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Hull stun Chelsea with Mohamed Belloumi double before João Pedro rescues a point

Do not make the mistake of assuming this was a backs-to-the-wall effort from Hull. Their remarkable start to the season goes on and a point was the least Sergej Jakirovic’s side deserved after they pushed Chelsea to the limit in an absorbing game. This was the first time Chelsea have dominated possession in a league game this season and it did not lead to anything pretty. Xabi Alonso’s attack was contained for long spells, even though goals from Morgan Rogers and João Pedro ended Hull’s spotless defensive record, and the Spaniard’s side remain a mess without the ball. Chelsea are conceding at a rate of two a game and saw their winless run in home games against promoted sides stretched to five after Mohamed Belloumi twice punished defensive errors during the first half. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Jacob Steinberg at Stamford Bridge12 Sept

Hull stun Chelsea with Mohamed Belloumi double before João Pedro rescues a point

Do not make the mistake of assuming this was a backs-to-the-wall effort from Hull. Their remarkable start to the season goes on and a point was the least Sergej Jakirovic’s side deserved after they pushed Chelsea to the limit in an absorbing game. This was the first time Chelsea have dominated possession in a league game this season and it did not lead to anything pretty. Xabi Alonso’s attack was contained for long spells, even though goals from Morgan Rogers and João Pedro ended Hull’s spotless defensive record, and the Spaniard’s side remain a mess without the ball. Chelsea are conceding at a rate of two a game and saw their winless run in home games against promoted sides stretched to five after Mohamed Belloumi twice punished defensive errors during the first half. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Jacob Steinberg at Stamford Bridge12 Sept

Igor Jesus and Liam Delap strike for Forest to deepen Aston Villa’s league woes

This summer there were a couple of significant pieces of the puzzle for Oliver Glasner to put into place at Nottingham Forest. The first was a mobile striker to lead the line, and the other was a wing-back to fit his favoured 3-4-3 system. Enter Liam Delap and Daniel Munoz, both of whom had a big say in Forest’s first win of the season, though the match-winner was one of the old guard in Igor Jesus. Delap registered his first Forest goal in style, a powerful shot from 25 yards and Munoz was involved in the slick move that saw Igor Jesus read Morgan Gibbs-White’s exquisite backheel to defeat Aston Villa, who remain winless in the Premier League. Unai Emery hoped a Champions League victory at Club Brugge on Tuesday would be the catalyst to ignite their Premier League campaign but Igor Jesus clinched victory late on, after Alysson, a half-time substitute, headed in the equaliser. Emery introduced Ibrahim Mbaye and Johan Manzambi for their Villa debuts just after the hour but it was Forest’s £45m record signing Delap who ended the game victorious, this a typically boisterous display from the former Chelsea striker. Glasner tried to sign Delap for Crystal Palace last summer and finally has his man. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Ben Fisher at Villa Park12 Sept

Igor Jesus and Liam Delap strike for Forest to deepen Aston Villa’s league woes

This summer there were a couple of significant pieces of the puzzle for Oliver Glasner to put into place at Nottingham Forest. The first was a mobile striker to lead the line, and the other was a wing-back to fit his favoured 3-4-3 system. Enter Liam Delap and Daniel Munoz, both of whom had a big say in Forest’s first win of the season, though the match-winner was one of the old guard in Igor Jesus. Delap registered his first Forest goal in style, a powerful shot from 25 yards and Munoz was involved in the slick move that saw Igor Jesus read Morgan Gibbs-White’s exquisite backheel to defeat Aston Villa, who remain winless in the Premier League. Unai Emery hoped a Champions League victory at Club Brugge on Tuesday would be the catalyst to ignite their Premier League campaign but Igor Jesus clinched victory late on, after Alysson, a half-time substitute, headed in the equaliser. Emery introduced Ibrahim Mbaye and Johan Manzambi for their Villa debuts just after the hour but it was Forest’s £45m record signing Delap who ended the game victorious, this a typically boisterous display from the former Chelsea striker. Glasner tried to sign Delap for Crystal Palace last summer and finally has his man. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Ben Fisher at Villa Park12 Sept

