Splits data en zet in één cel gescheiden door komma

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In Kolom A namen van Employees waarbij dezelfde naam meerdere keren kan voorkomen. In Kolom B namen van Customers. Dezelfde Employee kan meerdere Customers hebben. Dat wil je weergeven vanaf cel A26. Zie afbeelding.



1. Kopieer de onderstaande code middels Ctrl + C
2. Druk op de toetscombinatie ALT + F11 om de Visual Basic Editor te openen
3. Druk op de toetscombinatie ALT + N om het menu Invoegen te openen
4. Druk op M om een standaard module in te voegen
5. Daar waar de cursor knippert voeg je de code in middels Ctrl + V
6. Druk op de toetscombinatie ALT + Q om de Editor af te sluiten en terug te keren naar Excel.

Function aconcat(a As Variant, Optional sep As String = "") As String
' © Harlan Grove, Mar 2002
    Dim y As Variant
    If TypeOf a Is Range Then
        For Each y In a.Cells
            aconcat = aconcat & y.Value & sep
        Next y
    ElseIf IsArray(a) Then
        For Each y In a
            aconcat = aconcat & y & sep
        Next y
    Else
        aconcat = aconcat & a & sep
    End If
    aconcat = Left(aconcat, Len(aconcat) - Len(sep))
End Function

Plaats de volgende Formules:

A26=IFERROR(INDEX($A$2:$A$23;MATCH(0;INDEX(COUNTIF($A$25:A25;$A$2:$A$23)+(A$2:A$23="");0);0));"")

Invoeren met gewoon Enter en doorvoeren naar beneden.

B26 =IF(A26="";"";MID(aconcat(IF($A$2:$A$23=A26;", "&$B$2:$B$23;""));3;999))
Dit is een zogenaamde array formule, invoeren met: Ctrl+Shift+Enter, NIET alleen Enter. Als je dit goed hebt gedaan, plaatst Excel accolades om de formule { }.

Let op: Plaats die accolades { } niet handmatig.
Doorvoeren naar beneden.

Eenvoudig voorbeeld SUMPRODUCT

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Anders dan de naam doet vermoeden gaan we bij het gebruik van SUMPRODUCT eerst vermenigvuldigen en dan pas optellen. Hieronder vind je een lijst met films uit 2018 en wat bijzonderheden in de diverse kolommen. We willen a.d.h.v. een aantal criteria de juiste resultaten filteren en de bruto inkomsten berekenen. Criteria zijn:

– De distributor is 20th Century Fox
– Genre is Action
– TicketsSold is meer dan 30.000.000 (30 miljoen)

In het bereik B15:B17 plaatsen we de criteria en in B19 komt de formule.

– De distributor is 20th Century Fox

– Genre is Action

– TicketsSold is meer dan 30.000.000 (30 miljoen)

In het bereik B15:B17 plaatsen we de criteria en in B19 komt de formule.


Formule:

B19 =SUMPRODUCT(($C$3:$C$12=$B$15)*($D$3:$D$12=$B$16)*($F$3:$F$12>$B$17)*$E$3:$E$12)

Dit resulteert in een reeks TRUE en FALSE:

{FALSE;FALSE;FALSE;FALSE;TRUE;FALSE;FALSE;FALSE;FALSE;FALSE}
{TRUE;TRUE;FALSE;TRUE;TRUE;FALSE;FALSE;TRUE;TRUE;FALSE}
{TRUE;TRUE;TRUE;TRUE;TRUE;FALSE;FALSE;FALSE;FALSE;FALSE}

zoals je weet resulteert:
TRUE in 1
en
FALSE in 0

En dan krijg je:
{0;0;0;0;1;0;0;0;0;0}
{1;1;0;1;1;0;0;1;1;0}
{1;1;1;1;1;0;0;0;0;0}

Dan gaan we vermenigvuldigen. Je ziet dat er maar 1 combinatie is met drie enen (1*1*1) = 1 (rode gedeelte) en die correspondeert met de 5e waarde namelijk 324512774 en dat is tegelijk het eindresultaat omdat we geen verdere waarden hoeven op te tellen.

{700059566;678815482;608581744;417719760;324512774;269622130;235506359;220159104;216648740;213767512}

Verander je de Distributor in Walt Disney dan krijg je:
{1;1;0;0;0;0;0;0;1;1}
{1;1;0;1;1;0;0;1;1;0}
{1;1;1;1;1;0;0;0;0;0}

We gaan weer eerst vermenigvuldigen. Je ziet dat er nu 2 combinatie zijn met drie enen (1*1*1) = 1 (rode gedeelte) en die corresponderen met de 1e waarde en 2e waarde. Die tellen we op en krijgen als resultaat 1.378.875.048

{700059566;678815482;608581744;417719760;324512774;269622130;235506359;220159104;216648740;213767512}

Hoe plaats je een verwijzing naar een bibliotheek

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Als je met Visual Basic for Applications werkt, kun je verwijzingen instellen naar andere, zogenaamde, bibliotheken. Dit zijn geen boeken maar een soort van kleine programma’s. Indien je nog niet in de Visual Basic Editor bent, druk je op Alt+F11.

Vervolgens op Tools | References. Je krijgt dan een menu waarin je talloze bibliotheken ziet zoals:

– Microsoft Scripting Runtime
– Microsoft Internet Controls
– Microsoft HTML Object Library
– Microsoft XLM, v6.0







Hoe vaak komt dat woord voor

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Hoe vaak komt een woord voor in een tekst? Ik zou niet weten waarom je dat zou willen weten. Maar met Excel kun je zoiets berekenen.
In afbeelding 1 zie je in Cel A1 en A2 een paar zinnen uit de welbekende Lorem Ipsum tekst.

AFBEELDING 1

In Afbeelding 2 zie je een gedeelte van het resultaat.
AFBEELDING 2

De VBA code die je kunt gebruiken.
LET OP, de eerste code is hoofdletter gevoelig. Dat betekent dat bijvoorbeeld het woord “nulla” anders is als het woord “Nulla”. Beide woorden komen daarom 2x voor.

