bbc--2020-09-19--UK sets £10,000 fines for self-isolation breaches

People in England who refuse an order to self-isolate could be fined up to £10,000 , the government has said .
The new legal duty requires people to self-isolate if they test positive for coronavirus , or are traced as a close contact , from 28 September .
New measures also include a one-off £500 support payment for those on lower incomes , and a penalty for employers who punish those told to self-isolate .
A further 4,422 new Covid-19 cases and 27 deaths were reported on Saturday .
There were 350 new cases reported in Scotland , the highest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases in Wales , and 222 in Northern Ireland .
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Fines will initially start at £1,000 rising to £10,000 for repeat offenders , and for `` the most egregious breaches '' .
Up until now , advice to self-isolate has been guidance only .
Announcing the new rules for England , Prime Minister Boris Johnson said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was for everyone to follow the rules .
`` So nobody underestimates just how important this is , new regulations will mean you are legally obliged to do so if you have the virus or have been asked to do so by NHS Test and Trace .
People who choose to ignore the rules will face significant fines .
`` We need to do all we can to control the spread of this virus , to prevent the most vulnerable people from becoming infected , and to protect the NHS and save lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What are the new rules ?
• People in England who are told to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace face fines of £1,000 - up to £10,000 for the worst offenders - if they fail to do so • This includes those who test positive and those identified as close contacts of confirmed cases • It also includes employers who force staff to ignore an order to self-isolate • NHS Test and Trace will make regular contact with those isolating to check compliance • The measures apply from 28 September and will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Those in receipt of benefits or on low income and who can not work from home may receive a £500 one-off payment if self-isolating Those attracting the highest penalties are described as including those who stop other people from self-isolating , such as an employer who insists a staff member comes to work in violation of an order .
The penalties are in line with those for people who fail to quarantine for 14 days after returning to the UK from a country not on the list of low risk nations .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who did not self-isolate and instead went on a pub crawl , is being partly blamed for the town 's spike in cases .
The prime minister is concerned that existing regulations are too often being flouted - and he has been frustrated that they are not always effectively enforced .
The government 's scientific advisers have suggested as many as four out of five people who should be self-isolating bend or break the rules .
So , from 28 September in England , fines can be levied .
But this iron fist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Following pilot schemes in some parts of Lancashire , a £500 lump sum will be available to people on benefits who have to self-isolate - or who are on low incomes and who can not work from home .
Regional political leaders , such as Greater Manchester 's Mayor Andy Burnham , have been pressing for this .
But compliance is n't the only problem .
Delays in delivering test results can affect how quickly the contacts of infected people isolate , even if they want to , or are paid to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hopes the new measures will be replicated in Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland - which all have powers to set their own coronavirus rules .
Officials said NHS Test and Trace would be in regular contact with individuals told to self-isolate and would report any suspicions that people were not complying to the police and local authorities .
Police will also check compliance in Covid-19 hotspots and among groups considered to be `` high-risk '' as well as following up reports from members of the public of people who have tested positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ follow in `` high-profile and egregious '' cases of non-compliance .
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As with other coronavirus rules , there will be specific exemptions for those who need to escape from illness or harm during their isolation , and for those who require care .
Changes to support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a low income will initially affect up to four million people who can not work from home in England , the government said .
The one-off payment of £500 is above both statutory sick pay of £95.85 per week and a previously-announced additional award of £182 for those told to self-isolate in highest risk areas of intervention .
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One minute the public is being told to Eat Out to Help Out and to get back into the office, then they are being told to curb their mixing and not to gather in groups of more than six.


bbc--2020-09-19--Singapore rolls out Covid tracing tokens

Singapore is distributing thousands of devices that can track where a person has been and who they have interacted with @ @ @ @ @ is meant for those who do not own smartphones and can not use a contact @ @ @ @ @ rolled out by the Singapore government .
While there are some concerns over about data @ @ @ @ @ token helps vulnerable groups to feel safer when out and about .
For instance , @ @ @ @ @ keep a a precise record of their whereabouts .

Singapore is distributing tens of thousands of devices that can track who a person has interacted with.
The small bluetooth device is meant for those who do not own smartphones and cannot use a contact tracing app that was previously rolled out by the Singapore government.
While there are some concerns over about data protection, authorities say the token helps vulnerable groups to feel safer when out and about.
For instance, the token helps elderly people keep a precise record of their whereabouts.
Video by Suranjana Tewari and Lim Jun Wei.


bbc--2020-09-19--TikTok: Trump says Oracle deal for video app 'has my blessing'

US President Donald Trump has expressed his approval of a deal that would allow Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok to continue operating in the US .
Mr Trump told reporters he had given his `` blessing '' to a partnership between TikTok and US firms Oracle and Walmart .
The president had ordered the app to be banned in the US , citing national security concerns .
US security officials fear data collected by TikTok 's owner may be handed to the Chinese government .
TikTok 's owner , ByteDance , has denied accusations that it is controlled by or shares @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On Saturday , Mr Trump said the deal would ensure the data of the estimated 100 million Americans who use the app was safe , telling reporters : `` The security will be 100 % . ''
`` I have given the deal my blessing , '' Mr Trump said as he left the White House ahead of an election rally in North Carolina .
`` I approve the deal in concept . ''
• Is the US about to split the internet ?
ByteDance has not yet commented on the proposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approval by the Chinese government .
President Trump 's support for the deal comes days after his administration said it would bar people in the US from downloading TikTok through any app store from Sunday .
However , the US Commerce Department said it had now delayed this deadline for a week until 27 September in the `` light of recent positive developments '' , The row over TikTok comes at a time of heightened tensions between the Trump administration and the Chinese government over a number of issues , including trade disputes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's handling of the coronavirus outbreak .
What is the proposed deal ?
The deal would see the establishment of a new company , dubbed TikTok Global , Reuters news agency reported on Thursday .
That company would have a majority of American directors , a US chief executive and a security expert on the board .
Oracle and Walmart are expected to take significant stakes in the company , and ByteDance has agreed to security safeguards on the data of US users .
TikTok 's data would be stored by Oracle , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its source code .
President Trump said the new TikTok company will be `` totally controlled by Oracle and Walmart '' .
The deal , Mr Trump said , would provide new jobs and tax revenue for the country .
TikTok is a video-sharing app .
Users can post up to a minute of video and have access to a vast database of songs and filters .
They use the app to share 15-second videos that often involve lip-synching to songs , comedy routines and unusual editing tricks .
The app collects a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what videos people watch and comment on , location data , phone model and even how people type .
But much of this data collection is similar to other social networks like Facebook .
The app is reported to have around 800 million active monthly users worldwide , most of whom are in the US and India .
India has already blocked TikTok as well as other Chinese apps .
Australia , which has already banned Huawei and telecom equipment-maker ZTE , is also considering banning TikTok .
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bbc--2020-09-19--How the oil industry made us doubt climate change

Jerry Taylor spent 23 years with the Cato Institute - one of those right wing think tanks - latterly as vice president. Before he left in 2014, he would regularly appear on TV and radio, insisting that the science of climate change was uncertain and there was no need to act. Now, he realises his arguments were based on a misinterpretation of the science, and he regrets the impact he's had on the debate.


bbc--2020-09-19--Belarus protests: Opposition icon, 73, among hundreds detained in Minsk

Belarus police have detained hundreds of women in the capital Minsk who had joined a march demanding that longtime President Alexander Lukashenko resign .
Among the detained was Nina Bahinskaya , a 73-year-old great-grandmother who has become an icon of the protest movement .
Mass protests are expected for the sixth straight Sunday over what was widely seen as a rigged election .
President Lukashenko , who has ruled Belarus for 26 years , claimed an overwhelming victory in the 9 August poll , but a brutal crackdown on initial protests against the result only fuelled popular anger .
Around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saturday 's march , which has become a weekly prelude to mass demonstrations every Sunday .
They briefly scuffled with police who then blocked their path and started picking people one by one .
Police detained so many protesters that they ran out of room in vans and had to free some of the women , according to AFP news agency .
It reported that Ms Bahinskaya was taken to a police station and released shortly afterwards .
Video posted by the independent Tut.by website showed a masked officer abruptly removing the flag @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was pushed into a van .
In total , more than 300 women were detained , local human rights group Viasna said .
Police did not give a number .
The opposition movement has been led by three women but only one , Maria Kolesnikova , has not gone into exile .
She was charged with incitement to undermine national security days after allegedly ripping up her passport when the authorities tried to expel her from the country .
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya , who stood against Mr Lukashenko as the opposition candidate , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to flee to Lithuania shortly afterwards .
She is expected to meet European Union foreign ministers and the bloc 's diplomatic chief in Brussels on Monday .
The third of the three women , Veronika Tsepkalo , has also left the country , a former Soviet republic .
The EU is considering fresh sanctions on the Lukashenko government because of the crackdown on the protests .
According to UN Special Rapporteur Anaïs Marin , more than 10,000 peaceful protesters have been `` abusively arrested '' and `` over 500 cases of torture , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported .
Mr Lukashenko says the demonstrations are backed by foreign powers and has offered to implement constitutional reforms but , so far , has refused to step down .
Earlier this month , he secured a $ 1.5bn ( £1.2bn ) loan from Russia .

