bbc--2020-09-11--US election 2020: The voters who don't like Trump or Biden

In the final stretch of an already contentious election , Trump and Biden supporters are making a last push to show their backing and convert any undecided voters .
But not everyone is thrilled with the choice on offer .
With less than two months to go , both major parties have touted the November contest as `` the most important election of our lifetime '' and have delivered record-breaking fundraising hauls in recent weeks .
Political observers predict a major surge in overall participation , but many voters are still unsure of whether they will vote for incumbent president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or anybody at all .
`` I feel disillusioned by this election , '' said Samian Quazi , a 32-year-old psychiatric nurse from Houston .
`` We do n't really have any good choices .
Neither candidate is really addressing any issues or offering any hope for this country to really make people 's lives better . ''
Quazi has voted regularly in election years and said he voted for Democratic Party candidates up and down the ballot in both the 2016 presidential election and the 2018 midterm elections , but he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the left-wing Bernie Sanders lose the Democratic Party primary election earlier this year .
`` It was an example of the powers that be that control media access in this country not wanting to see their economic interest threatened , '' he said .
`` I wonder if America is still trying to be a democracy , when it 's really a plutocracy .
When it comes to actual economic and structural changes that could possibly threaten their hold on our country , that 's a hard no-go and they will push @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives . ''
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Political disengagement in the United States has led to low voter turnout rates relative to the rest of the world , with participation in recent elections hovering in the 50-60 % range .
Overall voter turnout amongst OECD countries is about 70 % and even many developing countries tend to see turnout rates higher than those seen in most US elections .
About 64 % voted in the 2008 election between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turnout slipped to a 20-year-low during the 2016 election to only 55 % .
According to a study released in February by the left-leaning Knight Foundation non-profit , nearly half of eligible voters - or close to 100 million people - consistently sit out elections .
`` It 's a very large group and it 's half the country , so it 's a diverse group , '' said Eitan Hersh , an associate professor of political science at Tufts University and an academic advisor on the Knight Foundation report .
`` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people not feeling connected to the election system and not thinking it matters . ''
Some countries with higher turnout , like Belgium and Chile , have instituted some form of compulsory voting , which has had dramatic impacts on turnout .
Others , like Australia and Germany , have courted new voters either through automatic voter registration or aggressive voter registration initiatives .
In the US , however , voting and registering to vote are more of an individual responsibility .
Over the past few decades , many states have placed a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ box , including allowing same-day voter registration , keeping polling places open longer and expanding early or mail voting options .
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According to Hersh , the outsized importance placed on improving voter access and bringing down other structural barriers to participation do not have a significant impact on voter participation : `` If you want a big picture story of why we have low rates of engagement , it 's much more about what people care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He predicts that , as politics in America becomes more nationalised and partisan , more people may disengage from the political process .
`` It used to be that your votes for a state legislature were not very highly correlated with your votes for president , because they 're different issues , '' he said .
`` In this era , a vote for someone running for city council could be a referendum on Trump in people 's heads . ''
Making politics like a fight of good and evil is detached from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he says .
`` A lot of people are just not interested in that .
Just like in any sport , the more it 's focused on a rivalry , the more it is fun for people who like that sport , but the more it seems to other people like a weird domain of life that is not for them . ''
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• How you can be US president without winning most votes Hrant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person .
An Armenian immigrant who grew up in Lebanon during a civil war that spanned three decades , Papazian turned 18 in California and has lived there since , but he never votes .
Voting might make you feel good and powerful , he said , but the status quo will always remain intact : `` I do n't feel like playing along .
I do n't believe that we will ever be offered candidates that are interested in societal health .
I ca n't imagine the system producing politicians that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' A middle-school computer science teacher by trade , Papazian knows his approach to voting sounds radical , but he is steadfast in his resistance to a political system he argues is in decline .
`` Democracy is supposed to get better , but I think it 's the opposite - it gets worse over time .
And the bigger the country , the more heterogeneous the country , the less tenable it is .
We 're breaking up into smaller tribes and that makes us easier to control and makes it easier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's going downhill slowly .
`` The only way for real change is for us to boycott . ''
Some first-time voters are already disillusioned with the system .
Grace Link , 20 , is a college student from the crucial swing state of Wisconsin .
She wants to vote in her first ever presidential election , but is unhappy with her options .
`` It 's very easy to see when money and power within a party come into play to suppress young people , '' she said .
`` We 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden and for whomever the Democratic Party chooses when , throughout the primary season , young people were overwhelmingly ignored . ''
Link argues the nomination of Joe Biden reflects poorly on a system that prioritises the needs of the white upper-class voters over others , including young voters with mounting student loan debt like her .
`` A lot of their argument , especially with young people , is that he can be pushed farther left , whereas Trump ca n't be .
The next four years in the short term may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term , there wo n't be any big changes . ''
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Making politics like a fight of good and evil is detached from the reality of running a government, he says. "A lot of people are just not interested in that. Just like in any sport, the more it's focused on a rivalry, the more it is fun for people who like that sport, but the more it seems to other people like a weird domain of life that is not for them."


bbc--2020-09-11--India and China buy time to heal old border rifts

Both countries still have a huge deployment in the region where they have overlapping territorial claims - and overcoming their differences will not be easy .
Many observers , including Michael Kugelman , deputy director at the Wilson Center think-tank , believe that both countries were ready for a confrontation , but they also realised that a war , even a limited one , was not an option .
`` It would have been catastrophic for both countries and the wider region .
The economic stakes were too high to risk a war , '' he said .
The fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beijing for many years and is known to share good relations with Chinese diplomats appears to have helped .
Lieutenant General ( retired ) Vinod Bhatia , who served in the Indian army , says troops are used to operating in harsh conditions , but `` given a chance , both armies would want to avoid that '' .
Both countries also have many other crises to deal with .
India 's Covid-19 caseload continues to rise at an alarming rate and its economy is suffering .
Any armed confrontation would affect the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
How soon could peace be restored ?
`` Several points along the LAC are contentious where troops are still stationed , so there is no clarity on the resolution of these issues , '' she says .
`` The area is too big and it will take time for commanders to come to an understanding .
The military-level talks will happen when tensions are still high and emotions are raw , '' he says .
What caused the escalation will also determine how quickly disengagement can happen .
A major factor cited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new road that connects Indian army stations in the region to a forward air base .
`` Beijing felt punishing India will give a warning to Delhi and Washington at the same time .
But what they did not calculate was that India will refuse to back down , '' she says .
So , they became more aggressive , she says , adding that this was reflected in the statements of Beijing officials in recent days .
Aggression has been a key factor in China 's foreign policy - particularly in recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remind the country 's neighbours of its superior military might .
Resolving these core issues , including unsettled disputes going back decades , along the LAC that stretches for 3,440km ( 2,100 miles ) , will not be resolved in a few days .
`` So , it 's a good start , '' Mr Kugleman says .
`` Talks are better than no talks , but we just have to be cautiously optimistic . ''

So, they became more aggressive, she says, adding that this was reflected in the statements of Beijing officials in recent days. Aggression has been a key factor in China's foreign policy - particularly in recent months. And Chinese state media often remind the country's neighbours of its superior military might.


bbc--2020-09-11--Coronavirus: False claims test kits for ‘Covid-19’ were sold in 2017

Six months since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic , false claims continue to circulate on social media .
Here 's our latest round-up of some of the most widely shared .
Claim : Test kits for 'Covid-19 ' were being exported before the outbreak Verdict : A database of worldwide shipments of chemical supplies created in 2020 , but going back to 2015 , did refer to their use for `` Covid-19 kits '' .
The World Bank , one of the international organisations responsible for maintaining the list , says this was because these previously existing products @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The website has now been changed and a clarification issued .
The claim on social media - a persistent one among conspiracy theorists - is that this is evidence the pandemic was planned all along , and the World Bank knew about it .
This is false and we can settle any doubts about what 's going on .
The screenshot being shared is genuine and includes trade information under the heading `` COVID-19 Test kits exports by country in 2017 '' .
Other pages show earlier years with similar data .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have caused some confusion .
According to the World Bank , the page was created in April 2020 to make it easier to find all of the previously existing products that are now being used for Covid-19 testing .
All the chemical products listed on the site have had other uses for many years , but the World Bank says they were re-categorised to ease the tracking of items that are particularly important to tackle the coronavirus .
From 7 September the title of the database was changed to `` medical test kits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ includes a disclaimer that says `` the data here track previously existing medical devices that are now classified by the World Customs Organization as critical to tackling Covid-19 . ''
The claims of a conspiracy seem to have emerged on social media late last week and have since spread across multiple platforms and languages .
Although the allegations appeared on Twitter and Facebook almost simultaneously , they only gained traction after a UK-based user on Facebook published a video pointing out the alleged discrepancy in the test kit data on 5 September .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread more widely on Facebook and Twitter , and also appeared on Reddit , Instagram and WhatsApp .
The claims have also crossed over into other languages , including Dutch , Italian , German , Polish , Spanish , Arabic , Portuguese and Hebrew .
Verdict : False .
These devices are not dangerous .
The sight of someone having their temperature checked using a thermometer pointed at the forehead is fairly common these days .
These thermometers record a person 's temperature by measuring infrared radiation from the surface of the body @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of possible coronavirus infection .
A video posted on YouTube with 2 million views falsely claims this process is dangerous .
It is not and there 's a simple explanation why .
The thermometer records the infrared radiation coming off the body - the surfaces of all objects emit this type of radiation - but nothing is fired at the person .
The man presenting the video describes the concerns of an unnamed `` Australian nurse '' , and refers specifically to the potential harm done to the pineal gland .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hormone called melatonin .
The man calls it the `` gateway to the spirit realm '' .
But there 's no way the pineal gland would be harmed or could be `` targeted '' by a thermometer .
`` They just pick up your infrared radiation .
They 're not shooting anything , '' says Stafford Lightman , a professor of medicine at Bristol University .
As for the claim that it 's safer and more effective to measure temperature at the wrist , Prof Lightman says it is n't .
He explains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blood supply to the wrists - unlike to the face - can be quite variable so it is n't a good place to take a temperature .
Verdict : There is no scientific evidence to support this claim .
Ineffective and unproven Covid-19 treatments have been touted online since the beginning of the pandemic , and in some cases , they 've even been promoted by leading politicians .
This one however is new to us .
One of Peru 's regional governors has suggested that eating llama and alpaca meat could help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peruvian radio station , the governor cited studies indicating that llamas and alpacas carry antibodies which could potentially be modified to develop a Covid-19 treatment .
The BBC science team reported on this research a while back , but these studies do not conclude that eating the animals ' meat could help a person combat the virus .
Scientists instead found that the llama 's antibodies could possibly be adapted to make a therapy for humans .
So far , the only drugs that have been proven to save lives in clinical trials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There is no scientific evidence to support the use of this homeopathic medicine to protect against Covid-19 .
India 's ministry for alternative medicine , Ayush , has promoted the use of a homeopathic medicine , arsenicum album-30 , claiming it can help prevent people from contracting coronavirus .
There are however no peer-reviewed scientific studies supporting its use as a preventative treatment for Covid-19 .
Recently , the Indian PTI news agency reported that the western state of Gujarat had distributed the medicine to more than half of the state 's population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health official in the state said she believed in `` some effectiveness '' of the medicine against coronavirus , but admitted that `` to actually establish this , we need more rigorous analysis '' .
There is no evidence that the medicine is effective , either in the prevention or treatment of Covid-19 .

