bbc--2020-09-22--The ‘Trump train’: 'I'm tired of people putting down our president'

Some Trump supporters in Democratic-leaning districts of Virginia , Wisconsin and other states say they feel maligned because of their conservative views .
They are now banding together in convoys for solidarity .
Here is what a ride on the `` Trump train '' looks like - and what it means for the nation .
Scott Pio coasts through a neighbourhood in northern Virginia on a recent Sunday in his Jeep , a Wrangler draped in Trump flags .
He waves at two women dressed in tank tops who are chatting in a front yard .
They give him a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frequently comes here to play golf at his club , Trump National , and progressive activists gather in front of its entrance to protest his policies .
Here in this Democratic-leaning part of Virginia , a Trump supporter like Pio ( pronounced PIE-oh ) , gets a chilly reception .
One of the Democratic activists who congregates at the entrance to the president 's club , Juli Briskman , became famous several years ago for making an obscene gesture at the presidential motorcade .
She is now an elected county official , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her newfound celebrity-dom .
Pio heard about Briskman when he moved to the area about a year ago .
Now he leads a convoy made of flag-draped motorcycles , Jeeps and big-wheelers that drives up and down on the street in front of golf club .
The `` Trump train '' , as it is also known , acts as a counterbalance to the actions of Briskman and the Democratic protestors .
`` I 'm tired of people putting down our president , '' says Pio , explaining why he decided to organise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tired of the disrespect . ''
Pio likes the president 's efforts at deregulation - removing restrictions on businesses - and his immigration policies , especially the US-Mexico border wall .
`` He 's a builder , not a politician , '' he says .
There are similar pro-Trump convoys across the US .
The processions roll along highways and dusty trails in liberal enclaves such as Sterling ; Eau Claire , Wisconsin ; and McAllen , Texas .
In many of the towns , the people in the convoys may not see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do in Sterling .
Yet they are still demonstrating their support loudly and clearly .
For many people , the idea of Trump 2020 flags on trucks evokes harrowing images from Portland last month when Trump supporters in a caravan clashed with liberals .
On that day one supporter , Aaron Danielson , was shot and killed .
The convoys that take place in Sterling and other cities have been peaceful , though .
The people in the convoys are united both by their affection for the president and also by their own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The processions are driven by those who describe themselves as the president 's base .
As a demographic group , the president 's base are white men and women who earn relatively high salaries but are less likely to have a college degree than Democratic voters , according to a study .
Many of these conservatives believe Democratic elites `` look down on them because they 're more religious and they 're interested in guns '' , says Stephen Norwood , a history professor at University of Oklahoma in Norman , adding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resentment that they 've been overlooked . ''
Says Norwood : `` They see Trump , and he 's able to convince them that he 's contemptuous of the elites . ''
Trump complains about how badly he is treated in Washington and celebrates his base , the `` forgotten man and the forgotten women '' .
His poll numbers are falling , though , and his supporters worry about his fate and their own .
`` These guys kind of feel their economic and political birthright slipping away , '' says Jefferson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University in Nashville .
`` So they 're screaming . ''
Or they 're ringing a cow bell : Roger Cole , 64 , a home-improvement contractor , clanged one on a recent Sunday .
He was standing next to his big rig , a 1980 model with a Trump flag , that had broken down ( `` power-steering issues '' ) across from the president 's golf club .
Cole was momentarily out of action , and he was showing his support for the convoy with the bell .
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• Why some older Trump voters are not happy The convoy , like many others across the US , formed spontaneously and without the help of Trump campaign officials .
: `` It was 100 % organic , '' explains Pio , the organiser of the Virginia convoy .
Says 32-year-old Clare Krenzelok , a mother of four in Chippewa Falls , Wisconsin , who organised a 500-strong convoy in her state : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people . ''
The vehicular processions have grown over time .
The Virginia convoy has jumped from 30 people in the early summer to `` 168 patriots '' , says Pio .
They do not all show up every weekend , but they come when they can .
The convoys build solidarity among the Trump supporters , a group of people who describe themselves as `` the common man '' .
One of them , Lee Jackson Shockey , 73 , was sitting behind the wheel of a pick-up truck on a recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a way that few political leaders do .
The son of a hog farmer , Shockey grew up in Virginia and works as an accountant .
`` Lots of times I hear President Trump on TV , and I think : 'Damn .
I would 've said that . '
'' A hunter who was raised around firearms , he says he likes the way that the president stands up for the Second Amendment , which protects a right to gun ownership .
And Shockey believes the president has been good for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ streamlined a lot of these regulations that strangled businesses '' .
On the Sterling convoy , some vehicles have signs that say : `` Trump National Rapid Response Team '' .
They head down Lowes Island Boulevard , a road that was carved into a hill not far from the Potomac River , and drive past the entrance to the president 's golf club .
One of the truckers , Mike Taylor , 62 , a retired fire marshal in a '79 Kenworth , says that Trump stands up for the country and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second- or third seat to other countries , specifically China . ''
Standing on a sidewalk only yards away , progressive activists stage their own demonstration .
They grip banners that denounce the president as a `` Democracy Killer '' and wear T-shirts emblazoned with the names of Joe Biden , the Democratic presidential nominee , and his running mate , Kamala Harris .
Juli Briskman , 53 , the elected country official , still comes regularly to the event .
Speaking on the phone , she says that she holds a banner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says : `` Lock him up '' .
She says that the place where she lives , Loudoun County , once a Republican district , is now mostly Democratic .
She reflects on the way that the Trump supporters now band together in convoys in the neighbourhood to express their views .
`` It might be painful to be told that your views are outdated , '' she says .
`` Their reactions are the feelings of white fragility . ''
One of the progressives at the event , Meagan Donahue , 49 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ road in a Biden-Harris shirt and watched the Trump convoy roar past .
`` You see these , like , semis with these flags , '' she says , referring to the trucks on the convoy .
`` They are like a cult . ''
The mood on the street is tense .
Some of the Trump supporters shout at the progressive activists and call them names ( `` Losers ! ''
) .
Sometimes , says Pio , the progressive activists throw water bottles at the drivers in the convoy .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He palms a mud-splattered steering wheel , heading past the president 's club , while an American flag on the side of the jeep flaps in the wind .
The flag blocks the flying debris , he says : `` The flag does protect me . ''
It is secured with knots he learned as an Eagle Scout while growing up in Florida .
Knot-tying , it turns out , is a useful skill for a convoy leader .
In a nearby parking lot , the air smells of pine needles and hand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ roar of four-cylinder engines .
Pio tells them to keep an eye on their blue-and-red pro-Trump signs .
`` We 've got to protect them , '' he says explaining that the progressive activists sometimes tear them down : `` They threw them in the trees last time . ''
In the afternoon , the president leaves the club , and people start to head home .
Reflecting on the event , Pio seems pleased : `` It was perfect . ''
He walks along the side of the road , picking up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fate of the president and his base is unclear .
In the meantime , Pio plans for the next weekend and another convoy .

Pio heard about Briskman when he moved to the area about a year ago. Now he leads a convoy made of flag-draped motorcycles, Jeeps and big-wheelers that drives up and down on the street in front of golf club. The "Trump train", as it is also known, acts as a counterbalance to the actions of Briskman and the Democratic protestors.


bbc--2020-09-22--Siberia climate change: Behind the scenes reporting from Yakutia

The BBC Moscow Team - correspondent Steve Rosenberg , producer Will Vernon and cameraman Matthew Goddard - recently travelled to @ @ @ @ @ Siberia .
Their mission : to report on the alarming effects of climate change .
@ @ @ @ @ encountered bogs , impassable roads , bloodthirsty mosquitoes and the challenges of camping in a @ @ @ @ @ a behind-the-scenes glimpse at their adventure .
You can watch their climate change reports on @ @ @ @ @ on permafrost here .

The BBC Moscow Team - correspondent Steve Rosenberg, producer Will Vernon and cameraman Matthew Goddard - recently travelled to the remote Yakutia region of Siberia. Their mission: to report on the alarming effects of climate change.
Along the way, they encountered bogs, impassable roads, bloodthirsty mosquitoes and the challenges of camping in a Siberian forest. Here's a behind-the-scenes glimpse at their adventure.
You can watch their climate change reports on Siberian wild fire here and on permafrost here.


bbc--2020-09-21--Ruth Bader Ginsburg's 'most fervent' wish

Ruth Bader Ginsburg 's granddaughter has said the Supreme Court justice did not want to be replaced under the current @ @ @ @ @ BBC 's Razia Iqbal , Clara Spera also discussed whether Ginsburg regretted not stepping down @ @ @ @ @ .

