bbc--2020-02-19--Syria war: Turkish operation in Idlib ‘only a matter of time’

Turkey 's president says it is `` only a matter of time '' before it launches an operation to stop a Syrian army assault on opposition-held Idlib province .
Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned in a speech that he was determined to transform the border area into a safe place `` at any cost '' .
Syria 's government and its ally Russia have rejected his demand to pull back to ceasefire lines agreed in 2018 .
The offensive has displaced some 900,000 civilians since 1 December .
• Why does the battle for Idlib matter ?
Hundreds have been killed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them victims of attacks by the Syrian government and its allies , according to the UN .
Children are also dying from the cold .
`` Hostilities are now approaching densely populated areas .
People are on the move in freezing temperatures in search of safety which has become ever more difficult , '' UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told reporters on Monday .
`` The secretary-general calls for an immediate ceasefire .
International humanitarian law must be upheld .
There is no military solution , '' he added .
Idlib is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fighters who have been trying to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad since 2011 .
In recent years an influx of displaced people has doubled its population to about three million , including one million children .
Turkey , which backs the opposition to Mr Assad and fears another massive influx of Syrian refugees , has deployed troops to observation posts in Idlib under an agreement with Russia that set up a de-escalation zone - the 2018 Sochi accord .
However , it has failed to stop the Syrian army retaking large parts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ air strikes and Iran-backed militiamen .
The latest government offensive and the ensuing flight of civilians towards the Turkish border prompted Turkey 's military to start reinforcing its positions in Idlib in January .
Thousands of soldiers and hundreds of tanks have since arrived .
Earlier this month , after several Turkish personnel were killed in artillery attacks that Turkish officials blamed on the Syrian army , Mr Erdogan told the government to pull back to the line of Turkish observation posts or face military action .
On Tuesday , a Turkish presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delegations in Moscow had not yielded a `` satisfactory result '' .
A Russian proposal to `` redraw '' the de-escalation zone was not acceptable and it was `` out of the question '' for Turkey to move its observation posts , Ibrahim Kalin explained .
In a speech to lawmakers from his AK Party on Wednesday , Mr Erdogan warned : `` We are entering the last days for the [ Syrian ] regime to stop its hostility in Idlib . ''
`` We are making our final warnings , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the desired results in our talks [ with Russia ] .
The talks will continue , but it is true that we are far from meeting our demands at the table .
`` Turkey has made every preparation to carry out its own operational plans .
I say that we can come at any point .
In other words , the Idlib offensive is only a matter of time , '' the president added .
A Kremlin spokesman responded quickly to the threat , saying : `` If we are talking about an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Syrian republic and armed forces of the Syrian republic this would of course be the worst scenario . ''
But Dmitry Peskov added that Russia would not object if the Turkish military took action against the `` terrorist groups in Idlib '' , in line with the Sochi accord .
Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels have carried out three operations in northern Syria since 2016 , though not directly against Russian-backed government forces .
Last October , they drove US-backed Kurdish militia fighters from territory between the towns of Tal Abyad and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ displaced and 120 civilians were killed during the operation , according to a monitoring group .

"Entire families, some who have fled from one corner of Syria to the other over the course of the past decade, are tragically finding that bombs are part of their everyday life," she told reporters in Geneva. "How can anyone justify carrying out such indiscriminate and inhumane attacks?"


bbc--2020-02-19--Fátima Aldrighett: Mexico searches for suspect in seven-year-old's murder

Mexican police are searching for a woman who was seen on surveillance camera with a seven-year-old girl outside her school on the day she disappeared .
The video from 11 February is the last time the child , Fátima Aldrighett , is seen alive .
Her body was found dumped with signs of abuse four days later .
Officials say the woman was identified thanks to a tip-off from her landlord .
She had fled her apartment where police found clothes belonging to the girl .
What happened to the girl ?
Fátima Aldrighett was waiting for her mother to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mexico City when she disappeared .
Local media reported that her mother had been caught in traffic and was running late and that the girl had been left to wait outside the school on her own .
The family reported her missing when she was not to be found .
Her body was found in a plastic bag in the city 's Tláhuac neighbourhood on Saturday .
Footage from surveillance cameras outside the school showed a woman walking away with girl on the day of her disappearance .
Police offered a reward of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 108,000 ) for information which would lead them to the woman , believed to be between 42 and 45 years old , according to the prosecutor 's office .
A tip-off from a landlord led police to an apartment in the Xochimilco area of the capital , not far from where the girl lived with her family .
Police found the girl 's shoes and her sweater as well as the clothes the female suspect wore on the day of the girl 's abduction .
What has the reaction been ?
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hundreds of thousands of people tweeting the hashtag # JusticiaParaFatima ( # JusticeForFatima ) .
Relatives have criticised the authorities over their handling of the case , saying police and officials had acted too slowly .
`` Fátima is not with us because the protocols were not followed , because the institutions did not give it the attention they should have , '' said the girl 's aunt , Sonia López .
Ms López said that even before the girl 's disappearance , Fátima 's mother , who has health problems , did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that she should have .
Mexico City 's Attorney General , Ernestina Godoy , said there would be an investigation into how the case was handled .
The discovery of the girl 's body came a week after the brutal murder of Ingrid Escamilla .
The 25-year-old was found killed and dismembered in the home she shared with her partner , who told police he had stabbed her and tried to dispose of her body .
These two most recent cases have highlighted the number of women and girls murdered in Mexico , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every day .
Asked about a 10 % rise in femicides , murders of women because of their gender , Mexico 's left-wing president , Andrés Manuel López Obrador , blamed `` neoliberal policies '' .
`` This is the rotten fruit of selfishness and the accumulation of goods in a few hands and the abandonment of the majority of our people . ''
His statement angered many Mexicans , including Fátima Aldrighett 's grandfather , who said the president should not be blaming his predecessors in office .
`` Now he is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He should show us he is different . ''
President López Obrador also responded to protesters who had daubed slogans on the outside of the National Palace .
`` I ask all the feminists , with due respect , do n't paint on our doors and our walls , we are working to stop femicides .
Do n't confuse us with repressors , we know how to respond to provocation , '' he added .

Local media reported that her mother had been caught in traffic and was running late and that the girl had been left to wait outside the school on her own. The family reported her missing when she was not to be found.


bbc--2020-02-19--Sydney storm: Thunder and lightning thrash Australian city

Thunderstorms have battered Sydney , with over 60,000 lightning strikes in the region .
Paul Davies filmed the storm as @ @ @ @ @ land .

Thunderstorms have battered Sydney, with over 60,000 lightning strikes in the region.
Paul Davies filmed the storm as his plane came in to land.


bbc--2020-02-19--Australia planes collide north of Melbourne, killing four

Four people have been killed after two planes collided midair in the Australian state of Victoria , police have confirmed .
The incident involving the two twin-engine light aircraft took place near Mangalore airport north of Melbourne .
A police spokesman said it was possible that the two pilots may not have seen each other due to cloud cover .
Both planes had two people on board and had taken off from different airports , police said .
It is thought to be the country 's first midair crash in more than a decade .
`` We 're not sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trajectory or why they were in that area , but unfortunately they 've collided mid-air , '' Victoria Police Inspector Peter Koger told ABC News .
Both had been `` extensively damaged '' before they hit the ground , he said .
The aircraft were travelling at about 4,000ft ( 1,219m ) at the time of the collision , a Civil Aviation Safety Authority ( CASA ) spokesperson said .
Both were engaged in flight training when the crash occurred , 9 News reported .
One plane was a Piper-Seminole aircraft operated by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news organisation said , with the second plane operated from the Peninsula Aero Club at Tyabb .

"We're not sure why both aircraft were on the same trajectory or why they were in that area, but unfortunately they've collided mid-air," Victoria Police Inspector Peter Koger told ABC News.


bbc--2020-02-19--Climate change: Fertiliser could be used to power ocean-going ships

Ocean-going ships could be powered by ammonia within the decade as the shipping industry takes action to curb carbon emissions .
The chemical - the key ingredient of fertilisers - can be burned in ships ’ engines in place of polluting diesel .
The industry hopes ammonia will help it tackle climate change , because it burns without CO2 emissions .
The creation of the ammonia itself creates substantial CO2 , but a report says technology can solve this problem .
The challenge is huge , because shipping produces around 2 % of global carbon emissions – about the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ammonia is also a major source of carbon .
A report by the Royal Society says ammonia production currently creates 1.8 % of global CO2 emissions – the most of any chemical industry .
But the authors of the report say new technology can create zero carbon ammonia .
One way is by trapping the CO2 emissions created when ammonia is produced , and burying the CO2 in underground rocks .
Another way of making so-called `` green '' ammonia is to use renewable energy which does n't create any CO2 .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ energy will be available to create ammonia at scale in the coming decades .
Ammonia is an invaluable jack-of-all-trades chemical – but it is a menace in the wrong place .
It is shipped in bulk as an essential base for chemicals , textiles , explosives , refrigerants and fertilisers .
But when it is spread carelessly on fields it causes air and water pollution , and it can react with other chemicals to make greenhouse gases .
The Royal Society report says farmers need to use ammonia much more carefully .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of ammonia for agriculture has conveniently generated a global network of ports where the chemical is traded or stored .
That means the infrastructure for storing chilled ammonia as a shipping fuel already exists .
In the USA , for instance , one existing ammonia pipeline runs for 2,000 miles .
How soon could ammonia be powering ships ?
The engine designer Man Energy Solutions is making a two-stroke ammonia-powered engine it hopes will be ready by 2024 .
The firm ’ s spokesman , Peter Kirkeby , told the BBC : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the market in ammonia as a fuel – even though there are challenges .
“ We expect the first ships fuelled with ammonia will be existing tankers that are already transporting ammonia for fertiliser .
They know how to handle it.
” He said he expected ammonia to match the price of other alternative fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas , liquefied natural gas or methanol .
However , the report shows how inefficient these fuels are compared with energy-dense diesel .
This means that ships powered by greener fuels need to set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s why the report ’ s authors say hydrogen will be too bulky to fuel ocean-going ships .
And there 's a further problem .
Burning ammonia may not cause CO2 emissions , but it does create nitrogen oxides , which are also greenhouse gases .
The report says technology will need to be developed to deal with this .
Is there a bit of wishful thinking on ammonia ?
The Royal Society ’ s lead author , Prof Bill David , told the BBC : “ Ammonia is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the oceans . ''
But he warned : “ In terms of emissions from industrial processes , ammonia comes only after cement and steel , so we need to decarbonise the production of ammonia.
” A recent academic report called Absolute Zero was sceptical as to whether the ammonia industry could expand fast enough to power ships , while decarbonising at the same time .
It said the implementation at scale of ammonia from renewables would be an additional burden to the decarbonised power grid .
Prof David disagrees .
He says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to store zero-carbon fuel from renewables for days , months and years . ''
The UN shipping body , the IMO , has a target of halving emissions from international shipping by 2050 compared with 2008 .
A group of major shipping owners says $ 2 ( £1.50 ) should be levied on every tonne of ships ' fuel to support research into clean engines .
Environmentalists have consistently complained the industry is not playing its part in reducing emissions .
In the short term they want to reduce the amount of shipping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to save fuel .

