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‘cheese addict’ Kim in a pickle

A MASSIVE addiction to cheese could by con doherTy be making North Korea’s authoritarian And then, on Thursday, his usual seat leader sick, a source has said. Kim Jong Un has made no public ap- was empty at a session of the country’s pearances for three weeks, skipping a rubber stamp parliament. Although Kim Jong Il occasionally high-profile event that he usually attends. An official documentary showed missed the meetings, it was the first nohim limping and overweight and men- show for Kim Jong Un since he took over after his father’s death in late 2011, tions his ‘discomfort’. Maybe it’s gout, unidentified sources Seoul officials said. The same day as the parliamentary have told South Korean reporters, or diabetes, or high blood pressure. A meeting, the North aired a documentary British report says the Swiss-educated with footage from August that showed a limping Kim inspecting a dictator has been laid low by tile factory. a massive cheese addiction. ‘Our marshal continues to A headline in Seoul offers light the path for the people up the possibility of a comlike a flame despite his dismon South Korean obsescomfort,’ a narrator said in sion: fried chicken and beer. the film. So what’s going on? MaySouth Korean officials be not much. have told reporters they don’t As is always the case, think anything serious is much more than what is seen publicly is happening Gout: Kim Jong Un happening, but that hasn’t stopped the rumours. behind the well-guarded North Korea’s propaganda specialists scenes with North Korea’s No.1. But just the fact that Pyongyang ac- carefully construct their media images, knowledges that Kim is ailing suggests especially those of Kim, with an eye on that he may not be suffering from any- the domestic elite and, to a lesser extent, on foreign, mostly South Korean, thing particularly serious. The recent health speculation started audiences. Whatever’s going on with the dictawhen Kim, always a large man, began showing up in pictures and video no- tor, avid North Korea watchers will get ticeably heavier, and with a distinct another chance for a carefully staged limp. For more than three weeks, he look on October 10, when the North hasn’t been seen performing his cus- stages a celebration of the founding tomary public duties in state media anniversary for the ruling Workers’ Party. coverage.

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Bride and groom climb 2,300ft rocky mountain to exchange their wedding vows

Newlyweds say ‘high do’

High romance: Jamie and David Lamb stand at the peak of The Chief after scaling to the summit to get married. Jamie wore a specially made dress for the gruelling climb

by RicHARD AsHMORE THEY’VE only just tied the knot but Jamie and David Lamb’s marriage is rock solid. The adventurous pair exchanged their vows after scaling a 2,300ft mountain, with Jamie tackling the gruelling peak in a dress that was specially made to handle the feat. They decided to climb the rock formation, known as The Chief, after being inspired by friends who staged a fake climbing wedding video. Dietician Jamie, 29, said: ‘I have never wanted a wedding. ‘Even as a young girl, it just sounded expensive and more of a pain than anything else.’ However, she changed her mind after seeing the video for a friend’s company, Beyond Adventures, which specialises in adventure weddings. ‘When I saw it for the first time I cried – I loved it so much, it was

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incredible,’ she explained. When financial adviser David, 33, asked what kind of a wedding she wanted, she showed him the video. ‘At first, he thought he wanted the

big blow-out event but, as we started planning for that, he realised how much stress and money went into it,’ Jamie added. ‘He decided to go with the climbing

wedding and it all spiralled from there.’ The Canadian couple spent about €9,000 on their big day, which included buying Jamie’s hardy dress for the enormous peak in Squamish, British Columbia. Jamie said they have been overwhelmed by the response to their unique dream day on July 22. ‘We’ve had an overwhelmingly positive reaction to our wedding,’ she added. ‘Everyone says if they could do it

over, they would have done it the way we did it. What we really wanted was to enjoy a day without all of the other drama that comes with weddings. ‘An enormous amount of people have said that our video made them cry and the wild part is that people who have never even met us have said that it made them cry. ‘It really touches us to know that other people could feel the emotion and love that was present on that day, and every day, in our lives.’

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Firms urged to sign up for job-creation charter COMPANIES have been urged to sign up to the new Employment and Youth Activation Charter, launched by Tánaiste Joan Burton. It provides companies with ‘a clear roadmap’ for how they can help tackle youth and longterm unemployment, chief executive of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce Gina Quin said last night. Employers who sign the charter commit to considering at least 50 per cent of candidates for interview from the Live Register. They will also implement measures to prepare those who are out of work to take up jobs. Launching the document yesterday, Ms Burton said the charter was a ‘vital initiative’.

Ageism at work as bosses favour young SOME 70 per cent of employers would prefer to hire a young person over a mature jobseeker if they had the chance, according to a report published today. Employment monitor CPL found that while jobs continue to grow, most employers would offer a job to those in their 20s for jobs that require up to three to five years’ experience. While up to 80 per cent of employers said they had high expectations of recruiting in the next 12 months, one-third of employers had used initiatives like JobBridge to hire staff. CPL director Peter Cosgrove commented: ‘Ageism is a prevailing obstacle for the more mature job seekers.’

NEw fuRRy gLEN TREE LANDscApE NOT pOpLAR SPOT the difference! The trees of the Furry Glen in the Phoenix Park have undergone a bit of a transformation in recent weeks – namely, there are fewer of them.

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Cork cocaine smuggling suspect hands himself in A SIXTH suspect being hunted by investigators probing the alleged plot to smuggle €80million of cocaine across the Atlantic in a yacht has handed himself in. The 29-year-old from Leeds, wanted for questioning about the tonne of narcotics on board the Makayabella off the Cork coast last week, walked into a police station in Yorkshire on Sunday night. Meanwhile, four British men have already been charged along with three men detained on board the vessel by the Irish Navy last Tuesday.

One curious walker said: ‘The contrast is stunning, to my eye anyway. What was once one of the most beautiful views in Dublin, especially on sunny summer evenings, has been utterly destroyed in the last 16 days. Why?’ Well now we have an answer to the case of the missing trees and it seems to centre on safety concerns. A spokesperson for the Office of Public Works, the

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Professors Eddie Weitzberg and John Jundberg, from Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute, were the first to include Dylan lyrics in their pieces 17 years ago. They titled a story about intestinal gas ‘Nitric Oxide and inflammation: The answer is blowing in the wind’, explaining: ‘We both really liked Bob Dylan and we thought the quotes really fitted nicely with what we were trying to achieve with the title.’

They also used ‘The times they a-changing’ for a headline despite the possible effect on their credibility. Weitzberg added: ‘We’re not talking about scientific papers – we could have got in trouble for that – but rather articles we have written about research by others, editorials and things like that.’ The men were later joined by three others and the winner of the bet will get lunch at a restaurant.

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Apple and State deny ‘tax deal’

Ireland has denied striking a secret tax deal with technology giant apple that would have allegedly broken eU rules on state aid. The Government has moved to counter claims that a ‘back room’ agreement was struck with the world’s richest company dating back two decades. The department of Finance said an ongoing investigation in Brussels into state aid to mutinationals – including the iPhone maker – has yet to reach any final conclusions.

