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A Cambridge University lecturer was told to use a bucket to flush his toilet at his home in Eddington after there was an issue with the plumbing

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wA Cambridge University lecturer was told to use a bucket of water to flush his toilet after a plumbing failure at the Northwest Cambridge Development site left him and other residents without functioning facilities.

The junior lecturer, who wishes to remain nameless, said he ended up having to “scoop human waste” out of his toilet in Eddington after the issue arose last Monday.

In an email to the lecturer seen by CambridgeshireLive, Portal Estate Management, which runs the university-owned building, told him to pour a bucket of water into the toilet when it would not flush. They also refused his request for a prorated refund on his rent.

He said: “Unfortunately I’m signed off sick at the moment, having had an accident and broken my ribs. In actual fact I don’t own a bucket, but even if I did I wouldn’t currently be able to use the advice I was given, which was to hurl a bucket of water down the toilet.

“Prior to being given that instruction, my partner and I ended up having to scoop out toilet paper and human waste into a black bag and take it outside, which is not very san-

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ages of non-potable water (such as that used to flush toilets) led to issues with drinking water, which residents were then told not use.

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itary especially for someone who is immunocompromised.”

The lecturer says he is concerned for other vulnerable residents in the multimillion-pound complex and is calling on others to demand compensation – which he believes could collectively run into the tens of thousands of pounds. Residents were left without non-potable water for most of last Monday, as well as between Thursday and Friday.

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Visa agony as academic strives to bring Ukrainian girl to safety Professor spent weeks in Poland waiting for scheme approval from Home Office

By Holly Hume newsdesk@cambridge-news.co.uk @CambsLive

A Cambridge professor, originally from Ukraine, has faced months in limbo as she tries to organise a visa for her cousin’s daughter who has fled the war in her home country.

Olenka Pevny teaches Pre-Modern Slavonic and Ukrainian Studies at Cambridge University, but has been working virtually for the past six weeks or so as she has had to temporarily relocate to Poland to look after the young member of her family.

The 58-year-old’s third cousin Lurii and his wife Oksana are civil servants unable to leave Ukraine, so in March they made the agonising decision to send their only daughter, Diana Demchyna, away from their home city of Lviv for her own safety.

Her godmother fled over the border with the 12-year-old to Poland where she would be safe, and shortly afterwards Olenka – who is an American citizen – flew out to meet her, as Diana’s godmother could not stay long and needed someone to take care of the young girl.

Having been reassured by the Home Office twice that she could obtain a visa under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme for Diana, Olenka filed the paperwork on March 24 and flew out days later, as Diana’s parents made her their daughter’s legal guardian for the duration of her

“Right before my surgery she was time away.

She imagined she might be in very nervous and cried because she Poland for a few days or a week thought I wasn’t going to come back. while the visa was processed, but For her it is very difficult as she is just then a few days turned into six with me all the time – she doesn’t weeks, during which the pair were have a school as we can’t enrol her bounced from one accommodation in one if she’s leaving soon for the to another – sometimes without UK. “She doesn’t have any friends – I access to schooling or cooking faciligot her a bike so we can cycle and ties.

After teaching virtually and go for walks, but it’s no existence for scrambling to find ways to fund liv- a child to be like this. I can’t fill her days.” ing arrangements for herself and Olenka cried as she Diana, Olenka had to recalled the promise return to the UK last she made to Diana’s week to have a parents that she scheduled minor would make sure surgery, leaving the child got an the young girl in Diana doesn’t have any education. She the care of her friends – I got her a bike feels like she has godmother so we can cycle and go for failed during all again.

Two walks, but it is no these long weeks months down existence for a child to of living day to the line Olenka day, and no news has not had any be like this on her visa. contact from the Olenka Pevny She cannot bear the Home Office since thought of sending April 11 and she is rapDiana back into a war zone, idly running out of resources.

Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner has where reports of war crimes are cirrequested her visa application be re- culated every day, including young routed under the Family Scheme, women and children being raped but the Home Office has not decided and killed. She cannot afford to stay yet to formally consider the applica- in Poland indefinitely and is trying to maintain her job and Diana’s tion under that scheme.

“When Diana first arrived in wellbeing.

Olenka said a Cambridge City Poland she was very timid, but then we spent six weeks together and got Council official has been to her home to assess whether it is safe for very close,” Olenka said.

Professor Olenka Pevny is desperate to bring her cousin’s daughter Diana Demchyna, 12, to her Cambridge home and care for her while the war continues Olenka Pevny

Diana to stay there – the only sign she has had since April that her application is being considered.

The Home Office was contacted by the News on Friday, May 20

regarding Diana’s visa, and Olenka said she received communication asking for more details regarding her situation on the same day – but has heard nothing more since.

‘Roller-coaster’ to come to an end as Burwell pub owners give notice to landlord A popular Cambridge pub and restaurant will be closing its doors to customers in the summer.

The owners of The Anchor, at Burwell, made the announcement after giving notice to the landlord, Greene King.

The team behind the pub say they

are planning to continue to grow and develop their other businesses within Holland Hospitality. These include The White Pheasant in Fordham, The Maids Head in Wicken, and Pheasant Catering.

The owners posted an announcement on Facebook

informing customers of their decision. A specific closing date has yet to be confirmed although it is expected to be some time in August. It read: “We want to thank you for all for your continued support throughout the past few years, it really has been a real

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roller-coaster journey through some and continuing unprecedented times! A journey which is now sadly coming to a natural end.

“We have given Greene King our notice period on The Anchor. Over the next few months we will continue to work hard and strive

to deliver some excellent food, great service and exciting events for Burwell.

“We will continue to grow and develop our other venues with Holland Hospitality and we look forward to welcoming you over there in the future.”

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Lester Piggott 1935-2022

The finest jockey of his generation, and maybe of all time

By Nick Robson Press Association

Newmarket legend Lester Piggott has died at the age of 86. The news was confirmed yesterday in a statement released by his son-in-law, William Haggas.

Mr Piggott, whose Classic haul included nine Derby victories, had lived near the town for the duration of his career. He also owned stables in Newmarket, which housed 97 horses and sent out 34 winners.

Derby-winning trainer Mr Haggas confirmed he died in Switzerland having been taken to hospital last Monday. He told PA News: “Sadly we can confirm that Lester died peacefully in Switzerland this morning. I really don’t wish to add much more than that at this stage, although Maureen (Lester Piggott’s daughter) will be making a statement later.”

Mr Piggott was without doubt the finest jockey of his generation, and probably of any that has gone before or since.

Tall for a jockey at over 5ft 7in, ‘The Long Fellow’, as he became affectionately tagged, partnered more than 5,000 winners worldwide.

A man of very few words and sometimes none at all, he was as well known as any modern-day footballing icon.

His career in the saddle will never be matched, and if there were occasional lows – none more so than serving 366 days of a three-year prison sentence handed down in 1987 for tax evasion and being stripped of his OBE awarded by the Queen – there were more highs.

Lester Piggott (right), pictured in November 1960 PA/PA Wire

Lester Piggott, pictured in 1998.

His Classic haul included nine Derby victories Fiona Hanson/ PA Wire

‘The Long Fellow’ in the saddle Evening Standard/ Getty Images

Lester Keith Piggott was born in Wantage, Berkshire, on November 5 1935, and was bred into a staunch racing family. His father, Keith, trained a Grand National winner, his grandfather, Ernest, rode to victory three times in the great steeplechase and his mother, Iris, was the daughter of Classic-winning jockey Fred

Rickaby. The young Piggott won his first race in August 1948 at the age of 12 on The Chase in the Wigan Lane Selling Handicap at Haydock Park.

The Merseyside track was, appropriately, the scene of his final winner, too – Palacegate Jack in October 1994. He was approaching his 59th birthday. In the intervening years

there was the small matter of 30 victories in the English Classics, including nine in the Derby, and 116 winners at Royal Ascot. He was crowned champion jockey 11 times.

Remarkably, he returned from an aborted retirement to achieve one of his greatest feats at the age of 54 when he scored on Royal Academy

in the Breeders’ Cup Mile.

Like most jockeys, his career was littered with injuries, a particularly frightening example being the one he suffered in 1992 in a fall from the Richard Hannon senior-trained sprinter Mr Brooks.

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Lester Piggott 1935-2022 Piggott’s career cannot be defined by statistics, impressive though they are. Within the racing world he was a colossus, and if his demeanour did little to encourage affection – he spoke little and was once described as having “a face like a well-kept grave” – his consummate skill in the saddle earned him total respect.

There was also his iron will to win.

This manifested itself in his renowned riding of a finish, when he would almost lift his horse over the line with the aid of a liberal rat-a-tattat application of the whip, something which would be frowned upon these days.

But his strength was allied to a delicate touch that made him the supreme artist on horseback, as when he nudged the tiring Ribero over the line in heavy ground for a short-head victory in the 1968 St Leger, his whip unused.

He was a pioneer of freelancing among jockeys – although many of his big-race wins were for another racing great, Vincent O’Brien.

Throughout the late 1960s and 1970s they dominated the sport, with the help of owner Robert Sangster, sending out a torrent of champions from the trainer’s Ballydoyle base in Ireland.

It was O’Brien and Sangster, along with the trainer’s son-in-law John Magnier, who set up the tremendously successful Coolmore operation in County Tipperary, now one of the world’s great racing empires.

O’Brien and Piggott farmed many of the big races, including nine Classics, before the pair split in 1980 – Piggott teaming up with another titan of the turf, trainer Henry Cecil.

Bookmakers feared him, and many of his rides were sent off at far shorter odds than was warranted, simply because of the volume of money from punters who had implacable faith in their man.

The phrase ‘housewives’ favourite’ was coined for him, and he was always the one the once-a-year gamblers looked to when it came to

Epsom in June.

Piggott – who had a spell in intensive care in 2007 in a Swiss hospital with a heart complaint – was associated with many equine greats, including Nijinsky, dual Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Alleged, triple Ascot Gold Cup winner Sagaro and the globetrotting wonder mare Dahlia.

A master tactician with ice in his veins, he had a unique style – his backside high in the air throughout a race before getting down to ride a finish – that has never been matched.

In 1961, Piggott married Susan Armstrong, the daughter of trainer Sam Armstrong, and the couple moved to Newmarket.

They later separated but remained married, with Piggott moving to Switzerland. His eldest daughter Maureen is married to Mr Haggas and youngest daughter Tracy is a sports broadcaster with RTE in Ireland. Piggott also leaves a son, Jamie, from a relationship with Anna Ludlow, his personal assistant at the time.

To list his greatest riding performances would take an age, but one he particularly enjoyed himself was the victory of Royal Academy.

Piggott had retired in a blaze of publicity in 1985 and took up training, sending out a winner at Royal Ascot. So it was almost unthinkable he should return to the saddle, particularly after his time in jail, but he did so in 1990 – on the verge of turning 55 and only days out of retirement. Within a fortnight he had teamed up with his old ally O’Brien to ride Royal Academy at Belmont Park – and with all the familiar dash and drive intact, he brought the horse with a thrilling late run to snatch one of the world’s great prizes.

In the media scrum after the race, Piggott was asked in wonderment by Brough Scott for Channel 4: “It’s 20 years since Nijinsky, is it still all there for you?” Piggott said simply: “You never forget, do you?”

Admiration from peers and those who followed Willie Carson and Frankie Dettori have led the tributes to Lester Piggott.

Carson and Piggott held sway on the track in the 1970s and 80s when both jockeys were in their pomp and five-times champion Carson said he felt like a part of him had died along with the most “iconic” racing figure of the 20th century.

“I feel as though I have lost part of my life in a way, as Lester has been part of my life ever since I came into racing,” said an emotional Carson. “I came to his in-laws as an apprentice and he was part of my life right from the word go, until the end. He was an iconic figure in the horse racing world. He is a legend.

“We had the luck of some ding-dongs on the track and he was a person who made us all better – because we had to be better to beat him. We had to up our game to compete with him, because he was so magical on top of a horse.”

Piggott was known for his single-mindedness and was not averse to phoning up trainers to get rides he thought he could win on, regardless of the incumbent jockey.

Carson added: “He was confident. He had the confidence, because he didn’t care about others, where normal people worry about doing the wrong thing.

“That man, for some reason, never showed any pressure. He never seemed to be under any pressure. He rode his horses with such great confidence. I wouldn’t call him a close friend, but as the years go on, the more endearing you are to one another – we had a racing life together and I wish I had been as good as him.”

Asked if there had been anyone better before or since Piggott, the

Lester Piggott (front) in action Allsport UK/ Allsport

Stirling-born winner of 17 British Classics added: “Maybe Gordon Richards and possibly you might put Frankie Dettori up there – those are the three iconic jockeys in the past 250 years.”

Piggott was the ‘housewives’ favourite’, particularly when it came to riding in races such as the Derby, and Dettori has long since taken up the baton as the sport’s flag-bearer.

The Italian had a close relationship with Piggott through the pair’s association with the late bookmaker-turned-gambler and charity fundraiser Barney Curley.

Three-time champion Dettori said: “It is a shock when you hear news like that. He has been part of our lives forever really. Lester was a hero of mine and a good friend.

The impact he has made in racing, on all of us, is second to none.

“I will always try to remember him for the good things and I offer my sincere condolences to his family and his many friends.

“He was a legend. We always tried to aspire to be like him and none of us can do it. I am not old enough to remember him riding when he was in his peak but, I’m

talking as a professional jockey, we all grew up wanting to be like him.

“I kind of got close to him personally, because obviously we were both good friends with Barney (Curley), and Lester was a good friend to me. He will never be forgotten.”

Aidan O’Brien is the current trainer at the Ballydoyle yard in County Tipperary from where Piggott enjoyed so much success with Vincent O’Brien. Should he win the Derby this weekend, he will take his tally to nine – the same as Piggott.

He told Racing TV: “He was a very special man, he used to come here every year around Classic time and we’d go through all the horses and he would give his thoughts on them. His thoughts on where they should go and what his favourites were. It was something that I will never forget, his knowledge was second to none.

“He didn’t say a lot, but every word he said you really hung on to.

It always meant so much and you knew there was so much experience in there, so much knowledge and so much natural ability to assess a horse.”

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Camp Beagle activists take to the streets

Activists from Camp Beagle marching in Cambridge city centre on Saturday. The group is protesting against the use of dogs in animal testing

Protesters march against use of dogs in animal tests in the development of life-saving discoveries, medicines and treatments for humans and animals alike. Therefore, Activists from Camp Beagle we believe our animals deserve the marched through Cambridge city cen- best possible treatment and care we can provide.” tre on Saturday afternoon.

The group is well known, having set up a protest camp outside beagle breeding facility MBR Acres, near Huntingdon.

Its members took to the streets of Cambridge shouting chants such as “free the MBR beagles” while holding signs advocating their release.

Leaflets were also handed out to passers-by on the day, encouraging people to do whatever it takes to protect the dog breed’s welfare.

Protesters have camped permanently outside the facility since at least early July last year to protest against the use of dogs in animal testing.

The group claims that as many as 2,000 beagles are kept at MBR Acres before being shipped out in crates when they are 16 weeks old.

On its website, MBR said: “Marshall BioResources is dedicated to maintainA leaflet handed out by activists ing high standards of animal welfare. from Camp Beagle during their “We greatly respect and appreciate protest on Saturday the role our animals continue to play

By Matthew Senior

newsdesk@cambridge-news.co.uk @CambsLive

Jailed for breach of court order A Cambourne man who breached a non-molestation order by sending malicious messages, described as ‘vile’, to his ex’s friend, has been jailed. He was subject to an order preventing him from making any form of contact with his ex when he sent the abusive voice and text messages.

