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google tip led to child porn arrest A CONVICTED sex offender has been charged with possessing child pornography after Google scanned his emails and alerted the authorities. Police in Houston, Texas revealed that it was a tip-off from the internet giant which led to the arrest of 41-year-old John Henry Skillern. All Gmail’s 425million worldwide users have their messages automatically searched for child pornography, but law enforcers have previously not mentioned Google’s involvement in arrests. The company reported Skillern to the US-based National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, which contacted the police, after it said it found a sexually-explicit image of a young girl in his email. When officers raided Skillern’s home they said they found emails on his computer, along with a video on his phone of a girl who came into the restaurant where he worked as a cook. Skillern was already a registered sex offender who was convicted of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old boy in 1994. Civil liberty campaigners have called on Google for more details on their surveillance. Emma Carr of Big Brother Watch said: ‘They must make themselves very clear about what procedures and safeguards are in place to ensure that people are not wrongly criminalised.’ Skillern has also been charged with promoting child pornography and is being held on $200,000 bail. A spokeswoman for Google said it would not comment on individual cases. The web giant has previously spoken about being ‘proactive’ in its work to remove images of child abuse from its search results.
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action hero makes sure his four leading ladies come to premiere IT IS a franchise that’s packed with violence and foul language so The Expendables 3 won’t be on every father and daughter’s must-see list. But Sylvester Stallone’s three teenage daughters didn’t seem to mind being dragged out to watch daddy crack some skulls in true action man style. The film has been given a 12A rating in Ireland, unlike the 15A certificate of the first movie or 16 of the second. That meant Sophia, 17, Sistine, 16, and Scarlet, 12, could all join him at yesterday’s London premiere. Their mother, Jennifer Flavin, 45, also looked as if she was enjoying the event at the Odeon in Leicester Square, with the family fresh from a holiday in the south of France.
by JENNI MCKNIGHT With his leading ladies around him, Sly, 68, took the chance to reveal spinoff The Expendabelles has been given the green light and may star Sigourney Weaver. He added: ‘With Expendabelles, you’ve got a situation where we’re in uncharted waters. We don’t just want to use the name – it needs to be something that can hold its own.’ But producer Avi Lerner put a stop to the star spilling more secrets. ‘We are right in the final stages of the script,’ Lerner said. ‘We have lots of ideas about who is going to be the action movie stars and we plan to start shooting next year. That’s all I can say.’ Me and my girls: The Rocky star with wife Jennifer and their three daughters
SNIPES LAUGHS OFF ENFORCED EXILE
On the team: Antonio Banderas removes his shades, above, Jason Statham chats to fans, right, and Kellan Lutz, right
WESLEY SNIPES made light of his three-year prison sentence for tax evasion as he promoted The Expendables 3. The actor – jailed in 2010 – said he had been waiting a long time to reunite with Demolition Man co-star Sylvester Stallone, quipping: ‘I was busy.’ The 52-year-old is broken out of a cell in his role as Dr Death in the new blockbuster. ‘I had a lot of fun with it and added a bit more colour,’ he said.
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60 seconds CLIVE ANDERSON, 61, is a former barrister who hosted improv show Whose Line Is It Anyway? for ten years and famously cheesed off the Bee Gees You’re appearing at this year’s Edinburgh Festival. What’s your show about? It’s
an improvisation show on stage with four improvisers, me and a musician taking suggestions from the audience.
This might look a bit familiar to TV viewers of the 1980s and 1990s? Yes, I used to present
Whose Line Is It Anyway? There’ll be people from that show in this but it’s called What Does The Title Matter Anyway? There were legal problems – the title of the TV programme is owned by different people.
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misjudged the situation.
Weren’t guests told in advance about your irreverent interviewing style? If they
hadn’t walked out, no one would have thought ‘Blimey, that was a weird interview when Clive went off the rails’. I was just having a bit of jolly banter. I wasn’t asking difficult questions – I blundered into it. I was just trying to be a bit jokey.
What was your first stand-up gig like? It was the first night at the Comedy Store in London, which wasn’t great as the only people in the audience were journalists and media people, who were all drunk. The next night was better – the audiences were quite raucous and argumentative but I enjoyed that.
Recycling plant body inquiry continues GARDAÍ investigating the discovery of human body parts at a Dublin recycling plant are continuing to search the facility after a human leg was found there late on Thursday. What is believed to be a pelvis, and an arm, have also been
found at the Thorntons Recycling plant in Ballyfermot, as well as human flesh and bones. They have been taken to Tallaght Hospital for examination. Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis has reported that
the victim was male and that all the body parts are from the same person. A Garda spokesman said that although it would be a difficult task, they expect to be able to identify the victim and establish a cause of death.
1 in ten caught using phones at the wheel DrIVErS are putting lives at risk by texting and speaking on their phones while driving, according to new research. The study by easytrip monitored more than 1,000 motorists during peak commute times. It found ten per cent of drivers were using their mobile phones while driving. Of these, 53 per cent were texting and checking their phone while driving or at traffic lights and 48 per cent were using a hand-held phone while driving or waiting in traffic.
by ANgHARAD wILLIAMS Despite the introduction of harsher penalties for texting while driving, the study found drivers are ignoring the dangers. Since last Friday, drivers caught holding a mobile phone face three penalty points and a fixed-charge of €60, up to a maximum €2,000 fine. Men were the worst offenders and made up 63 per cent of drivers spotted using their phones and the majority of truck and van drivers
caught talking on their phone. The other 37 per cent were women who were checking their phone or texting while at the lights. Drivers aged 40 to 50 are more likely to talk on their phone, while 20- to 30-year-olds are most likely to text or check messages. ‘Holding a mobile phone while driving, whether you’re talking or texting, increases your chance of an accident by up to four times and is lethally dangerous,’ said Ciara O’Brien of easytrip.
