thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Sports data company predicts Team GB will drop to seventh in Tokyo 2020 medal table

Great Britain could see the biggest drop in medals of any nation at this year ’ s Tokyo Olympics , with forecasts suggesting Team GB could miss out on more than one-third of the podium finishes they claimed in Rio four years ago .
Britain became the first country ever to win more medals immediately after hosting an Olympics when they won 67 , including 27 gold , to finish second in the Rio medal standings behind only the United States .
That could drop dramatically to just 42 medals , with 13 gold , this time around , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gracenote with exactly six months to go until the Olympics begin .
Such a drop would see Britain suffer its worst haul since the 2008 Beijing Olympics , with the predictions placing the country seventh in the overall standings .
The biggest reduction is forecast to come across three sports - track cycling , gymnastics and rowing - which accounted for a huge 22 medals in Rio but is currently expected to produce just eight podium places in Tokyo .
Indeed , no individual British cyclist is predicted to make the podium , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ events .
Dina Asher-Smith is predicted to lead the way in athletics with a gold ( 200m ) and bronze ( 100m ) , alongside a men ’ s 4x100m team also forecast to win gold .
The likes of Adam Peaty ( swimming ) , Jade Jones ( taekwondo ) and Max Whitlock ( gymnastics ) are all predicted to top the podium , with equestrian forecast to provide Britain with three gold medals .
The United States are anticipated to retain top spot in the medal table with China second , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team currently forecast to come third .
Banned from international competition , it is unclear how many of their athletes will be allowed to compete in Tokyo under a neutral flag .
Whether Gracenote - which collates and analyses results data from all key competitions between Olympics - will prove correct remains to be seen .
Britain has a history of exceeding expectations at recent Olympics and at this stage four years ago , Gracenote was predicting a total haul of 49 medals for the Rio Games , which they increased to 56 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Both of those fell well short of the 67 Team GB eventually achieved .
There has been something of a culture shift in UK Sport away from winning medals at all costs since the last Olympics .
A 2017 report by British Cycling claimed the preoccupation with medals was having a “ blinding effect vis-a-vis culture ” and Team GB ’ s rather gentler slogan ahead of the Tokyo Games is “ medals and more ” , suggesting an importance beyond purely making podiums .

Great Britain could see the biggest drop in medals of any nation at this year’s Tokyo Olympics, with forecasts suggesting Team GB could miss out on more than one-third of the podium finishes they claimed in Rio four years ago.
Britain became the first country ever to win more medals immediately after hosting an Olympics when they won 67, including 27 gold, to finish second in the Rio medal standings behind only the United States.
That could drop dramatically to just 42 medals, with 13 gold, this time around, according to forecasts released by sports data company Gracenote with exactly six months to go until the Olympics begin.
Such a drop would see Britain suffer its worst haul since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, with the predictions placing the country seventh in the overall standings.
The biggest reduction is forecast to come across three sports - track cycling, gymnastics and rowing - which accounted for a huge 22 medals in Rio but is currently expected to produce just eight podium places in Tokyo. Indeed, no individual British cyclist is predicted to make the podium, with the only medals coming from team events.
Dina Asher-Smith is predicted to lead the way in athletics with a gold (200m) and bronze (100m), alongside a men’s 4x100m team also forecast to win gold. The likes of Adam Peaty (swimming), Jade Jones (taekwondo) and Max Whitlock (gymnastics) are all predicted to top the podium, with equestrian forecast to provide Britain with three gold medals.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--William Sitwell reviews Paradise, London: 'These aubergines are the sort I would travel far for'

Paradise may be closer than you think .
Indeed I have been there so can bear witness .
Paradise is now on Rupert Street in London ’ s Soho , in the guise of a Sri Lankan restaurant .
It ’ s quite a small place .
There are stools around a counter top bar , some high window seats , a small semi-private table up some steps at the far end and then a smattering of fixed booths with spaces for four .
Paradise purports to bring to London the energy of the Sri Lankan capital Columbo and since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any of it is anything like Paradise then it ’ s a city with corners of brutalist luxury .
The design of the restaurant is a triumphant mixture of concrete and comfort .
It ’ s a pity the designer wasn ’ t fixing up places in the 1970s because perhapas he would have found a way to soften the edges of the new flyovers , underpasses , office blocks and towers blocks that brought such an aggressive post-war feel to the look of London .
Because , quite honestly , as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ old , in weathered stone and fields I ’ ve never felt so comfortable in such modern surroundings .
I sat in Paradise and stroked her unpolished cement walls , I dined beneath her beams of black steel and wood and relaxed as bespoke leather cushions assuaged the solid grey furnishings .
And I loved it .
And before I get on to the food I should tell you that if you ’ re trying to find out how to turn a small cupboard into a chic lavatory see what they ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s a wonder .
The menu is a contemporary version of the street food of Sri Lanka , so there are hoppers – which are like crepes shaped like delicate earthenware pottery – little snacks such as lentil donuts , and a load of small plates .
We went for a smattering of dishes starting with mutton shoulder rolls with a dip of fermented chilli .
The rolls were crisp and filled with earthy mutton , with that familiar flavour that I can only describe as like rolling around in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to say I loved the flavour , and as for the dip , whatever they did when they fermented the chilli the result was blissfully hot .

Paradise may be closer than you think. Indeed I have been there so can bear witness. Paradise is now on Rupert Street in London’s Soho, in the guise of a Sri Lankan restaurant. It’s quite a small place. There are stools around a counter top bar, some high window seats, a small semi-private table up some steps at the far end and then a smattering of fixed booths with spaces for four.
Paradise purports to bring to London the energy of the Sri Lankan capital Columbo and since I’ve never been there if any of it is anything like Paradise then it’s a city with corners of brutalist luxury. The design of the restaurant is a triumphant mixture of concrete and comfort. It’s a pity the designer wasn’t fixing up places in the 1970s because perhapas he would have found a way to soften the edges of the new flyovers, underpasses, office blocks and towers blocks that brought such an aggressive post-war feel to the look of London.
Because, quite honestly, as a rural soul who finds comfort in the old, in weathered stone and fields I’ve never felt so comfortable in such modern surroundings. I sat in Paradise and stroked her unpolished cement walls, I dined beneath her beams of black steel and wood and relaxed as bespoke leather cushions assuaged the solid grey furnishings.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Serena Williams knocked out of Australian Open with shock third-round defeat to China's Wang Qiang

Serena Williams is out of the Australian Open and the wait for a 24th major goes on .
The odds on her ever equalling Margaret Court ’ s record grow longer with each passing tournament .
Friday 's conqueror was Qiang Wang – the 27th seed , who had won only a single game when these two players met at the US Open less than five months ago .
Wang is not a huge hitter but she has remarkable footspeed and barely misses a ball .
Her method was to keep making Williams play .
And the tactic paid off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looked shaky from the beginning .
The final shot was a Williams backhand that hit the net , carrying her tally of unforced errors to a remarkable 56 .
The match had occupied 2hr 41m , which was getting on for four times as long as Wang ’ s 44-minute wipeout on Arthur Ashe Arena last year .
She had won by a 6-4 , 6-7 , 7-5 scoreline .
“ I just made far too many errors to be a professional athlete today , ” said Williams afterwards .
“ She served @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Serena .
Honestly , if we were just honest with ourselves , it 's all on my shoulders .
I lost that match .
So it is what it is .

Serena Williams is out of the Australian Open and the wait for a 24th major goes on. The odds on her ever equalling Margaret Court’s record grow longer with each passing tournament.
Friday's conqueror was Qiang Wang – the 27th seed, who had won only a single game when these two players met at the US Open less than five months ago.
Wang is not a huge hitter but she has remarkable footspeed and barely misses a ball. Her method was to keep making Williams play. And the tactic paid off in spades as Williams’s timing looked shaky from the beginning.
The final shot was a Williams backhand that hit the net, carrying her tally of unforced errors to a remarkable 56. The match had occupied 2hr 41m, which was getting on for four times as long as Wang’s 44-minute wipeout on Arthur Ashe Arena last year. She had won by a 6-4, 6-7, 7-5 scoreline.
“I just made far too many errors to be a professional athlete today,” said Williams afterwards. “She served well. I didn't return like Serena. Honestly, if we were just honest with ourselves, it's all on my shoulders. I lost that match. So it is what it is.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Harry Dunn: Britain says US rejection of extradition request is 'denial of justice'

Britain on Friday rebuked the United States for refusing to extradite a diplomat 's wife charged over a car crash @ @ @ @ @ Dunn , calling it a `` denial of justice '' .
The extradition request for @ @ @ @ @ woman charged with causing death by dangerous driving , was turned down by Secretary of @ @ @ @ @ family spokesman has said .
The 19-year-old 's parents were informed of Mr Pompeo 's @ @ @ @ @ with their constituency MP Andrea Leadsom on Thursday .
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said @ @ @ @ @ the decision not to extradite Harry Dunn crash suspect Anne Sacoolas to the UK , @ @ @ @ @ this amounts to a denial of justice , and we believe Anne Sacoolas should return @ @ @ @ @ are now urgently considering our options.
” Mr Dunn was killed when his motorbike crashed @ @ @ @ @ US military base in Northamptonshire on August 27 last year .

