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we’re backing the united kingdom Free inside www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk Monday, November 29, 2021 80p The ultimate guide to Autumn and winter wildlifE Formula 1 pioneer dies at 79 SEE PAGE 19 and sport Government calms fears as third case of mutant strain found in UK VAccine makers: we can defeat omicron variant exclusive By Mark Reynolds SCIENTISTS are confident they will defeat the latest Covid variant – as they race to keep Omicron at bay. AstraZeneca teams are conducting tests in African hotspots so that the company’s Vaxzevria jab can quickly be tweaked if necessary. The boost from the UK pharma giant came as a third case of the mutant strain was confirmed in Britain. The UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid sought to calm fears yesterday. He said “people should continue as normal” with plans for Christmas. AstraZeneca told the Scottish Daily Express that work was progressing to ensure its vaccine remains effective against Omicron, in Turn to page 4 The great freeze... Thousands still without power SEE PAGES 8&9

2 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 Weather forecast If we’ve published anything factually inaccurate, please contact the readers’ editor by email at expressletters @express.co.uk or write to Readers’ Editor, Daily Express at One Canada Square, London E14 5AP and, once verified, we’ll correct it as soon as possible. The Daily Express and Sunday Express are published by Express Newspapers, a subsidiary company of Reach PLC, which is a member of IPSO, the Independent Press Standards Organisation. We adhere to the Editors’ Code Of Practice as enforced by IPSO, which is Temperatures in Centigrade contactable for advice at IPSO Gate House, 1 Farringdon Street, EC4M 7LG. Website www.ipso.co.uk Telephone: 0300123 2220, email advice@ipso.co.uk. If you have a complaint concerning a potential breach of the Code of Practice, we will deal with your complaint directly or IPSO can refer your complaint to us. Please go to www.reachplc.com/how-to-complain where you can view our Complaints Policy and Procedure. A How To Complain pack is also available by writing to the Legal and Compliance Department, Reach PLC, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP. Temperatures in Centigrade DXSC Weather forecast Buildings crumble in huge quake Rubble...rock is removed from road By Stewart Whittingham A large 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook Peru’s Amazon region yesterday. Terrified people ran into the streets in towns as buildings crumbled. A 45ft tower forming part of a 16th century site – thought to be the oldest Catholic temple in the area – was reduced to rubble. Electricity cuts were reported and TV footage showed stretches of roads blocked by huge rocks. Tremors were felt more than 600 miles away in the capital Lima, and in neighbouring South American countries Columbia and Ecuador. There were no reports of fatalities, as the epicentre was believed to be in a remote area of jungle. Weather forecast Andy Cox…lives at risk ‘Danger’ motorists are still on the roads Temperatures in Centigrad Today’s summary: Mostly cloudy with light rain Glasgow/Argyll: Mostly cloudy with light Caithness/North West: Grey and wet with North West: Wet with outbreaks of light East Anglia: Dry with a lot of cloud. Spells rain, mainly later in the day. Gentle southwesterly winds. High 11C (52F). north-westerly winds. High 9C (48F). Feeling cold. High 10C (50F). winds. High 6C (43F). patchy light rain and drizzle expected. Brisk Tensions... By Steph Spyro rain and drizzle. Moderate westerly winds. of hazy sunshine. Gentle north-westerly North Russian West Coast: troops It will be generally East Coast: It will be damp with patc cloudy with one or two spots of rain or light rain or drizzle, especially this mo Edinburgh: Cloudy with sleet or possibly Falkirk/Stirling: Overcast and wet with Northern Ireland: Dull and wet with rain or London/South East: Dry with bright or during training Thousands of drizzle, particularly later. A light to Some bright spells later. Gentle west snow turning to rain. A Moderate westerly patchy light rain or drizzle at times. drizzle, mainly light and patchy. Moderate sunny periods developing. Gentle northwesterly winds. Very cold. High 6C (43F). drive despite racking up moderate exercise westerly wind. drills High 12C (54F). motorists winds. are High allowed 9C (48F). to wind. High 9C (48F). Moderate westerly winds. High 8C (46F). westerly winds. High 11C (52F). South West Coast: A wet start and it will North Central Ireland: It is expected Fife/Dundee: Wet with outbreaks of light Central Highlands: It will be wet with Wales: It will be overcast with spells of light South: Largely cloudy with little brightness then stay rather cloudy with the occasional enough wet penalty with outbreaks points of light rain and d rain and drizzle at times. Moderate westerly outbreaks of light rain and drizzle expected. rain and drizzle. Gentle southwesterly around, but staying dry. Light winds. Very rain possible. A gentle north-westerly for much of the day. A light to modera winds. High 7C (45F). Gentle westerly winds. High 8C (46F). for disqualification, an winds. High 10C (50F). cold. High 5C (41F). breeze. High 11C (52F). westerly wind. High 10C (50F). The Borders: Cloudy, with patchy light Moray Firth/Aberdeen: Cloudy with sleet investigation has found. Midlands: Cloudy with the chance of rain South West: Sunny periods and slow-moving snow for a while. Dry later. Freshening or even snow turning to rain. Rain later on. South Central Ireland: It is going to be a Northern Ireland: It is going to be cl or drizzle. Gentle south-westerly winds. showers during the morning. Gentle westerly Figures obtained using westerly winds. High 7C (45F). Moderate westerly winds. High 9C (48F). mainly cloudy day with drizzle, especially with outbreaks of drizzle or light rain, Very cold. High 4C (39F). winds. Cool. High 11C (52F). during the morning. A light to moderate freedom especially of information through the morning. A SW Scotland: Cloudy with sleet or even England, Wales and Northern Ireland: It North East/Yorks: Mainly cloudy, possibly Channel Isles: Mainly cloudy, possibly westerly wind. High 10C (50F). requests moderate to the westerly Driver breeze. High 11C snow turning to rain. Gentle south-westerly will be mostly cloudy with spells of rain or with a few spots of rain or drizzle. Moderate with a few spots of rain or drizzle. Gentle winds. High 10C (50F). drizzle at times. High 11C (52F). westerly winds. Cold. High 6C (43F). northerly winds. High 8C (46F). and Vehicle Licensing Outlook tomorrow: Ireland Warmest: Sherkin Island 11C (52F Shetland/Orkney: Grey and wet with Sea: North Sea: Moderate. Irish Sea: Scotland: Cloudy with spells of sleet and Sea: North Sea: Moderate. Irish Sea: Agency (DVLA) Extremes: Coldest: show Altnahinch Filters -1C (30 patchy light rain and drizzle expected. Brisk Moderate. Channel: Slight. snow which will turn back to rain. Fresh Moderate. Channel: Slight. Tomorrow it will be cloudy with spells of there are (24 hours 8,632 Wettest: licence Cork 7.82in. south-westerly winds. High 9C (48F). westerly winds. High 11C (52F). drizzle through the morning. During the to 2pm yesterday) holders in Britain with at UK OUTLOOK TOMORROW: It will be mostly cloudy with spells of light rain affecting all afternoon a spell of heavy rain will push into UK OUTLOOK TOMORROW: It will be mostly cloudy with spells of light rain affecting all New Moon the northwest and move southwards. least 12 points. areas. A dry afternoon in the south and east with the chance of bright spells. 04 December areas. A dry afternoon in the south and east with the chance of bright spells. 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DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 3 Stepping out... Tilly Ramsay and Nikita Kuzmin are leaving the dancefloor Gone appetit! Chef Tilly’s Strictly exit Pictures: BBC/Guy Levy By Ashleigh Rainbird Tilly Ramsay insists she has a “best friend for life” in Nikita Kuzmin as the pair crashed out of Strictly Come Dancing. The TV chef became the ninth celebrity to leave the BBC show, despite cooking up a storm on the dancefloor with professional partner Nikita. Dad Gordon Ramsay was in the audience to see his daughter sent home, having been overcome with emotion during her samba on Saturday night. The Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch presnter, 20, lost out to CBBC’s Rhys Stephenson in the dance-off, when she again performed to Levitating by Dua Lipa. Rhys and partner Nancy Xu performed their waltz to You Light Up My Life by Whitney Houston. But Tilly, who was at the bottom of the leaderboard on Saturday night’s show, was given the boot by the judging panel. Despite Nikita, 23, whipping off his shirt during the dance-off, Tears...dad Gordon judges Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke and guest judge Cynthia Erivo, who was filling in for Motsi Mabuse, all opted to save Rhys. Craig called the performance “flashy and semi-naked” in a nod to Nikita’s torso. Tilly said: “I’d just like to say a CRAIG’s TIPS FOR THE FINAL THREE Craig Revel Horwood has tipped former Great British Bake Off star John Whaite, soap star Rose Ayling-Ellis and presenter AJ Odudu to make it to the final three. “If I was choosing, that’s who,” he told Hello! magazine. “The standard has been so high this year.” Judgment... Revel Horwood massive thank you to everyone who has made this an amazing, positive journey for me. “From everyone here to backstage, wardrobe, make-up and camera crew. It’s just been the most extraordinary time. I found out something about myself that I didn’t know I could do, I didn’t know I could dance and have fun like this. “A huge thank you to Nikita, who has guided me out of my shell and has just made this the most amazing experience. I really meant it when I said I made a best friend for life. You’ve just been incredible.” Celebrity baker John Whaite and Johannes Radebe finished top of the leaderboard. Finale...Tilly and Nikita, right, applaud Nancy Xu and Rhys Stephenson Shirley gets all-clear over cancer fear STRICTLY’s Shirley Ballas says she can finally relax following weeks of anxiety waiting for her cancer test results. The head judge, 61, declared her results were “absolutely fine” after concerned fans spotted a lump under her arm in an online video. In an update to her fans, Shirley said: “I got two sets of results back today and the shadow on my kidney seems absolutely fine. “Some other, I’m going to say polyps, the fancy name for them, By Steph Spyro are just absolutely fine. There was no cancer there, so that was good. Now I need to have my boobies checked one more time when I have a minute.” In the video, posted directly from Relieved…Shirley is now taking time off her bed to her 224,000 Instagram followers, she added: “My hormones are still all over the place, so started today with some oestrogen to see if we can balance the body better. “Thank you for all of you who spotted it, who made me go and get my MOT of myself, I really appreciate it.” Shirley had originally alarmed doctors with her rocketing testosterone levels and “lack of oestrogen”. She previously told fans she had been to hospital for an “internal probe” of her ovaries, kidneys and adrenal glands. Tests had been conducted at King’s College Hospital in London through the NHS, and Shirley reassured worried fans they had been “really quick”. Doctors recommended the dancer take some time to herself, which she says she plans to do. Star posted a video from bed

4 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 DXSC Coronavirus: We can respond quickly Blame pandemic for crisis in A&E says First Minister By Richard Percival NICOLA Sturgeon has been criticised for refusing to accept damning accident and emergency death figures caused by Scotland’s waiting time crisis. Critics slated the First Minister’s handling of the A&E crisis and demanded a public inquiry into avoidable deaths. Waiting times this week remained far above the Scottish Government’s target. Public Health Scotland said only 75.2 per cent of patients were seen within four hours of arriving at A&E in the week ending November 14. The target is 95 per cent. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scotland said patients were dying because hospitals were so full. They calculated that there had so far been 231 excess deaths as a result of treatment delays. Ms Sturgeon told the BBC’s Andrew Marr she took full responsibility for the A&E responses, and blamed them on Covid. She said: “There is a massive Covidcreated or exacerbated problem in the NHS in Scotland, as there is in health services across the world, and we are taking the action to try to deal with that. Duty “Is it good enough right now in Scotland, and probably in any other country, because of Covid? No, but the duty for leaders like me is to make sure we’re doing what it takes to support the NHS through this.” Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole- Hamilton said: “The situation is much worse than it needed to be because warnings were ignored for years. Staff and the public deserve an inquiry into avoidable deaths.” Scottish Conservative health spokesman Dr Sandesh Gulhane said the figures were “appalling” and claimed Ms Sturgeon was “only interested in deflecting the issue, which she has been doing for months”. He added: “The SNP have always been a step behind, which has resulted in the worst crisis ever seen across Scotland’s A&E departments. If we had a proper NHS recovery plan, if we had a proper winter plan, if the Health Secretary anticipated any issue ahead of time, Scotland’s NHS wouldn’t be in this shocking situation.” Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie said: “SNP inaction has directly led to the crisis.” 2,177 new cases By News Reporter Scotland recorded 2,177 new cases but no Covid deaths in the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government said the death figures reported on Sunday may be unusually low due to register offices being closed at weekends. The daily test positivity rate was 9.3 per cent, according to data, up from 8.2 the previous day. There were 55 people in intensive care on Saturday with recently confirmed Covid, up two, and 709 Covid patients in hospital, down 18. Some 4,344,985 people have had a first dose of vaccine, 3,946,514 their second, and 1,629,572 a third dose or booster. from PAGE one the event of the variant becoming dominant in Britain. A spokeswoman said: “We are looking into B.1.1.529 (Omicron variant) to understand more about it and the impact on the vaccine. AstraZeneca has developed, in close collaboration with Oxford University, a vaccine platform that enables us to respond quickly to new variants. “AstraZeneca is also already conducting research in locations where the variant has been identified, namely in Botswana and Eswatini, that will enable us to collect real world data of Vaxzevria [the AZ vaccine] against this new virus variant.” She added: “We are also testing our longacting antibody combination AZD7442 against this new variant and are hopeful AZD7442 will retain efficacy since it comprises two potent antibodies with different q Is Britain doing enough to protect against Omicron? Yes: 0901 133 4440 No: 0901 133 4441 Yes text DXYES to 63333 No text DXNO to 63333 Texts and calls cost 50p plus network access charge. You must have the bill payer’s permission. Vote closes at midnight tonight. The Daily Express may contact you by post, SMS and/or email with offers, goods or services that may be of interest to you. To stop receiving SMS messages please text ‘NSNOINFO’ to the originating number. SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390. and complementary activities against the virus.” AstraZeneca said the success of its vaccine remained unchecked. “Vaxzevria has been shown to be effective against all SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and Covid-19 in both clinical trials in up to 60,000 participants and from real world evidence in hundreds of thousands of people that have been vaccinated in over 170 countries.” The upbeat message from AstraZeneca came as Dr Paul Burton, chief medical officer at rival US vaccine maker Moderna, admitted Omicron was “very concerning” and “dangerous”. But he said its jab too would stay effective, adding: “We have many tools.” Moderna’s virologists are working on a booster to target Omicron and Dr Burton was “optimistic” the variant could be tackled successfully. He told the BBC’s Andrew Marr the firm has mobilised hundreds of experts and the shot should be ready by early 2022: “We are still trying to work out what is going on with this variant. I would say there are three very important questions. “Is it more transmissible? The second is just how severe will the disease be that it can cause? And the third is will we be able to neutralise it and control it and contain it with the current vaccine? “I think the answer to that third question we should know in a couple of weeks from laboratory experiments. “But is it more transmissible and is it more severe? That’s going to take a little longer for us to work out.” Dr Burton said a worrying 20 mutations meant the variant might be able to defeat current vaccines. Whether a person stayed protected might revolve around how long it was since their vaccination or if they had had a booster. “I think this is a very concerning virus. We will have to get the laboratory results.” But he stressed: “I think we have cause to be hopeful. We have learned a lot.” Dr Burton said Omicron’s severity may not be known until scientists establish how it hits older or more vulnerable people. However, Moderna was already working Faster boosters for the SCOTS under 40 have been told to expect an earlier booster jab than originally planned. The discovery of the Omicron variant has led to calls for the booster programme to be stepped up. Current guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation is for a six-month wait after the second dose. Over-40s can now book their third jab but no plans are in place for the 18-39 age group. But Professor Anthony Harnden, deputy chair of the JCVI, said that was likely to change. Asked if those aged 18-39 should expect an extension to the booster programme, he told Radio 4: “I on a booster, he added: “We can move very fast. “We’ve learned so much about Covid over the last two years. “We have very effective vaccines. The message now is if people are on the fence and haven’t been vaccinated, then get vaccinated. “Also, get boosted. “This is a dangerous-looking virus but we have many tools in our armament now to be able to fight it. So I’m optimistic.” UK By Douglas Dickie think there’s a very good, strong argument for raising the antibody level in the whole of the community. “So accelerating the booster programme, both by extending the age range and reducing the interval between the second dose and the booster dose, will be an acceptable strategy.” Asked whether people aged 18 and over would be invited to get the booster sooner, he added: “Those adults 18 plus will have an offer of a booster earlier than we had previously envisaged.” Scottish Government adviser Professor Linda Bauld wants the gap

new challenge DXSC Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 5 when variants emerge Pictures: PA, LNP, Stephen Huntley Border controls are unlikely but possible Sturgeon won’t rule out curbs on border health chiefs yesterday suggested the buildup of Covid-19 immunity here might help the fight against Omicron. Prof Gordon Dougan, of the Institute for Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease at the University of Cambridge, said Britain’s high level of immunity, through vaccinations or previous Covid infection, will hopefully be a “cushion” of protection. He doubted if Omicron would be able to get around immunity completely, telling Times Radio: “We’re very lucky in one sense, under-40s between doses to be reduced. The Edinburgh University public health professor told the BBC’s Sunday Show: “If you look at the data from the Pfizer trial, and other countries, reducing it from six to five months seems to be proportionate. I think we will hear that very soon.” She added: “Israel and other countries are just boosting all adults, it’s not age stratified. You start with the most vulnerable but then you boost all adults who are eligible. That may be what happens here and we will at least go down to the 30s, probably below.” The professor also called for children aged five to 12 to be vaccinated. in that we’ve already built up either natural immunity in those who’ve been infected and we’ve also got vaccine-induced immunity. “I doubt the variant will escape completely protection – we’ll have to wait and see – but we’ve got that sort of cushion...to give us a little bit more confidence.” Meanwhile, the South African doctor who discovered the variant told how she came across the first case. Dr Angelique Coetzee, chairwoman of the South African Medical Association, said: “Round about November 18 I, all of a sudden, encountered unusual symptoms. “It actually started with a male patient round about the age of 31. He said he had been extremely tired for the past two days and had body aches and pains with a bit of a headache, not really a sore throat, more a scratchy type of description and no cough and no loss of smell or taste.” A rapid test was positive, as were checks on his family who had very mild symptoms. But Dr Coetzee kept seeing patients with the same symptoms that day. They all tested positive so she alerted medical authorities, saying: “Listen, something is wrong. I have seen something that isn’t Delta [strain]”. Tests showed she had found the new variant, later labelled Omicron, prompting South African authorities to alert their colleagues around the world. Opinion: Page 12 Game changer... lab in Oxford developing the AstraZeneca vaccine NICOLA Sturgeon won’t rule out curbs on travel between England and Scotland to combat the Omicron variant. Two cases of the new Covid-19 strain have been confirmed south of the Border, and UK ministers have already imposed travel restrictions that will force passengers arriving in Scotland to take a PCR test and remain in isolation until they get a negative result. But speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, Ms Sturgeon said: “I think we may have to go further on restricting travel in the days to come. “I hope I am wrong about that, but we must keep our minds open to that.” Surveillance Asked if she would close the border with England, she added: “I think we need to be open-minded to doing anything required to keep the population safe right now.” Whilst no cases of Omicron have been identified in Scotland, Ms Sturgeon urged Scots to “behave” as if the new variant is already present and “comply with all the mitigations and protections that are currently in place”. She added: “We have stepped up surveillance, we are monitoring this very, very carefully. I hope we don’t identify By Richard Percival cases in Scotland but I think we should assume we will.” The First Minister also refused to rule out another ban on indoor mixing between households, although she was clear that “none of us want to go back” to such severe restrictions. She said: “We’ve lived with this now for almost two years, we are all sick and tired of it.” Public health experts said the Scottish public could be trusted to follow any new Covid-19 rules imposed as a result of the variant. Government adviser Professor Linda Bauld told the BBC Sunday Show that compliance with existing Scottish restrictions was “really high”. She added: “I am hoping this [the variant] will not be a disaster and we will be faced with a more transmissible variant and we can take action to deal with that.” The Scottish Conservatives told SNP ministers “carefully examine the possible impact of any restrictions” before introducing them. They added: “The new variant has changed the situation but many people’s jobs and livelihoods depend on travelling freely between Scotland and England. It’s vital that any decisions are made once more information is available.” Non-jabbed to be barred from Spain SCOTS who are not vaccinated will be banned from Spain amid concerns over the new Omicron variant. New Spanish rules are expected by Wednesday, and an exemption which meant unjabbed people could enter with a negative test or proof of recovery from Covid will be ended. The Spanish government said the move will not affect the estimated 300,000 Britons living in Spain. Portugal By News Reporter has already announced that even fully vaccinated visitors will have to produce a negative test from Wednesday for to entry the country. Several regions of Spain have also started demanding Covid passports. Anyone returning from the UK now needs to take a PCR test within two days of their return and self-isolate until they produce a negative test. Meanwhile a Welsh rugby team has been forced to isolate in South Africa after two positive Covid cases – one of which is thought to be the new variant. Cardiff had been due to participate in the United Rugby Championship. A statement from the club said all the players and staff had returned to their hotel to isolate. The team will need to isolate again for 10 days when they return to the UK.

6 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 By Richard Percival NICOLA Sturgeon’s target of having a second independence referendum in 2023 has been thrown into doubt. The SNP leader will today address Scotland’s constitutional future in a speech to the party conference as well as urging Scots to redouble their efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Ms Sturgeon has repeatedly claimed she will hold a referendum before the end of 2023 or when the pandemic allows, despite powers over the constitution being reserved to Westminster. But she has now conceded that she does not know if the arrival of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus in the UK will delay her plans for another vote on separation. On the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, Ms Sturgeon stressed: “For as long as necessary, steering and leading Scotland through this pandemic is my focus and my priority. “We’re in a global pandemic, it is still causing us serious challenges. I ‘We’ll hold vote over the coming period’ take my duties as First Minister very seriously; my primary duty right now is to lead the country through the pandemic and hopefully soon out of the other end of it.” SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford appeared to distance himself from the First Minister’s preferred timetable of a 2023 vote. He said the party was “absolutely desperate” to talk to the country about independence but made clear that “we have to deal with the pandemic first and foremost”. The Skye MP also refused to give a date for a referendum bill, saying only that it would be brought forward “over the course of the coming period”. On Sunday night, Nationalist politicians cast doubt on the Sturgeon plan amid increasing frustrations from grassroots members about the party’s approach to indyref2. Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil, who backs a Plan B for a “second vote”, said he was “betting no money on a 2023 referendum actually happening”. He wants the DXSC our trading relationships. It’s not just a case of updating the White Paper [from the 2014 referendum]. It needs to be completely rewritten. “My concern at the moment is that there is no sign of that hard work and original thinking being done, despite the fact we need to do that to have any chance of success next time round.” Jim Sillars, former SNP depute leader under Alex Salmond in the 1990s, criticised the SNP for having said “nothing of substance” snp winter More doubt over Government to use the next general election in 2023 or 2024 as effectively a referendum on separation, but party chiefs rejected an attempt to get a motion on the idea debated at the conference. Alex Neil, a minister under both Alex Salmond and Ms Sturgeon, said the party was showing “no sign” of any original thinking or hard work to achieve independence. The former health secretary said the party had to “put flesh on the bones” of its plans, and warned that politicians must do more than “shout” about the issue. Mr Neil added: “That means spelling out in detail the answers to questions on currency, economic policy, the oil and gas industry, and ‘We need action, not delusion’ Ms Sturgeon told Andrew Marr that the pandemic was her priority on independence at the conference. less than three conferences this And former justice secretary Kenny year, and have been campaigning MacAskill, who has defected to Mr for independence for a lifetime, yet Salmond’s Alba Party, said the they still don’t have the answers to 2023 timetable was a “fraud” and basic questions about what independence called for immediate action on a would mean for ordinary second vote. Scots. Speaking at the Alba Party “We cannot allow a repeat of the National Council, the East Lothian past, where the nationalists failed MP added: “Rather than peddling to provide clear answers on issues the delusion, it’s action that needs such as currency, pensions and the to be taken.” reality of setting up an independent state. Labour Shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray said there “It should not be too much to ask were 10 unanswered questions on for Nicola Sturgeon to be straight the SNP’s prospectus for independence. with people.” These include the currency of The UK Government has so far an independent Scotland, pensions, refused to engage with the SNP-led and freedom of movement between Scottish Government on the Scotland and England. issue, stating that this is not the He added: “The SNP has held no time for a second vote. ‘Pathetic’ scheme SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford believes that Boris Johnson is out of his depth The SNP have been branded “pathetic” after unveiling a plan to table a Westminster motion of no confidence in Boris Johnson. Ian Blackford said his party would use opposition time in the Commons on Tuesday to put down a motion of censure. As he unveiled the move, the party’s Westminster leader said the “chaotic governance” being offered by Mr Johnson was both “damaging and dangerous”. He added that the Prime Minister must be held to account for his “disastrous actions”. Referring to Mr Johnson’s muchcriticised speech to the CBI, where he lost his place and spoke about his trip By Richard Percival to Peppa Pig World, Mr Blackford claimed the Tory leader was becoming “deeper and deeper out of his depth”. The Skye MP, who addressed the virtual SNP conference from his home on the island, said: “It was previously said that the Prime Minister’s office was no place for a novice. “Well, I can tell you it is no place for a negligent either. “Unless this Prime Minister is censured, unless he faces consequences for his disastrous actions, he won’t just think he’s got away with the mess he has made of

conference plan for indyref2 DXSC Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 7 By News Reporter An SNP veteran has quit the party after five decades over claims that Nicola Sturgeon failed to take action against an MSP accused of bullying. Dr Malcolm Kerr, one of the party’s longest-serving members, said he would be “ashamed and embarrassed” to remain after the lack of action over Kenneth Gibson. Multiple complaints have been lodged against the Cunninghame North MSP but remain outstanding after almost two years. Twelve SNP activists made statements to an Edinburgh law firm in November 2020 accusing Mr Gibson of bullying and harassment. Two party officials in Cunninghame North, Linda Nicholson and Ellen McMaster, resigned in protest at Mr Gibson’s alleged behaviour. It is understood that the activists’ statements have been passed to the SNP for further investigation, but the alleged victims have had no further response. Allegations Twenty-one members, activists and councillors sent a joint letter of complaint to SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, who is married to Ms Sturgeon. Party officials also claimed that Mr Gibson broke Scottish Parliament rules by using parliamentary staff for electioneering in his constituency. Follow-up communications to SNP headquarters detailing a string of incidents are said to have been ignored. Mr Gibson, who is married to SNP MP Patricia Gibson, has always denied the allegations. Dr Kerr, a senior party official and GP, has called for Mr Gibson to be suspended from the party to allow an internal investigation to take place. He told the Sunday Mail: the last few months, he will think he can do it all over again.” Mr Blackford concluded by saying Mr Johnson had produced an “omnibus of omnishambles” while in charge at Westminster. A Tory source said last night: “This motion is a pathetic move from a divided and clueless SNP. It’s a waste of Parliamentary time, especially in the midst of the pandemic.” Mr Blackford also claimed that independence was the best way for Scotland to escape the “constant crisis” of the UK – and claimed the Veteran resigns in disgust at SNP’s inaction over claims of bullying and harassment to censure the Prime Minister Crisis Dr Malcolm Kerr “Some two dozen active members in North Ayrshire drew SNP HQ’s attention to widespread concerns about Gibson’s alleged bullying and harassment of volunteers. “The complaints included descriptions of alleged assaults on women as well as claims of rule breaking and aggressive, self-entitled behaviour. “My message for Nicola Sturgeon is – read the stories of SNP’s dream was “within grasp”. He told delegates: “Built on the solid foundations of our own democratic decisions, independence offers the opportunity to build the postpandemic future we all wish to see. “The chance to build a new Scotland that finally takes its natural place amongst the nations of the world.” The MP separately told the BBC Sunday Show that a referendum bill would be tabled and passed by the pro-independence SNP and Green parties at Holyrood “over the course of the coming period”. He said a vote would be held in 2023 “in an ideal set of circumstances”. the Ayrshire activists who provided the SNP with statements. Some of the content is harrowing. “Then let us know why assault allegations wouldn’t trigger a referral to the SNP’s member conduct committee.” He concluded: “Earlier this year you addressed the party saying you had zero tolerance for bullying and harassment, just like racism and homophobia. You were correct. You should now suspend Gibson to allow a full investigation to proceed.” Mr Gibson said the allegations against him were “ludicrous” and claimed the SNP has “found them to be categorically untrue”. The SNP has been approached for comment. Dr Kerr joined the party in 1967 while at school and stood in the Scottish Parliament election in 1999. Boris Johnson at the Omicron press conference Tim Rideout backed the motion Critics hit out as currency row splits the party By Richard Percival SNP members are fighting among themselves over plans for a national bank after independence. Activists voted against an immediate plan to draft an enabling bill to establish a central bank that would issue Scottish currency and set interest rates. The resolution, put forward by the Nats Dalkeith branch, said the bank could be set up “immediately after a vote for independence”. Putting forward the motion, economist Tim Rideout said no independent country had ever used the currency of another nation. He added: “We need to follow the tried and trusted safe route taken by almost every country to become independent, and that is to have our own currency.” But amid fears that the party was moving too fast, 40 branches backed an amendment to instead set up a forum to discuss the principles of setting up the bank and establishing the new currency. SNP policy development convener Chris Hanlon, who backed the amendment, said it was important to show voters “that we know what we are doing, that we have planned and are planning for all the practicalities that will be necessary”. Division Delegates backed the amended motion by 481 votes to 37. Critics on Sunday night said the plans were “unworkable” and failed to answer key economic questions. Donald Cameron, Scottish Tory constitution spokesman, said: “SNP members are falling over themselves to criticise the SNP government’s plans on issues like currency. There is huge division within their party. “Their fantasy plans to freely print money and use whatever currency they fancy are completely unworkable.” Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP, leader of the Scottish Lib Dems, said: “This is still one of the biggest unanswered questions about independence and it’s astonishing that just 18 months before they plan for people to actually vote on it the SNP have put off coming up with an answer.” SNP chiefs now want to replace the pound with a separate Scottish currency “as soon as practicable” after independence. This is a major change from the 2014 referendum, when Alex Salmond wanted a UK-wide currency union.

8 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 By Katharine Hay TENS of thousands of Scots were enduring a third day without electricity yesterday after Storm Arwen, which claimed the lives of three people in the UK. Transport across the country was also thrown into chaos when the extreme weather hit on Friday, and the Met Office issued a rare red weather warning for wind for the east of Scotland and parts of England. Mark Rough, director of customer operations at Scottish Southern and Electricity Network, said the storm was “one of the most significant weather events we have experienced in decades”. He said the damage caused by DXSC BLACKOUT MISERY IN Thousands facing Arwen was three times greater than what his team had to deal with when the Beast from the East struck in 2018. More than 100,000 homes in Scotland lost power on Friday night. SSEN confirmed that about 45,000 customers were still without power as at 11am on Sunday, and warned that many of them may not see Pairs perfectly with family, friends and anyone else who pops in. their electricity restored “for several days”. The firm urged customers whose power is down, particularly those in rural and isolated communities, to make “alternative arrangements where possible”. Mr Rough said: “Our teams are responding to some of the most significant and challenging conditions experienced in the areas affected in decades, with catastrophic damage on several overhead circuits due to multiple instances of damage which need to be repaired before power can be restored. “We do expect to make good progress today and restore power to significant numbers of customers who remain off supply. “However, as it is likely to take several days before each and every customer is restored and the network is back to normal operations, we are this morning giving advance notice to customers who remain off supply, particularly those in rural and isolated communities, that it may take several days before power is restored.” He urged vulnerable customers and those concerned about a neighbour or relative to call the SSEN team on 105. Police warned it could be another two days before parts of the country recover from the storm. Chief Superintendent George Macdonald said: “It is clear that, despite the best efforts of all involved, some parts of the area could take up to another 36 to 48 hours to recover and get back to normal in terms of power and water supplies and other essential services. Vulnerable “We will be working hard to get back to normal and officers are providing additional patrols.” He urged motorists to only travel for essential journeys and to check conditions, adding: “Please allow extra time for your journey, ensure your vehicle is sufficiently fuelled and drive to the road conditions. “Consider taking some warm clothes, food and water in case of delays, and ensure your mobile phone is fully charged. “While the Met Office yellow warning for ice last night affecting much of northern and eastern Scotland has now expired, they advise that with the combination of showers in the east and the low temperatures, it is likely that a yellow warning for ice will be issued for parts of eastern Scotland for tonight.” He said the plight of vulnerable people was “an ongoing concern” and encouraged communities to “look out for those who they believe may require additional support”. Three people were killed when the storm brought gusts of almost BORDERS grantown ballachulish 100mph to parts of the UK. Police Scotland confirmed a 35-year-old man died when his pick-up truck was struck by a falling tree on the B977 Dyce to Hatton of Fintray Road in Aberdeenshire at about 5.45pm on Friday. Cumbria Police said a man from Lancaster died in Ambleside after a tree fell on him just before 11pm. And in Northern Ireland, head teacher Francis Lagan was killed when a tree hit his car in County Antrim. Co-op Irresistible Prosecco 75cl, £8.50 (£8.50 per 75cl). GHI Taste Approved. Participating stores. Subject to availability. Serving suggestion. 18+ Please drink responsibly. Restrictions to Home Delivery and Click & Collect apply. Check coop.co.uk/store-finder to see your local Co-op services. Bedding down…guests at the Tan Hill Inn have been snowed in now for three nights

WAKE OF HUGE STORM DXSC Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 9 days without power Snow and wind, main picture, made driving hazardous, but children in Peebles, right, had fun. Clockwise from left: Sheep at Burncastle in the Borders, swimmers at Winchburgh, walkers in Dunlop, Ayrshire and Calton Hill in Edinburgh, winter beauty at Loch Leven and snow clearing near Grantown on Spey west lothian ayrshire edinburgh Bill ‘will be biggest in history’ By Paul Drury ARWEN is set to become the UK’s most expensive storm, with the repair bill to run into hundreds of millions. Two less severe storms last year – Dennis and Ciara – cost £363million between them. The Association of British Insurers said firms were gearing up to help policy holders who had suffered losses. Repairs People were advised to arrange emergency repairs to stop things getting worse, and to keep receipts for their claims. The ABI added: “If your home is uninhabitable while repairs are being carried out, your insurer should be able to arrange and pay for the cost of any alternative temporary accommodation you may need.” By Ashleigh Rainbird BOSSES on I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here are working non-stop to save the series after bad weather wreaked chaos. Axed this weekend, it’s still not clear when the show will be back on air. Campmates were still quarantining outside of Gwrych Castle, near Abergale, yesterday, awaiting for health and safety advisers to give it the all clear. While producers are confident the series will resume, it could be days before the campmates’ reunion can be aired as episodes generally screen the action from the previous day in camp. During Storm Arwen, high winds caused a 100ft tree to crash into the wall of the castle. The celebrities were evacuated, but damage was also caused to the production camp and medical unit. “We’re taking each day as it comes,” said a source on site. Some viewers want the North Wales site to be abandoned and returned to the jungle Down Under next year. One fan demanded on social media: “Just scrap it till it can be done in Australia again.” The series has suffered a ratings dip to an average of 6.35million on Friday. Last year’s – which aired during the second UK lockdown – averaged 8.4million. An I’m a celebrity...get me back in there! Safety staff in challenge to save show insider said: “This is an on-going live situation and we’re taking each day as it comes and working round the clock. “Our priority is safely getting the whole site back up and running which means the show is back on air in the quickest time possible. We’re currently not in a position to confirm when we’ll be back on air but we’ll absolutely keep you posted when we get more updates.” The latest disaster follows Express columnist Richard Madeley being forced out after breaking his secure Covid bubble when he was taken to hospital. Friday’s show was pre-recorded before the weekend’s episodes were pulled. Off limits... the TV sets at Gwrych Castle had to be closed after the storm made it unsafe for stars

Man held as pair die in knifing By Sophie Corcoran Pictures: Geoff Robinson, Getty DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 11 Together... Charles, with wife Camilla yesterday, will stress UK’s ties with Barbados A MAN was arrested yesterday after two people were stabbed to death. The victims, a man and a woman, were found inside a property by police after an alarm was raised by a worried member of the public. They were declared dead at the scene. Officers and paramedics had arrived at the address in Wood Green, north London, shortly after 9.30am. A 52-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder shortly afterwards in Cambridgeshire. A spokesman for the Met police said: “Efforts are under way to confirm the identities of the deceased and to locate their next of kin.” After appealing for information, he added: “Officers attended the scene with London Ambulance Service paramedics. They found a man and a woman who had been stabbed and were unresponsive. They were both pronounced dead. “A 52-year-old man has been arrested at an address in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on suspicion of murder in connection with this incident. He remains in custody.” Drivers of buses quit ‘in droves’ By Alan Jones Shortages of bus drivers are far higher than previously indicated as workers leave because of low pay and long hours, research suggests. Unite said a survey of 500 of its activists working throughout the UK indicated there are driver shortages at 99 per cent of bus garages. Four out of five respondents said vacancies have increased since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. The union said its study paints a “highly disturbing” picture for passengers. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “This survey reveals bus drivers are leaving the industry in droves due to low pay, poor working conditions and long hours. “Bus companies have got to stop trying to sweep driver shortages under the carpet and tackle the fundamental problems in the industry. “If this isn’t swiftly addressed, shortages will only get worse.” A Department for Transport spokesman said: “We are working closely with the bus sector to mitigate workforce issues, as we have done throughout the pandemic.” ‘Sadness’ as Barbados becomes a republic Island queen...1977 royal visit to Barbados Charles flies out for handover ceremony PRINCE Charles will mark the end of the Queen’s reign in Barbados tomorrow by reaffirming its close ties with Britain. At a ceremony ending almost 400 years of the monarchy holding sway, he is set to praise the influence on the UK of migrants from Barbados and to emphasise the values both nations share. Privately, the 95-year-old monarch and Charles may admit to some sadness but the official position is that it is a matter for the new Caribbean republic. Charles’s presence at the handover in the capital Bridgetown’s National Heroes Square has attracted some opposition. Around 100 Black Lives Matters protesters calling for Britain to pay reparations for slavery are expected to demonstrate nearby. But other Barbadians view the severing of ties as sad. The island will stay in the Commonwealth. The Prince, who may see more of the Queen’s 15 overseas realms abandon the monarchy, By Richard Palmer Royal Correspondent has been visiting Barbados for more than half a century and will emphasise his personal links. Charles, 73, will tell his hosts: “As your constitutional status changes, it was important to me that I should join you to reaffirm those things which do not. “The close and trusted partnership between Barbados and the United Kingdom as vital members of the Commonwealth; our common determination to defend the values we both cherish and to pursue the goals we share, and the myriad connections between the people of our countries – through which flow admiration and affection.” The Prince flew to Bridgetown from RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk ‘The myriad connections between our people’ last night, for the midnight handover on the 55th anniversary of Barbadian independence. The change comes as UK influence wanes while China builds up its investment in the region’s infrastructure as well as offering aid and university scholarships. Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, historian and vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies, said the change was the end “of colonial exploitation of the mind and body”. The Queen’s official representative, Governor General Dame Sandra Mason, will be head of state after being elected president. She said: “This is the ultimate statement of confidence in who we are and what we are capable of achieving.” HOW Camilla got Charles smiling: Pages 20&21

12 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 DXSC Labour’s addiction ONE CENTRAL QUAY, GLASGOW G3 8DA 0141 332 9600 scotexpress@express.co.uk Virus action now will help us enjoy Christmas We can all agree that the scientists working tirelessly to find a vaccine for coronavirus have done a sensational job in the past 18 months. Our gratitude to and trust in these largely unsung heroes knows no bounds – and that’s why we should take comfort from the positive message coming from the laboratories of AstraZeneca, which we report on in today’s paper. Yes, the emergence of this wretched new variant from South Africa is profoundly worrying – and already three cases have been reported in Britain – but it is also immensely encouraging to learn that the pharmaceutical giant, working with Oxford University, is confident it can tweak its vaccine to deal with this new strain. We are also encouraged by the speed with which the UK Government has moved to introduce new safety measures. None of us should begrudge measures to halt the spread of the virus. It is up to all of us now to do our bit and make sure that Christmas can be a truly joyous celebration. Special day for kindness Black Friday and Cyber Monday are a chance to treat ourselves to a whole host of bargains – and we seem to be good at doing that. Not surprising, particularly at this time, to make up for the pains of the pandemic. Coming up, tomorrow’s Giving Tuesday, an initiative that began in America in 2012 and is these days recognised in more than 60 countries, is an opportunity to give to others – something we know Express readers always take seriously. Last year, more than £20million was raised on Giving Tuesday, a figure that charity bosses are hoping will be surpassed tomorrow. And let’s not forget that giving does not just mean opening our wallets and donating money. It also involves looking in on a lonely neighbour or running an errand for someone who is housebound. A simple kindness can be a wonderful gift – and simple kindnesses are something our world desperately needs right now. Last lap for a legend Sir Frank Williams was a winner on and off the racing track – and an inspiration to us all. The Formula 1 legend, who died yesterday aged 79, was the world’s oldest surviving tetraplegic after a horrific car accident in 1986. Despite relying on a wheelchair, he never complained about his predicament and continued to run Williams Racing, winning title after title. Sir Frank was knighted in 1999 for his contribution to the sport – but his legacy will live on way beyond what he achieved in the world of motor racing. EDITED, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED IN SCOTLAND to woke agenda has left it unfit for office It was the slogan that captured the mood of the nation and propelled Margaret Thatcher to power. “Labour isn’t working”, proclaimed Tory posters during the 1979 General Election as Jim Callaghan’s government slid to a historic defeat after the Winter of Discontent. Those words are just as resonant today. Labour still isn’t working. Having failed to win at the polls since 2005, the party remains in the wilderness, devoid of wide popularity or realistic policies. Its inability to advance is one of the most remarkable features of modern British politics. This should be a golden period for the Opposition, given the range of severe problems that Boris Johnson’s and Nicola Sturgeon’s Governments face, including accusations of sleaze, the migration crisis, pressures on living standards and the strain on the NHS. Yet Labour keeps missing the chance to capitalize on all those Conservative and SNP troubles. Even after the recent humiliations such as the Commons row over standards, the latest opinion polls show the two main parties are on level pegging. T he picture painted by the last round of council by-elections is even darker for Labour. In Nuneaton, which used to be marginal territory, the Tories actually gained a seat from Labour, whose vote collapsed by 27 per cent. In Newcastle-under-Lyme Labour lost a seat to the Conservatives on a swing of 26 per cent. Nor is there any sign that Labour will win the Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election this Thursday, caused by the death James Brokenshire. If the party were performing well, there would be a genuine chance of victory despite the Tory majority of almost 19,000. London however, even in its suburbs, is increasingly Labour-dominated. The next General Election could be less than two years away, but Labour remains fur- LOSING STREAK: Sir Keir Starmer has competence and integrity but is sunk by Labour policies ther from power than at any time since the Second World War. To take office, it would have to win 123 seats on a swing in its favour of over 12 per cent, something that even Tony Blair did not achieve in his astonishing 1997 landslide. Tory strongholds such as Finchley, Gloucester and Shrewsbury, all with majorities of over 10,000, would have to fall – an unlikely prospect. It is fashionable to blame Sir Keir Starmer and Labour’s front-bench woes, but that is hardly the whole explanation. Sir Keir might not be charismatic, but he is a man of competence and integrity. Moreover, some of his team are effective performers, such as the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves. No, the cause of Labour’s unpopularity lies much deeper. The truth is that the party is divorced from the political mainstream, appealing largely Leo McKinstry Daily Express columnist to progressive middle-class graduates. Once the authentic voice of working people, Labour is now the British political wing of the social justice movement, more concerned with toxic culture wars than economic advancement. Its most strident activists are stirred by the Palestinian flag, not the Union Jack. In their obsession with transgender ideology, they show contempt for rationality, biology and women’s rights. In their neurosis about identity politics, they disdain patriotism. Tony Blair urged last week that Labour “should emphatically reject the wokeism of a small, though vocal minority”. It was a forlorn demand. The implementation of the woke agenda is now Labour’s central mission. To ask it to abandon this cause is the equivalent of telling the EU to drop its belief in federal integration ‘To take office, Labour needs to win 123 seats on a 12 per cent swing’ Picture: getty or Sinn Fein to give up on Irish unity. Its addiction to metropolitan liberalism helps to explain why Labour is so hamstrung in its attacks on the Government. On all the points where the Tories are most vulnerable, Sir Keir’s party is inhibited by its own dogma from setting out attractive alternative policies. S o it has nothing coherent to say on the migration crisis because it believes in open borders, as highlighted by its hostility to deportations of illegal migrants. In the same vein, it cannot be tough on crime because it sees offending as a symptom of poverty and inequality. It shrieks about Tory cronyism but is heavily subsidized by the trade unions. It moans about rises in taxation, but demands ever greater public spending. Labour wails about limited economic growth, but is far more interested in the expansion of welfare than the creation of wealth. It condemns the Tories’ handling of Covid, but if it had been in charge, we’d be reliant on the European vaccine and still in lockdown. Labour remains monumentally unfit for office – and the public knows it.

DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 13 James Whale Straight talking and takes no prisoners Time the moaning young got real Are young people in the main just blimmin’ moaners? The ones who have just come out of university seem to be moaning about everything: either they don’t have a job or they’re not earning enough or there is no one to look after all their problems. Like it or not, life is what you make it and not what other people do for you. There are many young people who don’t moan: my grandson has just joined the Army, other young people have started their own businesses – often online, which is something we didn’t have. And these days there are so many places to have fun: bars, restaurants, clubs – you name it. All we had was the pub or a disco. Nor did we have mobile phones or computers. But these days everybody expects to get everything for nothing and if anything gets in the way of them having a good time then they complain. What happened to the work ethic? The fact is that you actually have to do something even if you think you’re capable of much more. Just dive in to any job you can get. You never know where it will take you. ■ Did you see the story about the cycle lanes on the main road into Bournemouth that are as wide as those for the rest of the traffic? Who came up with this idiotic idea? Unlike motor vehicles and motorbikes, cyclists don’t have a numberplate to identify them if they cause an accident – nor insurance – so none of these people cycling at full speed are accountable for their actions. It’s the same with the electric bikes and scooters that have suddenly proliferated. And as they zoom in and out of traffic, the vans, trucks and cars which are keeping the economy going are held at a standstill and polluting even more. Whose big idea was it? We can’t blame it all on London mayor Sadiq Khan as there must be many others who sat around a table in their local authority and thought that this brilliant idea would save the planet. It won’t. It just causes an enormous amount of frustration. In fact, bikes should only be used on private grounds. They were fine as sports equipment in Victorian times but not now. The appalling Extinction Rebellion are threatening to bring this nation to a standstill next April. They’re begging for people to support them and they reckon if they get three million people out on the streets everything will change. Nothing will change, even with three Let’s cut the bloated Beeb down to size In its day the BBC was a great institution and helped broadcasting both on TV and radio to flourish. But today it’s just a bastion for politically correct and rather weak and feeble-minded people. In a free country we are, of course, entitled to disagree but when the nation’s broadcaster has become so one-sided, then how can it be allowed to carry on? The recent programme on the Royal Family that has upset Prince William, in particular, is a disgrace. One allegation after another was made with no named sources to back them up. You would have thought they would have learned from the Princess Diana interview, but obviously not. And now the cricketer Michael Vaughan has been dropped from the BBC programmes he’s involved in because of something he may or may not have said in 2009. Lots of us may have said things in the past that were acceptable back then. No form of racism or homophobia is acceptable at any time, but without any proof or corroboration, to drop this guy from his work is the sort of totalitarianism that the BBC seems So the Archbishop of Canterbury doesn’t like the way the clergy are portrayed in the media. He says shows like The Vicar Of Dibley portray them as “rogues or idiots” when they are “hard-working” folk for their faith. I am not in any way a religious person so I’m neutral on all beliefs. But I do hope this is not going to start all the various other Christian leaders, imams, rabbis and the like complaining about their media image. to feel it has the right to impose. Surely now is the time either to get rid of the BBC or to leave the set-up with a news channel and some educational programmes. I can think of a lot better ways to spend the money that I legally have to pay towards their licence fee right now. ■Who is going to be sacked in the probation service for allowing the double-murderer Colin Pitchfork to be released? What this man did was the most horrific crime and he should never be released. He has indeed now been recalled to prison. The parole board put more than 40 restrictions in his licence conditions and no one with that many restrictions should ever be released. The man abused and murdered two teenage girls and while I’m not normally in favour of the death penalty, in this situation I’m prepared to make an exception. In a case like this where there can be absolutely no doubt a killer is guilty, we should be able to put them down. There doesn’t have to be hanging or the electric chair or any of the other barbaric practices in history – an injection, as we do to our animals, and then their life is finished, as they finished someone else’s. There shouldn’t be awards for actors, singers and the like. They are people who are lucky enough to do a job that they really love – and for which they earn continuous congratulations and often a large amount of money. And then these showbiz folk get to enjoy huge awards ceremonies, in which they all stand up and talk nonsense. Why don’t we have an awards ceremony for Greengrocer Of The Year or nurse or doctor of the year? Why is it always film stars, musicians and people in the media? They’ve already had enough fun as it is. Obstructive climate changers may turn us into rebels against them million people, as considering we are a nation of 70 million, that would not be democratically representative. We should certainly treat the planet more carefully, as we seem to be beginning to do, to make it cleaner and less polluted. But civil disobedience and trying to bring the nation to a standstill, will alienate many. If we really want to do good for the future, let’s stop building on floodplains, improve the infrastructure and the drainage system. As it is, even if we went carbon neutral, that doesn’t mean we could keep the climate acting in a benign way. It is always changing Picture: getty Nadine’s just the reality star we need now to win culture wars In all the negativity about politicians at the moment here’s a shout out to the new Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries. She must be the perfect person for the job. Not only is she a politician but an author and a TV reality star. And after all that talk about how out of touch politicians are, how refreshing to see somebody appointed to a position that they actually know something about. Well done Boris. And Madam Secretary, if I may, please don’t let the fairly ignorant civil service distract you from what you wish to do. I’m looking forward to you staring down the luvvies who think they have a right to dictate to us what we should find entertaining and amusing. Good luck, Nadine, and may I say what a beautiful name you have. It’s the same as my wife’s. and mankind and animals adapt to it. Many things apart from our own actions affect the climate and most we can do nothing about. But we can make small changes. However, if Extinction Rebellion continue to obstruct the rest of us, a lot of people will be turning away from doing anything to help at all.

14 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 Woman, 33, killed as she crosses the road A 33-YEAR-OLD woman has been hit by a car and killed in Glasgow. The tragedy happened in Balmore Road in the Parkhouse area of the city at about 6.35pm on Saturday. The victim was crossing the road near the junction with Haywood Street when a Ford Focus hit her. Emergency services raced to the scene but By Katharine Hay the woman was pronounced dead. The 49-year-old male driver was not hurt. Sergeant Alan Cook said: “Our thoughts are very much with the family and friends of the woman.” Anyone with information or dashcam footage should call 101 and give reference 3479 of November 27. DXSC Emma’s joy at her home win By News Reporter British tennis No 1 Emma Raducanu was a smash at the Royal Albert Hall yesterday as she won her first match on home soil since winning the US Open. The 19-year-old from south-east London, who lit up New York’s Flushing Meadows in September, received a standing ovation from a packed audience. She beat Romania’s Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3 7-6 (7-3) in a match with plenty of thrills, spills and laughs. She said: “It’s amazing to play at home. I felt it the minute I came out on court.” Holding court... tennis queen Ace...Emma at the Royal Albert Hall yesterday Feminists step up fight against gender reform FEMINISTS are launching a campaign today to spread the message across Scotland that “rape is not a woman’s crime” and challenge attempts to rewrite the rules on self-identification of gender. Frontline Feminists Scotland’s “two postcard” campaign aims to raise awareness among the public and politicians of what they say is the potentially damaging impact of gender reform. The group, launched on International Women’s Day in March, says reform of the Gender Recognition Act, which would allow people to choose their gender, would turn the clock back decades in terms of protecting women-only spaces such as refuges, prisons, changing rooms and toilets. They claim it would make women more vulnerable to predatory men who would take advantage of the new rules to prey on women and children in such places. The campaign carries the twin messages “Rape is not a woman’s crime” and “Women need single-sex spaces because... ” The group wants women, and men, to send the cards to MSPs and MPs. A spokeswoman said: “The ‘Rape is not a woman’s crime’ postcard aims to highlight the risk that if data on By Mary Wright ‘Only 1.5 per cent of all sex offenders are women’ gender, rather than sex, is collected, it will be impossible to identify who is committing the crime. “It also increases risk to both the emotional and physical safety of women prisoners. “In the last 18 months, 12 transgender women convicted of sexual offences have been housed in female prisons. If all these offenders were included in crime statistics as women we would see a significant increase in “women” sex offenders. “Only 1.5 per cent of all sexual offenders are women.” FFS says the very definition of rape, as an offence carried out by a man on a woman, and enshrined in law, is being challenged by gender ideology. The ‘Women need single sex spaces because...’ card is designed to highlight their claim that single-sex spaces are necessary to “ensure the emotional and physical safety of women”. The spokeswoman added: “We recognise the need for gender reform to ensure the rights of the transgender community are realised. “This, however, should not be at the expense of women’s sex-based rights, as protected by the Equality Act 2010.”

Pictures: getty & reuters DXSC Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 15 Maxwell will ‘take the stand to save her life’ Former girlfriend... Ghislaine Maxwell with the late Jeffrey Epstein GHISLAine Maxwell says she is ready to take the stand in her child sex trial which starts in the US today. The former girlfriend of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein faces up to 80 years in jail – and will do “whatever it takes to save her life”, said a source close to her. Maxwell, 59, is charged with six sex trafficking and child sex offences. The source added: “Ghislaine is absolutely prepared to take the stand. “She is prepared to do whatever it takes to save her own life. She has never shied away from the truth and she is looking forward to her day in court. Ghislaine is not overconfident by any means but she knows she is telling the truth. “She has no fear about getting in the witness box.” Epstein was found dead in a US jail cell in August 2019 after being held on suspicion of sex trafficking of minors. Maxwell is on remand in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brookyln, New York. She was arrested last July and has spent the last 17 months in custody. The trial was due to get under way today at the Thurgood Marshall United By Louie Smith Court sketch of Maxwell States Courthouse in Manhattan and it may last six weeks. The six charges relate to four people: One count of enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, and one of conspiracy to commit the same offence. One count of transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and one of conspiracy to commit the same offence. One count of sex trafficking and one of sex trafficking conspiracy. Prosecutors are expected to refer to six pages from Epstein’s “black book” of contacts. Maxwell is understood to have set aside more than £5million to cover legal bills from her defence team. Dozens of media representatives were due to attend the start of the case. Maxwell – who turns 60 on Christmas Day during the trial’s run – denies all of the charges against her, which relate to alleged incidents between 1994 and 2004. She also faces two counts of perjury, which will be dealt with at a second trial. By Tasha Hall MORE than 6,000 people have signed a petition calling for underfire Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken to step down. The organiser of the campaign accuses the SNP councillor of turning Scotland’s largest city into a “third-world country”. Yesterday, the online petition, which was set up by taxi driver Stephen Shaw, had gathered 6,341 signatures. Ms Aitken was named Council Leader of the Year at an awards ceremony for Scotland’s leading councillors last week – a decision that critics have described as “unfathomable”. Among other issues, she has been angrily condemned for her handling of sanitation issues in Glasgow, with complaints that the city was being overrun by rats. Ms Aitken was also criticised for her handling of bin strikes during Cop26. Workers walked out over pay and left the city strewn with rubbish while the environmental summit made it the focus of the global news agenda. Mr Shaw, who launched his petition in August, described Ms Aitken as being “controversial and selfserving” and claimed that she “continues to treat the citizens of Pressure grows on SNP city leader as thousands sign petition to oust her Glasgow as fools”. He claimed: “The people of Glasgow have become truly sick of politicians who abuse their positions of power and influence. “Very many would like to see someone with Glasgow and the people at heart leading our oncegreat city. “It’s time for change at the top of Glasgow City Chambers.” Mr Shaw has been a Glasgow cabbie for 31 years and has lived in the city his whole life. He has a long record of campaigning and raising funds for local causes. He accuses Ms Aitken of standing by while his beloved home town is turned into a “rat-ridden city which is filthy”. One person who signed the petition said: “Historic buildings like Queen’s Park glasshouse being left to ruin. “The People’s Palace being closed and the loss of food recycling. “Overflowing bins everywhere... these are just some of the reasons to sign this petition.” Ms Aitken has been approached for comment. She has previously said that she was not “enormously surprised the people are expressing dissatisfaction” and blamed the Covid pandemic for the issues facing the city. Susan Aitken has blamed the city’s problems on the Covid pandemic

Pictures: backgrid DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 17 Call for leeches! Desperate Midwife doctor’s weird cure Call the Midwife’s Christmas Day special centres on a big wedding for Lucille and Cyril – which relies on leeches to go ahead. In shocking scenes, Dr Turner (Stephen McGann) resorts to the 19th century art of bloodletting when the wedding is threatened by an accident. The plot for the BBC One festive special is triggered when Lucille, played by Leonie Elliott, suffers a facial injury which threatens to ruin her big day. Actor By Nicola Methven McGann said filming with the slippery creatures was incredibly tricky. He said: “I tried to put this leech on Leonie. I didn’t manage to do it, but I didn’t drop it.” If the leech had Tying the knot on Christmas Day… Cyril and Lucille touched her skin, it would have latched on and started sucking. McGann admitted: “It could have gone incredibly wrong.” Actor Zephryn Tait, who plays groom Cyril, said filming the wedding with all the Covid restrictions back in April was really tough. “We couldn’t even kiss because of the Perspex that we had to use.” You wear it well…the couple dressed up for Alastair’s birthday and posted photos online Tonight’s the night, my son By Steph Spyro Sir Rod Stewart’s teenage lad towers over him on a birthday outing at a top restaurant. The proud singer and wife Penny Lancaster shared this series of snaps to mark their eldest son Alastair’s sweet 16th at Nobu in London. Sir Rod, 76, posted a playful shot of Alastair with his arm around his father’s shoulders. In the caption to his 560,000 fans, he said: “Happy 16th birthday my boy, love ya, up the Hoops.” Loose Women panellist Penny, 50, who also has a 10-year-old son, Aiden, with Rod, replied: “Our boy is growing up so fast.” Sir Rod is also father to Sarah Streeter, 58, Kimberly, 42, Sean, 41, Ruby, 34, Renee, 29 and Liam, 27. When asked recently what it is like to be a father of eight, he said: “The age group is 10 up to 58. You have to be, like, eight different fathers. You can’t be the same dad to your 26-year-old as you can to your 10-year-old.”

sir Frank williams: 1942-2021 Tributes to Sir Frank as F1 team boss dies aged 79 Pictures: Pa, Getty Formula One stars paid tribute after team principle Sir Frank Williams died aged 79. The Williams team he founded won the drivers’ title seven times and the constructors’ championship on nine occasions. Sir Frank – who marked 50 years as an F1 team owner in 2019 – was taken to hospital on Friday and “passed away peacefully” surrounded by family yesterday. Williams Racing added he was a “much-loved and inspirational figurehead”. Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill were champions in a Williams car. Hill, 61, winner in 1996, said: “Frank was just remarkable in every respect. His record will stand for a very long time. The only person I could compare him to is [Ferrari founder] Enzo Ferrari. Anyone who runs a team would like to aspire to his achievements.” Williams driver George Russell, 23, who is to join reigning champion Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, said Sir Frank was a “genuinely wonderful human being. I’ll always remember the laughs. “He was more than a boss – he was a mentor and a friend to everybody who joined the Williams Racing family.” Sir Frank suffered a spinal cord injury in a crash in 1986 that left him unable to walk. Doctors said he would live no longer than 10 years but from a wheelchair he led decades of F1 success. He began to reduce his workload in 2012, leaving the Williams board and letting daughter Claire run the team on a day-to-day basis. The business was sold to Dorilton Capital in August. Williams’ current principal Jost Capito said: “Despite considerable adversity in [Sir Frank’s] Mentor... Sir Frank, who used to run his fledgling firm from a phone box, in 2019 and, inset, with Damon Hill, who drove for Williams By Paul Jeeves Lewis Hamilton and Sir Frank in 2007 DX1ST life, he led our team to 16 world championships, making us one of the most successful teams.” While F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali said the former mechanic and racing driver “was a true giant” who “battled every day to win”. His predecessor Bernie Eccelestone, 91, who ruled F1 for 40 years, said: “One wonders that if people like Frank had not been around in the early days whether Formula One would have survived. He was one of the people that built Formula One. It’s the end of an era. But Frank never complained. He got on with things the best he could. He was a fighter. He gelled with everyone and everyone liked him.” Sir Frank set up his racing outfit in 1969 but hit money problems, at one point running his business from a phone booth. He teamed up with engineer Patrick Head in 1977, backed by Middle East funds. Alain Jones took Williams’ first pole position at Silver stone in 1979 then Clay Regazzoni grabbed the team’s debut race win there. Jones won Williams their first driver and constructor titles next year. Triple world champion Ayrton Senna also drove for Williams, who was charged with manslaughter over the driver’s fatal crash at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix but acquitted years later. Sir Frank’s wife Virginia died of cancer in 2013. He is survived by daughter Claire plus sons Jonathan and Jaime. opinion: page 12lsport: back page Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 19 CHRISTMAS APPEAL 2021 To someone who has nothing, your Christmas gift can mean everything This Christmas will be an unhappy time for people who are facing hardship or heartbreaking loneliness. Please help us give people who are suffering the things they urgently need – food for hungry families, companionship for people who are alone, support for those who are homeless. It only takes a simple gift to turn despair into hope. Please change someone’s life today. £19 £38 £63 Team Williams... Nigel Mansell and Sir Frank By Joe Morgan could provide a Christmas box filled with food and modest gifts to a family in urgent need and bring festive joy and new hope into their lives. could provide Christmas dinner and companionship for 16 lonely older people. could provide an hour of one-to-one support work for seven homeless people in one of our centres. You can make a donation by phone or online 08000 926 926 Quoting Ref PR27 Babies get the joke at one month BABIES develop a sense of humour after just a month, scientists have discovered. The main element needed for an appreciation of the amusing to evolve is socialisation, researchers from the University of Bristol said. A global study of around 700 children, found those under one year of age laughed at things like peekaboo, tickling and pulling funny faces. Dr Elena Hoicka, associate professor, said: “Our results highlight that humour is a complex, developing process in the first four years of life.” The study was published in Behaviour Research Methods. salvationarmy.org.uk/donate A Christian Church and Registered Charity No. 214779 and in Scotland SC009359

20 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 Pictures: getty, pa, reuters DX1ST By Virginia Blackburn Say cheese!” cried the food sellers as the Prince of Wales stopped by a Thai food stall during last week’s tour of a market in the heart of Cambridge. And His Royal Highness duly obliged, bathing in the warmth of his subjects’ excitement as they snapped away on their camera phones. In fact, he not only obliged, he positively beamed. It was a world away from the strained expression he wore so frequently in his earlier years, particularly during his first marriage, and there was no sign of the grief his displayed following the death of his father earlier this year. Nor was there any indication of the apprehension he must feel when considering that his time to ascend the throne is inevitably drawing near. Instead, the Prince was relaxed, charming and affable. And all agree there is one very simple reason why. It has been more than 16 years since Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, as she then was, and in that time Charles has blossomed, if such a thing can be said of a 73-year-old monarch-in-waiting. Gone is the “emptiness” he said he felt when Camilla married Andrew Parker Bowles, gone is the tension of his tricky relationship with Diana, gone is the subterfuge that marked so many of his middle years. For the fact is that whatever one thought of Diana, she and Charles were hideously badly mismatched. Both deeply insecure, with a desperate need for a partner to give them firm moral support, in fact they found in each other competition for the spotlight and a total lack of anything in common. And as the bitterness between them grew, so did the desire that one should win… and be seen to win. In Camilla, Charles has found not only his “non-negotiable” soulmate, but a partner who is happy to allow him to stand centre stage, while giving him all the love and security he needs. With her earthy charm and warmth, Camilla manages to offer Charles a combination of motherliness and, not to put it too bluntly, raunch. Theirs has always been an intensely physical relationship: the very first time they met, at a polo match in 1970, Camilla quipped: “My greatgrandmother was the mistress of your great-greatgrandfather – so how about it?” The great-grandmother in question was Alice Keppel, the great-great-grandfather was Edward VII. And that connection has endured: just this week, on the plane back from their successful Middle Eastern tour, Camilla was heard to remark: “We’ve still got a snap in our celery.” No wonder Prince Charles was sporting such a grin. Indeed, while Camilla might not have possessed Diana’s fashion model looks, she certainly possessed the sex appeal. It was said that when she showed up at parties, she would promptly have men all around her. It was, said a chum, a case of “je ne sais quoi”. Of course, they should have got married all those years ago, which would have ensured a very different Royal Family today. There would be no Prince Harry slagging off his family and giving tell-all interviews, following the example of his own parents, including Charles’s claims that his parents had not been close and loving, almost exactly what Harry has said about him. But How Camilla puts the smile on Charles’ face and the ‘snap in his celery’ It’s stall right: Prince Charles visits Cambridge market last week. Right, the royal couple sign a visitors book in Alexandria, Egypt, on their successful tour of the Middle East when Charles first fell for Camilla, marriage would have been impossible. For a start, it was known that Camilla had a “past” and that was simply unacceptable for a future queen. Meanwhile Charles dithered, perhaps influenced by the truly dreadful advice of his great-uncle Lord Mountbatten: “I believe, in a case like yours, the man should sow his wild oats and have as many affairs as he can before settling down, but for a wife he should choose a suitable, attractive and sweet- charactered girl before she met anyone else she might fall for,” Dickie wrote to his young protégé. “I think it is disturbing for women to have experiences if they have to remain on a pedestal after marriage.” We all know how that particular piece of hypocritical double standards worked out: goodbye Camilla, hello Diana, and welcome to the near collapse of the House of Windsor when the heir to the throne’s first marriage Finally our future King looks ready and willing to step up. But will the woman who helped him embrace his destiny ever sit beside him as Queen? broke down. Of course, Camilla thought that she was in love with Andrew Parker Bowles and decided to marry him. It was only as the years progressed that Charles and Camilla realised that, young as they were during their youthful romance (he was 22, she 24), they had each met The One. And despite the difficult intervening years, despite the mistakes of their youth, they were given a second chance. No one except the participants in the “there were three of us in the marriage, so it was a little crowded” will ever know the truth about the years Charles and Camilla were apart. Diana’s camp maintain that they never were: that version of the story is that Charles cynically married Diana as some kind of brood mare, waited until the appearance of the heir and the spare and then scarpered back to the capacious bosom of Mrs P-B. But if you look at pictures taken of Charles and Diana in the early years of the marriage, this appears unlikely: they looked pretty happy most of the time. And members of Charles’s camp maintain the opposite: that he was totally loyal to Diana until the marriage broke down and that she cheated first. Last week there were

DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 21 by my side: The royal couple take obvious pleasure in each other’s company, pictured here during a tour of New Zealand new claims that Charles only rekindled his youthful passion after discovering his wife was having a fling with one of her police bodyguards. Either way, Charles and Camilla were reunited, a furious Diana ensured that the affair went public and Camilla, with no royal protection officers at the time, was so unpopular she was pelted with bread rolls in a supermarket by furious members of the public who believed she had destroyed a fairy tale. F eelings ran so high that her first public appearances at Charles’s side had to be carefully stage managed. They did not appear in public together until two years after Diana’s death, when they attended a party at The Ritz in 1999. Their marriage, six years later, was not without controversy: the Queen, ever mindful of potential damage to the monarchy, did not attend the ceremony, but she was at the reception, where she made a speech, welcoming them to the “winners’ enclosure… ‘They have overcome Becher’s Brook and cold shoulder: Charles and Diana appear tense during a royal engagement in November 1992. Right, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall at the wedding for which they waited so many years The Chair and all kinds of other terrible obstacles. They have come through and I’m very proud and wish them well. My son is home and dry with the woman he loves.” When the Queen compares you to a horse, you know you’re doing all right. Since then the effect Camilla has had on Charles is remarkable. The restlessness and angst that seem to have characterised him for so many years, have gone. The chippy petulance sometimes on display at public appearances is nowhere to be seen. Back in the 90s, a member of the public who met Prince Charles shortly after his separation from his first wife tactlessly informed him that she’d met Princess Diana. “And you lived to tell the tale?” snapped Charles. These days he looks and sounds more resigned to his fate. He has clearly accepted that he is destined to be the longest-serving heir apparent in British history and possibly a short-lived monarch (one hopes not.) He seems genuinely to enjoy the affection of his future subjects. And it will be his subjects he needs to win over if he is to give the love of his life his heart’s desire… the title of Queen. In a poll earlier this year, only 13 percent of Britons thought the Duchess of Cornwall should become Queen. Princess Consort was the preferred option. ‘In Camilla, Charles has found his non-negotiable soulmate... but also his partner’ Since then, Prince Philip has died, and our 95-yearold Queen has been on light duties on doctor’s orders. Suddenly, King Charles, or whatever regnal name he chooses, seems not nearly so far away. Whether the woman at this side will be known as Queen Camilla remains to be seen.

DX1ST Giving tuesday: appeal for your help Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 23 Day to give something back CHARITIES are hoping for a recordbreaking Giving Tuesday tomorrow. This time last year £20.2million was raised for UK good causes in donations – nearly £14,000 a minute, and a 43 per cent increase on 2019. Giving Tuesday began in the US in 2012 and now takes place in more than 60 countries. The initiative aims to persuade people to remember those in need by donating their money or time to their favourite good causes, especially after the shopping sprees of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Catherine Johnstone, the chief executive of Royal Voluntary Service (RVS), said: “Britons are incredibly generous and always have been. “The role volunteers can play to support in hospitals and in communities is needed now more than ever. But it’s not just volunteers. Everyone can do something on Giving Tuesday. “This could be anything from committing to looking in on a neighbour over winter, stepping forward to volunteer or making a donation to Royal Voluntary Service so we can continue to provide life sustaining support.” Alison Taylor, chief executive of the Charities Aid Foundation, said: “A campaign which began on social media now inspires millions. “More than 5,000 partners including charities, high street brands and large businesses have established the campaign as a fixture of the British fundraising scene.” Joseph Howes, chief executive of Support..Catherine Johnstone of RVS By Sarah O’Grady Social Affairs Correspondent children’s charity Buttle UK, works with the Ajaz Foundation, headed by Nicola Brentnall, which awards grants to grassroot groups. He said: “This Giving Tuesday is one of the most important ever. We will be working together to distribute funds directly to families in crisis who have nowhere else to turn. “These grants will pay for items and activities that most of us would take for granted, but which the families of so many children and young people across the UK are struggling to afford. This is what charities can do.” Meanwhile a report says more than half questioned think charities are too corporate and “have lost their humanity”. And 53 per cent say they are too focused on making money. Senior staff pay was also criticised by the 4,140 respondents to the Giving Britain survey by the GOOD creative agency. Cynicism, especially from older supporters, has been blamed for a loss of two million regular givers in five years. Some 51 per cent called donating a “bottomless pit” – but three out of four want “charities to give a hand up, not a handout”. Chris Norman, GOOD founder and chief executive, said the agency “commissioned this research to help unlock the innate compassion we know resides in the British public”. OPINION: PAGE 12 Picture: philip hartley I wondered how I’d cope Volunteer Claire helps Jeremy with shopping ONE man to benefit from the generosity of Britons is Jeremy Stringer whose life changed dramatically when he had his leg amputated in May. The operation left Mr Stringer, who lost his other leg years earlier, wheelchair-bound – a huge blow for the fiercely independent ex-military man. He said: “It was terrifying. I wondered how I’d cope.” After surgery Mr Stringer, who is in his sixties and lives in Gillingham, Kent, was moved to a flat to convalesce but was devastated to discover it was not wheelchair accessible. “If it had not been for the Royal Voluntary Service, I would have been lost,” he said. “When Claire came to visit it was a weight off my mind. She’s so friendly and helpful.” During her weekly visits, volunteer Claire helps Mr Stringer shop, navigate the benefits system and search for a new home. Humanity, we can assure you, is in very plentiful supply, despite the headlines. Most charities in the UK are small. These are places where team members all muck in to get the job done. Budgets for marketing, advertising, administration support and other areas are way out of reach for them. There are 166,592 charities in the UK, of which 96 per cent are local and small, raising less than £100,000 a year, meeting local needs through local COMMENT Joseph Howes & Nicola BRentNall Charity chief executives networks. None of these could be considered “corporate” – they often run on a shoestring and rely heavily on volunteers. They are frequently the only places that people have left to turn when the provisions of the State fall short. This makes many charities vital – their work forming a social safety net. It is why people run marathons, bake cakes and jump out of planes. It’s because that is how we can help, how we can do something to improve things one step at a time, one person at a time. Our role as individuals cannot be underestimated. This will be a tough winter. Those with the least face the biggest challenges. Charities across the UK will do their utmost not to let them down. Thank you for giving in the past and helping others in need. Please join tomorrow’s Giving Tuesday, any way you can. DON’T MISS A THING For breaking news and the stories that matter to you Download our FREE app today

24 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 DX1ST Pistorius meets parents of girlfriend he shot dead Murder...Reeva Steenkamp Oscar Pistorius has been driven 750 miles to meet the parents of Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he killed, as he fights to be freed. The double amputee ex-sprinter was transferred from “comfy” Atteridgeville Correctional Centre, Pretoria to tough St Albans Correctional jail, 15 minutes from From Jamie Pyatt in Cape Town their Port Elizabeth home in South Africa. Pistorius, 35, was given 13 years and five months in jail for murder after he shot Reeva, 29, as she cowered in their bathroom. The country’s Supreme Court has ruled the ex-Paralympian gold medal- list has served more than half his time and can ask for parole. In that process, Pistorius will meet Reeva’s elderly parents Barry and June so they can ask him why he killed their model daughter in 2013. Jail staff switched the venue to ease stress on Blackburnborn June, 74, and ex-trainer Barry, 78, who has a heart condition. The devout Christians did not have to agree to see Pistorius but decided they wanted to ask for the truth. He was put in a prison van with a police escort for the 13-hour trip to riot-hit Atteridgeville, where he was given his own single cell for safety ahead of this week’s encounter. Pistorius had written out of the blue to the Steenkamps who have said previously they have forgiven him but do not believe his claim that he thought he had heard an intruder break in. If they accept he is remorseful it may influence the parole board’s decision whether to free him. Their lawyer Tania Koen said his letter was like “ripping a Band Aid” off a wound as the pair had not expected any contact. But they decided it would be the only chance to get the truth. Pistorius was known as Blade Parole hope... former athlete Pistorius Runner after his prosthetics in his athletics career. He became the first double amputee to run in a full Olympic Games. A prison source said: “The only hurdle in his way of receiving parole at the earliest date depends on his victim’s family. “They are entitled to make submissions into whether he should be released...and they can carry a lot of weight with the parole board.” Pictures: pa, getty Tom’s needle ‘n spins TOM Daley has taken the plunge into fashion after launching his range of snazzy knitwear. The star diver, 27, who was spotted knitting poolside at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has launched the Made With Love brand, which includes flamingo jumpers, vests and a £220 kit to make a customised double blanket. Tom modelled the range ahead of its release. He’s a knit of alright...Tom Daley modelling the knitwear Tom knits poolside

Pictures: pa & getty Idiots on the line By Neil Lancefield TEENAGERS risk their lives for “daredevil” photos on a railway where trains hit 80mph. Network Rail released CCTV of two girls doing handstands and showing a blatant disregard for their safety and others at a level crossing. Several people were filmed standing on the track to take pictures – one even lay down to pose. A shocking 22 examples of this kind of stupidity was logged in nine days at Attenborough Nature Reserve, Broxtowe, Notts. Inspector Mark Clements, of British Transport Police, said: Plain loco... Teens pose for pictures on the tracks Deadly...teen performs handstand, another poses with a bike “Trespass is a criminal offence, it can result in tragic consequences or life-changing injuries.” The handstand incident was filmed in July. This was 12 months after a couple were caught on CCTV posing for wedding photos while standing on the track at a level crossing near Whitby, North Yorks. DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 25 Game Of Thrones ‘was real’ By Richard Jenkins MORE than a third of us don’t know our Game Of Thrones from our Wars of the Roses. According to a study, one in 10 believes Jon Snow from the hit series was a real-life historical figure. And a third thought Robin Hood was an actual person while 12 per cent believed in Count Dracula. Only 32 per cent knew the Wars of the Roses took place during the 1400s. A spokesman for Sky History, which commissioned the study, said: “History is littered with so many stories and legends, it’s hardly surprising that people’s memories can be a little foggy.” MONEY Equity Release Provided by ‘Motorists facing a plague of potholes’ By Steph Spyro DRIVERS face soaring repair bills from record numbers of potholes unless more is done to fix them, a motoring group has warned. Patrols from roadside assistance specialists RAC said they saw one of the worst periods in 15 years for breakdowns from crumbling roads between June and September. Their teams attended 1,810 call outs for broken suspension springs, distorted wheels and damaged shock absorbers. Nicholas Lyes, from the RAC, said: “We fear we’re only a bad winter away from seeing a plague of potholes which authorities will struggle to repair. “With Government data showing weekday car traffic is still not quite back to pre-pandemic levels, it’s very worrying that our patrols are still attending a higher proportion of potholerelated call-outs in relation to all the breakdowns they go out to. “Traditionally, the spring and summer months give authorities a chance to repair and improve roads, but unfortunately it seems many roads remain in a Crisis...potholes are on the rise perilous state.” The RAC is demanding urgent action from the Government as we head into winter. Mr Lyes added: “We have long campaigned for national government to recognise the significance of local roads and ring-fence funds over a five-year period to enable councils to plan and deliver longer-term road maintenance. If the coming winter proves to be colder than normal, as some are predicting, we could sadly see our roads crumbling yet further, costing drivers hundreds of thousands of pounds in repairs. “We’re sounding the alarm now so that this doesn’t happen. “But we badly need the Transport Secretary and the Treasury to take a fresh look at how local roads are funded.” The RAC Pothole Index is a long-term measure of the condition of roads which is adjusted for weather and seasonal factors. It revealed drivers are nearly one-and-a-half times more likely to break down after hitting a pothole today than they were when the RAC first started collecting this data in 2006. 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26 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 HICKEY OSCAR-winning British thespian Jeremy Irons, pictured, despairs of mumbling fellow actors, complaining: “Marlon Brando had a lot to be blamed for because he was a mutterer and an awful lot of actors think their voices are terribly sexy if they speak like that.” Unflatteringly recalling filming with one unnamed female co-star from recent years, Irons, 73, adds: “We were walking through this crowded lobby... we were having this conversation side by side, and I couldn’t hear a word she said.” Thankfully, Jeremy’s a confirmed admirer of latest House Of Gucci co-star Lady Gaga. PROMOTING his portrayal of American ranch owner Phil Burbank in new movie The Power Of The Dog, Benedict Cumberbatch has been grateful for an image change. The Harrow-educated actor remarks: “I didn’t want to keep turning up as fast-talking posh English people.” ALMOST two years since she first appeared in the role – before the pandemic intervened – Britt Ekland has taken her final curtain call as housekeeper Mrs Pleasant in touring UK stage show The Cat And The Canary. Raising a celebratory glass from Leeds Grand Theatre, the former Bond girl, who lives in Sweden and Los Angeles, announced over the weekend: “It’s over... hope to get home by tomorrow. It’s been lovely.” Having publicly slammed backstage conditions during the production’s initial run last year, the second part of Ms Ekland’s British tour mercifully went more smoothly. AMONG celebs teasing Madonna since photographs were published showing the pop veteran flaunting her bottom in fishnet tights (while the rest of her was bizarrely underneath a bed), presenter and fellow 63-year-old Anneka Rice, pictured, joked on Twitter yesterday: “Dear Sons. Could you pop round? I was trying the Madonna pose under the bed and I think I’m stuck... ps I’m not in fishnets.” CROONER and proud Leicester lad Engelbert Humperdinck, 85, laments: “I regret to say that my ignorance caused a lot of heartache in my life. I lost fortunes.” Long-ago financial woes date back to Humperdinck’s late manager Gordon Mills reportedly using the singer’s earnings to pay off casino gambling debts. But don’t worry about Engelbert getting by in old age – he’s still said to be worth over £70million. ROYD Tolkien, great-grandson of Lord Of The Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, was left to perform a series of daring and bizarre challenges by brother Mike, who died from motor neurone disease in 2015. Highlighting one of the most memorable – when he was required to appear at Heathrow Airport dressed as Tolkien’s famous wizard Gandalf – Royd recalls on Radio 4: “Ian McKellen’s actual Gandalf costume was sent over from New Zealand. I got to wear the full gear: hat, beard, wig, everything.” Obliged to bellow the character’s “You shall not pass!” catchphrase at bemused passengers, Royd awkwardly ended up being mistaken for Harry Potter wizard rival, Dumbledore. DX1ST FOR 20 years Dame Siân Phillips fought to preserve her turbulent relationship with screen icon Peter O’Toole. In Saturday’s Daily Express, she revealed the devastating toll his drunken, controlling behaviour took on her life. But, as she explains today, his move from theatre leading man to Hollywood A-Lister would destroy their marriage completely... By Angela Wintle WHEN Peter O’Toole was cast as the lead in the David Lean epic, Lawrence of Arabia, he became the hottest young property on two continents. His long-suffering wife Siân Phillips, well versed in playing the compliant partner, watched with dismay as their entire existence was turned upside down. “Before the film was even finished, our lives had changed utterly,” she says today. “Columbia Pictures pumped millions of dollars into his publicity. We were invited everywhere and there were daily requests for interviews and photographs.” But she quickly discovered that Mrs O’Toole, the Hollywood wife, was treated very differently from Miss Phillips, the British actress. People jostled her out of the way in their desire to get to the new leading man. For the most part she accepted this with equanimity, but she did object when “little Gina Lollobrigida” actually drove her stiletto heel through the soft arch of Siân’s foot in her hurtling frenzy to say hello to her wonderful husband. “Mind you, she was drunk as a skunk,” she points out. By this time, O’Toole was more magnetic than ever. During filming in the Middle East, he’d been forced to drastically reduce his alcohol consumption because it was impossible to work in the extreme heat with a hangover. When Siân first flew out to Jordan to join him on location, she was immediately struck by the change in him. “He looked extraordinary, a thousand times fitter and healthier than he’d ever looked. His eyes were clear, his curly black hair had been straightened and bleached blond, and for the first time in his life, he was tanned. He looked – I couldn’t quite think what he looked like. Then it came to me. He looked like a movie star.” She wasn’t the only woman who noticed the changes. “On our return to London, women behaved very badly,” she says with a wry laugh. “If you want to know about the poverty of the sisterhood, get married to a famous movie star. I was shocked. And he was shocked, too – to the core. We’d be sitting in a restaurant and a waiter would come over with a note saying, ‘Here’s my phone number. I’m sitting to your left.’ O’Toole would say, ‘I don’t believe it.’ He used to give me all these things to take care of. He was very good. I never had to worry about his faithfulness.” In 2015, two years after O’Toole’s death, a sensationalist biography claimed that he’d had more than a thousand lovers and an appetite for sex orgies. It asserted he’d had affairs with a string of Hollywood actresses, from Ava Gardner and Elizabeth Taylor to Jayne Mansfield and Anita Ekberg. It even claimed he’d shared a bath with Princess Margaret and that Audrey Hepburn had miscarried his child after a steamy fling. Siân dismisses the allegations without a hint of concern. “It was ridiculous. None of it was true. The writers never interviewed anybody. They just took National Enquirer headlines and sliced them up. It wasn’t a worry to us [the family] because our lawyer said, ‘Never explain, never complain.’ “Besides, O’Toole knew if he’d been unfaithful I’d have dropped him like a hot Pictures: SWNS, Getty, Rex & PA brick. He was actually the jealous and possessive one, but if I’d kicked against it I would have been considered unreasonable. He was a perfectly unreconstructed husband.” After the success of Lawrence Of Arabia, O’Toole’s behaviour developed into a pattern: while preparing for a movie he was hardworking, moderate and a benevolent presence at home. Once work was completed, he became erratic and unpredictable. When drunk, he patronised her, calling her “a silly girl”, and when she remonstrated he’d say, “If you don’t like me, leave me alone.” Why did she tolerate it? “I was linked with the most powerful man I’d ever met, whose chauvinism was equalled only by his attractiveness,” she says. “I could no more Exclusive DAME Sian He could be a drunken, selfish bully …but Peter O’Toole is still the love of my life It’s been eight years since the Lawrence Of Arabia star’s death, but even now the award-winning actress admits her hell-raising ex still holds her in his thrall resist him than stop breathing. But I wasn’t a masochist. When he was sober I knew I was loved – hugely. And he would beg for my forgiveness. There were also practical reasons for staying. What would happen to my mother, who had come to live with us? And by then we had two children. “I would think twice before depriving them of the kind of life they enjoyed in our Georgian Hampstead home.” Nevertheless, unable to bear the pain when love and approval were withheld, her resentment grew and she began to reduce her dependence on him. And then came a crisis that reeled her back in. In 1975 he nearly died from an acute form of pancreatitis caused by his excessive drinking. For weeks he hovered between life and death, but against all the odds pulled through and on returning home insisted on going abroad to recuperate. Though he could barely walk, they spent

PHILLIPS interview part 2 DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 27 blue-eyed icon: Peter O’Toole as Lawrence of Arabia. Right, with wife Siân Phillips while filming David Lean’s epic in Jordan wasn’t that smart anyway. We cohabited quite happily for two or three years, although we hardly saw each other, and then the relationship fell apart completely when he met someone else.” Sachs died of a heart attack in 2013, the same year as O’Toole. an intensely happy time on the Italian Riviera. “I nursed him and began to feel I was indispensable to him,” she says. “I’d never felt such love for him and thought we were on a different track for the rest of our lives.” But once back in London, he announced he was going to Mexico to shoot a film and firmly batted away any suggestion that she should accompany him. It was the final straw. “I couldn’t believe after everything I’d lived through, thinking he was going to die, that we were going back to the same life we’d had before. I thought, ‘I’m not going to do this any more’. When the day came to wave him off, I felt I was saying goodbye to him forever.” But why was he so determined to keep Mexico out of bounds to her? And then she remembered – before his illness, he’d dumped a pile of unanswered letters on her desk, including one from a girl called Anna who’d written that she’d obviously misunderstood all that had passed and apologised for her presumption. She recalled a Mexican girl called Anna had worked on one of his films. Was it the same girl? Soon, however, Siân’s own love life took an unexpected turn when a young actor, Robin Sachs, who had a supporting role in a play she was appearing in, asked her out. She was flattered – no one asked Mrs O’Toole out for a drink. Her daughters were away so she innocently invited him and a friend back home. The companion left and Sachs quickly made his advances. “I couldn’t believe what was happening. I knew I was making a dreadful mistake, but I was surprised by my lack of guilt.” They spent a weekend together and split up when the play ended, but the affair persistent: Siân with actor Robin Sachs, whom she married in 1979 and divorced in 1991 star power: O’Toole posing with Under Milk Wood co-stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in 1972 kept reigniting. It was many months before O’Toole, now back in London, realised what was going on. He ordered Siân out of the family home, telling her bewildered mother and their two teenage daughters, Kate and Pat, that she was leaving for “a rest”. “I knew I’d never see him again. He prided himself on his resolutely unforgiving nature. Much later, I discovered he’d moved the Mexican girl into the house.” O’Toole dragged the divorce out for two years. “He told me, ‘You mustn’t engage a lawyer. If you do, I will persecute you to the ends of the earth and you’ll never see me again’.” Siân married Sachs in 1979, still numb from her previous marriage. “I knew there was no future in it, but Robin hung around persistently. He turned up with a special licence on the day of my divorce. I was too tired to say no, but I should have put my foot down. He was too young to realise what he was getting into – and he News of her first husband’s death on December 14 hit her like an express train and she flew back from Washington DC, where she had been performing, for his funeral. She still feels enormous tenderness for this complex man. And despite her revelations, she left a massive amount out of her memoirs. “I wanted to protect him. There were things he told me in confidence about his terrible childhood and his bully of a father which might explain his behaviour.” She no longer feels any rancour towards him. “We had our difficulties,” she says with understatement, “but he was also wonderful to me. Once I’d done a show, he was so helpful, wanting to make it better. And he taught me so much. In many ways, he formed me.” Siân has never remarried, although she’s had offers. “Never again,” she says. She adores her solitary life. She looked outward after her second divorce, rekindled her career, took up new hobbies and made new friends. She also embarked on a house tour of London, moving every few years. Along the way, she acquired a new family. She was going abroad for work and looking for a cat sitter. A National Theatre friend volunteered his Israeli boyfriend, Fabi Waisbort (now a well-known osteopath), who needed somewhere quiet to study. When she had another travelling job, she asked the young man if he could stay on. “Fabi and I looked at each other with bemusement one day and realised we had lived together for 17 years,” she laughs now. “He and his husband Mark are now among my closest friends and I officiated at their wedding. We no longer live together, but all through the lockdown they did my shopping and checked in on me every day.” Today she has never felt happier, but she still looks back on her years with Peter O’Toole as among her richest. Was he the love of her life? “Oh, absolutely,” she says. “And I did feel loved in return,” she adds, her voice quivering with emotion. “Yes, I know I was.” ● Private Faces And Public Places by Siân Phillips (Sceptre, £12.99) is out now. For free UK P&P on orders over £20, call Express Bookshop on 020 3176 3832 or visit expressbookshop.com

