bbc--2020-09-12--Brexit: Michael Gove says bill will protect 'integrity' of UK

Michael Gove has defended plans to override parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement as a means of protecting the `` integrity '' of the UK .
The Cabinet Office minister said the UK was being `` generous '' with the EU over the Brexit negotiations .
The EU has threatened legal action over the Internal Market Bill , which ministers say will break international law in a `` specific and limited way '' .
PM Boris Johnson is urging Tory MPs to back it , after some raised concerns .
The bill , which will be formally debated in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Monday , addresses the Northern Ireland Protocol - the part of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement designed to prevent a hard border returning to the island of Ireland .
If this became law it would give UK ministers powers to modify or `` disapply '' rules relating to the movement of goods between Britain and Northern Ireland that will come into force from 1 January , if the UK and EU are unable to strike a trade deal .
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• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for food exports Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis told the Commons the bill , which would go against the Withdrawal Agreement signed by the UK and EU , would `` break international law in a very specific and limited way '' .
But Mr Gove said the attorney general had said the proposal would be consistent with the rule of law - and that it was important to have an `` insurance policy '' .
He insisted the government was being `` proportionate and generous '' in its approach to the EU talks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steps are a safety net , they 're a long-stop in the event , which I do n't believe will come about but we do need to be ready for , that the EU follow through on what some have said they might do which is , in effect , to separate Northern Ireland from the rest of the United Kingdom . ''
While admitting it was a `` crunch moment '' , he insisted `` we have got the support of our own MPs '' .
The EU and UK have less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before Mr Johnson 's 15 October deadline - after which he says he is prepared to `` walk away '' .
Informal talks are due to resume on Monday , with the next official round of talks - the ninth since March - starting in Brussels on 28 September .
The EU says the planned changes must be scrapped or they risk jeopardising the UK-EU trade talks and the European Parliament says will `` under no circumstances ratify '' any trade deal reached between the UK and EU if the `` UK authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Withdrawal Agreement .
On Friday Mr Johnson had a Zoom call with about 250 of his MPs , in which he said the party could not return to `` miserable squabbling '' over Europe .
Conservative backbencher Sir Bob Neill , who chairs the Commons Justice Committee , said he was not reassured by the prime minister 's Zoom call .
He is tabling an amendment to the bill to try to force a separate parliamentary vote on any changes to the Withdrawal Agreement .
`` I believe it is potentially a harmful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ damage our reputation and I think it will make it harder to strike trade deals going forward , '' he said .
And on Saturday , Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood - who is chairman of the Defence Select Committee - also voiced his concern .
`` I do n't want us to lose our way , to lose our reputation as a force for good , as an exemplar holding up the international rule of law , '' he said .
`` I 'm afraid that 's where I find myself not wishing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it does mean that we would be challenging unilaterally a Treaty .
And that goes against the principle of everything we stand for . ''
Former Conservative party leaders Theresa May , Lord Howard and Sir John Major are also among senior figures urging Mr Johnson to think again .
Both Ireland and the EU have warned that Mr Johnson 's plans pose a serious risk to the peace process rather than protecting the Good Friday Agreement , as the government claims .
Writing that it had become clear there might be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and EU over the Withdrawal Agreement , Mr Johnson said the UK must be protected from what he called a `` disaster '' of the EU being able to `` carve up our country '' and `` endanger peace and stability in Northern Ireland '' .
He said there was still a `` very good chance '' of the UK and EU striking a deal by mid-October similar to that previously agreed between the EU and Canada - which got rid of most , but not all , tariffs on goods .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he accused the EU of adopting an `` extreme '' interpretation of the Northern Ireland Protocol to impose `` a full-scale trade border down the Irish Sea '' that could stop the transport of food from Britain to Northern Ireland .
Mr Gove told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme it would be `` irrational '' not to allow the transportation of food in such a way , which would happen if the UK was not granted third-country listing .
Such a listing is needed for the export of food .

Mr Gove said: "These steps are a safety net, they're a long-stop in the event, which I don't believe will come about but we do need to be ready for, that the EU follow through on what some have said they might do which is, in effect, to separate Northern Ireland from the rest of the United Kingdom."


bbc--2020-09-12--Mali coup: Military agrees to 18-month transition government

Mali 's new military leaders have agreed to establish an 18-month transition government until an election can take place , following last month 's coup .
Spokesperson Moussa Camara said the interim government would either be led by a military officer or a civilian .
The pledge came after three days of talks with opposition and civil society groups on a timeline for Mali 's return to civilian rule .
The 75-year-old former leader flew to the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) on 5 September for medical treatment , after suffering a minor stroke , military officials said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be away for up to 15 days .
After the coup , West African leaders said they wanted a rapid return to civilian rule .
Mali 's new military rulers had previously said they wanted the interim period to last for two years .
`` We make a commitment before you to spare no effort in the implementation of all these resolutions in the exclusive interest of the Malian people , '' Col Assimi Goita , the head of Mali 's military junta , said .
President Keïta was overthrown on 18 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over corruption , the mismanagement of the economy and a dispute over legislative elections .
The coup sparked international condemnation , but it was welcomed by many Malians .
Mr Keïta was detained by the military , but later freed .
This was the fourth coup in the West African state since it gained independence from France in 1960 .
A previous coup in 2012 led to militant Islamists exploiting the instability to seize territory in northern Mali .
French troops helped regain territory , but attacks continue .
Thousands of French , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country to tackle the militants .

"We make a commitment before you to spare no effort in the implementation of all these resolutions in the exclusive interest of the Malian people," Col Assimi Goita, the head of Mali's military junta, said.


bbc--2020-09-12--Habitat founder Sir Terence Conran dies

Habitat founder Sir Terence Conran dies

Sir Terence Conran , the British designer who revolutionised retail and decor , has died at the age of 88 .
Best known as the founder of Habitat , he brought modern style and simplicity to UK homes in the 1960s and later helped found the Design Museum .
`` He was a visionary who enjoyed an extraordinary life and career that revolutionised the way we live in Britain , '' said a family statement .
`` He was adored by his family and friends and we will miss him dearly . ''
The statement added : `` It gives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of you will mourn with us but we ask that you celebrate Terence 's extraordinary legacy and contribution to the country he loved so dearly . ''
He `` promoted the best of British design , culture and the arts around the world '' , with `` a very simple belief that good design improves the quality of people 's lives '' .
Sir Terence started his career in the late 1940s , but became a household name as one of the key designers of the swinging '60s .
His empire would go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ household retail brands including Mothercare , but it was for his accessible and fashionable furniture , interiors and homeware that he remains best-known .
He pioneered flat-pack furniture years before Ikea arrived on British shores , helping to lower the prices of his cutting-edge designs in his bid to `` democratise good design '' .
Design Museum director Tim Marlow led the tributes , saying it was `` a privilege and an inspiration to know him '' .
In a statement , Marlow wrote : `` Terence Conran was instrumental in the re-designing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ huge .
`` He is revered by generations of designers , from Mary Quant and David Mellor to Thomas Heatherwick and Jonny Ive .
`` He changed the way we lived and shopped and ate .
He also created a great institution - the Design Museum - of which he was justifiably proud and with which he remained fully engaged right to the end of his extraordinary life . ''
Designer and architect George Clarke , gardener and broadcaster Monty Don , and restaurant critic Marina O'Loughlin were among others paying tribute .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his own furniture studio , Conran joined an architectural firm in 1950 and worked on the subsequent year 's Festival of Britain .
As the '50s went on , his ambitious and wide-ranging approach to design and business became clear .
A furniture workshop , a French-inspired restaurant and a coffee shop eventually led him to form the Conran Design Group .
The company also designed interiors and retail spaces , including a shop for pioneering '60s fashion designer Quant .
Conran opened the first Habitat store on the Fulham Road in 1964 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ art , home and cookery products to a burgeoning young clientele who wanted to break from drab post-war austerity .
`` It is hard to overstate how uninteresting London was then , '' he later said .
`` You could go along a terrace of houses , and every living room you looked in was the exactly the same , with the same extremely dreary furniture . ''
Conran was heavily influenced by continental European styles , and is credited with introducing duvets to Britain .
Habitat rapidly expanded across the UK , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mothercare and British Home Stores , as well as running other ventures , such as his extensive and influential restaurant business - including Bibendum and Quaglino 's - and The Conran Shop .
He also wrote numerous books about design and food .
`` The restaurants , hotels and bars we have designed or operated , the shops , the interiors , the buildings , the products and furniture or the books I have written - design is the one thing that connects them all and they add up to what I call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
He was married four times , including to Shirley Conran , who helped launch Conran Design before becoming the author of self-help books like Superwoman and the racy bestseller Lace .
Their sons Jasper and Sebastian Conran both became designers , while his other three children - Tom , Sophie and Ned - by his third wife , food writer Caroline , have forged successful careers in the creative sector , notably in food writing and as restaurateurs .

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bbc--2020-09-12--Alleged computer hacker Lauri Love: Living with my autism

Alleged British computer hacker Lauri Love was arrested in 2013 on suspicion of stealing data from the FBI , Nasa @ @ @ @ @ In 2018 , he won his appeal against extradition to the US .
The judge @ @ @ @ @ autism as factors in the decision , saying extradition would be `` oppressive by reason @ @ @ @ @ condition '' .
Two years on , Lauri describes daily life with his autism , @ @ @ @ @ from someone can turn into a painful assault for him .
This is part of @ @ @ @ @ World Service in collaboration with Sundance Institute .

