bbc--2020-06-24--The Brazilian goalkeeper and a barbaric killing

There was nothing to lose .
Flamengo trailed Rio de Janeiro rivals Fluminense 2-0 in a Brazilian league game played on a warm afternoon , 27 May 2010 .
When a free-kick was given near the opposition box in the 90th minute , Flamengo goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes de Souza fancied his chances .
His right-footed shot curled over the wall and hit the top-right corner of the net .
It was his fourth career goal , but he barely celebrated - and defending champions Flamengo would still suffer defeat .
A month later , it would all be a distant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , accused of ordering the kidnapping and barbaric killing of a woman .
Newsrooms in Brazil were busy on 25 June 2010 .
But it was n't all because of the World Cup group game in which Brazil and Portugal were battling to avoid facing tournament favourites Spain in the knockout stages .
They were dealing with disturbing domestic news : police sources leaked that Flamengo captain Bruno Fernandes de Souza was one of the prime suspects in the disappearance and death of actress and model Eliza Samudio .
Bruno was not with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despite being one of Brazil 's best goalkeepers at that time .
He had not been picked by austere manager Dunga , who was reportedly unimpressed by Bruno 's showboating in a 2009 domestic match .
Still , the goalkeeper was one of the stars of Brazil 's arguably most popular team .
There had even been rumours of a move to AC Milan .
It would n't have been out of place to speculate that Bruno - then aged 25 - would make his international debut in the near future .
Many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's number one shirt at the 2014 World Cup , which Brazil would host .
This would all soon become a footnote in a grizzly tale that was about to unravel .
Bruno and Eliza had a brief relationship .
Testimonies of friends from both sides say they met on 21 May 2009 at a sex party .
In August that year , she told the player she was pregnant .
In court , Bruno would later say he broke things up after Eliza refused to have an abortion .
At the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , whom he would wed in 2016 while in jail , and he was still married to childhood girlfriend Dayana Rodrigues , with whom he had fathered two girls .
His disagreements with Eliza would soon become a legal matter : in that same August she filed a paternity and child support lawsuit against the Flamengo captain .
On 13 October , Eliza reported to Rio police that Bruno and some of his friends - including his inseparable childhood companion Luiz Romao , known as Macarrao ( Spaghetti ) - had kidnapped her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ induce an abortion .
She also accused the men of beating her up and told officers that Bruno pointed a gun to her head .
Bruno openly accused Eliza of lying about the aggression .
`` It 's not the first time she 's lied to get me in trouble , '' he said in a statement .
`` She can not cope with the fact I do not want to be in a relationship with her .
I will not give this lady the 15 minutes of fame she wants so much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rio police who specialised in violence against women recommended issuing Bruno with a restraining order .
A judge ruled it out .
Forensic examination results were inexplicably delayed .
For Bruno , 2009 ended with him lifting the Brazilian Championship trophy after Flamengo mounted a comeback from the lower end of the table to win their first title in 17 years .
Finally , in August 2010 , the results of those forensic exams were released .
They indeed showed `` traces of aggression '' .
But by then , Eliza had already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In February 2010 , Eliza gave birth to a baby boy in Sao Paulo , where she had been living with a friend .
She named him Bruno .
Flamengo 's goalkeeper categorically refused to assume the baby 's paternity and to submit himself to a paternity test .
Without financial help , mother and child relied upon the support of friends .
But then the player 's stance seemed to change .
According to journalist Leslie Leitao , author of Unsavable , a best-selling book on the Samudio case , Eliza @ @ @ @ @ @ @ settle things out .
`` He only asked her to stop talking to the press , '' Leitao wrote .
Bruno even rented a suite at Rio 's exclusive Transamerica hotel for mother and child on 11 May .
In reality , the goalkeeper was just buying time .
`` Bruno played his last match for Flamengo ( a 2-1 defeat by Goias on 5 June 2010 ) , knowing that Eliza had been kidnapped , '' Leitao added .
According to Leitao , Bruno made the decisive move actually just moments before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his friend Spaghetti .
Phone records obtained by investigators back this up .
A family court appearance had been scheduled for 11 June , when both parties were supposed to discuss arrangements for child maintenance payments and the DNA exam .
On 4 June , however , Spaghetti called Eliza 's mobile from outside the hotel .
Spaghetti pretty much acted as Bruno 's personal assistant and had already paid Eliza 's expenses in cash .
He would say in court that the woman was told she would receive a lump sum payment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cash was at Bruno 's ranch hundreds of kilometres away - and that he needed to drive both her and the baby there .
Spaghetti was accompanied by Jorge Sales , a 17-year-old cousin of Bruno who had been under the goalkeeper 's tutelage after getting in trouble with drug dealers in the poor neighbourhood where he lived .
It was Jorge who told the police the gory details of Eliza 's ordeal .
After being beaten up , she was driven to Bruno 's Rio mansion - he was away playing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the following evening .
Bruno would later tell the court that he and Eliza had a conversation and agreed to travel to the ranch .
Eliza was kept there until 10 June .
On that afternoon , she and the baby were taken to a house in another city , Belo Horizonte .
There , she was asphyxiated by Marcos Aparecido , a former policeman hired by Spaghetti to handle the killing .
Her body was then quartered and fed to dogs .
Associates of Bruno , who included his ex-wife Dayana , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the police after searches for Eliza started .
The baby - Bruninho - was located by police officers in a slum in Ribeirao das Neves , on the outskirts of Belo Horizonte .
Eliza 's body has never been found .
Bruno handed himself in to Rio police on 7 July .
By then , investigators had already obtained enough evidence to link him to the heinous crime .
In his trial , he never admitted to having ordered Eliza 's killing and blamed Spaghetti for the ordeal .
He did , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the crime - and consequently lied about it while police looked for the missing woman .
He was sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2013 .
Spaghetti was sentenced to 15 years , and since 2018 has been serving his time in an open prison .
He and Bruno have severed ties .
Aparecido was punished with 36 years in jail , 22 years for Eliza 's killing and 14 years for a previous murder for which he was already being tried .
In July last year , a court in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right to serve the rest of the sentence in a semi-open system , which allows prisoners to sleep at home .
But even before his partial release , rumours and news about a return to football started .
Bruno was born on 23 December 1984 in Ribeirao das Neves , a working-class city in southeast Brazil .
He was only three months old when his parents left him with his paternal grandmother and moved thousands of miles away up north .
Eighteen years would pass before Bruno met one of his parents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he saw football as a way to escape a life of poverty .
He was 12 when he started at the academy at Venda Nova , a Belo Horizonte feeder club .
Due to his height - 6ft 2in - the boy was an easy pick for the goalkeeper 's position .
His professional debut came in 2004 , at regional powerhouse Atletico Mineiro .
There were already signs of a volatile temper .
A year later , Bruno spent a night in jail after getting into an altercation with students and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegedly taunted him .
In early 2006 he was detained again for dangerous driving .
But on the pitch things were going fine and there were talks with Dutch club AZ Alkmaar .
Bruno , however , ended up in 2006 at Corinthians , the Sao Paulo club who six years later would beat Chelsea to win the Fifa World Club Cup .
In that same year , 2006 , he finally saw his mother again , courtesy of a Brazilian TV show that helped reunite them .
Bruno had not served one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the headlines again .
Montes Claros , a minnow club in Minas Gerais , Bruno 's home state , announced in February 2014 that they had signed the player .
That , however , would require a transfer to a local prison , which was denied by a judge .
Three years later , while temporarily released from prison by a Brazilian Supreme Court order , another Minas Gerais club , Boa Esporte , signed Bruno .
It led to nationwide protests and the departure of three team sponsors , but the club @ @ @ @ @ @ @ played five matches before going back to prison , in another Supreme Court decision .
Since his latest partial release , a number of clubs have expressed interest in signing the disgraced goalkeeper , but pressure from supporters and sponsors have barred him from another return .
A famous case came in January 2020 .
Feira de Santana , a club from Brazil 's northeast , backed down after an emotional plea on live TV by presenter Jessica Senra .
`` I believe many people deserve a second chance .
But forgiving someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did and what she did in our lives , '' she said .
`` After such a heinous crime , it is quite questionable to allow this woman killer to be again in a position which will make him an idol . ''
Femicide has become one of the most active topics of human rights discussions in Brazil .
The latest stats show that more than 1,310 women were killed in domestic violence incidents Brazil in 2019 alone .
Legally , nothing prevents Bruno from getting back to football .
`` He is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All he can do is play football , '' says Mariana Miglorini , the player 's lawyer .
This is a line repeated by the player .
In the rare interviews he has given , Bruno , now 35 , has repeatedly implied he is having his shot at resuming life denied .
`` People do not want to give me an opportunity .
They do n't want to let me work , '' he told TV channel Record in January .
`` They talk about me on social networks but who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ? ''
For Sonia Moura , Eliza 's mother , this is a moral situation .
`` He committed a heinous crime and it 's absurd that he can now become an idol for children and teenagers , '' she told Brazilian magazine Epoca in February .
`` Courts allow him all his wishes , while I ca n't even find my daughter 's remains . ''
Sonia is also the legal guardian of Bruno and Eliza 's son .
In one of the few times the child has spoken publicly , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when he hears from his father .
`` My grandson once told me he could never trust his father .
He does n't feel hatred , as he thinks that he can not hate someone he does n't know , '' the grandmother told UOL Esporte .
`` But if it depended on me , Bruno would never get anywhere Bruninho . ''
Bruno still wants to reconnect with his son .
`` I would like to tell him everything that happened and ask for forgiveness , '' he told Record TV .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ or not . ''