28 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 Swimmers winning fight for cleaner water By News Reporter By John Ingham WILD swimmers thought they were bathing in a pristine river until they began to feel ill after taking a dip. Alarm bells rang when anglers started to find themselves hauling in not fish but toilet paper, and worse, from the River Wharfe. And the Ilkley Clean River Campaign discovered the culprit was Yorkshire Water, which went private in 2008 in a £3billion deal. Professor Becky Malby, campaign founder, said: “Children were getting sick from paddling and playing. “The storm overflow at Ilkley was discharging raw sewage into the river 120 days a year. In extreme weather if it rains a lot, you must not allow sewage to back up in people’s houses so you put it into the river. “But just 8mm of rain triggered the overflow – so every time it rained, it overflowed.” The ICRC campaigned for a one- Testing the water…Prof Becky Malby mile stretch of the Wharfe to be tested regularly. It now has bathing water status. Incredibly, it is the only such area in England. In contrast, Scotland has more than 85. A Yorkshire Water spokeswoman said: “Next year we’ll be re-routing the sewer network to reduce spills from combined sewer overflows in the area.” DXSC By John Ingham RETIRED civil servant Ashley Smith says our waterways are being polluted by “a drip feed of poison that goes under the radar”. As recently as 2010 ducks sat on the clear water of his beloved local river – with healthy green weeds growing beneath the surface. But today that is just a memory, compared to the muddy brown murk of the Windrush, in Oxfordshire. Untreated sewage is being spilled into the river by Thames Water. The company has admitted this filth pouring in for 3,644 hours on 228 occasions from four of the sewage works along the river. Mr Smith, 63, who founded Windrush Against Sewage Pollution, said: “Plant-life is being choked out of existence by sewage fungus and algae. “Some species of fish such as barbel and grayling are struggling to breed. “But it’s more profitable to pollute than to act sustainably.” He warned things will get worse. He said: “Our rivers are in a dismal state. They are in a state of emergency as countless new houses are connected to an already failing sewage system.” Mr Smith first got involved when he saw the decline in the Windrush and was disappointed by the response from the government body supposed to protect rivers. He said: “The Environment Agency has been debilitated by Defra which had made it impossible for it to be effective and the water industry exploits this. “Polluting is profitable. That has to come to an end.” A Water Quality Analysis POLLUTERs held Healthy river turns filthy in just 11 years Campaigning…Ashley Smith inspects a Combined Sewage Outlet Simulation Program showed that 95 per cent of illegal sewage spills to watercourses from Thames Water’s sewage treatment works may go unrecorded by the Environment Agency. A spokeswoman for the water company said: “It’s our view that discharges of untreated sewage are simply unacceptable, even when they are legally permitted.” Sewage on our me so ashamed Sofia is an oh-here-we-go-again-er Periods are as different as the people having them. Mondays delivers organic, plastic-free and personalised period care, to your door. 50% off your first 3 boxes: go to the website and use the code MYFLOW at checkout. organicmondays.co.uk/myflow Terms and conditions apply. Robert Latimer has the law on his side to keep sewage off “one of the best” beaches in the UK but he has seen few results. The retired engineer has been complaining about the storm water system on the coast near his home since 1996, particularly citing foul smells and sewage debris coming ashore. He even took the UK to the European Court of Justice – and won his case. But still Northumbrian Water releases sewage into the sea at Whitburn, near Sunderland, despite the ruling in 2012. By John Ingham Environment Editor ‘I don’t believe this is a oneoff. People ring me up from everywhere to say it is going on with them’ The 77-yearold environment battler, said: “The European Court gave the UK five years to put it right. “In 2019 the pipe discharged 760,000 tonnes of untreated sewage into the sea here. “Quite honestly, I am ashamed to be British. “We’ve got a wonderful beach here, one of the best in the country. The number of people using the beach has been incredible. “But if there has been a discharge the dirty water will have washed all over the beach at high tide. “Even if the system has trapped the solids, these people have been sitting there having their picnics on that sand.” To get the facts about these discharges Robert had to wage a oneman war with the authorities. Over the years his requests for information have met with stonewalling and downright obstruction. But in February 2020 he won a court case against the refusals when the First-Tier tribunal meeting in Newcastle-upon-Tyne unanimously ruled in his favour. Robert expects the sewage problem to get worse because of the growing English population. He said: “They were trying to build lots of housing here. I don’t mind the houses but there’s not the room in the sewage network to cater for it. “I don’t believe this is a oneoff either because people ring me up from everywhere to say it is going on with them. “The fault lies with the

to account DXSC Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 29 Pictures: steve reigate, andy commins & swns THE number of rivers in good ecological status in England has fallen to a dismal 16 per cent. The target was for all of them to be in good status by 2015 which was put back to 75 per cent by 2027. Now even that low target is being abandoned by embarrassed environmental regulators. It may be a coincidence but in 2009 our water companies, which handle the sewage network, were given the right to monitor themselves and their pollution. And today our fun water activities risk us getting sick from bacteria in someone else’s sewage, dumped by a multi-million pound water company saving money. Corner cutting which should have been stamped on at the beginning, crept in and criminal convictions for pollution started to appear on the company books. It’s shocking but Thames Water, as an example, has 180 criminal convictions. The fines for criminal pollution were laughable for many years, in the low thousands. Even what sound like high figures now of a £20million fine for Thames Water in 2017 and £90million for Southern Water this year don’t stop the offending as it COMMENT ashLey smith Chair of Windrush Against Sewage Pollution is still cheaper to pay up occasionally than fix the broken infrastructure. Every winter, people all over the country are unable to use their sinks and toilets for long periods because it is cheaper for the water industry to use tankers to move sewage around than fix the failed network. Pollution in homes, gardens, streets, rivers and seas mostly goes unchallenged. The new Environment Act will make things worse. Its provisions will not stop sewage pollution. Dodging the law is business as usual for the water companies. The emerging public health threat needs the Government to act now. More and more people are getting sick from sewage and as resistant bacteria develop at sewage works, it is only a matter of time before someone dies from it. Do we really have to wait until then until something is done? Clarity… Mr Smith examines a sample beach makes to be British Environment Agency and Northumbrian Water. “The Environment Agency doesn’t know what it is doing. “The water companies know exactly what they are doing,” he claimed. He added: “There should be an independent specialist Government body charged with monitoring the actions and the discharge data of the private Robert Latimer lays blame on pump house at Whitburn, inset water companies, and policing the permits.” Emma Howard Boyd, chair of the Environment Agency (EA), said: “Any water companies in breach of their permits are acting illegally. “Water company boards must certify every year that they have adequate resources to fulfil their regulated activities. “The EA has begun an immediate investigation of more than 2,000 sewage treatment works and will prosecute where necessary.” Richard Murray, head of wastewater treatment and bioresources at Northumbrian Water, said: “Over two decades a huge level of investment has gone into improving bathing waters across the North-east. “In the Sunderland area alone this amounts to many tens of millions of pounds including around £10million in the recent investment which has seen an upgrade to the sewer network and improvements to the Whitburn and Roker area. “We do not calculate volumes. 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Pictures: swns Brenda surrounded by her collection DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 31 Handkerchief hoard is not to be sniffed at By Mark Reynolds A PENSIONER has amassed Britain’s biggest handkerchief collection – with a staggering 4,500 examples, including one from the Somme and others containing secret escape maps. Brenda Mathews, 76, began collecting at the age of eight. Nearly seven decades on, the mother-of-two, who has six grandchildren, houses the vast collection at her home in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. One favourite is a brown hankie from First World War soldier Frederick William Taylor, bearing his initials, and taken to wipe his brow at the Battle of the Somme. And one of the oldest is a Fulton’s military handkerchief, from 1886, which was used to impart military instructions to infantry; it contains life-saving tips like how to shelter and a guide to trumpet calls. The collection also includes hankies from Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, the Boer War, both World Wars and historic Olympic games. Mrs Mathews said: “I think it must be the largest collection in the country. I wish there was a museum I could entrust them to.” Hankies from Victoria’s Jubilee, the Boer War and a 19th century store Mail Order Perfect job would be for 26 hours a week and pay £44k STYLES FOR MEN & WOMEN Extra wide or swollen feet? By Charlotte Minett OUR dream job would involve a 26-hour week, a £44,000 salary and a boss who likes a pint, a study has revealed. Other requirements for the ideal role are regular reviews and pay rises, a day off on your birthday and free hot drinks. A 17-minute commute, a pleasant view from the office window and 29 days of holiday a year are also key, it was found. The poll of 2,000 workers also showed a well-organised office, friendly colleagues and a good location are among the most important workplace factors. The survey also found that a third of people believe they are currently working Picture: getty Cheers...a social boss is key in their dream occupation. One in 10 respondents said they would prefer a more physical job. But a career that takes you out and about and a deskbased role are equally popular, the research revealed. As many as 95 per cent think the atmosphere in the workplace is very important when it comes to job satisfaction. Andrew Wood, from equipment suppliers Raja Workplace, which commissioned the survey, said: “It’s very important to work somewhere that aligns with your lifestyle and values its employees’ needs. “There are so many different things employers must take into consideration when designing a workplace and environment for their employees. “From comfy chairs, to the layout of the office, ensuring the office is stocked with plenty of tea and coffee. “It’s clear from the survey results these are all things employees value within their work space. “It’s great to see so many people already believe they have found their dream job.” STYLE SHOWN: Carol VISIT cosyfeet.com OR CALL 0800 731 0148 FOR YOUR FREE CATALOGUE FREE UK DELIVERY & RETURNS USE CODE DEC1121 • OFFER ENDS 31/12/21 VAT relief is available

32 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 DX1ST The Crusader Fighting for your rights By MAISHA FROST Customer’s head spinning due to Orbit Picture: GETTY ENERGY CHARGES: Deductions were not explained Before energy supplier Orbit went bust last week, it sent good news to a former customer who had been fighting unexplained charges and for the return of payments taken long after she left. But Coral Hamilton’s relief was short-lived, because eight days later the £338 credit Orbit said it had refunded is still not showing and the situation has dramatically changed again. The shambles that Coral has been subjected to on several fronts has caused her immense anxiety and has been going on since April. Now the company’s closure has increased her concerns that any resolution is a long way off. “I felt my head would split trying to work out how much I was really owed, but I’m very sorry too for those who’ve lost their jobs at Orbit,” she told Crusader. As with other collapsed energy companies, regulator Ofgem has said a new supplier would be found for Orbit customers and, under its consumer safety net, supply and credit balances would be protected. Customers are advised to hold tight for the time being. Coral came to Crusader for help in September, unable to find out why she had become an Orbit customer despite never knowingly having switched to them or given her details. She also wanted to get back the extra payments it had taken. Coral had used price comparison sites in the past, before switching to Green Energy Network over a year ago. It then folded and, with no debts, Coral started a switch to Octopus. Next she got an email from Orbit welcoming her as a customer. “But I had sent my details to Octopus. I had nothing to do with Orbit, so ignored that,” she says. But her bank account told a different story. “Orbit continued to take payments for six months after the switch to Octopus,” says Coral. When asked about having her details, Orbit said it had recording proof where Coral had agreed to join. She now believes this was made in a call she received from switching service Simply Switch, trading as Money Expert, which was working with Orbit. “In the past I had dealt with Simply Switch, but when I got the call I think I mistook Orbit for Octopus who I was already in the process of joining, so I agreed,” she explains. Orbit did refund some of the extra monthly payments it took, but it also warned Coral it was deducting £256 in charges. “I was never told what these were for. I had an email saying I was £365 in credit and then another refund promise, which has yet to happen,” she adds. “As this mess is sorted out, I do hope people on the sidelines like me are not forgotten.” If you want help with a problem or wish to applaud good service, we will do our best to help. We can’t always promise a reply but please contact The Crusader, Daily Express, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP. Email: crusader@express.co.uk. Only send document copies, not originals. ALWAYS INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER, thank you. JUST ave over ON 12 LUXURIOUS RED WINES Enjoy a massive £83 saving on 12 world-class red wines, complete with FREE express delivery! This case acts as the perfect introduction to our exclusive WineBank service. Autumnal Reds Collection 12 CRAFT WINES With FREE EXPRESS DELIVERY! NOW £65.88 WAS £148.88 To order, visit virginwines.co.uk/VE2439 or call 0343 224 1001 quoting VE2439 Terms and Conditions: New customers only. UK Delivery only. You must be 18 years of age or over. One case per customer. Not to be combined with any other promotion. By redeeming this offer you agree to try the Virgin Wines WineBank. WineBank uses easy monthly top-ups to save for your wine and rewards you with £1 for every £5 you deposit, plus free delivery on all future purchases. There’s no obligation to buy any more wine. For full T&C’s, visit www.virginwines.co.uk/terms DRINKING IS ONLY FUN WHEN YOU DON’T OVERDO IT Learn more at: www.virginwines.co.uk/drinkresponsibly

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34 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 expressyourse DX1ST 1 Create reverse a advent calendar: Instead of opening a door each day, put a food item in a box to be taken to a local food bank nearer Christmas. It is a great way to involve children in helping those in need. 2 Reframe festive stress: If you view the entire Christmas season as an obligation or chore, try to think about it from another angle, suggests Eve Lewis Prieto, director of meditation at Headspace. “For instance, let’s say you’re stressing out about all the gifts you have to buy – one way to reframe this situation is to take a moment to think about each person on your list and how grateful you are to have them in your life.” 3 Greet with a smile: Making eye contact with the servers or assistants you meet in shops and cafes today, and giving them a big smile, will brighten both your days. Don’t forget to ask them how they are too. SAVE UP TO 80% PLUS FREE DELIVERY ON ALL ORDERS! OK! BEAUTY BOX SUBSCRIpTIOn TRY YOUR FIRST BOx FOR jUST £2.99 * BLACK FRIDAY DEALS! 6 Wear your best underwear: Don’t save anything “for best”, suggests life coach Emma Jefferys (actionwoman.co.uk). “Wear sequins on a Monday, light a scented candle at your work desk, have a drink out of the fancy glass. Treat every day like Christmas Day.” 10 favourite festive knit – It’s Christmas Jumper Day: Go all out in your the gaudier and glitzier the better – and make a donation to Save the Children (savethechildren.org.uk). 7 Buy a board game: Invest in a new game to play with friends or family over the Christmas break: “Even reluctant teenagers enjoy a family games night,” says counsellor Suzie Hayman (agony-aunt. com): “We shouldn’t underestimate the importance of laughing, talking and eye contact – it feeds the bonds between us.” a volunteer: Studies show doing something 11Be useful for others can be social, companionable, creative and fulfilling, while lifting the spirit and broadening the mind. Help out at a school Christmas fair, volunteer at a soup kitchen or make a call to an isolated, lonely person. Don’t know where to start? Visit NCVO, which supports voluntary organisations (ncvo. org.uk). C OK! ChRISTmAS BEAUTY BOX nOW £45!** FREE OK! BEAUTY BOX wITh EVERY 6 OR 12-mONTh SUBSCRIPTION GIFT VOUChER *** OKBEAUTYBOX.CO.UK/BLACKFRIDAY *£2.99 is only available to new customers, OK! Beauty Box subscription is £15 per month thereafter. This offer expires at 23:59 on 29 November 2021. ** The OK! Christmas Beauty Box is available to buy at £45 until 23:59 on 29 November 2021, only while stocks last. *** To qualify for the free OK! Black Friday Beauty Box you must purchase a 6 or 12-month OK! Beauty Box Subscription e-Gift voucher. The free box will be dispatched to the bill payer within two weeks of purchase. The offer is only available until 23:59 on 29 November 2021, only while stocks last. 14 Create a new mocktail: Experiment with recipes and find the perfect booze-free festive back-up, suggests Annie Grace, author of This Naked Mind (HQ, £9.99). “The expectation when we think about not drinking is that it’s going to be miserable. Put aside that expectation and get curious.” 18 Make a date for January: “We tend to hibernate on our own in the New Year but this may be a reason why we feel somewhat low in January,” warns Dr Meg Arroll, psychologist and Healthspan ambassador. “Schedule in some relaxing lunches or a day out with friends to combat the anticlimax of Christmas and New Year celebrations.” 15 screens (including Take time out: Have an hour off from electronic phones, laptops and TVs) every day, starting today. Studies suggest those who spend more time on screenbased activities are more likely to experience depression. Read a book, take a bath, do something else you never have time to usually do instead. 19 Make your own Christmas list: “What is it that you really want?” asks life coach Emma. “More time for yourself? Better relationships? Quality sleep? Just recognising whatever is on your list will help make it a priority.” s a 2is a h says Macc Imm Scie Well £14.9 on so on a into be sa listen walk

lf DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 35 Get in touch! express.yourself@express.co.uk 4 Try walking meditation: Meditation is a great way to increase your resilience to stress but many people find it hard to do. Yet strolling in nature can be one of the easiest ways to slow down and become mindful of the world around you. Head to local woodland, water or even the park, and focus on each of your senses in turn. What can you see, hear, smell, touch and taste? 8 Be grateful: Start today by reminding yourself of five things that you are grateful for, suggests Amy Crumpton, business coach, and founder of Social Cactus (social-cactus.com). “This will train your mind to look for the good in each day which, in turn, will generate good things. Cultivate gratitude, optimism and kindness to others and yourself. Make this a daily practice.” 5 Forget traditional Secret Santa: Usually you end up feeling obliged to buy a token gift that ends up being forgotten. Instead, suggest KidsOut’s Giving Tree initiative (kidsout.org.uk) to your workplace. Decorative tags with a child’s name, age and suggested gift are placed on a Christmas tree. Everyone takes one and buys the present, ranging from £5 to £10. KidsOut then arranges collection of the gifts to distribute to children in local refuges. 9Go foraging: Finding, gathering and responsibly harvesting wild foods is a great way to appreciate the seasons, spend time outdoors, connect with nature and find wild local ingredients to use in home cooking. Start with your local park or garden if you don’t live near a woodland or forest. Visit woodlandtrust.org.uk for safe foraging ideas and recipes. ountdown to Christmas… with a smile! December is nearly upon us, so keep festive tress to a minimum with our ultimate feelgood dvent calendar, which has a helpful tip for every day that’s guaranteed to lift your mood 0 Create a ritual: “A ritual abit with soul,” Dr Jenna iochi, author of unity: The nce of Staying (Thorsons, 9). Concentrate mething you do utopilot to turn it a ritual. It could vouring your morning coffee or ing to relaxing music while ing the dog. 21 positive focus for the Pick a word: Choose one and make it your next 24 hours, says mind and body coach Kim Ingleby. “Breathe this word in for six breaths when you wake, again at lunchtime and before you go to sleep (or more often if you wish), and breathe out what you don’t want to feel. An example would be to breathe in confidence or calm and breathe out worry or stress.” 22 Melanie Flower, Be kind to yourself: Wellbeing coach (melanieflower.com) suggests practising saying things like: “I am amazing”, when you look in the mirror. “This starts to rewire your brain for positivity. Pay attention to all the good things about your body and notice all the ways it helps you. For example, your eyes allow you to read books, your legs can take you to the park. 12 present on Christmas Create a new tradition: This could be opening a Eve, organising a festive treasure hunt or even a Harry Potter movie marathon – anything that unites generations, creates memories and reinforces bonds, says counsellor Suzie Hayman. 16 with a family member,” Ask for help: “Share the mundane festive tasks suggests Amy. “Wrapping presents with your sister while watching Christmas TV will definitely make it more enjoyable.” 23 bedtime, Spray your pillow: At don’t fret about getting your to-do list done. Drift off to the soothing scent of jasmine, sandalwood and lavender by spritzing Tisserand Aromatherapy Sleep Better Pillow Mist, £8.95 (Holland & Barrett) on your bed linen. In trials, 88 per cent found it easier to drop off after two nights of use. 13 Get pampering: Try a heated face mask for the ultimate “me time”. Not only will it help you relax, it will give tired, lacklustre skin a much-needed boost. Divine Glow Self-Heating Face Mask, £15 (sensoryretreats.com) uses thermotherapy technology, boosting circulation that helps relax the facial muscles, soothe the senses and create a spa-at-home experience. 17 bit of carol singing. While Sing a carol: Christmas isn’t Christmas without a many are hoping to hold in-person services, lots of churches, charities and organisations are streaming traditional and contemporary carol services. Check out your local council or “what’s on” website to find out what’s happening near you. 24 Christmas like putting Watch a festive film: “Nothing quite says your feet up and sipping hot chocolate while watching Elf,” says Amy. Laughter reduces stress hormones, increases feelgood serotonin and oxytocin and relaxes your muscles. compiled by michele o’connor

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Infection of pets is not unusual, but it appears that clinical signs are minimal and recovery occurs in most cases within 10 days to two weeks. To date, transmission has been human to animal, not the other way around. Cats appear to be more susceptible than dogs and transmission between cats has been reported in a few studies too. The number of confirmed cases in animals is, in comparison to people, extremely small, with few deaths reported. Understandably, testing for Covid-19 has been overwhelmingly in people, so the true incidence in animals requires more research. Research by a team of UK veterinary specialists established inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) as a side effect recently in a small number of dogs. These dogs appeared to have contracted Covid-19 from their owners and were depressed, lethargic and off their food. Some had difficulty with breathing and/or fainting. Fortunately all responded to supportive treatment. Common-sense hygiene, as advocated for people who are self-isolating, especially good hand hygiene, should minimise any risk to a dog. And the new information about heart complications is very useful to vets on the front line. My five-year-old cat has developed Q an ulcerated area on one side of his upper lip, which started a couple of months ago. He seems to be licking it and making it worse. Is there any way I can stop this? You won’t be able to stop your cat A making this worse without a consultation with your vet. Your description suggests an indolent ulcer, which is a very common problem. These lesions used to be called rodent ulcers because they looked a bit like that disease in people. However, rodent ulcers are a form of skin cancer, whereas indolent ulcers are not cancerous. They are called indolent because the lesions are not painful. Indolent ulcers are caused by underlying problems, which can be divided into two main types. 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DX1ST televisionexpress Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 39 Merchant bowls a Googly ARE you one of life’s second-screeners? I suspect not; you don’t really strike me as the type. Please take that as the compliment it’s intended to be. Second-screening is the name given to surfing the internet while watching TV. If you want my opinion, which I’m assuming you must do to some extent or else you’d have turned the page by now, it’s the behaviour of someone with a depressingly low attention span. Or an indication, I suppose, that the programme they’re watching is dreadful. Or possibly both. But I must confess I engaged in a Picks of the day Mike Ward previews tonight’s TV little second-screening of my own while watching episode six of THE OUTLAWS (BBC1, 9pm), which sadly brings Stephen Merchant’s fine comedy-drama to an end. I couldn’t help myself. Five minutes in, one of the characters, Rani, is assuring the police that the presence of her father’s van at a crime scene was mere coincidence – and telling them that, statistically, coincidences are more common than they might imagine. “In 2009 the Bulgarian lottery announced the same six numbers on two consecutive draws,” Rani cites by way of evidence – insisting: “It’s not a lie. Just Google: ‘Bulgarian lottery’.” So I’m afraid I did. It wasn’t even me she was talking to, but I did it anyway, my curiosity having got the better of me. I pressed “pause” on my remote and reached for my phone. My mobile phone, that is. (I’ve tried Googling on my landline and, let me tell you, it’s an utter waste Documentary: The Princes And The Press, BBC2, 9pm Journalist Amol Rajan continues to examine the Dukes and Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex’s relationship with the media and their very different responses to the 24/7 scrutiny they have faced over the years. In the final episode of this two-part documentary, Rajan takes a look at the tumultuous period from 2018 to 2021, including the birth of Prince Harry’s son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and the royal tours by Harry and William (left). He delves into the circumstances surrrounding the Sussexes’ decision to step down from their senior royal roles and explores the legal cases brought by them against some newspapers from 2019 onwards. of time.) And yes, sure enough, this Bulgarian lottery thing really did happen. The numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 were drawn on September 6, 2009, and again four days later. So there you go. In my defence, I did this Google search for a good reason. Namely, to satisfy myself that the same care, thought and attention to detail had gone into a relatively throwaway remark as had gone into the rest of the writing on this programme, which has been consistently wonderful. And yes, of course it had. I didn’t really doubt it but I had to be sure. Having clarified this information, being the self-disciplined fellow that I am, I was able to put my mobile phone back down and devote my full attention to the programme again. Once I’d bought myself a couple of Bulgarian lottery tickets, obviously. Elsewhere tonight, I’m pleased to see that FOOD UNWRAPPED (C4, 8pm) includes a report on why pasta comes in so many different shapes. It’s something that’s intrigued me for some while, I must admit. Ever since I bought myself a tin of Alphabetti Spaghetti, in fact, and found it contained a remarkable 26. DID YOU KNOW? Comedian, musician and actor David O’Doherty’s father is jazz pianist Jim Doherty, who wrote many theme tunes for Irish TV programmes and was also the musical director of The Late Late Show. 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40 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 DXSC All programmes Today’s are listed in Greenwich TV Mean Time previews (GMT). are Apart on from in the Portugal, previous programmes are one hour page later than listed film ratings ★★★★★ Brilliant ★★★★ Very Good ★★★ Good ★★ Average ★ Bad (R) Repeat BBC One BBC Two STV Channel 4 Channel 5 6.00am Breakfast News headlines. 9.15 Morning Live Magazine. 10.00 Claimed and Shamed A slippery customer faking falls in shops is caught out on CCTV. 10.45 Frontline Fightback A woman has her handbag snatched on her way to bingo. 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer Properties in Walthamstow, Dover and Epping. (R) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt Natasha Raskin Sharp hosts. 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather 1.30 Reporting Scotland 1.45 Doctors Karen goes on a date. 2.15 The Tournament Quiz. 3.00 Escape to the Country Sonali Shah helps a couple returning to Britain from the US to find a home in Cornwall. 3.45 Virtually Home Tips from top interior designers. 4.30 The Repair Shop A model ship, carefully handcrafted out of matchsticks. (R) 5.15 Pointless Quiz show. (R) 6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather 6.30 Reporting Scotland 6.30am Clean It, Fix It (R) 7.15 The Repair Shop (R) 8.00 Sign Zone: Mary Berry – Love to Cook The culinary expert shares four recipes that are new to her repertoire. (R) 8.30 Sign Zone: Between the Covers With John Thomson, Fern Brady and Olly Smith. (R) 9.00 BBC News at 9 10.00 BBC News Headlines. 11.30 Politics Live Conference 2021 Jo Coburn presents coverage of Nicola Sturgeon’s speech to the conference. 1.00pm LIVE Snooker: UK Championship The opening last-32 matches from the Barbican Centre, played over the best of 11 frames. 5.15 Flog It! Paul Martin uncovers the history of the border town Berwick-upon-Tweed. (R) 6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With Jessie Cave, Ayesha Hazarika, Simon Hickson and AJ Pritchard. 6.30 Strictly: It Takes Two Rylan chats to the latest couple to leave the competition. 6.00am Good Morning Britain News, current affairs and lifestyle features. 9.00 Lorraine Entertainment and fashion news. 10.00 This Morning A mix of chat, lifestyle features, advice and competitions. Including Local Weather. 12.30pm Loose Women Celebrity interviews and topical debate with the panel. 1.30 ITV News; Weather 1.55 STV News; Weather 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal David Dickinson and the team visit Telford’s International Centre. 3.00 Lingo Married Londoners Pete and Matt, Hertfordshire mother and daughter Debbie and Taylor, and new parents Charly and Marcus from Essex take part in the quiz. 3.59 STV Weather Central 4.00 Tipping Point Quiz show, hosted by Ben Shephard. 5.00 The Chase Trevor, Alison, Jack and Kitty take part. 6.00 STV News at Six; Weather 6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather 6.10am Countdown Ben Macintyre is in Dictionary Corner. (R) 6.50 The Big Bang Theory (R) 7.35 The King of Queens (R) 9.00 Frasier Triple bill. (R) 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) 11.25 Channel 4 News Summary 11.30 Find It, Fix It, Flog It Simon O’Brien and Henry Cole head to Surrey and Hampshire. (R) 12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch 2.10 Countdown Clare Balding is in Dictionary Corner. 3.00 Moneybags Quiz show, hosted by Craig Charles. 4.00 A Place in the Sun Lee Juggurnauth helps a woman to find a holiday home on Spain’s Costa Blanca. 5.00 Four in a Bed The first visit of the week is to N’ista Boutique Room in Birkdale. (R) 5.30 Bidding Wars Auction challenge, with Kevin Duala. 6.00 The Simpsons Marge decides to run for mayor. 6.30 Hollyoaks Toby tries to play it cool following some shocking new developments. (R) 6.00am Milkshake! Children’s TV. 9.15 Jeremy Vine Discussion. 11.15 FILM The Christmas Lottery (2020, PG) Three sisters who drifted apart put aside their differences to help find their father’s missing lottery ticket. Festive drama, starring Reginald VelJohnson. ★★★ 1.00 Neighbours See 6.00pm. 1.30 FILM Staging Christmas (2019, PG) Premiere. An interior designer is enlisted by an affluent widower to decorate his home for Christmas. Romantic drama, starring Soleil Moon Frye. ★★★ 3.15 FILM A Little Christmas Charm (2020, PG) Premiere. A jeweller teams up with an investigative reporter in the hope of returning a charm bracelet to its rightful owner before Christmas. Drama, starring Ashley Greene. ★★★ 5.00 5 News at 5 Headlines. 6.00 Neighbours Mick arrives in a highly offensive costume. (R) 6.30 NEW Meerkat Manor The struggles faced by three families of the animals. 7 8 9 10 11 12 midnight 7.35 & 8.30pm, MasterChef: The Professionals 7.00 The One Show Jermaine Jenas and Lauren Laverne present the first visit of the week to the One Show studio. 7.35 MasterChef: The Professionals The first challenge is to make a prawn, avocado and pepper omelette. 8.05 EastEnders Sharon takes a big step in the right direction only for things to fall through when Zack gets involved. 8.30 MasterChef: The Professionals The chefs must prepare their own two-course Signature Dishes. 9.00 The Hunt for Bible John Part two of two. The discovery of a third victim in 1969 leaves Glasgow detectives convinced they are dealing with a serial killer. Journalist Magnus Linklater recalls his interview with the third victim’s sister. 10.00 BBC News at Ten 10.25 Reporting Scotland 10.35 The Outlaws Christian’s nemesis closes in, and he is forced to reveal the secrets of his past. Frank edges close to reconciliation with Margaret, while John risks permanent estrangement from his own father. Last in the series. 11.35 RuPaul’s Drag Race UK The grand finale of this year’s contest. Choreographer Jay Revell returns to coach the finalists through their allsinging, all-dancing final challenge, before RuPaul and judging panel Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton award the coveted title of UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar. 12.40am The Edit 12.55 The Apprentice Australia. The teams battle it out to sell ice cream on a hot Sydney day. 2.05-6.00am BBC News 8pm, Only Connect: Victoria Coren Mitchell 7.00 Villages by the Sea Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits the Georgian village of Charlestown on the southwest coast of Cornwall. 7.30 Mastermind Specialist subjects include Nell Gwyn, Sylvia Plath and Still Game. 8.00 Only Connect Victoria Coren Mitchell asks the questions as the Apollos take on the Animal Lovers in the first of the quarter-final matches. 8.30 University Challenge Two more teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. 9.00 The Princes and the Press Part two of two. Amol Rajan examines the period from 2018 to 2021, looking at the circumstances around the decision of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to step down from their senior roles. 10.00 Frankie Boyle’s New World Order The comedian tries to make sense of the modern world, using a combination of stand-up, review, discussion and audience interaction to dissect the week’s news. 10.30 Newsnight Current affairs. 11.15 Snooker: UK Championship Action from the opening last-32 matches, held at the Barbican Centre in York, played over the best of 11 frames. Unheralded Chinese player Pang Junxu produced an upset at this stage last year. 12.05am Snooker: UK Championship Extra. Highlights from one of today’s matches. 2.10 Sign Zone: Countryfile (R) 3.05 Sign Zone: World’s Sneakiest Animals (R) 3.50 Sign Zone: What We Do in the Shadows (R) 4.15 Sign Zone: The People v Climate Change (R) 5.20-6.30am This Is BBC Two 7.30pm, Coronation Street: Zeedan Nazir 7.00 Emmerdale Lydia struggles with a secret, Kerry warns Chloe, and the police are in the village. 7.30 Coronation Street Ryan confronts Zeedan with the bag of cash and demands an explanation. Curtis and Emma plan for a small wedding. 8.00 Gino’s Italian Family Adventure Gino D’Acampo and his son Luciano travel to rustic Calabria to experience the simple Italian life. 8.30 Coronation Street Ryan informs Alya of Zeedan’s arrangement with Hashim. 9.00 I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! The famous faces continue to deal with the cold and hunger at their temporary home in North Wales, all in the hope of being crowned this year’s King or Queen of the Castle. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather The day’s headlines. 10.35 STV News; Weather 10.40 Scotland Tonight; Weather Current affairs show that tackles the issues behind the headlines from a Scottish perspective. 11.10 The Jonathan Ross Show The host welcomes Riz Ahmed, Jeremy Clarkson and Stephen Merchant, while there is music by Sting, and Gary Barlow and Sheridan Smith perform duet How Christmas Is Supposed to Be. (R) 12.10am Home Shopping 3.00 FYI Extra. Short bulletin rounding up the day’s showbusiness stories. 3.15 Loose Women. Celebrity interviews and studio discussion from a female perspective. (R) 4.05 Unwind with ITV 5.05-6.00am Tipping Point. Quiz, hosted by Ben Shephard. (R) 10pm, Along for the Ride: Grayson Perry & David O’Doherty 7.00 Channel 4 News A round-up of the latest headlines, in-depth interviews and analysis of political developments and current affairs. Plus, the day’s leading sports stories and up-to-theminute weather reports. 8.00 Food Unwrapped Kate Quilton is hot on the trail of the spice ratings in ready meals, and how they are determined. 8.30 The Truth about Your Chicken: Dispatches The impact of industrial chicken production. 9.00 Guy’s Garage Guy plans to create a racing version of the three-wheeled Piaggio Ape. While the vehicles were never designed with motorsport in mind, he discovers a racing scene based around them has sprung up in Italy. 10.00 Along for the Ride with David O’Doherty David is joined by artist and former mountain bike racer Grayson Perry, as they take to the Brecon Beacons, to enjoy the stunning views and tackle the challenging hills. 11.05 Inside Beverly Hills: The Land of the Rich and Famous Chocolatier Jonathan Grahm throws a party for his dog, and a stylist follows a client through lavish lunches, gallery visits and charity events. Last in the series. 12.05am Walter Presents: Partisan. Victor and Nicole start to get closer. 1.05 The Simpsons (R) 1.30 Iris Prize Best British Shorts: Dark Days (R) 3.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) 3.50 Couples Come Dine with Me (R) 4.40 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It (R) 5.35-6.00am A Place in the Sun (R) 10pm, The Abduction of Milly Dowler 7.00 UK’s Strongest Man 2021 Action from the semi-finals of the three-day competition in Milton Keynes. The remaining contestants are tested by the Sack Carry, Gorilla Grip Challenge, Car Rolls, and finally the Atlas Stones. 8.00 Traffic Cops PC Karl Jackson is called to an accident where two people have died, and his priority is to cordon off the area, collect statements and begin the sad task of trying to identify the victims so their relatives can be informed. 9.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts Cold winter weather causes a spike in admissions at the hospital, with one woman rushed in after being found collapsed outside her home and at risk of hypothermic shock. 10.00 The Abduction of Milly Dowler Documentary about the murder of the 13-year-old schoolgirl, asking why it took police so long to look at her killer Levi Bellfield, who lived just yards from where Milly was last seen. (R) 11.30 Police: Hour of Duty A taskforce prepares to raid a premises with suspected links to an organised crime gang. Later, police receive reports that a woman has been assaulted by her partner and is bleeding from the head. (R) 12.30am 999: Criminals Caught on Camera (R) 12.55 Entertainment News on 5 1.00 LIVE NFL: Monday Night Football. Washington Football Team v Seattle Seahawks (kick-off 1.15am). 4.30 Britain’s Greatest Bridges (R) 4.45 House Doctor (R) 5.10-6.00am Britain’s Greatest Bridges (R)

DXSC Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 41 Freeview 6 Freeview 27 ITV2 ITVBe 6.00am Love Bites 7.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8.00 Emmerdale 8.30 Coronation Street 9.30 Supermarket Sweep 10.30 I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 12.05pm You’ve Been Framed! Gold 12.30 Emmerdale 1.00 Coronation Street 2.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3.00 You’ve Been Framed! 3.25 I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 5.00 The Voice USA 6.00 Catchphrase Celebrity Special 7.00 Superstore Double bill. 8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill. 9.00 Family Guy Quagmire opens a cafe. 9.30 American Dad! The Smiths take a trip. 10.00 Bad Boy Chiller Crew The boys return home for their biggest show to date. 10.45 NEW Killer Camp The return of the horror-themed reality whodunnit. 11.45 Family Guy Double bill. 12.40am American Dad! 1.05 Peckham’s Finest 1.50 Bob’s Burgers 2.40 Superstore 3.30-6.00am Teleshopping Dave E4 Freeview 19 6.00am Teleshopping 7.10 Last Stop Garage 8.00 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends 9.00 Storage Hunters UK 10.00 American Pickers 11.00 Top Gear 1.00pm QI XL 2.00 James May’s Cars of the People 3.00 Top Gear 5.00 Rick Stein’s Road to Mexico 6.00 QI XL With Hannah Gadsby, Noel Fielding and Joe Lycett. 7.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? USA 8.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With Ellie Taylor, Steve Pemberton, Fern Britton and Josh Widdicombe. 8.40 Would I Lie to You? With Greg Davies, Alex Jones and Rick Edwards. 9.20 QI With Susan Calman and Rich Hall. 10.00 Would I Lie to You? Double bill. 11.20 Mock the Week With Maisie Adam, Eshaan Akbar, Ed Byrne and Ed Gamble. 12.00m’t Mock the Week 12.40 Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You 1.40 Would I Lie to You? 2.25 QI 3.00 Hypothetical 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping 6.00am Hollyoaks 7.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 8.00 Baby Daddy 9.00 How I Met Your Mother 10.00 The Big Bang Theory 11.00 The Goldbergs 12.00noon Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1.00 The Big Bang Theory 3.00 Mike & Molly 4.00 The Goldbergs 5.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6.00 The Big Bang Theory Double bill. 7.00 Hollyoaks A determined Luke is on the search for his best friend. 7.30 The Bachelor Australia Four of the women go on a cooking group date. 8.30 The Big Bang Theory Sitcom. 9.00 Made in Chelsea Miles and Ruby’s romance continues to blossom. 10.00 Derry Girls Double bill. 11.00 Pete & Sam’s Reality News 11.20 Naked Attraction Dating show. 12.25am Gogglebox 1.30 Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist 2.25 Made in Chelsea 3.20 The 100 4.10 The Big Bang Theory 5.00-6.00am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA BBC Scotland 2.00pm Sign Zone: Grand Tours of Scotland’s Rivers 2.30 Sign Zone: My Kind of Town: Arbroath 3.00-4.00 Sign Zone: Inside the Zoo 7.00 The Seven 7.30 LIVE Sportscene: Scottish Cup 10.00 River City 11.00 Sportscene: SWPL Highlights 11.30pm-12.00m’t Burnistoun Goes to Work BBC Alba 6.00am Alba Today 5.00pm Treubh an Tuathanais 5.15 Su Pic (Peek Zoo) 5.25 Leum is Danns (Jump and Dance) 5.35 Pompon Am Mathan Beag/Pompon Little Bear 5.45 Piseag & Cuilean/Kit & Pup 5.50 Stoiridh 6.00 Na Moomins/Moomin Valley 6.20 Port Paipeir 6.35 Saidheans Sporsail (Backyard Science) 7.00 Dileas (Working Horses) 7.30 SpeakGaelic 8.00 An La 8.30 An Cuan Sgith 9.00 Trusadh – An Turas Chun Ear: Manus ’s Daibhidh (The Trip East: Magnus & Daibhidh) 10.00 Bannan 10.30 Mairi Mhor nan Oran 11.30 Mach a Seo! 12.00m’t-6.00am Alba Today ENGLAND As BBC1 except: 1.30-1.45pm Regional News; Weather 6.30-7.00 Regional News; Weather 9.00-10.00 The Outlaws 10.25 Regional News; Weather 10.35 RuPaul’s Drag Race UK 11.40 The Apprentice Australia Variations 7.00am The Real Housewives of Cheshire 8.00 Buying and Selling 9.00 LittleBe 12.00noon Best Cake Wins 12.30 The Real Housewives of Orange County 1.25 The Real Housewives of Cheshire 2.25 The Only Way Is Essex 3.10 The Real Housewives of New York City 5.00 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 6.00 Masters of Flip Kortney Wilson works to complete a large kitchen island. 7.00 Buying and Selling Helping a couple with an undervalued bungalow. 8.00 Dinner Date Ravi chooses three people to date based on the menus he most likes the look of. 9.00 The Real Housewives of Cheshire Rachel and Leanne finally go head to head in the ‘Battle of the Housewives’. 10.00 Love Island: Australia The guys receive a mysterious package. 11.05 Growing Up Chrisley Double bill. 12.05am The Only Way Is Essex 12.50 Unwind 1.00-7.00am Teleshopping Drama More4 Freeview 20 6.00am Teleshopping 7.20 Bread 8.35 The Bill 9.35 Classic Holby City 10.55 Classic Casualty 12.00noon The Bill 1.00 Classic EastEnders 2.20 Peak Practice 3.20 All Creatures Great and Small 4.20 Pie in the Sky 5.20 Just Good Friends 6.00 Bread Last-ever episode of Carla Lane’s sitcom. Lilo Lil brings Nellie news of Freddie’s whereabouts. 6.40 ’Allo ’Allo! Helga is given a truth drug. 7.20 Last of the Summer Wine An old friend arrives back in town. 8.00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators Double bill. Frank and Lu struggle to protect a troubled teenager; things prove a little hot in the kitchen when the sleuthing duo look into a campaign of culinary sabotage. 10.00 New Tricks Crime drama. The case of a murdered graffiti artist is reopened. 11.00 Bad Girls Di takes her baby home. 12.05am Judge John Deed 2.05 Kavanagh QC 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping Freeview 13 Freeview 18 8.55am Food Unwrapped 9.15 A Place in the Sun 11.05 Escape to the Chateau 12.05pm Grand Designs 1.10 Four in a Bed 3.50 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 5.55 Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 6.55 Escape to the Chateau: DIY Following British people living in and running French castles. 7.55 Grand Designs A cutting-edge, post-industrial house in the South Downs. 9.00 Christmas at Chatsworth House The staff of the Derbyshire stately home’s preparations for the festive season. 10.00 24 Hours in A&E A 51-year-old is brought to resus after coming off his bike. 11.10 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown David Mitchell and Cariad Lloyd take on Jon Richardson and Russell Howard. 12.15am Emergency Helicopter Medics. A woman tries to save her husband after he suffers a cardiac arrest. 1.15 24 Hours in A&E 2.20 Location, Location, Location 3.20-3.50am Father Ted 12.45am The Graham Norton Show 1.40-6.00am BBC News NORTHERN IRELAND As BBC1 except: 1.30-1.45pm Newsline 6.30-7.00 Newsline 9.00-10.00 The Outlaws 10.25 BBC Newsline 10.35 Ulster By the Sea 11.05 RuPaul’s Drag Race UK 12.15am The Apprentice Australia 1.20 In My Skin 1.50-6.00am BBC News NORTHERN IRELAND As BBC2 except: 10.00-10.30pm I Lar an Aonaigh 11.15 NIFL Premiership Highlights 11.45 Frankie Boyle’s New World Order 12.15am Snooker: UK Championship 1.05-2.10am Snooker: Extra BORDER As STV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Border 6.00-6.30 ITV News Lookaround 10.35 ITV News Border 10.45 It’s Clarkson on TV 11.25 All Elite Wrestling 1.10-3.00am Home Shopping 4.05-5.05am Unwind with ITV UTV As STV except: 1.55-2.00pm UTV Live 6.00-6.30 UTV Live 8.00-8.30 Mahon’s Way 10.35 UTV Live 10.45 View from Stormont 11.45 It’s Clarkson on TV 12.20am Piers Morgan’s Life Stories 1.10-3.00 Home Shopping 4.05-5.05am Unwind with ITV BBC4 Freeview 24 7.00pm The Joy of Painting: Winter Specials A secluded cabin deep. 7.30 NEW Winter Walks Amanda Owen crosses hills and fields through Wensleydale and Raydale. 8.00 Britain’s Lost Masterpieces 9.00 Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore Spain’s Golden Age. 10.00 The Ash Tree Adaptation. 10.35 Imagine: Chris Ofili – The Caged Bird’s Song The Turner Prize-winner’s hand-woven tapestry tribute to the landscape of Trinidad. 11.35 Antony Gormley: How Art Began The sculptor travels the globe to find the earliest examples of art. 12.50am Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons Side by Side: The Interview 1.20 Britain’s Lost Masterpieces 2.20 Winter Walks 2.50-3.50am Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore 5 USA 6.00am TJC 9.00 Murder, She Wrote 10.00 NCIS: double bill. 12.00noon Law & Order: six episodes. 6.00 NCIS Double bill. Gibbs investigates a potential miscarriage of justice; a mysterious voice leads a jogger to the scene of a murder. 7.55 Entertainment News on 5 8.00 NCIS Double bill. The agents search for an arms dealer in DC; a near-fatal altercation leaves a senator’s son in critical condition. 10.00 Grey’s Anatomy Double bill. First episode of the medical drama, starring Ellen Pompeo; the team tries to save a rape victim. 11.55 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Rollins comes to blows with the parents of a teenage runaway. 12.50am Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1.50 Chicago PD 3.35 Criminals: Caught on Camera 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping Festive Entertaining 8-page special FREE INSIDE this Thursday’s Sky Arts Freeview 21 F’view 11 6.00am Arts Uncovered 6.10 Hollywood: Singing and Dancing 7.20 LSO: Valery Gergiev Conducts Romeo & Juliet of Berlioz 9.00 Tales of the Unexpected 10.00 Discovering 11.00 World War II & Cinema 12.00noon The Art Show 1.00 Tales of the Unexpected 2.00 Discovering 3.00 Grapes of Wrath: The Ghost of Modern America 4.00 Music Icons 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star 5.00 Tales of the Unexpected 6.00 Discovering Edward G Robinson. 7.00 Andre Rieu: Wedding Special 8.00 Andre Rieu: Making the Magic 9.00 American Dance Theater 11.00 Guy Garvey: From the Vaults 12.00m’t Discovering 1.00 FILM Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown (2016, PG) ★★★★ 2.15 My Greatest Shot 3.10 Natalia Osipova: The Mother 4.30 The Marriage of Reason and Squalor 5.00-6.00am Auction PLUS exclusive BBC Good Food subscription offer

