bbc--2020-08-14--VJ Day: A WW2 hero and a reckoning with Japan's past

The last Japanese soldier to formally surrender after the country 's defeat in World War Two was Hiroo Onoda .
Lieutenant Onoda finally handed over his sword on March 9th 1974 .
He had held out in the Philippine jungle for 29 years .
In interviews and writings after his return to Japan , Lt Onoda said he had been unable to accept that Japan had capitulated .
To many outsiders , Onoda looked like a fanatic .
But in imperial Japan his actions were perfectly logical .
Onoda had sworn never to surrender , to die for the emperor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countrymen , and women , would do the same .
Of course they had n't .
On 15 August 1945 , Japan 's supreme divine being , Emperor Hirohito , did something no emperor had done before : he went on the radio .
Atom bombs had destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki .
On the day the second bomb was dropped , Joseph Stalin declared war on Japan .
Soviet forces were already sweeping across Manchuria .
Within weeks they would be landing on the northern island of Hokkaido .
Hirohito accepted that surrender @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Even so , the emperor 's surrender speech nearly did n't happen .
On the morning of 15 August , a group of young officers led their troops in to the imperial palace grounds .
They were trying to seize the recording of that speech .
They believed the war was far from lost .
Japan 's home islands had yet to be invaded .
Its vast army in China was still largely undefeated .
The officers were little concerned by mass civilian casualties inflicted by the US bombing of Japan 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one thing : the survival of the imperial system .
Japan must not sue for peace until the emperor was secured .
The young officers failed to stop the broadcast .
But they got their wish - after the surrender the US decided Hirohito would not be tried as a war criminal after all .
Instead he would stay on the throne , effectively an American puppet .
It was perhaps a shrewd move by Douglas MacArthur , the US general who ruled over Japan until 1949 .
MacArthur used the emperor to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservative Japan in to a modern democracy with an American-style constitution .
The victorious allies put 28 members of Japan 's wartime leadership on trial .
Seven , including Prime Minister Hideki Tojo , were hanged .
But others were never charged .
Among them Prince Yasuhiko Asaka , the emperor 's uncle , and the man who led Japanese troops in the infamous rape of the Chinese capital , Nanjing .
Sparing them was seen by MacArthur as a necessary evil .
But his decision has allowed , even encouraged , Japan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past .
Another man who escaped trial was Nobusuke Kishi .
Kishi had played a leading role in the occupation of Manchuria and was a close ally of war leader Hideki Tojo .
The Americans decided not to charge him .
Instead in 1948 Kishi was released .
He was banned from politics while the American occupation lasted .
But in 1955 , Kishi engineered the formation of a new political force - the Liberal Democratic Party .
Soon he would be its leader and Japan 's prime minister .
His rehabilitation was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ create has ruled over Japan for most of the proceeding 65 years .
Nobusuke Kishi 's daughter married the son of another powerful political dynasty - a man named Shintaro Abe .
He would go on to become Japan 's foreign minister , and to father a son of his own , named Shinzo .
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is far from unique in his family history .
Japan 's political dynasties have proved remarkably resilient .
Shinzo Abe was reputedly close to his grandfather .
The old man had a profound influence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Like many of his allies on the right , Nobusuke Kishi thought the war-crimes trials he narrowly escaped were victor 's justice .
His life-long goal remained the scrapping of the post war pacifist constitution .
In a 1965 speech , Kishi called for Japan 's rearmament as `` a means of eradicating completely the consequences of Japan 's defeat and the American occupation '' .
When Japan 's critics in China and Korea say the country has never properly apologised for what it did during World War Two , they are wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The problem is the other words and actions taken by Japan 's leading politicians .
They suggest those apologies are not completely sincere .
In 1997 , a new group was established by Japan 's political elite .
It is called Nippon Kaigi .
It is not a secret society , but many Japanese remain unaware of its existence or its goals .
Those goals are to `` rekindle Japanese national pride and identity , based around the Imperial family '' , to scrap the pacifist constitution , to institute respect for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history , and to build up Japan 's military strength .
Prominent among Nippon Kaigi 's 38,000 members are Prime Minister Shinzo Abe , Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso and the governor of Tokyo , Yuriko Koike .
Another member of Nippon Kaigi , until his death , was Hiroo Onoda .
The Japan that Lieutenant Onoda had returned to in the mid-1970s was not to his liking .
He believed the post war generation had gone soft .
For a time , he moved to Brazil and lived on a cattle ranch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opened a school to train young Japanese in the skills that had helped him to survive his three decades in the jungle .
When Hiroo Onoda died in 2014 at the age of 91 , Prime Minister Abe 's spokesman was effusive in his eulogy .
He gave no hint of the futility of his lonely war , or mention of the Philippine villagers he had killed long after Japan 's surrender .
Instead he described Hiroo Onoda as a Japanese hero .

Of course they hadn't. On 15 August 1945, Japan's supreme divine being, Emperor Hirohito, did something no emperor had done before: he went on the radio. Atom bombs had destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On the day the second bomb was dropped, Joseph Stalin declared war on Japan. Soviet forces were already sweeping across Manchuria. Within weeks they would be landing on the northern island of Hokkaido. Hirohito accepted that surrender to the Americans was his best choice.


bbc--2020-08-14--Bayern Munich 8-2 Barcelona: Brilliant Bayern smash Barca to reach Champions League semis

