bbc--2020-07-05--'I left her as a baby - 16 years later she saved my life'

After losing everything in the horror of Hurricane Katrina , artist Matjames Metson was broke , traumatised and `` braced for the end '' when he received an unexpected phone call .
It was from the daughter he had n't seen since she was a baby , and it gave him a reason to live .
Matjames Metson was 16 when he met the future mother of his child .
`` Selanie walked into my American history class and I was just blown away .
I was like , 'Oh my God , who is that ? '
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know who that person is . '
'' Matjames 's parents were artists , and his stepfather worked as an art professor at a succession of different art schools .
`` We moved endlessly , it seemed like , '' Matjames says , `` and I 'd never really had an opportunity to make actual friends .
I 'd meet people and then we would leave and so it always gave me this distance that I still hold on to today , I think . ''
After a stay in the south of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ small town of Yellow Springs in Ohio , where he met his first girlfriend , Selanie .
`` We got together and we had a relationship for several years and then it had actually ended , but we had what they call now ' a hook-up ' and Selanie became pregnant , '' says Matjames , `` but we were still not a couple . ''
Matjames was 18 years old and did n't feel ready to become a father .
`` I was utterly terrified .
It threw my world upside down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did n't have the faculties to deal with it in any sense .
I was too young , too naïve and I did n't know what to do . ''
After she was born , Matjames met Selanie at the entrance to the Glen Helen Nature Preserve , and he cuddled the baby for the first time .
`` I held Tyler in my arms for about 30 seconds I 'd say , and that was it .
`` I did n't understand that it was my child on an emotional level .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was just like , 'Oh my God this is just really heavy .
I do n't know how to react to this , I do n't know what to do . '
'' Matjames says it started a lifetime of running away - from everything .
`` It 's classic fight or flight .
Having zero self-esteem at the time , I chose to run and continued to do so . ''
After stays in Montreal and Boston , Matjames eventually arrived in a bustling and vibrant New Orleans around the age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a kid , I was young for my age , emotionally , and all of a sudden here I am in a very exotic , very different place .
It was a good place to hide , I suppose . ''
But if he was hiding from his past , he could n't completely escape from it .
In a graphic novel Matjames produced later about his life , a sketched image shows him hunched over , carrying the heavy weight of guilt on his shoulders .
It felt like carrying a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he says .
This contributed to a mental breakdown that left him in an institution `` for quite some time '' he says .
When he was discharged he gradually became a well-known face in the city 's French quarter , famous for its nightlife , its music and free-flowing bourbon .
`` I went in as a fairly anonymous resident of New Orleans , but I came out and it gave me some sort of mystique , and suddenly I knew everybody .
I was living in someone 's closet and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my pens , so I 'd go to the coffee house , the bar or wherever people were and I was embraced as a character and a spectacle , '' he says .
He 'd always been an artist , but now began getting more attention .
As he did n't have a permanent home , all his work had to be on paper .
Later , as he became more of a `` domesticated creature '' , he started making assemblage art - finding objects and gluing them together into sculptures .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ this he remembers .
Wherever you looked - even on the ground - you could find the artistic equivalent of gold dust- such as early American photographs that were 100 years old .
He would find beauty in repurposing materials such as wooden matches and lolly sticks .
And he was successful , making art `` like a fiend '' and exhibiting at shows in the city , while supporting himself by working in bars , and riding around the city on his bicycle , delivering pizza .
Meanwhile his daughter , Tyler @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Springs with her mum , Selanie , another talented artist .
She remembers accompanying her mother on an upholstery apprenticeship at the age of four .
`` I was submerged in a creative environment from the time I was born basically , and that has never ended , '' she says .
Her home was a happy one .
Selanie had got married and had another daughter , and growing up in this tight family unit , Tyler says she did n't take a great interest in her biological father .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friends surrounding me all the time , I guess I just did n't really think about it , '' she says .
`` It was n't something that had ever existed in my mind , so it was n't ever a huge question as to who my father was , or where he was , or why he was n't there .
`` I never asked , therefore I did n't really know . ''
Like her mother , she became an expert at upholstering furniture and a skilled artist .
By the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the city 's `` home-grown '' artists , despite the fact he 'd lived the first two decades of his life elsewhere .
He also had a permanent job restoring antique builders ' tools .
His two dogs , Pikachu and Pearl , were everything to him .
`` Suddenly I was like… ' I ca n't believe I 've survived to 30 , ' '' he says .
He 'd had a `` live fast , die young '' mentality , and decided it was now time to slow down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ French Quarter , then he left New Orleans altogether for a few years , returning in the spring of 2005 .
`` I get an apartment , I unpack my stuff and that 's when Katrina hit , '' he says .
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in August 2005 , flooding large areas of the city .
Nearly 2,000 people were killed and one million displaced , and there was a terrifying breakdown of law and order .
`` It was utter destruction , '' says Matjames , who is still distressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I close my eyes I can still see it .
`` There was a lot of loss of life , everything was completely broken .
The stores were n't open , the groceries were n't open , the crime was insane .
There 's so many people just losing their houses and possessions , it was nothing more than just utter desperation on everybody 's part . ''
Matjames 's apartment was waterlogged and he lost most of his belongings , including almost all of his artwork .
Fearing that he might not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with him , Matjames remained in the wreckage of the city for eight days , until one day he found a working payphone , called his mother to let her know he was safe , and then called a friend , who helped get him , Pikachu and Pearl to Los Angeles .
He moved into a very small apartment on a busy intersection in the LA district of Koreatown , with demolition crews busy all around .
`` Once I 'd moved into this flat they literally tore down every building surrounding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was in suddenly was infested with mice and cockroaches and meth heads , '' he says .
`` Someone gave me a futon , I had a little black and white TV and maybe a couple of T-shirts and that was it . ''
Matjames says his dogs were not only his best friends , but also his children , his confidants and even his eating partners .
`` When I got regular food they 'd get some , '' he says .
`` And when I did n't have regular food @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I 'd reach in the dog food bag and eat handfuls of dried kibble . ''
He found a job in another part of the city , working as a `` stock boy '' in an art supply store for $ 7 ( £6 ) an hour , but would have to beg for change for the fare to travel there .
Whenever the phone rang , it would be bad news about a friend from New Orleans suffering from the after-effects of the storm .
He thinks many of them had post-traumatic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be devastating .
`` Some people drank , some people took narcotics , some people committed suicide . ''
Matjames says he shut down emotionally , and would sit in his apartment just staring at the television set , not even changing the channel .
He could n't make art and says he was `` braced for the end '' .
`` My capacity for self-preservation was slipping and slipping and slipping and I had nowhere to really turn , '' he says , `` until the phone call which not only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my life . ''
Tyler , who was then 16 , was cleaning her bedroom when her mum came in and handed her a piece of paper .
On one side was a PO Box number , and the other a mobile phone number .
Her mum told her this was how she could contact her biological father .
`` I think that she just kind of stumbled upon it in a stack of papers and was just like , 'Oh , better give this to Tyler in case she wants to call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was just like a very nonchalant thing that she 'd just done , and she specifically asked me to write instead of call , but minutes after she gave me the paper I called the number .
I think half of me really was not expecting anybody to answer , so I did n't put much thought into it .
`` I kind of had this mentality of , ' I 've got nothing to lose . '
So when he answered , I was n't emotional , and I was n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tyler Hurwitz spoke to Outlook on the BBC World Service ( producer , Mariana Des Forges ) • Download the podcast for more extraordinary stories She says she had n't even made a conscious decision to call , she was simply acting spontaneously .
Matjames feared it would be more bad news about one of his friends - and then he heard Tyler 's voice .
`` Have you ever heard the name Tyler before ? ''
she said .
Matjames replied : `` Tyler , I 've been waiting for this call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I said , 'Do you hate me ? '
'' says Tyler .
`` I said , ' I really do n't hate you .
Do you hate me ? '
'' says Matjames .
`` And she said 'No . '
Like here I am , a total messed up , traumatised artist guy who had zero to offer her , but we talked about music and we talked about this and that . ''
Tyler says that as they finished the call they did n't plan how to stay in touch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call each other if they wanted to .
For Matjames , the call was life-transforming .
`` I really feel as though my spine straightened and my eyes opened and I stopped looking on the ground and started to say , 'Well OK , here I am in Los Angeles , my daughter thinks that 's amazing , maybe I should think that 's amazing ? '
'' He says he wanted to impress Tyler and the only way he felt he could do this was through his creativity .
`` I 'm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it with my home or my bank account or my clothes .
I 'm going to be the best artist I can possibly be , and that is something I have picked up and have not put down , and I owe that all to Tyler . ''
As he slowly got himself back on his feet , he began to produce and exhibit his work again .
He was able to move to a better apartment and a few years later , as a new exhibition of his work opened , Tyler @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first time .
`` I was nervous , which I feel is understandable , '' says Tyler , `` but then the second that we were acquainted it just felt OK , it felt natural and normal and I was perfectly content with being myself . ''
She instantly noticed the physical resemblances too .
`` I have curly hair and my mum has pin-straight hair and it 's always been a situation trying to figure out how to deal with my hair , '' she says .
`` So when I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we both have curly hair , that explains it . '
And we have similar hands and we both have green eyes . ''
One of the first pieces of art that Tyler says Matjames showed her was an intricate sculptural assemblage tower .
`` If you open this door and unlatch this thing and you slide this over , you 'd look down in there and in between a bunch of nails you 'd find my name , '' she says .
`` So my name is hidden in a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ search for it , but it 's definitely there and it 's just kind of cool knowing where to look . ''
She believes this symbolises the motivation that she provided for Matjames to resume his work as an artist .
Having visited Matjames in his artistic habitat , Tyler later challenged Matjames to visit hers in Ohio .
`` I knew she was right and I had to do it .
It was like resetting some sort of machine , '' he says .
`` It was a way for me to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and stop being the teenager who ran . ''
While he was there , Tyler was re-upholstering a sofa and Matjames got to help with the project and witness his daughter 's artistry at work .
`` My whole inspiration behind upholstery and my love for furniture and fabrics was initially inspired by my mother , '' says Tyler , now 29 .
`` So the sofa was really a project where the brains of all three of us came together . ''
Meeting Matjames has also meant that she has connected with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and father - all of them artists .
`` To be a creative person and then suddenly find your long-lost family , only to find out that literally every single one of them are artists - it 's wild , '' says Tyler , who , inspired by her grandparents , is now studying again in the craft and material studies department of a university in Virginia .
Over the years , Matjames and Tyler have talked a lot about why he left her .
`` She understands why I had to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talked a couple of weeks ago .
She was like , 'You could n't have lived here , it would n't have been the right thing for you , no matter what . '
So it 's nice to have the person that I left clearly understanding why I had to do it and not resenting me for it , which is huge and brave and really remarkable . ''
Tyler acknowledges that there is a social stigma associated with fathers who leave a family , but says what Matjames did was right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too .
Had she adhered to `` societal standards '' and judged him negatively it would have achieved nothing , she says .
Instead she has gained a new family , a new source of inspiration , and is `` living a great life '' .
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"We talked a couple of weeks ago. She was like, 'You couldn't have lived here, it wouldn't have been the right thing for you, no matter what.' So it's nice to have the person that I left clearly understanding why I had to do it and not resenting me for it, which is huge and brave and really remarkable."


