bbc--2020-07-05--Kanye West again says he will run for president

US rapper Kanye West has said he is running for president , potentially pitting him against a man he says he admires , Donald Trump .
`` We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God , unifying our vision and building our future , '' he tweeted .
`` I am running for president of the United States ! ''
His wife Kim Kardashian West and entrepreneur Elon Musk endorsed him .
But it 's unclear whether West is really running .
He does not appear to have registered his name with the Federal Election Commission ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The closest name the FEC database shows is a candidate called `` Kanye Deez Nutz West '' , who filed their papers with the Green Party in 2015 under the address `` 1977 Golddigger Avenue , Suite Yeezus '' and appears to have raised no money .
It is also not the first time West has claimed that he is running for the White House .
At the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards , he said he had decided to run for president in 2020 .
But last November he pushed the date @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the 2024 contest .
`` What are you laughing at ? ''
he asked the crowd at Fast Company 's Innovation Festival .
`` We would have created so many jobs that I 'm not gon na run , I 'm gon na walk , '' he said , adding he was considering changing his name for the run to `` Christian Genius Billionaire Kanye West '' .
In his tweet on Saturday , US Independence Day , West , 43 , did not say if his supposed run would be affiliated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any case , contesting the nomination of one major parties would be impossible at this stage , with the election only four months away .
In order to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate , West would have to gather a certain amount of signatures and register in states by a particular deadline .
The deadline has already passed in some major states but the music star would still technically have time to file in many others .
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In 2018 , West made a bizarre appearance at the White House with President Trump during which he wore a Make America Great Again hat and made an expletive-filled rant that Mr Trump described as `` quite something '' .
`` I love this guy right here , '' West said , walking behind the desk to hug the seated president , who said : `` That 's really nice . ''
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that African-Americans are overwhelmingly Democratic Party voters , saying : `` People expect that if you 're black , you have to be Democrat . ''
Kim Kardashian West retweeted her husband 's statement about the presidential run with an American flag .
She has in recent years become a significant voice in the US movement for criminal justice reform and has successfully lobbied President Trump to release several prisoners .

In order to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate, West would have to gather a certain amount of signatures and register in states by a particular deadline. The deadline has already passed in some major states but the music star would still technically have time to file in many others.


bbc--2020-07-05--Japan flooding: Fourteen dead in flooded care home

At least 16 people have died and a dozen are missing on Japan 's southern island of Kyushu as unprecedented rains cause flooding and landslides .
Fourteen victims were found in one nursing home which was inundated after a nearby river broke its banks .
The authorities have ordered more than 200,000 to evacuate and 10,000 soldiers are being sent to help rescuers .
Rainfall eased during the day on Sunday , but more is forecast to hit in the region on Sunday night .
The number of fatalities is expected to rise , with national broadcaster NHK reporting another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cardio-respiratory arrest '' - a term used in Japan before a doctor officially certifies death .
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged residents to be on `` maximum alert '' .
The prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima have been worst hit .
Footage shows a bridge over the Kuma river washed away , with other pictures of submerged cars and houses .
Japan 's Meteorological Agency said such rainfall had never been seen before in the region .
One woman who sought refuge at an evacuation centre said she had never imagined rain could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she could feel the vibrations of the churning water from a nearby river Haruka Yamada , who lives in Ashikita in Kumamoto prefecture , told Kyodo : `` I saw large trees and parts of houses being washed away and heard them crashing into something .
The air is filled with the smell of leaking gas and sewage . ''
NHK says there are reports that eight homes in the town 's Takinoue district were washed away .

One woman who sought refuge at an evacuation centre said she had never imagined rain could be so powerful, while another said she could feel the vibrations of the churning water from a nearby river


bbc--2020-07-05--Coronavirus: England has first night out since lockdown

People across England have had their first night out in three months , after coronavirus restrictions eased .
Hospitality venues such as pubs and restaurants as well as hairdressers , cinemas and theme parks reopened with strict social distancing rules .
But ministers urged caution and England 's chief medical officer said the latest step was not `` risk-free '' .
It comes as buildings and landmarks across the country were lit up to celebrate the NHS .
People were also encouraged to place lights in their window on Saturday to remember those who have died from the virus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ other public buildings including Royal Albert Hall , Blackpool Tower , the Shard and the Wembley Arch were also illuminated .
Restrictions on the hospitality sector remain in place in Scotland and Wales , while pubs have been able to open in Northern Ireland since Friday .
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In England , people are being allowed to stay the night away from home for the first time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holiday accommodation also reopening .
Police in Dorset , Devon and Cornwall reported gridlock on the roads on Saturday - including a high volume of caravan owners heading to the coast .
Despite the relaxation of restrictions , some 30 % of bars , pubs and restaurants have stayed shut , according to the Night-Time Industries Association , amid fears for safety and concerns over how to implement social distancing guidance .
Campaign for Real Ale national chairman Nik Antona said : `` The government have not really been helpful with their guidance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a lot of cases . ''
Some pubs `` want to see what 's going to happen '' before opening their doors , he said .
At a pub in Newcastle , punters enjoyed their first `` proper pint '' in more than three months .
`` The atmosphere is a bit different ... that was expected .
But everyone 's having a good time , '' one customer told the BBC 's Fiona Trott .
`` The regulations are good and everyone is sticking with them , by the looks of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But it is a very different sort of Saturday evening from pre-lockdown expectations .
Customers are expected to book a table in advance , to register their details on arrival and to stay no more than three hours .
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While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Berwick-upon-Tweed claimed 70 % of his pub 's bookings were from over the border .
Publican Marc McDonald told BBC Scotland people had travelled from as far afield as Glasgow and Edinburgh to drink at The Meadow House .
It is a different story in Leicester where the streets were largely deserted as pubs and other venues remain closed after the city became the first to be subject to a local lockdown on Monday , following a spike in Covid-19 cases .
Other rule changes that came into effect on Saturday include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside , including for overnight stays - although they have to maintain social distancing .
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak welcomed the reopening of businesses , saying it was `` good news '' people were working again .
On a visit to The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ London , Mr Sunak said the almost half a million people who worked in Britain 's pubs and bars were `` helping us all to enjoy summer safely '' .
But Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer criticised the government 's messaging as `` all over the place '' , telling TimesRadio : `` You have had some government messaging saying go out and have a drink , other messaging saying be responsible , be cautious - the messaging , I think , has been very poor over the last few weeks . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ health experts are continuing to warn people to be cautious to avoid a second UK wave of the epidemic .
Prof Robert West , an epidemiologist from University College London , told the BBC : `` We are looking at around 20,000 new infections a week and around 1,000 deaths a week and the rates are n't coming down very fast . ''
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But Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer criticised the government's messaging as "all over the place", telling TimesRadio: "You have had some government messaging saying go out and have a drink, other messaging saying be responsible, be cautious - the messaging, I think, has been very poor over the last few weeks."


bbc--2020-07-05--Ukraine's Zelensky accused by ex-leader of hosting Russian 'fifth column'

Ukraine 's ex-president Petro Poroshenko has accused his successor , Volodymyr Zelensky , of pursuing him in the courts out of a desire for `` revenge '' .
Mr Poroshenko marched with several thousand of his supporters to a pre-trial hearing in Kyiv last week .
He is facing more than 20 different investigations on what he says are politically-motivated charges .
Mr Poroshenko told the BBC his election defeat had led to pro-Russian figures returning to key posts in government .
For the past six years Kyiv has been fighting a mostly low-level conflict against separatist forces backed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comic 's dream to transform country may be over Asked about election posters that were used by his campaign during last year 's election , suggesting that a vote for Mr Zelensky was effectively a vote for Russian President Vladimir Putin , Mr Poroshenko said he had been proved right .
`` I was one of the happiest [ people ] in the world if I was wrong , '' he said .
`` But unfortunately this is true .
The fifth column of the Russian federation are now playing a very important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that his successor was not `` Putin 's man '' , but that he was `` inexperienced '' and that there were now figures with Russian sympathies in his team .
Asked to respond , a spokesperson for President Zelensky said `` any politician has the right to any opinion he expresses for his voters '' .
The barrage of legal cases being filed against Mr Poroshenko has brought statements of concern from Ukraine 's Western allies .
Inside Ukraine even those who were critical of the Poroshenko presidency , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the charges against him .
`` There are definitely things that should be investigated about Poroshenko , '' said Mikhailo Zhernakov from the Dejure Foundation , an organisation that works for judicial reform .
`` But the charges that are now pressed against him are ridiculous .
There 's no grounds , no evidence .
There 's clearly political persecution going on . ''
In the gardens of the cabinet of ministers I asked President Zelensky 's prime minister , Denys Smyhal , whether he was comfortable with the former president being targeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you that it looks not so good , '' he said .
`` But I 'm sure that everyone who did something bad , or violated the law , should be responsible for it . ''