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‘Ireland is confident that there is no breach of state aid rules in this case and has already issued a formal response to the (european) Commission earlier this month, addressing in detail the concerns and some misun-

derstandings contained in the opening decision,’ a spokesman said. ‘Ireland welcomed that opportunity to clarify important issues about the applicable tax law in this case and to explain that the company concerned did not receive selective treatment and was taxed fully in accordance with the law.’ The Financial Times reported apple is to be accused of prospering from illegal tax deals with Ireland as part of the inquiry which could lead to record fines of several billion euro. ‘There’s never been any special deal, there’s never been anything that would be construed as state aid,’ luca Maestri, apple’s chief financial officer, said in an interview with the paper. later this week, Brussels is expected to publish a formal letter sent to the Irish authorities in June.

MAKING alcohol cheaper would only cost us in other ways, a drink awareness group has warned. If the alcohol industry’s campaign for lower excise duty is successful, Alcohol Action Ireland has said, the public purse will be hit by health costs. CEO Suzanne Costello said: ‘The alcohol industry’s concerted campaign for a cut in excise duty is seeking to focus everyone’s attention on its economic contribution while encouraging them to ignore the significant harm caused by its products to the people of Ireland. ‘The objective of the alcohol industry is to maximise its profits through the sale of its products. However, the Government has a responsibility to prioritise the health of the Irish people.’ Alcohol Action Ireland pointed out that a reduction in excise duty will also fail to close the gap between prices in the on-trade and the offtrade and can only serve to increase overall consumption.

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Damnation, ‘Dublin’s first ever interactive scare attraction’, at the RDS sent us a ouija board as part of their promo material. Our initial thoughts were to give it away to our Facebook friends, but then we wondered if we should give it away at all. Here’s what they told us: bad stories you’ve heard about people using them can more than likely be chalked up to coincidence. Ouija boards are up there with people who think they can talk to the dead, horoscopes and those ‘Most Haunted’ shows. All a load of old rubbish! Gavin Carton

You should hold on to it and use it to channel celebrity guest columnists from beyond the grave. You could have: Fangs For The Memories – Bram Stoker’ss guide to Dracula’s Dublin; Boyy Oh Boy – w of the Brendan Behan’s review current production of Borstal Boy; and, Statue Over There? – Jim Larkin is up in arms overr the state of the city’s monuments. and Adam Hyland

Banshees don’t knock on doors, they scratch windows haha. Clare Byron

Ouija boards scare me! Ever since a girl told me when I was 11 that she’d done it and a banshee knocked on her door. She made it sound scarier! Lia Lieghio

Ouija g’way owera that! Gavin Coffey All I knew of banshees are what Darby O’Gill and those little people showed me! lol Lia Lieghio

Jay Holland spirits!! Yep, even the hair on my neck standing as I’m typing this… Channel someone through the think I’ll put the light on :{ board and see if they think you Elaine Gill should send it off! Lou Curran Unless you have a psychic ability, My boyfriend and I once tried to ouija boards are harmless to the comuse a home-made ouija board for mon folk… Ghosts and spirits do fun but all that came of it was the exist and they do have the power in two of us sitting in a dark room moving objects, depending on how feeling rather foolish. Maybe if we strong their energy is, but they will we’ have better had a real one we’d only get drawn to a medium whose ne time. Send it to us and energy can tap into the spirit realm – results next spook I promise to share all the spooky it almost works as a magnet and details with you. spirits will be drawn to it and Aoife Nic Fhionnlaoich subsequently send messages via the e Did loads, made loads even out of board. However, messages are incomplete, depending on the paper lots of freaky sh!t happaper, amount of energy created and how pened!! Nightmares, house many spirits there are. Toni Lou blessed, medium in a other f country telling a family member Damnation is at the RDS from Oct 1-Nov 2. www.damnation.ie I’ve opened up a porthole for

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Ouija boards are not only a load of old nonsense, but were also invented as a harmless family game, so there isn’t even anything inherently occult about them. I’d say go for it. Bill McHugh No u shouldn’t give something like this away. It’s very dangerous and

It’s a load of old nonsense. Ouija boards have no power whatsoever. Any

Bake Off’s Richard: I only entered as I had a hangover BUILDER-turned-baker Richard Burr has revealed that he signed up for The Great British Bake Off only to stop his wife nagging him while he was hung over. The father of two, who has made it to the semi-finals of the hit BBC show, admitted that he applied after overdoing the festive cheer. ‘My wife Sarah said I should do it, and because I had such a hang-over on New Year’s Day I Master baker: Richard Burr is favourite for the agreed for a bit of peace and title PictuRe: bbc quiet,’ he said. ‘I left Sarah to do the writing. Next thing I knew I had the production company phoning me up.’ As for swapping cement mixers for food blenders, the 38-year-old believes the Bake Off tent is not dissimilar to his usual workplace. ‘It was like being on site surrounded by tradesmen, only a bit cleaner and with less swearing,’ he said. ‘I hope we’ve turned over some stereotypes. Builders aren’t particularly known for their cooking abilities.’ Hot favourite Mr Burr faces Chetna Makan, Nancy Birtwhistle and Luis Troyano for the chance to be crowned this year’s champion.

What’s your favourite?

‘To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people!’ Wanda/Jamie Lee Curtis in A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

‘Bond. James Bond.’

‘You talkin’ to me?’ Travis Bickle/Robert de Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)

Sean Connery in Dr No (1962)

‘I’m also just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her.’

‘You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just put your lips together and… blow.’

Anna Scott/Julia Roberts in Notting Hill (1999)

‘To infinity… and beyond.’ Buzz Lightyear/ Tim Allen in Toy Story (1995)

‘I am Spartacus.’ The crowd in Spartacus (1960) ‘Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn!’ Rhett Butler/Clark Gable in Gone With The Wind (1939) ‘Go ahead, make my day.’ Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood in Sudden Impact (1983) ‘I see dead people.’ Cole Sear/Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999) ‘You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!’ Charlie Croker/Michael Caine in The Italian Job (1969)

Slim/Lauren Bacall in To Have And Have Not (1944)

‘I'll be back.’

Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984) ‘Here's another nice mess you’ve gotten me into!’ Ollie/Oliver Hardy in Sons Of The Desert (1933)

‘I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.’ Don Corleone/Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

‘He’s not the Messiah. He’s a very naughty boy!’ The mother of Brian, a ratbag/Terry Jones in Monty Python’s Life Of Brian (1979)

‘Life is a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you’re gonna get.’ Mrs Gump/Sally Field in Forrest Gump (1994)

‘You’re gonna need a bigger boat.’ Brody/Roy Scheider in Jaws (1975)

‘Nobody puts Baby in a corner.’ Johnny Castle/Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)

‘May the Force be with you.’ Han Solo/Harrison Ford in Star Wars (1977) ‘I'll have what she’s having.’ Older woman customer/Estelle Reiner in When Harry Met Sally (1989)

‘I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.’ Hannibal Lecter/Anthony Hopkins in The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)

‘E.T. phone home.’

Gertie/Drew Barrymore in E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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I’ve heard a number of accounts, over the years, of people coming to harm as a result of ‘dabbling’ in the occult and using ouija boards. While I’d like to think there’s no power in such things, the evidence indicates that actually, there is power and it’s not good power – quite the contrary. I wouldn’t recommend anyone to have anything to do with such practices. Stay safe; concentrate on what’s good and beneficial to you instead. Deirdre McGuirk

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No future for robot carers?

