bbc--2020-10-10--US election 2020: The other 1,214 candidates running for president

The US has had presidents for more than 230 years , but only the first - George Washington - has ever been elected as an independent candidate .
'Americans will see the current two options are not the choice' '' This seemed to me to be a time when we could n't afford to do business as usual , '' she says .
`` I 'm the daughter of a civil rights activist , and the way my father raised me was that if you see voids , if you see injustices , you need to ask yourself if that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaning in . ''
She says her goal is to create equal access to opportunity , through economic , educational and criminal justice reform .
And in that spirit , she 's aiming to run `` the least expensive campaign in the history of our nation '' .
`` We think it 's abominable that it costs now almost a billion dollars to run for president when the qualifications are that you are 35 years old , a US-born resident , and have lived here 14 years , '' says Ms Simmons .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on helping people . ''
`` I think Jesus is one of the most radical figures we have in history .
And I think if you look at how he operated you might end up calling him progressive . ''
`` Even in a time where black lives supposedly matter , and black voices matter , and we saw statements of solidarity coming from the media and corporations , those same media outlets - including black media outlets - have refused to tell the story that I 'm here .
`` You have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who did n't even file his papers , and on the Fourth of July when he announced , within 30 minutes he was covered by every major network .
So we were a little bit shocked that the narrative of democracy is not carried out as much as American voters think when you look behind the scenes . ''
Ms Simmons ' name will appear on the ballot in Oklahoma and Louisiana , but in 31 other states she 's registered as a write-in candidate - meaning that if voters physically write her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She acknowledges the odds are absolutely against her , but still believes she can make it to the Oval Office - and if not this year , then at some point .
`` I know it sounds wild , given the history of independents !
We believe that if we stay standing long enough , there 's still some more disruption coming in - that most Americans are going to see that the current two options are not the choice .
`` [ … ] We 've been saying from day one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the nation .
That 's a spiritual fabric , that 's a cultural fabric , a social and a racial fabric , and we feel that 's been ripped to shreds - primarily and intentionally by both political parties .
`` So if I were to close my eyes and envision a nation… This ca n't be just a flip-flop of power and revenge - 'We get to get back at you . '
I see a palate-cleansing season where we can take a deep breath and say , 'Where do we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I made a decision to live my life in service' Brock Pierce is a former child actor who appeared in the Mighty Ducks franchise and starred as the president 's son in the 1996 comedy First Kid .
But thanks to his second career as a tech entrepreneur , he 's also probably a crypto currency billionaire .
`` I think that we lack a real vision for the future - I mean , what kind of world do we want to live in , in the year 2030 ?
What is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get to , you know ?
You have to aim for something .
And I see mostly just a lot of mud being thrown around , not a lot of people putting forth game-changing ideas .
It 's getting scary .
And I have a view of what to do . ''
Asked what America 's priorities should be for the next four years , he suggests the country stops pursuing `` growth for growth 's sake '' , and measures its success by how well life , liberty , and the pursuit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hard to pin Mr Pierce down politically .
The man described by Rolling Stone as `` the hippie king of crypto currency '' favours legalising cannabis , held a unicorn-themed wedding ceremony at Burning Man , and was so unimpressed at being placed on a Forbes rich-list that he vowed to give away his first billion dollars .
He also believes strongly in personal freedom , and has donated thousands to Republican candidates .
`` I have many liberal tendencies , just like I have conservative tendencies , '' Mr Pierce says .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ we take a collective breath and a brave step into the future , because all of these ideologies have something to teach us . ''
The 39-year-old 's life has not been free of controversy .
When he was 19 , three male actors accused him and two business partners of sexual assault .
Mr Pierce denied any wrongdoing , and was never charged with a crime .
The three plaintiffs withdrew their cases against him and never received any personal compensation .
But inevitably , the headlines linked to that episode have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Having your name in a story like that is… it causes immense harm , '' he says .
`` But the positive thing out of it is , it taught me not to judge people . ''
Federal Election Commission data shows Brock Pierce has pumped $ 3.7m into his campaign .
He says his strategy is to end up in the White House not by winning the election outright , but by taking a single state in a close race , then forcing the House of Representatives to pick a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has happened before , 100 % of the time , they 've always chosen the third-place or last-place candidate to be president as a compromise .
Now it 's only happened once - 1824 .
And so our goal is to win a single state .
And if we knock it out of the park , to win three .
`` I turn 40 in November , which means I also have time on my side .
And so we are also laying the groundwork for the future - not just for me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ independent candidates going forward . ''
`` I 'm constantly invited to run for Governor of New York , Governor of Minnesota .
I mean basically everywhere I go they 're like , Brock , you could actually fix this .
Like if you do n't become president next year , would you try and run our state , would you run our city ?
`` I would n't even spend a moment thinking about this until November 4th , and that 's what I tell everyone .
Call me November 4th .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ know , to live my life in service , and so however I can be of greatest service I 'm prepared to do that work well . ''
'We have to change some things this nation was founded on' One factor that unites independent candidates is that they have n't had to please a party majority to get a platform - so they run as themselves , on the issues that really speak to them personally .
`` These were their lands , long before Columbus got lost at sea - and they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ humbled to be living on these lands , on their lands , and I want to honour them as the host people . ''
`` The only groups of non-Natives we ever saw on the reservation were those who came to take our picture or those who came to give us charity .
Almost no one came to build relationships with us , '' says Mr Charles .
`` On top of that , I was understanding and seeing some of the historical trauma that came from the very unjust history against our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reach outwards and foster understanding instead of growing bitter .
Now he says he 's fighting for a truly inclusive , modern America which rejects inequality .
`` Our Constitution , which starts with the words 'We the people ' [ … ] never mentions women , it specifically excludes Natives , and it counts Africans as three-fifths of a person , '' says Mr Charles .
`` And so this is what my campaign is all about : if we want to be a nation where 'we the people ' truly means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do some foundational-level work .
We ca n't just say it and wish it was so : we actually have to go in and change some things that this nation was founded on , such as the racism , the sexism and the explicit white supremacy . ''