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There was nothing to lose.
Flamengo trailed Rio de Janeiro rivals Fluminense 2-0 in a Brazilian league game played on a warm afternoon, 27 May 2010.
When a free-kick was given near the opposition box in the 90th minute, Flamengo goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes de Souza fancied his chances.
His right-footed shot curled over the wall and hit the top-right corner of the net. It was his fourth career goal, but he barely celebrated - and defending champions Flamengo would still suffer defeat.
A month later, it would all be a distant memory.
Bruno would be behind bars, accused of ordering the kidnapping and barbaric killing of a woman.
Newsrooms in Brazil were busy on 25 June 2010.
But it wasn't all because of the World Cup group game in which Brazil and Portugal were battling to avoid facing tournament favourites Spain in the knockout stages.
They were dealing with disturbing domestic news: police sources leaked that Flamengo captain Bruno Fernandes de Souza was one of the prime suspects in the disappearance and death of actress and model Eliza Samudio.
Bruno was not with the national team in South Africa, despite being one of Brazil's best goalkeepers at that time. He had not been picked by austere manager Dunga, who was reportedly unimpressed by Bruno's showboating in a 2009 domestic match.
Still, the goalkeeper was one of the stars of Brazil's arguably most popular team. There had even been rumours of a move to AC Milan. It wouldn't have been out of place to speculate that Bruno - then aged 25 - would make his international debut in the near future. Many thought he could be wearing his country's number one shirt at the 2014 World Cup, which Brazil would host.
This would all soon become a footnote in a grisly tale that was about to unravel.
Samudio, pictured in August 2009, outside a Rio police station
Bruno and Eliza had a brief relationship.
Testimonies of friends from both sides say they met on 21 May 2009 at a sex party. In August that year, she told the player she was pregnant.
In court, Bruno would later say he broke things up after Eliza refused to have an abortion. At the time, he was dating dentist Ingrid Cavalcanti, whom he would wed in 2016 while in jail, and he was still married to childhood girlfriend Dayana Rodrigues, with whom he had fathered two girls.
His disagreements with Eliza would soon become a legal matter: in that same August she filed a paternity and child support lawsuit against the Flamengo captain.
The move soured the relationship.
On 13 October, Eliza reported to Rio police that Bruno and some of his friends - including his inseparable childhood companion Luiz Romao, known as Macarrao (Spaghetti) - had kidnapped her and forced her to take medication to induce an abortion. She also accused the men of beating her up and told officers that Bruno pointed a gun to her head.
Bruno, pictured in July 2010 at Flamengo's training ground in Rio
Bruno openly accused Eliza of lying about the aggression. "It's not the first time she's lied to get me in trouble," he said in a statement.
"She cannot cope with the fact I do not want to be in a relationship with her. I will not give this lady the 15 minutes of fame she wants so much."
There was an investigation. Rio police who specialised in violence against women recommended issuing Bruno with a restraining order. A judge ruled it out. Forensic examination results were inexplicably delayed.
For Bruno, 2009 ended with him lifting the Brazilian Championship trophy after Flamengo mounted a comeback from the lower end of the table to win their first title in 17 years.
Finally, in August 2010, the results of those forensic exams were released. They indeed showed "traces of aggression". But by then, Eliza had already been missing for at least two months.
In February 2010, Eliza gave birth to a baby boy in Sao Paulo, where she had been living with a friend. She named him Bruno.
Flamengo's goalkeeper categorically refused to assume the baby's paternity and to submit himself to a paternity test.
Without financial help, mother and child relied upon the support of friends. But then the player's stance seemed to change.
According to journalist Leslie Leitao, author of Unsavable, a best-selling book on the Samudio case, Eliza was told by Bruno he would finally settle things out.
"He only asked her to stop talking to the press," Leitao wrote.
Bruno even rented a suite at Rio's exclusive Transamerica hotel for mother and child on 11 May. In reality, the goalkeeper was just buying time.
"Bruno played his last match for Flamengo (a 2-1 defeat by Goias on 5 June 2010), knowing that Eliza had been kidnapped," Leitao added.
According to Leitao, Bruno made the decisive move actually just moments before entering the pitch, when he called his friend Spaghetti. Phone records obtained by investigators back this up.
A family court appearance had been scheduled for 11 June, when both parties were supposed to discuss arrangements for child maintenance payments and the DNA exam.
On 4 June, however, Spaghetti called Eliza's mobile from outside the hotel.
Luiz Henrique Ferreira - Spaghetti - pictured in police custody in August 2010
Spaghetti pretty much acted as Bruno's personal assistant and had already paid Eliza's expenses in cash. He would say in court that the woman was told she would receive a lump sum payment from Bruno.
The catch was that the cash was at Bruno's ranch hundreds of kilometres away - and that he needed to drive both her and the baby there.
Spaghetti was accompanied by Jorge Sales, a 17-year-old cousin of Bruno who had been under the goalkeeper's tutelage after getting in trouble with drug dealers in the poor neighbourhood where he lived.
It was Jorge who told the police the gory details of Eliza's ordeal.
After being beaten up, she was driven to Bruno's Rio mansion - he was away playing for Flamengo. But he turned up the following evening.
Bruno would later tell the court that he and Eliza had a conversation and agreed to travel to the ranch. Eliza was kept there until 10 June. On that afternoon, she and the baby were taken to a house in another city, Belo Horizonte.
There, she was asphyxiated by Marcos Aparecido, a former policeman hired by Spaghetti to handle the killing. Her body was then quartered and fed to dogs.
Associates of Bruno, who included his ex-wife Dayana, then tried to hide the baby from the police after searches for Eliza started.
The baby - Bruninho - was located by police officers in a slum in Ribeirao das Neves, on the outskirts of Belo Horizonte.
Eliza's body has never been found.
Bruno, being taken into police custody after turning himself in, in July 2010
Bruno handed himself in to Rio police on 7 July. By then, investigators had already obtained enough evidence to link him to the heinous crime.
In his trial, he never admitted to having ordered Eliza's killing and blamed Spaghetti for the ordeal. He did, however, admit that he had been informed of the crime - and consequently lied about it while police looked for the missing woman.
He was sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2013. Spaghetti was sentenced to 15 years, and since 2018 has been serving his time in an open prison. He and Bruno have severed ties.
Aparecido was punished with 36 years in jail, 22 years for Eliza's killing and 14 years for a previous murder for which he was already being tried.
In July last year, a court in the state of Minas Gerais granted Bruno the right to serve the rest of the sentence in a semi-open system, which allows prisoners to sleep at home.
But even before his partial release, rumours and news about a return to football started.
Bruno was born on 23 December 1984 in Ribeirao das Neves, a working-class city in southeast Brazil.
He was only three months old when his parents left him with his paternal grandmother and moved thousands of miles away up north. Eighteen years would pass before Bruno met one of his parents again.
Like many poor Brazilian kids, he saw football as a way to escape a life of poverty. He was 12 when he started at the academy at Venda Nova, a Belo Horizonte feeder club. Due to his height - 6ft 2in - the boy was an easy pick for the goalkeeper's position.
His professional debut came in 2004, at regional powerhouse Atletico Mineiro.
There were already signs of a volatile temper. A year later, Bruno spent a night in jail after getting into an altercation with students and supporters of city rivals Cruzeiro, who allegedly taunted him. In early 2006 he was detained again for dangerous driving.
But on the pitch things were going fine and there were talks with Dutch club AZ Alkmaar. Bruno, however, ended up in 2006 at Corinthians, the Sao Paulo club who six years later would beat Chelsea to win the Fifa World Club Cup.
In that same year, 2006, he finally saw his mother again, courtesy of a Brazilian TV show that helped reunite them.
Bruno had not served one year of this sentence before he made the headlines again.
Montes Claros, a minnow club in Minas Gerais, Bruno's home state, announced in February 2014 that they had signed the player. That, however, would require a transfer to a local prison, which was denied by a judge.
Three years later, while temporarily released from prison by a Brazilian Supreme Court order, another Minas Gerais club, Boa Esporte, signed Bruno.
Campaigners highlighting Brazil's problem of violence towards women, pictured protesting against Bruno's return to football in 2017
It led to nationwide protests and the departure of three team sponsors, but the club went through with the move and Bruno played five matches before going back to prison, in another Supreme Court decision.
Since his latest partial release, a number of clubs have expressed interest in signing the disgraced goalkeeper, but pressure from supporters and sponsors have barred him from another return.
A famous case came in January 2020. Feira de Santana, a club from Brazil's northeast, backed down after an emotional plea on live TV by presenter Jessica Senra.
"I believe many people deserve a second chance. But forgiving someone does not mean forgetting what a person did and what she did in our lives," she said.
"After such a heinous crime, it is quite questionable to allow this woman killer to be again in a position which will make him an idol."
Bruno, pictured before a match for Pocos de Caldas in October 2019, at a lower regional level of Brazilian football
Femicide has become one of the most active topics of human rights discussions in Brazil. The latest stats show that more than 1,310 women were killed in domestic violence incidents Brazil in 2019 alone.
Legally, nothing prevents Bruno from getting back to football.
"He is looking to be reintegrated to society. All he can do is play football," says Mariana Miglorini, the player's lawyer.
This is a line repeated by the player. In the rare interviews he has given, Bruno, now 35, has repeatedly implied he is having his shot at resuming life denied.
"People do not want to give me an opportunity. They don't want to let me work," he told TV channel Record in January.
"They talk about me on social networks but who is going to put food on my table?"
For Sonia Moura, Eliza's mother, this is a moral situation.
"He committed a heinous crime and it's absurd that he can now become an idol for children and teenagers," she told Brazilian magazine Epoca in February.
"Courts allow him all his wishes, while I can't even find my daughter's remains."
Sonia is also the legal guardian of Bruno and Eliza's son.
In one of the few times the child has spoken publicly, she revealed that the boy has panic attacks when he hears from his father.
"My grandson once told me he could never trust his father. He doesn't feel hatred, as he thinks that he cannot hate someone he doesn't know," the grandmother told UOL Esporte.
"But if it depended on me, Bruno would never get anywhere Bruninho."
Bruno still wants to reconnect with his son.
"I would like to tell him everything that happened and ask for forgiveness," he told Record TV.
"It his decision to accept it or not."