And there's a further problem. Burning ammonia may not cause CO2 emissions, but it does create nitrogen oxides, which are also greenhouse gases. The report says technology will need to be developed to deal with this.


bbc--2020-02-19--'Ghost ship' washed up by Storm Dennis

'Ghost ship' washed up by Storm Dennis

Earlier this week , an abandoned `` ghost '' cargo ship was discovered washed up off the coast of County Cork , Ireland , following strong winds from Storm Dennis .
Aerial footage by the Irish Coast Guard showed the 80-metre ( 260 feet ) cargo ship MV Alta stuck on the rocks near the village of Ballycotton .
Photographers have now been able to visit the area and capture the dramatic sight of the rusting ship against the Irish landscape .
The vessel appears to have drifted thousands of miles over more than a year , from the south-east @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Atlantic Ocean .
Previously , the US Coast Guard rescued the crew members in September 2018 .
`` This is one in a million , '' said local lifeboat chief John Tattan .
The head of Ballycotton 's Royal National Lifeboat Institution ( RNLI ) told the Irish Examiner newspaper he had `` never , ever seen anything abandoned like that before . ''
Built in 1976 , the Alta has had numerous names and owners .
In September 2018 the ship encountered problems when sailing from Greece to Haiti .
A power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sea for 20 days around 1,300 miles ( 2,100km ) south-east of Bermuda , according to the US Coast Guard , which became aware of its struggles .
With just two days of food left on board for Alta 's crew , the coast guard air-dropped food and other supplies .
As a hurricane approached , the coast guard decided to rescue the damaged ship 's 10 crew members and take them to Puerto Rico .
Since then the ship has been abandoned .
It was last spotted in September 2019 by a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On Tuesday , personnel from Cork County Council could be seen boarding the wreck of the ship , below .
There is no visible pollution leaking from the ship , according to environmental scientists who visited Ballycotton on Monday , explained Cork County Council .
Cork County Council , the Irish Coastguard and the Receiver of Wrecks will decide what will happen to the ship , According to the Irish Times , a person claiming to represent the owner of the ship has come forward , with investigations ongoing .
Storm Dennis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the rocks , left thousands of homes , farms and businesses without electricity across the Republic of Ireland .
In the UK , about 1,400 homes and businesses have been affected by the floods in the wake of downpours brought by the storm .

A power outage led to the Alta drifting at sea for 20 days around 1,300 miles (2,100km) south-east of Bermuda, according to the US Coast Guard, which became aware of its struggles.


bbc--2020-02-19--Brits 2020: Pop meets politics

Brits 2020: Pop meets politics

London rapper Dave won album of the year at the Brits , moments after calling the prime minister a `` @ @ @ @ @ this year 's ceremony included performances from Billie Eilish , Dave , Lizzo and Stormzy @

London rapper Dave won album of the year at the Brits, moments after calling the prime minister a "racist".
Highlights from this year's ceremony included performances from Billie Eilish, Dave, Lizzo and Stormzy.
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bbc--2020-02-19--V Unbeatable: The India dance troupe that won America's Got Talent

Watching V Unbeatable , a dance group from India 's Mumbai city , perform is almost like watching an Olympics 100m final .
It 's exhilarating , nerve-wracking and an athletic marvel .
The group just won season 15 of America 's Got Talent : The Champions .
Their performance in the finals , featuring punk rock act Blink 182 's drummer Travis Barker , is nothing short of incredible .
At one point , Barker holds a drumstick in the air .
A young member of the dance group somersaults backwards over him while snatching the drumstick and landing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ triumphantly holding up the stick .
The crowd loses its collective mind .
Judges Howie Mandel , Simon Cowell , Heidi Klum and Alesha Dixon stand up , shaking their heads in disbelief .
Here 's the moment : '' We were ecstatic .
That moment was unreal , '' Om Prakash , the leader of the group , told the BBC 's Andrew Clarance .
`` We worked very hard .
We could not let this moment slip away .
We are champions now . ''
But their journey to get to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one , and is tinged with tragedy .
It began years ago when Mr Prakash left his home in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to find work .
He was 10 when he found a job in a glass factory , which paid him a monthly salary of 5,000 rupees ( $ 70 ; £54 ) .
To save money , he would sleep in the factory and eat his meals there .
The money he had saved , he would send back home .
There was a garden near the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to dance .
`` I would watch them dance and one day , I decided to learn from them . ''
During that time , Mr Prakash met Vikas , who would also dance with the children .
Together , they had the idea to create the dance troupe .
`` The troupe kids came from slums in Naigaon and Bhayandar in Mumbai .
I would pay for their travel .
How could I ask them for money ?
They were my kids . ''
The money from his salary would go towards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group .
But then , Vikas met with a tragic accident .
While performing a dance stunt , he fell and was left paralysed .
He spent a month in hospital but doctors were unable to save him .
Now , every time the group performs , they pay homage to Vikas by wearing his name on the back of their jackets .
They also added his initial to the name of their group - which is why they are called V Unbeatable .
The troupe soon started touring local events and dance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these events .
We would use the prize money to treat ourselves without bothering to save any money .
We deserved it , '' Mr Prakash says .
When they received an email from America 's Got Talent inviting them to compete , Mr Prakash asked Rohit Jadhav , a long-time collaborator and choreographer , to help the troupe through the competition .
`` I had previously seen Om Prakash perform with his group on another dance reality show where I was a choreographer , '' Mr Jadhav told the BBC .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ true for me .
I also wanted to dream big and do something . ''
For Mr Prakash , this win is also for the many children he has trained over the years .
`` They put everything on the line for this .
The plan is to own our very own dance studio where we can practice and train others , '' he says .
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It began years ago when Mr Prakash left his home in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to find work. He was 10 when he found a job in a glass factory, which paid him a monthly salary of 5,000 rupees ($70; £54). To save money, he would sleep in the factory and eat his meals there. The money he had saved, he would send back home.


bbc--2020-02-19--Jacqueline du Pré: Royal Ballet tells cellist's story

Jacqueline du Pré 's career as one of the most gifted and celebrated cellists of the twentieth century was cut @ @ @ @ @ She was just 42 when she died .
More than three decades later , her @ @ @ @ @ new work by the Royal Ballet .
The world premiere has just been held at @ @ @ @ @ London .

Jacqueline du Pré's career as one of the most gifted and celebrated cellists of the twentieth century was cut short by multiple sclerosis. She was just 42 when she died.
More than three decades later, her life has now inspired a new work by the Royal Ballet. The world premiere has just been held at the Royal Opera House in London.
Arts editor Will Gompertz reports.


bbc--2020-02-19--Singapore turns rubbish into energy and footpaths

Singapore is a small country with a big rubbish problem .
Currently most of its waste is burned and buried @ @ @ @ @ but that is nearly full .
So the country is experimenting with a waste-to-energy system @ @ @ @ @ generate electricity then putting the remaining material to build things like footpaths .
But critics @ @ @ @ @ the real problem - we 're just producing too much trash reports the BBC 's @ @ @

Singapore is a small country with a big rubbish problem. Currently most of its waste is burned and buried on an artificial island - but that is nearly full.
So the country is experimenting with a waste-to-energy system - burning its rubbish to generate electricity then putting the remaining material to build things like footpaths.
But critics say this doesn't address the real problem - we're just producing too much trash reports the BBC's Lucy Martin.
Video by Mohamad Shukor Bin Kasmuni.


bbc--2020-02-19--'I clean the Sistine Chapel frescoes'

'I clean the Sistine Chapel frescoes'

What is it like to look after one of humanity ’ s greatest masterpieces ?
The Vatican ’ s Sistine @ @ @ @ @ ceiling by Michelangelo , is hosting tapestries by Raphael on the 500th anniversary of the @ @ @ @ @ The BBC was given rare access to the preparations and spoke to three experts involved @

What is it like to look after one of humanity’s greatest masterpieces?
The Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, with its glorious ceiling by Michelangelo, is hosting tapestries by Raphael on the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death.
The BBC was given rare access to the preparations and spoke to three experts involved.
Video by Mark Lowen, Julian Miglierini and Francesco Tosto


bbc--2020-02-19--"Battle Bus" memorialised executed environmentalists

`` Battle Bus '' was a sculpture made by Sokari Douglas Camp in memory of Nigerian environmentalist Ken Saro Wiwa @ @ @ @ @ 1995 .
The sculpture was seized and impounded by Nigerian port authorities in 2015 , @ @ @ @ @ shipped to Nigeria as a memorial to Ken Saro Wiwa and the eight other activists @ @ @ @ @ History : The stories of our times told by the people who were there .