Britain on Friday rebuked the United States for refusing to extradite a diplomat's wife charged over a car crash that killed teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn, calling it a "denial of justice".
The extradition request for Anna Sacoolas, the US woman charged with causing death by dangerous driving, was turned down by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the family spokesman has said.
The 19-year-old's parents were informed of Mr Pompeo's decision in a phone call with their constituency MP Andrea Leadsom on Thursday.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said the Government is disappointed about the decision not to extradite Harry Dunn crash suspect Anne Sacoolas to the UK, adding: “We feel this amounts to a denial of justice, and we believe Anne Sacoolas should return to the UK. We are now urgently considering our options.”
Mr Dunn was killed when his motorbike crashed into a car outside a US military base in Northamptonshire on August 27 last year.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Fourteen people in Britain tested for coronavirus as universities put on high alert

Coronavirus is ‘ highly likely ’ to come to Britain , the medical director for Public Health England has said , as it emerged nine people are now being tested for the deadly infection .
Dr Paul Cosford , who is also Director of Health Protection , said that five suspected cases had now been cleared , but several suspected cases are still ongoing with results expected today .
The number of cases has jumped to 830 and the death toll has risen to at least 26 , with two fatalities now reported outside of Wuhan and 12 cases confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committee will meet at midday to discuss the outbreak , Downing Street has said .
A No 10 spokesman said there were still no confirmed cases in to UK .
Speaking to Radio 4 ’ s Today programme , Dr Cosford said that it was now ‘ highly likely ’ that the infection would spread to Britain .
“ There are no positive cases in the UK as yet , but we will go on testing and those numbers will of course change , ” he said .
“ I think it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the UK , and of course every so often we do get new infections coming from the animal kingdom such as this one .
“ We do have a whole range of plans ready to go when that is the case and , and these are being implemented now so our systems are ready to diagnose somebody if they do come to the UK and have this infection , and of course the NHS is prepared to treat people , if they have this infection.
” Dr Cosford said anyone returning from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pitching up ’ at hospitals or their GP , and instead contact NHS 111 .
But he said that the majority of people would probably recover if they contracted the virus .
“ Coronavirus is a very broad Church of viruses , from the common cold on one hand two sides on the other , ” he added .
“ The people who have died are large the older people with other illnesses that they 've got .
And as I say that the majority of people .
It does look as if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Sir Jeremy Farrar , of the Wellcome Trust , said : “ I am alarmed , but there is a big difference between that and panic .
If this does take off like in China the pressure on the NHS will be very difficult.
” GPs have been told to isolate anyone with symptoms that could indicate coronavirus who have recently travelled from Wuhan in China .
Guidance from Public Health England said doctors should check the travel history of patients .
If they suspect a patient has coronavirus , they should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other patients and staff with the door closed .
They should not be allowed to use communal toilet facilities or be physically examined , the guidance adds .

Tests on 14 people in the UK have come back negative but there are checks ongoing on other people, according to the Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty.
The number of cases has jumped to 830 and the death toll has risen to at least 26, with two fatalities now reported outside of Wuhan and 12 cases confirmed globally.
Professor Whitty spoke following the Government's Cobra contingencies committee, which met on Friday to discuss the outbreak of coronavirus.
In a statement he said: "I am working closely with the other UK chief medical officers. "We all agree that the risk to the UK public remains low, but there may well be cases in the UK at some stage.
"We have tried and tested measures in place to respond. The UK is well-prepared for these types of incidents, with excellent readiness against infectious diseases.
"We have global experts monitoring the situation around the clock and have a strong track record of managing new forms of infectious disease.
"The UK has access to some of the best infectious disease and public health experts in the world.
"A public health hub will be set up in Heathrow from today. This consists of clinicians and other public health officials, in addition to existing port health measures."
He added: "We think there's a fair chance we may get some cases over time.
"Of course this depends on whether this continues for a long time, or whether this turns out to be something which is brought under control relatively quickly."
He added: "I think we should definitely see this as a marathon, not a sprint we need to have our entire response based on that principle."
One of those cleared in the UK was Michael Hope, 45, who spent two days in quarantine this week after returning to Newcastle from Wuhan.
He arrived back on Sunday feeling unwell, having been ill since January 4, and after telling his GP in a telephone clinic about his recent return from Wuhan, he was rushed to the city's Royal Victoria Infirmary and put in isolation.
He said: "The care was exceptional.
"It was scary being there but they made me feel quite relaxed.
"They were very human even though they looked like spacemen."
Mr Hope said he felt like the film character ET while he was treated by the masked medics.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the risk to the UK public from the coronavirus "remains low" after chairing the Cobra meeting.
Exiting the Cabinet Office, Mr Hancock said: "We have just held a Cobra meeting on the coronavirus concerns.
"As I made clear to the House yesterday, the clinical advice is that the risk to the public remains low and the chief medical officer will be making a full statement later today."
But the medical director for Public Health England said on Friday morning that it was ‘highly likely’ the virus will come to Britain.
Speaking to Radio 4’s Today programme, Dr Paul Cosford said that it was now ‘highly likely’ that the infection would spread to Britain.
“There are no positive cases in the UK as yet, but we will go on testing and those numbers will of course change,” he said.
“I think it's highly likely that we will have cases in the UK, and of course every so often we do get new infections coming from the animal kingdom such as this one.
“We do have a whole range of plans ready to go when that is the case and, and these are being implemented now so our systems are ready to diagnose somebody if they do come to the UK and have this infection, and of course the NHS is prepared to treat people, if they have this infection.”
All the people tested in the UK had visited Wuhan - the Chinese city where the outbreak originated.
Four out five patients tested in Scotland were Chinese nationals.
Dr Cosford added that anyone returning from China who experienced symptoms should avoid ‘pitching up’ at hospitals or their GP, and instead contact NHS 111.
But he said that the majority of people would probably recover if they contracted the virus.
“Coronavirus is a very broad Church of viruses, from the common cold on one hand two sides on the other,” he added.
“The people who have died are large the older people with other illnesses that they've got. And as I say that the majority of people. It does look as if they’re making a full recovery.”
Sir Jeremy Farrar, of the Wellcome Trust, said: “I am alarmed, but there is a big difference between that and panic. If this does take off like in China the pressure on the NHS will be very difficult.”
Private schools may need to make plans for overseas pupils
Private schools may need to make plans for overseas pupils who are unable or unwilling to return home for upcoming holidays due to the coronavirus outbreak, it has been suggested.
While there is "no immediate cause for concern" the situation needs to be closely monitored, independent school groups have said.
Schools should "err on the side of caution" to minimise risks to staff and students, according to guidance issued by the Girls' Schools Association (GSA).
China sends more pupils to UK fee-paying schools than any other country.
Latest figures show that Chinese children made up around one in six of all international students at these schools.
In a statement, the GSA, which represents a group of fee-paying girls' schools, said it is "drawing schools' attention to the advice given by Public Health England concerning the corona virus and travel to China".


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Liverpool's unbeaten record comes under threat but Wolves toppled by Roberto Firmino's late strike

There will be a time , one can only assume , when a Premier League side finds a way to stop Liverpool , and as the mist came down in the Black Country it seemed that they might have met their match at last , but these are the days of wonder for the league leaders .
Had they left Molineux with a draw , against arguably their most challenging opponent in this season of seasons , they would have done so with a huge lead nonetheless at the top of the table and their 40 league game unbeaten sequence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Sadio Mane off injured , and Wolverhampton Wanderers ’ Adama Traore so dominant on the right wing that only the inconvenience of running out of pitch threatened to stop him .
Yet with six regulation minutes remaining , Jordan Henderson polished off one of the finest performances of his season with a throughball to Roberto Firmino that Liverpool ’ s centre-forward dispatched and suddenly it all felt very familiar .
This was their 14th consecutive league victory , a run that stretches all the way back to that single draw in late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of wins – 12 months in which winning can feel like an inevitability .
Sixteen points clear again , can they go all the way to the title without a defeat ?
It seems improbable that with the resumption of their Champions League defence there will not be more injuries like Mane ’ s , a hamstring the severity of which has not yet been tested .
Watching the counter-attacking combinations of Raul Jimenez , Wolves ’ s goalscorer , and Traore , there might be others who spy a way to beat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liverpool were not always at their best in the aspects of the game you might expect them to prevail , and yet prevail they did .
They say that the hallmark of champions is that they win when they play badly , but no great teams have truly bad performances – just those when fall below their high standards .
There were times when Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold found themselves struggling against Traore and Pedro Neto respectively , and many moments when you wondered how Mohamed Salah ’ s team-mates put up with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a better option .
Liverpool were made to look vulnerable at times but they never permitted those moments to last long .

There will be a time, one can only assume, when a Premier League side finds a way to stop Liverpool, and as the mist came down in the Black Country it seemed that they might have met their match at last, but these are the days of wonder for the league leaders.
Had they left Molineux with a draw, against arguably their most challenging opponent in this season of seasons, they would have done so with a huge lead nonetheless at the top of the table and their 40 league game unbeaten sequence intact.
That might have been acceptable with Sadio Mane off injured, and Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Adama Traore so dominant on the right wing that only the inconvenience of running out of pitch threatened to stop him. Yet with six regulation minutes remaining, Jordan Henderson polished off one of the finest performances of his season with a throughball to Roberto Firmino that Liverpool’s centre-forward dispatched and suddenly it all felt very familiar.
This was their 14th consecutive league victory, a run that stretches all the way back to that single draw in late October, another win in a season of wins – 12 months in which winning can feel like an inevitability. Sixteen points clear again, can they go all the way to the title without a defeat? It seems improbable that with the resumption of their Champions League defence there will not be more injuries like Mane’s, a hamstring the severity of which has not yet been tested.
Watching the counter-attacking combinations of Raul Jimenez, Wolves’s goalscorer, and Traore, there might be others who spy a way to beat them. This was a night when Liverpool were not always at their best in the aspects of the game you might expect them to prevail, and yet prevail they did.
They say that the hallmark of champions is that they win when they play badly, but no great teams have truly bad performances – just those when fall below their high standards. There were times when Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold found themselves struggling against Traore and Pedro Neto respectively, and many moments when you wondered how Mohamed Salah’s team-mates put up with his compulsion to shoot instead of take a better option. Liverpool were made to look vulnerable at times but they never permitted those moments to last long.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Nato's purchase of five drones is 'first concrete sign' of moving away from dependency on US, says e

Nato's purchase of five drones is 'first concrete sign' of moving away from dependency on US, says expert