Alleged British computer hacker Lauri Love was arrested in 2013 on suspicion of stealing data from the FBI, Nasa and other US agencies.
In 2018, he won his appeal against extradition to the US. The judge cited Lauri's depression and autism as factors in the decision, saying extradition would be "oppressive by reason of his physical and mental condition".
Two years on, Lauri describes daily life with his autism, and how a nice comment from someone can turn into a painful assault for him.
This is part of the Rulebreakers series from BBC World Service in collaboration with Sundance Institute.
Image: Illustration of Lauri Love.
Animation produced by Alice Homewood, Tim O’Leary and Moira Lam.


bbc--2020-09-12--Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2020 finalists revealed

The finalists of this year 's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have been announced , each one showing the power of @ @ @ @ @ appears to smile , a bear giving a friendly wave from afar and a very @ @ @ @ @ year 's finalists show animals in relatable comedy moments .
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards @ @ @ @ @ and Tom Sullam , both professional photographers and passionate conservationists .
In addition to providing @ @ @ @ @ competition aims to highlight the extremely important message of wildlife conservation in an engaging and @ @ @ @ @ competition partner The Born Free Foundation .
The winners will be announced at an online @ @ @ @ @ .
In the meantime , here are a few finalists ' entries that might give @ @ @ @

In addition to providing some light-hearted relief, the competition aims to highlight the extremely important message of wildlife conservation in an engaging and positive way, working with competition partner The Born Free Foundation.


bbc--2020-09-12--'Yellow vest' France protests: Demonstrators return to streets of Paris

Police in Paris say they 've detained more than 200 people , after the `` yellow vest '' movement attempted @ @ @ @ @ .
In 2018 and 2019 demonstrations by the movement sometimes brought parts of France to @ @ @

Police in Paris say they've detained more than 200 people, after the "yellow vest" movement attempted to revive its anti-government protests.
In 2018 and 2019 demonstrations by the movement sometimes brought parts of France to a standstill.


bbc--2020-09-11--Attenborough and the special moment fuelling his hope

In 2019 , over 500 scientists found that biodiversity was being lost at rates not seen before in human history @ @ @ @ @ that , if the right choices are made at this critical moment , nature can @ @ @ @ @ Attenborough visited the mountain gorillas of Rwanda 40 years ago , they were on the @ @ @ @ @ , decades of effort later , they number over 1,000 and include the descendants of @ @ @ @ @ viewers can watch Extinction : The Facts presented by Sir David Attenborough on Sunday 13 @ @ @ @ @ BBC One and afterwards on BBC iPlayer .

In 2019, over 500 scientists found that biodiversity was being lost at rates not seen before in human history.
But the evidence suggests that, if the right choices are made at this critical moment, nature can bounce back.
When David Attenborough visited the mountain gorillas of Rwanda 40 years ago, they were on the brink of extinction.
Now, decades of effort later, they number over 1,000 and include the descendants of those David met.
UK viewers can watch Extinction: The Facts presented by Sir David Attenborough on Sunday 13 September at 20:00 BST on BBC One and afterwards on BBC iPlayer.


bbc--2020-09-11--What 'back to school' looks like around the world

After months of virtual learning , some schools have now reopened their doors to pupils .
But with the ongoing @ @ @ @ @ does the average school day now look like ?
Students from five different countries tell @ @ @ @ @ are putting in place to keep them safe , and how these new rules are @ @ @ @ @ their new normal school day .

After months of virtual learning, some schools have now reopened their doors to pupils. But with the ongoing risk of coronavirus, what does the average school day now look like?
Students from five different countries tell us what measures their schools are putting in place to keep them safe, and how these new rules are affecting them. This is their new normal school day.
Produced by Cordelia Hemming, Kesewaa Browne, Georgina Pearce and Hannah Gelbart
Edited by Robert Coxwell
BBC My World is a news service for teenagers around the world, brought to you by executive producers Angelina Jolie and the BBC World Service. You can watch more on BBC My World's YouTube channel


bbc--2020-09-12--Why do women appear to bear the brunt of ageism at work?

`` As soon as women show any visible signs of ageing , they are viewed as not only less attractive , but less competent , '' says 72-year-old Bonnie Marcus .
The founder of Bonnie Marcus Leadership in Santa Barbara , California , she coaches women on how to advance their careers and hosts the podcast Badass Women at Any Age .
She argues that as women get older , they face the double whammy of sexism and ageism .
Tricia Cusden is the founder of Look Fabulous Forever , a make-up range for older women .
`` I 'm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as I 've ever worked , '' she says .
`` In fact , my age is the biggest benefit .
It 's my biggest asset , '' she adds emphatically .
Tricia gave up her job as a consultant trainer in the corporate world in her mid-60s to look after her sick granddaughter .
But when she got better and Tricia was n't needed anymore , she felt lost .
`` I was very low and I felt very directionless .
I did n't have a life to go back to .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ another 30 years . ''
The UN says the number of people over the age of 65 is growing faster than any other age group .
It is expected to double in the next 30 years , while the number of people over 80 is projected to triple .
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But as the workforce gets older , ageism is also becoming more of an issue .
Statistics from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most common type of discrimination in Europe - and it is women who are bearing the brunt of it .
`` It 's maddening , '' says Bonnie .
`` If you look old , especially as a woman , you do n't have any value anymore .
Our society worships youth and beauty . ''
Tricia did n't attempt to re-enter the workforce .
Instead , she decided to start a new company - a make-up line for older women .
Despite being told she would fail - by the man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ designer make-up brand - seven years on she is the owner of a multimillion pound business .
`` I just thought , 'Well , you 're a stupid man and I 'll show you ! '
'' she says , explaining that he had told her that if her idea was going to be successful , the big beauty businesses would already have thought of it .
He was wrong .
Tricia 's YouTube channel , to which she posts daily , has had millions of views .
And her 10-strong team on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orders than ever .
Tricia is one woman who has bucked the trend but , globally , older women are not only less represented in the workforce , they are less likely to be hired than an older man , according to the American Society on Ageing .
Men hold the majority of positions in power around the world , whether as a head of state or the boss of an organisation .
In fact , women make up only 7 % of Fortune 500 CEOs in the US and just 5 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Above the unfairness , it does n't make economic sense , '' says Bonnie Marcus .
`` Companies have to realise that women over 50 hold the purse strings . ''
Indeed , harnessing older people in the workforce actually boosts a country 's GDP , according to accounting firm PwC .
In its latest Golden Index Age , which looks at how countries utilise the power of older people in the labour market , it found that if the 37 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over-55s to New Zealand levels , the long-term GDP gain could be as much as $ 3.5 trillion ( £2.7tn ) .
New Zealand is often held up as the poster child for female inclusion in all walks of life , whether it 's in the corporate world or the political one , having been led by a female Prime Minister , Jacinda Ardern , since 2017 .
`` We are fortunate here , '' says Saunoamaali ' i Dr Karanina Sumeo , New Zealand 's Equal Opportunities Commissioner .
`` If I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 've got some great leaders , who are women , holding CEO roles .
`` You can have diversity , but you 've got to be at the table where the decisions are being made .
It 's really , really important . ''
As the coronavirus pandemic grips the world , statistics globally show women are already being affected more in the economic fall-out .
They are more likely than men to lose their jobs - and it is older women who are among the first to go .
However , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found some good news .
While Covid-19 is hitting women harder professionally , the group says one in four is setting up her own business as a result .
Yet as a female entrepreneur , there is another hurdle to face and that is funding .
`` Only 1 % of venture capital goes to companies with all-female founders , and another 8 % goes to companies with any female founders , '' says Ruth Saunders , co-author of Female Entrepreneurs : The Secrets of Their Success .
`` The reason is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' she says , claiming the knock-on effect is that women have to find money elsewhere .
`` Seventy-two percent of female entrepreneurs self-fund through friends and family , through credit cards , through crowdfunding .
And so they struggle that much more . ''
Tricia Cusden used her savings to start Look Fabulous Forever and went on to attract investors .
She wants economies to realise the power and potential of older women .
She faced sexism in her corporate career in the 1980s and thinks it is more than time for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do feel so sorry and desperate that 30 , 40 years later , we 're still saying the same thing .
You know , how could it still be the same ?
It 's crazy . ''

Indeed, harnessing older people in the workforce actually boosts a country's GDP, according to accounting firm PwC. In its latest Golden Index Age, which looks at how countries utilise the power of older people in the labour market, it found that if the 37 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) raised employment rates for the over-55s to New Zealand levels, the long-term GDP gain could be as much as $3.5 trillion (£2.7tn).


bbc--2020-09-12--Brian Cox and Adele's producer Paul Epworth discuss music and the cosmos

