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BY HANNAH RODGER

AN NHS doctor is trapped in war-torn
Lebanon with her six-month-old baby
and husband.
Manwella Ftouni is desperately trying to
escape from the bombs falling around her and
return home to Glasgow.
The 28-year-old and husband Abbas flew
out earlier this month to let relatives meet
their newborn daughter Jana before Israel
launched a series of attacks on militant
group Hezbollah.
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FEARS Manwella
and baby Jana

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Crown’s SNP fraud probe
team contact alleged victims

CROWN prosecutors
investigating SNP fraud
claims have contacted
alleged victims in the case,
the Sunday Mail can reveal.
Former SNP chief executive
Peter Murrell – Nicola
Sturgeon’s husband – was
charged with embezzling party
funds in April as Police
Scotland continued Operation
Branchform.
But now the Crown Office
and Procurator Fiscal Service
(COPFS) has revealed it has
been in communication with
some alleged victims.
Under freedom of
information law, we asked if
any victim had requested
information and if so whether
any was provided.
COPFS replied: “In line with
QUESTIONS
our obligations under section
Police take
potential
six of the Victims and
evidence from
Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014,
SNP offices in
COPFS has communicated
Edinburgh in
with relevant parties in relaApril 2023
tion to this matter.”
Senior Crown
Office lawyers are
considering if there Things are
is sufficient
evidence to prose- moving
cute Murrell and along
whether it would
be in the public behind the
interest to do so.
scenes
Sturgeon and
former party treas- COPFS SOURCE
urer Colin Beattie ON THE INVESTIGATION
were also arrested
and questioned as suspects
before being released without
charge last year.
The development comes
weeks after Police Scotland
a s ke d p r o s e c u t o r s f o r
directions on the next steps in
their inquiry in relation to
Beattie and Sturgeon.
A source said: “Things are
moving along behind the
scenes. A team is being
put togeth er at
Crown Office. There
will be developments
in due course.
“It is now over three
years since complaints
were first received and
so alleged victims and
complainers will
be wondering
what is going
on.”
T h e
Branchform
probe is
focused on
how cash
rai sed in
2017 and
2019 as

WE’RE STILL
ON THE CASE

Senior figures weigh up whether to prosecute

SEIZED The SNP motor home. Left, Sturgeon at her home

part of a referendum
appeal was spent.
Concerns were
raised when SNP
accounts showed
there was less than
£100,000 in the bank
at the end of 2019,

despit e £600,000 b eing
donated.
That sparked at least 19
criminal complaints. After the
probe began, Murrell lent the
SNP £107,620 to help with the
party’s “cash flow”.
Last December, we told how

police were probing the
purchase of a Jaguar. A car
fitting the description was
snapped on his driveway in
March 2021. It was later sold.
It’s the second vehicle to be
probed – a £110,000 camper
van was seized from Murrell’s
mum’s drive in Dunfermline.
Sturgeon quit as first
minister in February last year,
as police started interviewing
senior SNP officials.
Murrell stepped down the
next month after it emerged
he lied over our story revealing
30,000 people had left the SNP.
Police carried out raids on
SNP offices and Sturgeon and
Murrell’s home last year.

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SPEECH Sharon Graham

A UNION leader has insisted the
Government “must be forced to act”
to save Scotland’s only oil refinery.
Petroineos this month confirmed
the refinery at Grangemouth will
close in the second quarter of next
year, with the loss of 400 jobs.
Ahead of the change, which will
see Grangemouth operate as an
import-only terminal, the Scottish

and UK governments promised a
joint £100million support package.
But Sharon Graham, the general
secretary of Unite, hit out at Prime
Minister Keir Starmer and Energy
Secretary Ed Miliband at the union’s
Scottish policy conference in Dundee.
She said: “It’s time to put Ed
Miliband and Keir on notice –
Grangemouth must be saved. The

Government must make the necessary investments to safeguard its
future. Labour must be forced to act.”
The Department for Energy
Security said: “Our joint investment
plan will help the workforce find
good alternative jobs and support
the local community, as well as
helping to secure a viable industrial
future for the Grangemouth site.”

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Fellowes: No
one better
than Maggie

DOWNTON Abbey creator
Julian Fellowes has joined
tributes to “warm and
witty” Dame Maggie Smith.
The screenwriter, 75,
also worked on films with
the screen and stage star,
who died aged 89 on Friday.
Fellowes said: “I knew
how to write for her but,
my God, she knew how to
say it and I’ve never had it
said better. So she was a
blessing in my life.”
He said she turned
Downton’s acid-tongued
Violet into an “immortal
character”. She was “kind
and encouraging” to young
actors, he added.

TV medic Punam Krishan
injects some ‘’sass’’ into
Strictly, foxtrotting to
Shania Twain’s hit Man! I
Feel Like A Woman!
The Glasgow NHS GP
picked up a score of 18
with pro partner Gorka
Marquez in last night’s

episode which saw the
start of public votes.
And Chris McCausland
received a standing
ovation for his routine.
McCausland, the show’s
first blind contestant,
landed a score of 29 with
partner Dianne Buswell.

It’s my Duty as a dad to
put our boy off acting
PARENTS Flynn and Compston

ACTOR Martin Compston
doesn’t want his son to follow
in his footsteps because of the
amount of painful rejection
that comes with the job.
Compston, 40, shot to fame as
a teenager in Ken Loach’s 2002
movie Sweet Sixteen, and is one
of the most recognisable faces on
TV thanks to his starring role as
DS Steve Arnott in
Jed Mercurio cop
drama Line of Duty.
The Scot, who
You don’t
has a four-year-old
want your son with his actress
Tianna Chanel
wee one to wife
Flynn, said: “I don’t
feel pain
think I’d want my
w e e on e in it
STAR ON SON AND ACTING

Compston hopes son steers clear of screen

BY GEORGE MAIR

(acting), mainly because I know
how much rejection you get in this
job. It can sting and you don’t
want your wee one to feel any
pain. But then they’ve got to grow
up and if it’s what they love doing.
“If he wanted to do it I would
never stop him, I would encourage
it all the way, but in my head I
don’t think [I’d want him to].
“Regardless of how good you
are, you need people to give you
the opportunity.
“There’s people who are probably just as good if not better than
you out there and there’s a lot of

people fighting for the same jobs.”
He said on his Restless Natives
podcast: “I got very lucky, I got
Ken Loach and then I got Jed
Mercurio who gave me opportunities and you need those.”
Compston said he worked
with “fantastic” child actors on
his forthcoming thriller Fear.
He added: “They were a
brother and sister in real life
which really helped because
they could have a play and a
carry on, but a lot of that came
down to having a great
director who knew how to
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Terror chief
killing puts
region on
the brink
ANALYSIS
BY Dr AHRON BREGMAN
MIDDLE EAST EXPERT

THE euphoria in Israel is
understandable. Killing
their sworn enemy, Hassan
Nasrallah, is nothing less
than an earthquake.
He led Hezbollah,
meaning The Party of God,
and was arguably the most
powerful man in Lebanon.
What the Israelis have
been doing in the last week
or so is implementing a
controlled escalation.
They inflict blow after
blow on Hezbollah, raising
the bar each time.
The purpose is twofold:
to convince the Shia
militants to stop firing into
Israel and force them to
pull back from the border.
Battering Hezbollah,
even killing Nasrallah, is
worthless if these aims are
not achieved.
Although bruised, the
group is still a powerful
opponent that has been
fighting Israel since 1982.
Despite Israeli strikes, it
has still got a substantial
arsenal at its disposal.
The killing of Nasrallah is
such a big escalation that
Israel’s next major move
could be a limited ground
invasion of Lebanon.
But sending troops and
tanks into Lebanon is
fraught with dangers.
I served as an IDF
artillery captain during
Operation Peace for
Galilee, later known as The
Lebanon War.
It was supposed to be a
72-hour operation but
Israel got bogged down in
Lebanon for 18 years.
All eyes are on
humiliated Iran.
Hammering its Lebanese
proxy endangers the
Tehran regime, as it spurs
internal opposition.
If Iran intervenes, then
this could lead to a
devastating regional war.
We are inching closer to
the brink.

EXCLUSIVE
BY HANNAH RODGER
Chief Reporter

AN NHS doctor has told how
she’s trying to escape from
Lebanon with her six-month-old
baby and husband as bombs
drop around them.
Manwella Ftouni and husband
Abbas went over from Scotland to let
their extended family meet their
newborn daughter, Jana.
They’re now stuck in a twobedroom flat in the Lebanese capital
Beirut after fleeing their family town
of Abbassieh in the south of the
country following Israel’s all-out
bombardment last week.
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from family
before finishing her maternity leave.
She travelled with her husband and
the little one at the start of September
unaware of the terror that was to
come just weeks later.
Now they’re stranded
and terrified with bombs
going off day and night
and no way to get out.
Sp eakin g to th e
Sunday Mail amid
explosions and gunfire,
Manwella said: “The
whole house was
shaking. The exhaustion
now is taking its toll as
we’re not able to sleep.” HELPING
She added: “We’ve MP McKee
been watching the same thing unfold
in Gaza for almost a year. I’m worried
that this is now the fate of
Lebanon as well.
“Me and my
family went to
the ceasefire
prot ests in
G e o r g e
Square for
Gaza. Now
we’re asking
for a ceasefire
for ourselves.”
Manwella is
MANWELLA FTOUNI ON
sheltering in Beirut
THEIR ORDEAL
and living in a flat with
20 relatives.
She said: “On Thursday we
fled from south Lebanon where
we were watching neighbouring
houses get hit by Israeli airstrikes
one by one.
“We came to what we thought
was a safe area and now the
bombs are coming closer.
The latest conflict was triggered
after gunmen from militant
Islamist group Hamas, based in
Gaza, stormed into Israel and took
173 hostages on October 7 last year.
While some have been released
and others confirmed dead, 97 remain FAMILY Manwella
with Jana, main,
unaccounted for.
with husband Abas,
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) above. Abas and
have retaliated against Hamas with Jana at demo, right

We came to a
‘safe’ area and
now the bombs
are coming
closer.

Hezbollah, based in
Lebanon, also firing at
Israeli positions in
solidarity with Gaza.
Hezbollah is also a
proscribed terrorist group
in the UK.
Tensions between Israel
and Lebanon increased
further on September 17
and 18 when 39 people
were killed and thousands
wounded after pagers and
walkie-talkies thought to
have been used by Hezbollah
exploded. The group blamed

Israel for the sophisticated attack but
it has neither confirmed nor denied
the claims.
Around 5000 British citizens are
estimated to be in Lebanon with many
struggling to get out.
On Friday night, the IDF launched
a series of massive air strikes in the
capital Beirut claiming they were
targeting Hezbollah headquarters.
Yesterday, the IDF confirmed it had
killed the Lebanese group’s leader
Hassan Nasrallah during the strikes
and said he “will no longer be able to
terrorise the world.”
More than 90 people were injured

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STRANDED IN LEBANON

Sunday Mail September 29, 2024

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NHS doctor’s plea as she is
caught up in bombing raids
while visiting family with
husband and baby

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and five others killed. Manwella said
that while she is focussed on trying
to get her daughter out safely she is
terrified what the future holds for her
relatives left behind in Lebanon.
She said: “Even if I manage to flee
Lebanon will my loved ones survive?
Will their houses survive? Our
memories, our dreams. Everything we
value could be lost.”
The doctor said the Foreign Office
advice is to leave the country immediately but barely any commercial
airlines are operating in the warzone.
She said: “We’ve been trying to get
on a commercial flight for days but

they are all fully booked and very
limited.
“We have a flight booked for
October 7 but we’re unsure if that
will even be possible. They need to
start evacuating us.”
The Prime Minister has urged UK
citizens to leave Lebanon and
around 700 troops have been
deployed to Cyprus in case a mass
evacuation is needed.
Gordon McKee, Labour MP for
Glasgow South, has vowed to help
Manwella and her family and
urged any other constituents in
PROTEST De
mo in Glasgow
yesterday
the same situation to contact him

urgently. He said: “There must be
a ceasefire in Lebanon immediately
and that is what the new UK
government is pushing for in the
region.
“We are doing everything we can
to stop the continued escalation.
“I would urge any constituent who
is stuck in Lebanon or who has family
there to contact me and I will do
everything I can in partnership with
the FCDO to help them reach safety
as quickly as possible.”
After the Sunday Mail contacted
the Foreign Office, officials got in
touch with Manwella and the family

has now been offered the potential of
an earlier flight out of Lebanon.
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British nationals to leave and have
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to bolster the efforts of our embassy
in supporting British nationals.
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SURVIVORS HIT OUT AT CHARITY BOSS

BY SASKIA ROWLANDS

HEARTBROKEN families
of three people stabbed to
death by a paranoid
schizophrenic have blasted
a “shameful” BBC documentary about the killings.
Relatives of Barnaby
Webber, Grace O’MalleyKumar and Ian Coates have
made a formal complaint
about the Panorama
episode and say they were
refused a screening.
Barnaby’s mum Emma
said: “ What the BBC
produced is a very imbalanced documentary – it’s
shameful, cold, ill-judged,
arrogant and thoughtless.”
Their loved ones were
butchered when Valdo
Calocane, 32, went on a
rampage through Nottingham’s streets. He knifed
Barnaby and Grace, both
19, as they returned from a
night out, then stabbed
school caretaker Ian, 65,
and stole his van, crashing
it into three people, who
suffered serious injuries.
They were further traumatised when they learned
police had failed to detain
Calocane when he attacked
a cop a year before.
And they were devastated when murder charges
were dropped. Instead he
admitted manslaughter
and got a hospital order.
Last night, Emma said:
“There were a wide number
of inaccuracies and clearly
curated editing to make it
an attack on the NHS
failures and a sympathetic
piece towards the family.”
A BBC spokesman said:
“Any complaints will be
looked at according to our
complaints procedure.”

MP quits Labour
over Keir’s gifts
MP ROSIE Duffield left
Labour last night over gifts
accepted by Keir Starmer
from donor Lord Alli.
She said keeping the
two-child limit to benefit
payments yet taking gifts
of glasses and designer
suits made Starmer “undeserving of holding the title
of Labour Prime Minister”.
Duffield, who will sit as
an indepen dent, asked:
“Why not show even the
slightest embarrassment?”

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distressed men who identify as
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THE head of Rape Crisis
Scotland has been accused
by rape and sexual assault
survivors of knowing FIVE
years ago about concerns
that the Edinburgh centre
was failing to provide
female-only spaces.
The women, all of whom had
self-excluded from the service
after worries they or their
family would not be seen by a
female, told how the issue was
at the centre of an extraordinary
meeting with Sandy Brindley
in 2019.
They revealed how charity
chief executive Brindley, the
then Edinburgh Rape Crisis
CEO Caroline Burrell and a
university professor tried to
shame them into accepting that
men who identify as women
had a right to be in women-only
spaces at a rape crisis centre.
Brindley has apologised after
a review into ERCC found it had
failed to provide women-only
spaces for 16 months and that
its CEO – trans woman Mridul
Wadhwa – had not acted
professionally or understood
the limits of her authority.
Brindley said she only found
out the centre was not following
national standards last October
and paused referrals 11 months
later when the review said
safeguarding was a problem.
But the survivors, who have
all come forward to us to speak
publicly for the first time, are
angry and deeply upset.
Maren Smith, who waived
her right to anonimity, said:
“When I listened to Sandy’s
apology, I thought, ‘You are not
apologising to me.’ We are the
‘wrong type’ of survivor to her.
We had gone to ERCC five years
ago because of our concerns.
“When we were asking about
women-only spaces, Sandy
wouldn’t give us a straight
answer.
“When she talked about
women she was including
trans-identifying males in that,
but when we asked her to
confirm that this meant there
was no female-only space, she
refused to answer.
“We were forced to go the
route of saying ‘people with a
penis and people with a
vagina’ to try to find a
common language.”
Maren, who was sexually assaulted as a child,
said Brindley struggled
with defining what a
woman was before
admitting that if a
woman asked for a
female counsellor, she
could be assigned
a male-born
person
UNDER
identifying
PRESSURE
as female.
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Brindley, chief
Maron
executive of
said: “It
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was an
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SCOTS-BASED STAR FEARED SHE’D LOSE HOME

Brazil president
in probe plea
over journalist
suicide tragedy

WARNING Firth of Tay

No water..
we can
scarcely
believe it
BY PAUL DRURY

PARTS of Scotland will end
September with warnings
to conserve water – while
England and Wales come
under flood alerts.
The Met Office said
some areas of the south
have endured 250 per cent
of their normal monthly
rainfall, with a forecast of
heavy downpours to come
today and tomorrow.
Yet at the same time,
rainfall across much of
Scotland has been below
average this month and
Tayside is now on “alert” for
water shortages.
Other parts of the east
coast are under an “early
warning” for scarcity.
September is coming to
an end as high pressure
gets swept away into
eastern Europe.
The weather system has
largely protected Scotland
from any wind and rain
approaching from the
Atlantic.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency
said there has been
“limited” rainfall, particularly across the east over
the past week.
The Firth of Tay remains
at “alert” while the Deveron,
Ythan, Don (Aberdeenshire), Tyne (Lothian) and
Esk (Angus) remain at early
warning for water scarcity.
Yesterday the Highlands
woke to snow on the top of
the Cairngorms.

Man’s arrest
at kids’park

A MAN of 64 has been
arrested and charged after
reports of an assault and
indecent exposure at a
children’s play park.
Officers confirmed the
man had been arrested
over the incident at 4.45pm
on Thursday at Sumburgh
Crescent near Sheddocksley Community Centre.
The man is due to appear
at Aberdeen Sheriff Court
tomorrow.
Police confirmed a
report will be sent to the
procurator fiscal.”

Friends and colleagues lead tributes to campaigner
BY JOHN FERGUSON

MYSTERY
Nathalia Urban.
Below, the online
platform Brazil 247,
and Jeremy Corbyn
who knew her work

BRAZIL’S President has
demanded a probe into
the death in Edinburgh
of one of his country’s
leading journalists.
Nathalia Urban, 36, is
understood to have taken her
own life last week.
But we can reveal political
figures, friends and
colleagues are demanding
police investigate claims of
p hy s i c a l a n d m e n t a l
domestic abuse in the
lead-up to the tragedy.
The Sunday Mail has seen
correspondence with Police
Scotland in which officers
acknowledged there is
evidence of alleged domestic
abuse in Nathalia’s case
which they have confirmed
would now be investigated.
Brazilian president Lula da
Silva said: “Nathalia was an
exceptionally competent and
dedicated international
analyst and journalist.
“She was young with a
bright future, which was
unfortunately prematurely cut short.
We hope all the
circumst ance s
surrounding
her death are
properly clarified.”
São Paulo-born
Nathalia was due to
speak at an event
a t

CONCERNED
Brazil president
Lula da Silva
spoke of Nathalia’s
dedication to job

the Labour Party conference
in Liverpool but didn’t
attend, sparking concern.
On Monday, in the hours
before she died, she posted
heartbreaking final messages
on her X account stating: “I
am really desperate, this
whole situation is too much.
“I need to reorganise
myself financially or I will
end up homeless. Please, if
anyone is hiring in Scotland
just give me a shout. I don’t
think I have ever been this
depressed in my life.”
Nathalia was a presenter
and correspondent on the
online news channel Brazil
247 – and had been living in
Scotland for around 10 years.
Brazil-based colleague
Brian Mier said: “There
needs to be a full police

investigation into the
circumstances.”
Earlier this month
proposals to modernise
domestic abuse laws were
published at Holyrood.
The Criminal Justice
Modernisation and Abusive
Domestic Behaviour Reviews
(Scotland) Bill, would require
a new review process to take
place after the death of a
partner, ex, or child where
abuse is known or suspected.
Former Labour leader
Jeremy Corbyn, who also
knew Nathalia, has called for
answers over the death.
He said: “Nathalia was a
fearless journalist. Her
pass-ing is a tragedy and
saddens me greatly. I echo
the call from President Lula
for clarity.”

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ENVIRONMENT TOPS AGENDA ON

APPOINTMENT Hamilton

Scots Tory
chief names
his deputy
BY KATRINE BUSSEY

NEW Scottish Conservatives leader Russell Findlay
h a s a pp o i n t e d M S P
Rachael Hamilton to be
deputy leader.
Findlay, a former Sunday
Mail journalist, was named
the successor to Douglas
Ross on Friday.
Hamilton, the MSP for
Ettrick, Roxburgh and
Berwickshire, takes over
her post from Meghan
Gallacher, who had stood
against Findlay for the
party leadership and
resigned as deputy during
the campaign.
Hamilton said she was
“privileged” to become
deputy and “excited” to be
part of the party’s new
leadership team.
It is Findlay ’s first
appointment since
becoming leader and he
said he was “delighted”
Hamilton would be deputy.

CRITICISM Pat McFadden

Wannabes
‘terrified of
Farage rise’
BY MIKEY SMITH

TORY leadership hopefuls
have “abandoned” the
centre because they’re
afraid of Nigel Farage,
according to an influential
Scots Labour MP.
Robert Jenrick, James
Cleverly, Kemi Badenoch
and Tom Tugendhat will be
trying to persuade this
week’s Conservative Party
conference to back them.
B u t L a b o u r ’s P a t
McFadden, from Paisley,
said the Tories are “so
terrified of Reform, they
have abandoned all claim
to the centre ground”.
He accused the wannabe
leaders of thinking “if they
shout the same message
louder voters will admit
they were wrong”.
His criticism comes after
focus groups found people
are still angry about
Partygate, Boris Johnson
and the economy.

King in climate warning
THE King yesterday warned of
the dangers of climate change
as he marked the 25th
anniversary of the Scottish
Parliament.
He addressed the chamber
during a visit to Holyrood with
the Queen, saying the
parliament can “touch and

improve the lives of so many
individuals”.
He also mentioned that his
mother, the late Queen,
“treasured the time spent at
Balmoral”.
The King said the opening of
the Scottish Parliament in 1999
was “a turning point” and that

the anniversary is “an
important milestone”.
He went on: “There remains
much more to be done for
Scotland, for the United
Kingdom, in addressing the
challenges we all share as
inhabitants of a planet
whose climate is changing

GREEN CHIEFS’
EXCLUSIVE
BY HANNAH RODGER
Chief Reporter

POWERFUL Lorna slater and Patrick Harvie were in government at time

SOME of the world’s biggest
polluters sponsored a
Champagne reception for
senior Scottish Greens at
their party conference.
One of Europe’s largest carbon
dioxide emitters, an oil giant
and a firm accused of funding
environmentally damaging
projects are among those whose
cash was used to pay for the
event in October 2023.
Billed as an “invitation-only
opportunity to talk to MSPs,
councillors and observers”, the
drinks reception was sponsored
by lobbyists Solar Energy
Scotland, which advocates on
behalf of its members.
Those members include oil
giant BP’s solar arm Lighthouse
BP, EDF Energy’s renewables
branch, Tata Steel and German
utility firm RWE, which runs

Anger as it emerges senior

BIG BUSINESS Solar power is in demand and had well-funded backers

coal plants in Europe and was
one of the continent’s largest
CO2 emitters in 2020.
Another member is
Blackrock, an investment firm
criticised by campaigners for
giving billions to companies
“destroying our climate”.
On the same day as the boozy
meeting, then minister Lorna
Slater announced a new

Scottish Government policy to
boost solar provision across the
country with a joint statement
being released by her party and
Solar Energy Scotland.
The event is not listed in the
lobbying register by the trade
body or in any records of ministerial meetings. Green members
called for an explanation.
Ellie Gomersall, ex-co-chair

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PARLIAMENT’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY

Ex-MSP: Holyrood
a ‘nest of fearties’

GUIDE
Presiding
Officer
Alison
Johnstone
with the King
and Queen.
Pic: Jane
Barlow/PA

LEADERSHIP The King with First Minister Swinney

SNAPPED Ex-FMs Yousaf
and Sturgeon. Right,
Health Secretary Neil Gray

on a day to remember
dangerously, and whose
biodiversity is being seriously
depleted. Let this moment
therefore be the beginning of
the next chapter.
“The achievement of the
past and the commitment
shown in the present give us
the soundest basis for

confidence in the future.” The
King also hailed Scotland’s
“natural beauty” and
“strength of character”.
He added: “Speaking from a
personal perspective, Scotland
has always had a uniquely
special place in the hearts of
my family and myself.” The

royals were met
by Presiding
Officer Alison
Johnstone and
they greeted
Holyrood’s party
leaders including
First Minister
John Swinney.

KENNY MacAskill has warned the
Scottish Parliament is becoming a
“nest of fearties” resting on past
glories amid an industrial and social
crisis.
The former justice secretary, who
was an MSP for the first 16 years of the
Parliament, said: “It is perfectly fine to
celebrate this silver anniversary but
current MSPs should get real about
what is happening in the Scotland of
today.
“The advance publicity for this royal
occasion from the Scottish
Government focused on past progress
of the Parliament – free education, the
Queensferry Crossing, equal marriage
– virtually all of which were the
VETERAN MacAskill is Alba deputy leader
achievements from 2007 to 2014.”
MacAskill, who is now deputy leader
replaced by immobilisation and
of Alex Salmond’s Alba Party, added:
pessimism as MSPs seem to stand by
“It is true that in these days there was
helplessly while Scotland is in
a sense of real progress and the people industrial and social crisis.
were proud of their Parliament as it ran
“They should remember the words
the country effectively and pushed
of the Scots Makar Eddie Morgan on
towards independence.
the opening of the new
“However, right now
Parliament building.
Grangemouth, the largest
“He said that the
industrial complex in
Scottish people do not
Scotland is threatened with
want a ‘nest of fearties’ or a
imminent closure while
‘phalanx of forelockScottish pensioners are
tuggers’.
facing a freezing winter in
“Any parliament must
this land of energy plenty.
constantly earn its spurs
“In response to these
and this one must beware
great issues of today the
resting on its laurels while
activism and optimism
Scotland faces industrial
which once prevailed in our
and social crisis.”
KENNY
MacASKILL
ON
Parliament has been
TODAY’S POLITICIANS

Holyrood
has been
resting on
its laurels
in a crisis

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SENIOR SOURCE ON THE
Patrick and senior
this is particularly
RECEPTION
staff, all the MSPs.
disturbing.”
“Had I known it was being
It comes after the Greens
were accused of offering access paid for by these companies I
to their MSPs for cash while still would have objected to it and
wouldn’t have attended.”
in government.
Niall Christie, who stood for
A dv er t s in c onferen c e

the Greens at the general election Scotland present at this event,
said: “ If we’ve accept ed which none of our member
sponsorship from a group organisations attended as far as
working on behalf of some of the I’m aware. I always register
world’s biggest polluters, we relevant communications
really need to
covered by the Lobbying Act.
“ T h a t
look at ourselves.
“I’ve raised my
includes
own concerns
meetings with
on this and I
political
hope the party
parties as part
takes these
of my day job
seriously.”
but would not
G e o r g e
cover a social
Baxter, vice
event of this
chairman of
sort.
“I did not take
Solar Energy
Scotland, said
part in future
the firm met or CONTROVERSY Our st
policy discusory
was in contact with “all
sions beyond
the Holyrood political parties” welcoming the announcement
made earlier in the day.”
about advancing solar power.
A Scottish Greens spokesman
He added: “I was the only
representative of Solar Energy said there was “no discussion” of

government business at the
reception, adding: “It was an
informal reception that was
open to MSPs and councillors as
well as all stall holders and
sponsors.
“Any discussions ministers had
about government business …
were recorded through their
private offices.”
The Greens did not respond
when asked if they knew SES’s
members included some of the
world’s biggest polluters
before allowing the
sponsorship.
A spokesman said:
“This reception was
sponsored by Solar
Energy Scotland and
nobody else.”
The Sunday Mail tried
to contact Patrick Harvie,
Lorna Slater and Ross
Greer for comment
but none
responded.

ANGER
Christie,
left, and
Gomersall,
above,
are
furious

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Tribute to mum killed in YOUTH FOOTBALL
crash as horses ran loose
A WOMAN who died
following a crash, while
horses ran loose on a major
road in the early hours, was
yesterday named by police.
Lesley McTear, 59, from
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, died
after the smash between a
car and a van on the A737
at Howwood, Renfrewshire,
at about 3.10am on
Monday.
Lesley, a passenger in the
Mercedes A-Class car, died

BY NICK FORBES

at the scene. In a statement, her family said:
“Lesley was a loving wife,
mother, grandma and
daughter-in-law.
“Lesley was the glue that
kept us all together and
anyone lucky enough to
know Lesley was showered
by her unconditional love.”
The 52-year-old man
driving the car was taken
to hospital as was a

33-year-old male passenger
and the 59-year-old man
driving the MAN Box van.
At about the same time,
police received reports of
six horses running on the
road. Four died after being
struck by vehicles.
Appealing for witnesses,
Sergeant Jack Swindells
added: “Our thoughts are
with the family of the
woman who has died and
‘LOVING’ Lesley McTear
everyone involved.”

KIDS’

TROUBLE
A record 58
kids have
been sent
off. Right,
our story
last week.
Bo’ness v
West Park
game ended
in violence

VIOLENCE, vandalism and red
cards have blighted youth football’s
new season in Scotland, the Sunday
Mail can reveal.
One teenage player was taken to
hospital with a head injury after a postmatch brawl involving coaches and
young footballers, while another game
was abandoned after a touchline spat
between a youngster and a spectator.
In other incidents in the Central
Scotland league, dressing rooms were
trashed and refs and children threatened. There was an alleged sex assault
and a record 58 players were sent off.
Horrified league chiefs have acted
swiftly and expelled one club – with
more warned they could be next.
An email from Central Scotland
League (CSFA) secretary Paul Crosbie
to hundreds of clubs said: “In the first
week back of the new season which is
only 10 days old across different age
groups we have had multiple reports

EXCLUSIVE
BY HANNAH RODGER
and complaints. [There were] 58 sendings off, [the] highest number ever for
1st week back; games abandoned;
referees verbally abused and physically
threatened, referees being approached
and challenged by parents in car parks.
“Spectators wanting to go fighting
with coaches in front of minors;
coaches and spectators making
unacceptable comments to players.
“Mass melees on [the] park with
police and an ambulance being called;
claim of sexual assault by one player to
another on the pitch; alleged damage
to changing rooms.
“Once all of the reports and
complaints have been looked into and
actioned, there may be further teams
who may have their fixtures removed
and membership revoked.
“The committee are unanimous,
action is required so that the majority

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IN CRISIS AFTER VIOLENCE & VANDALISM

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TALENT
Young players
with potential
could be put off
by violence,
it is feared

of teams can look forward to and turn
up for their game of football on a
Saturday in a safe, enjoyable environment whether it is development level
football for children’s age groups or
competitive football for the youth age
groups.”
The Scottish FA has pledged to
address the problem at its next top
level board meeting.
We told last week how referees are
weighing up strike action after an
official was allegedly headbutted and
punched during a recent amateur
game in Renfrew.
But the crisis in grassroots football
now threatens to engulf the kids game.
The Central Scotland league, which
kicked off on August 17, operates from
Glasgow and Lanarkshire to Stirling
and West Lothian, with hundreds of
teams playing in age groups from
under-7s to under-18s.
The worst incident saw an under-

16s game between Bo’ness United and
West Park United, from Bishopbriggs,
near Glasgow, explode into violence
on August 24.
Witnesses said a row between
coaches escalated into a mass brawl
involving players, with cans of juice
being flung as missiles.
Police and an ambulance
were summoned after a
Bo’ness player received a
head injury. It’s believed he
was treated in hospital but
released soon after.
An o th e r u n d e r - 1 6 s
match, between Falkirk side
Gairdoch United and Easterhouse from Glasgow, was
abandoned. A player receiving
treatment on the touchline was accused of
feigning injury and
the ref halted
the game
WARNING
Alastair Blair

attract new young referees – said: “We
know this is not just a football
problem, it’s a societal problem.
“But the lack of respect and restraint
on the sidelines of grassroots games
is on a different planet to other sports.
“Children used to play football
because there was nothing else to do.
These days, if they don’t enjoy it
because it’s an unsafe and frightening
experience, they will go and do
something else.
“A shrinking talent pool of
players and referees will cause
long-term serious damage to
our national game.”
One referee – who spoke
on condition of anonymity
– said: “Most trouble begins
on the sidelines, not on the
pitch.
REFEREE TELLS OF TROUBLE
“By the end of the game – if
STARTING ON SIDELINES
you get that far – it can be
seriously hostile. The vast

when the boy and an adult spectator
squared up to each other.
Meanwhile, a changing room at
Stenhousemuir’s Ochilview ground
was allegedly damaged by an under17s player from Hamilton-based Mill
United who had been sent off.
Alastair Blair, of the Scottish Football Supporters’
Association – which
runs a campaign to

Quite often it’s
the kids telling
adults to shut up
and calm down

majority just want to play football, but
they’re not being allowed to.
“Quite often, it’s actually the kids
telling the adults to shut up and calm
down.
“But they’re competitive teenagers
and they’re being thrust into horrible,
poisonous situations.”
An SFA spokesman said: “We are
encouraged by the proactive response
of the CSFA in dealing with these
alarming incidents and will ensure the
issue is on the agenda at the next
scheduled meeting of the NonProfessional Game Board.”
Police Scotland confirmed officers
were called to the Bo’ness incident.
A spokesman said: “We received a
report of a disturbance in the Dean
Road area of Bo’ness on Saturday,
August 24. A 15-year-old boy was taken
to hospital for treatment.
“A 15-year-old was charged in
connection with an assault.”

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rampage

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Lusikisiki, in South Africa’s
Eastern Cape province, at
two houses in the same
neighbourhood.
“A manhunt has been
launched to apprehend
those behind these
heinous killings,” a police
spokesman said.

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TWO pensioners taking legal action BY JOHN FERGUSON
over the axed winter fuel payment Political Editor
have warned over 4000 people because energy bills have gone up by an
could die if the policy isn’t reversed. extraordinary amount since then.”
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced
Grandparents-of-nine Peter and
Florence Fanning are taking the UK and the payment will only be available to
Scottish governments to court in a land- those on Pension Credit or other meansmark case that could result in the £300 tested benefits in England and Wales.
payment being resurrected for millions. The Scottish Government followed suit.
The judicial review, raised
Retired shop steward Peter
at the Court of Session, will
launched the case, enraged that
hear claims that neither
neither government appeared
government carried out approto have considered the human
priate impact assessments
cost of the policy.
required by the Equalities Act.
He said: “Pensioners are
Finance champion Martin
planners, they budget carefully
Lewis has appeared to back
for the months ahead because
the challenge, telling followers:
they often don’t have much
“Winter fuel payments could
money, so it is completely
b e rein st at ed for AL L
unfair that this has just been
forced on them without SUPPORT Money pensioners this winter if new
warning as winter is hitting. expert Martin Lewis legal challenge succeeds.”
A judge’s approval will now be required
“We will struggle but there are people
far worse off than us who will be in a to move to a hearing on the merits of the
position of having to choose between case, which is being spearheaded by the
having a bowl of soup and turning the Govan Law Centre with the support of
heating on for an hour on a cold night.” former first minister Alex Salmond.
Florence added: “There are a lot of
Peter highlighted Labour’s own 2017
analysis which concluded 4000 people people with medical conditions who will
could die if the payment was cut. He said: be at risk. It is not an exaggeration to say
“The situation is likely way worse today that people will die.”

Labour and SNP ‘bungled’
ALEX Salmond has thrown his
weight behind the Fannings’
legal fight, saying both
governments had “bungled”.
“What neither government
did was conduct the proper
equality impact assessments
they are required by law to
carry out,” he said.
“The last one which was
done suggested up to 4000
excess pensioner deaths over

the winter from the withdrawal
of the heating allowance.
“No politician, even the
grifters in London and the
fearties in Holyrood, wants to
sign up to a cutback which will
quite literally send thousands
of pensioners to an early grave.
“Hence the governments
didn’t follow the rules and left
themselves open to a legal
challenge.”

RULES Salmond

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Driver arrest
in OAP crash

A 71-YEAR-OLD woman
pedestrian was taken to
hospital after being hit by
a car.
Police were called to
Thornbush Road, Inverness, shortly after 5.20pm
on Friday.
She suffered serious
injuries and was taken for
treatment at Raigmore
Hospital.
No one from the red
Mazda 3 car was injured.
The 18-year-old male
driver of the car has now
been arrested in connection with the incident.

Six injured in
flat inferno

SIX people have been
injured after an inferno
engulfed a flat during an
early-morning blaze.
The fire broke out in a
first-floor flat in Saughton
Mains in Edinburgh shortly
before 6am yesterday.
Crews were still battling
the blaze some hours later.
A spokesperson for the
Scottish Fire and Rescue
Service said: “Three pumps
and a height appliance
initially attended but the
incident was escalated
with six pump appliances
responding to the scene.”

CHURCHES SLAM SUPERMARKET PLAN

FURY IN THE AISLES
BY CRAIG ROBERTSON

ISLANDERS living in one of
Scotland’s most remote
communities are set to do
battle with Tesco over
Sunday opening.
The supermarket giant has
kept its Stornoway store closed
on a Sunday
since it
launched in
All I’ve
2008 to
reflect reliheard is
gious feeling.
that staff
But the
store is now
are not
wanting it consulting
with staf f
REV KENNETH STEWART about workRESISTS TESCO MOVE
ing on the
traditional
day of rest – pitting it against
church leaders.
The Stornoway branch is
understood to be the only Tesco
in the UK which doesn’t open
on a Sunday.
But Rev Kenneth Stewart, of
the town’s Reformed Presbyterian Church, said it should stay
that way. He said: “This is a

STORING UP PROBLEMS
Tesco on Stornoway and
the Rev Greg MacDonald
of the Free Church

Ministers in battle to keep doors shut on Sundays
place which has historically
observed the Lord’s Day.
“It’s something woven deeply
into the fabric of the place and
heritage of the people. A feature
of life here that even those not
committed Christians or churchgoers still value the distinctive nature of the Lord’s day.
“All I’ve heard is that staff are

not wanting this. As far as I’m
aware there is universal
opposition amongst staff.”
Rev Stewart said he would
make representations to the
store about the plans to open.
It’s understood the proposals
are being looked at by a new
manager in the store.
The local planning authority

said there is no restriction on
Tesco opening on a Sunday and
confirmed they had a seven-day
licence to sell alcohol.
Rev Greg MacDonald, of the
Free Church of Scotland
(Continuing), said: “My view is,
please don’t open. It’s quite
simple. I’m a minister and I
believe that everyone not only

benefits from but is entitled to
a day that’s different. I know
there will be opposition to it.”
Western Isles Labour MP
Torcuil Crichton said: “In the
24/7 world we inhabit the peace
of the Lewis Sunday is
something many appreciate.”
Tesco’s head office did not
respond.

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reporters@sundaymail.co.uk

EXCLUSIVE MURDO MACLEOD’S WIFE

We were all
witnessing
his tightrope
walk between
life and death.
But this
is Murdo.
There’s a
reason he
was called
The Rhino

SUPPORT AND PROTECTION Murdo and his wife Mhairi, second from left, with,
from left, Fergus, Mhairi, Victoria, Ross, Marina, Murdo, Mhairi and Gilan

HEYDAY
Murdo
with Celtic
and
Scotland

ON two separate occasions over
a 12-year period, I’ve been taken
into the same room, inside the
same hospital and told there’s
a chance my husband won’t
survive the aftermath of heart
surgery.
But my husband is Murdo
MacLeod. During the nine years he
spent playing for Celtic he was
known to supporters and his
teammates as The Rhino. There
were reasons behind that nickname.
Murdo’s strength, fortitude and
bloody-minded determination gave
him an iron will to enable him to
overcome any form of adversity.
We were married when we were
no more than kids and raised a
family to be proud of.
He was good enough as a parttimer at Dumbarton to be signed
for Celtic and won every domestic
honour there was at the club before
pursuing his career elsewhere.
We moved to a foreign country
and assimilated ourselves into the
German way of life while Murdo
was at Borussia Dortmund.
And then we came home again
to see my husband enter the next
phase of his life, winning trophies
as a player at Hibs, a manager at
Dumbarton and, most
memorably of all, as Wim Jansen’s
coach when Celtic won the
league title that prevented
Rangers getting 10 in a row.
You don’t stand back and
allow that kind of man to slip
away from this life. Especially not
when he and I raised a family who
formed a shield around him and
refused to accept that medical
opinion was the final word.
In October 2022, I assembled
that family around around
me in the room at the
Jubilee Hospital in
Clydebank so that

Mhairi tells of their
life together and
why she refused to
give up on her exCeltic and Scotland
husband as his
health failed after a
routine operation

the medical staff could update us
on Murdo’s condition.
There present was a female doctor
and a male anaesthetist. I remember
thinking one was doom and the
other one was gloom. Neither of
them truly knew The Rhino.
We were asked if we wanted to
have a husband and a father
suffering from heart and kidney
failure to be put back on a ventilator
and attached to a dialysis machine.
The doctors and nurses couldn’t
waken Murdo and the thin line
between life and death was outlined
to us in matter-of-fact detail.
His brain needed to start
functioning properly for him to
come back to us and all forms of
medication had failed miserably.
It was suggested he was not
intended to wake up and his chances
of pulling through were slim.
Murdo’s heart wasn’t functioning.
His kidneys weren’t functioning. We
were witnessing a tightrope walk
between life and death.
Our daughter Mhairi altered the
mood with a message to the medical
staff that was part defiance and part
positivity. “We hear you,” she said,
“but we’re just not listening to you.
We’re ignoring you because that’s
Murdo MacLeod in there.”
We weren’t the kind of people to
give up on life. Our daughters
wouldn’t have allowed me to even
contemplate the idea.
It was so different when I worked

PRIDE
Helping Wim
Jansen win
the title with
Celtic to stop
10 in a row

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ON WHY FAMILY SAID NO TO MEDICS
STRENGTH
Mhairi and th Murdo with
Fergus. Left eir grandson
Mhairi wed in, Murdo and
1977

READY FOR
ACTION
Murdo is ready
for a kickabout
in his garden.
Pic: Tony
Nicoletti

part-time as a teenager at a petrol
station not far from Dumbarton’s arose, it meant eight weeks on a
former home at Boghead.
ventilator and all the circulatory
The garage had a shop where I problems it entailed.
worked behind the till and the young
His operation had taken place on
hopefuls would go in there for the September 9 and Murdo came round
confectionery that kept them going. the following week. On September
I kept him at arm’s length at first 20, he went into shock and his blood
because I was the older woman, nine pressure dropped. It was four days
months his senior. He kept coming before his 64th birthday.
HOSPITAL Jubilee, Clydebank
in with his chat-up lines.
Murdo’s cardiologist, Professor
We got married on June 11, 1977. Colin Berry, came to see us at his
It didn’t take me long to find out what patient’s lowest ebb. He suggested
life as a footballer’s wife would be like we should acknowledge Murdo’s
because it was enacted in full view birthday by getting as many messages
of the public.
from family members and friends as
Murdo went to sign for Celtic on we could and playing them to him.
the same day in 1978 that a man had
One of our grandbeen at our house to
children, Fergus, is Rhino
measure the windows for
mark two. He loves his
venetian blinds. He was
football and his papa. His VETERAN sports
the grumpiest man in the We’re not
message implored Murdo journalist Hugh Keevins
world as he went about
get back to having a said he was devastasted
listening. to
when Murdo’s wife told
his business.
kickabout with him.
him doctors had given him
By the time he came That’s
There was one song a slim chance of survival
back to fit the blinds,
that meant a lot to Murdo after heart surgery.
Murdo had been on the Murdo
– Don’t Give Up On Me by
Hugh, close friends with
back pages of all the MacLeod
Andy Grammer. The girls the Celtic legend for four
newspapers holding a
have it on their phones decades, said: “I got the
Celtic scarf above his in there
from the time when they text from Mhairi and I sat
head to mark his signing DAUGHTER MHAIRI
were lifting those devices down and thought, no, not
for Billy McNeill.
Murdo. Like his family, I
TO MEDICAL STAFF
to his ear in hospital.
And the grumpiest man
One morning we went refused to believe it.
“I sent a couple of texts
in the world had magically been into his room and found him sitting
to her determined to
transformed into the friendliest.
up in bed reading Wim Jansen’s book back
I’d been to one match before we about his life in football. It was an stay postive.”
Hugh’s messages read:
married – Dumbarton at Boghead. incredible moment.
“Do not lose hope. This is
Celtic Park was a different story.
By the time he left the hospital to Murdo we’re talking about.
Celtic beat Rangers to win the go home, Murdo had spent over One day I’m going to talk
league title at the end of Murdo’s first 100 days fighting for his life.
to him. I know I am.”
season there and the memory of the
The Sunday Mail
Age had made him more stubborn
night they beat Rangers in the final than ever to succeed. He fought. And columnist helped Murdo
game of the season to become he fought when he was almost down write the autobiography
which is out on October 3
champions lives with me to this day. to his last breath.
and published by Black
I became engrossed and I grew
and White.
more like my husband by believing
anything was possible for Celtic.
It was like that in the hospital in
2022. We could understand the
severity of Murdo’s condition. We
knew we were being told there was
nothing more that could be done to
prevent him slipping away from us.
We just felt instinctively that he
wasn’t finished with life.
LOVING
Twelve years earlier, when he had LIFE
a valve inserted in his heart, it had Murdo and
grandchild
taken a less severe toll on his body. Cru
zw
And it was a much younger man the newith
book
combating complications.
When the valve was replaced 12
years later and complications

Writer pal
tells of
his shock

STOPPING 10 IN A ROW Pages 56&57 ME, WIM AND ROCKER ROD in tomorrow’s Daily Record

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THESUNDAY LIST THE BIG STORIES
I had just finished recording
a voiceover on STV’s review
of the year and the producer
said, “That’s a wrap.” I said,
“Don’t be too sure as big
stories have a habit of
breaking in December.”
Within the hour we got a
call to say something
horrific had happened in
Glasgow’s George Square.
It was a totally bizarre
and awful tragedy and so
difficult to comprehend,
especially in the run-up to
Christmas.

Freebies and
favours have
to stop now
Their plans for a better world belonged in
the realms of back-of-a-fag-packet student
politics, not serious government.
From the bottle-return scheme to their
wildly misguided gender policies and financially ruinous heat pumps, their ill conceived
nonsense had to be abandoned wholesale.
But it now appears that even Patrick
Harvie and Lorna Slater’s reputation for
taking a firm line against cronyism and
corruption may also have been undeserved.
We tell today how some of the world’s
worst CO2 offenders sponsored an exclusive
champagne reception at the Greens party
conference.
Among them were one of Europe’s largest
CO2 emitters and an oil giant and a firm
accused of funding a catalogue of
environmentally damaging projects.
Lobbying trade body Solar Energy
Scotland paid to put on the lavish drinks
reception last year – on the same day Slater
announced a new government policy, via a
joint statement with... Solar Energy Scotland.
Whether it is Boris Johnson taking money
from donors and handing them covid
contracts or Keir Starmer accepting dresses
for his wife and suits from a Labour donor,
the public are absolutely sick of this pathetic
culture of patronage.
It beggars belief that politicians cannot
comprehend why it is totally unacceptable.
It is exactly this culture that has left both
the Scottish and UK economies in
dysfunctional, dilapidated chaos.
Why can’t we build infrastructure at a
reasonable price? Perhaps because
ministers spend too much time cosying up
to business leaders at drinks receptions.
Why are the public finances a basket case
unable to support the welfare state despite
the UK being one of the biggest economies
in the world? Perhaps because corporations
spend billions lobbying government not to
crack down on tax avoidance.
If we now can’t even rely on the gullible
Greens to at least be free of greenwashing,
whitewashing, cronyism and corruption,
what hope is there for the future?

Ugly face of
kids’ football
THE youth football leagues should
provide a safe, friendly and
competitive environment for
children to hone their skills.

But instead violence, vandalism and
pathetic parental bust-ups between Alex
Ferguson-wannabee dads has become the
norm.
Scotland may have invented the beautiful
game but it’s not surprising we are plunging
down the international rankings if this is its
ugly modern face.

GIRL GUIDES TRAGEDY,
SEPTEMBER 1994

GEORGE SQUARE BIN
LORRY TRAGEDY,
DECEMBER 2014

OPINION

DURING their brief spell in
government, the Scottish Greens
were exposed as well-meaning but
cataclysmically naive idealists.

reporters@sundaymail.co.uk

Here is the news..
I’vebeendoingthis
for

A busload of Girl Guides and
leaders were on their way back
from a day trip to Butlins when
their double-decker bus collided
with a low bridge in West Street,
Glasgow. Five died in the accident
– three children and two leaders.
It was awful. It happened the first
day in the STV newsroom and I
didn’t even have log-ins for the
computer system and had to
scribble all my notes on scraps of
paper. It was like being thrown in
the deep end and it’s been like
that pretty much ever since.
BY HEATHER GREENAWAY

JOHN MacKay is one of
Scotland’s longest-serving
newsreaders and anchors.
For 30 years, John, 58, co-anchor on
STV’s News at 6 and current affairs
programme Scotland Tonight, has
guided the nation through devolution,
Brexit, the indyref and Covid.
The Glasgowborn dad of two,
said: “I feel proud
to have brought
Scotland the news
for so many years.”
Here, John gives
us a rundown
of some of his
biggest stories.

WILL FERRELL, 2013

“Will is an incredibly funny man. He told me if I wanted to be as
good an anchorman as him, I would need to grow facial hair and
drown myself in cologne. It was good advice but I didn’t take it.
I don’t suit a beard and I don’t think guests would be too pleased
about being stuck in the studio with me if I was reeking of
aftershave. Will is definitely one of my top interviewees. It’s not
every day you get to meet the world’s most famous anchorman.

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SKIBO CASTLE, DEC 2000
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DUNBLANE SHOOTING,
MARCH 1996

Sixteen primary one children and
their teacher shot dead. Running up
to the school alongside panicked
parents who didn’t know if their
child was dead or alive can never be
forgotten, no matter how much I
want to. I saw nothing of the actual
horror, thank goodness, but the
description by a surviving teacher,
Eileen Harrild, at the subsequent
inquiry still haunts me. It remains
the single, most compelling
moment of my reporting life. I can’t
even think of it without tearing up.

I was there for two days covering
Rocco’s christening at Dornoch
Cathedral then the wedding itself.
Every journalist under the sun was
standing in the dark outside the
castle as no one could get in. There
was nothing to see but we had to
keep talking. I like to say I was at
her wedding but in reality I was
probably a mile away. It was great
fun.”

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He’s been stupid
but Phillip doesn’t
deserve to be a TV
Cast Away forever

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MOIRA STOPS SCAMMERS
plot was foiled but she was
honest in sharing feelings of
being “devastated,
embarrassed and angry
with myself”.
When someone
with her gravitas
and intelligence
can admit they
were conned it
makes us all feel a
little better.
Online scams are
getting harder to spot. I

worry for my mum
and others of her
generation who may not be
tech savvy and
are more
likely to take
people at their
word, but it can
happen at any
age.
So someone
like Moria
speaking up reminds
us ALL to be vigilant .

IN THE BIN

Moira Stewart: Not only is
she a broadcasting legend,
the BBC newsreader has
now reminded us all that
anyone can be the victim of
a scammer.
The 75-year-old was
targeted by fraudsters who
contacted her pretending to
be her bank and asking her
to transfer money as part of
an elaborate tale.
Luckily she went into her
bank in person, where the

ON THE UP

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I DON’T know about you but I love
a good comeback story and while
many may disagree, I think former
national treasure Phillip Schofield
deserves a second chance.
As someone with a bit of knowledge
of the circumstances surrounding the
Schofield Scandal in 2023, I never
thought he deserved what happened.
Having an affair with a younger
member of the production team is
irresponsible and downright stupid for
someone in his position but I think it
was used as a reason to get rid of a
presenter whose ego was deemed out
of control.
It also fed in to the claims of a “toxic
working environment” that had
developed on the production of This
Morning.
For that he should have been
punished but his private life is his own
and he was publicly shamed for having
a workplace relationship (which people
do every day). In the aftermath, the
once-lauded TV star did some ill-fated
interviews then looked as if he was
fading into obscurity… but not for long.
Someone with Phillip’s CV, from his
CBBC broom cupboard days to Dancing
On Ice, wasn’t going to disappear
without a fight.
After rumours of offers to appear on
a reality show, Phil has chosen Channel
5 as he begins his redemption.
The show is called Cast Away and will
see the 62-year-old marooned on a
desert island for 10 days. There will be
no other castaways and no crew, which
is sounding suspiciously like the Tom

“cancelled” and thought an appearance
on a popular TV show could somehow
reverse the cancelling and put them
back in everyone’s good graces.
Ex-politician Matt wanted forgiveness
on I’m A Celebrity after breaking social
distancing rules while snogging his aide,
now girlfriend, in his office but ended
up being even more disliked than before.
John, who was accused of flashing
fellow actors on the set of
Torchwood lasted just 32
minutes in Celebrity
SAS, which made
him look like an
opportunist and a
REFLECTIONS Schofield
quitter.
Hanks movie of the
You have to
same name.
wonder who’s
Since it’s shot by the
advising them
man himself, he’ll control
b u t P h i l l i p’s
the narrative and it’s
daughters, who are
JEAN ON THE FALLEN TV STAR’S
inevitable he will address
APPEARANCE ON CAST AWAY
his agents, will have
his mistakes of the past and
pored over offers in the
no doubt ask for forgiveness.
last year so they must
It’s calculated and will have a prethink Cast Away is a good vehicle
planned story arc but I have news for at the right time. He’s their dad and it’s
you, most reality TV is. Let’s face it, a gamble but one I think will pay off.
anyone who likes good telly, gossip and
We’ll see him toiling in bad weather,
scandal is going to tune in so the dealing with being alone and atoning
viewing figures are a given.
for his past mis-steps, which is a TV
I reckon it will go one of two ways – he commissioner’s dream.
bares his soul in an authentic and
In the trailer for the show, which is
genuine way and regains the love of the on Channel 5 at 9pm tomorrow, a
audience or it’s a disaster, he comes dishevelled-looking Phil declares: “I
across badly and yet again loses the know what I did was unwise but is it
respect of millions.
enough to absolutely destroy someone?”
The names Matt Hancock and John
For me the answer is no but can a
Barrowman instantly come to mind catastrophic comeback attempt end a
when I think of men who were career forever? That’s a resounding yes.

This is a big
gamble for
Phillip but one I
think will pay off

NO CHOICE NOW, STAY AWAY
Not respecting buffer
zones: It’s a relief that safe
zones around abortion
clinics were established
around Scotland at long last.
It’s long overdue that
anyone using those types of
services are respected and
protected as they go through
something so private.
The new Act that was
designed to protect
women from harassment
was passed in June and

anyone who breaks the law
around it should be swiftly
dealt with by the police.
The pro-life
movement have a
right to their
beliefs but they
don’t have the
right to push
them on others
and certainly not
outside health
facilities.
I was disturbed to read of

protesters gathering outside
a Glasgow hospital on the
day buffer zones came into
force. It’s a cruel and
selfish act to hijack
the space outside
clinics to try to
influence or
question a
woman’s right
to choose.
Shame on any
individual or group
who would do such a thing.

Kate accuses
therapist of
sex
assault
Star files complaint with police in LA
18

Sunday Mail September 29, 2024

KATE Beckinsale has
accused a “healer” of
sexually assaulting her
during a massage.
The actress filed a report
in Los Angeles accusing
therapist Nick Abramovic of
“sexual assault and battery”.
Underworld star Kate, 51,
also pointed via her social
media to online Yelp reviews
about Abramovic’s firm, The
Bionic Method, that accused
him of being “creepy”, “weird”
and “targeting females”.
Abramovic vehemently
denies the claims and no
charges have been filed.
He said the star’s lawyer,
Marty Singer, notified him of
the allegations only after he
REPORT Kate Beckinsale publicly accused Kate of not

In for a Penny..
in for £10,000
PENNY Lancaster gets her teeth
into raising cash for a good
cause.
She also showed she could
give singing superstar hubby Sir
Rod Stewart a run for his money
by serenading him with a song
from the musical Grease.
He was so impressed by
her rendition of Hopelessly
Devoted To You that he
gave £10,000 to the
evening’s cause, the
Celia Hammond
Animal Trust.

BY PATRICK HILL

paying his £2000 bill for two
massages in August. The
therapist told the New York
Post: “I have never had this
type of complaint. I’m not
trying to defame Kate. I’d like
to think this is just a misunderstanding. I categorically
deny these allegations.
“She stiffs me, I try to get
paid and Kate has been
able to manipulate the
conversation and then started
posting about being sexually
assaulted.”
But Singer said: “The claim
that my client fabricated a
police report to avoid paying
money is a malicious, false
and defamatory statement.”
LA police did not comment.

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AUTHOR Andrew O’Hagan

Caledonian
Road takes
route to TV
BY GEORGE MAIR

WRITER Andrew O’Hagan
has revealed his latest book
is being adapted into “a
large network show” for TV.
O’Hagan, whose awardwinning novels include
Our Fathers and Mayflies,
published Caledonian
Road earlier this year.
He said the “state-of-thenation” book, which took
him 10 years to research
and write and has been
described as “the story of
one man’s epic fall from
grace”, was being adapted
by the people behind the
Apple TV hit Slow Horses
and HBO series Chernobyl.
Th e G l a s g o w - b o r n
author, 56, is set to be an
executive producer and
could also write “a few
episodes”.
Speaking on BBC’s The
Big Scottish Book Club, to
be shown this Wednesday,
he said: “It’s exciting.”

CALL FOR CASH TO COMPENSATE VICTIMS

Sell the Harrods
sex predator’s
Highland lair
n
STUNNING Balnagow
estate – with its pink
castle – was bought by
Egyptian billionaire far
Mohamed Al-Fayed,
left, in 1972

Green councillor targets Fayed castle
DREAM Matilda Pritchard

Litter picker
legacy aims
for tidy sum
BY RECORD REPORTER

THE family of a schoolgirl
who died in her sleep want
to fulfil her dream of a
“world without litter”.
Matilda Pritchard, 11,
who had an undiagnosed
heart condition, earned a
Blue Peter badge for her
rubbish-picking efforts.
After her death in April,
the family hit their initial
fundraising target of
£11,213 – representing
Matilda’s birth date,
February 11, 2013 – in two
weeks. Now they want to
raise £42,000 to fund
charity litter-picking
campaigns in schools.
Dad Steve, 43, of Pudsey,
York shire , s ai d : “ It
absolutely felt like the right
thing to do in her memory.”
Allison Ogden-Newton,
of Keep Britain Tidy, said:
“Matilda dreamed of a
world without rubbish, a
dream we share.”