bbc--2020-07-04--Coronavirus: Why Singapore turned to wearable contact-tracing tech

Singapore 's TraceTogether Tokens are the latest effort to tackle Covid-19 with tech .
But they have also reignited a privacy debate .
The wearable devices complement the island 's existing contact-tracing app , to identify people who might have been infected by those who have tested positive for the virus .
All users have to do is carry one , and the battery lasts up to nine months without needing a recharge - something one expert said had `` stunned '' him .
The government agency which developed the devices acknowledges that the Tokens - and technology in general @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' , but should augment human contact-tracers ' efforts .
The first to receive the devices are thousands of vulnerable elderly people who do n't own smartphones .
To do so , they had to provide their national ID and phone numbers - TraceTogether app users recently had to start doing likewise .
If dongle users test positive for the disease , they have to hand their device to the Ministry of Health because - unlike the app - they can not transmit data over the internet .
Human contact-tracers will then use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who might have been infected .
`` It 's very boring in what it does , which is why I think it 's a good design , '' says hardware developer Sean Cross .
He was one of four experts invited to inspect one of the devices before they launched .
The group was shown all its components but were not allowed to turn it on .
`` It can correlate who you 'd been with , who you 've infected and , crucially , who may have infected you , '' Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country to deploy a national coronavirus-tracing app .
The local authorities say 2.1 million people have downloaded the software , representing about 35 % of the population .
It is voluntary for everyone except migrant workers living in dorms , who account for the majority of Singapore 's 44,000-plus infections .
The government says the app helped it quarantine some people more quickly than would have otherwise been possible .
But by its own admission , the tech does n't work as well as had been hoped .
On iPhones , the app @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Bluetooth `` handshakes '' to occur , which means users ca n't use their handsets for anything else .
It 's also a huge drain on the battery .
Android devices do n't face the same problem .
Automated contact-tracing can in theory be hugely effective , but only if a large percentage of a population is involved .
So , owners of Apple 's devices are likely to be among others asked to use the dongles in the near future .
When the Token was first announced in early June , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government - something that is a relatively rare occurrence in Singapore .
Wilson Low started an online petition calling for it to be ditched .
Almost 54,000 people have signed .
• Does anyone have a working contact-tracing app ?
• What went wrong with the coronavirus app ?
• Covid-19 tracing tool on smartphones is 'not app' '' All that is stopping the Singapore government from becoming a surveillance state is the advent and mandating the compulsory usage of such a wearable device , '' the petition stated .
`` What comes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ devices must not be turned off [ and must ] remain on a person at all times - thus sealing our fate as a police state . ''
Ministers point out the devices do n't log GPS location data or connect to mobile networks , so ca n't be used for surveillance of a person 's movements .
Mr Cross agrees that from what he was shown , the dongles can not be used as location-trackers .
But he adds that the scheme is still less privacy-centric than a model promoted by Apple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adopted elsewhere .
`` At the end of the day , the Ministry of Health can go from this cryptic , secret number that only they know , to a phone number - to an individual , '' he explains .
By contrast , apps based on Apple and Google 's model alert users if they are at risk , but do not reveal their identities to the authorities .
It is up to the individuals to do so when , for example , they register for a test .
Dr Michael Veale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ College London , warns of the potential for mission creep .
He gives an example in which a government struggling against Covid-19 might want to enforce quarantine control .
It could do so , he says , by fitting Bluetooth sensors to public spaces to identify dongle users who are out and about when they should be self-isolating at home .
`` All you have to do is install physics infrastructure in the world and the data that is collecting can be mapped back to Singapore ID numbers , '' he explains .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
But the official in charge of the agency responsible for TraceTogether plays down such concerns .
`` There is a high trust relationship between the government and people , and there is data protection , '' says Kok Ping Soon , chief executive of GovTech .
He adds that he hopes the public recognises that the health authorities need this data to protect them and their loved ones .
Another reason Singapore prefers its own scheme over Apple and Google 's is that it can provide epidemiologists with greater insight into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in part why the UK government initially resisted adopting the tech giants ' initiative until its own effort to work around Apple 's Bluetooth restrictions failed to pass muster .
If Singapore 's wearables work as hoped , other nations may be tempted to follow .
`` [ With more data ] , you are able to make policy decisions which very carefully tie restraints or obligations only to high-risk activities .
Otherwise you 're left with much blunter tools , '' comments privacy expert Roland Turner , another member of the group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` There is perhaps a paradoxical consequence that greater freedoms are possible . ''

He gives an example in which a government struggling against Covid-19 might want to enforce quarantine control. It could do so, he says, by fitting Bluetooth sensors to public spaces to identify dongle users who are out and about when they should be self-isolating at home.


bbc--2020-07-04--The Grand Old Man of India who became Britain's first Asian MP

How was an Indian elected to the British Parliament in 1892 ?
What relevance could this historical event have for us today ?
Dadabhai Naoroji ( 1825-1917 ) is an unfamiliar name these days .
Yet , aside from being the first Asian to sit in the House of Commons , he was also the most important leader in India before Mahatma Gandhi , as well as being an anti-racist and anti-imperialist of global significance .
Now , more than ever , amidst various global crises , he deserves to be remembered .
His life is a stirring testament to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how the determined pursuit of such politics can bring light into even the darkest chapters of history .
Naoroji was born into relative poverty in Bombay .
He was an early beneficiary of a novel experiment - free public schooling - and believed that public service was the best way to repay his moral debts for his education .
From an early age , he championed progressive causes that were deeply unpopular .
In the late 1840s , he opened schools for Indian girls , earning the wrath of orthodox Indian men .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and turning the tide of opinion .
Within five years , girls ' schools in Bombay were brimming with pupils .
Naoroji responded by setting the bar higher , making an early demand for gender equality .
Indians , he argued , would one day `` understand that woman had as much right to exercise and enjoy all the rights , privileges , and duties of this world as man . ''
In 1855 , Naoroji made his first visit to Great Britain .
He was utterly stunned by the wealth and prosperity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his own country remained so impoverished .
Thus began two decades of path-breaking economic analysis whereby Naoroji challenged one of the most sacred shibboleths of the British Empire : the idea that imperialism brought prosperity to colonial subjects .
In a torrent of scholarship , he proved that the exact opposite was true .
British rule , he argued , was `` bleeding '' India to death , unleashing catastrophically deadly famines .
Many enraged Britons , hurling charges of sedition and disloyalty , could barely believe that a colonial subject could make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , benefitted from Naoroji 's foundational contributions to anti-colonial thought .
His idea of how imperialism caused a `` drain of wealth '' from colonies informed European socialists , American Progressives like William Jennings Bryan , and possibly even Karl Marx .
Slowly , as with female education in India , Naoroji helped turn the tide of public opinion .
Indian poverty , of all things , was the launching pad for Naoroji 's parliamentary ambitions .
As a British colonial subject , he could stand for Parliament , as long as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the model of some Irish nationalists , he believed that India should demand political change from within the halls of power in Westminster : there were no similar avenues in India .
And so , in 1886 , he launched his first campaign , from Holborn , and was soundly defeated .
He did not give up .
Over the next few years , he forged alliances between Indian nationalism and a host of progressive movements in Britain .
Naoroji also became a vocal supporter of women 's suffrage .
He championed Irish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Ireland .
And he aligned himself with labour and socialism , critiquing capitalism and calling for sweeping workers ' rights .
Through sheer perseverance , Naoroji convinced a widening spectrum of Britons that India required urgent reform - just as women deserved the vote , or workers an eight-hour day .
He received letters of support from workmen , union leaders , agriculturalists , feminists , and clergymen .
Not all Britons were pleased with the prospective Indian MP .
He was tarred as a `` carpetbagger , '' and `` Hottentot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prime minister , Lord Salisbury , derided Naoroji as a `` black man '' undeserving of an Englishman 's vote .
But he convinced just enough of his target audience .
In 1892 , voters in Central Finsbury in London elected him to Parliament by a margin of five votes ( thereafter dubbing him Dadabhai Narrow-majority ) .
Dadabhai Naoroji , MP , lost little time making his case in Parliament .
He proclaimed British rule to be `` evil , '' a force that made his fellow Indians no better than slaves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ colonial bureaucracy and put it in Indian hands .
All of this came to naught .
MPs mostly ignored his pleas and Naoroji lost re-election in 1895 .
In the late 1890s and early 1900s , as British rule grew more draconian , and as famine and a plague epidemic killed millions in the subcontinent , many Indian nationalists believed that their cause was at a dead end .
Somehow , Naoroji maintained his optimism .
He embraced more progressive constituencies - early Labourites , American anti-imperialists , African-Americans , and black British @ @ @ @ @ @ @ India , he now declared , needed self-rule or swaraj , the only antidote to the colonial drain of wealth .
Swaraj , he told the British prime minister , Henry Campbell-Bannerman , would serve as `` reparation '' for imperialist wrongdoing .
These words and ideas reverberated around the globe : they were picked up in European socialist circles , the African-American press , and by a band of Indians in South Africa led by Gandhi .
Swaraj was an audacious demand : how could a downtrodden people wrest authority from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In his last speech , delivered when he was 81 years old , he acknowledged the disappointments he had faced in his political career - `` disappointments as would be sufficient to break any heart and lead one to despair and even , I am afraid , to rebel '' .
However , perseverance , determination , and faith in progressive ideas were the only true options .
`` As we proceed , '' he told members of the Indian National Congress , `` we may adopt such means as may be suitable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must to the end . ''
How might such words inform today 's political debates ?
Over a century later , Naoroji 's sentiments might seem naïve - a quaint anachronism in an era of populism , ascendant authoritarianism , and sharp partisanship .
Our times are starkly different .
The current crop of Asian MPs in the British Parliament , after all , includes recalcitrant Brexiteers with muddled perspectives on Britain 's imperial history .
India is in the grips of Hindu nationalism that is entirely at odds with its founding principles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It is impossible to imagine what Naoroji , who advanced his political agenda through detailed scholarship and patient study , would make of a world adrift in fake news and alternative facts .
And yet , perseverance , persistence , and faith in progress , the hallmarks of Naoroji 's career , can offer a way forward .
When Naoroji began publicly demanding swaraj in the early 1900s , he believed that its achievement would take at least 50 to 100 years .
Britain was at its imperial zenith , and most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consider lofty ideas like self-government .
He would have been stunned to realise that his grandchildren lived in a free India and witnessed , from afar , the death throes of the British Empire .
Thus , some important lessons : empires fall , autocratic regimes have finite lifespans , popular opinion turns suddenly .
The forces of right-wing populism and authoritarianism might be ascendant today , but Naoroji would counsel us to take a long-term perspective .
He would urge us to maintain faith in progressive ideals and , above all , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can yield the most unexpected results - far more unexpected than an Indian winning election to the British Parliament over a century ago .
Naoroji : Pioneer of Indian Nationalism was published in May 2020 by Harvard University Press and HarperCollins India .

