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President Michael d Higgins has said he hopes the lessons of doomed and delayed housing regeneration schemes have been learned. Opening part of the rebuilt st Michael’s estate in inchicore, dublin – now known as thornton Heights – the President praised the tenacity of local women who helped keep the project on track. the €16.9million redevelopment is just two acres of a 14-acre site and is home to ten houses and 65 apartments, a creche and community centre. President Higgins said too many draft plans for the betterment of st Michael’s estate had come to nothing since the 1990s. ‘too many new starts have been announced. too many times have st Michael’s estate’s residents’ hopes been dashed, their work and efforts gone to waste,’ he said. ‘there was a squandering of trust and
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of the hard-won relationships that had been forged over the years. ‘the housing needs of the residents were left to the fortunes of speculative ventures. But that now is the past, from which – i hope – we have learned.’ the new thornton Heights homes – named after dr Brigid Lyons thornton, a doctor and distinguished member of Cumann na mBan – form a secure, natural courtyard with three playgrounds for different age groups. the regeneration of st Michael’s began 12 years ago with construction only starting in 2010 after a public-private partnership with developer Bernard Mcnamara failed.
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Why Irish men just can’t be relied on IRISH men are more unreliable than women but they will definitely, definitely, take the bins out, a survey has revealed. Research found that despite it being the most coveted and prized aspect in any relationship – reliability is not strong for either men or women in Ireland when it comes to house chores. Some 50 per cent of men should not be depended on to do the ironing, while more than 27 per cent of men claim their mammies are more reliable than their partners. Mutually dabbling in the odd white lie, Irish men and women do lie about their job title, address and their age – with men being the bigger culprits in all respects, found the survey, commissioned by Sky Ireland. It’s not all rosy for women either, as some 48 per cent of them fib about their weight, while up to 34 per cent admit to lying to their partner. Technology gets the upper hand in many relationships, as up to 30 per cent said that their phone is their most dependable possession. Sky Ireland’s director of products, Ann-Marie MacKay, said: ‘Considering that smartphones and laptops are deemed to be the most reliable pieces of technology by 48 per cent of the respondents, it’s more important than ever that people have a broadband service that they can rely on.’
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IT’S a bitter pop spat that has been kept under lock and key – but now the lid has been lifted on a ‘secret feud’ between Katy Perry and Taylor Swift. Perry appeared to take offence after her fellow sin ger told Rolling Stone mag azine she had a rivalry with an unnamed pop nemesis. Swift, 24, revealed: ‘She did something so horrible, I was like: “We’re straight up enemies.” It wasn’t even about a guy! She basically tried to sabo tage an entire arena s a n l Joe Jo er tour. She tried to hire a utn l Taylor La yer bunch of people out l John Ma haal from under me.’ en Fans were quick to l Jake Gyll nnedy guess the Roar singer was l Conor Ke les
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gun deaths rise as gangs use more lethal weapons by ORNA cuNNiNgHAM THE increased use of handguns in Ireland has brought on a frightening rise in deaths, an Irish Medical Journal report has shown. A 1985 study showed just 21 gun injuries, and four deaths as a result. But according to a 2008 study, the handgun’s growing popularity meant eight of 17 people who presented with gunshot wounds in that period, died. Only one person in 31 wounded died due to an injury from a low-velocity weapon. In a new study published in the Irish Medical Journal, of patients brought to west Dublin’s Connolly Hospital emergency department between 2001 and 2010, 65 had gunshot injuries. Eight patients died in the emergency room. The report showed that the youngest victim of gun crime was 15 and the oldest, 52. Only one woman presented with a gunshot wound. The type of weapon used in the attack was important too – patients were more likely to survive an assault with a low-velocity shotgun blast than a high-velocity handgun. The report’s authors describe the results as ‘showing a dramatic increase in gun crime in Dublin over the previous four decades’. The age profile of victims had decreased (the mean age of 27 had decreased from 31) and the mortality rate had increased, with a marked increase in the use of high-velocity firearms like handguns, rifles and semi-automatic weapons. Firearms of this nature have been widely attributed to increased gangland activity and the illegal drug trade. The authors also noted that gunshot wounds from licensed weapons are still relatively rare. They finished by saying that despite the evident increase in gunshot injuries, the numbers in Ireland are still low by comparison with other developed countries. The burden on radiology departments remains relatively low, they added. However, should the increasing trend continue, further resources and expertise may be required, they warned.
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HSE worth more than ‘extra fiver’ – Minister MINISTER for Health Leo Varadkar has warned that tax cuts in Budget 2015 should not come at the expense of the health service. During an interview on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland radio show, the Minister said an increase in
average gross pay would be a welcome boost, but warned the tax package presented by Government is expected to be relatively modest. ‘It’s going to be an extra fiver or tenner in your payslip every week.’ Mr Varadkar also said he could not say if promised free
GP care for under sixes would be introduced in this Budget. Appearing to show irritation at his minister’s comments, Taoiseach Enda Kenny later said ‘it was easier to produce 300 pages of recommendations as to why things can’t be done’ than to find ways that they can be done.
Stigma over mind health SOME 65 per cent of people believe Irish society views being treated for a mental health problem as a sign of failure. Figures released by St Patrick’s Mental Health Services for today’s World Suicide Prevention Day reveal that stigma in Ireland is still a major cause for concern. The research showed that one in five respondents wouldn’t trust someone who previously had a mental health issue.
Boy, 2, dies in driveway FaMIly and friends were yesterday attempting to support and comfort the parents of a two-year-old boy who tragically lost his life following an accident in the driveway of his home. Tomás O’Connor had been playing at the family house at Derrydonnell, near Oranmore, Co Galway, on Monday when he was accidentally struck by a car driven by one of his parents.
