bbc--2020-04-20--Texts sent by Meghan and Harry to her father revealed in court papers

The Duchess of Sussex has revealed text messages she and Prince Harry sent to her father before their wedding , as part of legal action against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday .
Meghan claims Associated Newspapers misquoted the messages to paint the couple in a less good light .
She also claims tabloids , in particular those owned by the group , caused a dispute between her and her father .
Associated Newspapers says it will defend the privacy claim `` with vigour '' .
It comes as Meghan and Harry , who have relocated to California after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK 's tabloid press that they are ending all co-operation with them .
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• In pictures : Harry and Meghan 's life together Meghan brought the legal action after a handwritten letter she sent to her father , Thomas Markle , was published in the Mail on Sunday .
She claims the letter was selectively edited by the paper to portray her `` negatively '' .
Court papers containing the text messages have been filed ahead of an expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ document claims they show the newspaper group edited the messages the Duke and Duchess of Sussex sent to Mr Markle before their wedding on 19 May 2018 .
'Meg and I are not angry' It said that on 5 May 2018 Meghan wrote in a text to her father : `` I 've called and texted but have n't heard back from you so hoping you 're okay '' .
She then messaged her father the next day after finding out photographs of her father had been staged for a paparazzo photographer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that she had attempted to arrange logistics and supplies for her father discretely and with privacy , with care taken not to feed the press , that she is trying to protect her father from heightened press intrusion and scrutiny and that he should keep a low profile until the wedding , '' it says .
On 14 May 2018 , it says , Mr Markle sent Meghan a text message to apologise and confirm that he would not be attending the wedding .
It says that around half an hour later , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unanswered , Prince Harry sent the following messages to Mr Markle from Meghan 's phone : '' Tom , it 's Harry and I 'm going to call you right now .
Please pick up , thank you '' '' Tom , Harry again !
Really need to speak to u. U do not need to apologize , we understand the circumstances but `` going public '' will only make the situation worse .
If u love Meg and want to make it right please call me as there are two other options @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speak to the media , who incidentally created this whole situation .
So please call me so I can explain .
Meg and I are not angry , we just need to speak to u .
Thanks '' '' Oh any speaking to the press WILL backfire , trust me Tom .
Only we can help u , as we have been trying from day 1 '' .
The legal document claimed the newspaper 's summary of these messages contained `` significant omissions '' when it `` merely '' reported that the messages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to apologise and that he should call '' .
It adds the description of another exchange `` intentionally omits '' any reference to Meghan or Prince Harry attempting to protect Mr Markle and ensure that he was safe .
The document also states that the UK tabloid media , particularly Associated Newspapers , harassed , humiliated and manipulated Mr Markle .
Meghan alleges the newspaper group caused the very `` dispute '' which they claim justified the publication of the letter and also caused `` substantial damage '' to their relationship .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information , breaching copyright and selective editing when it published the private letter to her father .
The Mail on Sunday has said there was `` huge and legitimate '' public interest in publishing the letter .
The paper argues that members of the Royal Family , including the Duchess of Sussex , `` rely on publicity about themselves and their lives in order to maintain the privileged positions they hold and promote themselves '' .
It claims Meghan `` did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy that the contents of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
As evidence that it did not infringe her privacy , the paper said the letter was `` immaculately copied '' in Meghan 's `` elaborate handwriting '' , arguing that this care in its presentation meant she anticipated it would be seen and read by a wider audience .

"Tom, Harry again! Really need to speak to u. U do not need to apologize, we understand the circumstances but "going public" will only make the situation worse. If u love Meg and want to make it right please call me as there are two other options which don't involve u having to speak to the media, who incidentally created this whole situation. So please call me so I can explain. Meg and I are not angry, we just need to speak to u. Thanks"


bbc--2020-04-20--Coronavirus: Brazil's Bolsonaro joins anti-lockdown protests

Brazil 's President Jair Bolsonaro has come under criticism for joining protesters demanding that restrictions on movement introduced to stop the spread of coronavirus be lifted .
Mr Bolsonaro has clashed in recent weeks with state governors who have imposed lockdowns , denouncing the measures as `` dictatorial '' .
As of Sunday , Brazil had more than 38,000 confirmed cases , the highest number in Latin America .
More than 2,400 people there have died .
President Bolsonaro addressed a crowd of a few hundred supporters outside army headquarters in the capital , Brasilia , on Sunday .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for defending individual freedoms .
As well as demanding an end to the lockdown , some of those attending the rally also held up signs calling for Brazil 's Congress and the Supreme Court to be closed down .
Others said they wanted the military to take over the handling of the coronavirus crisis .
Brazil was under military rule for more than two decades from 1964 until 1985 and calls for the armed forces to be given more power are highly controversial .
While the president did not make any reference to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appearance at the rally - at which people were calling for the closure of the country 's democratic institutions - was labelled `` provocative '' by his critics .
On Monday , however , while talking to journalists , Mr Bolsonaro quickly responded to one of his supporters who called for the closure of the Supreme Court by stating that Brazil was a democratic country .
He said that the nation 's top court , as well as Congress , would remain open .
Journalists have noted that at Sunday 's rally the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even though he coughed on occasion , nor gloves - precautions which many other politicians in the region are taking .
He has in the past dismissed coronavirus as `` little more than a flu '' .
Rodrigo Maia , the speaker of Brazil 's Chamber of Deputies and a critic of Mr Bolsonaro , tweeted that `` the whole world is united against coronavirus , but in Brazil we have to fight the coronavirus and the virus of authoritarianism '' .
`` In the name of the Chamber of Deputies , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the dictatorship , '' he added .
Relations between the president on the one hand and Congress and the Supreme Court on the other have been tense , with Mr Bolsonaro claiming they are trying to curtail his powers and even oust him .
Last week , the president sacked his health minister , Luiz Henrique Mandetta , who had backed the lockdown measures .
President Bolsonaro argues that the lockdown measures are damaging the economy and has argued that they should be eased and Brazil 's borders reopened .
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On Monday, however, while talking to journalists, Mr Bolsonaro quickly responded to one of his supporters who called for the closure of the Supreme Court by stating that Brazil was a democratic country. He said that the nation's top court, as well as Congress, would remain open.


bbc--2020-04-20--Coronavirus: Reporter challenges Trump over Cuomo praise clip

The US president has raised eyebrows at a White House press briefing by playing a carefully chosen clip of one @ @ @ @ @ In the video footage , New York Governor Andrew Cuomo praised the US federal government @ @ @ @ @ outbreak – in contrast to the recent exchange of criticism between him and Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ if the clip was appropriate given the US had reached the `` grim milestone '' @ @ @ @

The US president has raised eyebrows at a White House press briefing by playing a carefully chosen clip of one his most outspoken critics.
In the video footage, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo praised the US federal government's response to the coronavirus outbreak – in contrast to the recent exchange of criticism between him and Donald Trump.
A CNN reporter asked if the clip was appropriate given the US had reached the "grim milestone" of 40,000 deaths.


bbc--2020-04-20--Israel's Netanyahu and Gantz sign unity government deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival , Benny Gantz , have signed an agreement to form an emergency unity government .
The deal will see the pair rotating the leadership of the country , with Mr Netanyahu going first as PM .
It brings political certainty to Israel after three inconclusive elections and a year of political paralysis .
Both men had faced calls to avoid a fourth election and form a coalition to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic .
The Israeli health ministry has reported more than 13,700 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 177 associated deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coalition deal at the prime minister 's residence in Jerusalem on Monday night , as Israel remained in near-total lockdown .
`` I promised the State of Israel a national emergency government that will act to save the lives and livelihoods of Israeli citizens , '' Mr Netanyahu tweeted afterwards .
Mr Gantz wrote : `` We have prevented a fourth election .
We will protect democracy .
We will fight coronavirus and care for all Israel 's citizens . ''
The agreement will see positions in the government shared between Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gantz 's centrist Blue and White alliance .
Mr Netanyahu , Israel 's longest-serving prime minister , will remain in post for 18 months , during which time his delayed trial on charges of bribery , fraud and breach of trust is due to start .
He has denied any wrongdoing .
Mr Gantz , a former military chief who was elected speaker of parliament three weeks ago , will start off by serving as deputy prime minister and defence minister , before taking over as prime minister in October 2021 for another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the battle against the coronavirus will be brought before parliament for a period of six months without consent , according to the agreement .
However , Mr Netanyahu will be allowed to advance legislation to annex Jewish settlements and other land in the occupied West Bank that the Palestinians want as part of a future state - in line with the peace plan unveiled by US President Donald Trump in January .
The settlements are widely considered illegal under international law , though Israel disputes this .
The BBC 's Tom Bateman in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to one of the most turbulent periods in Israeli political history and amounts to a victory for Mr Netanyahu , who stays in office despite a criminal indictment and a country deeply divided over his leadership .
Mr Gantz , our correspondent adds , has ditched half of the political alliance he built over three elections - it had fractured under the strain of Mr Netanyahu 's manoeuvres , with the coronavirus emergency providing a backdrop of urgency .
Some of Mr Gantz 's former allies accused him of betrayal by joining his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pledged not to serve under Mr Netanyahu because he was facing criminal charges .
But he backtracked last month , saying that `` these are not normal times and they call for unusual decisions '' .
Tamar Zandberg of the left-wing Meretz party was quoted by the Jerusalem Post newspaper as saying : `` The man who was supposed to be the prime minister who would bring change decided to raise a white flag instead of winning . ''
`` This is not an emergency government , but there is an emergency situation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
US ambassador David Friedman said he was `` delighted '' by the agreement .
`` The United States looks forward to working closely with the new gov't to advance our shared values and interests bilaterally and across the world , '' he tweeted .
But Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh condemned the formation of `` an Israeli annexation government '' , which he said meant `` ending the two-state solution and the dismantling of the rights of the people of Palestine as established under international law and resolutions '' .