42 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 Sport Sky Sports Main Event 6.00am LIVE Test Cricket India v New Zealand. 11.30 The Football Show 1.00pm Sky Sports News 7.30 LIVE EFL Derby County v Queens Park Rangers (kick-off 7.45pm). Coverage of the Championship match at Pride Park. 10.15 Sky Sports News. The day’s stories. 11.00 NFL Fantasy 12.00m’t Total Access 1.00 LIVE NFL Washington Football Team v Seattle Seahawks (kick-off 1.15am). 4.30-6.00am Sky Sports News Sky Sports Cricket 6.00am LIVE Test Cricket India v New Zealand. 11.30 One-Day International Cricket 1.30pm Best of ICC WT20 2.00 One-Day International Cricket 4.00 Test Cricket 5.00 One-Day International Cricket. ODI highlights. 6.00 Test Cricket 7.00 One-Day International Cricket 8.00 Test Cricket 9.00 You Guys Are History 10.00 Test Cricket 11.00 Spinwash 1993. England’s controversial tour of India. 12.15am Best of ICC WT20 12.30 One-Day International Cricket 2.30 Best of ICC WT20 3.00 One-Day International Cricket 5.00-6.00am Best of ICC WT20 Sky Sports Football 6.00am EFL Greatest Games 6.45 SPFL Greatest Games 7.00 Football’s Greatest Players 7.30 Football Countdowns 8.00 Football Years 8.30 EFL Greatest Games 9.00 Scottish Premiership Round-Up 9.15 SPFL Greatest Games 12.45pm EFL Highlights 1.00 Scottish Premiership Round-Up 1.15 SPFL Highlights 1.30 Football Countdowns 2.00 EFL Highlights 2.30 Scottish Premiership Round-Up 2.45 SPFL Highlights 3.00 EFL. Preston North End v Fulham. 6.00 Soccer AM: The Best Bits 6.30 Scottish Premiership Round-Up 6.45 SPFL Highlights 7.00 EFL Goals. All the goals and talking points. 7.30 LIVE EFL Derby County v Queens Park Rangers (kick-off 7.45pm). At Pride Park. 10.15 Bundesliga Highlights Show 11.15 Soccer AM: The Best Bits 11.45 EFL Greatest Games 12.00m’t EFL Cup Retro 19 2.45 EFL Highlights 3.00 EFL Play-Off Final Highlights 4.00 EFL Play Off Finals League 1 12/13 5.00-6.00am EFL Play Off Finals League 2 12/13 BT Sport 1 6.00am Premier League Review 7.00 WWE NXT Highlights 8.00 Premier League 9.30 Premier League World 10.00 ESPN FC 10.30 Vanarama National League 12.00noon Vanarama National League Highlights 12.30 BT Sport Takeover 1.00 Premier League Review 2.00 Premier League World 2.30 UEFA Champions League Review 3.30 UEFA Europa League Highlights Show 4.30 Ligue 1 Highlights 5.30 Premier League Review 6.30 Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights 8.00 BT Sport Fight Night 8.30 BT Sport Takeover 9.00 MotoGP 10.30 BT Sport Goals Reload 11.00 WWE Raw Highlights 12.00m’t WWE SmackDown Highlights 1.00 LIVE WWE Monday Night Raw 4.15 BT Sport Goals Reload 4.30 What I Wore 4.45 What I Wore 5.00 The Football Archives 5.30-6.00am The Football Archives BT Sport 2 6.00am Michelin Le Mans Cup Highlights 6.30 FIM Sidecar World Championship Highlights 7.30 MotoGP 9.00 Green Routine 10.00 Green Routine 10.30 Goal For Goa 11.30 FIM Sidecar World Championship Highlights 12.30pm FIM X-Trial World Championship Highlights 1.30 IFSC Climbing World Cup Highlights 2.00 Hockey 4.00 Gearing Up 4.30 Michelin Le Mans Cup Highlights 5.00 European Le Mans Series Highlights 6.00 Nitro Rallycross Highlights 7.00 V8 Supercars Highlights 8.00 V8 Supercars Highlights 9.00 Fishing: On The Bank 10.00 Rugby Tonight 10.45 Michelin Le Mans Cup Highlights 11.15 Hockey 1.15am Inside Sailing 1.45 BT Sport Goals Reload 2.00 UEFA Champions League Magazine 2.30 Vanarama National League Highlights 3.00 Ligue 1 Highlights 4.00-6.00am Badminton Eurosport 1 6.00am Alpine Skiing 8.00 Snooker: UK Championship 10.05 Cyclo-Cross 11.00 Hall of Fame – Pyeongchang 12.05pm Alpine Skiing 2.05 Cyclo-Cross 3.00 LIVE Davis Cup Tennis Coverage of the opening quarter-final at the Pala Alpitour in Turin. 5.00 LIVE Davis Cup Tennis Further coverage of the opening quarter-final at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, featuring the second singles rubber. 7.00 LIVE Davis Cup Tennis Further coverage of the opening quarter-final at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, featuring the doubles rubber. 9.00 Motocross World Championship 9.30 Motocross World Championship 10.00 Alpine Skiing 11.00 Alpine Skiing 12.00m’t UCI Track Champions League 1.00 Motorsport: WTCR 2.00 World Superbikes 4.00-6.00am Snooker: UK Championship BEST OF THE REST – LIVE SPORT 1.00-4.30am LIVE NFL Washington Football Team v Seattle Seahawks (kick-off 1.15am). Coverage of the match at FedExField. (Sky Sports NFL) ITV3 Freeview 10 6.00am Classic Coronation Street 7.00 Classic Emmerdale 8.05 That’s My Boy 8.40 On the Buses 9.15 Inspector Morse 11.35 Heartbeat 1.45pm Classic Emmerdale 2.50 Classic Coronation Street 3.50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 6.00 Heartbeat 8.00 Lewis 10.00 DCI Banks 12.05am Inspector Morse 2.15-2.30am Unwind with ITV ITV4 Freeview 25 6.00am The Protectors 6.25 Tenable 7.15 The Champions 8.05 The Avengers 9.20 The Professionals 10.25 Minder 11.35 The Champions 12.35pm Giant Lobster Hunters 1.35 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 2.40 The Avengers 3.50 The Professionals 4.55 Minder 6.00 Giant Lobster Hunters 7.05 The Best of the 90s 7.20 FILM Hulk (2003/12) Comic-book adventure, starring Eric Bana. ★★★ 10.00 Against the Odds 11.00 FILM Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985/15) ★★★ 1.15 The Car Chasers 1.40 The Professionals 2.35-3.00am Unwind with ITV 5STAR Freeview 31 8.00am Entertainment News on 5 8.10 Rich Kids Go Skint 9.00 Shoplifters & Scammers: At War with the Law 10.00 Filthy House SOS 11.00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 12.00noon Traffic Cops 2.00 Police Interceptors 5.00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 6.00 Shoplifters & Scammers: At War with the Law 7.00 Filthy Garden SOS 8.00 Nick Knowles’ Better Homes. Ways to make a home feel more spacious. 9.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders 10.00 Porn Stars: Our Secret World 11.00 Adults Only: Threesomes Are More Fun 12.00m’t Born to Kill? 1.00 The Act 2.15-4.00am Dirty John Really Freeview 17 6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea 7.00 Cruise TV with LoveitBookit 8.00 Homes Under the Hammer 10.00 Antiques Road Trip 12.00noon Money for Nothing 1.00 A Place in the Sun 2.00 Animal Cops Philadelphia 4.00 Pit Bulls & Parolees 6.00 Money for Nothing 7.00 Antiques Road Trip 9.00 Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House. Angus Ashworth and his team help famous faces clear their homes of clutter. Last in the series. 10.00 The Repair Shop 11.00 Ghost Adventures 1.00am Kindred Spirits 2.00 Teleshopping 4.00-6.00am Animal Cops Paramount Freeview 32 9.00am Traffic Cops 10.00 FILM The Last Wagon (1956/PG) ★★★★ 12.00noon FILM Pillars of the Sky (1956/PG) ★★ 2.00 FILM The Shepherd of the Hills (1941/PG) ★★★ 4.00 Trucking Hell 5.00 Traffic Cops 7.00 Police Interceptors 8.00 Ultimate Police Interceptors 9.00 FILM Hard to Kill (1990/18) Revenge thriller, starring Steven Seagal. ★★ 11.00 FILM Code of Silence (1985/18) ★★ 1.05 Seconds from Death: Caught on Camera 2.05 Fights, Camera, Action! 3.05 The Murders 4.35-5.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera Pick Freeview 35 7.00am Highway Patrol 8.00 Motorway Patrol 9.00 Police Force: Australia 10.00 Police Ten 7 11.00 Highway Cops 12.00noon BBC Radio 1 97.6-99.8MHz 7.00am Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James 10.32 Rickie, Melvin and Charlie 12.45pm Newsbeat 1.00 Scott Mills 3.32 Going Home with Vick and Jordan 5.45 Newsbeat 6.00 Radio 1’s Future Sounds with Clara Amfo 7.00 Radio 1’s Hottest Records of the Week 8.00 Radio 1’s Future Artists with Jack Saunders 10.00 Radio 1’s Power Down Playlist with Sian Eleri 11.00 Radio 1’s Drum & Bass Show 12.00m’t Radio 1’s Drum & Bass Mix 1.00 Radio 1’s Drum & Bass Mix 1.30 Radio 1’s Drum & Bass Mix 2.00 Radio 1’s Motivate Me Mix 3.00 Radio 1’s Workout Anthems 4.00 Radio 1 Dance 5.00-7.00am Radio 1 Early Breakfast with Arielle Free BBC Radio 2 88-91MHz 6.30am The Gary Davies Breakfast Show 9.30 Ken Bruce 12.00noon Jeremy Vine 2.00 Vernon Kaye 5.00 Sara Cox 6.30 Sara Cox’s Half Wower 7.00 Jo Whiley’s Shiny Happy Playlist 7.30 Jo Whiley 9.00 The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews 10.00 Trevor Nelson’s Rhythm Nation 12.00m’t OJ Borg 3.00 Pick of the Pops 4.00-6.30am Vanessa Feltz BBC Radio 3 90.2-92.4MHz 6.30am Breakfast 9.00 Essential Classics 12.00noon Composer of the Week: Emilie Mayer 1.00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 2.00 Afternoon Concert 4.30 New Generation Artists 5.00 In Tune 7.00 In Tune Mixtape 7.30 DXSC Entertainment & Factual Nothing to Declare 1.00 Border Patrol 2.00 Nothing to Declare 4.00 Stargate Atlantis 5.00 The Librarians 6.00 Quantum Leap 7.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 8.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 9.00 Made for Murder 10.00 Fringe 11.00 World’s Most Evil Killers 12.00m’t How I Caught the Killer 1.00 The Force: Manchester 2.00 Nothing to Declare 3.00 Border Patrol 4.00 Motorway Patrol 5.00-6.00am Police Force: Australia GOLD 7.30am Ever Decreasing Circles 8.05 The Green Green Grass 9.25 Are You Being Served? 10.05 Last of the Summer Wine 1.30pm Are You Being Served? 2.05 Only Fools and Horses 3.15 Last of the Summer Wine. Classic comedy. 6.40 Are You Being Served? 7.20 Murder, They Hope 10.20 Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 11.40 Peep Show 12.50am Live at the Apollo 1.50 Bob Monkhouse: Million Joke Man 2.50 Two Doors Down – Christmas Special 3.20-4.00am Peep Show Yesterday Freeview 26 6.00am Secrets of the Solar System 8.00 Murder Maps 9.00 Bangers and Cash 10.00 Steam Train Britain 11.00 Impossible Railways 12.00noon Great British Railway Journeys 2.00 Abandoned Engineering 4.00 World War Weird 5.00 Nazi Victory: The Post-War Plan 6.00 Great British Railway Journeys 7.00 Abandoned Engineering 8.00 Great British Landmark Fixers 9.00 Hornby: A Model World 10.00 Great British Railway Journeys 11.00 Secrets of the Transport Museum 12.00m’t Abandoned Engineering 1.00-3.00am Secrets of the Solar System Alibi 7.10am Murdoch Mysteries 9.00 Rizzoli & Isles 10.00 Unforgettable 11.00 Hudson & Rex 12.00noon The Doctor Blake Mysteries 1.00 Death in Paradise 2.00 Murdoch Mysteries 4.00 The Good Wife 5.00 Rizzoli & Isles 6.00 Unforgettable 7.00 Hudson & Rex 8.00 Death in Paradise 9.00 Evil 10.00 Murdoch Mysteries 11.00 The Good Wife 12.00m’t Unforgettable 1.00 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 2.00-4.00am Rush Sky Max 6.00am Grimm 8.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response 9.00 Supergirl 10.00 The Flash 11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 1.00pm Hawaii Five-0 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 S.W.A.T. 4.00 Supergirl 5.00 The Flash 6.00 Grimm 8.00 A League of Their Own 9.00 Temple 10.00 Radio Succession Sky Atlantic, 9pm The third series continues with Kendall throwing a lavish birthday bash, while Shiv and Roman try to arrange a meeting with tech mogul Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgard, left). CHOICE I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue Radio 4, 6.30pm The success of this long-running comedy panel game show is due in no small part to the quality of the competitors. Now it’s back for its 76th series, and once again Jack Dee is at the helm. The first episode has Jan Ravens and Omid Djalili going head-tohead with Tony Hawks and Barry Cryer. Radio 3 in Concert 9.30 Northern Drift 10.00 Music Matters 10.45 The Essay: Our Fathers’ War 11.00 Night Tracks 12.30-6.30am Through the Night BBC Radio 4 FM 92.4-94.6MHz, LW 198kHz 6.00am Today 9.00 Start the Week 9.45 (LW) Daily Service 9.45 (FM) Book of the Week: Antwerp: The Glory Years 10.00 Woman’s Hour 11.00 The Untold 11.30 Loose Ends 12.00noon News 12.01 (LW) Shipping Forecast 12.04 Sorrow and Bliss 12.18 You and Yours 12.57 Weather 1.00 The World at One 1.45 Male Order 2.00 The Archers 2.15 Drama: Father’s Land in Mother Tongue 3.00 Quote – Unquote 3.30 The Food Programme 4.00 The Exploding Library 4.30 Beyond Belief 5.00 PM 5.54 (LW) Shipping Forecast 5.57 Weather 6.00 News 6.30 I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue 7.00 The Archers 7.15 Front Row 8.00 The Wedding Detectives 8.30 Crossing Brassic 11.00 The Russell Howard Hour 12.00m’t The Force: North East 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 Hawaii Five-0 4.00 MacGyver 5.00-6.00am S.W.A.T. Sky Atlantic 6.00am Fish Town 7.00 Blue Bloods 8.50 Six Feet Under 11.05 True Detective 12.10pm Westworld 1.30 The Sopranos 4.00 Blue Bloods 5.45 True Blood 7.55 The Leftovers 9.00 Succession 10.05 Dexter: New Blood 11.10 The New Pope 1.25am The Loudest Voice 2.30 Your Honor 3.35 Californication 4.10-6.00am Urban Secrets Sky Witness 6.00am Nothing to Declare 8.00 Border Patrol 9.00 UK Border Force 10.00 Send in the Dogs 11.00 Law & Order 12.00noon The Rookie 1.00 Blue Bloods 3.00 9-1-1: Lone Star 4.00 999 Frontline 5.00 Nothing to Declare 8.00 Blue Bloods. Anthony ignores Erin’s orders to drop an assault case. 9.00 Departure 10.00 For Life 11.00 The Rookie 12.00m’t Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1.00 The Good Doctor 3.00 Chicago Fire 4.00 Grey’s Anatomy 5.00-6.00am Brit Cops: Law & Disorder Sky Comedy 8.00am The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 9.00 Everybody Hates Chris 10.00 The Mindy Project 11.00 The Office (US) 12.00noon Parks and Recreation 12.30 Will & Grace 3.00 Modern Family 4.00 The Office (US) 5.00 30 Rock 5.30 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 6.30 Curb Your Enthusiasm 7.50 Sex and the City 9.00 Curb Your Enthusiasm 9.40 Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail 10.05 Curb Your Enthusiasm 10.45 Ricky Gervais: Fame 12.15am Ballers 2.00 Insecure 2.35 The Mindy Project 3.30 30 Rock 4.00-5.00am Everybody Hates Chris Discovery 6.00am Wheeler Dealers 7.00 Deadliest Catch 8.00 Building Off the Grid 9.00 Alaska: The Last Frontier 10.00 Fast N’ Loud 11.00 Wheeler Dealers 12.00noon Misfit Garage 1.00 Gold Rush 3.00 Ice Lake Rebels 4.00 Building Off the Grid 5.00 Wheeler Dealers 6.00 Fast N’ Loud Revved Up 7.00 Outback Truckers 8.00 Kindig Customs. Docu-soap. 9.00 Bitchin’ Rides 10.00 Street Outlaws: Memphis 11.00 Combat Dealers 12.00m’t Bitchin’ Rides 1.00 Street Outlaws: Memphis 2.00 Gold Divers 3.00 Bitchin’ Rides 4.00 Fast N’ Loud 4.50 Wheeler Dealers 5.40-6.00am How It’s Made National Geographic 8.00am Tracing Heritage 9.00 Car S.O.S 11.00 Airport Security: Rome 12.00noon Ultimate Airport Dubai 1.00 To Catch a Smuggler: JFK Airport 2.00 Air Crash Investigation 4.00 Plane Wreck: Draining the Ocean 5.00 Killer U-Boats: Drains the Oceans 6.00 Lost Treasures of Egypt 7.00 Air Crash Investigation 8.00 Ocean Wreck Investigation 9.00 Drain the Oceans 10.00 Disasters Engineered 11.00 Air Crash Investigation. Documentary. 12.00m’t Banged Up Abroad 1.00 Seconds from Disaster 2.00 Airport Security: Peru and Brazil 3.00 Hitler’s Last Stand 4.00-5.00am WW2: Hell Under the Sea Continents 9.00 Political Time Zones 9.30 Start the Week 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book at Bedtime: Sorrow and Bliss 11.00 Wireless Nights 11.30 Today in Parliament 12.00m’t News 12.30 Book of the Week: Antwerp: The Glory Years 12.48 Shipping Forecast 1.00 As BBC World Service 5.20 Shipping Forecast 5.30 News 5.43 Prayer for the Day 5.45 Farming Today 5.58-6.00am Tweet of the Day BBC Radio 5 Live 693/909kHz 6.00am 5 Live Breakfast 9.00 Nicky Campbell 11.00 Naga Munchetty 1.00pm Nihal Arthanayake 4.00 5 Live Drive 7.00 5 Live Sport: The Monday Night Club 9.00 5 Live Sport 10.00 5 Live Sport 10.30 Colin Murray 1.00am Qasa Alom 5.00-6.00am Wake Up to Money BBC Radio Scotland FM: 92-95MHz, MW: 810kHz 6.00am Good Morning Scotland 9.00 Mornings 12.00noon Lunchtime Live 1.30 The Afternoon Show with Janice Forsyth 4.00 Drivetime 6.00 Get It On with Vic Galloway 7.00 (MW) Sportsound 8.00 Nicola Meigham 10.00 Iain Anderson 12.00m’t-6.00am As Radio 5 Live talkSPORT 1053/1089kHz 6.00am talkSPORT Breakfast with Laura Woods 10.00 Jim White and Simon Jordan 1.00pm Hawksbee and Jacobs 4.00 Drive with Adrian Durham & Darren Gough 7.00 The PressBox 10.00 Sports Bar 1.00am Extra Time 5.00-6.00am Early Breakfast Movies Film4 11.00am Detective Story (1951/12) Police drama, starring Kirk Douglas. ★★★★ 1.10pm El Dorado (1966/PG) Western, starring John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. ★★★★★ 3.45 Stalag 17 (1953/PG) Second World War PoW drama, with William Holden. ★★★★★ 6.05 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009/12) Sci-fi adventure sequel, starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox. ★★ 9.00 Red (2010/12) A retired CIA agent survives an assassination attempt, and reunites his old hit squad to find out who wants them dead. Action thriller, starring Bruce Willis. ★★★ 11.15 The Shallows (2016/15) Thriller, starring Blake Lively and Oscar Jaenada. ★★★★ 1.00-3.10am Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016/15) Comedy, starring Zac Efron and Anna Kendrick. ★★★ Sky Cinema Premiere 6.05am Joey & Ella: A Kangaroo Tail (2021/PG) See 1.00pm for details. ★★★ 7.45 Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019/PG) See 4.40pm for details. ★★★ 9.30 Too Close for Christmas (2020/PG) See 6.20pm for details. ★★★ 11.10 A Boy Called Christmas (2021/PG) See 8.00pm for details. ★★★ 1.00pm Joey & Ella: A Kangaroo Tail (2021/ PG) Adventure, starring Ashton Leigh. ★★★ 2.40 Locked Down (2021/15) See 11.35pm for details. ★★★ 4.40 Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019/PG) Premiere. Family crime drama, starring Sophia Lillis. ★★★ 6.20 Too Close for Christmas (2020/PG) Drama, starring Chad Michael Murray. ★★★ 8.00 A Boy Called Christmas (2021/PG) Adventure, starring Henry Lawfull. ★★★ 9.50 Wander (2020/15) An unstable private investigator is hired to probe a suspicious death, and becomes convinced the case is linked to the death of his daughter. Thriller, with Aaron Eckhart. ★★★ 11.35 Locked Down (2021/15) Crime comedy, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. ★★★ 1.35am Trauma Centre (2019/15) Action thriller, starring Nicky Whelan. ★★ 3.15 Lorelei (2020/15) Drama, starring Jena Malone and Pablo Schreiber. ★★★ 5.10-6.55am Wander (2020/15) See 9.50pm for details. ★★★ Sky Cinema Christmas 5.30pm How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000/PG) Comedy, with Jim Carrey. ★★★★ 7.30 Bad Santa (2003/15) Comedy, starring Billy Bob Thornton. ★★★★ 9.15 Christmas with the Coopers (2015/12) Comedy, starring Diane Keaton. ★★ 11.05 A Christmas Feast (2019/12) Comedy, starring Skyler Gisondo. ★★★★ 12.55am Happiest Season (2020/12) Comedy, starring Kristen Stewart. ★★★ 2.45 Christmas with the Coopers (2015/12) See 9.15pm for details. ★★ 4.40-6.30am Holiday Inn (1942/U) Musical, starring Bing Crosby. ★★★ Sky Cinema Family 5.25pm Paddington (2014/PG) Family comedy, starring Hugh Bonneville. ★★★★ 7.05 Hook (1991/U) Peter Pan adventure, starring Robin Williams. ★★★ 9.30 The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984/U) Comedy, featuring appearances by Liza Minnelli and Joan Rivers. ★★★★ 11.10 A-X-L (2018/PG) Fantasy adventure, starring Alex Neustaedter. ★★★ 12.50am Monte Carlo (2011/PG) Comedy, with Selena Gomez and Katie Cassidy. ★★ 2.40 Proximity (2020/PG) Sci-fi drama, starring Ryan Masson and Highdee Kuan. ★★★ 4.40-6.25am See Spot Run (2001/PG) Comedy, starring David Arquette. ★★★ TCM 5.10pm Black Patch (1957/PG) Western, starring George Montgomery. ★★★ 6.55 Firecreek (1968/PG) Western, starring James Stewart and Henry Fonda. ★★★ 9.00 Alfie (1966/15) A cockney lothario leads a carefree life of casual sex with as many women as possible, until real life starts to intrude. Comedy drama, starring Michael Caine and Jane Asher. ★★★★ 11.20 The Birds (1963/15) Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller, starring Tippi Hedren. ★★★★★ 1.50am Close Up Penelope Cruz. 5.30-6.35am Hollywood’s Best Film Directors GREAT! movies 4.45pm Christmas in the Clouds (2001/PG) Comedy, starring Timothy Vahle. ★★★ 6.40 S.W.A.T (2003/12) Action thriller, starring Samuel L Jackson and Colin Farrell. ★★ 9.00 Gone Baby Gone (2007/15) Crime drama, starring Casey Affleck. ★★★★ 11.15 The Hatton Garden Job (2017/15) Crime drama, with Stephen Moyer. ★★★★ 1.10am Alpha Dog (2006/15) Fact-based crime drama, starring Emile Hirsch. ★★★ 3.40-6.00am My Girl (1991/PG) Drama, with Anna Chlumsky and Macaulay Culkin. ★★★

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Letters Let’s look forward with positivity to better times Something ominous hangs in the winter air, a darkness and trepidation that well matches people’s lives. This is due to events affecting us all, health-wise, socially and economically. The last two years have been memorable for all the wrong reasons. Health-wise Covid-19, is still causing serious problems, with many people dying and many more hospitalised. Socially we have been unable to carry on life as normal, but this is gradually changing. Economically we witness energy companies collapsing and petrol, gas and electric prices rising, shortages of HGV drivers and people losing their jobs. These are just a few of the problems. But Christmas is near and 2022 is fast approaching, so we must put all these disasters behind us and try to face the New Year with positivity. Show the Great British spirit, upward and onwards, and hopefully a happier and healthier year ahead. Things can only get better. Robert Wilson Kilbirnie, Ayrshire Calling Planet Swinney: Time to return to Earth You always know a government is losing its credibility when it has to rely on conspiracy theories. The latest of these, from the SNP, is John Swinney’s fanciful ideas that Boris Johnson is secretly dismantling devolution. Back in the real world, the SNP is presiding over the worst crisis in the history of the Scottish NHS, yet the party has no ideas as to how to fix this. Instead, it seems to be going back to Nationalist basics: blame Brexit, blame Westminster, blame Boris. Where is the action needed from Mr Swinney’s boss, Nicola Sturgeon, to turn around the fortunes of the NHS and much else besides? It seems energy is simply being channelled into more disruption, name-calling and strange ideas, all in an effort to persuade Scots that somehow all these problems will be so much easier to fix if Scotland was independent. The problem is, the SNP have yet to tell us how. Gerald Edwards Glasgow Let’s have a referendum... on Sturgeon’s fat salary NICOLA Sturgeon has a love affair with referendums, at the expense of Scotland’s infrastructure, logistics and day-to-day good management. The Westminster Government is now having to undertake road management projects because she has ignored them. Let’s have a referendum on whether she should repay two years’ salary, since she appears to have done nothing to earn it. Vincent Saunders Troon, Ayrshire During coronavirus restrictions we can only publish readers’ letters emailed to scotexpress@express.co.uk Letters must include address and phone number WHY DO we sit back and just accept this Woke Brigade of far-left individuals who have appeared to re-educate us all about the incorrect (according to them) ways we have been living and speaking for generations? Cease referring to Christmas, as it might offend minorities. All references to British history with any connection to slavery must be eradicated. The term “migrant” must not be used – only “people”. Only female job applicants are to be shortlisted and gender and racial balance must be achieved, irrespective of ability. Plant-based food only to be consumed, and no batsmen in cricket – only batters. The list is almost comical, and apparently endless. British people from all walks of life need to fight back against Wokeism now, before it is too late and we become a subsidiary of North Korea. Anthony Richardson by email WHO does it best to avoid offending powerful China IT IS well known that the latest coronavirus variant has been named Omicron. It is less well known that if the World Health Organisation had simply chosen the next available letter in the Greek alphabet, it would have been Xi, but that would have offended the Chinese president. It is even less well known that Omicron is an anagram for “moronic”. Geoff Moore Alness, Ross-shire The smugglers, not the boat sellers, are to blame I MUST respectfully take issue with David Ovens’s letter (Friday, November 26) in which he blames the problem of migrants crossing the Channel on the sellers of the boats they use. The Rigid lnflatable Boat (RIB, for short) has many varied uses. I appreciate Mr Ovens’s concern, but does he really think someone goes DXSC Letter of the day to buy a rigid inflatable and when asked why he wants it, replies: “To smuggle migrants?” Davie Kerr Onich, Lochaber France should be appalled at awful migrant situation Why is French president Emmanuel Macron allowing these illegal immigrants to live in such squalid conditions? The UK would not allow this to happen. It looks like there is a method in the French actions: to encourage these people to move on to the UK so that the EU will not have any responsibility for them. What an institution the EU has become, treating people like this. Malcolm Seddon Barnsley, Yorkshire Waffling politicians won’t resolve this human misery French politicians sit on their backsides while ours waffle on with promises that cannot be kept without goodwill from ● facebook.com /ScottishDailyExpress ● twitter: @ScotExpress British people should rise up against tyranny of Wokeism Even the word “Christmas” is now offensive to some the EU. Meanwhile more migrants arrive daily and sadly more will die. Tony Ratcliffe Stockport, Cheshire Pass-the-buck mentality on this mess is shameful Are the French, in an indirect way, encouraging migrants to travel to the UK, much like Belarus is doing to Poland? No other country is threatening France with sanctions. Derek Wyatt Lytham St Annes, Lancashire Tories will get things right unlike rotten Labour Party Boris and Co are not exactly having their finest hour but do our voters really believe it would be better to entrust our future to the chancers and losers of Labour? The Conservatives came to office with an ambitious programme to improve our lives, but the cursed Covid arrived and nothing else seemed to matter. Tony Hilton Oundle, Northamptonshire WILL YOU BE MAKING A SNOWMAN WHEN THE BIG FREEZE HITS? Yes No I KNOW bad weather is forecast and there may be some snow but it’s something that goes with the territory if you choose to live here (“Big freeze set to blow in with blizzards and 80mph winds”, November 26). I’m looking forward to some snow. We rarely see it in winter any more. What better way to enjoy some quality time with the grandkids than a snowball fight. At least when you go back in to watch the telly you feel the benefit of the warmth – and you’ll feel 10 years younger too. John Haynes, Manchester I HATE the winter in this country. The TV is rubbish compared to years ago. It’s rapidly reaching the point where it’s a case of heating or eating. Energy prices are shocking and I don’t know what I’m going to do. To add insult to injury, the cost of food is appalling and there’s no escape to anywhere else as the cost of petrol is sky-high. I don’t know why anyone stays here in the winter. I’d be off before you could say Jack Robinson if I got the chance to go somewhere half-decent. Len Turner, Bournemouth Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 45 TODAY: Monday November 29, 2021 On this day 31 years ago (1990) Our front page revealed Michael Heseltine being greeted by new prime minister John Major as they put on a united front after former leader Margaret Thatcher had stepped down following the Tory leadership contest. Major revealed a new-look Cabinet that included Norman Lamont, Kenneth Baker and Chris Patten. We also revealed the new First Lady of Downing Street in the shape of Norma Major. 60 years ago (1961) The Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with Enos, a chimpanzee, on board. Part of the US Mercury spaceflight programme, it was the first time the Americans had launched a primate into space. The craft orbited the Earth twice before splashing down off the coast of Puerto Rico. 46 years ago (1975) Motor racing legend Graham Hill, 46, died when the small plane he was piloting crashed as he tried to land in bad conditions. The two-time world champion was flying four friends from France to attend a party in London when the incident happened. Birthdays Iron Man star Don Cheadle is 57. He plays the saxophone. Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe is 44. He was the first Premier League manager to take a pay cut during Covid. Scary Movie star Anna Faris is 45. She got her first job at a theatre, aged nine. Crazy Rich Asians actress Gemma Chan is 39. She is an Arsenal supporter. TODAY’S GIGGLE I’m trying to lose weight... unfortunately it keeps finding me again!

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email: city@express.co.uk Visit City & Business pages online at www.express.co.uk/city Tel: 020 8612 7156 DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 51 City&Business House prices soar as one in 16 homes sold this year BRITAIN is set to record its busiest housing market since 2007 with one in 16 homes changing hands in 2021, data reveals. The latest figures show high demand has boosted the average value of a home, now £240,000 and up from £200,000 five years ago. The market has been hugely affected by the pandemic with many households deciding to move, says property specialist Zoopla. Increased demand for housing is also boosting the rate of annual house price growth, which is running at a near seven-year high of 6.9 per cent, up from 3.5 per cent growth in October 2020. Over the past 12 months alone, average UK prices have risen by £15,000, with the South-east and Southwest recording growth of By Geoff Ho more than £22,000. Zoopla says there is more Booming: Homes of an appetite for space are in big demand since the start of the pandemic, with a higher demand for larger homes, especially in commuter zones and rural areas. House price growth continues to be underpinned by a supply and demand imbalance, with buyer demand running at 28 per cent above the five-year average. And the total stock of new homes for sale is down more than 40 per cent on the five-year average. But the lack of stock is different for houses and flats. The number of houses for sale is down more than 50 per cent compared to average levels while the stock of flats is down by a more moderate 15 per cent, according to Zoopla’s data. The contrast in stock availability is reflected in price growth, with the average flat rising in value by 1.6 per cent over the past year compared to 8.3 per cent for houses. Wales continues its eight-month run of registering the highest rate of house price growth, up by 10.8 per cent, followed by the North-west which is up by 9 per cent. After being most affected by the pandemic, London has a smaller growth of just 2.3 per cent. Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield continue to show high rates of growth as there is strong demand due to affordability. Grainne Gilmore, head of research at Zoopla, said: “New supply will start to rise as households use the holiday period to make a decision around making a move. “Buyer demand will remain strong, but as the market starts to normalise in 2022, there may be more people moving which will ease the constraint in supply as they will also be selling their homes as they buy new ones. EASYJET LOSSES WILL SOAR TO £1BILLION UP IN THE AIR: EasyJet suffered a turbulent time over the past year EasyJet is set to reveal that losses hit more than £1billion as Covid wreaked havoc on the travel industry. The group has suffered a turbulent 12 months on the back of fluctuating travel restrictions across Europe, which caused the business to cut flight numbers. Last month the group said pre-tax losses for the 12 months to September are expected to be between £1.13billion and £1.17billion. Chief executive Johan Lundgren said a surge in demand across Europe and a return of bookings to winter sun destinations had allowed it to ramp up flight capacity to nearly 60 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. But investors will be eager to hear whether plans to increase capacity to 70 per cent of pre-pandemic levels will go ahead as fears rise over a new variant and a return in travel restrictions. by Graham Hiscott AFTER storms lashed parts of the UK, it’s a timely reminder to get your house in order. Halifax Home Insurance says it had a 42 per cent increase in storm claims between the winter months of 2019 and 2020. And it has a check list of things homeowners should think about to lessen the chances of being caught out. The tips include: ● Keep a home emergency kit with essential items such as torches, tinned food, medication, blankets, warm clothing, home insurance documents and emergency contact details. ● Set your thermostat to a minimum temperature around 12C, even overnight – the heating costs are justified if it avoids a costly pipe freeze. ● Secure external fittings such as garden lights and hanging plants. ● Insulate exposed pipes in basements, attics, garages, kitchen cabinets and on the outside of the property. ● Save your insurer’s number on your mobile and any emergency contacts. ● Check your insurance cover so you know exactly what you’re covered for. ● Keep up-to-date with weather alerts. The Met Office provides live storm updates via Twitter and email. HGV driver surge threatens eco target Demand for HGV drivers is set to soar over the next four years due to the growth in online retail – placing pressure on attempts by firms to achieve zero emissions. Experts at real estate adviser Colliers have said the continued rise in e-commerce will create an additional 38,885 extra HGV round trips per day by 2025. ++THE SHARE HUNTER++LAURA HOY++HARGREAVES LANSDOWN++ Laura Hoy EQUITY ANALYST Hargreaves Lansdown www.hl.co.uk Utilities are allowed to earn a profit in return for providing vital services. They are closely monitored by regulators. This means stable, predictable revenue. That’s something few companies can offer. And it becomes all the more desirable when economic uncertainty is looming. United Utilities falls into that category, managing water and wastewater around England. The post-pandemic new-normal has been good to United Utilities. Nonhousehold demand is picking up. That’s because lockdown restrictions are easing and more people are going out. The hybrid home-working model means household demand has also stayed above pre-pandemic levels. The tal impact. He added: “The e-commerce distribution model has a substantial environmental footprint that may equal – if not exceed – that of more traditional bricks and mortar retail. The report also highlights a substantial need for more warehouse and grater logistics space to cope with this increasing demand. United Utilities well equipped for new normal result was 4.2 per cent revenue growth during the first half of the year. Ofwat, the regulator, monitors United Utilities’ business and sets pricing and profit restrictions. This tempered some of the benefits of these helpful conditions. The other less positive side is the group isn’t immune to inflation, and rising costs ate into profit margins. Eventually, it will be able to increase prices along with inflation, but this won’t be immediate. While this is a pain, regulatory price caps are largely out of its control. And it was something the Firms facing inflation tipping point HARD-HIT manufacturers face an “unprecedented combination” of a post- Covid credit, cash and costs crunch, research suggests. Firms are hampered by disrupted supply chains and mounting skills shortages, said Make UK and tax consultants RSM. Their survey of more than 200 company finance direc- It comes amid a current shortage of around 85,000 HGV drivers in the UK and increased expectations from investors for firms to reduce their carbon footprints. Walter Boettcher, head of research and economics, said the rising swing towards online sales – which has been accelerated by the pandemic – could have an environmentors indicated manufacturing was facing a “sharp inflationary spiral” which threatens to reach a level that would provide a tipping point for the business models of many. Almost half of respondents said their cash position was worse than at any point since the pandemic began. Make UK urged the Government to consider group had planned for – operating profits rose by 4.5 per cent overall. Part of UU’s debt is inflation-linked too. This means the interest rate rises alongside the Retail Price Index. The spike in recent months has made debt payments more expensive. Net finance expenses shot up over 60 per cent. If the current inflationary pressure is temporary, this isn’t a worry. But if it persists, it will start to chip away at UU’s balance sheet and will eventually put the dividend at risk. While we think that’s unlikely for now, it’s something to payment holidays for loans that companies took out as a precautionary measure. James Brougham, senior economist at Make UK, said: “Industry faces the perfect storm with a raft of rapidly escalating costs combined with significant levels of debt which many companies took on as a precautionary measure just to stay afloat.” keep in mind. The group is valued above its long-term average. Understandable considering it’s one of the more defensive stocks on offer. The group’s ability to flex its prices alongside inflation means the dividend policy, which calls for growth in line with CPIH inflation, looks likely to remain for now, but no dividend is guaranteed. “This article is designed for investors who make their own decisions without advice, if unsure whether an investment is right for you, you should seek advice. Shares can rise and fall in value so you could get back less than you invest.”

