thetelegraph--2020-01-23--When is Burns Night and what should I cook for supper?

Burns Night , often an extravagant affair involving bagpipes , lashings of whisky , and a toast to the haggis , traditionally takes place around the birthday of the great Scottish poet , Robert Burns .
This year , participants will raise a dram on January 25 and seek to serve a supper with all the pomp of the very first Burns Night in 1801 , when friends of Rabbie came together to commemorate his death a few years earlier .
The undisputed highlight of the evening is , of course , the emphatic rendition of Burns 's 'To a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ haggis is theatrically split open ( 'his knife see rustic labour dight ' ) , with care being taken to ensure a good amount of its gory innards are exposed ( make sure to make an incision in the haggis before the address – your guests may not thank you when you go in to slit your haggis and it pops under the pressure , showering them in bits of scalding meat ) .
After the address , the feast of haggis , neeps and tatties , cock-a-leekie soup and cranachan or clootie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a long night of drinking , dancing and entertainment to celebrate the life of Scotland 's favourite Scot ( he even beat William 'Braveheart ' Wallace in a Scottish television poll ) .
For our Burns Night feast , we have looked beyond turnips and potatoes for a modern menu with Scottish significance .
Featured below , our favourite recipes will take you and your guests through from dawn to dusk ...

Burns Night, an extravagant affair held at the end of January to celebrate the life of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns, traditionally involves the shrill sound of bagpipes, creamy neeps and tatties, and lashings of fiery whisky sauce.
The undisputed highlight of the evening is, however, the emphatic rendition of Burns's 'To a Haggis'. During the poem, the savoury pudding is theatrically split open ('his knife see rustic labour dight'), with care being taken to ensure a good amount of its innards are exposed. Make sure, though, to make your incision before the address – your fellow diners may not thank you when you go in to slit your haggis and it pops under the pressure, showering them in bits of scalding meat.
For our Burns Night feast, we have looked beyond turnips and potatoes for a modern menu with Scottish significance. Featured below, our favourite recipes will take you through from dawn to dusk...
The best Burns Night recipes for 2022


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--The best vegan and vegetarian haggis for Burns Night

The haggis is central to the traditional Burn 's Night celebration : the spiced offal pudding is paraded in on a silver platter to the sound of bagpipes , before an honoured reader commences with a rendition of Burns 's 'To a Haggis ' and all present dig in .
The event marks the birthday of the great Scottish poet , Robert Burns , and this year takes place on Saturday , January 25 .
To cater for the growing number of vegans ( an estimated seven per cent of the population , with 21 per cent of us now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actively trying to cut down on meat ) there are now meat-free haggises on the market , which substitute the usual minced heart , liver and lungs for neeps and tatties , as well as a mix of beans , lentils , oats and seeds , to achieve that prized crumbly texture .
But not everyone is in favour of this break with tradition .
Douglas Scott , chief executive of the Scottish Federation of Meat , had this response to the news that Tesco would be stocking a popular brand of vegetarian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enjoyed haggis so much that he stood up and competed a address to it .
If you listen to this , he gives the impression that its going to give you power and strength .
That is not the impression you get from the vegan haggis , and I think he would be scoffing at it . ''

The haggis is central to the traditional Burn's Night celebration: the spiced offal pudding is paraded in on a silver platter to the sound of bagpipes, before an honoured reader commences with a rendition of Burns's 'To a Haggis' and all present dig in. The event marks the birthday of the great Scottish poet, Robert Burns, and this year takes place on Saturday, January 25.
To cater for the growing number of vegans (an estimated seven per cent of the population, with 21 per cent of us now identifying as 'flexitarian' and a third actively trying to cut down on meat) there are now meat-free haggises on the market, which substitute the usual minced heart, liver and lungs for neeps and tatties, as well as a mix of beans, lentils, oats and seeds, to achieve that prized crumbly texture.
But not everyone is in favour of this break with tradition. Douglas Scott, chief executive of the Scottish Federation of Meat, had this response to the news that Tesco would be stocking a popular brand of vegetarian haggis last year: "Robert Burns enjoyed haggis so much that he stood up and competed a address to it. If you listen to this, he gives the impression that its going to give you power and strength. That is not the impression you get from the vegan haggis, and I think he would be scoffing at it."


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Australia Day 2020: why the British sent convicts Down Under - and how they named the country

It 's a controversial date in Australia , but for many Down Under , Australia Day , which falls on January 26 every year , is the perfect excuse for a few beers and a barbecue .
Marking the day in 1788 , when British settlers arrived on Australian shores for the first time and Captain Arthur Phillip raised the Union Jack at Sydney Cove , the celebration has been part of the national calendar since 1935 , and a public holiday since 1994 .
For millions it 's an opportunity to celebrate national pride , either by going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by meeting up with family and friends on the holiday .
But why did the British decide to travel to Australia and how did British explorer Captain Matthew Flinders give the country its name ?
Here 's everything you need to know , including how controversy surrounding Australia Day has grown in recent years .
The arrival of the First Fleet On 13 May 1787 , 11 ships set sail from England under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip .
Until recently , British convicts had been sent to the Thirteen Colonies on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But following the American War of Independence , the newly created United States of America refused to take criminals from the United Kingdom .
And so , in 1785 , plans were put in place for convicts to be sent to the land claimed by British explorer James Cook five years earlier : New South Wales in Australia .
Philips was tasked with setting up a the first penal colonies on this new land , with Botany Bay the destination and site in mind .

And 2021 was no different, as thousands of Australians protested against the celebration. Rallies took place across the country, with organisers asking protesters to wear face masks and remain socially distanced.
There are nearly 800,000 Aborigines in a population of 25 million in Australia, whose descendants date back about 50,000 years before British colonisers arrived. They suffer disproportionately high rates of suicide, alcohol abuse, domestic violence and imprisonment.
Protesters have demanded a treaty between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, recognition in the constitution, and an end to inequality. They also want the date of Australia Day to be changed, or abolished altogether.
Whether to change the date of Australia Day has been a subject of debate for many years, as has whether to change the Australian flag, which includes the British Union Jack.
The former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ruled out a change of flag. "That’s the one they have on their backpacks when they’re travelling overseas, that’s the flag that our soldiers have on their shoulder patches, that is our flag,” he told reporters.
How did Australia get its name?
From the 2nd century, Europeans referred to the vast expanse of land in the southern hemisphere as the 'unknown southern land' - or, in Latin, 'terra australis incognita'.
In 1644, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman used the name 'New Holland' to refer to the land. Although the Dutch made expeditions to the land many times over the following centuries, they never claimed any territory there, assuming that the lack of fertile soil would make it impossible to colonise.
When British explorer James Cook claimed Australia's east coast in 1770, he originally named it New Wales, before renaming it New South Wales.
It was Matthew Flinders, the British navigator who officially identified Australia as a continent, who suggested a return to the Latin name. In 1804, he referred to the land as Australia in a chart he created while held captive by the French in Mauritius.
However the name was met with disapproval back home. On his return to England, he published a book on his travels in 1814; the book was even renamed 'A Voyage to Terra Australis' without his consent. In it, he discussed his reasons for the name:
'There is no probability, that any other detached body of land, of nearly equal extent, will ever be found in a more southern latitude; the name Terra Australis will, therefore, remain descriptive of the geographical importance of this country, and of its situation on the globe.
'...Had I permitted myself any innovation upon the original term, it would have been to convert it into Australia; as being more agreeable to the ear, and an assimilation to the names of the other great portions of the earth.'
Flinders died in July 1814, and was buried at St James's Gardens, London. Ten years after his death, the name was officially accepted by the British Admiralty in 1824.
Some believed the explorer's grave was lost underneath a platform at London Euston, but in January 2019, archaeologists carrying out a mass excavation of graves to make way for the arrival of HS2 found his remains, with his name clearly engraved on the lead plate of his coffin.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Ireland v Scotland, Six Nations 2020: What date and time is the game, what TV channel is it on and w

Ireland v Scotland, Six Nations 2020: What date and time is the game, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?

What is the team news ?
Johnny Sexton has been appointed Ireland captain for the Six Nations , while new @ @ @ @ @ named five uncapped players in his 36-man squad .
Fly-half Sexton takes on the role @ @ @ @ @ former skipper Rory Best .
Leinster trio Ronan Kelleher , Caelan Doris and Max Deegan @ @ @ @ @ debutants selected for the tournament , along with Ulster pair Billy Burns and Tom O'Toole @ @ @ @ @ won 88 caps for Ireland , has not played since suffering a knee injury playing @ @ @ @ @ but , according to his club side , is making `` good progress '' in @ @ @ @ @ year-old 's only previous experience of captaining his country came in October during the World @ @ @ @ @ .
Leinster lock Devin Toner , capped 67 times , returns to the fold after @ @ @ @ @ World Cup squad picked by former coach Joe Schmidt .