US election 2020: The other 1,214 candidates running for president Published 11 October 2020
Image source, Peter Ruprecht / Mark Charles / Michael Gillman Image caption, (From left): Brock Pierce, Mark Charles and Jade Simmons are all running for the US presidency
The US has had presidents for more than 230 years, but only the first - George Washington - has ever been elected as an independent candidate.
The twin peaks of US politics, the Republican and Democratic parties, dominate media coverage and campaign donations so completely that the chances of an outsider winning are virtually nil.
What kind of person looks at those near-insurmountable odds and thinks - I'm running anyway?
Quite a range as it turns out: As of 9 October, some 1,216 candidates (of varying levels of seriousness) have filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for president.
The BBC asked three of them - a concert pianist and motivational speaker, a Native American IT technician, and a crypto billionaire - what they stand for, and why they deserve the votes of Americans.
'Americans will see the current two options are not the choice'
Image source, Michael Gillman Photography
Jade Simmons is a multi-hyphenated woman. A former beauty queen, professional concert pianist, motivational speaker, rapper, mother, and ordained pastor.
As she puts it, she is an unconventional candidate, "but these are unconventional times".
"This seemed to me to be a time when we couldn't afford to do business as usual," she says. "I'm the daughter of a civil rights activist, and the way my father raised me was that if you see voids, if you see injustices, you need to ask yourself if that might be you that needs to be leaning in."
She says her goal is to create equal access to opportunity, through economic, educational and criminal justice reform. And in that spirit, she's aiming to run "the least expensive campaign in the history of our nation".
"We think it's abominable that it costs now almost a billion dollars to run for president when the qualifications are that you are 35 years old, a US-born resident, and have lived here 14 years," says Ms Simmons. "We'd rather spend that money on helping people."
So is she a liberal or a conservative?
"It depends on who you ask!" she says. "Everything from disgruntled Bernie bros to conservative Christian pastors are liking our policy."
Her background as a minister and a person of faith does not automatically denote conservatism, she says.
"I think Jesus is one of the most radical figures we have in history. And I think if you look at how he operated you might end up calling him progressive."
The coronavirus pandemic has upended this year's White House race, curtailing mass gatherings, pushing party conventions online and dominating news headlines. But for Jade, the major challenge of her campaign has been simply letting people know she exists.
"Even in a time where black lives supposedly matter, and black voices matter, and we saw statements of solidarity coming from the media and corporations, those same media outlets - including black media outlets - have refused to tell the story that I'm here.
"You have maybe a celebrity like a Kanye West who didn't even file his papers, and on the Fourth of July when he announced, within 30 minutes he was covered by every major network. So we were a little bit shocked that the narrative of democracy is not carried out as much as American voters think when you look behind the scenes."
While the Republican and Democratic nominees will be on the ballot in all states, independents must meet an array of state deadlines and access requirements.
Ms Simmons' name will appear on the ballot in Oklahoma and Louisiana, but in 31 other states she's registered as a write-in candidate - meaning that if voters physically write her name down, their vote will count. She acknowledges the odds are absolutely against her, but still believes she can make it to the Oval Office - and if not this year, then at some point.
"I know it sounds wild, given the history of independents! We believe that if we stay standing long enough, there's still some more disruption coming in - that most Americans are going to see that the current two options are not the choice.
"[…] We've been saying from day one, that we must restore the fabric of the nation. That's a spiritual fabric, that's a cultural fabric, a social and a racial fabric, and we feel that's been ripped to shreds - primarily and intentionally by both political parties.
"So if I were to close my eyes and envision a nation… This can't be just a flip-flop of power and revenge - 'We get to get back at you.' I see a palate-cleansing season where we can take a deep breath and say, 'Where do we go from here?'"
'I made a decision to live my life in service'
Image source, Peter Ruprecht
Brock Pierce is a former child actor who appeared in the Mighty Ducks franchise and starred as the president's son in the 1996 comedy First Kid. But thanks to his second career as a tech entrepreneur, he's also probably a crypto currency billionaire.
Why is he running for president? Partly because he is deeply concerned by the state of the country.
"I think that we lack a real vision for the future - I mean, what kind of world do we want to live in, in the year 2030? What is the plan? Where are we trying to get to, you know? You have to aim for something. And I see mostly just a lot of mud being thrown around, not a lot of people putting forth game-changing ideas. It's getting scary. And I have a view of what to do."
For the last four years, Mr Pierce has focused on philanthropic work in Puerto Rico, where his foundation recently raised a million dollars for PPE to give to first responders.
Asked what America's priorities should be for the next four years, he suggests the country stops pursuing "growth for growth's sake", and measures its success by how well life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are upheld.
Image source, Alamy Image caption, Brock Pierce (left) in First Kid
It's hard to pin Mr Pierce down politically. The man described by Rolling Stone as "the hippie king of crypto currency" favours legalising cannabis, held a unicorn-themed wedding ceremony at Burning Man, and was so unimpressed at being placed on a Forbes rich-list that he vowed to give away his first billion dollars. He also believes strongly in personal freedom, and has donated thousands to Republican candidates.
"I have many liberal tendencies, just like I have conservative tendencies," Mr Pierce says. "And I think it's time we take a collective breath and a brave step into the future, because all of these ideologies have something to teach us."
The 39-year-old's life has not been free of controversy. When he was 19, three male actors accused him and two business partners of sexual assault. Mr Pierce denied any wrongdoing, and was never charged with a crime. The three plaintiffs withdrew their cases against him and never received any personal compensation. But inevitably, the headlines linked to that episode have made a presidential run a tougher prospect.
"Having your name in a story like that is… it causes immense harm," he says. "But the positive thing out of it is, it taught me not to judge people."
Federal Election Commission data shows Brock Pierce has pumped $3.7m into his campaign. He says his strategy is to end up in the White House not by winning the election outright, but by taking a single state in a close race, then forcing the House of Representatives to pick a winner.
"Every time that this has happened before, 100% of the time, they've always chosen the third-place or last-place candidate to be president as a compromise. Now it's only happened once - 1824. And so our goal is to win a single state. And if we knock it out of the park, to win three.
"I turn 40 in November, which means I also have time on my side. And so we are also laying the groundwork for the future - not just for me as a candidate, but for all independent candidates going forward."
And if he doesn't pull it off? Mr Pierce says he has offers.
"I'm constantly invited to run for Governor of New York, Governor of Minnesota. I mean basically everywhere I go they're like, Brock, you could actually fix this. Like if you don't become president next year, would you try and run our state, would you run our city?
"I wouldn't even spend a moment thinking about this until November 4th, and that's what I tell everyone. Call me November 4th. But I made a decision, you know, to live my life in service, and so however I can be of greatest service I'm prepared to do that work well."
'We have to change some things this nation was founded on'
Image source, Shane Bahn
One factor that unites independent candidates is that they haven't had to please a party majority to get a platform - so they run as themselves, on the issues that really speak to them personally.
Mark Charles is a prime example.
Professionally he's worked as a computer programmer and in tech support, but he's also an ardent social justice campaigner on issues affecting Native Americans and people of colour.
His goal is to be an alternative candidate for voters who don't feel a kinship with the Trump or Biden tickets.
Mr Charles is of Navajo heritage, an identity which has deeply shaped his candidacy and his view of what America should be.
The land upon which Washington DC was built belonged to the Piscataway people.
"These were their lands, long before Columbus got lost at sea - and they are still here. And I am humbled to be living on these lands, on their lands, and I want to honour them as the host people."
In the early 2000s, Mr Charles chose to move his family to a remote home on a Navajo reservation, "because I wanted to experience the more traditional life". They would stay for 11 years.
"I saw several presidential elections from that vantage point," he says.
"We were six miles off the nearest paved road, lived in the one-room Hogan - the traditional Navajo dwelling. There was no running water, no electricity in our community, our neighbours were rug weavers and shepherds."
Image source, Mark Charles Campaign Image caption, Mark made a choice to connect with his heritage by moving to a Navajo reservation
The family prepared to cook on a camping stove, haul water, and live by candle-light. What they hadn't anticipated was how marginalised they would feel.
"The only groups of non-Natives we ever saw on the reservation were those who came to take our picture or those who came to give us charity. Almost no one came to build relationships with us," says Mr Charles. "On top of that, I was understanding and seeing some of the historical trauma that came from the very unjust history against our people.
"I [could] feel myself becoming both more insecure and more angry."
He made a resolution to reach outwards and foster understanding instead of growing bitter. Now he says he's fighting for a truly inclusive, modern America which rejects inequality.
"Our Constitution, which starts with the words 'We the people' […] never mentions women, it specifically excludes Natives, and it counts Africans as three-fifths of a person," says Mr Charles.


bbc--2020-10-10--North Korea holds military parade with missiles

The parade marked the 75th anniversary of the Workers ' Party .
North Korea typically uses its parades to show off new missiles and weaponry .
Experts say intercontinental ballistic missiles were evident during Saturday morning 's event .
It is the country 's first parade in two years and comes just weeks ahead of the US presidential election .
North Korea had not featured ballistic missiles in its parades since President Donald Trump and Mr Kim held their first summit in 2018 .
According to South Korea 's military , the parade took place before dawn on Saturday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not yet known .
No foreign media or foreigners were allowed to attend , so analysts are relying on edited state-media footage which is being released to assess the parade .
In a speech , he said North Korea would continue to `` strengthen '' its military for `` self-defence and deterrence '' .
He also said he was grateful that no North Koreans have contracted Covid-19 .
`` I wish good health to all the people around the world who are fighting the ills of this evil virus , '' he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases of coronavirus , Mr Kim continues to hold high-level meetings to ensure tight restrictions remain in place .
Analysts have said it is highly unlikely that North Korea has not experienced any coronavirus cases at all .
Kim Jong-un ended his speech with a cry of `` long live our great people !
`` , but only after conceding that his country was struggling economically .
But from seeing the military hardware trundling across Kim Il-sung Square on state television , it 's clear there has been no expense spared on North @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the highly choreographed event online will have noticed soldiers armed with new assault weapons , along with what look like new air defence systems and armoured vehicles .
However , it is the sight of new ballistic missiles that will cause the most concern in foreign capitals .
First came the Pukguksong 4A submarine-launched missile , followed by a huge Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ( ICBM ) on a launcher vehicle with a colossal eleven axles , so new we do n't even know what name it 's been given .
North Korea has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would build up its nuclear capabilities , and the show of the new ICBM at Saturday 's parade is designed to bolster this message .
Where that takes the prospects for peace and diplomacy on the Korean peninsula is anybody 's guess .
There was no sign of anyone wearing masks during the parade .
However , there were far fewer people involved in the event than usual , AFP news agency reports .
North Korea closed its borders to the outside world in January to prevent an outbreak of Covid-19 spreading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issued `` shoot-to-kill '' orders along the border and created a buffer zone to stop anyone entering the country .
Last month Mr Kim apologised for the fatal shooting of a South Korean .
South Korea said the 47-year-old man was found by troops while floating in the North 's waters .
He was then shot dead and his body was set alight , according to Seoul .
For weeks , satellite imagery has shown thousands of people practising for Saturday 's parade .
Foreign officials in Pyongyang had been told to avoid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the event venue and taking photos of the event .

North Korea has spent the last year or so saying it would build up its nuclear capabilities, and the show of the new ICBM at Saturday's parade is designed to bolster this message. Where that takes the prospects for peace and diplomacy on the Korean peninsula is anybody's guess.


bbc--2020-10-10--Covid: India's coronavirus outbreak in 200 seconds

As cases in India continue to rise , the BBC looks at how the country has responded to the pandemic @

As India has more than 7 million confirmed cases, the BBC looks at how the country has responded to the pandemic.
Video by Aakriti Thapar


bbc--2020-10-10--Spain's Canary Islands see new influx of African migrants

Between January and the end of July this year , 3,269 migrants made the crossing from West Africa to the @ @ @ @ @ nearly a 600 % increase on the same period in 2019 , the UN 's @ @ @ @ @ IOM ) says .

Between January and the end of July this year, 3,269 migrants made the crossing from West Africa to the Canary Islands, which is nearly a 600% increase on the same period in 2019, the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) says.


bbc--2020-10-10--Belarus protests: Lukashenko holds meeting with opponents in jail

A short video clip shared by the press service also shows Mr Lukashenko saying to the group : `` I @ @ @ @ @ only your supporters but the whole of society that we need to look at thinks @ @ @ @

A short video clip shared by the press service also shows Mr Lukashenko saying to the group: "I am trying to convince not only your supporters but the whole of society that we need to look at things more broadly."


bbc--2020-10-10--Africa 'needs $1.2tn' to recover coronavirus losses

The IMF has given African countries about $ 26bn to cushion the impact but even with the help of private @ @ @ @ @ assistance there is still a huge shortfall in funding .

