bbc--2020-06-14--Coronavirus in Singapore: The garden city learning to love the wild

Singapore likes to call itself a garden city , with trees lining its roads , ample lush parks and grass and plants surrounding its buildings .
But it 's a garden under constant control - the trees are neat , the grass is well trimmed and the parks are constantly manicured .
Because of coronavirus restrictions , much of that maintenance has now been dialled back , and nature has been allowed to go a lot more wild .
Urban areas have been bursting with life ; tall grass , wildflowers and mushrooms in front of buildings , and insects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city gone quiet there 's been a unique opportunity to stop and observe all this , and many are calling for the meticulously groomed city to be left alone to allow for a more spontaneous nature experience .
On 7 April , Singapore went into its version of a lockdown , called the circuit breaker .
People were asked to stay home as much as possible only stepping out for exercise and essentials .
Most of the maintenance of green areas was deemed non-essential .
But also the workers who do most of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Bangladesh , were the group hardest hit by the virus .
Hundreds of them continue to become infected every day , mainly due to the cramped living conditions , and the government enforced a much stricter lockdown on them confining them to their dormitories .
The National Parks Board said only essential landscape-related services were allowed to take place with workers kept to a minimum , according to the National Parks Board , adding that a mere 4 % -20 % of the workforce was being used .
That meant Singapore 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maintenance fell by the wayside and people were delighted .
Jessica Tan Soon Neo wrote on Facebook that these were common scenes when she was growing up .
`` When I was little , I enjoyed tapping on the 'touch-me-nots ' and watched the leaves close , '' she said .
Biologists and nature enthusiasts were quick to point out that it 's also led to a more active eco-system and greater biodiversity in the urban parts of Singapore .
`` Because of these grasses , we are seeing more butterflies and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insects also grow in abundance , '' says Kang Min Ngo from the Nature Society ( Singapore ) .
Thousands have become more interested in that bio-diversity all around them , submitting their everyday nature sightings during the circuit breaker period to an online community for naturalists .
Among them are a paradise tree snake slithering its way in-between two towers at a housing estates and a Rose-ringed parakeet hanging out in a condominium .
All of this had led many to question whether Singapore should reduce the frequency of cutting grass to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nominated Member of Parliament Walter Theseira raised this in the legislature , pointing out that it could also mean less dependency on cheap labour in the form of migrant workers .
He told the BBC the circuit breaker made Singapore realise what nature actually looks like .
`` The previously highly managed landscape - there 's nothing normal about that .
When we are not looking someone is out there mowing it and now we realise what 's the big deal [ if that is n't happening as frequently ] , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said as restrictions are eased they will gradually step up the trimming of green verges pointing to health and safety risks of tall grass .
They say it could contain litter making dengue control operations more difficult .
But it has also said it will explore more areas that can be `` Nature Ways '' - areas allowed to be more natural .
And their messaging has changed in recent months from calling Singapore the garden city - implying human control - to city in nature .
`` As NParks looks into scaling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we will continue to introduce more naturalistic landscapes that will attract more biodiversity , '' it said .
But this calls for a change in what people are used to and expect , according to Anuj Jain from the Nature Society ( Singapore ) .
`` We know in a lot of temperate countries where grass tends to be a little more wild or not as frequently mowed , people are ready to accept brown fields , you know as weather changes , but here in Singapore , we tend to want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' says Mr Jain .
Post-pandemic , Singapore might have to re-assess its reliance on cheap labour and how many migrant workers it can safely accommodate - how much the natural environment needs to be controlled may play a part in those discussions .
For now , as in so many places , Singapore 's nature is quietly doing its part to help people through this difficult time .

"We know in a lot of temperate countries where grass tends to be a little more wild or not as frequently mowed, people are ready to accept brown fields, you know as weather changes, but here in Singapore, we tend to want everything that is neat and proper," says Mr Jain.


bbc--2020-06-13--My fake news whodunnit: Caught up in a Senegal fake news scam

I stepped out of a dance class in North London on a sunny day last January to find a string of missed calls from African phone numbers .
I had no idea what this was about - so I checked my inbox and Facebook and Twitter - there were hundreds of messages all asking me the same thing - was I `` Michelle Damsen '' , the author of a mysterious news story at the centre of a media storm in Senegal ?
`` A corruption scandal is shaking my country and your name has been mentioned . ''
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen an article supposed to be written by you . ''
`` I am a Senegalese journalist and I definitely need to talk to you ! ''
They all wanted to know if I had written an article titled `` The challenges of exploiting natural resources in Africa '' , which appeared on an obscure Ghanaian news website , Modern Ghana , on 9 January 2019 .
The story accused Senegalese opposition presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko of taking a massive bribe from a European oil company and was authored by `` Michelle Damsen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off my own - Michelle Madsen .
This was just a few weeks ahead of the Senegalese presidential election and Mr Sonko was one of the main challengers to President Macky Sall .
As a freelance investigative journalist with a background in uncovering corruption in the resource industry in West Africa , I have written several stories about Senegal and oil companies .
I had even written a story about Mr Sonko after he published a book accusing Senegal 's president 's brother , Aliou Sall , of corruption - allegations he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ written the Modern Ghana story though , and told all the journalists who got in touch with me the same .
But I was shaken by some of the details in the news stories which came out in Senegal and how quickly the story had been linked to me .
One written in Press Afrik even named me directly , saying I had written the story .
Another appearing on news site Seneweb mentioned Frank Timis , the UK-based businessman with operations in Senegal and close links to President Sall 's brother , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journalists had just got funding to investigate .
The funding came from a journalism project in the Netherlands , one of the funders of which is Oxfam .
This is why I was spooked when Oxfam was mentioned in `` official '' documents which appeared in some of the news stories .
They had UK oil firm Tullow Oil 's logo stamped in the middle and named Ousmane Sonko .
Tullow Oil and Mr Sonko denied all the allegations and these documents were quickly shown to be fakes by fact checkers .
Oxfam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding from the oil industry , but that they had paid Mr Sonko for training in the past .
This seed of truth might have made the story more believable to some .
You may be interested in : After I told journalists from fact-checking site Africa Check and the AFP news agency that I had not written the Modern Ghana article , Senegalese newspapers put out stories saying that the claims were false .
The whole media storm had lasted less than 48 hours .
In that time my name had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publication had even gone onto my Facebook page and pulled out a photo of me at a wedding to illustrate their story .
I wanted to find out who `` Michelle Damsen '' was and how the fake article had spread like wildfire across Senegal .
I contacted the head of Modern Ghana , Bright Owusu , who said that the article had appeared on the opinion page of the website , which carries views from Ghana and elsewhere in Africa .
Owusu said that the author of the Modern Ghana article had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ published , and had even called up Modern Ghana and offered them money to publish it .
Owusu said that Modern Ghana never takes money for opinion pieces , but does charge up to $ 100 ( £80 ) an article for press releases to be published on the site .
The person that called , Owusu said , was a man with an African-sounding accent .
With the metadata from emails sent by the author to Owusu and the phone number , I worked with `` Orange '' , a programmer and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try and track the author of the piece .
`` Orange '' traced the phone number back to a cell phone in the US , which had been registered to a `` Baba Aidara '' .
I was shocked - Baba Aidara is a Senegalese journalist living in the US and a vocal adversary of the Senegalese government .
He also happens to be one of my best contacts .
I spoke to Aidara , who denied that the story came from him .
He said he thought he was hacked , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I spoke to in Senegal said that there had been a `` fake news war '' in the run up to the 2019 election , with fake news stories coming from all sides .
But many said they suspected that the story had come from President Sall 's campaign team , which included a communications taskforce run by a number of digital communications experts who had worked on presidential campaigns before .
I tried to speak to Mr Sall 's campaign team and spokespeople from his party , the APR , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respond to my questions .
I did manage to get an interview with Mr Sonko , though , who said that he had never received any money from Tullow Oil and that the government had `` set itself the task to effectively discredit '' him .
`` Orange '' , the forensic investigator , told me that it was possible that Aidara 's phone could have been hacked and he could have been framed .
Aidara said that the only people who could have gained from the publication of the Modern Ghana piece @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who had been the target of his journalism .
A year on , and I still do n't know who `` Michelle Damsen '' is , maybe I never will .
Whoever went to all that effort to hide their traces , whoever sent round the fake documents , is probably safe from being exposed - no-one is investigating this apart from me .
It looks like a lot of effort for a media storm which lasted just a couple of days .
After all , most of the stories have been retracted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - and that 's what 's so effective and dangerous about the spread of fake news at any time , but especially in the run-up to an election .
And it 's worth bearing in mind that the next time `` Michelle Damsen '' takes to the keyboard , the story and its impact could have a far wider reach .
The Documentary : My fake news whodunnit is broadcast on the BBC World Service on 14 June and is available as a podcast .

