Thursday, 31 August 2017

Election budget of Rs 5,000 unfeasible, say RU leaders


With the Lyngdoh committee’s prescribed code of conduct coming into effect at the Rajasthan University ahead of the student union elections due on August 22, aspirants and party workers are finding it difficult to maintain their election budget under Rs 5,000.


“If volunteers give proper support, only then can one fight for elections with such a meagre budget. We have to mobilise students at least one month before the elections. A single day rent for an SUV costs around Rs 2,500, and then there is electricity rent and other expenses on a daily basis. How are we supposed to cover it under Rs 5,000?” asked Abhishek Meena, a presidential hopeful from Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).


“We respect the Lyngdoh committee and we will stick by it. But the Rs 5,000 slab is highly unreal in these times,” said Satbir Chaudhary, a president aspirant from National Student’s Union of India (NSUI).


The Lyngdoh committee’s set of recommendations for student elections in colleges was accepted and implemented by the Supreme Court in 2006. The committee’s recommendation set to cleanse university and college student elections from criminalisation and politicisation contained various guidelines, including a maximum budget of Rs 5,000 for candidates. Although a majority of student leaders depend on social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp to campaign, mobilising students at various colleges is also an essential element of campaigning.


“I think the limit is not at all feasible for contesting elections. If the slab for Lok Sabha or state elections can be upgraded, then why not for student elections? We are finding it extremely difficult to manage our budget under Rs 5,000,” said Dron Yadav, an NSUI presidential hopeful.


“It is a decision implemented by the honourable Supreme Court and not the university. While we sympathise with the students, there is nothing we can do about it,” said LN Sharma, dean, Student Welfare Board.


However, the university administration has offered a ‘solution’ to aspirants for the political campaigning during the code of conduct tenure.


“This year, our slogan is a ‘free and fair election’. And in accordance with the Lyngdoh committee, we have come up with a unique initiative for the benefit of student leaders. We are offering space on our website for them to propagate,” said Bhupendra Singh Shekhawat, Public Relations Officer, RU.


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Netaji's great granddaughter accuses Nehru of hatching conspiracy


Netaji Subash Chandra Bose’s great granddaughter on Monday said that former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had conspired with the British to hide the truth about Netaji’s mysterious disappearance.


Addressing a news conference in Jaipur, Chaudhary said Nehru had struck a deal with the British keep the conspiracy against Netaji under wraps so the he could become the first Prime Minister of India.


“Thanks to Nehru, we have been taught that the British left from India out of empathy. But the truth is that Netaji’s army– Azad Hind Fauj– had shaken the foundations of the British Empire and made them vulnerable.”


“Nehru conspired against Netaji and struck a deal with the British to become the Prime Minister and… be a part of the Commonwealth,” she said.


Accusing India’s first Prime Minister of laying the foundation for a corrupt and power hungry system, she said: “Today, we are witnessing a rotten political and social system and this is due to the misdeeds of Nehru…We demand that all the ‘classified files on Netaji held by the government should be released.”


“The Nehru-Gandhi family has tried their best to jeopardize successive commissions set up by the government to unravel the truth behind Netaji’s disappearance in 1945″


“It is important for us to know the truth about Netaji…Nehru did everything to stop the people of this country to know about their beloved leader. He deliberately interfered with the commissions.”


She further said that until now, four commissions have been set up to unravel the mystery behind Netaji’s death which mostly focused on proving that a plane crash on August 18, 1954 had killed him.


“But nobody bothered about of knowing whether Netaji was in that plane or not.”


“What really happened needs to be found out.”


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Alwar bandh turns violent; dozen injured, six arrested


A bandh called by employees of the electricity department and traders’ associations on Monday over increasing incidents of crime in Alwar turned violent when police lathicharged the protesters, leaving about a dozen of them injured. Police also arrested six protesters for “disrupting peace”.


Police said the protesters were forcing traders to shut their shops. “When we prevented them from doing so, they manhandled the personnel. The lathicharge was necessary to bring them to order,” deputy superintendent of police Girdhari Lal said.


More than a dozen protesters got injured in the police action, four of whom have been admitted to Alwar’s government general hospital.


The Vidhut Karamchari Samyukt Sangarsh Samiti and the Samyukt Vyapar Mahasangh called the bandh on Monday to protest the “deteriorating law and order” situation in the city. The Congress party was supporting the call. Electricity department employees said they were not satisfied with the investigation into the murder of one of their colleagues, a cashier, after he was robbed of Rs 11 lakh on July 30.


On Monday morning, protesters gathered at Hope Circus and began shouting slogans against the police administration and the local BJP MLA. There was scuffle between the police and protesters before police resorted to lathi-charge.


Congress leader Jitendra Singh, along with his supporters, staged a demonstration outside the Kotwali police station.


