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Monday, November 12, 2012

Soldier is killed by rebel By DAVID WILLETTS Deputy Defence Editor

A BRITISH soldier was shot dead by a rogue Afghan trooper in Helmand yesterday — Remembrance Sunday. The victim was reportedly inside a patrol base — home to around 100

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AFTER GEORGE QUITS... By GRAEME WILSON

BATTERED BBC boss Lord Patten admitted last night he is toast if he fails to clear up the sex abuse shambles. And he said “it is over” for the BBC if it does not rebuild the trust shattered by the Jimmy Savile and Newsnight paedo smear scandals. Lord Patten, right, faces calls to follow Director General George Entwistle, below, and quit. It emerged Entwistle is getting a £450,000 payoff. Full Story — Pages 4 and 5

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Clegg in ‘flexible hours for all’ plan

MIGRANT ‘BENEFITS BAR’ EMERGENCY restrictions on benefits could be slapped on thousands of Romanians and Bulgarians, Theresa May said yesterday. The Home Secretary signalled access to the NHS, schools and housing could be limited, too. Mrs May spoke out as she admitted EU rules will force Britain to lift existing “transitional” restrictions on Romanians and Bulgarians at the end of

By GRAEME WILSON Deputy Political Editor

MILLIONS of workers are to get new rights to flexible hours so they can look after their grandchildren, nephews and nieces — or even a pal’s kids. Currently only parents and carers are allowed to ask for different hours or to work from home. But Deputy PM Nick Clegg will reveal tomorrow that he wants to create a “culture shift in the workplace” by extending the right to everyone. In a major speech, he will declare plans to sweep away “clapped out

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next year. Critics fear this will trigger a huge influx from the two countries — where workers earn as little £200 a month. The Sun revealed yesterday that thousands there are preparing to flock to Britain. But Mrs May vowed to make sure Bulgarians and Romanians are not lured here by generous

Controls . . Theresa May

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Minister Warsi says Tories must reach out

Culture shift . . . Clegg rules that make no sense for modern families in a modern economy”. Mr Clegg is to say: “It will be possible for other relatives, grandparents and even close family friends to change the way they work in order to help with childcare.” Employers will then have to respond to the request in a “reasonable manner”. Around a million women are thought to be “missing” from the economy because they cannot find a job to fit with their family life. Lib Dem leader Mr Clegg claims his plans will make it easier for them to return to work.

Bankers’ cash cut

BANKERS’ bonuses are plunging and will total £1.6billion for 2012/13, a think-tank claims. This compares with £11.8billion five years ago. The new forecast from the Centre for Economics and Business Researchputs the average bonus at £6,400 per banker. The big loser is the Chancellor who will net less tax from the payouts.

THE Tories have a “brand problem” with ethnic minorities and will not win future elections until they solve it, Baroness Warsi declares today.

EXCLUSIVE By TOM NEWTON DUNN Political Editor

origin will claim Britain would be £8.6billion a year richer if minorities were empowered. She will say in a speech: “This issue has gone from a moral imperative to an electoral reality.” By 2050, minorities will make up a fifth of all voters but only one in six of them voted Tory at the last general election. And she will cite Obama’s success in attracting 70 per cent of Latino and Asian voters, and 90 per cent of the black vote. She will tell pressure group Operation Black Vote: “Lord

The Foreign Office minister believes her party must learn from President Barack Obama’s recent triumph.

And in a warning to David Cameron, she ups his call for an Aspiration Nation with the need for “an Integration Nation”. She will insist our prosperity is being damaged by barriers preventing non-white groups from succeeding. The 41-year-old of Pakistani

myView BRITAIN is in a global economic race. But we have a secret weapon — our diverse communities. They’re people with worldwide business networks, cultural insight and endless talent. It’s estimated our economy misses out on billions by failing to make the most of ethnic minorities. Yet half of people polled in one survey thought

Ashcroft put the Conservative Party’s shortcomings in this area down to a brand problem. “We need to ensure our language and our tone reaches out to and is relevant to people from different backgrounds.” The speech will enrage the Tory old guard and make uncomfortable listening for the PM. But in an attack on Labour’s hands-off approach to multiculturalism, she will also slam do-gooders for allowing ethnic ghettos to thrive. She will say some communities have been “treated like foreign embassies” where even police dare not go. t.newtondunn@ the-sun.co.uk

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TERROR suspect Abu Qatada will be told today whether ministers can kick him out of Britain. The ruling by a Special Immigration Appeals Commission judge is the latest stage in a decade-long battle to deport the extremist. Even if the judge does say he can be sent back to Jordan, Qatada is likely to appeal — sparking fresh delays. The judgment comes as it emerged there are 20 compensation claims against Britain by terror suspects sparking fears they are “cashing in”, Taxpayers have already been hit by an estimated £20million payout to ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees in 2010 after intelligence evidence could not be heard. MP Robert Buckland said the law needed to change or suspects will see our legal system as an “open goal”.

JOBLESS young people will be forced to do community work or face losing their benefits under a radical plan. Any 18 to 24 year-olds claiming dole for more than six months with blank CVs will do 30 hours a week for two months to boost job skills. The scheme being trialled in Derbyshire could go national if successful.

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they were bad for the economy. Try telling that to people like my dad, who helped rebuild this country after the war. And to the millions who contribute to British society today. To help more play their part, we must kick down barriers — help people learn English, ask them to sign up to our British values and boot intolerance and bigotry out of Britain.

Suspect . . . Qatada

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Outspoken . . . Baroness Warsi

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welfare handouts and public services. She told the BBC no further transitional controls can be put in place. But she added: “I will be looking at what attracts people to come over here — so looking at issues about benefits, access to the health service and things like that.” The Home Office wants to see if tougher rules can be introduced and officials will look at what other EU countries do to see if Britain can learn lessons.

Water 3 in tax rap

THREE of the UK’s biggest water companies paid little or no tax last year, it has been claimed. Thames Water and Anglian Water paid no corporation tax on profits, while Yorkshire Water paid a few million. Thames even got a £76million tax rebate. Lib Dem deputy leader Simon Hughes called on parliament to investigate.

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ROSIE is amazed that a thief was able to break into the Tower of London and steal a set of keys. She said: “Let’s hope security at the Tower improves. In the words of Spanish philosopher George Santayana, ‘Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it’.”

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Shia in scuffle at SE14 boozer


Babs . . . with Justin

Model is ‘just pal’ of Justin A MODEL linked to Justin Bieber has denied being the reason for his split from Selena Gomez. Barbara Palvin, 19, said she and the singer, 18, are just friends and there is “nothing going on”. She tweeted a snap of them after they met at a New York show by the beauty’s lingerie label Victoria’s Secret. They then saw The Lion King on Broadway together. Hungarian Barbara tweeted after Thursday’s show: “Everyone calm down. He is all yours. There is nothing going on with him. Friendship.” Actress Selena, 20, reportedly dumped Justin a week ago over “trust issues”.

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Pub-lic image . . . Shia LaBeouf in boozer with a fan

STAR’S CAP SCRAP EXCLUSIVE By JACK ROYSTON

HOLLYWOOD star Shia LaBeouf got into a scrap — while drinking in a student pub in a scruffy South London suburb.

Regulars at the Hobgoblin in New Cross were stunned when the Transformers actor walked in with Mia Goth, his co-star in new film Nymphomaniac.

Shia, 26, spent several hours drinking and happily posing for photos with fans. But the mood turned sour when a student prankster pinched the star’s baseball cap — a souvenir from Laos in Asia — and refused to give it back. A scuffle broke out and drinkers had to separate the pair before Shia left in a taxi. Police were not called. One witness said: “No one could believe that a well- Surprise visit . . Hobgoblin in SE14 known Hollywood star had rocked up at a bar in dingy way.” Landlord Mark Harris SE14. Everyone was getting confirmed Shia was in the their photos taken with him. pub with model and actress “The scrap all started when Mia, 19. Mark said: “Her this guy took his hat. I think mum lives just down the he was just joking, but road. She came down to Shia didn’t like it. see her mum and he “The guy just took it tagged along. off him and wouldn’t “He did get a bit frusgive it back. He tried trated and there was a to get it back and they bit of a scuffle.” ended up tussling. It Shia’s spokesman was was handbags really. unavailable for comment. But it shows that even [email protected] Hollywood stars can’t Shia . . ‘didn’t like it’ avoid grief down this

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Joan: I’ll relaunch Dynasty JOAN Collins has revealed she wants to revive Dynasty. The success of its rival 1980s soap Dallas, relaunched this year, led the star to contact former cast members about starring in an update. Joan said: “We would be eager to do it. Look at the success of Dallas.” The actress, 79, was famed for her role as scheming Alexis Carrington in the series, which ended in 1989. A script by Dynasty co-creator Esther Shapiro is understood to have been shown to Hollywood bosses, aimed at airing next year. A second run of Dallas is also due on screens in 2013.

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BBC CRISIS: GORMLESS GEORGE GONE..IS CHAOTIC CHRIS NEXT? SAVILE’S PAL HELD A FORMER BBC producer who outed Jimmy Savile as a pervert in an ITV documentary was arrested yesterday. Wilfred De’ath, 75, told film-makers a girl “aged 12 at most” had spent the night in Savile’s hotel room in the 1960s. But when the documentary was broadcast, a well-known actress believed she was watching a man who molested her in a cinema when she was 14. The woman, now over 60, went to police — and at 7am yesterday officers swooped on a sheltered housing complex in Cambridge to take Mr De’ath in for questioning. After being freed on bail five hours later, Mr De’ath, right, said: “It is clearly a case of mistaken identity.” He said he met the actress at a party when she was about 14 and he was a 25-year-old producer for BBC radio’s Teen Scene. But he insisted he had never been to the cinema with her, adding: “The dates simply don’t add up.”

‘Cracked up’. . . Steven

Victim hit barrister

THE abuse victim at the centre of the Newsnight fiasco cracked up at a probe into the North Wales care home sex scandal. Steven Messham, 49, from Mold, leapt out of the witness box to hit barrister Anthony Jennings QC at the Waterhouse inquiry in 1997. He was later charged with trying to defraud a charity he ran for abuse victims but was cleared. And in 2005 he was found not guilty of a £33,000 benefits fraud.

Strain . . . Patten on television yesterday

Out . . . Entwistle heads home after quitting

OFCOM CHIEF FAVE FOR JOB Fave . . Richards

BELEAGUERED BBC boss Lord Patten was under mounting pressure to resign last night after he admitted the Newsnight abuse row has left the Corporation on the brink.

The peer warned “it is over” for the BBC if it cannot rebuild public trust shattered by the Jimmy Savile revelations and paedophile smear scandal.

As MPs called for heads to roll, the defiant BBC Trust chairman dismissed calls for him to follow Director General George Entwistle and quit. But he admitted he WILL have to fall on his sword if he fails to clear up the shambles.

By GRAEME WILSON, Deputy Political Editor, and LEIGH HOLMWOOD, Deputy TV Editor

Lord Patten — who wrote to all BBC staff last night in a bid to boost morale — also revealed that Newsnight could be scrapped. Former Tory Cabinet minister David Mellor urged the peer to consider his position. He said: “I just think it needs someone more energetic and more focused to do that job.” Mr Mellor criticised Lord Patten for saying he would STILL have appointed Entwistle as Director General. The ex-minister said Entwistle, who resigned on Saturday, had “the leadership qualities of Winnie the Pooh”. He added: “If Chris Patten says, ‘I’d do the same again’, I don’t think he

Perv . . . Savile

should be given the opportunity to do that.” Ex BBC presenter Miriam O’Reilly — who won an age discrimination claim against the BBC — said: “The question mark is over Patten now. “Entwistle was his man, he had full confidence in him, chose him and stood beside him. It will be interesting now to see if Patten falls on his sword. I think he should.” Downing Street last night urged BBC bosses to “get a grip”. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond even warned that the future of the licence fee to fund the BBC is now in doubt. He said: “If the public loses confidence in the BBC on a long-term basis then there would be questions.” Lord Patten, 68, said he would lead the battle to rebuild the BBC’s tarnished reputation. He added: “If we don’t restore the huge confidence and trust in the BBC then I am sure people will tell me to take my cart and clear off.” The peer admitted he

knew BBC2’s Newsnight was going to broadcast claims that a senior Tory abused boys from children’s homes in North Wales. But he insisted it would have been wrong for him to intervene to stop it. He blamed BBC managers and said the investigation was approved by “every damned layer” of the Corporation.

Apology

Ex-Tory treasurer Lord McAlpine was not named by Newsnight but he has said he will sue the BBC because it led to him being named on the internet. The BBC broadcast an apology to the innocent peer last Friday. More heads are expected to roll at the BBC. Those in the firing line include director of news Helen Boaden, her deputy Stephen Mitchell and Newsnight editor Peter Rippon. They were caught up in the controversy when it emerged Newsnight shelved a report into pervert Savile last year. Entwistle also

said before he quit that action may be taken against those involved in the Lord McAlpine row. Newsnight is currently overseen by deputy editor Liz Gibbons and Radio 5 Live controller Adrian Van Klaveren. One source said: “This is just the beginning. There are still many unanswered questions.” On a morning of chaos Lord Patten cancelled an interview with Sky News — then reinstated it after a furious backlash on Twitter. Downing Street sources said PM David Cameron believes the BBC is “one of the great institutions of this country”. But they said it needs to sort out the problems that have engulfed it. One insider said: “The key word for us is ‘grip’ — the BBC needs to show grip.” Acting Director General Tim Davie will today set out plans for dealing with some of the issues arising from the Newsnight broadcast “as a first step in restoring public confidence”. BBC Scotland director Ken MacQuarrie, asked by Entwistle to

investigate the fiasco, handed Davie his report yesterday. Insiders said the conclusions could decide whether Newsnight goes out tonight. Meanwhile Lord Patten said a new Director General will be in place “within weeks”. Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards is front runner for the £450,000-a-year post. Insiders said Richards is seen as a good candidate because he is outside the BBC, has run a large organisation and has a “ruthless” management style. BBC sources said the last moments of Entwistle’s 54-day tenure as Director General were “tense” before he announced his resignation at London’s Broadcasting House on Saturday night. One insider said: “There were moments when he just didn’t function and sat like a broken man.” [email protected]

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BOOKIE S have made Ofcom’s chief executive Ed Richards the favourite to take over as Director General of the BBC. The acting DG Tim Davie is second favourite, closely followed by the Beeb’s former chief operating officer Caroline Thomson. A Ladbrokes spokesman said: “Richar ds was strongly fancied before Entwistle was appointed and it seems his loyal supporters are backing him.” Punters can also pick long shots — Jeremy Paxman, Jeremy Clarkson, Jonathan Ross or Children In Need’s Pudsey Bear, below.

Bet . . . Paxman

Acting . . . Davie

Role . . Clarkson

Bid . . . Caroline

Chance . . . Ross

ENTWISTLE IN £450k PAYOFF FURY erupted last night after it emerged ex-Director General George Entwistle will get a £450,000 payoff. The blundering boss managed to negotiate a year’s salary in lieu of notice when he quit on Saturday, despite his contract only entitling him to six months. It works out at £8,333 for every day he was in the top job. He will also get his full pension accrued over 23 years at the BBC. That was reported last night to

Exit . . . Sun yesterday

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be another £877,000. Vivienne Pattison, director of campaign group Mediawatch-UK, said: “That’s quite extraordinary. It’s not bad after only 54 days in the job.” And Tory MP Rob Wilson said: “Licence fee payers will be angry and astounded. Many of them scrimp and save to pay their TV tax. What is the BBC thinking?” Up to six senior BBC executives could follow Mr Entwistle in leaving the corporation when a number of internal reviews reveal their findings.

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Top brass reject Cameron plans to send troops PRIME Minister David EXCLUSIVE Cameron is on collision By DAVID WILLETTS course with his own Deputy Defence Editor military commanders zones” to protect civilians. over war-torn Syria. He had ordered chiefs to draw up a raft of military options — including Our Boys establishing “safe

Tyrant . . Bashar al-Assad

But he faces a major battle because top brass are dead set against the idea. A military source said: “When one Brigadier heard the news Cameron wanted an armed sol-

ution his response was, ‘You and whose Army?’” The source added: “They don’t want to get embroiled in another war when they’re already stretched beyond capacity.” Defence Secretary Philip Hammond and Foreign Secretary William Hague are also thought to oppose military intervention. They say Syria is a totally different prospect to Libya because tyrant Bashar al-Assad has formidable armed forces as well as

Russian backing. But Mr Cameron — fresh back from a tour of Syrian refugee camps — is desperate to end the bloodshed. General Sir David Richards, Chief of the Defence Staff, admitted yesterday it “was not impossible” troops would be sent, ISRAEL fired retaliation shots into Syria for the first time yesterday after a stray mortar hit a military post in the Golan Heights. [email protected]

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Tory fuel rebels to back off By GRAEME WILSON

TORY fuel rebels will abstain in a vote on fuel duty today after George Osborne signalled he will axe a 3p a litre hike. Labour will force the vote calling for the increase to be ditched. The Tory MPs were expected to side with Labour but backed off after the Chancellor signalled he would put off January’s rise. MP Tracey Crouch said: “They seem to be listening.” And colleague Andrew Percy said: “The Chancellor has made clear he is very much alive to the strength of feeling on this issue.” Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls told The Sun, which is campaigning against fuel duty rises: “Now is not the right time to hit our economy, businesses and families with another tax rise.”

FullMetal drugbust

A PEDESTRIAN wades along a Venice pavement flooded to the same level as the canal beside him yesterday. Storms raised tides 5ft above normal, their sixth highest on record, with 70 per cent of the Italian lagoon city under water. The tourist attraction of St Mark’s Square was submerged — though some people stripped off and sat at cafe tables. Further west in Tuscany, 200 residents were evacuated after the storms flooded homes and caused severe mudslides.

Waiter, water . . . cafe-goers in St Mark’s Square

Sun STATION staff will pay a £300 reward to anyone who can catch monkeys stealing mobile phones from passengers as they board trains in Chittorgarh, India.

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THE alleged boss of a UK drugs gang whose members style themselves on marines from the film Full Metal Jacket has been arrested. The 29-year-old — called Kubrick after the movie’s director Stanley — was nicked in Benahavis near Spain’s Costa del Sol. He was held on a European arrest warrant and is awaiting extradition. Gang members Touchdown, Joker and Cowboy — named after marines in the film — had already been arrested in the UK.

Plunge in City jobs LONDON is set to lose its position as the world’s biggest financial centre based on the number of City workers. By 2015 there will be only 237,000 financial jobs — fewer than in New York and Hong Kong. Economic consultancy Cebr say there is a “shift to the East”, but also blame “short-sighted overregulation, penal taxation and banker bashing”. Professional jobs have increased in Britain during the past year, but there are now fewer electricians, plumbers and cops, a study shows.

NEWTS HIT ROAD

A £2.6million bypass can not go ahead until new homes have been built for newts found on the site. Strict wildlife laws mean the endangered Great Crested Newts must rehomed first. So now Cheshire East council is racing to dig eight ponds for the rare amphibians before work on the planned Crewe Green link road begins next October. A Cheshire Wildlife Trust spokesman said: “This is an important stronghold for the newts.”


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SLUDGE SPARKS BIKINI CRISIS I’m feeling lots wetter now . . Helen showers under waterfall after her meltdown on telly

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Myleene’s cozzie No1

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JUNGLE beauty Helen Flanagan clings to her bikini top as she goes skimpy dipping — in the camp’s only clean water.

MYLEENE Klass has been voted ultimate I’m A Celebrity bikini babe by Sun readers. Her 2006 shower, left, in a white twopiece took a 35 per cent share among the 20,290 who voted. The star greeted the news with a celebratory “Whoop!” tweet.

The ex-Corrie star showed off her stunning curves under the waterfall shower as it was revealed that the I’m A Celebrity bathing pool is now full of stinking sludge after heavy rain.

The filth flood sparked panic among show bosses, who feared Helen, 22, and former Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts, 31, would be reluctant to strip down to their swimsuits for a dip. Last night an ITV source said: “The creek is full to bursting with disgusting, swampy brown water — it looks absolutely vile. Plus, now the weather is humid again the smell is likely to get pretty bad.” But luckily for TV chiefs — and plenty of viewers — the waterfall was untouched. The source added: “Thank goodness that water appears to be fine.” Helen may be hoping her shower visit will get her back in favour with the boys after she went into meltdown during her first night in the camp. The skittish actress screamed as she heard rats scuttling around and felt bugs on her face. And she later broke down in the Bushtucker Telegraph as she revealed she will bunk up

DARTS ace Eric Bristow last night branded all MPs as “liars”. Made In Chelsea’s Hugo Taylor had a dig at Nadine Dorries, saying: “Politicians should stick to the television that they have open to them.”

with EastEnders star Charlie Brooks, 31, for the second night running. Helen, who has had panic attacks in the past, sobbed: “It’s been emotionally draining and bless poor Charlie, I must be doing her head in. “She’s so nice — she said I could sleep with her tonight, so that’s good.” Helen added: “I’m knackered. I was here with my sleeping bag standing up thinking, ‘Oh my God, there are rats crawling around my bed and I’ve got to go to sleep. How do I do this?’ I completely freaked out.” And just when the actress thought it couldn’t get any worse campmates told her she would have to clean the loo. She insisted: “No one is allowed to do a two while they are here.” [email protected]

Cry babe . . . Corrie Helen

FIRST TRIAL FOR ‘MAD NAD’

VIEWERS have voted for Tory MP Nadine Dorries to do the first Bushtucker Trial — called Bug Burial. The politician, right, will be buried in a coffin packed with creepy crawlies for ten minutes as she goes head to head with telly beauty Helen Flanagan. Nadine, 55, was on losing team Snake Rock for the first challenge — and was forced to

spend all night camping in the bush. The Mid-Bedfordshire MP — suspended by the Conservative Party for failing to get permission to go on TV — said afterwards: “That was the worst night of my life.” Show hosts Ant and Dec called Nadine a woman “definitely off David Cameron’s Christmas card list”. They added: “Good evening Prime

Minister and the voting lines for the trials are coming up very shortly.” She says she DID tell Tory bosses she would be on the show. Her blog on the Conservative Home website yesterday said she insists she told the whip’s office she’d be off for up to a month.” She also said she will donate her parliamentary salary while she’s away to kids’ charities. MPs earn around £1,250 a week before tax.

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COLIN Baker was fed up at having to sleep on a beach full of spiders. The former Doctor Who said: “I must confess I wasn’t expecting to sleep on the floor — it’s probably full of 19ft tarantulas.”

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Busted Beeb BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten got one thing right yesterday. There must be a total overhaul of the humiliated Corporation. And that must begin with his own departure. Patten represents all that is worst about public sector complacency. He says the BBC is bogged down by employing more senior managers than the Chinese Communist Party. But the obvious solution — getting rid of most of them — does not occur to him. Nothing can ever come right at the BBC while Patten is there. He appointed useless buck-passer George Entwistle so shares responsibility for his disastrous reign. How can he be trusted not to choose another dimwit as his stooge? The Beeb has a lot of programming to be proud of. But let’s also remember things were going wrong long before Entwistle was destroyed by the Newsnight scandals. It has ignored public anger at outrageous salaries and expenses. It trivialised the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and makes no bones about its pro-Labour bias. As the broadcasting arm of the muck-raking Guardian newspaper it demands regulation for the Press. Yet who is regulating the BBC when it smears the innocent? Its army of pompous panjandrums, basking in pantomime titles and up to their ears in the trough, have taken us for a ride long enough. Their day of reckoning has arrived. And let’s get rid of the idea that only a BBC insider can be Director General. What’s wrong with a tough outsider rather than another Corporation duffer? Given recent events, we’d trust Pudsey the bear to do better. The one person never to trust is preening, preposterous Lord Patten.

Silent salute

ACROSS Britain we fell silent to remember the glorious dead of the Forces. From Whitehall to country churchyards, tributes were paid. And even on Remembrance Sunday, another hero was added to the roll call of the fallen. A British soldier, shot by a rogue Afghan trooper in Helmand. It is tragic but poignant that he made the ultimate sacrifice on the day we honoured those who have done so before him. Past and present, we salute them all.

Tower shower

ORF with his head. A daring thief breaks in to the Tower of London — home of the Crown Jewels — and steals the keys from under the noses of guards. It’s all very embarrassing for Beefeaters who run the place. Clearly they need to beef up security.

Press can get it wrong but we must be free to hold people to account WE all make mistakes. To err is human . . . and it comes at a price.

The News of the World made a big mistake by hacking phones. It paid with its life. The Guardian made a mistake by wrongly claiming the News of the World deleted Milly Dowler’s phone messages, thus giving her family false hope. The price paid by the Guardian after repeating this damaging false assertion was a one-paragraph correction on Page 34. Gordon Brown made a mistake, if that is the right word, by claiming under parliamentary privilege that The Sun had blagged his son’s medical records. The price was to raise doubts about his state of mind which persist to this day, especially within the Labour Party. Most people swiftly concluded he was not telling the full story — except The Guardian, which used it all over Page One and later made another small apology. David Cameron made a mistake when he panicked over these blunders and ordered Lord Justice Leveson’s sweeping probe into newspaper culture, practices and ethics. The price is incalculable, encompassing the future of free speech, a free press and,

some might argue, the foundations of modern democracy. It risks spilling over into a new legal framework for newspapers already covered by draconian libel laws, injunctions and established criminal laws. The police made a mistake by failing to apply and pursue those criminal laws sufficiently to satisfy those who seek to curb bad behaviour by some journalists. The price is a £40millionplus probe by 250 Met and other police and retired officers to sift evidence which might — or might not — result in charges against 100 arrested journalists. The Sun made a mistake when it swallowed lies peddled about the Hillsborough tragedy by the most senior police officers at the scene of the crime. The BBC made a mistake by joining the witch-hunt against News International from its assumed position on the moral high ground. The price it paid was to be caught red-handed doing

worse things than phone hacking. The BBC, even more than its sanctimonious newspaper cousin The Guardian, has been caught with its hypocritical pants wrapped round its ankles. For all its posturing, the publicly-funded broadcaster proved long before Savile that it is as vulnerable to human error as any other organisation.

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Outrageously, it fiddled film footage to portray the Queen as having lost her temper while taking part in a BBC documentary. It used the same trick on respected Tory MP Andrew Tyrie, forcing an on-air apology, and on clothing firm Primark, which was wrongly accused of slave labour. You might spot a trend here . . . Tories, capitalists, News International. Have no doubt, this is political. These are examples of journalism the BBC and The

WE all make mistakes (Part 2). The BBC’s error in the McAlpine catastrophe was to rely on unchecked info from the so-called Bureau Of Investigative Journalism. Among the bureau’s trustees is Sir David Bell, ex-chairman of the Media Standards Trust, from which sprang the Hacked Off campaign for strict new press laws. Sir David is a key adviser to the Leveson inquiry into press standards. Small world . . .

Guardian love to denounce from their pulpit as our selfappointed moral conscience when a tabloid is at fault. As I say, we ALL make mistakes. Both the BBC and The Guardian have paid sleuths to spy on citizens whose private lives and financial affairs were unjustifiably invaded. A Guardian hack confesses he hacked phones. Its revered columnist George Monbiot has just apologised for stoking the McAlpine paedophile witch-hunt. But for all its faults, the Guardian does a good job of holding its opponents to account. In politics, information is power. The journalist’s job is to find it and print it. Mistakes will be made, as the BBC has found to its cost. Hapless director general George Entwistle has paid the price. Pointless chairman Chris Patten should follow, accompanied by a few other suits. That should be enough. We don’t want to kill the BBC. But neither should we kill our free press or limit its right to publish information those in power would conceal. If we are not careful, that’s where we are heading.


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Quit . . . Petraeus

Handsoff my man, CIA lover told ‘rival’ By PETE SAMSON US Editor

THE mistress of shamed CIA boss David Petraeus sent emails to an alleged love rival warning: “Stay away from my guy.” Married mum-of-two Paula Broadwell, 40, told Jill Kelley, 37: “I know what you did.” Then she added: “Back off.” Former US general Petraeus, 60 — married for 37 years — quit on Friday over his adulterous relationship. The FBI found Broadwell’s emails after Jill, who lives in Florida and is the State Department’s liaison with the military’s Joint Special Operations Command, complained. The official said: “Broadwell clearly thought she was in a lovers’ triangle.” But last night Jill said she and her family “have been friends with General Petraeus and his family for over five years.” Broadwell, who wrote a gushing biography on Petraeus, was due to have celebrated her 40th birthday with a party this weekend. But her hubby Scott cancelled it.

Dad died rescuing fire dog

CROWN JEWELS

MAIN GATE

Thief entered here

Historic . . Tower of London — showing Crown Jewels’ location and where thief got in. Above: Execution block on display there

Fiasco as raider scales gates and grabs keys A THIEF broke into the Tower of London and stole guards’ keys in an astonishing security blunder.

A DEVOTED dad was killed after he ran back into his burning house to save his daughter’s dog. Milan Zumrik, 55, had escaped the blaze along with his wife and daughter Gabriela. He then tried to save the dog which had alerted the family to the fire. Neighbour Stephen Reid told an inquest Slovakian Mr Zumrik walked back in. Mr Reid said: “I went after him but I felt a scorching heat. I saw Milan walk into a bright light. That’s the last I saw of him.” The dog died in the blaze in Corby, Northants. Experts said it was probably started by a cigarette. Verdict: Accident.

HOT TEMPER

Angry Ida Uspenskaya, 29, set fire to 12 sheds, saunas and garages after falling out with her neighbours in Samara, Russia.

TRAITORS’ GATE

The raider scaled two huge gates then ransacked a metal box that was meant to have been locked at a sentry post.

Guards . . . the famous Beefeaters

He was spotted but amazingly got clean away — as guards unable to leave their posts radioed for help only to be ignored. The heavy bunch of keys included ones to unlock DRAWBRIDGES plus others for conference rooms and the restaurant. Tower chiefs were forced to spend thousands urgently changing the locks. Last night they were said to be “livid”. Officials insisted after the Met launched a huge hunt for the raider that the Crown Jewels were never at risk of being stolen. But they admitted security procedures “were not carried out to the expected standard”. The iconic

NEW BABY BOOM

THE biggest baby boom for 40 years is expected to be recorded this year — after maternity cuts hit hospitals. Early figures suggest more than 700,000 babies will have been born in England, the highest total since 1971, say the Royal College of Midwives. NHS services were being slashed as

4,600 more babies were born between January and March than last year. Cathy Warwick, RCM chief exec, said: “The baby boom is restarting with renewed vigour. The demand this is placing on the NHS is enormous.” The RCM estimates the UK is short of 5,150 full-time equivalent midwives.

Sun THIEF Zhang Lu, 32, spent £100 on car-breaking lessons from a master crook — but locked himself in on his first job and was caught in Wenzhou, China.

