bbc--2020-05-31--Our masked identities: Cartoons of India's new normal

Cartoonist Priya Kurian has drawn a series of pictures showing how masks became the new normal across India - even before a stringent lockdown was put in place on 25 March .
Ms Kurian says her art was inspired by her neighbours , as well as people she saw at the airport when she took a flight from the southern city of Bangalore to visit her friend in the eastern city of Kolkata ( formerly Calcutta ) .
This was before masks were made mandatory and flights grounded .
However , the threat of Covid-19 had just begun to emerge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face coverings as protection .
`` At that point , we had no idea of the disarray the next few months would bring , '' she says .
Her cartoons are humorous snapshots of people , trying to live their normal lives amid the backdrop of the looming pandemic - like the honeymooning couple in the first picture , who Ms Kurien says seemed `` determined to get their honeymoon to a flying start '' .
The next image - of `` Batman '' landing at the Kolkata airport was during a time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in great detail within the context of the coronavirus ' origins .
`` Information about bats were just flying around , '' she says .
The next cartoon is inspired by a scene Ms Kurian witnessed at the Bangalore airport .
At the baggage claim belt , a group of sales girls were returning from an offsite trip , in identical sarees and masks .
`` Something had clearly gone viral , '' says Ms Kurien .
But the masks were not only being restricted to airports .
People had started wearing them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Back in my home in Bangalore , the only people to be spotted were those from my neighbourhood who I saw during my fortnightly visits to the grocers - many of them wearing some form of homemade mask , '' she says .
But there was some creativity to be had as well .
In Kolkata , these young men seemed to be the only ones with some premonition of the chaos that was to come - and they accessorised accordingly .
But mask or no mask , some habits die hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people who were still posing - and smiling - for the mandatory `` airport selfie '' .
The idea of social distancing is also one that is hard to stomach for many Indians , and Ms Kurian says she saw many examples of `` social distancing fail '' .
`` On other days of social isolation , spying out from my kitchen window , to the street across my apartment , I was witness to some social distancing fail .
It was a metaphor of how ironic the idea of social distancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the real estate on a scooter is spared , '' she says .

"On other days of social isolation, spying out from my kitchen window, to the street across my apartment, I was witness to some social distancing fail. It was a metaphor of how ironic the idea of social distancing was in a country where not even the real estate on a scooter is spared," she says.


bbc--2020-05-31--SpaceX Nasa Mission: Astronauts welcomed to the space station

US astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have floated into the International Space Station ( ISS ) , and were @ @ @ @ @ from ISS Commander and fellow Nasa astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and @ @ @ @ @ to mission control from the spacecraft saying they are honoured to be a small part @ @ @ @ @ Relive the day : The launch as it happened • How we got to this @

US astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have floated into the International Space Station (ISS), and were met with hugs and handshakes from ISS Commander and fellow Nasa astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner.
They spoke to mission control from the spacecraft saying they are honoured to be a small part of the programme.
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bbc--2020-05-31--Coronavirus: The South African village preparing for Covid-19

The South Africa government is urging people to wash their hands frequently and to practise good personal hygiene to keep @ @ @ @ @ this is a tall order for thousands of people in rural areas of the KwaZulu-Natal @ @ @ @ @ .
The lack of taps and clean running water has forced people to share dirty @ @ @ @ @ – and the heightened demand for water that it ’ s brought – has made @ @ @

The South Africa government is urging people to wash their hands frequently and to practise good personal hygiene to keep Covid-19 at bay, but this is a tall order for thousands of people in rural areas of the KwaZulu-Natal province where water is scarce.
The lack of taps and clean running water has forced people to share dirty streams with animals.
Coronavirus – and the heightened demand for water that it’s brought – has made matters worse.
Produced and edited by Kyla Herrmannsen
Filmed by Thuthuka Zondi


bbc--2020-05-31--Nasa SpaceX launch: What is the Crew Dragon?

The Crew Dragon launched astronauts from US soil for the first time since the last Shuttle flight in 2011 .
But it 's a very different type of vehicle to Nasa 's retired spaceplane .
Elon Musk says human spaceflight had always been the fundamental goal for his pioneering company SpaceX .
The entrepreneur achieved that ambition on Saturday 30 May 2020 , when the Crew Dragon spacecraft carried Nasa astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken into orbit for a rendezvous with the International Space Station ( ISS ) .
But the company had to walk before it could run @ @ @ @ @ @ @ design , called Dragon 1 , which launched 20 times on missions to deliver cargo to the ISS between May 2012 and March 2020 .
In May 2014 , Musk unveiled the seven-seat Crew Dragon concept during an event at SpaceX 's headquarters in Hawthorne , California .
Like Dragon 1 , the crewed version is a capsule design , making it more similar to the Apollo command modules that carried astronauts to the Moon than the winged space shuttle concept , which was conceived to carry both a crew and a large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before re-entry , the capsule is attached to a section called the trunk which has solar panels , heat-removal radiators and fins to provide stability during emergency aborts .
Together , the capsule and trunk stand around 8.1m ( 26.7ft ) tall , with a diameter of 4m ( 13ft ) .
The Crew Dragon is equipped with 16 Draco thrusters that are used to manoeuvre the vehicle in orbit .
Each Draco is capable of producing 90 pounds of force in the vacuum of space .
SpaceX engineer John Federspiel , explains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dragon and make it human-rated , I think we took a different approach to spaceship design than has previously been done , because we wanted this to feel like a 21st Century spaceship .
`` Probably one of the biggest features of Dragon are the touchscreens on the inside .
We designed them not just to be very functional , but with a user experience in mind . ''
The three large displays that allow Hurley and Behnken to monitor systems and control the spacecraft are a world away from the analogue buttons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the cockpit of the shuttle , which flew from 1981 to 2011 .
The two Nasa astronauts have been working with SpaceX to get the vehicle ready for its first crewed flight .
Hurley admits that the `` glass cockpit '' took a bit of getting used to .
`` As far as actual physical feedback , you certainly do n't get that from the touchscreen , '' he says .
`` But what you do get is an indication of where you touched and that 's part of the process of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ touched that button and that made the vehicle go up and I got the return flash that that 's what the vehicle recognised as my input . ''
For the types of scenarios where astronauts might need to assume manual control of the normally autonomous craft , such as finishing off a docking sequence with the space station , the touchscreen controls are `` much more than adequate '' , Hurley adds .
`` It just might not be the same thing you 'd want to use if you were suited up and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for example , like we could do with the space shuttle , '' says Behnken .
But tailoring the spacecraft to the user experience involved more than just the design of the controls .
`` When I think of comfort for the astronauts , it 's really every aspect of how you could interact with the spaceship that comes to mind , '' says John Federspiel .
`` We have three different seat sizes , we even go so far as moulding the foam around the astronaut 's body so there 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just generally a pleasurable journey into space . ''
But in case anything goes wrong on the pad or during the climb to orbit , SpaceX has designed an innovative abort system for the capsule .
The launch escape system ( LES ) consists of a set of SpaceX-designed SuperDraco engines that fire in the event of an emergency to propel the capsule and its crew safely away from the rocket .
Commenting on the LES , Doug Hurley says : `` That perspective for me is huge compared to shuttle , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' ... scenarios where it did n't really matter if you had the right combination of failures , you were likely not going to survive . ''
In addition , Hurley comments : `` The capsule design is a safer design than a winged vehicle under most circumstances . ''
Behnken adds : `` The space shuttle was 10 times larger in terms of mass than you needed to get into low-Earth orbit ... flying on a smaller rocket , really focused on the crew mission ... provides another level of safety .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a spaceship that 's all about safety and reliability .
We designed it to be two-fault tolerant , which means that any two things could fail , so I could lose a flight computer and a thruster and I could still bring the crew home safely . ''
When it returns to Earth , the Crew Dragon ca n't simply land on a runway like the space shuttle .
`` I think there 's an argument that the return is more dangerous in some ways than the ascent , '' says Elon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shield must survive temperatures hotter than the surface of the Sun , as the Crew Dragon screams through the atmosphere at up to 25 times the speed of sound .
There 's a minor chance that the spacecraft 's asymmetric design - driven by the placement of its emergency escape system - could cause it to roll too much .
Musk has said in the past that the issue , known as roll instability , has been extensively studied , but that it still worries him .
Then , after the fiery re-entry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four parachutes to slow its descent .
Finally , the Crew Dragon splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean , 450km off the coast of Florida , where recovery ships will take the astronauts to safety and retrieve the capsule .
Hurley says that while he and Behnken - along with others at Nasa - provided input , `` this spacecraft - Crew Dragon - is SpaceX 's design , from start to finish .
Make no mistake about that '' .
He adds : `` Just to see the vehicle come from not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to where it is today , the operability of the vehicle , the clean lines , how it is inside the vehicle , how it is for a crew ... we 're just excited to put it through its paces . ''

During missions to the ISS, the SpaceX vehicle docks with the orbiting outpost autonomously - that is, without having to be guided in by a human. Jessica Jensen, director of Starship mission hardware and operation at SpaceX, says: "We have GPS sensors on Dragon, but also cameras and imaging sensors such as Lidar (laser ranging) on the nosecone as it's approaching the space station.


bbc--2020-05-31--'People use us to go to sleep to': Sudoku solvers become internet sensation

Two men have become YouTube stars with videos of them solving sudoku puzzles .
The number of viewers has rocketed @ @ @ @ @ Mark Goodliffe and Simon Anthony say people are flocking to their channel for entertainment and @ @

Two men have become YouTube stars with videos of them solving sudoku puzzles.
The number of viewers has rocketed since the coronovirus lockdown.
Mark Goodliffe and Simon Anthony say people are flocking to their channel for entertainment and relaxation.