bbc--2020-06-24--Pakistan plane crash was 'human error' - initial report

A plane crash that killed 97 people in Pakistan last month was a result of human error by the pilot and air traffic control , according to an initial report into the disaster .
They failed to follow protocol , aviation minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan said , announcing the findings in parliament .
He also said the pilots were distracted because of the coronavirus pandemic .
The passenger plane came down on houses in Karachi on 22 May .
Mr Khan said there was nothing wrong with the aircraft , an Airbus A320 , run by Pakistan International Airlines ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the instructions of the air traffic controllers [ ATC ] and the ATC , on the other hand , did not inform the pilot about the engine colliding , '' Mr Khan added .
• 'All I could see was fire ' - Pakistan plane survivor The passenger plane was en route from Lahore when it crashed into a residential area in Karachi , after trying to land at the city 's Jinnah International Airport .
Mr Khan said the pilot initially failed to deploy the landing gear correctly , which led to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off again .
Then , as it was about to make a second landing , air traffic controllers failed to inform the pilot that the engines had been left badly damaged , the minister reported .
Purported audio of the conversation between air traffic control and a pilot for the second attempt was published shortly after the crash by Pakistani media outlets , in which the pilot is heard saying the plane has `` lost engines '' .
An air traffic controller asks whether it is going to carry out a `` belly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ replies `` mayday , mayday , mayday '' - the final communication from the plane .
Muhammad Zubair , one of the two surviving passengers , said there were 10-15 minutes between the first attempt at landing and the crash .
`` No-one was aware that the plane was about to crash ; they were flying the plane in a smooth manner , '' he said .
He recalled how he lost consciousness during the sudden descent , then woke up to smoke and screaming .
PIA said the plane had joined the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ airworthiness inspection last November .
The crash came just days after Pakistan began allowing commercial flights to resume after coronavirus restrictions were eased .
What is Pakistan 's safety record like ?
In 2010 , an aircraft operated by private airline Airblue crashed near Islamabad , killing all 152 people on board - the deadliest air disaster in Pakistani history .
In 2012 , a Boeing 737-200 operated by Pakistan 's Bhoja Air crashed in bad weather on its approach to land in Rawalpindi , killing all 121 passengers and six crew .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Airlines plane burst into flames while travelling from northern Pakistan to Islamabad , killing 47 people .

Muhammad Zubair, one of the two surviving passengers, said there were 10-15 minutes between the first attempt at landing and the crash. "No-one was aware that the plane was about to crash; they were flying the plane in a smooth manner," he said.


bbc--2020-06-24--Russia holds World War Two victory parade in coronavirus shadow

Russia is celebrating its biggest public holiday , Victory Day , with a military parade in Moscow that was meant to be held on 9 May .
It is 75 years since the then USSR defeated Nazi Germany .
World War Two cost more than 20 million Soviet lives .
President Vladimir Putin reluctantly postponed the big annual celebration because of the coronavirus pandemic .
But it was rescheduled ahead of a key constitutional vote , which could allow him a further two terms in power .
Moscow 's lockdown eased this month , but mass gatherings technically remain banned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into quarantine ahead of the parade .
The number of confirmed cases in Russia rose above 600,000 on Wednesday , with another 7,176 new infections reported over the previous 24 hours .
This is , however , lower than in May , when the country reported more than 10,000 new cases a day for more than a week .
Why hold the parade now ?
This year 's event is special for President Putin because in a week 's time Russia will hold a nationwide vote on constitutional amendments that are expected to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in power beyond 2024 , when his current term expires .
• Putin paves way for another presidential term The annual parade in Red Square is always an occasion for Mr Putin to harness Russian patriotic feelings , in a way reminiscent of Soviet times .
He has restored Cold War-era Soviet symbols , and in 2008 he reintroduced heavy weaponry in the parade .
The black-and-gold wartime St George 's ribbon is especially ubiquitous .
Nazi Germany ended all its military operations at 23:01 Central European Time on 8 May 1945 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ some eastern European nations celebrate victory on 9 May , as - because of the change in time zone - the surrender came early in the morning the next day for those countries .
• The fall of Nazi Berlin in pictures Holding the delayed event on 24 June commemorates the victory parade staged by the USSR back in 1945 .
`` Our duty is to remember that the Soviet people bore the brunt of fighting Nazism , '' the president said in his speech .
`` It was namely our people who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ total evil . ''
Mr Putin identifies on a personal level with the sacrifices made in the war : his father was seriously wounded in combat and his infant brother Viktor died in the siege of Leningrad - today 's St Petersburg .
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin has urged residents to stay at home and watch the parade on TV amid the ongoing pandemic .
The capital remains the epicentre of the Russian outbreak and the number of new infections there remains stubbornly high .
All those invited have been required to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distancing rules were put in place on the viewing stand for war veterans invited to attend - though many were pictured standing close to one another without masks .
The military units taking part have been in quarantine during weeks of rehearsals , avoiding contact with anyone not directly involved in the event .
The parade features some 13,000 military personnel , 234 armoured vehicles , and 75 aircraft performing the traditional flypast .
Units were taking part from most of the ex-Soviet republics , as well as from China , Mongolia and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held in other cities , including `` hero cities '' that saw the heaviest fighting in the Soviet `` Great Patriotic War '' against the Nazis .
In Russia 's Far East , Vladivostok held a parade without spectators , although war veterans and officials were visible , local media reported .
However , this year 13 cities and big towns opted not to stage parades .
Some major world leaders were to have attended the cancelled 9 May parade , including French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping .
Serbian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lukashenko both attended the parade on Wednesday , but they were among the few leaders who did .
The president of Kyrgyzstan did not attend the event after two members of his delegation tested positive on arriving in Russia .

Nazi Germany ended all its military operations at 23:01 Central European Time on 8 May 1945. Russia, former Soviet Union states and some eastern European nations celebrate victory on 9 May, as - because of the change in time zone - the surrender came early in the morning the next day for those countries.


bbc--2020-06-24--George Floyd: Ben & Jerry's joins Facebook ad boycott

Ben and Jerry 's has joined a growing list of firms pulling advertising from Facebook platforms throughout July .
It 's part of the Stop Hate For Profit campaign , which calls on Facebook to have stricter measures against racist and hateful content .
Ben and Jerry 's Tweeted that it `` will pause all paid advertising on Facebook and Instagram in the US '' .
Facebook has said it is committed to `` advancing equity and racial justice '' .
Earlier this week outdoor brands The North Face , Patagonia and REI joined the campaign .
Ben and Jerry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign and `` all those calling for Facebook to take stronger action to stop its platforms from being used to divide our nation , suppress voters , foment and fan the flames of racism and violence , and undermine our democracy . ''
After the death of George Floyd in police custody , Ben and Jerry 's chief executive Matthew McCarthy said `` business should be held accountable '' as he set out plans to increase diversity .
Earlier this week the freelance job listing platform Upwork and the open-source software developer Mozilla @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 're taking steps to review our policies , ensure diversity and transparency when making decisions on how we apply our policies , and advance racial justice and voter engagement on our platform , '' Facebook said on Sunday .
The statement also pointed to the company 's Community Standards , which include the recognition of the platform 's importance as a `` place where people feel empowered to communicate , and we take seriously our role in keeping abuse off our service '' .
A European Commission report this month found Facebook removed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , up from 82.6 % .
The social network , says almost all of the content which violates its policies is automatically detected by its systems and removed before it is reported .
The Stop Hate for Profit campaign was launched last week by advocacy groups , including the Anti-Defamation League , the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People , and the Color Of Change .
The movement has said it is a `` response to Facebook 's long history of allowing racist , violent and verifiably false content to run @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hate for Profit has called on advertisers to pressure the company to adopt stricter measures against racist and hateful content on its platforms by stopping all spending on advertising with it throughout July .
Last year the social network attracted advertising revenue of almost $ 70bn ( £56bn ) .
Facebook , and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg , have often been criticised for the handling of controversial subjects .
This month the company 's staff spoke out against the tech giant 's decision not to remove or flag a post by US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was shared on Twitter , where it was hidden behind a warning label on the grounds that it `` glorified violence '' .
Unilever , the parent company of Ben and Jerry 's , did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the BBC .