"Battle Bus" was a sculpture made by Sokari Douglas Camp in memory of Nigerian environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa who was controversially executed in 1995.
The sculpture was seized and impounded by Nigerian port authorities in 2015, when the art work was shipped to Nigeria as a memorial to Ken Saro-Wiwa and the eight other activists killed with him.
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bbc--2020-02-19--Coronavirus: How a misleading map went global

As scientists work hard to track and contain the coronavirus outbreak , misleading information about the global spread of the virus continues to flourish on the internet .
Here 's how a decade-old map showing global air travel was used incorrectly by news websites across the world , leading to headlines such as `` New map reveals no country safe from coronavirus tentacles '' and `` Terrifying map reveals how thousands of Wuhan travellers could have spread coronavirus to 400 cities worldwide . ''
How did it start ?
Earlier this month , the World Population Project , at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where people from Wuhan , where the virus originated , had travelled to in the two weeks before the city went into quarantine lockdown .
Researchers looked at air travel and mobile phone data of Wuhan residents from previous years .
The study estimated nearly 60,000 people might have travelled to almost 400 cities worldwide before the Wuhan authorities had imposed a ban on travel .
• What are the symptoms ?
• 'No change ' in virus outbreak despite China spike The researchers posted a series of messages about their work on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illustrating global air travel .
But the post did not explain the map was not part of the study .
Some people responded and asked if the graphic - covered in red lines indicating world flight routes - represented the findings of the study .
`` No , '' the team clarified - it was part of a series of posts and intended to show the extent of the global air network - and deleted the tweet .
But `` somehow , from this , an incorrect story has spiralled '' , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The map seems to have first been picked up by several Australian news outlets .
It has also appeared in the online editions of the Sun , Daily Mail and Metro .
The Australian TV outlet 7News used the map in a discussion and posted a social-media video featuring it that has now been viewed more than seven million times .
The report says the map predicts the spread of the global outbreak .
The red lines , says the presenter , represent five million Wuhan residents who fled the city .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flight routes around the world .
And the five million figure comes from an entirely separate source .
The mayor of Wuhan gave this number when talking about the total leaving the city ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday , most of whom would have stayed within China .
What about now ?
7News has now removed the map from its online article about the research .
But it remains on many other news outlets ' versions of the same story , in languages including Arabic , Russian , Polish and Vietnamese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only last week a guest told US radio host Glenn Beck UK researchers had tracked the mobile phones of 60,000 people that had left China and then produced a travel map .
`` The chart is frightening , '' he said .
Read more about the coronavirus and its impact • Should we worry ?
Our health correspondent explains • Your questions : Can you get it more than once ?
• What you can do : Do masks really help ?
• Understanding the spread : A visual guide to the outbreak

And the five million figure comes from an entirely separate source. The mayor of Wuhan gave this number when talking about the total leaving the city ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, most of whom would have stayed within China.


bbc--2020-02-19--Jeff Bezos Earth Fund: How can $10bn fight climate change?

Ten billion dollars - or £7.7bn - sounds like a serious amount of money .
It 's how much the world 's richest man Jeff Bezos has said he 'll spend to fight climate change .
But what do you even spend $ 10bn on ?
And is it anywhere near enough ?
According to Professor Elizabeth Robinson from the University of Reading , some of the solutions are known about but `` are still not happening '' .
Elizabeth , an expert in environmental economics , suggests the money could be spent on persuading governments to stop funding fossil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warm the planet .
`` We need to start investing in clean energy instead like renewable .
If we do that , we 're a lot of the way there . ''
The UK government announced a deal last year with the wind industry to ensure 30 % of electricity comes from offshore wind by 2030 .
Seamus Garvey , an energy storage expert at the University of Nottingham , agrees that renewable energy is key .
He says the technology is available but it needs to be `` made cheaper '' for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about flexibility in electricity . ''
Seamus suggests the need to mix wind and solar energy so it works all year long .
`` Wind is very seasonal and blows strongly in the winter - as Storm Dennis has shown us .
Solar is also seasonal and the sun shines mostly in the summer .
So we need to balance it out . ''
There 's lots of talk around the impact of cars and planes on the environment , so Elizabeth suggests money needs to be spent upgrading transport systems .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low-cost public transport so people choose to move out of their cars and into trains . ''
She adds that subsidising long-distance public transport to make it `` affordable and reliable '' means people may `` choose to not fly '' .
`` We need alternatives - people living in mainland Europe can often take the train to wherever they want to go . ''
Some people choose to do something called carbon offsetting - paying extra to contribute to environmental projects that reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere .
Seamus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ principle , but not enough in practice '' .
`` If we were to do proper carbon offsetting , we would be paying a lot of money . ''
Elizabeth says that while she does n't `` begrudge anyone getting on a flight for a holiday or to see family '' , the only way to really make a difference is `` to fly less '' .
Targeting key areas that are good for the environment can help too , Elizabeth says .
`` To protect our forests we need to do things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes sense to plant trees . ''
And , she believes , agriculture needs to be developed too because it `` contributes a large proportion '' of emissions globally .
`` We have to eat - but we need to find ways to do agriculture and forestry better . ''
According to Elizabeth , there are `` technological solutions '' for growing crops which can make removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere `` more efficient '' .
But is $ 10bn enough ?
Jeff Bezos is the boss of Amazon - one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2018 its corporate carbon footprint was 44.4 million metric tons .
`` Which is a lot , like a small country , '' says Seamus .
`` Jeff Bezos ca n't solve climate problems with $ 10bn on its own .
It could be significant , but it 's not enough to even transition the energy in the UK . ''
Seamus says the money `` could kickstart '' other companies which are able to help - after the Amazon founder said he would finance work by scientists , activists and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amazon have a `` moral obligation '' to tackle climate change .
`` They 're making huge profits .
So it would n't really be that hard . ''
In a statement to Radio 1 Newsbeat , Amazon said its `` vision '' was to `` make all Amazon shipments net zero carbon , with 50 % of all shipments net zero by 2030 '' .
It added : `` Amazon 's sustainability team is using a science-based approach to develop data and strategies to ensure a rigorous approach to our sustainability work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and impactful programmes and are working hard to integrate this approach fully across Amazon . ''
Lower income countries which are n't as developed usually have higher levels of fossil fuels .
Elizabeth says money should be used to help those countries develop and move away from damaging fuels .
`` That 's where some of that $ 10bn could have a real impact .
Those countries are under pressure to reduce poverty and grow economically , and they 're using dirty energy to do that .
So finding a way to develop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' And is it just about the money ?
`` It 's about having a commitment as well , '' says Elizabeth .
Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here .

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bbc--2020-02-19--Back To The Future is being rebooted - on stage, not on screen

More people want a new Back to the Future film than want a new instalment in any other franchise .
But one of its creators says doing another movie would be like `` selling your kids into prostitution '' - so it 's been rebooted as a stage musical instead .
Walking though the Manchester Opera House foyer a week before the first performance of Back to the Future : The Musical means picking your way through piles of props and kit that are waiting to be slotted into place before opening night .
A skateboard and some of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and a crew member walks past carrying what look like dancers ' 1950s dresses .
The components of the Doc 's nuclear-powered flux capacitor are probably spread around somewhere .
A DeLorean car is on stage , swimming in coloured lights and dry ice .
`` Avert your eyes , '' says the theatre manager , half joking , as she escorts me to a backstage room to interview the team behind the show .
In the room , distant strains of the films ' familiar score leak through the door , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` That 's the DeLorean flying out right now , '' composer Alan Silvestri notes .
Thursday 's first performance will mark the end of a 12-year journey to bring one of the best-loved films to the stage .
Another journey will start - the show is set to go to the West End after Manchester , and then perhaps Broadway .
It is an adaptation of the original 1985 Back to the Future movie , which starred Michael J Fox as Marty McFly , who finds himself stuck in 1955 and tries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up .
`` It 's the same story of the movie , '' says Bob Gale , who has scripted the stage show and co-wrote the movies .
`` But there are things that you can do and ca n't do on stage that differ from cinema . ''
So in the show , Marty plays more music , and new songs take us deeper into the characters ' emotions and back stories .
But some of the action ( like the skateboard chase and the gun-toting Libyan terrorists ) has been changed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no Einstein the dog .
But they could not possibly stage a Back to the Future show without recreating perhaps the most technically challenging bit of the story - the DeLorean 's high-speed time travel .
`` Eighty-eight miles an hour , clock tower , lightning - oh , yeah .
One point 21 gigawatts .
All that is intact .
Absolutely , '' Gale says .
`` How do we do it ?
I 'm not gon na tell you that !
Good magicians never reveal their tricks . ''
In a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 , more people said they would watch a new Back to the Future film than a new instalment from Harry Potter , Star Wars , Toy Story or any other major franchise .
`` Lots of people were clamouring , 'Why do n't you guys do Back to the Future part 4 ?
Why do n't you do a reboot of Back to the Future ? '
'' Gale says .
'The wrong thing to do' But he and Robert Zemeckis , director and co-writer of the three films , had it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no new film could be made without their say so .
Studio bosses have tried their best to persuade them .
`` All the time .
All the time , '' Gale says .
`` 'What can we do to convince you guys to do this ? '
`` We said , 'Nothing ' .
'You 'll make a lot of money . '
'We already made a lot of money . '
`` You know , you do n't sell your kids into prostitution .
It was the wrong thing to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end of part three .
`` Plus Michael J Fox is n't in the shape to do a movie , and nobody wants to see Marty McFly having Parkinson 's disease , and nobody wants to see another actor playing Marty McFly if it 's supposed to be a continuation .
`` We 've already seen the Star Wars movies and Luke Skywalker is an old man . ''
He grimaces .
`` That can be a little bit painful , right ?
`` We learn from the fact that so many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on some of their franchise properties too many times , and the audiences are disappointed and say , 'Oh my God , they ruined my childhood . '
`` We do n't want to ruin anybody 's childhood , and doing a musical was the perfect way to give the public more Back to the Future without messing up what has gone before . ''
In the stage show , British actor Olly Dobson is Marty McFly , while Tony Award-winning US star Roger Bart is Doc Brown , complete with the 'mad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the films .
The iconic songs from the original films - like The Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News and Chuck Berry 's Johnny B Goode - remain .
They are joined by a suite of new numbers written by Silvestri , who composed the film scores , and the multi-Grammy-winning Glen Ballard .
Gale and Zemeckis enlisted the pair to work on the music 12 years ago .
`` We took this iconic movie and really tried to find the elements of the story that made sense on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We were taking the Hippocratic Oath approach - first , do no harm , especially to these characters and story that everybody knows and loves . ''
Silvestri believes the music draws us further into what is a `` deeply emotional '' story , and the lives of characters the audience can relate to .
`` There 's the quintessential bullied kid who is transformed .
The bully is transformed .
Marty is a great adventurer , it turns out .
There 's great love and friendship between Doc and Marty , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they 're so clearly painted in the original film that you can go for big emotion and you can go right for the inner life of these characters . ''
While the musical 's team are not `` slavishly '' recreating the film , Bob Gale hopes there is enough to make it work on stage and satisfy fans ' hunger for something new from Hill Valley .
`` There are lots of things that are very much the same .
But there are things that are different , '' he says .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right mix of that so that people will say , ' I came here to see Back to the Future , and I saw Back to the Future . '
'' Back To The Future : The Musical is at Manchester Opera House from 20 February-17 May .