bbc--2020-05-31--Remote working: How cities might change if we worked from home more

For many of us , our homes have become our workplaces over the past few months , and a full return to the office still appears a remote prospect .
Major tech companies say they are open to their staff working from home permanently .
Employees are coming to realise remote working is not only possible but , in some cases , preferable .
A shift to a new way of working might already be under way .
Such a shift could have profound implications on our home life , and by extension on the life of our towns and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office space in England and Wales is in central London alone .
To understand those implications , we brought together four experts on city life , all of whom were working from home .
I do think we 'll go back to offices but not in the same way .
People are more productive when they are closer together with face-to-face contact .
There 's 20 years of really good persuasive research demonstrating how important that is .
There are lots of things you can not do except with other people - people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think we are at a tipping point .
There 's a reorientation , a recalibration of the relationship between place and time and social life that we 're on the cusp of .
We may see profound changes .
Some things may not come back .
It 's true some companies have said that they could allow their workforce to work from home forever .
Twitter said it .
Facebook said it .
The CEO of Barclays said that putting 7,000 people in the office might be a thing of the past .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Aberystwyth is n't the same as going to the office in London .
The decline of office space will affect small , medium and large cities in different ways .
The hollowing-out of city life has been coming for a long time .
It may be that what will happen is that some businesses wo n't come back to the centre of the city and think it 's too risky - or there may be other economic drivers where people will just take the opportunity to ask : `` Why are we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these large office spaces ? ''
• What 's the future for the office ?
• Your pictures of working at home I think there are possibly huge effects [ of more working from home ] .
There 's the pressure on the domestic sphere .
There 's the pressure on gendered relationships at home , on the blurring and overlaying of parenting and work and the pressures that would cause .
I think what we will see is that local centres may see more diversification - more dining , more social activities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other .
Also working from home may mean getting access to workplaces in local towns for some days .
Growth is to be expected in these areas .
The contrary could apply to bigger cities , which of course raises the question of how the office space could be reused : there are several options , like turning offices into residential spaces , which has n't always been done with absolute success .
I also wonder whether we will need conference halls and other meeting spaces as we did in the past .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ home , which will mean there will be more demand for large houses .
You have to have a workspace , which will push you out .
You may need to move to commute maybe once a week , twice a week to your headquarters , wherever that is , for meetings .
Therefore you 'll accept a longer commute for cheaper space .
You 'll tend to move further away from the city centre .
On the other hand , there will be people who have to stay in the offices , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interaction , who will become even more strongly attracted to the city centre .
But you will probably also get localised desk-sharing , specialised areas where people can go if you 're a homeworker , where you can occasionally get better IT or better facilities or get away from your children .
There will be an opening-up in smaller towns of hot-desking spaces .
We will need more space .
What you would be doing is opening land close to stations with good access to city centres .
You could build a million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes of central London because there 's so much green belt land .
• Five ways to work well from home The fastest-growing places for people commuting to London are incredibly far away - Peterborough , York , Somerset .
People are living miles out in order to get affordable land and more space .
That will be accelerated .
And it will be particularly accelerated unless we are willing to lease land close to transport nodes that will give access to jobs .
What about transport and the environment ?
Margaret Bell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , University of Newcastle : Our research has shown that in a study of commuting to Newcastle the 7 % of trips over 50km were responsible for 60 % of the carbon emissions .
The further you travel , the more detrimental effect with emissions .
That 's one of the ironies of the green belt : forcing people to commute further .
My worry is people buying more cars and those who have cars will use them more .
What we do need is incentives to use bicycles more and to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their work or workplaces , or arranging for people to go to work more locally .
We need a bottom-up approach to understand people 's needs and try and tailor the transport accordingly .
Housing , particularly in England , is very energy inefficient .
There 's quite a big carbon footprint with more time spent in the home because home heating and home insulation is far , far worse than modern commercial premises are .
Some work we did in Leicester showed that if you work from home , on average you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ save by not going into work .
And that corresponds to a 75 % increase in carbon dioxide - purely and simply because if you need heating and gas , electricity at home , that 's more than what you save by not going into work by car .
And so , coupled with the isolation effect , it 's sensible for local businesses to open up their hot-desking offices , or even have reciprocal arrangements with companies where consultants working more out of town could reciprocate hot-desking in offices .
What about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are predominantly talking about people who work in finance service sectors , white-collar jobs and white-collar workers .
That is n't the workforce of cities .
What about hospital , school and other public sector jobs ?
Also , cities are important because they 're places of encounter .
Places of difference .
That difference and the negotiations that happen across racial and cultural difference take on particular qualities in the centre of cities that are not the same in the outskirts and in the suburbs .
Everyone will have gone through the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changes and had new habits and will have strong views about what it is they want , what works for them and what does n't .
And I think one of the first things we will have to do as urban planners and policymakers is listen to what they want .
But there will be financial constraints .
The other issue is people 's fear : how long will it take people to recover from the experience of being worried about being in crowds , being vulnerable .
I think people will recover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if the virus subsides .
If that happens , offices will reassert themselves and all those things we liked doing in city centres will also reassert themselves .
That may take quite a long time .
Office life for many has changed significantly .
Some will choose to continue working from home , while for others shielding , they have no choice in the matter .
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On the other hand, there will be people who have to stay in the offices, stay in the concentration, the social interaction, who will become even more strongly attracted to the city centre. But you will probably also get localised desk-sharing, specialised areas where people can go if you're a homeworker, where you can occasionally get better IT or better facilities or get away from your children. There will be an opening-up in smaller towns of hot-desking spaces.


bbc--2020-05-31--Russia and Turkey risk turning Libya into another Syria

Libya looks to be at the end of one bleak chapter , but there is no guarantee that the next will be any better for a country that has been torn to pieces by civil war and foreign intervention since Col Muammar Gaddafi met his grisly death in 2011 .
Since last year Gen Khalifa Haftar , the strongman of eastern Libya , has been trying to capture the capital , Tripoli , in the far west of the vast country .
Intervention by Turkey in support of the Tripoli government , recognised by the United Nations , looks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , along with a force of several thousand Russian mercenaries , are in retreat .
But that does not mean that Libyan civilians can expect the peace they crave .
Once again they are the biggest losers .
Their country , richly endowed with oil and gas , should be able to guarantee them rights of which they can only dream : education ; healthcare and a decent standard of living .
They do n't have any of them , or safety .
Libyans who have not lost their homes have been locking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , hoping they do not also become the target of artillery , drones or warplanes .
The war has destroyed most of Libya 's clinics and hospitals .
Around 200,000 civilians in western Libya have already been displaced from their homes , according to Hanan Saleh of Human Rights Watch .
In a recent webinar organised by the think-tank , Chatham House , Ms Saleh said that `` you have to look at Libya currently as an accountability-free zone and it has been that way unfortunately since 2011 '' .
All parties in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treatment of civilians , though Gen Haftar 's side , she said , has committed more documented abuses that could potentially be crimes of war .
It is hard to believe now , but after Col Gaddafi was overthrown it looked for a while as if Libya might have a decent future .
Back in 2011 I walked with the British ambassador through the ruins of his embassy in Tripoli ; it had been attacked and torched by a mob after Nato started bombing the Gaddafi regime 's forces .
Next to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1920s billiard table , we talked about the pride that Libyans had in their revolution , their luck in not being cursed with significant sectarian differences like Syria or Iraq , and about the treasure house of oil and gas under the vast Libyan desert .
Perhaps even tourism would be possible .
Libya has 2,000 kilometres of Mediterranean beaches , and Roman archaeological sites that are the equal of anything in Italy .
But Libya was broken , and in almost a decade since that conversation it has continued to fragment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ How Africa has been frozen out of Libya peace efforts • Why is Libya so lawless ?
The militias that took on the Gaddafi regime never disbanded , and came to like their power .
Once the colonel , his sons and the family 's cronies were gone , no kind of functioning state was left .
The men who acquired the important job titles found that if there were any levers of government to pull , they came away in their hands .
Libyans who saw themselves as revolutionaries were in no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the powerful countries which had provided weapons and most importantly an air force to help them win .
In turn , the outsiders were relieved to be able to turn away , declaring the job was well done .
Removing Gaddafi was one thing .
Helping to build a country was something very different .
It did not take long for the remains of Libya to fall into even smaller pieces .
The bigger towns became city-states .
The militias had their own agendas and would not lay down their weapons .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ auspices of the United Nations tried , unsuccessfully , to promote dialogue and reconciliation .
By 2014 Gen Haftar had emerged as a power in the broken land , expelling radical Islamists from Benghazi , Libya 's second city and the capital of Eastern Libya .
Gen Haftar was well known in Libya , as a general who had fallen out with Gaddafi .
In exile he had spent years plotting Gaddafi 's downfall from a new base in Langley , Virginia - the American town that is also the headquarters of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in pieces , eventually found itself with two rival governments .
Gen Haftar controlled the east from Benghazi , and set about unifying the country by marching west to attack Tripoli , the capital , aiming to unseat the internationally recognised Government of National Accord led by Fayez al Sarraj .
It was certain that foreign powers would get involved in the civil war .
Libya is a desirable prize .
It has the biggest reserves of oil and gas in Africa , with a population of less than seven million .
Strategically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hydrocarbons can be exported direct to markets in the west through the Mediterranean .
Rival producers in the Gulf need to ship their exports through potentially dangerous sea lanes .
Gen Haftar 's most important backers are Russia , the United Arab Emirates and Egypt .
Turkey is the key ally of the Sarraj government in Tripoli .
The US has sent a variety of signals out about Libya under President Donald Trump , offering encouragement at different times to Mr Sarraj and Gen Haftar , and bombing jihadist extremists when they can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that Russia 's President Putin might be establishing himself in Libya in the same way that he has dug into Syria .
Libya 's war has developed disturbing similarities with Syria 's .
The arbiters of the fate and future of both are the same foreigners .
The proxy wars in Libya have become , in many ways , a continuation of the proxy wars in Syria .
Both sides have flown in Syrian militias to apply the skills they have gained in almost a decade of war in their homeland .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russia 's President Vladimir Putin have applied in Libya a version of the deals they have made in Syria .
The Russian mercenaries who have fought with Gen Haftar are from an organisation known as the Wagner Group , run by Yevgeny Prigozhin , a close associate of President Putin .
The Wagner fighters have also been used in Syria .
It is significant that the Russian pullback from Tripoli has not been harassed by Turkey 's highly efficient military drones .
The Russians have also moved advanced warplanes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Erdogan could have agreed to end Gen Haftar 's offensive against Tripoli so they can split the spoils between them , according to Wolfram Lacher , a German academic who has just published a book about the fragmentation of Libya .
In the Chatham House webinar he said : `` We are talking about two foreign powers trying to carve up spheres of influence in Libya and their ambition may well be for this arrangement to be long term . ''
He doubted whether the other powers involved in Libya , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrangement .
The next big battle could be for Tarhuna , a town that lies around 90km ( 55 miles ) south-east of the capital .
It is Gen Haftar 's western stronghold , controlled by a militia known as al-Qaniyat , mainly made up of men previously loyal to the Gaddafi regime .
Troops loyal to the Tripoli government , former opponents of Gaddafi , are advancing on Tarhuna .
The fight against the old regime is still a factor in Libya 's never-ending war .