Verdict: A database of worldwide shipments of chemical supplies created in 2020, but going back to 2015, did refer to their use for "Covid-19 kits". The World Bank, one of the international organisations responsible for maintaining the list, says this was because these previously existing products are now being used for Covid-19 testing. The website has now been changed and a clarification issued.


bbc--2020-09-11--Oregon wildfires: False Oregon fire rumours 'inundate' officers

Misinformation about wildfires raging across the US state of Oregon has been rife on social media , prompting local officials to try to dispel the rumours .
Unsubstantiated online claims blamed the fires on activists from two fringe groups - antifa , short for `` anti-fascist '' , and the nationalist Proud Boys group .
Both groups have been accused by politicians , law enforcement and some commentators of encouraging and participating in violence during anti-racism protests in the US , including regular confrontations in Portland , Oregon 's largest city .
Dozens of posts with bogus wildfire allegations were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most popular were shared thousands of times .
As a result , some local law enforcement agencies say they have been overwhelmed with requests based on false information .
`` Rumors spread just like wildfire , '' the sheriff 's office in southern Oregon 's Douglas County wrote on Facebook on Thursday .
`` Now our 9-1-1 dispatchers and professional staff are being overrun with requests for information and inquiries on an UNTRUE rumor that 6 Antifa members have been arrested for setting fires '' .
The sheriff 's office in neighbouring Jackson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with questions '' about fake stories and urged members of the public to verify information and check official sources .
`` Rumors make the job of protecting the community more difficult , '' the sheriff 's office said in a Facebook post .
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Similarly , the police department in the city of Medford in Jackson County took to social media to debunk a fake screenshot circulated online that uses its logo and a photo from an unrelated arrest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people had been arrested `` in connection with a string of fires '' .
`` We did not arrest this person for arson , nor anyone affiliated with Antifa or 'Proud Boys ' as we 've heard throughout the day , '' police said , adding that `` no confirmed gatherings of Antifa '' had been reported in the area .
Journalists reporting on the fires outside the town of Molalla , about 30 miles from Portland , said on Twitter that they had been asked to leave by armed people concerned by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And a Portland videographer who came to Molalla to take footage of the blazes said he was reported to the police by locals who thought he and his partner were antifa arsonists .
Fanned by unusually hot , dry winds , dozens of fires have been sweeping Oregon , on the west coast of the US .
At least one of those , the Almeda Fire , which started in Ashland near the California border , is being treated as suspicious .
It has been linked to at least two deaths and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation is ongoing , Ashland police chief Tighe O'Meara told the Oregonian newspaper that no leads pointed towards members of the the antifa movement .
`` One thing I can say is that the rumor it was set by Antifa is 100 % false information , '' he told the paper .
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bbc--2020-09-11--Big questions, new signings & key contenders - your essential guide to the Premier League

Last updated on .From the section Premier League Some seven weeks since the 2019-20 season finished , a new Premier League campaign gets under way on Saturday - with 380 matches over the next eight months .
On the same day , Liverpool begin their title defence at home to Leeds United - back in England 's top flight for the first time since 2004 - at 17:30 .
The season starts as it ended in July - behind closed doors - while all 28 Premier League fixtures in September will be televised live .
The campaign will finish on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks before the start of Euro 2020 , which has been put back a year until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic .
On the eve of the 2020-21 campaign , BBC Sport takes a look at the big new Premier League signings to look out for .
Will Liverpool mount a successful title defence ?
And will the three promoted clubs stay up ?
• None What will the new 2020-21 season look like ?
• None All Premier League games live on TV in September There are four games spread out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , each kicking off at a different time .
After the London derby at Craven Cottage , Crystal Palace host Southampton at 15:00 before the focus switches to Anfield .
Then it is back to the capital at 20:00 for West Ham 's home match with Newcastle .
On Sunday , newly promoted West Brom are at home to Leicester ( 14:00 ) , while Everton and their new signings visit Tottenham at 16:30 .
There are two fixtures on Monday .
Sheffield United host Wolves at 18:00 - less than five weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knocked out of the Europa League quarter-finals - and big-spending Chelsea , who were in Champions League action as recently as 8 August , are at Brighton ( 20:15 ) .
The Burnley-Manchester United and Manchester City-Aston Villa games have been postponed .
Both Manchester clubs have been allowed delayed starts .
City were in competitive action as recently as 15 August , when they lost 3-1 to Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals .
United were beaten 2-1 by Sevilla in the semi-finals of the Europa League on 16 August .
Pep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last season , will start their Premier League campaign at Wolves on 21 September ( 20:15 ) , while United start two days earlier at home to Crystal Palace ( 17:30 ) .
Even before the end of last season , the Premier League announced the new campaign would start on 12 September .
The short turnaround coupled with the pandemic means teams used to preparing for the season with tours around the world in front of their global fanbase have stayed closer to home .
Liverpool visited the United States , Scotland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This time they have played two matches in Austria and entertained League One Blackpool at a near-empty Anfield .
Arsenal played League One MK Dons before beating Liverpool on penalties in the Charity Shield at Wembley on 29 August .
Sheffield United 's preparations for their second successive season in the top flight were disrupted by the weather .
On 25 August , they were leading 1-0 at Dundee United when the match was abandoned at half-time because of a waterlogged pitch and high winds .
Who are the big new signings ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Chelsea boss Frank Lampard .
The Blues have spent about £200m on six major signings , with two of them free , making them by far the most active Premier League team in the transfer window .
Their purchases include attacking midfielder Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth about £71m .
All 20 Premier League clubs have made signings , although some have been less busy than others .
Liverpool have made only one addition to their squad - Greece left-back Kostas Tsimikas for 13m euros ( £11.7m ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all this summer 's signings .
In normal circumstances , the summer transfer window would be closed by now , but it has been extended to 5 October because of the pandemic .
The winter window will run throughout January 2021 as usual .
Liverpool were runaway winners last season after securing 18 more points than nearest rivals Manchester City .
The Reds were spectacular on their way to a first league triumph for 30 years , but they face a new challenge as City look to wrestle back the crown after being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While City , Chelsea , Manchester United and Arsenal have all made significant additions to their squads , Jurgen Klopp has yet to make a major signing .
Will depth be an issue ?
• None Are Chelsea embarking on a new 'dynasty ' ?
Having secured fourth spot last season , Chelsea will look to push on after spending so much money when others are tightening their belts , and what of United and Arsenal ?
United enjoyed a solid second half to last season following the arrival of Bruno Fernandes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ midfield with Donny van de Beek ?
After his side beat Manchester City and Chelsea on the way to lifting the FA Cup , Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will have his eye on more trophies .
Everton , without a major trophy since 1995 , will seek to significantly improve on last season 's 12th-placed finish , particularly as they have been busy in the transfer market .
Carlo Ancelotti has brought in French midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure , Colombia playmaker James Rodriguez and Brazil midfielder Allan .
Will they challenge for a top-four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be eyeing a Champions League spot after finishing fifth and sixth last season respectively , while Wolves , who have spent a club-record £35.6m on 18-year-old striker Fabio Silva , are seeking a third successive top-seven finish .
Will the new teams survive ?
The Premier League said goodbye to Norwich City , Watford and Bournemouth at the end of last season - and welcomed Leeds , West Brom and Fulham .
Leeds , who won the Championship by a 10-point margin , last played a Premier League match on 15 May 2004 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Their head coach Marcelo Bielsa is only the fourth Argentine to manage in the English top flight , after Ossie Ardiles ( Tottenham ) , Mauricio Pochettino ( Southampton , Tottenham ) and Mauricio Pellegrino ( Southampton ) .
• None Bielsa : the manager behind the myths Aged 65 years and 53 days , he will be the second-oldest permanent manager ( post-war ) to take charge of his first game in the English top flight behind only Dutchman Dick Advocaat , who was 67 when he took charge of Sunderland in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Premier League for the first time since 2017-18 , when they finished bottom of the table after eight successive seasons in the top flight .
The Baggies will play Black Country rivals Wolves in the Premier League for the first time since 2012 .
Fulham beat Brentford in the play-off final at Wembley on 4 August to secure a return to the top fight after being relegated in 2018-19 .
Only three times in Premier League history have all the promoted sides stayed up - in 2001-02 , 2011-12 and 2017-18 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ None Quiz : Which sides survived after promotion to Premier League ?
• None Comedians try to make sense of 2020 • None Go behind the scenes with West Ham Women