PRESTIGE
Fayed was given
Freedom of the
Highlands award
at Harrods, right

THE family of shamed Harrods BY HANNAH RODGER
boss Mohamed Al-Fayed are being Chief Reporter
urged to sell his Highland estate revealed harrowing accounts of dozens
to compensate his rape and sexual of women who were sexually assaulted
or raped by Fayed during their
assault victims.
A councillor is leading the calls for employment at Harrods.
Many said they had to undergo
his family to abandon their links with
the area amid a wave of accusations sexual health checks while working as
against the mogul, who died last year. secretaries or interior designers at the
Chris Ballance, who leads the Green luxury London store.
The results were given to Fayed before
group at Highland council, said Fayed
should also be posthumously stripped he attacked them. Two women said they
of a prestigious Freedom of the High- were just 15 and 16 when it happened.
Ballance said: “Fayed was another
lands award given to him by the former
absentee landlord of a large
local tourist board in 2002.
estate. He just helicoptered in
He said: “Apart from some
once a year. I wholeheartedly
improvements to a local
support calls for him to be
village hall, he did nothing to
stripped of it posthumously.
help the Highlands.
“If the estate is still owned
“I have no idea why anyone
by
the family, they should
thought he might deserve an
now sell it to provide some
award in the first place.”
compensation for the
Fayed bought Balnagown
estate in Invergordon, DEMAND Ballance numerous victims.”
Tourism body VisitScotland
about 30 miles
said it had no means to revoke the
from Inverness, in 1972.
award. A spokeswoman added: “We
Its pink castle is still used understand the Freedom of the
by his wife Heini Wathen Scottish Highlands was issued as a
and their four kids, Jasmine, one-off symbolic award by the
Camilla, Karim and Omar.
Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board.”
The Sunday Mail can reveal
Police Scotland said they’d finished
the castle is owned by a firm investigating a complaint of a “noncalled Bocardo Societe recent sexual assault” by Fayed at the
Anonyme, whose overall owner estate but said: “Should new informais Ocarina Trustee AG, based tion be obtained or reported to police,
in Liechtenstein – a country further inquiries will be carried out.”
often described as a tax haven
haven.
The Fayed family and Balnagown
This month a documentary were asked to comment.

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ONLINE misinformation is
putting women off the pill
and risking pregnancies,
according to the NHS.
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spreading false information that the pill causes
cancer and infertility, .
NHS data shows the
proportion of women
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contraception has dropped
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to 27 per cent in 2022-23.
Influencers are encouraging women into alternatives, including menstrual
cycle tracking apps, which
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false content”.

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EXCLUSIVE
BY NORMAN SILVESTER

A LEADING Scots academic
has called for urgent action
to tackle the growing prisons
crisis.
The current population is
around 8220 inmates – one of the
highest on record – with First
Mini st er
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ON THE PRISONS CRISIS
Professor
Mike Nellis,
Emeritus Professor of Criminal
and Community Justice at
Strathclyde University, said that
we need to send fewer people to
jail, particularly those with
mental health, alcohol and drugs
problems, and make more use of
alternatives such as community
payback. He is also concerned

MODEL Scots professor Mike
Nellis was a big admirer of the
Barlinnie Special Unit experiment

Academic backs more community orders

over too punitive sentences for
certain crimes which are
contributing to the overcrowding.
Professor Nellis added: “It is
pretty clear that the Scottish
prison system and the Scottish
criminal justice system generally is in a pretty terrible state.

We have one of the highest rates
of prison use in Western Europe.
“Scotland, England and
Wales vie with each other to be
top of the league tables.
“That is not a situation to be
proud of.
“What is it about a country
so wonderful in so may ways

that leads us to have one of the
largest prison population?
“ We know from Prison
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the prison population come
from the poorest communities.
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Cops’ plea on
murder bid

AN INQUIRY was launched
yesterday following an
attempted murder.
Police were called to
West Blackhall Street in
Greenock at about 12.10am
after reports of an injury to
a 21-year-old man.
He was taken to hospital
where he remains in a
serious condition.
Detective Inspector
Euan McMillan said: “We
are lo o kin g for any
witnesses who had been
in the area around the time
of t h i s i n c i d e n t t o
contact police.”

Man is killed
in gun shop

TWO police officers were
wounded and a man was
killed during a shooting at
a gun shop in the US.
T h e of f i c e r s w e re
investigating reports of
gunfire and a burglary
around midnight when
they discovered the suspect
inside Adventure Outdoors,
in Atlanta, Georgia.
The retailer which calls
itself the world’s largest gun
store has more than 18,000
of the weapons in stock.
Police have not released
the names of the deceased
suspect or the officers.

DOZENS OF SMALL DISTILLERS

GIN AND
DOZENS of once-thriving
small Scottish gin
distilleries could go bust
if alcohol tax is hiked in
the Budget, industry
experts have warned.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
is said to be considering
increasing booze duties in
next month’s Budget – which
could raise £800million as
part of a plan to restore the
public finances.
But Pal Gleed, director of
the Gin Guild, has
highlighted the plight of
about 90 small gin
businesses north of the
Border, many of which are
already fighting for survival.
He said: “It is a very
concerning time for many
of our members in Scotland
and beyond. They have been
hammered by a record 10

BY JOHN FERGUSON
Political Editor

per cent rise in alcohol duty
on spirits last year, crippling
repayments on the Coronavirus Business Interruption
Loan Scheme, reduced public
confidence brought on by the
cost-of-living crisis and huge
energy bills.
“It’s a perfect storm which
has come at gin producers
from all angles, and is hurting
producers of all sizes.
“The last duty rise was the
biggest for 50 years and has
had a hugely detrimental
effect.
“We’re urging the new
Labour Government to show
support for our industry and
not deal it another hammer
blow with any further tax hits,
but to reduce spirits duty.
“We worry that people are
ON THE ROCKS Gin’s market looking at the spirits industry
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Scottish producers ‘hit by
focused way, and losing sight
of the thousands of people
who work in it, and that the
vast majority of consumers
are responsible consumers
of alcohol.”
An industry source added:

“There is a very fragile ecosystem of dozens of small gin
distilleries in Scotland which
are teetering on the brink and
many are likely to go bust
within the next year.
“There is a danger that tax

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FEAR BUDGET BOOZE TAX HIKE HAMMER BLOW

CHRONIC

perfect storm from all angles’
regimes designed understandably
to punitively hit the big Londonbased industry conglomerates
could inadvertently destroy a lot
of small Scottish businesses.”
Scotland is responsible for
70 per cent of the UK’s gin

production, with many distilling
premium products on a small
scale.
But last year it was reported
gin’s market share in pubs and
restaurants had fallen below that
of vodka, liqueurs and other

booze after a decade-long boom. Edinburgh, when she was in
Before Covid, supermarkets were Scotland in 2022.
eager to stock a wide range of gins
She said then Labour wanted
from independent producers – to support and promote Scottish
the vast majority of which were businesses looking to expand.
in Scotland.
But booze firm bosses claim
Producers had taken what had last year’s tax hike on spirits has
previously been seen
resulted in a
as an old-fashioned
£300million drop
spirit and reinvented
in tax receipts due
it. The boom was Many are
to people drinking
aided by the fact gin
less as a result of
is far less time- likely to
“ginflation”.
intensive to make go bust
Mark Kent,
than whisky.
chief executive
Alcohol duty gener- within the of the Scotch
ally rises each year in next year
Whisky Assoline with inflation
ciation, whose
unless the Chancellor PAL GLEED ON PLIGHT
members are
OF SMALL GIN MAKERS
decides to freeze it.
also affected
Reeves has said
by increased
next month’s Budget will involve tax rates, said: “She
“difficult decisions” on tax, should reduce the tax
spending and welfare due to a burden, back Scotland and
£22billion “black hole”.
back Scotch producers to
Reeves visited the Lind and the hilt, as the Prime Minister
Lim e di sti l l er y in L eith , has promised to do.”

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PICTURE: STUART VANCE

Meet Dave. He’s a flop Reform candidate.
Dave wants to meet you for a cuppa and
a chat. Thing is, it will cost YOU a fiver..

That takes
the biscuit

CHARGE
McLelland said
on social media
the meetings
would cost
voters £5

A FAILED candidate for Nigel
Farage’s Reform party tried to
charge voters to find out who
he is and make a profit.
David McLennan asked wouldbe constituents to pay £5 if they
wanted to know more about him
– despite voters rejecting him at
the ballot box twice.
He claimed the money was to
cover the cost of tea and coffee,
despite his chosen venue only
charging £1 a cup.
But the former Westminster
hopeful for Livingston and West
Lothian Council candidate for
Armadale had his hopes for a meet
and greet dashed
when Reform
bosses cancelled it.
L abour said:
“Charging people
to hear from
som eon e w ho
didn’t win is like
paying to watch
Nigel Farage on
I’m a Celeb – all
snake oil
and no
substance.”
It added
Livingston
MP Gregor
Poynton was
“focused on
delivering real
change for the
constituency,
no ticket
required”.

BY HANNAH RODGER
Chief Reporter

Retired police officer and property
developer McLennan said on
social media: “One of the main
messages I got when our [sic]
leafleting was that nobody knew
who their Reform candidate for
the area was.
“Well, I’ve fixed that. I’ll be
starting bi-weekly meetings at the
Cavalier Inn, Armadale, and would
be glad to welcome anyone
interested in either joining Reform
or just wanting to find out more.”
He added there would be a
“small charge of £5 to cover teas
and coffees”.
Reform said: “This meeting was
set up by David without our
knowledge. It was cancelled by our
regional organiser well over a week
ago when the cost came to light
and won’t be happening again.
“Reform Scotland are fully
focused on rolling out our branch
structure and preparing to give
Scottish people a real option for
change in 2026.
“The latest polling for Holyrood
puts us neck and neck with the
Tories, showing that Reform are
about to become a real force in
Scottish politics.”
In July’s general election,
McLennan came third with 3977
votes, beating Tory and Lib Dem
candidates.
In the Armadale and Blackridge
by-election in August he came
third again with just 519 votes.

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Rail fare cut
‘led to 39%
user boost’
BY KATRINE BUSSEY

THE cut-price peak-time
travel scheme on Scotland’s
trains has ended despite
passenger numbers at busy
times soaring by almost
40 per cent.
From tomorrow, an any
time return ticket between
Glasgow and Edinburgh
will jump back up in price
from £16.20 to £31.40.
Labour said the pilot had
increased journeys at peak
times by 39 per cent – with
35,009,817 passengers
carried between October
2023 and July 2024, from
25,250,045 over the same
period a year before.
Labour net zero spokesperson Sarah Boyack said
the removal of peak time
fares had been “a rare
success story from an SNP
government typically mired
in chaos and failure”.
Transport Scotland
insisted Labour’s analysis
was “misleading”.

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OF
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Call for donors as register racks up 30yrs

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IN TOMORROW’S

A YOUNG dad is urging
Scots not to think twice
about becoming an
organ donor after a
kidney transplant
transformed his life.
Dad-of-tw o Sam
Murdoch shared his story
to help mark the 30th
anniversary of the NHS
Organ Donor Register.
More than 9400 lives in
Scotland have been saved
or transformed thanks to
the gift of organ and tissue
donation.
Sam, 33, of Renfrew, paid
tribute to the “incredible
generosity and selflessness”
of donors, who gave others
a second chance of life.
The car valeting service,
worker told how he had
ignored warning signs
including debilitating
fatigue and yellowing pallor

GRATEFUL Sam Murdoch and transplant surgeons operating
BY MARY WRIGHT

for months before he finally
sought help in July 2020.
He eventually agreed to
let his pregnant partner
Gemma , 32, cal l an
ambulance at 4am after he
lost all feeling in his arm
and got pains in his chest.
He was later diagnosed
with end-stage kidney

failure and doctors told
him if he hadn’t sought help
he would have died within
three weeks.
ECG tests showed his
heart function was normal
but blood tests revealed a
devastating diagnosis – his
combined kidney function
was just six per cent.
After being on kidney

dialysis for just over a year,
Sam was fortunate enough
to receive the phone call
that was to change his life.
He said: “I was at a petrol
station on January 16, 2021,
when I got a call from an
unknown number.
“It turned out to be Julie,
one of the transplant coordinators, and I just burst
into tears because I knew
immediately what the
phone call was for – to tell
me they had a kidney for
me and to make my way to
the Queen Elizabeth
Hospital as soon as I could.”
The transplant has
transformed Sam’s life and
he is forever grateful. He
said: “If you can save a life
it’s an amazing gift to give.”

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SADNESS Ne
and, top, in the il as a child star in 1971
new documenta
ry
BY HEATHER GREENAWAY

A FORMER child star who was
looked after by the same
managers as tragic singer Lena
Zavaroni has revealed he too was
told to lose weight and would be
paid £1 for every pound he lost.
Neil Reid, from Motherwell, shot
to fame at 12 years old after appearing
on Opportunity Knocks in 1971, and
said Phil and Dorothy Solomon told
him he needed to slim down for TV.
The dad said their words had a
bigger impact on Zavaroni, who
struggled with an eating disorder to
her death in 1999 aged just 35.
Neil, who holds the record for the
youngest person to
reach No1 in the UK
album charts, said:
“When I was doing
Opportunity Knocks
I was a chubby little
boy so Phil and
Dorothy gave me an
FRIENDS Lisa incentive that for
Maxwell, below, every pound I lost I
and Bonnie
was paid £1.
Langford
“There was the
say in g that th e
camera added 10lb
and you had to look
a bit lighter and
although I lost a few
pounds, I didn’t
embark on a weight
control regime.
“In the context of what happened
to Lena it carried a much greater
significance and if I was to reflect
back, was it right and would it be
considered right today? No, it
wouldn’t. Did it damage me? No.”
Neil, 64, features in a powerful new
BBC Scotland documentary about
Lena – the little girl with the huge
voice from the Isle of Bute who
captured the nation’s heart.
Lena Zavaroni: The Forgotten
Child Star recalls the troubled life of
the girl who won Opportunity Knocks
in 1974 and went on to become the
youngest singer to have a top 10
album in the UK.
From sharing a Hollywood stage
with Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball,

I know the
pressure
Lena was
under. I
was a kid
and told I
was too
fat for TV

They gave me an
incentive that for
every pound I lost I
was paid £1

Neil Reid was managed by the same people who controlled Lena
Zavaroni but while he rebuilt his life when fame faded, she ended up
dying at just 35. Here, he looks back at the struggles they endured
performing at the White House for it when his parents intervened which
US president Gerald Ford and singing made them even more determined to
at the Royal Variety Performance, keep Lena’s at a distance.
Lena had the world at her feet.
He said: “After appearing on
But despite being given her own Opportunity Knocks I went on tour
BBC TV series, she retired from without a family member being
performing by the end of
present. I hated it and
the 80s after struggles with
when I told my parents
anorexia and depression.
they swore it would never
Lena, who was
happen again.
discovered singing in a
“They applied to magispub in Rothesay by record
trates for a chaperones’
producer, songwriter and
licences which meant
singer Tommy Scott, died
they could accompany me
in 1999 of pneumonia
everywhere. This did not
several weeks after a brain
go down too well with the
operation she hoped
Solomons. The relationwould help relieve her
ship became fractured.
depression.
“Their involvement
Neil, now a financial
became an obstacle … so
adviser living in Blackpool, NEW STAR Lena in 1974 my parents decided I
said he understood the pressure she should move on. By this stage they
was under.
had Lena and had lost interest in me.
As well as encouraging weight loss,
“ Years later when I met Phil
the Solomons liked to have total Solomon again, he told me he liked to
control of their young proteges’ breed horses because when the horse
careers and Neil admitted they hated has a foal its mum and dad don’t come

and tell me
what to do
with it.”
N e i l ,
w h o s e
Mo t h e r o f
Mi n e s o l d
2.5million
copies, said he
was really sad
when he heard
about Lena’s
death in 1999.
NION
H e s a i d : REU
eil and s
N
“When we did a Lena in 90
summer season
in th e sam e
town one year we used to meet up for
dinner on a Wednesday night.
“Lena was lovely but she was also
childlike. She was 17 at the time but
it was like talking to a 12 or 13-yearold.
“I did reach out and try and get in
touch while she was in hospital but I
was unsuccessful.
“I just wanted to get a chance to

THRILL
With
Sinatra

NEIL REID

talk to her
– let her
know I
cared. My
life had been
a mirror
image of that
and the
pressures it
entailed.
“She should
have been
another Liza Minnelli or
Shirley McLean with a
career that spanned
decades.”
The documentary,
which is being shown
next Sunday on BBC
S c otl and at 9pm ,
features recollections
from Lena’s 84-year-old father
Victor, her cousin Margaret Zavaroni,
record producer Tommy Scott and
her stage school classmates Bonnie
Langford and Lisa Maxwell.
West End star Bonnie, who
partnered Lena for ITV special Lena
and Bonnie, spoke of seeing a black
butterfly fly off her friend’s coffin at
her funeral. She said: “I said to myself,
‘That’s Lena. She is free’.”

Sunday Mail September 29, 2024

Stars
with Lynne

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Callum
is hard
to beat
IT’S always great to catch up
with Callum Beattie and I
can barely believe it’s five
years since his breakout
epic Salamander Street.
My listeners love him as
much as I do and his latest
record Something In My Eye
sounds utterly fantastic.
It’s also serving a very
important purpose as a
share of profits will go to the
Mikeysline charity based in
my home city of Inverness.
Callum has been a
massive advocate for
mental health charities and I
love how open he is about
his own struggles.
Right now though, he’s
never been in a better place
and with a raft of tour dates
close to selling out he’ll also
be playing the biggest
Hogmanay party in the
world with icons Texas. ‘
Something In My Eye is
out now. The boy continues
to do good.

LEGEND Denise Holmes

GOOD
NIGHT
DENISE,
TRAVEL
WELL
THE Scottish travel
industry lost a legend
last week when Denise
Holmes passed away
after a bravely fought
battle with cancer.
Wherever you’re
reading today’s paper,
your local travel agent
will either know, or have
heard about this
formidable force of
nature.
She headed up teams
at Thomas Cook in
Glasgow for many
years before being
headhunted to launch
the first Scottish flight
by a little talked about
airline called Emirates.
This Dubai service
went on to become the
most prestigious in the
country and a few years
back she was asked to
perform the same
magic for Qatar
Airways based in
Edinburgh.
Denise was loved by
the entire industry, a
lady who made things
happen and was “no
nonsense” all the way.
I’m also very proud to
say she was a friend. I
saw her in hospital
just before she passed
and despite the
surroundings, she’d lost
not one inch of that
famous glint in her eye.
I’m also very happy
to inform her many
former colleagues that
she made it home for a
few final flutes of
champagne – the
official fuel of the
Scottish travel industry.
She really made her
mark but much more
importantly was a
beloved mum, wife,
sister and Nani.
Here’s to you, Denise,
what a hurricane of
energy and fun you
were.

Freebies? Who Keirs as
long as it’s not our cash

I AM so glad and grateful that
some people want to be politicians.
I couldn’t think of anything worse.
It’s much the same when it comes
football managers, albeit with much
smaller stakes, but who’d like to have to
deal with the rest of the population
thinking they could do a better job?
I’ve even found myself feeling bad for
those politicians I wouldn’t dream of
voting for.
I’ll always remember seeing Theresa
May standing with some children at
the Christmas tree outside Downing
Street after the latest confidence vote
she faced and doing her best to put on
a festive smile while carol singing.
I’d be in that car and straight up the
road into hiding, sod that for a life, it
cannot be worth it.
I say this lest it appear that my views
are determined by my voting because I
didn’t vote for Keir Starmer’s party.
But I believe so much of this latest
so-called scandal is being blown out of
proportion now.
So an obscenely wealthy party donor

who is in politics because he wants to
gave him money for clothes? Why the
better the country.
outrage about a cost being met by
As for the free seats at Arsenal – I
somebody we’ve never met?
really don’t care as long as we’re not
And make no mistake, it’s vitally
paying for it.
important how the UK Prime Minister
I felt exactly the same when a huge
appears on the world stage.
fuss was made over the cost of
I simply don’t believe that he’s the
rebranding the plane used by senior
sort of guy who
government officials a few years back.
thinks: ‘“I’ll get
You’d see these impresme some
sively painted beasts
great little
Given the
touch down for world
designer
responsibility
summits while our
suits out of
Prime Minister would
all of this”.
they carry
arrive
in a militaryMuch in
I’d suggest the
styled plane, as if
the same
odd perk is
straight from the set of
way that
Dad’s Army.
I’m certain
all fair play
Now I think
he didn’t take
of it, the sheer
the job for any sort
SERVICE
Keir Starmer
outrage
of financial gain.
could earn
when Tony
He’d make five times
more in legal
Blair was
more if he stayed in the
profession
given a free
legal profession.
upgrade
Whether or not I want
from busihim to be the PM is totally
ness to
separate to my belief that
first class
he’s one of those people

on his way to a holiday in the 2000s
was just hysteria over something that’s
not actually outrageous at all.
Call me old-fashioned but if you’re
the head of a government you’re going
to receive the odd perk and given the
unimaginable responsibility they carry
on their shoulders when they go to bed
every night I’d suggest it’s all fair play.
Things obviously feel worse with
incoming cuts affecting millions of
people who are already struggling.
But without wanting to sound
simplistic, I saw the writing on the wall
as soon as furlough was announced
during Covid.
“We’ll be paying this back for the rest
of our days” was my first thought when
then chancellor Rishi Sunak
announced the scheme and sadly this
appears to be playing out as predicted.
In the meantime it will help my
stance if Labour don’t follow the Tories
in handing hundreds of millions of
pounds to their rich mates.
So, people need to calm down – the
PM’s doing a job that would see most of
us keel over with stress within hours.

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Police use spray 538 times
to save lives of drug users
FRONTLINE police have
saved the life of drug users
more than 500 times by
giving them an antidote
nasal spray.
Naloxone, which every
officer up to the rank of
inspector is equipped with,
has been administered 538
times since its introduction
two years ago.
The effects can be seen
within minutes – allowing
ambulance crew s to

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prov i d e profe ssional
medical care.
Police Scotland data
shows Naloxone has been
used 163 times so far this
year and was used 311
times in 2023.
Officers said the
circumstances leading to
Naloxone administrations
have been varied, including
incidents where officers
have discovered uncon-

scious casualties during
patrols, or been alerted to
an overdose by a member
of the public.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Preservation
of life and keeping people
safe lies at the heart of
policing. We have a purpose
and remit which goes
beyond law enforcement.
“Equipping and training
officers with Naloxone
VITAL Naloxone nasal spray
contributes to that.”

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Brave star Roisin
is destined to be
Voice of the future
DID you watch The Voice this
weekend? If so, you may have
seen Scottish singer Roisin
McCarney take to the stage.
I won’t spoil what happens in case
you are going to catch up but she
is just brilliant. Definitely one to
watch.
I have known of Roisin for a while
now, after meeting her lovely, very
Irish, mum who immediately made
me look up her daughter on social
media and follow her.
BIG FUTURE Our Laura , right, with Rosisin
What I discovered is that Roisin
giving her passion to be a singer
has had skin cancer, twice, and is
a shot and embracing every
currently going through her second
opportunity that comes her way.
round of treatment. She’s only 27.
I feel like she’s got star written all
As well as her sharing her songs
over her and it won’t be long before
and style – like a Scottish Gwen
Stefani crossed with Blondie – Roisin we see her taking to major stages
across the country.
also shares videos about her cancer
Another young woman living with
journey, particularly warning people
cancer that I’ve become aware of
not to go near sunbeds. She worked
recently is Victoria Christie. At just
in a sunbed shop when she was
29, she had to have skin and muscle
younger and took advantage of
removed from her arm to fix a
the 60 free minutes a month
hole in her throat after
she was afforded.
doctors discovered a saliI would have done the
Star written
gland tumour. Now,
same back in the day.
all over her. It vary
her friends and family
But when she
won’t be long
are putting on a special
discovered a bleeding
until
we see her gig to raise money for
mole on her back was
taking to major research into her type of
melanoma, her life
stages.
cancer, at the Goodyear
changed forever and she
Social Club in Drumchapel
has made it her goal to
on Saturday, November 2.
educate others on the danger of
I love that music can help in so
using sunbeds. She speaks so openly,
many ways. On a final cancer note,
bravely and brilliantly about it – it
my thoughts are with Janey Godley
really made me take note and I’m
this week following her video about
sure will help so many others too.
the deterioration of her health.
But cancer does not define Roisin.
I interviewed Janey earlier this
Her music does and I loved chatting
year and loved her spirit in the face
to her about that as we recorded a
of what lay ahead. She’s had her well
new episode of the Beatson podcast
documented highs and lows but her
I’ve been working on. She said if she
honesty in all of this will touch many
can take anything from the disease,
a cancer patient, I’m sure.
it’s that it’s made her focus on really

PAUL IS LOVELY JUBBLY!

I INTERVIEWED comedy
legend Paul Whitehouse
about his hit stage show,
Only Fools and Horses, the
musical.
I loved Paul in the Fast
Show. Rowley Birkin, the
old posh man is one of my
favourites.
His Gone Fishing series,
with good pal Bob
Mortimer is just a treat of
a show, even for those,
who, like me, have no
interest in unleashing a
rod and catching
something slippery. Paul,

right, was even funnier
than I could have hoped.
He did a brilliant Billy
Connolly impression
among many
others and I
laughed
through the
chat from
start to
finish. He is
one of the
writers behind
Only Fools the
musical, as well as
playing both grandad
and Uncle Albert, and I

know it’s going to be a
lovely jubbly watch.
It comes to Glasgow
at the end of October
before heading
to Edinburgh in
November
and I would
encourage
anyone who
loved the
telly show to
get along.
I even got to
sit in the iconic old
yellow three-wheeler –
cushty!

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Quizof
theweek
1. Name the late
Harrods owner accused
of sexually abusing
female staff?
2. Whose murder did
Police Scotland say they
were committed to
solving?
3. Which former
Scottish football
manager is supporting
a dementia campaign?
4. Which chocolate bar is
returning to the shelves
after 34 years?
5. Which Middle East
country have Britons
be told to leave?
6. Where was the
Labour Party conference
held?
7. Who did heavyweight
boxing champion Daniel
Dubois defeat at
Wembley?
8. Which military
invasion took place 80
years ago in Arnhem,
Holland?
9. Which Radio 2 DJ is
to cycle 300 miles for
Children in Need?
10. What condiment have
peanut allergy sufferers
to avoid?
11. Which former
This Morning host is
making a comeback on
Channel Five’s Cast
Away?
12. Who denied breaking
Parliament rules by
holidaying in a wealthy
party donors flat?
13. Which Scottish
football club sacked its
manager after eight
defeats?
14. Name the royal seen
in public for the first
time since cancer
treatment.
15. A member of which
Swedish pop group
married for the third
time?
16. Which Scottish city
announced plans for its
850th anniversary?
17. Which African
country has been
getting rare heavy
snowfalls?
18. Which bank’s
customers had problems
with payments into their
accounts?
19. Which Scottish
comedian is receiving
end of life care?
20. What branch of the
military can acne and
asthma sufferers join for
the first time?

DEVASTATION Hurricane
John hits Acapulco, Guerrero
State, in Mexico

Hurricane wreaks havoc
and claims 30 lives in US

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A HURRICANE has claimed
at least 30 lives in America’s
south-eastern states.
Authorities rescued
people trapped by
floodwater and more than
three million were without
power as Hurricane Helene
weakened to a tropical
storm over Georgia early on
Friday.
Helene made landfall

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overnight in northwestern
Florida as a Category 4
storm.
It came ashore amid
dramatic warnings from the
National Hurricane Center of
an imminent “nightmare”
storm surge.
Hurricanes Isaac and
John in the Caribbean
have followed in Helene’s
wake.

Secrecy storm over
crisis hospital report
BY HANNAH RODGER
Chief Reporter

NHS CHIEFS have refused to
disclose how much public
money was spent on a
controversial report about a
scandal-hit hospital.
The document, ordered by the
NHS Central Legal Office,
claimed there was “little to no
evidence” to link the Queen
Elizabeth University Hospital’s
environment to a string of rare
infections in patients.
It also suggested that patients,
mainly children with cancer,
could have brought their
infections into the hospital.
That is despite a 2021 independent review stating a third of
patients’ infections and the
deaths of two children were likely
to have been caused, at least in
part, by the hospital environ-

Families criticise NHS and say silence adds insult to injury

CONTROVERSY The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

ment. But now asked about the
cost of it under Freedom of
Information laws, the NHS body
has refused – claiming it would
be confidential information.
Last night, David Campbell,
whose son was being treated for
cancer at the site in 2018 when
he was given anti-fungal drugs
due to the problems with contaminated water, said: “Why the

CRITICS David Campbell and Anas Sarwar

NHS is refusing to say how much
money they wasted on this is
beyond me and adds insult to
injury for everyone affected.”
In August, a judge blocked a
bid by NHS Greater Glasgow and
Clyde to have the report submitted in evidence to a public
inquiry investigating the hospital
infections scandal as it was
produced just weeks before a

fresh set of hearings started.
Lawyers for patients and whistleblowers also objected, saying
they had no knowledge of the
document and allowing it into
evidence would delay the inquiry.
Now the health board is taking
the ruling to a judicial review.
The Central Legal Office,
which instructed the report on
behalf of NHSGGC, has refused

our request to say how much was
paid to the three experts who
wrote the document, its total
costs and what the experts were
told before writing their findings.
Scottish Labour leader Anas
Sarwar said: “The details of this
dodgy report must be made
public and the SNP must stop
enabling the rotten culture of
cover-up at the top of NHS
Greater Glasgow and Clyde.”
NHSGGC has been named as
a suspect in a corporate homicide
probe into the deaths of three
kids and an adult at the QEUH,
including 10-year-old Milly Main.
It is also taking a civil case against
hospital contractor Brookfield
Multiplex, arguing the site was
not built to specifications.

ANSWERS
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Alistair Wilson 3. Sir Alex
Ferguson 4. Marathon 5.
Lebanon 6. Liverpool 7.
Anthony Joshua 8. Operation
Market Garden 9. Paddy
McGuiness 10. Mustard 11.
Philip Schofield 12. Angela
Rayner 13. Hearts 14. Kate
Middleton 15. Abba 16.
Glasgow 17. South Africa 18.
TSB 19. Janey Godley 20.
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Police seize
£600k drug
haul in car

CROOKED
Karen Fitzpatrick
splashed out on
Celtic tickets

P O LIC E have sei zed
cocaine worth an
estimated £600,000 after a
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A CROOKED office manager who
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has vowed to sell her home to repay
her former bosses.
Karen Fitzpatrick, 53, admitted taking
£55,000 from PBR Building Services in
Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, where she had
worked for 17 years.
She was only caught after bosses
learned £1000 had been spent on a
private number plate for one of her sons.
Fitzpatrick was due to be sentenced
at Airdrie Sheriff Court on Tuesday but
Sheriff Siobhan Connelly continued the
case for more information after hearing
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Defence lawyer Ross McGowan told
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The mum of two had been accused of
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January 2016 and November 2020.
Flora McCamley, prosecuting, said the
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transfers from the company’s accounts.”
Aside from the repayment issue,
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A PBR spokesman said: “Fitzpatrick
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she was initially accused of embezzling.
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FAMOUS KIRK IS ON MARKET FOR £160K

SHOPLIFTERS are
targeting wart kits and
bunion treatments.
Superdrug has slapped
tags on the products, and
blood pressure monitors.
The anti-theft devices
are on Wartner’s £10.50
Wart and Verruca Remover
kits, Hallux Valgus Bunion
Corrector (£26.39) and Neo
G Bunion Hallux Valgus
Soft Support (£14.99).
The chain has also
tagged Braun’s ExactFit 1
(£44.99) blood pressure
monitors and the £27.99
Kinetik Advanced model.

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BY MARY WRIGHT

A REMOTE church where the late
Queen once broke with tradition to
worship could be transformed into
a family home after going on the
market for £160,000.
Church of Scotland bosses are selling
off the family silver to shore up their
rocky finances which has seen their
properties go on the market across the
United Kingdom.
The latest is B-Listed Braemar Kirk
on Royal Deeside which dates to 1869
and stands in just under an acre of land
in the Cairngorms National Park.
In 2004, Queen Elizabeth broke a
50-year tradition when she attended a
Sunday service at Braemar rather than
nearby Crathie Kirk, where the Royal
Family usually worship while staying
at Balmoral.
Permission would be needed to
convert it into a family home, a theatre,
cinema or entertainment venue. It
could also be used without obtaining
change of use consent as “a creche, day
nursery, educational establishment,
museum, art gallery or public library”.
A unique feature within the
building is the tomb of the kirk’s first
minister, the Reverend Hugh Cobban,
who is buried behind the pulpit.
A Church of Scotland spokesman said
the sale of Braemar Kirk, which will go
to a closing date on Thursday was part
of reforms to ensure the best use of
resources.
The spokesman added: “Changing
population patterns along with falling
membership, fewer people training for
ministry and a reduction in financial
contributions mean that it is necessary

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and Queen ,
and Philip

to reduce the
number of buildings we own.
As part of this process, the then
Presbytery of Kincardine and Deeside
agreed to release Braemar Church.
“Crathie Church will continue to serve
the community of Braemar and Upper
Deeside and any money raised from the
sale of Braemar Church will remain with
the congregation to help continue our
mission of sharing the Good News of
the Gospel.”

2.7million tests on animals in UK
ALMOST 2.7 million tests
were carried out on animals
including cats, dogs, horses,
monkeys and guinea pigs
in the UK last year.
The majority of experimental procedures (71 per
cent) were carried out on
mice (around 1.9 million),

BY NADA FARHOUD

plus fish (368,000) and rats
(148,189), says the Home
Office. But there were also
3770 experiments on dogs,
63 on cats, 11,409 on horses
and 2169 on monkeys.
Other animals included
guinea pigs, hamsters,

rabbits, birds, goats, sheep
and pigs.
The total number was
just three per cent down on
2022’s figure and involved
495,658 individual animals.
Some 18 per cent of
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JAIL’S CONTROVERSIAL BID TO REHABILITATE

THEBARLINNIE

REDEMPTION
THE Barlinnie
Special Unit was
a revolutionary
attempt more
than 50 years
ago to find a
better way to
deal with violent
prisoners.
Inmates for the
first time were
allowed to wear
their own

clothes, cook
their own meals
and explore their
creative side
through art.
The controversial Glasgow jail
within a jail
finally closed its
doors in 1994
after 22 years.
In a new book,
people who

experienced it
first hand have
told their stories.
Editor Kirstin
Anderson said:
“The small unit’s
therapeutic
approach led
to a major
polarisation of
opinion and
debate that still
resonates.”

IT WAS LIKE A DAM BURST INSIDE OF ME – 36&37

Sunday Mail September 29, 2024

VIOLENT Johnny Steel had a reputation in jail

BSU was my
port in a life
full of storms

FORMER robber Johnny Steele credits the
Barlinnie Special Unit with changing his
life for good.
He was the most punished prisoner in
Scottish penal history following a series of
attempted escapes, riots, attacks on
prison officers, and dirty protests.
He lost all four years remission on his
12-year sentence for robbery, which had
increased to 16 years. As a result, he was
moved from Inverness’s tough Porterfield
Prison to the unit in 1986.
Recalling his time there, Steele said: “I
knew all of the prisoners there and was
surprised to see how healthy they looked.
They were also all wearing civilian clothes.
“There were people from all walks of life
visiting the Special Unit – psychologists,
psychiatrists, guards from prisons in
Canada, Australia, America and Germany,
probation officials, law students, nurses,
police and on and on.
“I was always asked if I could make
myself available as their guide.”
Two years ago, Steele published his
prison memoir, The Bird That Never Flew,
to critical acclaim.
He said: “I guess I owe my life to the
prison officers and friends at the BSU for
all their help, without which I know I’d be
dead. For me, the BSU was the only port in
the storm.”

Prison officers
learned from
jail success
THE Barlinnie Special Unit changed the
lives of not only prisoners but also the
prison officers.
Prison Officer Ken Murray pioneered the
introduction of the Special Unit at
Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow in 1973 and
quickly became its public face.
In the early 70s, Scotland’s jails had
suffered a series of riots and struggled to
contain a small number of violent and
difficult prisoners.
Murray came up with the idea of
separating them from the mainstream
community and exploring their creative
potential through sculpture and painting.
In another bold move, prisoners were
given a voice in the running of the unit.
Despite the unit’s successes, Murray
regularly had to fight against calls for its
closure. He died at the age of 76 in 2007.
David Croft joined the Barlinnie Special
Unit in 1980 and remained there for four
years. He said of his time with the unit:
“I was much more
resilient and had
learned so much
particularly in how to
communicate with staff
and prisoners in
potentially volatile
situations.”

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THE BARLINNIE REDEMPTION

It was like a
dam burst
inside me
Notorious former inmate Jimmy Boyle reveals unit helped him
find spark of creativity that allowed him to mould a new future
BY NORMAN SILVESTER

HE was once called Scotland’s
most dangerous man.
But for the first time in almost a
decade, Jimmy Boyle has spoken
about his time in Barlinnie Prison’s
controversial Special Unit.
In a new book about the unit, he
tells how the pioneering concept
created by prison officer Ken
Murray transformed him from
feared caged killer to sculptor and
best-selling author.
Boyle, 80, said: “It’s hard to
describe how difficult it was for
each of us to accept the Special
Unit. The cell doors were unlocked
at 6am till 9pm.
“This degree of freedom was
something we weren’t used to.
“I can only guess that the
intention was to encourage
staff and prisoners to get to
know each other and in a
strange way this did work.
“Ken explained how our past
violence against prison staff
meant officers resigned, creating
a recruitment problem.
“They wanted to bring the
violence to an end.”
Boyle, then 23, had been
sentenced to life
in 1967 for the
murder of William
“Babs” Rooney.
He would
became a major
challenge to the
penal system,
rioting and attacking
prison officers
VITAL Murray
and, left, Croft

MURDERER Jimmy Boyle was branded Scotland’s most dangerous man

behind bars. He
was subjected to prolonged
solitary confinement in cells
including the notorious cages in
Porterfield Prison in Inverness.
But in 1973, he was one of the first
to be transferred to the newlyformed Barlinnie Special Unit (BSU)
where prisoners were encouraged
to develop artistic talents as part of
their rehabilitation.
Inmates’ cells were left unlocked,
they could wear their own clothes
and were on first name terms with
officers. Boyle tells how he had

become “animalised” and said: “I
had been transferred from The
Cages in Inverness Prison. Ken told
me to have a seat then handed me
a pair of scissors to cut open a
brown paper parcel tied with string
that held my worldly possessions.
“The previous six years of my
confinement had been so strict that
anything that could be used as a
weapon was prohibited.
“He was the enemy. He wore the
uniform, therefore, was one of them.
“My vocal cords were trashed
after years of being unused by being
in solitary confinement.
“This was indicative of where I

was emotionally, and psychologically. Animalised.”
The BSU was based in a building
at the Glasgow jail previously used
for women prisoners.
Boyle said: “I abhorred the
luxury of having a pillow,
blankets and a mattress so I put
them out,
“In my solitary years, I hadn’t
drunk tea and had never in my
life tasted coffee.”
Boyle tells of an incident
involving fellow prisoner Larry
Winters which became a
turning point in the life of
the BSU. He said: “I have

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PIONEERING SCHEME CHANGED KILLER’S LIFE

SCULPTOR
Jimmy, top left,
with clay. Above,
with first wife
Sara and their
daughter. Left,
Ken Murray and
Jimmy in unit

I abhorred the
luxury of a pillow,
blankets and a
mattress, so I put
them out
BOYLE ON HIS INITIAL
STRUGGLES

no idea how this began but,
suddenly, Larry had a prison
officer pinned to the wall with
a pair of scissors to his throat.
“Everyone froze except me
and Ben (another prisoner),
who instinctively grabbed Larry,
taking the scissors from him. It
was a moment of silence with
everyone looking at each other,
no one knowing what to do.
“I handed the scissors to a
prison officer.
“Once seated, Ken asked what
had brought this about? There was
a long silence finally broken by the
threatened staff member. He burst out
crying, telling everyone his wife had a
baby girl three weeks previously and he
thought he would never see her again.
“This put a lump in everyone’s throat,
especially us prisoners who had never
seen the other side of the offence. This
led to a frank discussion about how
much we disliked each other
as opposing
groups.”
It was Boyle who
came up with the
idea of inviting
outsiders to see the
work of the unit.
One of the first
visitors was Glasgowbased art therapist
Joyce L aing, w ho
encouraged Boyle to
take up sculpting.

overdose. Boyle
said: “There was
now a clear shift
in thinking from
the top. The BSU
had to be reined
in. I had been told
in no uncertain
Another was Giles Havergal, director
of The Citizens Theatre in Glasgow’s terms the three days day release I had
Gorbals, who asked cast members to were things of the past.”
While in the unit, Boyle wrote his
do acting sessions with the prisoners.
Boyle said: “It was during this period autobiography A Sense of Freedom,
Joyce left a package of clay and, after which was published in 1977 and
became a best seller.
some days, I opened it, doing
It was made into a movie
two portraits. It was like a
starring David Hayman and
creative dam burst open
nominated for a Bafta.
inside me.
In 1978, while in prison, he
“This moment changed my
met and later married
life forever, being the first
psychiatrist Sara Trevelyan
creative thing I’d ever done.
who had visited him after
“I threw myself into
reading A Sense of Freedom.
studying art by reading
He served the last 30
everything and anything
months of his sentence in a
related to it, searching for art
traditional prison before
materials. I turned a vacant
being released in 1982. He
cell into an art studio. I had
then set up home in Edina sculpture stand in the
burgh with Sara where they
prison yard where I could
had two children together
carve stone.”
He became a worldAnoth er vi sitor was
renowned sculptor, living
arts impressario Richard
Demarco, who exhibited VISITORS Richard between Marrakech and the
Boyles sculptures at his Demarco, top, and French Riviera with his
gallery during the Edinburgh Joyce Laing, above second wife, actress Kate
Fenwick.
Festival.
Boyle said: “There is no doubt in my
In the first year, the unit had a visit
from the Scottish Prisons Minister mind that had it not been for Ken
Alick Buchanan-Smith, who gave it his Murray’s courage and integrity, I would
not have survived my prison sentence.
public backing.
“My life has taken many a bizarre
But a change of government from
Conservative to Labour brought an twist and turn but none more so
than to proclaim a prison officer saved
attitude change.
During this period, Larry Winters my life. Simply put, the BSU was a gaol
was found dead in his cell from a drugs that brought out the best in people.”

The Barlinnie Special Unit: Art, Punishment and Innovation published by Waterside Press is available to buy October 1, £25.

Sunday Mail September 29, 2024

Hang with

Heather

How to cope
with life in a
goldfish bowl
KATE Weinberg’s latest novel,
blurring together in a fog of
There’s Nothing Wrong with
exhaustion and doubt.
Her, is a crackling, comical,
The result is a hauntingly
tender exploration of modern
accurate depiction of how it
life, mental health and the
feels to be trapped in a body
mysteries of chronic illness.
no longer feeling like your own.
The story centres on Vita
The turning point comes
Woods, a podcast producer
when an unexpected courier
whose life has been
delivery forces her
turned upside down
out of her apartment
by a mystery illness.
and into a chance
Stranded in her
encounter with her
basement flat, Vita
upstairs neighbours.
is trapped in “The
This brings a glimPit,” a state of deep
mer of hope and new
exhaustion and
challenges.
semi-consciousness
Vita forms a bond
that no doctor,
with a dying woman
including boyfriend
and her house guest,
Max, can diagnose.
who help her feel alive
Her life seems peragain, albeit briefly.
fect on the surface.
Vita’s story is a
Vita has a successful career,
reminder that life is often
a charming sister, Gracie, and
messy, and our struggles don’t
a supportive, if somewhat
always have clear endings or
detached, doctor boyfriend.
uplifting resolutions.
Even her pet goldfish, WhitInstead, Weinberg shows
ney Houston, offers solace in a
us the beauty and
claustrophobic existence.
strength to be
Vita is a woman caught
found in the
between sickness and health,
struggle
trapped in a liminal space
itself.
where never knowing if she
is a well person stalked by
illness or a sick person
who may never get well.
This uncertainty permeates all aspects of her life,
making even simple tasks
feel insurmountable.
Weinberg captures the
surreal, often invisible nature
of chronic illness with sharp
insight .
Vita’s condition is not just
physical but also deeply
psychological and the
novel delves into the
THE LUB
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loneliness accompanyOKC ATHER
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TH OUT

FATAL REALITY CHECK
Isolation Island by Louise Minchin

How would you best
describe this book?
A thriller set within the
world of hidden cameras
and celebrity egos.
What’s it
about?
Ten celebrities
have arrived
to take part
in the most
gruelling
– and lucrative – reality

survival show ever... two
weeks alone on a remote
Scottish island in winter.
When a contestant winds
up dead, it soon becomes
clear that the players are
not just fighting for the
prize, but for their lives.
Who is the author?
Louise Minchin presented
BBC Breakfast for 20
years. She has participated
in several reality TV shows
including I’m A Celebrity.

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Julie

Scrumptious

Apricot slice

Apricot twist
on star baker
BAKE Off was back with a bun this
week.
Other reality shows may have lost
their sparkle recently and I’ve certainly
watched my last sequinned quick-step
on a Saturday night.
But the Great British Bake Off rocks
up every year without any scandal or
dark cloud hanging over it.
I recently caught one of the very early
ones on a cable food channel and it was
a great example of how much more
challenging it has become.
In this one, their showstopper was
to make three different batches of
macarons.
These days, they are asked to
make elaborate gingerbread houses
representing a chapter from their childhood using only made-from-scratch
fondant.
Despite the changes in channels and
presenters, Bake Off has stood the taste
of time.
It’s comforting, familiar and you can’t
stop laughing when someone’s signature

bake collapses from the weight of the
stressed-out baker’s doughy tears.
My favourite winner was Nancy Birtwhistle – the no-nonsense granny from
Yorkshire who is now a green crusader
with a string of cheap books on how to
be more environmentally friendly.
This year I tried her top tip on leaving
oven racks out on the grass overnight
to clean and it was incredible.
And this week she announced she
was publishing her first cookbook – a
collection of recipes limiting the use of
ultra-processed foods.
Just by chance, I’d already selected
this recipe I saw on her website and it’s
a great quick dessert that looks really
fancy. You could also used sliced plums
as she did but I was in the mood for
juicy apricots as I love how they
caramelise slightly in the oven.
It’s not technically a tart but then the
crustless quiches in shops are actually
just frittatas. It works just as well glutenfree. If using fresh, just stone and halve.

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INGREDIENTS
 Two tins or two punnets of
apricots
 30ml milk
 Squeeze of lemon juice
 125g salted butter
 100g caster sugar
 Drop almond extract
 One egg
 125g ground almonds
 100g self-raising flour (GF
works well)
 Handful of sliced almonds
METHOD
Preheat the oven to
160C, gas mark 3
Have ready a 20cm x
30cm loose-bottomed
tart tin (or round equivalent)
Drain the apricots and
set aside (or prepare your
fresh ones)
Put the milk in a small
cup or jug and add the
lemon juice. Set this aside
too
Beat the butter and sugar
with the extract and
gradually add the egg, flour
and almonds. The mixture
will be quite stiff.
Add in the milk which will
have gone a bit lumpy
and mix to a stiff paste.
Spread into the tin and
smooth down with a
metal spoon. Place in the
freezer for half an hour.
Remove and place the
fruit on top, pressing in
slightly.
Bake for 45 minutes.

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for Christmas

WOMEN are used to being wooed
by beauty companies with goodiesfilled advent calendars.
But Halfords have their own take
on the increasingly popular gifts.
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It is available from more than 100
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JUST THE JOB Goldfinger roller

HE LOVED
ONLY GOLD

ROLLS-Royce motor cars have
featured in more than a dozen
James Bond films but perhaps their
finest hour was in Goldfinger.
In the movie which premiered 60
years ago the black and yellow RollsRoyce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville
played a pivotal role in the plot.
Goldfinger and henchman Oddjob
drove the car across Europe and
over the Furka Pass to Switzerland.
There its interior – two tonnes of
18-carat gold – was smelted down
into gold bars and the car put back
together to repeat the journey.
The Phantom III was the last car to
be developed by Henry Royce
himself, prior to his death in 1933.

Press eject on
CD players
IT was once the cutting edge of
in-car entertainment.
Now, however, the humble CD
player is on its way out after
Subaru – the last car with it –
removed it from the list of
specifications on their Forester.
New cars have replaced them
with the likes of Apple CarPLay and
Android Auto.
However, safety organisation
NCAP is increasingly worried about
drivers becoming distracted by
continually having to toggle
through multiple screens.
From 2026, car makers who do
not provide physical buttons for
key functions will be penalised.

BY MAGGIE BARRY

CHINESE giant BYD are
continuing their march
into the European market
with the launch of latest
model the Seal U DM-I.
This is the SUV version of
the Seal sedan and DM-i
means dual motor intelligent.
BYD – Build Your Dreams
(and thankfully they took that
off the rear) – have created a
CUTTING A DASH The Seal has all the bells and whistles, handles itself well and is easy to drive
new type of powertrain.
BYD have created the dual
motor which they say is the
answer to our electric dreams.
Basically one motor drives
the wheels and the other
powers the engine.
It charges the battery,
practical terms that should And there are loads of them,
allowing the car to run as a
mean fantastic mileage and for everything is standard on
pure EV, a hybrid where the TECH SPEC
BYD claim the Boost will take this car including blind spot
petrol engine charges the
Model: BYD Seal U
you 671 miles before you have monitoring, lane keep assist,
battery, or on occasions with
DM-I Boost
door opening alert ( for the
to refill with petrol.
both power sources driving
Engine: 1.5-litre petrol
If all this sounds wonderful safety of cyclists and pedesthe car.
mated to an 18.3kWh
then look at the price! This trians) and much more
At heart though it is a
electric battery
entry level car is £33,205 OTR Other standard features
plug-in hybrid with a 49-mile
Power: 218PS
and designers have not include head-up display, dual
all-electric range in the Boost
Top speed: 106mph
wireless charging, a crystal
skimped on the gubbins.
entry level model. Opt for the
0-62: 8.9s
The Seal U DM-i has BYD’s gear lever, automatic tailAverage mpg: 671
Comfort model with bigger
CO2: 20.5g/km
signature rotating 15.6in iPad- gate…. never mind the simple
battery and there are 77
Warranty: Six
type screen in the middle of things like rear camera and
electric miles at your disposal.
years/93,750 miles
the dash housing the nav, bird’s eye view for reversing..
At the same time these cars
Price: £33,205
The 12.3in driver’s display
climate control, driver aid
also self-charge, offering the
systems, safety features et al. is clear and informative and
best of both worlds. In

Chinese giant’s dual motor is answer to
our electric dreams, with price to match

gives you all the info you need
on charging, power, mpg.
At the same time the space
in this car is also impressive.
There is 425 litres of space
with the rear seats up and
1440 down. For practicality,
they also do that 60/40 split
thing, making odd shaped
parcels easier to transport.
The front seats are heated
and ventilated and there is
heating on the steering wheel.
One thing to add is that the
voice control is amazing. Even
with no practice it understood my Scots accent and
closed the sun roof and
boosted the fan if I asked.
On the drive it was light and
springy, positive and easy.
The head up display was
excellent as the speed limit
changed all the time and this
was reflected in the information on the front windscreen
The entry level Boost is
great value but I also drove
the top-of-the-range Design
which comes with all wheel
drive and a snowfield mode
and is also under £40,000.
Chinese motor manufacturers have not always had a
great rep here but here’s one
carmaker who looks set to
change all that – for the best.

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WE
ANSWER
THREE
KEY Qs

PANEL BEATERS

JOE
REILLY

DAVIE
MACDONALD

JOE
PUNTER

What’s your biggest fancy at Epsom?

Thursday (3.30)
looks ready for
a big run after
her fine second
over 1m 2f here
last time out.

Miller Spirit
(3.30) may still
be ahead of the
handicapper and
likes it around
the Downs.

Winston’s
Tipple (4.05)
should be
primed for
the step into
handicapping.

Q2 Give us your Nap at the Curragh.
A Piece Of
Heaven (4.25)
should relish a
return to two
miles in the Irish
Cesarewitch.

Karl Burke’s
Spycatcher
(3.15) can do
the business
for the Ayr Gold
Cup-winning
trainer.

Take an
each-way
chance on
Boher Road
(4.25) in the Irish
Cesarewitch.

Q3 Anything else catch the eye on today’s cards?
Fiery Lucy (2.40)
can scorch to
victory for Gavin
Cromwell in the
Flame Of Tara
at the Curragh.

I’m having an
each-way stab
at Redredrobin
(4.15) in the last
at Epsom.

Shackleton
(1.30) should
be winning the
opener at the
Curragh for
Aidan O’Brien.

WASHED AWAY Lake cruised to victory in HQ Group 1

IT’S A WALK IN
THE PARK FOR
STAR VICTORIA
LAKE VICTORIA oozed
class for Aidan O’Brien in
the Cheveley Park Stakes
at Newmarket.
Aidan O’Brien’s horse
was a hot 6/4 favourite
on her first attempt at
six furlongs after landing
the Moyglare over seven
at the Curragh last time.
The filly made a bold
bid for another Group 1
success, leading all the
way on the stand side
under Ryan Moore.
The race was over
once the pilot kicked-on
two out and she showed
blistering speed to beat
Daylight (13/2) in terrific
style by three lengths.
O’Brien said: “She
quickened very well.
For a Frankel filly, she
was very impressive
over six furlongs.
“We always had this
race in mind and before
she won the Moyglare,

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RACING

WINSTON’S TIP
OF THE DAY

Balding’s hope will not surrender at Epsom
WINSTON’S TIPPLE
(4.05) should be the toast
of the punters at Epsom.

There’s some fair handicaps
on the card and Andrew Balding
sends this interesting one into
that sphere for the first time.
Winston’s Tipple got off
the mark at Lingfield a month
ago over a trip which could
have been shorter than ideal.
The three-year-old is showing
real signs of ability and Oisin
Murphy takes the ride on an
improving sort.
Ground conditions are going
to be important and ARKALIA
FLYNN (4.40) will be helped by
some juice in the surface.
The youngster has progressed
into a smart performer and Jack
Channon’s charge lost little in
defeat when his a hat-trick bid
was foiled last time at Haydock.
That was still a good run and a
return to victory is on the cards
on the likely heavy conditions.
Course-winning form is always
a strong pointer at Epsom and
Hodler returns in the finale after
snapping a lengthy losing run in
terrific style here 17 days ago.
However, those of you who
were at Musselburgh a fortnight

BY JOE PUNTER

ago would have been impressed
by the way MIGUEL (5.15)
surged to success for Channon.
The runner-up that day has
boosted the form since and the
gelding is still on the move.
The Curragh stages the Irish
Cesarewitch with 33 runners
going to post for 2m 1f event.
My eye is drawn to BOHER
ROAD (4.25) at double-figure
odds for Jarlath Fahey’s yard.
The five-year-old has scored
here this season and was still in
peak form before blowing out
at Royal Ascot in June.
With a more patient ride,
Boher Road should fare much
better having been freshened-up
for this valuable handicap.
SHACKLETON (1.30) showed
plenty when runner-up on debut
at
Leopardstown so he can
open his account for
Aidan O’Brien.

VICTORY
ON CARDS
Progressive
gelding can
earn spoils
for trainer
Andrew

BY ROCKAVON

the plan was to come
back here, she’s always
worked very quick.
“We wouldn’t normally
do it that way round but
we had it in our head
before the Moyglare we
were coming here. She’s
obviously very quick but
we wouldn’t be afraid of
stepping up to a mile.”
Lake Victoria is now a
general 7-4 favourite for
the 1000 Guineas back
at HQ in April.
Liberty Lane (8/1)
gave Karl Burke yet
another big win in
the Cambridgeshire.
The gelding had to
carry top-weight in the
ultra-competitive event
but he always travelled
sweetly for Clifford Lee.
The duo hit the front
two out and surged clear
to beat James McHenry
(20/1) by two lengths.

RACING RESULTS RACING RESULTS RACING RESULTS RACING RESULTS RACING RESULTS
NEWMARKET

Going: Soft
1.15: NAINA (C Howarth 6-1) 1; Magic Love (5-1) 2; Royal
Equerry (16-1) 3; Ghost Run 3-1f. 9 ran. 1¾, 1. (J Ryan). Tote: £7.00.
£2.10, £2.10, £4.10. Tote Exacta: £46.20. Csf: £36.54. Tricast:
£463.33. NRs: Beauty Nation, Timefall. Tote Trifecta: £485.10
1.50: WIMBLEDON HAWKEYE (J Doyle 4-1) 1; Royal
Playwright (7-1) 2; Angelo Buonarroti (3-1Jtf) 3; Puppet Master
3-1Jtf. 7 ran. 1½, 1¾. (James Owen). Tote: £5.00. £2.30, £2.90. Tote
Exacta: £24.60. Csf: £29.86. Tote Trifecta: £101.80
2.25: LAKE VICTORIA (R L Moore 6-4f) 1; Daylight (13-2) 2;
Arabian Dusk (25-1) 3 7 ran. 3, ½. (A P O’Brien). Tote: £2.50. £1.40,
£2.40. Tote Exacta: £11.40. Csf: £11.55. Tricast: £164.98. NR: Magic
Mild. Tote Trifecta: £82.70
3.00: SHADOW OF LIGHT (W Buick 11-4) 1; Whistlejacket (45f) 2; Dash Dizzy (40-1) 3 6 ran. 4, 1½. (C Appleby). Tote: £3.75.
£1.60, £1.10. Tote Exacta: £5.70. Csf: £4.99. Tricast: £47.90. NRs:
Ides Of March, Intrusively. Tote Trifecta: £48.10
3.40: LIBERTY LANE (C Lee 8-1) 1; James McHenry (20-1) 2;
Toimy Son (28-1) 3; Poniros 6-1f. 31 ran. 2½, nk. (K R Burke). Tote:
£10.00. £3.10, £5.50, £5.40, £6.30. Tote Exacta: £196.20. Csf:
£171.74. Tricast: £4,397.48. NRs: Coeur d’Or, Crack Shot, Navagio,
Penzance, Silent Film, Watcha Matey. Tote Trifecta: £6,354.30
4.15: SAQQARA SANDS (R Ryan 4-1) 1; Texas Starlight (11-1)
2; Wild Angel (2-1f) 3 10 ran. 1½, 3. (R M Beckett). Tote: £5.00.
£1.80, £2.90, £1.10. Tote Exacta: £47.00. Csf: £46.47. NRs:
Camzara, Kebili. Tote Trifecta: £205.20
4.45: SPANISH BLAZE (T E Whelan 13-2) 1; Street Kid (33-1)
2; Mission To Moon (3-1Jtf) 3; Granger Bay 3-1Jtf. 9 ran. 1, 1¾. (M
P Tregoning). Tote: £7.50. £2.30, £5.00, £1.30. Tote Exacta: £193.70.
Csf: £184.65. Tricast: £771.93. NRs: Accidental Agent, Fifty Nifty,
Mcmanaman, Yorkshire. Tote Trifecta: £590.40
Jackpot: £10,000.00 - part won. Pool of £3,482.64 carried
forward to Epsom today. Quadpot: £12.30. Placepot: £138.70.

