thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Wales vs Italy, Six Nations 2020: What time does the match start, what TV channel is it on and what

Wales vs 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--2020-01-16--Think you don't have to file a tax return? Here are five reasons why you might need to

Think you don ’ t need to file a tax return for 2018/19 ?
Perhaps it ’ s time to double check .
Around 750,000 taxpayers miss the Jan 31 deadline each year , often simply because they are unaware they need to file a return .
It ’ s a common misconception that filing always leads to paying extra tax – sometimes it can trigger tax reliefs and refunds .
Have you claimed for your pension contributions ?
Tax relief is available on pension contributions at your highest rate of income tax .
Higher or additional rate taxpayers can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relief respectively if they are not in a net-pay or salary-sacrifice pension arrangement through their employer but instead make direct pension contributions .
Venture capital schemes , for example the Enterprise Investment Scheme , Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and venture capital trusts , offer valuable income tax and capital gains tax relief to encourage you to invest .
If you have made eligible investments into these schemes you should claim income tax relief on your tax return for the year in which the shares are issued to you .
In some circumstances , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contributions back to the previous tax year , which can be beneficial in tax terms .
Independent financial advice should be sought if this is relevant to you .

Think you don’t need to file a tax return for 2018/19? Perhaps it’s time to double check.
Around 750,000 taxpayers miss the Jan 31 deadline each year, often simply because they are unaware they need to file a return. It’s a common misconception that filing always leads to paying extra tax – sometimes it can trigger tax reliefs and refunds.
Have you claimed for your pension contributions?
Tax relief is available on pension contributions at your highest rate of income tax. Higher or additional rate taxpayers can claim an additional 20pc and 25pc tax relief respectively if they are not in a net-pay or salary-sacrifice pension arrangement through their employer but instead make direct pension contributions.
Investments into venture capital schemes
Venture capital schemes, for example the Enterprise Investment Scheme, Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and venture capital trusts, offer valuable income tax and capital gains tax relief to encourage you to invest. If you have made eligible investments into these schemes you should claim income tax relief on your tax return for the year in which the shares are issued to you.
In some circumstances, you can also elect to carry the contributions back to the previous tax year, which can be beneficial in tax terms. Independent financial advice should be sought if this is relevant to you.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Oscars 2020 nominations: Full list of nominees including Joker, Little Women and Jojo Rabbit

Films such as Joker , Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and 1917 are leading this year 's Oscar nominations pack , with only men nominated in the directing category and a lack of diversity elsewhere .
The nominations echo those titles recognised by the Golden Globes and the Bafta nominations last week , along with the criticism aimed at the latter 's jury after no people of colour were nominated across all four Bafta acting categories and no women directors received recognition .
While Cynthia Erivo ( Harriet ) and Antonio Banderas ( Pain and Glory ) received Oscar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominees in all four acting categories were white , leaving Us actress Lupita Nyong ' o and Golden Globe-winner Awkwafina among those snubbed .
There could be success in store for Bong Joon Ho , however , the writer and director of Korean-language film Parasite , which received four nominations .
While Little Women received six nominations ( for Best Picture , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Costume Design , Original Score and Best Supporting and Best Actress for Florence Pugh and Saoirse Ronan , respectively ) , the film 's director Greta @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Director category .
Last year , Gerwig 's Lady Bird was nominated for Best Director but missed out on Best Picture .

South Korean social satire "Parasite" won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday, making history as the first film not in the English language to win the movie industry's highest honor.
"Parasite," about the gap between rich and poor in modern Seoul, won a total of four Oscars, including best director and screenplay for Bong Joon Ho and best international feature.
Joaquin Phoenix won his first Oscar, for best actor, for playing a failing clown who finds fame in violence in the dark comic-book tale "Joker," and gave an impassioned speech about climate change and animal rights.
Renee Zellweger won the best actress Oscar for her performance as an ageing Judy Garland in the musical biopic "Judy."
Here is a full list of winners and nominations.
Winner and nominations in full
Best Picture
WINNER: Parasite
Ford v Ferrari
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
1917
Marriage Story
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Joker


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--UFC 246 Conor McGregor vs Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone: When is the fight, how can I watch and what is ou

UFC 246 Conor McGregor vs Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone: When is the fight, how can I watch and what is our prediction?