Shane Ramsey, 34, of Firefly Road, Upper Cambourne, sent the messages to his ex-partner’s friend in February – breaching his non-molestation order. The messages referenced his former partner and also made threats to the recipient’s partner.

Ramsey had already served six weeks in prison for a previous breach of the order. Last Monday he was jailed for a year after pleading guilty at Cambridge Crown Court to sending threatening communication, threats to kill and breach of a non-molestation order.

Jailed: Shane Ramsey Cambridgeshire Constabulary

PC Sean Feline said: “Ramsey has repeatedly proven he is unable or unwilling to stick to the conditions of his court order, and his vile messages caused extreme stress and fear to his victims. I hope this shows how seriously we take these incidents and I am glad Ramsey will serve time behind bars.”

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Councillors given food for thought Council meetings will go meat free in effort to ‘promote and normalise’ a plant-based diet

By HannaH Brown Local Democracy Reporter @CambsLive

Cambridge City Council has pledged to promote plant-based diets by agreeing a meat ban at catered council meetings.

Only plant-based food will now be served at any meetings where meals are available, as long as the cost is the same or cheaper than it currently is.

The city council has also pledged to make sure there is at least one plantbased food option at city council-run events where food is served.

The original motion, put to the annual council meeting on Thursday, was submitted by Cllr Hannah Copley, of the Green Party.

She told the meeting there is an “urgent need” to promote and normalise mostly plant-based diets.

Cllr Copley said: “The first reason for that is meat and dairy disproportionate contribution to climate and ecological breakdown.

“It is increasingly recognised that the meat and dairy production is a significant contributor and the livestock sector accounts for 14 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions as well as being a major contributor to global deforestation.

“Plant-based diets have a substantially lower impact in terms of emissions, land use and water use.

“Secondly, the livestock industry is a human rights issue.

“The meat industry relies on people not being able to see how it operates with indigenous people’s land being stolen or destroyed in countries such as Brazil, and cattle ranches and meat packing facilities are known hotspots for modern slavery, with working conditions being dire.”

Cllr Copley continued to say that the livestock industry has a “huge food waste issue”, highlighting the high amount of food that needs to be grown to feed animals farmed for their meat.

She added there are also animal rights issues involved in the livestock industry.

Cllr Copley said: “There is therefore an urgent need to transition to and normalise predominantly plant-based diets. Plant-based food options are not consistently available at all events or food venues even though plant-based foods are cheaper on average as well as being healthy and nutritious. Therefore the food offerings by local government is an excellent place to start to give residents plant-based food options.”

An amended motion was proposed

by Cllr Alex Collis, for Labour, while remaining substantively the same – it removed the six-month deadline for preparing a report into the cost of fully plant-based options at future civic events. The Green Party councillors said they would like the original motion to be supported, but once the amendment was approved all councillors agreed to pass the motion.

Shopping vouchers to help families with cost of living More than 20,000 supermarket vouchers have been sent to families in Cambridgeshire affected by the pandemic and the rising cost of living.

The vouchers were automatically sent to eligible families last Friday in time for the May half-term, which began today. The county council’s joint administration agreed to finance the vouchers regardless of Government funding until the February 2023 halfterm.

A total of 21,322 vouchers – each val-

ued at £15 for the week – were distributed to children and young people across the county who met agreed criteria. The voucher does not need to be used in a single shopping trip and, once claimed, will last for at least a year.

Cllr Bryony Goodliffe, the chairman of the county council’s children and young people’s committee, said: “Many families are still struggling as we emerge from the pandemic, but now have the added worry of the steeply rising cost of living.”

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Warning to walkers to steer clear of city cows agricultural expert says take steps for protection By ashlea hicckin and FAREID ATTA newsdesk@cambridge-news.co.uk @CambsLive

An agricultural expert has issued a warning to walkers who may wander too closely to grazing cows in Cambridge.

The cattle that graze on commons around the centre of the city are popular with locals and tourists.

Last year, Cambridge City Council secured the cows’ future on the commons in Cambridge, allowing them to graze on Midsummer Common, as well as Coe Fen, Coldham’s Common, Sheep’s Green and Stourbridge Common for a fee.

However, an agricultural expert has warned walkers and those who pass by the animals to protect themselves from a risk that they could be attacked.

A rural insurance broker, Rupert Wailes-Fairbairn, of Lycetts, has sent out the warning knowing it is likely there will be an increased number of families and ramblers who will want to get out and about and enjoy the warmer weather in rural areas as the summer rolls in.

According to Health and Safety Executive figures, 11 people across the country were killed by cows and bulls between April 2020 and March 2021.

Six of the deaths were caused by cattle and five by bulls.

Mr Wailes-Fairbairn said: “It is important that walkers use public rights of way and marked paths only. To avoid getting lost and being tempted to cut across fields, walking routes should be planned in advance and it is sensible to have a map.

“Farmers may have deliberately left gates open – or closed – to control livestock movement, so the public should leave them as they find them.

“Young animals should not be approached or petted, as their parents are very protective and may react violently to any perceived threat.

“A solitary adult cow may look placid and photogenic but, again, they should not be approached as there is no way of knowing their temperament.

“There have also been a number of incidents where dogs have triggered cattle to attack and so it is vital that walkers ensure their pets are on a lead whenever in the presence of livestock.”

Farmworkers and farmers have been among the fatalities, and farmers also risk imprisonment and losing their livelihoods if they fail to meet their responsibilities.

Under the Occupiers Liability Acts 1957 and 1984, land managers are required to demonstrate a reasonable duty of care to others.

In addition, the Animals Act 1971 makes the keeper of an animal strictly liable, in the majority of cases, where injuries are caused.

If any injury occurs on a public footpath that crosses a farmer’s land, the responsibility lies with the farmer.

Earlier this year, a farmer received a prison sentence of 12 weeks, suspended for 12 months, and was fined £878 and ordered to pay £7,820 in costs after an 83-year-old man was fatally attacked by cattle in Lancashire.

David Tinniswood and his wife were walking by the farm when they were attacked. Cows grazing in the field with calves attacked the couple, trampling David to death and leaving his wife with serious injuries.

Mr Wailes-Fairbairn added: “Farmers should conduct daily checks for damage on perimeter fencing, wires and rails, which should be well-maintained and secure. Routes for the movement of cattle should be planned in advance.

“Efforts should be made to minimise any contact with members of the public and to warn them to stay at a safe distance while the move is taking place.

“Certain breeds of bulls that are more than ten months old are banned by law from being left to roam at large in fields crossed by public rights of way.

“In addition, bulls of any other breed aged over ten months are banned from fields with footpaths unless they are accompanied by cows or heifers.

“Signs should be informative, accurate and in clear view of the public when animals are present.”

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Pop choir founder insists singing is good for the soul Carrie Rawlings is the founder of the Collaboration Choir, with groups in Cambridge, St Neots and Huntingdon Keith Jones

Carrie Rawlings’ Collaboration Choir has more than 1oo members By joanna taylor

you go out with a skip and a jump on the way home.

“Your heart rates start to come The beautiful churches and cathedrals together. You move in time with each of Cambridge, Ely and Peterborough other. You’re sort of part of a unit and mean Cambridgeshire is famous for its you’re seeing it, you’re hearing it, choral music. But that does not always you’re feeling it. It’s visceral on so have to mean they are sung in Latin many levels.”

Music has always been Carrie’s and with white robes.

Singer and actress Carrie Rawlings is vocation, from leading a choir at her injecting the tradition with a little fun: primary school in St Neots to winning a the choirs she has founded in Cam- music scholarship while at Bedford bridge, St Neots and Huntingdon sing High School. She went on to perform pop songs by artists from George Ezra with Rock Choir, the world’s latest contemporary choir, as well as acting and to McFly. Last month, the vivacious vocal singing in plays and musicals.

Carrie has performed for audiences coach launched The Collaboration of all sizes: from 40,000 people Choir, a pop choir which meets at BBC Proms in the Park to once a week in each of three at one particularly the cities. The choir has ill-fated Edinburgh already amassed more Fringe show where than 100 members there were more and gave its first live You’re sort of part of a performers on stage performance at unit and you’re seeing it, than people in the the St Neots Street audience.

Food Festival, at St you’re hearing it, you’re But she is recogNeots Rugby Club, feeling it. It’s visceral on nised most in Camyesterday. so many levels bridge where she says Carrie also led the Carrie Rawlings “people know me rugby club in a rendibecause they’ve seen the tion of Food Glorious back of me waving my arms Food, from Oliver! in a nod round and stuff”. to both the festival’s theme and Her love of music is even what led her background in musical theatre.

Members of the choir, meanwhile, her to her husband, whom she met at a vary in age and musical ability: the wedding in Hills Road. “He always says youngest member is 16 and the eldest he fell for the wedding singer and it is 93. The choir already has a number really annoys me,” she joked. “But do of performances lined up including an you know what made me really fancy appearance at Cambridge’s Big Week- him? He could dance,” she continued.

“It’s a rare skill, no offence to men. end. They are also planning to do popups and Christmas lights switch-ons, Our boys now boogie and there’s no and Carrie is even thinking about plan- self consciousness. It’s good. They’ve got music in their heritage.” ning a contemporary choir festival.

The Collaboration Choir meets at But ultimately, the choir is about connection through music and having Huntingdon Methodist Church on fun. Carrie said: “It’s time out of your Mondays, the St Neots United Reform day to think about your own wellbeing, Church on Tuesdays, and The Clay to shut off the world around you and Farm Centre in Trumpington on Mondo something you love with people days. More information can be found that like doing it too. Then hopefully on its website. joanna.taylor@reachplc.com @JoannaRTaylor

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Browne In the end, the Chancellor went big. Even the MPs around me on the Conservative benches were surprised by the size of the support being given to help families, pensioners and those who are just about managing with the global cost of living crisis.

An extra £15billion of support, bringing the total package to £37bn. Almost all households receiving £550 in direct support.

Eight million vulnerable households receiving up to £1,200. Pensioners supported with up to £850 more.

What does this mean in real terms to those most in need?

Well, a low-income household on pension credit with a disability would receive the £650 one-off payment, £300 through the Winter Fuel Payment, £150 for disability benefit recipients, £400 from the energy bills cash grant, and will have already received £150 from the council tax rebate. That gives them a total of £1,650 of support.

And that’s before the anticipated uprating of benefits by this Unlike Labour’s S e p t e m b e r ’s windfall tax, the Energy CPI, which is Profits Levy incentivises from the most likely to be investment and recent packsignificantly age, £350 from higher than the raises far more the February forecast inflation revenue package, £350 from rate for next year. the NICs threshold The Institute for Fiscal increase, £3,200 from the Studies estimated that many of the most vulnerable UC taper reduction).

This support is partly paid for households would actually end up better off this year than last. The by the new tax on gas and oil measures were widely welcomed company profits. The reason we by charities and campaign groups. voted down Labour’s motion for a This package is not an isolated windfall tax last week is that it measure, but comes on top of the was a “regret motion” trying to support that has already been undermine the whole Queen’s given. The February package of Speech, and because the tax was measures gave most households badly designed.

Unlike Labour’s windfall tax, the the £150 council tax rebate and cut duty on petrol and diesel by 5p a Energy Profits Levy incentivises litre. There have been increases in investment and raises far more the National Living Wage and the revenue. The Levy contains an Universal Credit (UC) taper rate, investment allowance, which douas well as a massive hike in the bles the overall investment relief National Insurance personal for oil and gas companies – unlike allowance, meaning that all but Labour’s proposal, which would the wealthiest workers will be pay- kill investment in the energy sector. Modelled on the ‘supering less than they were before.

Thanks to all those, a single deduction’, for every £1 an oil or mother of two children who works gas company invests, they will pay full-time on the National Living 91 per cent less tax – so the more a Wage will receive £2,500 this year company invests, the less tax they in additional support – £850 from will pay.

The Government’s Levy raises this week’s package, £350 from February’s package and £1,500 approximately £5bn over the next year, whereas Labour estimates from the UC taper reduction.

That taper reductions adds that their windfall tax would only £2,000 for a low-income house- raise £2bn, which wouldn’t pay for hold with two children in receipt much support.

Not that anyone is surprised of means tested benefits, bringing their total to £3,200 more this year. that their numbers don’t add up.

A low-to-middle income work- Labour have announced £99.5bn ing family with two children on UC of day-to-day spending commitwill receive £4,200 this year (£850 ments, yet have suggested only

Chancellor Rishi Sunak leaving Downing Street last week Leon Neal/ Getty Images

£7.5bn in revenue to pay for it.

That leaves a £92.5bn fiscal black hole of unfunded spending commitments, a hole that would double our borrowing and leave the country economically vulnerable.

As I said just a couple of weeks ago, it is impossible for any government to solve every problem.

And it is important to remember that this is all due to a whole series of global forces – economies reopening following the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a fresh wave of lockdowns in China.

That’s why I am equally glad to see the focus remains on help for millions of families who are struggling now while also securing long-term economic growth. That means creating jobs – something we are seeing with record low unemployment. It means cutting taxes on working people, and we’ve already seen 16 tax cuts introduced during and following the pandemic. It means cutting borrowing, reducing debt, driving businesses to invest and innovate, unleashing a skills revolution, seizing the benefits of Brexit, and levelling up growth throughout the UK. I urged the Government to do more to help with the cost of living, particularly for the most hardup families, and I’m glad to see them deliver.

But the stronger the economy is, the more options the Government has to do that. So, let’s deliver this support, and continue to go for growth.

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Life in the Cycle lane

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there were fewer people outside being cannon fodder for all these reckless people driving cars.

I did check on the e-scooter thing.

All the Voi e-scooters in the trail do have speed limiters, and the maximum speed is determined by location.

If you are e-scootering through a park then the speed limit is significantly lower than when e-scootering along a main road. And to think that these devices are tiny compared to a car.

If a location-based speed limiter can be accommodated within a tiny e-scooter, surely the same could be done in cars? I’d also point out that an e-scooter travelling at 8mph is significantly less dangerous than a car being driven at over 40mph.

What is encouraging is that speed compliance on the heaviest vehicles is very good, especially on motorways.

Your typical HGV is being driven at or below the speed limit pretty much all the time. Only 2 per cent of lorries are exceeding the speed limit. How is it that people who are driving HGVs are better drivers than people who are driving cars? Well, they have a speed limiter that is required by law. That speed limiter is set at the speed limit for those vehicles and therefore speed compliance is fantastic.

Of course, we couldn’t force speed limiters onto ordinary cars, could we?

It would be too expensive, it would take up too much space, it would limit the ability to drive at high speed and kill people walking at the side of the road.

Except, such equipment is in e-scooters that not only limit the speeds but also change that limit based on the location of the e-scooter.

I’d speculate that if cars were only just being introduced now we’d require speed limiters just like on those newly introduced e-scooters.

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Heydon Speed limiters on cars – we couldn’t possibly enforce that, could we?

‘I want my funeral to be a celebration, with music, dancing, colourful flowers, the lot!’

An electric scooter’s speed is governed by limiters depending on its location

One of those things I do every now and again is look at the Department for Transport website and specifically the ‘Vehicle speed compliance statistics for Great Britain’ page.

This is a rather detailed analysis of how many people ignore the laws, especially those that are known to reduce the incidence of people being killed or seriously injured on our roads.

I also heard the other day from somebody in the street about how those e-scooters are scary and how quickly they go past you and how they need to be slowed down or something.

The first thing to note is that the vehicle speed data is taken only from ‘free-flowing conditions’ where traffic congestion wouldn’t get in the way.

As we all know, the speed of traffic in congested conditions is much lower than when there is no congestion, and they are only analysing data when there are no other vehicles in the way.

