bbc--2020-06-26--Coronavirus: Delta to extend caps on passenger numbers

The boss of Delta Airlines says the carrier will continue to limit the number of people on its planes beyond September .
So far the airline has been capping the numbers on board its flights to no more than 60 % of capacity .
It is aiming to limit the spread of coronavirus and implement some form of social distancing .
Chief Executive Ed Bastian told the BBC that some of the details of the plan still need to be worked out .
He told the BBC : `` We will be extending the cap on the planes post September @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a slightly higher number I do n't know , but yes we absolutely will . ''
It 's significant because it means the world 's second-biggest airline by passenger numbers could well be running flights at a loss for a longer period of time .
Data from the US Department of Transportation suggests that last year , Delta needed to fill 70.6 % of the seats on its flights to cover its costs .
However airlines are now under even greater financial pressure , with planes sitting idle thanks to the huge fall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Even those sitting on the tarmac cost their owners money , including through airport fees and maintenance costs .
Aviation analyst John Grant , from OAG , says that Delta is in a stronger position to break-even than its big US rivals American and United who need 78.6 % and 73.8 % capacity respectively to do so .
He explains that `` those sort of break-evens are pretty typical around the globe '' , adding that `` 2019 was a good year though , with the cost of fuel very low compared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based on a mix of those costs and revenues per passenger . ''
American has not limited its capacity and United has a policy to allow passengers to choose to rebook on a different flight or receive a travel credit when flights are 70 % full .
More routes are returning to Delta 's schedule , with the carrier this week becoming the first US airline to reintroduce flights to China after a row between Washington and Beijing .
Nonetheless , Delta 's boss acknowledges that it 's not going to be straightforward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each plane .
With cases of Covid-19 now estimated to have passed 20 million in the United States , Mr Bastian says `` of course '' he is worried about a second wave of the outbreak .
`` I 've said throughout this pandemic that it 's going to be a choppy recovery , it 's going to be stops and starts and the virus is going to move , just as people move . ''
Like other airlines , Delta has measures in place to try and protect those on board its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We need to make certain that we take all precautions for our people , for our customers , reinforcing wearing masks , social distancing , keeping our planes only at 60 % full , making certain every seat next to a customer is open , so you have space on board , and doing everything we can to be cautious in the face of the spread .
`` Because until there is a vaccine it 's going to be very hard to see this industry back at scale . ''
Mr Bastian concedes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cutting the number of staff , which is currently around 90,000 .
Those roles are all protected until the end of September under the terms of a $ 5.4bn ( £4.38bn ) bailout plan funded by the US federal government .
But when the crunch comes Mr Bastian hopes that volunteers will make the process less painful .
`` We 're doing everything we can to hold on to as many jobs as possible , and while the job count will go down , our goal is to make it as voluntary for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the airline tries to map out its future , thousands have signed up for early retirement whilst 37,000 others are taking time off without pay , in periods ranging from 30 days to a year .
In recent years , Delta has pursued a strategy of growing through the acquisition of stakes in other airlines , including LATAM which has sought bankruptcy protection in the US , and China Eastern .
Virgin Atlantic , has already announced more than 3,000 job cuts and remains in financial difficulty , with previously lucrative transatlantic crossings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 49 % of Virgin , but Mr Bastian says it wo n't be putting any more cash in and hopes to avoid administration .
`` We 're not planning on injecting additional capital into Virgin .
We 're supporting them in doing everything we can , helping them through a restructuring , hopefully to avoid an in-court process , and I 'm still optimistic , cautiously optimistic that we 'll be able to get there '' .
Aviation analyst Andrew Charlton is n't as confident about Virgin Atlantic 's prospects saying that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
He adds that `` the jury is still out on Delta 's international expansion because the pandemic means there is almost no international long-haul travel , which is normally quite profitable , and the airlines in which it has stakes do n't all have strong domestic networks to tap into '' .
The global airline body IATA is forecasting the industry 's worst ever year with losses of more than $ 84bn .
But Mr Charlton thinks ultimately Delta is `` well positioned '' to weather the coronavirus storm compared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is `` thanks to a strong financial position and its US domestic position '' which accounts for 70 % of ticket sales .
You can watch Ed Bastian 's full interview on Talking Business with Aaron Heslehurst on BBC World News at Saturday 2330 GMT ,

Mr Bastian says, "We need to make certain that we take all precautions for our people, for our customers, reinforcing wearing masks, social distancing, keeping our planes only at 60% full, making certain every seat next to a customer is open, so you have space on board, and doing everything we can to be cautious in the face of the spread.


bbc--2020-06-27--Narriearra: New South Wales creates national park for rare species

The Australian state of New South Wales ( NSW ) has announced the creation of a new national park to protect threatened species .
The Narriearra station covers an area of 1,534 sq km ( 592 sq miles ) in an area in the far north-west of the state .
Its acquisition by authorities marks the largest purchase of private land for conservation in NSW 's history .
The sum paid has not been disclosed but environmental groups welcomed the move .
The new national park extends across floodplains , wetlands and landscapes `` currently not found anywhere in NSW @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Matt Kean was quoted by AFP news agency as saying .
The property , which borders Queensland and lies to the east of the town of Tibooburra , was owned by the O'Connor family for about a century .
It is home to more than 25 threatened animal species , including the endangered grey grasswren .
`` It 's an incredible landscape ... now in public hands for perpetuity , '' the minister said during a visit to the area , according to the Sydney Morning Herald .
The decision was praised by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new National Park is an example of the ambitious action required to slow and reverse the biodiversity extinction crisis , '' Stuart Blanch from World Wildlife Fund ( WWF ) Australia told AFP .
Barry Traill , the Australian director for the Pew Charitable Trusts , meanwhile , praised the `` scale '' of the project .
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The property, which borders Queensland and lies to the east of the town of Tibooburra, was owned by the O'Connor family for about a century. It is home to more than 25 threatened animal species, including the endangered grey grasswren.


bbc--2020-06-27--To Italy with Love: Postcards from a Covid-America

When Francesca De Santis arrived in the US as an exchange student last summer , she never could have predicted @ @ @ @ @ her home country especially hard .
Now , after nearly a year in Ohio , @ @ @ @ @ , knowing it wo n't be the same when she gets there .
Italy imposed @ @ @ @ @ on 7 March - initially in the north , then nationwide - with a ban @ @ @ @ @ than 200m ( 656ft ) from home .
Since May , bars , restaurants , @ @ @ @ @ , shops , churches and cinemas have been reopening in phases .

When Francesca De Santis arrived in the US as an exchange student last summer, she never could have predicted the global pandemic that hit her home country especially hard.
Now, after nearly a year in Ohio, she prepares to return home, knowing it won't be the same when she gets there.
Italy imposed a strict and lengthy lockdown on 7 March - initially in the north, then nationwide - with a ban on walking or exercising more than 200m (656ft) from home.
Since May, bars, restaurants, hairdressers, museums, libraries, shops, churches and cinemas have been reopening in phases.
Video by Hannah Long-Higgins


bbc--2020-06-27--Coronavirus: Your pictures on the theme of 'walking'

We asked our readers to send in their pictures on the theme of `` walking '' amid the coronavirus pandemic .
Here are some of the pictures sent to us from around the world .
John Bell : `` Heading out for an evening walk in Bracknell , my wife grabs the camera and snaps some shots of me walking with our son .
I love the way the ray of light breaks through the trees and completely lights up our son , perfectly capturing the special shared moment between a father and his son . ''
Richard Hughes : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the family , celebrating with a beautiful walk in the sunshine before our Christmas meal , when the term social distancing did not even exist !
So hope we can hug and kiss all our family soon and walk this close again . ''
Marine Soubeiran : `` I took this picture in our garden with my little sister .
I want to tell people that what matters is not the way you walk on a path but that you keep walking in the right direction . ''
The next theme is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entries is 7 July 2020 .
Send pictures to yourpics @ bbc.co.uk or follow the link to `` Upload your pictures here '' below .
Further details and terms can be found by following the link to `` We set the theme , you take the picture '' at the bottom of the page .

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John Bell: "Heading out for an evening walk in Bracknell, my wife grabs the camera and snaps some shots of me walking with our son. I love the way the ray of light breaks through the trees and completely lights up our son, perfectly capturing the special shared moment between a father and his son."