However, Mr Netanyahu will be allowed to advance legislation to annex Jewish settlements and other land in the occupied West Bank that the Palestinians want as part of a future state - in line with the peace plan unveiled by US President Donald Trump in January. The settlements are widely considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.


bbc--2020-04-21--Saudi Arabia executed record number of people in 2019 - Amnesty

Saudi Arabia put to death 184 people in 2019 - a record number for the kingdom - despite a decline in executions worldwide , Amnesty International says .
The number of executions also doubled in Iraq to 100 last year , while Iran remained the second most prolific executioner after China , with 251 .
However , global confirmed executions decreased for the fourth consecutive year to 657 - 5 % less than in 2018 .
It was the lowest recorded figure of the past decade , according to Amnesty .
The human rights group 's tally does not include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - believed to be in the thousands - remains a state secret .
It also notes that other countries , including Iran , North Korea and Vietnam , hide the full extent of their use of the death penalty by restricting access to information .
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A large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's encouraging to see that executions continue to fall worldwide , '' said Clare Algar , Amnesty 's senior director for research .
`` However , a small number of countries defied the global trend away from the death penalty by increasingly resorting to executions . ''
Saudi Arabia 's growing use of the death penalty was an `` alarming development '' , she added .
The kingdom executed 178 men and six women in 2019 , just over half of whom were foreign nationals .
The total was 149 in 2018 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and murder .
But Amnesty documented what it called the `` increased use of the death penalty as a political weapon against dissidents from the Shia Muslim minority '' .
In April 2019 , there was a mass execution of 37 people .
All but five were Shia men convicted on `` terrorism '' charges after trials that Amnesty said relied on confessions extracted through torture .
Ms Algar also said the large jump in executions in Iraq - from at least 52 in 2018 to at least 100 in 2019 - was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largely due to the continued use of the death penalty against individuals accused of being members of the jihadist group Islamic State ( IS ) .
In South Sudan , the authorities executed at least 11 people last year - the highest number recorded since the country 's independence in 2011 .
Yemen executed at least seven people in 2019 , compared to at least four in 2018 .
Bahrain and Bangladesh also resumed executions after one-year hiatuses .
Amnesty said several factors were mainly responsible for the global drop in recorded executions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of confirmed executions in countries - such as Egypt , Japan and Singapore - that are strong adherents of the death penalty .
And for the second consecutive year , Iran executed fewer people than it had historically done , following amendments to its anti-narcotics law in 2017 .
No executions were carried out in Afghanistan for the first time since 2010 .
There were also hiatuses in Taiwan and Thailand , both of which executed people in 2018 .
Worldwide , 106 countries have abolished the death penalty in law for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the death penalty in law or practice .

"The death penalty is an abhorrent and inhuman punishment; and there is no credible evidence that it deters crime more than prisons terms. A large majority of countries recognize this and it's encouraging to see that executions continue to fall worldwide," said Clare Algar, Amnesty's senior director for research.


bbc--2020-04-20--More than 140,000 UK firms claim wage bill help

More than 140,000 firms have applied for help to pay their wage bill through the government 's job retention scheme , which went live on Monday .
The programme funds 80 % of workers ' wages , up to £2,500 a month , if they are put on leave .
Speaking at the Downing Street press briefing , Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the money would help pay the wages of more than a million people .
But many more than that are expected to be `` furloughed '' due to the lockdown .
The Treasury said the system can process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Employers should receive the money within six working days of making an application , it said .
The chancellor said the scheme would help people who could have lost their jobs if they had not been furloughed .
Employers had made 67,000 job claims within half an hour of the system going live at 08:00 , HMRC chief executive Jim Harra told the BBC 's Today programme .
Mr Harra said : `` The big payroll date this month is on the 30th , so employers can claim anytime today , tomorrow or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get that money into their account for the 30th of April . ''
Mike Cherry , the national chairman for the Federation of Small Businesses said the system had `` held up '' under the weight of applications , adding that employers had generally found it straightforward to submit the information required .
`` Of course this is only day one , '' he said .
`` The real mark of success for this scheme will be money in employer back accounts by the end of the month . ''
Jenna Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out on the furlough scheme because she started her job too late .
The airline flight attendant began her role on 9 March , so missed the original cut-off date of 28 February .
The government then said it was extending the scheme to anyone who had started by 19 March .
`` But the small print stated that your employer had to have made a 'Real Time Information ' submission to HMRC by that date , '' Jenna says .
`` That is only ever done two days before you get paid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end of the month , so I am still in this no man 's land . ''
Her previous employer , Thomas Cook , can not furlough her because it went bust last year .
And while her current employer has kept her on on unpaid leave , she feels `` massively let down '' .
`` It is not my current company 's fault - they want to help us as much as they can - it 's the government that is ignoring us . ''
On Friday , Mr Sunak announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extended by a further month , until the end of June .
The move came after the government confirmed that lockdown restrictions in the UK would continue for `` at least '' another three weeks .
Mr Harra declined to predict how much the scheme would cost .
Last week , the Office for Budget Responsibility estimated a price tag of £42bn , but that was before the government extended the scheme by a month .
He said he was confident that HMRC could cope with the demand for the scheme .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cope with the maximum number of claims that we could receive - there are well over two million Pay-As-You-Earn schemes and our system is big enough to handle a claim from every one of those . ''
It 's a massive feat of engineering , an unprecedented reverse plumbing of the tax system .
Instead of sucking money out of millions of paypackets , HMRC is pumping cash in to throw companies and employees a lifeline .
The early signs are promising - calls answered , online forms submitted .
But now the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in place for payday - starts .
HMRC says funds should be available within six days .
The intervening time is used to check firms are playing by the rules - not illicitly claiming for imaginary employees , for example .
But the head of the tax office has admitted they wo n't catch every fraudulent case ; there has to be a trade-off between speed and compliance .
The smooth start will be a relief to Rishi Sunak , the scheme 's architect .
But what of those who started jobs after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already extended the length of the scheme once - will he have to do that again , and at what cost ?
And , as Denmark has done , might he consider withholding help to companies registered in tax havens ?
With the amount he 's already had to tackle , it 's easy to forget Mr Sunak has been chancellor for less than three months - but several questions remain .
Adam Marshall , director general of the British Chambers of Commerce , said : `` With April 's payday approaching , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is smooth and that payments are made as soon as possible .
`` Any delay would exacerbate the cash crisis many companies are facing and could threaten jobs and businesses , '' he added .
How does the scheme work ?
Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme , the government will cover 80 % of workers ' wages , up to a maximum of £2,500 per worker , per month before tax .
Bosses will pay workers and reclaim the money from HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ) online after the service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minimum amount of time that an employee can be furloughed is three weeks , and firms are not expected to start receiving money until at least the end of April .
What does it mean if I have been furloughed by work ?
According to new research by the Resolution Foundation , the take-up of the scheme has been higher than initially anticipated .
It estimates that eight million workers could be furloughed over the coming weeks .
It found that those working in low-paid sectors - such as hospitality or retail - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the workforce expected to be put on paid leave .
Daniel Tomlinson , economist at the Resolution Foundation , said : `` The government 's welcome Job Retention Scheme is what stands between Britain experiencing high unemployment over the coming months , and catastrophic depression-era levels of long-term joblessness .
`` It is proving particularly essential in big , low-paying sectors like hospitality and retail , where around half the workforce are no longer working . ''
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Rain Newton-Smith , chief economist at the CBI business lobby group , welcomed the launch of the online application service for firms .
`` Rolling out the job retention scheme will make a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firms and millions of people , protecting jobs and living standards throughout the UK , '' she said .
`` Ensuring support gets to where it 's needed most - fast - is of the utmost importance . ''
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But what of those who started jobs after 28 February? Also, he's already extended the length of the scheme once - will he have to do that again, and at what cost? And, as Denmark has done, might he consider withholding help to companies registered in tax havens?