Nato ’ s purchase of five surveillance drones is “ the first concrete sign ” the military alliance is moving away from its dependency on the US , a security expert has said .
The new aircraft , unveiled by Nato Secretary General at a ceremony last week in Sigonella air base , Italy , are designed to look for moving objects over large areas of the ground and sea .
They will initially be used to track Russian movements in the Eastern Mediterranean as well as migrants crossing from North Africa .
Designated the RQ-4D Phoenix by Nato , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US Global Hawk aircraft , one of which was shot down by Iran last year in the Gulf .
Justin Bronk from the Royal United Services Institute says the purchase is “ quite a significant acquisition ” and a “ big departure ” for the alliance , although he lamented the time it had taken .
“ It is the first concrete sign of Nato taking serious steps to make a dent in the enormous dependency the alliance has on the US , ” he said .
“ What normally happens is most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some fast jets , maybe [ an air to air refuelling ] tanker , and the Americans have to do all the target finding , classification , intelligence processing , battle-damage assessment , command and control and so on .
”

Nato’s purchase of five surveillance drones is “the first concrete sign” the military alliance is moving away from its dependency on the US, a security expert has said.
The new aircraft, unveiled by Nato Secretary General at a ceremony last week in Sigonella air base, Italy, are designed to look for moving objects over large areas of the ground and sea.
They will initially be used to track Russian movements in the Eastern Mediterranean as well as migrants crossing from North Africa.
Designated the RQ-4D Phoenix by Nato, the drones are a version of the US Global Hawk aircraft, one of which was shot down by Iran last year in the Gulf.
Justin Bronk from the Royal United Services Institute says the purchase is “quite a significant acquisition” and a “big departure” for the alliance, although he lamented the time it had taken.
“It is the first concrete sign of Nato taking serious steps to make a dent in the enormous dependency the alliance has on the US,” he said.
“What normally happens is most [alliance members] turn up with some fast jets, maybe [an air to air refuelling] tanker, and the Americans have to do all the target finding, classification, intelligence processing, battle-damage assessment, command and control and so on.”


thetelegraph--2020-01-25--Wuhan woman 'cheated' coronavirus checks to fly out for Michelin-starred meal in France

A Chinese woman has sparked online ire for boasting that she evaded coronavirus health checks , despite having a fever , to fly to France to dine in a Michelin-starred restaurant .
The Chinese embassy in Paris said it had tracked down the woman from Wuhan , who it called Mrs Yan , and who boasted that she took tablets to pass airport health checks .
On social media , she said she had been suffering from a fever but managed to mask her symptoms with medicine and travel to Lyon , southeastern France , for a slap-up gastronomic meal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she wrote : `` Finally I can have a good meal , I feel like I 've been starving for two days .
When you are in a gourmet city of course you have to eat Michelin [ food ] .
” She added : `` Just before I left , I had a low fever and cough .
I was scared to death and rushed to eat [ fever-reducing ] medicine .
I kept on checking my temperature .
Luckily I managed to get it down and my exit was smooth .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ meal .

A Chinese woman has sparked online ire for boasting that she evaded coronavirus health checks, despite having a fever, to fly to France to dine in a Michelin-starred restaurant.
The Chinese embassy in Paris said it had tracked down the woman from Wuhan, who it called Mrs Yan, and who boasted that she took tablets to pass airport health checks.
On social media, she said she had been suffering from a fever but managed to mask her symptoms with medicine and travel to Lyon, southeastern France, for a slap-up gastronomic meal.
Recounting her journey on WeChat, she wrote: "Finally I can have a good meal, I feel like I've been starving for two days. When you are in a gourmet city of course you have to eat Michelin [food].”
She added: "Just before I left, I had a low fever and cough. I was scared to death and rushed to eat [fever-reducing] medicine. I kept on checking my temperature. Luckily I managed to get it down and my exit was smooth."
She also posted pictures of her meal.


thetelegraph--2020-01-25--Coronavirus: Fears rise of Chinese cover-up as 40 million in lockdown and hospitals overwhelmed

Mask-wearing patients fainting in the street .
Hundreds of fearful citizens lining up cheek by jowl , at risk of infecting each other , in narrow hospital corridors as they wait to be treated by doctors in forbidding white hazmat suits .
A fraught medic screaming in anguish in a break-room .
The terrifying video clips , reportedly recorded by shocked citizens from hospitals in Wuhan , the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus that has swept across China and infected 20 in eight foreign countries , went viral on Chinese social media this week and did not paint a picture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the most heartbreaking clips , posted by Chinese-Australian cartoonist , Badiucao , but which could not be independently verified and was reportedly deleted from the Weibo social media site , the sick are seen sitting between drips and oxygen tanks next to three dead bodies covered in white sheets .
Further raw footage showed makeshift tents in hospital carparks , as the government pledged on Friday to construct a new 1000-bed facility within just ten days to treat and contain the new virus from a similar pathogen to Severe Acute Respiratory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of apparent delays in tackling the growing health emergency that first appeared from a Wuhan seafood market , the Chinese authorities suddenly swung into action this week with the draconian lockdown not only of the city of 11 million , but also severe travel curbs on 13 other cities in the surrounding Hubei province , corralling more than 40 million people .

Mask-wearing patients fainting in the street. Hundreds of fearful citizens lining up cheek by jowl, at risk of infecting each other, in narrow hospital corridors as they wait to be treated by doctors in forbidding white hazmat suits.
A fraught medic screaming in anguish in a break-room.
The terrifying video clips, reportedly recorded by shocked citizens from hospitals in Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus that has swept across China and infected 21 in nine foreign countries, went viral on Chinese social media this week and did not paint a picture of a government in control.
In one of the most heartbreaking clips, posted by Chinese-Australian cartoonist, Badiucao, but which could not be independently verified and was reportedly deleted from the Weibo social media site, the sick are seen sitting between drips and oxygen tanks next to three dead bodies covered in white sheets.


thetelegraph--2020-01-25--Coronavirus: hunt for 2,000 travellers who flew from Wuhan to Britain in last fortnight

Public health officials have teamed up with Border Force to trace 2,000 airline passengers who flew into Britain from Wuhan , China , in the past fortnight , to check if they are suffering symptoms of coronavirus .
In a significant escalation of measures to prevent the deadly virus from spreading in the UK , the government said it would be tracking down those who could have been in the incubation period when they landed , but may have appeared symptomless .
Flights from Wuhan are currently suspended , but following a meeting of the government 's emergency committee , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chris Witty announced that a Public Health hub of seven clinicians will now be established at Heathrow to monitor people coming from other parts of China .
The official death toll in China has now risen to 41 , with more than 1,287 confirmed cases .
So far , 14 people tested for coronavirus in Britain have been given the all-clear but checks are still ongoing on ‘ a handful ’ of new cases , and an expert at Public Health England ( PHE ) said it was ‘ highly likely ’ the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday night , the first cases were confirmed in Europe as three patients were identified in France .

Public health officials have teamed up with Border Force to trace 2,000 airline passengers who flew into Britain from Wuhan, China, in the past fortnight, to check if they are suffering symptoms of coronavirus.
In a significant escalation of measures to prevent the deadly virus from spreading in the UK, the government said it would be tracking down those who could have been in the incubation period when they landed, but may have appeared symptomless.
Flights from Wuhan are currently suspended, but following a meeting of the government's emergency committee, Cobra, the Chief Medical Officer Prof Chris Witty announced that a Public Health hub of seven clinicians will now be established at Heathrow to monitor people coming from other parts of China.
The official death toll in China has now risen to 56, with more than 1,975 confirmed cases. One of those killed was a doctor in China's Hubei province.
So far, 14 people tested for coronavirus in Britain have been given the all-clear but checks are still ongoing on ‘a handful’ of new cases, and an expert at Public Health England (PHE) said it was ‘highly likely’ the virus would reach the UK.


thetelegraph--2020-01-25--Scratch 'n' sniff patch to help vegans and vegetarians beat their craving for bacon

For lifelong meateaters looking to kick the habit turning down a slice of sizzling bacon can be as hard as giving up a cigarette is for smokers .
Which might explain the thinking behind the latest attempt to help people eat less meat .
Oxford professor Charles Spence has helped develop a patch infused with the smell of bacon , similar to the nicotine substitutes worn on the arm by smokers to help them give up cigarettes .
Scratching the patch is said to produce a whiff of cooked bacon , intended to help quell the wearer ’ s cravings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ psychology , who is a world renowned expert in sensory perception and the tricks the mind can play on our sense of smell and taste , teamed up with the plant-based food producer Strong Roots to develop the patch .
He says it will allow wearers to “ imagine ” they are eating rashers of bacon , with the effect of leaving them “ satisfied ” .
Professor Spence , the author of Gastrophysics : The New Science of Eating , said : `` Studies have shown that scent can reduce food cravings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strongly connected to our ability to taste therefore experiencing food related cues such as smelling a bacon aroma , can lead us to imagine the act of eating that food .
Imagine eating enough bacon and you might find yourself sated . ''
The patches are being trialled this weekend on a number of users in Reading , Leeds , Liverpool and London who are trying to give up meat , with Strong Roots aiming to make them more widely available in the future - confident they will prove to be effective in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sandwich .
Like all the best scientific developments the patch is being promoted and modelled by a Love Island contestant , in this case Tommy Fury , last year ’ s runner-up .
A spokesman for Strong Roots said : `` Brits keen to adopt a vegetarian diet are about to get scientifically-proven help to wean them off their love of meat .
`` It comes after a study of 2,000 adults found that between cigarettes , alcohol and meat , meat is the hardest to give up . ''

For lifelong meateaters looking to kick the habit turning down a slice of sizzling bacon can be as hard as giving up a cigarette is for smokers.
Which might explain the thinking behind the latest attempt to help people eat less meat.
Oxford professor Charles Spence has helped develop a patch infused with the smell of bacon, similar to the nicotine substitutes worn on the arm by smokers to help them give up cigarettes.
Scratching the patch is said to produce a whiff of cooked bacon, intended to help quell the wearer’s cravings for meat.
The professor in experimental psychology, who is a world renowned expert in sensory perception and the tricks the mind can play on our sense of smell and taste, teamed up with the plant-based food producer Strong Roots to develop the patch.
He says it will allow wearers to “imagine” they are eating rashers of bacon, with the effect of leaving them “satisfied”.
Professor Spence, the author of Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating, said: "Studies have shown that scent can reduce food cravings.
“Our sense of smell is strongly connected to our ability to taste therefore experiencing food related cues such as smelling a bacon aroma, can lead us to imagine the act of eating that food. Imagine eating enough bacon and you might find yourself sated."