The IMF has given African countries about $26bn to cushion the impact but even with the help of private lenders and other countries' assistance there is still a huge shortfall in funding.


bbc--2020-10-10--France plane crash: Five killed after mid-air collision near Tours

Witness Genevieve Allouard-Liebert , who lives in the area , said she had heard a `` big crash '' when @ @ @ @ @ She said she and her husband saw a man fall from the larger plane as @ @ @ @ @

Witness Genevieve Allouard-Liebert, who lives in the area, said she had heard a "big crash" when the planes came down. She said she and her husband saw a man fall from the larger plane as it skimmed nearby rooftops.


bbc--2020-10-10--Dilys Price: World's oldest female skydiver dies

A woman who became the world 's oldest female skydiver has died , aged 88 .
Former teacher Dilys Price , from Cardiff , was scared of heights when she did her first jump in her fifties .
But she went on to complete hundreds of parachute jumps all over the world , and set the Guinness World Record for the oldest female solo parachute jump .
She also founded the Touch Trust charity championing art and creative movement programmes for disabled people .
Learning Disability Wales said she `` transformed the lives of thousands of people with profound multiple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In 2018 Ms Price told BBC Wales : `` Skydiving is my passion , there you have the ultimate beauty of the sky ... you just feel so free . ''
After taking up the sport when she was 54 , she went on to complete over 1,139 solo jumps all over the world .
She was no ordinary skydiver - with a background in drama and dance , she specialised in air acrobatics and freestyling .
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David , where she was an honorary fellow , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and inspiring '' woman .
Mark James Parry tweeted : `` Very very sad that my Aunt  @ DilysPriceOBE has passed away .
She touched many with her incredible personality and truly lived life to the full .
An inspiration to all .
Truly grateful that I got to call her my Aunt .
We will miss you . ''
Aged 80 , the former Cardiff College of Education lecturer set the Guinness World Record for the oldest solo parachute jump ( female ) .
At 86 she sold her parachute , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skydive with former Wales rugby star Gareth Thomas .
She was awarded an OBE for services to people with special needs in 2003 , and was honoured for her work at the Pride of Britain awards in 2017 .
In 2018 , she was included on a list of the 100 women who have influenced Welsh life .
Back in 2018 , Ms Price , who went on to model for Helmut Lang , said she wanted to inspire older people to keep active .
She said : `` We only get one @ @ @ @ @

Mark James Parry tweeted: "Very very sad that my Aunt @DilysPriceOBE has passed away. She touched many with her incredible personality and truly lived life to the full. An inspiration to all. Truly grateful that I got to call her my Aunt. We will miss you."


bbc--2020-10-10--Armenia Azerbaijan: Reports of fresh shelling dent ceasefire hopes

Azerbaijan expected to take control of more territory and the ceasefire would last only as long as it took for @ @ @ @ @ for bodies to be exchanged , he said .

About 70,000 people have been displaced in the latest escalation, officials say. The long-running conflict has simmered ever since the war in the 1990s, when ethnic Armenians - the majority in the territory - broke away from Azerbaijan. Thousands of Azeris were expelled then.


bbc--2020-10-10--Álvaro Uribe: Colombian ex-leader released from house arrest

In August , Mr Uribe complained that being under house arrest `` causes deep sadness for my wife , my @ @ @ @ @ still believe I have something good for my homeland '' .

In August, Mr Uribe complained that being under house arrest "causes deep sadness for my wife, my family and for Colombians who still believe I have something good for my homeland".


bbc--2020-10-10--Khabarovsk: Police in Russia's far east break up anti-Kremlin protests

The mayor 's office said around 500 people had taken part in the initial rally , while opposition groups put @ @ @ @ @ according to Russian news agency Interfax .
Protesters gathered again in the evening , Interfax @ @

The mayor's office said around 500 people had taken part in the initial rally, while opposition groups put the number at 1,000, according to Russian news agency Interfax. Protesters gathered again in the evening, Interfax reported.


bbc--2020-10-10--Kyrgyzstan unrest: Ex-president rearrested as power struggle deepens

Kyrgyzstan 's former president has been rearrested as the country 's incumbent leader tries to shore up his power after days of unrest over a disputed election .
He had been freed by supporters days earlier in protests against last Sunday 's contested parliamentary poll .
The election has triggered a political crisis in the Central Asian country .
On Saturday Kyrgyzstan 's parliament named nationalist politician Sadyr Zhaparov as new prime minister , after his predecessor stepped down , opening up a power vacuum .
Mr Zhaparov is also among the several prominent politicians who were freed this week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serving a prison sentence on charges of taking a government official hostage in 2013 .
The unrest began after demonstrators took to the streets of the capital Bishkek and stormed government buildings on Tuesday , demanding a new vote and the resignation of pro-Russian President Sooronbay Jeenbekov .
They said the election results had been rigged - claims international monitors said were `` credible '' and a cause for `` serious concern '' .
President Jeenbekov has said he will resign when a new government is formed and the rule of law is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president has declared a state of emergency , after demonstrations on Friday spiralled into violence and clashes with police .
Fist fights broke out among groups supporting rival politicians who were vying to become the country 's new prime minister .
More than 1,200 people have been injured and one person has been killed in street clashes since protests erupted .
Police have reportedly used water cannon , stun grenades and tear gas to disperse protesters .
Now , a curfew and strict military restrictions have been imposed , including controls on who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capital .
The landlocked country , which borders China , was part of the Soviet Union until independence in 1991 .
It has a reputation for holding semi-free and fair elections in comparison with some of its neighbours , but uprisings in 2005 and 2010 swept previous presidents from power .
The latest political instability has concerned Kyrgyzstan ally Russia , which has played a role in mediating recent crises in other post-Soviet states , including Belarus .
How and why was Atambayev rearrested ?
A spokeswoman for Mr Atambayev told AFP news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compound '' on Saturday .
The state security service said it had detained Mr Atambayev on charges of inciting unrest .
The ex-president is one of Mr Jeenbekov 's fiercest political enemies .
Mr Atambayev 's supporters had on Tuesday secured his release from prison where he was serving a lengthy sentence on corruption charges .
What caused the unrest and what do protesters want ?
A disputed parliamentary election led to a violent uprising this week as protesters refused to accept the outcome .
The Central Election Commission later annulled the results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and spread mob rule across the country , with people storming government offices and installing their own leaders .
Former Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov stepped down on Wednesday .
In an extraordinary session of parliament on Saturday , Mr Boronov was replaced by Mr Zhaparov , who is backed by nationalists .
Seen as an ally of the president by opposition factions , Mr Zhaparov told MPs he would keep the cabinet line-up unchanged .
It is not clear whether this appointment will satisfy demonstrators , who can not agree on who should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wants their own leader to take power .
Earlier , President Jeenbekov sacked top security officials who supported the opposition or failed to intervene when it was seizing power .
What do we know about the election ?
The parliamentary vote was held last Sunday .
Only four political parties out of 16 won enough votes to gain seats in parliament - three of the four had close ties to Mr Jeenbekov .
None of the established opposition parties secured a seat , and on Monday all 12 opposition groups jointly declared they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accused parties close to the president of vote-buying and voter intimidation .
Some observers claimed to have seen , during the first hours of voting , some citizens with marked masks being handed filled-out ballots .
There were also allegations of voters being bribed and bussed in to places where they could swing the result .

Kyrgyzstan unrest: Ex-president rearrested as power struggle deepens Published 10 October 2020
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Kyrgyzstan's president declared a state of emergency on Friday after days of clashes between rival political groups
Kyrgyzstan's former president has been rearrested as the country's incumbent leader tries to shore up his power after days of unrest over a disputed election.
Security forces detained ex-leader Almazbek Atambayev in a raid on Saturday.
He had been freed by supporters days earlier in protests against last Sunday's contested parliamentary poll.
The election has triggered a political crisis in the Central Asian country.
On Saturday Kyrgyzstan's parliament named nationalist politician Sadyr Zhaparov as new prime minister, after his predecessor stepped down, opening up a power vacuum.
Mr Zhaparov is also among the several prominent politicians who were freed this week during the protests. He had been serving a prison sentence on charges of taking a government official hostage in 2013.
The unrest began after demonstrators took to the streets of the capital Bishkek and stormed government buildings on Tuesday, demanding a new vote and the resignation of pro-Russian President Sooronbay Jeenbekov.
They said the election results had been rigged - claims international monitors said were "credible" and a cause for "serious concern".
President Jeenbekov has said he will resign when a new government is formed and the rule of law is restored.
In the meantime, the president has declared a state of emergency, after demonstrations on Friday spiralled into violence and clashes with police.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Demonstrators stormed a government complex in Bishkek earlier this week
Fist fights broke out among groups supporting rival politicians who were vying to become the country's new prime minister.
More than 1,200 people have been injured and one person has been killed in street clashes since protests erupted. Police have reportedly used water cannon, stun grenades and tear gas to disperse protesters.
Now, a curfew and strict military restrictions have been imposed, including controls on who can travel in and out of the capital.
The landlocked country, which borders China, was part of the Soviet Union until independence in 1991. It has a reputation for holding semi-free and fair elections in comparison with some of its neighbours, but uprisings in 2005 and 2010 swept previous presidents from power.
The latest political instability has concerned Kyrgyzstan ally Russia, which has played a role in mediating recent crises in other post-Soviet states, including Belarus.
How and why was Atambayev rearrested?
A spokeswoman for Mr Atambayev told AFP news agency that "special forces stormed his compound" on Saturday.
The state security service said it had detained Mr Atambayev on charges of inciting unrest. The ex-president is one of Mr Jeenbekov's fiercest political enemies.
Mr Atambayev's supporters had on Tuesday secured his release from prison where he was serving a lengthy sentence on corruption charges.
What caused the unrest and what do protesters want?
A disputed parliamentary election led to a violent uprising this week as protesters refused to accept the outcome. The Central Election Commission later annulled the results.
The clashes created a power vacuum and spread mob rule across the country, with people storming government offices and installing their own leaders.
Former Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov stepped down on Wednesday.
In an extraordinary session of parliament on Saturday, Mr Boronov was replaced by Mr Zhaparov, who is backed by nationalists.
Seen as an ally of the president by opposition factions, Mr Zhaparov told MPs he would keep the cabinet line-up unchanged.
Image source, EPA Image caption, Sadyr Zhaparov was named as new prime minister by Kyrgyzstan's parliament on Saturday
It is not clear whether this appointment will satisfy demonstrators, who cannot agree on who should lead the new government. Each group wants their own leader to take power.
Earlier, President Jeenbekov sacked top security officials who supported the opposition or failed to intervene when it was seizing power.
What do we know about the election?
The parliamentary vote was held last Sunday. Only four political parties out of 16 won enough votes to gain seats in parliament - three of the four had close ties to Mr Jeenbekov.
None of the established opposition parties secured a seat, and on Monday all 12 opposition groups jointly declared they would not recognise the results.
They accused parties close to the president of vote-buying and voter intimidation. Some observers claimed to have seen, during the first hours of voting, some citizens with marked masks being handed filled-out ballots.