bbc--2020-06-27--Coronavirus: Lockdown flypast marks Armed Forces Day

The Red Arrows have performed a flypast in Scarborough for Armed Forces Day .
The Hawk jets took to the skies above the coastal town in North Yorkshire , which had planned to host an event that was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic .
The Queen and Prime Minister Boris Johnson led tributes to veterans and serving military personnel .
The defence secretary praised the forces ' `` professionalism , commitment and versatility '' during the pandemic .
Normally events are held across the country but the coronavirus lockdown has cause most celebrations to move online this year .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK 's response to Covid-19 , helping to repatriate British citizens from abroad , designing and distributing PPE and constructing hospitals .
The Hawk jets flew over the Army 's Catterick Garrison , RAF Leeming and the town of Scarborough .
Among the military personnel Mr Johnson spoke to ahead of the celebrations were Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Pynn , who led a team of 20 military medics supporting the London Ambulance Service transporting patients to the NHS Nightingale hospital in London , and Wing Commander Claire Collis who was involved in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pakistan .
`` Whether you 're a regular , a reservist , a civilian contractor , a veteran , or the family and friends who support our military in so many ways , we as a nation salute you , '' Mr Johnson said .
`` We know that - day and night , at home and abroad , at sea , on land , in the air and even in space and online - our fantastic armed forces are there for us . ''
The Queen said in a statement : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in each of the armed services , I know only too well of the pride service personnel take in their duty .
`` As your commander-in-chief , I send my warmest best wishes to you all , your families , and the entire armed forces community . ''
Instead of the usual parades , military bands will commemorate the day with performances streamed on the armed forces ' Facebook and Twitter pages , where behind-the-scenes views of the Royal Navy 's HMS Queen Elizabeth and the Red Arrows will also be shown .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The armed forces community can not celebrate in person this year , so we are doing our best to show you through social media who our people are , what they do , and how you can show your support . ''
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has also issued a statement thanking military personnel `` for the role they play both at home and abroad '' .
It comes as the party launches its Labour Friends of the Armed Forces scheme in a bid to `` open up Labour again to our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across our country '' .
The Ministry of Defence has already announced that next year 's Armed Forces Day will take place in Scarborough .
Meanwhile , the Royal Navy has unveiled a new uniform for its Royal Marines .
It says its commandos can rely on the uniform `` in the most hostile of environments on Earth '' .
It features new branding , which includes the traditional insignia worn by commandos in World War II , and is part of a drive to change how the `` Green Berets '' operate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rebranding exercise .
After spending the past few decades fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan alongside other infantry units , the Royal Marines are returning to their more traditional and specialist roles .
One that reaffirms their links as a key element of the Royal Navy and as an elite fighting force .
It 's no accident that the images released makes them look more like Special Forces .
As well as the new uniform and insignia , they 're seen with night vision goggles and using a Diemaco rifle as favoured by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the standard issue SA80 .
The Royal Marines are also looking to the past for inspiration .
The new-look patches recall the daring commando raids conducted in the Second World War .
It 's how they see their future , alongside skills of conducting amphibious assaults and arctic warfare .
With the defence budget under constant strain the costs of this transformation will be relatively modest .
The Royal Navy has a much harder task working out how to pay for new ships , aircraft and submarines .
And for the Royal Marines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it may help just help secure their future in any discussion about more defence cuts .

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: "The armed forces community cannot celebrate in person this year, so we are doing our best to show you through social media who our people are, what they do, and how you can show your support."


bbc--2020-06-27--Li Zhensheng: Photographer of China's cultural revolution

Li Zhensheng risked his life in his determination to capture China 's Cultural Revolution on film .
As a staff photographer working for a state-run newspaper , Li Zhensheng had rare access to people and places during one of the most turbulent periods of the 20th Century .
He took tens of thousands of photos , some of which were published , others stored in the floorboards of his flat for fear of punishment .
What he did n't know then was that these hidden images would one day find their way out into the world .
The 79-year-old died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US , said his Hong Kong publisher , the Hong Kong University Press .
`` I have pursued witnessing and recording history all my life , '' his publisher records him as saying before his death .
`` Now I rest in history . ''
Born in 1940 to a poor family in the Chinese province of Liaoning , Li grew up under difficult circumstances .
His mother died when he was three and he grew up helping his father in the fields until he was 10 .
Only then did he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the top of his class .
He earned a spot at the Changchun Film School and eventually became a staff photographer for the Heilongjiang Daily newspaper in north-eastern China .
This job came during one of the most brutal periods in China 's history .
The Cultural Revolution began in 1966 when Communist leader Mao Zedong began a campaign to eliminate his rivals .
Mao mobilised thousands of Chinese youth to destroy the `` four olds '' in Chinese culture - old customs , habits , culture and thinking .
Colleges were shut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' , and as the movement spread , they began to attack almost anything and anybody that stood for authority .
Children turned on their parents and students turned on their teachers , intellectuals were exiled .
Thousands were beaten to death or driven to suicide .
Li 's new job left him in the unusual position of being able to record the violence and brutality that was happening around him .
He noticed that the Red Guards - militant students - were getting access to photograph anything they wanted , so he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the words `` Red-colour news soldier '' .
`` My work meant that I could take photographs of people being persecuted without being harassed , '' he told the BBC in an earlier interview .
`` I realised that this turbulent era must be recorded .
I did n't really know whether I was doing it for the revolution , for myself , or for the future . ''
But he realised that the sensitive nature of the images could make him a target , so he hid the negatives away under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them .
When he was eventually accused of counter-revolutionary activities in 1968 , his flat was ransacked by the authorities but the negatives remained undiscovered .
If they had been found , Mr Li would have been severely punished and they would almost certainly have been destroyed .
`` It was kind of risky , '' he admitted .
`` When I took these photos I was not sure how useful they would be . ''
Li 's photos were safe but he was not - he was denounced and along with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hard labour for two years .
Upon his release he returned to his flat , and found the images safe and preserved .
He eventually became a professor at a university in Beijing and in the 1980s - a period of time when China saw a sliver of press freedom - his works were exhibited at a photography event in Beijing .
It was then that his pictures were discovered by Robert Pledge of Contact Press Images ( CPI ) , who later went on to publish a book with Li 's images @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Li for having risked so much to doggedly preserve his images at a time when most of his colleagues agreed to allow their politically 'negative negatives ' to be destroyed , '' said Pledge .
He revealed that Li kept all his photos in small brown paper envelopes .
On each envelope he wrote detailed captions in delicate Chinese calligraphy .
Communes and counties , people 's names , official titles and specific events were all carefully noted .
His photos were eventually exhibited in dozens of countries .
In 2013 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known as the Oscars of the photography world .
And in 2018 , his works were printed with Chinese text for the first time and published in Hong Kong .
`` No single photographer covered the revolution more thoroughly and completely than Li , '' said Contact Press Images in a statement following his death .
`` He leaves an inestimable photographic legacy .
He will be sorely missed . ''

His mother died when he was three and he grew up helping his father in the fields until he was 10. Only then did he start school, but quickly rose to the top of his class.


bbc--2020-06-27--'The love letter to my neighbourhood that helped me flee my country'