More people want a new Back to the Future film than want a new instalment in any other franchise. But one of its creators says doing another movie would be like "selling your kids into prostitution" - so it's been rebooted as a stage musical instead.


bbc--2020-02-19--The Ugandan village devastated by elephantiasis

Despite sitting down as she shells bright-pink beans , Margaret Tindimutuma 's swollen feet are in pain .
The Ugandan matriarch has a rare type of elephantiasis that has caused her family untold suffering .
`` I have always had allergies since I was young .
So when my legs started to develop little swellings , like boils , I did n't think much of it , '' the octogenarian says as she sits on a papyrus mat in the centre of a compound of mud houses .
`` But the pain became so intense , I would feel pinpricks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the toes broke out in sores .
Then my sons started to fall sick .
I wondered if they had inherited my illness . ''
Her two grown-up sons both died after sores caused by the disease became infected , one in 2017 and the other last year .
We sit on a wooden bench in the yard , as Hope Amooti , the widow to one of them , shows me photographs of happier times .
Her husband of 18 years was a tall man and in one picture he has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ground .
`` When the pain in his legs overwhelmed him , his back grew permanently arched .
`` When we could afford painkillers , he would walk around .
But by the time he died , he could n't even leave his bed , '' Mrs Amooti says , shielding her welling eyes from the morning sun .
In another photograph , Mr Amooti 's younger brother sits with his sisters in a decorated tent .
He has no shoes on , and you can see that his feet are slightly puffy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and peeling .
Enid Twasiima , one of Mrs Tindimutuma 's daughters who had been married in another village , fell sick too .
Her arm grew into an ashen , swollen log .
The disease then moved to her legs .
Her husband 's family rejected her , and she returned to Kyakatoma village with her children .
`` I used to grow enough food for my family .
For five years now , I have been stuck at home , '' Mrs Tindimutuma says .
Ms Twasiima , sitting on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ covers the worst of the wounds with a dirty chequered handkerchief , tied around the leg , to keep away the buzzing flies .
As we speak , a neighbour joins us .
The lower part of his leg has a deep , oozing ulcer .
Out of politeness , I stop short of covering my nose from the putrid smell .
In 2015 , a team of scientists visited the village searching for clues about this rare illness - classified by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) as a neglected tropical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soil , and tested those who were sick .
Their results showed that the elephantiasis that has devastated dozens of families in Uganda 's western district of Kamwenge , is a rare type known as podoconiosis .
While the most common form of elephantiasis is caused by worms , microfilaria , transmitted by mosquitoes , podoconiosis results from exposure to minerals in the area 's volcanic soils .
`` There are minerals such as silicon , iron and aluminium , really small particles which penetrate the skin , '' says senior epidemiologist Christine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working at the ministry of health .
`` They affect the normal flow of fluid in the limbs , causing the pain and inflammation .
The condition manifests after years of exposure to the soil . ''
Some reports indicate that more than 300 people might be affected in the district of Kamwenge alone .
A few cases have been seen further south in Kisoro .
Podoconiosis has also been recorded in Ethiopia , Rwanda and Cameroon .
This type of elephantiasis is thought to affect about four million people globally , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ derive their livelihood from the land .
The locals work the rich soil with basic tools , and their bare hands .
After the findings of the study were published , the scientists advised the villagers to wear protective gear , and wash their arms and legs shortly after farm work .
Gumboots became a prized possession , for those who could afford them .
In the neighbouring village , 39-year-old Provia Arinaitwe whimpers as she rises from a mat in front of her small house .
She is down with a bout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of not caring for her legs .
And now the pains are back .
Her calloused legs are covered in dark marks , but Ms Arinaitwe does not have any festering wounds .
She is in a better condition than anyone else I have met .
And she shows me why .
After washing her feet in a plastic basin of water , she measures out three scoops of table salt in her palm , throwing it into in the clean basin , where her daughter pours mugfuls of water .
She soaks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes .
`` When I do this , three times a day , it gives me great relief .
I am able to go about my work .
But sometimes I have no money to buy the salt , and the blisters and pain return , '' she says , wincing as she slips the feet into a pair of slippers .
Dr Kihembo says that during the study , it was noted that people who washed their feet within at least two hours of finishing work on the farm were 11 times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than those who cleaned up much later or not at all .
There are drugs available in Uganda that can treat the more common form of elephantiasis , but sufferers from podoconiosis can only get symptomatic relief through painkillers , which are hard to afford .
Everest Beyanga is a local volunteer who , in the absence of a government intervention , has made it his job to document this misery .
He carries around a sheaf of papers in a blue folder .
Written on them are names , ages , villages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debilitating disease in his sub-county .
On a separate sheet is a list of 30 who have died since he started doing his rounds .
He sighs with hopelessness : `` No-one was visiting these people .
Everyone avoids them because their wounds stink .
`` I thought , 'This is my village too . '
If the disease is indeed in the soil , we will all probably catch it .
`` Sometimes , all one needs is for you to drop in and greet them .
But sometimes I do not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't even have a pack of salt to offer them . ''
At our last stop , the woman we have come to see asks after three people she knew , who had podoconiosis .
They have all died since he last visited , Mr Beyanga tells her .
She had not heard the news because she was not well enough to leave her home and no-one had come to see her .
Her brow furrows in response and she hobbles away to prune her banana trees with a machete .

Dr Kihembo says that during the study, it was noted that people who washed their feet within at least two hours of finishing work on the farm were 11 times less likely to have symptoms of podoconiosis than those who cleaned up much later or not at all.


bbc--2020-02-19--Should your email say if you're he, she or they?

When Janice O'Neill , the director of talent management at property firm Cushman & Wakefield , urged staff in 2018 to `` add their pronouns '' to their email signatures , the responses were mixed .
Some told her they felt for the first time like they belonged at the firm .
Others had no idea what she was talking about .
Ms O'Neill was encouraging a relatively minor tweak : adding a line to an email signature that shares which personal pronoun a person uses - he , she , they or something else entirely - alongside other basics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which started in academic and non-profit circles and is becoming increasingly common on the corporate world , is intended to make the workplace more comfortable for all - including staff who are transgender or non-binary , meaning they neither identify as male or female .
`` The whole point really is that it 's a way to send the message that gender is not binary .
This is normalising that conversation , '' Ms O'Neill says .
`` This is a very easy way to send a message of inclusion . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a stark contrast to the political arena , where transgender rights remain hotly contested .
US President Donald Trump has moved to roll back protections and many states are considering proposals to limit trans rights .
In the UK , the proposal to reform the Gender Recognition Act to make it easier for people to gain official recognition of their gender identities has prompted furious debate .
But companies increasingly see inclusion as a `` business imperative '' , says Beck Bailey , who directs the workplace equality programme at the Human Rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surveys large firms on items such as non-discrimination policies .
This year , more than 680 companies received a perfect score , up from 13 in 2002 , when it was launched .
While the index does n't specifically ask about personal pronoun email policies , they are top of mind for many firms , Mr Bailey says .
He estimates that he speaks to companies about the issue two to three times a week .
`` It 's a very big conversation , '' he says .
`` Companies are saying , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workplace , policies and practices .
How do we really make that come to life within the walls of our business ? '
Putting pronouns in email signatures is one way . ''
'It 's where we need to be' Investment bank Goldman Sachs issued pronoun guidelines in November .
Money manager TIAA has a policy ; the practice has also been taken up at big US law firms .
In the UK , Virgin Management and insurance giant Lloyds are among the firms that have made similar moves .
In part , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to act by political moves , including changes in some US states that allow people to select alternatives to male or female on their driver 's licence .
Employers , competing to recruit staff amid historically low unemployment rates , are also shifting to accommodate a younger generation of workers , who report increasingly fluid views of sexuality and gender .
A Pew Research survey last year found that roughly 20 % of Americans know someone who prefers to go by a gender neutral pronoun - a share that rises to a third @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 29 .
`` We 're really doing it because we think from a values-based standpoint , from an inclusion standpoint and from a societal standpoint , based on demographic trends , it 's where we need to be , '' says Corie Pauling , chief inclusion and diversity officer at TIAA .
`` People realise that the old way of doing business just does n't fly anymore , '' says Ms O'Neill , of Cushman & Wakefield .
`` I think more and more large companies are going to move in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in transgender equality in the workplace • Trans models : From decades of rejection to centre stage In the UK , firms have been slower to adopt such practices , but there are signs of change , says Emma Cusdin , a director at corporate training firm Global Butterflies , which worked on the Lloyd 's update .
`` Corporates , the better corporates , start to understand that they are actually missing out on great talent if they 're not totally inclusive , '' she says .
Policies aside , it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embracing the shift .
Mr Bailey says he encourages companies to make adding pronouns optional , so transgender staff do not feel pressure to out themselves before they 're ready .
But optional policies also run the risk of only LGBTQ people participating , which can defeat the intent to make it normal .
Companies with global footprints must also take local attitudes into account .
At Cushman & Wakefield , for example , most of the `` messaging '' about pronouns was directed to staff in the western hemisphere , Ms O'Neill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy has been generally well received and more pronouns seem , at least anecdotally , to be popping up in emails , says Maeve DuVally , a managing director of media relations at Goldman Sachs , who came out as a transgender woman last year .
But the 58-year-old has n't felt a need to make the addition herself .
`` I should probably do that but mostly everybody who I interact with knows what my pronouns are and if they do n't know , I let them know , '' she says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy .
`` It can be very upsetting to be mis-gendered , '' she says .
`` There are n't too many of us that are out at the firm .
I think it 's important to continue to send a message to them that transgender employees are valued . ''