Yes, it’s had quite a long life. We did Do you want to do it again? a series on the radio and it I liked the early days of doing transferred to TV almost straight stand-up but I don’t know if I have away. I was very lucky that the ambition of the true Channel 4 stayed with me professional stand-up – as presenter rather than the types who do a getting someone two-hour show at more established. I was just having a bit Wembley Arena. That lasted ten years, then the of jolly banter with When did you producer started a them. I wasn’t asking give up your US version, which ran for legal career difficult questions – I quite a while and and devote blundered into it now it’s back on. your life to It’s unlikely it’ll showbiz? I was a come back on in Britain barrister by day and did but you never know. If they broadcasting stuff by night for brought it back they might get someone younger and sexier, so I’m four years. I was a barrister when I started my chat show. I thought I’d not holding my breath. go with the broadcasting work for a while then maybe go back to being Is there much room at the a barrister but it never happened. moment for comedy
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programmes that aren’t panel shows? With panel shows
some are more real than others – some let you get on with it, others feed you lines. With improvisation the performers work on an idea and sometimes fall flat on their face.
Do you fancy doing a TV chat show again? I do one on
the radio called Loose Ends. In some ways, radio is more immediate and there’s less faffing around with lights. In other ways, it’s not as good – it’s not as high profile and there’s not as much money.
Has annoying the Bee Gees overshadowed the rest of your career? I don’t know if it’s
overshadowed it but it’s something people remember. With chat shows people remember only the bits that go wrong – I won’t be able to shake that off. It was unfortunate. I
That’s a change from today, when people seem to use comedy as a route to getting their own TV show... People
Those runners got rhythm
are more focused now. I wouldn’t recommend my approach to career building – I’ve gone with things as they’ve come along rather than followed some sort of master plan.
The sun was shining yesterday as model Teodora Sutra and her boyfriend James Murphy got ready for the Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon. Some 7,500 runners took part in the 21km trek – which raises funds for Special Olympics Ireland – along Dublin’s quays, through Kilmainham and finishing at the Phoenix Park PIcture: INPHO
Who’s the rudest celebrity you’ve met? I could say the
Man put bomb in pram Dublin has 25th best zoo
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A GArDA station in Cork had to be evacuated yesterday morning after a man turned up at its door with a pipe bomb in a pram. The man was out walking when he found the device behind his home on Plunkett road in Ballyphehane. He then put it into the pram and pushed it for almost a kilometre to Togher Garda Station. A bomb disposal team called to the station found the device to be viable and dismantled it. The device was then handed back to gardaí for technical examination.It is believed the man who found the pipe bomb was not the intended target. An investigation is ongoing.
name but I won’t. They weren’t especially rude to me but I don’t like it when people are rude to those around them – people who bring them tea or show them to the lift. This person was very demanding and quite diva-ish. They’re still famous now and have been for a long time. To see it up close wasn’t very pleasant. What’s the point? Just spread a bit of happiness.
DUBLIN Zoo has been named the 25th best zoo in the world and the 11th best in Europe, according to the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards. Nebraska’s Henry Doorly Zoo was named the best zoo in the world, while Loro Parque in Puerto de la Cruz, Spain is the best in Europe. Dingle’s Oceanworld also got a mention as 23rd best aquarium in Europe. Last year, more than one million people visited Dublin zoo in the Phoenix Park, which recently welcomed a new addition to the Kaziranga Forest Trail – a baby Asian elephant.
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Egyptian peace efforts set to calm Gaza conflict by COn DOHERTy A 72-HOUR ceasefire is expected to come into effect this morning after both Israel and Hamas reportedly accepted an Egyptian proposal late last night. An Israeli delegation will head to Egypt for talks meant to work out a long-term truce in the next three days. An Israeli official said it will be watching ‘with a certain amount of skepticism’ since previous ceasefire plans have quickly collapsed. He spoke on condition of anonymity pending a formal announcement by the Israeli government. At least 20 people were killed yesterday, including three children – an eight-year-old girl in the Shati refugee camp and a 12-year-old boy and his five-year-old sister in the southern border town of Rafah. In the centre of Jerusalem, a man rammed a construction excavator into an Israeli bus. One pedestrian died in the attack, police said. The war, which has taken nearly
controversial: the poster
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Attack: A bus lies on its side near the digger in Jerusalem picture: reuters
1,900 Palestinian lives, most of them civilians, and left 64 Israeli soldiers, two Israeli civilians and a Thai la-
bourer who worked in Israel, dead. It began on July 8 when Israel launched an air offensive in response
to weeks of rocket fire out of Hamascontrolled Gaza. It sent in ground troops on July 17.
Pictures of a sign about the boycott of israeli goods in a Dublin toy store caused controversy across social media at the weekend. the poster at smyths Jervis street, which has since been removed, stated: ‘smythys [sic] toys Jervis st have removed Amav products and other products made in israel from our shelves.’ in a statement smyths said its customers ‘should be free to make their own decisions’. Last week, the Galway town of Kinvara made a collective boycott of israeli goods in protest against the Gaza situation.
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LEBAnOn: Thousands of Syrian refugees are fleeing a border town ahead of an offensive by the Lebanese army to rid the area of Islamists. They took off in pick-up trucks after prime minister Tammam Salam said there could be ‘no political solutions’ in Arsal after militants attacked the town.
BAngLADEsH: At least two passengers died after a ferry said to be carrying 250 capsized during a rough river crossing. Dozens of people, including the captain, on the MV Pinak were forced to swim to shore after it tilted on the Padma river, about 44km south of Dhaka yesterday.