As a journalist in Venezuela , José Gregorio Márquez reported from poor areas of Caracas , while being careful to hide his own humble beginnings .
But years later , a love letter to the neighbourhood he 'd felt so ashamed of would be his ticket to a new life abroad .
When José Gregorio Márquez was a child , he used to love writing plays for his classmates at school .
He particularly remembers one about a group of animals who picked on a rabbit and bullied him .
`` My message there was that we are all equals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
At the end of the story , the other animals got to know the rabbit they did n't like at first , and grew to love him , '' he says .
He also used to imagine stories for his toys , with each new tale entertaining and keeping him company for up to a week .
It was a form of escapism for the young José .
`` Most of the time I was at home alone .
My mum used to work the whole day , and I did n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he remembers .
`` All these games were a distraction .
I was creating the world that I wanted to live in , which was very different from the world I was living in . ''
That world was Niño Jesús , a poor neighbourhood on the outskirts of Venezuela 's capital city , Caracas .
Gangs controlled the streets , so José 's mum , a cleaner bringing up four children alone , did n't allow him to leave the house .
`` Many mums in the neighbourhood thought that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't become a criminal , '' he says .
José was nine when Hugo Chávez , a former paratrooper , came to power promising a socialist revolution .
To low-income families , like those in Niño Jesús , he was a hero , at least to begin with .
José was used to seeing Chávez on TV .
Every Sunday the president hosted a talk show called Aló Presidente , where he took calls from people across the country .
But it was watching a political crisis unfold on television that inspired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remember the specific day I decided I wanted to be a journalist , '' he says .
It was 11 April 2002 , two days after the start of a general strike .
A huge demonstration made its way to the presidential palace , gunmen started shooting into the crowd and 19 people died , including a photojournalist .
José , who was 13 , watched the events unfold live on television .
Then the picture changed : Chávez was giving a national address .
`` The channels divided the signal , showing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side of the screen and on the other they continued to show the demonstrations . ''
But within minutes the government succeeded in cutting off live coverage from the street .
`` So one side of the screen was black and the other had Chávez , '' remembers José .
`` For me , it was very shocking not to be able to know what was going on .
But it was also very shocking to see all those journalists trying to get the information , despite all the risks .
So then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Within hours of his broadcast , Chavez was forced to resign by the military high command , but 72 hours later - after huge demonstrations by his supporters - he was back in charge .
From then on , he set about dismantling the private TV networks , which he felt were against him .
But José was set on his path , and in 2008 , while studying for a degree in Social Communication , he joined a daily newspaper called Últimas Noticias as an intern , and worked his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called Ciudad ( City ) .
`` It consisted of collecting information from the neighbourhoods of Caracas with people 's demands for the government .
So it was more or less what I had lived in my own life .
Now I could give a voice to all those people and publish their stories . ''
But José always kept it a secret that he lived in Niño Jesús .
`` I used to hide it completely .
I did n't tell anyone that I was from there , '' he says .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I came from , despite being a reporter for other neighbourhoods where humble people lived , who were demanding improvements . ''
This was a challenging time to be a journalist in Venezuela .
Chavez had grown increasingly tyrannical and journalists were now at risk of imprisonment if they criticised a government official .
José felt like he was coming of age as a journalist just as press freedom was disappearing .
The daily newspaper that José had been working for ended up being nationalised , like many other newspapers and television networks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , stopped holding the government to account , in order to avoid nationalisation or closure .
• Listen to Jose speaking to Outlook , on the BBC World Service ( producer , Tom Roseingrave ) In 2013 , José started working for El Nacional , a newspaper with a 70-year history , which remained one of the last critical voices in the country .
`` The government took every step possible for the newspaper not to have actual paper to be printed on , '' José remembers .
`` It was interesting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because sometimes you could write a headline that did n't make any critical reference , but then down in the news story , you could because the censors did n't read the whole story .
So I did that a lot - until I was found out . ''
Later , while working as a cultural reporter for a newspaper , José was sent to review a performance by the daughter of a prominent politician , Diosdado Cabello .
She wanted to be a singer , and José watched the audience shouting and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ father was .
When his report was published , he was almost fired and the union of journalists had to step in to save his job .
It was the last time he wrote something that could be perceived as critical of the regime .
For years José was waiting for the day when he could leave Niño Jesús .
He wanted a better life - a home where he could feel safe , and had access to drinking water every day .
In Niño Jesús , you could often only get it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also be periods up to 20 days long where there was no access to water at all .
So , in November 2012 , a few months before he graduated , José moved into an apartment in the Altamira neighbourhood of Caracas , sharing a room with a friend to make ends meet .
But almost as soon as he left , something strange happened .
The shame he had felt about the barrio for so long evaporated and was replaced by a fierce sense of love .
`` As the saying goes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have until you lose it . '
I connected more with where I came from once I saw it from afar , '' says Jose .
He realised that the skills and experiences he 'd gained growing up in Niño Jesús had shaped him in a positive way .
`` I guess I grew up , '' he says .
And within months an opportunity arose to tell the world about it .
Even before Chávez came to power , Venezuela held a popular annual love letter writing competition .
`` It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to people 's lives in a country where everything is wrong and nothing works , '' José says .
Hundreds of people took part in the contest , and it became so successful it was eventually opened up to participants from other countries .
Most of the letters were written to loved ones , relatives , or even pets .
But in 2013 , when José saw the competition advertised , he felt inspired to do something different .
He decided to write about Niño Jesús .
`` I was declaring my love @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also a way of telling the truth about how society looks away from these neighbourhoods , instead of looking at them and taking care of them , '' José says .
`` I made peace with the neighbourhood . ''
José had seen the violence , the crime , the death that Venezuelans associated with Niño Jesús .
But he also wanted to show the colour , the life , behind all those stories .
`` From far away , you did n't see the people who live in those little houses , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neighbourhoods , '' José says .
`` So my intention was to put that into words , telling how I came to love and understand the place , and understand that it had been very important to the person I was becoming . ''
José was selected as a finalist in the competition and was asked to read his love letter in a theatre in Caracas .
`` Dear Niño Jesús , I still remember your abstract shapes and your misshapen shadows , '' he began .
Although when I lived in your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'd rather just look up at the sky because it was the only thing I liked around me .
I was an idiot ... You 're not to blame for anything , but I wanted to be far away from you .
I used to hate waking up at four in the morning to fight for a seat on the bus that would take me to work .
I hated going up or down each of your damn steps .
I hated the zinc roofs that did n't stop the stones , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hated the sheets spread over stiff bodies that could no longer feel the cold of the asphalt .
I hated you .
Now , however , I miss you .
I miss the parrots undulating among the clouds like roving sperm .
I miss the green of your trees , next to the orange of your bricks , caressing the blue of your water tanks .
I miss the impudence of the roosters at dawn and the eloquence of the cats at dusk .
I miss you .
Although I understand how important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was always ashamed of you .
I denied knowing you .
I never belonged to you as much as I do now , when I am without you and you are without me .
I had never realised before that I loved something I 'd already lost .
I never asked you for anything before , but this time I 'm asking you to forgive me ...
I came from you and I will always be yours .
After a moving performance , much to his surprise José won the competition .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ stage he thought there must have been a mistake , and that the judges had intended to name one of the other finalists - some far more well-known , and with beautifully written letters .
José was awarded a watch worth $ 5,000 .
He knew it was an insurance policy , a way of getting money if he really needed it , and concealed it carefully in his underwear drawer .
About a month later , his apartment was burgled and many of his valuables , including his laptop , were stolen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under his socks and pants .
President Chávez died in the same year as Jose won his prize , and Vice-President Nicolás Maduro took over .
Simultaneously , with falling oil prices and inflation rising , the country 's economy went into freefall .
`` You just could n't get food , '' José says .
`` They assigned all citizens a day of the week to buy groceries according to your ID card number .
My day was Friday , but normally food got delivered on Monday .
So by Friday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the supermarket any more .
If I tried to buy on Monday , I was n't allowed .
It was just pure , utter despair .
It was very humiliating and very sad . ''
By 2015 , unable to live off of his income as a journalist , José started thinking about leaving Venezuela .
But first he moved back to his childhood home .
`` My mum was still living there , and given that I could n't have any way to take my family with me at the time , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It was a good way to say goodbye and it was actually lovely to get back to the place I had grown up , to see those colours again . ''
José found the idea of leaving extremely difficult because he feared he would n't be able to return as long as Maduro remained in power .
But the country he knew no longer existed .
Things had been changing so rapidly and deteriorating so quickly .
And he realised that even if he had to leave the country , he 'd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself that was forged in Niño Jesús .
José knew that in order to leave he would need US dollars , but the value of the Venezuelan currency , the bolívar , had sunk so low they were virtually unobtainable .
So he asked a friend who was travelling to the United States if he would take his watch and sell it .
He agreed , but was only able to get $ 1,500 for it - $ 3,500 less than its actual value .
That was enough , though .
He decided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friend who lent him the money for a one-way ticket .
He would use the money from the watch to help him survive once he got there .
José had previously visited Argentina in 2011 , and already had friends living in the country .
He liked the openness of the culture , and , vitally , he believed he 'd be able to get a residence permit .
After saying an emotional goodbye to his family , José arrived in Buenos Aires , with photographs and bolívar coins and tickets as memories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expected to land on his feet .
After all , he 'd been a successful journalist at respected publications in Venezuela , and thought this would make it easy for him to find a job in journalism .
But it was n't to be .
He spent his first month feeling sick , unused to the cold Argentinian winters , and had no leads for job interviews .
He decided to start working in a cafe , which he says helped him grow as a person , and learn to work as part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me see that nothing can be taken for granted in life , and that you can always start from scratch .
To start from the beginning , without ego . ''
Six months later , he was able to find a job in an advertising agency .
In the four years since he left Venezuela , José has not returned .
And he does n't see that changing while the government continues with chavismo - the political system and ideology established by Chávez .
There are things that he misses - most notably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the El Ávila mountains .
But these are not reasons enough to leave Argentina .
`` Not only because of the current economic crisis , but also because I am gay and Venezuela is a homophobic country where LGBTI people have no rights and are constantly mistreated , '' José says .
In February , after saving for many years , José moved his 70-year-old mother to Argentina .
He wanted her to live comfortably in her later years and this would not have been possible in Venezuela .
José says his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life .
`` It made me feel validated , not only as a human being , not only for my story of humble origins , but also for what I had to offer as an aspiring writer who , until then , always felt that I did not have enough talent , even though I had been writing for newspapers for years , '' José says .
`` That award is so important in my life , it allowed me to emigrate from the country , flee from the crisis , and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people from all over the world . ''
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This led to strained relations , until James underwent an unexpected transformation . '
I hated my homophobic stepdad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '

"My mum was still living there, and given that I couldn't have any way to take my family with me at the time, it was nice to be with them. It was a good way to say goodbye and it was actually lovely to get back to the place I had grown up, to see those colours again."