Option Explicit

Sub Hoe_Vaak_Komt_Dat_Woord_Voor()
'Zet Data in meerdere cellen van Kolom A.
'Data alleen in A1 geeft foutmelding

Dim x As Long, Cnt As Long, Txt As String, Arr() As String
    Txt = " " & Join(Application.Transpose(Range([A1], Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp)))) & " "
    
    For x = 2 To Len(Txt)
        If Mid(Txt, x, 1) = "'" And Not Mid(Txt, x - 1, 3) Like "[A-Za-z0-9]'[A-Za-z0-9]" Then
            Mid(Txt, x) = " "
        ElseIf Mid(Txt, x, 1) Like "[!A-Za-z0-9']" Then
            Mid(Txt, x) = " "
        End If
    Next
    
    Arr = Split(Application.Trim(Txt))
    
    With CreateObject("scripting.dictionary")
        
        For x = 0 To UBound(Arr)
            .Item(Arr(x)) = .Item(Arr(x)) + 1
        Next
        
        Cnt = .Count
        Range("C2").Resize(Cnt) = Application.Transpose(.Keys)
        Range("D2").Resize(Cnt) = Application.Transpose(.items)
    End With
    
    Range("C2:D" & Cnt).Sort Range("C2"), xlAscending, Range("D2"), , xlDescending, Header:=xlNo, MatchCase:=False
End Sub

LET OP, de tweede code is NIET hoofdletter gevoelig. Dat betekent dat bijvoorbeeld het woord “nulla” hetzelfde is als het woord “Nulla” en daarom 4x voor komt.

Sub Hoe_Vaak_Komt_Dat_Woord_Voor_Met_RegExp()
'Data in Kolom A, resultaat komt in de Kolommen F:G.
'*****************************************************
'Geef een verwijzing op naar:
'Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Library
'Te bereiken via: Alt+F11 | Tools | References
'*****************************************************

Dim regEx As Object, matches As Object, x As Object, d As Object
Dim obj As New DataObject
Dim tx As String, z As String

    Range("A1", Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp)).Copy
    obj.GetFromClipboard
    tx = obj.GetText
    Application.CutCopyMode = False
    tx = Replace(tx, "'", "___")
        
    Set regEx = CreateObject("VBScript.RegExp")
    
    With regEx
        .Global = True
        .MultiLine = True
        .IgnoreCase = True
        .Pattern = "\w+"
    End With
    
    Set d = CreateObject("scripting.dictionary")
    d.CompareMode = vbTextCompare
        
    Set matches = regEx.Execute(tx)
            
        For Each x In matches
            z = CStr(x)
            If Not d.Exists(z) Then
                d(z) = 1
            Else
                d(z) = d(z) + 1
            End If
        Next
                    
    If d.Count = 0 Then MsgBox "Nothing found": Exit Sub
    Range("D:E").ClearContents
    
    'put the result in col D:E
        With Range("F2").Resize(d.Count, 2)
            .Cells = Application.Transpose(Array(d.Keys, d.items))
            .Replace What:="___", Replacement:="'", LookAt:=xlPart, SearchFormat:=False, ReplaceFormat:=False
        End With
    'Sort
    Range("F2:G" & d.Count).Sort Range("F2"), xlAscending, Range("G2"), , xlDescending, Header:=xlNo, MatchCase:=False
End Sub

Vind de hoogste waarde van een bedrijf

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In Kolom A staan bedrijven. Sommige bedrijven staan er meerdere keren in. We hebben dus te maken met dubbele waarden in kolom A

We willen in dit voorbeeld de HOOGSTE waarde van Hasbro, Inc.
In D2 kun je een validatielijst maken met alle namen van de bedrijven zodat je gemakkelijk een bedrijf kunt selecteren.

Om dat te doen maak je ergens op je werkblad eerst een unieke lijst met alle bedrijven, Bijvoorbeeld in F2:F14.

Data | Data validation | Data validation | Allow > List | Source > en verwijs naar F2:F14

In D5 komt de formule:
=MAX(INDEX((A2:A21=D2)*B2:B21;0))





Manchester United ban 685 season-ticket holders over touting; Watford sign Antonio: football news – live | Football | The Guardian

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Publish date – 2026-09-11T16:39:16.000Z
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Via Sky News’ Rob Harris: Gianni Infantino has announced his Fifa re-election slogan:

“Football belongs to everyone, everywhere in the world.”

The bumph continues: “We want to give everyone the opportunity to dream, to participate… to narrow the gap between the big and all the others & that’s what I will continue to be doing.”

Rangers news: Dan Purdy is to step down from his role as technical director.

A statement on Rangers’ website read: “We can confirm today that Dan Purdy will step down from his position as technical director. Dan will continue to work with the club’s ownership group, supporting the transition and other football projects. The board would like to thank Dan for his commitment and contribution during his time at Rangers and wishes him every success for the future.”

Purdy joined Rangers in the summer of 2025.

Fifa news, via Associated Press:

Fifa have imposed life bans on two former soccer federation presidents for financial misconduct, including one who stayed in office since being sanctioned in 2011 as part of a notorious election bribery scandal in the Caribbean.

Montserrat’s long-time soccer leader Vincent Cassell was charged with “abuse of position, systemic conflicts of interest” and misuse of Fifa and federation funds, Fifa said in a statement on Friday.

The former president of the Maldives soccer federation, Bassam Adeel Jaleel, was expelled from the sport for “misusing Fifa Covid-19 Relief Plan funds for his personal benefit,” FIFA said. During the pandemic in 2020 Fifa said it would make up to $1.5 billion available in grants and loans.

Maldives media reported this year that Jaleel was sentenced to 23 years in prison for embezzling $1.2 million from Fifa. The money was intended for local soccer clubs and was reportedly used to buy apartments.

Both Cassell and Jaleel, who was elected like Infantino in 2016, were presidents of their federations the next year during the Fifa congress in Bahrain. Infantino told his audience in a keynote speech in Manama, “We don’t want you,” if they were corrupt.

“If there’s anyone in this room or outside of this room who still thinks he can enrich himself,” Infantino said in 2017, “that he can abuse football, I have one clear and strong message to tell him: Leave football and leave football now.”

Lamine Camara was the midfielder who got away from Chelsea but he now says he’s focused on playing for Monaco.

The deal was suddenly scrapped when Everton reversed its decision on Folarin Balogun and attempted to get that signing done. In the end, neither player moved and both are still at the French club.

“There was a possibility I could leave. It didn’t go through at the last minute and that’s part of football,” Camara said. Monaco play Strasbourg on Saturday. “I’ve turned the page and am focusing on the season.”

“It’s part of a professional player’s life. I managed to stay professional and not dwell on it too much,” he said. “Once it’s happened there’s no point in thinking about it again.”

Some World Cup 2030 developments, via Reuters

The battle over who will host the 2030 ⁠World Cup final has intensified after Morocco’s prime minister told his country’s football federation head to stop making promises before the ⁠Spanish FA chief insisted ⁠it should ​be held in Spain.

Moroccan PM Aziz Akhannouch took aim at Royal Moroccan Football Federation (RMFF) President Fouzi Lekjaa, who boldly declared at ⁠a political party event that Casablanca would have the “honour” of hosting the final.

