bbc--2020-01-28--Coronavirus: Australian scientists first to recreate virus outside China

Scientists in Australia have become the first to recreate the new coronavirus outside of China in what they have called a `` significant breakthrough '' .
The discovery will be shared with the World Health Organization ( WHO ) in the hope it may help efforts to find to diagnose and treat the virus .
Scientists in China have also recreated the virus and shared its genome sequence , but not the virus itself .
The outbreak has killed 106 people in China and infected more than 4,500 .
There are at least 47 cases confirmed in 15 other countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US and Australia .
No deaths have been reported outside China .
• How misinformation about the virus is spreading online Researchers at a specialist lab in Melbourne , Australia , said they were able to grow a copy of the virus from an infected patient .
The sample was sent to them last Friday .
`` We 've planned for an incident like this for many , many years and that 's really why we were able to get an answer so quickly , '' said Dr Mike Catton of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Doctors said the copy could be used as `` control material '' for testing and `` will be a game changer for diagnosis '' .
That could involve an early-diagnosis test which could detect the virus in people who have not displayed symptoms .
Chinese authorities have said the virus - like a normal flu - is able to spread during its incubation period .
But the WHO has said it remains unclear whether it is contagious before symptoms appear .
`` An antibody test will enable us to retrospectively test suspected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accurate picture of how widespread the virus is , and consequently , among other things , the true mortality rate , '' said Dr Catton .
`` It will also assist in the assessment of effectiveness of trial vaccines . ''
According to the WHO , the incubation period can range from two to 10 days .
In recent days , the number of virus cases in China has jumped rapidly , despite authorities scrambling to contain its spread .
Chinese authorities have taken extensive action to effectively lock down Wuhan in Hubei @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and surrounding cities .

"We've planned for an incident like this for many, many years and that's really why we were able to get an answer so quickly," said Dr Mike Catton of the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity.


bbc--2020-01-28--Australia fires: Firefighters dance on TikTok to 'raise spirits'

Firefighters are using TikTok to boost morale and share experiences from the front lines of Australia ’ s bushfire crisis @ @ @ @ @ firefighter whose dancing clips have gone viral , tells the BBC why he does it @

Firefighters are using TikTok to boost morale and share experiences from the front lines of Australia’s bushfire crisis.
Chris Rumpf, one firefighter whose dancing clips have gone viral, tells the BBC why he does it.
Interview and editing by Isabelle Rodd


bbc--2020-01-28--Amir Tataloo: Iranian rapper detained by Turkish authorities

Iranian rapper Amir Tataloo has been detained by Turkish authorities in Istanbul after he was flagged as a wanted person by Interpol , police say .
Turkish police said Interpol issued a `` red notice '' for Tataloo , real name Amirhossein Maghsoudloo .
The notice , which is not an arrest warrant , was for a drug-related issue , police said .
However , police said Tataloo was detained for a visa violation .
No decision on deportation has been made .
A popular but controversial figure in Iran , the rapper is known for his outspoken criticism of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ songs and on social media , Tataloo often speaks out against the Iranian government 's record on human rights and press freedoms .
Iranian police have accused Tataloo of `` encouraging citizens , especially the youth , to use drugs '' , according to a statement quoted by Iran 's semi-official ISNA news agency .
Prior to his detention , Tataloo was preparing to travel to the UK , where he was due to play a concert in February .
On Tuesday , Tataloo posted a picture of himself in handcuffs to his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Tataloo 's release has received more than 70,000 signatures .
Speaking to TV channel Iran International , Tataloo 's social media manager said `` if Amir is handed over to Iranian police , it is unclear what is going to happen '' .
An Interpol red notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally detain a person .
Interpol 's role is to assist the national police force in identifying and locating the individual with a view to their arrest and extradition .
However , Interpol can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or deport someone .
Tataloo was reportedly living in Turkey to pursue his career as a rapper and musician .
The rapper , whose music has been described as a blend of pop , rap , jazz and R & B , did a live performance for BBC Persian in 2018 .
One of the most popular Iranians on social media , Tataloo has 2.4 million followers on Instagram and 1.3 million followers on Facebook .
He has previously encouraged his followers to vote for conservative and hard-line figures in the 2017 presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But in recent years , Tataloo has been critical of the Iranian government , which have banned his music , deeming it Westernised and immoral .
In 2013 , Tatalou was arrested by Iran 's morality police and later released .
Then , in 2016 , he was arrested and imprisoned , reportedly on charges of spreading depravity among youth .

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bbc--2020-01-28--Human rights expert to keep Zuckerberg in check

Facebook has picked British human rights expert Thomas Hughes to lead its new oversight board .
The independent board - first announced last September - will have the power to override Facebook decisions on contentious material .
It will review videos , photos , and other content that Facebook removes .
Mr Hughes started in the role a week ago , but Facebook is yet to announce who will sit on the board with him .
He was previously executive director at Article 19 , a non-profit British human rights organisation .
Ahead of the announcement , Mr Hughes told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ natural follow-on from his work at Article 19 .
`` The job aligns with what I 've been doing over the last couple of decades which is promoting the rights of users and freedom of expression , '' he said .
Facebook , which will fund the board and its staff for at least six years , has also proposed a set of rules for the board to follow .
The `` by-laws '' will need to be approved by the board before they are set in stone .
Whether or not Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any real `` teeth '' is up for debate .
`` He [ Hughes ] will face enormous challenges making Facebook 's oversight board credible , '' said Jim Killock , executive director of Open Rights Group , a non-profit organisation that aims to protect civil liberties .
`` Facebook needs to grant the board powers to scrutinise the whole procedures within their content moderation process , not just adjudicate certain troubling decisions , '' he told the BBC .
`` The Facebook oversight board is an important and long-overdue initiative , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easy for it to be constrained and less effective than is necessary .
Facebook , after all , mediates the speech of billions .
Holding its decisions to account is a massive task . ''

"The Facebook oversight board is an important and long-overdue initiative, but it's also going to be very easy for it to be constrained and less effective than is necessary. Facebook, after all, mediates the speech of billions. Holding its decisions to account is a massive task."


bbc--2020-01-28--Tokushoryu win: Underdog sumo wrestler celebrates unexpected win with tears

No-one could have predicted the victory of sumo wrestler Tokushoryu - the lowest ranked competitor at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo .
But win he did and burst into tears after beating his opponent in a rare public display of emotion .
He ended the 15-day contest on Sunday with 14 wins and one defeat .
His victory means Tokushoryu is the first bottom-ranked sumo wrestler to win a top-division title since March 2000 .
The wrestler - who weighs 188kg ( 414lb ) and is 1.81m ( 5ft9ins ) tall - beat his opponent Takakeisho , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dohyo ring at Tokyo 's Ryogoku Kokugikan stadium .
After his victory , some spectators described how he was crying one minute , laughing the next .
`` I might have cried too much , but at that moment I felt relieved from all the pressure , '' news agency Kyodo quoted the 33-year-old as saying in a post-win interview .
`` Deep down I 'm feeling like : 'Is it ok for me to win the championship ? '
I was the lowest-ranking fighter , so I had nothing to fear .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I had . ''
After seizing the tournament 's lead on Saturday , he said he had recited the sumo mantra to himself : `` I 'm not focused on the championship . ''
• Japan gets first sumo champion in 19 years He also said the death of his coach - which he learnt of halfway through the tournament - was another thing that spurred him on to victory .
He then decided he should win the tournament `` for him '' , he said .
He had spent 12 of sumo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second-tier juryo division , Kyodo reports .
`` Since the start [ of the tournament ] , I 'd been thinking if I give it all I have , that will be plenty , '' he said .
`` If I do my best on the opening charge , I can live with the results that follow .
I 'd done it my way all along , and the final day was the same . ''
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"Deep down I'm feeling like: 'Is it ok for me to win the championship?' I was the lowest-ranking fighter, so I had nothing to fear. I just had to give it everything I had."


bbc--2020-01-28--Birmingham sniffer dog finds wedding ring thrown out in rage

A police dog tracked down a wedding ring thrown out by a man after a row with his wife .
German shepherd Odin , six , found the lost band `` in seconds '' on a grass verge in Harborne , Birmingham .
Officers had pulled over after spotting the man and a friend `` acting suspiciously '' in Northfield Road at about 02:00 GMT on Saturday .
Handler PC Carl Woodall said : `` It was pitch black .
They could have spent all night and still not found it . ''
West Midlands Police said the `` hugely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his momentary loss of temper and had been searching in vain with a torch for quite some time .
PC Woodall said : `` The ring was quite small , so I was n't confident there 'd be enough scent for Odin .
`` But he proved me wrong and indicated by the ring in a matter of seconds .
`` Odin got a pat and thanks all round .
It 's nice to be nice and I was back on patrol in less than five minutes . ''
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"Odin got a pat and thanks all round. It's nice to be nice and I was back on patrol in less than five minutes."


bbc--2020-01-28--Netanyahu indicted in court on corruption charges after dropping immunity bid