Last updated on .From the section Premier League
Mohamed Salah & Jordan Henderson recall Liverpool's agonising wait for title
Some seven weeks since the 2019-20 season finished, a new Premier League campaign gets under way on Saturday - with 380 matches over the next eight months.
Newly promoted Fulham's home game with FA Cup winners Arsenal (12:30 BST) marks the start of the 2020-21 campaign.
On the same day, Liverpool begin their title defence at home to Leeds United - back in England's top flight for the first time since 2004 - at 17:30.
The season starts as it ended in July - behind closed doors - while all 28 Premier League fixtures in September will be televised live.
The campaign will finish on 23 May 2021, fewer than three weeks before the start of Euro 2020, which has been put back a year until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
On the eve of the 2020-21 campaign, BBC Sport takes a look at the big new Premier League signings to look out for. Will Liverpool mount a successful title defence? And will the three promoted clubs stay up?
Opening games - Man City and Man Utd's delayed start
There are four games spread out across the opening day of the season, each kicking off at a different time.
After the London derby at Craven Cottage, Crystal Palace host Southampton at 15:00 before the focus switches to Anfield.
Then it is back to the capital at 20:00 for West Ham's home match with Newcastle.
On Sunday, newly promoted West Brom are at home to Leicester (14:00), while Everton and their new signings visit Tottenham at 16:30.
There are two fixtures on Monday. Sheffield United host Wolves at 18:00 - less than five weeks after Nuno Espirito Santo's side were knocked out of the Europa League quarter-finals - and big-spending Chelsea, who were in Champions League action as recently as 8 August, are at Brighton (20:15).
The Burnley-Manchester United and Manchester City-Aston Villa games have been postponed.
Both Manchester clubs have been allowed delayed starts. City were in competitive action as recently as 15 August, when they lost 3-1 to Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals.
United were beaten 2-1 by Sevilla in the semi-finals of the Europa League on 16 August.
Pep Guardiola's City, who finished runners-up last season, will start their Premier League campaign at Wolves on 21 September (20:15), while United start two days earlier at home to Crystal Palace (17:30).
Will the short turnaround impact sides?
Even before the end of last season, the Premier League announced the new campaign would start on 12 September.
The short turnaround coupled with the pandemic means teams used to preparing for the season with tours around the world in front of their global fanbase have stayed closer to home.
Liverpool visited the United States, Scotland and Switzerland before their title-winning campaign. This time they have played two matches in Austria and entertained League One Blackpool at a near-empty Anfield.
Arsenal played League One MK Dons before beating Liverpool on penalties in the Charity Shield at Wembley on 29 August.
Sheffield United's preparations for their second successive season in the top flight were disrupted by the weather.
On 25 August, they were leading 1-0 at Dundee United when the match was abandoned at half-time because of a waterlogged pitch and high winds.
Who are the big new signings?
It has been a busy close season for Chelsea boss Frank Lampard.
The Blues have spent about £200m on six major signings, with two of them free, making them by far the most active Premier League team in the transfer window.
Their purchases include attacking midfielder Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth about £71m.
Kai Havertz has been described as the biggest talent of his generation coming out of Germany
All 20 Premier League clubs have made signings, although some have been less busy than others.
Liverpool have made only one addition to their squad - Greece left-back Kostas Tsimikas for 13m euros (£11.7m) from Olympiakos.
Click here external-link to view all this summer's signings.
They include:
In normal circumstances, the summer transfer window would be closed by now, but it has been extended to 5 October because of the pandemic.
The winter window will run throughout January 2021 as usual.
Title contenders and top-four gatecrashers
Liverpool were runaway winners last season after securing 18 more points than nearest rivals Manchester City.
The Reds were spectacular on their way to a first league triumph for 30 years, but they face a new challenge as City look to wrestle back the crown after being denied a third successive league title.
While City, Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal have all made significant additions to their squads, Jurgen Klopp has yet to make a major signing. Will depth be an issue?
Having secured fourth spot last season, Chelsea will look to push on after spending so much money when others are tightening their belts, and what of United and Arsenal?
United enjoyed a solid second half to last season following the arrival of Bruno Fernandes. Will they kick on after strengthening the midfield with Donny van de Beek?
After his side beat Manchester City and Chelsea on the way to lifting the FA Cup, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will have his eye on more trophies.
Everton, without a major trophy since 1995, will seek to significantly improve on last season's 12th-placed finish, particularly as they have been busy in the transfer market.
Carlo Ancelotti has brought in French midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure, Colombia playmaker James Rodriguez and Brazil midfielder Allan. Will they challenge for a top-four finish?
Tottenham and Leicester will also be eyeing a Champions League spot after finishing fifth and sixth last season respectively, while Wolves, who have spent a club-record £35.6m on 18-year-old striker Fabio Silva, are seeking a third successive top-seven finish.
Arsenal, who appointed Mikel Arteta as boss in December 2019, won the FA Cup last season for a record 14th time
Will the new teams survive?
The Premier League said goodbye to Norwich City, Watford and Bournemouth at the end of last season - and welcomed Leeds, West Brom and Fulham.
Leeds, who won the Championship by a 10-point margin, last played a Premier League match on 15 May 2004, a 1-0 defeat at Chelsea.
Their head coach Marcelo Bielsa is only the fourth Argentine to manage in the English top flight, after Ossie Ardiles (Tottenham), Mauricio Pochettino (Southampton, Tottenham) and Mauricio Pellegrino (Southampton).
Aged 65 years and 53 days, he will be the second-oldest permanent manager (post-war) to take charge of his first game in the English top flight behind only Dutchman Dick Advocaat, who was 67 when he took charge of Sunderland in March 2015.
West Brom are in the Premier League for the first time since 2017-18, when they finished bottom of the table after eight successive seasons in the top flight.
The Baggies will play Black Country rivals Wolves in the Premier League for the first time since 2012.
Fulham beat Brentford in the play-off final at Wembley on 4 August to secure a return to the top fight after being relegated in 2018-19.
Only three times in Premier League history have all the promoted sides stayed up - in 2001-02, 2011-12 and 2017-18.
Will it happen in 2020-21?


bbc--2020-09-11--England lose first ODI to Australia despite Billings century

Last updated on .From the section Cricket England fell to a 19-run defeat against Australia despite Sam Billings ' maiden century in the first one-day international at Emirates Old Trafford .
Billings ' 118 , and 88 from Jonny Bairstow , gave England hope , but the hosts could not get on top of the creeping run-rate and finished on 275-9 .
Australia had earlier recovered from 123-5 to post 294-9 from their 50 overs , largely thanks to a superb 126-run partnership between Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell .
England will be pleased with the maturity Billings - who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side - showed to help them recover from their poor start .
However , the Kent batsman was left with too much work to do with the tail and Australia capitalised , with leg-spinner Adam Zampa taking 4-55 and Hazlewood a brilliant 3-26 .
Australia were without Steve Smith , who withdrew from the match after being struck on the head in a net session on Friday .
Smith passed a concussion test but opted against playing , and will need to pass another if he is to play in the next match @ @ @ @ @ @ @ action as it happened by reliving our live text • None Vote for your six of England 's T20 summer This felt like a flashback to last summer 's Ashes series , with Hazlewood and Pat Cummins tormenting England with pinpoint accuracy .
Billings was able to weather the Australian bowlers , starting slowly and reaping the rewards for his patience , but England 's top order endured a difficult time .
Jason Roy , returning from a side strain , could barely lay bat on ball and the first shot that found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ball nestled in Hazlewood 's hand as he took a superb one-handed catch in his follow-through .
Hazlewood suffocated England , bowling three maidens in his opening eight-over spell , and the pressure told .
Joe Root edged Hazlewood behind , Eoin Morgan hoicked Zampa to cover and Jos Buttler skied the same bowler to a diving Marnus Labuschagne at long-off to leave England reeling .
Bairstow was shackled at the start of the innings but persevered , making the slowest half-century of his career , before holing out to long-on off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one stage he was four from 20 balls - but the way he manipulated the field , jumped on loose deliveries in the closing overs and adapted to the game situation showed a real maturity .
He reached a 101-ball century with a powerfully swept four and , although it was ultimately in vain , his performance bodes well for England 's long-term future .
Without Smith , a mainstay for Australia at number three , and a longer tail to accommodate more bowlers , the tourists ' batting appeared creakier than usual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as he was bowled by a beautiful 90mph delivery from Archer , before captain Aaron Finch edged Mark Wood 's first ball behind .
The top order floundered against leg-spinner Adil Rashid , unable to read his variations .
Labuschagne was trapped plumb lbw and wasted a review on the decision , before Alex Carey top-edged a sweep to Billings at square leg .
It took the dogged determination of Marsh , and Maxwell 's flamboyancy , to dig Australia out of a hole .
Marsh manoeuvred the ball well , finding the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attack with four sixes , including back-to-back swipes off Archer .
Although Maxwell fell to the next ball , under-edging Archer onto his stumps , Australia were able to scramble the singles and occasionally punch the ball to the boundary .
As England found out themselves , this was not an easy pitch to time shots on - and ultimately , Australia 's late surge from Maxwell and Marsh proved to be enough .
'It slipped away from us ' - what they said England captain Eoin Morgan : `` It slipped away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the bat , they did n't give us much to get away with .
We did reasonably well with the ball , we thought it was a reasonable score .
`` I thought Jonny and Sam keeping in us in the game for so long , if we kept that partnership until the 40th over we would have been in the game .
`` Sam 's opportunities over the last four years have been extremely limited and sporadic at times but to come in and show hunger in his training , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of resilience and character .
`` When Ben Stokes is missing he leaves a big hole with the ball and the bat , we have a lot of players who bat in the top four for their counties but we need to add depth to those who bat at six , and Sam has done that . ''
England centurion Sam Billings on BBC Test Match Special : `` I 'm disappointed I could n't get the team over the line .
It 's mixed feelings .
`` It 's been a long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a personal level to get a score .
`` They bowled fantastically well .
The surface was tricky , I do n't think anybody got going all day in terms of fluency . ''