Following the model of some Irish nationalists, he believed that India should demand political change from within the halls of power in Westminster: there were no similar avenues in India. And so, in 1886, he launched his first campaign, from Holborn, and was soundly defeated.


bbc--2020-07-05--Katsina: The motorcycle bandits terrorising northern Nigeria

Motorcycle-riding armed bandits operating out of abandoned forest reserves are ransacking communities in Nigeria 's north-west .
The groups are the latest to join Nigeria 's lucrative kidnap for ransom industry , and are quite brazen in their operations .
In the last decade more than 8,000 people have been killed in the states of Kebbi , Sokoto , Niger and Zamfara , according to the International Crisis Group .
But recent attacks in the president 's home state of Katsina , where more than 100 people were killed in attacks between April and June , have led to protests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two separate occasions the bandits targeted villagers who had received food handouts from the government during the coronavirus lockdown .
`` They were about 200 on motorbikes , each bike rider carried a passenger and they all carried AK47 guns , '' Bashir Kadisau , an eyewitness , told the BBC .
He said he climbed to the top of a tree when he saw the large number of motorcycle riders coming into Kadisau village , and saw the attackers loot shops , steal cattle and grain , and shoot people who were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decades-long competition over resources between ethnic Fulani herders and farming communities .
The herders are mostly nomadic and can be found on major highways and streets across the country herding their cattle , but they have become involved in deadly clashes with farmers in Nigeria 's north-western and central states .
This is because these areas have suffered massive deforestation , due to the impact of the Sahara Desert spreading south , causing arable farming land to disappear and water to become scarce .
`` The persistent clashes led to the formation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by both sides for protection , '' security analyst Kabiru Adamu told the BBC .
Armed groups within Fulani communities are being accused of resorting to criminality .
`` The herders now see kidnapping and pillaging as more lucrative than the herding .
`` The biggest cow would go for 200,000 naira but one kidnapping would fetch millions , '' Dr Adamu said .
The main Fulani cattle-breeders association , Miyetti Allah ( Hausa for Thank You God ) , said they are the ones mostly affected by the activities of the bandits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been kidnapped .
`` Our cows have been rustled .
The bandits are a bunch of criminals comprising all sorts of groups .
We have lost 30 % of cattle in Nigeria to different types of crises , '' Miyetti Allah 's national secretary Baba Othman Ngelzarma told the BBC .
He said the attackers in Nigeria 's north-west were `` foreign herders from neighbouring countries '' .
Nigeria 's north-west , an area almost the size of the UK , borders Niger and criminal gangs criss-cross between the two countries , evading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vast forest reserves in the border regions have been turned into operational bases for the bandits .
Police say the attacks in the north-west are being carried out by criminal gangs , as well as Fulani herdsmen .
`` The Fulani herders suddenly realised that they now have arms to protect themselves .
But they are not just protecting themselves , they are also going after those who wronged them in the past , '' Isah Gambo , police spokesman in Katsina state , told the BBC .
Kidnapping for ransom is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pay between $ 20 and $ 200,000 for their freedom .
At its height in 2017 and 2018 , the major road connecting the capital Abuja in central Nigeria to Kaduna in the north-west had 10 kidnappings per day with 20 different groups operating on the route , the police head of a special unit fighting kidnappers , Abba Kyari , told the BBC .
The governor of Katsina state , Aminu Bello Masari , went into the forest hideout of the bandits last year , negotiating a deal that would see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the attacks .
But he caused shock among many Nigerians when he appeared in a photo standing next to a bandit wielding an AK-47 rifle .
Businessman Nasif Ahmad , who had been kidnapped in Katsina only days before , condemned the governor for making the deal .
`` How can a state government go into a deal with bandits who have no education , have no sympathy or faith and behave like animals , '' he said .
Mr Ahmad said he fought off the bandits after they abducted him , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I felt very , very bad when I heard about the governor going into a deal with them , '' he told the BBC .
The governor said at the time that the talks were aimed at ending the `` incessant wanton destruction of lives and property '' , and were yielding positive results .
But last month , Mr Masari told journalists that the peace deal was off because of continuing attacks .
`` These bandits come to town , spray bullets , kill indiscriminately for no purpose and no reason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behave the way an animal can not behave ? ''
he asked .
You may also be interested in : • How Nigeria and its president are being held to ransom • ' I was kidnapped and now only travel by train' • The day the pirates came Last month 's street protests in Katsina saw angry protesters burn down an old campaign billboard of President Muhammadu Buhari , the clearest indication yet that people in his home state had run out of patience .
Mr Buhari , a retired army general , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solving Nigeria 's various security challenges .
But in his time , a deadly Islamic insurgency has continued to rage in the north-east , while criminal activities , along with the farmer-herder clashes , appear to have escalated in the north-west and central states .
Nigeria 's military is currently carrying out an operation on the orders of the president to `` sweep bandits and kidnappers '' out of his home state .
Mr Buhari has also attempted to solve the underlying reasons for the conflict by proposing grazing reserves for the herders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ethnic lines , many powerful state governors refused to buy into the project , accusing the president , a Fulani , of hatching a plan to seize land for his ethnic group .
It is increasingly clear that the lines between the farmer-herder clashes and banditry are becoming more blurred in the north-west , and as the Katsina state governor learned , bandits do not keep their word .

"The Fulani herders suddenly realised that they now have arms to protect themselves. But they are not just protecting themselves, they are also going after those who wronged them in the past," Isah Gambo, police spokesman in Katsina state, told the BBC.