"I was one of the happiest [people] in the world if I was wrong," he said. "But unfortunately this is true. The fifth column of the Russian federation are now playing a very important role in Ukraine."


bbc--2020-07-05--Dominican Republic votes in election postponed over virus

Voters in the Dominican Republic are choosing a new president on Sunday , in elections postponed from May due to the coronavirus pandemic .
Opinion polls suggest Luis Abinader of the opposition Modern Revolutionary Party ( PRM ) is the favourite to gain the most votes in the first round .
To win outright , the top candidate has to receive more than 50 % of the votes .
Dominicans will also be choosing 190 members of the chamber of deputies and 32 senators .
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Opinion polls have consistently put Luis Abinader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abinader , whose family is of Lebanese descent , is a US-educated economist .
He is executive president of Grupo Abicor , a firm owned by his family which operates major tourism projects in the Dominican Republic .
He ran for president in 2016 and made it into the second round , but lost to outgoing president Danilo Medina , who beat him by almost 27 percentage points .
Mr Abinader and his wife announced on 11 June that they had tested positive for coronavirus and he had to temporarily stop campaigning while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the worst-affected countries in the Caribbean , with more than 35,000 confirmed cases and more than 775 deaths , according to Johns Hopkins University .
Mr Abinader surged ahead in the opinion polls after a split in the governing Dominican Liberation Party , which has been in power for more than a decade .
Under the Dominican constitution , presidents are limited to two consecutive terms in office .
That means President Medina , who has been in power since 2012 , is not able to stand .
He has given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public works , Gonzalo Castillo .
Mr Castillo is a wealthy businessman who studied business administration in Canada and who has founded a number of companies over the years , including aviation firm Helidosa and air ambulance service Aeroambulancia .
But some of the voters who have in the past been loyal to the Dominican Liberation Party may switch allegiance to former president Leonel Fernández .
Mr Fernández , who was president from 1996 to 2000 and again from 2004 to 2012 , decided to run in the election for the People 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leading since he left the Dominican Liberation Party .
He studied law in Santo Domingo , the capital of the Dominican Republic , but spent much of his youth in New York .
He has worked as a lawyer , university professor and author .
Opinion polls have him in third place behind Mr Abinader and Mr Castillo .
However pollsters acknowledged that , with the elections being held under unprecedented circumstances amid the continuing pandemic , it was hard to predict how voters would react on the day .
All candidates had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus , but the president of the central electoral board assured voters that polling stations had received hygiene kits and that the nation was `` ready '' for the elections .

Outgoing President Danilo Medina, who has served two consecutive terms and could therefore not run for a third, said that democracy in the Dominican Republic had "emerged stronger" from the election and wished his successor every success.


bbc--2020-07-05--Seattle protests: Woman killed after car strikes protesters

A woman has died after a car sped into a group of protesters on a closed highway in Seattle , officials say .
The car `` drove through the closure and struck multiple pedestrians '' , a Washington State Patrol tweet said .
Summer Taylor , 24 , died hours later , while a second woman was seriously hurt .
A suspect has been arrested .
There has been prolonged unrest in Seattle since African-American George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis in May .
Protests have been widespread across the US under the Black Lives Matter movement .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saturday morning at a southbound section of Interstate-5 that had been shut ahead of a women 's march .
Part of the protest had been live-streamed on social media under the headline `` Black Femme March takes I-5 '' .
Footage posted on Twitter showed a white car speeding along the highway at about 01:40 ( 08:40 GMT ) , before swerving to avoid two stationary vehicles positioned as a roadblock , then hitting the two people .
The suspect - 27-year-old Dawit Kelete of Seattle - has been charged with two counts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said whether it was a targeted attack .
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bbc--2020-07-05--Coronavirus funerals: Sri Lanka's Muslims decry forced cremation

Sri Lankan authorities are insisting on cremation for coronavirus victims - a practice forbidden by Islam .
The nation 's minority Muslim community says they are using the pandemic to discriminate , writes BBC Sinhala 's Saroj Pathirana .
On 4 May , Fathima Rinoza , a 44-year-old mother of three from Sri Lanka 's minority Muslim population , was admitted to hospital with a suspected case of Covid-19 .
Fathima , who lived in the Sri Lankan capital , Colombo , had been suffering from respiratory problems and the authorities feared she had caught the virus .
On the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the family was `` set upon '' by the authorities , her husband Mohamed Shafeek said .
`` The police and military along with officials arrived at our door , '' he said .
`` We were kicked out and they sprayed [ disinfectant ] everywhere .
We were all scared but they did n't tell us anything .
Even a three-month-old baby was tested and they took us like dogs to the quarantine centre . ''
The family was held for a night but released the next day and told to quarantine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ By then , they had received news that Fathima had died , at the hospital , on her own .
Fathima 's adult son was asked to go to the hospital to identify his mother 's body .
He was told that her body could not be returned to the family , he said , as her death was linked to Covid-19 .
Instead he was forced to sign papers authorising her cremation , the family said - even though under Muslim law cremation is considered a violation of the human body .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ parts needed to be removed for further tests .
Why would they need body parts if she had corona ? ''
said his father Shafeek , who feels the family were not fully informed about what happened .
Fathima 's family and others in Sri Lanka 's Muslim community say the authorities are violating their rights by forcing them to cremate victims even though coronavirus victims can be buried .
They argue it 's the latest step in a pattern of discrimination by the majority Sinhalese population .
A petition against the cremation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Supreme Court , which will begin hearing the case on 13 July .
Many Muslims in Sri Lanka feel they have been demonised since April 2019 , when Islamists linked to little-known local groups targeted high-end hotels and churches in Colombo and in the east of the country , killing more than 250 people in a spate of devastating attacks .
Since the death of the first Sri Lankan Muslim from coronavirus on 31 March , some media outlets have openly blamed the Muslim community for spreading the disease , even though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the country .
Dr Sugath Samaraweera , the government 's chief epidemiologist , told the BBC it was government policy that all those who die from Covid-19 , as well as those suspected of dying from it , are cremated , as burials could contaminate ground drinking water .
Dr Samaraweera said the government was following expert medical advice , and applying the rule to anyone suspected of dying from coronavirus , regardless of religion .
`` The WHO offers guidelines for the whole world .
It is our responsibility to adopt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country , '' he said .
But Muslim activists , community leaders and politicians have asked the Sri Lankan government to reconsider the decision .
Ali Zahir Moulana , a former minister and senior leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress party , said the Muslim community was prepared to accept the rule `` if there is evidence or scientific backing to prove that burial is dangerous to public health '' .
But he questioned the science behind it , and accused the government of pursuing a `` dark political agenda '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ March says victims of coronavirus `` can be buried or cremated '' , and does not mention dangers to groundwater .
On the same day that Fathima died , 64-year-old Abdul Hameed Mohamed Rafaideen passed away at his sister 's house in Colombo .
The labourer and father of four had been suffering from breathing difficulties .
His youngest son , Naushad Rafaideen , told the BBC that a neighbour from the majority Sinhala community died the same day .
Because of lockdown travelling restrictions , local police asked the family to take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with their father 's body , to the hospital .
At the mortuary , the doctor told Naushad he was not allowed to touch his father 's body because of the risks of Covid-19 , even though it was n't clear whether the virus was the cause of death .
Naushad , who can not read , was asked to sign some papers which gave permission for his father 's body to be cremated .
He said he was n't sure what would happen to him if he did n't sign , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and community if he refused .
He said the Sinhalese family was treated differently , and allowed to pay respects to their relative at a funeral parlour , though the BBC could not independently verify this .
Only Naushad and a handful of relatives were allowed to attend the cremation of his father , he said .
Meanwhile , nearly six weeks after the death of his wife , Shafeek is unsure whether she ever tested positive for coronavirus , and he is struggling to come to terms with not being able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was sure of , he said .
`` We Muslims do not cremate our dead . ''

He said he wasn't sure what would happen to him if he didn't sign, but he feared a backlash against his family and community if he refused. He said the Sinhalese family was treated differently, and allowed to pay respects to their relative at a funeral parlour, though the BBC could not independently verify this. Only Naushad and a handful of relatives were allowed to attend the cremation of his father, he said.


bbc--2020-07-05--Quarantine rules relaxed for major sporting events in England

New quarantine exemptions will allow major sporting events , as well as TV and film productions , to go ahead this summer , the government has said .
Some sports teams and production crews will not have to quarantine upon arrival in England if they are essential to the event or production .
The scheme gives the green light for Formula One , international football , golf and snooker tournaments to return .
Ministers said darts , horse racing and other sports are expected to follow .
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Announcing the scheme , which applies to England only , Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said : `` The British summer of sport is back on . ''
Under the new rules , sports authorities , event organisers and the film and TV industry would need to follow `` stringent protocols '' to become exempt from the 14-day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most travellers to the UK must quarantine for two weeks .
However , from 10 July , people arriving in England from dozens of countries deemed `` low risk '' will not have to isolate .
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Those who earn exemption by following the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in controlled `` bubbled '' environments and must be tested for coronavirus regularly .
People working in the film industry will be required to remain for 14 days within a bubble that includes only their accommodation and production location .
The scheme will apply to individuals coming into England specifically to work on film and television productions which qualify as British under one of the government 's cultural tests or official co-production treaties .
It comes as the culture secretary is under increasing pressure to provide further support to the performing arts .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of live theatre and music , announced last week , was dismissed by many in the industry as inadequate amid calls for financial help and a timetable for reopening .
Actors ' union Equity said that without investment to save jobs and venues , such guidance would be `` meaningless '' .
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At the moment, most travellers to the UK must quarantine for two weeks. However, from 10 July, people arriving in England from dozens of countries deemed "low risk" will not have to isolate.