The opposition movement has been led by three women but only one, Maria Kolesnikova, has not gone into exile. She was charged with incitement to undermine national security days after allegedly ripping up her passport when the authorities tried to expel her from the country.


bbc--2020-09-19--Ricin: Letter containing poison addressed to Trump at White House

A package containing ricin poison that was addressed to US President Donald Trump has been intercepted before it reached the White House , officials told US media .
The letter was discovered at a screening facility for White House mail earlier this week , the officials said .
They said a substance found inside the envelope was identified as ricin , a poison found naturally in castor beans .
The Trump administration is yet to comment on the reports .
The Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) and the Secret Service are investigating where the package came from and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US postal system .
`` At this time , there is no known threat to public safety , '' the FBI told CNN in a statement on Saturday .
One official told the New York Times that investigators believe the package was sent from Canada .
Reports say the presence of ricin was identified after two tests .
Ricin is produced by processing castor beans .
It is a lethal substance that , if swallowed , inhaled or injected , can cause nausea , vomiting , internal bleeding and ultimately organ failure .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ If a person is exposed to ricin , death can take place within 36 to 72 hours , depending on the dose received , according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) .
The CDC said the poison - which has been used in terror plots - can be manufactured into a weapon in the form of a powder , mist or pellet .
The White House and other federal buildings have been the target of ricin packages in the past .
In 2014 , a Mississippi man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for sending letters dusted with ricin to former President Barack Obama and other officials .
Four years later , in 2018 , a former Navy veteran was charged with sending toxic letters to the Pentagon and White House .

No known antidote exists for ricin. If a person is exposed to ricin, death can take place within 36 to 72 hours, depending on the dose received, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).


bbc--2020-09-19--Cyclone Ianos: Two dead as 'medicane' sweeps across Greece

Two people have been confirmed dead and another is missing after a hurricane-like storm swept across Greece .
Hundreds of people were trapped in flooded buildings as Cyclone Ianos , known as a `` medicane '' ( Mediterranean hurricane ) , battered areas north of Athens .
Train services linking the north and south of the country have been cut .
Footage on social media showed huge waves lashing the beaches on the Ionian islands of Kefalonia and Zakynthos on Friday as the storm headed in .
Flights and ferry services were cancelled and tourists were advised to stay indoors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the city of Karditsa north of Athens was lashed by winds of up to 120km/h ( 75mph ) that brought down trees and power lines and triggered landslides .
A man was found dead on his farm in the Karditsa area while the body of a woman was recovered from her flooded home in a nearby town , local media reported .
Another woman was swept away in her car and has not yet been found , firefighters said .
A search is also taking place for a boat believed to be carrying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was reported to be in distress on Friday .
However , the Greek coast guard told AFP news agency that the boat may have changed course after receiving no help .
On Saturday , the cyclone was bearing down on the greater Athens region but there were no reports of damage so far , Reuters reported .
Medicanes - tropical-like cyclones - have only been categorised by meteorologists in the past 40 years , according to Kostas Lagouvardos , an expert at the Athens Observatory .
`` Mediterranean cyclones or hurricanes have tropical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but they often have a smaller volume and are less intense , '' he told AFP news agency .

A boat believed to be carrying 55 migrants off the western Peloponnese was also reported to be in distress on Friday. However, the Greek coast guard told AFP news agency that the boat may have changed course after receiving no help.


bbc--2020-09-19--Thailand protests: Thousands join huge rally demanding reforms

Thousands of people have protested in the Thai capital Bangkok calling for reform of the political system , including the role of the monarchy .
It was one of the biggest protests in years with at least 15,000 people , police said .
`` Down with feudalism , long live the people , '' chanted some .
There were no reports of violence .
Since July , rallies have called for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha who took power in a 2014 coup and won disputed elections last year .
Saturday 's student-led demonstration moved from the campus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a grand palace used for royal ceremonies .
Demonstrators say they plan to stay overnight and march to the offices of the prime minister on Sunday morning .
`` I hope the people in power will see the importance of the people , '' student leader Panupong `` Mike '' Jadnok , told the crowd , according to Reuters news agency .
`` We 're fighting to put the monarchy in the right place , not to abolish it . ''
The calls for royal reform are particularly sensitive in Thailand , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long prison sentences .
Organisers gave a much higher estimate for Saturday 's turnout , saying 50,000 people had attended .
A protest in August drew around 10,000 protesters .
Why are there protests ?
Thailand has a long history of political unrest and protest , but a new wave began in February after a court ordered a fledgling pro-democracy opposition party to dissolve .
The Future Forward Party ( FFP ) had proved particularly popular with young , first-time voters and garnered the third-largest share of parliamentary seats in the March 2019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incumbent military leadership .
Protests were re-energised in June when prominent pro-democracy activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit went missing in Cambodia , where he had been in exile since the 2014 military coup .
His whereabouts remain unknown and protesters accuse the Thai state of orchestrating his kidnapping - something the police and government have denied .
Since July there have been regular student-led street protests .
Demonstrators have demanded that the government headed by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha , a former army chief who seized power in the coup , be dissolved ; that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities stop harassing critics .
More about the protests in Thailand • Why young people are protesting in Thailand • The students risking it all to challenge the monarchy • The satirist who vanished in broad daylight A series of political scandals , together with the economic disruption caused of Covid-19 , have stirred public discontent in Thailand with the government , and sympathy for the student-led protests .
The protest leaders hope that with this ambitious rally at the heart of Bangkok 's old royal quarter they can keep up the momentum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pushed the government to agree to discuss changes to the constitution .
However , the government and its conservative supporters have denounced the students ' other demand , for limits to be imposed on the spending , and on the political and military authority , of the king .
The monarchy 's status , they say , is untouchable .
The protesters have now carried out a symbolic occupation of the park where the biggest royal ceremonies take place ; once a large , open , grassy space , it has been fenced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what activists say is a worrying expansion of royal power .
Publicly involving the monarchy in political disputes is something new in Thailand , an inflammatory move in a country where the institution is officially revered , but , the protest leaders say , one that is an essential prerequisite to modernising the political system .
What is different this time ?
The demands of protesters took an unprecedented turn last month when a 10-point call for reform to the monarchy was read out at one rally .
The move sent shockwaves through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to revere and love the monarchy and fear the consequences of talking about it .
The young woman who delivered the manifesto , Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul , has said their intention `` is not to destroy the monarchy but to modernise it , to adapt it to our society '' .
But she and her fellow activists have been accused of `` chung chart '' - a Thai term meaning `` hatred of the nation '' - and they say they are deeply fearful of the consequences of doing `` the right thing '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laws protecting the monarchy ?
Each of Thailand 's 19 constitutions of modern times has stated , at the top , that : `` The King shall be enthroned in a position of revered worship '' and that `` no person shall expose the King to any sort of accusation or action '' .
These provisions are backed by article 112 of the criminal code , known as the lese-majeste law , which subjects anyone criticising the royal family to secret trials and long prison sentences .
The definition of what constitutes an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human rights groups say the law has often been used as a political tool to curb free speech and opposition calls for reform and change .
One man in 2015 faced up to 15 years in prison for posting images on social media of the then-king 's favourite dog in a way that appeared to mock the monarch .
Other ways of falling foul of the law include `` liking '' any critical reference on social media , questioning anything from Thai history that could be construed as negative to the monarch , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ characters resembling members of the royal family .
The law had been increasingly enforced in the years after the 2014 coup , although it has slowed since King Vajiralongkorn let it be known he no longer wanted it to be so widely used .
But observers say the government has used other legal routes , including the sedition law , to target dissent .

A series of political scandals, together with the economic disruption caused of Covid-19, have stirred public discontent in Thailand with the government, and sympathy for the student-led protests. The protest leaders hope that with this ambitious rally at the heart of Bangkok's old royal quarter they can keep up the momentum of their movement, which has already pushed the government to agree to discuss changes to the constitution.


bbc--2020-09-19--Former MI6 man suspected of selling information to undercover Chinese spies

A British businessman , formerly of MI6 , is under investigation for allegedly selling information to undercover spies from China , a Whitehall official says .
Fraser Cameron , who runs the EU-Asia Centre think tank , is suspected of passing sensitive information about the EU to two spies allegedly posing as Brussels-based journalists .
He is alleged to have exchanged the information for thousands of Euros .
But Mr Cameron told The Times the allegations were `` ridiculous '' .
The businessman , who worked for Britain 's Secret Intelligence Service from 1976 to 1991 , says he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confidential information '' .
Mr Cameron , who has also worked for the Foreign Office and European Commission , Htold Politico that the allegations `` are without foundation '' , saying he has `` a wide range of Chinese contacts as part of my duties with the EU-Asia Centre and some of them may have a double function '' .
A senior Whitehall official , who asked not to be named , told the BBC the investigation had been a long-running joint inquiry between British and Belgian intelligence and claimed that a breakthrough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said this was a great example of how closely British intelligence worked with its European partners .
The BBC 's security correspondent Frank Gardner says there have been growing fears about the extent of covert Chinese intelligence-gathering in Europe , including over sensitive negotiations between the EU and Britain over Brexit .
Belgium 's state security service is quoted by the Financial Times as saying Mr Cameron 's alleged actions posed `` a clear threat towards the European institutions '' based in the Belgian capital .
The investigation is reportedly being run by @ @ @ @ @

Mr Cameron, who has also worked for the Foreign Office and European Commission, told Politico that the allegations "are without foundation", saying he has "a wide range of Chinese contacts as part of my duties with the EU-Asia Centre and some of them may have a double function".


bbc--2020-09-19--John Turner: Former Canadian prime minister dies at 91

Former Canadian Prime Minister John Turner , who was in office for just 79 days and led his Liberal Party to a huge defeat in 1984 , has died aged 91 .
A lawyer by training , he served as justice and then finance minister from 1968-1975 .
He resigned after arguments with party leader Pierre Trudeau .
Turner resumed his legal work and nine years later won the party leadership .
He called an election and then presided over what observers say was one of the worst campaigns in Canadian history .
His gaffes combined with growing public fatigue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in power for 20 of the previous 21 years , resulted in his party falling from 135 seats in the 282-member House of Commons to just 40 .
The Conservatives , under the leadership of Brian Mulroney , swept to power with 211 seats .
Despite the result , Turner hung onto his post .
In the 1988 election , Turner was a strong opponent of a proposed free trade agreement with the US but lost again to Mr Mulroney , but not as badly .
He resigned as a Liberal leader in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defended reforms to Canada 's Criminal Code that paved the way for LGBTQ rights and legal abortions .
But in the finance ministry he faced economic pressures due to the global oil crisis .
His 79-day tenure as prime minister is the second shortest in the country 's history .
Turner died at home in Toronto on Friday night , Marc Kealey , a former aide speaking on behalf of his relatives told the Montreal Gazette .
He is survived by his wife Geills and four children .

