Winning rider Barzalona hails ‘exceptional horse’
Stud beckons over bid for unprecedented third win
It was a very different, distinctly brutalist Longchamp that last saw a colt go back-to-back in the Arc, and 48 years on from Alleged’s second victory in 1978 with Lester Piggott holding the reins, the uber-modernist new grandstand rose to acclaim its first legend here on Sunday as Daryz produced the same, overwhelming turn of finishing speed down the straight that had carried him to victory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 12 months ago.
Daryz and Mickaël Barzalona did not hit the front until inside the final furlong, but they had been closing on Bay City Roller, who had disputed the lead for much of the way, to such effect from well over a furlong out that the result was in no real doubt.
Continue reading...Brand’s signature desire to subvert the ordinary brings blazers with track pants and crop tops under blazers to Paris fashion week
Speaking backstage at Miu Miu’s show on Sunday at Paris fashion week, Miuccia Prada said she had been thinking about “real clothes”. The clothes people wear on the street for running errands rather than posing on social media. Her findings? Succinct. “The reality of clothing today is this mix – sportswear, casual, normal,” she said. Her challenge? To make them “more interesting, more rich”. To achieve this, she outlined how she had decided to focus on mixing “elements of sports with sophistication”.
The collection opened with a series of five neatly pleated checked skirts. The first was worn with an equally neat checked blazer but rather than a smart shoe, such as a pump or loafers, there were brightly coloured trainers. The second featured a crop top under the blazer, the trainers swapped for spiky high heels. The other looks ditched the blazer and clipped the tops so they sat just under the bust line.
Continue reading...The Guardian view on trapped leaseholders: Labour must keep its promise to set them free | Editorial
The government pledged to end an unfair system. Ministers must give homeowners power over costs, rather than another place to complain
“To the millions of leaseholders across the country, you have my word. The days of you being squeezed for every penny are coming to an end,” Andy Burnham told the Labour party conference. Only a few hours earlier, his housing secretary, Angela Rayner, had announced that the government would legislate for a new independent regulator and launch a consultation to cap “rip off” administrative fees. While these are undoubtedly steps in the right direction, they are miles away from Labour’s manifesto promise to “finally bring the feudal leasehold system to an end”.
In its modern form, leasehold in England and Wales turns homes into income streams for freeholders. It should be abolished. There are powerful vested interests – billionaires, aristocrats and big businesses – that would oppose this move. But the system of service charges is crippling the housing market because its exorbitant cost puts off prospective buyers. The average annual service charge for a flat in England and Wales is now £2,405, up 32.6% since 2020 and 55.6% over a decade. Owners of flats in high-rise blocks in London are paying service charges of more than £7,000 a year. Little wonder that first-time buyers are increasingly bypassing flats.
Continue reading...England’s strong results in an early learning study are a Sure Start legacy that ministers must build on
Recognition of the importance of babyhood and early childhood continues to grow. It is widely understood by many ordinary people, as well as experts, that what happens to us when we are very small, and our brains are at their most malleable, has lasting effects. As the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) put it in a study of early years education, “the first five years of a child’s life represent a window of opportunity, but also of vulnerability”.
New Labour’s grasp of this underpinned its pioneering Sure Start programme. Much of this was dismantled under the Tory-Liberal Democrat austerity programme. But despite that loss, England’s results in this year’s OECD Early Learning and Child Well‑being Study were strong. This study does not have the high profile of the programme for international student assessment (Pisa) comparing the academic performance of 15-year-olds. It is newer and relies on a far smaller sample size. But while its findings should not be treated as gospel, it is heartening that England’s five-year‑olds were found to be thriving. On a social-emotional development measure, they came out on top.
Continue reading...Attorney says people have threatened to silence or harm ‘Jane Doe’ if she does not withdraw civil lawsuit
The woman who has alleged that she was drugged and raped by Cornell University students has been the target of threats, her lawyer said on Sunday.
Thomas Giuffra, who represents the woman identified as “Jane Doe”, told CNN that people have threatened to silence or harm her if she does not withdraw her civil lawsuit alleging that several members of a Cornell fraternity drugged and raped her in 2024.
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A U.S. banking group just sued the government agency that issues America's federal bank charters, reports CoinDesk, "accusing it of exceeding its legal powers in granting national trust-bank status to crypto firms."
The agency's move "creates a gaping hole in financial regulation," according to the lawsuit by The Independent Community Bankers of America, one of America's largest banking advocacy organizations. It argues the move will "perversely allow entities engaged in highly risky cryptocurrency and digital assets activities to enter the banking system under lightly regulated national charters" which actually preempt many state regulations, including consumer protection laws.