bbc--2020-07-05--England v West Indies: Holder v Stokes and a breakout star

West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite will be part of the BBC TV and Test Match Special commentary teams for the Test series in England .
It has been a long wait for cricket because of the coronavirus crisis and I can not wait to see it back .
The three-Test series between England and West Indies which begins on Wednesday is set up to be an exciting restart .
West Indies may not have won a series in England since 1988 , but they are being underestimated on this tour .
They are the holders of the Wisden Trophy after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ players who will be central to the tourists ' chances of pulling off another series victory .
• England v West Indies - how to follow on the BBC First on the list is the West Indies captain .
Holder is part of a very successful bowling attack and also plays an important role in the middle order .
We saw that when he scored a double hundred against England last year .
He may not have reached double figures in three innings in the warm-up games , but that is not cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to peak in a practice match .
When discussing great all-rounders in the world at the moment , you talk about Ben Stokes or people mention Mitchell Marsh .
No-one mentions Holder , who is top of the International Cricket Council rankings .
His consistency and calmness as a bowler and a batsman sets him apart .
That calmness also helps him as a captain - he is very level-headed , even in hectic situations - although off the pitch he is the joker of the group .
He is not one for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be stubborn .
That is because he knows what he wants and that is to get the best out of you as a player .
The first Test is set up perfectly as a crucial battle between between the two all-rounders and captains , Holder and Stokes .
The lack of acknowledgement for Holder as the number one all-rounder in the world will drive him to prove it in this series .
Shamarh Brooks - the breakout star of the series West Indies have not had a consistent opening partnership for several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ batsman to come in at number three .
If they have a bad start Brooks is very dependable - he can soak up the pressure and transfer that pressure once the ball gets older and the spinners come on .
He is the nicest bloke you will meet and as a player is very elegant - as elegant as Shai Hope but with not quite as much flair .
Brooks is very driven to get some big scores on this tour and I expect him to be the breakout star .
India legend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two years ago after he scored 122 not out and 91 for West Indies A against India A in England .
Dravid made a note of him and said he was destined for big things .
Dravid is my idol and for him to endorse Brooks just cemented what I have known about him growing up .
I expect people to be asking `` who is this guy ? ''
and doing a bit more research into his background .
As an established batsman who has proven he can hold his own as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Indies with much flexibility , allowing them to play an extra seamer or spinner .
Also , if Shai Hope does not perform at number four , Chase can slot in there or bat at five or six .
He loves batting .
He may not be the easiest on the eye but he is mentally strong , very disciplined , and can counter-attack or play the long game .
Chase 's match-winning 8-60 against England last year showed what he can do with the ball .
A tall guy , his biggest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a massive spinner of the ball but if he can draw a batsman forward he brings short-leg into play .
He also has a very good arm ball which he uses a lot to left-handers .
England batsmen , watch out .
The flexibility Chase gives West Indies will allow them , depending on conditions , to play another spinner in Rahkeem Cornwall or left-arm seamer Raymon Reifer .
Reifer gives West Indies something similar to Sam Curran with England - he swings the ball and and can be dangerous with the bat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He may have played only two Tests but he already has a 10-wicket match haul .
He gets lots of revolutions on the ball , so much so that when you face him you can hear it whirring through the air .
He is also a gentle giant .
He is not outspoken and will not tell you how good he is , but there is a inner confidence and he believes he can do anything .
There will only be room in the team for Cornwall or Reifer , but whoever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will have an important role when the ball gets old , being stingy and picking up the odd wicket .
But their bowling will be of a less importance than their batting .
They will hope to come in at seven or eight , knock the bowlers off their stride and counter-attack , or support the middle order before helping the tail to wag .
West Indies are not a team that often score 500 , so it is important their middle order of Shane Dowrich , Holder and Cornwall or Reifer bat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 300 .
West Indies outbowled England the last time they met - a 2-1 series win in the Caribbean - and it is important they do so again .
If they can do that , then 350 in the first innings becomes acceptable from the batting line-up .
There are fine players on both sides and England are a tough team to beat at home .
I predict a 1-1 draw - and West Indies should be proud of that .

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West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite will be part of the BBC TV and Test Match Special commentary teams for the Test series in England.
It has been a long wait for cricket because of the coronavirus crisis and I cannot wait to see it back.
The three-Test series between England and West Indies which begins on Wednesday is set up to be an exciting restart.
West Indies may not have won a series in England since 1988, but they are being underestimated on this tour. They are the holders of the Wisden Trophy after all.
I have picked out the players who will be central to the tourists' chances of pulling off another series victory.
Jason Holder - a man with a point to prove
Holder scored 229 runs and took seven wickets in two Tests against England in 2019 but has never scored a Test fifty in England
First on the list is the West Indies captain.
Holder is part of a very successful bowling attack and also plays an important role in the middle order. We saw that when he scored a double hundred against England last year.
He may not have reached double figures in three innings in the warm-up games, but that is not cause for concern. You do not want to peak in a practice match.
When discussing great all-rounders in the world at the moment, you talk about Ben Stokes or people mention Mitchell Marsh. No-one mentions Holder, who is top of the International Cricket Council rankings. external-link
Holder Stokes 40 Tests 63 1,898 Runs 4,056 32.72 Batting average 36.54 3 Centuries 9 106 Wickets 147 26.37 Bowling average 32.68 1 ICC all-rounder ranking 2
His consistency and calmness as a bowler and a batsman sets him apart.
That calmness also helps him as a captain - he is very level-headed, even in hectic situations - although off the pitch he is the joker of the group.
He is not one for big speeches but on the field he can be stubborn. That is because he knows what he wants and that is to get the best out of you as a player.
The first Test is set up perfectly as a crucial battle between between the two all-rounders and captains, Holder and Stokes.
The lack of acknowledgement for Holder as the number one all-rounder in the world will drive him to prove it in this series.
Shamarh Brooks - the breakout star of the series
West Indies have not had a consistent opening partnership for several years, but Brooks is the perfect batsman to come in at number three.
If they have a bad start Brooks is very dependable - he can soak up the pressure and transfer that pressure once the ball gets older and the spinners come on.
Who is Shamarh Brooks? Age: 31
Tests: 3
Average: 34.80
Highest score: 111
Form on tour: Made 66 not out in West Indies' first warm-up match
He is the nicest bloke you will meet and as a player is very elegant - as elegant as Shai Hope but with not quite as much flair.
Brooks is very driven to get some big scores on this tour and I expect him to be the breakout star.
India legend Rahul Dravid spoke to me about Brooks two years ago after he scored 122 not out and 91 for West Indies A against India A in England.
Dravid made a note of him and said he was destined for big things. Dravid is my idol and for him to endorse Brooks just cemented what I have known about him growing up.
I expect people to be asking "who is this guy?" and doing a bit more research into his background.
Roston Chase - top class with bat and ball
As an established batsman who has proven he can hold his own as a frontline spinner, Chase provides West Indies with much flexibility, allowing them to play an extra seamer or spinner.
Also, if Shai Hope does not perform at number four, Chase can slot in there or bat at five or six.
He loves batting. He may not be the easiest on the eye but he is mentally strong, very disciplined, and can counter-attack or play the long game.
Chase's match-winning 8-60 against England last year showed what he can do with the ball.
A tall guy, his biggest asset is bounce. He is not a massive spinner of the ball but if he can draw a batsman forward he brings short-leg into play.
He also has a very good arm ball which he uses a lot to left-handers. England batsmen, watch out.
Raymon Reifer or Rahkeem Cornwall - the bonus player
Cornwall has 13 wickets in two Tests at an average of 22.61
The flexibility Chase gives West Indies will allow them, depending on conditions, to play another spinner in Rahkeem Cornwall or left-arm seamer Raymon Reifer.
Reifer gives West Indies something similar to Sam Curran with England - he swings the ball and and can be dangerous with the bat.
Cornwall is a very effective off-spinner. He may have played only two Tests but he already has a 10-wicket match haul.
He gets lots of revolutions on the ball, so much so that when you face him you can hear it whirring through the air.
He is also a gentle giant. He is not outspoken and will not tell you how good he is, but there is a inner confidence and he believes he can do anything.
Raymon Reifer Rahkeem Cornwall 29 Age 27 1 Tests 2 25.99 First-class batting average 23.75 25.29 First-class bowling average 23.57 Reifer took five wickets in West Indies' first intra-squad warm-up game Did you know? In 2016, Virat Kohli asked Cornwall, then aged 23, for a net after the spinner dismissed him in a tour game
There will only be room in the team for Cornwall or Reifer, but whoever is picked will be instrumental.
They will have an important role when the ball gets old, being stingy and picking up the odd wicket.
But their bowling will be of a less importance than their batting. They will hope to come in at seven or eight, knock the bowlers off their stride and counter-attack, or support the middle order before helping the tail to wag.
West Indies are not a team that often score 500, so it is important their middle order of Shane Dowrich, Holder and Cornwall or Reifer bat well and push the first-innings totals towards 300.
Will West Indies win?
West Indies outbowled England the last time they met - a 2-1 series win in the Caribbean - and it is important they do so again.
If they can do that, then 350 in the first innings becomes acceptable from the batting line-up.
There are fine players on both sides and England are a tough team to beat at home. I predict a 1-1 draw - and West Indies should be proud of that.
Carlos Brathwaite was speaking to BBC Sport's Matthew Henry.