Owusu said that the author of the Modern Ghana article had been very eager to get the story published, and had even called up Modern Ghana and offered them money to publish it. Owusu said that Modern Ghana never takes money for opinion pieces, but does charge up to $100 (£80) an article for press releases to be published on the site.


bbc--2020-06-13--Coronavirus: Why Gujarat has India's highest mortality rate

On 20 May , Parveen Bano started to feel slightly breathless .
When she told her son , Amir Pathan , he rushed her to the nearest hospital .
He says he was worried because his 54-year-old mother had diabetes and a history of cardiac ailments .
And worse , their neighbourhood - Gomitpur in the Indian city of Ahmedabad - had recorded a slew of Covid-19 infections recently .
The next 30 hours were harrowing for the family .
Mr Pathan says they went to three hospitals - two private and one government-run - but none of them had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decided to bring his mother back home .
But he says her `` discomfort '' worsened through the day and the night , so early the next morning , the family took her to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital , one of India 's biggest government facilities .
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She was swabbed for a Covid-19 test , and put on oxygen support because doctors found that her blood oxygen levels were low .
Mr Pathan says the levels were erratic through the day , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night .
Hours later - at 1:29 AM on 22 May - she died .
Her coronavirus test result came the next morning - it was positive .
The hospital did not respond to the BBC 's queries , but Mr Pathan says he believes his mother may have lived if she had been admitted to a hospital a day earlier .
The Ahmedabad Civil Hospital has made headlines time and again as it struggles to cope .
The high court has referred to it as a `` dungeon '' and cited the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it has recorded so far .
And the court has also rebuked the state government for its handling of the pandemic .
But the government has denied any laxity on its part .
Ahmedabad , home to more than seven million , is the largest city in the western state of Gujarat .
It 's also the worst-affected by the pandemic , accounting for more than 75 % of the state 's caseload , and nearly all of its deaths .
With more than 21,500 confirmed cases , Gujarat has India 's fourth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fatality rate - the proportion of Covid-19 patients who have died - is the highest at 6.2 % .
This is more than double the national average of 2.8 % .
When Gujarat 's high court expressed `` concern at the alarming number of deaths in Ahmedabad hospitals '' , the state government said that more than 80 % of those who had died suffered from comorbidities , or other ailments , which made them more vulnerable .
But public health experts say it 's hard to pin down a single reason for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the state 's high disease burden , others say that it 's not unique to Gujarat - in fact Tamil Nadu has more diabetics than any other state , but its mortality rate is far lower .
Questions have been raised over whether India is under counting Covid-19 deaths but , if that were the case , there is no evidence to suggest that Gujarat is an exception .
Vijay Rupani , the state 's chief minister , has repeatedly blamed international travellers and those who attended a religious congregation in Delhi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ India 's biggest clusters so far .
But neither of these factors are unique to Gujarat - Kerala saw a greater influx of foreign returnees , and Tamil Nadu traced back far more people to the congregation .
And while this may explain the surge in cases , it does n't explain the disproportionate number of deaths .
`` People reporting late to hospitals can be one of the major reasons , '' says Bharat Gadhvi , head of Ahmedabad Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association .
With private hospitals either refusing or unable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been reluctant to seek treatment in government hospitals , doctors say .
The reasons include poor facilities as well as a lack of trust in the quality of care .
Doctors have said stigma could be a reason too .
Dr Randeep Guleria , head of India 's biggest public hospital , referred to this after meeting doctors at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital staff in May .
`` One important issue that was discussed is the stigma attached to Covid-19 .
People still fear coming to hospitals to get tested . ''
May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibly because of increased screening and testing , which led doctors and officials to identify potential `` super spreaders '' - such as fruit and vegetable vendors , and shopkeepers .
But public health experts say testing was still low in parts of the city , especially in what they call the `` old city '' , parts of which are walled off .
`` The government showed a lack of focus in dealing with the situation , especially in containment zones , '' says Kartikeya Bhatt , an economics professor .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's old city were containment zones , and they all are densely populated .
He adds that while these areas were cut off from other parts of the city , officials did n't do enough to check the spread within the zones themselves .
`` Physical or social distancing is next to impossible as people even wash clothes and utensils outside their homes , '' says sociologist Gaurang Jani .
Experts suspect that the infection spread rapidly in these parts , and due to stigma or poor awareness many people may not have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to an analysis by the Observer Research Foundation .
But even those who survived the virus say the city 's hospitals are not equipped to handle the crisis .
`` Only after hours of waiting could I get a hospital bed , '' says Laxmi Parmar , 67 , who was treated at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital 's Covid-19 ward for 10 days .
`` There was no breakfast in the beginning and I had to complain to a local politician to intervene .
We had two toilets to share between 40-50 patients in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic has exposed the state 's poor health infrastructure .
`` Otherwise , no-one would have bothered to know the state of hospitals in Gujarat .
Now that shortage of doctors and paramedics is out in the open , we saw quick hiring happening even during the lockdown , '' Professor Bhatt says .
Gujarat only has 0.3 beds for every 1,000 people , below the national average of 0.55 , according to a recent Brookings study .
And the surge in cases has led to a shortage of hospital beds , PPE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks , Gujarat has been overtaken by Tamil Nadu in total number of infections but the situation still appears dire given the steep mortality rate .
`` I disagree that we have failed in our duties , '' the state 's health minister , Nitinbhai Patel , told the BBC .
`` We currently have 23,000 hospital beds ready in the state and our medical staff are working around-the-clock in each hospital .
We are also providing them with the best medical equipment to handle the situation which is slowly coming under control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticised for what many see as a squandered opportunity because Gujarat recorded its first case as late as 19 March , just days before the country went into lockdown .
`` Government policies could have been much better .
Testing and isolation facilities appeared robust initially but have weakened with time as the administration appears tired , '' Mr Gadvi says .

The Ahmedabad Civil Hospital has made headlines time and again as it struggles to cope. The high court has referred to it as a "dungeon" and cited the number of Covid-19 deaths - 490 - it has recorded so far. And the court has also rebuked the state government for its handling of the pandemic.


bbc--2020-06-13--Harvard study: Did coronavirus start in August 2019?

There 's been criticism of a study from the US suggesting that the coronavirus could have been present in the Chinese city of Wuhan as early as August last year .
The study by Harvard University , which gained significant publicity when it was released earlier this month , has been dismissed by China and had its methodology challenged by independent scientists .
What did the research say ?
The research , which has n't been peer-reviewed , is based on satellite imagery of traffic movements around hospitals in Wuhan and the tracking of online searches for specific medical symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rise in vehicles parking outside six hospitals in the city from late August to 1 December 2019 .
This coincided , says the Harvard report , with an increase in searches for possible coronavirus symptoms such as `` cough '' and `` diarrhoea . ''
This would be an important finding because the earliest reported case in Wuhan was n't until the beginning of December .
The academics write : `` While we can not confirm if the increased volume was directly related to the new virus , our evidence supports other recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Huanan Seafood market . ''
The Harvard study has gained a lot of traction in the media , with President Trump , who has been highly critical of China 's pandemic response , tweeting a Fox News item highlighting the researchers ' findings .
The tweet has been viewed more than three million times .
So , does their evidence stand up ?
The study claims there was an increase in online queries for coronavirus symptoms , particularly `` diarrhoea '' , on popular Chinese search engine Baidu .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , saying there was in fact a decrease in searches for `` diarrhoea '' over this period .
So , what 's going on ?
The term used in the Harvard University paper actually translates from Chinese as `` symptom of diarrhoea '' .
We checked this on Baidu 's tool that allows users to analyse the popularity of search queries , like Google Trends .
The search-term `` symptom of diarrhoea '' does indeed show an increase in queries from August 2019 .
However , we also ran the term `` diarrhoea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wuhan , and it actually showed a decrease from August 2019 until the outbreak began .
A lead author of the Harvard paper Benjamin Rader told the BBC that `` the search term we chose for `` diarrhoea '' was chosen because it was the best match for confirmed cases of Covid-19 and was suggested as a related search term to coronavirus . ''
We also looked the popularity of searches for `` fever '' and `` difficulty in breathing '' , two other common symptoms of coronavirus .
Searches for `` fever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a similar rate to `` cough '' , and queries for `` difficulty in breathing '' decreased in the same period .
There have also been questions raised about the study using diarrhoea as an indicator of the disease .
A large-scale UK study of nearly 17,000 coronavirus patients found that diarrhoea was the seventh most common symptom , well below the top three : cough , fever and shortness of breath .
What about the number of cars ?
Across the six hospitals , the Harvard study reported a rise in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to December 2019 .
However , we 've found some serious flaws in their analysis .
The report states that images with tree cover and building shadows were excluded to avoid over or under-counting of vehicles .
However , satellite images released to the media show large areas of hospital car parks blocked by tall buildings which means that it 's not possible to accurately assess the number of cars present .
In the tweet below , we 've annotated with white boxes the areas obscured by the tall buildings .
There 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hospital , which is visible on Baidu 's street view function , but only the entrance is in view on satellite imagery - not the cars underneath the ground .
One of the authors of the study , Benjamin Rader said `` we definitely ca n't account for underground parking in any time period of the study and this is one of the limitations of this type of research . ''
There are also concerns about the choice of hospitals for the study .
Hubei Women and Children 's hospital is one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ require hospital treatment for coronavirus .
In response , the authors say their findings would still show increased car park usage overall even if this hospital were to be excluded from the survey .
The researchers could also have compared their data with hospitals in other Chinese cities , to see if the rises in traffic and search queries were specific to Wuhan , being where the outbreak first came to light .
Without that comparison , in addition to the questions we 've raised about online searches for medical symptoms , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus from August last year remains highly contestable .
There is , however , still much we do n't know about the early spread of the virus in Wuhan .
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There's also an underground car park at Tianyou Hospital, which is visible on Baidu's street view function, but only the entrance is in view on satellite imagery - not the cars underneath the ground. Report author Benjamin Rader said "we definitely can't account for underground parking in any time period of the study and this is one of the limitations of this type of research."


bbc--2020-06-13--Barcelona: Lionel Messi scores in 4-0 win over Mallorca in La Liga