His gaffes combined with growing public fatigue with the Liberals, who had been in power for 20 of the previous 21 years, resulted in his party falling from 135 seats in the 282-member House of Commons to just 40.


bbc--2020-09-19--Canadian police make arrests as tempers flare in lobster feud

Police in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia have made two arrests as tensions rise over a lobster fishery set up by the indigenous community .
Officers detained two people for assault as crowds gathered to mark the launch .
Members of the Sipekne'katik First Nation say they have a right to issue fishing licences to their own people .
Non-indigenous lobster fishers , however , say their boats are operating out of season and should be stopped .
The row comes on the anniversary of a ruling that affirmed the rights of indigenous groups to hunt and fish .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fishing should be for a moderate livelihood - but `` moderate '' remains largely undefined .
Lobster is Nova Scotia 's most valuable seafood export and the associated fishing industry is worth an estimated C $ 500m ( £293m ) annually .
• Black Nova Scotians may finally get title to their land On Thursday , the Sipekne'katik First Nation issued the first licences under its new self-regulated `` moderate livelihood '' fishery in the harbour of Saulnierville .
About 200 people gathered on the wharf to see the boats off and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fleet .
Sipekne'katik chief Michael Sack told the crowd that they were exercising their constitutional rights confirmed in the 1999 ruling .
`` Our issue is not with the commercial fishermen , we have an issue with the levels of government not holding up our rights , '' he said , quoted by CTV .
`` The commercial fishermen should just back up and let us do our thing . ''
As the launch of the new fishery took place , a flotilla of boats belonging to non-indigenous lobster fishers circled the mouth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fishers later said the lines to their lobster traps were cut and flares were fired towards their boats .
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP ) said on Friday that officers had been at the wharf , and at other locations nearby , to try to calm the situation .
Local media said tempers frayed among a large crowd gathered at the wharf in Weymouth , about 25km ( 15 miles ) north of Saulnierville .
`` We arrested two individuals at the wharf in Weymouth , '' RCMP spokesperson Jennifer Clarke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` They were arrested for assault and were escorted away from the scene and have since been released , pending court . ''
She said police would maintain a presence in the area over the weekend .
On Friday , indigenous leaders declared a `` state of emergency '' in response to the escalating tensions .
Non-indigenous lobster fishers are calling for the Canadian government to crack down on the new fishery .
They say the law that stops lobster fishing for several months is vital for conservation purposes .
They also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact a commercial operation that removes large numbers of lobsters - although First Nation leaders strongly dispute this .
Canadian Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan told CBC Nova Scotia News that she wanted to meet representatives from both sides of the dispute to discuss `` the best path forward '' .
She said she was confident that both sides would come to the table for the sake of safety .
`` We need to find a place where we can foster good conversation and make sure that we can all listen to each other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We need to listen to each other and find out how we can best solve this situation , '' she added .
In recent years Canada has grappled with a series of issues involving the rights of indigenous people .
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal party came to power promising to transform the country 's relationship with indigenous communities .
Indigenous people in Canada have rights that include the right to land , to self-determination and self-government , and to practise their culture and customs .
There are more than 1.6m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ First Nations , Inuit , and Metis , and they make up about 5 % of the national population .

"We need to find a place where we can foster good conversation and make sure that we can all listen to each other and not talk at each other. We need to listen to each other and find out how we can best solve this situation," she added.


bbc--2020-09-19--Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar poised to win after stunning time-trial ride

Last updated on .From the section Cycling Tadej Pogacar is set to win the Tour de France ahead of strong favourite Primoz Roglic in one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the race 's history .
The UAE-Team Emirates rider overhauled a 57-second deficit to Roglic , who was thought to be a far stronger rider on stage 20 's time trial to La Planche des Belles Filles .
It will be a first Grand Tour victory for Slovenian Pogacar , who took the yellow jersey from compatriot Roglic after he had held it for 13 days .
Pogacar is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end of a day of drama reminiscent of the 1989 Tour , when Greg LeMond unexpectedly overhauled Laurent Fignon in a final-day time trial to win by eight seconds .
Richie Porte of Trek-Segafredo will be on the podium in Paris for the first time , taking third , three minutes and 30 seconds down .
Pogacar won the stage , one minute 21 seconds ahead of Roglic 's Jumbo-Visma team-mate Tom Dumoulin .
Porte climbed to third overall after finishing in third place on the stage .
Britain 's Adam Yates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general classification , 9mins 25secs behind the winner .
Roglic has looked imperious throughout the three-week race thanks to support from his powerful team , featuring some of the sport 's best riders , including Dumoulin , Wout van Aert and Sepp Kuss .
The 36km stage from Lure to La Planche des Belles Filles was a challenging course that finished , unusually for time trial , with a category 1 climb .
Roglic , 30 , was considered a far better time triallist than Pogacar , and began the stage strongly .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ from super-fast specialist time-trial bikes to a more conventional road machine before the climb , struggling to clip into his pedals , wobbling when being pushed away and never seeming to find his typical rhythm .
Roglic , who claimed his first Grand Tour victory at last year 's Vuelta a Espana , looked desperate as he crossed the line , his helmet pushed upwards and slightly lop-sided , knowing already he had lost the race .
Desperation turned to confusion and dejection as he sat on the ground in his full yellow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had committed one of modern cycling 's biggest chokes .
And as Pogacar sat down for his post-race TV interview , Roglic interrupted it to embrace his countryman .
`` I just did n't push enough , '' said Roglic .
`` It was like that .
I was more and more without the power I needed but I gave it all until the end .
`` We 'll see what happens next .
I can be happy with the racing we showed here so let 's take positive things out of it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pogacar takes it all Roglic had been favourite to win the 107th edition of cycling 's greatest race , alongside defending champion Egan Bernal of Ineos Grenadiers .
However , Bernal abandoned the race before stage 17 following a disastrous climb up the Grand Colombier on stage 15 , where he cracked and lost more than seven minutes to Roglic .
It was one of the biggest downturns in form for a defending champion in recent history , and put an end to Ineos ' record of winning every Tour since 2015 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ineos looked set to have something to celebrate as they tried to seal the polka dot King of the Mountains jersey through their second protected rider Richard Carapaz .
But despite 2019 Giro d'Italia winner Carapaz 's attempts to deliberately ride a slow first section before blasting up the mountain , Pogacar 's epic performance eclipsed him and he took the jersey .
It is the second of three jerseys Pogacar will claim at this year 's race - he will also pick up the young riders ' white jersey .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 500,000 euros ( £458,270 ) for the yellow jersey , 25,000 euros ( £22,900 ) for the King of the Mountains award , and a further 20,000 euros ( £18,300 ) for being the best placed young rider .
`` I 'm really proud of the team , '' Pogacar said .
`` They did such a big effort .
We were dreaming of the yellow jersey from the start .
Amazing .
`` It was not just me today , we needed the whole team for the recon .
I knew every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Congrats to all my team .
`` I did n't hear anything on the radio in the final five kilometres because the fans were too loud so I just went full gas .
`` My dream was just to be on the Tour de France and now I 've won it .
It 's unbelievable . ''