What is it ?
Conor McGregor headlines UFC 246 as he makes his eagerly anticipated return to the octagon against American Donald 'Cowboy ' Cerrone .
When is it ?
The official date is Saturday , January 18 but due to the time difference it could be the early hours of Sunday , January 18 before fight fans in the UK and Ireland see McGregor in action .
Where is it ?
The T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas strip .
What time will it start ?
There are 12 fights on the undercard so the main section of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , meaning an early alarm call if you want to watch live .
How can I watch the fight ?
BT Sport are broadcasting the event via their pay-per-view box office channel and it is expected to set UK viewers back £20 ( price to be confirmed ) .
The fight can be purchased by viewers who have a Sky , Virgin or BT TV subscription .
If that does not apply to you , there is the option to set up a BT Sport Box Office online to watch on mobile @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Conor McGregor answered his critics with a blistering knockout of Donald Cerrone - brushing aside 'The Cowboy' in under 40 seconds at UFC 246.
In only his second bout since 2016 - a gap filled by outside-the-cage troubles - the Irishman returned to the Octagon with a bang.
The former two-division champion busted the nose of Cerrone in the fight's first skirmish before finishing him in a first-round TKO.
McGregor had not won since November 2016 when he stopped Eddie Alvarez, the lightweight, to become the first fighter in UFC history to hold two championship belts at the same time. McGregor then fought only his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather in 2017 before losing a one-sided UFC bout to lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2018.
But last night he leapt on top of the cage wall to celebrate with the thousands of fans in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Brit Awards nominations 2020: where are all the brilliant women?

It may not spell quite the same diversity disaster as the all-white , mostly-male BAFTA nominations , but last week 's announcement of the 2020 BRIT Awards shortlist still leaves much to be desired .
Across the four categories open to both male and female artists - Group of the Year , New Artist of the Year , Song of the Year and Mastercard Album of the Year - male artists account for 26 nominations , while female artists share just four .
Two of those four nominations are held by the same woman - pop-star Mabel , Neneh Cherry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Artist of the Year and Song of the Year - while the other two include Miley Cyrus ( for a feature with Mark Ronson ) , and Normani for her song Dancing with a Stranger , which she co-wrote with Sam Smith .
Not a single woman can be found in any of the five groups nominated ( Bastille , Bring Me the Horizon , Coldplay , D-Block Europe and Foals ) , nor in the BRIT Awards ’ most important category , Album of the Year ( Dave , Harry Styles , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ share that honour ) .
At last year ’ s BRITs , the Best Breakthrough Act , Best Group and Best Album were all awarded to men .

South London rappers Stormzy and Dave and pop star Mabel have won the three biggest gongs at the Brit Awards 2020.
Stormzy, who became the first black, British solo artist to headline Glastonbury last summer and won the 2018 Brit Award for Best Album with his debut Gang Signs & Prayer, took home Best Male Solo Artist, beating ex One-Directioner Harry Styles and singer songwriter Lewis Capaldi.
Dave, who has been compared to a UK Kendrick Lamar with his "socially conscious" lyricism, won Best Album of the Year for his debut Psychodrama, which, framed as a therapy session (Psychodrama is a particular form of active therapy given to prisoners), included the song Black, a meditation on what it is to be black and British, and Lesley, about a woman suffering from an abusive relationship.
The album debuted at number one when it was released last March, and won the 2019 Mercury Prize.
Mabel, daughter of Neneh Cherry, was the only UK female musician nominated in the gender neutral categories, and won Best Female Solo Artist, while losing Best New Artist to Lewis Capaldi. Highlighting the heavily male dominated UK charts, Mabel, who released her debut album High Expectations last sumer, was the only British female artist to feature in the top 40 singles in the UK last year.
Meanwhile 18-year-old musician of the moment Billie Eilish, who tonight performed her just-released Bond theme for No Time to Die, became this year's Best International Female, beating Lizzo and Ariana Grande.
Here is the list of nominees and winners in full:
The 2020 Female Solo Artist, in association with Amazon Music
Charli XCX
FKA Twigs
Freya Ridings
Mabel - WINNER
Mahalia
The 2020 Male Solo Artist, in association with Amazon Music
Dave
Harry Styles
Lewis Capaldi
Michael Kiwanuka
Stormzy - WINNER
The 2020 Mastercard Album Of The Year
Dave: Psychodrama - WINNER
Harry Styles: Fine Line
Lewis Capaldi: Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
Michael Kiwanuka: Kiwanuka
Stormzy: Heavy Is The Head
The 2020 Best New Artist
Aitch
Dave
Lewis Capaldi - WINNER
Mabel
Sam Fender
The 2020 Best Group
Coldplay
Bastille
Bring Me The Horizon
D-Block Europe
Foals - WINNER
The 2020 International Female Solo Artist
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish - WINNER
Camila Cabello
Lana Del Rey
Lizzo
The 2020 International Male Solo Artist
Bruce Springsteen
Burna Boy
Post Malone
Tyler, the Creator - WINNER
Dermot Kennedy
The 2020 Song of the Year
AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove
Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man - Giant
Dave feat. Burna Boy - Location
Ed Sheeran feat. Justin Bieber - I Don't Care
Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved - WINNER
Mabel - Don't Call Me Up
Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like a Heart
Sam Smith feat. Normani - Dancing With A Stranger
Stormzy - Vossi Bop
Tom Walker - Just You and I
Producer of The Year
Fred again... - WINNER
Rising Star