Paul Epworth is behind some of the biggest pop records of the last 20 years , from Adele 's Rolling in the Deep to Florence and the Machine 's Rabbit Heart ( Raise It Up ) .
Along the way he 's worked with Rihanna , Stormzy , Sir Paul McCartney , Coldplay and U2 - and he won an Oscar for co-writing the Bond theme Skyfall .
But now , after years behind the scenes , the producer is releasing his first solo album .
Voyager , a journey into deep space , fuses influences from classic sci-fi movies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ David Bowie , George Clinton , Wendy Carlos and Jean-Michel Jarre .
`` It 's a sort of '70s space concept album , which is a bit of a cliché as a producer - to make something that ostentatious and overblown , '' he told BBC News .
`` But I 've tried to frame it in a modern way , so I 've got some great singers and rappers on it . ''
The record sees guest vocals from the likes of Jay Electronica , Ty Dolla $ ign , Vince Staples @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But , more importantly , it allowed Epworth to indulge his passion for space travel and astrophysics - as well as a habit for collecting ancient , analogue synths at his studio in London 's Crouch End .
He traces his interest in science back to his father 's work in developing optical fibres .
Yet he remains endlessly curious about life , the universe and everything .
To celebrate the record 's release , Epworth hooked up with Professor Brian Cox - the prominent physicist and former keyboard player for '90s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ask some of the questions that occurred to him while making the album .
Paul Epworth : When I began working on a record about space , little did I think I would be sitting here with you .
Obviously you started in music as well , so what prompted you to make that shift into this love of the cosmos and astrophysics ?
Brian Cox : To be honest , my first interest was astronomy .
As far back as I can remember .
I just liked looking at the stars .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ - what was it that made a seven-year-old become interested in stars ?
And I suppose it goes all the way back to looking forward to Christmas when you 're six years old ... and I think I began to associate it with the constellations .
My dad once said to me 'There 's Orion , it 's the easiest constellation to see . '
And I noticed that it was in the autumn and the winter when I 'd start seeing Orion over our back garden .
But I also remember really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general .
So I also liked science fiction for some reason and I conflated it all together .
Space became this idea , which was part escapism , part Star Wars [ and ] part astronomy .
Music was almost a distraction !
What is the connection for you between music and the cosmos ?
Is there a piece of music that brings the two together ?
Vangelis 's theme for Carl Sagan 's Cosmos .
To this day , when that music starts , it 's a shiver .
It takes me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and looking at the sky .
It is really powerful .
I 've actually been involved in the last few years with some attempts to match classical music to the ideas that are raised in astronomy and cosmology .
We live in a potentially infinite universe which , to me , raises questions about our mortality about our fragility .
What does it mean to live these small , finite and in some sense insignificant lives in this potentially eternal and potentially infinite universe ?
Those are emotional questions , they 're deeply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that have motivated a great deal of art and music .
I was reading a book recently by a guy called Itzhak Bentov called Stalking the Wild Pendulum , which is about the mechanics of consciousness .
He talks about all matter vibrating - and of course vibration is the way every musical instrument generates noise .
It got me thinking about how all these things fit together ...
There 's an interesting point there , which is that music is a product of consciousness and intelligence .
And if you think about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be that some atoms that have been around since the Big Bang ... essentially be able to start thinking and create music ?
That 's a remarkable thing .
I think it was Richard Feynman who said `` Human beings are atoms , that can contemplate atom . ''
And part of those atoms ' response to this remarkable phenomenon is to make music as part of the exploration of what that means .
I find that remarkable .
There 's a theory that the universe is actually shaped like a doughnut .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The point is we do n't know .
All we can observe about the universe is the bit we can see , which is undoubtedly a small patch of what exists .
At the moment it 's just over 90 billion light years across , so it 's a big bit , [ and ] that bit is flat , as far as we can tell .
But that 's probably like saying `` I 've explored the region around my house and it 's flat . ''
And it 's flat , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hill , because the curvature of the world is much bigger than the region around your house .
That 's probably what the universe is like .
It 's almost incomprehensible , the scale of some of this stuff .
The distances ...
I mean , even the closest big galaxy to us is Andromeda which we can see with the naked eye , if there 's no moon and it 's very dark .
And the light that enters your eye took two million years to journey to Earth .
It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Just to think , when those photons set off on their journey , there were no humans on the earth .
We had n't evolved .
This is why music and art is helpful because I can say these sentences and trot out these words , but how a person reacts to that is ...
It 's a complex , personal thing .
How do you feel about the idea that we were in a sea of [ stars ] and we can see two trillion galaxies ?
How does that make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how that makes me feel actually .
That 's why it 's so inspiring because there 's infinite angles to it .
As you 've understood more about the cosmos , how has your relationship with music changed ?
It 's broadened , I think .
When I first started getting into music I got Enola Gay by OMD and Hazel O'Connor 's Eighth Day and I got into Kraftwerk .
But over the last 10 to 15 years I 've really got introduced to some of the great classical music from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you find that increased harmonic complexity and richness .
I did a concert actually with the BBC , about Holst 's The Planets , which everybody listens to at school .
It 's almost become a pop classic now , but actually at the time it was shocking harmonically and in the way that it 's orchestrated .
And if you strip away that familiarity , you realise that it 's a tremendous achievement .
So I like searching out that complexity .
It 's interesting you say that , because it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this record .
Maybe it 's humans trying to recreate the complexity of the night sky somehow within a musical form .
It 's a good analogy actually , because Western music has got quite a limited scale .
There 's just the [ notes on a ] piano keyboard and that 's it .
But from those very simple rules , the complexity is almost limitless .
And that 's an analogy for , I think , the way that we see the the Universe .
So if you look at it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Big Bang , it 's tremendously complex - but the laws of nature that that underpin that appear , as we look deeper and deeper , to be simple .
I read this amazing Neil deGrasse Tyson quote about how the particles in our bodies move at the speed of light , and obviously as you get closer to the speed of light time slows down .
So are the particles in our bodies occupying the same place and time as they were in the Big Bang ?
Yeah , that 's true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a photon that was released shortly after the Big Bang , and has travelled across the universe at the speed of light for 13.8 billion years or so , from our perspective - and say you 'd carried a clock with you - how much time would you have experienced as a photon ?
Then you 're right , the answer is zero .
That 's one of the radical things about physics and cosmology - it forces us into these seemingly extremely counterintuitive positions .
Do you think new developments like quantum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for us to crack some of these puzzles ?
Yes !
Quantum computing has been a thing for a long time - that just in principle we could build these computers that are far more powerful than anything that we can build out of silicon .
And harnessing that power is something that we 're just about able to do now .
We are building the first quantum computers and they 're really primitive - they 're like an abacus almost .
But it did n't take as long to go from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ iPhone or a Samsung .
And there 's a suggestion that these machines will be able to simulate nature , much more precisely than we can at the moment , because all nature behaves in a quantum mechanical way .
So we 'll be able to explore places we ca n't go and [ find out things like ] what happens beyond the event horizon of a black hole ?
Do you identify with space as a spiritual construct ?
I never know what that word means - but it 's certainly true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You 've got to be in awe about the existence of the universe as a whole , and our existence within it .
You 're really missing the point if you 're not astonished by that .
So , to come back to the music side of it : Life on Mars [ by David Bowie ] or Moon Safari [ by Air ] ?
I have to say Life on Mars , because Hunky Dory is my favourite album .
I love Rick Wakeman 's piano playing on Life on Mars .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to play Life on Mars you realise that , while some of it 's quite a standard chord sequence - I think it 's actually the same as My Way - some of it is incredibly unusual and just shows you what instinctive genius Bowie was .
What a writer .
I love the whole album - although I love Air too .
Which do think you 'll do first , go to Mars or have a safari on the moon ?
I think the average person will get the chance to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they get to go to Mars .
But I think someone might go to Mars before we can all have a moon safari .
Would you go ?
I get asked that a lot .
I think you have to have the right stuff - and I 'm not sure I have the right stuff .
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Yes! Quantum computing has been a thing for a long time - that just in principle we could build these computers that are far more powerful than anything that we can build out of silicon. And harnessing that power is something that we're just about able to do now. We are building the first quantum computers and they're really primitive - they're like an abacus almost. But it didn't take as long to go from the first computers in the '40s to an iPhone or a Samsung.


bbc--2020-09-12--Coronavirus: How the lockdown has changed schooling in South Asia

Children across much of Europe have been going back to school for the start of a new year , but in many other parts of the world , coronavirus restrictions have kept classrooms closed .
We 've taken a look at the situation in India and its neighbours in South Asia where the United Nations estimates nearly 600 million children have been affected by lockdowns .
Who 's not going back to the classroom ?
When coronavirus restrictions were first imposed in March and April , it was at the start of the academic year in many South Asian countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
The UN says at least 147 million children are unable to access online or remote learning .
In India , only 24 % of households have access to the internet , according to a 2019 government survey .
In rural parts of India , the numbers are far lower with only 4 % of households having access to the internet .
Bangladesh has better overall connectivity than India .
It 's estimated that 60 % can get online , although the quality of broadband internet is often very poor .
Nepal 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nearly 30,000 government schools , fewer than 30 % have access to a computer , and only 12 % can offer online learning .
Some countries have turned to television and radio for those with no internet-enabled devices or broadband access .
These platforms have much greater penetration per head of population .
`` These were among the most successful approaches ... in terms of reaching the largest proportion of children , '' Jean Gough , Unicef 's South Asia director told the BBC .
In Sri Lanka , where schools have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being maintained and only some have made it mandatory to wear a mask , according to Joseph Stalin , general secretary of the Ceylon Teachers ' Union .
The All Pakistan Private Schools Federation has opposed the reopening of schools in September saying they need government funding to help carry out testing and to implement coronavirus safety guidelines .
`` With the reopening of schools , parents , transportation , teachers other service providers will also start functioning and will increase public movement , '' Priti Mahara , of Child Rights and You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period of closure has also led to serious financial shortfalls for those private schools relying on tuition fees .
`` Projections based on previous school shutdowns due to Ebola and other emergencies suggest that there can be very significant losses in terms of learning , '' Ms Gough told the BBC .