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Primoz Roglic was disconsolate after losing the yellow jersey on the penultimate stage
Tadej Pogacar is set to win the Tour de France ahead of strong favourite Primoz Roglic in one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the race's history.
Pogacar, 21, will be confirmed as the youngest winner for 111 years at the end of Sunday's largely processional stage to Paris.
The UAE-Team Emirates rider overhauled a 57-second deficit to Roglic, who was thought to be a far stronger rider on stage 20's time trial to La Planche des Belles Filles.
It will be a first Grand Tour victory for Slovenian Pogacar, who took the yellow jersey from compatriot Roglic after he had held it for 13 days.
Pogacar is now 59 seconds ahead of Roglic at the end of a day of drama reminiscent of the 1989 Tour, when Greg LeMond unexpectedly overhauled Laurent Fignon in a final-day time trial to win by eight seconds.
Richie Porte of Trek-Segafredo will be on the podium in Paris for the first time, taking third, three minutes and 30 seconds down.
Pogacar won the stage, one minute 21 seconds ahead of Roglic's Jumbo-Visma team-mate Tom Dumoulin. Porte climbed to third overall after finishing in third place on the stage.
Britain's Adam Yates of Mitchelton-Scott will finish ninth in the general classification, 9mins 25secs behind the winner.
Roglic looked unbeatable all race long
What happened to Roglic?
Roglic has looked imperious throughout the three-week race thanks to support from his powerful team, featuring some of the sport's best riders, including Dumoulin, Wout van Aert and Sepp Kuss.
The 36km stage from Lure to La Planche des Belles Filles was a challenging course that finished, unusually for time trial, with a category 1 climb. Roglic, 30, was considered a far better time triallist than Pogacar, and began the stage strongly.
But Roglic hit trouble at the changeover from super-fast specialist time-trial bikes to a more conventional road machine before the climb, struggling to clip into his pedals, wobbling when being pushed away and never seeming to find his typical rhythm.
Roglic, who claimed his first Grand Tour victory at last year's Vuelta a Espana, looked desperate as he crossed the line, his helmet pushed upwards and slightly lop-sided, knowing already he had lost the race.
Desperation turned to confusion and dejection as he sat on the ground in his full yellow skinsuit, trying to comprehend how he had committed one of modern cycling's biggest chokes.
And as Pogacar sat down for his post-race TV interview, Roglic interrupted it to embrace his countryman.
"I just didn't push enough," said Roglic. "It was like that. I was more and more without the power I needed but I gave it all until the end.
"We'll see what happens next. I can be happy with the racing we showed here so let's take positive things out of it."
Pogacar won three stages on this year's race
From a distant second, Pogacar takes it all
Roglic had been favourite to win the 107th edition of cycling's greatest race, alongside defending champion Egan Bernal of Ineos Grenadiers.
However, Bernal abandoned the race before stage 17 following a disastrous climb up the Grand Colombier on stage 15, where he cracked and lost more than seven minutes to Roglic.
It was one of the biggest downturns in form for a defending champion in recent history, and put an end to Ineos' record of winning every Tour since 2015, four of which were as Team Sky.
Ineos looked set to have something to celebrate as they tried to seal the polka dot King of the Mountains jersey through their second protected rider Richard Carapaz.
But despite 2019 Giro d'Italia winner Carapaz's attempts to deliberately ride a slow first section before blasting up the mountain, Pogacar's epic performance eclipsed him and he took the jersey.
It is the second of three jerseys Pogacar will claim at this year's race - he will also pick up the young riders' white jersey.
In total Pogacar picks up prize money of 500,000 euros (£458,270) for the yellow jersey, 25,000 euros (£22,900) for the King of the Mountains award, and a further 20,000 euros (£18,300) for being the best placed young rider.
"I'm really proud of the team," Pogacar said. "They did such a big effort. We were dreaming of the yellow jersey from the start. Amazing.
"It was not just me today, we needed the whole team for the recon. I knew every corner and knew exactly where to accelerate. Congrats to all my team.
"I didn't hear anything on the radio in the final five kilometres because the fans were too loud so I just went full gas.
"My dream was just to be on the Tour de France and now I've won it. It's unbelievable."
Similar scenes: Fignon, like Roglic, is inconsolable on the line after losing the Tour in Paris in 1989
General classification after stage 20
1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) 84hrs 26mins 33secs
2. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Jumbo-Visma) +59secs
3. Richie Porte (Aus/Trek-Segafredo) +3mins 30secs
4. Mikel Landa (Spa/Bahrain McLaren) +5mins 58secs
5. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) +6mins 07secs
6. Miguel Angel Lopez (Col/Astana) +6mins 47secs
7. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Jumbo-Visma) +7mins 48secs
8. Rigoberto Uran (Col/EF Pro Cycling) +8mins 02secs
9. Adam Yates (GB/Mitchelton-Scott) +9mins 25secs
10. Damiano Caruso (Ita/Bahrain McLaren) +14mins 03secs
Stage 20 result
1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) 55mins 55secs
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Jumbo-Visma) +1min 21secs
3. Richie Porte (Aus/Trek-Segafredo) Same time
4. Wout van Aert (Bel/Jumbo Visma) +1min 31secs
5. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Jumbo-Visma) +1min 56secs
6. Remi Cavagna (Fra/Deceuninck-Quick-Step) +1min 59secs
7. Damiano Caruso (Ita/Bahrain McLaren) +2mins 29secs
8. David de la Cruz (Spa/UAE Team Emirates) +2mins 40secs
9. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) +2mins 45secs
10. Rigoberto Uran (Col/EF Pro Cycling) +2mins 54secs


bbc--2020-09-19--Kosovo police officers arrested in crackdown on illegal casinos

At least 10 police officers have been arrested in Kosovo during a large-scale operation to close down illegal casinos .
Hundreds of officers took part in the raid in the village of Karachevo on the border with Serbia .
Police said it was the biggest operation of its kind ever carried out in Kosovo and followed a year-long investigation .
Kosovo banned all gambling last year in a bid to crack down on crime .
Jetish Maloku , chief prosecutor for the eastern district of Gjilan , told reporters that police had arrested at least 35 people on suspicion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people , guns and drugs .
At least 10 of those were border police who were alleged to have facilitated illegal cross-border activity .
In March last year the government banned all gambling for 10 years because of its links to organised crime .
The bill was passed followed the murders of two casino staff at different locations only a few days apart .
A police officer was arrested in connection with one of the killings .
Kosovo 's then prime minister Ramush Haradinaj said at the time that the measure was aimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We will not allow these venues to be arenas of crime that claim people 's lives , '' he said on Facebook .
Just before the ban came into force , police shut down nearly 500 gambling sites across Kosovo .
Betting , particular on sports , had become hugely popular in Kosovo in recent years .

The bill was passed followed the murders of two casino staff at different locations only a few days apart. A police officer was arrested in connection with one of the killings.


bbc--2020-09-19--Your pictures on the theme of 'night vision'

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Ian Salisbury: "The pupil of a leopard's eye constricts or dilates rapidly according to the amount of light that is available. Because of their adapted retinas, leopards have exceptional night vision and can see seven times better in the dark than humans, which results in them being very successful nocturnal hunters. Photo taken at night whilst on safari in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park."


bbc--2020-09-19--The Indian queens who modelled for the world's first vaccine

The cure for smallpox was fairly new - it had been discovered just six years before by Edward Jenner , an English doctor - and met with suspicion and resistance in India .
Not least because it was being championed by the British , whose power was rising at the turn of the 19th Century .
What followed was a deft mix of politics , power and persuasion by the East India Company to introduce the world 's first ever vaccine to India , their biggest colonial enterprise .
It involved British surgeons , Indian vaccinators , scheming company bosses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the Wadiyars , indebted to the British who had put them back on the throne after more than 30 years of exile .
The women in the painting He identified the woman on the right in the painting as Devajammani , the younger queen .
He said her sari would have typically covered her left arm , but it was left exposed so she could point to where she had been vaccinated `` with a minimum loss of dignity '' .
The woman on the left , he believes , is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Devajammani .
The marked discoloration under her nose and around her mouth is consistent with controlled exposure to the smallpox virus , Dr Chancellor said .
Pustules from patients who had recovered would be extracted , ground to dust and blown up the nose of those who had not had the disease .
It was a form of inoculation known as variolation , that was meant to induce a milder infection .
Dr Chancellor cited details to support his theory , which was first published in an article in 2001 .
For one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Wadiyar king 's wedding dates and the court records from July 1806 , announcing that Devjammmani 's vaccination had a `` salutary influence '' on people who came forward to be inoculated .
Two , as an expert in Mysore history , Dr Chancellor is certain the `` heavy gold sleeve bangles '' and `` the magnificent headdresses '' are characteristic of Wadiyar queens .
Also , the artist , Thomas Hickey , had earlier painted the Wadiyars and other members of the court .
In India , smallpox infections were high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , pain and severe discomfort as pustules broke out across the face and body .
Those who survived were often scarred for life .
For centuries , it had been treated with variolation , accompanied by religious rituals .
Hindus saw it as a sign of the wrath of Mariamma or Sitala , the goddess of the pox , and sought to propitiate her .
There was another , bigger problem - the most effective way to vaccinate was to do it `` arm-to-arm '' .
Using this method , the first person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ onto their arm with a needle or a lancet .
A week later , when a cowpox pustule developed in that spot , a doctor would cut into it and transfer the pus on to the arm of another person .
Starting in the spring of 1800 , the cowpox vaccine was sent by ship from Britain in the form of dried lymph samples or via `` vaccine couriers '' - a human chain of people being inoculated arm-to-arm to keep the vaccine going during the voyage .
But none of those vaccinations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After several failed attempts , dried vaccine matter was sealed between glass plates and successfully delivered from Vienna to Baghdad in March 1802 .
It was then used to vaccinate an Armenian child and the lymph from his arm was taken to Basra , in Iraq , where an East India Company surgeon established a supply arm-to-arm that was sent to Bombay ( now Mumbai ) .
On 14 June , 1802 , Anna Dusthall became the first person in India to be successfully vaccinated against smallpox .
Little else is known about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remarkably good tempered '' , according to the notes of the doctor who vaccinated her .
Dusthall was partly of European descent , Prof Bennett said , but her mother 's heritage is unknown .
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The woman on the left, he believes, is the king's first wife, also named Devajammani. The marked discoloration under her nose and around her mouth is consistent with controlled exposure to the smallpox virus, Dr Chancellor said. Pustules from patients who had recovered would be extracted, ground to dust and blown up the nose of those who had not had the disease. It was a form of inoculation known as variolation, that was meant to induce a milder infection.


bbc--2020-09-19--Janusz Walus: Why far-right Polish football fans idolise a murderer in South Africa

`` They wrote to him that they admired him because he tried to stop communism in South Africa , that he is the great hope of the white race , '' he said .
They both appealed for amnesty during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission ( TRC ) in 1997 , with Walus saying that he was driven by political , anti-communist motives to kill Hani , who was then the secretary-general of the South African Communist Party ( SACP ) , and also a leading figure in the armed wing of the African National Congress .
The two parties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apartheid .
In a statement to the BBC , Naspers said that `` right-wing elements in Poland have violated the terms of use of the OLX Poland platform .
Although they only managed to do so to a very limited extent , any content that incites violence , racism , or discrimination is abhorrent and contrary to the values and beliefs of our organisation '' .
Hani 's family and the SACP had opposed the move even after South African authorities stripped Walus of his citizenship in 2017 , clearing the way for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was freed from prison .
`` The uncorrectable assassin who almost plunged South Africa into a civil war with far-reaching implications must not be released on parole .
As things stand , there has been no full disclosure of the truth and all the circumstances surrounding Hani 's assassination , '' Mr Mashilo added .
`` The murder weapon that the man pulled the trigger of was taken from military armoury .
Who took it , whose hands did it go through ... to [ get to ] its destination , Walus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he asked .
At some point during the hearings he locked his head in a slightly titled position and shot a blank but searing stare across the room - it 's a look like this which can be seen on display in scarves and banners in Polish football stadiums .
So even as his supporters call for his freedom in football games in Poland , it 's their shared allegiance to a racist ideology that will block any chance of parole and confine him to prion for the rest of his life @