Hello and welcome to Telegraph Sport's live coverage of the second match of the 2020 Six Nations, between Ireland and Scotland in Dublin.
Today marks the start of a new era for Irish rugby, with Joe Schmidt's six-year tenure at the helm of the Ireland team coming to an end after such a disappointing World Cup run in Japan. Andy Farrell, defence coach under Schmidt and an assistant with Stuart Lancaster's England, is now the man responsible for Ireland's performance.
It is not just in the technical area where there has been change for Ireland. Long-standing captain Rory Best has hung up his international boots, with Johnny Sexton taking over the duty, while Leinster No 8 Caelan Doris will make his debut after impressing for his province.
Scotland's build-up, meanwhile, has been slightly more tempestuous than they might have been expecting. Talismanic fly-half Finn Russell will not be playing today, owing to an alcohol-fuelled indiscretion that saw him expelled from Scotland's training camp. That gives young Adam Hastings, inexperienced but supremely talented - the opportunity to spearhead the side on his first Six Nations start. He has had to play the bridesmaid for so long but now is the bride. He is a bride, too, who has been in immaculate nick for his club, Glasgow Warriors. Stuart Hogg begins his stint as captain today, too.
The last time these two teams met, there was a Sexton-Murray masterclass in a rain-swept Yokohama as Ireland registered a bonus-point victory over a feeble, "embarrassing" Scotland at the World Cup. Three of Ireland's try-scorers from that day - James Ryan, Tadhg Furlong, and Andrew Conway - will take to the field this evening in Dublin. Scotland will need to be far more physical and accurate than they were that day if they are going to get anything out of this fixture, while Ireland will be hoping to mirror their performance from that day, rather than what followed in Japan.
History would suggest, incidentally, that these two times might struggle this year. In Six Nations tournaments that have come directly after World Cups, Ireland have finished higher than third just once, 2004, when they came second. Scotland, meanwhile, have never finished above fourth in a post-World Cup Six Nations.
Neither Farrell nor Townsend will care a jot about that today, mind you. It's all about the win on the day.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--The unseated rate for jockeys may have dropped but knowing how to fall off a horse is no trivial mat

The unseated rate for jockeys may have dropped but knowing how to fall off a horse is no trivial matter

The first thing that pleased me , indeed gave me confidence , was that instinctively I was already in a tight ball by the time I hit the ground .
I was aware of hooves all around me but not one brushed me and I do not think that was coincidence .
Of course that was back in the early 1980s , Richard Johnson ’ s career had got as far as being led round his father ’ s farm on a leading rein pony and much has changed since .
Back then they used to say a jockey would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 rides – I was doing my bit to lower it because I had a 100 per cent record of falling off after my first two rides – and one in 10 falls would result in an injury but that was probably something of a convenient statistic .
Even back then it was probably more like 1 fall per 14 rides .
In 2001 the faller/unseated rate had fallen to 5.6 per cent ( roughly 1 fall for every 18 rides ) but in 2019 it was down to 3.7 ( one in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up on its inside , racing might still be able to claim that being a jockey is the only profession where you are followed round in your work on a daily basis by an ambulance but that does not take into account the ambulances now parked beside the country ’ s rugby pitches on a Saturday afternoon .

The first thing that pleased me, indeed gave me confidence, was that instinctively I was already in a tight ball by the time I hit the ground.
I was aware of hooves all around me but not one brushed me and I do not think that was coincidence. Of course that was back in the early 1980s, Richard Johnson’s career had got as far as being led round his father’s farm on a leading rein pony and much has changed since.
Back then they used to say a jockey would generally hit the deck on one in 10 rides – I was doing my bit to lower it because I had a 100 per cent record of falling off after my first two rides – and one in 10 falls would result in an injury but that was probably something of a convenient statistic. Even back then it was probably more like 1 fall per 14 rides.
In 2001 the faller/unseated rate had fallen to 5.6 per cent (roughly 1 fall for every 18 rides) but in 2019 it was down to 3.7 (one in 27 rides).
With rugby coming up on its inside, racing might still be able to claim that being a jockey is the only profession where you are followed round in your work on a daily basis by an ambulance but that does not take into account the ambulances now parked beside the country’s rugby pitches on a Saturday afternoon.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--From Da Vinci to Prada: the best things to see and do in Milan

Although renowned for its high-end shopping and cutting-edge design , Milan offers many more things to do : its museums harbour some of the country ’ s finest works of art , and there ’ s no shortage of churches adorned with wonderful frescoes , a number from the school of Leonardo Da Vinci .
Steps away from the Gothic-style Duomo is La Scala , the country ’ s most-famous opera house where Bellini , Rossini and Verdi premiered their works .
A big plus for tourists is that Milan ’ s relatively compact size means the centre can easily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the city ’ s narrow cobbled streets and you ’ ll discover a vibrant cosmopolitan city with plenty of charm and character .
Walk the rooftops of the Duomo With its spindly spires , flying buttresses and countless statues , the Gothic Duomo Di Milano is striking from any vantage point , although probably even more so from the rooftops .
Catch the lift or climb the 251 steps to the top of the cathedral where you can observe countless statues , intricate gargoyles and elaborate spires up close while soaking in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ snowy Alps beyond .
Insider tip : Amongst the intricate statues depicting saints and martyrs are several hidden faces and details .
Look out for Toscanini , Dante and even Abraham Lincoln , and see if you can spot the tennis rackets , boxing gloves and mountaineering equipment concealed among the Gothic reliefs .

Although renowned for its high-end shopping and cutting-edge design, Milan offers many more things to do: its museums harbour some of the country’s finest works of art, and there’s no shortage of churches adorned with wonderful frescoes, a number from the school of Leonardo Da Vinci. Steps away from the Gothic-style Duomo is La Scala, the country’s most-famous opera house where Bellini, Rossini and Verdi premiered their works. A big plus for tourists is that Milan’s relatively compact size means the centre can easily be explored on foot. Wander unplanned in the city’s narrow cobbled streets and you’ll discover a vibrant cosmopolitan city with plenty of charm and character.
Duomo
Walk the rooftops of the Duomo
With its spindly spires, flying buttresses and countless statues, the Gothic Duomo Di Milano is striking from any vantage point, although probably even more so from the rooftops. Catch the lift or climb the 251 steps to the top of the cathedral where you can observe countless statues, intricate gargoyles and elaborate spires up close while soaking in panoramic views of the city and the snowy Alps beyond.
Insider tip: Amongst the intricate statues depicting saints and martyrs are several hidden faces and details. Look out for Toscanini, Dante and even Abraham Lincoln, and see if you can spot the tennis rackets, boxing gloves and mountaineering equipment concealed among the Gothic reliefs.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--The best things to do in Amsterdam, from canal trips to concert halls

Amsterdam delivers the goods when it comes to memorable experiences .
With canals weaving through the city , gabled buildings providing glimpses of a bygone past , and myriad museums portraying the importance of Amsterdam 's role in history , it is a city full of extraordinary things to do .
From sitting in a swing high above the city to investigative forays into 'coffeshop culture ' and visiting the poignant Anne Frank House , Telegraph Travel ’ s Amsterdam expert , Rodney Bolt , provides his top experiences in Amsterdam .
Swing out high over this low-rise town from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind Central Station at A'DAM Lookout .
You sit in a giant swing that propels you 100 metres over the edge and up into the sky , as historic Amsterdam sways back and forth below you .
It beats bungee jumping any day .
Insider ’ s tip : Go at the onset of twilight , as the lights of the city below begin to flicker and glow , then retire back inside to the hip bar on the 20th floor for cocktails to ignite your evening revels .
Contact : 00 31 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Daily , 10am-10pm ( last entrance 9pm ) Nearest Transport : Buiksloterweg ferry ( free service ) from behind Central Station Price : £££

Amsterdam delivers the goods when it comes to memorable experiences and attractions. With canals weaving through the city, gabled buildings providing glimpses of a bygone past, and myriad museums portraying the importance of Amsterdam's role in history, it is a city full of extraordinary things to do.
From sitting in a swing high above the city to investigative forays into 'coffeshop culture' and visiting the poignant Anne Frank House, our expert provides his top experiences, including the best things to do with children, if it rains and for couples, on a city break in Amsterdam below.
For more Amsterdam inspiration, see our guides to the city's best hotels, restaurants, bars and cafés, shopping, things to do for free and how to spend a weekend in Amsterdam (plus the best hotels near the airport).


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--The best things to do in Budapest, from riverside walks to thermal baths

Whether you 're a culture vulture or an outdoorsy type , Budapest has a host of things to see and do , from blockbuster collections of classical fine art and archaeological finds gathered over centuries , to sightseeing cruises on the Danube and narrow-gauge railway rides into the forests of the Buda Hills .
It 's worth remembering that Monday – rather than Sunday – tends to be the day when certain attractions like galleries and museums are closed , so do check in advance .
The Széchenyi Baths , the biggest 'medicinal ' spa complex in Europe , sit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occupied a neo-Baroque mansion in City Park since the early 20th century .
Indoor halls contain 16 pools of differing temperatures , as well as saunas and steam rooms , while outside are more pools where bathers play chess on stone boards at the water ’ s edge .
The baths – inside and out – are open all year round .
Insider 's tip : Most tourists visit during the day , but for something special visit at night – the pools are open until 10pm daily throughout the year .
Best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ winter , wallowing in the outdoor pools while snow falls around .

The Széchenyi Baths, the biggest 'medicinal' spa complex in Europe, sit on a natural thermal spring and have occupied a neo-Baroque mansion in City Park since the early 20th century. Indoor halls contain 16 pools of differing temperatures, as well as saunas and steam rooms, while outside are more pools where bathers play chess on stone boards at the water’s edge. The baths – inside and out – are open all year round.
Insider's tip: Take your own towel and flip-flops or you will have to pay to rent/buy them. Because the pools are open all year, if you happen to be in the city during winter months then you can bathe outside – it’s quite an experience, with the surface of the water steaming in the cold air.
Contact: szechenyibath.com
Nearest metro: M1 Széchenyi Fürdő
Prices: £££
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thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Six steps to finding the best travel insurance policy

Some travel insurance seems astonishingly cheap – but , like most things , you get what you pay for .
A low price almost always means low cover limits , high excesses and lots of exclusions .
Here is how to obtain good cover at a decent price .
These cover all the travelling you do in a calendar year , with limits on the length of each individual trip .
Whether it is cheaper to buy one of these than separate policies every time you travel depends how much travelling you do in a year – three or four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multi-trip cover .
The other huge advantage of a multi-trip policy is that you are covered continuously and don ’ t have to shop for a new policy each time you book .
You can normally chose , in order of cost , between worldwide cover , worldwide without North America , or Europe only .
It is normally cheaper to buy cover for a couple , or a family , under one policy – the best annual policies will also allow each of the insured to travel independently .
Policy limits for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of balance .
Insurers are often mean over baggage and cancellation , and set unnecessarily high limits ( or no limit at all ) for medical cover .
My own policy with P J Hayman ( see right ) has the following cover , though I could have paid more for higher amounts : cancellation ( £5,000 ) , emergency medical cover ( £10 million ) , baggage ( £2,000 ) , missed departure ( £750 ) , personal liability ( £2 million ) .
It also has a useful extra – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an airline or travel company .
The excess is £75 .
All policies should include a list of sports and activities that are automatically covered , and those which need an extra premium to be included .
You need to check these through carefully .
Some may have exclusions for surprisingly ordinary activities , such as some kinds of trekking , for example .
Note that winter sports is now usually an optional extra on multi-trip policies – typically with an extra premium for up to 17 days a year .
Look out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boarding , or lack of cover for skis left unattended and unsecured , for example .
Insurance for travellers over 65 is becoming considerably more expensive .
See our online guide .
I buy my policy from P J Hayman ( pjhayman.com ) because I think the cover is exceptionally good .
Which ?
( which.co.uk ) recommends the following providers : HSBC ( hsbc.co.uk ) , First Direct ( firstdirect.com ) , L V ( lv.com/travel-insurance ) and M & S Bank ( bank.marksandspencer.com ) .

