bbc--2020-07-02--Judge gives go-ahead to tell-all book by Trump's niece

A New York court ruled a publisher can release President Donald Trump 's niece 's tell-all memoir about the US first family .
Mary Trump 's book , Too Much and Never Enough , How My Family Created the World 's Most Dangerous Man , is due for publication on 28 July .
But the book may yet not be published due to a confidentiality agreement .
Ms Trump is still bound by an agreement she signed in 2001 after an argument about a family inheritance .
It was put in place to protect the family 's privacy , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judge on Wednesday said the agreement could have altered by the fact that Donald Trump has since become president .
It was concluded that the book 's publishers , Simon & Schulster , could not be bound by the confidentiality agreement , allowing them to continue to prepare for the book 's release .
The publisher said in a statement : `` We support Mary L Trump 's right to tell her story in Too Much and Never Enough , a work of great interest and importance to the national discourse that fully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the American public . ''
A hearing is scheduled for 10 July to discuss the confidentiality agreement .
• Trump 's parents and siblings : What do we know of them ?
Ms Trump , 55 , is the daughter of President Trump 's elder brother , Fred Trump Jr , who died in 1981 .
The book claims to reveal `` a nightmare of traumas , destructive relationships , and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse '' .
Earlier this month , President Trump said that his niece was violating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writing a book .
`` She 's not allowed to write a book , '' he told Axios , referring to a 20-year legal document she reportedly signed in 2001 following a dispute over her father 's estate after his death .
Mr Trump called the NDA a `` very powerful one '' that `` covers everything '' .
What does the book say ?
The book was scheduled to hit shelves only weeks before the Republican National Convention , where Mr Trump will accept his party 's nomination to seek a second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how Ms Trump supplied the New York Times with confidential documents to print a sprawling investigation into Mr Trump 's personal finances .
The Pulitzer Prize-winning exclusive alleged the president had been involved in `` fraudulent '' tax schemes and received more than $ 400m ( £316m ) in today 's money from his father 's real estate empire .
A lawyer for the president and the White House denied the allegations of fraud and tax evasion made against Mr Trump .
An Amazon blurb for Ms Trump 's book says the author @ @ @ @ @ @ @ became the man who now threatens the world 's health , economic security and social fabric '' .
This is the second book by publisher Simon & Schuster that Mr Trump and his associates are seeking to block .
Earlier this month , the US justice department was denied an injunction to block a memoir by John Bolton , President Trump 's former National Security Adviser .
The Room Where It Happened is due to go on sale later this month .
One of the book 's claims is that Mr Trump `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help him win the November 2020 election .

The publisher said in a statement: "We support Mary L Trump's right to tell her story in Too Much and Never Enough, a work of great interest and importance to the national discourse that fully deserves to be published for the benefit of the American public."


bbc--2020-07-02--Dozens of countries to be exempt from UK quarantine

Dozens of countries will be exempt from a travel quarantine from Monday , UK government sources have indicated .
Currently , most people arriving into the UK from anywhere apart from the Republic of Ireland have to self-isolate for two weeks .
Ministers had previously indicated they were working to establish a relatively small number of travel corridors .
Travel and tourism companies have been calling for urgent clarity over the corridors amid rising bookings .
Last weekend , the government said it would relax its advice on travel abroad and would rate countries as either green , amber or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus .
Now government sources have indicated that a very long list of countries is likely to be published by the end of this week .
• How is lockdown being lifted across Europe ?
It is possible that up to 75 countries deemed low or very low risk will be exempt from the UK 's quarantine from Monday , 6 July .
Some of the countries on this new list do still have restrictions on people travelling in the other direction , from the UK .
Other higher-risk countries , such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as red .
So the government is about to announce something which aviation bosses , many MPs and some scientists have advocated from the beginning - a targeted quarantine which only impacts people arriving into the UK from high risk 'red ' countries .
It is the opposite of the government 's blanket-style approach which has been in place for less than four weeks .
You could call it a ' U-turn ' .
For days , if not weeks , the government has indicated that it wanted a relatively small number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ European nations , where the virus is under control .
It appears that approach hit a number of hurdles .
Some countries , like Greece , were n't willing to reciprocate in the short-term .
While there was nothing to stop people travelling into the UK from a higher risk country , via a lower risk one to avoid the quarantine .
The optics concerning Portugal are illuminating .
First it seemed to be top of the list of exemptions .
Then last week sources indicated it was off the list .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The process was further complicated by both the Welsh and Scottish governments saying they might follow a separate approach .
Travel companies will be pleased about a much longer list of exemptions but they 've been pulling their hair out over the confusion , and the delay in making a final announcement , which is now expected by the end of this week .
And critics will question why the government did not go for a more nuanced approach in the first place .
It seems that agreeing a small number of travel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk .
The Scottish government has expressed concern about plans to relax the quarantine and it is still in discussion with officials and politicians in Westminster .
Travel companies have called on the government to publish its list as soon as possible , to end the confusion .
George Morgan-Grenville , chief executive of travel company Red Savannah and long-time critic of the quarantine rules , told the BBC he was `` very encouraged '' by news that a clarification was imminent .
He said the restrictions had been `` a disaster for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from getting back on its feet '' .
Most people intending to travel overseas when restrictions are lifted may find their travel insurance does not cover every risk created by coronavirus .
A number of new policies will now cover medical treatment for Covid-19 which has been caught while in a resort .
However , people who need to cancel a holiday because they develop symptoms before going away , or are told to self-isolate at home , might not be covered .
People who bought an annual policy before the outbreak could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terms and conditions of the cover .
Those on package holidays will get a refund or can rebook if travel restrictions are re-imposed but , as with new travel insurance , most will not get their money back if they pick up symptoms or are told to self-isolate just before they are due to travel .
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The optics concerning Portugal are illuminating. First it seemed to be top of the list of exemptions. Then last week sources indicated it was off the list. The situation regarding Portugal now is unclear.


bbc--2020-07-02--Hundreds arrested as crime comms system cracked

A top-secret communications system used by criminals to trade drugs and guns has been `` successfully penetrated '' , says the National Crime Agency .
`` Iconic '' crime figures were among 746 arrests after messages on EncroChat were intercepted and decoded .
More than two tonnes of drugs , several dozen guns and £54m in suspect cash have been seized , says the NCA .
The NCA worked with forces across Europe on the UK 's `` biggest and most significant '' law enforcement operation .
Officers are said to have prevented people being murdered after covertly monitoring planned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ encrypted service .
The NCA says the Europe-wide operation , which lasted over three months and involved police forces across the UK , has had the biggest impact on organised crime gangs it has ever seen .
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner , Dame Cressida Dick , whose force made 132 of the arrests and seized £13.3m in cash , described it as a `` game changer '' .
She said : `` This is just the beginning .
We will be disrupting organised criminal networks as a result of these operations for weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
An estimated 60,000 people , among them up to 10,000 in Britain , subscribe to Encrochat , which works on customised Android phones and , according to its website , provides `` worry-free secure communications '' .
But the NCA says the messaging system has been used as a `` criminal marketplace '' to co-ordinate the supply of Class A drugs across the world , and import weapons including assault rifles , sub-machine guns , shotguns , pistols and hand grenades .
Gangs are also believed to use the handheld devices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan ways of enforcing drug debts and arrange for money to be laundered .
Many of those arrested are said to form the `` middle tier '' of crime gangs while some are described as the `` Mr and Mrs Bigs '' of the underworld .
In London , those targeted in the Met operation , codenamed `` Eternal '' , are alleged to include members of `` high-harm '' organised crime networks with longstanding links to violent crime and drug dealing .
Dame Cressida said : `` These people are in business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Many of them lead a very respectable lifestyle - and definitely a high-end lifestyle in fancy houses with big cars going to ... clubs and restaurants , splashing the cash sometimes , but sometimes being very discreet about it . ''
The Met said that earlier this month , its detectives had identified a plot by an international drugs and firearms gang to shoot dead a member of a rival network .
According to the force , it managed to prevent the shooting by arresting an individual for conspiracy to murder and seizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be the planned murder weapon .