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game ‘threatens peace’ 48hr water ban is lifted
THAiLAnD: A computer game that puts players in the role of president of a tropical island has been banned by the military junta. Tropico 5 ‘might affect peace and order’, distributor New Era Thailand said it had been told by censors. Players can opt to rule democratically or as an iron dictator.
AMERicA: A water ban affecting hundreds of thousands of people has been lifted. ‘Families can return to normal life,’ Toledo mayor D Michael Collins said yesterday, after the water was declared safe. Supplies to Ohio and Michigan were found to contain dangerous levels of toxins on Saturday.
cHinA: Rescuers pull a survivor from the debris after an earthquake hit Yunnan province, killing 398 and injuring thousands picture: AFp/Getty
Ebola doctor who treated victim is 2nd case in Lagos
AMERicA: Police found their latest case tough to crack after it took two officers to catch a runaway tortoise. ‘The tortoise did try to make a run for it, but our officers are pretty fast, we almost had a pursuit,’ a statement from the Californian Alhambra force said.
Top gun pilot crashes €25m fighter ‘while showing off’
A DOCTOR who helped treat ebola victim Patrick Sawyer was yesterday confirmed as the second person to contract the deadly virus in Nigeria. The Lagos-based medic, who tried to save the father of three after he arrived on a flight from Liberia, was one of eight to have had first-hand contact with the businessman. Health minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said: ‘Three others who participated in that treatment who are currently symptomatic have had their samples taken and hopefully by the end of today we should have the results of their own test.’ Nigerian authorities said 70 people are under surveillance, with eight due to be quarantined in an isolation ward in Lagos last night. As the outbreak continued to take lives, America’s leading voice on infectious disease yesterday insisted an ebola vaccine could be available by next July. Dr Anthony Fauci, of the national institutes of health, told the CBS This Morning programme that human trials will begin in September with the hope of scaling up production in January. ‘What we have really some very favourable results on is a vaccine to prevent infection and this would be very relevant to health care providers who put themselves at high risk in taking care of individuals,’ he said. Dr Fauci was ‘very encouraged’ by the progress of Dr Kent Brantly, the missionary who contracted ebola in Liberia and was flown back to the US for treatment at the weekend. The death toll from the outbreak in Border watch: Nigeria health officials wait to screen airline west Africa has officially reached 887. passengers in Lagos as a second case of ebola is confirmed
A FIGHTER pilot who crashed his by DAniEL Binns €25million jet while ‘showing off’ is captain Francesco Schettino, who is acbeing investigated. Top Gun Francesco Sferra was forced cused of steering the liner past the isto eject from his AMX fighter plane as land of Giglio in 2012 – only to strike he swooped low over his home town – rocks and capsize it, killing 32 people. Data from the jet’s black box is being but he should have been nowhere near analysed and investigators have not the area, prosecutors claim. ruled out that the crash happened when Capt Sferra, 35, was initially hailed Capt Sferra was ‘showing off’. a hero after steering the jet away Town mayor Antonio Cinocca has from homes in Carovilli, near leapt to the defence of the pilot – Isernia, Italy, before parachutwho he claims regularly performs ing to safety. low-level, fly-pass manoeuvres over No-one was hurt when the the area while on duty. plane, en route from Rome to ‘He’s very competent and Treviso, crashed in woods last wouldn’t do anything risky,’ week, but a source close to he said. the investigation said: But one witness said: ‘The pilot should have ‘I had a feeling that this flown north, instead he time when he flew over headed south-east. We he was lower than need to know why.’ usual.’ Now his actions are The Italian air force being compared with would not comment the ‘sail-by salute’ caron the cause of Friried out by the Costa Concordia cruise ship Show off? Capt Francesco Sferra day’s crash.
Drunk pastor’s iRA rant
Baby with Down’s ‘not unwanted’
AN IRISH-born cleric crashed his car while three times over the drink-drive limit – then attacked British police and paramedics, threatening them by claiming he had connections with the IRA. Lee Stephens, 31, told them: ‘I’ll kill everyone. I know the
IRA.’ His driving in Billericay, Essex, put two children in hospital in April. Stephens, of Richhill, Co Armagh, was banned from driving for 13 months. A 16week jail sentence was suspended for a year at Basildon magistrates’ court.
Row: Ms Chanbua and Gammy
A COUPLE who were accused of abandoning a surrogate baby born with Down syndrome have denied knowing about the child. The pair, from Australia, said they were shocked by reports their daughter, born in Thailand, had a twin called Gammy with the condition.
They told ABC News: ‘We didn’t know who the surrogate was, it was confusing.’ But Pattharamon Chanbua, the surrogate, rejected their claims, adding: ‘If they did not know about the twin, they wouldn’t have cried the day they took the girl from the hospital.’
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I struggled badly after the death of my dad
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on HAMM says his journey to stardom was a long and lonely road, especially after the death of his father, Daniel. Having lost his mother Deborah to cancer aged just ten, the Mad Men star lost his dad a decade later and questioned whether he would ever make it. ‘It just changed everything. It was just a profound sense of being alone,’ he said. ‘And that lasted a while. I was in college, and I had to start over again. I was at a crossroads. It really could have gone the wrong way.’ Hamm, 43, admits he suffered knockback after knock-back on his way to the big time, with rejection letters regularly dropping on his doormat. ‘Flick through the TV guide in the ’90s – I auditioned for every one of those shows,’ he said. ‘It wasn’t just my looks. My energy wasn’t right,’ he told GQ magazine. ‘I had to grow into being hireable. People said to me, just wait until you’re 40. I was like, “40?”’ However, perseverance has proved key to Hamm at last finding fame as Don Draper on the hit AMC show. ‘There’s no road map for this. You look at someone like Matthew McConaughey – ten years ago, you wouldn’t have said he’s going to be an
oscar-winning actor, you know?’ he explained. ‘It’s hard because Hollywood is a lot of things, but it’s not the biggest risk taker.’ But with fame, comes other unwanted trappings as Hamm reveals he has women hurling themselves at him despite being in a 17-year relationship with actress Jennifer Westfeldt, 44. ‘I can literally be walking through Central Park and every third person will be like, “Can I have a kiss?”’ he said. ‘no, absolutely not. And Jennifer will be right there. It doesn’t make you feel good. I’m like, “How were you raised?”’