Children across much of Europe have been going back to school for the start of a new year, but in many other parts of the world, coronavirus restrictions have kept classrooms closed.


bbc--2020-09-12--Working from home: The rise of the DIY office

People around the world scrambled to work from home when the coronavirus pandemic began to take hold .
While many are now being encouraged to return to the office , plenty have no plans to go back yet .
`` What people are finding is that having some separation from home life and work life is becoming incredibly important , '' said Bruce Daisley , author of The Joy of Work .
It 's not a level playing field , he noted , with some home workers having considerably more home than others .
`` Some will be working from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only room .
A lot of people are trying to find compromises so they can get the best out of the weird situation they 're in . ''
He 's now sometimes back in his actual office but when he 's not , he begins the working day with a virtual 40km ( 25-mile ) cycle on his bike/desk chair , using the training app Zwift at the same time .
A pair of noise-cancelling headphones drowns out the noise of his pedalling ( at least they do for him ) .
Alexandru @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a standing desk in his garage ( above ) , made from boards left over from a previous DIY project .
It 's not as precarious as it looks - it 's also attached to the wall , he said .
Steve Masters , a Green Party councillor , combined his work life and his environmental activism by setting up an office in a tree house at the end of May .
He lives and works in the structure and also takes a physical stand against the building of the HS2 high-speed rail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Buckinghamshire , which he opposes .
Mr Masters is using a council-issued laptop tethered to his phone , and he 's charging the kit using a solar-powered portable power station .
So far , he says he has n't had to use the national grid at all .
However , he concedes that this `` may prove more difficult as the days grow shorter and bad weather hits '' .
Dr Amruta Gadge at the University of Sussex ( above ) was n't going to let the small issue of being locked out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientific breakthrough .
She set up her computers at home to control the lab 's lasers remotely and was able to create a Bose-Einstein Condensate ( BEC ) - also known as the fifth state of matter .
She attached LED lights on timers to the shelves and is growing a selection of edible flowers , including borage , violas and pansies .
Unfortunately , Jen 's cupboard did not lend itself to automated irrigation , so for three months all watering had to be done by hand .
That 's no mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of being inside a cupboard .
`` There may not have been enough room for me to stand up but the plants were just fine with the low headspace , '' she said .
`` I was able to gather data on their rates of growth and we now use this on our production sites to make sure we always have new plants ready to supply edible flowers . ''

"There may not have been enough room for me to stand up but the plants were just fine with the low headspace," she said. "I was able to gather data on their rates of growth and we now use this on our production sites to make sure we always have new plants ready to supply edible flowers."


bbc--2020-09-12--Letter from Africa: Behind Ghana and Nigeria's love-hate affair

I went to school with them and there was the Nigerian woman - `` Mami Alata '' they were called @ @ @ @ @ you could wake her up in the middle of the night to buy three cubes @ @ @ @ @ also be interested in :

I went to school with them and there was the Nigerian woman - "Mami Alata" they were called - who sold everything and you could wake her up in the middle of the night to buy three cubes of sugar.


bbc--2020-09-12--The man who introduced 'lifestyle' into English

Innovative designer Sir Terence Conran and his groundbreaking Habitat stores were as much a part of the swinging 60s as mini-skirts , The Beatles and Mary Quant .
Later , he brought the same flair to restaurants and architecture , driven by what seemed to be an inexhaustible store of energy .
But his flair for design did not always extend to business matters , and he suffered a number of financial setbacks , including the demands on his purse from a series of failed marriages Terence Orby Conran was born in Kingston-upon-Thames in Surrey on 4 Oct 1931 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ products into the UK for use in the manufacture of paints .
In his childhood , he wandered the countryside catching butterflies , something that launched his fascination for collecting anything he found interesting .
At the age of 13 , he was blinded in one eye when a piece of metal from a lathe hit him in the face .
It was while at Bryanston , the Dorset public school , that he first showed a talent for art and gained a practical knowledge of working in wood and metal .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Art and Design , where he studied textiles , but left after 18 months to take a design job with a company that had been commissioned to work on the 1951 Festival of Britain .
It was to be the only time in his life when he worked for someone else .
A year later , he founded the design group Conran & Company and considerably raised his profile when he was asked to lay out the interior of Mary Quant 's second Bazaar shop .
He also branched out into catering , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kitchen restaurant in 1953 .
He quickly gained a reputation as something of a taskmaster , and frugal to boot .
He rarely took holidays and was reputed to go through the wastepaper baskets in his offices at night for pieces of paper on which had only been used on one side , putting them back onto desks for the next morning .
By the time Conran & Company had morphed into the Conran Design Group , his stylish furniture was beginning to find favour with a new , upwardly mobile , metropolitan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second marriage .
Having wed and divorced the architect Brenda Davison within the space of a year , he embarked on a second marriage to Shirley Pearce who , following their divorce in 1962 , went on to become the successful author of books such as Lace and Superwoman .
A year after his third marriage , to Caroline Herbert in 1963 , Conran , frustrated by what he saw as the inability of retailers to market his furniture designs properly , opened his first Habitat shop in London 's Fulham Road .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK , it brought style and simplicity , not to mention flat-pack furniture , into British homes .
Habitat furnishings and household goods were practical and elegant , distinguished by bright colours and copious use of pinewood .
His aim , he said , was to democratise good design ; he wanted to make it affordable , once suggesting that he aimed his merchandise at `` someone on a teacher 's salary '' .
Customers were soon flocking to his stores to snap up modular shelving and soft furnishing splashed with bright pop-art @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Britain to sell duvets , after experiencing the delights of using one while on a trip to Sweden , and he was a huge fan of the cook and culinary entrepreneur Elizabeth David .
Conran himself , always immaculately turned out , became part of the scene in swinging London - as the city led the world in design , art and music .
In 1974 , he published The House Book , which advised its readers how to plan and design a modern home .
The Habitat chain eventually formed the nucleus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ include first Mothercare , then Heals , Richards Shops and British Home Stores .
Conran was chairman and chief executive of the group , which was named Storehouse .
His success saw him awarded a knighthood in 1983 .
But recession hit and profits started to fall .
Sir Terence lost control after a boardroom row and walked out in 1990 , losing Habitat but retaining control of the Conran brand .
Later he was to say that the different cultures of the various businesses had caused problems - his critics said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ businessman .
The group later broke up .
But Sir Terence himself stayed in business as a hands-on proprietor .
After his ejection from Storehouse , he took with him a single shop , also called Conran , which was rather more upmarket than Habitat .
In due course , a second Conran store opened in London , along with eight more in four other countries .
He also launched a private property company , Butlers Wharf , on the river Thames at Tower Bridge , converting a complex of listed warehouses into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company went into receivership in December 1990 , and Conran lost about £6m of his own money .
He also ran his own architecture and design practice ; in 1989 helped found the Design Museum , which was managed by the Conran Foundation ; and opened a string of upmarket restaurants - starting with Bibendum , which launched in Chelsea 's Michelin House , formerly the headquarters of the tyre firm .
In 1996 , he divorced his third wife , Caroline , after she left him for another man .
The high-profile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ role she had taken in running Habitat and the restaurant business , and how much of his fortune - then estimated at £80m - she was therefore entitled to .
The judge awarded her a £10.5m settlement , commenting that `` it can be difficult for a man with a healthy ego who has achieved vertiginous success to look down and discern a contribution other than his own '' .
Sir Terence married the interior designer Vicki Davis in 2000 , although his children only learned of it after the event .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restaurants and , at the age of 79 , returned to his beginnings in mass-market retailing by designing a furniture range for Marks & Spencer .
He was named as a Companion of Honour in the 2017 Birthday Honours .
A driven , often difficult man , Sir Terence 's revolutionary ideas for new and colourful designs coincided with the end of post-war austerity and the explosion in culture and art which typified the 1960s .
A new generation of young and more affluent consumers was looking for something exciting and utterly unlike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was on hand to provide it .
`` It 's thrilling as a designer when you see something you 've designed and built actually being used , '' he once said .
`` Seeing a shop filled with people , or a restaurant with people smiling away happily , it 's like , gosh , all my dreams have come true . ''

In 1996, he divorced his third wife, Caroline, after she left him for another man. The high-profile divorce settlement centred on how important a role she had taken in running Habitat and the restaurant business, and how much of his fortune - then estimated at £80m - she was therefore entitled to. The judge awarded her a £10.5m settlement, commenting that "it can be difficult for a man with a healthy ego who has achieved vertiginous success to look down and discern a contribution other than his own".


bbc--2020-09-12--Messi makes first Barcelona appearance since failed attempt to leave

Last updated on .From the section European Football Lionel Messi made his first appearance for Barcelona since his failed attempt @ @ @ @ @ playing in their friendly with Gimnastic de Tarragona .
Messi started in the 3-1 win @ @ @ @ @ club confirmed he would remain as captain .
He was replaced along with the other @ @ @ @ @ Dembele opened the scoring with Antoine Griezmann and Phillipe Coutinho netting penalties .
Messi , @ @ @ @ @ , believed he had a clause in his contract which would allow him to leave @ @ @ @ @ begin pre-season training .
Barcelona and La Liga insisted that clause was no longer valid @ @ @ @ @ to buy him required to pay a release clause of 700m euros ( £624m ) @ @ @ @ @ training after saying he would not take the club to court .
Barca 's season @ @ @ @ @ September with a home game against Villarreal in La Liga .