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's granddaughter has said the Supreme Court justice did not want to be replaced under the current president.
Speaking to the BBC's Razia Iqbal, Clara Spera also discussed whether Ginsburg regretted not stepping down during President Obama's tenure.


bbc--2020-09-23--Rakhmabai Raut: The child bride whose divorce Queen Victoria approved

Rakhmabai Raut has gone down in history as a 22-year-old who was brave enough to petition the courts for a @ @ @ @ @ .
When she finally won her freedom - in part thanks to Queen Victoria - @ @ @ @ @ medicine .
And she became one of India 's first practicing women doctors .
This @ @ @ @ @ series on women icons from Indian history .
Here are other stories from the series @

Rakhmabai Raut has gone down in history as a 22-year-old who was brave enough to petition the courts for a divorce in the 19th Century.
When she finally won her freedom - in part thanks to Queen Victoria - she went on to study medicine. And she became one of India's first practicing women doctors.
Produced by Anagha Pathak
Animations by Nikita Deshpande, illustrations by Gopal Shoonya
This story is part of a series on women icons from Indian history. Here are other stories from the series:


bbc--2020-09-22--In pictures: Ash covers Ecuador farming land

A volcanic eruption in Ecuador has covered 80,000 hectares of farming land in Ecuador in ash , the Andean country 's government says .
The worst affected areas are the provinces of Chimborazo and Bolívar in central Ecuador but Guayas and Los Ríos to the west have also been hit by the ash .
`` We did n't know where all this dust was coming from , '' resident Feliciano Inga told El Comercio newspaper .
`` We saw the sky go dark and grew afraid , '' he added while trying to shake the ash off the maize he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The ash comes from Sangay , one of Ecuador 's most active volcanos .
A powerful eruption on Sunday generated a dark ash plume which reached a height of more than 12,000m .
Sangay is one of eight volcanoes on the Ecuadorean mainland which have been active in the past five centuries .
The other seven are Cotopaxi , Tungurahua , El Reventador , Cayambe , Guagua Pichincha , Chacana and Sumaco .
Sangay is located in a mainly uninhabited region in the province of Morona Santiago , but Sunday 's eruption was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by strong winds - has been carried into Ecuador 's agricultural and cattle region .
Ecuador 's agriculture ministry has offered help to clean up pastures and crops in the worst-hit areas , including supplying food rations for cattle and water pumps to help spray crops clean .
The international airport in the port city of Guayaquil was also temporarily closed .
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Sangay is one of eight volcanoes on the Ecuadorean mainland which have been active in the past five centuries. The other seven are Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, El Reventador, Cayambe, Guagua Pichincha, Chacana and Sumaco.


bbc--2020-09-22--The extraordinary life of Jackie Stallone, who's died at 98

Jackie Stallone , the mother of Hollywood actor Sylvester and one of Celebrity Big Brother 's most memorable contestants , has died aged 98 .
The larger-than-life character , who was known as an astrologer and wrestling promoter , `` died in her sleep as she wished , '' said her youngest son , Frank .
`` It was hard not to like her , she was a very eccentric and flamboyant person , '' he added in an Instagram post .
`` Her mind was razor sharp until the day she died . ''
Born Jacqueline Frances Labofish on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from her home in Washington DC as a 15-year-old to join the circus .
`` My father , who was a wealthy lawyer , wanted me to go to law school , but I wanted to be on stage , '' she told The Times in 2005 .
She worked as a trapeze artist for two years before taking a job as a chorus girl on Broadway .
Stallone married her first husband Frank Stallone Sr , a hairdresser and occasional actor , in 1945 .
They remained together for 12 years and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ musician Frank .
She also had a daughter , Toni D'Alto , during her second marriage to Anthony Filiti .
D'Alto died of lung cancer in 2012 , at the age of 48 .
A long-time advocate for women 's fitness , she opened a female-only gym in the 1950s , called Barbella 's , and presented an exercise slot on local TV in Washington , DC .
In the 1980s , she appeared on the wrestling programme GLOW : Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling - which helped women 's wrestling become mainstream on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have recently been chronicled in the Netflix series Glow , starring Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin .
While her son Sylvester ascended to the Hollywood A-list through films like Rambo and Rocky , Stallone remained relatively low-profile , only becoming a household name in her own right in the 1990s , through her life-long passion for astrology .
In 1989 , she wrote the book Star Power : An Astrological Guide to Supersuccess , and started to make regular TV appearances as an astrologer and psychic .
For a time , she ran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claimed to have invented the term `` rumpology '' , which is the art of reading people 's futures by reading the lines and crevices of their buttocks .
She married her third husband , Stephen Devine in 1998 , although they lived 10 miles apart for the majority of their relationship .
`` He 'd prefer we lived together , but I did that for 20 years with my previous husbands and it did n't work , '' she once said .
In 2005 , Stallone had a memorable stint in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , entering the house as a surprise contestant .
Her arrival was a shock for her former daughter-in-law Brigitte Nielsen , with whom she had a frosty relationship .
Upon seeing Stallone , a stunned Nielsen exclaimed : `` Oh my God !
Jackie ! ''
Broadcaster Jamie East , who presented the spin-off show Big Brother 's Bit On The Side , wrote on Twitter : `` RIP Jackie Stallone - responsible for one of the greatest ever moments on television . ''
Stallone was still active into her 90s , practising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to defy age with a series of plastic surgeries , that she later came to regret .
`` Actually I 've got too much , '' she told Reveal magazine in 2013 .
`` I look like I 've got a mouthful of nuts… I feel I look like a chipmunk . ''
Her son , Frank , announced her death by posting a vintage headshot of Stallone from her acting days .
`` I guess I 'm drowning my emotions in tears and to [ o ] much vino , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known someone for 70 yrs it tough and sad .
`` My brother Sylvester took care of her like a Queen for all of her life .
I will never be able to call my mom again or have her yell at me why I never got married .
`` But we all loved her and her sprit to survive and prevail .
I 'll miss you always mommy . ''
Stallone is survived by her husband Devine , her sons Sylvester and Frank and six grandchildren .
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bbc--2020-09-22--Gordi: The pop star doctor who answered the Covid call

Singer-songwriter Gordi thinks it 's `` incredibly selfish '' not to wear a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic .
As a practising doctor in hospitals around the state of Victoria - the current `` epicentre of Covid in Australia '' - she 's perhaps more qualified than most musicians to talk on the topic .
Other music artists such as Noel Gallagher , Ian Brown and Jim Corr have all recently rejected the face covering and there have been anti-mask protests around the world .
Gordi , who decided to scrub up and help out on the wards again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with US indie-folk stars Bon Iver , is urging anyone with a mask aversion to reconsider .
`` As someone that is going to work in these places everyday , where health workers are putting their lives and the lives of their loved ones at risk - to wear a mask is not asking you to do a great deal , '' the 27-year-old tells the BBC .
World Health Organization ( WHO ) advice says non-medical face coverings should be worn in public where social distancing is not possible .
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In Australia , the rules vary from state to state , and recent outbreaks in Victoria have meant that everybody must wear one whenever they leave home .
The Aussie folktronica artist , whose real name is Sophie Payten , acknowledges that the case for the effectiveness of them `` is n't hardline '' but believes `` there is evidence suggesting their effectiveness '' .
She says : `` It 's becoming a sort of respect thing .
If I see someone walking down the street in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think , 'Screw you !
You think that you do n't have to do what the rest of us are doing ? '
`` Taking those measures to protect the vulnerable people in our community , and if you 're lucky enough not to be a vulnerable person then do what you can to stop the spread . ''
True to her word , the junior doctor is seen sporting a mask herself in the video for her new track Extraordinary Life , which was filmed in Bangkok in March .
The ethereal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her `` incredibly personal '' second album , Our Two Skins , which she decided to go ahead and release as planned in June .
It will be explored in greater depth with a series of alternative versions on her forthcoming follow-up EP .
`` It kind of marries all my favourite things about music ; organic elements with some distortion and electronic elements , '' she says .
At the start of 2020 , after eight years of juggling both , the singer studiously placed her medical career on hold .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ headed to London to commence a series of intercontinental tours with British band Bear 's Den , Icelandic folk-rock act Of Monsters and Men , and her friends Bon Iver .
`` I said to my manager , 'Man , this feels like too good to be true ' , and of course it was ! ''
Gordi laughs , referring to the postponed gigs .
She soon flew home , and after volunteering her medical services again , was eventually asked to help out in one of the country 's most densely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a stringent recent regional lockdown , she 's been living with her partner and her partner 's mum in Melbourne ; taking extra care to sanitise herself before going to and from work .
`` The thought that you could bring it home and give it to one of your loved ones is frightening , '' she says .
The city has been under tighter restrictions than other areas , including a curfew and stay-at-home orders ; and anti-lockdown protests have become a regular sight .
It has just started to ease its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the right direction .
Gordi has been picking up shifts in a variety of hospitals across Greater Melbourne , covering medical staff who have been sent home to quarantine after becoming exposed to the virus .
`` The mood , as soon as you set foot in the door , there 's this real unease and panic , '' she explains .
`` Before you set foot in the ward you have to kind of don all the PPE [ personal protective equipment ] - the big gown , the mask , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just constantly sweating in that all day , and people are really out of their comfort zones .
`` Normally someone doing my job - you take some blood , order an investigation , type some notes on a computer , see a patient , '' she continues , `` For all of that you 're having to wear all this gear and the containment of infection just feels impossible to conquer , so you 're constantly on edge thinking , 'Oh god , did I just touch my head before I 'd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the release of her record , Gordi has worked on a palliative care ward ( re-purposed for Covid patients ) and in a rehabilitation hospital .
She dealt with one patient who had developed a brain tumour and then contracted coronavirus on top - meaning she could not be visited by her family .
The musician and her fellow healthcare workers are tested for the virus every two weeks , and she admits the `` scary scenario '' is at times `` overwhelming '' .
Reprising her role as a doctor in such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fresh perspective on her music .
`` When I 'm deep in the music world I feel quite self-indulgent , '' she says .
`` I 'm writing songs about myself and I 'm talking about myself in interviews , looking at photos of myself , and posting about myself on social media .
`` Going back into medicine where it 's entirely focused on the other person , you know you 're helping someone .
`` But then interestingly this year , the amount of people flooding my inbox saying , 'This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Oddly enough , through music you can reach more people , more quickly than [ you can ] a patient for a consultation . ''
While coronavirus did rob her of seeing the world ( for now , at least ) , perversely it did allow the world to see her perform a live-streamed gig in an empty Sydney Opera House .
Which is surely both a dream and a nightmare for a performer from Down Under ?
`` It will forever be one of the highlights of my career , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kilometres west of Sydney , playing the Opera House was like ...
I wrote it on several pieces of paper as a teenager as something that I would like to do one day .
`` I did think more people would be there ! ''
she jokes .
Gordi had always intended to go back to medicine at some point , although not this soon .
The `` constant shifting of gears '' this year has at times left her `` teetering on the edge '' , both mentally and emotionally .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as both music and medicine `` give me fulfilment '' , she says .
`` I think I need one to escape from the other .
`` Covid has been a terrible tragedy to so many people , but for me it 's just been a gross inconvenience . ''
Gordi 's new EP Extraordinary Life drops on 28 September , and her second album Our Two Skins is out now .