Read the full interview in the September issue of GQ, on sale from Thursday.
TOM BRADY had to make do with looking at this photo of wife Gisele Bündchen kissing him as the couple spent his 37th birthday apart. The 33-year-old Brazilian supermodel posted the snap on Instagram with the message: ‘Happy birthday my love! Missing you so much.’ No doubt American football quarterback Brady is eagerly looking forward to his postponed birthday treat.
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■ My view of where some of the responsibility for the impact the collapse has on ordinary people is as follows: During the boom, the media should have held to account a very small number of powerful people in charge of powerful institutions when they were making decisions which bankrupted the country. The media should also have informed us of the implications of what was happening before the country suffered its biggest calamity since independence. The fact that the media did not hold the powerful to account, and did not inform the rest of us, meant the impact on ordinary
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■ Morning Person (Mailbox, Thu), i, like you, suffer the disgruntled faces of partners, children and co-workers in the morning. it’s often brought to my attention that i am ‘too happy’. i’m sorry, should i be more sad? My solution to the morning grouch problem? i dance to the most upbeat songs: everything is Awesome (because, let’s face it, it is), eye Of The Tiger (makes you feel like rocky) and intergalactic (just because you can dance funny). Morning Glory
gOOD On yA ● Well done to the organisers of the March for Suicide Prevention highlighting a lack of government funding for mental health. Grace
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● To the lady with the pierced nose and Jamaica lanyard that has coffee in Lovin Spoon: you are very pretty, you don’t need to try so hard. Let them run after you. If I was 20 years younger I’d gladly do the chasing.
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● To the cute guy in the Ireland football jacket on the 66x in town Thursday morning around 8.30. You held your position well on the stairs down Nassau Street. My dogged defence held out until Kildare Street. You finally broke it down and scored a smile. And then, like England, you exited all too soon. Want to take it into extra time? DS
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dangerous beauty: The fjord of Milford Sound on new Zealand’s South island is a thrillingly remote and forbidding wilderness
A bird’s eye view of the world Air trAvel might be tedious but ‘flightseeing’ puts the thrill bAck into flying. here’s how to do it, sAys Caroline eden Up and away down Under
and the white sands of Cable Beach. WEXAS Travel offers a ten-day tailor-made holiday of the Kimberley, including Broome and Kununurra, as well as scenic flights into the World Heritage-listed Bungle Bungle Range.
From €4,000 per person, including international flights. wexas.com
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Bush planes and air taxis are to Alaska what water taxis are to The wilderness of the Kimberley in Venice: an essential, scenic way of Western Australia spreads out such a vast area, the only way to really get an getting around. Remote in the extreme, some parts of Alaska cannot idea of its magnitude is from the air. be reached by a standard fixed-wing ‘It’s the best way to appreciate the plane, however good the pilot. For sheer scale of the landscape,’ says those areas, a helicopter is essential. David Warne, director of WEXAS To give tourists a bird’s-eye view of Travel, ‘and the only way to access some of the remote beach camps and Alaska’s wildest, most dreamlike corners, local flying experts waterfalls.’ The extraordinary sight Talkeetna Air Taxi use a tiny but of the beehive-like Bungle Bungle robust threeRange is also seater Robinson best seen by R44 II Raven light plane or helicopter. helicopter. This is the Other natural perfect way to wonders to take appreciate in from the sky Mount are the world’s McKinley – aka only Horizontal ‘the high one’ – Waterfalls, dramatic gorges peak performance: on Mount Mckinley which, at
6,168m, is the tallest mountain peak in North America. Other itinerary options include hiking trips, wilderness landings in far-flung settings, access to remote cabins and blue ice glacier landings. Perfect for a different point of view, a helicopter ride is an exciting way to up the ante on any Alaskan hiking, sightseeing, fishing, rafting or photography trip.
Hour-long flightseeing tours start from €150. talkeetnaair.com
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Wild and breathtaking, Milford Sound – a fjord on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island – is made up of thick forests, sheer rocky cliffs, eerie dark waters and the much-photographed 1,692m Mitre Peak. Attracting about half a million visitors a year, the best way to witness the scale of this landscape is from the air. From high up, you can take in sweeping aerial views of mountains, glaciers, waterfalls and the Milford Sound fjord, and if you’re lucky, seals, dolphins and penguins. The writer Rudyard Kipling once called Milford Sound the ‘eighth wonder of the world’ but care must also be taken. This remote part of New Zealand is peaceful at a distance but up close it is a harsh and
challenging wilderness.
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Party resort Mayrhofen, where the Snowbombing festival takes place every April, is best known for its bolshy Jägermeister-soaked après-ski scene. This summer – perhaps in a bid to put off boozy revellers? – the resort has launched a different type of entertainment: a weekly ‘learn to yodel’ hike (€43, inghams.co.uk) through the Königsleiten region. ‘The walk, which takes half a day, stops at purpose-built stations where guests are taught some rudimentary yodelling verses and harmonies that make up a simple folk song or verse,’ says Jodie Perkins, product manager at Inghams. Yodelling was developed as a form of long distance communication, typically to call cows from mountain tops.