bbc--2020-07-05--Greatest Fights: Corrales, Castillo, a turnaround and a tragedy

`` After the second , third and fourth rounds you 're saying 'it ca n't go on like this ' and yet it does . ''
The 10th and final round probably appears in more social media feeds than any other .
People somehow connect with a beaten man summoning something from somewhere to turn the tables .
Two years later to the day , Corrales - the victor - would be tragically killed .
`` He made his mark in boxing that night , '' says Costello .
`` If anyone says to me this is their number one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be persuaded . ''
Each man took a lightweight world title into the fight at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas , and Corrales also brought a turbulent recent history .
He had been imprisoned for 14 months three years earlier for assaulting his then-pregnant ex-partner .
Following his last fight before prison he fired his dad from his corner for stepping in to stop a bout with Floyd Mayweather , who had floored Corrales no fewer than five times .
Despite a run of wins after his release , Corrales was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prove too much , citing the Mexican 's bigger natural size .
To counter that , a plan was devised to fight up close - 'on the inside ' , in boxing parlance .
There were cuts , swellings and bruises on display by halfway .
`` Sometimes you are safer on the inside , '' says Corrales ' trainer Joe Goossen as he watches the opening rounds back .
`` I do n't know how both these guys stood up to these punches . ''
Corrales was left so sore he needed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the weeks that followed .
BBC Radio 5 Live analyst Steve Bunce says : `` You can have a good career and never get hit that much .
That is the type of fight that does damage both of the men involved in it . ''
'All spent out in Hollywood' For nine rounds the fight showcased enough of the fighters ' craft and durability to place it among the classics .
After 10 rounds it had moved to a status attained by only a handful of other contests .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the greatest rounds I have seen , if not the greatest I have ever seen , '' Bunce reflects .
`` This fight is just about as pure and as good as it can possibly get . ''
Dumped to the canvas by a left hook early in the round , Corrales ' mouth guard slips out for the second time .
Seconds later a left hook-right uppercut combination floors him again .
This time he pulls his mouth guard out and stands at the count of nine .
Acclaimed referee Tony Weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the middle of that fight every day .
He docked a point from Corrales for the repeated mouth guard infringement .
The fact Corrales contested the decision was enough to convince his corner he was still clear-headed .
Asked whether the guard was replaced a little more slowly on the second occasion , Goossen recalls : `` I 'm not going to argue with that . ''
Time was bought for his charge to recover .
Backed to the ropes and all but beaten , Corrales lands a desperate left hook which somehow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ head rocks back and forth under attack , he is stopped on his feet .
From the jaws of defeat , Corrales has won .
Fittingly , he spits out his mouth guard while raising his hand .
`` It is one of the great moments of my life right there , '' says Goossen , who raced into the ring to lift his fighter .
`` This one had every element you could dream up in a Hollywood movie .
I think he spent it all that night and I do n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fight , to tell the truth . ''
Castillo won a rematch between the pair and boxed for nine more years without ever regaining a world title .
Corrales - still bruised when he began training for the rematch - lost the final three fights of his career and was killed in a motorbike accident aged 29 .
`` I was floored , absolutely floored , '' says Goossen .
`` I always dreaded that motorcycle he drove .
`` Everybody who was anybody turned up at the funeral and I felt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is a wonderful woman , and his kids . ''
Corrales ' victory provides a yardstick against which other all-action bouts can be measured .
Some even take footage of round 10 and post it online along with motivational messages about never giving up .
`` You 'll be hard pressed to ever see a fight like that happen again , '' Goossen concludes .
`` I do n't know if they 'd allow a fight like that to go on again .
`` It deserves to live in history . ''

Corrales was held aloft after his incredible 10th round turnaround
"After the second, third and fourth rounds you're saying 'it can't go on like this' and yet it does."
BBC Radio 5 Live's Mike Costello is still in awe of what Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo served up in May 2005.
The 10th and final round probably appears in more social media feeds than any other. People somehow connect with a beaten man summoning something from somewhere to turn the tables.
Two years later to the day, Corrales - the victor - would be tragically killed.
"He made his mark in boxing that night," says Costello. "If anyone says to me this is their number one fight of all time, then I can be persuaded."
A fight with lasting damage
Each man took a lightweight world title into the fight at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and Corrales also brought a turbulent recent history.
He had been imprisoned for 14 months three years earlier for assaulting his then-pregnant ex-partner. Following his last fight before prison he fired his dad from his corner for stepping in to stop a bout with Floyd Mayweather, who had floored Corrales no fewer than five times.
Despite a run of wins after his release, Corrales was told by his father that Castillo would prove too much, citing the Mexican's bigger natural size.
To counter that, a plan was devised to fight up close - 'on the inside', in boxing parlance. There were cuts, swellings and bruises on display by halfway.
"Sometimes you are safer on the inside," says Corrales' trainer Joe Goossen as he watches the opening rounds back.
"I don't know how both these guys stood up to these punches."
Corrales was left so sore he needed his wife Michelle to tie his laces in the weeks that followed.
BBC Radio 5 Live analyst Steve Bunce says: "You can have a good career and never get hit that much. That is the type of fight that does damage both of the men involved in it."
'All spent out in Hollywood'
For nine rounds the fight showcased enough of the fighters' craft and durability to place it among the classics. After 10 rounds it had moved to a status attained by only a handful of other contests.
"I think that 10th round is one of the greatest rounds I have seen, if not the greatest I have ever seen," Bunce reflects. "This fight is just about as pure and as good as it can possibly get."
Dumped to the canvas by a left hook early in the round, Corrales' mouth guard slips out for the second time.
Seconds later a left hook-right uppercut combination floors him again. This time he pulls his mouth guard out and stands at the count of nine.
Acclaimed referee Tony Weeks says he still thinks of being in the middle of that fight every day. He docked a point from Corrales for the repeated mouth guard infringement. The fact Corrales contested the decision was enough to convince his corner he was still clear-headed.
Asked whether the guard was replaced a little more slowly on the second occasion, Goossen recalls: "I'm not going to argue with that." Time was bought for his charge to recover.
Backed to the ropes and all but beaten, Corrales lands a desperate left hook which somehow turns the tide. As Castillo's head rocks back and forth under attack, he is stopped on his feet. From the jaws of defeat, Corrales has won. Fittingly, he spits out his mouth guard while raising his hand.
"It is one of the great moments of my life right there," says Goossen, who raced into the ring to lift his fighter. "This one had every element you could dream up in a Hollywood movie. I think he spent it all that night and I don't know how much he had left after the fight, to tell the truth."
Tragedy and motivational legacy
Castillo (left) and Corrales spent almost every second of the fight at close quarters
Castillo won a rematch between the pair and boxed for nine more years without ever regaining a world title. Corrales - still bruised when he began training for the rematch - lost the final three fights of his career and was killed in a motorbike accident aged 29.
"I was floored, absolutely floored," says Goossen. "I always dreaded that motorcycle he drove.
"Everybody who was anybody turned up at the funeral and I felt so horrible for his wife Michelle, who is a wonderful woman, and his kids."
Corrales' victory provides a yardstick against which other all-action bouts can be measured. Some even take footage of round 10 and post it online along with motivational messages about never giving up.
"You'll be hard pressed to ever see a fight like that happen again," Goossen concludes. "I don't know if they'd allow a fight like that to go on again.
"It deserves to live in history."