bbc--2020-04-20--'Alien comet' visitor has weird composition

The first known comet to visit us from another star system has an unusual make-up , according to new research .
The interstellar comet 2I/Borisov was detected in our Solar System last year .
This mysterious visitor from the depths of space has provided astronomers with an unprecedented opportunity to compare it to comets that formed around the Sun .
New data suggests it contains large amounts of carbon monoxide - a possible clue to where it was `` born '' .
The findings appear in two separate scientific papers published by Nature Astronomy .
In one of the papers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cordiner and Stefanie Milam from the US space agency 's ( Nasa ) Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt , Maryland , pointed the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ( Alma ) toward the comet on 15 and 16 December 2019 .
Alma consists of 66 antennas on a mountaintop in Chile that observe the sky at sub-millimetre wavelengths .
In the other study , Dennis Bodewits from Auburn University in Alabama and colleagues gathered ultraviolet observations of 2I/Borisov using the Hubble Space Telescope ( HST ) and the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory .
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Comets are made up of gas , ice , and dust ; they form swirling in the disc of material that surrounds a star when its planets are being born .
They can seed young worlds with the chemicals necessary for life , and may have brought water to the early Earth .
The teams identified two molecules in the gas ejected by the comet : hydrogen cyanide ( HCN ) and carbon monoxide ( CO ) .
HCN has already been detected in this interstellar vistor , and is present at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ System comets .
However , they were surprised to see large amounts of CO .
The researchers using Alma for their observations estimated that 2I/Borisov 's CO concentration was between nine and 26 times higher than that of an average Solar System comet .
`` This is the first time we 've ever looked inside a comet from outside our Solar System , '' said Dr Cordiner , `` and it is dramatically different from most other comets we 've seen before . ''
Dr Ye Quanzhi , an astronomer at the University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the results `` very cool and surprising '' .
The researcher , who was not involved with the studies , told BBC News : `` We have learned in the past couple months that Borisov is similar to the 'dynamically new ' comets in our Solar System ( i.e .
the indigenous comets which formed in the edge of the Solar System and tend to have a higher CO concentration ) , so a high-ish CO abundance is [ kind of ] expected , but such a high CO level ( at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ System comets ) is very surprising - at least to me . ''
He added : `` It 's nice to see that different teams of astronomers working at different wavelengths ( Hubble in ultraviolet , Alma in radio ) are able to confirm each other 's results '' .
Carbon monoxide is common in space and is found inside most comets .
But , for reasons which remain unclear , there 's huge variation in the concentration of CO in these icy objects .
This might be partly related to where in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It may also be connected to how often a comet 's orbit brings it closer to its star and leads it to release its more easily evaporated ices .
Nevertheless , said Dr Cordiner , `` if the gases we observed reflect the composition of 2I/Borisov 's birthplace , then it shows that it may have formed in a different way than our own Solar System comets , in an extremely cold , outer region of a distant planetary system '' .
Dr Milam commented : `` The comet must have formed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is only present at the lowest temperatures found in space , below -420F ( -250C ) . ''
Dr Cordiner added that Alma had previously observed discs of dust and gas - from which planets are formed - surrounding young low-mass stars similar to the Sun .
`` Many of these discs extend well beyond the region where our own comets are believed to have formed , and contain large amounts of extremely cold gas and dust .
It is possible that 2I/Borisov came from one of these larger discs .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , arguing the comet could have originated around a red dwarf star , the most common type in the Milky Way galaxy .
`` These stars have exactly the low temperatures and luminosities where a comet could form with the type of composition found in comet Borisov , '' he explained .
Based on its high speed ( 33km/s ; 21 miles/s ) , astronomers suspect 2I/Borisov was flung out of its host system after a close encounter with a passing star or giant planet .
It then spent millions or billions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ space before its discovery on 30 August 2019 by amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov .
Astronomers continue to study the interloper , and recent observations of the comet 's behaviour suggested it was fragmenting .
`` I do think Borisov broke into two - HST observed the comet at two different times and both showed the break-up , '' said Ye Quanzhi .
`` Our follow-up observation ( led by Qicheng Zhang of Caltech ) was made a few days after the initial discovery , and seemingly showed some evolution of the event - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reduced to a blob of dust . ''
2I/Borisov is only the second interstellar object to be detected in our Solar System .
The first , known as ʻOumuamua , was discovered in October 2017 , at which point it was already high-tailing it out of our cosmic neighbourhood .
While initially classified as a comet , it showed no signs of the outbursts of gas and dust characteristic of these objects ( and observed in 2I/Borisov ) .
A study published earlier this month in Nature Astronomy suggested ʻOumuamua , which has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , could be a shard from a planet ripped apart by its host star 's gravity .

The researcher, who was not involved with the studies, told BBC News: "We have learned in the past couple months that Borisov is similar to the 'dynamically new' comets in our Solar System (i.e. the indigenous comets which formed in the edge of the Solar System and tend to have a higher CO concentration), so a high-ish CO abundance is [kind of] expected, but such a high CO level (at least a couple times higher than typical Solar System comets) is very surprising - at least to me."


bbc--2020-04-20--Coronavirus: Rush for haircuts in Denmark as lockdown eases

Danes can now get a haircut at a salon for the first time in a month , as the Nordic country takes the next step to gradually relax its coronavirus lockdown .
`` We are crazy busy .
I mean fully booked for the next two weeks , '' says Phil Olander , owner of Phil 's Barber in central Copenhagen .
The move , announced on Friday , has triggered a rush of appointments .
Mr Olander says his booking system crashed because it was flooded with enquiries .
Another hairdresser told me she 's fully booked for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours to meet demand .
Other businesses including tattoo parlours , beauticians , dentists and opticians are now permitted to reopen .
Driving lessons are also allowed .
Each has new health guidelines to follow .
`` We have to do a clean-up between every client , '' says Mr Olander .
`` So that 's sanitising each station , the tools , everything from the doorknob to the credit card reader .
So it 's a lot of extra work . ''
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`` I just felt like I need a haircut and this is my place to come , '' says customer Christian Rikhof .
He feels comfortable about the restrictions being lifted .
`` I think they have it under control and I have trust in them . ''
Most hair salons seemed ready for their first day back .
In my local neighbourhood , the first ten salons I walked past all had their doors open .
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After a month without income , she is relieved to be open again .
But she says not all customers are ready to come back .
`` Young people come .
I have these [ appointments ] .
Old people are not coming . ''
Denmark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to announce a lockdown and is now among the first slowly relaxing it .
Last Wednesday the country 's youngest children returned to primary and nursery schools .
Other restrictions remain in place until at least 10 May .
The borders are closed and gatherings are limited to 10 people .
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After a month without income, she is relieved to be open again. But she says not all customers are ready to come back. "Young people come. I have these [appointments]. Old people are not coming."


bbc--2020-04-20--Facebook reveals Gaming app to rival Twitch and YouTube

Facebook has launched a dedicated gaming app earlier than planned , in its latest attempt to grow its presence in the online gaming world .
Facebook said the `` accelerated '' launch was a direct response to the Covid-19 lockdown .
The app lets users follow high-profile gamers , watch live gaming streams and leave comments without interacting with the rest of Facebook .
It also lets gamers broadcast their own smartphone screen .
While Facebook remains the largest social network on the planet , it has struggled to compete against dominant players Twitch and YouTube when it comes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the space is heating up , with Microsoft 's Mixer and YouTube funding players and franchises in recent months .
Until now , Facebook 's gaming brand been accessible as a tab inside the main Facebook app , and as an independent website .
The company said the stand-alone app was `` a focused , gaming-only experience for people who want deeper access '' .
The app , which has been tested in Asia and Latin America for about a year and a half , launched on the Google Play app store on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ iOS is still to follow .
In common with rival apps , users can follow streamers and comment on live gameplay , and also interact with Facebook groups about individual games .
But Facebook 's app also lets people play games from the company 's `` instant games '' library from a tab inside the app , without installing the software separately .
Another feature is the ability to `` go live '' from the app and broadcast the smartphone 's display on Facebook .
The feature lets mobile gameplay be streamed directly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a similar feature available to channels with more than 1,000 subscribers .
Bringing all those functions together `` helps it differentiate from other live streaming-only apps , '' said Piers Harding-Rolls , Research Director for games at Ampere Analysis .
`` Facebook 's approach is to democratise the streaming process , meaning any user can go live with a stream very easily . ''
The approach may provide it with some advantages in markets where mobile gaming is much bigger - such as China and south-east Asia - he said .
Facebook says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ app during the 18-month test run in limited markets , and that more than 700 million people already interacted with its gaming products .
`` The Facebook Gaming app is a prime example of gaming 's resurgence at Facebook over the last few years , and we 're just getting started , '' said Vivek Sharma , vice president of Facebook Gaming .
But Mr Harding-Rolls warned that a dedicated app strategy `` has its pros and cons '' .
• YouTube signs three top gamers away from Twitch • YouTube to show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It allows Facebook to position its offering against other live-streaming sites focused on games and helps drive visibility of games content on Facebook , but it requires users to download a dedicated app , which is likely to hamper adoption , '' he said .
`` But it is also a user-acquisition funnel for consumers that might not be interested in the Facebook app , including young consumers , '' he said .
Game-streaming viewership is estimated to have increased during the coronavirus lockdown period by at least 10 % .
But competition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus emerged .
In August last year , Microsoft secured an exclusive deal with the world 's most-followed streamer , Ninja , resulting in him leaving Twitch .
In January , YouTube purchased the rights to the Overwatch League and Call of Duty esports tournaments .
Facebook has also made another recent bid for gamers ' attention with the release of a gaming tournaments feature earlier this month , designed to let amateurs more easily organise their own esports competitions .

"It allows Facebook to position its offering against other live-streaming sites focused on games and helps drive visibility of games content on Facebook, but it requires users to download a dedicated app, which is likely to hamper adoption," he said.


bbc--2020-04-20--Coronavirus dreams: Why are people having lockdown nightmares?

The widespread lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic seems to be having an effect on some people 's dreams .
@ @ @ @ @ media users are talking about having unusually vivid ones .
But why is this happening @ @ @ @ @ to make your sleep more peaceful ?

