bbc--2020-10-16--'They were there for the taking' - could Merseyside derby history repeat itself 10 years on?

Saturday is 10 years to the day since Everton 's last win over Liverpool - a time when the mood was very different at both Merseyside clubs .
The size of that scoreline was shocking - but a decade ago , any defeat was hardly a surprise for either side .
On the morning of 17 October 2010 , they were both in the bottom four after losing three of their opening seven league games .
It was the Reds who were suffering the greatest crisis - as well as lying in the relegation zone , they were seemingly at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no-one was proclaiming them as the best team in the world , least of all their own supporters .
Going into the derby at Goodison Park , Liverpool had made their worst start to a season since 1953 .
They had not only lost at home to Blackpool in their previous match , they had been totally outplayed and booed off the pitch at full-time .
On top of that , they had just suffered a humiliating penalty shootout defeat at Anfield by League Two minnows Northampton in the League Cup , manager @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just three months after taking charge , and there were also protests against owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett , as John W Henry attempted to push through his takeover before the derby .
No wonder Everton fancied their chances .
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Lawro 's Premier League predictions v Afrobeat star Rema 'It was a great time to go and win the derby' '' I just remember thinking that they were there for the taking , '' former Everton midfielder Leon Osman told BBC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on everything that was going on with Liverpool then , when I first think back to this game , I just remember that we were very confident .
But when you consider what was happening off the pitch , no wonder we thought it was a great time to go and win the derby .
`` We had a much better recent record against them then , of course .
Our poor record at Anfield was starting to become a thing because it had been 10 years since we had won there - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ playing them at Goodison Park .
Our record there in my time was actually pretty good .
`` Before this game , they were struggling and , although we were under par too , we had not got the results our performances at the start of the season had deserved .
`` The feeling in our dressing room before the game was that we were going to win and , right from the first whistle , we were on top .
Even before we went ahead , it felt like : 'We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was proved right .
Goals either side of half-time from Tim Cahill and Mikel Arteta gave Everton a comfortable victory , with Toffees fans celebrating by chanting `` going down '' to their rivals at the final whistle .
There will be no supporters to do any singing inside Goodison on Saturday and Osman is unsure how that will affect the game this time .
`` We will only know afterwards , '' he explained .
`` Yes , we had a derby there behind closed doors in June [ which finished 0-0 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first game for both teams when the Premier League restarted .
`` Everyone was a yard or two off the pace and the players were feeling their way back into it , so I do n't think that it gives us much idea of what is to come on Saturday .
`` Normally as a player you feed off your fans , even more so in a game like this .
`` That is what is going to be weird this time because in the derbies I played in the crowd dictated the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hunger for the team to succeed .
`` That is probably why this fixture has seen so many red cards . ''
While it will still feel strange to see a Merseyside derby without fans , it is even rarer for one to take place with the Toffees top of the table .
Saturday will be the first time it has happened in the Premier League era , a time when Everton have seldom set the pace at any point - they have already spent more days at the summit this season ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the previous 28 years ( eight days ) .
A win or a draw on Saturday would extend that stint .
Which team will make a statement with a win ?
A superior league position has not often proved helpful for Everton in the past .
They have been above Liverpool going into 13 out of 56 Premier League derbies , but have only won four of those .
Could things be different this time ?
`` I played against Liverpool a few times when we were above them and we did n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Osman added .
`` We tried to overplay rather than competing properly .
`` There is no danger of this Everton side not playing their own game , though .
They do n't know any other way .
`` They are a new team under Carlo Ancelotti but they have some quality players and style - and they also have a system that is working .
`` Their mentality is not going to be affected by the club 's recent record in this fixture .
A lot of their players have hardly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alone 10 years , so they are not going to be thinking about how long it has been since we last won a derby .
`` Everton have started the season with seven wins out of seven , including four in the league .
They will be thinking this game is an opportunity to put out a big statement .
If they win , what a message that would send out - not only to everyone else watching , but to the squad themselves because of the inner belief they would get from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said for Liverpool too , however .
What better way to bounce back from such an astonishing defeat than by toppling their top-of-the-table neighbours ?
`` Of course Liverpool will have something to prove too , '' Osman said .
`` They are the Premier League champions , the world champions and they have had an incredible past 18 months .
`` I am sure Jurgen Klopp will tell his players what happened at Villa was a blip and not a problem - just go out now and show the world what you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still the best .
`` They had a bad day against Villa but there is no way anyone at Everton will think they are there for the taking this time because of that .
`` I am expecting a big reaction from them on Saturday and Everton will have to be ready for it . ''
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Saturday is 10 years to the day since Everton's last win over Liverpool - a time when the mood was very different at both Merseyside clubs.
This weekend's game is a mouthwatering match-up between the unbeaten Premier League leaders and the all-conquering defending champions, still reeling after losing 7-2 at Aston Villa last time out.
The size of that scoreline was shocking - but a decade ago, any defeat was hardly a surprise for either side. On the morning of 17 October 2010, they were both in the bottom four after losing three of their opening seven league games.
18th is the lowest position Liverpool have been in going into a Premier League Merseyside derby
It was the Reds who were suffering the greatest crisis - as well as lying in the relegation zone, they were seemingly at war with themselves. Back then, no-one was proclaiming them as the best team in the world, least of all their own supporters.
Going into the derby at Goodison Park, Liverpool had made their worst start to a season since 1953. They had not only lost at home to Blackpool in their previous match, they had been totally outplayed and booed off the pitch at full-time.
On top of that, they had just suffered a humiliating penalty shootout defeat at Anfield by League Two minnows Northampton in the League Cup, manager Roy Hodgson was receiving abuse from fans just three months after taking charge, and there were also protests against owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, as John W Henry attempted to push through his takeover before the derby.
No wonder Everton fancied their chances.
'It was a great time to go and win the derby'
This was Osman's 13th Merseyside derby for Everton and he went into the game with a record of three wins, three draws and six defeats against the Reds
"I just remember thinking that they were there for the taking," former Everton midfielder Leon Osman told BBC Sport.
"Without even looking back on everything that was going on with Liverpool then, when I first think back to this game, I just remember that we were very confident. But when you consider what was happening off the pitch, no wonder we thought it was a great time to go and win the derby.
"We had a much better recent record against them then, of course. Our poor record at Anfield was starting to become a thing because it had been 10 years since we had won there - but there was no stigma about us playing them at Goodison Park. Our record there in my time was actually pretty good.
"Before this game, they were struggling and, although we were under par too, we had not got the results our performances at the start of the season had deserved.
"The feeling in our dressing room before the game was that we were going to win and, right from the first whistle, we were on top. Even before we went ahead, it felt like: 'We have got this.'"
That instinct was proved right. Goals either side of half-time from Tim Cahill and Mikel Arteta gave Everton a comfortable victory, with Toffees fans celebrating by chanting "going down" to their rivals at the final whistle.
Defeat at Goodison left Liverpool with their lowest points total after eight games of any Premier League season. They have never been lower than 19th after more than three games have been played. Hodgson left in January, after seven wins from 20 league matches, with the club 12th, four points above the relegation zone. He was replaced by Kenny Dalglish and the Reds finished 6th, one place above Everton.
Everton on top - for a change
There will be no supporters to do any singing inside Goodison on Saturday and Osman is unsure how that will affect the game this time.
"We will only know afterwards," he explained. "Yes, we had a derby there behind closed doors in June [which finished 0-0], but that was the very first game for both teams when the Premier League restarted.
"Everyone was a yard or two off the pace and the players were feeling their way back into it, so I don't think that it gives us much idea of what is to come on Saturday.
Osman, shown here up against Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso, played 433 games for Everton between 2003 and 2016, including 21 Merseyside derbies where he had an overall record of four wins, seven draws and 10 defeats
"Normally as a player you feed off your fans, even more so in a game like this.
"That is what is going to be weird this time because in the derbies I played in the crowd dictated the crazy pace of those games with their hunger for the team to succeed.
"That is probably why this fixture has seen so many red cards."
Liverpool goalkeeper Sander Westerveld and Everton striker Francis Jeffers were sent off for this clash during Everton's last win at Anfield, in September 1999, and a young Steven Gerrard joined them in being shown red before the end of the game. The derby has seen the most red cards of any fixture during the Premier League era - 14 for Everton and seven for Liverpool. In terms of results, Liverpool have won 24 games, Everton nine, with 23 draws.
While it will still feel strange to see a Merseyside derby without fans, it is even rarer for one to take place with the Toffees top of the table.
Saturday will be the first time it has happened in the Premier League era, a time when Everton have seldom set the pace at any point - they have already spent more days at the summit this season (16 days) than in total over the previous 28 years (eight days). A win or a draw on Saturday would extend that stint.
Before this season, 16 teams had spent more days on top of the Premier League than Everton since 1992 - including Liverpool (789 days), but also Bolton (38), Sheffield Wednesday (25), Charlton (17) and Portsmouth (nine). The Toffees have been top in three previous Premier League seasons (for one day in 1993-94, three days in 2001-02 and four days in 2007-08), but never managed it later than August in any of those campaigns.
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Which team will make a statement with a win?
A superior league position has not often proved helpful for Everton in the past. They have been above Liverpool going into 13 out of 56 Premier League derbies, but have only won four of those.
Could things be different this time?
"I played against Liverpool a few times when we were above them and we didn't always make the most of it," Osman added. "We tried to overplay rather than competing properly.
"There is no danger of this Everton side not playing their own game, though. They don't know any other way.
"They are a new team under Carlo Ancelotti but they have some quality players and style - and they also have a system that is working.
"Their mentality is not going to be affected by the club's recent record in this fixture. A lot of their players have hardly been there for 10 minutes, let alone 10 years, so they are not going to be thinking about how long it has been since we last won a derby.
"Everton have started the season with seven wins out of seven, including four in the league. They will be thinking this game is an opportunity to put out a big statement. If they win, what a message that would send out - not only to everyone else watching, but to the squad themselves because of the inner belief they would get from that."
The same could be said for Liverpool too, however. What better way to bounce back from such an astonishing defeat than by toppling their top-of-the-table neighbours?
"Of course Liverpool will have something to prove too," Osman said. "They are the Premier League champions, the world champions and they have had an incredible past 18 months.
"I am sure Jurgen Klopp will tell his players what happened at Villa was a blip and not a problem - just go out now and show the world what you are all about and that you are still the best.
"They had a bad day against Villa but there is no way anyone at Everton will think they are there for the taking this time because of that.
"I am expecting a big reaction from them on Saturday and Everton will have to be ready for it."