Bayern Munich sent out an emphatic and ominous message to their Champions League rivals with an absolute demolition of fellow European heavyweights Barcelona in a gloriously chaotic and utterly one-sided quarter-final tie in Lisbon .
The high-pressing , energetic and ruthless German champions were on a different level to their Spanish rivals , as they have been for pretty much every opponent they have faced in Europe this season and in every competition since football restarted in June .
They scored four times in the first half , added another quartet in the second , and could easily have netted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side whose defensive errors were too numerous to recount and who now have a new and embarrassing record defeat in European competition to their name .
Bayern were not entirely infallible , though , with Barca 's forward players - inevitably led by Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez - regularly finding space in behind to cause problems and test Manuel Neuer .
In a dizzyingly madcap opening 10 minutes , Thomas Muller fired Bayern ahead following a one-two with Robert Lewandowski and David Alaba wildly sliced a Jordi Alba cross into his own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was denied by Neuer and Messi hit the post with a curling cross through a packed box .
The following 22 minutes took the game away from Barca , with Ivan Perisic smashing in a deflected second for Bayern before Serge Gnabry finished off a delightful ball over the top from Leon Goretzka , and Muller poked in his second at the near post .
A neat turn and finish from Suarez after the break gave the Spanish side hope , but this was snuffed out by arguably the pick of the goals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some stunning skill and speed and excellent delivery from Alphonso Davies .
Robert Lewandowski headed his 14th Champions League goal in just eight games before salt was poured into Barca 's deep wounds as Philippe Coutinho - on loan from the Spanish side - netted a seventh and eighth via close-range finishes after coming off the bench .
Bayern are by far the most decorated side left in the competition , having won the European Cup/Champions League on five occasions , most recently in 2013 and look comfortably the strongest left in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out their semi-final opponent on Saturday , when England 's last remaining challenger Manchester City face French side Lyon .
• 'We have hit rock bottom ' - Pique demands changes at 'humiliated ' Barca • Best action and reaction from Barcelona v Bayern Munich • Barcelona v Bayern Munich - how you rated the players There is always a danger that knock-out games between two of Europe 's most decorated sides become a cagey tactical grapple as opposed to the haymaker-throwing thrill-fest promised by the hype .
Not Barca v Bayern , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delivers , even in an empty , neutral stadium .
Four knock-out ties since 2009 have now yielded 36 goals at an average of five goals per game .
This includes the Arjen Robben and Muller-inspired 7-0 aggregate win for Bayern in the semi-finals in 2013 and a Messi and Neymar masterclass in the last four two years later as Barca floored the Germans .
But this game tops the lot and will last long in the memory as a showcase of two sides now operating in different stratospheres .
Bayern 's brilliance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crippling frailty but still potent attack - it all ensured that a goalscoring chance was never far away and the ball in the net a high possibility from each .
Such has been the quality of these sides in the three previous knock-out ties , the winner of each went on to lift the trophy , and you would not put it past Bayern continuing that trend .
They have ripped through the competition , scoring 39 goals and conceding just eight in the process of winning all 10 of their matches .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most a side has scored in a European Cup tie since Real Madrid beat FC Wacker Innsbruck 9-1 in a last-16 tie in 1990-91 .
This is on top of the nine they won post-lockdown to claim an eighth straight Bundesliga title and the two that gave them the German Cup .
The hiring of Hansi Flick - initially on an interim basis but now permanently - now looks like a masterstroke by the Bayern hierarchy .
In a short space of time he has built a Bayern side that is every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , constructed around a positivity that makes Jerome Boateng and Alaba playmakers from the back , Davies and Kimmich as much wingers as full-backs and Lewandowski , Muller et al a seamless attacking unit unmatched on the continent .
Whichever of Manchester City or Lyon win on Saturday have a monumental task on their hands next Wednesday .
Game over for this Barca side Barcelona 's dismantling on the pitch in Lisbon will surely now proceed major restructuring work off it before next season .
This was not just a defeat , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a six-goal margin since a 6-0 loss to Espanyol in 1951 .
Their first concession of eight in a match since an 8-0 defeat to Sevilla in 1946 .
The average age of their starting XI on Friday was 29 years and 329 days , the oldest they have ever named for a Champions League tie .
Only Messi and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen have regularly performed to the level expected of a Barca player this campaign and question marks now hang over most of their team-mates .
One man whose time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Setien , who has overseen the club relinquishing the La Liga title to fierce rivals Real Madrid and now a European defeat like no other .
His starting XI was conservative , with the attack-minded Antoine Griezmann , Ousmane Dembele ( both nine-figure signings ) and Ivan Rakitic left on the bench , and one that practically screamed its reliance on some magic from Messi or Suarez .
But such a brilliant duo can only bail their boss out so many times .
Before the game , Arturo Vidal , who started in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were facing `` the best team in the world '' .
He is now not just eating those ill-chosen words but choking on them .
Bayern second only to Real Madrid for semi-finals • Bayern Munich have reached their 12th Champions League semi-final - only Real Madrid have done so more often ( 13 ) .
• Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski became the first player to score in eight or more consecutive Champions League matches since Cristiano Ronaldo in April 2018 ( 11 games ) .
• Barcelona have been eliminated in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fourth time in the past five seasons .
• Bayern Munich have won their last 19 matches in all competitions , a record run in German top-flight football in all competitions .
• Bayern manager Hans-Dieter Flick became only the third manager in Champions League history to win his first six matches in charge , after Fabio Capello in 1992-93 and Luis Fernandez in 1994-95 .
• Barcelona have lost six Champions League matches against Bayern Munich - two more than against any other side .
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Bayern are the first side to score five against Barcelona in a European Cup/Champions League game
Bayern Munich sent out an emphatic and ominous message to their Champions League rivals with an absolute demolition of fellow European heavyweights Barcelona in a gloriously chaotic and utterly one-sided quarter-final tie in Lisbon.
The high-pressing, energetic and ruthless German champions were on a different level to their Spanish rivals, as they have been for pretty much every opponent they have faced in Europe this season and in every competition since football restarted in June.
They scored four times in the first half, added another quartet in the second, and could easily have netted more against a shell-shocked and shambolic Barca side whose defensive errors were too numerous to recount and who now have a new and embarrassing record defeat in European competition to their name.
Bayern were not entirely infallible, though, with Barca's forward players - inevitably led by Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez - regularly finding space in behind to cause problems and test Manuel Neuer.
In a dizzyingly madcap opening 10 minutes, Thomas Muller fired Bayern ahead following a one-two with Robert Lewandowski and David Alaba wildly sliced a Jordi Alba cross into his own net to restore parity, before Suarez was denied by Neuer and Messi hit the post with a curling cross through a packed box.
The following 22 minutes took the game away from Barca, with Ivan Perisic smashing in a deflected second for Bayern before Serge Gnabry finished off a delightful ball over the top from Leon Goretzka, and Muller poked in his second at the near post.
A neat turn and finish from Suarez after the break gave the Spanish side hope, but this was snuffed out by arguably the pick of the goals - a Joshua Kimmich side-foot finish following some stunning skill and speed and excellent delivery from Alphonso Davies.
Robert Lewandowski headed his 14th Champions League goal in just eight games before salt was poured into Barca's deep wounds as Philippe Coutinho - on loan from the Spanish side - netted a seventh and eighth via close-range finishes after coming off the bench.
Bayern are by far the most decorated side left in the competition, having won the European Cup/Champions League on five occasions, most recently in 2013 and look comfortably the strongest left in this season's tournament.
They will now face French side Lyon, who defeated Manchester City 3-1.
Bayern hit new heights in stellar season
There is always a danger that knock-out games between two of Europe's most decorated sides become a cagey tactical grapple as opposed to the haymaker-throwing thrill-fest promised by the hype.
Not Barca v Bayern, though. This is a match-up that delivers, even in an empty, neutral stadium.
Four knock-out ties since 2009 have now yielded 36 goals at an average of five goals per game.
This includes the Arjen Robben and Muller-inspired 7-0 aggregate win for Bayern in the semi-finals in 2013 and a Messi and Neymar masterclass in the last four two years later as Barca floored the Germans.
But this game tops the lot and will last long in the memory as a showcase of two sides now operating in different stratospheres.
Bayern's brilliance and risky high line, Barcelona's crippling frailty but still potent attack - it all ensured that a goalscoring chance was never far away and the ball in the net a high possibility from each.
Such has been the quality of these sides in the three previous knock-out ties, the winner of each went on to lift the trophy, and you would not put it past Bayern continuing that trend.
They have ripped through the competition, scoring 39 goals and conceding just eight in the process of winning all 10 of their matches. The eight they scored on Friday is the most a side has scored in a European Cup tie since Real Madrid beat FC Wacker Innsbruck 9-1 in a last-16 tie in 1990-91.
This is on top of the nine they won post-lockdown to claim an eighth straight Bundesliga title and the two that gave them the German Cup.
The hiring of Hansi Flick - initially on an interim basis but now permanently - now looks like a masterstroke by the Bayern hierarchy.
In a short space of time he has built a Bayern side that is every bit the match of their impressive predecessors, constructed around a positivity that makes Jerome Boateng and Alaba playmakers from the back, Davies and Kimmich as much wingers as full-backs and Lewandowski, Muller et al a seamless attacking unit unmatched on the continent.
Lyon will have a monumental task on their hands next Wednesday.
Game over for this Barca side
Barcelona's dismantling on the pitch in Lisbon will surely now proceed major restructuring work off it before next season.
This was not just a defeat, it was a humiliation. A first defeat by a six-goal margin since a 6-0 loss to Espanyol in 1951. Their first concession of eight in a match since an 8-0 defeat to Sevilla in 1946.
The average age of their starting XI on Friday was 29 years and 329 days, the oldest they have ever named for a Champions League tie.
Only Messi and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen have regularly performed to the level expected of a Barca player this campaign and question marks now hang over most of their team-mates.
One man whose time is now surely up is manager Quique Setien, who has overseen the club relinquishing the La Liga title to fierce rivals Real Madrid and now a European defeat like no other.
His starting XI was conservative, with the attack-minded Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele (both nine-figure signings) and Ivan Rakitic left on the bench, and one that practically screamed its reliance on some magic from Messi or Suarez.
But such a brilliant duo can only bail their boss out so many times.
Before the game, Arturo Vidal, who started in midfield, proclaimed his former side Bayern were facing "the best team in the world".
He is now not just eating those ill-chosen words but choking on them.
Man of the match - Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
It could have been any member of Bayern's side but Muller takes it. He has now scored six goals against Barcelona in the Champions League, the most by any player against the Spaniards in the competition's history.
Bayern second only to Real Madrid for semi-finals
Bayern Munich have reached their 12th Champions League semi-final - only Real Madrid have done so more often (13).
Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski became the first player to score in eight or more consecutive Champions League matches since Cristiano Ronaldo in April 2018 (11 games).
Barcelona have been eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League for a fourth time in the past five seasons.
Bayern Munich have won their last 19 matches in all competitions, a record run in German top-flight football in all competitions.
Bayern manager Hans-Dieter Flick became only the third manager in Champions League history to win his first six matches in charge, after Fabio Capello in 1992-93 and Luis Fernandez in 1994-95.
Barcelona have lost six Champions League matches against Bayern Munich - two more than against any other side.


bbc--2020-08-14--'We have hit rock bottom' - Pique demands changes at 'humiliated' Barca

Gerard Pique says big changes are needed at Barcelona following their `` humiliating '' 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals .
The 33-year-old defender , who has won 20 major titles over 12 years with the club , added that he would be `` the first to leave '' if the club wished it .
Friday 's loss was the heaviest Barca have suffered in Europe and ends a season that has also seen them lose the La Liga title to Real Madrid .
`` We have hit rock bottom , '' said Pique .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the second , nor the third time .
We are not on the right path . ''
• Action and reaction from Bayern 's 8-2 win over Barcelona He continued : `` Coaches and players follow one another , but it has been several years since we have been able to be competitive on a European level .
`` We all have to think internally and decide what is best for the club , for Barca .
Tonight was unacceptable for Barcelona .
`` It 's very hard to take but I hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for us to all think about it .
`` The club needs changes .
And I 'm not talking at the level of the coach or the players , but structurally the club needs changes of all kinds .
`` We must bring in new blood to change this dynamic , and if necessary , I would be the first to leave . ''
Barca have a presidential election in the summer of 2021 , to seek a successor to incumbent Josep Maria Bartomeu .
Barcelona head coach Quique Setien was already under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a disappointing seven months in charge after succeeding Ernesto Valverde in January .
When asked about the future of the club and Pique 's comments , he responded : `` I 'm not going to talk about what is needed at the club .
I 've been here for just a few months .
`` If Gerard says that it 's time for big changes there 's going to be importance to his words .
It 's time for us to review and take the decisions which are needed for the future .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ future at the Nou Camp , he said : `` I think that right now it 's too soon to be talking about whether I stay at the club or not .
The reality is that it does n't depend on me .
`` It 's worth all of us working out what 's important and considering a wide range of things which correspond to a defeat of this importance and which is so painful . ''

Pique (second from left) has won the Champions League three times with Barcelona
Gerard Pique says big changes are needed at Barcelona following their "humiliating" 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.
The 33-year-old defender, who has won 20 major titles over 12 years with the club, added that he would be "the first to leave" if the club wished it.
Friday's loss was the heaviest Barca have suffered in Europe and ends a season that has also seen them lose the Spanish league title to Real Madrid.
"We have hit rock bottom," said Pique.
"This is not the first, nor the second, nor the third time. We are not on the right path."
He continued: "Coaches and players follow one another, but it has been several years since we have been able to be competitive on a European level.
"We all have to think internally and decide what is best for the club, for Barca. Tonight was unacceptable for Barcelona.
"It's very hard to take but I hope it will be useful for something, for us to all think about it.
"The club needs changes. And I'm not talking at the level of the coach or the players, but structurally the club needs changes of all kinds.
"We must bring in new blood to change this dynamic, and if necessary, I would be the first to leave."
Barca have a presidential election in the summer of 2021, to seek a successor to incumbent Josep Maria Bartomeu.
Barcelona head coach Quique Setien was already under pressure heading into the quarter-final tie following a disappointing seven months in charge after succeeding Ernesto Valverde in January.
When asked about the future of the club and Pique's comments, he responded: "I'm not going to talk about what is needed at the club. I've been here for just a few months.
"If Gerard says that it's time for big changes there's going to be importance to his words. It's time for us to review and take the decisions which are needed for the future."
When asked to address his own future at the Nou Camp, he said: "I think that right now it's too soon to be talking about whether I stay at the club or not. The reality is that it doesn't depend on me.
"It's worth all of us working out what's important and considering a wide range of things which correspond to a defeat of this importance and which is so painful."