Fifa have not yet announced which of the three ⁠co-hosts – Spain, Portugal or Morocco – will host the final in 2030, with a spokesperson saying ​a decision would be made in due ‌course. “Do not offer to ‌host the big final game in Morocco while we still have not discussed the matter ‌with our allies, Spain and Portugal. There should be some respect, brothers,” Akhannouch said at a rally ahead of elections later this month. “Stop using electoral promises to pull the rug out from under us. These are huge matters. Deciding where the final will be held is a major issue.“

More De Zerbi on Tottenham’s winless start: “We are better than last season. We are not winning and we are not scoring, but I am positive because I believe in my players and this group. The players have big qualities and potential. We are working well. I am not happy because I suffer from defeats and when we don’t score, but I am experienced enough to see improvement.”

Roberto De Zerbi has been speaking about Richarlison’s future , with the Brazilian not included in Tottenham’s Premier League squad: ““I don’t know. It’s not my job. What I can say, is that I know very well what the club has done for Richarlison, and very well what Richarlison has done for the club in the last two months. I know, he knows, the club knows, his agent knows. Everyone knows, better than you [the media]. Much better.”

Meow.

Peter Oh gets in touch: “I for one find Mikel Arteta’s psychological tricks as cringe-inducing as Brendan Rodgers’ three envelopes stunt when he was at Liverpool. If he really wants his players to overcome challenges, how about paying them normal people’s wages for a season?”

Liverpool commemorate Matt Beard with memorial garden

Liverpool have honoured the late former women’s manager Matt Beard.

Ahead of the first anniversary of his passing, a private ceremony was held at the club’s training ground for players, staff and Matt’s family, where a memorial garden in his name – which will provide a quiet space for reflection and remembrance – was officially unveiled.

This was followed by the planting of a commemorative tree in his honour on 97 Avenue, outside Anfield Stadium, creating a permanent place where fans can visit and remember Beard.

Beard was women’s manager from 2012 to 2015 and again from 2021 to 2025. Under his leadership, the Reds won back-to-back Women’s Super League titles in 2013 and 2014, before securing promotion to the Women’s Super League with the FA Women’s Championship title in 2022.

Liverpool have joined other clubs in supporting the Premier League’s ‘Together Against Suicide’ initiative, to raise awareness of suicide prevention and remind people that support is available.

Brentford visit Bournemouth on Saturday , with Keith Andrews backing Brazil striker Igor Thiago to get back on the Premier League goal trail: “The goals will come, I’ve no doubt about that. I’m not worried about that and he’s performing to a really high level for us.”

Thiago got 25 last season but has scored just once this season, and that against Birmingham in the Carabao Cup.

And with that, give it up once more for Mr John Brewin , who’ll see you home. Bye.

Football Daily has landed , and is on that irrepressible prankster Mikel Arteta:

The use of psychological stratagems and pitchside or locker-room sabotage has long been employed by football managers trying to give their teams an edge over visiting rivals. Whether it’s placing the pegs too high or the seats too low, painting the walls an aggression-lowering shade of pink or deliberately moving the advertising hoardings to prevent long throws, there are apparently no stones conniving coaching staff will leave unturned if they think their team’s chances of winning may be improved by such shenanigans. Almost 40 years ago, Wimbledon’s Crazy Gang famously used to leave visitors to Plough Lane without any hot water, a plan that seemed stunning in its simplicity, until you realise – as Football Daily has just done after nearly 40 years – that footballers generally tend not to shower until after the game is over, rendering their attempt at disruption decidedly redundant.

A man who has previously attracted ridicule for hiring a team of pickpockets to pinch his players’ watches, phones and wallets during a team dinner to teach them the value of vigilance and focus, it ought to come as no surprise that Mikel Arteta has now hit upon the psychological wheeze of disrupting his own team’s preparations for matches as a way of keeping them on their toes. The Arsenal manager has revealed that he occasionally has dressing-room thermostats turned up to 11, delays meal and transport times, or has physio room massage beds “disappeared” to ensure Arsenal’s finest are prepared for any curveballs life might pitch their way. And while such half-baked amateur psychology will almost certainly provide more grist to the mill of Arteta haterz, if inducing mild anxiety in Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka over a toasty canteen or slightly late bus is all it takes to finally win a league title, then who are we to carp?

Michail Antonio joins Watford

Some interesting transfer news from the Championship . Michail Antonio has returned to English football to join Watford on a one-year deal. The former West Ham forward had been with Al Sailiya SC in Qatar but has not played in England since being injured in a horrific car accident in December 2024. The 36-year-old might even be in the bench for Saturday’s match against Stoke at Vicarage Road.

One of the most eye-catching matches in Europe this weekend is Elversberg’s home Bundesliga match against Bayern Munich on Sunday afternoon, and the good news for the top flight newcomers is that their coach, Vincent Wagner, has been cleared to be in the dug-out after the referee of last week’s win over Borussia Mönchengladbach admitted making a mistake in sending him off.

The team from a town of only 13,000 people have made a stunning start to life in the Bundesliga, beating Bayer Leverkusen and Mönchengladbach.

Wagner was due to sit out the big Bayern clash but his one-game ban was overturned on appeal on Friday after referee Martin Petersen made an admission of an error.

Stephan Oberholz, chair of the German federation’s tribunal, said Petersen admitted he got it wrong when he showed Wagner a second yellow card as the coach walked on to the field at halftime. Oberholz said the referee now accepted Wagner hadn’t been trying to confront him and had instead been heading toward his own players.

Fenerbahce accept coach Kartal’s resignation – reports

More developments in today’s twistiest, turniest story – Fenerbace are now reported to have accepted coach Ismail Kartal’s resignation, having earlier insisted he would be carrying on despite announcing he was quitting after last night’s Champions League draw with Roma. Here’s AP’s latest:

Fenerbahce have accepted coach Ismail Kartal’s resignation on Friday, Turkish media reports said, after failing to convince him to stay at the helm of the Istanbul side.

Kartal announced he was stepping down following Thursday’s draw against Roma in a Champions League game. He did not explain why he was quitting just three months after taking up the position and refused to take questions.

Fenerbahce initially refused to accept his resignation following the 1-1 draw in Istanbul but failed to persuade him to stay, NTV television and other media reported. Assistant coach Dirk Kuyt would temporarily manage the team, the report said. There was no immediate official statement from Fenerbahce.

David Moyes speaks. And he sas that Jack Grealish might be ready to start for Everton at Tottenham, who have only 17 players available for the trip to north London. “Jack’s a special case and I think he is ready to play from the start – he is a boy who needs the football more than he needs the training but he’s still building up to his best. He’s incredibly exciting if he gives us what he gave us at the start of last season.”