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The Limelight (from €280, per room per night, limelighthotel.com) is Aspen’s youngest hotel, a refreshing modern boutique in what can sometimes be a slightly stuffy, old-school town. It attracts a young clientele who like to take advantage of its fun outdoor packages. This summer you can join The Moonlight Cruiser ride, a full-moon bike ride through
wildflower-filled Aspen. The ride, which takes place on regular dates until October, is also popular with locals, who are encouraged to adhere to the BYOB policy – Bring Your Own Bike – while guests are given complimentary bikes on a first-come, first-served basis. It all kicks off at 8pm in the lobby with an extended Happy Hour serving cheap pizza and beer. The nearby St Regis Aspen (from €300, stregisaspen.com) is currently pushing its
North Star Nature Preserve ‘wellness’ side, starting with private yoga classes available in its courtyard or on the slopes. The hotel will also organise kayaking trips to the nearby North Star Nature Preserve, full of mellow rivers and streams, or you can explore Buttermilk mountain from the saddle through the hotel’s choice of equestrian day trips.
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If you really can’t wait for some snowrelated adrenaline action, Les Deux Alpes (2alpesnet.com) resort has one of the best summer parks in the Alps and access to the largest European glacier. It is open until August 30, reached via the Jandri Express gondola, and will require an early start – the summer ski area is open only from 7.15am to 12.30pm. Most summer skiers stay at the souleil’Or (€135), which has its own swimming pool, so you can spend your afternoon making the most of the sun. Lower down the mountain is a maze of mountain bike trails, too.
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Take 3 BackPacks There are hundreds of backpacks to choose from, so which are the best for an overland jaunt? luke scrine, the accessories buyer at outdoor specialists ellis Brigham, says: ‘look for packs made from durable fabrics such as ripstop nylons to make sure your pack makes it there and back. if you’re planning a trip that requires you to carry your gear, then a comfortable, well-fitting
pack is crucial. look for one with a fully adjustable harness to achieve a customised fit. you need to stay organised so look for a pack that offers easy access to the main compartment as well as separate pockets for storing on-the-go essentials.’ Recommended bags, from top right: The Lowe Alpine Expedition 75:95, €199.99; Osprey Farpoint 70, €150; and The North Face Base Camp Duffel 90L, €103.99. www.ellis-brigham.com
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Italy’s Dolomites, a mix of craggy peaks, lush meadows and deep forests, have long attracted serious cyclists and now there’s an option for those who don’t own their own Lycra.
You can hire e-bikes (€20 per day) in the Alta Badia valley (altabadia. org), the gastronomic heart of South Tyrol, formed of six quaint villages and three Michelin-starred restaurants. The e-bike system works in a similar way to Dublin’s City Bikes, with seven drop-off points in the valley and across the peaks. All that cycling will, of course, make you hungry, so tuck into a Michelin-starred mess tin (€6.90€17.50), which you can collect on your bike from one of eight participating huts. In homage to World War I, chefs have prepared the tins with ingredients typical of the region 100 years ago. They include smoked pork shank, stewed beans and potatoes, toasted flour
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soup with dumplings, trout salad, rye bread, cabbage and sheep’s ricotta cheese, among other things. Many seasoned skiers make regular pilgrimages to the region in summer. Fraser Wilkin, founder of new tour operator snow Wise (snow-wise.com), says Alta Badia is his favourite part of the Alps in summer. ‘The villages are unspoilt, the welcome genuine and the walking beautiful. Stay at La Perla in Corvara (rooms from €228, hotellaperla.it), which sets the standard for Alpine Hotels.’ Alternatively, head to nearby resort Alpe di siusi, to the new Adler Mountain Lodge (€213, adlerlodge.com), barely a month old. It sits inside a Unesco World Heritage Site and took ten years to come to fruition, thanks to its sensitive location. Its design is part Namibian lodge, part Tyrolean mountain dairy hut. Niche.
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Film4, 9pm Preposterous action thriller in which Liam Neeson plays an ex-CIA man whose daughter is kidnapped by sex traffickers while on holiday in Paris. Neeson duffs up a range of racial stereotypes – including a Fake Sheikh-type character so cartoonish even Tulisa wouldn’t be taken in.
Comedy Central, 11pm
The descendants of Irish soldiers who fought in world war I travel to the battlefields of europe to trace their relatives’ involvement. In this second of a two-parter, Kerry Rooney (above) from Belfast wants to find out more about her great-grandfather’s experience at the Battle of the Somme.
The deeply odd David Kay, who you wouldn’t sit next to on a bus, opens this week’s stand-up with a rambling monologue. As a comic, Kay is niche – but Michael Legge (taking a pop at the edinburgh Fringe) and Susan Calman bring the energy in the room up to speed.
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Biopic of Monty Python member Graham Chapman, who died of cancer in 1989, using animation and Chapman’s reading of his 1980 autobiography, which combines whimsy with a glimpse into his alcoholism, and sex addiction.
BBC3, 10pm
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Coast is stretching its sea legs this week as it crosses the Atlantic to Nova Scotia in Canada to follow the path of the Scottish settlers. It’s interesting, but can’t compete in the cute stakes with a report on a project tracking the lives of puffins in the outer Hebrides. one of the birds is 34 years old.