Libya looks to be at the end of one bleak chapter, but there is no guarantee that the next will be any better for a country that has been torn to pieces by civil war and foreign intervention since Col Muammar Gaddafi met his grisly death in 2011.


bbc--2020-05-31--Dancing On My Own: The story behind Robyn's 2010 'sad banger'

`` There 's a big black sky over my town . ''
That line from Dancing On My Own is Robyn 's love letter to the weather in her home city of Stockholm , Sweden .
It 's one of her two favourite lyrics from the track , which has just turned ten years old .
It also happens to be my favourite song of all time .
That means I 've spent a decade of dancing and singing to it at clubs , festivals and in friends ' kitchens .
It 's soundtracked some of the most personal moments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it 's been viewed in another new light with an accompanying TikTok challenge from Robyn herself .
Like many other people , I love the bittersweet combination of hearing something so uplifting yet so heartbreaking .
There are so many highlights but Robyn tells me her other favourite line is : `` I just wan na dance all night . ''
At that point in the song , she 's already taken us to the club where we 're watching her ex kiss a new partner .
We 've all been there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the precise moment on the dancefloor when you have to get your `` desperation , frustration and sadness out '' .
It 's been described as the `` ultimate sad banger '' .
With its multiple cover versions and the number of films and TV shows it 's popped up in , the song is considered a classic with outlets like Rolling Stone , NME and Stereogum all ranking it as the best song of the last decade .
How the song got started By 2010 , Robyn had transformed from mid-1990s major @ @ @ @ @ @ @ artist with her own record label , Konichiwa Records .
With Every Heartbeat had also given her a UK number one single in 2007 .
Dancing On My Own was her first new music in years and the lead single from the first of her three Body Talk albums , which she released over six months .
`` I knew I wanted to make a song called Dancing On My Own , '' Robyn tells Radio 1 Newsbeat , from her apartment in Stockholm .
`` I just did n't know what it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'It kept getting better and better' With an idea of a chorus in her mind , Robyn started working with Swedish producer Patrik Berger , who she 'd collaborated with on her previous album .
At the beginning , Patrik remembers the song having an acoustic vibe .
The chorus came first and `` everything else fell into place and it felt like it was writing itself '' .
Patrik admits they were `` super picky '' about every aspect of the song and he recently found a notebook with hundreds of lyrics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way .
`` Every single word needed to feel right , '' he tells Newsbeat .
His favourite lyric is `` I know where you 're at , I bet she 's around '' which he feels represents the `` self-destructive part of you , when we know we should n't go there .
It 's like scratching a wound . ''
Robyn also remembers Patrik spending a lot of time on the individual components of the song : the drums , the bass and the pounding staccato it starts with .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ better and better and better '' , she says .
`` It was an exciting session .
I remember sending the demo to the record label and telling them I thought we had a good single . ''
Robyn says she 's proud of Dancing On My Own because it features elements of `` many different worlds '' she loves including : `` Prince songs , 80s rock ballads and queer electronica '' .
The song was a hit .
Dancing On My Own made number eight in the UK Singles Chart .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' polls , Robyn performed it on TV shows around the world and it was nominated for a Grammy .
Then came the first of Robyn 's two defining moments in the life of her song .
We 'll get to the second later .
In 2012 , it was used in the first season of HBO 's Girls , the TV comedy drama created by Lena Dunham .
Robyn says the use of the song was `` genius '' while Lena Dunham tells Newsbeat it was `` magical '' .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out her ex-boyfriend is gay .
She 's sat in her flat and Dancing On My Own starts up on her laptop .
Her best friend Marnie ( Alison Williams ) comes home and they dance in Hannah 's bedroom to the track , which then plays over the end credits .
`` That moment on set was meant to be so brief and so light , '' says Lena .
`` But it took on so much importance because it marked the first time myself and Alison felt comfortable in our characters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crew was dancing and people were crying .
`` You could feel the power and love that went into the song . ''
When Lena accepted her Golden Globe for best actress in 2013 , Dancing On My Own was playing as she walked to the stage collect it .
`` It was like having a companion in that very public moment . ''
Dancing On My Own has also been featured in Gossip Girl , Orange Is The New Black , RuPaul 's Drag Race , movies Teen Spirit and Long Shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It 's also been covered multiple times by artists including Kings Of Leon and Kelly Clarkson .
`` I really like Kelly 's version , '' says Robyn .
`` She has a really powerful voice .
She recorded one of my favourite Max Martin songs , Since U Been Gone , which I covered in the Radio 1 Live Lounge .
So that 's funny . ''
But its most famous cover is by Calum Scott , who gave the song a second lease of life .
In 2015 , the British @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a stripped-back version of the track , the video of which has now been viewed 288 million times .
`` I fell in love with the song instantly , '' he says .
`` I was about 21 when it was originally released and it came at the height of me figuring out my personality . ''
He points to the lyric `` I 'm right over here , why ca n't you see me ? ''
as the precise moment he connected to the song .
Calum struggled with his sexuality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ My Own became his anthem .
`` I did n't really know who I was , so when I sang it all those emotions from my past spilled over into the song . ''
Calum 's version was released commercially in 2016 and performed better than Robyn 's original , reaching number two in the UK singles chart .
`` I owe my career to Robyn , '' he says .
He also describes the `` surreal moment '' when the two of them met - by chance - at the BBC .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ froze .
She came up to me and said it was nice to finally meet me .
You never expect to meet the person who had the original song '' .
Robyn says Calum and his voice interpreted it in a way that `` made the song came alive again '' .
`` I 'm super happy for him to have the success and am pleased people got to know the song a little bit more '' .
She says there have been so many covers because `` it 's a great song @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the song to a far wider audience in the mid-2010s , Robyn was taking a step back from what she 'd created .
`` Dancing On My Own sometimes felt like a teenage version of me that I was happy to let go of , '' she says .
The song came from a break-up in her own life and she became `` tired of the broken heart '' .
`` I went through a lot of therapy , worked on myself and healed myself .
`` Now I 'm back loving it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I love performing it and playing it live . ''
When Robyn toured in 2019 , she cut the song just before the chorus , leaving thousands of fans to sing her track back at her .
I was at her gig at London 's Alexandra Palace .
It was such a goosebump moment to join everyone else singing `` I 'm in the corner , watching you kiss her '' at the tops of our voices .
At the time , I remember Robyn seemed to be genuinely overwhelmed by it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking back to me , '' she says .
By that point , she felt the song had moved on from its beginnings and `` became something that took on meaning for a lot of people in different ways '' .
For someone that often writes about heartbreak and emotions , Robyn says she finds nostalgia and sentimentality `` difficult '' .
`` Those emotions do n't always feel true to me and I think Dancing On My Own has those qualities .
`` It 's maybe a part of the song I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that 's why it connects to so many people too . ''
In February , Robyn was named Songwriter of the Decade at the NME Awards , an accolade handed to her by Christine & The Queens and Charli XCX .
Charli says Robyn `` continuously evolved '' in her career but `` has always stayed true to who she is '' .
Héloïse Letissier of Christine & The Queens described her songwriting as `` pop perfection '' .
`` As a songwriter I can only marvel at a song like Dancing On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` It 's a gem of pop .
I watched her gig in Oslo last year and it was the most cathartic thing I ever saw . ''
As we mentioned earlier , Robyn has a second defining moment of the track .
It involves her friend and collaborator Max Martin , who himself has co-written 22 Billboard Hot 100 number ones and played an early part in her career on songs like Show Me Love .
According to Robyn , she was told by his manager that Max thinks `` it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made '' .
`` And that makes me very happy and proud . ''
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bbc--2020-05-31--Carly Fiorina's journey from secretary to CEO