bbc--2020-08-14--Rizwan and weather frustrate England in second Test

Last updated on .From the section Cricket England were frustrated by gritty Pakistan batting and more bad weather on day two of the second Test at the Ageas Bowl .
Babar Azam blunted England in seamer-friendly conditions before falling for 47 to Stuart Broad .
Pakistan were 158-6 but Mohammad Rizwan capitalised on strange England tactics with an unbeaten 60 after being dropped on 14 .
He dominated a ninth-wicket stand of 39 with Mohammad Abbas which could prove crucial .
Pakistan are edging towards a good score in conditions that may suit their seam attack .
There have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days - on day two , rain delayed the start by 90 minutes and bad light took the players off at 16:45 BST - but there is still time for a positive result in a low-scoring game .
When England , who lead 1-0 in the three-Test series , bat they will likely face a stiff examination with more gloomy , humid weather forecast for much of the match .
• None 'The pink ball could be the solution ' - Vaughan on bad light • None TMS podcast : Did England get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back in again England began the day on top with Pakistan 126-5 .
They ended it having allowed Pakistan to battle back .
Babar and Rizwan were patient in the delayed morning session .
They scored only 29 runs in an hour-long session .
When Babar edged a fine delivery from Stuart Broad - one that pitched on a good length and moved away - to wicketkeeper Jos Buttler , England had an opening at Pakistan 's long tail .
Rizwan had been troubled by deliveries similar to the Babar dismissal early on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , England changed their approach and offered Rizwan easy singles in an attempt to bowl at the tailenders .
Rizwan - dropped on 14 by wicketkeeper Buttler diving high to his left off a top-edged pull - punished England with the bowling now scattergun , his five fours coming after he had faced 70 balls .
At the other end , Yasir Shah came out with attacking intent but edged a drive to Buttler off James Anderson , and Shaheen Afridi was run out by a Dom Sibley direct hit for a 19-ball @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lasted 10.2 overs and was a passage of play similar to two seen in the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford , when England also faltered tactically .
After bad light brought an early tea , England came out and reverted to their original plan .
Broad immediately dismissed Abbas lbw with a full , straight ball .
Babar 's innings shows the difficulties to come At the start of the day , most would have expected Babar to be the batsman to cause England problems rather than Rizwan .
Babar is sixth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and had scored five hundreds and six fifties in his previous 12 Tests .
The way a batsman of his class was becalmed showed the difficulties others will face .
The right-hander left 30 % of balls in his innings , the most in any of his innings that lasted 35 balls or more .
The ball swung and seamed all day and there was notable bounce too .
The wily Abbas will expect to capitalise on the movement when he comes to bowl , while Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah , both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than England 's bowlers , will also pose a threat .
If the weather holds over the final three days we could be faced with a fascinating Test .
'It will be a sleepless night for the England openers ' - what they said Stuart Broad , speaking to Sky Sports , on England 's tactics to Rizwan : `` If you bring all the field up with a batsman in on 60 you can leak 30-40 runs really quickly .
`` But you lose intensity when everyone is on the boundary - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If someone gets in and starts playing awkwardly it can be tricky . ''
Former England captain Michael Vaughan on BBC Test Match Special : `` Pakistan are back in the game and England are going to have to fight hard with the bat tomorrow - 223 does n't sound a massive amount but a 140 all out is possible on this pitch .
`` It will be a sleepless night for the England openers .
I would n't be able to sleep tonight knowing that I had to face Mohammad Abbas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pakistan the Test . ''
Former England spinner Phil Tufnell : `` England could easily be 50-4 on this pitch . ''
Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood : `` If Pakistan can get another 15-20 runs they will be crucial . ''

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Second Test, Ageas Bowl, Southampton (day two of five) Pakistan 223-9: Abid 60, Rizwan 60*, Anderson 3-48, Broad 3-56 England: Yet to bat Scorecard
England were frustrated by gritty Pakistan batting and more bad weather on day two of the second Test at the Ageas Bowl.
Rain and bad light meant only 40.2 overs were possible as the tourists reached 223-9.
Babar Azam blunted England in seamer-friendly conditions before falling for 47 to Stuart Broad.
Pakistan were 158-6 but Mohammad Rizwan capitalised on strange England tactics with an unbeaten 60 after being dropped on 14.
He dominated a ninth-wicket stand of 39 with Mohammad Abbas which could prove crucial.
Pakistan are edging towards a good score in conditions that may suit their seam attack.
There have been only 86 overs across the first two days - on day two, rain delayed the start by 90 minutes and bad light took the players off at 16:45 BST - but there is still time for a positive result in a low-scoring game.
When England, who lead 1-0 in the three-Test series, bat they will likely face a stiff examination with more gloomy, humid weather forecast for much of the match.
England let Pakistan back in again
England began the day on top with Pakistan 126-5. They ended it having allowed Pakistan to battle back.
Babar and Rizwan were patient in the delayed morning session. They scored only 29 runs in an hour-long session.
When Babar edged a fine delivery from Stuart Broad - one that pitched on a good length and moved away - to wicketkeeper Jos Buttler, England had an opening at Pakistan's long tail.
Rizwan had been troubled by deliveries similar to the Babar dismissal early on. Instead of continuing with that tactic, England changed their approach and offered Rizwan easy singles in an attempt to bowl at the tailenders.
Rizwan - dropped on 14 by wicketkeeper Buttler diving high to his left off a top-edged pull - punished England with the bowling now scattergun, his five fours coming after he had faced 70 balls.
At the other end, Yasir Shah came out with attacking intent but edged a drive to Buttler off James Anderson, and Shaheen Afridi was run out by a Dom Sibley direct hit for a 19-ball duck.
Rizwan's stand with Abbas lasted 10.2 overs and was a passage of play similar to two seen in the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford, when England also faltered tactically.
After bad light brought an early tea, England came out and reverted to their original plan. Broad immediately dismissed Abbas lbw with a full, straight ball.
Babar's innings shows the difficulties to come
At the start of the day, most would have expected Babar to be the batsman to cause England problems rather than Rizwan.
Babar is sixth in the International Cricket Council Test rankings and had scored five hundreds and six fifties in his previous 12 Tests. The way a batsman of his class was becalmed showed the difficulties others will face.
The right-hander left 30% of balls in his innings, the most in any of his innings that lasted 35 balls or more.
The ball swung and seamed all day and there was notable bounce too.
The wily Abbas will expect to capitalise on the movement when he comes to bowl, while Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah, both of whom are capable of higher speeds than England's bowlers, will also pose a threat.
If the weather holds over the final three days we could be faced with a fascinating Test.
'It will be a sleepless night for the England openers' - what they said
Stuart Broad, speaking to Sky Sports, on England's tactics to Rizwan: "If you bring all the field up with a batsman in on 60 you can leak 30-40 runs really quickly.
"But you lose intensity when everyone is on the boundary - you're just hoping for a mistake. If someone gets in and starts playing awkwardly it can be tricky."
Former England captain Michael Vaughan on BBC Test Match Special: "Pakistan are back in the game and England are going to have to fight hard with the bat tomorrow - 223 doesn't sound a massive amount but a 140 all out is possible on this pitch.
"It will be a sleepless night for the England openers. I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight knowing that I had to face Mohammad Abbas on this wicket. He could win Pakistan the Test."
Former England spinner Phil Tufnell: "England could easily be 50-4 on this pitch."
Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood: "If Pakistan can get another 15-20 runs they will be crucial."


bbc--2020-08-14--Diamond League Monaco: Joshua Cheptegei breaks 5,000m world record

Last updated on .From the section Athletics Uganda 's Joshua Cheptegei produced an astonishing run in Monaco to break the 16-year-old 5,000m world record by almost two seconds .
However , guided by trackside lights illustrating world record pace , he came home in 12 minutes 35.36 seconds .
The previous mark , set by Ethiopian great Kenenisa Bekele , was 12:37.35 .
Remarkably it is Cheptegei 's second world record in Monaco this year , despite the season being badly disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic .
He broke the 5km road world record in the principality in February.. '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's one of these places where I could break the world record , '' he said .
`` It took a lot to keep being motivated this year because so many people are staying at home but you have to stay motivated . ''
Elsewhere , world champion Noah Lyles showed his quality in the 200m with a commanding victory in 19.72 seconds .
His younger brother Josephus was second on his Diamond League debut ahead of fourth-placed Adam Gemili of Britain in 20.68 seconds .
Katarina Johnson-Thompson , who won heptathlon world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` not in the best shape '' after finishing sixth in the high jump with 1.84m , 14cm short of her personal best .
Cheptegei was not the only athlete to make light of the lack of competitive action in 2020 to post impressive times .
Britain 's Laura Muir broke Dame Kelly Holmes ' 21-year-old British 1,000m record with a time of 2:30.82 , in a race won by Kenya 's Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon in the second fastest time in history .
`` Racing a time like today gives me a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , '' said Muir .
`` To do that in my second run , to run a British record I 'm really , really pleased with it . ''
Norwegian world champion Karsten Warholm turned the 400m hurdles into a solo time trial , breaking Kevin Young 's 1992 meeting record in 47.10 and serving notice of his intention to do the same to the American 's long-standing world mark .
Scotland 's Jake Wightman took more than two seconds off his 1500m personal best , coming home in 3:29.47 .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cheruiyot and Jakob Ingebrigtsen , world and European champion respectively , and moved him up to second in the British all-time standings .
Kenyan world champion Hellen Obiri took a comfortable win in the 5,000m , with rival Sifan Hassan stepping out of the race with a couple of laps to go and Britain 's Laura Weightman claiming a personal best in third .
Great Britain 's Andrew Pozzi has re-started the year in electric form .
The 28-year-old , who came within three hundredths of his personal best in Finland on Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 13.14 seconds to claim a narrow second place behind Spain 's Rio 2016 silver medallist Orlando Ortega in the 110m hurdles .
Compatriot Kyle Langford earned a 800m personal best of 1:44.83 in fifth behind world champion Donavan Brazier of the United States .
Previous attempts to stage international athletics this season , notably in Oslo and Zurich , have featured athletes competing remotely via video link , rarely-run distances and small fields .
With a limit of 5,000 socially-distanced spectators and star-studded start lists competing in the same stadium , Monaco @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return to normality .
But the effects of the pandemic were still visible .
Athletes prepared for races on the infield to give them more space than Stade Louis II 's regular call-room affords , crowd noise was pumped into the venue and American pole vault world champion Sam Kendricks was unable to compete after his pole failed to make it to the stadium on time .