bbc--2020-06-27--Mahmoud Dicko: Mali imam challenges President Keïta

Brushing aside any concern about coronavirus , huge crowds are sustaining a campaign of mass protest across Mali , demanding the resignation of the West African state 's increasingly beleaguered President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta .
Corruption and cronyism , weak public services and national leadership , electoral malpractice and the government 's inability to bring an end to inter-communal and jihadist violence have fuelled popular frustration .
Opposition political parties have joined together to organise demonstrations , but theirs has not been the decisive voice that has repeatedly brought tens of thousands out on to the streets in a display @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and which has now forced Mr Keïta and his ministers to negotiate .
The real mobiliser - the figure who wields the critical crowd pulling power - is an imam , Mahmoud Dicko .
He is the central player in this challenge to a president who looks complacent and bereft of energy and ideas in the face of the huge problems that continue to pile up for Mali , despite the presence of close to 15,000 international troops and constant injections of external aid .
Imam Dicko is no novice emerging from a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mainly Muslim nation .
He has been a major player in public life for at least a decade , but today more than ever he is demonstrating his clout .
In April 2019 he organised protests that forced the sacking of then prime minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga .
This year 's huge protest , on 5 June during Friday prayers , was confined to the capital Bamako and Sikasso , a city in the south .
But two weeks later crowds were also out in Kayes in the west , Ségou in south-central @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Timbuktu , on the fringes of the Sahara .
And the movement could spread further still .
It is Imam Dicko 's mobilising power that has given negotiating muscle to his conventional political allies .
On Tuesday leaders of Mr Keïta 's governing camp sat down for talks with M5 , the opposition alliance .
But two days previously they had first met the imam , aware that he has the popular reach that may be decisive .
International mediators too - from the UN peacekeeping mission to Mali , the European @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Community of West African States ( Ecowas ) - have also taken care to sound out Imam Dicko .
He came to prominence in 2009 as head of the High Islamic Council , leading a campaign of mass protest that forced Mali 's then President Amadou Toumani Touré to water down a reform of family law that would have bolstered the rights of women .
This confirmed his role as a prominent religious conservative .
Born in the mid-1950s in the Timbuktu region , Imam Dicko was originally a teacher of Arabic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the religious leader of the mosque in Badalabogou , a leafy riverside suburb of Bamako .
He was also secretary of the main government religious organisation until the end of the one-party regime and establishment of democracy almost three decades ago .
Despite his Saudi education , Imam Dicko never espoused the kingdom 's austere and fundamentalist Wahabi interpretation of Islam .
He is really an advocate of traditionalist West African Islam , conservative in his view of family issues but a strong defender of Mali 's pre-Muslim cultural roots and pluralistic religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for example , is known as `` the city of 333 saints '' .
Imam Dicko has always opposed both the imposition of harsh physical punishments in the name of Islam and the ideology of violent jihad .
When Islamist militants took over the north of Mali in 2012 , he tried to reach a solution through talks , even meeting jihadist commander Iyad Ag Ghaly .
And when the militants abandoned dialogue and launched a new offensive , threatening to break through to the south and advance towards Bamako , Imam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January 2013 , arguing that its soldiers were rescuing Malians who were `` in distress '' after being abandoned by fellow Muslim countries .
Yet for Imam Dicko , welcoming the French intervention that saved Bamako from the jihadists never meant also buying into some wider liberal modernity agenda .
He has always defended social conservatism , sometimes in graphic language .
Yet he has always stuck to his conservatism .
He said the militants responsible for a 2015 attack on the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako had been sent by God to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the West .
And his nationalist sentiments show through when he accuses France of ambitions to re-colonise his country .
In that he is like many compatriots - delighted to be rescued back in 2013 but now tiring of a French military operation that has still not managed to shut down the jihadist armed groups .
Today it is this populist appeal that makes him such an influential player in the current political crisis .
Back in the 2013 election he endorsed Mr Keïta , who was running for president on a waffly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis of the previous two years .
Both that contest and the next , in 2018 , saw Mr Keïta crush his much more technocratic challenger , Soumaïla Cissé .
But today the president is under political siege while Mr Cissé is a hostage in the hands of jihadist militants , after being kidnapped on the rural campaign trail for parliamentary elections this March .
More about Mali 's battle against jihadis • The women keeping peace in the deadliest place • The war in the desert • How West Africa is under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he abandoned President Keïta in 2017 and last year stepped down from the High Islamic Council to form his own Islamist political movement , the Coordination des Mouvements , Associations et Sympathisants ( CMAS ) .
He has been involved in attempts to develop a new dialogue with Ag Ghaly and other jihadist leaders still pursuing the armed struggle , an avenue that Mr Keïta is also attempting to pursue .
But Imam Dicko 's political rift with the president remains profound .
His opposition allies are secular and the current protests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things that have gone wrong rather than any broad popular appetite for transforming Mali into an Islamic republic .
Besides the relentless security crisis across the north , there have been a string of corruption scandals , while a teachers ' strike had already shut many schools long before the virus lockdown .
There seems little chance that Mr Keïta , re-elected in 2018 with a solid mandate , will be prepared to just quit .
But he might agree to retreat into a more titular role , while the opposition joins a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his hands .
Whatever happens , terms limits bar the president standing again in 2023 .
Could that leave the field open for Imam Dicko to emerge as the standard bearer of a nationalist tradition exasperated with the deal-making of the conventional political class ?

And his nationalist sentiments show through when he accuses France of ambitions to re-colonise his country. In that he is like many compatriots - delighted to be rescued back in 2013 but now tiring of a French military operation that has still not managed to shut down the jihadist armed groups.


bbc--2020-06-27--Being black in business is being 'on your own'

Pam Brown and her husband Christopher know they will need help if the yoga studio they own in New York is going to survive the pandemic .
But they do n't think they will get it , at least not from the government .
The reason ?
They 're black .
As Ms Brown says : `` Being a black business owner is really being out on your own . ''
The Browns , who founded their Align Brooklyn studio in 2014 , applied for low-cost government loans offered as part of the trillions of dollars the US government has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they received some funds to help cover wages for their staff , their other applications were rejected .
Ms Brown has n't been told why , but she suspects the value of their assets to act as security for loans - a category that would include homes or other investments - were n't substantial enough to qualify .
`` We 've done an exceptional job running our business , '' she says .
`` And I think that when the evaluation comes down to having a basis of wealth - having a house @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bank to be able to sustain something like this - it 's just obviously going to impact African American people significantly more . ''
• How have African Americans progressed since 1960s ?
• Three facts that help explain anger in the US On the face it , giving loans to people based on the size of their assets is not racial discrimination .
But the net worth of the typical black family in the US was $ 17,150 in 2016 - one-tenth that of whites , according to the Brookings Institution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that black small businesses like the Browns are less likely to get the government lifeline of a loan , than their white counterparts .
`` The key problem here is a lot of African American-owned , Latin American-owned , immigrant-owned businesses - they do n't have a lot of capital , '' says economist Robert Fairlie , a professor at the University of California , Santa Cruz .
`` How long can you last dipping into your savings , when you 're starting at a point that 's so low ? ''
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it has resurfaced America 's longstanding racial disparities .
They have reappeared not just in the sickness and death caused by the virus - black Americans are more likely to die from Covid-19 than their white counterparts - but also in unemployment levels and business distress .
More than 40 % of black-owned small businesses in the US were shut in April , compared to 17 % of those with white owners and 22 % overall , according to a study by Prof Fairlie .
By the end of March , black-owned firms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the prior year , investment bank JP Morgan Chase reported , more than double the rate of decline for all firms .
Despite the disproportionate impact , surveys suggest they are less likely to have received help from the government .
The number of black business owners in the US was already unusually small - roughly 1.1 million or about 7 % of the total by Prof Fairlie 's count , even African Americans make up more than 13 % of the country 's population .
That lag contributes to gaps in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Without adequate help , `` the disparities in business ownership are going to get even bigger , '' Prof Fairlie warns .
`` That 's a big problem . ''
Analysts say the difficulties accessing aid reflect longstanding injustices , which have left African Americans with less robust ties to the banks charged with distributing pandemic money and fewer personal resources to call on in a crisis .
In Congress , Democrats have called for an investigation of the emergency relief programmes , and why administrators are not tracking distribution of the funds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Federal Reserve , which has mounted its own emergency response to the virus , is also under fire , as critics argue that its support for financial markets - and by extension , wealthy , mainly white investors - is exacerbating the country 's economic divisions .
At a recent hearing in Washington , Senator Bob Menendez said the inequities would undermine the economy 's ability to bounce back .
`` You can not have that whole segment of the economy ultimately doing so much worse than everybody else and believe that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
Early signs suggest the recovery is already uneven .
Last month , the overall unemployment rate fell to 13.3 % , but among black workers it ticked up to 16.8 % .
The differences have helped fuel the demonstrations set off by George Floyd 's death in police custody .
`` I see all this 'unemployment has gone down ' and 'oh jobs is opening up now ' and it 's like , I do n't see that in my own community , '' says New York protester Christo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and found himself queuing at food banks since the pandemic .
`` I only saw people that look like me in my line .
And that just made me so angry , '' he says .
• Why firms are speaking out about George Floyd • New York City declares Juneteenth an official holiday As companies across the country responded to the protests with an unusual flood of statements decrying systemic racism , the Browns wrestled with their own response .
`` Pre-Covid we did n't necessarily assess the fact of being black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' says Ms Brown .
But she came to feel that staying silent was a form of complicity .
She also wanted her customers - the majority of whom are white - to see the way that allowing such injustices to go unresolved hurts them as well .
Eventually , the couple sent a letter to the 11,000 people on their mailing list , highlighting their own story as an illustration of the way `` the system is set up to maintain the racial divide '' .
`` Our business may or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she says .
`` But we did have an opportunity to speak some truth to people and to allow them to hopefully be changed . ''

"We've done an exceptional job running our business," she says. "And I think that when the evaluation comes down to having a basis of wealth - having a house, having a lot of money in the bank to be able to sustain something like this - it's just obviously going to impact African American people significantly more."


bbc--2020-06-27--Paul Weller: 'People weren't ready for my house record'