Israel 's attorney general has filed a formal indictment in court against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .
It came after Mr Netanyahu withdrew a request for parliamentary immunity from prosecution on charges of bribery , fraud and breach of trust in connection with three separate cases .
He has denied any wrongdoing .
The Israeli parliament had been due to open a debate on the immunity request on Tuesday .
But Mr Netanyahu said he would not have got a fair hearing .
He also criticised opponents for going ahead with the debate when US President Donald Trump was due @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan .
On Wednesday , Mr Netanyahu will fly to Moscow to brief Russian President Vladimir Putin on the plan , Israeli officials said .
What did Mr Netanyahu say ?
Israel 's longest serving prime minister is accused of accepting gifts from wealthy businessmen and dispensing favours to try to get more positive press coverage .
He says he is the victim of a politically motivated `` witch hunt '' .
In a Facebook post published on Tuesday morning , Mr Netanyahu said he had informed the speaker of parliament , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his decision to withdraw his request for immunity .
• Netanyahu : What are the allegations ?
`` At this fateful hour for the people of Israel , while I am in the US on a historic mission to shape Israel 's permanent borders and ensure our security for future generations , another Knesset show is expected to open in the immunity circus . ''
He added : `` Since I was not given due process , because all the rules of Knesset work were trampled on , and since the results of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I decided not to let this dirty game continue . ''
Mr Netanyahu vowed that in due course he would `` shatter all the disproportionate claims made by my detractors '' .
`` But right now , I will not allow my political opponents to use this matter to interfere with the historic move I am leading . ''
What does this mean ?
Hours after the announcement , Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit filed a 78-page indictment to the Jerusalem District Court .
The BBC 's Tom Bateman in Jerusalem says the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Netanyahu 's prosecution .
It is the first time a serving Israeli prime minister has been formally charged with criminal offences , he adds .
The court will now set a date for the start of Mr Netanyahu 's trial .
It could take many months before the trial starts .
And even if convicted , Mr Netanyahu would not be required to step down as prime minister until the appeals process was exhausted - something that could take years .
The Knesset was widely expected to reject the prime minister 's immunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not control a majority of seats .
Mr Netanyahu 's opponents welcomed the fact that the prosecution would proceed before Israelis headed to the polls in March for a third election in a year .
`` Netanyahu goes to trial - we must move forward , '' Benny Gantz , the leader of the Blue and White party and Mr Netanyahu 's chief rival for the premiership , said on Tuesday .
`` Israel 's citizens have a clear choice : a prime minister who will work for them or a prime minister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No-one can run a state and at the same time manage three serious criminal cases for bribery , fraud and breach of trust . ''
The chairman of the Joint List - an alliance of Arab parties - said : `` The road to trial is paved and there is no diplomatic PR show in the world that will stop him from standing trial on bribery , fraud and breach of trust . ''

Mr Netanyahu vowed that in due course he would "shatter all the disproportionate claims made by my detractors". "But right now, I will not allow my political opponents to use this matter to interfere with the historic move I am leading."


bbc--2020-01-28--Airbus settles corruption probe for €3.6bn

Airbus says it has agreed a settlement with French , British and US authorities for €3.6bn ( £3bn ) following lengthy investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption .
The European planemaker , based in Toulouse in south-west France , said the deal was subject to approval by courts in the three countries .
The allegations have centred on the use of middlemen in plane sales .
The court hearings in each country are expected to take place on 31 January .
`` Airbus confirms that it has reached agreement in principle with the French Parquet National Financier , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities , '' the company said in a statement .
The UK 's Serious Fraud Office ( SFO ) , and later its French counterpart , opened investigations into Airbus after the firm reported itself in 2016 .
The SFO opened its investigation in August of that year into allegations of `` fraud , bribery and corruption '' in the civil aviation business of Airbus .
The firm employs more than 130,000 people globally , including about 10,000 in the UK .
It asked the regulator to look at documentation about its use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the SFO 's investigation , UK , French and German authorities froze export credit applications by Airbus , but reversed that decision in 2018 .
Export credits are used by many governments to support exporters , often by giving their backing to bank loans offered to overseas buyers of UK products .
In the past , they have proved useful in giving cash-strapped airlines the ability to afford new Airbus planes .
The investigations followed concern that Airbus had failed to disclose the use of middlemen in such deals .
The US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ French investigations , amid suspicions that arms export rules could have been violated .
These settlements will prove expensive for Airbus , but even so , there 's likely to be a fair amount of relief in the boardroom in Toulouse .
Such deals mean the company will be able to avoid potentially messy prosecutions over its use of middlemen , or `` third-party consultants '' , in securing aircraft contracts - as well as over possible breaches of US arms sales regulations .
Since the first investigations began four years ago , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operations , ending its relationships with many third parties .
There has also been a changing of the guard at the top of the company , with former chief executive Tom Enders and chief operating officer Fabrice Brégier both leaving last year .
Long-standing sales chief John Leahy had already departed .
Mr Enders had been criticised for his handling of the corruption allegations .
Now his successor , Guillaume Faury , can face the future without that millstone around his neck .
He can focus on rebuilding the company 's reputation - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the door of the `` ancien régime '' .

Mr Enders had been criticised for his handling of the corruption allegations. Now his successor, Guillaume Faury, can face the future without that millstone around his neck. He can focus on rebuilding the company's reputation - and any mistakes can be laid firmly at the door of the "ancien régime".


bbc--2020-01-28--Haunting image of trapped sea turtle wins underwater photo award

Photographer Shane Gross captured a haunting photo of a turtle caught in a fishing line while diving near the island @ @ @ @ @ .
He hopes the image will bring more awareness of the effects of ghost fishing @ @ @ @

Photographer Shane Gross captured a haunting photo of a turtle caught in a fishing line while diving near the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas.
He hopes the image will bring more awareness of the effects of ghost fishing and plastic pollution.


bbc--2020-01-28--Coronavirus: Chinese wish is for new year health, not fortune

The coronavirus has not only disrupted the way many Chinese people are celebrating their new year - it has also reshaped their traditional greetings .
Forget about fortune in the year of the rat - just keep your health .
As the coronavirus outbreak grips China in the midst of the country 's lunar new year holiday , celebrants are dispensing traditional well-wishes .
Instead of well-worn appeals to prosperity , many Chinese are telling each other to be free from sickness as the country struggles to contain a public health crisis .
With cities on lock-down and travel plans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ internet users have found a new way to connect with family and friends during the two week holiday that began on 25 January .
A popular new New Year greeting , `` bai du bu qin '' , is trending online , supplanting wishes for abundance and fitting with the zeitgeist .
A poetic phrase with origins in Chinese literature , it means `` may you be immune from 100 toxins '' .
The benediction has been viewed over 50 million times on Weibo , a Chinese social media platform .
The greeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help spread public health information .
Xue Zhiqian , a pop star , told his Weibo fans : `` Hope you do n't stay away from the office .
Do n't go outdoors .
Do n't spread the virus .
Do n't believe in rumours .
Bai du bu qin , stay true and pure . ''
It has been taken up as a slogan of unity and encouragement to carry on in the midst of a fearful time .
The hashtag `` people unite together , bai du bu qin '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , `` bai du bu qin '' , though familiar , had not seen popular usage in China .
It is certainly less well-known that `` gong xi fa cai '' , the decades-old greeting meaning `` may you attain great wealth '' .
( That phrase is so popular it is taught in American primary schools . )
`` Immunity from 100 toxins '' appears to have originated in a verse by the Cambridge-educated poet Xu Zhimo , and also makes an appearance in the fiction of Louis Cha , a martial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be said at holidays .
It implies having great self-control and determination as well as not easily succumbing to disease .
On social media , the viral phrase has been turned into a faux traditional ornament that features a centrepiece and a `` new years couplet '' , as usually posted on people 's doors in China during the holiday .
One picture features the saying on a yellow background , framed with a couplet that urges people to wash their hands frequently , wear masks and improve ventilation .
Another widely-shared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mask-wearing rat , the zodiac sign of the year .
Though the mood is dark , some Chinese are finding ways to make light of the tension .
A trending joke says that the best way to celebrate this lunar new year is to stay at home until day 15 , only taking walks from the bedroom to the kitchen , not to leave until Zhong Nanshan , the ancient Chinese epidemiologist , advises otherwise .
For those who manage to visit their families and friends , their preferred choice of gifts has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kong illustrator Bonnie Pang shared on Instagram her illustration of people gifting face masks rather than traditional gifts , such as pastries .
Another viral meme shows red envelopes filled by surgical masks , instead of cash .
`` This new year is different from the previous ones .
Wishing you all bai du bu qin , '' a said post trending on WeChat .
The `` fashionable '' way to spend this lunar New Year , the writer said , is to be `` chilling at home . ''
Learn more about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You asked , we answered • The story explained : How worried should we be ?
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bbc--2020-01-28--Viral Disney proposal couple on 'perfect' moment

When filmmaker Lee Loechler decided to propose to his partner Sthuthi David he decided to reanimate the Disney classic Sleeping @ @ @ @ @ Aurora and Prince Phillip .
It has since had over 40 million views online .
@ @ @ @ @ 's Victoria Derbyshire of the `` perfect '' moment .
The reworked animation was made @ @ @ @ @ The Sleeping Beauty , by Walt Disney Productions .
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Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme on BBC Two and BBC News Channel , 10:00 @ @ @ @ @ see more of our stories here .