6 dead in road hole disaster

MOST people in Ireland believe technological advances in the home would enhance their lives, but more than half couldn’t justify using a robot to care for a loved one. In Eircom’s Household Sentiment Survey, measuring digital habits in the future, some 18 per cent said they would use robots to be the primary carer for the sick and elderly in their house. While some 46 per cent approved of wearable tech devices, the smartphone proved to be the tech the Irish couldn’t live a day without.

Car wreckage is seen in a sinkhole thatt appeared in appe a road in Simferopol, Crimea. Six people died and two children were injured in the accident on a highway near the city when a car drove into the hole, which had been formed by a landslide. The crater measured almost 8m deep and 8m in diameter Picture: AP

‘Death by misadventure’ as tragic mother’s inquest ends A FIRST-TIME mother who died a week after an emergency Caesarean section died due to medical misadventure, an inquest jury has found. Dhara Kivlehan, 29 and originally from India, died in Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital on September 28 2010 after being airlifted from Sligo Hospital, where she had given birth a week earlier and suffered a severe form of pre-eclampsia. The five day hearing at Carrick-onShannon courthouse in Co Leitrim heard that deficiencies in her care included a 96-hour delay in a kidney

by ED CARTy specialist assessing her critical condition and a 12-hour gap in the first set of blood tests being reviewed. Yesterday was the fourth anniversary of Mrs Kivlehan’s death and a week since her son Dior turned four. The young mother died on the fifth anniversary of her marriage to Michael Kivlehan in India. Widower and full-time father Michael said: ‘We had no answers up to now. Even though it came to litigation we weren’t allowed answers in our day in

court, to get the feel for where things went wrong. ‘We knew the answers as to how Dhara died and we had the best medical experts in the world and in the inquest they have more or less said the same thing. We have clarity now but in a curtailed fashion.’ The HSE had apologised on behalf of Sligo hospital at a civil case in the High Court last year, where Mr Kivlehan and baby Dior were awarded almost €1million in damages. It reiterated that apology following the conclusion of the inquest.

fortunes were more likely to sign the Giving Pledge and that philanthropy is impact-driven, with the donors stating what changes they want to achieve and displaying a ‘businesslike approach’. The research team concluded that in order for fundraisers to maximise their effectiveness, they should target people with newly acquired fortunes and develop a detailed business plan, clearly stating the objectives and the means to achieve these. By May 2014, the Giving Pledge had 127 families from 12 different countries signed up.

IT WILL be no revelation to anyone who bought an apartment or ‘starter home’ during the boom in the hope of trading up that families are outgrowing their dwellings, according to a survey. A report from Aviva Home Insurance found 35 per cent of families in Leinster feel they have outgrown their current home, with 28 per cent admitting to delaying having another child due to lack of space. Of those who felt their current residence was too small, only 15 per cent said they could afford to upgrade to a bigger one.

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Fare-dodger court figures NEARLY 700 people were prosecuted last year for faredodging and using fraudulent public transport passes, figures from the Courts Service reveal. Irish Rail prosecuted 170 people last year, while Veolia, the firm which operates the Luas, brought 174 people to court. Dublin Bus went after 142 people and Coras Iompar Éireann (Irish Rail, Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and CIE Tours) prosecuted 251 people. An Post, meanwhile, took 14,307 to court in 2013 for not paying their TV Licence.

Trump’s pic prank gaffe Tragedy: Dhara and Michael

Self-made donate more Family homes ‘too small’ SELF-MADE billionaires are more likely to pledge to donate a large portion of their wealth to charities than those who are heirs to family fortunes, according to new research. Economists at the University of Southampton examined written testaments of wealthy philanthropists who have signed up to The Giving Pledge, a venture which encourages billionaires to donate at least half of their wealth to charitable causes. It was launched in 2010 by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates. The analysis found that the superrich who had made their own

Clutter and untidiness ranked as the major downside to a small family home (78 per cent), with 60 per cent saying no space for visitors to stay was a problem. Cathy Summer, marketing manager at Aviva, said: ‘Living in a constrained space can be stressful, particularly for a family, with our research showing that a significant number of couples are postponing having more children because they simply don’t have the space.’ However, the report did show a small rise in families that can afford to move up the property ladder.

BUSINESS tycoon Donald Trump was duped into retweeting a picture of serial killers Fred and Rose West (below). Trump was sent a photograph of the pair, along with the message: ‘My parents who passed away always said you were a big inspiration. Can you please RT for their memory?’ The gaffe has since been retweeted thousands of times.

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Taylor’s tall order for radio pair TAYLOR SWIFT is making sure her next visit to London reaches new heights. The Shake It Off Singer, 24, has challenged Capital Breakfast hosts Dave Berry and Lisa Snowden to raise more than the other for Global’s Make Some Noise charity. As a forfeit, the loser will be forced to clean the windows of The Shard, London’s tallest building, when she joins them for a special show. Berry, 36, and Snowden, 42, have until October 9 to raise as much money as possible before the dizzying punishment. The Shard’s viewing platform, The View, towers 1,000ft feet above the streets below.

I hate fame, it left me so Misérable But marriage has set Anne free

NNE HATHAWAY admits she was completely unprepared for all the trappings of fame and says becoming a Hollywood A-lister ‘f***ed me up’. The 31-year-old Oscar winner confessed she hadn’t even found her own identity by the time her star status skyrocketed after the success of films such as Les Misérables. ‘This fame thing? F***ed me up for a really long time, I didn’t know how to do it. I didn’t know how to engage with it – it stressed me out,’ she said. ‘People would say, “You just have to be yourself,” and I was like, “But I don’t know who that is yet!”’ Since marrying actor Adam Shulman in Septem-

ber 2012, Hathaway says she finally has a sense of balance in her life and can ignore the haters. ‘There was a part of me that I was keeping in reserve and when I got married, something shifted,’ she told Elle magazine. ‘I’ve realised that I don’t need validation from anybody at all. I’m not sitting here now worrying, “What do you think of me?” And that’s so liberating. It’s a big reveal.’ Read the full interview in the November issue of Elle, on sale from Thursday.

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Simpsons rage at Beyoncé boobs Back on? VIP Perry Adam’s the jewel worst kill-off ever on festival stage parties at Diplo set in Queen’s crown

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THE Simpsons fans reacted in fury when the much-hyped killing off of a ‘major’ supporting character turned out to be... the death of Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky, aka Krusty’s dad.

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Beyoncé gave a bit too much away at ny’s Global citizen Festival on Saturday. The singer, 33, burst out of her shirt – exposing a flesh-coloured bra.

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KATY PERRY either really likes Diplo’s music or is again dating the DJ. The singer, 29, was seen partying in the VIP section for his Surrender Nightclub set, Las Vegas.