As soon as the first ‘work-fromhome’ orders came out in early 2020, the number of people exceeding the speed limits on motorways, single carriageway roads and even urban city streets all jumped up.

On city roads almost two out of three cars (66 per cent) exceeded the speed limit. This is much higher than at all other times when the average is still a scary 51 to 56 per cent. The number of people travelling at over 40mph on city streets (where the limit was 30mph) also increased to 8 per cent versus the typical 6 per cent.

Six per cent is still terrible, as it only takes one of these vehicles hitting somebody to have a 90 per cent chance of their being killed.

But, that never happens does it?

Yes it does. Over 300 pedestrians a year are killed by cars in Great Britain.

Thankfully, having people stay indoors during lockdown also meant that

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THE COST OF CUTTING TIES WITH RUSSIA

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upplies of oil, gas, and coal flowing into Britain from Russia have plummeted since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine - but rising prices have meant more cash has been handed over in return for fossil fuels.

The UK Government has committed to ending imports of oil and coal from Russia by the end of the year and cutting off imports of Russian gas “as soon as possible thereafter.”

Soon after the war started, Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Western nations to “take back control” of their energy supplies and end an “addiction” to Russian oil and gas that has left them subject to “blackmail” by Vladimir Putin.

The latest House of Commons Library report shows that overall, the UK relied on Russia for 9% of its overall energy imports. In 2021, that meant imports of gas, oil and coal from Russia were worth a combined £4.5 billion.

However, the UK is far less reliant on Russian imports than the European Union, which relies on Russia for 39% of the gas, 23% of oil imports and 46% of coal imports.

The HoC report shows gas provided 41% of the UK’s energy needs in 2021, with 57% of that supply coming from imports, and 4% from Russia.

Supplies of gas from Russia had increased last year by 37%, making it the fourth most important source.

Oil, meanwhile, amounts to 34% of the UK’s energy needs. Some 26% of all oil used in the UK is imported from abroad, with 9% of that coming from Russia.

Imports of Russian crude oil fell in 2020 and in 2021 but it was still the third most important source behind Norway and the USA. Russia was also by far the most

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Oil reliance on Russian energy, supplies have dropped considerably.

In March, the first month following the invasion, imports of gas from the country dropped by 67%, oil fell by 48% and supplies of coal were cut by 39%, compared to March 2021.

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Gas March the UK spent 30% more on Russian gas than it had in the same month the previous year, 17% more on oil and 42% more on coal.

That means the UK spent £404m on energy from Russia in March of this year, compared to £337m in March 2021 - an overall increase of 20% in costs in return for half as much in fossil fuels.

The HoC report says: “While the

UK relies on Russian energy to a lesser extent than many other European countries, it is still exposed to the disruption in energy markets due to the invasion of Ukraine.

“Gas and oil prices have increased sharply and are likely to remain high as many European countries look to other sources of energy.”

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Yacht blaze fuel fear

A major clean-up is under way after a superyacht carrying an estimated eight or nine tonnes of fuel burst into flames and sunk in a Devon marina.

Police are investigating the blaze on the 85ft motorboat in Princess Pier, Torquay on Saturday, but say the cause is currently unexplained.

There have been no reported injuries but the Environment Agency issued two pollution alerts for beaches close to the marina.

Tourist plane missing A small plane flying on a popular tourist route with 22 people on board is missing in Nepal’s mountains, an official said yesterday.

The Tara Air plane, which was on a 15-minute scheduled flight to the mountain

town of Jomsom, took off from the resort town of Pokhara, 125 miles (200km) east of Kathmandu.

It lost contact with the airport tower shortly afterwards.

Police said a search is under way.

Tate boy celebrates

The boy who was thrown from the 10th floor of London’s Tate Modern art gallery has been able to celebrate his birthday with other children for the first time since the attack.

The French youngster was six years old when he was seriously injured in the attack by autistic teenager Jonty Bravery at the tourist attraction in August 2019. In a post on a GoFundMe page, which has raised more than 353,000 euro (nearly £300,000) for the boy, his family said: “They had a great afternoon together, despite their differences in mobility.”

Ed’s Perfect tribute Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran is to perform his love song Perfect at the Jubilee Pageant in a special moving tribute to the Queen and her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.

He will sing the hit romantic ballad at the finale of the carnival procession through the streets of London on Sunday.

World Cup MoD task

The Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy will help keep fans safe at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, the Government has announced.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the RAF and the Navy will help to counter terrorism and other threats to the tournament, which is due to take place in the country from November 21 to December 18.

Queen’s reign mirrors rise in older workers The number of women aged 50 and over either in work or looking for jobs has increased by millions in the 70 years since the Queen has been on the throne, according to new research.

In 1952, there were 1.3million women in the age group working or looking for employment, but the figure has increased to 5.1m now, said Rest Less, which offers advice and help to older people.

Its analysis of official data also showed that unemployment levels among women in their 50s and above have also increased dramatically – from 27,000 in 1952 to 114,000 in 2022.

The employment rate has remained broadly stable at 2.21% in 2022 compared with 2.07% in 1952, said the report.

In contrast, the number of men aged 50 and above in jobs Stuart Lewis, chief executive or looking for work has of Rest Less, said: “Before the increased from 3.6m to 5.7m in pandemic, there were more the past 70 years. women aged 50 and above

The number of women aged 50 and over either in work or looking for employment has increased by millions during the Queen’s 70-year reign Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

in the workplace than ever before as a result of the rapid increase in the women’s state pension age.

‘Shambolic’ Champions League final slammed

Football fans, politicians and UK authorities have slammed the policing of Liverpool’s Champions League final in Paris after people were tear-gassed and involved in violent clashes.

The Reds lost to Real Madrid 1-0 at the Stade de France, just north of the city, on Saturday evening.

However, shambolic scenes outside the ground saw supporters with tickets made to wait in huge queues, before French police used tear gas.

Some were kept out of the stadium for large swathes of the first half and fans spoke of officers pointing guns at them after the game.

People spoke of their disgust at seeing elderly fans and children caught up in the mayhem, which a Liverpool supporters trust dubbed “shambolic and extremely dangerous”.

Liverpool defender Andy Robertson said it had “not been well organised”, adding that many of the players’ families and friends were caught up in the scenes.

Cabinet minister Brandon Lewis said it appeared French officers used an “aggressive approach”, while a UK police force defended the “exemplary” behaviour of fans. Supporter Greg Scott, said his experience had been “shocking”.

He told PA: “I’ve travelled to many stadiums around Europe, away days, that kind of thing. But never have I seen anything like this, complete lack of control from the police.

“Their excuses stink - it’s nothing to do with the fans, the club, it’s (organisers) Uefa and the French police.

“People could have been seriously hurt, we were piled in together for hours in the heat queuing up, and then we had no idea where to go next.

“French police were using tear gas on a calm crowd like it was nothing. Those with tickets were kept outside, I didn’t see most of the first half.” Liverpool FC supporters union Spirit of Shankly said on Twitter on Sunday: “Last night was totally shambolic and extremely dangerous - we are gathering evidence from fans.”

“Like the Queen who continues to work at the age of 96, for some people, working beyond the state pension age is a choice they take because they enjoy their job and/or the social and wellbeing aspects of it.

“Amidst surging inflation, however, it’s important to remember that there are others who don’t have the luxury of choice and who need to continue working simply to make ends meet.

“As the cost of living crisis bites deeper and people’s pension balances are being hit by falling markets, we’re expecting to see more and more people re-enter the workforce in order to pay their bills. Despite record job vacancies and a record low unemployment rate, many people in their 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s continue to be denied the opportunity to work due to outdated, ageist recruitment attitudes.”

Call for probe after Liverpool fans tear-gassed

Liverpool fans stuck outside the ground show their match tickets

Police said 68 people were arrested and a nearby pub of 500 football fans was evacuated.

Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis told Sky News’s Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme: “I think we do need to ensure that they are looking into how this happened.

“It is concerning to see that people either didn’t get into the stadium or were treated in the way that some of them seem to have been treated, with a very aggressive approach.”

Uefa said the delay was caused by the late arrival of Liverpool fans, but the club said that was “totally inaccurate”.

A Merseyside Police spokesperson said: “Can only describe it as the worst European match I’ve ever worked or experienced.

“I thought the behaviour of the fans at the turnstiles was exemplary in shocking circumstances. You were not late 100%.”

A statement from Prefecture de Police, the Parisian police force, said queues formed after fans arrived without tickets.

Uefa said turnstiles were blocked because some Liverpool fans had purchased “fake” tickets, leading to a build-up.

Liverpool later released a statement calling for a thorough investigation into events outside the ground.

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Overseas sales creating a false housing market Re a local MP trying to stop the practice of selling Hong Kong properties as an investment, this sort of practice has been ongoing for a number of years now, at least in the private sector.

For example, where we live in Girton, the nearby NIAB site has 3,000 units being finished on it.

When we called in to see the first developments being finished a few years back, the marketing agent there told us the main enquiries had come from Hong Kong. An exhibition had been staged there extolling the virtues of Cambridge as a place of investment. Most of the

buyers had not actually been to the site!

There is a demand for genuine local housing in this city including affordable units. However, most of the possible 40,000 units that are now being built or looked at as possible developments are not needed – 40,000 units is equivalent to a complete new town the size of Cambridge City. We have become the dumping ground for developers.

It is my opinion that a false market has been created.

This is great for the developers.

It is also great for the councils as

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they will have the extra council tax coming in from the new homeowners. But it is not good for the environment and quality of life in the area.

We will have extra pressure on all services including the NHS, schools and the water supply. Also, there will be the pollution from extra traffic etc.

It is getting a little too late now, but I believe that in future we should take a close look at all new planning applications of multiunit sites and ask three pertinent questions:1) Is there currently a real need for this development?

2) Will it adversely affect the environment and sustainability?

3) Does this application impact badly on the quality of life?

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EU is blind to parts of NI Protocol agreement John Doland claims Boris Johnson “won the 2019 election on the back of the Northern Ireland Protocol” (‘Remember who got us into this mess’, May 17).

No, he didn’t.

Much of the Brexit negotiations were carried out under Mrs May’s

ill-fated premiership and they were the paragraph which says: “If the application of this Protocol leads hampered by Labour and fervent anti-Brexiteers, the most significant to serious economic, societal or of whom was Speaker John Bercow, environmental difficulties that are a supposedly independent figure by liable to persist, or to diversion of trade, the Union or the United virtue of his role, but subsequently Kingdom may unilaterally seen to be a Labour “mole” take appropriate disguised as a Tory. safeguard measures.

Together they Such safeguard forced through measures shall the Benn Act be restricted which they 40,000 units is equivalent with regard to claimed was to a complete new town... their scope and to prevent duration to a “no-deal” We have become the what is strictly Brexit, but dumping ground for necessary in which in fact developers. order to remedy was an attempt the situation. to prevent Brexit Priority shall be in any form. That Andrew West given to such measures was the background as will least disturb the against which Boris functioning of this Protocol.”

Johnson had to work.

Unfortunately the EU is blind to Contrary to what John Doland that part of the agreement. thinks, the NI Protocol worked Sorry John, you’re barking up the out was an attempt to resolve the wrong tree again! conflicting demands the Northern Ireland-EU border raises. It was Richard Holroyd recognised that it might not work Arbury Road so the EU insisted that it contain Cambridge

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Music album of the week HARRY’S HOUSE HARRY STYLES HHHHI

One of the most anticipated albums of the year, Harry’s House is the former One Direction heart-throb’s third studio album and ticks all the right boxes. A self-consciously mature record, these tracks eschew the epic melancholia of 2019’s Fine Line in favour of something more restrained.

Late Night Talking is the Golden of this record, with an addictive hook, laidback bass and choir of Harry-on-Harry backing vocals.

Elsewhere, whisperings of Falling-era Harry (and some literal whisperings) mix with brighter and lighter production and sunny pop melodies. Styles finds depth in pairing conflicted and gloomy lyrics, like those of lead single As It Was, with upbeat and optimistic melodies. Harry’s House may lack the romance and drama of Fine Line but it offers listeners something else – sophistication and a deeper look at the man himself.

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IMPLY RED singer Mick Hucknall says he didn’t feel too ill when he came down with Covid, but one lingering symptom caused him serious concern – the impact of the virus on his voice.

“I think I had the Omicron variant so it was pretty mild, but for a few months afterwards I had this niggle in my throat, which for a singer is pretty scary,” he admits.

“I was in Germany and I saw this consultant who gave me three different medications that I took for about a month, and then a couple of weeks ago I found everything had completely disappeared and my voice is better than ever.”

It was not just Mick who was struck down by Covid – almost all of his Simply Red bandmates tested positive at the same time.

“Apart from superman Steve Lewinson (the bass guitarist),” says Mick, “he did not get it all. We want whatever he’s got. The rest of us all came down with Covid at the same

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Now recovered from Covid, Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall tells Marion McMullen he’s all set for an exciting summer of concerts to help lift the gloom time and we were in the dressing room deciding what to do next. We had all been jabbed and none of us got really ill. We were not mixing with anyone, we were alright in our own little bubble. We decided to cancel concerts because of the insurance implications, but I don’t think we had to cancel that many.

“I remember doing concerts last autumn in the UK and walking out at the beginning of the show was very emotional. I would be looking down at the audience and there would be the empty seats dotted around. We’d start the concert with Home, a very emotive song, and there were tears, there would be crying in the audience, but by the middle of the concert the same people would be smiling and clapping and having a good time. That’s the inspiration music can bring.”

Simply Red will now be performing throughout the summer and Mick says the emphasis will be firmly on serving up a good time and helping people forget their troubles for a short time.

I love my work and I am very fortunate. It’s a way of life really, it’s not a job...

“This summer is really going to be about escapism,” says the Manchester-born singer. “People are generally having a s****y time at the moment, but for different reasons. People are facing economic difficulties and I just hope we get everything sorted sooner rather than later. People want to have a good time now.

He continues: “I attended this Abba event the other night and the place was heaving like before the pandemic. We need some escapism.”

Simply Red certainly know how to deliver unforgettable music and concerts.

They have had more than a billion hits on YouTube and have sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, with five going to number one in the UK. The 1991 classic Stars was the best-selling album for two years running in Britain and Europe.

They have had two US Billboard chart toppers with classic singles Holding Back The Years and If You Don’t Know Me By Now, along with their UK hits Fairground and Money’s Too Tight (To Mention).

Every Simply Red studio album has been a UK top 10, including 2019’s Blue Eyed Soul.

Mick kept busy Mick during lockdowns in 1986 spending time with his wife and daugh-

ter and working on new songs for an album to be released next year.

“I’m not just a singer in a band, I write the songs, and songwriters spend a lot of time at home in isolation, days when no-one is around, so my life did not change that much during lockdown. You wait for inspiration, then write the songs and release them. I’m already looking ahead to 2023 and even 2024.

“The summer dates will be all about fantasy, escapism, and fun.”

Reflecting on the pandemic, Mick adds: “I don’t think lockdowns are going to happen anymore, I think they would try different methods.”

Mick turns 62 while on tour, but he’s not planning any big celebration – “maybe a couple of shandies,” he laughs.

“I love my work and I am very fortunate. It’s a way of life really, it’s not a job. I’m very keen to get out there. I’ve got the UK dates until September and then we are in Europe in November.

“I used to tour non-stop for a year and a half at a time.

“But then I was 20 years younger,” he adds with a chuckle.

“I don’t think I would want to do that now. This is a doddle and we are all going to have a good time.”

■■Simply Red will play outdoor venues across the country this summer. Visit MyTicket.co.uk for tour dates and ticket details.