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By MIKE SULLIVAN

fortress — notorious for housing prisoners about to be beheaded — is famously guarded by the Yeoman Warders, or Beefeaters. They are backed up by a private security firm. A spokesman for Historic Royal Palaces, which runs the Tower, said: “A staff disciplinary procedure is under way.” A source said of the Bonfire Night burglary fiasco: “Security was a total shambles. The burglar climbed over the Front Gate then got over another gate and found a metal box with the keys inside. “The box is supposed to be kept locked at all times but it was open. “It went from bad to worse. Guards saw him but could not leave their positions to chase him. “They tried to radio a night watchman but got no response.” [email protected]

Not the first Bloody time

THE shock raid comes 341 years after the Crown Jewels WERE nicked — by a mallet-wielding Irishman.

Colonel Thomas Blood, below, smashed the keeper of the Jewel House, where the treasures are still stored, over the head. He then squashed down the State Crown of Charles II to shove it under his cloak. The 1671 raid flopped when the notorious but dashing desperado was captured trying to flee. Bafflingly the King gave him a pardon.

COPS’ BRAKES CUT

SIX cop vehicles had their brakes cut outside a police headquarters. The motors — three squad cars, two CCTV vans and a Land Rover — were vandalised over a period of eight days. Officers only noticed the damage when dashboard warning lights came on as they went to drive off at Sussex

Police HQ in Lewes. Inspector Jonathan Greetham said: “This is being investigated in the same way any other spate of vehicle crimes would be. “Fortunately no one has been hurt — but malicious tampering with vehicles can have devastating consequences for the driver and members of the public.”

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NATION’S SILENCE TO REMEMBER WAR DEAD Hospital . . . where killer was taken

SOLDIER IS KILLED Continued from Page One

UK soldiers — when the rebel opened fire. His comrades returned fire, hitting the killer, who was taken to Camp Bastion where he was not expected to last the night. The MoD confirmed that a soldier with the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland had been killed in an “insider attack” at Patrol Base Shawqat, in the Nad-e Ali district. His family have been informed. Task Force Helmand spokesman Major Laurence Roche said he was “very sorry” to report the death. He added: “This is incredibly sad news for the battalion and everyone serving in Task Force Helmand. As we mark Remembrance this weekend, our thoughts now turn to the soldier’s family and friends whose loss is so much greater than ours.” The tragedy is the latest in a series of so-called “green on Badge . . . Scots blue” attacks — where rogue Afghans target Our Boys — and brings the total number of deaths to 12 this year, and 21 since operations began in 2001. Just two weeks ago, two Gurkhas were shot dead by a man in an Afghan police uniform at a checkpoint in Helmand. And in September Pte Tom Wroe, 18, and Sgt Gareth Thursby, 29, were killed by a rogue policeman who lured them with a fake injury before shooting them. A total of 438 UK servicemen and women have died in Afghanistan.

Solemn . . . Miliband, Clegg and PM yesterday Poignant . . . our troops in Lashkar Gah, Helmand

We shall never forget . . . crowds in London Close . . . Charles chats with old soldiers in Auckland

Across the ages . . . pipe-smoking Army veteran Ted Parsons, 77, salutes fallen heroes in London — along with Henry Hodo, three, who tried on a Navy cap

Pain is etched on their faces . . Kate fights back tears as the Queen shuts her eyes yesterday Personal tribute . . . William lays a wreath and dedication at the Cenotaph in London By DAVID WILLETTS, Deputy Defence Editor

AT exactly eleven o’clock a hush descended.

From Auckland to Afghanistan, from London to the Falklands, our war dead were remembered.

Guests . . . Chelsea pensioners meet Liverpool stars

And on the Foreign Office balcony overlooking the Cenotaph, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, was visibly moved. The Queen shut her eyes in silent thought as Prince Philip stared resolutely ahead. The two-minute silence was marked perfectly. You could have heard a leaf drop. After the Last Post rang out, the Queen, Prince Philip and Prince William laid wreaths at the Cenotaph. Prince Harry is currently serving in

Sombre . . . Prince Philip pays respects

Kate’s so emotional as Afghanistan flying his Apache attack helicopter. RAF officer William’s floral tribute was dedicated to Lieutenant Joanna Dyer, 24, a fellow Sandhurst cadet killed in Iraq in 2007, and Major Alexis Roberts, 32, the Prince’s platoon commander at the academy, killed in Afghanistan the same year. Prime Minister David Cameron, his deputy Nick Clegg and Labour leader Ed Miliband also laid wreaths. This year Remembrance Sunday fell on November 11 — the date of the armistice that ended World War I. In

London, 10,000 veterans marched past the Cenotaph. Lieutenant Colonel Zac Stenning, Commanding Officer of 3 Yorks, was at the service in the capital. His battalion returned from Helmand just last week. They lost ten men, including five in one incident when a Warrior armoured personnel carrier was destroyed by a bomb. He said: “It is that single day in the year when we stand together and as a nation we remember the commitment of our men and women of the Armed Forces not only as soldiers today but of

Royals lead 11/11 tribute the past.” The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall attended a ceremony in Auckland as part of their Jubilee tour of New Zealand. The Duke of Kent was also overseas, representing the Queen at a service in the Falklands. In Portsmouth, thousands lined the streets to remember the fallen, including the 913 killed during the Falklands War 30 years ago. A gun from HMS Nelson was fired to start and end the two-minute silence. City council leader Gerald Jackson said: “Remembrance Sunday allows

us to remember those who proudly fought for their country, for our rights and the lives we’re all able to lead today, and give thanks to them.” In Northern Ireland, the Republic’s Taoiseach Enda Kenny attended a service in Enniskillen on the 25th anniversary of the IRA bomb attack that killed 12 people. Meanwhile, at Stamford Bridge Chelsea pensioners were given a guard of honour by Chelsea and Liverpool players before their Premier League game. [email protected]

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FOR the first time thousands of people also respected the two-minute silence on Twitter — abstaining from posting messages for a period of reflection. The idea was spread using the hashtag @£2minutesilence.

Respect . . Alice Bruce at Cenotaph in great grand-dad’s medals

Yorkshire grit . . . Ben yesterday

Ben so brave OUR most seriously hurt war hero defied doctors to walk on crutches and lay a wreath yesterday. Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, 28, suffered multiple injuries from a landmine in Afghanistan six years ago. The memorial was in his hometown, Doncaster in South Yorks.

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Voted off . . District3

District3 lose out to Union

JUDGE Tulisa Contostavlos has dragged the X Factor into fresh controversy — by smoking backstage.

By KATIE EARLAM

DISTRICT3 lost the battle of the boybands last night after a singoff with rivals Union J. Louis Walsh refused to send either of his acts home but they got the boot when Gary Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger saved Union J. Gary said it was District3’s “worst performance to date”. But mentor Louis insisted they were a “ready-made pop act”. Afterwards band member Gregory West said: “We hope that it’s not the last from us.” Jahmene Douglas is now the bookies’ favourite ahead of Ella Henderson. Rylan Clarke is the outsider on 33/1.

The star often has sneaky cigs and parties in her dressing room at the show’s Wembley studios.

But bosses have received a council letter warning that the former N-Dubz singer is breaking the 2006 Health Act, which bans smoking at work. Tulisa — accused on TV of having “fag ash breath” by Gary Barlow — now faces a telling-off. A source said:

Folk star . . . Sheeran

Ed guest spot was recorded X FACTOR fans were left confused as it emerged last night’s Ed Sheeran guest performance was taped. Footage of the folk star playing new single Give Me Love aired half an hour before his sellout gig in Newcastle. Viewers were never told it was “live” — but host Dermot O’Leary introduced the footage by saying: “Time for our second guest now.” Bosses have admitted the performance was recorded at around 5pm. Viewer Jason Steele tweeted: “I’m confused, is X factor live or not??” It followed news that One Direction’s performance on Saturday’s show was also recorded.

TULISA proves she’s a genuine diva — by donning a classy frock worn by Shirley Bassey. The 75-year-old Goldfinger singer stepped out in the glitzy number, right, for a Children In Need bash at the Royal Albert Hall in London three years ago. And urban star Tulisa, 24, pulled off the look on The X Factor this weekend. Looks like Shirley isn’t the last of the Big Spenders after all . . .

CLOTGUN PIC Sun TWO burglars were caught after taking photos of themselves with a stolen gun. Karl O’Kill, of Tongwynlais, South Wales, and Liam Bolton, of Treboeth, nicked the legally-owned shotgun from a house in Cardiff. Cops found the pics on a mobile after O’Kill was arrested for a different burglary. The 19-year-olds got four years’ jail at Swansea Crown Court.

COPS hunting a would-be thief have accused him of a “fashion faux-pas” after he tried to rob a Nando’s wearing socks with sandals in Southend, Essex.

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BIG C ‘BATH’

A LANDMARK cancer treatment that “bathes” the liver in chemotherapy has been used in Britain for the first time. The procedure — called chemosaturation therapy — diverts blood past the liver so a higher dose can be used. Dr Brian Stedman — who carried out the treatment at Southampton General Hospital — called it “truly groundbreaking”.

EXCLUSIVE By JEN BLACKBURN

“Bosses aren’t happy that she’s causing trouble.” Meanwhile finalists are fuming — at being paid £50 a week. Essex contestant Rylan Clark, 24, whinged: “It’s not even enough to cover one of my waxes.” But a source said: “The X Factor is a talent show and not considered employment. Bosses provide everything on top of the £50 — including accommodation, food and travel.” [email protected]

N-Stubz . . . Tulisa

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FURY ATSAS SNIPER’S TROPHY GUN JAILING By STEPHEN MOYES

A BRAVE SAS sniper honoured by the Iraqi Army has been jailed amid uproar — simply for keeping the pistol he was presented with. Sgt Danny Nightingale, 37, was caged for 18 months at a court martial despite evidence he did not even know he still had the trophy.

Crack soldier . . . Sgt Nightingale. Right, his elite regiment’s badge

Presentation piece . . Glock 9mm like Iraqis’ gift

My hero . . . Danny and Sally at their wedding

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MAGICIAN Jordan Barker, 16, threw a playing card 13.1m (42.9ft) up in the air to smash the previous world record of 8.6m in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

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Comrades packed it up with his gear and sent it on to him after he accompanied home the coffins of two close pals killed in a helicopter crash. The Glock 9mm was still in its unopened box when cops discovered it at temporary digs he was sharing — by which time the sarge was battling brain damage that affected his memory. Last night wife Sally, 38, told of the dad-of-two’s hell after he admitted illegally having a weapon, expecting a rap on the knuckles. She said: “It’s no way to treat a hero. He was devastated and kept saying, ‘I’m not going to see my girls for 18 months’. This has torn apart our family.” The mum and daughters Mara, five, and Alys, two, now face losing their home in Crewe, Cheshire.

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Horrified Tory MP Patrick Mercer vowed to raise the “gross miscarriage of justice” with the Defence Secretary. Danny’s dad Humphrey, 64 — a retired farmer — said in Linford, Hants: “It’s unbelievable. Danny has given his life to this country over 17 years. “He only accepted the pistol from anti-terrorist forces in Iraq because it would have been rude to turn down the gift.” His son had planned to frame the gun and present it to his regiment. But he suffered brain damage after collapsing on a 200-mile charity trek in Brazil — and spending three days in a coma. Judge Advocate Alistair McGrigor, who presided over the court martial, accepted expert testimony it led to memory loss. But he insisted the sergeant could not have forgotten having the gun. Danny’s commanding officer in Iraq, Lt Col Richard Williams, branded the sentence “a total betrayal of a man who dedicated his life to the service of his country”. Last night the MoD said: “We don’t comment on Special Forces.” [email protected]

TRAITOR PRAISE

TRAITOR spy George Blake was praised on his 90th birthday yesterday by Russia president Vladimir Putin. The father of four has lived in Moscow since escaping from jail in the UK in 1966, five years into a 42-year term for revealing MI6 secrets to the KGB. His espionage led to dozens, maybe hundreds, of anti-Soviet activists being executed. Putin said the double agent was “strong and courageous” and had “made a big contribution to preserving peace”.

Hero Sarge gets 1½yrs

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Gran’s no pushover GUTSY gran Rosemary Wetton was dragged along the ground when three muggers tried to snatch her handbag. The pensioner, 67, was left with cuts and bruises after refusing to let go. She said: “I know they say you should give them what they want but I was not brought up that way.” The teenagers finally overpowered Rosemary of Blackburn, Lancs — escaping with just £15. Cops called the yobs “cowards”.

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Mountain rescuers had to lower to safety nine students from Leicester who got stuck after a rock climb in Snowdonia.

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DJIBRIL CISSE could have been the fifth member of NO DOUBT at the EMAs. The QPR player was decked out in his own designs, including a long leather skirt. He said: “I just like whatever makes me feel good. “It would be nice to meet with KANYE WEST as he has great taste in clothes.” They both love a skirt.

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ROBBIE WILLIAMS will be a happy bloke today after scoring a chart double with his album and single. Despite being snubbed by bosses at Radio 1, his song Candy is spending a second week at No1. And his album Take The Crown also went straight to the top of the chart. Far from the champagne celebrations of old though, the new dad, left, is more likely to be found changing

1 (1) Candy Robbie Williams 2 (2) Beneath Your Beautiful Labrinth ft Emeli Sande 3 (–) I Found You The Wanted 4 (5) Skyfall Adele 5 (4) Don’t You Worry Child Swedish House Mafia ft John Martin 6 (7) Gangnam Style PSY 7 (3) Can You Hear Me (Ayayaya) Wiley ft Skepta, JME & Ms D 8 (8) Diamonds Rihanna 9 (–) Do You Think Of Me Misha B 10 (–) Shine Ya Light Rita Ora 11 (6) Sweet Nothing Calvin Harris ft Florence Welch 12 (–) Tidal Wave Sub Focus ft Alpines 13 (9) One More Night Maroon 5 14 (11) Latch Disclosure ft Sam Smith 15 (12) Ho Hey The Lumineers 16 (–) Your Body Christina Aguilera 17 (–) Drinking From The Bottle Calvin Harris ft Tinie Tempah 18 (16) Beauty And A Beat Justin Bieber ft Nicki Minaj 19 (10) We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together Taylor Swift 20 (–) I Won’t Give Up Jason Mraz

1 (–) Take The Crown Robbie Williams 2 (–) Magic Of The Movies Andre Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra 3 (–) Evolution JLS 4 (1) 18 Months Calvin Harris 5 (–) Stronger Together Military Wives 6 (3) Our Version Of Events Emeli Sande 7 (2) The Abbey Road Sessions Kylie Minogue 8 (9) Fall To Grace Paloma Faith 9 (7) Babel Mumford & Sons 10 (–) Opera Andrea Bocelli

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nappies and watching the footie highlights. Talking about fatherhood, he said: “The mum’s doing the Mother Earth thing with the boobs and the breast-feeding so I change nappies and nurse Teddy watching Match Of The Day. “Honestly, that was one of the most happiest moments of my life – me, baby and Match Of The Day.” He added: “I do a good line in burping and I make sure to cradle her in my arms – it’s very much Lion King stuff.” Look out for a cover of Hakuna Matata on Robbie’s next album.

ON this week’s episode of This Feeling TV, SUGGS took his chance to give the telly some welly out of our newly christened Crouchie’s Window. The MADNESS frontman shared a pint of Guinness and filled us in on what Buckingham Palace is like behind closed doors after the band’s brilliant Jubilee gig. To see him in action, as well as Slash Gordon with PROFESSOR GREEN and On The Road with THE VACCINES, tune in to The Sun website from 1pm. FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS and LIFE IN FILM played great sets, too.

M A X I M O PARK topped all the stories I’ve heard about ridiculous things that have happened at gigs on my Xfm show yesterday. Their tale involved a JCB driving into a mosh pit to save the band from a rain-filled stage canopy. Frontman PAUL SMITH told me: “We couldn’t believe what we were seeing. The JCB scooped out the water and saved the day.” Download the Smart On Sunday podcast for free from iTunes.

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ONE DIRECTION’s ZAYN MALIK has admitted he’s finding fame tough and not just because he can’t pop out without being mobbed. The Bradford lad says he’s also upset at not being able to hang out in a children’s playhouse. Asked what he missed about the old days, Zayn said: “The fact that you could literally go anywhere, say anything and no one will judge you for it. “Now, if I was seen going to do something stupid like go to a kids’ playhouse or something to be childish, people would look at me strangely.” He’s seen the stick the boys got for posing with Andrex puppies then. LITTLE MIX aren’t worried they’ll upset DE LA SOUL fans for covering Ring Ring Ring on their album. LEIGH-ANNE, from the band who have renamed the track How Ya Doin’?, said: “If anything, covering De La Soul will gain us older fans. It’s for the older generation. “We want to create an awareness about how good the Nineties were.” Leigh-Anne was born in 1991 – six months after the original was released.

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THIS get-up is a lot more modest than RIHANNA’s usual outfits. The Bajan star wore the black coat, ridiculous glasses and white shoes as she went wandering around New York over the weekend. With boots like that Rihanna won’t need to swap her footwear next time she goes bowling.

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SUPER-PRODUCER PAUL EPWORTH has had what can only be described as an absolute belter of a year. He picked up a couple of Grammys, penned Bond theme Skyfall with ADELE, and became a dad.

But if that wasn’t good enough, he’s now had a call from SIR PAUL McCARTNEY to work on new music together. The BEATLES legend has started sessions for a solo record, likely to be released next year, which is great news in itself. The longer he is writing and touring the better, as far as I’m concerned. I saw him play a three-hour set at the O2 last Christmas and it was one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen. KINGS OF LEON producer ETHAN JOHNS and MARK RONSON have also been involved in early sessions. Now he has Epworth on board and if it works out the results should be very

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RITA ORA was enjoying the chance to pull off a big-budget performance at the ceremony. She said: “It’s awesome. They let us do what we wanted.” That included standing under a shower of sparks with just an umbrella for protection. The Londoner also caught up with her heroes NO DOUBT. She said: “I saw them in the hotel lobby. They are my idols and I let them know that. I met GWEN STEFANI at the X Factor last week so now she recognises me, which is crazy.”

interesting. The Londoner helped to shape PLAN B’s The Defamation Of Strickland Banks album as well as FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE’s Lungs and Ceremonials. He also co-wrote songs such as Rolling In The Deep for Adele. And multi-instrumentalist Epworth has a great track record with bands too. He broke through working with bands BABYSHAMBLES, THE FUTUREHEADS and BLOC PARTY. That lead him to more mainstream acts and now he’s arguably the most in-demand producer in the world. Johns is up there with him thanks to his work with the Followills plus RYAN ADAMS, TOM JONES and THE VACCINES, and is another wise choice for Macca. McCartney’s last album Kisses On The Bottom, released earlier this year, was a collection of covers. So new material, for his first fully-fledged solo album since 2007, is good news. And getting Epworth and Johns involved will give the record a great combination of youth and experience. Exciting times.

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KIM KARDASHIAN was at the EMAs after spending the past few days in Blighty. And the reality star doesn’t think much of our grub. She said: “I don’t know if I’m the biggest fan. I prefer fashion to food over here.” Just as well ONE DIRECTION didn’t turn up to collect their gongs. Especially after she was told HARRY STYLES has a crush on her. She said: “Gosh – maybe I’ll call him.” Harry might want to brush up on some American recipes before then.

EITHER KANYE WEST was glued to his seat throughout last night’s EMAs or his missus is a calming influence on him. The rapper, who is dating KIM KARDASHIAN, managed not to storm the stage when TAYLOR SWIFT picked up three gongs at the ceremony in Frankfurt – he ruined her big moment at the VMAs in 2009 by interrupting her acceptance speech with a big old rant. Taylor won Best Female, Best Live and Best Look and sang her latest single, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, despite suffering with a bad throat caused by flu. Brit lads ONE DIRECTION bagged a brace – Best New and Biggest Fans – but sadly for fans they failed to make the show. And JUSTIN BIEBER managed a hat trick, winning Best World Stage, Best Pop and Best Male. But it was the pint-sized pop star’s record label colleague PSY who was the main attraction. The South Korean scooped the Best Video award for Gangnam Style. He performed the track live, complete with a cameo from Germany’s favourite celebrity, DAVID HASSELHOFF. And show host HEIDI KLUM made good on her promise to do the dance with him. Earlier, the supermodel had opened proceedings in a weird way – by being flushed down a toilet and ending up on stage. MUSE and THE KILLERS brought guitars to the event, with MATT BELLAMY and Co performing Madness and The Killers doing Runaways. And ALICIA KEYS put in an incredible performance with a medley of her hits. But she really was tempting fate by singing Girl On Fire beneath a gigantic burning hoop.

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Di’s pawn star cake A SLICE of Charles and Di’s 1981 wedding cake plus a piece from Wills and Kate’s nuptials were sold for £1,700 yesterday to an online pawnbroker. They went under the hammer at an “Icons and Idols” sale, where they were snapped up by website PawnUp.com. The most precious lot at the Los Angeles auction was Judy Garland’s 1939 dress from The Wizard Of Oz. An anonymous buyer paid £302,000. Other items up for sale included Steve McQueen’s racing jacket and a wool skirt worn by Marilyn Monroe in the movie River Of No Return. They fetched £31,000 each.

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SHOPPING for clothes has reduced one in five women to tears, a survey revealed yesterday. Reasons for crying are fearing they look overweight, because they can’t find the right outfit or from sheer exhaustion. Others moan of rude shop assistants and rows with impatient partners. The poll of 2,000 women also found they were frustrated by long queues for the changing rooms. TV star Coleen Nolan — ambassador for online clothes retailer Marisota who conducted the poll — said: “No female should ever be reduced to tears by shopping for clothes. It should be pleasurable.”


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THE SICKEST DOLL EVER

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EXCLUSIVE by JANE HAMILTON

Lifelike . . with care pack, right

A DOLL designed to look like a desperately ill premature baby wired up to breathing tubes has been slammed by charities. Manufacturers claim the lifelike creations — which cost up to £800 each online with intensive care packs priced at up to £35 extra — help parents of sick newborns cope. But charities blasted the growing trend, saying exporters of the American kits even profit from families who want to remember their DEAD babies. Sue Williams, of premature baby charity Adapt, said: “It’s sick. The dolls aren’t comforting. They only extend the grieving process.” A mother who lost one of her newborn twins posted on Netmums: “I’m disgusted. What kind of sick and twisted individual does this?”

RAIDER KILLS OAP Horror as grandad is stabbed six times By JACK ROYSTON A GRANDAD was murdered in his home by attacked when he disturbed a burglar who stabbed the intruder. His body was found by his him up to six times. wife Judith, 72, when she went

Probe . . . murder house

Detectives think Joseph Griffiths, 73, was viciously

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to investigate the their £1million

Victorian house in Fulham, West London at 6.20am on Saturday. Paramedics pronounced father of two Joseph dead. Neighbour Liam McIntyre, 27, said: “I was woken when I heard somebody shrieking.” Joseph still worked in the fam-

ily’s motor repair business. Car wash manager Mahmoud Fakhreddine said: “His son Mark told me his mother cannot talk because she is so shocked.” A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “There have been no arrests at this stage.”

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TRAGEDY OF SINGER’S FIRST BIG ROMANCE

Brave face . . yesterday

TV Gregg is all write after split MASTERCHEF’s Gregg Wallace signed books for fans yesterday as he shrugged off his split from model Cara Franco. The telly chef, 48, was at the BBC Good Food show at London’s Olympia after news emerged that Cara, 27, ended their five-month relationship last month. A pal of Cara said: “She doesn’t think he is over his ex-wife Heidi yet.” Heidi still lives in the marital home in Whitstable, Kent, with his two teenaged children.

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Eighty-five per cent of cat or dog owners display a pic of their pet at home or work, a poll found.

GEORGE MICHAEL’S childhood pal Andros Georgiou was one of the first to be told he was gay. Later he watched as George, who he calls Yog, fell for Brazilian Anselmo Feleppa, with him right. In the third day of our serialisation of Rock: The Luckiest Man In Pop, adapted by BEN JACKSON, Andros, 50, tells of the affair. He also describes the day he told George his beloved Anselmo was dead.

PAIN . . . singer in 1988 and, inset, with godson named after lover. Below, Andros

ONE day in 1988 when he was filming a video, George pulled me aside and told me very casually to meet him at our favourite Chinese restaurant.

When he walked in, he looked real nervous. It wasn’t until after several bottles of wine and we were both drunk that he just looked me right in the eye and said: “Andros, I have to tell you something. I am gay.” I was stunned. Why hadn’t he told me before? I ordered a double vodka and sat there for two hours while he poured his heart out. He said telling me was harder than it would be telling his parents (which he didn’t do for another six years). He admitted keeping the truth from me made it easier for him to keep it from everybody else, especially the fans. He had tears in his eyes. I asked about children, didn’t he want any? Yog said he had thought about it and it was a shame but he was a gay man and gay men didn’t have children.

Crying A few years later, in 1991, Yog went to Rio on tour, me with him. Rio changed Yog’s life forever. It was there he met a truly wonderful person, Anselmo Feleppa. From the start, we just all took to him. He just had IT. After the tour, Yog moved back to LA and Anselmo went with him. Then, on one trip back to England, Yog looked at me, breaking down, crying hysterically. I jumped up and hugged him. He told me: “Anselmo has got Aids.” He didn’t know what to do. How could the love of his life just die? I just looked at him and said, “Are you OK? Have you got Aids?” I felt sick as I said it. “No,” was his answer. Thank God. Yog had kept this secret for nearly six months at Anselmo’s insistence. The next few months were difficult, not being able to discuss any of this with Anselmo himself. I was so worried about Yog the entire time. The thought of him contracting Aids never left my mind. In 1993, Anselmo went on a trip back to Rio to see his family. I was with Yog in LA. A couple of days later, his friend Lucia called. Anselmo had been admitted to hospital and it wasn’t good. Yog wanted to go to him immediately but

we decided to wait a few days. Then the phone went and it was Anselmo. Yog took the call in his room. When he came out, he looked upset. Anselmo was far from OK but we still thought it would pass and he’d be well enough to come home to LA. A few days later, when Lucia called again. I was the one who picked up the phone at Yog’s place and all I could hear was crying. “I knew right then, she didn’t have to tell me Anselmo had died. The actual cause of death was a brain haemorrhage. “YOG!” I yelled. He came running. He got halfway across the lounge when he saw my face.

He collapsed. The day after Anselmo passed, my wife Jackie told me she was pregnant. I couldn’t believe the timing, I took this as a sign — as one life leaves, another one arrives. Nine months later Harrison Anselmo Georgiou was born, named in honour of one of the nicest people you could ever want to meet, and, of course, Yog was to be his godfather. Anselmo was buried within 24 hours of his death. George and I and others flew out. Anselmo’s family people lived up in the mountains and still they had heard of George Michael and, now, this world superstar was sitting in their lounge, crying over their son. [email protected] l Rock: The Luckiest Man In Pop – An Autobiography by Andros Georgiou is available on Amazon (or androsgeorgiou.com)

Arrest . . . Jack Wall

Man, 22, is held in hunt for teen girl By MIRANDA PRYNNE

A MAN wanted in connection with the suspected murder of a teenage girl was arrested yesterday after handing himself in to cops. Jack Wall, 22, walked into a police station when detectives appealed for him to contact them. Police are hunting for Amelia Arnold, 19, who lived with Wall in Stevenage, Herts. She was last seen on Wednesday. They issued a statement after Wall’s arrest on suspicion of murder saying the search was now concentrated on the home the couple shared. Cops are also quizzing a man of 41 arrested yesterday and confirmed that significant evidence had been found in Welwyn Garden City. Det Chief Insp Tim Redfearn said: “Amelia’s family are extremely distraught and desperate for information. We appeal to anyone with information to contact us.”

A model dad at 96

THE world’s oldest dad has become a MODEL — at the age of 96. Farmer Ramjeet Raghav — who had his second son last month — will be the face of a campaign pushing the benefits of a meat-free diet for animal rights group PETA. Vegetarian Raghav, from Haryana, India, had his first son in 2010 when he was a mere 94. PETA’s Benazir Suraiy said: “He credits his virility to his diet.”

AN MP who won’t let Brit EXCLUSIVE by BRIAN FLYNN Investigations Editor university students work Sun rumbled his office’s as unpaid interns has been arrangement with the comusing ones from America — pany recruiting freebie staff. He at first DENIED links to who pay a US firm up to profit-making Global Experi£6,200 for the privilege. ences, which touts packages to Labour’s ex-junior minister Barry Gardiner, 55, was left squirming last night as The

American students that include a prestigious job reference from the Brent North MP after three months’ working for nothing at

FIREFIGHTERS tackle a blaze that destroyed a £2.8million mansion in London’s most exclusive road. The Russian owners of the six-bedroom pile on what has been dubbed “Billionaire’s Row” escaped unharmed. A house on The Bishops Avenue in Highgate, North London, went on the market for £100million this summer. Homeowners include the Sultan of Brunei and Britain’s richest man, Lakshmi Mittal. Cops said it was too early to know if the early hours blaze was suspicious.

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A third of Brits lead separate home lives to their families as they can’t stand the same TV shows, a survey by E.on found.

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the House of Commons. Mr Gardiner then admitted the firm had placed five students with him in the past two years — but insisted he did NOT get a cut. The MP — slated in the expenses scandal — said he was shocked to learn they had been charged at all, slamming it as “reprehensible”. Insisting it was news to him, he vowed: “I assure you I will have no further dealings whatso-

ever with Global Experiences.” The outfit told a Sun reporter posing as the rich mum of a student interested in one of four internships it currently offers with him: “It’s one of our top placements so it is competitive.” An employee also hinted other MPs use the firm’s services. Tory Bob Blackman branded it “an outrage”. [email protected]

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DUDE GETS NUDE TO PAINT FOOD Answers . . . Christian

£60k on pub quiz machine

Paint what it seems . . . meat and two veg

Fry-opener . . . but this fried egg isn’t real

Party piece . . . painting of birthday cake

Roll master . . . Dutch artist Tjalf at work

By JAMES BEAL

TRIVIA buff Christian Drummond earns £60,000 a year — playing pub quiz machines. Christian, 40, has no other income but wins enough to pay all his bills, with plenty left over for holidays abroad. Christian, who has a degree in English Literature, turned to “quizzing” while struggling to find work in the recession. He reckons he has visited 10,000 pubs and says: “If I run out of pubs in one city, I just head to another.” Christian, of Brighton, East Sussex, has memorised all 500 Dickens characters, the number of sets in every Wimbledon final and the population of African cities. He said: “My wife didn’t believe what I do at first but she’s fine with it now.”

Car kids are sexist

KIDS as young as five are biased against women drivers, a survey found. Most children say their dad is better than mum at driving and parking. But kids reckon mums still make better car companions, perhaps because they are more likely to swear at other drivers. Parents’ bad choice of music was top “hate” in the RAC poll of kids aged five to seven. The chance to eat sweets was the best thing about car journeys.