They both appealed for amnesty during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in 1997, with Walus saying that he was driven by political, anti-communist motives to kill Hani, who was then the secretary-general of the South African Communist Party (SACP), and also a leading figure in the armed wing of the African National Congress. The two parties were close allies in the fight against apartheid.


bbc--2020-09-19--'I still spend so much time on the kids - that needs to change'

My Money is a series looking at how people spend their money - and the sometimes tough decisions they have to make .
Here , Sarah Dahia from Australia takes us through a week in her life during the coronavirus pandemic .
Sarah was born in the UK and now lives in Sydney , having moved from Fiji for her children to be educated in Australia .
Her husband Mahen is in Fiji , unable to travel due to the business and Covid-19 travel restrictions .
Sarah and Mahen have barely seen each other during the last year .
Sarah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at university while son Ganesh , 21 , is taking a break from study and working long hours as a kitchen hand .
They have a rescue dog called Libby and two cats called Susie and Jacey .
Sarah has always been a stay-at-home mum while also helping Mahen with his shoe business .
Now she is getting government assistance of A $ 530 ( £300 ) a fortnight and looking for work .
At the moment they have a six-month mortgage holiday due to Covid-19 .
Sarah says she does n't know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
With the stress of Covid-19 , separation , upset children and unsure income Sarah says her already shaky mental health has taken a bashing .
She referred herself to an organisation called Flourish , run by Western Sydney Health .
It is a support organisation designed to prevent people not fitting into the mental health system from falling through the cracks .
My Mondays are always the same .
It is Ganesh 's only day off so I make time to be with him , doing whatever he needs .
Today he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week so we do some shopping for his new den , then he takes the rest of the day to relax while I work out , do housework and cook whatever he likes for his one evening at home .
I do my shopping at our local market , which is open Friday to Sunday .
With Covid I have decreased my Aldi visit for pet food and non-perishables to every three weeks so we already have everything we need for the week .
For breakfast I have muesli and a homemade cappuccino @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soup made of leftovers .
After lunch Sophie and I walk our dog Libby .
Spring sprang last week , but the wind is a cold southerly this afternoon so we all hide in a sunny sheltered spot for chatting and doggy cuddles .
Home for hot tea and homemade cake for all .
I bake at least once a week , cheaper and tastier than bought .
Ganesh and I make dinner , his choice of homemade hamburgers with a vinaigrette slaw of fennel , red capsicum , spring onions and carrot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Mahen , then a comfortable evening with my book .
I devour free e-books from the library .
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Treat myself to reading the news in bed before feeding the animals .
Use the cross trainer and eat breakfast of a chicken salad roll and cappuccino .
I have to taxi Ganesh to work until his driving test ( two more weeks ! )
as he worries about Covid on the bus .
Sophie comes along to spend the last of her extra Covid youth allowance on a haircut - a treat as usually done at home - and an inner ear piercing .
Have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up Libby to get to my Flourish meeting .
Walk Libby with a case worker .
Flourish has been an incredible safety net and makes a huge difference to me .
We meet twice a week , setting and checking goals for me to improve my mental health .
It is comforting , highly effective and free , for which I am profoundly grateful .
Bed sheet changing , then a late dinner of lamb , last night 's salad , couscous and herb dressing .
A long chat with Mahen .
Collect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then book and bed with the cats .
No workout this morning .
Breakfast of chicken sandwich and homemade cappuccino .
I forgot to fill the car last night ( 39 litres of diesel costs A $ 42.83 , and usually lasts two weeks ) so do that and head into the city .
I have to select leather for shoe designs I drew for Mahen last week .
It takes me all morning Skyping with Mahen to choose my two samples plus another 14 which should last him until Christmas .
Fondling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I am dirty and tired from hauling cow hides so I take the quick toll road home .
Tolls cost A $ 16.60 one way but the cost goes to Mahen 's business .
Dinner is chicken and kale Caesar salad .
We eat lots of chicken - perk of Ganesh 's job .
Great , but I would rather he received a higher wage .
Chat with mum , then collect Ganesh from work and Sophie from the gym before bed .
Treat breakfast of berries , custard apple , chocolate digestives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of my new A $ 7 earrings ordered in June .
Love buying from China - low prices and such slow post that it feels like a present when the goods arrive !
Today is rubbish bins , and tomorrow is market day so I tidy , check and sort things to use , put away or dispose of .
Start in the kitchen .
Clear all produce from the fridge and cook any that 's old .
Update shopping lists , clean and organise .
Cook stewed apple , spinach , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and microwaved strawberries .
I apply for a post as a National Trust volunteer .
Back for lunch of beef and veggie noodles to share with Ganesh ( last of the beef and some soffritto ) .
Continue through the house , tidying and sorting .
It has reached 32C today ( third day of spring ) so the fan comes out of winter storage .
Pay the phone bill - A $ 105 of which A $ 40 will be reclaimed from the kids so really A $ 65.00 .
Drop Ganesh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crystals ( A $ 5.05 ) to make up with the strawberries and some Cointreau .
Dinner is hummus , kale , chicken and roast capsicum on pitta .
I chat with Mahen and my sister in the UK , then relax .
A good day .
Up , a slice of toast with hummus , then drop Ganesh at work and hit the market .
I finish just as it starts to rain .
I buy meat , fruit and vegetables and two wholemeal loaves for A $ 78.07 .
I seem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including 2kg of chicken thighs for tandoori , but the kids constantly ask for meat .
The kale and lettuce are whole plants , so I store them in a bowl of water by the window .
I still have some veggies left from last week , and a loaf and flatbreads in the freezer .
We finished the last cake , so I will bake coconut cake and lemon biscuits next week .
Tomato sandwich , stewed apple , Greek yoghurt and honey for lunch .
Then in the afternoon coffee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - my turn to pay , A $ 9.60 .
Job applications for the rest of the day .
An oven full of tandoori , so I eat some for dinner with lettuce , spinach raita and rice .
Strawberry jelly , then Skype and binge watching Liziqi on YouTube with the animals .
Pleasant start to the morning , drinking cappuccino on the deck chatting with Mahen ( though it was mainly work talk ) .
The jasmine hedge is flowering and the scent is almost overpowering .
We look at him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly A $ 10,000 with four weeks quarantine for two weeks at home it 's a joke .
Maybe things will improve .
My homemade cappuccino has taken a while to perfect .
Coffee bags come on special offer regularly , 28 bags for A $ 4.20 .
Make up one bag with one cup of hot water , add one teaspoon of instant and I get two coffees with real coffee flavour .
Half a cup of hot full cream milk whizzed to a froth , topped off with coffee and powdered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as opposed to A $ 4.60 for bought .
I no longer crave cafe coffee , but ca n't help reflecting on being reduced to this !
Feeling lonely and depressed , so I take Libby for a picnic and tell myself to grow up .
Spend the rest of the day distracting myself .
Ganesh finishes at 11:00pm so I stay up to collect him , then the kids fight .
Love family life !
Not going to allow another bad day like yesterday .
Father 's Day today with no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ veggie and hummus sandwich , and two coffees to prepare myself ; then nag the kids into each mowing a lawn while I weed and sweep up .
Feels like a major achievement !
Reward myself with an extra long bush walk and a bar of chocolate .
There is always a A $ 1 special offer at Woolworths , this week it 's a Boost bar .
Life these days is either special offers or go without .
Dentist , hairdressers , new clothes - it is possible to manage without them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this psychology nonsense about how women over 40 should n't have long hair .
It 's easy to seem confident and look good with a short cut if you can afford a stylist regularly .
No way I 'm trying that on myself !
How does Sarah feel about her week ?
I watch every cent , and it has been an easy week to save .
No big bills and I am up-to-date .
Buying from the market means we eat very well for the money we spend .
Unfortunately this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ six-month mortgage holiday when Covid-19 lockdown struck , but this winds back soon .
I have squirrelled like mad but severe mortgage stress is about to start , with a A $ 1,800 ( £1,016 ) monthly payment .
Pressure is on for Mahen to send money back that he does n't have .
I am very grateful that we did have money at one stage .
I have a lovely home surrounded by beautiful objects from my travels .
But I am happy not to be caught up in a cycle of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it may be , but there are worse ways to live .
Seems strange to see my life written down .
I realise just how much time I still spend on the kids .
That needs to change .
They are adults now and I need to work on being there for me instead .
Next challenge !

