bbc--2020-02-05--Spain sexual assault: US issues security alert over rise in reported cases

The US has issued a security alert for its citizens visiting Spain in response to a rise in the number of reported sexual assaults across the country .
Students and tourists are advised to `` drink responsibly '' and avoid travelling alone in a set of guidelines published by the US embassy in Spain .
The embassy also advised citizens to familiarise themselves with the law .
Spain 's interior ministry has reported a steady increase in sexual assaults nationally in recent years .
In a security alert posted online , the US embassy said that US citizens were among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violence .
It warned its citizens visiting or living in Spain `` not consume beverages that have been out of your control '' and to use `` the buddy system '' - to travel with a friend or a family member .
`` If you have been sexually assaulted , call 112 immediately ... [ and ] consider contacting a local attorney to help you navigate the criminal justice process and protect your rights , '' the alert added .
It said the advice was issued in response to a rise in reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In January , three young US women alleged they were sexually assaulted at a New Year 's Eve party in the southern Spanish city of Murcia .
Police questioned three suspects , who have all denied any wrongdoing , Spanish newspaper El Pais reported .
The case is ongoing .
According to the latest figures from human rights organisation Geoviolencia Sexual , there were a record 73 cases of sexual assault carried out by multiple offenders in Spain in 2019 .
The organisation reports 60 group assault cases in 2018 and just 14 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people took to the streets across Spain after a Barcelona court ruled that five men accused of gang-raping a 14-year-old girl had committed the lesser crime of sexual abuse .
This , the court said , was because the victim was in an `` unconscious state '' .
Under current Spanish law , an offence of rape is the act of committing sexual assault using violence or intimidation .
In 2016 , Spain was shocked by reports of an attack on a teenage woman by five men who became known as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were initially charged with sexual abuse but , following widespread protests , Spain 's Supreme Court later ruled that the attack was a gang-rape and the men were each sentenced to 15 years in prison .

It warned its citizens visiting or living in Spain not to "consume beverages that have been out of your control" and to use "the buddy system" - to travel with a friend or a family member.


bbc--2020-02-05--Lesotho First Lady Maesaiah Thabane charged with murdering rival

The wife of the prime minister of Lesotho has been formally charged in court with murdering his previous wife .
First Lady Maesaiah Thabane has not yet been asked to plead .
She surrendered to police on Tuesday for questioning .
Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has also been questioned .
His estranged wife , Lipolelo Thabane , was shot dead outside her home in the capital Maseru two days before his inauguration in 2017 .
The couple were involved in bitter divorce proceedings at the time .
• A murder mystery , the prime minister and his estranged wife The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ men , but recent court papers filed by the country 's police commissioner , Holomo Molibeli , raised further questions .
An arrest warrant was issued for 42-year-old Maesaiah Thabane on 10 January after she disappeared .
She was `` picked from the border '' with South Africa on Tuesday after an arrangement between her lawyers and police , police spokesman Mpiti Mopeli told AFP news agency .
Lipolelo Thabane , 58 , had been living apart from her husband since 2012 .
One evening in June 2017 while returning home , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close range and died on the side of a road .
The murder shocked the nation .
Mr Thabane described it as a `` senseless killing '' in his inauguration speech .

They were ambushed in the outskirts of Maseru, a stones-throw away from Lipolelo Thabane's home. The two were shot several times. Lipolelo Thabane died on the scene, but Ms Sibolla survived the shooting and is expected to play a pivotal role in the state's case against the first lady.


bbc--2020-02-05--'My African name stopped me getting job opportunities'

Lawyer and diversity campaigner Funke Abimbola says she suffered `` bias '' when she tried to get into the profession .
About a third of FTSE 100 companies have no ethnic minority representation on their boards , a report has revealed .
The Parker Review Committee found 31 of the 83 firms which provided relevant information fell into this category .
Ms Abimbola said : `` I found a number of barriers to entering the profession because I had an African name and am a black woman , without any doubt . ''
She told the BBC : `` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get a foot in the door .
`` I have experienced bias and situations where , being a black woman , I was judged more harshly over other colleagues .
You are more likely to be noticed and are far more likely to have negative judgements made about you if you are part of an ethnic minority . ''
The Parker report also found even lower representation at board level across FTSE 250 companies , where 119 out of 173 ( 69 % ) had no ethnic diversity .
Ms Abimbola said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me .
There are so many barriers to senior roles for minority ethnic clients to be considered . ''
The Parker committee , formed to consult on the ethnic diversity of company boards , published its first report into the subject in 2017 .
At the time , 51 of the FTSE 100 companies had no ethnic representation on their boards , in comparison with about 33 % today .
Data was not collected from the FTSE 250 firms .
That report recommended that each FTSE 100 company should have at least one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that each FTSE 250 board should do the same by 2024 .
Speaking on BBC 's Today programme , committee chairman Sir John Parker admitted that with two years still to go , achieving the target `` still looks a pretty tall climb '' .
`` On the other hand I recall well when I was on the Davies Committee on women on boards , about the halfway stage we had a not dissimilar situation and we met the 25 % [ target ] in that case by the end of the five-year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who want to wait and see and let others take the lead and thankfully there are those who take the lead and I think there will be a few who will wait till the bitter end because they 're not totally convinced that it 's the right thing to do , but they will move as they did on women on boards when they see widespread adoption , '' he added .
To help speed up the process , the new report has recommended that companies should : • Report on the ethnic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their ethnic diversity policies and activities with the aim of delivering the Parker Review 's recommendations Ms Abimbola believes that introducing an action plan to help with targets of ethnic minority representation is the key .
`` There are a few agencies in the UK who specifically recruit diverse talent .
They set up power lists every year across many talents , so if you want to look for BAME candidates , you need to work your way through these lists . ''
Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom said the report showed `` firms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attract employees from black , Asian and ethnic minority ( BAME ) backgrounds .
Ms Leadsom said : `` I want the UK to be the best place in the world to work and to grow a business .
Research consistently shows that diversity in businesses is not only essential for good working practice but makes them more successful .
`` This government backs business and wants it to succeed in becoming more diverse . ''
Arun Batra , a partner at Ernst and Young and an adviser to the review said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , but the data tells us that the current pace of change is not quick enough to meet the targets set by the review .
`` Businesses need to continue to challenge traditional ways of working and legacy issues , and really investigate the talent that they have available in their business . ''
• 'Little sign of change ' for number of women in top roles • Companies told women must make up third of senior directors by 2020 Dr Jill Miller , from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The lack of ethnic diversity at the top of organisations is unacceptable in 2020 and although we are seeing movement in the right direction , the speed of progress reported today is disappointing .
`` Systemic change is needed to ensure businesses are building diverse talent pipelines all the way through their organisation to support long-term change .
Action is long overdue and must be a business priority . ''

"There are some leaders who want to wait and see and let others take the lead and thankfully there are those who take the lead and I think there will be a few who will wait till the bitter end because they're not totally convinced that it's the right thing to do, but they will move as they did on women on boards when they see widespread adoption," he added.


bbc--2020-02-05--Ryanair rapped over low emissions claims

Claims made by Ryanair about its carbon emissions have been banned by the UK 's advertising watchdog .
Europe 's biggest airline by passenger numbers had billed itself as the region 's `` lowest emissions airline '' and a `` low C02 emissions airline '' .
But the Advertising Standards Authority ruled Ryanair 's claims in press , TV and radio adverts could not be backed up .
Ryanair hit back in a statement saying consumers could halve their carbon footprint if they switched to it .
In adverts last year , the Dublin-based operator claimed to have `` the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' and to be a `` low fares , low CO2 emissions '' carrier `` based on the top 27 European airlines '' .
Complainants to the UK 's Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA ) said the adverts were misleading and could not be substantiated .
By their nature , airlines do not have low emissions , critics said .
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• The challenges for us all in flying green In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its green credentials were based on it having the youngest aircraft fleet using the newest most fuel-efficient engines , and flying 97 % full on average .
Ryanair said its claims were supported using data from the European aviation organisation Eurocontrol and airline efficiency rankings published by Brighter Plant , a provider of carbon and energy calculations .
Clearcast and Radiocentre , used by companies to review adverts before they go public , both gave their backing .
However , the ASA took issue with some of the figures and the definition of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purposes of assessing emissions comparisons .
An airline efficiency ranking used by Ryanair was dated 2011 , `` and was therefore of little value as substantiation for a comparison made in 2019 , '' the ASA said .
`` Consequently , we concluded that the claims 'Europe's… Lowest Emissions Airline ' and 'low CO2 emissions ' were misleading , '' the regulator said .
The adverts must not be repeated `` in their current form , '' the ASA ruled , adding : `` We told Ryanair to ensure that when making environmental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ substantiate them and to ensure that the basis of those claims were made clear . ''
Ryanair said it would comply with the ruling , but in a statement underlined its claim that emissions per passenger are 25 % lower `` than other major airlines '' .
The airline said : `` Ryanair is delighted with its latest environmental advertising campaign , which communicates a hugely important message for our customers .
`` The single most important thing any customer can do to halve their carbon footprint is switch to Ryanair . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ making changes to claims on its website , which is not regulated in the UK but by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland ( ASAI ) .
The ASAI said in a statement it `` is assessing the advertising in question .
In line with due process , we will not be commenting further at this stage . ''
Aviation has become a target of environmental activists , and there are signs so-called `` flight shaming '' is starting to have an impact on travel habits .
Against this backdrop , the industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is doing to cut its carbon footprint .
On Monday , a group called Sustainable Aviation , whose members include Heathrow Airport , British Airways , EasyJet , Rolls Royce , Airbus and air traffic controller Nats , promised to cut its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 .
In 2018 , Ryanair launched a voluntary carbon offset scheme , which has so far raised €2.5m ( £2.1m ) according to the airline 's website .
The money is invested in environmental projects in Ireland and abroad .
But last April , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ included in a list of Europe 's top 10 polluters , according to data from the EU 's Transport & Environment group .