The BBC 's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world .
This week we speak to Carly Fiorina , US business leader , political figure and philanthropist .
It should give hope to any young person striving to reach the top , knowing that Carly Fiorina started her business career as a humble secretary .
`` I spent my time greeting visitors , answering phones , typing memos , '' she says .
`` But I was really committed to the job , arriving early , and leaving late . ''
Mrs Fiorina , 65 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ self , who in 1976 got her first full-time job at a small property company in Palo Alto , California .
From that modest start she went on to become the first female chief executive of a Fortune 50 company ( the 50 largest firms in the US ) .
This happened in 1999 when , aged 44 , she was appointed to the top job at computer group Hewlett-Packard .
Fortune magazine subsequently named her the most powerful woman in US business five years in a row , with the publication declaring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ break the glass ceiling , she obliterated it '' .
However , her time at HP was not universally regarded as a success , with much criticism of her decision to merge the business with rival Compaq in 2001 .
And in 2005 she resigned after a disagreement with her fellow board members .
Mrs Fiorina subsequently entered the political arena , first as an adviser to the late John McCain 's 2008 presidential campaign .
McCain went on to lose the election to Barack Obama .
Eight years later , she herself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the 2016 presidential election .
She dropped out after nine months , due to low polling numbers , with Donald Trump going on to win both the candidacy and , of course , the presidency .
She said at the time that she was `` horrified '' by Trump .
Born in 1954 in Austin , Texas , her family moved around a lot , due to her father 's job .
Her dad , Joseph Sneed , was a law professor who went on to become US deputy attorney general .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ got a degree in philosophy and medieval history from Stanford University in California , before gaining a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland .
In 1980 she entered the technology sector when she joined US giant AT & T as a management trainee .
Her rise at the company was meteoric .
By 1990 she was the firm 's first female vice president , and by 1995 she was a senior director at AT & T spinoff Lucent Technologies .
It was also while at AT & T that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were married in 1985 .
Mrs Fiorina 's success at the telecoms giant caught the attention of HP , who were looking for a fresh start after missing nine quarterly profit targets in a row .
She was appointed to the top job at the company in July 1999 .
`` When I arrived at HP I purposely brought no-one new in at the beginning , '' she says .
`` I did that for a very explicit reason , which was to send a very clear message to the organisation that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out what the problem was , and we would fix it .
`` [ However ] , I was brought in by the board to transform the company .
Those were the words they used . ''
Under Mrs Fiorina 's leadership , costs were reduced , and eventually 30,000 jobs were removed from the combined 145,000 HP and Compaq workforce .
A further 80,000 employees took pay cuts at a business which at its peak was worth $ 87bn ( £71bn ) .
`` Of course it is incredibly difficult to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lay people off , '' she says .
`` In that very difficult circumstance , the best I could do was to fully explain why .
`` Why are we having to lay people off ?
Because if we do n't , we will go out of business like many of our peers . ''
When the merger between HP and Compaq went ahead in 2002 , it was the biggest ever in the technology sector at the time , and created the world 's largest seller of personal computers .
Whether the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is still hotly contested .
Tech website ZDNet said in 2016 that HP and Compaq 's coming together was `` the worst merger ever '' .
By contrast , the Huffington Post called it `` the merger that worked '' .
What is certain is that the HP board were unhappy with the profits and share price of the combined business , and Mrs Fiorina was asked to resign in 2005 .
Her severance package was reportedly worth $ 21m .
`` We did , in fact , restore a great company , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] we had a dysfunctional board .
It was dysfunctional when I arrived .
It was dysfunctional when I left . ''
If leading HP was n't enough of a battle , Mrs Fiorina jumped into politics for a decade from 2006 .
After working for John McCain , she went on to stand as the Republican candidate in the 2010 US Senate election in California , but lost out to the Democratic Party incumbent .
Mrs Fiorina then worked for the American Conservative Union , a right-wing lobbying organisation , before running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Looking back on this campaign , she says that `` the process itself is insane '' .
She adds : `` Meaning , when you think about the process the candidates go through , does it really help someone to be a better leader ?
Does it help us to decide a better leader ?
I do n't think so .
`` It is a really crazy process that goes on for far too long .
It is far too driven by a media spectacle . ''
But with another US presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , what does she think of President Trump after his four years in office ?
She declines to comment .
• The man who bought 60,000 oil and gas wells • The high-flying circus firm for pop and rock stars • ‘ After eight years on drugs , I run a million-dollar firm again' • 'He said it was the stupidest idea he had seen' While the worlds of politics and business can be tough , Mrs Fiorina 's biggest fight came in 2009 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says the experience taught her a great deal .
`` While I hope to never go through cancer again , it was a very important part of my journey , and for that I 'm grateful .
`` I learned and grew so much during this time - learned about love and friendship , grew in my faith , and valued the kindness of strangers . ''
Technology firm boss Mihai Ivascu says that Mrs Fiorina is an `` inspirational leader '' .
`` She does not limit herself to what she is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ivascu , who runs London-based M3 Holdings , and was included on a `` Forbes 30 Under 30 '' list of leading young entrepreneurs .
`` And as she has said , leadership is about changing the status quo when it needs changing . ''
In recent years Mrs Fiorina , who lives with her husband in Washington DC , has dedicated most of her time to her charity work .
This includes being the chair of Good360 , which helps companies give their surplus merchandise to various charities , and running Unlocking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charities improve their leadership skills .
Looking back on the start of her career , and her days as a secretary , she says : `` I was going to be the best secretary out there .
I had no idea where it would lead . ''

"When I arrived at HP I purposely brought no-one new in at the beginning," she says. "I did that for a very explicit reason, which was to send a very clear message to the organisation that we could, and we would, figure out what the problem was, and we would fix it.


bbc--2020-05-30--Brothers' Home: South Korea's 1980s 'concentration camp'