New talks at waste plant FRESH talks between bosses at Greyhound Waste Recycling and striking employees are set to take place this week. as a blockade of Greyhound’s Clondalkin depot was lifted temporarily, the company’s High Court order against its staff was adjourned yesterday. More than 50 employees have been picketing since June over the company’s plan to cut up to 35 per cent of wage packets.
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Versatile STELLAn SkARSgåRD, 63, has played pirates and astrophysicists. In his new film, In Order Of Disappearance, he plays a father hunting his son’s killers Where do you get recognised most? Probably Sweden but
where people come up to me most is in the US. Sometimes it’s because they’ve seen Good Will Hunting 15 times; some say: ‘I love Insomnia.’ Some kids come up because they’ve seen Avengers, and girls have seen me in Mamma Mia! There’s a fit for everyone.
In Order Of Disappearance is violent. Do you ever get squeamish filming grisly scenes? No. It’s not real. We
made a decision that the violence should be unpleasant because the director and I are against violence. And this violent revenge thing my character is doing is not morally right but understandable.
Why do you think Nils reacts that way? He is incapable of
dealing with his emotions and he doesn’t have the tools to deal with the situation. If he had let out his emotions, he wouldn’t have had to kill anybody. The killing spree comes out of incompetence.
In Order Of Disappearance is darkly funny too. What’s the appeal of gallows humour? You feel liberated by laughing at things you’re afraid of.
Have you ever felt that? I laughed when my father died. And cried. And laughed. Why? Because it was so absurd. We made some jokes, me and my siblings, right when he died, and laughed and then went back to crying then laughed again. Man is such a funny animal.
Do you have to be a pop psychologist to be an actor?
As an actor, if you try to go by some cheap Freudian psychology you’re f***ed, because people can react in the strangest ways. I just try to make it believable for the audience
Do other actors ever annoy you? No, I love working with
actors. The only thing that annoys me is if they put their own vanity in front of the work.
Do you see that more in Hollywood? Not necessarily,
and then it’s not always about vanity. A lot of movie stars depend on looking good for their income. I don’t have to do that because I’m more of an actor than a star. It’s much better to be an actor.
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A lot of movie stars depend on looking good for their income. I don’t have to do that the uncut version that is hard to take for sure.
What do you like about Sweden? It’s so much nicer to
live in a society where we don’t have a lot of bulls*** about whether you have a penis or not.
What’s the best thing about your job? Being creative together
Are you social? Yes. I need
with people. Collective creativity.
people, love people. I’ve got eight kids – you don’t do that if you don’t like people.
What’s the worst thing about your job? Learning lines.
What would you cook someone for the first time?
When I was a kid I couldn’t wait to grow up so I wouldn’t have any homework, and now I’m an actor, it’s so much homework.
What was it like filming Nymphomaniac? As always,
when I work with Lars [von Trier] it’s such a great pleasure. Then spending two weeks in a room with Charlotte Gainsbourg was… lovely.
Did anything shock you about the film? Not really but
there’s some pretty brutal stuff in
If they’re vegetarian, meat. I’ve converted three vegetarians by serving them milk-fed veal.
In the last Thor film you stripped off and ran naked around Stonehenge. Did filming that bother you? No, I like physical comedy. I’m considered a serious actor, which is a nightmare sometimes! I like being funny. Anna Smith
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Gaga hits bum note as she lands in Dubai
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he promised to respect Muslim culture in Dubai but Lady Gaga tripped up at the first hurdle when she flashed her behind shortly after arriving. The singer at first appeared to have covered up as she was guided through Dubai Inter national Airport in a gold embroiled burkastyle gown. But the 28yearold was exposed when the camera flash bulbs went off, giving the appear ance that she had gone comm
ando for the trip. her embarrassing fashion faux pas came as she was greeted by Arab dignitaries dressed toptotoe in traditional dishdashes. Looking ahead to her stay in the United Arab emirates, the Fame Monster had said: ‘I hope during this trip I can show my true self, with a message of acceptance, tolerance, a respect for individ uals of all cultures.’ Lady Gaga later showed off pictures of her fivestar luxury accommodation filled with choc
olates and a double bed decorated in petals. The gay advocate’s controversial stage show is expected to be toned down when she takes to the city’s Meydan Racecourse tonight, using con fetti snowstorms and giant inflat able mushrooms to impress, instead of her past PVC bondage and breastgroping antics. She said: ‘My fans were so sweet at the airport I was so choked up! I have been dreaming of coming to the Middle east and finally #dreamscometrue.’
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Aniston nips out for the launch of her latest film JEnniFEr AniSTOn made sure she was feeling perky as she celebrated the release of her new film. The 45-yearold showed off perhaps more than she intended to as she wore a sheer top on the red carpet to the premiere of cake at the Toronto Film Festival. Looking elegant for her screening, Aniston revealed to reporters it was liber ating
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NEWMAN ★ isJOHN enjoying the spoils of rival
Sam Smith’s success – as fans keep confusing the pair. The singer, 24, revealed: ‘i get confused for Sam day in, day out.’ Even the press confuse the pair, he said. ‘ i was doing a press thing and the guy said he was a fan,’ Newman told Kiss FM’s breakfast show. ‘i looked at the floor and he had loads of references of how he wanted to photograph Sam Smith. i said, “You think i’m Sam Smith, don’t you?” and he walked off.’
Miley’s mother is cone too pleased
Avicii pulls out over health woe
Miley Cyrus wore to a New York party were a stunt too far for her mother. ‘That’s my least favourite outfit,’ admitted Tish, 55.
for health reasons. The Swedish dance star, 25, had his gall bladder and appendix removed earlier this year.
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Eminem raps up a world best
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book of world records. The 41-year-old spat out a record 1,560 words in six minutes and four seconds.
album – called Four – rocketed to the top of the iTunes album chart on pre-order sales alone yesterday.