Barcelona scored 66 seconds into their return to action as Lionel Messi completed a comfortable 4-0 win at Mallorca in La Liga .
Arturo Vidal headed the opener and former Middlesbrough striker Martin Braithwaite added his first for the club before the break .
Luis Suarez came off the bench to make his first appearance since early January and Jordi Alba made it 3-0 .
Lionel Messi scored his 20th league goal of the season late on .
Barca are now five points clear at the top of the table , and while Real will aim to trim the gap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this performance illustrated the size of their task to chase down the leaders .
The league 's coronavirus suspension had given Suarez , 33 , time to recover after the Uruguayan striker underwent surgery on his right knee in January .
The former Liverpool man looked sharp enough and went close on several occasions , almost scoring the game 's fifth goal in added time .
But , after Vidal 's powerful early header , it was Suarez 's shock stand-in who caught the eye .
La Liga gave Barcelona permission to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ February after Ousmane Dembele was ruled out with an injury - and they rather surprisingly moved for Braithwaite , signing him from Leganes .
His first La Liga goal was excellent , thumping in from Messi 's header , and he was only denied a second by a fine save from Manolo Reina .
Mallorca had plenty of possession without causing too much drama , something a pitch invader in a Messi Argentina shirt provided , somehow making his way on to the field despite the game being played without any fans in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Messi then freed Alba with a perfect pass and the left-back slotted home .
The newly beardless Messi has been directly involved in 15 of Barcelona 's 18 La Liga goals under Quique Setien ( seven goals , eight assists ) .
And right at the end Messi reached the milestone of 20 La Liga goals for a 12th straight season , collecting a pass from Suarez , chopping inside and curling in via a slight deflection .
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Lionel Messi has 20 goals and 14 assists in La Liga this season
Barcelona scored 66 seconds into their return to action as Lionel Messi completed a comfortable 4-0 win at Mallorca in La Liga.
Arturo Vidal headed the opener and former Middlesbrough striker Martin Braithwaite added his first for the club before the break.
Luis Suarez came off the bench to make his first appearance since early January and Jordi Alba made it 3-0.
Lionel Messi scored his 20th league goal of the season late on.
Barca are now five points clear at the top of the table, and while Real will aim to trim the gap when they face Eibar on Sunday, this performance illustrated the size of their task to chase down the leaders.
The league's coronavirus suspension had given Suarez, 33, time to recover after the Uruguayan striker underwent surgery on his right knee in January.
The former Liverpool man looked sharp enough and went close on several occasions, almost scoring the game's fifth goal in added time.
But, after Vidal's powerful early header, it was Suarez's shock stand-in who caught the eye.
Martin Braithwaite is the third Danish player to score a La Liga goal for Barcelona, after Allan Simonsen and Michael Laudrup.
La Liga gave Barcelona permission to make a signing outside the transfer window in February after Ousmane Dembele was ruled out with an injury - and they rather surprisingly moved for Braithwaite, signing him from Leganes.
His first La Liga goal was excellent, thumping in from Messi's header, and he was only denied a second by a fine save from Manolo Reina.
Mallorca had plenty of possession without causing too much drama, something a pitch invader in a Messi Argentina shirt provided, somehow making his way on to the field despite the game being played without any fans in the stadium.
No harm was done, and Messi then freed Alba with a perfect pass and the left-back slotted home. The newly beardless Messi has been directly involved in 15 of Barcelona's 18 La Liga goals under Quique Setien (seven goals, eight assists).
And right at the end Messi reached the milestone of 20 La Liga goals for a 12th straight season, collecting a pass from Suarez, chopping inside and curling in via a slight deflection.


bbc--2020-06-13--Schauffele leads by one on PGA Tour's return with Rose and McIlroy in contention

American Xander Schauffele takes a one-shot lead into Sunday 's final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas .
Schauffele birdied the last for a four-under 66 to move to 13 under and jump clear of five players on a congested leaderboard at Colonial Country Club .
Justin Thomas , Jordan Spieth , Gary Woodland and Collin Morikawa and South Africa 's Branden Grace are 12 under .
England 's Justin Rose dropped two shots in his last three holes and is 10 under with world number one Rory McIlroy .
Northern Ireland 's McIlroy had three birdies and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says he is `` within striking distance '' for the final round of the PGA Tour 's return event after a three-month break because of the coronavirus pandemic .
`` I did n't think I played well but looking at the leaderboard no one else pulled away , '' he added .
Rose , who won this event in 2018 , says `` it will be all out attack '' on Sunday after admitting he was disappointed with his back nine on Saturday .
`` It was a mixed bag , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contained six birdies , one double bogey and two bogeys .
`` I love competing here .
It offers a lot of birdie opportunities and my putting has been amazing but it fell apart a bit on the back nine . ''
Fellow Englishmen Ian Poulter and Matt Fitzpatrick also shot under par scores .
Poulter had four birdies in his final five holes as he posted a three-under 67 to reach seven under , while Fitzpatrick 's 68 lifted him to five under .
On another gloriously sunny day in Fort Worth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ III , the world number 124 who was joint leader with Rose after round one and sole leader after round two .
Varner III , one of the few black American professional players on the PGA Tour circuit , has been at the centre of the tour 's racial and social injustice conversation this week in Fort Worth , in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody and the worldwide protests that followed .
Since play started on Thursday , he has spoken about being focused on playing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ next 12 holes before dropping a shot on the 15th and closing with three more pars to finish the day where he started on 11 under .
His playing partner Jordan Spieth quickly joined Varner III at the top of the leaderboard and went clear of the field when he holed his fourth birdie of the round on the ninth to reach 13 under .
However , he too bogeyed the 15th and was briefly in a six-way share of the lead as he carded a two-under 68 .
World number four Thomas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closed with two birdies in his 66 and were joined at the top of the leaderboard by Morikawa , who holed five birdies on his back nine in a 67 .
In fact , Grace , who also shot a 66 and was one of the sextet in the tie for the lead , is the only non-American in a top 10 that is completed by Patrick Reed who hit the day 's lowest round , a bogey-free 63 to improve to 10 under .
There has been much debate this week over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American , nicknamed 'The Scientist ' because of his approach to the game - all the shafts on his clubs are the same length for example - has taken a new route , bulking up his weight and muscle in an effort to hit the ball further .
DeChambeau says he has gained 45lbs in weight over the past nine months , 20lbs of that in the three months the PGA Tour has been dormant .
In round one , the 26-year-old averaged 345 yards off the tee - the 2019 PGA Tour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Colin Montgomerie to tell BBC Sport that the `` time has come '' for officials to introduce a `` tournament ball for professionals that only goes 80-85 % as far '' .
`` My ultimate goal is to get as strong as I can , applying some force and speed to the swing to see what it can handle , '' DeChambeau said after round two , when he was one shot off the lead on 10 under .
Of course distance does not always go hand-in-hand with accuracy in this game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five fairways , the final one costing him a shot on the par-four fifth .
On the flip side , it can lead to great rewards .
He reached the 613-yard par-five 11th in two shots - a 330-yard drive , followed by a 280-yard shot to the green - and holed a 23-foot putt for a rare eagle which put him back in contention .
However , a bogey on the 17th saw him drop sign for a level-par 70 and stay at 10 under .

Schauffele (right) played with McIlroy (left) during Saturday's third round at Colonial Country Club
Charles Schwab Challenge, round three leaderboard -13 X Schauffele (US); -12 G Woodland (US), J Thomas (US), B Grace (SA), C Morikawa (US), J Spieth (US) Selected: -11 Berger (US), Varner III (US), -10 P Reed (US), J Rose (Eng), R McIlroy (NI), B DeChambeau (US); -7 I Poulter (Eng); -5 M Fitzpatrick (Eng), B Koepka (US)
American Xander Schauffele takes a one-shot lead into Sunday's final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas.
Schauffele birdied the last for a four-under 66 to move to 13 under and jump clear of five players on a congested leaderboard at Colonial Country Club.
Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Gary Woodland and Collin Morikawa and South Africa's Branden Grace are 12 under.
England's Justin Rose dropped two shots in his last three holes and is 10 under with world number one Rory McIlroy.
Northern Irishman McIlroy had three birdies and two bogeys in a one-under-par 69 and says he is "within striking distance" for the final round of the PGA Tour's return event after a three-month break because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"I didn't think I played well but, looking at the leaderboard, no-one else pulled away," he added.
Rose, who won this event in 2018, says "it will be all-out attack" on Sunday after admitting he was disappointed with his back nine on Saturday.
"It was a mixed bag," he said after signing for a 68 that contained six birdies, one double bogey and two bogeys.
"I love competing here. It offers a lot of birdie opportunities and my putting has been amazing but it fell apart a bit on the back nine."
Fellow Englishmen Ian Poulter and Matt Fitzpatrick also shot under-par scores. Poulter had four birdies in his final five holes as he posted a three-under 67 to reach seven under, while Fitzpatrick's 68 lifted him to five under.
Americans dominate leaderboard
On another gloriously sunny day in Fort Worth, all eyes were on Harold Varner III, the world number 124 who was joint leader with Rose after round one and sole leader after round two.
Varner III, one of the few black American professional players on the PGA Tour circuit, has been at the centre of the tour's racial and social injustice conversation this week in Fort Worth, in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody and the worldwide protests that followed.
Since play started on Thursday, he has spoken about being focused on playing. He birdied the first but parred the next 12 holes before dropping a shot on the 15th and closing with three more pars to finish the day where he started on 11 under.
Playing partner Spieth quickly joined Varner III at the top of the leaderboard and went clear of the field when he holed his fourth birdie of the round on the ninth to reach 13 under.
However, he too bogeyed the 15th and was briefly in a six-way share of the lead as he carded a two-under 68.
World number four Thomas had a bogey-free 66, while Woodland closed with two birdies in his 66 and were joined at the top of the leaderboard by Morikawa, who holed five birdies on his back nine in a 67.
In fact, Grace, who also shot a 66 and was one of the sextet in the tie for the lead, is the only non-American in a top 10 that is completed by Patrick Reed who hit the day's lowest round, a bogey-free 63, to improve to 10 under.
'The Scientist sparks' debate
There has been much debate this week over the size of Bryson DeChambeau. The American, nicknamed "The Scientist" because of his approach to the game - all the shafts on his clubs are the same length, for example - has taken a new route, bulking up his weight and muscle in an effort to hit the ball further.
DeChambeau says he has gained 45lbs in weight over the past nine months, 20lbs of that in the three months the PGA Tour has been dormant.
In round one, the 26-year-old averaged 345 yards off the tee - the 2019 PGA Tour average was 294 yards - leading Scotland's Colin Montgomerie to tell BBC Sport that the "time has come" for officials to introduce a "tournament ball for professionals that only goes 80-85% as far".
"My ultimate goal is to get as strong as I can, applying some force and speed to the swing to see what it can handle," DeChambeau said after round two, when he was one shot off the lead on 10 under.
Of course, distance does not always go hand in hand with accuracy in this game and DeChambeau missed three of the first five fairways, the final one costing him a shot on the par-four fifth.
On the flip side, it can lead to great rewards. He reached the 613-yard par-five 11th in two shots - a 330-yard drive, followed by a 280-yard shot to the green - and holed a 23-foot putt for a rare eagle which put him back in contention.
However, a bogey on the 17th saw him drop sign for a level-par 70 and stay at 10 under.