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Marion McMullen on how the Fame TV series launched in the UK 40 years ago The memorable opening line at the start of TV series Fame saw dance teacher Lydia warning students, “So you want fame?

Well, fame costs and right here is where you start paying”.

The TV spin-off of director Alan Parker’s blockbuster film about hopefuls at New York’s High School of the Performing Arts launched on BBC1 on June 17, 1982.

It saw the return of four of the original film’s cast – Debbie Allen as dance teacher Lydia, Gene Anthony Ray as cool dancer

Quick fact A young Madonna auditioned to play a student in the TV series of Fame. The Material Girl, right, was 21 and at the start of her career. She did not get the role, but her audition tape can be seen on YouTube.

Leroy, Albert Hague as music teacher Mr Shorofsky and Lee Curreri as keyboard prodigy Bruno Martelli.

Debbie also directed 11 episodes of the American show and won two Emmy awards for her choreography.

Fame ran for 136 episodes over six years and new students included Lori Singer as cello-playing Julie Miller. Lori could play the cello in real life and majored in music at Julliard Performing Arts School in New York.

Carlo Imperato, Debbie Allen and Lori Singer Janet Jackson also joined the cast for at Manchester Airport in March 1983 one season in 1984 as young student Cleo Hewitt, before leaving and going on to release her first trip was later broadcast in hit album Control.

America. The tour extended Gene, who died in 2003 at to Europe in 1983 and a live the age of 41, had actually album recorded at London’s attended New York’s High Royal Albert Hall was also School of the Performing Arts released. himself, but left after a year.

Fame was watched by 11 The TV series was so popumillion viewers in the UK at Clockwise, l-r: Lydia lar with UK viewers that (Debbie Allen) Elizabeth its height and fans rushed to cast members headed to snap up record releases from (Carol Mayo Jenkins), Britain for a 10-date Kids David (Morgan Stevens) the show leading to chart and Mr Shorofsky From Fame concert tour and success for singles like Star(Albert Hague) a television special about the maker and Hi Fidelity.

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Cashing In in brief The Golden Retriever is still our favourite dog

Pet prices fall as pandemic demand eases Demand for pets has almost halved since last year as the peak seen at the height of the pandemic levels out, new figures suggest.

Demand – measured by buyers per pet – fell by 42% in January to April compared with the same period last year, according to a report by Pets4Homes.

The drop in demand has seen the average price for puppies falling to £1,329 in March 2022 from £2,237 in March 2021, while the price of cats has declined by 20%.

The Golden Retriever has become the most sought-after dog, with 717 potential buyers for each advertised puppy.

However, Lee Gibson, UK Pets4Homes managing director said fears that the surge in pet ownership during Covid-19 would lead to people giving away their “pandemic puppies” had not been realised, with data showing that the surge of advertisements on Pets4Homes could be traced to new litters rather than reselling.

More chances to win on Premium Bonds NS&I’s Premium Bonds prize funds rate is to become more generous, with savers having the chance to win an additional 1.4 million tax-free prizes each month.

The Premium Bonds prize fund rate will increase from 1.00% to 1.40% from June 2022.

The odds of each £1 Premium Bond number winning a prize will improve from 34,500 to one to 24,500 to one.

The increased prize fund rate will see an estimated additional 1.4 million prizes paid out in the June draw. The changes will mean that, for example, there will be an estimated 10 £100,000 prizes in June, up from six in May. There will be an estimated 19 £50,000 prizes in June, up from 11 in May, and the estimated number of £10,000 prizes up for grabs will rise to 98 from 58.

The number of £1,000,000 prizes will remain unchanged at two.

Get the Jubilee started!

Whether you’re preparing for a street party, garden gathering or a small soiree with family or friends, we’ve found deals to save you cash on your Jubilee bash

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Spain tops poll as best value for UK tourists Spain has topped a ranking of the best value overseas destinations for UK holidaymakers.

The Mediterranean country’s mainland was given a 92% value rating by past visitors in a survey of more than 2,000 people commissioned by Post Office Travel Money.

The Spanish Canary Islands were in second place at 91%, followed by Greece with 89%.

Turkey and Portugal were joint fourth with 88%.

Mexico was the highest ranked longhaul destination for value, with a rating of 85% putting it in eighth spot.

However, holidaymakers travelling to destinations like Cancun and Riviera Maya will need to factor in a rise in the value of the Mexican peso. This means they will get around £70 less (-12.2%) to spend when they change £500.

Bulgaria, which has long been seen as a bargain holiday location, could only manage 12th place, with 80%.

At the other end of the scale, Scandinavia was given the lowest value rating out of 26 destinations analysed at 42%. However, British

visitors to Scandinavian countries will get more for their money this year. Sterling is up 4.7% year on year against the Swedish kronor (£22.42), 2.6% extra against the Norwegian krone (+£12.59) and 1.6% more against the Danish kroner (+£7.88).

Scandinavia was below Dubai (44%) and Vietnam (59%).

The poll also indicated that top five 53% of people who have destinations been on a foreign holiday Spanish Ayes: Mainland for value: in the last five years plan Spain has proved a top to go on another this attraction. Above, 1. Mainland Spain (92%) year, compared with nightlife in Madrid’s 2. Canary Islands, Spain (91%) 43% who said that in Plaza Major and below, 3. Greece (89%) 2021. the city’s vast =4. Turkey (88%) San Miguel Market Nick Boden, head of =4. Portugal (88%) Post Office Travel Money, urged people to “consider the costs they will face in resorts abroad before they take the plunge and book a holiday”.

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Your Money GETTING married is expensive at the best of times but planning your big day is even more daunting as the cost of living crisis bites.

The average wedding cost £17,300 last year, according to hitched.co. uk, with venue hire (£7,600), wedding dress (£1,300) and photography (£1,200) major expenses, while catering bills averaged £65 a head.

An estimated 350,000 couples plan to get married in 2022 as Covid restrictions ease, and it is possible to have the best day of your life, without hitching yourself to a load of debt.

It all starts with a budget You can keep the cost down without skimping on quality.

“Set an affordable budget, then be strict and stick to it. This helps narrow your focus on the things that really matter to you,” says Lisa Forde, wedding expert and founder of Tree of Hearts stationery.

Sign up to wedding suppliers’ mailing lists to be first to hear about any offers and ask for free samples before ordering, Lisa adds.

Jeremy Helm, who worked in the wedding industry for years and is now a financial analyst at MWB Solutions, suggests listing essential costs on a spreadsheet before buying anything.

“Couples often start with exciting non-essential items before working out their budget, eating into the money they need for higher priority costs,” he says.

Ring the changes Wedding ring specialists Queensmith says forget any rules you may have heard about how much to spend on a ring – these have been created by jewellers as marketing ploys. Be realistic about how much you can afford.

The cost should hurt a little, but shouldn’t break the bank.

Lorna Haddon, head of diamonds and jewellery at Beaverbrooks, suggests looking for timeless rings.

“Opt for pieces that will complement your everyday looks to make your investment even more worthwhile.”

Consider your engagement ring as an investment and do your diamond homework, says Karen Barrett, founder of financial adviser locator website unbiased.co.uk.

“Consider vintage or antique rings as you can find real gems.

Think about an ethical or lab-grown rock or does anyone in your family have something that could be handed down?” she says.

Choose the right time and place If you’re getting married this year, you have probably already booked a venue, otherwise prepare to be flexible, says Top Cashback’s spokesperson Abigail Yearley.

Expect plenty of competition, especially for the peak months of

Cut the cost of your big day

arvey H jones explains how to Head down the aisle without the usual £17,000 price tag What could be more romantic than a wedding out in nature?

Check antique shops for rings

Don’t saddle yourself with debt You don’t want your wedding to be unforgettable for the wrong reason – because you are left with huge debts hanging over you. Two thirds get into debt due to their wedding day, with the average amount being £3,958, according to credit management company Lowell.

Chief executive John Pears said one in four puts the bill on their credit card but this can cause longterm marital strains.

“Your wedding day memories will be tarnished if you are still struggling to clear the cost for years to come,” he warns.

Steve Reay, head of financial Say it with seasonal flowers wellbeing at HSBC UK, suggests ­ Order seasonal flowers if possible. couples with debt problems should They’re at their best and will be at contact ­charities such as Citizens their lowest price during their sea- Advice, National Debtline and the son. ­StepChange Debt Charity.

For further savings and a more personal touch, look for a florist Dress up but keep the price down who is happy to use any foraged There’s no shame buying a budget foliage that you pick the week before wedding dress these days. your wedding.

“Retailers like ASOS are selling

August and September.

“With so many weddings having been delayed due to the pandemic, most venues will likely have a backlog.

You may also be able to save a few hundred pounds if you opt to have a wedding outside of summer, depending on your venue’s policies.”

Consider a more intimate ceremony or save by having an outdoor wedding.

“Even with a marquee and caterers, you’re looking at considerable savings,” says Anna Davison, chief executive at the Tiny Wedding Company.

So it is worth sorting out a specialist insurance policy to protect you against cancellations, accidents, illness, lost or stolen wedding rings and venue or supplier failure.

You can compare the ­policies on sites such as m ­ oneysupermarket. com.

Also check what is covered under your existing home and contents policy.

“Most insurers will automatically uplift your contents insurance for a set time before and after the big day, so that things like dresses, suits, presents and decorations are covered,” says Julian Hartley, insurance director at Tesco Bank.

Some policies may even cover them at the venue, or while being taken to and from the reception, he says.

Wedding favours Wedding favours are a couple’s way of showing a token of appreciation to guests for attending their big day.

They are a nice touch but get it wrong and you are throwing away money, says Kathryn Hague from wholesalesweets.co.uk.

“Stick to a budget of £1 per favour, and don’t go too niche. You can’t go wrong with tasty chocolates, sugared almonds, yummy sweets or mini cakes,” she says.

Or make them yourself “This doesn’t have to be complicated, you could buy some small sweet bags or mason jars and fill them up with a selection of pick’n’mix treats,” Kathryn adds.

And put your own skills to use, says Steve Reay.

“Save money by making handwritten Plants can make invitations, home-grown great favours confetti or handmade gifts for dresses for as little as £30, so you guests.” could snap up the perfect dress without the hefty price tag,” Abigail Make it a real family affair Call in family or friends with skills says.

Oxfam has a dedicated second- or hobbies, who may help for free. hand bridal section on its online This could be a photographer, videographer, make-up artist, DJ, shop, while the British Red Cross ­ sells vintage wedding dresses on the flower arranger or hair stylist.

Stacey Lowman, financial coach ASOS Marketplace. at claromoney.co.uk, says a fun way to capture photos on the day is to ask all guests to contribute on their own cameras and smartphones.

“This will add a real first-person perspective and you may even get a few candid gems. You could also save on professional photography.”

With bridesmaids and ushers, be clear on what you are paying for and what they will need to contribute, Shopping for a used wedding she adds. dress can be just as much fun

Not getting married until next year? Start planning now Commit yourself to insurance No matter how much careful plan- “Start a separate savings pot for a ning you do, no end of things could wedding fund as early as you can, go wrong in the run-up to the wed- and save a bit of money every month,” Stacey says. ding or on the day itself.

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Royal Mint unveils Jubilee coin Your consumer rights champion

Sorting out banking fact from the urban myths I often get asked quirky questions about banking problems. Some of these are modern ‘urban myths’ – things that people believe but aren’t really based on fact. Other questions are about things that we just don’t understand but have pretty simple explanations.

I thought I’d answer some of the questions that I’m regularly asked – so do keep them coming!

on the phone to your bank and cancel the card before leaving the machine.

What happens if I get a credit in to my account that’s not mine?

The biggest banking urban myth going suggests that a credit to your account in error means you can spend the money. Or, if you’ve spent it/withdrawn it/hidden it under the bed, they can’t take it back.

Is cash going to be abolished This is not remotely true. I’ve seen along with bank branch services? cases where even six months after Let’s start with some positive the error, the bank has taken back news. The ‘Access to Cash’ the cash – and held the campaign has secured a recipient liable. It’s not victory in the new your error – but that financial services bill doesn’t mean free where banks and money. building societies If you’ve spent the will need to ensure cash, you have to withdrawal and repay it. But the deposit services are terms can vary, available, along with depending on whether An ATM can ‘eat’ shared banking ‘hubs’ you could have had a your card for a number of reasons ‘reasonable expectation’ for people dealing with the impact of branch the money was due to closures. ukfinance.org.uk/ you. If that’s the case, your bank our-expertise/personal-banking/ should offer an interest-free loan at access-cash a repayment rate you can afford, even if it’s only a few pounds a week.

What happens if a cash If you should have known, then machine sucks up my card? they can take the lot back, but they ATMs can retain your card for a should not take you overdrawn or number of reasons, but mainly it’s damage your credit in the process. because your PIN hasn’t been recognised after the third attempt or What happens if you didn’t authorise a payment? a technical problem occurs.

If you don’t recognise a payment, Regardless of whether you’re a bank customer or not, the way to get ask your bank for more information things sorted out is more or less the about where it’s come from. A same – but you do need to be wary in regular debit is easier to track down – if you cancel it, you’ll soon get an case there’s a fraudster about. answer from the firm debiting you.

When your card is retained, the Payments you haven’t authorised ATM (should) drop it in to a box in can be ‘charged back’ if you act the bowels of the machine. The relatively quickly. You fill out a form same goes for cash that you don’t and your bank will ask the other take in time. The only way the card bank for proof their customer can can be released is when two members of staff open the machine debit you. No proof equals refund.

Banks even have lists of dodgy together (two for security reasons – businesses that mean you might just it’s standard practice). get an automatic refund if it’s on ‘the The staff will then locate the card and identify you, though this can be black list’. more complicated if you aren’t a Is there a court case which bank customer. With remote ATMs (the ones in petrol stations or shops, means my mortgage/loan isn’t payable? or ones that charge) there’s usually No – there isn’t. Yet this myth still a number on the machine. does the rounds on the internet and However, there are a range of people swear blind to me it’s true. scams where fraudsters fit fake Don’t fall for it. covers on machines to retain your ■■If you need help with a banking card or film you entering your pin. issue, go to resolver.co.uk So if anything looks suspicious, get

A huge gold coin has been produced by the Royal Mint to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The 220mm diameter 15kg coin was commissioned by a private UK collector for an undisclosed sum. It is the largest coin the Mint says it has ever produced.

The £15,000 denomination

coin was designed by coinage artist John Bergdahl and took nearly 400 hours to make.

The reverse side depicts a crowned EIIR cypher surrounded by roses, daffodils, thistles and shamrocks, representing the UK. On the obverse side, a commemorative design

depicting the Queen on horseback is engraved.

Clare Maclennan of the Royal Mint, said: “The largest coin ever made by the Royal Mint, it is a unique piece of art that will endure as a legacy of the occasion for generations to come.”

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Party food you’ll want to dive into

On the grapevine

By SAM WYLIE HARRIS Jubilee celebrations are calling and the excitement is building.

With so much pageantry and revelry, the occasion marking 70 years of the Queen’s service deserves to be toasted with a fine wine or champagne. Make it a right royal knees-up with these celebratory tipples...

arion McMullen finds out how diving M champ Tom Daley is getting the party started for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Olympic hero Tom Daley has been busy in the kitchen getting ready to serve up perfect party food for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

The diver’s sweet and savoury British Lion eggs recipes are perfect for sharing, easy to make and champion British ingredients.

He reckons they are bound to be the showstoppers of any food spread and can be served at picnics, afternoon teas and, of course, at street parties.

Tom believes the dishes are fit for a queen and bring classic British favourites bang up-to-date.