LAGER THAN LIFE

Docs cut a 44lb tumour from a man who thought it was his beer belly in Altenburger, Germany.

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Grub art looks just like real thing

THIS ham roll may look good enough to eat but it tastes like paper. And that’s because it is. The snack and other mouthwatering creations on this page are all the work of Dutch artist Tjalf Sparnaay, 58. And rather than paint nudes like Van Gogh he likes to portray everyday objects — food in particular — while in the nude himself. He says: “My inspiration comes to me when I get naked and take long hot showers.” Anyone for a sausage sarnie? [email protected]

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COPS, doctors and cabbies use their own slang words and phrases to keep the public in the dark.

But a brilliant new book has let us in on the secret code. So now we know police officers in uniform are called lids, while ones thought of as lazy by colleagues are dubbed Olympic torches. The geriatric ward is known by doctors as the departure lounge and London cabbies call the Houses of Parliament the Gasworks. They are not the only ones — voiceover artists call a dramatic, long pause a . . . Clarkson. Here are some of the best from Charlie Croker’s book Terms Of Employment: POLICE: Olympic torch – a lazy officer who stays in the station (the torch never goes out). Also known as a Gurkha (“takes no prisoners”); Lids – uniformed officers. CITY TRADERS: Pump and dump – talk up a share’s price so you can sell it at a quick profit. The opposite is bash and dash. CABBIES: Lady Godiva – a fiver; Commodore – £15 (because it’s Three Times A Lady). BOOKIES: Bismarck – a favourite that’s secretly expected to lose (it’ll get sunk). AUCTIONEERS: Bid off the wall – take a fictitious bid from an imaginary person purely to push up the price. COMPUTER ENGINEERS: PICNIC – Problem In Chair, Not In Computer. CAR SALESMEN: Wind and skin – air conditioning and leather upholstery. If a car lacks the first it’s a Kojak – no ’air. HOSPITAL STAFF: Departure lounge – the geriatric ward. If it’s announced a patient’s moved to Rose Cottage, it means they’ve died. LAWYERS: White wig – newly-qualified barrister. AD EXECS: Blue boat – a deliberately useless component of an advert, inserted so a picky client can demand its removal. The term comes from Scotch whisky ads, where an ugly blue boat would be put in the middle of a loch. OFFICE MANAGERS: Topless meeting – one where laptops and mobile phones are banned to make sure everyone concentrates. VOICEOVER ARTISTS: Clarkson – the pause before the final words, in the style of the Top Gear presenter and Sun columnist. Eg: “The best shampoo . . . your hair could wish for.” CHEFS: Give the food some radar love in the bat cave – cook it in a microwave. POLITICIANS: Neverendum – a series of referendums held until the government get the result they want. l Terms Of Employment by Charlie Croker is published by Random House (£12.99)

Ma traps net sicko

A SICKO dad who targeted dozens of young girls on Facebook was caught after a mum posed as her 14-year-old daughter on the website. Supermarket worker Stephen Woolley, 27, of Luddenden, West Yorks, admitted 25 charges relating to grooming and was jailed for five years at Bradford Crown Court. The mother said: “The messages he was sending were disgusting.”

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LOTTERY mega-millionaires Adrian and Gillian Bayford have splashed out on a “Downton Abbey-style” mansion. The £6million pad is a listed stately home set in acres of glorious countryside.

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Archaeologists say they may have found the remains of a villa that belonged to King Arthur in Krilo Jesenice, Croatia.

THIS hippopotamus was game for a staring contest when two children stopped by its tank for a visit. The curious animal looked on as kids toured an underwater viewing platform at Bioparc in Valencia, Spain. Local administrator Cesar March, 39, took the eyepopping picture. He said: “This hippo was a naturally curious creature just like most children.”

They will need to take on staff to manage the estate. Second-hand music store boss Adrian, 41, and former care assistant Gillian, 40, who won August’s £148.6million rollover jackpot, Moving . . the Bayfords are not moving far from their present home in Haverhill, Suffolk. The Sun has agreed to keep the mansion’s address secret. One local said: “They’re moving up in the world — it’s like Downton Abbey. We look forward to welcoming them.” [email protected]

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Mrs Soap extra dies BRITAIN’S oldest soap actress has died just before her 101st birthday. Widow Lottie Goodwin was an Emmerdale extra until she was 99. The great gran was seen in the Woolpack Inn hundreds of times and had small parts in Corrie. Lottie, of Altrincham, Cheshire, was also in Brookside and Hollyoaks. Emmerdale star Chris Chittell said: “She was one of those people that you felt drawn to.”

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STARS’ ROMANCE MAY BE GOING COLD BUT NOT ON SCREEN

EYE disease sufferers can be helped by iPads, researchers have found. The tablet computers improve the speed and ease of reading for people with poor vision. Those with moderate vision loss can increase their reading speed by 15 words per minute. Dr Daniel Roth, who led the study in New Jersey, US, said: “It will improve lives at relatively low cost.”

ANONY-MOUSE

A third of Brits would rather deal with a website than a real person, a poll shows — and 73 per cent prefer banking online.

FANGTASTIC. . . as Edward

KISS FROM THE VAMPIRE . . . Bella and Edward in passionate clinch

HUNKY . . . R-Patz shirtless

LOOKING AHEAD . . . to fresh challenges

ROBERT PATTINSON’s reallife romance with his Twilight co-star turned very chilly recently – yet on screen things between them are scorching. The British actor ditched longterm girlfriend Kristen Stewart after she was snapped kissing another man.

The pair are said to be back together after Robert, who temporarily moved out of their shared LA home, forgave Kristen. Even so relations seem to be cooler after the events of the past few months, unlike the passion the couple generate as Twilight lovers Edward Cullen and Bella Swan. In Breaking Dawn Part 2 — the last film of a series which has taken more than £1.5billion at the box office — they steam up the screen with “the greatest vampire sex ever”. Robert promises the newlyweds’ loving is pretty full-on . . . for a film deemed suitable for 12-year-olds. The 26-year-old heartthrob says: “The sex is a lot wilder and more intense but I think it works better. “We wanted to do something different, we had to figure ways to make it sexy even though it’s supposed to

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be 12A. The idea was for us to have the greatest vampire sex ever.” That proved slightly awkward at times — especially as acting out the bedroom thrills got him, Kristen and the rest of the crew giggling. Robert admits: “It’s awkward doing close-ups in front of a big crew with the camera operator in your face and you’re supposed to show ultimate ecstasy. Kristen and I would start to laugh and the cameraman was laughing, too.”

Quizzed

There hasn’t been too much laughter for the pair off screen recently. Kristen, 22, often looked glum after the revelations about her fling with Snow White And The Huntsman director Rupert Sanders. Meanwhile, Robert has deftly changed the subject when quizzed about their relationship. But he knows such questions are all part and parcel of life in the spotlight. He says: “If you’re a performer, and that’s essentially what an actor is, you are performing for an audience. So you can’t whine and moan

about the fact that you’ve accomplished what you set out to do, which is to attract a following for your work.” Breaking Dawn Part 2 opens here on Friday and after attending various premieres the sun will finally set on Robert’s Twilight career. Recalling the last day of shooting, he says: “It was hilarious considering we spent the entire series filming in the most miserable conditions in Canada. “Then we ended up on a beach in the Caribbean filming for two days. “It was fun. It was also a smaller crew and it was just me and Kristen. “We literally did the last shot as the sun was coming up in St Thomas in the Virgin Islands and everyone stayed on the set to take in the sunrise. “It was a wonderful way to end things.” After making five Twilight films in as many years R-Patz is glad to be moving on. He says: “I’m looking forward to working with new directors and playing many different kinds of characters. Playing Edward

was frustrating for me because it was difficult to give him as much vulnerability as I would have liked because he can’t die and he can’t suffer the way humans do.” What advice does he wish he had been given five years ago? Referring to all those barechested scenes, he replies: “Start drinking vodka instead of beer and try to get a sixpack as early as possible.” The films sparked a fanatical following, with devotees having their own nickname, Twihards. Robert says: “It’s crazy how intense people are. I don’t know how long it will last. It would be insane if there’s the same tenacity in 15 years.” When the first Twilight film was released in 2008, Londoner Robert, who now lives

in California, attracted far more attention in the United States. Now he says the interest is just as intense in Britain — but the comments can be crueller. He says: “I used to be able to be in England and be fine. No one had any idea who I was. It came later in England. “Now, it’s relatively similar. But I get a lot more abuse in England. That’s just a general English attitude. I did the same thing to famous people. It’s just your instinct.” Between making the Twilight blockbusters, Robert has also starred in other, smaller movies, including Cosmopolis, Remember Me and Water For Elephants.

Freedom

He says: “I’m not that interested in making big movies. “I would rather work on smaller, independent films where you have more freedom to create unique kinds of characters and you don’t have to please a mass audience. “When you’re part of a big movie franchise, there’s a ton of pressure on you that’s really nothing to do with the job at all.” So is he happy the Twilight experience has come to an end? He says: “In some ways. After the first one, as soon as people started referring to it as a franchise — a

franchise is a Burger King or a Subway — it’s not a movie. It’s generally the people who are making money off of it that refer to it as a franchise. As an actor, it’s scary.” Robert himself has done rather well out of the Twilight franchise. He was reportedly paid £8million for each of the final two films, plus he will get a 7.5 per cent share of the profits from their box office takings. Not that he intends blowing his earnings on fast living. Robert says: “Fortunately, I don’t really have any vices and I don’t have any extravagant fantasies about buying a yacht or something like that. And I’m such a bad driver I can’t even contemplate buying a great sports car.” Despite all the hype, hysteria and attention that has followed them around for five years, Robert insists that he, Kristen and their other main co-star Taylor Lautner have managed to remain level-headed. He says: “It’s strange to have gone through the same experience with Taylor and Kristen as well. “It’s massive and it’s good to see people retain their sanity as much as possible. I’ve seen a lot of other people have minor amounts of fame and just lose their minds completely, like after a casting announcement, let alone having done a movie. “It’s amazing to see that people manage to maintain their sanity.” [email protected]

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tv magazine britain’s biggest & best tv listings guide 6am Daybreak (S) 8.30 Lorraine Samantha Womack discusses her work with charity ActionAid. (S) 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (S) 10.30 This Morning Celebrity chat and lifestyle features. Includes ITV News at 11.25. (S) 12.30 Loose Women With tenor Alfie Boe. (S) 1.30 ITV News (S) 1.55 Regional News (S) 2.00 Crime Stories Police investigate when a woman reports money has been stolen from her father’s chest of drawers in the care home where he lives. Drama with Jane Antrobus and Ben Hull. (S) 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal David Dickinson and the team of antiques experts visit Nottingham. (R,S) Followed by Local Weather 4.00 The Dales Two editions. Adrian Edmondson meets caving expert Dave Gallivan. Then, Carol Mellin takes part in the World Sheep Dog Trials. (R,S) 5.00 The Chase Bradley Walsh hosts the quiz. (S) 6.00 Regional News (S) 6.30 ITV News (S)

6am Milkshake! 9.15 The Wright Stuff 11.15 The Hotel Inspector (R,S) Followed by 5 News Lunchtime 12.15 Best House In The Street (R,S) 1.15 Home And Away (S) 1.45 Neighbours (S) 2.15 CSI: Miami. The heir to a Miami sugar fortune survives a shooting in which two other people are killed – but his narrow escape seems too good to be true and arouses the team’s suspicions. (R,S) 3.15 FILM Amber’s Story. The story about the kidnapping and murder of a nine-year-old girl that led to the creation of an alert system for missing children. Drama starring Elisabeth Rohm and Teryl Rothery. (2006) JJ (S) 5.00 5 News At 5 (S) 5.30 Neighbours. Lucas is rocked by Francesca’s demand that he and Vanessa need to get married. Meanwhile, Lou sets out to be the perfect godfather. (R,S) 6.00 Home And Away. Roo argues with Harvey over his infidelity. Meanwhile, Sid struggles with the burden of caring for Dex, and Casey tells Natalie he believes it is his fate to go to jail. (R,S) 6.30 5 News At 6.30 (S)

6am Breakfast (S) 9.15 Neighbourhood Blues The return of the policing series presented by Rav Wilding. (S) 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer (R,S) Followed by BBC News 11.00 Watchdog Daily Consumer advice with Sophie Raworth and Rani Price. (S) 11.45 Cash In The Attic Helping people make money from junk. (R,S) Followed by BBC News 12.15 Bargain Hunt (S) 1.00 BBC News (S) 1.30 Regional News (S) 1.45 Doctors A shy man introduces his mother to his new girlfriend. (S) 2.15 Escape To The Country (R,S) 3.00 BBC News (S) 3.05 CBBC Deadly 60 (R,S) 3.35 Lockie Leonard (R,S) 4.00 Prank Patrol Down Under (R,S) 4.25 Leon (R,S) 4.30 Junior MasterChef (S) Then Shaun The Sheep Championsheeps 5.00 Newsround. Current affairs. (S) 5.15 Pointless Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman host the quiz show. (S) 6.00 BBC News (S) 6.30 Regional News (S)

6am CBeebies Zigby (R,S) 6.10 Finley The Fire Engine (R,S) 6.20 Little Robots (R,S) 6.30 64 Zoo Lane (R,S) 6.45 Chuggington: Badge Quest (R,S) 6.50 Rastamouse (R,S) 7.00 CBBC: School Of Silence (R,S) 7.30 Pet Squad (R,S) 7.40 Eliot Kid (R,S) 7.55 Newsround (S) 8.00 What’s New Scooby-Doo? (R,S) 8.25 CBeebies: Mister Maker Comes To Town (R,S) 8.45 I Can Cook With You (R,S) 9.00 ZingZillas (R,S) 9.15 Baby Jake (R,S) 9.25 Dipdap (R,S) 9.30 Wibbly Pig (R,S) 9.40 The Koala Brothers (R,S) 9.50 Big And Small (R,S) 10.05 Big Barn Farm (R,S) 10.20 Charlie And Lola (R,S) 10.30 3rd And Bird (R,S) 10.40 Waybuloo (R,S) 11.00 In The Night Garden (R,S) 11.30 BBC World News (S) 12.00 Daily Politics (S) 1.00 Restoration Roadshow (R,S) 1.30 To Buy Or Not To Buy (R,S) 2.15 Weakest Link (R,S) 3.00 Real Rescues (R,S) 3.45 Flog It! (S) 4.30 Breakaway (R,S) 5.15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (R,S) 6.00 Eggheads (R,S) 6.30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two (S)

10.35pm Host Alan Yentob takes a look at the influence of Chinese pianist Lang Lang in Imagine

6.30pm Zoe Ball chats to the latest couple to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing

7.30pm Breaking up is hard to do… Maria has news for Jason on his return to Coronation Street

10.50pm Edgar and Wendy celebrate their wedding anniversary in Full English

8pm Pollyanna Woodward and Jason Bradbury visit Iceland in The Gadget Show

7.00 The One Show Matt Baker and Alex Jones present a special show live from Cardiff. (S) 7.30 Inside Out Documentary series focusing on stories of interest to the region. (S) Followed by BBC News 8.00 EastEnders Cora’s erratic behaviour worries her family and friends, and while Tanya’s attempts to bring her mother round only end in an argument, Patrick has more success – but he is not prepared for the confession she makes. (S) 8.30 Panorama Current affairs report covering the stories behind the headlines. (S) 9.00 Richard Hammond’s Miracles Of Nature 2 of 3. The presenter observes animals’ use of super-senses, including elephants communicating via signals transmitted through sand and a blindfolded seal using its whiskers as a tracker. He also learns how scientists have transferred these extraordinary natural talents to a specially adapted bike that uses sonar to allow a blind man to cycle down a mountain-bike course. (S) 10.00 BBC News (S) 10.25 Regional News (S) 10.35 Imagine 2 of 6. Alan Yentob examines the life and career of Chinese pianist Lang Lang, charting his progress from child prodigy to global phenomenon. (S) 12.00 Shine The story of David Helfgott, the talented but fragile Australian pianist overwhelmed by the pressure of his father’s obsession with success. Drama with Geoffrey Rush and Armin Mueller-Stahl. (1996) JJJJJ (S) Then Weather View 1.45 Sign Zone Wartime Farm (R,S,SL) 2.45 Lorraine’s Fast, Fresh And Easy Food (R,S,SL) 3.15 Rip Off Food. Two episodes. (R,S,SL) 4.45 -6am BBC News (S)

7.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 11 of 20. The Green Green Grass stars Sue Holderness and John Challis hunt for antiques in and around Essex with all profits from the auction in Dartford, Kent, going to Children In Need. (S) 8.00 University Challenge An all-Cambridge battle in which Homerton College faces King’s College in the second of two matches involving high-scoring losing teams from the first round. (S) 8.30 MasterChef: The Professionals 5 of 24. Ten more chefs enter the kitchen and are challenged to make a dish using a selection of seven ingredients – including puy lentils, goat’s cheese and peaches. (S) 9.00 The Dark Charisma Of Adolf Hitler 1 of 3. Laurence Rees examines how Hitler formed a connection with the German people, beginning by assessing whether his alleged charisma played a key role in his success as leader. (S) 10.00 Never Mind The Buzzcocks 7 of 12. Actor Richard Ayoade takes over hosting duties with team captains Noel Fielding and Phill Jupitus joined by guests including Ed Sheeran and Caroline Flack. (S) 10.30 Newsnight (S) 11.20 Dragons’ Den 9 of 12. A tablet computer, caravan covers and an ovencleaning gadget. (R,S) 12.20 Britain In A Day An insight into the lives of people in Britain today. (R,S) 1.50 BBC News (S) 4.00 -6am BBC Learning Zone (S)

7.00 Emmerdale Val and Eric catch Kerry flirting with Alex after a night out, Marlon and Paddy try to reunite Laurel and Rhona, and Katie worries Declan is covering his true feelings. (S) 7.30 Coronation Street Maria breaks up with a bewildered Jason. Elsewhere, Sean is left humiliated after Marcus insists he has got the wrong end of the stick. (S) 8.00 Little England 4 of 6. Jonathan and Kath CroftWhite work to improve their campsite ahead of a visit from an inspector, and Dordogne resident Colleen Simms prepares for a performance at a gig in Tremolat. (S) 8.30 Coronation Street Sean is speechless at the sight of Marcus and Maria kissing and Jason works out what has been going on. Meanwhile, there is a mixed response to Tina’s pregnancy test result. (S) 9.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 2 of 19. Having been nominated by the public yesterday, one of the celebrities faces the dreaded task of taking part in the first Bushtucker Trial to earn food for the group. (S) 10.00 ITV News At Ten (S) 10.35 The Agenda 5 of 8. Tom Bradby presents a discussion on the week’s main talking points with guests from the worlds of politics and popular culture. (S) 11.05 Training Day A cop is left battling his conscience when he is partnered with a seasoned narcotics officer with unconventional tactics. Thriller starring Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke and Scott Glenn. (2001) JJJJJ (S) 1.15 Jackpot247 3.00 Champions League Weekly. A review of the matchday four fixtures. (S) 3.25 Nightscreen 4.35 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,SL) 5.30-6am ITV Morning News (S)

7.00 C4 News (S) Followed by 4thought.tv 8.00 Chinese Murder Mystery: Channel 4 Dispatches Special Exploring the death of Englishman Neil Percival Heywood in a Chinese city in November 2011, revealing how he was killed after becoming involved with the country’s Communist Party. (S) 9.00 999: What’s Your Emergency? 9 of 10. How Blackpool’s emergency services deal with incidents involving people visiting the town. (S) 10.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats 6 of 12. Jimmy Carr hosts the irreverent panel show in which teams captained by Sean Lock and Jon Richardson answer questions based on opinion polls. (S) 10.50 Full English 1 of 6. Animated comedy about a typical English family. Edgar and Wendy take a welcome break, unaware their son has stowed away with them. (S) Then Random Acts 11.25 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 8 of 14. With Jamie Oliver, Jimmy Doherty, Taylor Swift and The Wanted. (R,S) 12.25 Secret State (R,S) 1.20 Shameless (R,S) 2.15 The Good Wife (S) 3.40 Supernanny US. Two shows. (S,SL) 5.05 Deal Or No Deal. Game show. (R,S) 5.50-6.15am Make Do And Mend (R,S,SL)

7.00 Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan 1 of 4. The Lord Of The Rings and Lost star explores some of the planet’s most remote, spectacular and dangerous landscapes in search of unusual and interesting creatures. (R,S) 8.00 The All New Gadget Show 2 of 7. Jason Bradbury and Pollyanna Woodward head to Iceland, where they try out hi-tech binoculars while whale-watching and put three of the best budget laptops through their paces. (S) 9.00 High Plains Drifter A mysterious stranger is hired to defend a remote frontier town from three outlaws who are making people’s lives a misery. Although he rids the community of the troublemakers, the residents’ lives take a turn for the worse as their saviour seizes control of the town and seeks to punish them for their past sins. Western with Clint Eastwood and Verna Bloom. (1973) JJJJJ (S)

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6.05am Channel 4 Presents: Hannah (R,S) 6.10 The Hoobs (R,S) 7.00 Freshly Squeezed (S) 7.30 According To Jim (R,S) 7.55 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S) 9.00 Frasier (R,S) 10.00 Undercover Boss Canada (R,S) 11.00 A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away (S) Followed by C4 News Midday Summary 12.05 NEW SuperScrimpers. A bride and groom receive tips on controlling the budget for their wedding. (S) 12.35 Celebrity Come Dine With Me. With Janice Dickinson, Calum Best, Jeff Brazier and Sam Fox. (R,S) 1.35 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (S) 2.40 Countdown (S) 3.30 NEW 1001 Things You Should Know. Sandi Toksvig hosts the quiz show. (S) 4.00 Deal Or No Deal (S) 5.00 Come Dine With Me. Amateur cooks from Wakefield throw dinner parties. (S) 5.30 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals. Jamie Oliver prepares sticky squid balls. (S) 6.00 The Simpsons. Homer becomes a bounty hunter. (S) 6.30 Hollyoaks. Tony makes it clear he intends to marry Cindy regardless of her affair. (S)

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11.15 Out For Justice A Brooklyn cop learns that his partner has been murdered in front of his family by a vicious drug dealer, the pair’s lifelong enemy and the scourge of the neighbourhood. The detective heads into the underworld on a mission of vengeance, but finds the killer’s criminal bosses are also hunting for him. Action thriller with Steven Seagal and William Forsythe. (1991) JJ (S) 1.00 SuperCasino Live interactive gaming. 4.00 HouseBusters (R,S,SL) 4.25 House Doctor (R,S,SL) 4.45 Michaela’s Wild Challenge (R,S,SL) 5.10-6am Wildlife SOS (R,S,SL)


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free in saturday’s 6am Airline (R,S) 7.00 Modern Family (R,S) 7.30 The Middle (R,S) 8.00 Dog The Bounty Hunter (R,S) 9.00 Glee (R,S) 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. Four back-toback episodes. (R,S) 2.00 Glee. New Directions go head-to-head with the Dalton Warblers. (R,S) 3.00 Stargate SG-1. Double bill. An ancient artefact causes problems. Then, O’Neill is accused of assassinating a politician. (R,S) 5.00 Raising Hope. Jimmy feels guilty when he discovers Burt abandoned dreams of becoming a rock star after his son’s arrival and tries to resurrect his music career. (R,S) 5.30 Futurama. Two shows. A starship captain is attracted to Leela. Then, Fry and Leela find themselves trapped on a planet full of human-hating robots. (R,S) 6.30 The Simpsons. Triple bill. Mr Burns receives a blood transfusion from Bart. Next, Homer buys Lisa a pony. Then, a psychiatrist recommends the family finds Santa’s Little Helper a new home when the mischievous greyhound eats an injured pigeon that Bart had nursed back to health. (R,S)

8pm Laurel joins forces with Oliver to help defend an innocent man in Arrow 6.30 The Simpsons Triple bill. Mr Burns receives a blood transfusion from Bart. Next, Homer buys Lisa a pony. Then, Santa’s Little Helper eats a pigeon Bart had nursed back to health. (R,S) 8.00 Arrow 4 of 23. Oliver is struggling to get back into Laurel’s good books and thinks he can do just that by asking her to help prove the innocence of a man that has been framed for murder by his latest target. (S) 9.00 Ross Kemp: The Invisible Wounded An estimated one in four service veterans suffers posttraumatic stress disorder, which can lead to depression, addiction or violent outbursts. Here, Ross explores the condition to find out what can be and is being done to support these ex-service personnel for whom the war may be over, but the conflict continues. (S) 10.00 Game Of Thrones 9 of 10. Ned struggles to endure his imprisonment at the hands of the Lannisters, and faces a fateful decision to save Arya’s life. Meanwhile, Catelyn negotiates a deal with an unreliable ally. (R,S) 11.15 NCIS: Los Angeles 4 of 24. The team investigates the murder of an US Marine with top-level security clearance, whose body has been found in a Beverly Hills car park – minus a hand. (R,S) 12.15 Fringe The team ends up in the forest home of a strange race of people. (R,S) 1.15 Road Wars (R,S) 2.05 Brit Cops: Frontline Crime UK (R,S) 2.55 Road Wars. Two shows. (R,S) 4.10-6am Stargate SG-1 (R,S)

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6am Live Test Cricket Australia v South Africa. Coverage of the fourth and penultimate day’s play in the first Test at the Brisbane Cricket Ground. 8.00 Scottish Premier League Football 8.30 Football Special Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea v Liverpool. 10.00 Test Cricket Australia v South Africa. 12.00 Scottish Premier League Football 12.30 Football Special Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea v Liverpool. 2.00 Spanish Football Mallorca v Barcelona, Atletico Madrid v Getafe and Levante v Real Madrid. 3.30 Champions League Weekly 4.00 Football Special Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea v Liverpool. 5.30 Live ATP World Tour Finals Tennis Coverage of the singles final on day eight at the O2 in London, as the season-ending competition is brought to a conclusion with the showpiece match. 10.00 Premier League Review A look back at recent fixtures in the English Premier League. 11.00 Netbusters Action from the Football League. 11.30 SPL Round-Up A review of the latest round of fixtures from the Scottish top flight. 11.55pm-6am Live Test Cricket Australia v South Africa. Coverage of the fifth and final day’s play in the first Test at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, as the opening contest comes to a conclusion.

Sky SpORTS 2

6am Good Morning Sports Fans 9.00 International Rugby Union 10.30 PGA Tour Golf 12.00 European Tour Golf 1.30 Sporting Greats Golfer Jack Nicklaus. 2.00 International Rugby Union 3.30 European Tour Golf The Singapore Open. 5.00 Sporting Greats Golfer Gary Player. 5.30 Soccer AM: The Best Bits Highlights. 6.30 Netbusters Action from the Football League. 7.00 Live Darts The Grand Slam of Darts. Coverage of the third day of action from Wolverhampton Civic Hall, as the group stages continue. Day three last year saw Phil Taylor subject Steve Beaton to a 5-3 defeat, before powering his way all the way to the final where a 16-4 victory earned him his fourth Grand Slam title since the competition’s debut in 2007. 11.00 Triathlon The Ironman World Championships. 11.30 NASCAR Highlights from the AdvoCare 500. 12.30 Soccer AM: The Best Bits Highlights of Saturday’s show. 1.30-5.30am Darts Sky SpORTS 3 6am WWE: Bottom Line 7.00 Darts 11.00 Racing News 11.30 Aerobics Oz Style 12.00 NFL 2.00 Test Cricket 4.00 WWE: Raw 6.00 Test Cricket 8.00 NFL 10.00 WWE: Bottom Line. Highlights of Raw. 11.00 WWE: Afterburn 12.00 WWE: NXT 1.00-4.15am Live WWE: Raw. Wrestling coverage from the US with the over-the-top stars, featuring the likes of John Cena, CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio.

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12noon Darts 4.00 Thrillseekers 4.30 Aerobics Oz Style 5.00 Show Jumping 6.00 NASCAR 7.00 Trilby Tour Golf 8.00 European Tour Golf 9.00 PGA Tour Golf 10.00 Trilby Tour Golf. Action from the event. 11.00 Wonderful World Of Golf 12.30 PGA Tour Classic 1.30 Thrillseekers 2.00 Aerobics Oz Style. Daily workout. 2.30 European Tour Golf 3.30 PGA Tour Golf 4.30-5.30am PGA Tour Classic

BRITISh EuROSpORT

7.30am MotoGP 9.00 Live Futsal. Coverage from the World Cup last 16. Kick-off at 9.00. 10.30 Futsal 11.30 Live Futsal. Coverage from the World Cup last 16. Kick-off at 11.30. 1.00 Futsal 2.00 Live Futsal. A World Cup last-16 match. Kick-off at 2.00. Coverage from the Hua Mark Indoor Stadium in Bangkok. 3.30 Futsal 4.30 Eurogoals 5.15 Alpine Skiing 7.15 MotoGP 9.15 British Superbikes 10.15 MotoGP 11.45pm-12.30am Eurogoals. European football action.

BRITISh EuROSpORT 2

6am Futsal 8.00 Snooker 10.00 Alpine Skiing 11.30 Live Futsal. Coverage from the World Cup last 16. Kick-off at 11.30. 1.00 African Women’s Championship Football 2.00 Alpine Skiing 4.00 MotoGP 5.00 Futsal 8.00 Figure Skating. Double bill. 10.00 Futsal 12.00 American Football 2.00 Figure Skating 4.00-6am Strongest Man. Two shows.