bbc--2020-06-13--Late winner puts Bayern Munich on verge of title

Champions-elect Bayern Munich found a late winner to see off Borussia Monchengladbach and move to within one win of another Bundesliga title .
Bayern were far from their best but Leon Goretzka nipped in to poke home the winner four minutes from time .
Hansi Flick 's side will win the title for a record 30th time if they beat Werder Bremen on Tuesday .
Teenage striker Joshua Zirkzee had put Bayern ahead before Benjamin Pavard 's own goal levelled the match .
Gladbach stay in the final Champions League place despite the late loss - but they have now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Borussia Dortmund 's stoppage-time winner earlier on Saturday meant that the title could not be secured this weekend , and that perhaps helped set the tone for a sluggish Bayern display .
The suspensions of Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski - who have a combined 60 goals and assists in the league this season - also looked likely to be crucial .
Gladbach were the better side early on and thought they were ahead when Jonas Hofmann ran in and scored but the video assistant referee called it back for offside .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a yard out for Monchengladbach before Yann Sommer 's error gifted Bayern the opener .
The Swiss keeper 's pass went straight to Zirkzee , and the Dutch stand-in confidently steered into an open goal from 20 yards .
Gladbach were level before the break through another error , France defender Pavard sliding in to clear Patrick Herrmann 's low cross but only planting into his own net .
Manuel Neuer had to make several saves in the second half but more sleepy defending led to the late winner .
A crossfield ball @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was able to reach it and cut back for Goretzka to finish from a few yards out .

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Bayern have won 13 consecutive matches in all competitions. It is their longest competitive winning streak since December 2017 to February 2018
Champions-elect Bayern Munich found a late winner to see off Borussia Monchengladbach and move to within one win of another Bundesliga title.
Bayern were far from their best but Leon Goretzka nipped in to poke home the winner four minutes from time.
Hansi Flick's side will win the title for a record 30th time if they beat Werder Bremen on Tuesday.
Teenage striker Joshua Zirkzee had put Bayern ahead before Benjamin Pavard's own goal levelled the match.
Gladbach stay in the final Champions League place despite the late loss - but they have now won just one of their last five.
Borussia Dortmund's stoppage-time winner earlier on Saturday meant that the title could not be secured this weekend, and that perhaps helped set the tone for a sluggish Bayern display.
The suspensions of Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski - who have a combined 60 goals and assists in the league this season - also looked likely to be crucial.
Gladbach were the better side early on and thought they were ahead when Jonas Hofmann ran in and scored but the video assistant referee called it back for offside.
Substitute Breel Embolo then somehow missed from a yard out for Monchengladbach before Yann Sommer's error gifted Bayern the opener.
Joshua Zirkzee has scored four goals in eight Bundesliga appearances. The only other teenager to net more than three in his first eight BL matches for Bayern is Gerd Muller (7)
The Swiss keeper's pass went straight to Zirkzee, and the Dutch stand-in confidently steered into an open goal from 20 yards.
Gladbach were level before the break through another error, France defender Pavard sliding in to clear Patrick Herrmann's low cross but only planting into his own net.
Manuel Neuer had to make several saves in the second half but more sleepy defending led to the late winner.
A crossfield ball should have been cut out but Pavard was able to reach it and cut back for Goretzka to finish from a few yards out.


bbc--2020-06-13--Coppa Italia semi-final: Napoli reach the final after edging out Inter Milan

Dries Mertens became Napoli 's record scorer after his goal edged out Inter Milan and sent the five-time winners into the Coppa Italia final .
Leading 1-0 from the first leg , Napoli 's advantage was quickly wiped out when Christian Eriksen scored direct from a corner .
Belgium forward Mertens made it 2-1 on aggregate after an assist from Lorenzo Insigne following a counter-attack .
It was his 122nd goal for Napoli , one more than Slovakia 's Marek Hamsik .
Mertens , who is nicknamed 'Ciro ' by Napoli fans to reflect his longstanding relationship with the club @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seven goals clear of club legend Diego Maradona , Napoli , who last won the competition in 2014 , will meet Juventus in the final without any fans present on Wednesday ( 20:00 BST ) at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome .
Fabian Ruiz 's goal had given Napoli a semi-final first-leg lead in front of almost 60,000 fans in Milan on 12 February .
There were no supporters present as Napoli finished off the job - despite conceding after two minutes .
The visitors were level on aggregate when former Tottenham midfielder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back of the net , eluding keeper David Ospina .
Inter twice went close to extending their advantage but former Arsenal keeper Ospina , who was excellent after his error for the opener , produced fine saves to deny Romelu Lukaku and then Antonio Candreva .
Shortly before half-time Mertens made club history and handed back control to Napoli after the former PSV Eindhoven player 's composed finish from Ospina 's long clearance .
Insigne went close to winning it on the night for Napoli but sent his shot just wide of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ save to keep out Eriksen and substitute Victor Moses put the follow-up over the bar .

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Dries Mertens became Napoli's record scorer after his goal edged out Inter Milan and sent the five-time winners into the Coppa Italia final.
Leading 1-0 from the first leg, Napoli's advantage was quickly wiped out when Christian Eriksen scored direct from a corner.
Belgium forward Mertens made it 2-1 on aggregate after an assist from Lorenzo Insigne following a counter-attack.
It was his 122nd goal for Napoli, one more than Slovakia's Marek Hamsik.
Mertens, who is nicknamed 'Ciro' by Napoli fans to reflect his longstanding relationship with the club and city of Naples, is now seven goals clear of club legend Diego Maradona,
Napoli, who last won the competition in 2014, will meet Juventus in the final without any fans present on Wednesday (20:00 BST) at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Fabian Ruiz's goal had given Napoli a semi-final first-leg lead in front of almost 60,000 fans in Milan on 12 February.
There were no supporters present as Napoli finished off the job - despite conceding after two minutes.
The visitors were level on aggregate when former Tottenham midfielder Eriksen bent a corner straight into the back of the net, eluding keeper David Ospina.
Napoli keeper David Ospina reacts after Dries Mertens' goal
Inter twice went close to extending their advantage but former Arsenal keeper Ospina, who was excellent after his error for the opener, produced fine saves to deny Romelu Lukaku and then Antonio Candreva.
Shortly before half-time Mertens made club history and handed back control to Napoli after the former PSV Eindhoven player's composed finish from Ospina's long clearance.
Insigne went close to winning it on the night for Napoli but sent his shot just wide of the post before Ospina made a superb late save to keep out Eriksen and substitute Victor Moses put the follow-up over the bar.


bbc--2020-06-13--Time for tournament balls to counter DeChambeau's 'unreal drives' - Montgomerie

Colin Montgomerie believes the `` time has come '' for officials to introduce a `` tournament ball for professionals '' to curb long hitting off the tee .
American Bryson DeChambeau averaged 345 yards off the tee in round one of this week 's Charles Schwab Challenge - the 2019 PGA Tour average was 294 yards .
`` To see him carrying 330 yards in the air , this is getting unreal , '' said Montgomerie on BBC Radio 5 live .
`` Something has to be done or these classic courses can not be used . ''
DeChambeau , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ par after two rounds at Colonial Country Club in Texas , has bulked out during the enforced three-month break caused by the coronavirus pandemic .
`` I 've put on about 20lb [ since the lockdown ] and about 45lb in the last nine months , '' said the 26-year-old after Friday 's second round .
`` My ultimate goal is to get as strong as I can , applying some force and speed to the swing to see what it can handle . ''
Montgomerie admitted he `` could not believe '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was hitting the ball .
`` He is huge , '' said the 56-year-old Scot , a record eight-time winner of the European Tour 's Order of Merit .
`` It 's great to see athleticism in the game but this is a whole new game we are beginning to witness .
`` On Friday , Bryson had 10 holes on which he was within 100 yards of the green for his approach .
And if you include the four par threes that means there were only four holes on which Bryson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his approach .
`` The game has changed dramatically .
It 's now brute force and a sand wedge . ''
The R & A and the United States Golf Association ( USGA ) , who administer the rules of golf , are evaluating options after releasing a report in February that claimed the increase in hitting distances and course yardages `` is detrimental to the game 's long-term future '' .
`` I 'm an advocate of what Jack Nicklaus proposes - a tournament ball for professionals , that goes only 80-85 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The time has come , because we ca n't be building courses at 10,000 yards .
`` We have n't the money or the space and there are the obvious ecological reasons .
A tournament ball would be a massive step , because of that term `` bifurcation '' [ professionals playing different rules to amateurs ] .
Yet have n't we reached that stage , now ? ''