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Fraudsters in UK are 'operating with impunity' amid sharp rise in cases, report reveals

Fraudsters in the UK `` currently operate with impunity '' and police have `` not kept pace '' with the @ @ @ @ @ a report has found .
Fraud now accounts for one in three of all crimes @ @ @ @ @ cost millions of victims more than £130 billion to date , according to the review @ @ @ @ @ Sir Craig Mackey .
But fewer than 1 % of officers nationally investigate fraud directly @ @ @ @ @ can no longer work effectively to identify criminals and help bring them to justice '' @ @ @ @ @ nearly 2,000 fraud offences being committed daily , just one in fifty results in a @ @ @ @ @ in cases , the report adds that while overall crime in England and Wales has @ @ @ @ @ over the past 12 months , reporting of fraud has jumped by 500,000 offences , @ @ @ @ @ .
It added a lack of capacity and proper investment and inadequate technology was hampering @ @ @ @ @ .

Fraudsters in the UK "currently operate with impunity" and police have "not kept pace" with the sharp rise in cases, a report has found.
Fraud now accounts for one in three of all crimes committed in Britain and has cost millions of victims more than £130 billion to date, according to the review by ex-deputy Scotland Yard Commissioner Sir Craig Mackey.
But fewer than 1% of officers nationally investigate fraud directly and investigators feel "they can no longer work effectively to identify criminals and help bring them to justice", it adds.
Despite nearly 2,000 fraud offences being committed daily, just one in fifty results in a prosecution.
Illustrating the jump in cases, the report adds that while overall crime in England and Wales has remained "broadly static" over the past 12 months, reporting of fraud has jumped by 500,000 offences, a rise of 15%.
It added a lack of capacity and proper investment and inadequate technology was hampering efforts to tackle the crime.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Three children found dead at house in Dublin

Three children have been found dead in a house in Co Dublin .
A woman in her 40s has been taken to hospital following the discovery of the two boys and a girl in the village of Newcastle , which is south west of Dublin city .
It is understood the three children are all aged under ten , and the woman who has been taken to hospital is their mother .
Irish police have described the deaths as `` unexplained '' .
It is understood gardai are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parson 's Court - a small housing development in the village .
Garda forensic officers were continuing to conduct examinations inside the semi-detached house late on Friday night .
Councillor for the area Emer Higgins described the events as an `` unimaginable tragedy '' .
`` My thoughts are with everybody impacted , '' said the Fine Gael representative .
`` This is a really tight-knit community , it 's a small area , it 's a quiet area , and it 's just unthinkable that something like this could be happening on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tragic .
It 's unbelievable that three young people 's lives could be cut short like that , in what seems to be a particularly tragic case . ''

Three children have been found dead in a house in Co Dublin.
A woman in her 40s has been taken to hospital following the discovery of the two boys and a girl in the village of Newcastle, which is south west of Dublin city.
It is understood the three children are all aged under ten, and the woman who has been taken to hospital is their mother.
Irish police have described the deaths as "unexplained". It is understood gardai are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident.
The children were found in a house in Parson's Court - a small housing development in the village.
Garda forensic officers were continuing to conduct examinations inside the semi-detached house late on Friday night.
Councillor for the area Emer Higgins described the events as an "unimaginable tragedy".
"My thoughts are with everybody impacted," said the Fine Gael representative.
"This is a really tight-knit community, it's a small area, it's a quiet area, and it's just unthinkable that something like this could be happening on our doorstep.
"It's so tragic. It's unbelievable that three young people's lives could be cut short like that, in what seems to be a particularly tragic case."


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Top players considering ‘World Tour’ proposal that would rival PGA Tour and European Tour

Plans for a global golf circuit to rival the PGA Tour and European Tour have resurfaced , with top players reportedly considering the proposal .
The concept of a “ World Golf Tour ” has been around for more than 20 years , with former world No 1 Greg Norman unveiling his plans in 1994 , but failing to gain any traction .
In 2018 , it was reported that a World Golf Series proposed by the World Golf Group was in the pipeline and the concept has again gained momentum , with the aim to have small fields competing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( £7.6 million ) in 10 tournaments a year .
Mark Steinberg , Tiger Woods ’ s agent , told GeoffShackelford.com : “ It seems to resurface at different times .
We ’ ll see if they take it to the next level.
” The website reports that the World Golf Group ’ s proposal involves franchises owned by star players and was discussed at this week ’ s PGA Tour player meeting at the Farmers Insurance Open , where commissioner Jay Monahan reportedly spoke to players about the pitfalls of the concept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerned about the potential threat to the European Tour , chief executive Keith Pelley replied : “ No .
We ’ re not in the habit of talking about the business of other tours , whether they are true or fictional .
”

Revolutionary plans for a global golf circuit are back on the table, with Tiger Woods and some of the sport’s other top players sizing up proposals to appear in 18 events a year, worth at least $10 million each as well as huge signing-on fees.
The concept of a “World Golf Tour” has been around for more than two decades, with former world No 1 Greg Norman unveiling his ambitions in 1994, but failing to get those plans off the ground.
At the 2018 Open at Carnoustie, it emerged that an organisation calling itself the “World Golf Group” was seeking out some of the game’s biggest stars with a Formula One-like plan.
Yet despite many of the big management companies expressing tentative interest, the audacious scheme suddenly went silent. Now it is once again a fevered talking point on the range.
A statement released on behalf of Premier Golf League Limited, claiming to be a subsidiary of World Golf Group Limited, was released to Telegraph Sport late on Friday night, saying: “There has been significant speculation relating to our plans to launch ‘The League’, a new professional golf format that will be comprised of 18 events per season...
"While we do not wish to comment further at this time, we would like to say that it is our intention to work with, rather than challenge, existing tours for the betterment of golf as a sport, pastime and media property, and we have partnered with the Raine Group to help make this vision a reality.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen on verge of Inter Milan move

Christian Eriksen is set to complete his move to Inter Milan next week after Tottenham Hotspur accepted he will leave @ @ @ @ @ transfer window .
Spurs have yet to officially agree a fee for the Denmark international @ @ @ @ @ life without him after almost seven years at the club .
The 27-year-old will move @ @ @ @ @ which was Daniel Levy ’ s asking price for a player with six months left @ @ @ @ @ potential to move on a free transfer at the end of the campaign .
Eriksen @ @ @ @ @ not sign a new deal in the first half of the campaign and even Jose @ @ @ @ @ upturn in results did not persuade him to commit his future to Spurs .
Barcelona @ @ @ @ @ week but a deal is very close to being struck with Inter now and he @ @ @ @ @ medical after the weekend .

Christian Eriksen is set to complete his move to Inter Milan next week after Tottenham Hotspur accepted he will leave for Italy during the January transfer window.
Spurs have yet to officially agree a fee for the Denmark international but they are preparing for life without him after almost seven years at the club.
The 27-year-old will move for around £17 million, which was Daniel Levy’s asking price for a player with six months left on his contract and the potential to move on a free transfer at the end of the campaign.
Eriksen made it clear he would not sign a new deal in the first half of the campaign and even Jose Mourinho’s arrival and upturn in results did not persuade him to commit his future to Spurs.
Barcelona made a late enquiry this week but a deal is very close to being struck with Inter now and he could head there for a medical after the weekend.
Inter coach Antonio Conte has used his knowledge of the Premier League for his recruitment this season. Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez arrived in the summer and he has already signed Ashley Young in this window to make it a trio of arrivals from Manchester United.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Sheffield Wednesday roll back the years as they despatch QPR en route to FA Cup fifth round

Sheffield Wednesday matched their best showing in the FA Cup since 1997 after strikes from Morgan Fox and Sam Winnall settled an all-Championship tie at Loftus Road .
The first half was drifting towards an uneventful conclusion until Fox saw his effort squirm just beyond Joe Lumley for the 26-year-old 's third goal of the season .
After the break wastefulness from the hosts was punished as Winnall capitalised on slack marking to sweep home before Nakhi Wells made it 2-1 to bring some cheer to the home fans on a cold night in W12 .
Midway through the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kept out by Lumley before QPR set off on a breakaway .
Ilias Chair went speeding down the pitch before laying the ball inside to the onrushing Marc Pugh , who fired his shot wide of Cameron Dawson 's right-hand post .
The teams looked set to head into the break all square before Wednesday scored a goal that can only be described as soft .
A quick throw-in by Sam Hutchinson , level with the 18-yard box , looped over Todd Kane 's head and landed at the feet of Fox .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ so much time to compose himself before seeing his shot from six yards trickle under Lumley 's desperate dive .