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--White House Farm, episode 2 review: despite being based on a real crime, it all feels oddly artifici

White House Farm, episode 2 review: despite being based on a real crime, it all feels oddly artificial

After the shocking opener to White House Farm ( ITV ) last week , the second instalment settled into a police procedural .
The point being made was that the police procedures in the Jeremy Bamber case were woefully deficient .
The investigating officer , DCI Thomas “ Taff ” Jones , swiftly declared the case a murder-suicide : mentally unstable Sheila Caffell had murdered her parents , Nevill and June , and her six-year-old boys , Nicholas and Daniel , before turning the gun on herself .
Satisfied that the case was solved , he ordered a clean-up of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence .
It has been said that , in the years following , “ doing a Bamber ” became police slang for a botched investigation .
Jones is played here by Stephen Graham .
It pains me to say it , as Graham is one of the most talented actors working today , but he can ’ t do a Welsh accent .
His character here was one-note , although perhaps the real Taff Jones actually was a little ball of fury who conducted all conversations in an angry yell .
This distracted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which was to slowly dismantle Bamber ’ s version of the truth .
The chief doubters were his cousin , Ann Eaton ( Gemma Whelan ) , and DS Stan Jones ( Mark Addy ) .
The six-episode structure meant that not very much happened in this one : there were many shots of Ann and Stan furrowing their brows .
Facts which those familiar with the case will know to be crucial – that the gun used in the murders was usually fitted with a silencer , and that Bamber and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

After the shocking opener to White House Farm (ITV) last week, the second instalment settled into a police procedural. The point being made was that the police procedures in the Jeremy Bamber case were woefully deficient.
The investigating officer, DCI Thomas “Taff” Jones, swiftly declared the case a murder-suicide: mentally unstable Sheila Caffell had murdered her parents, Nevill and June, and her six-year-old boys, Nicholas and Daniel, before turning the gun on herself. Satisfied that the case was solved, he ordered a clean-up of the crime scene and burning of the evidence. It has been said that, in the years following, “doing a Bamber” became police slang for a botched investigation.
Jones is played here by Stephen Graham. It pains me to say it, as Graham is one of the most talented actors working today, but he can’t do a Welsh accent. His character here was one-note, although perhaps the real Taff Jones actually was a little ball of fury who conducted all conversations in an angry yell.
This distracted from the thrust of the episode, which was to slowly dismantle Bamber’s version of the truth. The chief doubters were his cousin, Ann Eaton (Gemma Whelan), and DS Stan Jones (Mark Addy). The six-episode structure meant that not very much happened in this one: there were many shots of Ann and Stan furrowing their brows. Facts which those familiar with the case will know to be crucial – that the gun used in the murders was usually fitted with a silencer, and that Bamber and his sister were adopted – were slipped in.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Liam Broady's 'blood boiling' over Australian Open's decision not to postpone matches due to poor ai

Liam Broady's 'blood boiling' over Australian Open's decision not to postpone matches due to poor air quality

Britain 's Liam Broady has been angered by the Australian Open 's decision not to postpone qualifying matches because of @ @ @ @ @ , saying it has made his 'blood boil ' and called for players to make @ @ @ @ @ Dalila Jakupovic was forced to retire from her qualifying match on Tuesday after having a @ @ @ @ @ while a number of other players sought treatment including taking asthma inhalers .
Broady lost @ @ @ @ @ Ivashka on Tuesday during the smoky conditions and , even though the air was much @ @ @ @ @ does not want the issue to be forgotten .
In a post on Twitter , @ @ @ @ @ : '' The more I think about the conditions we played in a few days @ @ @ @ @ boils my blood .
We ca n't let this slide .