Ben and Jerry's said it is standing with the campaign and "all those calling for Facebook to take stronger action to stop its platforms from being used to divide our nation, suppress voters, foment and fan the flames of racism and violence, and undermine our democracy."


bbc--2020-06-24--Coronavirus: UK must prepare for second virus wave - health leaders

Health leaders are calling for an urgent review to determine whether the UK is properly prepared for the `` real risk '' of a second wave of coronavirus .
In an open letter published in the British Medical Journal , ministers were warned that urgent action would be needed to prevent further loss of life .
The presidents of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons , Nursing , Physicians , and GPs all signed the letter .
It comes after Boris Johnson announced sweeping changes to England 's lockdown .
The Department of Health said it would continue to be guided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give the NHS `` whatever it needs '' .
On Tuesday , the prime minister said pubs , restaurants , cinemas and hairdressers will be able to reopen from 4 July .
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Your questions answered The 2m social-distancing rule will be replaced with a `` one-metre plus '' rule , meaning people should stay at least 2m apart where possible , but otherwise should remain at least 1m apart while taking steps to reduce the risk of transmission , such as wearing face coverings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland , however .
Both the government 's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance and the chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Whitty stressed Mr Johnson 's plan was not `` risk-free '' at Tuesday 's final daily Downing Street coronavirus briefing .
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Following the prime minister 's announcement , health leaders called for a `` rapid and forward-looking assessment '' of how prepared the UK would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` While the future shape of the pandemic in the UK is hard to predict , the available evidence indicates that local flare-ups are increasingly likely and a second wave a real risk , '' they wrote in the letter .
`` Many elements of the infrastructure needed to contain the virus are beginning to be put in place , but substantial challenges remain . ''
The authors of the letter , also signed by the chair of the British Medical Association , urged ministers to set up a cross-party group with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nations approach '' , tasked with developing practical recommendations .
`` The review should not be about looking back or attributing blame , '' they said , and instead should focus on `` areas of weakness where action is needed urgently to prevent further loss of life and restore the economy as fully and as quickly as possible '' .
Former Conservative health secretary Jeremy Hunt told BBC Radio 5 Live 's Emma Barnett that he did not think it was the right time for a public inquiry , which would take up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought there was a `` very real risk '' of a second wave .
`` You just have to look to Germany , which has had one of the best responses to the pandemic and they have got this big issue at a meat processing plant with thousands of people infected ; look at South Korea which had to trace the contacts of 1,700 people after a nightclub incident - that 's another country which has had a very good response to coronavirus , '' he said .
`` In the places which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are dealing with these spikes and we have to recognise there is a very real risk of that here too . ''
Talk of a dreaded second wave will dominate the coming weeks and months .
The UK will need to be prepared for one .
But as the health leaders acknowledge , it 's not possible to predict for sure if one will actually happen .
What is certainly a given , is there will be local flare-ups where we see clusters of infections in places .
This has already happened in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what is important to recognise is that the UK is in a completely different position to where it was in March when the first wave hit .
Testing capacity has gone from a few thousand a day to 200,000 to identify those infected .
There is a network of contact tracers to find those that might be infected .
There are still weaknesses - some tests take too long to turnaround , while the tracing system is still bedding in and the app is not ready .
But there is a realistic chance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ importantly , the public keeps playing its part by both continuing to adhere to social distancing and complying with requests to self-isolate if they test positive or are identified as a close contact of an infected person , that the virus will be largely kept at bay .
Read more analysis from Nick here .
A Department of Health spokesperson said : `` Thanks to the dedication of NHS staff , hospitals have not been overwhelmed and intensive care capacity continues to meet the needs of patients .
`` Effective local management of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protection against a second wave .
In the event the local response is not sufficient to contain outbreaks , the government would reintroduce measures if necessary to contain the virus and stop it spreading to the wider population . ''
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In the Commons on Tuesday , Mr Johnson said he did not believe there was `` a risk of a second peak of infections that might overwhelm the NHS '' .
Announcing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said two households in England will be able to meet indoors and stay overnight - with social distancing .
While he warned all the steps were `` reversible '' , he confirmed the following venues would be able to reopen : • Pubs , bars and restaurants but only with a table service indoors , and owners will be asked to keep contact details of customers to help with contact tracing • Hotels , holiday apartments , campsites and caravan parks but shared facilities must be cleaned properly • Theatres and music halls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hold live performances • In other changes weddings will be allowed to have 30 attendees , and places of worship will be allowed to hold services but singing will be banned • Hair salons and barbers will be able to reopen but must have protective measures , such as visors , in place • Indoor attractions where animals are exhibited , such as at zoos , aquariums , farms , safari parks and wildlife centres Some other venues will remain closed by law , including nightclubs , casinos , indoor play areas , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pools and indoor gyms .
Those businesses set to reopen in 10 days ' time have been given government guidance on how they can operate as safely as possible during the coronavirus pandemic .
It comes as struggling retailers must pay their quarterly rent to landlords on Wednesday .
Professor John Edmunds , who attends Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage ) meetings , said the government 's switch to `` one metre-plus '' restrictions , alongside the reopening of pubs and restaurants , could put the country at risk of increased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hygiene & Tropical Medicine academic told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme : `` There is a risk that transmission will take off again , so we have to be really vigilant , and this is where the Test and Trace system needs to be really working well to make sure we can stamp out any infections that occur . ''
Labour is calling for NHS staff to be tested every week for coronavirus so that patient waiting list backlogs can be safely cleared .
Mr Hunt also backed that call , saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Covid free zones '' so that the backlog of medical procedures and test s could be dealt with .
The latest figures show a further 171 people had died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK , taking the total to 42,927 .
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Pointing to an outbreak at a meat processing plant in Germany and South Korea having to trace 1,700 contacts after an incident at a nightclub, he said: "In the places which are the best in the world they are dealing with these spikes and we have to recognise there is a very real risk of that here too."


bbc--2020-06-24--Ron Jeremy: Adult star charged with rape and sexual assault

Adult film star Ron Jeremy has been charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth , prosecutors say .
He is accused of attacking the women between 2014 and 2019 .
The alleged victims were aged between 25 and 46 .
The 67-year-old is one of the biggest names in pornography and has featured in more than 2,000 films dating back to the 1970s .
If convicted , he faces up to 90 years behind bars .
He denies the charges .
Mr Jeremy , whose real name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt , stands accused of raping a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hollywood , according to a statement from Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey .
He allegedly sexually assaulted two women , ages 33 and 46 , on separate occasions at a West Hollywood bar in 2017 , the district attorney said .
He also is accused of raping a 30-year-old woman at the same bar in July 2019 .
A separate case from 2016 was dropped due to insufficient evidence .
Mr Jeremy 's attorney Stuart Goldfarb told AFP news agency the charges were a `` surprise '' .
`` He is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Ron - over the years , because of who he is - has essentially been a paramour to over 4,000 women , '' he said .
`` And to allege that he is a rapist is beyond ...
I mean , women throw themselves at him . ''
Mr Jeremy appeared in court Tuesday , wearing handcuffs and a face mask , but did not enter a plea .
A judge delayed his arraignment until Friday and set his bail at $ 6.6 million ( £5.27 million ) .
Dante Rusciolelli @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US media he was dropping the actor as a client .
In 2017 , Rolling Stone reported that more than a dozen women had accused Mr Jeremy of sexual misconduct , including groping , inappropriate touching , non-consensual digital penetration , and sexual assault .
He told the magazine he had `` never and would never rape anyone '' .
Mr Jeremy is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for `` Most Appearances in Adult Films '' and was the subject of the 2001 documentary Porn Star : The Legend of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numerous cameo appearances in computer games , Hollywood films and music videos , including for Moby , Guns N ' Roses , Armin Van Buuren and LMFAO 's Sexy and I Know It .

He allegedly sexually assaulted two women, ages 33 and 46, on separate occasions at a West Hollywood bar in 2017, the district attorney said. He also is accused of raping a 30-year-old woman at the same bar in July 2019.


bbc--2020-06-24--Australian fugitive 'found hiding in ship's air vent'

A criminal suspect who allegedly tried to flee Australia on a yacht has been apprehended after he was found hiding in an air-conditioning vent on a ship .
Police said the man , 31 , was facing a sexual assault charge in Sydney .
On Saturday , he set sail from a New South Wales ( NSW ) town on his own small yacht but it ran into trouble and he was rescued by a passing cargo ship .
He then disappeared from a cabin sometime before the ship , bound for Malaysia , stopped at a port in NSW @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noticed the yacht - which had been connected to the ship via a tow line - was also missing .
It sparked an extensive search of the area by water police on Saturday and Sunday which found no trace of the man .
Then on Monday , police officers with dogs expanded their search to the ship , which was anchored at Newcastle , 110km ( 70 miles ) north of Sydney .
After a few hours , they found the man hiding inside an air-conditioning vent .
He was carrying a knife @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; $ 3,050 ) in cash , police said .
Police said the suspect had been planning to hide on board the freighter until it was due to depart for Malaysia .
He had deliberately cut his yacht adrift , they added .
The Sydney Morning Herald reported that police had not yet determined his original planned destination .
`` He attempted to sail east across the Pacific but got hit by some large seas on Saturday evening ; some strong winds he was incapable of sailing , '' said Chief Insp Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been charged with breaching bail conditions .
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"He attempted to sail east across the Pacific but got hit by some large seas on Saturday evening; some strong winds he was incapable of sailing," said Chief Insp Joe McNulty from NSW Police.