In times of recession – and, frankly, in the aftermath of a pandemic – it is more important than ever to make sure you are properly insured when you travel. But how do you pick the right policy from the myriad options available?
It’s easy to get bamboozled by impressive amounts of cover, and then – perhaps too late – find out that an activity or health condition that was important to you is excluded from the policy.
It can be tedious going through the small print to double check on all this, so we have come up with a straightforward six-point plan to help make the process easier and also – with reference to research by Which? – highlighted two providers with particularly well-thought-out policies.
One final key point. Once you have found what you want, buy your insurance as soon as you book your trip. It won’t cost you anymore, and you will benefit from all the pre-departure and cancellation cover for the whole run up to your holiday.
1. Consider a multi-trip policy
These cover all the travelling you do in a calendar year, with limits on the length of each individual trip. Whether it is cheaper to buy one of these than separate policies every time you travel depends how much travelling you do in a year – three or four trips will usually mean you save with multi-trip cover. The other huge advantage of a multi-trip policy is that you are covered continuously and don’t have to shop for a new policy each time you book. You can normally choose, in order of cost, between worldwide cover, worldwide without North America, or Europe only.
2. Look for multiple cover
It is normally cheaper to buy cover for a couple, or a family, under one policy – the best annual policies will also allow each of the insured to travel independently.
3. Check the limits
Policy limits for different aspects of cover can be irritatingly out of balance. Insurers are often mean over baggage and cancellation, and set unnecessarily high limits (or no limit at all) for medical cover. Typical levels on a high quality policy would be: cancellation (£5,000), emergency medical cover (£10 million), baggage (£2,000), missed departure (£750), personal liability (£2 million). It is also worth checking for cover against the financial failure of an airline or travel company – a very useful extra, especially if you are booking independently.
4. Check the activities list
All policies should include a list of sports and activities that are automatically covered, and those which need an extra premium to be included. You need to check these through carefully. Note that winter sports is now usually an optional extra on multi-trip policies – typically with an extra premium for up to 17 days a year. Look out for restrictions – on off-piste skiing or boarding, or lack of cover for skis left unattended and unsecured, for example.
5. Check for age limits
The insurance for travellers over 65 is becoming considerably more expensive. See our online guide.
6. Where to buy
The most recent Which? report highlights policies offered by Barclays and HSBC as some way ahead of other providers, both also having particularly good cover for covid-related cancellations. Always check the details of the policy you are buying – they can change and may or may not be suitable for your particular needs.
Reader Service: Learn how to get travel insurance for over 70s with the Telegraph Media Group Travel Insurance Service.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Amazing things to do in New Orleans, from jazz concerts to Mardi Gras

New Orleans is an experience-driven city with plenty of amazing things to do , and its reputation for celebrations is well founded – the annual rowdy observance of Mardi Gras being the most famous example .
History and tradition are held in equally high reverence , though , and there ’ s an entire industry of tours that can connect you to the city ’ s fascinating past .
Culture and art are always a bubbling undercurrent , and the city ’ s museums pay testament to the talent here .
It ’ s also a city that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Mississippi River and its parks there as a tranquil escape from the clamour .
Explore the history of the Second World War The National World War II Museum succeeds in a challenging task – that of contextualising a huge historical event .
Themed wings ( eg .
The Home Front , The Pacific and European Theatres , etc ) utilise multimedia exhibits to give overall pictures as well as intimate minutiae , from interactive maps to oral histories from people that lived through it .
It ’ s impressive in both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The cinematic presentation ‘ Beyond All Boundaries ’ airs hourly from 10am until close .
It ’ s a truly awe-inspiring production illustrating the United States ’ involvement in the war and narrated by Tom Hanks .
Buy tickets early as peak shows are very popular .

The National World War II Museum succeeds in a challenging task – that of contextualising a huge historical event. Themed wings (eg. The Home Front, The Pacific and European Theatres, etc) utilise multimedia exhibits to give overall pictures as well as intimate minutiae, from interactive maps to oral histories from people that lived through it. It’s impressive in both its ambition and execution.
Insider tip: The cinematic presentation ‘Beyond All Boundaries’ airs hourly from 10am until close. It’s a truly awe-inspiring production illustrating the United States’ involvement in the war and narrated by Tom Hanks. Buy tickets early as peak shows are very popular.
Contact: nationalww2museum.org
Price: ££


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Early end to British singles interest at Australian Open puts spotlight back on LTA and player devel

Early end to British singles interest at Australian Open puts spotlight back on LTA and player development

A forehand from Harriet Dart sailed long , at around 8.30pm on the fourth day , to end Britain ’ s singles involvement in the Australian Open .
When you factor in the Lawn Tennis Association ’ s £64.5m turnover , it was all too early to be mourning the last night of the Poms .
The worrying thing is that such early wipeouts are becoming the norm .
Indeed , this was Great Britain ’ s worst Australian Open performance since … drum-roll … 12 months ago .
Last year produced an identical result – a not-so-grand total of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US Open delivered only two .
In that nearly barren campaign in New York , Andy Murray supplied half the British tally , despite the fact that he could barely walk at the time .
Alarmingly , he achieves more on one leg than most of our other players on two .
Over the last two-and-a-half years , Murray ’ s career-threatening hip injury has left the dearth of back-up options horribly exposed .
Between his breakthrough season of 2008 and the start of his woes in 2017 , he began every tournament @ @ @ @ @ @ @ realistic contender .
Yet since his fitness declined , our players have travelled Down Under with the same sense of impending doom as your average Ashes touring party .

A forehand from Harriet Dart sailed long, at around 8.30pm on the fourth day, to end Britain’s singles involvement in the Australian Open. When you factor in the Lawn Tennis Association’s £64.5m turnover, it was all too early to be mourning the last night of the Poms.
The worrying thing is that such early wipeouts are becoming the norm. Indeed, this was Great Britain’s worst Australian Open performance since … drum-roll … 12 months ago.
Last year produced an identical result – a not-so-grand total of three first-round wins – while the 2018 US Open delivered only two. In that nearly barren campaign in New York, Andy Murray supplied half the British tally, despite the fact that he could barely walk at the time. Alarmingly, he achieves more on one leg than most of our other players on two.
Over the last two-and-a-half years, Murray’s career-threatening hip injury has left the dearth of back-up options horribly exposed. Between his breakthrough season of 2008 and the start of his woes in 2017, he began every tournament, on every surface, as a realistic contender.
Yet since his fitness declined, our players have travelled Down Under with the same sense of impending doom as your average Ashes touring party.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Wales v Italy, Six Nations 2020: What time does the match start, what TV channel is it on and what i

Wales v Italy, Six Nations 2020: What time does the match start, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?

What is it ?
The first match of the 2020 Six Nations , between Wales and Italy at the Principality @ @ @ @ @ is it ?
Kick-off is at 2.15pm , the first of the day 's games @ @ @ @ @ it on ?
Six Nations coverage is shared between BBC and ITV with this matching @ @ @ @ @ ( channel tbc ) .
You can also follow live coverage of match right here @ @ @ @ @ is the latest squad news ?
Saracens centre Nick Tompkins and 18-year-old Gloucester wing Louis @ @ @ @ @ in Wales ' squad .
They are joined by three more uncapped players in Sale @ @ @ @ @ Wasps lock Will Rowlands and Scarlets wing Johnny McNicholl , and there is also a @ @ @ @ @ .
Webb last played Test rugby just over two years ago before joining French club @ @ @ @ @ of Wales contention because he did not meet the minimum 60-cap selection criteria for players @ @ @ @ @ country .

If Wayne Pivac had written out a wish-list before accepting the Wales job - and you never know with agents nowadays - then almost certainly he would have picked Italy, in the Principality, under the roof, for his first Six Nations game.
As a cheeky addendum, he might well have requested the first Welsh shut-out in the Championship for 46 years and, if he was being really greedy, for one of his players - Josh Adams - to score the first Championship hat-trick in Cardiff for 51 years.
Perhaps Pivac would have been pushing his luck to request a debutant - Nick Tompkins - to display his undoubted merit from the bench and for Wales to extend their home winning run to seven games and to equal their previous mark of eight successive Six Nations wins.
And, go on then, why not ask for Dan Biggar to do a thoroughly convincing impression of Carlos Spencer with a pass between the legs and then for his side to go where Warren Gatland’s Grand Slammers failed in 2019 and notch up a Six Nations bonus point.
All of these things came to pass for Pivac here, but what excited him the most was that his squad has a few more gears to go through. “It was a pretty good performance,” Pivac said, refusing to pop any corks. “But it was messy at times and there is plenty to work on. Which is pleasing.”
In truth, Wales will need to fix the faults quickly - particular in the set-piece - before next Saturday because a dogfight in Dublin will be as far removed a proposition as it is possible to imagine from this walk in the park. Until battles such as the one they will face against Ireland are taken on and won, the “Warren Who?” T-shirts will have to wait on the presses.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--The Personal History of David Copperfield, review: Armando Iannucci's rollicking farce keeps the spi

The Personal History of David Copperfield, review: Armando Iannucci's rollicking farce keeps the spirit of Dickens intact

“ Like many fond parents , ” Charles Dickens wrote a few years before he died , “ I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child .
And his name is David Copperfield.
” Dickens ’ s affection for his eighth novel surely stemmed in part from the fact that its hero ’ s story ran close to his own .
Both toiled in factories as children , fell in love with pretty young women above their station , eventually made their livings from words , and had fathers , or father-figures , who struggled with debt .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ feels apt that each one ’ s initials were the other ’ s mirror image .
This rollicking new screen adaptation from master satirist Armando Iannucci suggests what Dickens himself might have felt while piecing together his manuscript : that our best hope of making sense of life is writing it down .
The Personal History of David Copperfield barrels along like a farce , with characters bustling in and out like guests in the Fawlty Towers lobby .
David himself – adorably played as a boy by Jairaj Varsani and with consummate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Dev Patel – could almost be hovering behind reception , the unflappable Polly trying to keep track of the comings and goings .