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Racing THE HONEY MONSTER every day as it comes but she’s AMAZING GRACE: De Bromhead Honeysuckle incredible and it’s great that wins the she kept doing what she does Hatton’s Grace best. Hurdle “We went a good gallop and wonder mare in hindsight I had her committed good and early – it was a messy race in that sense – lands treble but it worked out.” De Bromhead added: “I’m By David Yates delighted with that. Rachael was brilliant on her and they are just a lethal combination. “I had convinced myself all week that she was going to get beaten. “I’m at the stage now where I tell myself, ‘She’s going to get beaten this time.’ Rachael Blackmore’s mount, runner-up Ronald Pump to “I think it will probably be Honeysuckle went off the 2-5 score by eight lengths, with the Irish Champion Hurdle [at hotpot to remain unbeaten. Abacadabras in third. Leopardstown on February 5] And she returned in Blackmore, whose mount next. scintillating style, easing to the returned to a rousing reception, “That route has worked front on the home turn and said: “It was fantastic – great to before so we can back off her galloping clear of last 2020 have such a buzz here. You take for a few weeks now.” HONEYSUCKLE is a bestpriced even-money favourite to mount a successful defence of her Champion Hurdle title after making a brilliant comeback at Fairyhouse yesterday. Henry de Bromhead’s mare went into the Hatton’s Grace Hurdle with a perfect 12-12 record – including the past two runnings of the Grade One test. Despite fears the drying ground would work against Doddie out for season By Andy MacMorrin Exciting prospect Doddiethegreat has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering an injury at Kempton three weeks ago. The five-year-old — who runs in the Honeysuckle colours of owner Kenny Alexander — is named after Scottish rugby union great Doddie Weir, who is suffering from motor neurone disease. And prize-money won by the horse goes to Weir’s charity, the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, to raise funds to aid research into MND. Nicky Henderson’s charge made a fine start to his jumping career with a 22-length success at Kempton but injured his tendon in doing so. Alexander’s racing manager, Peter Molony, said: “He will be fine, but he’s going to miss the rest of the season sadly. “He got a nasty cut and gave his tendon a bit of a knock.” NOVICE STAKES (GBB RACE) 2YO 12.15 £3,780 (Class 5) 7f (14 declared) 1 (5) FALLING SHADOW C Appleby 9 5........James Doyle 2 (9) ● GLORY NIGHTS Sir M Stoute 9 5.......R Kingscote 3 (6) HOLD THE PRESS R Brisland 9 5.................D Keenan 4 (8) 33 LIBERATED LIGHT (27) (F,T) R Fahey 9 5 P Hanagan 5 (7) MIZMAR (F) J & T Gosden 9 5.........................R Havlin 6 (13) NAMJONG BOYS R Hughes 9 5...................D Probert 7 (14) 2 NOBLE ORDER (40) C Appleby 9 5................ W Buick 8 (12) 4 SPIRIT OF NGURU (27) W Haggas 9 5.......T Marquand 9 (11) ZAIN SARINDA Tom Clover 9 5...................J Mitchell 10 (2) ZAMEKA R Varian 9 5........................................A Atzeni 11 (3) ENLIGHTENMENT M Murphy 9 0................ D Muscutt 12 (1) LADYBIRD M Tregoning 9 0......................C Shepherd 13 (4) MEASURED MOMENTS J Butler 9 0............. L Morris 14 (10) SILVER VISION R Varian 9 0...........Jefferson Smith W-Factor: Noble Order (90); Liberated Light (81); Spirit Of Nguru (76). SP FORECAST: 7-4 Noble Order, 6 Spirit Of Nguru, Zameka, Mizmar, 8 Falling Shadow, 10 Others. RACING TV HANDICAP 12.50 £2,700 (6) 1m (14) 1 (2) 043 CHANNEL PACKET (7) (D) M Appleby 7 9 5 Erika Parkinson(7) 2 (5) 704 SHYJACK (18) (C&D) C Dunnett 6 9 5.....S Cherchi(3) 3 (13) 906 RAAJIHAH (9) (D) W G M Turner 4 9 5....... L Morris 4 (3) 949 AGENT OF FORTUNE (7) (C&D) J Butler 6 9 5 D Muscutt 5 (11) 000 ROUNDEL (16) R Brisland 5 9 5....................D Keenan 6 (8) 473 ROCKING REG (26) R Teal 4 9 5............. G Rooke(3) 7 (6) 938 AL GAIYA (4) (F) Brian O’Rourke 4 9 4.......R Havlin 8 (14) 367 HOT ROMANCE (23) J Feilden 3 9 3............Doubtful 9 (10) 249 ● TREPIDATION (65) (C&D) B Johnson 4 9 3 J Mitchell 10 (1) 225 RIVER CHORUS (23) (F) P McEntee 3 9 3 R Kingscote 11 (12) 54L VITESSE DU SON (65) M Pattinson 4 9 2.....D Probert 12 (9) 824 SONNETINA (28) D Coakley 5 9 2...................H Doyle 13 (7) 617 ROOFUL (61) E J-Houghton 3 9 2............. G Dobie(3) 14 (4) 658 MOONLIGHTING (41) A Carroll 4 9 2.........M Phillips(5) VISOR: Nos. 5, 9 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 5, 7 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, 13. W-Factor: River Chorus (71); Channel Packet (70); Shyjack (69). SP FORECAST: 3 Channel Packet, 11-2 Rocking Reg, 7 River Chorus, 8 Shyjack, Sonnetina, Rooful, 12 Others. NOVICE STAKES (DIV 1) 2YO 1.25 £3,510 (5) 1m (14) 1 (14) L DREAM LOFTY DREAMS (5) D Holland 9 5........R Winston 2 (12) 23 ● DUBAI IMMO (41) M Botti 9 5.....................H Doyle 3 (11) 0 PENNA ROSSA (17) M Botti 9 5............Jimmy Quinn 4 (1) 7 SECRET ARMY (26) D Menuisier 9 5........S M Levey 5 (4) 0 TIMELESS TOUCH (17)(T) R Fahey 9 5...P Hanagan 6 (6) L4 HAVANA GOLDRUSH (19) J S Moore 9 3........T Marquand 7 (9) L9 JUST PERCY (28) C Dunnett 9 3..........S Cherchi(3) 8 (5) L0 THE RESIDENCIES (17) B Millman 9 3..........R Havlin 9 (10) 82 CENTRALLIA (30) R Beckett 9 0.............Rossa Ryan 10 (2) 9 ICKYTOO (32) J Portman 9 0.....................J Mitchell 11 (7) MAGNETIC FIELD(T) M Johnston 9 0..........A Atzeni 12 (13) 32 THEMOONSABALLOON (30) Sir M Prescott 9 0 L Morris 13 (3) 0 KANUHURA (49) Mrs L Mongan 8 12...... A Beech(5) 14 (8) 8 WHIMSY (23) A Balding 8 12........................D Probert BLINKERS: Nos. 3, 6 TONGUE STRAP: No. 1. W-Factor: Centrallia (89); Themoonsaballoon (88); Dubai Immo (84). SP FORECAST: 7-4 Centrallia, 5-2 Dubai Immo, 3 Themoonsaballoon, 10 Magnetic Field, 14 Secret Army, Whimsy, 16 Havana Goldrush, 25 Timeless Touch, 50 Others. 1.55 Kempton RTV JACKPOT: www.totepoolliveinfo.com 12.15 Glory Nights 12.50 Trepidation 1.25 Dubai Immo 1.55 Just A Tad 2.25 Bashosh THE SCOUT DX1ST 3.00 FIRST CHARGE 3.35 Won Love 4.10 SCARBOROUGH CASTLE (nb) RESTRICTED NOVICE STAKES (DIV 2) 2YO £3,510 (5) 1m (14) 1 (7) 0 ACHNAMARA (21)(T) M Johnston 9 5.........A Atzeni 2 (11) 3 FIFTEENTHAMENDMENT (26) (F) M Botti 9 5 D E Hogan 3 (10) 6 HAKU (31) J Butler 9 5.............................S Cherchi(3) 4 (6) LORD STANLEY Mrs S Leech 9 5.............C Shepherd 5 (3) 0 SHENZHEN SUBWAY (5) J Osborne 9 5......S Osborne(5) 6 (9) 67 DENNING (5) Sir M Prescott 9 3.................... L Morris 7 (14) 6 EL BELLO (138) M Botti 9 3............................M Ghiani 8 (2) 0 KANGEROO JACK (144) (F) R Teal 9 3.......G Rooke(3) 9 (4) 0 MOGILEVICH (26) D Menuisier 9 3............. K Shoemark 10 (12) YELLOWBRICK ROAD J Ferguson 9 3............D Muscutt 11 (13) DANCE FLOOR DIVA H Palmer 9 0.....................R Havlin 12 (8) LL D’CRAICOFDAWN (50) A West 8 12..........Jimmy Quinn 13 (5) 6 ● JUST A TAD (26) W Haggas 8 12...... T Marquand 14 (1) 9 RETICENT (19) A Balding 8 12......................D Probert W-Factor: Just A Tad (80); Fifteenthamendment (75); Denning (67). SP FORECAST: 5-2 Just A Tad, 10-3 Fifteenthamendment, 5 Dance Floor Diva, 6 Yellowbrick Road, 12 Others. 2.25 HANDICAP £7,731 (3) 1m (8) 1 (1) 366 UNITED FRONT (28) (D) M Appleby 4 9 12 .. R Ryan 2 (7) 0L8 INDEED (16) (D) S Kirk 6 9 11............................H Doyle 3 (3) 893 FOX DUTY FREE (2) (D) R Beckett 4 9 9........Doubtful 4 (6) L36 CHANCE (16) (D) S & E Crisford 5 9 9......J Mitchell 5 (8) 900 RAISING SAND (23) (D) J Osborne 9 9 8 S Osborne(5) 6 (5) 960 UZINCSO (45) (C&D) J Butler 5 9 5............. L Morris 7 (2) 1L4 ● BASHOSH (86) (D,F) R Varian 3 9 5......A Atzeni 8 (4) 50L ANDALEEP (28) Mrs S Leech 5 8 7....... G Rooke(3) TONGUE STRAP: No. 8 CHEEK PIECES: No. 4. W-Factor: Indeed (106); Fox Duty Free (104); Raising Sand (103). SP FORECAST: 6-4 Bashosh, 7-2 Uzincso, 9-2 United Front, 6 Chance, 10 Indeed, 16 Raising Sand, 20 Andaleep. 3.00 HANDICAP £3,240 (5) 1m 7f 218yds (9) 1 (4) 603 NOTE BLEU (26) (C) G L Moore 4 10 0 R Clutterbuck(5) 2 (5) 220 MUTARABBY (41) J Butler 7 9 13..............S Donohoe 3 (1) 112 ● FIRST CHARGE (19) (D) M Loughnane 4 9 12 T Marquand 4 (7) 128 SOPHAR SOGOOD (28) (F) J Butler 4 9 9........D Muscutt 5 (8) 702 MUKHA MAGIC (20) G Kelleway 5 9 9........ L Morris 6 (3) 3L8 DIAMOND GAIT (J18) K Bailey 8 9 5.........D Probert 7 (2) 617 ABEL TASMAN (184) I Williams 7 9 4......B Sanderson(3) 8 (6) 612 RUMI (26) (C) R Charlton 3 8 13......................H Doyle 9 (9) 035 DEVIZES (96) (C) P Phelan 5 8 10.............C Bennett BLINKERS: Nos. 1, 5 TONGUE: No. 6 CHEEK: Nos. 6, 7. W-Factor: First Charge (81); Mukha Magic (80); Sophar Sogood (79). SP FORECAST: 3 Rumi, 7-2 First Charge, 6 Note Bleu, Mukha Magic, 8 Sophar Sogood, 10 Others. 3.35 BET AT RACINGTV.COM HANDICAP £2,700 (6) 6f (12) 1 (7) 366 KODI GOLD (27) (D) P Evans 3 9 5 Gina Mangan(5) 2 (2) 2L9 TOMSHALFBROTHER (70) (D) R Cowell 5 9 5 Rossa Ryan 3 (3) 274 DARING GUEST (100) (C,D) Tom Clover 7 9 5 Jacob Clark(7) 4 (8) 945 COMPANY MINX (26) (D) J R Jenkins 4 9 4 M Ghiani 5 (5) 625 STARTER FOR TEN (55) (D) I Furtado 4 9 4 D Swift 6 (6) 56L BOBBY ON THE BEAT (2) P McEntee 3 9 4 Doubtful 7 (4) 21L IESHA (17) (C,D) C Wallis 3 9 4...................... L Morris 8 (10) 468 TOO SHY SHY (51) A Carroll 4 9 3....................R Tate 9 (1) 5L0 MR PC (82) A Carroll 3 9 2...........................R Winston 10 (12) 074 ● WON LOVE (17) J Tuite 3 9 2.............K Shoemark 11 (11) 009 BORN TO FINISH (9) (C&D) C Poulton 8 9 2 D Costello 12 (9) L51 I’M MABLE (26) (F) Darryll Holland 3 9 2 D Probert BLINKERS: No. 5 VISOR: No. 6 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 1, 3, 6, 10 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 2, 7, 11 HOOD: No. 10. W-Factor: I’m Mable (77); Daring Guest (75); Too Shy Shy (75). SP FORECAST: 7-2 Starter For Ten, 5 I’m Mable, 6 Won Love, Kodi Gold, 10 Daring Guest, Tomshalfbrother, Iesha, Company Minx, 12 Others. 4.10 HANDICAP £2,700 (6) 1m 3f 219yds (14) 1 (2) 611 ● SCARBOROUGH CASTLE (28) (F) D M Simcock 4 9 7 C Shepherd 2 (7) 4L0 DEBBONAIR (158) (C) F Brennan 5 9 7 R Clutterbuck(5) 3 (13) 523 HAMMY END (28) W Muir & C Grassick 5 9 6 P-L Jamin(3) 4 (12) 89-5 TULANE (219) R Phillips 6 9 4.........................R Havlin 5 (10) 123 PRINCESS T (28) N Mulholland 6 9 4.........T Marquand 6 (14) 0-30 ENCHANTEE (65) G Deacon 4 9 3...................G Bass(5) 7 (4) 779 VICTORY ROLL (23) R Charlton 3 9 2....... K Shoemark 8 (9) L07 MORANI KALI (J15) Martin Smith 3 9 2.....H Crouch 9 (5) 80L DOUBLE LEGEND (137) (C&D) R Ingram 6 9 0 Rhiain Ingram(3) 10 (8) 9L9 SCHWARTZ (117) R Hughes 3 9 0...............D Probert 11 (3) 2L6 DONYA (28) I Williams 3 8 13......................... L Morris 12 (1) L36 STAR OF EPSOM (83) P Phelan 3 8 13.....C Bennett 13 (6) 722 BLAZER TWO (28) M Scudamore 3 8 13 G Rooke(3) 14 (11) L80 DUSK CHORUS (49) D Flood 3 8 13................H Doyle BLINKERS: No. 9 VISOR: No. 11 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 4, 5, 11 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 5, 8, 14 HOOD: Nos. 3, 7. W-Factor: Princess T (71); Hammy End (68); Donya (67). SP FORECAST: 15-8 Scarborough Castle, 7-2 Blazer Two, 7 Hammy End, 8 Princess T, 10 Tulane, 14 Star Of Epsom, 16 Victory Roll, Schwartz, Dusk Chorus, 25 Others. TRACK FACTS: GOING: Standard. Right Handed. TOP TRACK JOCKEY (2016-21): Luke Morris 9% Strike rate. TOP TRACK TRAINER (2016-21): J & T Gosden 25% Strike rate. FIRST TIME: 1.25 Penna Rossa (blinkers), 2.25 Chance (cheek pieces), 4.10 Morani Kali (cheek pieces), Victory Roll (hood), Dusk Chorus (cheek pieces), 12.50 Rooful (cheek pieces). BEATEN FAVOURITES: 12.15 Noble Order. 1.25 Dubai Immo. 2.25 Bashosh(hcp). 3.00 First Charge(hcp), Rumi(hcp). 4.10 Blazer Two(hcp). DRAW: No advantage. LONGEST TRAVELLER: Magnetic Field (1.25) & Achnamara (1.55) 245 miles. STABLE SWITCH: 2.25 Andaleep from F O’Brien to Mrs S Leech. 3.35 Mr Pc from M Fahey in Ireland to A Carroll, Too Shy Shy from R Spencer to A Carroll. 4.10 Dusk Chorus from B Meehan to D Flood. Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 53 GET ALL THE BREAKING SPORTS NEWS ONLINE express.co.uk/sport Moore is called in Tylicki court case RYAN MOORE is set to enter the witness box as Freddy Tylicki’s case against Graham Gibbons begins in the High Court today. Tylicki, right, was left paralysed below the waist as a result of a fall at Kempton in October 2016, and is seeking damages in excess of £6million. The plaintiff’s lawyers will argue that defendant Gibbons “rode dangerously and caused serious interference” aboard winner Madame Butterfly in a maiden fillies’ stakes at the Sunbury track, By David Yates causing Tylicki’s mount Nellie Deen to clip heels at the halfway point. Four days have been set aside for the case, in which Gibbons denies liability. ■ CHELMSFORD will require racegoers to provide COVID-19 passes as a condition of entry to the Essex Showground. “We have introduced these measures in order to protect our customers, team, local community and those who participate in our sport,” said a track statement. REDHOTBOOKIEBASHER SUPERBWINNERSMONTHAFTERMONTH FROMMYWELCONECTEDCONTACTS BIGWINNINGDAY>LINEDUPTODAY Cal09061749389 Lineupdatesat 10amand4pmdaily Linesupdatedat10am&4pmdaily.Calswilcost£1.50perminuteplusyourtelephonecompany’snetworkaccess charge.SP:Spoke.Helpdesk03332023390.BookieBashermaycontactyoubySMSwithofers-Tooptinto receivingadviceandinformationtextBBYESsendto84902(networkchargeonlyapplies) CARLISLE: Abandoned due to frost FAIRYHOUSE: Good-good to yielding in places 12.00—ALOHAMORA (Gavin Brouder, 3‐1 2nd fav) 1; Hurricane Georgie (7‐4 fav) 2; That’s Lifebuoy (9‐2) 3. H’cap 5 ran. 6 1 /2l, 19l. (J Nash). Tote: €4.00; pl €1.80, €1.20. exacta: €8.20. trifecta: €30.80. CSF: €8.90. 12.35—FIL DOR (D N Russell, 4‐7 fav) 1; Lunar Power (3‐1 2nd fav) 2; Feigh (16‐1) 3. 8 ran. 1 1 /4l, 11l. (G Elliott). Tote: €1.58; pl €2.40, €1.02, €1.10. exacta: €2.70. trifecta: €13.50. CSF: €2.86. 1.05—STATUAIRE (D E Mullins, 12‐1) 1; My Mate Mozzie (5‐4 fav) 2; Mighty Potter (5‐1) 3. 7 ran. shd, 1 1 /4l. (W P Mullins). Tote: €14.60; pl €4.00, €1.10. exacta: €48.10. tricast: €90.34. trifecta: €241.20. CSF: €29.46. Non-runner: Three Stripe Life. 1.35—BEACON EDGE (D O’Regan, 7‐2 jt 2nd RESULTS fav) 1; Gabynako (5‐1) 2; Fury Road (17‐2) 3. 8 ran. 1 1 /4l, hd. (N Meade; 3-1 fav Lifetime Ambition). Tote: €4.50; pl €1.50, €1.60, €2.10. exacta: €22.50. tricast: €137.55. trifecta: €169.50. CSF: €22.02. Nonrunners: Bleu Berry, Fire Attack. 2.05—SMOKING GUN (D O’Regan, 10‐1) 1; The Dabbler (11‐2) 2; Fairyhill Run (12‐1) 3. H’cap 11 ran. 3l, 3 1 /2l. (G Elliott; 4-1 fav Eurobot). Tote: €11.00; pl €1.90, €3.90, €3.20. exacta: €70.00. tricast: €674.92. trifecta: €1028.10. CSF: €64.79. 2.40—HONEYSUCKLE (Rachael Blackmore, 2‐5 fav) 1; Ronald Pump (22‐1) 2; Abacadabras (11‐2 2nd fav) 3. 8 ran. 8l, 4 1 /4l. (H De Bromhead). Tote: €1.40; pl €1.02, €3.40, €1.60. exacta: €13.10. tricast: €28.97. trifecta: €49.00. CSF: €14.45. Non-runners: Sams Profile, Sire Du Berlais. 3.10—GUA DU LARGE (Rachael Blackmore, 25‐1) 1; Glan (10‐1) 2; Magic Tricks (5‐1 jt fav) 3; Sit Down Lucy (12‐1) 4. H’cap 18 ran. nk, 1 3 /4l, 2 1 /4l. (H De Bromhead; 5-1 jtfav Visionarian). Tote: €26.00; pl €4.80, €2.10, €2.00, €2.90. exacta: €298.70. tricast: €1487.51. trifecta: Not won. CSF: €251.86. Nonrunners: An Epic Song, Eskylane, Jiving Jerry. 3.40—ROYAL ROMEO (Mr Pat Taaffe, 7‐2) 1; KILBUNNY PONTIC (Mr H C Swan, 14‐1) 1; Sa Fureur (9‐4 fav) 3. 13 ran. dht, 1 1 /2l. (N Meade, D M O’Brien). Tote: Royal Romeo €2.25, Kilbunny Pontic €8.00; pl Royal Romeo €1.50, Kilbunny Pontic €3.80, Sa Fureur €1.40. exacta: Royal Romeo, Kilbunny Pontic €27.70, Kilbunny Pontic, Royal Romeo €43.30. trifecta: Royal Romeo, Kilbunny Pontic, Sa Fureur €139.20, Kilbunny Pontic, Royal Romeo, Sa Fureur €227.20. CSF: Royal Romeo, Kilbunny Pontic €25.95, Kilbunny Pontic, Royal Romeo €31.58. Placepot: €31.00 (Race 1) 4, 3; (2) 3, 4, 7; (3) 8, 4; (4) 1, 6, 5; (5) 8, 10, 3; (6) 8, 4, 1; LEICESTER: Home straight: soft; remainder: good to soft 12.55—PARLIAMENT HILL (A Coleman, 15‐8 2nd fav) 1; Krypton Gold (7‐1) 2; Book of Secrets (evens fav) 3. 9 ran. 5 1 /2l, 3 3 /4l. (O Murphy). Tote: £3.00; pl £1.20, £1.70, £1.10. exacta: £15.40. trifecta: £29.80. CSF: £14.54. Non-runners: Buxted Too, Many Words. 1.25—GAIA VALLIS (M Bastyan, 2‐1 2nd fav) 1; Colonel Lesley (13‐2) 2; Jewari Of Saints (16‐5) 3. 4 ran. 1l, 1 1 /4l. (D Bridgwater; 13-8 fav Robeam). Tote: £3.00; exacta: £12.10. trifecta: £19.90. CSF: £12.51. Non-runners: Dolly McQueen, Karakoram, Olly’s Folly. 1.55—SURREY QUEST (J Bowen, 11‐4 2nd fav) 1; Reilly (4‐11 fav) 2; Pitch It Up (14‐1) 3. 3 ran. 2 1 /4l, 14l. (N Henderson). Tote: £3.75; exacta: £3.80. trifecta: £3.00. CSF: £4.37. Non-runner: Marble Sands. 2.30—ACE TIME (B Godfrey, 5‐1) 1; Presuming Ed (7‐4 fav) 2; Lonimoss Bareliere (9‐4 2nd fav) 3. H’cap 9 ran. 7 1 /2l, 9 1 /2l. (J R Jenkins). Tote: £6.40; pl £1.90, £1.10, £1.20. exacta: £19.90. tricast: £25.20. trifecta: £39.50. CSF: £14.75. 3.00—MADE FOR YOU (Daire Davis, 9‐2) 1; Tinnahalla (11‐4 2nd fav) 2; Begin The Luck (9‐4 fav) 3. H’cap 7 ran. 1 /2l, 3 /4l. (O Murphy). Tote: £5.70; pl £2.70, £1.80. exacta: £23.20. tricast: £34.21. trifecta: £69.30. CSF: £17.63. Non-runners: Al Kherb, Fanfan Du Seuil, Inn The Bull, Seaborough, Sid Hoodie. Last race abandoned due to snow. Jackpot: £1,443.20 Placepot: £45.50; Quadpot: £11.20 (Race 1) 9, 6, 2; (2) 7; (3) 4; (4) 7, 1, 2; (5) 6, 1.

54 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 Vunipola’s big return rugby union saracens 25 sale 14 BILLY VUNIPOLA returned from injury to ruin Alex Sanderson’s homecoming party as Saracens reclaimed second place in the Premiership. No.8 Vunipola, right, got one over the ex-Saracens assistant Sanderson, who left to become Sale boss in January. The 29-year-old has been out of action since October 31 when he injured his knee against Harlequins and helped Saracens expose 14-man Sale for the game-breaking try. Sale wing Byron McGuigan was red-carded after 45 minutes for a mindless attack on Saracens centre Nick Tompkins. Sean Maitland scored on his vacant wing after a 15metre pass from Vunipola, to make it 18-0. Sarries director of rugby Mark McCall said: “Billy has been inspirational for us all the way through.” Adam Hathaway NOVICES’ HURDLE (GBB RACE) 12.30 £4,357 (Class 4) 2m (14 declared) 1 35-1 ● LEBOWSKI (22) (D,T) M Scudamore 6 11 7............R Patrick 2 7 BOUNCING BOBBY (21) M Todhunter 4 11 0................ C Bewley 3 CHINESE SPIRIT (F49) Miss L Perratt 7 11 0........... J Hamilton 4 1-8 DONNA’S DOUBLE (2) A M Thomson 5 11 0..................Doubtful 5 195 DOUGLAS TALKING (2) L Russell 5 11 0........................Doubtful 6 03-5 FAME VALLEY (35) I Duncan 6 11 0............................C O’Farrell 7 4-4 LIVELIFETOTHEMAX (35) R M Smith 4 11 0...................R Mania 8 11-2 SAUCE OF LIFE (16) N Richards 6 11 0..........................B Hughes 9 9 SCALLOWAY BAY (29) N Alexander 5 11 0.........D McMenamin 10 60 SORBONNE (18) F Murtagh 5 11 0..............................Craig Nichol 11 L9-8 THE GREAT HOUDINI (29) Miss P Robson 5 11 0.......S Quinlan 12 542 TIGER JET (18) (F,T) B Ellison 5 11 0.............................H Brooke 13 2-7 MEMORS (209) N Alexander 6 10 7...............................B Lynn(5) 14 LPL WEE JAM TOWN (24) M Barnes 4 10 7.................... S Mulqueen TONGUE STRAP: No. 14 HOOD: Nos. 10, 13. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1. W-Factor: Lebowski (129); Tiger Jet (123); Sauce Of Life (122). SP FORECAST: 15-8 Lebowski, 9-4 Sauce Of Life, 5-2 Tiger Jet, 10 Livelifetothemax, 12 Fame Valley, 25 Others. 1.05 RACINGTV.COM HANDICAP CHASE £2,777 (5) 2m 4f 110yds (14) 1 4-23 CABOY (2) (D) L Russell 9 12 0........................................Doubtful 2 53-3 CAMP BELAN (51) L Russell 5 11 12........................................ Doubtful 3 P4-5 ARTIC MANN (23) N Alexander 7 11 11..............................C O’Farrell 4 2P-P DARIUS DES SOURCES (2) (C&D) C Grant 8 11 10............ Doubtful 5 555- JUST DON’T KNOW (240) (F) Paul Robson 8 11 9...........C Bewley 6 353 ARDERA CROSS (7) (C,D) W Young Jnr 10 11 4............. S Coltherd 7 U83 BLAKERIGG (21) (C&D) N Richards 10 11 3................. Sean Quinlan 8 62-L DON’T NEED TO KNOW (25) R M Smith 7 11 2...... W Shanahan(7) 9 L-46 MELANAMIX (35) R M Smith 6 11 2....................................R Mania 10 L-40 MORNINGSIDE (177) S Forster 8 11 0.........................E Austin(7) 11 63/3- ● DESTINY IS ALL (501) L Russell 7 10 12.................... D R Fox 12 373- EAGLE DE GUYE (311) R Dobbin 7 10 10..................Craig Nichol 13 L41 RAPID RAIDER (34) L Russell 7 10 7........................ S Mulqueen 14 P9P SALTMARKET (13) Miss L Perratt 6 10 0............D McMenamin TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 1, 8 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 4, 6. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6. W-Factor: Don’t Need To Know (115); Darius Des Sources (113); Caboy (112). SP FORECAST: 7-2 Rapid Raider, 4 Ardera Cross, 6 Artic Mann, Eagle De Guye, 7 Destiny Is All, 10 Others. 1.40 12.30 Lebowski 1.05 Destiny Is All 1.40 Corrigeen Rock 2.10 Time Leader Ayr RTV THE SCOUT 2.45 Buzz De Turcoing 3.20 GOLDEN DE COEUR (nap) NOVICES’ HURDLE (GBB RACE) £4,357 (4) 2m 3f 110yds (14) 1 1-1 ● CORRIGEEN ROCK (37) L Russell 4 11 4..................... D R Fox 2 9 BANNSIDE (13) I Duncan 5 10 12...................................C O’Farrell 3 0-6L COOL JET (2) B Ellison 5 10 12..........................................Doubtful 4 331- COSMIC OUTLAW (219) R Dobbin 5 10 12...............Craig Nichol 5 3-2 FAMOUS BRIDGE (29) N Richards 5 10 12...................B Hughes 6 111- HIGH STAKES (254)(T) W Greatrex 7 10 12.............. G Sheehan 7 30 MASTER OF THE MALT (176) D Bourke 5 10 12.......... A Cawley 8 D2-6 RELEASE THE KRAKEN (29) N Richards 5 10 12....... C Bewley 9 48-8 WARRIORS STORY (39) N Alexander 5 10 12...... Sean Quinlan 10 1 BALLYCOOSE (210) S Crawford (IRE) 4 10 11............... D Jacob 11 7 BRUCE WEE (46) P Kirby 4 10 11..................................... T Dowson 12 20 FATHERS ADVICE (35) R M Smith 4 10 11........................R Mania 13 25 MONTE IGUELDO (31)(T) O Greenall 4 10 11................H Brooke 14 440 GRANNY MAGS (21) R M Smith 5 10 5................................H Reed TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 12, 13. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 3, 6. W-Factor: Famous Bridge (131); Corrigeen Rock (119); Monte Igueldo (117). SP FORECAST: 3 High Stakes, 10-3 Famous Bridge, 5 Ballycoose, 11-2 Cosmic Outlaw, 6 Corrigeen Rock, 8 Monte Igueldo, 16 Release The Kraken, 20 Fathers Advice, 25 Others. gamE for a laugh: Raducanu yesterday at the Albert Hall 2.10 LIVE ON RACING TV HCAP HURDLE £3,594 (4) 2m 4f 100yds (13) 1 44-L MAYO STAR (29) (C&D) N Richards 9 12 3......... Sean Quinlan 2 76-7 CALIVIGNY (209) (C&D) N Alexander 12 12 2 Mr K Alexander(5) 3 4/5-2 OPERATION OVERLORD (29) L Russell 6 11 12............. D R Fox 4 3-56 SMOKEY THE BANDIT (162) N Richards 6 11 10.........B Hughes 5 83/P THEFLICKERINGLIGHT (12) (D) P Kirby 7 11 10......... T Dowson 6 F-45 SCHALKE (24) R Menzies 6 11 5......................................... D Jacob 7 7-53 KISS MY FACE (39)(T) B Ellison 4 11 4.........................H Brooke 8 473/ ATLANTIC DANCER (623) N Alexander 8 11 4...........B Lynn(5) 9 3L-1 ● TIME LEADER (21) (D) T Reed 7 10 11...........................H Reed 10 52-6 HONDA FIFTY (12) D Whillans 7 10 11............................. C Bewley 11 87L DR SHIROCCO (21) S Forster 6 10 10.........................E Austin(7) 12 662 GO BOB GO (13) R M Smith 4 10 10....................................R Mania 13 226 FLOOD DEFENCE (13) I Jardine 7 10 9.................D McMenamin VISOR: No. 2 TONGUE STRAP: Nos. 3, 13 CHEEK PIECES: No. 7 HOOD: No. 9. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1, 2, 5. W-Factor: Calivigny (117); Flood Defence (116); Honda Fifty (115). SP FORECAST: 7-2 Operation Overlord, 5 Time Leader, 8 Go Bob Go, Kiss My Face, 10 Smokey The Bandit, Schalke, Honda Fifty, 12 Flood Defence, Atlantic Dancer, Mayo Star, Calivigny, 20 Others. 2.45 NOVICES’ LIMITED HANDICAP CHASE £6,154 (3) 3m 20yds (7) 1 8LL JACAMAR (2) M Harris 6 11 8............................................Doubtful 2 121/ CADEYRN (1353)(T) M Scudamore 9 11 5.....................R Patrick 3 L7-2 ● BUZZ DE TURCOING (31)(T) S Drinkwater 7 11 1..........J Bowen 4 17-4 LE CHEVAL NOIR (29) R Dobbin 7 11 1...........................Craig Nichol 5 3-LP TUPELO MISSISSIPPI (2)(T) B Ellison 6 11 1.................Doubtful 6 1-92 GRAND MORNING (51) L Russell 9 10 12.......................... D R Fox 7 F23- SUNSET WEST (303) P Kirby 6 10 9............................. T Dowson TONGUE STRAP: No. 6 CHEEK PIECES: No. 6. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. W-Factor: Buzz De Turcoing (147); Jacamar (146); Grand Morning (139). SP FORECAST: 9-4 Sunset West, 11-4 Grand Morning, 7-2 Buzz De Turcoing, 9-2 Le Cheval Noir, 7 Cadeyrn. 3.20 NH FLAT RACE (GBB RACE) £1,906 (5) 2m (12) 1 1 KNOWWHENTOHOLDEM (39)(T) M Harris 6 11 7 M Bastyan(3) 2 2/ BOLD SOLDIER (772) (F,T) W Greatrex 6 11 0.........C Quinn(7) 3 P35 DUKE OF DECEPTION (29)(T) O Greenall 4 11 0 F Gregory(3) 4 GEGE VILLE N Richards 5 11 0.......................... Mr C Rabbitt(10) 5 2 GINGER MAIL (30) N Alexander 5 11 0.........................B Lynn(5) 6 93 ● GOLDEN DE COEUR (123) C Bowe (IRE) 5 11 0...........P J Kavanagh(7) 7 9-2 NIGHTS IN VENICE (23) (F) D Whillans 5 11 0.......T Gillard(5) 8 NOTNOWBOB W Coltherd 4 11 0.................. Mr Jack Holliday(7) 9 RIVER MEADOW N Richards 5 11 0..........................M Galligan(7) 10 TOP MEDICI K Scott 5 11 0................. Emma Smith-Chaston(7) 11 WHATSGOINGON Paul Robson 5 11 0..........................O Brown(5) 12 2 STARSINHEREYES (205) I Duncan 4 10 7........... T Willmott(5) TONGUE STRAP: No. 12. SOFT/HEAVY WINNERS: Nos. 1. W-Factor: Starsinhereyes (111); Golden De Coeur (109); Ginger Mail (106). SP FORECAST: 5-2 Golden De Coeur, 5 River Meadow, Knowwhentoholdem, Ginger Mail, 8 Bold Soldier, 12 Nights In Venice, Duke Of Deception, 14 Starsinhereyes, 16 Others. TRACK FACTS: GOING: Good to Soft. Left Handed. TOP TRACK JOCKEY (2016-21): Brian Hughes 22% Strike rate. TOP TRACK TRAINER (2016- 21): I Jardine 11% Strike rate. FIRST TIME: 1.05 Darius Des Sources (wind surgery), 1.40 Master Of The Malt (wind surgery), Fathers Advice (tongue strap), 2.10 Kiss My Face (cheek pieces), 2.45 Cadeyrn (wind surgery), 3.20 Starsinhereyes (tongue strap), 12.30 Sorbonne (hood). BEATEN FAVOURITES: 12.30 Sauce Of Life. 1.05 Ardera Cross(hcp ch). 1.40 Cool Jet, Famous Bridge, Fathers Advice, Master Of The Malt. 2.45 Jacamar(hcp ch), Sunset West(hcp hdl). LONGEST TRAVELLER: Ballycoose (1.40) & Golden De Coeur (3.20) Ireland; Jacamar (2.45) & Knowwhentoholdem (3.20) 396 miles. STABLE SWITCH: 1.05 Just Don’t Know from A Robson to Paul Robson. 1.40 Cosmic Outlaw from P O’Rourke in Ireland to R Dobbin, High Stakes from John Walsh to W Greatrex. 2.10 Atlantic Dancer from A Whillans to N Alexander, Smokey The Bandit from Mrs D Foster in Ireland to N Richards. 3.20 Bold Soldier from Warren Ewing in Ireland to W Greatrex. DX1ST tennis: raducanu’s role model racing cert New pal Hamilton gets Emma’s vote Wolverhampton SSR 4.00 BETWAY CASINO HANDICAP £2,700 (Cl 6) 1m 5f 219yds (13 Dec) 1 (4) 238 MASTER GREY (27) (D) B Millman 6 9 10.....R Coakley 2 (3) 526 TRUE ROMANCE (21) (C,D) N Mulholland 7 9 10 G Lee 3 (13) 13L THE RESDEV WAY (34) (C,D,F) M Hammond 8 9 9 P J McDonald 4 (11) 645 ARMY OF ONE (21) Mitchell Hunt 4 9 8 Ellie Mackenzie(5) 5 (12) L-61 ● ALJARYAAL (21) (C) Joseph Parr 3 9 5... J Hart 6 (9) 314 OCEAN REACH (94) R J Price 5 9 1 C Hutchinson(5) 7 (8) LLL BLUESKYANDSUNSHINE (240)(T) K Dalgleish 6 9 1 C Rodriguez 8 (7) 622 THIS ONES FOR FRED (101) A King 3 9 1...M Harley 9 (5) 393 JENNY REN (30) Sarah Hollinshead 6 8 13 R Hornby 10 (6) 03-0.STEEL HELMET (17) H Bethell 7 8 12...........J Gordon 11 (1) 409 OCHO GRANDE (76) R Phillips 4 8 12.......J Peate(7) 12 (2) 394 DANKING (28) A Crook 4 8 11....................... W Carson 13 (10) 430 INTOXICATION (31) M Usher 3 8 5................ L Jones TONGUE STRAP: No. 6 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 1, 2. W-Factor: Danking (69); Master Grey (68); Army Of One (67). SP FORECAST: 3 Aljaryaal, 4 This Ones For Fred, 11-2 True Romance, 15-2 Ocean Reach, 8 The Resdev Way, 10 Master Grey, 12 Army Of One, Jenny Ren, 16 Others. 4.30 THE SCOUT 4.00 Aljaryaal 4.30 Pretty Sweet 5.00 Night On Earth 5.30 Hooflepuff 6.00 Pomelo 6.30 Wonder Elmossman 7.00 Beryl The Peril 7.30 Mudawwan BETYOURWAY AT BETWAY HCAP £4,590 (4) 1m 4f 51yds (4) 1 (4) LL7 BATTLE OF MARATHON (9) (C,D) J Ryan 9 9 12 Tia Phillips(7) 2 (2) 241 PALLAS DANCER (48) (C,D,F) B Ellison 4 9 11 B Robinson 3 (3) 232 ● PRETTY SWEET (5) (D) G Boughey 3 9 10 A Kirby 4 (1) 3/3-L SILVER STAR (28) A Sadik 8 8 9.................K O’Neill CHEEK PIECES: No. 2. W-Factor: Pretty Sweet (84); Pallas Dancer (82); Battle Of Marathon (79). SP FORECAST: 10-11 Pretty Sweet, 11-10 Pallas Dancer, 16 Battle Of Marathon, 25 Silver Star. TRACK FACTS: GOING: Standard. Left Handed. TOP TRACK JOCKEY (2016-21): Adam Kirby 20% Strike rate. TOP TRACK TRAINER (2016-21): P Evans 11% Strike rate. FIRST TIME: 6.30 Rabat (blinkers), Orange Justice (hood), Silver Bubble (blinkers), 7.00 Professor Galant (blinkers), Broughtons Peace (wind surgery), 7.30 Rania (visor). BEATEN FAVOURITES: 4.00 This Ones For Fred(hcp), True Romance(hcp). 4.30 Pretty Sweet(hcp). 5.30 Stiletto. 6.30 Rabat, Wonder Elmossman. 7.00 Hoofs Happy Now(hcp). 7.30 Global Acclamation(hcp), Strategic Fortune(hcp). DRAW: Little effect. LONGEST TRAVELLER: Blueskyandsunshine (4.00) 271 miles. STABLE SWITCH: 4.00 Steel Helmet from W Bethell to H Bethell, This Ones For Fred from I Williams to A King. 4.30 Silver Star from G Elliott in Ireland to A Sadik. 5.30 Rockets Red Glare from T Dascombe to D Loughnane, Stiletto from J & T Gosden to B James. 6.30 Jaffathegaffa from G L Moore to K Wingrove, Orange Justice from D Loughnane to L Williamson. 7.30 Divine Connection from T Fitzgerald to Craig Lidster. EMMA RADUCANU revealed yesterday she is being mentored by Lewis Hamilton as she urged fans to vote for the F1 star as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. The US Open champion is favourite to win the award after her stunning victory in New York in September. But after making a winning return to the UK in an exhibition match at the Royal Albert Hall yesterday, the Bromley girl said: “I’m rooting for Lewis. “He has been such a good role model for me, in terms of just helping me through these next stages. He is a really cool, cool guy. I met him in person at the Met Gala and we had a very good conversation there. He debutant joe seals win Joe Salisbury won his first Davis Cup point to set up a quarter-final showdown against Germany tomorrow. Dan Evans lost 6-2, 7-5 to Czech world No.143 Tomas Machac in the opening singles to see Great Britain facing a shock elimination, but Cameron Norrie drew the Group C tie level by beating Jiri Lehecka 6-1, 2-6, 6-1. Neal Skupski and US Open champion Salisbury sealed the victory by beating Machac and Jiri Vesely 6-4, 6-2 in the decisive rubber. Salisbury said on his debut: “I’m very happy to get the win. We were a bit disappointed with our performance yesterday.” Neil McLeman 5.00 BETWAY HANDICAP £6,210 (3) 5f 21yds (4) 1 (1) L03 MARNIE JAMES (6) (D) S Dixon 6 9 7........J Fisher(5) 2 (4) L21 ● NIGHT ON EARTH (17) (D) M Appleby 3 9 3 J Watson 3 (3) 7L8 ZAPPER CASS (33) (C&D) M Appleby 8 8 11 T Ladd(3) 4 (2) 2L8 SCALE FORCE (193) (C&D) G Kelleway 5 8 10 Bradley Furniss(7) VISOR: No. 3 HOOD: No. 2. W-Factor: Night On Earth (98); Scale Force (98); Marnie James (97). SP FORECAST: 4-6 Night On Earth, 10-3 Marnie James, 5 Scale Force, 10 Zapper Cass. 5.30 HANDICAP £3,240 (5) 1m 1f 104yds (13) 1 (4) 1/11- FITWOOD STAR (368) (C&D,F) R Teal 5 9 10 C Fallon 2 (11) 603 STARFIGHTER (45) (C&D) M Loughnane 5 9 8 J Watson 3 (8) 63L MYTHICAL MADNESS (51) (C&D) D O’Meara 10 9 7 Mark Winn(7) 4 (3) 101 DRAGONS WILL RISE (154) (C&D) M Hammond 5 9 6 P J McDonald 5 (10) 52-D STILETTO (317) B James 3 9 5..........A J McNamara 6 (9) 281 ● HOOFLEPUFF (16) (C&D,F) B Ellison 5 9 3 B Robinson 7 (2) 274 BAVARDAGES (28) (C&D) M & D Easterby 4 9 2 Joanna Mason(3) 8 (5) 976 TACITUS (19) B Meehan 3 9 2.........Laura Coughlan(5) 9 (1) 364 STAR OF VALOUR (39) (C&D) C Tizzard 6 9 2 K O’Neill 10 (13) 07L FIRST DANCE (52) (C&D) T Tate 7 9 1........JP Sullivan 11 (6) 5-05 ROCKETS RED GLARE (206) D Loughnane 3 9 1 Laura Pearson(3) 12 (7) 154 ELIXSOFT (16) (C&D) K Tutty 6 9 0.........G Tutty(3) 13 (12) 127 BILLY ROBERTS (16) S Whitaker 8 8 7 .........C Beasley VISOR: Nos. 3, 6 TONGUE STRAP: No. 9 CHEEK: No. 13. W-Factor: Billy Roberts (86); Starfighter (85); First Dance (84). SP FORECAST: 3 Dragons Will Rise, 7-2 Hooflepuff, 13-2 Fitwood Star, 10 Starfighter, Billy Roberts, 12 Others. 6.00 EBF FILLIES’ HANDICAP £11,854 (2) 1m 142yds (6) 1 (3) 580 ARRIVISTE (23) R Guest 4 9 10.............P Mulrennan 2 (4) L1-0 ● POMELO (164) (C&D) R Beckett 3 9 7.......R Hornby 3 (2) 585 A’SHAARI (164) (F) C Appleby 3 9 6...................A Kirby 4 (5) 714 SERENADING (24) J Fanshawe 5 9 3.....P J McDonald 5 (1) 432 GODDESS OF FIRE (9) (C&D) J Ryan 4 8 9.... C Fallon 6 (6) 138 KATIE’S KITTEN (104) M Appleby 3 8 2...... L Jones BLINKERS: No. 6. W-Factor: Goddess Of Fire (97); Serenading (96); Arriviste (95). SP FORECAST: 5-2 A’Shaari, 11-4 Goddess Of Fire, 7-2 Serenading, 5 Pomelo, 8 Arriviste, 12 Katie’s Kitten. GOSSIP FROM THE GALLOPS North: FAMOUS BRIDGE (1.40 Ayr) Newmarket: NOBLE ORDER (12.15 Kempton) Lambourn: RUMI (3.00 Kempton) Midlands: NIGHT ON EARTH (5.00 Wolverhampton) VITAL STATISTICS By Neil McLeman said, ‘Be patient. you have just got to ride the wave. It’s all good, don’t worry’. It was good reassurance. “And since then I’ve just been looking up to him, following him, supporting him. And as for me winning the award, I don’t even think about it. I just don’t understand how it could even be a possibility.” Raducanu will not be in Salford on December 19 for the awards ceremony because she will be training in the Gulf. After a six-day break in the Caribbean, the British women’s No.1 has already started her pre-season and will play another exhibition in Abu Dhabi next month with new coach Torben Beltz. She will then spend Christmas in Dubai on her way to the Australian Open. “I knew that playing tennis you’ll spend birthdays, Christmas and New Year not at home and it doesn’t matter,” she added. Raducanu yesterday beat world No.85 Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 7-6 in a match which saw two ball people play points – and one marriage proposal to the US Open champion. “It was amazing to play in front of a home crowd,” she said. Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic’s father Srdjan says his son will not be “blackmailed” into having a Covid jab and will not play the Australian Open. 6.30 MAIDEN STAKES £2,700 (6) 7f 36yds (8) 1 (8) 662 JAFFATHEGAFFA (46) K Wingrove 3 9 5.... A Kirby 2 (7) 53 UCKERBY (76) (F) G Tuer 3 9 5....................S James 3 (1) 022 ● WONDER ELMOSSMAN (9) J S Moore 3 9 5 M Dwyer 4 (3) 509/ ORANGE JUSTICE (755) L Williamson 4 9 1 C Hardie 5 (6) 74 ISLE OF DREAMS (30) D Carroll 3 9 0.......Z Wheatley(7) 6 (4) 742 RABAT (17) Mrs I G-Leveque 3 9 0............. C Beasley 7 (5) 233 SILVER BUBBLE (17) G Kelleway 3 9 0.......R Hornby 8 (2) 8LL TIGHTEN UP (41) B Millman 3 9 0..............R Coakley BLINKERS: Nos. 6, 7 VISOR: No. 1 HOOD: No. 4. W-Factor: Wonder Elmossman (91); Rabat (81); Silver Bubble (74). SP FORECAST: 10-11 Wonder Elmossman, 3 Rabat, 7 Uckerby, 8 Silver Bubble, 12 Isle Of Dreams, 16 Others. 7.00 HANDICAP (DIV 1) £2,700 (6) 7f 36yds (12) 1 (7) 014 PEACHEY CARNEHAN (21) (C&D) M Mullineaux 7 9 7 T Heard(5) 2 (10) 056 MAYLAH (21) D McCain 3 9 5..............Ella McCain(5) 3 (12) 598 PROFESSOR GALANT (31) G Kelleway 3 9 5 R Hornby 4 (9) 340 MILLION REASONS (4) P Evans 3 9 5..........C Hardie 5 (11) 535 JACK RYAN (3) (D) J Ryan 4 9 4................... A Kirby 6 (6) 057 HOOFS HAPPY NOW (35) M & D Easterby 3 9 4 W Pyle(7) 7 (8) 0L5 OUTTAKE (21) (C&D) R Carr 4 9 3........H Russell(3) 8 (2) 754 DESERT DREAM (34) (C&D) S Spencer 7 9 2 C Fallon 9 (4) 432 ● BERYL THE PERIL (30) (F) K P De Foy 3 9 1 L Pearson(3) 10 (3) 680 ROCKESBURY (3) (C&D) P McEntee 6 9 1 Grace McEntee(5) 11 (5) 700 BROUGHTONS PEACE (217) P McBride 3 9 1 J Haynes 12 (1) 1L5 LADY MONICA (70) (D) M Appleby 5 9 0 F Larson(7) BLINKERS: Nos. 3, 5 VISOR: Nos. 1, 4, 10 CHEEK: Nos. 6, 7. W-Factor: Hoofs Happy Now (79); Beryl The Peril (68); Outtake (67). SP FORECAST: 5-2 Beryl The Peril, 7-2 Peachey Carnehan, 15-2 Million Reasons, 8 Jack Ryan, 10 Others. 7.30 HANDICAP (DIV 2) £2,700 (6) 7f 36yds (12) 1 (8) 468 DIVINE CONNECTION (82) (C&D) C Lidster 4 9 7 Ryan Sexton(7) 2 (7) 249 ● MUDAWWAN (21) (D) E Bethell 7 9 5 Ugne Mickute(7) 3 (12) L94 MAJOR VALENTINE (40) (C) J G O’Shea 9 9 5 C McKee 4 (5) 621 BOMB SQUAD (40) (F) J S Moore 3 9 4 .......S Reed(7) 5 (4) L24 STRATEGIC FORTUNE (30) (D) J Butler 4 9 4 A Kirby 6 (3) 545 RANIA (30) S Kirk 3 9 4.........................P J McDonald 7 (2) 506 BOBBY JOE LEG (27) (C&D) R Carr 7 9 3 JP Sullivan 8 (11) 356 CHANTREYS (34) I Furtado 4 9 2..................... J Hart 9 (1) 304 TELL’EM NOWT (3) P McEntee 3 9 1.......G McEntee(5) 10 (9) 038 MAAHI VE (9) M Attwater 3 9 1.................... W Carson 11 (6) 813 GLOBAL ACCLAMATION (65) (D) P Chamings 5 9 1 T Heard(5) 12 (10) 069 GLEN ROSA (23) A West 3 8 13.....E Whittington(5) BLINKERS: Nos. 9, 11 VISOR: No. 6 TONGUE STRAP: No. 9 CHEEK PIECES: Nos. 1, 2, 4 EYE COVERS: No. 9. W-Factor: Divine Connection (69); Global Acclamation (68); Strategic Fortune (67). SP FORECAST: 11-4 Bomb Squad, 7-2 Global Acclamation, 4 Strategic Fortune, 10 Major Valentine, 12 Others. IN-FORM TRAINERS (last 10 days) S & E Crisford 80% (2 wins and 2 places from 5 runners), H Palmer 60% (1/2/5), R Varian 60% (2/1/5), R Dobbin 57% (1/3/7), R Fahey 57% (1/3/7), D McCain 54% (10/4/26), C Appleby 50% (2/2/8), C Grant 50% (1/2/6), E J-Houghton 50% (1/1/4), R Hughes 50% (1/3/8). IN-FORM JOCKEYS Joey Haynes 67% (2 wins and 2 places from 6 runners), James Doyle 62% (4/1/8), David Probert 59% (5/5/17), Jack Mitchell 57% (6/6/21), George Rooke 56% (1/4/9), Martin Dwyer 55% (2/4/11), Brian Hughes 52% (10/3/25), Fergus Gregory 50% (1/2/6), Hector Crouch 50% (2/1/6), Richard Kingscote 50% (2/4/12).