Dame Cressida said: "These people are in business to make enormous amounts of money. Many of them lead a very respectable lifestyle - and definitely a high-end lifestyle in fancy houses with big cars going to... clubs and restaurants, splashing the cash sometimes, but sometimes being very discreet about it."


bbc--2020-07-02--Amazon fires at 13-year high in June

Amazon fires at 13-year high in June

Fires in Brazil 's Amazon rainforest rose by almost 20 % in June - a 13-year high for the month , according to government data .
With such an increase at the start of the dry season , there are concerns that this year 's fires could surpass 2019 's disastrous blazes .
Activists say the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating the problem .
They believe arson is likely to be even less monitored while authorities are stretched .
Many forest fires in the country are started deliberately by illegal loggers and farmers wanting to quickly clear ground .
Brazil has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , after the US , and there are also concerns that increased smoke could have a damaging effect on the breathing of virus patients .
• Amazon under threat : Fires , loggers and now virus In June , the country 's National Institute for Space Research ( INPE ) recorded 2,248 fires using satellite imagery , as opposed to 1,880 fires in June 2019 .
The burning usually increases throughout July , August and September .
`` We can not allow the 2019 situation to repeat itself , '' Mauricio Voivodic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NGO in Brazil , told the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper , accusing the government of inaction .
Last year 's fires peaked in August , with 30,901 - threefold the number for the same period the previous year .
The 2019 fires led to protests domestically and internationally , with threats of financial penalties from foreign governments , and broad condemnation of President Jair Bolsonaro 's environmental policies .
The president has been criticised for slashing the Ministry of the Environment 's funding , and encouraging business over conservation .
BBC analysis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in fines for environmental violations during his administration had coincided with the increase in fires .
However , the president has consistently rejected criticism from abroad .
`` Certain countries , instead of helping ... behaved in a disrespectful manner and with a colonialist spirit , '' he said in September , rejecting the `` misconception '' that the Amazon is the lungs of the world .
The Amazon - which spans multiple South American countries but is 60 % in Brazil - is a vital carbon store that slows down the pace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to about three million species of plants and animals , as well as some one million indigenous people .
Last year , the BBC reported how an area of Amazon rainforest roughly the size of a football pitch is now being lost every single minute , according to satellite data .
Scientists say it could be close to `` the tipping point '' , when its nature completely changes .
This will happen when total deforestation reaches between 20 % and 25 % - which could be in the next 20 or 30 @ @

However, the president has consistently rejected criticism from abroad. "Certain countries, instead of helping ... behaved in a disrespectful manner and with a colonialist spirit," he said in September, rejecting the "misconception" that the Amazon is the lungs of the world.


bbc--2020-07-02--Putin strongly backed in controversial Russian reform vote

Nearly 78 % of Russian voters backed constitutional reforms that could keep President Vladimir Putin in power until 2036 , election officials say .
With all the ballots counted , 77.9 % voted for the reform package and 21.3 % against , the electoral commission said .
The reforms will reset Mr Putin 's term limits to zero in 2024 , allowing him to serve two more six-year terms .
Opposition figures denounced the vote , saying he was aiming to be `` president for life '' , a claim Mr Putin denies .
He is already the longest-serving leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joseph Stalin .
There was no independent scrutiny of the seven-day vote , and copies of the new constitution appeared in bookshops during the week .
By spreading out the vote , because of the coronavirus infection risk , the authorities made any monitoring of it more difficult .
Top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny described the results as a `` big lie '' which did not reflect real public opinion in the country .
Golos , an independent Russian election monitoring group , has castigated the vote , alleging there were many violations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opponents were barred from campaigning in the media ; remote electronic voting was organised on an illegal basis ; election monitors were appointed by the Civic Chamber - a government body .
Golos describes it as `` just a PR exercise from the very start '' and says `` there was no legal need for it '' .
The vote `` will go down in history as an attack on the sovereignty of the people '' .
The reforms include a ban on same-sex marriage - by defining marriage as between a man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reference to Russia 's ancestral `` faith in God '' .
Election officials say turnout was 65 % .
The highest levels of support - above 90 % - were in Crimea , annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014 , in Chechnya in the North Caucasus , and Tuva , in Siberia .
Mr Putin , aged 67 , has not said he will run again for the presidency when his latest term runs out in 2024 - but has said it is vital he has the option to do so .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , either as president or prime minister , for 20 years .
Mr Putin and his supporters say the reforms - more than 200 changes - are needed to ensure national stability .
In New York 816 voted at the Russian consulate and 505 rejected the reforms , while 310 voted for .
The other voting district where a majority were against was Nenets , in Russia 's remote Arctic .
Preliminary results were released hours before the last polling stations closed at 18:00 GMT in the western enclave of Kaliningrad , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Before the vote had ended , the internal affairs ministry said there had been no violations that could affect the result , Interfax reported .
But Golos said it had received some 2,100 reports of possible violations .
Several hundred opponents of the constitutional changes staged protests in Moscow and St Petersburg .
The final results show 65 % voted yes to the reforms in Moscow , and 77.6 % in St Petersburg .
Both Russia 's houses of parliament have already adopted the changes , but President Putin ordered a public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reforms .
It was delayed from April due to the coronavirus outbreak .
Russian polling stations are usually lively places with music , food stalls and entertainment .
But this vote was far more subdued , with temperature checks at the door and staff handing out facemasks against the coronavirus .
There were plenty of strong feelings , though .
Twelve of the 20 people we spoke to at one city-centre polling station were fed up with the `` eternal rule '' of their president .
One woman called this a `` sad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; another wanted an extra tick-box on the ballot paper so she could vote not just `` against '' but `` categorically opposed '' .
Other Muscovites said they were drawn to the poll by the patriotic wrapping around the one central reform for the Kremlin .
Voting never to relinquish control of Crimea , for example , and to protect Russia 's `` historical truth '' , they were also happy with Vladimir Putin staying on in power .
As one older man put it - if the captain of a ship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change him ?
The preliminary count suggests the majority of people voting this week agree .
The amendments cover dozens of existing articles , and add several new ones .
They fall broadly into three categories and many enshrine things in the constitution that are already federal law : Banning any action aimed at the `` expropriation '' of Russian territory , or calls for that .
Protecting the `` historical truth '' of the Great Patriotic War ( 1941-1945 ) and banning any `` belittling '' of the feats of those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marriage as the union of a man and a woman .
Refers to Russians ' faith in God , as handed down by their ancestors .
Minimum wage no less than subsistence minimum income .
State Council to set `` direction of domestic and foreign policy and socio-economic priorities '' .
A person can only hold the presidency for two terms ( replacing `` two consecutive terms '' ) .
In the case of a person already holding the presidency , previous terms will not count - the so-called `` zeroing '' of @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Twelve of the 20 people we spoke to at one city-centre polling station were fed up with the "eternal rule" of their president. One woman called this a "sad day for democracy and liberal values"; another wanted an extra tick-box on the ballot paper so she could vote not just "against" but "categorically opposed".


bbc--2020-07-02--Hachalu Hundessa: Unrest rages in Ethiopia as protest singer buried

The funeral has been held for Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa as unrest over his death has spread from the Oromia region where he was seen as a hero .
Armed gangs are reported to be roaming the capital , Addis Ababa , targeting rival ethnic groups .
At least 81 people have been killed in protests in Oromia since Hachalu was shot dead on Monday night .
The motive for his killing remains unclear , but the 34-year-old had said he had received death threats .
His songs focused on the rights of the country 's Oromo ethnic group and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that led to the downfall of the previous prime minister in 2018 .
In Addis Ababa , eight people were killed in violence that included multiple bomb blasts , says BBC Ethiopia reporter Kalkidan Yibeltal .
Our reporter says ethnic and religious tensions have intensified in the aftermath of the killing .
• Ambo , the city cutting long hair and the internet What happened at the funeral ?
`` Hachalu is not dead .
He will remain in my heart and the hearts of millions of Oromo people forever , '' the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Demisew Diro as saying at the funeral .
The ceremony took place at a stadium in Hachalu 's home town of Ambo , west of the capital , and was broadcast live on Oromo Broadcasting Network television .
`` I request a monument erected in his memory in Addis where his blood was spilt , '' Ms Santu said .
Our reporter says the stadium was not full as many residents in Ambo stayed at home amidst heavy security after days of violence .
There are reports that mourners had tried to delay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oromo politician Jawar Mohammed .
Who has been arrested ?
Dozens of people have been detained , including Mr Jawar , who was arrested after protesters tried to block Hachalu 's body from leaving the capital on Tuesday .
Mr Jawar , a media mogul , has led calls for more rights for the Oromo , Ethiopia 's largest ethnic group , who have been politically marginalised by previous governments .
He supported reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed , himself an Oromo , when he came to power in April 2018 but has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrests have been made in the capital , including that of prominent journalist and activist Eskinder Nega .
What has the prime minister said ?
On Wednesday , Mr Abiy warned that those behind Hachalu 's death wanted to derail his reform programme .
`` This week , a very heinous crime was committed on artist Hachalu Hundessa .
Those who planned the crime are those who are not happy with the current change in the country .
`` We have two choices as a people .
To fall into the trap being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from their trap and stay on the course of reforms .
Choosing the first is to willingly aid them in our demise , '' the prime minister said .
Since his youth , Hachalu Hundessa was a thorn in the flesh of successive governments .
As a student in Ambo , a city at the forefront of the campaign by Oromos for self-rule , Hachalu joined student groups calling for freedom .
At the age of 17 , he was imprisoned for five years for his political activities .
He became increasingly politicised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knowledge about Ethiopia 's history , including its rule by emperors and autocrats - and also developed his music skills .
`` I did not know how to write lyrics and melodies until I was put behind bars .
It is there that I learned , '' he said in 2017 .
He released his first album Sanyii Mootii ( Race of the King ) in 2009 , a year after walking free , and it turned him into a music star , and a political symbol of the Oromo people 's aspirations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political role , saying : `` I am not a politician , I am an artist .
Singing about what my people are going through does n't make me a politician . ''
• Read more : The singer whose murder sparked Ethiopia protests Why have Oromos been protesting ?
The Oromo , Ethiopia 's largest ethnic group , have long complained of being sidelined .
Demonstrations erupted in 2016 and pressure built on the government .
He has brought in a series of reforms , which have transformed what was considered a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ethnic tensions have boiled over into violence .
Mr Abiy won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 primarily for making peace with long-time foe Eritrea , but his efforts in transforming Ethiopia were also recognised .