Last updated on .From the section Athletics
Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei produced an astonishing run in Monaco to break the 16-year-old 5,000m world record by almost two seconds.
The 23-year-old, who won the 10,000m world title in Doha last year, had promised he would take a shot at the time but success seemed unlikely.
However, guided by trackside lights illustrating world record pace, he came home in 12 minutes 35.36 seconds.
The previous mark, set by Ethiopian great Kenenisa Bekele, was 12:37.35.
Remarkably it is Cheptegei's second world record in Monaco this year, despite the season being badly disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
He broke the 5km road world record in the principality in February..
"Monaco is a special place and it's one of these places where I could break the world record," he said.
"It took a lot to keep being motivated this year because so many people are staying at home but you have to stay motivated."
Elsewhere, world champion Noah Lyles showed his quality in the 200m with a commanding victory in 19.72 seconds. His younger brother Josephus was second on his Diamond League debut ahead of fourth-placed Adam Gemili of Britain in 20.68 seconds.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who won heptathlon world gold last year, admitted she was "not in the best shape" after finishing sixth in the high jump with 1.84m, 14cm short of her personal best.
Cheptegei was not the only athlete to make light of the lack of competitive action in 2020 to post impressive times.
Britain's Laura Muir broke Dame Kelly Holmes' 21-year-old British 1,000m record with a time of 2:30.82, in a race won by Kenya's Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon in the second fastest time in history.
"Racing a time like today gives me a lot of confidence going into an Olympic year," said Muir. "To do that in my second run, to run a British record I'm really, really pleased with it."
Norwegian world champion Karsten Warholm turned the 400m hurdles into a solo time trial, breaking Kevin Young's 1992 meeting record in 47.10 and serving notice of his intention to do the same to the American's long-standing world mark.
The Lyles brothers pose after a 200m 1-2.
Scotland's Jake Wightman took more than two seconds off his 1500m personal best, coming home in 3:29.47. It earned him a creditable third behind Timothy Cheruiyot and Jakob Ingebrigtsen, world and European champion respectively, and moved him up to second in the British all-time standings.
Kenyan world champion Hellen Obiri took a comfortable win in the 5,000m, with rival Sifan Hassan stepping out of the race with a couple of laps to go and Britain's Laura Weightman claiming a personal best in third.
Great Britain's Andrew Pozzi has re-started the year in electric form. The 28-year-old, who came within three hundredths of his personal best in Finland on Tuesday, duly matched it with a time of 13.14 seconds to claim a narrow second place behind Spain's Rio 2016 silver medallist Orlando Ortega in the 110m hurdles.
Compatriot Kyle Langford earned a 800m personal best of 1:44.83 in fifth behind world champion Donavan Brazier of the United States.
Lost poles, added volume
Spectators were required to wear masks and maintain a social distance
Previous attempts to stage international athletics this season, notably in Oslo and Zurich, have featured athletes competing remotely via video link, rarely-run distances and small fields.
With a limit of 5,000 socially-distanced spectators and star-studded start lists competing in the same stadium, Monaco's Diamond League opener was a partial return to normality.
But the effects of the pandemic were still visible.
Athletes prepared for races on the infield to give them more space than Stade Louis II's regular call-room affords, crowd noise was pumped into the venue and American pole vault world champion Sam Kendricks was unable to compete after his pole failed to make it to the stadium on time.


bbc--2020-08-14--Barcelona: What next after their humiliating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich?

It was a night of utter humiliation for Barcelona as they went out of the Champions League after a crushing defeat to Bayern Munich .
Pundits labelled their 8-2 quarter-final loss `` pathetic and embarrassing '' , while Spanish football writer Guillem Balague said Barca 's proud heritage had been `` thrown in the bin '' .
Long-serving defender Gerard Pique did not hold back after the match , saying changes were needed - amid widespread reports boss Quique Setien , who has only been in the job since January , would be sacked .
What next for the five-time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feared club side in the world ?
• 'We have hit rock bottom ' - Pique demands changes Having finished runners-up to bitter rivals Real Madrid in La Liga , the pressure was already mounting on Setien , who is seven months into a two-and-a-half-year contract .
His chances of remaining in charge after his side 's capitulation in Lisbon are slim , with some reports circulating that Barca have already decided to sack him .
`` He 'll be out , he wo n't last , '' said Chris Sutton , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on BBC Radio 5 Live .
`` You can not be humiliated like this as Barcelona manager .
And this is what it is - an absolute humiliation . ''
Balague said it was unfair to lay all the blame with Setien , and said Friday 's surrender was the consequence of `` many years of decline '' at Barca .
`` He was fourth choice when he was appointed , '' Balague told BBC Radio 5 Live .
`` This was his third game in the Champions League ever .
But it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it is not fully his fault what is happening [ at the club ] .
`` Nobody has been intelligent enough to identify what is happening .
Barcelona is so political and the players run the show . ''
Spanish football writer Andy West said Setien is `` certain to be fired '' .
`` Setien has not made many friends in the dressing room since his appointment in January , with key members of the squad - including Lionel Messi - reluctant to follow the significant tactical changes he was hoping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Who is in the frame to replace Setien ?
Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino and ex-Everton manager Ronald Koeman have been linked with Barcelona .
Koeman , manager of the Netherlands since 2018 , spent six years as a player at Barca between 1989-1995 , while Pochettino has not had a job since being sacked by Spurs in November 2019 .
`` Pochettino is available and he is somebody who understands the side , '' said Balague .
Sutton , who watched Barca 's humiliation as a summariser for 5 Live , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ players .
He said eight-time La Liga winner Sergio Busquets , 32 , did not `` have the legs anymore '' to be a commanding figure in midfield , while former Liverpool forward Luis Suarez is `` not the player he once was '' .
`` I ca n't ever remember a Barcelona team being humiliated like this , '' added Sutton .
`` This is embarrassing .
They have got a lot of ageing players .
Barcelona gave up and that 's totally unacceptable .
`` Where is the leadership on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point of view . ''
Barcelona have not won the Champions League since 2014-15 .
West said Bartomeu had to take responsibility for the club 's decline .
`` To make things worse - and again this lies at Bartomeu 's door - the club is beset by severe financial problems which will make the task of strengthening in the transfer window almost impossible , '' he said .
`` In fact , Barça are looking to sell rather than buy and several senior players - including Ivan Rakitic , Arturo Vidal and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coming weeks .
`` The club is rotten to the core , and that starts at the top . ''
Just how bad was it for Barcelona ?
• The loss is their heaviest in European competition , surpassing the 6-2 defeat by fellow Spanish side Valencia in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in September 1962 .
• They have conceded eight goals in a match for the first time since an 8-0 defeat to Sevilla in April 1946 .
• The defeat is the first time they have lost by a six-goal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were beaten 6-0 by Espanyol in a league match .
• This is the fastest a team has ever conceded four goals in a Champions League knockout match since Bayern put four past Porto in 36 minutes in the 2014/15 quarter-final second leg .
• This is their first season without a major trophy since 2013-14 .
Messi threw in the towel - what you said Superjoey : Barcelona for all their dominance in recent Champions League history have had several humiliating losses in the same period and tonight is the pinnacle of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Who 'd have thought we 'd get an aggregate score in a one leg match ?
Pecunia : Six players that won the CL with Barca last time are still here today , mainly because the board keeps giving them enormous contracts and nobody was courageous enough to shake up the team .
Abid : It 's going to take at least 2 seasons for Barcelona to recover from this game & this season .
A team in transition with too many ageing players .
David : Never thought I would say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ronaldo sneaks ahead of Lionel Messi in the GOAT race .
Messi threw in the towel and did n't try at all .
Really disappointing .