Last updated on .From the section European Football
Lionel Messi has spent his entire career with Barcelona
Lionel Messi made his first appearance for Barcelona since his failed attempt to leave the club, playing in their friendly with Gimnastic de Tarragona.
The 33-year-old Argentine submitted a transfer request in August but decided to stay last week because no club would be able to afford his release clause.
Messi started in the 3-1 win over third-tier Nastic after the club confirmed he would remain as captain.
He was replaced along with the other starters at half-time.
Ousmane Dembele opened the scoring with Antoine Griezmann and Phillipe Coutinho netting penalties.
Messi, Barcelona's all-time leading goalscorer, believed he had a clause in his contract which would allow him to leave for free and did not begin pre-season training.
Barcelona and La Liga insisted that clause was no longer valid - with any club wishing to buy him required to pay a release clause of 700m euros (£624m) - and Messi returned to training after saying he would not take the club to court.
Barca's season starts on Sunday, 27 September with a home game against Villarreal in La Liga.


bbc--2020-09-12--Hamilton delivers when it counts to put Bottas in shade - all you need to know before Tuscan GP

Valtteri Bottas must be starting to wonder what he has to do to beat Lewis Hamilton at all this year .
The Finn looked to have a great chance on Formula 1 's first visit to Mugello .
From the start of practice on the spectacular , fast and challenging track in the beautiful hills of Tuscany , Bottas had an edge on Hamilton .
And yet come the end of qualifying it was Hamilton who took pole position .
The 95th of his career .
A century , remarkably , is not far away .
It was odd to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saturday morning at Mugello , for one of his greatest strengths has always been his adaptability .
It 's something that is seen to best and most obvious effect in the wet , when he always excels in conditions in which grip levels change from lap to lap .
But it 's also seen , for example , in the first practice session at Monaco , when most drivers take time to build up to the limits to avoid an embarrassing and damaging trip into the walls .
Hamilton does , too ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closer sooner than anyone else .
And the same goes for new tracks .
And yet here was F1 at a new track , a particularly difficult one , one of which only a handful of drivers had experience , and Hamilton was on the back foot .
He had even spent time in the Mercedes simulator before the race to learn Mugello , but it had made no difference .
And he was not sure why .
`` I do n't really have a great answer for that , '' Hamilton said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same mental approach .
I tried to do extra work in the sense of doing the simulator .
`` The first couple of laps in first practice looked good and then they just pulled away in terms of how much improvement everyone was making .
`` For me , I would say some of it was balance .
I was struggling with balance and at the end of the day it is confidence here .
You have to really carry a lot of speed into these corners .
`` It is a high-speed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foot wrong .
And if you 're uncomfortable with the balance of the rear of the car , you pull back and then you 're just too slow at the apex and exit of a lot of these corners . ''
Some of those corners have to be seen to be believed .
The run through Turns Six , Seven , Eight and Nine is one of the most spectacular on any track anywhere .
All are flat out .
On Hamilton 's pole lap , his minimum speed through Six - known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 175.8 at Savelli , and 176.5 and 170.9 through the two right-handers known as Arrabbiata , the loss of speed accounted for by tyre scrub .
Around a track of 15 corners , the cars generate lateral forces of more than 5G in seven .
The drivers brake only six times .
No corner is taken in lower than fourth gear in a Mercedes , and the changes in gradient and gravel traps waiting to catch any error are what saps that confidence if a driver is not happy with his car .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not all about natural talent - he works at it , too .
And it was there that lay the secret to his pole .
`` Normally I tend to think one of my strengths was learning a circuit quite quickly and for this one we went on the simulator , which I never do , and I do n't feel like I benefited particularly , '' he said .
`` I was struggling to find the limit in certain sectors and Valtteri was miles ahead , really .
`` The pressure was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't done the work I would n't have got the result we got at the end .
`` There is an incredible amount of detail you have to go into , last night dissecting every single corner , basically , and sector and trying to fine-tune that set-up .
`` There 's a real fine line between knowing whether you have understeer or oversteer and whether you are on the limit or not in certain places .
`` You can be on the limit in one corner but not the rest .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first corner but not the second and then the third you are .
So understanding whether you have the balance right within yourself and knowing what to request when you do move towards the limit to pre-empt what the car is going to do .
`` There is a real science to it .
It is not only the ability to drive , but to understand those things and to be engineers at the end of the day .
We work with these geniuses who can balance numbers like nobody else but we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the track . ''
Hamilton was 0.53secs off Bottas in first practice , 0.207secs behind in the second session , 0.083secs behind in final practice , and took pole by just 0.059secs .
For Bottas , it was agonising .
He felt more was in the car , but did not get the chance to turn things around on his second run after Esteban Ocon 's Renault went off at Turn Three .
Hamilton was ahead of Ocon and did get a second lap in , but did not improve , saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had picked up , so it may have been academic anyway .
What chance Bottas in the race ?
His best hope is the start .
`` It is one of the longest runs of this season into Turn One and if the headwind stays the towing [ effect ] will be quite powerful , '' he said .
The race may not be simply an in-house Mercedes battle , for the Red Bull of Max Verstappen tends to be a closer match in the races .
And , after a dismal race @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the closest the Dutchman has been to pole all year .
`` From our side we did a very good job setting up the car compared to some other weekends where we have been a bit further away and I was not entirely happy with the car , '' said Verstappen , who has been close to the Mercedes all weekend , and split them in two of the three practice sessions .
`` We more or less maximised what we could do this weekend .
We started straight away with a positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our car .
And maybe the track characteristics a bit , we seem to be bit better on higher-downforce tracks . ''
He , too , had been putting in the homework - although in his case it meant renting a GT race car and coming to Mugello to learn the circuit and its secrets .
`` I was here a few weeks ago , '' Verstappen said .
`` It is not an F1 car but it gives you a better idea than driving on the simulator .
`` I grew up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it way better driving a real-life car .
It gives you more of an idea of what lines you have to take because at the end of the day it does n't matter what car you are driving you are riding it more or less the same .
`` That helped me a bit to get started .
Also to set up the car .
When I come here , I am not just cruising around , I am here working on the set-up and trying to make that car fast as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of how to start with wing level and roll stiffness and things like this .
`` When we started , the car was already in a very good window and I knew the track from a few weeks ago instead of a few years ago and that always helps . ''
Can he do anything about the Mercedes in the race ?
Verstappen , well aware of the power of Mercedes this year , was not going to say that .
But it is on his mind .
`` For once we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't be easy to pass but the track , the last few corners are wide and long so you can do a few different lines but it depends on if you have the pace to follow and tyre degradation . ''

Listen to the Tuscan Grand Prix on the BBC Sport website and mobile app on Sunday from 14:00 BST
Valtteri Bottas must be starting to wonder what he has to do to beat Lewis Hamilton at all this year.
Bottas has not won a race since the opening grand prix of the season. And the last time he started ahead of his Mercedes team-mate in qualifying was at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone in early August.
The Finn looked to have a great chance on Formula 1's first visit to Mugello.
From the start of practice on the spectacular, fast and challenging track in the beautiful hills of Tuscany, Bottas had an edge on Hamilton. And yet come the end of qualifying it was Hamilton who took pole position. The 95th of his career. A century, remarkably, is not far away.
It was odd to see Hamilton struggle so through Friday and Saturday morning at Mugello, for one of his greatest strengths has always been his adaptability.
It's something that is seen to best and most obvious effect in the wet, when he always excels in conditions in which grip levels change from lap to lap.
Hamilton beat team-mate Bottas to pole by just 0.059 seconds
But it's also seen, for example, in the first practice session at Monaco, when most drivers take time to build up to the limits to avoid an embarrassing and damaging trip into the walls. Hamilton does, too; it's just he tends to be closer sooner than anyone else.
And the same goes for new tracks. And yet here was F1 at a new track, a particularly difficult one, one of which only a handful of drivers had experience, and Hamilton was on the back foot.
He had even spent time in the Mercedes simulator before the race to learn Mugello, but it had made no difference. And he was not sure why.
"I don't really have a great answer for that," Hamilton said. "I came here with the same mental approach. I tried to do extra work in the sense of doing the simulator.
"The first couple of laps in first practice looked good and then they just pulled away in terms of how much improvement everyone was making.
"For me, I would say some of it was balance. I was struggling with balance and at the end of the day it is confidence here. You have to really carry a lot of speed into these corners.
"It is a high-speed circuit and not wanting to put a foot wrong. And if you're uncomfortable with the balance of the rear of the car, you pull back and then you're just too slow at the apex and exit of a lot of these corners."
Some of those corners have to be seen to be believed. The run through Turns Six, Seven, Eight and Nine is one of the most spectacular on any track anywhere. All are flat out.
On Hamilton's pole lap, his minimum speed through Six - known as Casanova - was 177.1mph, then 175.8 at Savelli, and 176.5 and 170.9 through the two right-handers known as Arrabbiata, the loss of speed accounted for by tyre scrub.
Around a track of 15 corners, the cars generate lateral forces of more than 5G in seven. The drivers brake only six times. No corner is taken in lower than fourth gear in a Mercedes, and the changes in gradient and gravel traps waiting to catch any error are what saps that confidence if a driver is not happy with his car.
How Hamilton turned it around
Hamilton is not all about natural talent - he works at it, too. And it was there that lay the secret to his pole.
"Normally I tend to think one of my strengths was learning a circuit quite quickly and for this one we went on the simulator, which I never do, and I don't feel like I benefited particularly," he said.
"I was struggling to find the limit in certain sectors and Valtteri was miles ahead, really.
"The pressure was higher than ever because if I hadn't done the work I wouldn't have got the result we got at the end.
"There is an incredible amount of detail you have to go into, last night dissecting every single corner, basically, and sector and trying to fine-tune that set-up.
"There's a real fine line between knowing whether you have understeer or oversteer and whether you are on the limit or not in certain places.
"You can be on the limit in one corner but not the rest. You can be on the limit in the first corner but not the second and then the third you are. So understanding whether you have the balance right within yourself and knowing what to request when you do move towards the limit to pre-empt what the car is going to do.
"There is a real science to it. It is not only the ability to drive, but to understand those things and to be engineers at the end of the day. We work with these geniuses who can balance numbers like nobody else but we need to be able to do that on the track."
Hamilton was 0.53secs off Bottas in first practice, 0.207secs behind in the second session, 0.083secs behind in final practice, and took pole by just 0.059secs.
For Bottas, it was agonising. He felt more was in the car, but did not get the chance to turn things around on his second run after Esteban Ocon's Renault went off at Turn Three.
Hamilton was ahead of Ocon and did get a second lap in, but did not improve, saying the circuit was slower because the wind had picked up, so it may have been academic anyway.
What chance Bottas in the race? His best hope is the start.
"It is one of the longest runs of this season into Turn One and if the headwind stays the towing [effect] will be quite powerful," he said.
Red Bull back in business
Verstappen has only qualified on the front row once this season, at the Styrian Grand Prix in July
The race may not be simply an in-house Mercedes battle, for the Red Bull of Max Verstappen tends to be a closer match in the races. And, after a dismal race last weekend at Monza, this was the closest the Dutchman has been to pole all year.
"From our side we did a very good job setting up the car compared to some other weekends where we have been a bit further away and I was not entirely happy with the car," said Verstappen, who has been close to the Mercedes all weekend, and split them in two of the three practice sessions.
"We more or less maximised what we could do this weekend. We started straight away with a positive balance and the right wing level for our car. And maybe the track characteristics a bit, we seem to be bit better on higher-downforce tracks."
He, too, had been putting in the homework - although in his case it meant renting a GT race car and coming to Mugello to learn the circuit and its secrets.
"I was here a few weeks ago," Verstappen said. "It is not an F1 car but it gives you a better idea than driving on the simulator.
"I grew up driving on the simulator but I find it way better driving a real-life car. It gives you more of an idea of what lines you have to take because at the end of the day it doesn't matter what car you are driving you are riding it more or less the same.
"That helped me a bit to get started. Also to set up the car. When I come here, I am not just cruising around, I am here working on the set-up and trying to make that car fast as well. And it gave me an idea of how to start with wing level and roll stiffness and things like this.
"When we started, the car was already in a very good window and I knew the track from a few weeks ago instead of a few years ago and that always helps."
Can he do anything about the Mercedes in the race? Verstappen, well aware of the power of Mercedes this year, was not going to say that. But it is on his mind.
"For once we have quite decent top speed. It won't be easy to pass but the track, the last few corners are wide and long so you can do a few different lines but it depends on if you have the pace to follow and tyre degradation."