bbc--2020-06-24--Mel Gibson and Winona Ryder at odds over anti-Semitism claims

Mel Gibson and Winona Ryder have become embroiled in a row after she claimed he made anti-Semitic comments to her .
The actress said he referred to her as an `` oven dodger '' in an apparent reference to her Jewish background .
Gibson 's representative said Ryder 's allegations , which she made in 2010 and repeated in a recent interview with The Sunday Times , were `` 100 % untrue '' .
Ryder responded by asserting again that she and a late friend had been `` on the receiving end of his hateful words '' .
The Stranger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` a painful and vivid memory '' .
Ryder first made the claims in an interview with GQ in 2010 .
She told this weekend 's Sunday Times : `` We were at a crowded party with one of my good friends , and Mel Gibson was smoking a cigar , and we 're all talking and he said to my friend , who 's gay , 'Oh wait , am I gon na get Aids ? '
`` And then something came up about Jews , and he said , 'You 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ? '
'' Ryder , 48 , said Gibson , 64 , had tried to apologise to her at a later date .
The Braveheart star 's representative disputed Ryder 's version of events , however , accusing her of `` lying '' about both the alleged comments and apology .
Gibson , he claimed , `` did reach out to [ Ryder ] , many years ago , to confront her about her lies and she refused to address it with him '' .
Ryder responded by offering more details , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
`` I believe in redemption and forgiveness and hope that Mr Gibson has found a healthy way to deal with his demons , but I am not one of them , '' she said in a statement .
`` Only by accepting responsibility for our behaviour in this life can we make amends and truly respect each other , and I wish him well on this life-long journey . ''
Ryder , whose father is Jewish , was born Winona Laura Horowitz in 1971 .
In the Sunday Times she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identified as Jewish .
It is not the only time Gibson has been accused of using the offensive term , which alludes to the mass murder of Jews in Nazi death camps during World War Two .
In 2012 screenwriter Joe Eszterhas accused the actor of using it while they were working on a film about Jewish hero Judah Maccabee .
Gibson , who made widely documented anti-Semitic comments when he was arrested for drink-driving in 2006 , called Eszterhas 's claims `` utter fabrications '' .
This week it was announced that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Netflix to make its upcoming Chicken Run sequel .
It has not been confirmed whether Gibson , who voiced rooster Rocky in the 2000 original , will return to the role .
According to The Wrap , however , he will not be invited back when the film goes into production next year .
The BBC has approached Netflix for comment .
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Ryder first made the claims in an interview with GQ in 2010. She told this weekend's Sunday Times: "We were at a crowded party with one of my good friends, and Mel Gibson was smoking a cigar, and we're all talking and he said to my friend, who's gay, 'Oh wait, am I gonna get Aids?'


bbc--2020-06-24--France Colbert row: Statue vandalised over slavery code

An activist has vandalised the statue of a French statesman outside the country 's parliament .
Jean-Baptiste Colbert helped write the Code Noir or Black Code in the 17th Century which defined slavery and race in France 's empire .
Footage posted on social media shows the activist spraying Colbert 's statue with red paint on Tuesday .
He sprayed the words `` state negrophobia '' at the base of the monument before police detained him .
The group Brigade Anti Négrophobie posted the video and the man is himself wearing a shirt bearing their name .
The murder of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city of Minneapolis last month has prompted a wave of demonstrations worldwide against police brutality and institutional racism .
Statues of racist or slave-owning historical figures have also been targeted .
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Demonstrators have likened his death to that of George Floyd .
This is not the first French statue to be vandalised in recent weeks .
In the northern city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` murderer '' and `` colonist '' on the statue of Louis Faidherbe , a 19th Century governor of Senegal when it was a French colony .
Colbert was a French statesman who served King Louis XIV during the 17th Century .
He earned the nickname `` The Great Colbert '' for economic reforms he put in place as France expanded its colonial empire overseas .
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In the 1680s , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orders of the king .
It set out a number of codes , including banning Jewish people from all France 's colonies , defining how slavery would work , and restricting the freedoms of free black people .
As protests have spread in France in recent weeks Colbert has become an increasingly controversial figure .
Colbert 's statue sits outside the French parliament , the National Assembly .
There is also a building inside named Colbert Hall , and other structures around the country bearing his name .
Jean-Marc Ayrault , former prime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foundation for the Remembrance of Slavery in Nantes , has called for Colbert Hall to be renamed .
`` The time has come for France to take a new step concerning the question of colonisation and slavery , '' he told the Ouest France newspaper .
`` I am not saying that we dismantle all the statues , for example , but that we affix a plaque recalling who Colbert is and what he did , '' Mr Ayrault said .
President Emmanuel Macron said earlier this month that France `` will forget @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't take down statues '' in the wake of the protests .
`` I will be very clear tonight , compatriots : the Republic wo n't erase any name from its history , '' he said in a televised address .
Statues have been defaced and toppled across Europe in recent weeks , including in Belgium and the UK .

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bbc--2020-06-24--Steve Bing: Film producer took his own life, coroner says

Filmmaker Steve Bing took his own life , a coroner in Los Angeles has confirmed .
Bing , who had a son with actress Elizabeth Hurley , was found dead on Monday at the age of 55 .
The LA County Medical Examiner-Coroner 's Office listed his cause of death as `` multiple blunt trauma '' and said the manner was suicide .
The case is now closed , the coroner added .
Hurley has paid tribute to him , as have former US president Bill Clinton and Rolling Stones singer Sir Mick Jagger .
In Hollywood , Bing was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jack ; financing 2004 's The Polar Express , voiced by Tom Hanks ; and producing the 2000 remake of Get Carter starring Sylvester Stallone and Martin Scorsese 's Rolling Stones documentary Shine a Light .
Sir Mick , said it was `` so sad to hear of Steve Bing 's passing '' .
The star wrote : `` He was such a kind and generous friend and supported so many good and just causes .
I will miss him very much . ''
Hurley remembered the producer and philanthropist as a `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote on Instagram : `` I am saddened beyond belief that my ex Steve is no longer with us .
It is a terrible end . ''
Their son , Damian , 18 , added : `` Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone that has reached out following the devastating news .
`` I 'm trying to reply to as many of you as I can , but please know I will always remember your kindness .
This is a very strange and confusing time and I 'm immensely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family and friends . ''
At the age of 18 , Steve Bing inherited a $ 600m property fortune from his grandfather Leo Bing .
He was a big supporter of Clinton , having donated at least $ 10m to his foundation and paid for the former president 's trip to North Korea in 2009 to negotiate for the release of two US journalists .
`` I loved Steve Bing very much , '' the former president said .
`` He had a big heart , and he was willing to do anything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he believed in .
I will miss him and his enthusiasm more than I can say , and I hope he 's finally found peace . ''
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"He had a big heart, and he was willing to do anything he could for the people and causes he believed in. I will miss him and his enthusiasm more than I can say, and I hope he's finally found peace."


bbc--2020-06-24--Will the 'War on Terror' ever end?

Will the 'War on Terror' ever end?

Last weekend 's deadly knife attack in Reading , west of London , has been an uncomfortable reminder that the threat of terrorism has not gone away .
But what about the so-called War on Terror , as declared by US President George W Bush in 2001 ?
Is it still going on ?
And if not , has it been a triumph or a massive waste of money ?
Nearly 19 years on from the day America was attacked on 11 September 2001 thousands of US servicemen and women remain stationed in Afghanistan , Iraq , the Gulf and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in remote regions of the world continue to target suspected terrorist leaders ; counter-terrorism budgets across the world have ballooned to astronomical proportions to meet a myriad of ongoing threats .
• Al-Qaeda tries to exploit US unrest • RAF carries out four air strikes on IS in May Sasha Havliclek , the CEO of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue , has been following this war since its inception .
She maintains there is a distinction between the rhetoric and the reality : '' The rhetoric was done away with the minute President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ in 2009 ] but in reality there was much more continuity than rupture in the tactics of the war on terror .
Under the Obama administration it 's well known that they massively scaled up droning attacks , for instance , in Afghanistan and Pakistan .
And for all the talk of America First now.. and I think there is a wide perception that this is winding down ... we 've actually seen a continued expansion of US counter-terrorism operations . ''
That 's a view largely endorsed by the man appointed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State Department 's co-ordinator for counter-terrorism , Ambassador Nathan Sales .
I asked him whether this war - as originally conceived by the Bush administration - is over ?
`` No , the fight is very much ongoing , we 're winning the fight but we 're continuing to fight against a determined enemy or I should say a determined group of enemies . ''
He points to the example of Islamic State ( IS ) where a vast , multi-national coalition successfully eliminated the last of the jihadists ' physical caliphate at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as its leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi .
Yet IS affiliates and networks , he concedes , are still very active around the world .
On Wednesday , the State Department releases its annual Country Terrorism Reports .
To some in Washington , it must have all seemed so clear-cut in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the US .
Announcing the start of the `` War on Terror '' back then , President Bush declared that you were `` either with us or against us '' .
There was no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the subtle nuances of the Middle East with its ever-shifting alliances and allegiances .
In Iraq , which the US and Britain invaded in 2003 , this uncompromising position turned potential allies into enemies , laying the foundations for today 's ongoing global jihadist movement .
Mina Al-Orabi is the Editor of the UAE newspaper The National .
She is originally from Mosul , Iraq 's second city , which was devastated during the battle to dislodge IS from its streets .
`` 'In Iraq , '' she says , `` there were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Iraqi state .
Of course in 2003 the decision to dismantle the police and the military , the decision to put tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of young men out of work… with the idea that they should be completely excluded from the country , that became the nucleus for al-Qaeda in Iraq and then the nucleus of IS . ''
'Far from over' Other policy mistakes have also been made as a part of this war that , although later reversed by President Obama , continue to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of suspects without trial in Guantanamo Bay , the practice of `` extraordinary rendition '' - blindfolding terror suspects and flying them across the world to CIA `` black sites '' where they were subjected to prolonged and `` enhanced interrogation '' .
These have all been used by critics of the West to undermine its moral authority .
Ambassador Sales from the US state department says that `` the world has learned a lot of lessons about what works and what does n't and we 've incorporated those lessons into our current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by those critics of Guantanamo Bay , including Washington 's Western partners , who have now abandoned their citizens in desolate camps strung out across Syria and Iraq .
He says these countries should take them back .
It is impossible to pin down exactly how much the `` War on Terror '' has cost but most estimates put it well in excess of US $ 1 trillion .
The vast bulk of that has been spent on `` kinetic '' military action , as well as intelligence-gathering and drone strikes .
Only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - steering people away from the path of extremism .
Shiraz Maher from Kings College London 's International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation believes this war has helped spawn many of today 's other problems in society .
`` If you look at things like the wider Islamic State and Syria and Iraq or these types of thing , '' he says , `` then that fuelled a degree of xenophobia in Europe , that fuelled a degree of suspicion and hostility towards Muslims , which translated into animosity towards refugees and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Syria .
So you can see a cascading series of consequences .
So I think it 's fair to say that the 'War on Terror ' is far from over in many senses . ''
So will there ever be an end to this amorphous campaign ?
Will there be a decisive `` Mission Accomplished '' moment that brings the so-called War on Terror to a close ?
It is unlikely .
Because , like crime , terrorism can only be reduced to what officials call `` manageable levels '' .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat , that of far-right extremism , something that will likely breathe new life into what appears to be a War without End .
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Announcing the start of the "War on Terror" back then, President Bush declared that you were "either with us or against us". There was no middle ground, no allowance made for the subtle nuances of the Middle East with its ever-shifting alliances and allegiances. In Iraq, which the US and Britain invaded in 2003, this uncompromising position turned potential allies into enemies, laying the foundations for today's ongoing global jihadist movement. Mina Al-Orabi is the Editor of the UAE newspaper The National. She is originally from Mosul, Iraq's second city, which was devastated during the battle to dislodge IS from its streets.