"Normally someone doing my job - you take some blood, order an investigation, type some notes on a computer, see a patient," she continues. "For all of that you're having to wear all this gear and the containment of infection just feels impossible to conquer, so you're constantly on edge thinking, 'Oh God, did I just touch my head before I'd taken that glove off?'


bbc--2020-09-22--How the UAE emerged as a regional powerhouse

It has sent a mission to Mars ; struck a historic peace deal with Israel ; and managed to get @ @ @ @ @ on Covid-19 that the former British protectorate has retooled factories and sent Personal Protective Equipment @ @ @ @ @ UK by the planeload .
For a country that had only gained its independence less @ @ @ @ @ was a bold move .
There , in that remote corner of the Balkans , @ @ @ @ @ miles ( 3,200 km ) from Abu Dhabi , yet the UAE clearly had ambitions @ @ @ @ @ the Gulf .
In the summer of 2018 it landed troops on the strategic Yemeni @ @ @ @ @ an assault force at a leased base at Assab in Eritrea , baulking at the @ @ @ @ @ across the Red Sea to retake the port of Hudaydah from the Houthis .

For a country that had only gained its independence less than 30 years earlier it was a bold move. There, in that remote corner of the Balkans, we were more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from Abu Dhabi, yet the UAE clearly had ambitions far beyond the shores of the Gulf.


bbc--2020-09-22--Six African heritage sites under threat from climate change

Professor Joanne Clarke from the UK 's University of East Anglia is currently working on research to quantify the speed @ @ @ @ @ being caused by the rise in the sea level and coastal erosion .
`` What @ @ @ @ @ the Red Sea coast will be impacted in the coming decades , which means what @ @ @ @ @ [ without intervention ] , '' she says .
This is partly about the change @ @ @ @ @ Clarke also blames the construction of the huge Lamu port to the north of the @ @ @ @ @ is destroying the mangrove forests that protect the island from flooding '' .
Her research @ @ @ @ @ those sites , which are little known to the rest of the world , and @ @ @ @ @ and no-one will know '' .

Her research aims to shed light on those sites, which are little known to the rest of the world, and she fears "will disappear and no-one will know".


bbc--2020-09-22--Why the case of a maid who battled a millionaire has gripped Singapore

She was an Indonesian domestic helper who earned S $ 600 ( £345 ) a month working for an extremely wealthy Singaporean family .
He was her employer , a titan of Singapore 's business establishment and the chairman of some of the country 's biggest companies .
One day , his family accused her of stealing from them .
They reported her to the police - triggering what would become a high-profile court case that would grip the country with its accusations of pilfered luxury handbags , a DVD player , and even claims of cross-dressing .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' she told reporters through an interpreter .
`` I 've been fighting for four years . ''
But her case has prompted questions about inequality and access to justice in Singapore , with many asking how she could have been found guilty in the first place .
Ms Parti first began working in Mr Liew Mun Leong 's home in 2007 , where several family members including his son Karl lived .
In March 2016 , Mr Karl Liew and his family moved out of the home and lived elsewhere .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ events say that Ms Parti was asked to clean his new house and office on `` multiple occasions '' - which breaks local labour regulations , and which she had previously complained about .
A few months later , the Liew family told Ms Parti she was fired , on the suspicion that she was stealing from them .
But when Mr Karl Liew told Parti that her employment was terminated , she reportedly told him : `` I know why .
You are angry because I refused to clean up your toilet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pack her belongings into several boxes which the family would ship to Indonesia .
She flew back home on the same day .
While packing , she threatened to complain to the Singapore authorities about being asked to clean Karl 's house .
The Liew family decided to check the boxes after Ms Parti 's departure , and claimed they found items inside that belonged to them .
Mr Liew Mun Leong and his son filed a police report on 30 October .
Ms Parti said had no idea about this - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Singapore to seek new employment , and was arrested upon arrival .
Unable to work as she was the subject of criminal proceedings , she stayed in a migrant workers ' shelter and relied on them for financial assistance as the case dragged on .
Ms Parti was accused of stealing various items from the Liews including 115 pieces of clothing , luxury handbags , a DVD player and a Gerald Genta watch .
Altogether the items were said to be worth S $ 34,000 .
During the trial , she argued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her belongings , discarded objects that she found , or things that she had not packed into the boxes themselves .
In 2019 , a district judge found her guilty and sentenced her to two years and two months ' jail .
Ms Parti decided to appeal against the ruling .
The case dragged on further until earlier this month when Singapore 's High Court finally acquitted her .
Justice Chan Seng Onn concluded the family had an `` improper motive '' in filing charges against her , but also flagged up several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prosecutors and even the district judge had handled the case .
He said there was reason to believe the Liew family had filed their police report against her to stop her from lodging a complaint about being illegally sent to clean Karl 's house .
The judge noted that many items that were allegedly stolen by Ms Parti were in fact already damaged - such as the watch which had a missing button-knob , and two iPhones that were not working - and said it was `` unusual '' to steal items that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Ms Parti was accused of stealing a DVD player , which she said had been thrown away by the family because it did not work .
Prosecutors later admitted they knew the machine could not play DVDs , but did not disclose this during the trial when it was produced as evidence and shown to have worked in another way .
This earned criticism from Justice Chan that they used a `` sleight-of-hand technique… [ that ] was particularly prejudicial to the accused '' .
In addition , Justice Chan also questioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a witness .
The younger Mr Liew accused Ms Parti of stealing a pink knife which he allegedly bought in the UK and brought back to Singapore in 2002 .
But he later admitted the knife had a modern design that could not have been produced in Britain before 2002 .
He also claimed that various items of clothing , including women 's clothes , found in Ms Parti 's possession were actually his - but later could not remember if he owned some of them .
When asked during the trial why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he liked to cross-dress - a claim that Justice Chan found `` highly unbelievable '' .
Justice Chan also questioned the actions taken by police - who did not visit or view the scene of the offences until about five weeks after the initial police report was made .
The police also failed to offer her an interpreter who spoke Indonesian , and instead offered one who spoke Malay , a different language which Ms Parti was not used to speaking .
`` It was very worrying conduct by the police in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Eugene Tan , Professor of Law at Singapore Management University told BBC News .
`` The district judge appeared to have prejudged the case and failed to pick out where the police and prosecutors fell short . ''
The case has touched a nerve in Singapore where much of the outrage has centred on Mr Liew and his family .
Many have perceived the case as an example of the rich and elite bullying the poor and powerless , and living by their own set of rules .
Although justice ultimately prevailed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a long-held belief in the fairness and impartiality of the system .
`` There has n't been a case like this in recent memory , '' said Prof Tan .
`` The apparent systemic failures in this case have caused a public disquiet .
The question that went through many people 's minds were : What if I was in her shoes ?
Will it be fairly investigated… and judged impartially ?
That the Liews were able to have the police and the lower court fall for the false allegations have raised legitimate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were adequate . ''
Following the public outcry , Mr Liew Mun Leong announced he was retiring from his position as chairman of several prestigious companies .
In a statement , he said he `` respected '' the decision of the High Court and had faith in Singapore 's legal system .
But he also defended his decision to make a police report , saying : `` I genuinely believed that if there were suspicions of wrongdoing , it is our civic duty to report the matter to the police '' .
Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not released any statement on the matter .
The case has triggered a review of police and prosecutorial processes .
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam admitted `` something has gone wrong in the chain of events '' .
What the government does next will be watched very closely .
If it fails to address Singaporeans ' demands for `` greater accountability and systemic fairness '' , this may lead to `` a gnawing perception that the elite puts its interests above that of society 's , '' wrote Singapore commentator Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The heart of the debate [ is ] whether elitism has seeped into the system and exposed a decay in our moral system , '' former journalist PN Balji said in a separate commentary .
`` If this is not addressed to satisfaction , then the work of the helper , lawyer , activists and judge will be wasted . ''
The case has also highlighted the issue of migrant workers ' access to justice .
Ms Parti was able to stay in Singapore and fight her case due to the support of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anil Balchandani , who acted pro bono but estimated his legal fees would have otherwise come up to S $ 150,000 .
Singapore does provide legal resources to migrant workers , but as they are usually their families ' sole breadwinners , many of those who face legal action often decide not to fight their case , as they do not have the luxury of going for months if not years without income , according to Home .
`` Parti was represented steadfastly by her lawyer who… fought doggedly against the might of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was just so stark , '' said Prof Tan .
`` It was a David versus Goliath battle - with the Davids emerging triumphant . ''
As for Ms Parti , she has said that she will now be returning home .
`` Now that my problems are gone , I want to return to Indonesia , '' she said in media interviews .
`` I forgive my employer .
I just wish to tell them not to do the same thing to other workers . ''

Prosecutors later admitted they knew the machine could not play DVDs, but did not disclose this during the trial when it was produced as evidence and shown to have worked in another way. This earned criticism from Justice Chan that they used a "sleight-of-hand technique… [that] was particularly prejudicial to the accused".