The adverts must not be repeated "in their current form," the ASA ruled, adding: "We told Ryanair to ensure that when making environmental claims, they held adequate evidence to substantiate them and to ensure that the basis of those claims were made clear."


bbc--2020-02-05--Jay-Z explains his and Beyonce's Super Bowl 'protest': 'It just happened'

Jay-Z says he and Beyonce were not staging a protest when they stayed seated during the US national anthem at the 2020 Super Bowl .
He says the couple were in `` artist mode '' when they did n't stand while Demi Lovato sang The Star Spangled Banner .
It lead to speculation they were sending a message of support to former NFL player Colin Kaepernick who first kneeled during the anthem in 2016 .
He was protesting racial injustice and has been without a team since 2017 .
In a video , obtained by TMZ , Jay-Z and Beyonce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around them are stood during Demi 's performance .
• Colin Kaepernick : From one man kneeling to a movement dividing a country But during a Columbia University lecture on Tuesday 4 February - two days after the Super Bowl - the rapper insisted it `` just happened '' .
In 2018 Demi Lovato was hospitalised after a suspected drug overdose .
`` We were talking about how beautiful she looks and how she sounds and what she 's gone through in her life for her to be on the stage and we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
At the lecture , Jay-Z also explained that he produced all the musical performances at the Super Bowl as part of his deal with the NFL as its live music entertainment strategist .
He said he was also preoccupied wondering if the sound levels were too low and what the TV cameras were picking up .
Referring to Shakira and Jennifer Lopez performing the half time show , he said a `` silent protest '' from him was unnecessary as the diverse group of performers was `` the biggest , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kaepernick began protesting in 2016 it encouraged other players to do the same - but divided the country and sparked the anger of US President Donald Trump , who accused those kneeling of disrespecting the flag and called for them to be sacked .
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"We were talking about how beautiful she looks and how she sounds and what she's gone through in her life for her to be on the stage and we're so proud of her," he said.


bbc--2020-02-05--Ex-PM David Cameron's bodyguard 'left gun in aeroplane toilet'

A bodyguard for David Cameron is being investigated after he reportedly left his gun in a toilet on a transatlantic jet .
A `` terrified passenger '' found the gun and gave it to staff on a British Airways flight from New York to London on Monday , according to the Daily Mail .
As a former prime minister , Mr Cameron is entitled to continued security provided by the Metropolitan Police .
The Met said the officer involved has been removed from operational duties .
Mr Cameron 's team said it could not comment on security matters .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Glock 17 pistol , is said to have been left by a close-protection officer from the Met 's Specialist Protection unit , who took off his holster while in the toilet .
Mr Cameron 's passport - and that of the officer - were found with the weapon , according to the Sun .
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said : `` We are aware of the incident on a flight into the UK on February 3 and the officer involved has since been removed from operational duties .
`` We are taking this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is taking place . ''
Mr Cameron was the UK prime minister for six years until July 2016 , when he stepped down following the result of the EU referendum .
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The gun, believed to be a 9mm Glock 17 pistol, is said to have been left by a close-protection officer from the Met's Specialist Protection unit, who took off his holster while in the toilet.


bbc--2020-02-05--CEO Secrets: Can you be the boss if you're in chronic pain?

When Shazia Ginai took over as the boss of Neuro-Insight , she thought CEOs had to be `` bulletproof '' @ @ @ @ @ condition which causes her chronic pain , and wondered if she could do the job @ @ @ @ @ n't lower her standing with her staff .
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When Shazia Ginai took over as the boss of Neuro-Insight, she thought CEOs had to be "bulletproof". She has a medical condition which causes her chronic pain, and wondered if she could do the job.
But being open didn't lower her standing with her staff. Instead it's drawn them closer to her.
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bbc--2020-02-05--How Nicaragua's deaf children invented a new sign language

In the 1980s deaf children in Nicaragua invented a completely new sign language of their own .
It was a @ @ @ @ @ experts a unique insight into how human communication develops .
`` What we learnt from @ @ @ @ @ n't over , '' says American linguist Judy Shepard-Kegl , who documented the emergence of @ @ @ @ @ History : The stories of our times told by the people who were there .

In the 1980s deaf children in Nicaragua invented a completely new sign language of their own.
It was a remarkable achievement, which allowed experts a unique insight into how human communication develops.
"What we learnt from Nicaragua about language still isn't over," says American linguist Judy Shepard-Kegl, who documented the emergence of Nicaraguan Sign Language.
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bbc--2020-01-09--Styling Messi, Kaepernick and Jay-Z

Styling Messi, Kaepernick and Jay-Z

Fashion stylist Rachel Johnson gives a makeover to Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and explains how she has styled Colin Kaepernick @ @ @ @ @ .
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Colin Kaepernick's stylist, Rachel Johnson, explains how she supports the American Football player's fight against racial injustice through fashion.
She also gives a makeover to Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and explains how she has styled LeBron James and Jay-Z.
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bbc--2020-02-05--Oscars 2020: 17 quirky facts about this year's Academy Awards

The short gap between the Baftas and the Oscars this year has barely left Joaquin Phoenix enough time to wash his multi-use tux .
The Joker star is just one Hollywood actor currently hot-footing it from London to Los Angeles in time for the Academy Awards on Sunday .
This year 's ceremony is being held earlier than usual in an attempt to combat falling ratings .
The slew of other awards ceremonies over several months was thought to be damaging interest in the Oscars , which mark the conclusion of awards season .
Oscar-ologists have been closely studying the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quirks and clues about who might win what .
She is only the 12th person to receive two acting nominations in the same year .
Johansson is nominated for both best actress and best supporting actress for her performances in Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit respectively .
The other 11 people who 've been nominated twice in acting categories at the same Oscars ceremony include Sigourney Weaver ( in 1989 ) , Al Pacino ( 1993 ) , Emma Thompson ( 1994 ) , Jamie Foxx ( 2005 ) and , most recently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But none has ever won in both their categories .
2 .
It 's been 15 years since the winner of best actress and best picture were in sync .
Very rarely does the winner of best actress also star in the winner of best picture - the last one who did was Hilary Swank in 2004 's Million Dollar Baby .
That 's unlikely to change this year .
Renée Zellweger is the favourite to win best actress for Judy , which is n't even nominated for best picture .
3 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ massive EGOT .
In fact , if the Harriet star wins an Oscar to go with her Emmy , Grammy and Tony awards she 'll become the youngest EGOT winner in history .
The 33-year-old would take over from the current record holder Robert Lopez , who completed the quad in 2018 at the age of 39 .
Erivo has two chances to do this on Oscars night - because she 's nominated for both best actress and best original song ( she co-wrote Harriet 's anthemic original song Stand Up . )
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ director , it 'll be the biggest gap between two directing wins in Oscars history .
The newly-knighted Sir Sam first won in 1999 for American Beauty , but could triumph again at the 2020 ceremony with his hugely successful World War One epic 1917 .
Before now , Billy Wilder recorded the biggest gap , winning his two best director trophies 15 years apart for The Lost Weekend ( 1945 ) and The Apartment ( 1960 ) .
5 .
There 's a competing couple in the best picture category .
Directors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ began dating in 2011 and have a child together , are up against each other for the top prize .
Gerwig 's nomination for Little Women and Baumbach 's for Marriage Story make them the first director-couple to go head-to-head for best picture .
This almost happened in 2009 , when James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow both had films nominated - but they had divorced some 18 years earlier .
Gerwig and Baumbach are nominated in slightly different categories for writing ( best adapted screenplay and original screenplay respectively ) , so at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the dishwasher .
Coincidentally , both their films star Laura Dern , who is nominated for best supporting actress .
6 .
Having said that , Little Women and Marriage Story are both long shots for the top prize .
That 's partly because it 's unusual for a film to win best picture without a nomination for best director , which neither Gerwig nor Baumbach have .
It 's not impossible , however .
Last year , Green Book triumphed without a director nod for Peter Farrelly .
Prior to that , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win without a nomination for its director Ben Affleck .
7 .
Toy Story 4 could better the Oscars record it set with Toy Story 3 .
The prize for best animated feature was introduced in 2001 , and since then only one sequel - Toy Story 3 - has won .
So a victory for Toy Story 4 would make it not just the second sequel to win best animated feature , but the second to win within its own film series .
8 .
Parasite has already broken a record and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It 's the first Korean film to receive a best picture nomination , and only the sixth film to be nominated for both best picture and international feature film .
That list of previous double nominees includes last year 's Roma , 2012 's Amour and 2000 's Crouching Tiger , Hidden Dragon .
9 .
Jonathan Pryce brings a dose of reality to best actor .
The Two Popes star is the only nominee in the category who plays a real-life figure - Pope Francis .
The others , Leonardo DiCaprio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joaquin Phoenix , all portray fictional characters .
There 's more reality in the best actress category - Renée Zellweger plays Judy Garland , Cynthia Erivo portrays anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman and Charlize Theron plays Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly .
Two of this year 's awards season hopefuls were based on single magazine articles .
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood was inspired by a 1998 feature in Esquire magazine by journalist Tom Junod , who wrote a profile interview with the children 's entertainer Fred Rogers .
Hustlers , meanwhile , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York magazine by Jessica Pressler .
Despite both films being nominated across awards season , including at the Golden Globes , sadly only Beautiful Day registered on the Academy 's radar .
Jennifer Lopez will have to rely on a future film to score her first Oscar nomination .
11 .
The average age of the supporting actor nominees is 71 .
That 's considerably older this year than the average age of all previous winners in this category - which is 49 .
This time around , Brad Pitt is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hanks ( 63 ) , Joe Pesci ( 76 ) , Al Pacino ( 79 ) and Sir Anthony Hopkins ( 82 ) .
Having been around a while , it 's perhaps unsurprising that all five of these greedy guts already have an Oscar - Pitt 's came as a producer on 12 Years A Slave while the others won for acting .
12 .
Birdman could act as a benchmark for 1917 .
Oscar pundits keep a close eye on best film editing every year , because there 's a strong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ultimately winning best picture .
It 's notable , therefore , that 1917 's momentum for the top prize comes despite the lack of an editing nomination .
Only one film since 1980 has won best picture without a best film editing nod , which was 2014 's Birdman .
Interestingly , Birdman and 1917 already share something in common - both films appear to have been shot in one continuous take .
Neither actually were , which , ironically , shows how skilful the editing must have been .
13 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ racing film to get a best picture nomination .
This might not sound particularly interesting , but there 's a surprisingly large number of racing films which have missed out in the past - such as Rush , Grand Prix and Days of Thunder .
Senna would n't have been eligible for best picture as it would have been in for best documentary , but it was n't even nominated for that .
Ford v Ferrari ( which is titled Le Mans '66 in some countries ) is nominated but is highly unlikely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ competition , '' acknowledged Christopher Smith of Motor1 , `` but beating tough competition is what the movie is all about . ''
14 .
Netflix have doubled their chances of winning best picture this year .
The streaming service pinned all its hopes ( and money ) on Roma in 2019 , campaigning hard for the best picture win which eventually went to Green Book .
They fielded far more films for awards season this year , such as The King , Dolemite Is My Name , The Two Popes and The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less said the better ) .
However , two of their films in particular , The Irishman and Marriage Story , are nominated for the top prize .
It may well be that the Academy is still not ready to allow a streaming service to win best picture .
But if any Netflix title can win them over , you 'd think it 'd be a Martin Scorsese gangster film starring Robert De Niro , Al Pacino and Joe Pesci .
15 .
Neither of the two favourites for best picture have nominations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be down to Parasite being perceived as a film with an ensemble cast , where no performance is easily singled out for a leading actor category .
• 10 things we spotted in the Oscars class photo The absence of 1917 in the acting categories is perhaps more surprising as George MacKay appears in the entire film .
16 .
Songwriter Dianne Warren 's nod in best original song ( for I 'm Standing With You from the film Breakthrough ) is her 11th Oscar nomination .
Her others include LeAnn Rimes 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Air ) , Aerosmith 's I Do n't Want to Miss a Thing ( from Armageddon ) and Faith Hill 's There You 'll Be ( from Pearl Harbor ) .
But , as we said last year , she has still never actually won .
In fact , she is now the most Oscar-nominated woman without a win in history , which keeps the heat off Glenn Close a little longer .
Sir Elton John 's nomination in this category comes 25 years after he won it for Can You Feel The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
17 .
Judy Garland never won an Oscar .
But she was supposed to .
She was widely expected to win for 1954 's A Star is Born , and even had cameras set up around her hospital bed ( she had just given birth ) to capture her speech .
Grace Kelly won instead for The Country Girl - one of the biggest upsets in Oscars history .
The cameramen rapidly dismounted the equipment around Garland and left .
So if Renée Zellweger does win best actress , at least that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late ) Academy recognition for Garland , more than five decades after she died .
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They fielded far more films for awards season this year, such as The King, Dolemite Is My Name, The Two Popes and The Laundromat (a film about which the less said the better).


