Our Saturday Sundae column (Sport, last week, page 4) said that Saido Berahino of West Bromwich Albion had missed a penalty at the Hawthorns. Berahino did indeed miss a penalty. It was, however, at the Bet365 stadium, the home of Stoke City FC, the club for whom he has played since January.
Andrea Biondi, director of the Centre of European Law at King’s College London is a he, not a she (“Legal experts reject Leavers’ claims”, Business, last week, page 40) and Dr Ceri Lewis, scientific adviser to a British-led Arctic expedition is a she, not a he (“How did it get there? Plastic chunks on Arctic ice show how far pollution has spread”, News, 24 September, page 7).
We should clarify that a new policy of banning “doctored” pictures adopted by the agency Getty Images relates to freelance photographers who provide stock photography for a range of uses. The company already prohibits manipulation of images for news and events (“Getty Images bans shoots that alter body shape”, News, last week, page 7).
Matthew Vaughn’s 2010 superhero satire is Kick-Ass, not, as our TV listings had it last week (an apparent vehicle for a sycophantic crime fighter), Kiss-Ass.
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