HAYDOCK

Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
1.30: FLYING FINN (O McSweeney 18-1) 1; Dashing Darcey
(5-2) 2; Navagio (17-2) 3; Skipper 13-8f. 8 ran. 1¼, hd. (A Keatley).
Tote: £19.00. £3.60, £1.20, £2.10. Tote Exacta: £86.30. Csf: £63.33.
Tricast: £425.34. NRs: Rhoscolyn, Whiskey Pete. Trifecta: £615.10
2.05: ONE EYE JACK (P Mulrennan 9-2) 1; Sir William (11-8f)
2; Is I Right (50-1) 3 6 ran. hd, 5½. (H Palmer). Tote: £5.50. £2.30,
£1.30. Tote Exacta: £14.20. Csf: £10.98. Tote Trifecta: £191.60
2.40: WOVEN (C Fallon 16-1) 1; Trilby (5-2f) 2; Harry’s Halo (61) 3 12 ran. 1, 2. (M Dods). Tote: £19.80. £5.20, £1.60, £2.10. Exacta:
£93.00. Csf: £56.67. Tricast: £289.18. NR: Nariko. Trifecta: £578.00
3.15: BLUE STORM (J Mitchell 9-1) 1; Wiltshire (5-1) 2;
Aberama Gold (9-2) 3; Jer Batt 7-2f. 10 ran. hd, 1½. (G Tutty). Tote:
£10.50. £2.70, £2.10, £2.10. Tote Exacta: £48.40. Csf: £53.60.
Tricast: £232.51. Tote Trifecta: £396.00

3.50: MUSIC PIECE (D Probert 13-8) 1; Consent (6-5f) 2; Miss
Wong (9-2) 3 5 ran. ½, ½. (A M Balding). Tote: £2.63. £1.20, £1.20.
Tote Exacta: £3.80. Csf: £3.96. Tote Trifecta: £7.80
4.25: OUR MIGHTY MO (S Feilden 4-1) 1; Tactical Plan (16-5)
2; Barry’s Boy (18-1) 3; Marry The Night 3-1f. 9 ran. 1, 1¼. (K R
Burke). Tote: £5.00. £1.60, £1.60, £3.40. Tote Exacta: £19.00. Csf:
£17.39. Tricast: £207.35. Tote Trifecta: £207.10
5.00: MELON (G Rooke 4-1) 1; Three Dons (6-1) 2; Dark Jedi
(17-2) 3; Percy Shelley 11-4f. 7 ran. 1¾, 7½. (Greenall & Guerriero).
Tote: £5.00. £2.50, £2.50. Exacta: £28.90. Csf: £27.44. Trifecta:
£159.60
Quadpot: £5.60. Placepot: £37.90.

RIPON

Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
1.35: MEDINILLA (E Greatrex 11-4) 1; Leblon Girl (17-2) 2;
Bishopton (7-1) 3; Dothan 4-5f. 9 ran. ½, nk. (J Channon). Tote:
£3.90. £1.30, £1.90, £1.50. Exacta: £27.00. Csf: £26.38. Trifecta:
£92.90
2.10: LAW DEGREE (D Allan 15-8f) 1; Cristo (9-4) 2; Blessed
Star (13-2) 3 6 ran. ½, 1¾. (T D Easterby). Tote: £2.88. £1.40, £1.70.
Tote Exacta: £7.10. Csf: £6.08. Tote Trifecta: £24.50
2.45: OUR ABSENT FRIENDS (R Scott 9-2) 1; High Opinion
(10-1) 2; Another Baar (3-1f) 3 9 ran. hd, ¾. (T Davidson). Tote:
£5.50. £1.80, £2.60, £1.60. Tote Exacta: £44.80. Csf: £48.08. Tricast:
£155.80. NRs: Due For Luck, Herakles. Tote Trifecta: £293.40
3.20: EYE OF DUBAI (P J McDonald 4-1) 1; Secret Guest (181) 2; Fortamour (10-1) 3; Quest For Fun 5-2f. 11 ran. nk, ½. (J & S
Quinn). Tote: £5.00. £1.80, £3.90, £3.20. Tote Exacta: £74.50. Csf:
£73.45. Tricast: £678.09. NR: Makanah. Tote Trifecta: £528.60
4.00: ELDEYAAR (C Hardie 14-1) 1; Music Society (4-1) 2;
White Umbrella (11-2) 3; John Kirkup 10-3f. 9 ran. 2, ½. (A Brittain).
Tote: £16.30. £3.40, £1.80, £1.90. Tote Exacta: £77.60. Csf: £69.33.
Tricast: £355.05. Tote Trifecta: £449.10
4.40: TILSWORTH TURF (C Beasley 18-1) 1; Oso Rapido (111) 2; Canaria Queen (6-1) 3; Havana Pursuit 5-2Jtf. Thornaby Pearl
5-2Jtf. 9 ran. 2¾, 1. (J R Jenkins). Tote: £19.10. £4.10, £2.60, £1.90.
Exacta: £241.00. Csf: £194.75. Tricast: £1,338.66. Trifecta: £1,311.00
5.15: LADY LA FAY (S H James 15-8) 1; Al Ameed (7-4f) 2;
Pagan Sun (20-1) 3 6 ran. 8, 11. (K R Burke). Tote: £2.88. £1.30,
£1.30. Tote Exacta: £5.30. Csf: £5.45. Tote Trifecta: £18.80
5.50: MERRIJIG (G Mangan 9-2) 1; Maxident (9-4Jtf) 2; Two
Auld Pals (16-1) 3; Tokyo Bay 9-4Jtf. 7 ran. 10, 5½. (John Berry).
Tote: £5.50. £2.40, £1.60. Exacta: £14.80. Csf: £13.93. Trifecta:
£105.80
Quadpot: £57.40. Placepot: £335.80.

MARKET RASEN

Going: Good
2.53: LISTENTOYOURHEART (H Skelton 1-10f) 1; Raincloud
(50-1) 2; Pure Gold (17-2) 3 8 ran. 21, ½. (D Skelton). Tote: £1.10.
£1.10, £5.20, £1.20. Exacta: £22.60. Csf: £20.99. Trifecta: £38.80

3.30: LIAM SWAGGER (S Twiston-Davies 4-6f) 1; Torrent (9-2)
2; Model Approach (6-1) 3 5 ran. 4¼, ½. (J Owen). Tote: £1.67.
£1.10, £1.80. Exacta: £3.80. Csf: £4.24. NR: Aaron. Trifecta: £8.30
4.05: SAFE DESTINATION (S Twiston-Davies 2-1f) 1; Toad Of
Toad Hall (11-1) 2; The Electrician (10-1) 3 10 ran. 3½, 1¼. (N A
Twiston-Davies). Tote: £3.00. £1.50, £3.20, £2.70. Tote Exacta:
£30.50. Csf: £23.96. Tricast: £183.81. NRs: Coin Basket, Jolie Baie.
Tote Trifecta: £201.00
4.35: SAINT RIQUIER (C J Todd 11-2) 1; Got Grey (15-8f) 2;
Allmankind (25-1) 3 8 ran. 2½, 1½. (Ian Williams). Tote: £6.50. £1.80,
£1.40, £4.40. Tote Exacta: £20.60. Csf: £16.38. Tricast: £233.43. NR:
West To The Bridge. Tote Trifecta: £390.10
5.10: FRANCKY DU BERLAIS (J Bowen 9-4f) 1; Envious
Editor (5-2) 2; Imac Wood (11-4) 3 4 ran. 8, 1¾. (P & M Bowen).
Tote: £3.25. Exacta: £8.10. Csf: £8.13. NR: Jet Plane. Trifecta: £13.80
5.45: BANNISTER (C Hammond 11-2) 1; Opera King (11-2) 2;
Gavin (11-4f) 3 9 ran. 1¾, 2¼. (N Kent). Tote: £6.50. £1.90, £1.60,
£1.40. Exacta: £41.20. Csf: £35.06. Tricast: £99.41. Trifecta: £225.20
6.15: LORD WARBURTON (A Anderson 33-1) 1; Garitsa Bay
(15-8Jtf) 2; Saddlers Quest (12-1) 3; Bitsnbuckles 15-8Jtf. 9 ran.
3¼, 3¼. (M E Sowersby). Tote: £34.00. £5.60, £1.20, £2.40. Tote
Exacta: £128.30. Csf: £96.82. Tricast: £826.03. Tote Trifecta: £629.00
Quadpot: £13.20. Placepot: £16.30.

CURRAGH

Going: Good to Yielding (Yielding in places)
1.25: FREGADA (N M Crosse 12-1) 1; Bounty (11-4f) 2; Aston
Value (14-1) 3 18 ran. ¾, 3½. (J Feane). Tote: E13.60. E4.20, E1.70,
E3.20. Tote Exacta: E57.60. Csf: E49.07. Tote Trifecta: E610.60
2.00: BOLO NEIGHS (C D Hayes 5-1) 1; Mollie Foster (5-1) 2;
Lightning Bear (4-1) 3; Nancy J 7-4f. 10 ran. 7, ½. (R M Beckett).
Tote: E7.10. E1.90, E1.40, E1.80. Tote Exacta: E33.40. Csf: E30.68.
Tote Trifecta: E104.30
2.35: HOTAZHELL (S Foley 2-1Jtf) 1; Tennessee Stud (9-1) 2;
Windlord (2-1Jtf) 3 5 ran. ¾, ½. (Mrs J Harrington). Tote: E3.00.
E1.10, E3.30. Tote Exacta: E17.00. Csf: E19.55. Tote Trifecta: E52.70
3.10: KEKE (W J Lee 3-1f) 1; Harry’s Hill (14-1) 2; Greek
Flower (4-1) 3 15 ran. 3¾, shd. (E Lynam). Tote: E4.00. E1.70, E4.80,
E1.40. Tote Exacta: E48.90. Csf: E46.47. Tricast: E182.83. NRs:
Grand City Hall, The Highway Rat. Tote Trifecta: E195.80
3.45: APPLES AND BANANAS (D McMonagle 5-2) 1;
Antelope Canyon (9-4f) 2; Celtic Motif (16-1) 3 14 ran. hd, 3. (J P
O’Brien). Tote: E3.50. E1.30, E1.40, E5.10. Tote Exacta: E8.80. Csf:
E8.81. Tote Trifecta: E79.00
4.20: JUST FOR ONE DAY (K J Leonard 9-2) 1; Badda Bing
(20-1) 2; Court Phoenix (125-1) 3; White Clover 11-8f. 13 ran. 1½,
hd. (M A Molloy). Tote: E6.70. E1.20, E5.20, E7.70. Exacta: E99.10.
Csf: E100.51. NRs: Pansy Poe, Triangle D’or. Tote Trifecta: E665.80
4.55: NARRAGANSETT (M E C Costello 20-1) 1; Bear Profit (92) 2; Nunc Est Bibendum (11-2) 3; Forlio 18-5f. 14 ran. ¾, 4. (A
Slattery). Tote: E21.90. E6.00, E2.10, E2.60. Tote Exacta: E144.80.
Csf: E111.63. Tricast: E588.74. NR: Albatala. Tote Trifecta: E1,447.30

5.30: NO MORE PORTER (D McMonagle 4-1f) 1; Chicago
Fireball (6-1) 2; Genuine Article (13-2) 3 16 ran. ½, 1. (A
McGuinness). Tote: E5.00. E1.70, E2.20, E1.90, E2.40. Exacta:
E39.90. Csf: E26.65. Tricast: E144.50. NR: Pinar Del Rio. Trifecta:
E112.70
Placepot: E252.60.

CHELMSFORD CITY

Going: Standard
4.10: MEADRAM (M Alice Tregoning 11-4f) 1; Shield Of
Honour (8-1) 2; Bascinet (9-2) 3 11 ran. ½, 5½. (M P Tregoning).
Tote: £3.75. £1.60, £2.90, £2.00. Tote Exacta: £29.10. Csf: £25.34.
Tricast: £98.21. Tote Trifecta: £135.60
4.50: KHUTULUN (D Muscutt 7-1) 1; Ruby Rascal (40-1) 2;
Havana Club (4-1) 3; Adelaide Bay 9-4f. 12 ran. ½, 1¼. (J
Ferguson). Tote: £9.10. £2.70, £9.40, £1.90. Tote Exacta: £337.20.
Csf: £274.39. Tricast: £1,287.55. NRs: Freak Encounter, Me Tarzan.
Tote Trifecta: £3,729.50
5.25: HYPERCHROMATIC (M Ghiani 13-8) 1; Loving
Apprentice (28-1) 2; It’sneverjustone (16-1) 3; Sapphire Valley
Evensf. 13 ran. 1, 1¼. (M Botti). Tote: £2.55. £1.10, £3.20, £2.80. Tote
Exacta: £44.80. Csf: £50.47. Tote Trifecta: £288.60
• Rock Master (11-1) was withdrawn not under orders. Rule
4 applies to all bets. Deduct 5p in the £.
6.00: METRO DUBAI (R Coakley 5-2) 1; Mandana (9-2) 2;
Pickering Castle (25-1) 3; Shamador 5-6f. 13 ran. ¾, nk. (S & E
Crisford). Tote: £3.50. £1.30, £1.50, £4.40. Tote Exacta: £16.40. Csf:
£14.62. NR: Summer Evening. Tote Trifecta: £119.50
6.30: EARTHY (L Edmunds 13-2) 1; Specified (7-2) 2; Prada
On Parole (9-1) 3; Pure Artistry 13-8f. 9 ran. 1, hd. (Miss A Murphy).
Tote: £6.85. £1.90, £1.60, £1.70. Tote Exacta: £25.10. Csf: £24.13.
Tricast: £149.47. NRs: One Road, Vault Of Heaven. Tote Trifecta:
£139.90
• Dark Sorceress (15-2) was withdrawn not under orders.
Rule 4 applies to all bets. Deduct 10p in the £.
7.00: TWILIGHT FUN (Joey Haynes 11-1) 1; How Impressive
(6-1) 2; The Waiting Game (4-1) 3; Nogo’s Dream 7-2f. 10 ran. hd,
½. (C Banham). Tote: £10.40. £3.10, £2.00, £1.50. Exacta: £65.50.
Csf: £53.35. Tricast: £173.38. NRs: Happy Tears, Sir Oliver. Trifecta:
£346.60
• Scarboroughwarning (4-1) was withdrawn not under
orders. Rule 4 applies to all bets. Deduct 20p in the £.
7.30: LION RING (Ryan Kavanagh 10-3) 1; Pickled Pepper (91) 2; Wrath Of Hector (7-1) 3; Lewis Barnes 15-8f. 10 ran. ½, ½. (A
Martin). Tote: £4.34. £1.60, £2.70, £2.20. Tote Exacta: £35.30. Csf:
£32.52. Tricast: £201.14. NRs: Doves Of Peace, Pasea Grande, Time
Patrol, War Zone. Tote Trifecta: £197.00
8.00: TWITCH (Georgia Dobie 2-1f) 1; Profitman (9-2) 2;
Diligent Henry (11-2) 3 12 ran. nk, nk. (Craig Benton). Tote: £3.00.
£1.40, £1.50, £1.80. Tote Exacta: £11.60. Csf: £9.57. Tricast: £42.83.
NRs:Capallcliste, Fai Fai, Poetic Jack. Tote Trifecta: £53.10
Quadpot: £37.20. Placepot: £244.40.

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LUCKY REILLY’S LUCKY 15

Glittering
Airspeed 3/1
Legend
(4.15 Hayd),
10/3 (2.20
Mereside
Epsm),Diva
Lasting
7/2 (5.15
LoveHayd),
11/4 (2.55
American
Epsm),Aff
Thursday
air 7/2 (6.15
7/2 (3.30
Hayd),Epsm),
Roberto
Winston’s
Caro 13/2
Tipple
(6.4511/2
Hayd).
(4.05 Epsm).

SOUTHWELL SKY SPORTS RACING.

EPSOM DOWNS RACING TV.
ROCKAVON
1.45
2.20
2.55
3.30
4.05
4.40
5.15

PIETRO
GLITTERING LEGEND
LASTING LOVE
THURSDAY (NAP)
WINSTON’S TIPPLE
CONDOR PASA
COME ON YOU SPURS

PA
GRADUATED
ANNIVERSARY (NAP)
LASTING LOVE
CAMBRIA LEGEND
DASHINWHITESARGENT (NB)
CONDOR PASA
HODLER

GOING: Heavy-Soft in places.
COURSE: A left handed horse-shoe shaped undulating track of
one and a half miles,which joins the straight five furlong course
three and a half furlongs from home. Six and seven furlong
races are started on separate extensions
DRAW: A high draw is a big advantage over 5f.

1.45

BETFRED ‘DOUBLE DELIGHT’ NURSERY (4) (2-Y-O)
Winner £6,281 (5 run)
7f 3yds

2.20

BETFRED DERBY ‘WILD CARD’ EBF CONDITIONS STAKES
(GBB RACE) (2) (2-Y-O) Winner £9,793 (5 run) 1m 113yds

2481 WHITE CHAPEL ROAD (27) P & O Cole 9-10 (D) ..........
............................................................................... S D Bowen (3) 81
2 (2) 691246 NEW BOMBAY (16) (H) A Balding 9-5 (D) ..........O Murphy 76
3 (4) 4210 GRADUATED (38) Dr R Newland & J Insole 9-2 (CD)..........
.................................................................................Gina Mangan 73
4 (5) 642243 ENCHANTED EYE (18) (P) E J-Houghton 9-1 ..C Bishop 72
5 (3) 655412 PIETRO (24) J Fanshawe 9-1 (CD) ..................R Clutterbuck 72
BETTING: 2 White Chapel Road, 3 Pietro, 4 Enchanted Eye, 9-2 Graduated, 11-2 New
Bombay.
1 (1)

1 (5)
51 GLITTERING LEGEND (26) J Fanshawe 9-5 ...... D Muscutt —
2 (1)
1 ANNIVERSARY (44) R Beckett 9-3......................R Hornby —
3 (2)
12 ARCHIE’S ANGEL (16) C Cox 9-3 ................Rossa Ryan 84
4 (4)
1 THE GREEN MILE (15) S & E Crisford 9-3 ...T Marquand —
5 (3)
53 TOO SOON (23) G & J Moore 9-0..................R Clutterbuck —
BETTING: 11-8 Anniversary, 10-3 Glittering Legend, 4 Archie’s Angel, 5 The Green Mile,
10 Too Soon.

GLITTERING LEGEND 20-1 (9-7, Harry Davies) Mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and sustained challenge inside
final furlong, led final 150 yards, stayed on well, won going away, won at Goodwood 1m
2yo mdn (2) gd beating Pantile Warrior (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran 1m 39.78s.
ANNIVERSARY 16-1 (9-7, Rob Hornby) Held up in touch, improved over 2f out, led over
1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd
in Aug beating Scandinavia (9-7) by 3/4l, 9 ran 1m 39.43s.
ARCHIE’S ANGEL 15-2 (9-9, C Lee) Prominent, pushed along 2f out, kept on one pace,
no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Square D’alboni (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 2yo
nov stk (4) gs 1m 44.09s.
THE GREEN MILE 4-1 (9-7, Charles Bishop) Wore red hood to post, awkward start, ran
green in rear mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and pressed
leaders 1f out, ran on well to lead closing stages, on top at finish, won at Bath 1m 2yo
mdn (4) gd beating Master Technician (9-7) by 3/4l, 10 ran 1m 41.70s.
TOO SOON 16-1 (9-7, Rhys Clutterbuck) Edged right start, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind
Calla Lagoon (9-7) at Ascot 7f 2yo mdn (3) sft 1m 30.40s.

2.55

BETFRED ‘PICKYOURPUNT’ NOVICE STAKES (GBB RACE)
(4) Winner £5,400 (7 run)
1m 2f 17yds

(5)
61 SIR LOWRY’S PASS (26) E Walker 3 9-11 (D) ...T Marquand —
(3) 322 FOREST GATE (26) E J-Houghton 3 9-4.............C Bishop 82
(6)
3 RICKSHAW (10) (T) Harry Charlton 3 9-4 ...... James Doyle —
(2)
0 TRAPPER JOHN (214) H Eustace 3 9-4 .Kaiya Fraser (3) —
(7)
66 ANGEL ROSE (30) R Beckett 3 8-13....................R Hornby —
(4) 4-3692 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY (18) (B*) R Beckett 3 8-13 (BF).
........................................................................................H Crouch 77
7 (1) 3-3672 LASTING LOVE (35) (H) A Balding 3 8-13 .........O Murphy 80
BETTING: 11-4 Lasting Love, 3 Forest Gate, Sir Lowry’s Pass, 9-2 Games People Play,
6 Rickshaw, 20 Angel Rose, 50 Trapper John.
1
2
3
4
5
6

SIR LOWRY’S PASS 7-2 (9-4, Saffie Osborne) Slowly into stride, held up and behind,
headway far side of group inside final 2f, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, won going
away, won at Goodwood 1m 2f nov mdn stks (4) gd beating Forest Gate (9-4) by 1 1/4l,
10 ran 2m 09.46s.
FOREST GATE 7-1 (9-4, Charles Bishop) Tracked leader 3f, remained handy on inside,
pushed along to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of
10, 1 1/4l behind Sir Lowry’s Pass (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 2f nov mdn stks (4) gd 2m
09.46s.
RICKSHAW 4-1 (9-7, P J McDonald) In rear, ridden off pace over 2f out, stayed on well
inside final furlong (promising), 3rd of 6, 5l behind With Style (9-2) at Pontefract 1m
mdn stks (5) gf 1m 43.26s.
TRAPPER JOHN 100-1 (8-7, Kaiya Fraser) Always towards rear, 11th of 12, 15l behind
Suspicion (8-11) at Kempton 1m nov stk (5) pol in Feb 1m 41.11s.
ANGEL ROSE 28-1 (9-2, Rob Hornby) Held up on outer, in rear division, pushed along
over 2f out, soon outpaced, never a factor, 6th of 9, 16l behind Native Souvenir (8-13) at
Ffos Las 1m 3yo fll stks (5) hvy in Aug 1m 46.50s.
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY 5-6fav (9-2, Rossa Ryan) Tracked leaders out wide, ridden in
5th inside final 3f, headway inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong,
went 2nd and kept on towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind South Pole
(9-7) at Carlisle 1m 3f mdn stks (5) sft 2m 31.32s.
LASTING LOVE 4-1 (9-2, Oisin Murphy) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 3f
out, went 2nd 1f out, no chance with winner, kept on, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Estrange (9-2)
at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo fll mdn (2) sft in Aug 2m 10.42s.

3.30

BETFRED APPRENTICES’ DERBY HANDICAP (4)
Winner £6,804 (8 run)
1m 4f 6yds

1 (3) 114241 MILLER SPIRIT (17) G & J Moore 4 10-1 (CD) ....................
...........................................................................Alec Voikhansky 82
2 (1) 466/1- MARK OF GOLD G & J Moore 7 9-12 ........C Hutchinson 79
3 (5) 927226 DREAMS ADOZEN (8) (P) C Johnston 4 9-12 (D).............
........................................................................... Archie Young (5) 79
4 (7) -36478 GALLANT LION (15) A King 4 9-12 .....Brandon Wilkie (3) 79
5 (8) 212614 CAMBRIA LEGEND (23) J Fanshawe 3 9-9 (D)................
.............................................................................Kaiya Fraser (3) 83
6 (6) 275357 ENOCHDHU (17) J Portman 4 9-5 (BF,D) .................J Peate 72
7 (2) 811312 ORGANIC (8) G Boughey 3 9-3 ...................Grace McEntee 77
8 (4) 671322 THURSDAY (17) S Dow 4 8-12.............................C Howarth 65
BETTING: 10-3 Miller Spirit, 7-2 Thursday, 9-2 Organic, 6 Mark Of Gold, 13-2 Cambria
Legend, 15-2 Dreams Adozen, 12 Enochdhu, 14 Gallant Lion.

MILLER SPIRIT 11-2 (11-5, David Noonan) Mid-division, pushed along and headway 3f
out, soon went 3rd, stayed on and led 1f out, kept on, won at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp
0-85 (4) sft beating Big Bear Hug (11-0) by 1/2l, 10 ran 2m 48.80s.
MARK OF GOLD 10-11fav (9-10, Caoilin Quinn) Held up in touch, effort over 3f out, not much
room briefly over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Goodwood 2m hcp
0-75 (5) hvy in May ‘23 beating Tibbie Dunbar (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran 4m 50.65s.
DREAMS ADOZEN 7-1 (10-2, Archie Young) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost
position approaching final furlong, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 7l behind Small
Fry (9-3) at Chester 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs 3m 17.42s.
GALLANT LION 16-1 (9-1, A J Farragher) Steadied and switched left start, held up in
6th on inside, pushed along when not clear run on inside over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th
of 9, 4 1/2l behind Stressfree (9-0) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) sft 2m 16.73s.
CAMBRIA LEGEND 11-4 (9-8, Daniel Muscutt) Led early, chased winner until 9f out,
ridden over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, last of 4, 15l behind Incensed (9-5) at
Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol 2m 32.88s.
ENOCHDHU 7-2fav (11-0, Charlie Deutsch) Chased leaders on outer, pushed along 3f
out, soon beaten, 7th of 10, 16l behind Miller Spirit (11-5) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp
0-85 (4) sft 2m 48.80s.
ORGANIC 12-1 (10-10, Mr Jack Callan) Towards rear, pushed along and headway on
outer over 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, stayed on, just caught final strides, 2nd of 8,
1/2l behind Cervetto (10-13) at Newmarket 1m 1f amat hcap (4) gf 1m 56.30s.
THURSDAY 4-1 (9-0, Christian Howarth) Rear mid-division, pushed along and steady
headway well over 2f out, led narrowly well over 1f out, sustained duel with winner
thereafter, no extra and headed closing stages, 2nd of 9, hd behind Imperial Cult (9-3) at
Epsom Downs 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) sft 2m 15.70s.

GODOLPHIN HOPE IS
LIGHT YEARS AHEAD

SHADOW OF LIGHT put his
rivals in the shade for Charlie
Appleby in the Middle Park
Stakes at Newmarket.
The Godolphin challenger was
a well-backed 11/4 chance for the
Group 1 having just lost out in last
month’s Gimcrack at York.
The two-year-old was ridden
with more restraint this time by
William Buick as Whistlejacket
(4/5 Fav) and Dash Dizzy fought
out the early lead.
The colt began to close three
out and showed a potent turn of
foot to storm clear in the closing
stages, routing Whistlejacket by
three lengths.
Appleby said “It’s great for the
team and nice to have a horse
like him. We’ll put him away for
the winter and see what everyone

ROCKAVON
1.55
2.30
3.05
3.40
4.15
4.50
5.25

BY JOE REILLY

else is doing as to whether we
look at the 2000 Guineas or
stick to the Commonwealth Cup .
“I’d say he’s a Commonwealth
Cup horse as there’s a lot of
speed in his pedigree. I think
he’ll get stronger and they get
quicker as they get stronger.”
It was game set and match
to James Owen’s Wimbledon
Hawkeye (4/1) in the Royal
Lodge Stakes at Newmarket.
The colt made rapid headway
to lead two out for James Doyle
and he quickly powered clear to
deny Royal Playwright (7/1) by
a length-and-a-half.
The fast-rising youngster is
now a general 25-1 chance for
next year’s 2000 Guineas back
on the Rowley Mile.

1m 2f 17yds

1 (1) 58-300 IF NOT NOW (22) (B ) R Beckett 4 10-1 (D) .....Rossa Ryan 96
2 (7) 519546 ARTHUR’S REALM (10) (P) E Dunlop 6 9-8 (D) ... D Muscutt 89
3 (6) -69485 SIMPLY SONDHEIM (22) (P*) G Baker 5 9-7 (D5) .............
....................................................................................P Cosgrave 88
4 (8) 346471 QITAAL (8) C Johnston 5 9-7 (D2) ............... Archie Young (5) 88
5 (3) 220263 ROARIN’ SUCCESS (24) (P*) Harry Charlton 4 9-4...........
........................................................................................T Whelan 85
6 (4) -P7542 WHISKEY PETE (22) R Beckett 3 9-1 .................H Crouch 87
7 (9) 415244 FAST STEPS (13) B Millman 6 8-12 (C,D3) .......L Edmunds 79
8 (5) 3-231 WINSTON’S TIPPLE (25) A Balding 3 8-12 (D) ......O Murphy 84
9 (2) -26141 DASHINWHITESARGENT (34) H Morrison 3 8-4 (CD) .
............................................................................... S D Bowen (3) 76
BETTING: 4 Qitaal, 9-2 Whiskey Pete, Dashinwhitesargent, 11-2 Winston’s Tipple, 8 Arthur’s Realm, Roarin’ Success, Fast Steps, 12 If Not Now, 14 Simply Sondheim.
*

IF NOT NOW 22-1 (9-6, Rossa Ryan) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, hung left and
well beaten over 1f out, 11th of 15, 19l behind Epic Poet (9-7) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 105
(2) gd 3m 03.67s.
ARTHUR’S REALM 18-1 (9-5, Jason Hart) Held up in last trio, moderate late headway, never
involved, 6th of 11, 4l behind Financer (8-1) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gd 2m 08.45s.
SIMPLY SONDHEIM 14-1 (9-3, P Cosgrave) Held up in touch, driven over 2f out, never
in contention, 5th of 10, 8l behind Assail (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) pol 2m
29.68s.
QITAAL 2-1fav (9-13, F Norton) Travelled strongly, prominent, smooth headway to lead
over 3f out, ridden and went clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong,
readily, won at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gs beating He’s A Gentleman (9-11) by 8l,
11 ran 2m 19.03s.
ROARIN’ SUCCESS 14-1 (9-10, T E Whelan) Tracked leaders, pushed along over
2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd
of 10, 1 1/2l behind Warda Jamila (9-2) at Haydock 1m 2f flls hcp 0-95 (3) gs 2m
15.21s.
WHISKEY PETE 9-2 (9-3, Rob Hornby) Held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway
between horses over 1f out where chased winner, kept on same pace inside final furlong,
2nd of 9, 4l behind Brioni (9-3) at Ascot 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft 2m 12.05s.
FAST STEPS 5-2 (10-0, Oisin Murphy) Handy, pushed along well over 1f out, kept on,
not pace to challenge, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Diamond Ranger (9-13) at Windsor 1m 3f
hcp 0-80 (4) gd 2m 28.27s.
WINSTON’S TIPPLE 11-2 (9-1, Callum Hutchinson) Took keen hold, prominent, led over
2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 1m 2f nov stk (4) pol beating
Sea Journey (8-13) by nk, 6 ran 2m 07.79s.
DASHINWHITESARGENT 5-1 (9-2, Hector Crouch) Close up, tracked leader 2f out,
ridden entering final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Epsom Downs 1m
2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug beating Celtic Warrior (9-9) by nk, 9 ran 2m 08.67s.

FAREWELL TOM SAMMES HANDICAP (4) (3-Y-O)
Winner £6,804 (8 run)
1m 113yds
4.40 BETFRED

1 (6) -25906 MARCELLA (21) (H) A Balding 9-9 ......................O Murphy 85
2 (4) 33216 CONDOR PASA (79) (H*) R Varian 9-9 (BF,D) .... James Doyle 85
3 (7) 213112 ARKHALIA FLYNN (22) (H) J Channon 9-8....G Bass (3) 84
4 (5) -15393 INTO BATTLE (32) E Walker 9-5 (CD).............T Marquand 81
5 (2) -23484 MALLAVELLY (37) J Chapple-Hyam 9-2 .................J Peate 78
6 (1) 081183 GLAM SQUAD (31) C Fellowes 9-1 (D) ......... K Shoemark 77
7 (8) 1895 FORESEEN (16) (T) A West 8-12...........................J Mitchell 74
8 (3) 87614 ESCAPE ACT (59) D M Simcock 8-9 ...............C Planas (3) 71
BETTING: 11-4 Arkhalia Flynn, 7-2 Condor Pasa, 5 Into Battle, 6 Glam Squad, 13-2
Escape Act, 8 Mallavelly, 10 Marcella, 25 Foreseen.

‘TRIPLE CROWN BONUS’ HANDICAP (4)
Winner £6,804 (11 run)
7f 3yds
5.15 BETFRED

1 (6) 071164 SOCIETY LION (40) (T) E Dunlop 7 9-13 (D3) ... D Muscutt 81
2 (9) 387751 HODLER (17) J Boyle 5 9-12 (CD2) .....................L Catton (3) 80
3 (10) 8-1437 LITTLE BOY BLUE (26) (P) W G M Turner 9 9-11 (CD) ....
.......................................................................................W Carson 79
4 (7) -71647 LEGAL REFORM (15) (P) M Herrington 7 9-11 (D6) ...........
.................................................................................. K Shoemark 79
5 (3) 040410 TANMAWWY (23) (H) H Main 6 9-11 (CD)............J Mitchell 79
6 (2) 905271 MIGUEL (15) J Channon 3 9-9 (D2)........................G Bass (3) 80
7 (5) 080000 AUTUMN FESTIVAL (12) (P) E De Giles 5 9-9 (D7) ..........
....................................................................................P Cosgrave 77
8 (1) 878259 MARLAY PARK (17) J Boyle 6 9-8 (BF,CD4) ........................
.............................................................................Kaiya Fraser (3) 76
9 (11)051262 REDREDROBIN (17) M Saunders 7 9-4 (CD2) ....................
............................................................................... S D Bowen (3) 72
10 (8) 848590 GOOD KARMA (17) (H*) J Owen 4 9-2 (D2) .......D Keenan 70
11 (4) 213521 COME ON YOU SPURS (16) (H) R Spencer 3 8-10 (D) ..
.......................................................................................O Murphy 67
BETTING: 10-3 Hodler, 7-2 Come On You Spurs, 9-2 Miguel, 15-2 Redredrobin, 8 Marlay Park, 10 Society Lion, 12 Tanmawwy, Little Boy Blue, 16 Others.

BOSS DOG
UNASSUMING
BOWNDER
AIRSHOW
JUDGEMENTOFSOLOMON
RED TREASURE
SANKARI

GOING: Standard.
COURSE: Round left-handed tapeta all-weather track of 1m 2f.
There is a straight 5f course.
DRAW: No advantage.

131 MILS WIDE
X 110 MILS

NIFTY 50 HANDICAP (3)
4.05 BETFRED
Winner £10,308 (9 run)

MASHADI
UNASSUMING
ONE ROAD
PETRA CELERA
ENVIRONMENT AMIGO
EMERALD CITY
CRYPTO QUEST

RACEDAY READY HANDICAP (5)
4.15 GET
Winner £4,711 (7 run)

APPLEBY Shadow strikes

OWEN Wimbledon’s an ace

2m 102yds

(3) 430350 BANDERAS (22) M Bell 4 10-3 .................................G Wood 76
(2) -44656 SHARP DISTINCTION (36) (P,T) A Murphy 5 9-12 ............A Farragher 71
(1) 5-597 AZTEC SUN (23) (T) C Hills 3 9-6 ............Billy Loughnane 75
(4) -13421 JUDGEMENTOFSOLOMON (10) (P) Sir M Prescott 3 9-6
.................................................................................. C Rodriguez 75
5 (6) 595412 ENVIRONMENT AMIGO (10) (T) J Fanshawe 3 9-5 (C)..........H Doyle 74
6 (7) 854417 CLOCKWATCHER (13) C Johnston 3 9-4 (D) ..J Fanning 73
7 (5) 242957 LOVE SAFARI (9) (V) D O’Meara 3 9-2 ..............D Tudhope 71
BETTING: 2 Judgementofsolomon, 9-4 Environment Amigo, 7 Sharp Distinction, 15-2
Clockwatcher, 8 Aztec Sun, 10 Love Safari, 14 Banderas.
1
2
3
4

BANDERAS 14-1 (9-9, K Shoemark) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten,
11th of 13, 17l behind Coco Royale (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol 3m 29.21s.
SHARP DISTINCTION 14-1 (8-13, Frederick Larson) Slowly away, held up towards rear,
took keen hold, driven and effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 13l behind Kitty
Foyle (8-6) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Aug 3m 13.77s.
AZTEC SUN 17-2 (9-9, D Tudhope) Held up in touch in mid-division, effort 3f out, ridden
in 2nd from over 2f out until hung left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10,
4 1/2l behind Papagei (9-8) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gs 2m 37.57s.
JUDGEMENTOFSOLOMON 1-1fav (9-7, L Morris) Led, headed 9f out, ridden to regain
lead over 2f out, clear final furlong, stayed on well, idled close home, won at Pontefract
2m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Weddell Sea (9-13) by 3/4l, 11 ran 3m 48.31s.
ENVIRONMENT AMIGO 4-1 (8-11, Oisin Murphy) Raced in 2nd, led 2f out and pushed
along, ridden and headed entering final furlong, ran on one pace, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind
Charging Thunder (10-0) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf 3m 06.96s.
CLOCKWATCHER 11-2 (8-9, Billy Loughnane) Held up, closed on outside over 7f out,
ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 31l behind Warmonger (9-7) at Kempton
2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol 3m 31.50s.
LOVE SAFARI 9-1 (9-11, D Tudhope) Held up towards rear, ridden out wide and no
impression final furlong, 7th of 13, 5l behind Caballo De Mar (9-3) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp
0-70 (5) gd 2m 55.73s.

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6f 16yds
HANDICAP (6) Winner £4,501 (9 run)
1m 3f 23yds
4.50 FREE

1 (3) 534 BOSS DOG (12) Harry Eustace 3 9-7 (BF)...............G Wood 79
2 (2) 2252P5 MASHADI (36) (P) K P De Foy 3 9-7 .........Billy Loughnane 83
3 (1)
PLUTONIC Harry Charlton 3 9-2 ...................... C Rodriguez —
BETTING: 6-4 Plutonic, 7-4 Mashadi, 9-4 Boss Dog.

SPORTS RACING SKY 415 HANDICAP (5)
Winner £4,711 (8 run)
2.30 SKY

1m 13yds

1 (3) 44-666 CANCAN IN THE RAIN (10) C Johnston 4 10-1 (D) .........
.......................................................................................J Fanning 71
2 (2) 5-061 UNASSUMING (3) (T) G Boughey 4 9-12 (CD) ....................
...........................................................................Billy Loughnane 63
3 (5) 36712 CALANTHE (9) A Watson 3 9-11 (D).........................H Doyle 71
4 (8) 135805 QUIET RESOLVE (10) R Fahey 3 9-11 ............... J Garritty 71
5 (6) 21-847 ARANTES NASCIMENTO (115) (H*) J Camacho 3 9-10
..................................................................................Ryan Sexton 70
6 (1) 677708 KING OF YORK (3) (P) S Dixon 5 9-6 (C2)..........Dale Swift 62
7 (7) 85-449 AUTUMN DREAM (17) C Hills 3 9-2................ S Osborne 62
8 (4) -80245 ZENATO (107) E Dunlop 3 9-2 ...............................D Tudhope 62
BETTING: 11-8 Unassuming, 4 Calanthe, 6 Zenato, 15-2 Quiet Resolve, 10 Cancan In
The Rain, 12 Arantes Nascimento, 14 Autumn Dream, 16 King Of York.

CANCAN IN THE RAIN 16-1 (9-12, J Fanning) Tracked leaders and keen, pushed along
out wide over 1f out, ridden 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 2 1/2l behind
Dain Ma Nut In (9-11) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd 1m 41.42s.
UNASSUMING 9-2 (9-12, Callum Shepherd) Close 3rd on inside, went 2nd going well
over 2f out, led 2f out, came well clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, heavily eased inside
final 110 yards, won at Southwell 1m hcp (0-65) (6) beating Triple Force (9-3) by 2 1/4l,
10 ran 1m 40.34s.
CALANTHE 6-1 (9-12, L Morris) Chased leader on inside, hard ridden 2f out, headway
to lead briefly final furlong, soon headed, stayed on well, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Dembe
(9-13) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-68 (5) pol 1m 40.96s.
QUIET RESOLVE 20-1 (9-8, O J Orr) Held up towards rear, headway out wide over 1f
out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th
of 13, 2 1/4l behind Dain Ma Nut In (9-11) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd 1m 41.42s.
ARANTES NASCIMENTO 18-1 (9-4, Ryan Sexton) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out,
weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 21l behind Good Morning Alex (9-6) at Hamilton 1m 1f
hcap (4) gd in Jun 1m 55.09s.
KING OF YORK 6-1 (9-13, K T O’Neill) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no headway
final furlong, 8th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Triggerman (9-11) at Southwell 1m hcp (0-65)
(6) 1m 42.03s.
AUTUMN DREAM 28-1 (8-12, William Cox) Mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon dropped away, last of 9, 9l behind Tribal Chief (9-5) at Epsom
Downs 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) hvy 1m 52.55s.
ZENATO 9-1 (9-3, W M Lordan) Mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out, no impression 1f out,
kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 2l behind Lord Church (9-8) at Cork 1m 3yo
hcp 47-75 gd in Jun 1m 41.24s.

THE AT THE RACES APP NURSERY (6) (2-Y-O)
Winner £4,501 (10 run)
1m 13yds
3.05 DOWNLOAD

7751 ONE ROAD (6) K P De Foy 10-3(6ex).....................................
...................................................Dominique Van Der Kraats (7) 62
2 (1) 903122 BOWNDER (14) J Portman 9-10 (D) ................... J Leavy (3) 61
3 (10) 684689 WHISKEY GLASSES (30) (P,T*) O Sangster 9-10....N Currie 61
4 (7) 03780 ITSALLABOUTUS (22) (P) R Fahey 9-10 ................B Garritty 61
5 (4) 0600 SANBONA (22) (B*) M Dods 9-7 ...............................S B Kirrane 58
6 (3) 0973D7 KEEP SINGING (14) (B) J S Moore 8-12..............K O’Neill 49
7 (9) 98953 FREAK ENCOUNTER (10) J Osborne 8-8 ... S Osborne 45
8 (6) 005 SPACEAGE LOVE SONG (33) M Bell 8-8.........H Doyle 44
9 (5) 977473 GOOD CALL (14) J S Moore 8-8 ................. Molly Gunn (7) 43
10 (8) 000 MANTON ROAD (12) (B*,T*) Jack Jones 8-8 Dylan Hogan 38
BETTING: 2 One Road, 5-2 Bownder, 6 Freak Encounter, 15-2 Keep Singing, 10 Good
Call, 12 Spaceage Love Song, 16 Whiskey Glasses, 20 Itsallaboutus, 25 Others.
1 (2)

SPORTS RACING VIRGIN 519 HANDICAP (5)
Winner £4,711 (12 run)
7f 14yds
3.40 SKY

1 (2) 464312 AIRSHOW (13) (H,P) B Millman 9 9-10 (CD)......O Searle (5) 70
2 (5) 714142 PETRA CELERA (10) R Fell & S Murray 3 9-10 (CD) .........
...........................................................................Billy Loughnane 73
3 (12) 12267 FLOWSTATE (12) D O’Meara 3 9-9.....................D Tudhope 72
4 (4) 007034 SHALAA ASKER (25) (P,T) A Keatley 6 9-9 (C2)...H Doyle 69
5 (11)128450 TRAVIS (21) (V*) G Harker 3 9-9................................ S James 72
6 (8) 43771 KING DAVID (25) M Botti 3 9-8 (D) .........................H Davies 71
7 (9) 024218 BIPLANE (43) (P) J Wainwright 6 9-7 (C,D3) ........Mark Winn 67
8 (7) 47-870 VECCHIO (167) S Dixon 4 9-5................................Dale Swift 65
9 (6) 660608 NO NAY NICKI (23) R Fahey 5 9-5 (D).................B Garritty 65
10 (1) 562339 EMBARKED (3) (B) S Dixon 6 9-3 (D2) ..................K O’Neill 63
11 (10) 0-5484 THEOTHERSIDE (170) S Dixon 7 8-11 .. M Mortensen (5) 57
12 (3) 693300 HEAVENLY FIRE (17) (H) S Dixon 3 8-7.............J Haynes 56
BETTING: 10-3 King David, 7-2 Airshow, 11-2 Petra Celera, 7 Shalaa Asker, 8 Flowstate,
10 Biplane, Embarked, 14 No Nay Nicki, Travis, 25 Others.

1 (9) 611362 PRINCE ACHILLE (44) J O’Keeffe 5 10-3 (D) .... J Garritty 66
2 (8) 972472 RED TREASURE (15) (B) E Dunlop 4 10-2 (C) .......D Tudhope 65
3 (2) 1-8521 EARLY MORNING DEW (44) (B) J & S Best 8 10-2 .......
..................................................................................... J Leavy (3) 65
4 (7) 124115 LIBERATED LAD (41) (P,T) B Brookhouse 6 10-0 (CD) .....
...........................................................................................H Doyle 63
5 (3) 400 SOMEBODYCOMEGETHER (105) J Bedi 4 9-13 .........
................................................................................. Dylan Hogan 62
6 (4) 875024 THE PUG (18) S Kirk 4 9-9 (CD2) ...............Billy Loughnane 58
7 (6) 433221 EMERALD CITY (24) J Fanshawe 3 9-7 ........... R Coakley 62
8 (1) 956667 STRAITOUTTACOMPTON (19) M Chapman 8 8-11 (C4)
.............................................................................. Molly Gunn (7) 41
9 (5) 605389 EXCEPTIONALITY (8) (P*) S Dixon 3 8-5 ..........J Haynes 41
BETTING: 9-4 Emerald City, 4 Prince Achille, 9-2 Red Treasure, 5 Early Morning Dew, 6
The Pug, Liberated Lad, 33 Others.

THE RACEDAY READY APP HANDICAP (6)
Winner £4,501 (10 run)
4f 214yds
5.25 DOWNLOAD

1 (4) 254023 CRYPTO QUEST (3) S Dixon 5 9-9 (D)................K O’Neill 60
2 (10)450956 VADAMIAH (19) P Midgley 5 9-9 (D3) ..................Mark Winn 60
3 (1) 808873 SANKARI (10) (P) Jack Jones 3 9-8 (BF,D2)........... Dylan Hogan 60
4 (7) 703745 MECCA’S DUCHESS (15) (B*) M Dods 3 9-2......S B Kirrane 54
5 (8) 904070 OVERNIGHT OATS (10) (B) J Owen 4 8-13....... A Gibson (7) 50
6 (2) RR-900 IMPERIOUSITY (53) (P) S A Harris 4 8-12 (D2). L Pearson 49
7 (3) 202239 STREET LIFE (12) (B) P Morris 7 8-11 (CD3) ......B Loughnane 48
8 (9) 299600 NINETY NINE (5) J Wainwright 3 8-10 (D) ............. C Hardie 48
9 (5) 06-629 DON’T FIGHT IT (10) (B*) J & S Best 4 8-9 (D2)J Leavy (3) 46
10 (6) 457280 LIL WADE (3) S Dixon 4 8-9 ....................................J Haynes 45
BETTING: 6-4 Sankari, 3 Crypto Quest, 7 Street Life, 8 Vadamiah, Mecca’s Duchess, 12
Don’t Fight It, 16 Overnight Oats, 33 Ninety Nine, 50 Others.

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RACING TV.

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1 (12) 3-0593 TASHKHAN (15) (V) B Ellison (UK) 6 10-2 ....... B Robinson 109
2 (14) -36020 NAQEEB (36) (T) W Haggas (UK) 4 9-12 ..............J Crowley 105
3 (19) 1-6770 FALCON EIGHT (58) (B) D K Weld 9 9-11 (C3)........C D Hayes 104
4 (28)044-62 CHALLY CHUTE M Halford 6 9-10 (C,D) ...........R Whelan 103
5 (26)33-753 DAWN RISING (99) J P O’Brien 7 9-9 ...........D McDonogh 102
6 (11) -31258 DIVINE COMEDY (22) H Eustace (UK) 6 9-9...... R Kingscote 102
7 (15) 112-18 TAIPAN (37) (P) J Harrington 6 9-9...............................S Foley 102
8 (3) 41-173 A PIECE OF HEAVEN (43) J P O’Brien 6 9-7............L T McAteer 100
9 (18) 631-08 DERIDA (19) (B*,T) J P O’Brien 5 9-6...................N M Crosse 99
10 (23) 1463-4 JESSE EVANS N Meade 8 9-6............................. Oisin Orr 99
11 (20) 1-9218 COUNTESS OF TYRONE (81) (P*,T) P Twomey 4 9-5 ..W J Lee 98
12 (6) 715-39 MY MATE MOZZIE (36) G Cromwell 8 9-5 ..... G F Carroll 98
13 (21) 02-159 ENFRANCHISE (19) J J Hanlon 6 9-4 ................ G M Ryan 97
14 (9) 01-107 MAGELLAN STRAIT (B) J P O’Brien 5 9-4 (CD) ..H J Horgan (5) 97
15 (32) 134-00 MY LYKA (15) W P Mullins 5 9-4 .........................J J Ryan (3) 97
16 (4) 10-110 BOHER ROAD (103) J P Fahey 5 9-3 (C,D).........S T McCullagh (3) 96
17 (25) 0514/5 ZEEBAND (43) (T) P Gilligan 7 9-3 (D)................. L F Roche 96
18 (27)456124 THE EUPHRATES (14) (B*) A P O’Brien 3 9-2.R L Moore 105
19 (7) /516-6 PRAIRIE DANCER (B) J P O’Brien 6 9-1....... MP Sheehy 94
20 (16) /07-36 ZANNDABAD (103) (T) C O’Leary 5 9-1 (BF) .....C T Keane 94
21 (10) 5362-0 PLONTIER (15) W P Mullins 8 9-0 ......................David Egan 93
22 (17) -10094 ZOFFEE (15) H Palmer (UK) 8 9-0.......................A J Slattery 93
23 (33) 1-130 ENNISKERRY (62) (T) B Connell 10 8-13 .... J A Heffernan 92
24 (31) 01500- DARTAN (B,T) M J Smith 7 8-12 (C,D) ................W Joyce (5) 91
25 (29) 12/850 BIALYSTOK (15) W P Mullins 6 8-11..........Jamie Powell (3) 90
26 (13) 030-64 NURBURGRING (15) (T) J P O’Brien 4 8-11 .....D McMonagle 90
27 (5) 13/2-0 COMFORT ZONE (15) (B*) J P O’Brien 5 8-9........M W Hassett (5) 88
28 (22) 12361 SIXANDAHALF (43) G Cromwell 4 8-9 ........R Whearty (3) 88
29 (2) /69-37 SPASIBA (15) W P Mullins 5 8-9.........................W M Lordan 88
30 (8) -51110 ALPHONSE LE GRANDE (62) (T) C O’Leary 5 8-8 ............N G McCullagh 87
31 (1) 0-3930 LOT OF JOY (15) W P Mullins 6 8-8 .....................RESERVE 87
32 (24) 31/717 BUSSELTON (B) J P O’Brien 7 8-7 (D)................RESERVE 86
33 (30) 0941/2 JACOVEC CAVERN (60) E Mullins 5 8-7 (BF).RESERVE 83
BETTING: 7 Nurburgring, 15-2 The Euphrates, 8 A Piece Of Heaven, 10 Sixandahalf, 12
My Mate Mozzie, Enniskerry, Zanndabad, Naqeeb, 14 Others.
2023: MAGELLAN STRAIT 4 9 4, H Horgan(7) 150-1 (J P O’Brien), drawn (21), 30 ran.

Sunday Mail September 29, 2024

RUGBY URC ACTION

FROWN
UNDER

SIONE SHINE
Tuipulotu rules
over Benetton
on Friday night

Sione left Oz as an ‘angry’ man but wants to return as a Lion
SIONE TUIPULOTU feels he
has unfinished business – so
is desperate to join the Lions
tour of Australia.
The Melbourne-born star
has been a revelation since
opting to play for Scotland
and signing for Glasgow.
Now the 27-year-old wants
to take another step next
summer by becoming a Lion.
Tuipulotu admits he left his
home country as an angry

BY GRAEME MACPHERSON

young man and would love to
go back there as part of Andy
Farrell’s touring party.
He said: “It’s my goal, I want
to be a Lion.
“I believe in God and
that’s why all these things
have lined up for me since I
came to Scotland.
“I’d love an opportunity to
go back and play them as I’ve
a bit of unfinished business. I

left Australia a little bit angry.
I don’t have that same anger
but I still have that same
competitiveness to want to go
back there. It would be unreal.”
Tuipulotu helped Warriors
to a crushing 42-10 win over
Benetton on Friday night.
He became a dad in the
summer to baby TJ and has
been joined in Scotland by
brother Mosese who has
signed for Edinburgh. And he

revealed the pair’s wee brother
Ottavio could make the move
to Scotland one day as well.
Sione added: “It’s quite
strange – I love having Mosese
here now and being so close.
“Back in Australia, my
brother was a little s***!
“Now he’s matured and he’s
a really good uncle.
“I want Ottavio to come
over next – he might end up
being best of us all.”

WE DIDN’T GRAB
BULLS BY HORNS
SEAN EVERITT reckons Edinburgh
contributed to their own downfall after
being gored by the Bulls in South Africa.
The Gunners slumped to their second
defeat of the season after failing to make
their dominance count and then shipping
three soft scores.
They also lost Mark Bennett and Dave
Cherry to injury while Ewan Ashman – who
scored their only try – was also sent to the
bin late in the contest.
It leaves the capital side up against it with
a tough match up next against the Lions in
Johannesburg. And with the Bulls missing

Gaffer Sean rues a wasted opportunity
BULLS...........................22
EDINBURGH...................16

BY GRAEME MACPHERSON

many of their Springbok stars, Everitt knew
this was a missed chance to land a victory.
The head coach groaned: “We came
here to win and that was our goal.
“The Bulls have made a fortress of Loftus
of late but we honestly believe we have a

team that could have won. We have to look
at ourselves – I think we beat ourselves.”
Bulls seized control with tries from Jannes
Kirsten and former Edinburgh ace Jaco Van
der Walt. But Edinburgh were handed a
lifeline when Cameron Hanekom was sent
to the bin and Ashman was then driven over.
They couldn’t take advantage of Simphiwe
Matanzima’s yellow and Can Moodie grabbed
the killer third Bulls try.

reporters@sundaymail.co.uk

Dud driver can’t
stop Rahm from
hitting top gear
GOLF
JON RAHM moved firmly
into contention for a fourth
Spanish Open title despite
playing much of his third
round with no driver.
The two-time Major
winner played himself into
the final group alongside
countrymen Angel Hidalgo
and David Puig.
Hidalgo led for the third
round in succession at
Club de Campo Villa de
Madrid, shooting 68 to
reach 13 under par.
But a 65 moved 2018,
2019 and 2022 champion
Rahm within two strokes.
That was despite his
driver suffering damage on
the front nine and it was
only returned to him on the
14th hole after repairs.
Puig also shot 65 to
reach 10 under and set up
an all-Spanish final group
as he and Hidalgo each
seek their maiden DP
World Tour title.
Rahm, hailed by Hidalgo
after his round as “the
GOAT in this tournament”,
shrugged off the problems
with his driver.
He said: “It didn’t really

ON THE PROWL Ace Rahm

affect me too much. On
this course, if you put it in
the fairway, you’re always
going to be better than
hitting the driver offline.
“But I was happy to get
the driver as quickly back
as I did. I just assumed I
would play the rest of the
round without it.
“I was happy to hear the
news on 12 that I would
have it by 14.
“Hopefully I can end up
with the win but it’s
definitely going to be a
Sunday, atmosphere-wise,
that (Hidalgo and Puig)
haven’t experienced yet.”
Richie Ramsay is top
Scot on four under after a
second successive 68.
Grant Forrest is on three
under after his 69.

Sinner’s shock as
doping chiefs bid
for two-year ban

SPORTSLOG
JANNIK SINNER said he
was surprised to be facing
the renewed threat of a ban
after the World AntiDoping Agency launched
an appeal against a ruling
of “no fault or negligence”
for two positive tests he
returned in March.
World tenni s No.1
Sinner, who won the US
Open earlier this month,
twice tested positive for an
anabolic steroid in March
but on August 20 an independent tribunal ruled he
was not to blame and
imposed no punishment.
But WADA has appealed
to the Court of Arbitration
for Sport, seeking to
impose a ban of up to two
years on the 23-year-old.
Speaking after he rallied
to beat Roman Safiullin 3-6
6-2 6-3 and reach the
quarter-finals of the China
Open, Sinner said: “I’m very
disappointed and also
surprised by the appeal.”
SNOOKER: John Higgins
has set his sights on winning
a fantastic fifth British
Open today.
The Wizard of Wishaw

FACING BAN Jannik Sinner

reached his first final since
the Tour Championshipin
2022 with a 6-0 win over
Oli Lines in Cheltenham.
And Higgins said: “I’d
love to pick up some more
silverware. That’s why I’m
still playing the game.
“I will be an underdog in
the final and maybe that
will suit me.”
CRICKET: Jofra Archer is
relishing today’s One Day
Series “cup final”, with the
Aussies on the back foot.
O n Fri d ay, Arch er
dismissed big hitters
Mitchell Marsh and Glenn
Maxwell as England
romped home by 186 runs.
Archer said: “There’s no
better place to do it than
at Lord’s and now Sunday
is a kind of final.”