"We have two choices as a people. To fall into the trap being set up by detractors or to deviate from their trap and stay on the course of reforms. Choosing the first is to willingly aid them in our demise," the prime minister said.


bbc--2020-07-02--Libya crisis: France suspends Nato mission role amid Turkey row

France has temporarily pulled out of a Nato security operation amid a major row with Turkey .
The defence ministry said France had suspended its role in Operation Sea Guardian , accusing Turkey of violating an arms embargo against Libya .
It comes weeks after Turkish ships allegedly targeted a French warship in the Mediterranean - something Ankara strongly denies .
The Nato allies are thought to support different sides in Libya 's civil war .
Riven by violence since Col Muammar Gaddafi was deposed by Nato-backed forces in 2011 , the oil-rich nation is a key transit point for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Currently , the UN-backed Government of National Accord ( GNA ) is battling against the forces of Gen Khalifa Haftar which control large parts of the east and south of Libya .
Why is France pulling out of the operation ?
French relations with Turkey have become increasingly strained in recent months because of the Libya crisis , Turkey 's role in northern Syria , and also drilling in the eastern Mediterranean .
But the key incident came on 10 June , when French frigate Courbet went to inspect a Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Libya , to check if it was smuggling arms .
At the time the French ship was taking part in Nato 's Operation Sea Guardian , which among other things maintains freedom of navigation and plays a `` maritime counter-terrorism '' role .
What happened next is still under dispute .
According to French defence forces , Turkish ships escorting the Cirkin - which they said was carrying medical supplies - acted aggressively to the Courbet , and even targeted it with their weapons systems three times .
Turkey denies the French allegation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ France has since asked Nato to investigate the incident .
• Russia and Turkey risk turning Libya into another Syria • How Africa has been frozen out of Libya peace efforts Both countries have traded insults in recent weeks .
On Monday , French President Emmanuel Macron accused Turkey of `` historic and criminal responsibility '' in the Libyan conflict , `` for a country which claims to be a Nato member '' .
Turkey 's foreign minister , Mevlut Cavusoglu , said on Tuesday that France had been `` destructive '' in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country of trying `` to increase Russia 's presence in Libya '' .
On Thursday , he asked France to apologise for its allegations about the Courbet .
Now France has suspended its role in Operation Sea Guardian .
`` It does n't make sense to keep our assets ... with allies who do not respect the embargo , '' a French defence official reportedly said .
Turkey is fast becoming a stone in Nato 's shoe .
This latest row with France is only the latest issue to raise questions about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tensions over its approach to Libya come after similar differences between Ankara and key allies over its interventionist approach in Syria .
Turkey has even held up approval of Baltic defence plans as part of this row .
Then there is its decision to purchase Russian S-400 air defence missiles which has resulted in its suspension from the US F-35 fighter programme .
And to cap it all there are wider tensions in the Mediterranean with its long-standing rival and fellow Nato-member , Greece .
Turkey is pushing at the boundaries of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given the distractions of the Covid-19 pandemic and President Trump 's own ambivalent attitude towards Nato , such tensions are likely to simmer on .
Both sides in Libya 's civil war have international support .
Turkey , Italy and Qatar all side with the GNA in Tripoli , while Russia , Egypt and the United Arab Emirates back Gen Haftar .
France , meanwhile , is also thought to back Gen Haftar , although leaders in Paris have repeatedly denied this .
A UN arms embargo is in place to stop men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it has had little effect .
Turkey agreed a military cooperation deal with the GNA in 2019 , and deployed troops to the country in January .
• Why is Libya so lawless ?
Last month , GNA forces finally regained full control of Tripoli thanks to greater help from Turkey .
Gen Haftar has reportedly withdrawn his forces from the city 's suburbs .
A UN report leaked in May said that hundreds of mercenaries from the Russian Wagner Group - run by Yevgeny Prigozhin , a close associate of President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support of Gen Haftar .
There are reports the Wagner Group is evacuating from the country , although these have not been confirmed .

This latest row with France is only the latest issue to raise questions about Turkey's position within the alliance. Tensions over its approach to Libya come after similar differences between Ankara and key allies over its interventionist approach in Syria. Turkey has even held up approval of Baltic defence plans as part of this row.


bbc--2020-07-02--Myanmar jade mine landslide captured on video

More than 100 people have died after a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar .
A wave @ @ @ @ @ rain engulfed those collecting stones in the Hpakant area of Kachin state .
Myanmar is @ @ @ @ @ of jade but its mines have seen numerous accidents , many involving people who scavenge @ @ @

More than 160 people have died after a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar.
A wave of mud triggered by heavy rain engulfed those collecting stones in the Hpakant area of Kachin state.
Myanmar is the world's biggest source of jade but its mines have seen numerous accidents, many involving people who scavenge for stones.


bbc--2020-07-02--Choi Suk-hyeon: South Korean triathlete kills herself 'after abuse'

A young South Korean triathlete has taken her own life after lodging a number of complaints over alleged abuse from her coaching staff .
Choi Suk-hyeon , 22 , said she endured years of abuse , but that her complaints to sporting authorities were ignored , reports say .
She was selected for the national triathlon team in 2015 as a teenager .
South Korea is a top sporting nation .
A number of sportswomen have reported abuse over the years .
Choi is reported to have killed herself last week .
Audio tapes released by YTN TV appeared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ triathlete had been subject to beatings , verbal abuse and harassment by members of the coaching staff .
In one recording , a male voice can be heard saying : `` You !
Come here .
Clamp your jaws together , '' which is followed by the sound of slapping .
In a journal she kept , Choi wrote how she `` shed tears every day '' and would `` rather die '' after repeatedly being `` beaten like a dog '' , reports say .
Choi complained to the Korean Sport and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country 's top governing body for sports - in April , asking for an investigation , AFP news agency reports .
An acquaintance is quoted as telling Yonhap news agency that Choi `` sought help from many public institutions , but everyone ignored her pleas '' .
The KSOC denied it had ignored her complaint , stating in a press release it had assigned a female investigator after receiving her complaint in early April , AFP reports .
`` The committee finds it very regrettable that such an incident happened again even as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violence and sexual assaults and to protect athletes ' human rights '' , it said .
In a statement , the Korea Triathlon Federation promised to take action against the alleged abusers , the South China Morning Post reports .
There have been other instances of abuse being reported in other parts of the sporting world in South Korea .
Last year , the country 's biggest ever sex abuse investigation was launched after several athletes came forward saying they had been physically and sexually abused by their coaches .
Elite female skaters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their coaches and that it was covered up .
The year before , former tennis star Kim Eun-hee revealed her tennis coach had been sexually assaulting her since the age of 10 .
He was later convicted of rape with injury and sentenced to 10 years in jail .
And a former judoka also accused her former high school coach of repeatedly raping her over a period of four years .

"The committee finds it very regrettable that such an incident happened again even as we have been making efforts to prevent violence and sexual assaults and to protect athletes' human rights", it said.


bbc--2020-07-02--'Why is Trump calling Black Lives Matter a symbol of hate?'

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has defended President Trump 's comments about the Black Lives Matter movement .
The @ @ @ @ @ about New York City 's decision to paint `` Black Lives Matter '' on Fifth @ @ @ @ @ a symbol of hate '' .

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has defended President Trump's comments about the Black Lives Matter movement.
The US president tweeted on Wednesday about New York City's decision to paint "Black Lives Matter" on Fifth Avenue, calling it "a symbol of hate".


bbc--2020-07-02--Haile Selassie: Statue of former Ethiopian leader destroyed in London park

A statue of former Ethiopian leader Haile Selassie has been destroyed in a park in Wimbledon , south-west London .
Police are investigating the incident , which took place in Cannizaro Park on Tuesday evening .
The damage to the bust was carried out by a group of around 100 people , according to an eyewitness .
It appears to be linked to unrest in Ethiopia sparked after a popular singer , Hachalu Hundessa , was shot dead earlier this week .
Demonstrations following his death saw a statue of royal prince Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael , the father of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ torn down in the city of Harar in eastern Ethiopia .
Many ethnic Oromos say they were oppressed under Haile Selassie 's reign and their language was banned .
Hachalu 's songs focused on the rights of Ethiopia 's Oromo ethnic group and he had been a prominent voice in anti-government protests that led to a change in leadership in 2018 .
Local resident Andrew Morris told the Press Association he had seen a mostly male group in the park , carrying fliers with Oromo slogans , while out walking his dog .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ up , but did n't actually see it happen , '' he added .
The Metropolitan Police said inquiries were ongoing and no arrests had yet been made after they were called to a report of criminal damage at 17:10 BST on Tuesday .
Selassie lived in Wimbledon in 1936 during his exile following the Italian invasion of his country .
The statue was sculpted by Hilda Seligman , while he stayed with her family , and later erected in Cannizaro Park .
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Selassie lived in Wimbledon in 1936 during his exile following the Italian invasion of his country. The statue was sculpted by Hilda Seligman, while he stayed with her family, and later erected in Cannizaro Park.


bbc--2020-07-01--'My sexuality is not a sickness'

'My sexuality is not a sickness'

It ’ s been 30 years since the World Health Organization declassified homosexuality as a psychological disorder - being gay @ @ @ @ @ be cured .
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It’s been 30 years since the World Health Organization declassified homosexuality as a psychological disorder - being gay is not something that can be cured.
But so-called "gay conversion therapy" is still widely available around the world. It attempts to change sexual orientation through psychological, spiritual and sometimes physical means, and has been widely labelled as unethical and potentially harmful.
In Jordan, BBC News Arabic has met a doctor who’s offering the treatment and the people who have suffered as a result of going through it.
If you are experiencing emotional stress, help and support is available: BBC Action Line .
Warning: You may find this story upsetting.


bbc--2020-07-02--'My sister is a human being, and I want justice'

The family of missing US soldier Vanessa Guillen have demanded answers as a suspect in the case took his own @ @ @ @ @ a junior soldier at Fort Hood who had fled his post yesterday , according to @ @ @ @ @ .
Guillen was last seen on 22 April in a car park at the military @ @ @ @ @ .
In their search , investigators found partial human remains in a shallow grave .
@ @ @ @ @ the identity of the remains .