Dir: Armando Iannucci. Cast: Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Jairaj Varsani, Hugh Laurie, Ben Whishaw, Peter Capaldi, Daisy May Cooper, Paul Whitehouse, Rosalind Eleazar, Aneurin Barnard, Morfydd Clark, Benedict Wong. Cert: PG. Time: 119 min.
“Like many fond parents,” Charles Dickens wrote a few years before he died, “I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield.” Dickens’s affection for his eighth novel surely stemmed in part from the fact that its hero’s story ran close to his own. Both toiled in factories as children, fell in love with pretty young women above their station, eventually made their livings from words, and had fathers, or father-figures, who struggled with debt. For two men of letters, it feels apt that each one’s initials were the other’s mirror image.
This rollicking new screen adaptation from master satirist Armando Iannucci suggests what Dickens himself might have felt while piecing together his manuscript: that our best hope of making sense of life is writing it down. The Personal History of David Copperfield barrels along like a farce, with characters bustling in and out like guests in the Fawlty Towers lobby. David himself – adorably played as a boy by Jairaj Varsani and with consummate sparkle and charm as a young man by Dev Patel – could almost be hovering behind reception, the unflappable Polly trying to keep track of the comings and goings.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--France v England, Six Nations 2020: What date and time is Le Crunch, which TV channel is it on and w

France v England, Six Nations 2020: What date and time is Le Crunch, which TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?

What is the team news ?
Jack Nowell has joined Billy Vunipola on the injured list for the Six Nations @ @ @ @ @ European match against La Rochelle on Saturday but faces an operation to repair a damaged @ @ @ @ @ from playing any part in the Championship .
It is the second hammer blow for @ @ @ @ @ Vunipola sustained a broken arm while on Champions Cup duty for Saracens on Sunday .
@ @ @ @ @ Vunipola has sustained a fracture to one of his arms , robbing England of one @ @ @ @ @ for the Six Nations .
Seven players from the Premiership and European champions are present @ @ @ @ @ for the Six Nations and they will head to a pre-tournament training camp in Portugal @ @ @ @ @ in uncertainty .

Jonny May's solo masterclass saved England from humiliation in Paris as one of the worst performances of the Eddie Jones era ended in a 24-17 defeat that puts a large dent in their Guinness Six Nations title ambitions.
Jones had promised France "brutal physicality" but instead it was his rattled World Cup runners-up who fell victim to a ferocious onslaught as words that had caused controversy on this side of The Channel came back to haunt him.
Les Bleus stormed 24-0 ahead when captain Charles Ollivon ran in the second of his two tries in the 55th minute and that was the cue for May to conjure a pair of devastating solo tries.
For the second he beat five defenders while plotting a diagonal line to the posts in a score made possible by his extraordinary pace.
May's brilliance provided temporary inspiration but England lacked the firepower to make further inroads into the deficit in an improved final quarter they controlled and that finished with Owen Farrell landing a penalty to claim the bonus point.
A rain-swept Stade de France noisily greeted the new era launched by their head coach Fabien Galthie and the influence of his assistant Shaun Edwards was stamped all over the defensive heroics.
England, meanwhile, will lick their wounds as they come to terms with the possibility their World Cup final rout by South Africa last autumn may have left deeper scars than initially expected.
For the first time since 1988 they were held scoreless at the interval in a Championship match and it is hard to imagine a worse start as they were breached in the sixth minute by Vincent Rattez.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--The rare and intriguing wildlife you can see on a Galápagos cruise

A Galápagos cruise gives you a wildlife experience quite unlike anything else on earth .
Much of the flora and fauna found on the islands is unique , and remarkable , because species have evolved to suit the harsh , remote Galápagos environment .
What 's more , the geographical isolation of the archipelago means Galápagos wildlife have never developed a fear of humans , setting the scene for some thrilling encounters .
Here 's our guide to the most popular native species found on the islands .
Tortoises are the namesake of the Galápagos Islands : galápago means tortoise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ species of giant tortoises native to the Galápagos Islands , four of which are now extinct .
Up until recently , the Fernandina giant tortoise was considered extinct , too , but in February 2019 , a female thought to be over 100 years old was spotted on the island – the first time this species had been seen since 1906 .
The only other place giant tortoises exist are in the Seychelles .
Visitors can see wild giant tortoises on San Cristóbal , Santa Cruz , Pinzón and Isabela ; on Española @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the mountains and trickier to find .
You can also see them in conservation centres , such as the Charles Darwin Research Centre on Santa Cruz .

A Galápagos cruise gives you a wildlife experience quite unlike anything else on earth. Much of the flora and fauna found on the islands is unique, and remarkable, because species have evolved to suit the harsh, remote Galápagos environment. What's more, the geographical isolation of the archipelago means Galápagos wildlife have never developed a fear of humans, setting the scene for some thrilling encounters. Here's our guide to the most popular native species found on the islands.
Galápagos giant tortoises
Tortoises are the namesake of the Galápagos Islands: galápago means tortoise in Spanish. There are 15 known species of giant tortoises native to the Galápagos Islands, four of which are now extinct. Up until recently, the Fernandina giant tortoise was considered extinct, too, but in February 2019, a female thought to be over 100 years old was spotted on the island – the first time this species had been seen since 1906. The only other place giant tortoises exist are in the Seychelles. Visitors can see wild giant tortoises on San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Pinzón and Isabela; on Española and Santiago, they’re up in the mountains and trickier to find. You can also see them in conservation centres, such as the Charles Darwin Research Centre on Santa Cruz.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Royal Marine recruit fights for life after training incident

A Royal Marine recruit is in a critical condition after an incident during a beach assault exercise .
The man , who has not been named , was taking part in the exercise in the water off Tregantle beach , Cornwall , on Tuesday night .
First aid was administered at the scene , after which the recruit was airlifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth where he remains in a critical condition .
It is understood the training exercise involved recruits disembarking from an assault boat as it approached the beach .
After trying to get the men back in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missing .
The injured serviceman was later found unconscious in the water .
The Royal Navy said an investigation has been launched into the incident .
A spokesperson said : “ We are aware of an incident involving a member of the Royal Marines in Plymouth .
`` The next of kin have been informed and we ask for privacy for the family .
`` The incident is currently under investigation , therefore it would be inappropriate to comment further.
” A spokesman for South Western Ambulance Service , said : “ South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at 10.01pm about an incident at Tregantle Beach , Cornwall .
“ The caller reported to us that a person had gone underwater .
We sent land , air and other specialist paramedics to attend the incident .

A Royal Marine recruit is in a critical condition after an incident during a beach assault exercise.
The man, who has not been named, was taking part in the exercise in the water off Tregantle beach, Cornwall, on Tuesday night.
First aid was administered at the scene, after which the recruit was airlifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth where he remains in a critical condition.
It is understood the training exercise involved recruits disembarking from an assault boat as it approached the beach. After trying to get the men back in the boat it was noticed one was missing.
The injured serviceman was later found unconscious in the water.
The Royal Navy said an investigation has been launched into the incident.
A spokesperson said: “We are aware of an incident involving a member of the Royal Marines in Plymouth.
"The next of kin have been informed and we ask for privacy for the family.
"The incident is currently under investigation, therefore it would be inappropriate to comment further.”
A spokesman for South Western Ambulance Service, said: “South Western Ambulance Service was called on Tuesday at 10.01pm about an incident at Tregantle Beach, Cornwall.
“The caller reported to us that a person had gone underwater. We sent land, air and other specialist paramedics to attend the incident.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--The 10 best things to do in London – and where to stay

An insider 's guide to the top things to do in London , including the best London museums , art galleries , sightseeing spots and free places to visit , as well as insider tips for top London attractions from the Tate Modern to the London Eye – and the best hotels within walking distance , in Westminster , the City , Tower Bridge , London Bridge , St Paul 's , South Kensington and on the South Bank .
Buckingham Palace opens up its Sèvres-china-stuffed , gold-leaf-adorned State Rooms to the public from July to October each year .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Queen Victoria played , 350 clocks and even the odd secret door .
Get a ticket that includes access to the Royal Mews , where the coach that has been used for every coronation since George IV in 1820 is on display .
That said , many visitors are happy to settle for watching the Changing of the Guard outside the palace , a free event which typically happens four days a week at 11am ( check exact timings in advance ) .
Insider tip : Sign up to the Palace newsletter for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ include a glass of champagne , and keep an eye out on the website for exhibitions and special events aimed at children .
Multimedia guides are free ( there 's even one especially for young ones ) ; ask on the way in .