bbc--2020-09-22--Luis Suarez: Barcelona agree to sell striker to Atletico Madrid

Last updated on .From the section European Football Barcelona have agreed to let striker Luis Suarez join La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid .
The Uruguayan agreed terms on a reduced salary with Atletico after a move to Juventus fell through because of passport issues .
Barcelona chairman Josep Maria Bartomeu then blocked the deal because he did not wish to sell to a Spanish rival .
But , after meeting with Suarez 's representatives , the Catalan club have backed down , with the striker threatening to air his grievances to the media .
Atletico will have to pay a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ euros for the 33-year-old , which will be based on variables such as Champions League qualification .
Suarez will earn half of the 30m euros a year he was on at Barca at Atletico .
The move ends Suarez 's six-year career with Barca , during which he scored 198 goals in 283 appearances and formed one third of a feared front three with Lionel Messi and Neymar .
He joined the club for £74m from Liverpool in 2014 and helped them win four La Liga titles , four Copa del Reys and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2015 .
It also ends one of this summer 's long-running transfer sagas , which looked likely to result in the player ending up in Turin - a move that was dashed , according to Juventus directors , because of the amount of time it would have taken to secure Suarez an Italian passport .
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Last updated on .From the section European Football
Suarez was told he was not a part of new Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman's plans
Barcelona have agreed to let striker Luis Suarez join La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid.
Suarez is not wanted at Barca and the Catalans were happy to release him for free, provided he did not join certain other top clubs.
The Uruguayan agreed terms on a reduced salary with Atletico after a move to Juventus fell through because of passport issues.
Barcelona chairman Josep Maria Bartomeu then blocked the deal because he did not wish to sell to a Spanish rival.
But, after meeting with Suarez's representatives, the Catalan club have backed down, with the striker threatening to air his grievances to the media.
Atletico will have to pay a nominal fee of no more than 6m euros for the 33-year-old, which will be based on variables such as Champions League qualification.
Suarez will earn half of the 30m euros a year he was on at Barca.
The move ends Suarez's six-year spell with Barca, during which he scored 198 goals in 283 appearances and formed a feared front three with Lionel Messi and Neymar.
On Wednesday night, Barcelona released a statement thanking Suarez for his time at the club.
"FC Barcelona would like to publicly express their gratitude to Luis Suarez for his commitment and dedication and wishes him all the best for the future," the statement said. external-link
The club said a "farewell event" would take place for Suarez at 11:30 BST on Thursday before a press conference.
Atletico said the deal had been agreed external-link "subject to passing his medical and agreeing and formalising the Uruguayan's contract."
He joined the club for £74m from Liverpool in 2014 and helped them win four La Liga titles, four Copa del Reys and the Champions League and Club World Cup in 2015.
It also ends one of this summer's long-running transfer sagas, which looked likely to result in the player ending up in Turin - a move that was dashed, according to Juventus directors, because of the amount of time it would have taken to secure Suarez an Italian passport.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.


bbc--2020-09-22--Fans could be banned in stadiums in England until end of March at earliest

Last updated on .From the section Sport Fans may not to be able to return to watch live sporting events in England until the end of March at the earliest .
Officials from the Department for Culture , Media and Sport ( DCMS ) told the meeting , which was attended by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden , that the ban on fans will be kept under review .
Premiership Rugby chief executive Darren Childs said : `` The announcement that supporters will not be allowed into stadiums for up to six months cuts off crucial revenue for clubs who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the season and playing matches behind closed doors since March .
`` We believe the lack of supporters in our grounds could cause irreparable damage to our clubs and the communities they serve , so we must find a way forward to avoid this . ''
Ralph Rimmer , the chief executive of the Rugby Football League , added : `` Today 's call specifically focused on the postponement of the pilot event programme and the plans for socially distanced crowds and the further serious impact this will now have on sports .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the postponement may last throughout the winter .
The impact on Rugby League and other sports is profound . ''
Earlier on Tuesday , Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined a range of new restrictions for the country , including confirmation that plans to allow fans to return to sport from 1 October would not go ahead .
The plans had been placed under review earlier this month after a rise in coronavirus cases .
The UK 's Covid-19 alert level has moved to 4 , meaning transmission is `` high or rising exponentially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions are likely to remain in place for the next six months .
`` We have to acknowledge the spread of the virus is now affecting our ability to reopen large sporting events , '' said the prime minister .
• None 'Delayed return of fans is devastating for clubs , their employees and local businesses' • None Premier League clubs consider alternatives after proposed return of fans scrapped In an address to the Commons on Tuesday , Johnson announced new restrictions for the country and those included the halting of the phased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not be able to do this from 1 October and I recognise the implications for our sports clubs , which are the life and soul of our communities , '' he added .
`` The chancellor and the culture secretary are working urgently on what we can do now to support them . ''
The pilot programme , which was to trial events of up to 1,000 spectators , has also been paused .
Two Premiership rugby union matches - Bath v Gloucester on Tuesday and Bristol v Leicester next week - will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as will a horse racing meeting at Newmarket later this week .
The majority of sports in England have been played behind closed doors since the coronavirus lockdown in March , including Premier League football fixtures and the FA Cup final , England 's Test cricket matches and two Formula 1 races at Silverstone .
Sport events that took place with full crowds in March shortly before all fixtures were postponed and the UK locked down have come under scrutiny .
The impact of Liverpool 's Champions League fixture against Atletico Madrid on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the city 's council , while there have also been calls for an investigation into whether horse racing 's Cheltenham Festival should have gone ahead .
The government defended its decision to allow such events to proceed before restrictions on mass gatherings were introduced .
`` People look back now at the beginning of the pandemic at some of the major sporting events then and ask the question why were they allowed to go ahead , '' said Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove on BBC Breakfast earlier on Tuesday .
`` What we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now with caution but we also recognise that sport is a vital part of this nation and we 're looking at everything we can do to support our athletes , our great clubs , through what will be a challenging time . ''
Julian Knight , the chair of the Digital , Culture , Media and Sport ( DCMS ) select committee , said : `` If we do n't find a route map with smart solutions to allow sports and live events to gradually reopen , we risk decimation of our sporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of more than 100 sports bodies have written to the prime minister to ask for emergency funding , warning of `` a lost generation of activity '' because of coronavirus .
Sport England has handed out £200m for emergency cases , but many in the sector believe more is needed .
Earlier this month , Premier League chief executive Richard Masters told BBC Sport it was `` absolutely critical '' fans were allowed back inside stadiums as soon as possible and failure to do so would cost clubs £700m during the 2020-21 season @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clubs lost £50m in gate receipts last season and estimate a £200m loss if there are no fans this season .
The Rugby Football Union ( RFU ) , said no spectators at the forthcoming Autumn Nations Cup or Six Nations will result in losses of £60m .
Rugby Football League chief executive Ralph Rimmer urged the government not to delay the return of crowds , with clubs facing a potential impact on revenues of `` up to £2m per week '' .
At the end of August , 2,500 people watched a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Seagulls ' Amex Stadium - the first time fans had been allowed into a Premier League ground for almost six months .
About 300 spectators were allowed to watch last month 's World Snooker Championship final between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Kyren Wilson at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield , but original plans to admit fans for all days of the tournament were reversed .
Arsenal 's 9-1 victory over West Ham in the Women 's Super League on 12 September saw up to 1,000 fans attend .
More than 2,500 spectators bought tickets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leger meeting at Doncaster on 9 September , the first crowd at a British horse racing fixture in six months - but the rest of the meeting was then held behind closed doors .
Also on Tuesday , it was confirmed that indoor recreational team sports such as netball , basketball and five-a-side football will not be able to continue under the new restrictions , which limit numbers taking part to six .
Larger fitness classes will be permitted , as long as they are organised so those taking part do not mix @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elite indoor sports are exempt , as are indoor sports played by children .
This is grim news for British sport , which teeters on the brink of an unprecedented crisis .
On one hand , it is no surprise , given rising cases of Covid-19 , tighter restrictions and the criticism the government received for allowing events like the Cheltenham Festival to continue in March and not shutting down sooner .
The optics of allowing thousands of fans to travel to grounds while encouraging people to work from home was also seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sports governing bodies that insist it is much safer for fans to be in highly regulated , socially distanced , often open-air venues and stadiums than watching on the TV in pubs , for instance .
They are not aware of any data or research which proves the return of fans would increase transmission .
And they point to the fact that countries like Germany are allowing thousands of fans back inside grounds .
Sports are now being warned to brace themselves for several months without fans and report back to DCMS officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finances .
For EFL and rugby clubs in particular , where matchday revenue is crucial , the answer will be potentially devastating .
From non-league football and Olympic sports , through to grassroots clubs and community leisure facilities , the sector fears an existential crisis which could cost thousands of jobs and result in a slump in participation .
Pressure will now build on the government to come up with a similar emergency fund to the £1.57bn bailout the arts sector was handed in the summer .
Calls for the Premier League to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also intensify .
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Brighton hosted Chelsea in a friendly in August that saw 2,500 fans attend with social distancing in place
Fans may not to be able to return to watch live sporting events in England until the end of March at the earliest.
At a meeting on Tuesday, sports governing bodies - including those from football, rugby, cricket, Formula 1 and horse racing - were told to prepare for no spectators throughout the winter.
Officials from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) told the meeting, which was attended by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, that the ban on fans will be kept under review.
Premiership Rugby chief executive Darren Childs said: "The announcement that supporters will not be allowed into stadiums for up to six months cuts off crucial revenue for clubs who have already suffered significant financial losses from suspending the season and playing matches behind closed doors since March.
"We believe the lack of supporters in our grounds could cause irreparable damage to our clubs and the communities they serve, so we must find a way forward to avoid this."
Ralph Rimmer, the chief executive of the Rugby Football League (RFL), added: "Today's call specifically focused on the postponement of the pilot event programme and the plans for socially distanced crowds and the further serious impact this will now have on sports.
"The secretary of state indicated that the postponement may last throughout the winter. The impact on rugby league and other sports is profound."
Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined a range of new restrictions for the country, including confirmation that plans to allow fans to return to sport from 1 October would not go ahead.
The plans had been placed under review earlier this month after a rise in coronavirus cases.
The UK's Covid-19 alert level has moved to 4, meaning transmission is "high or rising exponentially".
The prime minister also said restrictions are likely to remain in place for the next six months.
"We have to acknowledge the spread of the virus is now affecting our ability to reopen large sporting events," said the prime minister.
In an address to the Commons on Tuesday, Johnson announced new restrictions for the country and those included the halting of the phased return of fans.
"We will not be able to do this from 1 October and I recognise the implications for our sports clubs, which are the life and soul of our communities," he added.
"The chancellor and the culture secretary are working urgently on what we can do now to support them."
The pilot programme, which was to trial events of up to 1,000 spectators, has also been paused.
Two Premiership rugby union matches - Bath v Gloucester on Tuesday and Bristol v Leicester next week - will now be played behind closed doors, as will a horse racing meeting at Newmarket later this week.
The majority of sports in England have been played behind closed doors since the coronavirus lockdown in March, including Premier League football fixtures and the FA Cup final, England's Test cricket matches and two Formula 1 races at Silverstone.
How long can football clubs survive without the return of fans in the stadium?
Sport events that took place with full crowds in March shortly before all fixtures were postponed and the UK locked down have come under scrutiny.
The impact of Liverpool's Champions League fixture against Atletico Madrid on the spread of coronavirus is being investigated by the city's council, while there have also been calls for an investigation into whether horse racing's Cheltenham Festival should have gone ahead.
The government defended its decision to allow such events to proceed before restrictions on mass gatherings were introduced.
"People look back now at the beginning of the pandemic at some of the major sporting events then and ask the question why were they allowed to go ahead," said Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove on BBC Breakfast earlier on Tuesday.
"What we must do is look at sporting events now with caution but we also recognise that sport is a vital part of this nation and we're looking at everything we can do to support our athletes, our great clubs, through what will be a challenging time."
Julian Knight, the chair of the DCMS select committee, said: "If we don't find a route map with smart solutions to allow sports and live events to gradually reopen, we risk decimation of our sporting and cultural infrastructure."
The leaders of more than 100 sports bodies have written to the prime minister to ask for emergency funding, warning of "a lost generation of activity" because of coronavirus.
Sport England has handed out £200m for emergency cases, but many in the sector believe more is needed.
Earlier this month, Premier League chief executive Richard Masters told BBC Sport it was "absolutely critical" fans were allowed back inside stadiums as soon as possible and failure to do so would cost clubs £700m during the 2020-21 season.
English Football League (EFL) clubs lost £50m in gate receipts last season and estimate a £200m loss if there are no fans this season.
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) said no spectators at the forthcoming Autumn Nations Cup or Six Nations will result in losses of £60m.
RFL chief executive Rimmer urged the government not to delay the return of crowds, with clubs facing a potential impact on revenues of "up to £2m per week".
At the end of August, 2,500 people watched a friendly between Brighton and Chelsea at the Seagulls' Amex Stadium - the first time fans had been allowed into a Premier League ground for almost six months.
About 300 spectators were allowed to watch last month's World Snooker Championship final between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Kyren Wilson at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, but original plans to admit fans for all days of the tournament were reversed.
Arsenal's 9-1 victory over West Ham in the Women's Super League on 12 September saw up to 1,000 fans attend.
More than 2,500 spectators bought tickets for the first day of the St Leger meeting at Doncaster on 9 September, the first crowd at a British horse racing fixture in six months - but the rest of the meeting was then held behind closed doors.
Also on Tuesday, it was confirmed that indoor recreational team sports such as netball, basketball and five-a-side football will not be able to continue under the new restrictions, which limit numbers taking part to six.
Larger fitness classes will be permitted, as long as they are organised so those taking part do not mix in groups of more than six.
Elite indoor sports are exempt, as are indoor sports played by children.
Analysis
This is grim news for British sport, which teeters on the brink of an unprecedented crisis.
On one hand, it is no surprise, given rising cases of Covid-19, tighter restrictions and the criticism the government received for allowing events like the Cheltenham Festival to continue in March and not shutting down sooner.
The optics of allowing thousands of fans to travel to grounds while encouraging people to work from home was also seen as insurmountable.
But it will infuriate sports governing bodies that insist it is much safer for fans to be in highly regulated, socially distanced, often open-air venues and stadiums than watching on the TV in pubs, for instance.
They are not aware of any data or research which proves the return of fans would increase transmission. And they point to the fact that countries like Germany are allowing thousands of fans back inside grounds.
Sports are now being warned to brace themselves for several months without fans and report back to DCMS officials what impact this will have on their finances.
For the EFL and rugby clubs in particular, where matchday revenue is crucial, the answer will be potentially devastating. From non-league football and Olympic sports, through to grassroots clubs and community leisure facilities, the sector fears an existential crisis which could cost thousands of jobs and result in a slump in participation.
Pressure will now build on the government to come up with a similar emergency fund to the £1.57bn bailout the arts sector was handed in the summer. Calls for the Premier League to help prop up the football pyramid will also intensify.