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Andrei Harmsworth’s GOOD EVANS, I MISS ALL THE BOOZING, MOANS ACTOR LUKE HUNK

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HEIDI KLUM went for a family joy ride at the weekend when she hopped into a toy car at Disneyland. The 41-year-old looked relaxed as daughter Leni, aged 10, took the wheel at the Los Angeles park on Sunday. Also along for the ride were son Johan, seven, and Klum’s toyboy lover Vito Schnabel, 28, who followed in another car.

they all want to steal her because she is that nice horan drops a clue that 1D’s latest release is about old flame

NIALL HORAN has hinted that his own romantic troubles inspired One Direction’s new single. The Irishman – who is said to carry a torch for an ex from his home town – said Steal My Girl was about trying to hold on to a teen sweetheart. He told us: ‘You’re writing about a girl that you’ve known since you were very young. You have so much in common and everyone is trying to steal her because she’s that nice.’ Down-to-earth Niall may still dream of what might have been if he had stayed in Mullingar, instead of finding fame and fortune with 1D. But the blond singer insisted that – despite recent rumours of a split – there is no chance that he or any of his bandmates will emulate Take That’s Jason Orange by walking away.

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Y Luke Evans would choose booze over a buff body despite getting into shape for his action flicks. The 35-year-old Fast & Furious star admitted he hated having to sacrifice his favourite tipple when hitting the gym. ‘When I’m training hard the diet is miserable. What I miss most is alcohol. When everyone is having a drink and you can’t, it sto ps you going out as much,’ he told Men’s Health magazine. ‘Booze is a nightmare for empty calories and you can’t train the day after. Socialising and enjoying a night out – not doing tha t is the hard bit.’ But the hard work seems to be paying off for the Welshman after landing roles in Dracula Untold an d The Hobbit.

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NIALL HorAN reckons X Factor comeback queen Cheryl FernandezVersini is looking hotter than ever. The 21-year-old gave Chez the thumbsup as he credited his dream-maker Simon Cowell for saving the flagging singing contest by returning to it. ‘In our common room on tour, everyone is sat there watching it,’ said the one Direction star. ‘Cheryl’s great – she looks fantastic – and Simon’s still the same. It’s making a big difference as it was kind of lost without him.’

‘We’re obviously very young in our careers,’ he said. ‘There are some days where I wish I could just sit on my own and have a bit of my own time – but you just chill out for a day without being bothered.’ The 21-year-old added that the excitement of performing to 60,000 screaming fans a night would never wear off. ‘We’re all still in a shock about everything that goes on really,’ he said. ‘Not a lot of people get to do

this so we are very privileged.’ As for what he spends his rumoured €25million fortune on, the loving son revealed he is not the type to crave sports cars and fancy clothes and has been looking out for his family instead. ‘I’m not a very extravagant person. I’m not very flashy at all,’ he said. ‘I paid off my mother’s mortgage and got myself a house and a car and that’s about it.’

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Flashpoint: Riot police fire tear gas at pro-democracy protesters in central Hong Kong on Sunday night and more violence is likely this week pictures: Ap/rex

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Volcano death toll up to 36 jApAN: Five more bodies have been found at the summit of an active volcano, bringing the death toll to 36. They were found near a shrine on Mount Ontake where other victims have been discovered. The 10,000ft mountain, popular with hikers, erupted on Saturday, filling the air with ash and debris.

Historic first for far right FRANCE: The Front National was basking in another ‘historic victory’ yesterday after gaining its first two seats in the senate. As François Hollande’s Socialists suffered a humiliating defeat, Stéphane Ravier, 45, and David Rachline (pictured), 26, were voted in for the far-right party.

‘Yes means yes’ bill passed AMERICA: California has become the first state to use ‘yes means yes’ for investigating sex attack cases at colleges. The bill, signed into law yesterday, requires ‘affirmative, conscious, voluntary agreement’. It means a person who is drunk, drugged, unconscious or asleep cannot consent to sexual activity.

Karadžić is ‘bragging liar’

HOLLAND: Prosecutors in the genocide trial of Radovan Karadžić (pictured) yesterday labelled him a liar who bragged about ethnic cleansing. In his closing remarks at The Hague, Alan Tieger said the former Bosnian Serb leader’s denials of any part in atrocities lacked credibility.

Thousands in vigil of lights to defy China in Hong Kong

Drought blamed on gases

AMERICA: The drought hitting California is ‘very likely’ to be linked to man-made climate change, researchers say. The persistent region of high atmospheric pressure over the region is likely to be caused by greenhouse gas concentrations, the Stanford University team found.

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CHINA: A dozen surveillance cameras which monitor the same road because various departments do not speak to each other have been taken down. They were set up in Qingdao, Shandong province.

THOUSANDS of democracy demonstrators took part in a vigil of lights last night to defy the Chinese authorities in Hong Kong. They also waved mobile phones, sang and danced as riot police stayed away from the central Admiralty district. More than 40 people have been injured over the last four days, including police officers, and there have been dozens of arrests. The riot police withdrew at lunchtime yesterday but protesters say they will return and the battles will intensify. An estimated 80,000 people have thronged the streets since the demonstrations escalated on Friday night. Student Nicola Cheung, 18, said: ‘Yes, it’s going to get violent again because the Hong Kong government isn’t going

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Violence gives City the jitters

by pAuL TAIT to stand for us occupying this area. ‘We are fighting for our core values of democracy and freedom, and that is not something that violence can scare us away from.’ The protesters, mostly students, are demanding full democracy and have called on the city’s leader, Leung Chunying, to step down. They also want the freedom to nominate election candidates, but China will not go that far. Beijing refuses to back down and a foreign ministry spokeswoman said: ‘Hong Kong is China’s Hong Kong.’ China rules Hong Kong under a ‘one country, two systems’ formula that accords the territory limited democracy.

UNREST in Hong Kong made stock markets jittery yesterday. Asia-facing banks HSBC and Standard Chartered were the biggest losers as London’s FTSE 100 Index fell 19.8 points to 6629.7. Shares in both lost two per cent of value. Prudential, a major insurer in Asia, fell 19.5p at one point.

The dog so scared, she won’t even go walkies FOR most dogs, the outdoors means wagging tails, excited barking and frenzied jumping. But for Whisper, the prospect of walkies brings only fear. The Staffordshire bull terrier suffers extreme agoraphobia and is scared of what is outside her kennel at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in England. She will leave it only after all the other dogs are in bed and the staff and visitors have left. Her fear of the outside is thought to be a result of being kept in a shed or indoor cage. Staff at the south London centre hope the six-year-old will be offered

TuRnER pRizE cELEbRATEs 30 yEARs in TypicAL sTyLE WORKS by some of the UK’s best young artists go on display today as the Turner Prize celebrates its 30th year. The shortlisted works exhibited at Tate Britain in London include video installations, online imagery, traditional technology, craft and design performance. Among those vying for the €30,000 prize are print artist Ciara Phillips, Dublin-born, Glasgow-

based film-maker Duncan Campbell and performance artist Tris VonnaMichell. James Richards’ film Rosebud 2013 includes erotic images he found in a Tokyo library. 12 Years A Slave star Chiwetel Ejiofor will announce the winner on December 1. He said the award represents ‘extraordinary artistic endeavour that has delighted, challenged and inspired’.

Agoraphobic: Whisper needs a new home Pictures: Battersea Dogs & cats Home

Whisper has been at Battersea since she was found cowering under a bush in Surrey in January. Her story will feature on Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs on UTV on Thursday.