Han Jong-sun still clearly remembers the moment he was abducted with his sister .
It was a beautiful autumn day in 1984 , and Han , then eight years old , was enjoying a long-hoped-for trip to the city with his busy father .
But Han 's father still had a few errands to run , and he decided the quickest - and safest - thing to do would be to leave the children with an officer at a police substation for a few minutes .
That police officer would tear the family apart .
`` A bus stopped in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were forced into the bus , '' Han recalls more than 30 years later .
`` A police officer exchanged unknown signs with the people who got off the bus .
`` We had no idea where we were taken to .
'Daddy told us to wait here !
Daddy is coming ! '
We cried and bawled .
`` They started beating us , saying that we were too loud . ''
The bus was taking them to Hyungje Bokjiwon , a private facility that was officially a welfare centre .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it was a brutal detention centre which held thousands of people against their will - some for years on end .
Warning : Some readers may find some of these details upsetting According to testimonies and evidence gathered from the site , detainees say they were used as slave labour at construction sites , farms , and factories during the 1970s and 80s .
They were also allegedly tortured and raped , with hundreds dying under the inhumane conditions .
The facility at Hyungje Bokjiwon has been compared to a concentration camp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known , and nobody - to this day - has been held accountable for the atrocities that reportedly happened within its walls .
For Han and his sister , their arrival was the start of a nightmare which would last three and a half years , and forever change the course of their lives .
In the 1980s , South Korea was booming economically .
It had achieved incredible growth , overcoming the scars of the Korean War in the 1950s , after which the Korean peninsula was split into North and South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fever ahead of the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Seoul Olympics , and the government began spurring on the nation 's rebranding efforts .
But behind the so-called `` Miracle of Han River '' was a brutal and dark reality .
In April 1981 , a letter arrived at the office of then-Prime Minister Nam Duck-woo .
The letter , handwritten by President Chun Doo-Hwan , a former general who had seized power through a military coup a year earlier , ordered the authorities to `` crack down on begging and take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ordinance which allowed arbitrary detention of vagrants , social welfare centres were set up and buses with signs that read `` Vagrants ' Transport Vehicle '' began to appear in large cities like Busan .
These welfare centres , mostly private facilities , were given subsidies from the government based on the number of people they took care of .
Meanwhile , police are said to have been rewarded for `` purifying '' the streets by sending people to these centres .
Rough sleepers , disabled people , some orphan children , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to show their identification when asked , were allegedly taken to the centres as part of the `` Social Purification Projects '' .
Hyungje Bokjiwon was one of the biggest of these welfare centres , not that far from a residential area in the south-eastern port city of Busan .
The owner , Park In-guen , often insisted that they were there to feed , clothe and educate the vagrants .
On paper , each of the people who arrived at these centres should have only been kept inside for a year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ society .
The reality is that , for many , the next time they would see their friends and family again was in 1987 , when the centres were forced to close after more than 30 escaped inmates blew the whistle on what was really happening behind their walls .
Choi Seung-woo , another Hyungje Bokjiwon survivor , was 13 when he was taken off the streets on his way home from school .
`` A police officer asked me to stop and started searching my bag , '' he told the BBC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of bread , a leftover of my lunch which was given from school .
`` He asked where I stole the bread from .
He tortured me , burning my genitals with a lighter .
He kept beating me , saying he was n't going to let me go unless I confessed to the 'crime ' .
`` Just wanting to go home , I lied . '
I stole it , I stole it .
Please let me go… ' '' About 10 minutes after he says he was forced to confess @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a freezer dump truck arrived , and he was forced inside .
Choi says that was the start of his `` prison life '' .
He spent almost five years in Hyungje Bokjiwon , in which time he says he saw - and experienced - brutal sexual and physical violence .
To keep control of the inmates , he says , the centre was arranged like an army .
Choi was placed in a platoon , under the command of another inmate who had risen to become a platoon leader , given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tacitly allowed to use physical force .
`` The platoon leader and some other guys took all of my clothes off and poured a bucket of cold water on my body .
`` While I was trying to sleep , shivering naked , the platoon leader came again and raped me .
He did that to me for three consecutive nights until I was transferred to a different platoon . ''
It took Choi just a week to realise that `` people are being killed here '' .
`` I saw a guy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the floor , '' he says .
`` He seemed dead .
He was bleeding all over his body .
His eyes were rolling back .
The white robe guy did n't care at all and just kept dragging the man to somewhere .
`` A few days later , a guy showed some sort of resistance by asking the platoon leader some forbidden questions like 'Why are we trapped in here ?
Why should we be beaten ? '
`` Four people came and rolled him in a blanket .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he fainted , foaming at the mouth .
People took him out wrapped .
He never returned to the centre .
I knew that he died . ''
• 1968 - the year that haunts hundreds of women • Goo Hara and the trauma of South Korea 's spy cam victims Aged just eight when he arrived , Han says he was the youngest in his platoon and was usually given manual work , like folding envelopes or making toothpicks .
He described the facility as `` hell '' .
`` The only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a set of blue training suits , rubber shoes , and a piece of nylon underwear .
`` I rarely had a chance to take a shower .
Lice were all over my body .
We had rotten fish and stinking barley rice every day , literally every day .
Almost all of the inmates were malnourished .
`` Four people slept in zigzags on a small bed .
Rape occurred every night in the corner of the dormitory . ''
Some people dreamt of an escape , he says , adding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it was almost impossible to get past the guards and jump over a 7m ( 23ft ) fence .
If you tried , failure was not an option .
`` I knew that if I failed to escape , I would be beaten to death , '' Han said .
The mutual monitoring system made escape more difficult .
Han says that sometimes mass escape was planned secretly , but there were always whistleblowers .
Prof Park Sook-kyung , of Kyung Hee University , who took part in a recent investigation into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out the rule under which managers selected platoon leaders and gave them privileges helped maintain the whole detention system .
`` The platoon leader I met said he had mixed feelings about what happened in the past .
He said he saw himself as a bastard , but he did that to survive .
`` If someone escaped , the platoon leader had to be punished instead . ''
Some parents tried to get their children back .
Choi 's family searched everywhere for their beloved son .
Choi says his family tried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his brother , who had also been taken to the centre , but police simply ignored them .
By the mid-1980s , rumours started spreading in Busan about people being beaten to death inside the so-called welfare centre .
Confident that his children were kidnapped and trapped in the facility , Choi 's father knocked on the door of Hyungje Bokjiwon .
His protest led the centre managers to release the brothers in 1986 .
A year later , Park In-guen , who ran Hyungje Bokjiwon , was arrested .
The centre was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not easy though .
Choi says his life was like that of a `` beast '' .
His brother took his own life in 2009 .
`` I was still a vagrant in the eyes of the society .
I could only live a life of a vagrant , a beast .
No-one held out their hands for us .
We were branded by the state and the people followed .
Whenever I said I was in Hyungje Bokjiwon , people were afraid of me . ''
Han , meanwhile , had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ father , who had also ended up in the centre .
Eventually , in 2007 , he found them being treated in hospital for the mental trauma inflicted during their years at the centre .
A report into the centre by the then-opposition party published in 1987 found more than 500 detainees died under the inhumane treatment during the 12 years in which Hyungje Bokjiwon was in operation .
But nobody has ever been held to account for their deaths , nor the alleged human rights abuses which took place .
Park was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years in prison only for embezzlement of state subsidies .
He died of natural causes in 2016 .
Two years later , the prosecutor who led the initial investigation into Hyungje Bokjiwon confessed that `` there was external pressure by the military government to stop the investigation ... and demand a short sentence for Park '' .
That same year , the then-prosecutor general Moon Moo-il formally apologised for the initial failures and requested that the Supreme Court review the ruling against Park , admitting that `` no proper investigation was carried out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hope of a proper investigation : he has been protesting in front of the South Korean national assembly since 2012 , demanding a state inquiry into Hyungje Bokjiwon .
Choi joined him in 2013 .
Earlier this month , Choi staged a rooftop protest and was later taken to a hospital .
He 's still attending psychotherapy sessions regularly .
There is some hope , though : a new report by the Busan city government , seen by BBC Korean , clearly shows that Hyungje Bokjiwon was not the welfare centre it claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 149 former inmates - including a `` platoon leader '' - who took part in a survey said they were held by force .
A third of them have a disability , and more than half failed to receive a proper education .
The team behind the report , Prof Park says , also believes `` there was a torture room hidden inside Park In-guen 's office '' .
The report also shows Park 's centre benefited from the systematic segregation policy supported by the Chun administration during the 1980s .
There are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bokjiwon may finally get the justice they have waited so long for : on 20 May , the South Korean National Assembly passed a bill , ordering the allegations be looked at again .
The next day , President Moon Jae-in , who took part in the investigation in 1987 as a member of Busan District Bar Association , said that he was `` always sorry for failing to properly reveal the truth at that time '' , ordering a fresh investigation .
It has given Han a sliver of hope .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the national assembly .
`` I 've always questioned myself .
'Did I really do something wrong to be taken to the hell-like facility ? '
If so , was it that grave that my whole life should be destroyed ?
`` I do n't think I could forgive the government and the people related for letting it happen .
However , if they succeed in revealing what really happened in the facility and make an official apology for the victims , I would try to forgive .
I will try .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ family to be reunited like in the past when I was an eight-year-old boy who just loved to play with daddy and sister . ''
Illustrations based on drawings by one of the survivors of the facilities , Han Jong-sun , and edited by Davies Surya

"I don't think I could forgive the government and the people related for letting it happen. However, if they succeed in revealing what really happened in the facility and make an official apology for the victims, I would try to forgive. I will try.


bbc--2020-05-31--Silverstone summer races given go-ahead by UK government

Formula 1 has been given the go-ahead by the UK government to hold two races at Silverstone this summer , BBC Sport has been told .
F1 sources say people involved in elite sports events will be exempt from a requirement on international travellers to self-isolate for 14 days .
Sports will be required to submit and win approval for a detailed plan of their movements and activities .
The government is expected to confirm the move later this month .
The exemption should also allow the Champions League to resume and this summer 's cricket Test series in England @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said : `` We welcome the government 's efforts to ensure elite sport can continue to operate and their support for our return to racing .
`` We will maintain a close dialogue with them in the coming weeks as we prepare to start our season in the first week of July . ''
On Saturday , the culture secretary , Oliver Dowden , announced that sport can resume behind closed doors subject to strict conditions , with social distancing maintained where possible .
He said : `` Football , tennis , horse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ golf , rugby , snooker and others - all are set to return to our screens shortly . ''
F1 bosses have been working on extensive plans to ensure their races are as safe as possible in the context of the coronavirus crisis that has laid waste the start of the season , which has seen the first 10 races called off .
The races will be held behind closed doors , with no spectators allowed , and teams will take the minimum number of operational staff .
Personnel will be tested before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flown on charter jets and tested every couple of days while at the events .
Teams will be kept apart from each other and stay in different hotels , to which they will travel by bus to minimise contact with the public .
F1 is poised to confirm the European part of a rescheduled 2020 season early this week , with plans to start the campaign with two races in Austria on 5 and 12 July , followed by a third in Hungary on 19 July .
The Silverstone events would follow in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believed - further races in Spain , Belgium and Italy .

Last updated on .From the section Formula 1
Silverstone has been closed under lockdown laws during the coronavirus pandemic
Formula 1 has been given the go-ahead by the UK government to hold two races at Silverstone this summer, BBC Sport has been told.
F1 sources say people involved in elite sports events will be exempt from a requirement on international travellers to self-isolate for 14 days.
Sports will be required to submit and win approval for a detailed plan of their movements and activities.
The government is expected to confirm the move later this month.
The exemption should also allow the Champions League to resume and this summer's cricket Test series in England to go ahead.
An F1 spokesperson said: "We welcome the government's efforts to ensure elite sport can continue to operate and their support for our return to racing.
"We will maintain a close dialogue with them in the coming weeks as we prepare to start our season in the first week of July."
On Saturday, the culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, announced that sport can resume behind closed doors subject to strict conditions, with social distancing maintained where possible.
He said: "Football, tennis, horse racing, Formula 1, cricket, golf, rugby, snooker and others - all are set to return to our screens shortly."
F1 bosses have been working on extensive plans to ensure their races are as safe as possible in the context of the coronavirus crisis that has laid waste the start of the season, which has seen the first 10 races called off.
The races will be held behind closed doors, with no spectators allowed, and teams will take the minimum number of operational staff.
Personnel will be tested before travelling to ensure they are virus-free, flown on charter jets and tested every couple of days while at the events.
Teams will be kept apart from each other and stay in different hotels, to which they will travel by bus to minimise contact with the public.
F1 is poised to confirm the European part of a rescheduled 2020 season early this week, with plans to start the campaign with two races in Austria on 5 and 12 July, followed by a third in Hungary on 19 July.
The Silverstone events would follow in early August, before - it is believed - further races in Spain, Belgium and Italy.