England survive slow start to overwhelm Australia in WXV with seven-try surge

WXV: England 48-15 Australia May Campbell kickstarts second half flurry of seven tries England had to execute something they have not had to do in John Mitchell’s reign against Australia, a comeback win after being down at half-time. It was the first time in almost six years the Red Roses had been trailing after the first 40. But whatever was said in the changing room shook the team to life as they scored 43 second-half points to keep their winning streak going. Australia gave the Red Roses quite the scare in the first half. The Wallaroos were not just clinical when in attack, but they were thorough and physical in defence to disrupt England’s front-foot ball. The visitors played some of their best rugby since last year’s World Cup, when they were knocked out in the quarter-finals, before falling apart in the second half. England were uncharacteristically poor at times with several knock-ons and other handling errors hampering their attack. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Sarah Rendell at the CorpAcq Stadium12 Sept

Frustrated Liverpool fail to take chances as Fulham claim deserved first point

In the not-so distant past when they were vying for a right-back role with Spain, Andoni Iraola often lost out to Álvaro Arbeloa. The points were shared at Anfield on Saturday, but the Liverpool head coach was thwarted by his old adversary once again as Fulham deservedly claimed the first Premier League point of Arbeloa’s tenure. The visitors belied their lowly position and a run of three successive league defeats to take a point from a Liverpool side that represented a pale imitation of their Champions League selves against Atlético Madrid on Wednesday. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Andy Hunter at Anfield12 Sept

Number of UK anti-migrant vigilante groups surges in last 18 months

Exclusive: Many ‘use community protection as a cover for racist thuggery’, raising concerns about fresh disorder At least 28 anti-migrant vigilante groups have formed in the UK in the last 18 months, ranging from unauthorised street patrols claiming to protect women and children to groups harassing migrants in France and blocking ports. From Belfast to the south coast of England, the number of active groups has surged since the summer of 2025, according to analysis by the Guardian, amid widespread concerns over fresh disorder after black-clad vigilantes, many of them wearing balaclavas, blocked roads in Portsmouth and Dover last weekend. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Patrick Greenfield and Michael Goodier12 Sept

Number of UK anti-migrant vigilante groups surges in last 18 months

Exclusive: Many ‘use community protection as a cover for racist thuggery’, raising concerns about fresh disorder At least 28 anti-migrant vigilante groups have formed in the UK in the last 18 months, ranging from unauthorised street patrols claiming to protect women and children to groups harassing migrants in France and blocking ports. From Belfast to the south coast of England, the number of active groups has surged since the summer of 2025, according to analysis by the Guardian, amid widespread concerns over fresh disorder after black-clad vigilantes, many of them wearing balaclavas, blocked roads in Portsmouth and Dover last weekend. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Patrick Greenfield and Michael Goodier12 Sept

‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown

In a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systems The CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic issued a new appeal on Saturday for the AI industry to “slow down” and offered a three-part plan for doing so, saying that his company would “unilaterally” commit to the first of the steps. In a post on social media, Dario Amodei shared a link to an essay titled We Must Pace the Frontier in which he lays out how Anthropic would provide “third-party evaluators with permanent, employee-level access to our systems, so that they can verify adherence to our safety measures, report on incidents, and assess models’ alignment during training”. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Edward Helmore12 Sept

‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown

In a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systems The CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic issued a new appeal on Saturday for the AI industry to “slow down” and offered a three-part plan for doing so, saying that his company would “unilaterally” commit to the first of the steps. In a post on social media, Dario Amodei shared a link to an essay titled We Must Pace the Frontier in which he lays out how Anthropic would provide “third-party evaluators with permanent, employee-level access to our systems, so that they can verify adherence to our safety measures, report on incidents, and assess models’ alignment during training”. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Edward Helmore12 Sept

‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown

In a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systems The CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic issued a new appeal on Saturday for the AI industry to “slow down” and offered a three-part plan for doing so, saying that his company would “unilaterally” commit to the first of the steps. In a post on social media, Dario Amodei shared a link to an essay titled We Must Pace the Frontier in which he lays out how Anthropic would provide “third-party evaluators with permanent, employee-level access to our systems, so that they can verify adherence to our safety measures, report on incidents, and assess models’ alignment during training”. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Edward Helmore12 Sept

A star is born: Razaullah gives Pakistan fresh hopes despite England sweep | Andy Bull

The 21-year-old fast bowler’s eye-catching Test debut lit up an otherwise gloomy summer for the tourists So they didn’t do it. And in the end they weren’t even all that close. But for a moment, when England lost two wickets in the first over, and the first loud cries of ‘Pakistan, Zindabad’ were breaking out, it felt like they just might. Honestly, just the faint possibility was all this match, even this series, needed. The prospect of a contest was enough to make it one of those happy match mornings when nobody at the ground could be exactly sure what was in store, or see which way the day’s play was headed. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Andy Bull at Edgbaston12 Sept