Sheffield Wednesday matched their best showing in the FA Cup since 1997 after strikes from Morgan Fox and Sam Winnall settled an all-Championship tie at Loftus Road.
The first half was drifting towards an uneventful conclusion until Fox saw his effort squirm just beyond Joe Lumley for the 26-year-old's third goal of the season.
After the break wastefulness from the hosts was punished as Winnall capitalised on slack marking to sweep home before Nakhi Wells made it 2-1 to bring some cheer to the home fans on a cold night in W12.
Midway through the first half Jacob Murphy's curling effort was kept out by Lumley before QPR set off on a breakaway. Ilias Chair went speeding down the pitch before laying the ball inside to the onrushing Marc Pugh, who fired his shot wide of Cameron Dawson's right-hand post.
The teams looked set to head into the break all square before Wednesday scored a goal that can only be described as soft.
A quick throw-in by Sam Hutchinson, level with the 18-yard box, looped over Todd Kane's head and landed at the feet of Fox. The left-back seemed confused that he had so much time to compose himself before seeing his shot from six yards trickle under Lumley's desperate dive.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Manchester United's season could get stuck in the Tranmere mud as Rovers ey

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Manchester United's season could get stuck in the Tranmere mud as Rovers eye Cup upset

Micky Mellon has witnessed the magic of the FA Cup this week and says the boggy pitch at Prenton Park will be no excuse for Manchester United should his Tranmere Rovers team produce another giant-killing act on Sunday .
Mellon masterminded Thursday night ’ s upset against Premier League Watford and now has a beleaguered United in his sights on a surface heavily sanded and with plenty of patches of mud and grass missing .
The ingredients are there for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to have another tricky afternoon , but Mellon insists it is down to players from both sides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ ve both got to play on it , ” he said .
“ People have , maybe , got confused and think that we are playing on a different pitch to United .
We are playing on the same pitch .
“ We ’ ve played on it 23 times , they only have to play on it once .
So , lucky them .
Good players can adapt and adjust to anything , that is what they expect to do .
What if it is windy ?
Do you have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What if it is hailstones ?
“ Good players can play in anything .
The outcome is always to try and win a game of football and good players do that on any surface .
“ Manchester United players will be as well-equipped as anybody in finding ways of winning football games in any situation .
”

Micky Mellon has witnessed the magic of the FA Cup this week and says the boggy pitch at Prenton Park will be no excuse for Manchester United should his Tranmere Rovers team produce another giant-killing act on Sunday.
Mellon masterminded Thursday night’s upset against Premier League Watford and now has a beleaguered United in his sights on a surface heavily sanded and with plenty of patches of mud and grass missing.
The ingredients are there for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to have another tricky afternoon, but Mellon insists it is down to players from both sides to adapt to the conditions.
“We’ve both got to play on it,” he said. “People have, maybe, got confused and think that we are playing on a different pitch to United. We are playing on the same pitch.
“We’ve played on it 23 times, they only have to play on it once. So, lucky them. Good players can adapt and adjust to anything, that is what they expect to do. What if it is windy? Do you have to complain about that, too? What if it is hailstones?
“Good players can play in anything. The outcome is always to try and win a game of football and good players do that on any surface.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Hull manager Grant McCann interview: Growing up with Frank Lampard and leaving the Troubles behind

“ I remember all the stuff that was said about him , but every afternoon he was out there with his spikes on to practise sprinting .
There was some bitching… when I was playing he might have got people calling him an old so and so ... “ I was not surprised at all to see the success he had as a player .
As soon as he broke into that [ West Ham ] team I could just see him getting better and better .
“ I think he proved a lot of people wrong .
I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he only got in the team because of his family .
But I knew there was n't a chance of that .
I always thought he 'd get to the level he reached .
“ I think he ’ s taken to management very well , too .
Got Derby into the play offs last season in the Championship , he ’ s got Chelsea in the top four in the Premier League when people thought they might struggle , but I ’ ve got a tougher job here at Hull.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but he means it .
Hull were many people ’ s favourites to go down this season following the departure of former manager Nigel Adkins .
But McCann , lured from Doncaster Rovers , has done well .
Hull could even make a late run for the play offs .
That has always been part of McCann ’ s personality .
Like Lampard , he had that desire to prove people wrong , to make the most of what he has .
He is the sort of character who would be unable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looks like .
McCann did not make it at West Ham , leaving for Cheltenham after a handful of substitute appearances , before spells at Barnsley , Scunthorpe and Peterborough .
But their time with the Hammers was the making of them both .
McCann was short-tempered , confrontational and extremely homesick teenager from Belfast .
Football was his escape , but as relieved as he was at the time to leave The Troubles behind , he missed his home city terribly .

Grant McCann remembers Frank Lampard very well. He was a couple of years older, hardworking, diligent, a real talent. He also remembers the nudges and winks that followed him everywhere, the whispering campaign that said he was only at West Ham because of who he knew, not how good he was.
McCann remembers Lampard being abused and criticised coming through the ranks. He can remember the manager Harry Redknapp, Lampard’s uncle, having to defend his nephew against accusations of nepotism. But most of all he remembers that Lampard was a better footballer than he was ever going to be.
The two will meet again this weekend when Lampard takes his Chelsea team to take on Hull City in the FA Cup, only this time they are both at the start of new careers in management.
“He was unbelievable, I knew he was going to be a better player,” said McCann, who has attracted praise during his first season at Hull. “I think he had a bigger point to prove because a lot of people said he was only there because of his father (Frank Lampard Snr) and his uncle.
“I think the stick he got, that was the making of him. He had this belief he would do it and he did.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Brendan Rodgers calls for FA Cup replays to be scrapped as Leicester cancel warm-weather training pl

Brendan Rodgers calls for FA Cup replays to be scrapped as Leicester cancel warm-weather training plans

Brendan Rodgers has scrapped plans for a warm-weather training camp due to fears over more fixture congestion .
Rodgers is the latest Premier League manager to recommend abolishing FA Cup replays , as a draw with Brentford on Saturday will wreck Leicester ’ s mid-winter-break .
Leicester will have no option but to play their replay on either February 4 or 5 , days after a league clash with rivals Chelsea , before then returning to action against Wolves on Friday February 14 .
The Premier League introduced the ‘ winter break ’ for this season , but Rodgers is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will have little time off to recharge following a hectic festive period .
When asked if he was considering a warm-weather camp for February , he said : “ We couldn ’ t plan one because of the possibility of the replay .
• Inside Brentford : The hotbed of talent development with a valid claim for best-run club in the country .
`` I think , ideally , there would n't be a replay , you would finish it there and then with a penalty shoot-out .
“ If we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ playing a replay .
It will just diminish the time they can recover .
We have our own internal plan so the players will get some recovery .
“ We obviously have a big game on Tuesday at Villa [ in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg ] so the reward is there that if you do your job , then you get an extra few days free .
`` If you somehow do n't , of course you 're in after the Chelsea game and getting ready for the replay . ''

Brendan Rodgers has scrapped plans for a warm-weather training camp due to fears over more fixture congestion.
Rodgers is the latest Premier League manager to recommend abolishing FA Cup replays, as a draw with Brentford on Saturday will wreck Leicester’s mid-winter-break.
Leicester will have no option but to play their replay on either February 4 or 5, days after a league clash with rivals Chelsea, before then returning to action against Wolves on Friday February 14.
The Premier League introduced the ‘winter break’ for this season, but Rodgers is unhappy with the schedulers as his players will have little time off to recharge following a hectic festive period.
When asked if he was considering a warm-weather camp for February, he said: “We couldn’t plan one because of the possibility of the replay.
"I think, ideally, there wouldn't be a replay, you would finish it there and then with a penalty shoot-out.
“If we’re playing a replay, we’re playing a replay. It will just diminish the time they can recover. We have our own internal plan so the players will get some recovery.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--'I'd dream of scoring a last-minute goal against Liverpool': Shrewsbury's Everton-supporting striker

'I'd dream of scoring a last-minute goal against Liverpool': Shrewsbury's Everton-supporting striker Callum Lang longs for a giant-killing

For Callum Lang , the young Shrewsbury Town forward , playing Liverpool in the FA Cup is something special .
It is not simply a matter of sharing a pitch with the current European and World champions , or trying to outwit Virgil van Dijk ( that ’ s if the best defender in the Premier League plays ) .
It is rather more personal .
For Lang is a lifelong Evertonian , a match-going blue who was at Anfield for the Merseyside derby in the previous round of the Cup .
Not that he counts Everton ’ s defeat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a highlight of his supporting career .
In fact , he rather wishes he had been elsewhere .
“ My girlfriend , Poppy , and all her family are Liverpool and they had a spare ticket in the main stand there , ” he explains , as he sits in the community hub at Shrewsbury ’ s Montgomery Water Meadows Stadium .
“ I had my head in my hands for the last 10 minutes .
When I wasn ’ t arguing with her .
By the end , my head was gone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I wish I had just said no and stayed at home and watched it on the telly.
” Not that it was the first occasion he had suffered at Anfield .
“ To be honest I go every time , every derby and I ’ m always thinking it will be better this time and it never is .
It is normally the same result.
” Much as it pains Lang to admit it , like many on Merseyside , his relationship with football affinity is complicated .
It is not just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the game kicks off on Sunday .
Several members of his family , who have been plaguing him for tickets to the game , are Liverpool fans .

For Callum Lang, the young Shrewsbury Town forward, playing Liverpool in the FA Cup is something special. It is not simply a matter of sharing a pitch with the current European and World champions, or trying to outwit Virgil van Dijk (that’s if the best defender in the Premier League plays). It is rather more personal. For Lang is a lifelong Evertonian, a match-going blue who was at Anfield for the Merseyside derby in the previous round of the Cup. Not that he counts Everton’s defeat then by a youthful Liverpool side as a highlight of his supporting career. In fact, he rather wishes he had been elsewhere.
“My girlfriend, Poppy, and all her family are Liverpool and they had a spare ticket in the main stand there,” he explains, as he sits in the community hub at Shrewsbury’s Montgomery Water Meadows Stadium. “I had my head in my hands for the last 10 minutes. When I wasn’t arguing with her. By the end, my head was gone. I am still not over it. I wish I had just said no and stayed at home and watched it on the telly.”
Not that it was the first occasion he had suffered at Anfield.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Nabil Bentaleb to make Newcastle debut against Oxford in FA Cup

“ We have signed two players with a point to prove , ” said Bruce , whose side sit seven points clear of the bottom three .
“ There are just not enough top players that we are all looking for , especially in January , so usually you look for a fall out with Bentaleb or someone who it 's not gone so well with , like Lazaro at Inter .
For us to get them two , that right quality , is vitally important.
” Bentaleb was dropped from the first team after he complained about the sacking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the summer , while Lazaro struggled to hold down a place in the Inter side .
“ I do n't think Bentaleb is a maverick , I do n't think that 's quite right , ” Bruce said .
“ It 's fair to say he will have an argument , but he wants to win and I 've got no problem with that .
“ The people I 've spoken to , who had him before , Les Ferdinand , Tim Sherwood , they had no issues at all .
I always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came back with were nothing but positive .
“ He 's got himself into this situation because he 's had a row with someone but how often have we seen that ?
It 's our advantage .
Up until last year , he was playing week in week out for a big club in Germany and playing in the Champions League , and playing very well too .
“ Because of that situation , I think we have got ourselves a very good player .
It 's up to me to get the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and I am quietly confident that 's what we will do .
”