A ‘TWITTER troll’ has been jailed for 18 weeks for bombarding a Labour MP in Britain with abusive messages after she supported a successful campaign to put Jane Austen on the £10 note. Peter Nunn, 33, from Bristol, retweeted ‘menacing’ posts threatening to rape Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy and branding her a ‘witch’. He launched his ‘campaign of hatred’ last summer after the UK Labour politician backed a highprofile bid launched by feminist Caroline Criado-Perez to keep a woman on a British banknote. District Judge Elizabeth Roscoe found him guilty at City of London Magistrates’ Court of sending indecent, obscene or menacing messages and jailed him. She also imposed a restraining order banning him from any contact with either woman. Father-of-one Nunn showed no emotion as the sentence was passed. Victim impact statements had been read out to the court on behalf of both women, who spoke of the ‘terrifying’ threats that were made against them.

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by RyAn HOOpER a permanent home after she appears on UK TV this week. ‘Whisper is a gentle, loving, kindnatured dog,’ said senior animal welfare assistant Karen Slavid. ‘She is going to make the most amazing pet for someone who has the time and patience to slowly build her trust and her confidence. ‘More than anything, we want her to enjoy a life outside kennels, like any other dog.’ She added: ‘Whisper has had a terrible start to life and she really deserves a happy ending.’

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military intelligence, it is now clear that around half those killed were Hamas fighters, despite Hamas doing its best to use women and children as human shields. Marc sarcastically equates Hamas with Israel and expects to be called anti-semitic for saying so. However, Israel is a democracy based on the rule of law while Hamas is a corrupt, murdering terrorist organisation with a mediaeval Islamist mentality just like Isil. It is not necessarily anti-semitic to equate the two, but it certainly is stupid. Dr Derek O’Flynn, Press Officer, Embassy of Israel

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hances are you’ll have sipped sloe gin at christmas. But sloes, or blackthorn berries, are actually a wild autumn fruit – and thanks to a mild spring followed by the downpours of rain in august, a bumper harvest of sloes is appearing more than a month earlier than usual. The rain has caused the plant to think that frost is on the way and start producing fruit early. The same thing happens to other hedgerow fruits, including blackberries, haws, rosehips and even grapes, making 2014 a vintage harvest year (see box). Foragers love sloes, which are part of the same family as plums, cherries and peaches but look like a small damson and taste very tart. add enough sugar, though, and they become spicy, plummy and complex in flavour, which makes them delicious in desserts, drinks and even for tarting up savoury dishes such as venison and duck. Blackthorn bushes are often used to form a traditional ‘brambly hedge’ because of their spiny, dense branches, and are a common sight along country lanes and hedgerows, around fields and on scrubby land in towns. The fruits, just over a centimetre in size, are a dark, purply-black bruise colour and grow in clusters at the ends of the spiky branches. Thanks to the early bumper bounty, sloes have ripened already, so instead of waiting until after the first frosts in October or november to pick them, you can do so now. You’ll know they are ripe if they are soft to touch. and the riper they are, the sweeter they

Sloe fruits have been appearing early across the Irish countryside this year, writes Alison Tyler – and if you forage a few, you can make your own sloe gin

become – though they’re still tongue-curlingly sour without any added sugar. ‘I’ve already picked some this season and theyy are great,’’ says forager and author Did you John Wright. ‘Just makee sure that they are purple and know? soft, and choose the fattest The sloe shru b, ones you can find.’ its savage th with so, once picked, what orn is used to ma s, can you do with them? ke sloe gin is ludicrously cattle-proof simple to make. hedges ‘The curious thing about sloe gin – aside from the rather marvellous flavour – is that there are only three ingredients and around 4,000 different recipes.’

rIghT works to a basic recipe of 250g of sugar and one litre of gin for every 500g of sloes. combine them in a bottle then wait, with an occasional shake, for the flavour to develop so that you get a syrupy, festive liqueur. eight weeks is about the minimum time required but the longer you leave it, the smoother it becomes. ‘The secret,’ says Wright, ‘is to make more than you need and leave it for as long as possible. after two or three months it will taste fruity, after six months it will take on an almondy taste, almost like amaretto, and after

Merry berry: Forager John Wright says sloe gin is ‘ludicrously simple’ to make 20 years it will taste velvetsmooth like Madeira.’ and once you have the sloe gin, you can combine it with blackberries to make blackberry and sloe gin sorbet, add it to a fruit sponge pudding for an extra

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Rosehips

You’ll find these orangey-red fruits, which are potent in vitamin C, from late summer onwards, both on roses in your garden and wild, rambling ones in hedgerows. Turn them into syrup, herbal tea, jam and jellies, or rosehip soup – which is a popular dish in Sweden.

Blackberries

Wherever there is a patch of neglected land or a hedgerow, you’ll find brambles laden with ripe and juicy berries. You might be a little late in the season now but if you’re lucky you still get a decent haul - and children will love taking a tub out to forage with you.

kick or even braise meat with it. But if you want to use those sloes now, just add sugar to create sloe and apple jelly. You could mix it with blackberries, new season apples and cobnuts to create an autumnal crumble or cobbler.

For more on foraging in Ireland try Nature’s Harvest: How To Gather, Cook And Preserve by Biddy White Lennon and Evan Doyle (O’Brien Press, €17)

Cobnuts

A variety of hazelnut, cobnuts are common in the west of Ireland, where they grow wild in woods on hazel trees. Young, green cobnuts have a taste like coconut, while ripe, golden ones are sweet like hazelnuts. You’ll probably also find cob and hazelnuts in parks… if the squirrels don’t get there first.

Mushrooms Unless you know what you’re picking, or are with an expert (they don’t call John Wright ‘John Mushroom’ for nothing), don’t go picking random mushrooms. But armed with a guidebook, you’ll find them popping up in woodland and grassland from now throughout autumn.

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1. NUTRIBULLET If, like me, you find the juicer‑versus‑blender debate a major headache (and end up buying neither), then a simple solution is on offer. Step forward the Nutribullet, a new extractor that uses a super‑powerful motor to pulverize your fruit and veggies in minutes – and that includes any stems, seeds and tough skins, so every single last drop of nutrition is blasted into your drink with nothing left behind. It’s sort of a hybrid juicer‑cum‑ blender and it’s the fast‑track, fuss‑free route to getting your five‑a‑day (at the very least). The Nutribullet costs €109 from argos.ie. VERDICT: Incredibly easy to use and small enough to stay on the worktop. You can drink your smoothie/ juice blend straight from the cup too.

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There’s nothing better than smothering your toast with a thick layer of salted butter – on the flip side, there’s nothing worse than trying to spread the rock‑hard yellow stuff straight from the fridge, ruining your breakfast as you go. This is where the SpreadTHAT! knife comes to the rescue. The first self‑warming butter knife not to use electricity, this clever product is made from titanium, which transmits heat from your hand to the blade. It makes slicing through chilled spreads child’s play. It costs €25, from thatinventions.com. VERDICT: Not cheap for a butter knife but everyone will want to give it a go.

