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The Guardian
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Kenneth Stern obituary
My father, Kenneth Stern, who has died aged 96, came to the UK in 1939 as a 10-year-old refugee from Nazi Germany, and in later life played a key role in fostering relations between the place of his birth, Hamburg, and his adopted home of London. He lived a stone's throw from Marble Arch in central London for more than half of his life, but it was not until retirement that he became more involved in local affairs, largely through the circumstance of acquiring a dalmatian, William, whom he walked through Hyde Park. Subsequently he became a member of the London Diocesan Synod of the Church of England and chairman both of the Hyde Park Estate Association (1995-2000) and of the Friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens (2000-05), helping to raise the latter's membership from 250 to 1,000. Born into a middle-class non-observant Jewish family in Hamburg, he was the second son of Ilse (nee Schoening) and Walter Stern. Always adaptable, once in the UK he learned English quickly (although, as someone once observed, he 'lost his German accent and never quite found an English one'), and converted to Christianity. After attending Uppingham school in Rutland, he went to Oxford University in 1949 to read law at Worcester College, afterwards becoming a member of Lloyds of London and working as an insurance broker alongside his father at Bleichroeder Bing until retiring in the mid-1970s. Keen to acknowledge the strong links that for centuries had existed between London and Hamburg, Michael Savory, the 2004 Lord Mayor of London, tasked Kenneth with arranging for a delegation from Hamburg to take part in the Lord Mayor's Show of that year. The move was a great success, and the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce continued to take part in the show for a number of years, while various lord mayors were invited to the Hamburger Morgensprache, an annual festival dinner descended from the 13th-century business meetings of the same name attended by Hamburg merchants living and working in London. Kenneth loved London and Hamburg in equal measure, visiting his birthplace frequently and only stopping when ill-health made all foreign travel impossible. It was a source of pride and joy to him when in 2014 the senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg presented him with the Silver Portugaleser, one of its highest awards, for his services in fostering links between the cities. His marriage to my mother, Elizabeth (nee Benett), ended in divorce. He is survived by me.
The Guardian
02-03-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Newcastle v Brighton: FA Cup fifth round
Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature The teams enter the field on 'cathedral on the hill' (please don't leave it, Newcastle, we need our great urban central football grounds). Share Some pre-match chat from the gaffers: Eddie Howe tells ITV the tie is 'an opportunity for those players coming in. We've got a good squad and I try to use it and pick a team that's really strong. I like the look of the team pre-game, and it's a big opportunity for those coming in.' Of Isak, he adds: 'He's in. He's fully fit, he's recovered, and we're delighted he's back. He's been a pivotal figure for us, he's led the line really well and scored a number of goals. We're delighted he's ready for the game.' Though the Newcastle manager cautions that his side must defend better than they have in recent games. Fabian Hurzeler says: 'When less top clubs are in the tournament, the chance is bigger. On the other side, we all know that the cups, they always have their own laws, their own rules, so you don't know what will come next. This Cup tournament already proved it this season so far. There's been a lot of crazy results.' Share 'Hi Tom.' Hi Paul O'Neill. 'Given that the Magpies are playing the Seagulls, I wondered whether the reference to 'the clubs' pecking order' in the preamble was a deliberate pun.' Heh, I truly don't know my own strength. 'And - this might be beyond your remit, to be fair - whether the whole notion of the pecking order applies to all types of bird, or just chickens.' Good question. How do actual pecking orders work? One of those oft-unanswered questions, like what actually happens 'after the Lord Mayor's Show', or 'Is Dr Hook a medical doctor?' Share On other channels … Emillia Hawkins is on top of today's Women's Super League action, with Manchester United zipping into a two-goal lead against Leicester. Dip in here: Share 'I completely agree with you that this season's FA Cup is wide open,' writes Rick Harris, jinxing us towards another Manchester derby final. 'Manchester City made hard work of getting past Plymouth yesterday and may have their typical luck of the draw again and get Preston at home, but I wouldn't see them as favourites as Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and even Manchester United would fancy their chances against the PL champions. Eddie Howe is clearly taking this game very seriously with his team selection and Brighton too have to see this competition as there for the taking.' Yup, am excited by both those lineups. Share They line up thusly, and Isak plays in a strong-looking home starting XI: Newcastle: Dubravka; Livramento, Schär, Burn, Trippier, Miley, Tonali, Joelinton, Barnes, Isak, Gordon. Subs: Pope, Wilson, Targett, Krafth, Osula, Murphy, Willock, Longstaff, Guimaraes. Brighton: Verbruggen, Lamptey, van Hecke, Webster, Estupiñán, Baleba, Hinshelwood, Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma, João Pedro. Subs: Thomas McGill, March, Gruda, Adingra, Cashin, Gomez, Ayari, Wieffer, Welbeck. Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire) Share Afternoon everyone. And welcome to MBM coverage from the sixth of the eight FA Cup ties sprawled over a long weekend. As I argued when talking about Bournemouth the other day, there has rarely been such an opportunity for one of the Premier League's mid-ranking and not-quite-elite clubs to claim the Cup this season. Though whether Newcastle are ready to seize it is moot. Eddie Howe's side have a League Cup final looming in a fortnight against a Liverpool side that schooled them in midweek, and the Toon's FA Cup record in the 70 years since they last won it has not been a thing of glory. They need to be careful with injuries too and Alexander Isak, a Premier League player of the season contender, may not be risked today having sat out the trip to Anfield with groin knack. We'll find out shortly. Brighton, by contrast, have a presentable recent record in the Cup, beaten semi-finallists twice in the past six years and enjoying an upturn in form that has them eyeing both the League and the Cup route to a Europa League place next term. They should be contemplating, in the words of the song, going up to win the Cup for Sussex by the sea. Wherever this tie figures in the clubs' pecking order, both in their different ways have shown themselves capable of engrossing football in recent weeks so have it in them to lay on a proper Cup tie this afternoon. Let's have it. Kick-off: 1.45pm GMT. Share