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First one-day international, Emirates Old Trafford Australia 294-9: Maxwell 77, Marsh 73, Wood 3-54, Archer 3-57 England 275-9: Billings 118, Bairstow 84, Zampa 4-55, Hazlewood 3-26 Australia won by 19 runs Scorecard
England fell to a 19-run defeat against Australia despite Sam Billings' maiden century in the first one-day international at Emirates Old Trafford.
Chasing 295, England were quickly reduced to 57-4 after a fine opening spell from pace bowler Josh Hazlewood.
Billings' 118, and 88 from Jonny Bairstow, gave England hope, but the hosts could not get on top of the creeping run-rate and finished on 275-9.
Australia had earlier recovered from 123-5 to post 294-9 from their 50 overs, largely thanks to a superb 126-run partnership between Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell.
England will be pleased with the maturity Billings - who is not a regular in this one-day side - showed to help them recover from their poor start.
However, the Kent batsman was left with too much work to do with the tail and Australia capitalised, with leg-spinner Adam Zampa taking 4-55 and Hazlewood a brilliant 3-26.
Australia were without Steve Smith, who withdrew from the match after being struck on the head in a net session on Friday.
Smith passed a concussion test but opted against playing, and will need to pass another if he is to play in the next match on Sunday.
The Ashes 2.0
This felt like a flashback to last summer's Ashes series, with Hazlewood and Pat Cummins tormenting England with pinpoint accuracy.
Billings was able to weather the Australian bowlers, starting slowly and reaping the rewards for his patience, but England's top order endured a difficult time.
Jason Roy, returning from a side strain, could barely lay bat on ball and the first shot that found the middle of the bat ended with the ball nestled in Hazlewood's hand as he took a superb one-handed catch in his follow-through.
Hazlewood suffocated England, bowling three maidens in his opening eight-over spell, and the pressure told.
Joe Root edged Hazlewood behind, Eoin Morgan hoicked Zampa to cover and Jos Buttler skied the same bowler to a diving Marnus Labuschagne at long-off to leave England reeling.
Bairstow was shackled at the start of the innings but persevered, making the slowest half-century of his career, before holing out to long-on off Zampa.
Billings started scratchily - at one stage he was four from 20 balls - but the way he manipulated the field, jumped on loose deliveries in the closing overs and adapted to the game situation showed a real maturity.
He reached a 101-ball century with a powerfully swept four and, although it was ultimately in vain, his performance bodes well for England's long-term future.
Maxwell & Marsh star for Australia
Without Smith, a mainstay for Australia at number three, and a longer tail to accommodate more bowlers, the tourists' batting appeared creakier than usual.
David Warner's lean tour continued as he was bowled by a beautiful 90mph delivery from Archer, before captain Aaron Finch edged Mark Wood's first ball behind.
The top order floundered against leg-spinner Adil Rashid, unable to read his variations. Labuschagne was trapped plumb lbw and wasted a review on the decision, before Alex Carey top-edged a sweep to Billings at square leg.
It took the dogged determination of Marsh, and Maxwell's flamboyancy, to dig Australia out of a hole. Marsh manoeuvred the ball well, finding the singles, while Maxwell went on the attack with four sixes, including back-to-back swipes off Archer.
Although Maxwell fell to the next ball, under-edging Archer onto his stumps, Australia were able to scramble the singles and occasionally punch the ball to the boundary.
As England found out themselves, this was not an easy pitch to time shots on - and ultimately, Australia's late surge from Maxwell and Marsh proved to be enough.
'It slipped away from us' - what they said
England captain Eoin Morgan: "It slipped away from us in the first 10 overs with the bat, they didn't give us much to get away with. We did reasonably well with the ball, we thought it was a reasonable score.
"I thought Jonny and Sam keeping in us in the game for so long, if we kept that partnership until the 40th over we would have been in the game.
"Sam's opportunities over the last four years have been extremely limited and sporadic at times but to come in and show hunger in his training, it's outstanding, it shows a lot of resilience and character.
"When Ben Stokes is missing he leaves a big hole with the ball and the bat, we have a lot of players who bat in the top four for their counties but we need to add depth to those who bat at six, and Sam has done that."
England centurion Sam Billings on BBC Test Match Special: "I'm disappointed I couldn't get the team over the line. It's mixed feelings.
"It's been a long time coming and I'm glad on a personal level to get a score.
"They bowled fantastically well. The surface was tricky, I don't think anybody got going all day in terms of fluency."


bbc--2020-09-11--Valtteri Bottas tops Tuscan Grand Prix practice as Lando Norris crashes

Valtteri Bottas headed Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in Friday practice at the Tuscan Grand Prix as Lando Norris crashed his McLaren .
Bottas was 0.207 seconds ahead of Hamilton in second practice and was ahead in both Friday sessions .
Red Bull 's Max Verstappen was third fastest , 0.039secs behind Bottas .
Norris ' incident led to one red-flag period , and there was a second for a collision between Racing Point 's Sergio Perez and Alfa Romeo 's Kimi Raikkonen .
Perez was coming out of the pits and did not see Raikkonen on a flying lap on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turned into the first corner his right rear wheel clipped the front right of Perez 's car .
Perez has been given a one-place grid penalty by stewards .
Hamilton said he was not driving well and had a lot of improvements to make for the weekend .
`` I was just trying to focus on improving my driving , '' he said .
`` There are not a huge amount of changes I need to make to the car .
`` There are times as a racing driver there is no point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ driving well enough .
There are areas I need to make a change but I will do that overnight and hopefully improve it tomorrow .
`` I am trying to push it to the limit but there are sections - the last sector I have got that sorted .
The first and second sector are a little bit weak for me , particularly the first sector , and there is plenty to come there . ''
It was a difficult day for Ferrari , celebrating their 1,000th Grand Prix .
Charles Leclerc had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Turn 12 and ended up 10th fastest , while team-mate Sebastian Vettel was 12th fastest and ground to a halt out on track at the end of the session with an engine problem .
The Ferraris are painted in a darker shade of red , mirroring the colour used by Ferrari 's first F1 car in 1950 .
After Red Bull 's surprisingly uncompetitive performance a week ago in Monza , the competitive order was more as expected at Mugello , which is hosting F1 for the first time .
Verstappen 's team-mate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than 0.7secs slower than the Dutchman , and ahead of the Renaults of Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon , Perez and the Alpha Tauri of Pierre Gasly , who won took his maiden F1 victory at the Italian Grand Prix last weekend .
Mugello lived up to its a reputation as a fast and challenging track full of demanding corners .
The drivers were taking the famous Arrabbiata right-handers flat out at more than 170mph on their qualifying simulation runs in second practice and it seems as if the fast left-right preceding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Hamilton added : `` I love it , it 's fast .
It 's a real challenge .
I 'm not that great at it yet - still working at it .
`` [ Arrabbiata ] almost feels like Turkey , the double-left hander there , or triple whatever it is .
It 's incredibly fast through Six , Seven , Eight , Nine .
It 's pretty intense .
It 's amazing to experience it .
`` It 's a very serious track .
You do n't go lower than fourth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is not a lot of run-off area , particularly through Eight and Nine .
The speeds we 're going ; I 'm just praying the tyres hold together and everyone stays safe . ''
For the first time in this coronavirus-affected season , spectators are being allowed into the grandstands .
Mugello has sold 2,800 tickets for each day .
`` I 'm a little bit frustrated , '' said Norris .
`` A small mistake but a big mistake at the end of the day .
The car is OK. A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ definitely set me back a bit .
`` The one track I did n't really want to make any big mistakes .
I did n't get the high fuel running in .
Not ideal but I missed it last weekend in Monza as well and still recovered well .
Not perfect , but I do n't feel I am too disadvantaged .
`` The car felt trickier than we were expecting .
We just seem to be struggling with a bit of all-round grip . ''
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Valtteri Bottas headed Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in Friday practice at the Tuscan Grand Prix as Lando Norris crashed his McLaren.
Norris put a wheel in the gravel on the exit of Turn Three, Poggio Secco, and spun into the wall. He was unhurt but the incident ended his session.
Bottas was 0.207 seconds ahead of Hamilton in second practice and was quickest in both Friday sessions.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was third fastest, 0.039secs behind Hamilton.
Norris' incident led to one red-flag period, and there was a second for a collision between Racing Point's Sergio Perez and Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen.
Perez was coming out of the pits and did not see Raikkonen on a flying lap on his outside, and as the Finn turned into the first corner his right rear wheel clipped the front right of Perez's car.
Perez has been given a one-place grid penalty by stewards.
Hamilton said he was not driving well and had a lot of improvements to make for the weekend.
"I was just trying to focus on improving my driving," he said. "There are not a huge amount of changes I need to make to the car.
"There are times as a racing driver there is no point changing the car because you are not driving well enough. There are areas I need to make a change but I will do that overnight and hopefully improve it tomorrow.
"I am trying to push it to the limit but there are sections - the last sector I have got that sorted. The first and second sector are a little bit weak for me, particularly the first sector, and there is plenty to come there."
Ferrari are running a special livery for their 1,000th race
It was a difficult day for Ferrari, celebrating their 1,000th Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc had a spin early in second practice at Turn 12 and ended up 10th fastest, while team-mate Sebastian Vettel was 12th fastest and ground to a halt out on track at the end of the session with an engine problem.
The Ferraris are painted in a darker shade of red, mirroring the colour used by Ferrari's first F1 car in 1950.
After Red Bull's surprisingly uncompetitive performance a week ago in Monza, the competitive order was more as expected at Mugello, which is hosting F1 for the first time.
Verstappen's team-mate Alex Albon was fourth quickest, albeit more than 0.7secs slower than the Dutchman, and ahead of the Renaults of Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon, Perez and the Alpha Tauri of Pierre Gasly, who won took his maiden F1 victory at the Italian Grand Prix last weekend.
Mugello lived up to its a reputation as a fast and challenging track full of demanding corners. The drivers were taking the famous Arrabbiata right-handers flat out at more than 170mph on their qualifying simulation runs in second practice and it seems as if the fast left-right preceding them may also be flat come qualifying.
Hamilton added: "I love it, it's fast. It's a real challenge. I'm not that great at it yet - still working at it.
"[Arrabbiata] almost feels like Turkey, the double-left hander there, or triple whatever it is. It's incredibly fast through Six, Seven, Eight, Nine. It's pretty intense. It's amazing to experience it.
"It's a very serious track. You don't go lower than fourth gear. It is so quick and there is not a lot of run-off area, particularly through Eight and Nine. The speeds we're going; I'm just praying the tyres hold together and everyone stays safe."
For the first time in this coronavirus-affected season, spectators are being allowed into the grandstands. Mugello has sold 2,800 tickets for each day.
A small number of fans have been allowed into Mugello
"I'm a little bit frustrated," said Norris. "A small mistake but a big mistake at the end of the day. The car is OK. A little bit of damage. It has definitely set me back a bit.
"The one track I didn't really want to make any big mistakes. I didn't get the high fuel running in. Not ideal but I missed it last weekend in Monza as well and still recovered well. Not perfect, but I don't feel I am too disadvantaged.
"The car felt trickier than we were expecting. We just seem to be struggling with a bit of all-round grip."