The family of missing US soldier Vanessa Guillen have demanded answers as a suspect in the case took his own life.
The suspect was a junior soldier at Fort Hood who had fled his post yesterday, according to the Army Criminal Investigation Command.
Guillen was last seen on 22 April in a car park at the military base in Killeen, Texas. In their search, investigators found partial human remains in a shallow grave. Forensic experts have not confirmed the identity of the remains.


bbc--2020-07-02--Wanchalearm Satsaksit: The Thai satirist abducted in broad daylight

Sitanan Satsaksit was on the phone to her brother early in the evening on 4 June when he told her to hold the line .
Wanchalearm , also known as Tar , was handing over a few dollars for meatballs at a stall opposite his home in the Cambodian capital , Phnom Penh .
Then Sitanan heard noise coming from the other end of the line .
`` I heard a loud bang .
At first I thought he had a car accident as he shouted ' I ca n't breathe , I ca n't breathe , ' '' she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the screams of her brother as men shouted in Khmer , a language she does n't understand .
But her brother had not been hit by a car - he was being kidnapped .
Witnesses at the scene say they saw a group of armed men bundling Wanchalearm into a black SUV .
As he shouted for help in Khmer , some people started moving towards him , but the armed abductors warned them to back off , before speeding away .
Confused and terrified , Sitanan could hear the muffled voice of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Then the line went dead .
A friend of Wanchalearm made some inquiries for her .
`` Twenty minutes later , this person called me back to say : 'Keep calm sister , Tar was abducted , ' '' she recalls .
Wanchalearm Satsaksit , 37 , a prominent Thai pro-democracy activist who had lived in exile in Cambodia since 2014 , has not been seen since .
He is the ninth exiled critic of Thailand 's military and monarchy to become a victim of enforced disappearance in recent years .
A popular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started more than a decade ago , primarily focusing on gender and LGBT rights in Thailand .
Over time , his interest started to shift to broader calls for democracy in the country , says Sunai Phasuk , a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch Asia and friend of Wanchalearm .
By the time of the 2014 military coup led by General Prayuth Chan-ocha , Wanchalearm was affiliated with the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship ( UDD ) , also known as the Red Shirts .
The group was first formed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which overthrew then prime minister , Thaksin Shinawatra .
Wanchalearm was angered by what he saw as yet another affront to democracy by the military in 2014 .
The new junta wasted little time in rooting out its critics .
Soon after the coup , Wanchalearm 's face appeared on TV and he was called to attend a meeting at a military camp , Sunai says .
He did n't turn up .
Wanchalearm knew this meant he needed to flee his homeland and start a new life in Cambodia .
Once in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new surroundings .
But while he had swapped the dangers of Thailand for relative safety in the leafy outskirts of the Cambodian capital , he was still building up an online following in his homeland through his witty takedowns of the Thai government .
`` He sees himself as a satirist , almost like a political comedian , '' Sunai says .
`` He made fun continuously of the military junta .
He made fun of Gen Prayuth , who at that time was leader of the coup group , he made fun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what he considered to be stupid blunders of the junta using the dialect of north-easterners , '' he adds .
`` Most of them are poor and he is from that region .
He did it to show that a commoner can make fun of those in power .
That seemed to be the way of getting even with the oppressors . ''
But his playful poking did not go unnoticed .
In June 2018 , Thai authorities issued an arrest warrant for Wanchalearm based on allegations he violated the Computer-Related Crime Act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - through his Facebook page .
The police vowed to bring him back to Thailand .
Wanchalearm was just one of many Thai exiles speaking out from the perceived safety of a neighbouring country .
But in reality , doing so is becoming increasingly perilous .
At least eight other pro-democracy activists have disappeared since the 2014 coup .
The bodies of exiled critics Chatcharn Buppawan and Kraidej Luelert were found disembowelled and stuffed with concrete along the Mekong River border with Laos last year .
The Thai army says it had no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Penkair , who served as government spokesman under Thaksin Shinawatra , has been living in exile since 2009 after he says he received a tip-off that he was to be killed .
He has known Wanchalearm for many years .
Speaking to the BBC from an undisclosed location , Jakrapob says he was shocked by his friend 's disappearance due to the light-hearted nature of his activism .
He sees almost no chance that Wanchalearm is still alive .
`` I think the message is : 'Let 's kill these folks .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are different from us and they should be killed in order to bring Thailand back to normalcy , ' '' he says .
`` But nothing could be more wrong in that interpretation .
I believe their decision to kidnap and murder Tar , and others before him , has been subconsciously radicalising the people .
`` Like it or not , I think Tar 's disappearance and his murder could be a turning point . ''
Wanchalearm 's disappearance sparked protests in Bangkok , with demonstrators accusing the Thai government of involvement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the case fully .
Posters of Wanchalearm and other disappeared activists have been cropping up around the city .
# SaveWanchalearm was trending on Thai Twitter in the days following his abduction .
The hashtag `` # abolish112 '' was also written or retweeted more than 450,000 times .
This is a reference to Article 112 of Thailand 's criminal code , which states : `` Whoever defames , insults or threatens the King , Queen , Heir-Apparent or Regent shall be punished with imprisonment of three to 15 years '' .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violating the article .
Any public questioning of the monarchy in Thailand was until recently almost unheard of .
Many activists believe this abduction is linked to the palace , but the strict laws against any negative comment on the monarchy make this a dangerous link to explore or investigate .
• How Thailand forbids insult of its royalty Despite widespread outrage over the kidnapping of Wanchalearm , few are holding out much hope for his return .
`` The abduction is not for money , it 's not a private matter .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ alive , '' says Somyot Pruksakasemsuk , a prominent activist who served seven years in jail on charges of lese majeste - or `` insulting the monarchy '' - and defamation .
`` The objective of kidnapping is to kill him and to create the atmosphere of fear in Thailand and other countries where [ Thai ] people are active in criticising the monarchy , '' adds Somyot , whose daughter was once in a long-term relationship with Wanchalearm .
Somyot was in little doubt as to who was behind the disappearance .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ this kidnap and disappearance .
I can insist that the government are the ones behind this violation , '' he says .
Thai government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat told the BBC : `` We have no idea what happened to him .
`` We do n't do anything in that category of invading into other countries .
They have their own law and control , '' she said .
`` The person who can answer that question best should be the government of Cambodia because they know what happened in that country to this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raised by opposition politicians in parliament , Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said that Wanchalearm did not have political refugee status , so Thailand had to wait for Cambodia to finish its investigation .
The spokesman of the Cambodian interior ministry did not respond to requests for comment .
A justice ministry spokesman told Voice of Democracy last week that investigations are under way to ascertain `` whether the news is true or not '' .
Brad Adams , Asia director of Human Rights Watch , said : `` Cambodia and Laos have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as now nine prominent Thai exiles have been abducted , and likely killed , by unknown men . ''
The Thai government is pursuing a `` quid pro quo '' with its two neighbours , he said , accusing Bangkok of making Thailand `` off limits '' to Cambodian opposition figures .
`` You can be sure there will be more refugees on the chopping block unless governments around the world start publicly demanding answers and accountability from leaders of these three rights abusing governments , '' he said .
Sunai Phasuk says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Wanchalearm if it expects to be seen as a country that has `` improved from a lawless society into a country with due process '' .
`` A crime like this can not happen in broad daylight .
This is a test case for Cambodia , '' he says .
But Sitanan has little hope of ever seeing Wanchalearm alive again and is just trying to make sense of why someone would want to kill her younger brother .
`` I want to know if someone has his own opinion , does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ? ''
she asks .
`` He did n't rob anyone , he did n't rape anyone .
He just thinks differently .
Do you really need to kill him ? ''
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"He exposed what he considered to be stupid blunders of the junta using the dialect of north-easterners," he adds. "Most of them are poor and he is from that region. He did it to show that a commoner can make fun of those in power. That seemed to be the way of getting even with the oppressors."


bbc--2020-07-02--Liverpool have taken Man City's Premier League title, now they want their records - Alan Shearer