bbc--2020-10-16--'Usual maelstrom might be missing, but Old Firm thrills still a given'

It might be a game without fans and soul , but Celtic Park on Saturday will be remembered far longer than many other Old Firm contests , regardless of the hush or the outcome .
We 're now in an age where we 're not just waiting on injury reports , we 're also waiting on Covid updates .
Celtic have been hit hard and will be missing up to four players because of the virus .
Ryan Christie would be a considerable creative loss , but if Odsonne Edouard is nowhere to be seen on Saturday then it will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Neil Lennon and his team .
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Albian Ajeti has scored four goals in eight games and would be the natural replacement , but those are sizeable boots to fill .
Edouard at his best has lit up this fixture .
Nine games and six goals are just the bare bones statistics .
His influence has been significant .
There is nobody that Rangers would fear more than a fit and firing Edouard .
He 's not been himself for a little while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to big occasions and the Frenchman has done it routinely against Celtic 's greatest rivals .
So , as Celtic fans wait for the latest on their striker , you can be certain that Rangers fans are waiting too .
Where is he ?
How is he ?
Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos has probably been the most talked-about man in this fixture over the past two seasons , but only because of the controversy surrounding him and his forlorn search for a goal .
In tight games , Morelos has attempted to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In their seven head-to-heads since Steven Gerrard took over at Rangers , there 's been so little between these teams .
Celtic have won four , Rangers three .
Celtic have scored seven , Rangers six .
At the top of the table , Rangers have played 10 to Celtic 's nine .
They are one point and one goal better off .
The margins are fine , but of course it 's early too .
Rangers have proven themselves to be sprinters who run out of puff , front-runners who ca @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the long-distance kings .
They stay the course - or have done every season for the past nine .
Edouard or no Edouard , the long-awaited Morelos goal or no Morelos goal , Scott Brown and Callum McGregor bossing the game or Ryan Kent and Scott Arfield lording it over them - nothing will be decided one way or another on Saturday .
But it 'll be fun nonetheless .
The seven games of Celtic versus Gerrard have all had drama attached .
Penalties have been missed in the past two .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Andy Halliday , Jordan Jones , Jeremie Frimpong and Morelos again .
Six if you count Michael Beale , the Rangers coach .
There could have been more .
Celtic fans will go to the grave believing that Allan McGregor and Jon Flanagan should also have walked .
They 'll also tell you that Morelos should have had a red after three contentious incidents with Brown , Christie and Anthony Ralston in December 2018 .
Rangers folk would , no doubt , cite incidents of their own .
That to-and-fro would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Gerrard 's team have been the better side in three of the past four derbies .
Gone , it would seem , are the days when Celtic took Rangers apart at will , humiliating them with their invention , their pace and their ruthlessness .
The fours and fives look as much a thing of the past as Clint Hill and Rob Kiernan .
Before the most recent meeting , at Celtic Park last December , Neil Lennon 's side had won 15 in a row in all competitions at their own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home to a domestic rival in more than a year , but Rangers beat them 2-1 - and thoroughly deserved to .
Kent and Nikola Katic scored .
Borna Barisic assisted on both .
There was a power about Rangers that day that was wholly convincing .
More recently , there 's been an authority in some of their play that 's also convincing .
Kent has emerged as a playmaker and a leader .
Arfield has been clever and influential .
Steven Davis and Ryan Jack have been important in the heart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looked strong .
James Tavernier ca n't stop scoring .
Rangers have n't lost in 13 this season , wining 11 , drawing two and keeping 10 clean sheets .
We 've seen a version of this before - a team flattering to deceive .
Are they genuine title contenders ?
It 's too early to say .
If they win on Saturday are they genuine title contenders ?
The temptation would be to declare them a mortal danger to Celtic 's bid for the 10 , but the reality is that even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early to say whether they have it in them or not .
They can sprint , but can they stay ?
A Derby horse is never going to win the Grand National - and a league season is run over a Grand National distance .
It 's intriguing .
For all the talk about Celtic not quite having hit their straps this season they 've lost one game in 13 - against Ferencvaros - and have won eight in a row since that Champions League defeat .
Edouard has been causing Lennon some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have still managed to score 20 goals through 11 scorers in the eight games since the defeat by the Hungarians .
And for all the chat about the occasional , but undoubted , wobbles at the back they 've only conceded three times in those eight games .
The last time these sides met there was a penalty save , a red card on 90 minutes , another red card just after and an upset when Rangers won at Celtic Park .
The absence of fans might turn the usual maelstrom vibe into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a guide this game will produce its own thrills .
The Old Firm , with a twist .

Scottish Premiership: Celtic v Rangers Venue: Celtic Park, Glasgow Date: Sat, 17 Oct Kick-off: 12:30 BST Coverage: Listen live on Radio Scotland & online; text commentary on BBC Sport website & app; watch highlights on Sportscene
It might be a game without fans and soul, but Celtic Park on Saturday will be remembered far longer than many other Old Firm contests, regardless of the hush or the outcome.
A barn-busting classic or a dreary stalemate - whatever happens it will go down in history as the first, and please God the last, coronavirus derby between the two Glasgow behemoths.
We're now in an age where we're not just waiting on injury reports, we're also waiting on Covid updates. Celtic have been hit hard and will be missing up to four players because of the virus. Ryan Christie would be a considerable creative loss, but if Odsonne Edouard is nowhere to be seen on Saturday then it will be a blow of a different magnitude for Neil Lennon and his team.
Albian Ajeti has scored four goals in eight games and would be the natural replacement, but those are sizeable boots to fill. Edouard at his best has lit up this fixture. Nine games and six goals are just the bare bones statistics. His influence has been significant.
There is nobody that Rangers would fear more than a fit and firing Edouard. He's not been himself for a little while now, but good players can rise to big occasions and the Frenchman has done it routinely against Celtic's greatest rivals.
So, as Celtic fans wait for the latest on their striker, you can be certain that Rangers fans are waiting too. Where is he? How is he?
Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos has probably been the most talked-about man in this fixture over the past two seasons, but only because of the controversy surrounding him and his forlorn search for a goal. In tight games, Morelos has attempted to do it, but Edouard has done it.
Front-runners v long-distance kings
In their seven head-to-heads since Steven Gerrard took over at Rangers, there's been so little between these teams. Celtic have won four, Rangers three. Celtic have scored seven, Rangers six.
At the top of the table, Rangers have played 10 to Celtic's nine. They are one point and one goal better off. The margins are fine, but of course it's early too.
Rangers have proven themselves to be sprinters who run out of puff, front-runners who can't see it through. Celtic are the long-distance kings. They stay the course - or have done every season for the past nine.
Edouard or no Edouard, the long-awaited Morelos goal or no Morelos goal, Scott Brown and Callum McGregor bossing the game or Ryan Kent and Scott Arfield lording it over them - nothing will be decided one way or another on Saturday. But it'll be fun nonetheless.
The seven games of Celtic versus Gerrard have all had drama attached. Penalties have been missed in the past two. There have been five red cards - Morelos, Andy Halliday, Jordan Jones, Jeremie Frimpong and Morelos again. Six if you count Michael Beale, the Rangers coach.
There could have been more. Celtic fans will go to the grave believing that Allan McGregor and Jon Flanagan should also have walked. They'll also tell you that Morelos should have had a red after three contentious incidents with Brown, Christie and Anthony Ralston in December 2018.
Rangers folk would, no doubt, cite incidents of their own. That to-and-fro would be the verbal equivalent of Nadal versus Djokovic.
Are Rangers genuine title contenders?
Gerrard's team have been the better side in three of the past four derbies. Gone, it would seem, are the days when Celtic took Rangers apart at will, humiliating them with their invention, their pace and their ruthlessness. The fours and fives look as much a thing of the past as Clint Hill and Rob Kiernan.
Before the most recent meeting, at Celtic Park last December, Neil Lennon's side had won 15 in a row in all competitions at their own place. They hadn't lost at home to a domestic rival in more than a year, but Rangers beat them 2-1 - and thoroughly deserved to. Kent and Nikola Katic scored. Borna Barisic assisted on both.
There was a power about Rangers that day that was wholly convincing. More recently, there's been an authority in some of their play that's also convincing.
Kent has emerged as a playmaker and a leader. Arfield has been clever and influential. Steven Davis and Ryan Jack have been important in the heart of the midfield. The defence has looked strong. James Tavernier can't stop scoring.
Rangers haven't lost in 13 this season, wining 11, drawing two and keeping 10 clean sheets. We've seen a version of this before - a team flattering to deceive.
Are they genuine title contenders? It's too early to say. If they win on Saturday are they genuine title contenders? The temptation would be to declare them a mortal danger to Celtic's bid for the 10, but the reality is that even in victory it would still be too early to say whether they have it in them or not.
They can sprint, but can they stay? A Derby horse is never going to win the Grand National - and a league season is run over a Grand National distance.
It's intriguing. For all the talk about Celtic not quite having hit their straps this season they've lost one game in 13 - against Ferencvaros - and have won eight in a row since that Champions League defeat.
Edouard has been causing Lennon some issues with his performances, but Celtic have still managed to score 20 goals through 11 scorers in the eight games since the defeat by the Hungarians. And for all the chat about the occasional, but undoubted, wobbles at the back they've only conceded three times in those eight games.
The last time these sides met there was a penalty save, a red card on 90 minutes, another red card just after and an upset when Rangers won at Celtic Park. The absence of fans might turn the usual maelstrom vibe into something calmer, but if recent history is a guide this game will produce its own thrills. The Old Firm, with a twist.