As the owner of one of the most famous haircuts in the country for the past 40 years , Paul Weller is being surprisingly serene about his lockdown locks .
`` I 'm just letting it grow , '' he laughs .
`` Well , I was kind of letting it grow anyway , but I 've had no choice now .
You have to just adapt , do n't you ? ''
Rather than attempting to trim his own barnet at home , as others have done to varying degrees of success , the musician has been letting it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make the best of it '' at his nearby studio in Surrey .
`` There 's so much time off and obviously no live work , so I 'm just cracking on and trying to get on with the next thing really , '' he says .
First things first though , and his 15th solo album , On Sunset , is released into the world on Friday , as the barbers of England prepare to go back to work .
Each Sunday of late , the 62-year-old has been showcasing his new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ series of home-made acoustic sessions , direct from Weller HQ .
`` My wife talked me into doing them , '' he admits , `` she 's my camera assistant ! ''
Weller , like his heroes The Beatles and David Bowie before him , is usually in a constant state of motion .
But his third album in four years ( not including the Jawbone film soundtrack or his recent foray into field recording ) finds him , like many of us right now , pausing for thought , at least .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ if I could / I 'm happy here in my neighbourhood , '' he sings on Village ; a soul-stirring orchestral ballad .
The album also finds him back on Polydor - the record label that famously rejected the final offering from his '80s pop band The Style Council , bringing an end to that chapter of his career .
Modernism : A New Decade ; their 1989 deep house record , without a six-string guitar within earshot , ultimately did n't see the light of day in full until nine years later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then dancing to an electronic beat .
`` Polydor definitely were n't ready for it , '' recalls Weller , `` and probably our audience at the time might not have been , but it 's hard to say .
`` It was a bit of an underground sound still at that time , it was n't mainstream in any way .
`` Years later I can sort of see their thinking - that does n't mean I agree with it - but of course the influence and house music in general has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's still banging drums , man .
`` But that 's what it was at the time and you have to accept it , '' he shrugs .
The passage of three decades , it seems , has left Weller harbouring `` no ill feelings '' about the decision , as , he points out , `` the whole business is different '' now .
`` It 's funny though , because I can remember when I was first at Polydor , all them years ago , everyone was always older than me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all their team is at least 20 years younger , but I like that .
`` I really love a lot of the artists they 've got on their roster as well [ Billie Eilish , Celeste , Sam Fender ] so that was good enough for me . ''
This time around , his LP was submitted and approved by both the label and , it appears , the critics .
The Guardian gave it four stars , describing Weller 's 2020 sound as `` warm , wise and still capable of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to appease the feather-cut-dads fanbase , and enough experimentation to slake his own curveball tastes , this is have-your-cake-and-eat-it Weller , '' wrote Alexis Petridis .
The same score was awarded by The Times , who declared `` the Modfather goes hippy dippy '' .
`` You can generally tell what Paul Weller is up to by the state of his hair , '' noted Will Hodgkinson .
Meanwhile , The Independent also went for four stars , with Mark Beaumont writing that On Sunset `` brilliantly merges this new interest in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mood '' .
The title track was inspired by a pre-coronavirus trip to Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles , where the father-of-eight was visiting his eldest son .
It evoked memories of his first-ever time there , `` back in '77 '' , as a 19-year-old `` kid '' on tour with what would become , for many , the seminal British post-punk band , The Jam .
`` I was staying in a little hotel around by that sort of area of the strip , where the [ legendary music venue ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rainbow Room and the Sunset Marquis is a bit further down the road , '' he explains .
`` I 've been to LA countless times since but I have n't walked around this little area since that time , and I just thought 'Oh my god , so much time has elapsed ' and I forget that sometimes as well .
`` So it was a very reflective moment , thinking of funny things and happy times we had there . ''
He adds : `` I just imagined this person looking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or whatever the deal may be , and obviously everyone 's moved on .
`` The music has got some dark spots in there but generally it 's kind of up , and summer music I think . ''
'Put pressure on this to stop' The time of its release has coincided with dark spots for humanity , what with the coronavirus pandemic , and the death of George Floyd - a black American who died while in the custody of a white police officer .
Weller , who has grown-up children of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's shocking that it 's still going on there '' and he backs the Black Lives Matter protests .
`` After everything that happened in the post-war years with civil rights and having a black president , nothing 's changed , '' he states .
`` I do n't know how they are gon na resolve it in that country , it 's so deep-rooted . ''
`` The whole world has got to put pressure on this to stop , '' he goes on .
His words , as the lead songwriter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and cultural authenticity to the top of the charts '' according to biographer Sean Egan .
The man himself is disappointed to hear that his lyrics -to tracks like Eton Rifles , That 's Entertainment and Town Called Malice - are still apt in the UK today .
`` It would be nice to think those words have come from a time when they 're not relevant anymore because everyone is different and everyone has moved on , but sadly it does n't seem that that way , '' he sighs .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time '' the virus has left The Modfather without a clear trajectory , yet still `` happy doing what I do '' .
`` I love just making music , making records .
I do n't wish for anything else to be honest with you . ''
True contentment in the modern world - now that is a good look for all seasons .
On Sunset is out on 3 July

Weller, like his heroes The Beatles and David Bowie before him, is usually in a constant state of motion. But his third album in four years (not including the Jawbone film soundtrack or his recent foray into field recording) finds him, like many of us right now, pausing for thought, at least.


bbc--2020-06-27--Maguire's extra-time winner sends Man Utd into FA Cup semis

Harry Maguire scored deep into extra-time as Manchester United overcame valiant 10-man Norwich to reach the FA Cup semi-finals .
The England defender , who moments earlier had a header brilliantly saved by Tim Krul , reacted sharply to turn in the loose ball at the far post .
The game turned on the dismissal of substitute Timm Klose in the 89th minute .
Norwich were in the ascendancy after equalising and looked favourites to snatch a late winner before the German was shown a straight red for pulling back Odion Ighalo .
The video assistant referee checked Jon Moss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• 'We got players to kick him on purpose ' - the making of Todd Cantwell Neither side particularly impressed in attack , although both goals in normal time were of high quality .
The first was scored by Ighalo , who continued his good run in cup competitions with a flicked effort with the outside of his boot in the 51st minute .
The second goal was even better .
Todd Cantwell , Norwich 's best player in attack at Carrow Road , let fly from 25 yards with a low @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sergio Romero .
Norwich will now focus on their increasingly difficult task of beating the drop from the Premier League .
As for United , this was a patchy display but they remain in contention in two cup competitions and for a top-four spot in the league .
A third semi-final in the past five seasons , but perhaps this match further highlighted United 's need to strengthen the squad .
Solksjaer , bar one change , faithfully stuck to the XI that got United to this stage however the attacking display they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , at best , tepid .
Without Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford from the start , they lacked the pace and guile needed to get behind a Norwich defence that was well protected by the defensive midfield work of Alex Tettey .
The statistics read 'no shots on target ' in the opening 45 minutes - six minutes after the break that became one shot on target and one goal .
If Solskjaer did give a 2020 update of the 'hairdryer treatment ' then it certainly worked .
Left-back Luke Shaw , one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opening period , drove behind the Canaries backline and fired in a cross that was played by Juan Mata into the path of Ighalo , who produced a clever finish .
That was the Nigerian loan signing 's fifth goal in just five cup competition matches for United .
But instead of building on that advantage , United retreated into their shell again allowing Norwich to get back into the game .
Thankfully for the visitors , the cup gods were smiling down on them when Klose was sent off and , having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it seemed inevitable United would break Norwich resistance .
Krul did his best to keep them at bay , saving from Paul Pogba , Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford - three of United 's six substitutes - before remarkably clawing Maguire 's header off the line .
But with two minutes of extra-time remaining , United finally wore their opponents down when Maguire pounced to hooked home .
Norwich , like United , made changes to their XI with Farke bringing back first-team trio Emiliano Buendia , Teemu Pukki and Cantwell into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Norwich make that brilliant start to the season .
Finn Pukki , who has now not found the net in the past nine matches , struggled again , but his 22-year-old team-mate improved as the game wore on .
Cantwell 's goal in the 75th minute was a delight - cutting through the ball as his shot found the bottom corner .
It was just reward for Norwich who controlled play after Ighalo 's goal .
However , when Klose was sent off the Canaries knew extra time would be spent trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Norwich City manager Daniel Farke : `` Football can be cruel sometimes and it can be the cruellest sport in the world .
`` Of course it 's a disappointing outcome for us .
I think the lads deserved more .
They left their heart out on the pitch .
`` Manchester United are totally on the up and more or less on the way to finishing in the Champions League positions , they had all players available .
`` To deliver this performance is good for the confidence , without any doubt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it was definitely a big boost . ''
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to BBC Sport : `` It is cup football for you , the game was not the greatest spectacle but I felt we kept the ball OK but did not threaten much or create chances .
`` Delighted to be in the last four and we got a good workout for many of the players .
It 's nice for Harry Maguire to get the winner .
`` It is great to have the option to rotate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ but Odion Ighalo gives me a chance to rotate and he is a proven goalscorer and played his part in both goals .
He is a great person to have around the dressing room too . ''
Norwich travel to Arsenal in the league on Wednesday ( kick-off 18:00 BST ) , while Manchester United head to Brighton the day before ( 20:15 ) .
• Manchester United have reached their 30th FA Cup semi-final , more than any other team in the competition .
• Manchester United have won 11 of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all competitions ( L2 ) , winning each of their last four .
• Norwich are winless in their last eight home FA Cup matches ( D3 L5 ) since a 4-1 win against Burnley back in January 2012 .
• Manchester United boss Solskjaer is the first manager to make six substitutions in a competitive match in English football .
• Cantwell 's seventh goal of the season ended United 's run of 448 minutes without conceding in the FA Cup , last conceding in last season 's quarter-final against Wolves .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ each of his last three appearances against Norwich City in all competitions , netting home and away for Watford in the 2015-16 Premier League season .
• Ighalo has scored in all four of his starts for Man Utd ( 5 goals ) , scoring with his first shot in this match , with what was the game 's first shot on target .
• Norwich City defender Klose received his first red card since being sent off for Wolfsburg against Hannover in the Bundesliga in August 2013 .
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Last updated on .From the section FA Cup
Harry Maguire scored deep into extra-time as Manchester United overcame valiant 10-man Norwich to reach the FA Cup semi-finals.
The England defender, who moments earlier had a header brilliantly saved by Tim Krul, reacted sharply to turn in the loose ball at the far post.
The game turned on the dismissal of Timm Klose in the 89th minute. Norwich were in the ascendancy after equalising and looked favourites to snatch a late winner before the Swiss was shown a straight red for pulling back Odion Ighalo.
The video assistant referee checked Jon Moss' decision and confirmed it within seconds.
Neither side particularly impressed in attack, although both goals in normal time were of high quality.
The first was scored by Ighalo, who continued his good run in cup competitions with a flicked effort with the outside of his boot in the 51st minute.
The second goal was even better. Todd Cantwell, Norwich's best player in attack at Carrow Road, let fly from 25 yards with a low swerving shot that beat the reach of Sergio Romero.
Norwich will now focus on their increasingly difficult task of beating the drop from the Premier League. As for United, this was a patchy display but they remain in contention in two cup competitions and for a top-four spot in the league.
Fortune shines on below-par United
Solskjaer 'delighted' to be through to FA Cup semis
A third semi-final in the past five seasons, but perhaps this match further highlighted United's need to strengthen the squad.
Solksjaer, bar one change, faithfully stuck to the XI that got United to this stage however the attacking display they produced for much of the match was, at best, tepid. Without Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford from the start, they lacked the pace and guile needed to get behind a Norwich defence that was well protected by the defensive midfield work of Alex Tettey.
The statistics read 'no shots on target' in the opening 45 minutes - six minutes after the break that became one shot on target and one goal. If Solskjaer did give a 2020 update of the 'hairdryer treatment' then it certainly worked.
Left-back Luke Shaw, one of those players below par in the opening period, drove behind the Canaries backline and fired in a cross that was played by Juan Mata into the path of Ighalo, who produced a clever finish. That was the Nigerian loan signing's fifth goal in just five cup competition matches for United.
But instead of building on that advantage, United retreated into their shell again allowing Norwich to get back into the game.
Thankfully for the visitors, the cup gods were smiling down on them when Klose was sent off and, having a stronger bench to call on, it seemed inevitable United would break Norwich resistance.
Krul did his best to keep them at bay, saving from Paul Pogba, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford - three of United's six substitutes - before remarkably clawing Maguire's header off the line.
But with two minutes of extra-time remaining, United finally wore their opponents down when Maguire pounced to hooked home.
Cantwell's shines in Norwich exit
Norwich, like United, made changes to their XI with Farke bringing back first-team trio Emiliano Buendia, Teemu Pukki and Cantwell into the fold - the latter two who helped Norwich make that brilliant start to the season.
Finn Pukki, who has now not found the net in the past nine matches, struggled again, but his 22-year-old team-mate improved as the game wore on. Cantwell's goal in the 75th minute was a delight - cutting through the ball as his shot found the bottom corner.
It was just reward for Norwich who controlled play after Ighalo's goal. However, when Klose was sent off the Canaries knew extra time would be spent trying to see the match through to penalties.
They almost succeeded.
Man of the match - Tim Krul (Norwich)
It was a cruel day for Tim Krul who had made a number of brilliant saves to keep Norwich in the tie before Harry Maguire broke Norwich hearts
Norwich City manager Daniel Farke: "Football can be cruel sometimes and it can be the cruellest sport in the world.
"Of course it's a disappointing outcome for us. I think the lads deserved more. They left their heart out on the pitch.
"Manchester United are totally on the up and more or less on the way to finishing in the Champions League positions, they had all players available.
"To deliver this performance is good for the confidence, without any doubt. In terms of confidence and mood, it was definitely a big boost."
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to BBC Sport: "It is cup football for you, the game was not the greatest spectacle but I felt we kept the ball OK but did not threaten much or create chances.
"Delighted to be in the last four and we got a good workout for many of the players. It's nice for Harry Maguire to get the winner.
"It is great to have the option to rotate. Anthony Martial came on and did brilliant but Odion Ighalo gives me a chance to rotate and he is a proven goalscorer and played his part in both goals. He is a great person to have around the dressing room too."
What next?
Norwich travel to Arsenal in the league on Wednesday (kick-off 18:00 BST), while Manchester United head to Brighton the day before (20:15).
United cup shutout ended - the stats
Manchester United have reached their 30th FA Cup semi-final, more than any other team in the competition.
Manchester United have won 11 of their last 13 away games at Norwich in all competitions (L2), winning each of their last four.
Norwich are winless in their last eight home FA Cup matches (D3 L5) since a 4-1 win against Burnley back in January 2012.
Manchester United boss Solskjaer is the first manager to make six substitutions in a competitive match in English football.
Cantwell's seventh goal of the season ended United's run of 448 minutes without conceding in the FA Cup, last conceding in last season's quarter-final against Wolves.
United striker Ighalo has scored in each of his last three appearances against Norwich City in all competitions, netting home and away for Watford in the 2015-16 Premier League season.
Ighalo has scored in all four of his starts for Man Utd (5 goals), scoring with his first shot in this match, with what was the game's first shot on target.
Norwich City defender Klose received his first red card since being sent off for Wolfsburg against Hannover in the Bundesliga in August 2013.