bbc--2020-07-04--Greenwood double as Man Utd put five past Bournemouth

Mason Greenwood scored twice in the Premier League for the first time as Manchester United came from behind to beat Bournemouth 5-2 and increase the Cherries ' relegation worries .
Greenwood , 18 , equalised for the hosts after Junior Stanislas ' shock 15th-minute opener before scoring United 's fourth with a superb effort after half-time when he took on Diego Rico on the edge of the area and cut a right-footed shot back across goal into the far corner .
Marcus Rashford had put United 2-1 in front from the penalty spot and Anthony Martial then increased the advantage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ top corner just before the break .
In an action-packed game , Joshua King pulled one back for Bournemouth with a penalty four minutes after the interval , but Eddie Howe 's men crumbled to an eighth successive away defeat after Arnaut Danjuma had what would have been an equaliser disallowed for offside .
Bruno Fernandes scored United 's fifth with a free-kick from the edge of the area .
• How good are Man Utd 's free-scoring front three ?
• Reaction from Old Trafford and the rest of Saturday 's Premier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United had scored five in a Premier League game since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's first match in charge , a 5-1 win at Cardiff in December 2018 .
It also extended their unbeaten run to 16 games , stretching back to the home defeat by Burnley on 22 January .
Martial and Rashford - who netted for the first time since the resumption - both have 20 goals for the season and , together with Greenwood 's contribution of 15 , they have now scored four more than champions Liverpool 's much-vaunted front @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Roberto Firmino in 2019-20 .
United have not scored six since 2011 but came close to achieving it on Saturday .
Rashford had a second goal ruled out for offside and keeper Aaron Ramsdale produced smart saves in injury-time to turn away a Paul Pogba free-kick and a Fernandes shot that was heading for the corner .
It is the first time the hosts have won three successive Premier League games this season and they seem to be hitting form at exactly the right time as they chase a top-four finish .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ goal United conceded at Tottenham last month by saying defender Harry Maguire and goalkeeper David de Gea should not be allowed to return home on the team bus , so appalled was the Irishman by their tame efforts .
It is fair to assume Keane would not have been impressed by Bournemouth 's opener either .
Maguire lost possession inside his own box before being nutmegged by Stanislas close to the goalline , and the Bournemouth man then managed to squeeze the ball past De Gea at his near post .
The same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what should have been a routine clearance that would have resulted in a first-half equaliser for the Cherries had Dominic Solanke not been flagged offside .
Solskjaer heaped praise on his defence in his programme notes but , on this evidence , there is work to do before they can be classed in remotely the same bracket as Liverpool and Manchester City .
Bournemouth have been damaged by the twin problem of giving away easy goals at one end while failing to score at the other .
Even though there was achievement in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first time in the club 's history , there was an air of inevitability about what followed .
After all , Eddie Howe 's side were also in front at Liverpool in March , only to concede twice before the break on their way to defeat .
While United 's front three had scored 51 times before kick-off and each found the net again on Saturday , Bournemouth 's starting line-up had only managed eight goals between them this season .
Their spirited start to the second half , when they briefly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Howe is still able to get a response from his team , but they have now collected only one point from eight matches .
Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City visit the Vitality Stadium next week and , with a trip to second-placed Manchester City to follow , it is going to need a massive reversal in form for Bournemouth to preserve their top-flight status .
'We would have scored more if fans had been here ' - what they said Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer : `` We did n't stress after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ score goals .
`` It was exciting , attacking football in front of the Stretford End .
Unfortunately there were no fans .
If there were fans here we probably would have scored a few more .
The energy in the team , the pace and the skills - I 'm very happy . ''
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe : `` It was a strange game .
There were a lot of incidents .
I thought we were a genuine threat and I did n't see that result coming after the start we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defensively and conceded bad goals before half-time .
The run of results we have been on has been really tough , really poor .
`` I saw signs that the attacking side of our game is still there , but defensively we were stretched . ''
• Mason Greenwood has now scored eight league goals for United in 2019-20 ; among players aged 18 and younger , only Michael Owen ( twice ) , Robbie Fowler and Wayne Rooney have scored more in a Premier League season .
• United have won three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since they won all of their first six under Ole Gunnar Solskjær from December 2018 to January 2019 .
• Bournemouth have become only the second side to lose 20 points from leading positions in this season 's Premier League , after West Ham ( 22 ) .
• This was the first time Manchester United scored five or more goals in a home league match since 26 December 2011 , when they beat Wigan Athletic 5-0 .
• Junior Stanislas ' opener for Bournemouth was the first time United had conceded in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rodriguez scored against them for Burnley in January .
Manchester United 's next game is against another relegation-threatened side , Aston Villa , at Villa Park on Thursday ( 20:15 BST ) .
Bournemouth entertain Tottenham on the same day ( 18:00 ) .
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Bournemouth have lost their past five Premier League games
Mason Greenwood scored twice in the Premier League for the first time as Manchester United came from behind to beat Bournemouth 5-2 and increase the Cherries' relegation worries.
Greenwood, 18, equalised for the hosts after Junior Stanislas' shock 15th-minute opener before scoring United's fourth with a superb effort after half-time when he took on Diego Rico on the edge of the area and cut a right-footed shot back across goal into the far corner.
Marcus Rashford had put United 2-1 in front from the penalty spot and Anthony Martial then increased the advantage with a brilliant curling effort into the top corner just before the break.
In an action-packed game, Joshua King pulled one back for Bournemouth with a penalty four minutes after the interval, but Eddie Howe's men crumbled to an eighth successive away defeat after Arnaut Danjuma had what would have been an equaliser disallowed for offside.
Bruno Fernandes scored United's fifth with a free-kick from the edge of the area.
United front three outscoring Liverpool's
It was the first time United had scored five in a Premier League game since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first match in charge, a 5-1 win at Cardiff in December 2018.
It also extended their unbeaten run to 16 games, stretching back to the home defeat by Burnley on 22 January.
Martial and Rashford - who netted for the first time since the resumption - both have 20 goals for the season and, together with Greenwood's contribution of 15, they have now scored four more than champions Liverpool's much-vaunted front three of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino in 2019-20.
United have not scored six since 2011 but came close to achieving it on Saturday. Rashford had a second goal ruled out for offside and keeper Aaron Ramsdale produced smart saves in injury-time to turn away a Paul Pogba free-kick and a Fernandes shot that was heading for the corner.
It is the first time the hosts have won three successive Premier League games this season and they seem to be hitting form at exactly the right time as they chase a top-four finish.
Man Utd 5-2 Bournemouth: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praises Mason Greenwood
Defensive issues remain for United
Former skipper Roy Keane reacted to the goal United conceded at Tottenham last month by saying defender Harry Maguire and goalkeeper David de Gea should not be allowed to return home on the team bus, so appalled was the Irishman by their tame efforts.
It is fair to assume Keane would not have been impressed by Bournemouth's opener either.
Maguire lost possession inside his own box before being nutmegged by Stanislas close to the goalline, and the Bournemouth man then managed to squeeze the ball past De Gea at his near post.
The same United pair then combined to mess up what should have been a routine clearance that would have resulted in a first-half equaliser for the Cherries had Dominic Solanke not been flagged offside.
Solskjaer heaped praise on his defence in his programme notes but, on this evidence, there is work to do before they can be classed in remotely the same bracket as Liverpool and Manchester City.
Familiar problems for Cherries
Bournemouth's belief is being tested - Howe
Bournemouth have been damaged by the twin problem of giving away easy goals at one end while failing to score at the other.
Even though there was achievement in taking the lead at Old Trafford for the first time in the club's history, there was an air of inevitability about what followed. After all, Eddie Howe's side were also in front at Liverpool in March, only to concede twice before the break on their way to defeat.
While United's front three had scored 51 times before kick-off and each found the net again on Saturday, Bournemouth's starting line-up had only managed eight goals between them this season.
Their spirited start to the second half, when they briefly thought they were level, proved manager Howe is still able to get a response from his team, but they have now collected only one point from eight matches.
Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City visit the Vitality Stadium next week and, with a trip to second-placed Manchester City to follow, it is going to need a massive reversal in form for Bournemouth to preserve their top-flight status.
Man of the match - Mason Greenwood (Man Utd)
Mason Greenwood (left) scored two exceptional goals to take his tally to four in his past six league and cup games
'We would have scored more if fans had been here' - what they said
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: "We didn't stress after falling behind because we know we can score goals.
"It was exciting, attacking football in front of the Stretford End. Unfortunately there were no fans. If there were fans here we probably would have scored a few more. The energy in the team, the pace and the skills - I'm very happy."
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe: "It was a strange game. There were a lot of incidents. I thought we were a genuine threat and I didn't see that result coming after the start we made.
"We lost our way defensively and conceded bad goals before half-time. The run of results we have been on has been really tough, really poor.
"I saw signs that the attacking side of our game is still there, but defensively we were stretched."
Greenwood joins Premier League royalty - the stats
Mason Greenwood has now scored eight league goals for United in 2019-20; among players aged 18 and younger, only Michael Owen (twice), Robbie Fowler and Wayne Rooney have scored more in a Premier League season.
United have won three consecutive league games for the first time since they won all of their first six under Ole Gunnar Solskjær from December 2018 to January 2019.
Bournemouth have become only the second side to lose 20 points from leading positions in this season's Premier League, after West Ham (22).
This was the first time Manchester United scored five or more goals in a home league match since 26 December 2011, when they beat Wigan Athletic 5-0.
Junior Stanislas' opener for Bournemouth was the first time United had conceded in 500 minutes at Old Trafford since Jay Rodriguez scored against them for Burnley in January.
What's next?
Manchester United's next game is against another relegation-threatened side, Aston Villa, at Villa Park on Thursday (20:15 BST). Bournemouth entertain Tottenham on the same day (18:00).


bbc--2020-07-04--Drivers' reluctance to 'take a knee' shows 'lack of understanding' - Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton says some drivers ' reluctance to take a knee before the Austrian Grand Prix is down to a lack of understanding of racism .
Hamilton said he had made his point to the drivers at a meeting on Friday .
`` I described the scenario that silence is really generally complicit .
There is some silence in some cases , '' he said .
World champion Hamilton added : `` But I think it is part of a dialogue of people trying to understand , because there are still some people who do n't fully understand what is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these protests and I continue to try to be that guide and try to influence as many people as I can with it . ''
BBC Sport reported earlier on Saturday that while the drivers were united in their opposition to racism , a minority had misgivings about taking a knee before the race .
This is partly because of the political connotations of the gesture in some countries , and partly because some did not appreciate what they saw as Hamilton 's accusatory tone in his social media messages asking other senior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statements following the death in police custody of George Floyd , an unarmed black man , in the US on 25 May .
Briton Hamilton , 35 , said this week he was not accusing the drivers specifically , but rather the industry at large .
After qualifying second to Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday , he said : `` In the meeting I acknowledged to a lot of drivers that there was an interpretation of a message I posted asking for people to speak out and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you to who said something on their social media platforms because they have a great voice and platform and encouraging the others to say something . ''
All the drivers are expected to wear T-shirts bearing the message `` end racism '' before the race , and Hamilton added that he had not personally decided what other gestures to make .
`` I do n't have any plans at the moment , '' he said .
`` I have not thought that far forward , but I am sure over the evening we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the drivers ' briefing .
Interesting .
But it was good that we are all at least in discussion .
I do n't know what we will see - potentially people paying their respects in their own ways . ''
Asked whether he believed it constituted an issue if some drivers did not go down on one knee before the race , he replied : `` We know there 's an issue .
We do n't need an experience like tomorrow to prove there is an issue . ''
Red Bull driver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ F1 's only other non-white driver , said : Of course I stand by diversity ; every driver does .
`` We are all going to take a minute to express a [ desire for a ] change in diversity .
I do n't know what we can say or not .
I am going to leave it there .
It is still in the works .
You will see tomorrow .
We are all against racism .
We are going to take it individually . ''