He also uses eggs bearing the British Lion mark, which

1. Ridgeview’s Platinum Jubilee Trio, £106, Ridgeview

Mini Lemon curd and blueberry tarts Makes 30 mini tarts INGredients: 3 large British Lion eggs; 140g caster sugar; 3 unwaxed lemons, juiced (150ml) and zested; 75g unsalted butter, diced; 30 blueberries; 30 mini tart cases; 15g unsalted pistachios, very finely chopped, to garnish (optional) Tom Daley

guarantees that they have been produced to the highest food standards.

■■Visit egginfo.co.uk/recipes for more food ideas

METHOD: 1. Crack two of the eggs and one egg yolk into a medium, heatproof bowl. Place the remaining egg white into a small bowl.

Tom Daley’s Asparagus, smoked salmon and egg tart Makes 15 squares

into a wide shallow bowl to speed up this process).

6. Meanwhile, lightly whisk the egg white with a fork. Sprinkle the remaining sugar on a large plate. Dip a few blueberries at a time into the egg white then toss them in the sugar and set aside. Repeat with the remaining blueberries.

7. Pipe or spoon the curd into the tart cases then top each one with a frosted blueberry.

8. Garnish with pistachios if desired.

Blue Cheese Scones Makes: 9 small scones ingredients: 200g plain flour; 2tsp baking powder; ½tsp bicarbonate of soda; ½tsp salt; 1½tsp caster sugar; 75g cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes; 75g blue cheese, crumbled; 4 spring onions, finely chopped; 75ml whole milk; 1 large British Lion egg For the egg mayonnaise: 3 large British Lion eggs; 2tbsp mayonnaise; 1 small bunch mixed herbs (such as parsley, chives and dill), finely chopped

ingredients: 1 x 320g sheet puff pastry; 4 medium British Lion eggs; 200g asparagus spears; 150g cream cheese, softened; 150g smoked salmon; 1 small bunch chives, finely chopped METHOD: 1. Preheat the oven to 220ºC/ 200ºC Fan/Gas Mark 7.

2. Unroll the puff pastry sheet and place on its paper onto a baking tray. Using a sharp, small knife cut a 1.5cm border around the edges (making sure not to cut all the way through).

Prick the inside of the pastry all over with a fork.

3. Place into the oven and bake for 20 minutes, until golden and puffed.

4. Remove from the oven and using a spoon carefully push the inside of the pastry back down. Leave to cool for 10 minutes.

5. Meanwhile, bring a medium pan of water to the boil and add the eggs. Boil for seven minutes then drain under cold water to cool.

2. Add 100g sugar, the lemon juice and zest to the medium bowl and whisk well. Add the butter to the bowl and place the bowl over a pan of simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn’t touch the water.

3. Stir the mixture until the butter has melted, around five minutes.

4. Continue to cook the mixture, stirring continuously with a whisk until it thickens (10 to 15 minutes).

5. Remove the bowl from the heat and leave to cool (you can pour it

6. Peel and cut into quarters.

7. Add the asparagus to the boiling water along with a generous pinch of salt and cook for five to seven minutes until soft, but still with a little bite. Drain under cold water to cool and set aside.

8. Spread the inside of the pastry with the cream cheese.

Top with the asparagus spears, smoked salmon and quartered eggs. Season lightly with salt and pepper and sprinkle over the chives.

9. Cut into 15 squares to serve.

METHOD: 1. Preheat the oven to 230ºC/ 210ºFan/Gas Mark 8.

2. Line a large baking tray with baking parchment.

3. Mix the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt and sugar into a medium mixing bowl until combined.

Add the butter. Using your fingertips rub the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles breadcrumbs.

4. Stir in the blue cheese and spring onions. Combine the milk and egg in a jug and add

to the bowl. Mix together until just combined.

5. Drop heaped spoonfuls of the mixture onto the prepared tray (around two heaped tablespoons, piled on top of each other as they spread when cooking) and bake in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes until golden and risen. Leave to cool.

6. Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan.

Add the eggs and boil for 10 minutes. Drain under cold water to cool, then place into a bowl with the mayonnaise.

Mash together using a fork, then stir through the herbs and season to taste.

7. To serve, slice the scones in half with a serrated knife and pile the egg mayo on the bottom half before topping with the lid.

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3. Moet & Chandon Rosé Imperial Jubilee Edition, £46, Waitrose, in-store

A French favourite in the Royal household, Moet & Chandon were granted a Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria in 1893. Available in the house’s signature Brut Imperial and Rosé, we’ve plucked the pink for its seductive red fruit flavours, floral nuances and radiant glow.

4. Whispering Angel 2021, Jubilee Edition, £20, Sainsbury’s, in-store

This posh Provencal pink is the Jubilee Pageant’s official rose wine. In tune with the ‘River of Hope’ procession and 200 silk flags heading down The Mall, it’s only fitting this fragrant, silky, rosé should be headlining at street parties.

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Queen Elizabeth has been served all manner of strange foodstuffs on a plate during her 70-year reign.

Her first official visit to China in 1986 saw her attending a banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Peking and being handed chopsticks to tuck into a dish of slimy sea cucumbers.

She later returned the hospitality by inviting leading members of the government to a banquet aboard the royal yacht Britannia before it headed to Hong Kong.

The Queen apparently keeps her favourite dishes a close secret so she is not served the same meal at every state banquet, but she has made certain choices clear over the years.

There is a ban on shellfish and raw meat and a visit to Italy in 2000 came with the request that garlic, spaghetti and tomato sauces should be scratched from the menu.

Food has always played a big part during the monarch’s reign.

Coronation chicken – cooked pieces of chicken, served cold in a creamy, curried mayonnaise – was invented in 1953 by food writer Constance Spry and chef Rosemary Hume specially for the Queen’s coronation banquet.

This year’s Platinum Jubilee Pudding was unveiled as a lemon swiss roll and amaretti trifle after being chosen from more than 5,000 entries to a nationwide competition.

Royal food was making the headlines back in 1947 when a 9ft-high four-tier wedding cake was baked for the then Princess Elizabeth’s marriage to Prince Philip.

The official wedding cake was made by McVitie and Price Ltd and used ingredients given as a wedding gift by Australian Girl Guides as post-war food rationing was still in Mr Schur, chief confectioner at McVitie and Price Ltd putting the final touches to the wedding cake of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1947

Stick with it: The Queen is handed chopsticks at a banquet in Peking

Queen Elizabeth II makes a toast with former US President Ronald Reagan at a banquet in 1983, in San Francisco, USA

and peach ice cream bombe with fresh raspberries.

Betty wrote: “The Queen was easy to deal with. She was very definite about what she wanted and what she didn’t want. She loves Bob Hope and Telly Savalas – both came, and if I hadn’t kept mixing up Your Highness and Your Majesty (he’s His Highness, she’s Her Majesty) I’d give myself four stars for the way that visit went off.”

George W Bush threw the first white tie and tails event in his sixyear presidency when he held a state banquet for the Queen in 2007.

The dinner began with spring pea soup and was followed by Dover sole almondine, saddle of spring lamb and a trio of farmhouse cheeses. More than 300 white roses were also used to build the decorative centerpieces.

The Queen with Gourmet food champagne at a is not always on state banquet in the menu. Her Nepal in 1986 Majesty’s former pilot Graham Laurie once revealed that the royal family also used to enjoy Fray Bentos pies on flights in the 1990s and the Queen is place. It ended up being called The The Queen during a said to have ordered from local fish 10,000 Mile Cake. visit to Birmingham, and chip shops in Balmoral on speThe royal couple were also given for her Silver Jubilee tour cial occasions.

11 other wedding cakes as presents in 1977 Chocolate biscuit cake was and slices of cake and food parcels recently revealed as one of her food were later distributed to schoolchilfavourites and she is said to enjoy dren and institutions. her steak well done.

Princess Elizabeth began her The Queen’s favourite tipple is a wedding day with a cup of tea while Dubonnet and gin cocktail the groom is said to have and she also enjoys a supped a gin and tonic glass of champagne. before heading to the Famous names like ceremony at Westminster Abbey.

Bollinger, GH A wedding breakfast Mumm, Lanson, was later held at BuckKrug, Veuve Clicingham Palace with a American presidents There was a sudquot, Moet & Chanmenu that included including Gerald Ford, den downpour 90 don and Louis Filet de Sole Mount- The place settings for Ronald Reagan and minutes before the Roederer have been batten, Perdreau en Queen Elizabeth II at the George W Bush have Queen’s dinner and given the royal seal of Queen Elizabeth White House in 2007 Casserole and Bombe all best china and cut- three trees on the approval. with US President Glacee Princess Elizabeth. Luckily lery to serve up a royal feast. grounds were struck by Gerald Ford in 1976 Britain’s ruler has the couple’s many wedding gifts First Lady Betty Ford wrote about lightning, but fortunately eaten from a £500,000 included a fridge. the 1976 state banquet in her mem- the tent had been fitted with a floor marble dish encrusted with diaThe Queen has carried out more oir The Times Of My Life and said to avoid the danger of chairs and monds, rubies, sapphires and than 21,000 engagements over the they put up a huge white tent over guests sinking into any mud. emeralds, but she is just as happy course of her reign and visited more the Rose Garden close to the White The menu included New England eating fruit out of a plastic yellow than 100 countries as monarch.

House to host the event. lobster, saddle of veal, garden salad Tupperware container.

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Among them are the five golden buzzer performances, the acts who impressed so much in their auditions that they were sent straight through to these live shows.

They include American singer Loren Allred, who stunned everyone with her performance of Never Enough from The Greatest Showman, leaving Amanda Holden determined to press the buzzer.

Loren originally sang the song in the movie itself, but always remained in the background while the actress mimed the words on screen.

Comedian Axel Blake impressed Simon Cowell enough to hit the buzzer, while David Walliams put dancers Born To Perform, a group for people with

A daunted Faith arrives at her chemotherapy appointment, dreading the treatment. The gulf between her and an absent Cain is all the more painful when Faith sees another patient’s relationship with their son.

Chas is suspicious when she finds a half-naked Nate, above, chatting to Moira. She is not buying Moira’s explanation.

When Pollard refuses to give an annoyed Noah any shifts at the B&B, Charity is grateful when Mack steps in to stick up for Noah.

Jenny Eclair, right, hosts a second series of this life drawing contest that injects as much innuendo and cheek as possible.

In the first series, amateurs took turns to paint each other nude. Now, thank God, they will draw professional life models.

A Come Dine With Me-style comedy narration lends an air of silliness, but it is actually a decent display of life drawing skill.

At the end of each episode, each artist’s portrait is displayed in the gallery and judged by their fellow competitors, who will score their rivals’ work out of 10, with the highest-scoring piece going into the winners’ gallery.

At the end of the week, the artists will vote for their gallery favourite to win the artist a cash prize of £1,000.

flight mh370: the vanishing Channel 5, 9pm It was a mystery that captivated the world.

In March 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was scheduled to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, but shortly after take-off it vanished from radar with 239 people on board.

Panic and confusion followed as the authorities were involved in a frantic search while the world looked on. What exactly happened has been the subject of many a conspiracy theory, but this three-part series aims to forensically look at the evidence. It draws on insight from the official investigation, alongside accounts from experts.

Jacquita Gonzales, above, whose husband Patrick was in charge of the cabin crew, says: “It was an ordinary day. I said ‘See you later’. He got into the taxi and that was the last time we saw him.”

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Ant & Dec’s golden buzzer act is magician Keiichi Iwasaki, who wowed with a pacey run of illusions of tricks, while Alesha Dixon chose young music act Flintz and T4ylor. The rapper and pianist performed a powerful original song.

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Denise tells Lola and Jada that she is selling the salon to Nathan, leaving Kim gutted.

Stacey, below, bumps into Kheerat who picks up that something is not right – she reveals what Jean did to her.

Kheerat is horrified when Stacey collapses.

coronation street ITV, 7.30pm As the fight for custody of baby Alfie intensifies, the pressure is building on both Abi and Imran. A dramatic week of episodes starts with a flashforward of Imran leaving a chilling message for Toyah in which he reveals everything.

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6.00 Good Morning Britain News, current affairs and lifestyle features.

9.00 Lorraine Entertainment and fashion news. 10.00 This Morning Celebrity chat and lifestyle features.

12.30 Loose Women Celebrity interviews and studio discussion. 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News; Weather 1.55 Local News; Weather 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal From Blackpool. 3.00 Tenable A male voice choir competes in the quiz, hosted by Warwick Davis. 3.59 ITV Local Weather 4.00 Tipping Point 5.00 The Chase Chris, Callum, Sue and Emily from Carlisle take part. 6.00 Local News; Weather 6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather

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6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine The broadcaster discusses the issues of the day. 12.15 Shoplifters & Scammers: At War with the Law The perils of using an ATM. 1.10 5 News at Lunchtime 1.15 Home and Away Jasmine tries to convince Xander to stick around. 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 FILM A Fatal Friendship (2021) (PG) Drama, starring Laurie Fortier, Ashton Leigh and Jane Dillon. 4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun Alex takes her dog Elliott to a canine spa. 5.00 5 News at 5 6.00 Neighbours Hendrix is thrilled he is getting his transplant and wants to thank his donor.

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8.00 Springwatch New series. Wildlife series, with Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan. (S)

9.00 Silent Witness 3/6. Part three of four. A woman confesses to murdering her husband. (S)

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9.00 Flight MH370: The Vanishing 1/3. New series. The disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines flight in March 2014. (S)

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10.00 Five Dates a Week A brand manager who has been cheated on is looking for a trustworthy man. (S)

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12.45 Sign Zone: Art That Made Us The savagery of the world wars changes British art forever. 1.45 This Is BBC Two

1.25 Shop: Ideal World A selection of Ideal World repeat shows. 3.00 Loose Women 3.50 Unwind with ITV Daily escape designed to calm the mind and encourage relaxation and reflection.

5.05 Tipping Point Quiz, hosted by Ben Shephard.

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11.35 Desmond’s Lee falls in love.

12.10 Peep Show (S) 12.45 Desmond’s 1.20 Gavin & Stacey (S) 2.35 Not Going Out (S) 3.05 Peep Show (S) 3.30 Desmond’s 4.00 Teleshopping

Dave SKY: 111 FV: 19 6.00 Teleshopping 7.35 Yianni: Supercar Customiser 8.00 Top Gear 9.00 Celebrity Storage Hunters 10.00 Sin City Motors 11.00 Expedition with Steve Backshall 12.00 Cop Car Workshop 1.00 Special Ops: Crime Squad UK 2.00 Top Gear 3.00 Rick Stein’s Secret France 4.00 Expedition with Steve Backshall 5.00 Rick Stein’s Secret France 6.00 Taskmaster 7.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? USA With guest performer Gary Anthony Williams. (S) 7.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? USA With guest performer Greg Proops.

(S) 8.00 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Amsterdam Richard Ayoade and Joe Lycett explore Holland’s capital city. (S) 8.30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Stockholm Richard Ayoade and actress Sally Phillips savour the delights of the Swedish capital. (S) 9.00 Have I Got a Bit More News for You A variety of guests join Ian Hislop and Paul Merton for the 2020 compilation. (S) 10.00 Live at the Apollo Desiree Burch introduces performances by Paul McCaffrey and Jonny Pelham. (S) 11.00 QI XL With Tom Allen, Ed Gamble, Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Alan Davies. (S) 12.00 Big Zuu’s Big Eats (S) 12.40 Have I Got a Bit More News for You (S) 1.45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? USA (S) 2.45 QI XL (S) 3.30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Amsterdam (S) 4.00 Teleshopping

Yesterday SKY: 155 FV: 27 6.00 Impossible Engineering 8.00 The

World at War 9.00 Adolf Hitler’s War 10.00 Abandoned Engineering 12.00 The Architecture the Railways Built 1.00 Secrets of the London Underground 2.00 Abandoned Engineering 4.00 The World at War 5.00 Adolf Hitler’s War 6.00 Secrets of the London Underground 7.00 Bangers and Cash Dave finds a very rare 70s Sunbeam Lotus. (S) 8.00 Abandoned Engineering Exploring Hartwood, a haunting facility in Scotland.