However, a trader, Mahesh Bhardwaj, minced no words and blamed BJP MLA Banwari Lal Singhal for the “inhuman and undemocratic” police action on the protestors. Mahesh, who got seven stitches in his head, said the MLA didn’t want the bandh to be a success. The MLA, however, denied the allegation in a press conference in the evening.


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People show their injuries sustained during the lathi-charge. (HT Photo)


Vidhut Karamchari Samyukt Sangarsh Samiti chairman JP Gupta said more than a dozen employees had received injuries during the lathi- charge.


Samyukt Vyapar Mahasangh chief Dharam Pal Tanwar also called the police action uncalled for. “We were only raising slogans when cops charged at us,” he said.


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Asteroid Florence map: Where can you watch the asteroid pass Earth TONIGHT?


Where can you watch the asteroid?


The asteroid should already be visible through telescopes, according to Sky Telescope magazine.


Kelly Beatty, senior editor at the magazine, said: “Despite some interference from moonlight, 3122 Florence should be fairly easy to spot in even modest backyard telescopes.”


Sky Telescope has detailed charts to help with locating the asteroid on its website. 


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School places: Nearly half of councils don't have enough secondary school spaces


Councillor Richard Watts, chairman of the LGA’s Children and Young People Board, said increasing numbers of families face growing uncertainty when trying to secure a secondary place for a child.


The Labour councillor in Islington, north London, added: “Councils have worked hard to help create almost 600,000 additional primary places since 2010.


“This is no small feat. However, as those children move on to secondary schools, the majority of which are now academies, securing new secondary places in the areas where they are needed is becoming increasingly difficult.


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Ruth Davidson calls for eight new towns to avoid WWII-style housing crisis


Nicola Sturgeon’s administration was criticised after it emerged councils and housing associations will now be allowed to buy existing stock to meet the target.


Scottish Labour’s housing spokeswoman Pauline McNeill hit out: “No one will trust the Tories to deliver these policies.


“Ruth Davidson talks about the worst housing crisis since World War II, but forgets to mention it was a radical Labour government that fixed it.”


Communities Secretary Angela Constance insisted the government was “on track to deliver even more houses by 2021” with some £3 billion of investment.


She added: “We have delivered over 68,000 affordable homes since 2007, reintroduced council housing and have supported more than 23,000 people into home ownership.


“In addition, the rate of house-building completions across all sectors puts Scotland ahead of England and Wales, and we outperform the whole of the UK in new build social sector completion rates.


“In fact, we have built 41,000 more homes than would have been built at England’s slower per-capita rate. That’s the equivalent of a new town the size of Paisley.”


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Knifeman 'acting suspiciously' arrested by Metropolitan Police near Westminster Cathedral


Officers on the Metropolitan Police’s Operation stopped the suspect after they saw him “acting suspiciously”.


The man is still in custody after being arrested on Francis Street.


A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “At approximately 11:45hrs on Thursday, 31 August, officers on routine patrol in the Victoria Street area of Westminster attempted to speak with a man who was seen acting suspiciously in an area known for anti-social behaviour.


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Cash Is No Longer King, But Bigger Changes May Be On The Cards


Now that contactless card payments have overtaken coins and paper in popularity at the counter, cash is no longer king. Even the Church of England is relegating loose change to the backs of its patron’s sofas in a bid to keep up with the times.


In 2016 credit, debit and charge cards accounted for over 10-billion transactions – that’s 54 percent of the total transactions. Therefore, it’s hardly surprising that the C of E has chosen to ditch the traditional collection plates for far more modern methods including static contactless donation terminals and handheld machines that can be passed around the pews.


Over the last 18 months the masses truly have converted from cash to card, but while retailers, retail services companies and even religious institutions are all bending the knee at the altar of the contactless card, I’m reluctant to believe the hype. I believe that we’re on the verge of a breakthrough that will see the plastic card side-lined to make way for far more impressive and convenient methods of payment.


While contactless payment technology is relatively new to market, the plastic card is fairly dated payment format. In an age where convenience is the driver for meeting consumer expectations, a payment that requires the consumer to carry an unnecessary item is surely due for extinction.


With cash seemingly on the out, why would the convenience-obsessed consumer want to continue carrying a wallet or purse simply to keep their plastic cards safe – especially when considering the emergence of mobile payment and wearable device payment technologies. With public transport, parking meter and toll-point operators making it easier to pay by mobile apps and contactless means, we may be witnessing more than the extinction of cold hard cash, but the relegation of the wallet too.


While rise of card and decline of cash payments makes for ground-breaking news, it is in part attributed to the increase of contactless-enabled cards provided to consumers by the card-issuers.