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6am Premier League Review 7.00 Pardon The Interruption UK 7.30 ESPN FC Press Pass 8.30 Eredivisie 10.15 French Football 12.00 Pardon The Interruption UK 12.30 ESPN FC Press Pass 1.30 Bundesliga 3.15 Serie A 5.00 Pardon The Interruption UK 5.30 Bundesliga Review Show 6.30 ESPN FC Press Pass 7.30 Live FA Cup Football. A first-round replay. 10.00 French Ligue 1 Review 11.00 ESPN FC Press Pass 11.30 ESPN Kicks: Scottish Football 11.45 ESPN Kicks: Serie A 12.00 UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 1.00 Premier League Review 2.00 Bundesliga Review Show 3.00 Serie A Review 3.30 ESPN Kicks: Scottish Football 3.45 French Ligue 1 Review 4.45 ESPN Kicks: Serie A 5.00 ESPN FC Press Pass 5.30-6am ESPN Game Of The Week

REGIONAL VARIATIONS

BBC ONE WALES As main BBC ONE except: 7.30-8pm X-Ray 10.35 Burton’s Diaries 11.05 Imagine 12.30 FILM Shine (1996) 2.10 Weather View 2.15-2.45am BBC News ITV1 WALES 8.00-8.30pm The Ferret

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with tv Magazine BEST SOAP: Coronation Street (ITV1, 7.30pm and 8.30pm). We all love a good soap scrap and tonight Corrie delivers a corker as Jason wallops Marcus after discovering how he’s been sleeping with Maria. The secret lovers are thrown into a state of panic when Sean catches them kissing. Wrongly presuming that he’s raced off to drop the bombshell, they run over to the Rovers and accidentally out themselves, prompting that painful punch. BEST JUNGLE: I’m A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! (ITV1, 9pm). One day in to the new series pre-

sented by Ant & Dec, pictured, and the reality of what the celebs have let themselves in for is starting to set in. Ex-Corrie star Helen Flanagan was aghast at how, like, far away Australia is . . . so how will she cope as she realises there’s no room service? And will MP Mad Nad give Pussycat Doll Ashley a run for her money in the shower bikini stakes? It’s enough to put us off our witchetty grubs! BEST DOCU: Ross Kemp: The Invisible Wounded (Sky One, 9pm). To mark Remembrance weekend, Ross Kemp looks at the battles many ex-service per-

sonnel face in the aftermath of war. There are four million veterans in the UK, with one in four suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Ross finds out what is being done for these heroes to prevent further suffering. BEST COMEDY: Full English (Channel 4, 10.50pm). This rude cartoon may be about a family – but it’s certainly not one to watch with the kids! A British version of US animation Family Guy, it centres on the Johnsons, a “normal” family. In this first episode, teen Eve auditions for Britain’s Got Talent, which means we see a brutal parody of the show, complete with a ferocious, if outdated, Simon Cowell.

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SKY MOVIES ACTION

SKY MOVIES PREMIERE

10am Immortals (15, 2011) Adventure. HHH 12.00 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Premiere – A Final Farewell 12.15 Resistance (PG, 2011) Drama. HHH 2.00 Deck The Halls (PG, 2011) Mystery. HHH 3.45 American Pie: The Reunion – 35mm Special Behind the scenes on the comedy sequel. 4.15 The Nutcracker (PG, 2009) Fantasy. HH 6.15 The Decoy Bride (12, 2011) Comedy. HHH 8.00 Immortals (15, 2011) Adventure. HHH 10.00 The Lady (12, 2011) Drama. HHH 12.15 Clone (15, 2010) Sci-fi drama. HHH 2.10-2.30am The Top Ten Show Box office hits.

SKY MOVIES COMEDY

6.50am Snow Dogs (PG, 2002) Comedy. HHH 8.35 Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince Special Presenter Alex Zane visits Hogwarts. 9.05 Just Wright (PG, 2010) Comedy. HHH 10.50 Marmaduke (U, 2010) Comedy. HH 12.20 Harry Potter: The Magic Lives On 12.50 Your Highness (15, 2011) Comedy. HH 2.40 Just Wright (PG, 2010) Comedy. HHH 4.25 Without A Paddle (12, 2004) Comedy. HH 6.10 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (PG, 1989) Comedy starring Chevy Chase. HHH 8.00 Marmaduke (U, 2010) Comedy. HH 9.30 Your Highness (15, 2011) Comedy. HH 11.20 Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back (18, 2001) Comedy starring Jason Mewes. HHH 1.10 Without A Paddle (12, 2004) Comedy. HH 2.55 Crazy People (15, 1990) Comedy. HH 4.30-6.15am Snow Dogs (PG, 2002) HHH

BBC THREE

7pm The Real Hustle: Celebrity Chancers 7.30 Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals 10.30 EastEnders 11.00 Family Guy 11.45 American Dad! 12.30 Russell Howard’s Good News 1.00 Sun, Sex And Suspicious Parents 2.00 Don’t Tell The Bride Goes Global 2.55-3.55am Unsafe Sex In The City

BBC FOUR

7pm World News Today 7.30 Timothy Spall: All At Sea 8.00 Nature’s Microworlds 8.30 Only Connect 9.00 The First Master Chef: Michel Roux On Escoffier. Michel Roux Jr profiles his hero. 10.00 The Chef Who Conquered New York: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt – Storyville 11.10 Fish: A Japanese Obsession 12.40 Timothy Spall: All At Sea 1.10 Nature’s Microworlds 1.40 Only Connect 2.10-3.10am The First Master Chef: Michel Roux On Escoffier

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6am Emmerdale 6.25 Coronation Street 7.15 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 8.10 Judge Judy 9.25 The Real Housewives Of New York City 11.30 Judge Judy 12.00 Emmerdale. Drama. 12.30 Coronation Street 1.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 3.40 The Real Housewives Of New York City 5.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 7.00 The X Factor Results 8.00 The Xtra Factor Results 9.00 The Vampire Diaries 10.00 Switch 11.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here Now! 12.00 Girlfri3nds 1.00 Coronation Street 2.20 Teleshopping 5.50-6am Nightscreen

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6.15am Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Premiere Special With Alex Zane. 6.45 Spy Kids (U, 2001) Adventure. HHHH 8.20 Real Steel (12, 2011) Sci-fi drama. HHH 10.30 Van Helsing (12, 2004) Adventure. HHH 12.45 Kingdom Of Heaven (15, 2005) HHH 3.15 Battle: Los Angeles (12, 2011) HH 5.15 Spy Kids (U, 2001) Adventure. HHHH 6.50 Real Steel (12, 2011) Sci-fi drama starring Hugh Jackman and Dakota Goyo. HHH 9.00 Kingdom Of Heaven (15, 2005) HHH 11.30 Battle: Los Angeles (12, 2011) HH 1.30 The Chronicles Of Riddick (15, 2004) HH 3.35 Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid (12, 2004) Thriller starring Johnny Messner. HH 5.15 The Avengers Special Behind the scenes. 5.45-6am The Top Ten Show Box office hits.

SKY MOVIES FAMILY

6am Smooch (PG, 2011) Comedy. HHH 7.40 Booky And The Secret Santa (PG, 2007) Drama sequel starring Rachel Marcus. HH 9.20 Good Burger (PG, 1997) Comedy. H 11.00 Despicable Me (U, 2010) HHHH 12.40 That’s What I Am (PG, 2011) HHH 2.25 Neverland 1 of 2. Fantasy starring Rhys Ifans. 3.55 Despicable Me (U, 2010) HHHH 5.35 Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (PG, 2004) Fantasy with Daniel Radcliffe. HHHH 8.00 Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (12, 2005) Fantasy with Daniel Radcliffe. HHHH 10.40 I Am Number Four (12, 2011) HH 12.35 Neverland 1 of 2. Fantasy with Rhys Ifans. 2.05 Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (12, 2005) Fantasy with Daniel Radcliffe. HHHH 4.45-6.20am Scents And Sensibility (PG, 2011) Drama starring Ashley Williams. HHH

SKY MOVIES DRAMA

7.10am Mask (15, 1985) Drama. HHHH 9.15 Intersection (15, 1994) Drama. HHH 9.00 Ronnie O’Sullivan: Sports Life Stories 10.00 Bundesliga Football Highlights. Action from the German top flight. 11.05 FILM Escape From New York (1981) 1.00 Police, Camera, Action! 1.55 The Professionals 2.50 Nightscreen 3.00-6am The Store

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6am Switched 6.45 Smallville 7.25 One Tree Hill 8.15 Scrubs 9.10 Smallville 10.10 Ugly Betty 11.05 Desperate Housewives 12.00 Scrubs 12.30 Hollyoaks 1.00 How I Met Your Mother 2.00 The Big Bang Theory 3.00 Scrubs 4.00 Ugly Betty 5.00 How I Met Your Mother 6.00 The Big Bang Theory 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. Ted loses his job. 8.00 New Girl 8.30 Suburgatory 9.00 Derren Brown: Fear And Faith 10.00 Made In Chelsea 11.05 The Work Experience 11.40 Fresh Meat 12.30 The Big Bang Theory 1.30 How I Met Your Mother 2.00 Scrubs 2.25 Fresh Meat 3.05 My Name Is Earl 3.50 90210 4.30-6am Switched

MORE4

8.55am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 10.00 Channel 4 Presents: Jonnie 10.05 River Cottage Bites 10.25 FILM Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (1959) 1.00 Time Team 3.10 Relocation, Relocation 4.15 A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away 5.20 A Place In The Sun: Winter Sun 6.20 Come Dine With Me 7.30 Hugh’s 3 Good Things 8.00 Grand Designs 9.00 Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Feast 10.00 Big Fat Gypsy Weddings 11.05 Embarrassing Bodies 12.10 Come Dine With Me 1.15 Big Fat Gypsy Weddings 2.20-3.20am Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Feast

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6am Heartbeat 6.55 The Royal 8.00 Dr Quinn: Medicine Woman 9.00 The Store 10.00 Barbara 10.30 Man About The House 11.00 The Return Of Sherlock Holmes 12.05 Wycliffe 1.15 Heartbeat 2.15 The Royal 3.20 Murder, She Wrote 4.20 Barbara 4.50 Duty Free 5.20 Man About The House 5.55 Heartbeat 7.00 Murder, She Wrote 8.00 Doc Martin 10.00 Scott & Bailey 11.00 Law And Order: UK 12.05 Bomb Girls 1.00 Numb3rs 1.50 Drama Trails 2.00 Nightscreen 2.30-6am Teleshopping

6am Teleshopping 12.00 Inside Hollywood 12.05 Numb3rs. Triple bill. 3.00 Law And Order 4.00 FILM Cheating Fate. Fantasy thriller. (2007) 6.00 Law And Order 6.55 Inside Hollywood 7.00 CSI: Miami 8.00 CSI: NY 9.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 10.00 CSI: Miami 11.00 NCIS 12.00 CSI: Miami 12.55 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 1.55 True Justice 2.55 Inside Hollywood 3.00-6am Teleshopping

6am The Professionals 6.50 Batman 7.45 World’s Wildest Police Videos 8.40 The Fall Guy 9.40 Police, Camera, Action! 10.40 The Professionals 11.45 World’s Wildest Police Videos 12.40 The Saint 1.40 Cheers 2.50 The Fall Guy 3.50 Batman 4.55 The Professionals 6.00 Anglo-Welsh Cup Rugby Union 7.00 Cheers 8.00 The Motorbike Show

6am Teleshopping 1.00 Highland Emergency 2.00 Cowboy Builders 3.00 Neighbours 3.30 Home And Away 4.00 Gilmore Girls 5.00 Malcolm In The Middle 6.25 5★ Access 6.30 Home And Away 7.00 Neighbours 7.35 Malcolm In The Middle 8.00 Rolf’s Animal Clinic 9.00 FILM The Pursuit Of Happyness. Fact-based drama with Will Smith. (2006) 11.25 Generation Sex 12.00-6am Teleshopping

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FILMS STAR RATINGS: HHHHH Brilliant HHHH Very Good HHH Good HH Not Bad H Poor 10.55 You May Not Kiss The Bride (12, 2011) Comedy adventure starring Dave Annable. HH 12.40 Love And Other Drugs (15, 2010) HHH 2.35 One Day (12, 2011) Romantic drama. HHH 4.25 Country Strong (12, 2010) Drama. HH 6.25 Albatross (15, 2011) Drama. HHH 8.00 One Day (12, 2011) Romantic drama. HHH 10.00 Love And Other Drugs (15, 2010) HHH 12.00 Love And Other Impossible Pursuits (15, 2009) Drama starring Natalie Portman. HHH 1.45 Cherrybomb (15, 2009) Drama. HHH 3.15 Take Me Home (12, 2011) Comedy. HHH 4.55-6.25am A Valentine’s Date (PG, 2011) HH

SKY MOVIES SHOWCASE

6am Life Is Beautiful (PG, 1997) Drama. HHH 8.00 Stuck On You (12, 2003) Comedy. HHH 10.05 The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (12, 2003) Fantasy starring Sean Connery. HH 12.05 Green Lantern (12, 2011) Adventure. HH 2.05 Daniel Radcliffe Meets Alex Zane 2.35 Braveheart (15, 1995) HHHH 5.35 Harry Potter: The Magic Lives On 6.05 Fright Night (15, 2011) Horror. HHH 8.00 Green Lantern (12, 2011) Adventure. HH 10.00 Arthur (12, 2011) Comedy remake. HH 12.00 Fright Night (15, 2011) Horror. HHH 2.00 Priest (12, 2011) Fantasy thriller. HH 3.40 Life Is Beautiful (PG, 1997) Drama. HHH 5.40-6am Mr Popper’s Penguins 35mm Special

SKY MOVIES MODERN GREATS 6am Rushmore (15, 1999) Drama. HHHH 7.45 Three Days Of The Condor (15, 1975) Thriller starring Robert Redford. HHHH 9.45 Conan The Barbarian (15, 1982) HHH 12.00 Ray (15, 2004) Drama. HHHH 2.35 Shaun Of The Dead (15, 2004) HHHH 4.15 Three Days Of The Condor (15, 1975) Thriller starring Robert Redford. HHHH 6.15 Rushmore (15, 1999) Drama. HHHH 8.00 Ray (15, 2004) Drama. HHHH 10.35 Shaun Of The Dead (15, 2004) HHHH 12.15 Conan The Barbarian (15, 1982) HHH 2.25 Bird On A Wire (15, 1990) Comedy. HHH 4.15-6.15am Silver Streak (PG, 1976) HHHH

ENTERTAINMENT PICK TV

6am Biggest Loser: Australia 7.30 Bulging Brides 8.00 6ixth Sense 9.00 Psychic Sally 10.00 Stargate SG-1 11.00 Charmed 12.00 Dog The Bounty Hunter 1.00 Four Weddings US 2.00 Nothing To Declare 3.00 Passport Patrol 4.00 Nothing To Declare 5.00 Charmed 6.00 Most Haunted 7.00 Futurama 8.00 Stargate SG-1 9.00 Street Crime UK 10.00 Hidden Lives 11.00 Road Wars 12.00 Night Cops 1.00 Sexcetera 2.00 Laid Bare 3.00 Psychic Sally 4.00 Brainiac: Science Abuse 5.00-6am Guilty!

SKY ATLANTIC

6am The X Files 7.00 Star Trek: Enterprise 8.00 Star Trek: Voyager 9.00 ER 10.00 The X Files 11.00 Star Trek: Enterprise 12.00 Star Trek: Voyager 1.00 ER 2.00 House 4.00 Star Trek: Voyager 5.00 ER 6.00 House 8.00 Seinfeld 9.00 Don’t Sit In The Front Row 9.30 Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters 10.00 Girls 10.35 Nurse Jackie 11.10 BrandX With Russell Brand 11.40 Flight Of The Conchords 12.15 Seinfeld. Two episodes. 1.15 Girls 1.50 Don’t Sit In The Front Row 2.20 Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets 3.20 Blue Bloods: Meet The Characters 3.30 The Mortified Sessions 4.00-6am The X Files. Fantasy.

SKY LIVING

6am America’s Next Top Model 7.00 Maury 8.00 Cougar Town 9.00 Jerry Springer 10.00 Nothing To Declare 11.00 Passport Patrol. Two shows. 12.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2.00 Criminal Minds 4.00 Passport Patrol 5.00 Nothing To Declare 7.00 Criminal Minds 8.00 Nothing To Declare UK 8.30 Show Me Your Wardrobe 9.00 America’s Next Top Model 10.00 Criminal Minds 11.00 Bones 12.00 Sun, Sea And A&E. Documentary. 1.00 Smash 1.50 Supernatural 2.40 Medium 3.30 Bones 4.20 Nothing To Declare 5.10-6am Passport Patrol

DAVE

7am Dragons’ Den 8.00 Storage Hunters 9.00 Top Gear 10.00 Dragons’ Den 11.00 Storage Hunters 12.00 Red Bull Cliff Diving 2012 12.30 Seaside Rescue 1.00 Top Gear 3.00 Storage Hunters 4.00 Dragons’ Den 5.00 Top Gear 7.00 Storage Hunters. Two episodes. 8.00 Top Gear 9.00 Have I Got A Bit More News For You 10.00 Mock The Week 10.40 Would I Lie To You? 11.20 Frank Skinner’s Opinionated 12.00 Have I Got A Bit More News For You 12.55 Mock The Week. Topical comedy quiz. 1.30 Would I Lie To You? 2.00 Frank Skinner’s Opinionated 2.30-3am Batteries Not Included

SKY MOVIES CLASSICS

SKY MOVIES THRILLER

7.30am The Blob (12, 1958) Sci-fi horror. HHH 9.05 The Desperate Hours (PG, 1955) HHHH 11.10 Batman (U, 1966) Comedy. HHHH 1.10 Houdini (PG, 1953) Drama. HH 3.10 The Molly Maguires (PG, 1970) HHHH 5.25 The Blob (12, 1958) Sci-fi horror. HHH 7.00 The Desperate Hours (PG, 1955) HHHH 9.00 Batman (U, 1966) Comedy. HHHH 10.50 Houdini (PG, 1953) Drama. HH 12.50 The Top Ten Show Box office hits. 1.10 The Molly Maguires (PG, 1970) HHHH 3.30 X-Men: First Class Special 4.00-6am Preview Two episodes.

6am The Ministers (15, 2009) Crime drama. HHH 7.35 Johnny Depp: The Big Interview 7.55 Dog Day Afternoon (15, 1975) HHHHH 10.05 Lethal Weapon 4 (15, 1998) HHH 12.15 Justice (15, 2011) Thriller. HH 2.05 Backdraft (15, 1991) Action drama. HHHH 4.25 The Two Jakes (15, 1990) Thriller. HHH 6.50 Dog Day Afternoon (15, 1975) HHHHH 9.00 Justice (15, 2011) Thriller. HH 10.50 Lethal Weapon 4 (15, 1998) HHH 1.00 In Our Name (18, 2010) Drama. HHHH 2.45 The Millionaire Tour (15, 2011) HHH 4.20-6am Point Last Seen (PG, 1998) HHH

8am The Broken (15, 2008) Horror. HHH 9.45 In A Better World (15, 2010) HHHH 11.50 Half Nelson (15, 2006) Drama. HHH 1.50 The Tree Of Life (12, 2011) HHHHH 4.20 Cedar Rapids (15, 2011) Comedy. HHHH 5.55 In A Better World (15, 2010) HHHH 8.00 Half Nelson (15, 2006) Drama. HHH 10.00 The Tree Of Life (12, 2011) Drama starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn. HHHHH 12.25 Cedar Rapids (15, 2011) Comedy. HHHH 2.00 The Illusionist (PG, 2010) HHHH 3.30-5am Cherry Tree Lane (18, 2010) HHH

11am The Edge Of The World (U, 1937) HHHH 12.30 Broken Arrow (U, 1950) Western. HHHH 2.25 Scaramouche (U, 1952) Adventure. HHHH 4.40 McLintock! (U, 1963) Western. HHH 7.10 Post Grad (12, 2009) Comedy. HH 8.50 Submarine Special With Richard Ayoade. 9.00 Submarine (15, 2010) Comedy. HHHH 10.50 Alfie (15, 1966) Comedy drama. HHHH 1.05 Gee Gee Drama. 1.25 Huge (15, 2010) Drama. HH 3.00-3.35am The Pizza Miracle

SKY MOVIES INDIE

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SKY MOVIES SCI-FI

6.55am Alias Jesse James (U, 1959) HH 8.45 The Man From Snowy River (PG, 1982) Adventure starring Kirk Douglas. HHH 10.50 Bandolero! (15, 1968) Western. HH 12.50 Gunsmoke A man confesses to a murder. 1.55 The High Chaparral Western drama series. 3.00 The Hound Of The Baskervilles (PG, 1939) Mystery starring Basil Rathbone. HHHHH 4.35 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (U, 1943) Mystery starring Basil Rathbone. HHHH 5.50 Murder At The Gallop (U, 1963) HHH 7.25 Fort Massacre (PG, 1958) Western. HH 9.00 Deep Blue Sea (15, 1999) Thriller. HHH 11.00 Cobra (18, 1986) Action thriller. HH 12.45 Deep Blue Sea (15, 1999) Thriller. HHH 2.40 Garden State (15, 2004) HHHH 5.006.30am Murder At The Gallop (U, 1963) HHH

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2.00 Star Trek: TNG 3.00 FILM Almighty Thor. Fantasy. (2011) 5.00 FILM 2012: Ice Age. Sci-fi thriller. (2011) 7.00 Star Trek: TNG 8.00 Fact Or Faked: Paranormal Files 9.00 Face Off 10.00 The Almighty Johnsons 11.00 Continuum 12.00 Star Trek: TNG 1.00 Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil 1.30 The Almighty Johnsons 2.30 Smallville 3.30 Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil 4.00 Fact Or Faked: Paranormal Files 5.00-6am Destination Truth

6am Doomsday Man (15, 1998) HH 7.45 Target Earth (PG, 1998) HH 9.30 Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets: Behind The Scenes Special 10.00 Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (18, 1986) Horror. HHH 11.40 Creepshow (15, 1982) Horror. HHH 1.40 Resident Evil: Apocalypse (15, 2004) HH 3.30 The Rite (15, 2011) Horror. HHH 5.35 Demons Never Die (15, 2011) Horror. HH 7.10 Masters Of The Universe (PG, 1987) HH 9.00 Resident Evil: Apocalypse (15, 2004) HH 10.35 The Rite (15, 2011) Horror. HHH 12.30 Demons Never Die (15, 2011) Horror. HH 2.10 Damien: Omen II (18, 1978) HHH 4.006am Masters Of The Universe (PG, 1987) HH

6am Ripping Yarns 6.35 Creature Comforts USA 7.00 The Brittas Empire 7.40 The Liver Birds 8.20 Sykes 9.00 As Time Goes By 9.40 To The Manor Born 10.20 Ever Decreasing Circles 11.00 Last Of The Summer Wine 12.20 Porridge 1.00 Keeping Up Appearances 1.40 The Brittas Empire 2.20 Just Good Friends 3.00 As Time Goes By 3.40 To The Manor Born 4.20 Ever Decreasing Circles 5.00 Last Of The Summer Wine 6.20 Porridge 7.00 My Family 8.20 Only Fools And Horses 9.00 Gavin And Stacey. Two shows. 10.20 The Comic Strip Presents: Five Go To Rehab 11.25 I’m Alan Partridge 12.00 Early Doors 12.40 Gavin And Stacey 1.45 I’m Alan Partridge 2.15 Early Doors 2.45-3am Cr*pston Villas

COMEDY CENTRAL

8am Two And A Half Men 9.00 Friends 11.00 Two And A Half Men 12.00 Friends 1.00 Scrubs 2.00 Two And A Half Men 4.00 Scrubs 4.30 Friends 6.00 Two And A Half Men 7.00 Mike And Molly 7.30 Friends 9.00 Two And A Half Men 9.30 Threesome 10.00 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow 11.00 Anger Management 11.30 South Park 12.00 Comedy Central At The Comedy Store 12.30 Two And A Half Men 1.30 Friends 2.30 30 Rock 2.55 The King Of Queens 3.45 Frasier 4.10 Everybody Loves Raymond 5.00-6am Teleshopping

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8am Babylon 5 10.00 Law And Order. Two episodes. 12.00 NCIS 2.00 Leverage 3.00 Burn Notice 4.00 Law And Order 6.00 Leverage 7.00 NCIS 9.00 Burn Notice. Last in the series. 10.00 True Blood 11.00 The Booth At The End 11.30 Family Guy 12.30 American Dad! 1.30 Arrested Development 2.30 The Listener 3.30 Braquo 4.30 Arrested Development 5.00-8am Teleshopping

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6am Royal Pains 7.00 Teleshopping 8.00 Quincy ME 9.00 Cold Case 10.00 Rookie Blue 11.00 Harry’s Law 12.00 Sea Patrol 1.00 Cold Case 2.00 CSI: NY 4.00 Life 5.00 Harry’s Law 6.00 Flashpoint 7.00 Rookie Blue 8.00 Life 9.00 FILM Liar, Liar. Comedy starring Jim Carrey. (1997) 11.00 Law And Order: Special Victims Unit 12.00 Flashpoint 1.00 Cold Case 4.00 Royal Pains 5.00-6am Quincy ME

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6am Smallville 7.00 Buffy 8.00 Teleshopping 11.00 Smallville 12.00 Buffy 1.00 A Town Called Eureka

DISCOVERY

6am Mutant Planet 7.00 NASA’s Greatest Missions 8.00 Gold Rush 9.00 The First World War 10.00 Auction Hunters 10.30 Auction Kings 11.00 American Guns 12.00 Dan Snow’s Battle Of The Somme 2.00 Hitler: A Profile 3.00 The First World War 4.00 Auction Hunters 4.30 Auction Kings 5.00 American Guns 6.00 Mythbusters 7.00 Battle Castle With Dan Snow 8.00 Fifth Gear 9.00 How We Invented The World 10.00 American Guns 11.00 Wheeler Dealers 12.00 How We Invented The World 1.00 American Guns 3.00 How We Invented The World 3.50 American Guns 4.40 Discovery Atlas: Russia Revealed 5.30-6am Meerkat Manor

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6am Teleshopping 8.00 Megafactories 9.00 Full Force Nature 10.00 Doomsday Preppers 11.00 Hooked: Monster Fishing 12.00 Family Guns 1.00 Strippers: Cars For Cash 2.00 Supercars 3.00 Air Crash Investigation 5.00 Strippers: Cars For Cash 6.00 Wicked Tuna 7.00 Supercars 8.00 Family Guns 9.00 Air Crash Investigation 10.00 Strippers: Cars For Cash 11.00 Banged Up Abroad 12.00 Family Guns 1.00 Air Crash Investigation 2.00 Teleshopping 3.00 Air Crash Investigation 4.30 Supercars 5.15-6am Doomsday Preppers

YESTERDAY

6am Above And Beyond 6.25 The World At War 7.10 Nazi Collaborators 8.00 Ian Hislop’s Age Of The Do-Gooders 9.00 Antiques Roadshow 10.00 All Creatures Great And Small 11.00 Nazi Hunters 12.00 Time Team 1.00 Ian Hislop’s Age Of The Do-Gooders 2.00 Antiques Roadshow 2.50 Dan Snow’s Norman Walks 3.20 Last Of The Summer Wine 4.00 All Creatures Great And Small 5.00 Ian Hislop’s Age Of The Do-Gooders 6.00 Dan Snow’s Norman Walks 6.30 Antiques Roadshow 7.20 Last Of The Summer Wine 8.00 Time Team 9.00 Instruments Of Death 10.00 Raiders Of The Lost Past 11.00 Nazi Hunters 12.00 Time Team 1.00 Antiques Roadshow 2.00-3am Nazi Collaborators

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6.30am The Breakfast Show With Nick Grimshaw 10.00 Fearne Cotton 12.45 Newsbeat 1.00 Scott Mills 4.00 Greg James 7.00 1Xtra Live In Brixton 11.00 1Xtra Live: Brixton After Party 12.00 Rock Show With Daniel P Carter 2.00 Charlie Sloth 4.00-6.30am Dev

RADIO 2 88-91MHz

6.30am Chris Evans 9.30 Ken Bruce 12.00 Jeremy Vine 2.00 Steve Wright 5.00 Liza Tarbuck 7.00 Paul Jones 8.00 New Comedy Award 2012 9.00 Jo Whiley 10.00 New Comedy Award 2012 10.30 Big Band Special 11.00 Jools Holland 12.00 Janice Long 2.00 Alex Lester 5.00-6.30am Vanessa Feltz

RADIO 3 90.2-92.4MHz

6.30am Breakfast 9.00 Essential Classics 12.00 Composer Of The Week: Big Band; News 1.00 Lunchtime Concert 2.00 Afternoon On 3 4.30 In Tune 6.30 Composer Of The Week: Big Band (R) 7.30 Radio 3 Live In Concert 10.00 Free Thinking 10.45 The Free Thinking Essay: New Generation Thinkers 11.00 Jazz On 3 12.30-6.30am Through The Night. Bruckner, Bach and Wolfram Buchenberg.

RADIO 4 92.4-94.6MHz 198kHz

6am Today 9.00 Start The Week 9.45 LW: Daily Service 9.45 FM: Book Of The Week 10.00 Woman’s Hour 11.00 The Naughty Pictures Committees

11.30 55 And Over 12.00 News; LW: Shipping Forecast 12.04 You And Yours 12.57 Weather 1.00 The World At One 1.45 In Pursuit Of The Ridiculous 2.00 The Archers (R) 2.15 Afternoon Drama: Children In Need: All The Blood In My Veins (R) 3.00 Round Britain Quiz 3.30 The Food Programme (R) 4.00 Tim Key And Gogol’s Overcoat 4.30 The Digital Human 5.00 PM; 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 7.45 Children In Need: Jess’s Story 8.00 Document 8.30 Analysis 9.00 Material World (R) 9.30 Start The Week (R) 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book At Bedtime 11.00 Mastertapes 11.30 Today In Parliament 12.00 News And Weather 12.30 Book Of The Week (R) 12.48 Shipping Forecast

1.00 World Service Programmes; Shipping Forecast 5.30 News Briefing; Prayer 5.45-6am Farming Today

TALKSPORT 1053, 1089MHz

RADIO 5 909, 693kHz

6am Alan Brazil And Ronnie Irani. Discussion on the day’s issues. 10.00 Keys And Gray 1.00 Hawksbee And Jacobs 4.00 Adrian Durham And Darren Gough 7.00 Kick-off. With Mark Saggers and Stan Collymore. 10.00 Andy Goldstein And Jason Cundy 1.00-6am Extra Time With Mike Graham

ABSOLUTE 105.8MHz

6am More Music Breakfast 9.00 John Suchet 1.00 Jamie Crick. Listeners’ favourites. 5.00 Drive. With Anne-Marie Minhall. 8.00 The Full Works Concert. Bach. 10.00 Smooth Classics. With Margherita Taylor. 2.00-6am Bob Jones. Classic FM favourites.

6am 5 Live Breakfast 10.00 Victoria Derbyshire 12.00 Eleanor Oldroyd 2.00 Richard Bacon 4.00 5 Live Drive 7.00 5 Live Sport: The Monday Night Club 9.30 5 Live Sport: The Tuffers And Vaughan Cricket Show 10.30 Tony Livesey 1.00 Up All Night 5.00 Morning Reports 5.30-6am Wake Up To Money 6am Christian O’Connell’s Breakfast Show 10.00 Russ Williams 1.00 Andy Bush 5.00 Geoff Lloyd 8.00 Mark Crossley 12.00-6am Polly James

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ALICIA SILVERSTONE became famous at 18 after playing a mega-rich, fashion-obsessed High School girl in hit movie Clueless. She has since combined her high-profile Hollywood career with a best-selling book on her vegetarian lifestyle, called The Kind Diet, and a website, thekindlife.com. Alicia – who lives in Los Angeles with rock musician husband Christopher Jarecki and their 17-month-old son, Bear Blu – stars in a new vampire movie Vamps. She is now 36 – and here she tells GARTH PEARCE what she wishes she’d known when she was 18.