bbc--2020-06-23--Zimbabwe's Cook Off: How an $8,000 romcom made it to Netflix

Zimbabwe 's first film to feature on streaming service Netflix is a romantic comedy about a struggling single mother who finds love and good fortune in a TV cooking show contest .
It is a tale of hope that mirrors the production of Cook Off , made in 2017 on an initial cash budget of $ 8,000 ( £6,400 ) , amid power cuts and severe financial constraints .
This month 's Netflix launch comes as the nation continues to contend with spiralling inflation , sharp political differences - and now a coronavirus lockdown that is making life even more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of full-length films have been produced in the country since the turn of the millennium , despite a wealth of talent in the industry .
But with an all-Zimbabwean cast of young actors , veterans of the industry , and distinguished figures in music , comedy and poetry , Cook Off has battled the odds , winning awards at film festivals before attracting the attention of Netflix .
Cook Off stars Tendaiishe Chitima as Anesu , and leading hip-hop artist Tendai Ryan Nguni aka Tehn Diamond , as Prince , who meet on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Jesesi Mungoshi plays Anesu 's grandmother , encouraging her to follow her dreams .
Mungoshi starred in the 1993 film Neria , the first Zimbabwean film to receive international acclaim , and has experienced the ups and downs through 40 years of independence .
`` The industry 's journey from the 1980s until now is very much like Zimbabwe 's own journey as a nation , '' she says .
`` It was very promising at the beginning .
We had the likes of Denzel Washington coming here , and King Solomon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Most of us learned on the job back then , we had no film school . ''
The industry `` thrived '' in the 1990s , but it was mostly donor-funded and became `` crippled '' in the early 2000s as aid dried up because of the political and economic crisis that had hit Zimbabwe at the time , Mungoshi said .
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• Why I feared Mugabe but also revered him Cook Off was only possible because of a large collaboration , financial goodwill from many parties , and the sharing of resources , including the main set , which had been used for a show on national television .
Co-producer Joe Njagu feels making it on to Netflix is a huge breakthrough .
`` It 's a big foot in the door , a chance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is capable of , an opportunity for us to introduce our craft , our stories to the rest of the world , '' said Njagu .
`` The road was n't easy , like everything in Zimbabwe , it 's a big fight , especially with the minimal resources that we had .
Cook Off is a classic example of what collaboration can bring , '' he said .
Njagu produced Cook Off with Tomas Lutuli Brickhill , who wrote and directed the film .
Brickhill was in charge of one of Zimbabwe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Book Café in the capital , Harare - a leading venue for music , theatre , comedy , film and discussions .
Its demise in 2015 was a massive blow to the arts in the country .
`` The release of the film on Netflix is a particularly personal moment for me , because it happened on the first of June , exactly five years after we had to close the Book Café .
So it really feels like the start of a new chapter , '' said Brickhill .
`` The film @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have , not just in the film sector , but in music too - the soundtrack is also 100 % Zimbabwean , '' Brickhill said .
As well as co-starring , Tehn Diamond 's music features on the soundtrack , and he is excited from a musician 's perspective as the film gives a broad overview of the country 's sounds .
You may also be interested in : '' Musically the world has mostly been exposed to Oliver Mtukudzi , Thomas Mapfumo , and those more traditional sounds , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hip-hop , rock , mbira-fusion , Afro-pop , so it 's done a good job in unpacking a wide range and variety of tastes and flavours from us musically .
One of the messages of Cook Off is that the underdog can triumph , as Anesu takes hold of her chance to shine .
She works as a cook in a place serving lunches for a dollar , but dreams of opening her own business .
Her son and grandmother enter her into a reality show challenge , and , despite struggles with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her , Anesu grows in her craft as she battles against some top chefs .
Her success makes Cook Off a tale of hope , and the production of the film and the Netflix release is cause for optimism for the country 's arts industry .
For Chitima it was all about love .
`` It was literally like a letter of love to Zimbabwe , to Harare , to anyone who 's ever had a dream , '' she said ahead of the Netflix release .
Through all of the challenges , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give to the world in the arts .
Her husband Charles , who died last year , was an internationally acclaimed author .
`` Zimbabwe has n't even begun to tell its own story .
Our stories have always been world-class - I should know through the work of my late husband .
`` Yet we are still to adapt those stories to film .
`` Not forgetting those fathers of African literature , and folk stories told by our grandparents by the fireside - those stories are in our children today .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other investors expand the search for that African story , because Africa has so many of them . ''

"The release of the film on Netflix is a particularly personal moment for me, because it happened on the first of June, exactly five years after we had to close the Book Café. So it really feels like the start of a new chapter," said Brickhill.


bbc--2020-06-24--Luiz signs new one-year Arsenal deal

Luiz signs new one-year Arsenal deal

Arsenal defender David Luiz has agreed a new one-year contract with the club .
Defenders Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares will also join the Gunners permanently at the end of their loan deals , from Flamengo and Southampton respectively .
Meanwhile , midfielder Dani Ceballos has extended his loan deal from Real Madrid until the end of this season .
`` I am really happy that we will have these players in our squad for the future , '' said the Premier League club 's technical director Edu .
`` They have been part of the long-term technical plan [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I have developed .
They bring the right balance to our squad . ''
Brazil centre-back Luiz , 33 , joined the club from Chelsea last year but was sent off during Arsenal 's return to Premier League action , a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City , last week .
`` David is a really important player for us .
He has played most of our matches this season and has been important for the team , '' added Edu .
`` His passing , his communication with the team on and off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Spanish centre-back Mari , 26 , and Portugal right-back Soares , 28 , will complete their moves when the transfer window opens next month .

Last updated on .From the section Arsenal
David Luiz won the Premier League with Chelsea in 2016-17
Arsenal defender David Luiz has agreed a new one-year contract with the club.
Defenders Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares will also join the Gunners permanently at the end of their loan deals, from Flamengo and Southampton respectively.
Meanwhile, midfielder Dani Ceballos has extended his loan deal from Real Madrid until the end of this season.
"I am really happy that we will have these players in our squad for the future," said the Premier League club's technical director Edu.
"They have been part of the long-term technical plan [manager] Mikel [Arteta] and I have developed. They bring the right balance to our squad."
Brazil centre-back Luiz, 33, joined the club from Chelsea last year but was sent off during Arsenal's return to Premier League action, a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City, last week.
"David is a really important player for us. He has played most of our matches this season and has been important for the team," added Edu.
"His passing, his communication with the team on and off the pitch - he helps everyone."
Spanish centre-back Mari, 26, and Portugal right-back Soares, 28, will complete their moves when the transfer window opens next month.


bbc--2020-06-24--Major League Baseball to return in July with shortened 60-game season

Last updated on .From the section Baseball Major League Baseball is set to return in July after the league and @ @ @ @ @ a shortened 60-game season .
Talks have been ongoing about the league 's resumption after @ @ @ @ @ postponed in March .
The players ' association says `` all remaining issues have been @ @ @ @ @ Rob Manfred said : `` Major League Baseball is thrilled to announce that the 2020 @ @ @ @ @ . ''
The league says the proposed schedule has been designed to mitigate travel with @ @ @ @ @ for players , coaches and support staff .