My own use of contactless payment increased significantly in 2015 when the contactless payment limit was upped to £30 and I have little doubt that this had an impact on the payment preferences of others too. Then there’s the 35 per cent increase in contactless payments caused by retailers encouraging shoppers to use contactless at the point-of-sale.


If consumer confidence in biometric security, based on their unique physical attributes such as blood vessel patterns, continues to rise, the use of smartphones for payments with a mechanism such as Apple Pay will continue to rise with it. It’s understandable why Apple Pay has plenty of appeal as there is no upper limit on spending. Furthermore, over half of the UK’s contactless terminals are now Apple Pay enabled.


Smart watches that act as a wearable of extension of your smartphone and fitness trackers that monitor your physical activity are further proof that beyond smartphones, the popularity of wearable devices is on the rise. For consumers, wearable payment devices such as Barclaycards bPay band should offer the holy grail of convenient means of payment without a requirement to remove anything from a pocket, bag or wallet.


Whatever shape and size they come in, the advantages of faster payment methods will make a noticeable difference on both sides of the counter. Lengthy queues in busy stores will begin to dissipate as a result of shorter transaction times and wearable technologies could eventually enable store staff to take payments from anywhere on the shop floor.


The key point is that, while subject to a splurge in popularity, contactless card payments are not the absolute resolution – though they are a step in the right direction. Consumers cannot be expected to rejoice that card issuers, retailers, hospitality enterprises, civic services and even churches are finally acknowledging the need for increased convenience, but they should be excited about what happens next, should those who want to take their money be ready to invest further in developing consumer focused technologies.


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Transfer deadline day: Ross Barkley rejects move to Chelsea


TheWeek.co.uk’s live coverage of deadline day has ended. Read about the deals and the reaction as the football transfer window closed in England and Scotland.  


No moves for Barkley, Sanchez or Van Dijk 


The deals that never happened make the headlines on transfer deadline day. Especially the news that Ross Barkley pulled out of a move to champions Chelsea.


Alexis Sanchez won’t be leaving Arsenal yet and Southampton’s in-demand defender Virgil van Dijk also stays put.


The biggest transfer fee of the day was £35m as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain moved from Arsenal to Liverpool.


Deal of the day? Swansea getting Renato Sanches on loan from Bayern Munich. A superb bit of business.


11.45pm: A good day for Spurs



11.40pm: Llorente reaction 


Fernando Llorente on his move to Tottenham: “I think I can do more things in my career and my dream is to do that here.”


11.30pm: More news about Ross Barkley 


From Sky Sports: A source close to Ross Barkley has told Sky Sports News this evening that the midfielder never underwent a medical at Chelsea today. 


11.20pm: Three done deals


Three expected transfers have now been completed.


  • Fernando Llorente from Swansea to Tottenham

  • Wilfried Bony from Manchester City to Swansea City

  • Davide Zappacosta from Torino to Chelsea

11.12pm: Six deals to come



11.05pm: Deals we’re waiting on 


  • Danny Drinkwater from Leicester City to Chelsea

  • Mamadou Sakho from Liverpool to Crystal Palace

  • Adrien Silva from Sporting Lisbon to Leicester City

Plus, where’s Riyad Mahrez?



11pm: Transfer window closes


That’s it for summer 2017 transfers in England, but hold fire because some news will filter through of deals that were completed on time. Scotland still has until midnight.


10.58pm: Drinkwater deal close


Sky Sports News understands that a deal to take Danny Drinkwater from Leicester to Chelsea is ‘very close’. Chelsea may get a couple more hours from the Premier League to complete the transfer, the broadcaster has reported. 


10.50pm: Dragovic loaned to Leicester


Leicester City have signed defender Aleksandar Dragovic on loan from Bayer Leverkusen until the end of the season.


10.45pm: Bony deal complete 


Daily Mail reports that Wilfried Bony’s return to Swansea City is complete. The Ivorian re-signs from Manchester City for a fee of £12m.



10.35pm: Reaction to Barkley decision


Ross Barkley’s decision to pull out of a move to Chelsea is one of the biggest talking points this evening. It is reported he “wants to reconsider his position during the January transfer window”.





10.25pm: Deals yet to be concluded


There are some reported deals still in the pipeline with just over half an hour to go – some are close, some are not…


  • Adrien Silva from Sporting Lisbon to Leicester City

  • Wilfried Bony from Manchester City to Swansea

  • Fernando Llorente from Swansea to Tottenham

  • Danny Drinkwater from Leicester to Chelsea

  • Davide Zappacosta from Torino to Chelsea

10.15pm: Big news at Chelsea


Sky Sports report that a £30m fee was agreed for Everton’s Ross Barkley but he pulled out of a deal after having a medical. A deal for Danny Drinkwater is still yet to be confirmed. 