bbc--2020-06-27--Celta Vigo 2-2 Barcelona: Iago Aspas goal dents Barca title hopes

Barca go top with the point but Real Madrid can establish a two-point lead if they beat Espanyol on Sunday @ @ @ @ @ in front from Lionel Messi 's clever free-kick but Fedor Smolov levelled from Okay Yokuslu @ @ @ @ @ swivelled and smashed in a great strike - from another Messi pass - but his @ @ @ @ @ low free-kick rescued Celta .
The hosts should have won the game deep into injury @ @ @ @ @ shot was straight at Marc-Andre ter Stegen .
Messi , who has not scored in @ @ @ @ @ on 699 career goals for Barca and Argentina .
But he did manage the 250th @ @ @ @ @ for Suarez 's second .
The 33-year-old is the top goalscorer with 21 and top @ @ @ @ @ Liga this season .

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Celta are unbeaten in their last five home matches against Barcelona in La Liga
Iago Aspas' late equaliser for Celta Vigo dented Barcelona's title hopes.
Barca go top with the point but Real Madrid can establish a two-point lead if they beat Espanyol on Sunday.
Luis Suarez headed Barca in front from Lionel Messi's clever free-kick but Fedor Smolov levelled from Okay Yokuslu's pass.
Suarez then swivelled and smashed in a great strike - from another Messi pass - but his ex-Liverpool team-mate Aspas' perfect low free-kick rescued Celta.
The hosts should have won the game deep into injury time but Nolito's close-range shot was straight at Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Messi, who has not scored in three games, is still on 699 career goals for Barca and Argentina. But he did manage the 250th assist of his Barca career for Suarez's second.
The 33-year-old is the top goalscorer with 21 and top assister with 17 in La Liga this season.


bbc--2020-06-27--Man City to give Liverpool guard of honour - Guardiola

Manchester City 's players will give new Premier League champions Liverpool a guard of honour at Etihad Stadium on Thursday , says Pep Guardiola .
It will be Liverpool 's first game since their 30-year wait for a league title was ended after City lost at Chelsea .
`` We are going to do the guard of honour of course , '' said City boss Guardiola .
`` We will greet Liverpool , when they come to our house , in an incredible way .
We are going to do it because they deserve it . ''
Meanwhile , Guardiola @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be willing to extend his City contract when it expires in 2021 .
By then , he will have spent five seasons in Manchester , longer than he was in charge of Barcelona , and there is speculation he will be looking for another challenge .
Speaking before Sunday 's FA Cup quarter-final at Newcastle , Guardiola said : `` I am incredibly hungry for this part of the season and the next one and after that we will see .
`` I am incredibly satisfied to be at this club .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ much about things that are far away . ''

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Dethroned champions Manchester City have been the recipients of a guard of honour on several occasions
Manchester City's players will give new Premier League champions Liverpool a guard of honour at Etihad Stadium on Thursday, says Pep Guardiola.
It will be Liverpool's first game since their 30-year wait for a league title was ended after City lost at Chelsea.
"We are going to do the guard of honour of course," said City boss Guardiola.
"We will greet Liverpool, when they come to our house, in an incredible way. We are going to do it because they deserve it."
Meanwhile, Guardiola has again refused to say whether he will be willing to extend his City contract when it expires in 2021.
By then, he will have spent five seasons in Manchester, longer than he was in charge of Barcelona, and there is speculation he will be looking for another challenge.
Speaking before Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final at Newcastle, Guardiola said: "I am incredibly hungry for this part of the season and the next one and after that we will see.
"I am incredibly satisfied to be at this club. I don't want to think too much about things that are far away."


bbc--2020-06-27--Sunday's football gossip: Dortmund confident of keeping Sancho

Borussia Dortmund are growing increasingly confident that 20-year-old English winger Jadon Sancho will remain at the club , having yet to receive an offer for the player .
( Sport Buzzer , via Goal ) .
Jurgen Klopp has admitted he thinks Sancho would look `` very good '' in a Liverpool shirt but the Reds manager does n't think a transfer will happen this summer .
( Bild , via Liverpool Echo ) Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has refused to rule out a move for Sancho when the summer transfer window opens .
( Manchester Evening News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set to make a bid to sign Napoli 's Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly , 29 , in the coming days .
( Tuttomercato , via Mail ) Chelsea are keen on signing Ajax and Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana , 24 , as a replacement for Kepa Arrizabalaga .
The 25-year-old Spaniard has been linked with a move to Valencia this summer on a two-year loan deal .
( Marca , via Express ) Bayer Leverkusen coach Peter Bosz accepts that a deal for Kai Havertz to leave the club could be completed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Manchester United among those competing for the 21-year-old German forward .
( Sun ) Arsenal are interested in Red Bull Salzburg 's Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai .
The 19-year-old was first linked with the Gunners during the summer of 2019 .
( Sun ) RB Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann would like to take up a job abroad when his deal expires in 2023 - and the 32-year-old is keen on a move to the Premier League .
( Bild - in German ) Brazilian star Ronaldinho , 40 , wants to come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maradona 's Gimnasia side once he has finished his house arrest in Paraguay .
( Mundo Deportivo , via Sun ) Juventus director Fabio Paratici has played down talk of a move to the Premier League for midfielder Adrien Rabiot with Manchester United , Arsenal and Everton all interested in the 25-year-old Frenchman .
( Sky Sports Italia , via Metro ) The much rumoured midfielder swap deal involving Barcelona 's Brazilian Arthur , 23 , and Juventus ' Bosnian Miralem Pjanic , 30 , is moving closer , with both players expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Calciomercato ) Real Valladolid want to extend Sandro Ramirez 's loan until the end of the La Liga season but have yet to reach an agreement with Everton for the 24-year-old Spanish striker .
( Liverpool Echo ) Tottenham Hotspur will listen to offers for 21-year-old English striker Kazaiah Sterling this summer after a series of loans failed to ignite his career .
( Football Insider ) Atalanta 's Belgian right-back Timothy Castagne , 24 , has admitted that he would not be able to turn down the chance of a move to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the subject of interest from an American and Middle East consortium looking to buy a Premier League club .
( Telegraph )