bbc--2020-10-16--West Ham sign Benrahma on loan with obligation to buy

Last updated on .From the section West Ham West Ham have signed Algeria winger Said Benrahma from Brentford in a deal that could rise to £30m .
He completed the first part of his medical on Thursday but an issue had arisen , which was resolved in time for the deal to go ahead on Friday .
Benrahma said he had joined a `` massive '' and `` historic '' club in West Ham .
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`` West Ham is a historic club , which has been in the Premier League for a very long time .
It included and still includes good players .
It is a massive club in England . ''
Manager David Moyes said : `` We have been looking to bring in players who are hungry and determined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Said is an exciting talent with a lot of ability and the right qualities , who will complement the other attacking players we have at the club . ''
Benrahma , who will wear the number nine shirt at London Stadium , scored 17 goals in 43 Championship appearances last season as Brentford reached the play-off final .
The Bees signed Benrahma from French club Nice for less than £3m two years ago .
Although the transfer window closed on 5 October for Premier League clubs to sign players from abroad , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ League teams until 17:00 BST on Friday .
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page .
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Last updated on .From the section West Ham
Said Benrahma has already scored against Premier League opposition this season, with two goals against Fulham in the Carabao Cup
West Ham have signed Algeria winger Said Benrahma from Brentford in a deal that could rise to £30m.
Benrahma, 25, joins on loan for £5m but the Hammers have an obligation to make the transfer permanent for £20m, with a further £5m possible in add-ons.
He completed the first part of his medical on Thursday but an issue had arisen, which was resolved in time for the deal to go ahead on Friday.
Benrahma said he had joined a "massive" and "historic" club in West Ham.
He added: "I like this prospect [of playing in the Premier League]. I play football to enjoy myself first and foremost, but it's always enjoyable to know you're joining the most-watched league in the world, so I am definitely looking forward to showing what I can do.
"West Ham is a historic club, which has been in the Premier League for a very long time. It included and still includes good players. It is a massive club in England."
Manager David Moyes said: "We have been looking to bring in players who are hungry and determined to progress and get better.
"Said is an exciting talent with a lot of ability and the right qualities, who will complement the other attacking players we have at the club."
Benrahma, who will wear the number nine shirt at London Stadium, scored 17 goals in 43 Championship appearances last season as Brentford reached the play-off final.
The Bees signed Benrahma from French club Nice for less than £3m two years ago.
Although the transfer window closed on 5 October for Premier League clubs to sign players from abroad, they were allowed to conduct business with Football League teams until 17:00 BST on Friday.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.


bbc--2020-10-16--Bristol beat Toulon to win first European trophy

Bristol Bears won their first European trophy as they beat French side Toulon in the Challenge Cup final in France .
Powerful Toulon hit back to lead 16-10 at the break but a resolute second-half effort from Pat Lam 's men won the game .
Max Malins ' well-worked try and Callum Sheedy 's boot saw the Bears eventually earn a comfortable win in front of 1,000 spectators in Aix-en-Provence .
The Bears ' famous win came six days after their 47-24 loss to Wasps in the Premiership semi-final , although their season may yet be extended as it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wasps in 24 October 's domestic final if a coronavirus outbreak means the Coventry outfit can not play .
Lam 's side had been without six injured players in France , including star names Charles Piutau ( Achilles ) and Nathan Hughes ( ribs ) , while captain Steven Luatua was absent because his partner gave birth to a baby girl on Friday .
But they were the better team against a club who were aiming for their fourth European trophy , having won the Champions Cup three times in a row between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also reached the Challenge Cup final in 2010 and 2012 , whereas Bristol were in their first continental final , having only won promotion back to the English top flight as recently as 2018 .
The match was played on a quick-flowing surface on an artificial 4G pitch , but it was the Bears who made a rapid start as Fiji star Semi Radradra 's pace and quick hands helped set up Randall to score from the first move after kick-off .
Bryce Heem crossed for Toulon in their best spell and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a six-point half-time lead , although Bristol saw two first-half tries disallowed .
Harry Thacker thought he had scored off a driving maul but replays showed the grounding had been fumbled , not long before Joe Joyce crossed brilliantly in the corner , but his try was also chalked off for a forward pass .
However , Toulon could not stop Malins bursting over the line in the second half and then Lam 's side 's dominance at the scrum gave Sheedy the chances to kick the Bears 13 points clear in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proud that we were true to ourselves , that 's all I asked of the boys before the game .
I said let 's celebrate who we are , the Bristol Bears , and what that means .
It is not just a name , it 's our culture .
I also said let 's have no fear in the final and be true to ourselves , and we were .
`` When we got to 10-0 a few things started to go wrong and Toulon worked their way into the game and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoke at half-time and said we needed to get better at the breakdown and that the opportunities were there if we tidied up our stuff and the boys did that , problem solved , and we came home strong .
`` Toulon were big men , they wanted to slow us down but we said it was not about the referee or the opposition , it was about us .
There were spaces available if we got out of the breakdown quickly and it made a massive difference .
Fair play to the @ @ @

Bristol Bears were playing in the club's first ever European final
European Challenge Cup final Bristol (10) 32 Tries: Randall, Malins Cons: Sheedy 2 Pens: Sheedy 6 Toulon (16) 19 Try: Heem Con: Carbonel Pens: Carbonel 4
Bristol Bears won their first European trophy as they beat French side Toulon in the Challenge Cup final in France.
Harry Randall's try after 15 seconds set the West Country club on their way to their first major honour since 1983.
Powerful Toulon hit back to lead 16-10 at the break but a resolute second-half effort from Pat Lam's men won the game.
Max Malins' well-worked try and Callum Sheedy's boot saw the Bears eventually earn a comfortable win in front of 1,000 spectators in Aix-en-Provence.
The Bears' famous win came six days after their 47-24 loss to Wasps in the Premiership semi-final, although their season may yet be extended as it was confirmed on Friday that Bristol would replace Wasps in 24 October's domestic final if a coronavirus outbreak means the Coventry outfit cannot play.
Lam's side had been without six injured players in France, including star names Charles Piutau (Achilles) and Nathan Hughes (ribs), while captain Steven Luatua was absent because his partner gave birth to a baby girl on Friday.
But they were the better team against a club who were aiming for their fourth European trophy, having won the Champions Cup three times in a row between 2013 and 2015.
The French side also reached the Challenge Cup final in 2010 and 2012, whereas Bristol were in their first continental final, having only won promotion back to the English top flight as recently as 2018.
The match was played on a quick-flowing surface on an artificial 4G pitch, but it was the Bears who made a rapid start as Fiji star Semi Radradra's pace and quick hands helped set up Randall to score from the first move after kick-off.
Bryce Heem crossed for Toulon in their best spell and the boot of Louis Carbonel kicked them into a six-point half-time lead, although Bristol saw two first-half tries disallowed.
Harry Thacker thought he had scored off a driving maul but replays showed the grounding had been fumbled, not long before Joe Joyce crossed brilliantly in the corner, but his try was also chalked off for a forward pass.
However, Toulon could not stop Malins bursting over the line in the second half and then Lam's side's dominance at the scrum gave Sheedy the chances to kick the Bears 13 points clear in the latter stages.
Lam 'proud' of Bristol character - post-match reaction
Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam told BBC Radio Bristol:
"I'm extremely proud that we were true to ourselves, that's all I asked of the boys before the game. I said let's celebrate who we are, the Bristol Bears, and what that means. It is not just a name, it's our culture. I also said let's have no fear in the final and be true to ourselves, and we were.
"When we got to 10-0 a few things started to go wrong and Toulon worked their way into the game and we were down 16-10.
"We spoke at half-time and said we needed to get better at the breakdown and that the opportunities were there if we tidied up our stuff and the boys did that, problem solved, and we came home strong.
"Toulon were big men, they wanted to slow us down but we said it was not about the referee or the opposition, it was about us. There were spaces available if we got out of the breakdown quickly and it made a massive difference. Fair play to the players."
Bristol Bears: Malins; Morahan, Radradra, S Piutau (capt), Leiua; Sheedy, Randall; Y Thomas, Thacker, Sinckler, Attwood, Joyce, Vui, D Thomas, Earl.
Replacements: Kloska, Woolmore, Afoa, Holmes, Heenan, Kessell, O'Conor, Adeolokun.
Toulon: Cordin; Heem, Toeava, Paia'aua, Villiere; Carbonel, Serin; Gros, Etrillard, Gigashvili, Etzebeth, Taofifenua, Ollivon, Lakafia, Parisse.
Replacements: Soury, Fresia, Setiano, Alainu'uese, Rebbadj, Ory, Takulua, Dakuwaqa.
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)


bbc--2020-10-16--Joshua to defend titles against Pulev in December

Last updated on .From the section Boxing World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will defend his IBF , WBA , WBO and IBO titles against Kubrat Pulev on 12 December at The O2 in London .
Pulev was due to face Joshua in June but it was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic .
It is not clear if it will be without fans because of Covid-19 restrictions .
Pulev has been waiting for a chance to face Joshua for almost three years after a shoulder injury forced him out of their planned world title bout in October 2017 .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fight had been agreed .
`` December 12 is the date and once again the heavyweight belts go up in the air and it is my sole focus to make sure that come December 13 they are in their rightful place in the UK , '' said Joshua .
`` The O2 is the original lion 's den , I have a lot of history with the arena , but without the fans something huge is missing .
`` I am really hoping that , safety permitting , we might be able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we will have to see .
`` I respect every opponent and I respect Pulev .
I wish him well during his preparation . ''
Pulev said that `` for the small country of Bulgaria to stand up for the heavyweight titles is a great accomplishment '' .
He added : `` This fight is for my late father and all Bulgarians around the world .
I 'm coming to London to seize the heavyweight championship of the world . ''