10pm: One hour left


Sixty minutes until the transfer window closes in England. Sky Sports reports that Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater is at Chelsea’s training ground…


9.55pm: International deals done today


The BBC rounds up all the deals throughout the window.


  • Loan: Kylian Mbappe from Monaco to PSG 

  • Loan: Lucas Perez from Arsenal to Deportivo La Coruna 

  • Loan: Nani from Valencia to Lazio 

  • Loan: Bojan Krkic from Stoke to Alaves 

  • Loan: Divock Origi from Liverpool to Wolfsburg 

  • Loan: Cheick Keita from Birmingham to Bologna 

  • Loan: Ryan Kent from Liverpool to Freiburg 

  • Loan: Nampalys Mendy from Leicester to Nice 

  • Loan: Papy Djilobodji from Sunderland to Dijon 

  • Loan: Robert Tesche from Birmingham to VfL Bochum 

  • Loan: Giannelli Imbula from Stoke to Toulouse 

  • Loan: Kelechi Nwakali from Arsenal to VVV-Venlo 

  • Loan: Matty Willock from Manchester United to FC Utrecht 

  • Undisclosed: Donyell Malen from Arsenal to PSV Eindhoven

9.50pm: Premier League deals done today


  • £35m: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Arsenal to Liverpool

  • £23m: Serge Aurier from PSG to Tottenham 

  • £10m: Nikola Vlasic from Hajduk Split to Everton 

  • £5m: Nahki Wells from Huddersfield to Burnley 

  • Undisclosed: Ezequiel Schelotto from Inter Milan to Brighton 

  • Undisclosed: Marvin Zeegelaar from Sporting Lisbon to Watford 

  • Loan: Molla Wague from Udinese to Watford 

  • Loan: Renato Sanches from Bayern Munich to Swansea 

  • Loan: Orestis Karnezis from Udinese to Watford

9.40pm: Campbell’s off to Betis


It’s another loan deal, but we’ll take it. Arsenal striker Joel Campbell will rejoin La Liga side Real Betis on loan until the rest of the season.



9.35pm: #MissingMahrez


We asked the question an hour ago, but we’ll ask it again… where’s Riyad Mahrez? He left the Algerian national team camp to ‘formalise’ a transfer away from Leicester City. Could this be the late deal of summer 2017?  



9.20pm: Look away Arsenal fans…


Arsenal target Thomas Lemar, who was subject to a £90m-plus bid earlier today, has scored a brilliant goal for France this evening. That goal has put France 2-0 up against the Netherlands.


9.15pm: A valid point


The presenters on TalkSPORT are discussing why don’t some managers do their business earlier instead of leaving it until the final day? One coach being mentioned a lot in this chat is Chelsea’s Antonio Conte.


9.05pm: It’s all gone a little quiet


With less than two hours to go, some fans are getting a little bored with the lack of news.




9pm: Two hours left


That’s right there’s 120 minutes left until the window closes. 


8.55pm: Bony update 


Reports say that Wilfried Bony is set for a medical at Swansea City. The striker left the Welsh club in 2015 to join Manchester City. Signing Bony and Renato Sanches would be great business by the Swans. 


8.45pm: The world’s most famous yellow tie


Many fans are waiting to see if Sky Sports’ ‘deadline day king’ Jim White will wear his famous yellow tie. 


8.36pm: Llorente a done deal for Spurs?


A deal for Fernando Llorente is expected to be formally announced by Tottenham very soon.



8.28pm: A quick recap


Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain secured a move to Liverpool from Arsenal today while Paris Saint-Germain have signed Kylian Mbappe on loan. However, it looks like Alexis Sanchez will remain at the Emirates and Virgil van Dijk is ‘definitely’ staying at Southampton. Where’s Riyad Mahrez?


8.18pm: Reaction from Vlasic


“I am very excited about the opportunity to play for this big club,” he said. “The Premier League is the best league in the world and this is one of the top clubs in England. It is such a big honour for me to be here.”


8.15pm: Everton complete Nikola Vlasic deal


The Hajduk Split forward has signed for the Toffees for £10m.


8.10pm: Alexis Sanchez update


Not much of an update, just more reaction. BBC Sport’s David Ornstein reports that Alexis Sanchez had told his closest contacts that he believed he was going to Manchester City.


8pm: Three hours to go


What can we expect in the final three hours of the transfer window? Tweet us @TheWeekUK 


7.58pm: Zappacosta arrives in the UK


Journalist Fabrizio Romano‏ rates him, and now Sky Sports is reporting that Italian right back Davide Zappacosta has arrived in the UK to complete his move to Chelsea from Torino. He has agreed a four-year deal and the fee is expected to be in the region of £23m.