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DeChambeau, a US Amateur champion, is unique in having all the shafts on his clubs cut to the same length
Colin Montgomerie believes the "time has come" for officials to introduce a "tournament ball for professionals" to curb long hitting off the tee.
American Bryson DeChambeau averaged 345 yards off the tee in round one of this week's Charles Schwab Challenge - the 2019 PGA Tour average was 294 yards.
"To see him carrying 330 yards in the air, this is getting unreal," said Montgomerie on BBC Radio 5 live.
"Something has to be done or these classic courses cannot be used."
DeChambeau, who is joint second on 10 under par after two rounds at Colonial Country Club in Texas, has bulked out during the enforced three-month break caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
"I've put on about 20lb [since the lockdown] and about 45lb in the last nine months," said the 26-year-old after Friday's second round.
"My ultimate goal is to get as strong as I can, applying some force and speed to the swing to see what it can handle."
Montgomerie admitted he "could not believe" the size of DeChambeau and how far he was hitting the ball.
"He is huge," said the 56-year-old Scot, a record eight-time winner of the European Tour's Order of Merit.
"It's great to see athleticism in the game but this is a whole new game we are beginning to witness.
"On Friday, Bryson had 10 holes on which he was within 100 yards of the green for his approach. And if you include the four par threes that means there were only four holes on which Bryson was more than 100 yards away for his approach.
"The game has changed dramatically. It's now brute force and a sand wedge."
The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA), who administer the rules of golf, are evaluating options after releasing a report in February that claimed the increase in hitting distances and course yardages "is detrimental to the game's long-term future".
"I'm an advocate of what Jack Nicklaus proposes - a tournament ball for professionals, that goes only 80-85% as far," Montgomerie said.
"The time has come, because we can't be building courses at 10,000 yards.
"We haven't the money or the space and there are the obvious ecological reasons. A tournament ball would be a massive step, because of that term "bifurcation" [professionals playing different rules to amateurs]. Yet haven't we reached that stage, now?"


bbc--2020-06-13--Sunday's gossip - Dortmund dismiss Sancho Liverpool link

Borussia Dortmund squad manager Sebastian Kehl has dismissed speculation linking Jadon Sancho with a move to Liverpool this summer .
Manchester United are also interested in the 20-year-old England forward .
( Mirror ) RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann says Timo Werner has no future at the club as the 24-year-old German forward waits to complete his move to Chelsea .
( Mirror ) Kepa Arrizabalaga has nine games to prove his worth at Chelsea , with a number of high-profile replacements being considered for the 25-year-old goalkeeper .
( Express ) Arsenal look set to win the race for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United and Bayern Munich also interested in the 21-year-old RB Leipzig player .
( Tuttosport - in Italian ) Jorginho and Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri have not spoken since the manager left Chelsea , but the 28-year-old midfielder has been continually linked with the Serie A side .
( Daily Mail ) Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard has dismissed rumours he will move to Arsenal , with the 22-year-old saying he would love to be part of a 10th successive title win with the Scottish club .
( Daily Mail ) Juventus are confident @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contract , with the 26-year-old requesting an £11m-per-year deal .
( Goal ) Mainz manager Rouven Schroder says the club are in talks to keep Liverpool forward Taiwo Awoniyi .
The 22-year-old Nigerian has been on loan at the Bundesliga side since last summer .
( Goal ) Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal , 33 , has suggested he would be interested in a move to Inter Milan , saying he does not feel important at Barcelona .
( Goal ) Striker Edinson Cavani , 33 , will leave Paris St-Germain along with defender @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end of August , the club 's sporting director has confirmed .
( Le Journal du Dimanche - in French and subscription only )

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Borussia Dortmund squad manager Sebastian Kehl has dismissed speculation linking Jadon Sancho with a move to Liverpool this summer. Manchester United are also interested in the 20-year-old England forward. (Sunday Mirror) external-link
England boss Gareth Southgate has told Sancho he does not need to leave Dortmund to continue his development. (Sunday Telegraph - subscription required) external-link
Tottenham Hotspur have been offered the chance to sign Wales and former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey, 29, from Juventus. (Sun on Sunday) external-link
RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann says Timo Werner has no future at the club as the 24-year-old Germany forward waits to complete his move to Chelsea. (Sunday Mirror) external-link
Kepa Arrizabalaga has nine games to prove his worth at Chelsea, with a number of high-profile replacements being considered for the 25-year-old Spain goalkeeper. (Sunday Express) external-link
Arsenal look set to win the race for French centre-back Dayot Upamecano, with Manchester United and Bayern Munich also interested in the 21-year-old RB Leipzig player. (Tuttosport - in Italian) external-link
Jorginho and Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri have not spoken since the latter left Chelsea, but the 28-year-old Italy midfielder has been continually linked with the Serie A side. (Mail on Sunday) external-link
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Manchester United are prepared to sell Brazil midfielder Andreas Pereira, 24, to fund a move for Ajax and Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek, 23. (Daily Star Sunday) external-link
United have been tracking Spain Under-21 winger Ansu Fati but now accept the 17-year-old will stay at Barcelona. (ESPN) external-link
Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard has dismissed rumours he will move to Arsenal, with the 22-year-old Frenchman saying he would love to be part of a 10th successive title win with the Scottish Premiership club. (Mail on Sunday) external-link
Juventus are confident of renewing Argentina forward Paulo Dybala's contract, with the 26-year-old requesting an £11m-per-year deal. (Goal) external-link
Mainz manager Rouven Schroder says the club are in talks to keep Liverpool forward Taiwo Awoniyi. The 22-year-old Nigerian has been on loan at the Bundesliga side since last summer. (Goal) external-link
AC Milan are expected to announce the signing of 20-year-old French defender Pierre Kalulu from Lyon soon. (La Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian) external-link
Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal, 33, has suggested he would be interested in a move to Inter Milan, saying he does not feel important at Barcelona. (Goal) external-link


bbc--2020-06-10--The teenage inventor on a mission

The teenage inventor on a mission

When 14-year-old Freddie realised how vulnerable his great-aunt was , he wanted to help .
So he came up with @ @ @ @ @ her life safer .
As a result , he has won the junior engineering prize @ @ @ @ @ Bang competition twice .
He showed us his designs .
A video for People Fixing @ @ @ @ @ .

When 14-year-old Freddie realised how vulnerable his great-aunt was, he wanted to help. So he came up with two inventions that could make her life safer.
As a result, he has won the junior engineering prize at the UK's Big Bang competition twice. He showed us his designs.
A video for People Fixing the World by Craig Langran.


bbc--2020-06-14--Atlanta police chief resigns over Rayshard Brooks shooting

Atlanta 's police chief has resigned after the fatal shooting of an African-American man who had fallen asleep in his car at a drive-through restaurant .
Rayshard Brooks , 27 , was shot by a police officer during a struggle on Friday evening , authorities say .
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Erika Shields handed in her resignation on Saturday .
Protesters in Atlanta took to the streets this weekend calling for action following Mr Brooks ' death .
On Saturday evening , demonstrators closed down a major highway , Interstate-75 , in Atlanta .
The Wendy 's restaurant outside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on fire .
Over the past three weeks , people across the US have been protesting over the death of George Floyd , a black man in police custody .
Erika Shields had served as police chief since December 2016 and had worked in the Atlanta police department for more than 20 years .
She will continue with the department in another role , Mayor Bottoms said .
• Why US protests are so powerful this time '' Because of her desire that Atlanta be a model of what meaningful reform should look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has offered to immediately step aside as police chief so that the city may move forward with urgency and rebuilding the trust so desperately needed throughout our communities , '' the mayor said in a statement .
One of the Atlanta police officers involved in the shooting , Garrett Rolfe , has been dismissed , and the other , Devin Bronsan , has been put on administrative duty .
They have served for six and two years in the Atlanta police , respectively .
The Georgia Bureau of Investigations ( GBI ) is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is looking at video from a security camera inside the Wendy 's restaurant and also eyewitness footage .
It says police had been called to the restaurant because Mr Brooks had fallen asleep in his car , which was blocking the drive-through lane .
According to police , Mr Brooks resisted arrest after he failed a breathalyzer test .
In the eyewitness video , Mr Brooks can be seen on the ground outside the Wendy 's restaurant , struggling with two police officers .
He grabs an officer 's Taser and breaks free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The other officer then manages to use a Taser on Mr Brooks and both officers then run out of the frame of the video .
Gunshots can then be heard and Mr Brooks is seen on the ground .
He was taken to hospital but later died .
One of the officers was treated for an injury from the incident .
The Fulton County District Attorney 's Office is conducting a separate investigation into the incident , it said in a statement .
Lawyers representing Mr Brooks ' family said the police officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , saying the Taser which Mr Brooks had grabbed was a non-lethal weapon .
`` You ca n't shoot somebody unless they are pointing a gun at you , '' attorney Chris Stewart said .
Mr Brooks was supposed to take his eight-year-old daughter skating on Saturday to celebrate her birthday , lawyers for his family said .
This is the 48th officer-involved shooting the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has investigated this year , according to ABC News .
Of those cases , 15 were fatal .
A number of protesters gathered outside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the New York Times .
Protests then began again in the centre of Atlanta on Saturday .
Images from the protest show demonstrators holding signs with Brooks ' name and Black Lives Matter signs .
People in Atlanta had already been protesting following the death of George Floyd .
He died on 25 May after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes .
The officer has been sacked and charged with second-degree murder .
What has happened in other US cities ?
Demonstrations have taken place across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Floyd 's death .
Many in the US are calling for the police to be reformed .
In Minneapolis , where Mr Floyd died , the city council passed a resolution on Friday to replace its police department with a community-led public safety system .
The council said it would begin a year-long process of engaging `` with every willing community member in Minneapolis '' to come up with a new public safety model .
In New York , Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered police departments to undertake major reforms .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities that failed to adopt reforms addressing excessive use of force and bias in their police departments by next April .
President Donald Trump said on Friday that the chokehold method for restraining some suspects should , `` generally speaking '' , be ended .
He postponed his first post-coronavirus lockdown election rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma so it does not fall on 19 June , a date commemorating the end of US slavery .
Mr Trump moved the rally to the 20th , following criticism .
The location was also controversial , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in US history took place in Tulsa , in 1921 .