EMiNEM has ★ rapped his way into the Guinness
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CO2 levels are now higher than before Industrial Age CARBON dioxide levels in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2013 as rising levels of man-made pollution transform the planet, the UN weather agency said in an annual report yesterday. The World Meteorological Organisation said CO2, the heat-trapping gas blamed for global warming, rose to concentrations of 396 parts per million last year, the biggest yearly change in 30 years and 42 per cent higher than before the Industrial Age.
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(Finally) time for Apple Watch and iPhone 6…
THE time for Apple’s entry into the world of wearable technology finally arrived yesterday – as the tech giant unveiled its Apple Watch. The device runs apps, acts as a health and fitness tracker and will be compatible with the iPhone – but it won’t go on sale until next year. ‘This is the most personal device we’ve ever created,’ said Apple chief executive Tim Cook in Cupertino, California, where he also launched the iPhone 6 and a new mobile payment system called Apple Pay. The Apple Watch comes in three models and two sizes and will be controlled via a ‘digital crown’ – the sidewinder which will work as a button to navigate through apps. It will cost $349 when it goes on sale in the
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US – Apple did not say how much it would sell for here. Will Jones, buyer for tablets and computing at at a UK store, called it ‘a game changer’. ‘Wearable technology has to look good or consumers won’t wear it. Apple has not let us down,’ he said. The iPhone 6 boasts a bigger 4.7in screen, while iPhone 6 Plus is larger still – coming with a 5.5in screen. Prices start at €670 when both models go on general sale next Friday. Rock band U2 also had a surprise for fans at the launch event, as Bono revealed their new album, Songs of Innocence, could be downloaded for free on iTunes.
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Tiago Silva has been named our Merchandiser of the Month. Tiago was working at Pearse station but has since moved on to other employment, and sends his thanks and best wishes to the people he used to meet at Pearse. Each
LONG LIVE THE KING This king penguin chick takes shelter under the wing of a cuddly toy. It is the first born in Britain’s onlyy breeding colony c y of king penguins – after af a five-year wait at Birdland Park & Gardens, Gloucestershire Picture: BNPS
Fans given that Ziggy gold dust DAVID BOWIE is to treat fans to another new track this year as part of a rarities album marking his 50th year in the business. Hot on the heels of his 2013 cut The Next Day, the 67-year-old will release Nothing Has Changed, including the single Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime), recorded with producer and long-time collaboTalent: Bowie is releasing rator Tony Visconti. his rarities Picture: Pa Shadow Man, which was originally written for The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, will also feature on the retrospective encompassing his career since his 1964 debut as the frontman of Davie Jones With The King Bees. Also on the tracklist will be Let Me Sleep Beside You, a re-recording of a song he penned in 1967 that was supposed to appear on the album Toy, which was ditched in favour of Heathen. Set for release on November 17, Nothing Has Changed will hit the shelves on the same day as a limited edition 10in and digital download version of the new single, which will itself feature another new track, ’Tis A Pity She’s A Whore, as its B-side.
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US president slaps down wife-beater football star
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BARACK OBAMA has joined the chorus condemning US football star Ray Rice after a video emerged of him punching his fiancée unconscious. The US president made a statement hours after the player was dropped by the Baltimore Ravens amid a row over the clip, which showed him punching Janay Palmer, now his wife, in a lift. ‘Hitting a woman is not something a real man does and that’s true whether or not an act of violence happens in the public eye or, far too often, behind closed doors,’ the president said. ‘Stopping domestic violence is something that’s bigger than football.’ The footage, from February, shows the couple arguing in a lift at an Atlantic City casino. The footballer punches his fiancée, lifting her off her feet and she hits her head on a hand rail. Once the lift door opens, an apparently unconcerned Rice, 27, drags her unconscious body out into the hotel. He was later charged with assault and domestic violence. If convicted, he could spend up to five years in jail. Initially, the National Football League
Attack: Ray Rice, below; hits his fiancée, main picture, and then drags her out of lift pictures: Ap
gave the player a two-match ban and a €385,000 fine. But after TMZ released the clip, it said Rice, who signed a
€26million, five-year deal in 2012, was suspended indefinitely. Yesterday, Nike severed business ties with him.
Crash flight MH17 ‘hit by objects in mid-air’ THE Malaysia Airlines plane that crashed in Ukraine broke up after being struck by ‘high-energy objects’, a report has found. Flight MH17 received ‘multiple holes and indentations’ from ‘objects that penetrated the aircraft from outside’, it states. Experts say the findings match earlier claims that a missile struck the Boeing 777 aircraft. Human or technical error was not to blame for the crash in July, in which all 298 people – mostly Dutch nationals – on board were killed. ‘The fact that many pieces of aircraft structure were distributed over a large area indicated the aircraft broke up in the air,’ the Dutch Safety Board said in its preliminary report.
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My rat came a cropper, now it’s a chopper A TEENAGER left devastated by the death of his pet rat has had it turned into the world’s first airborne rodent. Pepeijn Bruins can now fly his animal by remote control thanks to three propellers attached to it. His pet Ratjetoe (Dutch for ratatouille) had to be put down after getting cancer. Pepeijn, 13, then asked Arjen Beltman and Bart Jansen – inventors of a flying cat – to help. They stuffed it and made it airborne. ‘I loved Ratjetoe very much – he loved to be cud-
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by DOMinic yEATMAn dled and he ran up my clothes to hide,’ Pepeijn said. ‘I’d seen Bart and Arjen and their flying cat and asked if it would be possible to have the rat fly.’ Mr Jansen, who has made a remote-control ostrich and is working on a shark, said: ‘Flight is man’s greatest achievement, so why not give it to more animals?’ The flying Ratjetoe appears in All Creatures Great And Stuffed on Channel 4 at 10pm tonight.