7.53pm: Sakho’s day at the races


In what is perhaps the greatest story of the transfer window this summer, West Ham striker Diafra Sakho spent deadline day at Chelmsford races after he attempted to force a move to Rennes, writes The Telegraph. Brilliant.


7.48pm: Virgil van Dijk ‘definitely’ staying at Southampton


In-demand Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk has been a target for Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal during the transfer window. Now Sky Sports are reporting that he is ‘definitely staying at the club’. 



7.45pm: Mendy’s Nice loan move


Leicester City announce that midfielder Nampalys Mendy joins OGC Nice on a season-long loan deal.


7.40pm: Brighton sign right back


Ezequiel Schelotto signs for Brighton for an undisclosed fee from Sporting Lisbon. Argentine Schelotto, 28, is a right back and has signed a three-year contract.



7.35pm: Wague for Watford


The Hornets secure the signature of defender Molla Wague on loan until the end of the season.


7.25pm: A is for agent, F is for fax machine


Sky Sports has put together its Deadline Day glossary. Find out what the key words and phrases are to look out for tonight.



7.20pm: Mahrez on the move?


There’s been so much talk about Leicester City playmaker Riyad Mahrez. Earlier today the Algerian Football Federation had allowed him to leave the national squad to formalise a move away from the Foxes. No update just yet though. 



7.15pm: Poor old Arsenal


It’s been quite a week for the Gunners. After the 4-0 thrashing at Liverpool and their star players wanting out of the Emirates, they did not need even more ridicule. Step up Thames Valley Police with a belter of a tweet. Ouch…



7.10pm: Perez joins Deportivo


Arsenal announce that striker Lucas Perez has rejoined Deportivo on loan until the end of the season. Talking of Arsenal…



7.05pm: Life as a football agent 


Ever wondered what it’s like to be a football agent during the transfer window? Here’s a nice insight… 


7pm: Four hours to go


The transfer window will close in England and Scotland in four hours. That’s four hours people. 


6.55pm: Sakho set for Palace return


Evening Standard football writer Giuseppe Muro‏ says that it looks like Crystal Palace have reach an agreement with Liverpool for French defender Mamadou Sakho. 



6.45pm: Summer is silly season


In the age of fake news, transfer deadline day is up there as one of the top providers of not-so-true stories and reports of random players being spotted in a UK high street having a swift half in the Dog Duck. Also, try to spot the jokers, like @ThatHeavyKid on Twitter. Good effort, kid.



6.43pm: PSG confirm Mbappe loan deal


Ligue 1 big spenders Paris Saint-Germain have signed Kylian Mbappe from Monaco on loan until the end of the season. There will be an option to buy next summer and the transfer fee will be big.


6.35pm: Sanchez deal dead?


The BBC reports that Alexis Sanchez’s potential move to Manchester City may not happen. City had offered £55m plus £5m in add-ons for the Chilean. A deal for Sanchez depended on Arsenal signing a replacement – with Monaco’s Thomas Lemar their preferred choice. After Arsenal made a reported £90m bid, it looks like Lemar does not want the move meaning the Sanchez deal could break down.


6.25pm: When does the transfer window shut?


Football clubs in England will have to complete their transfer business by 11pm tonight. Scotland is midnight. The deadline has already shut in Germany (at 5pm), but in France and Italy it’s also 11pm. Spain has until tomorrow while in big-spending China the deadline is not until September 14.


6.15pm: Summer spending record is smashed


A week before today’s deadline, a new record had been reached by Premier League clubs spending money on summer transfer window signings. As of 9am on August 24 the total gross transfer expenditure by Premier League clubs stood at £1.17billion. This summer’s total surpasses the previous record of £1.16bn set last summer. A week before the last summer window closed, clubs had spent £865m.


6.10pm: A great signing for the Swans


Swansea have pulled off a major coup by signing Renato Sanches on loan from Bayern Munich until the rest of the season. Considering Juventus and Benfica also made offers, this is a top deal for Swansea and manager Paul Clement.


6.05pm: Major transfers and loans so far 


  • £35m: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Arsenal to Liverpool

  • £23m: Serge Aurier from PSG to Tottenham

  • Loan: Renato Sanches from Bayern Munich to Swansea

  • Loan: Nani from Valencia to Lazio

  • Loan: Divock Origi from Liverpool to Wolfsburg

Biggest deals of the summer transfer window 


  • £198m: Neymar from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain

  • £96.7m: Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona

  • £75m: Romelu Lukaku from Everton to Manchester United

  • £58m: Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid to Chelsea

  • £52m: Benjamin Mendy from Monaco to Manchester City  

  • £50m: Kyle Walker from Tottenham Hotspur to Manchester City  

  • £46m: Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon to Arsenal  

  • £45m: Gylfi Sigurdsson from Swansea City to Everton  

  • £43.6m: Bernardo Silva from Monaco to Manchester City  

  • £42m: Davinson Sanchez from Ajax to Tottenham Hotspur  

  • £40m: Nemanja Matic from Chelsea to Manchester United  

  • £39.7m: Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco to Chelsea

  • £39.6m: Vinicius Junior from Flamengo to Real Madrid

  • £36.9m: Mohamed Salah from Roma to Liverpool

6pm: Fax machines at the ready, it’s #DeadlineDay 


The summer transfer deadline day is here and for the next six hours TheWeek.co.uk will bring you live coverage of the completed deals, late rumours and fan reaction. Already this summer we’ve seen big moves for Romelu Lukaku and Alvaro Morata so don’t be surprised for some big deals ahead of the 11pm deadline. 