When the stone-cold classics have an amazing ability to keep evolving and providing new entertainment with each visit, even hardened Londoners can get a kick out of the capital’s main attractions. But choosing where to stay in London as a tourist can be overwhelming – with so many attractions in so many corners of the capital, it helps to know where to start, especially if you're a first-time visitor and only have a weekend to bag some of the big-hitters.
From historical landmarks like Westminster Abbey and St Paul’s Cathedral to London museums and galleries including Tate Modern and the V&A, we’ve outlined 10 of the top things to do with a couple of recommendations on where to stay in London for sightseeing trips, proximity to tourist attractions and to discover new areas. Here’s our pick on where to stay in London near tourist attractions.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Data privacy is a ‘human right’ says Microsoft’s Satya Nadella

Microsoft boss Satya Nadella has claimed that data privacy “ must be seen as a human right ” if internet users are to feel safe online , pointing to Europe ’ s GDPR as the benchmark for global regulation .
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos , the Microsoft chief executive made the case for transparent data privacy laws which put internet users first .
Mr Nadella called for “ data dignity ” , which he said “ goes further than privacy ” , amid growing concerns among regulators that technology firms have excessive control over data that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Along with Microsoft , tech firms such as Apple and IBM have called on the US to adopt standards set out in the European Union , which put more power in the hands of citizens hoping to control the use of their data by third parties and tackle privacy concerns by threatening companies with severe fines .
“ We need global norms to ensure trust in technology , ” Nadella said .
“ In some senses , Europe has taken the lead with GDPR and has even effectively regulated that .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we are in fact hoping to see more of a federal standard in the United States and in the world over .
”

Microsoft boss Satya Nadella has claimed that data privacy “must be seen as a human right” if internet users are to feel safe online, pointing to Europe’s GDPR as the benchmark for global regulation.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Microsoft chief executive made the case for transparent data privacy laws which put internet users first.
Mr Nadella called for “data dignity”, which he said “goes further than privacy”, amid growing concerns among regulators that technology firms have excessive control over data that they collect from users on their services.
Along with Microsoft, tech firms such as Apple and IBM have called on the US to adopt standards set out in the European Union, which put more power in the hands of citizens hoping to control the use of their data by third parties and tackle privacy concerns by threatening companies with severe fines.
“We need global norms to ensure trust in technology,” Nadella said.
“In some senses, Europe has taken the lead with GDPR and has even effectively regulated that. In our case, we took that regulation and we are in fact hoping to see more of a federal standard in the United States and in the world over.”


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Victoria Derbyshire has said she is 'absolutely devastated' that BBC has axed her show

Victoria Derbyshire has said she is `` absolutely devastated '' to learn that her BBC Two programme is being cancelled by the BBC .
She tweeted that she had first learnt that the show would be axed in the media .
She wrote : `` Absolutely devastated at the plan to end our programme ( which I first learned about in yesterday ’ s Times ) .
`` I 'm unbelievably proud of what our team and our show have achieved in under 5 years , breaking tonnes of original stories ( which we were asked to do ) ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diverse audience that BBC radio & TV news progs just do n't reach ( which we were asked to do ) ; & smashing the digital figures ( which we were asked to do ) .
`` I 'm gutted particularly for our brilliant , young , ambitious , talented team - love 'em .
And for all those people we gave a voice to .
Love them too . ''
Derbyshire opened Thursday 's episode by telling viewers : `` We are still here , telling your stories and covering the issues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life .
`` And do you know what ?
We do n't give up . ''

Victoria Derbyshire has said she is "absolutely devastated" to learn that her BBC Two programme is being cancelled by the BBC.
She tweeted that she had first learnt that the show would be axed in the media.
She wrote: "Absolutely devastated at the plan to end our programme (which I first learned about in yesterday’s Times).
"I'm unbelievably proud of what our team and our show have achieved in under 5 years, breaking tonnes of original stories (which we were asked to do); attracting a working class, young, diverse audience that BBC radio & TV news progs just don't reach (which we were asked to do); & smashing the digital figures (which we were asked to do).
"I'm gutted particularly for our brilliant, young, ambitious, talented team - love 'em. And for all those people we gave a voice to. Love them too."
Derbyshire opened Thursday's episode by telling viewers: "We are still here, telling your stories and covering the issues that are important to you in your life.
"And do you know what? We don't give up."


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--British Museum exhibition takes the sting out of Tantra misconceptions

Tantra often stimulates a titter from those who have only heard the rumours But a new exhibition at the British @ @ @ @ @ spiritual practice as more than the proclivity of potent pop stars .
Curators are keen @ @ @ @ @ the Indian system of thought , which has not only fuelled carnal rapture , but @ @ @ @ @ and revolt against the British Empire .
Sting suggested in 1990 that Tantra had given @ @ @ @ @ but the fabled seven-hours of sacramental intimacy are as nothing compared with the vast history @ @ @ @ @ from ancient Sanskrit texts , its rituals and rites broke religious and cultural taboos , @ @ @ @ @ in Hindu worship , and feeding into the practice of yoga .
In the 19th @ @ @ @ @ individual enlightenment found in Tantra was harnessed by Indian revolutionaries seeking freedom from colonial rule @

Tantra often stimulates a titter from those who have only heard the rumours
But a new exhibition at the British Museum will expose the ancient spiritual practice as more than the proclivity of potent pop stars.
Curators are keen to dispel the myths surrounding the Indian system of thought, which has not only fuelled carnal rapture, but enlightenment, feminist thought, and revolt against the British Empire.
Sting suggested in 1990 that Tantra had given longevity to his libido, but the fabled seven-hours of sacramental intimacy are as nothing compared with the vast history of the philosophy.
Emerging from ancient Sanskrit texts, its rituals and rites broke religious and cultural taboos, making the feminine more prominent in Hindu worship, and feeding into the practice of yoga.
In the 19th century the rebellious striving for individual enlightenment found in Tantra was harnessed by Indian revolutionaries seeking freedom from colonial rule.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--The Welkin, National, review: so many distinctive female voices, so beautifully designed, but a litt

The Welkin, National, review: so many distinctive female voices, so beautifully designed, but a little bit like childbirth

Lucy Kirkwood ’ s new play begins with a startling tableau .
Twelve women , each individually back-lit , are depicted hard at work , washing clothes , feeding children , sewing linen .
There are no words , only the slosh , slap and grind of their labour that oppressively grows slowly louder .
It ’ s Suffolk , in 1759 , and this is the inescapable lot of rural women : to toil and to suffer , unheard , unseen .
Yet Kirkwood devises an alternative story .
Her 12 women , who include Maxine Peake as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are to deliberate on whether a young woman , Sally Poppy , convicted of killing an 11 year old girl , is pregnant , potentially saving her from the hangman ’ s noose .
Within the elegant confines of a Georgian townhouse , where only one man is present but obliged to remain silent , the women are given free reign to speak .
Among talk of useless husbands and unwanted sex , they cheerfully swap experiences of pregnancy , labour , miscarriage and menopause .
There is talk of craving onions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and unfathomable love .
This is the unwritten history of female maternal experience , delivered with bracing sisterly candour , and it ’ s extraordinary to hear .
So why is The Welkin a bit of a slog ?
As her jurors deliberate on whether the chained , spitting , scowlingly unrepentant Sally ( Ria Zmitrowicz , outstanding ) is lying ( most think she is , even pumping her breasts to prove they don ’ t contain milk ) , Kirkwood sets up the competing forces of the age .
Science is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ female experience ; an inadequate legal system against mob hunger for justice .

Lucy Kirkwood’s new play begins with a startling tableau. Twelve women, each individually back-lit, are depicted hard at work, washing clothes, feeding children, sewing linen. There are no words, only the slosh, slap and grind of their labour that oppressively grows slowly louder. It’s Suffolk, in 1759, and this is the inescapable lot of rural women: to toil and to suffer, unheard, unseen.
Yet Kirkwood devises an alternative story. Her 12 women, who include Maxine Peake as the local proto-feminist midwife, Elizabeth Luke, are to deliberate on whether a young woman, Sally Poppy, convicted of killing an 11 year old girl, is pregnant, potentially saving her from the hangman’s noose. Within the elegant confines of a Georgian townhouse, where only one man is present but obliged to remain silent, the women are given free reign to speak.
Among talk of useless husbands and unwanted sex, they cheerfully swap experiences of pregnancy, labour, miscarriage and menopause. There is talk of craving onions, of leaking breasts, of exceptional pain and unfathomable love. This is the unwritten history of female maternal experience, delivered with bracing sisterly candour, and it’s extraordinary to hear.
So why is The Welkin a bit of a slog? As her jurors deliberate on whether the chained, spitting, scowlingly unrepentant Sally (Ria Zmitrowicz, outstanding) is lying (most think she is, even pumping her breasts to prove they don’t contain milk), Kirkwood sets up the competing forces of the age. Science is pitted against superstition; male expertise against female experience; an inadequate legal system against mob hunger for justice.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband says there was 'no breakthrough' during meeting with Boris Johns

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband says there was 'no breakthrough' during meeting with Boris Johnson

Richard Ratcliffe and his five-year-old daughter Gabriella met the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to discuss Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 's imprisonment in Tehran , which continues after nearly four years .
Richard Ratcliffe spoke to the Prime Minister in Downing Street at midday as he re-doubles the pressure to free his wife , who has been detained since 2016 .
Mr Ratcliffe last met Mr Johnson when he was foreign secretary in 2017 .
Any optimism over Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe 's chances of freedom has been dampened by the soaring tensions with Iran provoked by the US killing of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his daughter 's hand , Mr Ratcliffe told reporters : `` In truth , no breakthrough , '' when exiting the meeting .
Richard Ratcliffe has said the Government needs to be `` tougher '' with Iran in its effort to secure the release of his wife Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe .
Following talks in Downing Street with Boris Johnson , Mr Ratcliffe told reporters there was still a `` gap '' between them as to how to approach the issue .
`` I think there remains that gap between my sense that the Government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alongside improving relations generally , and the Foreign Office instinct to not have things escalate . ''

Richard Ratcliffe and his five-year-old daughter Gabriella met the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to discuss Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's imprisonment in Tehran, which continues after nearly four years.
Richard Ratcliffe spoke to the Prime Minister in Downing Street at midday as he re-doubles the pressure to free his wife, who has been detained since 2016.
Mr Ratcliffe last met Mr Johnson when he was foreign secretary in 2017.
Any optimism over Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe's chances of freedom has been dampened by the soaring tensions with Iran provoked by the US killing of its top general, Qassem Soleimani.
Clutching his daughter's hand, Mr Ratcliffe told reporters: "In truth, no breakthrough," when exiting the meeting.
Richard Ratcliffe has said the Government needs to be "tougher" with Iran in its effort to secure the release of his wife Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
Following talks in Downing Street with Boris Johnson, Mr Ratcliffe told reporters there was still a "gap" between them as to how to approach the issue.
"I think there remains that gap between my sense that the Government needs to be tougher with Iran, alongside improving relations generally, and the Foreign Office instinct to not have things escalate."