bbc--2020-02-05--How McDonald's revolutionised business

How McDonald's revolutionised business

The way Ray Kroc tells the story , when he first encouraged the McDonald brothers to open more hamburger restaurants , they winced .
The year was 1954 .
The place : San Bernardino , California , then a quiet town on the edge of the desert , some 50 miles east of Los Angeles .
Kroc sold milkshake machines and Richard and Maurice ( Mac ) McDonald were among his best customers .
Their restaurant was small , but sold lots of milkshakes .
Clearly , they were doing something right .
But they did not want to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why : `` We sit out on the porch in the evenings and watch the sunset .
It 's peaceful . ''
Opening more branches would be a headache - travelling around , finding locations , vetting managers , staying in motels .
Why bother ?
They were already making more money than they could spend .
This made no sense to Kroc .
`` His approach was utterly foreign to my thinking , '' he later recalled .
So he convinced the brothers to let him expand their restaurant chain .
By @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later , McDonald 's had thousands of restaurants bringing in billions of dollars .
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They have different talents , and want different things .
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Take Dick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figuring out more efficient ways to make hamburgers .
As John F Love notes in his book McDonald 's : Behind the Arches , the brothers worked with a local craftsman to invent a new kind of spatula , a new dispenser that squirted the same amount of ketchup and mustard every time , and a rotating platform to speed up the process of assembling of burger , bun and condiments .
What Henry Ford had done for cars , the McDonald brothers did for hamburgers and French fries : they broke down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This meant they could churn out food quickly , cheaply and consistently .
There was nothing else like it .
But when it came to the wider world , the brothers seem to have been fairly clueless .
When competitors started peering through the windows , taking out notepads and sketching plans , Dick and Mac laughed about it .
When anyone asked about those ingenious condiment dispensers , they cheerfully named their craftsman friend .
None of them had bothered to patent the design .
Some people wanted more than snatched sketches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after a fashion .
For a one-off fee , you could buy blueprints to their building , with the golden arches , a 15-page description of their `` Speedee Service System '' , and a week 's training .
After that , the franchisees were on their own .
Dick and Mac did not expect that their trainees would serve the same menu , or even use the same name .
When their very first franchisee mentioned that he would also call his new restaurant `` McDonald 's '' , Dick replied : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Into this smooth-running kitchen and half-baked franchising operation walked a man with different skills and desires .
Ray Kroc was in his 50s , and managing health problems from diabetes to arthritis .
But he was keener on money than peaceful sunsets , and he loved life on the road .
Kroc later wrote that `` finding locations for McDonald 's is the most creatively fulfilling thing I can imagine '' .
Where the brothers had rethought French fries , Kroc would rethink the franchise concept .
The idea itself was not new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the old French `` franche '' , meaning `` free '' or `` exempt '' .
In ages past , a monarch might have granted you a franchise which would have given you the exclusive right to do a certain thing - to sell armour , or run a cattle market - in a defined area for a set time .
In the 19th Century , for instance , you might have bought the exclusive right to sell Singer sewing machines in your local area .
Nowadays franchise operations are everywhere .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , rent a car from Hertz or Europcar , or shop at a 7-Eleven or Carrefour grocery store , and you are likely to be dealing with a franchise owner .
The idea of the business format franchise seems to have started in the 1890s with Canadian Martha Matilda Harper .
She built an international network of beauty salons .
A former servant , her franchises transformed the lives of many other servant girls .
But it was 1950s fast food that gave the franchise its modern form , with not only McDonald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chicken and many now-forgotten brands .
Kroc 's big insight was the importance of conformity .
You were not just selling the right to use the company 's name and learn its methods - you were imposing an obligation to do things in a certain way .
McDonald 's opened a full-time training centre , `` Hamburger University '' , which drilled students in subjects such as which kind of potatoes to buy .
Inspectors wrote 27-page reports on whether franchisees cooked food at the right temperatures and kept the bathrooms clean .
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At first glance , the appeal to the budding restaurateur is not obvious .
Would n't you want to design your own branding and develop your own menu ?
Why pay the McDonald 's corporation $ 45,000 ( £34,000 ) plus 4 % of gross sales , just so it can send an inspector @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Well , much of what you are paying for is the benefit of the brand - and if you are being monitored to make sure you do not cut corners that damage the brand , you can feel reassured that your fellow franchisees are too .
As for the franchisor , why not own and operate new branches yourself ?
Many companies do both - McDonald 's owns about 15 % of its 36,000-odd outlets .
But franchisees bring a lot to the company , like hard cash : a McDonald 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( £768,000 ) to launch .
Franchisees also provide local knowledge , especially important if you are expanding into a new country with an unfamiliar culture .
And there is motivation : an owner-manager with their own money at stake might put more effort into keeping costs down than a manager on a corporate salary .
The economist Alan Krueger found evidence that may support this idea : workers and shift supervisors apparently earn more in company-owned fast food outlets than franchised ones .
Of course , both sides bear some risk .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ franchisee will work hard ; the franchisee has to trust that the franchisor will create and advertise exciting new products .
When both sides worry about the other side shirking , it 's known as `` double-sided moral hazard '' .
A branch of economics called agency theory tries to understand how franchise contracts solve this problem through their mix of upfront fees and percentage payments .
But it seems to work , perhaps because - like Kroc and the McDonald brothers - different entrepreneurs want different things .
Some people want the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day-to-day , but are not interested in developing products or building a brand .
One of the McDonald brothers ' early franchisees decided he did not much like their golden arches , so he got his builders to make them pointy and named his restaurant `` Peaks '' instead .
Those were freewheeling times .
These days , the division of entrepreneurial labour is more likely to be as regimented as a carousel full of hamburgers .
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Well, much of what you are paying for is the benefit of the brand - and if you are being monitored to make sure you do not cut corners that damage the brand, you can feel reassured that your fellow franchisees are too.