You can listen to live commentary of Manchester City v Liverpool on BBC Radio 5 Live at 20:15 BST on Thursday and watch highlights on Match of the Day 2 at 22:45 on BBC One and the BBC Sport website .
There wo n't be any fans inside Etihad Stadium on Thursday , but I am still expecting it to be a very lively night .
Manchester City will show Liverpool great respect with a guard of honour before the game , but it will hurt Pep Guardiola and his players to have to do it , and they will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pitch afterwards .
The level Liverpool are at might depend on how much partying they have done since becoming Premier League champions last week .
They deserved those celebrations but they have had a few days to get them out of the way , and my guess is they will want to be at their very best again when they play City .
This is a big game even without any silverware riding on it .
Liverpool have already taken City 's title , and now they want their records too - most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wins .
That is what Reds boss Jurgen Klopp will be demanding .
His side have been the best in the country by a million miles this season , and they will want to show that yet again , against their nearest rivals .
Big difference between the top two is at the back As far as the game itself goes , I 'm expecting more of what we have seen from both sides over the past few months .
Both teams have been incredible going forward but City are certainly not as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I do n't see them keeping the Reds out .
At the back is where City are furthest behind Liverpool at the moment .
When you combine Aymeric Laporte 's long-term injury in September with Vincent Kompany 's departure last summer , then you can see why it is a position they have struggled in .
Kompany was their captain and so often their driving force .
Immediately after he left , they had to cope without their best remaining centre-half .
They have not had a dominant player in that department all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be a priority for Guardiola to put it right when the next transfer window opens .
Before then , he is going for more silverware .
The title is gone but City are still trying to retain the FA Cup - as they did the Carabao Cup - and going for the Champions League too .
It could still end up being an incredible season for them if they land all three .
City set to lose another great in Silva Whatever else they win this season , City will want their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What wo n't help them is that , 12 months after Kompany left , they are about to lose another one of their greats in David Silva .
They have got an exciting talent in Phil Foden who will get his chance to step up , but he has got a huge hole to fill .
When you look at how much Silva has won , what he has achieved and what he has given to our game in his time in England , the Spanish midfielder deserves to be remembered as one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen in the Premier League .
I would put him in the same bracket as Arsenal legend Thierry Henry , Manchester United great Eric Cantona and Silva 's brilliant City team-mate Sergio Aguero .
You could even argue he is better than all of them .
I do n't like comparing players ' achievements , especially when they are in different positions , but Silva has been absolutely magnificent , and for 10 unbelievable years he has been the heartbeat of this City team .
Even without him , though , they will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a challenge to Liverpool in 2020-21 .
The same goes for Manchester United ; I can see them getting closer next time .
Chelsea too - they might still be a couple of players short of winning the league , but they are heading in the right direction .
Henderson is my player of the year We know all about Liverpool 's strengths by now - how they are so good defensively , and that they can score goals from most positions , including their full-backs and centre-halves .
In the past , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being more functional than City 's , which has Silva and Kevin de Bruyne in there - but not any more .
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson is my player of the season , and he has been magnificent in everything he has done .
Collectively , Liverpool 's players have had an amazing season , but they are brilliant because of more than just their results .
I watched them beat Crystal Palace last week and , when they were winning 4-0 in the last minute , every single one of them was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back .
That epitomised the hunger and desire that makes them the team they are under Klopp , and what he demands of them .
It would have been easy for Liverpool to feel sorry for themselves after they just missed out on the title last season .
Instead , they won the Champions League and then have gone from strength to strength .
They got off to a great start by winning their first eight league games of this campaign , and they have just kept on going - they have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two league games in the past two seasons is just ridiculous , really .
That tells you how good they are , and do n't waste your time trying to argue this is a weakened Premier League either .
Liverpool have not always been at their best in that time , of course .
But they keep getting results because of their attitude and also because that is just what great teams do .
Let 's not forget the number of times they have been absolutely amazing to watch , either .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of just how good they are , and I am sure we will see them give the same treatment to more teams this season .
In the past , Klopp 's Liverpool have had to respond to disappointment and have bounced back the following year , but now they have a new challenge , which is to retain their crown .
We know how tough that is , because City were the first team to manage it in a decade when they did so in 2019 .
The great Liverpool teams of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a European Cup and a league title , like this Reds side has done in the past few months , they went out and won both multiple times .
That has to be Liverpool 's target now and they have the tools they need .
As well as a brilliant manager and players , they have the right mentality for repeated success .
Their team is definitely young enough too - none of their first-choice side were born when the club last won the league title , in 1990 .
I do n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ areas where they need to improve - or many places where a new player could get in - but the trick for sustained success is to strengthen while you are at the top , not just when you are trying to get there .
There might be a turnover of squad players , bringing in more people like Takumi Minamino to try to put pressure on those who are first choice .
But what definitely wo n't happen this summer is star players leaving Liverpool .
The way things are going under Klopp @ @ @ @ @ @ @

You can listen to live commentary of Manchester City v Liverpool on BBC Radio 5 Live at 20:15 BST on Thursday and watch highlights on Match of the Day 2 at 22:45 on BBC One and the BBC Sport website.
There won't be any fans inside Etihad Stadium on Thursday, but I am still expecting it to be a very lively night.
Manchester City will show Liverpool great respect with a guard of honour before the game, but it will hurt Pep Guardiola and his players to have to do it, and they will want to prove a point on the pitch afterwards.
The level Liverpool are at might depend on how much partying they have done since becoming Premier League champions last week. They deserved those celebrations but they have had a few days to get them out of the way, and my guess is they will want to be at their very best again when they play City.
This is a big game even without any silverware riding on it. Liverpool have already taken City's title, and now they want their records too - most points, biggest title-winning margin and most wins.
That is what Reds boss Jurgen Klopp will be demanding. His side have been the best in the country by a million miles this season, and they will want to show that yet again, against their nearest rivals.
With seven games to go, Liverpool can win a possible 107 Premier League points this season, which would beat the current best, the 100 points earned by City's 'Centurions' of 2017-18. City also hold the records for biggest winning margin (19 points, 2017-18) and most wins (32, 2017-18 & 2018-19). Liverpool are currently on 86 points, 23 points clear, and have 28 wins from 31 games.
Big difference between the top two is at the back
As far as the game itself goes, I'm expecting more of what we have seen from both sides over the past few months.
Both teams have been incredible going forward but City are certainly not as strong as Liverpool are defensively, and I don't see them keeping the Reds out.
Guardiola offers 'big congratulations' to champions Liverpool
At the back is where City are furthest behind Liverpool at the moment. When you combine Aymeric Laporte's long-term injury in September with Vincent Kompany's departure last summer, then you can see why it is a position they have struggled in.
Kompany was their captain and so often their driving force. Immediately after he left, they had to cope without their best remaining centre-half.
They have not had a dominant player in that department all season, so I am sure it will be a priority for Guardiola to put it right when the next transfer window opens.
Before then, he is going for more silverware. The title is gone but City are still trying to retain the FA Cup - as they did the Carabao Cup - and going for the Champions League too. It could still end up being an incredible season for them if they land all three.
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City set to lose another great in Silva
Whatever else they win this season, City will want their Premier League title back next year. What won't help them is that, 12 months after Kompany left, they are about to lose another one of their greats in David Silva.
They have got an exciting talent in Phil Foden who will get his chance to step up, but he has got a huge hole to fill.
When you look at how much Silva has won, what he has achieved and what he has given to our game in his time in England, the Spanish midfielder deserves to be remembered as one of the best foreign players we have seen in the Premier League.
I would put him in the same bracket as Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, Manchester United great Eric Cantona and Silva's brilliant City team-mate Sergio Aguero. You could even argue he is better than all of them.
Since joining City in July 2010, Silva has won four Premier League titles, two FA Cups and five League Cups
I don't like comparing players' achievements, especially when they are in different positions, but Silva has been absolutely magnificent, and for 10 unbelievable years he has been the heartbeat of this City team.
Even without him, though, they will still expect to put up more of a challenge to Liverpool in 2020-21.
The same goes for Manchester United; I can see them getting closer next time. Chelsea too - they might still be a couple of players short of winning the league, but they are heading in the right direction.
Henderson is my player of the year
Liverpool's Jordan Henderson on how manager Jurgen Klopp celebrated with his players
We know all about Liverpool's strengths by now - how they are so good defensively, and that they can score goals from most positions, including their full-backs and centre-halves.
In the past, their midfield might have been seen as being more functional than City's, which has Silva and Kevin de Bruyne in there - but not any more. Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson is my player of the season, and he has been magnificent in everything he has done.
Collectively, Liverpool's players have had an amazing season, but they are brilliant because of more than just their results.
I watched them beat Crystal Palace last week and, when they were winning 4-0 in the last minute, every single one of them was charging around trying to win the ball back. That epitomised the hunger and desire that makes them the team they are under Klopp, and what he demands of them.
It would have been easy for Liverpool to feel sorry for themselves after they just missed out on the title last season. Instead, they won the Champions League and then have gone from strength to strength.
They got off to a great start by winning their first eight league games of this campaign, and they have just kept on going - they have been absolutely relentless.
City's defeat at Chelsea last week meant their two-year reign as Premier League champions was ended before Liverpool visited the Etihad
To have only lost two league games in the past two seasons is just ridiculous, really. That tells you how good they are, and don't waste your time trying to argue this is a weakened Premier League either.
Liverpool have not always been at their best in that time, of course. But they keep getting results because of their attitude and also because that is just what great teams do.
Let's not forget the number of times they have been absolutely amazing to watch, either. The way they battered Palace was a reminder of just how good they are, and I am sure we will see them give the same treatment to more teams this season.
Liverpool's next challenge - keeping their crown
We will attack Premier League title, not defend it - Klopp
In the past, Klopp's Liverpool have had to respond to disappointment and have bounced back the following year, but now they have a new challenge, which is to retain their crown.
We know how tough that is, because City were the first team to manage it in a decade when they did so in 2019.
The great Liverpool teams of the 1970s and 1980s did not just win a European Cup and a league title, like this Reds side has done in the past few months, they went out and won both multiple times.
That has to be Liverpool's target now and they have the tools they need. As well as a brilliant manager and players, they have the right mentality for repeated success. Their team is definitely young enough too - none of their first-choice side were born when the club last won the league title, in 1990.
I don't look through their team and see any areas where they need to improve - or many places where a new player could get in - but the trick for sustained success is to strengthen while you are at the top, not just when you are trying to get there.
There might be a turnover of squad players, bringing in more people like Takumi Minamino to try to put pressure on those who are first choice.
But what definitely won't happen this summer is star players leaving Liverpool. The way things are going under Klopp, why would they want to?
Alan Shearer was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.