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Vesuvius victims at Herculaneum had much more painful deaths than previously thought, British scient

Vesuvius victims at Herculaneum had much more painful deaths than previously thought, British scientists find

Mount Vesuvius victims who died at Herculaneum had much more painful deaths than previously thought , British scientists have discovered @ @ @ @ @ that people living in the seaside town , who fled to stone boat houses along @ @ @ @ @ erupted , were vaporised by the extreme heat of the volcanic eruption .
But new @ @ @ @ @ scene shows that they may have lived long enough to suffocate from the toxic fumes @ @ @ @ @ the devastating , ultra fast stream of hot gas and volcanic matter which flows from @ @ @ @ @ that the structure of the skeletons and remaining collagen was inconsistent with vaporisation , suggesting @ @ @ @ @ exposed to temperatures as extreme as expected .
The eruption of Vesuvius in AD79 famously @ @ @ @ @ Pompeii and the pyroclastic flow destroyed nearby Herculaneum .
More than 340 people who took @ @ @ @ @ vaulted stone boathouses ( fornici ) perished .

Mount Vesuvius victims who died at Herculaneum had much more painful deaths than previously thought, British scientists have discovered.
It is commonly thought that people living in the seaside town, who fled to stone boat houses along the beachfront when the volcano erupted, were vaporised by the extreme heat of the volcanic eruption.
But new analysis of skeletons from the scene shows that they may have lived long enough to suffocate from the toxic fumes of the pyroclastic flow - the devastating, ultra fast stream of hot gas and volcanic matter which flows from some eruptions.
Archaeologists found that the structure of the skeletons and remaining collagen was inconsistent with vaporisation, suggesting that the bodies were not exposed to temperatures as extreme as expected.
The eruption of Vesuvius in AD79 famously buried the Roman town of Pompeii and the pyroclastic flow destroyed nearby Herculaneum. More than 340 people who took refuge in the town's vaulted stone boathouses (fornici) perished.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Ole Gunnar Solskjaer warns Manchester United it will take years to reshape the squad

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fears it could take years to complete Manchester United ’ s squad clear-out .
The United manager says the departure of senior players in the last two windows is just the start of the process of renovating his squad , with no guarantee of a turnaround in fortunes in the near future .
Romelu Lukaku , Alexis Sánchez and Chris Smalling left for Italy in the summer and Ashley Young has joined them this month .
Solskjaer hopes to add players to his squad but has said it is unrealistic to compete at the top of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrivals .
`` We are behind and a fair rate behind the top one now , ” he said .
Marcos Rojo is among the players who can leave along with Nemanja Matic , who was one of United ’ s better performers in the dismal defeat by Burnley on Wednesday evening .
But many of Solskjaer ’ s underperforming players are on lucrative long-term contracts that will make them difficult to move on .
Paul Pogba has also been unsettled but getting the right deal for him to depart will not be @ @

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fears it could take years to complete Manchester United’s squad clear-out.
The United manager says the departure of senior players in the last two windows is just the start of the process of renovating his squad, with no guarantee of a turnaround in fortunes in the near future. Romelu Lukaku, Alexis Sánchez and Chris Smalling left for Italy in the summer and Ashley Young has joined them this month.
Solskjaer hopes to add players to his squad but has said it is unrealistic to compete at the top of the Premier League next season even with new arrivals. "We are behind and a fair rate behind the top one now,” he said.
Marcos Rojo is among the players who can leave along with Nemanja Matic, who was one of United’s better performers in the dismal defeat by Burnley on Wednesday evening.
But many of Solskjaer’s underperforming players are on lucrative long-term contracts that will make them difficult to move on. Paul Pogba has also been unsettled but getting the right deal for him to depart will not be straightforward.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Belgium's 'cursed prince' backs Prince Harry and Meghan's 'Megxit'

Belgium ’ s ‘ cursed prince ’ has backed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex 's so-called ‘ Megxit ’ , saying he understands the 'unacceptable ' feeling for royals of being an object rather than a real person .
Prince Laurent offered his support to Prince Harry , who he says he knows , and Meghan Markle after their dramatic decision to step back from Royal duties and move to Canada .
The gaffe-prone younger brother of the Belgian king King Philippe has long had a strained relationship with his family and the Belgian government , which pays him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s decision proves one thing [ about being royal ] , ” Laurent said .
“ You are an object .
That is unacceptable.
” He added : “ A person should not be the property of his family or a government .
Or you should be compensated for it .
That 's why I never agreed with it myself .
And I was punished for that.
” Laurent , 56 , had his £270,000 wages docked by £39,000 after Belgian lawmakers voted to punish him for ignoring a ban on meeting foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that will change , because I do n't want to be the victim of archaic people .
I no longer want to be a thing owned by a structure or a government or a state . ''

Belgium’s ‘cursed prince’ has backed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's so-called ‘Megxit’, saying he understands the 'unacceptable' feeling for royals of being an object rather than a real person.
Prince Laurent offered his support to Prince Harry, who he says he knows, and Meghan Markle after their dramatic decision to step back from Royal duties and move to Canada.
The gaffe-prone younger brother of the Belgian king King Philippe has long had a strained relationship with his family and the Belgian government, which pays him a salary.
“Prince Harry’s decision proves one thing [about being royal],” Laurent said.
“You are an object. That is unacceptable.”
He added: “A person should not be the property of his family or a government. Or you should be compensated for it. That's why I never agreed with it myself. And I was punished for that.”
Laurent, 56, had his £270,000 wages docked by £39,000 after Belgian lawmakers voted to punish him for ignoring a ban on meeting foreign dignitaries.
He added: “Hopefully that will change, because I don't want to be the victim of archaic people. I no longer want to be a thing owned by a structure or a government or a state."


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Where to stay in Prague: A neighbourhood guide to the city's best hotels

A neighbourhood guide on where to stay in Prague , as chosen by our resident expert , including the best @ @ @ @ @ Mala Strana and Nove Mesto .
Prague ’ s Old Town is the city ’ @ @ @ @ @ is pretty much packed all year round .
Nonetheless , it ’ s worth fighting @ @ @ @ @ serious architectural prowess – impeccably handsome Baroque and Renaissance buildings set along charming cobbled streets @ @ @ @ @ also to visit some of the area ’ s main sights .
Old Town Square @ @ @ @ @ Clock , remains a photogenic delight , the Jewish Quarter offers a contrastively peaceful ambiance @ @ @ @ @ 15th-century Powder Tower never fail to impress .
If it all gets too much , @ @ @ @ @ array of boutiques , bars , cafés and restaurants to avail yourself of .

A neighbourhood guide on where to stay in Prague, as chosen by our resident expert, including the best hotels near Stare Mesto, Mala Strana and Nove Mesto.
STARE MESTO
Prague’s Old Town is the city’s tourist heart, and is pretty much packed all year round. Nonetheless, it’s worth fighting the crowds to witness its serious architectural prowess – impeccably handsome Baroque and Renaissance buildings set along charming cobbled streets – up close, and also to visit some of the area’s main sights. Old Town Square, with its famous Astronomical Clock, remains a photogenic delight, the Jewish Quarter offers a contrastively peaceful ambiance, while sights like the 15th-century Powder Tower never fail to impress. If it all gets too much, there’s an endless array of boutiques, bars, cafés and restaurants to avail yourself of.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Germany bans neo-Nazi group founded in UK

Germany on Thursday moved to ban Combat 18 , a neo-Nazi group founded in the UK .
Horst Seehofer , the German interior minister , issued an order banning the group ’ s German chapter and prohibiting the display of its name or logo in public .
The move was widely expected after the chief suspect in the assassination of a German politician last year was linked to the group .
“ Combat 18 Deutchland is directed against the constitutional order as it is essentially related to National Socialism , ” the interior ministry said in a statement accusing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Today 's ban is a clear message : far-Right extremism and anti-Semitism have no place in our society , ” Mr Seehofer said .
More than 200 police officers took part in raids across Germany on properties linked to the group ’ s leadership , seizing mobile phone , computers , weapons and Nazi memorabilia .
Combat 18 was founded in Britain in 1992 as a militant wing of the British National Party ( BNP ) .
Its name is a coded reference to AH , the initials of Adolf Hitler : the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Germany on Thursday moved to ban Combat 18, a neo-Nazi group founded in the UK.
Horst Seehofer, the German interior minister, issued an order banning the group’s German chapter and prohibiting the display of its name or logo in public.
The move was widely expected after the chief suspect in the assassination of a German politician last year was linked to the group.
“Combat 18 Deutchland is directed against the constitutional order as it is essentially related to National Socialism,” the interior ministry said in a statement accusing the group of racism and anti-Semitism.
“Today's ban is a clear message: far-Right extremism and anti-Semitism have no place in our society,” Mr Seehofer said.
More than 200 police officers took part in raids across Germany on properties linked to the group’s leadership, seizing mobile phone, computers, weapons and Nazi memorabilia.
Combat 18 was founded in Britain in 1992 as a militant wing of the British National Party (BNP).
Its name is a coded reference to AH, the initials of Adolf Hitler: the first and eighth letters in the alphabet.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--30 recipes you should master by the age of 30

Beans on toast and ready meals may be a staple of student cooking , but if by your mid-twenties you @ @ @ @ @ the simple ( lets face it , often terrible ) meals that were whipped up @ @ @ @ @ 's time to refresh your culinary repertoire .
`` Cooking is not about just joining @ @ @ @ @ recipe slavishly and then moving on to the next .
It 's about developing an @ @ @ @ @ sense of assurance in the kitchen , about the simple desire to make yourself something @ @ @ @ @ Nigella Lawson in How to Eat ( Vintage , £14.99 ) .
Below , we @ @ @ @ @ best easy-to-achieve dishes from our award-winning food writers – 30 dishes , from bung-it-in-the-oven baked @ @ @ @ @ 's pie , that are well worth mastering before you hit 30 .
This easy @ @ @ @ @ the table in under 20 minutes ; simply combine a few store-cupboard staples .