The widespread lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic seems to be having an effect on some people's dreams.
A large number of social media users are talking about having unusually vivid ones. But why is this happening and what can you do to make your sleep more peaceful?
Produced by Olivia Lang, illustrations by Zahra Shubber


bbc--2020-04-20--Coronavirus: 'Bored' kookaburra bird in daily lockdown walk

A woman takes her pet bird on her daily walk during the coronavirus lockdown , as he is `` bored '' at home .
Siren , a kookaburra , might be native to Australia , but he is now regularly seen sitting on his owner 's shoulder or head in the north Norfolk countryside .
Owner Kat Tate said Siren was often taken to events or schools to educate people about birds , but with those cancelled , she said he was `` bored '' .
She has had the bird for a year , as the North Norfolk News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laughing kookaburras '' because of their distinctive call , which has been described by Sir David Attenborough as a `` maniacal cackle '' .
Siren 's parents were both captive-bred in the UK , and she has had him since he was about eight weeks old , Miss Tate , who works at a wildlife rescue charity , told the BBC .
`` Kookaburras are native to Australia but are a member of the kingfisher family , so as we obviously ca n't have a native kingfisher , Siren is used as an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about them , '' she said .
`` He absolutely loves that , but now everything 's cancelled he 's just really bored , so he enjoys coming out for a walk with me and the two dogs . ''
With its distinctive `` laughing '' call , the bird often stops traffic on his walk around Walcott .
`` With me and my green hair , a bird on my shoulder and two dogs , we must look quite a sight , and people do stop to ask what sort of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Siren lives in a large aviary with several other birds , but it is often opened up to the house and they all come inside .
`` It can take a bit of cleaning , but Siren likes it best inside and sits on the sofa to watch TV with us .
`` He does n't really like to fly very much , although he wears anklets and jesses when we are out , for his own safety , '' she added .
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"Kookaburras are native to Australia but are a member of the kingfisher family, so as we obviously can't have a native kingfisher, Siren is used as an educational bird to teach people and children about them," she said.


bbc--2020-04-20--Can the blood of Covid-19 survivors help patients?

The UK is gearing up to use the blood of coronavirus survivors to treat hospital patients ill with the disease .
NHS Blood and Transplant is asking some people who recovered from Covid-19 to donate blood so they can potentially assess the therapy in trials .
The hope is that the antibodies they have built up will help to clear the virus in others .
The US has already started a major project to study this , involving more than 1,500 hospitals .
• No date for when schools will reopen , says minister When a person has Covid-19 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which attack the virus .
Over time these build up and can be found in the plasma , the liquid portion of the blood .
NHSBT is now approaching patients who have recovered from Covid-19 to see if plasma from them can be given to people who are currently ill with the virus .
A statement from the organisation said : `` We envisage that this will be initially used in trials as a possible treatment for Covid-19 .
`` If fully approved , the trials will investigate whether convalescent plasma transfusions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of recovery and chances of survival .
`` All clinical trials have to follow a rigorous approval process to protect patients and to ensure robust results are generated .
We are working closely with the government and all relevant bodies to move through the approvals process as quickly as possible . ''
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• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the outbreak Are other groups doing this ?
Several groups in the UK have been looking into using blood plasma .
University Hospital of Wales ( UHW ) in Cardiff announced this week that it wanted to trial the technology .
Professor Sir Robert Lechler , president of the Academy of Medical Sciences and executive director of King 's Health Partners , which includes King 's College London and three major London hospitals , is also hoping to set up another small-scale trial .
He wants to use plasma for seriously ill patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while a larger national trial is getting under way .
He said : `` I would be disappointed if we were n't able to see some patients given this form of therapy within a couple of weeks .
Let 's hope that the NHSBT national trial gets into gear really quickly . ''
He said the UK had moved slowly to test the treatment .
`` I think there are many aspects of this pandemic we 'll look back on and say , I wonder why we did n't move a little bit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of those '' .
What is the situation in the rest of the world ?
Around the world , trials are now under way to look at using plasma .
In just three weeks , scientists in the US have organised a nationwide project and about 600 patients have been treated so far .
Prof Michael Joyner , from the Mayo Clinic , is leading the work .
He said : `` The thing we 've learned in the first week of administration is that no major safety signals have emerged and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be causing a whole lot of unanticipated side effects .
`` There are anecdotal reports of oxygenation improving and other patient improvements .
Those are certainly heartening , but they need to be rigorously evaluated . ''
He said the therapy was `` rough and ready '' .
`` There 's a lot we do n't understand about the plasma .
We 're going to learn more about what 's in the plasma , the components , the antibody levels , and other factors that may be there as the weeks go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a physician , you just have to try to take a shot on goal when you have a shot . ''
How has this approach helped in previous pandemics ?
Harnessing the blood of recovered patients is not a new idea in medicine .
It was used more than 100 years ago during the Spanish Flu epidemic , and more recently for Ebola and Sars .
So far , only small studies have looked at its efficacy , and there is a great deal of research that needs to be done to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But in the US , they say they have no shortage of people who want to help .
Bruce Sachais , chief medical officer at the New York Blood Center , said : `` People have been amazing .
They keep coming out in droves .
`` We have hundreds and hundreds of donors and we 've been able to collect over 1,000 units already .
It 's really heart-warming to see that for people who have gone through the infection , in various degrees , their main concern is 'how can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But while our options for treating coronavirus are so limited , the hope is it could help until a vaccine is found .

Coronavirus: Plasma treatment to be trialled Published 20 April 2020
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The UK is gearing up to use the blood of coronavirus survivors to treat hospital patients ill with the disease.
NHS Blood and Transplant is asking some people who recovered from Covid-19 to donate blood so they can potentially assess the therapy in trials.
The hope is that the antibodies they have built up will help to clear the virus in others.
The US has already started a major project to study this, involving more than 1,500 hospitals.
When a person has Covid-19, their immune system responds by creating antibodies, which attack the virus.
Over time these build up and can be found in the plasma, the liquid portion of the blood.
NHSBT is now approaching patients who have recovered from Covid-19 to see if plasma from them can be given to people who are currently ill with the virus.
A statement from the organisation said: "We envisage that this will be initially used in trials as a possible treatment for Covid-19.
"If fully approved, the trials will investigate whether convalescent plasma transfusions could improve a Covid-19 patient's speed of recovery and chances of survival.
"All clinical trials have to follow a rigorous approval process to protect patients and to ensure robust results are generated. We are working closely with the government and all relevant bodies to move through the approvals process as quickly as possible."
What do I need to know about the coronavirus?
Are other groups doing this?
Several groups in the UK have been looking into using blood plasma.
University Hospital of Wales (UHW) in Cardiff announced this week that it wanted to trial the technology.
Image source, Getty Images
Professor Sir Robert Lechler, president of the Academy of Medical Sciences and executive director of King's Health Partners, which includes King's College London and three major London hospitals, is also hoping to set up another small-scale trial.
He wants to use plasma for seriously ill patients that have no other treatment options, while a larger national trial is getting under way.
He said: "I would be disappointed if we weren't able to see some patients given this form of therapy within a couple of weeks. Let's hope that the NHSBT national trial gets into gear really quickly."
He said the UK had moved slowly to test the treatment.
"I think there are many aspects of this pandemic we'll look back on and say, I wonder why we didn't move a little bit faster. I think this could be one of those".
What is the situation in the rest of the world?
Around the world, trials are now under way to look at using plasma.
In just three weeks, scientists in the US have organised a nationwide project and about 600 patients have been treated so far.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, A cough is one of the symptoms of Covid-19
Prof Michael Joyner, from the Mayo Clinic, is leading the work.
He said: "The thing we've learned in the first week of administration is that no major safety signals have emerged and administration of the product does not appear to be causing a whole lot of unanticipated side effects.
"There are anecdotal reports of oxygenation improving and other patient improvements. Those are certainly heartening, but they need to be rigorously evaluated."
He said the therapy was "rough and ready".
"There's a lot we don't understand about the plasma. We're going to learn more about what's in the plasma, the components, the antibody levels, and other factors that may be there as the weeks go on.
"But sometimes, as a physician, you just have to try to take a shot on goal when you have a shot."
How has this approach helped in previous pandemics?
Harnessing the blood of recovered patients is not a new idea in medicine. It was used more than 100 years ago during the Spanish Flu epidemic, and more recently for Ebola and Sars.
So far, only small studies have looked at its efficacy, and there is a great deal of research that needs to be done to see how effective it will be against coronavirus.
But in the US, they say they have no shortage of people who want to help.
Bruce Sachais, chief medical officer at the New York Blood Center, said: "People have been amazing. They keep coming out in droves.
"We have hundreds and hundreds of donors and we've been able to collect over 1,000 units already. It's really heart-warming to see that for people who have gone through the infection, in various degrees, their main concern is 'how can I now help others?'"
Scientists say plasma won't be a magic bullet.