My Mondays are always the same. It is Ganesh's only day off so I make time to be with him, doing whatever he needs. Today he is very tired from a bad work week so we do some shopping for his new den, then he takes the rest of the day to relax while I work out, do housework and cook whatever he likes for his one evening at home.


bbc--2020-09-19--‘Our foster child asked us to adopt him – by drawing himself on to a family photo’

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bbc--2020-09-18--Can a 'circuit break' halt the UK's second Covid wave?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the UK is `` now seeing a second wave '' of Covid-19 .
Expanding `` local '' restrictions mean more than 13 million people ( one-fifth of the UK population ) have extra curbs on their lives .
And the surge in cases is not contained to just the hotspots , but is widespread across the UK .
Local restrictions do not suppress a virus that is spreading outside of those areas .
It is against this backdrop the government is deciding what to do next .
One idea is a `` circuit-break '' - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions for everyone to curb the spread of coronavirus .
So why might a circuit break be needed and what could it achieve ?
Take 6,000 cases a day , double them every week - as the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage ) suggests is happening - and by mid-October you have more than 100,000 infections a day as we did at the peak .
That is not sophisticated disease modelling , it is not written in stone and measures such as the `` rule of six '' should slow the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sense of how quickly a small problem can be become a huge one .
A circuit break is all about trying to change that trajectory .
`` The evidence is hospitalisations are increasing , it is a worry and the concern is what happens if we do n't do something , '' Dr Mike Tildesley , from the University of Warwick , told me .
He is part of the government 's disease modelling group of scientists , called SPI-M , which has been discussing circuit-breakers this week .
Dr Tildesley added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ none of us want this , but we 're stuck between a rock and a hard place .
`` However , with a managed short-term lockdown you buy yourself some time . ''
A bout of tighter restrictions should result in cases falling instead of rising , but how far they drop is uncertain and will depend on how severe the restrictions are .
It is suggested schools and workplaces would remain open , but the hospitality sector ( think bars and restaurants ) would be hit .
This is not Lockdown 2.0 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't want intensive care units filling up again , but you also have increased options at lower levels of the virus , '' said Dr Adam Kucharski , another SPI-M member and researcher at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine .
When levels of the virus are low , it is easier to spot outbreaks and use highly targeted measures , that are less disruptive than national ones , to curb the spread of Covid-19 .
Dr Kucharski told the BBC : `` As cases and hospitalisations increase , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is doing as Test and Trace ca n't pick it all up , you do n't know where the outbreak is .
`` That 's the difference , options decline substantially as cases rise . ''
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Circuit breaks have been used in other countries .
The temporary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a circuit break that gave contact tracers the time to get on top of their outbreak .
In the UK , a break could buy time to improve the government 's beleaguered Test and Trace programme , which is already struggling with current levels of coronavirus .
But the problem is once the circuit break is over , cases would begin to rise again .
`` You may find yourself in a cycle of short-term lockdowns until you have an exit strategy like a vaccine or herd immunity , '' Dr Tildesley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Spring , when coronavirus should be easier to contain and we may have a vaccine , is still a very long way away .

Covid: What is a circuit-breaker could one fight the virus? Published 20 November 2020
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Northern Ireland is going to start a two-week circuit-breaker lockdown on Friday 27 November.
It follows the use of a 17-day "firebreak" to try to stem Covid cases in Wales.
What is a circuit-breaker?
A circuit-breaker is a tight set of restrictions designed to reverse the tide of the epidemic and bring the number of cases down.
The rules could feel a lot like the original national lockdown - but crucially a circuit-breaker is for a fixed period of time.
The hope is they are less damaging - to the economy and people's mental health - than a longer lockdown, because people can plan ahead more easily.
How far Covid rates drop would depend on how severe the restrictions were, and how much we stick to them.
The UK as a whole has not yet had a circuit-breaker, with the nations opting to introduce their own measures.
During Wales's circuit-breaker:
People had to stay at home
Pubs, restaurants and non-essential shops were shut
Primary schools and younger years in secondary schools stayed open
Hotels, hairdressers and beauticians all closed
From next Friday in Northern Ireland:
People will have to stay at home
All non-essential shops will close
Pubs and restaurants can offer takeaway services
Schools will remain open
What would a circuit-breaker achieve?
Dr Adam Kucharski, a researcher at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: "The overarching aim is you don't want intensive care units filling up again, but you also have increased options at lower levels of the virus."
The government's test-and-trace programme is currently only reaching half of infected people's close contacts in some areas, the BBC has learned.
Dr Kucharski said: "As cases and hospitalisations increase, there is less information on what the outbreak is doing, as test and trace can't pick it all up, you don't know where the outbreak is."
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, The BBC's Laura Foster explains what a circuit breaker is and how it could help tackle Covid-19
How long does a circuit-breaker need to be?
The minimum duration is seen as two weeks.
Anything shorter and the risk is people who are infected just before the start of the circuit-breaker may still be able to spread the virus when it ends.
The longer the circuit-breaker, the more it would reduce cases - but the greater the other impacts on society.
When would we know if a circuit-breaker was working?
Not until after it was lifted.
It can take a week between being infected and developing symptoms, the same again between getting sick and needing hospital treatment, and up to a month before people die.
All of these lags mean the statistics on deaths and hospital admissions are expected to look worse throughout the whole of a circuit-breaker.
It is only later that the benefits begin to trickle through.
What effect did the Wales one have?
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Watch how the case rates have changed in the past six weeks across Wales
Wales' 17-day firebreak ended on 9 November.
First Minister Mark Drakeford said the chief medical officer's analysis was the evidence was now "good enough" to show it did "succeed".
He said the number of Covid patients in hospital was "stabilising" and the R number - the number of people someone infects - in Wales the following week "could have been below one".
After Wales' firebreak ended, restaurants, pubs, gyms all reopened and infection rates generally fell the following week in most places.
What happens after a circuit breaker?
Cases will go up again unless something fundamentally changes.
"With a managed short-term lockdown, you buy yourself some time," says Dr Mike Tildesley, from the University of Warwick.
"But you may find yourself in a cycle of short-term lockdowns until you have an exit strategy like a vaccine or herd immunity."
Has it been used anywhere else?
Yes.
The state of South Australia has just entered a six-day lockdown to try to curb an outbreak - its first in six months.
Israel used a circuit-breaker in October after its "traffic-light" system did not get infections under control.
A temporary lockdown in New Zealand, which successfully allowed contact tracers to get back on top of the outbreak there, can be seen as a circuit-breaker even though it was not called that.


bbc--2020-09-19--'I'm hungry and motivated' - Bale targets trophies after rejoining Spurs

Last updated on .From the section Tottenham Tottenham have re-signed Wales forward Gareth Bale from Spanish champions Real Madrid on a season-long loan .
`` It 's nice to be back .
It 's such a special club to me .
It 's where I made my name , '' said Bale .
`` Hopefully , now I can get some match fitness , get under way and really help the team and , hopefully , win trophies . ''
Spurs said Bale has signed for them with a knee injury sustained playing for Wales earlier this month and they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fit after October 's international break '' .
That would mean the forward missing their next five games , with the club 's first outing following the international break at home to West Ham on 17 October .
Bale originally joined Tottenham as a 17-year-old from Southampton in 2007 for an initial payment of £5m .
`` I always thought when I did leave that I would love to come back , '' he added .
`` I feel like it is a good fit .
It 's a good time for me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I want to do well for the team and ca n't wait to get started . ''
At Real , Bale has also won two La Liga titles , one Copa del Rey , three Uefa Super Cups and three Club World Cups .
`` I think by going to Madrid , winning trophies and going far with the national team I feel like I have that kind of winning mentality , how to win trophies , '' he said .
`` You do n't realise it until you 're there and in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to kind of deal with the situation , the nerves , the pressure , and I think that all goes with experience .
`` Hopefully I can bring that to the dressing room , bring a bit more belief to everybody that we can win a trophy , and the target is to do that this season , to be fighting on every front possible .
I want to bring that mentality here , back to Tottenham . ''
Bale remains the most expensive British player in history , as well as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with 80 goals and 40 assists in 171 league appearances , averaging a goal or assist every 104 minutes .
However , a run of injuries , indifferent form and a deteriorating relationship with manager Zinedine Zidane had seen Bale become a marginal figure .
• None The Premier League stars who have returned to former clubs From the world 's most expensive signing to a player on the fringes Real eclipsed the £80m they paid Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009 to take Bale to the Bernabeu , with the forward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He extended his stay with a new six-year deal in 2016 , reported to be worth £600,000 a week - and £150m over its duration - in salaries and bonuses .
The Welshman was hugely successful in his first few seasons at Real , scoring in the 2014 and 2018 Champions League finals , as well as the 2014 Copa del Rey final .
BBC Sport readers voted Bale as the best British export of the Premier League era earlier this year , his 42 % share comfortably eclipsing former England , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beckham 's 29 % .
But , frustrated by a lack of playing time , Bale came close to a move to China last year before Real blocked it .
After celebrating Wales ' qualification for Euro 2020 with a banner reading `` Wales .
Golf .
Madrid .
In that Order '' in November , he received a backlash in Spain and was jeered by Real fans in his first game back for the club .
His relationship with Zidane deteriorated to the extent Bale asked not to travel with the squad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Manchester City in August because he knew he had no chance of being involved .
He started just one match when the 2019-20 La Liga season resumed following the coronavirus shutdown and played only 100 minutes as Real won a first league title since 2017 , and was conspicuously on the fringes of the team 's celebrations .
Bale joins manager Jose Mourinho 's other signings of this transfer window , joining goalkeeper Joe Hart , defender Matt Doherty , midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and left-back Sergio Reguilon at the club .
Tottenham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were beaten 1-0 at home by Everton in their first match of the 2020-21 campaign on Sunday .
They finished sixth in the English top flight last season to qualify for the Europa League , seven points adrift of Chelsea in the final Champions League position .
Mourinho , beginning his first full campaign with Spurs after succeeding Mauricio Pochettino in December , tried to sign Bale when Real Madrid boss but the player arrived the season after the Portuguese 's departure .
• None All or Nothing : Tottenham Hotspur 's Amazon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bale 'wow ' factor - analysis Gareth Bale has that `` wow '' factor , something only a few very special players in the world have got .
When they play , they have a different aura and a presence on the pitch that affects everyone - even before they kick a ball .
So , Bale will not just have a positive effect on his new Tottenham team-mates and give them a massive confidence boost , he will change the way opposition players feel about facing Spurs .
They will be worried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teamsheet and then , when they face him on the pitch , I can tell you now they will drop off five yards because they will be scared of him - whoever they are .
More on the deal The indications are that Tottenham will pay 40 % of Bale 's salary , which is in excess of £600,000 a week .
This figure may involve bonuses , so the actual payment may be less than £260,000 a week , but it will still place Bale above even Harry Kane , who signed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , coming less than six months after chairman Daniel Levy put staff on furlough , and less than four months after Tottenham took out a £175m loan from the Bank of England - which it expressly says will not be used to buy players and is more likely to help pay loans for their £1bn stadium - it still raises questions about the deal .
An astute operator with a keen business brain , Levy can presumably justify the move on two grounds .
First , the impact Bale could have on Mourinho @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the field and therefore more money off it .
Secondly , Bale is a global star and will have a major commercial impact .
Bale 's arrival puts question marks over the short-term futures of two midfielders : Dele Alli , replaced at half-time during Sunday 's home defeat by Everton , and Tanguy Ndombele , a £63m club record signing last summer .
• None In 146 Premier League games for Tottenham Bale scored 42 times .
In his last season at Tottenham in 2012-2013 , Bale was involved in 37 goals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 26 goals , 11 assists ) - only Robin van Persie ( 39 ) and Juan Mata ( 49 ) were involved in more for a Premier League club that season .
• Nine came outside the box ; the most by any player in a single season in the competition 's history .
• None Bale is one of four Premier League players to win the PFA Players ' Player of the Year on two occasions , after Alan Shearer , Thierry Henry and Ronaldo .
He was also only the second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) to win both this award alongside the Young Player of the Year award in the same season .
• None Bale is one of seven players to score at least twice in a single Champions League final , and the only British player to do so .
• None Since he joined Madrid in the summer of 2013 , only Ronaldo ( 318 ) and Karim Benzema ( 235 ) have been involved in more competitive goals • None Over the past three seasons , Gareth Bale has seen his attempted dribbles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes , compared to a high of 6.2 when at Tottenham and 5.8 in his first season at Real Madrid .
How is Bale 's departure viewed in Madrid ?
The view in Madrid is ... finally , he 's gone .
Whether it 's fair or not ( and the man himself appears to be way past caring ) , that will be the immediate reaction of most Real Madrid fans to the news of Gareth Bale 's departure .
In their minds , Bale 's undeniably significant role in an impressive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sensational moments of match-winning brilliance - has been overshadowed by his startling lack of contribution in the past two years , during which time his attitude towards the club veered between disinterested apathy and hostile mockery .
In time , the acrimony of his past couple of years will be forgotten and a more generous perception will emerge , and it is already widely acknowledged that Bale was an undoubted success during his first five years in Spain .
But it ca n't be denied that he became an expensive burden by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sorry to see him leave .
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page .