Newcastle United will give a debut to new signing Nabil Bentaleb against Oxford United in front a full house at St James’ Park as the hint of an FA Cup run has created a buzz of excitement in the city.
But Valentino Lazaro will not be play, despite completing his loan move from Inter Milan in time to train with his new teammates on Friday because of a delay in getting his international clearance.
Bentaleb’s desperation to impress as well as the return of Allan Saint-Maximin will make things even harder for the visitors from League One, but Bruce has always said he intends to take the cup competitions seriously for as long as he is on Tyneside.
He is the first Newcastle manager to do so since Kevin Keegan and the fans have responded, the club announcing the game was a sell-out – largely thanks to discounted tickets for kids – on Friday morning.
Bruce is delighted with that and cannot wait to let fans have a glimpse of the talent he believes the club have added this month.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Murray brothers will not compete in Tokyo 2020 doubles as Jamie continues with current partner Neal

Murray brothers will not compete in Tokyo 2020 doubles as Jamie continues with current partner Neal Skupski

After 12 years of competing together at the Olympics , the Murray brothers ’ doubles partnership is to be dissolved in Tokyo , as Jamie Murray opts to play with his regular team-mate Neal Skupski instead .
That , at least , is the plan that Jamie outlined on Friday in Melbourne , after he and Skupski had completed a smooth 6-4 , 6-4 victory over Hubert Hurkacz and Vasek Pospisil .
Although Jamie and Skupski have yet to play a tournament final at ATP level , they have won 25 of 40 matches since teaming up in June .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a dreadful record together at the Olympics .
They have won only one match in three attempts , and that was all the way back in Beijing , 2008 .
Admittedly , their collaboration worked far more smoothly in the Davis Cup , especially during Great Britain ’ s run to the title in 2015 .
But , as Andy Murray put it , a couple of weeks before that year ’ s final in Belgium : “ I don ’ t think people appreciate the stress that playing with your brother adds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no-one outside the Murray family – and their various coaches and fitness advisors – really knows what state Andy ’ s body is in .

After 12 years of competing together at the Olympics, the Murray brothers’ doubles partnership is to be dissolved in Tokyo, as Jamie Murray opts to play with his regular team-mate Neal Skupski instead.
That, at least, is the plan that Jamie outlined on Friday in Melbourne, after he and Skupski had completed a smooth 6-4, 6-4 victory over Hubert Hurkacz and Vasek Pospisil.
Although Jamie and Skupski have yet to play a tournament final at ATP level, they have won 25 of 40 matches since teaming up in June. The two Murrays, however, have a dreadful record together at the Olympics. They have won only one match in three attempts, and that was all the way back in Beijing, 2008.
Admittedly, their collaboration worked far more smoothly in the Davis Cup, especially during Great Britain’s run to the title in 2015. But, as Andy Murray put it, a couple of weeks before that year’s final in Belgium: “I don’t think people appreciate the stress that playing with your brother adds to the match.”
More importantly, no-one outside the Murray family – and their various coaches and fitness advisors – really knows what state Andy’s body is in.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Manchester United's Mary Earps reveals her goalkeeping idols as she urges fans to bring the noise ah

Manchester United's Mary Earps reveals her goalkeeping idols as she urges fans to bring the noise ahead of derby

When it comes to self-improvement , Mary Earps has always had to be creative .
With footage of women ’ s football in short supply when she was growing up , and no specialist coaching available until her late teens , the aspiring goalkeeper was forced to do her own research , poring over clips of Iker Casillas or Pepe Reina which she would then try to put it into her own game .
“ Back then , maybe if you were lucky you would catch the FA Cup final highlights on YouTube but it wasn ’ t realistic to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` You were going off what your coaches want you to do .
I would always watch the men ’ s game .
I loved the shot-stopping of Joe Hart , the way Casillas dealt with one-v-one battles and Pepe Reina ’ s side-volley was insane .
Manuel Neuer all-round .
Now it is probably ( Marc-André ) Ter Stegen .
It ’ s too hard to choose one . ''
Thankfully for Earps , and the women 's game in general , times have changed .
Earps now has intensive sessions working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ian Willcock , at Leigh Sports Village .
They have been fine-tuning ahead of today ’ s FA Cup clash against rivals Manchester City , which includes preparing for penalties if the fourth-round tie goes the distance .
The 26-year-old does not mind spot-kicks , that one-on-one battle where the odds are in favour of the attacker but which also offers the chance to be a hero .
In her first game as a kid it was her turn in goal and she saved a penalty .
She has been a keeper ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I don ’ t know about crazy to be a keeper but you have to have something a bit different about you .
Some people think I ’ ve got a screw loose , ” she said .
“ The reality is you are putting your body and face in front of a ball being smashed at you from one to 30 yards .
You are putting your body on the line and you have to have something different about you to want to do that , to not want to turn your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
You have to be a bit different but normal is boring .
”

When it comes to self-improvement, Mary Earps has always had to be creative. With footage of women’s football in short supply when she was growing up, and no specialist coaching available until her late teens, the aspiring goalkeeper was forced to do her own research, poring over clips of Iker Casillas or Pepe Reina which she would then try to put it into her own game.
“Back then, maybe if you were lucky you would catch the FA Cup final highlights on YouTube but it wasn’t realistic to study people," she remembers. "You were going off what your coaches want you to do. I would always watch the men’s game. I loved the shot-stopping of Joe Hart, the way Casillas dealt with one-v-one battles and Pepe Reina’s side-volley was insane. Manuel Neuer all-round. Now it is probably (Marc-André) Ter Stegen. It’s too hard to choose one."
Thankfully for Earps, and the women's game in general, times have changed. Earps now has intensive sessions working with her coach at Manchester United, Ian Willcock, at Leigh Sports Village.
They have been fine-tuning ahead of today’s FA Cup clash against rivals Manchester City, which includes preparing for penalties if the fourth-round tie goes the distance.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Jurgen Klopp shows faith in youngsters for FA Cup date with Shrewsbury Town

Jürgen Klopp will trust the youngsters who humiliated Everton in the FA Cup third round to keep alive Liverpool ’ s honours push on three fronts at Shrewsbury on Sunday .
Klopp will rest his first-choice team for the fourth-round tie at the New Meadow and give Curtis Jones – who scored the superb winner against Everton – Harvey Elliott , Neco Williams , Pedro Chirivella and Yasser Larouchi another chance to showcase their talents .
They will be backed by more experienced players who need game time after recovering from injury , such as Fabinho , Joel Matip and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his second string will avoid a giant-killing .
As he waited for the results of a scan on the hamstring injury that forced Sadio Mané to limp off in the 2-1 win at Wolves on Thursday night , Klopp said : “ We will have a team with fresh legs .
And we have players coming back from injury .
It makes sense to play them because they are pretty good and we want to go through .
It ’ s a chance for a lot of players .
It ’ s a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always is in cup competitions .
“ It ’ s clear , without a winning mentality it ’ s difficult to win football games , but I don ’ t think the players have left any doubt this season that they want to win , whoever it is .
”

Jürgen Klopp will trust the youngsters who humiliated Everton in the FA Cup third round to keep alive Liverpool’s honours push on three fronts at Shrewsbury on Sunday.
Klopp will rest his first-choice team for the fourth-round tie at the New Meadow and give Curtis Jones – who scored the superb winner against Everton – Harvey Elliott, Neco Williams, Pedro Chirivella and Yasser Larouchi another chance to showcase their talents.
They will be backed by more experienced players who need game time after recovering from injury, such as Fabinho, Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren.
But Klopp is confident his second string will avoid a giant-killing.
As he waited for the results of a scan on the hamstring injury that forced Sadio Mané to limp off in the 2-1 win at Wolves on Thursday night, Klopp said: “We will have a team with fresh legs. And we have players coming back from injury. It makes sense to play them because they are pretty good and we want to go through. It’s a chance for a lot of players. It’s a tough place to go, as it always is in cup competitions.
“It’s clear, without a winning mentality it’s difficult to win football games, but I don’t think the players have left any doubt this season that they want to win, whoever it is.”


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Wayne Rooney and Derby fail to break resolve of Northampton in FA Cup

The box office appeal of Wayne Rooney filled this ground to its capacity for the second time in four years but Championship side Derby could not deny Northampton of League Two a fourth-round replay as they attempt to reach the last 16 of the FA Cup for the first time in half a century .
Phillip Cocu , the Derby manager , paid Keith Curle ’ s battlers a compliment by starting the former England captain after four full 90-minute matches since he became eligible to play on Jan 1 .
The crowd matched the attendance when Rooney ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cup in 2016 .
The key moment in a match of no real chances for either side came in the 13th minute as Charlie Goode , the Northampton defender , seemed to wrestle Jack Marriott to the ground , denying the Derby striker a clear goalscoring opportunity .
The video assistant referee was not in use and referee Darren England did not even award a free-kick .
Cocu remonstrated with the fourth official about the incident and was still bristling after the final whistle .
“ It should have been a red card @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cocu said .
“ You didn ’ t need VAR to see that .
I spoke to the fourth official and he agreed with me that it was a foul .

The box office appeal of Wayne Rooney filled this ground to its capacity for the second time in four years but Championship side Derby could not deny Northampton of League Two a fourth-round replay as they attempt to reach the last 16 of the FA Cup for the first time in half a century.
Phillip Cocu, the Derby manager, paid Keith Curle’s battlers a compliment by starting the former England captain after four full 90-minute matches since he became eligible to play on Jan 1. The crowd matched the attendance when Rooney’s Manchester United were here in the League Cup in 2016.
The key moment in a match of no real chances for either side came in the 13th minute as Charlie Goode, the Northampton defender, seemed to wrestle Jack Marriott to the ground, denying the Derby striker a clear goalscoring opportunity.
The video assistant referee was not in use and referee Darren England did not even award a free-kick. Cocu remonstrated with the fourth official about the incident and was still bristling after the final whistle.
“It should have been a red card, there is no doubt,” Cocu said. “You didn’t need VAR to see that. I spoke to the fourth official and he agreed with me that it was a foul.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Shrewsbury Town vs Liverpool, FA Cup fourth round: What time is kick-off, what TV channel is it on a

Shrewsbury Town vs Liverpool, FA Cup fourth round: What time is kick-off, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?