bbc--2020-04-20--Afghanistan: The detention centre for teenage Taliban members

In a dusty courtyard , behind a tall mesh fence , a group of teenagers are playing a frenetic game of football , while others stand around watching from the sidelines .
These are some of Afghanistan 's most vulnerable and most troubled children .
Inmates of Kabul 's Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre .
A small , excited crowd of boys press their faces up to the fence to talk to us .
`` Some of us killed people… some of us are thieves , '' one lanky teenager tells me when I ask what they are accused of .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't the most serious cases here .
The centre generally holds approximately 300 inmates , aged between 12 and 18 .
On average , around half are accused of being in militant groups : the Islamic State ( IS ) or the Taliban .
The Taliban control or contest around half of Afghanistan , they 've been waging a deadly war against the Afghan government and US-led international forces since being overthrown in 2001 .
The staff try and keep the categories of detainees separate , to avoid fights between those linked to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group - which have clashed with each other in the outside world - and to prevent the boys accused of `` general crimes '' from becoming radicalised .
The boys talking to me in the courtyard all live on the ground floor of the bright green accommodation block .
The Taliban and IS members are held in the two floors above them .
`` They 're terrorists , we are not , '' says one dismissively .
The BBC was given rare access to the centre , surrounded by high concrete walls , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the periphery .
In a quiet corner , a social worker introduces us to three alleged IS members .
The group is newer , and far less powerful in Afghanistan than the Taliban , but has been responsible for dozens of deadly suicide bombings .
One , wearing an electric blue salwar kameez , and with a glare in his eyes , claims he was wrongly arrested .
Many of the boys in the centre are wary about revealing their past activities , even though we are keeping their identities anonymous .
Nevertheless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extreme views .
`` The foreigners have n't done anything wrong to me , but the Prophet has said jihad against them must continue until the Day of Judgement . ''
The extent of his radicalization becomes even clearer as he explains why he hates the Afghan government - allied to US-led international forces .
`` This is an Islamic country , but look at Kabul , it 's full of brothels .
There is so much adultery and homosexuality .
There are musicians and , god forbid , there are even people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sisters . ''
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He 's from a province in the east of the country , and his description of the Afghan capital Kabul as a pit of debauchery bears no resemblance to reality .
Yet it 's clear it 's something he deeply believes .
At the same time , there 's a softer side to him too .
Despite only having the beginnings of a beard growing on his face , he 's a father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't want her to see me here , she will cry , '' he says .
As the interview ends and we walk off , we pass the cells of the accommodation block .
In one , a group of boys are dangling their legs out between the blue metal bars of the window , singing a song and hammering out a beat on a small plastic jug .
They giggle as they tell me the song is about `` love '' , but I notice many of them have tattoos scratched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Some are crude images of guns or daggers , one - in Persian - reads `` have a bad life , and an even worse future '' ; another , `` kill to survive '' .
Kabul suffers from high levels of crime , with kidnappings and violent robberies common .
Unemployment amongst young people is at more than 30 % according to the World Bank .
`` Kill to survive ? ''
I ask .
`` Is that what you feel life is like ? ''
The mood has momentarily grown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a labourer you only earn 200 Afghani ( £2 ) a day , how can you feed your family ? ''
one asks .
`` You have to steal and rob . ''
Then , another strikes up his song again , and we leave them giggling in their cell . '
I will join the Taliban again' The following day , we meet a dizzying stream of boys , an IS recruit who joined up after seeing their propaganda on social media , a 17-year-old Taliban fighter who smilingly asserts that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American soldiers - a claim that 's almost definitely not true .
One of the boys that stands out is Zakir , a tall , gangly 14-year-old .
He looks like a rather dopey teenager , whose deep voice seems too old for his youthful face .
But he 's proud of his links to the Taliban .
`` My job was to plant explosives , '' he tells me .
`` The Taliban used to come to the village at night time and I would give them reports about what was going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the group after seeing `` how they prayed and looked after people '' when visiting relatives in areas under their control , and watching Taliban propaganda videos .
He tells me he joined `` secretly '' and that his family never knew .
In fact , his father and elder brother were fighting on the other side of the conflict , as members of the Afghan intelligence services .
Was he never worried the explosives he planted could end up killing his own father ?
He insisted he operated in areas his father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government militias who he accused of `` raping and stealing '' .
Zakir , like many of the boys , seemed to have a good relationship with the staff at the centre .
But he was clear that he wanted to join the Taliban again .
`` Here , we pray five times a day , and have lessons .
But when I 'm free I will look after my parents , and then I will join the Taliban again .
They are fighting for the truth . ''
Some of his words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ propaganda videos .
But there were also glimpses of how child-like he was .
What would he do if his parents forbade him from rejoining the Taliban ?
`` Then I won't… but when they die , I will . ''
The staff try to deradicalise the boys .
There 's a school in the centre , with lessons taking place behind thick metal doors , in what used to be cells .
One of the most popular subjects is Islamic studies .
Mubashir Nazari is a heavy set man , with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ class of around 25 boys - many accused of being in the Taliban or IS - who are reciting Quranic verses .
He admits it 's not easy to change their minds , but says the lessons do make a difference .
`` When they first come to the centre , and they hear that there 's been a suicide attack in Kabul , they are happy and say , 'do you see how many people we have killed ?
This is jihad ' .
`` Then we ask them , 'what is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the blast ?
Or the people just going to work ? '
.
And we say , 'where in Islam does it permit you to kill innocent people ? '
.
By the end , when they hear of a suicide attack they get upset . ''
• We embraced - but I 'd still kill him • The Afghan women determined not to lose out • Why Afghanistan is so dangerous There are also lessons in academic subjects , with basic literacy taught for those who have never been to school before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with bright eyes , and a small traditional cap perched atop his head , tells me he spent two months with the Taliban , and was arrested on his way to a shootout between the group and security forces in western Afghanistan .
He was inspired to sign up when he and his friends began attending a madrassa , or religious school , in his area , which was under the control of the Taliban .
`` The preacher said it 's your duty to fight and die in the name of Allah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Abdullah is one of the centre 's best students , despite having little to no formal education in the past .
`` I 'm in Class 10 , and waiting for my results so I can move into Class 11 , '' he says with pride .
`` The Taliban just put ammunition in your hand and tell you to fight , but when I am released from here I want to keep studying . ''
For staff trying to form relationships with boys like Abdullah , one of the biggest problems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Detainees are regularly released or transferred , whilst there 's a constant stream of fresh arrivals .
One morning , we watch as the intelligence services drop off a small boy , his head shaved , wrists still in handcuffs .
He looks extremely nervous as he 's taken to the medical centre to be registered .
In an almost inaudible voice , he tells them he 's suffering from psychological problems .
The doctor taking down his details says mental health issues are common .
He tells me he often sees boys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bodies or faces .
`` Every week there 's two or three cases… .
They do it with whatever they can find - pieces of glass or metal . ''
`` I think almost all of them have gone through something traumatic and have n't had the ability to process it , so their response to it is fighting , '' Lyla Schwartz , a foreign psychologist with the Etidal Foundation , explains .
`` Finding something to be a part of in order to get their anger and frustration out , instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 've experienced . ''
Ms Schwartz tries to get the boys to address their underlying trauma , but she 's stretched for time .
`` We always address the crises first - suicide attempts , fighting , riots - but there are some kids that we really have built relationships with .
If we had the support and resources , we could go more in depth . ''
He led a small group of friends running away from an IS camp they were forced into , and is worried about other boys - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His parents both died , and he ended up in the care of his sister and his brother-in-law .
The brother-in-law joined IS , and took Mohammad with him to the group 's stronghold in the east of Afghanistan .
There , he enrolled him in a madrassa .
`` They pretend to be good Muslims , '' he says , `` but they are not doing good things . ''
`` Like what ? ''
I ask .
`` Killing children , '' he replies .
It 's not clear what he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply heard about - he does n't want to go into details - but later in the conversation , he again refers to IS `` killing kids '' .
Mohammed says he tried to run away with a handful of others .
`` But we were arrested by IS and put in jail… They beat us and said , 'you want to join the infidels ' . ''
When they could , they tried to escape again .
`` We knew if we were discovered we would be killed… We walked all night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we handed ourselves in . ''
But while Mohammad is relieved he 's no longer in the madrassa , he 's frustrated that he 's being kept in the detention centre .
`` We thought we would go home , but instead they put us here . ''
Aside from lessons in the morning , and a short period in the courtyard , the boys spend their days in their rooms .
Zakir , the 14-year-old Taliban member , shares his cell with nine others , all accused of being in the militant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pair of sandals he 's made for his younger sister , using red and white beads that are stuck together , others have decorated pens or made prayer beads for their parents .
I use the opportunity to ask Zakir more about life growing up in a warzone .
`` I 've been seeing dead bodies ever since I can remember , '' he tells me in a flat tone .
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One episode stands out for him .
When he was eight , one of his friends was killed by his own parents , for getting involved with local criminals .
It 's a reminder that the violence in Afghanistan is n't just restricted to the war .
How and why Zakir ended up joining the Taliban is confusing .
His father , whilst working for the intelligence services , was injured in an attack by the group when Zakir was 13 .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact from him .
`` My father said he was bitten by a dog , but later on I found out that was n't true . ''
But despite what happened to his father , Zakir says he began to support the Taliban .
`` I knew my father was in the wrong , for supporting the foreigners , '' he tells me .
One of the main reasons he joined the group , he says , was because he was being harassed by local pro-government militia forces .
`` If you are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skullcap , they arrest you , beat you and humiliate you . ''
Once with the Taliban , he felt `` safer '' .
`` Before joining the Taliban , I would get upset when I was beaten and ask why is this happening to me ?
But when I was with the Taliban , it was better , because at least then there was reason - we were enemies . ''
It 's hard to know if all that is true , but Zakir seems genuine .
He 's conflicted about what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He 's `` proud '' of his time with the Taliban , but adds : `` Perhaps I wo n't do it again , as there are other fighters… I want to continue my jihad , but not if my parents are unhappy . ''
The centre does try and prepare the boys for life on the outside - there 's a tailoring workshop for example .
But once they 've been released there 's no system for checking up on them .
It 's a source of frustration for Ms Schwartz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social workers who follow up with them , '' she says , but security concerns make it difficult for that to happen .
`` Support , school , jobs , alternatives to what they 've come from , is extremely lacking . ''
Justice Minister Abdul Baseer Anwar - who ultimately has control of the centre - recognises the need to rehabilitate the boys .
`` The psychologists , '' he says , `` are even more important than the clerics '' in fighting against the `` brainwashing '' done by militants .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at introducing new regulations that would make it easier to help find the detainees stable jobs after release .
He hopes the international community can help both with more funding and expertise .
Abdullah , the former Taliban member who has excelled in his studies , is due for release and worries about what will happen next .
`` I wo n't go back to my village , '' he tells me .
`` The Taliban would kill me . ''
But others in the centre show little sign of changing their views @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peering out of the window of his cell on the third floor , points to me and runs his fingers across his neck .
`` I 'll slit your throat , '' he shouts down .
It 's a reminder of the challenges faced by the Afghan authorities in reintegrating those with extremist views into the rest of society .
The Taliban and US signed an agreement in February aimed at beginning to bring an end to the conflict .
In the next stage of the peace process , talks between the insurgents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country are due to begin , though fighting between them continues .
The boys in the centre linked to the Taliban celebrated the deal as a victory , staying awake late at night offering special prayers .
Many hope now to eventually be released as part of a prisoner exchange that belatedly began earlier this month , although both sides have accused each other of not fully abiding by its terms .
Zakir , with a mixture of stubbornness and innocence , insists that the war in Afghanistan will end when American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brothers '' .
But he acknowledges he wants the Taliban 's interpretation of an Islamic state established in the country , despite the fact many other Afghans clearly do n't .
Other boys I speak to make clear they believe their `` jihad '' will continue until sharia law is established .
When we ask Zakir what he thinks about democracy , he 's instantly dismissive .
All the teenagers ' names have been changed