Oxlade-Chamberlain signs for Liverpool


The biggest transfer so far today is Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who has signed for Liverpool from Arsenal. The fee is believed to be £35million and the versatile England star has signed a long-term contract at Anfield. He said: “I’m currently away with England, so I’m at St George’s Park. Firstly, I’m delighted to have signed for Liverpool and a big thank-you to everyone here at the FA that has made this possible, using the facilities. It has been a massive help.”


Today’s transfer news 


We round up this morning’s transfer news from the Premier League.


  • Liverpool transfer news: Oxlade-Chamberlain wanted to play under Klopp

  • Chelsea transfer news: Leicester to block Jamie Vardy move 

  • Spurs transfer news: Serge Aurier deal set to be completed today

  • Arsenal transfer news: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain move could spark mass exodus

Get in touch


Has your club signed a star? Or do you still lack a left-back? Have your say and get in touch via Twitter @TheWeekUK



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‘Chaotic’ free childcare scheme ‘devalues’ staff


The Pre-school Learning Alliance, which has 14,000 members, says a funding shortfall means nurseries across England are struggling make it work.


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Lack of funding means many nurseries are struggling make the scheme work

Chief Executive Neil Leitch told Sky News: “The government’s total refusal to tackle, or even acknowledge, the fundamental problem of early years under funding has left providers across the country struggling to find ways of delivering the offer that won’t force them out of business.”


“Every week we’re hearing of more and more childcare providers being forced to shut down as a result of the 30 hours. This simply cannot continue.”


Under the new scheme, all three and four-year-olds in England will now be offered 30 free hours of childcare a week, up from 15 hours.


The Government says around 390,000 working parents across the country are eligible for the increased free hours.


At the George Perkins Day Nursery next to Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham they are proud of their “outstanding” rating but are trying to work out how they can balance the books.


Nursery worker Kerri Scott says the lack of funding makes staff feel devalued
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Nursery worker Kerri Scott says the lack of funding makes staff feel devalued

Suggestions that staff have heard discussed across the industry include a donation box in reception or even offering ironing services for parents that they could charge for.


Qualified nursery worker Kerri Scott says it is demeaning and demoralising.


“As a parent I think it is great that we can offer childcare at a reasonable cost and free to some parents…. but as a practitioner they just haven’t thought about how they are going to help the nurseries fund it.


“Another suggestion I have heard is that practitioners work for free for a term….it does make you feel devalued,” she added.


Nursery Manager Sarah Presswood told Sky News: “This hang up on it having to be free is causing a lot of tension whereas a number of my parents have said why can’t it be a subsidy?”


Education Secretary Justine Greening said: “For too long lots of families really struggled to manage the cost of childcare and that’s why we have delivered on our promise to provide 30 hours free – saving working families around £5,000 a year.


“Alongside the support we are giving through Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit, it will make a real difference to families’ lives.”


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When Can I Vote 'No' To More Referendums?


The year 2013-14 came with a reputation building licence for many who were trying to break into Scottish politics. Amidst the febrile atmosphere of the referendum, individuals from both sides, who were previously only known to political anoraks, became household names. Since then, Scottish politics has been infused with new talent, of varying degrees of quality, by incorporating those who stood up, spoke out, and helped make their case during those dramatic days. There are candidates, MPs, MSPs, and many others who, to use a mafia expression, “made their bones” during the independence referendum of 2014. I am happy to include myself in the diverse graduating class of the 2014 referendum. Had it not been for a series of invitations from the Better Together campaign to take part in debates – a particular aptitude of mine – across the country, it is difficult to imagine that I would have had the career I have today. Essentially, I had a very good referendum and not just because of the resounding victory for the union for which I was, and remain, an advocate.


Why this navel-gazing opening? Well, it’s only fair that the reader knows a little about my background (which also includes working with the Remain campaign in the EU referendum before I returned to “undecided” – a state I remain in to this day) before I make the argument that follows; because despite referendum(s) having been very good business for me personally, I would rather we didn’t have any more and especially not on the questions we’ve already answered.