Ready for take-off: Pepeijn with his dead and alive (left) pet Pictures: sWNs
Crazy golfer: Karsten Maas wields his club
We’ve all joined the Guinness club THE 60th edition of the Guinness World Records hits the shelves tomorrow with superlatives that will shock and amaze on every page. Chief among them is Nick Bennett who has earned a place in the compendium for having the largest 007 collection. The 47-yearold from Leigh in Lancashire owns 12,463 pieces of memorabilia in his house. Mr Bennett said: ‘It’s a dream come true. As a child I read the book from cover to cover and I cannot believe that I will actually be in this year’s book as an official record holder, pinch me.’
Californian Nick Stoeberl had to work less hard for his place in the compendium. He has the world’s longest tongue (4in). Beth Johnson from Ohio, has built the world’s largest yo-yo measuring 11ft 9in in diameter.
Meanwhile, Nancy Siefker, 26, holds the record for the furthest arrow shot with the feet. The circus artist from California is able to shoot an arrow 20ft. And don’t forget Karsten Maas, 49, from Denmark. He is the proud inventor of the world’s longest golf club, measuring 14ft 4in.
Tongues will wag: Nick Stoeberl earns an entry, y, left, t, while Nick Bennett (above right) ght) shows sho off his collection Pictures: Pa
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State-of-the-art DIT site is ‘inspiring’, says Burton by LukE HOLOHAn TÁNAISTE Joan Burton has described the development of the Grangegorman site for the Dublin Institute of Technology campus as ‘tremendous’ and ‘inspiring’. During a visit to the state-of-theart north Dublin campus, the minister spoke of her confidence in the continued success of the Dublin Institute of Technology and said that the project was one very close to her heart having grown up in the area. The Dublin Institute of Technology welcomed its first 1,000 students earlier this week and the Minister for Social Protection said that ‘meeting the first staff and students who will work on the campus gives a very real sense of the achievement that has
been made to date and the potential that will be realised in the future.’ Also speaking on the tour of the grounds was Minister for Education and Skills Jan O’Sullivan. She said that the Government was
a very proud supporter of the institute’s vision for world class education and hailed the conservation work that went into maintaining the site’s unique and original features. Ms O’Sullivan said: ‘The initial
Minister tackles religious ‘discrimination’ MINISTER of State at the Department of Justice and Equality Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said he is focused on changing legislation which can have ‘a chilling effect on members of the LGBT Community’. The legislation in question is section 37 of the Employment Equality Act. The Labour minister said: ‘In its current form, this section of this Act allows religious institutions to discriminate against employees who may contradict their ethos.’ He added that this is of ‘particular concern to those in the education and health sectors where many schools and hospitals are funded by the State, but run by a religious order’.
Penneys has some fall classics in store Penneys unveils its autumn collection in stores this month. The launch of the new line took place at Dublin’s Spencer Hotel, taking inspiration from Nordic tranquility to Slavic folklore, ’60s silhouettes to ’80s mod revival. From left: model Abby wears coat €30, top €21, skirt €14; model Rebecca wears gilet €17, skirt €15, hat €4 and bracelet €5; model Eve wears coat €30, top €14 and shorts picture: photocall
phase of development has focused on the remarkable conservation and development of the 19th century buildings that formed the old Grangegorman site. ‘They have been brought back to life as state-of-the-art design studios, lecture rooms, a library and student facilities. I look forward to continued progress on this unique educational facility that has achieved so much.’ Ten thousand students will make the move from DIT’s various campuses around the city to Grangegorman by 2017. On completion in 2020, the site is expected to accommodate up to 20,000 students. The reported total cost of the project is estimated to be in the region of €550million.
Youth jobless rate among highest in EU THE rate of unemployment among young people in Ireland who are not in education or training is far above the European average. According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Education At A Glance report, jobless young people outside the Irish education system come to 21 per cent – eclipsing the EU and OECD average of 15 per cent. While Ireland ranks high for student graduate levels – some 93 per cent of young people are expected to get their secondary level qualifications, compared to the OECD average of 84 per cent – the rate of unemployment posteducation is still a major cause for concern. The report found that Ireland invests in education per student more than most OECD countries – spending up to 6.2 per cent of GDP.
US writers listed for Booker Prize PAST winner Howard Jacobson is joint-favourite for the Man Booker Prize for his novel J. US writers Joshua Ferris and Karen Joy Fowler also made the list of six for their novels To Rise Again At a Decent Hour and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves. Also included are Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road To The Deep North; The Lives Of Others by Neel Mukherjee; and Ali Smith for How To Be Both.
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Breeding of zebras in zoos is not all black and white
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he photos of a common zebra foal born at Dublin Zoo yesterday highlight the fact that zoos serve no genuine conservation purpose. As implied by its name, the ‘common’ zebra is the most abundant of the three main species of zebra, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature describes its population as being of ‘least concern’ – unlike the other two main species, Grévy’s and mountain zebras, both of which are endangered. More than half a million common zebra currently live in more than a dozen African countries, but this particularly unlucky baby will never know anything beyond life in captivity. She will never see her natural habitat, and without a natural and adequate social structure, she will never have the opportunity to learn ‘common’ or basic zebra behaviour. Dublin Zoo’s purpose in breeding baby animals is to drive ticket sales, and it should not get away with trying to justify its
continuing incarceration of animals for (dwindling) public amusement, by pretending that it’s doing something useful when it is not. In Copenhagen Zoo, when Marius the giraffe grew up and was no longer a crowd pleaser, his fate was to be killed. People who don’t want to support the cruel treatment of animals should avoid zoos. Ben Williamson, PETA.org ■ Alberto, you are completely correct. Drug addicts are a dangerous embarrassment. Some say these people have a right to their dole, but note that the rest of us has the right to go about our lives unmolested, and without fear. The status quo of the dole and short prison sentences are cheap and easy to upkeep, compared to the political riskiness of admitting our society has a systemic problem, or attempting to prevent and cure the problem. There are no votes and there’s no money to be made from it. Bobannaliffia
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FORMER F1 champion Michael Schumacher has left hospital to recover at home – but faces a ‘long and difficult road ahead’, his manager said yesterday. The 45-year-old will be treated roundthe-clock at his family home in Gland, Switzerland, following nine months in hospital after his skiing accident in France last December. His manager, Sabine Kehm, said: ‘Considering the severe injuries he suffered, progress has been made in the past weeks
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LibERiA: Thousands more ebola victims are expected to come to light over the next month as the deadly virus spirals out of control. A surge in new cases has seen the total pass 4,200, with 2,200 cases proving fatal, the World Health Organisation is reporting. Five hundred new cases have arisen in the past week. The African Union and EU are sending medical teams to west Africa.