bbc--2020-05-31--Championship season set to resume on 20 June

The Championship season is set to resume on 20 June , more than three months after it was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic .
The EFL said the date was `` provisional '' and `` subject to the strict proviso that all safety requirements and government guidance is met '' .
There are 108 matches remaining , plus the play-off semi-finals and final .
No Championship fixtures have been played since 8 March , with the campaign suspended five days later .
The EFL said it is aiming to complete the Championship season with the play-off final `` on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that there would be ongoing discussions on proposals to permit the use of five substitutes in the remaining fixtures and increasing matchday squads from 18 to 20 players .
The announcement comes a day after the UK government gave the green light for domestic competitive sport to return , behind closed doors , from Monday .
Horse racing and snooker will each resume competitive action on Monday , while the Premier League is due to restart on 17 June .
`` Following Saturday 's announcement by the government to allow elite sporting events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ EFL has this weekend agreed to a provisional restart date of the weekend of 20 June 2020 for matches in the Sky Bet Championship , '' an EFL statement read .
`` After discussing various approaches and the importance of completing the season in a similar timeline to that of the Premier League to avoid any potential issues with promoted and relegated clubs , the Sky Bet Championship season is set to conclude with the Championship play-off final on or around 30 July 2020 . ''
Players have been back in training since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distancing guidelines , and full contact training will begin next week .
EFL chair Rick Parry said : `` We must stress that at this stage the date is only provisional and will only be confirmed once we have met all the requirements , as the health , safety and wellbeing of all participants , staff and supporters remains our top priority .
`` Clearly completing the season in a safe manner is going to require a significant effort by all concerned and , whilst not unprecedented , it will need clubs to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a relatively short period of time . ''
Parry added that the EFL was in talks about broadcasting the remaining 108 games and play-offs either live on Sky Sports or via streaming services .
Three rounds of coronavirus testing have been conducted to date across the 24 clubs in the second tier , with more than 1,000 tests carried out each time .
Two people at Hull City tested positive in the first round , while two unnamed Fulham players and Blackburn captain Elliott Bennett tested positive in the second round of results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was one of 10 positive Covid-19 tests across eight Championship clubs in the latest round of testing , revealed on Saturday .
When the season was paused , Leeds United were top of the table , one point clear of second-placed West Bromwich Albion .
Fulham , Brentford , Nottingham Forest and Preston North End occupy the four play-off spots , while Barnsley , Luton Town and Charlton Athletic are in the relegation zone .
Timeline : How did we get to this point ?
• 8 March - Last games played in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspended until at least 3 April • 15 May - League Two season ended , League One undecided

Last updated on .From the section Championship
Leeds United have won each of their past five matches in the Championship
The Championship season is set to resume on 20 June, more than three months after it was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The EFL said the date was "provisional" and "subject to the strict proviso that all safety requirements and government guidance is met".
There are 108 matches remaining, plus the play-off semi-finals and final.
No Championship fixtures have been played since 8 March, with the campaign suspended five days later.
The EFL said it is aiming to complete the Championship season with the play-off final "on or around 30 July", adding that there would be ongoing discussions on proposals to permit the use of five substitutes in the remaining fixtures and increasing matchday squads from 18 to 20 players.
The announcement comes a day after the UK government gave the green light for domestic competitive sport to return, behind closed doors, from Monday.
Horse racing and snooker will each resume competitive action on Monday, while the Premier League is due to restart on 17 June.
"Following Saturday's announcement by the government to allow elite sporting events to return behind closed doors, the EFL has this weekend agreed to a provisional restart date of the weekend of 20 June 2020 for matches in the Sky Bet Championship," an EFL statement read.
"After discussing various approaches and the importance of completing the season in a similar timeline to that of the Premier League to avoid any potential issues with promoted and relegated clubs, the Sky Bet Championship season is set to conclude with the Championship play-off final on or around 30 July 2020."
Players have been back in training since 25 May, initially while following social distancing guidelines, and full contact training will begin next week.
EFL chair Rick Parry said: "We must stress that at this stage the date is only provisional and will only be confirmed once we have met all the requirements, as the health, safety and wellbeing of all participants, staff and supporters remains our top priority.
"Clearly completing the season in a safe manner is going to require a significant effort by all concerned and, whilst not unprecedented, it will need clubs to play a significant number of matches over a relatively short period of time."
Parry added that the EFL was in talks about broadcasting the remaining 108 games and play-offs either live on Sky Sports or via streaming services.
Three rounds of coronavirus testing have been conducted to date across the 24 clubs in the second tier, with more than 1,000 tests carried out each time.
Two people at Hull City tested positive in the first round, while two unnamed Fulham players and Blackburn captain Elliott Bennett tested positive in the second round of results.
Preston North End striker Jayden Stockley was one of 10 positive Covid-19 tests across eight Championship clubs in the latest round of testing, revealed on Saturday.
When the season was paused, Leeds United were top of the table, one point clear of second-placed West Bromwich Albion.
Fulham, Brentford, Nottingham Forest and Preston North End occupy the four play-off spots, while Barnsley, Luton Town and Charlton Athletic are in the relegation zone.
Timeline: How did we get to this point?


bbc--2020-05-31--Barcelona to resume La Liga title defence against Real Mallorca on 13 June

Barcelona will resume their La Liga title defence against Real Mallorca following the coronavirus shutdown .
Football was suspended in @ @ @ @ @ Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said it can resume .
Barca will travel to face @ @ @ @ @ , two days after the season resumes when Real Betis face Sevilla .
Real Madrid @ @ @ @ @ Barcelona by two points after 27 matches , play their first match on 14 June @ @ @ @ @ only released scheduling details for the first two rounds of fixtures although La Liga chief @ @ @ @ @ will be matches every day of the week until the season is completed on 19 @ @ @ @ @ Leganes on 16 June and Real play at home to Valencia on 18 June .
@ @ @ @ @ second of Europe 's top five leagues to resume after the coronavirus pandemic delay .
@ @ @ @ @ May , while the Premier League is set to resume on 17 June .

Last updated on .From the section European Football
Barcelona beat Real Sociedad in their final La Liga match before lockdown
Barcelona will resume their La Liga title defence against Real Mallorca following the coronavirus shutdown.
Football was suspended in Spain on 12 March but Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said it can restart.
Leaders Barca will travel to Mallorca on 13 June (21:00 BST kick-off), two days after the season gets back under way with Sevilla v Real Betis (21:00).
Real Madrid, two points behind Barca after 27 games, resume their campaign at home to Eibar on 14 June (18:30).
Organisers have only released scheduling details for the first two rounds of fixtures, although La Liga chief Javier Tebas confirmed there will be matches behind closed doors every day of the week until the season is completed on 19 July.
Barca also host Leganes on 16 June and Real play at home to Valencia on 18 June.
Weekday matches will kick off at 18:30 and 21:00, while weekend games will begin at 16:00, 18:30 and 21:00, with an extra slot at 12:00 if it is not too hot.
Applause from fans across the world will be played in stadiums in the 20th minute of matches to "show support for the heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic", Tebas said.
La Liga will be the second of Europe's top five leagues to resume after the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Germany's Bundesliga started again in May, while the Premier League in England is set to resume on 17 June.


bbc--2020-05-31--Soccer players in Germany pay tribute

Soccer players in Germany pay tribute

England forward Jadon Sancho was among a number of sports stars adding their voice to worldwide protests against racism on Sunday .
Protests have been held after George Floyd , an unarmed black man , died while being restrained by Minneapolis police .
Sancho unveiled a 'Justice for George Floyd ' T-shirt after scoring for Borussia Dortmund against Paderborn .
Earlier , Marcus Thuram took a knee after scoring for Borussia Moenchengladbach .
Sancho , who scored a hat-trick as Dortmund thrashed Paderborn 6-1 , was shown a yellow card for the gesture .
Sancho later wrote on Instagram : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hat trick , a bittersweet moment personally as there are more important things going on in the world today that we must address and help make a change .
`` We should n't fear speaking out for what 's right , we have to come together as one & fight for justice .
We are stronger together !
# JusticeForGeorgeFloyd . ''
Floyd died in police custody on Monday after white officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes to pin him down .
Chauvin has since been charged with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last 30 minutes of George Floyd 's life What are other sports stars saying ?
Underneath a video of a young black girl asking why she is treated differently to others because of her skin colour , a `` heavy-hearted '' Williams wrote that she was `` lost for words '' .
Two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka wrote on Twitter : `` Just because it is n't happening to you does n't mean it is n't happening at all . ''
Teenager Coco Gauff , who had a fairytale run at Wimbledon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to `` demand justice for George Floyd '' .
The 16-year-old posted the faces of black Americans who died in recent years at the hands of authorities or white fellow citizens , asking : `` Am I next ? ''
Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster wrote a lengthy post on Twitter : `` This is way deeper than just pointing out who 's staying quiet and whose speaking up . ''
Brewster , who has previously spoken about the racist abuse he has suffered , continued : `` For years and generations , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be heard , yet the pain continues .
`` We do n't want special privilege .
A level playing field is all we have been crying for , forever .
Vanessa Bryant , the widow of basketball legend Kobe , shared an image of her husband wearing an ' I Ca n't Breathe ' t-shirt .
`` My husband wore this shirt years ago and yet here we are again , '' she wrote .
`` Life is so fragile .
Life is so unpredictable .
Life is too short . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in his industry for not speaking out .
`` I 'm one of the only people of colour and yet I stand alone , '' the Briton , 35 , wrote on his Instagram story .
`` I would have thought by now you would see why this happens and say something about it but you ca n't stand alongside us . ''

Last updated on .From the section Sport
Jadon Sancho took off his shirt in the 57th minute after scoring for Borussia Dortmund
England forward Jadon Sancho was among a number of sports stars adding their voice to worldwide protests against racism on Sunday.
Protests have been held after George Floyd, an unarmed black man, died while being restrained by Minneapolis police.
Sancho unveiled a 'Justice for George Floyd' T-shirt after scoring for Borussia Dortmund against Paderborn.
Earlier, Marcus Thuram took a knee after scoring for Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Sancho, who scored a hat-trick as Dortmund thrashed Paderborn 6-1, was shown a yellow card for the gesture.
Sancho later wrote on Instagram: external-link "Delighted to get my first career hat trick, a bittersweet moment personally as there are more important things going on in the world today that we must address and help make a change.
"We shouldn't fear speaking out for what's right, we have to come together as one & fight for justice. We are stronger together! #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd."
Floyd died in police custody on Monday after white officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes to pin him down.
Chauvin has since been charged with his murder and sacked.
Marcus Thuram took a knee in tribute to George Floyd
What are other sports stars saying?
American tennis player Serena Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, shared a lengthy post on Instagram.
Underneath a video of a young black girl asking why she is treated differently to others because of her skin colour, a "heavy-hearted" Williams wrote that she was "lost for words".
Two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka wrote on Twitter external-link : "Just because it isn't happening to you doesn't mean it isn't happening at all."
Teenager Coco Gauff, who had a fairytale run at Wimbledon in 2019, urged her Twitter followers to "demand justice for George Floyd".
The 16-year-old posted the faces of black Americans who died in recent years at the hands of authorities or white fellow citizens, asking: "Am I next?"
Coco Gauff posted this image on Instagram, with the caption: "When will it stop? When will we been seen as human and not a threat?"
Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster wrote a lengthy post on Twitter: "This is way deeper than just pointing out who's staying quiet and whose speaking up."
Brewster, who has previously spoken about the racist abuse he has suffered, continued: "For years and generations, we've been screaming out for change and to be heard, yet the pain continues.
"We don't want special privilege. A level playing field is all we have been crying for, forever.
"Hear us. #BlackLivesMatter."
Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball legend Kobe, shared an image of her husband wearing an 'I Can't Breathe' t-shirt.
"My husband wore this shirt years ago and yet here we are again," she wrote.
"Life is so fragile. Life is so unpredictable. Life is too short."
Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton criticised those in his industry for not speaking out.
"I'm one of the only people of colour and yet I stand alone," the Briton, 35, wrote on his Instagram story.
"I would have thought by now you would see why this happens and say something about it but you can't stand alongside us."