What is it ?
Why , it 's the FA Cup fourth-round tie between League One strugglers Shrewsbury Town and Liverpool , the European and world club champions .
When is it ?
It 's this Sunday , so January 26 , 2020 .
What TV channel is it on ?
The match is live on BBC One , with coverage starting from 4:30pm .
BBC iPlayer will also be showing the game .
Our man JJ Bull will be live blogging the game on this page , so come back then to follow the action with him .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sam Ricketts has a full squad to pick from for their glamour tie with Liverpool .
Ricketts must decide whether to give either of his January signings a debut in the televised fixture .
Blackburn defender Sam Hart , who has joined on loan for the rest of the season , was an unused substitute for Saturday 's 2-2 draw at Fleetwood .
On Monday Ricketts brought in ex-Bolton midfielder Josh Vela on a two-and-a-half year deal after he was released by Hibernian .
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will rest most of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He is likely , however , to play centre-backs Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip – recently returned from injury – Adam Lallana , if he recovers from illness , Fabinho and Divock Origi .
Naby Keïtacould also be in line for a comeback after almost a month out with a groin problem after he returned to training .
However , fellow midfielders James Milner ( hamstring ) and Xherdan Shaqiri ( knock ) are unavailable .
What are they saying ?
Chris Bascombe analysed `` the best centre-back of the last 20 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following Liverpool 's win over Manchester United last week .
See what he had to say here .
What are the odds ?
Despite Shrewsbury impressing in the previous round against Bristol City , even a rotated Liverpool side will be too strong .
Liverpool ’ s youngsters put a full-strength Everton side to the sword in the previous round so with or without them in the side , Jurgen Klopp ’ s men should sail to victory .
Result : 1-4

What is it?
Why, it's the FA Cup fourth-round tie between League One strugglers Shrewsbury Town and Liverpool, the European and world club champions.
When is it?
It's this Sunday, so January 26, 2020.
What time is kick-off?
5.00pm (GMT).
What TV channel is it on?
The match is live on BBC One, with coverage starting from 4:30pm. BBC iPlayer will also be showing the game.
Our man JJ Bull will be live blogging the game on this page, so come back then to follow the action with him.
What is the team news?
Shrewsbury manager Sam Ricketts has a full squad to pick from for their glamour tie with Liverpool. Ricketts must decide whether to give either of his January signings a debut in the televised fixture.
Blackburn defender Sam Hart, who has joined on loan for the rest of the season, was an unused substitute for Saturday's 2-2 draw at Fleetwood.
On Monday Ricketts brought in ex-Bolton midfielder Josh Vela on a two-and-a-half year deal after he was released by Hibernian.
Shrewsbury Town possible starting XI: O'Leary; Williams, Ebanks-Landell, Pierre; Love, Norburn, Laurent, Golbourne; Whalley, Lang, Edwards.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will rest most of his first-team players for the trip to Shropshire. He is likely, however, to play centre-backs Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip – recently returned from injury – Adam Lallana, if he recovers from illness, Fabinho and Divock Origi.
Naby Keïtacould also be in line for a comeback after almost a month out with a groin problem after he returned to training.
However, fellow midfielders James Milner (hamstring) and Xherdan Shaqiri (knock) are unavailable.
Liverpool possible starting XI: Adrian; Williams, Matip, Van der Berg, Larouci; Fabinho, Jones, Chirivella; Elliott, Origi, Minamino.
What are they saying?
Chris Bascombe analysed "the best centre-back of the last 20 years", Virgil van Dijk, following Liverpool's win over Manchester United last week. See what he had to say here.
What are the odds?
Shrewsbury Town to win: 6/1
Draw: 4/1
Liverpool to win: 2/5
What's our prediction?
Despite Shrewsbury impressing in the previous round against Bristol City, even a rotated Liverpool side will be too strong. Liverpool’s youngsters put a full-strength Everton side to the sword in the previous round so with or without them in the side, Jurgen Klopp’s men should sail to victory.
Result: 1-4


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Peter Scudamore criticises BBC's lack of racing coverage following Cornelius Lysaght's departure

Eight-time champion jump jockey Peter Scudamore has launched a blistering attack on the BBC over the sacking of `` quite excellent broadcaster '' Cornelius Lysaght .
Scudamore poured scorn on the corporation 's decision after Lysaght told the Daily Telegraph of his sadness at being made redundant following 30 years on what is now Radio 5 Live .
The 54-year-old racing correspondent leaves after Cheltenham and the Grand National along with fellow staffer and host , Jonathan Overend .
The decision has been linked with an “ Under-35s ” policy pursued by the BBC ’ s director of radio , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What a Shout '' programme on the Racing Post YouTube channel that Lysaght 's departure would effectively mean the end of racing on 5 Live .
`` I wouldn ’ t say that it ’ s his age , he ’ s a quite excellent broadcaster , '' he said .
`` What disappoints me is that really they ’ re sacking racing and not Cornelius , the BBC .
I feel they have a responsibility and it ’ s a big , British industry and a lot of people are employed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ think the BBC has a responsibility to broadcast and put it out there .
It ’ s a public servant to us - I ’ m paying my licence fee . ''
Occasional 5 Live host Mark Pougatch , now a regular on BT Sport and ITV , has also been told there is no more regular work at the BBC .

Eight-time champion jump jockey Peter Scudamore has launched a blistering attack on the BBC over the sacking of "quite excellent broadcaster" Cornelius Lysaght.
Scudamore poured scorn on the corporation's decision after Lysaght told the Daily Telegraph of his sadness at being made redundant following 30 years on what is now Radio 5 Live.
The 54-year-old racing correspondent leaves after Cheltenham and the Grand National along with fellow staffer and host, Jonathan Overend. The decision has been linked with an “Under-35s” policy pursued by the BBC’s director of radio, James Purnell.
Scudamore told the "What a Shout" programme on the Racing Post YouTube channel that Lysaght's departure would effectively mean the end of racing on 5 Live. "I wouldn’t say that it’s his age, he’s a quite excellent broadcaster," he said. "What disappoints me is that really they’re sacking racing and not Cornelius, the BBC. I feel they have a responsibility and it’s a big, British industry and a lot of people are employed. We pay our licence fee and I think the BBC has a responsibility to broadcast and put it out there. It’s a public servant to us - I’m paying my licence fee."
Occasional 5 Live host Mark Pougatch, now a regular on BT Sport and ITV, has also been told there is no more regular work at the BBC.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Fewer than four per cent of offences investigated by police in crime-ridden area of London end up in

Fewer than four per cent of offences investigated by police in crime-ridden area of London end up in court

Fewer than 4 per cent of offences investigated by police in a crime-ridden area of north-east London end up in court , it has been disclosed .
Statistics show that last year 1,094 crimes were investigated in Stoke Newington – an area on the Scotland Yard map that is made up of about 30 streets .
Just 45 offenders were dealt with in court in the same period , equivalent to just 3.37 per cent of the offences under investigation .
The spotlight was turned on the area , where terraced houses typically sell for £1.5 million , when this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Question Time was broadcast from the suburb famous for its independent shops and trendy cafés .
The panel , chaired by Fiona Bruce , entered into a discussion on crime after audience member Lena Corner , 49 , told them her teenage son had been mugged three times in less than a year .
Last night the mother of three boys told The Telegraph how her son was first mugged at the age of 13 in January last year by an older gang of boys who threatened to stab him .
Ms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been terrible .
It ’ s just that fear he lives with every day .
It ’ s that type of fear you have in your stomach and he has got that .
It ’ s not a good way to spend your childhood .
Teenagers round here have totally changed the way they behave and socialise as a result of all these muggings .

Fewer than 4 per cent of offences investigated by police in a crime-ridden area of north-east London end up in court, it has been disclosed.
Statistics show that last year 1,094 crimes were investigated in Stoke Newington – an area on the Scotland Yard map that is made up of about 30 streets.
Just 45 offenders were dealt with in court in the same period, equivalent to just 3.37 per cent of the offences under investigation.
The spotlight was turned on the area, where terraced houses typically sell for £1.5 million, when this week’s episode of BBC’s Question Time was broadcast from the suburb famous for its independent shops and trendy cafés.
The panel, chaired by Fiona Bruce, entered into a discussion on crime after audience member Lena Corner, 49, told them her teenage son had been mugged three times in less than a year.
Last night the mother of three boys told The Telegraph how her son was first mugged at the age of 13 in January last year by an older gang of boys who threatened to stab him.
Ms Corner said: “It has just been terrible. It’s just that fear he lives with every day. It’s that type of fear you have in your stomach and he has got that. It’s not a good way to spend your childhood. Teenagers round here have totally changed the way they behave and socialise as a result of all these muggings.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Government advises schools that transgender boys need access to free period products

Schools must make sure free period products are available in “ communal areas ” so they can be accessed by girls who identify as transgender boys .
Earlier this week a Government rolled out its scheme to provide tampons , sanitary pads and other menstrual products .
The Department for Education published guidance for schools which advised headteachers to store products in “ communal areas such as libraries ” so that “ all learners , including those who would not use female toilets , can access the products ” .
The guidance stated that “ Girls , non-binary and transgender @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to access this scheme ” .
It went on to explain that free period products should be available to “ learners who do not identify as female but still have periods , for instance , transgender boys and non-binary learners ” .
The Chancellor announced last year that sanitary products would be given out for free in secondary schools across England .
Announcing the move in the Spring Statement , Philip Hammond said it followed concern from headteachers that girls are missing school because they can not afford the products .
Mr Hammond @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rising concern by headteachers that some girls are missing school attendance due to inability to afford sanitary products , I have decided to fund the provision of free sanitary products in secondary schools and colleges in England from the next school year.
” The government has already pledged to remove VAT on sanitary products – the so-called “ tampon tax ” – when the UK leaves the European Union .
Currently it channels the revenue it raises to good causes .

