The british Weekly, Sat. July 28, 2018 Page 1 Elton John: George didn’t want to save himself - Page 2 California’s British Accent ™ - Since 1984 Saturday, July 28, 2018 • Number 1741 Always Free STAY OUT OF THE SUN! As Britain swelters amid record temperatures, Met Office advice stuns millions BRITONS WERE this week warned to stay indoors and shelter from the blazing sun until Friday after the hottest day of the year saw the Mercury soar to a sizzling 91F. The Met Office issued “More changeable an amber warning – one conditions are expected step away from declaring across Northern Ireland a national emergency – and western Scotland, urging people to remain with showers or longer inside and close the spells of rain at times and curtains to keep buildings maximum temperatures cool. The sizzling heat nearer normal.” made parts of the UK Dr Thomas Waite of hotter than Barbados at Public Health England 84F, Magaluf at 84F and urged people to keep an New Delhi 90F. The Met eye on vulnerable friends Office amber alert was and relatives. He said: issued for the Midlands, “Temperatures may leave the East, South-east and older people, young London. Yorkshire and children and those with the Humber and the long-term conditions South-west had a yellow struggling to adapt to the warning. The amber – heat. Level 3 – warning is just WHEW: WHAT A SCORCHER! Britons flocked to the seaside to beat the heat this week one step away from the ‘not vampires” red “national emergency” “To beat the heat, try alert, meaning there is a to keep out the sun from proper sun protection, you they have this climate as after three people were As usual the bookies are 90 per cent probability of 11am to 3pm, walk in the should just about survive. standard and now we have saved from drowning in a looking to make a killing, heatwave conditions. A shade if you can, apply We are not vampires! it, you’re telling people to riptide on Saturday. with bookmaker Coral red alert is issued when sunscreen and wear a hat “Several months from stay indoors.” Darren Tortice was cutting the odds on this a heatwave becomes so if you have to go out. Also now you will all be The record for the swimming with his August being the warmest severe or prolonged that try to carry water with complaining about how hottest temperature of the 19-year-old niece and on record from 2-1 to 6-4 “illness and death may you when travelling.” The cold it is when the winter year so far was broken seven-year-old daughter amid long-range forecasts occur among the fit and heatwave is the result of comes back.” again on Tuesday when in shallow water at Sea hinting at a month of healthy, not just in high- the “Mediterranean melt” Another added: “You’re the mercury hit 91.9F in Palling, Norfolk, when sweltering heat. risk groups”. – a blast of hot air from kidding... I’ve been Santon Downham, Suffolk. they were swept away in Ladbrokes now makes Met Office deputy Spain – expected to deliver waiting since 1976 for this Locations including a matter of seconds. When it odds-on at 1-2 that chief meteorologist temperatures of up to 101F. weather!” Heathrow, Cambridge and pulled from the water, the the mercury will hit 95F Matthew Lewis said: “The But thousands of Tommy Roberts said: High Wycombe have now teenager was not breathing anywhere in the country heatwave conditions will sunseekers cheerfully “State of this country. experienced 54 consecutive and had to be resuscitated by the end of the week. continue across much ignored the advice to seek Instead of telling people “dry days” of less than by rescue workers. One The odds that the highest of England through this shelter flocking to beaches, to enjoy an excellent 0.04ins (1mm) of rain. coastguard said: “The temperature on record – week, with temperatures rivers, parks and lakes. summer, we are told to Coastguards have also weather might be boiling, 101.3 (38.5C) at Faversham, possibly into the mid- One defiant sunbather stay indoors?! warned holidaymakers and everyone wants to get Kent, in August 2003 – will 30s [90sF] in places on tweeted: “As long as you “We pay thousands to be careful when in the water to cool off, but be broken have also been Thursday and Friday. stay hydrated and wear the to go on holiday where attempting to cool down don’t pay with your life.” slashed to 7-4. News from Britain 2-5 • Meet a Member 8 • Crossword/Sudoku 8 • Stargazing 9 • Book Review 9 • Brits in LA 10 • Sean Borg 11• Sport 18-20 Page 2 The british Weekly, Sat. July 28, 2018 News from Britain Home Secretary drops objection to death penalty for Isis Britons n Isis fighters Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh likely to be sent to US for trial The home secretary’s and recently