Новости за 25.07.2015

The British economy could be hit by a summer of travel chaos stemming from the Calais migrant crisis, warn Eurotunnel and the UK freight industry, as holidaymakers faced a weekend of gridlock on the South-east’s roads.

It’s a crime wave that has shocked safety campaigners and spurred British Transport Police (BTP) to start a major trial of body cameras, as the number of passengers attacked on Britain’s trains hits its highest figure in a decade.

Shortly before 4pm on 25 July 2000, Air France Flight 4590 began to roll down the runway with all the majesty and decibels that had become the signature of a Concorde take-off. Within 120 seconds, the plane had returned to earth in a sheet of flame, killing 113 people as it sliced into the hinterland of Charles de Gaulle airport.

I know we’re not supposed to believe a word that opinion pollsters say these days, but one fact from YouGov last week struck a chord. Buried beneath the sensational finding about the apparent frontrunner in the Labour leadership race was the news that a driving force behind Jeremy Corbyn’s surge is that a third of Labour’s 55,000 new members since the election are under 30, and that most of them are no more than 18.

Having lost an election that was there to be won, the scale and scope of the defeat inflicted by Ed Miliband upon the Labour Party – and, more importantly, those for whom the party exists to serve – continues to be revealed in excruciating detail.

The prelude included a frantic version of jockeys’ musical saddles and the late defection of the undefeated Golden Horn, but at the business end of Ascot’s midsummer showpiece the aptly-named Postponed repelled Eagle Top in a stirring finish to the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Mark Wood is in no mood to mention the “R” word. In fact, his jovial mood is almost cut dead by reference to the England management’s talk of him being rested at some stage during this Ashes summer to protect his injury-prone body.

Natalie Sciver was just another fan when, along with two and a half million others, she tuned in to watch England beat Germany for the first time in 31 years at the Women’s football World Cup last month.

Chris Rogers remains the only uncertainty in Australia’s plans for the Third Test at Edgbaston on Wednesday, with wicketkeeper Peter Nevill and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh both strengthening their positions as the tourists’ three-day match against Derbyshire ended in a draw.

The Ashes are on the line now. For England to stay in this series and defeat Australia for the fourth consecutive time at home the heavy damage inflicted at Lord’s must be repaired immediately.

For Jessica Ennis-Hill, it will be a venue and an event that will forever define her. At London 2012 the expectation was ferocious, and billboards of the poster girl of the Games were littered across the country, but she duly delivered for a career highlight that she readily admits will never be matched.

Damien Martinez: Was not called into action often but when he was he did all that could have been expected from him, making one excellent save from Lacazette. 6

It was not a lack of respect that made England glad to draw Scotland in qualifying for the World Cup 2018. By that stage, after two hours of glass balls, ballet and mundane interviews in the Konstantinovsky Palace, it had come down to a stark choice for Roy Hodgson's team: Scotland, or Italy. Notwithstanding Scotland's sharp improvement under Gordon Strachan the preference was clear.

The first hour could dictate rest of Ashes

England’s capitulation on Sunday afternoon has been the main topic of discussion this week but to be honest they were behind the eight ball from the off.

Four goals in nine first-half minutes saw Arsenal canter to victory in their opening Emirates Cup match against Lyon.

England and Scotland will meet in the qualifying stage for the 2018 Fifa World Cup after being placed in Group F during the draw in St Petersburg in Russia.

A Muslim boarding school that threaten to expel students for mixing with "outsiders" has been rated "good" by Ofsted.

The draw for the 2018 World Cup qualifying stage is taking place in St Petersburg in Russia.

The draw for the 2018 World Cup qualifying stage is taking place in St Petersburg in Russia.

The four Conservative candidates for Mayor of London have been announced after a hard fought race.

52 nations have been split into pots based on their latest Fifa ranking.

The UK’s youngest MP, Mhairi Black, has criticised Westminster’s out-of-touch politicians and called for parliamentary modernisation; including electronic voting.

Hirsute Gloucestershire policemen could soon be made to wear beard nets or go clean shaven, under new dress code rules.

Arsenal take on Lyon on the opening day of the Emirates Cup on Saturday where they will get a first-hand look at reported transfer target Alexandre Lacazette after he was named in the starting line-up for the French side.

The shortlist for the Tory nomination for Mayor of London has been announced.