When filmmaker Lee Loechler decided to propose to his partner Sthuthi David he decided to reanimate the Disney classic Sleeping Beauty to cast them as Aurora and Prince Phillip.
It has since had over 40 million views online.
The couple tell the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire of the "perfect" moment.
The reworked animation was made from the 1959 version of The Sleeping Beauty, by Walt Disney Productions.
Read more: Is this the most elaborate marriage proposal ever?
Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme on BBC Two and BBC News Channel, 10:00 to 11:00 GMT - and see more of our stories here.


bbc--2020-01-28--Antarctica melting: Climate change and the journey to the 'doomsday glacier'

The images are murky at first .
Sediment sweeps past the camera as Icefin , a bright yellow remotely operated robot submarine , moves tentatively forward under the ice .
Then the waters begin to clear .
Icefin is under almost half a mile ( 600m ) of ice , at the front of one the fastest-changing large glaciers in the world .
Suddenly a shadow looms above , an overhanging cliff of dirt-encrusted ice .
It does n't look like much , but this is a unique image - the first ever pictures from a frontier that is changing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point at which the warm ocean water meets the wall of ice at the front of the mighty Thwaites glacier - the point where this vast body of ice begins to melt .
Glaciologists have described Thwaites as the `` most important '' glacier in the world , the `` riskiest '' glacier , even the `` doomsday '' glacier .
It is massive - roughly the size of Britain .
It already accounts for 4 % of world sea level rise each year - a huge figure for a single glacier - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ melting increasingly rapidly .
There is enough water locked up in it to raise world sea level by more than half a metre .
And Thwaites sits like a keystone right in the centre of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet - a vast basin of ice that contains more than 3m of additional potential sea level rise .
Yet , until this year , no-one has attempted a large-scale scientific survey on the glacier .
The Icefin team , along with 40 or so other scientists , are part of the International Thwaites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 50m ( £38m ) joint UK-US effort to understand why it is changing so rapidly .
The project represents the biggest and most complex scientific field programme in Antarctic history .
You may be surprised that so little is known about such an important glacier - I certainly was when I was invited to cover the work of the team .
I quickly discover why as I try to get there myself .
Snow on the ice runway delays my flight from New Zealand to McMurdo , the main US research station in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a whole catalogue of delays and disruptions .
It takes the science teams weeks just to get to their field camps .
At one stage , the entire season 's research is on the point of being cancelled because storms stop all flights to West Antarctica from McMurdo for 17 consecutive days .
West Antarctica is the stormiest part of the world 's stormiest continent .
And Thwaites is remote even by Antarctic standards , more than 1,000 miles ( 1,600km ) from the nearest research station .
Only four people have ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before and they were the advance party for this year 's work .
But understanding what is happening here is essential for scientists to be able to predict future sea level rise accurately .
The ice in Antarctica holds 90 % of the world 's fresh water , and 80 % of that ice is in the eastern part of the continent .
The ice in East Antarctica is thick - more than a mile thick on average - but it rests on high ground and only creeps sluggishly to the sea .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ millions of years .
Western Antarctica , however , is very different .
It is smaller but still huge , and is much more vulnerable to change .
Unlike the east it does n't rest on high ground .
In fact , virtually the whole bed is way below sea level .
If it were n't for the ice , it would be deep ocean with a few islands .
I 've been in Antarctica five weeks before I finally board the red British Antarctic Survey Twin Otter that takes me to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be camping with the team at what is known as the grounding zone .
They are camped on the ice above the point where the glacier meets the ocean water , and have the most ambitious task of all .
They want to drill down through almost half a mile of ice right at the point where the glacier goes afloat .
No-one has ever done that on a glacier this big and dynamic .
They will use the hole to get access to the sea water that is melting the glacier to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why it is attacking the glacier so vigorously .
They do not have long .
All the delays mean there are just a few weeks of the Antarctic summer left before the weather starts to get really bad .
As the members of the drilling team set up their equipment , I help out with a seismic survey of the bed beneath the glacier .
Dr Kiya Riverman , a glaciologist at the University of Oregon , drills down with an ice auger - a large spiral stainless-steel drill bit - and sets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us dig holes in the ice for the `` georods '' and `` geophones '' - the electronic ears that listen to the echo of the blast that bounces back from the bedrock through the layers of water and ice .
Thwaites is sitting on the seabed The reason the scientists are so worried about Thwaites is because of that downward sloping submarine bed .
It means the glacier gets thicker and thicker as you go inland .
At its deepest point , the base of the glacier is more than a mile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mile of ice on top of that .
What appears to be happening is that deep warm ocean water is flowing to the coast and down to the ice front , melting the glacier .
As the glacier retreats back , yet more ice is exposed .
It is a bit like cutting slices from the sharp end of a wedge of cheese .
The surface area of each one gets bigger and bigger - providing ever more ice for the water to melt .
And that is not the only effect .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As the front of the glacier melts , the weight of the vast reservoir of ice behind it pushes forward .
It wants to `` smoosh out , '' explains Dr Riverman .
The higher the ice cliff , she says , the more `` smooshing '' the glacier wants to do .
So , the more the glacier melts , the more quickly the ice in it is likely to flow .
`` The fear is these processes will just accelerate , '' she says .
`` It is a feedback @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Doing science of this scale in such an extreme environment is not just about flying a few scientists to a remote location .
They need tonnes of specialist equipment and tens of thousands of litres of fuel , as well as tents and other camping supplies and food .
I camped on the ice for a month , some of the scientists will be out there for far longer , two months or more .
It took more than a dozen flights by the US Antarctic programme 's fleet of huge ski-equipped Hercules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and some of their cargo to the project 's main staging post in the middle of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet .
Then smaller planes - an elderly Dakota and a couple of Twin Otters - ferried the people and supplies on to the field camps , hundreds of miles down the glacier towards the sea .
The distances are so great they needed to set up another camp halfway down the glacier so the planes could refuel .
The British Antarctic Survey 's contribution was an epic overland journey that brought in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Two ice-hardened ships docked alongside an ice cliff at the foot of the Antarctic Peninsula during the last Antarctic summer .
A team of drivers in specialist snow vehicles then dragged it more than a thousand miles across the ice sheet through some of the most inhospitable terrain and weather on earth .
It was tough going , the top speed was just 10mph .
The scientists at the grounding zone camp plan to use hot water to drill their hole through the ice .
They need 10,000 litres of water , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Everyone sets to work with spades , hefting snow into the `` flubber '' - a rubber container the size of a small swimming pool .
`` It 'll be the most southerly jacuzzi in the world , '' jokes Paul Anker , a British Antarctic Survey drilling engineer .
The principle is simple - you heat the water with a bank of boilers to just below boiling point and then spray it onto the ice , melting your way down .
But drilling a 30cm hole through almost half a mile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most remote glacier in the world is not easy .
The ice is about -25C ( -13F ) so the hole is liable to freeze over and the whole process is dependent on the vagaries of the weather .
By early January , the flubber is full and all the equipment is ready but then we get a warning that yet another storm is on its way .
Antarctic storms can be very intense .
It is not unusual to have hurricane force winds as well as very low temperatures .
This one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involves three days of wind gusting up to 50mph .
It blows huge drifts of snow into the camp , swamping the equipment , and all the work stops .
We sit in the mess tent playing cards and drinking tea and the scientists discuss why the glacier is retreating so rapidly .
They say what is happening here is down to the complex interplay of climate , weather and ocean currents .
The key is the warm seawater , which originates on the other side of the world .
As the Gulf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the water sinks .
This water is salty , which makes it relatively heavy , but is still a degree or two above freezing .
This heavy salty water is carried by a deep ocean current called the Atlantic conveyor all the way down to the south Atlantic .
Here it becomes part of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current , flowing deep - a third of a mile ( 530m ) - below a layer of much colder water .
The surface water in Antarctica is very cold , just above -2C degrees , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The deep warm circumpolar water travels all the way around the continent but has been increasingly encroaching on the icy edge of West Antarctica .
This is where our changing climate comes in .
The scientists say the Pacific Ocean is warming up and that is shifting wind patterns off the coast of West Antarctica , allowing the warm deep water to well up over the continental shelf .
`` The deep Antarctic circumpolar water is only a handful of degrees warmer than the water above it - a degree or two above @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to light this glacier up , '' says David Holland , an oceanographer with New York University and one of the lead scientists at the grounding zone camp .
I was supposed to leave Antarctica at the end of December but all the delays mean the drilling only begins on 7 January .
That is when the satellite phone call comes from the United States Antarctic Program HQ in McMurdo .
We are told we can not delay our flights off the continent any longer and must leave on the supply plane that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an hour or so .
It is very frustrating to be forced to leave before the hole is finished and the instruments have been deployed , especially given how long it took to get here .
We say our goodbyes and board the plane .
I look back and see the wheel at the top of the drill turning , the black hose spooling out steadily .
They are almost half way down through the ice .
The plane flies up over the camp and directly north , out towards the ocean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we had been camped on what is basically a small bay of ice protected by a horseshoe of raised ground .
As we fly out over the front of the glacier , I realise with a shock just how fragile a fingerhold it is .
There is no mistaking the epic forces at work here , slowly tearing , ripping and shattering the ice .
In some places the great sheet of ice has broken up completely , collapsing into a jumble of massive icebergs which float in drunken chaos .
Elsewhere , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of which rise up almost a mile from the sea bed .
The front of the glacier is almost 100 miles wide ( 160km ) and is collapsing into the sea at up to two miles ( 3km ) a year .
The scale is staggering and explains why Thwaites is already such an important component of world sea level rise , but I am shocked to discover there is another process that could accelerate its retreat even more .
Most glaciers that flow into the sea have what is known as an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is salty and dense which makes it heavy .
Melt water is fresh and therefore relatively light .
As the glacier melts , the fresh water therefore tends to flow upwards , drawing up the heavier warmer sea water behind it .
When the sea water is cold , this process is very slow , the ice pump usually just melts a few dozen centimetres a year - easily balanced by the new ice created by falling snow .
But warm water transforms the process , according to the scientists .
Evidence from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the amount of warm water that is reaching the glacier the ice pump works much faster .
`` It can set glaciers on fire , '' says Prof Holland , `` increasing melt rates by as much as a hundred-fold . ''
The small plane takes us to the camp in the middle of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet but more bad weather means more delays and it is nine days before a Hercules comes to take us back to McMurdo .
By then we have been joined by some of the scientists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season .
They have confirmed that the deep circumpolar warm water is getting under the glacier and have collected huge amounts of data .
Icefin , the robot submarine , has managed to make five missions , taking a host of measurements in the water beneath the glacier and recording some extraordinary images .
It will take years to process all the information the team has gathered and incorporate the findings into the models that are used to project future sea level rise .
Thwaites is not going to vanish overnight - the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibly more than a century .
But that should not make us complacent .
A metre of sea level rise may not sound much , particularly when you consider that in some places the tide can rise and fall by three or four metres every day .
But sea level has a huge effect on the severity of storm surges , says Prof David Vaughan , the director of science at the British Antarctic Survey .
An increase in sea level of 50cm would mean the storm that used to come every thousand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If you increase that to a metre then that millennial storm is likely to come once a decade .
`` When you think about it , we should n't be surprised by any of this , '' says Prof Vaughan as we are preparing to board the plane that will take us back to New Zealand and then home .
Ever-increasing carbon dioxide levels are putting a lot more heat into the atmosphere and the oceans .
Heat is energy , and energy drives the weather and ocean currents .
Increase the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he says , and inevitably big global processes are going to change .
`` They already have in the Arctic , '' says Prof Vaughan with a sigh .
`` What we are seeing here in the Antarctic is just another huge system responding in its own way . ''
Research and graphics by Alison Trowsdale , Becky Dale Lilly Huynh , Irene de la Torre .
Photographs by Jemma Cox and David Vaughan .
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"When you think about it, we shouldn't be surprised by any of this," says Prof Vaughan as we are preparing to board the plane that will take us back to New Zealand and then home.