Moyes added that Everton might still dip into the free transfer market having endured a frustrating summer window but it wouldn’t deliver exactly what he needs. “Having a bigger squad helps if anything goes wrong – we’re looking in the free transsfer market and to see if there’s players out there but to get players at the level we’re at will not be easy.”

Thank you, Mr JB. Afternoon everyone . To Scotland, and the first Old Firm meeting of the season, in the League Cup quarter-finals at Ibrox on Sunday, which will lack some of its usual bite due to away fans being, predictably, banned again following some equally predictable naughtiness between the two sets of fans when they met in the Scottish Cup in March. Here’s PA’s take:

Martin O’Neill revealed Celtic were given a “general behaviour” warning by Police Scotland ahead of Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup quarter-final against Rangers at Ibrox.

There will be no Hoops fans in the 50,000-capacity stadium at the order of the authorities amid a ticket allocation spat between the two Glasgow giants. The spat is partly a result of the last Old Firm clash in Govan in March, which was marred by fans’ disorder as Celtic won the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup quarter-final on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes.

The two clubs have both been ordered to play their next home Scottish Cup matches behind closed doors and have also been handed a £100,000 compensation bill, paid to whichever team is drawn as the away side in their next respective fixtures in that competition. The 74-year-old Hoops boss admitted that “it’ll be a bit strange not having the (Celtic) fans in but I’m nervously and excitedly looking forward to it, it’s a great fixture” and also spoke about the police visit.

O’Neill said: “We had the police come in today, just a little 15 minute meeting with us, just reminders of our behaviour, which I think is actually a timely reminder. It a good thing as well. I think it’s the overall picture. Gosh, it’d be nice to have something to celebrate. I think it’s just general behaviour from us.

“They didn’t mention this but I would have assumed that one of the things that they considered is what happens on the field of play, because these things can be taken further. You don’t want any sort of punch-ups for a start, secondly, you don’t want too excessive celebrations, stuff like that, if that was the case.

“I mean, I’d be delighted to be celebrating something in the game. But it’s the behaviour in the light of what has happened in recent fixtures.”

And the sides meet again on Sunday week in the league, this time at Celtic Park.

Right, time to hand back to Mr Tom Davies.

Bournemouth v Brentford on Saturday , with Marco Rose looking for his first league win; his team beat Lincoln in the Carabao Cup. “It’s important and I would love to have it done already but it’s not the case.

“We need to work for it. We have to stick together, we have to believe in it. If you start a season, if you win your first game, it’s like, ‘OK, now we can go’, so we need to do it. I think a home game with our fans is a big chance to do it and always the next game is a chance to change things, to change situations. We are quite confident.”

It’s been two draws and a defeat so far. Both the Everton and Newcastle games saw Rose’s team pegged back.

Russell Martin corner . He’s been talking about the ownership of Leicester, the club on open sale: “I don’t know if the club is up for sale completely I don’t know when the deadline is. It’s not my job to know any of that really. I think Khun Top, Jon [Rudkin] and the guys, we spoke a lot over the transfer window and they’ve supported us hugely.

“He’s [the owner] still hugely invested in the club, otherwise we wouldn’t have signed 14 players and tried to rebuild the energy and team at this club that will hopefully bring success. So as long as everyone’s really supportive of that and we’re all open lines of communication, which it has been, then we’ll have to wait and see on the other stuff.”

The club is yours for £200m.

Andrew Beasley has run the numbers on this week’s Champions League action.

Despite 16 of the 18 matches being won, there were no shocks. For the bloated league phase to generate serious excitement, it needs major upsets. Only two wins were secured by the underdog according to bookmakers, and one of those was Europa League champions Aston Villa beating Club Brugge. Hardly an upset when you compare their finances.

Xabi Alonso dead-batted questions of the changing Chelsea ownership : “I’m not the guy to give you information about those things. Nothing I have and not my knowledge. I’m working fine, I’m very happy with how we have started and how we are working together aligned and this is all I can say at the moment.”

Further detail from that Chelsea story on the departure of Enzo Fernandez: “Neto’s determination to stay contrasted with the stance of Enzo Fernández, who was sold to City for £125m during the closing hours of the transfer window.

“He was not handed a new contract after initial discussions were held. The Argentina midfielder raised questions over his future in March, criticising January’s departure of Enzo Maresca as head coach and sparking talk of a move to Real Madrid by expressing a desire to live in the Spanish capital. Chelsea responded by banning Fernández for two games.

“Madrid downplayed their interest in Fernández but the 25-year-old continued to push for a new challenge. City, who appointed Maresca as Pep Guardiola’s replacement, emerged as Fernández’s strongest suitors. Chelsea were prepared to hold on to him if their valuation were not met but concluded that selling was the right long-term move. There was disappointment that one of the team’s senior players did not show better leadership when Chelsea were struggling. They missed out on European qualification after finishing 10th.”

Athletic Bilba’s Inaki Williams has retired from ⁠international football after four years with Ghana

The ​32-year-old made his final appearance for Ghana in their 1-0 defeat ⁠by Colombia at the World Cup. “Ghana has given me much more than football,” Williams said. “It has allowed me to come back home, feel even closer to my ⁠roots and experience the enormous pride of representing ​my ​country and wearing ​this flag on my chest. Ghana will ​always be ‌a part ​of me.”

His younger brother, Nico Williams, was part of the Spain side that won this year’s World Cup.

It’s new contract day, it seems. To follow Lewis Hall and Lucas Bergvall, Pedro Neto has signed on the dotted line.

Chelsea have rewarded Pedro Neto’s strong start to the season and commitment to the club by handing the winger a new contract. The Portugal international had summer interest from several Premier League clubs including Manchester City , but indicated a desire to stay and play for Xabi Alonso. He has signed a five-year deal with the option of an extra year and is to receive a pay rise.

Carrick also spoke about his own future: “I think I said it pretty early on, all decisions were made were as if we were going to be here for a period of time. I didn’t how long that was going to be, I still don’t.

“We were planning for the future and what we wanted it to look like and that was from day one. The performance the lads gave on that City game was incredible with all that. From the start it was planning to where we want to get this club to in the long term”.

Michael Carrick was asked about Elliot Anderson ’s “kings of Manchester” comment: “I’m definitely not using that phrase at all, no. I understand it and I think going into the Champions League game (against Sabah) and talking about the expectation there, I think it’s a really good thing that it’s shifted in a way.

“All of a sudden there’s different things asked of us now to maybe what was a few months ago and we’re in the Champions League. That in itself shows the steps we’ve made, and we need to be in the later stages of that, and then the expectations around that.

