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| Monday briefing: TV gets political as Handmaid's Tale sweeps Emmys | Monday briefing: TV gets political as Handmaid's Tale sweeps Emmys |
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| Top story: Trump the butt of jokes at Emmys | Top story: Trump the butt of jokes at Emmys |
| Good morning and welcome to the Guardian’s morning briefing. I’m Martin Farrer and these are the top stories this Monday morning. | Good morning and welcome to the Guardian’s morning briefing. I’m Martin Farrer and these are the top stories this Monday morning. |
| A politically charged night at the Emmy television awards in Los Angeles saw the adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale sweep the board. Elisabeth Moss won for best female actor (at the umpteenth time of asking) for her portrayal of Offred, Ann Dowd won best female supporting actor for her chilling turn as Aunt Lydia and the show’s writers and directors also claimed statuettes. Atwood herself took to the stage with the cast and crew to celebrate a triumph seen by many to chime with the political change ushered in by Donald Trump, who was the butt of most of the jokes from host Stephen Colbert. More of a surprise was a cameo appearance by the former White House press spokesman Sean Spicer, who delighted all assembled with some Trump-mocking jokes about the size of the audience. | A politically charged night at the Emmy television awards in Los Angeles saw the adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale sweep the board. Elisabeth Moss won for best female actor (at the umpteenth time of asking) for her portrayal of Offred, Ann Dowd won best female supporting actor for her chilling turn as Aunt Lydia and the show’s writers and directors also claimed statuettes. Atwood herself took to the stage with the cast and crew to celebrate a triumph seen by many to chime with the political change ushered in by Donald Trump, who was the butt of most of the jokes from host Stephen Colbert. More of a surprise was a cameo appearance by the former White House press spokesman Sean Spicer, who delighted all assembled with some Trump-mocking jokes about the size of the audience. |
| There were also wins for the British host of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver, and former Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker won two awards for the San Junipero episode of Black Mirror. | There were also wins for the British host of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver, and former Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker won two awards for the San Junipero episode of Black Mirror. |
| Benjamin Lee has been blogging all night just so that you can read all about at your leisure here. And if that doesn’t do it for you, here’s the full list of awards and also pictures of the stars and winners who also included Laura Dern and Nicole Kidman for Big Little Lies, and Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon for Saturday Night Live. | Benjamin Lee has been blogging all night just so that you can read all about at your leisure here. And if that doesn’t do it for you, here’s the full list of awards and also pictures of the stars and winners who also included Laura Dern and Nicole Kidman for Big Little Lies, and Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon for Saturday Night Live. |
| Backseat Boris – The cabinet’s wrangling over Brexit is set to dominate the headlines after Boris Johnson issued a rallying cry for a clean break with Europe and revived the discredited idea that Britain could recoup £350m a week by leaving the EU. With Theresa May due to deliver a speech mapping out the government’s latest position in Florence on Friday, the foreign secretary’s unsanctioned comments have landed him in a row with the home secretary, Amber Rudd, for being a “backseat Brexit driver” and another minister for putting ambition before national interest. Johnson has also taken on the government’s statistics chief, Sir David Norgrove, who said refloating the £350m claim was a “clear misuse of official statistics”. | Backseat Boris – The cabinet’s wrangling over Brexit is set to dominate the headlines after Boris Johnson issued a rallying cry for a clean break with Europe and revived the discredited idea that Britain could recoup £350m a week by leaving the EU. With Theresa May due to deliver a speech mapping out the government’s latest position in Florence on Friday, the foreign secretary’s unsanctioned comments have landed him in a row with the home secretary, Amber Rudd, for being a “backseat Brexit driver” and another minister for putting ambition before national interest. Johnson has also taken on the government’s statistics chief, Sir David Norgrove, who said refloating the £350m claim was a “clear misuse of official statistics”. |
