting a touch. the box. He fizzed in a ball and Morelos Saints defended deep and compactly, was inches away from making contact. attempting to use the pace of O’Halloran Gers cranked up their performance on the counter-attack. level and grabbed an equaliser from the And when the former Ibrox winger got spot when Ryan Kent’s trailing leg was in behind from a brilliant Craig pass he clipped by Muller. was wiped out by Jon McLaughlin who It was a cast-iron penalty and Roofe had replaced Allan McGregor in goal. dispatched it straight down the middle. It was poor judgment from the keeper There was a bit of a ruck when Craig and warranted the yellow card dished tried to get the ball off the goalscorer out by ref Willie Collum. It took before Morelos and Shaun Rooney got Rangers 37 minutes to get involved. It was handbags but Collum a shot on dealt with it correctly by showing all four t a r g e t players a yellow card. and it Rangers were now camped in Saints’ w a s half but there was also a danger of being n o stung at the other end. Kent lashed a shot wide after great work from Joe Aribo then Chris Kane’s cross set up Ali Crawford but he couldn’t get his effort on target. As the clock ticked on, it was clear that Rangers needed a moment of magic – and up stepped their skipper. When he received the ball 25 yards out, he actually shaped to cross it. But instead, he swerved a shot that moved up and down in the air before sailing over Clark into the corner. It was outstanding from Tavernier SCRAP VALUE as he showed young Patterson what Craig, Roofe and Morelos he’s got to live up to. clash after the leveller GO HERO HEAD OVER HEELS Roofe in acrobatic effort at goal Stevie in sweat for defence duo Goldson missed the victory at McDiarmid Park because he’s self-isolating, with boss Steven Gerrard unsure if he’ll be back to face the French side. Back-up centre-half Jack Simpson also hasn’t been included in Gers’ Europa League squad so CAN’T be called on against Lyon. That could leave Gerrard with Leon Balogun as his only centre-back, with Calvin Bassey possibly filling in alongside him if Borna Barisic returns at left-back. After a vital Premiership win over Saints – thanks to James Tavernier’s stunning late strike – Gerrard revealed his fears for Helander and doubts over Goldson’s availability for midweek. He said: “I’m concerned about Helander. He’s with the doctors now being assessed. “He’s got ice on, bandaged up, and it doesn’t look good. “But until we scan it in the next 24 or 48 hours we’re not sure. Hopefully he’ll pull through but we’ve got other defenders who will need to step up if we’re short. “I’m hoping Connor will be available but I’m not sure. I need to speak to the doctors. Gerrard was full of praise for his players who showed real resilience to recover from a goal down to take all three points and go top of the league. He hailed Tavernier as the best right-back in the country and said yesterday’s winner was “world class”. The Rangers manager said: “That’s why James is captain, because of his quality. He steps up in big moments and he’s got us three points instead of one. “There’s a lot of noise around Nathan Patterson who is a fantastic player and who will eventually be Rangers’ rightback for a long time. “But you have to remember we’ve got the best right-back in Scotland here right now as FROM BACK PAGE well. In any game, that’s a world-class finish from James. “In the second half we went a goal down and the game became more complicated. “But that’s what champions do, they find ways and they find answers. “That’s what my team have done so credit to the players. “We produced a bit of everything at 1-0 down, character and quality. We’re champions for a reason. “Because we’ve got good players who know how to win. “We had to go late and deep to find a win against Celtic and it was the same out there. “That’s what gets you there in the end, finding a way when you’re asked questions like that. St Johnstone asked it and we found the answers. “Knowing we were 1-0 down, our big players had to roll up their sleeves. “They had to produce for us and that’s what happened. “We’ve won a very tough match. We knew coming here, with the success Callum Davidson had last year and how he sets his team up, that it would be stuffy. “We were up against a well-organised team so knew we’d have to show moments of quality at the right time to get the points.” Tavernier is Rangers’ regular penalty taker but stepped aside yesterday to allow Kemar Roofe to cancel out Michael O’Halloran’s opener for Saints. Gerrard says he doesn’t really care who hits the spot-kicks as long as there’s no debate over it. He said: “I don’t mind the penalty situation in terms of who takes it – as long as it’s respectful and there’s no arguing or fussing. “It’ll be interesting to see who takes the next one, I’ll leave it to them.” DOM & DUSTED SEE PAGES 68&69

www.sundaymail.co.uk Real Betis star Hector Bellerin says Celtic’s Old Firm loss to Rangers has put them under pressure before the Europa League clash. The Arsenal full-back, who is on loan at the Spanish club, can’t wait to face the Hoops on Thursday in their opening Group G tie. Bellerin has revealed that Betis’ players have been shown clips of Celtic’s 1-0 loss at Ibrox in the build-up. And the 26-year-old insists the derby sunday, sEPTEMBER 12, 2021 Ron is oFF To a FlyER Cristiano Ronaldo was at the double on his Manchester United return. The Portuguese superstar marked his second time debut with two goals in a 4-1 Bellerin: Old Firm loss is a Real boost EXclusiVE ■ scott mcdermott ■ Bill mcintyre win over Newcastle. Bruno Fernandes and Jesse Lingard also scored after Javier Manquillo levelled briefly. maTcH REPoRT - PAGE 53 INJURY BLOW Helander is taken away after hurting his knee in Perth anGE dRoPs a domsHEll Postecoglou’s McKay poser Ange Postecoglou insists the departure of Dominic McKay was a shock – but hinted the outgoing chief executive may not have been the man who sold him on a move to Celtic. The Hoops boss was relieved to see a secondhalf strike from new loan Bhoy Cameron Carter- Vickers and a double from Albian Ajeti finally claim the points against Ross gOt It LIcked Ronaldo hit two cElTic 3 Ross co 0 ■ Gordon Parks County. He says he already has a strong working relationship with Michael Nicholson, who’ll take the reins on a temporary basis. Signs of discontent over the boardroom drama were also on show despite the emphatic result, with PAGE 68 sT JoHnsTonE 1 RanGERs 2 cOUNted OUt ajeti nets after dom KO Rob: Players will thrive on fans’ passion ■ scott mcdermott Robbie Neilson has urged his Hearts stars to thrive on the intensity of today’s Edinburgh derby. Tynecastle will be a 20,000 sell-out for the first time since the Covid pandemic hit for the visit of city rivals Hibs. And Jambos gaffer Neilson wants his team to use the emotion of the occasion to get a win – and lay down a marker to their rivals. He said: “You have to keep the emotion in check because it’ll be 200mph. “It will be a full house, Tynecastle is going to be rocking and we need to make sure that newspapers support recycling The recycled paper content of UK newspapers in 2016 was 62.8% PAGE 67 PAGE 61 THE CROCK IS TICKING Gerrard sweating on defensive duo as Fil’s carried off Rangers are facing a defensive crisis ahead of their Europa league clash against lyon on Thursday night. Old Firm goal hero Filip Helander was stretchered off ■ scott mcdermott with a knee injury during their 2-1 league win over St Johnstone yesterday. And vice-captain Connor PAGE 71 cONceRN Gerrard will wait for news Published by scottish daily RecoRd and sunday Mail ltd (0141 309 3000) one centRal Quay, GlasGow G3 8da and PRinted by Reach PRintinG seRvices ltd at GlasGow, oldhaM, watfoRd and inteRPRess ni ltd belfast. ReGisteRed at the Post office as a newsPaPeR © scottish daily RecoRd and sunday Mail ltd, 2021 a Reach Plc newsPaPeR. ★★★★

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House Sparrow Blue tit email Although not as common as it once was, the humble house sparrow still visits many gardens, and often forms noisy colonies. It likes to nest in ivy on walls, as well as in crevices in buildings and nest boxes. You can tell the male by his large black bib, while females are paler and plainer. House sparrows feed on the ground but also use birdfeeders, and love a good communal bath. This colourful, acrobatic little bird is often the first to discover a new birdfeeder. It is also the most likely species to use a nest-box in your garden – if you are lucky it will then bring its brood of grey-and-yellow chicks to the feeders. It is best identified by its blue cap, white cheeks and eyebrows, and bright yellow belly. By Karen Rockett Woodpigeon Garden Birds With its short legs and waddling walk, the woodpigeon is a somewhat comical figure. It is bigger than feral or ‘street’ pigeons, with distinctive white markings on its neck-sides and wing edges, as well as a yellowish bill and white eyes, and a beautiful rosy-pink chest. Woodpigeons feed on the ground but also take buds from trees, and can be heard singing their five-note crooning coo from the trees. Great tit This bird is larger than the blue tit, and is just as colourful but has a black head with white cheek patches, as well as a black stripe down its chest and belly. It has a cheerful, ringing song and is familiar at feeders. Like blue tits, great tits will use nestboxes in the garden. They usually have one brood of chicks, which look like slightly muted versions of their parents. Lockdown has brought many of us closer to nature and the last year has seen a huge upsurge in the number of people birdwatching. Memberships of local birdwatching groups have soared and a recent poll commissioned by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) found over half of UK adults saying the pandemic has made them more aware of nature in their local area. Your own back garden is a wonderful place to start out as a birdwatcher. Even small urban gardens will attract several kinds of birds, and the nation’s gardens as a whole form a large and important area of habitat for wildlife. Here’s a look at the ‘top ten’ garden bird species recorded in the RSPB’s 2021 ‘Big Garden Birdwatch’ survey. Goldfinch A flock of goldfinches is known as a ‘charm’, which is very apt for this pretty bird. It has a distinctive red face and black and yellow wings, and is otherwise black and white on its head and tail, and light brown on its body. Juveniles are plain brown but have the black and yellow wings and black tail. Goldfinches love sunflower seeds and usually visit feeders in flocks.

web www.sundaymail.co.uk Starling Like the house sparrow, this species has declined in recent years. It is also often seen in flocks, and is notoriously hungry, but it will also reduce the leatherjackets in your lawn. Adults have glossy black plumage (spotted with white in winter) while juveniles are plain light brown. It has a strutting walk, and singing males imitate other birds, as well as making many other strange noises. Magpie One of the most eye-catching British birds, the magpie is an inquisitive blackand-white crow with a very long tail, which reflects beautiful rainbow colours when the light hits it. You will often hear it before you see it, as it has a distinctive harsh chattering voice. Magpies are clever and inventive, and can be great fun to watch, especially newly fledged juveniles which are highly curious and active. Blackbird This plump, dark and long-tailed thrush is most often seen hopping across the lawn; males also sing their beautiful, fluty territorial song from rooftops and other high places. It will nest in dense hedges or bushes, and loves to feed on windfall fruit. Only adult males are black (with yellow bills and eye-rings); females and juveniles are mottled dark brown. Robin Officially Britain’s favourite bird, the robin is unmistakeable with its orange-red face and breast, and fearless habits. If you are digging in the garden, your local robin is probably nearby, hoping you will dig up a worm or two. Robins often nest in strange places, including inside plant pots in sheds if they can get in. Look out for the golden-brown, spotted juveniles from mid-spring to autumn. Long-tailed tit This is a tiny, round bird with a very long tail, leading to its nickname of ‘lollipop’. Its colours of black, white and dusky pink are unlike any other garden bird. It is usually seen in family groups, which keep in contact as they move through the bushes with a constant ‘conversation’ of purring call notes. Juveniles have blackish face masks, and less pink plumage than adults. How to attract birds to your garden Tips from RSPB expert Adrian Thomas Food and water Putting out bird food will help birds in your garden. Finches, tits and sparrows enjoy seeds and nuts, especially sunflower seeds, while thrushes will go for windfall apples, and many species enjoy fat-balls and suet-based foods. Always buy good quality bird food. Make sure feeders and bird tables are placed somewhere safe from cats, not right next to dense bushes but close enough that the birds can easily retreat there. It is really important to keep feeding areas clean. Make sure you can see the feeders from indoors to get the most pleasure from them! Birds like a drink and a bath too. A bird bath is ideal but an upturned dustbin lid that is watertight will work well. Basically, it needs to be wide and shallow. Keep it clean and top it up daily in hot weather. During frosty weather, pour warm water on to any ice that forms. Again, siting is crucial, as birds are very vulnerable when bathing. The complete home There are many other things you can do in the garden to give birds their ideal home. ■ Plant as many shrubs, trees, climbers and flowers as you can, and try to keep hard landscaping to a minimum. A fruit tree is ideal, as is any shrub that bears berries, and leave seedheads standing in flowerbeds over winter. Lawns are great for birds, whether kept long or mown short. ■ Cut down on chemicals, especially pesticides. And add a log pile to encourage more insects, which provide food for most of our garden birds. ■ Put up a range of bird boxes – those with holes for tits and sparrows should always be placed facing between north and east; open-fronted boxes for robins should be hidden behind dense climbers. ‘Nature on your Doorstep’ is a fantastic free RSPB resource for helping you attract birds and wildlife to your garden. For more information, visit www.rspb. org.uk/yourdoorstep.

Mallard Tufted Duck email Coast, Wetlands & River Kingfisher Oystercatcher Of the many duck species you may see, this is the most familiar. Mallard males have shiny green heads, white neck-collars and chestnut-brown chests, while the females are mottled brown and produce the familiar loud quacking call. You can see mallards on most town park lakes, but they are also widespread in wilder wetlands, where they rub shoulders with scarcer species like wigeons and teals. One of the most distinctive shorebirds, the oystercatcher is black and white with an eye-catching orange ‘carrot’ of a bill. It is most often seen on mud-flats near estuaries, but you might also see it on shingle and rocky shores, and in Scotland in particular it often breeds inland, on grassy fields and riversides. It has a distinctive, urgentsounding piping call. The thrill of a kingfisher sighting is your reward for walking slowly and quietly along a river-side. This dazzling jewel of a bird has iridescent blue upperparts and an orange belly, and catches its fish prey by diving head-first into the water. It nests in a tunnel that it digs into a bank side and may have three broods a year. The best time of year to see it is late summer, when young birds are wandering in search of their own territories. This is a diving duck which often visits lakes in towns, as well as reservoirs and estuaries. Males are black and white while females are dark chocolate brown – both sport a droopy crest at the backs of their heads. Tufted ducks are expert divers – in clear water you can see them swimming underwater with powerful kicks of their large webbed feet. The British Isles is blessed with a coastline of almost 20,000 miles, making it very important worldwide for coastal wildlife. We are lucky to have some of the world’s largest colonies of nesting seabirds in summer, as well as great gatherings of shorebirds in winter. Our rivers, lakes and marshes are also home to a wonderful diversity of bird life. The wetlands of Norfolk, Suffolk and Somerset, for example, provide some of the most ideal habitats for birds in the world. But birdwatching in wetland and coastal areas can be tricky as birds can be quite distant and the terrain is quite exposed. Invest in Fulmar Look out for fulmars wheeling around tall cliff-faces in spring and summer. This bird looks a bit like a gull with its grey and white plumage, but is a closer cousin to the albatrosses, sharing with them a distinctive stiff-winged flight and a very keen sense of smell, enabling it to sniff out food such as floating carrion over many miles as it wanders far out at sea. a decent pair of binoculars and visit RSPB reserves with purpose-built hides that enable you to enjoy closer views without disturbance. Visit the Farne Islands, which lie just off the north Northumberland shore, or RSPB Bempton Cliffs on the Yorkshire coast. Overlooking the North Sea, it is home to one of the UK’s top wildlife spectacles, the best mainland sea colony, with visitor facilities and six safe cliff-edge viewing platforms giving stunning close-up views of life on the edge. With crest eater distin large on th comp ‘danc you m humb

web www.sundaymail.co.uk Great Crested Grebe Grey Heron its elegant slim outline and ed, frilled head, this diving fishis one of our most attractive and ctive swimming birds. It lives on r lakes, though you may also see it e sea in winter. Pairs perform a lex, synchronised courtship e’ in spring, and later in the year ay see them carrying their ug-striped chicks on their backs. Often seen waiting, still and patient, at the water’s edge, the grey heron is a tall grey bird with a crested head and long, daggerlike bill. It is a skilled fish-catcher that can be seen around rivers, lakes and ponds of all kinds. When it takes flight, it looks prehistoric with its huge broad wings, gangling legs and folded-in neck. It nests in colonies called ‘heronries’, building huge stick nests. Herring Gull This clever and resourceful bird with its evocative mewing and cackling voice is the most familiar ‘sea-gull’ in Britain. It has a silver-grey back and wings, with black wing-tips, and candy-pink legs; juveniles are mottled brown and attain adult plumage gradually over four years. It is declining severely on rural coasts but does better in towns, making a living by clearing up what humans leave behind on the streets and beaches. The Birdwatchers’ Code Some three million adults go birdwatching every year in the UK. The Birdwatchers’ Code puts the interests of birds first and applies not just when you are at a nature reserve but whenever you are watching birds in the UK or abroad. Guillemot If you think you have seen a penguin in the wild in the UK, chances are it was a guillemot. This dark brown-andwhite bird has a penguinlike shape and is as skilful a swimmer and diver as any penguin, but it can fly, and belongs to the family known as auks (along with the puffin and the razorbill). Guillemots nest in large colonies on cliffs on mainly northern and western coasts. Gannet This is the biggest British seabird. It is cigar-shaped with long, narrow wings. The adult is mostly white, with black wing-tips and a yellowish head. Young birds are dark brown and become whiter with each annual moult. Gannets feed by plunge-diving spectacularly, from a considerable height, then catching fish under water. Most of its colonies are on islands – they include Bass Rock, off eastern Scotland, and Grassholm, off Pembrokeshire. Top tips Avoid disturbing birds and their 1 habitats – the birds’ interests should always come first. If a bird flies away or makes repeated alarm calls, you’re too close. And if it leaves, you won’t get a good view. Be an ambassador for 2 birdwatching. Respond positively to questions from interested passers-by. They may not be birdwatchers yet but a helpful answer may spark an interest in birds, wildlife and its conservation. Know the law. Intentional or 3 reckless disturbance of some species at or near the nest is illegal in Britain. Don’t trespass on private land. Legislation provides access for walkers to open country in Britain and includes measures to protect wildlife but the rules and codes are different in England, Scotland and Wales, so make sure you know what you can do. Repeatedly playing a recording 4 of birdsong or calls to encourage a bird to respond can divert them from feeding their young. Never use playback to attract a species during its breeding season. Send your sightings to the 5 County Bird Recorder and the Birdtrack website (www.bto.org/ our-science/projects/birdtrack) To read the full Birdwatchers’ Code, go to www.rspb.org.uk.

Common Buzzard Kestrel email Farmland, Park & Woodland This is the most frequently seen large bird of prey in the UK. Often several may be seen together, circling high overhead with their shortish tails fanned out. Most common buzzards are mid-brown but some are much darker and others paler. In some areas you may see them alongside red kites, which are more rufous with long, forked tails. Skylark Its sweet, twittering, ceaseless ramble of a song is a characteristic sound of summer in meadows and on moorland but seeing a skylark is more challenging than hearing one. The male rises from near his nest on the ground and flies straight up, extremely high, singing all the while. You might see him as a small dot against the blue sky. Look out for perched skylarks on fence posts; their pointed crests help tell them apart from other smallish brown birds. Great Spotted Woodpecker Of the three woodpeckers that breed in Britain, the great spotted is the one seen most often, especially in woodlands. Starling-sized, with boldly marked blackand-white plumage, it gives itself away with its loud, sharp ‘kick’ call and its territorial ‘drum-rolls’ on tree trunks in spring. It is also a fairly frequent visitor to gardens. If you see a bird hovering very still for a long spell, with fastbeating wings and a long, fanned-out tail, that is almost certainly a kestrel. This small falcon hunts mice and voles in grassland, using its hovering skill to hold position while it pinpoints where its prey is, before dropping down in a high-speed pounce. Females are chestnut, mottled black, while males have grey heads and tails. Because of Britain’s geographic position, climate and soil, much of our countryside would naturally be heavily wooded. However, woodland cover has diminished greatly over the centuries. But we are now reversing this trend and creating new woodlands, to the benefit of some of our woodland birds. Farmland, although managed primarily to produce food rather than to benefit wildlife, can also be a wonderful wildlife habitat and is home to many special and much-loved British birds. Goldcrest Britain’s smallest bird, the goldcrest prefers coniferous woodland to deciduous. Its tiny size and needle-like bill enable it to pick minuscule insects from in between conifer needles – this food source is enough to allow it to overwinter in Britain, unlike most insect-eating birds which migrate to warmer areas. Olive green with a yellow, black-edged crown, the goldcrest is extremely lively and active and can be quite fearless.

web www.sundaymail.co.uk Barn owl Swallow This beautiful owl is easily recognised, with its mostly white underparts and its effortless, wafting, low-level flight on long wings. It is primarily nocturnal but may be seen hunting in late afternoon and evening, especially in summer when it has a nest full of chicks to feed. Many barn owls in Britain nest in derelict farm buildings but they will also use large nestboxes. Nuthatch Not all tree-climbing birds are woodpeckers and the nuthatch is arguably a better tree-climber than any woodpecker, being able to run head-first down a trunk as well as up on its strong legs with grapplinghook claws. It has light bluegrey plumage with a pale orange belly and a long black eye-stripe. It uses its long, strong bill to crack open hard nuts and seeds. Tawny Owl The largest and most abundant of British owls, the tawny owl is nonetheless difficult to see as it is strictly nocturnal and lives in wooded habitats, where it is wellcamouflaged when roosting by day. You may hear its wavering hoot at night anywhere where there are some mature trees, especially through winter when territories are being established. It is intricately mottled brown all over, with a large round head and dark eyes. Jay This gorgeously colourful woodland bird is a member of the crow family and is reluctant to show off its beautiful pink, blue and black-and-white plumage, being shy and timid. You are most likely to see jays in autumn when they gather acorns in large quantities to bury for later consumption. Of course, some acorns are never retrieved, so jays are also responsible for planting many oak trees. The first swallows arrive back from Africa at the end of March and, by early May, many farm buildings will have nesting pairs in situ. This migratory bird has a delightful chuckling song and is striking in appearance with its dark metallic-blue upperside, creamy belly, red throat and very long, forked tail. Swallows often hunt insects in cattle fields, almost skimming the grass as they catch their prey in flight. Top tips for spotting birds hidden in nature Be quiet! Don’t make any 1 sudden movements. Birds are easily startled by loud noises and will flee to cover. It is almost impossible to sneak up on a bird because birds hear much better than human beings do. 2 Avoid brightly coloured clothes. Many birds have poor colour vision but bright clothes, like whites, will contrast with the surrounding environment and enhance the appearance of movement. In woodlands walk 3 slowly, pause often to scan the treetops with binoculars and let birds come to you. 4 Use your ears as much as your eyes – learn the songs and calls of the commoner species and then a new voice in the chorus will stand out more. Be patient. Birdwatching is often 5 about waiting for the birds to show themselves. There are more than 6600 different types of birds to be seen in the UK so buy a pocket book of birds to help you identify them.