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FOUR FORTY FIVE
PREMIERSHIP
Celtic
Aberdeen
Rangers
Motherwell
Dundee Utd
St Mirren
Ross County
Dundee
Hibernian
St Johnstone
Kilmarnock
Hearts

P W
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
6
5
7
6
7

6
6
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0

D L
0
0
1
1
3
2
4
3
2
1
3
2

0 20
0 12
1 9
2 9
1 9
3 11
2 7
2 10
2 5
5 8
3 6
5 4

CHAMPIONSHIP
A GD Pt

0
4
4
7
7
13
12
11
8
17
15
12

20
8
5
2
2
-2
-5
-1
-3
-9
-9
-8

18
18
10
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2

Ayr
Falkirk
Livingston
Queen’s Park
Hamilton
Partick
Raith
Morton
Dunfermline
Airdrieonians

PREMIERSHIP
Liverpool
Man City
Arsenal
Chelsea
Aston Villa
Fulham
Newcastle
Brighton
Nottm Forest
Tottenham
Man Utd
Brentford
AFC Bournemth
West Ham
Everton
Leicester
Crystal Pal
Ipswich
Southampton
Wolves

P W
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
6

5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0

D L
0
2
2
1
0
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
1

1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
5

12
14
12
15
10
8
8
10
6
9
5
8
5
6
7
8
5
3
2
6

A GD Pt

2
6
5
7
7
5
7
8
5
5
5
10
8
10
15
12
9
8
9
16

10
8
7
8
3
3
1
2
1
4
0
-2
-3
-4
-8
-4
-4
-5
-7
-10

West Brom
Sunderland
Blackburn
Burnley
Leeds
Sheff Utd
Watford
Middlesbro
Norwich
Swansea
Oxford Utd
Hull
Derby
Millwall
Plymouth
Bristol City
QPR
Sheff Wed
Luton
Stoke
Coventry
Preston
Portsmouth
Cardiff

15
14
14
13
12
11
11
9
9
7
7
7
5
5
4
3
3
3
1
1

Dundee ............. 1 Aberdeen .................. 2
Murray (45 pen)
Nisbet (15)
Keskinen (32)
HT 1-2
Att 9,030

Dundee McCracken, Ingram (Vetro 87), Portales, C Robertson, Koumetio, Larkeche (Adewumi 79), Braybrooke
(Main 79), Sylla (Mulligan 46), Cameron, Tiffoney, Murray
(Fraser 79) Subs not used Carson, Astley, F Robertson,
Palmer-Houlden Aberdeen Mitov, Devlin, Rubezic, Molloy,
MacKenzie, Shinnie, Nilsen, Keskinen (Morris 87), Clarkson
(Besuijen 87), McGrath (Palaversa 66), Nisbet (Ambrose
82) Subs not used Doohan, Lopes, Sokler, Milne, MacDonald Booked Keskinen, Mitov, Molloy Referee Calum Scott

Hearts ............... 1 Ross County ............. 1
Shankland (90)
Hale (35)
HT 0-1
Att 18,399

Hearts Gordon, Forrester (Oyegoke 90), Kent, Rowles,
Kingsley, Devlin (Spittal 58), Baningime, Vargas (McKay
58), Grant (Boyce 90), Forrest (Dhanda 67), Shankland
Subs not used Clark, Halkett, Tait, Penrice Booked Vargas
Ross County Laidlaw, Wright, Lopata, Leak, Efete (Brown
68), Randall (Telfer 88), Nisbet, Campbell, Chilvers (Loturi 58), White (Grieves 88), Hale (Samuel 68) Subs not
used Hamilton, Brophy, Smith, Nightingale Booked Campbell, Hale, Leak, Randall Referee Iain Snedden

Kilmarnock ...... 3 Dundee Utd .............. 3
Watson (47,58)
Moult (21)
Watkins (64)
Sibbald (79)
Graham (90 pen)
HT 0-1
Att 6,257

Kilmarnock O’Hara, Burroughs (Watson 46), Mayo, Findlay (Deas 20), Ndaba, Armstrong, Polworth (Donnelly
89), Lyons, Kennedy (Bainbridge 89), Watkins (Murray
90), Vassell Subs not used McCrorie, McKenzie, Anderson, Wales Booked Armstrong Dundee Utd Walton, Adegboyega, Gallagher (Thomson 75), Graham, Stephenson,
Docherty (Middleton 74), Sibbald, Ferry, Babunski (Sevelj
74), Dalby (van der Sande 74), Moult (Fotheringham 90)
Subs not used Richards, Holt, Odada, Ubochioma Booked
Docherty, Moult Referee Craig Napier

Motherwell ...... 2 St Mirren ................... 1
Miller (19 pen,44)
Phillips (9)
HT 2-1

Motherwell Oxborough, McGinn, Gordon, Casey, O’Donnell
(Kaleta 70), Zdravkovski (Sparrow 84), Halliday (Watt 71),
Wilson, Miller, Ebiye (Balmer 51), Robinson (Stamatelopoulos 71) Subs not used Hegyi, Seddon, Maswanhise, Tavares
Booked Balmer, Halliday, O’Donnell, Watt Sent-off Casey St
Mirren Balcombe, Fraser, Gogic, Taylor, Bwomono (Brown
66), Phillips, Boyd-Munce (Idowu 74), O’Hara (Kiltie 85),
Tanser, Olusanya (Scott 74), Mandron (van Veen 66) Subs
not used Urminsky, Dunne, Smyth, Ayunga Booked Fraser,
Olusanya, Tanser Sent-off Tanser Referee Lloyd Wilson

8
6
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
7

5
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1

D L
3
0
2
2
3
2
1
3
1
1

0
1
0
2
3
3
4
3
5
5

16
11
10
8
9
6
5
5
4
4

A GD Pt

5
5
3
8
13
5
9
6
9
15

11 18
6 15
7 14
0 11
-4 9
1 8
-4 7
-1 6
-5 4
-11 4

CHAMPIONSHIP

PREMIERSHIP
1

P W

LEAGUE ONE

St Johnstone .... 0 Celtic ......................... 6
Furuhashi (35,45)
Bernardo (43)
McGregor (54)
Maeda (72)
Idah (83)
HT 0-3
Att 7,036

St Johnstone Sinclair, Neilson, Sanders, Cameron (Essel
34), Wright, Carey, Sprangler, Smith, Raymond (McPake
73), Clark (MacPherson 58), Kirk (Keltjens 73) Subs not
used Rae, Kucheriavyi, McCrystal, Franczak, Dair Booked
Smith Celtic Schmeichel, Johnston, Trusty, Scales, Taylor (Valle 46), Engels (Hatate 66), McGregor (McCowan
75), Bernardo, Kuhn (Forrest 66), Furuhashi (Idah 66),
Maeda Subs not used Sinisalo, Yang, Nawrocki, Ralston
Booked Maeda Referee Don Robertson

FIXTURES
(7.45 unless stated)
TODAY
Scottish Premiership – Rangers v Hibs (12.0).
Premier League – Ipswich v Aston Villa (2.0),
Man Utd v Tottenham (4.30).
Championship – Swansea v Bristol City (3.0).
TOMORROW
Premier League – Bournemouth v Soton (8.0).
TUESDAY
Champions League – Arsenal v PSG (8.0),
Dortmund v Celtic (8.0), S Bratislava v Man City (8.0).
Carabao Cup - 3rd rd – Newcastle v AFC
Wimbledon.
Championship – Burnley v Plymouth, Cardiff v Millwall,
Coventry v Blackburn, Luton v Oxford, Norwich v Leeds,
QPR v Hull, Sunderland v Derby, WBA v Middlesbro’ (8.0).
WEDNESDAY
Champions League – Aston Villa v Bayern Munich
(8.0), Liverpool v Bologna (8.0).
THURSDAY
Europa League – FC Porto v Man Utd (8.0),
Ferencvaros v Tottenham (5.45), Rangers v Lyon (8.0)
Conference League – Chelsea v Gent (8.0),
Dinamo Minsk v Hearts (5.45), Fiorentina v The New
Saints FC (8.0), Molde v Larne (5.45).

P W
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0

D L
1
0
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
3
0
2
2
2
4
1
1
0
2
2
4
1

1
2
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
5
4
4
3
6

12
14
14
13
12
9
12
8
11
7
10
9
10
12
8
8
8
9
6
4
6
4
7
2

7
8
8
9
8
6
2
3
2
3
2
1
0
2
-3
-4
-3
-5
-5
-7
-5
-8
-6
-15

16
15
15
14
14
13
13
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
5
5
4
1

CHAMPIONSHIP
6

Ayr Russell, Watret, Stanger, McAllister, Musonda, Henderson, Dempsey, Syla, Rus (Hastie 83), Oakley (McKenzie 75), Walker (Bavidge 69) Subs not used McIntyre,
Reading Booked McAllister, Syla Morton Mullen, Ballantyne, Broadfoot, Baird, Delaney, Lyall, Wilson (Blues 78),
Crawford, McGinn, Moffat (Davies 67), Reynolds (Stuparevic 56) Subs not used Woods, Gillespie, King, O’Boy
Booked Broadfoot, Mullen, Wilson Referee Colin Steven

Dunfermline..... 1
Cooper (78)
HT 0-1

Hamilton........... 1
Kilday (56)
HT 0-0

Livingston ........ 2
Kelly (29)
Shinnie (90)
HT 1-1

Raith.................. 1
Hamilton (11 pen)
HT 1-0

Airdrieonians ........... 1
Reid (31)

Birmingham
Wrexham
Lincoln City
Blackpool
Mansfield
Barnsley
Wycombe
Charlton
Stockport Co
Huddersfield
Stevenage
Peterborough
Exeter
Bolton
Reading
Wigan
Northampton
Leyton Orient
Rotherham
Crawley Town
Bristol Rovers
Burton Albion
Shrewsbury
Cambridge U

8
10
9
12
10
6
10
12
6
10

A GD Pt

4 4 14
7 3 14
5 4 13
7 5 12
10 0 11
6 0 9
11 -1 9
15 -3 8
15 -9 7
13 -3 6

P W
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
7
8
8
7
8
7
8
7

6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
0

D L
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
0
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
4
1
1
4
1
1

0
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
5
3
6
6

16
14
12
16
13
13
14
7
11
12
6
14
8
9
9
6
8
9
6
5
7
8
6
6

A GD Pt

8
6
6
13
11
11
11
6
7
10
5
14
6
11
11
5
9
11
10
10
13
13
13
15

8
8
6
3
2
2
3
1
4
2
1
0
2
-2
-2
1
-1
-2
-4
-5
-6
-5
-7
-9

19
17
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
4
4
1

Cove Rangers ... 2 Arbroath ................... 4
Yule (39)
Stewart (31)
Parker (42)
Murray (38)
Spalding (47)
Wilkie (73)
HT 2-2
Att 645

Falkirk ....................... 0
Att 5,030

21 ...3-0
22 ...2-1
23 ...2-1
24 ...2-0
25 ...4-0
26 ...3-2
27 ...1-2
28 ...3-2
29 ...1-1
30 ...1-1

31 ...2-1
32 ...3-0
33 ...2-0
34 ...0-0
35 ...1-1
36 ...4-2
37 ...2-1
38 ...0-2
39 ...0-2
40 ...1-0

41 ...0-0
42 ...0-2
43 ...0-3
44 ...2-1
45 ...2-1
46 ...1-1
47 ...1-0
48 ...1-2
49 ...1-0

NEXT WEEK

1 Lincoln 2 Watford 3 Burton Albion 4 Hibernian 5 Arsenal
6 MK Dons 7 Airdrie 8 Notts County 9 West Brom 10 Bolton
11 Derby 12 Fleetwood 13 Salford City 14 Accrington 15 Alloa
16 Falkirk 17 Wycombe 18 Wrexham 19 Colchester
20 Morton 21 Swindon 22 Charlton Athletic 23 Grimsby
24 Swansea City 25 Plymouth Argyle 26 Brentford 27 St Mirren
28 Chesterfield 29 Manchester City 30 Huddersfield
31 Mansfield 32 Portsmouth 33 Annan 34 Dundee
35 Rotherham 36 Partick Thistle 37 Crystal Palace 38 Burnley
39 Stockport 40 Norwich City 41 Barrow 42 Peterborough
43 Crewe 44 Exeter 45 Queens Park 46 Coventry
47 Sheffield Utd 48 West Ham Utd 49 Leicester City

CLUB POOLS

EAST FIFE - 6, 8, 20. No jackpot winner. Next jackpot
is £200. CLYDE - 1, 4, 13, 21. No jackpot winner – 8 2nds.
Next jackpot £20,000.

Inverness CT .... 0 Stenhsmuir............... 0
HT 0-0
Att 1,601

Kelty Hearts ..... 3 Annan Athletic......... 0
Mercer (12)
Moore (27)
Williamson (69)
HT 2-0
Att 369

Montrose.......... 2
Shrive (3)
Hester (58)
HT 1-1

East Fife
Peterhead
Elgin
Stirling
Bonnyrigg Rose
Spartans
Forfar
Clyde
Edinburgh C
Stranraer

P W
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
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8

6
5
3
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3
2
2
1
1
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D L
0
2
5
0
1
3
2
4
3
2

2
1
0
4
4
2
4
3
3
5

19
12
13
8
9
6
6
6
10
6

A GD Pt

8
6
9
10
9
5
10
12
14
12

11 18
6 17
4 14
-2 12
0 10
1 9
-4 8
-6 7
-4 6
-6 5

ENG LEAGUE TWO

Kelty Hearts Adams, Mercer (Thomas 87), O’Ware,
Harding, Paterson, Tidser (Owens 71), Allan, Cunningham, Moore (Bryce 87), Johnston, Williamson (Cole 71)
Subs not used Adamson, Miller, Hobbs Booked O’Ware
Annan Athletic J Smith, R Muir, T Muir, Breen, Lennon
(Quitongo 46), Gibson, McGowan, Ross (Maxwell 46), K
Fleming (Stevenson 66), A Smith, Goss Subs not used
G Fleming, Dixon, Zaid, Kilsby, Barnes, Wood Sent-off T
Muir Referee George Calder

CELTIC POOLS
11 ...0-1
12 ...2-1
13 ...1-1
14 ...1-2
15 ...4-2
16 ...4-2
17 ...4-1
18 ...3-1
19 ...2-3
20 ...3-3

2
0
1
2
3
1
3
4
5
2

Partick ...................... 0

Raith Dabrowski, Freeman (Dick 75), Murray, Hanlon,
Stevenson, Byrne, Matthews, Connolly, Easton (Brown
90), Pollock (Smith 61), Hamilton (Dabo 76) Subs not
used McNeil, Mullin, Gibson, Montagu Booked Connolly,
Matthews Falkirk Hogarth, Adams, Graham, Henderson,
Mackie (McCann 89), Yeats (Shanley 66), Spencer, Tait,
Agyeman (Nesbitt 67), McKenna (Miller 67), Ross (Oliver
84) Subs not used Sneddon, Hayward, McCafferty, McCrone Booked Henderson, Mackie, Spencer, Yeats Referee Matthew MacDermid

01 ...0-2
02 ...0-0
03 ...2-0
04 ...2-1
05 ...2-1
06 ...2-1
07 ...2-1
08 ...0-0
09 ...2-3
10 ...1-1

2
5
4
3
2
6
3
2
1
6

Inverness CT Dibaga, Duffy, Devine, Savage, Nolan,
Longstaff, Davidson, Mackinnon, Gilmour, Macleod (Allan 69), McKay (Brooks 69) Subs not used Newman,
Strachan, MacKay, Thompson, Ferguson, Ewan Booked
Devine, McKay Stenhousemuir Jamieson, Banner, Buchanan, Bilham, Ewen (Tomlinson 75), Meechan, Wedderburn (Alston 55), Berry, Andersen, Yates (O’Reilly 88),
Aitken Subs not used B Trialist, A Trialist Booked Berry
Referee Peter Stuart

Livingston Prior, Finlayson, McGowan, Nottingham,
Clarke, Pitman, Brandon, Kelly, Smith (Sole 88), May
(Winter 78), Muirhead (Shinnie 75) Subs not used Pitaluga, McAlear, Green, Montano, Stark, Lawal Booked
Nottingham, Smith Airdrieonians Johnson, MacDonald
(McGrattan 57), Watson, Graham, Hancock, Aiken, Gallagher, Bruce, Frizzell, Reid (Cooper 90), McGregor (Mochrie 64) Subs not used Wright, Taylor-Sinclair Booked
Aiken, Hancock, Mochrie, Watson Referee Kevin Clancy

D L

Queen’s Park ............ 2
Rudden (15)
Welsh (61)
Att 4,494

Hamilton Lyness, Maguire, McGinty, Kilday, Longridge,
Martin, Barjonas, O’Hara, Smith (Williamson 90), Henderson (Bradley 71), Shaw (Todorov 88) Subs not used
Stafford, Tumilty, Hendrie, Morgan Booked Barjonas Partick Roberts, Muirhead, McBeth (Chalmers 55), O’Reilly,
Megwa, Turner (Diack 80), Crawford, Milne, Fitzpatrick,
Ablade (Stanway 32), Graham Subs not used McCready,
Nilsson, Smith, Sayers, Ashcroft, Lyon Booked Chalmers,
Megwa, Milne, Muirhead Referee David Dickinson

4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
0

Cove Rangers Demus, Doyle, Gillingham, Parker, Harrington (Fyvie 64), Darge, Scully, Yule, Marshall (McGrath 77), Emslie (McAllister 77), Megginson Subs not
used Murray, Gaffney, Robertson, Lobban Booked Darge,
Doyle Arbroath McAdams, Bisland, Sinclair, O’Brien
(Taylor 46), Wilkie, Spalding (Callaghan 87), Flynn, Stewart, Dow (Slater 79), Murray (Coulson 80), Reilly (Richardson 87) Subs not used McConnell, Gallagher, Watson,
Gold Booked Murray Referee Greg Soutar

Dunfermline Mehmet, Comrie, Young (Ritchie-Hosler
50), Fogarty, Otoo, Hamilton (Fisher 46), Clay (Wighton 73), Todd (O’Halloran 46), Wotherspoon (Chalmers
46), McCann, Kane Subs not used Briggs, Sutherland,
Cooper Booked Hamilton, Wotherspoon Queen’s Park
Ferrie, Murray, Tizzard, Fieldson, Kerr, MacGregor,
Welsh, Turner, Duncan (Longridge 74), Rudden (McLeish
90), Thomas (Mauchin 90) Subs not used Ujdur, Hinds,
Hickey-Fugaccia, Wills, Evans, Scott Booked MacGregor,
Welsh Referee Duncan Nicolson

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

LEAGUE ONE

Ayr ..................... 1 Morton ...................... 0
Henderson (66 pen)
HT 0-0
Att 2,846

P W

ENG LEAGUE ONE

A GD Pt

5
6
6
4
4
3
10
5
9
4
8
8
10
10
11
12
11
14
11
11
11
12
13
17

Q Of South
Alloa
Montrose
Kelty Hearts
Stenhsmuir
Inverness CT
Arbroath
Cove Rangers
Annan Athletic
Dumbarton

LEAGUE TWO

Alloa .......................... 2
Neill (22)
Rankin (90)
Att 630

Gillingham
Walsall
Barrow
Notts County
Port Vale
AFC Wimbledon
Doncaster
Crewe
Chesterfield
Fleetwood
Grimsby
Newport County
Bradford
Harrogate Town
Colchester
Salford City
Tranmere
Bromley
MK Dons
Cheltenham
Swindon
Carlisle
Morecambe
Accrington

P W
8
8
8
8
8
6
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
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7

6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0

D L
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0
1
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
0
0
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
0
3
3

1
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
2
1
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
5
4
6
5
4

12
15
11
15
13
9
11
8
13
10
12
12
10
8
12
4
3
10
7
9
8
10
6
8

A GD Pt

2
4
5
8
11
4
12
9
6
7
14
16
9
11
14
6
7
12
10
13
12
17
11
16

10
11
6
7
2
5
-1
-1
7
3
-2
-4
1
-3
-2
-2
-4
-2
-3
-4
-4
-7
-5
-8

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15
14
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12
12
12
12
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10
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
3
3

LEAGUE TWO
16

Bonnyrigg Rose 0 Forfar ........................ 1
Cannon (54)
HT 0-0
Att 572

Bonnyrigg Rose Ritchie, Mailer, Martyniuk, Young
(McRoberts 69), Scarborough, Arnott (Connolly 60),
Higginbotham (McGachie 74), Currie, Watson (Ferrie 61),
Ross (Lorimer 69), Barrett Subs not used Andrews, Murphy, Gardiner Booked Currie, McGachie Forfar McCallum,
Whatley, Morrison, M Allan, Taylor, Cannon (Skelly 78),
Inglis (McLean 86), Robson, Malcolm, MacLean, Rodden
Subs not used Paris, Klimionek, Reekie, Cocks, Mohammed, F Allan Booked Inglis Referee Jordan Curran

Elgin .................. 3
Dingwall (48,60)
Cairns (89)
HT 0-1

Edinburgh C .............. 3
Young (36,90)
Lawson (73)
Att 726

Peterhead ........ 2
R Strachan (42)
Barry (70)
HT 1-0

Clyde ......................... 2
Dunachie (59 pen)
Allan (81)
Att 595

Elgin Glavin, Cameron, Draper, Murray, Girvan (Cairns
76), Hyde (Golding 44), Gallagher, Booth, Lesley (Sargent 46), Gavin (McDonald 76), Dingwall Subs not used
Taylor, MacLeman, Fraser, MacDonald Booked Draper,
Gavin Sent-off Draper Edinburgh City Weir, Robertson,
McArthur, Lynch (McKinstray 81), Grigor, Jones, Stokes,
Gormley (Jarvis 71), Lawson, Mitchell, Young Subs not
used Beveridge, Scally, Rennie, Pitt Booked Lawson,
McArthur Referee Daniel Graves

Peterhead McKenzie, D Strachan, Jason Brown, R Strachan (Goldie 79), Dunne, Forrest, Barry (Ward 90), Jack
Brown, Pawlett (Armstrong 86), Sebastian Ross (Armour
79), Smith Subs not used Oluyemi, Scott Ross, Wilson,
Jordon Brown, Duthie Booked Forrest Clyde Hemfrey,
Houston, Howie, Hamilton, R Lyon, Scullion (Rennie 65),
Murdoch, Grant (D Lyon 65), McKay (Leitch 76), Dunachie
(Allan 76), Connelly (Redfern 54) Subs not used Kennedy, Robson, Docherty Booked Connelly, Howie Referee
Joel Kennedy

Spartans ........... 0 East Fife .................... 1
Austin (62)
HT 0-0
Att 589

Montrose Gill, Williamson, Smith, Mackenzie, Hannah (Steeves 71), Gardyne, Masson, Machado (Dillon
46), Shrive (Balfour 90), Lyons (Webster 87), Hester
(MacIver-Redwood 71) Subs not used Matthews, Watson,
Bertie, Brown Booked Machado, Masson Alloa Morrison,
Taggart, McKay, Neill, Thomson, Buchanan, Scougall,
Hetherington, Cawley (Rankin 66), Donnelly (McDonnell
66), Sammon Subs not used Ogayi, Graham, Nevans,
Virtanen, Mullen, Devine Booked Hetherington, Scougall
Referee Sean Murdoch

Spartans Carswell, P Watson, Sonkur, Waugh, Denholm
(Whittaker 89), Whyte, Craigen, Dishington (Hunter
89), Walls (K Watson 71), Ritchie (Stowe 71), Henderson
Subs not used Meek, Scott, Wylie Booked Craigen, Walls,
Whyte East Fife Fleming, Walker (Shepherd 80), Munro,
Murdoch (Norey 8), Newton (Slattery 71), McManus,
Millar, Tod (Docherty 80), Trouten, Peggie (Healy 46),
Austin Subs not used McFarlane, Laaref Booked Newton,
Peggie Referee Alastair Grieve

Queen of South Stewart, Hewitt, Douglas, Hannah (Brydon 79), Macintyre, Cochrane (Luissint 62), O’Donnell,
McKechnie (Walker 69), Lyon, Kennedy, McIntosh Subs
not used Hogarth, Johnstone, Rogerson, McLinden,
Doherty Booked Macintyre Dumbarton Long, Pignatiello, Durnan, Brown, Clark, Gray, Niang, McGuffie (Mumbongo 57), Orsi (Hilton 57), Ruth (Wilson 76), Shiels (Wallace 70) Subs not used O’Neil, Lynas, Young, Miller, Blair
Booked Clark, Hilton, Wallace Sent-off Durnan Referee
Gary Hanvidge

Stranraer Pazikas, McIntosh (Woods 84), Ross, Cummins, Brindley, Gallagher, Grant, Hawkshaw (Adam 73),
Russell (Edgar 64), Dunlop (Ecrepont 73), Guthrie Subs
not used Broun, Robertson, McKnight Booked Brindley,
Edgar, Grant Stirling Gaston, Harkness, Sula, McGeachie,
Dall, Kerr, Ferguson (Hilson 72), Davidson, Knox (Graham
59), Brown, Carrick (McKinley 72) Subs not used McIlravey, Featherstone, Weir, Waugh, Milne Booked Graham,
McGeachie Referee Alex Shepherd

Arsenal .................4 Leicester ...................... 2

Brentford..............1 West Ham ..................... 1

Chelsea ................4 Brighton........................ 2

Everton.................2 Crystal Pal .................... 1

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Blackburn .............2
Derby ....................2
Hull .......................4
Leeds ....................3
Middlesbro ...........2
Millwall .................3
Oxford Utd............0
Portsmouth..........0
Sheff Wed .............3
Watford ................2

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AFC Wimbledon ...P
Barnsley ...............1
Bromley ................1
Carlisle .................2
Cheltenham .........0
Doncaster ............0
Gillingham ............2
Harrogate Town ...2
Morecambe .........1
Newport County ..2
Port Vale ...............2
Walsall ..................4

Q Of South ........ 2 Dumbarton ............... 0
O’Donnell (14)
Hewitt (50)
HT 1-0

PREMIER LEAGUE

Newcastle ............1 Man City ....................... 1

Nottm Forest .......0 Fulham ......................... 1

Wolves..................1 Liverpool ...................... 2

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Birmingham .........3
Blackpool .............3
Bristol Rovers .......1
Cambridge U ........0
Crawley Town ......0
Leyton Orient .......0
Northampton .......0
Reading ................2
Shrewsbury..........1
Stevenage ............1
Wigan ...................0

ENGLISH LEAGUE ONE
Peterborough ............... 2
Burton Albion ............... 0
Wycombe ..................... 2
Lincoln City................... 2
Bolton ........................... 2
Wrexham ...................... 0
Mansfield ..................... 2
Huddersfield ................ 1
Rotherham ................... 1
Charlton ....................... 0
Exeter ........................... 0

Stranraer .......... 0 Stirling ...................... 2
Sula (44)
Brown (88)
HT 0-1
Att 435

ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP

QPR ............................... 0
Norwich........................ 3
Cardiff........................... 1
Coventry....................... 0
Stoke ............................ 0
Preston North End ....... 1
Burnley ......................... 0
Sheff Utd....................... 0
West Brom .................... 2
Sunderland ................... 1

ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO

Accrington ................... P
Stockport County......... 1
MK Dons ....................... 1
Grimsby ........................ 3
Fleetwood .................... 2
Chesterfield ................. 3
Barrow .......................... 0
Bradford ....................... 1
Notts County ................ 1
Crewe ........................... 1
Swindon ....................... 1
Colchester.................... 0

SCOTTISH CUP FIRST ROUND
Albion Rovers .............1 Auchinleck Talbot...............2
Berwick Rangers.....4 Cupar Hearts ........................2
Brechin City ................1 Newtongrange Star ......... 0
Broomhill.....................0 Turriff United .........................1
Brora Rangers...........2 Cumnock..................................1
Buckie Thistle ............2 Carluke Rovers......................1
Burntisland S’yard....1 Irvine Meadow......................4
Clachnacuddin.........3 Nairn County..........................1
Clydebank ...................3 Girvan........................................1
Cowdenbeath ...........3 Glencairn ................................2
Cumbernauld Colts..0 Civil Service Strollers........3
Deveronvale ................2 Bo’ness United ......................4
Dunbar United............1 Bo’ness Athletic...................4
Dundee North End...4 Tranent ................................... 0
Dundonald Bluebell..1 Inverurie Loco Works.........1
(Inverurie Loco Works win 3-0 on penalties)
74 East Kilbride ...............2 Gretna 2008 ........................ 0
75 East Stirlingshire......2 Lochee United......................3
76 Formartine United .2 Whitehill Welfare................ 0
77 Forres Mechanics......1 Jeanfield Swifts...................2
78 Fraserburgh ...............8 Rothes ..................................... 0
79 Gala Fairydean .........0 Banks o’Dee............................1
80 Huntly ...........................2 Wick Academy......................2
(Huntly win 5-3 on penalties)
81 Keith ...............................1 Camelon...................................1
(Keith win 4-3 on penalties)
82 Linlithgow Rose ........3 Lossiemouth..........................1
83 Musselburgh Ath......0 Darvel ........................................1
(aet)
84 Strathspey Thistle ...0 Sauchie....................................6
85 Threave Rovers.........6 Vale of Leithen ......................1
86 Uni of Stirling.............0 Caledonian Braves.............2
WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE PREMIER DIV
87 Gartcairn .....................3 Drumchapel United ............1
88 Glenafton Athletic.....1 Largs Thistle..........................2
89 Johnstone Burgh.....0 Beith ..........................................2
90 Pollok.............................4 Hurlford United................... 0
91 Shotts Bon Accord...0 St Cadoc’s................................3
92 Troon .............................3 Benburb ..................................2
FIRST DIVISION
93 Ardrossan Winton....7 Ashfield ...................................3
94 Arthurlie........................1 Kilbirnie Ladeside................1
95 Kilwinning Rangers .0 Renfrew .................................. 0
96 Maybole........................3 Cumbernauld United .........1
97 Petershill ......................2 Blantyre Vics..........................1
98 St Roch’s ......................3 Rob Roy ....................................1
99 Thorniewood Utd .....4 Vale of Clyde..........................2
SECOND DIVISION
100 Bonnyton Thistle.......1 Caledonian Locomotives ..2
101 Cambuslang Rangers 2 Muirkirk ...................................3
102 Craigmark B’tonians..0 Lanark United.......................2
103 Forth Wanderers ......0 Neilston ...................................5
104 Kilsyth Rangers .........2 Larkhall Thistle ................... 0
105 Lesmahagow ..............1 Bellshill Athletic ...................2
106 St Anthony’s................1 Yoker Athletic ........................1
107 Whitletts.......................3 Maryhill....................................2
THIRD DIVISION
108 Dalry Thistle ...............3 Wishaw.................................... 0
109 Finnart ..........................2 Irvine Vics.............................. 0
110 Glasgow United..........1 Glenvale...................................5
111 Lugar Boswell Th......0 Thorn Athletic ......................2
112 Vale of Leven ...............1 Glasgow Uni...........................2
FOURTH DIVISION
113 BSC Glasgow ..............1 Newmains United ...............6
114 East Kilbride Thistle .0 Eglinton ...................................2
115 Easterhouse FA.........4 Port Glasgow ........................4
116 Kello Rovers .................1 Knightswood..........................1
117 Rossvale.......................0 West Park United .................1
118 Saltcoats......................2 Campbeltown Pupils.........2
119 St Peter’s......................2 Giffnock SC ........................... 0
EAST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION
120 Arniston Rangers......1 Inverkeithing HS...................1
121 Kinnoull ........................2 Preston Athletic ................. 0
123 Leith Athletic...............1 Crossgates Primrose ........4
SECOND DIVISION
124 Edinburgh College ...3 Harthill Royal ........................3
125 Peebles Rovers .........2 Easthouses Lily....................3
126 West Calder United..0 Bathgate Thistle...................1
THIRD DIVISION
127 Hawick Royal Alb ......4 Pumpherston .......................4
128 Lochgelly Albert.......3 Newburgh...............................2
129 Ormiston Primrose .2 Edinburgh United ...............5
130 Stoneyburn.................5 Livingston United ...............2
EAST OF SCOTLAND QUALIFYING CUP 3RD RD
131 Coldstream.................0 Thornton Hibs ......................2
132 Glenrothes ..................0 Hutchison Vale.....................6
ALEX JACK CUP QUARTER-FINALS
133 Edinburgh South ......2 Linton Hotspur.................... 0
134 Fauldhouse United...0 Whitburn .................................5
135 Kennoway Star..........0 Oakley United .......................4
136 Lochore Welfare.......2 Kirkcaldy & Dysart..............4
SOUTH OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE
137 Abbey Vale...................1 Stranraer SoS.......................3
138 Creetown .....................3 Mid Annandale .....................2
139 Newton Stewart........4 Wigtown & Bladnoch........ 0
140 St Cuthbert Wndrs...0 Dalbeattie Star.....................5
SCFA CUP SEMI-FINAL
141 Lochar Thistle............4 Nithsdale Wanderers........2
EAST REGION MIDLANDS LEAGUE
142 Coupar Angus............3 Arbroath Vics ........................1
143 Downfield ....................2 Forfar West End.................. 0
144 Dundee St James.....2 Broughty Athletic...............2
145 East Craigie.................5 Brechin Vics............................1
146 Letham .........................4 Carnoustie Panmure ........3
147 Lochee Harp ..............0 Tayport ....................................3
148 Scone Thistle ..............1 Forfar United.........................3
NORTH REGION NORTH PREMIER LEAGUE
149 Bridge of Don Th .......4 Colony Park ............................1
150 Buchanhaven Hearts 5 East End.................................. 0
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Culter.............................2 Stonehaven ...........................2
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Ellon United ................2 Maud .........................................3
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Hermes.........................0 Dyce.......................................... 0
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Islavale..........................P Fraserburgh United ...........P
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Newmachar United .1 Sunnybank............................ 0
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Rothie Rovers .............1 Banks o’Dee Juniors .........3
NORTH REGION NORTH CHAMPIONSHIP
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Banchory St Ternan .1 Westdyke ............................... 0
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Burghead Thistle......11 Whitehills ............................... 0
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Forres Thistle ..............1 Deveronside..........................5
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Hall Russell United...7 Cruden Bay ........................... 0
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Lossiemouth Utd......2 Longside ..................................1
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Nairn St Ninian...........4 Glentanar............................... 0
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New Elgin .....................2 Stoneywood Parkvale.......1
NORTH CALEDONIAN LEAGUE
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Orkney ..........................0 Halkirk United.......................3
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Thurso ..........................0 Bonar Bridge.........................3
FOOTBALL TIMES CUP QUARTER-FINALS
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Alness United.............4 Clachnacuddin ‘A’ ...............2
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Bunillidh Thistle ........0 Invergordon ..........................11
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Inverness Athletic....4 Fort William............................3
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Golspie Sutherland..2 St Duthus ............................... 0
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ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

reporters@sundaymail.co.uk

SPOT PRIZE Gordon
tumbles then nets from
spot, left, after Gvardiol
nets the opener, below

KID GLOVES Ten Hag has got high hopes for his young side

ERIK PLAYING
PATIENCE
WITH THE KIDS

ERIK TEN HAG claims he
has been forced to put his
future in the hands of kids
due to the financial
restrictions he faces at
Manchester United.
The Dutchman has
spent almost £620million
during his two years at Old
Trafford – but insists the
club is feeling the pinch of
previous splurges.
Players like Rasmus
Hojlund, Joshua Zirkzee,
Leny Yoro and Manuel
Ugarte have been bought
for their long-term
potential as United look to
overhaul an ageing and
underachieving squad.
Home-grown kids
Kobbie Mainoo, Alejandro
Garnacho and Amad Diallo
have also been thrown into
the fray.
And Ten Hag suggested
Profit and Sustainability
Rules are costing United.
He said: “With financial
and other restrictions we
have to deal with, we made
the choice for younger
players and you can’t
expect them to be at the
[top] level.
“We have to improve
them and they have to
improve themselves and

MAN UTD v
TOTTENHAM

TODAY, 4.30PM, SKY SPORTS

we have to find a team that
can be successful on a
consistent basis.
“This team, in the last
two years, has shown what
they can do with patience.
“With patience we can
win trophies and now we
have to get more
consistent.
“We are where we are
now with this squad. With
all the restrictions we had,
we have done good work.
“We are going in a good
direction, I think.
“Now it’s about being
more efficient and scoring
more goals because that
will win you games.”
However, whether Ten
Hag is given the time to see
the project through is
another issue.
United have won just
two of their opening five
Premier League games
ahead of today’s visit of
Tottenham.
Ten Hag accepts he is
under growing pressure.
He said: “We have to win
trophies, that is what this
club stands for.”

Solanke reckons Kane’s
legacy can Spur him on
DOMINIC SOLANKE aims
to go one better than Harry
Kane at Tottenham – by
firing Spurs to silverware.
The 27-year-old is an
admirer of the Spurs hero,
who famously never lifted
a trophy for the Londoners,
but doesn’t feel overawed
at taking on his mantle.
The £65million man
said: “I’m here now and
want to score goals and

h op eful ly w in s om e
trophies.
“But no-one can replace
Harry – he’s world class.”
Solanke struck in last
week’s 3-0 Europa League
rout of Qarabag, fuelling
confidence for today’s visit
to Old Trafford.
He said: “Man United are
a big club so it’ll be tough.
But we’re not scared and
go there on the front foot.”

GORDON’S
GRIN BUT
NO TONIC
FOR CITY
PEP GUARDIOLA admits
he has to solve replacing
Rodri - after seeing
Manchester City’s title
hopes suffer a setback at
St James’ Park.
The champions have been
left reeling from the news
Rodri will miss the rest of the
season following knee surgery.
And Guardiola’s mood
wasn’t helped by City dropping
two crucial points for the
second game in a row.
Josko Gvardiol had fired City
ahead before half time but
Eddie Howe’s side hit back
after the break when Ederson
felled Anthony Gordon to
concede a penalty that the
England winger converted.
City looked a pale shadow
of their normal selves without
midfield general Rodri.
And Guardiola, who saw his
decision to play Rico Lewis in
Rodri’s position fail to work,
knows he has to come up with
a solution quickly. The Etihad

Champions slip again after Rodri sickener
NEWCASTLE.......1
MAN CITY...........1

boss said: “Rodri is so strong.
I am judging what (Matteo)
Kovacic and Rico (Lewis) did
and I have to find solutions.
“I would love Rodri to be
here. But I see my team and
recognise perfectly (what I
need to do).
“I miss Rodri for his qualities
and today it was in behind
Newcastle. They were strong,
they started the game really
well and it was difficult for the
intensity they had in the press.”
Guardiola accused City of
lacking composure when
chances came along to make
it 2-0.
But he praised Newcastle
and could be seen in deep
conversation with opposite
number Howe at the final

whistle. Guardiola added: “I
said to him (Howe), how I
admire him for how he
approaches a game.
“First in high pressing, his
team is so direct, they have a
lot of legs.”
Star striker Erling Haaland
took a knock to his ankle and
c oul d b e doubtful for
the Champions League clash
with Slovan Bratislava.
Chances were thin on the
ground for the
Norwegian here
as Howe got his
tactics right.
His side
pi cke d th e i r
moments to
rattle City. The
occasional
i n j e c t i o n of
aggression, and
excellent
defending from

Dan Burn, was rewarded with
a deserved point.
The Magpies had to come
from behind after Jack
Grealish fed Gvardiol in the
box and the Croatian cut
inside on to his right foot to
slot into the bottom corner.
But their energetic display
after the break was rewarded
with Gordon’s penalty.
Fans unveiled a banner in
support of the winger after he
had taken stick for his
display in the
loss to Fulham
last weekend.
And Howe
said: “Anthony
needed a bit of
love. You could
see his effort and
commitment
today and it as a
great response
from Anthony.”

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BIG MATCH ACTION

Extra smile this
time as Gunners
go to the wire

TO THE FOUR Hero Palmer

History boy
Cole still
not happy
with haul
CHELSEA.........4
BRIGHTON......2
COLE PALMER made
history as the first player to
score four times in the first
half of a Premier League
game but still wasn’t
completely satisfied.
The Chelsea playmaker’s
haul was the highlight of an
enthralling game, with all
six goals coming in the
opening 45 minutes.
But as he reflected on his
performance, Palmer was
a little frustrated after
hitting the post and having
another strike ruled out.
He said: “I should have
had five or six!
“When I missed the
first chance I was upset
but with the way they
played and their high line
I felt we’d get chances.
“The manager set up a
good game plan, we knew
how to attack them with
first-time passes in behind.
“Brighton are a good
team, pass the ball well.
They play similar to us.
Three points is what we
needed and we got them.”
Brighton led through
Georginio Rutter but
Palmer netted three times
to put his side in control,
completing his treble with
a stunning free-kick.
Carlos Baleba pulled one
back but Palmer pounced
again before the break as
Enzo Maresca’s side turned
in another fine display.
The Blues boss hailed his
four-goal hero as the best
player the Premier League.
Maresca said: “I know
Cole from many years ago
with the under-23s at City.
“Goals, assists, best
player of the Premier
League – this doesn’t
change the way he is. He’s
a humble guy and it’s the
most important thing.”

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More late drama after Foxes revival

THREE SPIRIT
Trossard celebrates
the Gunners’ third,
main, after Justin hit
Leicester’s second

MIKEL ARTETA declared he didn’t
want Arsenal to be on YouTube “for
doing something silly”.
But when James Justin fired volley in
off the post to drag Leicester level, the
Gunners’ second-half collapse was
undoubtedly going viral.
However, last week’s villain Leandro
Trossard then ensured he was the hero.
Arteta’s side couldn’t hold on at the
Etihad after the Belgian’s red card as
they conceded a leveller deep into
stoppage time.
But there was joy in added time here
as Trossard – via Wilfred Ndidi – forced
his side in front before Kai Havertz
added gloss to the scoreline.
However, make no mistake, this
pulsating victory was nowhere near
as straightforward as it seemed.
You also had to feel for Steve Cooper,
who was lambasted by his own
supporters during Leicester’s midweek
Carabao Cup win at Walsall,
because he nearly inspired a
statement comeback.
Instead, the Foxes remain
winless, while Arsenal ensured
they capitalised on
Manchester City’s slip up at
Newcastle to go level with
their rivals on 14 points.
Arteta said: “In theory we
should have never got to
this point – but this is
football. This is the beauty
of football, in relation to
other sports.
“It got very emotional.
More than we wanted
certainly. After 2-0 the
result should have been
bigger. This is the
Premier League. They

ARSENAL......................4
LEICESTER....................2
scored two goals but I’m really pleased
with the way we responded.”
Arsenal were ahead inside 20 minutes
when Jurrien Timber’s cutback was
clinically swept home by Gabriel
Martinelli for his first goal since March.
Leicester were furious, however, as
skipper Jamie Vardy thought he had
been fouled during a competitive
grapple with William Saliba.
Relentless pressure from Arteta’s side
paid dividends just before the interval
when Trossard slotted home the second.
But if the Gunners thought they were
home and dry, they were quickly proven
wrong after the break.
Facundo Buonanotte’s free-kick was
directed towards goal by the head of
Justin and David Raya was wrong-footed
by a cruel deflection off Havertz.
When an Arsenal third began to
look inevitable, Leicester issued a
sucker punch on the break.
Wilfred Ndidi’s deep cross was hit
flush on the volley by defender Justin,
who displayed incredible technique to
swerve his strike in off the post.
L e i c e st e r g o a l k e e p e r Ma d s
Hermansen would finish the match with
an astonishing 13 saves but the Dane’s
resistance was eventually broken by
Trossard in the 94th minute as the ball
somehow squirmed in off Ndidi.
The Foxes’ misery was compounded
when Justin tried to scramble the ball
clear following Gabriel Jesus’ shot and
teed up Havertz to tap home.
Boss Cooper said: “It’s a tough one to
take. I’m proud of the second half
display. To have that deflection for the
third goal is just where our luck is.”

SLOT MACHINE PAYING OUT TO PUT LIVERPOOL TOP

STARTED WELL Arne Slot

LIVERPOOL’S impressive start
under Arne Slot continued as
they moved to the top after a 2-1
win at Wolves.
Life after Jurgen Klopp is not
turning out to be too bad as
Ibrahima Konate’s header and a
Mohamed Salah penalty either

ROUND-UP

side of Rayan Ait-Nouri’s leveller
made it five wins from six games
in the Premier League.
Raul Jimenez’s penalty
clinched Fulham a narrow 1-0
win at the City Ground and

halted Nottingham Forest’s
unbeaten top-flight start.
Brentford raced into the Prem
record books but still only had a
point to show for it after a 1-1
draw with West Ham.
The Bees went ahead after
only 37 seconds through Bryan

Mbeumo to become the first
team to score in the first minute
of three consecutive matches.
But Tomas Soucek grabbed a
second-half equaliser.
Dwight McNeil’s goals secured
Everton’s first win of the season
as they beat Crystal Palace 2-1.

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CELTIC EXCLUSIVE

McCann did
the business
and legacy
still lives on
WIM JANSEN and I had
replaced Tommy Burns and
Billy Stark at Celtic.
Dr Jo Venglos and Eric
Black succeeded us until
they were out of favour –
then in came John Barnes,
who was replaced by the
charismatic figure of Martin
O’Neill and a new era began.
You go into this game
with your eyes wide open
and I will forever say it was
terrific for me to be part of
Celtic Football Club.
They meant everything
to me – and still do.
As the song says, don’t
look back in anger.
Instead, remember why
you get hugged by total
strangers in any part of the
world you visit because you
gave them a moment they
will never forget.
I had no argument either
with the club’s owner
Fergus McCann.
We met just once in my
season on the management
staff and that was about win
bonuses. He was the most
businesslike man I ever met
in football.
Fergus could separate
emotion from efficiency
without a second thought

McCANN Strictly business

and seemed to regard
chasing trophies and, more
importantly, stopping
Rangers from winning Ninein-a Row as short-termism.
The big picture was to
rebuild the club financially
and reconstruct the ground
to make it a fit place for the
Celtic supporters.
He put his own money on
the line and removed the
family dynasties who had
historically run the club.
Fergus even stipulated
the timescale he would
need to carry out all of his
plans before going back to
America with whatever
profit he had made.
No one could have a
problem with that because
of the legacy he left behind.
Hindsight is a wonderful
thing and I believe McCann’s
efforts are more greatly
appreciated today than
they were at the time.

MISSION MacLeod with Jansen

I’M not sure if 10-in-a-Row
will ever be achieved by
either half of the Old Firm.
Celtic have reached nine
titles in succession twice with
Rangers having done it once.
Jock Stein managed Celtic to
the first nine – but times were
different then in respect of the
fact that managers had a longer
shelf life at any club.
Graeme Souness started
Rangers’ nine but left for
Liverpool and Walter Smith
won the vast majority of their
titles when he succeeded him.
I knew what I had gained and
Walter had lost the day we beat
St Johnstone at Celtic Park to
stop Gers’ 10-in-a-Row bid.
But I had too much respect
to be anything other than
mindful of Smith’s feelings.
Walter was the Rangers man
who was so loved by my late
great team-mate Tommy Burns
that the family asked him and
another Ibrox legend, Ally
McCoist, to be pallbearers at
Tommy’s funeral.
They helped carry his body
into St Mary’s Church when
cancer tragically took Tommy
from us in 2008.
There are lines you cannot
cross in the Old Firm’s
ring-fenced world.
You have never seen, for
instance, a Celtic player swap
jerseys with a Rangers player
– or vice versa – at the end of
a derby, no matter how epic the
match might have been.
And you never will.
I was friendly with lots of
Rangers players but would
never have exchanged jerseys
because Celtic fans would not
have appreciated the gesture.
I even turned down an offer
to become the first Celtic player
ever to leave the club for
Rangers because I couldn’t have
done that to the supporters
who were so good to me.
In any case, it certainly wasn’t
something I wanted to do.
John Greig was Rangers
manager at the time, and I was
approached by a third party to
sound me out over the
possibility of changing sides.
My contract at Celtic Park
was due to expire and I knew I
was admired as a player by the
Ibrox management.
But the Celtic fans had taken
me to their hearts.
I couldn’t do it to them or to
my young family who would
have had their lives badly
disrupted by my actions.
So that was the backdrop

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I had the chance
to move to Ibrox
but teaming up
with Wim to stop
Rangers winning
10 in a row will
always be one
of my greatest
achievements
Good cop, bad cop act saw us through

when we started the job of
stopping Rangers’ Ten by
playing Hibs at Easter Road in
the 1997/98 season.
We lost in the capital because
the winning goal came from a
misplaced pass by Henrik
Larsson that was smashed into
our net by Chic Charnley.
It was a brutal start to a
league campaign.
And it got worse.
We lost the next game at
home to Dunfermline and a
cultural and emotional clash
took place in the dressing-room
after the final whistle.
Wim spoke to the players
about our 2–1 defeat. I blasted
them. The foreign way, I had
discovered, was to ask for
things to be done.
The Scottish way is to

demand that they be done. Or
else. I stood up, raised my voice,
and screamed: “We are Celtic
Football Club. We don’t lose at
home to Dunfermline.”
I don’t believe I was being
disrespectful. I was being
realistic. It was a spontaneous
outburst and Wim had no
problem with me.
You might have called it a
case of good cop, bad cop.
I called it getting players to
understand they were capable
of much better than they were
delivering on the field.
No points from a possible
six. The fans in despair.
There was no time to be lost
and no margin for error.
I have to assume the message
lodged in the players’ minds
because we won our next eight

games on the bounce. And then
promptly lost to the one team
we had to beat to avoid disaster.
Rangers beat us at Ibrox due
to a solitary goal from Richard
Gough – but the one positive
to emerge from an otherwise
negative afternoon was the
debut of Paul Lambert.
Paul had just won the
European Cup with Borussia
Dortmund.
And he cemented his
reputation with a magnificent
goal against Rangers in the New
Year derby at Celtic Park that
sealed a win started off by Craig
Burley’s goal.
Burley, Larsson and Lambert
were the architects who drew
up the blueprint of our title win.
But the story had more twists
and turns before the job was

done. On 12 April we went to
Ibrox with five games of the
season left to play.
Jonas Thern and Jorg Albertz
scored the goals for Rangers
that not only won the game but
put them on top of the league
table on goal difference.
But the best plot twist of
the lot had still to come.
The penultimate round of
games had Rangers playing
Kilmarnock on the Saturday,
with us away to Dunfermline
24 hours later.
Rangers’ game was refereed
by Bobby Tait, whose leanings
towards the club had long been
highlighted by Celtic fans.
In a world of suspicion and
conspiracy theories, the worst
was feared by those of a longheld cynical disposition. The

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TITANIC TITLE WIN Shannon: We’ll
IN IT TO WIM Murdo with Jansen
and league trophy, below MacLeod
with Smith and Burns and Larsson
celebrates with Brattbakk on final day

face top guns
with big smile

BY ALISON McCONNELL

regulation 90 minutes came
and went at Ibrox without a
goal for either side.
Those who believed in the
possibility of jiggery-pokery, for
want of a better description,
felt that the award of a penalty
to Rangers might be the
inevitable consequence of their
inability to put the ball in the
net any other way.
Then there was a fact-isstranger-than-fiction moment.
Not only did the referee not
give a penalty but Kilmarnock
scored in time added on –
additional minutes that
exceeded the length that might
have been reasonably expected
in either half of the match.
Rangers had shot themselves
in the foot and sustained a
potentially fatal but self-

inflicted wound. The case
against Tait was found to be
Not Proven.
On the other hand, Celtic
were guilty of premature
celebration after we’d gone a
goal up at Dunfermline through
Simon Donnelly.
And when we bent down and
waited for the league medals
around our neck, the home
team kicked us up the backside.
D u n f e r m li n e’s C ra i g
Faulconbridge hit us with a
goal from nowhere with eight
minutes to go.
The party hats and streamers
had to be put back in the box
and we were left to steel
ourselves for the final day,
potentially a winner-takes-all
match at home to St Johnstone.
I had to hope the rant I had

not do it to fans or my young family

aimed at the players after the
second game of the season was
still vivid in their minds.
St Johnstone are a fine club
but shouldn’t be standing in
Celtic’s way if we’re at home and
a league title is at stake.
Larsson’s early goal should
have calmed our nerves but it
didn’t because of the intensity
of the occasion.
St Johnstone’s George
O’Boyle should have equalised
but headed over the bar.
It took a late goal from
Harald Brattbakk to settle our
nerves and cancel any need to
request asylum and sanctuary
in a submarine on the Clyde.
It had been the most intense
period I had ever known in my
life. I went to bed the victim of
mental exhaustion.
But Wim and I did what we
had been asked to do so
sleep came easily to me.

SHANNON McGREGOR
has insisted Celtic will go
into the Champions League
group stages with a “smile
on their face” as they
prepare for glamour games
against Real Madrid ,
Chelsea and FC Twente.
Despite the magnitude
of the challenge facing
Elena Sadiku’s side, the
former Hibs midfielder
believes Celtic have to
enjoy mixing it with the
cream of Europe.
McGregor said: “ We
know we are facing quality
teams but we aren’t here to
make up the numbers.
“We want to go and test
ourselves, to see what the
level is and this is the
standard that we regularly
want to play at. If you play
for Celtic it is about aiming
to be the best.
“We need to block out
everything in terms of the
pressure that comes with
being at this stage and play
with a smile on our face.
“I have been a Celtic fan
my whole life. My dad
Reggie has had a season
ticket for years so for me to
play on this stage is a
dream.
“It was a big driver in why
I came to the club this
summer. I knew there was
a chance of Champions
League football and I was
determined to try and play
a part in getting us there.”
There will be a return to
Scotland for Caroline Weir
and Erin Cuthbert and
McGregor added: “Erin and
Caroline are players that I
have so much respect for.
“I played against Erin
w h en sh e w a s w ith
Glasgow City and Rangers
and both she and Caroline
are players I have watched
my whole career.
“Caroline has come back
from a really serious injury
and has made an impact
immediately so there is no
doubt about her quality
and ability. It is just a

GRIN BONUS McGregor

privilege to find ourselves
at this level and going up
against players of that
level.”
One game will be played
at Celtic Park, with the likelihood that it will be the
Real Madrid game.
McGregor has appealed
to the club’s support to
back Sadiku’s side.
“I hope that people come
out and support us,” she
said. “We want that kind
of backing because we
know what Celtic Park can
sound like on a big European night.
“I have been at so many
of them that they all merge
into one but to be on the
pitch and competing for
Celtic in the last 16 of the
Champions League, it’s
special.”
She also insisted the
club cannot afford to be
too focused on the glitz of
European football.
They are at Montrose
this afternoon on Scottish
Women’s Premier League
Cup duty before facing
Rangers on Thursday.
McGregor said: “ We
know it is a demanding
schedule and run of games
now so we need to manage
that, but that is what you
want as a player.”
Elsewhere, the game of
the day is Hearts v Glasgow
City. Holders Rangers take
on Dundee United while
Aberdeen face Gartcairn.
Queen’s Park take on
Hibs and Motherwell play
Hamilton Accies. Partick
Thistle play Spartans.

Boro gaffer is hoping to
bring out the best in Ben

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MIDDLESBROUGH boss
Michael Carrick piled
praise on Scotland starlet
Ben Doak after his starring
role in their 2-0 win over
Stoke yesterday.
Former Celtic kid Doak
is at Boro on loan from EPL
giants Liverpool.
And national boss Steve
Clarke would have been
thrilled to see him grab his
first Boro goal. Carrick is

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glad to have the winger on
board and said: “Ben was
dangerous and might have
got another goal or two.
“He showed what he is
about and is a real threat.
He had an impact.
“Ben is young but has the
character and personality
and he has come here keen
to develop.”

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LEAGUE TWO
BONNYRIGG ROSE.0 FORFAR..........1
NATHAN CANNON
grabbed the only goal at
New Dundas Park as
Forfar picked up
back-to-back victories for
the first time this season.
He struck nine minutes
into the second half from
outside the area with his

second goal in as many
games.
Bonnyrigg Rose boss
Calum Elliot said: “In
terms of our level of
performance that was
the poorest we’ve been in
a long time, we didn’t do
the basics well enough.”

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DOUBLE
HIT? Ayr’s
Henderson
tucks away
controversial
penalty that
leaves Morton
boss Dougie
Imrie fuming

ELGIN..3 EDINBURGH CITY..3
CONNOR YOUNG hit a
94th-minute leveller as
City held ten-man Elgin
to a thrilling draw.
Young got his side
ahead after 36 minutes
when he curled in a free
kick. Russell Dingwall
went on a mazy run then

drilled in a leveller before
nodding in Dajon
Golding’s cross.
Innes Lawson restored
parity but Owen Cairns
scored the visitors’ third.
Young hit in a free-kick
at the death after Ross
Draper was sent off.

Ton cry foul over Jay’s penalty winner for Ayr

NATHAN DOING Austin grabs the winner for East Fife

WIN HAS IAN
IN THE PINK
SPARTANS......0 EAST FIFE.....1

IAN CAMPBELL hailed
East Fife for clocking up
another win – but was
unhappy they didn’t win
more comfortably.
Methil assistant boss
Pink saw Nathan Austin
seal the points with a
62nd minute finish.
He said: “I thought the
second half we were
tremendous. We could
have scored more, we are
through on the goalie
three times.”
Spartans’ Ayrton
Sonkur had the best

chance of a poor first half
when Allan Fleming
tipped his header over.
The game sparked to
life after the break and
Austin, who missed when
clean through moments
earlier, tapped home
Jack Healy’s cross.
Keeper Blair Carswell
kept Spartans in it with a
great double save to
deny Andrew Tod and
Alan Trouten, but his
team-mates couldn’t find
an equaliser.

Graham Muncie

PETERHEAD........2 CLYDE...............2
CLYDE twice came from
behind as Peterhead
dropped to second.
The Blue Toon drew
first blood just before
half-time through playerboss Ryan Strachan.
Logan Dunachie levelled
with a penalty on the

hour and Robbie Hemfrey
kept out a Peter Pawlett
spot-kick for Peterhead.
Max Barry put the
home side ahead again
after 70 minutes but
Jordan Allan blasted
home the equaliser nine
minutes from time.

STRANRAER......0 STIRLING......2
LATE goals in each half
from Erik Sula and Adam
Brown punished Stranraer.
The game came alive
when Brown’s free kick
pinballed around the area
with Sula getting the final
touch to net his first goal
for the Binos. Stirling

thought they had
doubled their lead when
Dale Carrick believed his
shot had crossed the line,
but the ref waved play on.
Alan Maybury’s men
sealed it two minutes
from time when Brown
found the bottom corner.