Last updated on .From the section Boxing
Anthony Joshua (left) has won 23 of his 24 professional fights, while Kubrat Pulev has a record of 28 victories and one loss
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will defend his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO titles against Kubrat Pulev on 12 December at The O2 in London.
Joshua, 31, last fought in December 2019 when he reclaimed his titles from Andy Ruiz Jr with a unanimous points victory in Saudi Arabia.
Pulev was due to face Joshua in June but it was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
It is not clear if it will be without fans because of Covid-19 restrictions.
Pulev has been waiting for a chance to face Joshua for almost three years after a shoulder injury forced him out of their planned world title bout in October 2017.
The 39-year-old Bulgarian announced on Monday that the fight had been agreed.
"December 12 is the date and once again the heavyweight belts go up in the air and it is my sole focus to make sure that come December 13 they are in their rightful place in the UK," said Joshua.
"The O2 is the original lion's den, I have a lot of history with the arena, but without the fans something huge is missing.
"I am really hoping that, safety permitting, we might be able to bring some boxing fans in, but we will have to see.
"I respect every opponent and I respect Pulev. I wish him well during his preparation."
Pulev said that "for the small country of Bulgaria to stand up for the heavyweight titles is a great accomplishment".
He added: "This fight is for my late father and all Bulgarians around the world. I'm coming to London to seize the heavyweight championship of the world."


bbc--2020-10-16--Paul Pogba: Man Utd trigger one-year contract extension

Last updated on .From the section Man Utd Manchester United have triggered the one-year option on Paul Pogba 's contract @ @ @ @ @ deal until 2022 .
Pogba has started all three of United 's Premier League this @ @ @ @ @ home thrashing by Tottenham .
During the international break , Pogba said a move to @ @ @ @ @ would be `` a dream '' .
It is understood the decision to extend his @ @ @ @ @ weeks ago , before Pogba 's comments .
Pogba rejoined United from Juventus for a @ @ @ @ @ .
An ankle injury restricted him to 22 games last season .

Last updated on .From the section Man Utd
Pogba (centre) has played four games for United this season
Manchester United have triggered the one-year option on Paul Pogba's contract, extending the midfielder's deal until 2022.
The 27-year-old France World Cup winner would have been out of contract at the end of this season.
Pogba has started all three of United's league games this term, including the 6-1 home thrashing by Tottenham.
During the international break, Pogba said a move to La Liga giants Real Madrid would be "a dream".
It is understood the decision to extend his contract was taken a few weeks ago, before Pogba's comments.
Pogba rejoined United from Juventus for a club record £89m in 2016.
An ankle injury restricted him to 22 games last season.


bbc--2020-10-16--Teenager Joao Pedro gives Watford win at Derby

Last updated on .From the section Championship Joao Pedro 's magnificent curling strike earned Watford victory at Derby County in a scrappy Championship encounter otherwise short on quality and incident .
Until that point neither side had done enough to justify the three points , although Watford did look the more threatening .
The Hornets probed throughout but were often let down by the final pass , while they also had strong appeals for a penalty turned down after half-time when Nathaniel Chalobah 's shot appeared to strike the arm of Derby 's George Evans .
The home team 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immediate aftermath of the Brazilian 's opener for the visitors , with Wayne Rooney side-footing wide from just inside the area .
The former England captain also lifted a stoppage-time free-kick onto the roof of the net with goalkeeper Ben Foster sprawling across his goal , but the hosts ' late flurry did little to mask an otherwise insipid display .
The result leaves the Rams still searching for a first home win of the season , while they have won just one of their seven games at Pride Park since football resumed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have now won three of their five matches following relegation from the Premier League , moves them into the play-off places .
It also ended a run of 10 games without an away win dating back to their time in the top flight .
`` I think we deserved maybe more than a point but sometimes in football you play a good game and you do n't win .
`` But I 'm very pleased with the game we played - we took initiative , we dominated and combined good football with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few chances against a team that do n't concede and are very well organised .
`` The individuality of one player of Watford made a difference , it was a great goal , but we also had chances and did n't take them .
`` If I take a look at our performance I 'm very happy with how we played and I 'm sure if we can keep this performance level up I 've no doubt in the games that are coming up we will get good results .
`` It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the game .
`` We were not able to create a lot but we 've said a lot of times , we have a lot of young players who play for the first time in the Championship .
`` A lot of players , 19 or 20 years old and we must keep patient with them and work with them to improve some movement , one-on-one , finishing but in this moment this is the best we have . ''

Last updated on .From the section Championship
Joao Pedro scored his second goal in three games for Watford
Joao Pedro's magnificent curling strike earned Watford victory at Derby County in a scrappy Championship encounter otherwise short on quality and incident.
An error-strewn affair, without even a shot on target until the 74th minute, was eventually decided by a real moment of class from the 19-year-old, turning on the edge of the box before bending a brilliant right-footed effort into the top corner.
Until that point neither side had done enough to justify the three points, although Watford did look the more threatening.
The Hornets probed throughout but were often let down by the final pass, while they also had strong appeals for a penalty turned down after half-time when Nathaniel Chalobah's shot appeared to strike the arm of Derby's George Evans.
The home team's clearest sight of goal came in the immediate aftermath of the Brazilian's opener for the visitors, with Wayne Rooney side-footing wide from just inside the area.
The former England captain also lifted a stoppage-time free-kick onto the roof of the net with goalkeeper Ben Foster sprawling across his goal, but the hosts' late flurry did little to mask an otherwise insipid display.
The result leaves the Rams still searching for a first home win of the season, while they have won just one of their seven games at Pride Park since football resumed in June.
Victory for Watford, who have now won three of their five matches following relegation from the Premier League, moves them into the play-off places.
It also ended a run of 10 games without an away win dating back to their time in the top flight.
Cocu convinced results will come - post-match reaction
Derby head coach Phillip Cocu:
"I think we deserved maybe more than a point but sometimes in football you play a good game and you don't win.
"But I'm very pleased with the game we played - we took initiative, we dominated and combined good football with the right attitude and created quite a few chances against a team that don't concede and are very well organised.
"The individuality of one player of Watford made a difference, it was a great goal, but we also had chances and didn't take them.
"If I take a look at our performance I'm very happy with how we played and I'm sure if we can keep this performance level up I've no doubt in the games that are coming up we will get good results.
Watford head coach Vladimir Ivic:
"It wasn't pretty but we did our job in the game.
"We were not able to create a lot but we've said a lot of times, we have a lot of young players who play for the first time in the Championship.
"A lot of players, 19 or 20 years old and we must keep patient with them and work with them to improve some movement, one-on-one, finishing but in this moment this is the best we have."


bbc--2020-10-16--US election: Are white women voters wavering on Trump?

More white women voted for Donald Trump than for Hillary Clinton in 2016 , according to research .
But polls @ @ @ @ @ their minds about the president .
Population reporter Stephanie Hegarty explores the shift in attitudes @ @ @ @ @ impact it could have on November 's election .

More white women voted for Donald Trump than for Hillary Clinton in 2016, according to research.
But polls now suggest they're changing their minds about the president.
Population reporter Stephanie Hegarty explores the shift in attitudes, and looks at what impact it could have on November's election.
Producer/Director: Natalia Zuo


bbc--2020-10-16--US election 2020: The young people struggling in the 2020 economy

`` Because I have the resources that I do and the support that I do and I can not find @ @ @ @ @ makes me very concerned for people who do not have the same , '' he @ @ @ @ @ the people I know ... are almost sort of resigned to the fact that they @ @ @ @ @ a career . ''

"Because I have the resources that I do and the support that I do and I cannot find a job myself, it makes me very concerned for people who do not have the same," he says. "Most of the people I know... are almost sort of resigned to the fact that they straight up won't have a career."


bbc--2020-10-16--US election 2020: How the ghost of 'socialism' is dividing Venezuelan vote

The US presidential race has become a controversial topic in this community , which finds itself divided .
A number @ @ @ @ @ support Trump fear that his rival , Joe Biden , will take the US towards @ @ @ @ @ claim his `` Build Back Better '' economic plan would create a crisis similar to @ @ @ @ @ of them to flee their homeland for Florida .