Sunday Mail CUCKOO email song thrush Death of the dawn chorus If you are an early riser, you will be familiar with the dawn chorus. And if you’re a late riser, no doubt you think the birds sound too loud. However, 50 years ago it was much louder and in that time we’ve lost 40million birds, according to the RSPB. The UK’s birds can be split into three categories of conservation importance – red, amber and green. The UK Red List keeps track of how different species are doing and those on the red list (67 species) are in need of urgent help. The red list criteria includes globally threatened species and UK species that are in severe decline (at least 50 per cent) in breeding population over last 25 years. One in four birds are on that list and many of the UK’s iconic crooners are among them, like nightingales, skylarks and cuckoos – hence the death of the dawn chorus. Common garden birds like starlings, song thrushes and house sparrows are also on the list. Amber is the next most critical group and includes species in moderate decline (25 to 50 per cent) with fewer than 3000 breeding pairs in the UK. Species on the green list are the least critical group that occur regularly in the UK. Pied Flycatcher NIGHTINGALE Red list Counting Birds Dr Mark Eaton, one of the RSPB’s principal conservation scientists, is responsible for collecting the data on bird conservation and numbers. Mark and his team analyse hundreds of statistics from monitoring schemes such as the Breeding Bird Survey and the Wetland Bird Survey. He said: “Thanks to thousands of volunteers – counting birds, doing surveys, getting their data to organisations such as the RSPB, BTO and WWT – birds are probably among the best monitored groups of wildlife on the planet and especially so in the UK. “We produce lots of stats which enable us to assess whether each species should go on to one of our lists of conservation concern. “Either amber for moderate concern or red, which are the ones we are really worried about. “To be on the red list, you need to be a bird of highest conservation concern, meaning you’re in a pretty bad way. “You’ve declined very rapidly, you’re at risk of extinction globally or you are historically depleted, meaning you are at much lower population levels than you were in the past.” To see what you can do to help or make a donation, visit www.rspb.org.uk/ join-and-donate/donate/appeals/ red-alert/ WILLOW TIT

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SUNDAY MAIL SEVEN DAYS SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 four-day week works for me A four-day working week you say? Sign me up. As someone who often works six, seven or more days in a row, I think this is a great idea. Being a freelancer, my work/life balance is something I often get wrong as my schedule is all over the place but if I could choose, my ideal scenario would be a four-day week. It’s great that Scotland is going to trial the idea, it’s forward thinking and innovative, and I’m not surprised Scots workers are overwhelmingly in favour of it. The pandemic has shown how adaptable we all are, I have countless friends who have completely changed how they operate. Whether it’s setting up home offices, embracing new skills or having more awareness of mental health at work, the status quo has changed. The days of 9-to-5 office jobs are numbered as we’ve realised there are better ways to do things. I hope the pilot scheme proves the theory that shorter working time makes people happier and more productive and of course it will have a positive effect on people’s wellbeing. I’m struggling to see the downside. 3 I will always remember Sarah as vibrant and real Tears for ‘breathtakingly beautiful’ singer It’s the comeback we thought would never happen but Benny, Bjorn, Agnetha and Anni-Frid are back and I cannot contain my excitement. I’m thrilled they’ve reunited with a catchy new single and an album coming soon. You may not know this Jean Johansson TV Presenter and girl about town Follow Jean on Twitter @Jean Johansson about me but I’m an ABBA superfan. I’ve been to the ABBA museum in Stockholm (a few times) I’ve attended a Mamma Mia sing-along (once or twice) and if you want to see me throwing some shapes on the dancefloor on a night out, just play Dancing Queen, it’s one of my I had a lump in my throat when I read the news that Sarah Harding had passed away. I remember the first time I met Sarah, I was a presenter on The Disney Channel and Girls Aloud had just won Pop Idol: The Rivals. We were all excited about the band coming into the studio as it felt like the whole country had been watching every week as host Davina McCall and the judges put together Britain’s next big girl group. They had been together for about a week and were on a gruelling press tour so there was a bit of diva behaviour from some of them but I distinctly remember Sarah being bright, bubbly, smiling, full of life and enthusiastic about everything. She was bopping around the studio, messing about and having fun, she was interested in everyone from the floor manager to the make-up artists and I instantly liked her. I interviewed her a few times over the years and her energy was always the same, eager and mischievous and she was breathtakingly beautiful. It’s hard to believe she’s gone. When someone high profile suffers with a disease like breast cancer, awareness is raised, it urges us all to check ourselves for thank you for the music, for giving it to me favourite songs of all time, written by Benny and Bjorn, the masters of a great pop song. I wouldn’t normally attend a concert featuring avatars but I’ll be first in the queue for tickets to the shows featuring CGI images of the fab four and a mixture of old and new music. They cancer battle Sarah Harding lumps. I’m sure many women will be reminded to be vigilant about changes in their bodies, especially as Sarah confessed to ignoring lumps in her underarm back in 2019. Along with the endless tributes on my social media, I noticed lots of tips on how to be aware of symptoms and signs, so perhaps one small positive will come out of the tragedy. I’ll always think of Sarah as being very alive, vibrant and real. 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4 SEVENDAYS@SUNDAYMAIL.CO.UK Loose Women was on my bucket list. It’s good to be authentic S he has eight books under her belt and now philanthropist and author Katie Piper is about to release her ninth. A Little Bit Of Faith: Hopeful Affirmations For Every Day Of The Year is packed with 365 nuggets of positivity and was inspired by the daily optimistic statements she posted on Instagram during lockdown. It’s certainly been a busy year for the 37-year-old mum. Not only has she landed her own show on Radio 2 but she has also joined the Loose Women panel. She also runs the Katie Piper Foundation, the charity she started after surviving a life-changing acid attack at the age of 24. Here, Katie, who has two daughters – Belle, seven, and Penelope, three, with husband Richard Sutton – talks about the motivation behind her book and why she’s loving being on Loose Women, plus she has some Strictly Come Dancing advice for fellow panellist Judi Love… Congratulations on the new book, Katie. What inspired you to write it? During the first lockdown, I thought, ‘What can I offer on my Instagram that’s positive and that people don’t have to pay for?’ In 2015, I wrote my first affirmation book, so I thought, ‘Why don’t I read out an affirmation every day for free?’ That led to me to breaking down the affirmations and saying how I apply them to my own life. From that, we kind of created this community where people would send me their affirmations and we would check in with each other daily. Everyone said, ‘Please write another book.’ So I spoke to my publisher and said I wanted to write an affirmation book that reflects what we did on Instagram. Under each affirmation I explain how I apply it to my life and then there’s a call to action. As the title suggests, there is spirituality and aspects of Christianity in it, as that is the backbone of how I live my life. Author and TV presenter Katie Piper on releasing her ninth book and ticking off career goals… KIRSTY HATCHER Do you draw on these affirmations when you’re going through a tough time? Yes, we actually use it as a family book. I’ll never stop being grateful that people want to read what I write. My eldest can read properly now, so she reads them out to us. She doesn’t always fully understand them, so then it opens up a conversation around it. But my three-year-old just sits there, saying, ‘Where’s PAW Patrol?’ I try to create a space where we’re all open with each other but I wouldn’t say I always try to be positive around the girls because I don’t think that’s real life. I certainly have difficult days and I admit that. I would hope I’ve created a home where they can have failure as well as success. Richard and I are similar in the sense that we both try to be glass half-full people, and he’s also into wellbeing. I think it’s one of the things that makes us good parents together, as we don’t clash on that ethos. What sort of things do you tend to struggle with? The thing I struggle with most is balance. I wear so many hats – working, being a mum and my foundation. I give myself to the charity 100 per cent then neglect other things and vice versa. I promised myself after the pandemic I poSITIvE vIbES Katie’s latest book is out this week wouldn’t go back to 16-hour days. I want to be there for my kids as well as my career. I also struggle with managing ill-placed guilt that shouldn’t be there. I would say to other women, I don’t think you can have it all and I don’t want other people to think I do. For a lot of women it is a lot of juggling. You had your 400th round of surgery this year. How did that go? It went fine, actually. I don’t like to dwell on it as it’s such a big part of all burns survivors and what they go through. When I meet people through the foundation we really focus on it not defining you and leaving it in the past, focusing on the whole person and not just their injury. That’s our ethos. My first book deal was really great closure. Sharing my story and putting a lid on it was quite cathartic. Simon Cowell has done a lot of work with your foundation. Are you often in touch with him? Yes, he’s been so brilliant. He is the patron of the charity and has stayed as involved from day one. That’s a mixture of financially, fundraising and advice. He’s met loads of burns survivors. He came up by private jet to our rehab centre in Liverpool and visited all our patients. There was no press. Considering how busy he is, he’s a really good patron. Simon puts me to shame. That’s amazing. And congrats on joining Loose Women… I’m so thrilled. I’ve wanted to do it for such a long time. It’s like a big family. After my first few shows, I realised how much I’d missed having colleagues. So much of my work is solo and can be isolating, so it’s been so nice to talk to other women, especially intelligent women. Loose Women was a big bucket list thing for me, as was my Radio 2 show. It’s a good opportunity to be authentic. The channel doesn’t push you to have a view. They want you to be diverse. Some programmes or channels, depending on what time they’re on, you might have to be careful what you say but I don’t think that’s the case here. Which panellists have you been getting on with best? I’ve had some really good shows with Nadia [Sawalha]. She’s so authentic and down-toearth. I was lucky to get in a few with Stacey [Solomon] before she went on maternity leave, she’s a really good laugh, and Jane Moore is so interesting and intelligent. Someone I have a good laugh with is Judi Love. She’s hilarious – even in meetings. Linda Robson is the mum of the group. She’s so caring. I look at her and just think, ‘Oh, my God, it’s Tracey!’ I grew up watching Birds Of A Feather and she’s such a legend. Have you given Judi any advice for Strictly? Yes. I told her that the costumes are skimpy so it’s good to shave your legs right up to the top – and your bikini line. I think she’s going to do so well, as she’s very confident and outgoing. She’s not afraid to get stuck in and work really hard. What advice would you give to this year’s contestants? It’s such a great opportunity, not everyone gets to do it. Your time can be really quick, so just enjoy it and let go. It might take a few weeks to loosen up then you could be eliminated. It will always to be up there as one of my greatest memories. Secretly, I wish my experience had been longer because I had just started to get more confident and relaxed and the next week my time was up. Is there anything your husband has asked you not to talk about on Loose Women? No. He works on a building site, he never watches daytime telly and he doesn’t have social media, so he doesn’t follow me. He doesn’t even see Loose Women. What would you say is the secret to your marriage? I’m still searching for it – if anyone finds it let me know. But, as I said with mothering, you can’t have it all. I’m not one to put gushy posts on social media about my marriage, as I think it makes other people feel theirs isn’t good enough. Relationships do take hard work and they’re no Disney film. It’s something I’m really mindful about not pushing down people’s throats. How has becoming a mum changed your life? I’ve become more organised and a planner – all the things I said I’d never become. Your lie-ins are also gone forever. But it’s really enriched my life. I couldn’t imagine my life without them and I know it’s not a God-given right for every woman, so I feel really fortunate that this is my life. You said you’d like a third baby, but are not sure your daughters would be keen… On Loose Women we were discussing sibling jealously and whether it’s normal. My husband is like, ‘Look, we’ve got rid of the nappies and liquidising food and we don’t need a lot of childcare as we have school and nursery’. So the thought of starting again scares everyone. Also, we don’t have a massive house, so if we had another, bunk beds would have to arrive and I don’t know how the girls would feel about that. It’s TBC. • A Little Bit Of Faith (SPCK Publishing, £14.99) is out on Thursday. Available in bookstores and online.

SUNDAY MAIL SEVEN DAYS SepteMber 12, 2021 5 three’s a crowd? Katie is still undecided on having a third child balancing act Katie is a mum, TV and radio presenter, author, charity founder and has even found the time to design new bedding range, The Katie Piper Collection, available at bedeckhome.com cover pic: Dan Kennedy team Katie with her husband Richard ‘‘ I never push gushy things about my marriage down people’s throats dream job Katie recently joined Loose Women

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8 Before and after Images: Berkshire Aesthetics. lazy guts Can you trim and tone your tum without dieting or hitting the gym? Our beauty tester Lynne Hyland trials the latest no-effort innovations I’ve been living in Lycra and denial for a year but the non-fastening zip on my pre-lockdown jeans has forced me to face the truth – I’m having a midriff crisis. My stomach has always been the first place to pack on the pounds and I can’t pretend my current overspill isn’t thoroughly deserved. Since switching to home working, I’m no longer racking up a 10,000-step daily commute and, with long hours and fewer real-life meet-ups, I’m struggling to find either the time or motivation to stay in shape. When I finally turn off the computer, I’m far more likely to switch on Netflix than Joe Wicks. What I need, basically, is a lazy girl’s way to flatten the flab: no diet, no exercise and no willpower required. Luckily, 2021 is just the year for that. Not one but two treatments for troublesome tums have just hit the market and together they promise the ultimate gym-free solution for a slimmer, more sculpted waistline. But are they too good to be true – and is the price too hard to stomach? My podgy belly needed to find out… shaping up Lynne honing those abs with EmSculpt Neo COOLEST FIX Why sweat off the flab when you can freeze it off? That’s the idea behind CoolSculpting, a technology that’s been around a few years but just had a big upgrade for 2021. “We’re still freezing tissue to minus 13 degrees, which destroys the fat cells without harming what’s around them,” said body contouring guru Dr Selena Langdon, who’s performing my treatment. “However, the new CoolSculpting Elite machine gives even better and quicker results. The cooling applicators that draw in and freeze the tissue are now bigger and more efficient, and patients are seeing fat reduction from as little as four weeks rather than 12.” Once my tummy is marked up, it’s prepped with a gel-covered fabric which “prevents frostbite injuries”, Dr Langdon told me. It’s hard to imagine how my fat can be turned to ice without the skin withering like a Polar explorer’s toes but I’m assured it’s perfectly safe. It doesn’t stop a sharp inhalation when the machine switches on and the chunk of stomach chub that’s been slurped up into the applicator is flash frozen in seconds. For a moment, there’s an intensely icy, tingly feeling, like wearing flimsy gloves in a snowball fight, then everything just goes numb. Thirty minutes later, my first treatment zone is released like a giant icecube plopping from a tray and I shudder as I prod my stomach. Ew, it’s as if there’s a tub of frozen butter under my skin. It’s both revolting and fascinating, particularly when Dr Langdon pulverises it with a mechanical massage gun to hasten the fat breakdown. The whole process is repeated on three other tummy areas, then I’m free to leave. There’s no downtime, as such, but my skin feels numb yet tender for a week and I can’t wear anything but my baggiest cargo trousers, zip undone. Thank goodness nobody sees that on Zoom. THE MUSCLE MAKER It’s been a month since my CoolSculpting treatment and I’m thrilled to already detect an impressive flattening of my belly bulge. This means my flab is literally melting away and it’s time for phase two of Operation Lazy Guts. I’m one of the first testers of EmSculpt Neo, a new bodyshaping machine designed to help sculpt a six pack without a single sit-up. “It’s a fantastic combination with CoolSculpting because, once you’ve frozen away the fat, you can really see the muscles being defined underneath,” said top medical aesthetician Magda Szczukiewicz, who’s strapping me onto this “Slendertone on steroids” muscle cruncher. Having EmSculpt is like being possessed by a demon doing a HIIT workout. Electromagnetic pulses grab my abs, clenching them with an eye-popping ferocity, then slapping and spanking them into submission. It’s brutal but only in the manner of a brilliantly invigorating sports massage. Not only does it force your muscles to do the equivalent of 24,000 sit-ups in one session, this new version of EmSculpt also emits radiofrequency energy, which promises to reduce fat too. It takes half an hour and my inner masochist rather enjoys having the recommended course of four treatments over a month.

SUNDAY MAIL SEVEN DAYS SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 9 THE VERDICT cold comfort Freezing off the fat with CoolSculpting BEFORE after It’s 12 weeks on from my CoolSculpting treatment and I’m back at Berkshire Aesthetics for Dr Langdon to assess my results. At my first visit I had a 3D digital body scan to document my figure from every unflattering angle so there’s no chance of cheating. I already know my stomach is slimmer but I’m genuinely astonished as Dr Langdon rotates my before and after 3D images side by side. My stomach is now flatter than it was before I had two kids. The digital measurements show I’ve lost more than one-and-a-half inches from my widest point and, while I can’t claim to have developed a six-pack, there’s definitely more definition to my abs. I can’t take any credit for it – I’ve basically outsourced my tummy to technology for three months – but now the onus is all on me. “The fat reduction is permanent,” said Dr Langdon. “But… only if you don’t gain weight.” It would be easy to undo all my not-so hard work but I think this has been the incentive I need to overhaul my lifestyle. Since finishing the treatments, I’ve improved my diet and have even managed to go on holiday without having my usual hotel buffet pig-out, spurred on by how much more confident I feel in a bikini. I’ve also renewed my gym membership as I know my newly machinehoned abs will vanish if left unattended. So would I recommend these treatments? Well, they both work, no question, but neither of them are cheap, with CoolSculpting Elite costing around £2000 and EmSculpt Neo at £750 a session. Ouch. If I could only choose one, it would have to be CoolSculpting because I think it’s done the bigger share of my tummy de-bulking. 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10 SEVENDAYS@SUNDAYMAIL.CO.UK I have quite a substantial moob. But I still love watching myself on TV s taying in on a Friday night is so much more fun when it’s in the company of the Gogglebox gang, who entertain us with saucy, silly and sometimes shocking reactions to the week’s TV shows. And when we caught up with two of its funniest stars, married couple Stephen Webb and Daniel Lustig, we were delighted to find they are just as much fun in real life. Stephen sweetly teases Daniel – who he runs a hairdressing salon with in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex – throughout our chat. Clearly smitten with each other, the pair are overjoyed that Gogglebox has been nominated at the Television and Radio Industries Club Awards. “We’re not up against Ant and Dec and Bradley Walsh – they are up against us,” joked Stephen when we quiz him and Daniel all about being on the hit show… Congratulations on Gogglebox being shortlisted for best entertainment programme at the TRIC Awards. How does it feel? Stephen: It always feels amazing to be up for an award and it gives everyone a little pat on the back to know we are doing really well. And obviously, who doesn’t love an awards show? You’re up against Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway and Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad – how do you think you’ll fare? Stephen: It is amazing to be up for an award with these other people. Just being in the same category as them is amazing. It just goes to show what calibre we are up against – although we’re not up against them, they are up against us. Who’s the most famous person who has told you they’re a fan of Gogglebox? Daniel: I was in Waitrose near where we live and was just waiting in the queue and Zoe Ball came in and pointed at me and said, laughs Daniel and Stephen are a popular Gogglebox pair Gogglebox favourites Stephen Webb and Daniel Lustig reveal all about self-love, weight and celebrity fans JennIfer rodger ‘Oh, it’s you off Gogglebox.’ I couldn’t believe someone like that recognised me. It was just before she came on the show. Stephen: And chance meeTIng Zoe Ball and son Woody on the show now, of course, she’s a Gogglebox family member who we love. I’ve got a few celebrity followers who do inbox me and, obviously, I wouldn’t repeat anything they tell me because it’s private. So there you go. Which other stars would you like to see on the celebrity version? Stephen: I would love to see Miriam Margolyes. I think she is hysterical. We share a passion for farting and swearing and I just love her because she tells it as it is. Daniel: I would love to be on the same couch as the Drag Race judges RuPaul, Todrick Hall and Michelle Visage – that’d be poptastic. How often do you get stopped by fans in the street? Stephen: Yes, all the time – everyone is always really friendly and positive. Daniel: They say, ‘You’re not as tall as we thought – but you are better looking…’ What are your favourite shows to watch? Stephen: I like things like 24 Hours In A&E – the kind of show that tells a story of a family and love and everything is alright in the end. Daniel: I like to watch anything about animals – or a horror movie gets me going. If you could only watch one TV show forever, which one would you pick? Stephen: It would have to be Sex And The City. I start from series one and go through all the series and both films. I am thrilled to bits they are coming out with a new series. Daniel: I know all the lines. Stephen: ‘Dirty martini, dirty b*****d!’ Daniel: I would love to watch Dynasty forever and pretend that I’m Krystle Carrington. Has being on TV made you more aware of how you look? Stephen: No, I am clearly very happy with the way I look. Yes, I’m a little bit overweight and getting quite a substantial moob on me but I love watching myself on TV. Daniel: Yes is the answer for me. When I first watched myself, I was taken aback by how I sound and how I look. But watching myself has made me respect how I look. Finally, it’s been a devastating few months for the Gogglebox family with the deaths of Pete McGarry, Mary Cook and Andy Michael. What do you think all three brought to the show? Stephen: It’s been a really sad time. Mary was a sweet, lovely lady but with some brilliant innuendos and one-liners up her sleeve. We loved watching her and Marina together – their popularity shows that life doesn’t end at a certain age and, whatever age you are, you can still connect with younger people through humour. Andy was always truly himself and we really admired how straight-talking he was. You could always tell there was so much love and mutual respect within the Michael family. Pete was a total sweetheart and brought a real Cockney charm to Gogglebox. He didn’t always say a lot, but we loved him chiming in with, ‘Leave off, Linda!’ every so often. All three will be really sadly missed. • To watch the TRIC Awards at 3.30pm on September 15, please register at tric. intelligo.events or go to screenhitstv. com for the livestream. The new series of Gogglebox returns on Friday, Channel 4, 9pm.

SUNDAY MAIL SEVEN DAYS SepteMber 12, 2021 11 double act Stephen and Daniel keep viewers entertained with their dry wit and humour ‘‘ It always feels amazing to be up for an award and it gives everyone a little pat on the back to know we are doing really well top telly Stephen is a big fan of Sex And The City and Daniel would love to share a sofa with RuPaul, left

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His former home – GoldenEye (goldeneye.com), in Orcabessa Bay, has been developed into a luxury resort and spa. But the author’s original house – Fleming Villa, with its own private beach and pool, can also still be rented – if you have Daniel Craig’s income. Great Scot Author Ian Fleming gave 007 Scottish heritage and his father, Andrew Bond of Glencoe, lived in Skyfall Lodge. Dalness Estate in Glen Etive acted as the Bond ancestral home in Skyfall and it is now available as an exclusive holiday rental for up to 14 guests (dalnessestate.co.uk) as is the smaller, dog-friendly Glenceitlen Cottage. 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Slackbrae, the former gatehouse, launches from October 1 for self-catering holidays. It has been renovated with sustainable materials to achieve a low-energy house and is fully accessible with two bedrooms and two bathrooms for up to four guests. Priced from £300 per night for a minimum three-night stay, a welcome breakfast hamper is included for the first morning. Visit www. brucefieldestate.scot or call 01259 690013. Green for go Currently on the UK green list, Latvia is a great destination for nature lovers. As forests cover around 50 per cent of the country, it’s the perfect place to enjoy autumn colours, while wildlife includes lynx, beavers and the rare northern gannet, just one of 225 species of birds. Check out Venta Rapid, Europe’s widest waterfall, wander across the Great Kemeri Bog boardwalk or paddle along the brilliantly blue Lake Lubans. Visit www.latvia.travel/en Up in the air Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, has launched its Summer 2022 programme as it rebuilds its schedule. A new route has been introduced from Teeside to Dublin, while flights between Aberdeen and the Irish capital will also expand in each direction. Links with Norway will also be boosted with the resumption of services to both Stavanger and Bergen next year from Edinburgh and Newcastle, while there will be seasonal Sumburgh-Bergen flights from the Shetland Islands. Visit www.loganair.co.uk or call 0344 800 2855.

SUNDAY MAIL SEVEN DAYS SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 13 Red Kite Barn This former 19th-century sheep barn, set in 80 acres of woodland in central Wales, has been transformed into a rural retreat. The stone property has three bedrooms on the ground floor and an open-plan living space on the upper floor, which is flooded with natural light and offers countryside views. Interior highlights include a roll-top bath, a pool table and a home cinema. It’s a short drive to the Brecon Beacons, where you can canoe, horse ride, abseil and mountain bike. A week’s stay costs from £1313. Visit hostunusual.com WORDS: AnnAbel MAckie If you’re looking for a truly romantic setting, then this beauty is the answer. In the tiny hamlet of Retyn, just seven miles from the beach at Watergate Bay in north Cornwall, the former barn has been given a makeover using rustic Cornish stone and lime-washed wood. There’s a hot tub in the garden where you can gaze out across the fields to the windmill-dotted hills or watch the sunset. A stay at The Meadows costs from £995. See the-meadows. uniquehomestays.com Born-again barns Barrow Hill Barns Not one but eight barns have been converted into chic charming cottages that you can rent individually or as a whole. Situated on a working farm in the heart of the South Downs National Park, there are three excellent pubs nearby where you can refuel after a walk in the glorious Hampshire countryside. Sleeping up to 32 guests, the converted barns feature original wood beams and exposed flint brickwork. A four-night stay in the twobedroom Boxsteddle, a former milking parlour, costs from £667. Visit premiercottages.co.uk The Meadows Old farm buildings have been given a new lease of life as chic holiday rentals Blagdon Lower Barn Just six miles from Chesil Beach, part of the 95-mile Jurassic Coast in Dorset, this beautifully converted stone dwelling sits in the middle of rolling fields. It sleeps up to six people in three bedrooms and the open living space in this former cowshed has a striking brick arch and a cosy wood-burning stove. Spot deer, barn owls and badgers from your window and watch out for shooting stars in the night sky. A three-night weekend stay costs from £866. Visit dorset hideaways. co.uk

14 SEVENDAYS@SUNDAYMAIL.CO.UK A taste of the hy life Peebles Hydro has everything you need for a family friendly fun break fiRed up Jones family loved hotel’s rifle range. Above, the gin distillery exploReRs Evelyn and Isla in the grounds of the hotel One of the great hydro hotels, Peebles was built in the 19th century as a hydropathic destination for those Victorians keen to “take the waters”. Perched on the banks of the Tweed within the gentle hills and stretching valleys of the Borders, Peebles Hydro opened its doors in 1881, before burning down in 1905 and being rebuilt two years later. Fast forward more than a century, and when the team at Crieff Hydro Family of Hotels took over in 2014, they recognised that the Peebles icon required modernisation. As with their property in Perthshire, the results are magical and secured Peebles Hydro as a 21st-century yearround resort destination. My wife Rachel and I, along with our two daughters, Isla, 14 and 10-year-old Evelyn, headed into Tweeddale for a couple of late-summer days. Safe to say, we were all taken aback by the beauty of Peebles Hydro and high-class service. Size matters Peebles Hydro is much more than a hotel. With 132 rooms RichARd Jones Travel info • Richard Jones and his family were guests at Peebles Hydro in the Borders. They offer a double room with breakfast for £110 per night. For more information, please go to: www. peebleshydro.co.uk • Alternatively, The Park in Peebles offers a double room with breakfast for £108 per night, and guests can use the facilities at the nearby Peebles Hydro. See www. parkpeebles.co.uk and suites, it is a big old place, but even at its fullest, it never felt overcrowded. We explored the cavernous corridors decorated with pictures of bygone eras, before relaxing in the lounges and bars, and on the outdoor patio with views of the Tweed Valley. For retail addicts Isla and Evelyn, there was a lovely little shop near the reception as well as a café which stocks delicious ice cream and snacks. Rooms with a view Our adjoined family room was effectively a corner suite with two huge bedrooms and super comfy king-sized beds. In between was a pristine bathroom with rain shower, double sink and Arran luxury toiletries. There was also TV in each room and ample tea and coffee-making facilities – ideal for a morning brew before heading for breakfast. But best of all, we woke up to breathtaking views across Innerleithen Road, past the River Tweed and the rolling green hills towards Kings Muir and the Kittlegairy Estate. Food, glorious food Meals are served in Peebles Hydro’s magnificent highceilinged dining room, a throwback to the building’s Edwardian past. However, the fare served up is anything but old-fashioned and the four of us particularly enjoyed refuelling with a very modern hot Scottish and continental breakfast. At night, the dining area becomes classy The Grill Room, with a menu as good as any resort in the Borders. We devoured smoked duck breast, hot cured salmon and braised beef broth for starters, followed by ribeye steak, lamb leg steak and chicken breast with wild mushrooms for main. Gin the mood Although people used to head to Peebles Hydro to benefit from the water remedies, these days another sort of hydration draws visitors. Every drop of the worldfamous 1881 Gin is taken from the hotel’s private spring, Shieldgreen. It’s then distilled in the basement, the location of the Gin School, which invites visitors to take part in Gin Distiller Experiences and create their own bottles. Alternatively, if you just fancy a drink, the mixologists in the Gin Palace and Not the Cocktail Bar will knock up something special for you. My personal favourite was a Bramble, which combines 1881 Pavilion Gin with citrussy lemon, sweet sugar and tart blackberries. Whole shooting match Peebles Hydro’s focus has always been on the outdoors and we made the most of the clement late summer to get out and about. After a walk in the grounds, we picked up clubs from the hotel’s leisure centre and spent an hour on the putting green, before knocking shuttlecocks and tennis balls around on the courts. Then, it was time for the activity the kids had really been looking forward to – air rifle. For 45 minutes, we each loaded and fired pellets at targets, before the winner (Isla) was announced. For rainy days, there is indoor table tennis, a billiards room, board games and, of course, the exquisite Decleor and aromatherapy spa. Peek at peebles It took a while to tear ourselves away from the hotel, but the old buildings and boutique shops in thriving market town Peebles were well worth a visit. Just off the High Street sits Cocoa Black, the home of leading chocolatier Ruth Hinks, and the Tweeddale Museum where you can learn about the area’s fascinating history. We found a hidden gem too – the scenic Cuddy Path or Riverside Walk which took us from the steps of the Parish church to the northern edge of town. For those more adventurous, you can head into nearby Glentress Forest – home of Go Ape – or explore the historic houses and gardens at Abbotsford House over in Melrose and Floors Castle further afield in Kelso. Park life The Crieff Hydro Family of Hotels also owns The Park hotel, another perfect base for a family break in the Tweeddale town. After sampling their delicious scones and sausage rolls, we headed down there for dinner on our final night. And it didn’t disappoint – the homely food in The Park Restaurant in Ballantyne’s Bar was as good as that up the road at Peebles Hydro. Seafood pie and fish and chips for mum and dad and hand-pressed burgers for the girls – perfection in The Park. bold And beAuTiful Peebles Hydro and one of the bedrooms, right

RIGHT AT HOME Raise some dough Please send your favourite recipes to jscrumptious@hotmail.com Biscuits are perfect addition to annual Macmillan Coffee Morning It’s hard to believe a year has passed since the last Macmillan Coffee Morning. We were all just emerging out of lockdown, only for things to come crashing down a month later. Now, the MCM is here again and hopefully they can all take place this year before any new restrictions. However, the very nature of them means you’ve often got a crowd of people in an enclosed space – the very situation we are trying to avoid at the moment. Fortunately, the weather forecast for September is warm and dry so keeping the windows open and maybe using the garden instead is the way to go. I’ve been more aware of the charity advertising the coffee morning this year and was really disappointed at some of the comments on Facebook, suggesting a cancer organisation shouldn’t promote anything that involves sugar and fat as these both contribute to obesity which in turn can increase the chances of getting the disease. As if we haven’t had enough bad news, some social media sourpusses think it’s OK to take pot-shots at a fundraising coffee morning. For the first time since everything opened up, I’ve only recently been able to visit a close friend who has cancer. She delights in any cake I make. Her favourite is my least-liked – the dreaded 70s coffee and walnut – but I’m happy to bake it for the sheer pleasure it gives her. We still never hug so making this is as close as I can get to making sure she knows how much I’ve missed her and treasure the time when we meet up. Surely even the Facebook trolls can’t argue with that? The Macmillan Coffee Morning is on Thursday, September 23, and for the next two weeks I’ll be doing bakes ideal to transport to one. These bourbons are good fun and look lovely. I put coffee butter icing in the middle for a twist but you can leave it out. You get a lot too – try not to reroll the pastry as it toughens. coffee bourbons INGREDIENTS •30g soft butter •115g caster sugar •85g golden syrup •Small egg, lightly beaten •60g plain flour •160g semolina •60g cocoa For the filling: •100g soft butter •200g icing sugar •2tsp instant coffee dissolved in a little boiling water and cooled METHOD Preheat the oven to 180C, gas 1 mark 4. Have ready two baking trays, well greased. Cream the butter, sugar and 2 syrup together and add in the egg. Sift the flour, semolina and cocoa together twice. Fold into the creamed mixture. Knead to form a smooth dough. 3 Roll out into a rough square and, using your biggest knife, cut into equal rectangles (you can use a ruler but that seems like too much work to me). Place slightly apart on the trays 4 and sprinkle with a little extra sugar. Bake for no more than 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and 5 allow to cool. They will harden as they cool. For the filling, beat together the 6 butter and icing sugar and add in the coffee until you have a smooth icing. Sandwich the biscuits with the 7 icing. These are best eaten the same day but the filling can be made up to a week in advance and kept in the fridge. It also freezes well.