Nasa casts doubt on claims meteorite ‘hurtled to Earth’ NicARAGuA: Nasa has cast doubt on claims that a meteorite hurtled to Earth causing a loud boom and a 39ft-wide crater. The US agency said that although it cannot be ruled out, there are no eyewitnesses and no one saw a fireball light up the night sky near capital Managua last weekend. ‘I’m very sceptical,’ said Bill Cooke, head of Nasa’s Meteoroid Environment Office.
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1. ScOTT & BAiLEy
UTV, 9pm ‘I’m 50 but I’m not trailing off… I’m gearing up.’ DC Janet Scott (Lesley Sharp) is in fighting mood as she faces the promotion panel and she’s neck and neck for a jump up the career ladder with her friend and rival DC Rachel Bailey (Suranne Jones). It’s a warm welcome back for this feisty pair in a cop drama driven by the shifting gears of freindship.
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TG4, 10.30pm Big country music hitters Louise Morrissey, Michael English, Mike Denver, Jim Devine and the genre’s newest talent and most popular young blood Nathan Carter feature in this evenin g’s show as they grace the Quays Music Hall stage in the heart of Galway city.
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This so-sharp-it-could-cut-itself political satire builds to a double-bill finale that sees Selina Mayer (Julia Louis-Dreyfuss sweating on the Primary results as her campaign for the White House gathers momentum. Hang on, if she gets elected, can they
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RTÉ1, 9.35pm Tom Wilkinson lkinson co-stars with Helen Mirren in this 2010 thriller about three Mossad agents who in 1965 cross into East Berlin to apprehend a notorious Nazi war criminal and are considered heroes for their efforts. But, when the story picks them up thirty years later, the secrets they share return with a vengeance.
5. THE GREAT BRiTiSH BAkE Off
BBC1, 8pm A dusting of controversy hangs over Bake Off in the wake of Baked Alaska gate, so no wonder Mel and Sue are working overtime to gee up the mood this week. They mix up a battery of foreign accents for the marzipan mountain that is European Cake Week. Ukip won’t like that – Bath buns and Eccles cakes for them.
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yOuR GuiDE TO THiS EVEninG’S ESSEnTiAL ViEwinG pic sport – the 400-plus competitors assembled at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park are all injured members of the armed forces. Competitors from 13 nations will be taking part in a wide variety of sports, but first it’s time for a spot of flag-waving, spirit-lifting razzmatazz.
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BBC1, 9pm Presumably scheduled on a Wednesday to avoid the imminent Downton Abbey juggernaut, this sweet but never soppy story of how George Mottershead (Lee Ingleby) set up Chester Zoo in the 1930s has Sunday night feel-good drama written all over it. Tonight, George is on a mission to rescue two bears
from a Derbyshire cave. But there’s lots of the cute monkey too.
8. cELEBRiTy SquARES
UTV, 8pm Someone has set the TV Tardis for the 1970s, because that’s where this celebrity game of noughts and crosses hails from. It’s cheap and cheerful stuff, only vaguely updated for the 21st century with Warwick Davis firing the questions at comedy box-sitters including James Corden, Tom Rosenthal and Tim Vine.
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BBC1, 10.35pm Joanne Froggatt will soon be back to maidly duties down Downton way, but here this versatile and
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Sky Movies Showcase, 6.15pm Before the Glasgow Commonwealth Games gave The Proclaimers’ back catalogue an almighty boost, this warm-hearted musical romance, complete with song-and-dance numbers, was giving the Reid Twins’ royalties a healthy nudge. George MacKay and Antonia Thomas are the on-off-on lovers in a sunny, bouncy tale.
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PLUS n Cork-based author David Mitchell on fame, family and his mind-bending new novel, page 21
A wanted woman
Hollywood It Girl Rachel McAdams shows her dark side, page 20
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Hollywood’s most wanted woman ‘Rachel has the potential to go darker and she still has incredible charm, so it was an interesting combination,’ he says. ‘She’s a very charming person. You can see why she’s so successful with these roles.’ Still, judging by her recent output, Yet dubbing A Most Wanted Man a for directors such as Brian De Palma ‘very heavy drama’, McAdams clearly (on erotic thriller Passion) and held no fears going up against her late Terrence Malick (on To The co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman in Wonder), McAdams isn’t afraid to one of his last roles. ‘There was so experiment with more challenging much electricity in every scene he was material. Her latest is A Most in,’ she says. Then there was perfectWanted Man, a taut John le Carré ing a German dialect. ‘Even just adaptation starring Philip learning the dialect and the Seymour Hoffman fman and flavour of the German Robin Wright and sound informs this new ne directed by Anton kind of person in me,’ me, I’m in heaven in Corbijn, the Dutch she says. ‘Sometimes director who the further from London because began his career what you imagine every two seconds shooting bands yourself to be the someone is asking for such as u2 and better, because then a cup of tea and Depeche Mode. you find you’re ‘He’s such a great probably closer to I always say yes visual artist,’ she those people than enthuses, ‘coming you think.’ think. with that photography The daughter of Sandra, and music background.’ a nurse, and Lance, a retired Clearly Corbijn is a fan, truck driver and furniture remover, casting McAdams as Annabel McAdams’s family bonds seem Richter, a German lawyer seeking tightly knit. The eldest of three, she asylum for a Chechen-Russian talks about her sister Kayleen, a immigrant whose very presence in celebrity make-up artist, and their Hamburg has alerted both the uS trips to London and shared passion and German intelligence authorities. for cream teas. ‘The second we touch
The Canadian-born, girl-next-door star of romcoms, Rachel McAdams, shows her darker side for John le Carré’s thriller A Wanted Man. By James Mottram
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ou probably think you know what Rachel McAdams has to offer. The girl next door – as long as ‘next door’ is ontario, Canada, where she hails from – McAdams has ascended Hollywood’s A-list in a series of big-hitting romances. Think The Notebook, swooning over Ryan Gosling (whom she dated for two years). or The Vow, The TimeTraveler’s Wife, Midnight In Paris or last year’s Richard Curtis movie, About Time. Little wonder she got dubbed ‘the new Julia Roberts’. ‘I would say there’s a side of me that’s a romantic for sure,’ nods the 35-year-old McAdams, petite and pretty in a sparkling Valentino dress. ‘My parents are very much still in love and I grew up with that around me, so I’m a believer.’ While past relationships include actors Josh Lucas and Michael Sheen, she evidently loves a good fictional romance too. ‘I remember the first time I saw Giant or Gone With The Wind. They really stay with you for a long time.’