The US presidential race has become a controversial topic in this community, which finds itself divided. A number of Venezuelans in Doral who support Trump fear that his rival, Joe Biden, will take the US towards "socialism". They claim his "Build Back Better" economic plan would create a crisis similar to the one that forced many of them to flee their homeland for Florida.


bbc--2020-10-16--US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump and Biden town hall events

Trump : `` Just the other day , they came out with a statement that 85 % of the people @ @ @ @ @ . ''
The president may have been referring to a study by the US Centers @ @ @ @ @ ) that found adults with Covid-19 were more than twice as likely to have reported @ @ @ @ @ getting ill , compared to those without the disease .
Biden : `` They have @ @ @ @ @ by the way , than when we left in Afghanistan . ''
Trump : `` @ @ @ @ @ greatest tax cut in the history of our country . ''
Biden : `` There @ @ @ @ @ experts working for the US ] on the ground [ in China ] ... All @ @ @ @ @ , never got replaced . ''
Trump : `` GDP is going through the roof @ @ @ @ @ My deal is a crucial framework , but not the New Green Deal .
The @ @ @ @ @ elimination of all non-renewable energy by 2030 . ''

US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump and Biden on the campaign trail Published 16 October 2020
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Mr Trump took part in an event in Miami
Presidential Trump and Democratic rival for the White House, Joe Biden took part in separate town hall events taking questions from a moderator and members of the public.
We've fact-checked some of their claims.
Trump: "Just the other day, they came out with a statement that 85% of the people that wear masks catch it."
Verdict: We can find no evidence to support this claim.
The president may have been referring to a study by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that found adults with Covid-19 were more than twice as likely to have reported eating at a restaurant before getting ill, compared to those without the disease.
The study found that 85% of the 150 respondents with coronavirus said they had always or often wore a mask in the two weeks before getting ill.
So the president misinterprets this - it does not show that 85% of people that wear masks in general, catch coronavirus.
The CDC has said: "The interpretation that more mask-wearers are getting infected compared to non-mask wearers is incorrect."
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Joe Biden was grilled over his plans for the Supreme Court
Biden: "They have more people there now, by the way, than when we left in Afghanistan."
Verdict: That's not right. There are fewer US personnel in Afghanistan now than when Mr Obama left office.
President Trump has long called for troops to be brought home from operations abroad and has criticised US military interventions for being costly and ineffective.
At the end of the Obama administration, there were 9,294 active troops in Afghanistan and a total of 12,966 personnel if reserve and civilian numbers are also included, according to the US Department of Defense.
Mr Trump did order a further 3,000 personnel into Afghanistan in 2017, however since then numbers have been substantially reduced.
Earlier this month, national security adviser Robert O'Brien said the US had less than 5,000 troops in Afghanistan.
Trump: "We've given you the greatest tax cut in the history of our country."
Verdict: That's not right for tax cuts in general - previous ones have been larger. It is right for corporation tax.
We investigated this claim in 2018 shortly after Congress passed sweeping tax reform legislation. According to tax specialists, the cuts were big but not the biggest.
The Committee for a Responsible Budget looked at the numbers and reported that President Trump's tax cuts would be the eighth-largest in US history, compared to the overall size of the economy.
If you adjust the analysis for inflation, President Trump's tax cuts rank fourth overall.
However tax experts also assessed Mr Trump's cut in corporation tax from 35% to 21%. Most said in absolute terms it was the biggest corporate tax cut in history.
Biden: "There were 44 people [health experts working for the US] on the ground [in China]...All those 44 people came home, never got replaced."
Verdict: The number of personnel working at the CDC office in China has fallen under President Trump, but Mr Biden's figures aren't right.
The United States has had a Centres for Disease Control (CDC) office in China for decades. The CDC is the top government body responsible for protecting public health.
Mr Biden is suggesting here that prior to the start of the coronavirus outbreak in China, the CDC office had been significantly depleted.
The overall number of CDC staff in China has come down significantly in recent years, but Mr Biden is not correct that they all left.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Coronavirus was first identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan towards the end of 2019
The CDC website says that as of March this year there were 14 staff in total working in China - three from the US and 11 employed locally.
That's down from 47 CDC staff a year earlier, eight of whom were US employees and 39 of whom were locally recruited.
Health Secretary Alex Azar told journalists in late January that the US had offered on 6 January to send a team from the CDC - an offer that was repeated later that month and in February.
Two US experts did get into China as part of a multinational delegation from the World Health Organization, which went in mid-February.
Trump: "GDP is going through the roof."
Verdict: The latest numbers show a record fall in GDP during the pandemic. However the next set of figures, due out at the end of October, are expected to show a record increase.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the value of goods and services in the economy - and it's used to measure the size and health of a country's economy.
In the second quarter of 2020 - the latest available data accounting for April, May and June - the economy contracted by over 30%. That's more than the previous record 10% fall in 1958.
However, the figures for July, August and September - which are due out at the end of this month - are expected to show record growth but not enough to regain the losses during the pandemic so far.
Prior to the pandemic, during President Trump's first three years in office, Mr Trump oversaw an annual average growth of 2.5%.
The last three years of the Obama administration saw a similar level of growth (2.3%).
Biden: "My deal is a crucial framework, but not the New Green Deal. The New Green Deal calls for elimination of all non-renewable energy by 2030."
Verdict: The plan does not call for the elimination of fossil fuels by 2030.
The Green New Deal (GND) (not the "New Green Deal") is a plan put forward by Democrats on the progressive wing of the party.
Mr Biden is wrong in saying that the GND calls for the elimination of non-renewable energy sources by 2030. It actually calls for net-zero emissions by that date - which is quite different.
'Net zero' means greenhouse gas emissions are balanced by absorbing an equivalent amount from the atmosphere by, for example, by preserving forests and promoting renewable energy sources.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The Green New Deal calls for an expansion of renewable energy sources such as solar power
The GND resolution says "it is the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions."


bbc--2020-10-17--New Zealand election: Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party scores landslide win

But things are going to be different during the second term .
New Zealand is in recession for the first @ @ @ @ @ Labour has been criticised for not having a clear Covid-19 recovery plan .
A big @ @ @ @ @ going to be turning the economy around with a pandemic still looming large .

But things are going to be different during the second term. New Zealand is in recession for the first time in 11 years and Labour has been criticised for not having a clear Covid-19 recovery plan. A big bulk of the work is going to be turning the economy around with the pandemic still looming large.


bbc--2020-10-17--France teacher had received 'days of threats' before his brutal killing

He is said to have shown the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad while talking about the Charlie Hebdo case , @ @ @ @ @ students to leave the room if they thought they might be offended .

Students were said to be distraught at the brutal killing of a well-liked teacher. One father wrote on Twitter that his daughter "is in pieces, terrorised by the violence of such an act. How will I explain to her the unthinkable?"


bbc--2020-10-17--Hundreds queue in Yiwu, China for experimental Covid-19 vaccine

A city in eastern China has started offering a coronavirus vaccine to the general public - although it has not @ @ @ @ @ Hundreds of people have been queuing outside a hospital in Yiwu , where nurses are @ @ @ @ @ fee of around $ 60 ( £45 ) .
The BBC 's Robin Brant is @ @

A city in eastern China has started offering a coronavirus vaccine to the general public - although it has not yet completed clinical trials.
Hundreds of people have been queuing outside a hospital in Yiwu, where nurses are administering the injections for a fee of around $60 (£45).
The BBC's Robin Brant is there.


bbc--2020-10-17--Nagorno-Karabakh: Civilians hit amid Armenia Azerbaijan conflict

On Thursday , Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said his country had suffered `` numerous casualties '' on the battlefield @ @ @ @ @ `` losses of manpower and equipment '' , Armenian forces were still in general control @ @ @ @ @ losses of manpower and equipment on the enemy '' .

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bbc--2020-10-16--US states report record early voting numbers

Reports indicate that registered Democrats have so far outvoted registered Republicans - casting more than double the number of ballots @ @ @ @ @ voting Democrats , women and black Americans are voting in particularly high numbers .
Some @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump , while others have been energised by racial justice protests throughout the summer @ @ @ @ @ George Floyd in Minnesota .

Reports indicate that registered Democrats have so far outvoted registered Republicans - casting more than double the number of ballots. And of these early voting Democrats, women and black Americans are voting in particularly high numbers. Some are motivated by dislike for Donald Trump, while others have been energised by racial justice protests throughout the summer following the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.


bbc--2020-10-17--Trade talks with EU are 'over', says UK

Trade talks with EU are 'over', says UK

`` There is only any point in Michel Barnier coming to London next week if he 's prepared to address @ @ @ @ @ basis of a legal text in an accelerated way , without the UK required to @ @ @ @ @ to discuss the practicalities of travel and haulage , '' he said .

"There is only any point in Michel Barnier coming to London next week if he's prepared to address all the issues on the basis of a legal text in an accelerated way, without the UK required to make all the moves or to discuss the practicalities of travel and haulage," he said.


bbc--2020-10-17--Hunter Biden: What was he doing in Ukraine and China?

But in a statement to Politico , the campaign also acknowledged that Mr Biden could have had an `` informal @ @ @ @ @ adviser that did not appear on his official schedule , though it said any such @ @ @ @ @ cursory '' .