16 Moroccan chicken salad INGREDIENTS/SERvES 4 • 3 chicken breasts • 2 tbsp ras el hanout dry spice • 2 tsp olive oil • 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes • 1 red onion • 1 tsp cumin seeds • 1 x 400g tin chickpeas • 200g Tenderstem broccoli For the dressing: • 2 tbsp olive oil • 1 tsp sherry vinegar • 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses • 1 tsp ras el hanout paste • 10g parsley, chopped • 10g mint, chopped • 10g coriander, chopped • 2 preserved lemons METHOD 1Place the chicken in a zip-lock bag. Sprinkle with the ras el hanout dry mix and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Rub all over the chicken and seal the bag, squeezing out as much air as possible. Marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours. 2Preheat the oven to 200˚C/180˚C fan/gas mark 6 and line a large roasting tray with baking paper. 3Peel and dice the sweet potatoes into 1½cm cubes and cut the onion into eighths. Toss in a bowl with the cumin seeds and the other tablespoon of olive oil. 4Drain, rinse and dry the chickpeas then add to the sweet potatoes and onion. Toss together then spread out on the prepared roasting tray. Roast for 40 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes until golden and the sweet potatoes are just tender. 5Then bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and blanch the broccoli for 1 minute. Drain and spread out on a rack to steam-dry. 6Heat an ovenproof frying pan over a medium heat 15 minutes before the sweet potatoes are ready. Pan-fry the chicken breasts for 2-3 minutes on each side then add the blanched broccoli to the pan. Put in the oven for 5 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked through. 7Remove everything from the oven and allow to cool a little. Meanwhile, to make the dressing, mix together the olive oil, vinegar, molasses, ras el hanout paste, chopped parsley, chopped mint and chopped coriander. 8Quarter and thinly slice the preserved lemons then mix in with the dressing.Slice the chicken then toss together with the broccoli, sweet potatoes and chickpeas. Serve on a large platter and drizzle with the dressing. 9 Rock casbah the Fall for the fragrant flavours of exotic Moroccan sweets and savouries

Orange pOlenta cake with saffrOn cream INGREDIENTS SERvES 10 • 225g butter, plus extra for greasing • 225g soft brown sugar • 4 medium eggs • 200g ground almonds • 1½ tsp baking powder • 115g polenta • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste • Zest of 2 oranges • 60ml freshly squeezed orange juice For the orange syrup: • 200ml agave syrup • 150ml orange juice • 6 cardamom pods • 1 cinnamon stick For the saFFron cream: • 8 saffron strands • 400ml double cream METHOD 1Preheat the oven to 160˚C /140˚C fan/gas mark 2½. 2Lightly grease and line a 22cm springform cake tin with baking paper. 3Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time until smooth. 4Mix the ground almonds and baking powder in a separate bowl then stir in the polenta. 5Mix these dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and fold together. 6Fold in the vanilla paste, orange zest and juice. Spoon into the 7 cake tin and bake for 50 minutes. 8For the orange syrup, place the agave, orange juice, cardamom and cinnamon stick in a saucepan then simmer for 10 minutes, or until it becomes a sticky aromatic syrup. 9Flake the saffron into a bowl and pour over 50ml of warmed double cream. Infuse the saffron, then allow to cool. Whisk the 10 remaining cream into the cooled saffron cream until it forms silky light peaks and place in the fridge. Remove the 11tin from the oven and place on a cooling rack for 5 minutes, then remove the cake from the tin and cool it fully on the rack. To serve, 12 spoon saffron cream on the top and drizzle with orange syrup. Decorate with cardamom pods and rose petals, if desired. chermOula mackerel INGREDIENTS/SERvES 4 • 8 fillets of mackerel For the chermoula: • 1 tsp toasted coriander seeds • 1 tsp toasted cumin seeds • 1 tsp smoked paprika • 1 tsp smoked salt • 1 garlic clove, peeled • ½ tbsp chilli flakes • Zest and juice of 1 lemon • 20g parsley • 20g coriander • 10g mint • 150ml olive oil For the bulgur wheat: • Salt and pepper • 200g bulgur wheat • 1 red onion, peeled • 1 red pepper • 1 red chilli • 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to brush the mackerel • 200g cherry plum tomatoes METHOD 1Blend or crush all the chermoula ingredients in a mortar, gradually pouring in 150ml of the olive oil. 2Bring a big pan of salted water to the boil and simmer the bulgur wheat as per pack instructions. 3Meanwhile, dice the onion, pepper and chilli. Sauté in a tablespoon of oil for 2-3 minutes until softened and aromatic. 4Chop the tomatoes and sauté for a further minute. Drain the bulgur wheat and mix with the sautéed vegetables, then cover with clingfilm. 6Preheat the grill to high. Brush the mackerel with a little olive oil then season. Lay on a baking tray, skin side up, and grill for 3-4 minutes or until fully cooked through. Fluff up the bulgur wheat with a 8 fork and serve on 4 plates. Add 2 fillets of mackerel to each plate and drizzle with chermoula. recipes: Dominic hoiles stylinG: Victoria Gray photos: WinfrieD heinze

RIGHT AT HOME SPICY THAI RED MUSSELS INGREDIENTS/serves 4 •1.5kg fresh mussels •2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil •1 large onion, finely diced •2 cloves garlic, crushed •2cm piece root ginger, grated or finely chopped •Large handful fresh coriander, stalks and leaves separated then chopped •1 stick lemongrass, bashed •2 kaffir lime leaves •75g Thai red curry paste •400ml tin coconut milk •Pinch sugar •Juice of 2 limes To garnish: Sliced red chilli, sliced spring onions, chopped coriander METHOD 1Rinse the mussels in cold water to remove any grit and dirt, scrub to remove any barnacles, then pull beards to remove. Throw away any cracked mussels and any open mussels that don’t close when tapped on the work surface. 2Heat the oil in a large pot over a medium heat and fry the onions, garlic and ginger gently without colouring for 5 mins until softened. Add the kaffir lime, lemongrass, coriander stalks and curry paste and fry for another minute. Pour in the coconut milk, juice of 1 lime and sugar, mix well and simmer gently for about 2 mins. 3Add the cleaned mussels to the pot and gently mix until well coated. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook for 3-4 mins, depending on the size of the mussels, until all the shells have opened. Throw away any that haven’t fully opened. Remove the lids and either leave in pot or transfer to a dish large enough to take everything. Squeeze over the remaining lime juice, then scatter with the extra coriander leaves and sliced red chilli. Flex your MICHAEL KILKIE How did your Thai mussels go? Let us know. Feedback, questions or favourite tips? Get in touch @michaelkilkie My top tip mussels Last week’s Thai things start to get a little red roast chicken got warmer. So by the end of me thinking about this month you should start using traditional to see an abundance of ingredients or mussels around. recipes in a slightly But, as I said, you’ll get different way, to decent mussels all through help inspire people the year. They will just to think outside perhaps be a little smaller the box. in the warmer months. I still had some of the This recipe might seem curry paste left from that like it uses quite a lot of recipe so I decided to see mussels, 1.5 kg, but what else I could do with it – remember a lot of that and here it is. weight is shell, possibly It’s nothing new or along with some sand, grit groundbreaking but it’s quite and the beard. easy just to take a paste like In the ingredient list, I’ve this and simply make a curry. explained how to clean them However, there are loads of and what to look out for in other possibilities if you do terms of the ones that you a bit of research or let your don’t want to eat. creative juices flow a little. Crusty bread is essential You can buy fresh mussels when eating mussels for all year round but they are mopping up the juices but best in the colder months you could serve some rice on of the year, normally as we the side too if you fancy get towards October all the having them more way through to March, when as a main course. Just like the Thai roast chicken, you can easily swap the red curry paste for a green curry paste if that’s your preference. Maybe just switch from red chillies to green chillies and follow the recipe the same. Roasted beetroot, candied walnut and goat’s cheese salad INGREDIENTS/SERVES 4 • 4-6 medium-sized purple beetroot, scrubbed and trimmed • 2-4 medium-sized heritage or candy beetroot, trimmed and peeled • Flaky sea salt and black pepper • 25g caster sugar • 1 tsp butter • Pinch of chilli flakes (optional) • 60g walnut halves • 150g goat’s cheese, crumbled • 6-8 mint leaves, shredded • Handful of lamb’s lettuce/watercress • Zest of ½ orange For the dressing: • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil • 2 tbsp walnut oil • 1½ tbsp sherry or red wine vinegar • 1 tsp Dijon mustard or horseradish • 2 tsp runny honey • Zest and juice of ½ orange METHOD 11. Preheat the oven to 200°C/ 180°C fan/gas mark 6. 2Place the purple beetroots in a roasting tin and add about a 6mm depth of water. Cover the tin with foil and roast for 40-50 mins or until tender. While the purple beetroots roast, cut the heritage or candy beetroots into very thin slices, using either a mandoline or a very sharp knife. Put these into a bowl. 3In a separate bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients. Lightly season, then pour half over the thinly sliced raw beetroot and leave to marinate for 30 mins. 4When the beetroots are roasted, leave to cool. Then use fingers to rub skins off before cutting into wedges. 5Line a baking sheet with parchment. Place the sugar, butter and chilli flakes (if using) in a small non-stick frying pan and cook over medium heat, stirring, until the butter and sugar melt and turn lightly golden. Stir in the walnuts for a minute until nicely coated. Pour onto the baking sheet and use two forks to separate the nuts. Sprinkle with salt and leave to cool. To serve, arrange the sliced beetroot on a plate then pile the wedges of beetroot on top. Scatter over the goat’s cheese, mint and walnuts, and top with salad leaves. Sprinkle over orange zest and the remaining dressing and season. From Ainsley’s Good Mood Food by Ainsley Harriott (Ebury Press, £20). Photography by Dan Jones.

DaFFODIlS sunDaY maIl SEVEN DAYS september 12, 2021 SCIlla 19 go well for leather What do you recommend for cleaning ingrained dirt from leather chairs? Castor oil once a year will prevent cracks on leather. Some people think saddle soap is too strong but if you do try it, use very little water and allow it to dry then buff with a soft cloth. 3M also manufactures a leather cleaner. My wee brother uses Auto Glym leather cleaner for his car seats, he gets it from Halfords for about £8 for 500ml. Auto Glym also makes a leather balm which will make your leather look like new once it’s cleaned. Polish up tiles Our quarry tiled black hearth originally had a sheen. The tiles are now varying shades of grey with no lustre. They weren’t sealed or anything on installation. Can we restore them and how please? I’d go for Lithofin KF Tile Restorer, which removes any grime or soot from the hearth and leaves artificial tiles looking thoroughly clean. If the quarry tiles do not need cleaned and you just want a polished sheen look, go for Lithofin KF Tile Polish which works wonders on artificial tiles that have lost their sheen. Purdy 12-18in adjustable paint roller frame This brilliant roller frame allows you to use different sizes of roller sleeves to cover large areas to be painted. £25.20 from Crown Decorating Centres. veneer’s come unstuck The veneer is coming loose on my fitted wardrobes and bedside cabinets. I tried lifting it and pushing in glue but it just looks a mess. PVA glue (wood glue) is the one to use to fix veneer edge lift. Ideally you’d put the furniture on its edge so the veneer that needs stuck down is facing up. However, with fitted wardrobes you’ll need some clamps and wooden pads. Use a scalpel and a piece of foil to feed the glue down the gap between the veneer and wood, then use wax paper and clamp a wooden pad over the repair and leave to set. Superglue can be used for small repairs by dribbling it into the gap and using a clamp or tape to stick down to set. Have you got a question for Donny? Email your query to Dawn.Chantry@ reachplc.com Tip of theWeek Cold tea is great for cleaning woodwork. Boil a couple of teabags in litre of water and let cool. Dip in a soft cloth, wring out excess and wipe away dirt. Buff dry with a soft cloth. sprIng forwarD a sunny, sheltered spot. It may Before planting, work in some well-rotted only be organic matter – preused potting compost September or leaf mould are but now is ideal – plus a small dose of feed. the time If planting valuable bulbs or those that rot to start easily such as thinking CROCUS ahead and plant bulbs alan titchmarsh carE Bury up to three times the height It’s hard to believe but autumn is almost upon us. And if you want a good show of flowers come March or April, most spring bulbs are best planted during September. Snowdrops and daffodils start rooting early, so plant those as soon as possible (they should be on sale in most nurseries and garden centres by now). Hyacinths and tulips don’t start rooting till a little later in the season, so delay planting them until October to avoid the risk that they’ll rot or be eaten. Choosing bulbs Select large, plump, firm bulbs – reject any that feel soft or have obvious cuts or other damage. If you’re buying early in the season, bulbs should still be dormant but if you leave it later some may have started sprouting. Short, plump and green growth buds are OK but avoid bulbs with long or weak, spindly shoots. Soil preparation Native and nearly native spring bulbs (snowdrops, scillas, daffodils) do best in a situation with reasonably moistureretentive soil. They are happy in the sun but will tolerate light shade so can be planted around the base of deciduous trees and shrubs. Before planting, remove any weeds, and fork in some well-rotted organic matter and a little bone meal or special bulb-planting fertiliser. Other spring bulbs, however, need well-drained soil and foxtail lily (Eremurus) and crown imperial, it pays to place an inch of sand or grit at the base of the planting hole and sit the bulbs directly on this for better drainage. In a garden with heavy soil that stays wet in winter, it’s best to grow bulbs like these in raised beds or in containers. Planting in borders Bulbs need to be planted deeper than most people usually realise – ideally they should be buried up to three times the height of the bulb, measured from base to tip. Dig the planting hole deeper than that to allow for forking in compost etc, then sit the bulbs in place down the hole and press them down firmly with a slight screwing motion, so the base of the bulb makes good contact with the soil beneath – this is vital for good rooting. For natural-looking displays, group uneven numbers of bulbs down each planting hole, spacing them several inches apart. If naturalising large numbers of bulbs, scatter them around by hand, then dig a hole SNOWDROPS for each with a trowel (check first that they don’t end up in straight lines, which never looks natural). Naturalising in grass Some bulbs are brilliant for naturalising in lawns or rough grass. The best for the job include snowdrops, crocus, daffodils and snake’s head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris). They look at their prettiest planted in informal teardropshaped drifts, on banks, or in patches around trees. Keep them in distinct areas to make them easier to mow round when cutting the rest of the grass. To plant small numbers, scatter bulbs randomly around over the grass, then use a proper bulb planter tool or a trowel to remove a core of turf. Drop a single bulb down it before replacing the divot over the top, and sprinkle blood, fish and bone fertilizer over the area afterwards. For larger numbers, it is often easiest to strip off a section of turf, then fork the soil thoroughly and improve it with compost and/or grit before adding feed. Then plant the bulbs as usual and re-lay the turf over the top.

20 The Joules collection for DFS includes this comfortable deep-buttoned Windsor Chesterfield, which is upholstered in a sunny velvet fabric and costs £1399. The matching footstool is £399. Both pieces have sturdy turned feet in walnut. This Anyday spindle two-seater bench is made from beech wood and has a glossy black finish. It features gently curved edges, tapered legs and spindle rods on the backrest. Perfect for small spaces, it costs £350 from John Lewis & Partners. Happy Create a house of fun with bright hues and quirky accessories that make you smile days country vase, £35, the happy Blossoms happy doormat, £29.50, oliver Bonas BarBro ro tripod lamp with aspen shade, £79, iconic lights velvet and linen Bedspread, £140, christy georgette footstool, from £320, sofa.com

SUNDAY MAIL SEVEN DAYS SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 21 Bring colour and pattern into the bedroom to brighten your day. Choose reversible floral Nora bed linen, £35, on the black metal swirl bed, which costs £299, then add a yellow bedspread, £45, and a geometric design rug, £80, all John Lewis & Partners. with Barry Gordon settled in Paloma and David Property ladder was short step away for us Paloma Clark and her husband David had been renting for five years when they decided it was time to invest in their own property. Having watched Glasgow’s Gorbals transform over the past five years, they didn’t want to stray too far from where they had come to call home. Paloma said: “We really love this area of Glasgow, the community itself is very mixed – lots of families and young professionals like us.” The coronavirus pandemic put a slight delay on their plans but the couple are finally settled in their two-bedroom apartment at Urban Union Ltd’s Laurieston Living development. Paloma said: “Aside from the amenities on our doorstep, what I really love is how perfectly positioned our new flat is for accessing all the best parts of the whole city.” The location is also great for David who works as an aeronautical engineer at Prestwick, with the ease of access to the motorway. Paloma added: “We’re both working from home at the moment and having a spare room has been so handy. David is using it as an office, whereas I am always on virtual meetings and can do these freely from the open-plan living area.” Speaking of how they first found their new home, Paloma said: “We arranged a viewing of one of Urban Union’s developments in Edinburgh to get a feel for what the style and finishes would be like. “We knew it wouldn’t be exactly the same, but we really liked what we saw. “Unfortunately, we were too slow to reserve a property when the first lot were available but I happened to see on social media that the second phase of flats was due to be released. We put a bid in the very next day.” Now Paloma is focusing on adding their own personal style to the space. She said: “I used to work in interior design so I’m really excited that I now have the opportunity to furnish my home the way we want to. “We couldn’t really do it before in rented accommodation. “I’ve been enjoying looking at lockdown DIY projects on Instagram and have some ideas for adding some finishing touches, such as a huge mirror in the bathroom, some tiles in the kitchen, and filling the three large south-facing windows in the main living area full of plants.” A new collection of one, two, three and four-bed homes will be on the market at Laurieston Living soon. • For more information on Laurieston Living, visit www.urbanunionltd.co.uk Rose & Grey’s beautiful rustic ceramic tableware is decorated with a quirky, hand-painted design inspired by 16th-century Fajalauza pottery. Prices start at £12.50 for a pretty bowl. People who have fallen in love with Perthshire on staycations will have a chance to make a permanent base in the area with the launch of the fourth phase at Charlotte Gate in Perth. Bellway Homes is now taking reservations at the development in Broxden, which will feature 49 three and four-bed homes, from £265,995-£299,995. See www.bellway.co.uk Taylor Wimpey has launched new homes for sale online at Duncarnock in Barrhead. A countryside setting with stunning views, it offers a choice of two, three, four and five-bed properties. The development will include a provision of 25 per cent affordable homes. See www. taylorwimpey.co.uk

22 soaps & films , Dad Alex must make a decision regarding Jessie’s future when his ex-wife Karen turns up on his doorstep and exposes their lies. Elsewhere, a paranoid Maggie suspects that history might be repeating river city itself and confronts Ruby’s dad Ash. Shieldinch doctor Eve makes a shocking discovery while aiding Lou and Bernie is visited by a supernatural entity when Molly’s Corner receives a mystery donation. terrified Janine and the kids blooming marvellous RHS Chelsea Flower Show Sunday, BBC1, 6pM This year’s event doesn’t open to the public for another nine days but this is a sneak preview of what to expect. It’s the first time the horticultural showcase has taken place in September and those involved claim they’re looking forward to a more autumnal feel to the displays. Whether it will return to its usual slot in May next year remains to be seen. Designers from across the country have been working hard on their show gardens and we’ll get a look at some of the most notable here. With Monty Don, Sophie Raworth and Joe Swift, right. Take a Hike Monday, BBC2, 6.30pM In this new 15-part series, people from across the UK take it in turns to lead a walk, while others will rate it. At the end of the week, an overall winner will walk off with a voucher for outdoor gear and the coveted Golden Walking Stick. First, taxi driver Helen, left, leads a cultural tour of the coast around Ilfracombe in North Devon. caught in a fire trap As fire grabs hold at the Mitchell house, Janine, Scarlett and Tommy are trapped in the bedroom as Phil lies unconscious downstairs. Kheerat and Gray spot the flames and rush inside. Phil staggers out, but Janine and the kids are locked in the bedroom. Kheerat and Gray head upstairs but then there’s an explosion. As Jack demands to know whether Max is her baby’s father, Linda goes into labour at the Vic. But with everyone distracted by the fire, will she be able to get help or will Jack end up playing midwife? Jean is arrested. At the police station she tries to leave but suddenly collapses. Meanwhile, emmerdale Cathy goes missing after revealing she started the online trolling. Bob and Brenda are frantic but it’s a furious Rhona who finds her. Brenda appears and a scuffle ensues. Marlon stresses about the pub finances and gets Matty to help with a barbeque. When Matty squirts lighter fluid on to the grill, it causes a fireball and he gets burnt. Moira insists he gets compensation. Also, Al suggests Ellis and Priya join forces for a boot camp survival event. eastenders Martin spots a text on Ruby’s phone from the police revealing she was the one who shopped Jean. Realising what his wife is capable of, Martin visits Stacey in jail, who tells Martin to sort out Ruby or she will. Later, Ruby finally admits to Martin that she lied to send Stacey down. But there’s another shock to come – as Ruby has just taken a pregnancy test. Tiff and Dotty are at war. Tiff insists to Sonia that either Dotty leaves the house or she will. A short time after, the pair are at the same boxing BaBy drama Linda and Jack class, where things get out of hand and Nancy and Sonia have to break up their fight. Will Sonia have to choose between the two girls? Sonia has a date with a man called Ethan who she met at the gym. Protective dad Rocky isn’t so sure about her new fella. coronation street The locals receive sad news – Norris has died. His former wife Mary and his current love Freda are at odds over the funeral plans. Tyrone is jealous when Fiz heads out with her new man, Phill. He tells Fiz he wants her back. Later, he confesses his true feelings to Alina, who dumps their couple picture on the street. Yasmeen’s delighted when her grandson, Zeedan, returns but Alya is suspicious. Daniel starts his teaching placement. Travels With My Father netflix, froM tueSday For the final time, the comedian/actor Jack Whitehall and his talent agent father Michael are jetting off on an unforgettable holiday. They’ve visited 14 nations so far, but this time keep things closer to home by exploring the UK. Among the highlights to look out for are a dinner to forget involving Gordon Ramsay, a hair-rising flight in a Spitfire and an exploration of Edinburgh as the duo visit sites across England, Scotland and Wales. secrets and lies Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace tueSday, itV, 9pM Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell update us on foundlings David McBride and Helen Ward, left, who were left as newborns on either side of the Irish border six years apart. DNA showed they were full brother and sister, but further research has uncovered more extraordinary secrets. Here, David and Helen learn how they were born out of a forbidden relationship which spanned decades and look into the possibility that their parents may have been forced to leave another child. not-so-humble pies Celebrity MasterChef WedneSday, BBC1, 9pM It’s finals week and on Friday, we will find out who will succeed Riyadh Khalaf as the Celebrity MasterChef winner. First, the five remaining cooks face their most daunting challenge yet, as they head to the Holborn Dining Rooms Pie Room where chef Calum Franklin, right, has been elevating the humble pie to a culinary art form. Next, they’ll have to create a dish for John Torode and Gregg Wallace, inspired by sweet shop flavours.