bbc--2020-02-05--'All in good time': Brazil teens told not to have sex

In Brazil , the country with the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Latin America , the government is trying to send out a new message : stop , reflect , enjoy your teens - and do not get pregnant .
It is a novel approach , but one they hope will bring down the rate once and for all .
The campaign is called `` Adolescence first , pregnancy after '' .
It is jointly run by the health ministry and the ministry of women , family and human rights .
And they are targeting their audience on social media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in good time ) .
`` It did n't come from an insight , from a moment of madness from a fundamentalist minister , '' says Damares Alves , the minister for women , family and human rights who is also an evangelical pastor .
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We had the courage to say we are going to talk about delaying the start of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ growing number of evangelicals , this is welcome news .
Fifteen-year-old Isabella Brito is part of a youth group at Paz Church in Tatuape , a district of São Paulo .
`` When you have a relationship before getting married , you 're connecting with that person and it can come with consequences like pregnancy and illness , '' she says .
`` So I think you 're saving that moment for when you marry , when it 's very important . ''
Although the ministers did not use the word `` abstinence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the organisations Ms Alves consulted was Eu Escolhi Esperar ( I decided to wait ) , a Brazilian abstinence group that was started by evangelical pastor Nelson Junior .
Nelson Junior explains that Ms Alves spoke to him about trying to bring similar organisations over from the United States but that it had never worked out .
Now - as a minister - she saw her chance and the evangelical pastor could not be happier .
`` Why not tell people to wait ?
, '' he asks .
`` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
One thing we need to overcome here in Brazil is this new debate that everything that comes from religion is bad . ''
Danie Sampaio feels strongly that religion is part of the problem .
She is a doula and birth-support activist who works with teenage girls in some of São Paulo 's poorest suburbs .
She introduces me to 20-year-old Vitoria Maria de Oliveira who , at 36 weeks pregnant with her first child , is the last of her friends to have a baby .
`` I started having sex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , explaining that she was not given much sex education until she was 16 or 17 .
Her family does not like to talk about sex .
When she found out she was pregnant , Vitória was shocked .
She starts off by saying that she thinks abstinence sounds like a wise idea - but then adds that being told how to avoid getting pregnant would have been more useful to her .
She would not consider abortion and thinks there is no place for condoms .
`` They 're monsters , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like to use them .
She even suggests girls sometimes think their partners are being presumptuous if they are carrying condoms and that can start an argument .
`` We need to talk more with women to break down taboos and beliefs that constrain women , beliefs that are just passed on by their mothers and grandmothers , '' says Danie Sampaio , adding that a macho culture and hyper-sexualisation of women in Brazil are the biggest obstacles to bringing teenage pregnancies down .
`` Abstinence is not the path , information is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' . ''
The government says they will continue to give out information on contraceptives , encourage teens to talk to their families and seek out health advice .
But critics say more needs to be done in improving sex education in schools .
Helena Bertho , editorial director of Azmina feminist magazine , is one of those critics .
`` The focus should be on making sex education work better but it 's going in the other direction , '' she says .
`` They [ the government ] will not have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because having both would mean making sex education better .
Abstinence is something that you believe in .
You should n't run a campaign for young people not to have sex , you should educate them to say it 's one of the options . ''
Experts also cite research showing the failure of abstinence campaigns .
Beliefs , and even religions are being confused with scientific evidence , '' says Rossana Francisco , president of the Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in São Paulo state .
`` Health is determined by scientific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a focus on religion should not come as a surprise but it is cause for concern for some .
`` There 's a myth that when you offer sex education , you increase the interest in sex but we need to seize all the opportunities for adolescents to be able to talk about life choices , contraceptive methods and choosing the moment to be a mother . ''
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"They [the government] will not have both [abstinence and sex education] because having both would mean making sex education better. Abstinence is something that you believe in. You shouldn't run a campaign for young people not to have sex, you should educate them to say it's one of the options."


bbc--2020-02-05--Yogi Adityanath: 'Muslims did no favour to India by staying here'

Muslims who chose to stay in India when it was partitioned following independence from Britain did the country `` no favours '' , Yogi Adityanath , one of India 's most controversial right-wing politicians , has said .
`` They should have opposed partition , which led to the formation of Pakistan , '' he told BBC Hindi 's Nitin Srivastava in an exclusive interview .
Mr Adityanath is the chief minister of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh , India 's most populous state and home to nearly a quarter of India 's 200 million Muslims .
He is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bharatiya Janata Party , led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi .
His government has recently been accused of using excessive force against protesters , especially Muslims , opposing a contentious new citizenship law .
But Mr Adityanath has denied these widespread allegations , even though they have been backed by compelling evidence .
• Why fear has gripped Muslims in this Indian state The 47-year-old , saffron-robed , head priest of an influential Hindu temple is no stranger to controversy - he has made headlines for his hardline rhetoric , often directed against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intensified amid anti-government protests spurred by the citizenship law , known as the Citizenship Amendment Act ( CAA ) .
It offers amnesty to non-Muslim illegal immigrants from Pakistan , Bangladesh and Afghanistan .
It has been criticised for targeting Muslims , but Mr Modi 's government insists it does no such thing , and only seeks to indentify unauthorised immigrants .
But the law sparked massive protests in December , including large sit-in demonstrations , some of which are still continuing .
The most notable of these is in Delhi 's Shaheen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been camped out in protest for more than a month now .
In a veiled reference to the protesters in Shaheen Bagh , the chief minister told the BBC : `` Men of a particular community , who are cowards , are sitting in their quilts and sending women and children out of their homes to protest against this law . ''
While accepting that `` everyone has the right to peacefully protest in India '' , he claimed that the protest in Shaheen Bagh was `` not peaceful , and was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The protest has been peaceful , but its location on one of Delhi 's biggest roads has led to traffic snarls , although demonstrators allow emergency vehicles to pass through .
But this is not the first time Mr Adiyanath has spoken put against the protests in Shaheen Bagh .
During the interview , he repeated an accusation he has levelled against Arvind Kejriwal , the chief minister of the national capital , Delhi : that he `` feeds hundreds of protesting women and children biryani '' , a popular rice-based dish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is a claim he has made while campaigning for this Saturday 's state election in Delhi , where he has invoked `` Hindu nationalistic pride '' , while ridiculing neighbouring Pakistan .
Mr Kejrwal , a fierce critic of the BJP and Mr Modi , is up for re-election .
His party won an emphatic victory in 2015 , defeating all opposition , including the BJP .
`` We are n't the biryani-eating people '' , Mr Adityanath has said on the campaign trail , adding that after becoming PM , Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bullets rather than giving them biryani . ''
He told the BBC he stood by this statement .
The protests against the CAA saw hundreds injured , and many even died amid violent clashes with police .
And protesters often accused the police of using excessive force against them .
Nowhere have the allegations been more serious than in Mr Adityanath 's Uttar Pradesh , where at least 19 people died in the protests .
There have been numerous of reports of intimidation and threats against Muslims - videos from Kanpur city show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Muslim-populated areas .
Thousands , mostly Muslim men , were detained across the state .
The BBC reported on similar incidents in other cities .
Mr Adityanath justified the firing against `` violent protesters '' , while denying allegations of police using force against peaceful protesters .
He said , `` armed , rampaging mobs were dealt with by the police when they started damaging public property '' .
Asked if he would order action against protesters again , he said , `` Yes , if they damage public property in the garb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-discriminatory . ''
His government has also been accused of a series of extra-judicial killings since Mr Adityanath came to power in March 2017 - a charge he denied .
`` There have been no [ such ] killings '' , he said .
`` People opposing me have been spreading false rumours but my administration is running superbly .
The truth will be out soon . ''

But the law sparked massive protests in December, including large sit-in demonstrations, some of which are still continuing. The most notable of these is in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where hundreds of Muslim women have been camped out in protest for more than a month now.


bbc--2020-02-05--Malawi election: What the annulment means for democracy across Africa