bbc--2020-09-22--West Ham boss Moyes and two players test positive for Covid-19 before 5-1 win over Hull

West Ham United manager David Moyes and two of the club 's players have tested positive for coronavirus .
Moyes , 57 , defender Issa Diop , 23 , and 24-year-old midfielder Josh Cullen will now be required to self-isolate .
`` The manager and both players immediately left the stadium and have returned home , '' said a club statement .
West Ham said the three men were all asymptomatic and assistant manager Alan Irvine took charge of the Hull match at London Stadium , which both Diop and Cullen were due to start .
Irvine said : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from our doctor and head physio to say there were three positive tests , the manager and the two players .
`` We 'd had contact insofar as we were in the same area of the stadium as David .
We 'd been at the stadium for about two hours before the match started .
`` We were shocked by the news .
We 've had so many tests and not had any positive .
But we 've been very particular about protocol right from the start - the medical team are very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we 've followed all the protocol , and we 'll be following protocol now . ''
Hull City said they consulted with the English Football League about whether the game should go ahead and the League One club said they felt `` comfortable '' after being `` satisfied '' with how West Ham followed guidelines .
Tigers manager Grant McCann said his team found out about the positive tests `` just before the teamsheets '' were submitted and that his players and staff `` did not come into contact with Moyes or the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state those with Covid-19 should self-isolate for at least 10 days , meaning Moyes , Diop and Cullen will not be able to attend training or the league game against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 27 September .
BBC Radio 5 Live 's John Southall said the trio travelled to the ground with the squad in two or three separate coaches .
`` They say they all social distanced , the squad , from when they met up and throughout the journey , '' he said .
`` As soon as they arrived , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through and the two players and the manager were isolated immediately in separate rooms and left the ground very quickly , I 'm told .
`` West Ham say they are satisfied nobody else in the squad needs to self-isolate and that is why the game went ahead . ''
The news comes after Leyton Orient v Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Cup third round on Tuesday was called off because a number of the home players had contracted coronavirus .
It came on the day the government announced a raft of new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for up to six months .
As part of the stricter rules , Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed plans for fans to return to watch live sport events in England from 1 October will not go ahead .
Sports bodies have been told not to expect spectators at stadiums and venues until the end of March at the earliest .
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David Moyes and two West Ham players immediately left Tuesday's home fixture when they were told they had Covid-19
West Ham United manager David Moyes and two of the club's players have tested positive for coronavirus.
The club were informed of the positive tests while preparing for Tuesday's home Carabao Cup tie against Hull City - which the Hammers won 5-1.
Moyes, 57, defender Issa Diop, 23, and 24-year-old midfielder Josh Cullen will now be required to self-isolate.
"The manager and both players immediately left the stadium and have returned home," said a club statement.
West Ham said the three men were all asymptomatic and assistant manager Alan Irvine took charge of the Hull match at London Stadium, which both Diop and Cullen were due to start.
Irvine said: "At 18:20 we suddenly got some information from our doctor and head physio to say there were three positive tests, the manager and the two players.
"We'd had contact insofar as we were in the same area of the stadium as David. We'd been at the stadium for about two hours before the match started.
"We were shocked by the news. We've had so many tests and not had any positive. But we've been very particular about protocol right from the start - the medical team are very aware of what has been happening and we've followed all the protocol, and we'll be following protocol now."
Hull City said they consulted with the English Football League about whether the game should go ahead and the League One club said they felt "comfortable" after being "satisfied" with how West Ham followed guidelines.
Tigers manager Grant McCann said his team found out about the positive tests "just before the teamsheets" were submitted and that his players and staff "did not come into contact with Moyes or the others".
Public Health England guidelines state those with Covid-19 should self-isolate for at least 10 days, meaning Moyes, Diop and Cullen will not be able to attend training or the league game against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 27 September.
BBC Radio 5 Live's John Southall said the trio travelled to the ground with the squad in two or three separate coaches.
"They say they all social distanced, the squad, from when they met up and throughout the journey," he said.
"As soon as they arrived, the results from the tests done yesterday came through and the two players and the manager were isolated immediately in separate rooms and left the ground very quickly, I'm told.
"West Ham say they are satisfied nobody else in the squad needs to self-isolate and that is why the game went ahead."
The news comes after Leyton Orient v Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Cup third round on Tuesday was called off because a number of the home players had contracted coronavirus.
It came on the day the government announced a raft of new coronavirus restrictions for England which could last for up to six months.
As part of the stricter rules, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed plans for fans to return to watch live sport events in England from 1 October will not go ahead.
Sports bodies have been told not to expect spectators at stadiums and venues until the end of March at the earliest.


bbc--2020-09-22--Henderson hails 'unbelievable' debut as Man Utd beat Luton to progress