by the Britain’s position that came under fierce Home Office including the US detention centre criticism this week for by Theresa May when should close. his decision to abandon she was home secretary.” Kotey, 34, and Britain’s opposition to Britain had threatened Elsheikh, 29, both from the death penalty in to withhold any evidence London, were stripped of the case of two British it held about Alexanda their British citizenship Islamic State fighters. Kotey and El Shafee after they joined Islamic Sajid Javid’s stance Elsheikh unless America State in Syria. They were means that two Isis provided assurances that caught in January this Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh are being held in Syria fighters who are being they would not be put to year as they attempted held by US-backed death. to flee Syria as the UK’s goal was for the because its members had The move aligns Kurdish forces in Syria However, Mr Javid coalition against Islamic pair to face justice “in British accents, carried Mr Javid with Gavin can be sent to the United wrote to Jeff Sessions, State swept through the the most appropriate out the beheadings of Williamson, the defence States to face justice. the US attorney-general, country. jurisdiction which the US journalists James secretary, who has said Some ministerial last month to say that the In the letter, dated maximises our collective Foley and Steven Sotloff that Britons who have sources have made clear UK would not demand June 22, Mr Javid said: chances of a successful and the US humanitarian fought for Islamic State they were unhappy the usual assurances “I am of the view that prosecution”, he worker Peter Kassig, as abroad should be hunted with the decision. over the pair, according there are strong reasons acknowledged that well as the British aid down and killed. “This is contrary to all to The Daily Telegraph. for not requiring a death intelligence implicated workers David Haines It could cause clashes, government policy, and penalty assurance in the two men in the and Alan Henning. however, with Ben negates over a decade’s departure this specific case, so no kidnap and murder of The leader of the Wallace, the security unequivocal FCO A second document such assurances will be three Americans and two group, Mohammed minister, who said last statements and DFID seen by the newspaper, sought.” Britons. Emwazi, who was month: “This country programme spending which was prepared He added: “I have The terrorist cell, nicknamed Jihadi John, does not believe in the principles. He is trying to for Whitehall, indicated instructed my officials which gained the was killed in Syria in death penalty — we be muscular. This proves that the government was to set out the terms of nickname the “Beatles” 2015. don’t execute people.” his serious limitations. It aware that the men could our assistance and to must be reversed today,” be sent to Guantanamo work with your officials the source said. Bay. to action the request. As Lord Carlile of It marked a departure you are aware, it is the Berriew, a crossbencher from the UK’s previous long-held position of the and former independent position, which was UK to seek death penalty reviewer of terrorism that they should be assurances, and our legislation, said Sajid prosecuted in a civilian decision in this case does Javid’s letter was court rather than the not reflect a change in “extraordinary, a prison in Cuba. The our policy on assistance dramatic change of briefing document said in US death penalty policy by a minister, that ministers would cases generally, nor the secretly, without any not lobby against UK government’s stance discussion in parliament. the possibility but on the global abolition of It flies in the face of what acknowledged that the death penalty.” has been said repeatedly there were risks given Making clear that the 171 Pier Ave. Ste. 121 • Santa Monica CA 9005 Tel: (310) 452 2621 • Fax: (310) 314-7653 [email protected] www.british-weekly.com • Twitter/BritishWeekly George Michael ‘didn’t want Managing Editor: Neil Fletcher Deputy Editor: Nick Stark Contributing Writers: Sean Borg, Alan Darby Drake, John Hiscock, to save himself’ - says Elton Eileen Lee, Gabrielle Pantera, Rick Parcell, Anne Shaw, Nick Stark, Craig Bobby Young SIR ELTON JOHN took a fatal toll on his I was so angry and I just Showbusiness Editor: Sean Borg reckons George body: “I tried to put my told them to go away or Advertising Manager: Mark Devlin Michael’s tragic fate was arms around him. I tried I used stronger language Legal Notices and DBAs: Mirelle Woolf sealed because he didn’t to help but you can’t help than that.” Distribution: Mirelle Woolf, Mercedes Grey want to save himself.