Opposition supporters in Malawi have been celebrating after a panel of five top judges annulled the results of last May 's presidential election .
Many of them said this was a victory for democracy after the two main losing candidates argued in court that there had been irregularities in the vote that saw President Peter Mutharika narrowly elected for a second term .
He has vowed to appeal against the ruling .
He was declared the winner of the poll with 38.6 % of the vote .
That was just under 159,000 more votes than his nearest rival , Lazarus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be re-run within the next five months .
But it is set to take place under different rules .
What did the judges say ?
Firstly , it is worth noting that the judges did not rule that the election was stolen .
They simply said the evidence of rigging was so widespread and blatant that `` the integrity of the result was severely compromised '' .
It is an important distinction .
In essence , the judges argued that Malawians deserve , and should expect , an A- grade election - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boast that ? )
but free of systemic abuse .
They should not have to make do with the more familiar C+ election that some nations and institutions still seem to tolerate or encourage .
Secondly , the court directed Malawi 's parliament to consider recalling the current electoral commission to `` ensure smooth conduct of fresh elections '' .
In so doing , they sent a signal that the supposedly neutral bureaucrats in charge of organising such flawed elections should be thrown out .
They also implied that a slap on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Malawi 's precious democratic institutions needed to be properly defended .
This was an important blow against a widespread culture of impunity .
Thirdly , the judges said the current first-past-the-post system of picking a new president was unconstitutional .
In future , they said , the winner needed to gain more than 50 % of the vote , which could mean a second-round run-off .
That could have dramatic political implications for Malawi and is , above all , sure to encourage opposition candidates and parties to enter into strategic coalitions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the court ruling weakens the power of incumbency - a power that is often stronger , and more open to abuse , in relatively young democracies .
Why is it such a big deal ?
The judges could easily have played this one safe .
They could have succumbed to intimidation or self-censorship .
They could have concluded that there was serious electoral fraud , but no proof that it actually changed the results , therefore no need for drastic measures .
They could have given the electoral commission the benefit of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urged the implementation of unspecified reforms before the next election .
They could have been wary of judicial overreach .
Instead , Malawi 's highest court seized this opportunity not only to shake up their country 's political and electoral infrastructure , but to send a message of judicial strength and independence to other African countries still wrestling with the shift from one-party rule to true multi-party democracy .
Just think how different Zimbabwe 's or the Democratic Republic of Congo 's recent elections might have been if their courts had simply refused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is easy to exaggerate the importance of this ruling .
An election re-run in Malawi will hardly strike terror into the hearts of Africa 's more authoritarian administrations .
It could even provoke further instability in Malawi itself .
But the ruling does set a useful precedent , and should prompt some soul searching in regional groups like the Southern African Development Community ( Sadc ) , whose election observer missions have often been accused of being indecently quick to give flawed polls the benefit of the doubt .
Sadc has tried to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Malawi , but the whiff of hypocrisy is hard to ignore .
What happens now ?
President Mutharika has indicated that he plans to lodge an appeal against the court 's ruling .
That decision is likely to prolong and amplify political tensions in the country , at least in the short term .
The president 's opponents will be fired up by the annulment and its devastating implication - that as winners of a flawed election , Mr Mutharika 's backers are now prime suspects in terms of orchestrating any rigging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeal goes ahead , how quickly it is dealt with , and - of course - whether the judges ' ruling is overturned .
Legal challenges aside , Malawi now has under five months to organise and fund new elections , change its electoral law , overhaul its electoral commission , and maintain public order at a time of heightened political tensions .
That is a tall order for any country .
There is no guarantee that one sharp judicial intervention will necessarily nudge Malawi on to the right path .
What does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After years in which democracy appeared to be spreading and taking root across the continent , many observers now see signs of backsliding .
This comes as former liberation movements see their support base eroding , and some governments look to `` managed democracies '' like Russia , or even to China , for inspiration .
In that context , Malawi 's annulled election may inspire democracy campaigners and activists in other countries , but it may also prompt more authoritarian governments to seek to clip the wings of independent judges and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And what lessons will opposition parties across the continent draw from Malawi ?
Many , with good reason , are now celebrating the success of their counterparts there .
Some may conclude that the route to power lies through legal challenges and sustained , and sometimes violent street protests .
But that would be premature , and perhaps even counterproductive .
The bigger lesson for opposition parties - yet to be fully tested in Malawi , but already apparent from DR Congo and many other countries - is that sustained success requires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy platforms , and a willingness to reach beyond narrow ethnic or regional strongholds .

In essence, the judges argued that Malawians deserve, and should expect, an A- grade election - not perfect, perhaps (who can boast that?) but free of systemic abuse. They should not have to make do with the more familiar C+ election that some nations and institutions still seem to tolerate or encourage.


bbc--2020-02-04--Kenya's deadly school stampede in Kakamega: 'Students fell on top of me'

A bell rang .
It was time for Class Five pupils in Kakamega Primary School , in Kenya 's western region , to go home .
But something went wrong , and a stampede ensued .
In the aftermath , at least 14 schoolchildren - nine girls and five boys - died and dozens others were injured , some critically .
The victims were trampled by hundreds of the schoolchildren rushing in panic , the cause of which has not yet been confirmed .
`` I was going downstairs after classes when I heard some boys behind me playfully push @ @ @ @ @ @ @ often do .
`` In no time , however , a commotion ensued and some of those who were on the staircase fell off .
I lost my footing when pushed and other students fell on top of me . ''
This is Alphaville Keng'ore 's account of the stampede on Monday evening , as told to the Kenyan newspaper The Standard .
The school 's narrow staircase from the third floor made the situation worse .
The pupils stumbled and fell on each other as they pushed out of the building , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports that the children were running because a teacher had ordered them to leave quickly .
Some students told the Daily Nation newspaper that they had been barred from using one of the two staircases in the building , creating a surge .
They told the paper that it had been reserved for parents of Class Seven pupils who had come in for a meeting , saying that they started running away after a teacher had come to find them .
On Tuesday , a sombre mood engulfed the area , with hundreds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ locals milling around the school building .
Many just stared blankly while others pointed at the staircases , talking in hushed tones about what may have transpired , the BBC 's Mercy Juma reported .
Juliet Wuyichenga lost her nine-year-old daughter in the stampede .
Her daughter had only joined the school when the new academic year began in January .
`` I have no voice any more .
My daughter June had been in this school for just three weeks .
I found her dead .
I am in pain because in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left each other .
Then another pupil tells me she is dead . ''
`` It 's painful , '' a teacher told a local TV station .
`` There is a student who was brought to me at two years , I have taught and seen her grow until Class Four .
`` I feel very sad and it 's not just me .
I stand in solidarity with the parents who have lost their children . ''
Many of the students died from suffocation , crushed under the feet of running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tissue injuries .
There were reports that some fell from the third floor of the building .
The injured are still receiving treatment at the Kakamega County Referral Hospital and a counselling centre has been set up for grieving parents .
There are a number of explanations about what may have happened , but officials have urged Kenyans to await the outcome of an investigation by the security agencies .
The school has been closed until Monday next week to allow the investigators to do their work .
Kenya 's Deputy President William @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among the officials who visited the school on Tuesday .
Mr Magoha said that he had been to the school before , which he said was the best performing in the region , noting that he had observed the `` orderliness '' in which the students leave their classes `` floor by floor '' .
The education minister was perhaps addressing the issue of overcrowding in schools .
On Tuesday , while at the school , he made it clear that he did not consider congestion to be the cause of the stampede @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the head teacher was so much in control of the numbers when I was here so nobody can tell me it 's about the numbers , '' he told the Daily Nation .
However the incident could raise questions about the safety of children in Kenya 's schools .
In September last year , eight pupils died and 69 were injured when a classroom collapsed at a primary school in Nairobi .
One of the questions that emerged at the time was the issue of overcrowding in schools , with a rising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ primary school education was introduced by the government in 2003 .
Even if overcrowding may not have been an issue in the latest tragedy , it remains an issue in many Kenyan schools .

"I have no voice any more. My daughter June had been in this school for just three weeks. I found her dead. I am in pain because in the morning she was fine when we left each other. Then another pupil tells me she is dead."


bbc--2020-02-05--Absent Klopp 'delighted' with Liverpool win - so did he make right decision to stay away?

Absent Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was `` delighted '' as the youngest team in the club 's history beat Shrewsbury to reach the FA Cup fifth round .
Klopp decided to miss the fourth-round replay because it fell during the Premier League 's winter break .
A Reds side with an average age of 19 years and 102 days set up a tie at Chelsea with a 1-0 win .
`` There was a message at half-time and at full-time [ from Klopp ] , '' said under-23s boss Neil Critchley .
`` There was a message before the game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for one or two of them and they put in a performance tonight . ''
There was at least one of Klopp 's senior players in the sell-out 52,399 crowd , with James Milner offering his support sat behind the home dugout .
`` He trained with us yesterday and he asked whether he could come along , '' added Critchley , who oversaw the game for Liverpool .
`` He was giving words of advice , he was getting right behind the players .
He was vocal in the dressing room .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind me , I could hear him . ''
Ro-Shaun Williams ' own goal was enough to send a Liverpool side containing seven teenage outfield players through against their League One opponents .
Liverpool right-back Neco Williams , whose long ball forward led to the goal , said it was a night that his team-mates would remember for `` a long time '' .
The result means the Reds are still in the chase for three additional trophies , having already won the Club World Cup and Super Cup .
They have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Premier League and are in the last 16 of both the Champions League and FA Cup .
`` The lads were excellent and hopefully we will do the same against Chelsea in the next round , '' said 18-year-old Williams .
`` Our aim is to win the FA Cup .
I think the [ senior ] lads will have been extremely proud of us and hopefully us young players will get a chance again . ''
Aged 19 years and five days , Toxteth-born Curtis Jones became the youngest first-team captain in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boys went out there and showed belief , character , showed everything that the manager looks for in his players , '' said Jones .
`` I was grateful to become the youngest captain of the team but most importantly we came away with the win with a great performance .
`` The boys showed heart , character and a hard decision for the next game . ''
'Klopp should have been there' Former England captain Alan Shearer said `` it does n't sit right with me '' that Klopp missed Tuesday 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he `` decided three weeks ago we would have a mid-season break based on a letter we got [ from the Premier League ] in April 2019 '' .
Top-flight teams were all due to have two weeks off in February but the 2-2 draw in the original tie meant the replay fell within that period , prompting his decision to miss the match , along with his entire senior squad .
`` I understand Jurgen 's point in terms of his players having the break they were told they 'd have , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` He is the manager so he can put whichever team he wants but it does n't sit right with me - he should be there .
He should be at the ground giving the support to those young players . ''
Former England keeper Rob Green , speaking to BBC Sport , said Klopp 's decision not to field his senior players and stay away was `` clever mind games '' .
`` Coming from Germany , he thinks we 're crazy playing all these games , so it 's a really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinking he 's got the upper ground here , '' added Green .
Former Birmingham and Crystal Palace striker Clinton Morrison also believes Klopp should have been present .
`` If I was one of those youngsters , I would 've liked Jurgen Klopp to have been there , win , lose or draw , to have put an arm around me and say I had done well , '' said Morrison .
`` But he 's made his decision and he 's one of those managers that has credit in the bank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' 'This tie had the potential to be a real legacy for the club' Shrewsbury boss Sam Ricketts said before the replay that the League One club missed out on making more money from it .
The Reds cut ticket prices to £15 for adults and £1 for children while the game was not shown live on television .
`` We 're going to generate some money from this but nowhere near what it could 've been , '' Ricketts told BBC Radio 5 Live .
`` It had the potential to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for us to put some infrastructure in place but it 's still more then what we would 've got without a replay , so we 'll look at that on the positive side . ''
Speaking about the game , Ricketts said his players `` could not get near '' Liverpool `` to impose ourselves '' .
He added : `` It is game 39 for us and it caught up with us .
We could not get up to the physicality level . ''