bbc--2020-07-02--NBA: JR Smith reunited with LeBron James at LA Lakers for rest of season

Last updated on .From the section Basketball Free agent guard JR Smith has been reunited with LeBron James at the @ @ @ @ @ of the season .
NBA teams will travel to Orlando to begin training camps from @ @ @ @ @ restarts at Disney World on 30 July .
`` This guy is a big-time player @ @ @ @ @ Vogel said .
`` He 's proven it over the course of his career .
@ @ @ @ @ in the NBA since leaving the Cavaliers in November 2018 .
His last full season @ @ @ @ @ team lost to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA finals , which was also @ @ @ @ @ joining the Lakers .
In game one of that series , Smith famously lost track @ @ @ @ @ down the clock instead of attempting a game-winning shot , with the Cavaliers losing in @ @

Last updated on .From the section Basketball
Smith (right) won the NBA title in 2016 alongside LeBron James
Free agent guard JR Smith has been reunited with LeBron James at the LA Lakers for the rest of the season.
Smith, 34, and James, 35, were NBA champions with Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.
NBA teams will travel to Orlando to begin training camps from 7 July before the season restarts at Disney World on 30 July.
"This guy is a big-time player," Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. "He's proven it over the course of his career."
Smith has not played in the NBA since leaving the Cavaliers in November 2018. His last full season was in 2017-18 when the team lost to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA finals, which was also James' last season before joining the Lakers.
In game one of that series, Smith famously lost track of the score and ran down the clock instead of attempting a game-winning shot, with the Cavaliers losing in overtime.


bbc--2020-07-01--Arsenal boss Arteta 'very positive' about Aubameyang signing new deal

Mikel Arteta says he is `` very positive '' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will sign a new contract after he became the fastest Arsenal player to net 50 Premier League goals .
Gabon forward Aubameyang , 31 , scored twice as the Gunners climbed to seventh with a 4-0 win over Norwich .
His current contract expires at the end of the 2020-21 season .
`` Hopefully he will be here for a long time , '' Arsenal boss Arteta told BBC Sport .
`` Every time I speak with him he is really happy where he is , he is very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Aubameyang has scored 51 goals in 79 league games for the Gunners since joining for £56m from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018 .
Only five players have scored 50 top-flight goals faster than Aubameyang in the Premier League era - Andy Cole ( 65 games ) , Alan Shearer ( 66 ) , Ruud van Nistelrooy ( 68 ) , Fernando Torres ( 72 ) and Mohamed Salah ( 72 ) .
`` For him to achieve that is phenomenal , '' added Arteta .
Asked about the prospect of signing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gunners captain Aubameyang told BT Sport : `` We 'll see .
We 're going to talk with the club and see what happens .
`` I am really focused on the games until the end of the season and then we 'll see . ''
Arsenal have to show him why he should stay - Warnock Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock says Arteta has to prove to Aubameyang why he should stay at the club .
`` I think one of the big boys will come knocking for him , '' Warnock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It would be very difficult for him to stay at Arsenal unless they get their cheque book out and really go for it over the next window .
`` Mikel Arteta has to prove to him why he should stay at Arsenal .
`` If I was Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp , I would be going for him with a year left on his contract .
He will challenge the front three and he does n't need time , he will settle . ''
Former Crystal Palace striker Clinton Morrison believes Aubameyang will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I do n't think he will be there next season , '' the ex-Republic of Ireland international told BBC Radio 5 Live .
`` Arsenal are two or three years from winning things again and he will want trophies on his CV . ''

Last updated on .From the section Arsenal
Arsenal 4-0 Norwich: Mikel Arteta 'positive' about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang future
Mikel Arteta says he is "very positive" Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will sign a new contract after he became the fastest Arsenal player to net 50 Premier League goals.
Gabon forward Aubameyang, 31, scored twice as the Gunners climbed to seventh with a 4-0 win over Norwich.
His current contract expires at the end of the 2020-21 season.
"Hopefully he will be here for a long time," Arsenal boss Arteta told BBC Sport.
"Every time I speak with him he is really happy where he is, he is very settled and his family are happy."
Aubameyang has scored 51 goals in 79 league games for the Gunners since joining for £56m from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018.
Only five players have scored 50 top-flight goals faster than Aubameyang in the Premier League era - Andy Cole (65 games), Alan Shearer (66), Ruud van Nistelrooy (68), Fernando Torres (72) and Mohamed Salah (72).
"For him to achieve that is phenomenal," added Arteta.
Asked about the prospect of signing a new contract after the Norwich win, Gunners captain Aubameyang told BT Sport: "We'll see. We're going to talk with the club and see what happens.
"I am really focused on the games until the end of the season and then we'll see."
Arsenal have to show him why he should stay - Warnock
Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock says Arteta has to prove to Aubameyang why he should stay at the club.
"I think one of the big boys will come knocking for him," Warnock told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"It would be very difficult for him to stay at Arsenal unless they get their cheque book out and really go for it over the next window.
"Mikel Arteta has to prove to him why he should stay at Arsenal.
"If I was Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, I would be going for him with a year left on his contract. He will challenge the front three and he doesn't need time, he will settle."
Former Crystal Palace striker Clinton Morrison believes Aubameyang will leave Arsenal before his current contract expires.
"I don't think he will be there next season," the ex-Republic of Ireland international told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"Arsenal are two or three years from winning things again and he will want trophies on his CV."


bbc--2020-07-02--Coco Gauff can change the world for the better, says Martina Navratilova

Last updated on .From the section Tennis American teenage tennis star Coco Gauff can help `` change the world for the better '' , '' says 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova .
At a peaceful protest in Florida last month , Gauff urged people to vote and speak out against racism .
`` I smile so much when I see the reach she already has now , and she will have in the future , '' said Navratilova .
She told BBC Radio 4 's Today Programme : `` She is just so poised on and off the court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ qualities and it shows how she plays and it shows how she 's active now politically .
`` She 's one of those people that can change the world for the better , and she seems to want to do that . ''
Navratilova , 63 , says it is `` essential '' sport stars use their platforms as they can see `` how much politics can affect their lives and their freedoms '' .
`` Sport has always been at the forefront of social change , '' she added .
`` And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black Lives Matter and just equality for all .
`` Tennis has had its share of obstacles , but I think overall , we 've been at the forefront of social change and it seems like now with Coco Gauff , leading the charge , we 're still there . ''
Meanwhile , Navratilova says tennis needs to `` play it safe '' after several players revealed they had coronavirus after playing at Novak Djokovic 's Adria Tour competition .
Djokovic , Grigor Dimitrov , Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki have all tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do a free-for-all , and we know how it ended up , '' added Navratilova .
`` Right now , we just need to play it safe .
I applaud everybody that 's trying to find different ways to put on an event .
But clearly that was not the way to go . ''

Coco Gauff on overnight fame, Michelle Obama & learning to drive
American teenage tennis star Coco Gauff can help "change the world for the better"," says 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova.
The 16-year-old has repeatedly spoken to demand social change following the death of George Floyd.
At a peaceful protest in Florida last month, Gauff urged people to vote and speak out against racism.
"I smile so much when I see the reach she already has now, and she will have in the future," said Navratilova.
She told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme: "She is just so poised on and off the court, she was brought up with great qualities and it shows how she plays and it shows how she's active now politically.
"She's one of those people that can change the world for the better, and she seems to want to do that."
Navratilova, 63, says it is "essential" sport stars use their platforms as they can see "how much politics can affect their lives and their freedoms".
"Sport has always been at the forefront of social change," she added. "And now it can be that again with Black Lives Matter and just equality for all.
"Tennis has had its share of obstacles, but I think overall, we've been at the forefront of social change and it seems like now with Coco Gauff, leading the charge, we're still there."
It is also time for tennis to unite, Navratilova added, as she explained why it was time for the men's ATP and women's WTA tours to merge.
It is something she and Billie-Jean King have been talking about since the 1980s but which has been discussed again in recent months after Roger Federer said in April that "now is the time".
Speaking to Thursday's edition of BBC Two's Wimbledon: The Best of the Championships, she said a united front would make it easier to tackle issues such as the four Grand Slam events each having different rules for deciding the final sets of matches.
"The only way to put the pressure on the ITF and on the majors is if men and women are together," she said. "We should have the same rules for men and women - how much time between points, how you play the matches, coaching etc.
"It just doesn't make sense that women do it that way and men do it that way, it's the same sport, the same size tennis court and the same balls."
In a wide-ranging interview, she also said the interruption to the tennis year because of the coronavirus pandemic had come at the wrong time for American 38-year-old Serena Williams, who is still chasing a 24th Grand Slam singles title to draw level with Margaret Court's all-time record.
"Time is not her friend. Yes, she gets to rest but the body is still aging even though she's resting. I think emotionally it would be really hard to stay motivated and keep your routine," she said.
"But I know she's still fired up, she wants that record, she's been going after it for a while now."


bbc--2020-07-02--The secret aerodynamicist: What is key to F1 success in 2020?