bbc--2020-09-12--US Open 2020: Alexander Zverev beats Pablo Carreno Busta to reach men's final

Last updated on .From the section Tennis Germany 's Alexander Zverev reached his first Grand Slam final in the most difficult manner after fighting back to beat Spain 's Pablo Carreno Busta in a tense US Open five-setter .
But Zverev showed incredible resolve to turn the match around and win 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 against the 20th seed .
Zverev will play Dominic Thiem or Daniil Medvedev in Sunday 's final .
Austrian second seed Thiem , 27 , faces Russian third seed Medvedev - who lost to Spain 's Rafael Nadal in last year 's final - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Meadows .
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Live text and radio coverage The final on Sunday will see a new Grand Slam champion crowned for the first time since the 2014 US Open when Croatia 's Marin Cilic won .
The absence of Nadal and Switzerland 's Roger Federer at the behind-closed-doors Grand Slam , plus the expulsion of Serb top seed Novak Djokovic for hitting a line judge with a ball , has given the chance for a new name to be etched onto a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the last man outside of the 'Big Three ' to win either the Australian Open , French Open , Wimbledon or US Open , following his win at Flushing Meadows in 2016 .
The chances of Zverev becoming the newest Grand Slam champion looked slim after Carreno Busta 's strong start .
But the former world number three is now one win away after a remarkable comeback in a semi-final which was neither high-quality or engrossing .
The German grinned incredulously as he waved his fists towards his box when Carreno Busta @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the second match point .
`` I knew I had to come up with better tennis and be more stable , '' said a relieved Zverev .
`` I knew I had to play better , I 've never come back from two sets to love but I 'm happy to do it at this stage .
`` I 'm through to my first Grand Slam final and that 's all that matters . ''
Zverev shows both sides of his ability in strange match Zverev has long been touted as one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Federer and Djokovic at the top of the men 's game , but has too often showed a number of weaknesses which have led to many doubting his true credentials .
Here , the world number seven showed both sides of that make-up as he came back to win from a two-set deficit for the first time in his career .
Zverev lacked purpose and intensity in the opening two sets as a focused Carreno Busta executed the perfect game plan to take advantage .
Zverev 's second serve is a glaring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the fore again as things went from bad to worse in the second set .
Double faults in each of his opening two service games contributed to Carreno Busta opening up a 3-0 lead and he ended a one-sided set having won just three of 19 points on his second serve .
Another telling stat was Zverev 's 22 unforced errors compared to just three from Carreno Busta 's racquet .
That led to former US Open semi-finalist Tim Henman describing Zverev 's second-set performance as a `` horror show '' in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Suddenly , Zverev loosened up in the third and began to look more like the player who won the ATP Finals two years ago .
His service game improved drastically as he earned four holds to love and also cut down on the unforced errors .
Zverev maintained that level in the fourth as it became a question of whether Carreno Busta could handle his nerves .
The German continued to hit more winners than unforced errors in the decider , helping him break serve in the first and last games of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a mixture of Zverev winning the match and Carreno Busta losing it .
More credit must go to Zverev , though , for showing an incredible resolve and refusing to panic when he faced defeat .
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Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Alexander Zverev won from two sets down for the first time in his career
2020 US Open Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 31 Aug-13 Sept Coverage: Selected live radio and text commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and app.
Germany's Alexander Zverev reached his first Grand Slam final in the most difficult manner after fighting back to beat Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta in a tense US Open five-setter.
Fifth seed Zverev, 23, looked lost as Carreno Busta played smartly and precisely to race into a two-set lead.
But Zverev showed incredible resolve to turn the match around and win 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 against the 20th seed.
Zverev will play Austrian second seed Dominic Thiem in Sunday's final.
Thiem, 27, beat Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev 6-2 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-5) in Friday's second semi-final at Flushing Meadows.
The final will see a new Grand Slam champion crowned for the first time since the 2014 US Open, when Croatia's Marin Cilic won.
The absence of 2019 champion Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer at the behind-closed-doors Grand Slam, plus the expulsion of top seed Novak Djokovic for hitting a line judge with a ball, has given the chance for a new name to be etched on to a major trophy.
Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka was the last man outside of the 'Big Three' to win the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon or US Open, following his win at Flushing Meadows in 2016.
The chances of Zverev becoming the newest Grand Slam champion looked slim after Carreno Busta's strong start.
But the former world number three is now one win away after a remarkable comeback in a semi-final which was neither high quality nor engrossing.
Zverev grinned incredulously as he waved his fists towards his box when Carreno Busta lamped a return into the net on the second match point.
"I knew I had to come up with better tennis and be more stable," said Zverev.
"I knew I had to play better. I've never come back from two sets to love but I'm happy to do it at this stage.
"I'm through to my first Grand Slam final and that's all that matters."
Zverev shows both sides of his ability in strange match
Zverev has long been touted as one of the next generation to eventually replace Nadal, Federer and Djokovic at the top of the men's game, but has too often showed a number of weaknesses which have led to many doubting his true credentials.
Here, the world number seven showed both sides of that make-up as he came back to win from a two-set deficit for the first time in his career.
Zverev lacked purpose and intensity in the opening two sets as a focused Carreno Busta executed the perfect game plan to take advantage.
Zverev's second serve is a glaring weakness in his game and it came to the fore again as things went from bad to worse in the second set.
Double faults in each of his opening two service games contributed to Carreno Busta opening up a 3-0 lead and he ended a one-sided set having won just three of 19 points on his second serve.
Another telling stat was Zverev's 22 unforced errors compared to just three from Carreno Busta's racquet. That led to former US Open semi-finalist Tim Henman describing Zverev's second-set performance as a "horror show" in his role as a television analyst.
Suddenly, Zverev loosened up in the third and began to look more like the player who won the ATP Finals two years ago. His service game improved drastically as he earned four holds to love and also cut down on the unforced errors.
Zverev maintained that level in the fourth as it became a question of whether Carreno Busta could handle his nerves.
Zverev continued to hit more winners than unforced errors in the decider, helping him break serve in the first and last games of the set.
In truth, it was a mixture of Zverev winning the match and Carreno Busta losing it.
More credit must go to Zverev, though, for showing an incredible resolve and refusing to panic when he faced defeat.


bbc--2020-09-11--Roglic extends overall lead as Martinez claims maiden Tour de France stage win