DOUBLE DUNT
FUMING Dougie Imrie
blasted ref Colin Steven
over the call which he
claimed cost Morton.
The whistler missed a double
touch by Jay Henderson as he
struck Ayr’s winning goal from
the spot.
And Imrie teed off in the
aftermath, insisting the
referee’s blunder killed his side.
The Ton boss said: “He’s six
yards away from it, he’s made
a blatant mistake.
“That’s the third incident
that’s cost us this season. The
referee is adamant that he
got it right but that’s what
you always get from them.
“The players’ reaction tells
you everything – you don’t
need to be a rocket scientist. I
could see it from where I was
stood so I feel for my team as
they didn’t deserve to lose.
“You really hope that an
experienced ref like Colin gets
that right. We probably should

AYR UTD......1 MORTON......0

STUART WILSON AT SOMERSET PARK

have had the game wrapped
up in the first half with the
good chances we had.
“Instead, we come away on
the losing end and another
massive talking point.
“I can’t accept th ese
decisions. I have boys bursting
themselves for me every week.
“People’s jobs are on the line
when you’re trying to win
matches and you’re expecting
these decisions to be right.”
Key man Marco Rus returned
from injury for Ayr but they
were almost behind in the
opening moments.
Lamar Reynolds was denied
by a last ditch Dylan Watret
tackle as the hosts made a
sloppy start.
Ayr slowly got a grip of the
midfield and skipper Ben
Dempsey fired wide. Rus curled

over from distance as Ayr
continued to probe but they
lacked their usual fluency.
At the other end, United
keeper Liam Russell spilled the
ball after colliding with
defender George Stanger.
But Ton striker Reynolds
couldn’t make the most of the
blunder as his goalbound shot
was blocked.
Ayr were better after the
break and a Henderson volley
drew out a brilliant stop from
Ryan Mullen.
Then came the flashpoint as
Rus was halted by a crude
challenge from Jack Baird,
which won the penalty.
Henderson stepped up to
convert amidst wild protests
from the Morton players that
he had hit the ball twice. And
Ayr almost doubled their lead

from th e restar t w h en
Henderson pounced on a short
pass back and clipped his effort
wide of the target.
United needed their young
goalie Russell to come up big
with a save to deny former
Rangers man Kirk Broadfoot
from distance as the clock
wound down.
And Ayr could’ve made their
win more comfortable near the
end with Henderson and sub
Mark McKenzie going close.
Ayr manager Scott Brown
said: “I thought we defended
well as a unit when needed.
“Sometimes you have to
grind out results and I thought
we did it really effectively.
“Morton set up well and I
thought we were a lot better
in the second half.
“I haven’t had the chance to
watch the penalty back but
these things will go for you and
against you, it’s part and parcel
of the game.”

Lions’ sub power torpedoes Diamonds
LIVINGSTON boss David
Martindale insisted the
strength of his bench was
key to victory.
The Lions looked like
they would have to settle
for a point after Rhys
McCabe’s depleted Airdrie
– with only four outfield
players on their bench –

LIVINGSTON..2
AIRDRIEONIANS..1
saw Aaron Reid’s fine
volley quickly cancel out
Stephen Kelly ’s 29th
minute low-struck opener.
But 88th minute sub
Liam Sole set up fellow

replacement Andrew
Shinnie to lash home an
unstoppable 25-yarder.
Martindale said: “Rhys’
bench was light and he
made changes which
probably didn’t help him,
but when we were making
changes, we’re bringing on
Shinnie who played in the

English Championship
and Scottish Premiership.
“That really helped us.
It probably comes down
to the strength of both
benches.”
Airdrie gaffer Rhys
McCabe said: “It was sickening, the boys put in good
LATE WINNER Shinnie
work in the first half.

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BIG MATCH ACTION

All Rover now
ZAC OF NET Rudden parties

Cal’s proud
as Spiders’
protective
web holds

Bairns lose league
game for the first
time in 529 days

JACK HIGH
Hamilton is
flanked by
Stevenson
and Pollock after
penalty

LEAGUE ONE
COVE RANGERS..2 ARBROATH....4
ARBROATH moved off
bottom spot after their
first away win of 2024.
Scott Stewart scored
on the half hour then set
up Innes Murray for 2-0.
But Cove were level at
the break after two goals
in three minutes through

Blair Yule and Liam
Parker.
St Mirren loanee
Fraser Taylor came on as
a half time sub and set up
Ali Spalding. Taylor was
involved again when
Arbroath made it 4-2,
Jack Wilkie heading in.

KELTY HEARTS...3 ANNAN ATHLETIC...0
MICHAEL TIDSER praised
his Kelty stars after he
helped them get back to
winning ways in style.
The player-boss
returned to the side and
set up Scott Mercer for
the 12th minute opener.
Lewis Moore fired a

second before the break
and Scott Williamson
struck in the second half.
Annan’s misery was
completed when Tommy
Muir was sent off late on.
Tidser said: “I’m really
pleased with the lads. We
showed maturity.”

DUNFERLINE..1
QUEEN’S PK..2
C ALLUM DAVID S O N
hailed his players’ bravery
after Queen’s Park held off
a late Pars bombardment
to claim the victory.
The Spiders were in
control after goals from Zak
Rudden and Sean Welsh.
But Pars sub Josh
Cooper sparked the hosts
into life. And Davidson was
thrilled to watch his players
put their bodies on the line
when it mattered.
He said: “It wasn’t until
they scored that Pars
started to ask questions
and it’s backs to the wall.
“But I was proud of how
they got the win as a team.”
The Spiders went ahead
in the 14th minute when
Dane Murray’s header from
Roddy MacGregor’s corner
set up Rudden who tapped
in on the line.
The Pars fans booed
their team at half-time and
boss James McPake made
three changes at the start
of the second half.
But Spiders doubled
their lead in 61 minutes.
Keeper Deniz Mehmet
did well to keep out Dom
Thomas’ drive but from the
resulting MacGregor
corner, Welsh headed
home unchallenged.
Cooper sparked a late
push with his 78th-minute
goal but McPake said:
“It’s not something you
want to do, make three
changes at half time.
“We’ve got to hold our
hands up – we got the
selection wrong.”

NEILL COLLINS admits he
was starting to question
his decision to return to
management at Raith Rovers
as he waited for his first win
in charge.
But the former Barnsley boss
reckons his players are fully on
board with his ambitions for the
Kirkcaldy club as they celebrated
ending Falkirk’s long unbeaten
league run.
Jack Hamilton’s 12th-minute
penalty was enough to earn
Collins his first victory in four
attempts since he took the reins
at Stark’s Park.
“It feels like a long time,” said
Collins. “I was only out of the
game for around four months
and when we went to Ayr in my
first game and were leading 2-0,
I was blown away by how well
we played.
“We then lost the game 3-2
and I saw my mum and dad
afterwards and said ‘Why did
I come back into this?’
“It’s been a bit like that since,
losing the derby to Dunfermline
after an early red card then
conceding a late equaliser

CLASSIC MORGYN Neill celebrates his Wasps leveller

RAITH.........1 FALKIRK.........0
STEPHEN HALLIDAY AT STARK’S PARK

against Hamilton last week.
That’s football, it’s ruthless.
“So I’m so pleased to get the
first win for everyone. I really
think the players have bought
into what we are doing so I’m
glad they got their reward.”
In a tight and tense contest,
it was Rovers who made the
breakthrough from the spot in
the 12th minute.
Dylan Tait was robbed of
possession by Dylan Easton in
a dangerous position just
outside the visitors’ penalty area.
Easton played a quick one-two
with Hamilton and burst into
the box where he was upended
by Liam Henderson.
It was an easy decision for ref
Matthew MacDermid and
although Nicky Hogarth got a
hand to Hamilton’s powerful
spot-kick he couldn’t keep it out.
Paul Hanlon made a brilliant
block on the edge of the six-yard
box to deny Alfredo Agyeman a
clear sight of goal as Falkirk

looked for a quick response.
Ethan Ross then saw a shot
deflected off target.
Agyeman flashed another
shot wide as the Bairns looked
to increase the tempo at the
start of the second half.
They should have equalised
in the 54th minute but Tait
headed wide from close range.
Sean Mackie was the next to
pass up a decent chance when
he nodded off target from sub
Calvin Miller’s free-kick.
As Falkirk’s remarkable
43-game undefeated league run
came to an end, boss John
McGlynn felt his team played
into Raith’s hands. He said: “We
have to realise that was always
going to make them motivated.
We fell into that trap.
“We gave them situations in
the game to frustrate us. We
weren’t bad here but we just
didn’t quite have enough.
“But we have 15 points out of
18. That’s not a bad start.”

Fortune favours brave Lee...and Accies
JOHN RANKIN saluted
Lee Kilday’s bravery as his
header saw off Partick
Thistle and sent Hamilton
up to fifth in the table.
The defender struck at
the back post from
Connor Smith’s 56th
minute free-kick.
He then played his part

HAMILTON....1
PARTICK.........0
in keeping Jags out and
Accies boss Rankin: “I’m
delighted with the way Lee
defended things and was
brave enough to put his
head on it at the other end

and get us the three points.
“I thought we looked as
if we were a team playing
with a purpose.
“I have to give the
pl ayers hu ge credit
because I asked them to
play slightly differently.”
Jags came closest to a
first-half goal when Brian

Graham hit the post with
a header but the closest
they came to levelling was
when Robbie Crawford’s
added-time effort was
saved by Dean Lyness.
Jags boss Kris Doolan
said: “It’s massively
frustrating. We need to be
more clinical.”
KILDAY headed the winner

ALLOA BOSS
WAS KIDS IN
MONTROSE..2 ALLOA ATHLETIC..2

ANDY GRAHAM hailed
kids Tyrece McDonnell,
18, and Luke Rankin, 19,
after the subs combined
to salvage a point in
injury-time for Alloa.
The boss said: “Tyrece
and Luke were brought
on to make an impact.
“They both provided a
lot of energy. One thing
you can’t deny is Luke
will sniff out a goal.
“I genuinely don’t look
at age, it’s not the reason
why I pick a team.”
Ali Shrive put Montrose

into the lead heading by
home after three minutes
before Morgyn Neill drew
the Wasps level midway
through the first half.
Kane Hester then
netted a Ryan Williamson
cross before Rankin
converted McDonnell’s
pass from close range.
Gable Endies gaffer
Stewart Petrie said: “A
draw isn’t the worst
result against a very
good Alloa side. We’re
disappointed to lose the
goal so late.”

INVERNESS CT..0 STENNY..0
MUSA DIBAGA saved a
penalty as Inverness
were held to their fifth
draw in six games.
After just 17 minutes,
Danny Devine was
penalised for fouling
Matty Aitken inside the
box. Matty Yates took

responsibility from 12
yards but Dibaga saved
down low to his left.
Duncan Ferguson’s
side could’ve won it but
Warriors’ Gregor
Buchanan blocked Adam
Mackinnon’s goalbound
effort in 86 minutes.

QUEEN OF SOUTH..2 DUMBARTON..0
QUEENS went top with a
win over 10-man Sons.
Lewis O’Donnell got the
Doonhamers up and
running when he curled a
shot into the top corner.
Queens doubled their
lead early in the second
half, with Kai Kennedy

setting up Michael Hewitt
to fire in. Dumbarton
captain Mark Durnan saw
red for denying a goal
scoring opportunity.
Leighton McIntosh
missed the chance to put
a shine on the result when
his penalty was saved.

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STU: YOU MISSED
A TRICK LENNON

OPENER Leverkusen’s Rob

STUART KETTLEWELL
hailed another showing
beyond his years from teen
star Lennon Miller.
The 18-year-old continued
his remarkable rise by netting
the first two Premiership goals
of his career – and he could
have made it three late on.
That capped a comeback
success for the Steelmen that
took them up to fourth after
Killian Phillips had volleyed
Saints into an early lead.
Miller’s influential and
mature display sealed a fifth
win in six for Kettlewell’s side
as both teams had players sent
off in the second half.
The Fir Park boss said: “I was
disappointed he didn’t get his
hat-trick – I said to him I
thought he had a great chance!
“All kidding aside, the level
of composure just comes to
the fore again. He handles his
business like a guy who has
300-400 games under his belt.
He was the difference for us.”
Once again Miller proved
the coolest customer on the
pitch by converting from the
spot. Mark O’ Hara ,
meanwhile, saw his penalty
saved by Aston Oxborough.
Kettlewell knows his keeper
is a man to rely on after two
years in the shadow of Liam
Kelly. The 26-year-old made a
string of top stops and Ketts
sai d: “A ston has b een
outstanding. He has shown
his credentials to be a really
good No.1 at this level.
“That save from a wellversed penalty taker in O’Hara
is huge for us.”
Saints scored on their first
serious venture up the park.
Elvis Bwomono’s delivery
found Crystal Palace loan man
Phillips 16 yards out. The

LEVERKUSEN showed
they won’t give up their
Bundesliga crown without
a fight by holding Bayern
Munich to a 1-1 draw at the
Allianz Arena last night.
Bayern’s inability to find
a winning goal ended their
six-game winning start to
the season across all
competitions.
Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen
have lost their aura of
superiority since
completing last season
unbeaten to end Bayern’s
11-year reign as champion.
They won their last
meeting 3-0 in February,
while the sides drew 2-2 in
Alonso’s first visit to
Munich as Bayer coach.
Leverkusen were lucky
to escape with a point this
time but Alonso will have
been pleased with his side’s
fighting spirit.
Bayern dominated the
opening half-hour but
Robert Andrich scored the
opener for Leverkusen.
The combative
midfielder volleyed Granit
Xhaka’s cut back from a
corner to send the ball
inside the left post.
It was the first time
Bayern had fallen behind
in a game since Kompany
took over as coach.
Andrich was booked the
next minute for a tackle on
Harry Kane, who would go
on to finish the game with
no shots at goal.
Aleksandar Pavlovic
deservedly equalized in the
39th with a brilliant strike
from outside the area.
Also in the first half,
Bayern supporters in the
south end of the stadium
held banners criticizing
their club for the players’
grey jerseys instead of the
usual red and white. They
accused club management
of simulating local pride.
After the break, Serge
Gnabry hit the post, then
the crossbar in the closest
Bayern came to scoring.

Stu reckons Well
kid could have
bagged a treble

STEEL DEAL
Miller scores the
second, main,
misses, far left,
and Tanser is
sent off, left

MOTHERWELL..2 ST MIRREN..1
FRASER MACKIE AT FIR PARK

Irishman’s chest control teed
up him perfectly to fire a rightfoot volley home for his first
goal in Scottish football.
Within 10 minutes, the
hosts were level thanks to a
penalty award from Lloyd
Wilson. The ref called foul on
Marcus Fraser for wrestling
Dan Casey to the turf.
VAR agreed and Miller
casually sent Ellery Balcombe
the wrong way.
Miller’s positivity in behind
the Motherwell front two was
rewarded a minute before the

break. Andy Halliday found
him bustling into the penalty
box. Miller enjoyed the break
of the ball off Saints defenders
and made the very most of his
fortune with a drilled finish
into the bottom corner.
VAR flagged up handball
concerns then quickly
dismissed them, much to
Miller’s relief.
Crucially, Oxborough
ensured Well took a lead in at
the interval with a brilliant
reach for a Phillips header.
An d th e e x-Nor w i ch

prospect produced more
match-winning heroics in the
second half.
Casey was judged to have
denied Phillips a scoring
opportunity with his hands
and Motherwell suffered the
double whammy of a red card
and a penalty to defend.
But Oxborough forced away
O’Hara’s kick and continued
to defend well, although St
Mirren were poor with their
crossing and in the final third
after losing Scott Tanser to
two yellows.
Miller might have topped
his day with a hat-trick but his
effort from Ewan Wilson’s
cross flew just over.

ROBBO RUES IMPERFECT 10

FRUSTRATED Robinson

STEPHEN ROBINSON
admitted St Mirren didn’t do
enough to earn a draw after
Scott Tanser’s dismissal.
Tanser complained he
shouldn’t have picked up a
second caution for a foul on
Stephen O’Donnell.
But Robinson drew up short

of criticising ref Lloyd Wilson.
The visitors had taken control
after Dan Casey’s red card. Yet
after it went 10 v 10, Saints
lacked a threat.
Robinson said: “We should’ve
scored more goals. Their keeper
made some terrific saves.
“Our performance was

excellent at times, especially
when we had 11 men. It was
when we went to 10 v 10 that
was the problem. It obviously
wasn’t a second yellow, that’s
what Scott was saying.
“The frustration is that we
didn’t even get a point in a very
good away performance.”

THE STATS
TEAMS

MOTHERWELL: Oxborough 8, O’Donnell*
6 (Kaleta 71, 4), Gordon 7, Casey** 6,
McGinn 7, Zdravkovski 7 (Sparrow 84, 2),
Halliday* 7 (Watt* 71, 3), Miller 8, Wilson 6,
Ebiye 5 (Balmer* 50, 5), Robinson 6
(Stametelopoulos 71, 3)
ST MIRREN: Balcombe 7, Fraser* 7, Gogic
7, Taylor 6, Bwomono 6 (Brown 66, 5),
Boyd-Munce 6 (Idowu 74, 3), O’Hara 6
(Kiltie 85, 2), Phillips 8, Tanser** 6, Mandron 6
(Van Veen 66, 3) Olusanya* 6 (Scott 74, 4)

ANALYSIS
38
POSSESSION
4
SHOTS ON
3
SHOTS OFF
9
CORNERS
12
FOULS
4
YELLOW CARDS
1
RED CARDS
MAN OF THE MATCH

62
9
4
6
13
3
1

LENNON MILLER
Is maturing with every
performance. It’s hard
to believe Miller only
just turned 18 last week
and now there’s league
goals to go with that midfield class.

Xabi’s boys
hang tough
to frustrate
Kompany
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ROVER AND OUT Gaffer Clark

Bot hit first
round KO to
leave Clark
on canvas
SCOTTISH CUP

AUCHENLECK TALBOT sent
Sandy Clark’s Albion Rovers
spinning out in the first round.
Bot went ahead in the 26th
minute through Alex Nimmo
and Connor Boyd hit No.2.
With four minutes left Rovers
set up a nervy finish when Adam
Fernie hit a fine goal but it wasn’t
enough for the Lowland side.
Highland hopefuls Banks o’
Dee booked their place in
tomorrow night’s draw after 1-0
win over Gala Fairydean. Liam
Duell netted a penalty.
Linlithgow Rose coasted to a
3-1 victory over Lossiemouth.
Aaron Nicholson, Laurie Devine
and Jamie Allan did the damage,
with Ross Morrison scoring a
consolation goal.
Berwick beat Cupar in a 4-2
thriller. Kyle Baker put Hearts
ahead, Arran Laidlaw levelled
and Jamie Watson fired Rangers
in front. Liam Kelly’s volley
made it 2-2 but Jonny Devers
sealed the result with a double.
Broomhill’s Cup dreams were
ended by a Ewen Robertson goal
12 minutes before the interval
against Turiff United.
Cowdenbeath only just saw
off Rutherglen Glencairn 3-2
thanks to a Jamie Docherty
brace and Riley Haston strike.
Scott Jarvis hit a penalty and
Dylan Collins was also on the
scoresheet for the losers.
Civil Service Strollers outgunned Cumbernauld Colts 3-0.
Callum Yeats, Ewan McLeod
and Tom Finlay fired in.
Lowland champions East
Kilbride knocked out Gretna
2008. Nathan Flanagan hit the
opener and Jack Leith made sure
of victory.
East Stirlingshire were
dumped out 3-2 by battling
Lochee United.
The Shire went ahead in the
26th minute through Mark
Docherty but five minutes later
Kerr Hay equalised.
Hay struck again in the 38th
minute for the Junior side but
Greg Spence equalised in the
58th minute.
Disaster struck for the
Lowland outfit in the 69th
minute when Ollie Ecrepont
was shown a red card – and
moments later Bobby Linn fired
the winner.
Caledonian Braves continued
their winning run with a 2-0
result against Stirling University
thanks to a goal in each half
from Ross McNeil.

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WAT A KICK IN
THE TEETH

DEREK McINNES insists
the spotlight should have
been on wonderkid David
Watson’s outstanding
second-half cameo rather
than his side’s collapse.
A fantastic rollercoaster
game in Ayrshire saw United
go in at the interval a goal
ahead thanks to a Louis
Moult finish before fireworks
came in the second half.
Half-time sub Watson
burst onto the scene within
90 seconds of coming on to
level with a scissor kick.
The 19-year-old midfielder
tapped Killie into the lead
before Marley Watkins
looked like he had the hosts
cruising to that long-awaited
league victory.
But United roared back to
score twice in the last 11
minutes. McInnes said: “We

KILMARNOCK..3 DUNDEE UTD..3
MARK WALKER AT RUGBY PARK

should be talking about
Davie Watson and the
impact he had on the game.
“There’s so much being
said about Davie, myself
included, about how
endearing he is, how
positive he is, how he’ll
have a great future.
“But the technique for the
goal can’t be underplayed,
it’s magnificent.
“Unfortunately for us,
instead of talking about the
comeback and the changes
and the approach and the
attitude of the team in the
second half, we’ve not seen
it out and it has cost us
two points.
“I know United made
some changes but we were

still in charge of the game.
It’s just an over-eagerness to
get over the line and get the
job done, and everyone
trying to play their part.”
United took a 21st-minute
lead when a clever ball from
Will Ferry was collected by
Luca Stephenson, who
glided to the byeline and cut
the ball back perfectly for
Moult who couldn’t miss
from point-blank range.
But it took Killie just 90
seconds after the restart to
grab parity when Watson
spectacularly executed a
scissor kick into the net.
And they took the lead on
the 58th minute when
Watson deflected home a
Matty Kennedy shot which

wrong-footed Jack Walton in
goal to stun United.
Killie were in dreamland
when they made it three in
the 64th minute. A Kennedy
free kick was headed off the
underside of the bar by
Robbie Deas. Watkins
bundled home and it
survived a VAR check.
United were given a lifeline
with 10 minutes left when a
long-range shot from Sibbald
deceived Kieran O’Hara but
ref Craig Napier initially
disallowed the goal.
After a check on his
monitor, he overturned his
own decision and awarded
United the goal to set up a
grandstand finish.
The Tangerines won a late
penalty, given for a foul by
sub Fraser Murray. Ross
Graham netted and sent the
visiting fans home delighted.

Goodwin: My boys were United right until the death
DUNDEE UNITED boss Jim Goodwin
admits he had mixed emotions after his
side’s rollercoaster of a second half.
United battled back to claim a point
as Craig Sibbald netted and Ross
Graham converted a penalty deep into

injury time to sicken Killie. And Goodwin
praised his men for not giving up.
He said: “It was important coming off
the back of two defeats that we didn’t
allow that to fester into becoming three
defeats. We stopped the rot but my

emotions are mixed because I’m
disappointed about the goals we’ve
conceded after being comfortable.
“I’ve seen games like this go to 4-1
and 5-1 and that’s something the players
can take credit for. We never gave up.”

SPECIAL STRIKE Teen star
Watson bags a scissor kick but
Graham, inset, wheels away
after his last-gasp equaliser

THE STATS
TEAMS

KILMARNOCK: O’Hara 7, Burroughs 5
(Watson 46, 8), Mayo 5, Findlay 3 (Deas 20,
6), Ndaba 5, Armstrong* 7, Polworth 7
(Donnelly 89, 1), Lyons 6, Kennedy 7
(Bainbridge 89, 1), Watkins 7 (Murray 90, 1),
Vassell 7.
DUNDEE UNITED: Walton 6, Graham 6,
Gallagher 5 (Thomson 75, 3), Adegboyega
5, Ferry 7, Sibbald 6, Docherty* 6
(Middleton 75, 3), Stephenson 8, Moult* 7
(Fotheringham 90, 1), Babunski 5 (Sevelj
75, 3), Dalby 5 (van der Sande 75, 3).

ANALYSIS
46
POSSESSION
54
3
SHOTS ON
7
7
SHOTS OFF
4
7
CORNERS
3
7
FOULS
12
1
YELLOW CARDS
2
0
RED CARDS
0
MAN OF THE MATCH
DAVID WATSON
Came on at half-time
and made a huge
difference to his timid
side. He immediately
grabbed a sensational strike to
level before putting Killie ahead.

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County boss
Cowie quick
to Hale goal
hero Ronan

BY FRASER WILSON

DON COWIE insists Ronan
Hale is already proving he
can fill Simon Murray’s
boots at Ross County.
The Irishman slammed
home a stunning angled
36th-minute opener to
silence Tynecastle and it
looked to have been enough
for three points before
Lawrence Shankland’s goal.
But while the late leveller
left Cowie deflated, the
performance of his six-goal
striker certainly didn’t.
The 26-year-old was
plundered from Irish
League outfit Cliftonville in
the summer to replace
Murray who netted 23 times
last season.
Cowie said: “Ronan has
been excellent since he
came into the club so it
doesn’t surprise me.
“He’s really clinical, he
strikes the ball well and it
was a fantastic finish.
“He’s not exceeded our
expectations, the only thing
was the transition from
part-time football.
“We knew we were
getting a quality player.
“We lost an influential
player in Simon so it was

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TYNIE STEPS
BUT I HOPE
WE WILL
GET LIFT
OFF NOW

Late Shanks leveller gives Fox hope
STOOPER
MAN Hearts’
Shankland
puts his head
down to nod
leveller and
celebrates
with pals, left

SIXTH GOAL Ronan Hale

about being patient and
getting the right person.”
County looked to have
repelled everything Hearts
could throw at them until
Shankland pounced to nod
home ex-Staggies star Yan
Dhanda’s corner in the last
minute of injury time.
But it’s three games
unbeaten for the Dingwall
men and Cowie reckons
their never-say-die attitude
can keep them clear of the
relegation spots.
He said: “I’m not angry,
I’m proud of the group. We
battled against a really
good team and put our
bodies on the line.
“It was frustrating to get
so close but it’s still a good
point. When you concede
late on you’re deflated but I
have reminded the players
of the togetherness they
showed. That will stand us
in good stead.”

LIAM FOX hopes Lawrence
Shankland’s 96th-minute
equaliser can spark Hearts
to life – and signal lift-off for
their goal-starved skipper.
Shankland finally ended his
drought when he nodded home
with just seconds left and with
managerless Jambos looking
destined for a ninth defeat on
the trot.
It wasn’t enough to lift the
Tynecastle club off the bottom
of the table as they still hunt
their first win of the season
after Ronan Hale’s stunning
first-half opener for County.
But caretaker boss Fox hopes
it signals a turning point.
He said: “Nobody doubts
Lawrence’s ability. He’s been on
a difficult run but good strikers
keep going and he got his

HEARTS..........1 ROSS CO..........1
FRASER WILSON AT TYNECASTLE

reward for that. I’m not sitting
here celebrating taking a point.
What pleased me is we kept
playing forward.
“On the run we’ve had, it
would have been easy to go into
their shells but Lawrence came
up with the goods at the end.
“When you play here you
know the demand and we’re
asking the players to take
more risks.
“I felt we created some good
chances. When you’re on the
run that we’ve been on the
confidence is low and you can’t
just flick a switch.
“I only have the manager’s
job for a few weeks and this is
hopefully a step. Hopefully the

way we came back can be the
start of that.”
Bringing booze back into
Scottish grounds was back on
the agenda for politicians this
week – but unfortunately for
Hearts the boos are an everpresent at Tynecastle right now.
And despite the late leveller
they were back at full-time on
another afternoon of frustration
for the Gorgie faithful.
The Jambos kept on banging
on County’s door in the second
half but it looked like they’d
drawn another blank in a
season where they’ve yet to
lead a game at any stage.
A Euro trip to face Dinamo
Minsk is up next and Fox said:

“We are disappointed with a
point and we had to go to the
96th minute but we fought
through it.
“There’s no easy fix for it. I
felt the disappointment in the
changing room but we have to
move forward. We have a big
week to look forward to and a
good challenge.”
Fox made five changes to the
team that lost at St Mirren –
among them was a debut at
right-back for 19-year-old
Adam Forrester who replaced
injured Gerald Taylor.
The home side started
brightly and only an incredible
interception from Ryan Leak
denied Cammy Devlin a secondminute opener.
Kenneth Vargas’ looping
effort was spilled by Ross
Laidaw, Shankland was on to

the loose ball in a flash and cut
back for Devlin four yards out
only for Leak to produce a
superhuman lunge and block
what looked a certain tap-in for
the Aussie.
Jambos fans could have been
forgiven for thinking back
seven days when Blair Spittal
had been denied in similar
circumstances in Paisley.
But Hearts looked up for it.
Devlin – back in the line-up for
the first time since last month’s
defeat to Viktoria Plzen –
tested Laidlaw again low to his
right before Alan Forrest stung
the keeper’s palms.
County are no slouches going
forward themselves though and
in former Colchester man Noah
Chilvers they have a tidy link
between midfield and strikers.
The Staggies swept into the

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STEPPING STONE Ikpeazu

Hearts can
beat again
FROM BACK PAGE

THE STATS
TEAMS

HEARTS: Gordon 6, Forrester 5 (Oyegoke
90, 1), Kent 6, Kingsley 7, Baningime 6,
Devlin 5 (Spittal 57, 4), Grant 6 (Boyce 90,
1), Forrest 5 (Dhanda 67, 3), Vargas* 5
(McKay 57, 3), Shankland 6.
COUNTY: Laidlaw 7, Wright 7, Lopata 6,
Leak* 8, Efete 6 (Brown 68, 3), Randall* 7
(Telfer 87, 1), Nisbet 6, Campbell* 6,
Chilvers 7 (Loturi 57, 4), Hale* 7 (Samuel
68, 3), White 7 (Grieves 87, 1).

ANALYSIS
70
POSSESSION
8
SHOTS ON
9
SHOTS OFF
11
CORNERS
8
FOULS
1
YELLOW CARDS
0
RED CARDS
MAN OF THE MATCH

30
2
3
5
8
4
0

RYAN LEAK
Big County defender
typified his side’s spirit
with two huge blocks –
early challenge to deny
Devlin was remarkable. Never
panicked when under pressure.

lead on 35 minutes through
Hale’s sixth goal of the season.
The chance looked to have
gone when Beni Baningime slid
in to dispossess Connor
Randall 20 yards out. But
the ball sat beautifully
for the Irishman who
needed no invitation to
sweep a blistering angled
shot past Craig Gordon and
in at the far post.
Shankland should have
levelled soon after but
headed a brilliant Kingsley
cross wide with the type of
opportunity the skipper would
have netted with his eyes
closed last season.
Cue boos on the half-time
whistle. The Jambos needed
something quick after the
break to get the punters back
on their side. Baningime saw

FOX HUNT
FOR FIRST
WIN Interim
boss hoping
this is Jambos’
turning point

an effort from inside the box
blocked by another big Leak
block then Shankland cracked
the bar from Forrest’s cutback.
Sub Barrie McKay bent an
effort wide from 18 yards then
fired over a half-cleared corner.
As the efforts racked up, the
clock was ticking down.
At the other end Akil
Wright blew a chance to seal
the points when he headed
wide from six yards.
It was getting desperate for
Hearts and when Shankland’s
low effort was turned wide by
Laidlaw in the 95th minute, it
looked like their chance had
finally gone.
But from Dhanda’s corner
the skipper stooped to head
his first goal since May and
end the Jambos’ horror run
of defeats.

has tied his mast to the
Tynecastle managerial post
by applying for a job which
he reckons is one of the
most attractive in Britain.
Ainsworth led Wycombe
Wanderers from League
Two to the Championship
on a tight budget during an
acclaimed 11-year spell.
But he was dismissed last
year as boss of QPR and is
ready to return.
Ainsworth said: “Football
has to be about having a
sense of belonging and I
look at Hearts and think it’s
a club which is a bit lost.
“The big factors in what
appeals to me about Hearts
are both the size of the club
and what it’s been through.
“Looking at all of that
and seeing a glimpse of
what they achieved with
their qualification for
Europe, you see a club
crying out for an identity.
“I want to bring that back
in droves. They need to get
back to having that identity
as being the third biggest
club in Scotland.
“For Hearts, winning the
league is finishing third and
I want to make that the
norm, not once per decade.
“It’s a club which has
been used as a stepping
stone for far too long. I was
guilty of that when I was at
Wycombe as I took Uche
Ikpeazu from Hearts.
“But I don’t want that. I
want to bring in players who
are keen to achieve great
things at Hearts.”

MacPHEE
SCOTS KO
FROM BACK PAGE

Champions League this
season. Losing MacPhee
will be a blow to Clarke, who
has already had to re-jig his
coaching staff after the
Euros in Germany.
James Morrison left and
has been replaced by Alan
Irvine for the Nations
League fixtures and
upcoming 2026 World Cup
qualifying campaign.
Clarke will consider
different options but is in no
rush to find a replacement.

AINSWORTH: I’D
MAKE JAMBOS
ROCK AGAIN

BY GORDON PARKS

AS frontman for rock band
Cold Blooded Hearts, Gareth
Ainsworth isn’t the type to get
stage fright faced with the task
of transforming fortunes at
Tynecastle.
There’s a confidence about a
man who is convinced he can
light a fire under a club where
he hopes to be front and centre
in the list of candidates to
replace Steven Naismith.
With a wealth of experience
as gaffer after guiding Wycombe’s
meteoric rise from League Two
to the English Championship,
Ainsworth ended up on a
conveyor belt of casualties at
Queens Park Rangers.
There’s no doubting the
distinctive vocals from one of
the game’s mavericks as he laid
out his plan to put some heart
back into Gorgie.
He said: “I’m a bit of a different
character and a frontman which
I’m proud of.
“As a manager, the fans know
there is an energy out there
trying to bring success.
“They will know that this guy
is doing his utmost to bring this
club to where they should be.
“I know the fans will take me
to their hearts. I’m not the type
who does three days in Scotland
then back home for a few days,
I would commit to Edinburgh.
“I want to feel the pulse of the
city and give fans what they want.
“Too many managers dip in
and dip out. Cold Blooded
Hearts? That’s what’s required
at Tynecastle.”
Ainsworth is an articulate
student of the game and is blunt
in his assessment of the current
landscape of business in football.
He’s adamant the worst excess
of money and ambition of clubs
down south hasn’t yet been
imbedded in Scottish football.
He said: “I saw a huge change
going back to QPR as manager
underlining a growing issue in
football, that we’ve lost the basic
aims of why we did it all in the
first place.
“The influx of vast amounts
of money into football has its
obvious positives, but we must
never lose the values of what the
game is all about. It should be
more than money, individuals
or personal interest.
“If I’m considered for the job
then I will tell the Hearts fans
what I told the Wycombe fans
when I first took charge. I turned
down the manager posts at clubs

AINSWORTH Candidate for Hearts

such as Sunderland and
Barnsley, bigger clubs than
Wycombe. I told the fans there
would be only two clubs I would
leave for, they were Blackburn
Rovers and QPR.
“Blackburn is my home town
and QPR are a club where I made
my name as a player, I would give
that same pledge to Hearts fans.
“If I am going to preach about
players using the club as a
stepping stone then there’s no
way the manager would use it
as a stepping stone. I’m someone
who commits, I am a builder.
“I want an identity to be built
over time so that when teams
come to Hearts they don’t get
anything and hate going there.
I want to bring that back and
that will only bring success.”
It is now with the Jambos
board to see how Ainsworth’s
statistics stack up against their
main requirements.
Brighton owner Tony Bloom
is in talks over a £10million
investment in Hearts.
They will turn to one of his
analytical companies before
they go to the interview process
to replace Naismith who was
sacked earlier this month.
But Ainsworth will continue
doing his homework.
He said: “I’ve done my research
on the structure of the club and
it’s made me even more excited.
“Hearts are a massive club in
a big city. It’s a club with a long
and proud history and tradition.
“If you can engage the next
generation of fans and let
them see what can be achieved
then expectations grow.
“That’s what I did at Wycombe.
The new generation of fans, the
Ultras, are fanatical. It’s brilliant.
“There are youngsters in
Edinburgh who want to belong
somewhere – what better than
belonging to Hearts?
“I’ve managed in over 650
games down south. Now I want
that challenge at Hearts.”

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on their way

Thelin won’t lose
focus as winning
run continues
ABERDEEN did their
talking on the pitch as
they made it a dream
dozen in Dundee.
Dons gaffer Jimmy Thelin
matched Martin O’Neill’s 12game winning start as Celtic
manager back in 2000-01.
But the Swede is very much
keeping his feet on the ground
and letting the results speak
for themselves.
Thelin said: “The league
stops in May. There is a long
way to go and we’re staying
humble and looking to
improve and grow as a team.
“I am happy with the start
but we don’t talk about it
inside the locker room.
“We talk about game by
game and training by training.
That is our focus and why we
have taken three points.
“I am really proud of the
players and the fans and how
we took the challenge and
stuck together to the end.”
Topi Keskinen was key to
Aberdeen’s victory, setting up
Kevin Nisbet for the first then
hitting the clincher.
Simon Murray pulled one
back from the spot just before
the break but Dundee couldn’t
find an equaliser, despite
being the better team.
Thelin hailed Keskinen,
stating: “His strength going
forward but also how he
defends – in the second half,
he was running 40 to 60
metres at times.
“The most important thing
is that they are competitive in
both directions, not just one.
“The second half Dundee
were really strong and came
again and again. You have to
respect their effort.”
Dundee boss Tony Docherty

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THE STATS
TEAMS

DUNDEE.......1 ABERDEEN.......2
SCOTT BURNS AT DENS PARK

made three changes from the
side that lost to Rangers last
week, including Jon
McCracken returning
between the sticks.
Duk was back on the bench
for Dons and Graeme Shinnie
returned to the side, but top
scorer Pape Gueye was out
after being inured in training.
Aberdeen are in such
good form, the last thing
they need is a helping hand
– but when offered one in
15 minutes, they took it.
D e n s d e f e n d e r Bi l ly
Koumetio misjudged Dimitar
Mitov’s kick out.
That allowed Keskinen to
get in behind and square for
Nisbet to drill a superb low

shot past McCracken from the
edge of the box.
Dundee responded but
Antonio Portales’ header was
straight at Mitov, then Ziyad
Larkeche had a shot blocked.
But just as the home side
looked like they could get back
into things, th ey shot
themselves in the foot again.
Mo Sylla lost possession in
the 32nd minute and went
down too easily looking for
a foul.
Shinnie picked it up and
sent Keskinen clear and the
Finn raced away before slotting
the ball past McCracken.
Dundee were given a shot
in the arm when Murray was
sent clear and was brought

down in the box by Dons
defender Gavin Molloy.
Referee Craig Napier
pointed to the spot and while
the home fans screamed for a
red card, he settled on a yellow.
Murray, however, did
serve up some punishment
when he sent Mitov the
wrong way from the spot.
There was a delay to the
restart as Dundee replaced
Sylla with Josh Mulligan.
The Dens men dominated
the second half and will be
wondering how they never
came away with anything.
Scott Tiffoney had one shot
pushed away by Mitov and
another blocked by Devlin.
Lyall Cameron was denied
by Mitov and Curtis Main
went close against his old side
with an audacious flick before
Koumetio blew a late chance.

DUNDEE: McCracken 6, Robertson 7,
Portales 7, Koumetio 5, Ingram 6 (Vetro 88,
1), Sylla 4 (Mulligan 46, 4), Braybrooke 6
(Fraser 77, 3), Larkeche 6 (Adewumi 77, 1),
Cameron 7, Tiffoney 7, Murray7 (Main 77, 3).
ABERDEEN: Mitov* 7, Devlin 7, Molloy* 6,
Rubezic 7, MacKenzie 7, Nilsen 6, Shinnie
7, Keskinen* 7 (Morris 87, 1), Clarkson 7
(Besuijen 87, 1), McGrath 6 (Palaversa
66, 3), Nisbet 7 (Ambrose 79, 2).
REFEREE: Craig Napier.

ANALYSIS
53
POSSESSION
6
SHOTS ON
8
SHOTS OFF
10
CORNERS
6
FOULS
0
YELLOW CARDS
0
RED CARDS
MAN OF THE MATCH

47
2
6
4
8
3
0

GRAEME SHINNIE
The Dons captain was
a big driving force.
Came back in and
showed the grit and
determination that his team had
been missing.

SYLLA Collapsed at half-time

Dens stars
shocked as
pal Sylla
collapses

BY SCOTT BURNS

DUNDEE star Mo Sylla was
at the centre of a health
scare after collapsing in
front of his team-mates at
half-time in yesterday’s
defeat to Aberdeen.
Medics had to rush in
and treat the midfielder
while the shocked Dundee
players were cleared out of
the dressing room.
Sylla was rushed to
Ninewells Hospital but
Dens boss Tony Docherty
later confirmed the player
was responsive.
He said: “It wasn’t a nice
thing to see. Mo took a
turn. The medics were
involved and we had to get
the players out of there.
“He’s in hospital right
now, but he’s responsive.”
Meanwhile, Docherty
claimed Dons boss Jimmy
Thelin admitted his side
were lucky to take all three
points off Dundee.
Doc’s Dens men shipped
goals from two bad errors
but got back into it just
before the interval through
a Simon Murray penalty
and dominated the second
half but couldn’t find an
equaliser.
Docherty said: “It was
very frustrating.
“It’s not often I come in
after the game and say the
better team lost.
“To be fair to Jimmy, he
said that when we shook
hands. That doesn’t make
it feel any better just now.
“Aberdeen had two shots
on target and scored two
goals. The two shots came
from us making mistakes.
“A b e r d e e n h a v e
momentum but they are
getting the rub of the green
at the moment.
“That will turn for us if I
make sure the players are
resilient and keep doing
the work.
“We hemmed them back
in the second half and did
everything but it never fell
for us.
“But I reiterated to the
players that if I get that
level of performance
consistently we will win
more games than we lose.”

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WHO CAN
BRENDAN
TRUST
IF CCV
IS OUT?

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Hibs won’t
give King
his moment
of turmoil
HIBS will suffer a terrible
beating at Ibrox this
afternoon. The home crowd
will rise to the side who beat
Malmo with ease in the Europa
League on Thursday night.
The ground will, at the same
time, rise up to swallow the
visiting team who are an
identikit of sides from outwith
the Premiership’s top three.
Insipid, inconsistent and
imperfect.
One win, two defeats and
two draws kind of imperfect in
the league so far under David
Gray’s management as they
approach this fixture.
Rangers’ away win in
Europe doesn’t come with
caveats to comfort Celtic
supporters either.
Malmo might have been as
reliable as a one-armed
juggler but Philippe Clement’s
side won in a way that
dismisses the notion they are
an irrelevance when it comes
to domestic competition.
Brendan Rodgers’ comment
last Sunday about Falkirk
having given Celtic a harder
game in the Premier Sports
Cup than anybody else in the
Premiership had done this

MAIN MAN
Rodgers relies
on CCV in heart
of his defence

Options expose manager’s
lack of strength in depth
GUSTAF LAGERBIELKE
coming on at Old Trafford in
the closing stages to help FC
Twente nail down a draw
against Manchester United
in the Europa League
Who would have thought it?
No one who ever saw the
Swedish defender play in a
Celtic jersey, that’s for sure.
Brendan Rodgers said two
weeks ago he felt he was the
“most ready” he had ever been
as Celtic’s manager for the
Champions League.
By that time he had approved
Lagerbielke’s loan move to the
Ne t h e rl a n d s a n d sp e n t
£6million to acquire American
centre-back Auston Trusty from
Sheffield United during the last
days of the transfer window.
B re n d a n n o w n e e d s
supportive evidence he let the
right player go out the door...
And that his replacement in
the squad can cope with the
psychological demands that
Lagerbielke handled against

HUGH

KEEVINS
A WORD FROM THE WISE

Erik Ten Hag ’s side on
Wednesday night.
It takes on more critical
importance if Cameron CarterVickers, an absentee yesterday
against St Johnstone, isn’t fit to
face last season’s losing
Champions League finalists
Dortmund in Germany.
I would go so far as to say the
loss of Carter Vickers is pivotal
where the outcome of the
match is concerned because
Trusty has never known an
examination of his capabilities
at this exalted level.
Ever since this season’s
Champions League draw was
made, I have thought that four
home wins for Celtic was a
possibility.
Likewise the chance of four

defeats on the road. If that did
happen, qualification for the
next phase would be, analytics
being all the rage at the minute,
a data-based certainty.
But it wouldn’t be easy on the
eye or sit comfortably on the
mind if Celtic copped hidings
on a regular basis in the away
matches – starting in the
Westfalenstadion against
Dortmund on Tuesday night.
Th ere wa s s o mu ch
reputational damage done
during the Premier Sports
Cup tie eventually won
against Falkirk last Sunday.
Rodgers must have
developed repetitive strain
syndrome clicking his pen on
and off to write down the
names of those who were

Murdo will have Hail of a time
MURDO MACLEOD was
65 last Tuesday – a day
he wasn’t supposed to
see because of illness.
But the man who has
survived two near-death
experiences due to heart
trouble will board a plane
tomorrow as part of the
Celtic delegation bound

RING
TRUSTY
Auston
looked
unsteady

for the Champions
League clash with another
of his former clubs,
Borussia Dortmund.
A gesture from Celtic
he much appreciates.
The Yellow Wall and
the Green Brigade will
doubtless show their
admiration in the

Westfalenstadion on
Tuesday night.
The players can look
at him and understand
where determination
and perseverance
can get
you in
GERMANY
life.
BOUND
Murdo

suspect in his pocket notebook.
Alex Valle? Barcelona might be
his parent club – but the leftback can’t defend.
Trusty? Trusty by name
but worryingly unsteady at
first glance.
Anth ony R al ston and
Stephen Welsh? Next question.
Mai k Naw ro cki? C o st
millions. Can’t get a game
ahead of Welsh.
Luis Palma? Doesn’t fit the
Celtic model, as the January
transfer window will show.
That’s a chunk of names to
question the idea Celtic have
sufficient strength in depth to
cope simultaneously with Euro
and domestic challenges.
The game is about levels and
Celtic are not there yet where
they can approach Dortmund
with unarguable confidence
about the outcome of the game.
The 5-1 win over Slovan
Bratislava in Celtic’s opening
tie was a high water mark for
Rodgers and his players but

they need, first and foremost,
to avoid drowning in
Deutschland.
The object of the exercise is
to get a commendable result
that doesn’t deflate the bubble
of positivity blown up on the
back of results to date in their
own country.
Foreign soil is, historically,
barren land for Celtic in the
Champions League but home
has the capacity for cultivating
growth on their behalf.
On that basis Carter-Vickers
becomes just as important as
Arne Engels against Dortmund.
If the defensive mainstay
plays, there is greater security
at the back.
When he doesn’t, such as last
Sunday, there is an inclination
towards nervous anxiety.
It’s one thing to be tentative
and error prone against Falkirk,
b e g g i n g m a n a g e r Jo h n
McGlynn’s pardon.
Being jittery in Germany is
another matter altogether.

BOSS MOSS NO LOSS

DEREK McINNES made a good
point when he said he wasn’t
going to applaud phone calls
from the VAR office to tell him
officials had made a mistake
during his team’s matches.
The Killie boss wants a higher
level of efficiency in games and
less need for retrospective
transparency.
That’s why the

departure of the man
responsible for overseeing VAR,
John Moss, after just two
months in office won’t create a
stir. There will be another one
along in a minute.
The identity of those
masterminding the process isn’t
as important as the competency
shown by whoever’s in charge,
on and off the park.

KING Waiting for his moment

season went almost unnoticed
by the Rangers fans.
A sign of outrage fatigue
perhaps.
But the win in Sweden last
week was a victory for guerilla
warfare in the ongoing battle
for supremacy inside the
corridors of power at Ibrox.
It means Dave King will
need to keep his grenades
with their pins intact until
Rangers suffer a negative
result that allows them to be
pulled and thrown in order to
escalate internal conflict.
It certainly won’t be Hibs –
but Lyon in midweek might
reactivate hostilities.
King is the major
shareholder at Rangers but
needs inner turmoil to bring
about the discontent that
forces revolution and
boardroom change.
Interim chairman John
Gilligan is circling the wagons
and digging in for a lengthy
impasse.
Clement is, meanwhile,
battling to create a team who
refuse to give the former
chairman the satisfaction of
arriving at his moment of truth.
There’s no chairman, CEO
or director of football at Ibrox,
but that just makes all that’s
going on even more of a
fascinating watch.

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GERS SPEAK
NANA’S KIND
OF LANGUAGE

BY ANDY NEWPORT
LOAN Ranger Nana
he’s a good guy and player.
Kasanwirjo believes a little
He’s really direct and tells
double Dutch can help him
me what he wants and what
translate his impressive
he expects from me. We
Malmo display into
understand each other.”
Premiership action.
It was a baptism of fire
The Feyenoord defender
has joined Gers on an initial for Kasanwirjo as he
stepped in to replace
12-month deal and could
banned Brazilian Jefte.
make the move permanent
But he repaid Clement’s
if he shines this season.
faith with a cool and
He got off to an
composed display in a
impressive start on
red-hot Eleda Stadion.
Thursday night as he
Now he’s hoping that will
helped shut out Swedish
be enough to see him hang
champions Malmo on his
on to his jersey for today’s
first start. With Jefte and
meeting against Hibs.
Ridvan Yilmaz unavailable,
He said: “Yeah, the
the Dutch Under 21
manager
right-back was
prepared me
asked to shunt
last weekend
across to the
for the game.
opposite flank.
“He said I
But he was
was maybe
able to do
going to play
more than just
on Thursday
talk a good
because
game with the
Jefte was
help of Dutchsuspended.
speaking boss
“So my
Philippe
focus was on
Clement and
Thursday.
compatriot
“During the
Robin Propper.
week he
He said: “It’s
JOY Nana with Bajrami helped me
been good.
really well, we trained on
The coach helped me as
the left-back position.
well because when I don’t
“And I think the team
understand something, he
helped me as well.
explains it in Dutch.
“And then you see,
“We can communicate in
when you come into the
Dutch so it’s easier for us.
game, they help you and
“I’m focused on getting
you help yourself to play
minutes. I want to play as
good, to play simple.
much as I can. I don’t care
“It was a good
where it is, just where I can
performance.
help the team and play.
“I played last season at
“I had a good chat with
the coach and I want to play left-back and the coach
knows it so he put me there
as much as I can.
and I do what I can.
“This is why I made this
“Where I play from now
step to Rangers.
on I don’t know, it’s up to
“With Robin, we can also
the coach.”
communicate in Dutch and

RANGERS v HIBS
SAGE Has used 24 players

Boss Sage
believes
Lyon are
two good

BY MARK WALKER

PIERRE SAGE has used so
many players so far this
season, he reckons Lyons
could have separate teams
for the league and Europe.
The French cracks head
to Ibrox to face Rangers on
Thursday aft er both
enjoyed 2-0 successes in
the opening week of the
Europa League.
Boss Page took his tally
of players used to 24 as
Lyon beat Olympiakos,
while Gers triumphed in
Sweden against Malmo.
Sage, whose side face
Toulouse in Ligue 1 today,
said: “We have already used
24 players so far this
season, which proves that
we have rotated a lot.
“We have a good crop of
young players and I felt
that it was important to
involve them.
“So the Europa League
will create opportunities
for me to use them,
although I will not rotate
for the sake of rotating.
“The idea is not to satisfy
ever yone but to win
matches. If we can satisfy
the players and win
matches, all the better.
“I am lucky that I have
got a big squad to make the
options for both
European matches and
Ligue 1 games.
“But we have played four
good matches in a row and
I believe we are going to
improve even more soon.”

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ROSS McCAUSLAND admits he got
lost in his Malmo moment.
But the Rangers kid is confident
Rangers won’t be found wanting as they
prepare to run out in front of a full house
at Ibrox for the first time this season.
The Northern Irish kid’s clinical strike
sealed an impressive 2-0 victory at the
Eleda Stadion on Thursday night.
The Light Blues smashed their Swedish
hoodoo to get their Europa League
campaign off to a flyer.
The goal sparked wild scenes in the
away end as the 1500-strong band of
travelling supporters erupted with joy.
But McCausland confessed he was left
spinning as he tried to work out just where
he should be running to join in the jubilant
celebrations.
Now having made it three straight wins
since their Old Firm defeat this month,
it’s full-steam ahead for Philippe Clement’s
side as they look to kick on.
McCausland said: “When I scored it

BY ANDY NEWPORT

took me a minute to process where the
fans were, so I had to turn around.
“When you score in such a big game,
it’s almost like you black out for a second.
“But obviously I was buzzing to be able
to contribute. The boys did so well and
we deserved it.
“We came off the back of the Celtic
game and knew we had to be better.
“It was a tough situation to be in and
the fans expect much more from us so
we’re glad we were able to deliver.
“Patience is the best way to describe
it, not getting too low or too high.
“With a new group, and a lot of new
players in the building, it’s going to take
us a while to gel.
“ You can see that now with our
performances. People are looking more
comfortable around each other and stuff
like that. So it’s looking good.”
It’s not just on the park that things
are looking brighter after a summer of

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HEADING THE RIGHT WAY
McCausland finds the fans
after Malmo strike, left, and is
swamped by his team-mates

FANS’ FAVOURITE Caballero

Caballero’s
death at 46
stuns Dens
Park faithful

BY SCOTT BURNS

gloom. Off it, there’s relief that Gers chiefs
have been given a thumbs-up from
Glasgow City Council safety inspectors
to throw the doors open on the renovated
Copland Road end and welcome back a
capacity crowd for today’s Hibs clash.
“It’ll be amazing to see everybody
there, full and raring to go,” said
McCausland.
“Against Dundee last week it was
massive the difference being back
home instead of being at Hampden.
“Being back at Ibrox is going to be
probably one of our biggest things for the
rest of the season.
“We’ve obviously been at Hampden
for cup games previously and the
atmosphere there is normally good.
“But it’s hard for the league games,
especially with the travel for the fans.
“I understand that so to be back at
Ibrox is going to be massive.”
Clement’s team are going to need every
ounce of backing their home faithful can

muster as they attempt to heave their
weary legs back into action fewer than
72 hours after taking on Malmo.
But McCausland reckons it won’t take
his team long to find their rhythm amid
that hectic schedule.
The 21-year-old – whose side will be
back in Euro action on Thursday night
when they host Lyon at home – said:
“That’s the joys of being a footballer at a
club like Rangers.
“You have so many periods in the
season where it is going to be like this.
“You might only have a day to recover.
But that’s just part and parcel of the game
and it’s something that we were very good
at last year.
“It’s all about bouncing off the back of
this Malmo victory and focusing on our
next match.”
Clement’s plans for the trip to southern
Sweden were disrupted before they’d
even boarded the plane.
Being without banned Brazilian Jefte

It’s almost like
you black out... it
took me a minute
to process where
our fans were

and crocked duo
out of their shell and
ROSS McCAUSLAND IS HEADING
Ridvan Yilmaz and
gelling together.
IN RIGHT DIRECTION
O scar C or t e s was
“That’s always the
problematic enough.
case when new players
But losing striker Hamza
come in the door – it takes
Igamane to a visa cock-up was a them time to settle. But you can
frustration the big Belgian could have start to see the light at the end of the
done without.
tunnel now.”
But you wouldn’t have known Gers
It was McCausland who outshone one
were down to the bare bones as they of those new recruits on Thursday.
outplayed the Allsvenskan champions.
He took Czech international Vaclav
McCausland said: “The players who Cerny’s place when he was introduced
were missing on Thursday, I think you with 20 minutes left – and soon took the
can clearly see that they would add plaudits too as he produced the goal that
quality to our group.
mashed Malmo.
“But as you saw with the players
But McCausland said: “I get on well
coming in, they’re starting to make a with Vaclav. He’s played at the top level
difference in the team.
so I could take a lot of experience from
“The way we played without the him and bring that into my game.
injured boys was good but with them
“He’s left footed and I’m right footed,
filtering back in, they’re going to add so we have a bit different playing style.
quality to the group.
“But he’s always good with me in terms
“I can see the squad improving with of telling me to be ready and stuff like
each training session. Players are coming that. So it’s good to have a role model.”

DUNDEE have paid tribute to
former star Fabian Caballero
after his shock death.
The 46-year-old passed
away after collapsing at a
futsal competition.
Dundee held a minute’s
applause before yesterday’s
home game with Aberdeen
for the ex-striker.
A Dark Blues statement
read: “All at Dundee Football
Club are extremely shocked
and saddened this morning
to learn of the passing of
Fabian Caballero.
“Fabian passed away at the
age of 46 and will be greatly
missed by everyone at
Dundee FC. He signed for the
Dee in July 2000 and became
a fans’ favourite.
“The thoughts of everyone
at the club are with Fabian’s
family at this very sad time.
Rest in peace Fabian.”
Caballero spent five
seasons at Dens Park from
2000 to 2005.
The Paraguayan, who was
also on loan at Arsenal,
scored 27 goals for Dundee
and played in the 2003
Scottish Cup Final.
He was the club’s Player of
the Year in the 2003-04 season.
After the Dark Blues were
relegated to the second tier in
2005, Caballero returned to
Paraguay before embarking on
a globetrotting spell that saw
him ply his trade in South
Korea, Cyprus, Chile, Greece
and Guatemala.

Jambos are in
for a Vad time

DINAMO MINSK boss Vadim
Skripchenko is convinced he
can add to Hearts’ problems
this week.
The Jambos kick off their
Europa Conference League
campaign on Thursday with
a trip to Azerbaijan to face
the Belarusian side in the
neutral venue of Sumgait
behind closed doors.
And Skripchenko – who
knocked out St Johnstone in
a 2013 Europa League tie
when he was manager of FC
Minsk – said: “I know the way
Scots play. Hearts will have
no surprises for us.”