Last updated on .From the section European Football
Barcelona have ended 2019-20 without a major trophy
It was a night of utter humiliation for Barcelona as they went out of the Champions League after a crushing defeat by Bayern Munich.
Pundits called their 8-2 quarter-final loss "pathetic and embarrassing", while Spanish football writer Guillem Balague said Barca's proud heritage had been "thrown in the bin".
Long-serving defender Gerard Pique did not hold back after the match, saying changes were needed - amid widespread reports boss Quique Setien, who has only been in the job since January, would be sacked.
What next for the five-time champions of Europe, once the most feared club side in the world?
'Not all Setien's fault'
Having finished runners-up to bitter rivals Real Madrid in La Liga, the pressure was already mounting on Setien, who is seven months into a two-and-a-half-year contract.
His chances of remaining in charge after his side's capitulation in Lisbon are slim, with some reports circulating that Barca have already decided to sack him. external-link
"He'll be out, he won't last," said Chris Sutton, a Premier League winner with Blackburn Rovers, on BBC Radio 5 Live.
"You cannot be humiliated like this as Barcelona manager. And this is what it is - an absolute humiliation."
Quique Setien led Real Betis to their highest finish since 2005 and to the Copa del Rey semis before leaving in the summer of 2019
Balague said it was unfair to lay all the blame with Setien, and argued Friday's surrender was the consequence of "many years of decline" at Barca.
"He was fourth choice when he was appointed," Balague told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"This was his third game in the Champions League ever. But it was not his fault he was chosen and it is not fully his fault what is happening.
"Nobody has been intelligent enough to identify what is happening. Barcelona is so political and the players run the show."
Spanish football writer Andy West said Setien was "certain to be fired".
"Setien has not made many friends in the dressing room since his appointment in January, with key members of the squad - including Lionel Messi - reluctant to follow the significant tactical changes he was hoping to instigate," he said.
Who is in the frame to replace Setien?
Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino and ex-Everton manager Ronald Koeman have been linked with Barcelona.
Koeman, manager of the Netherlands since 2018, spent six years as a player at Barca from 1989-1995, while Pochettino has not had a job since being sacked by Spurs in November 2019.
"Pochettino is available and he is somebody who understands the side," said Balague.
"Club president Josep Maria Bartomeu and Pochettino are friends."
"Historical humiliation," "Shame" and "End of shameful cycle" were some of the headlines on the front of the Spanish sports newspapers on Saturday
'Something stinks at Barca'
Sutton, who watched Barca's humiliation as a summariser for 5 Live, said Barca's team was full of ageing players.
He said eight-time La Liga winner Sergio Busquets, 32, did not "have the legs any more" to be a commanding figure in midfield, while former Liverpool forward Luis Suarez was "not the player he once was".
"I can't ever remember a Barcelona team being humiliated like this," added Sutton.
Luis Suarez joined Barcelona from Liverpool in July 2014
"This is embarrassing. They have got a lot of ageing players. Barcelona gave up and that's totally unacceptable.
"Where is the leadership on the pitch? Something stinks from Barcelona's point of view."
'Rotten to the core'
Barcelona have not won the Champions League since 2014-15.
West said Bartomeu had to take responsibility for the club's decline.
"To make things worse - and again this lies at Bartomeu's door - the club is beset by severe financial problems which will make the task of strengthening in the transfer window almost impossible," he said.
"In fact, Barça are looking to sell rather than buy, and several senior players - including Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal and maybe even Suarez - could leave in the coming weeks.
"The club is rotten to the core, and that starts at the top."
Should Barcelona be planning for life after Messi?
Just how bad was it for Barcelona?
The loss is their heaviest in European competition, surpassing the 6-2 defeat by fellow Spanish side Valencia in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in September 1962.
They have conceded eight goals in a match for the first time since an 8-0 defeat by Sevilla in April 1946.
The defeat is the first time they have lost by a six-goal margin since April 1951, when they were beaten 6-0 by Espanyol in a league match.
This is the fastest a team has ever conceded four goals in a Champions League knockout match since Bayern put four past Porto in 36 minutes in the 2014-15 quarter-final second leg.
This is their first season without a major trophy since 2013-14.
Messi threw in the towel - what you said
Superjoey: Barcelona for all their dominance in recent Champions League history have had several humiliating losses in the same period and tonight is the pinnacle of it all. Disastrous.
James Stevenson: Who'd have thought we'd get an aggregate score in a one-leg match?
Pecunia: Six players that won the Champions League with Barca last time are still here today, mainly because the board keeps giving them enormous contracts and nobody was courageous enough to shake up the team.
Abid: It's going to take at least two seasons for Barcelona to recover from this game & this season. A team in transition with too many ageing players.
David: Never thought I would say it but tonight is the night Cristiano Ronaldo sneaks ahead of Lionel Messi in the GOAT race. Messi threw in the towel and didn't try at all. Really disappointing.


bbc--2020-08-14--Serena Williams: Shelby Rogers shocks former world number one at Top Seed Open

Last updated on .From the section Tennis Serena Williams lost in the Top Seed Open quarter-finals after fellow American Shelby Rogers came back from a set down to win their rain-delayed match 6-1 6-4 7-6 in Lexington .
Rogers , ranked 116 in the world , then edged the tie-break to record a memorable victory .
`` It 's every kid 's dream to be able to do something like that , '' Rogers said .
It was Williams ' first loss since 2012 to a player outside the WTA 's top 100 since Virginie Razzano at 2012 Roland Garros @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came from a set down to beat her sister Venus in the previous round , was playing her first tournament in six months .
Seemingly unaffected by the three-hour rain delay , the 23-time Grand Slam champion looked comfortable in the opening set , showcasing a full variety of shots and big serves , powering the ball from the baseline with some neat footwork .
Williams , 38 , could not find a way past Rogers in the second set , who left it late to break her compatriot and take the game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confident Rogers , 27 , played some classy shots of her own in the third set , including a brilliant lob to take the score to 6-5 , before a Williams hold set up a tense tie-break .
Rogers , who did not face a break point in the second and third sets , came out on top .

Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Rogers is the first player outside the world's top 100 to beat Williams since Virginie Razzano at the 2012 French Open
Serena Williams lost in the Top Seed Open quarter-finals after fellow American Shelby Rogers came back from a set down to win their rain-delayed match 1-6 6-4 7-6 in Lexington.
Former world number one Williams dominated the first set but a resilient Rogers forced a decider.
Rogers, ranked 116 in the world, then edged the tie-break to record a memorable victory.
"It's every kid's dream to be able to do something like that," Rogers said.
"Weird circumstances. Weird situation. But a win is a win."
Meanwhile, 16-year-old American Coco Gauff is through to her second WTA semi-final after she battled to beat Tunisia's number eight seed Ons Jabeur 4-6 6-4 6-1.
Gauff had been two games from defeat in the second set when she won four in a row to level the match and then reeled off five straight games in the decider.
The world number 53 will play fellow American Jennifer Brady in the next round.
'I made it difficult on myself'
It was Williams' first loss since 2012 to a player outside the WTA's top 100 since Virginie Razzano at 2012 Roland Garros.
The tournament top seed, who came from a set down to beat her sister Venus in the previous round, was playing her first tournament in six months.
Seemingly unaffected by the three-hour rain delay, the 23-time Grand Slam champion looked comfortable in the opening set, showcasing a full variety of shots and big serves, powering the ball from the baseline with some neat footwork.
Williams, 38, could not find a way past Rogers in the second set, who left it late to break her compatriot and take the game in to a third set.
A confident Rogers, 27, played some classy shots of her own in the third set, including a brilliant lob to take the score to 6-5, before a Williams hold set up a tense tie-break.
But Rogers, who did not face a break point in the second and third sets, came out on top.
"I could play a lot better, I think that's the main thing I can take from this match," said Williams.
"I made it difficult on myself by making a plethora of unforced errors."


bbc--2020-08-14--Wolff considering future as Mercedes team boss

Toto Wolff says he is considering whether to continue as Mercedes team principal after this season .
He said he was discussing his future with Ola Kallenius , chairman of Mercedes ' parent company Daimler .
`` Many factors make me want to stay but it takes its toll , '' Wolff said .
`` There is no reason not to continue .
We will find out in which role . ''
Wolff is a 30 % shareholder in the Mercedes F1 team as well as its boss , and that of the entire Mercedes motorsport programme .
He said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best for the team and continue to see the team prosper .
I really enjoy the role and my plan is to continue but I never want to be in situation where you are becoming from very good to good . ''
Lewis Hamilton has said he wants clarity on Wolff 's future before he commits to Mercedes beyond this year , but the Austrian said he did not believe his future would make a difference to the British six-time champion 's decision .
`` Lewis staying is the best thing he can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do , '' Wolff said .
`` He has the possibility of achieving great success .
It 's flattering he says it is dependent on what I do but he does n't need me .
`` I have n't taken the decision yet .
These are discussions that are ongoing and positive and I enjoy them .
`` I do n't want to give you the spin I am leaving because that is not the case .
It is just I am in a moment of reflection , where F1 is heading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also personal reasons .
`` [ My wife ] Susie is in a good place running a Formula E team and that means she is away a lot and I have been to something like 120 grands prix in the last eight years and it is something we are thinking about . ''
Wolff added that there had been progress in talks between Mercedes and F1 over the team 's new contract to race in the sport after this year , having indicated a week ago that negotiations were at an impasse .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Chase [ Carey , the F1 chairman and chief executive ] over the last week , '' Wolff said .
`` Most of the clarifications we wanted to achieve have been discussed and I feel we are at a good point where we can sign the Concorde Agreement and move on . ''
The Concorde Agreement is F1 industry jargon for the contracts between teams and the sport , dating back to the original agreement back in 1981 that ended a period of political warfare .

Mercedes have won six consecutive constructors' championships
Toto Wolff says he is considering whether to continue as Mercedes team principal after this season.
Under Wolff, Mercedes have become the most successful F1 team in history but his contract runs out this year.
He said he was discussing his future with Ola Kallenius, chairman of Mercedes' parent company Daimler.
"Many factors make me want to stay but it takes its toll," Wolff said. "There is no reason not to continue. We will find out in which role."
Wolff is a 30% shareholder in the Mercedes F1 team as well as its boss, and that of the entire Mercedes motorsport programme.
He said: "We want to do the best for the team and continue to see the team prosper. I really enjoy the role and my plan is to continue but I never want to be in situation where you are becoming from very good to good."
Lewis Hamilton has said he wants clarity on Wolff's future before he commits to Mercedes beyond this year, but the Austrian said he did not believe his future would make a difference to the British six-time champion's decision.
"Lewis staying is the best thing he can do and it's what he wants to do," Wolff said.
"He has the possibility of achieving great success. It's flattering he says it is dependent on what I do but he doesn't need me.
"I haven't taken the decision yet. These are discussions that are ongoing and positive and I enjoy them.
"I don't want to give you the spin I am leaving because that is not the case. It is just I am in a moment of reflection, where F1 is heading, what is happening around Covid and also personal reasons.
"[My wife] Susie is in a good place running a Formula E team and that means she is away a lot and I have been to something like 120 grands prix in the last eight years and it is something we are thinking about."
Wolff added that there had been progress in talks between Mercedes and F1 over the team's new contract to race in the sport after this year, having indicated a week ago that negotiations were at an impasse.
"I have had very constructive discussions with Chase [Carey, the F1 chairman and chief executive] over the last week," Wolff said.
"Most of the clarifications we wanted to achieve have been discussed and I feel we are at a good point where we can sign the Concorde Agreement and move on."
The Concorde Agreement is F1 industry jargon for the contracts between teams and the sport, dating back to the original agreement back in 1981 that ended a period of political warfare.