bbc--2020-09-12--Salah hat-trick sees Liverpool sink Leeds in seven-goal classic

Last updated on .From the section Premier League Leeds United made a dramatic return to the Premier League after a 16-year absence as they produced a magnificent display only to lose to a late penalty in a thriller against champions Liverpool at Anfield .
Leeds looked to be leaving Anfield with a fully deserved point only for new £30m striker Rodrigo , on as a substitute , to produce a shocking challenge on Fabinho in the 88th minute , leaving Salah to give Liverpool victory after a serious scare .
Salah made it a nightmare start for last season 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ penalty in the fourth minute after his shot was handled by another Leeds new boy , Germany defender Robin Koch .
Leeds produced the perfect response as Jack Harrison drilled a low right-foot shot past Alisson only for poor defending to allow Virgil van Dijk to restore Liverpool 's advantage as he headed in Andy Robertson 's corner .
Van Dijk was badly at fault when he gifted Patrick Bamford Leeds ' second before a searing strike from Salah completed the scoring in a chaotic first half .
In a game which also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to be brushed aside and were level again after 66 minutes when a perfect first touch and volley from Mateusz Klich flashed past Alisson .
Man of the match Salah had the final word , however , after that reckless late challenge from Rodrigo .
• None How you rated the players The presence of manager Bielsa alone will add to the theatre of the Premier League and his vibrant , attacking Leeds United side already promise to decorate the top flight .
Leeds could have feared the worst when Liverpool capped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spot even before the visitors had secured possession in the opposition half .
Not a bit of it .
Leeds got on the ball , were bursting with energy and attacked Liverpool every time they had the chance , playing with confidence and self-belief .
Three times they went behind but not for one moment did their heads drop or was their positive intent diminished , as proved by the manner in which they fought their way back into the game .
The final injury was cruel but self-inflicted , Rodrigo 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ penalty that cost Leeds a point .
There was so much to admire about Leeds in an attacking sense but there is also an air of naivety which they must address otherwise plenty of teams will fancy scoring goals against them .
Leeds conceded two penalties and from two set-pieces , although Salah scored a quite brilliant volley when they failed to clear a free-kick .
Bielsa and Leeds have created a hugely positive impression from what was arguably the toughest test of all , away to the champions on the opening day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they had only Rodrigo to blame for giving Liverpool the chance to gratefully snatch victory .
Liverpool got the job done courtesy of Salah 's late penalty but this was an uncharacteristically sloppy display from the champions that relied on that Rodrigo challenge to get three points .
Salah was in imperious mood up front but elsewhere Leeds were able to hurry Liverpool out of their stride and run through their midfield in a manner which would have disturbed manager Jurgen Klopp .
Liverpool were also occasionally shambolic at the back , cut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ normally unflustered Van Dijk knocked out of his stride , committing an awful error for Leeds ' second goal , while Trent Alexander-Arnold had a game he will want to forget .
Alexander-Arnold was rescued by the offside flag when he bizarrely headed Harrison 's lob into his own net and he will lead Liverpool 's relief at getting three points .
In attack , though , Liverpool have players such as Salah who can rescue them from any hazardous situation and so it proved again here .
Up and down for Van @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liverpool extended their unbeaten home league run to 60 games ( W49 D11 ) - only the third ever run of 60+ unbeaten home games by a side in English top-flight history , after Chelsea 's run of 86 ending in October 2008 and Liverpool 's run of 63 ending in December 1980 .
• None This was only the second ever Premier League game played on the opening matchday of a season to see five goals scored before half-time , after Man Utd 5-1 Fulham in August 2006 ( 4-1 at half-time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3+ goals in back-to-back home league games for the first time since September 1982 .
• None Liverpool have now won each of the past 35 Premier League games in which Mo Salah has scored - he has now overtaken Wayne Rooney 's competition record of 34 consecutive wins when scoring from September 2008 to February 2011 .
• None Virgil van Dijk scored his 10th Premier League goal for Liverpool - more than any other centre-back in the competition since his club debut in January 2018 .
Each of his past nine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ None Van Dijk has made two errors leading directly to a goal in his past four Premier League games , more than he registered in his first 154 appearances in the competition ( one ) .
• None Jack Harrison , Patrick Bamford and Mateusz Klich were the first players to score on their Premier League debut for Leeds United since Nick Barmby in August 2002 against Manchester City , and the first to do so in an away game since Alan Smith in November 1998 - which was also at Anfield against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prepare for their next game at Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday , 20 September ( 16:30 BST ) , while Leeds are in Carabao Cup second-round action at home to Hull on Wednesday ( 19:45 ) .

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Mohamed Salah is the first Liverpool player to score a hat-trick in the opening game of a league season since John Aldridge against Charlton in 1988-89
Leeds United made a dramatic return to the Premier League after a 16-year absence as they produced a magnificent display only to lose to a late penalty in a thriller against champions Liverpool at Anfield.
Liverpool, back in action after winning their first title in 30 years, led three times but were pegged back on each occasion by Marcelo Bielsa's fearless side before this superb match was settled by hat-trick hero Mohamed Salah's spot-kick.
Leeds looked to be leaving Anfield with a fully deserved point only for new £30m striker Rodrigo, on as a substitute, to produce a shocking challenge on Fabinho in the 88th minute, leaving Salah to give Liverpool victory after a serious scare.
Salah made it a nightmare start for last season's Championship winners when he drilled home a penalty in the fourth minute after his shot was handled by another Leeds new boy, Germany defender Robin Koch.
Leeds produced the perfect response as Jack Harrison drilled a low right-foot shot past Alisson only for poor defending to allow Virgil van Dijk to restore Liverpool's advantage as he headed in Andy Robertson's corner.
Van Dijk was badly at fault when he gifted Patrick Bamford Leeds' second before a searing strike from Salah completed the scoring in a chaotic first half.
In a game which also contained four disallowed goals, Leeds were not to be brushed aside and were level again after 66 minutes when a perfect first touch and volley from Mateusz Klich flashed past Alisson.
Man of the match Salah had the final word, however, after that reckless late challenge from Rodrigo.
Leeds so unlucky to lose
Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa "disappointed" by the goals conceded at Liverpool
The presence of manager Bielsa alone will add to the theatre of the Premier League and his vibrant, attacking Leeds United side already promise to decorate the top flight.
Leeds could have feared the worst when Liverpool capped a rampant opening spell by scoring from the spot even before the visitors had secured possession in the opposition half.
Not a bit of it.
Leeds got on the ball, were bursting with energy and attacked Liverpool every time they had the chance, playing with confidence and self-belief.
Three times they went behind but not for one moment did their heads drop or was their positive intent diminished, as proved by the manner in which they fought their way back into the game.
The final injury was cruel but self-inflicted, Rodrigo's ludicrous challenge on Fabinho drawing the inevitable penalty that cost Leeds a point.
There was so much to admire about Leeds in an attacking sense but there is also an air of naivety which they must address otherwise plenty of teams will fancy scoring goals against them.
Leeds conceded two penalties and from two set-pieces, although Salah scored a quite brilliant volley when they failed to clear a free-kick.
Bielsa and Leeds have created a hugely positive impression from what was arguably the toughest test of all, away to the champions on the opening day.
In the end, however, they had only Rodrigo to blame for giving Liverpool the chance to gratefully snatch victory.
Reds survive real scare
Liverpool were ready for the fight against Leeds - Jurgen Klopp
Liverpool got the job done courtesy of Salah's late penalty but this was an uncharacteristically sloppy display from the champions that relied on that Rodrigo challenge to get three points.
Salah was in imperious mood up front but elsewhere Leeds were able to hurry Liverpool out of their stride and run through their midfield in a manner which would have disturbed manager Jurgen Klopp.
Liverpool were also occasionally shambolic at the back, cut open far too easily with even the normally unflustered Van Dijk knocked out of his stride, committing an awful error for Leeds' second goal, while Trent Alexander-Arnold had a game he will want to forget.
Alexander-Arnold was rescued by the offside flag when he bizarrely headed Harrison's lob into his own net and he will lead Liverpool's relief at getting three points.
In attack, though, Liverpool have players such as Salah who can rescue them from any hazardous situation and so it proved again here.
Man of the match - Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Salah is the first player to score on the opening day of four consecutive league seasons for Liverpool; he's only the second to do so in the Premier League for any club, after Teddy Sheringham (1992-93 to 1995-96)
Up and down for Van Dijk - all the stats
Liverpool extended their unbeaten home league run to 60 games (W49 D11) - only the third run of 60-plus unbeaten home games by a side in the English top flight, after Chelsea's run of 86 ending in October 2008 and Liverpool's run of 63 ending in December 1980.
This was only the second Premier League game played on the opening matchday of a season to see five goals scored before half-time, after Manchester United 5-1 Fulham in August 2006 (4-1 at half-time).
Liverpool have conceded three or more goals in back-to-back home league games for the first time since September 1982.
Liverpool have now won the past 35 Premier League games in which Mohamed Salah has scored - he has now overtaken Wayne Rooney's competition record of 34 consecutive wins when scoring from September 2008 to February 2011.
Virgil van Dijk scored his 10th Premier League goal for Liverpool - more than any other centre-back in the competition since his club debut in January 2018. His past nine such goals have been headed.
Van Dijk has made two errors leading directly to a goal in his past four Premier League games, more than he registered in his first 154 appearances.
Jack Harrison, Patrick Bamford and Mateusz Klich were the first players to score on their Premier League debut for Leeds United since Nick Barmby in August 2002 against Manchester City, and the first to do so in an away game since Alan Smith in November 1998 - which was also at Anfield against Liverpool.
What's next?
Liverpool have a full week to prepare for their next game at Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday, 20 September (16:30 BST), while Leeds are in Carabao Cup second-round action at home to Hull on Wednesday (19:45).