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Fried food has – mercifully – come a long way since the era of the chip pan and the Purifry (€149, harveynorman.ie) is one of the new breed of ‘healthy fryers’. It uses hot air to cook with not a drop of oil in sight – so no more greasy cooking smells wafting around the kitchen. Admittedly, you’re not going to knock up cordon bleu dishes, but it’ll make speedy family food a little healthier. And its curvaceous, glossy exterior doesn’t look bad either… VERDICT: Makes great chips without oil but if you like them crispy you will need a little fat.

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The humble práta is feted this Friday as part of the now annual National Potato Day celebrations. Not only will the spud’s health benefits be extolled, there’ll be cooking demos, tastings and a ‘find the golden spud’ comp on South King Street.

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CuLinARy quizzing

Food aficionados, next week the fifth annual Great Irish Foodie Quiz takes place in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, with all proceeds going to Down Syndrome Ireland. Prizes include two nights in Knockranny House Hotel, Westport. Teams of four only, €100 per table.

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Dublin is now awash with cracking cocktail joints but a night on the Negronis can hit the wallet; create a bar‑standard finish on homemade cocktails with the R‑Evolution Molecular Cocktail Kit (€37, findmeagift.co.uk). It will help you transform a classic Cosmopolitan or Mojito with foam, bubbles and caviar à la Heston Blumenthal. VERDICT: The ideal gift for mixology nerds, though it can take a while.

lighter and brew an espresso in two minutes. The starter kit (€165, lavazza.co.uk) includes a carry bag, 16 coffee capsules and a measuring cup. VERDICT: Needs a bit of practice to get to grips with but makes a beautifully strong coffee. Don’t use it while driving!

Christmas Lunch & Dinners

Michelin‑starred chef Kevin Thornton (pictured) has teamed up with Dublin takeaway Camille to create a limited edition new dish: Indochine Curry (€14.95). The dish comprises sirloin of Irish beef in a curry made from Indian spices, served with organic brown and wild rice.

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5 Bad Education Jack Whitehall plays the hapless Alfie

1. the Driver

BBC1, 9pm Disillusioned taxi driver Vince (David Morrissey) wanted something new and exciting in his life – what he hadn’t bargained for was how violent the world his old mate Col (Ian Hart) dragged him into would turn out to be. In the second of this taut three-parter, Vince tries valiantly to hold on to his humanity – while reminding himself to be careful what you wish for.

4 He’s Just Not That Into You Jennifer Aniston looks for love

1 The Driver David Morrissey takes a wrong turn in life

2. My £999 Wedding

BBC1, 11.05pm Why blow a cool 20K on your wedding day – the average price of a nuptial knees-up these days apparently – when you can tie the knot equally happily for a fraction of the price? This cheap and cheerful report takes a look at how cashstrapped budget brides and bridegrooms make the most of their meagre means.

3. today’s Film: thor – the Dark World

sky Action & Adventure, 9.45pm Subtlety is in short supply in this 2013 plunge into the maelstrom of Norse mythology, but Chris Hemsworth makes convincingly God-like material as the cosmos teeters on the brink of imminent disaster. Natalie Portman and Tom Hiddleston lend stirling support.

4. he’s Just not that into You

RtÉ2, 11.05pm Starring Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck and Scarlett Johansson, this film, which is based on a self-help book, tells the stories of a group of twenty- and thirtysomething men and women as they pursue love.

5. Bad Education BBC3, 10pm School sports days are always good for a lark and Jack Whitehall’s bouncy comedy goes for it with fists and feet flying – the latter belonging to Whitehall’s Alfie, desperate to avoid the advances of bonkers PE teacher Preet (Harry Peacock).

2 My £999 Wedding Takes a thrifty look at nuptials on a budget

YoUR gUiDE to this EvEning’s EssEntiAL viEWing 6. the Leftovers

sky Atlantic, 9pm So far we’ve only glimpsed Christopher Eccleston’s highly strung vicar Matt as The Leftovers sketched out its odd story of a mass population disappearance dubbed the Sudden Departure. But tonight, Matt steps to the forefront, his determination to expose the moral shortcomings of those who’ve gone missing making him public enemy number one.

7. the sixties Yesterday, 9pm

Is there anything new left to say

about the 1960s, the swingingest decade of the 20th century? This 12-part documentary, co-produced by Tom Hanks, gives it a shot, drawing in expert commentators to shed light on how it all began – in an atmosphere of political paranoia, the world poised on the brink of war during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

8. Champions League Football

tv3 & Utv, 7.30pm For all the money that’s flowed into the Manchester City team in the past few seasons, success has proved

elusive in the Champions League. And following defeat by Bayern Munich in their opening game, victory over AS Roma is vital if it’s not going to be the same story in this campaign. Over on Sky Sports 5, Jose Mourinho returns to his Portuguese roots as Chelsea visit Sporting Lisbon.

9. Ray Donovan

sky Atlantic, 10pm Liev Schrieber’s charismatic performance as ‘fixer’ Ray Donovan has proven a hit with US audiences – a third series is on its way next year,

so tonight’s finale leaves several questions hanging. Not least whether love interest Abby will put our hero out of his misery.

10. Later… Live With Jools holland BBC2, 11.50pm

Singer-songwriter Damien Rice takes pride of place as he breaks an eightyear silence with third album, My Favourite Faded Fantasy. By contrast, Jamie T’s third effort – Carry On The Grudge has only been five years in the brewing. Gorgon City and the reformed UB40 round up the night.

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A Korea break from the norm One of my favourite holiday memories involved a clam barbecue on a sandy beach. Afterwards, I floated in the sea on a pink lilo. The destination in question wasn’t Ibiza or Goa, but north Korea. After lunch, I visited the Mount Kumgang Tourist Region on the east coast, walking up flower-fringed mountain trails and around turquoise lakes. Most people know that north Korea appears as a black hole on satellite images. That lack of light pollution makes for a beautiful night sky, and several nights were spent sitting on hotel rooftops picking out constellations. People scoff when I tell them north Korea was one of the most beautiful places I’ve visited and some criticised my decision to travel there on the basis that I was, Offbeat: Tamara and her somehow, propping up the regime. North Korean guide However, tourism to the most controversial of destinations rarely

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North Korea, Iraq and Liberia should all be on your travel bucket list, says Tamara Hinson brings in huge amounts of cash, often because the countries in question make their money in other more dubious ways – in north Korea’s case, the main sources of income are thought to include activities such as the counterfeiting of dollar bills, production of methamphetamine and international insurance fraud. I’m under no illusions about the country’s human rights abuses. I’m aware that the reason I didn’t see starving children or electrified fences is because I wasn’t allowed to stray from a very well-defined route. But I also think that to deny north Korea’s potential as a tourism destination would be foolish. In places such as north Korea, Iraq, Liberia and Syria, tourism is crucial to the recovery process. It can provide people with an income and generate business.