bbc--2020-08-15--VJ Day: Japan marks 75 years since end of WWII

Japan 's Emperor Naruhito has expressed `` deep remorse '' over his country 's actions during World War Two , on the 75th anniversary of its surrender .
`` I earnestly hope that the ravages of war will never again be repeated , '' he said at a ceremony on Saturday .
Meanwhile , Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised to `` never repeat the tragedy '' .
The PM marked the occasion by sending an offering to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo , but did not visit in person .
However , four ministers did visit the Yasukuni Shrine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to anger China and South Korea .
• How a Belfast doctor used Irish to keep WW2 secrets It is the first time in four years such senior politicians have attended the shrine , which pays homage to a number of senior figures convicted of war crimes as well as the country 's war dead .
`` I paid respects ... to the souls of those who nobly sacrificed themselves during the war , '' Education Minister Koichi Hagiuda explained to reporters .
Emperor Naruhito delivered a short speech at a memorial service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to the coronavirus pandemic .
About 500 people were in attendance compared to more than 6,000 last year and face masks were compulsory .
`` Looking back on the long period of post-war peace , reflecting on our past and bearing in mind the feelings of deep remorse , I earnestly hope that the ravages of war will never again be repeated , '' he said at the event .
Naruhito , 60 , began his reign in May last year after his father , Emperor Akihito , became the first monarch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 200 years .
South Korea 's President Moon Jae-in did not mention the controversial visits to the Yasukuni Shrine in remarks made on Saturday .
President Moon instead used the occasion - known as Liberation Day in South Korea - to say his government was prepared to sit down for face to face talks over historical disputes at any time .
Seoul and Tokyo are divided over compensation demands for Koreans forced to work under the Japanese occupation , which began in 1910 and ended in 1945 .
Tokyo 's Yasukuni Shrine is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2.5 million war dead .
This morning , despite 36 degree heat and Covid-19 , thousands of ordinary people lined up to pay their respects .
But the Yasukuni Shrine also honours 14 of Japan 's wartime leaders , men who were later convicted as class A war criminals .
Any visit to the shrine by a senior Japanese politician is considered highly offensive in Korea and China .
For that reason , Japan 's emperor never visits the shrine , and today 's official commemorations are being held elsewhere .
But four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's cabinet did go to Yasukuni this morning , and Mr Abe himself sent a ritual offering .
That will reinforce the view in Beijing and Seoul that 75 years after the war ended , Japan 's ruling elite is still less than sincere in its remorse for this country 's wartime aggression .
Japan entered World War Two in September 1940 .
It drew the US into the war at the end of 1941 , after attacking its naval base at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii .
By the end of the war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Commonwealth soldiers , including more than 12,000 prisoners of war , had died in the Pacific .
Millions more died during the Japanese occupation of China and South Korea .
Victory in Europe ( VE ) Day took place on 8 May 1945 following Germany 's surrender , but the war continued in the Asia-Pacific region for months .
• The day Michiko nearly missed her train Following the end of the fighting in Europe , the Allies told Japan to surrender on 26 July 1945 , but the deadline passed without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brought to an end shortly after the US dropped nuclear bombs over the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945 .
On 15 August , Japanese Emperor Hirohito was heard on the radio for the first time and announced an end to the fighting .
The country 's official surrender was signed on 2 September that same year .

"Looking back on the long period of post-war peace, reflecting on our past and bearing in mind the feelings of deep remorse, I earnestly hope that the ravages of war will never again be repeated," he said at the event.


bbc--2020-08-15--Belarus: Baltic states call for new 'transparent' election amid protests

The leaders of Latvia , Lithuania and Estonia have called on Belarus to hold `` free and fair '' elections following its disputed presidential vote .
In a joint statement , the three prime ministers called for a new election to be held with the involvement of international observers .
Mass protests erupted after President Alexander Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory in the 9 August vote .
The result has been condemned with widespread allegations of vote-rigging .
On Friday , European Union foreign ministers agreed to prepare new sanctions on Belarusian officials responsible `` falsification '' .
The US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not free and fair '' .
• 'If you croak we do n't care ' : Brutality in Belarus • Five things you may not know about the country The Central Election Commission says Mr Lukashenko , who has been in power since 1994 , won 80.1 % of the vote and the main opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya 10.12 % .
But Ms Tikhanovskaya insists that where votes were properly counted , she won support ranging from 60 % to 70 % .
Protests against President Lukashenko continued on Saturday , with thousands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What did the Baltic leaders say ?
In a joint statement on Saturday , the prime ministers of the three Baltic republics - Latvia , Lithuania and Estonia - `` expressed deep concern at the violent crackdown ... and the political repression of the opposition by the authorities '' .
The leaders said the presidential election was `` neither free nor fair '' and called for a `` transparent '' vote `` with the participation of international observers '' .
`` The prime ministers urge the Belarusian authorities to refrain from violence against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all political prisoners and those that have been detained , '' the statement added .
Ms Tikhanovskaya fled to Lithuania following the election after she publicly denounced the results .
She said he had sent her children to Lithuania for safety before the vote .
Lithuania and Latvia have also previously said they are prepared to mediate in Belarus , provided the authorities stopped violence against protesters and formed a national council with members of civil society .
They warned that the alternative was sanctions .
What 's the latest with the protests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the funeral of a man who died during last week 's demonstrations in the capital , Minsk .
Thousands of people waved flags , lit candles and laid flowers at the scene near the metro station where Alexander Tarakovsky died .
Others held up pictures of injured protesters , while drivers joined in by honking their horns .
A `` March for Freedom '' is planned in the centre of the city on Sunday , a week after the disputed election .
It follows Ms Tikhanovskaya 's call for further peaceful rallies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Do n't stay on the sidelines , '' she said .
Meanwhile , state media reported that Mr Lukashenko had discussed the situation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday .
Mr Lukashenko had said he needed to speak to Mr Putin as the protests were not `` a threat to just Belarus anymore '' .
Some 6,700 people were arrested in the wake of the election , and many have spoken of torture at the hands of the security services .
More about the protests in Belarus • LETTER FROM MINSK : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fear Prisoners continued to be released from the notorious Okrestina detention centre in Minsk on Friday , revealing their bruised and swollen bodies .
`` They beat people ferociously , with impunity , and they arrest anyone .
We were forced to stand in the yard all night .
We could hear women being beaten .
I do n't understand such cruelty , '' one man said as he showed the BBC his bruising .
Belarus Interior Minister Yuri Karayev said he took responsibility for people being injured and wanted to apologise to @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Earlier in the week, police with batons beat anyone who dared to come out on the street in the evening. But following widespread strike action in some of Belarus' largest factories, people have been emboldened to come out in greater numbers in the daytime.


bbc--2020-08-15--Belarus election: 'He threatened to burn us alive'

Thousands of people have been arrested during anti-government protests in the aftermath of the disputed presidential election in Belarus .
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The BBC spoke to some of the ex-detainees as they @ @ @ @

Thousands of people have been arrested during anti-government protests in the aftermath of the disputed presidential election in Belarus.
Most of them were peaceful protesters and innocent bystanders.
The BBC spoke to some of the ex-detainees as they left detention centres.
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bbc--2020-08-15--Thai king commutes death sentence of UK pair’s killers

Two men given the death penalty for killing two British backpackers in Thailand have had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment .
The bodies of David Miller , 24 , from Jersey , and Hannah Witheridge , 23 , from Norfolk , were found on a beach on the Thai island of Koh Tao in 2014 .
Burmese nationals Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo were convicted in a Thai court and sentenced to death in December 2015 .
Lin and Phyo will serve life sentences instead following a royal decree .
Ms Witheridge , a University of Essex student from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a civil and structural engineering graduate , from Jersey , were bludgeoned to death .
Lin and Phyo ( also known as Win Zaw Htun ) were sentenced to death for the murder of Mr Miller and the murder and rape of Ms Witheridge .
The two men were convicted and sentenced in 2015 and the verdict was upheld by an appeals court in 2017 and the Supreme Court in August 2019 .
The convictions were mired in controversy , with supporters of the two men arguing they had been framed because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A royal decree said the sentences had been reviewed to commemorate King Vajiralongkorn 's birthday on 28 July and to `` illustrate the king 's clemency '' .
It is unclear how many prisoners were eligible for any pardons or reduction of sentences under the different criteria listed in the decree .

Correction: An earlier headline on this story referred to the killers being "pardoned". This was later changed to clarify that their death sentences had been commuted to life imprisonment.


bbc--2020-08-15--Australia surfer saves wife by punching shark

A man leapt from his surfboard on to a shark that was attacking his wife , repeatedly punching the animal until it let go , Australian media report .
Chantelle Doyle , 35 , was surfing off Shelly Beach at Port Macquarie , New South Wales , when the attack took place .
Her husband punched the shark until it released its grip and then helped Ms Doyle to the shore .
She was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries to her right leg .
Experts quoted by the Port Macquarie News believed Ms Doyle had been mauled by a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10ft ) in length .
Surf Life Saving NSW chief executive Steven Pearce praised the husband - named by media as Mark Rapley - for his quick action .
`` This fella paddled over and jumped off his board on to the shark and hit it to get it to release her and then assisted her back into the beach , '' he said , quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald .
`` Pretty full on , really heroic . ''
Inspector Andrew Beverley , of Ambulance NSW , said people on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before medics arrived .
`` The bystanders on scene that rendered assistance should be commended .
They did an amazing job , '' he said .
He added that it was the third serious shark attack on that stretch of coast in recent months .
Ms Doyle was flown to Newcastle Hospital for surgery and was in a stable condition .
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"This fella paddled over and jumped off his board on to the shark and hit it to get it to release her and then assisted her back into the beach," he said, quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald. "Pretty full on, really heroic."


bbc--2020-08-15--Trump visits brother in New York hospital

US President Donald Trump has said his younger brother is having a `` tough time '' as he visited him in a New York City hospital .
Mr Trump wore a face mask as he entered New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Friday afternoon , staying for about 45 minutes .
US media reports say Robert Trump , 72 , is seriously ill , but it is not clear why he was admitted to the facility .
He used to manage the Trump property empire 's real-estate investments .
`` I hope he 's okay , '' the president told reporters en @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a tough time .
He 's having a tough time . ''
After the hospital visit , Mr Trump , 74 , flew to his golf club in nearby Bedminster , New Jersey , for the weekend .
He also told reporters : `` I have a wonderful brother .
We 've had a great relationship for a long time .
`` From day one .
Long time .
And he 's in the hospital right now .
Hopefully , he 'll be all right , but he 's having a hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court in a failed bid to stop publication of his niece Mary Trump 's tell-all book about the president , How My Family Created the World 's Most Dangerous Man .
According to the New York Post , Robert spent more than a week in the intensive-care unit of Manhattan 's Mount Sinai Hospital in June .
`` Yes , he 's been hospitalized , '' White House spokesman Judd Deere said earlier in the day , confirming the hospital visit without specifying Robert 's condition .