bbc--2020-01-28--'Unexpected item in bagging area' - cat defies shop ban

A cat `` banned '' from entering his favourite supermarket is up to his old tricks and has been seen lounging on the self-service checkouts .
Ginger tom Pumpkin became an `` unexpected item in the bagging area '' of a Tesco branch near Norwich when he was spotted on the scanner on Sunday .
Almost 2,000 people follow the adventures of the mischievous moggy , who usually abides by the ban and stays outside the front door .
Tesco said it would encourage him out .
The six-year-old cat had been a regular in the Thorpe Marriott branch for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took action last November , saying `` although we love the little ginger cat who visits ... a food store is n't the best place for a cat to be , so our colleagues gently encourage him to go out when he tries to come in '' .
A spokesman said it was not really possible for a store to ban a cat and admitted Pumpkin would probably continue his visits .
Although he is not really welcome inside , Pumpkin is seen most days loitering outside the sliding doors of the shop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives .
Many of his Facebook fans make the trip specifically in the hope of bumping into him .
However , on Sunday night Pumpkin the puss was back in his favourite place , relaxing on the self-serve scanner .
A shopper who spotted him posted a photograph which now has dozens of comments , including many people celebrating the disobedient cat as a `` rebel '' .
You may also like : Pumpkin 's owner Jo Harding often pops to the shop after work and finds her wayward moggy outside .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your tea '' and he will trot after her .
However , his favourite place to hang out is still the shop and she does not think he will change his behaviour .
Reacting to the latest photograph of him , she said : `` Pumpkin is taking no notice of his ban . ''

The six-year-old cat had been a regular in the Thorpe Marriott branch for well over a year before the shop took action last November, saying "although we love the little ginger cat who visits... a food store isn't the best place for a cat to be, so our colleagues gently encourage him to go out when he tries to come in".


bbc--2020-01-28--Dolly Parton challenge: Cleveland Police bid to find man

A police force has mimicked the viral `` Dolly Parton challenge '' in a bid to find a wanted man @ @ @ @ @ appeal after the country music legend shared a post poking fun at people 's photos @ @ @ @ @ Instagram and dating site Tinder .
The craze has seen celebrities such as Mark Hamill @ @ @ @ @ .
The force said 32-year-old Scott Mizsei was wanted over an aggravated burglary and urged @ @ @ @ @ .
Dolly Parton 's post has been retweeted 38,000 times and liked 255,000 times .
@ @ @ @ @ and Facebook attracted hundreds of comments , including one woman who wrote : `` It @ @ @ @ @ awareness course for schools ...
Remember kids do n't be a fool stay in school @ @ @ @ @ wrote : `` Whoever is in charge of social media at Cleveland Police needs a @ @ @ @ @ said : `` Brilliant , best post I 've seen this year . ''
Cleveland @ @ @ @ @ neighbouring Durham Constabulary tried their own attempt .

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bbc--2020-01-28--Can Prince Andrew be forced to testify?

Can Prince Andrew be forced to testify?

Prince Andrew is coming under pressure to speak to investigators in the US about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after claims he is not co-operating with the inquiry .
The Duke of York said in a BBC interview in November that he did not see , or suspect , any suspicious behaviour when visiting the homes of his then friend .
But he said he was `` willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency '' .
So what happens now ?
Can Prince Andrew be forced to co-operate with an investigation in the US ?
There are two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved .
Firstly , the criminal investigation being conducted by the FBI into Jeffrey Epstein .
Secondly , investigations being undertaken by lawyers acting for accusers of Jeffrey Epstein who are seeking compensation in civil claims against his estate .
Prince Andrew is not under any legal obligation to assist the FBI or lawyers representing Epstein 's accusers .
However , under something known as `` Mutual Legal Assistance '' ( MLA ) , both prosecutors and the lawyers acting for Epstein 's accusers can issue a formal request for the prince to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) in the UK .
In relation to the criminal investigation , this would take place at a magistrates ' court , almost certainly Westminster Magistrates Court , where it is customarily done .
Prince Andrew would be sworn in and asked questions .
The hearing would take place before a judge in private .
However , he could exercise his right against self-incrimination and choose not to answer .
In relation to the civil claims , there is a similar process .
Again , a formal letter of request must be issued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then appoint an examiner - either an experienced barrister or a `` master '' , a judge who deals with procedural matters before a trial .
Prince Andrew would be required to attend a place and answer questions on oath in a private hearing .
Questions would be put by lawyers representing Epstein 's accusers , and Prince Andrew would be entitled to legal representation .
Again , he could exercise his right against self-incrimination and not answer .
In both the civil and criminal proceedings , Prince Andrew could seek to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is deposed , on the grounds that he has no relevant or material evidence to give .
If it happens , it is all some way off in the future .
Statements by US prosecutor Geoffrey Berman and lawyers for Epstein 's accusers are putting moral pressure on Prince Andrew to co-operate .
That co-operation could be provided by the prince informally by agreement .
This is something that his lawyers are likely to be seriously considering now .
It is significant that neither US prosecutors nor lawyers for Epstein 's accusers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is the opportunity for the prince to co-operate informally .
What if a subpoena is issued in the United States ?
A subpoena is an order to compel someone to appear in court or to submit evidence .
If that happens , there is no obligation for Prince Andrew to go to the US and submit to the subpoena .
If he did travel to the US and there is an outstanding subpoena , he could in theory be arrested for contempt of court and taken to a court to answer questions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he would be arrested .
It would be more likely that he would simply be required to go to court and answer questions .
Once in court the Prince could exercise his right against self-incrimination and refuse to answer questions .
Daniel Sternberg , a barrister specialising in extradition law at Temple Garden Chambers in London , said : `` It is important to remember that Prince Andrew has not been charged with any offence in the US .
The FBI is investigating whether he has material evidence that could assist in its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` In the civil case brought by Epstein 's victims , the close friendship between the Prince and Epstein means that the lawyers for Epstein 's victims believe his evidence may be relevant to their claims .
`` While there is no way to compel Prince Andrew to give evidence in the UK or the US in either the civil or criminal case , his failure to do so does not sit well with his previous public statements that he would help any appropriate law enforcement agency with its inquiries . ''
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's discomfort is likely to increase .