Not all superheroes wear capes , but this year Adrian Newey has decided to don his .
This is following a lead by Mercedes , who introduced this aerodynamic component in 2017 , and still run it today .
And it 's not just Red Bull following Mercedes ' lead , either .
Renault and Racing Point both have new or updated capes in 2020 , too .
Whether a team has chosen to fit a cape - or alternative devices which , although different , are designed to do a similar job - could have significant consequences for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who might come out on top in this year 's championship .
I am the secret aerodynamicist .
I work in the design department of an F1 team .
And I 'm going to explain what 's so important about these little-known but key devices at the front of F1 cars .
The 'cape ' is what we call the long flat piece of bodywork that is located just under the car 's nose .
Those teams who do n't have a cape instead opt for what is known as a ' J @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the shape it takes as it hangs under the nose .
Notable adopters of the ' J vane ' solution are Ferrari and Haas , while the remainder of the field have gone for a little bit of both .
These two aerodynamic devices perform a broadly similar job , but there are some subtleties in the way they work which could have significant consequences for the car 's handling and performance .
These devices are interesting because they form part of a larger air-flow system designed to manage and manipulate something called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the key aerodynamic phenomenon on F1 cars of the last decade .
What is the 'y250 vortex ' ?
In 2009 , F1 introduced rules aimed at trying to increase overtaking .
Significant changes have been made to the regulations since then , including making the cars wider and much faster .
But one key feature has remained throughout .
The rules designate an aerodynamically neutral section of the front wing for the first 250mm out from the centre of the car .
Outboard of that , the rules allow more freedom and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The switch from a neutral section into a part of the wing that teams can shape for aerodynamic effect means there is a sudden change of pressure at this 250mm point .
To try to understand what 's happening here , think about the car driving forwards through the air .
Or , from the perspective of the car , the air is coming towards it .
The air hits the transition point between the neutral central section of the wing and the downforce-creating parts outside it , and this sets the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along in a little tornado-like feature which we call a vortex .
This is the y250 vortex , named for the distance from the centre-line of the car at which it is created .
This vortex - which streams off both sides of the front wing at the same point - is very powerful and has an effect on pretty much everything that happens behind the front wing .
Why is the y250 vortex so important ?
One of the first features that the y250 vortex starts to interact with is either the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ depending on which is fitted .
Now , remember all the air is rotating around the y250 vortex .
This is driving air downwards in the middle of the car .
This air hits the edge of the cape or J vane and creates a second vortex , this time rotating in the opposite direction .
This new vortex is absolutely key to the aerodynamics of the whole car .
The reason for this is that the next thing it does is go under the floor .
Here , it triggers something a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low pressure from this second vortex created by the cape or J vanes interacts with a second area of bodywork - the little flicks and vanes in the area behind the front wheels and ahead of the sidepods , either side of where the driver is sitting .
This is known as the 'barge-board area' All the pieces of bodywork here now start to shed their own vortices , each of which also goes under the floor of the car .
Together , they generate an enormous amount of downforce , by speeding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ creating a large amount of low pressure , which sucks the car towards the track .
At the same time as the cape vortices are doing this , our old friend the y250 vortex is sitting up above the bargeboard foot , driving air downwards through the aforementioned flicks and vanes .
In doing so , it adds power to the many vortices in this area , making them spin faster and creating even more downforce .
The y250 then continues its journey downstream , much of the energy extracted from it now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the car .
Why is this so important ?
Along with the diffuser at the rear of the car and the front and rear wings , this combined series of vortices - started by the y250 vortex at the front wing , and enhanced by the cape vortex , in turn interacting with the bargeboard vortices - is one of the major downforce generating areas on the car , so it is vital to get it right .
This is why there is such a proliferation of elaborate designs in this part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to maximise the downforce available .
The complexities of controlling the vortices Optimising the strength and position of the y250 and the cape or J vane vortices is crucial to getting the most out of this part of the car .
Making them as strong as possible is typically beneficial so that they can drive the downforce-generating structures at the front of the floor .
Last year I wrote about the different approaches teams had taken to front wings - the 'inboard-loaded ' approach championed by Ferrari and the 'outboard-loaded ' of Mercedes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discuss was the effect of these on the y250 vortex strength .
An inboard-loaded front wing , such as on the Ferrari , will exaggerate the difference in pressure at the transition point 250mm from the middle of the wing .
This will strengthen the y250 vortex and could be a part of the reason why most teams - even Red Bull and Mercedes , whose front wings retain a slightly different philosophy - have headed in this direction to some degree for this season .
On top of this , you need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so that they can remain in their optimal positions .
If the y250 vortex is too strong , it can pull the cape/J vane vortex out , away from the bargeboards .
If the y250 is too weak , it can get pulled down , under the floor , throwing a spanner into the works of our finely tuned vortex system .
The pros and cons of capes and j vanes To create a car that really handles well , consistent positioning of the vortices is vital .
Regardless of whether the car @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corners , or bumping over kerbs , it is important that each vortex stays as close to the optimal position as possible .
Otherwise , the amount of downforce , and hence grip , the car has will change from corner to corner , and lap to lap .
This is one thing drivers hate because it affects their confidence and trust in what the car will do , and makes it harder for them to extract the most from the car .
It is here that some of the pros and cons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start to emerge .
The J vane inherently has lots of vertical surfaces by virtue of the way it is attached to the nose .
These are great at mitigating some of the effects of crosswinds by straightening out the airflow and aligning it with the direction in which the car is heading .
This helps to prevent the y250 vortex from being blown one way or another , keeping it in the same spot .
On the other hand , the cape can more easily be mounted further forwards on the nose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the point where the y250 vortex is first formed , it is able to influence the position of that vortex sooner , stopping it from drifting too high or too wide before it is too late to pull it back .
The differences between each strategy are subtle and the advantage of one over the other may not be immediately obvious when starting research .
The best solution will become clear only after months or even years of development and could well be different for different cars .
I certainly would n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give you the fastest racing car .
However , opinion in the paddock this year does appear to be leaning towards the cape .
It will be fascinating to see whether Mercedes , Red Bull , and the other caped crusaders find themselves with better handling cars than their J vane-sporting rivals this year .
If they do , expect to see a red car arriving at a grand prix wearing a cape in the not-too-distant future .