bbc--2020-07-05--Coronavirus: Spain imposes local lockdown in Galicia

Officials in Spain 's north-western region of Galicia have re-imposed restrictions on an area of 70,000 people following a Covid-19 outbreak .
Only those travelling for work will be allowed to leave or enter the coastal district of A Marina from midnight on Sunday to Friday .
The move comes a day after the north-eastern region of Catalonia imposed a similar local lockdown .
Nationally , Spain 's outbreak has been essentially brought under control .
The country has recorded more than a quarter of a million cases and at least 28,385 deaths .
But daily fatalities have been in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past three weeks .
Spain has been reopening its borders to other EU states , as well as the UK , in anticipation of summer holiday traffic .
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What is happening in Galicia ?
Regional health officials announced on Sunday that travel in and out of A Marina would be severely restricted for five days - although people would remain free to move around the area .
Gatherings will be limited to 10 people .
Face masks will be mandatory outdoors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the area .
Capacity in bars and restaurants will be limited to 50 % .
There are now 258 cases of Covid-19 in Galicia , including 117 in Lugo province where A Marina is located , authorities say .
On Saturday the autonomous government of Catalonia re-imposed controls on an area of 210,000 residents after a sharp rise in infections there .
Catalan President Quim Torra said no-one would be allowed to enter or leave Segrià , a district west of Barcelona that includes the city of Lleida .
Non-residents were told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to travel between towns within Segrià .
Catalonia is one of the Spanish regions worst affected by coronavirus .
As of Friday , the region of 7.5 million people had recorded 72,860 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 12,586 deaths , accoding to an official news agency .
The lockdown is being enforced using police checkpoints Sara Canals , a journalist in the region , told the BBC : `` Some might consider [ this ] maybe too drastic , but there 's a willingness here to find a right balance between reopening the economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • WAITING FOR THE TOURISTS Voices from Spain 's Costa del Sol

The country has recorded more than a quarter of a million cases and at least 28,385 deaths. But daily fatalities have been in the single figures for most of the past three weeks.


bbc--2020-07-05--Iran nuclear: Natanz fire caused 'significant' damage

A fire that broke out on Thursday at a key Iranian nuclear facility has caused `` significant damage '' , a spokesman for Iran 's nuclear energy body has said .
He said the cause of the blaze at the Natanz enrichment site had been determined , but gave no details .
The spokesman added that the destroyed machinery would eventually be replaced by more advanced equipment .
The fire hit a centrifuge assembly workshop .
Some Iranian officials have blamed possible cyber-sabotage .
Centrifuges are needed to produce enriched uranium , which can be used to make reactor fuel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a spokesman for Iran 's Atomic Energy Organisation , said on Sunday that security officials were not talking about what caused the Natanz fire `` because of security reasons '' .
The incident , he said , had `` caused significant damage , but there were no casualties '' .
Other fires and explosions have also occurred in the past week in Iran .
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• Iranians on Trump and the nuclear deal Mr Kamalvandi added : `` The incident could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advanced centrifuges in the medium term ... Iran will replace the damaged building with a bigger one that has more advanced equipment . ''
The fire occurred at `` one of the industrial sheds under construction '' at Natanz , Mr Kamalvandi said at the time .
The AEOI later published a photo showing a partly burned building , which US-based analysts identified as a new centrifuge assembly workshop .
Reuters news agency quoted unnamed Iranian officials as saying they believed the fire was the result of a cyber attack , but did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) , which monitors Iran 's compliance with a 2015 nuclear deal struck with world powers , said it anticipated no impact on its verification activities .
What other incidents have occurred ?
The Natanz fire comes six days after an explosion near the Parchin military complex .
Iranian authorities said the blast was caused by `` leaking gas tanks '' at the site , but analysts said satellite photographs showed it happened at a nearby missile production facility .
Parchin , near Tehran , is where Western @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to nuclear warhead detonations more than a decade ago .
Iran insists its nuclear programme is peaceful and denies that it sought to develop nuclear weapons .
On Sunday officials said there had been a fire at a power plant near the south-western city of Ahvaz .
They said the blaze had been put out and electricity restored .
Natanz , about 250km ( 150 miles ) south of the capital Tehran , is Iran 's largest uranium enrichment facility .
The 2015 nuclear deal saw Iran agree only to produce low-enriched uranium @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of U-235 and can be used to produce fuel for nuclear power plants .
Weapons-grade uranium is 90 % enriched or more .
Iran also agreed to install no more than 5,060 of the oldest and least efficient centrifuges at Natanz until 2026 , and not to carry out any enrichment at its other underground facility , Fordo , until 2031 .
Last year , Iran began rolling back these commitments in retaliation for US President Donald Trump 's decision to abandon the nuclear accord and reinstate crippling economic sanctions .
In November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of advanced centrifuges being operated at Natanz and had begun injecting uranium hexafluoride gas into centrifuges at Fordo .

Iran also agreed to install no more than 5,060 of the oldest and least efficient centrifuges at Natanz until 2026, and not to carry out any enrichment at its other underground facility, Fordo, until 2031.


bbc--2020-07-05--Coronavirus: FDA chief refuses to back Trump's vaccine prediction

The head of the US drugs regulator has cast doubt on President Donald Trump 's prediction that a Covid-19 vaccine will be ready this year .
`` I ca n't predict when a vaccine will be available , '' US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) Commissioner , Dr Stephen Hahn , said on Sunday .
Dr Hahn said vaccine development would be `` based upon the data and science '' .
A vaccine would train people 's immune systems to fight the virus , so they do not become sick .
Dr Hahn , a member of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked about the timeframe after President Trump suggested that a `` vaccine solution '' to the pandemic would be ready `` long before the end of the year '' .
`` I want to send our thanks to the scientists and researchers around the country , and even around the world , who are at the forefront of our historic effort to rapidly develop and deliver life-saving treatments and ultimately a vaccine , '' Mr Trump said during his Independence Day address at the White House .
`` We are unleashing our nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a therapeutic and/or vaccine solution long before the end of the year . ''
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The president has been criticised for his comments on vaccines and treatments during the coronavirus epidemic , which has claimed the lives of almost 130,000 people in the US .
In recent days , infections have been rising at a record rate in western and southern states , bringing the total to more than 2.8 million nationwide .
The head of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in June that scientists may never be able to create an effective vaccine against the coronavirus .
`` The estimate is we may have a vaccine within one year , '' the WHO chief said .
`` If accelerated , it could be even less than that , but by a couple of months .
That 's what scientists are saying . ''
Other experts have suggested a Covid-19 vaccine will not be available until at least mid-2021 .
What did Dr Hahn say ?
In an interview with ABC News on Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are seeing unprecedented speed for the development of a vaccine '' , but did not elaborate on a timeline for its availability .
`` Our solemn promise to the American people is that we will make a decision based upon the data and science on a vaccine , with respect to the safety and effectiveness of that vaccine , '' he said .
In another interview with CNN , Dr Hahn said he would not comment on Mr Trump 's assertion that 99 % of Covid-19 infections were `` totally harmless '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get into who is right and who is wrong , '' he said of Mr Trump 's remark , also made in his Independence Day speech .
The global fatality rate among Covid-19 patients is estimated to be relatively low , differing from country to country .
In March the head of the WHO said about 3.4 % of reported Covid-19 cases had been fatal globally .
While most patients with Covid-19 have mild or moderated symptoms , around 20 % require oxygen , according to the WHO .
What progress has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would normally take years , if not decades , to develop , but scientists across the world are doing their best to fast-track efforts .
There are around 120 vaccine programmes currently under way .
Oxford University and Imperial College London have both started human trials .
US health officials have expressed cautious optimism that a vaccine will be in production by the end of 2020 or early 2021 .
Earlier this week , the US 's top infectious diseases expert , Dr Anthony Fauci , said the safety and effectiveness of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` early winter '' .
Dr Fauci said trials of various vaccines would be entering the latter stages of the testing process this month .
`` We may be able to at least know whether we are dealing with a safe and effective vaccine by the early winter , late winter , beginning of 2021 , '' said Dr Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
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"I want to send our thanks to the scientists and researchers around the country, and even around the world, who are at the forefront of our historic effort to rapidly develop and deliver life-saving treatments and ultimately a vaccine," Mr Trump said during his Independence Day address at the White House.


bbc--2020-07-05--Gettysburg 'flag-burning hoax' sees armed far-right groups assemble

Rumours that anti-fascist protesters planned to burn American flags on the Gettysburg Civil War battleground site led to armed far-right groups turning up in numbers on US Independence Day .
Posts on social media by supposed antifa leaders urged members to meet at the Pennsylvania site on 4 July .
In response , far-right groups assembled on the historic grounds on Saturday - but no adversaries showed up .
The holiday marks the US declaration of independence from Britain in 1776 .
The posts that appeared on social media ahead of the Independence Day celebrations reportedly called for people to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Activists would `` be giving away free small flags to children to safely throw into the fire '' , the hoax call suggested .
`` Let 's get together and burn flags in protest of thugs and animals in blue , '' one anonymous Facebook post said .
There is no evidence to suggest that those responsible for the online posts are in any way linked to antifa - a loosely-affiliated network of mainly far-left activists .
Hours before the flag-burning was supposed to start , far-right groups gathered in a parking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were armed .
`` It does n't matter if it 's a hoax or not , '' Christopher Blakeman , who travelled to the Gettysburg site from West Virginia on Saturday , told the Washington Post newspaper .
`` They made a threat , and if we do n't make our voices heard , it 'll make it seem like it 's OK , '' he added .
• Antifa : Trump says group will be designated 'terrorist organisation' In his Independence Day address on Saturday , President Donald Trump vowed to defeat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' as protests against racism and police brutality continue .
Mr Trump said he would `` fight ... to preserve the American way of life '' , while railing at `` mobs '' targeting historical monuments .
In May , the president said the US would designate antifa , which he accused of starting riots at street protests over the death of African American George Floyd , a terrorist organisation .