As Tennis Australia tried to defend their controversial air-quality policy yesterday, lower-ranked players continued to express fury at being sent out to play in smoky conditions, with British No 6 Liam Broady saying that the situation “boils my blood”.
The huge thunderstorm that broke on Wednesday night has cleared the air in a literal sense, but a new wave of smoke is expected to blow in on Saturday. In the meantime, rancour is growing. In a social-media post, Broady described an email that the organisers sent to players on Wednesday as a “slap in the face”.
The email – sent jointly from TA and the ATP tour – claimed that "conditions are challenging, but the medical experts say they are acceptable for play". Yet Slovenia’s Dalila Jakupovic collapsed on the court on Tuesday afternoon, while Eugenie Bouchard said that she felt nauseous after her own match and slept for 11 hours in an attempt to recover.
Meanwhile the outspoken American Noah Rubin told the BBC that he had “blood and black stuff" coming out of his nose after his match on Wednesday.
"The talk between players is about disappointment,” Rubin added. “A lot are saying they can't wait to get out of Australia right now and we love playing in Australia. It's left a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths – almost literally.”


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Chinese criminal convicted of murdering reclusive author  following secret trial loses appeal at Eur

Chinese criminal convicted of murdering reclusive author  following secret trial loses appeal at European Court

A Chinese national convicted of murdering a reclusive British author in Hampstead more than a decade ago has lost his @ @ @ @ @ of Human Rights ( ECHR ) .
Wang Yam was found guilty in 2009 of @ @ @ @ @ body was found in his dilapidated home three years earlier .
His murder trial became @ @ @ @ @ to be heard partly in secret after the Home Secretary at the time said it @ @ @ @ @ security .
But Yam went to the ECHR arguing that the secrecy around the trial @ @ @ @ @ .
In a ruling handed down on Thursday morning however , ECHR judges unanimously said @ @ @ @ @ violation '' of Yam 's right to a fair trial under Article 6 of the @ @ @ @ @ .

A Chinese national convicted of murdering a reclusive British author in Hampstead more than a decade ago has lost his appeal at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Wang Yam was found guilty in 2009 of killing Allan Chappelow, whose body was found in his dilapidated home three years earlier.
His murder trial became the first in the UK to be heard partly in secret after the Home Secretary at the time said it was necessary to protect national security.
But Yam went to the ECHR arguing that the secrecy around the trial meant the conviction was unsafe.
In a ruling handed down on Thursday morning however, ECHR judges unanimously said there had been "no violation" of Yam's right to a fair trial under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Bafta nominations 2020: #BaftasSoWhite outcry after all-white acting nominees, and Joker leads with

Bafta nominations 2020: #BaftasSoWhite outcry after all-white acting nominees, and Joker leads with 11 nods

All-American films Once Upon A Time ... in Hollywood , Joker and The Irishman have triumphed in this year 's Bafta nominations , amid criticism that the 2020 British film awards have ignored diversity .
Joker , directed by Todd Phillips , is the frontrunner with 11 nominations , with The Irishman and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood both received 10 .
The most-nominated British film was Sam Mendes ' war epic 1917 , which received nine nominations , including nods for Best Film , Outstanding British Film and Director .
However , Bafta was swift to receive criticism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leading Actor , Leading Actress , Supporting Actor , Supporting Actress ) acknowledged the efforts of people of colour .
Australian Margot Robbie was even nominated twice in the Supporting Actress category , for Bombshell , in which she plays Kayla Pospisil , and Once Upon A Time ... in Hollywood , in which she has a limited speaking role as the Sixties actress Sharon Tate .
On Twitter , the # BaftasSoWhite hashtag appeared as the nominations were being announced , with people pointing out the snubs suffered by actresses Jennifer Lopez @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , missed out for her critically acclaimed role in Hustlers , along with Awkwafina , the actress of Chinese heritage who picked up a Best Actress Golden Globe on Sunday , who was recognised in the publicly voted Rising Star category , and Lupita Nyong ' o , who starred in Us .