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RANGERS v HIBS

JOSEF BURSIK admits
he’s ready to prove he has
moved on from being the
warm-up act for his idol
Jack Butland when Hibs
arrive at Ibrox.
The Easter Road keeper
shared a dressing-room with
his Light Blues counterpart
during a spell at Stoke City as
a starstruck understudy.
And as David Gray’s side
attempt to build on last week’s
win over St Johnstone, Bursik
paid a warm tribute to the
Rangers No.1.
He said: “I spoke to Jack
before I came to Hibs then a
couple of times since then.
“ We h a d a g o o d
relationship at Stoke. I learned
a lot from him and it will be
good to see him again.
“Jack was a bit of an idol for
me growing up so it was cool
to train with him every day.
“I was travelling to all those
games and stuff, warming up
at all the big stadiums when
I was 16 and 17 years old.
That’s invaluable, isn’t it?
“I was flirting on the edge
of going on my first loan when
I first joined Stoke.
“My best experience was
going to Stamford Bridge
because I’m a Chelsea fan
–that was big.
“I’d gone from League Two
at AFC Wimbledon straight
to a pre-season tour with the
first team to Switzerland.
“It felt like a different life.
You find yourself six or seven
years down the line playing in
stadiums that big. It’s a nice
reward for the hard work.”
The 24-year-old former
England Under-21 keeper has
arrived in Leith on loan from
Club Brugge for the season.
He’s adamant that first
league win over Saints must
be a starting point for Hibs as
they prepare for game that
could provide a statement for
how they intend to push on
after a slow start.
He said: “As a team you’ve
got to try your best not to look
at the opposition’s stature.
“You’ve got to look at them
as a team, based on how
they’re doing results-wise.
“Otherwise you just get
caught up in it.
“It’s hard against bigger
teams but that gives you the
best chance of doing well.
“We will want to win at

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Bursik is ready to face his idol

I couldn’t
wait to go
to Stoke
and train
with Jack..
as a teenage
keeper I was
his No.1 fan

BY GORDON PARKS

Ibrox and I think that’s the
easiest way to do it – not let
the occasion overawe you.
“ It w i l l b e a g o o d
atmosphere. It will be my first
visit to Ibrox and I don’t think
many of the new lads have
been there either. So I’m
looking forward to that.
“We’ve been disappointed
as a group with some of the
results, as you can imagine.
“We’ve come close, there’s
a couple of draws we should
have won.
“ We’ve had two tough

games against Celtic and I
think anyone in the league
would say that can put you
on the back foot a bit.
“Personally, I feel I’ve done
alright but there are things I
want to do better.”
Hibs have
been guilty of
losing a host of
avoidable goals
in recent
weeks.
So keeping a
clean sheet in
their 2-0 home
victory over

St Johnstone has been like a
tonic for Bursik.
And he insists that has to
be the benchmark if they’re
to start climbing the table.
He said: “There’s some level
of responsibility as a back
t h r e e , tw o
centre-backs
and goalie, for
keeping clean
sheets and
helping the
team win in
that way.
“And we

SAFE HANDS
Bursik at Hibs
and, below, his
former Stoke
mentor Butland

Jack and I
had a good
relationship
.. he was an
idol for me
growing up

haven’t had
going. The lads
that since
are excited
t h o s e p r e - JOSEF BURSIK CAN’T WAIT
about the
season games TO FACE HIS HERO BUTLAND
Rangers game.
in that little
To be honest, it’s
cup run.
“So it was a bit of a relief to something different if you
get that clean sheet, get that haven’t played at Ibrox before.
“I’m excited and I can speak
win and get that feeling back.
“ You missed that as a for the lads here as well.
“So we just want to get out
defender so that was nice and
there and keep building.
a good moment.
“Two wins on the bounce
“You play football for little
then you are unbeaten in
things like that.
“Hopefully we can build on three and you push on
that, gain a bit more from there. I’m looking
confidence and keep thing s forward to it.”

They are separated by the length of the M8 but the

GERRARD Casting a shadow

IT’S tricky doing your job when
there’s someone leaning over
your shoulder.
Unless you are one of those
folk who go to car-keys-in-thebowl parties, having that sense
of looming pressure behind you
is enough to give anyone
performance anxiety.
And when it comes to football
managers, it doesn’t matter if

MICHAEL

GANNON
the figure on your shoulder isn’t
actually there.
Philippe Clement is slowly
getting some breathing space
but he had that hanging over
him a few weeks ago.
The Belgian was on his major

wobble and it was the name of
Steven Gerrard that kept
popping up among fans.
The fact the former gaffer is
currently coining it in on the
Saudi gravy train seemed to get
lost in the wash.
But Clement was having to
operate with folk pining for the
good old Gerrard days while
openly discussing how long he

would last in the gig. The ship’s
been steadied in the wake of the
Celtic thumping and three wins
have seen the pressure eased.
But the bogey man is never
far away. Clement needs a win
against Hibs today and a decent
performance when Lyon come
calling in the Europa League.
See off St Johnstone before the
int ernational break and

Clement can sleep easy for a few
weeks at least.
He’ll be up against a guy today
though who will now have that
gnawing feeling of having
someone lurking behind him.
Even if – like Gerrard – it’s
perception rather than reality.
Ayr boss S cott Brown
knocking back St Johnstone has
got some folk putting two and

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Murray says Gers will overhaul Dons

TO FINISH
THIRD IS
ABSURD

GRAY Winning feeling

Not a Gray
day if you
win there
BY JAMES CAIRNS

DAVID GRAY enjoyed the
thrill of victory at Ibrox
as a player – and has
urged his Hibs stars to
make sure they
experience it today.
The Easter Road boss
featured in three wins
over Rangers in their
own back yard.
But the Hibees
haven’t won there since
February 2018 – and
Gray wants his players to
dig deep to end that run.
He said: “It takes a lot
of hard work to win
there. We will have to be
at the top of our game.
“It’s never an easy
place to go but in terms
of having experienced it,
it’s a great place to go
and play.
“It’s a brilliant
atmosphere. It’s a great
stadium, a real
traditional stadium,
brilliant playing surface.
“It’s a great
opportunity to test
yourself against a really
good side. But if you can
go and get a positive
result, it’s brilliant for
everyone involved.”
Gray, who could
include new signing
Dwight Gayle in his
squad but has doubts
over Joe Newell and
Martin Boyle, is looking
for his side to build on
their win over St
Johnstone last time out.
He said: “Obviously
the positive result
against St Johnstone
gives us a lot of
confidence. We finished
that game the way I
know we can play and
hopefully we can build
on that now.”

BUILDING FOR
THE FUTURE
Murray, left, feels
Gers will improve
under Clement

IAN MURRAY was part of
a Rangers squad that
faltered to a third-place
finish two decades ago.
But he insists there’s no
chance of that happening
again – even with upheaval
in the boardroom and a big
rebuild on the pitch.
Hearts split the Old Firm in
season 2005-06 as Celtic
romped home 18 points clear
of Alex McLeish’s strugglers.
Now it’s Aberdeen who are
surging while Rangers have
dropped points in the early
weeks and taken another
Parkhead beating.
Murray watched Philippe
Clement’s men brush Dundee
aside in the cup then notch
up an impressive win over
Malmo in the Europa League.
And he saw enough to
suggest the Belgian will
improve a younger, revamped
side as the domestic season
goes on. Murray said: “A lot of

BY FRASER MACKIE

things have to go wrong for a
Rangers team to finish third.
“It doesn’t happen often
and back in 05-06 we weren’t
a great side. We were a good
bunch of honest guys who
worked hard.
“We did well in Europe
where we didn’t have the ball
as much in domestic football.
“Hearts were a good team
and finished second.
“Every time we played
them it was tough.
“Over the 38 games,
however, Rangers WILL be
in the top two. But that’s par
for the course.
“They need to be better.
You cannot question that
Celtic are streets ahead of
them right now.
“And Clement has been
pretty open about the fact
that Rangers are on a rebuild.
“But it’s difficult because
you can’t rebuild and lose

games when you are Rangers.
This team needs to be better
at the back. They’re pretty
open and if they come up
against a good team – like
against Celtic – they’re going
to get beaten.
“But, on the flip side, they’re
definitely building something.
They’ve a lot of young players,
including a few foreign ones.
“And that means taking
time to adapt to our game,
settling into Scotland socially
and professionally.”
Murray insists Gers will
have too much for his other
former club Hibs today.
He has watched Hibees
three times since his shock
sacking by Raith last month.
And he said: “I expect
Rangers to win, that’s for sure.
“If I was a Hibs player or
manager, though, I wouldn’t
be going there with any fear.
“You can take the game to
them – it’s going to be pretty

open – but Rangers have
better individual players.
“The new signing I like is
Connor Barron. He has come
from Aberdeen in the Ryan
Jack mould and I think he
could be better than Ryan.
“Barron was excellent last
week against Dundee, always
looking for the ball and trying
to drive the midfield forward.
“I feel he understands what
it means to be a Rangers
player and what it meant to
the team being back at Ibrox,
especially in a cup game.
“You’ve got to be positive
and forward-thinking. For a
young guy to make that move
is hard because you’re getting
pelters from Aberdeen.
“And until he produces
for Rangers he’s got to the
win over their fans too.
“But he’s done that straight
away with performances.”
Hibs stunned Rangers 3-0
TWICE in Govan, including

a Scottish Cup win, during
that campaign 19 years ago.
Tony Mowbray ’s men
finished fourth but Murray
fears the top six could be
beyond Easter Road boss
David Gray this term.
He said: “I still see a massive
rebuild for David.
“Are they an okay side?
Yeah, they’re fine. They’ll
pick up points.
“But are they a good side?
I won’t go overboard and say
that. Again, that’s got nothing
to do with David or Malky
Mackay going in there.
“That’s just where Hibs are
just now. I don’t think the fans
are blinkered to that.
“I think they understand
the job David has to do and
that it will take time.
“They’ve not had a settled
squad for years now.
“Are they a top-six team?
I ’m not 100 p er cent
convinced by that yet.”

hard shoulder is linking bosses Clement and Gray

two together and getting 142.
He’s waiting for the Hibs gig was
the calculation – and it could
come up soon.
That’s the last thing David
Gray needs right now. And that
particular narrative certainly
won’t come from Brown either.
If St Johnstone was a tough
decision to bow out, the Easter
Road gig should be a no brainer.

The only way he should go there
in the near future is if the men in
the white coats bundle him into
a van and drive him to Leith.
It’s a managerial graveyard.
Too many bosses have been
dragged into the blender in
those parts and it needs time to
settle down before anyone
would think about it. Gray also
needs that time to prove he can

buck the trend and stay in place
for the long term.
Like Clement, there are
positive signs for Gray. It’s been
a rank start to the season at Hibs
with just one win in five.
They kept a clean sheet to
beat Saints last time out and
earn their only league win so far.
But in general the backline
has been leakier than a busted

old fridge – and it will be tested
to the max today.
Gray also needs to get through
today and then Motherwell to
get to the break with less heat.
But it’s sure to be cranked up
again afterwards with Dundee
United and Hearts – who should
have a new gaffer by then – on
the horizon. Clement can keep
the Gerrard talk at bay by

building momentum and keep
in touch with Celtic until they
meet again at New Year.
Despite some excitable fans
now believing the Quadruple is
back on, it’s going to be a
tightrope for a good few weeks.
It’s the same for Gray at the
other end of the M8 but both
will have to keep looking over
their shoulders for a while yet. BROWN Been linked with Hibs

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HANDY FINISH Nmecha and Duranville hail fourth on Friday

NURI’S WAKE
UP CALL FOR
DOZY STARS

NURI SAHIN has told his
Borussia Dortmund stars
they can’t afford to get
caught napping again
when they face Celtic in
the Champions League on
Tuesday night.
The Dortmund boss
made his demand after
seeing his side having to
come back from 2-0 down
to beat Bochum 4-2 in the
Bundesliga on Friday night.
It f o l l o w e d h e av y
c r it i c i sm f o r Na h i n
following a 5-1 hammering
by Stuttgart the previous
weekend.
But w hi l e h e was
delighted with the beaten
Champions League
runners-up fought back to
take the points, he warned
he won’t accept another
slow start when Brendan
Rodgers takes his Hoops
to the Westfalenstadion
this week.
He said: “There are
clearly issues we still need
to address before our next
game against C eltic
because going two goals
down is unacceptable.
“Our defending needs to
be looked at because they
were 2-0 up and had a
chance to make it 3-0,

BY MARK WALKER

which would have given us
a huge problem.
“We can’t start suddenly
playing when we are two
goals down.
“ That sai d , I was
absolutely delighted with
the application shown by
the players because they
refused to give up and
fought back to win.
“We stayed calm, kept
playing and deserved
to win. We showed huge
character. Sometimes you
have to suffer to learn.
“I like a team who fight
back to win – Bayer
Leverkusen did that on
many occasions last
season.”
Dortmund were able to
shrug off two major injury
scares for the Celtic game
after Marcel Sabitzer was
ruled out before the
Bochum clash and
superkid Jamie Gittens
hobbled off.
Sahin said: “Marcel had
a very slight knock and we
decided not to risk him.
And Jamie was only
suffering from cramps.
“Both will be available
for the Celtic game.”

Brendan and six hitters
set sights on Dortmund
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thrashed St Johnstone 6-0
last night and the Hoops
boss can’t wait to see his
side take on Borussia in the
Champions League on
Tuesday night.
He said: “I wanted a
Champions League
mentality here in Perth and
I thought the boys were
absolutely brilliant.
“Some brilliant goals and

a really good night for us.
We’re in a good flow at the
moment.
“You talk about keeping
the players in the moment
and not having them think
about Dortmund, but even
coming out for the second
half, we’re thinking, well,
we’ll take the foot off the
gas, but they just keep going.
“Everyone will be flying
on Tuesday night.”

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GLOSSY
FINISH
Brendan tore paint off the dressing
room walls a year ago... now silky
Celtic are looking picture perfect

MAED IN
HEAVEN
Maeda heads
in Celtic’s fifth
goal, left, as
Idah wraps up
the win and
takes plaudits
from McCowan

BRENDAN RODGERS ripped
the paint off the dressingroom walls with his half-time
rant in these parts last
December.
This time round all the gloss
was on the pitch as his Celtic
turned on some stunning style
with the perfect boost ahead of
Borussia Dortmund.
Just 10 months ago Rodgers
admitted he’d never been angrier
when he dished out a few home
truths as Hoops trailed to
St Johnstone at the interval.
The Celtic boss could barely
have been happier last night.
Those tough-talking days look
a world away from now with the
Hoops absolutely flying.
Boss-less Saints were simply
blown away and some of the
goals were so picture perfect you

ST JOHNSTONE......0 CELTIC......6
MICHAEL GANNON AT McDIARMID PARK

could have stuck on a frame and
hung them in a gallery.
There was no need for a halftime roast as this clash was done
by the interval thanks to a
10-minute three-goal blitz that
left the Perth men poleaxed.
Kyogo notched a couple of
crackers and Paulo Bernardo’s
effort in between was a
flashback to the famous team
goal grabbed at McDiarmid Park
during Rodgers’ first spell in
charge of Celtic.
The second half was much
the same and it could have
easily been double figures.
Callum McGregor slammed
in yet another left peg rocket
from outside of the box to make

it four, Daizen Maeda nodded in
a fifth and than Adam Idah
finished off another stunning
move to wrap up an incredible
night’s work.
Celts will face an entirely
different kind of test in
Dortmund, that’s for sure.
But they couldn’t be in better
form going in either.
Nine games across three
competitions, nine wins and 33
goals. Chuck in a sixth league
clean-sheet on the bounce – to
equal a century old record – and
no wonder Rodgers was
beaming by the end.
His side are bang in the
groove. Nicolas Kuhn kept up
his stunning form with a hand

in four goals, Kyogo was lethal
and £11million Arne Engels
looked like he owned the place.
Bernardo was an interesting
choice ahead of Reo Hatate with
Dortmund on the horizon, but
the Portuguese Under-21 captain
probably cemented his place in
the starting line up for Germany
with a top-notch performance.
Meanw hi le, inc omin g
Saints boss Tiernan Lynch
must have been tuning in from
behind the couch.
In fairness, at least the
Northern Irishman won’t have
to face Celtic every week.
But he will have his work cut
out putting this team back
together after being completely
dismantled last night.
Rodgers on the other hand has
little to worry about.
His side look every bit as

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BIG MATCH ACTION
Tiernan to
be Saints’
Lynch pin

SIX OF THE BEST Celts hit top
form against Saints with Kyogo,
main pic, making it 3-0 after his
opener, right, and goals fly in from
Bernado, centre, and McGregor

BY MICHAEL GANNON

ST JOHNSTONE are set to land
Tiernan Lynch as their new boss after
agreeing a compensation package
with Larne.
The 44-year-old is expected to
thrash out personal terms over the
next 24 hours after emerging as the
preferred choice to replace sacked
Craig Levein.
Saints owner Adam Webb moved
quickly to snap up the Northern Irish
gaffer after initial top target Scott
Brown removed himself from the race
while Aberdeen coach Peter Leven
had also been interviewed.
And Lynch is poised to turn his back
on a crack at the Europa Conference
League with Larne to take charge of
the McDiarmid Park side.
MailSport understands Saints are
confident the deal to land the new
boss and assistants – brothers Seamus
and Gary Haveron – is in the bag.
Lynch is highly-rated acoss the Irish
Sea after taking Larne from the second
tier to Europe in six years at the helm.
The boss came through the
coaching ranks at Glentoran before
leading Larne to new heights.
The Antrim outfit gained
promotion to the top tier and Lynch
delivered back-to-back titles.
And he created history when Larne
become their first Irish League side to
reach the group stages in Europe after
beating Ballkani and Lincoln Red Imps.
Caretaker boss Andy Kirk admitted,
until he heard otherwise, his focus
was on getting Saints ready for their
next game at Rangers after yesterday’s
crushing 6-0 home defeat to Celtic.
He said: “In terms of my position,
it’s not a conversation I’ve had with
the club. I’m fully focused on what I’m
doing at the minute – what comes
after that, I don’t know.”

THE STATS
TEAMS

impressive as they did during
his Invincible first season.
The ongoing sweat over the
fitness of Cameron CarterVickers meant Auston Trusty
got the chance to build on his
first start against Falkirk last
week and he strolled it.
As did the rest of his
team-mates.
Rodgers men seemed in the
mood to get this done sharpish.
They came close with a couple
of clipped crosses into Kyogo
that almost came off.
First up Alistair Johnston’s
chipped ball was pulled down
superbly by the Japanese ace but
he couldn’t’ wrap his boot
around the ball in time to scoop
it around keeper Ross Sinclair.
Next up McGregor sent Kyogo
in behind but this time Sinclair
did well to block and Kuhn

slashed the rebound into the
side netting.
Celts though they had made
the breakthrough midway
through the half as Maeda
volleyed high into the net after
a short free-kick.
But VAR caught Trusty
bumping into Graham Carey
and the goal was chalked off.
It looked borderline but there
was no need for fuss as Celtic
had this wrapped up within the
next 10 devastating minutes.
Kyogo sparked the goal rush
when he raced on to Kuhn’s
header over the top to hook
into the far corner.
The frontman bagged the
third just before the interval.
He superbly planted his
header beyond Sinclair after
some more Kuhn trickery and a
Greg Taylor cross that was right

on the button. In between times
Bernardo notched the kind of
team goal that gets Rodgers
beaming – nine different players,
11 passes and a stunning finish.
It was a breathtaking
breakneck move from back
to front that started with
a snappy pass out by
Kasper Schmeichel ,
followed by a pressbusting ball from Liam
Scales, a Taylor sweep,
a Kuhn cut-back and
then a Kyogo lay-off.
All that was required
was a deadly finish and
Bernardo was happy to
oblige by curling a cracker into
the bottom corner.
It was devastating stuff – and
exactly the early cut Rodgers
was craving before Tuesday.
There was no let up for

CAL OF THE
WILD Hoops
skipper CalMac
celebrates
after his strike
made it 4-0
yesterday

Saints though. A short corner
worked by Kuhn gave McGregor
the chance to let fly again
and he picked his spot
low in the corner
from 20-odd yards.
Maeda got the
goal he deserved
when he got on
the end of
Bernardo’s flat
cross to
thump his
header high
into the net.
And there
was another jawdropping goal on the
way when Idah tucked
away, following Luke
McCowan’s cute clip
and Alex Valle’s back
heel , to seal the
perfect night in Perth.

ST JOHNSTONE: Sinclair 7, Cameron 3
(Essel 4), Sanders 6, Neilson 5, Raymond
5 (McPake 3), Smith* 5, Sprangler 5, Carey
5, Wright 5, Kirk 5 (Keltjens 3), Clark 5
(MacPherson 4).
CELTIC: Schmeichel 7, Taylor 7 (Valle 7),
Scales 7, Trusty 7, Johnston 7, Bernardo 9,
McGregor 8 (McCowan 7), Engels 8
(Hatate 6), Maeda* 8, Furuhashi 8 (Idah 7),
Kuhn 9 (Forrest 5).
REFEREE: Don Robertson.

ANALYSIS
24
POSSESSION
1
SHOTS ON
4
SHOTS OFF
3
CORNERS
9
FOULS
1
YELLOW CARDS
0
RED CARDS
MAN OF THE MATCH

76
11
7
13
8
1
0

THERE were plenty of
candidates for Celtic
but NICOLAS KUHN
is proving his value to
the side by adding a
cutting edge that saw him have a
hand in four of his side’s six goals.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

AUSTIN QUITS
SCOTS SET UP
SCOTLAND set-piece
specialist Austin MacPhee is
stepping down from his role
with the national team.
The Aston Villa coach has
been an integral part of Steve
Clarke’s backroom team for
three years and was a key
component in qualifying for
Euro 2024.
But it’s understood that

12 wins but anxious Thelin
waits for update on Pape

BY SCOTT McDERMOTT

MacPhee has reluctantly
made the decision to quit the
international scene due to his
father’s illness.
The 44-year-old wants to
spend more time with family
while focusing on his club job,
with Villa involved in the

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LIFT OFF
Dons Kevin
Nisbet gets
a boost up
from Topi
Keskinen

BY SCOTT BURNS AT DENS PARK

ABERDEEN made it 12 straight wins but
face an anxious wait to see how long top
scorer Pape Habib Gueye will be out.
The Senegal star, who has hit six goals,
missed yesterday’s 2-1 win over Dundee
following a training ground injury.
There is genuine concern that the issue
SCOTS KO Austin MacPhee

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I’ll give them ST JOHNSTONE....0 CELTIC...6
Hearts & Soul

BY GORDON PARKS

GARETH AINSWORTH last night
insisted he’s ready to help Hearts
reclaim their identity as the
nation’s third force once again.
The 51-year-old Englishman
BIG CLAIM Ainsworth

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1 US actress whose films include Stardust and
Terminator 3, _ Danes (6)
4 Hollywood A-lister who voiced Will the Krill in
Happy Feet Two (4,4)
10 _ Patridge, star of The Hills and other reality
shows (7)
11 Host of Pointless, Alexander _ (9)
12 Sam _, American Beauty director who was
married to Kate Winslet (6)
16 Medium and psychic who hailed from
Merseyside, Derek _ (6)
18 William _ _, starred in the US version of
Shameless (5)
19 70s disco diva, _ Summer (5)
22 Leonardo DiCaprio’s ex, model _ Refaeli (3)
23 Rafael _, Spanish tennis player (5)
24 Actress Kruger or Lane? (5)
25 Comedian who hosts The 1% Club, _ Mack (3)
27 Mr Havers, suave English actor (5)
29 Black Swan star Mila _ (5)
30 DJ and TV presenter, _ Maconie (6)
31 _ Barton, played Marissa Cooper in The OC (6)
37 Zooey _, played the New Girl in the US
sitcom (9)
38 Laura San _, starred in Just Shoot Me! (7)
39 Academy Award-winning actress _ Theron (8)
40 Eddie _, surreal comedian and charity
marathon runner (6)

1 Red Dwarf star who appeared in Coronation St
as Lloyd Mullaney (5,7)
2 The thirty-second Blue Peter presenter, _
Akinwolere (4)
3 BBC Breakfast journalist, Susanna _ (4)
5 Country singer who shot to fame at only eight
years old, LeAnn _ (5)
6 Ms Von Teese, famed for her Burlesque
performances (4)
7 Former British Prime Minister, _ Blair (4)
8 Funny lady behind Lauren the Teenager,
Catherine _ (4)
9 US actress _ Panettiere (6)
13 _ Geldof, musician and political activist
knighted in 1986 (3)
14 Ice dancing champion, _ Torvill (5)
15 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun singer, _ Lauper (5)
17 He played Indiana Jones and Han Solo on the
big screen (8,4)
19 Singer-songwriter and poet, Bob _ (5)
20 Funny Irish chap, _ O’Hanlon (5)
21 Forrest Gump and Philadelphia Oscar-winner,
Tom _ (5)
22 Sarah _, property developer and presenter (5)
26 Sweet But Psycho singer, Ava _ (3)
28 Brazilian model, _ Bundchen (6)
31 Frankie _, known for playing Malcolm in the
Middle (5)
32 Playboy founder, _ Hefner (4)
33 Canadian comedian, _ Rogen (4)
34 TV’s second King of the Jungle, _ Tufnell (4)
35 Rapper who rwho is married to Beyonce (3-1)
36 Nickname that Madonna gives to her daughter
Lourdes (4)

CODEWORD
The number in
each square
corresponds to a
letter. Work out the
words in the grid
using the letters
provided.
Fill in these known
letters first, then
use skill and
judgement to work
out the others.

A
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SAMURAI SUDOKU

EASY SUDOKU 1

Normal sudoku rules apply for all five 9x9 sudokus, but the 9x9 inner sudoku shares
four of its 3x3 boxes with those of the outside sudokus.

4 8
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7
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ALPHADOKU 1

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A 9 x 9 sudoku with the letters R to Z.

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FUTOSHIKI 1

FUTOSHIKI 2

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The only symbols to guide you are the “greater than” (>) and “less than” (<) signs.

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shaded box at the beginning or top of the series. A number may be repeated in each line but not in a series.

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ACROSS
9 Oil (9)
10 Replied (8)
12 Recess (4)
13 Wasp (6)
14 Impose (7)
15 Spoke to (9)
17 Violent upheaval (9)
18 Innate (7)
20 Regarding (6)
21 Worry (4)
24 Momentary (8)
26 Expecting (8)
28 Tube (4)
29 Posture (6)
31 Uppermost (7)
34 Irregular (9)
36 Flawed (9)
38 Baby’s toys (7)

33
34

Sinew (6)
Flightless bird (4)
Club (8)
Shaking (9)

DOWN
1 Banana-like fruit (8)
2 Overseas (6)
3 Merry-go-round (8)
4 Made amends (6)
5 Speck (8)
6 Help (10)
7 Salad vegetable (7)
8 Pulchritude (6)
11 Allows (7)
16 Deserved (6)
19 Flower (5)
20 Unit of energy (3)
22 Scope (5)

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37

This two-speed crossword has two sets of clues, but
just one grid

CRYPTIC CLUES
DOWN
2. Reveal the German taken from
undercover (7)
3. Flower unit one in study (7)
4. What the teller made at the holdup? (13)
6. Blackguard in song: “All is
paradise” (7)
7. Ark must have carried one (or did
Noah insist on two?) (7)
8. Not at ease regarding a matter of
taxation (2,4)
13. Tom’s double’s a mimic (7)
14. Get the drink out at point of plane’s
departure (7)
15. Vehicle on sidewalk endless player (6)
16. People in the wrong ... could suffer
this? (7)
17. Polish statue for boundary (7)

ACROSS
9 Meddle (9)
10 Spying (9)
12 Wood (4)
13 Beach (6)
14 Cultivation (7)
15 Enthusiasm (9)
17 Rival (9)
18 Attack (3,4)
19 Clergyman (6)
20 Issue (4)
23 Helper (9)
25 Conceited (3-6)
26 Places (4)
27 Frightened (6)
29 Overcome (7)
32 Dependants (7-2)
34 Festival (9)
35 Pamphlet (7)

Marksman (6)
Concerned (10)
Tart (3)
Materialises (7)
Drug in tobacco (8)
Believed (8)
Alienate (8)
Contain (7)
Oxen (6)
Set alight (6)
Racial (6)

TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

ACROSS
1. Cuts two hundred in making it terse (8)
5. Open hand song without direction (4)
9. Society’s debris floats on top (4)
10. Vessel dials without heaters (8)
11. Java illiterates provide help (5)
12. Red hunt for heavenly noise (7)
13. Rave about fruit; cart around the whole
sweet (9,4)
18. As pirate, as scrounger (8)
19. Rough Boer wear? (4)
20. Grab ‘er: sounds like the plague (7)
21. Bar seat? (5)
22. Carry for a bet (4)
23. Avoiding the border line (8)

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Bet (6)
Therefore (4)
Curse (9)
Ignore (9)

DOWN
1 Apathetic (8)
2 Surprisingly (7,2,3)
3 Scattered (8)
4 Holds up (6)
5 Worry (8)
6 Honest (10)
7 Rock (7)
8 Famous (10)
11 Prize (5)
16 Rest (6)
19 Snip (3)
21 June 24th (9,3)
22 Game (6)

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Regards (3,3,4)
Charge (10)
Offer (3)
Traitor (8)
Negligent (8)
Answers (8)
Announce (7)
Loop (5)
Humour (6)

QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1. Concise (8)
5. Tropical tree (4)
9. Dross (4)
10. Heat chambers (8)
11. Be of use (5)
12. Loud booming sound (7)
13. Fruit dessert (9,4)
18. Sponger (8)
19. Gown (4)
20. Infection (7)
21. Park seat (5)
22. Convey (4)
23. Wall border (8)
DOWN
2. Disclose (7)
3. Flowering plant (7)
4. Defensive action (13)
6. Regional unit of Greece (7)
7. Beaver-like rodent (7)
8. Working (2,4)
13. Imitator (7)
14. Flight terminal (7)
15. Street musician (6)
16. Torture (7)
17. Point of no return (7)

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JUMBO CROSSWORD
DOWN
1. Uninteresting (4)
2. Kiosks (6)
3. Criticises (6)
4. Songbird (7)
5. Ran (5)
6. Deserved (4,6)
7. Arguments (5)
8. Exciting (9)
9. Possibly (7)
10. Stalk (4)
11. Top (8)
15. Companion (6)
21. Perfect (5)
24. By means of (7)
25. Diving bird (6)
26. Flatfish (6)
28. Snap (5)
29. Commission (3)
33. Food fish (7)
34. Boxes (6)
37. Shoddy (5)
40. Wader (5)
41. Take back (7)
43. Fly (5)
44. Child (6)
46. Stows (5)
49. Aloofness (7)
51. Ought (6)
53. Trimmed (6)

55. Man’s name (5)
58. Definitely (3,7)
60. Catch (3)
62. Glitter (5)
63. Postponing (9)
65. Tree (8)
68. Inn (6)
70. Finished (2,2,3)
71. Valid (2,5)
75. Secured (4,2)
76. Observe (6)
77. Shelf (5)
78. Be worthy (5)
80. Yearn (4)
84. Fuel (4)

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
Can you spot the six differences between these two pictures?

ACROSS
12. Eating (7,4)
13. Die (6)
14. Involve (6)
16. Scheme (4)
17. Large church (9)
18. Belief (5)
19. Care (4)
20. Cricket fielder (5,4)
22. Wood (5)
23. Comedy (9)
27. Return (3,4)
30. Gist (6)
31. Occupation (4)

32. Raise (5)
35. Colour (4)
36. Deal (7)
38. Trickle (4)
39. Current (7)
42. Agitated (6)
45. Stupid (5)
46. Introduce (7)
47. Injured (4)
48. About (4)
50. Learns (5,2)
52. Frisk (5)
54. Release (6)

56. Hoped (7)
57. Animal (4)
59. Dash (7)
61. Strike (4)
64. Nick (5)
66. Thoroughly (4)
67. Pretty (6)
69. Deputise (5,2)
72. Keepsakes (9)
73. Permission (5)
74. Examples (9)
79. Stage (4)
81. Impudence (5)

82. Trio (9)
83. Credit (4)
85. Attack (4,2)
86. Drink (6)
87. Easy (5,2,4)

NUMBERCRUNCH
Follow the instructions from left to right, starting with the number
given to reach an answer at the end of the row
BEGINNER

ANSWER

4/5
of this

-20 ÷4 +18 x3

-40

÷2 +52 x2

INTERMEDIATE

ANSWER

Squared

-78

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-41

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50%
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-33

ADVANCED

260

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ANSWER

-94

x6 +49 ÷7 -42

Squared

x2 -267

Sunday Mail September 29, 2024

GIANT SUDOKU

MEDIUM SUDOKU 1

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and every letter from K to Z.

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Cross out one of the two letters in each divided square to reveal a completed crossword grid.

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MEDIUM SUDOKU 2

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WORDSEARCH 1
Tuscan towns and cities

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PATHFINDER 2

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WORDSEARCH 2

Find 13 words in the left and 11 words in the right grid.
Children’s literature characters

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ARROWWORD 1
Man's
name

Which
person?

Impolite

Tavern

Chiwetel
_, actor

Pasta
grain

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ARROWWORD 2
Obtains

Amphibian

Resonate

Major
blood
vessel

_ Murs,
pop singer

Miseries

Nocturnal
bird

Norwegian
inlet of
the sea
Image
taken by a Coloured
in
camera

Sneering

Resign

Fish eggs

Flower
part

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Secret
agent

Vitality
_ Blair,
former PM

Centre of
a church
Cook
in oil

Measure
of weight

Middle
Eastern
country

_ Wayne,
hip hop
artist

Ship
Spaceship
(inits.)
Actor, _
DiCaprio

Singing
voice

Athletic

Baking
measure
(abbr.)

Arid

Japanese
currency

Relating to
birds

_ Fanning,
US
actress

Singular

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SOLUTIONS
PAGE ONE
CODEWORD

ENTERTAINMENT CROSSWORD
1

Across: 1 Claire; 4 Brad Pitt; 10 Audrina; 11 Armstrong; 12 Mendes; 16 Acorah;
18 H Macy; 19 Donna; 22 Bar; 23 Nadal; 24 Diane; 25 Lee; 27 Nigel; 29 Kunis;
30 Stuart; 31 Mischa; 37 Deschanel; 38 Giacomo; 39 Charlize; 40 Izzard.
Down: 1 Craig Charles; 2 Andy; 3 Reid; 5 Rimes; 6 Dita; 7 Tony; 8 Tate; 9 Hayden;
13 Bob; 14 Jayne; 15 Cyndi; 17 Harrison Ford; 19 Dylan; 20 Ardal; 21 Hanks;
22 Beeny; 26 Max; 28 Gisele; 31 Muniz; 32 Hugh; 33 Seth; 34 Phil; 35 Jay-Z;
36 Lola.

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PARTY ON
The woman who
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INSIDE

Joan Collins

‘I love the feeling
of being on stage’

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COLLINS
8 REAL LIFE
10 SHOPPING
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SUNDAY

‘There’s not
really anything
like Dynasty
any more’
Actress Dame Joan Collins on the current crop of TV shows
and taking to the stage for a one-off special celebrating a stellar
career working with some of the greatest names in Hollywood
Starring as the
iconic Alexis in
Dynasty in 1985

SUNDAY

fter eight decades in show business,
Dame Joan Collins has every
right to put her feet up and
relax. “I’m very, very, very lazy,”
said the 91-year-old, as she chats
to us from her home in London.
The legendary actress is filling us in on how
she spent the summer – a chilled-out few
months in the South of France.
“I’d get up whenever I wanted to get up,
which is usually around eight, read the papers
on my iPad, have breakfast with friends and family,
whoever’s visiting, and then we’d swim, relax by
the pool, read books and magazines, hang out
and then go and have lunch,” she added.
It sounds idyllic. “Oh, it’s wonderful,” Joan
agreed. “It’s a very sociable lifestyle. In the
afternoon, depending on what the weather’s
like, we’ll do various things. You know, we
might go for a walk, we might go shopping,
we might have a nap and then, in the evening,
we’ll get together for dinner. It’s bliss.”
But, as we’ve come to expect from the great
dame, she’s not one to rest on her laurels. And
following her relaxing break, she’s now back to
business in Blighty, where she’ll perform her new
show, One Night Only, at the Adelphi Theatre
in London on October 22. With millions of fans
across the world, icon status and huge demand
to see the woman considered one of the last
surviving actresses of Hollywood’s Golden
Age – why just the one show?
“I simply decided I don’t want to tour any more,”
she said. “I love the feeling of being on stage,
the smell of the grease paint, the roar of the
crowd. I love having contact with my fans. But

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Joan in
around
1960

With her
sister Jackie,
who passed
away in 2015

I just can’t face all the driving, the going to a
new hotel every night, it’s not my thing. At the
Adelphi, it’s one show but maybe I’ll do another
later on.” She flashed that famous, megawatt
smile. “It depends…”
It’s little wonder Dame Joan is hesitant to commit
to more work. She’s already got plenty on her plate,
including plans for a biopic on Wallis Simpson, the
American wife of Edward VIII, who she will play in
her latter years. She’s also famously committed to
her busy social life, which revolves around celebrity
pals such as Elizabeth Hurley and Christopher
Biggins. And then, of course,
there’s her family including
husband Percy, her two
daughters, Tara and Katyana,
son Alexander and her four
grandchildren, Miel, Weston,
Ava and Deia.
Just don’t call her Granny.
“Oh, I don’t love that word,”
she laughed. “The grandchildren
have different names for me.
One is ‘DJ’ but I won’t tell you
the others, as some things
should be kept private.”
But she does admit that despite all the glitz and
glamour associated with their famous grandmother,
the youngsters are just like any other Gen Z kids.
“My grandson was 21 over the summer so we
gave him a little dinner, which was fun. And the
other two girls are in their early twenties. I see them
a lot but they have their own lives. And if you say,
‘Come over for tea,’ it’s like pulling teeth. I suppose
I was exactly the same in my early twenties.
We have our two-year-old granddaughter [Deia]
too and she’s a lot of fun.”
For Dame Joan, who has lived in the public eye
since the 1950s, very little is left unknown about her

incredible life. Best known for her role as Alexis
Carrington in Dynasty, Joan is a Golden Globe
winner and has her own star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame. She’s famously been married five
times and she and Percy celebrated their 20th
wedding anniversary in 2022.
She’s also a passionate supporter of the
royals and was made a dame in 2015 by
Queen Elizabeth for her services to charity,
including breast cancer research.
So it’s little surprise when we ask her thoughts
on the Princess of Wales – who revealed earlier this
month that the treatment for her
unspecified cancer had been
completed – that Joan gets
emotional. She admitted
that she cried at the video Kate
released of her and her family
to announce the news.
“My daughter and
I watched it on the
news and it brought
tears to my eyes,”
Joan said. “We were so,
so thrilled. I think
Princess Catherine
is just a phenomenal lady – I’ve met
her a few times and she was so kind.
She’s so down-to-earth, she’s so real.
I think that what she has done and how
she has helped so many people with
cancer, it can’t be underestimated.”
She added: “You know one in
two people are going to get cancer,
yes? My mother died of it and my
sister died of it. So for Catherine to
come out as she has done, well, I think
she’s absolutely marvellous.”
Earlier this month, Joan commemorated

‘I love being
on stage – the
smell of the
grease paint,
the roar of
the crowd’

SUNDAY

the ninth anniversary of her sister Jackie’s death.
In 2018, she famously claimed that Jackie would
visit her from beyond the grave in the form of
a small fly.
When we asked if she still has that connection to
her late sister today, Joan nodded. “She still visits,
yes. There will be a fruit fly, flying in front of my face
several times. I know a lot of people don’t believe in
it but I do.”
While Joan won’t be drawn into the topic of
reincarnation she does remember
her sister fondly. “Jackie was a
wonderful writer, and very
much maligned,” she

Joan and
her husband
Percy Gibson

Joan will
be sharing
stories in her
new show

explained. “I’m still very close to her three
daughters, we speak often.”
Away from the spotlight, Joan loves nothing more
than a night in with Percy, although they have had
trouble finding a TV show to suit their tastes.
“People seem to like a lot of stuff with guns and
violence,” she said, the frustration in her voice clear.
“I’ve become so bored of what’s on offer on TV
and streaming. I enjoyed The White Lotus and
Ray Donovan but that was during covid. I need
something new to watch.”
She’ll be delighted Strictly is back, at least?
“Oh yes, I adore Strictly. That’s good,” she added.
She then asks us what we’ve been watching. We
tell her Colin From Accounts, the Australian comedy
on the BBC which has been a big hit.
“Yes, I’ve seen that, it’s good but a bit samey,”
she said. “I tell you what I do watch a lot of and
that’s Friends. I do really like that. They are six
fantastic actors and when Matthew Perry passed
away, that was awful. They really were excellent.”
We ask her what else makes the cut in Joan and

Percy’s home. “I love movies,” she said, adding
rather unexpectedly, “I love Wedding Crashers,
with Vince Vaughn. And I’ve seen Titanic at least
10 times.
“I don’t tend to agree with critics when they heap
praise on something. We watched something
recently, I won’t say what, but it had two huge
stars in, was lauded by the critics and, honestly, it
was boring.”
With her most iconic role being in a TV
drama, Joan knows what she’s talking about
when it comes to the small screen. But interestingly
she said she had never actually seen much
of Dynasty until the pandemic, when she and
Percy found themselves watching it.
“There was no streaming in those days, no
videos, so I never saw a lot of those episodes,”
she said. “I don’t remember much, the dresses,
the scene, it was like watching something that
I’d never been a part of.
“That’s crazy, isn’t it? I don’t remember any
of the scripts. I learnt them very fast and I

studied them... and then they’d go right out of
my mind.”
We ask for her verdict on the show. “Oh,
my God, it’s good. It was fantastic. Everybody
is so good-looking. Everybody has great hair.
It’s weird, isn’t it? Because I feel like there’s not
really anything like that any more.”
With plenty more to say on the glory days of
showbiz, Joan will be saving her best anecdotes
for her upcoming live show.
“I shall try to be as amusing as possible and
talk about some of the people that I’ve worked
with, you know, Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Paul
Newman, Gregory Peck,” she said. “A lot of people
think I name drop but the names I drop are people I
work with. And if I’m going to tell a story, people will
want to know who it’s about! It’s going to be
enormous fun.”
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REAL LIFE

‘I’ll never marry –
so I threw myself
a £100k party’

When Vicky Chadwick turned 50 she had the party of her dreams to celebrate herself

WORDS: MEL FALLOWFIELD PHOTOS: MAXINE KIM PHOTOGRAPHY

tanding on the stage, beside my
five-tiered cake, I looked out at
all my guests and felt a surge of
happiness. My hair and make-up
were perfect, my dress fitted like
a glove and all the people I loved
were there. It had taken 15 months of planning
and cost £100,000 but it was worth it – the
evening was perfect in every way.
I imagine it’s how brides feel on their special
days – and though there was no Mr Right
beside me, this was like a wedding to myself.
A party to celebrate me. I’ve resigned myself
to never getting married – there hasn’t been
a sniff of romance for 14 years – but I deserved
a special day and what better time than on
my 50th birthday.
I’ve never been lucky in love. I had my first
boyfriend when I was 20; it lasted for six years
but it wasn’t a great relationship. We lived
together but he didn’t add anything to my life
– he went to work, came home, ate and went
to sleep. Despite working full-time myself, I
was the one left doing all the housework and
I ended up spending my life moaning at him,
which wasn’t who I wanted to be. I finished it
eventually, realising I’d be happier on my own.
After that, I had a few flings that fizzled out

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With daughter
Mia and her
amazing fivetiered cake

and then I met my 13-year-old daughter Mia’s
dad about 15 years ago in the gym. We were
only together for three years, splitting up about
18 months after she was born. He couldn’t
commit to anything, from jobs to me, and he
ended up getting on my nerves. He wasn’t one
for romance either – the only
present he ever bought me was
a jar of garlic mayonnaise. And
he was the last man I went on a
date with.
While Mia has brought me
enormous joy and is absolutely
wonderful, my life has, in many
ways, been quite boring and
ordinary. I’ve worked incredibly
hard since I was 16 years old
in a job in logistics, at the
beginning working seven days a week to get
ahead, and I’d been saving up money that I
hardly had time to spend.

passed with no celebrations – while my friends
had partners that would organise something,
I didn’t so they went unmarked.
But 18 months before my 50th, I decided this
was a milestone I wasn’t going to let drift past
me. I’d lost some weight and felt healthier and
happier than ever. So I decided
to do it myself, to show how
much I appreciate myself and
what I’ve achieved in life.
I started thinking of ideas –
and I decided on a masquerade
theme, with black and purple
being the main colours. And I
chose the five-star hotel Luton
Hoo in Bedfordshire. Then the
planning started in earnest. I
realised it would be tough to do
it alone but not having a partner to help me
needn’t be a barrier, so I hired event planners.
Over the years, I’d saved money in various
funds and knew I could afford to spend
£100,000. I know it’s a lot to spend on one day
– but then again, brides can easily spend that
and more so it didn’t feel excessive for a
once-in-a-lifetime experience. And it’s not as if

‘As I danced
with my
daughter,
I felt so
proud’

Time to celebrate
Vicky chose
a masked
ball theme

So it’s against this backdrop that the idea came
to me. Just once I wanted to be the centre of
attention. My 30th and 40th birthdays had

the rest of my life is extravagant – Mia goes to the
state school near our home in Bedford and I shop in
Tesco and Morrisons and don’t blow my money
on designer clothes.
I started planning in April 2023 and we sent out
save-the-date cards three months later – they were
fridge magnets to make sure people couldn’t forget!
We planned every detail with a meticulous eye –
from creating a fragrance for the scented candles
as party favours to waffle and pizza stands for
late-night snacks and embroidered bows instead
of place cards. Invitations to the 120 guests were
sent out in velvet boxes.
The bills soon started piling up, with £6,000 spent
on flowers, and rented table linen even shipped from
America at a cost of £2500.
By the end, it was all-consuming – but in a
positive way. I wanted my guests to have the party
of a lifetime, not just me.
And on the night, it was worth it. The only hitch
was that there were problems with the airlines and
data outages on the day – so in the end, we were
down to 81 guests. But I didn’t let it ruin the
evening. Sadly, it was out of my hands.

Life begins at 50

My actual birthday was on July 17, 2024, and I had
a normal day, pottering to the shops and going to
the gym. But the 20th was the big day. I arrived at
the venue and checked in at 11am – I’d booked out
the whole site so my friends and family could stay

over too without worrying about
driving home late at night.
I was so excited
as Mia and I had our hair
and make-up
professionally done.
The party started at
6pm and as guests
arrived, they were
greeted by a wall
pinned with masks and
mirrors so they could
choose which one suited
them. Then we had
canapés and fizz
The birthday girl
begins her fifties
outside – thankfully it was a
There were photos of Vicky
in style
beautiful evening.
throughout her life to greet guests
After that, we moved on to a
three-course meal with chicken caesar
decided to celebrate this milestone birthday.
salad, fillet of beef and a mango and cherry delice
Everyone told me it was the best party that
for pudding.
they’d ever been to and I loved every moment.
I made a speech, thanking everyone for being
I think it’s far too easy to feel that you don’t
there, and then we cut the cake. There was
have much to celebrate if it’s not a wedding.
entertainment too – everything from a flash mob,
But when I looked around at all my guests,
with a dummy cake that they dropped to start
I realised I had so much to celebrate. I have
things off, to fire performers and even a smoke
amazing friends and a wonderful, supportive
bomb when I made my entrance.
As I danced with my daughter, I felt so proud – the family and I’ve worked hard enough to be able
to spend a lot of money on a party.
room was filled with love and happy chattering. And
Life doesn’t begin and end with having a
at the end of the night, as I went to bed at about
partner… but maybe it does begin at 50.
1am, I couldn’t have been more pleased that I’d
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SUNDAY

TRUE
ROMANCE

Natural, romantic
displays of flowers
from the garden
flourish throughout
this Cotswolds house.
Seasonal blooms tumble
over vintage china vases,
their colours echoing the
palette of the interior.
Creative and bohemian
inspiration sits in the
space between the
pretty florals of summer
and the rich, tactile
palette of autumn.

GOLDEN

GLOW
Interior designer Kay Prestney and
photographer Becca Cherry show how to
bring the outdoors in for a cosy autumn vibe

DESIGNING WITH NATURE

COLOURS OF THE SEASON

Autumn’s palette is warm, with golden-yellow undertones.
Dark and muted, it has a soft, nostalgic glow. The slow
pace of summer is replaced with a renewed energy, which
brings a spectacular autumn display as green leaves turn
to shades of russet, amber and ochre, enveloping the
landscape in a rich and earthy palette.

Bringing nature into the autumn home is all about
shape and form. Look to the garden for structural
branches, twigs, berries, interesting seedheads and
dried flowers such as poppy heads, honesty, smoke
bush, allium heads or hops. Don’t ignore the
vegetable patch, where you can find beautiful dried
forms such as artichoke flowers.

GET CRAFTY

Making a wreath
is a lovely way to
immortalise a special
walk in a favourite
place or the
landscape of
somewhere that
holds a place in your
heart. It is a visual
daily reminder of
joyful memories.
Wrap up and head
outside with a
basket and some
pruning shears to
find tactile, pretty
dried foliage,
grasses and flowers.

A HOME FOR
ALL SEASONS
BY KAY
PRESTNEY &
BECCA CHERRY
(RYLAND
PETERS &
SMALL, £25)

RETRO RUSTIC

Try richly coloured
chrysanthemums in pots
and freshly cut dahlias in
interesting vintage
containers. Layer up
cosy textiles on beds,
armchairs and sofas...
think woolly blankets,
fluffy sheepskins and
quilted throws alongside
plenty of pillows. Look
out for vintage furniture
that can have different
uses – an old wooden
milking stool could have
a new life as a side
table, a step stool
or a plant stand.

TEXTURES AND MATERIALS

Natural materials in earthy colours play a big role in the
autumn home – warm woods, richly coloured clay tiles,
mellow Cotswold stone and raw plaster. In contrast to
the light cotton rugs of a summer home, autumn houses
have wool, jute, sisal or hemp floor coverings that are
snug and tactile underfoot.

SUNDAY 13

HEALTH

JUST SAY NO
WORDS: AMY JONES PHOTOS: GETTY

Setting boundaries and avoiding stressful situations is essential if you
have a chronic illness but it’s also good health advice for everyone

SUNDAY

e’ve all pushed ourselves to
attend social events when
we’ve just not been up to it.
Maybe our bodies have told
us to take a step back or
mentally, we’ve just not been in the right
headspace.
Saying “no” can be a challenge – we don’t
want to let anyone down or experience an
insufferable case of FOMO (fear of missing
out), yet there’s so much power to harness
from simply saying it.
For those of us with a chronic illness, it holds
an even greater impact. Taking control of

situations and learning to turn things down can
protect your health and avoid making matters
worse.
Avoiding saying “yes” to every scenario can
be physically beneficial and help to reduce the
“physiological impacts of stress, such as high
blood pressure and chronic inflammation”, said
Dr Elena Touroni, consultant psychologist and
co-founder of The Chelsea Psychology Clinic
(thechelseapsychologyclinic.com).
She said that by “avoiding overcommitment”,
we allow our bodies to rest and recover, which
is “vital for maintaining a healthy immune
system”. What’s more, it can also lower the

risk of “stress-related conditions, such as heart
disease or gastrointestinal issues”.
When it comes to the psychological benefits
of saying “no”, Dr Elena said it can be
“incredibly empowering”as it allows us to “take
control of our time and energy, reducing
feelings of anxiety”. “This act of prioritising our
wellbeing can lead to increased self-esteem
and a stronger sense of autonomy,” said Dr
Elena. “It helps in managing stress as we’re
less likely to feel pressured into commitments
that don’t align with our values or capacity.”
Here’s why saying “no” is good for your
health...

FIGHT OR FLIGHT?

Stress can have a huge impact on your
physical health. “When we experience
stress, our body enters a heightened
state of alertness, known as the ‘fight or
flight’ response,” said Dr Elena. “This
triggers the release of stress hormones
like cortisol and adrenaline, which, over
time, can lead to a range of issues.
Chronic stress can weaken the immune
system, making us more susceptible
to illness. It can disrupt nearly every
system in the body from digestive
problems to heart disease.”

YOU’RE MORE
THAN JUST SLEEPY

Dr Elena said exhaustion is much
more than just feeling tired. “It’s
a state of physical and mental depletion
that can have serious
consequences for your
health,” she explained.
“When we’re run down,
our body’s ability to repair
and rejuvenate itself is
compromised, making
us more vulnerable to
infections and chronic
conditions. Continuous
exhaustion can also lead
to burnout where the
body’s stress response
becomes overactive,
contributing to issues
like high blood pressure,
heart disease and
weakened immunity.”

psoriasis”. She added: “Prolonged
stress can lead to imbalances in the
immune system, causing it to mistakenly
attack healthy tissues, as seen in these
autoimmune diseases. Similarly,
exhaustion weakens the body’s
defences, creating an environment
where such illnesses thrive.”

PROTECT YOURSELF
Saying no should become an
“essential tool” for people living
with a chronic illness, insisted Dr Elena.
“Chronic illnesses often require careful
management and plenty of rest –
overextending can lead to flare-ups or
worsening symptoms. By saying no
to unnecessary commitments, you can
help prevent the stress and exhaustion
that might exacerbate your condition,

leading to a better quality of life
and more stable health.”

STOP ILLNESS
IN ITS TRACKS

“Saying no is a proactive way
to protect your health and also
avoid the development of chronic
illnesses,” advised Dr Elena. “By setting
boundaries, managing your workload
and social commitments, you can
reduce the risk of chronic stress.
This allows your body to maintain
balance and resilience, making
it less likely that stress will trigger
the kind of inflammation or immune
system imbalance that can lead to
chronic illness. Saying no can have
long-lasting benefits for your overall
health and wellbeing.”

DON’T MAKE
THINGS
WORSE

According to Dr Elena,
stress or exhaustion can
“play a significant role
in the development or
worsening of autoimmune
illnesses such as
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
[where the immune
system attacks the
thyroid gland] and

‘I TURN DOWN THINGS THAT MAKE MY FATIGUE WORSE’

Molly Matthews,
22, an account
executive for
East Village
Agency, lives
with chronic
fatigue syndrome
and psoriasis

“I was diagnosed with
psoriasis when I was 12 and
chronic fatigue syndrome
(CFS) when I was just about
to do my GCSEs at 16. I’ve
really adapted to my psoriasis,
though sometimes when
I’m having a bad flare-up and
my skin is super itchy, I can
scratch until I bleed, which
affects my mood and how
I feel within my body.
“My CFS affects my
everyday life a lot more. I’m
only 22 so it’s really difficult to
set boundaries on your body

when most young people
don’t have to. I try to take
things as slowly as possible
to not put extra stress on
my body but that can be
incredibly difficult. I often
have to take an ‘hour of
decompression’ in the
evenings where I get
home and lie in bed until
I feel better again.
“CFS has definitely affected
my social life. I’m young and
want to go out and do things
but it isn’t possible for me
without paying for it later. It

can be hard to explain that
to people when they don’t
understand – setting those
boundaries can either leave
you with FOMO or feeling
like you’re a bad friend.
“I’m terrible at setting
boundaries and saying ‘no’
makes me worry about what
people will think of me. But
then I learnt that setting
boundaries meant I could
become the best version
of myself and while I still
definitely worry, I’ve just
started saying ‘no’.

“I found that once I started
doing this, I was able to
properly care for myself and
stopped feeling guilty. I now
turn down things I know will
make my CFS worse and by
doing that, I’m helping keep
my CFS at a level that’s
manageable. Refusing to do
things that are stressful helps
keep my psoriasis from flaring
up too. Having some control
over triggers helps you keep
balance in your life and,
for me, has improved my
skin and fatigue.”

SUNDAY 15

FOOD

Savoury
saviours

Pressed for time to cook? Try these quick
and easy dinners the whole family will enjoy

SERVES 4

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE TRAYBAKE

■ Oil, for frying
■ 4 cloves of garlic, minced
■ 2 red onions, cut into chunks
■ 1 medium aubergine, cut into

chunks

■ 2 x 400g tins of chickpeas,

drained

■ 1 lemon, topped and tailed and

thinly sliced

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■ 2 tsp coriander seeds
■ 2 tsp cumin seeds
■ 1½ tsp salt
■ 2 tsp paprika
■ ½ tsp ground turmeric
■ 8 chicken drumsticks

TO SERVE

■ Chopped fresh coriander
■ Tahini
■ Chilli oil

Chickpea and chicken traybake

Preheat the oven to
180°C/160°C fan/gas mark 4
and have a large roasting dish to
hand.
Pour a generous drizzle of oil
into the base of the dish. Add
the garlic, red onion, aubergine,

chickpeas and lemon slices. Using
a pestle and mortar, lightly crush
the coriander and cumin seeds.
Add to a bowl with the salt,
paprika, turmeric and chicken.
Get your hands in and give
everything a really good mix so it’s
all coated.

Add the chicken to the dish
of vegetables and bake for
45 minutes till everything is
cooked.
To serve, sprinkle over the
coriander and drizzle over
the tahini and chilli oil.

Paneer karahi (to freeze)

Put a medium non-stick
frying pan on the hob
over a medium heat.
Splash in a good drizzle of
oil.
Get the paneer cubes
in and leave them to
cook, tossing and moving
the paneer around
occasionally. You want to
keep frying till the paneer
cubes all have a brown,
crinkly texture.
Take the paneer out of
the pan and set aside,
then place the same pan
back on a medium heat.
Pour in a drizzle more oil.
Add the onion along with
the salt and cook until
golden.
Get the garlic paste in
with the tomatoes,
tomato purée, turmeric,
curry powder and chilli
powder, if using, and cook
till the tomatoes have
broken down and you have
a rich sauce. Add a splash
of water to prevent it
catching on the bottom of
the pan.

2
3
4

SERVES 4

INGREDIENTS
■ Oil, for frying
■ 500g paneer, cut into
cubes
■ 2 onions, diced
■ 1 tsp salt
■ 2 tbsp garlic paste
■ 4 tomatoes, diced
■ 2 tbsp tomato purée
■ ½ tsp ground turmeric
■ 2 tbsp curry powder
■ 1 tsp chilli powder
(optional)
■ Large handful of
spinach
■ Cream, for drizzling

As it cooks, add the
spinach and mix
through till wilted. Add the
paneer back in, cover and
cook for 15 minutes.
Once the curry has
finished cooking, take it
off the heat and transfer
into freezer containers.
Leave to cool, then drizzle
over some cream, cover
and freeze. To reheat, thaw
out and heat in a pan or in
the microwave until hot.

Banana peel curry

Start by thinly slicing
your banana peels
and squeezing the lemon
juice all over to stop the
browning process a little.
They will brown as soon
as they are peeled – they
are notorious for it – but
that is fine.
Pour the oil into a
medium non-stick
pan and as soon as the
oil is hot, add the onions
and salt and cook till
browned. As soon as the
onions are soft and
brown, add the ginger
paste, garlic paste,
tomato and tomato
purée, cook for a few
minutes and then add
the garam masala and
the chilli powder, if using,
and mix through.
Add the sliced
banana peels and
cook in the spices over a
high heat for a few
minutes.

SERVES 4

INGREDIENTS
■ Peels of 6 bananas
■ 1 lemon, juice only
■ 5 tbsp oil
■ 2 onions, diced
■ 1½ tsp salt
■ 2 tbsp ginger paste
■ 2 tbsp garlic paste
■ 1 tomato, diced
■ 2 tbsp tomato purée
■ 3 tbsp garam masala
■ 2 tsp chilli powder
(optional)
■ 300ml water
■ Thinly sliced
coriander, to serve

Pour in the water and
cook over a medium
heat, with the lid on, for
30 minutes. Take off the
lid and cook now till the
mixture is drier and not
watery.
Sprinkle over the
coriander and serve.