The Austrian Grand Prix is live on 5 Live Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website
Not all superheroes wear capes, but this year Adrian Newey has decided to don his.
Red Bull's renowned design genius has decided to fit his 2020 car with what engineers in Formula 1 call a 'cape'.
This is following a lead by Mercedes, who introduced this aerodynamic component in 2017, and still run it today.
And it's not just Red Bull following Mercedes' lead, either. Renault and Racing Point both have new or updated capes in 2020, too.
Whether a team has chosen to fit a cape - or alternative devices which, although different, are designed to do a similar job - could have significant consequences for the way cars handle and, ultimately, who might come out on top in this year's championship.
I am the secret aerodynamicist. I work in the design department of an F1 team. And I'm going to explain what's so important about these little-known but key devices at the front of F1 cars.
Mercedes use a 'cape' underneath the nose of their car
What is a 'cape'?
The 'cape' is what we call the long flat piece of bodywork that is located just under the car's nose.
Those teams who don't have a cape instead opt for what is known as a 'J vane', so called because of the shape it takes as it hangs under the nose. Notable adopters of the 'J vane' solution are Ferrari and Haas, while the remainder of the field have gone for a little bit of both.
These two aerodynamic devices perform a broadly similar job, but there are some subtleties in the way they work which could have significant consequences for the car's handling and performance.
These devices are interesting because they form part of a larger air-flow system designed to manage and manipulate something called the y250 vortex, which is arguably the key aerodynamic phenomenon on F1 cars of the last decade.
Ferrari prefer the 'J vane' approach
What is the 'y250 vortex'?
In 2009, F1 introduced rules aimed at trying to increase overtaking. Significant changes have been made to the regulations since then, including making the cars wider and much faster. But one key feature has remained throughout.
The rules designate an aerodynamically neutral section of the front wing for the first 250mm out from the centre of the car. Outboard of that, the rules allow more freedom and the front wings become more aerodynamically loaded.
The switch from a neutral section into a part of the wing that teams can shape for aerodynamic effect means there is a sudden change of pressure at this 250mm point.
To try to understand what's happening here, think about the car driving forwards through the air. Or, from the perspective of the car, the air is coming towards it.
The air hits the transition point between the neutral central section of the wing and the downforce-creating parts outside it, and this sets the air off into a corkscrew, spiralling along in a little tornado-like feature which we call a vortex. This is the y250 vortex, named for the distance from the centre-line of the car at which it is created.
This vortex - which streams off both sides of the front wing at the same point - is very powerful and has an effect on pretty much everything that happens behind the front wing.
The y250 vortex causes air to flow over the front wing and spiral toward the chassis
Why is the y250 vortex so important?
One of the first features that the y250 vortex starts to interact with is either the cape, or the J vane, depending on which is fitted.
Now, remember all the air is rotating around the y250 vortex. This is driving air downwards in the middle of the car.
This air hits the edge of the cape or J vane and creates a second vortex, this time rotating in the opposite direction.
This new vortex is absolutely key to the aerodynamics of the whole car.
The reason for this is that the next thing it does is go under the floor. Here, it triggers something a bit like a chain reaction.
The low pressure from this second vortex created by the cape or J vanes interacts with a second area of bodywork - the little flicks and vanes in the area behind the front wheels and ahead of the sidepods, either side of where the driver is sitting. This is known as the 'barge-board area'
All the pieces of bodywork here now start to shed their own vortices, each of which also goes under the floor of the car. Together, they generate an enormous amount of downforce, by speeding up the air under the car and creating a large amount of low pressure, which sucks the car towards the track.
At the same time as the cape vortices are doing this, our old friend the y250 vortex is sitting up above the bargeboard foot, driving air downwards through the aforementioned flicks and vanes.
In doing so, it adds power to the many vortices in this area, making them spin faster and creating even more downforce.
The y250 then continues its journey downstream, much of the energy extracted from it now, and heads around the sidepods of the car.
Why is this so important?
Along with the diffuser at the rear of the car and the front and rear wings, this combined series of vortices - started by the y250 vortex at the front wing, and enhanced by the cape vortex, in turn interacting with the bargeboard vortices - is one of the major downforce generating areas on the car, so it is vital to get it right.
This is why there is such a proliferation of elaborate designs in this part of the car, as each team tries to maximise the downforce available.
Sebastian Vettel checks out his J vane (and possibly wishes it was a cape)
The complexities of controlling the vortices
Optimising the strength and position of the y250 and the cape or J vane vortices is crucial to getting the most out of this part of the car.
Making them as strong as possible is typically beneficial so that they can drive the downforce-generating structures at the front of the floor.
Last year I wrote about the different approaches teams had taken to front wings - the 'inboard-loaded' approach championed by Ferrari and the 'outboard-loaded' of Mercedes. But one factor we didn't discuss was the effect of these on the y250 vortex strength.
An inboard-loaded front wing, such as on the Ferrari, will exaggerate the difference in pressure at the transition point 250mm from the middle of the wing.
This will strengthen the y250 vortex and could be a part of the reason why most teams - even Red Bull and Mercedes, whose front wings retain a slightly different philosophy - have headed in this direction to some degree for this season.
On top of this, you need to balance the strength of the vortices so that they can remain in their optimal positions.
If the y250 vortex is too strong, it can pull the cape/J vane vortex out, away from the bargeboards. If the y250 is too weak, it can get pulled down, under the floor, throwing a spanner into the works of our finely tuned vortex system.
Kimi Raikkonen relies on a car which handles with a well-balanced front end
The pros and cons of capes and j vanes
To create a car that really handles well, consistent positioning of the vortices is vital.
Regardless of whether the car is driving through crosswinds, rolling around corners, or bumping over kerbs, it is important that each vortex stays as close to the optimal position as possible. Otherwise, the amount of downforce, and hence grip, the car has will change from corner to corner, and lap to lap.
This is one thing drivers hate because it affects their confidence and trust in what the car will do, and makes it harder for them to extract the most from the car. It is here that some of the pros and cons of the cape verses the J vane start to emerge.
The J vane inherently has lots of vertical surfaces by virtue of the way it is attached to the nose.
These are great at mitigating some of the effects of crosswinds by straightening out the airflow and aligning it with the direction in which the car is heading. This helps to prevent the y250 vortex from being blown one way or another, keeping it in the same spot.
On the other hand, the cape can more easily be mounted further forwards on the nose. By being as close as possible to the point where the y250 vortex is first formed, it is able to influence the position of that vortex sooner, stopping it from drifting too high or too wide before it is too late to pull it back.
The differences between each strategy are subtle and the advantage of one over the other may not be immediately obvious when starting research.
The best solution will become clear only after months or even years of development and could well be different for different cars.
I certainly wouldn't claim to know which one will definitely give you the fastest racing car. However, opinion in the paddock this year does appear to be leaning towards the cape.
It will be fascinating to see whether Mercedes, Red Bull, and the other caped crusaders find themselves with better handling cars than their J vane-sporting rivals this year.
If they do, expect to see a red car arriving at a grand prix wearing a cape in the not-too-distant future.


bbc--2020-07-02--Jeffrey Epstein ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell charged in US

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell , an ex-girlfriend of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein , has been charged in the US after being arrested by the FBI .
She is accused of assisting Epstein 's abuse of minors by helping to recruit and groom victims known to be underage .
After being arrested in New Hampshire , she was brought to court and remanded in custody , for transfer to New York .
Ms Maxwell , 58 , has previously denied any involvement in or knowledge of Epstein 's alleged sexual misconduct .
Epstein died in prison on 10 August as he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , his trial on sex trafficking charges .
He was arrested last year in New York following allegations that he was running a network of underage girls - some as young as 14 - for sex .
His death was determined to be suicide .
Prosecutors allege that between 1994 and 1997 Ms Maxwell helped Epstein groom girls as young as 14 .
The charges say she would build a rapport with them - including by taking them shopping or to the movies - and would later coax them into giving Epstein massages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Maxwell played a critical role in helping Epstein to identify , befriend and groom minor victims for abuse , '' said Audrey Strauss , acting US attorney for the southern district of New York .
Five of the six charges brought against her each carry a sentence of five years with the sixth - transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity - punishable by up to 10 years in prison .
What is the detail of the charges ?
Four of the charges relate to the years 1994-97 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the indictment , among Epstein 's closest associates and also in an `` intimate relationship '' with him .
The other two charges are allegations of perjury in 2016 .
The indictment says Ms Maxwell `` assisted , facilitated , and contributed to Jeffrey Epstein 's abuse of minor girls by , among other things , helping Epstein to recruit , groom and ultimately abuse victims known to Maxwell and Epstein to be under the age of 18 '' .
Specifically , she is charged with : • Conspiracy to entice minors to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts • Conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity • Transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity She is accused of grooming multiple minor girls to engage in sex acts with Epstein .
She allegedly attempted to befriend them by asking about their lives and families and then she and Epstein built the friendships by taking minor victims to the cinema or shopping .
Having built a rapport , Ms Maxwell would `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minor victim by ... discussing sexual topics , undressing in front of the victim , being present when a minor victim was undressed , and/or being present for sex acts involving the minor victim and Epstein '' .
`` Maxwell and Epstein worked together to entice these minor victims to travel to Epstein 's residences - his residence in New York City on the Upper East Side , as well as Palm Beach , Florida , and Santa Fe , New Mexico , '' Ms Strauss told reporters .
`` Some of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maxwell 's residence in London , England . ''
The perjury counts relate to depositions she gave to a New York court on 22 April and 22 July 2016 .
The charge sheet says she `` repeatedly lied when questioned about her conduct , including in relation to some of the minor victims '' .
`` Maxwell lied because the truth , as alleged , was almost unspeakable , '' said Ms Strauss .
What is the background ?
Allegations against Epstein had dated back years before the parents of a 14-year-old girl @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Under a legal deal , he avoided federal charges and since 2008 was listed as level three on the New York sex offenders register .
But he was arrested again in New York on 6 July 2019 and accused of sex trafficking of underage girls over a number of years .
Some of Epstein 's alleged victims have accused Ms Maxwell of bringing them into his circle to be sexually abused by him and his friends .
One told the BBC 's Panorama that Ms Maxwell `` controlled the girls .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year she sued Epstein 's estate seeking reimbursement for legal fees and security costs .
She `` receives regular threats to her life and safety '' , court documents in that case said .
Another of Epstein 's alleged victims , Virginia Giuffre , has accused Ms Maxwell of recruiting her as a masseuse to the financier at the age of 15 .
Details of that allegation against Ms Maxwell emerged in documents unsealed by a US judge last August in a 2015 defamation case but are not part of the charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ms Maxwell is the daughter of late British media mogul Robert Maxwell .
A well-connected socialite , she is said to have introduced Epstein to many of her wealthy and powerful friends , including Bill Clinton and the Duke of York ( who was accused in the 2015 court papers of touching a woman at Jeffrey Epstein 's US home , although the court subsequently struck out allegations against the duke ) .
Buckingham Palace has said that `` any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors '' by the duke was `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mostly been out of public view since 2016 .
In a BBC interview last year , the Duke of York said he had met Ms Maxwell last year , before Epstein was arrested and charged .
However they did not discuss Epstein , he said .
• Six things we learned from Prince Andrew interview Last month a US prosecutor said Prince Andrew had `` sought to falsely portray himself '' as eager to co-operate with the inquiry into Epstein .
US attorney Geoffrey Berman said Prince Andrew had `` repeatedly declined our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The duke 's lawyers previously rejected claims he had not co-operated , saying he offered to help three times .
Prince Andrew stepped away from royal duties last year .
Asked about the prince on Thursday , acting Attorney Strauss said : `` I am not going to comment on anyone 's status in this investigation but I will say that we would welcome Prince Andrew coming in to talk with us , we would like to have the benefit of his statement . ''
A source close to Prince Andrew 's lawyers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's team is bewildered by the DoJ 's [ Department of Justice 's ] comments earlier today as we have twice reached out to them in the last month and have received no reply . ''

Asked about the prince on Thursday, acting Attorney Strauss said: "I am not going to comment on anyone's status in this investigation but I will say that we would welcome Prince Andrew coming in to talk with us, we would like to have the benefit of his statement."