But the move would also "place community banks at a severe competitive disadvantage," the lawsuit argues, "by allowing the national trust banks to offer many of the same services as community banks without complying with the same costly banking laws and regulations that apply to the community banks." This competitive advantage could "siphon deposits out of community banks and into deposit alternatives like cryptocurrency," which they describe as "highly volatile, prone to market crashes, cybercrime, and fraud" and lacking protections like deposit insurance.
They also warn that America's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency "has not managed an uninsured bank receivership in nearly one hundred years. But failures of risky uninsured national
trust banks could spread instability throughout the nation's financial system, including by spreading contagion risks to other traditional banks like community banks."
CoinDesk reports:
[The Independent Community Bankers of America] also played a significant role in pushing back against the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act that failed to advance in the U.S. Senate last month — in part due to the bankers' objections that its stablecoin provisions didn't protect them against direct competition with the deposit accounts that are core to their businesses.
Now, the group is targeting the trust charters crypto firms are pursuing as an entry point into the U.S. banking and payments system.
"Congress did not create the national trust charter as a side door into the banking system for crypto firms seeking the credibility of a federal bank charter," ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said in a statement..
The agency's move "creates a gaping hole in financial regulation," according to the lawsuit by The Independent Community Bankers of America, one of America's largest banking advocacy organizations. It argues the move will "perversely allow entities engaged in highly risky cryptocurrency and digital assets activities to enter the banking system under lightly regulated national charters" which actually preempt many state regulations, including consumer protection laws.
But the move would also "place community banks at a severe competitive disadvantage," the lawsuit argues, "by allowing the national trust banks to offer many of the same services as community banks without complying with the same costly banking laws and regulations that apply to the community banks." This competitive advantage could "siphon deposits out of community banks and into deposit alternatives like cryptocurrency," which they describe as "highly volatile, prone to market crashes, cybercrime, and fraud" and lacking protections like deposit insurance.
They also warn that America's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency "has not managed an uninsured bank receivership in nearly one hundred years. But failures of risky uninsured national
trust banks could spread instability throughout the nation's financial system, including by spreading contagion risks to other traditional banks like community banks."
CoinDesk reports:
[The Independent Community Bankers of America] also played a significant role in pushing back against the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act that failed to advance in the U.S. Senate last month — in part due to the bankers' objections that its stablecoin provisions didn't protect them against direct competition with the deposit accounts that are core to their businesses.
Now, the group is targeting the trust charters crypto firms are pursuing as an entry point into the U.S. banking and payments system.
"Congress did not create the national trust charter as a side door into the banking system for crypto firms seeking the credibility of a federal bank charter," ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said in a statement..
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Kijk deze week eens omhoog in je eigen boom. Zie je tussen het blad kale, grijze takken zitten die dit voorjaar nog groen waren? Na de droge zomer is dat geen uitzondering. Waait zo'n tak bij de omslag van woensdag en donderdag op de auto of de schuur van de buren, dan kun jij zelf aansprakelijk zijn. Op 'overmacht' hoef je bij gewone herfstwind niet te rekenen.
Geen storm, wel wind
Na een zacht begin van oktober slaat het weer om. Volgens Hart van Nederland trekt de wind vanaf woensdag aan, komt er meer bewolking en neemt de kans op regen toe. De rest van de week verloopt soms onstuimig, fris en wisselvallig. Weeronline verwacht dat donderdag een matige noordwestenwind stapelwolken en buien aanvoert, met aan zee een vrij krachtige tot krachtige wind.
Dat is dus geen storm. En juist dan wordt het lastig om de schuld op het weer af te schuiven. In 'Waait je schutting om bij de eerste herfstwind? Dan betaal je de schade vaak zelf, en dit kun je nog doen voor woensdag' schreven we al dat de boom van de buren bij overmacht via je eigen verzekering loopt. Dat geldt voor een gezonde boom. Bij een boom met zichtbaar dood hout ligt het anders.
Een boom is geen dak of schuur
Voor bomen geldt een andere regel dan voor gebouwen. Artikel 6:174 van het Burgerlijk Wetboek regelt de risicoaansprakelijkheid voor gebrekkige opstallen, maar bomen vallen juridisch gezien niet onder het begrip 'opstal', legt Expert Zoom uit. De buren moeten dus aantonen dat jij nalatig bent geweest.