9.00 Bangers and Cash Two iconic British classics find their way to the Mathewsons’ auction room. (S) 10.00 Bangers and Cash There’s a surprise waiting for Derek in Hull.

(S) 11.00 Abandoned Engineering A devastated cliff-top ruin and an extraordinarily tall tower. (S) 12.00 Secrets of the London Underground (S) 1.00 Impossible Engineering (S) 3.00 Teleshopping

Drama SKY: 143 FV: 20 6.00 Teleshopping 7.00 Just Good Friends 7.45 Bergerac 8.40 The Bill 9.40 Classic Holby City 11.00 Casualty 12.00 The Bill 1.00 Classic EastEnders 2.20 Bergerac 3.20 Lovejoy 4.20 All Creatures Great and Small 5.20 Birds of a Feather 6.00 Just Good Friends 6.40 Last of the Summer Wine 7.20 Last of the Summer Wine Hobbo tries to establish where he was born. (S) 8.00 Inspector Alleyn Mysteries A barrister dies of cyanide poisoning.

(S) 10.05 New Tricks An assault case is re-opened. (S) 11.25 Silent Witness Feature-length episode. An ageing businessman is found dead. (S) 1.50 Gentleman Jack 4.00 Teleshopping

BBC4 SKY: 116 FV: 9

7.00

Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo continues his travels through London from Hampstead to Islington. (S) 7.30 Coastal Path Paul Rose walks 630 miles of the South West Coast Path.

(S) 8.00 Earth from Space Cameras show how the surface of the Earth is changing at a rapid pace. Last in the series. (S) 9.00 New Elizabethans with Andrew Marr The people who shaped society during the Queen’s reign. (S) 10.00 The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story The three weeks leading up to Ruth Ellis’s execution.

Last in the series. (S) 11.00 Crime & Punishment — The Story of Capital Punishment The history of the death sentence. (S) 12.00 Handmade: By Royal Appointment (S) 12.30 Great British Railway Journeys (S) 1.00 Coastal Path (S) 1.30 Earth from Space (S) 2.30 New Elizabethans with Andrew Marr (S) 3.30 Close

ITV2 SKY: 118 FV: 6 6.00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 6.30 Love Bites 7.30 The Ellen

RADIO DeGeneres Show 8.25 You’ve Been Framed! Let Loose! 9.20 Hart of Dixie 10.15 One Tree Hill 11.10 The O.C 12.00 Love Bites 1.05 Dress to Impress 2.05 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3.00 Hart of Dixie 4.00 One Tree Hill 5.00 The O.C 6.00 Catchphrase Celebrity Special 7.00 Superstore The son of Cloud 9’s founder pays a surprise visit. (S) 7.30 Superstore The employees get their hands on worrying inside information. (S) 8.00 Bob’s Burgers Louise convinces Bob to rebrand the restaurant. (S) 8.30 Bob’s Burgers Linda tries to capture the perfect Christmas card family photo. (S) 9.00 Family Guy Meg takes advantage of Peter’s temporary job as principal of her school. (S) 9.30 American Dad! Roger reveals a secret passion to Klaus. (S) 10.00 Family Guy (S) 10.30 Family Guy (S) 10.55 Family Guy (S) 11.25 American Dad! (S) 11.55 Bob’s Burgers (S) 12.25 Bob’s Burgers (S) 12.50 Superstore (S) 1.50 The Stand Up Sketch Show (S) 2.20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S) 2.50 Unwind with ITV (S) 3.00 Teleshopping

ITV3 SKY: 119 FV: 10 6.00 Classic Coronation Street 6.30 Classic Emmerdale 8.05 Bless This House 9.10 Wycliffe 11.35 Heartbeat 1.40 Classic Emmerdale 2.50 Classic Coronation Street 3.55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 6.00 Heartbeat 7.00 Heartbeat A series of jewel thefts rocks the village. (S) 8.00 Vera A woman dies in a suspicious fire at a holiday park. (S) 10.00 Grantchester Detective drama set in the 1950s, starring James Norton and Robson Green. (S) 11.05 Grantchester A guest at an engagement dinner is found dead.

(S) 12.05 Wycliffe (S) 2.15 Unwind with ITV (S) 2.30 Teleshopping

ITV4 SKY: 120 FV: 26 6.00 The Derby Through the Years 6.15 The Saint 7.10 The Return of Sherlock Holmes 8.05 The Avengers 9.15 The Professionals 10.15 Minder 11.25 The Saint 12.30 Giant Lobster Hunters 1.30 The Return of Sherlock Holmes 2.45 The Avengers 3.50 The Professionals 4.55 Minder 6.00 Giant Lobster Hunters 7.00 Monaco Historique Grand Prix Highlights Action from the historic car race. (S) 8.00 MotoGP Highlights The Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley. (S) 9.00 Isle of Man TT A look at the Honda Fireblade. (S) 10.00 FILM Behind Enemy Lines (2001). (12) Bosnian War drama, starring Gene Hackman. (S) 12.15 Isle of Man TT (S) 1.15 Motorsport UK (S) 2.05 Auto Mundial (S) 2.30 Motorsport Mundial (S) 3.00 Teleshopping

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RADIO 1 97.6-99.8 FM

7.00 Radio 1’s Big Weekend. 10.32 Radio 1’s Big Weekend. 12.45 Newsbeat. 1.00 Radio 1’s Big Weekend. 3.32 Radio 1’s Big Weekend. 5.45 Newsbeat. 6.00 Radio 1’s Future Sounds with Clara Amfo. 7.00 Radio 1’s Hottest Records of the Week.

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The new artists we’re most excited about! 10.00 Radio 1’s Power Down Playlist with Sian Eleri. 11.00 Radio 1’s Drum & Bass Show with Rene LaVice.

12.00 Radio 1’s Drum & Bass Mix. 2.00 Radio 1’s Motivate Me Mix. 3.00 Radio 1’s Workout Anthems.

4.00 Radio 1 Dance.

RADIO 2 88-90.2 FM

6.30 The Gary Davies Breakfast Show. 9.30 Ken Bruce. 12.00 Jeremy Vine. 2.00 Steve Wright in the Afternoon. 5.00 Sara Cox. 6.30 Sara Cox’s Half Wower. 7.00 Jo Whiley’s Shiny Happy Playlist. 7.30 Jo Whiley. 9.00 The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews. A selection of music from the blues scene, featuring the best of the new releases as well as classic tracks from the archives. 10.00 Trevor Nelson’s Magnificent 7. 10.30 Trevor Nelson’s Rhythm Nation. 12.00 Phil Williams. 3.00 Pick of the Pops. 4.00 Owain Wyn Evans.

RADIO 3 90.2-92.4 FM

6.30 Breakfast. Petroc Trelawny presents. 9.00 Essential Classics. Tom McKinney presents a selection of music and features. 12.00 Composer of the Week: Handel and the Crown. Donald Macleod explores Handel’s relationship with the British monarchy. 1.00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert.

The Skampa Quartet performs Beethoven and Borodin. 2.00 Afternoon Concert. The Santa Cecilia Academy performs Elgar’s Enigma Variations. 4.30 New Generation Artists. Alexander Gadjiev plays Beethoven’s Waldstein piano sonata, while bass William Thomas is accompanied by pianist Dylan Perez in Schubert’s Der Alpenjager. 5.00 In Tune. A selection of music, arts news and guests. Including 5.00, 6.00 News. 7.00 In Tune Mixtape. An eclectic non-stop mix of music, featuring old favourites together with lesser-known gems, and a few surprises thrown in for good measure. 7.30 Radio 3 in Concert. Fiona Talkington presents Alain Altinoglu conducting the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in pieces by Wagner, Poulenc and Tchaikovsky. 10.00 Music Matters. Tom Service talks to choral director Andre J Thomas. 10.45 The Essay: Composers and Their Dogs. Richard Wagner’s love of Newfoundlands. 11.00 Night Tracks. A soundtrack for late-night listening. 12.30 Through the Night. Barokkanerne performs Bach’s two Missae breve.

RADIO 4 92.4-94.6 FM

6.00 Today. News headlines and analysis, presented by Mishal Husain and Justin Webb. 9.00 Start the Week. Helen Lewis presents from the Hay Festival. 9.45 (LW) Daily Service. An act of worship on the theme of the excellence of wisdom. 9.45 (FM) Book of the Week: Black Gold. By Jeremy Paxman. 10.00 Woman’s Hour. Presented by Emma Barnett. 11.00 The Untold. The impact of lockdown on a barbers in Pudsey. 11.30 Don’t Log Off. Alan Dein presents stories of support and hope from around the world. Last in the series.

12.00 News. 12.01 (LW) Shipping Forecast. 12.04 You and Yours. Consumer affairs. 12.57 Weather.

1.00 The World at One. Presented by Sarah Montague. 1.45 How to Steal a Trillion. New series.

Britain’s vital role in the growth of “offshore” money laundering. 2.00 The Archers. Brian feels hard done by, and Jim has advice for Jazzer. 2.15 Drama: Barbecue 67: The Original Summer of Love.

By Andy Barrett. 3.00 Round Britain Quiz. With Myfanwy Alexander, David Edwards, Val McDermid and Alan McCredie. 3.30 The Food Programme.

Food issues. 4.00 The Dancer and Her Shoe Maker.

4.30 The Digital Human. Aleks Krotoski asks if AI companions will be like imaginary friends of childhood, and able to afford the same benefits — helping children grow into more social human beings. 5.00 PM. Evan Davis presents the news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day’s headlines. 5.54 (LW) Shipping Forecast. 5.57 Weather. 6.00 Six O’Clock News. 6.30 Just a Minute. Sue Perkins hosts the panel game in which Dane Baptiste, Jayde Adams, Jan Ravens and Paul Merton are challenged to speak for 60 seconds on the art of drag and fashion essentials.

7.00 The Archers. Roy has a troubling flashback.

Chelsea faces her phobia. 7.15 Front Row. A roundup of news, reviews and interviews from the worlds of art, literature, film and music. 8.00 The Little Black Book. Laurence Legall reveals the story behind the guide book written by his mother in the 1980s, which provides young black men with advice on how to avoid police harassment. 8.30 Analysis. New series. Edward Stourton asks who Russia’s allies are, and how the nation exerts its influence across the globe. 9.00 The Dolittle Machine. Science fiction writer Matthew De Abaitua investigates how the latest advances in AI mean it may now be possible to build a piece of technology to converse with animals. 9.30 Start the Week. Helen Lewis is joined by award-winning authors Damon Galgut, Margo Jefferson and Jennifer Egan at the Hay Festival. 9.59 Weather.

10.00 The World Tonight. Presented by Ritula Shah. 10.45 Book at Bedtime: Mr Wilder and Me. By Jonathan Coe. 11.00 DMs Are Open. Athena Kugblenu and Ali Official offer satirical bites from the latest news. 11.30 Epiphanies. The inspiring moments that start an artistic journey. 12.00 News and Weather. 12.30 Book of the Week: Black Gold. By Jeremy Paxman. 12.48 Shipping Forecast.

1.00 As BBC World Service. 5.20 Shipping Forecast.

RADIO 5 LIVE 693 & 909 MW

6.00 5 Live Breakfast. 9.00 Nicky Campbell. 11.00 Naga Munchetty. 1.00 Nihal Arthanayake. 4.00 5 Live Drive. 7.00 5 Live Sport: The Monday Night Club. 9.00 5 Live Sport: 5 Live Cricket. Phil Tuffnell and guests look a head to the 1st Test against New Zealand. 10.00 5 Live Sport. 10.30 Colin Murray.

1.00 Dotun Adebayo.

TALKSPORT 1053 & 1089 MW

6.00 talkSPORT Breakfast with Laura Woods.

10.00 Jim White and Simon Jordan. 1.00 Hawksbee and Jacobs. 5.00 Drive with Adrian Durham. 7.00 The PressBox. 10.00 Sports Bar. 1.00 Extra Time.

CLASSIC FM 100-102 FM

6.00 More Music Breakfast. 9.00 Aled Jones. 12.00 Anne-Marie Minhall. 4.00 John Brunning. 7.00 Smooth Classics at Seven. 8.00 The Classic FM Concert with John Suchet. John showcases Korngold’s Violin Concerto, with a performance by Scottish soloist Nicola Benedetti. Plus, pieces by Mascagni, Beethoven, Schubert, Ireland and Debussy. 10.00 Smooth Classics. 1.00 Bill Overton.

4.00 Early Breakfast.

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The Toyota Aygo as we know it is a small city car that was the result of a joint venture with Citroen and Peugeot. A great little machine that was, and is, the perfect car for students and young drivers.

The Aygo X is actually based on the bigger Yaris. Or rather, half of its components are shared with the larger car.

Because the Aygo X uses the Yaris platform it is 235mm longer than the regular Aygo and 125mm wider. This has resulted in more shoulder room in the car but not unfortunately more rear legroom, which is on the tight side for larger adults.

The boot is bigger though, which is good news. As you might have guessed from the photographs, the X bit in the car’s name refers to its slightly raised stance and the grey plastics around the wheelarches. It is what we call a faux off-roader. Like Ford’s Active spec as used on the Fiesta and Focus.

The Aygo X is 11mm higher off the ground and 50mm taller overall.

There’s only one engine offered, no fancy off-road electronics and it’s front wheel drive only. That engine is

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a 1.0-litre naturally-aspirated threecylinder with only 71bhp.

You do have the option of an automatic CVT transmission but our car has the standard five-speed manual gearbox.

Surprisingly, considering it’s a Toyota, there’s no hybrid tech in the car at all. Not even mild-hybrid kit.

Why? Because Toyota was determined to keep the weight and price down.

Both goals have been more or less achieved because the Aygo X weighs only 965kg and costs from £14,805.

According to Toyota’s engineers, if the car was fully electric it would weigh an extra 500kg.

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It has optional two-tone pearlescent Chili red paint for an extra £320. It’s worth it as it turns an already attractive small car into something eyecatching.

The original and current Aygo rides on diddy wheels but the Aygo X comes with 17in wheels on the Pure, 18in on our Edge.

Inside there are splashes of orange trim around the air vents and gear lever surround. There’s an 8in multimedia screen, smart phone mirroring and enough manual controls for heating and ventilation to not create a distraction from driving. As mentioned, the rear is still quite cramped but a luggage area 125mm longer than the standard Aygo’s is welcome.

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That’s made up for by managing 57mpg and being comfortable even over choppy surfaces. The manual gearbox has a nice action and although we haven’t driven the automatic, I suspect the latter (especially as it’s a CVT gearbox) is less pleasant to drive as CVT boxes tend to let the engine revs rise and fall in an annoying way. There aren’t that many cars like the Aygo X left. Simple city cars with economical petrol engines that are light, efficient and easy to park.

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Kippax to be king at Windsor KING of The Kippax caught the eye when second on his reappearance at Leicester last week and now has the chance to wear the crown in Windsor’s At The Races App Form Study Handicap.

Not seen since finishing an encouraging fourth over seven furlongs at Wolverhampton in August last year, the three-year-old was upped to 10 furlongs and gelded ahead of his return in the east midlands last Tuesday.

Although slowly away and further back than ideal, he was keeping on strongly in the closing stages of the race and was able to give the inform winner a bit of a fright by getting to within half a length at the finish.