Last updated on .From the section Tottenham
Bale's signing was announced on the same day as Sergio Reguilon's arrival at Spurs
Tottenham have re-signed Wales forward Gareth Bale from Spanish champions Real Madrid on a season-long loan.
Bale, 31, left Spurs for a then world record £85m in 2013 and went on to score more than 100 goals and win four Champions Leagues with Real.
"It's nice to be back. It's such a special club to me. It's where I made my name," said Bale.
"Hopefully, now I can get some match fitness, get under way and really help the team and, hopefully, win trophies."
Spurs said Bale has signed for them with a knee injury sustained playing for Wales earlier this month and they "anticipate that he will be match fit after October's international break".
That would mean the forward missing their next five games, with the club's first outing following the international break at home to West Ham on 17 October.
'I'm hungry and motivated'
Bale originally joined Tottenham as a 17-year-old from Southampton in 2007 for an initial payment of £5m.
"I always thought when I did leave that I would love to come back," he added.
"I feel like it is a good fit. It's a good time for me. I'm hungry and motivated. I want to do well for the team and can't wait to get started."
At Real, Bale has also won two La Liga titles, one Copa del Rey, three Uefa Super Cups and three Club World Cups.
"I think by going to Madrid, winning trophies and going far with the national team I feel like I have that kind of winning mentality, how to win trophies," he said.
"You don't realise it until you're there and in those situations, in finals, how to kind of deal with the situation, the nerves, the pressure, and I think that all goes with experience.
"Hopefully I can bring that to the dressing room, bring a bit more belief to everybody that we can win a trophy, and the target is to do that this season, to be fighting on every front possible. I want to bring that mentality here, back to Tottenham."
Bale remains the most expensive British player in history, as well as the top-scoring British player in La Liga - with 80 goals and 40 assists in 171 league appearances, averaging a goal or assist every 104 minutes.
However, a run of injuries, indifferent form and a deteriorating relationship with manager Zinedine Zidane had seen Bale become a marginal figure.
From the world's most expensive signing to a player on the fringes
Real eclipsed the £80m they paid Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009 to take Bale to the Bernabeu, with the forward signing an initial £300,000-a-week, six-year contract.
He extended his stay with a new six-year deal in 2016, reported to be worth £600,000 a week - and £150m over its duration external-link - in salaries and bonuses.
The Welshman was hugely successful in his first few seasons at Real, scoring in the 2014 and 2018 Champions League finals, as well as the 2014 Copa del Rey final.
BBC Sport readers voted Bale as the best British export of the Premier League era earlier this year, his 42% share comfortably eclipsing former England, Manchester United and Real Madrid winger David Beckham's 29%.
Competition Won by Bale with Real Madrid Champions League 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 La Liga 2016-17, 2019-20 Copa del Rey 2014 Uefa Super Cup 2014, 2016, 2017 Club World Cup 2014, 2017, 2018
But, frustrated by a lack of playing time, Bale came close to a move to China last year before Real blocked it.
After celebrating Wales' qualification for Euro 2020 with a banner reading "Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that Order" in November, he received a backlash in Spain and was jeered by Real fans in his first game back for the club.
His relationship with Zidane deteriorated to the extent Bale asked not to travel with the squad for the Champions League last-16 second-leg tie against Manchester City in August because he knew he had no chance of being involved.
He started just one match when the 2019-20 La Liga season resumed following the coronavirus shutdown and played only 100 minutes as Real won a first league title since 2017, and was conspicuously on the fringes of the team's celebrations.
Real Madrid gave a 45-word statement on Bale's departure
Bale joins manager Jose Mourinho's other signings of this transfer window, joining goalkeeper Joe Hart, defender Matt Doherty, midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and left-back Sergio Reguilon at the club.
Tottenham, Champions League finalists in 2019, were beaten 1-0 at home by Everton in their first match of the 2020-21 campaign on Sunday.
They finished sixth in the English top flight last season to qualify for the Europa League, seven points adrift of Chelsea in the final Champions League position.
Mourinho, beginning his first full campaign with Spurs after succeeding Mauricio Pochettino in December, tried to sign Bale when Real Madrid boss but the player arrived the season after the Portuguese's departure.
Opposition will be scared of Bale 'wow' factor - analysis
Bale's overhead kick in the 2018 Champions League final against Liverpool is one of the greatest in the history of the competition
Former Spurs and England midfielder Danny Murphy:
Gareth Bale has that "wow" factor, something only a few very special players in the world have got.
When they play, they have a different aura and a presence on the pitch that affects everyone - even before they kick a ball.
So, Bale will not just have a positive effect on his new Tottenham team-mates and give them a massive confidence boost, he will change the way opposition players feel about facing Spurs.
They will be worried when they see his name on the teamsheet and then, when they face him on the pitch, I can tell you now they will drop off five yards because they will be scared of him - whoever they are.
More on the deal
Simon Stone, BBC Sport
The indications are that Tottenham will pay 40% of Bale's salary, which is in excess of £600,000 a week.
This figure may involve bonuses, so the actual payment may be less than £260,000 a week, but it will still place Bale above even Harry Kane, who signed a £200,000-a-week deal in 2018.
However, coming less than six months after chairman Daniel Levy put staff on furlough, and less than four months after Tottenham took out a £175m loan from the Bank of England - which it expressly says will not be used to buy players and is more likely to help pay loans for their £1bn stadium - it still raises questions about the deal.
An astute operator with a keen business brain, Levy can presumably justify the move on two grounds.
First, the impact Bale could have on Mourinho's squad, leading to success on the field and therefore more money off it. Secondly, Bale is a global star and will have a major commercial impact.
Bale's arrival puts question marks over the short-term futures of two midfielders: Dele Alli, replaced at half-time during Sunday's home defeat by Everton, and Tanguy Ndombele, a £63m club record signing last summer.
Key Bale stats
In 146 Premier League games for Tottenham Bale scored 42 times. In his last season at Tottenham in 2012-2013, Bale was involved in 37 goals in all competitions for the club (26 goals, 11 assists) - only Robin van Persie (39) and Juan Mata (49) were involved in more for a Premier League club that season.
Nine of those 21 goals came outside the box ; the most by any player in a single season in the competition's history.
Bale is one of four Premier League players to win the PFA Players' Player of the Year on two occasions, after Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry and Ronaldo. He was also only the second Premier League player (along with Ronaldo) to win both this award alongside the Young Player of the Year award in the same season.
Bale is one of seven players to score at least twice in a single Champions League final, and the only British player to do so.
Since he joined Madrid in the summer of 2013, only Ronaldo (318) and Karim Benzema (235) have been involved in more competitive goals for Real Madrid than Gareth Bale (162).
Over the past three seasons, Gareth Bale has seen his attempted dribbles drop to three or less per 90 minutes, compared to a high of 6.2 when at Tottenham and 5.8 in his first season at Real Madrid.
How is Bale's departure viewed in Madrid?
Bale with team-mate Luka Modric celebrating more Champions League success with Madrid
Andy West, Spanish football writer:
The view in Madrid is... finally, he's gone.
Whether it's fair or not (and the man himself appears to be way past caring), that will be the immediate reaction of most Real Madrid fans to the news of Gareth Bale's departure.
In their minds, Bale's undeniably significant role in an impressive haul of silverware - including some genuinely sensational moments of match-winning brilliance - has been overshadowed by his startling lack of contribution in the past two years, during which time his attitude towards the club veered between disinterested apathy and hostile mockery.
In time, the acrimony of his past couple of years will be forgotten and a more generous perception will emerge, and it is already widely acknowledged that Bale was an undoubted success during his first five years in Spain.
But it can't be denied that he became an expensive burden by the end, and few fans will be sorry to see him leave.
Most expensive transfers of all time Player Clubs Fee Neymar Barcelona to Paris St-Germain £200m Kylian Mbappe Monaco to Paris St-Germain £165m Philippe Coutinho Liverpool to Barcelona £142m Ousmane Dembele Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona £135m Joao Felix Benfica to Atletico Madrid £113m Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid to Barcelona £107m Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid to Juventus £99.2m Eden Hazard Chelsea to Real Madrid £89m Paul Pogba Juventus to Manchester United £89m Gareth Bale Tottenham to Real Madrid £85m
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bbc--2020-09-19--Wolff leads US Open going into final round, with McIlroy in contention