bbc--2020-05-30--George Floyd: What happened in the final moments of his life

The US has been convulsed by nationwide protests over the death of an African-American man in police custody .
George Floyd , 46 , died after being arrested by police outside a shop in Minneapolis , Minnesota .
Footage of the arrest on 25 May shows a white police officer , Derek Chauvin , kneeling on Mr Floyd 's neck while he was pinned to the floor .
Mr Chauvin , 44 , has since been charged with murder .
The key events that led to Mr Floyd 's death happened within just 30 minutes .
Based on accounts from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , here 's what we know so far .
It began with a report of a fake $ 20 ( £16.20 ) bill .
A report was made on the evening of 25 May , when Mr Floyd bought a pack of cigarettes from Cup Foods , a grocery store .
Believing the $ 20 bill he used to be counterfeit , a store employee reported it to police .
Mr Floyd had been living in Minneapolis for several years after moving there from his native Houston , Texas .
He had recently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city but , like millions of other Americans , was left jobless by the coronavirus pandemic .
• In pictures : Unrest spreads across US • Why has a US city gone up in flames ?
Mr Floyd was a regular at Cup Foods .
He was a friendly face , a pleasant customer who never caused any trouble , the store owner Mike Abumayyaleh told NBC .
But Mr Abumayyaleh was not at work on the day of the incident .
In reporting the suspicious bill , his teenage employee was just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 911 , made at 20:01 , the employee told the operator he had demanded the cigarettes back but `` he [ Floyd ] does n't want to do that '' , according to a transcript released by authorities .
The employee said the man appeared `` drunk '' and `` not in control of himself '' , the transcript says .
Shortly after the call , at around 20:08 , two police officers arrived .
Mr Floyd was sitting with two other people in a car parked around the corner .
After approaching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Thomas Lane , pulled out his gun and ordered Mr Floyd to show his hands .
In an account of the incident , prosecutors do not explain why Mr Lane thought it necessary to draw his gun .
Mr Lane , prosecutors said , `` put his hands on Mr Floyd , and pulled him out of the car '' .
Then Mr Floyd `` actively resisted being handcuffed '' .
Once handcuffed , though , Mr Floyd became compliant while Mr Lane explained he was being arrested for `` passing counterfeit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tried to put Mr Floyd in their squad car that a struggle ensued .
At around 20:14 , Mr Floyd `` stiffened up , fell to the ground , and told the officers he was claustrophobic '' , according to the report .
Mr Chauvin arrived at the scene .
He and other officers were involved in further attempt to put Mr Floyd in the police car .
During this attempt , at 20:19 , Mr Chauvin pulled Mr Floyd out of the passenger side , causing him to fall to the ground @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there , face down , still in handcuffs .
That 's when witnesses started to film Mr Floyd , who appeared to be in a distressed state .
These moments , captured on multiple mobile phones and shared widely on social media , would prove to be Mr Floyd 's last .
Mr Floyd was restrained by officers , while Mr Chauvin placed his left knee between his head and neck .
`` I ca n't breathe , '' Mr Floyd said repeatedly , pleading for his mother and begging `` please , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes and 46 seconds , Mr Chauvin kept his knee on Mr Floyd 's neck , the prosecutors ' report says .
About six minutes into that period , Mr Floyd became non-responsive .
In videos of the incident , this was when Mr Floyd fell silent , as bystanders urged the officers to check his pulse .
One of the other officers , JA Kueng , did just that , checking Mr Floyd 's right wrist , but `` could n't find one '' .
Yet , the officers did not move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his knee from Mr Floyd 's neck .
Motionless , Mr Floyd was rolled on to a gurney and taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center in an ambulance .
He was pronounced dead around an hour later .
On the night before his death , Mr Floyd had spoken to one his closest friends , Christopher Harris .
He had advised Mr Floyd to contact a temporary jobs agency .
Forgery , he said , was out of character for Mr Floyd .
`` The way he died was senseless , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his life .
He pleaded for his life .
When you try so hard to put faith in this system , a system that you know is n't designed for you , when you constantly seek justice by lawful means and you ca n't get it , you begin to take the law into your own hands . ''

George Floyd dies after police arrest Image caption Tributes to George Floyd at a makeshift memorial Image copyright by Getty Images George Floyd dies after being arrested by police outside a shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Footage shows a white officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on Mr Floyd’s neck for several minutes while he is pinned to the floor. Mr Floyd is heard repeatedly saying "I can’t breathe". He is pronounced dead later in hospital.
Protests begin Image caption Demonstrators in Minneapolis Image copyright by AFP Four officers involved in the arrest of George Floyd are fired. Protests begin as the video of the arrest is shared widely on social media. Hundreds of demonstrators take to the streets of Minneapolis and vandalise police cars and the police station with graffiti.
Protests spread Image caption Protesters lie on the streets in Portland, Oregon Image copyright by Reuters Protests spread to other cities including Memphis and Los Angeles. In some places, like Portland, Oregon, protesters lie in the road, chanting "I can’t breathe". Demonstrators again gather around the police station in Minneapolis where the officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest were based and set fire to it. The building is evacuated and police retreat.
Trump tweets Image caption President Trump tweets about the unrest Image copyright by Reuters President Trump blames the violence on a lack of leadership in Minneapolis and threatens to send in the National Guard in a tweet. He follows it up in a second tweet with a warning "when the looting starts, the shooting starts". The second tweet is hidden by Twitter for "glorifying violence".
CNN reporter arrested Image caption Members of a CNN crew are arrested at a protest Image copyright by Reuters A CNN reporter, Omar Jimenez, is arrested while covering the Minneapolis protest. Mr Jimenez was reporting live when police officers handcuffed him. A few minutes later several of his colleagues are also arrested. They are all later released once they are confirmed to be members of the media. Derek Chauvin charged with murder Image caption Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after being charged over the death of George Floyd Image copyright by Getty Images Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, 44, is charged with murder and manslaughter. The charges carry a combined maximum 35-year sentence.
Sixth night of protests Image caption Demonstrators set fire to rubbish in New York Image copyright by Reuters Violence spreads across the US on the sixth night of protests. A total of at least five people are reported killed in protests from Indianapolis to Chicago. More than 75 cities have seen protests. At least 4,400 people have been arrested. Curfews are imposed across the US to try to stem the unrest.
Trump threatens military response Image caption Trump posing with a Bible outside a boarded-up church Image copyright by EPA President Trump threatens to send in the military to quell growing civil unrest. He says if cities and states fail to control the protests and "defend their residents" he will deploy the army and "quickly solve the problem for them". Mr Trump poses in front of a damaged church shortly after police used tear gas to disperse peaceful protesters nearby.
Eighth night of protests Image caption George Floyd’s family joined protesters in Houston Image copyright by Getty Tens of thousands of protesters again take to the streets. One of the biggest protests is in George Floyd’s hometown of Houston, Texas. Many defy curfews in several cities, but the demonstrations are largely peaceful.
Memorial service for George Floyd Image caption Mourners gather to remember George Floyd Image copyright by Getty A memorial service for George Floyd is held in Minneapolis. Those gathered in tribute stand in silence for eight minutes, 46 seconds, the amount of time Mr Floyd is alleged to have been on the ground under arrest. Hundreds attended the service, which heard a eulogy from civil rights activist Rev Al Sharpton.
International protests Image caption Protester addresses crowds in Australia Image copyright by Getty As the US saw another weekend of protests, with tens of thousands marching in Washington DC, anti-racism demonstrations were held around the world. In Australia, there were major protests in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane that focused on the treatment of indigenous Australians. There were also demonstrations in France, Germany, Spain and the UK. In Bristol, protesters tore down the statue of a 17th century slave trader and threw it into the harbour.