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Borussia Dortmund are growing increasingly confident that 20-year-old England winger Jadon Sancho will remain at the club, having yet to receive an offer for the player. (Sport Buzzer - in German) external-link
Jurgen Klopp has admitted he thinks Sancho would look "very good" in a Liverpool shirt but the Reds manager does not think a transfer will happen this summer. (Bild, via Liverpool Echo) external-link
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has refused to rule out a move for Sancho when the summer transfer window opens. (Manchester Evening News) external-link
However, United must sell at least four players - including Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 31, and England midfielder Jesse Lingard, 27 - to fund a move for Sancho. (Sunday Mirror) external-link
Chelsea want to sign West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice, 21, with Blues boss Frank Lampard planning to use the £45m-rated England international as a centre-back. (Sun on Sunday) external-link
Chelsea are also keen on signing Ajax's Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana, 24, as a replacement for Kepa Arrizabalaga. Spain international Arrizabalaga, 25, has been linked with a move to Valencia this summer on a two-year loan deal. (Marca, via Sunday Express) external-link
Newly crowned Premier League champions Liverpool are set to make a bid for Napoli's Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 29. (Tuttomercato - in Italian) external-link
Tottenham Hotspur have no intention of selling record signing Tanguy Ndombele, 23, this summer. The French midfielder is yet to feature since the Premier League restart and has been linked with Barcelona. (Football London) external-link
Bayer Leverkusen boss Peter Bosz accepts a deal for Kai Havertz to leave the club could be completed by August, with Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United among those competing for the 21-year-old Germany midfielder. (Sun on Sunday) external-link
Aston Villa's 24-year-old English midfielder Jack Grealish, a target for Manchester United, has told friends he has found a house in the north-west of England. (Sunday Express) external-link
Arsenal are interested in Red Bull Salzburg's Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai. The 19-year-old was first linked with the Gunners during the summer of 2019. (Sun) external-link
RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann would like to take a job abroad when his deal with the Bundesliga side expires in 2023 - and the 32-year-old German is keen on a move to the Premier League. (Bild - in German) external-link
Former Brazil forward Ronaldinho, 40, wants to come out of retirement to play for Gimnasia, who are managed by Argentina legend Diego Maradona, once he has finished his house arrest in Paraguay. (Marca - in Spanish) external-link
Juventus director Fabio Paratici has played down talk of a move to the Premier League for midfielder Adrien Rabiot, with Manchester United, Arsenal and Everton all interested in the 25-year-old Frenchman. (Sky Sports Italia, via Metro) external-link
The midfielder swap deal involving Barcelona's Brazilian Arthur, 23, and Juventus' Bosnian Miralem Pjanic, 30, is moving closer, with both players expected to have medicals on Sunday. (Calciomercato) external-link
Real Valladolid want to extend Sandro Ramirez's loan until the end of the La Liga season but have yet to reach an agreement with Everton for the 24-year-old Spanish striker. (Liverpool Echo) external-link
Tottenham will listen to offers for 21-year-old English striker Kazaiah Sterling this summer after a series of loans failed to ignite his career. (Football Insider) external-link
Atalanta's Belgian right-back Timothy Castagne, 24, says he would not be able to turn down the chance of a move to Spurs. (Teamtalk) external-link
Burnley are the subject of interest from an American and Middle East consortium looking to buy a Premier League club. (Sunday Telegraph) external-link


bbc--2020-06-27--'Nice to dream' of top-four finish as Wolves beat Villa

It is `` nice to dream '' of a top-four finish , said midfielder Leander Dendoncker after his goal gave Wolves victory over Aston Villa , but he added that his side face a difficult task .
Nuno Espirito Santo 's side are now fifth in the Premier League and only two points behind fourth-place Chelsea after their third win on the spin since the restart , although the Blues have a game in hand .
`` Everyone dreams , but we also have to be realistic , '' said Dendoncker .
`` We have some tough games coming up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took nine points from nine .
We just have to do our best game by game . ''
Wolves , surprisingly , only managed two efforts on goal on Saturday , but the Belgium midfielder made it count with their second when he struck low past Orjan Nyland after an excursion into the area .
As for Dean Smith 's men , they remain in 19th with 27 points .
A draw could have lifted them out of the bottom three , which was as much as they looked like achieving at Villa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , driven effort was their only shot on target .
Even when the most potent pair do not combine for a goal , they still manage to influence the outcome .
The partnership of Adama Traore and Raul Jimenez has provided 10 goals in the league this season , but for the only goal at Villa Park , their mere presence together had a impact .
Four Villa players surrounded the pair on the left side of the pitch before Jimenez dug out a ball into the area which resulted in Dendoncker 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pitch for two minutes at that stage with Nuno electing to rest the Spaniard , taking into account the busy schedule .
The only other clear opportunity for Nuno 's men came when the ball fell to Diogo Jota who elected power instead of accuracy after the ball slipped out of Nyland 's hand as he attempted to find a team-mate .
As an attacking force the visitors were not at their most threatening but a solid defensive display , led by the impressive Willy Boly , meant they did not have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need reminding that time is running out .
With Liverpool and then Manchester United on the horizon , Villa 's position could fast become that little bit more precarious .
It has been a season of taking one step forward and two steps back for the promoted side .
Following the boost from earning a deserved point at St James ' Park in midweek , they perhaps should have taken the initiative against a Wolves side not at their most cavalier .
Villa had enough of the possession around the area , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Wolves back line easily dealt with the tame deliveries .
Understandably , they looked to Grealish - their conductor in attack and top scorer with nine goals - to create opportunities , and he impressed again .
There was one dazzling moment of skill in the first half when he tip-toed past challenges on the left before winning a corner , and he also tested the palms of Rui Patricio with a low , firm shot .
In the build-up to this match , Smith said that his side needed to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appear to heed those words .
Neither of the strike-force of Mbwana Samatta and Keinan Davis got much service nor did they look like much of a threat .
Grealish can not get them out of this position alone - his team-mates need to urgently step up .
'Crazy to play four games in 11 days ' - reaction '' I 'm happy with the hard work of the players , but we did not start well .
We were not able to have our possession .
We won a lot of second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The aim of the second half , after we scored , was to hold on and stay compact but after that we did not create many chances .
`` I 'm very happy for Leander Dendoncker - he gives so much to us and he truly deserves this moment . ''
On moving into fifth : `` What 's in front of us will be very tough , but it 's a welcome week to recover .
We will prepare ourselves to compete and see what happens . ''
Aston Villa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` We were the better team before the break - not many teams have created chances against us .
We more than matched a top-six team today , but they managed to get a goal from the edge of the box out of nothing , and we did n't convert the chances we had .
`` We started the game well , put good balls in from set-pieces , but our headers were probably not as good as they should have been .
I thought today was about fatigue - crazy to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Right from the start it is fine margins .
I think we look a sound team , we are hard to beat and I am sure the teams we play will say that too , but we just probably need a bit of quality in the final third . ''
Another shutout for Wolves - the stats • Wolves have completed a league double over Villa for the first time since the 1962-63 campaign .
• Wolves are unbeaten in Premier League games this season that have been level at half-time ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side with such an unbeaten record in the division .
• Villa have scored just two goals in their past six Premier League games , failing to score in four of those matches .
The Villans only failed to find the net in five of their first 26 league games this season .
• Wolves have kept four successive clean sheets in the top-flight for the first time since the 1981-82 season ( five shutouts between October-November 1981 ) .
• Villa have conceded more Premier League goals than any other side in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with their only clean sheet coming against Sheffield United in the first game of the restart .
• Some 33 of Wolves ' 45 Premier League goals this season have come in the second half ( 73 % ) ; the highest ratio of any team in the competition this season .
• There were just three shots on target between Villa and Wolves .
Three of the past four instances of three shots on target or fewer in a Premier League game have involved Wolves ( Wolves v Bournemouth - two , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wolves v Brighton - two ) .
Villa face champions Liverpool away next Sunday ( 16:30 BST ) while Wolves are at home to Arsenal on Saturday ( 17:30 BST ) .
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Leander Dendoncker scored his fifth goal in all competitions this season
It is "nice to dream" of a top-four finish, said midfielder Leander Dendoncker after his goal gave Wolves victory over Aston Villa, but he added that his side face a difficult task.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side are now fifth in the Premier League and only two points behind fourth-place Chelsea after their third win on the spin since the restart, although the Blues have a game in hand.
"Everyone dreams, but we also have to be realistic," said Dendoncker. "We have some tough games coming up, but it is good - we took nine points from nine. We just have to do our best game by game."
Wolves, surprisingly, only managed two efforts on goal on Saturday, but the Belgium midfielder made it count with their second when he struck low past Orjan Nyland after an excursion into the area.
As for Dean Smith's men, they remain in 19th with 27 points. A draw could have lifted them out of the bottom three, which was as much as they looked like achieving at Villa Park.
Jack Grealish's first-half low, driven effort was their only shot on target.
Wolves march on
Aston Villa 0-1 Wolves: Nuno praises players hard work after win over Villa
Even when the most potent pair do not combine for a goal, they still manage to influence the outcome.
The partnership of Adama Traore and Raul Jimenez has provided 10 goals in the league this season, but for the only goal at Villa Park, their mere presence together had a impact.
Four Villa players surrounded the pair on the left side of the pitch before Jimenez dug out a ball into the area which resulted in Dendoncker's strike. Traore had only been on the pitch for two minutes at that stage with Nuno electing to rest the Spaniard, taking into account the busy schedule.
The only other clear opportunity for Nuno's men came when the ball fell to Diogo Jota who elected power instead of accuracy after the ball slipped out of Nyland's hand as he attempted to find a team-mate.
As an attacking force the visitors were not at their most threatening but a solid defensive display, led by the impressive Willy Boly, meant they did not have to change gears.
Worrying signs from ineffective Villa
Aston Villa 0-1 Wolves: Today was about fatigue - Dean Smith on Villa defeat
Smith will not need reminding that time is running out. With Liverpool and then Manchester United on the horizon, Villa's position could fast become that little bit more precarious.
It has been a season of taking one step forward and two steps back for the promoted side. Following the boost from earning a deserved point at St James' Park in midweek, they perhaps should have taken the initiative against a Wolves side not at their most cavalier.
Villa had enough of the possession around the area, but their movement was ponderous at times and the Wolves back line easily dealt with the tame deliveries.
Understandably, they looked to Grealish - their conductor in attack and top scorer with nine goals - to create opportunities, and he impressed again. There was one dazzling moment of skill in the first half when he tip-toed past challenges on the left before winning a corner, and he also tested the palms of Rui Patricio with a low, firm shot.
In the build-up to this match, Smith said that his side needed to be more clinical, but they did not appear to heed those words. Neither of the strike-force of Mbwana Samatta and Keinan Davis got much service nor did they look like much of a threat.
Grealish cannot get them out of this position alone - his team-mates need to urgently step up.
Man of the match - Leander Dendoncker (Wolves)
Leander Dendoncker's excellent finish into the bottom corner is enough to earn the nod
'Crazy to play four games in 11 days' - reaction
Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo speaking to BBC Sport:
"I'm happy with the hard work of the players, but we did not start well. We were not able to have our possession. We won a lot of second balls which was important in this game.
"The aim of the second half, after we scored, was to hold on and stay compact but after that we did not create many chances.
"I'm very happy for Leander Dendoncker - he gives so much to us and he truly deserves this moment."
On moving into fifth: "What's in front of us will be very tough, but it's a welcome week to recover. We will prepare ourselves to compete and see what happens."
Aston Villa boss Dean Smith speaking to BBC Sport: "We were the better team before the break - not many teams have created chances against us. We more than matched a top-six team today, but they managed to get a goal from the edge of the box out of nothing, and we didn't convert the chances we had.
"We started the game well, put good balls in from set-pieces, but our headers were probably not as good as they should have been. I thought today was about fatigue - crazy to play four games in 11 days.
"Right from the start it is fine margins. I think we look a sound team, we are hard to beat and I am sure the teams we play will say that too, but we just probably need a bit of quality in the final third."
Another shutout for Wolves - the stats
Wolves have completed a league double over Villa for the first time since the 1962-63 campaign.
Wolves are unbeaten in Premier League games this season that have been level at half-time (W4 D8 L0), the only side with such an unbeaten record in the division.
Villa have scored just two goals in their past six Premier League games, failing to score in four of those matches. The Villans only failed to find the net in five of their first 26 league games this season.
Wolves have kept four successive clean sheets in the top-flight for the first time since the 1981-82 season (five shutouts between October-November 1981).
Villa have conceded more Premier League goals than any other side in 2020 so far (24), with their only clean sheet coming against Sheffield United in the first game of the restart.
Some 33 of Wolves' 45 Premier League goals this season have come in the second half (73%); the highest ratio of any team in the competition this season.
There were just three shots on target between Villa and Wolves. Three of the past four instances of three shots on target or fewer in a Premier League game have involved Wolves (Wolves v Bournemouth - two, Bournemouth v Crystal Palace - three, Wolves v Brighton - two).
What's next?
Villa face champions Liverpool away next Sunday (16:30 BST) while Wolves are at home to Arsenal on Saturday (17:30 BST).