The forgoTTen wAr? irelAnD AnD worlD wAr i RTÉ1, 10.35PM
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John Bowman hosts this panel programme set in Dublin Castle which examines the role played by the tens of thousands of Irishmen who signed up to fight in the British army during World War I. Moving interviews with war veterans are interspersed with archive footage as the panellists, including artist Robert Ballagh and Dr Paul Bew, who is Irish politics professor at Queen’s University, Belfast, discuss what life was like for those men in the trenches and in the years after they returned home.
RTÉ1, 7.30pm
The well of sympathy Ian Beale tapped into in the wake of Lucy’s murder is starting to run dry. It’s a bit of a relief in truth – it felt alien to empathise with Ian the grieving father, we’re glad he’s back to his old spineless self. Meanwhile, Cora is excited that Stan is planning a treat for her.
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Donna has been behaving erratically lately, which is understandable, given she’d been told she had only six months to a year to live. well, it turns out the end might be much nearer than she thought, as she turns to Marlon for support.
Live action from the Marcoussis in Paris as the latest matches of the women’s Rugby world Cup get underway. This evening, Ireland, captained by Fiona Coghlan (above), face a tough test against New Zealand, who have won the past four titles.
A dating show that’s a bizarre mash-up of Blind Date and The Mask, the make-up department earning its crust by disguising the potential contestants in a selection of Halloween-style faces. The idea, shocking as it might seem, is that it’s personality, not looks, that count. who’d have thought it, eh?
UTV, 9pm
Some believe young offenders here are treated too leniently. Here’s a look at the alternative: in the state of Indiana, teenagers who commit serious crimes are tried as adults. This means that in wabash Valley Correctional Facility there are 17-year-olds facing 65-year jail sentences. In that context, does rehabilitation have any meaning?
Drama in The club BBC1, 9pm
Fans of one Born every Minute will welcome the arrival of this new Kay Mellor drama. Fay Ripley, Jill Halfpenny and Katherine Parkinson are three mums-tobe with money worries, bitter ex-partners, teenage bullying and lesbian co-parenting some of the issues which arise at the parentcraft class.
uToPiA C4, 10pm
In this penultimate episode of Dennis Kelly’s thriller, the true power of Janus – the vaccine that causes human sterility – is making its presence felt. The storyline is dangling multiple strands, not least Arby, Grant and Carvel headed for a date with destiny.
Don’T Tell The briDe BBC3, 9pm
Bridegroom Ian’s got some front – under the guise of bagging a bargain wedding dress, he takes himself off on a lads’ break to Thailand. Then again, bride-to-be Jay deserves all she gets – would you abandon control over the best day of your life just to get on TV?
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Classic 1980s coming of age drama centring on middleclass teen Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman (Jennifer Grey) who, while staying with her family at a mountain resort, falls for resident dance instructor Johnny (Patrick Swayze). She soon becomes embroiled with the lives of the working class staff, much to her parents dismay.
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A Promise
Alan Rickman plays mill owner Karl Hoffmeister, whose much younger wife (Rebecca Hall, right) is all over his assistant, Friedrich (Richard Madden). Alas, Friedrich is suddenly sent to Mexico. It’s a period piece, set in 1912, so meaningful looks, flouncing about and snoozing (for the audience) ensue.
The Double
Written and directed by Richard Ayoade and based on a novella by Dostoyevsky, this black comedy stars Jesse Eisenberg (left) as office worker Simon, who is upstaged by his charismatic doppelgänger James – who also pursues a romance with the woman Simon has been admiring from afar.
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SpORT DigEST Fitzpatrick added to ireland line-up
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team to play their New Zealand counterparts in the second round of the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup has been named. There is just one change to the first XV that overcame USA, 23-17 in their opening game of the tournament. Paula Fitzpatrick starts at blindside, with Siobhan Fleming named in the replacements. Scrum-half Tania Rosser will receive the honour of getting her 50th cap for Ireland as she lines out against her native country. Speaking ahead of the test, coach Philip Doyle (above) said: ‘We have prepared for a tough test, we are focusing on how we are going to play our game and we have to play as well as we can.’
Tinkoff-Saxo hit back at Cookson CyCLiNg Roman Kreuziger’s Tinkoff-
Saxo team have published an open letter to Brian Cookson criticising comments the UCI president has made after the Czech Republic rider was provisionally suspended based on biological passport irregularities. Kreuziger was omitted from TinkoffSaxo’s Tour de France squad and, his team say, was not suspended, by them or the UCI, until he was selected for this month’s Tour of Poland. The letter followed a series of messages on Twitter from team owner Oleg Tinkoff, threatening legal action against the UCI.
Moving on: Rodwell has failed to make his mark at City
month’s Negev Israel Open due to security concerns arising from the military conflict in the country. The event, due to take place from September 15 to 21, was due to become first world tour event in Israel since 1996. However, ATP executive chairman and president Chris Kermode said: ‘Ensuring the security of our players, fans and all those involved in organising a world-class event, is our number one priority.’
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by gAviN BROwN seven Premier League clubs, with West Ham, Tottenham and Swansea reportedly amongst the Southport-born player’s suitors. However, Poyet, who last weekend predicted good news for Sunderland in the transfer market in the coming days, looks to have convinced Rodwell his future lies on Wearside.
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appearances for City last season for Rodwell with just one of them a start The Uruguayan is eager to reinforce a squad which has lost five senior players this summer, with only Chelsea defender Patrick van Aanholt arriving so far. The Sunderland boss remains keen on Liverpool forward Fabio Borini, who spent last season on loan at the Stadium of Light, and has also been linked with free agent former Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o.