bbc--2020-10-10--Trump-aged Covid survivors on the president and the pandemic

Glenn Perkins and Matt Thomas are both a similar age to 74-year-old President Trump .
Like him , both have @ @ @ @ @ But the two men have very different recovery experiences to the president 's .
And @ @ @ @ @ Glenn and Matt have differing views on Trump .
The septuagenarians share how they recovered @ @ @ @ @ and their thoughts on the president 's illness and the state of the US pandemic @ @

Glenn Perkins and Matt Thomas are both a similar age to 74-year-old President Trump. Like him, both have been hospitalised with Covid-19.
But the two men have very different recovery experiences to the president's.
And while both are Republicans, Glenn and Matt have differing views on Trump.
The septuagenarians share how they recovered after weeks in hospital, and their thoughts on the president's illness and the state of the US pandemic response.
Video by Alexandra Ostasiewicz and Joaquim Moreira Salles


bbc--2020-10-10--Transphobic hate crime reports have quadrupled over the past five years in the UK

There has been a surge in reports of transphobic hate crimes across the UK .
Crime statistics obtained by the @ @ @ @ @ latest year - and the one before - there was an increase of 25 % @ @ @ @ @ LGBT Correspondent Ben Hunte meets with two people who , though their lives were changed @ @ @ @ @ ’ t go to the police again .

There has been a surge in reports of transphobic hate crimes across the UK. Crime statistics obtained by the BBC show that between the latest year - and the one before - there was an increase of 25%.
The BBC’s LGBT Correspondent Ben Hunte meets with two people who, though their lives were changed by transphobic attacks, wouldn’t go to the police again.
Video Journalist: Tobias Chapple


bbc--2020-10-10--Capturing 'the moment of decision'

Capturing 'the moment of decision'

British photographer Rory Lewis has taken this into the studio and created a series of portraits where the sitter has @ @ @ @ @ and to prepare for something to happen , be it good or bad .
The @ @ @ @ @ on screens at railway stations in Liverpool .

British photographer Rory Lewis has taken this into the studio and created a series of portraits where the sitter has been asked to pause, and to prepare for something to happen, be it good or bad. The resulting images can be seen on screens at railway stations in Liverpool.


bbc--2020-10-10--Irina Slavina: Final protest of Russian journalist who set herself on fire

Irina Slavina and six other activists are listed as `` witnesses '' in the case , often just a step @ @ @ @ @ prosecuted .
Some believe it 's designed to cow all critics in Nizhny ; others @ @ @ @ @ it to protests over reconstruction of a local park amid accusations of high-level corruption .

Irina Slavina and six other activists are listed as "witnesses" in the case, often just a step on the path to being prosecuted. Some believe it's designed to cow all critics in Nizhny; others, including Irina, link it to protests over reconstruction of a local park amid accusations of high-level corruption.


bbc--2020-10-10--‘We were students negotiating with armed guerrillas for my father’s life’

`` It 's not like in the movies - you hand over the money and your dad 's standing over @ @ @ @ @ , '' says Miles .
`` It does n't work that way .
They took @ @ @ @ @ n't explain anything else in terms of when he would come home , but through @ @ @ @ @ had talked to , we were under the impression that he would be back within @ @ @ @ @ . ''

"It's not like in the movies - you hand over the money and your dad's standing over there on the other side," says Miles. "It doesn't work that way. They took the money and really didn't explain anything else in terms of when he would come home, but through everybody's experience that we had talked to, we were under the impression that he would be back within three days to a week."


bbc--2020-10-10--The tale of Algeria's stolen cannon and France's cockerel

It is the `` burnous '' he wore after his surrender in 1847 - he was then held captive for @ @ @ @ @ currently at the Army Museum in Paris .

"I told him: 'I see you captive alienated away from home.' He told me: 'My wish is to be back home.' I told him: 'No matter how long it takes, one day you will be set free," his lyrics say.


bbc--2020-10-10--Spain beat Switzerland as Traore makes competitive debut

Last updated on .From the section Football Spain remain top of their Nations League group after a narrow victory over Switzerland in Madrid .
Wolverhampton Wanderers ' Adama Traore made his competitive debut for Spain , while Liverpool 's Xherdan Shaqiri came on for Switzerland after being passed fit following a negative Covid test .
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De Gea , who replaced Chelsea 's Kepa Arrizabalaga , was forced into a smart early save by Loris Benito , palming away the Switzerland wing-back 's low shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confidence the visitors may have taken from that early sight of goal seemed to be snuffed out in the 14th minute when some inexplicable play in their own penalty area was punished by Oyarzabal .
A sloppy short pass from goalkeeper Yann Sommer was intercepted by Mikel Merino , who set up the forward for a simple finish and his third international goal .
Sommer went some way to making up for his error with a decent save in the 28th minute , turning away a powerful downward header from Manchester City 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a glorious chance to double his tally shortly after the break when the Swiss goalkeeper palmed a shot into his path , but he was unable to react quickly enough to turn the ball in at the back post .
Barcelona 's teenage attacker Ansu Fati had an uneventful night and was replaced by 24-year-old Traore .
Germany won 2-1 in Ukraine in the other match in Group A4 to remain two points behind Spain after three matches .

Last updated on .From the section Football
Switzerland gifted Real Sociedad striker Mikel Oyarzabal a 14th-minute opener in his eighth international for Spain
Spain remain top of their Nations League group after a narrow victory over Switzerland in Madrid.
Real Sociedad forward Mikel Oyarzabal scored the only goal early in the first half.
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Adama Traore made his competitive debut for Spain, while Liverpool's Xherdan Shaqiri came on for Switzerland after being passed fit following a negative Covid test.
David de Gea's clean sheet capped a satisfying night for the home side.
De Gea, who replaced Chelsea's Kepa Arrizabalaga, was forced into a smart early save by Loris Benito, palming away the Switzerland wing-back's low shot at his near post.
But any confidence the visitors may have taken from that early sight of goal seemed to be snuffed out in the 14th minute when some inexplicable play in their own penalty area was punished by Oyarzabal.
A sloppy short pass from goalkeeper Yann Sommer was intercepted by Mikel Merino, who set up the forward for a simple finish and his third international goal.
Sommer went some way to making up for his error with a decent save in the 28th minute, turning away a powerful downward header from Manchester City's £20m winger Ferren Torres.
Oyarzabal missed a glorious chance to double his tally shortly after the break when the Swiss goalkeeper palmed a shot into his path, but he was unable to react quickly enough to turn the ball in at the back post.
Barcelona's teenage attacker Ansu Fati had an uneventful night and was replaced by 24-year-old Traore.
Germany won 2-1 in Ukraine in the other match in Group A4 to remain two points behind Spain after three matches.


bbc--2020-10-10--Seventh time lucky - Germany finally claim first Nations League win

Last updated on .From the section Football Germany claimed a first Nations League win with victory over Ukraine in a game where around 20,000 fans were allowed to attend Kyiv 's Olympic Stadium .
They took the lead when Matthias Ginter stabbed in before Leon Goretzka headed home after an error by goalkeeper Georgiy Bushchan .
A Ruslan Malinovskyi penalty set up a tense finale but Germany held on .
Germany , who did not win a game in their inaugural Nations League campaign two years ago , now have five points from three games in the 2020-21 edition of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to watch this game after local health authorities allowed the 70,000-capacity Olympic Stadium to be filled by up to 30 % .
Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger , who has not played for the Blues at all this season , impressed during the game and provided the assist for Germany 's opener following a clever run outside the Ukraine defence .
Rudiger 's club team-mates Kai Havertz and Timo Werner started on the bench , coming on towards the end of the game as Germany found themselves under pressure from Ukraine as the hosts @ @ @ @ @

Last updated on .From the section Football
Bayern Munich's Leon Goretzka has scored in each of his last four appearances for Germany
Germany claimed a first Nations League win with victory over Ukraine in a game where around 20,000 fans were allowed to attend Kyiv's Olympic Stadium.
Joachim Low's side had not won any of their six fixtures in the competition prior to Saturday's Group A4 match.
They took the lead when Matthias Ginter stabbed in before Leon Goretzka headed home after an error by goalkeeper Georgiy Bushchan.
A Ruslan Malinovskyi penalty set up a tense finale but Germany held on.
Germany, who did not win a game in their inaugural Nations League campaign two years ago, now have five points from three games in the 2020-21 edition of the competition.
Fans were let in to watch this game after local health authorities allowed the 70,000-capacity Olympic Stadium to be filled by up to 30%.
Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger, who has not played for the Blues at all this season, impressed during the game and provided the assist for Germany's opener following a clever run outside the Ukraine defence.
Rudiger's club team-mates Kai Havertz and Timo Werner started on the bench, coming on towards the end of the game as Germany found themselves under pressure from Ukraine as the hosts pressed for an equaliser.


bbc--2020-10-10--'I wasn't expecting this' - Swiatek after journey from schoolwork to Grand Slam champion