sunDaY maiL SEVEN DAYS september 12, 2021 23 sUNDAY sorrY to bother You 11pm, BBC2 Premiere. Cash (Lakeith Stanfield) is struggles to engage with customers at work until a co-worker (Danny Glover) helps.Uproarious satire about workplace culture, black exploitation and rampant capitalism. ★★★★★ W e last saw DS Endeavour Morse cradling his dying lover Violetta in his arms after she took a bullet for him. As this eighth series of the detective drama opens, it becomes clear these events have taken their toll. “This new series begins two months later and Morse is suffering,” said Shaun Evans, who plays him. “He is drinking too much, not coming into work, phoning in sick quite a bit. “But a drink problem is only a manifestation of something else. It’s All Creatures Great and Small Thursday, C5, 9pm The new adaptation of books by vet Alf Wight, aka James Herriot, is back for a second series. It’s 1938 and James faces a huge dilemma. He’s been offered a job in Glasgow, which his parents want him to take. However, he’s fallen in love with the Yorkshire Dales and its people – particularly Helen Alderson. It’s a crestfallen Morse we find as the new series of the detective drama begins actually about not being able to cope with life on life’s terms.” While his loyal colleague Thursday tries to cover for him, it soon becomes clear that Morse’s behaviour is affecting his work, as Roger Allam, who plays Endeavour’s long-time partner, reveals. He said: “Thursday is always defensive of Morse and perhaps tries to put to the back of his mind any concern, anxiety or worry about how he is. But, as the series progresses, it just becomes too much to ignore.” The first of this new run of three films more questions than answers Question Time Thursday, BBC1, 10.35pm Summer used to be known as the silly season, when more lighthearted stories dominated the headlines.That certainly hasn’t been the case this year, as Afghanistan has been top of the agenda, along with the ongoing impact of the pandemic. So, the topical series returns at just the right time. Fiona Bruce is back at the helm as she invites a panel of politicians to answer questions from the audience. IN bAD spIRITs Shaun Evans and Roger Allam lost Endeavour sees a beleaguered Endeavour investigate an explosive murder at an Oxford college, alongside an IRA threat against a local football star. Post-pandemic filming presented certain challenges – particularly this episode, directed by Shaun himself, which required crowds of spectators at a football stadium. Keeping things safe was a priority. He added: “It was great to be back. We have all known each other such a long time, both the cast and the crew.” • Endeavour is on Sunday, ITV, 8pm. Gogglebox Friday, C4, 9pm It’s been a difficult time for Gogglebox fans and the show’s stars. In June, Pete McGarry passed away, then, in recent weeks, Mary Cook, below, died at the age of 92, followed by news of the death of Andy Michael, 61, days later. The series, returning for its 18th run, won’t be the same without them as Jenny and Lee, the Siddiquis, Giles and Mary, the Malones and Pete and Sophie rate the week’s TV – and there could be some new faces too. cOlD cAllINg Lakeith Stanfield MONDAY the untouchabLes 10.15pm, ITV4 Kevin Costner plays Elliot Ness, the FBI agent fighting crime and police corruption in an effort to jail vicious gangster Al Capone (Robert De Niro). One of the best gangster movies of all time. (1987) ★★★★★ TUEsDAY the Greatest showman 7pm, Film4 Hugh Jackman plays the legendary PT Barnum, who blags a bank loan for a museum of living curiosities. Zac Efron also stars in this joy-infused blast of pure pleasure. (2017) ★★★★★ WEDNEsDAY the beGuiLeD 11.15pm, BBC2 An injured soldier (Colin Farrell) charms a teacher (Nicole Kidman) and assistant (Kirsten Dunst), pitting them against each other. Based on the novel by Thomas P Cullinan. (2017) ★★★★ THURsDAY behinD enemY Lines 6.55pm, Film4 A disillusioned pilot shot down over war-torn Bosnia runs for his life as his commanding officer risks all to save him. War drama with Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson. (2001) ★★★★ FRIDAY rockY 10.45pm, ITV Sylvester Stallone wrote himself his best role as struggling boxer Rocky Balboa. It’s impossible not to root for the Italian Stallion, especially when Bill Conti’s score kicks in. (1976) ★★★★ sATURDAY DespicabLe me 4.40pm, ITV2 The CGI smash that gave the world those adorable yellow Minions sees Steve Carell voice a dastardly supervillain called Gru. His evil plan to steal the world is threatened when he adopts three orphans. (2010) ★★★★

7pm 9pm 12AM SUNDAY 12.09 24 SEVENDAYS@SUNDAYMAIL.CO.UK BBC One BBC Two STV C4 C5 6.00am Breakfast 7.00 Match of the Day (R) 8.30 Greatest Escapes to the Country 9.00 The Andrew Marr Show 10.00 LIVE Great North Run. Coverage of the half-marathon. 1.30pm BBC News; Weather 1.45 Songs of Praise Exploring the origins of the Quaker movement in East Lancashire. 2.20 Points of View TV opinions. 2.35 The Sunday Show 3.10 Brave (2012/PG) Animated fantasy, with the voice of Kelly Macdonald. ★★★★ 4.35 Serengeti II (4/6) Old enemies cause trouble for the lions. 5.35 News; Reporting Scotland 6.00 RHS Chelsea Flower Show A preview of the famous event. 7.00 Countryfile The latest rural developments, including reports on issues affecting country communities and insights into the life of the modern farmer. 8.00 Antiques Roadshow Fiona Bruce presents the show from Ham House in the London borough of Richmond-upon- Thames, where an 18th-century robe could be an important piece of Chinese history. Other items brought in include two goblets and a dressing gown. 9.00 Vigil (4/6) Amy confronts one of the crew with her discoveries about their deception, but with her mental health suffering, questions are asked about her fitness to investigate. On land, Kirsten refuses to bow to pressure from the authorities and has concerns that they are orchestrating a cover up. 10.00 News; Reporting Scotland 10.30 Match of the Day 2 Leeds United v Liverpool. Mark Chapman presents action from the Premier League clash at Elland Road. With analysis by Stephen Warnock and Jermaine Beckford. 11.15pm Sportscene Hearts v Hibernian. Steven Thompson introduces extended highlights of the Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle, where three valuable Scottish Premiership points were at stake. Plus, a look back at the five matches from Saturday. 12.15am The Women’s Football Show 12.50 FILM Z for Zachariah (2015/12) ★★★ 2.20 Weather for the Week Ahead 2.25-6.00am BBC News 6.30am Gardeners’ World (R) 7.30 Countryfile (R) 8.30 Beechgrove 9.00 LIVE Great North Run. Coverage of the world’s biggest half-marathon. 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11.30 Hairy Bikers’ Best of British (R) 12.15pm LIVE Women’s Football. Chelsea v Everton (kick-off 12.30pm). 2.35 Operation Crossbow (1965/PG) Second World War adventure, with George Peppard and Sophia Loren. ★★★ 4.25 Flog It! Paul Martin presents from Gloucester. (R) 5.00 Great North Run Highlights Action from the half-marathon. 6.00 Golf: PGA Championship Featuring all the key fourthround action from Wentworth. 7.00 Cricket: Today at the Test England v India. Action from day three of the series-concluding Fifth Test, held at Old Trafford. 8.00 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (3/6) Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse head to the Lake District, which still has a special place in Bob’s heart thanks to his memories of holidays there in the 1970s. 8.30 Chris and Meg’s Wild Summer (3/6) Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin explore the Lake District, where they walk with alpacas, and search for badgers and red squirrels. 9.00 Life Drawing Live! Josie d’Arby hosts a live broadcast of a life drawing class led by artists Daphne Todd and Lachlan Goudie, offering viewers the chance to draw along with the students in the studio. 11.00pm FILM Sorry to Bother You (2018/15) Premiere. In an alternate version of present-day Oakland, California, impoverished African- American telemarketer Cassius Green finds his career taking a sinister turn after he has success using his ‘white voice’. Boots Riley’s comedy, starring Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson and Danny Glover. ★★★★ 12.45am Surviving 9/11. The stories of 13 people caught up in the events of September 11, 2001, featuring accounts of the two-hour period when terrorists attacked the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. (R) 2.15 Holby City. Eli’s experimental trial looks like it will be over before it has begun when his patient takes a turn for the worse. (R) 2.55-6.30am This Is BBC Two 6.00am CITV 8.30 Martin & Roman’s Weekend Best! 9.25 ITV News 9.30 Wonders of Scotland with David Hayman (R) 10.00 Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh. With guest Omid Djalili. 11.55 All Around Britain 12.55pm Cornwall and Devon Walks with Julia Bradbury (R) 1.25 ITV News; Weather 1.35 On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969/PG) Adventure, starring George Lazenby. ★★★ 4.20 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011/12) Conclusion of the fantasy saga, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Ralph Fiennes. ★★★★ 6.35 ITV News; Weather 6.50 STV News; Weather 7.00 Family Fortunes Gino D’Acampo returns to host the gameshow, with the Joneses of Liverpool going up against the Bakers of Nottingham for a chance to win the £30,000 jackpot prize. 8.00 Endeavour It’s the start of 1971 – though wearied from the events of the past year, there’s no chance of ‘light duties’ at the CID. Crestfallen and rarely without a scotch in hand, Endeavour finds himself right back in the thick of it when an explosive murder at an Oxford college has potentially far-reaching political ramifications. Meanwhile, the IRA have made a threat against the life of the Oxford Wanderers’ star striker, and Endeavour is tasked with the duty of acting bodyguard. 10.00 ITV News; Weather 10.15 Surviving Squalor: Britain’s Housing Shame Daniel Hewitt reports on shocking conditions being endured by some people and families living in social housing – homes owned and run by local councils. 11.10pm Stephen DCI Driscoll tries to win the trust of the Lawrence family and key witnesses, while the team needs to prove the integrity of the evidence after a forensic breakthrough. (R) 12.05am All Around Britain (R) 12.55 ITV Nightscreen 3.00 FYI Extra 3.15 Motorsport UK (R) 4.05 ITV Nightscreen 5.05-6.00am Tipping Point. Coin-drop quiz show. (R) 6.00am Everybody Loves Raymond (R) 8.30 The Simpsons (R) 9.30 Sunday Brunch. With guests Bob Mortimer, Kara Tointon, and Manic Street Preachers. 12.30pm The Simpsons (R) 1.50 The Karate Kid Part II (1986/PG) The high-kicking teenager accompanies his wise mentor on a journey to Okinawa, where an old enemy awaits them. Martial arts sequel, with Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita and Yuji Okumoto. ★★ 4.00 The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick Noel treats ninemonth-old cockapoo Betsy. (R) 5.00 The Dog House A large Newfoundland makes a favourable first impression. (R) 6.00 Channel 4 News Headlines. 6.30 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix Highlights Steve Jones, David Coulthard and Lee McKenzie present the key moments from the Italian Grand Prix, as F1 returns to Monza, where the home support will be desperate for a fine showing from the Ferrari drivers. 9.00 Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins (3/6) The celebrities are put into pairs for 48 hours of trust exercises, beginning by rappelling down a 100-foot rock face, relying on their partner to break their fall. Once the task is complete, they must run three kilometres back to the van, but Ore Oduba struggles, leaving him and his partner Shanaze Reade stranded on the mountain. In the final task, the recruits carry a 40kg fuel drum in pairs across four kilometres of gruelling terrain. 10.00 Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Homecoming Event Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe host a special celebration for the UK’s Paralympics team, with music, dance performances and interviews with the athletes. 11.55pm Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Gordon Ramsay tries to save a failing Italian restaurant in Boston. (R) 12.50am Undercover Boss USA. A CEO goes undercover at restaurant chain Taco Bueno. (R) 1.35 FILM Slender Man (2018/15) Horror thriller, starring Joey King. ★★★ 3.10 Autumn at Jimmy’s Farm (R) 4.05 Couples Come Dine with Me (R) 5.00 Location, Location, Location (R) 5.50-6.00am Jamie’s Comfort Food (R) 6.00am Milkshake! Children’s shows. 9.55 SpongeBob SquarePants (R) 10.25 Entertainment News on 5 Showbiz news and gossip. 10.30 NEW NFL End Zone Action from the latest matches. 10.55 Cruising with Jane McDonald A voyage around the Caribbean to Puerto Rico. (R) 11.10 Friends Four episodes. (R) 1.05pm Dream Kitchens & Bathrooms with Mark Millar Double bill of the DIY series. (R) 3.00 Dances with Wolves (1990/12) Oscar-winning Western, directed by and starring Kevin Costner. ★★★★★ 4.05 5 News Update Round-up. 6.25 5 News Weekend Headlines. 6.30 Britain’s Favourite Pudding 8.00 Million Pound Motorhomes (1/4) A look at the world’s most impressive mobile residences, including the £1.5m Newall luxury motorhome, previously owned by Jenson Button. There is a sneak peek inside the factory of RC Motorhomes to see the manufacturing process behind these luxurious vehicles. 9.00 Rich House, Poor House (11/12) Kim and Dave have risked everything by converting a field in Northumberland into an organic farm, growing fruit and vegetables, and raising rare-breed pigs and other animals, but rarely have time off and money is tight. They and their two children swap lives and homes with millionaire businesswoman Ampika, who lives just outside Manchester. 10.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun Middlesbrough man Michael has great ambitions for his new high-end bar, while ex-criminal Rob is struggling to keep his tattoo parlour afloat. (R) 10.55 Homefront (2013/15) A former drug enforcement agent tries to put his past behind him, but is drawn into a conflict with a gangster. Crime thriller, starring Jason Statham. ★★ 12.00m’t FILM Homefront (2013/15) Crime thriller. ★★ 1.00 MTV VMAs 2021 4.00 Secrets of Tutankhamun’s Treasures (R) 4.50 Wildlife SOS (R) 5.15 Nick’s Quest (R) 5.40 Milkshake! Monkey’s Amazing Adventures (R) 5.45 Peppa Pig 5.55-6.00am Peppa Pig (R) BBC Scotland 10.00am The Sunday Show 10.35 This Is BBC Scotland 7.00pm The Seven 7.15 Rewind 1990s. Momentous moments from 1992, the year Bill Clinton was elected president, Take That stormed the charts, and the Prince and Princess of Wales announced their separation. 7.30 Sportscene. Hearts v Hibernian. Steven Thompson introduces extended highlights of the Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle, where three valuable Scottish Premiership points were at stake. 8.30 Sportscene: SWPL Highlights. Jane Lewis brings action and reaction from the afternoon’s Scottish Women’s Premier League, including champions Celtic v Glasgow City. 9.00pm-12.00m’t TRNSMT. Edith Bowman introduces coverage of the final day of the festival from Glasgow Green. BBC Alba 6.00am Alba Today 4.00pm Live SWPL 6.05 Binneas – Na Trads 6.15 An La (News) 6.30 Seachd La (News Review) 7.30 Alleluia! (Spiritual Music & Verse). Neil Campbell sings O Thugaibh Moladh Mor do Dhia and Sine Dickson shares the role faith plays in her life. Presented by Iain MacKinnon. 8.00 Garraidhean Mora na h-Alba. Murdo Macdonald visits Scone Palace Gardens, known most famously perhaps for Moot Hill – the ancient crowning place of the Kings of Scots. 8.30 Vets: Gach Creutair Beo. At Glasgow Vet School, Professor Donald Yool is in charge of a particularly risky operation on a Bichon Frise dog, to remove a tumour that is attached to her main blood vessel. 9.00 Farpaisean Chon-Chaorach (Sheepdog Trials). Day two of the International Sheepdog Trials 2019, from Brechin. Presented by Donald MacSween and Catriona MacPhee. 10.00 Bannan (The Ties That Bind) 10.30 Bannan (The Ties That Bind). Mairi tries to get her life back on track as Alasdair moves in with Iseabail. Sensing Alasdair’s hurt, Iseabail tries to fix matters by telling Mairi the truth. Last in series. 11.00 The Valhalla Murders. The team examines documents from an inquiry into Icelandic children’s homes. 11.45 Dealbh is Slighe 12.00m’t-6.00am Alba Today BBC One N Ireland As BBC One except: 8.30-9.00am Barra on the Bann 1.45pm Sunday Politics Northern Ireland 2.20 Songs of Praise 2.55-3.10 Points of View 5.50-6.00 BBC Newsline; Weather 10.20-10.30 BBC Newsline; Weather 11.15 The Women’s Football Show 11.50 FILM Z for Zachariah (2015/12) Sci-fi drama, starring Margot Robbie. ★★★ 1.20am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.25-6.00am BBC News BBC Two N Ireland As BBC Two except: 4.25-5.00pm Paula McIntyre’s Hamely Kitchen ITV Border As STV except: 6.50-7.00pm ITV News Border 12.55-3.00am Home Shopping ITV 2 6.00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 6.25 Love Bites 8.20 Dress to Impress 11.20 Family Fortunes 12.20pm Catchphrase for Soccer Aid 1.25 You’ve Been Framed! Gold 2.55 FILM Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005/ PG) Animated fantasy. ★★★★ 4.35 Minions and Monsters 4.45 FILM Despicable Me (2010/U) Animated comedy. ★★★★ 6.35 FILM Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018/12) Second part of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter prequel saga, starring Eddie Redmayne and Johnny Depp. 9.15 Family Guy Five episodes. 11.10 Family Guy. Animation. 11.40 American Dad! 12.40am Plebs 1.40 Iain Stirling’s CelebAbility 2.25 Don’t Hate the Playaz 3.15 Nightscreen 3.30-6.00am Teleshopping BBC 4 7.00pm Boulez at the BBC A look at composer Pierre Boulez’s work. 7.30 Ego: The Strange and Wonderful World of Self-Portraits Laura Cumming explores more than five centuries of self-portraits, finding out how the greatest names in western art transformed themselves into their own masterpieces. 9.00 Life Drawing Live! 2021: Pose Cam Josie d’Arby and expert Nicky Philipps introduce an uninterrupted view of the poses featured in BBC2’s Life Drawing Live!, allowing viewers to draw alongside the celebrity artists. 11.00 Arena: Cindy Sherman #untitled 12.00m’t Botticelli’s Venus: The Making of an Icon 12.30 Art on the BBC: The Story of the Nude 1.30 Boulez at the BBC 2.00-3.30am Ego: The Strange and Wonderful World of Self-Portraits

7pm 9pm 12AM monDAY 13.09 SUNDAY MAIL SEVEN DAYS SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 25 BBC One BBC Two STV C4 C5 6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Morning Live 10.00 Crimewatch Live 10.45 Close Calls: On Camera 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer (R) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 News; Reporting Scotland 1.45 Doctors Ruhma examines some of Al’s old antiques. 2.15 Unbeatable Quiz show. 3.00 Escape to the Country Steve Brown helps a buyer find a home in Dumfries & Galloway. 3.45 Garden Rescue Designs for a sad garden in Stoke-on-Trent. 4.30 Antiques Road Trip Experts James Braxton and Irita Marriot cruise through Kent in search of antiques. 5.15 Pointless Low-scoring quiz. 6.00 News; Reporting Scotland 7.00 The One Show Presented by Jermaine Jenas. 7.30 Dirty Secrets of the Cigarette Business: Panorama Richard Bilton examines evidence of how British American Tobacco paid almost 200 informants as part of a covert operation to damage its competitors. 8.00 EastEnders The locals jump into action when Phil’s house goes up in flames, with Tommy, Scarlett and Janine trapped. 8.30 Ghosts (6/6) The Captain and Kitty uncover something suspicious, and need Fanny’s newfound sleuthing skills. 9.00 Silent Witness (3/10) Part one of two. A swimming instructor is found murdered. The investigation is the first case for a new recruit whose eagerness causes friction. 10.00 News; Reporting Scotland 10.35 The Scotts Colette is in need of funds to finance her latest lifetime dream to become an international singing sensation. 11.05pm Ladhood Double bill. Liam gets competitive while recording a message for Ross’ wedding; Ross asks Liam not to do anything weird on his wedding day. Last in series. 11.55 Question of Sport. With six-time Olympic cycling gold medallist Chris Hoy, snowboarder Aimee Fuller, former Premier League footballer Kevin Campbell and ex-Wales rugby union star Adam Jones. (R) 12.25am The Edit. Entertainment news. 12.40 The Hit List Celebrity Special. Music-based quiz show. (R) 1.25 Weather for the Week Ahead 1.30-6.00am BBC News BBC Scotland 12.00noon This Is BBC Scotland 2.00 Sign Zone: Beechgrove 2.30 Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs 3.00 The Generation Frame 4.00 This Is BBC Scotland 7.00 Beechgrove. Carole and Mairi show how to force hyacinths for Christmas. 7.30 The Great Food Guys. Nick Nairn and Dougie Vipond cook Asian fusion food. 8.00 Born to Be Wild. April and Juanita hand-rear a beautiful injured and orphaned fallow deer. 9.00 The Nine 10.00 River City. Alex decides on Jessie’s future when an old face exposes their lies. 11.00 Scot Squad 11.30pm-12.00m’t Scary Adult Things BBC Alba 6.00am Alba Today 5.00pm Treubh an Tuathanais 5.15 ’S E Iasg a Th’Annam (I’m a Fish) 5.20 Su Pic (Peek Zoo) 5.30 Leum is Danns (Jump and Dance) 5.40 Piseag & Cuilean/Kit & Pup 5.55 Stoiridh 6.00 Na Moomins/Moomin Valley 6.20 Port Paipeir 6.30am Bargain Hunt (R) 7.15 Garden Rescue (R) 8.00 Jay’s Yorkshire Workshop (R) 9.00 BBC News at 9 10.00 BBC News 12.15pm Politics Live. The latest reports. 1.00 Eggheads Quiz show. (R) 1.30 Golf: PGA Championship 3.30 The Mating Game – Natural World Special How animals are able to attract a mate. (R) 4.15 Who Do You Think You Are? Featuring Ian McKellen. (R) 5.15 Flog It! From Basingstoke. (R) 6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With guests Kaye Adams, Mark Chapman, Philip Glenister and Thanyia Moore. 6.30 Take a Hike (1/15) Five people showcase a series of countryside walks in Devon. 7.00 Cricket: Today at the Test England v India. Isa Guha presents action from day four. 8.00 Only Connect Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts as first-round losers the Apollos and the Wildlifers get another chance to stay in the competition and reach the second stage. 8.30 University Challenge The first-round matches continue with St John’s College, Cambridge going up against Imperial College London for a place in the next stage. 9.00 Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League A look at the title race between Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United in the 1994-95 season, assessing the impact of Eric Cantona’s infamous ban for attacking a Crystal Palace supporter. 10.00 Alma’s Not Normal Alma returns home after a break-up, only to discover her mother has been sectioned for arson. Comedy pilot, written by and starring Sophie Willan. (R) 10.30 Newsnight Analysis of the day’s important national and international news stories, presented by Emily Maitlis. 11.15pm A Killing in Tiger Bay The story of five Cardiff men arrested for murder, three of whom were found guilty in one of Britain’s most notorious and astonishing miscarriages of justice. (R) 12.15am Countryfile (R) 1.10 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room (R) 2.40 Saving Lives at Sea (R) 3.40-6.30am This Is BBC Two 6.35 Saidheans Sporsail (Backyard Science) 7.00 Druthag na Hearadh (A Little Drop of Harris). Visitor numbers exceed all expectations. Last in series. 7.30 Slighe Chladach Fiobha. The history, geology and scenery from the Kincardine Bridge to Newburgh. 8.00 An La (News) 8.30 Mach as mo Rathad/Born to Drive. Mairi Ross sets herself a challenge to get her licence to ride a motorbike and drive lorries. 9.00 Trusadh is Na Ciuird. How the apprenticeship model has changed over the generations. 10.00 Bannan (The Ties That Bind) 10.30 Jim Baxter. Exploring the life of the footballer. 11.30 Tide Lines 2020 12.00m’t-6.00am Alba Today BBC One N Ireland As BBC One except: 1.30-1.45pm BBC Newsline; Weather 6.30-7.00 BBC Newsline; Weather 7.30-8.00 Paula McIntyre’s Hamely Kitchen. The chef cooks on her terrace, preparing locally-caught 6.00am Good Morning Britain News and lifestyle features. 9.00 Lorraine Entertainment news. 10.00 This Morning Celebrity chat and lifestyle features. 12.30pm Loose Women Celebrity interviews and topical debate. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News; Weather 1.55 STV News; Weather 2.00 Judge Rinder Real-life cases in a studio courtroom. 3.00 Tenable Family and friends from Cheshire take part. (R) 4.00 Tipping Point Coin-drop quiz. 5.00 The Chase Four contestants work as a team to take on one of the ruthless Chasers and secure a cash prize. 6.00 STV News at Six; Weather 6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale Marlon sees an opportunity, and Liam is still struggling with his grief. 7.30 Coronation Street Imran returns home and Tyrone’s jealousy resurfaces. 8.00 Coronation Street Icons: Norris Cole A tribute to Malcolm Hebden and his lovably irritating character. 8.30 Coronation Street Tyrone takes out his emotional turmoil on Alina, Craig shares an update with James, and Dev decides to throw a dinner party for Aadi and Summer. 9.00 Stephen (3/3) Two men stand trial for Stephen’s murder, with the defence and prosecution arguing over the integrity of the forensic evidence. While they await the verdict, Doreen Lawrence tells Clive that the fight for justice will go on. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather 10.30 STV News; Weather 10.40 Scotland Tonight; Weather Current affairs show that tackles the issues behind the headlines. 11.05pm 9/11: Life Under Attack A documentary examining the events of September 11, 2001, featuring never-before-seen footage captured by those on the ground on that fateful day. Told in the moment without interview, commentary, or narration, this riveting documentary weaves together the personal video of a dozen people whose accounts provide a raw and unfiltered telling of 9/11. (R) 12.35am ITV Nightscreen 3.00 FYI Extra 3.15 Lingo (R) 4.05 Nightscreen 5.05-6.00am Tipping Point. Quiz. (R) langoustines. 8.30-9.00 Dirty Secrets of the Cigarette Business: Panorama. Current affairs report. 10.25 BBC Newsline; Weather 10.35 Crime NI. Monthly crime appeals show. 11.15 Ladhood. Double bill. Liam gets competitive while recording a message for Ross’ wedding; Ross asks Liam not to do anything weird on his wedding day. Last in series. 12.05am Question of Sport 12.35 The Hit List Celebrity Special 1.20-6.00am BBC News BBC Two N Ireland As BBC Two except: 10.00-10.30pm Eadai SOS 11.15 NIFL Premiership Highlights. Nicola McCarthy presents highlights from the latest round of league matches 11.45pm-12.15am Alma’s Not Normal. Comedy, starring Sophie Willan. ITV Border As STV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News 6.00am Countdown (R) 6.40 Cheers (R) 7.40 The King of Queens (R) 9.00 Frasier (R) 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) 11.30 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (R) 12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch 2.10 Countdown Word game. 3.00 A Place in the Sun Searching for holiday homes in Lanzarote. 4.00 The Great House Giveaway Sstrangers buy a property. (R) 5.00 Four in a Bed This week’s competition begins in Newquay, at Avalon Guest House. 5.30 Come Dine with Me Stylist Felicia is the first host for a week of parties in South London. 6.00 The Simpsons Animation. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks Prince cannot bring himself to the truth. (R) 7.00 Channel 4 News Reports. 8.00 Jamie Oliver: Together The chef prepares the perfect meals for social events, beginning with a celebratory meal for family and friends to make up for 18 months of missed family milestones, preparing a rolled shoulder of lamb with a fennel, sage and spicy sausage stuffing, drizzled with a herby sauce. 9.00 Bin Laden: The Road to 9/11 (2/3) The second episode looks at the influence the first Gulf War had on Osama bin Laden’s life. Outraged at what he sees as an unacceptable American presence in Muslim holy lands, he reinvents himself as an agricultural producer while declaring a Jihad against the Americans occupying the Arab peninsula. 10.00 First Dates A Disney fan seeks a fresh start after losing her last partner due to a tragic accident, while 27-year-old Craig wants to find a man who will share his love of dogs. 11.05pm The Holden Girls: Mandy & Myrtle Double bill. Spoof documentary, starring Leigh Francis and Amanda Holden; Amanda and Myrtle find themselves embroiled in a tabloid scandal. (R) 12.05am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) 1.00 Couples Come Dine with Me (R) 1.50 Undercover Boss USA (R) 2.35 24 Hours in A&E (R) 3.30 Autumn at Jimmy’s Farm (R) 4.25 Location, Location, Location (R) 5.20 Beat the Chef. Sweet potato gnocchi. (R) 5.50-6.00am Kirstie’s House of Craft Border 6.00-6.30 ITV News Lookaround. The latest headlines. 10.30 ITV News Border 10.45 Border Sport in Focus 11.10 Junk and Disorderly 12.05am Simply Gardening 12.15 All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite 1.05-3.00am Home Shopping ITV 2 6.00am Love Bites 6.55 Ellen’s Game of Games 8.00 Emmerdale 8.30 Coronation Street 9.30 Ellen’s Game of Games 10.30 Dress to Impress 11.30 Love Bites 12.30pm Emmerdale 1.00 Coronation Street 2.00 Supermarket Sweep 3.00 Dress to Impress 4.00 Love Bites. Hosted by Scarlett Moffatt. 5.00 You’ve Been Framed! Gold 6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase 7.00 Superstore Double bill. 8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill. Bob and his father try to outdo each other; Tina spies on her Thundergirls troop. 9.00 Ready to Mingle Louis H decides on a risky new game plan. 10.00 Family Guy Triple bill of fun. 11.30 American Dad! 12.30am Bob’s Burgers 1.25 6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine 11.15 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door (R) 12.15pm 5 News at Lunchtime 12.20 Traffic Cops. Officers from Derbyshire target drug dealers. (R) 1.15 Home and Away See 6.00pm. 1.45 Neighbours See 5.30pm. 2.15 Deadly Jealousy: The Killer Cousin (2020/PG) Thriller, starring Keara Graves. ★★★ 4.00 Bargain Brits in the Sun (R) 5.00 5 News at 5 Headlines. 5.30 Neighbours Melanie is in the firing line when Rose accuses her of vandalising her car. (R) 6.00 Home and Away Nikau, Mia and Dean find themselves in an emergency situation. (R) 6.30 5 News Tonight Headlines. 7.00 Traffic Cops At police HQ, the cops receive intelligence about a van travelling towards Derbyshire suspected of carrying a large amount of cash. (R) Followed by 5 News 8.00 Police Interceptors (15/15) Ky and Lee pursue a stolen car being driven at 100mph in the wrong lane, with the suspect running off after losing control and crashing into a lamp post. In Nottingham, officers from the knife crime team pull over a group of lads in a car, and they are lead to believe they’re trying to hide something; 5 News 9.00 Submarine: Life Under the Waves Part one of two. Life on board nuclear submarine HMS Trenchant on its four-month tour of duty to the mid-Atlantic, uncovering the reality of life at sea. 10.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts Dr Julian Humphrey and Sister Benita Wainwright treat Phil, who has the rare condition aortic dissection, while Dr Humphrey also tries to put a dislocated shoulder into place. (R) 11.05pm I’m 16 But Look 60: Extraordinary People A woman with a genetic condition. (R) 12.05am Extraordinary Medical Mysteries. A teenager who loses control of his lower body. (R) 1.00 LIVE NFL: Monday Night Football. Las Vegas Raiders v Baltimore Ravens (kick-off 1.15am). 4.30 Britain’s Greatest Bridges (R) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (R) 5.10 House Doctor (R) 5.35 Thomas & Friends (R) 5.50-6.00am Fireman Sam (R) Superstore 2.15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 3.15 FYI Extra 3.30-6.00am Teleshopping BBC 4 7.00pm Great British Railway Journeys Places of interest in West Sussex and Hampshire. 7.30 The Joy of Painting Bob Ross paints a winter forest scene. 8.00 Secrets of the Museum Project manager Alice unframes a gallery of Raphael’s cartoons. 9.00 NEW Inside America’s Treasure House: The Met The story of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s closure during the Pandemic. 10.00 Keith Haring: Street Art Boy Profile of the pop artist and activist, who died in 1990, using a combination of archive footage and interviews. 11.30 Art of America 12.30am Handmade in Bolton 1.00 Great British Railway Journeys 1.30 Inside America’s Treasure House: The Met 2.30-3.30am Secrets of the Museum