| Our commentator Matthew D’Ancona says Johnson’s problem is that he’s really yesterday’s novelty, while our editorial position is that the leading Brexiteer’s vision is a “ludicrous fantasy”. And in a Guardian interview, the first minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, calls the pursuit of hard Brexit “a kind of religious fundamentalism”. | Our commentator Matthew D’Ancona says Johnson’s problem is that he’s really yesterday’s novelty, while our editorial position is that the leading Brexiteer’s vision is a “ludicrous fantasy”. And in a Guardian interview, the first minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, calls the pursuit of hard Brexit “a kind of religious fundamentalism”. |
| Cash-for-EU passports – Super-rich Russians and Ukrainians accused of corruption are among those who have acquired EU passports in a controversial “golden visa” scheme. The Cyprus government has raised €4bn through the issue of such passports since 2013. A leaked list of names seen by the Guardian reveals that recipients include Russian billionaire art collector Dmitry Rybolovlev and Rami Makhlouf, the cousin of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. | Cash-for-EU passports – Super-rich Russians and Ukrainians accused of corruption are among those who have acquired EU passports in a controversial “golden visa” scheme. The Cyprus government has raised €4bn through the issue of such passports since 2013. A leaked list of names seen by the Guardian reveals that recipients include Russian billionaire art collector Dmitry Rybolovlev and Rami Makhlouf, the cousin of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. |
| Maria warning – There’s no respite for the people of the eastern Caribbean, who are bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Maria just two weeks after their islands were battered by Irma. The storm, which could bring sustained winds of 120mph (190km/h), is set to hit the Leeward Islands later today and could also hit other areas ravaged by Irma, including the British and US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. | Maria warning – There’s no respite for the people of the eastern Caribbean, who are bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Maria just two weeks after their islands were battered by Irma. The storm, which could bring sustained winds of 120mph (190km/h), is set to hit the Leeward Islands later today and could also hit other areas ravaged by Irma, including the British and US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. |
| ‘How’s Rocket Man?’ – Donald Trump’s ears might be burning from all those gags at the Emmys, but it’s unlikely to dim his enthusiasm for sounding off on Twitter, his latest example being to mock North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un. The US president tweeted on Sunday night that he had talked on the phone to South Korean leader Moon Jae-in and asked him “how Rocket Man is doing”. It wasn’t a gambit out of the diplomacy textbook so Trump’s first address to the United Nations tomorrow should be interesting. | ‘How’s Rocket Man?’ – Donald Trump’s ears might be burning from all those gags at the Emmys, but it’s unlikely to dim his enthusiasm for sounding off on Twitter, his latest example being to mock North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un. The US president tweeted on Sunday night that he had talked on the phone to South Korean leader Moon Jae-in and asked him “how Rocket Man is doing”. It wasn’t a gambit out of the diplomacy textbook so Trump’s first address to the United Nations tomorrow should be interesting. |
| Capital loss – Back to Brexit, and the uncertainty around the deal appears to have been a factor in London house prices recording their biggest annual fall so far this decade. The figures from Rightmove show asking prices in the capital dropped on average by £18,000 in a month with the biggest drops in Kensington and Chelsea where they plummeted by more than £300,000 between August and September. Asking prices rose in Yorkshire, the north-east and the east Midlands. | Capital loss – Back to Brexit, and the uncertainty around the deal appears to have been a factor in London house prices recording their biggest annual fall so far this decade. The figures from Rightmove show asking prices in the capital dropped on average by £18,000 in a month with the biggest drops in Kensington and Chelsea where they plummeted by more than £300,000 between August and September. Asking prices rose in Yorkshire, the north-east and the east Midlands. |
| Lunchtime read: Is 80s power-dressing coming back? | Lunchtime read: Is 80s power-dressing coming back? |
| If you’re wondering about what to wear to work today, you might like to read about how our fashion editor, Hannah Marriott, fared when she tried power-dressing in the office for a few days in tribute to the industry’s newfound fascination with suits. Hannah tries a double-breasted number but is eyed suspiciously by devotedly dressed-down colleagues, and then the next day a “screamingly 80s” Stella McCartney creation earns her comparisons to David Bryne and Working Girl. Her conclusion? Find out here, but it’s got something to do with shoulder pads. | If you’re wondering about what to wear to work today, you might like to read about how our fashion editor, Hannah Marriott, fared when she tried power-dressing in the office for a few days in tribute to the industry’s newfound fascination with suits. Hannah tries a double-breasted number but is eyed suspiciously by devotedly dressed-down colleagues, and then the next day a “screamingly 80s” Stella McCartney creation earns her comparisons to David Bryne and Working Girl. Her conclusion? Find out here, but it’s got something to do with shoulder pads. |