SUNDAY 17

FICTION

‘A

A night to
remember

t least the kettle boiled
before the power went out,”
Marigold, Daisy’s grandmother,
said cheerfully.
Daisy chuckled as she set
down two cups of tea and
a plate of chocolate digestives next to the
hastily lit candles flickering on the coffee table.
Though Marigold was just a few years shy of
becoming Forestdwell’s Assisted Living’s first
centenarian, her wits still sparkled as fiercely
as her diamond necklace and she could eat
her body weight in biscuits. “What did you
want to show me today, nan?”
Marigold pulled out a photo album. Its
stencilled leather creaked as she opened it to
a sea of black and white photographs. “Since
you were asking about our family tree, I wanted
to introduce you to your great-grandmother.”
She tapped a faded photograph of a young
flapper staring at the camera, wearing the
same diamond necklace as Marigold. “This
was my mother, Rose.”

A short story by M A Kuzniar

Daisy had heard the stories but never
seen her face before. She was uncommonly
pretty, with wide eyes and hair cut fashionably
short, leaving little kiss curls nestled
against her cheeks. “Wasn’t she an
heiress?” Daisy asked.
“Oh yes.” Marigold sipped her tea. “And
a darling of the newspapers. Your greatgrandfather, Marvin, gifted her this. He loved
her long before they became engaged.”
Unclasping her diamond necklace, she
handed it to Daisy. The silvery chain
puddled in Daisy’s hand, the square solitaire
surrounded by smaller diamonds in an Art
Deco style, gleaming like liquid moonlight.
As Daisy stared at it, the shine grew brighter
and brighter. Dazzling. “What—” She shielded
her eyes as it continued to flash.
“Not to worry, doll. That’s just the
magnesium flare,” a man’s voice called out
over a sudden roar of music.
Daisy opened her eyes. She was standing
in front of a door as old-fashioned cameras
flashed in her face. Blinking hard, she
stumbled through the door. Inside, the roar of
music swelled to fill the entire club, dancing
along to a brisk jazz band in a frenzy of
feathers and sequins. “I must be dreaming,”
Daisy whispered to herself. Only, her dreams
had never been this loud before.
Someone knocked into her from behind,
pushing her into a nearby table.
“Oh!” the woman sitting at the table
looked up. “Are you alright, darling?” She
pealed out a bell of a laugh, the kind that
would be as contagious as yawning, only
Daisy couldn’t speak, let alone laugh.
She was staring into the face of her
great-grandmother, Rose. Those wide
eyes were amber, that fashionably cut
hair a rich chocolate brown that set
off the cream of her dress and the
cigarette holder she held between her
fingertips. And she was wearing the
diamond necklace.
“Rose,” Daisy managed to whisper.
A frown whispered across Rose’s face.
“Do I know you?” Setting her cigarette
holder aside, she leapt up and seized
Daisy’s hands. “I suppose we must be
friends, there’s something awfully familiar
about your face. Do forgive me, I’ve had far
too many glasses of champagne tonight!” She
laughed that irresistible laugh again and pulled

SUNDAY

Daisy on to the dancefloor before she
could protest.
“I don’t know any of the steps!” Daisy
yelped, glancing down at herself. She
was wearing a viridian green flapper dress,
shoes dyed to match, and pearls that
clattered around her neck each time she
moved. She must have fallen asleep while
her nan had been telling her stories of the
Roaring Twenties and ended up in some
kind of lucid dream.
Rose kept hold of Daisy’s hand. “Toes in,
heels out.”
Daisy followed Rose’s twisting steps,
faster and faster, until she was dancing the
Charleston to the brassy beat.
“Smile, Rose.” A young man with a Leica
One camera pointed the lens in their direction.
Rose slung an arm around Daisy’s shoulders
and beamed in his direction. “Where have
you been, Marvin?” she asked. “You promised
me a dance.”
Daisy just made out her great-grandfather’s
slicked back hair and neat moustache before
his camera sparked, blinding her once more.
“Do you want the last biscuit?”
Daisy opened her eyes to her grandmother
prodding her with the plate. “The power’s
back on now,” Marigold said. “Did you doze
off there?” Her eyes twinkled.
Daisy sat up. “I must have done. Sorry,
nan.” She was still holding the diamond
necklace, laced between her fingers like
silk. Shaking her head at the offered
biscuit, she pulled the album on to her lap.
“Where were we?”
Marigold tapped a photo of two young
women. “Your great-grandfather took this
one,” she said, taking the last biscuit for
herself. “This is Rose and—” Marigold
glanced at Daisy with a lick of mischief.
“Why, her friend looks the spitting image
of you!”
Daisy stared at the photograph. It was
just as she’d dreamt it: Rose in her cream
dress with her arm slung around Daisy
in the smoky, jazzy club. “That’s not possible,”
she breathed.
Marigold chuckled to herself. “Perhaps
you’d better hold on to Rose’s necklace for
now,” she said. “I think you’ll find it’s a very
special heirloom indeed.”
The diamond necklace shimmered in Daisy’s
hand as if it had heard every word.

‘I suppose
we must
be friends.
There’s
something
awfully
familiar about
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BEAUTY
WORDS: LAURA MULLEY

LOVELY
BUBBLY

SUNDAY

TikTok-viral beauty
brand Bubble has
just dropped its Soft
Launch Hydrating
Cream Cleanser,
£16, into Boots,
a hydrating and
gentle way of
washing your
face that cares for
skin as it cleanses.
It’s a safe one for
teens starting to
show an interest
in skincare –
and one that
you’ll want
to pinch too.

FIRM FAVOURITE

Bouncy and firm not only
accurately describes my
preferred pillow
combination but also
Laneige’s new eye cream
and the effect it claims to
have on the skin. Bouncy
& Firm Eye Sleeping Mask,
£23, has a cooling, depuffing
texture that’s hydrating
without feeling too rich
and contains a wrinklesmoothing collagen
complex for a brighter,
plumper and well-rested
looking complexion.

SCULPT
AND
SHADE
I’m not normally one for
elaborate facial sculpting makeup techniques but Victoria
Beckham Beauty’s slimline
Contour Styluses quickly
became a favourite when
they launched earlier this
year. And Revolution’s
new Precise Contour &
Highlight Sticks, £5.99 each,
give a similar effect for less
money. Available in three
shades and with a
shadowing shade at
one end and a
highlighter on the other,
these crayons are ideal for
creating definition.

TVGUIDE
DOCU

Industry
Tuesday,
10.40pm,
BBC One
The young City of
London bankers
who spend as
much time having
sex and taking
drugs as they do
working are back
for a third series.
And this time,
Game Of Thrones
star Kit Harrington
is joining them
in the world of
high finance.
All eight
episodes of the
racy show will
also be available
on iPlayer from
Tuesday.

DRAMA
In My Own Words: Jilly Cooper
Monday, 10.40pm, BBC One
Bestselling author Dame Jilly Cooper thrilled and
educated many a teenage girl in the 80s with her
raunchy novels and in person, Jilly is as frank and
open about sex and married life as she has always
been on the page.
In this film, the 87-year-old reflects on her life,
work and relationships.

OUR
PICKS
OF THE
WEEK

Heartstopper
From Thursday, Netflix
Nick and Charlie’s saccharine
love story continues as
this teen romantic drama
returns for a third outing.
Teens Charlie (Joe Locke)
and Nick (Kit Connor) hit
fresh challenges in their
budding relationship,
including what the future
holds after school.
Bridgerton’s Jonathan
Bailey and Marvel star
Hayley Atwell are also in
the new series.

DRAMA

KIDS
DOCU

WORDS: JO BERRY, LAUREN MORRIS

Lorraine Kelly: 40
Unforgettable Years
Wednesday, 9pm, STV
A special tribute to
Lorraine Kelly as she
celebrates 40 years
on our screens – from
her beginnings on
TV-am to landing
her own show.
In this documentary,
her loved ones talk
about how a girl from
Glasgow became one
of the biggest names
in British TV.

Dodge’s Pup School

DOCU
How To Survive
A Dictator: North Korea
Monday, 10pm, Channel 4
Comedian Munya Chawawa is back with his series
that’s all about dictators. Featuring interviews and
Munya’s trademark sketches, this time he’s set
his sights on North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un.

Monday, 5.15pm, CBeebies
In this new puppet comedy show, a group of adorable
fluffy puppies learn new things at their canine pre-school
under the tutelage of kind Miss Collie.
Dodge is joined by his friends,
including Jazz, who gets excited
by everything, Puggers, who
is terrified by most things,
groovy sheepdog Biscuit
and Scratcher, who
is always wearing a cone.

SUNDAY 21

TVGUIDE
SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER
Celebrity SAS: Who
Dares Wins 9pm, Channel 4

The famous faces continue to wonder what
they have let themselves in for as attention
this week turns to “oppos” – meaning
partners who are expected and needed to
support each other during moments of
hardship. The first task involves pairs working
together to pull heavy equipment across icy
mountain terrain, forcing them to forge bonds
– but then they’re pitted against one another
in hand-to-hand combat.

The week in soap

Mortimer & Whitehouse:
Gone Fishing 9pm, BBC Two

Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse are
taking an overseas excursion for their
latest angling adventure – an Irish fishing
trip on the River Finn. It’s the first time
either of them have fished in both the
Republic Of Ireland and Northern Ireland
and their quarry is the “king of fish”,
the Atlantic salmon. They try their luck
on the River Finn and find that Ireland’s
climate provides some of the best
conditions for salmon fishing in
Western Europe.

SEAL Team

9pm, Sky Showcase/Sky Max
The action drama series starring David
Boreanaz returns for a seventh and final
series. Following the explosive events of last
season’s finale, Bravo team is forced to the
sidelines. They are sent to Sweden on what
seems to be a mundane assignment but the
episode title Chaos In The Calm suggests all
is not as it seems… Meanwhile, Lieutenant
Davis is chosen by Admiral Rivas to lead a
new special ops initiative. But how will it go
down with her colleagues?

MONDAY

30 SEPTEMBER

The Big Cases

7pm, BBC Two
Charting the extraordinary story of Nicholas
Rossi, the US fugitive who came to the UK
with a new identity after faking his own death.
He claims to be Arthur Knight and a victim of
mistaken identity but will now face rape
charges in Utah. The programme speaks to
some of those who knew him in his previous
life and charts his journey to Glasgow.

The Traitors NZ

Emmerdale STV

Moira is put out when Matty moves in
to keep an eye on her. Mack finds the
sheep have escaped and accuses
Moira of letting them loose. Moira
struggles to recall what happened and
confides in Ruby. Liam tries to quiz
John about his relationship with Aaron.
Later, PC Swirling questions Aaron
about some stolen smart watches but
when John tries to help, Aaron feigns
innocence. Plus, Nicola tries to work
out what’s going on between Laurel
and Charles.

EastEnders BBC One

Pastor Clayton forces his way into the Truemans
to get Yolande to change her statement. When
she won’t, and Denzel arrives to march him out,
Pastor Clayton leaves. Patrick, Howie and Kim are
shocked to hear of this. Later, the police arrive to
reveal Pastor Clayton has taken his own life.
Bianca is committed to freeing Sonia and when
she spots Reiss with a letter, she’s determined to
find it. Kat tries to deter Bianca, who finally agrees
to back off, but when she finds the letter, Bianca is
shocked at its contents. Later, Bianca listens in on
a conversation between Reiss, Debbie’s parents
and a solicitor.

TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER
The Great British Bake Off

8pm, Channel 4
It’s week two in the famous tent and that
means it’s biscuit week. A Viennese sandwich
signature is followed by a minty retro technical,
before a showstopper that really tests the
budding bakers’ creativity and skills. Their
challenge is to create their own puppet theatres
entirely out of biscuits – something which could
prove dramatic. And for one baker, possibly
two, it will be a tragedy as the curtain falls…

Living Every Second:
The Kris Hallenga
Story 9pm, BBC Two

WEDNESDAY
Ludwig

9pm, BBC One
As a sort of reverseundercover cop (he’s a
puzzle-setter posing as his
missing detective twin), John
heads to the station to get
information about James’s
last case. However, while
there he becomes drawn into
another grisly crime scene.
This time it’s at a grand manor
house, where what looks to
be a missing person case
turns more sinister.

Film drawing on over a decade of
footage shot by BBC documentary
crews as they follow remarkable
charity CEO Kris Hallenga, who
died in May. Kris was diagnosed
with stage IV breast cancer at the
age of 23 and, together with her
twin sister Maren, used her
experiences to raise awareness by
establishing the CoppaFeel! charity.

8pm, BBC Three
The latest international iteration
of the winning gameshow
format originally from the
Netherlands comes from New
Zealand. Actor Paul Henry
hosts as 19 players from
across the country arrive at
an isolated lodge to play. Who
will he choose as his Traitors?

Nightsleeper

9pm, BBC One
It’s the last in the series and as the
thriller hurtles towards its final
destination, so does the train. Abby
(Alexandra Roach) reckons she has
a way of stopping the remaining
carriages but with Joe (Joe Cole) out
of contact and time running out, is it
too late for those on board?

Into The Jungle
With Ed Stafford

9.30pm, Channel 4
There might be some rumbling
stomachs after the dads and
kids are challenged to dine
on live jungle critters such
as spiders. Any hunger pangs
will motivate them the next day
as they are promised a lobster
feast – providing they can
catch and kill the crustaceans.

Hightown

10pm, Alibi
The crime drama charting a
woman’s journey into sobriety
against the backdrop of a murder
investigation returns. Jackie wants
to prove herself as a cop and
avenge the death of her best friend
Junior. She might have her chance
during off-season when a deadly
drug emerges.

TV
GUIDE

FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER
Charlie Cooper’s
Myth Country

9pm, BBC Three
An intriguing new three-parter in which This
Country writer and actor Charlie tours the UK in
his campervan. So far, so normal – but rather
than trying local food or going sightseeing, he
is investigating local legends, myths and
folklore. Charlie starts by looking into Black
Shuck, the demon dog of East Anglia, and
even attempting to capture it on camera.

The Cleaner

9.30pm, BBC One
Return of the pitch-black (or
should that be blood-red?)
comedy, starring Greg Davies as
crime scene cleaner Wicky. Here,
Wicky finds himself doing a job
for an old friend, Justin (Ben
Willbond) – who, it transpires, has
done rather well for himself since
the pair last spoke. Although his
fancy house has a nasty stain…

Coronation Street STV

Dee-Dee plays a voice message from Joel to Lisa, who thinks it could be a suicide note. Kit
uses Joel’s phone signal to pinpoint his last whereabouts and finds his car on a bridge with a
note on the dashboard. Lisa breaks the news to Dee-Dee that they’re now looking for Joel’s
body. Has he really taken his own life? Emotional Billy prepares for Paul’s funeral on what
would’ve been their first wedding anniversary. At the church, Billy spots Paul’s dad, Denny,
who’s drunk, so Billy orders him to keep out of sight.
Todd, Summer, Kit, David, Chesney and Dee-Dee carry Paul’s coffin, with Bernie and Gemma
following behind, before Billy conducts the service. Afterwards, the finishing touches are put to
Paul’s memorial rave on the street and Bernie asks Todd to bring Paul’s ashes so she can give
him the best spot on the dancefloor. The next day, a hungover Billy is shocked when he goes to
collect Paul’s ashes only to find Bernie already has them.

2 OCTOBER

THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER
Amazing Hotels: Life
Beyond The Lobby

8pm, BBC Two
Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti
are in Rome to explore one of
Europe’s last remaining family
owned “grande dame” hotels.
The Hassler has had its share of
celebrity guests over the years but
its history doesn’t stop its owners
from looking towards the future.

The Search For
Nicola Bulley

10pm, Channel 4
In a bid to help tackle this generation’s
biggest health crisis, the TV presenter
shares her family’s dementia story. She
meets other families who have been
similarly impacted to how her own was
after her father developed vascular
dementia.

10.40pm, BBC One
Two very versatile actors grace
Graham’s sofa this week as Hugh
Grant talks about his scarily good
villain role in new horror Heretic while
Sebastian Stan talks about his roles in
A Different Man and as Donald Trump
in The Apprentice. Plus Greg Davies
plugs the return of The Cleaner (see
above).

SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER
Kirsty MacColl At The
BBC

8.40pm, BBC Two
A selection of performances by the
Croydon-born singer/songwriter, who
tragically died in December 2000, aged
just 41. That’s followed by Kirsty
MacColl: The Boxed Set (9.40pm), her
last TV concert, filmed in Glasgow and
featuring the hit singles New England and
Walking Down Madison.

Glamis Castle: A
Royal Residence

9pm, BBC One
The full inside story of the
missing persons case that
sparked a storm of global
headlines and online
conspiracy theories. When
mortgage adviser and
mother-of-two Nicola Bulley
disappeared on January 27,
2023, it would be more than
three weeks before she was
eventually found.

Anna Richardson: Love,
Loss & Dementia

The Graham Norton
Show

9pm, Channel 5
The Scottish home of the
Queen Mother and beloved
playground for her daughter is
one of the country’s
oldest royal residences.
Experts show us round the
property, with its heraldic
beasts and legendary ghosties
and ghoulies.

All Creatures Great
And Small 9pm, Channel 5
The day of Jimmy’s Christening
dawns and everyone is
determined to make it an
occasion to remember. Siegfried
is putting the finishing touches to
his godfather speech but is less
than impressed when he’s called
away to see to a goat – especially
since its owner is a particularly
challenging client.

Apples Never Fall 9.25pm,
BBC One
The third episode opens as the police
discover Joy’s bloodied jacket in her
neighbour’s backyard. However, as
they are unable to confirm whether
the blood belongs to Joy or someone
else, the detectives request DNA
samples from the Delaney siblings.
Meanwhile, Stan hears about Joy’s
meeting with a divorce lawyer.

SUNDAY TV
BBC ONE

6.00am Breakfast 7.35 Match of
the Day (R) 9.00 Sunday with
Laura Kuenssberg 10.00
Politics England 10.30 Sunday
Morning Live 11.30 Scotland’s
Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle
(R) 12.30pm Bargain Hunt (R)
1.00 BBC News; Weather
1.15 Songs of Praise Aled Jones
explores faith and poetry.
1.50 Points of View (12/20)
2.05 Alice Through the Looking
Glass (2016/PG) Fantasy
adventure sequel. ★★
3.50 Wild Isles Freshwater. (R)
4.50 News; Reporting Scotland
5.15 Countryfile (26/52) Charlotte
visits the Kelso Ram Sales.
6.15 Antiques Roadshow (R)

29.09

SUNDAY MAILLOVESUNDAY September 29 2024

BBC TWO

STV

6.10am Countryfile (R) 7.05
6.00am Ainsley’s Good Mood Food 6.20am Cheers (R) 6.45 Frasier (R)
Beechgrove Garden (R) 7.35
8.05 The Simpsons (R) 9.30
(R) 6.30 James Martin’s
Breakfast 9.00 Landward
Sunday Brunch. With guests
American Adventure (R) 7.30
9.30 Saturday Kitchen Best
Alexandra Roach, Lulu, Chris
James Martin’s Saturday
Bites 11.00 Ready Steady
Chung and Craig David.
Morning (R) 9.25 ITV News 9.30
Cook (R) 11.45 Food & Drink
12.30pm The Simpsons (R)
Love Your Weekend with Alan
(R) 12.15pm LIVE MOTD:
2.50 Chateau DIY Stephanie wants
Titchmarsh (R) 11.25 Jason
Women’s Super League.
a place to keep pigeons. (R)
Atherton’s Dubai Dishes
Manchester City v Brighton &
3.35 Grand Designs: 25 Years &
12.30pm ITV News; Weather
Hove Albion (kick-off 12.30pm).
Counting Celebrating a quarter
12.45 Love Your Garden (R)
of a century of the show. (R)
2.40 Cycling: World Road
1.15 M&S: Dress the Nation (R)
Championships The men’s
4.35 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or
2.15 The Voice UK The fifth round
elite race, covering 273.9km
List It Phil Spencer catches up
of the blind auditions. (R)
from Winterthur to Zurich.
with Amber and Martin from
4.00 For the Love of Dogs with
4.30 Flog It! In Stockport. (R)
Cambridgeshire, who could
Alison Hammond (R)
not agree on what to do with
5.00 Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond
4.30 Midsomer Murders (R)
their three-bedroom semi. (R)
the Lobby A hotel in Ibiza. (R)
6.30 ITV News; Weather
5.40 Channel 4 News The day’s
6.00 Incredible Journeys with
headlines and analysis.
6.45 STV News; Weather
Simon Reeve A look back. (R)

7.15 Strictly Come Dancing: 7.00 ODI Cricket Highlights
The Results Tess Daly and
England v Australia. Action

7.00 Tipping Point: Lucky
Stars Ben Shephard hosts

8.00 Paddy and Chris:
Road Tripping (1/3)

8.00 Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire? Jeremy

Claudia Winkleman present
as the couples find out
the result of the first public
vote, and the two lowestscoring duos go head to
head in the first dance-off.

from the fifth and final ODI
in the series from The Seat
Unique Stadium, Bristol.
8.00 Big Cats 24/7 (6/6) Brad
Bestelink witnesses Xudum
the leopard fight to save
her newborn cubs, while
Anna Dimitriadis finds a
brave cheetah thriving in
the heart of lion territory.

as Ollie Locke, Denise
Van Outen and Axel Blake
answer questions to win
turns on an arcade-style
machine in the hope of
winning £20,000 for charity.

6.10 Men in Black (1997/PG)

A cop joins a secret force
policing aliens on Earth, and
teams up with a veteran
partner to track down a
giant insect. Sci-fi comedy,
starring Will Smith and
Tommy Lee Jones. ★★★★
8.00 The Dog House Stunning
pure white husky Olaf wows
brothers Ben and Harry.
Meanwhile, high-energy
spaniel Storm needs a
playmate who can keep up
with him – and it might just
be that Macie is the answer.

6.00am Milkshake! Children’s shows.
8.50 SpongeBob SquarePants
9.00 Entertainment News on 5
9.15 NFL – End Zone Cori Yarckin
heads to New York City.
9.40 Meerkat Manor (R)
10.05 Susan Calman’s Grand
Day Out Three episodes. (R)
1.05pm Kent: The Garden of
England Documentary. (R)
2.05 Kew Gardens: A Year in
Bloom Double bill. The lives
of Kew Gardens’ staff. (R)
4.05 The 1970s Supermarket (R)
5.05 Noel Edmonds: The Rise &
Fall of a TV Legend A profile of
the TV and radio presenter. (R)
6.30 5 News Weekend Headlines.

6.35 Inside Cadbury: The
Real Chocolate Factory
The story of a business that
started making cocoa and
drinking chocolate almost
200 years ago, eventually
evolving into one of the
most famous chocolate
brands in the world. (R)

8.00 Rich Holiday, Poor

Holiday Single mother Izzy
Clarkson hosts the tense
Paddy McGuinness and
and her 19-year-old son
gameshow where the
Chris Harris go on a quest
Ethan ditch their bargain
9.00 Mortimer & Whitehouse:
contestants compete for
to crack the code of how
basement package holidays
Gone Fishing (2/8) Bob
a top prize of one million
to age well, seeking advice
for an all-expenses paid
and Paul travel overseas for
from the Europeans who
pounds by answering 15
trip to Nashville. They swap
an Irish fishing trip on the
do it best. They begin in
questions correctly.
with friends Steve, Denise
River Finn, their first time
9.00
Celebrity
SAS:
Who
Sweden, learning about the
9.00 Joan (1/6) In 1985, a
and Ella, who are used to
angling in the waters of
Dares Wins (3/8) The first
Nordic mindset of friluftsliv.
young mother trying to
five-star accommodation.
both the Republic of Ireland
task is the ultimate test of
9.00 Nightsleeper (5/6) As Hud
make a fresh start gets a
How will the trio cope on a
and Northern Ireland.
strength and endurance
and Miller interrogate Abby,
job at a jewellery store,
low-budget package holiday
as the pairs have to pull
9.30 QI Sandi Toksvig is joined
where one impetuous action
Joe tries to deal with the
to the island of Tenerife?
heavy equipment across icy
by Alan Davies, Stephen K
changes her life. Fact-based
aftermath of the shooting
9.00 Meghan Markle:
mountain terrain. Next, the
Amos, Ivo Graham and
crime drama about jewel
while deciding whether or
Inside the Mind of a
recruits take each other on
Holly Walsh, for an episode
thief Joan Hannington,
not to put his faith in Saj or
Duchess Documentary.
starring Sophie Turner.
on the silly season. (R)
the other passengers.
in hand-to-hand combat.
10.00 Schindler’s List
10.00 News; Reporting
10.00 ITV News; Weather
10.00 State of Rage Award10.00 TV’s 30 Most
(1993/15) A German
winning documentary maker
Scotland Headlines.
Controversial Moments
10.20 The Base: A British
businessman employs Jews
Marcel Mettelsiefen offers
Documentary charting the
10.30 Match of the Day 2
Army Scandal True crime
in his factory to save them
a poignant and unflinching
programmes that attracted
Mark Chapman presents
documentary investigating
from the Holocaust. Steven
portrayal of both sides of the
the highest number of
the latest Premier League
how the prime suspect
Spielberg’s fact-based
conflict on the West Bank.
complaints in British TV
action, with Manchester
in the murder of a young
Oscar-winning drama,
history, as well as a few
10.55 Gogglebox Reactions to
United v Tottenham Hotspur
mother has been able
starring Liam Neeson and
surprises that did not
the past week’s TV. (R)
highlights from Old Trafford
to walk free in Britain for
Ben Kingsley. ★★★★★
make the Top 30 list. (R)
and Ipswich Town v Aston
more than 12 years in
12.00m’t FILM Dirt Music
1.05am Question Time Fiona Bruce
Villa from Portman Road.
an alleged cover-up.
11.55 Million Pound Motorhomes (R)
(2019/15) Premiere. Drama, starring
11.30 Sportscene: Premiership
Highlights Extended highlights of
Rangers v Hibernian at Ibrox, plus a
round-up of yesterday’s goals. (R)
12.15am The Women’s Football Show
1.00 The Graham Norton Show (R)
1.50 Weather 1.55-6.00am BBC News

chairs the topical debate, inviting a
panel of politicians and other guests
in Milton Keynes to answer questions
from an invited audience on subjects
that are making the headlines. (R) 2.05
Nightsleeper (R) 3.05 We Might Regret
This (R) 3.35-6.15am This Is BBC Two

BBC Scotland
12.00noon This Is BBC Scotland 7.00
The Seven 7.15 Sportscene: Premiership
Highlights 8.00 Highland Cops 9.00 The
Years That Changed Modern Scotland
10.00 Still Game 10.30 The Big Scottish
Book Club 11.00 Junior Doctors: Life on
the Wards 11.30pm-12.00m’t The
Sunday Show

Door) 6.00 Bogaisean is Gumbalan/
Bottersnikes and Gumbles 6.15 An La
(News) 6.30 Seachd
La 7.30 Alleluia! 8.00 Garraidhean Mora
8.30 Bothag Phadruig 9.00 Mise is ADHD
10.00 Gruth is Uachdar
11.00 Seirm: Celtic Connections
12.00m’t-6.00am Alba Today

BBC Alba
6.00am Alba Today 4.00pm Na
Clangairean 4.15 Su Pic (Peek Zoo) 4.20
Beathaichean a’ Bocadaich 4.25 Meaban is
Moo 4.30 Daolag-bhreac is Seillean
(Ladybird & Bee) 4.35 Gasta a’ Ghraineag
(Happy the Hoglet) 4.45 ’S E Iasg a
Th’Annam (I’m a Fish) 4.50 Peicein/Petit
5.00 An Saoghal Droil aig Pol Ploc/The
Rubbish World of Dave Spud 5.10 Flix
5.25 Triuir aig Tri 5.40 An Teaghlach
Rioghail an Ath-dhoras (The Royals Next

BBC One N Ireland
As BBC One except: 10.00-10.30am
Sunday Politics Northern Ireland
5.05-5.15pm BBC Newsline; Weather
10.25-10.30 BBC Newsline; Weather
11.30 The Women’s Football Show
12.15am The Graham Norton Show 1.05
Weather for the Week Ahead 1.106.00am BBC News
BBC Two N Ireland
As BBC Two except: 10.00pm Ruin na
bPortach 11.00 Sunday Politics Northern

11.15 Tom Jones Double bill. Tom
is seduced by the charms of Lady
Bellaston; Lady Bellaston takes her
revenge on Tom. Last in series. 1.05
Shop on TV 3.00 Motorsport UK (R)
3.50-6.00am Unwind with STV. Daily
escape designed to calm the mind.

Ireland 11.30 The Fast Show 12.05am
Laugh Lessons 12.10-1.05am Sign Zone:
Countryfile
ITV Border
As STV except: 6.45-7.00pm ITV News
Border 3.50am Unwind 5.056.00am Jason Atherton’s Dubai Dishes
GB News
6.00am Breakfast with Stephen and Anne
9.30 The Camilla Tominey Show 11.00
Sunday with Michael Portillo 1.00pm The
Weekend 3.00 Nana Akua 6.00 The Neil
Oliver Show 7.00 Free Speech Nation
9.00 Mark Dolan Tonight 11.00
Headliners 12.00m’t Free Speech Nation
Replay 2.00 Headliners Replay 3.00 Mark
Dolan Tonight Replay 5.00-6.00am
Headliners Replay
ITV2

Kelly Macdonald, David Wenham and
Garrett Hedlund. ★★★ 1.45 Ramsay’s
Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) 2.35
FILM The Last Tree (2019/15) Drama,
starring Samuel Adewunmi. ★★★★★
4.15 Sunday Brunch Best Bits (R) 4.30
Frasier (R) 5.45-6.25am Countdown (R)

12.50am Entertainment News 1.00
PlayOJO Live Casino 3.00 The World’s
Greatest Bridges (R) 4.40 Wildlife
SOS (R) 5.05 Great Artists (R) 5.30
Entertainment News 5.40 Milkshake!
Monkey’s Amazing Adventures (R)
5.50-6.00am Mixmups (R)

6.00am CITV 9.00 Totally Bonkers
Guinness World Records 9.25
Secret Crush 11.30 Dress to Impress
1.35pm Wheel of Fortune 2.35 Celebrity
Catchphrase 3.40 FILM The Addams
Family (1991/PG) Black comedy, starring
Anjelica Huston. ★★★★ 5.45 FILM
Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory (2005/PG) Fantasy,
with Johnny Depp. ★★★
8.00 FILM Spectre (2015/12) James
Bond goes in search of the elusive
mastermind behind a secret criminal
network with links to his own past.
Thriller, starring Daniel Craig. ★★★★
11.05 Family Guy. Animation. 11.35
American Dad! 12.30am Iain Stirling’s
CelebAbility 1.15 All American 2.00 Totally
Bonkers Guinness World Records
2.30-3.00am Unwind

7.00pm The Complete Victor
Borge – Show of the Week The Danish
entertainer performs his
most famous routines. From 1974.
7.30 BBC Young Musician 2024 Jess
Gillam introduces the first quarter-final of
this year’s competition, where six
musicians will perform.
9.00 The Magic of Mozart at
the Proms The international Mahler
Chamber Orchestra perform Mozart.
10.45 Felix Klieser Plays Mozart
at the Proms The Bournemouth
Symphony Orchestra in Mozart,
Rachmaninov and Ivan Karabits.
12.45am Nigel Kennedy at the
BBC 1.45 Face the Music 2.20 The
Complete Victor Borge – Show of
the Week 2.50-3.50am Confucius: Genius
of the Ancient World

BBC FOUR

MONDAY TV
BBC ONE

30.09

BBC TWO

STV

6.00am Breakfast 9.30 Morning Live
10.45 NEW Crimewatch Live.
Return of the crime-busting
series with Michelle Ackerley
and Rav Wilding. 11.30
Homes Under the Hammer (R)
12.15pm Bargain Hunt
1.00 News; Reporting Scotland
1.45 BBC News at One; Weather
2.00 Doctors Scarlett gets an
emergency visit from Holly.
2.30 Robson Green’s Weekend
Escapes With Faye Tozer. (R)
3.00 Escape to the Country
3.45 Antiques Road Trip (R)
4.30 Garden Rescue In Cardiff.
5.15 Pointless Low-scoring quiz.
6.00 News; Reporting Scotland

6.15am Homes Under the Hammer 6.00am Good Morning Britain
(R) 7.15 Garden Rescue (R)
9.00 Lorraine Entertainment news.
8.00 A Cook Abroad: John
10.00 This Morning Celebrity
Torode’s Argentina (R) 9.00
chat and lifestyle features.
BBC News 12.15pm Politics
12.30pm Loose Women
Live Conference 2024
1.30 ITV Lunchtime News;
1.00 Impossible Quiz show. (R)
Weather News headlines.
1.45 Unbeatable Quiz. (R)
1.55 STV News; Weather
2.30 Home Is Where the Art Is (R)
2.00 Family Fortunes The Joneses
3.15 MasterChef: The Professionals
of Liverpool go up against the
Gregg Wallace presents the
Bakers of Nottingham. (R)
first episode of finals week. (R)
3.00 Lingo Kevin and Ian, Bailey
and Jo, and Kevin and Karen
4.15 Expedition Volcano (R)
compete in the word game.
5.15 Flog It! In Cheshire. (R)
4.00 Tipping Point Coin-drop quiz.
6.00 Richard Osman’s House of
5.00 The Chase Quiz show.
Games Trivia-based games.
6.00 STV News at Six; Weather
6.30 Strictly: It Takes Two The
6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather
latest backstage gossip.

7.00 The One Show Topical

7.00 The Big Cases The story

7.30 Emmerdale Moira’s
7.00 Channel 4 News The
of a US fugitive who came
erratic behaviour worries
latest headlines, interviews
to the UK with a new identity.
Mack and Matty, and PC
and analysis of political
Swirling questions Aaron.
7.30 Mastermind Subjects
developments and current
include the ghost stories of 8.00 Coronation Street
affairs. Plus, the forecast.
MR James, Thunderbirds,
The police find evidence
8.00 Yorkshire by the Sea
and Ronnie O’Sullivan.
indicating that Joel has taken
The lives of locals living
his own life and Adam gets
8.00 The Menopause
8.00 Only Connect Victoria
along Yorkshire’s coastline.
a shock while checking
Industry – Panorama
Coren Mitchell hosts
The first episode features
Sarah’s voicemails.
In-depth current affairs
another first-round match
a Bridlington family who’ve
report covering a story
as the Uisge Beathas
9.00 Joan (2/6) Boisie takes
been fishing the North
behind the headlines.
take on the Crunchers.
Joan back to Bernard’s to
Sea for generations. (R)
cover her tracks after she
8.30 Scam Interceptors The
8.30 University Challenge
9.00 Celebrity SAS: Who
Interceptors go online dating
Amol Rajan asks the
buries her diamonds. The
Dares Wins (4/8) The
and lure in a scammer. How
questions in the seventh of
job he has in mind for her is
11 remaining celebrity
will he react when he learns
the academic quiz’s firstsmuggling stolen jewellery
recruits face the ultimate
the truth? A family are made
round matches, as Darwin
to Spain, but first she steals
test of nerve in their most
to believe there is a problem
College takes on Birkbeck.
designer items using a
terrifying ordeal yet: an
with their debit card. (R)
stolen chequebook. When
9.00 Mozart: Rise of a
escape from a simulated
the pair then successfully
Genius (3/3) Mozart’s
9.00 Nightsleeper (6/6) Abby
helicopter crash in near
deliver the jewels to Albie,
is convinced she knows
music takes on a new level
freezing water. Then, two
an ex-cellmate, friend and
how to stop the remaining
of intensity following his
of the recruits must keep
business associate of
carriages, but with Joe
father’s death, as he
their composure as they’re
Boisie, Joan falls in love
selected as team leaders
out of contact and almost
grapples with the numerous
in a race across a lake.
with the opulent lifestyle.
out of time, is it too late?
losses in his short life.

7.00 Traffic Cops Officers

10.00 News; Reporting
Scotland A round-up

10.00 The Fast Show The Fat

10.00 Inside the Force 24/7

stories and celebrity chat.
7.30 EastEnders After another
woman comes forward,
Yolande is confronted by
Pastor Clayton, and Sonia
attends her plea hearing.

10.00 ITV News at Ten;

Weather A fresh
Sweaty Coppers try to solve
perspective on the major
of today’s headlines.
a burglary, Ron Manager
stories of the day.
talks about Ryan Giggs and
10.40 In My Own Words: Jilly
Unlucky Alf has an accident. 10.30 Regional News;
Cooper The best-selling
The first ever episode of the
Weather Headlines
novelist and journalist
sketch show, from 1994. (R)
affecting the local area.
reflects on her upbringing,
10.30 Newsnight Presented
early and later careers,
10.45 Peston Political magazine.
family life and attitude to sex.
by Victoria Derbyshire.
11.05 Peston Political magazine show

11.25 Have I Got News for You Naga
Munchetty hosts as comedian Hugh
Dennis and Conservative peer Ruth
Davidson join Paul Merton and Ian
Hislop to delve into the comedic side of
the news. (R) 11.55 Who Do You Think
You Are? (R) 12.55am Weather for the
Week Ahead 1.00-6.00am BBC News

11.05 The Best Man: The Final
Chapters Double bill. Jordan invites
Shelby to contribute to a new daytime
show; Candace pursues a new adviser
for her thesis. 12.35am Countryfile (R)
1.30 Waterloo Road (R) 2.30 The
Battle for Black Music: Paid in Full (R)
3.30-6.30am This Is BBC Two

BBC Scotland
12.00noon This Is BBC Scotland
2.00 Sign Zone 2.30 Landward 3.00 Life
on the Bay 3.30 Island Crossings 4.30 This
Is BBC Scotland 7.00 Cycling Saved My
Life 7.30 Food Fest Scotland 8.00 Life on
the Bay 8.30 Wales’ Home of the Year
9.00 The Nine 10.00 Designing the
Hebrides 10.30 Jules
and Greg’s Wild Swim 11.00 Junior
Doctors: Life on the Wards 11.30pm12.00m’t The Karen Dunbar Show

Gumbalan/Bottersnikes and Gumbles
6.35 Geamaichean Gorach 6.40 Aí Chuil
6.45 Flix 7.00 Clann a’ Chogaidh Mhoir
(Small Hands in a Big War) 7.20 Dan 7.30
SpeakGaelic 8.00 An La (News) 8.30
Rathad Ramsay 9.00 Trusadh (Compelling
Stories) 10.00 Bannan 10.30 Eorpa 11.00
An Geam Alainn 12.00m’t-6.00am Alba
Today

BBC Alba
6.00am Alba Today 5.00pm Treubh an
Tuathanais (Big Barn Farm) 5.15 Na
Clangairean 5.25 AH-AH/No-No 5.35 Su
Pic (Peek Zoo) 5.45 Daolag-bhreac is
Seillean (Ladybird & Bee) 5.50 Meaban is
Moo 5.55 Stoiridh 6.00 Belle agus
Sebastian 6.15 Stri 6.20 Bogaisean is

BBC One N Ireland
As BBC One except: 1.35-1.45pm BBC
Newsline; Weather 6.30-7.00 BBC
Newsline; Weather 8.00 House of the
Year 8.30-9.00 The Menopause Industry
– Panorama 10.30 BBC Newsline 10.40
We Built a Zoo 11.40 Faithless 12.05am
In My Own Words: Jilly Cooper 12.55
Who Do You Think You Are? 1.556.00am BBC News
BBC Two N Ireland

hosted by Robert Peston, featuring
major interviews with MPs, topical
guests and cultural figures. 12.00m’t
Shop on TV 3.00 FILM The
Footballer Fraudster (2023/12)
Documentary about footballer-turnedconman Medi Abalimba. ★★★
4.05-6.00am Unwind with STV

As BBC Two except: 10.00-10.30pm
Eadai SOS. Advice. Last in series.
ITV Border
As STV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News
Border 6.00-6.30 ITV News Lookaround
10.30 ITV News Border 10.45 Peston
11.40 British Touring Car Championship
12.50-3.00am Shop on TV 4.05 Unwind
5.10-6.00am Lingo
GB News
6.00am Breakfast with Eamonn
and Isabel 9.30 Britain’s Newsroom
12.00noon Good Afternoon Britain 3.00
Martin Daubney 6.00 Dewbs & Co 7.00
GBN Tonight 8.00 Jacob Rees-Mogg’s
State Of The Nation 9.00 Patrick Christys
Tonight 11.00 Headliners 12.00m’t1.00am GBN Tonight

6.25am Cheers (R) 7.45 The King of
Queens (R) 9.10 Frasier (R)
11.05 Come Dine with Me:
The Professionals (R) 12.10pm
Narrow Escapes (R)
1.10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (R)
2.10 Countdown Debbie McGee
is in Dictionary Corner.
3.00 Chateau DIY (R)
4.00 A Place in the Sun (R)
5.00 Help! We Bought a Village
(16/30) Kev begins the solo
restoration of an old quarry
village in northern France.
6.00 A Place in the Sun A search
for a home in Cyprus. (R)
6.30 The Simpsons With the guest
voice of Paul Newman. (R)

10.00 How to Survive
a Dictator: North
Korea Munya Chawawa

investigates life under Kim
Jong-Un in North Korea.

11.05 First Dates Charlie, who has
‘relentless’ optimism, meets Australian
osteopath Ben. (R) 12.05am The
Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
(R) 1.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares
USA (R) 1.45 FILM Kokomo City
(2023/18) Four black transgender sex
workers tell their life stories. ★★★ 3.05
Untold: OnlyFans Got Me Fired (R)
3.35 The Simpsons (R) 4.25 Frasier (R)
5.40 Escape to the Chateau (R)
5.45-6.25am Countdown (R)
ITV2
6.00am CITV 9.00 Totally Bonkers
Guinness World Records 10.00 Secret
Crush 12.00noon Dress to Impress 1.00 In
with a Shout 2.00 Supermarket Sweep 3.00
Charmed 4.00 Dawson’s Creek 5.00 Dress
to Impress
6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase
7.00 Family Fortunes Gameshow.
8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill.
Tina develops a crush; Linda stages
a musical murder-mystery dinner.
9.00 Family Guy Peter ends up feeling
emasculated when he abandons Lois.
9.30 American Dad! Double bill.
10.30 Family Guy Animation.
11.30 American Dad! 12.00m’t Bob’s
Burgers 12.50 The Stand Up Sketch Show
1.45 Totally Bonkers Guinness World
Records 2.35 Unwind with
ITV 3.00-6.00am Teleshopping

6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine
11.30 Storm Huntley. Talk
show. 12.45pm Friends (R)
1.40 5 News at Lunchtime
1.45 Home and Away A Bay
favourite fights for their life. (R)
2.15 My Nightmare Office Affair
(2022/PG) Thriller, starring
Marc Herrmann, Laurie Fortier
and Kristi Murdock. ★★★
4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the
Sun Apprentice baker James
Truscott takes charge of the
bakery at his famliy’s hotel.
5.00 5 News at 5 Headlines.
6.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
Featuring a Welsh terrier
that harasses its owner. (R)
6.55 5 News Update Headlines.

tackle people driving illegally,
going in pursuit of a motorist
who fails to stop after a
driving licence check reveals
he has no insurance. (R)
Followed by 5 News Update
8.00 Police Interceptors Two
drivers in separate stolen
cars are chased by pursuit
units, tracked by Scott’s
drone and then detained
by police dog Rocky and
the firearms squad.
9.00 Cast Away A celebrity
is left marooned on an
uninhabited tropical island
off the coast of Madagascar
for 10 days, documenting
the unique experience
using a variety of cameras.
They must confront the
challenges of total isolation,
the forces of nature, and the
battle within their own mind.
Officers are dispatched
to a fight over an alleged
£40 debt in which a meatcleaver or mini machete
has been used, resulting
in serious injuries. (R)

11.05 Police: Elite Raid Squad (R)
12.05am Motorway Cops: Catching
Britain’s Speeders (R) 1.00 LIVE
NFL: Monday Night Football. Detroit
Lions v Seattle Seahawks. 4.30
Entertainment News on 5 4.40 Wildlife
SOS (R) 5.05 Great Artists (R) 5.35
Entertainment News 5.40 Milkshake!
Monkey’s Amazing Adventures (R)
5.45-6.00am Paw Patrol (R)
BBC FOUR
7.00pm Great British Railway
Journeys Michael Portillo embarks
on the last leg of his rail journey.
7.30 Meet the Ancestors Triple bill.
A lead sarcophagus found in a
Roman cemetery in Winchester; a Stone
Age temple in Dorset; a Stone Age burial
chamber on Orkney.
9.00 Call My Bluff With Frank Muir,
Robin Knox-Johnston, Francesca Annis
and Michael Jayston.
9.25 Face the Music Music gameshow,
with Robin Ray, Arianna Stassinopoulos
and Patrick Moore.
10.00 Mozart in Turkey Performance of
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail.
11.30 FILM Truman & Tennessee:
An Intimate Conversation (2021/12) ★★★
12.50am Meet the Ancestors 2.203.45am Mozart in Turkey

TUESDAY TV

01.10

SUNDAY MAILLOVESUNDAY September 29 2024

BBC ONE

BBC TWO

STV

6.00am Breakfast 9.30 Morning Live
10.45 Crimewatch Live 11.30
Homes Under the Hammer (R)
12.15pm Bargain Hunt (R)
1.00 News; Reporting Scotland
1.45 BBC News at One; Weather.
2.00 Doctors Graham asserts more
authority around The Mill.
2.30 Robson Green’s Weekend
Escapes Robson invites Olly
Smith to a weekend escape in
the Scottish Borders. (R)
3.00 Escape to the Country (R)
3.45 Antiques Road Trip (R)
4.30 Garden Rescue A garden in
Trafford, Greater Manchester.
5.15 Pointless Low-scoring quiz.
6.00 News; Reporting Scotland

6.30am Bargain Hunt (R) 7.15
Garden Rescue (R) 8.00 Big
Cats 24/7 (R) 9.00 BBC
News 12.15pm Politics Live
1.00 Impossible Quiz show. (R)
1.45 Unbeatable Quiz. (R)
2.30 Home Is Where the Art Is (R)
3.15 MasterChef: The
Professionals (R)
4.15 Expedition Volcano (R)
5.15 Flog It! Paul Martin meets the
men of Chatham Dockyard. (R)
6.00 Richard Osman’s House of
Games Michael Ball, Jodie
Prenger, Laurence Rickard
and Snoochie Shy compete.
6.30 Strictly: It Takes Two More of
the latest backstage gossip.

6.00am Good Morning Britain
9.00 Lorraine Entertainment news.
10.00 This Morning Celebrity
chat and lifestyle features.
12.30pm Loose Women
1.30 ITV Lunchtime News;
Weather News headlines.
1.55 STV News; Weather
2.00 Family Fortunes (R)
3.00 Lingo Jack and Isaac,
Lisanne and Carole and
Bryony and Alison compete.
4.00 Tipping Point Coin-drop quiz.
5.00 The Chase Tony, Linda,
Roger and Rebecca take on
one of the ruthless Chasers.
6.00 STV News at Six; Weather
6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather

6.25am Cheers (R) 7.45 The King
of Queens (R) 9.10 Frasier
(R) 11.05 Come Dine with
Me: The Professionals (R)
12.10pm Narrow Escapes (R)
1.10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (R)
2.10 Countdown Debbie McGee
is in Dictionary Corner.
3.00 Chateau DIY (R)
4.00 A Place in the Sun House
hunting in the town of Pinar de
Campoverde in Spain. (R)
5.00 Help! We Bought a Village
(17/30) Kev learns about the
history of his little slate village.
6.00 A Place in the Sun (R)
6.30 The Simpsons Featuring the
voice of Jane Kaczmarek. (R)

6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine.
Jeremy Vine and Storm discuss
the latest news. 11.30 Storm
Huntley 12.45pm Friends (R)
1.40 5 News at Lunchtime
1.45 Home and Away (R)
2.15 I Will Take Your Life!
(2020/12) A teenager and
her father welcome a distant
cousin into their home. Drama,
starring Yvonne Zima. ★★★
4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the
Sun Grace Truscott tries to
master the art of housekeeping.
5.00 5 News at 5 News headlines.
6.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
A German Shepherd that barks
at anything and anyone. (R)
6.55 5 News Update Headlines.

7.00 The One Show Another

7.00 Designing the Hebrides

7.30 Emmerdale Mack is

7.00 Channel 4 News
8.00 The Great British
Bake Off In biscuit week,

7.00 Dogs Behaving
(Very) Badly Australia

Nobody’s Fool (2018/15) Comedy.
★★ 4.05 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or
List It: Brilliant Builds (R) 4.30 Frasier
(R) 5.45-6.25am Countdown (R)

Wildlife SOS (R) 4.55 Great Artists (R)
5.20 Entertainment News on 5 5.30
Milkshake! Monkey’s Adventures (R)
5.35-6.00am Paw Patrol (R)

mix of nationwide reports
and live studio-based chat.
7.30 EastEnders Pastor
Clayton asks Yolande to
change her statement, and
Bianca’s suspicions are
raised after hearing the
reading of Debbie’s will.

(3/6) Banjo Beale and the
team design honesty boxes
for two rural businesses.

stressed, Laurel is left torn,
and Aaron is intrigued.

In Melbourne’s eastern
suburbs, Leanne is living in
the signature challenge sees
darkness in order to stop
7.30 Nadiya’s Cook Once,
the bakers making Viennese
(3/6) Irish model and media
her Maltese shih tzu Leo
Eat Twice Nadiya Hussain
sandwich biscuits, before
personality Vogue Williams
uncontrollably barking at
shares weekend comfort
taking a nostalgic turn in the
joins the judging panel as
anyone who walks past.
food recipes, including roast
technical, as they recreate a
the amateur designers face
Followed by 5 News Update
chicken and chickpeas and
retro minty family favourite.
the challenges that come
a batch-cook beef stew.
8.00 The Yorkshire Vet Peter is
Finally, the bakers take
with making children’s wear.
8.00 Sort Your Life Out with
reunited with a baby donkey
on a dramatic showstopper
Stacey Solomon Stacey 8.00 Digging for Britain Alice 9.00 Twisted Twins (1/2)
called Elvis, who he saved
blending comedy and
Solomon and her crack
Roberts visits archaeological
Documentary exploring the
when he was a newborn,
tragedy, as they craft their
team, plus special guest
digs around the UK, starting
stories of identical twins
but the donkey has become
own biscuit puppet theatres.
Mrs Hinch, help farmers
with the west of Britain,
involved in cases of murder,
lame, which is worrying
Andy and Lianne and their
where finds include a Viking
manslaughter or missing
9.30 Into the Jungle with
his new owner. Plus, Matt
three children transform
camp and ancient gold. (R)
persons, examining if the
Ed Stafford (2/6) This time
rushes to help a pregnant
their farmhouse through a
phenomenon of twinship
the dads and kids must
9.00 Living Every Second:
sheep who has prolapsed.
life-changing declutter. (R)
influenced the dark events
forage for their evening
The Kris Hallenga Story
that unfolded. Lyn Dawson
meal, but the idea of eating 9.00 Cast Away The celebrity
9.00 Waterloo Road (4/8) As
Aged 23, Kris got a late
continues their stay on the
had been missing for more
live jungle critters – including
Val feels the pressure, she
cancer diagnosis, but was
uninhabited tropical island
than 35 years when an
spiders – proves too much
questions what’s keeping
determined to prevent it
off the coast of Madagascar
investigative podcast led to
for some. The next day,
her at Waterloo Road. Tonya
happening to others. This
for 10 days, documenting
Ed promises the group a
the case being reopened and
faces a medical emergency
film reveals how her energy,
the experience using a
slap-up meal, if they can
her husband Chris Dawson
as she struggles to get her
drive and ambition has
variety of cameras.
catch and kill it themselves.
being accused of murder.
symptoms taken seriously.
left an important legacy.
10.00 News; Reporting
10.00 Live at the Apollo (3/7)
10.00 ITV News at Ten
10.30 Gogglebox Double bill.
10.00 999: Critical Condition
Scotland Headlines.
Kae Kurd hosts at London’s 10.30 STV News; Weather
Oprah with Meghan and
A 17-year-old is rushed
Hammersmith Apollo,
Harry is appraised; the
in by helicopter after a
10.40
Scotland
Tonight;
10.40 Industry (1&2/8) Double
introducing comedians
critics settle down to a
mountain bike accident. (R)
Weather Current affairs
bill. Return of the drama.
Laura Smyth and Liam
selection of the past week’s 11.05 Ambulance: Code Red A car
show which tackles the
Tensions are high ahead of
Farrelly to the stage, for
TV shows, with cameras
wash employee is stabbed during an
issues behind the headlines.
a new start-up business
stand-up performances in
capturing their instant
argument. (R) 12.05am Traffic Cops.
10.45 Six Four Glasgow
going public and Yasmin
front of a live audience.
reactions – the good, the
Officers deal with back-to-back
detective Chris O’Neill is
tries to defy people’s
bad and the bewildered. (R) accidents, involving a motorcyclist left
10.30 Newsnight News stories,
approached by a journalist
assumptions; Yasmin and
with Victoria Derbyshire.
about a cold case involving 12.35am Taskmaster Andy Zaltzman with life-changing injuries. (R) 1.00
Robert try everything to
a missing girl. Crime drama, refuses to be defeated in an argument PlayOJO Live Casino Show 3.00 The
11.05 Parole The parole board
stabilise the Lumi share
starring Kevin McKidd and
over syntax. (R) 1.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen World’s Greatest Bridges (R) 3.45 The
price after an erratic start.
considers moving a convicted
Vinette Robinson. (R)
Nightmares USA (R) 2.15 FILM
Wonderful World of Chocolate (R) 4.30
murderer to an open prison. (R)
12.40am The Big Scottish Book

Club Damian Barr hosts from Leith
Theatre. (R) 1.10 Our Lives: The
Omagh Hum (R) 1.40 Weather for the
Week Ahead 1.45-6.00am BBC News

12.05am Who Do You Think You Are?
(R) 1.05 Surviving October 7th: We
Will Dance Again (R) 2.35 Ludwig (R)
3.35-6.30am This Is BBC Two

BBC Scotland
12.00noon This Is BBC Scotland 7.00
The Town That Floored the World.
John Sessions narrates. 8.00 The
Years That Changed Modern Scotland
9.00 The Nine 10.00 Disclosure: Prisons
on the Brink 11.00pm-12.00m’t
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Next Door) 6.25 An Teaghlach Rioghail an
Ath-dhoras (The Royals Next Door) 6.35
Geamaichean Gorach 6.40 Anull ’s a-nall 7.00 Vets: Gach Creutair Beo
7.30 SpeakGaelic 8.00 An La (News) 8.30
Bothag Phadruig 9.00
Alba Uaine (Green Scotland) 10.00
Trusadh (Compelling Stories) 11.00
Machair 11.25 Fraochy Bay 11.30 Alleluia!
(Spiritual Music & Verse) 12.00m’t6.00am Alba Today

BBC Alba
6.00am Alba Today 5.00pm AH-AH/
No-No 5.10 Abadas 5.20 Cleasan Ataidh
& Tilidh (The Adventures of Abney & Teal)
5.35 Beathaichean a’ Bocadaich 5.40 ’S E
Iasg a Th’Annam (I’m a Fish) 5.45 Meaban
is Moo 5.50 Daolag-bhreac is Seillean
(Ladybird & Bee) 5.55 Stoiridh 6.00 An
Saoghal
Droil aig Pol Ploc/The Rubbish World
of Dave Spud 6.10 An Teaghlach Rioghail
an Ath-dhoras (The Royals

BBC One N Ireland
As BBC One except: 1.35-1.45pm BBC
Newsline; Weather 6.30-7.00 BBC
Newsline; Weather 10.30 BBC Newsline;
Weather 10.40 Spotlight 11.10 NEW
Industry. Double bill. A
new start-up business going public causes
tension; Yasmin and Robert desperately
try to stabilise the Lumi share price.
1.40-6.00am BBC News

8.00 M&S: Dress the Nation

12.00m’t Shop on TV 3.00 On
Assignment (R) 3.30 Big Zuu’s 12
Dishes in 12 Hours (R) 4.00-6.00am
Unwind with STV. Daily escape.

ITV Border
As STV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News
Border 6.00-6.30 ITV News Lookaround
10.30 ITV News Border 10.45
Representing Border 11.15
Six Four 12.05am Border Life 12.25am3.00 Shop on TV 4.00 Unwind with ITV
5.10-6.00am Lingo
GB News
6.00am Breakfast with Eamonn and Isabel
9.30 Britain’s Newsroom 12.00noon
Good Afternoon Britain 3.00 Martin
Daubney 6.00 Dewbs & Co 7.00 Farage
8.00 Jacob Rees-Mogg’s State Of The
Nation 9.00 Patrick Christys Tonight
11.00 Headliners 12.00m’t Farage Replay
1.00 Jacob Rees-Mogg’s State Of The
Nation Replay 2.00 Headliners Replay
3.00 Patrick Christys Tonight Replay
5.00-6.00am Headliners

ITV2
6.00am CITV 9.00 Totally Bonkers
Guinness World Records 10.00 Secret
Crush 12.00noon Dress to Impress 1.00 In
with a Shout 2.00 Supermarket Sweep 3.00
Charmed 4.00 Dawson’s Creek 5.00 Dress
to Impress
6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase
A special edition with Kate Garraway,
Pete Wicks and Sir Bradley Wiggins.
7.00 Family Fortunes The Lewis family
take on the Sarsfield family.
8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill.
Bob takes on a second job as a
cab driver; Linda opens a B&B.
9.00 Family Guy Animation.
11.00 Family Guy 11.30 American Dad!
12.25am Bob’s Burgers 1.15 Hey Tracey!
2.05 Totally Bonkers Guinness World
Records 2.30 Unwind with ITV 3.006.00am Teleshopping

BBC FOUR
7.00pm Life David Attenborough
explores extreme behaviour
patterns in the natural world.
8.00 Porridge The inmates face
a day of hard labour digging drains.
8.30 Yes, Prime Minister Political
comedy. Jim is horrified at allegations of
phone-tapping. Last in series.
9.00 The High Life Double bill of
the comedy, starring Alan Cumming.
Sebastian returns from Florida; Shona
lands an important advertising job.
10.00 Storyville: War Game
11.35 Secrets of Silicon Valley
12.35am FILM Truman & Tennessee: An
Intimate Conversation (2021/12) Dramadocumentary film exploring
the lives of Truman Capote and Tennessee
Williams. ★★★ 1.55 Life 2.55-3.55am
Secrets of Silicon Valley

WEDNESDAY TV
BBC ONE

BBC TWO

02.10

STV

6.00am Breakfast 9.30 Morning Live 6.30am Bargain Hunt (R) 7.15 Garden 6.00am Good Morning Britain
10.45 Crimewatch Live 11.30
Rescue (R) 8.00 See Hear (R)
9.00 Lorraine Entertainment news.
Homes Under the Hammer (R)
8.30 Our Lives: The Omagh
10.00 This Morning Celebrity
12.15pm Bargain Hunt
Hum (R) 9.00 BBC News 10.30
chat and lifestyle features.
Politics Live 12.30pm News
1.00 News; Reporting Scotland
12.30pm Loose Women Celebrity
1.00 Impossible Quiz show. (R)
1.45 BBC News at One; Weather
interviews and topical debate.
1.45 Unbeatable Quiz show. (R)
2.00 Doctors Scarlett is cajoled into
1.30 ITV Lunchtime News
helping Holly with her livestream. 2.30 Home Is Where the Art Is (R)
1.55 STV News; Weather
2.30 Politics Scotland Updates.
3.15 MasterChef: The
2.00 Family Fortunes (R)
3.15 Robson Green’s Weekend
Professionals Last in series. (R) 3.00 Lingo David and Matthew,
Escapes Robson meets up
Claire and Kayleigh and
4.15 Harvest British farming. (R)
with screen star Lee Ingleby. (R) 5.15 Flog It! Historic venues. (R)
Saifo and Kakul compete.
3.45 Antiques Road Trip (R)
4.00 Tipping Point Coin-drop quiz.
6.00 Richard Osman’s House of
4.30 Garden Rescue A New
5.00 The Chase Michael, Kirsten,
Games Michael Ball, Jodie
Zealand inspired garden.
Saph and Terry compete.
Prenger, Laurence Rickard
5.15 Pointless Low-scoring quiz.
6.00 STV News at Six; Weather
and Snoochie Shy compete.
6.00 BBC News; Regional News
6.20 Party Political Broadcast
6.30 Strictly: It Takes Two
6.55 Party Political Broadcast (R)
6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather
Janette Manrara presents.