Can Prince Andrew be forced to testify? Published 28 January 2020
Image source, Alamy Image caption, Prince Andrew has said he regrets meeting Epstein for a final time in 2010
Prince Andrew is coming under pressure to speak to investigators in the US about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after claims he is not co-operating with the inquiry.
The Duke of York said in a BBC interview in November that he did not see, or suspect, any suspicious behaviour when visiting the homes of his then friend.
But he said he was "willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency". So what happens now?
Can Prince Andrew be forced to co-operate with an investigation in the US?
There are two broad types of legal "investigations" involved.
Firstly, the criminal investigation being conducted by the FBI into Jeffrey Epstein.
Secondly, investigations being undertaken by lawyers acting for accusers of Jeffrey Epstein who are seeking compensation in civil claims against his estate.
Prince Andrew is not under any legal obligation to assist the FBI or lawyers representing Epstein's accusers.
However, under something known as "Mutual Legal Assistance" (MLA), both prosecutors and the lawyers acting for Epstein's accusers can issue a formal request for the prince to give evidence (known as a deposition) in the UK.
In relation to the criminal investigation, this would take place at a magistrates' court, almost certainly Westminster Magistrates Court, where it is customarily done.
Prince Andrew would be sworn in and asked questions. The hearing would take place before a judge in private. However, he could exercise his right against self-incrimination and choose not to answer.
In relation to the civil claims, there is a similar process. Again, a formal letter of request must be issued under MLA. The High Court would then appoint an examiner - either an experienced barrister or a "master", a judge who deals with procedural matters before a trial.
Prince Andrew would be required to attend a place and answer questions on oath in a private hearing. Questions would be put by lawyers representing Epstein's accusers, and Prince Andrew would be entitled to legal representation. Again, he could exercise his right against self-incrimination and not answer.
In both the civil and criminal proceedings, Prince Andrew could seek to have any formal MLA request set aside before he is deposed, on the grounds that he has no relevant or material evidence to give.
Will 'depositions' happen?
If it happens, it is all some way off in the future. Statements by US prosecutor Geoffrey Berman and lawyers for Epstein's accusers are putting moral pressure on Prince Andrew to co-operate.
That co-operation could be provided by the prince informally by agreement. This is something that his lawyers are likely to be seriously considering now.
It is significant that neither US prosecutors nor lawyers for Epstein's accusers have yet issued MLA requests, so there is the opportunity for the prince to co-operate informally.
What if a subpoena is issued in the United States?
A subpoena is an order to compel someone to appear in court or to submit evidence.
If that happens, there is no obligation for Prince Andrew to go to the US and submit to the subpoena.
If he did travel to the US and there is an outstanding subpoena, he could in theory be arrested for contempt of court and taken to a court to answer questions.
It is obviously highly unlikely that he would be arrested. It would be more likely that he would simply be required to go to court and answer questions. Once in court the Prince could exercise his right against self-incrimination and refuse to answer questions.
Daniel Sternberg, a barrister specialising in extradition law at Temple Garden Chambers in London, said: "It is important to remember that Prince Andrew has not been charged with any offence in the US. The FBI is investigating whether he has material evidence that could assist in its criminal investigation of alleged sex trafficking.
"In the civil case brought by Epstein's victims, the close friendship between the Prince and Epstein means that the lawyers for Epstein's victims believe his evidence may be relevant to their claims.
"While there is no way to compel Prince Andrew to give evidence in the UK or the US in either the civil or criminal case, his failure to do so does not sit well with his previous public statements that he would help any appropriate law enforcement agency with its inquiries."


bbc--2020-01-28--Late Trezeguet goal sends Aston Villa into League Cup final

Trezeguet 's injury-time winner fired Aston Villa into the Carabao Cup final with victory over Leicester City on a dramatic night at Villa Park .
The game had entered four minutes of stoppage time and penalties were looming when substitute Ahmed Elmohamedy sent over a superb cross for Trezeguet to drill a far-post finish across Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel .
It sparked wild scenes of joy and a pitch invasion at Villa Park , as the hosts reached their first showpiece final since the FA Cup in 2015 , when they lost 4-0 to Arsenal .
Villa - who face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the final - were indebted to goalkeeper Orjan Nyland for a string of magnificent first-half saves that allowed them to go in at the interval leading through Matt Targett 's 12th-minute strike .
And the hosts were enjoying their best spell of the game when Kelechi Iheanacho turned in Harvey Barnes ' cross with 18 minutes left , leaving the momentum with Brendan Rodgers ' side .
But Trezeguet 's late intervention means Dean Smith 's side will be in their first EFL Cup final since 2010 , when they lost to Manchester @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on this glory night as the hosts produced a finale that left Leicester with no chance of a comeback in the dying seconds of a thunderous encounter .
Nyland formed a one-man barrier against a barrage of Leicester attacks as the Foxes went for the kill in the first half .
The 29-year-old Norwegian produced an astonishing string of saves , particularly two low down from James Maddison and arguably the best of all when he touched Youri Tielemans ' rising drive on to the bar .
It kept Villa in contention and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Targett , allowing Grealish to exert his own influence both as a creator and someone who could hold the ball in moments of stress .
Grealish should have set up a debut goal for £10m striker Mbwana Samatta , who somehow failed to even get a touch on his cross from six yards out with the goal at his mercy .
Samatta , who was substituted , will have been a relieved man when Trezeguet produced that decisive finish and Villa were on their way back to Wembley , a place they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Championship play-offs last season .
Leicester and manager Rodgers will reflect on this night and feel the fates were against them , from Nyland having the game of his life to an incident in the first half when VAR did not award a penalty for handball against Marvelous Nakamba .
Leicester had their chances to win , with Jonny Evans ' header dropping agonisingly wide in the closing seconds , only for Villa to sweep upfield and make that last chance count .
This has been an outstanding season for Leicester @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four in the Premier League and a return to the Champions League , but this will still be a bitter disappointment for Rodgers and his players , who lay flat on the turf as Villa 's players celebrated the winner .
And for Rodgers , it was more punishment at the hands of Villa , who beat him in the 2015 FA Cup semi-final at Wembley when he was Liverpool manager .
• Aston Villa have reached the final of the EFL Cup for a ninth time ( level with Manchester United ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made it to the final of the competition on more occasions • Leicester City have been eliminated from the EFL Cup at the semi-final stages for the first time , having progressed from each of their previous five such ties in the competition .
• Leicester City attempted 43 shots compared to Aston Villa 's total of 12 over the two legs of this semi-final tie but could only score twice .
• Aston Villa have ended Brendan Rodgers ' 32-game unbeaten run in domestic cup competition ( EFL Cup , FA Cup @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - W28 D4 ) across spells with Liverpool , Celtic and Leicester - they are the first team to beat a side managed by Rodgers since Villa beat Liverpool in the 2014-15 FA Cup semi-final .
• Jack Grealish has been directly involved in 16 goals across all competitions for Aston Villa this season ( nine goals , seven assists ) , more than any other English Premier League midfielder . '
I 'll be a very proud man at Wembley ' - what the managers said Aston Villa manager Dean Smith speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let myself go with the goal .
That deep into stoppage time , there was a bit of emotion from everyone and the place erupted .
`` Our goalkeeper made three great saves but I thought we were aggressive as well .
`` To go and get the win at the death like we did there , to take this club to Wembley , I 'll be a very proud man to walk out there with this team . ''
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers speaking to Sky Sports : `` I thought we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outstanding saves .
`` We had a nice control in the game .
I thought we should have had a definite handball for a penalty .
By the end of the game I thought only one team looked like they were going to win it .
`` It 's tough to take looking back over the two games , but congratulations to Aston Villa and we have to move on . ''
Villa will turn their attention to Premier League survival when they travel to relegation rivals Bournemouth on Saturday .
On the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place in the top four when they host Chelsea .