MINI MUSICIANS – a report from Persil shows that music can improve a child’s brain. It can aid creativity, language, literacy and maths. Time to book those piano lessons. YU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE – yummy Yu!’s Jus Fruit chews taste like sweets but are 100 per cent fruit, count as one of your five-a-day and have fewer than 90 calories.

WISH I had known 7 Iwith fame at 18.

LUCKY SEVEN – A Betway.com study says 13million Brits think they are lucky. Seven is the “lucky” number of 4.3million people.

I found it overwhelming. I remember running through an airport, being chased by photographers. Why did I run? I was just working all the time and ready to explode. There is a big lesson for anyone that young — try to lead a calm, balanced, happy life. Don’t be in too much of a hurry! There was the attitude of: “Take this

public image was in England, strangely enough. I was with my mom and the paparazzi grabbed a photo of us together. We were in a public place and I just laughed and said: “Oh, let them take it.” We posed. I thought: “It is my mom and me — it is not any more interesting and complicated than that.” My English roots do come out when I am in London (both her parents, Didi and Monty, were born in the UK) and I love the fact that I can ride on a bus and be

chance, because you never know when it’s going to be over.” That, when I look back, is a ridiculous attitude. I wish I had known enough to listen to my gut instinct and not my brain. It is hard to be famous when you are young, particularly if you did not have any plans. I wanted to become unfamous as fast as possible. But I don’t want to come across as a victim. Fame brings money and I was able to buy a car at 18 — a Ford Bronco — and buy a house a year later, which was a huge advantage. I did six movies back-to-back, without a break which was a stupid thing to do. I also wish I’d had the strength to say how little I knew about life. Clueless gave the impression I knew about fashion and sex. It was ridiculous, because I didn’t. There was a low point when I was accused of being fat, after the film Batman & Robin (released in 1997). I played Batgirl in the film and someone actually shouted “fat girl” at me and tried to take photographs. There are so many girls suffering from bulimia because of all this nonsense about weight and body issues. I now realise that any human being who could comment so cruelly on the appearance of another has no life. The first time I learnt to live with the

surrounded by a diverse culture. In Los Angeles, I drive everywhere — like everyone else — and you don’t mix with people. In London, I can walk on Hampstead Heath and feel relaxed. So when I hear of grown-up people complaining about fame and being in the public eye, I think: “It is your choice.” I live under a rock, a little bit, on purpose. People tell me what is going on in our little pop culture Hollywood thing, but I am not exclusively interested. I did listen to my gut instinct when I fell in love. It would have been so simple to take the easy route, so tempting in Hollywood, and become a party person. I met Chris outside a little arthouse theatre in Beverly Hills. I used to go there most nights and brought a group of friends. This particular night there was the British 1960s film Blow-Up showing and we met, by chance, between films. I had been burnt by too many jerks — horrible creatures who did too much damage to my soul. I chose them, for some reason, but after I met Chris I never made that mistake again. Early fame? It is very simple. I have learnt that if you are a good person, you will get better. If you are a bad person, you will become worse. I definitely grew up fast and learnt a lot. You only gain experience and wisdom from living it.

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2 BROKE GIRLS – We love a glam and girly comedy, especially set in New York. The top US sitcom is out now on DVD. MIDNIGHT WORKOUTS – Stats show 83 per cent of gym users are likely to go at ungodly times now some are open 24/7. We would rather be in bed! TAXITASTIC – This free app makes it easy to hail safe private-hire cabs in unfamiliar areas. It has access to more than 10,000 firms nationwide. See taxitastic.co.uk. STRESSED – Women between 25 and 34 are the most stressed. Brits worry an average of 208 times a year, with women fretting over bills and juggling time, and men about long hours and debt. SAVVY SPENDING – Men use price comparison sites to get a better deal more than women, says a Callcredit study. What’s up, girls? Let battle commence . . .

SILVER SCREEN . . . in Clueless, above, and as Batgirl, right

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JOGGING fan Nell McAndrew has run into a storm of criticism by pounding the pavement while she is pregnant. The model, 39, said: “When I tell people I’m still exercising, they react as if I’ve told them I’ve been smoking or drinking alcohol while pregnant. But what I’m doing is actually good for me and my baby.” The former I’m A Celeb star has cut her usual 90 miles a week to six miles a day with the birth of her baby due in March. Nell and husband Paul Hardcastle already have a son Devon, six. It is no surprise that many women are baffled about how much exercise they can do for their own health without harming their unborn child. There is a lot of conflicting advice out there. Here The Sun’s fitness expert NICKI WATERMAN and nutritionist AMANDA URSELL give their expert advice on the myths and facts surrounding fitness and diet while pregnant.

1ST TRIMESTER: WEEKS 0 - 12 Suggested regime: Twenty minutes’ walking a day, or half an hour three times a week. Or swimming for 20 minutes, two or three times a week. 2ND TRIMESTER: WEEKS 13 - 28 Suggested regime: Continue as before or try a weekly pregnancy Pilates class with emphasis on strengthening your upper back, thigh and arm muscles. Or a weekly pregnancy yoga class. Good for concentrating on breathing, moving comfortably and meeting other pregnant women. 3RD TRIMESTER: WEEKS 29 - delivery Suggested regime: Gentle exercise three times a week such as walking for 30 minutes or swimming twice a week. Plus one weekly pregnancy Pilates, yoga or aquacise class. Top tip: Be careful not to twist your pelvis or overstretch. Your body is now flooded with a hormone called relaxin, which makes joints more mobile, making it easy to pull muscles.

GUINNESS builds you up and gives you strength. False. Guinness and stout were recommended years ago on the basis they gave you iron – in fact, they contain very little. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy is not advised by health experts. Avoid cheese while pregnant. False. Although you should not eat Brie, Camembert, chevre, which is a type of goat’s-milk cheese, and other soft cheeses with similar rinds. It is OK to eat hard cheeses such as Cheddar and Parmesan. Mozzarella, cottage cheese, feta, ricotta, halloumi and cheese spreads are fine too, so long as they are made with pasteurised and not raw milk. Also avoid soft cheeses with “blue veins” such as Danish Blue or Stilton. They may contain listeria, a type of bacteria that could harm your baby. Paté is a problem, so give it up. True. All types of paté, including vegetable ones, can contain listeria and need to be off the menu during pregnancy. Hard-boiled eggs are OK, soft eggs are not. True. All eggs should be cooked until the white and yolk is solid to avoid

salmonella food-poisoning. Liver contains iron so I should eat it when pregnant. False. Although it is packed with iron, liver can be high in vitamin A, and too much of this nutrient can damage your unborn baby. Fish is good so basically, the more the better. False. While it’s OK to eat white fish such as coley, plaice and haddock, you should avoid all shark, marlin and swordfish and have no more than two tuna steaks or four tins of tuna a week. These fish contain high levels of mercury that can damage your baby’s developing nervous system. Oily fish is good for my baby’s brain. True. But oily fish store pollutants that may disrupt hormones so have no more than two 140g portions per week of fish such as salmon, mackerel, sardines and pilchards. Also, avoid all uncooked shellfish – they can contain bacteria that cause food-poisoning. Don’t drink coffee and tea. False. You are allowed up to 200mg of caffeine a day, so you can have two mugs of instant coffee, one-and-ahalf mugs of filter coffee or

three mugs of tea.Exceeding the daily allowance may play a role in triggering miscarriages or lead to low birth weights, which can lead to health problems for your child in later life. Supplements are a good idea. Possibly. But ONLY choose supplements specially formulated for pregnant women. Meat must be well-cooked while you are pregnant. True. Undercooked meat could contain toxoplasmosis which, while rare, can damage your unborn baby. Peanuts are a complete no-no. False. Research does not show any clear link between women eating peanuts while pregnant and an increased risk of their babies developing a peanut allergy. Eating junk food while pregnant makes your children addicted to it in later life. False. But there is evidence a diet of fatty, sugary foods may increase the chances of children having a preference for these foods. So try to stick with healthy options. I need to eat more calories. False. The average woman needs only 200 calories extra per day in the last three months of pregnancy.

FITNESS MYTHS AND FACTS RUNNING is good for everyone during pregnancy. False. If you don’t already run, then it is not a great idea to suddenly take it up once you are pregnant. However, if you run already, as long as there are no changes in your joints and ligaments, you can in theory continue. Even so, check with your GP before taking this advice. It’s safer and more sustainable to switch to lower-impact activities such as walking, water workouts or the elliptical trainer. If you weren’t exercising before, now’s the time to start. True. Pregnancy is the ideal time to take up even just moderate exercise such as walking. The real hazard is inactivity, which contributes to excess weight gain, high blood pressure, aches and pains and a higher risk for Caesarean section and gestational diabetes. Research shows between 70-80 per cent of women with gestational diabetes later develop type 2 diabetes and their babies are more likely to become overweight and develop diabetes too. Resistance (strength) training during pregnancy can cause joint injury. True. Pregnancy floods your system with relaxin, a hormone that loosens ligaments to prepare your body for deliv-

ery. However, a US study last year found a low-to-moderateintensity strength programme is safe, even for novices. The 12-week study tracked 32 women starting at weeks 21 to 25 of their pregnancies. They worked out twice a week, increasing the amount of weight lifted by an average of 36 per cent during the study. None of the women got injured and their blood pressures did not rise during the workouts or during the study. However, intense weight training can increase blood pressure, so it’s important to keep lifting intensity moderate and to stop at the first sign of dizziness. You shouldn’t work your abs. True. Doing crunches or other exercises on your back is a no-no after the first trimester because your growing uterus can compress the vena cava, the major vessel that returns blood to your heart, potentially reducing blood flow and making you feel dizzy or nauseated. Only about ten per cent of women are susceptible to this dizziness, but there are plenty of ways to work your entire core while standing or kneeling. Try this standing ab exercise: Exhale and then draw in your navel toward your spine, as if you were trying to button up tight jeans. You can also perform the plank move until the day you give birth. This is a very effective core exercise. If you fancy taking up swimming, cycling or another new sport while pregnant, just go for it. False. Always speak to your GP or midwife before starting any new sport once pregnant. Stop exercising if you suffer bleeding, sudden cramps or chest pains and see your doctor right away. Pregnancy is not the time to start a new hardcore regime just try to maintain what you’re used to.

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DEIDRE GIVES SEX THERAPY ADVICE ONLINE AT

Do I tell cops my hubby scams cash from work?

Dear Deidre living the high life husband began money from work everything’s falling

I HAVE b e e n since my stealing but now apart.

I’m 40, he’s 43 and our girls are 16 and 19. We’ve been living a luxury lifestyle, with new cars, a whole new wardrobe of clothes for me and exotic holidays. We’ve done up our house and

our children have money put away for their futures. But I’m getting feelings of guilt. I’ve asked him to stop the scam but this causes rows because he won’t listen to me. He’s possessive, anyway. He keeps accusing me of having someone else, hates me texting my friends or going out to see them. I feel like a prisoner. In the end I was so unhappy that I did get with someone else. I’ve known this guy for years through work but we got together and had sex. He’s 37,

HE’S A THUG Dear Deidre

HOW can I help my friend and her children escape from her abusive husband? We’re in our early thirties. Her thuggish partner is controlling and I suspect he’s violent. I think she’s ashamed to admit it. All she says is: “You don’t know the half of it.” But he’s cut her off from me. I’m not allowed to visit and she can’t get out to meet me because he won’t let her leave the house. She’s desperate but can’t just run away blindly, without some sort of a plan. n DEIDRE SAYS: Leaving takes a great deal of strength and courage but her situation is likely to get worse if she doesn’t do it. Make sure she realises this is damaging her children even if he isn’t violent to them. The National Domestic Violence Helpline can help her work out a plan (0808 2000 247, (nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk).

slim and fit, and I can’t stop thinking about him. We meet a few times a month. I still love my husband but I no longer want to be with him as things are. If he won’t stop then I’ll leave him to be with the new man in my life. I’ve even thought about telling the police but I worry what will happen to my kids. n DEIDRE SAYS: Spell it out to your husband that you are at the end of your tether. Either he stops the stealing or your marriage will be over. At some

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I’M SO JEALOUS OF YOU BEING PREGNANT, DELLA. I WISH IT WERE ME!

HOW’S HEATHER THEN, ALL RIGHT?

DON’T BE JEALOUS, I FEEL SICK HALF THE TIME. ANYWAY, IT’S LATE, LET’S CATCH UP IN THE WEEK

SHE’S DEAD ENVIOUS THAT I’M HAVING A BABY, BUT APART FROM THAT SHE'S FINE

Dear Deidre

Pre-recorded advice lines: Calls cost 77p per minute from a BT landline (5p per call goes to Family Lives).

Girlfriend has gone off sex

MY girlfriend’s lost her sex drive. Is it something I’ve done? Or is she just bored with sex? I’m 23 and she is 21. We’ve been together for two years. We used to have a good sex life — making love two or three times a week — but in the past four months or so she has lost interest in that side of things and now it’s barely once a week. She’s unemployed and

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point his firm will do an audit and find out. If he owns up and negotiates with the firm to start paying the money back, there’s a chance they won’t press charges if he’s honest now. If he won’t listen to you, then your best course may be to turn whistle-blower. But bringing a lover into your girls’ lives would just add to the misery, so tell him you need space to sort out your life. Q Should you whistle-blow on a partner if they’re doing wrong? Tell me on my Facebook page today.

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all she seems to do is read and watch TV. How can I get things back to how they were? n DEIDRE SAYS: She may be depressed — being out of work is no picnic. Talk to her to find out why she’s off sex. Tell her you love her and that she can recover her interest. A good start is kissing and cuddling each other, with no pressure to have sex at first. An advice line today explains self-help therapy to revive your love life.

I ALWAYS end up in the friend zone when it comes to women. I seem to fall for the “bad girl” or end up becoming her best friend. I’m 23, I don’t have much confidence and I find it really hard to pick up on signals from girls. They keep calling me a nice guy, which immediately kills my confidence and makes me feel lousy. I’m still a virgin and worry that I’m going to be alone for ever. It is embarrassing and gets me down, especially as all my mates seem to get on with women really easily. n DEIDRE SAYS: The best lasting relationships often begin with friendship, so get to know girls well first rather than thinking about chatting them up. Widen your social life so you have plenty of chances to meet girls and develop common interests – through sport or volunteering, maybe. I’m sending you my leaflet on Getting A Great Social Life. There’s no shame in still being a virgin. It’s more important to find the right relationship, which will last happily.

. . . ALTHOUGH IT’S A WONDER I EVER DID GET PREGNANT. WAYNE IGNORES ME THESE DAYS . . .

CAN I TRUST HER AGAIN?

Dear Deidre

MY girlfriend feels it doesn’t matter that she had sex with another guy because we’re only dating. I’m 21 and she is 19. We’ve been on many amazing dates including spending the weekend at my flat. We had sex and both said we really liked each other. She said she wasn’t like other girls and, that even though we were only dating, she didn’t want either of us to see or sleep with other people. But one night she said she was going round her mate’s house. I heard nothing from her for six hours until she rang to say she was staying there. I asked if something would happen between them and she said it was

possible because they were sharing a bed. She then dropped a bombshell by saying we were nothing, only dating. I went mad and told her to leave. The next day she admitted she slept with the other bloke and felt such a b****. She said it’s made her realise how much she likes me. She says it won’t happen again. So should I give her another chance? n DEIDRE SAYS: Just dating or not, she moved the goalposts when she had sex with this other guy because she’d said she wanted to be with you exclusively. But she may have now realised you are the guy for her. If she wants you two to stay together, spell out that it’s over if she ever cheats on you again.

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IT’S that time of year when a whole bunch of celebs are ready to get their chops round some jungle treats. Although I’m a huge fan of I’m A Celeb, with this year’s show the word celebrity should be used very loosely. But I can’t wait to see exCorrie star Helen Flanagan, pictured, Charlie Brooks and Ashley Roberts show us what tough cookies they are, and whether posh Hugo Taylor can hack it in the jungle. Most important of all, of course, I just love watching Ant and Dec.

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If the past is anything to go by, every time we remove one dictator, we create another dozen. They then use these arms to kill more of their own people as well as any of ours trying to help. Best is to leave well alone. You can’t help some

MARIE GOSNEY Billingham, Teesside

DAVID CAMERON talks about arms for Syrian rebels.

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NO amnesty for illegal immigrants, just because the Border Agency failed to do what they were paid for. GP DON’T worry BBC, Prof Cox. Just go to the House of Lords. Full of aliens. FRANK, Wakefield

I SAW late great Clive Dunn in panto many moons ago. He was fantastic, a truly great comedy legend. RIP. DAVE OSBORNE, Enfield, Middx

NADINE DORRIES won’t notice any difference between Parliament and the jungle. Still surrounded by parasites and leeches. MAUREEN, Swindon

ANGELA MERKEL says UK would be lonely outside of the EU. With most of the world living here I think not. ARTHUR MATRAS, Bedford

AMERICA spends billions exploring long-dead Mars while many thousands die daily on Earth from thirst, hunger, neglect. So sad.

ANON, Essex

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ROBERT BLACKMORE Bristol

WHEN are the Government going to act over payday loan sharks? Thousands of people are suffering a miserable existence due to their underhanded, yet legal, exploits. With Christmas on the way

things are about to get much worse. David Cameron must accept some responsibility over the plight of those desperate people, due to his Government’s tough policies. It’s time he made a stand to protect them. DAVE SWANN Newburn, Tyne & Wear

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the loss of Dad’s Army star Clive Dunn. I grew up watching the show and his Cpl Jones character was one of my favourites. He will be missed by all his fans worldwide. WARWICK GOODALL Camden Town, NW London

HAIL the heroes of Celtic on their magnificent win over the mighty Barcelona. This year has been blessed with great and memorable British sporting achievements. Now Celtic, with their famous victory over the best team on the planet, have produced another — making them the toast of Scotland and all Britain.

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PAUL HOBBS Weston-super-Mare, Somerset

Cyclists driven to despair THE injuries that cyclist Bradley susLETTER Wiggins tained may help highlight the shocking attitude displayed by some drivers towards cyclists.

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Too many motorists simply disregard cyclists, often forcing them off the road, claiming “they didn’t see them”. Roundabouts in particular are a nightmare for cyclists because of the selfish attitude taken by drivers. No wonder there are so many bikes on pavements. It’s a lot safer than riding on the roads.

PAUL WILLIAMS Middlesbrough

nothing short of a EVEN Bradley WigI AM sick of gins has been miracle. If the all the hypocrisy affected by danlikes of me and over racism. We have a ger on the Bradley find it National Black Police Assoroads. It hard to avoid ciation, a Society of Black proves we collisions, Lawyers and other similar what chance must do more t o bodies. If a White Society was have youngmake cycling formed, there would be an out- sters got? safer and tell cry. The UK is the most tolerant ALLAN RAMSAY drivers where society in the world. Let’s Radcliffe, Gtr they should concentrate on problems Manchester be looking. that confront us all. I WAS shocked DAN COOK CYRIL BARLOW to hear about Doncaster Southampton Bradley’s accident, IT came as a shock I hope the Elf and to hear Bradley WigSafety brigade don’t get gins had been injured in a involved or he may never get collision, but no particular on a bike again. surprise. KEN WITHAM Each week, I ride the same Sheffield roads as Bradley. Given the standard of driv- NOW Bradley, pictured, has ing I invariably encounter, been knocked off his bike, returning home unscathed is something may be done

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about our non-existent care for cyclists. Spend some of my tax money updating and developing our cycle roads before another accident. DAWN HAWES Heybridge, Essex

MY wife and I have just returned from Tunisia where staff at our hotel spoke excitedly about Christmas. Meanwhile, here at home, the wretched politically correct talk of the “winter festival” for fear of causing offence. Shame on them when folk of other countries and faiths readily embrace the spirit of Christmas. TONY HUBBERT Caerphilly, Gwent

IT seems MPs want cheaper Armed Forces while recognising there is plenty of work for our soldiers to do. How else can one explain the reduction in the professional Army while strengthening the TA? HARRY WATSON Brighton

EVERY celebrity who has a book or DVD out for Christmas gets vast amounts of free advertising by plugging their products on TV chat shows. They should be charged the going rate for taking up airtime. JEFF TEMPLEMAN Saltburn by the Sea, Cleveland

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HERE is our fantastic puzzle, the 30-second NumberCrunch. There’s no better way to keep your brain trained than playing our great teasers. So if you want to stay ahead of the game, you will love this challenge. Starting at the left with the number provided, work your way across the three lines one at a time, applying all the mathematical instructions to your running total. Don’t reach for your calculator – that would be cheating! Write your final answer in the last box of the line. You should be aiming to complete each round in about 30 seconds. Good luck! Answers are at the bottom of the page.

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ACROSS: 1 Other half 6 Flu 8 (S)Crawl 9 Bar-ma-i-d 10 Rest-or-ed 11 Fret 13 Duties 14 Un-tied 17 Cobs 19 Feathers 22 Decried 23 Ev-ad-e 24 Ran 25 Coriander DOWN: 1 OS-car 2 Headset 3 Roll-over 4 (G)Ambled 5 Fore 6 F-L-air 7 Updated 12 Anathema 13 De-cider 15 Iceland 16 Gender 18 BA-con 20 Shear (Sheer) 21 Disc(o)

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SEE how many words of four or more letters you can “dial” using the one at the centre in each word. You can make at least one word using all of them. Don’t use the letters more than once in any word. No proper names or plurals. Words from Collins Concise Dictionary. BRILLIANT: 40. EXCELLENT: 35. GOOD: 27. GREAT SCORE FOR KIDS: 22. YESTERDAY: Adhere, adhered, dearth, death, earth, earthed, earthy, ether, hard, hardy, hare, hared, hart, hate, hated, hater, hatred, head, headed, header, heady, hear, heard, heart, hearty, heat, heated, heater, heed, herd, herded, here, hydrate, redhead, reheat, rhea, thee, there, they, thread, threaded, three, yeah. Nine-letter word: Dehydrate.

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THIS is the world’s best brainteaser. Each grid number in our Word Workout game represents a letter. So if you think 4 is the letter A, write A in all the squares with a 4. All the alphabet is used and we have supplied some letters to start you off. We will print the answers tomorrow. YESTERDAY – ACROSS: Sequel, Over, Slur, Vortex, Showjumping, Scroll, Muff, Beer, Stanza. DOWN: Well, Burrow, Flavourless, Dour, Demean, Hockey, Pampas, Okra, Fizz.

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11 & 7 British Prime Minister from 1770 – 82 (first two letters of surname) 6 & 8 Author of The Ipcress File Yesterday: Singer/songwriter DAVID GRAY (Michael Faraday, Debbie Rush, Darren Gough, Vanessa (White), Brian Cox). Another Name Game in The Sun tomorrow.

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Quizword ACROSS: 1 Rubber Soul 6 Longboat 12 Medic 13 Tagalog 14 Alibi 15 Mulberry 16 Stenograph 18 Ranger 20 Pushkin 22 Otto 25 Log 26 Sting 27 Endurance 29 Sky 30 Consonant 31 Penne 32 Tar 34 Orca 36 Foundry 37 Myriad 40 Dolcelatte 42 Portugal 45 Aloha 46 Grecian 47 Emile 49 Eye-tooth 50 Piccadilly DOWN: 1 Ram 2 Bud Flanagan 3 Emcee 4 Saturn 5 Urge 7 Organ 8 Grange 9 Oxidant 10 Thigh bone 11 Bletchley Park 15 Mural 17 Tungsten steel 19 Euston 21 Iodine 23 Figaro 24 Orrery 28 Notting Hill 30 Cloud Base 33 Rydal 35 Calzone 38 Gelato 39 Cognac 41 Angst 43 Tweed 44 Fiji 48 Ely


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MYSTIC MESSAGES: HAZEL of London – the name that will complete your family tree is the one that fascinated you in the address book. JONATHAN of Cardiff – the gold medallion you got at the car boot sale is very valuable.

ARIES

March 21 – April 20

Whatever you start today, you can see through – now that you have the determination. Venus takes a firm hold of your relationships chart and you’ll be drawn to the style of love that’s good for you. Luck begins when you are introduced to someone who looks just like you. * WEEKLY STARS 09067 524451 MONTHLY 09067 524471

TAURUS

April 21 – May 21

Inspiration planet Neptune is moving forward again and plans that mix friendship, charity and the entertainment world will add so much to your life. If you are starting the day single, then someone you met through work will get in touch with love in mind. * WEEKLY STARS 09067 524452 MONTHLY 09067 524472

GEMINI

May 22 – June 21

Opportunities that come out of the blue could change the way you earn a living. Instead of being too concerned with other people’s opinions, you trust your choices. As Mars and Venus link the love zones of your chart, romance is back in your life.

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CANCER

June 22 – July 22

As Mercury gets ready to move on, you’ll wake up to your work potential and can act confidently without seeming conceited. The steady glow of Venus, deep in the foundations of your chart, helps you enjoy a relationship instead of fretting about its future. * WEEKLY STARS 09067 524454 MONTHLY 09067 524474

LEO

July 23 – August 23

Healing planet Neptune is back in action and you can warm up the frosty relationships at work and home. In love, you may be surprised by just who you find attractive – and the feeling is mutual. Already involved? Venus helps you talk from the heart. * WEEKLY STARS 09067 524455 MONTHLY 09067 524475

VIRGO

August 24 – September 22

Strict Saturn makes your mind very strong so you can make good decisions, set boundaries and do it in a quiet but authoritative way. An application form you fill in can be the start of an exciting time. This is not a day to take love for granted but to make it a priority. * WEEKLY STARS 09067 524456 MONTHLY 09067 524476

LIBRA

September 23 – October 23

Your fitness chart is switched on and you’ll be motivated to do all the right things for your wellbeing. At home, you’re ready to take the initiative instead of waiting for people who won’t make up their minds. In love, the words you long to hear will be spoken. * WEEKLY STARS 09067 524457 MONTHLY 09067 524477

SCORPIO

October 24 – November 22

With Mercury in your finances chart, you’ll get the answers you need and come across some money you thought you’d never see again. Venus gives you psychic love skills so you merely have to think of someone to draw that person to your side.


SAGITTARIUS

– IT’S SNOW JOKE!

by Aardman & Titan Comics

November 23 – December 21

You handle key people well and show in a clear way that you value family relationships – but also expect them to be fair. There are surprises when someone you thought could only be a friend talks about love. A keen interest in sport or music could turn into a profitable sideline. * WEEKLY STARS 09067 524459 MONTHLY 09067 524479

CAPRICORN

December 22 – January 20

Neptune switches on again in your communication chart and you can find the right words to repair a friendship. Venus goes deeper in to your truth chart to make you sure about what you want from love – then a partnership really takes off. Luck calls at door 93. * WEEKLY STARS 09067 524460 MONTHLY 09067 524480

AQUARIUS

January 21 – February 18

Demanding the best from people can be risky but it’s your only option at home. At work, someone you weren’t sure of turns out to be on your side. As Mars and Venus travel in harmony, love gets stronger. Single? A Leo offers passion and fun but expects loyalty.


HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

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PISCES

February 19 – March 20

Your mentor Neptune sets up a true opportunity for you to show you really have talent. Single? When you feel you’ve met before – though you haven’t – you’ve found a soulmate. Involved? Knowing you see the future in the same way deepens the relationship. * WEEKLY STARS 09067 524462 MONTHLY 09067 524482

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: Hollywood stars Anne Hathaway, 30, and Ryan Gosling, 32, former England rugby star Charlie Hodgson, 32, TV presenter Mariella Frostrup, 50, and musician Neil Young, 67.

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BRING ON HOPKINS Nathan’s big-fight plea TARGET MAN . . . Hawk slumps on the ropes under a barrage from Cleverly

NATHAN CLEVERLY insists he can stop ring legend Bernard Hopkins rewriting the boxing record books again.

By PAT SHEEHAN

round seven from a cluster of heavy shots unloaded by his rival. Hawk beat the count but was dumped again in the eighth when Cleverly was booed into the caught by another sledgehammer ring to defend his WBO world right, forcing the referee to call a light-heavyweight title against halt after after 1min 53sec. Cleverly, now unbeaten in 25 Shawn Hawk in Los Angeles. But the Welshman received a bouts, said: “They booed me as I went in but some fans gave standing ovation on his me a standing ovation way back after halting when I left the ring, which Hawk in eight rounds. shows my exciting style can Now Cleverly tops the win over people here. list to face Hopkins who is “I think I made a real bidding to beat his own impression on the American record as the oldest man to audience. I took risks but I win a world title. found the kind of finish I IBF champion Tavoris needed to come out on top. Cloud and WBA title“Now I’d love to defend holder Beibut Shumenov against Hopkins next year. are also on the shortlist to That is the kind of fight defend against Hopkins in we are working to all the March, when he will be 48. time. I’m now established Wales puncher Cleverly, at world level and that sort 25, insisted: “Records are there to be broken but I’ll NOT UNUSUAL . . . of big match is definitely on the cards for me.” be the one who’ll be Cleverly was led into the breaking hearts if Hopkins Jones and Cleverly agrees to fight me. I fancy my ring by singer Sir Tom Jones and film star Mickey Rourke. chances against anyone, even though I have total respect for all of his He said: “Mickey is a cracking guy achievements. and Tom is a Welsh legend. I can’t “This win proves I’m ready for the thank them enough for wanting to States, I just hope their best fighters help me make a name for myself in America. are ready to fight me.” “Although it was quite surreal — Native American Hawk was tough but could not handle Cleverly’s my mum loves Tom Jones and she’s power and was dropped twice in well chuffed!”

Klitschko whacks Wach

WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO was shaken but not stirred as he retained his world heavyweight titles in Hamburg. The WBA, IBF and WBO champ was stunned by a massive right from Mariusz Wach in the fifth round. But he regained his composure to see off his rival from Poland. At the final bell, the previously unbeaten Wach had been outclassed. Scores of

By PAT SHEEHAN

120-107, 120-107 and 119-109 reflected the Ukrainian’s domination in his 13th world title defence. Klitschko, 36, (right) said: “Wach caught me in the fifth but then I slipped. “The fight was unbelievably brutal. Wach just didn’t want to fall, he somehow managed to stay standing.”

Wigan P FORMER and GB hooker

Joe Egan has died, aged 93. RFL chief executive Nigel Wood said: “Joe was a great character who enhanced our sport.”

OUT . . . Jorge crashes and waves his fist (below)

SCHLEIN, P RORY 28, has quit

top-flight Belle Vue and is looking for a new team. The speedway ace said: “I didn’t get assurances changes would happen.”

Raging Jorge

NEWLY-CROWNED MotoGP champ Jorge Lorenzo crashed out in the rain in the season finale at Valencia. The Spaniard was trying to lap James Ellis and waved his fist at the Brit after crashing. Dani Pedrosa won.