bbc--2020-06-28--Coronavirus: Florida and Texas reverse reopening as US cases pass 2.5m

Coronavirus infections across the United States have passed 2.5 million , with record numbers of cases reported in the states of Florida and Texas .
The surge in cases in southern states comes after businesses were allowed to re-open in recent weeks .
On Saturday , Florida reported more than 9,500 new cases , up from almost 9,000 on Friday , the previous record .
The spike has led state officials to tighten restrictions on business again - as Texas also did on Friday .
The leading US government adviser on coronavirus , Dr Anthony Fauci , said last week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problem '' .
More than 125,000 Covid-19 patients have died nationwide - more than in any other country .
Speaking at the first White House coronavirus task force briefing in two months , Dr Fauci said on Friday that the current rises were due to regions `` maybe opening a little bit too early '' and to people themselves not following guidance .
`` People are infecting other people , and then ultimately you will infect someone who 's vulnerable , '' he said .
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Vice-President Mike Pence - who heads the coronavirus task force - has called off campaigning events in Florida and Arizona this week .
An unnamed campaign official told Reuters news agency Mr Pence was acting out of an `` abundance of caution '' .
The events were due to drum up support for President Donald Trump 's re-election bid .
Mr Pence is still expected to travel to the states to meet health officials , the Associated Press reports .
What is happening in Florida and Texas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported 9,585 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours .
It has set records for new cases almost daily since mid-June .
The total number of cases in Florida so far is over 132,000 .
More than 3,300 people with Covid-19 have died .
Many other southern and western states have reported record spikes as they moved to re-open and people from other areas poured in in recent weeks .
Last week , Texas , Florida and Arizona put re-opening plans on pause in an effort to tackle the outbreak .
But on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new restrictions , ordering bars in the state to stop serving alcohol on their premises - although it was not clear how the new measures would affect restaurants , the Miami Herald reported .
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez told the BBC on Saturday that the `` sheer numbers are so high '' that they are putting a huge strain on the city 's healthcare system .
`` Right now we are penalising those who do n't wear masks , '' Mr Suarez said , adding that he was looking at potentially implementing new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , at some point , implement a stay at home order . ''
And in Texas , which has also seen record numbers of cases this week , Governor Greg Abbott told bars to close and limited restaurants ' indoor seating capacity to 50 % .
In the Texan town of Galena Park , east of Houston , the mayor imposed an overnight curfew on Saturday and warned that hospitals could soon be overwhelmed .
What is the overall situation in the US ?
On Saturday , Johns Hopkins University said the total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risen to 2,505,593 .
While some of the rise was down to more extensive testing , the rate of positive tests in some areas is also increasing .
Health officials estimate the true number of cases is likely to be 10 times higher than the confirmed total .
The US Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) said up to 20 million Americans may have been infected .
The surge in cases was being driven by young people - those aged between 18 and 34 - testing positive , especially in the south @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the head of the CDC , Dr Robert Redfield .
The White House has stressed that the situation is stabilising in most of the country .
During Friday 's coronavirus briefing , Vice-President Mike Pence hailed the Trump administration 's `` truly remarkable progress in moving our nation forward '' , highlighting improvements in job figures and retail sales .
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On Saturday morning, Florida reported 9,585 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours. It has set records for new cases almost daily since mid-June. The total number of cases in the state so far is more than 132,000. More than 3,300 people with Covid-19 have died.


bbc--2020-06-28--Mississippi moves to strip Confederate emblem from state flag

Politicians in the US state of Mississippi have taken a major step towards removing the Confederate emblem from the state flag .
On Saturday , both chambers of the Republican-led state congress voted to begin the process of changing the flag .
Mississippi is the last state in the US to feature the emblem on its flag .
The Confederate emblem is viewed by many as a racist symbol , with recent protests over the death of George Floyd reigniting debate over its use .
The flag was originally used by the slave-owning states who lost the US Civil War @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in both chambers of the Mississippi legislature : in the House of Representatives by a margin of 84-35 , and then in the Senate by 36-14 .
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It means a bill to change the state flag can now be formally introduced .
It is expected to be proposed on Sunday when the state congress is back in session , US media report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begin the process .
This was viewed as the biggest test because only a simple majority is needed to pass the final bill .
And in a major boost to the movement for change , Republican Governor Tate Reeves said that he would sign a bill to do so if it was approved in congress .
He had previously said that he would not veto a bill , but did not publicly back it .
`` The argument over the 1894 flag has become as divisive as the flag itself and it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote on Twitter .
He added : `` We should not be under any illusion that a vote in the Capitol is the end of what must be done - the job before us is to bring the state together . ''
`` I would never have thought that I would see the flag come down in my lifetime , '' Democrat Barbara Blackmon , who is African-American , said on Saturday .
If the bill passes , a commission will design a new flag , to be be voted on in November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Confederacy - the southern states which revolted against the US government - exist all throughout the US , and often serve as an reminder of the history of slavery and racial oppression in the US .
But the depth of feeling that followed the death of George Floyd has led to renewed demands for an end to institutional racism .
In the US and other countries statues of controversial historical figures have either been pulled down or taken down .

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