It's hard to know if all that is true, but Zakir seems genuine. He's conflicted about what he wants to do with his future. He's "proud" of his time with the Taliban, but adds: "Perhaps I won't do it again, as there are other fighters… I want to continue my jihad, but not if my parents are unhappy."


bbc--2020-04-20--The stealthy little drones that fly like insects

When Storm Ciara swept across the UK in February , Alex Caccia was strolling on Oxford 's Port Meadow watching birds take to the air .
He marvelled at their indifference to high winds : `` While airliners were grounded by the weather the birds could n't care less ! ''
It was more than just a passing thought for Mr Caccia , who is the chief executive of Animal Dynamics , a technology start-up applying lessons from wildlife to drone design .
Formed in 2015 to pursue the science known as biomechanics , his company already has two drones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bird and insect life .
One takes inspiration from a dragonfly , and has attracted funding from the military .
Its four wings make it steady high winds that would defeat existing miniature spy drones .
Known as Skeeter , the secretive project has cracked the challenge of using flapping wings to power a drone .
While wings are more efficient than a propeller and allow a dragonfly to hover in the face of strong gusts they are almost impossible for human engineers to emulate .
`` Making devices with flapping wings is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Caccia .
Helicopters manoeuvre by changing the pitch of rotor blades to go forward and backward or to hover .
For smaller objects hovering is a major challenge .
`` A dragonfly is an awesome flyer '' says Alex Caccia , `` It 's just insane how beautiful they are , nothing is left to chance in that design .
It has very sophisticated flight control . ''
The dragonfly does have 300 million years of evolution on its side .
Animal Dynamics has spent four years writing software that operates the hand-launched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hover in gusts of more than 20 knots ( 23mph or 37km/h ) .
From 22 to 27 knots is classed as a `` strong breeze '' .
• Coronavirus threatens the next generation of smartphones • 'The phone slipped into the bath ' : Conference call tales That software gives Skeeter a degree of autonomy and guides it around obstacles towards its objective .
And it meets a Ministry of Defence desire for a wind tolerant miniature reconnaissance drone to let soldiers spy on threats concealed ahead .
Skeeter will carry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skies and should be cheap enough for operators to lose some without denting the defence budget .
It is currently around eight inches long , but production versions are planned to be smaller .
Squeezing a lot of aerodynamic and navigational wisdom into a diminutive package is nature 's prerogative but was a big challenge for Animal Dynamics .
`` We started small to learn hard lessons '' as Alex Caccia puts it .
Animal Dynamics 's 70-strong team relied on electronics from the smartphone industry to shrink their knowledge into Skeeter 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and software all play their part in the design but mobile phones have been a boon to all mini-drone makers .
Guido de Croon , an Associate Professor at Delft University of Technology , acknowledges the debt bio-mechanics pioneers owe to smartphones .
His team has built a series of flapping wing drones which rely on mass-produced digital components .
`` I am very happy with the mobile phone industry , '' he says .
Under the family name of DelFly , Mr de Croon 's creation weighs less than 50g , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fruit flies .
DelFly 's four wings consist of an ultra-light transparent foil powered by a light , economical motor , which let it fly for six to nine minutes .
The wings might look delicate , but they can touch a surface or even fly into an obstacle and the DelFly will right itself like an insect hitting a window .
For most existing drones with rapidly spinning propellers , such a contact would be disastrous .
Smartphone camera lenses feed vision back to AI software and Mr de Croon is developing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an insect .
The DelFly team 's goal is to achieve autonomous flight indoors , useful for roles such as monitoring crops inside large greenhouses .
Mr de Croon reckons that one day bio-mechanics could tailor a drone for each and every purpose .
`` Each task has its own ideal drone . ''
At Animal Dynamics the Stork , Skeeter 's much bigger and more public sibling , was inspired by similarities between light parasail wings and large birds .
Stork is built to take knocks and suffer the attentions of clumsy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frame that is easy to repair it uses an electric engine pushing a rearwards-facing propeller and has a collapsible parasail for a wing .
Controlled remotely via GPS signals Stork 's brain consists of a black box spouting two little mushrooms that are antennae for the navigation system .
The current version has a shoebox-sized payload bay but a larger model could be launched in flocks to distribute food or medical supplies across inhospitable terrain in Africa or Latin America .
The nylon parasail folds into a bag and lifts itself as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flat surface .
The machine lands almost vertically so can reach just about any spot .
The remote operation via GPS allows it to be flown back to a central point once the cargo bay has been opened and emptied .
With its pram tyres and near-unbreakable frame Stork is a utilitarian machine .
The designers call it a flying mule and that prompts Alex Caccia to perform his party piece , seizing a Stork resting on a work surface and hurling it onto the floor where it sits undamaged and electronically unperturbed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Animal Dynamics to expand Stork 's potential for distributing medicines .
Parts may be shipped out and assembled locally by operators in Ghana where plans to operate UAVs for medical support are well-advanced .
As an alternative to 4X4s or motorbikes the Stork 's marriage of easily-mastered technology and rugged design stands out in a world where delivery drone design has been distracted by efforts to fly parcels to urban consumers .
Bio-mechanics takes a contrasting approach to that of most drone designers courtesy of dragonflies , storks , fruit flies and of @ @ @ @

The dragonfly does have 300 million years of evolution on its side. Animal Dynamics has spent four years writing software that operates the hand-launched drone like an insect and allows it to hover in gusts of more than 20 knots (23mph or 37km/h). From 22 to 27 knots is classed as a "strong breeze".


bbc--2020-04-20--Liverpool v Atletico Madrid virus link an 'interesting hypothesis'