"It's a very big conversation," he says. "Companies are saying, 'Okay, now we have an inclusive workplace, policies and practices. How do we really make that come to life within the walls of our business?' Putting pronouns in email signatures is one way."


bbc--2020-02-19--'My moment in time has come' - Wilder vows to knock out Fury and surpass Ali

Deontay Wilder vowed to surpass his `` idol '' Muhammad Ali by knocking out Tyson Fury to land another defence of the world heavyweight title .
The 34-year-old American looked focused on a chaotic Tuesday in Las Vegas , where Fury arrived on an open-top Ferrari for a grand welcome ceremony attended by hundreds of fans .
The Briton , 31 , continued to promise a knockout in Saturday 's rematch , while his rival eyed moving beyond legend Ali 's mark of 10 consecutive defences of the heavyweight title .
`` It will be an amazing feeling , my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Speaking to the 5 Live Boxing with Costello & Bunce podcast , he added : `` It was a basic plan for me to get into boxing , become a journeyman and make a few dollars for my daughter .
`` I never thought about being heavyweight champion of the world and being tied with my idol Ali .
`` Once I 've beaten Fury with a devastating knockout , I will go on even further to break the record and do more amazing things . ''
Wilder would trail only the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Wladimir Klitschko on the list of heavyweights with the most consecutive defences of the world title if he beats Fury 14 months on from their controversial draw in Los Angeles .
The American is focused on that piece of personal history , and Tuesday 's healthy grand arrival turnout showed that fans are already captivated by events in Las Vegas .
The MGM Grand hotel , which stages the fight in its 17,000-seat arena , already has an unprecedented three boxing rings set up on its ground floor , which is hosting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ awash with build-up , while promoters Top Rank are selling tickets at $ 100 ( £77 ) a piece for fans to watch the fight on big screen televisions at five venues in the city .
`` To someone who has been here many times , this feels massive , '' said BBC Sport boxing correspondent Mike Costello .
Wilder has chosen to base himself in a suite at the MGM Grand , while Fury is stationed at a house a few miles from Vegas ' famous strip .
Both fighters continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fury telling fans he was `` on fire '' for a bout he regards as the biggest since Ali fought Joe Frazier in an event dubbed the `` fight of the century '' in 1971 .
`` We are going to pressure and pressure , put him on the back foot from round one and keep him there , '' Fury told BBC Sport .
`` It 's going to be an early night .
I 'm coming for the knockout . ''
Wilder revealed he intends on weighing in heavier than he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says he was `` ill '' in the build-up to that fight , which led to him scaling 212lbs - his lowest weight since his debut in 2008 .
The Alabama fighter - a slight favourite with the in-house bookmaker at the MGM Grand - has been tipped by big boxing names including Manny Pacquiao , Sugar Ray Leonard and Evander Holyfield .
Beating Fury would represent the biggest win of Wilder 's 12-year professional career .
He has long stated he is underappreciated in the US despite a five-year title reign , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some recognition .
`` It 's been tough being here in America when your sport is not top of the podium , '' said Wilder , who is undefeated in 43 outings .
`` One of my guys described this as like a Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao fight because of all the calls coming in for tickets .
`` It made me feel good - but I have to keep my head , stay focused and deliver on Saturday .
This is what I have always wanted and my moment in time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time .
I can smile and say I will not disappoint come Saturday night . ''

Last updated on .From the section Boxing
Deontay Wilder says rematch with Tyson Fury is 'bigger' than Mayweather v Pacquiao
WBC world heavyweight title: Deontay Wilder v Tyson Fury Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas Date: Saturday, 22 February Time: About 05:00 GMT on Sunday, 23 February Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website, plus daily podcasts on BBC Sounds.
Deontay Wilder vowed to surpass his "idol" Muhammad Ali by knocking out Tyson Fury to land another defence of the world heavyweight title.
The 34-year-old American looked focused on a chaotic Tuesday in Las Vegas, where Fury arrived on an open-top Ferrari for a grand welcome ceremony attended by hundreds of fans.
The Briton, 31, continued to promise a knockout in Saturday's rematch, while his rival eyed moving beyond legend Ali's mark of 10 consecutive defences of the heavyweight title.
"It will be an amazing feeling, my 11th consecutive defence," said Wilder.
Speaking to the 5 Live Boxing with Costello & Bunce podcast, he added: "It was a basic plan for me to get into boxing, become a journeyman and make a few dollars for my daughter.
"I never thought about being heavyweight champion of the world and being tied with my idol Ali.
"Once I've beaten Fury with a devastating knockout, I will go on even further to break the record and do more amazing things."
Fans turn out as media demand intensifies
Wilder would trail only the likes of Joe Louis, Larry Holmes and Wladimir Klitschko on the list of heavyweights with the most consecutive defences of the world title if he beats Fury 14 months on from their controversial draw in Los Angeles.
The American is focused on that piece of personal history, and Tuesday's healthy grand arrival turnout showed that fans are already captivated by events in Las Vegas.
The MGM Grand hotel, which stages the fight in its 17,000-seat arena, already has an unprecedented three boxing rings set up on its ground floor, which is hosting television broadcasters.
US sports networks are awash with build-up, while promoters Top Rank are selling tickets at $100 (£77) a piece for fans to watch the fight on big screen televisions at five venues in the city.
"To someone who has been here many times, this feels massive," said BBC Sport boxing correspondent Mike Costello.
Wilder has chosen to base himself in a suite at the MGM Grand, while Fury is stationed at a house a few miles from Vegas' famous strip.
Both fighters continue to be swamped by media commitments, with Fury telling fans he was "on fire" for a bout he regards as the biggest since Ali fought Joe Frazier in an event dubbed the "fight of the century" in 1971.
"We are going to pressure and pressure, put him on the back foot from round one and keep him there," Fury told BBC Sport.
"It's going to be an early night. I'm coming for the knockout."
Tyson Fury on Deontay Wilder fight: 'All bullies fold when you stand up to them'
Favourite Wilder tipped by greats
Wilder revealed he intends on weighing in heavier than he did for the first bout. He says he was "ill" in the build-up to that fight, which led to him scaling 212lbs - his lowest weight since his debut in 2008.
The Alabama fighter - a slight favourite with the in-house bookmaker at the MGM Grand - has been tipped by big boxing names including Manny Pacquiao, Sugar Ray Leonard and Evander Holyfield.
Beating Fury would represent the biggest win of Wilder's 12-year professional career. He has long stated he is underappreciated in the US despite a five-year title reign, but believes this rematch has finally offered some recognition.
"It's been tough being here in America when your sport is not top of the podium," said Wilder, who is undefeated in 43 outings.
"One of my guys described this as like a Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao fight because of all the calls coming in for tickets.
"It made me feel good - but I have to keep my head, stay focused and deliver on Saturday. This is what I have always wanted and my moment in time has come. It took a long time. I can smile and say I will not disappoint come Saturday night."


bbc--2020-02-19--Wenger floats rule change 'so we don't say a part of his nose was offside'

Fifa 's chief of global football development Arsene Wenger says there might be room to the change the offside rule `` a little bit '' in response to video assistant referee controversy .
VAR has contentiously ruled out a number of goals for marginal offences .
`` [ I 'm speaking about ] the offside by a margin of a fraction of a centimetres , '' said the former Arsenal manager .
`` Maybe there is room to change the offside rule a little bit so we do n't say a part of his nose was offside . ''
Wenger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ includes sitting on the technical panel of the International Football Association Board ( Ifab ) , which sets football 's rule and will hold its annual general meeting in Belfast on 29 February .
At present , a player is offside if any part of their body with which they can score is ahead of the last defender .
Wenger suggested amending the law so that `` you will not be offside if any part of the body that can score a goal is in line with the last defender , even if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are in front '' .
Wenger also said there were `` not enough VAR specialists and that will improve very quickly '' .
He added `` former referees have to be involved '' and `` experienced players '' could also be used .