Debutant Matthew Wolff produced a scintillating five-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the US Open at Winged Foot .
Bryson DeChambeau is three under , with Louis Oosthuizen at one under par .
Northern Ireland 's Rory McIlroy is in contention at one over par after recovering from a 76 on Friday to card `` a really good round '' of 68 .
The world number four , who was one of only seven players to shoot under par rounds on Saturday , said he felt he would have a chance on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within six of the lead .
`` The key for me was just to play the first five holes well .
I saw from a few of the guys early on those holes were playing really tough , '' said McIlroy , after a round containing three birdies and one bogey .
`` I knew that middle section of the round you could maybe make a couple of birdies and then you sort of have to hang on coming in .
`` I executed the game plan really well , knocked a couple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a really good round of golf . ''
• None Re-live the action live from day three • None The leaderboard after three rounds Wolff , playing in only his second major after qualifying for this tournament by tying for fourth at last month 's US PGA Championship , holed five birdies as he played the first nine holes in 30 shots .
The world number 36 , who has one win on the PGA Tour , only hit two of 14 fairways but scrambled well and made just one bogey , after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recovered to birdie the last .
`` I got pretty fortunate with my lies in the rough , '' he said .
`` I stuck with my game .
It was a grind out there but hopefully I hit a few more fairways on Sunday . ''
Victory on Sunday would make Wolff the first player to win the US Open on his debut since Francis Ouimet in 1913 .
Sunday is also 107 years ago to the day since the 20-year-old amateur claimed the title after an 18-hole play-off .
DeChambeau looked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the 60s after birdies on 16 and 17 but he bogeyed the 18th to hand Wolff a two-stroke advantage at the top .
The world number nine , chasing his first major title , was satisfied with his level-par round after beginning the day with successive bogeys .
`` It shows perseverance and resilience , '' said DeChambeau , who added he was heading to the practice range to `` fix a couple of things '' .
`` ( Sunday ) is another day of golf .
I have got to look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three players enter the final day under par , though Japan 's Hideki Matsuyama and American Xander Schauffele both briefly made charges on Saturday .
Matsuyama is trying to become his country 's first major winner and he climbed to three under only to bogey the 15th and then double bogey the 17th to remain level for the championship .
He will head out in the penultimate group on Sunday alongside South Africa 's Oosthuizen , who tied for second in this tournament in 2015 .
The former Open champion is four off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a third-round 68 that included four birdies and two bogeys .
Schauffele , meanwhile , rolled in for eagle at the par-five ninth to move to two under before three bogeys after the turn , though he finished with a birdie to also sit level .
Former Open champion Oosthuizen , runner-up in this tournament in 2015 , is four off the pace at one under par after a 68 that included four birdies and two bogeys .
Overnight leader Reed started with a one-stroke lead and stretched that advantage to three with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearest challengers faded away .
But Wolff 's electric start meant by the time Reed walked off the third green with a bogey his advantage had been wiped out .
Reed was one under for the day as he hit the turn but soon fell away with six dropped shots in six holes on the back nine , including a double bogey at 11 after fluffing a chip that failed to escape the rough .
The former Masters champion finished with two bogeys to sign for a seven-over 77 that leaves him three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead .
Conditions remained tough at Winged Foot 's West Course , where Geoff Ogilvy won at five over par when it last staged the US Open in 2006 .
Paul Casey was one of the seven to shoot under par , with a one-under 69 taking him to five over , alongside fellow Englishman Lee Westwood and world number one Dustin Johnson .
Casey slumped to 11 over par after five bogeys in his first seven holes , but birdied the ninth and holed five more on the back nine .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to walk in after the first five , six , seven holes .
It was just ugly , '' said the 43-year-old .
`` I was just trying not to shoot 80 after that front nine .
I 'm glad I finally got one off of Winged Foot .
`` It takes its pound of flesh every single time you seem to play this golf course , so I feel like I got an ounce or two of my own flesh back . ''

US Open round four Date: Sunday, 20 September Coverage: Live text commentary on BBC Sport website from 18:00 BST. Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra 20:00
US Open third-round leaderboard -5 M Wolff (US); -3 B DeChambeau (US); -1 L Oosthuizen (SA); Level H Matsuyama (Jpn), X Schauffele (US); +1 R McIlroy (NI) Selected others: +3 P Reed (US); +4 J Thomas (US); +5 P Casey (Eng), D Johnson (US), L Westwood (Eng); +7 J Rahm (Spa); +8 M Wallace (Eng); +12 R MacIntyre (Sco); +13 S Lowry (Ire)
Matthew Wolff takes a two-shot lead into the final round at Winged Foot as he looks to become the first debutant in 107 years to win the US Open.
The American, 21, had six birdies in a scintillating five-under 65 to improve to five under par overall in New York.
Bryson DeChambeau is three under, with Louis Oosthuizen at one under.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy is in contention at one over after "a good round" of 68 - one of only seven players to shoot under par on Saturday.
The world number four, who finished a couple of hours before Wolff, said he felt he would have a chance on the final day if he could stay within six of the lead.
"The key for me was just to play the first five holes well. I saw from a few of the guys early on those holes were playing really tough," said McIlroy, after a round containing three birdies and one bogey.
"I knew that middle section of the round you could maybe make a couple of birdies and then you sort of have to hang on coming in.
"I executed the game plan really well, knocked a couple in when I could. It was a really good round of golf."
Wolff, playing in only his second major after qualifying for this tournament by tying for fourth at last month's US PGA Championship, holed five birdies as he played the first nine holes in 30 shots.
The world number 36, who has one win on the PGA Tour, only hit two of 14 fairways but scrambled well and made just one bogey, after finding the trees on the 16th with one of many wayward tee shots, but recovered to birdie the last.
"I got pretty fortunate with my lies in the rough," he said. "I stuck with my game. It was a grind out there but hopefully I will hit a few more fairways on Sunday."
If Wolff completes the win, it will be 107 years, to the day, since 20-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet claimed the title at his first attempt after winning a US Open that had also been delayed from June to September.
This year's was pushed back because of the coronavirus pandemic. Back then, it was to allow six-time Open champion Harry Vardon and fellow Briton Ted Ray to play. Ouimet, who famously had a 10-year-old caddie, beat them both in an 18-hole play-off.
Wolff would also become the youngest man to win a major since Tiger Woods claimed the first of his 15 at the 1997 Masters.
His closest challenger is DeChambeau, who looked set to post a third successive round in the 60s after birdies on 16 and 17 but he bogeyed the 18th to hand Wolff a two-stroke advantage at the top.
The world number nine, chasing his first major title, was satisfied with his level-par round after beginning the day with successive bogeys.
"It shows perseverance and resilience," said DeChambeau, who added he was heading to the practice range to "fix a couple of things".
Reed crumbles after extending lead
Only three players enter the final day under par, though Japan's Hideki Matsuyama and American Xander Schauffele both briefly made charges on Saturday.
Matsuyama is trying to become his country's first major winner and he climbed to three under, only to bogey the 15th and then double-bogey the 17th to drop back to level for the championship.
He will head out in the penultimate group on Sunday alongside South Africa's Oosthuizen, who tied for second in this tournament in 2015.
The former Open champion is four off the pace after a third-round 68 that included four birdies and two bogeys.
Schauffele, meanwhile, rolled in for an eagle at the par-five ninth to move to two under before three bogeys after the turn, although he finished with a birdie to also sit level.
Overnight leader Reed started with a one-stroke lead and stretched that advantage to three with a birdie at the second as his nearest challengers faded away.
But Wolff's electric start meant that by the time Reed walked off the third green with a bogey, his advantage had been wiped out.
The American Ryder Cup player was one under for the day as he hit the turn but soon fell away with six dropped shots in six holes on the back nine, including a double bogey at 11 after fluffing a chip that failed to escape the rough.
The 2018 Masters champion finished with two bogeys to sign for a seven-over 77 that leaves him three over par and eight shots off the lead.
Conditions remained tough on Winged Foot's West course, where Geoff Ogilvy won at five over when it last staged the US Open in 2006.
Paul Casey was one of the seven to shoot under par, with a one-under 69 taking him to five over, alongside fellow Englishman Lee Westwood and world number one Dustin Johnson.
Casey slumped to 11 over par after five bogeys in his first seven holes, but birdied the ninth and made five more on the back nine.
"In all honesty I kind of wanted to walk in after the first five, six, seven holes. It was just ugly," said the 43-year-old. "I was just trying not to shoot 80 after that front nine. I'm glad I finally got one off of Winged Foot.
"It takes its pound of flesh every single time you seem to play this golf course, so I feel like I got an ounce or two of my own flesh back."