Hunter Biden: What was he doing in China and Ukraine? Published 6 April 2021
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Vice-President Biden in 2016 with his son Hunter looking on
Hunter Biden, second son of US President Joe Biden, is being investigated by the Justice Department over his finances including, according to US media reports, some of his business dealings in China.
During the 2020 election campaign, he and his father were frequently accused by Donald Trump and his associates of wrongdoing in regards to China and Ukraine, allegations which they both denied.
The New York Post reported on an alleged email in which an adviser from a Ukrainian energy company, Burisma, apparently thanked Hunter for inviting him to meet his father, Joe Biden.
Asked about the allegations, Joe Biden told a reporter it was a "smear campaign". No criminal activity has been proven, and no evidence has emerged that Mr Biden did anything to intentionally benefit his son.
In an interview with the BBC months after his father was sworn in as president, Hunter Biden defended his qualifications for the position at Burisma but added that, in retrospect, he had "missed... the perception that I would create".
Claims of influence-peddling are common in Washington DC and Mr Trump's children have also been accused of conflicts of interest in lucrative business deals overseas. They, too, deny wrongdoing.
What do we know about the federal investigation?
The Justice Department is investigating Hunter Biden's finances including scrutinising some of his past Chinese business dealings and other transactions, a "person familiar with the matter" told The Associated Press in December.
The tax investigation was launched in 2018 but Hunter Biden said he had learned about it for the first time in December 2020.
Asked about the investigation by US broadcaster CBS this April, the president's son said: "I'm co-operating, completely. And I'm absolutely certain, 100% certain, that at the end of the investigation, that I will be cleared of any wrongdoing."
What have the Bidens been accused of in China?
The New York Post cited a purported email from Hunter Biden in August 2017 indicating he was receiving a $10m annual fee from a Chinese billionaire for "introductions alone", though it is unclear who was involved in the alleged introductions.
Another purported email, which Fox News said it had confirmed, reportedly refers to a deal pursued by Hunter involving China's largest private energy firm. It is said to include a cryptic mention of "10 held by H for the big guy".
Fox News cited unnamed sources as saying "the big guy" in the purported email was a reference to Joe Biden. This message is said to be from May 2017. Both emails would date from when the former US vice-president was a private citizen.
A former business associate of Hunter Biden has come forward to say he can confirm the allegations.
Tony Bobulinski told Fox News that, contrary to Joe Biden's statements that he had nothing to do with his son's business affairs, Hunter had "frequently referenced asking him for his sign-off or advice on various potential deals" in China.
Mr Bobulinski, who is reportedly a US Navy veteran, separately told Fox News' Tucker Carlson that he had met on two occasions with Joe Biden to discuss business deals with China, the first time in May 2017 when Barack Obama's former vice-president was a private citizen.
He says he asked Joe Biden's brother, James, whether the family was concerned about possible scrutiny of the former vice-president's involvement in a potential business deal with a Chinese entity. Mr Bobulinski told Fox News that James Biden had replied: "Plausible deniability."
Mr Bobulinski was invited by Mr Trump to be his guest at the final presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee on 22 October.
What is known about Hunter's dealings in China?
In 2013, Hunter flew aboard Air Force Two with his father, who was then vice-president, on an official visit to Beijing, where the younger Biden met investment banker Jonathan Li.
Hunter told the New Yorker he had just met Mr Li for "a cup of coffee", but 12 days after the trip a private equity fund, BHR Partners, was approved by the Chinese authorities. Mr Li was chief executive and Hunter was a board member. He would hold a 10% stake.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Joe Biden walks out of Air Force Two with his granddaughter and son, Hunter Biden
BHR is backed by some of China's largest state banks and by local governments, according to US media.
Hunter Biden's lawyer said he had joined the board in an unpaid position "based on his interest in seeking ways to bring Chinese capital to international markets".
His lawyer also said his client did not acquire his financial stake in BHR until 2017, after his father had left office in the US.
Hunter resigned from the board of BHR in April 2020, but still held his 10% stake in BHR as of July this year, according to the company report.
What did the New York Post say about Hunter Biden and Ukraine?
The New York Post reported an email from April 2015, in which an adviser to Burisma, Vadym Pozharskyi, apparently thanked Hunter Biden for inviting him to meet his father in Washington.
Hunter was a director on the board of Burisma - a Ukrainian-owned private energy company while his father was the Obama administration's pointman on US-Ukrainian relations. Hunter was one of several foreigners on its board.
The New York Post article did not provide evidence that the meeting had ever taken place. The Biden election campaign said there was no record of any such meeting on the former vice-president's "official schedule" from the time.
But in a statement to Politico, the campaign also acknowledged that Mr Biden could have had an "informal interaction" with the Burisma adviser that did not appear on his official schedule, though it said any such encounter would have been "cursory".
"Investigations by the press, during impeachment, and even by two Republican-led Senate committees whose work was decried as 'not legitimate' and political by a GOP colleague, have all reached the same conclusion: that Joe Biden carried out official US policy toward Ukraine and engaged in no wrongdoing," said Andrew Bates, a spokesman for Mr Biden.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, What we know about Biden-Ukraine corruption claims
Mr Biden's team has also decried the New York Post story as "Russian disinformation", though it did not say the emails were bogus.
The New York Post article was shared by President Trump and his allies. Two of his former advisers, Steve Bannon and Rudy Giuliani, were involved in providing the story and the hard drive containing the alleged emails, to the newspaper.
Mr Giuliani says the messages were found on a laptop that Hunter dropped off at a Delaware repair shop in April 2019.
Sceptics have noted that Mr Giuliani travelled in December 2019 to Kyiv where he met Ukrainian lawmaker Andriy Derkach, whom the US Treasury has designated as a longtime Kremlin agent. Mr Giuliani has acknowledged trying dig up dirt on the Bidens in Ukraine.
But the US Director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliffe, told Fox Business that the purported emails were not connected to a Russian disinformation effort.
Other US media say they have been unable to verify the authenticity of the emails. Hunter has neither confirmed nor denied that he dropped off a laptop at the location.
Hunter joined Burisma in 2014, and remained on the board until April 2019, when he decided to leave.
Speaking to the BBC, he said Burisma had seen his name "as gold" and that it had played a large part in his appointment to the board.
What are the Bidens accused of in Ukraine?
Donald Trump and his allies accused Joe Biden of wrongdoing because he had pushed, while vice-president, for the Ukrainian government to fire its top prosecutor, who was investigating the company for which Hunter worked.
In 2016, Joe Biden called for the dismissal of Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin, whose office had Burisma and other companies under investigation.
However, other Western leaders and major bodies that give financial support to Ukraine also wanted the prosecutor dismissed because they believed he was not active enough in tackling corruption.
What else has the Biden campaign said?
Shortly before the final presidential debate last year, the Democrat's camp released a statement denying wrongdoing.
"Joe Biden has never even considered being involved in business with his family, nor in any overseas business whatsoever," said the statement.
"He has never held stock in any such business arrangements nor has any family member or any other person ever held stock for him.
"What is true is that Tony Bobulinski admitted on the record to Breitbart that he is angry that he was *not* able to go into business with Hunter and James Biden [Joe Biden's brother]."
What did this have to do with impeachment?
In 2019, details emerged of a phone call Mr Trump, the then president, had made to the president of Ukraine, in which he had urged the Ukrainian leader to investigate the Bidens.
This led to charges by the Democrats that Mr Trump was trying to illegally pressure Ukraine to help damage his election rival, resulting in impeachment by the House of Representatives.
Mr Trump denied he had done anything wrong, and he was later acquitted by the Republican-controlled US Senate.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, President Trump holds a copy of The Washington Post the day after the US Senate acquitted him on two articles of impeachment
Has anything been proven against the Bidens?
While no criminal activity has been proven, it has raised questions about potential conflicts of interest.
A senior State Department official raised such concerns as far back as 2015.
US Republican lawmakers launched an investigation and found last year that Hunter's work for the Ukrainian firm had been "problematic" - but there wasn't evidence that US foreign policy was influenced by it.
No criminal charges were proven against Burisma either. The company issued a statement in 2017 saying "all legal proceedings and pending criminal allegations" against it were closed.
Last year, Yuriy Lutsenko, the prosecutor in Ukraine who succeeded Viktor Shokin, told the BBC that there was no reason to investigate the Bidens under Ukrainian law.
There is nothing illegal about sitting on a board of a company whilst family members serve in government.
Hunter Biden's lawyers said in statement in October 2019 that he had undertaken "these business activities independently. He did not believe it appropriate to discuss them with his father, nor did he."
Hunter told the New Yorker magazine that on the only occasion he had mentioned Burisma: "Dad said, 'I hope you know what you are doing.'"


bbc--2020-10-15--Jacinda Ardern's key leadership moments

Jacinda Ardern's key leadership moments

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won a landslide victory in the country 's general election .
Ms Ardern @ @ @ @ @ has been a challenging time , but her compassionate leadership style and charisma have seen @ @ @ @ @ world 's most prominent leaders .
Here 's a look back at some of the @ @ @ @ @ .

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won a landslide victory in the country's general election.
Ms Ardern's first term in office has been a challenging time, but her compassionate leadership style and charisma have seen her become one of the world's most prominent leaders.
Here's a look back at some of the key moments of her leadership.
Video produced by Andreas Illmer.


bbc--2020-10-16--Campaigning for an election during Covid-19

As voters prepare to head to the polls in Guinea 's presidential election on 18 October , the candidates and @ @ @ @ @ adapt their campaigns due to the ongoing pandemic .

As voters prepare to head to the polls in Guinea's presidential election on 18 October, the candidates and their supporters have had to adapt their campaigns due to the ongoing pandemic.
Filmed and edited by Nick Loomis


bbc--2020-10-17--Mario Gotze: Has 'Germany’s Messi' been handed a career lifeline?