Schools must make sure free period products are available in “communal areas” so they can be accessed by girls who identify as transgender boys.
Earlier this week a Government rolled out its scheme to provide tampons, sanitary pads and other menstrual products.
The Department for Education published guidance for schools which advised headteachers to store products in “communal areas such as libraries” so that “all learners, including those who would not use female toilets, can access the products”.
The guidance stated that “Girls, non-binary and transgender learners who have periods may all need to access this scheme”.
It went on to explain that free period products should be available to “learners who do not identify as female but still have periods, for instance, transgender boys and non-binary learners”.
The Chancellor announced last year that sanitary products would be given out for free in secondary schools across England.
Announcing the move in the Spring Statement, Philip Hammond said it followed concern from headteachers that girls are missing school because they cannot afford the products.
Mr Hammond told MPs: "In response to rising concern by headteachers that some girls are missing school attendance due to inability to afford sanitary products, I have decided to fund the provision of free sanitary products in secondary schools and colleges in England from the next school year.”


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Powerful earthquake hits Turkey, killing six and sending panicked residents onto the streets

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 hit eastern Turkey on Friday , killing at least six people , @ @ @ @ @ sending panicked residents rushing into the street .
Rescue teams were being sent to the @ @ @ @ @ which had its epicentre in the small lakeside town of Sivrice in the eastern province @ @ @ @ @ was very scary , furniture fell on top of us .
We rushed outside , @ @ @ @ @ who lives in the provincial capital of Elazig , told AFP .
`` We will @ @ @ @ @ a farmhouse outside the city , '' she said .
The Turkish government 's disaster @ @ @ @ @ AFAD ) said the quake hit Sivrice at around 8.55 pm ( 1755 GMT ) @ @ @ @ @ assessed its magnitude at 6.7 , and said it had a depth of 10 kilometres @ @ @ @ @ .

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 hit eastern Turkey on Friday, killing 20 people, causing buildings to collapse and sending panicked residents rushing into the street.
Rescue teams were being sent to the scene of the quake, which had its epicentre in the small lakeside town of Sivrice in the eastern province of Elazig.
"It was very scary, furniture fell on top of us. We rushed outside," 47-year-old Melahat Can, who lives in the provincial capital of Elazig, told AFP.
"We will spend the coming days in a farmhouse outside the city," she said.
The Turkish government's disaster and emergency management agency (AFAD) said the quake hit Sivrice at around 8.55 pm (1755 GMT).
The US Geological Survey assessed its magnitude at 6.7, and said it had a depth of 10 kilometres (about six miles).


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Trump impeachment: President told associates to 'get rid' of Ukraine ambassador, tapes reportedly re

Trump impeachment: President told associates to 'get rid' of Ukraine ambassador, tapes reportedly reveal

A tape has reportedly surfaced where Donald Trump can be heard ordering the firing of his then Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch - a central controversy of the impeachment saga .
A voice sounding like the US president can be heard saying “ get rid of her !
” according to ABC News , which said it had listened to the tape .
The broadcaster quoted Mr Trump saying : “ Get her out tomorrow .
I do n't care .
Get her out tomorrow .
Take her out .
Okay ?
Do it . ''
The tape has not been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unable to independently verify its existence .
The comments are controversial because they appear to show Mr Trump ’ s direct involvement in the removal of Ms Yovanovitch , a key figure in the impeachment scandal .
Ms Yovanovitch has testified that she was forced out of her post by Trump loyalists who were smearing her by claiming she was working against the president .
It has since been claimed that the president ’ s supporters saw the then ambassador as a potential block to the investigation into Democrat Joe Biden that Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said to have taken place at April 30 2018 over dinner at the Trump International Hotel in Washington , DC .
Ms Yovanovitch was eventually fired a year later .

A tape has reportedly surfaced where Donald Trump can be heard ordering the firing of his then Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch - a central controversy of the impeachment saga.
A voice sounding like the US president can be heard saying “get rid of her!” according to ABC News, which said it had listened to the tape.
The broadcaster quoted Mr Trump saying: “Get her out tomorrow. I don't care. Get her out tomorrow. Take her out. Okay? Do it."
The tape has not been made public and The Daily Telegraph was unable to independently verify its existence.
The comments are controversial because they appear to show Mr Trump’s direct involvement in the removal of Ms Yovanovitch, a key figure in the impeachment scandal.
Ms Yovanovitch has testified that she was forced out of her post by Trump loyalists who were smearing her by claiming she was working against the president.
It has since been claimed that the president’s supporters saw the then ambassador as a potential block to the investigation into Democrat Joe Biden that Mr Trump was seeking.
The meeting is said to have taken place at April 30 2018 over dinner at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC. Ms Yovanovitch was eventually fired a year later.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Cementing 'Grand Slam' of title belts the mission for Cris Cyborg against Julia Budd at Bellator 238

Cris Cyborg weighed in for her title challenge with champion Julia Budd for the Bellator 's women 's featherweight crown here Friday and , on the early morning scales , hit a little under the 145lbs limit .
Job done .
The Brazilian with quite the reputation in fight sports took a moment and looked skywards as if in prayer .
A prayer to the fighting Gods .
The 34-year-old who has been a wrecking ball fighter since the age of 19 , now sits on the brink of the last phase of her career .
History can be made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Budd , but for once , Cyborg is having to perhaps battle the mental demons after defeat to Amanda Nunes in the UFC , beaten in the manner with which Cyborg herself has been aggressively ploughing through opponents for the last decade and a half .
There are no outward signs of a dented fighting warrior spirit , but those who have been there before believe there will be some demons to overcome .
This is certainly an intriguing women 's fight , a super fight in some ways , given Budd 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet need for the test of steel against a foe exactly like Cyborg .
Both have immense physical strength and athleticism , the Brazilian more of a brawler than Budd , yet the Canadian hard as nails .
It 's a test they are both relishing , with both protagonists looking in superb shape this week around the event 's set pieces , which included a press conference inside Paramount Studios , which , perhaps for the location , went down with less drama than the place has actually been accustomed to for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its directorial Hollywood lineage .

Cris Cyborg weighed in for her title challenge with champion Julia Budd for the Bellator's women's featherweight crown here Friday and, on the early morning scales, hit a little under the 145lbs limit. Job done. The Brazilian with quite the reputation in fight sports took a moment and looked skywards as if in prayer. A prayer to the fighting Gods.
The 34-year-old who has been a wrecking ball fighter since the age of 19, now sits on the brink of the last phase of her career.
History can be made against the accomplished reigning Bellator champion Julia Budd, but for once, Cyborg is having to perhaps battle the mental demons after defeat to Amanda Nunes in the UFC, beaten in the manner with which Cyborg herself has been aggressively ploughing through opponents for the last decade and a half.
There are no outward signs of a dented fighting warrior spirit, but those who have been there before believe there will be some demons to overcome.
This is certainly an intriguing women's fight, a super fight in some ways, given Budd's long unbeaten record, huge improvements, yet need for the test of steel against a foe exactly like Cyborg.
Both have immense physical strength and athleticism, the Brazilian more of a brawler than Budd, yet the Canadian hard as nails. It's a test they are both relishing, with both protagonists looking in superb shape this week around the event's set pieces, which included a press conference inside Paramount Studios, which, perhaps for the location, went down with less drama than the place has actually been accustomed to for over a century since Adolph Zukor began its directorial Hollywood lineage.


thetelegraph--2020-01-24--Coco Gauff expected to earn £20m in endorsements before she reaches her twenties, says sports market

Coco Gauff expected to earn £20m in endorsements before she reaches her twenties, says sports marketing expert

Coco Gauff will make £20 million in endorsements while still in her teens , brand specialists predicted on Friday night after she stunned defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka .
The 15-year-old staged her most dramatic giant-killing yet by easing to a 6-3 , 6-4 victory against the world No 4 in 67 minutes .
Her earning potential will be in the `` top echelon '' if she stays on course to win a grand slam within two years , according to Rob Mills , chief executive of Turnstile Sport which has been studying earning potentials in tennis .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he told Telegraph Sport ahead of a report he is due to publish next week .
`` She is obviously young and you 've got to see that consistency coming through , but if you look at say Osaka 's deals , we 're in the 8.5million US dollars territory .
She 's going to be very quickly in that range very conceivably in the next 12 to 24 months .
That 's only the sports brand category . ''
Gauff , he said , should benefit from `` real heat in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The sport is a rarity in that men and women get really equal billing and having that global platform , being an American at a young age , she very quickly moves into the top echelon of endorsement potential , '' Mills added .
`` On the basis she wins a couple of slams in the next few years she should be worth in that £20m endorsement mark . ''

Coco Gauff will make £20 million in endorsements while still in her teens, brand specialists predicted on Friday night after she stunned defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka.
The 15-year-old staged her most dramatic giant-killing yet by easing to a 6-3, 6-4 victory against the world No 4 in 67 minutes. Her earning potential will be in the "top echelon" if she stays on course to win a grand slam within two years, according to Rob Mills, chief executive of Turnstile Sport which has been studying earning potentials in tennis.
"We are very bullish about her," he told Telegraph Sport ahead of a report he is due to publish next week. "She is obviously young and you've got to see that consistency coming through, but if you look at say Osaka's deals, we're in the 8.5million US dollars territory. She's going to be very quickly in that range very conceivably in the next 12 to 24 months. That's only the sports brand category."
Gauff, he said, should benefit from "real heat in women's sport" at the moment. "The sport is a rarity in that men and women get really equal billing and having that global platform, being an American at a young age, she very quickly moves into the top echelon of endorsement potential," Mills added. "On the basis she wins a couple of slams in the next few years she should be worth in that £20m endorsement mark."