US media reports say Robert Trump, 72, is seriously ill, but it is not clear why he was admitted to the facility.


bbc--2020-08-15--'Miel Gibson' honey lands Chilean entrepreneur in hot water

Yohanna Agurto thought she had come up with the perfect marketing for her honey , featuring a pun on the name of one of Hollywood 's biggest stars : Miel ( Spanish for honey ) Gibson .
The product also carried an image of the actor from the film Braveheart .
And it was all going to plan - `` until I received threats from Mel 's lawyers '' , the Chilean vendor revealed on Twitter .
His representatives had issued a cease and desist notice over the unauthorised use of his name and likeness .
The letter threatened legal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ selling the honey after she was left unemployed by the pandemic , failed to withdraw her product immediately , according to news agency Reuters .
`` You need to get permission to use or duplicate a photo still from a film , which is owned by the respective studio that released the film , '' lawyer Leigh Brecheen , whose office issued the notice , told the agency .
`` None of this is meant to prevent anyone from earning an income or creating a business , but there are proper channels to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through to make sure you have the approval for such usage . ''
The company appealed to Gibson on Twitter for permission to use his image , adding : `` Our honey is only for brave hearts . ''
Miel Gibson 's plea was liked and retweeted thousands of times , although the actor himself does not appear to have responded .
But Ms Agurto is not ready to give up , with the company Twitter account thanking people for the support it has gathered .
`` My heart is brave , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are a powerful swarm , '' it said .
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"None of this is meant to prevent anyone from earning an income or creating a business, but there are proper channels to contact and clearances you need to go through to make sure you have the approval for such usage."


bbc--2020-08-14--Robot boat completes three-week Atlantic mission

A UK boat has just provided an impressive demonstration of the future of robotic maritime operations .
The 12m Uncrewed Surface Vessel ( USV ) Maxlimer has completed a 22-day-long mission to map an area of seafloor in the Atlantic .
SEA-KIT International , which developed the craft , `` skippered '' the entire outing via satellite from its base in Tollesbury in eastern England .
The mission was part-funded by the European Space Agency .
Robot boats promise a dramatic change in the way we work at sea .
Already , many of the big survey companies that run @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heavily in the new , remotely operated technologies .
Freight companies are also acknowledging the cost advantages that will come from running robot ships .
But `` over-the-horizon '' control has to show it 's practical and safe if it 's to gain wide acceptance .
Hence , the demonstration from Maxlimer .
• Robots go their own way deep in the ocean • One-fifth of Earth 's ocean floor is now mapped • Ocean survey company goes for robot boats at scale The USV was despatched from Plymouth in late July and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 280 miles ) to the south-west .
With a multi-beam echo-sounder attached to its hull , the boat mapped more than 1,000sq km of continental shelf area , down to about a kilometre in depth .
This was a segment of seafloor that had essentially no modern data registered with the UK Hydrographic Office .
SEA-KIT had wanted to send the USV across the Atlantic to America for the demonstration , but the Covid-19 crisis made this impossible to organise .
`` The project 's overall aim was to demonstrate the capabilities of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surveyed ocean frontiers and despite the planning challenges we faced due to Covid-19 , I feel that we have done that .
We have proven the true over-the-horizon capability of our USV design and the team are exhausted but elated , '' the company 's director of technology , Peter Walker , said .
The USV Maxlimer was originally developed for - and won - the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE .
This was a competition to find the next-generation technologies that could be used to map the global ocean floor .
Four-fifths of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surveyed to an acceptable resolution .
Robotic solutions will be essential if we 're to have any chance of closing the knowledge gap .
Maxlimer makes use of a communications and control system known as Global Situational Awareness via Internet .
This allows an operator to remotely access CCTV footage , thermal imaging and radar through the vessel , as well as listen live to the USV 's surroundings and even communicate with others in the vicinity .
Maxlimer links to three independent satellite systems to stay in contact with the control room @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slowly , at up to 4 knots ( 7km/h ; 5mph ) , but its hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system is highly efficient .
SEA-KIT CEO and designer , Ben Simpson , told BBC News : `` We had a sweepstake on how much fuel would be left in the tank .
We thought there was going to be 300-400 litres .
It turned out there was 1,300 litres . ''
In other words , Maxlimer returned to Plymouth with its fuel tank still around a third full .
As well as the European @ @ @ @ @ @ @ included Global Marine Group , Map the Gaps , Teledyne CARIS , Woods Hole Group and the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 initiative .
Another partner was Fugro , one of the world 's biggest marine geotechnical companies .
The multinational recently announced a contract with SEA-KIT to purchase a fleet of USVs to use in survey work in the oil , gas and offshore wind sectors .
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"The project's overall aim was to demonstrate the capabilities of current technologies to survey unexplored or inadequately surveyed ocean frontiers and despite the planning challenges we faced due to Covid-19, I feel that we have done that. We have proven the true over-the-horizon capability of our USV design and the team are exhausted but elated," the company's director of technology, Peter Walker, said.


bbc--2020-08-15--Coronavirus: 'The care home lockdown sent my senile grandad into spiral of decline'

As I wheeled my grandad Martin up the ramp and into a taxi which would take him away to the care home , I repeated the white lie my family had agreed might make this painful scenario slightly easier .
`` You 're going to see the physio who will look after your leg and then you 'll be able to get better . ''
Thankfully his dementia meant that he could n't fully understand what was happening or where he was going .
In fact , he seemed to quite enjoy the novelty of being outdoors for the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I were raw with emotion .
Grandad , nonplussed as to why I might be crying , instinctively reached out to stroke a part of my cheek not hidden behind my face mask .
Granny blew him a final kiss and the taxi pulled away , leaving me , Granny and my brother-in-law silent in the middle of the street , awash with guilt and relief .
Well into his 80s , my grandad still looked immodestly young and was frequently challenged for his pensioner ID when boarding a bus .
During @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an elderly care home , caring for people who were often much younger than him .
But as his 10th decade arrived , so did dementia and things started to fall apart .
He 'd lose track of his words mid-sentence .
Making a cup of tea became a challenge .
One time the fire brigade descended after he fed a cracker into the toaster .
Family rescue efforts were appreciated by my 92-year-old granny , but in truth they were just stop-gaps - like fixing plasters on a broken leg .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she warned me .
When lockdown began , the situation only worsened .
Grandad had no understanding of the virus and the changes and restrictions it brought .
In late June , my grandparents quietly celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary .
Just three days later , Martin moved into a care home .
The decision was agonising , but by that point , unavoidable .
Our family 's situation is not uncommon : more than 300,000 people with dementia are living in care homes across the UK , according to Alzheimer 's Research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limited visiting , at a distance , are designed to keep this vulnerable community safe .
But the flipside is families being kept apart from their loved ones , unable to do anything to counter their decline .
Julia Hailes , a writer who lives in Dorset , has struggled to remain in meaningful contact with her 90-year-old mother , Minker .
Minker 's worsening dementia meant her move to a care home was , at first , a lifeline for her family .
But the pandemic has changed everything .
`` Before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still knew who I was .
I 'd go and read her poems , we 'd sit and listen to music , '' says Julia .
`` Now everyone 's being kept in their rooms .
It 's vital for people with dementia to have structure in their day , so that isolation is in some ways worse than death . ''
Video calls often do little for those with dementia .
The notion of holding a `` moving picture '' of a loved one , as they talk , sounds promising .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ even disturbing experience .
`` Mum 's care home introduced FaceTime calls , which I did a few times , '' says Julia .
`` But it was horrendous .
What good is that when someone is in such a confused state ?
Part of how I connect with her is holding her hand and giving her a kiss .
Weeks later I was eventually allowed to visit Mum in the garden .
By that point it felt like I 'd lost her - she was n't even able to speak anymore .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ charity Dementia UK , says for people with dementia , technology is no match for human interaction .
`` Physical contact is such an essential tool in looking after someone with dementia .
If someone is agitated , stroking their hands or putting your arm around them can be really helpful .
So , for families , not being able to do that is really damaging . ''
This resonates with my own grandad 's experience .
Video calls left him more confused than when we 'd begun ; he could scarcely focus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where our voices were coming from .
The only thing which seemed to cut through was the repetition of a simple message , `` I love you , Martin '' .
To which he could still reflexively respond , `` I love you too , Bubala . ''
By the time his home was able to permit visitors , his stark decline was clear to my granny .
Sunken-cheeked and unable to speak - he was barely recognisable as the man who had left their home just six weeks before .
The dementia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is so advanced Philippa knew better than to attempt a video call .
Before lockdown her in-person visits to the care home would have a restorative effect on her mother .
`` We would do relaxing things like colouring in or simple jigsaw puzzles , '' she says .
`` I would sit and hold her hand , or brush her hair .
And over two-and-a-half to three days , I would see her coming alive . ''
Government guidelines in England only allow for one person to visit each resident indoors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But with two older sisters , Philippa has recently been unable to see her mother .
`` The carers are amazing , but no matter how good they are , they ca n't offer that same intimacy or affection .
I do feel a huge amount of guilt and frustration .
My mother is 97 years old and it 's not any kind of life that she 's got . ''
Care homes have borne immense pressures over the past few months .
Aware of the burden on both the residents and their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maintain a thread of communication .
Donna Pierpoint , the manager of a nursing home in Sheffield , described her role in restricting family visits as being `` a cross between a prison governor and a headteacher '' .
In the meantime she 's focused the home 's efforts on keeping residents as well looked after as possible .
`` If someone is being isolated in their room then , you 've got to take the stimulation to them , '' says Ms Pierpoint .
`` Our staff will go to their rooms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go through old photographs . ''
She sends out a weekly email to keep relatives in the loop and uses social media .
`` We post pictures on Twitter , Facebook and Instagram .
We celebrated VE-Day on May 8th .
We had a wonderful day and posted pictures so our residents ' families could see we were having a good time . ''
On 1 August my grandad died at his care home .
The majority of his 92 years were happy ones , but his final months were not .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family at our time of need and looked after my grandad wonderfully in gruelling circumstances .
But as relatives , there 's a lingering guilt that we were unable to provide that support ourselves .
We did everything we could to let my grandad know how much he was loved .
But we can not shake the sense that the lack of our loving physical presence may have worsened his decline .
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"Mum's care home introduced FaceTime calls, which I did a few times," says Julia. "But it was horrendous. What good is that when someone is in such a confused state? Part of how I connect with her is holding her hand and giving her a kiss. Weeks later I was eventually allowed to visit Mum in the garden. By that point it felt like I'd lost her - she wasn't even able to speak anymore."


bbc--2020-08-14--Barcelona: What next after their humiliating 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich?