Last updated on .From the section League Cup Dean Henderson said it was `` unbelievable '' to realise a dream and make his Manchester United debut as the goalkeeper helped his side beat Luton to reach the Carabao Cup fourth round .
Substitutes Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood then wrapped up the win with late goals .
`` I dreamt about this my whole life , '' Henderson tweeted .
`` Unbelievable feeling to make my debut for the club I love .
Clean sheet and a win to top it off . ''
Henderson came through Manchester United 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his senior career at the club on loan and was at Sheffield United for the last two seasons .
His impressive displays for the Blades earned him call-ups to the senior England squad - although he is yet to make his Three Lions debut - and he returned to United this summer with the aim of challenging David de Gea for the number one spot .
`` You have to make saves when needed , '' said Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after Tuesday 's win .
`` David [ de Gea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dean did that today . ''
The victory means Manchester United will face either fellow Premier League side Brighton or Preston of the Championship in the next round .
United leave it late to turn on the style In the end it was a deserved win for Manchester United , although it took a while for the visitors to get into their groove .
After making 10 changes from the side that lost at home to Crystal Palace in their Premier League opener at the weekend , Solskjaer challenged his players to produce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Only captain Harry Maguire kept his place in the side as Henderson made his competitive debut while Donny van de Beek was given his first start after coming off the bench to score against Palace .
But for long periods of this game Manchester United looked distinctly off key .
They were slow to pass and lacked the creativity to open up a disciplined Luton side .
After Mata 's penalty - awarded following a foul on Brandon Williams inside the area - the visitors struggled to find a second that would kill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do , but provided perhaps the crucial moment of the game with a superb one-handed save to deny Lockyer an equaliser late on , before Eric Bailly cleared Lockyer 's follow up off the line .
Solskjaer had perhaps sensed the danger of late drama moments before as he sent on Rashford and Greenwood to attack a tiring Luton defence and the pair came up with the goods .
Greenwood provided the spark Manchester United had been missing , setting up Rashford to fire home the second before curling in a late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United but it was a much-needed win after a slow start to their campaign . '
I am proud of the team ' - what they said Luton Town manager Nathan Jones speaking to Sky Sports : `` It flatters them massively .
For 85-86 minutes I thought we were outstanding and then they bring Rashford and Greenwood on .
They push on when we are trying to get the goal back .
`` It took a penalty and a bit of a nick to put them in the lead .
Throughout the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the quality we showed , I am so proud of the team . ''
• None Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has won 50 of his 92 games in charge of Manchester United across all competitions - only Ernest Mangnall ( 78 games ) and Jose Mourinho ( 81 games ) have reached 50 managerial wins in fewer matches for the Red Devils .
• None Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 11 meetings with Luton ( W9 D2 ) , since a 2-1 defeat in a top-flight match back in March 1987 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ season , Manchester United have both taken ( 23 ) and scored ( 19 ) more penalties in all competitions than any other English league side .
• None Manchester United 's Rashford has been involved in 10 goals in his last seven League Cup appearances ( seven goals , three assists ) .
Luton return to Championship action on Saturday as they travel to Watford ( 12:30 BST ) , while Manchester United are at Brighton in the Premier League on the same day ( 12:30 BST ) .
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Last updated on .From the section League Cup
Henderson kept 13 clean sheets in 36 Premier League games while on loan at Sheffield United last season
Dean Henderson said it was "unbelievable" to realise a dream and make his Manchester United debut as the goalkeeper helped his side beat Luton to reach the Carabao Cup fourth round.
Henderson made a superb save to deny Tom Lockyer an equaliser after Juan Mata's penalty had put United ahead.
Substitutes Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood then wrapped up the win with late goals.
"I dreamt about this my whole life," Henderson tweeted. external-link
"Unbelievable feeling to make my debut for the club I love. Clean sheet and a win to top it off."
Henderson came through Manchester United's youth system but has spent much of his senior career at the club on loan and was at Sheffield United for the past two seasons.
His impressive displays for the Blades earned him call-ups to the senior England squad - although he is yet to make his Three Lions debut - and he returned to United this summer with the aim of challenging David de Gea for the number one spot.
"You have to make saves when needed," said Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after Tuesday's win.
"David [de Gea] has done that for years and Dean did that today."
The victory means Manchester United will face either fellow Premier League side Brighton or Preston of the Championship in the next round.
United leave it late to turn on the style
Mason Greenwood was the first Manchester United substitute to score and assist in the League Cup since Marcus Rashford in September 2016 vs Northampton, with both players aged 18 at the time of achieving this feat
In the end it was a deserved win for Manchester United, although it took a while for the visitors to get into their groove.
After making 10 changes from the side that lost at home to Crystal Palace in their Premier League opener at the weekend, Solskjaer challenged his players to produce a much-improved performance in this game.
Only captain Harry Maguire kept his place in the side as Henderson made his competitive debut while Donny van de Beek was given his first start after coming off the bench to score against Palace.
But for long periods of this game Manchester United looked distinctly off key. They were slow to pass and lacked the creativity to open up a disciplined Luton side.
After Mata's penalty - awarded following a foul on Brandon Williams inside the area - the visitors struggled to find a second that would kill the game off.
Henderson had little to do, but provided perhaps the crucial moment of the game with a superb one-handed save to deny Lockyer an equaliser late on, before Eric Bailly cleared Lockyer's follow up off the line.
Solskjaer had perhaps sensed the danger of late drama moments before as he sent on Rashford and Greenwood to attack a tiring Luton defence and the pair came up with the goods.
Greenwood provided the spark Manchester United had been missing, setting up Rashford to fire home the second before curling in a late third.
The final scoreline perhaps flattered United but it was a much-needed win after a slow start to their campaign.
'I am proud of the team' - what they said
Luton Town manager Nathan Jones speaking to Sky Sports: "It flatters them massively. For 85-86 minutes I thought we were outstanding and then they bring Rashford and Greenwood on. They push on when we are trying to get the goal back.
"It took a penalty and a bit of a nick to put them in the lead. Throughout the game, structurally how we worked and the quality we showed, I am so proud of the team."
Ole's half-century - the stats
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has won 50 of his 92 games in charge of Manchester United across all competitions - only Ernest Mangnall (78 games) and Jose Mourinho (81 games) have reached 50 managerial wins in fewer matches for the Red Devils.
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 11 meetings with Luton (W9 D2), since a 2-1 defeat in a top-flight match back in March 1987.
Since the start of last season, Manchester United have both taken (23) and scored (19) more penalties in all competitions than any other English league side.
Manchester United's Rashford has been involved in 10 goals in his last seven League Cup appearances (seven goals, three assists).
What next?
Luton return to Championship action on Saturday as they travel to Watford (12:30 BST), while Manchester United are at Brighton in the Premier League on the same day (12:30 BST).


bbc--2020-09-22--NBA legend Jordan forms Nascar team with sole black competitor Wallace as driver

Last updated on .From the section Motorsport Basketball legend Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin have formed a single-car Nascar Cup Series team , with Bubba Wallace as their driver .
Earlier this year , Wallace successfully campaigned to get the Confederate flag banned from Nascar races .
Six-time NBA champion Jordan said the team would `` educate a new audience '' .
The 57-year-old added it would also `` open more opportunities for black people in racing '' .
`` Historically , Nascar has struggled with diversity and there have been few black owners , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perfect as Nascar is evolving and embracing social change more and more . ''
In June , it was feared Wallace , 26 , had been subject to a racial attack when a noose was found in his garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama .
An FBI investigation concluded it was actually a handle on a garage door and had been there since the previous year .
On joining Jordan and Hamlin 's team , Wallace said : `` This is a unique , once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I believe is a great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my career . ''
Hamlin , 39 , will be a minority partner in the team while he continues to drive for Joe Gibbs Racing .
The team will start racing in 2021 with their name , car number , manufacturer and sponsors to be announced in due course .
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Last updated on .From the section Motorsport
Bubba Wallace is Nascar's sole full-time black driver
Basketball legend Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin have formed a single-car Nascar Cup Series team, with Bubba Wallace as their driver.
Wallace is Nascar's sole black full-time driver while Jordan is the second black team owner at its elite level.
Earlier this year, Wallace successfully campaigned to get the Confederate flag banned from Nascar races.
Six-time NBA champion Jordan said the team would "educate a new audience".
The 57-year-old added it would also "open more opportunities for black people in racing".
"Historically, Nascar has struggled with diversity and there have been few black owners," Jordan said. "The timing seemed perfect as Nascar is evolving and embracing social change more and more."
In June, it was feared Wallace, 26, had been subject to a racial attack when a noose was found in his garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.
An FBI investigation concluded it was actually a handle on a garage door and had been there since the previous year.
On joining Jordan and Hamlin's team, Wallace said: "This is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I believe is a great fit for me at this point in my career."
Hamlin, 39, will be a minority partner in the team while he continues to drive for Joe Gibbs Racing.
The team will start racing in 2021 with their name, car number, manufacturer and sponsors to be announced in due course.


bbc--2020-09-22--'This is an incentive not to test' - Orient v Spurs off because of hosts' coronavirus cases