6.25am Cheers (R) 7.45 The King
6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine
11.30 Storm Huntley 12.45pm
of Queens (R) 9.10 Frasier
Friends: double bill (R)
(R) 11.05 Come Dine with
1.40 5 News at Lunchtime
Me: The Professionals (R)
1.45 Home and Away Kirby
12.10pm Narrow Escapes (R)
praises Mali for his artwork. (R)
1.10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (R)
2.15 Behind Her Smile (2024/12)
2.10 Countdown Debbie McGee
Premiere. Thriller, starring
guests in Dictionary Corner.
Vivica A. Fox, Allison McAtee
3.00 Chateau DIY (R)
and Morgan Bradley. ★★★
4.00 A Place in the Sun (R)
4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the
5.00 Help! We Bought a Village
Sun Simon Dearing is setting
(18/30) An infestation halts
up for his bargain tapas night.
the renovations at Carol
5.00 5 News at 5 Headlines.
and Beau’s Italian hamlet.
6.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
6.00 A Place in the Sun Searching
Graeme meets a German
for a property near Estepona. (R)
Shepherd that has been
driving its owner crazy. (R)
6.30 The Simpsons Marge’s mother
6.55 5 News Update Headlines.
is turned into an Ice Walker. (R)

7.00 The One Show Alex

7.00 Channel 4 News

7.00 The Secret Genius of

Jones presents the show.
Modern Life Hannah Fry
focuses on the vacuum
7.30 EastEnders Yolande is left
cleaner, learning about
in shock after hearing about
the origins of the first
Pastor Clayton’s suicide and
portable cleaner and how
Bianca puts her plan to get
the motor in modern
Reiss to confess into action.
models spins faster than
Junior and Cindy are in
that of an F1 racing car. (R)
danger of being caught.
8.00 The Repair Shop Experts 8.00 Inside the Factory
Gregg Wallace visits the
restore a 53-year-old teddy
Guinness brewery in Dublin,
bear, a silver bowling jack
where he is guided through
from 1956, a Dutch clock
the different processes
believed to date back to the
involved in producing
17th century and a drum
three million pints of the
that’s no longer playable.
Irish stout every day. (R)
9.00 Ludwig (2/6) While on his
way to the station to gather 9.00 Parole (2/4) The
Parole Board considers
more information about his
whether serial burglar and
brother’s last case, John
jewellery store thief Jason
finds himself drawn to
should be given a third
another grisly crime scene
chance. He is questioned
at a grand Manor House.
about the motivations
Comedy drama, starring
behind his crimes.
David Mitchell and Dipo Ola.

10.00 News; Reporting
Scotland Headlines.
10.40 UEFA Champions
League MOTD Action

10.00 Mock the Week

their questions to a panel of politicians
and other public figures. (R) 1.00
Paddy and Chris: Road Tripping.
Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris
go on a quest to crack the code of
how to age well, seeking advice from
the Europeans who do it best. (R) 2.00
Weather 2.05-6.00am BBC News

Simpson John brings his experience
and expertise to bear on the most
important stories. 11.30 FILM Yardie
(2018/15) Crime drama, starring Aml
Ameen. ★★★★ 1.05am See Hear (R)
1.35 In My Own Words: Jackie Kay (R)
2.20 Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar
(R) 3.05-6.30am This Is BBC Two

BBC Scotland
12.00noon This Is BBC Scotland
7.00 The Mart. Former auctioneer
Finlay McIntyre returns to the market to
sell his lambs. Last in series. 7.30 The Big
Scottish Book Club 8.00 Island Crossings.
Twenty new apprentices join the ranks of
Caledonian MacBrayne. 9.00 The Nine
10.00
Two Doors Down 10.30 Debate
Night 11.30pm-12.00m’t Dinosaur

Big War) 7.25 Dan 7.30 SpeakGaelic 8.00
An La (News) 8.30 Fillte 9.00 Surfing:
Marcachd an Tuinn (Riding the Wave)
10.00 Transatlantic Sessions 10.30
Bannan (The Ties That Bind) 11.05 Opry le
Daniel 12.00m’t-6.00am Alba Today

7.30 Emmerdale Soap drama

from the Yorkshire Dales.
Moira gets upset, and after
secretly loading the stolen
smart watches with Mack,
Aaron enacts his plan.
8.00 Coronation Street Billy
encounters an unwelcome
mourner at the church for
Paul’s funeral, and Sarah
is unimpressed by the
cosmetic surgery clinic’s
financial offer. Meanwhile,
Tyrone and Fiz are stunned
when Hope defiantly
admits to stealing a vape
from the corner shop.

9.00 Lorraine Kelly: 40
Unforgettable Years

A tribute to the much-loved
presenter and journalist who
joined TV-am in October
1984, and quickly became
one of British TV’s most
popular broadcasters.

10.00 ITV News at Ten

With sport and weather.

8.00 George Clarke’s
Remarkable
Renovations George kicks
off a new series with a visit
to solicitor Dawn, who is
embarking on a mammoth
renovation of her local
village shop in Yorkshire
to turn it into a home. (R)

9.00 Grand Designs

Professional make-up
artist Zara and her partner
Giuliano from Reading take
a leap of faith as they build
the 400-square-metre
malthouse-inspired home of
their dreams. Giuliano, who
works in tech, faces the
challenge of a lifetime as
he manages the project
with no building experience,
and it’s not long before the
pair run into difficulties.

10.00 Anna Richardson:

Dara O Briain and Hugh
Love, Loss & Dementia
10.30 STV News; Weather
Dennis look back on events 10.40 Scotland Tonight;
In a bid to inspire change,
in 2021 in the company
Anna Richardson shares the
Weather Current affairs
of Maisie Adam, Angela
story of her father’s battle
from the matchday two
show which tackles the
Barnes, Rhys James, Robin
with vascular dementia.
fixtures in the league phase.
issues behind the headlines
Morgan and Ahir Shah. (R)
from a Scottish perspective, 11.05 24 Hours in A&E A man is
12.00m’t Debate Night Topical
10.30 Newsnight Headlines.
with live studio debate and rushed in after crashing his car on the
debate on the big issues affecting
motorway. (R) 12.05am The Great
analysis of top stories.
11.05 Unspun World with John
Scotland. Members of the public put

BBC Alba
6.00am Alba Today 5.00pm Lon le Linda
5.15 Na Clangairean 5.30 Peicein/Petit
5.40 Gasta a’ Ghraineag (Happy the
Hoglet) 5.45 Su Pic (Peek Zoo) 5.55
Stoiridh 6.00 Flix 6.10 Proiseact Ploigh
6.35 Bogaisean is Gumbalan/Bottersnikes
and Gumbles 6.45 Stri 6.50 Aí Chuil 7.00
Clann a’ Chogaidh Mhoir (Small Hands in a

BBC One N Ireland
As BBC One except: 1.35-1.45pm BBC
Newsline; Weather 2.30 Robson Green’s
Weekend Escapes 3.00-3.45 Escape to
the Country 6.30-7.00 BBC Newsline
10.30 BBC Newsline 10.40 Nolan Live
11.40 UEFA Champions League MOTD
1.05-2.05am
Paddy and Chris: Road Tripping
BBC Two N Ireland
As BBC Two except: 10.00-10.30pm
Spotlight. Social and political issues.

11.05 Six Four Pauline Wallace
receives a ransom call. (R) 12.00m’t
Sean’s Scotland (R) 12.25 Gallagher
Premiership Unleashed 12.50
Shop on TV 3.00 The Skinny Jab:
Who’s Getting It? – Tonight (R)
3.25 Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain (R)
3.50-6.00am Unwind with STV

ITV Border
As STV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News
Border 6.00 ITV News Lookaround
6.20-6.30 Party Political Broadcast 10.30
ITV News Border 10.45 Representing
Border 11.15 Six Four 12.05-12.25am
The Way We Were 3.50 Unwind
5.05-6.00am Lingo
GB News
6.00am Breakfast with Eamonn and Isabel
9.30 Britain’s Newsroom 12.00noon
Good Afternoon Britain 3.00 Martin
Daubney 6.00 Dewbs & Co 7.00 Farage
8.00 Jacob Rees-Mogg’s State Of The
Nation 9.00 Patrick Christys Tonight
11.00 Headliners 12.00m’t Farage Replay
1.00 Jacob Rees-Mogg’s State Of The
Nation Replay 2.00 Headliners Replay
3.00 Patrick Christys Tonight Replay
5.00-6.00am Headliners

British Bake Off. The bakers face the
challenges of biscuit week. (R) 1.30
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R)
2.20 FILM Summer of Soul (2021/12)
Documentary about the 1969 Harlem
Cultural Festival. ★★★★ 4.20 Jamie’s
One-Pan Wonders (R) 4.30 Frasier
(R) 5.45-6.25am Countdown (R)

ITV2
6.00am CITV 9.00 Totally Bonkers
Guinness World Records 10.00 Secret
Crush 12.00noon Dress to Impress 1.00
Supermarket Sweep 2.00 Deal or No Deal
3.00 Charmed 4.00 Dawson’s Creek 5.00
Dress to Impress
6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase
7.00 Family Fortunes The Pfupa and
Egan families try to guess the answers.
8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill.
9.00 Family Guy Four episodes. Brian
and Stewie compete for an inheritance;
Peter and Brian compete to be crowned
the new face of Pawtucket Ale; Peter’s
hair turns white; Stewie invents a
shrinking machine.
11.00 Family Guy 11.30 American Dad!
12.20am Bob’s Burgers 1.10 Totally
Bonkers Guinness World Records
2.30-3.00am Unwind

7.00 Shop Smart, Save
Money (2/12) Gaby Roslin

and Ortis Deley invite a trio
of fussy cleaners into the
studio to check out three
different spin mops at
different price points.
Followed by 5 News Update

8.00 Kent: The Garden of
England (4/5) With Matt

Coker at the helm of the
Portia, a party of sea anglers
leaves Dover. Plus, cameras
tour Hever Castle, once the
home of the second wife of
King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn.
9.00 Cast Away (3/3) The
household-name celebrity
concludes their stay on an
uninhabited tropical island
off the coast of Madagascar,
confronting the challenges
of total isolation, the forces
of nature and the battle
within their own mind.

10.00 The Man Who
Murdered His Family:
A Suburban Nightmare

The harrowing true story
of Christopher Watts, a
Colorado man who in 2018
murdered his pregnant wife
and two young daughters
intending to start a new life.

11.45 Serial Killer Wives 12.45am
Car Pound Cops (R) 1.10 PlayOJO
Live Casino Show 3.10 Entertainment
News on 5 3.20 The World’s Greatest
Bridges (R) 4.10 The Wonderful World
of Chocolate (R) 4.55 Great Artists (R)
5.20 Entertainment News on 5 5.30
Milkshake! 5.35-6.00am Paw Patrol

BBC FOUR
7.00pm Life How reptiles and
amphibians conquer their shortcomings.
8.00 PQ 17: An Arctic Convoy
Disaster The story of an Allied convoy
heading to the port of Arkhangelsk.
9.00 The Hunt for Lady Olive
and the German Submarine
Film-maker Karl Taylor and his team
investigate what happened to the
German submarine UC18 and
Royal Navy Q-Ship the Lady Olive.
10.00 Philip Glenister and
Matthew Graham Remember –
Life on Mars The actor and writer
discuss the time-travel drama.
10.20 Life on Mars Fantasy drama.
11.20 David Bowie: Finding Fame 12.50am
Life 1.50 PQ 17: An
Arctic Convoy Disaster 2.50-3.50am India:
Nature’s Wonderland

THURSDAY TV

03.10

BBC ONE

BBC TWO

SUNDAY MAILLOVESUNDAY September 29 2024

STV

6.00am Breakfast 9.30 Morning Live 6.30am Escape to the Country (R)
6.00am Good Morning Britain
10.45 Crimewatch Live 11.30
7.15 Garden Rescue (R) 8.00
9.00 Lorraine Entertainment news.
Scam Interceptors 12.00noon
Gardeners’ World (R) 9.00 BBC 10.00 This Morning Celebrity
First Minister’s Questions
News 12.15pm Politics Live
chat and lifestyle features.
1.00 News; Reporting Scotland
1.00 Impossible Quiz show. (R)
12.30pm Loose Women Celebrity
1.45 BBC News at One; Weather
1.45 Unbeatable Quiz show. (R)
interviews and topical debate.
2.00 Doctors Luca introduces
1.30 ITV Lunchtime News
2.30 Home Is Where the Art Is
a friend to the joys and
Three artists pitch ideas to
1.55 STV News; Weather
pitfalls of working for the NHS.
celebrate the buyers’ dog. (R)
2.00 Family Fortunes The Serghiou
2.30 Robson Green’s Weekend
3.15 Back in Time for the Corner
family face the Cooper family
Escapes With Sarah Hunter. (R)
Shop Documentary. (R)
in the quiz gameshow. (R)
3.00 Escape to the Country (R)
4.15 Harvest Focusing on Scotland
3.00 Lingo A couple, a mother
and son, and a father and
and the North of England. (R)
3.45 Antiques Road Trip Exploring
son compete in the quiz. (R)
the east of England. (R)
5.15 Flog It! From Bristol. (R)
4.00 Tipping Point Quiz. (R)
4.30 Garden Rescue A family
6.00 Richard Osman’s House of
garden inspired by holidays.
5.00 The Chase Quiz show.
Games With Michael Ball.
5.15 Pointless Low-scoring quiz.
6.00 STV News at Six; Weather
6.30 Strictly: It Takes Two
6.00 News; Reporting Scotland
6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather
Janette Manrara presents.

6.25am Cheers (R) 7.45 The King
of Queens (R) 9.10 Frasier
(R) 11.05 Come Dine with
Me: The Professionals (R)
12.10pm Narrow Escapes (R)
1.10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (R)
2.10 Countdown Debbie McGee
is in Dictionary Corner.
3.00 Chateau DIY (R)
4.00 A Place in the Sun Jasmine
Harman helps a couple find a
home in Fuerteventura. (R)
5.00 Help! We Bought a Village
(19/30) Sarah and Steve install
a staircase at a holiday let.
6.00 A Place in the Sun Searching
in Spain’s Costa Blanca. (R)
6.30 The Simpsons Animation. (R)

6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine
11.30 Storm Huntley 12.45pm
Friends: double bill (R)
1.40 5 News at Lunchtime
1.45 Home and Away Mali reveals
his finished painting to Kirby. (R)
2.15 Mystery 101: Deadly History
(2021/PG) The sleuths help
Graham to investigate the
disappearance of his estranged
brother. Mystery, with Jill Wagner
and Kristoffer Polaha. ★★★
4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in
the Sun From Torrevieja.
5.00 5 News at 5 With Dan Walker.
6.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
Graeme meets a Newfoundland
with a fear of hard floors. (R)
6.55 5 News Update Headlines.

7.00 The One Show With Alex

7.00 Channel 4 News Full

7.00 Scotland’s Coast
with Kate Humble Kate

Jones and Roman Kemp.

7.30 Boris Johnson: The
Laura Kuenssberg
Interview The former

7.00 Rick Stein’s Food
Stories Rick meets a

foraging chef and a famous
sheep farmer in the Lake
District, then heads to
Yorkshire to see the UK’s
biggest tofu factory. (R)

political editor leads a
one-to-one discussion with
Boris Johnson in his first
8.00 Amazing Hotels: Life
major interview since leaving
Beyond the Lobby
office as prime minister.
(4/7) Rob Rinder and
Monica Galetti head to
8.00 Fake or Fortune?
Rome and work in The
(2/4) Artist and dealer
Hassler, one of Europe’s
David Taylor believes his
last remaining family owned
saleroom punt is a work
‘grande dame’ hotels.
by Helen McNicoll, one of
Canada’s most celebrated
9.00 The Fifteen Billion
impressionists. Can the team
Pound Railway:
prove it’s the real thing?
Inside the Elizabeth
Line Part one of two.
9.00 The Search for Nicola
Charting the race to fix
Bulley The case of the
the railway’s hi-tech
45-year-old mortgage
software and systems so
adviser and mother-of-two,
that the new line would
whose disappearance
be open in time for the
sparked a storm of global
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. (R)
headlines and theories.
10.00 News; Reporting
10.00 Red Dwarf Lister and
Rimmer arrive back on Earth,
Scotland Headlines.
only to discover they have
10.40 Question Time
slipped through a time hole
Fiona Bruce chairs the
into a period where everything
topical debate, inviting
occurs backwards. (R)
a panel of politicians and
10.30 Newsnight Headlines.
other guests in Dundee
to answer questions
11.05 Couples Therapy Double bill.
from an invited audience.
Dr Orna Guralnik confronts Joey about

11.40 Newscast A weekly round-up
from Westminster. 12.10am In My
Own Words: Jilly Cooper. The
best-selling novelist and journalist
reflects on her upbringing, early and
later careers, family life and attitude to
sex. (R) 12.55 Weather for the Week
Ahead 1.00-6.00am BBC News

shooting Rex down; Rex and Joey
have a breakthrough, Lorena struggles
to be the main character in her own
life, and Alexes realises why he attacks
Casimar’s family. 12.00m’t Saving
Lives in Cardiff (R) 1.00 Parole (R)
2.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (R)
3.00-6.30am This Is BBC Two

BBC Scotland
12.00noon This Is BBC Scotland
7.00 This Farming Life 8.00 Beechgrove
Garden in Winter 8.30 Landward
9.00 The Nine 10.00 Best of Chewin’ the
Fat 10.30 Scotland the Rave 11.30pm12.00m’t Burnistoun

SpeakGaelic 8.00 An La (News) 8.30
Garraidhean Mora 9.00 Wild Corridors
9.45 Celtic Connections Shorts 10.00
Seoid a’ Chidsin – The Kitchen Coves
10.30 Opry le Daniel 11.20 Dhan Uisge
11.30 Transatlantic Sessions 12.00m’t6.00am Alba Today

BBC Alba
6.00am Alba Today 5.00pm Sionnach
agus Maigheach (Fox & Hare) 5.10 Meaban
is Moo 5.20 Pip & Posy 5.25 Daolagbhreac is Seillean (Ladybird & Bee) 5.30
Cleasan Ataidh & Tilidh (The Adventures
of Abney & Teal) 5.45 Nannag a’ Noo/
Huggleboo 5.50 Stoiridh 6.00 An Saoghal
Droil aig Pol Ploc/The Rubbish World of
Dave Spud 6.15 An Teaghlach Rioghail an
Ath-dhoras 6.25 An Teaghlach Rioghail an
Ath-dhoras 6.40 @12 6.45 A-null ’s a-nall
7.00 Vets: Gach Creutair Beo 7.30

BBC One N Ireland
As BBC One except: 11.30am Homes
Under the Hammer 12.15-1.00pm
Bargain Hunt 1.35-1.45 BBC Newsline;
Weather 6.30-7.00 BBC Newsline 10.30
BBC Newsline 10.40 The View 11.20
Question Time 12.20am Newscast 12.50
In My Own Words: Jilly Cooper
1.40-6.00am BBC News
BBC Two N Ireland
As BBC Two except: 11.05pm We Built a
Zoo 12.05-1.00am Couples Therapy

7.30 Emmerdale Chas tells

Liam she’s worried over a
rash, Charles and Laurel
give in to temptation, and
Arthur tries to show his
maturity to April by flirting.

analysis of the day’s stories.

8.00 The Great British Bake
Off: An Extra Slice Jo

Brand is joined by series
superfan Stephen Mangan
to discuss all the drama of
8.30 Scotland Tonight:
biscuit week, along with
Spiking in the Spotlight
exclusive unseen footage
Current affairs show which
and an interview with the
tackles the issues behind
latest baker to leave the
the headlines from a
tent. Co-host Tom Allen
Scottish perspective.
casts a beady eye upon
9.00 The Sinking of a
the bakes brought along
Superyacht: How Safe
by the studio audience,
Is Your Voyage? Analysis
and there are photos of the
of the tragedy involving the
bakes sent in by viewers.
Bayesian, examining the
potential factors involved
9.00 Taskmaster (4/10)
in the sinking of the vessel
Jack Dee takes a long
off the coast of Sicily during
stroll, Andy Zaltzman risks
a powerful storm in August.
two bites of a vegetable,
Through interviews with
Emma Sidi does cartwheels,
witnesses, this documentary
Babatunde Aleshe gets
aims to shed light on the
upset by a rocket and Rosie
challenges facing boats.
Jones menaces the crew.

10.00 ITV News at Ten
10.30 STV News; Weather
10.45 Stress: Can You Beat
it? Tonight Gordon Smart

10.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen
Nightmares USA Gordon

11.10 Six Four An unexpected visitor
forces Chris to face the consequences
of Michelle’s secrets after he confronts
Philip with what he has learned from
Samantha, but a visit to Gary
McLean’s killer brings Chris closer to
the truth. (R) 12.05am Shop on TV
3.00 Fresh Cuts (R) 3.50-6.00am
Unwind with STV. Daily escape.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Desperate
for escape, Gypsy turns to her longdistance boyfriend from a Christian
dating site. 12.50 Celebrity SAS: Who
Dares Wins: double bill (R) 2.40 State
of Rage. The enduring conflict on
the West Bank. (R) 3.35 Come Dine
with Me (R) 4.30 Frasier: triple bill
(R) 5.45-6.25am Countdown (R)

GB News
6.00am Breakfast with Stephen and Ellie
9.30 Britain’s Newsroom 12.00noon
Good Afternoon Britain 3.00 Martin
Daubney 6.00 Dewbs & Co 7.00 Farage
8.00 Jacob Rees-Mogg’s State Of The
Nation 9.00 Patrick Christys Tonight
11.00 Headliners 12.00m’t Farage Replay
1.00-2.00am Jacob Rees-Mogg’s State Of
The Nation

8.00 Yorkshire Great and
Small with Dan and
Helen Helen Skelton

and Dan Walker venture
into Bronte Country in
West Yorkshire, beginning
in the charming village
of Haworth, where
they visit Ponden Hall.

9.00 All Creatures Great
and Small It’s Jimmy’s

Christening day and
everyone is determined to
make it special, while
Siegfried is unimpressed
when called up to Biggins
farm to look at a goat.

10.00 Reported Missing:
What Happened to
Ramsay steps in to assess a
Lynda Spence?

troubled Brooklyn restaurant
that’s sinking into debt.
reports on why the UK is
10.55 8 Out of 10 Cats
facing a stress epidemic,
Does Countdown (R)
and examines how viewers
can cope with the condition. 12.00m’t The Prison Confessions of

ITV Border
As STV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News
Border 6.00-6.30 ITV News Lookaround
8.30-9.00 Stress: Can You Beat it? Tonight
10.30 ITV News Border 10.45
Representing Border 11.15 Six Four
12.05am The Way We Were 12.30am3.00 Shop on TV 3.50 Unwind
5.05-6.00am Family Fortunes

walks a rugged and scenic
route along Ayrshire’s
coast, the birthplace of
Scotland’s National Bard,
poet Robert Burns. (R)
Followed by 5 News Update

ITV2
6.00am CITV 9.00 Totally Bonkers
Guinness World Records 10.00 Secret
Crush 12.00noon Dress to Impress 1.00
Supermarket Sweep 2.00 Deal or No Deal
3.00 Charmed 4.00 Dawson’s Creek 5.00
Dress to Impress
6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase
With Fern Britton and Kelle Bryan.
7.00 Family Fortunes The Phillips family
take on the Buckley family.
8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill.
9.00 Big Brother’s Biggest Best Bits
AJ Odudu and Will Best relive their
favourite moments from the house.
10.00 Family Guy Double bill.
11.00 Family Guy 11.30 American Dad!
12.25am Bob’s Burgers 1.15 The Stand Up
Sketch Show 2.10 Totally Bonkers Guinness
World Records 2.35-3.00am Unwind

Documentary examining the
disappearance of financial
advisor Lynda Spence,
who vanished without a
trace in 2011 from her
hometown of Glasgow. (R)

11.35 5 Mistakes That Caught a
Killer (R) 12.35am Traffic Cops (R)
1.25 PlayOJO Live Casino Show 3.25
The World’s Greatest Bridges (R) 4.10
The Wonderful World of Chocolate
(R) 4.55 Great Artists (R) 5.20
Entertainment News 5.30 Milkshake!
(R) 5.35-6.00am Paw Patrol (R)

BBC FOUR
7.00pm Life David Attenborough reveals
how mammals dominate the planet and
survive in extreme habitats.
8.00 Elizabeth Taylor: England’s Other
Elizabeth Profile of the actress.
9.00 FILM Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(1958/12) A washed-up American
football player tormented by the death of
a friend faces a difficult reunion with his
dying father. Drama based on the stage
play, starring Paul Newman, Elizabeth
Taylor and Burl Ives. ★★★★
10.45 Paul Newman: Talking Pictures
A profile of the actor.
11.15 Sex Symbols: Talking Pictures.
Documentary. 11.55 David Bowie: Finding
Fame. Documentary. 1.25am Life 2.25
Elizabeth Taylor: England’s Other Elizabeth
3.20-3.50am Paul Newman: Talking
Pictures

FRIDAY TV
BBC ONE

04.10

BBC TWO

STV

6.00am Breakfast 9.30 Morning Live 6.30am Bargain Hunt (R) 7.15 Garden 6.00am Good Morning Britain
10.45 Crimewatch Live 11.30
Rescue (R) 8.00 Dr Xand’s Con
9.00 Lorraine Entertainment news.
Homes Under the Hammer (R)
or Cure (R) 8.30 Mortimer &
10.00 This Morning Celebrity chat.
12.15pm Bargain Hunt
Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (R)
12.30pm Loose Women Debate.
9.00 BBC News. Updates.
1.00 News; Reporting Scotland
1.30 ITV Lunchtime News;
1.00pm Impossible Quiz show. (R)
Weather The key headlines.
1.45 BBC News at One; Weather
1.55 STV News; Weather
1.45 Unbeatable Quiz show. (R)
2.00 Sister Boniface Mysteries (R)
2.30 Home Is Where the Art Is (R)
2.45 Robson Green’s Weekend
2.00 Love Your Friday with Alan
Escapes Last in series. (R)
3.15 Back in Time for the Corner
Titchmarsh Highlights from
Shop Documentary. (R)
3.15 Escape to the Country (R)
the first series of Love Your
3.45 Antiques Road Trip Raj Bisram 4.15 Harvest A visit to Europe’s
Weekend from 2020.
largest mushroom farm. (R)
and Irita Marriott head to the
3.00 Lingo Hosted by Adil Ray. (R)
seaside in Lincolnshire. (R)
5.15 Flog It! From Huddersfield. (R)
4.00 Tipping Point Arcade-themed
4.30 Garden Rescue A ‘tidy
6.00 Richard Osman’s House of
coin-drop quiz show. (R)
mess’ is transformed into a
Games Trivia-based games.
5.00 The Chase Quiz show,
serene and stylish garden.
hosted by Bradley Walsh.
6.30 Strictly: It Takes Two Janette
5.15 Pointless Low-scoring quiz.
6.00 STV News at Six; Weather
Manrara gets all the gossip
ahead of the movie special.
6.00 News; Reporting Scotland
6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather

6.25am Cheers (R) 7.45 The King
6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine
11.30 Storm Huntley 12.45pm
of Queens (R) 9.10 Frasier
Friends: double bill (R)
(R) 11.05 Come Dine with
Me: The Professionals (R)
1.40 5 News at Lunchtime
12.10pm Narrow Escapes (R)
1.45 Home and Away Dana rushes
1.10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (R)
over to a broken Harper. (R)
2.10 Countdown Debbie McGee
2.15 Revenge in the Deep End
is in Dictionary Corner.
(2020/12) Drama, with Jessica
3.00 Chateau DIY Alison and Zion’s
Morris, Tanner Zagarino and
turret reveals a rotten secret. (R)
Ellie Darcey-Alden. ★★★
4.00 A Place in the Sun Searching
4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the
in France’s Dordogne region. (R)
Sun Husbands Wayne and Des
organise a fund-raising gala.
5.00 Help! We Bought a Village
(20/30) In Charente, Simon
5.00 5 News at 5 With Dan Walker.
and Racheal complete their first
6.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
project at their ancient hamlet.
A couple are left devastated
6.00 A Place in the Sun Ben
when their two beloved dogs
Hillman is in Lanzarote. (R)
suddenly start fighting. (R)
6.30 The Simpsons Animation. (R)
6.55 5 News Update Headlines.

7.00 The One Show With Alex

7.00 Channel 4 News

Jones and Roman Kemp.
7.30 EastEnders Patrick tries
his best to support Yolande.
8.00 Landward Celebrating the
role cattle play in the
Scottish countryside, with
Dougie seeing pedigree
bulls go up for sale. (R)
8.30 Ghosts Lady Button is
confused by urges she
hasn’t felt before. (R)

7.00 Grand Tours of
Scotland’s Lochs From

7.00 What’s on Scotland

Channel 4’s flagship news
Movie news and chat.
a forgotten First World War
programme. Including
7.30 Emmerdale Arthur lets slip
German prison camp, Paul
sport and weather.
about Laurel and Charles,
Murton crosses the moors
8.00 PopMaster TV Ken Bruce
Moira and Ruby confide in
to a kingly feast on an
challenges music fans from
each other, and Liam and
island before heading to
across the country to recall
Chas share a charged look.
Loch Tay in Perthshire. (R)
facts and stats about their
8.00 Coronation Street Bernie
8.00 Gardeners’ World Monty
favourite chart toppers and
collects Paul’s ashes ahead
Don shares his top tips on
beyond, from the 1950s to
of the rave in his memory.
how to get value for money 9.00 Joker (2019/15) In Gotham
the present day. In this first
when buying perennials.
heat match, Sophie from
City, Arthur Fleck’s mental
Milton Keynes, Matt from
9.00 Have I Got News for You 9.00 Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel
health issues cause him
Bristol, Beth from Crewe,
Superstar (2/3) Elizabeth
(1/10) Satirical current affairs
to be disregarded and
Melanie from Beverley
suffers heartbreak and finds
quiz, with guests including
mistreated by society. He
and Kuresh from London
herself caught up in scandal,
journalist Helen Lewis
embarks on a downward
compete over six rounds
but then she lands the most
joining team captains Ian
spiral of revolution and
in the hope of securing a
iconic role of her career.
Hislop and Paul Merton.
bloody crime – a path that
place in the Grand Final. (R)
9.45 Reframed: Marilyn
brings him face to face with
9.30 The Cleaner (1/6) Wicky
9.00 Gogglebox The regular
Monroe Marilyn’s rise is
his alter-ego – the Joker.
finds himself on a job for
armchair critics settle
nearly ruined when news
Director Todd Phillips’
an old school friend, who it
down to a selection of the
breaks that she had posed
critically acclaimed drama,
turns out has done well for
past week’s TV shows,
nude for a calendar, but
starring an Oscar-winning
himself – despite having a
with cameras capturing
she finds a way to use the
Joaquin Phoenix, alongside
big pool of blood in his hall.
Robert De Niro. ★★★★
Comedy, with Greg Davies.
scandal to her advantage. (R)
their instant reactions.
11.15 ITV News; Weather A fresh
10.00 News; Reporting
10.30 Newsnight Headline
10.00 First Dates After suffering
perspective on the major stories of the
Scotland Headlines.
analysis with Chris Mason.
a life-threatening illness,
day. 11.45 STV News; Weather
29-year-old Georgina
10.40 The Graham Norton
11.05 FILM Ghost Stories
returns to the dating scene
Show (2/21) Hugh Grant
(2017/15) Professor Philip Goodman, 12.00m’t Six Four. Michelle returns to
Scotland and accompanies Chris on a
and is paired with Seb.
discusses his role as the
famous for debunking hoaxes and
drive into the Highlands in search of
villain in new movie Heretic. ghost sightings, is given a dossier of
11.05 Everyone Else Burns Triple bill.

11.30 A View from the Terrace Craig
G Telfer presents a sideways look at
Scottish football, dissecting the ins
and outs of the week’s action with a
revolving panel of fans from across the
country. (R) 12.30am RuPaul’s Drag
Race UK. The queens are asked to
turn rags into riches for the iconic
Design Challenge. 1.40 Alan Carr’s
Picture Slam (R) 2.25 Weather for the
Week Ahead 2.30-6.00am BBC News

three terrifying, unsolvable cases by
his hero and role model Charles
Cameron, who has been missing,
presumed dead, for years. Horror
anthology, starring Andy Nyman,
Martin Freeman and Paul Whitehouse.
★★★★ 12.35am The Menopause
Industry – Panorama (R) 1.05 Amazing
Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby (R)
2.05 Designing the Hebrides (R)
2.35-6.10am This Is BBC Two

Annabel Wallace. While en route
to the address Chris found on the
burner phone, the couple contend
with the secrets that have broken
up their family. Robert and Mackie
face off as the truth behind Julie’s
disappearance threatens to come out.
Last in series. (R) 12.50 Shop on TV
3.00 Lorraine Kelly: 40 Unforgettable
Years. Celebrating Lorraine Kelly’s
40-year broadcasting career. (R)
3.50-6.00am Unwind with STV

BBC Scotland
12.00noon This Is BBC Scotland 7.00
The Seven 8.00 Amazing Hotels: Life
Beyond the Lobby. Rob Rinder and
Monica Galetti head to Rome and work
in The Hassler. 9.00 Undisputed: The Life
and Times of Ken Buchanan.
A profile of the former world lightweight
champion. 10.00 Still
Game 10.30 A View from the Terrace.
A sideways look at Scottish football.
11.30pm-12.00m’t Two Doors Down.
Beth and Eric meet Gordon’s parents.

Belle agus Sebastian 6.25 Alba Eagalach
6.35 @12 6.40 Proiseact Ploigh 7.00 An La
(News) 7.30 LIVE Rugby Men’s
Premiership. Watsonian FC v Heriots
Rugby (kick-off 7.35pm). 9.25 Fraochy Bay
9.30 Gruth is Uachdar (Crowdie and
Cream) 10.30 Tatu Rioghail Dhun Eideann
2022 12.00m’t-6.00am Alba Today

As STV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News
Border. The latest headlines. 6.00-6.30
ITV News Lookaround 11.45 ITV News
Border 12.00m’t Password 12.353.00am Shop on TV 3.50 Unwind with
ITV 5.05-6.00am Love Your Friday with
Alan Titchmarsh

BBC Alba
6.00am Alba Today 12.00noon To Be
Announced 5.00 Treubh an Tuathanais
(Big Barn Farm) 5.15 Na Clangairean 5.25
Sionnach agus Maigheach (Fox & Hare)
5.35 AH-AH/No-No 5.45 Peicein/Petit
5.55 Stoiridh 6.00 A-null ’s a-nall 6.15

BBC One N Ireland
As BBC One except: 1.35-1.45pm BBC
Newsline; Weather 6.30 BBC Newsline;
Weather 6.55-7.00 Party Political
Broadcast 7.30 Paula McIntyre’s Hamely
Kitchen USA 8.00 EastEnders 8.30-9.00
Would I Lie to You? 10.30-10.40 BBC
Newsline 11.30 RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
12.40am Alan Carr’s Picture Slam 1.25
Weather for the Week Ahead 1.306.00am BBC News
ITV Border

GB News
6.00am Breakfast with Stephen and Anne
9.30 Britain’s Newsroom 12.00noon
Good Afternoon Britain 3.00 Martin
Daubney 6.00 Dewbs & Co 7.00 Lee
Anderson’s Real World 8.00 Friday Night
Live with Mark Dolan 9.00 Patrick Christys
Tonight 11.00 Headliners 12.00m’t Lee
Anderson’s Real World Replay 1.00 Friday
Night Live with Mark Dolan 2.00
Headliners Replay 3.00 Patrick Christys
Tonight Replay 5.00-6.00am Headliners
Replay

Sitcom about a religious family who
believe the world is going to end;
David insists his family live by the rules
in a 1000-year-old book; Rachel
wonders if she can date without
breaking the Order’s rules. (R) 12.35
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
(R) 1.25 The Simpsons (R) 2.15
FILM Shabu (2021/12) Premiere.
★★★★ 3.40 Frasier 5.45-6.00am
Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free (R)

ITV2
6.00am CITV 9.00 Totally Bonkers
Guinness World Records 10.00 Secret
Crush 12.00noon Dress to Impress 1.00
Supermarket Sweep 2.00 Deal or No Deal
3.00 Charmed 4.00 Dawson’s Creek 5.00
Dress to Impress
6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase
With guests Denise Lewis, Deborah
Meaden and Kevin Whately.
7.00 Family Fortunes The Burgess
family from South Shields take on
the Kharod family from London.
8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill. Bob
becomes a local hero; the restaurateur
befriends his favourite baseball player.
9.00 FILM Bridesmaids (2011/15)
Comedy, starring Kristen Wiig. ★★★★
11.35 Family Guy 12.30am American Dad!
1.20 Bob’s Burgers 2.103.00am The Stand Up Sketch Show

7.00 The Royal High Street:
Where the King Shops

A look at central London
shopping destination St
James’s, meeting the
characters who run these
world-famous stores. (R)
Followed by 5 News Update

8.00 Holidaying with Jane
McDonald The singer

visits Morocco, unearthing
the secrets hidden in the
markets of Marrakech, and
learning how to haggle. (R)

9.00 1976: Most Shocking
Moments Taking a look

back at key events in TV,
film, showbusiness and
politics, when I, Claudius,
and Bouquet of Barbed
Wire dominated the
small screen and veteran
presenter Bill Grundy
encountered the Sex Pistols
on a live news show. (R)

11.05 Elvis: The Man That Rocked
the World With the aid of archive
footage and talking heads, the story of
Elvis Presley’s remarkable success,
through the prism of his finest and
most memorable moments. The show
traces his roots, and his rise to fame
as one of the most famous music
stars of all time. (R) 1.00am PlayOJO
Live Casino Show 3.00 The World’s
Greatest Bridges. The Millau Viaduct
in southern France and London’s
Millennium Bridge. (R) 3.45 The
Wonderful World of Chocolate. Rivalry
between brands. (R) 4.30 Wildlife
SOS (R) 4.55 Great Artists (R) 5.20
Entertainment News 5.30 Milkshake!
(R) 5.35-6.00am Paw Patrol (R)

BBC Four
7.00pm Top of the Pops Four backto-back episodes. Alanis Morissette,
Manic Street Preachers, Spice Girls and
Robbie Williams from August 1996; with
performances by East 17, Suede and
3T; music by the Cars,
the Stranglers, Adam Ant and Stevie
Wonder; with Erasure, Voice of the
Beehive and Belinda Carlisle.
9.00 Queen: The Legendary
1975 Concert On Christmas Eve.
10.05 Deep Purple: Radio 2 In
Concert A performance from the heavy
metal band Deep Purple.
10.40 The Undertones: Sight
and Sound in Concert The band
perform at the Regal Theatre, Hitchin.
11.30 Deacon Blue Live at Stirling Castle
12.30am Top of the Pops 2.40-3.20am
Deep Purple: In Concert

SATURDAY TV
BBC ONE

05.10

BBC TWO

SUNDAY MAILLOVESUNDAY September 29 2024

STV

6.00am Breakfast 10.00 Saturday
Kitchen 11.30 Nadiya’s
Cook Once, Eat Twice (R)
12.00noon Football Focus
1.00 BBC News; Weather
1.15 Bargain Hunt (R)
2.00 Money for Nothing (R)
3.00 Escape to the Country (R)
3.45 Garden Rescue (R)
4.30 Sportscene Results The main
football news and results.
5.20 News; Reporting Scotland
5.40 Alan Carr’s Picture Slam
Alan Carr hosts a gameshow
in which teams of contestants
have to identify a board full
of images, with a chance of
winning up to £10,000.

6.35am Children’s TV (R) 8.50
6.00am Simply Raymond Blanc (R)
6.00am Cheers (R) 6.50 Frasier (R)
Newsround 9.00 Boy Girl
6.25 Love Your Garden (R)
8.35 The Simpsons: eight
Dog Cat Mouse Cheese (R)
episodes (R) 12.30pm Couples
7.30 Love Your Weekend with
9.15 Gardeners’ World (R)
Alan Titchmarsh (R) 9.25 ITV
Come Dine with Me (R)
News 9.30 James Martin’s
10.15 Carmen Jones (1954/U)
1.30 Four in a Bed Five episodes.
Saturday Morning 11.40 John
Romantic musical drama,
The first venue is the Plough
and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen
with Dorothy Dandridge and
Inn in Ripple, Kent; at the Old
Harry Belafonte. ★★★★
Crown Coaching Inn; at The
12.40pm ITV News; Weather
Courthouse in Great Bromley,
12.00noon Rick Stein’s Food Stories
1.00 STV Racing: From Ascot
Essex; a visit is to Samsara
Celebrating British food. (R)
Coverage of today’s race
Retreat in Kent; the B&Bers
meeting, live from Ascot.
1.00 The A to Z of TV Cooking (R)
gather for Payment Day. (R)
4.00 The World Is Not Enough
1.20 Cleopatra (1963/PG) Historical
4.00 The Great British Bake Off
(1999/12) James Bond
epic, starring Elizabeth Taylor
The remaining bakers face the
adventure, starring Pierce
and Richard Burton. ★★★★
challenges of biscuit week. (R)
Brosnan, Robert Carlyle and
5.15 Super League Wigan Warriors
Sophie Marceau. ★★★★
5.30 Into the Jungle with Ed
v the lowest-ranked EliminatorStafford The dads and their
6.30 Tipping Point: Best Ever
winner (kick-off 5.30pm).
kids must hunt for food. (R)
Finals A compilation of the
The second semi-final, from
Brick Community Stadium.
show’s dramatic endgames. (R) 6.30 Channel 4 News Headlines.

6.00am Milkshake! Children’s shows.
8.50 SpongeBob SquarePants
Underwater adventures.
9.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in
the Sun Four episodes. (R)
1.00pm Inside the Tower of London
Double bill. Documentary
going behind the scenes. (R)
3.00 The Great Fire of London
(4/4) Dan Jones, Suzannah
Lipscomb and Rob Bell
examine the fire of 1666. (R)
4.30 Our Yorkshire Farm Double
bill. Documentary following hill
shepherds Amanda and Clive
Owen, who live on one of the
most remote farms in Britain
with their nine children. (R)
6.30 To Be Announced

6.25 Strictly Come Dancing

7.40 Celebrity Antiques
Road Trip Famous faces

7.30 Into Dinosaur Valley
with Dan Snow Dan

Claudia Winkleman and
Tess Daly present movie
week, in which the couples
take to the dance floor to
perform routines inspired by
Hollywood films. Can they
impress Shirley Ballas, Craig
Revel Horwood, Anton Du
Beke and Motsi Mabuse?

8.40 The Weakest Link

embark on the crosscountry treasure-hunting
challenge. Expert assistants
are on hand to help them
unearth bargains at shops
and markets, before they
all head to an auction to
discover whose haul raises
the most money. (R)

Romesh Ranganathan
asks general knowledge
questions against the clock
as contestants try to avoid
being voted off the team.
9.25 Apples Never Fall (3/7)
As the mystery surrounding
Joy’s shock disappearance
deepens, Amy gathers the
community together, hoping
to bring her mother home.
Drama, starring Alison Brie,
Sam Neill, Jake Lacy and
Conor Merrigan Turner.

8.40 Kirsty MacColl at the
BBC Performances by the

10.10 BBC News; Weather
10.30 Match of the Day Gary

10.30 Queens of Song at the
BBC A selection of songs

Lineker presents highlights
of the latest Premier League
matches, including Crystal
Palace v Liverpool and
Manchester City v Fulham.

11.55 Sportscene Highlights of
recent events. (R) 1.10am Man in the
Arena: Tom Brady. Double bill. The
quarter-back recounts the personal
challenges of the 2016 season; the
quarter-back enlists personal trainer
Alex Guerrero to stay in peak physical
condition. 2.55 Weather for the Week
Ahead. A look ahead to the latest
forecast. 3.00-6.00am BBC News
BBC Scotland
12.00noon This Is BBC Scotland 7.00
The Seven 7.15 Sportscene 8.30
Designing the Hebrides. Interior design
makeovers. 9.00 Amazing Hotels: Life
Beyond the Lobby 10.00 Nightsleeper.
Real-time thriller, starring Joe Cole.
11.00pm-12.00m’t Nightsleeper
BBC Alba
6.00am Alba Today 4.00pm AH-AH/
No-No 4.10 Treubh an Tuathanais
(Big Barn Farm) 4.25 Na Clangairean 4.35
Cleasan Ataidh & Tilidh (The Adventures
of Abney & Teal) 4.45 Sionnach agus
Maigheach (Fox &
Hare) 5.00 A-null ’s a-nall 5.15 @12
5.20 Belle agus Sebastian 5.35 Alba
Eagalach 5.45 An La (News) 6.00
Farpaisean Chon-Chaorach (Sheepdog
Trials) 7.00 Oran na Mna 7.30 Seoid a’

star from the BBC archive,
featuring appearances on
several BBC programmes
showcasing some of her
most famous tracks.

9.40 Kirsty MacColl: The
Boxed Set The singer’s

last TV concert, filmed in
Glasgow in March 2000,
featuring the hit singles
New England and Walking
Down Madison. (R)

by female artists, featuring
performances by Whitney
Houston, Beyonce, Mariah
Carey, Grace Jones, Cher,
Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner,
Diana Ross and Adele. (R)
11.30 FILM Eternal Beauty

(2019/15) A woman falls into a state
of despair and schizophrenia, but her
life starts to change when she meets
a failed musician. Romantic comedy
drama, with Sally Hawkins and David
Thewlis. ★★★ 1.00am Nightsleeper
(R) 2.00 Mozart: Rise of a Genius (R)
3.00-6.40am This Is BBC Two

Chidsin – The Kitchen Coves 8.00 Leugh
Mi (Book Show) 8.30 Fillte 9.00 Seirm:
Celtic Connections 10.00 Wild Corridors
(Slighean Fiadh-bheatha) 10.45 Julie
Fowlis: Ceol Aig Baile 11.00 Tatu Rioghail
Armailteach Dhun Eideann 2023 12.30am
Belladrum 1.00-6.00am Alba Today
BBC One N Ireland
As BBC One except: 4.30-5.20pm Final
Score 5.30-5.40 BBC Newsline; Weather
11.55 Man in the Arena: Tom Brady.
Double bill. The quarter-back recounts
the personal challenges of the 2016
season; the quarter-back enlists personal
trainer Alex Guerrero. 1.40am Weather
for the Week
Ahead 1.45-6.00am BBC News
BBC Two N Ireland
As BBC Two except: 7.40pm Paula

7.00 ITV News; Weather
7.15 STV News; Weather

A round-up of the headlines
affecting the local area.

7.30 Celebrity Catchphrase

Stephen Mulhern hosts a
special charity edition of
the gameshow, with three
famous faces guessing
well-known phrases for the
chance to win £50,000 for
their chosen good causes.
8.30 The Voice UK Spinningchair singing contest, in
which celebrity ‘coaches’
seek out the nation’s best
vocal talent. But there is
a simple twist – with the
four coaches selecting
their teams through ‘blind
auditions’, looks play
no part in the process.
With Tom Jones, Will.i.am,
LeAnn Rimes and Tom
Fletcher and Danny Jones.
10.05 Password Gameshow
hosted by Stephen Mangan.
Regular captains Daisy
May Cooper and Alan
Carr help contestants to
guess mystery passwords
across multiple rounds.

10.40 ITV News; Weather
10.55 The Killing Kind The

legal thriller starring Emma
Appleton continues.

11.55 English Football League
Highlights From the latest fixtures.
1.10am Shop on TV 3.00 Long
Lost Family. With Davina McCall and
Nicky Campbell. (R) 3.50-6.00am
Unwind with STV. Daily escape.
McIntyre’s Hamely Kitchen USA. Paula tries
her first taste of moonshine. 8.108.40pm House of the Year
ITV Border
As STV except: 1.00-4.00pm LIVE
ITV Racing: From Ascot. Coverage of
today’s race meetings. 7.15-7.30 ITV
News Border 3.50am Unwind with
ITV 5.05-6.00am Deal or No Deal
GB News
6.00am Breakfast with Stephen and Anne
10.00 Saturday Morning Live 12.00noon
The Weekend 3.00 Nana Akua 6.00 The
Saturday Five 8.00 Saturday Night
Showdown 9.00
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Detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus
Burnett search for a $100million
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by a French drug kingpin from the
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potential witness, each cop has to
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2.10 Come Dine with Me (R) 3.05 The
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Guinness World Records 9.45
Secret Crush 10.45 Dress to Impress
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Fortune 4.15 FILM The Addams Family
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Huston. ★★★★
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A boy makes a wish to prevent
his lawyer father from telling lies.
Comedy, with Jim Carrey. ★★★★
8.00 FILM Spectre (2015/12) James
Bond spy thriller, starring Daniel Craig,
Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Ben
Whishaw and Ralph Fiennes. ★★★★
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American Dad! 12.50am Big Brother’s
Biggest Best Bits 1.45 All American
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travels across America
retracing the very first
discoveries made by fossil
hunters nearly 200 years
ago, from Wyoming to
the foothills of the Rocky
Mountains. He reveals how
the very first discoveries of
the T-Rex and Diplodocus
were made, and learns
why America’s stunning
wild West is such a hotspot
for dinosaur remains. (R)

9.00 Glamis Castle:
A Royal Residence

A look at the castle in
Angus, one of the oldest
royal residences in Britain,
which was the childhood
home of Queen Elizabeth,
the Queen Mother and
playground for her daughter
Elizabeth, the future queen.

10.00 When TV Goes Horribly
Wrong A compilation of
shocking on-air disasters,
featuring contributions
from those involved, as
well as celebrity guests. (R)

12.00m’t To Be Announced 1.00
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hidden stories and events that
changed the course of the Second
World War. (R) 3.50 The Wonderful
World of Chocolate. A glimpse inside
the confectionery world. (R) 4.40
Wildlife SOS (R) 5.05 Great Artists (R)
5.35-6.00am Paw Patrol (R)
BBC Four
7.00pm Meet the Ancestors Double
bill. Archaeological show which delves
into the lives of past civilisations, and
explores their beliefs and culture.
8.00 Wild Arabia The connections
between the wildlife, landscape and
people of the Arabian peninsula.
9.00 FILM Margrete: Queen
Of The North (2021/15) After uniting
Denmark, Norway and Sweden, Queen
Margaret faces a conspiracy as she tries
to keep her union alive. Epic historical
drama, starring Trine Dyrholm, Soren
Malling and Morten Hee Andersen. In
Danish. ★★★★ 11.00 Peter Sellers: A
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PLACE A NUMBER FROM 1-9 IN EACH SQUARE SO THAT EVERY ROW,
COLUMN, AND 3X3 BLOCK CONTAINS THE NUMBERS 1-9.

Easy
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Codeword

IN THIS CROSSWORD, EVERY LETTER OF THE ALPHABET APPEARS
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CAN YOU FIND ALL THE LISTED WORDS IN THE GRID? WORDS CAN BE HORIZONTAL,
VERTICAL OR DIAGONAL , BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS.

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FALSTAFF
HAMLET
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JULIET
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MALVOLIO
OTHELLO
PUCK
ROMEO
SHYLOCK
TITANIA
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Pathfinder

Circlegram

BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER IN THE SQUARE BOX, FOLLOW A
CONTINUOUS PATH OF WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GIVEN THEME.
THE TRAIL GOES THROUGH EACH LETTER ONCE, TWISTING UP, DOWN
AND SIDEWAYS, BUT NEVER DIAGONALLY.

REPLACE THE QUESTION
MARK WITH A LETTER
SO THAT THE LETTERS
WITHIN EACH CIRCLE
CAN BE ARRANGED TO
FORM WORDS, NAMES
OR TERMS ON A
COMMON THEME.
WHAT ARE THE THREE
WORDS, AND THE
LETTER REPRESENTED
BY THE QUESTION
MARK?

FICTIONAL SCHOOLS

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Crossword

Across: 4 Appoint; 8 Rarity; 9 Dignity; 10 Update;
11 Outcry; 12 Henchman; 18 Narcotic; 20 Pitied;
21 Dismal; 22 Frowned; 23 Outlet; 24 Premise.
Down: 1 Fraught; 2 Prudent; 3 Stitch; 5 Prisoner;
6 Ornate; 7 Nature; 13 Mindless; 14 Stumble;
15 Acolyte; 16 Mirror; 17 Wigwam; 19 Clique.

Brickwork

Fee, Reef, Frees, Fester, Terse, Rest, Set

Codeword

1=M, 2=R, 3=O, 4=Q, 5=V, 6=Y, 7=T, 8=I, 9=H, 10=G,
11=N, 12=J, 13=A, 14=F, 15=B, 16=X, 17=D, 18=C,
19=Z, 20=S, 21=W, 22=E, 23=P, 24=K, 25=L, 26=U.

Pathfinder

Greyfriars, Malory Towers, St Trinian’s, Cackle’s
Academy, Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, Durmstrang,
Ackley Bridge, Grange Hill, Rudge Park,
Summerdown, Dotheboys Hall, Crunchem Hall,
Brookfield, Greenslade, Waterloo Road,
Erinsborough High, Springfield Elementary, Sweet
Valley High

Word Spiral

1 Roof; 2 Flab; 3 Bung; 4 Girl; 5 Lime; 6 Ergo; 7 Ouch;
8 Hall; 9 Loud; 10 Dawn; 11 Neck; 12 King; 13 Glen;
14 Nail; 15 Lisp; 16 Purr. Keyword: Herring

Circlegram

The letter represented by the question mark is C.
Coventry, Lincoln, Carlisle, all English cities.

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Keyword clue:
A fish

Hard Sudoku

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14. Fingertip
cover
15. Speech defect
16. Cat’s noise

1. Building cover
2. Unwanted fat
3. Stopper
4. Lass
5. Fruit
6. Therefore
7. Cry of pain!
8. Vestibule
9. Noisy
10. Daybreak
11. Body part
12. Monarch
13. Scottish valley

Kakuro

Killer Sudoku

STARTING FROM 1, FILL IN THE GRID CLOCKWISE WITH FOUR-LETTER
WORDS. THE LAST LETTER OF EACH WORD BECOMES THE FIRST LETTER
OF THE NEXT TO REVEAL A A FISH.

Easy Sudoku

Number Fit

Word Spiral

SOLUTIONS

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Egg-shaped (5)
Gourmet (7)
Establish by law (5)
Asian country (5)
Spring back (7)
Antelope type (5)
Impartial (7)
Carry or accompany to a place (5)
In abeyance (2,3)
Competent (9)
Prudent or expedient (9)
Fight or argument (3-2)
Period devoted to an activity (7)
Once more (5)
Repay money spent (9)
Of a number or numbers (9)
Bread maker (5)
Via (2,3,2)
Synagogue minister (5)
Artificial language (9)
Assembly (9)
Tugs (5)
Stadium (5)
A sailors’ cry (5-2)
Playful skip or leap (5)
Pullover (7)
Gain access to (3,2)
In that place (5)
Björk’s country (7)
Kingdom (5)

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Scalp problem (8)
Restore to good condition (6)
Change direction suddenly (4)
Gradually (3,2,3)
Code word for Z (4)
Experienced or old sailor (3,3)
Brings to maturity (8)
Highly-spiced sausage (6)
Fastener (4)
Vegetables (5)
Of Iraq (5)
Everlasting (7)
Beat or batter, slang (7)
Snake poison (5)
Young ursine mammal (4,3)
Invent or devise (5,2)

Crossword Solution
for September 22

ACROSS: 11 Wear and tear, 12 Analogy, 13 Dredger,
14 Magnificent, 15 Sunny, 16 Between, 17 Frown, 18 Deletes,
20 Accessible, 26 Hound, 28 Grape, 29 Spools, 31 Painful, 32 Bat,
33 Anguish, 34 Canary, 35 Drunk, 36 Stork, 38 Present-day,
40 Giggles, 45 Tommy, 48 Out loud, 50 Movie, 52 Hot cross bun,
53 Capsize, 54 Condemn, 55 Estate agent.
DOWN: 1 Swedish, 2 Cave in, 3 Gargoyle, 4 Adorable, 5 Permits,
6 Brogue, 7 Patience, 8 Tariff, 9 More so, 10 Bystander, 19 Elucidate,
21 Chestnut, 22 Sponges, 23 Bellicose, 24 Chops, 25 Cambodia,
27 Deflate, 28 Gully, 29 Snack, 30 Shaky, 37 Spot check,
39 Thousand, 41 Indicate, 42 Gameplan, 43 Cognate, 44 Defects,
46 Mutiny, 47 Yorker, 49 Tables, 51 Voices.

Diocese (3)
Scottish town (7)
A hold-up (7)
__ Williams, late actor (5)
Negative vote (3)
Complete (5)
Order given to dogs (5)

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late (2,4,4)
43 Withholds (8)
44 Become lost or mislaid (2,6)
45 Radon, say (5,3)
47 Male relative (6)
48 Descend by rope (6)

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