7pm 9pm 12AM tuesday 14.09 26 SEVENDAYS@SUNDAYMAIL.CO.UK BBC One BBC Two STV C4 C5 6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Morning Live 10.00 Crimewatch Live 10.45 Close Calls: On Camera 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer 12.15pm Bargain Hunt (R) 1.00 News; Reporting Scotland 1.45 Doctors Bear visits another GP surgery, only to end up there longer than he anticipated. 2.15 Unbeatable Quiz show. 3.00 Escape to the Country Nicki Chapman helps a couple find a property in Cambridgeshire. 3.45 Garden Rescue Creating a family space in a garden. 4.30 Antiques Road Trip Irita Marriot and James Braxton scour the shops of Kent and East Sussex. 5.15 Pointless Low-scoring quiz. 6.00 News; Reporting Scotland 7.00 River City Bernie is visited by a supernatural entity when Molly’s Corner receives a mystery donation. (R) 8.00 EastEnders Martin’s discovery about Ruby leaves him shocked, Shirley comes clean to Mick about hitting Phil, and Rainie’s suspicions continue to rise. 8.20 Holby City Hanssen finds himself in a perilous situation, while Ange’s fate is in the hands of Josh and Chloe. Louis fears for Kylie – and makes a surprising declaration. 9.00 Silent Witness (4/10) Part two of two. The police have traced Laura’s last movements to a suburban house and must now identify bodies buried in the garden. Jack chooses between his brother and the truth. David Caves stars. 10.00 News; Reporting Scotland 10.35 Back to Life (3/6) The morning after being knocked off her bike, Mimi is convinced that John Boback was the one who drove into her. To make matters worse, he organises a vigil for his daughter, so Mimi escapes by hitching a ride with Billy for the day – only to end up meeting his mother for the first time. 11.05pm Ambulance North West Ambulance Service calls up military personnel to help care for the public effectively as the pandemic takes its toll. Narrated by Christopher Eccleston. (R) 12.05am Weather for the Week Ahead 12.10-6.00am BBC News 6.30am Bargain Hunt (R) 7.15 Garden Rescue (R) 8.00 Shop Well for Less? (R) 9.00 BBC News 10.00 News 12.15pm Politics Live 1.00 The Super League Show (R) 1.45 Eggheads Quiz show. (R) 2.15 The Big Painting Challenge The contestants put their still life talents to the test. (R) 3.15 The Dark: Nature’s Nighttime World Camera crews explore wildernesses at night. (R) 4.15 Who Do You Think You Are? With comedian Greg Davies. (R) 5.15 Flog It! From Cornwall. (R) 6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With Kaye Adams. 6.30 Take a Hike (2/15) Teaching assistant Julian explores the healing power of nature. 7.00 Cricket: Today at the Test England v India. Isa Guha presents action from the fifth and final day of the seriesconcluding Fifth Test. Commentary by Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell. 8.00 Saving Lives at Sea (4/10) In London, the RNLI rushes to the rescue of a man in the water in the Thames, while In Fleetwood, a desperate 999 call alerts the crew to a bait digger – out looking for worms who has been caught out by the incoming spring tide. 9.00 A House Through Time (2/4) Digging into the affairs of the house’s next resident, Benjamin Wild, David discovers a factory owner with a history of questionable business dealings, including an employee mangled to death on the factory floor. 10.00 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse head to the Lake District, which still has a special place in Bob’s heart thanks to his memories of holidays there in the 1970s. (R) 10.30 Newsnight With Emily Maitlis. 11.15pm NFL This Week Action from the opening round of fixtures. 12.05am The City of Horses – Our Lives. The tradition of keeping horses in several Swansea communities. (R) 12.35 Ambulance. Paramedic Linda and mental health nurse Emma respond to patients in crisis. (R) 1.35 The House That £100K Built. Two couples strive to create the perfect retirement home. (R) 2.35-6.30am This Is BBC Two 6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00 Lorraine Entertainment news. 10.00 This Morning Celebrity chat and lifestyle features. 12.30pm Loose Women Celebrity interviews and topical debate. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News; Weather 1.55 STV News; Weather 2.00 Judge Rinder Real-life cases in a studio courtroom. 3.00 Tenable A team of running club friends take it in turns to find the answers to top 10 lists, before playing in the final round. (R) 4.00 Tipping Point Coin-drop quiz. 5.00 The Chase Bradley Walsh presents as Elliot, Susan, Mary Ann and Antony take part. 6.00 STV News at Six; Weather 6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale Drama from the Dales as Cathy tries to comfort a distraught April, Al is irritated, and Marlon is distracted. 7.30 Wonders of Scotland with David Hayman David heads to Lewis and Harris to discover the hardships of crofting and finds out how local artists gain inspiration from the landscape. 8.00 Love Your Garden Alan Titchmarsh and the team look to the natural world for inspiration this time and create a wild and woolly garden that’s perfect for a deserving young family in Middlesbrough. 9.00 Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace An update on some of the stories of people who were abandoned as babies, focusing on Helen and David, who were left on either side of the Irish border. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather A fresh perspective on the major stories of the day. 10.30 STV News; Weather 10.40 Scotland Tonight; Weather Current affairs show. 11.05pm Coronation Street Icons: Norris Cole Sally Lindsay narrates a tribute to Malcolm Hebden and his character, who spent decades in Weatherfield after the lovably irritating character made his debut in 1994. (R) 11.35 The Motorbike Show. Henry Cole celebrates the life of legendary designer Derek Rickman. 12.25am All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite. Hard-hitting action from the world of All Elite Wrestling. (R) 1.15 ITV Nightscreen 3.00 FYI Extra 3.15 ITV Nightscreen 5.05-6.00am Tipping Point. Quiz. (R) 6.00am Countdown (R) 6.40 Cheers (R) 7.40 The King of Queens (R) 9.05 Frasier (R) 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) 11.30 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (R) 12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch 2.10 Countdown Word game. 3.00 A Place in the Sun The search for a retirement home in Portugal. 4.00 The Great House Giveaway Two strangers in Kidderminster buy a property at auction. (R) 5.00 Four in a Bed At the Bear Inn at Wincanton, Somerset. 5.30 Come Dine with Me A culinary trip around the world. 6.00 The Simpsons Homer and Marge play in the Olympics. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks Sienna has to find the courage to face a task. (R) 7.00 Channel 4 News Including sport and weather. 8.00 The Secret Life of the Zoo Young Moellendorff rat snake Sen is about to face male Jakob on her first ever date. But with snakes often eating the other one for dinner, will he be hungry for love or just hungry? The keepers are concerned about the health of orangutan Sarikei and Rothschild’s giraffe Dagmar – both of whom have youngsters to care for – an otter pup is struggling to walk. 9.00 Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain The story of the girl group, from their formation in the mid 1990s against the backdrop of ladette culture through to their recent world tour during the time of #metoo. 10.00 Celebrity Gogglebox A rolling cast of famous faces – including Mo Gilligan and Babatunde Aleshe – take to their sofas to share their opinions on what they have been watching this week. (R) 11.05pm Sixteen: Class of 2021 The students make important decisions about their futures. 12.05am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. The chef helps a failing restaurant in New Orleans. (R) 12.55 Couples Come Dine with Me. Three couples compete for the cash prize. (R) 1.50 Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back (R) 2.45 Big Age (R) 3.10 Celebrity Undercover Boss USA (R) 4.00 Autumn at Jimmy’s Farm (R) 4.55 Location, Location, Location (R) 5.50-6.00am Food Unwrapped (R) 6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine 11.15 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door (R) 12.15pm 5 News 12.20 Traffic Cops (R) 1.15 Home and Away See 6.00pm. (R) 1.45 Neighbours See 5.30pm. 2.20 Killer Ending (2018/PG) Thriller, with Emmanuelle Vaugier and Chelsea Hobbs. ★★★ 4.00 Bargain Brits in the Sun An inmate describes life inside Windmill Hill prison. (R) 5.00 5 News at 5 Headlines. 5.30 Neighbours Terese is angry at Paul for making a decision. (R) 6.00 Home and Away Dr Logan does his best to save Dean’s life, but time is running out. (R) 6.30 5 News Tonight Headlines. 7.00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (36/42) A series of accidents and misadventures are featured in this episode, including 20-year-old Hope, who has noticed unusual blistering around her new tattoo. Followed by 5 News Update 8.00 The Yorkshire Vet (2/12) A pregnant ewe is rushed to the animal hospital from Cannon Hall Farm, while for young vet Rohin, there’s a day gaining vital experience on the farm. Followed by 5 News Update 9.00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild (3/5) Ben journeys to the Suffolk countryside and a secretive patch of woodland, to spend the week with unique character Will, 50, who could be described as a caveman. Ben discovers how a childhood passion carved Will’s future. 10.00 Broadmoor: Serial Killers & High Security A rare insight into the workings of the high-security psychiatric hospital, Broadmoor, with testimony from those who have come face to face with Britain’s most notorious killers. (R) 11.30pm Criminals: Caught on Camera (R) 12.50 Entertainment News on 5 1.05 The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show 3.05 Entertainment News 3.10 Secrets of Tutankhamun’s Treasures. The story behind two mummified babies found in Tutankhamun’s tomb. (R) 4.00 My Mum’s Hotter Than Me! (R) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (R) 5.10 House Doctor (R) 5.35 Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (R) 5.50-6.00am Fireman Sam (R) BBC Scotland 12.00noon This Is BBC Scotland 7.00 Paramedics on Scene. In Paisley, paramedics Gary and Stephen help a patient with a rare autoimmune disease who has lost mobility. In Edinburgh, Moira and Blair treat a man with severe abdominal pain. 7.30 Island Medics. A man who relocated to Shetland is admitted to A&E. 8.00 The Battle for Scotland’s Countryside. Fifteen years after the passing of Scotland’s historic Land Reform Act, actor David Hayman presents a personal view of the challenges to access to Scotland’s stunning countryside. 9.00 The Nine 10.00 Undisputed: The Life and Times of Ken Buchanan. The life and career of the Scottish boxing legend Ken Buchanan, who was arguably Scotland’s greatest world champion boxer. 11.00pm-12.00m’t Fight: The Jim Murray Story BBC Alba 6.00am Alba Today 5.00pm Gudrun – A’ Bhana-phrionnsa Lochlannach 5.05 Peataichean/Pets 5.15 Sionnach agus Maigheach (Fox & Hare) 5.25 Shane an Chef 5.40 Abadas 5.55 Stoiridh 6.00 Ronia, Nighean a’ Mheirlich/Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter 6.30 A-null ’s a-nall 6.45 NEW Alba Eagalach 6.55 Dubhlain CBBC Alba 7.00 An Lot (The Croft). Sweeny contends with 2018’s infamous Beast from the East. 7.30 Beul Chainnt. The richness and diversity of the Gaelic language. 8.00 An La (News) 8.30 Vets: Gach Creutair Beo. Fiona Crowden is on a call in Angus to help a heifer that is carrying a valuable pedigree calf. 9.00 Farpaisean Chon-Chaorach (Sheepdog Trials). Day three of the International Sheepdog Trials, from Brechin. Presented by Donald MacSween and Catriona MacPhee. Last in series. 10.00 Trusadh is Na Ciuird. Recent years have seen a rise in the opportunity to learn a trade. This edition examines how the apprenticeship model has changed over the generations. 11.00 Eadar Chluich 11.05 Machair 11.30 Alleluia! (Spiritual Music & Verse) 12.00m’t-6.00am Alba Today BBC One N Ireland As BBC One except: 1.30-1.45pm BBC Newsline; Weather 6.30 BBC Newsline; Weather 7.00 The One Show. Presented by Jermaine Jenas. 7.30 EastEnders. Shirley comes clean to Mick about hitting Phil. 7.50 Holby City. Hanssen finds himself in a perilous situation. 8.30-9.00 Ghosts. The Captain and Kitty uncover something suspicious. Last in series. 10.25 BBC Newsline; Weather 10.35 Spotlight Special. Debate on the issues of the day. 11.35 Back to Life 12.05am Ambulance 1.05-6.00am BBC News ITV Border As STV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Border 6.00-6.30 ITV News Lookaround 10.30 ITV News Border 10.45 Coronation Street Icons: Norris Cole. A tribute to Malcolm Hebden and his character. 11.10 Butterfly 12.05am Junk and Disorderly 12.55-3.00am Home Shopping ITV 2 6.00am Love Bites 6.55 Ellen’s Game of Games 8.00 Emmerdale 8.30 Coronation Street 9.30 Ellen’s Game of Games 10.30 Dress to Impress 11.30 Love Bites 12.30pm Emmerdale 1.00 Coronation Street 2.00 Supermarket Sweep 3.00 Dress to Impress 4.00 Love Bites 5.00 You’ve Been Framed! 6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase 7.00 Superstore Double bill. Glenn is fired; a accident threatens Amy’s plan to impress the district manager. 8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill. 9.00 Ready to Mingle Dating show. 10.00 Plebs Double bill of comedy. 11.05 Family Guy. Animated comedy. 12.05am American Dad! 12.55 Bob’s Burgers 1.50 Superstore 2.40 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 3.05 FYI Extra 3.20 Nightscreen 3.30-6.00am Teleshopping BBC 4 7.00pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo is in Dorset. 7.30 The Joy of Painting Artist Bob Ross paints a riverside scene. 8.00 The Good Life Tom and Barbara are helped with their pigs. 8.30 Porridge Classic comedy. 9.00 Jo Brand: No Holds Barred – Imagine A profile of the comedian. 10.00 Born Lippy: Mark Lawson talks to Jo Brand The presenter chats to the comedienne. 11.00 The Culture Show at Edinburgh: Funny Women 11.30 Some Dog Owners with Jokes 12.00m’t Handmade in Bolton 12.30 Great British Railway Journeys 1.00 Jo Brand: No Holds Barred – Imagine 2.00 Born Lippy: Mark Lawson talks to Jo Brand 3.00-4.00am Inside America’s Treasure House: The Met