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Class acts: Top, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman in one of his final roles and, above, House Of Cards’ Robin Wright plays a CIA agent drama Southpaw with Jake down we don’t go from the airport to Gyllenhaal (fuelling false rumours the hotel, we go for airport scones that the two were an item) plus and clotted cream... then to the Every Thing Will Be Fine, with hotel!’ she laughs. ‘I’m in heaven James Franco, a harrowing domestic here because every two seconds drama about a couple coping with someone is asking for a cup of tea the loss of a child. and I always say yes.’ ‘I’m not really a creature of While this might sound more like habit,’ she grins. ‘I like trying the McAdams we know from her everything out.’ romantic leads, it might be a while before we see her in another such A Most Wanted Man opens role. She’s coming up in boxing on Friday.
Willem acts and tells a good old yarn Willem Dafoe talks power games and diplomacy in his film A Most Wanted Man. By Anna Smith What appealed to you about A Most Wanted Man? It had the pleasure of a
good old spy yarn and the characters are very interesting. All these people are aiming to do the right thing but their pasts and their positions condition them in a way that they can’t.
How will you remember Philip Seymour Hoffman? I admired him
and he was great to work with. I think the most remarkable thing when you do get a chance to work with a great actor, is how easy they often are to work with. I felt comfortable with him. When
we were together I felt like I had known him for a long time. So needless to say, it’s very sad how his life ended.
You’ve been in the acting game for many years. Does it still surprise you? Sure, I mean sometimes I wonder if I’m simple minded! But that’s maybe why I’m an actor. But I love to be surprised.
How do you feel about Hollywood? I don’t live
there – I’m not the subject of gossip columns, my private life is not under scrutiny. When I’m in Hollywood I’m happy. It’s a fun place to be, I feel like a tourist there.
Outside of work, what are you passionate about? That’s a tough one. I’ve never been good at
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he other day David Mitchell found himself blubbing uncontrollably in front of an in-flight showing of Steve Martin’s gooey family comedy Cheaper By the Dozen 2. ‘And I was horribly aware of the businessman next to me heaving with laughter. except when I eventually looked at him he was crying too. that’s the problem with having children. It makes you horribly sentimental.’ readers with a sentimental bent may shed a tear or two themselves at the final pages of Mitchell’s new novel, the Bone Clocks. to give away the ending would spoil the plot, although there are so many multi-dimensional narrative mashups going on that the word ‘plot’ feels a bit inadequate. Suffice to say the Bone Clocks ends in a post-apocalyptic Irish outpost where bandits terrorise the countryside for the last remaining energy sources. Mitchell lives in Ireland with his Japanese wife and is not afraid to admit he partly wrote it because he is terrified by what the world might look like when his two children, aged 11 and 9, are adults. ‘I’m a dad and it’s in your cells, isn’t it? It’s in everything I write. And I honestly think we’re funding our standards of living at the expense of our children and grandchildren’s ability to pay.’ the Bone Clocks defies easy categorisation, even by Mitchell’s holographic, genre-smashing standards. Way more entertaining than an environmental novel has any right to be, it follows six chapters in the life of holly Sykes – a teenage runaway from Kent when the novel begins in 1984 and a battle-scarred, grief-stricken
Mitchell’s second novel paid a big debt to cinema, computer games and online technology with its hyperlinked story of 19-year-old Eiji Miyake, in Tokyo searching for his father. Mitchell remains fascinated by the impact of modern technology on our minds. ‘The self division of our attention is more normal these days. The novel can help be a binding force to say why all these narratives are on the same screen. At the same time, those stories can be highly diverse and not much to do with each other.’
Fantastic four: Number9 Dream, Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks have all been nominated for the Booker Prize grandmother by the time it ends in 2043. teenage holly has ‘daymares’ – hallucinations that tip her into an alternative para-universe riven by an ancient conflict between two immortal forces. As the novel progresses, that raging parauniverse erupts into the real world in gloriously bizarre ways. there’s much more to say (characters include a gnomic soothsayer, esther Little; a boy with the soul of a pre-Christian Chinese
Cloud Atlas (2004) horologist; plus pop-ups by characters from previous Mitchell novels) but the easiest thing is probably to read it for yourself. Mitchell has the face of a bank clerk but the soul of a visionary and is deeply interested in big questions such as social responsibility and the science of perception. But he prefers to wrap them up in rambunctious epics that at times feel like spoof sci-fi. the Bone Clocks pushes at the limits of what a story can do yet at the same time insists that everything that happens is true. Meanwhile, in person Mitchell – a self-confessed nerd who grew up on a diet of Doctor Who and Blake’s 7 – moves seamlessly between Game of thrones fan talk and the influence of Jung on Virginia Woolf. ‘I like this tug-of-war between order and chaos,’ he says. ‘And I’m interested in what happens when you put things together that shouldn’t be put together, because often a third, very
Epic reach: Tom Hanks and Raeven Lee Hanan in Cloud Atlas
different thing emerges. It’s like when you put orange and green next to each other, your brain will see a black line between them even though it isn’t there.’ For the third time, Mitchell has attracted the attention of the Booker judges: the Bone Clocks made the longlist – though not the shortlist announced yesterday. But he admitted beforehand that if he wasn’t shortlisted part of him would be happy to return to the relative anonymity of his Irish home. he needs the peace and quiet, he says. ‘When I write a novel I spend more time in my head than out. the law of thermodynamics also applies to imaginative worlds. So I need to think about it a lot and look vacant at the dinner table and not always be there.’