Last updated on .From the section Tennis Just a week ago Iga Swiatek was unsure whether she would commit to tennis long term or go to university .
`` I was n't expecting to win this trophy , '' the Pole said after her dominant 6-4 6-1 win over American fourth seed Sofia Kenin in Saturday 's final .
`` It 's obviously amazing for me .
It 's a life-changing experience .
`` I just feel like I kind of made history . ''
Swiatek , who did not drop a set in the tournament , is the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Slam singles title and the youngest French Open women 's champion since Monica Seles in 1992 .
She is highly regarded , having won the Wimbledon junior title in 2018 , but had never won a tour-level tournament before victory in Paris .
Her youthful innocence was shown in her charmingly awkward on-court interview after the match .
Where the more seasoned and media-trained champions might quickly reel off a list of many sponsors by name , tournament organisers and team members , Swiatek meandered and said she hoped her cat had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all , I 'm not very good at speeches because I won my last tournament two years ago and I do n't know who to thank , '' she said , before adding `` should I say something else ? ''
soon after .
One person she did thank was her father , Tomasz , a former rower who competed at the 1988 Olympics .
It was he who encouraged Swiatek and her older sister Agata to pursue tennis , having initially failed to get them to take up swimming .
Swiatek , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Guns N ' Roses before matches , has not taken the conventional route to the top of the game .
Last year she competed at Roland Garros for the first time and while doing so was juggling schoolwork for her studies back in Poland - studies she only finished this year .
`` I was calling her semi-pro in the past , because she was at school .
She was studying like a regular person , '' her coach Piotr Sierzputowski said .
`` The tennis was n't the biggest part of her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ practice in the morning at seven because she had to go to the school . ''
And nor , it seems , is she a conventional teen - she admits switching off her phone for the past few days .
A deep thinker , Swiatek employs a psychologist as a permanent part of her team - also a rare thing on tour .
Maths is the teenager 's favourite subject and she has said it helps her game , allowing her to `` see the geometry of the court '' .
Before her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 6-2 dismantling of tournament favourite and former champion Simona Halep , Swiatek described the current phase of her life as `` two gap years '' , not ruling out the possibility of leaving the sport to further her education .
`` If I am going to be top 10 and I am going to be fighting for Grand Slams , then for sure I am not going to have time for university , '' she said .
`` But if I am still top 100 for a few more years , then probably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ university . ''
This win might have gone some way to settling the university question but she may instead want to work on fine-tuning her acceptance speeches as she may now have many more to give .
A Grand Slam champion at only her seventh attempt .
No-one other than Bianca Andreescu has won a major more quickly in the past 20 years .
Exceptionally self assured , and with an eye-catching game which seems very robust , Iga Swiatek has the potential to become a superstar .
These are very exciting times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a host of young stars offering truly global appeal .
Naomi Osaka , 22 , represents Japan ; Swiatek leads a promising group of Eastern European teenagers ; then there 's Canada 's Andreescu , as well as 19-year-old Amanda Anisimova and 16-year-old Coco Gauff alongside Kenin from the United States .
And at 24 , Australia 's world number one Ash Barty will think her best years are very much still to come .
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Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Swiatek only lost 28 games in seven matches at this year's French Open
Just a week ago Iga Swiatek was unsure whether she would commit to tennis long term or go to university.
Now the 19-year-old is a Grand Slam champion - the lowest-ranked woman to ever win the French Open.
"I wasn't expecting to win this trophy," the Pole said after her dominant 6-4 6-1 win over American fourth seed Sofia Kenin in Saturday's final.
"It's obviously amazing for me. It's a life-changing experience.
"I just feel like I kind of made history."
Swiatek, who did not drop a set in the tournament, is the first player from Poland to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest French Open women's champion since Monica Seles in 1992.
She is highly regarded, having won the Wimbledon junior title in 2018, but had never won a tour-level tournament before victory in Paris.
Her youthful innocence was shown in her charmingly awkward on-court interview after the match.
Where the more seasoned and media-trained champions might quickly reel off a list of many sponsors by name, tournament organisers and team members, Swiatek meandered and said she hoped her cat had been watching at home.
"First of all, I'm not very good at speeches because I won my last tournament two years ago and I don't know who to thank," she said, before adding "should I say something else?" soon after.
One person she did thank was her father, Tomasz, a former rower who competed at the 1988 Olympics.
It was he who encouraged Swiatek and her older sister Agata to pursue tennis, having initially failed to get them to take up swimming.
Swiatek, who listens to rock music such as Guns N' Roses before matches, has not taken the conventional route to the top of the game.
Last year she competed at Roland Garros for the first time and while doing so was juggling schoolwork for her studies back in Poland - studies she only finished this year.
"I was calling her semi-pro in the past, because she was at school. She was studying like a regular person," her coach Piotr Sierzputowski said.
"The tennis wasn't the biggest part of her life.
"I had to schedule practice in the morning at seven because she had to go to the school."
And nor, it seems, is she a conventional teen - she admits switching off her phone for the past few days.
A deep thinker, Swiatek employs a psychologist as a permanent part of her team - also a rare thing on tour.
Maths is the teenager's favourite subject and she has said it helps her game, allowing her to "see the geometry of the court".
Before her fourth-round match this year, a 6-1 6-2 dismantling of tournament favourite and former champion Simona Halep, Swiatek described the current phase of her life as "two gap years", not ruling out the possibility of leaving the sport to further her education.
"If I am going to be top 10 and I am going to be fighting for Grand Slams, then for sure I am not going to have time for university," she said.
"But if I am still top 100 for a few more years, then probably, I am going to go to university."
This win might have gone some way to settling the university question but she may instead want to work on fine-tuning her acceptance speeches as she may now have many more to give.
Analysis
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller
A Grand Slam champion at only her seventh attempt. No-one other than Bianca Andreescu has won a major more quickly in the past 20 years.
Exceptionally self assured, and with an eye-catching game which seems very robust, Iga Swiatek has the potential to become a superstar.
These are very exciting times for the women's game, with a host of young stars offering truly global appeal.
Naomi Osaka, 22, represents Japan; Swiatek leads a promising group of Eastern European teenagers; then there's Canada's Andreescu, as well as 19-year-old Amanda Anisimova and 16-year-old Coco Gauff alongside Kenin from the United States.
And at 24, Australia's world number one Ash Barty will think her best years are very much still to come.