sport loses ‘true giant’ in williams SIR FRANK Williams, founder and former team principal of Williams Racing, has died at the age of 79. The team won the Formula One drivers’ title seven times and the constructors’ championship on nine occasions under Williams. Damon Hill, who won the world title with the team in 1996, called Williams a huge part of F1’s history. Hill said: “Frank had a passion for cars, for racing. There was nothing else he was really interested in doing. He was remarkable in every respect and in his dedication to the team. His record will stand for a very long time. “The only person I could compare him with is Enzo Ferrari. Frank loved Formula One and he loved racing. Anyone who runs a team would like to aspire to his achievements. “He was a man of few words. He could speak many languages but he didn’t engage in idle gossip. He’s a huge part of the history of the sport.” Williams driver George Russell paid his own tribute on Twitter. He wrote: “Today, we say goodbye to the man who defined our team. Sir Frank was a genuinely wonderful human being and I’ll always remember the laughs we shared. “He was more than a boss, he was a mentor and friend to anybody who joined the Williams Racing family.” The Williams team enjoyed their first F1 race win at the 1979 British first love: Sir Frank with the Williams car DX1ST FORMULA ONE: sport in mourning Farewell, Sir Frank Grand Prix at Silverstone with Clay Regazzoni at the wheel. In 1980, Australian Alan Jones steered the team to the drivers’ and constructors’ titles for the first time. In 1994, Williams was charged with manslaughter after the death of driver Ayrton Senna in a crash at Imola but he was acquitted years later. He ceased involvement with the team following its sale in 2020 and daughter Claire quit as deputy team principal later that year. Stefano Domenicali, chief executive of F1 rights holders the Formula One Group and former Ferrari team principal, said: “This morning Claire Williams called to inform me of the very sad news that her beloved father, Sir Frank Williams, had passed away. He was a true giant of our sport. “He overcame the most difficult of challenges in life and battled every day to win on and off the track. “We have lost a much-loved and respected member of the F1 family. “His incredible achievements and personality will be etched on our sport forever.” Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 55 Goodbye, my friend from back page meeting in this sport, always had time for me and always without judgment. “I feel so honoured to have called him a friend. What he achieved is something truly special. “Until his last days I know he remained a racer and a fighter at heart. His legacy will live on forever.” The sport’s former supremo Bernie Ecclestone, left, said: “One wonders that, if people like Frank hadn’t been around in the early days, whether Formula One would still be surviving today. He was one of the people that built Formula One. “Nobody lived as long as him in his condition [as a tetraplegic]. But Frank never complained. He got on with things the best he could. Frank was a fighter. It is the end of an era.” Williams’ death was announced in an official statement yesterday afternoon after he was admitted to hospital on Friday. Only £1.16 per can! Get £75 worth of beer for only £34.99 Includes: 30 Craft Beers • Magazine • • A monthly subscription of unique hand picked craft beers and lagers from exceptional small and independent breweries BLACK FRIDAY OFFER Save £10 RRP £44.99 SUBSCRIBE & SAVE TODAY AT HOPSMORE.CO.UK *£34.99 offer is only available to new customers. Hopsmore Beer Club Subscription is £44.99 per month thereafter. Please drink responsibly

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Vaughan has been dragged into the racism scandal by Azeem Rafiq, who alleged he made a racist remark to a group of Asian players before a Yorkshire match in 2009. He strenuously denied the allegation but the BBC still suspended him from his radio show and scratched him from their Ashes coverage this winter. Giles, the director of England men’s cricket, insisted so-called ‘cancel culture’ risks pushing the battle against racism backwards not forwards. “I can’t comment on what the BBC should do with one of their employees – but tolerance is important,” said Giles, above. “We all make mistakes and we will again. But we have to be able to tolerate, educate and rehabilitate otherwise people aren’t going to open up and share their experiences and learn. “Does zero tolerance mean we shouldn’t accept discrimination and racism? Absolutely. But if zero tolerance means we cut people off, we don’t give second chances, we don’t give people the chance to rehabilitate, then we’ve got a problem.” Gideon Brooks Basketball BBL Championship: Sheffield Sharks 72 Leicester Riders 80. Cricket First Test Match—Bangladesh v Pakistan (Chittagong): Bangladesh 330 (114.4 overs; Liton Das 114, Mushfiqur Rahim 91; Hasan Ali 5-51). and 39-4 (19.0 overs) Pakistan 286 (115.4 overs; Abid Abid Ali 133, Abdullah Shafique 52; Taijul Islam 7-116). India v New Zealand (Kanpur): India 345 (111.1 overs; S S Iyer 105, S Gill 52, R A Jadeja 50; T G Southee 5-69) and 234-7dec. (81.0 overs; S S Iyer 65, W P Saha 61no). New Zealand 296 (142.3 overs; T W M Latham 95, W A Young 89; A R Patel 5-62) and 4-1 (4.0 overs). Darts Players Championship (Butlin’s Minehead Resort) Quarter Finals: B Dolan (NIrl) bt J de Sousa (Por) 10-4, R Searle (Eng) bt D Gurney (NIrl) 10-9, P Wright (Sco) bt M van Gerwen (Ned) 10-6, Ben Stokes ENGLAND’S star all-rounder and fan favourite provides a fascinating insight into the final preparations for the first Ashes Test and an unexpected medical emergency We must all make changes J Clayton (Wal) bt V van der Voort (Ned) 10-3. Semi- Finals: R Searle (Eng) bt B Dolan (NIrl) 11-6, P Wright (Sco) bt J Clayton (Wal) 11-6. Rugby Union Gallagher Premiership Saturday Harlequins....... 19 Lon Irish............ 22 Newcastle........ 24 Worcester........ 24 Yesterday Saracens........... 25 Sale.................... 14 P W D L B F A Pts Leicester......8 8 0 0 5 263 136 37 Saracens......8 6 1 1 5 290 147 31 Harlequins...8 5 0 3 8 233 185 28 North’pton...8 5 0 3 5 237 206 25 Exeter..........9 5 0 4 4 211 180 24 Gloucester....8 4 1 3 5 212 216 23 Lon Irish......9 2 3 4 7 239 255 21 Newcastle....8 4 1 3 2 153 162 20 Wasps..........8 3 0 5 5 198 207 17 Sale.............9 3 1 5 3 195 207 17 Bristol..........8 3 0 5 2 163 229 14 Worcester....9 2 1 6 4 162 311 14 Bath.............8 0 0 8 4 142 257 4 United Rugby Championship— Benetton Treviso 19 Glasgow 18, Dragons 14 Edinburgh 30, Leinster sport in brief 10 Ulster 20. Greene King IPA Championship— Ampthill 24 Hartpury RFC 39, Bedford 40 Nottingham 9, Doncaster 22 Ealing Trailfinders 5, Jersey Reds 15 Cornish Pirates 5, London Scottish 36 Coventry 23. Women’s International—Barbarians 60 South Africa 5. Snooker UK Championship (Barbican Centre, York)—2nd rd: R Walden (Eng) bt H Li (Chn) 6-3; Y Cao (Chn) bt M Gould (Eng) 6-3; S Maguire (Sco) bt P Tian (Chn) 6-1; X Zhao (Chn) bt T Un Nooh (Tha) 6-5; J Trump (Eng) bt C Wakelin (Eng) 6-3; S Craigie (Eng) bt J Ding (Chn) 6-3; P Lines (Eng) bt Z Fan (Chn) 6-3; G Xiao (Chn) bt R Milkins (Eng) 6-2. Tennis Davis Cup Finals— Group B: Kazakhstan bt Canada 3-0; M Kukushkin (Kaz) bt B Schnur (Can) 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 7-5; A Bublik (Kaz) bt V Pospisil (Can) 6-2 7-6 (8-6); A Golubev (Kaz) & A IT HAS been a difficult time for the game in England and it has been incredibly sad to hear some of the stories that have been coming out. The issues raised are so important and the work that has to be done is vital for the future health of our game. The experiences of so many people must be listened to, then it is about action from all of us as human beings to make sure we treat each with respect. We all must make the changes Nedovyesov (Kaz) bt P Polansky (Can) & B Schnur (Can) 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-1. Group C: Great Britain bt Czech Republic 2-1; T Machac (Cze) bt D Evans (Gbr) 6-2 7-5; C Norrie (Gbr) bt J Lehecka (Cze) 6-1 2-6 6-1; J Salisbury (Gbr) & N Skupski (Gbr) bt T Machac (Cze) & J Vesely (Cze) 6-4 6-2. Group D: Croatia bt Hungary 2-1; N Serdarusic (Cro) bt F Marozsan (Hun) 6-4 6-4; Z Piros (Hun) bt M Cilic (Cro) 4-6 7-5 6-4; N Mektic (Cro) & M Pavic (Cro) bt F Marozsan (Hun) & P Nagy (Hun) 7-6 (8-6) 6-2. Today’s diary CRICKET First Test Match—day 4 of 5: Bangladesh v Pakistan (Chittagong, 04am), day 5 of 5: India v New Zealand (Kanpur, 04am). Second Test Match—day 1 of 5: Sri Lanka v West Indies (Galle, 04.30am).

then i suffered arm blow IT HAS been a bit of a journey to get here but it is great to be in Australia preparing for the first Ashes Test next week… although I seriously wondered whether I would make it. Not because of the injury to my finger, which is coming along well, and nor was it because of my mental well-being, which is also in a good space. It was actually down to a tablet that went down the wrong way and got stuck in my windpipe, causing me to choke horribly before the glands in my face went into overdrive to flush it out. Until it came out, I thought this might be the end. We’ve all had those moments when something gets stuck in the throat, and usually someone can help you out. But I was on my own in my room and I couldn’t breathe as it became lodged and started to dissolve. It felt like my mouth was on fire. Without going into too much detail I have never seen as much saliva as I did yesterday morning, it was a genuinely frightening experience. The team doctor came to see me straight away and she explained what had happened with the body reacting the way it did. I’m glad it did, even though I was a mess. After all the drama, I was happy to get a bit of training in later in the day. But then came another scare as I got hit on the forearm by a ball from our batting coach, Jonathan Trott. I was in agony and I couldn’t lift the arm. I thought it was broken. Thankfully the pain and reaction settled down once I was back in the dressing room and the physios could be sure it wasn’t actually a break. It was only after I got back to my hotel room that I took stock of what a day I’d had. The adrenaline had worn off and I was exhausted. Happy that I’m here to tell the tale, but hoping that my pre-Test dramas are now over. Up until this point the trip had been fantastic and straightforward. It had been so good to be back with Joe Root, left, and the team again. Seeing them all at the airport was great and it felt like I hadn’t really been away, which is exactly what I was hoping for. We’ve been well looked after on the Gold Coast and managed to get a bit of golf in once we were out of our hard quarantine. The Aussies we have met so far couldn’t have been more friendly. I’m not sure that will continue at the Gabba but you never know. We have been able to get a reasonable amount of training done but the weather scuppered some of our outdoor middle work, which was frustrating. Hopefully, our final warm-up match will allow us to put the finishing touches to our preparations for that first Test. Guys have got what they can out of the time here, and now it is about getting into the right frame of mind for that first Test. The thing I’m working hard on is my slip catching, which requires total confidence in the finger if I’m going to stand at second slip. I’m doing little and often with the specific skill work and it is coming along, but if the confidence isn’t right I’ll have to move out of the cordon. DXSC cricket: ashes countdown 1. Which driver won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in which Max Verstappen’s car landed on top of Lewis Hamilton’s? 2. Who scored Chelsea’s goal as they began their Champions League defence with a 1-0 win at home to Zenit St Petersburg? 3. Which British athlete ended her 800m season with victory at the Diamond League final in Zurich? 4. Who scored a late winner to give Brighton & Hove Albion all three points at Brentford? 5. Which Canadian city hosted the 1978 Commonwealth Games? 6. Which major golf tournament was won by Englishman Horace Rawlins on its inception in 1895? 7. Which English snooker player beat Cliff Thorburn in the 1977 World Championship final? 8. What score do superstitious English cricketers refer to as Nelson? 9. Which English footballer was nicknamed the “Lion of Vienna”? 10. Which rugby team were the first Welsh winners of the Celtic League? ANSWERS: 1 Daniel Ricciardo, 2 Romelu Lukaku, 3 Keely Hodgkinson, 4 Leandro Trossard, 5 Edmonton, 6 US Open, 7 John Spencer, 8 111, 9 Nat Lofthouse, 10 Llanelli Scarlets. Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 57 U20 axe is a real blow Great Britain captain Dan Clark and head coach Marc Steutel have slammed British Basketball’s decision to axe their Under-20 teams as “bitterly disappointing”. It came after GB lost 84-67 to Turkey in last night’s World Cup qualifier in Istanbul that saw the visitors bolt into a shock early 13-point lead. The sport is again in turmoil after Basketball Scotland, England and Wales voted to mothball the men’s and women’s Mini Greenhouse THE PERFECT PLACE TO GROW SEEDLINGS BASKETBALL By Mark Woods U20 sides at next summer’s European Championships and only fund teams at Under-16 and 18 level. 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DX1ST RESULTS ALL THE WEEKEND FOOTBALL ACTION LEAGUE ONE AFC Wimbledon (0) 2 Fleetwood Town (1) 2 Assal 53 Garner 35, Johnson 84 McCormick 79 Att: 7,405 AFC Wimbledon: Tzanev, Osew (Lawrence 69), Heneghan, Csoka, Guinness-Walker, Woodyard, Hartigan, Assal, McCormick (Chislett 85), Rudoni, Palmer (Pressley 85). Booked: Heneghan 25. Fleetwood Town: Cairns, Johnson, Clarke, Holgate (McLaughlin 71), Andrew (Biggins 73), Lane, Batty, Matete, Morris (Edmondson 89), Garner, Morton. Booked: Matete 23, Edmondson 90. Ref: Robert Madley. Bolton (1) 2 Cheltenham (2) 2 Amaechi 26 May 14, 45 Kachunga 58 Att: 13,145 Bolton: Dixon, Gordon (Baptiste 84), Santos, Aimson, John, Johnston, Lee, Kachunga, Thomason, Amaechi (Delfouneso 70), Doyle. Booked: Thomason 30. Cheltenham: Flinders, Horton, Long, Pollock, Joseph, Sercombe, Chapman, Hussey, Crowley (Williams 89), Vassell (Wright 62), May (Norton 84). Booked: Crowley 45. Ref: Ross Joyce. Burton Albion (0) 2 Doncaster (0) 0 O’Connor 55, Jebbison 76 Att: 2,954 Burton: Garratt, Shaughnessy, Leak, Borthwick-Jackson, Hamer, Taylor (Chapman 85), O’Connor, Akins, Smith (Lakin 85), Jebbison (Mancienne 88), Hemmings. Booked: Hemmings 80. Doncaster: Dahlberg, Knoyle, Anderson, Rowe, Horton (Cukur 67), Smith, Galbraith, Barlow, Close (Hasani 46), Hiwula, Dodoo. Booked: Barlow 29, Close 39, Dodoo 77. Ref: Peter Wright. Cambridge Utd (1) 1 Sunderland (2) 2 Smith 27 Mitov 15 (og) Att: 7,174 Broadhead 36 Cambridge Utd: Mitov, Williams, Masterson, Iredale, Dunk, May (Tracey 77), Digby, Smith, Hoolahan, Brophy (Knibbs 77), Ironside. Sunderland: Hoffmann, Wright, Flanagan, Doyle, Gooch, Winchester, Neil, Dajaku, Broadhead, Pritchard, Stewart (Harris 79). Booked: Pritchard 24.Ref: Robert Lewis. Gillingham (0) 0 Portsmouth (0) 1 Att: 5,637 Tucker 90 (og) Gillingham: Cumming, Jackson, Tucker, Ehmer, McKenzie, O’Keefe, Adshead (Akehurst 59), Lloyd, Lee, Carayol (Sithole 83), Akinde. Portsmouth: Bazunu, Freeman, Ogilvie, Williams, Romeo, Morrell, Thompson (Azeez 64), Hackett-Fairchild (Jacobs 81), Harness, Curtis, Hirst (Harrison 71). Booked: Romeo 82. Ref: Dean Whitestone. Lincoln City (0) 0 Accrington Stanley (0) 1 Att: 8,547 Bishop 55 Lincoln City: Griffiths, Poole, Montsma, Jackson, Robson, McGrandles, Bishop (Sanders 80), Sorensen (N’Lundulu 61), Fiorini (Adelakun 68), Draper, Maguire. Booked: Adelakun 77. Accrington Stanley: Savin, Sherring, Sykes, Nottingham, Rodgers, Hamilton, Conneely, Coyle, McConville, Pell (O’Sullivan 88), Bishop. Booked: Rodgers 17, Coyle 23, Sykes 90. Ref: Craig Hicks. P W D L F A Pts Rotherham 19 11 5 3 34 13 38 Wigan 18 12 2 4 34 16 38 Wycombe 20 11 5 4 32 23 38 Plymouth 20 10 6 4 33 22 36 Sunderland 18 11 2 5 30 23 35 MK Dons 19 10 4 5 37 24 34 Sheff Wed 20 8 9 3 28 21 33 Oxford Utd 18 9 5 4 29 18 32 Portsmouth 20 9 5 6 26 22 32 Burton Albion 20 8 4 8 22 23 28 Ipswich 20 7 6 7 36 30 27 Cheltenham 19 7 6 6 26 30 27 Bolton 20 7 5 8 29 29 26 Accrington Stanley 19 7 3 9 23 36 24 Charlton 20 6 5 9 26 27 23 Cambridge Utd 20 5 8 7 27 35 23 AFC Wimbledon 18 5 6 7 26 30 21 Lincoln City 19 5 6 8 20 24 21 Shrewsbury 19 5 4 10 18 25 19 Morecambe 19 5 4 10 29 37 19 Gillingham 20 3 8 9 16 27 17 Fleetwood Town 18 3 6 9 30 34 15 Doncaster 19 3 4 12 11 34 13 Crewe 20 2 6 12 17 36 12 Morecambe (0) 0 MK Dons (2) 4 Att: 3,700 Eisa 23, O’Riley 40, 82, Darling 64 Morecambe: Andresson, McLaughlin (Gnahoua 46), O’Connor, Delaney, Leigh, McLoughlin, Jones, McCalmont, McDonald, Duffus (Gibson 46), Ayunga. Booked: McLoughlin 32. MK Dons: Fisher, O’Hora, Darling, Lewington, Kioso, McEachran, Robson (Boateng 64), Harvie, O’Riley (Parrott 90), Eisa (Brown 90), Twine. Booked: O’Hora 34. Ref: Rebecca Welch. Oxford Utd (0) 0 Rotherham (0) 0 Att: 7,620 Oxford Utd: Trueman, Hanson, McNally, Long, Seddon, McGuane (Agyei 70), Kane, Brannagan, Henry, Whyte, Holland (Cooper 87). Booked: Seddon 68. Rotherham: Johansson, Edmonds-Green, Ihiekwe, Harding, Barlaser, Ogbene (Wood 76), Rathbone (Lindsay 68), Wiles, Miller, Smith, Ladapo (Kayode 83). Booked: Barlaser 37, Miller 48, Rathbone 64, Wiles 69, Harding 90. Ref: Sam Purkiss. Plymouth (1) 1 Wigan (1) 2 Mayor 43 Keane 35, Lang 90; Att: 15,329 Plymouth: M Cooper, Wilson, Scarr, Gillesphey, Edwards, Camara, Houghton, Mayor (Broom 76), Grant, Jephcott (Garrick 40), Hardie (Agard 80). Booked: Camara 73. Wigan: Amos, Kerr, Whatmough, Tilt, Darikwa, Power, Naylor, McClean (Massey 90), Aasgaard (Humphrys 67), Keane, Lang. Booked: Naylor 86. Ref: Andy Woolmer. Sheff Wed (1) 2 Wycombe (1) 2 Shodipo 45, Windass 50 Mehmeti 23, Obita 65, Att: 20,761 Sh Wed: Peacock-Farrell, Brennan, Dunkley, Paterson, Hunt (Mendez- Laing 72), Luongo, Bannan, Windass (Dele-Bashiru 81), Shodipo (Corbeanu 73), Kamberi, Gregory. Booked: Luongo 24, Shodipo 68. Wycombe: Stockdale, Stewart, Tafazolli, Obita, McCarthy, Wheeler, Thompson, McCleary (KaiKai 88), Mehmeti (Horgan 69), Hanlan, Vokes (Akinfenwa 77). Booked: Stewart 88, Akinfenwa 90. Ref: Darren Drysdale. Shrewsbury (0) 1 Charlton (0) 0 Udoh 90 Att: 6,158 Shrewsbury: Marosi, Pennington, Leahy, Nurse, Pyke (Leshabela 32), Bennett, Vela, Ogbeta, Udoh, Bloxham (Cosgrove 69), Bowman. Booked: Udoh 89. Charlton: MacGillivray, Clare, Famewo, Purrington, Dobson, Blackett- Taylor (Jaiyesimi 72), Lee, Gilbey, Souare, Washington, Davison (Leko 62). Booked: Famewo 52, Souare 72, Clare 82. Ref: Tom Nield. Ipswich (2) 2 Crewe (0) 1 Offord 3 (og), Celina 45 Long 73, Att: 18,883 Ipswich: Walton, Donacien, Nsiala, Edmundson, Clements, Morsy, Fraser, Aluko (Evans 66), Chaplin (Edwards 66), Celina, Bonne. Subs not used: Harper, Pigott, Vincent-Young, Burgess, Hladky. Booked: Clements 50, Edmundson 88. Crewe: Richards, Kashket (Mandron 56), Offord, Sass-Davies, Williams, Adebisi, Finney, Lowery, Griffiths (Knight 85), Long, Porter. Subs not used: Jaaskelainen, Thomas, Gomes, Lundstram, Woodthorpe. Booked: Williams 48. Ref: James Oldham. TOP SCORERS PREMIER LEAGUE Salah (Liverpool)............... 11 Vardy (Leicester)................9 Jota (Liverpool)..................7 Mane (Liverpool).................7 Antonio (West Ham)...........6 CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP West Brom (0) 0 Nottm Forest (0) 0 Att: 22,424 West Brom: Johnstone, Kipre, Bartley, Clarke, Furlong, Molumby, Mowatt, Townsend, Diangana (Phillips 60), Ahearne- Grant (Hugill 79), Robinson (Reach 72). Booked: Clarke 10, Molumby 60. Sent-off: Molumby 70. Nottm Forest: Samba, Worrall, Tobias Figueiredo (Mighten 72), McKenna, Spence, Yates, Garner, Bong, Johnson, Zinckernagel (Lolley 66), Grabban. Booked: Tobias Figueiredo 16, Worrall 22. Ref: Gavin Ward. Bournemouth (1) 2 Coventry (0) 2 Anthony 45, Billing 66 Godden 85, Kane 90 Att: 11,094 Bournemouth: Travers, Mepham, Lerma, S Cook, Stacey, Kilkenny (Rossi 87), L Cook, Billing, Anthony (Marcondes 90), Christie (Davis 79), Solanke. Booked: S Cook 54. Sent-off: Lerma 68, Booked: Mepham 74. Coventry: Moore, Dabo, McFadzean, Hyam, Kane, Kelly, Sheaf (Jones 86), Maatsen (Walker 90), O’Hare, Allen (Gyokeres 63), Godden. Ref: David Coote. Birmingham (0) 1 Blackpool (0) 0 Jutkiewicz 81 Att: 17,686 Birmingham: Sarkic, Sanderson, Roberts, Pedersen, Graham, James, Sunjic, McGree, Bela (Aneke 66), Hogan, Deeney (Jutkiewicz 75). Booked: Pedersen 38, McGree 69. Blackpool: Grimshaw, Sterling, Ekpiteta, Husband, James, Connolly, Dougall, Mitchell (Bowler 68), Anderson, Dale (Lavery 75), Madine (Yates 84). Booked: Connolly 69, Anderson 82, Husband 82. Ref: Matthew Donohue. Huddersfield (0) 1 Middlesbrough (2) 2 Daniels 90 (og) Watmore 16, 23 Att: 19,192 Huddsfield: Nicholls, Pearson (Turton 37), Lees, Sarr, Thomas, High, O’Brien, Toffolo (Koroma 73), Sinani, Ward, Holmes (Campbell 60). Middlesbrough: Daniels, Dijksteel, Bamba, McNair, Jones (Ikpeazu 90), Crooks, Howson, Tavernier, Bola, Sporar, Watmore (Hernandez 77). Booked: Bola 80, Crooks 85, McNair 88. Ref: Keith Stroud. Hull (1) 2 Millwall (1) 1 Honeyman 29 Bradshaw 45 Longman 54 Att: 10,613 Hull: Baxter, Bernard, McLoughlin, Greaves, Lewis-Potter, Smallwood, Docherty, Longman (Williams 79), Honeyman, Wilks (Elder 62), Magennis (Eaves 80). Booked: Smallwood 40, Eaves 89. Millwall: Bialkowski, Ballard, Hutchinson, M Wallace, McNamara, Mitchell, Saville (Evans 82), Ojo (Bennett 72), Bradshaw (Smith 67), J Wallace, Afobe. Booked: McNamara 63, Afobe 89. Ref: Josh Smith. (7.45 unless stated) TODAY Sky Bet Championship Derby v QPR Scottish Cup Third Round Brechin v Darvel Juniors Tomorrow Premier League Leeds v Crystal Palace (8.15) Newcastle v Norwich (7.30) Emirates FA Cup 1st Rnd Replay Exeter v Bradford Papa John’s Trophy Northern Section Second Round Accrington v Wigan Bolton v Fleetwood Town (7) Carlisle v Lincoln City (7) Rotherham v Port Vale (7) Tranmere v Harrogate Town Southern Section 2nd Round Cambridge Utd v Walsall (7) Charlton v Aston Villa U21 (7) Forest Green v Chelsea U21 (7) Leyton Orient v MK Dons (7) Sutton Utd v Stevenage Swindon v Colchester cinch Scottish Premiership Motherwell v Dundee Utd SPFL Trust Trophy Qtr-Finals Cove Rangers v Rangers U21 Hamilton v Kilmarnock Inverness CT v Raith Mitrovic (Fulham)............. 21 Brereton (Blackburn)...... 16 Solanke (Bournemouth).15 Piroe (Swansea)................ 10 Gyokeres (Coventry)..........9 Wednesday Premier League Aston Villa v Man City (8.15) Everton v Liverpool (8.15) S’thampton v Leicester (7.30) Watford v Chelsea (7.30) West Ham v Brighton (7.30) Wolves v Burnley (7.30) Papa John’s Trophy Northern Section Second Round Crewe v Doncaster Sheff Wed v Hartlepool (7) Sunderland v Oldham (7) Southern Section 2nd Round Ipswich v Arsenal U21 cinch Scottish Premiership Aberdeen v Livingston Dundee v St Johnstone Hibernian v Rangers St Mirren v Ross County SPFL Trust Trophy Qtr-Final Queen of S’th v Morton (7.30) Thursday Premier League Man Utd v Arsenal (8.15) Tottenham v Brentford (7.30) cinch Scottish Premiership Celtic v Hearts DX1ST 4 Arsenal (0) 2 Newcastle (0) 0 Saka 56 Martinelli 66 Att: 59,886 Home Away P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1 Chelsea 13 4 2 1 18 4 5 1 0 13 1 30 2 Man City 13 5 1 1 17 3 4 1 1 10 4 29 3 Liverpool 13 4 3 0 18 5 4 1 1 21 6 28 4 West Ham 13 3 1 2 12 9 4 1 2 12 7 23 5 Arsenal 13 5 1 1 12 6 2 1 3 3 11 23 6 Wolves 13 3 0 3 5 6 3 2 2 7 6 20 7 Tottenham 12 4 0 2 6 8 2 1 3 5 9 19 8 Man Utd 13 2 1 3 10 11 3 2 2 11 11 18 9 Brighton 13 2 3 2 6 8 2 3 1 6 6 18 10 Leicester 13 3 1 3 11 12 2 2 2 9 11 18 11 Crystal Palace 13 2 4 1 10 6 1 3 2 9 13 16 12 Brentford 13 2 1 4 8 9 2 3 1 9 8 16 13 Aston Villa 13 3 1 2 11 8 2 0 5 7 13 16 14 Everton 13 3 1 2 10 8 1 2 4 6 12 15 15 Southampton 13 2 3 1 5 4 1 2 4 6 14 14 16 Watford 13 2 1 3 8 12 2 0 5 10 12 13 17 Leeds 13 1 3 2 6 9 1 3 3 6 11 12 18 Burnley 12 1 3 2 8 8 0 3 3 6 12 9 19 Norwich 13 1 2 4 5 11 1 1 4 2 16 9 20 Newcastle 13 0 3 3 10 16 0 3 4 5 13 6 LEAGUE ONE Stockton (Morecambe)... 13 Smith (Rotherham).......... 12 Bonne (Ipswich)................. 11 C Stewart (Sunderland).. 10 Hardie (Plymouth)..............9 Luton (0) 1 Cardiff (1) 2 Clark 64 Colwill 10, Morrison 77 Att: 9,987 Luton: Sluga, Bree, Lockyer, Bradley, Naismith, Bell (Onyedinma 61), Rea (Lansbury 84), Clark, Mpanzu, Cornick (Hylton 66), Adebayo. Booked: Rea 42. Cardiff: Smithies, McGuinness, Morrison, Nelson, Ng, Pack, Ralls, Giles, Colwill (Harris 75), Collins (Davies 81), Moore. Booked: Morrison 38, Smithies 85. Ref: Oliver Langford. Peterborough (0) 0 Barnsley (0) 0 Peterborough: Cornell, Knight, Edwards, Butler, Thompson, Coventry (Norburn 59), Taylor, Burrows (Randall 71), Dembele, Corbett (Szmodics 59), Clarke-Harris. Booked: Butler 29, Coventry 36, Norburn 74. P W D L F A Pts Fulham 20 13 4 3 49 16 43 Bournemouth 20 12 6 2 36 16 42 West Brom 20 9 7 4 27 16 34 Blackburn 20 9 6 5 34 27 33 Coventry 20 9 6 5 27 23 33 QPR 19 9 5 5 31 24 32 Stoke 20 9 4 7 24 21 31 Huddersfield 20 8 4 8 23 23 28 Swansea 20 7 6 7 25 26 27 Millwall 20 6 9 5 20 21 27 Blackpool 20 7 6 7 20 22 27 Middlesbrough 20 7 5 8 23 23 26 Sheff Utd 20 7 5 8 25 26 26 Birmingham 20 7 5 8 19 21 26 Luton 20 6 7 7 27 26 25 Nottm Forest 20 6 7 7 24 23 25 Preston 20 6 7 7 22 26 25 Bristol City 20 6 5 9 21 30 23 Hull 20 6 3 11 16 23 21 Cardiff 20 6 3 11 21 34 21 Reading 20 8 2 10 26 32 20 Peterborough 20 4 4 12 17 38 16 Barnsley 20 2 6 12 13 31 12 Derby 19 4 10 5 16 18 1 THE WEEK AHEAD Friday Sky Bet Championship Fulham v Bournemouth Emirates FA Cup Second Rnd Gateshead v Charlton Rotherham v Stockport C cinch Scottish Championship Inverness CT v Kilmarnock cinch Scottish League 2 Edinburgh City v Annan A (3 unless stated) Saturday Premier League Newcastle v Burnley Southampton v Brighton Watford v Man City (5.30) West Ham v Chelsea (12.30) Wolves v Liverpool Sky Bet Championship Barnsley v Huddersfield Blackburn v Preston Blackpool v Luton Bristol City v Derby Cardiff v Sheff Utd Coventry v West Brom (12.30) Middlesbrough v Swansea Millwall v Birmingham Nottm Forest v Peterborough Brighton (0) 0 Leeds (0) 0 Att: 31,166 Crystal Palace (0) 1 Aston Villa (1) 2 Guehi 90 Targett 15 McGinn 86 Att: 25,203 Liverpool (3) 4 Southampton (0) 0 Jota 2, 32 Thiago 37 van Dijk 52 Norwich (0) 0 Wolves (0) 0 Att: 26,911 Brentford (1) 1 Everton (0) 0 Toney 24 (pen) Burnley P Tottenham P Chelsea (0) 1 Man Utd (0) 1 Jorginho 69 (pen) Sancho 50 Leicester (3) 4 Watford (1) 2 Maddison 16 King 30 (pen) Vardy 34, 42 Bonaventure 61 Lookman 68 Att: 34,310 Man City (1) 2 West Ham (0) 1 Gundogan 33 Lanzini 90 Fernandinho 90 LEAGUE TWO Telford (Newport Cty)...... 13 Matt (Forest Green).......... 10 Stevens (Forest Green)... 10 Jay (Exeter)........................ 10 Smith (Leyton Orient)........9 SCOTTISH PREM Furuhashi (Celtic)...............7 Boyle (Hibernian)...............7 Watt (Motherwell)...............7 Ramirez (Aberdeen)...........6 Boyce (Hearts).....................6 Barnsley: Collins, Williams (Hondermarck 89), Helik, Andersen, Kitching, Benson (Palmer 68), Gomes, Styles, Cole (Adeboyejo 68), Woodrow, Morris. Booked: Andersen 78, Gomes 83.Ref: John Busby. Preston (0) 1 Fulham (1) 1 Evans 72 Ream 15 Att: 9,838 Preston: Iversen, van den Berg, Lindsay, Hughes (Cunningham 90), Barkhuizen (Storey 53), McCann, Whiteman, Earl, Browne, Maguire (Evans 60), Jakobsen. Booked: van den Berg 26, Evans 80. Fulham: Rodak, Odoi, Adarabioyo, Ream, Robinson, Seri (Onomah 69), Reed, Wilson, Carvalho (Knockaert 81), Kebano (Reid 69), Mitrovic. Booked: Robinson 49, Onomah 80. Ref: Chris Kavanagh. Stoke (0) 0 Blackburn (0) 1 Att: 21,739 Khadra 52 Stoke: Davies, Wilmot, Batth, Chester (Doughty 78), Smith, Sawyers, Tymon, Fox (Ince 66), Vrancic, Brown (Fletcher 66), Campbell. Booked: Brown 60, Davies 74, Chester 75, Wilmot 90. Blackburn: Kaminski (Pears 56), Lenihan, van Hecke, Wharton, Nyambe, Travis, Rothwell (Davenport 73), Pickering, Buckley, Khadra (Dolan 69), Brereton. Booked: Dolan 74, Nyambe 81, Pickering 89, Brereton 90. Ref: Tim Robinson. Swansea (1) 2 Reading (2) 3 Paterson 3, Manning 49 Dele-Bashiru 4, Carroll 30 Att: 16,980 Drinkwater 50 Swansea: Hamer, Bennett (Cullen 82), Naughton, Williams, Laird, Grimes, Ntcham, Manning, Smith (Downes 63), Paterson, Piroe. Booked: Laird 83. Reading: Southwood, Yiadom, Holmes, Dann, Baba, Laurent, Halilovic (Azeez 66), Drinkwater, Swift, Dele-Bashiru, Carroll (Puscas 81). Booked: Drinkwater 74, Swift 86, Puscas 89. Ref: Tony Harrington. Sheff Utd (1) 2 Bristol City (0) 0 Brewster 40 Sharp 89 Att: 25,615 Sheff Utd: Foderingham, Basham, Egan, Davies, Bogle, Norwood (Berge 90), Hourihane (Osborn 90), Stevens, Gibbs- White, McGoldrick, Brewster (Sharp 69). Subs not used: Burke, Robinson, Ndiaye, Eastwood. Booked: Gibbs-White 31, Sharp 78, Davies 90. Bristol City: Bentley, Vyner, Kalas, Baker (Atkinson 62), Scott, Benarous (Wells 64), Bakinson (Semenyo 76), Massengo, O’Dowda, Weimann, Martin. Subs not used: Simpson, Dasilva, O’Leary, Pring. Booked: Bentley 20, O’Dowda 28, Martin 39, Weimann 84. Ref: Geoff Eltringham. Reading v Hull Emirates FA Cup Second Rnd AFC Wimbledon v Cheltenham Bristol Rovers v Sutton Utd Burton Albion v Port Vale Buxton v Morecambe (12.45) Cambridge U v Bradford/Exeter Carlisle v Shrewsbury Doncaster v Mansfield Ipswich v Barrow Leyton Orient v Tranmere Lincoln City v Hartlepool Portsmouth v Harrogate Town Walsall v Swindon Yeovil v Stevenage (5.30) Sky Bet League One Accrington v Fleetwood Town Sunderland v Oxford Utd cinch Scottish Premiership Aberdeen v St Mirren Hibernian v Motherwell Rangers v Dundee St Johnstone v Ross County cinch Scottish Championship Arbroath v Raith Hamilton v Dunfermline Morton v Ayr Queen of South v Partick cinch Scottish League 1 Clyde v Peterhead Cove Rangers v Dumbarton East Fife v Alloa Montrose v Airdrieonians Queen’s Park v Falkirk cinch Scottish League 2 Albion v Forfar Cowdenbeath v Stirling Elgin v Kelty Hearts Stenhousemuir v Stranraer Sunday Premier League Aston Villa v Leicester (4.30) Leeds v Brentford (2) Man Utd v Crystal Palace (2) Tottenham v Norwich (2) Sky Bet Championship QPR v Stoke (2.30) Emirates FA Cup Second Rnd Colchester v Wigan (12.30) Kidderminster v FC Halifax (4) Rochdale v Plymouth (12.15) Salford C v Chesterfield (5.15) cinch Scottish Premiership Dundee Utd v Celtic (12) Livingston v Hearts (7.45 unless stated) Monday Premier League Everton v Arsenal (8) Emirates FA Cup Second Rnd Boreham Wood v St Albans 1-2-X CHECK pools number FULL TIME 1 1 2 2 3 1a 4 3 5 1a 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 10 1 11 3 12 1a 13 1 14 1a 15 2 16 1 17 1a 18 1a 19 3 20 3 21 1 22 1a 23 1a 24 1 25 1a 26 1a 27 2 28 1a 29 3 30 1 31 1 32 1a 33 1 34 1 35 1 36 3 37 1 38 3 39 1 40 3 41 1 42 1 43 1 44 1 45 1a 46 3 47 1a 48 1 49 1 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 59 LEAGUE TWO PREMIER LEAGUE Colchester (0) 1 Newport County (1) 1 Sears 78 Telford 36 Att: 2,401 Colchester: Turner, Coxe, Chambers, Smith, Daniels, Skuse, Chilvers, Jasper (Judge 61), Dobra (McCoulsky 75), Hannant (Eastman 90), Sears. Booked: Chilvers 25. Newport County: Day, Clarke, Bennett, Demetriou, Norman, Azaz, Willmott, Cooper, Haynes, Telford, Baker-Richardson. Booked: Clarke 29, Cooper 74. Ref: Chris Pollard. Carlisle (0) 1 Walsall (0) 0 Abrahams 88 Att: 3,795 Carlisle: Howard, Mellor, Feeney, McDonald, Armer, Riley (Charters 37), Whelan, Guy, Gibson, Young (Abrahams 63), Fishburn (Mampala 85). Booked: Guy 70, Armer 75. Walsall: Rushworth, White, Menayese, Monthe, Ward, Labadie, Earing, Wilkinson, Osadebe, Khan (Phillips 65), Miller. Booked: Menayese 88. Ref: Scott Oldham. Crawley Town (0) 1 Mansfield (1) 2 Tilley 48 Hawkins 24, Oates 73 Att: 1,824 Crawley Town: Morris, Davies, Francillette, Craig, Francomb, Frost (Nichols 46), Hessenthaler, Powell, Tilley (Lynch 90), Nadesan (Grego-Cox 80), Appiah. Mansfield: Bishop, Rawson, O’Toole, Forrester, Hewitt, Lapslie (Clarke 90), Stirk, Quinn (Maris 70), McLaughlin, Oates (Sinclair 79), Hawkins. Booked: Hawkins 20, McLaughlin 52. Ref: Andy Davies. Forest Green (1) 2 Bristol Rovers (0) 0 Matt 20, 77 (pen) Att: 4,128 Forest Green: McGee, Bernard, Moore-Taylor, Cargill, Godwin- Malife, Stevenson, Adams, Cadden, Aitchison (March 90), Matt, Stevens (Sweeney 66). Booked: Godwin-Malife 4, Matt 81. Sent-off: Godwin-Malife 63, Bristol Rovers: Belshaw, Grant (Spence 79), Taylor, Harries, Anderson (Thomas 75), Whelan (Collins 72), Coutts, Finley, Anderton, Evans, Pitman. Booked: Anderton 28, Evans 79, Finley 80. Ref: Simon Mather. Northampton (1) 1 Leyton Orient (0) 0 Hoskins 41 Att: 5,769 Northampton: Roberts, McGowan, Horsfall, Dyche, Koiki, Hoskins (Ashley-Seal 90), Sowerby, Lewis, Pinnock, Etete (Kabamba 20), Rose. L Orient: Vigouroux, Mitchell, Beckles, Ogie, James, Kyprianou, Pratley, Archibald (Wood 62), Kemp (Omotoye 90), Smith, Drinan (Sotiriou 62). Booked: Kyprianou 52, Wood 90. Ref: A Kitchen. Port Vale (1) 2 Hartlepool (0) 0 Garrity 31, Pett 90 Att: 4,839 Port Vale: Lucas Covolan, Cass, Martin, Johnson, Worrall (Jones 76), Garrity, Walker, Pett, Gibbons, Rodney, Amoo. Subs not used: Burgess, Legge, Benning, Politic, Stone. Booked: Worrall 61, Gibbons 71, Walker 90. Hartlepool: Killip, Hendrie, Byrne, Liddle, Jones, Molyneux (Grey 46), Crawford (Holohan 65), Daly, Featherstone, Ferguson (Goodwin 74), Cullen. Booked: Jones 59. Ref: Tom Reeves. P W D L F A Pts Forest Green 18 12 4 2 34 14 40 Northampton 19 10 4 5 25 15 34 Exeter 19 8 9 2 31 21 33 Swindon 18 9 6 3 28 18 33 Port Vale 19 9 5 5 32 20 32 Sutton Utd 19 10 2 7 28 22 32 Harrogate Town 19 8 6 5 33 24 30 Leyton Orient 19 6 10 3 32 17 28 Newport County 19 7 7 5 30 23 28 Tranmere 18 7 5 6 15 14 26 Salford City 19 6 6 7 22 19 24 Bradford 19 5 9 5 25 23 24 Rochdale 19 5 9 5 24 24 24 Walsall 19 6 6 7 21 23 24 Mansfield 19 6 5 8 21 25 23 Bristol Rovers 19 6 5 8 22 29 23 Hartlepool 19 7 2 10 20 30 23 Colchester 18 5 6 7 16 22 21 Crawley Town 18 6 3 9 20 28 21 Barrow 19 4 7 8 20 24 19 Stevenage 18 4 6 8 15 30 18 Carlisle 19 3 7 9 13 28 16 Oldham 19 4 3 12 16 30 15 Scunthorpe 19 2 8 9 15 35 14 Rochdale (0) 1 Exeter (0) 1 Taylor 69 Ray 59 Att: 2,102 Rochdale: Lynch, Taylor, O’Connell, Dorsett, O’Keeffe, Morley, Kelly, Odoh, Beesley, Andrews, Grant. Exeter: S Brown, Sweeney, Ray, Hartridge, Key (Sparkes 83), Dieng, Collins, Caprice, Jay, J Brown (Amond 78), Nombe. Ref: Andy Haines. Salford City (1) 2 Oldham (0) 0 Lund 45 Att: 3,242 Thomas-Asante 77 Salford City: King, Shephard, Eastham, Turnbull, Touray, Love, Lowe, Thomas-Asante, Lund, Morris, Elliott (McAleny 70). Booked: Eastham 2, Turnbull 80, Thomas-Asante 90. Oldham: Leutwiler, Fage (Adams 84), McGahey, Piergianni, Hart, Bowden, Whelan, Bahamboula, Keillor-Dunn, Hopcutt (Hope 56), Dearnley (Stobbs 76). Booked: Hart 45, Hope 79, Stobbs 87. Ref: Paul Howard. Scunthorpe (1) 1 Bradford (0) 1 Jarvis 39 Songo’o 68 Att: 3,823 Scunthorpe: O’Hara, Millen, Onariase, Taft, Thompson, Kenyon (H Hackney 55 (Rowe 71)), Hippolyte, Perry, Beestin, Jarvis, Scrimshaw (Green 71). Booked: Onariase 59, H Hackney 65, Rowe 90. Bradford: O’Donnell, Threlkeld, O’Connor, Canavan, Ridehalgh, Sutton, Songo’o, Gilliead, Cooke, Eisa (Robinson 43), Angol. Ref: Christopher Sarginson. Sutton Utd (1) 1 Barrow (0) 0 Ajiboye 16 Att: 2,678 Sutton Utd: Bouzanis, Barden, Goodliffe, John, Milsom, Ajiboye, Eastmond, Davis, Randall, Olaofe (Wilson 78), Bugiel (Bennett 74). Booked: Goodliffe 13, Bugiel 51, Davis 82, Bouzanis 89. Barrow: Farman, J Jones, Platt, Grayson, Gordon (Ellis 83), Banks, White, Kay, Stevens (Hutton 46), Gotts, Zanzala. Booked: Kay 45, Banks 74. Ref: Brett Huxtable. Swindon (0) 1 Harrogate Town (1) 1 Payne 83 (pen) Diamond 24 Att: 8,199 Swindon: Wollacott, Kesler (Crichlow-Noble 90), Hunt (Mitchell-Lawson 80), Conroy, Odimayo, Iandolo, Gladwin (McKirdy 59), Reed, Payne, Williams, Simpson. Booked: Iandolo 90, Odimayo 90. Harrogate Town: Oxley, Sheron, Burrell, Hall, Page (Power 83), Pattison, Falkingham, Kerry (Muldoon 85), Thomson, Armstrong, Diamond. Booked: Falkingham 66, Page 75, Hall 90. Ref: Alan Young. Tranmere P Stevenage P