| Sport | Sport |
| “Be realistic.” That was how Everton’s manager, Ronald Koeman, responded to José Mourinho after the Manchester United boss claimed before his side’s 4-0 win that Everton should be aiming for a top-four finish “at least”. Chelsea boss Antonio Conte suggested his team need more luck with officials after David Luiz became the fifth player to be dismissed in the champions’ past eight games, late in the 0-0 draw with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. A jubilant Lewis Hamilton revealed he was taking inspiration from his hero Ayrton Senna – “it’s almost like he talks to me” – after his win in the Singapore Grand Prix. And Wasps have called for rugby’s authorities to take further action following Sunday’s angry flare-up between Lions and England team-mates James Haskell and Joe Marler, while just 6,271 fans turned up to watch Newcastle v Saracens in Philadelphia to expose how far away the American rugby dream is. | “Be realistic.” That was how Everton’s manager, Ronald Koeman, responded to José Mourinho after the Manchester United boss claimed before his side’s 4-0 win that Everton should be aiming for a top-four finish “at least”. Chelsea boss Antonio Conte suggested his team need more luck with officials after David Luiz became the fifth player to be dismissed in the champions’ past eight games, late in the 0-0 draw with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. A jubilant Lewis Hamilton revealed he was taking inspiration from his hero Ayrton Senna – “it’s almost like he talks to me” – after his win in the Singapore Grand Prix. And Wasps have called for rugby’s authorities to take further action following Sunday’s angry flare-up between Lions and England team-mates James Haskell and Joe Marler, while just 6,271 fans turned up to watch Newcastle v Saracens in Philadelphia to expose how far away the American rugby dream is. |
| Business | Business |
| Airbus has launched an internal investigation into possible corruption thanks to a Guardian investigation that revealed questionable financial transactions resulting in an unexplained payment. Leaked bank records and statements show that two companies controlled by the aviation giant engaged in ususual transfers involving €19m (£16.7m), much of which then went to another company via a tax haven. | Airbus has launched an internal investigation into possible corruption thanks to a Guardian investigation that revealed questionable financial transactions resulting in an unexplained payment. Leaked bank records and statements show that two companies controlled by the aviation giant engaged in ususual transfers involving €19m (£16.7m), much of which then went to another company via a tax haven. |
| On the markets, Asian shares hit a fresh 10-year high with the FTSE100 set to open up 0.42%. The pound is still rising at $1.36 and €1.137. | On the markets, Asian shares hit a fresh 10-year high with the FTSE100 set to open up 0.42%. The pound is still rising at $1.36 and €1.137. |
| The papers | The papers |
| The main story for many papers is the Brexit wrangling in cabinet. The Telegraph’s take is “Boris and May in Brexit bill showdown”, while the Times has “Johnson cut adrift after Brexit ploy backfires”. The FT focuses on the foreign secretary’s spat with the statistics office – “Number crunchers take Johnson to task over revived £350m pledge” – and the Guardian has a similar line, going with “Johnson in distortion row after £350m Brexit claims”. | The main story for many papers is the Brexit wrangling in cabinet. The Telegraph’s take is “Boris and May in Brexit bill showdown”, while the Times has “Johnson cut adrift after Brexit ploy backfires”. The FT focuses on the foreign secretary’s spat with the statistics office – “Number crunchers take Johnson to task over revived £350m pledge” – and the Guardian has a similar line, going with “Johnson in distortion row after £350m Brexit claims”. |
| The tube bucket bombing also features prominently on most front pages with the Sun asking “On his way to bomb tube?” next to a picture of the suspect, while the Star has the same idea but asks: “is this the Tube bucket bomber?” The Mail also gets in on the act, tweaking the question slightly to: “Strolling in suburbia, is this the bucket bomber?”. | The tube bucket bombing also features prominently on most front pages with the Sun asking “On his way to bomb tube?” next to a picture of the suspect, while the Star has the same idea but asks: “is this the Tube bucket bomber?” The Mail also gets in on the act, tweaking the question slightly to: “Strolling in suburbia, is this the bucket bomber?”. |
| The Mirror goes out on a limb, however, with “Cruelty of the badger slaughter”, while the Express declares “End to prisoner payout madness”. | The Mirror goes out on a limb, however, with “Cruelty of the badger slaughter”, while the Express declares “End to prisoner payout madness”. |
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