“We know that, and we’re humble enough and realistic enough to know where we’ve come from in recent history, and we need to and want to be better, and we want to be challenging more. So, that’s where we’re at. It doesn’t mean that we can’t and we won’t. It means we still hope, we believe, and we expect that we can be and we should be, but I understand the bigger picture.”

The latest Football Weekly is here.

Michael Carrick’s press conference for the Manchester City game took place after the Sabah game, and he had this to say about Marcus Rashford: “Really pleased with him in so many ways. He was a real threat on Sunday, unfortunate to not get more success but he was a real threat. I’m not sure what else to say just really pleased to have him. We have good options so trying to keep everyone fresh.”

Here’s the week’s Champions League review , starring Troy Parrott, Jose Mourinho and Regis Philbin.

The latest on Fenerbahce’s coach is that he has failed to turn for training.

Via AFP Fenerbahce coach Ismail Kartal failed to appear at training on Friday, Turkish media reports said, a day after he announced he was stepping down following a draw against Roma in a Champions League game but the club refused to accept his resignation.

Kartal failed to attend training ahead of a Superlig game against Gaziantep FK on Friday, NTV television and other media reports said, deepening confusion over his status.

Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA finely poised in day one fourballs – live | Solheim Cup | The Guardian

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Title – Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA finely poised in day one fourballs – live | Solheim Cup | The Guardian
Author – https://www.theguardian.com/profile/scottmurray,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/david-tindall
Link – Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA finely poised in day one fourballs – live | Solheim Cup | The Guardian
Publish date – 2026-09-11T16:37:26.000Z
Category – Sport
URL – https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/sep/11/solheim-cup-golf-2026-day-one-live

Some words from Charley Hull after a long day which yielded just half a point from two matches.

“I feel tired and I can’t wait to go to bed! But apart from that I feel good,” she says with a smile.

“I like matches like that, they are really interesting. It was good fun. Lottie played great and it was a really good match.”

Rhodes and Nadaud have now gone dormie over Corpuz and Kim in Match 3. But the Europeans will want to finish it off either on 17 or 18 after halving 16 in par fives.

Europe 2½-3½ USA

Huge moments these now. A sense that things are turning the way of the Americans. Woad is first to putt from about 25 feet at 18. Some daft background music is putting Woad off and she backs away. Finally Woad settles over her putt which is nicely struck but just stays left. Now for Noh as the music keeps pumping. Turn the bloody thing off! Noh is perhaps distracted too and it’s never on line. The top game is halved. A great fightback and full credit to Noh for inspiring the revival, virtually on her own. Charley Hull and Lottie Woad halved with Yealimi Noh and Angel Yin

Back to 18. Yin and Hull aren’t in the hole so it’s down to Woad v Noh. Woad pulls her approach left of the flag to around 25 feet while Noh, shielding her eyes from the setting sun after hitting a smooth short iron, will have about half that.

Carlota Ciganda’s birdie putt at 15 looks to be turning towards the hole but just pulls up short. Agony for the Spaniard. It leaves the door open for Korda but her putt deviates left at the death so on they go to the 16th with the USA still 1up in the pivotal bottom match.

Hull/Woad A/S Noh/Yin (17) Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee 4&3 2UP Rhodes/Nadaud v Corpuz/Kim (15) Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin 1UP (15)

To the 18th. Noh stripes her tee-shot down the middle while Yin looks to have found sand. Huge pressure on Woad and Hull now as they stare down the barrel of letting a serious lead slip and suffering a second defeat of the day.

Woad stays strong and finds the fairway but Hull looks to have tugged her drive into a hazard down the left.

Suddenly, USA looking favourites to win this session. Then again, it’s so finely balanced that Europe could still capture it 3-1.

At the par-3 15th, all four balls clear the water and are safely on the green but Korda’s tee-shot is the closest, finishing maybe 20 feet away.

At 17, Hull has the pace but not the line with her birdie putt. Woad, also from around 20 feet, doesn’t give it enough so Noh has a putt to tie the match. She lines it up and … never in doubt. A superb birdie when it mattered most. Noh has been brilliant on this back nine.

Back at 14, Ciganda and Lopez Ramirez get away with a halve so stay just 1 down.

Hull/Woad A/S Noh/Yin (17) Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee 4&3 2UP Rhodes/Nadaud v Corpuz/Kim (15) Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin 1UP (14)

Another sensational shot from Noh. The fairway bunker she’s in at 17 has a high lip and clearing it shouldn’t be taken for granted. But she not only makes great connection, her ball arrows towards the flag, almost shakes hands with it, and pulls back to around six feet. Woad and Hull are much further away so this top match is far from over.

It’s a win for Corpuz and Kim at 15 so they cut the lead of Rhodes and Nadaud to 2up.

1UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (16) Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee 4&3 2UP Rhodes/Nadaud v Corpuz/Kim (15) Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin 1UP (13)

Shot of the day contender from Allisen Corpuz. With Europe 3up at 15, the Americans need something special and Corpuz starts the process by hitting her tee shot to within two feet of the flag at the par 3. A guaranteed birdie.

Noh’s tee-shot at 17 heads left and … is gobbled up by a bunker. Yin finds the rough/heather so she’s not in great position either. No such problem for Woad who splits the fairway while Hull’s drive kicks back onto the short grass. Europe in great position there now.

… from just over 15 feet, Woad’s eagle putt catches a piece of the hole but not enough. The US putt is conceded – “rather generous, I would say”, according to Catriona Matthew in the commentary box – so Woad and Hull stay 1up with two to play.

1UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (16) Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee 4&3 3UP Rhodes/Nadaud v Corpuz/Kim (14) Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin 1UP (13)

Under darkening skies at the par-5 16th, Lottie Woad lights up the greenside crowd with a wonderful second shot to set up an eagle. Hull’s delightful chip to secure a birdie means Woad will have a free run at it.

Ciganda and Lopez Ramirez, who three-putts, can’t find a par at 13 and that means Coughlin and the rather subdued World No.1 Korda go 1up again.

1UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (15) Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee 4&3 3UP Rhodes/Nadaud v Corpuz/Kim (13) Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin 1UP (13)

Europe 2-3 USA

Europe need to birdie the par-3 15th to stay alive after Lee hits a glorious tee shot. It’s not to be and Lee and Khang score a dominant 4&3 win over Boutier and Madsen, who suffer their second defeat of the day. USA lead the Solheim Cup 3-2. Megan Khang and Alison Lee beat Celine Boutier and Nanna Koerstz Madsen 4&3

A whoop from Mimi Rhodes as she holes from 15 feet for a winning birdie at 13. She and fellow rookie Nastasia Nadaud have roared into a 3up lead after 13 with a burst of three wins in four holes. Matches 2 and 3 look set to be split 1-1 which means everything is hanging on those top and bottom matches.

1UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (15) Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee 4UP (14) 3UP Rhodes/Nadaud v Corpuz/Kim (13) Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez A/S Korda/Coughlin (12)

… the 15th is packed with spectators as Hull and Woad battle to keep their lead. Woad goes first but her putt is always going right. Over to you Charley Hull. This is big… and she’s up to the task! In it goes for birdie. Noh matches it from short range and the English duo maintain their lead with three to play.

Elsewhere, Khang took a while to find her mojo today but she’s now back to her usual self, jumping up to pull off a mid-air high five with Lee as they go 4up in Match 2.

Back at 12, Coughlin drains her birdie putt and she and Korda tie it up with Ciganda and Lopez Ramirez.

1UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (15) Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee 4UP (14) 2UP Rhodes/Nadaud v Corpuz/Kim (12) Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez A/S Korda/Coughlin (12)

Sensational tee shot from Noh at the par-3 15th. Hit with wonderful tempo, her balls flies high, bounces on the green, hits the flag and stops around four feet away. Woad’s reply is decent (20 feet) and Hull’s slightly better (17 feet).

Not sure the TV showed it but Hull or Woad convert the par putt to stay in front. Here’s the scores on the doors my loves.

1UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (14) Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee 3UP (13) 2UP Rhodes/Nadaud v Corpuz/Kim (12) 1UP Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin (11)

More twists and turns. Nastasia Nadaud wins the 12th with a birdie as she and fellow rookie Mimi Rhodes go 2up.

At 14, Angel Yin forgets her struggles to hit a fine iron to around 15 feet. Hole that and Woad and Hull’s 3up lead will be wiped out in the space of three holes. Yin doesn’t give it enough oomph but either Woad or Hull with have to hole testy par putts to keep Europe in front.

Lauren Coughlin walks her 20-foot birdie putt into the hole at 12. Never in doubt. Coughlin and Korda cut Europe’s lead in the bottom match to 1up.

And more good news for the Americans in Match 2 as Lee holes out to extend the US lead to 3up with five to play.

1UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (13) Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee 3UP (13) 1UP Rhodes/Nadaud v Corpuz/Kim (11) 1UP Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin (11)

The latest odds show how tight this is. Europe very narrow favourites and the tie has been chopped.

10/11 Europe 6/5 USA 8/11 Tie

A flex of the knees in frustration from Korda has her eagle putt at 10 hangs on the lip. Ciganda has hit a fine approach too and she is stood over a putt for a three from the edge of the green at the par five. That also flirts with the hole but doesn’t drop so it’s halved in birdie four.

Drama in the top match. Hull just misses a lengthy par putt while Woad, from much closer in, can’t make hers disappear either. It means Noh’s par is good for the win and Woad/Hull’s 3up lead has gone to just 1up in the space of two holes.

1UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (13) Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee 2UP (12) 1UP Rhodes/Nadaud v Corpuz/Kim (11) 2UP Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin (10)

Khang has got her putting boots on now. In goes another, this time from 25 feet, to halve the 12th and keep the US 2up on Boutier and Madsen. This would be Khang’s eighth win in her last nine Solheim Cup matches, Matt Cooper informs me.

Europe have work to do to stay 2up in the top match but Woad’s bunker shot is nicely played although she’ll still have around six feet for par.

The rain is coming down a little harder now. Players quick to disappear back under umbrellas after hitting shots. It’s getting darker too. I’m sure you know but they’re an hour ahead in the Netherlands so it’s 4.45pm local time.

Europe now up in three of the four matches. Mimi Rhodes almost holes her eagle chip at 10 and then taps in from four feet for the win as Corpuz and Kim can’t respond.

2UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (12) Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee 2UP (11) 1UP Rhodes/Nadaud v Corpuz/Kim (10) 2UP Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin (9)

Our colleague, Matt Cooper, is at Bernardus and he’ll be on live blog duty tomorrow afternoon. Here he is now with a few notes.

Maguire, Henseleit and Duncan had spells on the range this afternoon.

Lottie Woad’s dad and sister are out following her.

No real fireworks from Nelly Korda this afternoon. That’s summed up by her approach to 9 from 125 yards which comes up at least 25 feet shy. Every chance she and Coughlin will turn 2down.

At 12, Noh’s 18-foot putt breaks into the hole for birdie, putting the pressure back on Hull and Woad. It’s a ‘no’ from Hull and Woad can’t convert either. What looked like 4up suddenly becomes 2up. Life in that match yet although Yin’s lack of competitive golf since June due to illness means Noh is having to do an awful lot of the heavy lifting.

At 11, Khang finally holes a putt… just. It topples in from 15 feet and she and Lee go 2up on Madsen and Boutier.

2UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (12) Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee 2UP (11) Rhodes/Nadaud A/S Corpuz/Kim (9) 2UP Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin (9)

Lottie Woad breaks out into a huge smile. Her second from just shy of the heather down the right of 12 bounces onto the green and then catches a piece of the hole before pulling up about five feet away. Fantastic shot. Noh and Hull will also have decent birdie chances.

Boutier has an eagle try coming up at 10 after her second pulled up just short of the green. It drifts right and that’s a tap-in birdie. But Alison Lee hit an even better approach and her six-foot conversion puts some red on the board for the first time in a while.

3UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (11) Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee 1UP (10) Rhodes/Nadaud A/S Corpuz/Kim (9) 2UP Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin (8)

Hull and Woad taking it turns now to get the crowds going. At the 10th, Hull drains her 15-footer for birdie and that’s another win as Noh’s nine-foot attempt for the tie is always staying left. England’s dynamic duo are 3up again.

At 8, Europe go 2up on Korda and Coughlin thanks to Lopez Ramirez’s two-putt birdie.

3UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (11) Madsen/Boutier A/S Khang/Lee (9) Rhodes/Nadaud A/S Corpuz/Kim (8) 2UP Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin (8)

The big-hitting Lopez Ramirez drives the par-4 8th. That looked effortless. She’s about 40 feet away.

To complete an excellent 30 seconds of action for the hosts, Woad rolls in her eagle putt at 10 to extend Europe’s lead to 2up in the top match.

2UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (10) Madsen/Boutier A/S Khang/Lee (9) Rhodes/Nadaud A/S Corpuz/Kim (8) 1UP Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin (7)

… also at 10, Charley Hull with have 12-feet for eagle.

Back at 7, a clenched first from Ciganda as her second winning birdie in a row flips red to blue via neutral white. Europe are now 1up in that one.

And at the short par-4 8th, Nadaud and Corpuz trade birdies to keep Match 3 level.

1UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (9) Madsen/Boutier A/S Khang/Lee (8) Rhodes/Nadaud A/S Corpuz/Kim (8) 1UP Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin (7)

How about that! Lottie Woad launches her second shot at the par-5 10th and it bounces onto the front edge of the green, running up to about five feet from the flag. She’ll have that for eagle.

A random stat. in the top two matches, 13 of the 17 holes played have been won and just four halved. That’s unusual in fourballs with both teams having two chances to score on each hole.

Noh has a putt to win the 9th from 20 feet but it lacks pace so Hull and Woad turn for home at 1up. In the bottom match, Ciganda removes the only red from the board with a winning birdie-2 against Korda and Coughlin. Leads continue to be pegged back or wiped out in this see-saw afternoon session.

1UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (9) Madsen/Boutier A/S Khang/Lee (8) Rhodes/Nadaud A/S Corpuz/Kim (7) Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez A/S Korda/Coughlin (6)

And now we have total parity. Two matches at 1up and two all square. The change comes in Match 3 as Mimi Rhodes holes from eight feet at the 7th and then watches Auston Kim fail to match her birdie from closer in.

1UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (8) Madsen/Boutier A/S Khang/Lee (8) Rhodes/Nadaud A/S Corpuz/Kim (7) Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin 1UP (5)

A quick mention that over in the Irish Open, local favourite Shane Lowry has jumped into a four-shot lead. The Irishman is 8-under for the day and -11 overall with two holes of his second round to play.

A surge of red. Forget Corpuz at 6 as playing partner Kim putts first and holes one from downtown for birdie. Rhodes just goes left with her 15-footer and the USA go 1up in Match 3.

And it’s a similar story at 5 as Coughlin puts the US ahead in that one too.

To complete a bona fide momentum swing in favour of the visitors, Woad and Hull can’t hole their birdie attempts at 8, allowing Yin to get up and down for the win.

The leaderboard looks very different all of a sudden. Two splashes of red and just one of blue although all three leads are by the minumum margin.

1UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (8) Madsen/Boutier AS Khang/Lee (7) Rhodes/Nadaud v Corpuz/Kim 1UP (6) Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez v Korda/Coughlin 1UP (5)

There’s always plenty of drama at the par-3 6th over water. And it’s cheers rather than groans for Europe this time as Mimi Rhodes hits a super tee-shot to around 15 feet. But Alison Corpuz sees that and raises with a wonderful strike to around seven feet.

Madsen makes another blunder at 7, finding the wet stuff yet again but Boutier has a 20-footer for birdie which just pulls up short and right. It opens the door for the Americans. Lee misses but Khang calmly rolls in her six-footer and that’s back-to-back holes for the US and the match is all square.

2UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (7) Madsen/Boutier A/S Khang/Lee (7) Rhodes/Nadaud A/S Corpuz/Kim (5) Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez A/S Korda/Coughlin (4)

The short par-4 8th is a great match play hole and Hull, Woad, Yin and Noh have it surrounded with their tee-shots. The smart money suggests it’ll be halved in birdie-3s but we shall see.

Still a good looking leaderboard for Europe. Blue in the top two matches with the bottom two all square.

Angel Yin comes to the party with a winning birdie at 7 to cut Hull and Woad’s lead. It’s the result of an excellent tee shot and although the putt rather wobbles in, she’ll take that. Hull’s attempt at a birdie ended as a bit of misread but 2up after 7 is still a decent lead for the Europeans in that top match.

Meanwhile, Nadaud and Kim trade birdie putts at 5 to keep Match 3 all tied up.

2UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (7) 1UP Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee (6) Rhodes/Nadaud A/S Corpuz/Kim (5) Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez A/S Korda/Coughlin (4)

Finally an American putt drops as Korda rolls in a lengthy one at 4. But it’s not enough for the win as Lopez Ramirez matches her. The young Spaniard, guided by playing partner and veteran Solheim Cup compatriot, Carlota Ciganda, has made an impressive start.

After making a complete mess of 6, Madsen and Boutier walk to the 7th tee with their lead reduced to just 1up.

3UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (6) 1UP Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee (6) Rhodes/Nadaud A/S Corpuz/Kim (4) Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez A/S Korda/Coughlin (4)

I watched a fair bit of Lottie Woad at the AIG Women’s Open at Lytham. Her default setting seems to be cheery and calm. Add in a fierce underlying determination plus a whole heap of talent and she looks a great fit to do wonderful things in this event. To underline all that, she breaks into a smile after an excellent tee-shot at 7.

Back at 6, Madsen dumps another one in the water. That’s the third time she’s found the drink on that hole this morning. A bit of a mental block it seems.

“Trust the process”, said European skipper Anna Nordqvist earlier when explaining why she’d sent the Hull/Woad and Boutier/Madsen combos out again despite their morning defeats. It’s playing out perfectly so far.

That said, there’s a terrible double error at the par-3 6th as both Boutier and Madsen find water. Khang is safely on the dancefloor so the Americans have a golden chance to cut the deficit.

A big Solheim Cup roar as Hull is rewarded for her aggressive tee-shot at 6 by nailing a 15-footer for birdie. After losing the 1st and halving the 2nd, Hull and Woad have sprinted into a 3up lead by winning four holes on the spin.

At the 4th, Khang and Lee need to respond to Boutier’s birdie but both dribble their efforts from around 10 feet wide. Boutier and Madsen double their advantage.

In the bottom match, Lopez Ramirez holds firm with her par putt at 3 to keep Europe all square

3UP Hull/Woad v Noh/Yin (6) 2UP Madsen/Boutier v Khang/Lee (5) Rhodes/Nadaud A/S Corpuz/Kim (4) Ciganda/Lopez Ramirez A/S Korda/Coughlin (3)

Worth noting that Europe’s two losing pairs from this morning are both winning. Different format and perhaps a different mindset and extra urge to right the wrong. Back to 4 and another American putt, this one from Corpuz, slides by. A theme is developing: the US putting is cold.