There is no evidence to suggest that those responsible for the online posts are in any way linked to antifa - a loosely-affiliated network of mainly far-left activists.


bbc--2020-07-05--Coronavirus in Singapore: Election campaigning without the handshakes

For some politicians , campaigning season is one of the few times they have to get up close and personal with the public , as they try to persuade people to vote them into office .
But the global pandemic has turned everything on its head , national elections included .
Political rallies held online , socially distanced door-knocking sessions , and fist bumps instead of handshakes would have been unthinkable a few months ago , yet this is what politicians in Singapore are having to contend with as the country gears up for its general election on 10 July @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Singapore records more than 44,000 cases of the coronavirus , most of which stem from outbreaks in dormitories housing migrant manual labourers .
A partial lockdown was eased earlier this month , but social distancing rules are still in place - people are called to stay at least 1m apart and mass gatherings have been banned .
So how do you campaign amid a pandemic ?
Rallies are the lifeblood of election campaigns - they 're one of the main ways candidates are able to get their message out to the masses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Singapore polls The Progress Singapore Party ( PSP ) , which was founded last year , is among 12 opposition parties hoping to make gains this year .
It 's a tall order to take on the People 's Action Party ( PAP ) , which has ruled Singapore since independence in 1965 .
One PSP member said the decision not to hold physical rallies this year would greatly hurt its chances , and said calling an election in the midst of a pandemic was `` being done at risk to people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always a very strong selling point .
They are very well attended and there 's lots of atmosphere that gets generated in it , '' Lee Hsien Yang told the BBC during a walkabout .
`` To run this election and to forbid any rallies to be held , disadvantages the opposition , '' said Mr Lee , who happens to be the brother of Lee Hsien Loong , Singapore 's prime minister and head of the PAP .
In 2015 , one opposition rally drew an estimated crowd of 30,000 - a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million .
An MP from the PAP , however , said the fact that the election was so heavily reliant on online platforms and social media would actually help to balance things out .
`` [ As the incumbent ] we 've been walking the ground all these years , a lot of our networks are actually through our face-to-face engagement , '' Senior Minister of State Chee Hong Tat , who is running as a candidate in the upcoming elections , told the BBC .
`` [ Taking away these physical opportunities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think actually gives the opposition more opportunities to reach voters , so it does level the playing-field on this front . ''
But politics aside , there are a whole other range of difficulties that the lack of physical rallies brings .
`` In a physical rally , someone travels from his house to a venue , and once he gets there he typically devotes around an hour of time to listen to what you have to say , '' said Mr Tan , a PSP member who has been involved in setting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` In a physical rally you can plan your speech - you know what your intro will be , your middle and how to end .
But in a virtual rally , you 're more likely to have 15 seconds to capture someone 's interest , '' he told the BBC .
And even if you do capture their initial interest - you 've got to be able to maintain it .
`` You probably have five parties doing an online rally at around the same time - it 's like channel surfing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ engage and connect with the audience , '' Mr Tan said .
A mix of new and old Another hurdle is getting through to groups who might not be used to going online - elderly people who may be less tech-savvy , for example .
`` You can produce all the content you want but the difficulty is getting it to reach the correct people .
If you 're not a politically-inclined person these ads may not pop up on your Facebook , '' said Mr Tan .
The group 's plan to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directing people to their online presence .
`` We distribute flyers directing people to our Facebook page and our meet-up sessions via Zoom , '' said Mr Tan .
`` We did a survey later and found about 60 % of people found out about our Zoom session through the flyer .
So [ it 's a ] hybrid - mixing the traditional with the modern methods is the way to go . ''
But that does n't mean the traditional methods have faded away completely .
Candidates are still walking the ground @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having to do so in smaller groups - and at a distance .
`` [ On door-knocking visits ] we observe social distancing , our team is not more than five people , and we want to keep the interactions with residents quite brief , so we do n't have prolonged contact , '' said PAP candidate Mr Chee .
`` [ We are still carrying our visits because ] online is not a perfect substitute for face-to-face interactions , especially for many of our seniors who may not be familiar with IT @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - but candidates running have little choice but to make the best of their circumstances .
`` As a voter , your contact point the candidate is now limited to [ a few ] seconds .
Not being able to shake hands , that 's not a big issue , [ but rather ] the lack of visual recognition , '' said Mr Tan .
`` [ When you see someone in a mask ] you might not have visual recognition , or you ca n't remember exactly which candidate it was .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of [ campaigning ] - but at the end of the day , safety has to come first . ''

"In a physical rally, someone travels from his house to a venue, and once he gets there he typically devotes around an hour of time to listen to what you have to say," said Mr Tan, a PSP member who has been involved in setting up the group's online presence.


bbc--2020-07-05--Italy migrant crisis: 180 migrants allowed off rescue ship

Italy has given permission for 180 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean to disembark from a charity-run ship .
The decision comes after a stand-off that lasted more than a week .
The Ocean Viking , operated by rescue group SOS Méditerranée , declared a state of emergency on Friday , citing fears for the safety of both migrants and crew .
The migrants are set to be transferred to a government vessel in Sicily on Monday and will quarantine for 14 days .
Medics have already tested those on the Ocean Viking for Covid-19 .
Results are expected on Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of countries including Pakistan , Eritrea and Nigeria .
They had fled the coast of Libya when they were rescued in four separate groups between 25 and 30 June .
They include 25 minors , most of whom are unaccompanied by adults and two women , including one who is pregnant .
The ship had been awaiting permission to allow the passengers off the vessel in either Italy or Malta .
As time went on , those on board had become desperate to reach land - while others , unable to contact friends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were safe , had become distraught , AFP news agency reports .
A doctor for SOS Méditerranée said he had noted `` enormous psychological discomfort on the ship '' , where the situation was `` almost out of control , for guests and crew '' .
One crew member said there had been a series of fights and threats of suicide .
An Italian interior ministry source told AFP that a medical team had been sent to the ship ahead of disembarkation .
`` We 're very happy !
We 've come a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and now at least we can see the end .
I need to tell my family that I 'm still alive , '' said one passenger , 27-year-old Rabiul from Bangladesh .
SOS Méditerranée wrote on Twitter that the `` unnecessary delay of this disembarkation has put lives at risk '' .
More than 110,000 migrants tried to cross the Mediterranean last year .
More than 1,200 died during the attempt , according to the International Organisation for Migration .
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The UN's refugee agency, UNHCR, says that more than 24,000 refugees and migrants arrived in Europe by sea during the first six months of this year, although it is thought that warmer weather during summer could lead to an increase in the number of attempts.


bbc--2020-07-05--Hong Kong security law: Pro-democracy books pulled from libraries

Books by pro-democracy figures have been removed from public libraries in Hong Kong in the wake of a controversial new security law .
The works will be reviewed to see if they violate the new law , the authority which runs the libraries said .
The legislation targets secession , subversion and terrorism with punishments of up to life in prison .
Opponents say it erodes the territory 's freedoms as a semi-autonomous region of China .
Beijing rejects this .
Hong Kong 's sovereignty was handed back to China by Britain in 1997 and certain rights were supposed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under the `` one country , two systems '' agreement .
Since the security law came into effect on Tuesday , several leading pro-democracy activists have stepped down from their roles .
One of them - one-time student leader and local legislator Nathan Law - has fled the territory .
At least nine books have become unavailable or marked as `` under review '' , according to the South China Morning Post newspaper .
They include books authored or co-authored by Joshua Wong , a prominent pro-democracy activist , and pro-democracy politician Tanya @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweeted that the new law `` imposes a mainland-style censorship regime '' on Hong Kong , calling it `` one step away from ... actual book banning '' .
Beijing has dismissed criticism of the law , saying it is necessary to stop the type of mass pro-democracy protests seen in Hong Kong during much of 2019 , which at times exploded into very violent clashes between protesters and police .
• Why people are scared of Hong Kong 's new law It has rejected complaints by the UK and other Western nations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it made to protect Hong Kong 's unique freedoms as interference in its internal affairs .
Hong Kong was promised certain political freedoms for 50 years after the handover .
It was guaranteed rights such as freedom of speech , freedom of assembly and an independent judicial system .
To many Hong Kong residents , the national security law represents a premature end to those freedoms .
Supporters say the law will help to restore order after a year of protest .
But critics say it is being used to criminalise opposition to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from public libraries would have been unimaginable just a week ago .
In today 's Hong Kong , business owners remove messages of support for the protest movement from their premises , fearful that they could be interpreted as attempts at inciting subversion .
So far , 10 people have been arrested for allegedly violating the new law .
But fear and uncertainty are widespread .
Protesters now call for demonstrators to hold up blank placards at marches .
They fear that their words could lead to life imprisonment .
What is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and gives Beijing powers to shape life in Hong Kong that it has never had before .
The law makes inciting hatred of China 's central government and Hong Kong 's regional government offences .
It also allows for closed-door trials , wire-tapping of suspects and the potential for suspects to be tried on the Chinese mainland .
Acts including damaging public transport facilities - which often happened during the 2019 protests - can be considered terrorism .
There are also concerns over online freedom as internet providers might have to hand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • THE TEXT : What it is and why Hong Kong is worried • WHAT COULD HAPPEN : Life sentences for breaking the law and more • RESIDENTS REACT : 'End of one country , two systems '