bbc--2020-10-10--'Verstappen gets too close for comfort' - Eifel GP preview

Valtteri Bottas has been feeling the pressure of Lewis Hamilton 's excellence this season , and it showed in his expletive-laden radio message after his victory in the last race in Russia .
His Russian win was somewhat fortuitous , in that Hamilton was taken out of the lead by the controversial time penalty he was given for two illegal practice starts before the race .
After that , Bottas was left to stroke home in the fastest car ahead of Red Bull 's Max Verstappen .
Perhaps the win did boost his confidence , however .
For at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a straight fight in qualifying for only the third time this season and for the first time in six races .
No wonder the six-time champion was after the session in one of those slightly grumpy moods he gets into when he comes off second best .
`` Lewis does n't like to be in P2 or worse , '' team boss Toto Wolff said .
`` Accepting to follow a car is not how he operates . ''
Hamilton very nearly did not even make it on to the front row , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hamilton , whose gap to Bottas was an unusually large 0.256secs .
Verstappen , in fact , was closer to beating the Mercedes to pole position than at any race so far this year .
The Dutchman looked competitive throughout the only day 's running so far at this race , and was actually fastest of all on the first runs in the final part of qualifying .
In the end , the Mercedes just had that bit too much for him , but the trend line of Red Bull 's performances is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ races , they have taken a big step towards Mercedes in absolute competitiveness .
Red Bull started the year with a difficult car , one that was as likely to spit its drivers into a spin as it was to set a quick lap time , and over the first half of the season its average qualifying deficit to Mercedes was a massive three-quarters of a second .
But steady work on adding downforce while smoothing out some of its nervousness is finally paying dividends .
The car is becoming more benign at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` The car has been improved through the year , '' Verstappen said on Saturday .
`` It was all about calming everything a bit down and connecting the rear with the front a bit more , and so far it seems to work .
`` It ended up understeering for once !
We know at the start of the year a few things were not right and we tried to learn and try to make it better and improve for next year , and not make the same mistakes . ''
Verstappen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like understeer - when the front of the car wants to go straight on at a corner - but he joked that it was `` nice '' to have some for once , because the car 's biggest problem so far this year has been its nervous rear .
Mercedes , it seems , is not developing this car quite as aggressively as it might be this year - perhaps partly because their advantage has been so big , but also with one eye on 2021 .
`` We tend to see this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end of the season and I guess it 's good for the championship , '' Wolff said .
`` We are following the strategy we believe is right , and balancing next year and this year and you can see it in the results on track .
But we need to be vigilant and accept that the competition will increase over the last few races . ''
It leaves Sunday 's grand prix poised intriguingly .
After Friday 's running was cancelled because of poor weather , the teams are heading into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long runs on the tyres with heavy fuel loads , so will have to adapt as the race unfolds and they see how the tyres behave .
But , as a general rule , Mercedes believe that Red Bull close up on them from qualifying to race by about 0.3secs - and that is more than the margin between the two cars in qualifying for the first time this year .
It seems almost impossible in the context of a season that Mercedes have steamrollered , other than as a result of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the second Silverstone race .
But could Verstappen be a real threat for the win , as he was for pole ?
The standout performance of qualifying came from Charles Leclerc , who equalled Ferrari 's best grid position of the year with fourth place .
Given his average for the season is eighth , that was some going .
It 's true that the Nurburgring plays into Ferrari 's hands more than some tracks , in that its 'power sensitivity ' - the effect of engine power on lap time - is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ferrari 's weakest point after the series of rule clarifications over the winter turned what last year was the strongest engine into the weakest in 2020 .
Ferrari also have some aerodynamic upgrades on the car this weekend , although Leclerc and the team have been playing down their impact .
Sporting director Laurent Mekies said they were `` small '' , adding : `` Nothing that can change drastically the order but hopefully they will take us in the right direction in terms of how to develop the car for next year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reminder that this is a special talent , something that was all too evident last year but has been somewhat lost this season amid Ferrari 's struggles .
The 22-year-old is absolutely annihilating team-mate Sebastian Vettel in 2020 .
Leclerc is now nine-two up in their qualifying head-to-head and his average advantage over the four-time champion is 0.376secs , double what it was last year .
There are those who argue Vettel has lost his mojo , that he must have been affected by Ferrari 's decision to tell him he was surplus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season had started .
And perhaps there is something in that .
But it is not as if Vettel has given up .
Relations with team boss Mattia Binotto may not be brilliant after his decision , but Vettel is working with his engineers as closely as ever , and he is said by insiders to be a happy , not sullen , presence within .
He is a proud man , who cares very much about his performance and how it looks , and it will hurt him that Leclerc is proving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the handling traits of this year 's car and has admitted he is struggling to get comfortable in it .
And he pointed out that he also did not get the upgrades until qualifying , whereas Leclerc ran them in morning practice , where the two cars were split so the team could compare the data of different packages .
But none of that should detract from the quality of Leclerc 's driving this season .
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Live text and audio commentary on the Eifel Grand Prix is on the BBC Sport website
Valtteri Bottas has been feeling the pressure of Lewis Hamilton's excellence this season, and it showed in his expletive-laden radio message after his victory in the last race in Russia.
In many ways, though, it was the Finn's pole position at the Eifel Grand Prix on Saturday that should have opened Bottas' personal release valve.
His Russian win was somewhat fortuitous, in that Hamilton was taken out of the lead by the controversial time penalty he was given for two illegal practice starts before the race. After that, Bottas was left to stroke home in the fastest car ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
Perhaps the win did boost his confidence, however. For at a chilly Nurburgring, Bottas beat Hamilton in a straight fight in qualifying for only the third time this season and for the first time in six races.
No wonder the six-time champion was after the session in one of those slightly grumpy moods he gets into when he comes off second best.
"Lewis doesn't like to be in P2 or worse," team boss Toto Wolff said. "Accepting to follow a car is not how he operates."
Hamilton very nearly did not even make it on to the front row, for Verstappen was just 0.037 seconds behind Hamilton, whose gap to Bottas was an unusually large 0.256secs.
Verstappen, in fact, was closer to beating the Mercedes to pole position than at any race so far this year. The Dutchman looked competitive throughout the only day's running so far at this race, and was actually fastest of all on the first runs in the final part of qualifying.
In the end, the Mercedes just had that bit too much for him, but the trend line of Red Bull's performances is very clear. In the past three races, they have taken a big step towards Mercedes in absolute competitiveness.
Red Bull started the year with a difficult car, one that was as likely to spit its drivers into a spin as it was to set a quick lap time, and over the first half of the season its average qualifying deficit to Mercedes was a massive three-quarters of a second.
But steady work on adding downforce while smoothing out some of its nervousness is finally paying dividends. The car is becoming more benign at the same time as getting quicker.
"The car has been improved through the year," Verstappen said on Saturday. "It was all about calming everything a bit down and connecting the rear with the front a bit more, and so far it seems to work.
"It ended up understeering for once! We know at the start of the year a few things were not right and we tried to learn and try to make it better and improve for next year, and not make the same mistakes."
Verstappen set the pace on the first runs in final qualifying
Verstappen, he made clear, does not like understeer - when the front of the car wants to go straight on at a corner - but he joked that it was "nice" to have some for once, because the car's biggest problem so far this year has been its nervous rear.
Mercedes, it seems, is not developing this car quite as aggressively as it might be this year - perhaps partly because their advantage has been so big, but also with one eye on 2021.
"We tend to see this pattern that Red Bull catches up towards the end of the season and I guess it's good for the championship," Wolff said.
"We are following the strategy we believe is right, and balancing next year and this year and you can see it in the results on track. But we need to be vigilant and accept that the competition will increase over the last few races."
It leaves Sunday's grand prix poised intriguingly. After Friday's running was cancelled because of poor weather, the teams are heading into the unknown. They have done no long runs on the tyres with heavy fuel loads, so will have to adapt as the race unfolds and they see how the tyres behave.
But, as a general rule, Mercedes believe that Red Bull close up on them from qualifying to race by about 0.3secs - and that is more than the margin between the two cars in qualifying for the first time this year.
It seems almost impossible in the context of a season that Mercedes have steamrollered, other than as a result of the combination of heat and soft tyres in the second Silverstone race. But could Verstappen be a real threat for the win, as he was for pole?
Leclerc's talent appears to be evolving, even in a slower car
Leclerc's star shining brightly
The standout performance of qualifying came from Charles Leclerc, who equalled Ferrari's best grid position of the year with fourth place. Given his average for the season is eighth, that was some going.
It's true that the Nurburgring plays into Ferrari's hands more than some tracks, in that its 'power sensitivity' - the effect of engine power on lap time - is relatively low, and engine performance is Ferrari's weakest point after the series of rule clarifications over the winter turned what last year was the strongest engine into the weakest in 2020.
Ferrari also have some aerodynamic upgrades on the car this weekend, although Leclerc and the team have been playing down their impact.
Sporting director Laurent Mekies said they were "small", adding: "Nothing that can change drastically the order but hopefully they will take us in the right direction in terms of how to develop the car for next year."
Leclerc's performance was a reminder that this is a special talent, something that was all too evident last year but has been somewhat lost this season amid Ferrari's struggles.
The 22-year-old is absolutely annihilating team-mate Sebastian Vettel in 2020. Leclerc is now nine-two up in their qualifying head-to-head and his average advantage over the four-time champion is 0.376secs, double what it was last year.
There are those who argue Vettel has lost his mojo, that he must have been affected by Ferrari's decision to tell him he was surplus to requirements next year even before this season had started. And perhaps there is something in that.
But it is not as if Vettel has given up. Relations with team boss Mattia Binotto may not be brilliant after his decision, but Vettel is working with his engineers as closely as ever, and he is said by insiders to be a happy, not sullen, presence within.
He is a proud man, who cares very much about his performance and how it looks, and it will hurt him that Leclerc is proving so superior.
Vettel does not like the handling traits of this year's car and has admitted he is struggling to get comfortable in it. And he pointed out that he also did not get the upgrades until qualifying, whereas Leclerc ran them in morning practice, where the two cars were split so the team could compare the data of different packages.
But none of that should detract from the quality of Leclerc's driving this season.


bbc--2020-10-10--England have potential to win Euros and World Cup - De Bruyne

Last updated on .From the section Football Belgium 's Kevin de Bruyne believes England should be leading candidates at next year 's European Championships and the 2022 World Cup .
Both teams reached the World Cup semi-finals in Russia two years ago .
`` I think they should be very excited , '' he said of England .
`` It 's a very young team with a lot of potential . ''
England are still waiting for their first major senior trophy since the 1966 World Cup but De Bruyne , voted last season 's Premier League Player of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they should aim to win the next Euros and World Cup .
I think they have that potential .
`` There are always a lot of teams who want to win it , but I think the team they have , the players who play in top clubs , they should do that . ''
Belgium boss Roberto Martinez , the former Swansea , Wigan and Everton manager , agreed that Gareth Southgate has an impressive squad at his disposal .
`` His players are as good as anyone individually in world football @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time that they will get that trophy or major result in a major tournament , '' Martinez said .
England , ranked fourth in the world , warmed up for Sunday 's match with a 3-0 victory against Wales at Wembley on Thursday , with goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin , Conor Coady and Danny Ings , while Jack Grealish impressed on his first senior start .
Belgium , top of the Fifa rankings , beat England twice at the 2018 World Cup , but they will be without key men Dries Mertens and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has revealed he is open to a new contract with Manchester City but says no discussions have taken place .
The 29-year-old joined City from Wolfsburg for £55m in August 2015 and has two and a half years to run on his current deal .
There has been recent speculation in the media over a new two-year deal .
The creative midfielder has won two Premier League titles , four League Cups and the FA Cup during his spell with City .
`` I am very happy at the club , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once to the club so I do n't know why people are saying I have already agreed to something .
`` I always told everybody I am really happy at the club and I feel comfortable , so if the people at the club want to talk to me I am open to that and we will see what happens .
`` But at the moment nothing has happened , so I just get on with the way it goes . ''

Last updated on .From the section Football
Dominic Calvert-Lewin marked his England debut with a goal against Wales
Belgium's Kevin de Bruyne believes England should be leading candidates at next year's European Championship and the 2022 World Cup.
The Manchester City midfielder will be part of the Belgium side against England in the Nations League at Wembley on Sunday (17:00 BST kick-off).
Both teams reached the World Cup semi-finals in Russia two years ago.
"They should be very excited," the 29-year-old said of England. "It's a very young team with a lot of potential."
England have not won a major trophy since the 1966 World Cup but De Bruyne, who was voted last season's Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year, said: "They should aim to win the next Euros and World Cup. I think they have that potential.
"There are always a lot of teams who want to win it, but I think the team they have - the players who play in top clubs - they should do that."
Belgium manager Roberto Martinez agreed that England counterpart Gareth Southgate has an impressive squad at his disposal.
"His players are as good as anyone individually in world football and it is just a matter of time that they will get that trophy or major result in a major tournament," said former Swansea, Wigan and Everton boss Martinez.
England, ranked fourth in the world, warmed up for Sunday's match with a 3-0 victory against Wales at Wembley on Thursday, with goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Conor Coady and Danny Ings, while Jack Grealish impressed on his first senior start.
Belgium, top of the Fifa rankings, beat England twice at the 2018 World Cup, but they will be without key forwards Dries Mertens and Eden Hazard on Sunday.
De Bruyne 'open' to new Man City deal
Kevin de Bruyne has made 158 Premier League appearances for City
De Bruyne has revealed he is open to a new contract with Manchester City but says no discussions have taken place.
He joined City from Wolfsburg for £55m in August 2015 and has two and a half years to run on his existing deal.
There has been recent speculation in the media external-link over a new two-year contract at Etihad Stadium.
De Bruyne has won two Premier League titles, four League Cups and the FA Cup during his spell with City.
"I have not spoken once to the club so I don't know why people are saying I have already agreed to something," he said.
"I always told everybody I am really happy at the club and I feel comfortable, so if the people at the club want to talk to me I am open to that and we will see what happens.
"But at the moment nothing has happened."