60 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 Scottish Premiership P W D L F A Pts Rangers 14 10 3 1 32 14 33 Celtic 14 9 2 3 32 10 29 Hearts 15 7 6 2 25 14 27 Dundee Utd 15 7 4 4 15 14 25 Motherwell 15 6 3 6 19 24 21 Hibernian 13 5 3 5 17 17 18 St Mirren 15 3 7 5 16 24 16 Aberdeen 15 4 3 8 16 21 15 St Johnstone 14 3 5 6 9 14 14 Livingston 14 3 4 7 12 20 13 Dundee 14 3 4 7 14 27 13 Ross County 14 2 4 8 19 27 10 Dundee (2) 3 Motherwell (0) 0 McCowan 19 Mullen 27 Sweeney 49 Att: 4,747 Hearts (0) 2 St Mirren (0) 0 Mackay-Steven 61 Kingsley 75 Att: 17,311 Ross County (0) 1 Dundee Utd (0) 1 Baldwin 90 Appere 49 St Johnstone (1) 1 Hibernian (0) 2 Porteous 40 (og) Nisbet 83 Murphy 86 Att: 3,362 SCOTTISH AND NON-LEAGUE RESULTS AND TABLES Celtic (1) 2 Aberdeen (1) 1 Jota 20 Ferguson 33 (pen) McGregor 60 Livingston (1) 1 Rangers (2) 3 Anderson 30 Arfield 8, Aribo 16 Sakala 78 Att: 8,825 Scottish Cup Third Round Alloa (2) 5 Bonnyrigg Rose (0) 0 Arbroath (2) 3 Forfar (0) 0 Auchinleck Talbot (0) 1 Hamilton (0) 0 Ayr (0) 2 Albion (0) 1 Banks ODee (1) 2 East Fife (1) 1 Civil Service (0) 0 Peterhead (0) 3 Clydebank (1) 2 Clyde (0) 0 Cove Rangers (1) 2 Queen of South (1) 2 Dalbeattie Star (0) 1 East Kilbride (1) 2 Dumbarton (1) 3 Sauchie (0) 1 Falkirk (0) 1 Raith (1) 2 Gala Fairydean (0) 0 Annan Athletic (0) 1 Inverness CT (1) 1 Morton (0) 1 Kelty Hearts (0) 0 Montrose (0) 0 Lothian Thistle (0) 1 Edinburgh City (2) 2 Queen’s Park (0) 0 Kilmarnock (1) 1 Stenhousemuir (0) 0 Airdrieonians (1) 2 Stirling (2) 4 Tranent (0) 0 SHOP DXSC RUGBY UNION: uNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP GARRETT MASSAGE & HEAT LEATHER RECLINING Swivel Chair FROM £449.99 WAS £649.99 SAVE £200 Vanarama National League Altrincham (0) 1 Southend (2)2 Mooney 68 Murphy 1, Dalby 34 Att: 1,288 Eastleigh P Solihull Moors P Grimsby P Boreham Wood P King’s Lynn Town (0) 0 Aldershot (0)1 Att: 785 Whittingham 80 Maidenhead Utd P Chesterfield P Notts County (1) 2 Dag & Red (1)1 Vincent 35 Balanta 42 Wootton 73 Att: 4,889 Torquay (0) 2 FC Halifax (1)3 Lolos 88 , Little 90 Slew 30, 46 Att: 2,269 Waters 50 Wealdstone (0) 1 Stockport County (1)4 Jackson 87 Quigley 26 Crankshaw 62, 67, 81 Att: 1,382 Woking (1) 1 Barnet (1)2 McNerney 2 Marriott 28, 90 Att: 1,779 Wrexham (1) 2 Bromley (0)0 Hall-Johnson 33, Mullin 60 Att: 8,156 Yeovil (0) 1 Dover (1)1 Yussuf 77 Bramble 2 Att: 2,062 FA Trophy Second Round: AFC Fylde 1 Gateshead 0, Ashton Utd P Guiseley P, Bath City 0 Dartford 0 (Dartford win 3-5 on penalties), Binfield 2 Truro City 3, Bishop’s Stortford 5 Leiston 1, Brackley 1 Boston Utd 2, Bradford P A P Marine P, Braintree Town 3 Potters Bar Town 1, Brentwood Town 1 Dulwich Hamlet 2, Canvey Island 0 Tonbridge Angels 1, Chelmsford 1 Cheshunt 2, Chippenham 0 Uxbridge 1, Concord Rangers 0 AFC Totton 5, Cray Wanderers 2 Ebbsfleet United 2 (Cray Wanderers win 5-3 on penalties), Curzon Ashton 2 Chester FC 1, Eastbourne Borough 2 Tiverton Town 1, Farsley Celtic P Stalybridge Celtic P, Felixstowe & Walton Utd 0 AFC Telford 4, Gloucester 3 Kettering 0, Hanwell Town 0 Enfield Town 2, Hartley Wintney 0 Folkestone Invicta 2, Hemel Hempstead 1 Stourbridge 1 (Hemel Hempstead win 5-6 on penalties), Hereford FC 1 Kidderminster 1 (Kidderminster win 5-3 on penalites), Hungerford Town 3 Welling 2, Leamington 0 Alfreton Town 3, Liversedge P Lancaster City P, Maidstone Utd 1 Billericay 1 (Maidstone Utd win 6-5 on penalties), Matlock Town P Marske Utd P, Needham Market 3 Welwyn Garden City 1, Oxford City 1 St Albans 4, Plymouth Parkway 1 Hampton & Richmond 0, Slough 1 Havant and W 0, Southport P Darlington P, Spennymoor Town P Chorley P, Warrington Town 1 Morpeth Town 1 (Morpeth win 5-3 on penalties), Whitby Town P Nantwich Town P, Wimborne Town 1 Larkhall Athletic 2, Worthing 0 Dorking Wanderers 2, York 1 Blyth Spartans 0, Radcliffe 5 Tamworth 1. Yesterday: Kingstonian 4 Farnborough 1. We paid the penalty for sloppy play, says Harley Rob Harley says every member of the Glasgow Warriors squad needs to take responsibility for Saturday’s frustrating United Rugby Championship loss in Italy. Three soft penalties in the final minute handed Benetton a 19-18 win at Stadio Comunale di Monigo, but veteran secondrow Harley insisted much of the damage was done before that late collapse. Warriors conceded 12 penalties in the game – only two more than Benetton. But it was the timing and the areas of the pitch where these lapses in discipline occurred which cost them. The most frustrating thing is Warriors showed in the first half they were capable of picking up a win. Having conceded a try to Benetton full-back Rhyno Smith within 35 seconds of kick-off, the visitors battled back to take a 15-13 lead into the break. Danny Wilson’s men had looked dangerous when scoring two tries through back-rowers Jack Dempsey and Rory Darge. But they ended up trapped inside their own 22 for nearly all of the second half. Forward Harley, right, said: “It’s just massive disappointment. There was a lot of effort and we’ve come close to getting a huge away win, but our discipline let us down. “We’re going home with a loss instead and it shows how thin the margins are at this level. “You can’t keep giving away soft penalties and expect to get positive results. That last couple of minutes was typical of what we’ve done throughout the game. “Their tries came from us putting pressure on ourselves, from not exiting well, and from cheap offsides which have put us back defending our own line again. “A lot of credit to Benetton for being clinical and taking their chances, but the amount of times we gave away penalties and invited them into our 22 and on to our goal-line to attack has cost us.” Harley vowed that the team will work BARRIER: Glasgow winger Kyle Steyn is hauled down By David Barnes hard to put things right ahead of taking on the Dragons at home next Saturday. That game presents Glasgow with an opportunity to build some momentum before entering a run of seven matches that could make or break their season. They kick off their Champions Cup campaign at French powerhouse La Rochelle the following Sunday, then welcome old boys Stuart Hogg and Jonny Gray when Exeter Chiefs visit Scotstoun six days later. 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DUE TO COURIER LIMITATIONS WE ARE UNABLE TO DELIVER THIS PRODUCT OUTSIDE MAINLAND UK, TO SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS, ISLES OR BFPO ADDRESSES. Gunners give Blair a headache Edinburgh coach Mike Blair praised his team for an “outstanding” performance in their 30-14 victory at Dragons that has left him with a selection headache. Damien Hoyland scored a last-minute try at Rodney Parade in Newport to grab all five points on offer as the Scottish side made it three successive wins in the United Rugby Championship. Blair, above, said: “We’re absolutely delighted with the win in really difficult conditions. I’m really pleased with the effort the boys put in. “The intent we went out with in that first half playing into the wind, holding on to the ball, playing really good quick rugby was excellent to see. “The second half was a little bit stodgy. Dragons played really well in the second half – they really stretched our defence – but we showed some good resilience at the end there.” Blair, who gave debuts to Argentina international Emiliano Boffelli and former Ulster player Adam McBurney, admits he is now facing a difficult task to choose a team for Friday’s clash with Benetton at DAM Health Stadium. He said: “I said this was their opportunity. A lot of the guys haven’t had much rugby over the last eight weeks or so, whether that be sitting on the bench in the 23 for Scotland or not being involved in our squad. “I said to them to go out there and make it a difficult selection decision next week and they’ve certainly done that. They were outstanding. “It’ll be really difficult but at the same time you’d rather it was this case where the guys are playing well and you’ve got options rather than only having one guy putting their hand up.” ANTHONY BROWN

CRYSTAL PALACE ASTON VILLA By Neil McLeman 1 2 STEVEN GERRARD said all the right things after this latest win. In proper manager speak, he praised his players while insisting there was still lots of work to be done, starting with Manchester City on Wednesday. “What we won’t do is get carried away on the back of two wins,” he said. But after seeing off World Cup winner Patrick Vieira before going head to head with Pep Guardiola, Gerrard then tried to deny he wasn enjoying his first experience of Premier League management. “I’m not sure this is a league or a level where you get much enjoyment because the next top coach comes along in three days’ time,” he said. But he wasn’t fooling anyone. And even Gerrard could not keep up the pretence as he revealed his true feelings about bossing a big club in the best league in the world and starting with two impressive victories. “Secretly, behind the scenes, of course, this is where I want to be,” he admitted. “I’ve worked extremely hard to get to this position so I want to give it the best shot” Gerrard has tweaked his new side. Five straight defeats ■ The English Premier League match between Burnley and Tottenham was called off a little under an hour before kick-off due to heavy snow at Turf Moor yesterday. After snow began to fall in late morning, attempts to clear the pitch began around 90 minutes before the scheduled 2pm kick-off but proved in vain, with snow coming down as quickly as it could be moved. Turf Moor’s undersoil heating had been on overnight but was unable to cope. There were also concerns over areas around the ground as supporters began to arrive. The announcement was made shortly after both clubs had named their teams for the match. There has been no information as to when the match might now be played. Officials, led by referee Peter Bankes, waited until both managers were present and had been consulted before making the call. DXSC football: premier league It’s all looking good at the Villa but gerrard keeping FEET ON THE GROUND have been followed by two wins. The defence and midfield are compact while Leon Bailey and Ashley Young were brought in up front to stretch Palace. Matt Targett scored his first goal in 75 Premier League games for the opener from a Young corner. John McGinn sealed it after being set up by substitutes Emi Buendia and Anwar El Ghazi. “The manager has told me when I get into those positions to let rip,” said McGinn. “It was one of his.” Gerrard praised McGinn’s two displays since his arrival as he produced the flair alongside Marvelous Nakamba Jacob and HAPPY MAN: John McGinn, above, puts a smile on Gerrard’s face Ramsey. “We don’t want that midfield three being the same and John’s the one that will jump out,” he said. And Gerrard was pleased to see improvements from his opening win against Brighton as Villa pressed Palace into submission. 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62 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 Rafa remains upbeat despite defeat Rafael Benitez can understand the frustration of Everton supporters but remains confident about turning around their poor form after defeat at Brentford extended their winless run to seven games. Bees striker Ivan Toney scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in the 24th minute after Andros Townsend had caught Frank Onyeka with a high foot inside the box. The Toffees were poor during the first half and, while they improved after the break, Brentford UPTO 80% OFF FASHION BRENTFORD 1 everton 0 goalkeeper Alvaro Fernandez was rarely called into action. The Everton fans made their feelings known at full-time, with some angry reactions when the players went over to applaud the travelling faithful. “We understand the frustration of the fans but we are also frustrated,” Benitez said after watching his team lose for the fifth time in six matches. “Today you cannot complain about the effort and intensity the players put UPTO 70% OFF in. They try until the end, but you can be disappointed because obviously we do not want to lose.” Thomas Frank’s side had not tasted victory in the English Premier League since the start of last month but were deservedly in front at half-time thanks to Toney’s fifth goal of the campaign and defended impressively after the break. “Finally, we got the home win we have been fighting very hard to get. It was a fantastic atmosphere, so for many reasons it was a vital win,” said Frank. TOYS& GAMING DXSC football: premier league BLIZZARD CANnoT STOP FOOTBALL TEAM X CITY FOOTBALL TEAM X frustrated: Benitez BLACKFRIDAYSALE toshoplocal&save UPTO 60% OFF HOMEWARE Ominous march begins again MANCHESTER CITY battled through a blizzard at the Etihad to keep up the pressure on English Premier League leaders Chelsea. Ilkay Gundogan and Fernandinho scored the goals that swept aside West Ham yesterday afternoon. Manuel Lanzini’s cracking late strike for the visitors came too late for David Moyes’ side to threaten the draw. But at one stage, as snow hammered down covering the lines and leaving players struggling to keep their balance, the match itself looked in the balance. An abandonment would have been harsh on City, who not only led at half-time but were value for more. Ground staff were given an extra 10 minutes to clear the pitch, which they did. The snow stopped and City were able to keep West Ham at arm’s length. Fernandinho doubled their lead late on before Lanzini’s strike with the last kick of the match. City have reacted well to the loss of some key players and the home defeat by Crystal Palace last month, stringing together a run of five wins in all competitions, their first such run of the season. Pep Guardiola will hope that history repeats given it was this time last year when a defeat at Tottenham sparked a 28-game unbeaten run that lasted until March and effectively wrapped up the league title. It was more impressive given City were still unable to call on three of his most creative stars. Kevin De Bruyne was still selfisolating after testing positive, Jack Grealish is still out and Phil Foden has not yet recovered from a knock sustained against Everton. Against Paris Saint-Germain last Wednesday night in the Champions MANCHESTER CITY WEST HAM UTD By Gideon Brooks 2 1 League they had not been missed – but against West Ham’s more athletic, muscular and harder working unit, City found the going tougher. Neither side was helped by conditions which got worse, yet City went in at half-time one up courtesy of Gundogan’s 33rd-minute finish. Joao Cancelo has been involved in plenty of City goals this season with six assists and his cross-field switch, pinging a fantastic ball from left to right to Mahrez was worth another, the Algerian firing a low cross that Gundogan turned in at close range. West Ham had some threatening surges with Said Benrahma forcing a block from Ederson and Declan Rice was a dominant force in midfield. But City came closer to extending their lead than relinquishing it, Gabriel Jesus having a shot cleared off the line and Cancelo a shot from palmed away by Lukasz Fabianski. 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CLOSE CALL: De Gea does enough to deny Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi a long way to go, ralf chelsea 1 Draw highlights size of task manchester UTD 1 By Matthew Dunn A HUGE point. An ill-deserved point. But, sadly, not much of a starting point. Manchester United may have put a dent in Chelsea’s run towards the distant English Premier League title finish line, but these 98 minutes only highlighted for incoming manager Ralf Rangnick just how far behind the Champions League holders United have fallen. Chelsea had twice as much of the ball and no fewer than 24 shots to just three by the visitors. As early as the second minute, Chelsea should have been rubbing United’s noses in their superiority when Hakim Ziyech ripped open the defence only to shoot weakly. Just a minute later, Callum Hudson-Odoi was even clearer through, this time forcing a save from David de Gea with a better effort. Antonio Rudiger thumped the ball against the bar and in first-half stoppage time Reece James hit a bouncing free-kick that almost crept into the top corner. United, meanwhile, had produced nothing. So it was inevitable that they would take the lead early in the second half. The goal was a disaster for Chelsea. An aimless clearance from yet another corner fell at Jorginho’s feet on the halfway line. CHELSEA v MAN UTD 66 Possession % 34 6 Shots on Target 2 10 Shots off Target 1 8 blocked Shots 0 15 Corners 2 13 Fouls 14 3 Yellow Cards 5 0 Red Cards 0 Source: Opta sub-optimal: Ronaldo was benched But the Ballon d’Or contender tried to be too clever and trap the ball on his toe. It spun away and Jadon Sancho pounced. Of course Chelsea rallied, but the hapless Timo Werner continued in the same vein he has been in since he arrived at Stamford Bridge, shooting hopelessly wide with the London club’s next clear-cut chance. Worryingly for the suspended Harry Maguire, United looked surprisingly resilient for the most part but a desperate hack from Aaron Wan-Bissaka upended Thiago Silva and Jorginho made some amends from the spot. On another day, Chelsea would have gone on to nick the win. Werner was thwarted again when put clear in front of goal 11 minutes from time. At one point, United could have DXSC football: premier league pinched a famous victory – Edouard Mendy clearing weakly straight to Fred, only for the United midfielder to chip the ball disappointingly straight back into his arms. But “the moment” when the game should have been won did not arrive until the seventh minute of added time – Christian Pulisic picked out the unmarked Rudiger eight yards out and he blazed his volley high over the bar. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was furious – he had been booked for complaining when Cristiano Ronaldo was allowed to run on from two yards offside but you feel his real invective will be saved for his players who undoubtedly let two points slip. Michael Carrick, on the other hand, seemed to shrug sheepishly as he shook the German’s hand at the final whistle, as surprised as anybody that his caretakership is yet to be tarnished by defeat. Gary Neville hinted on social media that Rangnick had in fact picked the starting line-up – Ronaldo on the bench and a midfield packed with defence-minded players. That was denied categorically by Carrick, but work permit issues mean it is still not clear who will be in charge against Arsenal at Old Trafford on Thursday. What is clear is that when you have both a caretaker and an interim manager in place to do all the dirty work, it is because there is such a pile of stuff that desperately needs to be sorted out. CLAUDIO RANIERI was forced to tune into ‘Radio W*****’ – and he copped an earful as Jamie Vardy sprayed graffiti all over his emotional homecoming. Back at the King Power Stadium for the first time as a visiting manager since leading Leicester’s 5,000-1 miracle workers to the title in 2016, Ranieri, right, cut a helpless figure as Vardy excelled. The former England striker never forgot how, in the early days of their alliance, Ranieri playfully christened him ‘Radio W*****’ because his incessant chatter provided a permanent dressing-room soundtrack like a decorator’s wireless. And Vardy answered his ex-manager’s goodhumoured nickname emphatically. Leicester had made a tepid start until William Troost-Ekong Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 63 Blast of Radio Var Var for ‘Tinkerman’ on his return GARDENING leicester city 4 watford 2 inexplicably ducked under Jonny Evans’ free-kick and James Maddison, making a speculative run into the box behind, couldn’t believe his luck on 16 minutes. Maddison drilled his first-time finish low beyond Daniel Bachmann, but Watford equalised on the half-hour. Cucho Hernandez’s deflected 25-yard shot had just rebounded off the angle into Kasper Schmeichel’s grateful arms when Wilfred Ndidi clattered into Emmanuel Dennis to concede a needless penalty. Josh King buried his fifth goal of the season into the corner, but the Hornets’ joy was shortlived. A deft chip from Maddison located Vardy’s darting run into the channel and, from a tight angle, the former England striker was too quick for Bachmann. Three minutes before the break, Vardy darted to meet Maddison’s corner with a glancing near-post header. Watford refused to go quietly, Dennis robbing the dawdling Timothy Castagne and beating Schmeichel with a lovely dink. But when Harvey Barnes teed up Ademola Lookman for a simple tap-in, Ranieri knew the game was up. LEICESTER (4-2-3-1): Schmeichel 6; Castagne 5, Evans 5, Soyuncu 6, Thomas 6; Ndidi 5, Soumare 6; Lookman 6 (Albrighton, 75), Maddison 9 (Dewsbury- Hall, 87), Barnes 7; Vardy 9. Goals: Maddison 16, Vardy 34, 42, Lookman 68. WATFORD (4-1-4-1): Bachmann 5; Femenia 6, Troost-Ekong 4, Cathcart 6, Masina 6; Louza 6 (Tufan, 46, 6); Hernandez 6, Sissoko 7, Cleverley 6 (Pedro, 46, 6), King 7; Dennis 8 (Fletcher, 71, 5). Goals: King 30 pen, Dennis 61. 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64 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 Lucky? No way, says Postecoglou FROM BACK PAGE remain four points behind leaders Rangers in the Premiership after a tension-packed afternoon. Jota fired his fifth goal in five games to give Celts the lead, but Lewis Ferguson levelled from the spot as the Dons threatened an upset. Then Jonny Hayes’ clearance battered off McGregor for the winner as nerves were eased around Parkhead. And boss Postecoglou was adamant fortune favoured the brave. He said: “We had a couple cleared off the line, we hit the post. Is that unlucky? I don’t know. “In the end, I think it was deserved. I don’t think we were just grinding today. We were still bright in areas. “Aberdeen were well organised and we had to find creative ways to break them down. “It’s not easy when the opposition sits so deep. It wasn’t going to be open and entertaining, but it’s important you get these victories. I still thought PLEASED: Postecoglou we got it with elements of our game, particularly the defensive side.” Postecoglou believes the Europa League exertions were a factor as he admitted some of his side were drained emotionally by the loss to Bayer Leverkusen which demoted them to the Conference League. He said: “The players put in a lot on Thursday and we were disappointed. “A couple of days later we had to pick it up – our energy was really good. “It’s really important because I know how difficult that is to do, physically and mentally, after a big midweek night. “I’m really pleased the players got their rewards.” DXSC football: cinch premiership it’s CELTIC 2 ABERDEEN 1 auld outside... By Gordon Parks IT WAS ‘Bertie Auld’ all right – but the Lisbon Lion would’ve laughed and lapped up an afternoon which fittingly allowed the tribute to his memory to become a winning one. A bitterly cold occasion for a Celtic side marking the passing of a club legend was also a bit of a struggle against Aberdeen, whose season continues to give their supporters the chill. Goals either side of the interval yesterday from Jota and Callum McGregor had the Dons done for – despite Lewis Ferguson’s first-half penalty leveller which made for an anxiety-ridden encounter for Ange Postecoglou’s side. There was also a homecoming for former skipper Scott Brown which saw the Hoops icon enter the field alongside his successor McGregor to lay a wreath in the centre circle. The European Cup Auld had helped win in 1967 glistened at the mouth of the tunnel to mark an emotionally charged build-up to a kick-off which would soon bring focus to grieving minds. There was no Nir Bitton as the Aussie boss made two changes to a line-up that started Thursday’s loss to Bayer Leverkusen. But it was a rare chance for James McCarthy to get a start. The other change saw Liel Abada restored with James Forrest dropping to the bench. Dons boss Stephen Glass made three switches from the side which lost at Dundee United. Funso Ojo was banned after his controversial red card at Tannadice, while Ferguson returned from suspension. Former Celt Jonny Hayes was recalled and centre-half David Bates returned from injury. The visitors started with a high press, and only two minutes had elapsed when that approach claimed Joe Hart as a casualty. Ryan Hedges’ cross was claimed by Hart, only for Christian Ramirez to smash into the keeper, who needed treatment before getting to his feet. Ferguson then left McCarthy in a heap after a brutal collision as the Dons’ no-holds-barred style gave them early territorial advantage. But McCarthy – on his fourth start – anchored a midfield which had McGregor and David Turnbull in advanced roles that slowly gained control. Josip Juranovic surged down the left and his low Celtic: Hart, Ralston, Carter- Vickers, Welsh, Juranovic, Turnbull, McCarthy, McGregor, Abada (Forrest 62), Furuhashi (Ajeti 90), Jota (Johnston 83). Subs Not Used: Scales, Soro, Bain, Montgomery. Booked: McGregor, Johnston. Goals: Jota 20, McGregor 60. Aberdeen: Lewis, Gurr, McCrorie, Bates, Hayes, Ferguson, Brown (Samuels 66), McGeouch (Campbell 49), Hedges, Ramirez, Watkins (Jenks 66). Subs Not Used: Ritchie, Longstaff, McGinn, Emmanuel-Thomas. Booked: McCrorie. Goals: Ferguson 33 pen. Ref: Kevin Clancy AMAZON DELIVERS THE PREMIER LEAGUE

ROLL OF HONOUR Skippers Scott Brown and Callum McGregor paid tribute to Lisbon Lion Bertie Auld before Jota and McGregor netted – with Lewis Ferguson scoring for the Dons – in Celtic’s win DXSC football: cinch premiership Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 65 But Hoops withstand Dons heat to deliver winning tribute delivery was inches away from Kyogo and Turnbull. But the opener arrived on 20 minutes as Turnbull clipped a through ball to McGregor. The skipper fed Jota, whose finish from 12 yards deflected off Bates and past stranded keeper Joe Lewis. But the Pittodrie side refused to capitulate as McGregor was first into the book for a trip on Hedges on 26 minutes. Ross McCrorie followed for a push on Turnbull as Celtic continued to press for more goals and McCarthy increasingly played the role of orchestrator. Then it all started to go wrong as Hart pushed a terrific strike from Marley Watkins past a post. And, from the resulting corner, Aberdeen were awarded a penalty. Abada left a leg in challenging Bates and Ferguson slammed home the penalty on 33 minutes. Celtic’s response was a Stephen Welsh header from Turnbull’s delivery which fell wide. If the defender had left it, Kyogo was better placed at the back post. A game which had looked comfortable for Celtic was suddenly hanging in the balance. Moans and groans became audible after a restart which failed to bring any flow. Celtic were huffing and puffing but appeared devoid of invention before McGregor’s thundering effort from the edge of the box was blocked by the throat of Ramirez, who required treatment for his bravery in the 53rd minute. Juranovic dragged a shot wide and Celtic were becoming increasingly desperate going into the last half-hour. Then a moment of creativity by McCarthy did the damage on the hour. He split the Dons defence to allow Abada to fire in a shot which Lewis saved. But Hayes’ clearance smacked off McGregor to land in the net. It was relief for Celtic but a tough break for Aberdeen, who were to lose Brown seconds later. He received a rousing ovation from a stadium where he lifted 22 trophies when he limped off. The Hoops saw out the contest and it could have been more had Jota not cracked an 83rd-minute shot against a post from a tight angle. But a difficult afternoon had been successfully navigated. 30 NOV LEEDS CRYSTAL PALACE 1 DEC 2 DEC SOUTHAMPTON LEICESTER CITY WOLVES BURNLEY WATFORD CHELSEA SPURS BRENTFORD NEWCASTLE NORWICH WEST HAM BRIGHTON EVERTON LIVERPOOL ASTON VILLA MAN CITY MAN UTD ARSENAL 10 GAMES LIVE THIS WEEK EXCLUSIVELY ON Amazon Prime subscription required. See terms at amazon.co.uk/primeterms

66 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 DXSC football: cinch premiership OUR FAULT: Kelly says defeat is on the players, not the manager We were Well below par, says No.1 Liam LIAM Kelly is adamant it is the Motherwell players and not boss Graham Alexander who shoulder the blame for their dismantling by Dundee on Saturday. The Well travelled north on the back of two wins but that run was ended with a 3-0 thumping at Dens Park. The keeper says his manager and coaching staff prepared them properly and it was the team who let him down. “We know what the manager expects from us, ” Kelly said. “You’ve seen how the manager has set us up in the last couple of weeks, we’ve been really good and really hard to beat. “That one’s a mystery. The manager asked for nothing different. “He asked for better, he asked for more. “That one is on the players and only the players because every one of us could have played better and put on a better showing.” The Scotland squad man knows the Well never got out of the blocks against the Dee. Kelly added: “We’d had two really positive By Scott Burns results in the last couple of weeks and we just never carried it into this one. We never really got going. The first 20-25 minutes killed us. “We had confidence. We just never got to grips with the game at all. But I’m not going to get too down after a bad performance because I know what the team is capable of – we can be a lot better than that. “Ultimately, we’ve got a game on Tuesday night now and an opportunity to put it right. “It wasn’t a great performance by any means but the games are coming thick and fast so we can’t dwell on it.” Kelly knows the Well need to pick themselves up and hope for better fortunes against Dundee United back at Fir Park. “Hopefully, we don’t dwell on it, ” he said. “We’ve got a big game against another really good team from this city. “Hopefully we put in a lot better performance and give our brilliant fans, who made the trip up to Dundee, something better than that.” McPake’s Dee-lighted but expects a repeat showing James McPake insists Dundee can’t rest on their laurels following their convincing 3-0 Premiership victory over Motherwell at Dens Park. The Dee, who sit second bottom of the league, took a firm grip on the match from kick-off – netting first-half goals through Luke McCowan and Danny Mullen, with Ryan Sweeney sealing the home win with their third goal just four minutes after the half-time interval. But boss McPake, above, is keen for his players to set higher standards and secure another vital three points when St Johnstone visit on Wednesday. He said: “I’m delighted as they deserved that. We have started this second group of fixtures OK. We have taken six out of nine points. But it is done now and we’ve St Johnstone coming here on Wednesday. We need to repeat that. We can’t let it drop. “Against Motherwell, we had real energy and desire. We controlled the game from start to finish.” A good day against for Dundee was overshadowed by a hamstring injury to centre-back Lee Ashcroft that will see him sidelined until next year. The 28-year-old hobbled off on 54 minutes to be replaced by the experienced Liam Fontaine. McPake said: “He felt the pop. We will miss him.” GRIN IT TO WIN IT: Fashion Sakala enjoys netting Rangers’ third goal in the Premiership victory at Livingston. Right: Van Bronckhorst with James Tavernier Goodwin: Joe didn’t have to go with game over St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin believes there was no need for referee Alan Muir to send off Joe Shaughnessy at the end of Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Hearts. Already carrying a booking for a crunching first-half tackle on Liam Boyce, the defender picked up a second caution, right, for hauling down Cammy Devlin on the edge of the box in the last play of the game. Saints will now be without their captain for Wednesday’s visit of Ross County while also missing Conor McCarthy, who is facing up to four months out with an ankle injury. Goodwin believes Muir could have handled Shaughnessy’s foul differently. He said: “I was disappointed. I can see why Alan’s come to that decision. Joe was last man and there is a bit of grappling. You could argue if the Hearts player gets away then he has a free hit at goal. “But in the 95th minute when Hearts are 2-0 up and the game is done, I don’t think anybody would have minded if the referee had turned a blind eye to that one. “Unfortunately, it’s a big call for us because we’re missing Conor already with a lengthy injury and we’re going to have to go without Joe for a game now as well.” Saints put a lot into the clash and could easily have left with something. But Gary Mackay-Steven put the hosts in front with a 61st-minute finish from close range before FROM BACK PAGE just don’t understand it. You could maybe see if it your team is getting beat and there’s a bit of frustration there. “But, when your team is winning 2-1, to hold up the second half – I don’t understand that at all. It’s a little bit of a blight on Scottish football – it’s on national telly, come on, screw the nut a wee bit. It’s just stupid.” Scott Arfield and Joe Aribo put Gers in control early on before Livi striker Bruce Anderson exploited more ropey defending to pull a goal back. But Fashion Sakala’s late header sealed victory for Van Bronckhorst’s team. The new Gers boss said: “We controlled the game and in the first 20 minutes scored two goals. After that we lost our intent a little bit. We were a bit sloppy. “If you have so much control, you have to finish the game as early as possible. We kept Livingston in it for too long until Sakala’s header. Then we kept the ball and didn’t give them any chance to play any more.” SALUTES YOU, SIR: Arfield acknowledges the Gers fans after making it 1-0 Stephen Kingsley wrapped up the points with a stunning free-kick from in the 75th minute. Goodwin added: “It would be a lot easier to take if I felt Hearts had dominated the game. “But I genuinely feel a draw would have been fair. Ultimately, you have to put the ball in the net to win games and we haven’t.” Hearts boss Robbie Neilson, meanwhile, says he had no problem with the fans getting at the team when the game was goalless. He said: “It’s part of playing at Tynecastle. You pay your money to be entertained, to see goals, to see shots at goal. In the first half they pressed us and when we had chances to pull the trigger, we didn’t. Second half, we were a lot more free-flowing.”