bbc--2020-09-12--Tuscan Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton beats Valtteri Bottas to Mugello pole

Lewis Hamilton took his seventh pole position in nine races this season at the first Tuscan Grand Prix .
Red Bull locked out the second row , Max Verstappen ahead of Alex Albon .
And Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari something to celebrate at their 1,000th grand prix with fifth place .
• None All you need to know before the Tuscan GP - Hamilton delivers when it counts Hamilton does it when it matters Bottas had topped all three practice sessions and Hamilton looked to be on the back foot heading into qualifying .
But Hamilton was quickest in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his margin on the first laps of the top-10 shootout .
Hamilton did not improve on his final lap , and Bottas ' hopes of doing so were dashed when Renault 's Esteban Ocon had a spin and brought out yellow flags .
Hamilton said : `` It has been really close this weekend .
This is a really challenging circuit and Valtteri was quicker than me all day yesterday and this morning and even in Q1 .
`` I have been working really hard in the background to improve on my lines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lap I needed .
`` At the end , I think the wind picked up and I was n't able to go any quicker .
But I got the job done .
`` It 's crazy .
You go through Turns Six , Seven , Eight and Nine at 180mph and the G-force is insane . ''
Bottas said he felt the Ocon incident had cost him his first pole position since the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone last month .
The Finn said : `` I still had more and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it right but I did n't get the opportunity .
For sure it 's disappointing . ''
Verstappen 's margin in the Red Bull was the smallest it has been to pole position all year .
`` I did n't expect to fight in qualifying but this weekend it has looked very promising , '' he said .
`` To be third we can be very happy with that . ''
• None How the qualifying hour unfolded at Mugello Leclerc had said coming into the weekend that he expected Ferrari to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two disappointing showings at Spa and Monza , but he did not expect to be the best of the rest .
Leclerc was the only Ferrari driver to make it into the top 10 .
Team-mate Sebastian Vettel was 14th , and knocked out in second qualifying , when he was 0.534secs slower than Leclerc .
`` It felt quite a bit better , '' said Leclerc .
`` Very happy with my last lap .
P5 is definitely the best we could do .
Overall very happy with the car .
With @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good job this weekend compared to Monza , where we have been struggling massively .
Today was one of the strong points of the car .
`` The race is going to be tricky but at least we have the position and now it is up to us to keep it . ''
Leclerc headed the Racing Points , with Sergio Perez ahead of Lance Stroll despite the Canadian benefiting from a new bodywork package that the Mexican , who was informed before the weekend he would be dropped in favour of Vettel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next race in Russia .
Renault 's Daniel Ricciardo , McLaren 's Carlos Sainz and Ocon completed the top 10 , with Lando Norris in the second McLaren in 11th .
'If in doubt , flat out ' - bravery from Russell George Russell , who missed the entire final practice session with a brake problem , put in an outstanding performance to pip Williams team-mate Nicholas Latifi for 18th place despite running wide and bouncing over the gravel and grass on the exit of the ultra-fast Savelli left-hander .
Russell kept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the daunting , flat-out Arrabbiata double right-hander and sneaked ahead of Latifi by 0.088secs .
In doing so , he kept up his record of never having been out-qualified by a team-mate in F1 .
Russell said he had taken Casanova at the start of the right-left flat for the first time all weekend and thought he would try to do Turn Seven , Savelli , flat as well , adding : `` That was a little bit stupid to be honest . ''
`` I have no idea [ how I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continued Russell , who revealed that the team had trimmed the car 's downforce level ahead of qualifying .
`` If in doubt , flat out .
`` I knew Nicholas was ahead of me on the previous two runs and I knew if I did n't finish that last lap he was going to finish ahead of me .
I kept it pinned , damaged the diffuser quite a lot .
Q2 was definitely on the cards . ''

Sunday's Tuscan Grand Prix gets under way at 14:10 BST - text and radio coverage begins on the BBC Sport website and mobile app from 12:30
Lewis Hamilton took his seventh pole position in nine races this season at the first Tuscan Grand Prix.
The world champion beat Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas by just 0.059 seconds on Formula 1's first competitive experience of the spectacular Mugello circuit.
Red Bull locked out the second row, Max Verstappen ahead of Alex Albon.
And Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari something to celebrate at their 1,000th grand prix with fifth place.
Hamilton does it when it matters
Bottas had topped all three practice sessions and Hamilton looked to be on the back foot heading into qualifying.
But Hamilton was quickest in the second session by 0.013secs and he extended his margin on the first laps of the top-10 shootout.
Hamilton did not improve on his final lap, and Bottas' hopes of doing so were dashed when Renault's Esteban Ocon had a spin and brought out yellow flags.
Hamilton said: "It has been really close this weekend. This is a really challenging circuit and Valtteri was quicker than me all day yesterday and this morning and even in Q1.
Hamilton has been on pole position seven times this season
"I have been working really hard in the background to improve on my lines and set-up and I finally got the lap I needed.
"At the end, I think the wind picked up and I wasn't able to go any quicker. But I got the job done.
"It's crazy. You go through Turns Six, Seven, Eight and Nine at 180mph and the G-force is insane."
Bottas said he felt the Ocon incident had cost him his first pole position since the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone last month.
The Finn said: "I still had more and I was waiting for the time to get it right but I didn't get the opportunity. For sure it's disappointing."
Verstappen's margin in the Red Bull was the smallest it has been to pole position all year.
"I didn't expect to fight in qualifying but this weekend it has looked very promising," he said. "To be third we can be very happy with that."
Leclerc on top form
Ferrari are running a special one-off livery to celebrate their 1,000th F1 race this weekend
Leclerc had said coming into the weekend that he expected Ferrari to be stronger at the track they own after two disappointing showings at Spa and Monza, but he did not expect to be the best of the rest.
Leclerc was the only Ferrari driver to make it into the top 10. Team-mate Sebastian Vettel was 14th, and knocked out in second qualifying, when he was 0.534secs slower than Leclerc.
"It felt quite a bit better," said Leclerc. "Very happy with my last lap. P5 is definitely the best we could do. Overall very happy with the car. With the balance, we did quite a good job this weekend compared to Monza, where we have been struggling massively. Today was one of the strong points of the car.
"The race is going to be tricky but at least we have the position and now it is up to us to keep it."
Leclerc headed the Racing Points, with Sergio Perez ahead of Lance Stroll despite the Canadian benefiting from a new bodywork package that the Mexican, who was informed before the weekend he would be dropped in favour of Vettel for 2021, will not get until the next race in Russia.
Renault's Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren's Carlos Sainz and Ocon completed the top 10, with Lando Norris in the second McLaren in 11th.
'If in doubt, flat out' - bravery from Russell
George Russell, who missed the entire final practice session with a brake problem, put in an outstanding performance to pip Williams team-mate Nicholas Latifi for 18th place despite running wide and bouncing over the gravel and grass on the exit of the ultra-fast Savelli left-hander.
Russell kept his foot down through the moment and into the daunting, flat-out Arrabbiata double right-hander and sneaked ahead of Latifi by 0.088secs. In doing so, he kept up his record of never having been out-qualified by a team-mate in F1.
Russell said he had taken Casanova at the start of the right-left flat for the first time all weekend and thought he would try to do Turn Seven, Savelli, flat as well, adding: "That was a little bit stupid to be honest."
"I have no idea [how I kept it on track]," continued Russell, who revealed that the team had trimmed the car's downforce level ahead of qualifying. "If in doubt, flat out.
"I knew Nicholas was ahead of me on the previous two runs and I knew if I didn't finish that last lap he was going to finish ahead of me. I kept it pinned, damaged the diffuser quite a lot. Q2 was definitely on the cards."
A small number of fans have been allowed inside the Mugello circuit to watch the Tuscan Grand Prix