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MANCHESTER CiTy outcast Jack Rodwell is poised for a permanent move to Premier League rivals Sunderland. Rodwell, 23, travelled to Sunderland for talks yesterday as Black Cats boss Gus Poyet bids to boost his midfield options ahead of the new season. Rodwell joined champions City from Everton in the summer of 2012 but, despite arriving at the Etihad Stadium with a reputation as one of the brightest young prospects in English football, his career has stagnated. The midfielder started just one league game under Manuel Pellegrini last season – the 0-0 draw at Stoke in September – but could still cost Sunderland a figure close to the £12million City paid. Rodwell Rodwell won is ruthe last of his moured to three England have atcaps last tracted intsummer erest from
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Alonso hails the Mercedes approach AuTO Fernando Alonso believes Mercedes to be the surprise of the Formula One season – and now the benchmark for Ferrari to aspire to. Come the start of the campaign, rumours implied Mercedes had adapted more to the new regulations compared to Ferrari and Renault. But no one expected Mercedes to usurp Red Bull as the force to beat. From the 11 Grands Prix over the first period of the season, Mercedes team-mates Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton have claimed ten poles and won nine races between them. Double world champion Alonso said: ‘Mercedes are motivation for us.’
Black Cats pounce on City misfit Rodwell
Raring to go: Vlaar
ASTON Villa manager Paul Lambert is planning talks with captain Ron Vlaar in a bid to resolve the defender’s future. The Dutchman has been linked with Juventus and Lazio after his fine World Cup for Holland. But, as Vlaar returned to training ahead of Villa’s first Premier League game
with Stoke on August 16, Lambert said: ‘Ron told me he is concentrating
‘We know Ron loves it at Villa’ on that game. He’s enthusiastic, positive and raring to go. Ron’s got
another year to go on his contract – it’s not like he’s at the end of it. He loves it at Villa, that’s well known.’ One player leaving Villa Park is Antonio Luna, who has joined Hellas Verona on loan. The Serie A side have an option to buy the 23-year-old full-back at the end of the deal.
ONTHEgRApEviNE u NORWICH’S goal-shy striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel is on the verge of a season-long loan move to French side SaintEtienne. The £8.5million flop scored just once last season. u SOUTHAMPTON misfit Dani
Osvaldo is closing in on a loan move to Inter Milan, according to reports in Italy. The striker, 28, had a medical yesterday. u CHELSEA midfielder Oriol Romeu has gone to Bundesliga Stuttgart on loan.
u WEST Ham are keen on Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha and Stoke striker Peter Crouch to beef up their attack after Andy Carroll was ruled out for four months with an ankle injury.
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Magpies loan duo back after Forest swoop NEWCASTLE will take their summer signing spree to nine by signing Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Karl Darlow and defender Jamaal Lascelles today. Both will return to the City Ground on season-long loans but Magpies boss Alan Pardew said: ‘We have done some terrific business. It’s difficult for teams outside the Champions League to compete but we’re trying to do it in an educated manner.’
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nice guy naismith has just the ticket Naismith: Initiative to motivate jobless
Footballers losing touch is a myth, says Toffee by gAvin bROwn STEVEN NAISMITH last night insisted football is full of nice guys after revealing plans to hand out Everton match tickets to jobseekers in Liverpool. The Scotland international has launched an initiative with Jobcentreplus in a bid to help get people back into work, and believes the cliche of top players becoming detached from reality is just a myth. ‘There’s a lot of good things footballers do,’ Naismith said. ‘Some things do get noticed and some things don’t. There’s probably a minority that are disconnected from fans but I’ve not come across many. It’s something that’s very exaggerated.’
‘I’ve seen it with friends. How low people can get’ The 27-year-old’s initiative will see him buy tickets next season that will be distributed to different Jobcentres and given to those working hard to find a job. ‘I’ve tried to think of some different ideas that will make a difference and this was one that was simple and should probably have been thought about before,’ said the former Rangers player. ‘People can lose confidence and give up, so hopefully this can help boost their morale and show there are rewards for the hard work they’re doing and keep them motivated to try to find a job. ‘I’ve seen it with friends and family so I understand how tough it can be and how low people can get when they’re trying hard and nothing’s coming of it. I know these wee things do make a difference.’
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Van Persie was back in Manchester after being given an extended break by Van Gaal following his exploits for Holland at the World Cup. The Dutchman gave photographers the thumbs up when asked if he was raring to go for the new campaign. The forward later tweeted: ‘Back in training today after a short break. Looking forward to the new season so much! Hope you all feeling the same.’
did you know? Louis van Gaal sent United assistant coach Marcel Bout back to Manchester from the club’s American tour to work with Nicky Butt on the fitness of the players given extended leave after the World Cup. Van Persie will join a group that includes Belgium duo Marouane Fellaini and Adnan Januzaj
fOOTbALL DigEsT ideye cleared to join Baggies 41 France caps WeST BRom’S record signing Brown Ideye will finally link up with his new Baggies team-mates this week after confirming his visa issues have been resolved. Nigeria striker Ideye (pictured) signed just over a fortnight ago for a fee believed to be around £10million, but has been forced to wait in his homeland whilst the matter was cleared. But via his Twitter account the former Dynamo Kiev forward said: ‘Happy to announce my Visa
has been issued. Will join the team ASAP.’ Albion boss Alan Irvine has described Ideye, 25, as ‘strong, quick and powerful’.