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Washington Nationals won the 2019 World Series
Major League Baseball is set to return in July after the league and players' association agreed to a shortened 60-game season.
Officials say training will begin on 1 July, with players tested for coronavirus on arrival, and games are scheduled to start on 23 or 24 July.
Talks have been ongoing about the league's resumption after the regular 162-game season was postponed in March.
The players' association says "all remaining issues have been resolved".
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said: "Major League Baseball is thrilled to announce that the 2020 season is on the horizon."
The league says the proposed schedule has been designed to mitigate travel with regular health checks in place for players, coaches and support staff.


bbc--2020-06-24--Athlete A: Questions on Larry Nassar scandal explored in Netflix documentary

Last updated on .From the section Gymnastics What did it take to bring down Dr Larry Nassar - the USA Gymnastics team doctor who abused hundreds of young women ?
And did USA Gymnastics ( USAG ) cover it up ?
These are some of the questions explored in Athlete A , a new documentary out on Netflix this week .
BBC Sport spoke to directors Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk , as well as Rachael Denhollander - the first woman to publicly accuse Nassar and a key contributor to the film .
Further reading about the Nassar case • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to 300 years for abusing at least 265 women Nassar , a former USAG team doctor , was sentenced to more than 300 years for molesting young gymnasts in 2018 .
An investigation by the Indianapolis Star , which began in 2016 with help from survivors , police and attorneys , brought Nassar to justice .
But the documentary reveals Nassar was never the main target for the newspaper .
`` When we started to work with the IndyStar , we started to realise the investigation that led them to Nassar was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , around how it dealt with reports of sexual abuse , '' Shenk tells BBC Sport .
Cohen adds : `` Larry Nassar was just one bad guy within a system that has tolerated abuse for decades .
The truth that was exposed was that they had been burying cases for many , many years . ''
In a filmed deposition shown in the documentary , former USAG president Steve Penny admits the organisation did not always pass reports of assault straight to police .
Penny resigned from USAG in 2017 and was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in relation to Nassar .
Penny refutes any suggestion of a cover-up and denies any wrongdoing .
USAG says it has shifted its organisation `` to be more athlete-centric '' with newly created athlete health and wellness roles , a new `` safe sport '' policy , and new educational initiatives .
How did the film come about ?
Cohen and Shenk say the initial story came from former USA gymnast , Jennifer Sey , who was national champion in 1986 before retiring from the sport in 1988 .
In 2008 , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Inside Elite Gymnastics ' Merciless Coaching , Overzealous Parents , Eating Disorders , And Elusive Olympic Dreams .
`` When the Larry Nassar news started to break a few years ago , she was very much in touch with the gymnasts at the centre of that story , '' says Shenk .
`` Ultimately , she got to know the journalists who were telling the story . ''
Shenk adds that access to the IndyStar investigation enabled them to start filming before Nassar went to trial .
`` As the number of survivors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to document that , '' he says .
Who are the key figures ?
There are a lot of heroes in this film - journalists Marisa Kwiatkowski , Mark Alesia , Tim Evans and Steve Berta at the IndyStar ; Detective Lieutenant Andrea Munford , who found child pornography images at Nassar 's house ; lawyers John Manly and Angela Povilaitis , who represented the survivors .
Of the survivors , there are three main focal points - former USA gymnasts Maggie Nichols , Denhollander and Jamie Dantzscher .
The titular `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported Nassar to USAG in June 2015 .
Her family argue in the film that the claim was not dealt with properly .
`` We were not going to go public , because we were told there was an FBI investigation and we could possibly jeopardise it , '' says Nichols ' father , John .
Denhollander , who is now a lawyer , was the first woman to publicly accuse Nassar .
She was 15 when she went to see him for an appointment at Michigan State University .
Over a year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her , under the guise of treatment .
Some 16 years later , when Denhollander came across the IndyStar article alleging malpractice at USAG in 2016 , she came forward to share her story .
She had previously reported Nassar to a gym where she was working , but it was not taken further .
Alesia , a journalist at the IndyStar , explains how Denhollander turned up with about 100 pages of medical notes and a case prepared against Nassar .
At around the same time , Dantzscher also spoke to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these public statements , Nassar 's lawyers denied he had ever touched a patient inappropriately during treatment .
Hundreds of women , who knew that to be untrue , then came forward .
Was there a culture of abuse in gymnastics ?
In the documentary , Sey argues that emotional and physical abuse `` was actually the norm '' during her time as a gymnast .
Former USAG coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi , who came over from Communist Romania , where they coached 14-year-old Nadia Comaneci to a perfect score at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ created a dangerous atmosphere .
`` They brought with them the Eastern European methodology , which included not feeding the athletes very much and abusing them in various physical and psychological ways , '' Cohen tells BBC Sport .
She argues that laid way for `` a way of thinking that would enable a predator like Nassar '' .
Bela and Martha Karolyi both deny the allegations and say they were never physically or verbally abusive .
Dantzscher describes how , at the time , Nassar seemed like `` the only nice person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about him sneaking the girls candy at the Karolyi ranch , where the athletes trained monthly and where parents were not allowed access .
Why did Nassar come to light so late ?
When Denhollander took her story to the IndyStar , she also told Michigan State University Police , and she says she was not surprised to discover there had been multiple reports against him , from as far back as 1997 .
`` Larry was able to stay every time by simply saying : 'These women are confused ' '' Denhollander @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a product of a community and a culture that sends the message that the sexual assault and abuse of women is not a big deal . ''
What is the key message of the documentary ?
Shenk says : `` Ultimately , it 's a story about people who were taken advantage of by an organisation that lost sight of its responsibility . ''
He believes that those in power were guilty of neglect as gymnastics became more marketable .
`` The Olympics is a big event in the United States .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very much about the marketing of the athletes .
Unfortunately , many of the organisations , including USA Gymnastics , did not have policies in place to protect the , often very young , athletes . ''
Are the directors happy with the film ?
Shenk tells us there is some unfinished business .
'We still do n't have a final settlement for many of the survivors who have filed suits against USA Gymnastics , '' he says .
Earlier this year , USAGproposed a settlement thatit is reported would release Penny , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That was criticised by American four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles and Denhollander , among others .
When asked what still needs to be done to mean justice has been done , Denhollander is unequivocal : `` The answer is everything . ''

Last updated on .From the section Gymnastics
Maggie Nichols, who came forward initially as 'Athlete A'
What did it take to bring down Dr Larry Nassar - the USA Gymnastics team doctor who abused hundreds of young women?
Why did the abuse continue for more than two decades?
And did USA Gymnastics (USAG) cover it up?
These are some of the questions explored in Athlete A, a new documentary out on Netflix.
BBC Sport spoke to directors Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, as well as Rachael Denhollander - the first woman to publicly accuse Nassar and a key contributor to the film.
Further reading about the Nassar case
What's the story?
Nassar, a former USAG team doctor, was sentenced to more than 300 years for molesting young gymnasts in 2018.
An investigation by the Indianapolis Star, which began in 2016 with help from survivors, police and attorneys, brought Nassar to justice.
But the documentary reveals Nassar was never the main target for the newspaper.
"When we started to work with the IndyStar, we started to realise the investigation that led them to Nassar was actually an investigation into USA Gymnastics policy, around how it dealt with reports of sexual abuse," Shenk tells BBC Sport.
Cohen adds: "Larry Nassar was just one bad guy within a system that has tolerated abuse for decades. The truth that was exposed was that they had been burying cases for many, many years."
In a filmed deposition shown in the documentary, former USAG president Steve Penny admits the organisation did not always pass reports of assault straight to police.
Penny resigned from USAG in 2017 and was subsequently arrested for allegedly tampering with evidence in relation to Nassar. Penny refutes any suggestion of a cover-up and denies any wrongdoing.
USAG says it has shifted its organisation "to be more athlete-centric" with newly created athlete health and wellness roles, a new "safe sport" policy, and new educational initiatives.
How did the film come about?
Cohen and Shenk say the initial story came from former USA gymnast, Jennifer Sey, who was national champion in 1986 before retiring from the sport in 1988.
In 2008, she published a book called Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, And Elusive Olympic Dreams.
"When the Larry Nassar news started to break a few years ago, she was very much in touch with the gymnasts at the centre of that story," says Shenk. "Ultimately, she got to know the journalists who were telling the story."
Shenk adds that access to the IndyStar investigation enabled them to start filming before Nassar went to trial. "As the number of survivors coming forward kept rising, we were able to document that," he says.
Jennifer Sey retired from gymnastics before the 1988 Olympics
Who are the key figures?
There are a lot of heroes in this film - journalists Marisa Kwiatkowski, Mark Alesia, Tim Evans and Steve Berta at the IndyStar; Detective Lieutenant Andrea Munford, who found child pornography images at Nassar's house; lawyers John Manly and Angela Povilaitis, who represented the survivors.
Of the survivors, there are three main focal points - former USA gymnasts Maggie Nichols, Denhollander and Jamie Dantzscher.
The titular "Athlete A" is Nichols, who reported Nassar to USAG in June 2015. Her family argue in the film that the claim was not dealt with properly.
"We were not going to go public, because we were told there was an FBI investigation and we could possibly jeopardise it," says Nichols' father, John.
Rachael Denhollander was the first woman to publicly accuse Nassar
Denhollander, who is now a lawyer, was the first woman to publicly accuse Nassar.
She was 15 when she went to see him for an appointment at Michigan State University. Over a year and a half, he repeatedly abused her, under the guise of treatment.
Some 16 years later, when Denhollander came across the IndyStar article alleging malpractice at USAG in 2016, she came forward to share her story. She had previously reported Nassar to a gym where she was working, but it was not taken further.
Alesia, a journalist at the IndyStar, explains how Denhollander turned up with about 100 pages of medical notes and a case prepared against Nassar.
At around the same time, Dantzscher also spoke to the paper, anonymously.
In response to these public statements, Nassar's lawyers denied he had ever touched a patient inappropriately during treatment. Hundreds of women, who knew that to be untrue, then came forward.
Jamie Dantzscher won team bronze at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney
Was there a culture of abuse in gymnastics?
In the documentary, Sey argues that emotional and physical abuse "was actually the norm" during her time as a gymnast.
Former USAG coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi, who came over from Communist Romania, where they coached 14-year-old Nadia Comaneci to a perfect score at the 1976 Olympics, are portrayed as having created a dangerous atmosphere.
"They brought with them the Eastern European methodology, which included not feeding the athletes very much and abusing them in various physical and psychological ways," Cohen tells BBC Sport.
She argues that laid way for "a way of thinking that would enable a predator like Nassar".
Bela and Martha Karolyi both deny the allegations and say they were never physically or verbally abusive.
Dantzscher describes how, at the time, Nassar seemed like "the only nice person" in gymnastics. She tells stories about him sneaking the girls candy at the Karolyi ranch, where the athletes trained monthly and where parents were not allowed access.
Why did Nassar come to light so late?
Larry Nassar has been sentenced to over 300 years in jail
When Denhollander took her story to the IndyStar, she also told Michigan State University Police, and she says she was not surprised to discover there had been multiple reports against him, from as far back as 1997.
"Larry was able to stay every time by simply saying: 'These women are confused'" Denhollander tells BBC Sport.
"It is a product of a community and a culture that sends the message that the sexual assault and abuse of women is not a big deal."
What is the key message of the documentary?
Shenk says: "Ultimately, it's a story about people who were taken advantage of by an organisation that lost sight of its responsibility."
He believes that those in power were guilty of neglect as gymnastics became more marketable.
"The Olympics is a big event in the United States. But, over the years, it became very much about the marketing of the athletes. Unfortunately, many of the organisations, including USA Gymnastics, did not have policies in place to protect the, often very young, athletes."
Are the directors happy with the film?
Shenk tells us there is some unfinished business.
'We still don't have a final settlement for many of the survivors who have filed suits against USA Gymnastics," he says.
Earlier this year, USAGproposed a settlement external-link thatit is reported external-link would release Penny, the Karolyis and others from liability. That was criticised by American four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles and Denhollander, among others.
When asked what still needs to be done to mean justice has been done, Denhollander is unequivocal: "The answer is everything."