The Austrian Grand Prix is live on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Sport website this weekend
Lewis Hamilton says some drivers' reluctance to take a knee before the Austrian Grand Prix is down to a lack of understanding of racism.
F1 drivers will take a collective stance against racism before Sunday's season-opening race, but some are not comfortable with the kneeling gesture.
Hamilton said he had made his point to the drivers at a meeting on Friday.
"I described the scenario that silence is really generally complicit. There is some silence in some cases," he said.
World champion Hamilton added: "But I think it is part of a dialogue of people trying to understand, because there are still some people who don't fully understand what is happening and what is the reason for these protests and I continue to try to be that guide and try to influence as many people as I can with it."
BBC Sport reported earlier on Saturday that while the drivers were united in their opposition to racism, a minority had misgivings about taking a knee before the race.
This is partly because of the political connotations of the gesture in some countries, and partly because some did not appreciate what they saw as Hamilton's accusatory tone in his social media messages asking other senior figures in the sport to issue anti-racist statements following the death in police custody of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in the US on 25 May.
Alex Wurz, chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA), tweeted a statement on behalf of the 20 drivers before Sunday's race
Briton Hamilton, 35, said this week he was not accusing the drivers specifically, but rather the industry at large.
After qualifying second to Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday, he said: "In the meeting I acknowledged to a lot of drivers that there was an interpretation of a message I posted asking for people to speak out and their silence, and just saying thank you to who said something on their social media platforms because they have a great voice and platform and encouraging the others to say something."
All the drivers are expected to wear T-shirts bearing the message "end racism" before the race, and Hamilton added that he had not personally decided what other gestures to make.
"I don't have any plans at the moment," he said. "I have not thought that far forward, but I am sure over the evening we will.
"We spoke a bit in the drivers' briefing. Interesting. But it was good that we are all at least in discussion. I don't know what we will see - potentially people paying their respects in their own ways."
Asked whether he believed it constituted an issue if some drivers did not go down on one knee before the race, he replied: "We know there's an issue. We don't need an experience like tomorrow to prove there is an issue."
Red Bull driver Alexander Albon, a British-born Thai and F1's only other non-white driver, said: Of course I stand by diversity; every driver does.
"We are all going to take a minute to express a [desire for a] change in diversity. I don't know what we can say or not. I am going to leave it there. It is still in the works. You will see tomorrow. We are all against racism. We are going to take it individually."


bbc--2020-07-04--'Get used to that pressure,' Lampard tells players as Chelsea retain top-four place

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard says his team will have to get used to added pressure during a nervy Premier League run-in after they beat Watford on Saturday .
Manchester United had leapfrogged the Blues - who lost 3-2 at West Ham on Wednesday - into fourth place by thrashing Bournemouth earlier in the day .
However , Lampard 's side responded with a comfortable win over the struggling Hornets to reclaim the final automatic qualification spot for next season 's Champions League .
Olivier Giroud opened the scoring for the Blues , latching on to Ross Barkley 's clever pass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bottom-right corner .
While Watford worked hard to contain the hosts , they offered little to suggest they were capable of a first win at Stamford Bridge since 1986 .
And they fell further behind before the break , with Etienne Capoue 's rash challenge on Christian Pulisic resulting in a Chelsea penalty that Willian converted .
Thereafter it was relatively plain sailing for Lampard 's side , who rounded off the scoring when Barkley found the top left corner from Cesar Azpilicueta 's cross .
The Blues have now won three of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resumed in June .
`` Pre-West Ham , we could have gone third and we let ourselves down , '' Lampard told Sky Sports .
`` Today , there was a bit of pressure to get back to fourth and we produced - so get used to that pressure , whatever way it looks , because it 's going to be tough all the way through . ''
Nigel Pearson 's Watford remain a point above the relegation zone but have played a game more than 18th-placed Aston Villa , who travel to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
• Reaction to Chelsea 's win over Watford plus all the rest of Saturday 's Premier League action Manchester United 's thumping victory against Bournemouth had seen Chelsea drop out of the top four places for the first time since 26 October .
But this was the perfect response from Lampard 's side who were brimming with energy throughout and appeared galvanised by Wednesday 's lacklustre defeat at West Ham .
The Blues made four changes to their starting XI and looked considerably more assured defensively while Willian - who scored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - Barkley and Pulisic provided the thrust going forward .
England midfielder Barkley was particularly impressive , demanding the ball in tight areas and then restricting his number of touches to get out of trouble and maintain Chelsea 's attacking momentum .
Chelsea 's opener was the perfect example as he controlled and swivelled away from a defender in one movement and then sliced open the Watford defence with his third touch .
Barkley , who played more attacking passes ( 47 ) than any of Chelsea 's other front six players , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his first Premier League goal of the campaign late on .
After meekly losing to Southampton last Sunday , manager Pearson had called for his side to produce a performance that `` better represented '' them .
And his players initially responded with a committed and gritty show , albeit one that lacked the quality to suggest they were ever going to trouble their hosts .
There was no lack of application - Pearson 's side collectively ran almost 5km more than their higher-placed opponents - it was simply a gulf in class @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moments of carelessness in possession , such as when Capoue presented Chelsea with an easy opportunity to double their advantage .
`` To concede in the first half was painful because we showed the qualities that were missing last week , '' Pearson told Sky Sports .
`` We are having to play our way back into nick .
Time is not on our side but we have to be brave enough and want the ball .
The second half performance was one we can build on . ''
Danny Welbeck 's introduction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some pace and quality in the final third but it was too little too late .
Welbeck wriggled into several promising positions and forced Kepa Arrizabalaga into a superb save late on , but it was one of very few moments that would have excited any Watford supporters watching at home .
And it was a performance indicative of a side , if you discount Jan Bednarek 's own goal , that has failed to score in three consecutive defeats and is now anxiously looking over its shoulder at their relegation rivals .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ League games at Stamford Bridge for the first time since winning seven in a row at home under Antonio Conte between October and December 2017 .
• Watford have lost four consecutive Premier League away games in a row for the first time since the final six on the road in the 2017-18 season under Javi Gracia .
• Watford have n't won away at Chelsea in any competition since May 1986 ( 5-1 ) , drawing four and losing nine at Stamford Bridge since then .
• Chelsea have scored two or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 Premier League games , only failing to do so in a 2-0 loss to Man Utd at Stamford Bridge in February .
• Only seven defenders have recorded more Premier League assists than Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta ( 31 ) , with the Spaniard equalling his record for assists in a single campaign in the competition ( 6 - also 2017-18 ) .
• After failing to score with his last 63 shots in the Premier League , Ross Barkley has scored his first goal since netting against Burnley in October 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directly involved in eight goals in his last 10 starts in all competitions ( three goals , five assists ) .
• Olivier Giroud has scored four goals in his last seven Premier League games for Chelsea , more than he had netted in his previous 38 appearances ( 3 ) .
• Willian is the first ever Chelsea player to score a penalty in three consecutive Premier League games and the sixth different player to do it in the competition .
Chelsea travel to Crystal Palace in their next Premier League outing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BST ) .
Watford host bottom club Norwich on the same date at the same time .
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Olivier Giroud has scored twice in three starts since the Premier League's resumption in June
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard says his team will have to get used to added pressure during a nervy Premier League run-in after they beat Watford on Saturday.
Manchester United had leapfrogged the Blues - who lost 3-2 at West Ham on Wednesday - into fourth place by thrashing Bournemouth earlier in the day.
However, Lampard's side responded with a comfortable win over the struggling Hornets to reclaim the final automatic qualification spot for next season's Champions League.
Olivier Giroud opened the scoring for the Blues, latching on to Ross Barkley's clever pass and steering a left-foot shot into the bottom-right corner.
While Watford worked hard to contain the hosts, they offered little to suggest they were capable of a first win at Stamford Bridge since 1986.
And they fell further behind before the break, with Etienne Capoue's rash challenge on Christian Pulisic resulting in a Chelsea penalty that Willian converted.
Thereafter it was relatively plain sailing for Lampard's side, who rounded off the scoring when Barkley found the top left corner from Cesar Azpilicueta's cross.
The Blues have now won three of their four games since the top flight resumed in June.
"Pre-West Ham, we could have gone third and we let ourselves down," Lampard told Sky Sports.
"Today, there was a bit of pressure to get back to fourth and we produced - so get used to that pressure, whatever way it looks, because it's going to be tough all the way through."
Nigel Pearson's Watford remain a point above the relegation zone but have played a game more than 18th-placed Aston Villa, who travel to champions Liverpool on Sunday (16:30 BST).
Chelsea regain mojo and top-four place
Manchester United's thumping victory against Bournemouth had seen Chelsea drop out of the top four places for the first time since 26 October.
But this was the perfect response from Lampard's side who were brimming with energy throughout and appeared galvanised by Wednesday's lacklustre defeat at West Ham.
The Blues made four changes to their starting XI and looked considerably more assured defensively while Willian - who scored a penalty in his third consecutive game - Barkley and Pulisic provided the thrust going forward.
England midfielder Barkley was particularly impressive, demanding the ball in tight areas and then restricting his number of touches to get out of trouble and maintain Chelsea's attacking momentum.
Chelsea's opener was the perfect example as he controlled and swivelled away from a defender in one movement and then sliced open the Watford defence with his third touch.
Barkley, who played more attacking passes (47) than any of Chelsea's other front six players, also capped a fine individual performance with his first Premier League goal of the campaign late on.
'Professional' win pleases Lampard
Watford's worrying lack of goals
After meekly losing to Southampton last Sunday, manager Pearson had called for his side to produce a performance that "better represented" them.
And his players initially responded with a committed and gritty show, albeit one that lacked the quality to suggest they were ever going to trouble their hosts.
There was no lack of application - Pearson's side collectively ran almost 5km more than their higher-placed opponents - it was simply a gulf in class.
But they were also guilty of moments of carelessness in possession, such as when Capoue presented Chelsea with an easy opportunity to double their advantage.
Chelsea 3-0 Watford: Nigel Pearson urges Hornets to 'embrace' survival fight
"To concede in the first half was painful because we showed the qualities that were missing last week," Pearson told Sky Sports.
"We are having to play our way back into nick. Time is not on our side but we have to be brave enough and want the ball. The second half performance was one we can build on."
Danny Welbeck's introduction after the interval did provide them with some pace and quality in the final third but it was too little too late.
Welbeck wriggled into several promising positions and forced Kepa Arrizabalaga into a superb save late on, but it was one of very few moments that would have excited any Watford supporters watching at home.
And it was a performance indicative of a side, if you discount Jan Bednarek's own goal, that has failed to score in three consecutive defeats and is now anxiously looking over its shoulder at their relegation rivals.
Man of the match - Ross Barkley (Chelsea)
Ross Barkley excelled throughout and deservedly scored his first Premier League goal since October 2018
Prolific Chelsea - the stats
Chelsea have won four successive Premier League games at Stamford Bridge for the first time since winning seven in a row at home under Antonio Conte between October and December 2017.
Watford have lost four consecutive Premier League away games in a row for the first time since the final six on the road in the 2017-18 season under Javi Gracia.
Watford haven't won away at Chelsea in any competition since May 1986 (5-1), drawing four and losing nine at Stamford Bridge since then.
Chelsea have scored two or more goals in nine of their past 10 Premier League games, only failing to do so in a 2-0 loss to Man Utd at Stamford Bridge in February.
Only seven defenders have recorded more Premier League assists than Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta (31), with the Spaniard equalling his record for assists in a single campaign in the competition (6 - also 2017-18).
After failing to score with his last 63 shots in the Premier League, Ross Barkley has scored his first goal since netting against Burnley in October 2018.
Chelsea midfielder Barkley has been directly involved in eight goals in his last 10 starts in all competitions (three goals, five assists).
Olivier Giroud has scored four goals in his last seven Premier League games for Chelsea, more than he had netted in his previous 38 appearances (3).
Willian is the first ever Chelsea player to score a penalty in three consecutive Premier League games and the sixth different player to do it in the competition.
What's next?
Chelsea travel to Crystal Palace in their next Premier League outing on Tuesday, 7 July (18:00 BST). Watford host bottom club Norwich on the same date at the same time.