That pipe-opener will have furthered his racing education and there is a fine chance he goes one better than that second off the same rating, with a move in trip by two furlongs also set to suit him well.

Elsewhere at Windsor, Dresden Green looks an interesting newcomer for William Haggas and can keep the Somerville Lodge handler’s winning streak going in the Download The At The Races App Restricted Novice Stakes.

The son of Brazen Beau is out of a half-sister to quadruple Australian Group One-winning sprinter Sepoy.

Clive Cox’s consistent Adatorio has been knocking on the door and could finally get his head in front in the Follow @AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap, while stablemate Get It could set a blaze from the front to notch up his second win of the campaign in the Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap.

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Jockey James Doyle is scheduled to ride King of the Kippax in the At The Races App Form Study Handicap at Windsor Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

Goldie at Ayr and he could be the toast of the highlands if Graces Quest can land the Royal Mile Handicap during the evening meeting on the Scottish coast.

The four-year-old has been fast out of the blocks this season and turned two respectable placed efforts into a victory over a mile and a half at Musselburgh earlier this month.

She ran out a commanding, near five-length winner then, and looks well capable of handling a 6lb rise despite having to combat a drop back to 10 furlongs.

Goldie could also find the scoresheet with his track-and-trip winner Rory in the Balmoral Handicap and the four-year-old escapes a penalty for his recent Hamilton success, which allows him to compete again off the same winning mark of 65.

The Scottish handler could round off the evening in style if Yaaser follows up a Musselburgh win that came just nine days ago in the Queen’s Green Canopy Handicap.

Also north of the border, it may be worth chancing Caballero to turn a string of seconds into a deserved victory in the Holyroodhouse Handicap. Keith Dalgleish’s six-year-old rattled the crossbar on four successive occasions at the back end of last season and remains feasibly treated on his return to the track.

At Lingfield, Chief Of Staff could appreciate the move up to 10 furlongs in the Download The At The Races App Handicap following an encouraging effort over a mile on the Polytrack at the venue last month, while 210,000 guineas purchase Miska looks an interesting recruit for Simon and Ed Crisford and makes her debut in the Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Maiden Fillies’ Stakes.

Windsor Going: Good – good to firm in places Draw: High numbers hold a slight advantage in sprints.

SKY SPORTS RACING SKY 415 NOVICE STAKES (GBB RACE) (5) 6f 5.05 Winner £3,942 (6 run) SSR 1 Mistybond Emma Owen 6 9-13............................G Bass (5) —

(1) (5) 14 Bear Profit (24) S C Williams 3 9-11 (BF)...............M Ghiani — (4) 21 Chief White Face (86) R Hughes 3 9-11................ J Crowley — (6) Stella’s Charlie J G O’Shea 3 9-4...........................L Morris — (3) Lightning Approach J Tate 3 8-13......................N Callan — (2) 070 Mary Jane Clarke (24) A Carroll 3 8-13...Mollie Phillips (5) — BETTING: 8-11 Bear Profit, 15-8 Chief White Face, 6 Lightning Approach, 25 Stella’s Charlie, 50 Mistybond, 100 Mary Jane Clarke.

FORM GUIDE: BEAR PROFIT 4-6fav Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, hung left and no impression inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Phinow at Wolverhampton 5f nov stk (5). CHIEF WHITE FACE 8-15fav Tracked leader, led on bit 2f out, 2 lengths ahead over 1f out, reduced lead towards finish, all out, won at Southwell 5f nov stk (5) in Mar beating No Guts No Glory by hd, 7 ran. LIGHTNING APPROACH Shamardal filly out of Bright Approach. STELLA’S CHARLIE Hot Streak gelding out of Shes Minnie. MISTYBOND Monsieur Bond gelding out of Mists Of Time.

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(12) Skysail M Tregoning 9-5..........................................D O’Neill — (4) 56 Amberdaay (28) J Feilden 9-2..............................D E Hogan 38 (3) 3 Raducanu (14) B Millman 9-0...............................R Coakley 49 (8) Sixties Chic M Channon 9-0..................................G Bass (5) — BETTING: 3 Dresden Green, 10-3 Raducanu, 5 Dhariye, 10 Priors Dell, Guiteau, Fullforward, 12 Amberdaay, 14 Tuddenham Mill, Skysail, 16 Others.

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OWN A SHARE OF A FITZDARES RACEHORSE HANDICAP (4) 6f 6.10 Winner £4,995 (9 run) SSR 1 /11 Pure Dreamer (14) R Hannon 4 9-9 (D2)..............S M Levey 87

(6) (7) -19 Shobiz (14) C Hills 4 9-8 (D).................................K Shoemark 86 (9) 9-2 Concierge (23) M Attwater 6 9-6 (C, D3)...................N Currie 87 (8) 266 Media Guest (14) G Margarson 4 9-6 (D)...................L Morris 88 (1) 469 Endowed (16) A Carroll 5 9-5 (CD)........................S De Sousa 94 (2) -02 Spring Bloom (28) R Eddery 5 9-4...................James Doyle 87 (4) 677 Yazaman (11) R Cowell 4 9-4..............................T Marquand 88 (5) 956 Vandad (23) M Attwater 5 8-11.............................. W Carson 96 (3) 314 Winnetka (40) A Carroll 5 8-11 (CD)...........Mollie Phillips (5) 89 BETTING: 9-4 Pure Dreamer, 4 Concierge, 5 Spring Bloom, 6 Winnetka, 7 Shobiz, 12 Vandad, 14 Media Guest, Endowed, 25 Yazaman.

FORM GUIDE: PURE DREAMER 5-2fav Held up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, ran on, won at Leicester 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd beating Dream Composer by 3/4l, 11 ran.

CONCIERGE 16-1 Held up off the pace in rear, good headway near side rail over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish final and closed, not reach winner, 2nd of 19, 1/2l behind Mister Bluebird at Ascot 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd. SPRING BLOOM 12-1 Went right start, chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Tanmawwy at Windsor 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.

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2 (5) 1-0 Beyond Equal (48) W Kittow 7 9-8 (D)...................R Hornby 98 3 (3) 8-0 Mountain Brave (46) C Fellowes 5 9-7 (C).......K Shoemark 89

furlong, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Bad Company at 4 (4) -15 Get It (16) C Cox 4 9-7 (D2).............................................J Fahy 100 Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gd. MIRAMICHI 12-1 Midfield, progress to chase leaders when 5 (9) 8-4 A Sure Welcome (14) J Spearing 8 9-2 (CD2)...........C Bishop 89 ridden 3f out, soon one pace, 4th of 10, 7l behind Bollin Joan at York 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.

6 (1) -10 Faustus (46) R Cowell 4 9-1 (D3)........................James Doyle 101 LUCANDER 7-1 Tracked leader, every chance when short of room and bumped over 1f out, not 7 (8) -04 Newyorkstateofmind (28) W Muir & C Grassick 5 8-10 (D2)... recover, 7th of 9, 5l behind Cap Francais at Newmarket 1m 1f hcap (2) gd in Apr. T Marquand.....................................................................108 AT THE RACES APP FORM STUDY HANDICAP (5) (3-Y-O) 1m 3f 8 (7) 004 Recon Mission (11) A Carroll 6 8-10 (D3)..Mollie Phillips (5) 105 Winner £3,510 (7 run) SSR 9 (6) -67 Just That Lord (23) S Hodgson 9 8-9 (CD2).......W Carver (3) 106 BETTING: 9-4 Get It, 5 Faustus, Beyond Equal, 7 Newyorkstateofmind, 15-2 Mountain Brave, 8 A Sure Welcome, Recon 1 (6) -54 Gliding Bay (20) I Mohammed 9-11.......T Hammer Hansen 58 Mission, 16 Just That Lord.

2 (4) 30- Cowboy (224) W Kittow 9-9...................................D Costello 54 FORM GUIDE: GET IT 4-1 Prominent, led 3f out, ridden and stumbled over 1f out, headed inside 3 (2) -64 Greatness Awaits (2) M Channon 9-8................G Bass (5) 63 final furlong, no extra, 5th of 8, 4l behind Dusky Lord at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gf. BEYOND 4 (7) -25 Rushford (14) Sir M Prescott 9-7.............................L Morris 62 EQUAL 14-1 Raced near side rail, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 6l behind Gale 5 (3) 4-2 King Of The Kippax (7) M Bell 9-4...................James Doyle 78 Force Maya at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr. FAUSTUS 11-1 In touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 10, 11l behind Twilight Calls at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr. 6 (1) 816 Cicely (7) S Kirk 9-2.............................................T Marquand 59 7 (5) -55 La Belle Vie (24) H Main 9-1.....................................J Bryan 62 NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND 18-1 Led 1f, tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final

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furlong, 4th of 6, 4l behind Get It at Bath 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf. MOUNTAIN BRAVE 12-1 Midfield, headway travelling strongly over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 15, 8l behind White Lavender at Bath 5f fll lst stks (1) gs in Apr.

WWW.OLDGOLDRACING.COM HANDICAP (3) 1m 2f Winner £6,281 7.10 (7 run) SSR 1 2-7 Lucander (30) R Beckett 5 9-10 (C, D).....................R Hornby 102

(6) (7) 262 Imperial Sands (17) A Watson 4 9-7...............K Shoemark 100 (4) -41 Silver Gunn (21) M Botti 4 9-2 (CD)........................N Callan 104 (1) 4-4 Miramichi (17) T Dascombe 4 8-13 (D4).............R Kingscote 103 (3) 5-4 Jewel In My Crown (34) R Guest 4 8-11 (D2)....C Shepherd 99 (2) 214 Prejudice (45) D M Simcock 6 8-11 (D)...............T Marquand — (5) 937 Lawn Ranger (21) M Attwater 7 8-7 (CD3)............ W Carson 109 BETTING: 9-4 Silver Gunn, 7-2 Imperial Sands, 4 Miramichi, 7 Prejudice, Lucander, 8 Jewel In My Crown, 14 Lawn Ranger.

FORM GUIDE: SILVER GUNN 15-2 Took keen hold, towards rear, smooth headway on outer 3f out, going easily over 2f out, pushed clear over 1f out, eased down inside final furlong, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Sweet Reward by 4 1/2l, 7 ran. IMPERIAL SANDS 13-2 Stumbled start, tracked leaders, headway when not clear run and switched right approaching final

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BETTING: 2 King Of The Kippax, 4 Rushford, 11-2 Gliding Bay, Cicely, 7 Greatness Awaits, La Belle Vie, 14 Cowboy.

FOLLOW ATTHERACES ON TWITTER HANDICAP (6) (3-Y-O) 1m 8.15 Winner £2,970 (13 run) SSR 1 -05 Chequer Square (21) S C Williams 9-11................M Ghiani 59 (2) (1) -24 Mount Kosciuszko (42) R Hannon 9-10 (BF)......S M Levey (13) 566 Sun Emperor (20) J Portman 9-9..........................R Hornby (3) -48 Deacs Delight (110) P & O Cole 9-9.........................L Morris (6) 515 Eklil (36) R Guest 9-8 (BF, CD)..............................C Shepherd (5) 436 Laguna Veneta (44) E J-Houghton 9-7...................C Bishop (9) 332 Adatorio (19) C Cox 9-7..........................................W Cox (3) (4) 609 Chanson D’Amour (7) Alice Haynes 9-6...T Hammer Hansen (8) 467 Bold And Loyal (32) M Murphy 9-5....................D Muscutt (7) -79 White Wave (23) C Hills 9-3...............................T Marquand (10) -73 Dangerous Rascal (26) T Ward 9-3...............James Doyle (12) -88 Mr Freedom (5) M Channon 9-1...........................D Keenan (11) 346 Twilight Tone (13) B Millman 8-13.....................R Coakley BETTING: 4 Adatorio, 9-2 Mount Kosciuszko, 5 Eklil, 11-2 Dangerous Rascal, 7 Others.

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Ayr Going: Good – good to firm in places Draw: A middle to high draw is an advantage in sprint races, low numbers favoured on the round course.

BRAEMAR NOVICE STAKES (GBB RACE) (5) (2-Y-O) 6f Winner 4.50 £4,050 (5 run) RTV 1 Clearpoint R Fahey 9-7.........................................Oisin Orr — (3) 2 (4) Debydinks K Dalgleish 9-7...................................B Garritty — 3 (1) Hernan Cortes K Ryan 9-7.....................................K Stott — 4 (5) Humble Spark J Goldie 9-7............................P Mulrennan — 5 (2) Ludo’s Landing C & M Johnston 9-7....................J Fanning — BETTING: 2 Hernan Cortes, 5-2 Clearpoint, 11-4 Ludo’s Landing, 13-2 Debydinks, 10 Humble Spark.

HOLYROODHOUSE HANDICAP (6) 1m 5.25 Winner £3,186 (10 run) RTV 1 -70 Judgment Call (12) Miss L Perratt 4 9-9.........P Mulrennan

(7) 66 2 (8) -70 Hajjam (38) Liam Bailey 8 9-9 (CD)............................D Nolan 67 3 (3) 9-0 Tiger Touch (28) D O’Meara 5 9-7.......................D Tudhope 38 4 (9) 22- Caballero (223) K Dalgleish 6 9-7........................B Garritty 72 5 (5) -04 Lilikoi (12) D & N Barron 4 9-5 (D)...............................K Stott 72 6 (4) 970 Far From A Ruby (9) K Scott 5 9-1 (D)......................S James 78 7 (1) 87- Broadhaven (290) R M Smith 4 8-10...................P Mathers — 8 (10) 618 Cosa Sara (12) J Goldie 4 8-5 (CD)...........................A Mullen 71 9 (6) 706 Milliemix (14) J Goldie 4 8-5.......................Amie Waugh (5) 56 10 (2) 506 Retirement Beckons (5) Miss L Perratt 7 8-4 (CD)...J Gormley 68 BETTING: 11-4 Caballero, 3 Lilikoi, 6 Cosa Sara, 7 Retirement Beckons, Tiger Touch, 10 Others.

ROYAL DEESIDE HANDICAP (5) 1m 5f 6.00 Winner £3,726 (3 run) RTV 1 -66 Grand Canal (22) J Goldie 5 9-9......................P Mulrennan

6 (3) 051 Tommy G (9) J Goldie 9 8-12 (CD2)......................P Mulrennan 92

(3) 74 2 (2) 532 Red Force One (2) P Kirby 7 9-6 (CD).........................K Stott 85 3 (1) 0-1 Bouncing Bobby (35) M Todhunter 5 8-7 (CD)......A Mullen 77 BETTING: Evens Bouncing Bobby, 15-8 Red Force One, 7-2 Grand Canal.

ROYAL MILE HANDICAP (6) 1m 2f 6.30 Winner £3,186 (9 run) RTV 1 641 Cathayensis (4) G Tuer 4 10-2 (D).................O Stammers (3)

(2) 62 (9) 331 Graces Quest (21) J Goldie 4 9-13....................P Mulrennan 66 (6) -15 Ayr Empress (21) K Dalgleish 4 9-12 (BF).................S James 65 (4) 794 Kraken Filly (5) K Dalgleish 4 9-7........................B Garritty 57 (1) -37 Flying Moon (17) R M Smith 6 9-4 (C2)......................K Stott 66 (3) 66D Royal Countess (5) R M Smith 6 9-2 (CD2)..........P Mathers 64 (7) 538 Golden Vintage (23) J O’Keeffe 3 9-2............P J McDonald 42 (5) -56 Lordman (30) H Palmer 3 8-13............................D Tudhope 63 (8) 601 Chinese Spirit (3) Miss L Perratt 8 8-12 (C2)......G Sanna (7) 64 BETTING: 2 Cathayensis, 4 Graces Quest, 6 Chinese Spirit, 8 Royal Countess, 10 Lordman, Ayr Empress, 12 Kraken Filly, Flying Moon, 14 Golden Vintage.