bbc--2020-10-10--French Open: Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic eye Roger Federer's Grand Slam tally

Last updated on .From the section Tennis Not only are Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal playing for the French Open title on Sunday , they are jostling for position in the race to be crowned the 'GOAT ' .
Spanish second seed Nadal , 34 , is looking to land a 13th title at Roland Garros , which would move him level with Roger Federer 's all-time leading men 's tally of 20 Grand Slam singles victories .
Hot on their heels is top seed Djokovic .
The 33-year-old Serb is a year younger than Nadal and seems to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 39-year-old Federer , who did not play in Paris because of a knee injury .
For some , the 'GOAT ' discussion is frivolous and does a disservice to the achievements of each player in their own right .
Looking purely at the numbers does not tell the full picture , of course .
It is not possible to quantify their different playing styles , how they have adapted their games , their physical and mental strength , nor how they have overcome the tough moments that have peppered all of their careers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the debate .
Here , BBC Sport crunches the statistics for you to consider and then have your say in the comments section at the bottom .
The race to be crowned the 'GOAT ' - in terms of major titles , at least - is tighter between the top three than it ever has been before .
When Federer overtook Pete Sampras 's previous best mark - winning his 15th Grand Slam title , aged 27 , at Wimbledon in 2009 - few thought he would ever be caught .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ six majors and 22-year-old Djokovic had not added to his maiden title at the Australian Open in 2008 .
After winning at least one major in every year between 2003 and 2010 , Federer 's trajectory began to plateau during 2011 , the year Djokovic took his game to new heights .
Another Wimbledon title followed in 2012 but then , thanks to a combination of his rivals ' brilliance and his injuries , the Swiss did not win another major in the next four years .
Most had written him off as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tally , before Federer 's renaissance in 2017 - on the back of his rivals stumbling in the race because of injury and loss of form - kept him at least three titles ahead .
That was until last year when Nadal and Djokovic shared the four majors equally between them , leaving the trio closer together than ever .
How do they compare across the different surfaces ?
Some argue that Nadal 's utter dominance on the Roland Garros clay means he is perhaps not as complete an all-round player as Federer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' has won 12 of his 19 major titles in Paris .
Neither Federer nor Djokovic have been as dominant as that at one place , although neither has any other player - male or female - in the history of the sport .
But Federer and Djokovic do each have a Grand Slam they have bossed over the years and at which they hold the record for the number of men 's titles won .
Federer has won eight of his 20 majors on the Wimbledon grass , while Djokovic has claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Australian Open hard courts .
One question mark often set against Sampras ' record was that he never won a French Open title .
Not succeeding on a particular surface can not be levelled against these three .
Djokovic , however , is aiming to go one step further than his rivals .
With Nadal having won the Australian Open once and Federer doing the same at Roland Garros , Djokovic is aiming to create a piece of history which neither of his peers has managed .
Djokovic , who won the French @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first man in the Open era to win each of the four Grand Slams twice if he wins on Sunday .
Have any of them had 'easier ' opposition ?
Winning seven best-of-five-set matches in a fortnight is no mean feat .
But , over the course of their combined 56 Grand Slam victories , Djokovic has faced tougher opponents ( at least in terms of ranking ) .
The average ATP ranking of the opponents beaten by Djokovic is 42 , against 50 for Federer and 52 for Nadal .
Federer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more top-10 ranked opponents - 43 of them , compared with 36 for Nadal and 33 for Djokovic .
How have they fared against each other ?
This is another area where Djokovic 's claims are strengthened .
He has a better head-to-head record against both Federer and Nadal in their total meetings .
In addition , Djokovic has a superior record over Federer in their Grand Slam meetings .
Against Nadal , in Slams only , it is the Spaniard who has the upper hand after winning their first five matches at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won their past three Grand Slam meetings , and Nadal has not beaten him at one since 2014 .
But then Nadal has beaten his two biggest rivals the most times on the way to his Grand Slam wins : How do they compare in terms of longevity ?
Aside from Grand Slam titles , the length of time spent as the world number one is another key indicator .
Federer has spent the most weeks in history at the top of the men 's rankings .
But Djokovic is closing in on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Rome last month , Djokovic moved ahead of his idol Sampras .
What about the other big tournaments ?
While Grand Slams garner the most attention because of their prestige and unique format , there are plenty of other important tournaments that feed into this conversation .
Of the Big Three , Federer has won the most titles in his career .
In fact , only American Jimmy Connors - who won 109 titles - has bettered this tally in the men 's game .
Federer also leads the way in terms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , considered by most as the fifth Grand Slam .
The Swiss has won six of those events , which see a round-robin group followed by a knockout stage for the world 's top eight leading players over the previous season .
Djokovic has won the event five times , while Nadal curiously has never won .
Nadal is a two-time runner-up - losing to Federer in 2010 and Djokovic in 2013 - but has missed four of the past eight tournaments through injury .
Underneath the Grand Slams and the Tour Finals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nine Masters tournaments .
Since 2009 , these have been held on hard courts in Indian Wells , Miami , Canada ( alternating between Montreal and Toronto ) , Cincinnati and Shanghai , with clay-courts events in Monte Carlo , Madrid and Rome .
This year , only Cincinnati and Rome have been played because of the coronavirus pandemic and were both won by Djokovic .
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Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Not only were Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic playing for the French Open title on Sunday, they were jostling for position in the race to be crowned the 'GOAT' in men's tennis.
The number of Grand Slam titles is the most obvious and easiest metric for those who wish to determine - and not everyone does - which man is the Greatest Of All Time.
Spanish second seed Nadal, 34, landed a 13th title at Roland Garros, which moved him level with Roger Federer's all-time leading men's tally of 20 Grand Slam singles victories.
That victory may prove to be pivotal. Djokovic has been hot on their heels, but defeat left him three adrift of his two great rivals.
The 33-year-old Serb is a year younger than Nadal and seems to have plenty of time on his side over 39-year-old Federer, who did not play in Paris because of a knee injury.
For some, the 'GOAT' discussion is frivolous and does a disservice to the achievements of each player in their own right.
Looking purely at the numbers does not tell the full picture, of course. It is not possible to quantify their different playing styles, how they have adapted their games, their physical and mental strength, nor how they have overcome the tough moments that have peppered all of their careers.
But it does provide the framework for the debate. Here, BBC Sport crunches the statistics for you to consider and then have your say in the comments section at the bottom.
From a clear frontrunner to a three-horse race
The race to be crowned the 'GOAT' - in terms of major titles, at least - is tighter between the top three than it ever has been before.
When Federer overtook Pete Sampras's previous best mark - winning his 15th Grand Slam title, aged 27, at Wimbledon in 2009 - few thought he would ever be caught.
At that stage, 23-year-old Nadal had won six majors and 22-year-old Djokovic had not added to his maiden title at the Australian Open in 2008.
After winning at least one major in every year between 2003 and 2010, Federer's trajectory began to plateau during 2011, the year Djokovic took his game to new heights.
Another Wimbledon title followed in 2012 but then, thanks to a combination of his rivals' brilliance and his injuries, the Swiss did not win another major in the next four years.
Most had written him off as Nadal and Djokovic closed in on his tally, before Federer's renaissance in 2017 - on the back of his rivals stumbling in the race because of injury and loss of form - kept him at least three titles ahead.
That was until last year when Nadal and Djokovic shared the four majors equally between them, leaving the trio closer together than ever.
Now Federer has company - for the first time since he was briefly level with Sampras in 2009 - after Nadal's latest win at Roland Garros.
How do they compare across the different surfaces?
Some argue that Nadal's utter dominance on the Roland Garros clay means he is perhaps not as complete an all-round player as Federer and Djokovic.
The 'King of Clay' has won 13 of his 20 major titles in Paris. Neither Federer nor Djokovic have been as dominant as that at one place, although neither has any other player - male or female - in the history of the sport.
But Federer and Djokovic do each have a Grand Slam they have bossed over the years and at which they hold the record for the number of men's titles won.
Federer has won eight of his 20 majors on the Wimbledon grass, while Djokovic has claimed eight of his 17 victories on the Australian Open hard courts.
One question mark often set against Sampras' record was that he never won a French Open title.
Not succeeding on a particular surface cannot be levelled against these three.
However, Djokovic missed the opportunity to go a step further than Nadal and Federer by becoming the first man in the Open era to win each of the four Grand Slams twice.
Have any of them had 'easier' opposition?
Winning seven best-of-five-set matches in a fortnight is no mean feat.
But, over the course of their combined 56 Grand Slam victories, Djokovic has faced tougher opponents (at least in terms of ranking).
The average ATP ranking of the opponents beaten by Djokovic is 42, against 50 for Federer and 55 for Nadal.
Federer, though, has had to beat more top-10 ranked opponents - 43 of them, compared with 37 for Nadal and 33 for Djokovic.
How have they fared against each other?
This is another area where Djokovic's claims are strengthened.
He has a better head-to-head record against both Federer and Nadal in their total meetings.
Djokovic's dominance over Federer has also borne out in their Grand Slam meetings.
However, Nadal's win in Sunday's French Open final means the Spaniard has the upper hand over Djokovic at the majors.
Nadal has also beaten his two biggest rivals the most times on the way to his Grand Slam wins:
Nadal 16
Djokovic 13
Federer 6
How do they compare in terms of longevity?
Aside from Grand Slam titles, the length of time spent as the world number one is another key indicator.
Federer has spent the most weeks in history at the top of the men's rankings. But Djokovic is closing in on him quickly.
After winning the title in Rome last month, Djokovic moved ahead of his idol Sampras.
What about the other big tournaments?
While Grand Slams garner the most attention because of their prestige and unique format, there are plenty of other important tournaments that feed into this conversation.
Of the Big Three, Federer has won the most titles in his career. In fact, only American Jimmy Connors - who won 109 titles - has bettered this tally in the men's game.
Federer also leads the way in terms of winning the end-of-season ATP Tour Finals, considered by most as the fifth Grand Slam.
The Swiss has won six of those events, which see a round-robin group followed by a knockout stage for the world's top eight leading players over the previous season.
Djokovic has won the event five times, while Nadal curiously has never won.
Nadal is a two-time runner-up - losing to Federer in 2010 and Djokovic in 2013 - but has missed four of the past eight tournaments through injury.
Underneath the Grand Slams and the Tour Finals, the next tier of events are the nine Masters tournaments.
Since 2009, these have been held on hard courts in Indian Wells, Miami, Canada (alternating between Montreal and Toronto), Cincinnati and Shanghai, with clay-courts events in Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome.
This year, only Cincinnati and Rome have been played because of the coronavirus pandemic and both were won by Djokovic.