bbc--2020-07-04--Ronaldo finally scores free-kick - at 43rd attempt -  to reach Juve landmark

Cristiano Ronaldo finally scored a free-kick for Juventus - from his 43rd attempt - as he became the first player to score 25 Serie A goals in a season for the club since 1961 .
The derby win over Torino was also notable for Gianluigi Buffon 's record-breaking 648th Serie A appearance .
Andrea Belotti pulled one back before Ronaldo struck , with the final goal a Torino own goal .
Ronaldo has now scored 46 free-kick goals at club level , with 32 for Real Madrid and 13 for Manchester United .
He becomes the first Juve player to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season since Omar Sivori in 1960-61 .
Buffon , 42 , only makes the occasional Serie A appearance these days and has had to wait since December to break the record .
Including his 17 Ligue 1 appearances for Paris St-Germain last season , he also has the record for most appearances in Europe 's top five leagues with 665 .
Gareth Barry , now playing with West Brom in the Championship , played 653 times in the Premier League .
Juventus , who are looking for a ninth consecutive league title , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ host AC Milan at 20:45 BST .
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It took Cristiano Ronaldo almost two seasons to score a free-kick for Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo finally scored a free-kick for Juventus - from his 43rd attempt - as he became the first player to score 25 Serie A goals in a season for the club since 1961.
The derby win over Torino was also notable for Gianluigi Buffon's record-breaking 648th Serie A appearance.
Paulo Dybala put Juve ahead and Ronaldo set up a Juan Cuadrado goal.
Andrea Belotti pulled one back before Ronaldo struck, with the final goal a Torino own goal.
Ronaldo has now scored 46 free-kick goals at club level, with 32 for Real Madrid and 13 for Manchester United.
He becomes the first Juve player to score 25 goals in a Serie A season since Omar Sivori in 1960-61.
Buffon's 648th Italian top-flight appearance took him past Paolo Maldini's previous record.
Buffon, 42, only makes the occasional Serie A appearance these days and has had to wait since December to break the record.
Including his 17 Ligue 1 appearances for Paris St-Germain last season, he also has the record for most appearances in Europe's top five leagues with 665.
Gareth Barry, now playing with West Brom in the Championship, played 653 times in the Premier League.
Juventus, who are looking for a ninth consecutive league title, are seven points above Lazio, who host AC Milan at 20:45 BST.


bbc--2020-07-04--Ibrahimovic helps Milan stun Lazio to push Juventus closer to title

The former Juve forward , 38 , doubled his side 's lead with a penalty after Hakan Calhanoglu 's impressive @ @ @ @ @ after the interval when Ante Rebic slotted the third from close range .
With eight @ @ @ @ @ second in the table , seven points behind Maurizio Sarri 's side .
Juventus had @ @ @ @ @ the Turin derby as Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first free-kick for the defending champions .
@ @ @ @ @ .
Ibrahimovic 's Milan move into the last Europa League qualification spot in sixth , @ @ @ @ @ a point behind with a game in hand .

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic doubled his side's lead from the penalty spot
Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped AC Milan stun second-placed Lazio to move leaders Juventus closer to a ninth straight Serie A title.
The former Juve forward, 38, doubled his side's lead with a penalty after Hakan Calhanoglu's impressive opener.
Victory was sealed after the interval when Ante Rebic slotted the third from close range.
With eight games remaining, Lazio remain second in the table, seven points behind Maurizio Sarri's side.
Juventus had earlier cruised past Torino in the Turin derby as Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first free-kick for the defending champions. - at the 43rd attempt.
Ibrahimovic's Milan move into the last Europa League qualification spot in sixth, although seventh-placed Napoli are just a point behind with a game in hand.


bbc--2020-07-04--Bottas beats Hamilton to pole as Ferrari make shocking return in Austria

Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position as Mercedes dominated qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix , while Ferrari had a shocking day .
The cars , painted black this year to reflect Mercedes ' support for anti-racism , were half a second clear .
The fastest Ferrari of Charles Leclerc was in seventh as the sheer scale of their lack of performance became clear .
Team-mate Sebastian Vettel did not even make it into the final part of qualifying and the four-time world champion will start 11th .
It was a toss-up as to which was the biggest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advantage over everyone else , or how badly wrong Ferrari have got it with this year 's car .
As attention turns to the race on Sunday , there will be a question as to whether anyone can challenge Mercedes , and also a focus on F1 's stance against racism , in the wake of the focus on the issue created by protests around the world .
The drivers are to make a collective statement before the race by wearing `` end racism '' T-shirts , although there remains a question as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a knee .
• None Drivers ' reluctance to take a knee shows 'lack of understanding ' - Hamilton Mercedes have dominated the weekend , the cars quickest by a significant margin in every single session .
The Finn was quicker than Hamilton on the first runs by 0.122 seconds and then , running ahead of the Briton , went off at Turn Five on his final run .
Hamilton was ahead of Bottas on split times at that point .
The world champion improved his time over the rest of the lap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 0.012secs .
Bottas said : `` It feels really good .
I have missed this feeling after qualifying , the shakes .
It is something special when you push the car to the limit .
It feels so good .
Our team , amazing job - we seem to be in our own league . ''
Hamilton said that the incident with Bottas `` did n't really affect the lap '' , adding : `` Great job by Valtteri .
This is a great job by the team and I am happy to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was 0.538secs off pole .
The Dutchman will start the race on a different tyre than Mercedes , having chosen to run the medium in second qualifying , while Mercedes were on the soft , but on the face of it the world champions look to be unbeatable .
Verstappen said : `` It is going to be quite a bit warmer tomorrow and that could play to our advantage , Mercedes were on a different level today but let 's see what we can do tomorrow .
`` I suspect we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race .
We have nothing to lose so I will try to make it as difficult as possible for them . ''
Hamilton was investigated after qualifying for ignoring yellow flags waved for the Bottas incident and for going off track on his first lap .
No further action was taken with regard to flags because there were conflicting green light signals showing at the same time .
His first lap time was deleted for going off track at Turn 10 , but it made no difference to his grid position because his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As attention turns to the race on Sunday , there will be a question as to whether anyone can challenge Mercedes , and also a focus on F1 's stance against racism , in the wake of the focus on the issue created by protests around the world .
The drivers are to make a collective statement before the race by wearing `` end racism '' t-shirts , although there remains a question as to whether all of them will take a knee .
Even before arriving in Austria , Ferrari were downplaying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to redesign their car after discovering problems following pre-season testing and that the first parts of that change would not appear until the Hungarian Grand Prix in two weeks ' time .
But few expected them to be as far off the pace as they were .
Both drivers were in danger of being knocked out at the end of second qualifying but Leclerc managed to scrape through in 10th place .
Even he seemed surprised to be so slow .
`` Are we safe ? ''
the 22-year-old asked his engineer at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Yes , '' he was told .
`` You are P10 . ''
In the end , Leclerc managed to make it into seventh on the grid by pulling out all the stops in the final session but the inquiry will be long and questing .
Rival teams pointed out that whereas at last year 's Austrian Grand Prix there were five cars with Ferrari engines in the top 10 , while this year only one made it through - and that all those teams had lost more than 0.5secs a lap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a controversial settlement between governing body the FIA and Ferrari over the winter , with the FIA saying that they had doubts about the legality of the Ferrari engine in 2019 but could not prove them .
Rivals were angered that the details of the settlement were kept confidential .
The Racing Point - or 'Pink Mercedes ' as it has become known for its likeness to last year 's Silver Arrow - had looked best of the rest behind Mercedes and Red Bull on Friday but McLaren pipped them thanks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Briton qualified a brilliant fourth , less than 0.2secs behind Verstappen and ahead of the second Red Bull of Alex Albon .
Albon set the same time as Racing Point 's Sergio Perez , but as the Anglo-Thai set it first , he will start ahead of the Mexican .
Behind Leclerc , the second McLaren of Carlos Sainz was eighth , ahead of Perez 's team-mate Lance Stroll and the lead Renault of Daniel Ricciardo .
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The Austrian Grand Prix is live on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Sport website this weekend
Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position as Mercedes dominated qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix, while Ferrari had a shocking day.
Mercedes seemed unbeatable as the season re-started after a four-month delay as a result of the coronavirus.
The cars, painted black this year to reflect Mercedes' support for anti-racism, were half a second clear.
The fastest Ferrari of Charles Leclerc was in seventh as the sheer scale of their lack of performance became clear.
Team-mate Sebastian Vettel did not even make it into the final part of qualifying and the four-time world champion will start 11th.
It was a toss-up as to which was the biggest shock - the size of Mercedes' advantage over everyone else, or how badly wrong Ferrari have got it with this year's car.
As attention turns to the race on Sunday, there will be a question as to whether anyone can challenge Mercedes, and also a focus on F1's stance against racism, in the wake of the focus on the issue created by protests around the world.
The drivers are to make a collective statement before the race by wearing "end racism" T-shirts, although there remains a question as to whether all of them will take a knee.
Wow, that Mercedes is quick
Mercedes have dominated the weekend, the cars quickest by a significant margin in every single session.
The Finn was quicker than Hamilton on the first runs by 0.122 seconds and then, running ahead of the Briton, went off at Turn Five on his final run.
Hamilton was ahead of Bottas on split times at that point. The world champion improved his time over the rest of the lap but lost out on pole position by 0.012secs.
Bottas said: "It feels really good. I have missed this feeling after qualifying, the shakes. It is something special when you push the car to the limit. It feels so good. Our team, amazing job - we seem to be in our own league."
Hamilton said that the incident with Bottas "didn't really affect the lap", adding: "Great job by Valtteri. This is a great job by the team and I am happy to be here."
Ah, yes. That guy: Bottas claimed his 12th career pole position. Source: Forix
Verstappen in third was 0.538secs off pole. The Dutchman will start the race on a different tyre than Mercedes, having chosen to run the medium in second qualifying, while Mercedes were on the soft, but on the face of it the world champions look to be unbeatable.
Verstappen said: "It is going to be quite a bit warmer tomorrow and that could play to our advantage, Mercedes were on a different level today but let's see what we can do tomorrow.
"I suspect we are a little bit better off in the race. We have nothing to lose so I will try to make it as difficult as possible for them."
Hamilton was investigated after qualifying for ignoring yellow flags waved for the Bottas incident and for going off track on his first lap.
No further action was taken with regard to flags because there were conflicting green light signals showing at the same time. His first lap time was deleted for going off track at Turn 10, but it made no difference to his grid position because his second lap was his fastest anyway.
As attention turns to the race on Sunday, there will be a question as to whether anyone can challenge Mercedes, and also a focus on F1's stance against racism, in the wake of the focus on the issue created by protests around the world.
The drivers are to make a collective statement before the race by wearing "end racism" t-shirts, although there remains a question as to whether all of them will take a knee.
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Ferrari in the doledrums
Even before arriving in Austria, Ferrari were downplaying expectations, saying that they had had to redesign their car after discovering problems following pre-season testing and that the first parts of that change would not appear until the Hungarian Grand Prix in two weeks' time.
But few expected them to be as far off the pace as they were.
Both drivers were in danger of being knocked out at the end of second qualifying but Leclerc managed to scrape through in 10th place.
Even he seemed surprised to be so slow.
"Are we safe?" the 22-year-old asked his engineer at the end of the second session.
"Yes," he was told. "You are P10."
"That's crazy," Leclerc replied.
In the end, Leclerc managed to make it into seventh on the grid by pulling out all the stops in the final session but the inquiry will be long and questing.
Rival teams pointed out that whereas at last year's Austrian Grand Prix there were five cars with Ferrari engines in the top 10, while this year only one made it through - and that all those teams had lost more than 0.5secs a lap in performance compared to 2019.
There was a controversial settlement between governing body the FIA and Ferrari over the winter, with the FIA saying that they had doubts about the legality of the Ferrari engine in 2019 but could not prove them.
Rivals were angered that the details of the settlement were kept confidential.
Norris stars for McLaren
P4 is Norris' highest-ever qualifying position
The Racing Point - or 'Pink Mercedes' as it has become known for its likeness to last year's Silver Arrow - had looked best of the rest behind Mercedes and Red Bull on Friday but McLaren pipped them thanks to a stellar performance from Lando Norris.
The Briton qualified a brilliant fourth, less than 0.2secs behind Verstappen and ahead of the second Red Bull of Alex Albon.
Albon set the same time as Racing Point's Sergio Perez, but as the Anglo-Thai set it first, he will start ahead of the Mexican.
Behind Leclerc, the second McLaren of Carlos Sainz was eighth, ahead of Perez's team-mate Lance Stroll and the lead Renault of Daniel Ricciardo.
Bad day for Williams: Nicholas Latifi crashed out during final practice
Leclerc said Ferrari "have to stay positive" following a difficult qualifying session


bbc--2020-07-05--Fourth of July: Trump vows to defeat 'radical left' in Independence Day speech

US President Donald Trump has used an Independence Day address to vow to defeat the `` radical left '' as protests sweep the country .
Striking a combative tone , Mr Trump said he would `` fight ... to preserve American way of life '' , while railing at `` mobs '' targeting historical monuments .
Mr Trump 's 2020 election rival Joe Biden said everyone deserved `` a full share of the American dream '' .
The 4 July holiday marks the nation 's declaration of independence from Britain in 1776 and is one of the most important days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have used the occasion to deliver speeches extolling the virtues of unity .
Last year Mr Trump spoke of the `` extraordinary heritage '' of the country at an event with a militaristic theme that involved Air Force flyovers and tanks parked on display .
This year , Mr Trump 's address was again followed by a flyover involving various aircraft , including B-52 bombers and F-35 fighter jets .
Speaking from the White House lawn on Saturday , Mr Trump took aim at protesters that he sees as anti-patriotic who have taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the death in police custody in May of African-American George Floyd .
`` We are now in the process of defeating the radical left , the anarchists , the agitators , the looters , and the people who , in many instances , have absolutely no clue what they are doing , '' he said .
`` We will never allow an angry mob to tear down our statues , erase our history , indoctrinate our children . ''
Statues and monuments of historical figures associated with racism or slavery have been pulled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protests - drawing Mr Trump 's ire .
`` Their goal is demolition , '' he declared .
Elaborating on his plan to create a `` National Garden of American Heroes '' featuring statues of renowned Americans , Mr Trump said the country 's rich heritage belonged to citizens of all races .
`` The patriots who built our country were not villains , '' he said .
`` They were heroes . ''
After he spoke , protesters in Baltimore , about 40 miles ( 65km ) north of the capital , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Columbus - whom Mr Trump had mentioned in his speech - and rolled it into a harbour .
Many people in the US celebrate the memory of Columbus , who in textbooks is credited with discovering `` the New World '' , the Americas , in the 15th Century .
But Native Americans have long objected to honouring Columbus , saying that his expeditions to the Americas led to the colonisation and genocide of their ancestors .
Meanwhile , in a videotaped address for 4 July , Mr Trump 's Democrat challenger for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said Americans `` have a chance now to give the marginalised , the demonised , the isolated , the oppressed a full share of American dream '' .
Mr Biden , who has accused Mr Trump of fuelling racial tensions , said : `` We have a chance to rip the roots of systemic racism out of this country . ''
Trump touts US 'progress ' against virus as cases surge Flanked by his wife Melania , President Trump spoke to a crowd at the White House that included US soldiers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spike in coronavirus cases , Mr Trump touted the country 's `` progress '' against the Covid-19 disease .
Amid criticism of his handling of the pandemic , he said China - where the virus originated - must be `` held fully accountable '' .
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Praising America 's `` scientific brilliance '' , Mr Trump said the US `` will likely have a therapeutic and/or vaccine solution long before the end of the year '' .
The head of the World Health Organization , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that scientists may never be able to create an effective vaccine against the coronavirus .
`` The estimate is we may have a vaccine within one year , '' the WHO said .
`` If accelerated , it could be even less than that , but by a couple of months .
That 's what scientists are saying . ''
The US has the world 's highest number of coronavirus deaths and infections , and confirmed more than 43,000 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours on Saturday , according to figures from Johns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outbreak is especially acute , saw 11,458 new cases .
The president made no reference to the nearly 130,000 US deaths linked to the pandemic .
He said the US had tested almost 40 million people , adding that 99 % of coronavirus cases were `` totally harmless '' - a claim for which he gave no evidence .
Many 4 July events were cancelled on public health grounds , with beaches in Florida and California closed , city parades cancelled and firework displays curtailed .
Joe Biden tweeted that `` this Fourth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patriotic things you can do is wear a mask '' .
Firework displays are a traditional highlight of 4 July , but an estimated 80 % of cities and towns have cancelled their shows .
New York City usually holds an hour-long extravaganza , but this year it was replaced by five-minute displays through the week , organised by Macy 's department store , with a final televised one on Saturday - all at undisclosed locations .
Major League Baseball cancelled its 2020 All-Star Game for the first time since World War Two @