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1 2213122 FOG PATCHES 36 (P) Miss L Russell 6-11-12 .................. T Scudamore 97 2 1341F-1 TIPSY DARA 30 N Alexander 8-11-8 ........................ Lucy Alexander (3) 91 3 68323-3 OVERAFRICA 23 (PH) D McCain 6-11-8 ................................. J Maguire 88 4 14-2251 CILLISEAL 38 (T) N C Kelly (Ire) 7-11-5 ................................ D R Fox (7) 98 5 83/255- ROYAL MACKINTOSH 249 (PH;CD) A H Mactaggart 11-11-4 .... B Harding 85 6 /8PP2P- BLAZING DIVA 199 (CD) A M Thomson 9-11-4...................... R Mania l99 SUN BETTING: 2 Tipsy Dara, 10-3 Cilliseal, 7-2 Fog Patches, 5 Overafrica, 10 Royal Mackintosh, 12 Blazing Diva WHERE FAVOURITES FINISHED: 1 3 4-PU 1 2 2011: Do It For Dalkey 9-11-12 P Buchanan 9-2 (Miss L Russell), 12 ran.

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LEAPING FOR LIFESTYLE FITNESS NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE (4); winner £2,669; 2m 3f 110yds. (7 runners)

1 242225- RHYMERS HA’ 233 Miss L Russell 5-11-12............. Craig Nichol (10) l99 2 5222-4 SMART ACT 18 (BF) D McCain 6-11-11 ..................... Paul O’Brien (10) 97 3 364-7 POLARBROOK 36 (BF) K Bailey 5-11-9................................... J Maguire 86 4 3522-46 MITCHELL’S WAY 17 G Swinbank 5-11-9.................................... F Davis 85 5 P583-85 ALMADAN 16 F Murphy 4-11-7................................. Lucy Alexander (3) 98 6 70822-2 POWERFUL AMBITION 194 B Ellison 6-11-6 .............................. D Cook 86 7 FP27U54 SNOWED IN 8 (P) Jennie Candlish 3-10-6 ............................... S Quinlan 87 SUN BETTING: 5-2 Powerful Ambition, 7-2 Smart Act, 4 Rhymers Ha’, 5 Snowed In, 8 Polarbrook, 10 Mitchell’s Way, 14 Almadan WHERE FAVOURITES FINISHED: 5 2011: Tap Night 4-11-12 P Buchanan 5-1 (Miss L Russell), 11 ran.

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7th of 13 (well btn) to Our Mick (11ROSSINI’S DANCER pulled up latest, 8) (Kempton 21/2m nov hcap ch (3) earlier (11-7) 10-1 tracked leaders, £6,882 good to soft). led 8th, made rest, drew readily clear last, easily, bt THE MAGIC BISHOP THE MAGIC BISHOP (11-6) 15-2 held up, headway 4 out, outpaced next, (11-12) 7-2 held up, headway 9th, soon beaten, 5th of 8 (btn 26l) to chased leading pair 4 out, no chanRebel Swing (10-13) WHATS UP ce with winner, 15l (7 ran) (Perth 1 WOODY (11-5) 10-1 outpaced 4 out, 2 /2m hcap ch (4) £5,198 good). weakened, tailed off, 7th (well btn) PAPA CARUSO (11-2) 12-1 mid-divi(Carlisle 3m hcap ch (3) £5,653 soft). sion, lost place 10th, soon behind,

Bleu Aintree bound

GRAND NATIONAL fourth Cappa Bleu starts back on the road to Aintree in the graduation chase (2.25) at Carlisle. Although a 10-year-old, the 2009 Foxhunter Chase winner has had just seven outings over fences. But he ran a great race in the National and trainer Evan Williams is already looking forward to a return trip. He said: “It’s always difficult first time back after the National so we wanted to find him a nice little race so he can go and enjoy himself. This looks a good place to start and if he can run a nice race I’ll be very happy. “He ran very well in the National and it is at the forefront of my mind to go back. If we’re lucky enough to get through the winter then we’ll look forward to Aintree. The National is the only race I’m thinking of with him.”

EACH-WAY THIEF

CUE TO CUE (2.15 Southwell) was a close third off the same rating in a better race at Newcastle in February. And he won first time out last season. Back him in an each-way double with consistent SET IN HER WAYS (2.45 Southwell), who ran well last time and will be better suited by today’s trip.

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CARLISLE ..........301 ..311 SOUTHWELL ......302 ..312 BOTH TRACKS ....300 ..320 Calls cost 77p per minute at all times

2.25

1 425P3-1 ACROSS THE BAY 23 D McCain 8-11-10................................ J Maguire 96 2 5/2UF1- BEAMAZED 266 (CD) J Jefferson 8-11-10............................. D O’Regan 78 3 P/1334- CAPPA BLEU 212 (T;D) E Williams 10-11-10...................... P Moloney l99 4 /1FP0P- SARANDO F10 (B,T;CD) P Webber 7-11-10.......................... L Treadwell — 5 33P05-4 SOFT SPOKEN GUY 26 (T;D) M Barnes 9-11-3.................... M McAlister — SUN BETTING: 13-8 Across The Bay, 2 Cappa Bleu, 10-3 Sarando, 8 Beamazed, 20 Soft Spoken Guy WHERE FAVOURITES FINISHED: 5 1-3 2 2011: Sarando 6-11-7 W Kennedy 7-2 (P Webber), 6 ran.

SUNFORM

12l) to Neptune Collonges (11-6) ACROSS THE BAY (11-9) 4-1 made all, (Aintree 41/2m (1) £547,268 good). clear last, stayed on well, bt Bescot Springs (10-7) 7l (9 ran) (Kelso 31/4m SARANDO pulled up latest, earlier (10-5) 28-1 struggling 6th, never a hcap ch (3) £9,747 heavy). factor, 11th of 18 (btn 30l) to Bourne BEAMAZED (11-4) 16-1 joined leader (9-11) (Ascot 2m 3f hcap hdle (2) 9th, hit 13th, travelled on bit from £24,760 good to soft). 14th, led last, kept on strongly, bt Vamizi (11-0) 5l (13 ran) (Carlisle SOFT SPOKEN GUY (10-1) 13-2 headway 4 out, lost place next, no impres31/4m hcap ch (3) £5,653 heavy). sion, 4th of 14 (btn 26l) to Trucking CAPPA BLEU (10-10) 16-1 mid-diviAlong (10-3) (Wetherby 23/4m hcap sion, one pace 2 out, stayed on, hdle (3) £4,791 good to soft). never reached leaders, 4th of 40 (btn

2.55

CHRISTMAS PARTIES AT CARLISLE RACECOURSE NOVICES’ HURDLE (4); winner £2,534; 2m 1f. (7 runners)

1 3P321- DEFINITE DREAM 207 E Williams 5-10-12 .............................. P Moloney — 2 PU1-4 FORTY CROWN 158 (D) J Wade 6-10-12 ................................ K Renwick — 3 59- GRAND SHIFT 274 B Ellison 4-10-12 ............................................. D Cook — 4 1-21 IMJOEKING 31 (D) Miss L Russell 5-10-12 ........................... P Buchanan — 5 JACK ALBERT Mrs D Sayer 5-10-12............................................. R Mania — 6 15/46-1 JULIA TOO 30 (D) W Amos 5-10-12........................................ A Voy (3) l99 7 31242-4 MORNING ROYALTY 38 (BF) J Moffatt 5-10-12..................... B Harding 79 SUN BETTING: 15-8 Definite Dream, 9-4 Imjoeking, 6 Julia Too, 15-2 Morning Royalty, 8 Forty Crown, 14 Grand Shift, 20 Jack Albert WHERE FAVOURITES FINISHED: 4 2011: Vintage Star 5-10-9 S Byrne 3-1 (Mrs S Smith), 9 ran.

SUNFORM

water King (11-0) 11/4l (7 ran) (Carlisle DEFINITE DREAM (12-0) 5-1 led 2f 2m 1f NHF (6) £1,437 heavy). out, strongly pressed, kept on, bt Calibre Style (10-6) 1 / 2 l (17 ran) JULIA TOO (10-7) 11-2 held up, headway 5th, led 2 out, headed run-in, (Tipperary 2m NHF €4,830 soft). regained lead last 150 yards, kept on FORTY CROWN (11-9) 6-1 pushed gamely, bt Bonnie Burnett (10-10) 2l along 4f out, stayed on same pace (8 ran) (Hexham 2m nov hdle (4) final 2f, 4th of 8 (btn 17l) to Cracking £3,249 heavy). Man (10-13) (Wetherby 2m NHF (6) MORNING ROYALTY (11-0) 7-4 fav £1,506 heavy). headway 4 out, chased leaders 2 GRAND SHIFT (10-8) 20-1 weakened out, no impression, 4th of 6 (btn 22l) 5f out, tailed off, 9th of 11 (btn 45l) to Dotties Dilema (11-0) (Hexham 2m to Regal Encore (10-3) (Southwell mdn hdle (4) £3,422 heavy). 2m NHF (6) £1,437 AW). IMJOEKING (10-7) 10-1 chased leaders JACK ALBERT half-brother to Breaking Storm, won four hurdle races. 4f out, led 3f out, held on, bt Black-

3.30

JOIN NOW AT REWARDS4RACING.COM BEGINNERS’ CHASE (3); value to the winner £5,653; 2m. (7 runners)

1 F4P-P42 ATTYCRAN 30 (T) M Barnes 7-11-2....................................... M McAlister — 2 60222-2 JET MASTER 36 N Alexander 6-11-2......................... Lucy Alexander (3) — 3 342-PF5 KENT STREET 18 Mrs S Smith 7-11-2 ..................................... R Mania l99 4 60221-1 KRUZHLININ 180 D McCain 5-11-2........................................... J Maguire — 5 233-3 SNAPPING TURTLE 191 D Whillans 7-11-2....................... C Whillans (5) — 6 /43212- TRIPTICO 203 E Williams 6-11-2............................................... P Moloney — 7 5190-14 KYKATE 177 (T) W Kinsey 6-10-9 ................................................ C Huxley — SUN BETTING: 9-4 Kruzhlinin, 3 Jet Master, 4 Triptico, 7 Kykate, 10 Attycran, Snapping Turtle, 12 Kent Street WHERE FAVOURITES FINISHED and 2011: No corresponding race.

SUNFORM

out, drew clear last, bt Outrageous ATTYCRAN (11-0) 13-2 tracked leadRequest (11-0) 6l (9 ran) (Perth 2m ers, led 5th, headed 6th, outpaced nov hcap hdl (3) £4,791 good). last, kept on same pace, btn 9l by SNAPPING TURTLE (10-7) 5-1 tracked Green Flag (11-0) (8 ran) (Hexham leaders, took keen hold, led 2 out, 21/2m mdn hdle (5) £2,144 heavy). headed soon after 2 out, one pace JET MASTER (11-2) 12-1 raced keenly, and no impression, 3rd of 6 (btn 20l) led 2nd, soon clear, reduced advanto Fentara (11-5) (Hexham 2 1 / 2 m tage 3 out, headed next, kept on hcap hdle (4) £3,249 soft). same pace, btn 5l by Maggio (10-12) 3 TRIPTICO (11-5) 10-3 tracked leaders, (9 ran) (Kelso 2 /4m hdle (4) £3,899 chased winner 3 out, no impression, good to soft). btn 24l by Same Difference (11-5) (8 KENT STREET (10-9) 25-1 held up in ran) (Ffos Las 2 1 / 2m nov hdle (4) last pair, outpaced 4 out, never dan£2,599 good to soft). gerous, 5th of 10 (btn 19l) to Bury Parade (10-13) (Carlisle 2m beg ch KYKATE (11-8) 8-1 prominent, weakened 2 out, 4th of 8 (btn 10l) to (4) £3,054 soft). Absinthe (11-12) (Bangor 2m 1f hcap KRUZHLININ (11-4) 9-4 fav tracked hdle (4) £3,249 good to soft). leaders, went 2nd from 4th, led 2

4.00

BUMPER CHALLENGE (STANDARD OPEN NH FLAT RACE) (6); value to the winner £1,365; 2m 1f. (8 runners)

1 BIG SOUND T Walford 5-11-0............................................... B Toomey (3) — 2 R BOLD SLASHER 14 Mrs S Smith 4-11-0 ...................................... R Mania — 3 BRAE ON G Bewley 4-11-0...................................................... J Bewley (7) — 4 1 CLOUD CREEPER 176 D McCain 5-11-0.................................. J Maguire — 5 P31- MANDARIN SUNSET 253 J Ewart 5-11-0.................................. B Hughes — 6 1F-2 NO DEAL 172 Miss L Russell 6-11-0 ................................. P Buchanan l99 7 392- PHOENIX RETURNS 304 G Swinbank 4-11-0 ............................... F Davis — 8 375- TWO OSCARS 218 A Crook 6-11-0........................................... A Nicol (7) — SUN BETTING: Evens Cloud Creeper, 3 No Deal, 15-2 Phoenix Returns, 8 Mandarin Sunset, 16 Brae On, 20 Big Sound, 25 Bold Slasher, Two Oscars WHERE FAVOURITES FINISHED: 1-4 2011: Sydney Paget 4-11-0 A P Lane 11-4 JtFav (D McCain), 11 ran.

ABC: C-Carlisle, S-Southwell Across The Bay 2.25C Akbabend 3.20S Almadan 1.20C Attycran 3.30C Baharat 2.45S Ballyalton 3.50S Bandanaman 2.15S Banyan Tree 2.15S Beamazed 2.25C Benefit Game 2.45S Big Sound 4.00C Blazing Diva 12.50C Bold Slasher 4.00C Brae On 4.00C Brough Academy 2.15S Cappa Bleu 2.25C Cilliseal 12.50C Cloud Creeper 4.00C Crystal Swing 1.45S Cue To Cue 2.15S D’Argent Cloud 1.45S Definite Dream 2.55C Dream Honours 1.10S Drishogue Lad 1.45S Ethics Girl 3.50S Feeling Peckish 1.10S Flichity 1.10S

Fog Patches 12.50C Forty Crown 2.55C Galley Slave 2.45S Gougane 2.45S Grand Shift 2.55C Haling Park 2.45S Harvey’s Hope 3.50S Hi Tide 2.15S Imjoeking 2.55C Imperial Leader 3.50S Inandover 2.45S Isthereadifference 3.50S Jack Albert 2.55C Jawbreaker 1.45S Jeano De Toulouse 3.50S Jet Master 3.30C Joseph Lister 2.15S Julia Too 2.55C Kent Street 3.30C Kilvergan Boy 1.10S Kruzhlinin 3.30C Kykate 3.30C Legendary Hop 1.10S Liberate 3.20S Listen And Learn 1.45S Lord Landen 2.45S Makari 1.45S

Mandarin Sunset 4.00C Mezarat 2.45S Minella For Party 1.45S Mitchell’s Way 1.20C Morning Royalty 2.55C Musical Surprise 3.50S My Inheritance 1.45S Nether Stream 2.15S No Deal 4.00C Nomadic Dreamer 3.50S Or Sing About 1.10S Oscar Leney 1.10S Osmosia 12.40S Overafrica 12.50C Papa Caruso 1.55C Performance Review 2.45S Petrarchick 2.45S Phoenix Flight 2.15S Phoenix Returns 4.00C Polarbrook 1.20C Powerful Ambition 1.20C Realta Mo Croi 1.45S Reg’s Ruby 12.40S Rhymers Ha’ 1.20C River Purple 2.45S Robbie 1.45S Rossini’s Dancer 1.55C Royal Mackintosh 12.50C

Sacco D’oro 2.45S Sainglend 2.15S Sarando 2.25C Set In Her Ways 2.45S Smart Act 1.20C Snapping Turtle 3.30C Snowed In 1.20C Soft Spoken Guy 2.25C Spirit Is Needed 3.20S Strong Soul 3.20S Tango In The Night 3.50S Tannerman 2.45S Tatispout 12.40S The Ferick 2.45S The Fonz 2.15S The Magic Bishop 1.55C Tipsy Dara 12.50C Topenhall 2.45S Tornade D’estruval 12.40S Tower 3.20S Triptico 3.30C Two Oscars 4.00C Up For An Oscar 3.50S Watch The Birdie 3.20S Well Hello There 2.15S Whats Up Woody 1.55C Yellow Duke 1.45S

BOX CLEVER

TRAINERTRACE nCARLISLE 2.55 Definite Dream E U Hales to E Williams, 3.30 Kruzhlinin N Twiston-Davies to D McCain, 4.00 Cloud Creeper M Molloy to D McCain, Mandarin Sunset V Thompson to J Ewart, No Deal D Coffey to Miss L Russell, Two Oscars N Henderson to A Crook. nSOUTHWELL 3.20 Strong Soul Miss R Curtis to B J Llewellyn. JOB JOCKEYS nCARLISLE C Nichol rides Rhymers Ha’ (1.20) for Miss L Russell, 5 from 24, 21%. D Cook rides Powerful Ambition (1.20), Grand Shift (2.55) for B Ellison, 27 from 135, 20%. J Bewley rides Brae On (4.00) for G Bewley, 14 from 71, 20%. nSOUTHWELL A P McCoy rides Liberate (3.20) for Mrs A Murphy, 3 from 6, 50%. K Moore rides Musical Surprise (3.50) for A Hales, 3 from 12, 25%. T Phelan rides Reg’s Ruby (12.40) for D Bridgwater, 11 from 49, 22%. N Fehily rides River Purple (2.45) for J Mackie, 7 from 32, 22%. K Woods rides Gougane (2.45) for P W Middleton, 7 from 35, 20%.

NICHOLLS AL SET Ferof bids to end his Power jinx PAUL NICHOLLS is set to fire a three-horse salvo at Saturday’s Paddy Power Gold Cup. The champion trainer, who has made a sparkling start to the new season with 44 winners and over £430,000 in prize-money, has NEVER won the early season thriller. But he has a great chance this year with Al Ferof. Nicholls told me yesterday: “Al Ferof went well in a two-mile gallop for Daryl Jacob today and confirmed he is ready to run at Cheltenham. “He came in late because he cut himself in the field in the summer. “But he has come together well in the last two weeks. He has got plenty of

By CLAUDE DUVAL weight with 11st 8lb. But that’s because of his outstanding form and he goes well fresh. I may also run Poquelin and Aerial.” Last season Al Ferof won at Cheltenham in November and the Henry VIII Chase at Sandown but lost his chance in the Arkle Chase when hitting a ditch just after halfway. Hills yesterday slashed Al Ferof (right) from 16s to 10-1 while Grands Crus has shortened to 5-2 favourite. Nicholls added: “Poquelin has won four times at Cheltenham but he seems

RACING RESULTS ROUND-UP FFOS LAS

Going: Soft, heavy in places 12.55: 1 AT FISHERS CROSS A P McCoy (4-7 fav); 2 Copper Birch (121); 3 Master Benjamin (13-2). 9 ran. 21/4l; 24l. Miss R Curtis. T: £1.80; £1.02, £3.10, £2.10. Ex: £8.50. CF: £8.62. 1.25: 1 BOYFROMNOWHERE A P McCoy (6-4 fav); 2 High Ho Sheriff (141); 3 Victor Echo (11-2). 8 ran. 11l; 3 1 / 2l. Miss R Curtis. T: £1.70; £1.10, £4.00, £1.50. Ex: £21.90. CF: £23.88. NR: Sir Benfro. 2.00: 1 BONOMAN Conor Ring (11-4 jtfav); 2 Anay Turge (3-1); 3 Whatshallwedo (11-2). 6 ran (Rimini 11-4 jtfav). 6l; 10l. E Williams. T: £3.50; £2.20, £1.80. Ex: £13.30. CF: £11.24. 2.30: 1 HOWARD’S LEGACY A Coleman (9-1); 2 Mountainous (7-2); 3 Jumps Road (6-1). 11 ran (Celtus 11-4 fav). 4 1 / 2 l; shd. Miss V Williams. T: £9.90; £2.80, £1.70, £2.00. Ex: £45.80.

CF: £41.12. NR: Grey Missile, Jackies Solitaire. 3.05: 1 LE BEAU BAI C Poste (25-1); 2 Valley Lad (9-1); 3 Siberian Tiger (161). 9 ran (Stow 5-2 fav). 11/4l; 21/4l. R Lee. T: £43.30; £9.60, £3.00, £3.20. Ex: £343.90. Tricast: £3700.96. CF: £230.11. NR: Velator. 3.40: 1 BOUNDS AND LEAPS T Scudamore (4-1); 2 Qualviro (2-1 fav); 3 Numbercruncher (10-3). 6 ran. 41/2l; 4 1/2l. M Scudamore. T: £4.80; £2.60, £1.60. Ex: £15.50. CF: £13.21. NR: Fishoutofwater. 4.10: 1 JOHN REEL A Coleman (6-4); 2 Castle Beach (11-10 fav); 3 Princess Annabelle (25-1). 6 ran. 8l; 1 1 / 2l. P Evans. T: £2.60; £1.40, £1.30. Ex: £4.20. CF: £3.75. JACKPOT: Not won, £60,159 carried over to Southwell. PLACEPOT: £222.00 QUADPOT: £269.40

TOTAL WINS 106 78 72 42 40 40 37 32 30 28

TOTAL WINS 63 55 45 44 41 38 33 33 30 29

JOCKEYFORM

WINS TO RIDES RIDES £1 LEVEL LAST WEEK SINCE WIN STAKE A P McCoy 6-27 3 -56 R Johnson 2-36 14 -27 J Maguire 7-27 2 -53 A Coleman 4-23 0 +33 T J O’Brien 2-17 4 +21 T Scudamore 1-25 0 -43 S Twiston-Davies 2-25 2 -91 N Scholfield 1-18 7 -73 P Brennan 5-21 7 -43 D Jacob 3-14 0 0

TRAINERFORM

WINS TO RUNNERS LAST WEEK D McCain 7-20 T Vaughan 2-30 Jonjo O’Neill 0-25 P Nicholls 7-25 P Bowen 1-7 N Henderson 5-14 Miss L Russell 5-25 N Twiston-Davies 1-16 E Williams 2-13 D Pipe 1-15

STRIKE £1 LEVEL RATE % STAKE 23 -10 15 -20 14 -14 28 +3 17 -5 29 +6 15 +8 15 +2 11 -7 13 +11

to be in the grip of the handicapper, although he did run well on his reappearance at Ascot. Aerial is stepping up in trip.” Big Buck’s, unbeaten in his last 17 races, will gallop before racing at Exeter on Wednesday. Nicholls has hinted that his hurdling superstar could reappear at Haydock on November 24. But owner Andy Stewart said: “It is a handicap at Haydock and I would prefer him starting as usual at Newbury’s Hennessy meeting.” nPADDY POWER GOLD CUP, W Hill bet: 5-2 Grands Crus, 5 Hunt Ball, 8 Walkon, 9 For Non Stop, 10 Al Ferof, 14 Cristal Bonus, Michael Flips, Nadiya de la Vega.

MARKET RASEN

Going: Good, good to soft in places 1.10: 1 KASHMIR PEAK D Costello (11-10 fav); 2 Dont Take Me Alive (64); 3 Blue Top (15-2). 8 ran. 9l; 8l. J J Quinn. T: £1.60; £1.10, £1.10, £1.90. Ex: £3.50. Trifecta: £11.40. CF: £3.29. 1.40: 1 BARRAKILLA P Moloney (21); 2 Timesishard (20-1); 3 Valleyofmilan (9-4). 8 ran (Mr Watson 6-4 fav). 23/4l; 1l. E Williams. T: £3.10; £1.10, £4.90, £1.10. Ex: £17.00. Trifecta: £55.30. CF: £34.70. NR: Reaction, Whispering Bob. 2.15: 1 ALPINE BREEZE Peter Carberry (3-1 fav); 1 BRASS TAX D Jacob (6-1); 3 My Brother Sylvest (61). 7 ran. dht, 4l. D Cantillon, B Case. T: AB £1.80, BT £2.00; AB £2.50, BT £2.10. Ex: AB, BT £11.30, BT, AB £13.80. CF: AB, BT £10.40, BT, AB £12.33. 2.45: 1 PROPHETE DE GUYE F de Giles (7-2); 2 Rossmore Lad (13-2); 3 Chac Du Cadran (15-8 fav). 7 ran. 11l; 10l. H Evans. T: £4.60; £3.30, £3.30. Ex: £24.30. CF: £23.28. 3.20: 1 FAREWELLATMIDNIGHT P Buchanan (5-2); 2 Ban Uisce (2-1 fav); 3 Mad Professor (5-1). 6 ran. 13l; 21/4l. A Hales. T: £3.20; £1.40, £1.70. Ex: £10.50. CF: £8.00. NR: Nesnaas. 3.50: 1 DARK ENERGY Mr C P Shoemark (5-2); 2 Chicklemix (5-1); 3 Basil Fawlty (7-2). 5 ran (Artisan 9-4 fav). 2 1 / 2l; 3 1 / 2l. F O’Brien. T: £3.20; £1.60, £2.60. Ex: £13.50. CF: £14.47. PLACEPOT: £43.20 QUADPOT: £38.30

GREYHOUND TIPS AND SP CHECK nHALL GREEN: 11.03 Watch Pete (13-2) 11.19 Relentless Run (1-2-5) 11.34 Captain To (1-5-6) 11.48 Ballygur Aston (2-5-6) 12.04 Fast Track Home (5-6-1) 12.18 Sargeant Tang (nb) (3-1-5) 12.32 Marigold Echo (5-1-3) 12.47 Silk Thread (3-1-4) 1.04 Clipper Sionna (2-4-3) 1.19 Faughan Ruby (5-6-3) 1.33 Ballyridgedelite (24-5) 1.51 Caribbean Hulk (nap) (6-3-2) nSHEFFIELD: 11.11 Whinmoor Diamond (4-5-6) 11.28 Tollerton Dean (5-6-1) 11.42 Seathwaite Ealga (nap) (5-3-6) 11.57 Stormy Chris (1-4-6) 12.12 Wisbech (3-6-5) 12.27 Stepaside Jeep (nb) (3-1-5) 12.42 Solo Princess (3-1-2) 12.58 Posey Rosey (3-5-4) 1.12 Clonlost Auto (6-45) 1.27 Miss Puff (1-2-4) 1.44 Panache A Gogo (6-4-1) 1.58 Swift Fruit (3-6-1) nMONMORE: 2.08 Ardera Candy (nap) (1-2-4) 2.27 Kinross (nb) (3-2-5) 2.47 Steeple Rd Rory (5-4-6) 3.07 Stallone Jack (2-5-1) 3.28 Sherrys No Joke (3-4-2) 3.48 Tsunami Flash (1-26) 4.08 Ardera Gino (6-4-3) 4.27 Icantell (4-1-5) 4.47 Spicy Lass (1-2-5) 5.07 Jimmy Pickles (6-3-4) 5.22 Derrynaflan Jude (6-5-1) 5.38 Klockwork Looney (3-2-1) 5.56 Lodgeview Rikijo (3-6-1) 6.11 Hypnotic Circus (1-4-6) nSWINDON: 2.18 Calling Lizzie (3-26) 2.37 Daisys Cascade (nap) (4-3-2) 2.57 Cefn Owen (2-1-6) 3.17 Loftus Rose (nb) (4-6-2) 3.38 Primo Pilgrim (6-3-4) 3.58 Randah Reason (3-6-1) 4.18 Castlelyons Timi (5-6-1) 4.37 Cream Crackered (4-3-1) 4.57 Landing Hi (5-1-3) 5.17 Pennys Phantom (5-2-4) 5.33 Shiloh Slick (42-6) 5.47 Drumna Whisper (4-5-1) 6.04 Bramley Rebel (5-6-3) 6.18 Ship Shape (4-5-6) nNOTTINGHAM: 6.28 Ballinveala Kate (1-6-4) 6.44 Salacres Cuban (6-45) 7.01 Salacres Bingo (5-4-2) 7.16 Salacres Getty (3-2-4) 7.32 Rushmoor Tony (5-2-6) 7.48 Roscoes Nailedon (2-5-4) 8.04 Castlelyons Cofi (nb) (5-21) 8.19 El Miller (6-4-3) 8.36 Outbound Conka (5-3-1) 8.52 Swabys Tony (6-4-5) 9.07 Head Iton Hayesy (13-6) 9.22 Swift Frogma (3-5-6) nYARMOUTH: 6.33 Umera Fortune (6-2-3) 6.49 Slip The Thunder (nap) (24-6) 7.06 Silkstone (1-5-2) 7.22 Deben Bella (1-6-4) 7.37 Cragaknock Ciara (nb) (5-2-3) 7.53 Splendid Blue (1-3-5) 8.09 Glenanore Star (5-6-1) 8.24 Tulla Rose (3-5-2) 8.41 Vigorous Adele (4-13) 8.57 Ridgedale Impact (5-2-6) 9.12 Ballymac Lisa (2-5-3) nROMFORD: 6.39 Alrita Minnie (1-65) 6.56 Disturbia (3-2-1) 7.11 Dans Quick Pick (5-6-1) 7.27 Airforce Allstar (nb) (2-1-5) 7.43 Murlens Court (6-4-1) 7.58 Blue Glenard (4-1-6) 8.14

Droopys Makenzie (5-6-2) 8.31 Hazy Purty (3-2-5) 8.47 Too Swift (2-4-6) 9.02 Tahula Twist (2-4-5) 9.17 Bushy Kate (4-2-3) 9.30 Bersheda Phantom (3-6-5) RESULTS nHOVE: 11.11 Knockatoon Dave 3-1 (3-5-4 BAGS F £15.39 TC £59.91). 11.28 Daniels Bandit 3-1 (1-2-6 £15.93 TC £67.93). 11.42 Coolmount Shadow 3-1 and Agharenny Rosie 52jt DH 1st (1-2-4 £5.80 TC £18.37, 21-4 £5.75 TC £18.19). 11.57 Whata Lovely Job 5-1 (4-5-3 £23.24 TC £68.39). 12.12 Ilovetoboogie 5-2jt (15-3 £33.31 TC £93.34). 12.27 Droopys Ronaldo 7-4f (2-3-1 £10.39 TC £24.33). 12.41 Winning Spree 7-2 (2-1-6 £19.44 TC £54.88). 12.58 Coolavanny Kayla 5-4f (1-3-2 £6.80 TC £15.34). 1.12 Tidy Trouble 9-4f (16-2 £21.12 TC £55.96). 1.28 Perles Cellini 9-2 (2-1-3 £18.86 TC £55.17). 1.44 Jazz Diamond 9-4jt (3-1-2 £9.07 TC £18.80). 1.58 Greenfield Song 9-4f (3-1-6 £13.91 TC £44.21). Placer (1-6) £120.00, (7-12) £67.40. nPERRY BARR: 11.03 Black Shaun 2-1f (2-1-4 BAGS F £13.78 TC £39.39). 11.19 Guiding Angel 5-2f (21-4 £13.27 TC £38.28). 11.34 Droopys Tilda 3-1 (4-1-6 £14.74 TC £41.62). 11.48 Swift Adidas 5-2 (6-5-3 £13.04 TC £26.86). 12.04 Kilcarrig Billy 4-1 (6-2-5 £20.24 TC £58.96). 12.18 Crossfield Marco 2-1f (6-4-2 £19.99 TC £51.85). 12.33 Bransa Cana 7-2 (2-5-1 £15.44 TC £53.77). 12.47 Cavies Lass 7-2 (2-4-3 £32.62 TC £116.47). 1.04 Heathmill Honcho 7-4f (4-3-5 £10.30 TC £29.01). 1.21 Bisto Jack 7-2 (3-6-1 £13.30 TC £55.96). 1.37 Catcherintherye 4-1 (46-1 £30.95 TC £110.37). 1.51 Fatboyz Buzzard 2-1f (2-5-4 £12.52 TC

£30.24). Placer (1-6) £92.20, (7-12) £159.00. nKINSLEY: 2.12 Fierce Talent 5-2f (63-2 BAGS F £15.07 TC £44.66). 2.29 Leathems Revenge 5-2 (2-1-5 £13.94 TC £47.34). 2.47 Swift Skype 3-1 (2-14 £12.33 TC £39.10). 3.04 Foo Fighter 6-1 (5-4-2 £20.83 TC £75.81). 3.22 Liss Pretty 7-2 (3-1-4 £13.94 TC £36.46). 3.37 Vintage Affair 3-1 (2-4-1 £18.17 TC £53.96). 3.53 Backdoor Rambo 7-2 (4-5-6 £23.92 TC £75.27). 4.09 Kilahara Paddy 11-4f (3-4-2 £13.02 TC £32.14). 4.27 Calzaghe Hawk 7-2 (3-2-5 £21.61 TC £58.13). 4.41 Pompey Jim 11-4f (1-5-2 £17.14 TC £44.85). 4.58 Glenburn King 7-2 (4-1-3 £19.53 TC £43.19). 5.17 Drumnafern Duffy 4-1 (2-6-5 £14.13 TC £49.97). 5.37 Pennys Jester 3-1 (1-2-4 £11.49 TC £32.27). 5.55 Ballycosh Jackie 7-2 (6-2-5 £17.25 TC £63.13). Placer (1-6) £50.40, (9-14) £80.40. naOXFORD: 2.06 Itai Sasafran 6-4f (3-1-5 BAGS F £11.08 TC £40.29). 2.21 Barn Owl 2-1f (6-1-2 £15.18 TC £34.63). 2.38 Saleen Tango 7-4f (2-15 £8.04 TC £21.46). 2.57 Lissycasey Jose 6-1 (5-3-1 £33.97 TC £94.12). 3.13 Returntosender 2-1f (3-4-1 £14.20 TC £37.76). 3.29 Jolly Nelson 2-1f (2-1-4 £10.47 TC £26.42). 3.44 Bail Out Blues 4-1 (1-5-2 £17.16 TC £51.88). 4.02 Derrigra Maiden 3-1 (23-1 £19.42 TC £60.14). 4.18 Barnagrane Clark 7-4f (2-5-1 £11.51 TC £28.46). 4.33 Easter Dolly 3-1 (1-46 £33.69 TC £106.29). 4.47 Pennys Lexi 2-1f (1-6-4 £11.16 TC £36.03). 5.08 Frisky Giacoma 3-1 (1-4-2 £13.63 TC £52.44). 5.27 Little Sarah 5-2jt (24-3 £12.28 TC £30.30). 5.46 Phoenix Messi 6-1 (5-4-2 £27.06 TC £98.66). Placer (1-6) £85.60, (9-14) £78.30.