Mario Gotze was once seen as Germany 's answer to Lionel Messi .
After spending most of the first half of 2020 on the bench at Borussia Dortmund , his contract quietly ran out .
There was little buzz around the attacking midfielder once he became a free agent .
Most of Europe 's top clubs did not seriously consider acquiring Gotze 's services during the summer and it took him until last week to secure a new club , as he signed a two-year contract with PSV .
Gotze 's downfall in recent years was caused by a mix @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When he scored the winner for Germany against Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final , he had the world at his feet .
Germany 's head coach Joachim Low told him that he should show the world that `` he is better than Messi '' before sending him on to the field against Argentina .
At that point , Gotze was already an established name in European football .
His transfer from Dortmund - where he 'd come through the academy - to Bayern Munich , announced a couple of weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Champions League final , made headlines all around the world .
The German 'wunderkind ' left one German powerhouse to join an even bigger one .
Once he arrived at Bayern , Gotze never lived up to the expectations .
He every so often showcased his outstanding skills , but never became a leader or integral player .
Gotze made his first attempt to revive his career when he returned to Dortmund in 2016 , though injuries and a prolonged metabolic disorder interfered with his plans .
He made 103 appearances and scored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years before Dortmund gave up on their 'talent of the century ' this summer and did not offer him a new contract .
When the summer transfer window opened , the five-time Bundesliga winner was a free agent for the first time in his career .
He had to train by himself while waiting for a call from a major club , which never came .
Gotze told the media in September : `` I desperately want to win the Champions League once .
That 's what drives me every day , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to end my career without that title . ''
He hired Fali Ramadani as his new agent midway through the transfer window , hoping that the shrewd dealmaker could help him to find a team .
There was confirmed interest from a Major League Soccer team and a few Bundesliga clubs , including Hertha Berlin , FC Cologne and Bayer Leverkusen .
While Gotze at first believed he could get a contract that would pay him close to the yearly salary of 10m euros he earned at Dortmund , he had to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ premium player anymore .
When Gotze spoke to managers like Hertha 's Bruno Labbadia , they raised questions about his fitness .
Labbadia was convinced that Gotze could become his former self again , but only if he would invest a lot of time on the training ground .
PSV Eindhoven manager Roger Schmidt contacted him eight weeks ago , initially believing there was only a slim chance Gotze would want to join .
Schmidt told him that he could rediscover his love for football in the relaxed environment in Eindhoven - an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` You expect someone like Gotze to play for a major club in a big football country , '' Peter Bosz , Bayer Leverkusen 's manager , told the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf .
`` PSV might be a big club , but in a small football country . ''
Some interpreted the move as an attempt by Gotze to leave the past behind him and make a fresh start at PSV , one of the dominant clubs in the Eredivisie .
`` PSV is the total package .
The fans and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Gotze said after his signing announcement .
There is certainly a realistic scenario in which Gotze will thrive against the opposition in the Eredivisie .
However , it might take him time to adapt to PSV 's fast-paced , Dutch-style 4-2-4 , as the 63-cap Germany international has struggled with a lack of explosiveness in recent years .
`` He has the gift to make his teammates around him better , '' Schmidt said .
`` But it is important that we can get him into his best shape and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Signing with PSV is a gamble for Gotze , because if he can not make it at this club then his career at the highest level is over .
Considering how Gotze has struggled in recent years , it might be best for him to be in the Netherlands rather than in the limelight in Germany or England .
He has to shelve his plans to win the Champions League because PSV are only competing in the Europa League this year , but the Dutch club could be the right place for Germany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again .

Gotze scored 45 goals in 219 appearances for Borussia Dortmund
Mario Gotze was once seen as Germany's answer to Lionel Messi.
But after his steep rise to the top of the football world he could never quite meet expectations and, at 28, Gotze could make his PSV Eindhoven debut against PEC Zwolle on Sunday, as he bids for a fresh start.
After spending most of the first half of 2020 on the bench at Borussia Dortmund, his contract quietly ran out. There was little buzz around the attacking midfielder once he became a free agent.
Most of Europe's top clubs did not seriously consider acquiring Gotze's services during the summer and it took him until last week to secure a new club, as he signed a two-year contract with PSV.
Setbacks and frustration
Gotze's downfall in recent years was caused by a mix of bad luck and astronomically high expectations. When he scored the winner for Germany against Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final, he had the world at his feet.
Germany's head coach Joachim Low told him that he should show the world that "he is better than Messi" before sending him on to the field against Argentina. At that point, Gotze was already an established name in European football.
His transfer from Dortmund - where he'd come through the academy - to Bayern Munich, announced a couple of weeks before both teams met in the 2013 Champions League final, made headlines all around the world. The German 'wunderkind' left one German powerhouse to join an even bigger one.
Once he arrived at Bayern, Gotze never lived up to the expectations. He every so often showcased his outstanding skills, but never became a leader or integral player.
Gotze made his first attempt to revive his career when he returned to Dortmund in 2016, though injuries and a prolonged metabolic disorder interfered with his plans.
He made 103 appearances and scored 14 goals over the course of four years before Dortmund gave up on their 'talent of the century' this summer and did not offer him a new contract.
When the summer transfer window opened, the five-time Bundesliga winner was a free agent for the first time in his career. He had to train by himself while waiting for a call from a major club, which never came.
Gotze told the media in September: "I desperately want to win the Champions League once. That's what drives me every day, in every training session. I don't want to end my career without that title."
He hired Fali Ramadani as his new agent midway through the transfer window, hoping that the shrewd dealmaker could help him to find a team. There was confirmed interest from a Major League Soccer team and a few Bundesliga clubs, including Hertha Berlin, FC Cologne and Bayer Leverkusen.
While Gotze at first believed he could get a contract that would pay him close to the yearly salary of 10m euros he earned at Dortmund, he had to realise that he was not considered a premium player anymore.
When Gotze spoke to managers like Hertha's Bruno Labbadia, they raised questions about his fitness. Labbadia was convinced that Gotze could become his former self again, but only if he would invest a lot of time on the training ground.
Rediscovering the love for football
PSV Eindhoven manager Roger Schmidt contacted him eight weeks ago, initially believing there was only a slim chance Gotze would want to join.
Schmidt told him that he could rediscover his love for football in the relaxed environment in Eindhoven - an idea that Gotze seemingly bought into.
"You expect someone like Gotze to play for a major club in a big football country," Peter Bosz, Bayer Leverkusen's manager, told the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. "PSV might be a big club, but in a small football country."
Some interpreted the move as an attempt by Gotze to leave the past behind him and make a fresh start at PSV, one of the dominant clubs in the Eredivisie.
"PSV is the total package. The fans and the club with their ambitions made the difference," Gotze said after his signing announcement.
There is certainly a realistic scenario in which Gotze will thrive against the opposition in the Eredivisie. However, it might take him time to adapt to PSV's fast-paced, Dutch-style 4-2-4, as the 63-cap Germany international has struggled with a lack of explosiveness in recent years.
"He has the gift to make his teammates around him better," Schmidt said. "But it is important that we can get him into his best shape and he can be his best self." Signing with PSV is a gamble for Gotze, because if he cannot make it at this club then his career at the highest level is over.
Considering how Gotze has struggled in recent years, it might be best for him to be in the Netherlands rather than in the limelight in Germany or England. He has to shelve his plans to win the Champions League because PSV are only competing in the Europa League this year, but the Dutch club could be the right place for Germany's former wunderkind to enjoy the game again.


bbc--2020-10-17--Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan agree new humanitarian truce

Azerbaijan 's foreign ministry said the decision was `` based on the statement of the presidents of the United States @ @ @ @ @ the Russian Federation , representing the OSCE Minsk Group ... dated October 1 , 2020 @ @ @ @ @ OSCE Minsk Group ... on October 5 , 2020 , adopted in accordance with the @ @ @ @ @ . ''

Azerbaijan's foreign ministry said the decision was based on statements by the presidents of the US, France and Russia, representing the OSCE Minsk Group - a body set up in 1992 and chaired by the three countries to mediate the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.


bbc--2020-10-17--France teacher attack: Suspect 'asked pupils to point Samuel Paty out'

Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer , who met leaders from teaching unions on Saturday , said in a recorded statement that @ @ @ @ @ by the `` enemies of freedom '' and France would `` never back down when @ @ @ @ @ '' .


bbc--2020-10-17--US election 2020: American lives that could be reshaped in weeks

It 's the same story for gig workers , restaurant staff and those in hospitality across the country .
But @ @ @ @ @ enactment , prices for many marketplace plans have risen to hundreds of dollars per month @ @ @ @ @ aged off her parents ' coverage in December , she could n't afford to pay @ @ @ @ @ for under the ACA .

It's the same story for gig workers, restaurant staff and those in hospitality across the country. But in the years since its enactment, prices for many marketplace plans have risen to hundreds of dollars per month. Marotta says when she aged off her parents' coverage in December, she couldn't afford to pay for the plans she qualified for under the ACA.


bbc--2020-10-17--Lesbos: What really happened in the refugee camp destroyed by flames?

Europe 's largest refugee camp , Moria Camp , was destroyed by fire in September 2020 .
The blaze left @ @ @ @ @ and Greece reeling , but seemingly there was nobody to blame .
BBC Newsnight looked @ @ @ @ @ fire and the impact it had on those living there .

Europe's largest refugee camp, Moria Camp, was destroyed by fire in September 2020.
The blaze left around 13,000 migrants without shelter and Greece reeling, but seemingly there was nobody to blame.
BBC Newsnight looked into the origins of the fire and the impact it had on those living there.


bbc--2020-10-17--Bolivia election: Five things to know about

Mr Morales ' Mas party and other critics of the right-wing interim government of Ms Áñez have accused it of @ @ @ @ @ to hold on to power .
They say the Áñez administration has focused more on @ @ @ @ @ , especially the exiled Mr Morales , his Mas party and his indigenous supporters , @ @ @ @ @ fair elections and a smooth transition of power .

Mr Morales' Mas party and other critics of the right-wing interim government of Ms Áñez have accused it of using the pandemic to try to hold on to power. They say the Áñez administration has focused more on trying to persecute political opponents, especially the exiled Mr Morales, his Mas party and his indigenous supporters, than on working to ensure fair elections and a smooth transition of power.


bbc--2020-10-18--US woman faces first federal execution since 1953

Certain crimes , such as counterfeiting currency or mail theft , are automatically tried at a federal level , as @ @ @ @ @ US is a party or those which involve constitutional violations .
Others can be tried @ @ @ @ @ the severity of the crimes .