Speculation over a possible link between coronavirus cases in Liverpool and the club 's Champions League match with Atletico Madrid last month is an `` interesting hypothesis '' , a scientific adviser to the UK government has said .
Some coronavirus deaths in Liverpool have been blamed on the 11 March match at Anfield , which was attended by more than 52,000 people , including 3,000 from Madrid , where a partial lockdown was already in force .
While there is no confirmed link between the match and any coronavirus cases , the government 's deputy chief scientific adviser , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation .
`` It will be very interesting to see in the future , when all the science is done , what relationship there is between the viruses that have circulated in Liverpool and the viruses that have circulated in Spain , '' she said at the UK government 's daily coronavirus news briefing on Monday .
Liverpool city council 's director of public health Matthew Ashton previously told the Guardian the match should have been called off , while the mayor of Madrid , Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida , said over the weekend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to allow thousands of Atletico fans to attend .
`` It did n't make any sense that 3,000 Atletico fans could travel to Anfield at that time , '' Martinez-Almedia told Spanish radio station Onda Cero .
Latest figures show that 246 people have died with coronavirus in Liverpool 's NHS hospitals .
Madrid , meanwhile , is one of Europe 's worst affected cities .
Spain has the second-highest number of confirmed infection cases in the world , behind the US , figures from Johns Hopkins University say .
The country 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monday .
Speaking at Monday 's news briefing , UK chancellor Rishi Sunak rejected claims the government was too slow to cancel large sporting events in the days before the coronavirus lockdown was enforced .
The Cheltenham Festival , along with Liverpool 's Champions League match with Atletico , went ahead in the second week of March .
There were 251,684 racegoers in attendance across the four days of the Festival , while 68,500 watched the Cheltenham Gold Cup on 13 March .
Strict limits on daily life - such as requiring people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ businesses and preventing gatherings of more than two people - were introduced on 23 March .
• 'Serious questions ' over why Cheltenham went ahead '' There is often a wrong time to put certain measures in place , thinking about sustainability and everything else , '' Sunak said .
`` At all parts of this we have been guided by that science , we have been guided by making the right decisions at the right time , and I stand by that . ''
This is the furthest a senior government adviser @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a link between Liverpool 's match against Atletico Madrid and the coronavirus outbreak that the city has since suffered .
Certainly , deputy chief scientific adviser Angela McLean did not rule out a connection when asked about the issue by a reporter from the Liverpool Echo .
At this stage it is impossible to know whether - and to what extent - the Champions League game contributed to the surge of deaths on Merseyside that followed .
( Just as we do not know how many of the quarter of a million racing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same week caught the virus from being there . )
But ever since the match , there has been mounting concern that thousands of fans from one of the early European epicentres of the pandemic were allowed to travel to Anfield , even after Spain had closed schools and banned mass gatherings .
Two days later , of course , the Premier League suspended the season , effectively taking the decision out of the government 's hands .
McLean 's comments could add to the pressure on the government , those advising ministers @ @ @ @ @ @ @

More than 52,000 fans watched as Liverpool lost 3-2 to Atletico Madrid at Anfield on 11 March, a result that sealed the holders' elimination from the competition
Speculation over a possible link between coronavirus cases in Liverpool and the club's Champions League match with Atletico Madrid last month is an "interesting hypothesis", a scientific adviser to the UK government has said.
Some coronavirus deaths in Liverpool have been blamed on the 11 March match at Anfield, external-link which was attended by more than 52,000 people, including 3,000 from Madrid, where a partial lockdown was already in force.
While there is no confirmed link between the match and any coronavirus cases, the government's deputy chief scientific adviser, Angela McLean, said it warranted further investigation.
"It will be very interesting to see in the future, when all the science is done, what relationship there is between the viruses that have circulated in Liverpool and the viruses that have circulated in Spain," she said at the UK government's daily coronavirus news briefing on Monday.
Liverpool city council's director of public health Matthew Ashton previously told the Guardian the match should have been called off, external-link while the mayor of Madrid, Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida, said over the weekend that it was a "mistake" to allow thousands of Atletico fans to attend.
"It didn't make any sense that 3,000 Atletico fans could travel to Anfield at that time," Martinez-Almedia told Spanish radio station Onda Cero.
Latest figures show that 246 people have died with coronavirus in Liverpool's NHS hospitals.
Madrid, meanwhile, is one of Europe's worst affected cities. Spain has the second-highest number of confirmed infection cases in the world, behind the US, figures from Johns Hopkins University say.
The country's death toll climbed close to 21,000 on Monday.
Speaking at Monday's news briefing, UK chancellor Rishi Sunak rejected claims the government was too slow to cancel large sporting events in the days before the coronavirus lockdown was enforced.
The Cheltenham Festival, along with Liverpool's Champions League match with Atletico, went ahead in the second week of March. There were 251,684 racegoers in attendance across the four days of the Festival, while 68,500 watched the Cheltenham Gold Cup on 13 March.
Strict limits on daily life - such as requiring people to stay at home, shutting many businesses and preventing gatherings of more than two people - were introduced on 23 March.
"There is often a wrong time to put certain measures in place, thinking about sustainability and everything else," Sunak said.
"At all parts of this we have been guided by that science, we have been guided by making the right decisions at the right time, and I stand by that."
Analysis
BBC sports editor Dan Roan:
This is the furthest a senior government adviser has gone in admitting there may be a link between Liverpool's match against Atletico Madrid and the coronavirus outbreak that the city has since suffered. Certainly, deputy chief scientific adviser Angela McLean did not rule out a connection when asked about the issue by a reporter from the Liverpool Echo.
At this stage it is impossible to know whether - and to what extent - the Champions League game contributed to the surge of deaths on Merseyside that followed. (Just as we do not know how many of the quarter of a million racing fans who visited the Cheltenham Festival that same week caught the virus from being there.)
But ever since the match, there has been mounting concern that thousands of fans from one of the early European epicentres of the pandemic were allowed to travel to Anfield, even after Spain had closed schools and banned mass gatherings. Two days later, of course, the Premier League suspended the season, effectively taking the decision out of the government's hands.
McLean's comments could add to the pressure on the government, those advising ministers at the time, and Uefa.
Uefa and Liverpool declined to comment when contacted by BBC Sport.


bbc--2020-04-20--Uefa to update members on plans to finish season

Uefa will provide an update on plans to finish the 2019-20 season to all its 55 national associations at a video conference on Tuesday .
European football 's governing body hopes to end the campaign in August , although with every league bar Belarus still suspended there are doubts over whether that deadline can be met .
Uefa has launched two working groups , one specifically assessing the fixture calendar .
It is hoped specific proposals will be presented by mid-May at the latest .
However , the continuing uncertainty over the spread of coronavirus is creating major issues , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Denmark - talking optimistically about a resumption next month , while others - England among them - believe it will be June at the earliest before they can play games , and some Premier League clubs feel it will be longer than that .
Uefa is still hoping to complete its own tournaments in the normal two-legged format .
However , there is an understanding that it may not be possible , so one-off games , and a week-long mini-tournament from the quarter-finals onwards for both the Champions League and Europa League , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meeting will be followed on Thursday by a meeting of the Uefa executive committee .
That is expected to provide an update on the Womens ' European Championship and the Nations League , both of which have been moved to allow Euro 2020 to take place a year later than scheduled , plus plans to relax financial regulations this season .
In addition , it is anticipated , Uefa will confirm that it will listen to requests to end domestic leagues early .
It has previously warned against this , saying countries risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ competitions .

Leicester's 4-0 win over Aston Villa on 9 March was the last game played in the Premier League before the suspension
Uefa will provide an update on plans to finish the 2019-20 season to all its 55 national associations at a video conference on Tuesday.
European football's governing body hopes to end the campaign in August, although with every league bar Belarus still suspended there are doubts over whether that deadline can be met.
Uefa has launched two working groups, one specifically assessing the fixture calendar. It is hoped specific proposals will be presented by mid-May at the latest.
However, the continuing uncertainty over the spread of coronavirus is creating major issues, with some leagues - including Germany and Denmark - talking optimistically about a resumption next month, while others - England among them - believe it will be June at the earliest before they can play games, and some Premier League clubs feel it will be longer than that.
Uefa is still hoping to complete its own tournaments in the normal two-legged format. However, there is an understanding that it may not be possible, so one-off games, and a week-long mini-tournament from the quarter-finals onwards for both the Champions League and Europa League, have also been discussed.
Tuesday's meeting will be followed on Thursday by a meeting of the Uefa executive committee.
That is expected to provide an update on the Womens' European Championship and the Nations League, both of which have been moved to allow Euro 2020 to take place a year later than scheduled, plus plans to relax financial regulations this season.
In addition, it is anticipated, Uefa will confirm that it will listen to requests to end domestic leagues early.
It has previously warned against this, saying countries risk their places in next season's European competitions.


bbc--2020-04-20--Football 'must think creatively' to survive coronavirus pandemic

Football in England must think creatively or risk dire consequences , including civil war within clubs , says Fleetwood chairman Andy Pilley .
With football suspended as a result of the coronavirus pandemic , there is concern about the ability of clubs , especially in the lower leagues , to survive financially .
`` I don ’ t think anything is off the table .
We have to evolve , '' Pilley told BBC Radio 5 Live .
`` Football has to think creatively and be inventive here , otherwise we run a real risk . ''
He added : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and have become very traditional , be it with dates or certain rules continuing because they always have done .
`` But what is important here ?
It is not who achieves sporting success this year but having a healthy , long-term sustainable football pyramid .
`` Our game is admired across the world and it is in a critical situation .
We must find a way to save it .
`` If it means pressing the reset button then that is what we must do because we don ’ t want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or Bolton situation . ''
Pilley 's short-term hope is for a financial rescue package from either the Premier League , Professional Footballers ' Association or borrowed against future income .
But his longer-term suggestions would prompt greater change to the structure of the English game .
“ If there is to be a rescue package one of the knock-on effects is that there should be a covenant and within that there needs to be a salary cap so football becomes sustainable in the lower leagues so we can focus on football and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ It is worth considering a regionalised League One and League Two .
`` Much as I like Gillingham , I don ’ t like going there on a Tuesday night , or Portsmouth on a Tuesday night .
It makes no sense . ''
Wage deferrals by players continues to be an issue during the coronavirus pandemic , with the English Football League and Professional Footballers ' Association proposing that clubs defer up to 25 % of players ' wages in April .
However , this is only a recommendation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ row within clubs .
`` I don ’ t know if people understand the severity of the situation , '' he said .
`` There is a standoff brewing between owners and players that is not good for the game .
`` Some owners I speak to are for not paying wages or significantly reduced ones and players will not like that .
`` We don ’ t want civil war within our clubs , we want healthy completion that is the envy of the world . ''
Like the Premier League , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finishing the campaign once it is safe to do so following the pandemic , and have said it will take them 56 days to complete the nine rounds of matches across their three divisions , plus play-offs .
Pilley is adamant that this season should be finished for financial and integrity reasons , even if that means playing games behind closed doors .
“ For the greater good , we have to finish the season .
We have signed up to a broadcasting and sponsorship deal and we don ’ t know the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The prospect of that is hideous , not just for the EFL but for the PL as well .
“ We also have to finish it for the integrity of the competition .
There are clubs mid-table saying ‘ why should we finish it ?
’ .
“ Well , the reason is that they have already received money to compete in this league and we might only have 20 % back , but I ’ m sure they won ’ t be keen on giving that backup the PL or Sky if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What disappoints me is there is an element of self-preservation and people having their own agenda .
It is a pretty duff hand but we have to play the one we have been dealt.
” To offset the loss of match day revenue , Pilley feels streaming games is the answer .
“ Streaming has got to come into play .
Let ’ s face it , the content on television right now is somewhat exhausted .
It will be somewhat surreal but these are extraordinary circumstances and if you love your football @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watch .
I think that will help .
”