Fog not to be mist! IT’s clear to see that FOG PATCHES (nap) has a terrific chance in the 12.50 at Carlisle. The tough and reliable six-year-old ran a blinder when second at Uttoxeter last month and that form is rock-solid with the winner, third and fourth all having scored since. The handicapper has put Fog Patches up 4lb but that

By TEMPLEGATE

looks on the lenient side. KILVERGAN BOY (1.10 Southwell, nb) is fairly well exposed but he is in good form, is nicely handicapped and this is not a great race. ACROSS THE BAY (2.25 Carlisle, treble) impressed at Kelso on his return and can make fitness tell against main rival, Cappa Bleu.

GOING: GOOD

nTIC-TAC: The turf track is left-handed, 1m 1f round, 7 fences, brush-type hurdles. nLEADING TRAINERS (2007-2012): Jonjo O’Neill 24-128, T Vaughan 20-85, N Henderson 17-51, N Twiston-Davies 9-63. THIS SEASON: Jonjo O’Neill 3, N Henderson 3, K Reveley 3. nTOP JOCKEYS (2007-2012): A P McCoy 40-153, R Johnson 27-113, N Fehily 15-60, P Brennan 13-78. THIS SEASON: R Johnson 3, D Bass 2, A P McCoy 2. nLONGEST TRAVELLER: Minella For Party (1.45), Spirit Is Needed (3.20), Cowbridge. Round trip of 356 miles. nJACKPOT: Races 1-6. TRICAST: 2.15, 2.45 nLIVE ON ATR

12.40

BETFRED MOBILE LOTTO MARES’ HANDICAP CHASE (Class 4); value to the winner £3,054; 2m. (4 runners)

1.10

BETFRED GOALS GALORE HANDICAP CHASE (5); value to the winner £2,327; 3m 110yds. (7 runners)

101 F22-317 TORNADE D’ESTRUVAL 23 (D) Mrs S Humphrey 5-11-12 .... J Doyle l99 102 R6F-P50 TATISPOUT 19 (D) C Longsdon 5-11-10 .................................... N Fehily 97 103 151622- REG’S RUBY 361 (D) D Bridgwater 6-10-8 ................................. T Phelan — 104 7014123 OSMOSIA 21 (P,T;BF) C Gordon 7-10-6 ............................ T Cannon (3) 98 SUN BETTING: 6-4 Tornade D’estruval, 7-4 Osmosia, 4 Reg’s Ruby, 7 Tatispout WHERE FAVOURITES FINISHED and 2011: No corresponding race.

201 522P4-6 LEGENDARY HOP 26 C Bealby 6-11-12 ............................ T Messenger 85 202 5-5352U OR SING ABOUT 21 (V) J W Mullins 10-11-10...................... A Thornton 98 203 22-4362 KILVERGAN BOY 33 (D) N Twiston-Davies 8-11-8 .... S Twiston-Davies 97 204 7056P-P DREAM HONOURS 24 (D) Miss C Caroe 9-11-6........................... D Bass — 205 2-16079 OSCAR LENEY 33 (T) J Dreaper (Ire) 6-10-6 ........................ R McGrath 98 206 545-824 FLICHITY 17 J Cornwall 7-10-0 .......................................... J Cornwall (5) 98 207 P773454 FEELING PECKISH 5 (T;D) M Chapman 8-10-0....... G Rutherford (5) l99 SUN BETTING: 5-4 Kilvergan Boy, 4 Or Sing About, 5 Legendary Hop, 7 Oscar Leney, 12 Flichity, 14 Dream Honours, Feeling Peckish WHERE FAVOURITES FINISHED: UR 2-3 1 2011: Mickytaker 6-11-12 W Hutchinson 9-4 Fav (A King), 4 ran.

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Osmosia 12.40 Osmosia Kilvergan Boy 1.10 Kilvergan Boy Minella For Party 1.45 Robbie Phoenix Flight 2.15 Sainglend Petrarchick 2.45 Lord Landen Liberate 3.20 Liberate Harvey’s Hope 3.50 Harvey’s Hope IZZY AND ZARA ‘NATIONAL HUNT’ NOVICES HURDLE (4); value to the winner £2,534; 2m. (11 runners)

2.15

BETFRED ‘BONUS KING BINGO’ HANDICAP HURDLE (3); value to the winner £4,431; 2m 4f 110yds. (11 runners)

301 2-41F41 ROBBIE 85 (CD) K Reveley 8-11-12....................................... J Reveley l99 302 2236-1 MAKARI 24 (D) N Henderson 5-11-5 ......................................... A Tinkler 91 303 3602-75 CRYSTAL SWING 177 R Phillips 5-10-12......................... W Hutchinson 85 304 0-9 D’ARGENT CLOUD 27 O Sherwood 4-10-12 ............................... L Aspell — 305 P/7-U DRISHOGUE LAD 83 P Griffin (Ire) 8-10-12............................ R McGrath — 306 JAWBREAKER J Stimpson 7-10-12......................................... A P Cawley — 307 219 LISTEN AND LEARN 15 Jonjo O’Neill 4-10-12...................... A P McCoy 74 308 1/3-7 MINELLA FOR PARTY 23 T Vaughan 5-10-12 ........................ R Johnson — 309 110- MY INHERITANCE 212 (TH) T R George 4-10-12 .................. P Brennan — 310 0R-1U7P YELLOW DUKE 32 (TH) C Pogson 5-10-12............................. A Pogson 71 311 60 REALTA MO CROI 19 N Mulholland 4-10-5 ............................. D Costello — SUN BETTING: 2 Makari, 11-4 Robbie, 4 My Inheritance, 7 Crystal Swing, 8 Minella For Party, 14 Listen And Learn, 25 Jawbreaker, 33 D’Argent Cloud WHERE FAVOURITES FINISHED: 1 2011: Speed Master 5-10-12 A P McCoy 4-9 Fav (N Henderson), 5 ran.

Dan KING EVERY Monday and Friday SunSport’s man in the know DAN KING gives you the inside track on all the scandalous, the surprising and plain strange stories from the wide world of sport.

VOTING IS FAIR PREMIER LEAGUE clubs will vote on THREE different versions of financial fair play this week.

The smart money is on some pretty fierce debate on Thursday. West Ham and Sunderland are driving calls for restricting wage increases to a set percentage over a three-year period. But it’s unlikely the necessary 14 clubs will back a concept which would dictate how they could spend their incomes. Man United and Arsenal support a

By MATT MOORE

2.45

KRIS & HELEN CLARK’S 6TH ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP HURDLE (5); winner £2,079; 2m 4f 110yds. (16 runners)

501 3422/F- LORD LANDEN 267 A Hobbs 7-11-12..................................... A Coleman — 502 PPF/652 PERFORMANCE REVIEW 48 F O’Brien 10-11-11 ................. P Brennan 95 503 -722346 TOPENHALL 27 (P,T;D) B Case 11-11-11 ............................... C Poste l99 504 -313226 GOUGANE 13 (P;D) P W Middleton 9-11-10............... Kielan Woods (3) 95 505 082-048 RIVER PURPLE 10 J Mackie 5-11-8 ............................................ N Fehily 98 506 124732- SET IN HER WAYS 313 K Bailey 6-11-6............................. E Cookson (7) — 507 2944-PF TANNERMAN 27 Mrs P Robeson 6-11-5 ................................. S P Jones 93 508 281-570 BENEFIT GAME 18 R G Hawker 8-11-3........................ Mr R Hawker (7) 92 509 25-1357 THE FERICK 18 G Swinbank 6-11-2 .......................... Rachael Green (3) 87 510 4429-6 BAHARAT 36 R C Guest 4-10-11 ............................................. D Costello 85 511 339870P GALLEY SLAVE 8 (T;D) M Chapman 7-10-8............ Mr Kevin Jones (7) 94 512 86-4FP5 MEZARAT 16 (T) M Gates 7-10-8......................................... A Wedge (3) 95 513 0959-51 PETRARCHICK 14 (D) Miss E Baker 5-10-8.......................... J Banks (7) 97 514 P-73253 SACCO D’ORO F59 (V;C) M Mullineaux 6-10-3............. S Mulqueen (7) 96 515 4447-08 INANDOVER 36 (TH) J Mackie 7-10-2 ............................ D Devereux (3) 91 516 545-382 HALING PARK 24 Miss C Caroe 6-10-0 .............................. T Whelan (5) 95 SUN BETTING: 11-2 Lord Landen, 6 Performance Review, 7 Set In Her Ways, 8 The Ferick, Petrarchick, 10 Topenhall, Tannerman, Gougane, Mezarat WHERE FAVOURITES FINISHED: 3 1 3 2011: Lucky Lukey 5-10-11 S Quinlan 9-4 (Jennie Candlish), 10 ran.

3.20

SIS LIVE CLAIMING HURDLE (4); value to the winner £2,534; 3m 110yds. (6 runners)

601 5-63110 AKBABEND 24 (T;D) C Gordon 6-11-8............................... T Cannon (3) 87 602 66231P- STRONG SOUL 473 (D) B J Llewellyn 7-11-6....................... A Conlon (5) — 603 11335-2 LIBERATE F6 (PH;D) Mrs A Murphy 9-11-2....................... A P McCoy l99 604 7-9P428 SPIRIT IS NEEDED 24 (B,T) T Vaughan 6-10-10................... R Johnson 85 605 0035413 TOWER F5 (E,T) M Keighley 5-10-8....................................... D Hiskett (7) — 606 PU4449 WATCH THE BIRDIE 39 F O’Brien 4-10-1............ Mr C P Shoemark (7) 78 SUN BETTING: 11-10 Liberate, 11-4 Akbabend, 9-2 Spirit Is Needed, 7 Strong Soul, 20 Tower, 25 Watch The Birdie WHERE FAVOURITES FINISHED: 2 1 FE 2011: Grand Art 7-10-5 L Edwards 12-1 (Dave Roberts), 9 ran.

3.50

BETFRED MOBILE SPORTS NOVICES’ HURDLE (4); value to the winner £2,599; 2m 4f 110yds. (10 runners)

1 29/2-21 HARVEY’S HOPE F62 (C) K Reveley 6-11-5 ......................... J Reveley l99 2 111- BALLYALTON 264 I Williams 5-10-12 ........................................ H Skelton — 3 22- IMPERIAL LEADER 233 (BF) N Twiston-Davies 4-10-12 ... S Twiston-Davies — 4 3361-3 ISTHEREADIFFERENCE 29 N Mulholland 5-10-12................. D Costello — 5 718- JEANO DE TOULOUSE 206 O Sherwood 5-10-12 ...................... L Aspell — 6 3/FFU-P NOMADIC DREAMER 38 (TH) M Rimell 9-10-12........... Conor O’Farrell — 7 U/9451- TANGO IN THE NIGHT 217 C Bealby 5-10-12 .................... T Messenger — 8 2453 UP FOR AN OSCAR 22 K Bailey 5-10-12 ......................... E Cookson (7) 73 9 4 ETHICS GIRL 24 (T) J Berry 6-10-5 ....................................... W Kennedy 90 10 PRPP-9 MUSICAL SURPRISE 11 (HH) A Hales 5-10-5...................... K Moore (7) — SUN BETTING: 7-4 Ballyalton, 3 Harvey’s Hope, 5 Imperial Leader, 7 Up For An Oscar, 10 Ethics Girl, 14 Jeano De Toulouse, 16 Tango In The Night WHERE FAVOURITES FINISHED: 2-4-9 2 2 2011: Mush Mir 4-11-5 J McGrath 15-8 (N Henderson), 6 ran.

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CHARLIE SHARPLES is warning FIJI .....................12 Chris Ashton that he faces a fight over his jersey. and I achieved those aims. I got

Gloucester wing Sharples marked his first Twickenham Test with two tries, and was denied a hat-trick by a fraction. Suspended Ashton missed out and it could prove a costly absence when England select their line-up to face Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.

Resigned

SUNFORM

on well, 4th of 8 (btn 18l) to Oscar Davy (10-12) (Fontwell 23/4m nov hdle (4) £2,534 good to soft). BANYAN TREE (10-2) 20-1 outpaced, weakened from 2 out, last of 11 (btn 22l) to Palawi (10-8) (Musselburgh 2m hcap hdle (2) £19,494 good). CUE TO CUE (10-7) 5-1 of 14 (btn 46l) to Tante Sissi (10-9) (Newbury 2m 5f nov hcap hdle (1) £20,502 good). HI TIDE (11-12) 33-1 7th of 10 (btn 16l) to Natural High (11-6) (Worcester 2m hcap hdle (4) £2,534 good). NETHER STREAM (11-4) 14-1 led close home, all out, bt Stage Acclaim (1010) 11/4l (7 ran) (Huntingdon 21/2m sell (5) £1,689 good to firm). BANDANAMAN (11-6) 8-1 left 2nd last, no impression, btn 5l by Knight Valliant (10-2) (9 ran) (Carlisle 21/2m hcap hdle (4) £2,738 soft).

AT THE SHARP END . . . Charlie Sharples scores the opener for England

break-even regulation based on the income that clubs receive from the TV money pot. Finally, there are calls to ban the kind of ‘assignment deal’ by which clubs borrow money by agreeing to hand over future central payments. Everton have already signed over TV cash from NEXT season — and they are not alone. Only Fulham are opposed to any kind of Premier League FFP and they will get their way, for a while at least, if none of the proposals get the required support.

401 88/172- WELL HELLO THERE 331 Jonjo O’Neill 6-11-12 ................... A P McCoy — 402 81-2483 SAINGLEND 24 (BF) S Curran 7-11-12 ..................................... Sean Fox 95 403 43/211- PHOENIX FLIGHT F28 H Evans 7-11-7 ................................... T J Murphy — 404 21457-2 JOSEPH LISTER 38 (D) C Longsdon 5-11-7 .............................. N Fehily 95 405 633-13P THE FONZ 61 (BF,CD) Mrs P Robeson 6-11-5..................... J McCarthy 94 406 231214- BROUGH ACADEMY 260 Mrs L Hill 6-11-2 .................................. D Bass 98 407 142810- BANYAN TREE 316 Mrs S Leech 5-11-1 .............................. R McLernon — 408 /13430- CUE TO CUE 233 (D) K Reveley 6-11-0................................. J Reveley l99 409 2143-97 HI TIDE 32 (C) J R Jenkins 8-10-9................................ S Twiston-Davies 85 410 061-3P1 NETHER STREAM 77 (D) A Hobbs 8-10-9 ............................ A Coleman 94 411 28940-2 BANDANAMAN 18 G Swinbank 6-10-4 ..................... Rachael Green (3) 97 SUN BETTING: 11-4 Well Hello There, 5 Sainglend, 6 Joseph Lister, 7 Brough Academy, 8 The Fonz, 10 Phoenix Flight, Bandanaman, 12 Nether Stream WHERE FAVOURITES FINISHED and 2011: No corresponding race.

WELL HELLO THERE (11-8) 8-1 led 3 out, headed last, rallied, btn hd by Water Garden (11-2) (14 ran) (Ascot 3m nov hcap hdle (4) £6,256 soft). SAINGLEND (11-5) 9-4 fav headway 3 out, kept on, 3rd of 8 (btn 6l) to El Dancer (11-5) (Fakenham 2m 7f hcap hdle (3) £6,330 good to soft). PHOENIX FLIGHT (11-5) 4-7 fav tracked leader, led 5th, ridden 2 out, bt Rowan Tiger (10-9) ns (8 ran) (Leicester 2m nov hdle (4) £2,599 soft). JOSEPH LISTER (11-0) 9-2 headway 6th, no extra final 100 yds, btn 6l by Tony Star (11-12) (8 ran) (Fontwell 21/4m hcap hdle (3) £4,549 soft). THE FONZ p/up latest, earlier (11-5) 9-4 led, headed, no extra, 3rd of 13 (btn 11/2l) to Special Account (11-5) (Worcester 21/2m nov hdle (4) £2,053 good). BROUGH ACADEMY (11-5) 13-2 stayed

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TOM PEPPER

(Kelso 2m 1f (4) £3,899 heavy). FOG PATCHES (11-1) 10-1 held up, headway 11th, stayed on, no impres- CILLISEAL (11-5) 11-8 fav settled in rear, mistakes, closer order 3 out, sion, btn 4l by Pete The Feat (11-1) led last, forged clear, all out, bt Bills(9 ran) (Uttoxeter 3m hcap ch (4) grey (10-10) 31/4l (5 ran) (Hexham 3m £3,798 good to soft). 1f hcap ch (5) £1,916 heavy). TIPSY DARA (10-10) 2-1 fav led, headed 3 out, led again last, kept on, dri- BLAZING DIVA (11-3) 10-1 led 12th, headed 4 out, every chance 2 out, ven out, bt Sparkling Tara (11-7) 1l (6 no extra last, btn 7l by Mr Woods ran) (Hexham 2 1 / 2 m hcap ch (4) (10-2) ROYAL MACKINTOSH (11-4) £3,249 heavy). 5-1 held up, tracked leaders, weakOVERAFRICA (10-13) 10-3 with leader, ened, 5th (well btn) (8 ran) (Carlisle led 2 out, headed, lost 2nd run-in, 31/4m hcap ch (4) £3,054 heavy). 3rd of 5 (btn 18l) to Ros Castle (11-2)

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Sharples said: “I didn’t go out there to take the shirt away from a guy who’s played particularly well for England the past couple of years. “But I didn’t see myself as keeping his seat warm either. “I wanted to throw my hat in the ring, show what I can do,

OLYMPIC television bosses stand accused of treating the London Paralympics as a second-class event. After the Games, Olympic Broadcasting Services removed from the Aquatics Centre the special cameras, which provided the underwater shots of able-bodied swimmers. Channel 4 apparently offered to pay for the floor and wall devices to be retained for the Paralympics but to no avail. A C4 source said: “The achievements of Ellie Simmonds (above) are every bit as incredible as those of Michael Phelps, so why should the Olympics only benefit from the underwater cameras?” Sources have also revealed coverage of the Paralympic equestrian and rowing events was also not as extensive.

WINMILLS

LONDON 2012 vice-chairman Keith Mills is spoilt for choice for new roles when his Olympic post comes to an end in December. He is being touted for both chairman positions at the FA and the Premier League, plus head of UK Sport when Baroness Sue Campbell steps down next year.

PORT IN A STORM

WHY DID former owners Portpin suspend their bid to take over at Portsmouth again? One big factor will have been the six-page letter they received last week from the Football

League. After taking the club into administration TWICE Balram Chainrai & Co were told the chances of them passing the owners test were somewhere between very slim and non-existent.

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this chance because Chris was suspended for one Test, now it’s in the hands of Stuart Lancaster. “I’m not resigned to losing my place although I wonder if one good performance is enough to keep out a guy of Ash’s quality. “But I want Stuart and the coaches to see me as a go-to wing from now on.” Head coach Lancaster said: “Charlie’s performance will have fuelled Chris’ hunger to get back in the side. He knows now he has very strong competition.” Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi also scored twice, Tom Johnson and Ugo Monye added one each and referee Glen Jackson awarded England a penalty try.

Call him Super Dan DAN CARTER destroyed Scotland and left their coach Andy Robinson moaning: “We gave him too much time and space.” The All Blacks star (left) kicked 21 points and inspired their attacking play as Julian Savea (2), Israel Dagg, Corey Jane, Andrew Hore and Ben Smith scored tries. Robinson said: “When

SCOTLAND.....22 NEW ZEALAND..51 you give a guy like Carter time and space he’ll pull the strings. He’s a fantastic footballer and rugby player.” Tim Visser notched two tries for brave Scotland while Geoff Cross also went over.

Gethin woe WALES........12 ARGENTINA..26 GETHIN JENKINS admits Wales must go back to the drawing board after being pounded by the Pumas.

They failed to score a try in Cardiff for the first time in three years, slumping to a fourth straight loss. Prop Jenkins said: “We didn’t play in the right areas. It was a really depressing changing room and now it’s back to the drawing board.” The Welsh lost lock Alun Wyn Jones and centre Jamie Roberts to injuries. The game’s only tries came from Juan Imhoff and Gonzalo Camacho to leave the Pumas celebrating at the finish (left).

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Cook’s not ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS: DAY 7 worried by spin doctor From JOHN ETHERIDGE in Ahmedabad

ALASTAIR COOK is confident India’s refusal to allow England’s batsmen to face spin bowling will spectacularly backfire in the First Test.

Captain Cook and his team-mates were shielded from top-class twirly men in their three warm-up matches — and that helped them plunder runs by the bucketload. Five England batsmen scored centuries in those matches and every member of the Test top seven reached at least one 50. (Final day of 4) Haryana drew with England It means Cook and ENGLAND First Innings - 521 Co will face India’s (Pietersen 110, Cook 97, Compton 74, Patel spinners in the First 67, Bell 62, Mishra 4-67, Yadav 4-110). Test here on Thursday HARYANA First Innings - 334 (Dewan 144 no, Sunny Singh 55). full of confidence and ENGLAND Second Innings runs. (Overnight 118-0; Trott 61 no, The strategy of shieldCompton 54 no) ing England from spin Compton c N Saini b Rana ........................79 Trott retd hurt ..........................................101 bowling was almost Bell c Rana b Budhwar ...............................48 certainly a direct Prior run out ..................................................2 instruction from India Bresnan c Mishra b Budhwar ....................14 Patel c Sunny Singh b Budhwar .................0 coach Duncan Fletcher, Cook not out ..................................................2 who used to be in Pietersen c C Saini b Yadav .........................0 charge of England. Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 2) ..................................8 TOTAL (6 wkts dec, 75.2 overs) ..254 Cook insisted: “I don’t Wkts:, 162, 213, 220, 242, 242, 253, 254. know who it has come Did Not Bat: Onions, Meaker, Panesar. from but clearly there Bowling: Budhwar 20-4-51-3; Vashisht 17-3-64-0; Rana 14-1-42-1; C Saini has been a message of 13-2-46-0; Khod 3-0-24-0; Yadav 8.2-2-21-1. some sort not to bowl HARYANA Second Innings spin to us.

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“Only the four Tests will tell us whether their plan has worked. But all of us have scored runs and that’s all we can do. “I think everyone in our batting unit is feeling confident ahead of that First Test.” Jonathan Trott scored a second innings century yesterday and became the fifth man to pass three figures after Cook, Samit Patel, Jonny Bairstow and Kevin Pietersen. Amit Mishra, a wristspinner with 14 Test caps and Haryana’s only top-class bowler, did not send down a single over in England’s second innings as their final warm-up match finished in a draw. In the second innings of the three practice matches combined, when the slow men should be in operation on wearing pitches, England faced only 13.2 overs of spin — less than 11 per cent of the total overs bowled. Cook added: “Mishra

Breesy does it From SIMON VENESS

DREW BREES halted the only unbeaten team left in the NFL and breathed new life into New Orleans’ Super Bowl hopes. The Saints quarterback (right) fired three touchdown passes — two in the final quarter to tight-end Jimmy Graham — as Atlanta Falcons were beaten 31-27. NEW YORK GIANTS lost 31-13 at Cincinnati thanks to a four-touchdown display from Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton.

SPORTS ROUND-UP: RESULTS & FIXTURES

RUGBY UNION

INTERNATIONALS SCOTLAND (17) 22 N ZEALAND (34) 51 SCOTLAND: Tries: Visser 2, Cross. Cons: Laidlaw 2. Pen: Laidlaw. NEW ZEALAND: Tries: Dagg, Savea 2, Jane, Hore, B. Smith. Cons: Carter 6. Pens: Carter 3. Att: 67,144. THE LV CUP: Pool Stage LDN IRISH (10) 34 SALE (18) 28 LONDON IRISH: Tries: Garvey 2, Skivington,

Geraghty. Cons: Humphreys 4. Pens: Humphreys 2. SALE: Tries: Peel, Cipriani, Amesbury. Cons: Cipriani 2. Pens: Cipriani 3. Att: 8,654. LDN WELSH (9) 15 EXETER (8) 42 LONDON WELSH: Pens: Ross 5. EXETER: Tries: Carrick-Smith, Foster, Nowell 2, Sestaret 2. Cons: H Slade 3. Pens: H Slade 2. Att: 2,084. THE CHAMPIONSHIP - Bristol 39 Jersey 16; Cornish Pirates 53 Rotherham Titans 21; Leeds Carnegie 38 Moseley 12.

Run of birdies ruined Tiger*

*AND NICK DOESN’T MEAN THE GOLF ONES TIGER WOODS’ sex scandals have wrecked his chances of eclipsing Jack Nicklaus as the greatest golfer of all time. That is the verdict of Nick Faldo, who says Woods’ four-year Majors drought is proof of how badly he was scarred by revelations of his extra-marital romps.

By DAVID FACEY

tipping out a bag of balls and hitting them from 9-5 and just thinking of golf. “He has shattered that peace and he won’t get that back. “Physically, technically, mentally, karma, it’s a harder climb now. Sure, he could come back and do things but he won’t be dominant like he was.” Woods turns 37 next month,

The last of Woods’ 14 Major wins was the 2008 US Open.

N Saini c Prior b Panesar ...........................50 Dewan lbw b Meaker ..................................13 Rana lbw b S R Patel ....................................5 Sunny Singh c Prior b Bresnan .................25 Khod c Prior b Bresnan ................................1 Sandeep Singh c Prior b Onions .................7 Mishra not out ............................................19 Yadav not out ................................................3 Extras (b 5, lb 5) ..........................................10 TOTAL (6 wkts, 42 overs) ........133 Wkts: 36, 45, 88, 94, 96, 110. Did Not Bat: Vashisht, C Saini, Budhwar. Bowling: Onions 9-2-34-1; Bresnan 7-2-13-2; Meaker 7-2-19-1; Patel 6-0-26-1; Panesar 10-5-18-1; Pietersen 3-1-13-0.

almost went missing in this game. He didn’t bowl many overs so clearly there was a message of some kind. We can’t control how the opposition play.” Steven Finn (thigh strain) bowled off his full run in the nets for the second time yesterday while Stuart Broad (bruised heel) also had a crack. Finn remains the more likely to play in the Test and Cook acknowledges that thrusting them both into such a vital match would be a gamble. He said: “It’s great to see Stuart and Finny bowling again. The next few days are vital for them and we must go into the Test with a fully-fit attack.”

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ANDY MURRAY’S magic year came crashing to a halt last night.

The British No 1 was aiming to make it a terrific treble in 2012 after brilliantly bagging Olympic and US Open glory.

The problem was Muzza ran into tennis genius Roger Federer who put on a majestic masterclass to win 7-6 6-2 and set up a mouthwatering ATP World Tour final with Novak Djokovic. Murray admitted: “He played well. I started well and he came back into it. “He’s so hard to stop though when he gets ahead and when I gave him the advantage it was difficult to get back in. “I would have loved to

ROGER ’N OUT . . . Federer celebrates win over Andy Murray

JON SPAIN PAIN WIMBLEDON champs Jonny Marray and Freddie Nielsen lost their ATP World Tour semifinal at the O2 last night. Spanish duo Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez ran out 6-4 6-3 winners. It could be Marray’s last game with Dane Nielsen, who will concentrate on his singles game next year. Granollers and Lopez clinched victory on their second match point. The Spanish pair will now take on Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna tonight.

RUGBY LEAGUE

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INTERNATIONALS ENGLAND (18) 48 FRANCE (0) 4 ENGLAND: Tries: Hall 4, Tomkins 2, Charnley, Burrow. Goals: Sinfield 8. FRANCE: Try: Pala. Att: 7,921.