Last updated on .From the section Cycling Primoz Roglic extended his lead in the yellow jersey on the Tour de France after Daniel Martinez claimed a superb win on stage 13 .
Defending champion Egan Bernal slipped to third overall , with Roglic now leading Pogacar by 44 seconds .
EF Pro Cycling 's Martinez punched clear of Lennard Kamna in the final metres to take his first Tour stage victory .
Fellow Colombian Bernal , who had trailed Roglic by 21 seconds after stage 12 , struggled on the brutal summit finish and is now 59 seconds back on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Frenchmen Guillaume Martin and Romain Bardet , who started the stage third and fourth overall respectively , also cracked and are out of the top 10 .
Bardet 's AG2R-La Mondiale team confirmed he suffered concussion in a fall on Friday and has withdrawn from the race .
`` I see this as a Slovenian day , not a Colombian day , '' said Roglic .
`` I 'm super happy with how it went but here 's still a lot of road ahead of us and next week there 'll different @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the day began , the top 10 on general classification was the closest it had been at this stage of any Tour since 1947 , but the race ripped apart on the two final climbs .
Ineos Grenadiers set a high pace on the penultimate climb of the Col de Neronne , dropping Britain 's Adam Yates as well as Martin and Bardet , who crashed earlier in the stage .
Pavel Sivakov had sat up from the breakaway to work for Bernal , who initially also had Richard Carapaz in support , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attack .
But Roglic 's Jumbo-Visma again displayed they are the strongest team in the race , with Sepp Kuss and Tom Dumoulin taking up the pace-setting and isolating Bernal .
When Pogacar sought to animate the race once again by attacking , only Roglic could go with his friend and compatriot , with Bernal distanced .
Richie Porte , Mikel Landa and Miguel Angel Lopez did well to limit their losses and all move up on GC , but a visibly suffering Bernal came in 38 seconds down on Roglic , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seconds before this stage .
Yates , who is now seventh overall , recovered well to finish alongside Nairo Quitana and two seconds back on Bernal and Rigoberto Uran .
Martinez , who won this year 's Criterium du Dauphine after Roglic pulled out while leading , proved to be the strongest rider from a 17-man breakaway that finally established after a frenetic start to the stage .
His team-mates Hugh Carthy and Neilson Powless both attacked first but were each brought back before Max Schachmann dropped Powless to begin the final climb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Bora-Hansgrohe team-mate Kamna jumped on his wheel and let the Colombian do all the work to reel in the German .
Kamna twice tried to kick clear of Martinez in the final 2km with sections of 15 % gradient after Schachmann was dropped , but Martinez responded each time before making his own decisive move late on .
Saturday 's 14th stage is a 194km route from Clermont-Ferrand to Lyon .

Last updated on .From the section Cycling
Martinez prevailed after an arduous battle with Kamna
Primoz Roglic extended his lead in the yellow jersey on the Tour de France after Daniel Martinez claimed a superb win on stage 13.
Roglic and fellow Slovenian Tadej Pogacar dropped all of their rivals on a gruelling final climb to Puy Mary.
Defending champion Egan Bernal slipped to third overall, with Roglic now leading Pogacar by 44 seconds.
EF Pro Cycling's Martinez punched clear of Lennard Kamna in the final metres to take his first Tour stage victory.
Fellow Colombian Bernal, who had trailed Roglic by 21 seconds after stage 12, struggled on the brutal summit finish and is now 59 seconds back on Roglic and 15 seconds down on Pogacar.
Frenchmen Guillaume Martin and Romain Bardet, who started the stage third and fourth overall respectively, also cracked and are out of the top 10.
Bardet's AG2R-La Mondiale team external-link confirmed he suffered concussion in a fall on Friday and has withdrawn from the race.
"I see this as a Slovenian day, not a Colombian day," said Roglic.
"I'm super happy with how it went but here's still a lot of road ahead of us and next week there'll different scenarios with different riders."
When the day began, the top 10 on general classification was the closest it had been at this stage of any Tour since 1947, but the race ripped apart on the two final climbs.
Ineos Grenadiers set a high pace on the penultimate climb of the Col de Neronne, dropping Britain's Adam Yates as well as Martin and Bardet, who crashed earlier in the stage.
Pavel Sivakov had sat up from the breakaway to work for Bernal, who initially also had Richard Carapaz in support, suggesting the defending champion could look to attack.
But Roglic's Jumbo-Visma again displayed they are the strongest team in the race, with Sepp Kuss and Tom Dumoulin taking up the pace-setting and isolating Bernal.
When Pogacar sought to animate the race once again by attacking, only Roglic could go with his friend and compatriot, with Bernal distanced.
Richie Porte, Mikel Landa and Miguel Angel Lopez did well to limit their losses and all move up on GC, but a visibly suffering Bernal came in 38 seconds down on Roglic, who had only led the Colombian on bonus seconds before this stage.
Yates, who is now seventh overall, recovered well to finish alongside Nairo Quitana and two seconds back on Bernal and Rigoberto Uran.
Martinez, who won this year's Criterium du Dauphine after Roglic pulled out while leading, proved to be the strongest rider from a 17-man breakaway that finally established after a frenetic start to the stage.
His team-mates Hugh Carthy and Neilson Powless both attacked first but were each brought back before Max Schachmann dropped Powless to begin the final climb alone.
When Martinez countered, Schachmann's Bora-Hansgrohe team-mate Kamna jumped on his wheel and let the Colombian do all the work to reel in the German.
Kamna twice tried to kick clear of Martinez in the final 2km with sections of 15% gradient after Schachmann was dropped, but Martinez responded each time before making his own decisive move late on.
Saturday's 14th stage is a 194km route from Clermont-Ferrand to Lyon.
Top 10 on stage 13
1. Daniel Martinez (Col/EF Pro Cycling) 5hrs 01min 47secs
2. Lennard Kamna (Ger/Bora-Hansgrohe) +4secs
3. Max Schachmann (Ger/Bora-Hansgrohe) +51secs
4. Valentin Madouas (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +1min 33secs
5. Pierre Rolland (Fra/B&B Hotels-Vital Concept) +1min 42secs
6. Nicolas Edet (Fra/Cofidis) +1min 53secs
7. Simon Geschke (Ger/CCC Team) +2mins 35secs
8. Marc Soler (Spa/Movistar) +2mins 43secs
9. Hugh Carthy (GB/EF Pro Cycling) +3min 18secs
10. David de la Cruz (Spa/UAE Team Emirates) +3mins 52secs
General classification after stage 13
1. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Jumbo-Visma) 56hrs 34mins 35secs
2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) +44secs
3. Egan Bernal (Col/Ineos Grenadiers) +59secs
4. Rigoberto Uran (Col/EF Pro Cycling) +1min 10secs
5. Nairo Quintana (Col/Arkea-Samsic) +1min 12secs
6. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col/Astana) +1min 31secs
7. Adam Yates (GB/Mitchelton-Scott) +1min 42secs
8. Mikel Landa (Spa/Bahrain McLaren) +1min 55secs
9. Richie Porte (Aus/Trek-Segafredo) +2mins 06secs
10. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) +2mins 54secs


bbc--2020-09-11--ECB defends players not taking a knee after Holding criticism

Last updated on .From the section Cricket The England and Wales Cricket Board says it remains `` committed '' to diversity and equality after West Indies legend Michael Holding criticised the decision for players to stop taking a knee .
But that did not continue into the Pakistan series , or the current Australia limited-overs matches .
Former fast bowler and current Sky Sports commentator Holding , 66 , described the reasoning for the decision as `` lame '' and said the `` excuses '' given by England and Australia were `` a bit flimsy '' .
An ECB statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Black Lives Matter debate has been to view the issue alongside the whole inclusion and diversity space , to ensure that long-term and sustainable change happens for all communities who are not treated equally .
`` Our refreshed inclusion and diversity strategy , published at the start of the West Indies series , commits to several comprehensive initiatives that focus on eliminating discrimination from all areas of cricket .
`` England 's men 's and women 's players all remain committed to using their reach and influence to keep promoting inclusion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ betterment of cricket and sport .
`` We understand the importance of symbolism , and its power to keep an issue high on the agenda .
Our goal is to ensure we deliver both reach and change . ''
Asked about racism before the current Australia series , England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan said : `` It should n't exist .
There 's no place for it in society .
`` And when people talk about it they should feel comfortable in talking about it and coming out .
And we want everybody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aaron Finch said : `` The education around it is more important than the protest .
`` Cricket is a game for everyone and I am really proud about that..
It does n't matter what race , what religion , what nationality you are from . ''
Holding , who took 249 wickets in 60 Tests between 1975 and 1987 and was part of arguably the greatest side in cricket history , was widely praised after speaking eloquently about racism following the death of American George Floyd in police custody in May .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` The ECB came out with a pretty lame statement .
I did n't hear anything from Pakistan - neither the players nor the board .
`` Now Australia come here and I see another lame statement from the Australia captain .
They need to come forward with something better than that . ''
Cricket Australia said it `` plays a vital role in respectfully engaging with communities and stakeholders of many diverse cultural backgrounds right across Australia '' .

England beat West Indies 2-1 in the Test series
The England and Wales Cricket Board says it remains "committed" to diversity and equality after West Indies legend Michael Holding criticised the decision for players to stop taking a knee.
England and West Indies players and staff took a knee before each of the three Tests in July, and players wore a Black Lives Matter logo on their shirts.
But that did not continue into the Pakistan series, or the current Australia limited-overs matches.
Former fast bowler and current Sky Sports commentator Holding, 66, described the reasoning for the decision external-link as "lame" and said the "excuses" given by England and Australia were "a bit flimsy".
An ECB statement on Thursday read: "Our response to the Black Lives Matter debate has been to view the issue alongside the whole inclusion and diversity space, to ensure that long-term and sustainable change happens for all communities who are not treated equally.
"Our refreshed inclusion and diversity strategy, external-link published at the start of the West Indies series, commits to several comprehensive initiatives that focus on eliminating discrimination from all areas of cricket.
"England's men's and women's players all remain committed to using their reach and influence to keep promoting inclusion and diversity in perpetuity, for the betterment of cricket and sport.
"We understand the importance of symbolism, and its power to keep an issue high on the agenda. Our goal is to ensure we deliver both reach and change."
Asked about racism before the current Australia series, England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan said: "It shouldn't exist. There's no place for it in society.
"And when people talk about it they should feel comfortable in talking about it and coming out. And we want everybody to know that."
Australia captain Aaron Finch said: "The education around it is more important than the protest.
"Cricket is a game for everyone and I am really proud about that.. It doesn't matter what race, what religion, what nationality you are from."
Holding, who took 249 wickets in 60 Tests between 1975 and 1987 and was part of arguably the greatest side in cricket history, was widely praised after speaking eloquently about racism following the death of American George Floyd in police custody in May.
Holding told Sky Sports external-link on Thursday: "The ECB came out with a pretty lame statement. I didn't hear anything from Pakistan - neither the players nor the board.
"Now Australia come here and I see another lame statement from the Australia captain. They need to come forward with something better than that."
Cricket Australia said it "plays a vital role in respectfully engaging with communities and stakeholders of many diverse cultural backgrounds right across Australia".