bbc--2020-10-10--Pochettino targeted by both Manchester clubs - Sunday's football gossip

Last updated on .From the section Gossip Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is being considered by both Manchester United and Manchester City .
( Sunday Mirror ) West Ham have made an offer of £17m plus add-ons for Brentford 's Algeria forward Said Benrahma , 25 .
( 90 Min ) Tottenham forward Gareth Bale could be key to a Spurs move for his Wales team-mate and Swansea defender Joe Rodon , 22 , this week .
( Star on Sunday ) Leicester also want Rodon but would prefer a move in January or next summer .
( Sun on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Butland , 27 , could be in line for a shock move to Liverpool .
( Sunday Mirror ) Tottenham held summer talks with English striker Ollie Watkins , who was keen to join , but chairman Daniel Levy baulked at Brentford 's £28m fee for the 24-year-old , who recently scored a hat-trick for Aston Villa against Liverpool .
( Football Insider ) Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku warned Chile forward Alexis Sanchez and English utility man Ashley Young to quit Manchester United and join him at Inter Milan because of the 'divided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ La Repubblica , via Mail on Sunday ) Recent Chelsea signing Kai Havertz , the 21-year-old Germany forward , has admitted the intensity in the Premier League is `` very exhausting '' compared to the Bundesliga .
( Evening Standard ) Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani , 33 , said it was a conversation with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that convinced him to join Manchester United .
( ESPN ) Manchester City 's Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne , 29 , says there are enough good players at the club if a move for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not materialise next summer and insists , `` I do n't really care '' .
( Manchester Evening News ) Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists ex-Germany international midfielder Mesut Ozil , 31 , could still be effective for the Gunners .
( Goal ) New Leicester signing Wesley Fofana , the 19-year-old France U21 defender , says he `` did not want to start a war '' with Saint-Etienne , managed by former Foxes boss Claude Puel , but pleaded to be allowed a move .
( L'Equipe , via Leicester @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kean , 20 , has revealed he is `` not particularly upset '' to have left English football after sealing a loan move to Paris St-Germain for the remainder of the season and says he could have returned to Juventus .
( Mail on Sunday ) Brighton chief executive Paul Barber has told season ticket holders they will not be left out of pocket if they buy pay-per-view matches .
( Argus ) Former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas said Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho was one of the first people to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attack while training with Porto .
( ESPN ) Leeds and Northern Ireland defender Stuart Dallas revealed that Borussia Dortmund and Norway 's Leeds-born striker Erling Braut Haaland was desperate for his shirt when they met at international level , and even sang Leeds anthem 'Marching On Together ' as they swapped .
( Talksport )

Last updated on .From the section Gossip
Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino is being considered by both Manchester United and Manchester City. (Sunday Mirror) external-link
United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward will have no hesitation sacking manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer if their season continues to disappoint. (Sunday Mirror) external-link
West Ham United have made an offer of £17m plus add-ons for Brentford's Algeria forward Said Benrahma, 25. (90 Min) external-link
Tottenham's on-loan forward Gareth Bale could be key to a Spurs move for his Wales team-mate and Swansea defender Joe Rodon, 22, this week. (Star on Sunday) external-link
Leicester City also want Rodon but would prefer a move in January or next summer. (Sun on Sunday) external-link
Liverpool are lining up a move for Stoke City's 27-year-old English goalkeeper Jack Butland. (Sunday Mirror) external-link
Tottenham held summer talks with English striker Ollie Watkins, who was keen to join but chairman Daniel Levy was put off by Brentford's £28m fee for the 24-year-old, who recently scored a hat-trick for Aston Villa against Liverpool. (Football Insider) external-link
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Chelsea's Germany attacking midfielder Kai Havertz, 21, says the intensity in the Premier League is "very exhausting" compared with the Bundesliga. (Evening Standard) external-link
Everton's Italy striker Moise Kean, 20, has revealed he is "not particularly upset" to have left English football after making a loan move to Paris St-Germain for the remainder of the season and says he could have returned to Juventus. (Mail on Sunday) external-link
Manchester City's Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 29, says there are enough good players at the club if a move for Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, 33, does not materialise next summer and insists: "I don't really care." (Manchester Evening News) external-link
New Leicester signing Wesley Fofana, the 19-year-old France Under-21 defender, says he "did not want to start a war" with Saint-Etienne, managed by former Foxes boss Claude Puel, but pleaded to be allowed a move. (L'Equipe, via Leicester Mercury) external-link
Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku warned Chile forward Alexis Sanchez and English utility man Ashley Young to quit Manchester United and join him at Inter Milan because of the "divided" Old Trafford dressing room. (La Repubblica, via Mail on Sunday) external-link
Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists German midfielder Mesut Ozil, 31, could still be effective for the Gunners. (Goal) external-link
Brighton chief executive Paul Barber has told season ticket holders they will not be left out of pocket if they buy pay-per-view matches. (Argus) external-link
Former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas said Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho was one of the first people to call him after he suffered a heart attack while training with Porto. (ESPN) external-link
Manchester United could have signed Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland from Red Bull Salzburg in January, but decided against the deal because of agents' fees, before the 20-year-old eventually joined Borussia Dortmund. (ESPN) external-link
Leeds United and Northern Ireland defender Stuart Dallas has revealed that Haaland - who is the son of former Elland Road player Alfe-Inge - was desperate for his shirt when they met at international level, and even sang Leeds anthem Marching On Together as they swapped. (Talksport) external-link


bbc--2020-10-11--Covid: Trump 'no longer a transmission risk to others'

US President Donald Trump is no longer a Covid transmission risk to others , the White House physician has said .
Sean Conley 's memo is the first update on Mr Trump 's health since Thursday .
There had been concerns that he might still be contagious following his three-day hospital stay .
However , the statement did not say whether Mr Trump had tested negative for Covid-19 .
He is due to face Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the presidential election in less than a month , on 3 November .
Polling suggests Mr Biden has a 10-point lead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead in some key swing states is narrower - he is 7 points ahead in Pennsylvania , 3.7 points ahead in Florida and less than a point ahead in Ohio , according to an average of polls collated by Real Clear Politics .
There is also unprecedented uncertainty over mailed ballots .
Some states want to expand postal voting as a public health measure against the virus but Mr Trump has claimed without evidence that postal voting is vulnerable to fraud .
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Meanwhile an ABC News/Ipsos poll found that just 35 % of Americans approved of how the president has handled the coronavirus crisis .
More than 214,000 Americans are known to have died of Covid-19 .
What did Conley say ?
The doctor 's memo said the latest tests on the president revealed there was `` no longer evidence of actively replicating virus '' , and that his viral load was `` decreasing '' .
In the memo , Dr Conley said President Trump had been given sensitive lab tests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is still in his system and that `` by currently recognised standards , he is no longer considered a transmission risk to others '' .
Mr Trump first started showing symptoms of coronavirus 10 days ago , and was admitted to Walter Reed Medical Center a day later .
While there , he was treated with - among other medication - dexamethasone , a steroid medication usually only used on people who are seriously or critically ill with the virus .
Dr Conley 's latest update comes after President Trump told a crowd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was `` feeling great '' .
He also said that he was no longer taking any medication against Covid-19 .
The event on Saturday was officially a `` peaceful protest '' , but looked , critics said , much like a Trump campaign rally .
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Why were there concerns over Trump 's latest event ?
The rally brought together several hundred people .
Images from the event showed many of them packed closely together @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were required to undergo temperature checks and fill out questionnaires .
Face masks were advised , although not everybody complied .
Senior Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff said it was `` morally bankrupt '' for the president to hold `` another super-spreader rally '' at the White House .
After a previous event in the White House Rose Garden on 26 September , at least 11 people who attended subsequently tested positive for coronavirus , including Mr Trump .
The top US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci described it as a `` super-spreader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team has also said he is planning to attend a `` big rally '' in Florida - a battleground state in the presidential election - on Monday , followed by trips to Pennsylvania and Iowa .
What is Biden doing this weekend ?
Mr Trump 's rival in next month 's election , Joe Biden , has been campaigning in Pennsylvania , another key swing state , as well as Delaware .
He said his `` heart goes out '' to all those families who had lost someone they loved to coronavirus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president 's plans to hold rallies and criticised the Trump administration 's lax stance on mask use as reckless .
`` They should be socially distant and wearing masks , '' he said .
`` It 's the only responsible thing to do . ''
At a campaign event with unions in Pennsylvania , Mr Biden vowed to create millions of well-paid jobs , and to fund the pandemic recovery by making billionaires and corporations pay more tax .
The White House says this was not a campaign event - but it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one .
Supporters were on the South Lawn , shouting `` Four more years !
Four more years ! ''
as the president came out to speak .
Black and Latino voters could be key in battleground states like Michigan and Florida - both were won by tiny percentage points in 2016 .
The president seemed much more like himself than in recent days .
This was him saying `` I 'm back '' , and re-starting a campaign that has effectively been stalled since his Covid diagnosis on 1 October .
With @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is keen to make up for lost time .
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