bbc--2020-07-05--Underwater cave in Mexico reveals ancient Mayan secrets

Cave divers on Mexico 's Yucatan Peninsula have found evidence of a mining operation started 12,000 years ago .
It @ @ @ @ @ mined for red ochre , a pigment associated with ancient paintings .

Cave divers on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula have found evidence of a mining operation started 12,000 years ago.
It is thought the cave was mined for red ochre, a pigment associated with ancient paintings.


bbc--2020-07-05--Drunk people will not keep apart, UK police warn

It is `` crystal clear '' that drunk people are unable to socially distance , the chair of the Police Federation said as pubs reopened on Saturday .
Ministers had urged caution ahead of hospitality venues reopening in England after three months of lockdown .
John Apter dealt with `` naked men , happy drunks , angry drunks , fights and more angry drunks '' on shift in Southampton .
But police thanked the majority of people for acting responsibly as they enjoyed the night out .
• 'It feels good to be free and have fun again' Streets were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with images showing revellers outside pubs into the early hours of Sunday .
The Metropolitan Police said `` a small number '' of premises closed early following advice from officers due to crowding , but the force added that there were `` no significant issues '' in the capital .
Devon and Cornwall Police received more than 1,000 reports , most of which were `` drink-related '' .
In north Nottinghamshire , four people were arrested and several pubs decided to close after alcohol related anti-social behaviour .
While people were out in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emergency services could be as busy as New Year 's Eve appear not to have been realised .
• What are the new rules in pubs ?
But Mr Apter , from the Police Federation , an association for police staff in England and Wales , said : `` What was crystal clear is that drunk people can't/wo n't socially distance .
`` It was a busy night but the shift managed to cope .
I know other areas have had issues with officers being assaulted . ''
Addressing concerns raised by Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people had largely acted responsibly , saying the `` vast majority of people are , I think , doing the right thing '' .
He told Sky News ' Sophy Ridge : `` Overall I 'm pleased with what happened yesterday , it was really good to see people out and about and very largely social distancing . ''
Sir Simon Stevens , NHS England chief executive , told the BBC 's Andrew Marr Show : `` Pleasingly , we did not see last night the kind of scenes that people feared might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but the sensible majority . ''
Rob Moore , paramedic at the West Midlands Ambulance Service , told BBC Breakfast it had been a `` really average '' night shift in his area .
`` We were really prepared for a sudden upsurge in calls related to people being out drinking but it has n't happened thankfully , '' he said .
`` Hopefully it 's a sign people have heeded the advice and had a sensible night . ''
People in England are still urged to stay 2m apart , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guidance means they can get closer if they use `` mitigation '' measures , such as face coverings and not sitting face-to-face .
Boris Johnson and government experts had urged people to stick to the rules to avoid creating a second wave of coronavirus , with chief medical officer for England Chris Whitty saying easing lockdown is not `` risk-free '' .
The latest government figures , released on Sunday , showed a further 22 people had died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus , bringing the death toll to 44,220 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the University of Cambridge , said that the majority of people are `` responsible '' , but urged caution , citing cities such as Leicester and Melbourne , which have imposed localised lockdowns .
• 'We can not in good conscience open the pub' • All you need to know about the new measures '' I would remind people , have a look at what 's going on around the world , '' Dr Smith told BBC Breakfast .
`` We could easily lurch back in the wrong direction if we do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't gone away .
We 've still got a lot of circulation of the virus in the country , it 's just a lot lower than when we started . ''
In Leicester , streets were largely deserted as pubs and other venues remain closed after the city became the first to be subject to a local lockdown on Monday , following a spike in Covid-19 cases .
Restrictions on the hospitality sector remain in place in Scotland and Wales , while pubs have been able to open in Northern Ireland since Friday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rules now ?
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There were further lockdown restrictions relaxed in England on Saturday , including hairdressers and barber shops reopening .
Long queues were seen outside barbers and there were midnight hairdressing appointments as people tamed their locks following months of closures .
Other places now allowed to reopen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worship can open for prayers and services and weddings are allowed to take place People are also allowed to stay the night away from home for the first time since lockdown started , with campsites and holiday accommodation also reopening .
Police in Dorset , Devon and Cornwall reported gridlock on the roads on Saturday - including a high volume of caravan owners heading to the coast .
• 'We are just excited to be back open' Two households can also meet indoors or outside , including for overnight stays - although they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , new quarantine exemptions will allow major sporting events , as well as TV and film productions , to go ahead this summer .
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"We could easily lurch back in the wrong direction if we don't remain vigilant because this thing hasn't gone away. We've still got a lot of circulation of the virus in the country, it's just a lot lower than when we started."


bbc--2020-07-05--Tiger kills Zurich zookeeper in front of visitors and staff

A Siberian tiger has attacked and killed a female zookeeper in Switzerland in front of visitors and zoo employees .
Staff rushed to her aid and eventually managed to draw the tiger out of the cage , but the 55-year-old keeper died at the scene , Zurich zoo said .
Visitors raised the alarm at about 13:20 ( 11:20 GMT ) on Saturday .
An investigation is under way to determine why the zookeeper was in the cage at the same time as the tiger .
Despite an emergency team at the zoo luring the tiger from the enclosure and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resuscitate the wounded keeper failed , the zoo said in a statement .
`` Sadly all help came too late , '' a spokeswoman for Zurich police , Judith Hoedl , said .
The tiger , named Irina , was born at a zoo in Denmark in 2015 and transferred to Zurich last year .
The director of Zurich zoo , Severin Dressen , said the zookeeper had been a member of staff there for some time , the AP news agency reported .
`` Our full sympathy is with the relatives of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Professional counselling has been made available for those who witnessed the attack .
Zurich zoo said it would remain closed on Sunday following the incident .
Animal attacks at zoos and sanctuaries are relatively rare , but this is not the first reported attack at Zurich zoo .
In December 2019 , a crocodile at the zoo bit the hand of a keeper during a routine cleaning operation in the animal 's enclosure .
When the reptile failed to release its grip on the keeper , the decision was made to shoot @ @

In December 2019, a crocodile at the zoo bit the hand of a keeper during a routine cleaning operation in the animal's enclosure. When the reptile failed to release its grip on the keeper, the decision was made to shoot it.


bbc--2020-07-05--Body positivity movement: 'Why is my body not important'?

The body positivity movement has taken over social media and forced the diet industry to reinvent itself .
Its mainstream @ @ @ @ @ diversity in the beauty and fashion industries , but not all feel included .
Enam @ @ @ @ @ Nyome and Vanessa are plus-sized models and active members of the online body positivity community @ @ @ @ @ experienced exclusion and unequal pay .
They feel the movement fails to represent fat , @ @ @

The body positivity movement has taken over social media and forced the diet industry to reinvent itself.
Its mainstream success has lead to more diversity in the beauty and fashion industries, but not all feel included.
Enam, Kayela, Lyza, Nyome and Vanessa are plus-sized models and active members of the online body positivity community, who say they have experienced exclusion and unequal pay.
They feel the movement fails to represent fat, black women.
The BBC's Lorna Acquah reports
Filmed prior to the Coronavirus pandemic


bbc--2020-07-05--Black Lives Matter in rural England

Black Lives Matter in rural England

What does it take to put on a Black Lives Matter protest in rural England ?
Khady Gueye is a @ @ @ @ @ in rural Gloucestershire .
She wanted to organise a Black Lives Matter demonstration with her @ @ @ @ @ , her MP and the town council tried to block it .
They said they @ @ @ @ @ of coronavirus , but after getting threats and abuse about it online Khady suspects racism @ @ @ @ @ reason .
Can she bring the town together and pull off a safe and peaceful @ @ @ @ @ live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here .