bbc--2020-09-12--Afghanistan war: 'Historic' peace talks with Taliban begin

The first peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban have begun in the Gulf state of Qatar , after months of delay .
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the meeting `` historic '' as he flew to Doha for the opening ceremony .
The talks were due to start after a US-Taliban security deal in February .
But disagreements over a controversial prisoner swap stalled the next stage , as did violence in Afghanistan , where four decades of war are at a stalemate .
A delegation of leading Afghans left Kabul for Doha on Friday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years ago of the deadly attacks on the US which led to the end of Taliban rule .
The head of the delegation , Abdullah Abdullah , said they were seeking `` a just and dignified peace '' .
On Thursday the Taliban confirmed they would attend , after a final group of six prisoners were released .
What to expect from the talks These are the first direct talks between the Taliban and representatives of the Afghan government .
The militants had until now refused to meet the government , calling them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The two sides are aiming for political reconciliation and an end to decades of violence , which began with the 1979 Soviet invasion .
The talks were meant to begin in March but were repeatedly delayed by a dispute over the prisoner exchange agreed in the February US-Taliban deal , as well as violence in the country .
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The separate but linked US-Taliban agreement set out a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign forces , in exchange @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over a year to finalise , and the government-Taliban talks are expected to be even more complicated .
Many worry that fragile progress made in women 's rights could be sacrificed in the process .
The talks also present a challenge to the Taliban , who will have to bring forward a tangible political vision for Afghanistan .
They have so far been vague , stating they wish to see an `` Islamic '' but also `` inclusive '' government .
The talks may provide more evidence of how the militant group has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruled using a harsh interpretation of Sharia law .
Emotional , nervous , cautiously hopeful , worried - just some of the words spoken by Afghans to express their feelings in this moment .
In a country where turning points of the past have veered into yet more violence , everyone speaks of a profound yearning for peace .
But everyone knows too of the hurdles ahead .
After the opening speeches , a Taliban leader remarked : `` Is n't it better to talk together than to fight each other ? ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ point out that everyone who spoke in the opening ceremony called for a ceasefire - except the Taliban .
But an Afghan politician noted , positively , Taliban leader Mullah Baradar 's statement where he mentioned the difficulties , but also the readiness to resolve them .
The words that matter most will come when Afghans sit down for their first formal face-to-face talks .
What matters just as much is what happens on the battlefield still burning back home .
What was in February 's deal ?
The US and its Nato @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 14 months , while the Taliban committed not to allow al-Qaeda or any other extremist group to operate in the areas they control .
The US also agreed to lift sanctions against the Taliban and work with the UN to lift its separate sanctions against the group , as well as cutting its troop numbers in the country from about 12,000 to 8,600 and closing several bases .
US-led troops have been present in Afghanistan for nearly two decades , after launching air strikes to oust the Taliban in 2001 following the deadly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Taliban , who protected al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden , had refused to hand him over .
• Women in the crosshairs as Afghanistan eyes peace • The Afghan women determined not to lose out • 'They tried to kill my mother in front of me , twice' The Afghan government did not take part in the February accord , but had expected to begin peace talks with the Taliban in March .
The deal also provided for a prisoner swap of about 5,000 Taliban prisoners and 1,000 detained Afghan security personnel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the March talks .
Government and Taliban negotiators disagreed over the numbers of prisoners to be freed and who they would be .
The continuing violence also held things up .
Some of the men the Taliban wanted freed were commanders believed to have been involved in major attacks .
`` We can not release the killers of our people , '' a government negotiator said at the time .
According to a report by the Washington Post last month , three Afghans accused of involvement in the deaths of US troops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was slow , but in August the Afghan government began to free the final 400 Taliban prisoners , after the move was approved by a grand assembly , or loya jirga of elders .
Not all of the group of 400 were released straight away , after both France and Australia objected to freeing six prisoners accused of fatal attacks against their nationals , including humanitarian workers .
Their release and transfer to Doha on the eve of talks removed the final hurdle .
At 19 years , the conflict in Afghanistan - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Freedom 's Sentinel - has been the longest in US history .
At the outset in 2001 , the US was joined in its fight by an international coalition , and the Taliban were quickly removed from power .
But the militant group morphed into an insurgent force that dug in and launched deadly attacks against US-led forces and the Afghan military , as well as Afghan government officials .
The international coalition ended its combat mission in 2014 .
The total coalition death toll by that point was nearly 3,500 .
More @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed .
The UK lost more than 450 of its soldiers .
The Watson Institute at Brown University estimated in November 2019 that more than 43,000 civilians had been killed , with 64,000 Afghan security personnel and 42,000 anti-government fighters dead .
The true numbers will never be known .
The US continued its own , scaled-back combat operation after 2014 , including air strikes .
The Taliban meanwhile continued to gain momentum and now control more territory than at any time since 2001 .
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"All of us have lost loved ones and the country that we love so much has been destroyed... it's also difficult because you face the people who, as an example in my case, killed my nephew two weeks ago. And we need to pull all the strength to face them, to talk to them."


bbc--2020-09-12--Coronavirus: Avoid 'party weekend' ahead of new restrictions, public told

People in England and Wales must not treat this weekend as a `` party '' before the new `` rule of six '' coronavirus restrictions come into force on Monday , a police union has warned .
The Police Federation said there was a `` real risk '' that the public would `` take advantage of the current situation '' .
The new rules will limit gatherings to six people both indoors and outdoors .
It comes as one scientist warned the UK was `` on the edge of losing control '' of the virus .
England 's new rule @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and to all ages - although there are some exemptions , such as gatherings for work .
Those who fail to follow the new rules can be fined by police - £100 for a first offence , doubling on each further offence up to £3,200 .
In Scotland , socialising is already limited to a maximum of six people inside and outside - but unlike England they must be from two households , and children under 12 are exempt .
In Wales , from Monday it will be illegal for more than six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indoors - but up to 30 can still meet outdoors .
Northern Ireland has not announced any rule changes .
With the introduction of the new rules in England and Wales delayed until Monday , John Apter , the chairman of the Police Federation for England and Wales , said : `` There is a real risk some members of the public will take advantage of the current situation and treat this weekend as a party weekend ahead of the tighter restrictions being introduced on Monday .
`` Using the current situation as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be incredibly irresponsible and put pressure not only on policing , but potentially on the ambulance service and NHS . ''
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On Friday , the government announced there were a further 3,539 coronavirus cases in the UK , the highest figure since 17 May .
The virus is still at much lower levels across the UK than at the peak in April , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ England found cases are doubling every seven to eight days .
Prof Sir Mark Walport , a member of the government 's Sage scientific advisory group , told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme : `` One would have to say that we 're on the edge of losing control .
`` You 've only got to look across the Channel to see what is happening in France and what 's happening in Spain . ''
Meanwhile , Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said the rule of six was `` well-understood '' as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public 's support .
`` As ever , the important thing is balance - eating out , seeing friends - that is fine , provided we do so in a way that is socially responsible , that 's what the rule of six is about , '' he told the BBC .
He added that there needed to be `` a degree of self-discipline and restriction '' in order to deal with the challenges posed by the rising number of coronavirus cases across England - and the escalating R number , which measures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transmitted .
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The R number has been raised to between 1 and 1.2 for the first time since March .
Any number above one indicates the number of infections is increasing .
And in addition to a general rise in cases in the community , the government 's latest coronavirus surveillance report shows a sharp rise in people over the age of 85 testing positive .
Asked about Prof Walport 's statement that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Mr Gove said it was `` a warning to us all '' .
`` There 's a range of scientific opinion but one thing on which practically every scientist is agreed is that we have seen an uptick in infection and therefore it is appropriate we take public health measures . ''
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It comes after people across England told BBC News they are struggling to access coronavirus tests .
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said last week that no-one should have to travel more than 75 miles for a test , after the BBC revealed some were being sent hundreds of miles away .
But some have now reported being unable to book a swab at all .
The Department for Health and Social Care ( DHSC ) said testing capacity was targeted at the hardest-hit areas .