DXSC football: cinch premiership Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 67 gio has answers... IT will be question time this Parkes had spotted the threat, Bronckhorst era at Ibrox and it week for the Rangers board as LIVINGSTON 1 it was too late as Arfield lifted took another stunning they host their AGM. the ball over Max Stryjek. McGregor save on 42 minutes However Giovanni van RANGERS 3 Connor Goldson started to prevent it becoming a larger Bronckhorst is so far coming By Andy Newport shakily, heading a clearance issue as he clawed Forrest’s up with all the right answers as straight at Odin Bailey, with a shot from point-blank range his Rangers rejuvenation minimum too following last fine save from Allan McGregor over the bar after the winger project continues. weekend’s last-gasp equaliser bailing out the centre-back. ghosted inside Goldson again. It’s early days in his reign at St Mirren, with Alan Forrest Things would only get worse The travelling support were but, two games in, the stale taking Andrew Shinnie’s slot. for Goldson, but not before the in high spirits, with Livi keeper whiff that has lingered over the Van Bronckhorst has not had Gers moved two ahead with Stryjek a target of some champions is starting to clear. much time with his team in another cracker on 16 minutes. snowballs as he ran out for the A week on from being training since taking over last Hagi’s cross-field ball picked second half. hopeless in losing to Hibs at week, but the early evidence is out Kent wide on the left and But referee David Munro Hampden in the League Cup that his players have quickly he turned the ball inside to failed to see the funny side as semi, Gers picked Livingston tuned in to what the former Morelos, who then teed up kick-off was delayed until the apart in West Lothian. Feyenoord coach has to offer. Aribo to sweep a sweet finish white mound inside the sixyard box was cleared. Scott Arfield and Joe Aribo There’s extra width, with off the underside of the bar. did the damage early on and, Ryan Kent and Ianis Hagi Goldson has been under Both teams did their best to while the hosts hit back hugging the touchline rather pressure since opening up on stay warm during the eightminute delay, but it was the through Bruce Anderson on than driving into traffic. Gers’ hunger issues after last the half-hour, Rangers And the handbrake has been week’s dismal defeat to Hibs Gers who heated up quickest completed an important win taken off the midfield too, with and looked out of sorts. once play resumed, with Jack with Fashion Sakala’s header. Aribo and Arfield given licence And, just when things were Fitzwater and Stryjek throwing Chairman Douglas Park will to motor into the final third. going well, he failed to read their bodies in the way of a address shareholders on That’s exactly how the Jack McMillan’s long ball couple of Hagi efforts. Wednesday, when he will be eighth-minute opener came forward, allowing Forrest to Aribo saw another blistering quizzed on the club’s row with about as Livi’s men in the race clear. strike palmed over before the SPFL over sponsors cinch middle failed to spot Arfield McGregor pulled off a brave Arfield skied a Hagi cut-back. and the last round of losses. haring off towards the box as block with his foot but was The away fans grew a little But the feedback from fans James Tavernier clipped the helpless as Anderson leapt on tense the longer their side on the appointment of Steven ball through a huge gap in their the rebound to head into an went without adding a third. Gerrard’s replacement is sure three-man back-line. empty net on 30 minutes. But Sakala made the points to be positive, given the way By the time centre-back Tom It was the first blip of the Van safe on 78 minutes. they cheered his name from Jason Holt was marking the start to finish as the visitors Zambian but he could not CRACKER: Joe Aribo nets grabbed a win which maintains Rangers’ second goal compete with Sakala’s spring their four-point lead at the top. as he leapt high to bullet a There was no surprise to see header past the Stryjek from Van Bronckhorst stick largely Tavernier’s corner. with the same side which roared back to form with last Thursday’s Europa League win over Sparta Prague. The only change saw Arfield take over from Steven Davis, with player-coach Jermain Defoe included in a squad for just the second time this term. Livi kept the changes to a Livingston: Stryjek, Devlin, Fitzwater, Parkes, McMillan (Penrice 59), Holt, Omeonga, Forrest, Bailey (Kabia 80), Montano, Anderson (Shinnie 59). Subs Not Used: Longridge, Sibbald, Panayiotou, Maley. Booked: Forrest, Devlin, Omeonga. Goals: Anderson 30. Rangers: McGregor, Tavernier, Goldson, Bassey, Barisic, Kamara, Aribo, Hagi (Patterson 73), Arfield, Kent (Sakala 73), Morelos (Defoe 90). Subs Not Used: Lundstram, Davis, Wright, McLaughlin. Booked: Arfield. Goals: Arfield 8, Aribo 16, Sakala 78. Att: 8, 825 Ref: David Munro ONE-ONE: Joseph Hungbo celebrates County’s late leveller My Staggies kept faith to earn point Ross County boss Malky Mackay felt his players’ faith in their methods was evident as they fought back from a man and a goal down to take a point from Dundee United in a 1-1 draw on Saturday. County trailed to Louis Appere’s 49th-minute goal when Harry Clarke was sent off with 15 minutes remaining of the Premiership clash. But the home side fought back for a deserved point when Jack Baldwin got the final touch on Joseph Hungbo’s stoppage-time free-kick. “It shows resilience and it also shows belief in the way they are playing, ” Mackay told RCFCTV. “Despite being a goal down, they were playing in a fashion that was not hurried, wasn’t panicking, and were trying to probe and find opportunities and play in a pattern. “And I think the fans saw that. There is a great band of brothers in the Jail End, a young group of the Staggies Army. “I was delighted that it happened at that end and the players went over to them because they are creating a great atmosphere for the club and I want to make sure they see exciting football, they see chances, and they see a team that is By Blair Esson willing to run hard for the Staggies jersey.” Mackay claimed Clarke was unfortunate to receive a second yellow card from referee Greg Aitken following an aerial challenge that left Florent Hoti on the ground holding the back of his neck. “It was definitely a harsh decision, ” Mackay said. “Harry is a clever lad, a good player and a good defender. “The second booking was incredibly harsh. It was a foul and nothing more. There was no injury. “The ref, at that point, I don’t think was even going to pull out the second yellow. It wasn’t until three or four surrounded him that all of a sudden he started thinking something different. “It was a strange decision and I am disappointed with that.” United left Dingwall disappointed on Saturday night, although manager Tam Courts had some positives to take – including Appere’s first goal of the season. Courts told DUTV: “It’s great to see him getting a goal, a real reward for his hard work. It was a bit of a lone furrow for him up there but he backed his corner really well.” jack hails Hibs subs’ standard delivery in win Hibernian head coach Jack Ross felt the contribution of his substitutes in their late comeback win at St Johnstone on Saturday showed how valued all of his players are. Jamie Murphy returned from injury off the bench to set up Kevin Nisbet’s 83rd-minute equaliser before netting himself three minutes later following a sublime pass from fellow substitute Scott Allan, who was also involved in Hibs’ first goal. The 2-1 win ended a five-match losing run in the Premiership for Hibs, who benefited from Craig Bryson’s red card in first-half stoppage-time, six minutes after Liam Gordon had headed in off Ryan Porteous. Ross, right, said: “The manner of the second half, we had the man advantage and were so dominant, it was tailor-made for Jamie and Scott because they’ve that quality in the final third. “Jamie kept putting himself in good areas and I was really happy for him because you could see how much it meant to him. He is determined to do well here and he does love his football. It’s been a frustrating period for him but he had a big impact.” Allan produced a superb touch early on in the move which saw Hibs break forward to score the winner. He then turned a man and picked out Murphy in a crowded penalty box. “That’s what Scott provides, whether it’s starting games or off the bench, ” Ross said. “He knows in the right circumstances he will always be part of what we do here. The substitutes’ impact on the game shows how we treat them and how they feel involved.” Saints boss Callum Davidson was left to bemoan Bryson’s actions after the 35-yearold midfielder picked up two of the most obvious yellow cards of the season. Davidson told Saints TV: “That’s two games against them and they have got a penalty that never was and we got a man sent off. “We have basically given them the points. “I wouldn’t mind if Hibs outplayed us. But that was a tough one to take.” gavin mccafferty

68 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 DXSC scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/sport I FEARED I WAS ON WAY OUT BEN’S CHOKing SCARE: COLUMN PAGES 56-57 central figure: Williams, Mansell, left, and Piquet sir frank williams 1942 - 2021 A TRUE FRIEND Hamilton tribute to legend Sir Frank By Lewis Winter Lewis Hamilton delivered an emotional tribute following the death of Sir Frank Williams. The founder and former team principal of Williams Racing died yesterday aged 79. Tributes poured in from the Formula One world, with seven-time world champion Hamilton leading the way. The Mercedes star described Williams as a friend who remained a racer at heart until his death. Hamilton wrote: “Sir Frank Williams was one of the kindest people I had the pleasure of turn to page 55, column 5 lucky? no w a y By Gordon Parks ANGE POSTECOGLOU insists Celtic didn’t enjoy the rub of the green after Callum McGregor’s freak winner bagged three priceless points against Aberdeen yesterday. The Hoops boss refused to admit good fortune played a hand in the game’s decisive moment in a 2-1 win. He said: “I don’t know about luck. If you put yourself in those situations often enough, then y’know...” Celtic TURN TO PAGE 64 Ange insists fortune favoured the brave as he plays down jibe at McGregor’s winner the BIG BREAK: Callum McGregor savours his goal Davie slams ‘doughballs’ By Andy Newport DAVIE MARTINDALE has fired a frosty blast at Rangers fans after their snowball shenanigans at Livingston yesterday. Giovanni van Bronckhorst was left grinning as the Dutchman marked his first Premiership clash in charge with a 3-1 victory. Visiting fans lobbed snow cleared from the Tony Macaroni Arena pitch at each other before turning their attentions on police and photographers at half-time. But the second half was delayed by nine minutes when Livi keeper Max Stryjek became their target, above. Referee David Munro only gave the go-ahead once the pile of icy missiles had been cleared from the Pole’s goalmouth. But Livi boss Martindale didn’t see the funny side, ordering his players to warm up at the side of the pitch while he marched on to the park to remonstrate with the officials. And he laid into the Gers support, saying: “We shouldn’t be standing here talking about the doughballs with the snowballs. I TURN TO PAGE 66 Published by Express Newspapers, One Central Quay, Glasgow G3 8DA. Tel: 0141 332 9600. Printed by D C Thomson, 80 Kingsway East, Dundee DD4 8SL; West Ferry Printers Ltd., Unit A & B, Kimpton Road, Luton LU2 0TA; Johnstons Press, Outgang Lane, Dinnington, Sheffield, S25 3QE; Independent News & Media, 124-144 Royal Avenue, Belfast BT1 1EB; Bermont Impresion S.L Avenida de Alemania 12, 28821 Coslada, Madrid Spain. Deposito Legal no. T0-394/96; T.F. Print SA, Tenerife; EUROPRINTER SA Zone Aeropole avenue Jean Mermoz B 6041 GOSSELIES. The Daily Express adheres to the ethical and professional standards of the publishing industry as set out in the Editor’s Code of Practice. PLAY NOW DOWNLOAD THE APP 18+ UK only, T&Cs apply. Who Knows Wins is committed to responsible gambling and fairness. ABCDEFGHIJKLPQRS *TUW1234WBDS NEWSPAPERS SUPPORT RECYCLING Recycled paper made up 71% of the raw material for UK newspapers in 2015

DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 1 Puzzles Sudoku 11 1 4 5 2 easy Fill the grid so that every column, row, and 3x3 square includes all of the digits from one to nine. Solutions tomorrow 7 4 9 7 3 5 1 6 8 7 3 6 3 6 5 9 2 1 7 4 8 9 8 3 6 5 2 1 2 3 5 2 9 1 6 3 1 Medium 3 8 7 2 6 5 3 9 7 1 5 4 8 6 5 6 3 9 1 8 4 8 1 2 9 3 4 6 5 4 9 3 Difficult 6 3 8 1 4 2 6 5 6 4 1 7 4 Extra clues: 0901 322 5609 *Calls cost 75p plus your telephone company’s network access charge. 8 9 5 2 2 1 3 6 9 2 9 4 Today’s solution: 0907 181 2573 *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Quick Crossword Stuck on the puzzle? Call 0905 789 4188 to hear individual clues or the full solution CROSS DOUBT Stuck? Call for a clue 0901 322 5601 Halve your Target Time! Today’s solution 0901 322 5607 Both today’s words in a moment! *Calls cost 75p plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Can you make two common five-letter words from the nine letters given, using each letter only once? You can – but only if one letter features in both words in the squares on the right. There’s at least one way to do it, and you have to have the right letter at the crossover – but which one is it? See if you can find the answer within our target time. If you need help, ring our clue-line below to find out the crossover letter. Solution tomorrow B B H M O Across 1. Slay (4) 8. Unlikely (10) 9. Penitent (8) 10. Parched (4) 12. Bet (6) 14. Vagrants (6) 15. Surrender (4,2) 17. Entire (6) 18. Responsibility (4) 19. Short beard (8) 21. Loud-voiced (10) 22. Row (4) Down 2. Novelty (10) 3. Catalogue (4) 4. Elf (6) 5. Powerful (6) 6. Waterfall (8) 7. Transmit (4) 11. Faultless (10) 13. Benediction (8) 16. Venom (6) 17. Damage (6) 18. Drive out (4) 20. Rave (4) Solution tomorrow *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Service provider Spoke Ltd – Helpline 0333 202 3390 Target times: Average: 20 mins Good: 16 mins Excellent: 12 mins O R S U Small Crossword 1 7 9 13 14 16 20 11 2 17 Kakuro 4 12 10 12 10 16 7 11 11 14 19 23 15 14 30 39 12 9 4 9 11 11 21 9 11 4 8 28 10 3 19 4 10 12 18 DOWN 1 Hated (8) 2 US coin (4) 3 (Of time) pass by (6) 4 Insignificant person (9) 5 Charged particle (3) 6 Electorate (6) 5 15 6 8 ACROSS 1 Misleading (9) 7 Part of the face (6) 9 Type of fish (4) 10 Units of volume (5) 12 Enemies (4) 13 Technical drawing aid (3,6) 14 Not false (4) 16 Rub out (5) 18 Young sheep (4) 19 Sweet bay (6) 20 Top sickle (anag.) (9) 8 Gather (8) 11 Domesticated polecat (6) 12 Filled to capacity (4,2) 15 Traditional Indian dress (4) 17 Bother, commotion (3) Solution tomorrow For today’s solution call: 0907 181 2582 *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Fill each sequence of blank squares using the numbers 1-9. Each sequence – across and down – must total the number in the shaded box at the beginning or top of each line. A number may be repeated in each line but NOT in a sequence. Solution tomorrow

2 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 Puzzles Big Monday Crossword ACROSS 1 German Formula One driver who was world champion every year from 2010 to 2013 (9,6) 10 Usual name for aubergine (Solanum melongena) in North America, Australia and New Zealand (8) 11 Most familiar type of broccoli in British supermarkets, named after a region of SW Italy (9) 12 Woodworking by-product whose uses include the production of cellulose and acting as an accelerant in charcoal briquettes (7) 13 See 31 Down 15 Industrial port of SW Finland on the Kokemäen River near the Gulf of Bothnia; Swedish name, Björneborg (4) 16 Second daughter of James II and last British monarch of the Stuart dynasty, on the throne from 1702–14 (4) 17 Hindu triad comprising the gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva (the Creator, Sustainer and Destroyer); from Sanskrit, ‘three forms’ (8) 18 Surface primer for painting traditionally made from plaster of Paris or whiting mixed with glue; from Italian, ‘chalk’ (5) 20 Hawaiian word and concept invoking a spirit of love, commonly used as a greeting and farewell (5) 22 Second-longest river of Italy after the Po, on which the cities of Trento and Verona are located (5) 25 Short choral composition traditionally set to Scriptural text and intended for church use; from Old French, ‘little word’ (5) 27 Island country in the SE Caribbean transitioning from a Commonwealth realm to a republic as of October 2021 (8) 28 Any of numerous large brown algae seaweeds, especially those comprising the order Laminariales (4) 30 Bowed two-stringed Chinese musical instrument of the huqin family, played vertically while seated (4) 32 ‘Like Niobe, all ___’ (Shakespeare Hamlet (1601)) (5) 33 Playwright of ancient Rome whose works (Andria, Adelphoe etc.) set the template for the modern comedy of manners (7) 35 Technical term for the action or process of blinking (9) 36 Fourth compartment of a ruminant mammal’s stomach, in which digestion takes place (8) 37 Deep bog lying between the City of Destruction and the Wicket Gate in John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress (1678) (6,2,7) DX1ST DOWN 2 Director of the 2021 psychological thriller film Last Night in Soho (5,6) 3 See 29 4 Latin phrase that translates as ‘entirely’ or ‘as a whole’ (2,4) 5 Genus of herbaceous plants and shrubs in the family Solanaceae to which the tobaccos belong (9) 6 Ralph ___, US novelist whose best-known work is 1952’s Invisible Man (7) 7 Wood nymph who married the poet and musician Orpheus in Greek mythology (8) 8 Lord in the sitcom Blackadder II (1986) and General in Blackadder Goes Forth (1989), played by Stephen Fry (8) 9 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film starring James Stewart and Kim Novak (7) 14 Georges ___ (1859–91), French painter who founded the Neo-Impressionist movement and pioneered the technique of pointillism (6) 15 Julius Richard ___ (1852–1921), German bacteriologist who devised a glass container for the culture of microorganisms in 1887 (5) 18 Opening move in a game of chess in which a player sacrifices a piece, usually a pawn, to secure an advantageous position (6) 19 Current governor-general and president-elect of 27 Across, taking office on 30 November 2021 (6,5) 21 In Japan, a young person with a keen interest in anima, manga etc, sometimes regarded as socially inept; literally, ‘your house’ (5) 23 Most widely spoken of the world’s artificial international languages, constructed by Polish oculist L.L. Zamenhof in 1887 (9) 24 Largest island of Japan’s Nagasaki Prefecture, in the Korea Strait between Japan and South Korea (8) 25 Northernmost of the Rocky Mountain states of America, known as the Treasure State (7) 26 Medium-hard Swiss cow’s-milk cheese similar to Gruyère but containing larger holes (8) 29 and 3 1990-94 US sitcom starring Burt Reynolds, Marilu Henner and Hal Holbrook (7,5) 31 and 13 Across US director of films including The Big Sleep (1946) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) (6,5) 34 In football, a passing of the ball from a wide position to the area in front of the opposing team’s goal (5) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Name Address Postcode WIN £500 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 16 12 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Stop the clock The great alphapuzzle tm A B C D E F 9 2 23 15 20 21 26 9 19 20 4 2 1 19 16 24 26 6 2 24 26 1 18 2 19 14 21 1 15 26 G H 2 7 15 19 26 10 23 7 I J 10 19 12 5 8 21 2 22 26 21 K L 26 23 8 6 21 11 M N 16 26 8 2 11 16 7 19 4 1 O P 8 1 1 7 2 16 Q R 15 4 26 2 24 7 18 19 9 26 S T 2 20 14 13 2 10 3 5 U V 9 7 25 7 19 21 24 21 2 20 9 26 W 1 X 7 12 19 1 24 Y Z 26 17 19 2 1 7 21 4 21 26 2 16 1 14 2 15 3 16 4 17 5 18 6 19 7 20 LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION Across: Tow, Abysmal, Elfin, Appease, Marquee, Mercy, Lament, ANIMAL, Banjo, Hexagon, Lyrical, Drone, Charity, Let. Down: Thermal, Bulk, Wafer, Monarch, Innuendo, Cur, Brazen, Chalet, Sip, Monoxide, Anagram, Growl, Levy, Lenient. 8 21 9 22 10 23 11 24 time challenge 12 25 13 26 WIN £100 25 MINUTES Can you beat today’s time? TACKLE the Alphapuzzle Challenge – and be in with a chance of a £100 cash prize. FIRST, call the number below and note today’s CLUE LETTERS and your unique PIN NUMBER to set your personal stop-watch running. Then, use the clue letters to work out the seven-letter word in the green squares. When you crack the mystery word, call again and enter your pin number to STOP THE CLOCK. Winner selected at random from all correct entrants who beat the 25-minute Target Time. Each grid number represents a different letter. All 26 letters of the alphabet are used. Solution next Monday 0907 181 2908 YOUR PIN No. _ _ _ _ _ _ *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Lines close 23:59 every Sunday. £100 Winner (Nov 15): P Higgins, Rugby. TO WIN £500 CASH! read down the letters in the highlighted squares to reveal the mystery word. To enter call: 0904 161 1601 Leave your answer and details, or text BIGXWORD followed by a space, your answer, name and address to 88833 or just complete the crossword correctly and send it to: Daily Express, Prize Crossword (No 921), PO Box 12578, Sutton Coldfield B73 9BT Competition closes Friday, December 3 at 11:59pm. Winner picked at random from all entry routes after close date. Need Help? Call 0904 161 1602 for five extra clues! *Calls are £1.50 plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Texts cost £1.50 plus your standard network rate. *SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390. For any postal enquiries, call this helpline. Big monDAy crossword Solution and winner Monday November 15 £500 WINNER: Stu Iley, Sunderland. 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DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 3 1 4 5 2 11 Arrow-word Arrow-words are like crosswords, but the clues are printed inside squares on the grid. Write your answers in the blank squares in the direction indicated by the arrows. Solution tomorrow Forearm bone Danny _, pictured Sunburnt Bristol river Born Goods Unit of resistance Decree Short note Greek Muse Spiced sausage Asian peninsula Browbeat Out-ofdate Wordsearch G G F Z G L F R Z F D Y G L M I E S U O M A T S A R K V I D P P C G F B M R Y Q B A B A R A Q T L P R U Z R G G P R Y K P S C C B J J G A T O A P Z D P U P E S A W R S P E O H B H E C N D U S F X E B O W Y U E P N R Y P I J Y I N U R G C L T E P U E I E G S B R N L P M O F M L R H O N J E I H N F E P E D S T Y J B J P S P V Y R C W I L E E C O Y O T E V G F A M J G D S C O O B Y D O O U T X R K W X I E I X C Z C G D F Y A O J U U P P N S U V W D CARTOON CHARACTERS Find all the terms listed below in the grid. Solution tomorrow _ acid, vinegar Surprise gift Electricity generator Wild dog 'The Thinker' sculptor Cuppa Portable baby bed Glacial period (3,3) Naked Excavated Jamaican liqueur (3,5) Cooling device Venice bridge Stop a ball from going in goal Move suddenly Kelly _, pictured Top part of a document Pro _ _ and Principe, country (3,4) Giraffe relative Get up "I see!" Dawdle Saving account (1,1,1) Shy person Quickly Muscat's sultanate Meeting plan Riboflavin, e.g. Ridley Scott movie Fairy-like creature Stitch Idiot Nymph Epoch Poses a question Defeated competitor _ actor Dench, Rowing team leader Knees-up Takings _ Aykroyd, actor "Well done!" Automobile Roll of money UAE city Other than Celestial body Zone Alcove Plaid fabric BABAR ● BUGS BUNNY ● ELMER FUDD GARFIELD ● JERRY ● MR BENN ● PEPPA PIG PINGU ● POPEYE ● RASTAMOUSE SCOOBY-DOO ● SNOOPY ● SUPERTED TOP CAT ● WILE E COYOTE ● YOGI BEAR Roger Federer's sport Annoyed Apply force Devil Green vegetable THE ALPHABEATER Black squares: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 17, 20, 22, 25, 26, 29, 32, 35, 38. Across: Yellow, Jersey, Pixie, Koi, Standstills, Dozen, Ochre, Benefitting, Ago, Oboes, Ersatz, Qualms. Down: Yolks, Brave, Lexis, Zeniths, Prawn, Oft, Oxidisation, Eve, Omits, Squelch, Gavel, Yelps, Jokes. THE ALPHAPUZZLE Across: Hooter (clue), Twinge, Fluster, Nurse, Oral, Psalm, Genus, Solo, Exist, Lovable, Gazing, Accede. Down: Chiffon, Beige, Jocular, Fizzy, Deity, Destiny, Brusquely, Twinkle, Evict, Gnarl, Doublet, Fewer, However. TV CROSSWORD Across: 1 Petra, 6 Kyle, 8 New Black, 10 Virgo, 11 Clive, 12 Carrie, 15 Alan, 16 Maplin, 17 Peel, 19 Dibbley, 21 Lola, 22 Radar. Down: 2 Earl, 3 Angela, 4 Alec, 5 Skarsgård, 6 Kristin, 7 Emo, 9 Wallace, 13 Elmo, 14 LaPaglia, 17 Phil, 18 Liza, 20 Bea. TV show: Doctor Who ARROW-WORD Across: Empson, Pine, Foot, Show, Uri, Loan, Tear, Era, Heed, Kim, Core, Deserve, Come, Benidorm, Vic, Easy, Cates, Area, Pam, Season, Ant, Cigar, Gisele, Due, Tan, Learn, Tameka, Led. Down (left to right): Eve, Eva, Evita, Opposite, Sinitta, Sam, Sith, Edge, Ice, Scene, Ton, Ola, Red, Spoil, Network, Angela, Ice cream, Nemo, Omar, Ardal, Rum, Sean, Ure, Age, Enya, Trend. Shaded letters: Our House WORDS Logic MUDDLESOME Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, The Poseidon Adventure. CLOCK-WISE 1 Enya, 2 Yale, 3 Levi, 4 Vibe, 5 Bead, 6 Aden. QUIZ OF THE WEEK 1 Blue 2 Black Bess 3 Scarlett Johansson 4 Yellow 5 Whyte 6 The Old Grey Whistle Test 7 Red Arrows 8 Pink Floyd 9 Graham Greene 10 Sienna Miller. Friday’s solutions MENTATHLON ANSWER Caret DITLOIDS 1 Magical Fishhook in Moana, 2 Sisters in Frozen, 3 Sharks in Finding Nemo, 4 Vultures in The Jungle Book, 5 Emotions in Inside Out. TRIVIA WORDSEARCH 1 Makepeace 2 Ringo Starr 3 Maxima 4 Debussy 5 Opium 6 Pompeii 7 Deal Or No Deal 8 Hawkwind 9 Pontypandy 10 Fragile. SUMTHING 3x7=21, 3x4=12, 9x3=27 SMALL CROSSWORD Across: 1 Courgette, 7 Anti, 8 Siren, 10 Arc, 11 Timely, 13 Impromptu, 14 Pillar, 16 Ali, 18 Trent, 19 Swig, 20 Endurance. Down: 1 Captivate, 2 On time, 3 Rife, 4 Eid, 5 Trample, 6 Encourage, 8 Soloist, 9 Implied, 12 Italic, 15 Lisa, 17 Gnu. CROSS DOUBT Across: UTTER Down: BLUNT Sudoku Easy Sudoku Medium Sudoku difficult 2 4 9 1 6 3 7 5 8 6 9 1 3 7 4 8 2 5 4 3 2 5 8 6 9 1 7 7 5 6 4 8 2 3 1 9 5 7 3 6 2 8 9 4 1 1 3 8 7 9 5 6 4 2 2 8 4 5 1 9 3 6 7 8 6 5 9 7 1 1 9 7 4 2 3 2 3 4 8 5 6 Battleships 3 8 1 7 5 6 4 2 9 1 4 7 9 6 8 5 3 2 8 7 4 6 1 5 2 9 3 Kakuro 1 2 8 1 3 9 4 9 8 7 6 2 1 Quick Crossword Across: 7 Motto; 8 Project; 9 Adviser; 10 Eject; 12 Freebooter; 15 Degenerate; 18 Ratio; 19 Genteel; 21 Extreme; 22 Amass. Down: 1 Ambassador; 2 Stave; 3 Boss; 4 Sparse; 5 Foremost; 6 Beneath; 11 Thriftless; 13 Ransomed; 14 Agitate; 16 Regret; 17 Regal; 20 Neat. 6 4 9 1 2 3 7 5 8 2 6 5 3 7 1 8 9 4 5 2 7 9 8 4 3 1 6 8 9 3 4 5 2 6 7 1 9 3 2 1 6 5 4 8 7 2 3 9 5 1 6 7 4 8 2 8 1 7 1 3 8 9 4 5 2 3 4 1 6 8 2 1 8 3 1 6 1 2 4 9 5 3 1 2 7 2 2 6 4 5 7 3 8 1 9 6 3 7 1 8 2 9 4 5 7 5 1 4 2 6 3 9 8 keijo 4 3 1 2 3 9 1 6 8 2 7 4 5 5 1 4 9 6 7 8 2 3 5 7 8 9 1 4 6 2 3 2 8 9 4 3 5 7 6 1 2 3 9 8 4 6 1 5 8 3 9 7 4 7 6 1 5 2 Target VOLUNTEER elver even event ever evert evolute lever louver louvre love lover nerve neve never novel oeuvre oven over overt ovule revel revolt revue rove trove veer velour vent venter venture venue veto vole volt VOLUNTEER volute vote voter 1 2 3 4 3 4 2 1 2 1 4 3

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Pictures: Ashley Cooper/Getty DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 1 The ultimate guide to Autumn & winter wildlife Seasons to be cheerful The Daily Express reveals a host of wonders to watch for, guided by nature writer Simon Barnes

2 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 DX1ST The ultimate guide to Autumn By Simon Barnes WE ARE who we are because of a wobble in space. I know that sounds like the beginning of a mad internet conspiracy theory, but it’s a matter of hard fact. The wobble, since you ask, is 22.5 degrees and it dictates the way we face the world. Autumn is finally here, winter will soon be upon us, the hours of darkness will increase – and then comes Christmas, and the days will start to get longer again. Not much later – though never quite quick enough – comes spring, the season of hope, to be followed by the glories of summer. That all happens because the Earth wobbles in space as it makes its annual journey around the sun. The wobble makes for the seasons: when the top half of the Earth – the northern hemisphere – wobbles towards the sun, we have summer; when it wobbles away, we have winter. That oscillation dictates the rhythm of our lives: our knowledge that good times won’t last, but then nor will bad times. We understand that still better when we look into the wildness of nature. The springtime of birdsong and arriving swallows gives way to the achievement of summer – and then to the changes of autumn and the toughness of winter. We are inclined to see spring and summer as the time of life, autumn and winter as the seasons of death. “A sad tale’s best for winter,” says the heir to the throne in The Winter’s Tale. But is winter really so sad? There are days when the wrong side of the wobble can bring us some of the most glorious things in nature. Sometimes the dark months are the most inspiring of all. That’s because autumn and winter are not really about death at all. True, spring and summer are all about new life: finding partners, making more life, raising young, and if all goes well, having the offspring in good shape for the annual crisis that comes after summer. In spring and summer the aim of everything that lives is to make more life. But when autumn comes around and leads on towards winter, the emphasis is rather different. What matters is getting through: getting from one end of the tunnel of darkness to the light at the end of it, the spring and the warmth all over again. In other words, autumn and winter are about Not Dying. That is the only job necessary for most of the things that live, birds, wasps, butterflies, mammals, trees, daisies and stinging nettles. There are many different strategies for this, and each one of them, in its different way, is something to wonder at. And for humans there is joy and meaning to be found in these great struggles against death. For a start, it creates the great spectacle of golden trees. Right now all the deciduous trees in the country are changing colour before our eyes. For them it’s a matter of simple economics. A tree can no longer afford to maintain its thousands of light-gathering devices, so it sacks the lot. First it withdraws the chlorophyll from the leaves, the stuff that allows the plant to make food from sunlight. It’s also the stuff that makes leaves green. When there is very little sunlight it makes no sense to hold on to the leaves: it’s SPOT IT YOURSELF SEEN a rabbit? Spotted a jay? Keep track of your own nature-spotting efforts using our easy-to-fill boxes throughout the pullout Chilly and gloomy it may be, but this is the most a waste of energy. So they turn yellow, brown and gold, and then they take to the air. They land on the ground in great carpets, and children can shuffle through them playing trains. Here is a taste of nature that is not only available to all but exquisitely easy to enjoy: from trees in city centres and parks across the nation, as well as in farmed countryside and the wilder places. For several million people, the easiest place to appreciate the turning of the leaves is Richmond Park to the west of London: open areas of grass with stands of mature trees, and all around herds of deer with very little dread of humans. Here, with parakeets inspirational time of the year Redwing When... Where... Fieldfare When... Where... screeching overhead, you have something most city-dwellers can only dream about. We associate summer with swallows and swifts, birds that come flying up from Africa to enjoy the bounty of a northern hemisphere summer. By autumn they have all gone. The British winter is death to a swallow – but it is life and hope to many other birds: and they come down from Scandinavia and from as far away as the Arctic to revel in our relatively balmy climate. So look out for winter thrushes: especially fieldfares and redwings. They have escaped from the boreal chills to be with us throughout the cold months: you find them From our glorious golden trees to birds fleeing the Arctic freeze, autumn and winter are all about the battle to survive Whooper Swan When... Where...

& winter wildlife DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 3 Pictures: Alex Saberi/Getty Long-tailed tit When... Where... CHIRPY BIRDS YOU’LL WANT TO SI-SI-SI YOU generally hear long-tailed tits before you see them. So listen out for that call: “Si-si-si”. It will be answered and repeated again and again as these tiny birds, decorated in the most tasteful shades of pink and grey, pursue small items of food among the bare twigs, usually accompanied by many other species. For the watching human this feels like the most jaunty kind of optimism: a total commitment to the certainty of the coming spring. And that is what winter is all about. XXXX DEER When... Where... in city parks as well as the open countryside. I have always believed that life is not just about being lucky, it’s about recognising your luck when it comes along. That holds true in a million occasions in human life: it’s essential for birds getting through the winter. A nice, bright winter day is a stroke of luck: the best conditions for many species working on the grand project of Not Dying. It’s a day for the most energetic feeding. You can see this best in a place with mature trees. For a while you see nothing, and then all at once you see everything: many birds busy feeding in the branches in a sprawling flock. WONDERFUL WILDFOWL SWOOP IN FROM THE FROZEN NORTH A GOOD few ducks, such as the common pochard, and geese, such as the pink-footed goose, join us for winter; they will sit for hours on lakes so cold we wouldn’t dare dip our fingers in. The most spectacular arrivals are the swans: not the mute swans that come to the water’s edge demanding food with menaces, but whooper and Bewick’s swans that nest towards and within the Arctic Circle. They have yellow patches on their beaks, travel in tight family groups, and they call like an air force of trumpeters. Easy places to see them include Slimbridge in Gloucester, at the Nene Washes in Cambs and Caerlaverock in south-west Scotland. Common Pochard When... Where... Pink footed Goose When... Where... The British winter is a severe testing ground: only the bestsuited and the luckiest individuals get through. It is a Darwinian proving-ground: a school of hard knocks in which the right strategy and the right attitude will prevail – if all goes well. It sounds tough and it sounds bleak, and for the best of reasons, but as Darwin famously noted in the closing paragraphs of The Origin Of Species, “There is grandeur in this view of life”. And that grandeur is available to all of us with eyes and ears – and a warm garment or two. It’s out there for you to appreciate and be enriched by. Favourite tip of mine: Always keep a supermarket plastic bag in your coat pocket; that way you can sit dry-bummed wherever you roam, and by doing so, you can invite life to come to you. That way you can let it happen all around you and feel, at least for a while, as if you were no longer a mere observer but a participant in the great glories of autumn and winter in Britain.

4 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 DX1ST The ultimate guide to Autumn SPRING is full of birdsong, winter is comparatively silent. That’s because song is about breeding: birds sing to defend a territory and attract a mate. In spring and summer a songbird’s life is all about being half of a pair and raising young together. But as autumn advances, everything changes. It’s as if each bird has assumed a completely different personality. Now the only thing that many species want to do is to become part of a flock. Instead of seeking separateness, they seek togetherness: to be one among many. Life is much safer that way: roosting together and together finding and exploiting sources of food. This togetherness is shown most vividly in starling murmurations: when the birds, sometimes in their thousands, whirl and manoeuvre across the cold winter sky, making shifting, bewildering shapes as they do so. The RSPB website will point you towards the best places to find one: check before you go that you’ve hit the right time. December is usually best. After the leaves have turned brown, they drop – that’s why in America they call the autumn the Fall. It happens because every tree sends a chemical message to each of its leaves, causing the cells at the base to weaken their walls, while other cells expand. This creates an effect like perforated paper: an invitation to tear. In this way leaves are nudged from their twigs by the tree itself. So this is not really the fall after all: it’s the push. Shedding leaves saves energy: but there are other advantages. The first is that without its great sails of leaves, a tree is less vulnerable to the wind, and so less likely to be blown over. When the spring comes again, some trees put out flowers before they have grown leaves: distraction-free targets for bees. You really can’t beat an ancient oak for complex gnarly shapes. But a mature beech is a thing of grace, pleasing in a different way without leaves. This loss of leaves is called abscission. When it’s done the tree stands naked and unable to feed. It must hang on, living on its stored resources, until the seasons change again, the days get longer and warmer, and the world is full of light. That’s when the leaves will come back. SLEEPING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE COLDEST MONTHS MIGRATION is a tactic that works best with wings; it needs a destination with ample food and shelter and it’s fraught with risks. So for many creatures, the best way of getting through the winter chill is to switch off. To sleep through it. Hibernation is a much deeper state than mere sleep. The body-processes slow almost to a stop, heartbeat and breath go right down, along with body temperature. It’s a state that mimics death, but it’s nothing like death: for when the warm weather comes the animal will be as lively as it ever was. Hedgehogs, inset above, are our most famous hibernators, and love big piles of leaves and wood – so be careful before you light a bonfire. Bats – most common is the Pipistrelle but, if you’re lucky, you can also spot the Greater Horseshoe bat – hibernate in dark and secure places: there are no flying insects for them to eat in winter. Grass snakes often hibernate in compost heaps, so have a care if you start digging into yours. Most of us, when facing difficult and stressful times, have expressed to ourselves the secret wish: if only I could sleep through this. Plenty do. Whateve those l Some seek safety in numbers, others sle There is a phrase from the Cold War: crisis relocation. This means being somewhere else when it happens. What our leaders planned for themselves when the Soviet bombs arrived, many species of birds – and some butterflies – do every year, and in this way they escape the annual crisis of winter. Many birds make long journeys. I always think, when watching young swallows making their first flights, of their parents encouraging them: “Well done, little one! You flew all the way across the garden! Now for your next flight – Cape Town!” It’s a long and dangerous journey, and it must be done both ways every year. But it’s a way of life that worked for millions of years, though it’s getting harder by the year as the climate changes. Some fly only to southern Europe, and there are birds that shift waking up: A grass snake tastes the air with its tongue before emerging from winter hibernation in its hole their ground within the country: curlews move from the high tops, where they nest, to the coasts and floodplains where they form flocks and forage together. Migrant species that spend spring and summer in the UK include the swift, hobby and nightingale. The whooper swan and redwing are among those who overwinter in the UK. Red admiral butterflies linger on quite late in the year, and will overwinter as adults. But most of the red admirals that arrive in spring have flown over from continental Europe and some from as far away as North Africa. The colours of the world change as winter advances. Our eyes and our minds get used to this, so the emergence of the first spring flowers every year seems like a miracle. In a way it is. The flowers spring, it seems, from nothing, or nothing that we are aware of. They spend their winter in secret, underground, in seed form. Seeds keep many different species alive in the cold months. But enough survive the attentions of the seed-eaters and burst into colourful life when the warmer weather comes. The soil is a treasure house of seeds. Some of them will sprout into plants that live for a few brief weeks; other seeds, like acorns, have a rather more ambitious plan. But as you look across the dead landscapes of winter, reflect that out of sight it is full of life that is just waiting for the time to erupt. Like the green touchpaper and stand well back... 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& winter wildlife DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 5 Picture: Michael Marsh/Getty Starling Murmuration When... Where... end of the pier show: Murmuration of starlings making shapes over Brighton, East Sussex r gets you through ong, dark nights ep until spring, but Mother Nature is just biding her time until bursting back into life DED ANIMATION tterflies in in winter. The odd into November, flowers: they are t most have an’t fly in the cold; from the sun. ow do they come ar? Many spend waiting to hatch n the weather as pupae; these as adults. This is ly spring: they y being ready to better and there eacock butterlfy, fly at this time, of no flowers to o into a state of ck butterfly in ll goes well it will cocks. Chanterelle Mushroom When... Where... POPPING UP IN A MATTER OF DAYS AUTUMN is the time of fungi: and there are at least 3,000 different species that live in this country. Some common woodland fungi, found at the bases of trees or in woodl and clearings, are fly agaric, beautiful and famous; chanterelle, much sought after by foragers; deathcap, which is lethal; and various bracket fungi that cling to trunks, including the rather gruesome beefsteak Deathcap Mushroom When... Where... fungus. They appear with disconcerting suddenness in parks, gardens and especially in woodlands: beautiful, bizarre, and a little bit sinister. Apparently 50 of those species are good to eat, but I’ve never dared to try them out for myself. Fungus-gathering is for experts only. The stuff we actually see – the things we call mushrooms and toadstools – are about sex. The heart and soul of the fungus is to be found in tiny white threads called mycelium that creep through soil, wood and organic matter. There Beefsteak Mushroom When... Where... can be hundreds of yards of mycelium in a spoonful of soil. The things we actually see are the fruiting bodies, and they release spores in uncountable millions, so that they can make more fungi. Fungi are not plants, so they don’t turn light into food, and are not green. Instead they feed on organic matter and so are more like us animals than plants. An autumn walk though woodland is a delight: check online – for example the Woodland Trust – to identify the fungi you’ve seen.

6 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 DX1ST The ultimate guide to Autumn SUPERMARKET’S A BERRY GOOD PLACE TO SPOT WAXWINGS LOOK for berry bushes. Garden plants such as cotoneaster are great attractions to waxwings, but also wild hawthorns. Check them out in suburban gardens and in supermarket car parks as well as parks and commons. They are a magnet for one of the most exotic-looking winter birds. Waxwings come into the country at unpredictable times, often in cold spells. They look immensely dashing and foreign: a real touch of spice on a cold winter’s day. Waxwing When... Where... Beautiful birds best spotted CROW ABOUT THE UK’S ‘BIRD OF PARADISE’ Autumn is also the best time for seeing birds of paradise. Well, the jay has been called the British bird of paradise. True, it’s a species of crow, but birds of paradise are quite closely related to crows. Sombre black is not essential to this group. When you get a good look at a jay you can hardly believe they are British birds. For a start, they’re pink. And they have vivid blue patches on their wings that catch the light. When you see a jay flying away it has a prominent white bum. And they are more easily spotted in autumn because they’re busy collecting acorns. This is their most important food, and they gather them for as long as there are acorns on the trees. Some they eat, the rest they bury for future use. They keep in their heads a map of all their acorn stashes – but they seldom get round to eating them all, so some of these will germinate the following spring – and the luckiest of these will grow into mighty oaks. JaY When... Where... or heard in winter From the musical song of a robin to the fiery blue flash of a diving kingfisher, it’s worth braving the elements to see these star performers WINTER is the best time of the year to start learning birdsong. You might object, pointing out that in winter, birds don’t sing. Well that’s almost true – but not quite. Listen out in gardens, parks and countryside and you may well hear a thin, sweet song. That will be a robin. Many birds still make sounds, calling to each other, or shouting out alarm calls and warnings, but the only complicated and continuing bird-sound you will hear – the only one that really sounds like music – will be the robin, the sole British bird that routinely sings in the winter. That’s because they don’t go in for flocks: instead each bird establishes a territory. That is where it will feed and defend its patch against other robins. Male and female birds both do this. So the listening human can By Simon Barnes Robin When... tune into a robin song, and by the time other birds start to Where... sing in spring, you will know them as something different from robins. It’s the beginning of a lifetime of listening adventure. On bright winter days you will sometimes come across what looks like a wholly unseasonal sight, a cloud of tiny insects hanging in the air. This seems like a terrible mistake on the part of these insects, but it’s part of a cunning plan. These are winter gnats. They are all males and they are performing a courtship dance; that’s why they are all in the same place, dancing in the air in a competitive way. In winter many of the most avid pursuers of flying insects are absent – swallows and swifts, most obviously. So this is a comparatively safe time to flaunt yourself in the open. The drawback is that dancing in cold weather requires a great deal of energy. But it’s a ploy that works: the lucky males will find a female, who will then fly off and lay eggs, and so the whole cycle will continue. Snowy days have their own beauty, of course, but there’s an extra fascination in such weather if you can get away from the well-trodden paths. Snow is extremely good at taking footprints, and at holding on to them for as long as the weather stays cold. Even urban areas produce good footprints, and the suburbs are full of unexpected things: things you never knew were there, revealing themselves only by way of these prints, mostly left at night for us to find by day. Look out for the cloven-hoof prints of deer, with outlines like two sugared almonds. Muntjacs, mostly solitary, leave small prints. And in wilder areas you find the more massive prints of red deer. The long marks of a rabbit’s hind legs are pretty distinctive, but always look twice, because in some areas of the country you might find hares: a much longer print. There’s also good sport in trying to guess whether a padded

& winter wildlife DX1ST Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 7 HOW TO SPOT THE MAJESTIC KINGFISHER WINTER is your best chance of seeing a kingfisher – and this bird is top of the wish list for many people. But the perfect summer day is less likely to bring you a kingfisher than a chilly winter one. There are some pretty obvious reasons for this. The first is that kingfishers can only hunt by day and in winter there isn’t much daylight. In winter, kingfishers are far more likely to be busy at the time you’re walking along streams, rivers and lakes. The second is that in autumn, the kingfisher population is at its height. Pairs of kingfishers have raised their broods: these have fledged and the young birds must now fend for themselves. Many will fail to make it through to spring, so the population is falling even as we speak: nature can be a very tough place. Keep looking. Keep quiet. Sit still. Listen out for a high-pitched squeak. Look for birds flying low over the water, follow them with your eyes even if they look black. If you’re in luck, they will catch the light and explode into blue fire – and you will have realised a lifetime’s ambition. Kingfisher When... Where... Pictures: Mike Lane/Getty rest Alamy & Getty print with claws is a dog or a fox: fox prints are narrower and longer than dogs, shaped more like a diamond. You will wonder at the enormous birds that have turned up. Rabbit Footprints are deceptive until When... you get used to them: every footfall pushes the snow Where... outwards, and so each print seems to come from a much bigger animal. Look at your own prints: was that really me or was it a giant? When you’re out and about in cold weather, think carefully about how you’re dressed. It’s all about what suits you and what you’re comfortable in. You don’t need special clothes to gasp in delight when 2,000 geese fly over your head. But here’s a sound suggestion all the same: invest in a pair of waterproof trousers. You can buy a rough-andready pair for a tenner, or a lightweight breathable pair for more than 10 times that. And when you’ve got them, you become master of the weather. You can sit down where you like, and you can walk on through the rain without being troubled. You can stay out longer, you can go out when the weather looks dodgy: and so you are open to many more and much richer wildlife experiences. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: waterproof trousers are the nearest you will ever get to a super power. Making tracks: Deer hoof prints – known as slots – can be easy to spot in snow

8 Daily Express Monday, November 29, 2021 The ultimate guide to DX1ST Autumn & winter wildlife Bar-tailed godwits When... Where... Pictures: Margaret Welby / Alamy others Alamy, Alban Donohoe, Getty WADING PARTY The host of hungry birdlife drawn to Britain’s nutrient-rich muddy estuaries Let us celebrate the international importance of good British mud. Without it, the world would be a much poorer place. The mud I am talking about is found in our river estuaries: the rich places along our coast where rivers meet the sea. Estuaries are subject to the pull of the tides, and when the water rolls back, endless acres of soft fine mud are revealed: perilous places to walk if you happen to be a human, but perfectly safe for a bird. And many birds rejoice in these spaces because the mud is full of life: worms and other invertebrates that make a living from tiny scraps of food in the nutrient-rich waters. The long-legged wading birds – species like bar-tailed godwits and knot, which you can see flying in dense flocks, come in their millions from Scandinavia and the north, from continental Europe, from the British mainland. At low tide you’ll find them, sometimes in uncountable numbers, stooping to insert their beaks in the rich gloop. Many such places are easy to visit and deeply rewarding: Dee Estuary, Cheshire; Snettisham, Norfolk; Pagham Harbour, West Sussex; and Dawlish Warren, Devon. whirling waders: Bird spotters enjoying a murmuration of knots, a sort of sandpiper that flies in from the Arctic Curlew When... Where... Egret When... Where... ● A History Of The World In 100 Animals by Simon Barnes (Simon & Schuster, £25) is out now. For free UK P&P, Call Express Bookshop on 020 3176 3832 or visit expressbookshop.com