Last updated on .From the section League Cup Leyton Orient 's chairman says they `` ca n't be punished '' after Tuesday 's Carabao Cup tie against Tottenham was called off because a number of O 's players have coronavirus .
This season , English Football League clubs do not have to do mandatory coronavirus tests on players and staff .
`` If I was doing this again I would not do the testing , '' Orient chairman Mark Travis told BBC Radio 5 Live .
`` This is an incentive not to test and that is bad for football @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' League Two side Orient have been doing medical questionnaires every morning and said they would pay for testing to be done before Tuesday 's cup tie , but Premier League opponents Spurs offered to cover the cost .
`` That 's why we ca n't be punished over this , '' Travis added .
`` People should be incentivised to take the test , especially when Premier League clubs with their resources give us the opportunity to have all our players tested . ''
Discussions are ongoing over the implications of not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a further update to be provided in due course .
Tottenham are in action in the Europa League on Thursday .
The decision to call off the match was announced two hours before the scheduled 18:00 BST kick-off at the Breyer Group Stadium .
Orient shut down their east London home and training ground after receiving the positive results following their league match against the Stags at the weekend , and held discussions with Public Health England about whether any further action needed to be taken .
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`` Leyton Orient , the EFL and the relevant authorities are conducting a thorough review of the club 's Covid-19 secure procedures with the view to reopening the stadium and training ground as soon as possible , '' a statement said .
There is little room to rearrange the tie , with the fourth round of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week .
Last week 's draw handed Orient or Spurs a home tie against Chelsea or Barnsley .
Tottenham face Shkendija in the third qualifying round of the Europa League in North Macedonia on Thursday and , if they progress , the north London club will have a play-off match to qualify for the group stage seven days later .
Tuesday 's match was set to be the first competitive meeting between Orient and Tottenham since January 2001 .
Spurs had previously announced they would donate their match shirts to the foundation set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Justin Edinburgh .
Edinburgh was manager at Orient when he died at the age of 49 after suffering a cardiac arrest in June 2019 .
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Last updated on .From the section League Cup
League Two club Leyton Orient have made an unbeaten start to the 2020-21 campaign
Leyton Orient's chairman says they "can't be punished" after Tuesday's Carabao Cup tie against Tottenham was called off because a number of O's players have coronavirus.
Several of the squad tested positive after Saturday's draw with Mansfield.
This season, English Football League clubs do not have to do mandatory coronavirus tests on players and staff.
"If I was doing this again I would not do the testing," Orient chairman Nigel Travis told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"This is an incentive not to test and that is bad for football and bad for health and safety."
League Two side Orient have been doing medical questionnaires every morning and said they would pay for testing to be done before Tuesday's cup tie, but Premier League opponents Spurs offered to cover the cost.
"That's why we can't be punished over this," Travis added. "People should be incentivised to take the test, especially when Premier League clubs with their resources give us the opportunity to have all our players tested."
Discussions are ongoing over the implications of not holding the third-round match on Tuesday, with a further update to be provided in due course.
Tottenham are in action in the Europa League on Thursday.
The decision to call off the match was announced two hours before the scheduled 18:00 BST kick-off at the Breyer Group Stadium.
Orient shut down their east London home and training ground after receiving the positive results following their league match against the Stags at the weekend, and held discussions with Public Health England about whether any further action needed to be taken.
This season, English Football League (EFL) clubs do not have to carry out mandatory coronavirus testing of their players and staff.
"Leyton Orient, the EFL and the relevant authorities are conducting a thorough review of the club's Covid-19 secure procedures with the view to reopening the stadium and training ground as soon as possible," a statement said. external-link
There is little room to rearrange the tie, with the fourth round of the EFL Cup scheduled to take place next week.
Last week's draw handed Orient or Spurs a home tie against Chelsea or Barnsley.
Tottenham face Shkendija in the third qualifying round of the Europa League in North Macedonia on Thursday and, if they progress, the north London club will have a play-off match to qualify for the group stage seven days later.
Tuesday's match was set to be the first competitive meeting between Orient and Tottenham since January 2001.
Spurs had previously announced they would donate their match shirts to the foundation set up in memory of their former player Justin Edinburgh.
Edinburgh was manager at Orient when he died at the age of 49 after suffering a cardiac arrest in June 2019.


bbc--2020-09-23--Louisville on edge before decision on police shooting

Louisville , Kentucky , is under a state of emergency as prosecutors are expected to announce if police officers who killed a black woman in her home during a drug raid will be charged .
Mayor Greg Fischer said he had declared the measure `` due to the potential for civil unrest '' .
Her name has become a rallying cry for anti-police brutality protesters .
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is expected to announce any day whether his office will bring charges .
How is the city preparing ?
Mayor Fischer 's emergency declaration on Tuesday noted that protests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days in Louisville .
The city leader , a Democrat , is authorising police to close traffic on certain streets where protests have been prevalent .
The mayor said he did not know what the attorney general would say .
He added : `` Our goal is ensuring space and opportunity for potential protesters to gather and express their First Amendment rights after the announcement .
`` At the same time , we are preparing for any eventuality to keep everyone safe . ''
Barricades are being erected around the city centre to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal courthouse will be closed .
The police department has cancelled leave requests .
Officers will be required to work 12-hour shifts , the Louisville Courier-Journal reported , citing an internal memo .
Interim police chief Robert Schroeder told reporters on Tuesday that an announcement in the case was expected this week .
`` In the community , we have all heard the rumours , '' Chief Schroeder said .
`` We all know something is coming .
We do n't know what it is . ''
Governor Andy Beshear has said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the event of violent protests .
Shortly after midnight on Friday 13 March , she was in bed with her boyfriend , Kenneth Walker , watching a film when they heard a banging on the door .
Plainclothes Louisville police officers were carrying out a narcotics raid , and they used a battering ram to enter the property .
A judge had granted a warrant to search Ms Taylor 's home because investigators suspected a convicted drug dealer - her ex-boyfriend , Jamarcus Glover - was using the address to receive packages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Walker , a licensed gun owner , later told police he thought the late-night intruder was Glover , according to the New York Times .
Mr Walker fired one round with his pistol , hitting one of the officers in the thigh .
The officers returned fire , discharging more than 20 rounds .
Ms Taylor , who had also got out of bed amid the commotion , died on the hallway floor .
Her death certificate records five bullet wounds .
The Louisville police officers were executing a `` no-knock '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ property without announcing themselves .
Mr Walker and nearly a dozen local residents told local media that the officers had not identified themselves .
But one neighbour said he heard one or more officers shout : `` Police . ''
No drugs were found at the property , though Jefferson County prosecutor Thomas Wine has said the search was cancelled after the shooting .
What happened to the officers ?
One of the three involved in Ms Taylor 's death - Brett Hankinson - was fired from the force in June after investigators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fired 10 rounds '' into the apartment , according to his termination letter .
The other two officers who discharged their weapons that night , Sgt Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove , have been reassigned to administrative duties .
The Courier-Journal has reported that six officers are under internal police review for their role in the shooting .
Sgt Mattingly wrote an email on Saturday to more than 1,000 colleagues encouraging them and criticising their city leaders and protesters .
`` Regardless of the outcome today or Wednesday , I know we did the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night , '' he wrote in the message , which was published by media outlets on Tuesday .
`` It 's sad how the good guys are demonised , and the criminals are canonised . ''
`` Your civil rights mean nothing , '' he added , `` but the criminal has total autonomy . ''
What has happened since Ms Taylor 's death ?
Glover , who was arrested on the same night of her death for drug possession , has said prosecutors pressed him to name her as a `` co-defendant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In May , Ms Taylor 's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit .
It concluded in September with a $ 12m ( £9.3m ) pay out from the city .
The use of no-knock warrants has since been banned by Louisville 's city council .
In the wake of her death , demonstrators have chanted `` say her name '' to raise awareness of her death , in addition to police killings of other African Americans , like George Floyd .
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A magazine founded by US talk show host Oprah Winfrey has funded billboards around Louisville calling for the officers to be arrested .
Ms Taylor 's case has been invoked in the presidential race ahead of the 3 November election .
Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden has also called for the officers to be charged .
President Donald Trump , a Republican , has not referred directly to the case , but he has made a call for law and order a central plank of his re-election platform @

Mr Walker fired one round with his pistol, hitting one of the officers in the thigh, officials say. Mr Walker's lawyers dispute that it was his bullet that struck the officer, claiming that it was friendly fire from other officers.


bbc--2020-09-23--Alexei Navalny: Russian activist discharged from Berlin hospital

Putin critic Alexei Navalny has been discharged from a Berlin hospital where he was being treated for Novichok nerve agent poisoning .
Mr Navalny posted a picture of himself standing unaided with a message saying doctors had given him every chance of a full recovery .
Mr Navalny , a leading Russian opposition activist , collapsed on a flight in Siberia on 20 August .
He was later transferred to the Charité hospital in the German capital .
What do his doctors say ?
`` Based on the patient 's progress and current condition , the treating physicians believe that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it remains too early to gauge the potential long-term effects of his severe poisoning , '' it said .
Earlier this month the hospital revealed that Mr Navalny had begun to recover , saying that he had been removed from a ventilator and could leave his bed .
At the time , the German government said that laboratories in France and Sweden had reconfirmed German tests showing that the poison used on Mr Navalny was a Novichok agent .
The Kremlin has said there is no proof of that .
Mr Navalny 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been spiked at Tomsk airport in Siberia before he caught a flight to Moscow .
However , they later said that traces of the nerve agent had been found on a water bottle in the hotel room where he had been staying .
Mr Navalny became ill during the flight and the plane made an emergency landing in Omsk .
Russian officials were persuaded to allow him to be airlifted to Germany two days later .
After tests confirmed poisoning with a Novichok nerve agent , the EU demanded a `` transparent '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Those responsible must be brought to justice , '' a statement read .
In an Instagram post on Tuesday , Mr Navalny rubbished suggestions - purportedly from President Putin - that he had poisoned himself .
French newspaper Le Monde reported that in a telephone call with President Emmanuel Macron on 14 September , Mr Putin had spoken `` with contempt about Alexei Navalny , considering him a simple internet troublemaker who had simulated diseases in the past '' .
`` Putin has outsmarted me , '' Mr Navalny wrote on Instagram , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is nobody 's fool .
As a result , I , like a fool , spent 18 days in a coma but failed to achieve what I wanted .
The provocation has failed ! ''
Western politicians are still undecided over their response to the poisoning , says the BBC 's Jenny Hill in Berlin .
However , Mr Navalny 's discharge from hospital will intensify pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel who has demanded - so far in vain - a full explanation from the Kremlin , she adds .
A nerve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used to poison Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury , England in 2018 .
They both survived , but a local woman , Dawn Sturgess , died after coming into contact with the poison .