What does it take to put on a Black Lives Matter protest in rural England?
Khady Gueye is a 24-year-old black woman who lives in rural Gloucestershire.
She wanted to organise a Black Lives Matter demonstration with her friend, but some residents, her MP and the town council tried to block it.
They said they were worried about the spread of coronavirus, but after getting threats and abuse about it online Khady suspects racism may be part of the reason.
Can she bring the town together and pull off a safe and peaceful protest?
You can watch the full documentary, Black Lives Matter: My Fight to Protest, on iPlayer.
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bbc--2020-07-05--Meet the socially distant robot scientist

A robotic scientist - that could increase the pace of scientific discovery - has been developed by researchers at the @ @ @ @ @ technology is part of what the Royal Society of Chemistry has called a new digital @ @ @ @ @ organisation says that artificial intelligence and robotics will be vital in keeping research and development @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus treatments - moving quickly at a time of social distancing , when fewer human @ @ @ @ @ get back into their labs .

A robotic scientist - that could increase the pace of scientific discovery - has been developed by researchers at the University of Liverpool.
The technology is part of what the Royal Society of Chemistry has called a new digital age for science.
The organisation says that artificial intelligence and robotics will be vital in keeping research and development - including the search for coronavirus treatments - moving quickly at a time of social distancing, when fewer human scientists will be able to get back into their labs.
Video by Rob Wood, Victoria Gill and Rachael Buchanan


bbc--2020-07-05--Coronavirus: Records broken at socially distanced hot dog contest

Coney Island in the US has hosted a special socially-distanced version of an annual hot dog eating contest amid the coronavirus pandemic .
New records were set in both the men 's and women 's categories at the climate-controlled indoor event in Brooklyn , New York City , on Saturday .
Californian Joey `` Jaws '' Chestnut won the men 's division for the 13th time , swallowing 75 hot dogs in 10 minutes .
Miki Sudo , from Connecticut , took the women 's title by downing 48.5 hot dogs .
The contest is usually held outdoors and is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beach .
Speaking ahead of the competition on Saturday , Ms Sudo , 35 , said she was unsure how she would perform in an air-conditioned setting .
`` To be honest I 'm a creature of habit , so having any unknown variables might throw me off , '' she said .
• Fourth of July : An Independence Day unlike any other Mr Chestnut , 36 , said the precautionary measures in place were `` super weird '' , adding : `` One of the best things about this contest is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brings .
There 's been years where I do n't feel my best and the audience pushes me . ''
The Fourth of July competition - Nathan 's Hot Dog Eating Contest - has reportedly taken place every year on the US Independence Day holiday since Polish immigrant Nathan Handwerker opened his stand on Coney Island in 1916 .
While Mr Chestnut has won the men 's category on 13 occasions , there was an upset in 2015 when he came second to competitor Matt Stonie .

Mr Chestnut, 36, said the precautionary measures in place were "super weird", adding: "One of the best things about this contest is the energy and the energy the audience brings. There's been years where I don't feel my best and the audience pushes me."


bbc--2020-07-06--Black Lives Matter: Can viral videos stop police brutality?

George Floyd 's death might not have caused global outrage if it had n't been filmed .
But do viral videos actually reduce police abuse ?
`` They killed this man , bro .
He was crying , telling them ' I ca n't breathe . '
'' For more than five minutes Darnella Frazier rambled on Facebook Live about the killing she had witnessed - repeating over and over again that she had video evidence .
A short time later on that night in late May , Frazier uploaded a video of the death of George Floyd - including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which Derek Chauvin forced his knee onto his neck .
Had it not been for that video and other footage from bystanders , it 's likely that Mr Floyd 's death would never have sparked global outrage .
But does that make viral videos , shot on the phone in your hand , an effective check on police abuse ?
Why was this one different ?
Darnella Frazier 's video was far from the first viral footage to document police brutality .
In 2016 , Philando Castile died after being shot by police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of George Floyd , Mr Castile 's death also happened in Minnesota - in Falcon Heights , just a short drive from Minneapolis .
His girlfriend live-streamed the immediate aftermath on Facebook , including shots of Castile 's lifeless body in the driver 's seat .
The day before , Alton Sterling was killed by two police officers outside a convenience store in Louisiana .
Video evidence filmed on a smartphone was posted online .
In 2014 , footage captured events leading up to the deaths of Eric Garner in New York and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , many cite the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers , captured on videotape in 1991 , as one of the first `` viral '' police abuse videos - long before the social media era .
None of those events , however , sparked quite the same level of global outrage as the footage of George Floyd .
Experts put the impact of Floyd 's death down to the length of the video , combined with the specific nature of its graphic content .
`` While a gunshot is very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very easy for one to look away , '' says Allissa Richardson , author of Bearing Witness While Black : African Americans , Smartphones , and the New Protest # Journalism .
`` This video transfixed people because of the callous nature of the killing coupled with the brazen nature of the police , who knew they were being filmed and still did it anyway , '' she says .
The Black Lives Matter movement started in 2013 , and the deaths of Mr Garner and of Michael Brown in Ferguson , Missouri @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But Ms Richardson says rather than ushering in a brand new form of activism , new technology is simply being deployed for a much older purpose .
She uses the term `` black witnessing '' to explain how African Americans have historically tried to record injustices , dating back to the era of slavery in pre-Civil War America , drawing inspiration from Frederick Douglass , an escaped slave who led America 's abolitionist movement .
In his first autobiography , Douglass documented his experiences as a slave .
`` When black people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they 're not just recording in the wrong place at the right time , '' she says .
`` They 're attempting to connect , historically , dots between atrocities . ''
Others note the defensive nature of the mobile phone .
`` For African Americans , every encounter with a law enforcement officer is potentially a life and death situation , '' says clinical psychologist Monnica Williams .
`` They film these interactions for their own protection . ''
In the wake of George Floyd 's killing , videos have also been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of protests , often in chaotic and confusing situations .
When David Frost pressed record on his phone 's camera during a protest on 31 May , he thought the police had taken another life .
`` I wanted as many people to see it [ as possible ] , '' he says .
`` I was six feet away ... when he got shot . ''
Mr Frost , a white man , started filming after 20-year-old Justin Howell , an African American , was shot in the head with a `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Texas .
In the video , protesters were seen carrying the injured man towards police , in an attempt to get help .
Then police opened fire again .
Mr Howell suffered life-changing injuries as a result , including brain damage and a fractured skull .
Mr Frost 's video was viewed over 10 million times on Twitter , and was widely covered by US media .
`` It was n't until we had gotten almost three million hits that the Austin Police Department even mentioned anything , '' he says .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ police announced they would no longer be using bean bag munition for crowd control .
Justin 's brother , Josh Howell , told BBC Trending : `` The quickness with which the video spread on social media really added to the whole response . ''
Hear more about this story Listen to Trending on the BBC World Service There is no single database counting the number of people killed by police in America each year , but data collected by the independent research group Mapping Police Violence has found that on average nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since 2013 .
While most are white , the dead are disproportionately African American : last year they made up 24 % of the total despite being 13 % of the American population .
Lawyers and activists say they are seeing more video evidence in cases involving police brutality .
There is a `` huge increase , '' in the number of clients who are coming in with filmed evidence , says Tracey Brown , who heads the civil rights and police brutality group at the Cochran Firm in New York City .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , from the first wave of Black Lives Matter protests .
Then , many activists pushed the idea of police body cams and dashcams mounted in police cars .
But studies show they have n't led to a decrease in police shootings or an increase in accountability .
`` In many municipalities the police officers do n't get charged , '' Ms Brown says .
She notes that in many places , it 's impossible to obtain disciplinary records which contain , she says , `` critical information when trying to bring charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things that have changed since George Floyd 's death • The history of police brutality in the US And just because videos exist , it does n't mean lawyers or the public are always able to see them .
`` Police departments do n't release videos until you 're well into a criminal prosecution or a civil lawsuit , '' she says .
In one notable case , dashcam footage showing that Laquan McDonald was walking away from Chicago officers when he got shot was kept under wraps for over a year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in getting it into the public domain .
Officer Jason Van Dyke was eventually convicted of second-degree murder .
Ethan Zuckerman , director of the Center for Civic Media at the MIT Media Lab , says neither police cameras nor bystander footage can really be an effective check on abuse .
`` Our legal system gives so much flexibility to the police to use violence in the course of carrying out their duties , '' he says .
`` Imagery may matter as far as getting people out into the streets , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preventing police from using violence in the first place . ''
Darnella Frazier 's footage of George Floyd 's death was n't the first viral video documenting a police killing - nor was it the last .
While such videos may have limited impact in actually stemming violence , African Americans and others will continue to document abuses for reasons beyond simple prevention .
`` Black people pick up their cell phones to do two things , '' says Alissa Richardson , `` to say to the person who is dying , ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' , and ' I will carry the message forward to your family - because I know that nobody would believe what happened to you here today . '
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Had it not been for that video and other footage from bystanders, it's likely that Mr Floyd's death would never have sparked global outrage. But does that make viral videos, shot on the phone in your hand, an effective check on police abuse?