"Because of her desire that Atlanta be a model of what meaningful reform should look like across this country, Chief Shields has offered to immediately step aside as police chief so that the city may move forward with urgency and rebuilding the trust so desperately needed throughout our communities," the mayor said in a statement.


bbc--2020-06-14--Rayshard Brooks: Atlanta Wendy's restaurant set on fire over fatal shooting

A Wendy 's drive-through restaurant in Atlanta has been set on fire , following the fatal shooting of a US @ @ @ @ @ Atlanta 's police chief has resigned after Rayshard Brooks , 27 , was shot by @ @ @ @ @ on Friday evening .
The officer has been fired .
Mr Brooks was initially questioned @ @ @ @ @ car in the drive-through queue .
He resisted arrest after a failed breathalyser test , @ @ @ @ @ have released bodycam footage of the incident .
Protesters in Atlanta have hit the streets @ @ @ @ @ following his death .

A Wendy's drive-through restaurant in Atlanta has been set on fire, following the fatal shooting of a US black man by police.
Atlanta's police chief has resigned after Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot by an officer during a struggle on Friday evening. The officer has been fired.
Mr Brooks was initially questioned after falling asleep inside his car in the drive-through queue.
He resisted arrest after a failed breathalyser test, according to police, who have released bodycam footage of the incident.
Protesters in Atlanta have hit the streets this weekend calling for action following his death.
Read more: Atlanta police chief resigns over shooting death


bbc--2020-06-14--London protests: More than 100 arrests after violent clashes with police

More than 100 people have been arrested following violent protests in London on Saturday , the Met Police has said .
Police were attacked by demonstrators , some of whom were far-right activists , after thousands gathered saying they were protecting statues .
PM Boris Johnson said : `` Racist thuggery has no place on our streets . ''
A 28-year-old has been arrested after a man was seen urinating next to a memorial of PC Keith Palmer , who was killed in the 2017 Westminster attack .
Separately on Saturday , a number of peaceful anti-racism protests were held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Met Police said a man was in custody in Essex after handing himself in after the picture of a man urinating next to the memorial emerged .
Home Secretary Priti Patel said the `` desecration '' of PC Palmer 's memorial was `` utterly shameful '' .
Speaking on Saturday , Met Police Commander Bas Javid added : `` We are aware of a disgusting and abhorrent image circulating on social media of a man appearing to urinate on a memorial to PC Palmer .
`` We have immediately launched an investigation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to us and take appropriate action . ''
MP Tobias Ellwood , who gave first aid to PC Palmer as he lay dying after being stabbed in the grounds of Parliament by Khalid Masood in 2017 , said the image of the man urinating next to the memorial was `` abhorrent '' .
He told the BBC : `` He was fully aware of what he was doing , he should step forward and apologise . ''
• Protests in Atlanta over police shooting of African-American Scotland Yard said they had arrested people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on police , possession of an offensive weapon , breach of the peace , being drunk and disorderly and possession of Class A drugs .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted : `` Racist thuggery has no place on our streets .
Anyone attacking the police will be met with full force of the law .
`` These marches and protests have been subverted by violence and breach current guidelines .
Racism has no part in the UK and we must work together to make that a reality . ''
Various groups from around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said they had come to London to protect statues from anti-racism activists .
Hundreds of mostly white men gathered around the Cenotaph war memorial in Whitehall and the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square , which was boxed up to protect it from potential damage after protesters wrote `` was a racist '' on it last weekend .
As large groups including right-wing protesters moved across London , there were a number of clashes with police in riot gear .
Officers were pelted with missiles , as well as being kicked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minor injuries in the clashes .
A statement from the London Ambulance Service said it had treated 15 patients , including two police officers , for injuries at the protests .
`` Six of these patients - all members of the public - have now been taken to hospital . ''
At the scene in Parliament Square From mid-morning on Saturday , hundreds of men - most of whom were already drinking - headed into Parliament Square .
Some were members of football hooligan networks who had put aside their differences for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But despite claims that the day was about defending British heritage , it soon became violent .
Groups looked for opportunities to attack the police .
Bottles and cans were thrown at their lines and horses - smoke bombs and fireworks set off .
Journalists who came too close were threatened .
One bare-chested man kicked a police officer to the ground and there were repeated attempts by others to storm barriers as the police contained the trouble .
By late afternoon , some had left to find more beer - only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ riot police .
Others tried to regroup on nearby streets as the police played cat and mouse - using their numbers to repeatedly contain and block attempts to take violence around the city .
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said any violence against police was `` completely unacceptable '' , adding `` no ifs , no buts '' .
He tweeted that the protests in London were `` led by those intent on causing violence and sowing hate for their own ends '' .
The Met Police Federation also described it as `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` do not come to work to face this level of violence and abuse '' .
Some anti-racism protests also took place in London and across the UK on Saturday .
Organisers from the Black Lives Matter movement had urged people not to join any rallies planned for the weekend over fears there could be clashes with far-right groups .
Peaceful demonstrations by anti-racism protesters in support of the Black Lives Matter movement took place at Hyde Park and Marble Arch .
In Brighton , thousands formed a mile-long line along the seafront @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marching through the city centre .
Demonstrations have been taking place across the world following the death in police custody of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis last month .
Other places to hold demonstrations included Liverpool , Chelmsford and Newcastle , where demonstrators supporting the Black Lives Matter movement were heckled by a large counter-protest .

MP Tobias Ellwood, who gave first aid to PC Palmer as he lay dying after being stabbed in the grounds of Parliament by Khalid Masood in 2017, said the image of the man urinating next to the memorial was "abhorrent".


bbc--2020-06-13--Woman hatches ducks from supermarket eggs

A woman has hatched three ducklings called Beep , Peep and Meep from eggs she bought in Waitrose .
Charli Lello , 29 , from Hertfordshire , put the Clarence Court eggs in an incubator as an experiment to pass the time after being furloughed .
She said the ducklings would live `` a very happy life '' with her pet chickens .
A Waitrose spokesman said fertilised eggs were safe to eat and `` entirely indistinguishable '' from normal eggs , unless incubated .
Ms Lello , who normally works as an assistant manager in a shop , got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Facebook of someone hatching quail eggs from a supermarket .
`` While I was in Waitrose , I saw the duck eggs and thought maybe they would work as well .
I was so excited for them to hatch but I still had in the back of my mind that these are supermarket eggs .
`` They have been collected , bashed around on a delivery truck , then rattled around on a trolley onto a shelf , picked up and put down by who knows how many people , so they still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' A month after putting them in the incubator , Ms Lello heard a tiny beeping sound and the Braddock White ducklings started to emerge from their shells .
You may also like : She said it had been an `` amazing '' experience hatching the `` cutest little balls of fluff '' but she would not be repeating it .
`` The only reason I could try was because I am currently furloughed and have the time to raise them to an age where they wo n't need me all day .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ been possible or fair on them , '' she said .
A Waitrose spokesman said it was `` notoriously difficult '' to identify the sex of white-feathered ducks .
`` Our farmers work hard to ensure ducks and drakes are separated correctly .
As a result of this difficulty in sexing , a male white-feathered duck may very occasionally be left with a group of females , although , these instances are extremely rare .
`` There may also be instances when a wild duck encounters farmed drakes , but again , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A spokeswoman for Clarence Court Farms said : `` It is a feat of remarkably slim odds that a duckling has been hatched .
But we acknowledge that it 's not impossible . ''
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"The only reason I could try was because I am currently furloughed and have the time to raise them to an age where they won't need me all day. Under normal circumstances it wouldn't have been possible or fair on them," she said.


bbc--2020-06-14--China explosion: Tanker truck blows up, killing 19 people

A tanker truck explosion in southeast China has killed 19 people and left over 170 injured , according to local media .
The vehicle was carrying liquefied natural gas ( LNG ) when it exploded on a highway in Zhejiang province on Saturday .
Images on social media show debris and plumes of smoke engulfing the area , and debris causing damage to buildings .
Authorities say they are investigating the cause of the accident .
The explosion took place near Liangshan Village , close to the city of Wenling .
A second explosion also occurred after the damaged truck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the highway .
Zhu Minglian , Wenling 's deputy mayor , said more than 2,600 rescue workers were deployed to the site , and efforts are still under way to recover any survivors .
According to local outlet Chongqing Daily , the company which owns the truck has been penalised 11 times by authorities in the past over health and safety failures .
Over the last two decades , China has build a vast and extensive national highway network , causing a rise in the number of vehicle traffic .
But road @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concern in the country .
More than 200,000 Chinese die every year in road accidents , according to the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) .