Firstly, referendums are often built on an unkeepable promise – that of finality. During the Scottish independence referendum, for example, the Scottish people were told repeatedly that the September 18 vote was a “once in a lifetime” event and would settle the matter for “a generation“. The vote was held, the “No” side won, and, predictably, the rumblings of a second referendum on the same question began almost immediately.


I do not, as some more cynical unionists might, blame the SNP or the Scottish Government for failing to stand by the referendum commitment of “once in a generation“. Their fault was in making the promise in the first place because it is not in the nature of any electorate, especially one as bloody-minded as my follow Scots, to simply “like it or lump it“. The demands for a second referendum, whatever the outcome, were inevitable well before the first sleepy polling station employee got out of bed on voting day. The losing side were never going to accept that the matter was over – people just aren’t wired that way. For further evidence, tune into the white noise currently being made about second votes on this-or-that following the Brexit plebiscite.


My second objection to referendums, in general, is that they do to complex political questions what modern artists do to paintings – simplify them to the point of meaninglessness. By presenting either Scotland’s place within the UK or Britain’s relationship with the EU as a binary, yin or yang , yes or no, remain or leave choice, all the other possibilities are excluded from the narrative. Scotland couldn’t just be within the United Kingdom or fully independent, there are a number of other possibilities like federalism, increased devolution, or home rule. Likewise, there was room for a more nuanced consideration of the UK’s relationship with the EU which was constrained by a leave or remain narrative. The lesson being; if you ask a simple question, don’t be surprised if you receive that most overrated of political virtues, a simple answer.


Thirdly, holding referendums to answer difficult questions lets our elected politicians off the hook. How many times, when pressed for answers, did we hear a politician of whatever stripe tell us something like “well, it’s up to the people to decide“. Whenever I heard this I would mentally ask, “Oh gee… that’s right. If only we had some kind of system where we voted for people who made decisions for us. What might a system like that be called?” Possibly, it might be called representative democracy, or something, but it would certainly be in direct conflict with referendums.


The reader might well detect an element of hypocrisy in this article coming from a guy who built his career to date on a referendum and who is now speaking out against them and hoping that no more will follow. However, given the experience that I have I can tell you that referendums are, by nature, divisive, as they usually address questions of identity, and I would want to make sure that they were permanent, gave satisfactory answers, and didn’t clash with the political context they were being held in before having any more. From where I sit, this is not the case.


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Brexit Briefing: Barney In Brussels


“In light of the fact that a number of Japanese businesses, invited by the Government in some cases, have invested actively to the UK, which was seen to be a gateway to Europe, and have established value-chains across Europe, we strongly request that the UK will consider this fact seriously and respond in a responsible manner to minimise any harmful effects on these businesses.”


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Glenn Archer not happy after $2000 fine for punching runner at under-15 game


Former AFL star Glenn Archer has been fined $2000 after pleading guilty to punching a runner during an under-15 football game despite initially claiming he merely pushed the volunteer to defend himself.


Archer, a two-time premiership player for North Melbourne, was convicted of unlawful assault, fined $2000 and agreed to pay the cost of breaking the runner’s glasses in the Heidelberg Magistrates Court on Friday.


Despite pleading guilty, Mr Archer was bitter at the decision, apparently believing he would be able to get away without a conviction and fine.


“Am I allowed to defend myself? You haven’t heard the full the story. Are we allowed to appeal this?” he said in court before his lawyer told him sit down.


The 44-year-old was watching his son play for Park Orchards Under-15s against Banyule in the Yarra Junior Football League in June when a fight erupted between two players on field.


Police told the court Archer argued with the boundary umpire before being asked to leave the the ground by the runner.


He punched the runner to the right side of his face, police told the court, breaking his glasses.


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Police said he down-played his involvement both to investigators and to the media afterwards, claiming the “striking of the victim was an open-hand push rather than a punch and he was defending himself”.


His lawyer said he apologised unreservedly.


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Michael Cheika the transformer may be back after getting lost in 2016


The past two weeks have cast Michael Cheika back into a role he suits well: the transformer – the coach who went into Leinster and the Waratahs and turned them into winners.


It is somewhat odd that the Wallabies are a “turnaround” project for Cheika given that they have been his team since late 2014, but nothing is normal in Australian rugby at the moment and there are some facts to back the narrative.


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The All Blacks have sealed the Bledisloe Cup with a late win over the Wallabies in game two.


This is essentially a new Wallabies team. The captain is new, the squad is more green than gold, the attack and defence coach are now fully committed after juggling other roles, Mick Byrne’s feet are now properly under the desk and Rod Kafer is inside the tent.


There are a lot of changes happening in Australian rugby that are addressing long-term flaws and Cheika seems renewed by it. The coach we have seen during the past month is that hard-working immigrants’ son who rolls up his sleeves and walks towards a challenge. 