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Absent Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was "delighted" as the youngest team in the club's history beat Shrewsbury to reach the FA Cup fifth round.
Klopp decided to miss the fourth-round replay because it fell during the Premier League's winter break.
A Reds side with an average age of 19 years and 102 days set up a tie at Chelsea with a 1-0 win.
"There was a message at half-time and at full-time [from Klopp]," said under-23s boss Neil Critchley.
"There was a message before the game that Chelsea away could be an opportunity for one or two of them and they put in a performance tonight."
There was at least one of Klopp's senior players in the sell-out 52,399 crowd, with James Milner offering his support sat behind the home dugout.
"He trained with us yesterday and he asked whether he could come along," added Critchley, who oversaw the game for Liverpool.
"He was giving words of advice, he was getting right behind the players. He was vocal in the dressing room. He was animated. He was vocal behind me, I could hear him."
Ro-Shaun Williams' own goal was enough to send a Liverpool side containing seven teenage outfield players through against their League One opponents.
Liverpool right-back Neco Williams, whose long ball forward led to the goal, said it was a night that his team-mates would remember for "a long time".
The result means the Reds are still in the chase for three additional trophies, having already won the Club World Cup and Super Cup.
They have a 22-point lead at the top of the Premier League and are in the last 16 of both the Champions League and FA Cup.
"The lads were excellent and hopefully we will do the same against Chelsea in the next round," said 18-year-old Williams.
"Our aim is to win the FA Cup. I think the [senior] lads will have been extremely proud of us and hopefully us young players will get a chance again."
Aged 19 years and five days, Toxteth-born Curtis Jones became the youngest first-team captain in Liverpool's history.
"All the boys went out there and showed belief, character, showed everything that the manager looks for in his players," said Jones.
"I was grateful to become the youngest captain of the team but most importantly we came away with the win with a great performance.
"The boys showed heart, character and a hard decision for the next game."
'Klopp should have been there'
Former England captain Alan Shearer said "it doesn't sit right with me" that Klopp missed Tuesday's match.
The German said last week he "decided three weeks ago we would have a mid-season break based on a letter we got [from the Premier League] in April 2019".
Top-flight teams were all due to have two weeks off in February but the 2-2 draw in the original tie meant the replay fell within that period, prompting his decision to miss the match, along with his entire senior squad.
"I understand Jurgen's point in terms of his players having the break they were told they'd have," said Shearer on BBC One.
"He is the manager so he can put whichever team he wants but it doesn't sit right with me - he should be there. He should be at the ground giving the support to those young players."
Former England keeper Rob Green, speaking to BBC Sport, said Klopp's decision not to field his senior players and stay away was "clever mind games".
"Coming from Germany, he thinks we're crazy playing all these games, so it's a really interesting quandary and one where you're thinking he's got the upper ground here," added Green.
Former Birmingham and Crystal Palace striker Clinton Morrison also believes Klopp should have been present.
"If I was one of those youngsters, I would've liked Jurgen Klopp to have been there, win, lose or draw, to have put an arm around me and say I had done well," said Morrison.
"But he's made his decision and he's one of those managers that has credit in the bank because he's been so good."
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'This tie had the potential to be a real legacy for the club'
Shrewsbury boss Sam Ricketts said before the replay that the League One club missed out on making more money from it.
The Reds cut ticket prices to £15 for adults and £1 for children while the game was not shown live on television.
"We're going to generate some money from this but nowhere near what it could've been," Ricketts told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"It had the potential to be a real legacy for the club and for us to put some infrastructure in place but it's still more then what we would've got without a replay, so we'll look at that on the positive side."
Speaking about the game, Ricketts said his players "could not get near" Liverpool "to impose ourselves".
He added: "It is game 39 for us and it caught up with us. We could not get up to the physicality level."


bbc--2020-02-05--Christian Eriksen: I was the black sheep at Spurs

Christian Eriksen says he was `` the black sheep '' at Tottenham for being `` very honest '' over running his contract down at the club .
Denmark midfielder Eriksen joined Inter Milan for £16.9m last month , ending six and a half years with Spurs .
The 27-year-old 's admission he wanted to leave in the aftermath of the Champions League final defeat by Liverpool led some fans to turn on him .
`` I did get the blame for a lot of stuff , for being the bad guy , '' he said .
His contract at Spurs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
By the time Inter boss Antonio Conte offered an exit route , Eriksen says he had grown tired of the speculation about his future and weary of the finger-pointing from the stands .
In an exclusive interview with BBC Sport , Eriksen outlined his frustrations .
In addition , he explained why he feels the treatment he received came because he wanted to be honest , the excitement he feels at joining Inter and Sunday 's derby with AC Milan at the San Siro .
Is there a sense of relief to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over and get playing at a club without all the background noise ?
Eriksen : `` Yes .
England , for the last few years , was very hectic .
After what I said in the summer , it was just about 'when is he going to leave ? '
Every game it was 'Is he leaving ?
Is he not leaving ? '
Of course , a lot of people were speaking about it .
`` Even the fans you see on the street were like 'Thank you , goodbye and good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there .
It was a bit weird .
In my head and for my body , it is good that I am in a new place and I can start again . ''
Can you wind back to the Champions League final ?
That was obviously a disappointing night .
( Mauricio ) Pochettino raised doubts about your future .
You gave the interview when you said you were thinking about a fresh challenge .
The conjecture went on for weeks .
Did it play on your mind ?
Did that bother or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say it affected me .
In England , when your contract is shorter , it is like you have to leave now .
You are gone .
In the end I played about 30 games that were like goodbye games .
It was like 'this might be his last game ' , 'this might be his last game ' .
It kept rolling .
`` In my head I was ready to try something new but felt if nothing came , I was still ready to play for my place .
I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But I was in and out of the team .
However , even if I had a four-year contract , this season would have been difficult after the Champions League final . ''
It seemed the problems Tottenham had were pushed back to you and your form ... '' But that is the thing .
If you have a short contract , you will be the black sheep .
Of course , I did the interview .
I was very honest .
I felt I had to be honest .
I did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of players do .
Everyone is different .
I was honest .
I wanted to say it out loud .
`` I did get the blame for a lot of stuff , for being the bad guy .
I read I was the bad person in the changing room , that ever since I said I wanted to leave , it was no good me being there .
To be honest , over the last few years , if anything came up , any player would think about leaving but I was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jose Mourinho did n't really settle the situation down .
In a very Jose way , he was nice but there was always a 'but ' .
Did that affect things at all ?
`` No .
When the window is not open , there can only be talk .
There can not be anything concrete .
I think Mourinho did well .
He could have said 'he wants to leave , so he is not going to play any more ' .
He did n't do that .
`` After I told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I would like to do , he told me just to be happy and if I was needed I would play .
I was needed in a few games where I did make a difference .
It was more as an extra rather than in the starting XI of course . ''
When you talk about Tottenham , it does seem to have unravelled very quickly after finishing last season on such a high ... '' Yes .
It did .
The Champions League final was such a special moment .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first time .
To be there was so nice and beautiful .
But you lose and the next day it is the end of the world .
That is how it goes .
`` Afterwards it was difficult .
People were still sad from the Champions League final when the season started .
After you get a few bad results , then you go into a spiral you are not used to and it was difficult to come back up .
`` But if you look at the Premier League , there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
All the others are trying to find their place , not only Tottenham .
Some seasons are like that .
`` The history of the last five years is of Tottenham being where they have not been before for a long time .
It was not a time to end but , in a way , it just came along which was something we did n't expect and did n't want . ''
So we get to January .
When did you find out , when did you think , you would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got serious .
In the end it comes down to what Tottenham wants to have and what Inter , or any other club , want to pay .
`` In the end you are controlled by Tottenham .
You are controlled by [ chairman Daniel ] Levy .
He says yes or no .
You try to be as professional as you can be and not to force anything through in any way . ''
Was it always Inter Milan ?
There were a few clubs mentioned .
Manchester United were routinely mentioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was never really likely .
We did speak to them of course and we did hear what was possible and what was n't possible .
But , in the end , me personally , I wanted a new challenge .
To stay in the Premier League would have been an easy solution .
`` Of course , staying at Tottenham would also have been a solution but , for me , it just came down to wanting to try a new challenge in a new country .
Once Inter came up it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' It is amazing how many former Premier League players are here ... '' Yes .
And a bit of the English culture straightaway and a bit of the English language .
I am not the only one who ca n't understand everything in Italian .
It is funny that so many players have come over - and also at the same club .
`` That does n't happen often .
I do n't know if it makes it easier .
You can speak with them about where you are going to live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to look for , what has happened , what has n't happened .
You speak more with them and you can speak the language with them .
`` But it does n't really matter .
It depends on the group you come into .
So far , it is a very nice group of people and players . ''
It is an exciting time to join Inter Milan .
They are challenging for the title , have got Europe are still in the Coppa Italia ... '' Yes .
Historically , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January .
Everyone is at the same fitness level because they have trained together all season .
I need to fit in with how they play and learn the different things they do . ''
And this weekend , you could n't have a much bigger game to play in and any team with Zlatan Ibrahimovic has a bit of star quality about it ... '' He brings a name with him of course .
And there is ( fellow Dane ) Simon Kjaer .
I have spoken to him , even before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we were speaking to Inter back then .
`` He was not that far away at Atalanta .
It will be the first time I have played against him so that will be fun .
Hopefully we will show where we are in the league . ''