It was a night of utter humiliation for Barcelona as they went out of the Champions League after a crushing defeat by Bayern Munich .
Pundits called their 8-2 quarter-final loss `` pathetic and embarrassing '' , while Spanish football writer Guillem Balague said Barca 's proud heritage had been `` thrown in the bin '' .
Long-serving defender Gerard Pique did not hold back after the match , saying changes were needed - amid widespread reports boss Quique Setien , who has only been in the job since January , would be sacked .
What next for the five-time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feared club side in the world ?
• 'We have hit rock bottom ' - Pique demands changes • It was good against Brazil , but against Barca we were brutal - Muller • Barcelona v Bayern Munich - how you rated the players Having finished runners-up to bitter rivals Real Madrid in La Liga , the pressure was already mounting on Setien , who is seven months into a two-and-a-half-year contract .
His chances of remaining in charge after his side 's capitulation in Lisbon are slim , with some reports circulating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him .
`` He 'll be out , he wo n't last , '' said Chris Sutton , a Premier League winner with Blackburn Rovers , on BBC Radio 5 Live .
`` You can not be humiliated like this as Barcelona manager .
And this is what it is - an absolute humiliation . ''
Balague said it was unfair to lay all the blame with Setien , and argued Friday 's surrender was the consequence of `` many years of decline '' at Barca .
`` He was fourth choice when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BBC Radio 5 Live .
`` This was his third game in the Champions League ever .
But it was not his fault he was chosen and it is not fully his fault what is happening .
`` Nobody has been intelligent enough to identify what is happening .
Barcelona is so political and the players run the show . ''
Spanish football writer Andy West said Setien was `` certain to be fired '' .
`` Setien has not made many friends in the dressing room since his appointment in January , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including Lionel Messi - reluctant to follow the significant tactical changes he was hoping to instigate , '' he said .
Who is in the frame to replace Setien ?
Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino and ex-Everton manager Ronald Koeman have been linked with Barcelona .
Koeman , manager of the Netherlands since 2018 , spent six years as a player at Barca from 1989-1995 , while Pochettino has not had a job since being sacked by Spurs in November 2019 .
`` Pochettino is available and he is somebody who understands the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who watched Barca 's humiliation as a summariser for 5 Live , said Barca 's team was full of ageing players .
He said eight-time La Liga winner Sergio Busquets , 32 , did not `` have the legs any more '' to be a commanding figure in midfield , while former Liverpool forward Luis Suarez was `` not the player he once was '' .
`` I ca n't ever remember a Barcelona team being humiliated like this , '' added Sutton .
`` This is embarrassing .
They have got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gave up and that 's totally unacceptable .
`` Where is the leadership on the pitch ?
Something stinks from Barcelona 's point of view . ''
Barcelona have not won the Champions League since 2014-15 .
West said Bartomeu had to take responsibility for the club 's decline .
`` To make things worse - and again this lies at Bartomeu 's door - the club is beset by severe financial problems which will make the task of strengthening in the transfer window almost impossible , '' he said .
`` In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than buy , and several senior players - including Ivan Rakitic , Arturo Vidal and maybe even Suarez - could leave in the coming weeks .
`` The club is rotten to the core , and that starts at the top . ''
Just how bad was it for Barcelona ?
• The loss is their heaviest in European competition , surpassing the 6-2 defeat by fellow Spanish side Valencia in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in September 1962 .
• They have conceded eight goals in a match for the first time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ April 1946 .
• The defeat is the first time they have lost by a six-goal margin since April 1951 , when they were beaten 6-0 by Espanyol in a league match .
• This is the fastest a team has ever conceded four goals in a Champions League knockout match since Bayern put four past Porto in 36 minutes in the 2014-15 quarter-final second leg .
• This is their first season without a major trophy since 2013-14 .
Messi threw in the towel - what you said Superjoey : Barcelona for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history have had several humiliating losses in the same period and tonight is the pinnacle of it all .
Disastrous .
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Messi threw in the towel and did n't try at all .
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bbc--2020-08-14--It was good against Brazil, but against Barca we were brutal - Bayern and Germany's Muller

We were all warned about this Bayern Munich attack - now we have witnessed it at its most ferocious .
Yes , Barcelona were poor - in fact , they were awful .
But credit to coach Hansi Flick for making them look poor as his Bayern side recorded a humiliating 8-2 Champions League quarter-final victory .
• ' A club rotten to the core ' - what next for Barcelona ?
• Barcelona v Bayern Munich - how you rated the players Midfielder Thomas Muller , who scored twice , said the side had `` made a statement '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : • Bayern became the first team in Champions League history to score eight goals in a knockout match , and the first in the European Cup since Real Madrid in the 1990-91 last 16 against FC Wacker Innsbruck ( 9-1 ) .
• Barcelona had not conceded eight goals since losing 8-0 to Sevilla in the last 16 of the Spanish Cup in 1946 .
• Bayern have won their past 19 matches in all competitions , a record run for a German top-flight team .
Muller , 30 , was also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Brazil at the 2014 World Cup .
He scored the opener in what was one of the most memorable international fixtures of all time .
When asked about the comparison between the success over Barcelona and that feat , the man of the match said : `` In the win in Brazil we did n't have the same amount of control .
Yes , we were good , but tonight the way we dominated the game was brutal . ''
Germany struggled to hit those heights in the final , managing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Argentina .
Muller , perhaps with that in mind , added : `` Today we have to be very happy .
After we wake up and answer the messages on the phone then we have to focus .
`` I know about these tournament situations .
Most of the time after the big wins it 's difficult . ''
Flick was an assistant to head coach Joachim Low in 2014 , and he was also asked to compare the wins .
The 55-year-old , who has been in permanent charge only since December @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I do not look back because only the here and now matters .
`` Yes , we played an outstanding game and we can be happy but we all know we still have hard work to do if we are to stand in the end where we want to stand . ''
They face either Manchester City or Lyon in the semi-final , which will take place next Wednesday .
Have you seen a more incredible game ?
Your responses The match at Estadio La Luz will long live in the memory , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most incredible game you had witnessed .
Here are some of your responses .
Wi Fi Tom : Forest 5-2 Derby , Christmas 2010 .
Ex Rams man Robert Earnshaw bagging a few .
Very happy night !
Ash Williams : The Liverpool comeback was special ( from 3-0 down against Barcelona in the semi-final in 2019 ) because they were written off because of the first leg .
Mike : England 5-1 Germany ( 2001 ) is another one that 's up there for how bad a drubbing it was of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vs Arsenal .
26 May 1989 .
Never to be beaten .
Arsenal won the First Division title with a late Michael Thomas goal .

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Thomas Muller (left) scored twice for Bayern Munich on a memorable night for the German giants
We were all warned about this Bayern Munich attack - now we have witnessed it at its most ferocious.
Yes, Barcelona were poor - in fact, they were awful. But credit to coach Hansi Flick for making them look poor as his Bayern side recorded a humiliating 8-2 Champions League quarter-final victory.
Midfielder Thomas Muller, who scored twice, said the side had "made a statement" in Lisbon. It was some statement:
Bayern became the first team in Champions League history to score eight goals in a knockout match, and the first in the European Cup since Real Madrid in the 1990-91 last 16 against FC Wacker Innsbruck (9-1).
Barcelona had not conceded eight goals since losing 8-0 to Sevilla in the last 16 of the Spanish Cup in 1946.
Bayern have won their past 19 matches in all competitions, a record run for a German top-flight team.
Muller, 30, was also involved for Germany in the 7-1 thrashing of Brazil at the 2014 World Cup. He scored the opener in what was one of the most memorable international fixtures of all time.
When asked about the comparison between the success over Barcelona and that feat, the man of the match said: "In the win in Brazil we didn't have the same amount of control. Yes, we were good, but tonight the way we dominated the game was brutal."
Germany struggled to hit those heights in the final, managing a 1-0 extra-time win over Lionel Messi's Argentina.
Muller, perhaps with that in mind, added: "Today we have to be very happy. After we wake up and answer the messages on the phone then we have to focus.
"I know about these tournament situations. Most of the time after the big wins it's difficult."
Flick was an assistant to head coach Joachim Low in 2014, and he was also asked to compare the wins.
The 55-year-old, who has been in permanent charge only since December, said: "You know that I do not look back because only the here and now matters.
"Yes, we played an outstanding game and we can be happy but we all know we still have hard work to do if we are to stand in the end where we want to stand."
They face either Manchester City or Lyon in the semi-final, which will take place next Wednesday.
Have you seen a more incredible game? Your responses
The match at Estadio La Luz will long live in the memory, but we asked you whether it was the most incredible game you had witnessed. Here are some of your responses.
Wi Fi Tom: Forest 5-2 Derby, Christmas 2010. Ex Rams man Robert Earnshaw bagging a few. Very happy night!
Ash Williams: The Liverpool comeback was special (from 3-0 down against Barcelona in the semi-final in 2019) because they were written off because of the first leg.
Mike: England 5-1 Germany (2001) is another one that's up there for how bad a drubbing it was of a big side.
Matt: Liverpool vs Arsenal. 26 May 1989. Never to be beaten. Arsenal won the First Division title with a late Michael Thomas goal.