In one sense, the amount of “value add” Cheika supplied to the Wallabies during the Bledisloe Cup fortnight outstripped what Steve Hansen gave to the All Blacks. 


New Zealand teams were 26-0 against Australian sides in Super Rugby this year and yet within the space of two weeks Cheika had the Wallabies within a late try of beating the All Blacks.


That’s not the full story of course. Australian sides were, in general, so poor that any improvements Cheika made would seem dramatic whereas Hansen has the challenge of adding to the higher base of the well-performing New Zealand sides.


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Still, there is something there. Just as some Australians were losing faith in the Cheika project he provided some proof that his motivational skills remain high and that he is not so pig-headed that he can’t make some tactical changes between Tests (16 kicks in Dunedin compared with nine in Sydney).


Who honestly thought the Wallabies would go so hard at the All Blacks in the second half last week just when it seemed the home side had them on the ropes? And at the heart of it were Will Genia and Kurtley Beale, two players Cheika had fought so hard to repatriate.


In fact, the Bledisloe I second half and Bledisloe II had me thinking about the previous World Cup.


That strong tournament also came on the back of a strong lead-in period where Cheika could really hammer home the messages around behaviour and expectations, as well as the obvious conditioning demands.


That’s where Cheika excels. Perhaps that quality goes back to his days as a successful businessman, but the man can manage a project. Now he has one again, with the 2019 World Cup also sharpening his focus.


​By contrast, I think Cheika got lost last year. I don’t think he had a really clear idea for the Wallabies, he got baited by Eddie Jones and Hansen and he lost his way. In fact, by the end of the season, following defeats to Ireland and England, the Wallabies looked like they needed time away from him.


And let’s not get too carried away by last week’s performance. There is still a gap between the Wallabies and All Blacks, perhaps best illustrated by the skill shown by replacement second-rower Scott Barrett in setting up the match-winning try for his older brother Beauden (I have seen Rory Arnold carry out that skill in a Super Rugby game but not yet in Tests).


Additionally, the Wallabies have a big task in front of them to beat the Springboks in Perth next week, especially as they now have to deal with elevated expectations post-Dunedin. Even though they have a dreadful record in Australia the Springboks have started a turnaround process of their own and will arrive with a fair bit of confidence. 


However, even in defeat the Bledisloe series might have shown us something. After a diversion along the road, Cheika might be back.


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Government claims cashless welfare card a success, third trial site to be named


The government will push ahead with a third trial site for its cashless welfare card, despite opposition, after a final evaluation of the policy found it had “considerable positive impact” in its original trials.


The trials, which quarantine 80 per cent of welfare payments for essential services, has received a mixed response, with critics arguing it is dehumanising and forces problems underground.


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Young people and job seekers in western Sydney will be drug-tested and face strict welfare quarantining measures as early as next year in a new trial.


But in releasing the final evaluation of the first two trials, held in Ceduna in South Australia and East Kimberly in Western Australia, Human Resources Minister Alan Tudge said the research showed a reduction in drinking and gambling among those involved in the trial, with “some evidence that there has been a consequential reduction in violence and harm”.


“As many local leaders noted, these communities were in crisis largely due to massive alcohol consumption paid for by the welfare dollar,” Mr Tudge said in a statement.


“I hope that we can look back in a decade’s time and say that this initiative was the beginning of the turnaround.”


ORIMA Research’s final evaluation found alcohol consumption and gambling had reduced in both trial sites, with 41 per cent of respondents reporting they drank less frequently and 48 per cent said they gambled less.


Alcohol-related hospital visits also dropped, as did pokies revenue. Of those who admitted using illicit drugs, 48 per cent said they were using less drugs.


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Mr Tudge said the final report also showed recipients had become “more accepting of the card over time” and showed “spill-over benefits” with reports of people taking better care of their children and a reduction in crime and violence.


The government is set to extend the trial to a third site, predicted to be the Western Australian Goldfields region.


But it may struggle to move the trial beyond the third site, with the government needing to win the support of with Labor or the Greens to alter its legislation.


Labor has remained uncommitted, saying it would not support any extension that did not have the backing of the local communities targetted by the changes.


Greens community services spokeswoman Rachel Siewert has remained one of the biggest critics of the policy, which she said took agency and control from welfare recipients.


“In Kununurra some key crime stats have gone up since the trial was introduced,” she said. “This may be an indication that people are finding other avenues to access cash. Before anybody can do any analysis of the final evaluation report, the third site has been announced. The previous report was flawed; I lack confidence in the government’s analysis.


“This government continues to take a punitive, demonising, top-down approach to our social security scheme; it is demonising and undermining peoples’ ability to find work and does not address the underlying causes of disadvantage”.


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