Last updated on .From the section Football
Wenger left Arsenal in May 2018 after 22 years in charge
Fifa's chief of global football development Arsene Wenger says there might be room to the change the offside law "a little bit" in response to video assistant referee controversy.
VAR has contentiously ruled out a number of goals for marginal offences.
"[I'm speaking about] the offside by a margin of a fraction of a centimetres," said the former Arsenal manager.
"Maybe there is room to change the offside rule a little bit so we don't say a part of his nose was offside."
Wenger's role at the world governing body includes sitting on the technical panel of the International Football Association Board (Ifab), which sets football's laws.
World governing body Fifa told BBC Sport it had no update on the law. Ifab will hold its annual general meeting in Belfast on 29 February.
Later on Wednesday, Wenger clarified that despite referring to potential improvements he was "well aware that any changes are subject to a standard approval process".
"My objective, as well as Fifa's, is to continuously think about ways to improve our game and we shouldn't be afraid to debate them in public," he added.
At present, a player is offside if any part of their body with which they can score is ahead of the second-last opponent - typically, this is the last opposing outfield player, because of the goalkeeper's positioning.
Wenger suggested amending the law so that "you will not be offside if any part of the body that can score a goal is in line with the last defender, even if other parts of the attacker's body are in front".
Wenger, speaking at the Laureus Awards, also said there were "not enough VAR specialists and that will improve very quickly".
He added "former referees have to be involved" and "experienced players" could also be used.
Wolves boss Nuno backs Wenger's proposal
Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo has given his support to Wenger's VAR proposal.
Nuno was speaking before his side's Europa League last-32 first leg against Espanyol, with VAR technology set to be used in the competition for the first time on Thursday.
"Everybody that is outside the decision-making of the law can give opinions and clearly the opinions are to improve, to make things better for everybody," said the Portuguese.
"So, if Arsene Wenger said that, I support it."


bbc--2020-02-19--Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp warns Atletico Madrid of intimidating Anfield

Jurgen Klopp warned Atletico Madrid that Anfield will be as intimidating as the Wanda Metropolitano when Liverpool look to overturn a 1-0 loss from the Champions League last-16 first leg .
Saul Niguez 's fourth-minute strike was enough to give the Spanish side the advantage over the defending champions .
Madrid 's stadium was raucous on Tuesday with fans orchestrated by energetic Atletico manager Diego Simeone .
`` Atletico fans who can a get ticket ... 'welcome to Anfield ' , '' said Klopp .
`` Emotions are important .
Tonight they were obviously completely on the side of Atletico @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the second leg .
`` We speak from time to time about the power of Anfield and the power a stadium can have and tonight you saw that .
`` It 's half-time and we 're 1-0 down .
The second half will be played in our stadium and they will feel it . ''
Liverpool did not manage a shot on target against a resilient Atletico side - only the second time the Reds have failed to test an opposing goalkeeper since Klopp took over as manager of the club in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the result , '' added the German , who has never lost a European two-legged tie with Liverpool .
`` I saw so many happy faces at Atletico , but it 's not over yet .
`` I 'm not sure what we have to be in the second leg .
They were going constantly to the petrol station and we drove with one tank .
`` I 'm not sure if Diego Simeone saw a lot of the game because he was continually animating the crowd . ''
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Better call Saul • How you rated the players 'We know our fans will be there' Scottish left-back Andrew Robertson said Atletico celebrated `` as if they 'd won the tie '' and that his team would produce a better display in the second leg .
`` We gave them the best possible start and that gets the fans behind them and then they start falling over and getting under the skin a bit , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decent performance and we know we can be better .
We 've got a second leg to put it right .
They are coming to Anfield and we know our fans will be there . ''
Captain Jordan Henderson , who came close with one of Liverpool 's two openings , was substituted in the 80th minute after picking up an injury .
Klopp added : `` Hendo felt his hamstring unfortunately .
We have to wait .
He was not too concerned , but enough to go off obviously . ''
'The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as one' Simeone was ecstatic with the victory , which came after a poor run of only one win in six matches in all competitions - which included defeat in the Copa del Rey by a third-tier side .
The Argentine said the atmosphere generated by the home support on Tuesday was the best he had witnessed since he came to the club in 2011 .
`` My side started winning when we came up the road leading to the stadium , '' said Simeone .
`` We saw players who believed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The crowd and the side were a block as one .
`` Winning breeds winning .
The best way to feel strong is to win and that 's what we want to do .
It was a very important win for the club tonight .
`` In the eight years I 've been here , I 've not seen the crowd like that for the whole game .
It was really emotional . ''

Last updated on .From the section European Football
Jurgen Klopp (right) substituted his captain Jordan Henderson (left) in the 80th minute because of a suspected hamstring problem
Jurgen Klopp warned Atletico Madrid that Anfield will be as intimidating as the Wanda Metropolitano when Liverpool look to overturn a 1-0 loss from the Champions League last-16 first leg.
Saul Niguez's fourth-minute strike was enough to give the Spanish side the advantage over the defending champions.
Madrid's stadium was raucous on Tuesday with fans orchestrated by energetic Atletico manager Diego Simeone.
"Atletico fans who can a get ticket... 'welcome to Anfield'," said Klopp.
"Emotions are important. Tonight they were obviously completely on the side of Atletico, but I am really looking forward to the second leg.
"We speak from time to time about the power of Anfield and the power a stadium can have and tonight you saw that.
"It's half-time and we're 1-0 down. The second half will be played in our stadium and they will feel it."
Liverpool did not manage a shot on target against a resilient Atletico side - only the second time the Reds have failed to test an opposing goalkeeper since Klopp took over as manager of the club in 2015.
"I have no problem with the result," added the German, who has never lost a European two-legged tie with Liverpool. "I saw so many happy faces at Atletico, but it's not over yet.
"I'm not sure what we have to be in the second leg. They were going constantly to the petrol station and we drove with one tank.
"I'm not sure if Diego Simeone saw a lot of the game because he was continually animating the crowd."
'We know our fans will be there'
Scottish left-back Andrew Robertson said Atletico celebrated "as if they'd won the tie" and that his team would produce a better display in the second leg.
"We gave them the best possible start and that gets the fans behind them and then they start falling over and getting under the skin a bit," he said.
"We put in a decent performance and we know we can be better. We've got a second leg to put it right. They are coming to Anfield and we know our fans will be there."
Captain Jordan Henderson, who came close with one of Liverpool's two openings, was substituted in the 80th minute after picking up an injury.
Klopp added: "Hendo felt his hamstring unfortunately. We have to wait. He was not too concerned, but enough to go off obviously."
'The crowd and the side were a block as one'
Simeone was ecstatic with the victory, which came after a poor run of only one win in six matches in all competitions - which included defeat in the Copa del Rey by a third-tier side.
The Argentine said the atmosphere generated by the home support on Tuesday was the best he had witnessed since he came to the club in 2011.
"My side started winning when we came up the road leading to the stadium," said Simeone.
"We saw players who believed. We saw the beautiful side of football. The crowd and the side were a block as one.
"Winning breeds winning. The best way to feel strong is to win and that's what we want to do. It was a very important win for the club tonight.
"In the eight years I've been here, I've not seen the crowd like that for the whole game. It was really emotional."


bbc--2020-02-18--Haaland - the teenager with more Champions League goals than Barcelona this season

Thirty-nine goals .
Six hat-tricks .
Eleven goals in seven games for Borussia Dortmund .
Ten goals in seven Champions League games .
All at just 19 years old .
The Norwegian 's remarkable scoring form continued on Tuesday as his two goals gave Dortmund a 2-1 win over Paris St-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie .
His latest goals - one a tap-in and the second a thumping strike from 20 yards - mean he has reached double figures in the Champions League four games faster than any other player in the competition 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reach double figures in a single season .
Kylian Mbappe , an opponent on Tuesday , did not manage it .
Cristiano Ronaldo did not manage it .
Even Lionel Messi did not manage it .
In fact , the striker has scored more goals in the Champions League in 2019-20 than the entire Barcelona team , and is the first player in Dortmund 's history to score in his first Bundesliga match , first match in the German Cup and in his first match in the Champions League .
But Haaland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ top scorer this season along with Bayern Munich 's Robert Lewandowski , is not getting carried away .
`` I am glad about the man-of-the-match award , but feel like I still can do a lot better , '' he said .
`` I have to play better at this level , have to work hard to improve .
`` The result is quite a dangerous one , as PSG has a very strong team and can still go through in the return leg . ''
Since joining Dortmund in January , his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes of football - averaging a goal every 41 minutes .
Only 11 players have scored more Bundesliga goals than Haaland this season , even though he has made only five appearances .
He won the Bundesliga player of the month award for January - despite playing less than an hour of football in the month .
His second goal against the French champions was assisted by fellow youngster Giovanni Reyna ( son of former Rangers , Sunderland and Manchester City midfielder Claudio ) .
Leeds-born Haaland , the son of former Leeds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was linked with Manchester United and Juventus last month but joined Dortmund from Red Bull Salzburg for 20m euros ( £17.1m ) .
Before his move , Haaland scored eight goals in the Champions League group stage for Salzburg , the second highest-tally in the competition at that point .
Previously he would not have been allowed to play for two clubs in the competition in one season .
But Uefa changed the rules last season , so it no longer matters if a player has already featured for another club .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 19 , he 's a great talent , '' said team-mate Axel Witsel .
`` He still has huge room for improvement but he is on the road to becoming a truly great player . ''