7pm 9pm 12AM WEDNESDAY 15.09 SUNDAY MAIL SEVEN DAYS SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 27 BBC One BBC Two STV C4 C5 6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Morning Live 10.00 Crimewatch Live 10.45 Close Calls: On Camera 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer (R) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt (R) 1.00 News; Reporting Scotland 1.45 Doctors Ruhma gets herself into a bit of a tangle. 2.15 Politics Scotland A round-up of the latest political news. 3.00 Unbeatable General knowledge quiz, hosted by Jason Manford. 3.45 Garden Rescue The designers create an eco-friendly wildlife haven in Bristol. 4.30 Antiques Road Trip James Braxton and Irita Marriot search East Sussex and Hampshire. 5.15 Pointless Low-scoring quiz. 6.00 News; Reporting Scotland 7.00 The One Show Jermaine Jenas hosts the magazine show, with stories of interest from around the UK, plus celebrity guests in the studio. 7.30 The Long Walk Home – Our Lives The story of Christian Lewis, who has spent the past four years walking round the coast of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 8.00 The Repair Shop Three damaged treasures are brought back to life – a tired teddy bear, an equestrian ceremonial blanket and an antique box used by a police detective in her early years on the job. (R) 9.00 Celebrity MasterChef The five remaining contenders begin finals week, making pies for a dining room of experts and serving up a dish inspired by the flavours of sweet shops. 10.00 News; Reporting Scotland 10.35 Gossip Girl (4/10) Tensions run high as Zoya reluctantly celebrates her birthday. Audrey levels with Aki, while Kate gets an exciting opportunity. Revival of the US drama, starring Jordan Alexander. 11.30pm Hayley Goes… Hayley Pearce explores what lessons can be learned from lockdown to reboot mental health, and examines the things that really matter in her life. The programme explores the importance of touch to well-being, as well as learning to accept things that cannot be controlled. 12.00m’t Weather for the Week Ahead 12.05-6.00am BBC News. The latest headlines. BBC Scotland 12.00noon This Is BBC Scotland 7.00 Getting Hitched Asian Style. Saffron Events plan the weddings of two young couples. 8.00 The Scandals That Shocked Scotland. The sex scandal that tore apart a political party. 8.30 Hidden Lives. Peter Ross explores the Clavie fire festival in Burghead, on the Moray coast. 9.00 The Nine 10.00 Two Doors Down. Eric’s patience is tested to the limit when his attempts to recover peacefully from a slightly bungled medical procedure are interrupted by his unruly neighbours. 10.30 The Farm. Farmer Jim finds himself in trouble with a rambler. 10.55 IED: Improve Every Day. The story of a Scottish soldier who became a bodybuilder after losing his legs in combat, forming a new identity for himself as he takes part in a strongman competition in the US. 11.55pm- 12.00m’t Loop 6.30am Escape to the Country (R) 7.15 Garden Rescue (R) 8.00 Weatherman Walking: The Welsh Coast (R) 8.30 Beechgrove (R) 9.00 BBC News at 9 10.00 BBC News 11.15 Politics Live. The latest updates. 1.00pm Eggheads Quiz show. (R) 1.30 Make Me a Dealer (R) 2.15 The Big Painting Challenge (R) 3.15 The Dark: Nature’s Nighttime World Nocturnal creatures. (R) 4.15 Who Do You Think You Are? With Sunetra Sarker. (R) 5.15 Flog It! Unseen finds. (R) 6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games Light-hearted quiz. 6.30 Take a Hike (3/15) Farmer Rosie walks along the Devon coast near Teignmouth. 7.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Helen Flanagan and Jorgie Porter scour some of Scotland’s finest antique shops in the hope of finding items that will make the biggest profit at auction. (R) 8.00 Animals with Cameras (2/4) Chris Watts works with biologists and researchers to develop bespoke cameras tough enough for the Australian landscape, withstanding the heat and the height that the animals have to live with. In New South Wales, Gordon encounters a marsupial facing a complex set of challenges. 9.00 Jay’s Yorkshire Workshop Jay Blades meets a man in Huddersfield who set up a men’s mental health charity, and a youth worker in the Manningham area of Bradford who turns peoples’ lives around. 10.00 Mock the Week Dara O Briain hosts as Angela Barnes, Catherine Bohart, Ed Gamble, Rhys James and Michael Odewale join regular panellist Hugh Dennis to take a comic look at the news. (R) 10.30 Newsnight Analysis of the day’s international events, presented by Emily Maitlis. 11.15pm FILM The Beguiled (2017/15) The arrival of a wounded Civil War soldier brings jealousy and betrayal to a Southern girls’ school. Period drama, starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst. ★★★★ 12.45am Secrets of the Museum (R) 1.45 Celebrity MasterChef (R) 2.45-6.30am This Is BBC Two BBC Alba 6.00am Alba Today 5.00pm Su Pic (Peek Zoo) 5.10 Bing 5.25 Peataichean/Pets 5.30 Leum is Danns (Jump and Dance) 5.45 Rita is Crogall 5.50 ’S E Iasg a Th’Annam (I’m a Fish) 55 Stoiridh 6.00 Kung Fu Panda 6.25 Damhan & Durrag/Pipas & Douglas 6.30 Geamaichean Gorach 6.35 Saidheans Sporsail (Backyard Science) 7.00 Druthag na Hearadh (A Little Drop of Harris). Visitor numbers exceed all expectations. Last in series. 7.30 Slighe Chladach Fiobha. The history, geology and scenery from the Kincardine Bridge to Newburgh. 8.00 An La (News) 8.30 Leugh Mi (Book Show). With Lindsey Charnley and Lewis Laing. 8.55 Moulin Rouge Ecosse. Three Scottish girls who perform at The Moulin Rouge. 10.00 Bannan (The Ties That Bind). Mairi suspects Sarah Jane is not telling the full story. 10.30 Solas – Margaret Fay Shaw of Canna. The story of photographer and folklorist who died in 6.00am Good Morning Britain News and lifestyle features. 9.00 Lorraine Entertainment news. 10.00 This Morning Celebrity chat and lifestyle features. 12.30pm Loose Women Celebrity interviews and topical debate. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News; Weather 1.55 STV News; Weather 2.00 Judge Rinder Real-life cases in a studio courtroom. 3.00 Tenable A team of family and friends take part in the quiz. Hosted by Sally Lindsay. (R) 4.00 Tipping Point Coin-drop quiz, hosted by Ben Shephard. 5.00 The Chase Quiz show, hosted by Bradley Walsh. 6.00 STV News at Six; Weather 6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale April is incredulous, while Marlon and Chas are extremely worried. 7.30 Coronation Street Alina makes a horrifying discovery about Hope, and Craig sets the record straight for James. 8.00 Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport Behind the scenes of Heathrow’s test and trace policy. 8.30 Coronation Street Freda breaks the news of Norris’s death to his friends, Alina is heartbroken by Tyrone’s confession, and Craig’s gesture leaves James unmoved. 9.00 Fred and Rose West: Reopened Part one of two. Trevor McDonald presents as investigators explore new leads in the infamous case of Fred and Rose West, suggesting there may be more victims. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather 10.30 STV News; Weather 10.40 Scotland Tonight; Weather Current affairs show that tackles the latest issues behind the headlines. 11.05pm Peston Political magazine show presented by Robert Peston. 12.00m’t Butterfly. Drama about a separated couple who are reunited when their son identifies as a girl, but divided over what is best for their child’s future. Starring Anna Friel. (R) 12.50 Junk and Disorderly. Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove visit an emporium full of trinketry, and look to make a profit at one of their favourite autojumbles. 1.40 ITV Nightscreen 3.00 FYI Extra 3.15 ITV Nightscreen 5.05-6.00am Tipping Point. Quiz. (R) 2004 aged 101. 11.00 Na Gleidheadairean (The Animal Keepers) 12.00m’t-6.00am Alba Today BBC One N Ireland As BBC One except: 1.30-1.45pm BBC Newsline; Weather 2.15 Unbeatable 3.00-3.45 Escape to the Country 6.30-7.00 BBC Newsline; Weather 10.25 BBC Newsline; Weather 10.35 Bikes! Cookstown 100. Action from the annual motorcycling event in Cookstown, Co Tyrone. 11.15 Gossip Girl 12.10am Hayley Goes 12.40-6.00am BBC News BBC Two N Ireland As BBC Two except: 11.15pm Crime NI 11.55pm-1.45am FILM The Keeper (2018/15) Premiere. Biopic of Bert Trautmann, starring David Kross. ★★★★ ITV Border As STV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV 6.00am Countdown (R) 6.40 Cheers (R) 7.40 The King of Queens (R) 9.05 Frasier (R) 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) 11.30 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (R) 12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch 2.10 Countdown Word game. 3.00 A Place in the Sun Danni Menzies helps two sisters buy a family property in Cadiz. 4.00 The Great House Giveaway (R) 5.00 Four in a Bed The Chelsea Hotel in Bournemouth. 5.30 Come Dine with Me Joe hosts a 1990s-themed evening. 6.00 The Simpsons Lisa investigates her ancestry. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks Warren meets with Fergus as the pair set their sights on The Hutch. (R) 7.00 Channel 4 News Reports. 8.00 Changing Rooms Anna Richardson and the interior designers are in Fareham to help more neighbours transform each other’s houses. Project manager Keith and operations manager Kath have not touched their lifeless living room since moving in five years ago, while intensive care nurse Kerry and firefighter Sophie want their bland loft bedroom to become a space that oozes personality. 9.00 Grand Designs Architect Iain and his wife Jenny intend to build an enormous black minimalist house right in the middle of a 19th-century Scottish country estate. Their vision also involves connecting the new rectangular block to a gardener’s bothy – and the neighbours are watching. 10.00 The Man Putin Couldn’t Kill An investigation into the incident in August 2020 when Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny was taken ill during a flight to Moscow – a victim of poisoning. 11.30pm Bin Laden: The Road to 9/11 The influence of the first Gulf War on Osama bin Laden’s life, as he turned against Saudi Arabia for seeking US support and declared a Jihad against Americans in the Arab peninsula. (R) 12.30am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) 1.20 Deceit (R) 2.10 FILM Everest (2015/12) Fact-based adventure, with Jason Clarke. ★★★ 4.10 Autumn at Jimmy’s Farm (R) 5.05-6.00am Location, Location, Location (R) News Border 6.00-6.30 ITV News Lookaround 10.30 ITV News Border 10.45 Representing Border. Political news from Holyrood and Westminster. 11.10 Peston 12.05am The Way We Were 12.30-3.00am Home Shopping ITV 2 6.00am Love Bites 6.55 Ellen’s Game of Games 8.00 Emmerdale 8.30 You’ve Been Framed! Gold Top 100 Sportstars 9.30 Ellen’s Game of Games 10.30 Dress to Impress 11.30 Love Bites 12.30pm Emmerdale 1.00 You’ve Been Framed! Forever 2.00 Supermarket Sweep 3.00 Dress to Impress 4.00 Love Bites. Dating show. 5.00 You’ve Been Framed! Gold 6.00 Catchphrase for Soccer Aid 7.00 Superstore Double bill of fun. 8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill. 9.00 Ready to Mingle Louis H decides to step things up a gear. 10.00 Family Guy Triple bill of fun. 11.30 American Dad! 12.25am Bob’s Burgers 1.20 Superstore 2.10 Totally 6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine 11.15 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door (R) 12.15pm 5 News at Lunchtime 12.20 Traffic Cops. A driver reverses into a house and ruptures a gas main. (R) 1.15 Home and Away See 6.00pm. 1.45 Neighbours See 5.30pm. 2.20 Web of Lies (2018/PG) Thriller, starring Shoshana Bush and Spencer Neville. ★★★ 4.00 Bargain Brits in the Sun (R) 5.00 5 News at 5 Headlines. 5.30 Neighbours Hendrix is disturbed by Jane’s unanticipated aggression. (R) 6.00 Home and Away Ziggy and Tane’s morning is interrupted by news about the car crash. (R) 6.30 5 News Tonight Headlines. 7.00 Coast to Coast with Robson Green The actor makes his way along Hadrian’s Wall, built to guard the northern frontier of the Roman Empire in AD122. (R) Followed by 5 News 8.00 Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo (4/6) Michael heads for his final stretch in Cornwall, and takes in a coastline of hidden coves, a stunning sub-tropical garden and smugglers’ creeks, immortalised by Daphne du Maurier. Followed by 5 News 9.00 This Week on the Farm (1/7) Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson return to celebrate the very best of the autumn season with brothers Rob and Dave Nicholson at Cannon Hall Farm in South Yorkshire. Plus, a look at the changing face of the combine harvester. 10.00 Stalked: Murder in Slow Motion Examining the murder of Hollie Gazzard, who was repeatedly stabbed by her ex-boyfriend Asher Maslin at the hair salon where she worked in 2014. (R) 11.00pm Police Code Zero: Officer Under Attack PC Mike Davey and his dog face a man armed with knives. (R) 12.00m’t Criminals: Caught on Camera. A police officer is injured during an ammonia attack. (R) 1.00 Entertainment News on 5 1.10 21.co. uk Live Casino Show 3.10 I Escaped a Cult (R) 4.00 Witches: A Century of Murder (R) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (R) 5.10 House Doctor (R) 5.35 Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (R) 5.50-6.00am Fireman Sam (R) Bonkers Guinness World Records 3.05 FYI Extra 3.20 Nightscreen 3.30-6.00am Teleshopping BBC 4 7.00pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo travels from Whitland to Swansea. 7.30 The Joy of Painting Bob Ross paints a frozen stream under a bridge. 8.00 Wild Brazil The lives of families of capuchin monkeys and giant otters. 9.00 Measuring Mass: The Last Artefact A group of scientists try to redefine the weight of the world. 10.00 Gunda: Mother, Pig A glimpse into the lives of farm animals, including the eponymous Gunda, a mother pig, two cows and a one-legged chicken. 11.30 Inside America’s Treasure House: The Met. The story of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s closure. 12.30am Handmade in Bolton 1.00 Great British Railway Journeys 1.30 Wild Brazil 2.30-3.25am Measuring Mass: The Last Artefact

7pm 9pm 12AM THURSDAY 16.09 28 SEVENDAYS@SUNDAYMAIL.CO.UK BBC One BBC Two STV C4 C5 6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Morning Live 10.00 Crimewatch Live 10.45 Close Calls: On Camera 11.15 Bargain Hunt (R) 12.00noon First Minister’s Questions 1.00 News; Reporting Scotland 1.45 Doctors Emma decides to teach a lesson in diversity. 2.15 Unbeatable Quiz show. 3.00 Escape to the Country Jonnie Irwin helps a couple find a home in the Shropshire countryside. (R) 3.45 Garden Rescue A woman seeks help with her garden. 4.30 Antiques Road Trip James Braxton and Irita Marriot rummage around antique shops across Wiltshire and Dorset. 5.15 Pointless Low-scoring quiz. 6.00 News; Reporting Scotland 7.00 The One Show Featuring a mixture of celebrity chat and stories of interest. 7.35 EastEnders Martin secretly visits Stacey in prison to tell her what Ruby has been getting up to. Jean is under pressure to reveal everything and Tiffany gives Sonia an ultimatum. 8.00 Celebrity MasterChef The penultimate challenge is the toughest of the competition – the Chef’s Table – hosted by Tom Kerridge. The finalists must deliver food of an exceptional standard to impress Michel Roux Jr, Lisa Goodwin-Allen, Paul Ainsworth and Aktar Islam. 9.00 Patrick Kielty: One Hundred Years of Union In its centenary year, the presenter investigates why a new trade border in the Irish Sea has led to violent protests in Northern Ireland, sparking fear of a return to conflict nearly 25 years after the end of the Troubles – a conflict that claimed thousands of lives. Patrick focuses on a new generation born after the ceasefire as he tries to understand what is driving this new wave of unrest, particularly in loyalist communities. 10.00 News; Reporting Scotland 10.35 Question Time Fiona Bruce presents the topical debate, inviting a panel of politicians and guests to answer questions from a virtual audience on subjects that have made the headlines over the past week. 11.35pm Newscast; Weather 12.10-6.00am BBC News. Headlines. 6.30am Escape to the Country (R) 7.15 Garden Rescue (R) 8.00 Gardeners’ World (R) 9.00 BBC News at 9 10.00 BBC News 12.15pm Politics Live 1.00 Eggheads Quiz show. (R) 1.30 Make Me a Dealer (R) 2.15 The Big Painting Challenge (R) 3.15 The Dark: Nature’s Nighttime World The puma’s nocturnal hunting methods. (R) 4.15 Who Do You Think You Are? With Sophie Raworth. (R) 5.15 Flog It! From Cumbria. (R) 6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With Kaye Adams. 6.30 Take a Hike (4/15) Today’s Devon hike is hosted by former deputy mayor Chaz, who serves up a spicy picnic on Dartmoor. 7.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Mariella Frostrup and Pearl Lowe search for antiques in Somerset, spotting items including Norwegian jewellery, and an African sculpture. (R) 8.00 Your Garden Made Perfect Angela Scanlon returns with this show that offers the same hi-tech makeover technology to outdoor spaces. First up are Demi and Laura, who lead a busy life, meaning they haven’t time to deal with their plot. (R) 9.00 A Killing in Tiger Bay (2/3) The men are put on trial despite the lack of any forensic evidence tying them to the crime, and face a marathon ordeal at court in what would become Britain’s longest murder trial. Their fated rested on a police confession from one of the five men accused. 10.00 QI (2/14) Sandi Toksvig uncovers a stash of secrets, while Alan Davies, James Acaster, Daliso Chaponda and Cariad Lloyd lend a hand with the quite interesting facts. 10.30 Newsnight The day’s important national and international news stories. 11.15pm Amy Winehouse: A Life in Ten Pictures A journey through the singer’s life in 10 defining photos, with their secrets revealed by those who were there, and those who knew the star best. (R) 12.15am Parkinson at 50. The talk show host looks back on his career with his son and producer Mike. (R) 1.15 Celebrity MasterChef: double bill (R) 2.45-6.15am This Is BBC Two 6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00 Lorraine Entertainment news. 10.00 This Morning Celebrity chat and lifestyle features. 12.30pm Loose Women Celebrity interviews and topical debate. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News; Weather 1.55 STV News; Weather 2.00 Judge Rinder Real-life cases. 3.00 Tenable A team of community nurses take part in the quiz. (R) 4.00 Tipping Point Coin-drop quiz. 5.00 The Chase Bradley Walsh presents as Lee, Phoebe, Gillian and Jonathan answer general knowledge questions and work as a team to take on one of the Chasers and secure a prize. 6.00 STV News at Six; Weather 6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale Soap set in the Yorkshire Dales. April opens up to Rhona, Chas is made an offer, and Kim is chuffed, having bought herself a race horse. 8.00 Coronation Street More drama from England’s most famous cobbled street as Tyrone follows Alina and begs her to stay, Mary and Freda clash over Norris’s send-off, and Imran remains determined to help Kelly. 9.00 Fred and Rose West: Reopened Part two of two. The investigative team’s discovery of ‘blue material’ beneath a cafe in Gloucester leads police to take over the search. And the use of Ground Penetrating Radar and sniffer dogs reveal two suspicious sites at fields in Gloucestershire. Trevor McDonald presents. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather The major stories of the day. 10.30 STV News; Weather 10.45 Paul O’Grady’s Saturday Night Line Up Comedy chat and gameshow in which questions, scenarios and dilemmas are put to celebrity guests, with Jack Dee, Joanna Page and Rob Rinder. (R) 11.30pm Butterfly Maxine attempts to mutilate herself, convincing her parents that she must be allowed to live as a girl. However, her grandmother is appalled by the development. (R) 12.20am ITV Nightscreen 3.00 FYI Extra 3.15 Martin & Roman’s Weekend Best! (R) 4.05 ITV Nightscreen 5.05-6.00am Tipping Point. Quiz. (R) 6.00am Countdown (R) 6.40 Cheers (R) 7.40 The King of Queens (R) 9.05 Frasier (R) 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) 11.30 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (R) 12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch 2.10 Countdown Word game. 3.00 A Place in the Sun Ray and Ali seek a home in Tuscany. 4.00 The Great House Giveaway A property valuer and a teaching assistant buy a house. (R) 5.00 Four in a Bed At Holford Arms in Tetbury in Gloucestershire. 5.30 Come Dine with Me Video director Dean plays host. 6.00 The Simpsons Bart decides to steal a kiss from a girl. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks Leah entices Ste to pull a joke on James. (R) 7.00 Channel 4 News Including sport and weather. 8.00 Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back Stand-up comic Sarah Millican joins the host as he takes on Virgin Media’s terms and conditions. Plus, comedian Sophie Duker investigates the sale of people’s data on the dark web. 9.00 Help Drama set in a fictional Liverpool care home telling the moving story of a young care home worker and a challenging patient during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the spring of 2020. Intelligent social misfit Sarah unexpectedly finds her calling as a carer with a talent for connecting with residents, especially 47-yearold Tony, whose young-onset Alzheimer’s causes periods of confusion and violent outbursts. 11.05pm First Dates A Disney fan seeks a fresh start after losing her last partner due to a tragic accident. (R) 12.05am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. Gordon Ramsay revisits three restaurants he tried to save. (R) 12.50 Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. The remaining celebrities are put into pairs for 48 hours of trust exercises. (R) 1.50 FILM Birds of Passage (2018/15) In Colombia, a man and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives. Drama, starring Jose Acosta. ★★★★ 3.55 Couples Come Dine with Me. Three couples from Guernsey and Alderney compete. (R) 4.50 Location, Location, Location. House-hunting in Yorkshire. (R) 5.45-6.00am Food Unwrapped (R) 6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine 11.15 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door (R) 12.15pm 5 News 12.20 Traffic Cops (R) 1.15 Home and Away See 6.00pm. 1.45 Neighbours See 5.30pm. 2.15 FILM Evil Nanny (2016/12) Thriller, with Lindsay Elston. ★★ 4.00 Bargain Brits in the Sun The national football team plays a friendly against Malta. (R) 5.00 5 News at 5 Headlines. 5.30 Neighbours Levi tells Amy that he will have to hold off on some things after his conservative mother unexpectedly arrives. (R) 6.00 Home and Away Ziggy opts to visit Dean at the hospital instead of working at the Garage. (R) 6.30 5 News Tonight Headlines. 7.00 How to Stop Your IBS Followed by 5 News Update 8.00 Nick Knowles’ Big House Clearout Nick helps a family of four in Stanwell who are paralysed by their clutter. Mum Kelly and dad Paul had always rented properties, but their first family home is now full of unnecessary furniture and items that left them feeling trapped. Followed by 5 News Update 9.00 All Creatures Great and Small (1/6) A trip back home to Glasgow presents James Herriot with a dilemma that will mean choosing between the people he loves when he is offered a position at his old mentor’s forward-thinking practice. Return of the drama about a veterinary practice in the Yorkshire Dales. Nicholas Ralph and Samuel West star. 10.00 A&E After Dark A man has to be restrained by police and security personnel, while a 73-year-old is rushed in with injuries after being thrown off his horse and cart. (R) 11.05pm Armed and Deadly: Police UK Following operations carried out by the UK’s armed police officers. (R) 12.05am Adults Only: Cam Girl Millionaires. Documentary focusing on the rise of the webcam industry. (R) 1.00 The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show 3.00 Entertainment News on 5 3.10 Secrets of Tutankhamun’s Treasures (R) 3.55 Witches: A Century of Murder (R) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (R) 5.10 House Doctor (R) 5.35 Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (R) 5.50-6.00am Fireman Sam (R) BBC Scotland 12.00noon This Is BBC Scotland 7.00 My Kind of Town. Ian Hamilton explores Annan in Dumfries and Galloway. 7.30 Fish Town. A 300-ton trawler comes into Peterhead port for a paint job. 8.00 Beechgrove. Carole, George, Brian, Calum and Kirsty all head to Beechgrove. 8.30 Landward. Dougie Vipond goes in search of lost lochs in Moray. 9.00 The Nine 10.00 The Scotts. Colette is in need of funds to finance her latest lifetime dream to become an international singing sensation, so Darren climbs into the MMA boxing ring to raise some quick cash. 10.30 Best of Chewin’ the Fat. Highlights of the comedy sketch show, starring Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill, Karen Dunbar, Mark Cox, Paul Riley and Julie Wilson Nimmo. 11.00 Two Doors Down 11.30pm-12.00m’t Up for It BBC Alba 6.00am Alba Today 5.00pm Gudrun – A’ Bhana-phrionnsa Lochlannach 5.05 Padraig Post: Seirbheis Deis agus Sonraichte 5.25 Shane an Chef 5.35 Abadas 5.45 Su Pic (Peek Zoo) 5.55 Stoiridh 6.00 Donnie Murdo (Danger Mouse) 6.15 Ronia, Nighean a’ Mheirlich/Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter 6.45 Geamaichean Gorach 6.50 Port Paipeir 7.00 An Lot (The Croft). Sweeny contends with 2018’s infamous Beast from the East. 7.30 Beul Chainnt. The richness and diversity of the Gaelic language. Last in series. 8.00 An La (News) 8.30 Garraidhean Mora na h-Alba. Murdo Macdonald visits ’The Impossible Garden’ in Inverewe. 9.00 Na Gleidheadairean (The Animal Keepers). Ally and Tam feed the chimpanzees on Chimp Island. Last in series. 10.00 Air Iomall-Music from the Edge. Leading young traditional musicians Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach take a musical voyage on the vessel Wylde Swan to some of the most remote islands off Scotland’s northwest coast. 10.30 Slighean Sgoile an t-Saoghail (Most Dangerous Ways to School). The children from Madibago in the southern Philippines, who have one of the most dangerous ways to school in the world. Last in series. 11.15 Dealbh is Slighe 11.30 Solas – Margaret Fay Shaw of Canna 12.00m’t-6.00am Alba Today BBC One N Ireland As BBC One except: 11.15am Homes Under the Hammer 12.15-1.00pm Bargain Hunt 1.30-1.45 BBC Newsline; Weather 6.30-7.00 BBC Newsline; Weather 10.25 BBC Newsline; Weather 10.35 The View. News, comment and analysis. 11.15 NEW Question Time 12.15am Newscast 12.45-6.00am BBC News ITV Border As STV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Border 6.00-6.30 ITV News Lookaround 10.30 ITV News Border 10.45 Representing Border. Political news from Holyrood and Westminster. 11.10 Paul O’Grady’s Saturday Night Line Up 11.55 Coronation Street Icons: Norris Cole 12.20- 3.00am Home Shopping ITV 2 6.00am Love Bites 6.55 Ellen’s Game of Games 8.00 Emmerdale 8.30 Coronation Street 9.30 Ellen’s Game of Games 10.30 Dress to Impress 11.30 Love Bites 12.30pm Emmerdale 1.00 Coronation Street 2.00 Supermarket Sweep 3.00 Dress to Impress 4.00 Love Bites 5.00 You’ve Been Framed! 6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase 7.00 Superstore Double bill of fun. 8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill. 9.00 Ready to Mingle The partners cause havoc as they take over for the day, while a new man arrives in an attempt to break up the love triangle. 10.05 Family Guy Triple bill of fun. 11.00 Family Guy 11.30 American Dad! 12.25am Bob’s Burgers 1.20 Superstore 2.10 The Stand Up Sketch Show 3.05 FYI Extra 3.20 Nightscreen 3.30-6.00am Teleshopping BBC 4 7.00pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo travels from Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale. 7.30 The Joy of Painting Bob Ross paints a perfect little fishing spot. 8.00 FILM Three Men in a Boat (1975/PG) Comedy, starring Tim Curry and Michael Palin. ★★★★ 9.05 Imagine – Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life Playwright Tom Stoppard discusses his life and career. 10.35 FILM Shakespeare in Love (1998/15) Falling in love cures the Bard’s writer’s block and inspires him to pen the most famous love story of all time. Period romantic comedy, with Joseph Fiennes. ★★★★★ 12.30am Handmade in Bolton 1.00 Great British Railway Journeys 1.30 Female Filmmakers: Introducing Arts 2.30-3.30am The Art of Japanese Life