Beans on toast and ready meals may be a staple of student cooking, but if by your mid-twenties you still haven't progressed from the simple (lets face it, often terrible) meals that were whipped up in halls, then it's time to refresh your culinary repertoire.
"Cooking is not about just joining the dots, following one recipe slavishly and then moving on to the next. It's about developing an understanding of food, a sense of assurance in the kitchen, about the simple desire to make yourself something to eat," says Nigella Lawson in How to Eat (Vintage, £14.99).
Below, we've shared some of the best easy-to-achieve dishes from our award-winning food writers – 30 dishes, from bung-it-in-the-oven baked fish to a crowd-pleasing shepherd's pie, that are well worth mastering before you hit 30.
30 recipes you should master by the age of 30
This easy pasta dish can be on the table in under 20 minutes; simply combine a few store-cupboard staples.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--British officials recommend role for China’s Huawei in 5G network

British officials have proposed granting Huawei a limited role in the UK 's future 5G network , despite calls from the US for an outright ban of the controversial Chinese telecoms giant .
The recommendation , made at a meeting of officials from senior government departments on Wednesday , comes ahead of a meeting of Britain 's National Security Council next week to decide how to deploy Huawei equipment , the sources said .
Huawei , which has faced accusations of spying on behalf of the Chinese government , will be kept out of the “ core ” part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ customers , but will be allowed to deploy its equipment across other parts of the network , according to sources speaking to Reuters .
The decision follows recommendations made last year to give the telecoms firm a limited role in the network upgrade , amid warnings that a ban would risk delaying Britain ’ s 5G rollout and incur billions of pounds of further costs .
A person with knowledge of Wednesday ’ s meeting said “ the technical and policy guidance hasn ’ t changed ” .
And that the final outcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” .

British officials have proposed granting Huawei a limited role in the UK's future 5G network, despite calls from the US for an outright ban of the controversial Chinese telecoms giant.
The recommendation, made at a meeting of officials from senior government departments on Wednesday, comes ahead of a meeting of Britain's National Security Council next week to decide how to deploy Huawei equipment, the sources said.
Huawei, which has faced accusations of spying on behalf of the Chinese government, will be kept out of the “core” part of 5G infrastructure that houses sensitive data on customers, but will be allowed to deploy its equipment across other parts of the network, according to sources speaking to Reuters.
The decision follows recommendations made last year to give the telecoms firm a limited role in the network upgrade, amid warnings that a ban would risk delaying Britain’s 5G rollout and incur billions of pounds of further costs.
A person with knowledge of Wednesday’s meeting said “the technical and policy guidance hasn’t changed”. And that the final outcome is “down to a political calculation”.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Rafael Nadal stays on track for grand slam No 20 after reaching third round of Australian Open

After needing just over two hours to beat Hugo Dellien 6-2 , 6-3 , 6-0 in his opening match at this year 's Australian Open , Rafael Nadal returns to the court to take on Federico Delbonis today .
The Spaniard is chasing a 20th Grand Slam title and first in Melbourne since his only win in 2009 .
There has been four runners-up finishes since then too , including last year when he lost in straight sets to Novak Djokovic .
But counting titles is , Nadal claims , not his main motivation .
“ If I am able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's the thing that I have to worry about .
If I am able to play at my highest level , normally I am able to produce some good chances .
If not , impossible .
“ So I do n't care about 20 or 15 or 16 .
I just care about try to keep going , keep enjoying my tennis career .
Is not like 20 is the number that I need to reach .
If I reach 20 , fantastic .
If I reach 21 , better .
If I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the things that I did in my tennis career , no ?
“ I am very satisfied about my tennis career because I give it all most of the time .
That 's only thing that matters because I do n't think -- honestly , something I do n't really think about it .
I do n't think in the future being achieving 21 Grand Slams , for example , I 'm going to be happier than if I am 19 in 10 years . ''
And so , to today 's match @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case of Spain vs Argentina .
Unsurprisingly Nadal , the world no 1 , holds the superior record against Delbonis , ranked 76 .
The two have faced each other three times before , on clay in 2013 and 2015 , before the hard courts of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games .
Each time Nadal has walked away with a straight sets victory and ominously , never conceded more than three games in a set ... .

World No 1 Rafa Nadal continued his relentless progress at the Australian Open, muscling his way into the third round with a commanding 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-1 victory over Argentine Federico Delbonis.
The Spaniard, hunting for a second Australian Open title 11 years after his first, has now lost only three sets in his last nine matches at Melbourne Park, all in his defeat to Novak Djokovic in last year's final.
World No 76 Delbonis never looked like adding to that tally in the two and a half hour contest on Rod Laver Arena, particularly as he was unable to muster up as much as a single break point against the 19-times Grand Slam champion.
Nadal was a little profligate with his break points - converting only three of 20 - but still comfortably moved through to a meeting with compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta.
The worst moment for Nadal came when he accidentally struck a ball girl in the head with a miscued shot.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--World court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from genocide

The International Court of Justice has ordered Myanmar to take urgent action to protect its Muslim Rohingya minority from genocidal @ @ @ @ @ to Aung San Suu Kyi , the country ’ s civilian leader , who has @ @ @ @ @ .
Thursday ’ s ruling was an interim measure intended to protect the Rohingya during @ @ @ @ @ case brought to the Hague court by the small African nation of Gambia .
Thousands @ @ @ @ @ than 700,000 fled to refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh during a brutal Myanmar military campaign @ @ @ @ @ state of Rakhine .
An estimated 600,000 remain in Rakhine under strict curfews that deny @ @ @ @ @ .
United Nations investigators have warned that genocidal actions could recur .

The International Court of Justice has ordered Myanmar to take urgent action to protect its Muslim Rohingya minority from genocidal acts, in a blow to Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s civilian leader, who has accused refugees of exaggerating atrocities.
Thursday’s ruling was an interim measure intended to protect the Rohingya during the course of a genocide case brought to the Hague court by the small African nation of Gambia.
Thousands of Rohingya died and more than 700,000 fled to refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh during a brutal Myanmar military campaign in 2017 in their home state of Rakhine.
An estimated 600,000 remain in Rakhine under strict curfews that deny them their most basic rights. United Nations investigators have warned that genocidal actions could recur.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--The rugby scheme that gives teens like Billy the skills for a brighter future

Before Hitz , Duffy lost his father and was moved into a foster placement .
He was sectioned into a mental health unit , diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and depression .
Since arriving at Topsham , however , his mental health has improved .
“ I just feel comfortable now .
Before , I was battling my inner thoughts , thinking I was worthless .
Now I realise I am worth something at least , that ’ s really helped.
” Hitz is run by Premiership Rugby , and is sponsored by Wooden Spoon , the “ children ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of three charities supported by this year ’ s Telegraph Christmas Appeal .
Across the country , professional rugby clubs are helping youths like Duffy , mostly between 16 and 19 , regain control of their lives .
Over 1,500 have progressed onto education , training or employment , while 80 per cent have reported a boost in personal , social and physical wellbeing .
With youth service funding dwindling , programmes like Hitz are crucial .
But it isn ’ t exclusively a rugby course .
Though Griffiths and Gareth Williams , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are rugby players , their teaching is fluid .
Physical activity , of which there is roughly an hour and a half per day , could include football , climbing or ultimate frisbee .
“ What we ’ re trying to do is give them as many experiences of new sports or activities , rather than just rugby , ” says Griffiths .
In the classroom , lessons sometimes link to rugby , but more often than not they don ’ t .
One , for example , saw students planning a mock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vows .
It was aimed at boosting presentation , speaking , listening and communication .
“ Sneaky learning , ” jokes Duffy .
But Duffy has clearly taken to the sport .
He played a bit of rugby at school , but wasn ’ t particularly interested .
“ I was just good because I was bigger than everyone ; I ’ d play anywhere I could run into people.
” Not long after joining Hitz , he made his debut for Griffiths ’ rugby team .
Despite being the youngest and least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the senior team .
It ’ s a challenging situation , one Duffy describes as “ really strange ” .
Griffiths thinks the Duffy who first joined could have been put off by some of the more robust coaching dished out in the men ’ s game .
“ Before , he might have taken that badly and walked off , but now it ’ s about having the resilience and skills to go , ‘ hold on a minute , he ’ s just trying to improve things ’ .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been with Billy , the confidence in himself , then realising , having the communication skills to work that out effectively.
” Furthermore , thanks to the course ’ s emphasis on physical activity , Duffy has lost three stone since signing up .

At Topsham Rugby Club, just south of Exeter, a group of teenagers are solving maths questions in a compact clubhouse that doubles as a classroom.
In a nearby changing room, others are taking a break after a game of table tennis. One student has just lost a match, but that doesn’t stop him returning to class and helping others with their equations.
The student, Billy Duffy, 18, is enrolled on a Hitz course, part of a scheme that is aimed at getting young people not in education, training or employment (NEET) back on track.
Hitz works with each of England’s 13 professional rugby clubs to helps deliver this educational and sporting programme locally; Duffy’s is run in conjunction with league leaders Exeter Chiefs.
Participants have often faced a challenging upbringing, such as a mental health issue, exclusion from school or have broken the law; some simply don’t have the confidence to attend college. Since its inception in 2009, almost 16,000 youths have passed through Hitz’s doors.
All clubs deliver the programme slightly differently, but the core is the same: it’s an employability programme, offering functional skills in maths and English (the soft skills many participants lack) and sport.
Each centre has a Hitz officer, who focuses on sports coaching, activities and enrichment, and a tutor, who delivers the educational aspects. With 12 modules to cover over 40 weeks, there’s plenty to get through, explains Lewis Griffiths, the tutor at Topsham.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--NHS trust at centre of maternity scandal has highest death rates

The NHS trust facing questions over seven preventable baby deaths has recorded the worst mortality rate for units of its type , official figures show .
East Kent NHS foundation trust has apologised and admitted it has `` not always provided the right standard of care '' in its maternity services , after significant concerns were reported .
A national audit of mortality rates shows that the trust has the highest perinatal mortality rate - the total of still births and baby deaths within 28 days of birth - of all units with comparable services .
Today an inquest into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2017 is expected to be critical of the trust .
Doctors have told the coroner of panic in the operating theatre during his caesarean .
The child suffered a severe lack of oxygen and brain damage after a delay of more than 25 minutes in helping him breathe .
His mother told the inquest : `` I was on a operating table listening to a room full of panicking people .
The BBC has reported seven preventable baby deaths at the trust in recent years , and highlighted a damning review of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Gynaecologists .
The 2015 review found consultants were failing to carry out labour ward rounds , review cases , and rarely attending training .