bbc--2020-05-31--The man whose death convulsed US

The man whose death convulsed US

Before the image of George Floyd lying under the knee of a policeman set off shock , anger and protests across the US , the arch of his life crossed crests and troughs .
There were highs , as when he , as a teenager in Houston , played American football for the 1992 Texas state champion runners-up Yates High School Lions .
There were lows , as when he was arrested for robbery in 2007 and served five years in prison .
But mostly , it would seem that Floyd , who was 46 when he died in Minneapolis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply trying to live life as any other American , in search of betterment in the face of both personal and societal challenges .
His death amid a public health crisis and economic calamity that has killed more than 100,000 Americans and left over 40 million unemployed has become the latest totem of the ills that plague the country in 2020 .
• The last 30 minutes of George Floyd 's life A native of Houston , Texas , Floyd grew up in the neighbourhood at the heart of the city 's black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the south of the city centre .
Beyoncé grew up there , as did Bayou City 's blues music scene .
Drake , a Canadian rapper , paid homage to its musical vibrancy , and Floyd himself is thought to have 'spit bars ' as part of the hip-hop group in the 1990s in Houston .
But poverty , racial division and economic inequalities mark its history , too , as with any American city .
Marred by segregation in the 20th Century , the Third Ward Floyd left in recent years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ housing .
`` Anytime I take somebody who 's not from there , people actually are like 'man , oh my God , I 've never seen poverty like this .
`` It looks like a bomb went off , what happened ? '
'' Donnie Lillard , a friend from the neighbourhood tells the BBC .
`` People are still living in shot-gun shacks that were erected in the 1920s .
The poverty is thorough ... and being from that area , it 's hard to escape , '' says Mr Lillard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name Reconcile .
Floyd was well known in the council estate housing project , Cuney Homes , he adds .
`` Cuney Homes is known as 'The Bricks ' and if you 're from there they call you ' a brickboy ' .
He was a brickboy . ''
Growing up a gifted athlete standing at six feet six inches , friends who knew Floyd as a teenager described him as a `` gentle giant '' who shone on the field in two sports , basketball as well as American football .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12 years old he was six-foot-two , '' Jonathan Veal , a childhood friend and former teammate , told local media .
`` I had never seen anyone that tall before '' .
At John Yates High School , he wore number 88 in the tight end position for the football team , and was later recruited to play basketball at South Florida State College in Avon Park , Florida , where he was a student from 1993 to 1995 , according to CNN .
He returned to Texas for a school year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kingsville , but did not complete his degree .
• Why do some protests turn violent ?
• Why has a US city gone up in flames ?
His life then took a different turn , with a string of arrests for theft and drug possession culminating in an armed robbery charge in 2007 , for which he was sentenced to five years in prison .
He became involved in his local ministry , Resurrection Houston , after his release and was intent on making changes in himself and his neighbourhood , says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embracing his own life change , he was looking around at his community . ''
A video of Floyd decrying gun violence , believed to be filmed in 2017 , has circulated on social media , in which he implored young people to `` come home '' .
His family told the Houston Chronicle he moved to Minnesota in 2018 after being encouraged by friends through a Christian work programme .
Christopher Harris , a friend and former classmate , told US media Mr Floyd `` was looking to start over fresh , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was happy with the change he was making , '' he added .
The former athlete found work as a security guard at a local Salvation Army charity , and then took on jobs as a lorry driver and dance club bouncer at Conga Latin Bistro , where he was known as `` Big Floyd . ''
Like many Americans , however , he found himself laid off amid mass business closures resulting from the Covid-19 crisis .
On the day of his arrest , he was said to have been attempting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bill .
Anger over Mr Floyd 's death has spurred protests across the US , with some descending into chaos and violence .
Over 1,600 people have been arrested in nearly two dozen cities , and the National Guard deployed in 15 states .
Mr Lillard , who described his friend as a `` person of peace '' , would have supported people 's rights to be heard and for change , but would not have condoned the looting or the violence .
`` He had a heart bent towards forgiveness , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people , too , '' he said .
`` Even before his death , he was aware that people were hurting . ''
`` I think this thing has grown into something more than George Floyd , '' he added , speaking of the protests .
`` I think you 're watching frustration that America has with America [ itself ] . ''


bbc--2020-05-31--In pictures: Violence amid the protests

In pictures: Violence amid the protests

Violence has broken out again in the US as protests continue across the country over the killing of an unarmed @ @ @ @ @ the state on Minnesota on Monday .
George Floyd died in police custody while an @ @ @ @ @ to pin him down .
In Minnesota - where he was killed - the state @ @ @ @ @ mobilised on Saturday to try to prevent further trouble .

Violence has broken out again in the US as protests continue across the country over the killing of an unarmed black man by police in the state on Minnesota on Monday.


bbc--2020-06-01--George Floyd death: Violence erupts on sixth day of protests

Violence has erupted in cities across the US on the sixth night of protests sparked by the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd .
Curfews have been imposed in nearly 40 cities , but people have largely ignored them , leading to tense stand-offs .
Riot police clashed with protesters in New York , Chicago , Philadelphia and Los Angeles , firing tear gas and pepper bullets to try to disperse the crowds .
Police vehicles were set on fire and shops were looted in several cities .
The National Guard - the US reserve military force for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5,000 of its personnel had been activated in 15 states and Washington , DC , where crowds once again gathered near the White House , this time lighting fires and throwing stones at riot officers .
`` State and local law enforcement agencies remain responsible for security , '' the National Guard added .
Police in Washington DC have fired tear gas at demonstrators who set fire to properties near the White House .
They include a historic church , St John 's Episcopal Church , known as the church of the presidents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has emerged that in Friday night 's unrest , President Donald Trump was briefly taken by the secret service into an underground bunker at the White House , for his safety .
• The man whose death convulsed the US The US is witnessing the most widespread racial turbulence and civil unrest since the violent backlash to the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968 , says the BBC 's Nick Bryant .
More than 75 cities have seen protests , with streets only days ago deserted because of coronavirus , thronged with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd case has reignited anger over police killings of black Americans .
For many , the outrage also reflects years of frustration over socio-economic inequality and segregation , not least in Minneapolis itself , where George Floyd died .
What 's the latest on the protests ?
There were many instances of police vehicles being vandalised and set alight on Sunday .
Riot officers continued to respond with tear gas and flash grenades .
In Philadelphia , local TV stations showed people smashing police cars and looting at least one store .
Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Philadelphia , NOW !
They are looting stores .
Call in our great National Guard . ''
Looting was also reported in Santa Monica , California .
At least 4,400 people have been arrested over several days of protests , according to a tally compiled by the Associated Press news agency .
Arrests have been made over a range of offences , from looting and blocking motorways to breaking curfew .
In Minneapolis , a lorry driver was arrested after reportedly breaching a road barrier before speeding towards a crowd of protesters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has now been charged with assault , CNN reports .
Footage posted on social media showed dozens of people surrounding the vehicle and pulling the driver out from behind the wheel after it came to a stop .
The driver was later taken to hospital with minor injuries .
There were no immediate reports of other casualties .
Minnesota 's Governor Tim Walz said the motive of the driver was unclear , adding : `` To not have tragedy and many deaths is simply an amazing thing . ''
In Denver , thousands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Capitol by lying face down with their hands behind their backs and chanting : `` I ca n't breathe '' - a reference to the circumstances of Mr Floyd 's death .
Large-scale protests also took place in Atlanta , Boston , Miami and Oklahoma City .
There were also several reported incidents of riot police responding disproportionately to the demonstrators .
In Atlanta , Georgia , two officers were sacked on Sunday for using excessive force - including firing a taser - on two young college students .
A sacked white policeman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 46 , in Minneapolis .
Derek Chauvin , 44 , was due to appear in court later on Monday , but his appearance has now been pushed back to 8 June .
It follows the high-profile cases of Michael Brown in Ferguson , Eric Garner in New York and others that have driven the Black Lives Matter movement .
• Why do some protests turn violent ?
• The last 30 minutes of George Floyd 's life For three years , Donald Trump presided over a nation of relative peace and prosperity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his own making , and he confronted them by rallying his supporters and condemning his opponents .
Now Trump faces a situation ill-suited to a playbook of division .
The US economy has been hobbled by a deadly pandemic .
George Floyd 's death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer has spread racial unrest across the nation .
The public is uncertain and afraid - and increasingly angry .
These are circumstances that would test the abilities of even the most skilful leaders .
This president , however , risks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calls for unity and healing have been undermined by a penchant for Twitter name-calling and bellicosity .
Message discipline , a valuable attribute at this moment , is not his forte .
There may be no easy way to guide the nation through its current peril .
Barack Obama 's measured coolness did nothing to stop the fires of Ferguson any more than Richard Nixon 's law-and-order edicts quelled Vietnam-era unrest .
The economic and social devastation of the pandemic has created a political landscape of dry brush ignited by the lightning strike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may not be able to contain the wildfire , even if he is n't feeding the flames .
Terrence Floyd , George 's younger brother , has been speaking to ABC News about his death ; he condemns the violent protests and says his brother stood for peace .
`` I 'm outraged too , '' he said .
`` Sometimes I get angry ...
I want to go crazy .
My brother was n't about that .
My brother was about peace .
You 'll hear a lot of people saying : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' I just had to come down here to speak to people , and let people know , just channel your anger elsewhere .
Do n't tear up your town . ''
On the evening of Monday 25 May , police received a phone call from a neighbourhood grocery store alleging that George Floyd had paid with a counterfeit $ 20 note .
Officers were attempting to put him in a police vehicle when he dropped to the ground , telling them he was claustrophobic .
According to police , he physically resisted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the incident does not show how the confrontation started .
With Mr Chauvin 's knee on his neck , Mr Floyd can be heard saying `` please , I ca n't breathe '' and `` do n't kill me '' .
According to a preliminary autopsy by the county medical examiner , the police officer had his knee on Mr Floyd 's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds - almost three minutes of which was after Mr Floyd became non-responsive .
Nearly two minutes before Mr Chauvin removed his knee the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a pulse and were unable to find one .
He was taken to hospital and pronounced dead around an hour later .
A lawyer for Mr Floyd 's family has accused Mr Chauvin of `` premeditated murder '' .
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These are circumstances that would test the abilities of even the most skilful leaders. This president, however, risks becoming lost at sea. His public calls for unity and healing have been undermined by a penchant for Twitter name-calling and bellicosity. Message discipline, a valuable attribute at this moment, is not his forte.