"Using a kitchen knife, Montgomery then cut into Stinnett's abdomen, causing her to regain consciousness. A struggle ensued, and Montgomery strangled Stinnett to death. Montgomery then removed the baby from Stinnett's body, took the baby with her, and attempted to pass it off as her own."


bbc--2020-10-17--Covid: Far-right protesters attack Slovak government office over virus measures

`` Every day counts .
Meet with fewer people , either at home or outside .
Please refrain from any @ @ @ @ @ essential , every gathering that is not absolutely essential .
Stay in your home , @ @ @ @ @ ''

In a statement, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima said: "We see people's reactions to media reports. They are intense, and they affect us. We do not want to leave any doubt about it: to get the Covid-19 virus under control, it is necessary to follow the guidelines. The discussion of our holiday does not contribute to that."


bbc--2020-10-18--Guinea elections: Alpha Condé takes on Cellou Dalein Diallo again

A new constitution was approved in a referendum in March .
Mr Condé argues this means he is allowed to @ @ @ @ @ he had already served the maximum of two terms allowed under the previous constitution .

He is a member of the Peul, or Fulani, community. Although they are Guinea's largest ethnic group, the country has never had a Peul president and many ethnic Peuls say they have faced discrimination, dating back to the days of President Sékou Touré, when thousands fled the country.


bbc--2020-10-17--Pakistan stops bid to smuggle endangered falcons

A photo of 80 birds of prey on a commercial flight to Saudi Arabia went viral on Reddit in 2017 @ @ @ @ @ Yasar , who took the image told the BBC they were likely making the journey @ @ @ @ @ the Gulf kingdom .

A photo of 80 birds of prey on a commercial flight to Saudi Arabia went viral on Reddit in 2017. The businessman, Ahmet Yasar, who took the image told the BBC they were likely making the journey for a hunting trip in the Gulf kingdom.


bbc--2020-10-17--Coronavirus: Dutch royals return amid anger over Covid holiday

The royal statement read : `` We do not want to leave any doubts about it : in order to @ @ @ @ @ control , it is necessary that the guidelines are followed .
The debate over our @ @ @ @ @ that . ''

The royal statement read: "We do not want to leave any doubts about it: in order to get the Covid-19 virus under control, it is necessary that the guidelines are followed. The debate over our holiday does not contribute to that."


bbc--2020-10-17--Missing Hong Kong protester Alexandra Wong 'was held in mainland China'

Hong Kong was a British colony until 1997 , but was then returned to Chinese control under the principle of @ @ @ @ @ systems '' .
While it is technically part of China , the territory has its @ @ @ @ @ , and rights including freedom of assembly and free speech are protected .

Hong Kong was a British colony until 1997, but was then returned to Chinese control under the principle of "one country, two systems". While it is technically part of China, the territory has its own legal system and borders, and rights including freedom of assembly and free speech are protected.


bbc--2020-10-17--Covid: Confusion over fresh talks in Manchester tier row

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that infection rates in Greater Manchester were `` grave '' and added : @ @ @ @ @ before action is taken means more people will go to hospital , more people will @ @ @ @ @ and tragically more people will die . ''

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that infection rates in Greater Manchester were "grave" and added: "Each day that passes before action is taken means more people will go to hospital, more people will end up in intensive care and tragically more people will die."


bbc--2020-10-17--Thailand protests: Thousands rally for third straight day despite government ban

The order followed elections in March last year - the first since the military seized power in 2014 and the @ @ @ @ @ many young people and first-time voters .
The elections were seen as an opportunity for @ @ @ @ @ rule .

The order followed elections in March last year - the first since the military seized power in 2014 and the first chance to vote for many young people and first-time voters. The elections were seen as an opportunity for change after years of military rule.


bbc--2020-10-17--Banksy claims Nottingham hula-hooping girl artwork

Talking about the meaning behind the artwork , he said : `` It is curious .
The last four or @ @ @ @ @ have all related to Covid or something in the news .
This is much more @ @ @ @ @ the moment .
It is someone enjoying themselves .

Talking about the meaning behind the artwork, he said: "It is curious. The last four or five [Banksy pieces] have all related to Covid or something in the news. This is much more whimsical and much more of the moment. It is someone enjoying themselves.


bbc--2020-10-17--Climate change: Arctic Circle teens call for help to save their homes

Teenagers living in remote Arctic communities say they ’ re worried about the effects of climate change .
Scientists warn @ @ @ @ @ temperatures show rapid climate change is taking place .
Rarely heard young people from multiple @ @ @ @ @ say their way of life is at risk and governments must act .

Teenagers living in remote Arctic communities say they’re worried about the effects of climate change. Scientists warn that melting ice and warming temperatures show rapid climate change is taking place.
Rarely heard young people from multiple countries within the Arctic Circle say their way of life is at risk and governments must act.


bbc--2020-10-17--Philippines: Environmentalists criticise artificial beach in Manila Bay

An artificial beach in the Philippine capital , Manila is causing controversy with some environmentalists arguing it is bad for @ @ @ @ @ Manila Bay Sands '' project is part of a wider $ 20m government plan to @ @ @ @ @ The white sand is made from crushed dolomite rock which is extracted from large dolomite @ @ @ @ @ Group says the mining operations are destructive and the synthetic sand can harm marine life @ @ @ @ @ of Manila 's residents have been flocking to the beach to catch a glimpse of @ @ @ @ @ talking point .

An artificial beach in the Philippine capital, Manila is causing controversy with some environmentalists arguing it is bad for the environment.
The ''Manila Bay Sands'' project is part of a wider $20m government plan to clean up Manila Bay.
The white sand is made from crushed dolomite rock which is extracted from large dolomite mines.
The Kalikasan Environment Group says the mining operations are destructive and the synthetic sand can harm marine life.
Despite this, thousands of Manila's residents have been flocking to the beach to catch a glimpse of the city's hottest new talking point.
Produced by Howard Johnson and Virma Simonette


bbc--2020-10-17--Beirut protests: 'A year of rising and fading hopes'

From economic turmoil to an explosion claiming many lives , the BBC 's Lina Sinjab looks back at one year @ @ @ @ @ are still calling for change .

From economic turmoil to an explosion claiming many lives, the BBC's Lina Sinjab looks back at one year in Beirut, where people are still calling for change.


bbc--2020-10-16--Your pictures on the theme of 'life in the water'

We asked our readers to send in their pictures on the theme of `` life in the water '' .
@ @ @ @ @ pictures sent to us from around the world .

Image caption,
Dan Shipp: "Not 200 yards from our backdoor on Vanua Levu in Fiji, a Clark's anemonefish has chosen a particularly colourful anemone to inhabit, at a depth of about nine metres. Barring mishaps, she will stay here for life, protected by the venomous tentacles of the anemone. In return for this protection, she offers the anemone protection from Butterfly fish and other species that are partial to an anemone dinner."


bbc--2020-10-17--Meet Merck Mercuriadis, the man who has spent $1bn on old hits

`` The way the economic model works is that Apple , Amazon and Spotify keep 30 % of the money @ @ @ @ @ 70 % to the rights holders .
As it currently stands , 58.5p out of @ @ @ @ @ to the record company .
The artist is getting , at best , one sixth @ @ @ @ @ 11.5p is going to the song .

"The way the economic model works is that Apple, Amazon and Spotify keep 30% of the money for themselves and they pay 70% to the rights holders. As it currently stands, 58.5p out of that remaining 70p is going to the record company. The artist is getting, at best, one sixth of that [meaning] 11.5p is going to the song.


bbc--2020-10-17--‘I hugged the man who murdered my father’

`` They had told me , 'It 's very difficult to continue doing this work because there 's so many @ @ @ @ @ that these bodies are buried that we just ca n't reach without him . '
@ @ @ @ @ was going to be more of a benefit to certain families outside of prison , @ @ @ @ @ more just than him rotting away in a prison cell , and having families out @ @ @ @ @ could never physically bury . ''

"They had told me, 'It's very difficult to continue doing this work because there's so many places where he tells us that these bodies are buried that we just can't reach without him.' So I thought if he was going to be more of a benefit to certain families outside of prison, then that to me felt more just than him rotting away in a prison cell, and having families out there mourning someone that they could never physically bury."


bbc--2020-10-17--Thailand protests: 'My father is blinded by his love for the monarchy'

Thais are taught from birth to revere and love their king , but also to fear the consequences of speaking @ @ @ @ @ so-called Land of Smiles is one of a very small number of countries with a @ @ @ @ @ means that criticising the king , the queen or the heir to the throne is @ @ @ @ @ so could be jailed for up to 15 years .

Thais are taught from birth to revere and love their king, but also to fear the consequences of speaking out against him. The so-called Land of Smiles is one of a very small number of countries with a lese majeste law. This means that criticising the king, the queen or the heir to the throne is illegal - and anyone doing so could be jailed for up to 15 years.


bbc--2020-10-17--Jacinda Ardern's majority may prove to be her biggest challenge

Whether she will choose to is another question .
Her leadership style is one that prefers compromise and consensus .
@ @ @ @ @ although the voters have given her a majority , this owes more to a quirk @ @ @ @ @ representation ( MMP ) voting system - a system which asks people to vote twice @ @ @ @ @ and for their electorate , or constituency , MP - than to her popularity .

Whether she will choose to is another question. Her leadership style is one that prefers compromise and consensus. She will be mindful that although the voters have given her a majority, this owes more to a quirk of the Mixed Member Proportional representation (MMP) voting system - a system which asks people to vote twice, for their preferred party and for their electorate, or constituency, MP - than to her popularity .


bbc--2020-10-17--How smart devices are exploited for domestic abuse

`` When he left the house , that 's when I started to see that he was using the Ring @ @ @ @ @ , '' says Kate , who is using a pseudonym .
She is referring to @ @ @ @ @ .
It triggers alerts when it detects motion in front of a home and allows @ @ @ @ @ be watched from afar .

"When he left the house, that's when I started to see that he was using the Ring doorbell camera to track me," says Kate, who is using a pseudonym. She is referring to Amazon's internet-connected security device. It triggers alerts when it detects motion in front of a home and allows live footage or recordings to be watched from afar.