Mr Navalny's supporters initially believed that his tea had been spiked at Tomsk airport in Siberia before he caught a flight to Moscow. However, they later said that traces of the nerve agent had been found on a water bottle in the hotel room where he had been staying.


bbc--2020-09-23--Pilot whales Tasmania: Almost 400 die in Australia's worst stranding

About 380 whales have died in what is suspected to be Australia 's largest stranding on record , officials say .
Rescuers had managed to save 50 by late on Wednesday , and they were trying to help the remaining estimated 30 whales .
`` While they 're still alive and in water , there 's still hope for them - but as time goes on they do become more fatigued , '' said Nic Deka , regional manager for Tasmania 's Parks and Wildlife Service .
He added the focus would now also shift to removing the hundreds of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clean-up plan is still being worked out - in the past carcasses have been buried on the shore or dragged out to open sea .
It is not fully understood why the whales became stranded .
The species is known to be prone to getting beached .
Where were the whales found ?
Officials said the second group may have washed in with the tide , but was believed to be part of the same pod .
More than 80 % of Australian whale strandings take place in Tasmania and experts say Macquarie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's previous biggest stranding was in 1935 with 294 pilot whales .
Its last mass stranding was in 2009 and involved about 200 pilot whales .
How are the whales being rescued ?
A team of about 60 people have used slings and other equipment to help pull the surviving whales off the sand banks so they are fully immersed in water .
`` They are remarkably calm .
Some of them obviously , being a several ton animal , are quite strong so there 's inherent danger in dealing with them .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bit of a sense of them knowing what we 're trying to do . ''
Whale experts said the surviving animals would be exhausted and weak .
Pilot whales can grow up to 7m ( 22 ft ) long and weigh up to three tonnes .
Without the buoyancy of the water , the whales would also be slowly crushed by the weight of their bodies , said Prof Peter Harrison from Southern Cross University 's Whale Research Group .
Why do whales beach themselves ?
Scientists say the reason is often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ theories , including whales being lured by fish to shore and becoming disorientated .
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"They are remarkably calm. Some of them obviously, being a several ton animal, are quite strong so there's inherent danger in dealing with them. But it's as if there's a bit of a sense of them knowing what we're trying to do."


bbc--2020-09-23--Musk: Cheaper Tesla ready 'in about three years'

Tesla founder Elon Musk has announced technology that he says will make Tesla batteries cheaper and more powerful .
At a live presentation that Mr Musk labelled 'Battery Day ' he also teased the possibility of a $ 25,000 ( £19,600 ) , fully-autonomous Tesla `` in about three years time '' .
`` This has always been our dream to make an affordable electric car , '' he said .
But the news did n't excite investors and $ 50bn was wiped off its stock market value .
The main announcement was Tesla 's new larger cylindrical cells .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide five times more energy , six times more power and 16 % greater driving range .
But the technology announced is likely to take years to implement .
Tesla 's approach includes integrating the battery so that it forms part of the structure of the vehicle , thereby reducing the effective weight of the battery .
Central to cheaper Teslas are innovations in the way the company designs batteries - radically improving their efficiency .
Prof Stanley Whittingham - who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last year for his work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that `` tackling all the opportunities is high risk , but high pay-off '' .
`` Many of us have suggested the same steps are necessary , but Tesla has the investment and will to make it happen .
Not sure anyone else is willing to do this , '' he said .
Mr Musk also announced that as well as purchasing batteries from Panasonic and LG Chem - Tesla itself would begin to make them .
`` Even with really experienced car manufacturers , we tend to see a very high scrap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of years , '' said Casper Rawles , head of price assessments at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence .
Mr Rawles also warned that so much of the content of the battery is expensive metals - `` You can only reduce the cost down to a point '' .
Four consecutive quarters of growth have helped Tesla 's share price soar and it is now the most valuable car company in the world .
This is despite criticisms of Elon Musk that some of his technological advances have been exaggerated .
And in July , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make its vehicles completely autonomous by the end of this year .
The statement was met with scepticism by industry insiders .

"Many of us have suggested the same steps are necessary, but Tesla has the investment and will to make it happen. Not sure anyone else is willing to do this," he said.


bbc--2020-09-23--Julian Assange: Mother of Wikileaks founder's children dreaded making relationship public

Julian Assange ’ s fiancée has told the BBC she dreaded going public with their relationship .
Lawyer Stella Moris @ @ @ @ @ ’ s two young sons while the Wikileaks founder was living in the Ecuadorean embassy @ @ @ @ @ is now appearing at the Old Bailey fighting extradition to the United States for obtaining @ @ @ @ @ a decade ago .
The BBC 's Victoria Derbyshire has been speaking to Stella Moris @ @ @ @ @ British TV interview since their relationship was revealed in court documents .

Julian Assange’s fiancée has told the BBC she dreaded going public with their relationship.
Lawyer Stella Moris gave birth to the couple’s two young sons while the Wikileaks founder was living in the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
Mr Assange is now appearing at the Old Bailey fighting extradition to the United States for obtaining and publishing secret military documents a decade ago.
The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire has been speaking to Stella Moris in her first in depth British TV interview since their relationship was revealed in court documents.


bbc--2020-09-23--Belarus: Lukashenko inaugurated in unannounced ceremony

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko , whose re-election in a disputed poll last month led to weeks of mass protests , has been inaugurated for a sixth term in an unannounced ceremony .
State media said several hundred people attended the ceremony at the Palace of Independence in central Minsk .
Streets were sealed off as Mr Lukashenko 's motorcade raced through the city , witnesses said .
Presidential inaugurations are normally publicised well in advance as major state occasions .
Instead , state news agency Belta reported on Wednesday : `` Alexander Lukashenko has taken office as President of Belarus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in these minutes in the Palace of Independence . ''
Mr Lukashenko said Belarus needed security and consensus `` on the brink of a global crisis '' , an apparent reference to the coronavirus pandemic , Belta reported .
`` I can not , I have no right to abandon the Belarusians , '' he added .
The opposition Nexta Live channel on the Telegram messaging app called for street protests from 18:00 local time ( 15:00 GMT ) and urged drivers to block roads and create traffic jams .
`` Starting from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] officially becomes a bandit and fraudster who is not recognised anywhere in the civilised world , '' the channel said .
Mr Lukashenko , 66 , claimed a sixth term as president in the widely disputed election of 9 August .
He insisted that he had won fairly with 80 % of the vote and depicted the protests against him as a Western-backed plot .
Earlier this month , he secured a $ 1.5bn ( £1.2bn ) loan from Russia His main political rival , Svetlana Tikhanovskaya , claims to have won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ properly counted .
Opposition figures , including Ms Tikhanovskaya , are now in exile in neighbouring countries amid a wave of arrests .
Despite the crackdown , anti-government protests show no signs of diminishing .
On Sunday , a crowd of about 100,000 people staged another rally in the capital , demanding that Mr Lukashenko step down .
Opposition politician Pavel Latushko posted on social media after news of the inauguration ceremony emerged : `` Where are the jubilant citizens ?
Where is the diplomatic corps ? ''
`` It is obvious that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Omon ( riot police ) and a handful of lying officials . ''

Mr Lukashenko, 66, claimed a sixth term as president in the widely disputed election of 9 August. He insisted that he had won fairly with 80% of the vote and depicted the protests against him as a Western-backed plot. Earlier this month, he secured a $1.5bn (£1.2bn) loan from Russia.


bbc--2020-09-23--Ischgl: Austria sued over Tyrol ski resort's Covid-19 outbreak

An Austrian consumer rights group has filed four civil lawsuits against the country 's government over Covid-19 outbreaks at ski resorts in the western Tyrol region earlier this year .
The group also said it hoped to bring at least one class action lawsuit next year on behalf of thousands of people .
One resort , Ischgl , was linked to cases in 45 countries after skiers brought home the virus with them .
Authorities have said they acted based on what was known at the time .
The first case at Ischgl ski village was reported on 7 March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has since said it believes there were cases at the resort as early as 5 February .
The Consumer Protection Association ( VSV ) , a private organisation in Austria , said the four civil cases were being brought on behalf of individuals and were all related to Ischgl ski village .
The VSV described the four civil suits as test cases , and said that more than 6,000 people from different countries had signed up for potential class action suits next year .
Most of those who have signed up are from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Austria , the UK and the US .
What is the government accused of ?
The authorities maintain that they responded appropriately to the outbreaks in Tyrol according to the information that was available at the time .
However , the VSV alleges that the local and national governments knew of the threat of mass coronavirus infection in the popular ski resorts and responded too slowly .
Alexander Klauser , a lawyer representing some of those who caught the virus at Tyrolian resorts , told a press conference on Wednesday that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as February .
`` On 25 February , the authorities closed down a hotel in Innsbruck because one of the employees had tested positive , so that means the authorities reacted immediately when this case in Innsbruck - the capital of the province of Tyrol - became known .
`` But they did not react [ to later cases ] , although there is evidence that the Austrian authorities were informed about cases in Ischgl and other ski resorts as early as 3 , 4 and 5 March . ''

"On 25 February, the authorities closed down a hotel in Innsbruck because one of the employees had tested positive, so that means the authorities reacted immediately when this case in Innsbruck - the capital of the province of Tyrol - became known.