US mourns on 25th anniversary of 9/11 – in pictures | September 11 2001 | The Guardian

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Title – US mourns on 25th anniversary of 9/11 – in pictures | September 11 2001 | The Guardian
Author – https://www.theguardian.com/profile/julius-constantine-motal
Link – US mourns on 25th anniversary of 9/11 – in pictures | September 11 2001 | The Guardian
Publish date – 2026-09-11T16:34:45.000Z
Category – News
URL – https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2026/sep/11/911-25th-anniversary

Thousands gather in New York City and across the country to honor the memory of the victims of the 11 September 2001 attacks

The Guardian view on controlling AI: humanity cannot outsource its survival | Editorial | The Guardian

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Trefwoorden – AI (artificial intelligence), Weapons technology, Anthropic, Chatbots, Trump administration, Xi Jinping, Film, World news, US news, Technology, Computing
Title – The Guardian view on controlling AI: humanity cannot outsource its survival | Editorial | The Guardian
Author – https://www.theguardian.com/profile/editorial
Link – The Guardian view on controlling AI: humanity cannot outsource its survival | Editorial | The Guardian
Publish date – 2026-09-11T16:34:07.000Z
Category – Opinion
URL – https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/11/the-guardian-view-on-controlling-ai-humanity-cannot-outsource-its-survival

I f there were a 10% chance that AI could wipe out humanity, no responsible government would leave its development to companies racing to build it. Yet until recently, that seemed to be the case. The warning was all the more ominous because it was made by a researcher at Anthropic , the trillion-dollar AI company behind the Claude chatbot. The dangers of AI-enabled pandemics or attacks on nuclear systems are real. Countries need not agree on democracy or trade policy to accept this.

The US and China will hold, reportedly , their first bilateral AI-safety talks before a planned White House summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Despite their tech rivalry, neither Washington nor Beijing can make the most advanced AI safe on their own. A US-China settlement won’t be able to say how AI works everywhere. Countries deploying AI must help write the global rulebook. The odds on an extinction event are shortening. This week Anthropic said that it identified five cases in which attempts were made using its models to support biological weapons development. It banned the accounts. In one case, a platform sent requests rejected by Claude to a rival with weaker safeguards . AI safety, clearly, cannot be that of the least responsible model.

Nigel Shadbolt, the Oxford computer scientist who chairs the Open Data Institute, told the BBC that laws and regulation were key. Just instructing an AI to “do no harm to humans”, he said, wouldn’t be enough. A capable agent pursuing another objective may reinterpret that directive, satisfying it formally while concealing its conduct or finding a way around it. This mirrors what happened when hundreds of OpenAI’s agents autonomously hacked a real-world company, Hugging Face . But Sir Nigel also said that a “Hippocratic oath” for AI would fail in systems designed to identify, target or kill humans. Once governments create a military exemption for AI, its ethical alignment can be overridden.

Proponents of AI-assisted warfare claim a “ human in the loop ” is the ultimate safeguard, having the final say over, for example, ballistic-missile launches. But this assumes the machine gives its operator an honest account of events. A report by the Strategic Foresight Group earlier this year on extreme AI risks warned that a capable agent could deceive the human “controlling” it, fabricating an attack, suppressing contradictory evidence or giving them little time to do anything but acquiesce. By 2030, humans may have five minutes – down from 15 today – to approve launch decisions effectively determined by AI. That matters even more when new hypersonic missiles fly 10 times faster than cruise missiles.

The 1983 Hollywood film WarGames explored a cold war version of this danger. In the movie, US soldiers prove unwilling to turn their launch keys during a surprise practice drill. The US military then automates its nuclear command – entrusting it to a supercomputer nicknamed Joshua. Treating global thermonuclear war as a game it must win, Joshua feeds US command a fictitious Soviet attack so convincing that the US prepares to retaliate. The generals are in charge – but Joshua is in charge of the data. The AI is only stopped when it is commanded to play tic-tac-toe against itself – learning that, like nuclear war, the game has no winner. In 2024 the UN secretary general warned of the looming spectre of AI-triggered nuclear war. The film’s warning endures: human oversight is no protection if an AI controls the information on which people’s decisions depend.

Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here .

The Guardian view on art heists: don’t believe the Hollywood hype | Editorial | The Guardian

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Trefwoorden – Art theft, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Art, France, Paris, Film, Brigitte Bardot, Museums, Culture, National Gallery, UK news, Europe
Title – The Guardian view on art heists: don’t believe the Hollywood hype | Editorial | The Guardian
Author – https://www.theguardian.com/profile/editorial
Link – The Guardian view on art heists: don’t believe the Hollywood hype | Editorial | The Guardian
Publish date – 2026-09-11T16:33:08.000Z
Category – Opinion
URL – https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/11/the-guardian-view-on-art-heists-dont-believe-the-hollywood-hype

M arc Allégret’s 1956 comedy Plucking the Daisy stars a young Brigitte Bardot as a first-time author who breaks into the Balzac house museum in Paris under the mistaken impression that her brother lives there. The plot revolves around her unwitting theft of an extremely rare book – and performance of a striptease in a desperate effort to raise the cash to buy it back.

Seventy years on, the lax security that could make such a sequence of events even vaguely plausible is no longer a joke. Museums across the world are scrambling to react to a spate of thefts that has left them in a state of shock . Last year’s break-in at the Louvre, by a gang who gained access using a furniture lift and took €88m (£76m) worth of French crown jewels, is thought by experts to have inspired copycat crimes . While French police believe that they have caught the culprits, treasures including a tiara have not been found.

In August, objects were stolen from museums in Sicily, Vienna and Villena in Spain. This week, thieves targeted the former home of another 19th-century Frenchman, the artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. After cutting a hole in the fence outside the property near Nice, two men escaped with two paintings.

From the Pink Panther films to Ocean’s Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen, heists have long been a source of fascination in popular culture. There is something mythic about the gang of thieves seeking riches. Sometimes they are portrayed as plucky Robin Hoods, illicit brotherhoods pitting their wits against the citadels of ultra-wealth. Last year’s Tuner offered a new twist on the genre: a safe-cracker with super-sensitive ears.

But the excitement that spectacular thefts generate in real life, as well as in fiction, must be balanced against realism about their effects. For the Louvre, last year’s raid was a reputational disaster that led its president to resign . For smaller museums such as Renoir’s house, they are closer to an existential threat. The pictures stolen on Tuesday were on loan from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris; national collections will stop lending to regional museums if the risks are judged too high. Experts warn that “smash and grab” raiders have learned to operate within the window of a few minutes that it takes police to arrive after an alarm sounds.

Unlike on the sliver screen, thieves do not have to leap between laser beams. Security can surely be improved in some cases. But metal detectors, screens and guards add to queues and place barriers between people and collections that should be easy to access. That they should be needed is a cause for regret. For some smaller, off-the-beaten track museums, they are neither practical nor affordable.

In the UK, there have been concerted efforts in recent years to arrange more loans of works usually displayed in London. A Renoir painting, The Umbrellas, was among works sent on tour to mark the National Gallery’s bicentenary. That museum has thankfully seen no repeat of the events of 1961, when Kempton Bunton stole a portrait of the Duke of Wellington as a protest against the TV licence. His bizarre story could be played for laughs in the 2020 film The Duke because the painting was later recovered from a railway station. In too many other cases, stolen treasures have vanished from the public gaze forever – the tragic opposite of a Hollywood ending.

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