Volgens rechtsbijstandsverzekeraar DAS moeten ze bewijzen dat de boom niet goed was onderhouden en/of ziek was en de ziekte of inwendige rotting van de tak bij normale zorg en visuele controle had kunnen en moeten worden geconstateerd. Het gaat om wat je van de grond af kunt zien. Een kale, dode tak in een verder groene kroon valt daar precies onder.
Niet de wind maakt het verschil, maar wat je had kunnen zien.
Overmacht ligt hoger dan je denkt
DAS legt de lat voor overmacht hoog. Daarbij gaat het om een storm die zo hevig is dat ook gezonde bomen omwaaien of gezonde takken afbreken. Volgens DAS moet er dan sprake zijn van een zeer zware storm (windkracht 11). Andere bronnen spreken minder precies van 'extreme wind'. Koen in het groen schrijft: bij een gezonde boom die omwaait door extreme wind is er sprake van overmacht.
Je hoeft geen jurist te zijn om het verschil te zien met een matige noordwestenwind. Volgens ID.nl kunnen buren je ook zonder storm aansprakelijk stellen als je geen onderhoud hebt gepleegd terwijl dat wel nodig was. Overigens geldt dit alles ook als de tak uit de boom waait bij een flinke wind. Tot en met windkracht 6 is er nog geen sprake van storm.
Wat de droogte met je boom doet
Koninklijke VHG, de branchevereniging van hoveniers en groenvoorzieners, waarschuwde vorige maand dat de gevolgen van de droogte nog niet voorbij zijn. Langdurig watertekort kan zichtbaar zijn aan verdord of vroegtijdig afvallend blad en afstervende twijgen en takken. Volledig afgestorven of sterk uitgedroogde zware takken kunnen bijvoorbeeld eerder breken dan vitale takken.
Er is ook een geruststellende kant. Volgens de VHG betekent droogtestress nadrukkelijk niet dat bomen na een droge zomer automatisch onveilig zijn. Deze zomer braken er bovendien takken af die er gezond uitzagen. Dat verschijnsel heet 'summer branch drop'. Natuurbeheerder GLK noemde het in augustus een natuurlijk en onvoorspelbaar verschijnsel. Een tak die je niet kon zien aankomen, is iets anders dan een dode tak die al weken kaal in je boom hangt.
Wie betaalt als het misgaat
Je woonverzekering helpt je in dit geval niet. Volgens ID.nl geldt: als zaken in jouw tuin schade veroorzaken in de tuin van de buren, heb je niets aan je woonverzekering. In die gevallen kan een aansprakelijkheidsverzekering voor particulieren goed van pas komen. Let wel op de grens. Volgens Wildschut Verzekeringen geeft die verzekering geen dekking bij opzet of grove nalatigheid.
Ook een eerdere waarschuwing telt mee. Nijland schrijft dat het als nalatigheid gezien kan worden als er al eens een tak is afgebroken en de buren daar melding van hebben gemaakt, maar je de boom daarna niet regelmatig hebt laten inspecteren. Het advies van Attentiv: het gesprek met de buren voer je dus het liefst vóór de schadeclaim, niet erna.
Wat je nu kunt doen
- Loop vóór woensdag een rondje om je bomen en kijk naar de kroon. Let op kale takken tussen het blad, scheuren en loslatende schors.
- Maak foto's met datum. Daarmee laat je later zien wat er wel en niet te zien was.
- Laat dode takken die boven de tuin, het dak of de auto van de buren hangen weghalen. De VHG noemt het verwijderen van dood of aantoonbaar risicovol hout als maatregel.
- Kap niet uit voorzorg. Volgens de VHG is droogtestress geen reden om bomen uit voorzorg te kappen of zwaar te snoeien. Grote takken hoog in de kroon laat je door een boomverzorger weghalen.
- Hebben de buren je al eens gewaarschuwd? Kom er dan nu op terug en vraag om een inspectie.
- Kijk na of je een aansprakelijkheidsverzekering voor particulieren hebt.
Twijfel je over wat je nu wel en niet moet snoeien? In 'Deze planten moet je met rust laten in de herfst (en deze moet je wél snoeien)' zetten we het op een rij.
Meer weten? DAS, Expert Zoom, ID.nl, Koninklijke VHG, Handel en techniek, GLK, Koen in het groen, Nijland, Wildschut Verzekeringen, Attentiv, Weeronline, Hart van Nederland
SergioQ79 - Osanpo Photographer - posted a photo:
Kita-Senju si trova nel distretto di Adachi-ku, nella parte nord-orientale di Tokyo. È un’area urbana legata alla vita della stazione, alle strade commerciali e alle attività quotidiane dei residenti.