With the introduction of the new rules in England and Wales delayed until Monday, John Apter, the chairman of the Police Federation for England and Wales, said: "There is a real risk some members of the public will take advantage of the current situation and treat this weekend as a party weekend ahead of the tighter restrictions being introduced on Monday.


bbc--2020-09-12--Back me over Brexit bill, Johnson tells MPs

Boris Johnson has urged Conservative MPs to back his plan to override part of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement .
In a Zoom call with about 250 of them , he said the party must not return to `` miserable squabbling '' over Europe .
The EU has warned the UK it could face legal action if it does not ditch controversial elements of the Internal Market Bill by the end of the month .
And a Tory MP has proposed an amendment to the bill , which would affect trade between Britain and Northern Ireland .
Meanwhile , the European @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trade deal if the bill becomes UK law .
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• UK at odds with EU over approval for food exports The two sides have less than five weeks to agree a deal before Mr Johnson 's 15 October deadline - after which he says he is prepared to `` walk away '' .
Informal talks are due to resume on Monday , with the next official round of talks - the ninth since March - starting in Brussels on 28 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which will be formally debated in the House of Commons for the first time on Monday , addresses the Northern Ireland Protocol - the part of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement designed to prevent a hard border returning to the island of Ireland .
If it became law it would give UK ministers powers to modify or `` disapply '' rules relating to the movement of goods between Britain and Northern Ireland that will come into force from 1 January , if the UK and EU are unable to strike a trade deal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be scrapped or they risk jeopardising the UK-EU trade talks .
But the government has rejected this demand , arguing the measures in the bill are needed to protect the integrity of the UK and the peace process in Northern Ireland .
Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has admitted parts of the bill , which would go against the Withdrawal Agreement signed by the UK and EU , would `` break international law in a very specific and limited way '' .
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In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the prime minister did not take questions and a poor signal meant the video and audio connections were lost for several minutes .
He called for `` overwhelming support '' for the bill , describing it as `` absolutely vital '' to `` prevent a foreign or international body from having the power to break up our country '' .
Mr Johnson added that he would not countenance `` the threat of a border down the Irish Sea '' .
But he said there was still a `` very good chance '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal by mid-October similar to that previously agreed between the EU and Canada - which got rid of most , but not all , tariffs on goods .
Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove told BBC Breakfast he believed the government had the support of Tory MPs - and those in other parties - to pass the controversial bill , but added `` we are reaching a crunch moment '' .
BBC chief political correspondent Vicki Young said Tory MPs had been `` looking for a sign of compromise '' from Mr Johnson , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government is prepared to break international law '' , but the prime minister `` dug his heels in '' .
In a column in the Daily Telegraph , Mr Johnson defended the government 's plans to override parts of the Withdrawal Agreement .
He accused the EU of adopting an `` extreme '' interpretation of the Northern Ireland Protocol to impose `` a full-scale trade border down the Irish Sea '' that could stop the transport of food from Britain to Northern Ireland .
`` I have to say that we never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ willing to use a treaty , negotiated in good faith , to blockade one part of the UK , to cut it off , '' he said .
Mr Gove told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme it would be `` irrational '' not to allow the transportation of food in such a way , which would happen if the UK was not granted third-country listing .
Such a listing is needed for the export of food .
The PM said it had become clear that there might be a `` serious misunderstanding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Withdrawal Agreement .
He said the UK must be protected from what he called a `` disaster '' of the EU being able to `` carve up our country '' and `` endanger peace and stability in Northern Ireland '' .
Mr Gove said the attorney general had said the government was acting within the rule of law - and that it was important to have an `` insurance policy '' .
He insisted the government was being `` proportionate and generous '' in its approach to the EU talks .
Conservative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Commons Justice Committee , said he was not reassured by the prime minister 's Zoom call .
He is tabling an amendment to the bill to try to force a separate parliamentary vote on any changes to the Withdrawal Agreement .
`` I believe it is potentially a harmful act for this country , it would damage our reputation and I think it will make it harder to strike trade deals going forward , '' he said .
At about the same time as the prime minister was speaking , the European @ @ @ @ @ @ @ circumstances ratify '' any trade deal reached between the UK and EU if the `` UK authorities breach or threaten to breach '' the Withdrawal Agreement .
There is unease over this within the Conservative Party , with former leaders Theresa May , Lord Howard and Sir John Major urging Mr Johnson to think again .

But he said there was still a "very good chance" of the UK and EU striking a deal by mid-October similar to that previously agreed between the EU and Canada - which got rid of most, but not all, tariffs on goods.


bbc--2020-09-12--Obituary: Shere Hite, pioneering sex researcher

`` All too many men still seem to believe , in a rather naive and egocentric way , that what feels good to them is automatically what feels good to women . ''
Such terse pronouncements made Shere Hite - a sex researcher who a died this week at the age of 77 - both a feminist hero and a controversial figure in 1970s America .
Her pioneering work The Hite Report upended prevailing notions about female sexuality .
The book , which came out in 1976 , laid out the views of 3,500 women on sexuality and the female @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and was derided by some , including Playboy , which dubbed it the `` Hate Report '' .
She endured intense and lasting criticism in the US , and eventually renounced her American citizenship in 1995 .
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To pay for her degree at Columbia University she appeared in a typewriter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and attractive looks with the caption : `` The typewriter that 's so smart that she does n't have to be . ''
Her anger over its sexism inspired her to join protests against it .
At one meeting of the National Organization for Women , Hite said the topic of whether all women had orgasms came up .
There was silence until someone suggested she look into the topic .
The Hite Report : A National Study of Female Sexuality became a huge international bestseller , totalling 50 million copies worldwide .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and frustrations of their sexual lives in the work .
More than 70 % of the women interviewed said they could not reach orgasm through penetrative sex with men alone , and needed clitoral stimulus to reach climax .
`` I was the only sex researcher at the time who was feminist , '' she told the Guardian in 2011 .
`` I tried to extend the idea of sexual activity to female orgasm and masturbation . ''
Feminist writer Julie Bindel said that Shere Hite 's `` groundbreaking '' work `` put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the first time ever '' .
`` In many ways she began the real sexual revolution for women , '' she told the Guardian .
But the work generated a huge backlash .
Some accused her of hating men , while others said she was helping break apart families at a time of rising divorce rates .
The controversy around the Hite Report and her later works - for which she received death threats - caused her to leave the US and move to Europe , spending time in Germany and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1995 .
`` After a decade of sustained attacks on myself and my work , particularly my 'reports ' into female sexuality , I no longer felt free to carry out my research to the best of my ability in the country of my birth , '' she wrote in the New Statesman in 2003 .
Her husband , Paul Sullivan , told the Washington Post that she had the rare neurological disorder corticobasal degeneration .
She died at her home in north London on Wednesday .
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bbc--2020-09-12--US wildfires fuelled by climate change, California governor says

The deadly wildfires sweeping through US West Coast states show that the debate around climate change is `` over '' , California Governor Gavin Newsom says .
`` Just come to the state of California .
Observe it with your own eyes , '' he told reporters from a charred mountainside .
Fires have been raging in California , Oregon and Washington for three weeks .
Fanned by winds amid record heat , the blazes have burnt millions of acres , destroyed thousands of homes , and killed at least 25 people .
On Friday Oregon Governor Kate Brown said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The fires have burnt a total 4.5m acres - an area larger than Connecticut and slightly smaller than Wales - in recent weeks , according to the National Interagency Fire Center .
What did Newsom say ?
The governor , a Democrat , spoke on Friday as he inspected damage from the North Complex Fire , near Oroville in Northern California .
`` The debate is over , around climate change , '' Mr Newsom told reporters .
`` This is a climate damn emergency .
This is real and it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forest management in recent decades , but added : `` That 's one point , but it 's not the point . ''
Highlighting the states effort to combat climate change , he said the record heat waves and unprecedented fires were the sort of problems long forecast by scientists .
President Donald Trump , a climate sceptic , has stressed poor fire-control measures as the main cause of the latest blazes .
`` You 've got to clean your forests - there are many , many years of leaves and broken trees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he told a rally last month .
The North Complex Fire , which has been burning since 18 August , is among the deadliest in history .
Ten bodies have been found so far and another 16 people are missing .
California has seen at least 20 deaths in total from fires since 15 August .
Tens of thousands of people are under evacuation orders as 14,800 firefighters continue to combat 28 major fires in the state .
While natural factors such as strong winds have helped the spread of these massive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate from human activities is making these conflagrations bigger and more explosive .
Nine of the world 's 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 2005 , and the UN warned this week that the five years from 2016 until this year will very likely be the hottest such period yet recorded .
Both Oregon and California have warmed by more than 1C since 1900 .
The sustained warmth has seen six of the 20 largest fires on record in California all occur this year .
In Oregon , the spate of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ annual losses in just the past week .
In California , a prolonged drought over the past decade has killed millions of trees , turning them into potent fuel for the fires .
Mountain regions that are normally cooler and wetter have dried out more rapidly in the summer , adding to the potential fuel load .
Climate scientists had forecast that western wildfires would grow in size , scale and impact - but their predictions are coming to fruition faster than expected .
What is happening beyond California ?
In Oregon , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 40,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders .
The fires have killed four people but officials warn the death could be much higher .
Governor Kate Brown on Friday implored householders to stay out of the fire zones despite reports of looting .
`` Let me assure you that we have the Oregon National Guard and Oregon State Police monitoring the situation and preventing looting , '' she said .
Beatriz Gomez Bolanos , 41 , told Reuters news agency of her family 's frightening drive to safety through fires burning on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told her four children to close their eyes as they made their escape .
`` Everything is gone .
We have to start again from nothing , but we are alive , '' she told the news agency .
At least one blaze in Oregon - the Almeda Fire , one of the most destructive in the state - is being treated as suspected arson .
The smoke pollution from the wildfires has left Oregon 's largest city , Portland , with the worst air quality in the world , followed by San @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In Washington State , firefighters are tackling 15 large fires .
A one-year-old boy died earlier this week as his family tried to escape a blaze .
His parents remain in critical condition .
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Nine of the world's 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 2005, and the UN warned this week that the five years from 2016 until this year will very likely be the hottest such period yet recorded. Both Oregon and California have warmed by more than 1C since 1900.


bbc--2020-09-11--Moria migrants protest in front of burnt-out camp

Thousands of migrants and refugees who have been left without shelter after a fire at Moria camp have been protesting @ @ @ @ @ replacement one .
The camp was the biggest one in Greece with almost 13,000 people @ @ @ @ @ are grim and there 's little running water , making washing difficult .
The island @ @ @ @ @ reconstruction of the camp and have blocked roads to stop aid deliveries .

Thousands of migrants and refugees who have been left without shelter after a fire at Moria camp have been protesting against the construction of a replacement one.
The camp was the biggest one in Greece with almost 13,000 people living there.
Sanitary conditions are grim and there's little running water, making washing difficult.
The island's residents also oppose the reconstruction of the camp and have blocked roads to stop aid deliveries.
The BBC's Bethany Bell reports from Lesbos.