Erling Haaland completed 90 minutes for Borussia Dortmund for only the third time in their win over PSG
Thirty-nine goals. Six hat-tricks. Eleven goals in seven games for Borussia Dortmund. Ten goals in seven Champions League games. All at just 19 years old.
Erling Braut Haaland's stats this season are ridiculous.
The Norwegian's remarkable scoring form continued on Tuesday as his two goals gave Dortmund a 2-1 win over Paris St-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
His latest goals - one a tap-in and the second a thumping strike from 20 yards - mean he has reached double figures in the Champions League four games faster than any other player in the competition's history, and is the only teenager to reach double figures in a single season.
Kylian Mbappe, an opponent on Tuesday, did not manage it. Cristiano Ronaldo did not manage it. Even Lionel Messi did not manage it.
In fact, the striker has scored more goals in the Champions League in 2019-20 than the entire Barcelona team, and is the first player in Dortmund's history to score in his first Bundesliga match, first match in the German Cup and in his first match in the Champions League.
But Haaland, who is now the competition's top scorer this season along with Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski, is not getting carried away.
"I am glad about the man-of-the-match award, but feel like I still can do a lot better," he said. "I have to play better at this level, have to work hard to improve.
"The result is quite a dangerous one, as PSG has a very strong team and can still go through in the return leg."
Since joining Dortmund in January, his 11 goals have come in only 450 minutes of football - averaging a goal every 41 minutes.
Only 11 players have scored more Bundesliga goals than Haaland this season, even though he has made only five appearances.
He won the Bundesliga player of the month award for January - despite playing less than an hour of football in the month.
At 17 years and 97 days, Giovanni Reyna (left) is the youngest player to assist a goal in the Champions League since November 2007
His second goal against the French champions was assisted by fellow youngster Giovanni Reyna (son of former Rangers, Sunderland and Manchester City midfielder Claudio).
Leeds-born Haaland, the son of former Leeds and Manchester City player Alf-Inge Haaland, was linked with Manchester United and Juventus external-link last month but joined Dortmund from Red Bull Salzburg for 20m euros (£17.1m).
Before his move, Haaland scored eight goals in the Champions League group stage for Salzburg, the second highest-tally in the competition at that point.
Previously he would not have been allowed to play for two clubs in the competition in one season. But Uefa changed the rules external-link last season, so it no longer matters if a player has already featured for another club.
"He is a goal-scorer, he is 19, he's a great talent," said team-mate Axel Witsel.
"He still has huge room for improvement but he is on the road to becoming a truly great player."


bbc--2020-02-20--Germany shooting: 'Far-right extremist' carried out shisha bars attacks

A suspected far-right extremist has killed at least nine people in attacks on two shisha bars in a city in western Germany , officials say .
Chancellor Angela Merkel said there were many signs the attacker in Hanau had acted out of racism .
Federal prosecutors are treating the case as terrorism .
Turkey says at least five of the dead were Turkish citizens .
The 43-year-old suspect killed himself , police say .
He was found dead at his home along with the body of his mother .
Local media have identified the suspect as Tobias R , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he had a firearms licence , and that ammunition and gun magazines were found in his car .
• What we know so far Authorities are examining a video that appears to be from the suspect , posted online days before the attacks , in which he expresses right-wing conspiracy theories .
German media say he also left a letter of confession .
The attack comes amid growing concerns about far-right violence in Germany .
Speaking in Berlin , Mrs Merkel said : `` Racism is a poison .
Hate is a poison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and is already to blame for many crimes . ''
What do we know about the attacks ?
The shootings took place around 22:00 ( 21:00 GMT ) on Wednesday , and the first target was the Midnight shisha bar in the city centre of Hanau .
Witnesses reported hearing about a dozen gunshots .
The suspect then travelled in a dark car to the Kesselstadt neighbourhood , some 2.5km ( 1.5 mile ) away , and opened fire at the Arena Bar & Cafe .
Shisha bars are places where people gather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or hookah .
Traditionally found in Middle Eastern and Asian countries , they are also popular in many other parts of the world .
Turkey 's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he expected the German government to make `` necessary efforts to throw light on all aspects '' of the attack .
The shootings sparked an hours-long manhunt through the night while officers , supported by helicopters , searched for what they thought could have been more than one attacker .
Police identified the gunman through information from witnesses and surveillance cameras .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspect 's home , near the scene of the second shooting , and found him dead near his 72-year-old mother .
Can-Luca Frisenna , whose father and brother run one of the two bars attacked , told Reuters news agency : `` I heard my father was affected and my little brother ...
I saw them both - they were horrified and they were crying and everything .
So everyone was shocked . ''
Hanau , in Hesse state , is a city of 100,000 residents about 25km east of Frankfurt .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hesse Interior Minister Peter Beuth said authorities were also examining a website attributed to the suspect .
`` What we know so far is that there is definitely a xenophobic motive .
Whether there are claims of responsibility or documents , that 's still being investigated , '' he said .
The suspect was not known to the authorities , Mr Beuth added .
In a brief statement , Mrs Merkel also vowed to do everything possible to clarify the background to the attack , saying : `` There are many indications at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right-wing extremist , racist motives , out of hatred towards people of other origins , religion or appearance . ''
Gun laws in Germany are among the most stringent in the world , and were tightened further in recent years after other mass shootings .
• October 2019 : In Halle , an attacker kills two and tries to storm a synagogue , broadcasting the assault live online .
He later admits a far-right , anti-Semitic motive for the attack • June 2019 : Walter Lübcke , a pro-migrant politician , is shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found dead in his garden .
A suspect with far-right links later confesses to the murder • July 2016 : An 18-year-old shoots dead nine people at a shopping mall in Munich before killing himself .
Bavarian authorities later classify the attack as `` politically motivated '' , saying the teen had `` radical right-wing and racist views '' What has the reaction been ?
Hanau Mayor Claus Kaminsky told Bild it had been a `` terrible night '' , adding : `` You could not imagine a worse night .
It will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long , long time and remain a sad memory .
I 'm deeply moved . ''
Katja Leikert , who represents Hanau in the German parliament , the Bundestag , said : `` Hopefully the injured recover swiftly .
It is a horrific scenario for us all . ''
• German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer : `` The background must now be clarified further .
Violence from right-wing extremists must not let us rest , we must stand against it '' • Ursula von der Leyen , European Commission President and former German @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shocked by the tragedy that took place ... in Hanau '' • French President Emmanuel Macron : `` Immense sadness and my full support for Germany in the face of this tragic attack ...
I stand with Chancellor Merkel in this fight for our values and the protection of our democracies '' • Germany 's Muslim association KRM called for more to be done in the fight against right-wing extremism , saying they had requested for month that needed to be `` a clear stand against Islamophobia '' Were you in the area @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bbc.co.uk .
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Germany shooting: 'Far-right extremist' carried out shisha bars attacks Published 20 February 2020
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A suspected far-right extremist has killed at least nine people in attacks on two shisha bars in a city in western Germany, officials say.
Chancellor Angela Merkel said there were many signs the attacker in Hanau had acted out of racism.
Federal prosecutors are treating the case as terrorism. Turkey says at least five of the dead were Turkish citizens.
The 43-year-old suspect killed himself, police say. He was found dead at his home along with the body of his mother.
Local media have identified the suspect as Tobias R, a German citizen. The Bild tabloid reports he had a firearms licence, and that ammunition and gun magazines were found in his car.
Authorities are examining a video that appears to be from the suspect, posted online days before the attacks, in which he expresses right-wing conspiracy theories. German media say he also left a letter of confession.
The attack comes amid growing concerns about far-right violence in Germany. Speaking in Berlin, Mrs Merkel said: "Racism is a poison. Hate is a poison and this poison exists in our society and is already to blame for many crimes."
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a statement in Berlin
What do we know about the attacks?
The shootings took place around 22:00 (21:00 GMT) on Wednesday, and the first target was the Midnight shisha bar in the city centre of Hanau. Witnesses reported hearing about a dozen gunshots.
The suspect then travelled in a dark car to the Kesselstadt neighbourhood, some 2.5km (1.5 mile) away, and opened fire at the Arena Bar & Cafe.
Shisha bars are places where people gather to smoke a pipe known as shisha or hookah. Traditionally found in Middle Eastern and Asian countries, they are also popular in many other parts of the world.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he expected the German government to make "necessary efforts to throw light on all aspects" of the attack.
Image source, EPA Image caption, The Arena Bar & Cafe was one of the places targeted
The shootings sparked an hours-long manhunt through the night while officers, supported by helicopters, searched for what they thought could have been more than one attacker.
Police identified the gunman through information from witnesses and surveillance cameras. Early on Thursday, they stormed the suspect's home, near the scene of the second shooting, and found him dead near his 72-year-old mother.
Can-Luca Frisenna, whose father and brother run one of the two bars attacked, told Reuters news agency: "I heard my father was affected and my little brother... I saw them both - they were horrified and they were crying and everything. So everyone was shocked."
Hanau, in Hesse state, is a city of 100,000 residents about 25km east of Frankfurt.
What do we know about the suspect?
Hesse Interior Minister Peter Beuth said authorities were also examining a website attributed to the suspect. "What we know so far is that there is definitely a xenophobic motive. Whether there are claims of responsibility or documents, that's still being investigated," he said.
The suspect was not known to the authorities, Mr Beuth added.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The suspect has been identified by local media as Tobias R
In a brief statement, Mrs Merkel also vowed to do everything possible to clarify the background to the attack, saying: "There are many indications at the moment that the perpetrator acted on right-wing extremist, racist motives, out of hatred towards people of other origins, religion or appearance."
Gun laws in Germany are among the most stringent in the world, and were tightened further in recent years after other mass shootings.
Nazi salutes, banned swastika emblems and even the playing of the Horst Wessel, the one-time Nazi 'anthem' - all have been cropping up in far right extremist circles as Germany struggles to contain a growing wave of home-grown extremism.
The problem has been particularly acute in - but not confined to - the east of the country, in the former East Germany. There, unemployment levels have been higher than in the rest of Germany and a simmering resentment by some of recent immigrant arrivals has manifested itself in arson attacks on hostels.
In 2015 Germany opened its borders to an estimated 1.5 million refugees from the Middle East. Although the number of subsequent incidents involving them has been very small, their arrival has been used by far right extremists to stoke ethnic tensions and recruit more young men and women to their cause.
Recent far-right attacks in Germany
October 2019: In Halle, an attacker kills two and tries to storm a synagogue, broadcasting the assault live online. He later admits a far-right, anti-Semitic motive for the attack
June 2019: Walter Lübcke, a pro-migrant politician, is shot in the head at close range and found dead in his garden. A suspect with far-right links later confesses to the murder
July 2016: An 18-year-old shoots dead nine people at a shopping mall in Munich before killing himself. Bavarian authorities later classify the attack as "politically motivated", saying the teen had "radical right-wing and racist views"
What has the reaction been?
Hanau Mayor Claus Kaminsky said it had been the "hardest day in our history". He said the city had seen centuries of peaceful coexistence between different faiths and cultures - "That is why it is so hard to understand".
Katja Leikert, who represents Hanau in the German parliament, the Bundestag, said: "Hopefully the injured recover swiftly. It is a horrific scenario for us all."
Hesse state leader Volker Bouffier said the state parliament had travelled to Hanau to show its solidarity with the victims and their families. He said the attack "came out of a climate" that existed "to some degree worldwide" in which people are targeted because they are different.
"We will do everything to show that people don't have to be afraid and show them that they belong with us, " he said.
In other reaction:
German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer: "The background must now be clarified further. Violence from right-wing extremists must not let us rest, we must stand against it"
Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President and former German government minister: "I am deeply shocked by the tragedy that took place... in Hanau"
French President Emmanuel Macron: "Immense sadness and my full support for Germany in the face of this tragic attack... I stand with Chancellor Merkel in this fight for our values and the protection of our democracies"
Germany's Muslim association KRM called for more to be done in the fight against right-wing extremism, saying they had requested for month that needed to be "a clear stand against Islamophobia"
Were you in the area? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.