Trezeguet was mobbed by his team-mates at full-time
Aston Villa manager Dean Smith says he would be "a very proud man" if he could lead his boyhood club to Carabao Cup glory after Trezeguet's injury-time goal against Leicester City sent them to Wembley.
The semi-final second leg at Villa Park had entered four minutes of stoppage time and penalties were looming when substitute Ahmed Elmohamedy sent over a superb cross for Trezeguet to drill a far-post finish across Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel.
It sparked wild scenes of joy and a pitch invasion at Villa Park, as the hosts reached their first showpiece final since the FA Cup in 2015, when they lost 4-0 to Arsenal.
Villa - who face either Manchester City or Manchester United in the final - were indebted to goalkeeper Orjan Nyland for a string of magnificent first-half saves that allowed them to go in at the interval leading through Matt Targett's 12th-minute strike.
And the hosts were enjoying their best spell of the game when Kelechi Iheanacho turned in Harvey Barnes' cross with 18 minutes left, leaving the momentum with Brendan Rodgers' side.
But Trezeguet's late intervention means Smith's side will be in their first EFL Cup final since 2010, when they lost to Manchester United.
"I certainly let myself go when we scored that goal," said Smith.
"We know how good Leicester are, and have been this season, but we made it an entertaining game, so I'm very proud of the performance and the effort that the players put in.
"We've got a proud history in this competition and if we could go and lift this trophy for a sixth time as a club then I would be a very proud man.
"We know it's going to be tough against either Manchester United or Manchester City. But the hard part is getting to a domestic cup final and we have managed to do that against a very good Leicester team."
Nyland and Grealish Villa's heroes
Villa had two standout performers on this glory night as the hosts produced a finale that left Leicester with no chance of a comeback in the dying seconds of a thunderous encounter.
Nyland formed a one-man barrier against a barrage of Leicester attacks as the Foxes went for the kill in the first half.
The 29-year-old Norwegian produced an astonishing string of saves, particularly two low down from James Maddison and arguably the best of all when he touched Youri Tielemans' rising drive on to the bar.
"We are indebted to Orjan, who made three great saves. He was really top drawer," said Smith. "He's certainly given me a conundrum [about who to start in the final] but it's the type of decision I want."
It kept Villa in contention and protecting that precious lead given to them by Targett, allowing Grealish to exert his own influence both as a creator and someone who could hold the ball in moments of stress.
Grealish should have set up a debut goal for £8.5m striker Mbwana Samatta, who somehow failed to even get a touch on his cross from six yards out with the goal at his mercy.
Samatta, who was substituted, will have been a relieved man when Trezeguet produced that decisive finish and Villa were on their way back to Wembley, a place they last sampled when they beat Derby County in the Championship play-offs last season.
Heartbreak for Leicester and Rodgers
Leicester and manager Rodgers will reflect on this night and feel the fates were against them, from Nyland having the game of his life to an incident in the first half when VAR did not award a penalty for handball against Marvelous Nakamba.
Leicester had their chances to win, with Jonny Evans' header dropping agonisingly wide in the closing seconds, only for Villa to sweep upfield and make that last chance count.
This has been an outstanding season for Leicester as they look destined for the top four in the Premier League and a return to the Champions League, but this will still be a bitter disappointment for Rodgers and his players, who lay flat on the turf as Villa's players celebrated the winner.
And for Rodgers, it was more punishment at the hands of Villa, who beat him in the 2015 FA Cup semi-final at Wembley when he was Liverpool manager.
"I'm absolutely gutted for the players. I felt over the two games that we were the better side but congratulations to Aston Villa. They won and they are through," said Rodgers.
"We are bitterly disappointed. We created enough opportunities and we just switched off right at the end. It's so late on in the game that it's difficult to come back from that.
"The players are hurting, and they will tomorrow as well, but it's part of it at this level and you have to take that - and it hurts. But that help will help going forward."
Man of the match - Orjan Nyland
Nyland made a string of stunning saves to keep Leicester down to one goal
Grealish pulls the strings - match stats
Aston Villa have reached the final of the EFL Cup for a ninth time (level with Manchester United) - only Liverpool (12) have made it to the final of the competition on more occasions
Leicester City have been eliminated from the EFL Cup at the semi-final stages for the first time, having progressed from each of their previous five such ties in the competition.
Leicester City attempted 43 shots compared to Aston Villa's total of 12 over the two legs of this semi-final tie but could only score twice.
Aston Villa have ended Brendan Rodgers' 32-game unbeaten run in domestic cup competition (EFL Cup, FA Cup, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup - W28 D4) across spells with Liverpool, Celtic and Leicester - they are the first team to beat a side managed by Rodgers since Villa beat Liverpool in the 2014-15 FA Cup semi-final.
Jack Grealish has been directly involved in 16 goals across all competitions for Aston Villa this season (nine goals, seven assists), more than any other English Premier League midfielder.
What's next?
Villa will turn their attention to Premier League survival when they travel to relegation rivals Bournemouth on Saturday. On the same day Leicester look to bolster their place in the top four when they host Chelsea.


bbc--2020-01-28--Ed Woodward: Man Utd executive vice-chairman's home comes under attack

The Cheshire home of Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has been attacked by a group chanting that he was `` going to die '' .
A video posted on social media showed an individual throwing a red flare over a large gate , while others sang songs aimed at the 48-year-old .
Woodward , who is married with two young children , was not present at the time .
Manchester United said anyone committing a criminal offence or trespassing will be banned for life .
A club statement added : `` Fans expressing opinion is one thing , criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another .
There is simply no excuse for this .
`` We know that the football world will unite behind us as we work with Greater Manchester Police to identify the perpetrators of this unwarranted attack . ''
Woodward has been the subject of growing supporter discontent at United in recent weeks .
Manchester United sit fifth in the Premier League - 33 points behind leaders Liverpool - and Woodward has been the target of blame by many fans .
Both at the recent home game against Burnley and Sunday 's FA Cup @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same song about Woodward and made repeated calls for the club 's owners , the Glazer family , to leave .
The incident is reminiscent of another attack , in 2004 , on the car of then club director Maurice Watkins , whose shares ended up being bought by Malcolm Glazer as his bid for the club gathered pace .
Woodward advised Malcolm Glazer and the Glazer family during its successful takeover of the club in 2005 before being recruited as a senior member of staff .
United play local rivals Manchester @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leg on Wednesday and trail 3-1 on aggregate .

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Woodward was not at home when his home came under attack
The Cheshire home of Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has been attacked by a group chanting that he was "going to die".
A video posted on social media showed an individual throwing a red flare over a large gate, while others sang songs aimed at the 48-year-old.
Woodward, who is married with two young children, was not present at the time.
Manchester United said anyone committing a criminal offence or trespassing will be banned for life.
A club statement added: "Fans expressing opinion is one thing, criminal damage and intent to endanger life is another. There is simply no excuse for this.
"We know that the football world will unite behind us as we work with police to identify the perpetrators of this unwarranted attack."
Cheshire police confirmed they received a call about "an incident of criminal damage" on Tuesday evening involving "a large group".
A statement continued: "Thankfully no-one was harmed, and officers will liaise with security officials over the coming days to establish the full circumstances surrounding this incident and identify those involved."
Woodward has been the subject of growing supporter discontent at United in recent weeks.
Manchester United sit fifth in the Premier League - 33 points behind leaders Liverpool - and Woodward has been the target of blame by many fans.
At the recent home game against Burnley and Sunday's FA Cup victory over Tranmere, supporters have sung the same song about Woodward and made repeated calls for the club's owners, the Glazer family, to leave the club.
The incident is reminiscent of another attack, in 2004, on the car of then club director Maurice Watkins, whose shares ended up being bought by Malcolm Glazer as his bid for the club gathered pace.
Woodward advised Malcolm Glazer and the Glazer family during its successful takeover of the club in 2005 before being recruited as a senior member of staff.
United play local rivals Manchester City in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg on Wednesday and trail 3-1 on aggregate.
Woodward attack 'a disgrace'
United fan Flex, from The United Stand YouTube channel said those responsible should be "ashamed" of themselves.
"Physically going to somebody's house when children could be present, when his family could be present is a disgrace. Your home is supposed to be your safe place," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"There is no 'but' here - this is over and above a level of demonstration and protest that we see at games. Voice - and I stress voice - your discontent at the owners but this is ridiculous.
"What are the players thinking, 'if I continue in this bad form, or I have a bad game is this going to happen to me?'
"A few silly individuals have brought shame to the fan base."
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bbc--2020-01-28--Sacked Australia rugby union international Folau joins rugby league's Catalans Dragons

Sacked Australia rugby union international Israel Folau has made a switch back to rugby league with a move to Super League club Catalans Dragons .
Folau reached a settlement with Australia Rugby in December after he was released for writing homophobic posts on social media in April .
He was sacked for saying `` hell awaits '' gay people , after previously being warned over his social media posts .
Folau , 30 , has signed a one-year deal with the French club .
The Rugby Football League and Super League said they `` deplored '' Folau 's previous comments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' to allow him into the competition .
Super League chief executive chairman Robert Elstone said `` strict guidelines are in place '' to avoid Folau again making such comments and warned that a repeat would see the player 's contract being `` terminated immediately '' .
Catalans also face a `` substantial fine '' if Folau was to do so .
The first opportunity for Folau to play will be in Catalans ' season-opening game at home against Huddersfield on Saturday .
News of the deal came shortly after an announcement by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the DW Stadium on 22 March will be `` Pride Day '' .
The club said they are inviting LGBTQ+ groups to help promote equality in the game .
Wigan chairman Ian Lenagan told BBC Radio 5 Live they considered signing Folau , but made no approach .
Elstone added he had sought the opinion of informed voices in rugby league and the majority shared his disappointment that Catalans had chosen to sign Folau .
`` There is a strong feeling that the decision to sign him lets down many people connected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` However , Super League does not have the authority to veto the registration of players and is satisfied by the due diligence carried out by The Rugby Football League . ''
Keegan Hirst , the first British rugby league player to come out as gay , posted on Twitter that he is `` shocked and disappointed '' by the deal .
`` Our great game is tasked with fighting against homophobia and standing up for the values it puts such high stock in .
It shows none of the bravery , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ players , staff and fans , '' the Halifax prop said .
The RFL said they do not have the `` regulatory framework '' to stop Folau from joining Catalans and as such could not `` prevent his participation in the sport '' .
`` The player has not been charged or found guilty of any criminal offence , '' an RFL statement said .
`` The moral responsibility for deciding whether to sign a player sits with individual clubs .
`` We have sought and received reassurances from both the player and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Folau said he `` acknowledged the views expressed by Super League and the Rugby Football League '' .
`` I 'm a proud Christian , my beliefs are personal , my intention is not to hurt anyone and I will not be making further public comment about them , '' he said .
`` I look forward to my return to the great game of rugby league with the Catalans Dragons . ''
The signing comes after the National Rugby League ruled out Folau 's return to Australia 's top-flight competition .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos and earned representative honours as a Queensland State of Origin player and Australia international .
Catalans Dragons chairman Bernard Guasch said they `` do not support or agree '' with what Folau has previously expressed and `` do not share or condone those views '' .
But he went on to say they `` want to give Israel a new opportunity to shine on the pitch '' .
How did Folau get here ?
Folau 's return to professional sport comes nine months after he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ star , who was previously one of Australia 's highest-paid players , attempted to sue Rugby Australia for A $ 14m ( £7.4m ; $ 9.5m ) after having his contract terminated , arguing it was a case of religious discrimination .
The row was followed closely down under , as it sparked debate about free speech and discrimination , but it was also a cause of wider controversy in rugby union as athletes both condemned and supported the player .
England international Billy Vunipola was also warned by the Rugby Football Union @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's return to the sporting arena sees him go back to the 13-man game he last played a decade ago , with a spell playing Australian rules football followed by his high-profile antics in rugby union .
Catalans Dragons , based in Perpignan in the south of France , are no strangers to making controversial signings , having signed a number of players sacked by Australian clubs , including Greg Bird and Todd Carney .
It 's fair to say that the whole game is appalled by Catalans ' decision to sign Israel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they can do .
Rugby Australia sacked him but had to come to an expensive settlement following a court case .
The Australian National Rugby League declared that he would not be welcome in their game but as they did n't ban him , that has left the RFL unable to prevent his registration here .
But it 's fair to say he will not be welcome at any domestic Super League grounds .
Wigan 's immediate reaction to declare that their home game against Catalans will now be a celebration of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sentiments of every other Super League club .
It 's rare to see such a united front from both the Super League and RFL in their condemnation of this signing .