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golf ryder cup

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 METRO HERALD

Clarke rift ‘will not influence McGinley’ Paul McGinley insists his relationship with Darren clarke will not influence his opinion on who should be europe’s next Ryder cup captain. clarke is odds-on favourite to lead the side in 2016, when europe will be looking to claim their fourth straight victory and ninth in the last 11 contests. The former Open champion sent McGinley a letter in 2011 offering his support for the latter’s bid to become captain in 2014, but later changed his mind and put himself forward. and when Tom Watson was named uS captain in 2012, clarke suggested 2010 captain colin Montgomerie should also be considered as ‘whoever it is standing on that stage opposite Tom Watson needs a huge presence’. With the public backing of Rory Mcilroy, luke Donald and ian Poulter, McGinley subsequently won the day but admitted recently that his conver-

‘I don’t think I’d be a vice-captain again’ sations with clarke were now ‘short and sweet’ and amounted to little more than passing pleasantries. However, the 47-year-old vowed to be professional with the new selection process. Since 1999, the captain was selected by the european Tour’s 15-strong tournament committee, but changes announced in august last year mean the responsibility now falls to the previous three captains (McGinley, Jose Maria Olazabal and Montgomerie), the Tour’s chief executive and a tournament committee representative. asked if his relationship with clarke would be a problem, McGinley said: ‘absolutely no problem whatsoever.

Mine, all mine: McGinley keeps a firm grip on the Ryder Cup yesterday

TWEET SPOT: DAY AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE @DonaldsonJamie ‘U know when you’ve had one of those awesome dreams and u wake up wishing it was true........I woke up and it was. #europewinners’

‘No... because I’m still drunk’ Donaldson tells Sky winning has not sunk in quite yet

@W @WestwoodLee ‘May have done hey Jude ‘M with MAJ and the band at wi Gleneagles last night! Glene Flashback!’ Fl Ta Tartan barmy: Rickie Fowler and Bubba W Watson, right, try to blend in w with the locals

by SAM COSTELLO i’m going to be very professional in my input. ‘i’m going to get opinions from a lot of players and a lot of people before i put my opinion forward as to what it will be. Just like i was very much pushed over the line by the players, i want to get the opinion of the players. ‘i think we’re very fortunate in europe, a little bit like the liverpool soccer team and the boot room, i think a lot of us have benefited hugely from being vice-captains. Darren has been a vicecaptain along with many other guys. We will see where that all evolves and i’ll make a professional decision based on the views of people that i respect.’ as to whether he would be a vicecaptain, McGinley added: ‘i don’t think i’d be vice-captain to anybody going forward to be honest. i’m very happy to help in an unofficial capacity but i don’t think i have the personality to go back in as vice-captain. ‘i would like to be able to support the new captain in whatever direction he went, and if i had a belief about a different area, there would be a conflict.’ McGinley’s Ryder cup career has seen three wins as a player (2002, 2004 and 2006), two as a vice-captain (2010 and 2012) and one as captain. ‘That’s six i have been involved in and six wins. like a heavyweight fighter, i will retire undefeated. ‘i would certainly like to play a role, if required, a little bit like alex Ferguson did this week for me. i bounced ideas off him. He didn’t preach to me. He didn’t tell me what to do, but what he did was he solidified my ideas and he gave me confidence that, yeah, my hunches were right.’

@IanJamesPoulter ‘Well I think I’m looking a little worse for wears this morning. 4am put ourselves to bed and now off to the airport!’ Here wig go: Rory McIlroy and Stephen Gallacher, right, letting their hair down at the Ryder Cup after-party

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champions league 5 Wins

from five for Roma in Serie A this season

11 Goals

scored ored or ed b by City in their last st tw two games

Man City v Roma

7.45pm, iTV1

KEy bATTLE: David silva v Ashley Cole

did you know?

Mattia Destro scor ed from near the halfw line in Saturday ’s ay 2-0 win ov o er Verona to keep R Rudi Garcia’s Roma joint top

IF City are to put their first Champions League points of the season on the board they will need Silva at his authoritative best. When the 28-year-old playmaker is on song ong City operate oper at ttacking midfielder another level – is there a better attacking in the top flight? Silva, who has scored twice this term, is more likely to provide the ammunition for Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko. Cole is not a certain starter, having sat out Roma’s first Champions League game, but the Italians have not conceded a goal in the four league games the former England international has played. Even at the age of 33, Cole rarely has a bad day at the office.

sporting Lisbon v Chelsea 7.45pm, sky sports 5

Only William can prevent a blues Carv up DIEGO COSTA may be ‘hardly training’ according to boss Jose Mourinho, but Saturday’s goal against Aston Villa was the striker’s eighth of the season. With Arsenal visiting on Sunday, Mourinho must have considered giving Costa’s troublesome hamstrings a rest, but insisted last night he’s fine to start. The fact veteran Didier Drogba has not travelled only heightens the feeling his return to the Bridge is more

sentimental than helpful. But with Costa trying to get on the end of Cesc Fabregas’ through-balls, Chelsea should take three points off last season’s Primeira Liga runners-up. Key to knocking the Blues out of their stride is William Carvalho. The Angola-born defensive midfielder was linked with Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea in the summer, as you would expect for a hybrid of Yaya Toure and Patrick Vieira.

PREMiER LEAGuE stoke ................ 1 newcastle ..... 0 by John Payne

Better eight than never: Costa picture: Action imAGes

Van Gaal set to go places with utd

MANCHESTER United insist boss Louis van Gaal would have no issue with the club arranging overseas friendlies to fill the void left by their absence from European football this season. United’s early exit from the Capital One Cup means they have just one midweek match before the turn of the year and managing director Richard Arnold said going abroad to play lucrative midweek friendly matches was ‘something we continue to look at’. Van Gaal (pictured) began his Old Trafford reign in July by questioning the club’s

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obligations to sponsors, claiming travelling long distances was ‘not very positive for a good preparation’. However, Arnold claims there is no conflict, saying: ‘Louis understands what is required to get a first-class team onto the pitch and also what is required for running a club of our magnitude.’ The 20-time English champions have forecast a ten per cent drop in revenue in 2014-15 after failing to qualify for the Champions League under David Moyes.

fixTuREs

(7.45pm unless stated) Champions League Group E

CSKA Moscow v Bayern Munich ..(5pm) Manchester City v Roma....................TV TV3, UTV

Group F

Apoel Nicosia v Ajax ............................. Paris Saint-Germain v Barcelona ..........

Group G

Schalke v Maribor .................................

Sporting Lisbon v Chelsea.................TV

Sky Sports 5 Group H

BATE Borisov v Athletic Bilbao ............. Shakhtar Donetsk v Porto.....................

Sky Bet Championship

Brighton v Cardiff ................................. Derby v Bournemouth .......................... Middlesbrough v Blackpool ................. Millwall v Birmingham .........................

Pards’ luck runs out as Toon reign goes to pot

Norwich v Charlton ............................... Rotherham v Blackburn ........................ Sheff Wed v Ipswich ............................. Watford v Brentford.............................. Wigan v Nottingham Forest .................

Sky Bet League 1 Crewe v Notts County ...........................

Scottish Premiership Aberdeen v St Mirren ...........................