bbc--2020-02-20--Democratic debate: Bloomberg rivals line up to attack billionaire

In a punchy debate worthy of Las Vegas , billionaire Michael Bloomberg came under attack from all sides .
The field of candidates for the Democratic Party 's presidential nomination has been shrinking for months , but on Wednesday night in Nevada , the debate stage had one significant new arrival .
For the first time since he launched his unconventional , money-suffused campaign in November , the former New York mayor directly faced off against his opponents .
And they nearly took his face off , rhetorically speaking .
Here 's how the two-hour fight for the right to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's election went down .
Right out of the starting gate , candidate after candidate took turns taking shots at the newcomer to the contest .
It was the political equivalent of an incredibly lopsided tag-team wrestling match .
Bernie Sanders wasted no time highlighting the mayor 's support of a stop-and-frisk New York City police policy that was heavily criticised by civil rights activists .
Elizabeth Warren brought up derogatory comments Bloomberg is reported to have made about women and the private agreements he has made to settle sexual harassment and hostile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ huge risk if we just substitute one arrogant billionaire for another , '' she said , in an attempt to tie Bloomberg to Donald Trump .
Amy Klobuchar accused him of hiding behind his TV adverts , while Joe Biden highlighted his past criticism of Barack Obama 's healthcare reform .
Meanwhile , Pete Buttigieg used one answer to go after both Bloomberg and Bernie Sanders , who it should not be forgotten is leading the national polls at the moment .
He warned that if Sanders and Bloomberg are the only candidates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of voting , Democrats will be left with two polarising figures - `` a socialist who thinks that capitalism is the root of all evil and a billionaire who thinks money is the root of all power '' .
`` We should n't have to choose between one candidate who wants to burn this party down and another candidate who wants to buy this party out , '' he added .
How did Bloomberg defend himself ?
All of Bloomberg 's opponents had their attack lines rehearsed and ready to launch , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep up .
He apologised for his stop-and-frisk policy , saying that he did n't realise how harmful it was to his city 's black community .
He stood by his decision not to drop the nondisclosure agreements that keep details of the lawsuits against his companies private , adding `` None of them have accused me of doing anything wrong , except maybe they did n't like the joke I told . ''
That solicited groans from the audience .
It 's been more than 10 years since Bloomberg has participated in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wednesday night , he cannonballed into the deep end of a pool where the rest of the field has been doing laps for months .
He was a stroke slower ; he was aloof ; he was seemingly ill-prepared for the onslaught .
If he thought operating in the rough-and-tumble world of New York City politics would prepare him for a presidential campaign melee , he was mistaken .
His highly paid , well-staffed campaign team have a lot of work to do in the days ahead .
The Sanders campaign team may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a career of being a political outsider should never be considered a front-runner for the presidential nomination .
But what else do you call someone who leads the national polls , has the best fundraising numbers and boasts a vast , experienced campaign organisation ?
And Sanders learned on Wednesday that when you 're leading the pack , everyone can see the target on your back .
Buttigieg , the former mayor of South Bend , Indiana , took the opportunity to slam the Vermont senator on the hostility his supporters sometimes show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said was his campaign 's tolerance of them .
`` I think you have to accept some responsibility and ask yourself what it is about your campaign in particular that seems to be motivating this behaviour more than others , '' he said .
The sharpest swipes , not surprisingly came from Bloomberg - who was perhaps relieved he could regain his footing and go on the attack .
Early on , he said that there was `` no chance '' Sanders could beat Donald Trump .
He followed it up by suggesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to history 's dustbin .
`` We 're not going to throw out capitalism , '' he said to Sanders .
`` We tried that .
Other countries tried that .
It was called communism , and it just did n't work . ''
Sanders told Bloomberg that was a `` cheap shot , '' adding that his democratic socialism is not communism .
• Could it be Bernie Sanders v Donald Trump ?
• Five charts on the Democratic race Even Warren , who usually pulls her punches against her fellow progressive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sanders ' healthcare plan .
Past front-runners have seen their fortunes fall eventually , as the attacks gained ferocity .
Sanders benefits from being at the top at the right time - as the primary voting is underway .
If he wants to stay on top , he 's going to have to earn it .
With the primaries in full swing , it is desperate times for many of the candidates .
The debate was two-hour proof of just how tense things are getting .
Warren is normally a placid debater , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poor result in New Hampshire , she went on the attack against pretty much everyone , positioning herself as a compromise between the moderates and Sanders .
`` Look , Democrats want to beat Donald Trump but they are worried , '' she said .
`` They are worried about gambling on a narrow vision that does n't address the fears of millions of Americans across this country who see real problems and want real change .
They are worried about gambling on a revolution that wo n't bring along a majority of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may leave her supporters wondering what might have been if she had showed this kind of fire before New Hampshire - and how much they 'd love to see this Warren face off against Donald Trump .
Speaking of the moderates , one of the most vicious series of exchanges was between Klobuchar and Buttigieg .
She accused him of mocking her intelligence .
He said she was belittling his mayoral experience .
`` I wish I were as perfect as you , Pete , '' Klobuchar said with barely concealed contempt .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was all over .
In the end , the debate may leave the field as muddled as it was going in .
Given his relative strength , Sanders will probably leave Las Vegas with his momentum intact .
• What are the key issues for all the candidates ?
Bloomberg , the real wildcard , may find some of his newfound supporters wondering how to reconcile his slick appearance in his ever-present commercials with the sometimes halting , tin-eared man on stage .
Biden and Warren both showed some fire they hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too late , while Klobuchar and Buttigieg might be satisfied seeing the other consumed by flames .
In six days , they 'll get to do it all again in Charleston , South Carolina .
At this rate , security might want to screen the participants for hidden weapons .
Who will take on Trump in 2020 ?
• Find out who is still in the running and what they stand for • All you need to know about the presidential race • What are primaries and caucuses and how do they work @

He apologised for his stop-and-frisk policy, saying that he didn't realise how harmful it was to his city's black community. He stood by his decision not to drop the nondisclosure agreements that keep details of the lawsuits against his companies private, adding "None of them have accused me of doing anything wrong, except maybe they didn't like the joke I told."


bbc--2020-02-20--Democratic debate: Elizabeth Warren's attacks light up social media

US Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren is being praised online for her fiery performance in a televised debate on Wednesday .
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg was appearing in his first presidential debate in the contest and floundered in the face of rivals ' attacks .
Ms Warren has fallen behind in the race but her attacks on Mr Bloomberg won her the debate on social media .
Bernie Sanders is currently the frontrunner to win the nomination .
The tone for the night was set when Ms Warren , a former teacher who has talked about her experiences of discrimination and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians '' .
• Analysis : Winners and losers in the Nevada debate • US election 2020 : Meet the Democrats vying to take on Trump She repeatedly attacked his record on women 's rights , referring to private agreements he made to settle sexual harassment and hostile workplace lawsuits .
She continued her criticism in a tweet after the debate saying : `` I hope you heard what Mayor Bloomberg 's defence of decades of mistreatment of women was : ' I 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' The post was widely shared and # WarrenForTheWin was a top trend on Twitter on Thursday .
Another compared Ms Warren to the Harry Potter heroine Hermione Granger who routinely outsmarts her male friends .
Others focussed on the gender balance in the debate , saying that it was `` breath of fresh air '' watching a female candidate .
Ms Warren and Amy Klobuchar are the two female candidates in a field of 10 .
In January , Ms Warren said her rival Bernie Sanders had told her a woman could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The former mayor of New York raised his polling figures into double digits to qualify for the debate after spending hundreds of millions of dollars on his campaign advertising .
But some viewers were not impressed with what he offered in the debate , and one tweeted `` Bloomberg brought a wallet to a knife fight '' .
Others questioned how much money Mr Bloomberg had spent on hiring advisers to prepare for the debate .
Ms Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg 's less-than-friendly exchanges also attracted attention on social media .
Who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Find out who is still in the running and what they stand for • All you need to know about the presidential race • What are primaries and caucuses and how do they work ?

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