Over the last two decades, China has build a vast and extensive national highway network, causing a rise in the number of vehicle traffic. But road safety continues to be a cause of concern in the country. More than 200,000 Chinese die every year in road accidents, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).


bbc--2020-06-14--Polish election: Andrzej Duda says LGBT 'ideology' worse than communism

Polish President Andrzej Duda has called the promotion of LGBT rights an `` ideology '' more destructive than communism , in a campaign speech .
He is an ally of the ruling nationalist Law and Justice Party ( PiS ) , and is seeking re-election on 28 June .
He said his parents ' generation had struggled against communist ideology for 40 years and `` they did n't fight for this so that a new ideology would appear that is even more destructive '' .
Critics say PiS has an anti-gay agenda .
The LGBT rights group ILGA-Europe says Poland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in terms of LGBT rights , in an index published last month .
PiS won a majority in parliament with a conservative-nationalist agenda strong on Catholic values , including support for traditional families and opposition to gay marriage .
Speaking to supporters in Brzeg , southwestern Poland , Mr Duda said `` parents are responsible for the sexual education of their children , '' and `` it is not possible for any institutions to interfere in the way parents raise their children '' .
On 10 June he signed a `` Family Charter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prevent gay couples from marrying or adopting children and to ban teaching about LGBT issues in schools .
Putting LGBT rights activism in the same category as communism can be seen as inflammatory in Poland , where the anti-communist Solidarity movement led the struggle for democracy in the 1980s .
Many Poles agree with the PiS message that communism was a foreign ideology imposed on Poles by the Soviet Union .
• The leader who sees gay rights as a threat to Poland • The gay mayor shaking up politics in Catholic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over judicial reforms which , according to PiS , are necessary to eliminate vestiges of communist-era corruption .
Critics in the EU say PiS is politicising the judiciary and violating EU principles .
The European Commission has written to the heads of five Polish provinces expressing concern about resolutions in which they declare themselves `` free from LGBT ideology '' .
The EU 's executive has reminded them of their duty to guarantee non-discrimination as a core EU value .
Opinion polls suggest that Mr Duda is favourite to win the 28 June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amid the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis .
One of his chief rivals , liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski of the centre-right Civic Platform ( PO ) party , has been criticised by religious conservatives for allowing discussion of LGBT issues in Warsaw schools .
The election is likely to go to a second-round runoff vote .
In his speech in Brzeg , Mr Duda said `` this is not why my parents ' generation for 40 years struggled to expel communist ideology from schools , so that it could not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and indoctrinate them ... '' They did not fight so that we would now accept that another ideology , even more destructive to man , would come along , an ideology which under the clichés of respect and tolerance hides deep intolerance '' .
Rival candidate Robert Biedron of the Left party - an LGBT rights activist - called Mr Duda 's Family Charter `` a radical document which divides Polish society , introducing standards reminiscent of the most brutal ... times of Polish and European history '' .

In his speech in Brzeg, Mr Duda said "this is not why my parents' generation for 40 years struggled to expel communist ideology from schools, so that it could not be foisted on children, could not brainwash and indoctrinate them...


bbc--2020-06-14--Virtual service for UK tower block fire victims

The prime minister and Labour 's leader have marked the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire with video messages as part of a virtual service .
Seventy-two people died as a small kitchen fire in the west London tower block turned into the most deadly domestic blaze since World War Two .
Boris Johnson said the country was working to ensure it never happened again .
Sir Keir Starmer pledged to do `` everything '' to make sure it did not .
The messages will be relayed to a virtual service later as the commemoration moves online due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Bishop of Kensington .
In tribute to each person who died , bells of London churches will toll 72 times and green lights will glow from tower block windows .
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• The football club healing the wounds of Grenfell Mr Johnson said : `` We can all remember where we were three years ago today when we saw this tragedy unfolding on our screens and across the London skyline . ''
He added : `` As a nation , we are still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and working to make sure it never happens again .
`` While those affected by Grenfell are not able to gather in person , all of us in this country are with you in spirit . ''
Labour has estimated 56,000 people were still living in homes wrapped in the same flammable cladding as Grenfell .
`` In the midst of their suffering , the Grenfell community came together to campaign for justice , safe homes and change .
Because no one should ever go through the loss and pain they experienced , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three years on and , unbelievably , tonight people will go to bed in unsafe homes .
`` Three years on and there has been little justice or accountability .
Three years on their campaign continues .
`` I support Grenfell United .
We can all learn from their strength and determination . ''
In a written statement , London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he would be relentless in ensuring the Grenfell community get justice and that Londoners would feel safe in their homes .
`` While struggling with their own personal grief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign for building safety and are demanding change to keep others safe in their homes . ''
Conservative MP Theresa May , who was prime minister at the time of the fire , tweeted that Parliament , `` must do all we can to help them .
Their loved ones must not be forgotten '' .
It comes as many Grenfell Tower victims have said they feel `` left behind '' by the government .
Karim Mussilhy , whose uncle Hesham Rahman died in the blaze , said `` there 's not a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government .
A Parliamentary committee has warned cladding , like that which helped the flames spread , could cost up to £15 billion to remove nationwide .
Mr Mussilhy , vice chairman of support group Grenfell United , said : `` It never feels like there 's any urgency with the emergency that this country is in with the whole cladding situation . ''
Joseph John , who escaped the fire by climbing out the window of his second floor flat with his then-partner and child , has said he feels `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves .
`` I feel like I 've been left behind since Grenfell , I have n't been supported . ''
A Ministry of Housing , Communities & Local Government spokeswoman said it had set up the Building Safety Programme and testing process to identify all high-rise buildings with aluminium composite material ( ACM ) cladding and had worked with councils to ensure buildings at risk were made safe .
`` We will ensure everyone affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy continues to receive the support they need with over £158m committed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she added .
The Fire Brigades Union said high-rise residents faced a `` postcode lottery '' concerning how many firefighters would be sent to their building in the event of a blaze .
It said `` many brigades would not be able to mobilise anywhere near the scale '' that was needed to tackle the Grenfell Tower fire .
Faith leaders will conduct sermons and reflections online throughout Sunday and from 22:30 BST , people in homes across the UK have been asked to shine a bright green light from their screens to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The public inquiry into the disaster was paused in March because of the pandemic and is due to restart on 6 July .

"Even though we're having to do this in the virtual world, online, 2020 Zoom life as it is, it is still so important for us to mourn together, and for us to remember that night and to reflect on that and also reflect on where we are now," she said.


bbc--2020-06-14--UK two-metre social distancing rule to be reviewed

Boris Johnson has commissioned a review into the 2m ( 6ft ) social distancing rule , following calls to scrap it .
Businesses and some of Mr Johnson 's own MPs have warned that large parts of the hospitality industry will not be viable with the 2m coronavirus rule in place .
The review will aim to be completed by 4 July , when pubs and restaurants could open at the earliest in England .
But former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith questioned the need for a review , saying `` the evidence is already there '' .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it will come down to a political judgment for the prime minister to make , '' said Sir Iain , who has previously said the 2m rule will delay the economy recovering .
`` He needs to make the decision now for the good of the economy .
If there is to be a review , it should be swift . ''
The review , which was first reported in the Mail on Sunday , will take evidence from scientists as well as economists .
• Should we be allowed closer than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cafes and restaurants reopen ?
• Screens and sanitiser : The High Street 's new normal Chancellor Rishi Sunak told the BBC 's Andrew Marr programme he would like to see the rule relaxed , but only `` if it 's safe and responsible to do so '' .
He said ministers would now `` actively '' look again at the rule , adding it had had an `` enormous impact '' on ability of businesses to operate profitably .
Scientists had made clear there is a `` different degree of risk at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would `` look at the issue in the round , '' he added .
The UK government currently advises people to stay 2m apart from others to avoid spreading the coronavirus .
This is further than the World Health Organization 's recommendation of at least 1m ( just over 3ft ) , and some other countries like France and Denmark .
But the UK government 's scientific advisers say that being 1m apart carries up to 10 times the risk of being 2m apart .
However , there are widespread concerns about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy , which is already suffering from the pandemic .
Some bars , restaurants and pubs say they will be unable to make a profit if the 2m guidance is still in place when they reopen .
Tourism firms have also warned of tens of thousands of job losses unless the distance is shortened .
Kate Nicholls , chief executive of the industry body UK Hospitality , says that with a 2m rule , outlets would be only able to make about 30 % of normal revenues , whereas 1m would increase that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chairman of Caprice Holdings which runs the Ivy , told the Mail on Sunday the government was `` killing the country '' .
`` There are estimates saying we could have up to five million unemployed , '' he said .
`` It 's not going to be five million - it 's going to be more .
I do n't think we 've seen anything yet . ''
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• THE R NUMBER : What it means and why it matters Sir Graham Brady , chairman of the 1922 committee made up of backbench Conservative MPs , welcomed the review and said a move to 1m would be `` essential '' .
Shadow justice secretary David Lammy said Labour would support a relaxation of the 2m rule if the evidence showed it was `` the right time to do it '' .
Also speaking on the Andrew Marr programme , he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' and be `` frank and honest with the public on balancing risk '' .
He added : `` I think the government 's been slow , slow on testing , slow on lockdown , slow on PPE [ personal protective equipment ] , and I suspect they 'll be slow again on this '' .
It comes as the number of people who have died with coronavirus in the UK increased by 181 taking the official total to 41,662 , latest government figures on Saturday showed .
The 2m distance has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK , which have their own powers over restrictions .
But so far , political leaders have rejected calls to relax the 2m rule .
Earlier this week , Scotland 's chief medical officer Dr Gregor Smith said the evidence was `` incontrovertible '' that the risk of transmitting the virus increased the closer you got to someone .
He said it was a `` balanced and sensible precaution '' to ensure transmission is reduced .
And Northern Ireland 's First Minister Arlene Foster said the medical advice suggested 2m apart was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While pubs , bars and restaurants could open in England from 4 July , no date has been given in Scotland , Wales or NI .
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On Saturday , millions of people in England and Northern Ireland were able to break the 2m distance with some loved ones after the government allowed people who live alone and single parents in England to form social bubbles with one other household .
• Can I be in a coronavirus 'social bubble ' ?
Meanwhile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in England will be allowed to reopen - as long as they enforce the 2m guidance among shoppers and staff .
In Northern Ireland , all shops were allowed to open from Friday .
No dates have been set for the reopening of non-essential shops in Scotland and Wales , although each country has set out its planned stages for lifting lockdown .
The UK government has repeatedly said it is constantly reviewing its coronavirus lockdown guidance .