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QUEEN’S PLATINUM JUBILEE HANDICAP (4) 1m Winner £6,696 (6 7.00 run) RTV 1 0-1 Arctic Emperor (17) A Watson 4 9-11 (D4)...........A Mullen 92 2 3 4 5

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196 Gweedore (9) K Scott 5 9-8 (CD2)....................... A Breslin (3) 684 Star Shield (34) D O’Meara 7 9-5 (D5)......................D Nolan 610 Cosmos Raj (22) D O’Meara 4 9-2 (CD)..................D Tudhope 244 Tilsitt (9) R M Smith 5 9-1 (CD).........................P J McDonald

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BETTING: 15-8 Arctic Emperor, 10-3 Tommy G, 7-2 Tilsitt, 11-2 Cosmos Raj, 10 Star Shield, Gweedore.

FORM GUIDE: ARCTIC EMPEROR 6-4fav Made all under stand side rail, ridden approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd beating Canoodled by 2l, 4 ran. TOMMY G 12-1 Held up, headway travelling well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led 1f out, ran on well, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gd beating Vindobala by hd, 9 ran. TILSITT 9-2 Prominent, travelling well but short of room 2f out, no run until switched 1f out, ran on, never nearer, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Tommy G at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gd. COSMOS RAJ 16-1 Rear mid-division, pushed along 3f out, never in contention, 10th of 13, 9l behind Eilean Dubh at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd. GWEEDORE 22-1 Prominent, led over 5f out, headed over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Ascot Adventure at Haydock 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gd. STAR SHIELD 10-1 Tracked leaders centre, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 15l behind Percy’s Lad at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.

BALMORAL HANDICAP (6) 5f 7.30 Winner £3,186 (9 run) RTV 1 040 Kraken Power (17) J Goldie 4 9-11.................P Mulrennan

(8) 70 2 (1) 521 Rory (5) J Goldie 4 9-9 (CD)............................Amie Waugh (5) 72 3 (7) 457 Mews House (10) G Tuer 5 9-8 (D5).........................P Dennis 75 4 (6) 7-0 Lady Celia (15) R Fahey 5 9-7 (D2)...........................Oisin Orr 74 5 (3) 521 Impressor (12) Phillip Makin 5 9-6 (C).....................S James 72 6 (4) 277 Gowanbuster (31) S Corbett 7 9-4 (BF, D3)....P J McDonald 61 7 (5) 296 Nodsasgoodasawink (12) Miss L Perratt 4 9-1.............

...........................................................................P Mathers 75 8 (2) 506 Sixcor (12) Miss L Perratt 4 8-4................................A Mullen 70 9 (9) 0-0 Grandads Best Girl (35) Miss L Perratt 5 8-4.....J Gormley 34 BETTING: 9-4 Rory, 5-2 Impressor, 7 Gowanbuster, Mews House, Lady Celia, 12 Kraken Power, 16 Nodsasgoodasawink, Sixcor, 33 Grandads Best Girl.

QUEEN’S GREEN CANOPY HANDICAP (5) 7f 8.05 Winner £3,726 (11 run) RTV 1 625 Blazing Hot (14) G Tuer 5 10-1.................O McSweeney (5)

(10) 66 (7) 574 Jumhoor (21) D O’Meara 3 9-10...............................D Nolan 64 (8) -57 Monhammer (21) Miss L Perratt 4 9-9......................K Stott 62 (2) 214 Liangel Hope (17) D O’Meara 3 9-9 (D)................D Tudhope 71 (11) 0-6 Silver Kitten (33) C & M Johnston 3 9-9 (D)..........J Fanning 64 (3) -16 Heights Of Aran (17) K Dalgleish 3 9-8...............B Garritty 67 (4) 445 Cotai Class (10) Phillip Makin 3 9-6.........................S James 71 (6) 3-3 Novak (144) I Jardine 3 9-6 (D).................................A Mullen 53 (1) 0-0 Wrecked It Ralph (12) R M Smith 4 9-4.............P Mathers 48 (5) 051 Yaaser (9) J Goldie 4 9-4 (D)...............................P Mulrennan 67 (9) -50 Nazca (35) Miss L Perratt 3 8-12...........................G Sanna (7) — BETTING: 10-3 Yaaser, 4 Liangel Hope, 11-2 Heights Of Aran, 13-2 Blazing Hot, Novak, 8 Cotai Class, Jumhoor.

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Yearn ‘so happy’ to have signed first U’s contract

Heydon Grange’s Kevin Esplin with the Granta Rummer Trophy Heydon Grange Golf Club

Esplin keeps his cool for trophy HEYDON Grange Golf Club’s women and men recently competed for the first mixed trophy of the season.

This was the Granta Rummer Trophy, an 18-hole stableford competition but using only three clubs and a putter.

However, the lack of clubs did not seem to be much of a handicap as there were some terrific scores.

The winner with a fantastic 45 points was Kevin Esplin. Debs Tweddle finished second with 39 points after count back to Alan Goldsworthy.

CAMBRIDGE United youngster Kai Yearn has signed his first professional contract with the club.

The 17-year-old made five first team appearances for the U’s last season, including making his Football League debut as a late substitute on the final day of the League One campaign against Cheltenham Town.

Yearn became the club’s youngest ever goalscorer after netting in the EFL Trophy against Oxford United in August.

The attacking midfielder joins Glenn McConnell and Saleem Akanbi as fellow academy graduates to have penned professional terms this summer.

“I’m over the moon. It’s what I have been waiting for so I’m happy to have finally signed,” Yearn said.

“Hopefully I can push on next season and have another good one. Now it’s about getting that next one and progressing in my footballing career.”

Academy manager Dom Knighton said: “We’re delighted we’re in a position to offer Kai his first professional contract.

“As a local lad who has progressed all the way through the academy system, it’ll be a proud moment for Kai and his family, but also for all of the staff, past and present, who’ve played a significant part in his journey to date.

“We’ve been thrilled with Kai’s progression this season, which has included another international callup with England U17s.

“The exposure he’s had to the first team environment has been really pleasing and will only continue to benefit Kai in his development. He’s an exciting player who has the abil-

17-year-old Kai Yearn has signed his first professional contract with Cambridge United

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ity to create match-winning moments, which we have seen this season in the FA Youth Cup and also in the Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup final at the Abbey Stadium.

Cambridgeshire secure a fine second place CAMBRIDGESHIRE Area Golf Union produced its most impressive result for many years by finishing tied second in the Eastern Counties Foursomes held at Seacroft Golf Club.

This is a prestigious tournament featuring nine of the top eastern counties in England.

Leicestershire won with 27.5 points, with Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire tied in second on 21.5 points.

In the matches, Cambridgeshire beat Bedfordshire 5-0, Berkshire,

Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire 3.5-1.5, and Suffolk 3-2.

There were all square matches against Lincolnshire and Essex.

The foursomes pairings were Ed Dimambro and James Mclaughlin with five points; Paul Hodgkin and Jack Roe, 4.5; Danny Loveday and Andy Grimwood, 4; Luke Ryan and Joe York, 3.5; Josh Austin-Tierney and Harry O’Shea, 3.5; and Austin-Tierney and Sam Marshall, 1.

The performance was set with Austin-Tierney and O’Shea beating one of the tournament’s leading

pairings from Lincolnshire on the opening morning.

Congratulations go to Dimambro and Mclaughlin for scoring the most points, and for 15-year-old Marshall making his debut and scoring one point.

The club gave thanks to its players for their contribution, as well as president Alan Duggins and vice president Malcolm Knobel-Forbes for their support, and director of county teams Graham Goodman for the co-ordination.

Cambridgeshire Area Golf Union finished tied second in the Eastern Counties Foursomes

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Alongside our other young pros, it’s vital we continue to stretch and challenge Kai to ensure he’s best prepared to take his opportunities when they arise.”

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Royston Netball Club’s promotion-winning play-off squad celebrate their success Royston Netball Club

Relentless Royston finally seal promotion with play-off victory ROYSTON Netball Club took part in the East Region play-off tournament at Bedford Academy as they looked to gain promotion to East Region Division Three.

After a fourth consecutive Cambridgeshire Premier League title, and having lost out at two previous play-offs and been denied by the pandemic, the team were keen to make this time count.

With no entrants from Bedfordshire or Thurrock, there were six teams competing for two promotion places. The teams were Royston, Finborough (Suffolk), Norfolk United (East Region Three), SAS Reds (Herts), Suffolk Rockets (East Essex) and Thoroughbreds (Norfolk).

Royston’s first opponents, on a damp and slippery court, were Norfolk United, who were fighting

to retain their place in the regional competition, having finished second bottom in Division Three this season.

The team made a great start, turning over the first centre pass, and never looked back. An 11-5 first half was followed by an amazing second half, scoring another 11 goals and restricting Norfolk United to two more, as they secured a 22-7 victory.

The tournament format left very little time for recovery, with only a few minutes between games.

Next up was Thoroughbreds, and despite a few mistakes taking the ball to the circle in the first half, Royston came out 17-8 winners.

It was already apparent that the whole squad was going to be needed, and the ability to bring on

fresh legs at the right moment was going to be important.

The third game against SAS Reds was looking like the toughest fixture, and so it proved. After going goal for goal in the early stages, a couple of turnovers saw SAS three goals ahead at half-time.

Royston staged a rally and missed the opportunity to level the game after a turnover, but had to settle for a losing point in a 22-21 defeat.

With two promotion spots available, there was still all to play for, and head coach Tracey Stimson was doing an excellent job keeping the players motivated and positive.

By now the sun was shining and the effects of so many games were beginning to show for all the teams.

Royston’s fourth opponents were play-off debutantes Suffolk Rockets,

and Royston lifted themselves to a resounding 25-10 win.

Meanwhile, SAS had lost to Norfolk United, meaning it was still possible for Royston to finish first, second or third depending on the final round of games.

Lining up against Finborough, the players were clearly tiring and it was a struggle for both teams to find the net.

A tense second half saw Finborough fight back from 11-4 to 16-11, but the win meant that Royston were guaranteed at least second place, and promotion.

The results were announced in reverse order, and a huge cheer went up as SAS were placed second, meaning Royston had won.

Level on points, the winning margin was a difference of 0.004 on

goal average, the equivalent of less than a single goal over the whole tournament.

The club is so proud of the players and coach Stimson’s achievements this season, with the girls going 14 games undefeated in the league and finally securing promotion.

It was a tough decision picking the 12 players to take to the play-offs, and the club’s thanks go out to everyone who has helped with playing, coaching and supporting this season.

Regional play-off squad: Jess Bainton, Lizzie Drury, Izzie Harrop (vice-captain), Karen Hume (captain), Emily Jelley, Rhiannon Jones, Rive Lewis, Maddie Mitchell, Daisy Needham, Annabel Norfolk, Kelly Stubbs, Emma Winser. Head coach: Tracey Stimson.

Melbourn trio find answers to claim hard-fought victory over Berkhamsted MELBOURN Squash Club’s first team came out on top of a highly competitive evening against Berkhamsted thirds in Herts Summer League Division Three.

The club won all three of their strings to claim a 12-4 success last week.

Jan Brynjolffssen (3) initially struggled with the unconventional positioning and style of his opponent, losing the opening game before he adapted, but then

played clean squash to win 3-1.

Mike Herd (2) was up against a highly promising junior player, whose power belied her slight frame. Herd was able to withstand the hitting and front court variations though, forcing the youngster back deep, particularly in the latter stages of games, to also win 3-1.

The tightest match of the evening was at top string, where Kate Bradshaw (1) saw leads evaporate

late on in games one and two to fall 2-0 behind.

However, when Bradshaw was able to maintain the squash from the opening two thirds of the game into its latter stages, she became dominant, wearing the Berkhamsted player out as she powered back to win 3-2.

Skipper Brynjolffssen said: “These were three lung-busting games and each of us was asked tough questions by the Berko guys

and girls. We all figured out the answers in the end to claim a good win.”

A strong Melbourn seconds side were too good for Welwyn Garden City-based Gosling seconds, the visitors winning their Division Three encounter 12-1.

Strong availability allowed Melbourn to put out just about their best possible side for the first time this season.

Thomas Higginson (3) cruised to

a comprehensive 3-0 win to set the visitors on their way.

Miles Jeanneret (2) had to work a little harder, but still won his match in straight games comfortably enough.

The closest match of the evening was the first string, as Mark Oppen shared his opening two games. The third proved to be the key, as after Oppen had claimed it on a tie-break his tail was up and he ran away with game four to complete a 3-1 win.

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League change will not disrupt Gill’s plan for Saints squad

St Neots Town manager Pete Gill reckons he is ‘quietly confident’ of keeping the core of his squad together as the club faces longer away trips next season after being placed in the Northern Premier League Midlands Warren Gunn

St Neots boss aims to keep core despite Midlands League fears

By Stephen Page stephen.page@reachplc.com @stephenpage22

ST NEOTS Town manager Pete Gill says he is “quietly confident” of keeping the core of his squad together following the club’s league change.

The Saints will play in the Northern Premier League Midlands next season, with the Step 4 club being moved from the Southern Division One Central.

The league change will result in much more travelling for away games, with Gill stating the club would need to take a coach to at least ten games, compared to one last season.

The manager has confirmed the departures of Wynford Marfo and Ben Heal, and acknowledges his task has been made more difficult by their change of division.

“It was a lot easier when we were in the Southern League, I’ll tell you

that,” Gill said of his plans to retain the squad. “We’ve still got some work to do. Our main priority is to secure last season’s squad, which, if we were in the Southern League, we think we 99 per cent would’ve done.

“We’ve got a little bit of convincing to do with a few boys, in terms of now with the league change, so that takes priority.

“It’s slightly different to last year.

In terms of last pre-season we spoke to over 200 players and had over 50 players in for pre-season, whereas we won’t be doing that this year because we want to keep our core of a group. We’ve spoken to six or seven players about signing. I think we’re really close to signing one and we hope a few more will follow.

“To be honest, if we keep our group together, we’re only looking for three or four, so it’s a lot different recruitment this time around.

“We’ve had a few conversations.

There obviously is a bit of fear and

anxiety, but the club have been brilliant. They’ve committed to a minimum of ten games having coach travel, so that should ease the burden on fuel costs and stuff like that.

“I wouldn’t be able to put a percentage on it, but we’re quietly confident we can keep the core together.”

St Neots now enter a league that Gill believes to be “much tougher” than the Southern Division One Central.

The Saints recorded a tenthplaced finish last season, picking up 53 points from 38 matches played.

Gill is keen to see improvement from his side, irrespective of the league move.

“All the way up to the first kick of the season, everyone’s confident they can go and do really good things. It’s a wonderful time of year to be optimistic,” he said.

“We look at last season, and our start and end of the season were

fantastic. Points per game in the form would put us third at the start of the season, fourth in the back end of the season, but it was just that middle bit that killed us.

“The league is irrelevant in terms of our optimism, so we definitely go in there feeling we can compete, and hoping that if we’re at our best, we’ll give it a good go.

“I think if we were in the Southern League, we had an internal target of what we wanted to do, and we feel we could’ve achieved it.

“Now we have moved over to the Midlands league we’ll try our best to achieve it, but we know it’s going to be a lot harder.

“The reality is, the club’s gone through a few really sticky years in terms of the relegation. That first Covid-hit year, they were in the bottom two at Step 4, so stability is good and key. As long as we can keep improving year on year, that’ll be the main thing.”