Film producer Jeremy Thomas was a cross between a kindly Cambridge don and the movie world’s cool uncle

The man behind The Last Emperor had the confidence of an old-fashioned studio boss along with the soul of a cineaste To say that movie producer Jeremy Thomas was British cinema royalty did not quite do justice to his meritocratic, democratic instincts. A brilliant and inexhaustibly creative man, self-effacingly charming and quietly spoken in a world of loudmouths and show-offs, and hypervigilant for new talent, was more like a cross between an entrepreneur, an enigmatically clever and kindly Cambridge don and the movie world’s favourite cool uncle, or maybe cool great-uncle. Respectively son and nephew of directors Ralph Thomas and Gerald Thomas (of Doctor in the House and Carry On fame), he was born into the industry and as an independent producer combined the confidence of an old-fashioned studio boss with the soul of a cineaste, backing his own instincts and passions, befriending film-makers and doggedly pursuing projects over years. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Peter Bradshaw12 Sept

Saffie Osborne makes racing history as first woman to win a British Classic

Highwayman rider’s landmark victory in the St Leger ‘As I crossed the line I was in shock. I can’t believe it’ Saffie Osborne may only be 24, but like Rachael Blackmore before her, she is on course to leave a lasting impression in a male-dominated industry. Just as Blackmore smashed a glass ceiling in becoming the first woman to ride the winner of the Grand National , Osborne is the first partner the winner of the St Leger, the world’s oldest Classic, in its 250th year. For that matter, she is the first to win any British Classic. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Press Association12 Sept

Lando Norris shocks himself by pipping Kimi Antonelli to F1 Spanish GP pole

Briton beats teammates by one-hundredth of a second Verstappen qualifies third on tough Madring track Lando Norris took the first pole position at Formula One’s newest circuit, the Madring, for the Spanish Grand Prix. The McLaren driver saw off a spirited assault by Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, who was second, with a superb and somewhat unexpected lap at a circuit that has proved challenging to master and punishing on the slightest of errors. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was in third. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc in fourth and fifth for Ferrari and George Russell sixth for Mercedes. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Giles Richards at the Madring12 Sept

England in better shape after ‘coming through chaos’ of a torrid summer, says Joe Root

Captain in upbeat mood after emphatic win at Edgbaston ‘We’re in a better place than we were, definitely’ Joe Root said England have “come through the other side of the chaos” after a tumultuous summer ended in a 3-0 series sweep of Pakistan. Stephen Fleming, the new Test coach, is due to arrive in the country on Monday and has meetings scheduled with his captain, as well as the interim coach, Marcus Trescothick, as the team look to head into the winter in more settled style. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Simon Burnton at Edgbaston12 Sept

Burial of King Oyo takes place in Uganda as news anchor prepares for throne

Royal guards carry casket through streets of Fort Portal amid row over appointment of Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Uganda’s King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, long the world’s youngest monarch, has been buried among the tombs of his royal forebears as ⁠his Tooro kingdom looked to put ⁠ a bitter succession battle behind ​it. Oyo’s appointed successor, the news anchor Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, cast nine coffee berries into the grave at the Karambi Royal Tombs, marking the formal handover of power in the western Ugandan kingdom. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Reuters in Kampala12 Sept

Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier

Party can boost its campaign power with funds from billionaire backers, but it can also lose support from ordinary Britons All things being equal, pretty much any political strategist would welcome a £72m war chest; a sum higher than the combined spending of every major party at the 2024 general election. But all things are not equal, and with such a huge amount comes risk. Reform UK has been vocal in its arguments that two sudden £36m windfalls from billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne merely “levels the playing field” with the bigger parties when it comes to funding. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Peter Walker Senior political correspondent12 Sept

Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier

Party can boost its campaign power with funds from billionaire backers, but it can also lose support from ordinary Britons All things being equal, pretty much any political strategist would welcome a £72m war chest; a sum higher than the combined spending of every major party at the 2024 general election. But all things are not equal, and with such a huge amount comes risk. Reform UK has been vocal in its arguments that two sudden £36m windfalls from billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne merely “levels the playing field” with the bigger parties when it comes to funding. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Peter Walker Senior political correspondent12 Sept