ALAN PARDEW was on the brink of the sack last night after Newcastle were beaten by Peter Crouch’s superb first-half header for Stoke. After owner Mike Ashley had ‘joked’ to a reporter that defeat at the Britannia Stadium would spell the end of Pardew’s near five-year reign, Toon fans spent the evening calling for his head. Pardew cut a disconsolate figure in pouring rain on the touchline from the moment Crouch powered home Victor Moses’ excellent 15th-minute cross. Fans of both sides promptly taunted Pardew with chants of ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’ and things nearly got worse quickly for the beleaguered boss. The lively Moses was clearly barged off the ball by Yoan Gouffran in the penalty area but referee Craig Pawson inexplicably waved away the home side’s

Under the weather: A soaked Pardew on the touchline appeals. Newcastle built up some pressure of their own with Daryl Janmaat’s long-range effort forcing a fine diving save out of Stoke keeper Asmir Begovic. But the visitors were let off the hook again three minutes after the restart when Marko Arnautovic’s

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strike cannoned back off the post. The Magpies went closest to giving their manager a much-needed boost when Jack Colback struck the bar seven minutes from time. Now all eyes will be on whether Ashley throws the towel in on Pardew’s chequered reign.

Strange stories from the world of sport

Hook’s forking hell WE’VE all heard of ‘handbags’ when tempers spill over on the football field. Well, how about a bit of ‘pitchforks’? That’s what allegedly happened in an incendiary clash between Staines Lammas and Chessington & Hook. A brawl sparked after two players were sent off reportedly took a sinister

picture: GettY

turn when a sub grabbed a groundsman’s pitchfork, forcing the game to be abandoned. ‘Allegedly a weapon was obtained by one of the players,’ said the Combined Counties League’s Alan Constable. The matter was reported to police and the FA.

Slammed: Ohio State Buckeyes coach Anthony Schlegel tackles a pitch invader during their college football win over Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday

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fOOTbALL DigEsT

Newcastle Defeats for 14 Premier in their lastames in a League g n under dreadful ruew Pard

Hot seat: McKinlay

McKinlay replaces Garcia at Hornets BILLy McKINLAy takes charge of Watford for the first time tonight in their Championship home clash with Brentford after replacing Oscar Garcia as head coach. Garcia was only appointed at the start of the month but will not be able to return to work immediately following a spell in hospital after suffering from chest pains. ‘I was closely involved with the appointment of Billy McKinlay, because I was aware I may not be able to return,’ Garcia said. ‘I always wanted an experienced British coach within our set-up, because it’s important to have that mix of cultures and experience.’ Ruben Martinez and Javier Pereira will stay on as McKinlay’s assistants.

8th Place finish for

Southampton last season. Boss Ronald Koeman has told Dutch TV the Saints ‘can do better’ this term. LEAguE TAbLE Chelsea Southampton Man City Arsenal Swansea Aston Villa Man Utd Tottenham C Palace West Brom Stoke Leicester West Ham Liverpool Everton Hull Sunderland QPR Newcastle Burnley

High point: Crouch powers home his first-half winner picture: GettY

did you Know?

Wilshere has played 90 minutes just once in the league this season

Injury scare: Wilshere

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Jack boost tempered by midfield duo’s KO Jack Wilshere is set to alleviate arsenal’s midfield injury crisis after being passed fit for tomorrow’s champions league tie with Galatasaray. Wilshere was one of three Gunners midfielders forced off during saturday’s north london derby draw with Tottenham. But while aaron ramsey and captain Mikel arteta are facing prolonged spells on the sidelines, Wilshere’s ankle knock is not as bad as had been feared and he

could play tonight if needed. The news elsewhere is not as good, with scans confirming ramsey’s hamstring strain will keep the Welshman out for a month while arteta faces a three-week absence with the calf problem which forced him off against spurs. Despite the good news on Wilshere, Gunners boss arsene Wenger may opt to protect the england international ahead of saturday’s trip to Premier league leaders chelsea.

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Sakho is in clear over Shaw thing DIAFRA SAKHO will not be punished by the Football Association for his alleged headbutt on Luke Shaw in West Ham’s 2-1 defeat at Manchester United on Saturday. The Senegal forward (pictured) clashed with Shaw in an off-the-ball incident at Old Trafford and the England defender sported a black eye after the game. Referee Lee Mason missed the incident but it is understood the matter was referred to a three-man panel of former referees. However, after reviewing footage, the FA judged there was no further case to answer.

Zlat’s not heeled

Sidelined: Ramsey

ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC is out of Paris Saint-Germain’s home Champions League clash with his former club Barcelona tonight. PSG said in a statement the Sweden striker, who missed the club’s last two Ligue 1 games, has not fully recovered from a heel injury. PSG drew their Group F opener at Ajax.

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Pardew under pressure as Crouch goal adds to misery

Bitter Phil to swallow

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Phil’s ‘corrupting’ affront on captain Watson leaves golfing world appalled Phil Mickelson has been accused of ‘corrupting the experience of the Ryder cup’ after his attack on beaten Us captain Tom Watson at Gleneagles. less than two hours after his team’s 16½-11½ defeat, Watson had to sit and listen to his most decorated player – who had been left out of a full day’s play on saturday – sing the praises of Paul Azinger, who captained America to their last win in 2008. it was an uncomfortable end to a difficult three days for Watson, and one that didn’t sit well with the majority of the golfing world. Former PGA Tour player and Golf channel analyst Brandel chamblee led the criticism, insisting the five-time major winner should look closer to home. ‘That was as close to a one-man mutiny as i have ever seen’ he said. ‘if you are looking for a reason why the Us continues to lose you just

by sAM cOsTELLO saw it, you saw it in one man, Phil Mickelson. chamblee continued: ‘Phil Mickelson, along with the best players of that era, have so corrupted the experience of the Ryder cup for their fellow competitors by not having records anywhere near where they should, given their rank in the game.’ six-time major winner nick Faldo said: ‘Phil certainly doesn’t respect Tom Watson. he threw his captain under the bus.’ colin Montgomerie, who led europe to glory in 2010, said: ‘should we go into this one hour after we’ve been defeated? no. You support your captain under all circumstances.’ Victorious captain Paul McGinley sympathised with his American counterpart Watson but admitted: ‘i always felt once the morning session was on, i was planning for the afternoon. i always felt i was half a day ahead.’

Not quite elementary: Losing captain Watson faces the media yesterday morning

G-Mac hails McGinley’s ‘message’ after pulling off master plan GRaeme mcDOwell admits he had brief doubts about Paul mcGinley’s Ryder cup master plan, but feels the Irishman has broken the mould for future european captains. mcDowell and French rookie Victor Dubuisson played so well in their foursomes victory over Phil mickelson and Keegan Bradley that they expected to play again in the Saturday morning fourballs at Gleneagles.

However, mcGinley stuck with his plan to just play the unlikely duo in the alternate shot format and keep mcDowell fresh to contest the first singles match, a plan which looked to backfire as mcDowell fell three down after six holes to Jordan Spieth. ‘The first six holes I was doubting how much I had played and was a little undercooked,’ mcDowell (pictured) said.

Thankfully, mcDowell found his form as Spieth stumbled and the former US Open champion went on to record a vital 2&1 win. ‘Paul has been the best captain I have played under,’ mcDowell added. ‘For a guy who sits in front of 12

players whose careers will probably be better than his, the respect he commanded in the team room, the intelligence he spoke with, his message was so clear all week. ‘I actually found myself listening to him thinking “This guy is impressive. This guy is educated, this guy has really put a lot into what he’s saying.”’

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