Gli edifici mostrano epoche diverse. Le strutture più recenti convivono con facciate più vecchie, impianti esterni, passaggi e attività distribuite sui pochi spazi disponibili. Le scritte in kanji e hiragana rendono riconoscibile il Giappone, ma non identificano immediatamente Tokyo.
Qui la città non appare come una destinazione. È un luogo in cui si lavora, si fanno acquisti, si mangia e si passa durante la giornata.
Kita-Senju è Tokyo. Quella vera.
北千住は、東京の北東部にある足立区の町。駅を中心に、商店街や住宅、日常的に利用される店が広がっている。
建物には、それぞれの時代が重なっている。新しい建物の隣に古い外壁があり、外に出た設備や狭い通路、限られた空間を使う店が続いている。漢字やひらがなから日本だとわかる。けれど、東京だとすぐにわかる目印はない。
ここは観光のための場所ではない。
人が働き、買い物をし、食事をし、日常の時間を過ごす町。
北千住は東京だ。これが、本当の東京だ。
Kita-Senju is located in Adachi Ward, in the north-eastern part of Tokyo. It is an urban area shaped by the station, local shopping streets, and the daily routines of its residents.
The buildings show different periods of development. Newer structures coexist with older façades, exposed utilities, narrow passages, and businesses occupying every available space. The kanji and hiragana make Japan recognisable, but they do not immediately identify Tokyo.
Here, the city does not appear as a destination. It is a place where people work, shop, eat, and move through the day.
Kita-Senju is Tokyo. The real one.
Kimi Antonelli says there is still "a lot of work to do" at Mercedes, despite extending championship lead at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.
McLaren's Lando Norris had to settle for ninth place at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, the Briton having slipped backwards following a dramatic run off track during a late-race Safety Car.
The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia at the Sepang International Circuit.
Some highlights from special collections libraries' blogs this week.
The Flowers of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Preserved from Another Century
Colorful travel guides and alluring destinations: How to have a good time in Edo Japan
James Gillray and Georgian Medical Satire
Caxton 550 A video series celebrating the anniversary of England's first printing press
The Flowers of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Preserved from Another Century
Colorful travel guides and alluring destinations: How to have a good time in Edo Japan
James Gillray and Georgian Medical Satire
Caxton 550 A video series celebrating the anniversary of England's first printing press
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Kita-Senju si trova nel distretto di Adachi-ku, nella parte nord-orientale di Tokyo. È un’area urbana legata alla vita della stazione, alle strade commerciali e alle attività quotidiane dei residenti.
Gli edifici mostrano epoche diverse. Le strutture più recenti convivono con facciate più vecchie, impianti esterni, passaggi e attività distribuite sui pochi spazi disponibili. Le scritte in kanji e hiragana rendono riconoscibile il Giappone, ma non identificano immediatamente Tokyo.
Qui la città non appare come una destinazione. È un luogo in cui si lavora, si fanno acquisti, si mangia e si passa durante la giornata.
Kita-Senju è Tokyo. Quella vera.
北千住は、東京の北東部にある足立区の町。駅を中心に、商店街や住宅、日常的に利用される店が広がっている。
建物には、それぞれの時代が重なっている。新しい建物の隣に古い外壁があり、外に出た設備や狭い通路、限られた空間を使う店が続いている。漢字やひらがなから日本だとわかる。けれど、東京だとすぐにわかる目印はない。
ここは観光のための場所ではない。
人が働き、買い物をし、食事をし、日常の時間を過ごす町。
北千住は東京だ。これが、本当の東京だ。
Kita-Senju is located in Adachi Ward, in the north-eastern part of Tokyo. It is an urban area shaped by the station, local shopping streets, and the daily routines of its residents.
The buildings show different periods of development. Newer structures coexist with older façades, exposed utilities, narrow passages, and businesses occupying every available space. The kanji and hiragana make Japan recognisable, but they do not immediately identify Tokyo.
Here, the city does not appear as a destination. It is a place where people work, shop, eat, and move through the day.
Kita-Senju is Tokyo. The real one.
De Rotterdamse R&B-formatie Re-Play brak in de jaren negentig door met hits als Ala day (Ik leef alleen voor jou) en Never nooit meer. Op 9 oktober viert de groep zijn 30-jarig bestaan met een jubileumconcert in Ahoy. “Wij zijn nooit gestopt.”