Struggling: Giroud was off the pace at the Emirates
Giroud insists he will not be stepping aside Olivier Giroud is adamant he will be ready to fire Arsenal to glory from the start of the new Premier League season. The France international looked laboured in the Gunners’ 1-0 Emirates Cup defeat to Monaco on Sunday – a result which saw Valencia win the preseason tournament. Giroud’s performance was in stark contrast to fellow strikers Yaya Sanogo and Joel Campbell, who lit up the Emirates on Saturday, with the former grabbing four goals in a 5-1 victory over Benfica. However, the 27-year-old, who made five World Cup appearances for France, says he is not ready to give up his role leading the Arsenal front line and will be sharper in time for Sunday’s clash with Manchester City. ‘We did well on Saturday and had a great game, but on Sunday there was another team who have had only three or four days training,’ Giroud said. ‘IT was really hard for me physically and I didn’t feel really well in the game but it is okay as I have this week to work because we have to be ready against City.’ Arsene Wenger insists he is not concerned about his striker’s lack of fitness. ‘It’s not him. [Giroud’s] not put weight on, he’s not out of shape, he’s worked very hard this week and not recovered from the work he has done,’ said the Gunners boss.
ROBIN VAN PERSIE returned to training with Manchester United yesterday as his team-mates prepared to learn their fate. New boss Louis van Gaal had promised to tell his players which of them were surplus to requirements after their friendly with Premier League rivals Liverpool in Miami overnight.
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for Samir Nasri, who looks set to hang up his international boots. The Manchester City midfielder (pictured) was left out of Didier Deschamps’ final 23 for the World Cup in Brazil.
Santos banned for world Cup abuse FIFA has banned former Greece coach Fernando Santos for eight internationals for verbally abusing match officials at the World Cup. Santos, a 59-year-old Portuguese, was sent from the dugout after extra-time of Greece’s last-16 match against Costa Rica, which his team lost on penalties. Santos’ contract expired after the World Cup. Fifa also confirmed that Luis Suarez has eight internationals of his nine-match ban remaining.
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Return of the Mac Rory McIlroy wins WGC-Bridgestone and goes back to World No.1 ranking
Tom worried by Woods’ latest injury blow as Ryder Cup bid fades
by pARAic MORgAn RORY MCILROY believes he is in the best form of his life as he seeks a third win in succession and second major title in the space of four weeks in the US PGA Championship. McIlroy headed to Valhalla back on top of the world rankings for the first time since March 2013 after claiming his first World Golf Championship event in the Bridgestone Invitational yesterday. It is the third time the Open champion has taken top spot with a win – the first was in the Honda Classic in March 2012 and the second later that year when he won the US PGA Championship by eight shots. That was one of five victories which saw McIlroy finish top of the money list on both sides of the Atlan-
‘I didn’t get ahead of myself. I just kept playing shot after shot’ tic, but the 25-year-old feels his Open triumph at Hoylake and victory at Firestone Country Club – both by two shots over the unfortunate Sergio Garcia – means he is playing at a higher level. ‘This is better,’ said McIlroy. ‘I’m more in control of my ball and my ball flight. Mentally, I’m really sharp. ‘It was the most comfortable I’ve ever felt trying to close out a golf tournament. I felt normal, like it was the first round or the second round. It didn’t feel like a fourth round. ‘I didn’t get ahead of myself. I didn’t start to think about my score. I didn’t think about where I was in the tournament. I just kept playing my shot after shot after shot.’ With Adam Scott narrowly failing to secure the topfive finish he needed to prevent McIlroy from overtaking him, the Northern Irishman’s lead at the top of the rankings is just 0.17 points. ‘My goal now is not to try to finish No.1 in the world. It’s to get as many titles as possible,’ McIlroy said. Rank and file: McIlroy came out on top after winning his first World Golf Championship
TIGER WOODS’ participation in September’s Ryder Cup looks in serious doubt with US captain Tom Watson admitting his latest back injury ‘doesn’t bode well’ for the former world No.1. The 38-year-old (pictured) was forced to pull out of the WGC Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio midway through his final round after suffering a recurrence of a back problem. His agent, Mark Steinberg, said his client was ‘back in Florida, [for] evaluation and then treatment’. Woods, playing in his third event since having surgery on a nerve in his back in March, looks certain to miss this week’s USPGA at Valhalla and is a major doubt for the Ryder Cup. US captain Watson said: ‘Tiger would be a great addition to our team. I’ve said all along I’d pick Tiger Woods if he’s healthy and playing well. This doesn’t bode well right now. I just hope that he can turn around and possibly play this week at the PGA. ‘It concerns me because that’s an injury that seems like he tried to address before.’
Celtic skipper Brown wants fighting spirit to get out of War-zone
That’s the spirit: Brown
CElTIC skipper Scott Brown cannot be out on the pitch when his side bid to reverse a three-goal deficit against legia Warsaw, but he will be in the dressing room beforehand calling on his teammates to show the same belief that pulled them out of a similar hole last season. Ronny Deila suffered a difficult start to his Celtic career when the manager lost Brown to a torn hamstring seconds into his opening
pre-season game. And the pressure intensified when Celtic capitulated in Poland last week, seeing Efe Ambrose sent off in a 4-1 defeat in their Champions
‘Can we go and do it again? I believe we can’ league third qualifying round first leg encounter. Celtic suffered another painful
European defeat last season, in the fourth qualifying round against Shakhter Karagandy, but Brown and his colleagues recovered to overturn a 2-0 defeat at Parkhead. And the midfielder had an instant response when asked what the key to their comeback was. ‘Spirit,’ he said. ‘Everyone believed we could do it. We knew we were a better team than we showed over there and I’m sure the lads will be thinking that as well.
‘Can we go out and do it again? I believe we can.’ Deila’s task in forging a relationship with his squad has no doubt been hampered by losing his captain to injury for up to three months, but Brown will provide a rallying cry in Edinburgh. ‘I’ll be in that changing room with the lads trying to help out in any way that I’m needed. ‘It is a work in progress but we can put it right on Wednesday.’