Last updated on .From the section Rugby League
Israel Folau previously played rugby league for Melbourne Storm, Brisbane Broncos, Queensland and Australia
Sacked Australia rugby union international Israel Folau has made a switch back to rugby league with a move to Super League club Catalans Dragons.
Folau reached a settlement with Australia Rugby in December after he was released for writing homophobic posts on social media in April.
He was sacked for saying "hell awaits" gay people, after previously being warned over his social media posts.
Folau, 30, has signed a one-year deal with the French club.
The Rugby Football League and Super League said they "deplored" Folau's previous comments and it was "a difficult decision" to allow him into the competition.
Super League chief executive chairman Robert Elstone said "strict guidelines are in place" to avoid Folau again making such comments and warned that a repeat would see the player's contract being "terminated immediately". Catalans also face a "substantial fine" if Folau was to do so.
The first opportunity for Folau to play will be in Catalans' season-opening game at home against Huddersfield on Saturday.
News of the deal came shortly after an announcement by Wigan Warriors that their match against Catalans at the DW Stadium on 22 March will be "Pride Day".
The club said they are inviting LGBTQ+ groups to help promote equality in the game.
Wigan chairman Ian Lenagan told BBC Radio 5 Live they considered signing Folau, but made no approach.
'A moral responsibility for the club'
Elstone added he had sought the opinion of informed voices in rugby league and the majority shared his disappointment that Catalans had chosen to sign Folau.
"There is a strong feeling that the decision to sign him lets down many people connected to our sport," he continued.
"I made Catalans Dragons aware of those views.
"However, Super League does not have the authority to veto the registration of players and is satisfied by the due diligence carried out by The Rugby Football League."
Keegan Hirst, the first British rugby league player to come out as gay, posted on Twitter that he is "shocked and disappointed" by the deal.
"Our great game is tasked with fighting against homophobia and standing up for the values it puts such high stock in. It shows none of the bravery, camaraderie or integrity RFL expects from its players, staff and fans," the Halifax prop said.
The RFL said they do not have the "regulatory framework" to stop Folau from joining Catalans and as such could not "prevent his participation in the sport".
"The player has not been charged or found guilty of any criminal offence," an RFL statement said.
"The moral responsibility for deciding whether to sign a player sits with individual clubs.
"We have sought and received reassurances from both the player and the club regarding future behaviour."
Catalans do not 'condone' Folau's comments
Folau said he "acknowledged the views expressed by Super League and the Rugby Football League".
"I'm a proud Christian, my beliefs are personal, my intention is not to hurt anyone and I will not be making further public comment about them," he said.
"I look forward to my return to the great game of rugby league with the Catalans Dragons."
The signing comes after the National Rugby League ruled out Folau's return to Australia's top-flight competition.
He had a distinguished career in the NRL with the Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos and earned representative honours as a Queensland State of Origin player and Australia international.
Catalans Dragons chairman Bernard Guasch said they "do not support or agree" with what Folau has previously expressed and "do not share or condone those views".
But he went on to say they "want to give Israel a new opportunity to shine on the pitch".
How did Folau get here?
Folau's return to professional sport comes nine months after he was sacked by Australia.
The former Wallabies star, who was previously one of Australia's highest-paid players, attempted to sue Rugby Australia for A$14m (£7.4m; $9.5m) after having his contract terminated, arguing it was a case of religious discrimination.
The row was followed closely down under, as it sparked debate about free speech and discrimination, but it was also a cause of wider controversy in rugby union as athletes both condemned and supported the player.
England international Billy Vunipola was also warned by the Rugby Football Union for his support of Folau.
Folau's return to the sporting arena sees him go back to the 13-man game he last played a decade ago, with a spell playing Australian rules football followed by his high-profile antics in rugby union.
Catalans Dragons, based in Perpignan in the south of France, are no strangers to making controversial signings, having signed a number of players sacked by Australian clubs, including Greg Bird and Todd Carney.
Analysis: 'Whole game appalled' by Folau signing
Dave Woods, BBC rugby league correspondent
It's fair to say that the whole game is appalled by Catalans' decision to sign Israel Folau but they are legally constrained by what they can do.
Rugby Australia sacked him but had to come to an expensive settlement following a court case.
The Australian National Rugby League declared that he would not be welcome in their game but as they didn't ban him, that has left the RFL unable to prevent his registration here.
But it's fair to say he will not be welcome at any domestic Super League grounds.
Wigan's immediate reaction to declare that their home game against Catalans will now be a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community is a reflection of the sentiments of every other Super League club.
It's rare to see such a united front from both the Super League and RFL in their condemnation of this signing.


bbc--2020-01-28--Man Utd close in on Sporting's Fernandes for initial £47m

Manchester United are close to completing a deal for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes .
The Old Trafford club have been in negotiations with Sporting throughout the transfer window but refused to meet an asking price of 80m euros ( £68m ) .
But a breakthrough in negotiations on Tuesday has left United confident of agreeing a deal for the 25-year-old .
The initial fee will be around 55m euros ( £47m ) but add-ons could increase the overall cost to 80m euros .
Should the deal go through , it will be the biggest of the January transfer window @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has prioritised midfield as an area to strengthen this month .
Fernandes joined Sporting from Sampdoria for £7.2m in 2017 .
He has gone on to score 64 goals in 137 matches in all competitions and won the Portuguese Cup in 2018-19 .
He was also named the Primeira Liga 's player of the year in both 2017-18 and 2018-19 .
He has played 19 times for Portugal and was part of the squad that won the Uefa Nations League .
• Sanchez will come back in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Solskjaer Amid reports of interest from Barcelona on Tuesday , United made another effort to get the deal over the line .
The manner in which the transfer has been structured allows both clubs to come out of it with a sense of satisfaction .
United have avoided paying the 80m euros up front that Sporting were demanding , but the Portuguese club will get their money if all conditions are met .
United will pay 55m euros and then a further 10m euros if team-based targets , including qualifying for the Champions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 15m euros relate to personal targets .
Fernandes will fly in for a medical in the next 48 hours , although he is not thought likely to be at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday when United play Manchester City in the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final .
United are still looking at other targets but at this late stage , they would need to move quickly to bring any more new faces into Solskjaer 's squad .
United have been monitoring Fernandes since 2015 but distanced themselves from him last summer because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They have assessed Fernandes closely this season and feel he has improved by becoming more mature , influential and tactically astute .

Last updated on .From the section Man Utd
Bruno Fernandes has been linked with a move to Manchester United since last summer
Manchester United are close to completing a deal for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes.
The Old Trafford club have been in negotiations with Sporting throughout the transfer window but refused to meet an asking price of 80m euros (£68m).
But a breakthrough in negotiations on Tuesday has left United confident of agreeing a deal for the 25-year-old.
The initial fee will be around 55m euros (£47m) but add-ons could increase the overall cost to 80m euros.
Should the deal go through, it will be the biggest of the January transfer window in the Premier League so far.
United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has prioritised midfield as an area to strengthen this month.
Fernandes joined Sporting from Sampdoria for £7.2m in 2017.
He has gone on to score 64 goals in 137 matches in all competitions and won the Portuguese Cup in 2018-19. He was also named the Primeira Liga's player of the year in both 2017-18 and 2018-19.
He has played 19 times for Portugal and was part of the squad that won the Uefa Nations League.
Analysis
Amid reports of interest from Barcelona on Tuesday, United made another effort to get the deal over the line.
The manner in which the transfer has been structured allows both clubs to come out of it with a sense of satisfaction.
United have avoided paying the 80m euros up front that Sporting were demanding, but the Portuguese club will get their money if all conditions are met.
United will pay 55m euros and then a further 10m euros if team-based targets, including qualifying for the Champions League, are met. The additional 15m euros relate to personal targets.
Fernandes will fly in for a medical in the next 48 hours, although he is not thought likely to be at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday when United play Manchester City in the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final.
United are still looking at other targets but at this late stage, they would need to move quickly to bring any more new faces into Solskjaer's squad.
United have been monitoring Fernandes since 2015 but distanced themselves from him last summer because they decided to prioritise other areas.
They have assessed Fernandes closely this season and feel he has improved by becoming more mature, influential and tactically astute.