Mr Johnson said: "As we get the numbers down, so it becomes one in 1,000, one in 1,600, maybe even fewer, your chances of being two metres, or one metre, or even a foot away from somebody who has the virus is obviously going down statistically, so you start to build some more margin for manoeuvre."


bbc--2020-06-13--Coronavirus: What will clothes shopping look like?

From Monday , all non-essential shops are allowed to reopen in England .
The government has said retailers can open @ @ @ @ @ safety guidelines , otherwise they could face enforcement notices .
Shops in Northern Ireland are @ @ @ @ @ have been set for the reopening of non-essential shops in Scotland and Wales , although @ @ @ @ @ its planned stages for lifting lockdown .
BBC business correspondent Szu Ping Chan has visited @ @ @ @ @ see how things have changed .

From Monday, all non-essential shops are allowed to reopen in England.
The government has said retailers can open as long as they follow safety guidelines, otherwise they could face enforcement notices.
Shops in Northern Ireland are open, but no dates have been set for the reopening of non-essential shops in Scotland and Wales, although each country has set out its planned stages for lifting lockdown.
BBC business reporter Szu Ping Chan has visited a shop in London to see how things have changed.
Video by: Ameer Ahmed, Terry Saunders, Ben King
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bbc--2020-06-13--Fawlty Towers: The Germans episode to be reinstated by UKTV

A classic episode of the comedy Fawlty Towers will be reinstated to streaming service UKTV with a warning about `` offensive content and language '' .
A 1975 episode titled The Germans was taken off the BBC Studios-owned platform because of `` racial slurs '' .
In it , the Major character uses highly offensive language , and John Cleese 's hotel owner Basil Fawlty declares `` do n't mention the war '' .
UKTV had temporarily removed the episode while it carried out a review .
The move had been criticised by Cleese who wrote on Twitter : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the BBC would understand that there are two ways of making fun of human behaviour .
`` One is to attack it directly .
The other is to have someone who is patently a figure of fun , speak up on behalf of that behaviour . ''
While the episode is best remembered for Fawlty 's goose-stepping it also contains scenes showing the Major Gowen character using offensive language about the West Indies cricket team .
According to reports , the Major 's scenes had already started to be edited out by some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement has returned to prominence following the death of George Floyd , broadcasters and streaming services have reevaluated their content .
UKTV also operates channels including Gold , and many of its channels and its digital player were taken over by the BBC 's commercial arm BBC Studios last year .
A UKTV statement said : `` We already offer guidance to viewers across some of our classic comedy titles , but we recognise that more contextual information can be required on our archive comedy , so we will be adding extra guidance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to highlight potentially offensive content and language .
`` We will reinstate Fawlty Towers once that extra guidance has been added , which we expect will be in the coming days .
`` We will continue to look at what content is on offer as we always have done . ''
• Netflix and iPlayer at odds over BBC comedies • Ant and Dec sorry for acting as people of colour • Little Britain pulled from iPlayer and Netflix The Germans is still available to view on Britbox , which is part-owned by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it `` contains some offensive racial language of the time and upsetting scenes '' .
It is also on Netflix , carrying a warning about `` language , [ and ] discrimination '' .
In 2013 , it was reported that Cleese agreed for the offending lines to be edited out when it was repeated on TV .
This week , many channels and comedy figures have been making moves to reassess what is acceptable in today 's society , following mass Black Lives Matter protests after the death of George Floyd .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wind because of its `` racial depictions '' , and Little Britain was removed from the BBC iPlayer and Britbox because `` times have changed '' .
Netflix has also removed Little Britain plus David Walliams and Matt Lucas 's Come Fly With Me , and The League of Gentlemen and The Mighty Boosh .
Meanwhile , Ant and Dec apologised for impersonating `` people of colour '' on Saturday Night Takeaway , and requested ITV remove the 2003 and 2004 sketches from its catch-up service .
• Gone with the Wind removed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leigh Francis issued an emotional apology for having dressed as black celebrities in the noughties impression show Bo ' Selecta .
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bbc--2020-06-13--Fact-checking claims coronavirus might have started in August 2019

There 's been criticism of a study from the US suggesting that the coronavirus could have been present in the Chinese city of Wuhan as early as August last year .
The study by Harvard University , which gained significant publicity when it was released earlier this month , has been dismissed by China and had its methodology challenged by independent scientists .
What did the research say ?
The research , which has n't been peer-reviewed , is based on satellite imagery of traffic movements around hospitals in Wuhan and the tracking of online searches for specific medical symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rise in vehicles parking outside six hospitals in the city from late August to 1 December 2019 .
This coincided , says the Harvard report , with an increase in searches for possible coronavirus symptoms such as `` cough '' and `` diarrhoea '' .
This would be an important finding because the earliest reported case in Wuhan was n't until the beginning of December .
The academics write : `` While we can not confirm if the increased volume was directly related to the new virus , our evidence supports other recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Huanan Seafood market . ''
The Harvard study has gained a lot of traction in the media , with President Trump , who has been highly critical of China 's pandemic response , tweeting a Fox News item highlighting the researchers ' findings .
The tweet has been viewed more than three million times .
So , does their evidence stand up ?
The study claims there was an increase in online queries for coronavirus symptoms , particularly `` diarrhoea '' , on popular Chinese search engine Baidu .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , saying there was in fact a decrease in searches for `` diarrhoea '' over this period .
So , what 's going on ?
The term used in the Harvard University paper actually translates from Chinese as `` symptom of diarrhoea '' .
We checked this on Baidu 's tool that allows users to analyse the popularity of search queries , like Google Trends .
The search-term `` symptom of diarrhoea '' does indeed show an increase in queries from August 2019 .
However , we also ran the term `` diarrhoea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wuhan , and it actually showed a decrease from August 2019 until the outbreak began .
A lead author of the Harvard paper Benjamin Rader told the BBC that `` the search term we chose for 'diarrhoea ' was chosen because it was the best match for confirmed cases of Covid-19 and was suggested as a related search term to coronavirus '' .
We also looked the popularity of searches for `` fever '' and `` difficulty in breathing '' , two other common symptoms of coronavirus .
Searches for `` fever '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a similar rate to `` cough '' , and queries for `` difficulty in breathing '' decreased in the same period .
There have also been questions raised about the study using diarrhoea as an indicator of the disease .
A large-scale UK study of nearly 17,000 coronavirus patients found that diarrhoea was the seventh most common symptom , well below the top three : cough , fever and shortness of breath .
What about the number of cars ?
Across the six hospitals , the Harvard study reported a rise in cars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ December 2019 .
However , we 've found some serious flaws in their analysis .
The report states that images with tree cover and building shadows were excluded to avoid over or under-counting of vehicles .
However , satellite images released to the media show large areas of hospital car parks blocked by tall buildings which means that it 's not possible to accurately assess the number of cars present .
In the tweet below , we 've annotated with white boxes the areas obscured by the tall buildings .
There 's also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is visible on Baidu 's street view function , but only the entrance is in view on satellite imagery - not the cars underneath the ground .
One of the authors of the study , Benjamin Rader said `` we definitely ca n't account for underground parking in any time period of the study and this is one of the limitations of this type of research . ''
There are also concerns about the choice of hospitals for the study .
Hubei Women and Children 's hospital is one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospital treatment for coronavirus .
In response , the authors say their findings would still show increased car park usage overall even if this hospital were to be excluded from the survey .
The researchers could also have compared their data with hospitals in other Chinese cities , to see if the rises in traffic and search queries were specific to Wuhan , being where the outbreak first came to light .
Without that comparison , in addition to the questions we 've raised about online searches for medical symptoms , the evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from August last year remains highly contestable .
There is , however , still much we do n't know about the early spread of the virus in Wuhan .
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There's also an underground car park at Tianyou Hospital, which is visible on Baidu's street view function, but only the entrance is in view on satellite imagery - not the cars underneath the ground. Report author Benjamin Rader said "we definitely can't account for underground parking in any time period of the study and this is one of the limitations of this type of research."