bbc--2020-09-12--Newcastle debutants Wilson & Hendrick score to beat West Ham

Last updated on .From the section Premier League Debutants Callum Wilson and Jeff Hendrick both scored as Newcastle made a winning start to the 2020-21 Premier League season against an uninspiring West Ham .
Steve Bruce 's side were well worth their victory despite the Hammers twice hitting the crossbar .
Wilson prodded in Andy Carroll 's flick-on to open the scoring , while Hendrick sealed victory with a late effort into the top left corner .
While Pablo Fornals and Angelo Ogbonna both hit crossbar for the hosts , too often their attacks lacked the cutting edge to trouble @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensured their miserable recent starts to Premier League campaigns continued , as they became the first club to lose their opening match for the fifth consecutive season .
Magpies manager Steve Bruce had said he was pleased to see owner Mike Ashley `` flex his muscles '' with the summer arrivals of Wilson and Jamal Lewis , plus free agents Ryan Fraser and Hendrick .
And even more pleasingly for Bruce , Wilson , Lewis and Hendrick all made an immediate impression for their new employers .
Wilson , who appears to thrive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pick of the bunch .
The 28-year-old 's pace and movement caused problems well before he scored his eighth goal in nine outings against West Ham , twice going close from Lewis deliveries from the left and teeing up Jonjo Shelvey after a surging run from his own half .
He also appeared to benefit from the freedom and flicks that Andy Carroll 's robust presence provided alongside him .
Newcastle had the fourth worst goal-scoring record in the top flight last term and Bruce will hope that combination can help to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a result of his opportunism after Carroll had got across the near post to flick on Javier Manquillo 's cross , and Hendrick 's late right-foot shot put the seal on a fine night for Newcastle 's new boys .
West Ham were bottom of the Premier League after the opening round of fixtures in each of the past three seasons .
And despite this performance not being as humbling as their heavy defeats against both Manchester clubs and Liverpool , it did highlight the need for manager David Moyes to bring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been able to complete the permanent signing of Tomas Soucek , the Czech international has not exactly provided any fresh impetus , having spent the second half of last term on loan at the club .
Young winger Grady Diangana was controversially sold and three of the club 's most expensive players ever , including record signing Sebastien Haller , started as substitutes .
While Andriy Yarmolenko , Felipe Anderson and Haller were all brought off the bench , there was little suggestion that the Hammers , who only managed three shots on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a comeback .
'Callum will give us something different ' - what they said West Ham boss David Moyes speaking to BBC MOTD : `` I think you are always trying to improve the squad but that was n't the reason we lost tonight .
We have to analyse that .
`` We had a good pre-season , we were feeling good after finishing the season well so we were disappointed with tonight .
`` We need to get better with the players we have and they can be better , undoubtedly .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sports : `` I would n't say best week but when you come away from the Premier League and win 2-0 with two new signings scoring , it helps the cause .
`` There was not much in it and we have a striker who scored typical striker 's goal .
Callum Wilson enjoys playing against West Ham and it was good to see them two get off the mark .
We were worthy winners .
`` We have been missing the goals , Callum will give us something different and makes the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the situation .
`` We have made progress , it is a long season and can not get carried away but the last week has been a positive week for everybody , the impact the signings have made , the supporters in particular will like the look of them , '' That is certainly the best I have seen of Andy Carroll since the year he has been back .
He has scored a coupe goals in pre-season and when he plays like that and he stays well , we know what sort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ None Newcastle United have won 10 Premier League away games against West Ham United - their joint-best such tally in the competition ( 10 vs Tottenham Hotspur ) .
• None West Ham have lost more season openers in the Premier League than any other team in the competition 's history ( 14 ) .
• None Newcastle recorded their first opening weekend victory in the Premier League since beating Tottenham Hotspur in August 2012 .
• None West Ham manager David Moyes has lost nine of his last 13 matchday one fixtures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including his last two ( also for Sunderland in 2016-17 ) .
• None Newcastle 's Jeff Hendrick scored and assisted in a single Premier League game for the first time in his career ( 123rd appearance ) .
• None Newcastle 's Callum Wilson has scored eight goals in nine league games against West Ham , more than he has netted against any other side in his league career .
• None West Ham midfielder Declan Rice made his 100th appearance for the club in the Premier League .
West Ham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Carabao Cup on Tuesday ( 19:30 BST ) before travelling to Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday , 19 September ( 20:00 BST ) .
Newcastle are also in EFL Cup action on Tuesday ( 19:30 BST ) when they welcome Blackburn to St James ' Park before facing Brighton at home in their next Premier League game on Sunday , 20 September ( 14:00 BST )

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Callum Wilson scored his first Premier League goal since 7 March at West Ham
Debutants Callum Wilson and Jeff Hendrick both scored as Newcastle made a winning start to the 2020-21 Premier League season against an uninspiring West Ham.
Wilson, a £20m summer signing from Bournemouth, was a threat throughout as the Magpies won their opening game for the first time since 2012.
Steve Bruce's side were well worth their victory despite the Hammers twice hitting the crossbar.
Wilson prodded in Hendrick's flick-on to open the scoring, while the Republic of Ireland midfielder, who joined on a free transfer, sealed victory with a late effort into the top-left corner.
While Pablo Fornals and Angelo Ogbonna both hit crossbar for the hosts, too often their attacks lacked the cutting edge to trouble a resolute Newcastle defence.
And it ensured their miserable recent starts to Premier League campaigns continued, as they became the first club to lose their opening match for the fifth consecutive season.
Magpies debutants steal the show
Magpies manager Steve Bruce had said he was pleased to see owner Mike Ashley "flex his muscles" with the summer arrivals of Wilson and Jamal Lewis, plus free agents Ryan Fraser and Hendrick.
And even more pleasingly for Bruce, Wilson, Lewis and Hendrick all made an immediate impression for their new employers.
Wilson, who appears to thrive when facing the Hammers, was undoubtedly the pick of the bunch.
The 28-year-old's pace and movement caused problems well before he scored his eighth goal in nine outings against West Ham, twice going close from Lewis deliveries from the left and teeing up Jonjo Shelvey after a surging run from his own half.
He also appeared to benefit from the freedom and flicks that Andy Carroll's robust presence provided alongside him.
Newcastle had the fourth worst goal-scoring record in the top flight last term and Bruce will hope that combination can help to remedy that problem.
Wilson's goal was a result of his opportunism after Carroll had got across the near post to flick on Javier Manquillo's cross, and Hendrick's late right-foot shot put the seal on a fine night for Newcastle's new boys.
Bruce delighted with debutants' impact
New season, familiar tale for Hammers
West Ham were bottom of the Premier League after the opening round of fixtures in each of the past three seasons.
And despite this performance not being as humbling as their heavy defeats against both Manchester clubs and Liverpool, it did highlight the need for manager David Moyes to bring in some reinforcements.
While they have been able to complete the permanent signing of Tomas Soucek, the Czech international has not exactly provided any fresh impetus, having spent the second half of last term on loan at the club.
West Ham players better than they showed - Moyes
Young winger Grady Diangana was controversially sold and three of the club's most expensive players, including record signing Sebastien Haller, started as substitutes.
While Andriy Yarmolenko, Felipe Anderson and Haller were all brought off the bench, there was little suggestion that the Hammers, who only managed three shots on target, were going to mount a comeback.
Man of the match - Callum Wilson (Newcastle)
Callum Wilson has scored eight goals in nine appearances against West Ham
'Callum will give us something different' - what they said
West Ham boss David Moyes speaking to BBC MOTD: "I think you are always trying to improve the squad but that wasn't the reason we lost tonight. We have to analyse that.
"We had a good pre-season, we were feeling good after finishing the season well so we were disappointed with tonight.
"We need to get better with the players we have and they can be better, undoubtedly."
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce told Sky Sports: "I wouldn't say best week but when you come away from the Premier League and win 2-0 with two new signings scoring, it helps the cause.
"There was not much in it and we have a striker who scored typical striker's goal. Callum Wilson enjoys playing against West Ham and it was good to see them two get off the mark. We were worthy winners.
"We have been missing the goals, Callum will give us something different and makes the squad better. He can only help the situation.
"We have made progress, it is a long season and cannot get carried away but the last week has been a positive week for everybody, the impact the signings have made, the supporters in particular will like the look of them,
"That is certainly the best I have seen of Andy Carroll since the year he has been back. He has scored a coupe goals in pre-season and when he plays like that and he stays well, we know what sort of competitor he is."
Centurion Rice - the stats
Newcastle United have won 10 Premier League away games against West Ham United - their joint-best such tally in the competition (10 vs Tottenham Hotspur).
West Ham have lost more season openers in the Premier League than any other team in the competition's history (14).
Newcastle recorded their first opening weekend victory in the Premier League since beating Tottenham Hotspur in August 2012.
West Ham manager David Moyes has lost nine of his last 13 matchday one fixtures in the Premier League (W4), including his last two (also for Sunderland in 2016-17).
Newcastle's Jeff Hendrick scored and assisted in a single Premier League game for the first time in his career (123rd appearance).
Newcastle's Callum Wilson has scored eight goals in nine league games against West Ham, more than he has netted against any other side in his league career.
West Ham midfielder Declan Rice made his 100th appearance for the club in the Premier League.
What's next?
West Ham host Charlton in the second round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday (19:30 BST) before travelling to Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday, 19 September (20:00 BST).
Newcastle are also in EFL Cup action on Tuesday (19:30 BST) when they welcome Blackburn to St James' Park before facing Brighton at home in their next Premier League game on Sunday, 20 September (14:00 BST)