Christian Eriksen on leaving Tottenham for Inter Milan
Christian Eriksen says he was "the black sheep" at Tottenham for being "very honest" over running his contract down at the club.
Denmark midfielder Eriksen joined Inter Milan for £16.9m last month, ending six and a half years with Spurs.
The 27-year-old's admission he wanted to leave in the aftermath of the Champions League final defeat by Liverpool led some fans to turn on him.
"I did get the blame for a lot of stuff, for being the bad guy," he said.
His contract at Spurs had been set to expire this summer.
By the time Inter boss Antonio Conte offered an exit route, Eriksen says he had grown tired of the speculation about his future and weary of the finger-pointing from the stands.
In an exclusive interview with BBC Sport, Eriksen outlined his frustrations. In addition, he explained why he feels the treatment he received came because he wanted to be honest, the excitement he feels at joining Inter and Sunday's derby with AC Milan at the San Siro.
Is there a sense of relief to get all the talk of your future over and get playing at a club without all the background noise?
Eriksen: "Yes. England, for the last few years, was very hectic. After what I said in the summer, it was just about 'when is he going to leave?' Every game it was 'Is he leaving? Is he not leaving?' Of course, a lot of people were speaking about it.
"Even the fans you see on the street were like 'Thank you, goodbye and good luck'. But I was still there. It was a bit weird. In my head and for my body, it is good that I am in a new place and I can start again."
Can you wind back to the Champions League final? That was obviously a disappointing night. (Mauricio) Pochettino raised doubts about your future. You gave the interview when you said you were thinking about a fresh challenge. The conjecture went on for weeks. Did it play on your mind? Did that bother or affect you?
"I wouldn't say it affected me. In England, when your contract is shorter, it is like you have to leave now. You are gone. In the end I played about 30 games that were like goodbye games. It was like 'this might be his last game', 'this might be his last game'. It kept rolling.
"In my head I was ready to try something new but felt if nothing came, I was still ready to play for my place. I was not a different player in that sense. But I was in and out of the team. However, even if I had a four-year contract, this season would have been difficult after the Champions League final."
Eriksen made 305 appearances for Tottenham, scoring 69 times and played in the 2019 Champions League final, which Spurs lost 2-0 to Liverpool
It seemed the problems Tottenham had were pushed back to you and your form...
"But that is the thing. If you have a short contract, you will be the black sheep. Of course, I did the interview. I was very honest. I felt I had to be honest. I didn't want to hide like a lot of players do. Everyone is different. I was honest. I wanted to say it out loud.
"I did get the blame for a lot of stuff, for being the bad guy. I read I was the bad person in the changing room, that ever since I said I wanted to leave, it was no good me being there. To be honest, over the last few years, if anything came up, any player would think about leaving but I was the guy who said it publicly."
Jose Mourinho didn't really settle the situation down. In a very Jose way, he was nice but there was always a 'but'. Did that affect things at all?
"No. When the window is not open, there can only be talk. There cannot be anything concrete. I think Mourinho did well. He could have said 'he wants to leave, so he is not going to play any more'. He didn't do that.
"After I told him where my feelings were and what I would like to do, he told me just to be happy and if I was needed I would play. I was needed in a few games where I did make a difference. It was more as an extra rather than in the starting XI of course."
When you talk about Tottenham, it does seem to have unravelled very quickly after finishing last season on such a high...
"Yes. It did. The Champions League final was such a special moment. In the history of Tottenham, it was the first time. To be there was so nice and beautiful. But you lose and the next day it is the end of the world. That is how it goes.
"Afterwards it was difficult. People were still sad from the Champions League final when the season started. After you get a few bad results, then you go into a spiral you are not used to and it was difficult to come back up.
"But if you look at the Premier League, there is only one team that is really flying. All the others are trying to find their place, not only Tottenham. Some seasons are like that.
"The history of the last five years is of Tottenham being where they have not been before for a long time. It was not a time to end but, in a way, it just came along which was something we didn't expect and didn't want."
So we get to January. When did you find out, when did you think, you would be leaving?
"Not until it got serious. In the end it comes down to what Tottenham wants to have and what Inter, or any other club, want to pay.
"In the end you are controlled by Tottenham. You are controlled by [chairman Daniel] Levy. He says yes or no. You try to be as professional as you can be and not to force anything through in any way."
Was it always Inter Milan? There were a few clubs mentioned. Manchester United were routinely mentioned...
"For a few years but it was never really likely. We did speak to them of course and we did hear what was possible and what wasn't possible. But, in the end, me personally, I wanted a new challenge. To stay in the Premier League would have been an easy solution.
"Of course, staying at Tottenham would also have been a solution but, for me, it just came down to wanting to try a new challenge in a new country. Once Inter came up it really wasn't a difficult choice."
It is amazing how many former Premier League players are here...
"Yes. And a bit of the English culture straightaway and a bit of the English language. I am not the only one who can't understand everything in Italian. It is funny that so many players have come over - and also at the same club.
"That doesn't happen often. I don't know if it makes it easier. You can speak with them about where you are going to live, what kind of house you are going to look for, what has happened, what hasn't happened. You speak more with them and you can speak the language with them.
"But it doesn't really matter. It depends on the group you come into. So far, it is a very nice group of people and players."
Eriksen only scored three times for Tottenham this season before he joined Inter Milan
It is an exciting time to join Inter Milan. They are challenging for the title, have got Europe are still in the Coppa Italia...
"Yes. Historically, it is not that easy to come in January. Everyone is at the same fitness level because they have trained together all season. I need to fit in with how they play and learn the different things they do."
And this weekend, you couldn't have a much bigger game to play in and any team with Zlatan Ibrahimovic has a bit of star quality about it...
"He brings a name with him of course. And there is (fellow Dane) Simon Kjaer. I have spoken to him, even before, when he was over here and we were speaking to Inter back then.
"He was not that far away at Atalanta. It will be the first time I have played against him so that will be fun. Hopefully we will show where we are in the league."


bbc--2020-02-04--'It's significant for the club' - Newcastle end 14-year wait for place in fifth round

Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce believes it was a `` significant '' moment for the club to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time in 14 years .
The Premier League side survived a huge scare in Tuesday 's fourth-round replay against League One Oxford United , who came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 and take the game to extra time .
Neither side could then be separated and it looked like penalties would be needed until Allan Saint-Maximin 's spectacular strike secured the win .
`` I know what it means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have come a million miles to get here tonight , a couple of thousand of them , '' said Bruce .
`` We are into the next round .
We have made hard work of it against Rochdale and now Oxford but I think we thoroughly deserved to get through .
`` I think it is significant for the club to get into the fifth round for the first time since 2006 . ''
Newcastle had looked to be cruising to victory as they protected a two-goal lead given to them before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 15th-minute drive and Joelinton 's composed finish for only his third goal of the season .
Oxford gave themselves hope with seven minutes left when Liam Kelly 's 20-yard free-kick eluded the grasp of Newcastle keeper Karl Darlow before Nathan Holland 's crisp volley deep into stoppage time set up the extra 30 minutes and the prospect of a shock .
The unpredictable Saint-Maximin was the difference and a huge threat in extra time , finally winning it for Newcastle and setting up a fifth-round tie at West Bromwich Albion with a magnificent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the top corner after 116 minutes .
`` It was a hairy cup tie , great for the neutral but awful for myself and the fans , '' added Bruce .
`` It would n't be Newcastle without a story and if that 's the story let 's go to West Bromwich Albion and carry it on .
`` When you look back and put your slippers on the FA Cup final is still a huge moment in this country .
It was rekindled for me when I got there as manager of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I vowed that I would never play weakened teams .
`` A club like Newcastle can win five games and get to Wembley . ''
Newcastle needed something out of the ordinary to halt Oxford 's remarkable recovery that saw Karl Robinson 's League One promotion chasers turn the game on its head in the closing minutes .
The Magpies looked to be closing out a comfortable victory despite Oxford 's endeavour but they were rocked on their heels by Kelly and Holland .
Oxford started the extra period with a spring in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wild unpredictability of Saint-Maximin , whose power also altered the momentum as Oxford ran out of steam , provided the X-Factor .
The 22-year-old French forward , on as a first-half substitute for injured Joelinton , is an adventure every time he is in possession , mixing madcap losses of control and frustrating moments with a genuine match-winning touch .
And how he came good in that vital extra period , drawing fine saves from Oxford keeper Eastwood before producing that decisive contribution with a fierce shot that broke the hearts of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they threatened to throw away a game they had under their control .
The Toon Army celebrated at the final whistle - and the toast was Saint-Maximin .
Oxford take pride - now for promotion Oxford manager Robinson described this FA Cup fourth-round replay as `` a free hit '' but he and his players will still be bitterly disappointed to come so close to penalties only to be thwarted by a moment of brilliance from Saint-Maximin .
The Yellows have had some fine moments at Kassam Stadium this season , notably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Carabao Cup and Manchester City were pushed all the way before winning 3-1 here in the quarter-final .
It looked for a while as if Oxford would slip away without giving Newcastle serious anxiety but how they battled and how their fans responded as they started extra time looking the more confident side after that tumultuous finale .
It was not to be but Oxford can take real pride from the resilience they showed here and now they can turn their attention back to their top priority , namely promotion to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for numbers after the departure of Shandon Baptiste and Tariqe Fosu to Brentford on transfer deadline day but there is real talent within his squad and this is a developing side .
Oxford are currently eighth in League One , three points off the play-off places , and now it is back to business on that front as they travel to Peterborough United , who are third in the table , on Saturday .
`` I thought we outplayed them , '' said Robinson .
`` I do n't know what the stats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even in the first half .
`` Their first goal is a worldie and the third is an outstanding finish .
It is all ifs and buts unfortunately but I am really proud of my players . ''
Replay joy again for Newcastle - the stats • Newcastle have won their last five FA Cup replays , scoring 17 goals across those victories .
• They have reached the fifth round of the competition for the first time since the 2005-06 season , when they were eventually knocked out at the quarter-final stage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both scored and assisted in the same game for the first time since January 2019 for Hoffenheim against Freiburg in the Bundesliga .
• Team-mate Sean Longstaff also scored and assisted in the same game for the first time since November 2017 for Blackpool in the EFL Trophy against Middlesbrough Under-21s .
Oxford travel to Peterborough in League One on Saturday , 8 February ( 15:00 GMT ) while Newcastle return to action after the winter break with a trip to Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday , 16 February ( 16:30 @ @