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It was this novel – which wrapped six stories inside each other, from the Pacific journal of an 18th-century sailor to the story of a goat herder in 2346 – that really established Mitchell as some sort of wizard, capable of the most dazzling literary conjuring tricks. It was shortlisted for the Booker and made into a film by the Matrix directors Lana and Andy Wachowski, although it’s safe to say the result was not a success. Mitchell was sanguine at the time, saying: ‘If the film doesn’t work, it doesn’t hurt the book. If it does work, it helps the book.’
Black Swan Green (2006) This is Mitchell’s most autobiographical novel to date and a relatively straightforward one compared with everything else he’s written. It’s set in a small English village of Black Swan Green and follows 13 months in the life of Jason Taylor, a boy who, like Mitchell as a child, suffers from a debilitating stammer.
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Nico RosbeRg has asked Formula one fans to ‘forgive and forget’ after being booed on the podium for the second successive race. Following his collision with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton on the second lap of the belgian grand Prix, which led to the briton later retiring, Rosberg was heckled as he collected his runner-up trophy. He suggested post-race it was ‘the british people’ who had turned against him, but he was jeered again by vociferous italian supporters at Monza on sunday. After another second-place finish, with a mistake on lap 29 allowing Hamilton to take the win, the crowd voiced their displeasure at Rosberg. being cast in the role of villain, when for so long he has been viewed as a good guy, is clearly a concern. Rosberg admitted: ‘it’s obviously not nice but what can i say? ‘i hope that with time they forgive and forget. That would be great. ‘i have apologised. i can’t really do anything more than that.’ even Hamilton, booed himself in italy in the past, has claimed he felt ‘awkward’ to hear the jeers. Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff joined the call for fans to lay off his driver, who he now feels is being affected by the situation. ‘First of all, there shouldn’t be any booing on the podium,’ said Wolff. ‘That’s for the top three guys who have had a mega-race and, whoever it is, there shouldn’t be booing. We’re a sport, sport should unite. ‘All those guys are fans, some of them are pretty emotional, and does it take a toll on you? Yeah, you have to be pretty tough. ‘Maybe it [being heckled] is something you need to survive if you want to make it to the top.’
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Hero and villain: Hamilton soaks up the applause in Monza while Rosberg looks on
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Dan digs deep for homeless FoRmeR Liverpool star Daniel Agger has shown his generosity by paying for a team to go to the Homeless World Cup in Chile. The Danish side were 20,000 krone (€2,600) short of the funds needed to get themselves to the tournament. However, when the ex-Anfield defender heard of their plight he duly stumped up the cash from his own pocket. Top man.
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Ireland will host the men’s and ladies World amateur Team Championships in 2018. Carton House in County Kildare has been selected as the venue for the espirito Santo (ladies) and eisenhower Trophy (men) in back-to-back weeks, the International Golf Federation confirmed at its biennial meeting in Japan where the 2014 editions of the tournaments are currently being held. The only previous time the eisenhower Trophy was hosted in Britain or Ireland was on its inauguration at St andrew’s in 1958. Both events are 72-hole stroke play team championships, with 72 nations participating in this year’s event in Karuizawa. ‘Being selected to host the most prestigious amateur golf event in the world is a great achievement for Ireland,’ said chief executive of the Irish ladies Golf Union Sinéad Heraty. ‘Ireland has a great history and tradition of hosting successful major golf events and the staging of the World amateur Team Championships in 2018 will continue that tradition and build awareness of the standard and passion of elite amateur golf.’ Pat Finn, general secretary of the Golfing Union of Ireland, added: ‘With 72 national teams from five different continents, the World amateur Team Championships will be the most extensive international golf event that has ever been hosted on the island of Ireland, and we are looking forward to the challenge it will present.’
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FuRnituRe boss Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ Mcingvale has decided to stop his shop promotions after losing his third in ten months. Jim offered punters who spent over $6,300 [€4,800] a full refund if local baseball outfit the Houston Astros won 63 games this season – something they hadn’t done since 2011. Sadly, for Jim, on Sunday the Astros duly bagged their 63rd victory of the campaign. Jim, whose two previous gambles cost him a bed wetting $8million [€6.1m], expects his latest punt to add another $4m to the deficit. ‘this year it will be over $12m [€9.3m] in refunds,’ cried Jim. ‘every night my wife gives me the evil eye, so i’m done.’
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Deignan’s lip service to cycling punches team Sky’s Philip Deignan claims the infamous fight between cyclists Ivan Rovny and Gianluca Brambilla was not the first time the action has turned ugly during this year’s Vuelta. Rovny and Brambilla were kicked out of the race on monday after coming to blows during stage 16 – where the duo were both part of the breakaway. However Deignan, riding in support of Chris Froome, says one of the race’s biggest names attacked him on Sunday. He said: ‘I had Chris behind me
Flare-up: Rodriguez and was moving up to get into the wheels of the tinkoff-Saxo train. as we hurtled along, Joaquin Rodriguez, who is fourth overall, took umbrage to my presence and nudged me out a little bit. So I held my ground and nudged him back. ‘Out of the blue, Rodriguez turned towards me and punched me full in the face, splitting my lip. ‘I had the restraint and presence of mind to realise hitting him in such treacherous conditions would only worsen the situation.’ Deignan added Rodriguez was brought to his team bus to apologise on monday.