bbc--2020-01-28--Fury has pillow fists and his training changes are a mistake - Wilder

World heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder says Tyson Fury has made a `` mistake by tinkering '' with his training for their 22 February rematch .
Fury , 31 , parted company with trainer Ben Davison in December and is working with Javan 'SugarHill ' Steward .
The Briton has since said he intends on knocking out Wilder , despite believing he won when he used a more cautious strategy when the pair drew in 2018 .
`` We have n't seen his power displayed like he 's talking about , '' said Wilder .
`` It has n't been continuous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has pillows as fists .
That 's what I felt in our last fight .
`` With the strategies that he 's talking about , I do n't really know how to take it .
I do n't know if he 's trying to throw me off my game by saying he 's going to knock me out .
`` When you fight someone like me , it 's a mistake to tinker around with your training camp .
I 'm unpredictable in that ring .
`` When you have too many opinions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have the remedy , it usually backfires . ''
' I have to put him on back foot ' - Fury Former world middleweight champion Andy Lee is part of Fury 's team for the rematch and has said he expects his fighter to have `` more authority '' in his punches than when he twice rose from the canvas to earn a draw in Los Angeles .
Many of those ringside for the first contest believed Fury had won .
He was adamant he had done enough to take the WBC world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he will deliver a stoppage within two rounds .
In addition to changes to his team and tactics , Fury is expected to weigh in heavier .
He told BBC Radio 5 Live he weighed 269lbs - up from the 256lbs he weighed against Wilder last time and the 254lbs he scaled against Otto Wallin in September .
After the win over Wallin , Fury 's dad said his son looked as `` weak as a kitten '' .
Alabama 's Wilder boasts 42 wins - 41 via knockout - from his 43 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wins from his 29 victories .
Fury said : `` How do you beat a massive puncher ?
You have to back him up .
He gets massive leverage in those long arms while coming forward .
I have to put him on the back foot and make him absorb some of my power .
`` We 're giant heavyweights .
I 've had 20 knockouts , so I 'm very capable of knocking people out .
When you underestimate someone else 's power , you usually end up unstuck .
`` Whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I do n't believe anybody else can match me with heart and determination . ''

Deontay Wilder floored Tyson Fury twice when the pair drew in December 2018
World heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder says Tyson Fury has made a "mistake by tinkering" with his training for their 22 February rematch.
Fury, 31, parted company with trainer Ben Davison in December and is working with Javan 'SugarHill' Steward.
The Briton has since said he intends on knocking out Wilder, despite believing he won when he used a more cautious strategy when the pair drew in 2018.
"We haven't seen his power displayed like he's talking about," said Wilder.
"It hasn't been continuous, like mine. I think he has pillows as fists. That's what I felt in our last fight.
"With the strategies that he's talking about, I don't really know how to take it. I don't know if he's trying to throw me off my game by saying he's going to knock me out.
"When you fight someone like me, it's a mistake to tinker around with your training camp. I'm unpredictable in that ring.
"When you have too many opinions and too many people who think they have the remedy, it usually backfires."
'I have to put him on back foot' - Fury
Former world middleweight champion Andy Lee is part of Fury's team for the rematch and has said he expects his fighter to have "more authority" in his punches than when he twice rose from the canvas to earn a draw in Los Angeles.
Many of those ringside for the first contest believed Fury had won. He was adamant he had done enough to take the WBC world title from Wilder but this time says he will deliver a stoppage within two rounds.
In addition to changes to his team and tactics, Fury is expected to weigh in heavier. He told BBC Radio 5 Live he weighed 269lbs - up from the 256lbs he weighed against Wilder last time and the 254lbs he scaled against Otto Wallin in September.
After the win over Wallin, Fury's dad said his son looked as "weak as a kitten".
Alabama's Wilder boasts 42 wins - 41 via knockout - from his 43 bouts, while Fury has 20 stoppage wins from his 29 victories.
Fury said: "How do you beat a massive puncher? You have to back him up. He gets massive leverage in those long arms while coming forward. I have to put him on the back foot and make him absorb some of my power.
"We're giant heavyweights. I've had 20 knockouts, so I'm very capable of knocking people out. When you underestimate someone else's power, you usually end up unstuck.
"Whether I'm a great puncher or not, I don't believe anybody else can match me with heart and determination."


bbc--2020-01-29--Coronavirus: Britons on Wuhan flights to be quarantined

Hundreds of British citizens being flown back to the UK from Wuhan on Thursday will be put in quarantine for two weeks .
It comes as British Airways suspends all direct flights to and from mainland China because of the coronavirus outbreak .
Australia , Japan , the US and EU nations are also repatriating citizens .
The virus has caused more than 130 deaths , spreading across China and to at least 16 other countries .
The UK government plans to fly 200 British citizens out from Wuhan , the centre of the new coronavirus outbreak , on Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Health Secretary Matt Hancock has instructed officials to put them in quarantine for two weeks - possibly at a UK military facility .
Sources told the BBC the returning Britons will be given the best possible medical care and advice .
Those returning from other parts of China will not be affected , but have been advised to `` self-isolate '' for 14 days .
Australia plans to quarantine its 600 returning citizens for two weeks on Christmas Island - some 2,000km ( 1,200 miles ) from the mainland .
British Airways @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Beijing from Heathrow , announced the suspension of flights to and from mainland China `` with immediate effect '' until 31 January while it assesses the situation .
A statement said : `` We apologise to customers for the inconvenience , but the safety of our customers and crew is always our priority . ''
Other airlines , including United Airlines , Air Canada and Cathay Pacific Airways , have already cancelled some flights to China .
Some Britons in Wuhan said they had not been told about the quarantine plan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the flight for fear of spreading the disease .
Kharn Lambert told the BBC 's Victoria Derbyshire programme that the embassy said it is their own responsibility to arrange transport home and isolate themselves .
`` I do n't want to put the health of regular , everyday British citizens at risk , '' he said .
British lecturer Yvonne Griffiths , who is currently in a hotel in Wuhan , said she was told in the early hours of Wednesday morning that there would be a flight from Wuhan airport to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be there six to seven hours before the flight leaves , and we would have a screening from some health people here in Wuhan , and if we are not showing any symptoms then we 'll be able to board that plane , '' she said .
`` If we were to be suffering temperature or any other symptoms , breathing problems , then there seems to be a possibility of quarantining at this end . ''
Another British man , Jeff Siddle , from Northumberland , said that he and his daughter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Thursday - but not his wife , who 's a Chinese national .
China is not allowing its citizens to leave the country .
What 's the latest on the virus itself ?
The number of deaths from the virus has risen to 132 in China , the Chinese National Health Commission ( NHC ) said on Wednesday .
Four cases have been confirmed in Germany , making it the second European country to report cases , after France .
The United Arab Emirates has also confirmed its first cases of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the UAE from Wuhan .
An expert from the NHC said it could take 10 more days for the outbreak to peak .
Like the similar Sars and influenza viruses , the new coronavirus is a particular risk for elderly people and those with pre-existing illnesses .
The sharp rise in cases is in part attributed to increased awareness , monitoring and testing in recent days .
One theory is that the virus , which can cause severe acute respiratory infection , may have emerged from illegally traded wildlife at a seafood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hubei province .
There is no specific cure or vaccine .
A number of people , however , have recovered after treatment .
Which other airlines are suspending flights ?
United Airlines has cancelled 24 US flights to Beijing , Hong Kong and Shanghai between 1 and 8 February because of a sharp drop in demand .
Cathay Pacific said it would cut flights to China from 30 January to the end of March , while Air Canada has also reduced its number of flights .
Indonesia 's Lion Air said it would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affecting dozens of flights on routes to 15 Chinese cities .
Russia 's Ural Airlines said it had suspended some services to Europe popular with Chinese tourists , including Paris and Rome , because of the outbreak .
Other airlines are introducing measures aimed at reducing the chances of spreading the virus .
Taiwan 's China Airlines said it was encouraging passengers to bring their own beverage bottles , while Singapore Airlines was among those allowing crew to wear masks on China flights .
Who else is being evacuated ?
New Zealand will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizens home alongside the Australian evacuees .
Some 200 Japanese nationals have been flown from Wuhan and have landed at Tokyo 's Haneda airport .
Around 650 others said they wanted to be repatriated , and the Japanese government said new flights were being planned .
According to Japanese media , several of the returnees were suffering from fever or coughs .
All will be taken to hospital , regardless of whether they are showing symptoms .
Also on Wednesday , 240 Americans - including workers the local US consulate - left the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evacuees might have to stay in isolation in an airport hangar for up to two weeks .
• Can wearing masks stop the spread of viruses ?
Separately , two aircraft to fly EU citizens home were scheduled , with 250 French nationals leaving on the first flight .
South Korea said some 700 of its citizens would leave on four flights this week .
Both Malaysia and the Philippines also said they would evacuate their citizens in and around Wuhan .
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"We have to be there six to seven hours before the flight leaves, and we would have a screening from some health people here in Wuhan, and if we are not showing any symptoms then we'll be able to board that plane," she said.