bbc--2020-06-23--Raised in the UK - barred from university

The difficulties faced by the children of migrant families brought up in the UK have been described as a potential `` second Windrush-style scandal '' .
It 's often not until they are finishing school that they realise they are not British citizens and do not have the same rights as the children they 've grown up with .
A few years apart and in different London schools , Hanna and Michael were both filling in their Ucas forms when they realised that something was wrong .
`` I remember sitting in the computer room , '' says Michael .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ everyone 's applying , you 're excited , putting in your details , trying to decide what uni you want to go to and thinking about the little things that really do n't matter like what clubs are at the uni , what accommodation you 're going to stay in , what food you 're going to eat , what you 're going to do .
`` That was when it first hit me .
They were asking for these documents and I could n't provide those documents .
I could n't .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ get them . ''
A high-achieving pupil at his school in East London , he 'd assumed he 'd be able to study computer science at university and `` hopefully become as rich as Bill Gates one day '' , although he 'd been aware that other children had enjoyed greater opportunities .
`` Growing up we just did n't do certain things , did n't travel .
Did n't go on school trips .
I think I just thought we could n't afford it .
At the back of my mind I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - that this could be an issue .
I did n't really think about it - just a 14-year-old , 15-year-old , it 's not something you think about . ''
Michael is the child of Nigerian parents who brought him to the UK when he was 12 .
As he grew up , his memories of his early years in Nigeria faded and he gradually became a Londoner .
`` It was like any young person 's life , you know , go to school , go home , chill with friends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ computer games and had similar aspirations to study and get well-paid jobs .
The difference was that - as Michael realised while filling in his Ucas form , in 2015 - he was n't a British citizen , he was n't a refugee and he did n't have indefinite leave to remain .
He soon discovered that he could apply for limited leave to remain - an immigration status that would allow him to legally stay in the UK for a period of time - but he would need to get it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finance need to have had lawful status in the UK for at least three years before the start of the academic year when their course begins .
You can apply for limited leave to remain on the basis of your private life in the UK if : • You have lived in the UK for seven years before your 18th birthday • You have lived in the UK for half your life by your 25th birthday • You have lived in the country for 20 years The application currently costs about £10,000 over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ British if you were born in the UK and have lived here for 10 years - this costs £1,000 .
Five years earlier , Hanna had experienced something similar .
Also from a Nigerian family , she had wanted to study finance and accounting and was `` really , really excited '' as she started considering universities in Scotland and Wales .
`` I felt like London was getting a bit small - time to go to another part of the UK , '' she says .
But then she hit the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to realise the invisible difference between her and her friends at further education college .
`` You become British without actually having the British citizenship .
Being in the UK , you 've watched the same stuff as they have , you 've grown up in the same environment as they have , and then suddenly it 's like the government going , 'OK , unfortunately , you 've experienced all of that and it does n't really matter . '
'' In fact , Hanna 's situation was much less secure than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country at the age of 12 , and will therefore have been in the country for more than half his life by the time he is 25 - it was this fact that enabled him to apply for leave to remain .
Hanna , however , was a few months older than Michael when she arrived in the UK .
She was already 13 , so would not have lived in the country for half her life on her 25th birthday , and was not eligible for leave to remain .
Research by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are 332,000 undocumented children and young people living in the UK , of whom 133,000 are in London .
They are unable to access public funds such as Universal Credit or child benefit .
Those over the age of 18 also face the threat of deportation .
London Mayor Sadiq Khan called on the Theresa May government two years ago to `` act now to avoid a second Windrush-style scandal '' .
To mark Windrush Day on Monday , he called on ministers to reduce immigration and citizenship fees , and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` In these uncertain times , it is a national disgrace that hundreds of thousands of young Londoners , whose dreams have already been put on hold by Covid-19 , are living in fear of deportation and being denied the chance to secure their future , '' he said in a statement to the BBC .
`` These young people , many of whom were born in the UK , are often unable to access higher education or work , to rent a home or open a bank account , and their numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ completes its exit from the EU in less than six months ' time . ''
Two days after becoming prime minister , Boris Johnson said : `` I think that our arrangements , in theoretically being committed to the expulsion of perhaps half a million people who do not have the correct papers , and who may have been living and working here for many , many years without being involved in any criminal activity at all - I think that legal position is anomalous .
We saw the difficulties that that kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
The Home Office told the BBC : `` There are routes available for undocumented children in this situation who have lived here for most of their lives and made the UK their home .
Support is available and we would urge them to contact us so that we can help them obtain the right documentation . ''
In limbo after leaving school , Michael spent his time volunteering , mainly with a youth club and community centre in his area .
After securing limited leave to remain last year , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his chance to study .
He wo n't be eligible for student finance for another two years .
But a few weeks ago he received some good news - he has won a university scholarship and will be able to start his computer science degree in the autumn .
While studying , he will still have to earn money somehow , in order to extend his leave to remain .
He 'll have to reapply for legal status every two-and-a-half years for 10 years , paying £2,000 each time .
Only then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to remain .
`` If you have n't got the money to reapply at any point , even if you 're right at the end and you just ca n't get the money to reapply , you basically lose those years you built up already , and you have got to start again from the very beginning , '' Michael says .
`` That means at any point you can lose rights to stay - your rights to work , your rights to travel , everything basically .
The amount you 've worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It 's all gone . ''
Hanna 's position is more precarious still .
She 's not allowed to work so she relies on friends and relatives to support her financially .
She avoids contact with officialdom for fear of deportation .
While she trusts her GP - a service available whatever your immigration status - she could n't have surgery without paying and says she 'd be wary of going to a coronavirus testing centre .
`` If the government decided to roll it out and make it compulsory for everyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are they going to do it ?
Are you going to go in and give an ID ?
Or go in without having to bring ID ?
I have been a bit worried about that… '' When she sees police officers on the street , her strategy is to play it cool , and give them a smile .
`` If you kind of stop and turn around it looks like you 've got something to hide .
So just being extra cheerful and making it look like , 'Oh , look I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they do n't stop and search you , '' she says .
Where to get help Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants All the time , Hanna is carefully gathering proof of her presence in the UK , because when she can prove she has lived in the UK continuously for 20 years she will be eligible for leave to remain .
She arrived at 13 , she is now 27 .
There are six years to go .
`` When I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had dreams .
I wanted to travel , I 'm a sponge so I wanted to take all these things in .
Everyone dreams like , 'Oh in two years ' time I want to be doing this , in three years ' time I want to be doing this . '
And then five years have passed and you 're thinking : 'OK , I just want to make it to tomorrow now , ' '' she says .
On Facebook she sees her former fellow students getting good jobs and moving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she can only dream of .
But despite everything , she 's hopeful .
`` I 'm really really , really hopeful for the future because I 've got nothing else but hope . ''
The names Michael and Hanna are pseudonyms The Next Episode podcast also includes the story of Dajay Brown , a young actor , who moved to London at the age of two with his father .
As his 18th birthday approached , the council threatened them with eviction from the single hostel room they shared .
Shortly after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a community care lawyer .
he was granted British citizenship and was able to apply to drama school .
But then , a year later , his father was deported - this podcast will appear soon on BBC Sounds .
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The Next Episode podcast also includes the story of Dajay Brown, a young actor, who moved to London at the age of two with his father. As his 18th birthday approached, the council threatened them with eviction from the single hostel room they shared. Shortly after his birthday, with the help of a community care lawyer. he was granted British citizenship and was able to apply to drama school. But then, a year later, his father was deported - this podcast will appear soon on BBC Sounds.