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Zardini takes a Tumble to Nic stage win by MATTHEW NASH Italy’s Edoardo Zardini emerged triumphant from the gruelling climb of the tumble to claim victory in stage three of the tour of Britain yesterday and the overall leader’s yellow jersey. Nicolas Roche (tinkoff-saxo) moved ahead of Zardini (Bardiani-CsF) as the pair battled at the front on the summit finish but the Irishman was overtaken by his rival, who broke clear to win by nine seconds. Roche eventually came in third, 11 seconds back, with Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) taking second. Defending champion sir Bradley Wiggins (sky) was fifth, 14 seconds back.
‘I live in Verona and today was like my training rides’ the Briton has now moved from ten to 24sec off the top in the general classification, which sees Zardini 13sec clear of second-placed Kwiatkowski. Roche, who has been linked with a move to team sky, is third overall. Zardini was an unexpected winner but claimed the spectacular Welsh route was not as unfamiliar as you would think. ‘I live in Verona and today was very like many of the training rides I do around my home so it suited me fine,’ he said. Wiggins’ team-mate Ben swift said: ‘We wanted to keep Bradley in contention and limit our losses. We all rode well together.’ Five days remain, with today’s 184.6km stage going from Worcester to Bristol.
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Climbing frame: Zardini, in green, leads Roche, in yellow, up The Tumble, the final climb on stage three to Abergavenny picture: getty
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United in believing the Van Gaal era starts here by DANIEL JONES OLD TRAFFORD should get its first real taste of Louis van Gaal’s vision for Manchester United’s future when Queens Park Rangers visit on Sunday. Manager Van Gaal may hand debuts to four new stars, while British record-signing Angel Di Maria will be making his first home appearance. England left-back Luke Shaw is understood to be fit, defender Marcos Rojo finally has the necessary paperwork to play. Versatile Daley Blind and striker Radamel Falcao, the deadline-day recruits, are also available. Midfielder Ander Herrera, yet another summer buy, could also be back after picking up an ankle injury on the opening day of the season. Striker Robin van Persie, who could line up in a mouth-watering attacking quartet with Di Maria, Falcao and Wayne Rooney,
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‘The new manager has the world at his feet’
City Edin for titanic title fight this year EDIN DZEKO believes Manchester City face several threats as they look to retain their Premier League title. City head to Arsenal on Saturday having crashed 3-0 to the Gunners in the Community Shield, but Dzeko is confident City are capable of finishing top for the third time in four seasons. ‘It will be difficult but I’m an optimist,’ said the 28-year-old Bosnia captain. ‘As with every season, there are several teams that will battle for the title. This season, Chelsea might be the most serious challenger but we mustn’t ignore Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal or Manchester United, who certainly will be much stronger than last year. Everyone has got stronger and everyone wants to be first.’
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is excited by the prospect of United’s new-look team. ‘I can’t wait to go and train and play with the world-class players we have signed,’ said Van Persie. ‘The feeling we are going to perform well has only got stronger after the buying of players. It’s brilliant to play with some of the best players in the world.’ Winger Ashley Young believes United’s fortunes are about to turn after taking just two points from their first three games and the humiliating 4-0 Capital One Cup defeat at MK Dons. ‘I would say to the fans there is nothing to worry about, we’re going to come good,’ said Young. Club legend Sir Bobby Charlton also thinks United are on the brink of a golden new era. ‘We’ve got nothing to worry about,’ he said. ‘He’s got the world at his feet, the new manager.’ One blow for United is Phil Jones is a doubt for the QPR game with the hamstring injury suffered on England duty.
QPR Risk being refused entry back into the Championship if they do not pay a huge expected fine for breaching financial fair play rules. Chairman Tony Fernandes has vowed to fight any fine – which could be up to €50million – having made estimated losses of around €75m last season when they were promoted back to the top flight. However, Football League chief executive shaun Harvey has told Rangers not to try to dodge any punishment, warning they could be left in limbo if they are relegated from the
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Premier League. ‘Theoretically that is the position but i would hope there would be resolution long before that option even had to be considered,’ said Harvey. ‘We have the ability under our
€81.4m Rangers recorded losses of €81.4m during the 2012/13 season regulations to charge them for a breach of our rules whilst they were in membership. ‘One thing for certain is that most clubs will become a
Football League club again [sooner or later]. QPR will hope it does not happen for some considerable number of seasons but the chances are they will need to return to the Football League at some point.’ Last season’s Championship clubs have until December 1 to submit their accounts, with the Football League set to announce any action a month later. Fernandes said in May: ‘My view is it is very unfair for a club that has been relegated as the wage difference between the Premier League and Championship is impossible.’
Blackpool fume at ‘disappearing’ Riga BLACKPOOL chairman Karl Oyston has ignited his feud with manager Jose Riga by insisting he is ‘bemused’ by the Belgian’s actions. The Seasiders, who have lost all of their games in the Championship so far, failed to add to their wafer-thin squad before the transfer deadline. And now Oyston claims Riga (pictured) was nowhere to be found during the international break. ‘The first thing the manager does is hop on a plane and clear off to Belgium for a week without telling anyone,’ claimed Oyston. ‘It’s something I will be speaking to him about.’
Poll: Blatter may create new racket FORMER Premier League referee Graham Poll believes Fifa president Sepp Blatter’s plan to allow coaches to challenge decisions could be used tactically. ‘You see tennis players who are looking for an extra 30-second breather put in an objection knowing the ball has gone out,’ he said. But Poll does back the use of replays. ‘The game has speeded up and players are more crafty and deceitful than they’ve ever been, so referees do need help,’ he said.
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