BARCLAYS SINGAPORE OPEN (Sentosa): Final - 271 M Manassero (Ita) 69, L Oosthuizen (SA) 67 (Manassero won at 3rd play-off hole); 274 R McIlroy 65; 275 T Bjorn (Den) 68; 276 F Molinari (Ita) 68, A Scott (Aus) 70; 277 C Wood 72, A Hansen (Den) 68, C Nirat (Tha) 69; 278 P Casey 70, A Da Silva (Bra) 70, J Van Zyl (SA) 69, Y.E. Yang (Kor) 69; 279 P Mickelson (US) 67, R Green (Aus) 69, G Coetzee (SA) 70; 280 F Aguilar (Chi) 68, P Meesawat (Tha) 71, W-C Liang (Chn) 71, R Karlberg (Swe) 71, S S P Chowrasia (Ind) 70; 281 S Kapur (Ind) 72, G Bhullar (Ind) 72; 282 T Wiratchant

CRICKET FIRST TEST MATCH (Brisbane): 3rd day of 5 - South Africa 450 (Kallis 147, Amla 104, Petersen 64) v Australia 111-3.

MARRAY . . . out

STEVE BRENNER have finished the year by winning this tournament. “But for me it’s been the best year of my career by miles. I will look back on everything positively — it would be wrong not to.” Murray was understandably gutted last night — especially as he began in style. But Fed, who crushed Muzza’s Wimbledon dream in the summer, is an indoor phenomenon and gained sweet, sweet revenge for that Olympic final defeat in August.

Crowned

On nights like this, the Swiss really is a racket-holding magician. Yet Murray will look back at a lacklustre display in the second set which helped Fed book the chance to be crowned king of world tennis for a whopping SEVENTH time. Murray’s aggression and intent were there from the start as Federer was broken in his first service game. But Federer is not a 17-time Grand Slam champion for nothing. And when the world No 2 broke to get back to 4-4, it really was game on. It went to a tiebreak,

(Tha) 70, A Dodt (Aus) 67, S Dyson 71, B Wiesberger (Aut) 70, G Charoenkul (Tha) 69; 283 T Olesen (Den) 73, J Luiten (Hol) 76, D Fichardt (SA) 66, L Slattery 70.

TENNIS BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS (O2 Arena, London): Singles: Semi-finals N Djokovic (Ser) bt J M Del Potro (Arg) 4-6 6-3 6-2; R Federer (Swi) bt A Murray 7-6 6-2. Doubles: Semi-finals - M Bhupathi (Ind) & R Bopanna (Ind) bt L Paes (Ind) & R Stepanek (Cze) 4-6 6-1 12-10; M Granollers (Spa) & M Lopez (Spa) bt J Marray & F Nielsen (Den) 6-4 6-3.

which Federer nicked — and he never looked back. A nightmare service game at 1-1 pretty much sealed Murray’s fate as Fed, 31, took the second set in just 32 minutes. Murray’s face was a picture of abject disappointment — and understandably so. After the summer he has just had, the bar has been raised higher than ever before. Federer said: “It was the third time for us this year in London so that makes it extra special. “I think the crowd was electric. I have been around the block a few times and that was something. “You can’t tire of nights like this. “That is why I keep practising in front of no people — nights like this inspire you to keep working hard.” World No 1 Djokovic reached today’s final by fighting back from a set down to defeat Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina 4-6 6-3 6-2. Djokovic said: “This year has been a great success. “But knowing it’s the last match of the season, I’m really going to try to give my best physically and mentally to eventually try to get the trophy.” [email protected]

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MOTOR SPORT

WILLIAM HILL GRAND SLAM OF DARTS (W’hampton): Group A - S Waites bt C Stompe (Hol) 5-1; P Taylor bt M Webster 5-2. Group B - T Hankey bt S Beaton 5-3; M van Gerwen (Hol) bt R Thornton 5-3. Group C - D Winstanley bt J Hubbard 5-2. S Whitlock (Aus) bt K Painter 5-4. Group D - J Wade bt J Dekker (Hol) 5-1; M King bt A Monk 5-3. Group E - T O'Shea bt A Lewis 5-4; G Anderson bt J Part (Can) 5-4. Group F - B Dolan bt P Nicholson (Aus) 5-2; A Hamilton bt B Bates 5-2. Group G - W Harms bt T Jenkins 5-2; W Newton bt M Phillips 5-2. Group H - R van Barneveld (Hol) bt M Walsh 5-0; C Kist (Hol) bt W Jones 5-1.

WRC RALLY OF SPAIN (Catalunya): Final positions after Stage 18 - 1 S Loeb (Fra, Citroen) 4hrs 14mins 29.100secs; 2 J-M Latvala (Fin, Ford) 4:14:36.100; 3 M Hirvonen (Fin, Citroen) 4:16:15.900; 4 M Ostberg (Nor, Ford) 4:16:25.500; 5 J Nikara (Fin, Mini) 4:30:37.000. Final standings: Drivers 1 S Loeb (Fra, Citroen) 270pts; 2 M Hirvonen (Fin, Citroen) 213; 3 J-M Latvala (Fin, Ford) 154; 4 M Ostberg (Nor, Ford) 149; 5 P Solberg (Nor, Ford) 124. Manufacturers - 1 Citroen 453pts; 2 Ford 309; 3 M-Sport 170.

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McIlroy, 23, was already guaranteed top spot in America but a third place in Singapore yesterday means he now cannot be caught by his European Tour rivals. Faldo added: “I have been very impressed with Rory. “He has to do all the right things but he has 20-odd years left in the game. “There has only been Jack, Seve and Tiger who have won two Majors before they were 25, and now there’s Rory. “It puts him in a special category.” d.facey@ the-sun. co.uk

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But he still praises best year

and Faldo (right) added: “As you get older in this game, the little demons start to sit on your shoulders because you have seen one too many bad shots. “It starts to eat away at you and he has that going on.” Faldo also pointed out that Rory McIlory is now the dominant force in golf after taking over as World No 1 and topping the money list for 2012 on both sides of the Atlantic.

And Faldo, Europe’s most successful post-war golfer with six Major wins, believes the American (right) has virtually no chance of getting the four he needs to match Nicklaus’ haul. He said “Those revelations have done more damage than people would give them credit for. So I would lean towards no, he won’t catch Jack. “People thought he would deal with it and then get back on the golf course. “But it’s wrecked that wonderful tranquillity you get of going to a golf course,

Jack Nicklaus (1962-86) ......18 Tiger Woods (1997-2008) ....14 Walter Hagen (1914-29) ......11 Gary Player (1959-78).............9 Ben Hogan (1946-53) .............9 Tom Watson (1975-83)...........8

Arnold Palmer (1958-64) ......7 Sam Snead (1942-54) .............7 Gene Sarazen (1922-35) .........7 Bobby Jones (1923-30)...........7 Harry Vardon (1896-1914) .....7 Nick Faldo (1987-96) ..............6

MATT CLOCKS IN

TALENTED teen ace Matteo Manassero said he was looking forward to a lie-in after winning the Singapore Open. The Italian (left) had to get up at 5.30am for three days in a row to complete the storm-hit tournament. And the 19-year-old had just 27 minutes between his third and fourth rounds yesterday. But Manassero, who had finished tied with South African Louis Oosthuizen on 13-under, had enough left in the tank to seal a play-off victory after three

MOTOGP (Valencia, Spain) - 1 D Pedrosa (Spa, Honda) 48mins 23.819secs; 2 K Nakasuga (Jpn, Yamaha) 49:01.480; 3 C Stoner (Aus, Honda) 49:24.452; 4 A Bautista (Spa, Honda) 49:26.630; 5 M Pirro (Ita, FTR-Honda) 49:50.427; 6 A Dovizioso (Ita, Yamaha) 49:54.242. Ch’ship standings: Riders 1 J Lorenzo (Spa, Yamaha) 350pts; 2 D Pedrosa (Spa, Honda) 332; 3 C Stoner (Aus, Honda) 254; 4 A Dovizioso (Ita, Yamaha) 218; 5 A Bautista (Spa, Honda) 178; 6 V Rossi (Ita, Ducati) 163. Manufacturers - 1 Honda 412pts; 2 Yamaha 386; 3 Ducati 192; 4 ART 100; 5 FTRKawasaki 43; 6 BQR 35.

HOCKEY MEN’S LEAGUE: Prem - Brooklands MU 3 Beeston 2; Hampstead & Westminster 2 Surbiton 2; Reading 2 Loughborough Students MHC 2; Cannock 3 East Grinstead 5; Southgate 2 Canterbury 1.

BASKETBALL BBL CHAMPIONSHIP - Glasgow 87 London 73; Surrey 81 Leicester 74; Durham 68 Plymouth 113. NBA - Charlotte 101 Dallas 97 (OT); Chicago 87 Minnesota 80; Golden State 101 Denver

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extra holes. World No 1 Rory McIlroy slotted a final-hole eagle to take third. Manassero said: “It ended up really nice but for three days in a row I had a 5.30am alarm clock. That’s really tiring. “On the 13th hole I was not feeling great, I was really flat, no more energy left — but the adrenalin kept me going. “I had to switch off between shots, I was walking slowly. Everybody had to do that so the pace of play was quite slow, I guess.”

107 (OT); Houston 96 Detroit 82; Indiana 89 Washington 85; Milwaukee 92 Boston 96; Portland 109 San Antonio 112; Toronto 83 Philadelphia 93; Utah 94 Phoenix 81.

Buffalo 31; Miami 3 Tennessee 37; Tampa Bay 34 San Diego 24; Carolina 14 Denver 36.

ICE HOCKEY

FA CUP (with Budweiser) 1st Round Replay AFC Wimbledon v York ............7.45 BLUE SQUARE BET: North - Bradford PA v Gainsborough (7.45). South - Boreham Wood v Basingstoke (7.45). CRICKET: Fifth One-Day International - Sri Lanka v New Zealand (Hambantota, 9am).

RAPID SOLICITORS ELITE LEAGUE Coventry 2 Hull 1; Cardiff 4 Fife 0; Dundee 5 Edinburgh 4.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL - Minnesota 34 Detroit 24; New Orleans 31 Atlanta 27; Cincinnati 31 NY Giants 13; Baltimore 55 Oakland 20; New England 37

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SIN THE BAG . . . Kevin Sinfield holds aloft the trophy

ACE RYAN’S UP FOUR IT By GARY CARTER

RYAN HALL helped England to the Autumn Internationals trophy at the end of the 2012 season — but the hard work really starts now.

The Leeds winger scored four tries, including the 150th of his career. But as gratifying as it ENGLAND....48 was for Kevin Sinfield to lift silverware, everyFRANCE........4 one is under no illusions that it is a the World Cup but it stepping stone towards will guarantee we’ve next year’s World Cup. got the best chance of England coach Steve being successful. McNamara said: “The “This group is very players are very close united. It’s a pleasure now, they’re friends to coach them. They and that’s the culture are very keen to do we’re trying to build. well for England.” “I’m not saying what Hall, 24, added: “It’s we are doing will all building towards guarantee success in next year — I hope.”

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From Back Page errors. One error cost us and we got to take our chances. Team played as planned. Must win next.” Saints are next up at Loftus Road on Saturday — boasting one point more than Rangers. Sparky admitted: “It’s an important game. Everyone understands the significance of it now. “It’s still early in the season but the longer this run goes on, it becomes more difficult for us to have the season that we hoped to have.” Hughes says he is unaffected by the hysteria surrounding his position. He insisted Fernandes (above) is “encouraged” by the team’s recent showings. Hughes said: “The chairman has been to many games. He was here today and at Arsenal. “He saw positive things in our play and that encouraged him — it encourages us. “But the disappointment is that we are not getting the reward that he is looking for — and that we are all looking for. “Our aim is to have a really progressive season.”

Moyes in Fell fear

DAVID MOYES has admitted he faces an uphill struggle to keep Marouane Fellaini. A host of big clubs have the Everton man on their ‘must see’ list. Boss Moyes, who values Fellaini at £30million, said: “If we have top players and cannot give them trophies or European football, I may have to accept what they’re thinking.”

ANOTHER DAY another incredible comeback from Manchester United.

They may leak goals at the other end but, goodness, this team has got some firepower.

Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernandez is the most frightening array of attacking talent Alex Ferguson has ever had. And, yes, I include the fantastic four from 1999 of Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. On Friday Ferguson targeted the 100-goal barrier in the league for his team — and already they have 29 from 11 games. Add to that nine in four Champions League games and five in two Capital One Cup games and it makes an incredible 43 goals in 17 games this season. It is not just about relying on one man in Van Persie — they have had 13 different scorers this season. Van Persie is the main man and his link-up play with Rooney makes it look like they have been together for years. More goals will

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come for Rooney undoubtedly as he is world class. Welbeck needs to improve his goals-per-chances ratio but his workrate opens up spaces. Then we have Hernandez, the hat-trick hero from Villa Park on Saturday. And yes it was a hat-trick for me, no matter what the dubious goals panel or whoever say about his second. The little Mexican went quiet last season after a fantastic first campaign but he is alive again.

Darting

Ferguson talks a lot about his movement — and it is fantastic. The way he set off for that Paul Scholes throughball for his first goal is an example of that. He is always darting around the penalty area to get an opening. I can see Van Persie, Rooney and Hernandez all hitting 20 goals plus this season. What they all have, as do the whole Manchester United team, is that unwavering belief that they are going to score, they are going to win. Just witness

this week. In Braga they were 1-0 down and playing poorly going into the last 10 minutes. They won 3-1. It was the same in the home game against the Portuguese side when they were 2-0 down and won 3-2. Then Saturday at Villa Park. A tenacious Villa side played extremely well and deserved a 2-0 lead. Again United came back and won, this time 3-2. This is no fluke. It is not as if it is just this Manchester United team either. Every team Ferguson has produced does this. Saturday was the seventh time they have come back from two goals down or

more to win in the Premier League era — a record. This season alone they have come from behind to win eight times in all competitions. While a lot of teams subconsciously wind down in the final minutes of a game, Ferguson’s play with a vigour, energy, belief and determination that overwhelms opponents.

Belief

Compare their fighting mentality to Arsenal right now who have twice given away two-goal leads this last week to end up drawing. It is their lack of belief that undoes them and, right

now, they are a team low on confidence — even with a two-goal lead. They lack the fear factor that Manchester United has. You just knew even at 2-0 down on Saturday that they were going to come back. As soon as they got one you knew two and three would follow — and you sense Villa did as well. Teams subconsciously retreat when they have a lead against United because they just know they are going to come back. More importantly Manchester United know it too. It is a belief that has already taken Ferguson’s teams a long way and, undoubtedly, will do again.

Nev’s awkward role

MANCHESTER CITY’S Carlos Tevez has had a go at Gary Neville for his dual role as Sky TV pundit and England coach. I agree that it could get awkward. There will come a time when Neville will have to analyse or criticise an England player

when he has a bad game he is covering for TV. Only Neville and England manager Roy Hodgson will know how to get round that. But in his current role Neville is seeing more football than anyone — and that can only be good.

TEV RAP . . . Sun yesterday

From Back Page Shelvey, Kyle Walker, Aaron Lennon, Jermain Defoe and Alex OxladeChamberlain are all set to miss the clash in Stockholm through injury. Ivory Coast-born Zaha has been rewarded for his form for Palace in the Championship with a call-up from Three Lions boss Roy Hodgson (below). As revealed in Sunsport, he has been trailed by Ivory Coast’s management. But Zaha, who has played five times for E n g l a n d Under-21s, has always insisted he wanted to play for the Three Lions. Last night, he tweeted: “wow everything’s happening so fast.” Zaha has been heavily linked with a January move to Arsenal. But he said: “When January comes I have to decide.” Captain Steven Gerrard will have a late fitness test on a knee problem, while Carl Jenkinson has received international clearance to join England after formerly playing for Finland Under-19s. There is also a late call-up for Tottenham’s Tom Huddlestone.

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Jenko is handed new deal

CARL JENKINSON was surely Gunner celebrate last night after a weekend to remember.

The talented right-back was handed a new fiveyear contract by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger at the Emirates. And he was also given international clearance to join Roy Hodgson’s England squad for Wednesday night’s friendly in Sweden. By ANDREW DILLON Jenks joined the Gunners only 15 this season and earned months ago from rave reviews while Charlton, and he has deputising for injured impressed so much, he Bacary Sagna. He was snapped up has landed a deal believed to be worth by Wenger for £1million in July last year £32,000 a week. and has also forced his way into Arsenal’s Champions League side And there was great this season. relief when he was Jenkinson, a boyhood given the green light to Gunners fan, was play for the Three called up by Hodgson Lions after previously to train with the turning out for England squad prior to Finland’s Under-19s. last month’s World Cup Jenkinson, 20, who qualifier in Poland, but has a Finnish mother, was unable to play has made eight Premier because his clearance League appearances had not come through.

By ANDY BAKER

SAM ALLARDYCE hailed Kevin Nolan and Andy Carroll — his telepathic strike twins.

Nolan came back to haunt Newcastle by bagging the winner at St James’ Park yesterday — the Scouser’s fifth of the season.

West Ham’s Captain Marvel caused Alan Pardew’s men all sorts of problems in tandem with ex-Toon team-mate Carroll as the Hammers climbed to sixth. And Upton Park boss Allardyce is convinced that the pair — big pals off the field — take their understanding on to it to prove a constant nightmare for Premier League defences. After leading West Ham to a 1-0 triumph — their first win on Tyneside for 14 years — against his old club, Allardyce said: “Kevin’s relationship with Andy is such a good one that I don’t need to do a lot of coaching with the two of them.

Relief

BIG PALS . . . Carroll and Nolan

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“If anything, they instinctively play off each other. “While Andy’s struggling to get a goal — and we would like him to get one — Kevin’s scoring them, so we’re reaping the benefits of that relationship. “The combination of the two of them is causing problems for other teams. “Kevin’s our captain and leading goalscorer, he has got us the win with his goal and his instincts in the box are there for all to see. “It’s five goals in 11 games for him and it should be six because he’s also had one chalked off. “Andy’s getting better and better as time goes on for us and that partnership with Kevin is brilliant. “Long may it continue because it’s getting us victories and points on the board.”

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HEAD-TO-HEAD: BA v CARROLL FORMER Newcastle hero Andy Carroll took on exHammer Demba Ba — but who came out on top now they have switched clubs?

THREAT BA: The Senegal striker was restricted to longrange efforts. CARROLL: Missed

great late chance but aerial presence played part in winner. WORKRATE BA: One lung-busting 80-yard sprint showed he was up for this game. CARROLL: Always ready to backtrack and support his defence. FANS’ REACTION BA: They appreciated his attitude. CARROLL: Abuse was muted compared to last year. CELEBRATION VERDICT BA: Clearly gutted at defeat. CARROLL: Had every reason to milk victory but was restrained.

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JUVENTUS have axed Paul Pogba for poor time-keeping. The ex-Manchester United midfielder, 19, has been dropped for two Serie A games after turning up late LIONEL MESSI is BETTER than for training.

boss Chris P WALES Coleman delighted

Premier League bosses by holding a Wales training camp rather than play a friendly this week. He snubbed games with Latvia, Canada and Georgia.

CAULK ’N BREEZE . . . Caulker stoops to head Spurs in front

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was a huge win because it was a difficult moment. “We had a lot of important players injured. Here I saw the same spirit that I saw last year. “After they scored I thought we were fantastic. We have made some mistakes in the Champions League but in football you can never say never.” His reigning Premier League champions are now unbeaten in 11 league games this term. But they looked set to lose at home for the first time in the top flight since December 2010, when Everton won 2-1 at the Etihad. Centre-back Steven Caulker headed visitors Tottenham in front after 21 minutes. But Sergio Aguero levelled and Edin Dzeko again proved to be City’s supersub with a brilliant late winner. Mancini admitted his Bosnian forward Dzeko has been frustrated by

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his lack of opportunities from the bench — but he is certainly making an impact. He has now earned the champions nine points by coming on as a sub and is making a case for starting more regularly. Mancini said: “Edin is not happy. But a player who is happy on the bench does not exist.

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“We had three important strikers today, last year we won the championship because of goals from our strikers.” Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas admitted that, in Dzeko, City have their own version of Manchester United’s Javier Hernandez. He added: “We lost because of an individual moment of brilliance from Dzeko. “He continues to be on the bench — and come on to destroy the opposition. “If there is a comparable situation to this one, it is Chicharito.”

CITY striker Aguero did not have his best day but still plundered vital goal. Adebayor began like he meant business but ended up being subbed — without an effort of note.

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LIKE countryman Tevez, you never get less than 100 per cent from Aguero. Adebayor could not be faulted either early on but lost heart when the ball did not come his way.

FAN REACTION

AGU ERO has guar ante ed himself cult status at City, his legend can now only grow. Adebayor was greeted with boos that got louder and he was jeered from the pitch.

BUST-UPS

AGUERO reacted angrily when he did not win a first-half penalty but otherwise kept his cool. Adebayor had a running battle with Zabaleta and caught him with a forearm late on.

VERDICT

THE battle of two of City’s bigmoney buys from the Abu Dhabi era was clearly won by Aguero. He scored a vital equaliser as Adebayor faile to sustain his early threat. d

AGUHERO . . . City’s £24million striker strokes in equaliser

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ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS held up his hands and admitted he got it wrong as Spurs blew a great chance to down the champions. Tottenham looked set to make it a Manchester away double as they took a firsthalf lead through Steven Caulker’s header.

But AVB admitted City chief Roberto Mancini made a key switch early in the second half as he reverted to a back three.

Bizarre

The White Hart Lane chief (right) failed to react and it had the desired effect as City hit back to win thanks to late goals from Sergio Aguero and supersub Edin Dzeko. Villas-Boas was also criticised by former Spurs men Glenn Hoddle and Jamie Redknapp for his bizarre decision to axe Jermain Defoe. The England forward bagged

MARTIN BLACKBURN

a hat-trick in midweek against Maribor in the Europa League but had to make way for Clint Dempsey and Emmanuel Adebayor at the Etihad. He said: “It was very difficult to leave Jermain out. It was part of the strategy we had for the game. “Individually Adebayor had a good performance. I think Jermain understood it was for the best of the team.” At the break Spurs looked set to become the first team to beat City on their own patch in the league since December 2010 — when Everton won 2-1. But they surrendered their advantage and spent much of the second half camped in their own half. AVB, whose side

won 3-2 at Manchester United in September, said: “The key moment came at 1-1. City made some changes and put three at the back to go all-out attack. “It gave them the momentum to get the winner. We tried to hold on to the 1-1, sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn’t. At Old Trafford it did. “During this week, we worked on three at the back too because we knew it could serve us at certain moments. We didn’t use it today because with four we looked stable. “It gave them more attacking volume. When it went to 1-1 they gained motivation and attack after attack lifted the stadium. It was difficult to hold on.” Just like against Chelsea last month when they lost 4-2, Spurs slumped to defeat after taking the lead. But AVB said: “It means we can compete with them but, like I said against Chelsea, it’s individual brilliance

which makes the difference. To have a player so strong like Dzeko, to come on when his team needs him deserves great credit and surprises me. “It was like that in the game against Chelsea, Mata and Oscar were extremely good.” City have now equalled their Prem record of 17 matches unbeaten and looked more like their old selves in patches.

Thumped

Mancini dashed off home to Italy soon after the whistle to make the most of a few days off. But his assistant David Platt hailed the former Inter coach for the key tactical and personnel changes. Dzeko again proved to be key as he thumped in a superb late winner. Platt said: “Yes, we went to three at the back. With Edin we felt we needed an injection, a little bit more height. “We needed a goal threat. He has got some heavy goals for us. After West Brom when he came on and scored two goals,

I said then ‘We can only pick 11 players and put people on the substitutes’ bench’. “It’s the way at every club. But we’ve got a lot of players that would play in almost every Premier League team. “Once you have played 60-65 minutes then you want to freshen it up.” This was the fourth time this season the champions have come from behind to win. Platt added: “It shows there’s a belief — that we don’t go under — we continue to play our football. That is the danger when you are in a game.” Meanwhile, City striker Mario Balotelli watched the game from the stands amid reports City are willing to sell him back to Inter Milan in January. But Platt said: “He was left out because the gaffer can only pick 18 players.” [email protected]

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Pele — that’s official.

Barcelona’s Argentine ace has surpassed Brazilian hero Pele’s goals record for club and country in a calendar year. Messi (left) hit two against Mallorca in a 4-2 win to take his 2012 tally to 76, nine behind German Gerd Muller’s all-time mark.

IAN P quit

CROOK has as coach of Sydney FC after just two wins from his six games in charge. The ex-Norwich star, 49, said the pressure of the job had started to affect his health.

England to beat Sweden at 5/4 WINS £45

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LAMPARD . . . injured ace talks to bench yesterday

Lamps is on brink By SHAUN CUSTIS

THE Chinese claim they are closing in on Frank Lampard. Reports from China last night confirmed our SunSport exclusives dating back to March that the Chelsea and England midfielder is the No 1 priority for Super League side Guizhou Rehne. Lampard, who is out with a calf injury at the moment, has been offered £250,000 a week to move to the Far East and Guizhou want him in January. Lamps, 34, is not dismissing the approach and has listened to what the Chinese have to offer. Earlier this year, Guizhou chairman Wang Guolin told SunSport: “I want the best team in China and we are prepared to invest a lot of money to bring Lampard to us.” The move is being masterminded by super agent Pini Zahavi, who is brokering a number of deals in China. But although talks are continuing with Lampard, no deal has yet been agreed.

SHORTLIVED . . . Terry enjoys goal before horror injury

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From Back Page in pain right now and will go to hospital in the morning. “We won’t know the full extent of the damage until we have the results of the scan but we hope it’s not long-term.” Suarez, who nicked Liverpool’s secondhalf equaliser, went on Twitter to voice his concern for Terry. He tweeted: “A shame we couldn’t get the three points. “Glad to help the team with another goal . . . Hugs to Terry, I hope it’s nothing serious.” Ex-England captain Terrry had surgery on the same knee earlier in the year. And if he has sustained cruciate ligament damage, that would require another

operation — putting him out for anything up to six months. Terry’s injury was sustained when striker Suarez fell on to his outstretched leg following a shove from behind by Chelsea midfielder Ramires. It was immediately apparent Terry was in serious trouble as he beat the ground and signalled for help.

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The injury could not have come at a worse time for Terry, who was playing his first Premier League game since completing a four-match ban for racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand. Di Matteo said: “We had just got John back into the team. It’s a real shame.”

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WIN, LUIS OR DRAW . . . Suarez pops up to nod home a leveller at Stamford Bridge

IT was Liverpool’s old goal hero against the new — and there was only one winner.

FAN REACTION LIVERPOOL fans targeted Fernando Torres with jeers and chants for leaving Anfield in 2011. But Chelsea fans sang his name. THREAT TORRES forced Brad Jones into a save with a second-half header but appears to be short on confidence in front of goal. Luis Suarez was a constant worry and got his reward. WORKRATE CHELSEA fans appreciated Torres putting in a shift and tracking back to win the ball. Suarez got involved everywhere. VERDICT SUAREZ is in great form and has netted in his last four games. Total contrast to Torres, who looked downbeat when subbed.

BRENDAN RODGERS admits Liverpool are still miles away from challenging for the Premier League title. Rodgers’ Reds have fallen 15 points behind leaders Manchester United.

SHAKE IT . . . bosses Rodgers and Di Matteo

And the anxious Kop boss called on the club’s American owners to make a serious investment in the January transfer market to close the growing gap. Luis Suarez’s 73rd-minute equaliser pegged back Chelsea and stretched Liverpool’s unbeaten league run to six games. But his goal could not ease the growing concerns of a manager whose team is currently on course to finish a staggering 55 points behind the eventual champions. Rodgers admitted: “The reality is that we are a long way off in the league and I’m not even going to use the word ‘challenging’. “You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to see that. We finished eighth last season and

MARK IRWIN it will be fantastic if we can improve on that. That’s the reality of where Liverpool are, I’m afraid, and it can’t be easy for our supporters to accept that. “They are being very lenient with myself and the team and I’m sure they will sometimes be frustrated but I knew it would be a difficult year, given the expectations around this club. “We all know of Liverpool’s great history but we can’t keep looking backwards in the rear-view mirror. We have to look forward. “This was our sixth draw of the season and we need one or two more players in the January transfer window to turn those draws into victories. But those players don’t come

cheap and there won’t be too many available in January. “The owners have given me great support since I’ve been here but, if you’re not going to have a massive investment to make it happen quickly, we have to develop it. “The players we have are giving us everything but we need materials.

Adamant

“So, hopefully, we can add to this group in the window and next season we’ll be better for it.” Rodgers was adamant that his team deserved their point yesterday and took the blame for their poor first-half performance. He said: “We were a bit tentative in the first half and it was my fault because I changed our usual formation and we couldn’t quite get our distances right. “But the players showed great character

yet again to come from a goal down and to come to place like Chelsea and get a point is a terrific result.” But Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo was not satisfied with the result, which leaves Chelsea three points behind United, having led the table by four points two weeks ago. The Italian complained: “We needed to score a second goal to kill the game off and we had the chances to do that but missed the opportunities. “A 1-0 lead is always dangerous and it was a poor goal to concede from a corner because we had our man-marking in place and Suarez pushed Ramires away to create the space to nod the ball in. “Sometimes the ref spots those little shoves, sometimes they don’t. “When United won here we had two sent off and they scored an offside winner and that’s a big advantage for the opposition. “But we’re still playing well and creating

chances and we’re in much better shape than in previous years and very close to our best. “We’re still in the mix but the amount of games we have played in this period has some kind of effect.” Rodgers confirmed that he expects skipper Steven Gerrard to join up with the England squad today and win his 100th cap against Sweden on Wednesday night, despite needing treatment for a knee injury yesterday.

Exercises

He said: “I think Steve will be all right. He’s opened up his medial ligament a bit and has some ice on his knee.” But Jonjo Shelvey might have to withdraw from the squad after missing yesterday’s trip. Rodgers added: “Jonjo felt his thigh a bit during some shooting exercises the other day and we gave him every opportunity to play but he wasn’t quite right.” [email protected]

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CRYSTAL PALACE’S £20million-rated wing wonder Wilfried Zaha was last night given a shock England call-up. Zaha (left), 20 on Saturday, received a late birthday present ahead of Wednesday’s friendly in Sweden. Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott, Jonjo Turn to Page 50

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CHELSEA fear John Terry’s season is over after he suffered an horrific-looking knee injury yesterday. The Blues skipper, 31, was carried off in agony following a first-half collision with Liverpool striker Luis Suarez.

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headed Blues in front, screamed in agony before being carried off and he will undergo an MRI scan today. He left Stamford Bridge on crutches (right) with his right knee in a brace last night. Anxious Blues boss Roberto Di Matteo said: “Obviously we are worried about John and we hope it’s not serious. “It’s always a concern when a player reacts like that. He’s

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