Andy Pilley has presided over Fleetwood's rise through the football leagues to League One
Football in England must think creatively or risk dire consequences, including civil war within clubs, says Fleetwood chairman Andy Pilley.
With football suspended as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, there is concern about the ability of clubs, especially in the lower leagues, to survive financially.
"I don’t think anything is off the table. We have to evolve," Pilley told BBC Radio 5 Live. "Football has to think creatively and be inventive here, otherwise we run a real risk."
He added: "We are stuck in our ways and have become very traditional, be it with dates or certain rules continuing because they always have done.
"But what is important here? It is not who achieves sporting success this year but having a healthy, long-term sustainable football pyramid.
"Our game is admired across the world and it is in a critical situation. We must find a way to save it.
"If it means pressing the reset button then that is what we must do because we don’t want to end up with another Bury or Macclesfield or Bolton situation."
Pilley's short-term hope is for a financial rescue package from either the Premier League, Professional Footballers' Association or borrowed against future income.
But his longer-term suggestions would prompt greater change to the structure of the English game.
“If there is to be a rescue package one of the knock-on effects is that there should be a covenant and within that there needs to be a salary cap so football becomes sustainable in the lower leagues so we can focus on football and not points deductions," he continued.
“It is worth considering a regionalised League One and League Two.
"Much as I like Gillingham, I don’t like going there on a Tuesday night, or Portsmouth on a Tuesday night. It makes no sense."
Wage deferrals by players continues to be an issue during the coronavirus pandemic, with the English Football League and Professional Footballers' Association proposing that clubs defer up to 25% of players' wages in April.
However, this is only a recommendation and Pilley believes it could spark a potential row within clubs.
"I don’t know if people understand the severity of the situation," he said. "There is a standoff brewing between owners and players that is not good for the game.
"Some owners I speak to are for not paying wages or significantly reduced ones and players will not like that.
"We don’t want civil war within our clubs, we want healthy completion that is the envy of the world."
Like the Premier League, the English Football League is committed to finishing the campaign once it is safe to do so following the pandemic, and have said it will take them 56 days to complete the nine rounds of matches across their three divisions, plus play-offs.
Pilley is adamant that this season should be finished for financial and integrity reasons, even if that means playing games behind closed doors.
“For the greater good, we have to finish the season. We have signed up to a broadcasting and sponsorship deal and we don’t know the consequences if we break that deal. The prospect of that is hideous, not just for the EFL but for the PL as well.
“We also have to finish it for the integrity of the competition. There are clubs mid-table saying ‘why should we finish it?’.
“Well, the reason is that they have already received money to compete in this league and we might only have 20% back, but I’m sure they won’t be keen on giving that backup the PL or Sky if we didn’t finish.
“What disappoints me is there is an element of self-preservation and people having their own agenda. It is a pretty duff hand but we have to play the one we have been dealt.”
To offset the loss of match day revenue, Pilley feels streaming games is the answer.
“Streaming has got to come into play. Let’s face it, the content on television right now is somewhat exhausted. It will be somewhat surreal but these are extraordinary circumstances and if you love your football club you’ll tune in and watch. I think that will help.”


bbc--2020-04-20--Tuesday's gossip: Kane too pricey for Man Utd

Manchester United will not be able to buy a player as expensive as Spurs striker Harry Kane , 26 , as they rethink their transfer strategy because of financial uncertainty caused by coronavirus .
( Guardian ) But United are now favourites with the bookmakers to sign Kane and Borussia Dortmund 's 20-year-old England winger Jadon Sancho .
( Evening Standard ) Former Liverpool midfielder and Sky pundit Graeme Souness has warned Manchester United they risk having their `` trousers taken down '' if they have agreed a deal with Sancho behind Dortmund 's back .
( Daily Mirror ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who has been linked with a £250m move to Real Madrid , could be worth as little as 40m euros ( £35m ) because of the coronavirus pandemic , according to a former member of the European Parliament .
( Daily Mirror ) Atletico Madrid ’ s Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey is a target for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta , but the Spanish club believes they can tie the 26-year-old down to a new contract .
( Express ) Manchester City have been tipped to join the race for Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Real Madrid also interested in the 30-year-old , who is out of contract in the summer of 2021 .
( Express ) Manchester United have ended their interest in 28-year-old Real Madrid and Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez , but Arsenal and Everton are both interested .
( Sky Sports , via the Sun ) Manchester City midfielder David Silva , 34 , is in talks with former club Valencia as his contract is set to expire on 30 June , but the deal has been complicated by the coronavirus pandemic .
( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Silva has named four Manchester United players in the side of the best opponents he has faced in his time in England - Ryan Giggs , Paul Scholes and the Neville brothers , Gary and Phil .
( Daily Mirror ) Manchester City target Kalidou Koulibaly , 28 , who has also been linked with Paris St-Germain , says he is more interested in a move to England , but staying in Italy is also an option for the Napoli centre-back .
( Le10Sport , via Sports Illustrated ) Manchester United fans who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kit may have been done a favour by Barcelona , who appear to have accidentally leaked it via an online game of Pro Evolution Soccer .
( Sun ) Chelsea are set to miss out on left-back Alex Telles , with Paris St-Germain set to buy the Porto player for £21.8m .
The Blues will turn their attention to Leicester 's Ben Chilwell as a result .
( Gauchazh , via the Sun ) Steve Bruce will be `` given until the end of the season to prove to the prospective new Newcastle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ex-Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino being linked to the club .
( Sun )

Manchester United will not be able to buy a player as expensive as Tottenham's England striker Harry Kane, 26, as they rethink their transfer strategy because of financial uncertainty caused by coronavirus. (Guardian) external-link
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has made Wolves' Mexico striker Raul Jimenez, 28, a target to replace Kane if the England captain leaves. (Star) external-link
Manchester United are favourites with the bookmakers to sign Tottenham's Kane and Borussia Dortmund's 20-year-old England winger Jadon Sancho. (Evening Standard) external-link
Former Liverpool midfielder and manager Graeme Souness has warned Manchester United they risk having their "trousers taken down" if they have agreed a deal with Sancho behind Dortmund's back. (Mirror) external-link
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Paris St-Germain's 21-year-old France forward Kylian Mbappe, who has been linked with a £250m move to Real Madrid, could be worth as little as 40m euros (£35m) because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a former member of the European Parliament. (Mirror) external-link
Atletico Madrid's Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey is a target for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, but the Spanish club believe they can tie the 26-year-old down to a new contract. (Express) external-link
Arsenal could be priced out of a deal for Thomas Partey after Atletico Madrid offered him a new five-year deal which would double his salary and increase the value of his release clause. (Guardian) external-link
Manchester City have been tipped to join the race for Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, with Barcelona, Inter Milan and Real Madrid also interested in the 30-year-old, who is out of contract in the summer of 2021. (Express) external-link
Manchester United have ended their interest in 28-year-old Real Madrid and Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez, but Arsenal and Everton are both interested. (Sky Sports, via Sun) external-link
Manchester City midfielder David Silva, 34, is in talks with former club Valencia as his contract is set to expire on 30 June, but the deal has been complicated by the coronavirus pandemic. (ESPN via Manchester Evening News) external-link
Manchester City's David Silva has named four Manchester United players in the side of the best opponents he has faced in his time in England - Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and the Neville brothers, Gary and Phil. (Mirror) external-link
Manchester United fans eager to see next season's kit may have been done a favour by Barcelona, who appear to have accidentally leaked it via an online game of Pro Evolution Soccer. (Sun) external-link
Chelsea are set to miss out on Porto left-back Alex Telles, with Paris St-Germain set to buy the 27-year-old for £21.8m. The Blues will turn their attention to Leicester's 23-year-old Englishman Ben Chilwell as a result. (Gauchazh via Sun) external-link
Napoli's 28-year-oldcentre-back Kalidou Koulibaly, who is a target for Manchester City and has also been linked with Paris St-Germain, says he is more interested in a move to England. (Le10Sport via Sports Illustrated) external-link
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce will be given until the end of the season to prove to the prospective new owners that he can deliver European football, with ex-Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino being linked to the Magpies job. (Sun) external-link