7pm 9pm 12AM FRIDAY 17.09 SUNDAY MAIL SEVEN DAYS SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 29 BBC One BBC Two STV C4 C5 6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Morning Live 10.00 Crimewatch Live 10.45 Close Calls: On Camera 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer (R) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 News; Reporting Scotland 1.45 Unbeatable Quiz show. 2.30 The Repair Shop (R) 3.00 Escape to the Country Ginny Buckley helps a couple find a new home in Devon. (R) 3.45 Garden Rescue A couple seek an easily-maintained space in which they can enjoy the wildlife. 4.30 Antiques Road Trip James Braxton and Irita Marriot head to the final auction. 5.15 Pointless Low-scoring quiz, hosted by Alexander Armstrong. 6.00 News; Reporting Scotland 7.00 The One Show 7.30 Landward Anne Lundon finds out the environmental benefits of British-grown flowers. (R) 8.00 EastEnders Martin confronts Ruby to ask why she has been lying to him, while Dotty and Tiffany come to blows. 8.30 Question of Sport (3/36) Featuring guests Amy Williams, Leon Osman, Anna Hopkin and Anton Du Beke. 9.00 Celebrity MasterChef The three remaining contenders compete in the final, tasked to cook and present a threecourse meal for judgement by John Torode and Gregg Wallace. Last in the series. 9.30 The Cleaner (2/6) Wicky tries to help a novelist with two problems – his grandmother has just died in his living room and he has writer’s block. 10.00 News; Reporting Scotland 10.35 Bill Bailey: Larks in Transit A stand-up performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with the comedian sharing tales from more than 20 years as a travelling entertainer. 11.35pm FILM The Graduate (1967/12) A naive college graduate, hailed as a genius by his overbearing parents, is seduced by the middleaged wife of his father’s business partner – but later falls in love with her daughter. Oscar-winning comedy drama, starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross, with a soundtrack by Simon and Garfunkel. ★★★★★ 1.20am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.25-6.00am BBC News BBC Scotland 12.00noon This Is BBC Scotland 7.00 The Seven 8.00 Gold Town. The pandemic hits the UK and all mining stops as the nation goes into lockdown, and while local businesses take a terrible hit, the price of gold increases. Last in series. 9.00 Rise of the Clans. Neil Oliver reveals how the clans plotted against Mary, Queen of Scots, looking at the role of her half-brother James Stewart in the attempt to overthrow her. Last in series. 10.00 Still Game. Jack and Victor start to feel their age, but a new wonder drug promises to unlock the secret of eternal youth. Comedy, starring Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill. 10.30 Jim Smith Live from Perth. The final night of the farmer and stand-up comedian’s sell-out tour, recorded in front of a packed home crowd. 11.30pm-12.00m’t Bad Influencer BBC Alba 6.15am Homes Under the Hammer (R) 7.15 Garden Rescue (R) 8.00 The House That £100K Built (R) 9.00 BBC News at 9 10.00 BBC News 12.15pm Politics UK 1.00 Eggheads Quiz show. (R) 1.30 Make Me a Dealer (R) 2.15 The Big Painting Challenge (R) 3.15 The Hairy Bikers’ Bakeation Si King and Dave Myers seek out the best baking in Norway. (R) 4.15 Madagascar, Lemurs and Spies: Natural World The rare silky sifaka lemurs. (R) 5.15 Flog It! Interesting finds. (R) 6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games Light-hearted quiz. 6.30 Take a Hike (5/15) Colin hosts the last Devon hike on a trail from Greenway to Dartmouth. 7.00 MOTDx Jermaine Jenas presents an offbeat look at the Premier League, focusing on the culture that surrounds it. 7.30 Remarkable Places to Eat Nisha Katona takes Fred Sirieix to San Sebastian for a meal at one of the world’s top restaurants and to visit a tiny sports bar to learn the secrets of the perfect tortilla. (R) 8.30 Gardeners’ World Toby Buckland gives tips on maintenance for borders, and singer-songwriter Billie Marten shares her passion for growing vegetables. 9.30 The North Water (2/5) Sumner’s adventure turns into a nightmare when one of the crew is murdered, while Drax has a daring opportunity to escape, but must convince Cavendish to help him. 10.30 Newsnight With Kirsty Wark. 11.05pm Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League A look at the title race between big-spending Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United in the 1994-95 season, assessing the impact of Eric Cantona’s ban for attacking a Crystal Palace supporter who had verbally abused him. The Frenchman claimed he was provoked by a racist slur, but his actions caused national outrage and the threat of a prison term loomed. (R) 12.05am FILM Life on the Line (2015/15) The head of a power line team is sent in to fix the grid just as a huge storm hits Texas. True-life action thriller, starring John Travolta and Kate Bosworth. ★★★ 1.35 Dirty Secrets of the Cigarette Business: Panorama (R) 2.05-6.50am This Is BBC Two 6.00am Alba Today 5.00pm Treubh an Tuathanais 5.15 Creag nam Buthaidean (Puffin Rock) 5.25 Padraig Post: Seirbheis Deis agus Sonraichte 5.40 Nannag a’ Noo/ Huggleboo 5.48 ’S E Iasg a Th’Annam (I’m a Fish) 5.55 Stoiridh 6.00 Aithne air Ainmhidhean (All About Animals) 6.25 Dubhlain CBBC Alba 6.30 Alba Eagalach 6.40 An La (News) 6.50 Live FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifier 8.55 Dan. Eilidh Cormack discusses and reads the poem Thig Tri Nithean Gun Iarraidh by the Daughter of the Laird of Reilig. She speaks about how its messages are still relevant today. 9.00 Peter Tobin – Murtair Bitheanta (Serial Killer). Docu-drama charting the story of Scottish serial killer and rapist Peter Tobin. 9.50 Dhan Uisge (Loch Maree). Calum Maclean explains his passion for wild swimming in remote and unspoilt lochs and rivers, this time visiting Loch Maree. 10.00 The Valhalla Murders. The team edges nearer to identifying a suspect with the help of a fingerprint lifted from 6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00 Lorraine Entertainment news. 10.00 This Morning Celebrity chat and lifestyle features. 12.30pm Loose Women Celebrity interviews and topical debate. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News; Weather 1.55 STV News; Weather 2.00 Judge Rinder Derek claims an outstanding severance fee he says is owed by a rugby team. 3.00 Tenable A family team take on the Tenable Tower. Quiz, hosted by Sally Lindsay. (R) 4.00 Tipping Point Coin-drop quiz. 5.00 The Chase Julie, Dhiren, Emma and Christopher hope to win a cash prize on the strategic quiz. 6.00 STV News at Six; Weather 6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale Bob is emotional, and Marlon is furious. 7.30 Coronation Street Tyrone hunts for a way to discredit Phill, and Max’s poor performance at school gives cause for concern. 8.00 Simply Raymond Blanc The chef shares his love of new produce from the gardens and explains why seasonality is important and why everyone should embrace it. (R) 8.30 Coronation Street Alya turns to Zeedan for help after a costly blunder, and Freda disapproves of Gemma’s choice for Aled. 9.00 Grantchester Will and Geordie are drawn into the world of local politics when the apparent suicide of Councillor Derek McArthur prompts an election, but his widow is convinced he was murdered. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather 10.30 STV News; Weather 10.45 Rocky (1976/12) Philadelphia brawler Rocky Balboa gets a shot at the world heavyweight title when current champion Apollo Creed decides to give an unknown boxer a chance in celebration of America’s bicentennial. Oscar-winning drama, starring Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Burt Young and Carl Weathers. ★★★★ 12.50am Butterfly (R) 1.40 ITV Nightscreen 3.00 FYI Extra 3.15 Martin & Roman’s Weekend Best! With Alex Horne and Susan Cookman. (R) 4.05-6.00am ITV Nightscreen Thor’s photograph and CCTV footage from the shopping mall. 10.45 Dealbh is Slighe. Calum travels across Loch Awe to Kilchurn Castle, looking for the perfect light to take a special photo. 10.55 Orain nan Gaidheal. First of two special Celtic Connections concerts, featuring some of the best contemporary Gaelic singers performing with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. 12.00m’t-6.00am Alba Today BBC One N Ireland As BBC One except: 11.15am-12.15pm Homes Under the Hammer 1.30-1.45pm BBC Newsline; Weather 6.30-7.00 BBC Newsline; Weather 7.30-8.00 Question of Sport. With Amy Williams, Leon Osman, Anna Hopkin and Anton Du Beke. 8.30-9.00 Would I Lie to You? With Johnny Vegas, Alex Jones, Martin Lewis and Anna Maxwell-Martin. 10.25-10.35pm BBC Newsline; Weather 6.00am Countdown (R) 6.40 Cheers (R) 7.40 The King of Queens (R) 9.05 Frasier (R) 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) 11.30 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (R) 12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch 2.10 Countdown Word game. 3.00 A Place in the Sun A couple seek a holiday home in Tenerife. 4.00 The Great House Giveaway (R) 5.00 Four in a Bed The B&Bers meet up to air their grievances. 5.30 Come Dine with Me Helen serves up a Thai-inspired menu. 6.00 The Simpsons Animation. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks The village residents’ try to come to terms with the consequences of yesterday’s events and Warren wants a second chance with Maxine. (R) 7.00 Channel 4 News The latest headline, and analysis of political developments. Plus, the day’s sport and weather. 8.00 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer meet Carly and Phil in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, who are unsure whether they should renovate their current home or sell up and move into another. Carly feels like she has had enough of their current house and longs to move into one with more space, but Phil, on the other hand, is content with their four-bed semi and its location. (R) 9.00 Gogglebox The armchair critics share their opinions on what they have been watching during the week, with cameras capturing their instant reactions. 10.00 Highlife Docu-ality series following the lives of a group of ambitious, successful British Nigerians and Ghanians. 11.05pm FILM The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016/12) Eric and fellow warrior Sara, raised as members of ice Queen Freya’s army, try to conceal their love as they fight to survive the wicked intentions of both Freya and her sister Ravenna. However, as war between the siblings escalates, Eric and Sara unite with Freya in an attempt to end Ravenna’s wicked reign once and for all. Fantasy adventure, starring Chris Hemsworth. ★★★ 1.10am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) 2.00 Celebrity Undercover Boss USA (R) 2.50 Come Dine with Me 5.05- 6.00am Location, Location, Location (R) ITV Border As STV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Border 6.00-6.30 ITV News Lookaround 10.30-10.45 ITV News Border. The day’s headlines. 12.50-3.00am Home Shopping ITV 2 6.00am Love Bites 6.55 Ellen’s Game of Games 8.00 Emmerdale 9.00 Coronation Street 10.00 Dress to Impress 11.00 Love Bites 12.00noon Emmerdale 1.00 Coronation Street 2.00 Supermarket Sweep 3.00 Dress to Impress 4.00 Love Bites 5.00 You’ve Been Framed! Unchained! 6.00 Catchphrase Celebrity Special 7.00 Superstore Double bill of fun. 8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill. Bob is obsessed with his helicopter; Bob and Linda head out on the town. 9.00 Ready to Mingle The partners cause havoc as they take over. 10.00 Family Guy Triple bill of fun. 11.25 American Dad! 12.25am Bob’s Burgers 1.20 Superstore 2.10 The Emily 6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine 11.15 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door (R) 12.15pm 5 News at Lunchtime 12.20 Traffic Cops. The unit cracks down on suspected drug dealers. (R) 1.15 Home and Away See 6.00pm. 1.45 Neighbours See 5.30pm. 2.15 Killer in Red (2018/PG) Thriller, starring Tammin Sursok and Allison Paige. ★★★ 4.00 Bargain Brits in the Sun (R) 5.00 5 News at 5 Headlines. 5.30 Neighbours Evelyn seems disinterested in Sheila’s attempts to make amends. (R) 6.00 Home and Away Mackenzie learns that Tane and Ziggy’s relationship has ended. (R) 6.30 5 News Tonight Headlines. 7.00 Secret Scotland with Susan Calman Beginning in the village of Golspie, the comedian traverses the North Coast 500, a 500-mile trip around the northernmost parts of mainland Britain taking in Dunrobin Castle on the way. (R) Followed by 5 News Update 8.00 The Cotswolds with Pam Ayres (1/4) The poet sets off on a journey around the region that takes in parts of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire, beginning in Bourton-on-the-Water. 9.00 Lighthouses: Building the Impossible (1/3) Rob Bell heads nine miles out into the English Channel to see why building the world’s first rock lighthouse was such a monumental achievement. 10.00 Greatest Hits of the 80s A look at the stories behind six songs from the decade, examining Careless Whisper, Vienna, Do You Really Want to Hurt Me, Smooth Operator, 1999 and Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This). (R) 11.25pm Swayze: The Demons & the Dance A profile of the actor, who shot to fame in 1987 with his lead role in Dirty Dancing. (R) 12.50am Entertainment News on 5 1.00 The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show 3.00 Entertainment News on 5 3.05 Secrets of Tutankhamun’s Treasures (R) 3.55 The Funny Thing About Love and Sex (R) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (R) 5.10 House Doctor (R) 5.35 Thomas & Friends (R) 5.50-6.00am Fireman Sam (R) Atack Show 2.45 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 3.15 FYI Extra 3.30-6.00am Teleshopping BBC 4 7.00pm One-Hit Wonders at the BBC Compilation of hits by artists hardly heard from again, including Peter Sarstedt’s Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?, Trio’s smash Da Da Da, and Move Closer, by Phyllis Nelson. 8.00 TOTP: 1991 Double bill. With De La Soul, Beverley Craven and the Shamen; with Level 42, Color Me Badd and Sophie Lawrence. 9.00 The Old Grey Whistle Test Story Jo Brand narrates a history of the popular music show. 9.40 The Old Grey Whistle Test: For One Night Only Bob Harris celebrates the long-running BBC music show with a three-hour special revisiting some of its finest moments. 12.45am TOTP: 1991: double bill 1.45 One-Hit Wonders at the BBC 2.45-3.15am Motherland. Comedy.

SaturDAY 18.09 30 SEVENDAYS@SUNDAYMAIL.CO.UK BBC One BBC Two STV C4 C5 6.00am Breakfast 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Live 11.30 Nadiya’s Family Favourites (R) 12.00noon Football Focus 1.00 BBC News; Weather 1.15 Bargain Hunt From Brackley, Northamptonshire. (R) 2.15 Money for Nothing Sarah Moore salvages three items. (R) 3.15 Garden Rescue A couple seek an easily-maintained space. (R) 4.00 Final Score A round-up of this afternoon’s football results. 5.10 BBC News; Regional News 5.25 The Wall A couple from Essex take part in the gameshow. (R) 6.15 Pointless Celebrities A Strictly edition of the general knowledge quiz, featuring Anton Du Beke and the Rev Richard Coles. 6.35am Wild & Weird (R) 6.50 Marrying Mum and Dad (R) 7.15 Ricky Wilson’s Art Jam (R) 7.35 Blue Peter (R) 8.05 Planet Defenders (R) 8.30 Supersized Earth (R) 9.30 Hugh’s Wild West (R) 10.30 Chris and Meg’s Wild Summer (R) 11.00 Serengeti II (R) 12.00noon Nigel Slater’s Middle East: Turkey (R) 1.00 Animals with Cameras (R) 2.00 Take a Hike Five episodes. (R) 4.30 A House Through Time A factory owner with a history of questionable ethics. (R) 5.30 Jay’s Yorkshire Workshop A man who set up a men’s mental-health charity. (R) 6.30 Saving Lives at Sea The RNLI rushes to the rescue of a man in the water in the Thames. (R) 6.00am CITV 9.25 ITV News 9.30 James Martin’s Saturday Morning. Chat show. 11.40 Ainsley’s Good Mood Food 12.40pm James Martin’s American Adventure The TV chef explores New Orleans. (R) 1.10 ITV News; Weather 1.30 ITV Racing: From Newbury Coverage of today’s race meetings from Newbury. 4.30 Tipping Point: Best Ever Finals Coin-drop quiz. (R) 5.00 Family Fortunes Gameshow, hosted by Gino D’Acampo. (R) 6.00 ITV News; Weather 6.15 Regional News; Weather 6.30 Celebrity Catchphrase Stephen Mulhern hosts a celebrity special of the show. 6.00am The King of Queens (R) 6.50 Mike & Molly (R) 7.55 Frasier (R) 9.20 The Simpsons (R) 12.20pm Couples Come Dine with Me (R) 1.20 Four in a Bed Five episodes. (R) 4.00 Tool Club DIY show hosted by Michael Underwood, giving viewers the chance to learn skills and gain the confidence to tackle any home-improvement challenges themselves. 5.00 A Place in the Sun A woman seeks a property in the Costa Tropical, southern Spain. (R) 6.00 Location, Location, Location: 20 Years and Counting Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer look back at house-hunters who struggled to make the decision whether to move now or wait for a better option. (R) 6.00am Milkshake! Children’s shows. 9.55 SpongeBob SquarePants Animated double bill. (R) 10.20 Entertainment News on 5 10.25 Friends Five episodes. (R) 12.50pm Dances with Wolves (1990/12) A soldier alone at a remote outpost is adopted into a Sioux tribe during the American Civil War. Oscar-winning Western, directed by and starring Kevin Costner. With Mary McDonnell. ★★★★★ 4.30 Susan Calman’s Great British Holiday The comedian visits resorts around the UK. (R) 5.55 5 News Weekend Headlines. 6.00 All Creatures Great and Small A trip back home presents James with a dilemma. (R) 7pm 9pm 12AM 7.00 The Hit List Strictly Special (3/5) Marvin and Rochelle Humes present as Strictly Come Dancing stars Gemma Atkinson, Gorka Marquez, Alijaz Skorjanec, Janette Manrara, Clara Amfo and Johannes Radebe take part in the quiz, with a £10,000 charity jackpot up for grabs. 7.45 Strictly Come Dancing Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present the launch of this year’s contest, joined in the ballroom by 15 brand new celebrities, who are paired with their professionals. 9.30 Casualty When a minivan carrying hearing-impaired passengers gets into an accident, Jade is asked to help interpret for the patients, one of whom she discovers is her estranged mother Susie. 10.10 BBC News; Weather 10.30 Match of the Day Gary Lineker presents highlights of the latest Premier League matches, including Aston Villa v Everton, Manchester City v Southampton and Burnley v Arsenal. 11.55pm Tonight with Target DJ Target is joined in the studio by Poet and Henrie, and Remi hangs out with Ivorian Doll. There are also live performances by Ms Banks, Mahalia and Berwyn. 12.45am The NFL Show. Dan Walker is joined by Osi Umenyiora and Jason Bell to present highlights of Washington Football Team v New York Giants. 1.15 Weather for the Week Ahead 1.20-6.00am BBC News BBC Scotland 12.00noon To Be Announced 7.00pm The Seven 7.15 The Edit. The best of the week’s entertainment news. 7.30 Sportscene. Highlights of recent events. 10.00pm-12.00m’t TRNSMT. Edith Bowman introduces coverage of the new festival from Glasgow Green. BBC One Scotland As BBC One except: 5.20-5.30pm Reporting Scotland 12.10am Sportscene 1.40 Tonight with Target. DJ Target presents a showcase of black musical talent from around the world. 2.30 The NFL Show. Dan Walker is joined by Osi Umenyiora and Jason Bell to present highlights of Thursday night’s game. Plus, a look at the major news stories shaping the American football world, as the leading sides in the NFL continue their bids to succeed Philadelphia Eagles as Super 7.30 Dad’s Army Captain Mainwaring and Sergeant Wilson are trapped in the bank vault with a bomb. (R) 8.00 Giraffes: Africa’s Gentle Giants Dr Julian Fennessy sets out to save the endangered giraffes of Africa, rounding up 20 of the rarest animals to take across the Nile River and beyond to safety. (R) 9.00 QI Sandi Toksvig is joined by Sara Pascoe, Johnny Vegas and Ed Balls and regular panellist Alan Davies, who set about answering questions about subjects associated with various parts. (R) 9.30 When Nirvana Came to Britain Documentary examining the band’s visits to the UK between 1989 and 1994, with contributions from Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic. 10.30 Reel Stories: Dave Grohl The Foo Fighters frontman joins host Dermot O’Leary to look back on his career, from his first TV performance with Nirvana, right through to headlining Reading and Leeds Festival with Foo Fighters in 2019. (R) 11.15pm FILM Detroit (2017/15) A group of rogue police officers responds to a complaint with apparent retribution rather than justice in mind, launching a raid on a group of African-Americans. Public anger reaches a peak after the incident, as relationships sour with authority. Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots, starring John Boyega, Anthony Mackie and Algee Smith. ★★★★ 1.30-6.35am This Is BBC Two. Upcoming programmes. Bowl winners. 3.00 Weather for the Week Ahead 3.05-6.00am BBC News BBC One Wales As BBC One except: 5.20-5.30pm BBC Wales Today. The latest headlines. STV As ITV except: 1.30-4.30pm LIVE STV Racing: Live from Newbury. Coverage of today’s race meetings. 6.15-6.30 STV News 12.40-3.00am ITV Nightscreen ITV Wales As ITV except: 12.40-1.10pm Newsweek Wales. Headlines. 6.15-6.30pm ITV News Cymru Wales. The latest headlines. S4C 6.00am Cyw 8.00 Bernard 8.05 Y Doniolis 8.15 Rhyfeddodau Chwilengoch a Cath Ddu 8.35 Cath-Od 8.45 Byd Rwtsh Dai 7.30 The Cube Contestants try to complete a series of increasingly difficult challenges, ranging from agility tests to skill trials, under pressure to hold their nerve as friends, family and the studio audience watch their every move. The further they go in the competition, the more money they win, up to a jackpot of £250,000. 8.30 Beat the Chasers Contestants from across the UK take on a team consisting of five of the Chasers, hoping to win big money. Bradley Walsh asks the questions. 9.35 Paul O’Grady’s Saturday Night Line Up Comedy chat and gameshow in which Paul puts questions, scenarios and dilemmas to celebrity guests, who must arrange themselves from best to worst correctly. 10.20 ITV News; Weather 10.35 22 Jump Street (2014/15) Undercover cops Schmidt and Jenko are sent on a new assignment at a university. When one joins the college American football team and the other falls in with a crowd of Bohemian artists, loyalty to their new cliques puts a strain on their friendship. Crime comedy, starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. ★★★★ 12.40am Home Shopping 3.00 FYI Extra 3.15 Britain’s Brightest Celebrity Family. Eight celebrity families take part in the knockout tournament. Anne Hegerty asks the questions. (R) 3.40-6.00am ITV Nightscreen Potsh 8.55 Chwarter Call 9.10 Mabinogiogi a Mwy 9.35 Dreigiau: Gwarchodwyr Berc 10.00 Trysorau’r Teulu 11.00 Codi Hwyl America 11.30 Dau Gi Bach 12.00noon Treialon Cwn Defaid Rhyngwladol 2021 1.00 Pysgod i Bawb 1.30 Cynefin 2.30 Y Stiwdio Grefftau 3.30 Goreuon Priodas Pum Mil 4.30 Dan Do 5.00 LIVE Sgorio 7.15 Newyddion a Chwaraeon 7.30 Bwrdd i Dri. Mari Lovegreen, Aeron Pughe and Bethan Gwanas take part in the cooking show featuring celebrity contestants as they prepare and cook a three-course meal. 8.00 Eisteddfod AmGen: Cwt Cerdd. Huw Foulkes presents the last programme in the series. Tonight, taking a look at rock and pop music, with a performance by the group Lleden. Last in series. 9.00 To Be Announced 10.00 Sgwrs Dan y Lloer. Elin Fflur visits her guests’ gardens at night in this series, starting with actress and Plaid Cymru Councillor 7.00 Channel 4 News 7.30 Britain’s Most Historic Towns Professor Alice Roberts explores the medieval history of Lincoln. (R) 8.30 Bettany Hughes’ Treasures of the World (4/5) Bettany embarks on a Mediterranean voyage, beginning at its mouth with a mask of Medusa, identified from fragments in Gorham’s Cave on Gibraltar. 9.30 Deadpool 2 (2018/15) The wisecracking anti-hero meets Russell, a gifted youngster pursued by a heavily armed cyborg from the future. With the aid of fellow mutant Domino and five less lucky teammates, they attempt to defeat the villainous Cable. Action comedy, with Ryan Reynolds and Josh Brolin. ★★★★ 11.50pm FILM The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018/15) Hacker Lisbeth Salander embarks on a frantic hunt for a stolen computer programme that could spark a global disaster. Thriller, starring Claire Foy and Sylvia Hoeks. ★★★★ 1.50am Iris Prize Best British Shorts: Better. Exploring his gender identity gets Max severely bullied, placing his mother on the horns of a dilemma. Short film, directed by Michael J Ferns. (R) 2.10 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. The chef helps a struggling restaurant in California. (R) 3.00 Couples Come Dine with Me. Karla and Aiden serve a modern menu inspired by their first rendezvous. (R) 3.55 Hollyoaks Omnibus. Extended edition. (R) 5.55-6.10am Kirstie’s House of Craft Shelley Rees. 10.30-11.35pm Noson Lawen 2021. Shon Midway hosts an evening of entertainment with artists from Pembrokeshire. With guests including Trystan Llyr Griffiths, Jessica Robinson, Lowri Evans and Lee Mason. itv2 6.00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 6.30 Love Bites 9.20 Dress to Impress 11.20 Australian Ninja Warrior 1.00pm FILM Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011/U) Comedy sequel. ★★ 2.45 FILM Liar Liar (1997/12) Comedy, starring Jim Carrey. ★★★★ 4.30 Minions and Monsters 4.40 FILM Despicable Me (2010/U) ★★★★ 6.30 FILM Stardust (2007/PG) Fantasy adventure. ★★★★ 9.00 Ready to Mingle Catch up on all of this week’s exclusive footage. 10.00 Family Guy Triple bill of fun. 11.00 Family Guy 11.30 American Dad! 12.25am The Stand Up Sketch Show 1.25 Don’t Hate the Playaz 7.00 William & Kate: Too Good to Be True The relationship between the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. (R) 8.30 Lakes & Dales’ Most Scenic Railway Journey The Northern Belle travels through England’s rural Northwest, taking in Cumbria and the Lake District before heading toward Carlisle. (R) 9.30 The Murder of Lord Mountbatten: 3 Days That Shook Britain The events surrounding the killing of Louis Mountbatten in August 1979, when his boat was blown up at sea by the IRA. Royal insiders, local journalists and victims’ family members recall the attack, revealing how Thomas McMahon slipped onto the unguarded Shadow V at night to plant the bomb. 10.50 When TV Goes Horribly Wrong A compilation of television mishaps, including the time a fire alarm on Channel 4 News left presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy making the headlines rather than reporting them. (R) 12.50am Entertainment News on 5 1.00 The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show 3.00 Entertainment News on 5 3.10 DHL: Delivering the World to You. Documentary series going behind the scenes at the delivery company. (R) 4.00 Inside DHL: The World’s Biggest Delivery Company. Documentary. (R) 4.50 Wildlife SOS (R) 5.15 Great Artists (R) 5.40 Milkshake! Monkey’s Amazing Adventures (R) 5.45- 6.00am Peppa Pig: double bill (R) 2.25 Iain Stirling’s CelebAbility 3.00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 3.30-6.00am Teleshopping BBC4 7.00pm Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream Documentary. 8.00 Brazil with Michael Palin The actor travels around Brazil. 9.00 The Hunt for a Killer Double bill. Monica follows up a lead, visiting the co-workers of a man they describe as a pervert; a deadline to clear up the Helen Nilsson case by the new boss at Kristianstad. Last in series. 10.30 College Behind Bars: Storyville Two-part documentary telling the story of a group of men and women studying for college degrees while in prison for serious crimes. 11.20 College Behind Bars: Storyville 12.10am Classic Albums: Nirvana – Nevermind. The making of the album. 1.00 New York Rock at the BBC 2.00 Brazil with Michael Palin 3.00-4.00am Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream

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32 thE Big OnE A new track called Glasgow? It’s in our Orbit Orbital brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll hint at musical tribute to one of their favourite places at upcoming Playground Festival It’s well over 30 years since they formed to play raves back in the glory days of Acid House but Orbital is still every bit as vital and innovative as ever. Brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll are responsible for some of the most beloved and timeless tracks to come out of the electronic dance music scene, with anthems like Chime, Belfast and Halcyon (+On+On) a staple of clubs and festivals. Now the pair are itching to get back to what they do best and play live and where better to make their triumphant return than in Glasgow? It’s a place that has been close to their hearts ever since their legendary first gig at The Arches in 1993. Orbital is one of the stellar acts at this year’s Playground Festival in Rouken Glen park, alongside fellow electronic artists such as Leftfield and Hot Chip. Phil said: “It’s absolutely fantastic to get back up there. We’ve been keeping our fingers crossed that it would happen ever since everything got cancelled in 2020. “It’ll be our first proper gig to come back to so there’s no better place to do it than Glasgow. We did a little one a couple ■ JULES BOYLE of months ago in Manchester but that was more of a streaming, socially distanced thing for the Hacienda with everybody in little pens. Nobody was allowed to even stand up and they ended up stopping it during our last song as everyone was dancing. “This is going to be the first proper one with a full crowd. I honestly can’t wait.” Orbital has formed a special relationship with Scottish crowds ever since their debut at Edinburgh’s techno club Pure way back in 1991. Phil said: “Scotland is one of our favourite places in the world to play but Glasgow, in particular, has that wilder edge to it. People are very down to earth, I just love it up there – the people, the attitude, all of it. Every time we’ve played, we’ve had such a brilliant reception. It’s like coming home, I really mean that. “We’ve gone from The Arches to the Barrowland and the Academy, as well as festivals like T In The Park, and it’s never been anything less than amazing. The Barras, in particular, is a gem. Everywhere up there is amazing, though, as it’s the people who make it. They’re always right up for it and so friendly too. You know you’re in for a great night when you play Scotland. Everyone just goes for it.” At Playground, Phil and Paul will be going for it as much as the crowd and, although technically an electronic dance act, they are as comfortable playing a mainstream festival stage as they are an underground techno event. Phil said: “There’s no difference to us, to be honest. It can be a bit like preaching to the unconverted sometimes but we really enjoy that. That’s actually the great thing about festivals, as you get to check out bands you might not normally see. I’m exactly the same myself so, if we are in that category for some folk, that’s great as it gives us a chance to win them over.” When lockdown kicked in, the pair’s first concern was people’s lives and safety but, for an artist who has spent his entire adult life making and performing music, it wasn’t easy for Phil to adjust. He said: “Paul can’t stop so he was just really busy doing lots of different things but, for me, Orbital and the social life that goes with it is part of me. It was a shock to the system and left me questioning who I really was. With nobody to play it to, I couldn’t even listen to music, never mind make it for a while. Apart from Kraftwerk, which I played constantly as it was a comfort to me. “But it wasn’t great for a while. I lost all enthusiasm and it was a very reflective time where I realised how much of my life it really was. I got hit quite hard and it was worse as I was shielding with my wife due to a lung issue. “I love animals, though, and I’ve always wanted a cat – I ended up with four and they really brought joy to my life. “Luckily, a few jobs started to come in. I was commissioned to do the theme song for Sky Arts Late, which gave me a purpose to start writing. It inspired me to begin working on the tunes for the next Orbital album, which will come out after we do what was supposed to be the 30th anniversary record this year.” For a band who came out of the halcyon days of Acid House and illegal raves, it’s remarkable Orbital is still producing cutting-edge electronic dance music. The

the big one 33 back on the road Orbital’s Phil and Paul Future is anything but Bleak for Theo Chris Beltran Promoter DF Concerts & Events I love it when artists who I’ve worked with reinvent themselves to great effect and come out with the best music they’ve ever made as a result. An example of this is Dundee’s own Theo Bleak, who released her single Paper to much acclaim in the local scene. Theo Bleak – aka Katie Lynch – has played in a few different projects over the years but her sublime songwriting has never been clearer than in this one. She has one of the most distinctive voices I know and, lyrically, is at the top of her game. This kind of talent doesn’t come along often so it’s really exciting to see it develop even further over duo may still play the beloved hits but are no old-school retro act. Phil said: “It was never an ambition to even be in a band for me, though it was for Paul. When Chime happened, I had two kids and it was just an avenue I thought I could try for a year. “It’s never stopped. We’ve done some brilliant, incredible things in so many places. But it all comes down to the people, like whenever you get a connection with the audience – that’s what it’s all about for us. Being able to play live and see the reaction. That’s always a special thing and we consider ourselves very blessed to have such decent and lovely followers. “We still have people who have been there from the start who make us one of their two nights out a year but you also have a lot who actually bring their kids to the shows. It’s a proper family affair. “Plus there’s always a new generation discovering Orbital for themselves. There’s a real mix of ages at all our shows, which is really Every time we’ve played in the city, we’ve had such a brilliant reception. It’s like coming home – I really mean that. gratifying to see.” Orbital’s 1991 anthem Belfast was famously named after the band played at David Holmes’ club night Sugarsweet but, with all their love for Glasgow, is it time for their favourite city to have its own anthem? It wasn’t something that had occurred to Phil but, now it’s out there, it’s not an idea he’s remotely against. He said: “A track called Glasgow? That’s definitely put an idea into my head. It’s going to have to be a crazy, manic track. Glasgow. Yeah, that sounds like a plan. Let’s see what happens at Playground, shall we? • Orbital play Glasgow’s Playground Festival on September 24. Tickets are available from www.skiddle.com lords of the dance Orbital put on spectacular live shows unique sound Theo Bleak the years. I can say with confidence that she is an artist who will make waves internationally in the next 18 months. She played her first show this weekend at TRNSMT and tours the UK supporting Scottish soul sensation Joesef in October. The sound of the summer has officially arrived with song Billie (Loving Arms) by Fred Again.. Fred Gibson is well known for penning hits with huge acts like Stormzy, Ed Sheeran and George Ezra and this euphoric dance banger builds on the widespread acclaim of his debut solo album Actual Life. I think Fred Again.. could go down as one of the modern greats in his field.

34 REVIEW #musIcWatch We wanted to give Aretha the Respect dEsERt stoRm… Back in Love City evokes images of dystopian desert vaccines singer justin young on the band’s first new album as quintet Just over 10 years ago, The Vaccines released debut album What Did You Expect... The hype surrounding the band, fronted by Justin Young, had swollen to the point where they were hailed as the saviours of guitar music. The band, now in their mid-30s, released their fifth album yesterday. Back In Love City mines 80s glam rock for power chords and falsetto vocals, and was recorded at Sonic Ranch just outside of El Paso, Texas, in 2019. Justin said: “With the exception of a bit of additional production, it was finished when Covid was but a twinkle in its father’s eye. Maybe it’s a reflection of a more carefree and optimistic time.” When the band said goodbye at El Paso airport, they had no idea it would be nearly two years before they saw each other again. They were spread around the world – Australia, Reykjavik, Paris and Scotland with Justin based in London – until reuniting six weeks ago in London. Since then the band has played a handful of gigs including a surprise set at Latitude Festival in Suffolk. However, mostly the band hunkered down ahead of the album release and impending tour. Justin is at pains to make clear this is not a concept album. If Love City itself is a concept, it is a very loose one. He said: “To me, it’s like the Tokyo skyline and out oF thIs WoRld… Album neon and all that stuff – but plonked in the middle of a dystopian red sand desert. We still have disagreements within the band about what it is, where it is and what it might look like.” Listening to Back In Love City brings to mind a band more settled in than ever before. It’s no secret the group has had ups and downs. Drummer and founding member Pete Robertson left in 2016 amid a fractious period. After reportedly considering calling it quits, the band decided to persevere and absorb touring musicians Timothy Lanham and Yoann Intonti, making a quintet. Justin said: “In many ways it feels like a new band. This was the first record we started as a five-piece. “We are probably a much healthier balance of characters. I was really sad when Pete left but I don’t blame him. It wasn’t a particularly pleasant time. “It forced the rest of us to really think about whether we wanted to keep doing it. And that was a resounding ‘yes’.” • Back In Love City by The Vaccines is out now. The band will tour the UK in April 2022. alEX GREEn ■ SUNDAY MAIL, SepteMber 12, 2021 that she deserves There was only one person Aretha Franklin wanted to portray her in a feature film of her life. Before her death in August 2018, the Queen of Soul was in touch with Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, who she handpicked for the leading role in what has gone on to become biographical drama Respect. “I miss hearing from her,” said Jennifer, 39, who won best supporting actress Oscar for musical Dreamgirls in 2006. “Aretha had a presence like no other. It was always so regal and royal. A very mellow and strong presence, but very quiet, in a way. I pulled from that, even while developing the character. She’s funny as well. She was always so present. She would tell me what was going on in my life and I’d be like, ‘How you know that?!”’ The poignant film, directed by Liesl Tommy, follows Aretha’s rise from a child singing in her father’s church choir in Detroit to international music icon. Known for hits such as Respect, (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman, and I Say A Little Prayer, her songs became anthems of the civil rights movement, representing the resistance and resilience of black people. Aretha has already been a huge part of Jennifer’s career. She performed her song Share Your Love With Me in her audition for American Idol – she was a finalist on the talent show in 2004 – and went on to secure a spot opening a show of Aretha’s in Indiana. When it came to vocal training for Respect, Jennifer had a helping hand from Welsh crooner Sir Tom Jones, who she previously dREam RolE… Jennifer plays Franklin in film WRc 10 Xbox, Playstation, Pc, age 3+ (£49.99) For this 50th anniversary edition of the championship, the game steps back in time with classic moments – including Acropolis, San Remo, Germany and Argentina – as well as many legendary cars. But it’s not all backwards – there is a lot of focus on the new too with four 2021 rallies added, which play beautifully, especially with DualSense feedback. There is also plenty to delve into with the career mode. A must for fans with fitting celebrations of the past, fit for next-gen consoles of today. Actress Jennifer Hudson and film director Liesl Tommy on staying true to legendary singer, even in darker moments of emotional biopic. Georgia Humphreys finds out more starred alongside as a judge on the ITV singing contest The Voice UK. And while it was “a singer’s dream”, she certainly felt a huge amount of pressure while filming. Jennifer said: “It’s like, ‘Oh wow, what am I supposed to do with this?’ How do you approach something so huge? And being a fan, I’m aware of that, which is what made it an even more personal project to me.” With so much to tell about Aretha – who was married twice, and had four children – South African-American director Liesl explored her childhood. She said: “Because we think of her as such a powerful classic diva, I was interested in showing how she became that way. When I found out that she had almost a crippling shyness as a child that was the driving force of me focusing it on her childhood and her 20s.” Even though director Be last man standing, or steering, with these new games FamIly tRaInER switch, age 3+ (£44.99) If you are yet to brave the gym post-lockdown, this will ease you in with 15 fun mini games that get you jumping and flapping about. Motion detection tracks performance on activities from kayaking to obstacle races. As with anything this active, it is a case of more the merrier, so multiplayer takes it to another sweaty level allowing you to team up on some challenges. Graphics are basic but that is fine for this. Getting a six-pack is unlikely but this is a great way to get off the sofa. Liesl knew Aretha was happy with the casting, there were other creative choices that had to be made after her death. And the director was always wondering if Aretha would approve of the film, especially where it dips into the darker aspects of her life. By age 14, Aretha had two children. Respect explores her relationship with first husband Ted White, who was also her manager, and includes distressing scenes of domestic violence. Liesl said: “In order to understand her, we had to dip into the darker parts of her life. She was certainly an extremely reserved woman when it came to her private life, so there were definitely times when I thought, ‘Oh God, would she kill me? Would she literally scratch my eyes out if she saw what I was putting in this film?’ “In addition to the great joy and triumph of some of her songs, there was also this beautiful, vulnerable ache, and part of my job was to show all aspects of how she manifested her life in her music, in the film.” But while wanting to be truthful to Aretha’s experiences, the director was careful about what was depicted. She said: “I’m tired of seeing women being brutalised on screen. We’ve seen it so many times. I wanted to stay focused on her emotional journey and not make it about somebody being beaten to a pulp. Those images will live forever and it was important to me to protect us and her. “I do hope that we can have more conversations about what we’re doing to women’s bodies, and also to black people’s bodies. The violence that we can carelessly and casually show is really something worth examining.” • Respect is in cinemas now. supER anImal RoyalE Xbox, Playstation, stadia, age 7+ (free) Battle royale games are everywhere, so this has an instant battle on its hands. The concept is like others in its genre – fight to be the last person standing. Sixty-four online players are dropped on a map in a top-down 2D fashion. You can only interact with others if they are in your line of sight, which calms the pace. One analogue control acts as your means of movement, while the other aims firearms. 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Bride Diane leads wedding march hAPPY CouPlE… Diane and Garrett Congratulations to my old radio mucker and fellow Invernessian on the surprise wedding of the year. Diane Knox had a huge career over here back in the day before finally realising there was no adequate answer to the question asked by every single person in her life at some point – “Why the hell would you NOT move to Florida when your whole family is based out there?” As is typical in life, I don’t see her any less than I did when she lived a mere five miles away from me and I was delighted to see wedding pictures on social media last weekend, featuring the former Miss Knox and an absolute man-mountain called Garrett. There is no quantifying the stress suffered by brides (and resultingly, grooms) since the start of the pandemic – not to mention the business lost by hundreds of thousands of independent companies, so I love seeing growing number of ceremonies finally taking place. Long may that continue and congrats to the new Mr & Mrs Balas. REVIEW 35 gARRYSPENCE SCOttISh rADIO StAr jUSt gOt bIgger IN NeW WeeKLY COLUMN All set for Chemical reaction TRNSMT festival is FINALLY back and today another thousandsstrong tribe of music fans will make their way to Glasgow Green for what will surely be the highlight of the weekend. The last time I saw Chemical Brothers was at the SECC in 2007 (shout out to my mate Brian, who came all the way from Inverness without his ticket – none of your iPhone wallets or barcodes back then, kids) and I’ve yet to see a more impressive, almost creepy, visual show. They are held by many, including me, as the grandmasters of electronic music and I cannot wait to see them Do It Again. Real heroes put bad words in my mouth Good luck to all nominees at the Scotland’s Champions awards show, which takes place next Saturday. It’s hard to talk about these events without rolling out every cliché in the book but the word “humbling” doesn’t even nearly cut it. I’ll be there on the night to present a gong before DJing at the afterparty but as voice-over for these shows, the scripts never fail to stun me. Our sound manager is quite used to having to edit out my gut responses of “bloody hell” and the rest, while I read the details of just how selfless these people are. Heroes, the lot of them. Being a mummy’s boy never gets old Later on today, I will be trying recreate the pure relaxation of last Sunday afternoon – although most of me already knows it won’t be quite as sweet as I won’t be lying on my mum’s couch. We spent a couple of days with them last weekend, which always throws up the same bonuses – mainly food related. My old dear’s kitchen contains at least three aisles-worth of glorious Lidl goods and whether it’s a bowl of Special J or a packet of Seal (Penguin) biscuits or a massive tub of Danepak, you’ll never go hungry round at her place. Going to your parents’ house for more than 24 hours and not putting on 60lb is almost as impossible as watching a film at the cinema without a bag of sweets and three tubs of ice-cream. Another staple of Pat’s kitchen is the multipack of brioche rolls (there is a whole cupboard dedicated to these addictive wee bits of bread, which is just as well given I pop them like Smarties) and my old man’s perfect draught machine, full of cider. It’s like an all-inclusive resort, made even sweeter by the free CxzfEEt… Leigcxz A weekend being spoiled at the hotel of mum and dad is bliss – except for the toothpaste homE ComfoRtS… Cider and choccy biccies childcare which commences the second we arrive. Yes, their dog is more annoying than Ruby Wax on speed and their choice of toothpaste creates a level of anger which is probably disproportionate (really, though, who the hell buys Oral B instead of Colgate?) But there’s nothing like a weekend lazing on the couch where you spent most of the 2000s trying to defeat a weapons-grade hangover during the EastEnders omnibus. Happy days. Money spinner Over the last seven days I’ve given away more than a quarter of a million pounds and it never gets any less surreal. I’ll be launching a brand new game this week, which is set to take the country by storm – make sure you’re listening tomorrow afternoon for the launch of another big-money giveaway. Catch Garry live across Scotland every weeknight 4-7pm on Clyde 1, Forth 1, Northsound 1, MFR, Tay FM, West FM and Radio Borders. ■ WWW.SUNDAYMAIL.CO.UK

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SUNDAY MAIL SEVENDAYS SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 3 Pathfinder BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER IN THE SQUARE BOX, FOLLOW A CONTINUOUS PATH OF WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GIVEN THEME. THE TRAIL GOES THROUGH EACH LETTER ONCE, TWISTING UP, DOWN AND SIDEWAYS, BUT NEVER DIAGONALLY. Rivers of the world Y W C G O M E P O P O L U Z I E O O N N I K M I O C B M E B L L RWTAONL SA I MBR C N E A L S O G G E D N A H A E D S O L A R I N A G I Z M A HUMNU I VNOCOE RUP E D A C T S E H R A R P E T R L O E K Z E N I O D O L O C A A I N Z T P A G U S E G A L M P R E I G N R A A Y N E S S I L A N I L A Y S Y D A W I I P A T E R E R A E A Y A R S S P B L U I O G N M A E Y V N O I I B G N V E D T H N A O L Z A AMARE S E EBUDAGAM Circlegram Replace the question mark with a letter so that the letters within each circle can be arranged to form words, names or terms on a common theme. What are the three words, and the letter represented by the question mark? Word Spiral STARTING FROM 1, FILL IN THE GRID CLOCKWISE WITH FOUR-LETTER WORDS. THE LAST LETTER OF EACH WORD BECOMES THE FIRST LETTER OF THE NEXT TO REVEAL A Type of wine. 1 2 3 9 10 14 15 8 11 4 16 13 12 7 6 5 N D P O D S O S E ? N 1 Make beer 2 Desire 3 Trilbies, say 4 Rescue 5 Simple 6 Three feet 7 Flat circular plate 8 Restaurant cook 9 Rage 10 Abominable snowman U A S Y R T M 11 Image or statue 12 Neck part 13 Repeated sound 14 Burden 15 Terrestrial mollusc 16 Sudden snatch Keyword clue: Type of wine SOLUTIONS Crossword Across: 6 Retract; 7 Ripen; 9 Agile; 10 Release; 12 Expectation; 14 Underground; 18 Placate; 19 Avail; 21 Wager; 22 Conceit. Down: 1 Verge; 2 Prolix; 3 Act; 4 Direct; 5 Tension; 8 Section; 11 Weighty; 13 Unclean; 15 Exceed; 16 Novice; 17 Rigid; 20 Top. Brickwork Rag, Rang, Anger, Garner, Range, Near, Era Codeword 1=H, 2=X, 3=F, 4=V, 5=O, 6=S, 7=B, 8=E, 9=G, 10=Z, 11=U, 12=R, 13=Q, 14=I, 15=Y, 16=W, 17=A, 18=T, 19=K, 20=C, 21=M, 22=D, 23=J, 24=N, 25=P, 26=L. Pathfinder Yellow, Congo, Mekong, Orinoco, Ganges, Limpopo, Columbia, Dnieper, Zambezi, Brahmaputra, Mississippi, Amazon, Volga, Danube, Thames, Yangtze, Paraguay, Ayeyarwady, Senegal, Colorado, Rhine, Vistula, Saint Lawrence, Hudson, Mackenzie, Rio de la Plata, Blue Nile, Rio Grande, Severn, Gambia. Word Spiral 1 Brew; 2 Wish; 3 Hats; 4 Save; 5 Easy; 6 Yard; 7 Disc; 8 Chef; 9 Fury; 10 Yeti; 11 Icon; 12 Nape; 13 Echo; 14 Onus; 15 Slug; 16 Grab. Keyword: Chablis Circlegram The letter represented by the question mark is I. Poseidon, Artemis, Dionysus, all Greek deities. Number Fit 5 4 2 3 4 6 4 5 9 7 0 9 3 6 7 5 6 2 8 6 1 3 6 4 9 4 3 6 8 9 6 4 2 1 0 0 4 6 2 3 4 6 4 5 3 2 6 4 8 6 3 4 4 7 9 4 5 7 9 7 2 5 4 6 9 6 1 0 5 3 8 8 4 7 6 3 4 5 7 3 4 8 6 2 3 8 9 5 7 8 3 2 5 8 5 4 7 2 3 5 8 4 2 3 7 5 9 0 9 3 6 4 2 8 5 6 3 4 7 8 Killer Sudoku 8 7 9 5 3 6 4 2 1 1 5 2 8 9 4 3 6 7 6 4 3 7 2 1 5 8 9 3 8 5 9 6 7 2 1 4 9 1 4 2 5 3 6 7 8 7 2 6 4 1 8 9 3 5 4 3 1 6 8 9 7 5 2 5 6 7 1 4 2 8 9 3 2 9 8 3 7 5 1 4 6 Easy Sudoku 8 7 4 9 2 6 3 5 1 4 1 2 6 9 7 5 3 8 7 8 3 1 6 9 2 4 5 Kakuro 5 9 3 7 4 1 6 2 8 3 8 7 1 5 2 9 6 4 2 1 6 4 3 5 8 7 9 6 2 1 8 5 3 4 7 9 9 6 5 3 4 8 7 1 2 5 9 4 2 8 7 1 3 6 9 3 8 6 1 4 2 1 8 2 1 3 1 1 7 3 2 4 8 6 7 9 3 1 2 4 8 3 4 9 2 7 1 1 2 6 3 9 4 1 7 1 3 2 Medium Sudoku 7 2 8 3 6 4 5 1 9 6 3 5 9 8 2 1 4 7 2 9 1 8 5 3 4 7 6 5 3 1 8 9 7 4 2 6 2 7 8 1 4 3 6 5 9 7 8 4 9 6 2 3 1 5 Wordsearch 9 4 6 2 1 5 7 3 8 1 9 4 5 6 7 3 8 2 6 5 3 4 7 1 8 2 9 K D B G P M T H Y H U L M E U P C J A O R E G R E B W H S Y Z L A J R Q Y O Q E R D C L N U W Z T J N W V A M U A V E B U I G J T B E T V L F W C T W W S Y N C O T S U D K M D N E T R B G I Y N A W P U S O A C A S I I I D P O D R Y T O M X F E A K N I L C D C W O W D P A L S D A X T O E L K R T O F W Q E N N W C X G K L E A X S A T D S S H S S E B O Y I I K B J R W F Q B A R K E R M T B A R E Y S L C H A W O A L A V E I D H S U R I L Y I R K O R Hard Sudoku 2 1 7 8 9 5 6 4 3 3 8 4 9 5 1 7 2 6 4 6 9 1 3 8 5 7 2 Fill In 5 6 4 9 3 8 7 3 1 2 4 6 2 9 8 5 7 1 9 7 6 1 5 2 3 4 2 8 6 7 1 8 5 4 9 3 8 2 7 3 1 5 6 5 9 7 2 4 4 1 3 6 8 9 S U C H T P L A N K O W H I L E I R I A G A R N O B L E N V H E N F E E D E R A B E T T U N A M U T A N T S U P L R A G A T E V A S T S M F P A P E R A A S T A R R K N I T Hidden word: SILVER GET THE TABLET EDITION FREE FOR 60 DAYS Free trial for new subscribers only. £9.99 per month after free trial.

SUNDAY MAIL SEVENDAYS SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 4 The £50 crossword Across 11 Large urban sprawl (11) 12 Dash about violently (7) 13 Word of the opposite meaning (7) 14 Deliberately cruel or callous (4-7) 15 Synthetic material (5) 16 Former Pakistani capital (7) 17 Stern or severe (5) 18 Patrick __, actor (7) 20 Hint or indication (10) 26 Raw fish dish (5) 28 Food cooked on a skewer (5) 29 Fall asleep (3,3) 31 Grandmother, informally (7) 32 Colorant (3) 33 Take for granted (7) 34 Comment (6) 35 Narrow way (5) 36 Croons (5) 38 Mercy killing (10) 40 Low upholstered seat (7) 45 __ Dahl, author (5) 48 Official language of Bangladesh (7) 50 Side of a body of troops (5) 52 Astound (11) 53 Gastronome (7) 54 Country on the Baltic (7) 55 Emerge successfully (4,7) DOWN 1 Scraggy (7) 2 Introduce gradually (6) 3 Fresh and unused (5-3) 4 Wild swinging punch (8) 5 Throw away or put aside (7) 6 As a body or whole (2,4) 7 Total defeat (8) 8 Silky to the touch (6) 9 Smoothing tool (6) 10 To help (4,1,4) 19 Proof or tribute (9) 21 Brolly (8) 22 Unhappiness (7) 23 Flu (9) 24 Employment (5) 25 A sheikhdom of SE Arabia (3,5) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 37 34 35 36 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 27 American state (7) 28 Skill at doing something (5) 29 Quick and nimble (5) 30 Banquet (5) 37 Extremely frightened (9) 39 Living in or among trees (8) 41 Drive too closely behind (8) 42 Unprepared (3-5) 43 Hobby (7) 44 Superficial or slight (7) 46 Adjusts (6) 47 Expose the falseness of (6) 49 Subtle difference (6) 51 Protective suit (6) 30 HOW TO ENTER Here's your chance to win this week's £50 prize. Just complete the grid and send it to: Prize Crossword, PO Box 904, Sunday Mail, Glasgow, G9 2HL. The closing date is this Thursday. You can send it with your entry for the main paper's crossword but mark SD on the envelope's top left-hand corner. The winner - the first correct entry drawn on Thursday - will be published in Sevendays. Good luck! Name Address Postcode Crossword Solution for September 5 ACROSS: 11 Orbit, 12 Somehow, 13 Apple, 14 Spain, 15 Strange, 16 Ideal, 17 Denmark, 19 Cells, 21 Ideas, 23 Radiation, 25 Staircase, 28 Dried, 30 Emperor, 32 Draft, 33 Represent, 35 Disappear, 36 Parks, 37 Travels, 40 Straw, 42 Displayed, 44 Shattered, 46 Yacht, 48 Elder, 49 Theatre, 51 Drier, 52 Resigns, 55 Proud, 56 Upper, 57 Revolutionary. DOWN: 1 Considered, 2 Obtained, 3 Stanza, 4 Uses, 5 American, 6 Thin, 7 Owners, 8 Familiar, 9 Sphere, 10 Heel, 18 Knife, 20 Loser, 22 Shelter, 24 Address, 26 Acres, 27 Amateur, 29 Imports, 31 Pot, 32 Deposit, 33 Rapidly, 34 Entry, 35 Die, 38 Added, 39 Shaft, 41 Wednesdays, 43 Literary, 44 Struggle, 45 Rational, 47 Crisps, 48 Errors, 50 Employ, 51 Drug, 53 Save, 54 Sits. GET THE TABLET EDITION FREE FOR 60 DAYS Free trial for new subscribers only. £9.99 per month after free trial.