The NHS trust facing questions over seven preventable baby deaths has recorded the worst mortality rate for units of its type, official figures show.
East Kent NHS foundation trust has apologised and admitted it has "not always provided the right standard of care" in its maternity services, after significant concerns were reported.
A national audit of mortality rates shows that the trust has the highest perinatal mortality rate - the total of still births and baby deaths within 28 days of birth - of all units with comparable services.
Today an inquest into the death of baby Harry Firchford in 2017 is expected to be critical of the trust.
Doctors have told the coroner of panic in the operating theatre during his caesarean.
The child suffered a severe lack of oxygen and brain damage after a delay of more than 25 minutes in helping him breathe.
His mother told the inquest: "I was on a operating table listening to a room full of panicking people.
The BBC has reported seven preventable baby deaths at the trust in recent years, and highlighted a damning review of the unit by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
The 2015 review found consultants were failing to carry out labour ward rounds, review cases, and rarely attending training.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--The Arctic adventure that proves luxury is overrated

Spending too much time lounging in magnificent hotels or swaggering between starboard balconies and ballrooms while sailing faraway seas , can lead to dangerous travel habits .
One can rapidly become accustomed to super-king-size beds robed in fine Egyptian linen or soaking in a roll-top bath , champagne in hand .
After only 30 minutes in the shrill , prickling cold of northern Norway , close to the small town of Alta , the occasionally louche lifestyle I ’ d carved out as a travel writer felt an age away .
And as freckles of snow fell over my face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the choice to spend a night in a Sámi tipi seemed fatuous .
But it was a desire for this vastly different experience that had led me to the numbing -10C of Finnmark county .
A yearning for something to shake me out of my commuter rut after a debut year living in London .
The fact it was a cruise for over-50s that took me there – when I am considerably younger than that – was of little concern .
What caught my attention was how a ship could lead to rousing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hotel , downhill skiing , helicopter flightseeing ) that fell outside the slow-paced assumption about cruising .

Spending too much time lounging in magnificent hotels or swaggering between starboard balconies and ballrooms while sailing faraway seas, can lead to dangerous travel habits. One can rapidly become accustomed to super-king-size beds robed in fine Egyptian linen or soaking in a roll-top bath, champagne in hand.
After only 30 minutes in the shrill, prickling cold of northern Norway, close to the small town of Alta, the occasionally louche lifestyle I’d carved out as a travel writer felt an age away. And as freckles of snow fell over my face, pinched crimson by the chill, the choice to spend a night in a Sámi tipi seemed fatuous.
But it was a desire for this vastly different experience that had led me to the numbing -10C of Finnmark county. A yearning for something to shake me out of my commuter rut after a debut year living in London.
The fact it was a cruise for over-50s that took me there – when I am considerably younger than that – was of little concern. What caught my attention was how a ship could lead to rousing on-shore activities (overnighting in an ice hotel, downhill skiing, helicopter flightseeing) that fell outside the slow-paced assumption about cruising.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Coronavirus outbreak: China quarantines 20 million as two more cities are contained to stem the spre

Coronavirus outbreak: China quarantines 20 million as two more cities are contained to stem the spread

Chinese authorities have put three cities on lockdown , home to 20 million people , as authorities seek to contain further spread of a deadly new coronavirus that has struck some 600 , killing at least 17 .
A government-imposed outbound travel ban came into effect on Thursday morning in Wuhan , the epicentre of the mystery disease outbreak .
Domestic and international airlines have cancelled incoming flights to Wuhan , while the city ’ s public transport shut down and rail tickets could no longer be booked on China ’ s most popular travel website .
“ I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but my girlfriend called me at 3am about the quarantine , ” said Mr Hao , 26 , who declined to give his full name .
He arrived an hour later at the rail station and booked himself on the next train out , he told The Telegraph from Zhengzhou , a city 320 miles away .
Others were happy to stay put .
“ I think it would be safe to stay at home with my family , ” said Wuhan resident Ms He , 24 , an astrologer .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was announced , but now I get it .
It protects both people from Wuhan and those outside of Wuhan .
”

China effectively quarantined 20 million people on Thursday in what is thought to be the largest ever operation of its kind as authorities mounted a desperate attempt to control the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus.
Authorities grounded flights, blocked roads and closed train stations to stop residents leaving Wuhan, the epicentre of the mystery disease, while restrictions were imposed on five further cities in Hubei province.
At least 18 people have died and 600 people are known to have contracted the virus that is thought to have come from a wholesale food market in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people.
Travellers arriving after the Wuhan ban went into effect on Thursday morning were met by police, SWAT teams, paramilitary guards and metal barriers at the high-speed train station. People booked on trips beyond the deadline were turned away.
Transport links were also being sealed off in the cities of Huanggang, Ezhou, Lichuan and Xiantao. Authorities in Huanggang have told residents not to leave and ordered entertainment venues, such as cinemas and internet cafes, to shut their doors.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Rise in far-Right visits to former Nazi concentration camps

Former Nazi concentration camps in Germany are experiencing a disturbing rise in visits by the far-Right and Holocaust deniers , @ @ @ @ @ at two of the most notorious camps has warned .
“ There are increasing entries @ @ @ @ @ describe National Socialism and the concentration camps as useful and good for Germany , ” @ @ @ @ @ of the memorial foundation for Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora concentration camps told Neue Westfälische newspaper .
@ @ @ @ @ slogans or statements such as ‘ If the camps were still in operation , we @ @ @ @ @ foreigners ’ .
” Prof Knigge said the camps had also experienced “ targeted , @ @ @ @ @ ” by Holocaust deniers .
Far-Right sympathisers hid in groups of visitors and interrupted guides @ @ @ @ @ victims or whether the Holocaust took place , he said .

Former Nazi concentration camps in Germany are experiencing a disturbing rise in visits by the far-Right and Holocaust deniers, the head of the memorials at two of the most notorious camps has warned.
“There are increasing entries in our visitor books that describe National Socialism and the concentration camps as useful and good for Germany,” Prof Volkhard Knigge, head of the memorial foundation for Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora concentration camps told Neue Westfälische newspaper.
“We even see anti-Semitic slogans or statements such as ‘If the camps were still in operation, we would have no problem with foreigners’.”
Prof Knigge said the camps had also experienced “targeted, prepared disruptions to guided tours” by Holocaust deniers.
Far-Right sympathisers hid in groups of visitors and interrupted guides to question the number of victims or whether the Holocaust took place, he said.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Primary school league table: Search and compare the best primary schools in your area

Thousands of primary schools across the country have their results figures published by the Department for Education on an annual @ @ @ @ @ results are for last year 's academic year , which ended in the summer of @ @ @ @ @ been ranked in our searchable league table according to the percentage of students achieving the @ @ @ @ @ for the best schools near you for GCSE results • Search for the best schools @ @ @ @ @ Our interactive tool allows you to search school results in your area and compare schools @ @ @ @ @ another .
Clicking on an individual school 's name brings up more detailed information , @ @ @ @ @ achieving the expected standard and the school 's progress scores for reading , writing and @ @ @ @ @ also display the school 's location and the total number of pupils .

Today, parents across the country will be finding out which primary school their child has been allocated.
Thousands of schools have their results figures published by the Department for Education on an annual basis.
This year's results are for last year's academic year, which ended in the summer of 2019. Each school has been ranked in our searchable league table according to the percentage of students achieving the expected standard.
Find your school
Our interactive tool allows you to search school results in your area and compare schools of your choice against one another.
Clicking on an individual school's name brings up more detailed information, including the percentage of pupils achieving the expected standard and the school's progress scores for reading, writing and maths.
Individual school sections also display the school's location and the total number of pupils.


thetelegraph--2020-01-23--Thomas Markle: My Story, review: ugly tittle-tattle about Meghan’s ‘handouts’ and a father’s grief

David Modell ’ s 90-minute interview with Thomas Markle strove from the outset to strike a dignified tone .
It opened with an epic panning shot of azure waters lapping the shore of Markle ’ s adopted home of Rosarito in Mexico .
The colours were super-saturated , the title credits minimalist in that voguish Hollywood fashion .
Were you watching a tell-all chinwag with the Duchess of Sussex ’ s estranged father – or the latest Fast and Furious film ?
This veneer was quick to crack over the course of Thomas Markle : My Story ( Channel 5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gripping , pitiable and baffling documentary on Channel 5 .
Markle , aged 75 , is clearly a frustrated and unhappy man who misses his daughter .
But he also came across as oblivious as to how his actions might seem to others .
Could he , for instance , understand why many would consider it a violation to share precious home videos of father and daughter from Meghan ’ s childhood and adolescence ?
Watching these clips felt like a transgression .
That will have been so regardless of whether you are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply somewhere in the middle .
The Duke and Duchess , busy settling into their new home in Canada , must have been horrified to hear that Thomas was chatting to Channel 5 .
On the off-chance that they watched , their distress will have increased exponentially across the hour-and-a-half .

David Modell’s 90-minute interview with Thomas Markle strove from the outset to strike a dignified tone. It opened with an epic panning shot of azure waters lapping the shore of Markle’s adopted home of Rosarito in Mexico. The colours were super-saturated, the title credits minimalist in that voguish Hollywood fashion. Were you watching a tell-all chinwag with the Duchess of Sussex’s estranged father – or the latest Fast and Furious film?
This veneer was quick to crack over the course of Thomas Markle: My Story (Channel 5), a (by turns) gripping, pitiable and baffling documentary on Channel 5. Markle, aged 75, is clearly a frustrated and unhappy man who misses his daughter. But he also came across as oblivious as to how his actions might seem to others. Could he, for instance, understand why many would consider it a violation to share precious home videos of father and daughter from Meghan’s childhood and adolescence?
Watching these clips felt like a transgression. That will have been so regardless of whether you are a solid monarchist, raving republican or simply somewhere in the middle.
The Duke and Duchess, busy settling into their new home in Canada, must have been horrified to hear that Thomas was chatting to Channel 5. On the off-chance that they watched, their distress will have increased exponentially across the hour-and-a-half.