"The estimate is we may have a vaccine within one year," the WHO said. "If accelerated, it could be even less than that, but by a couple of months. That's what scientists are saying."


bbc--2020-07-05--Donald Trump orders creation of 'national heroes' garden

US President Donald Trump has ordered the creation of a `` National Garden of American Heroes '' to defend what he calls `` our great national story '' against those who vandalise statues .
His executive order gives a new task force 60 days to present plans , including a location , for the garden .
He insists the new statues must be lifelike , `` not abstract or modernist '' .
A number of US statues have been pulled down since the police killing of an unarmed black man , George Floyd in May .
Monuments linked to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America have been especially targeted in the nationwide protests ignited by the death of Floyd in Minneapolis , Minnesota , after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes .
President Trump has defended Confederate symbols as a part of American heritage .
In a speech to mark Independence Day at Mount Rushmore , he condemned the anti-racism protesters who toppled statues .
He said America 's national heritage was being threatened - an emotive appeal for patriotism .
The garden - to be in a place of natural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be opened by 4 July 2026 , Mr Trump 's executive order says .
State authorities and civic organisations are invited to donate statues for it .
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• Five pieces of context to understand the protests President Trump 's choice of historical figures to be commemorated in the garden is likely to be controversial .
The list of `` historically significant '' Americans includes Founding Fathers like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian preacher Billy Graham , Ronald Reagan and World War Two heroes Douglas MacArthur and George Patton .
There will also be statues of African-American abolitionist Harriet Tubman and civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr. Mr Trump also includes non-Americans who `` made substantive historical contributions to the discovery , development , or independence of the future United States '' .
So the garden can have statues of Christopher Columbus , Junipero Serra and the Marquis de Lafayette .
Columbus and the Spanish Catholic missionary Serra are far from heroic for Native @ @ @ @ @ @ @ led to the enslavement and exploitation of indigenous people by white colonists .
• US must confront its Original Sin to move forward • The stories behind the statues targeted in protests There are no Native American or Hispanic individuals on the list , which also includes Republican presidents but no Democrats .
Historians interviewed by the Washington Post criticised the idea , with James Grossman , executive director of the American Historical Association , saying the choices `` vary from odd to probably inappropriate to provocative '' .
Donald Trump 's proposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ considers worthy of celebration .
There are America 's founders , joined by 19th-Century frontiersmen glorified in old Disney television dramas , World War Two generals and slavery abolitionists .
Republican Party icon Ronald Reagan is the only president from the past 150 years , and Antonin Scalia , whose primary legal legacy is penning scathing conservative dissents to majority opinions , is the only Supreme Court justice .
It 's the kind of list that could largely be gleaned from grade-school history books of the 1950s , an era that suffuses the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American greatness '' .
In his Mount Rushmore speech , the president lashed out at those he accused of wanting to destroy the nation 's cultural heritage .
The garden is his symbolic response .
At a time when the president is defending statues that honour Civil War rebels who fought US soldiers , Mr Trump is making an affirmative case for those who he believes embody the US values of patriotism , inspiration and courage .
While many Americans are now reviewing US history with a critical eye , the garden would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's view of American `` exceptionalism '' .
It will surely antagonise the president 's critics , who see him as a divisive and ill-suited arbiter of American values .
It also portends an autumn presidential campaign of pitched cultural warfare .
What else did President Trump say in his speech ?
It was a highly symbolic setting for the speech : Mount Rushmore , in South Dakota , features the carved faces of four US presidents , two of whom - George Washington and Thomas Jefferson - were slave-owners .
It also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the indigenous Lakota Sioux by the US government in the 1800s .
President Trump railed against the `` cancel culture '' of those who toppled monuments during recent anti-racism protests .
He condemned those who targeted statues as `` angry mobs '' .
Mr Trump accused protesters of `` a merciless campaign to wipe out our history , defame our heroes , erase our values , and indoctrinate our children '' .
`` We will not be silenced , '' he said .
The president , who has been heavily criticised for his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made little reference to the disease that has now claimed almost 130,000 American lives .
The US recorded its largest single-day rise in coronavirus infections on Friday , bringing the total to more than 2.5 million - the most of any country .
Masks and social distancing were not mandatory at the Mount Rushmore event , despite warnings by health officials .
Native American groups criticised Mr Trump 's visit for posing a health risk , and for celebrating US independence in an area that is sacred to them .
Many Native Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ associate it with the colonisation of their tribal homelands and the loss of their cultural freedoms .
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In his Mount Rushmore speech, the president lashed out at those he accused of wanting to destroy the nation's cultural heritage. The garden is his symbolic response. At a time when the president is defending statues that honour Civil War rebels who fought US soldiers, Mr Trump is making an affirmative case for those who he believes embody the US values of patriotism, inspiration and courage. While many Americans are now reviewing US history with a critical eye, the garden would be a glossy tribute to the president's view of American "exceptionalism".


bbc--2020-07-05--Coronavirus: Mexico's death toll passes 30,000

Mexico has recorded more than 30,000 deaths from its coronavirus outbreak , as the disease continues to ravage one of Latin America 's worst-hit countries .
The health ministry said deaths rose by 523 on Saturday , pushing the total to 30,366 .
The country now has the world 's fifth-highest Covid-19 toll , passing France , where more than 29,000 have died .
A daily record of 6,914 new infections was recorded in Mexico , bringing the total to 252,165 , officials said .
However , the true number of fatalities and infections is thought to be much higher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Latin America 's second-highest death toll after Brazil , which has recorded 64,000 fatalities and more than 1.5 million infections to date , according to Johns Hopkins University , which is tracking the disease globally .
• Mexico healthcare workers attacked for doing their job Mexico 's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is eager to restart the country 's flagging economy .
His government announced a phased plan to lift restrictions in May .
In Mexico City , the capital , hundreds of thousands of factory workers returned to their jobs in mid-June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reopen at the start of July in the city , the epicentre of the country 's epidemic .
But on Friday , Mexico 's Deputy Health Minister , Hugo Lopez-Gatell , said coronavirus deaths could rise if the country opens up its economy too soon .
`` As we 're in an active epidemic , the risk is that as we try to reopen social activities ... we may have more infections and the transmission could be maintained or increase , '' the minister told a news conference .
Critics say Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures and now has been too quick to lift them .
Most of the Mexican economy was stopped from 23 March , but some industries that were declared key to the functioning of the nation were exempt from the restrictions .
On Saturday , authorities in Mexico City imposed a two-day suspension of non-essential business in parts of the capital , after shoppers flocked to the high street .
Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said the suspension would give authorities time to review the reopening strategy .
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"As we're in an active epidemic, the risk is that as we try to reopen social activities... we may have more infections and the transmission could be maintained or increase," the minister told a news conference.


bbc--2020-07-05--Vogue Portugal defends controversial mental health cover

Vogue Portugal has responded to criticism over its depiction of mental health treatment on a recent magazine cover saying its aim was to `` shine a light '' on the important issue .
The `` Madness Issue '' features a woman in a bathtub in a hospital setting with a nurse pouring water over her head .
Mental health experts and sufferers said the cover depicted a `` dystopian '' and `` outdated '' idea of treatment .
Vogue Portugal said the image was intended to `` start a discussion '' .
`` The cover story explores the historical context @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reflect real life and authentic stories , '' the publisher said in a statement posted on Twitter on Saturday .
`` Inside the issue features interviews and contributions from psychiatrists , sociologists , psychologists and other experts , '' the statement added .
The woman featured in the bathtub , Slovak model Simona Kirchnerova , wrote in an Instagram post on Friday that it was a `` career highlight '' because those standing either side of her were family members .
`` Made it to Vogue cover with my mum and my grandma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clinical psychologist Katerina Alexandraki told the BBC that she considered the cover to be `` unethical '' .
`` For those with experience of the psychiatric system , seeing a fashion magazine cover presenting a woman in such a vulnerable state can be a reminder of a very challenging time in their lives , '' she said .
`` This image reinforces the idea of women being vulnerable and helpless during a mental health breakdown .
It does not show us the effort those with mental health put in to overcoming their struggles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adversity , '' she added .
Portuguese model Sara Sampaio said images like the one portrayed on the Vogue Portugal cover `` should not be representing the conversation about mental health '' .
Ms Sampaio , who said she had suffered with mental health issues herself , said she considered it `` very bad taste '' .
`` It looks like its in an [ outdated ] mental hospital '' that used to `` torture '' patients , she said in a video posted on social media .
She added that it comes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Covid and the way that mental health has been dealt with '' while many people have been isolated or directly affected by the deadly coronavirus pandemic .
• Coronavirus : How to protect your mental health Writer and mental health awareness advocate Poorna Bell , whose husband took his life 2015 , wrote about her disapproval on Twitter using an expletive , preceded by : `` On behalf of anyone who has ever been in a psychiatric hospital or had a loved one who has been in one . ''
`` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process is to get anything signed off on a magazine , this will have been seen and approved by many , many eyeballs , '' she added .
A psychotherapist based in Lisbon , Silvia Baptista , said the cover was `` everything the mental health conversation does n't need '' .
`` These nurses , this patient , what is this ?
What is this uninformed and disrespectful ensemble ? ''
she wrote on Instagram , adding that it was wrong to `` glamorise '' mental illness .
Vogue Portugal ended its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ significance of the topic of mental health '' .
`` Our intention , through visual storytelling , is to shine a light on the important issues of today , '' it said .

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