Last updated on .From the section FA Cup
Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce believes it was a "significant" moment for the club to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time in 14 years.
The Premier League side survived a huge scare in Tuesday's fourth-round replay against League One Oxford United, who came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 and take the game to extra time.
Neither side could then be separated and it looked like penalties would be needed until Allan Saint-Maximin's spectacular strike secured the win.
"I know what it means for the city and the supporters, who have come a million miles to get here tonight, a couple of thousand of them," said Bruce.
"We are into the next round. We have made hard work of it against Rochdale and now Oxford but I think we thoroughly deserved to get through.
"I think it is significant for the club to get into the fifth round for the first time since 2006."
Newcastle had looked to be cruising to victory as they protected a two-goal lead given to them before half-time courtesy of Sean Longstaff's rising 15th-minute drive and Joelinton's composed finish for only his third goal of the season.
Oxford gave themselves hope with seven minutes left when Liam Kelly's 20-yard free-kick eluded the grasp of Newcastle keeper Karl Darlow before Nathan Holland's crisp volley deep into stoppage time set up the extra 30 minutes and the prospect of a shock.
The unpredictable Saint-Maximin was the difference and a huge threat in extra time, finally winning it for Newcastle and setting up a fifth-round tie at West Bromwich Albion with a magnificent finish that ripped beyond Simon Eastwood into the top corner after 116 minutes.
"It was a hairy cup tie, great for the neutral but awful for myself and the fans," added Bruce.
"It wouldn't be Newcastle without a story and if that's the story let's go to West Bromwich Albion and carry it on.
"When you look back and put your slippers on the FA Cup final is still a huge moment in this country. It was rekindled for me when I got there as manager of Hull City against Arsenal in 2014 and I vowed that I would never play weakened teams.
"A club like Newcastle can win five games and get to Wembley."
Saint-Maximin makes his mark
Newcastle needed something out of the ordinary to halt Oxford's remarkable recovery that saw Karl Robinson's League One promotion chasers turn the game on its head in the closing minutes.
The Magpies looked to be closing out a comfortable victory despite Oxford's endeavour but they were rocked on their heels by Kelly and Holland.
Oxford started the extra period with a spring in their step but the sheer pace and wild unpredictability of Saint-Maximin, whose power also altered the momentum as Oxford ran out of steam, provided the X-Factor.
The 22-year-old French forward, on as a first-half substitute for injured Joelinton, is an adventure every time he is in possession, mixing madcap losses of control and frustrating moments with a genuine match-winning touch.
And how he came good in that vital extra period, drawing fine saves from Oxford keeper Eastwood before producing that decisive contribution with a fierce shot that broke the hearts of the home side and spared Newcastle's blushes as they threatened to throw away a game they had under their control.
The Toon Army celebrated at the final whistle - and the toast was Saint-Maximin.
Oxford take pride - now for promotion
Oxford manager Robinson described this FA Cup fourth-round replay as "a free hit" but he and his players will still be bitterly disappointed to come so close to penalties only to be thwarted by a moment of brilliance from Saint-Maximin.
The Yellows have had some fine moments at Kassam Stadium this season, notably when West Ham United were thrashed 4-0 in the Carabao Cup and Manchester City were pushed all the way before winning 3-1 here in the quarter-final.
It looked for a while as if Oxford would slip away without giving Newcastle serious anxiety but how they battled and how their fans responded as they started extra time looking the more confident side after that tumultuous finale.
It was not to be but Oxford can take real pride from the resilience they showed here and now they can turn their attention back to their top priority, namely promotion to the Championship.
Manager Robinson is struggling for numbers after the departure of Shandon Baptiste and Tariqe Fosu to Brentford on transfer deadline day but there is real talent within his squad and this is a developing side.
Oxford are currently eighth in League One, three points off the play-off places, and now it is back to business on that front as they travel to Peterborough United, who are third in the table, on Saturday.
"I thought we outplayed them," said Robinson.
"I don't know what the stats are but we created good chances, even in the first half.
"Their first goal is a worldie and the third is an outstanding finish. It is all ifs and buts unfortunately but I am really proud of my players."
Man of the match - Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle)
The game needed a moment of magic to decide it and Allan Saint-Maximin provided it
Replay joy again for Newcastle - the stats
Newcastle have won their last five FA Cup replays, scoring 17 goals across those victories.
They have reached the fifth round of the competition for the first time since the 2005-06 season, when they were eventually knocked out at the quarter-final stage by Chelsea.
Newcastle's Joelinton both scored and assisted in the same game for the first time since January 2019 for Hoffenheim against Freiburg in the Bundesliga.
Team-mate Sean Longstaff also scored and assisted in the same game for the first time since November 2017 for Blackpool in the EFL Trophy against Middlesbrough Under-21s.
What next?
Oxford travel to Peterborough in League One on Saturday, 8 February (15:00 GMT) while Newcastle return to action after the winter break with a trip to Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday, 16 February (16:30).


bbc--2020-02-05--I can win Tokyo gold - Fraser-Pryce, oldest women's 100m world champion

Four-time 100m world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says she believes she can keep the younger generation at bay to win Olympic gold in Tokyo .
The 33-year-old became the oldest women to win a world or Olympic 100m title with victory in Doha in September .
She only came back to competition early last year after spending two years away from the sport to have her son Zyon .
`` I definitely believe it 's possible , considering the year I had and the room to improve , '' the Jamaican said .
`` There are things that I do personally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gone light on .
`` That time out actually gave me the time to just mentally refocus on the goals that I want to achieve and I 'm going to soldier on and I 'm definitely looking forward to making it to my fourth Olympic Games . ''
Fraser-Pryce won 100m gold at Beijing 2008 and London 2012 , before taking bronze behind compatriot Elaine Thompson and American Tori Bowie at Rio 2016 .
She also confirmed that she intends to double up by competing in the 200m , the event in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Doha .
`` The plan last year was to do the double , and my coach decided he did n't want me doing the double , considering I just came back off a break , '' added Fraser-Pryce , who is a nominee for the World Sportswoman of the Year at the Laureus Awards in Berlin on 17 February .
`` So , this year we are attempting to do the 100 and the 200 , and my programme has been geared towards that . ''
Fraser-Pryce began training ten weeks after Zyon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to run with a special band stabilising her stomach following a caesarean section .
Zyon accompanied her on a lap of honour after her 100m triumph in Doha .

Last updated on .From the section Athletics
Fraser-Pryce beat Dina Asher-Smith by 0.12 seconds in the 100m final in Doha in September
Four-time 100m world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says she believes she can keep the younger generation at bay to win Olympic gold in Tokyo.
The 33-year-old became the oldest women to win a world or Olympic 100m title with victory in Doha in September.
She only came back to competition early last year after spending two years away from the sport to have her son Zyon.
"I definitely believe it's possible, considering the year I had and the room to improve," the Jamaican said.
"There are things that I do personally that I missed out on and have gone light on.
"That time out actually gave me the time to just mentally refocus on the goals that I want to achieve and I'm going to soldier on and I'm definitely looking forward to making it to my fourth Olympic Games."
Fraser-Pryce won 100m gold at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, before taking bronze behind compatriot Elaine Thompson and American Tori Bowie at Rio 2016.
She also confirmed that she intends to double up by competing in the 200m, the event in which 24-year-old Briton Dina Asher-Smith won gold in Doha.
"The plan last year was to do the double, and my coach decided he didn't want me doing the double, considering I just came back off a break," added Fraser-Pryce, who is a nominee for the World Sportswoman of the Year at the Laureus Awards in Berlin on 17 February.
"So, this year we are attempting to do the 100 and the 200, and my programme has been geared towards that."
Fraser-Pryce began training ten weeks after Zyon's birth in 2017, but had to run with a special band stabilising her stomach following a caesarean section.
Zyon accompanied her on a lap of honour after her 100m triumph in Doha.