All-American films Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood, Joker and The Irishman have triumphed in this year's Bafta nominations, amid criticism that the 2020 British film awards have ignored diversity.
Joker, directed by Todd Phillips, is the frontrunner with 11 nominations, with The Irishman and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood both received 10. The most-nominated British film was Sam Mendes' war epic 1917, which received nine nominations, including nods for Best Film, Outstanding British Film and Director.
However, Bafta was swift to receive criticism none of the four acting categories (Leading Actor, Leading Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress) acknowledged the efforts of people of colour. Australian Margot Robbie was even nominated twice in the Supporting Actress category, for Bombshell, in which she plays Kayla Pospisil, and Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood, in which she has a limited speaking role as the Sixties actress Sharon Tate.
On Twitter, the #BaftasSoWhite hashtag appeared as the nominations were being announced, with people pointing out the snubs suffered by actresses Jennifer Lopez, who is of Puerto Rican heritage, missed out for her critically acclaimed role in Hustlers, along with Awkwafina, the actress of Chinese heritage who picked up a Best Actress Golden Globe on Sunday, who was recognised in the publicly voted Rising Star category, and Lupita Nyong'o, who starred in Us.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--What’s on TV tonight: Addicted to Painkillers?: Britain’s Opioid Crisis, The Man from UNCLE and more

Anyone who has ever struggled with either a long-term illness or chronic pain knows just how easy it is to obtain high-level opioid-based painkillers .
This eye-opening and troubling documentary from Dr Michael Mosley makes horribly clear how widespread a problem that easy access is becoming .
Beginning with the stark statistic that each year more than five million Brits are prescribed opioids , Mosley goes on to speak to some of those who have subsequently struggled with addiction .
In Hastings he meets Karen , who popped a disc in her back and ended up so wedded to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ barely move from her bed .
Meanwhile , in Salford , Mosley hears from Brenda who believes that morphine gets her through the day .
There are also visits to experts , a look at how pharmaceutical companies in the 1980s exploited research and , finally , some hope as those we have met start to tackle their addictions .
What lingers , however , are the words of Karen ’ s husband Ray : “ I thought the drugs would sort the pain out but instead they turned my beautiful active wife @ @ @ @ @

Wednesday 16 August
Colosseum
BBC Four, 9pm & 9.50pm
All roads lead to Rome as BBC Four celebrates a series devoted to one of the most famous architectural remnants of the ancient world. If eight episodes (boxsetted on iPlayer and previously shown on Sky History) seems too much to devote to a single building, even one as spectacular as the largest amphitheatre of its age, it’s really not. As one contributor says, the Colosseum “is the Roman Empire distilled to its essence… a symbol of conquest, dominance and imperial power”. As such, it enables the producers to dig deep into Roman culture’s wider obsession with violence, and to straddle the whole of the Roman empire at its height, exploring politics, society and power at the time of Vespasian, Domitian and Trajan.
Tonight’s double bill looks first at Roman society’s obsession with gladiators (via an enduringly famous contest between fan favourite Verus and the barbarian Priscus), before tracking back to the building’s construction through the eyes of its master Haterius. For context there’s a repeat of Meet the Romans with Mary Beard, 8pm, beforehand; plus a rerun of the enduringly wonderful I, Claudius, from 10.50pm, preceded by Sir Derek Jacobi Remembers… at 10.35pm. GO
At Home with the Furys
Netflix
Another celebrity-family reality series, this one is focused on Morecambe-based boxer Tyson Fury. With the former heavyweight champion struggling with retirement, his wife Paris, their six children and his Love Island-stars brother and sister-in-law, Tommy and Molly-Mae, are among those drawn into the chaos.
The Chosen One
Netflix
Adapted from Mark Millar’s comic American Jesus, a series blending superhero and Second Coming tropes. In Baja, California, 12-year-old Jodie (Bobby Luhnow) finds that he has Jesus-like powers after surviving a freak accident. He can turn water into wine and make the disabled walk – but can he help mankind defeat the antichrist?
Celebrity MasterChef
BBC One, 9pm
In the penultimate heats week, John Torode and Gregg Wallace welcome five more celebrities to the MasterChef kitchen. Putting their taste buds to the test are singers Jamelia and Sam Fox, drag artist Cheryl Hole, American rapper Locksmith and opera singer Wynne Evans.
Kate Garraway’s Life Stories
ITV1, 9pm
Concluding another short but headline-dominating run, Garraway interviews Iranian-British actor, comedian and writer Omid Djalili. During an enlightening chat she hears how his career flourished – from the Edinburgh Fringe and Hollywood films to the theatres of the West End – despite an unpromising start in life that saw him take his A-levels six times and get turned down by 16 drama schools.
The 1970s Supermarket
Channel 5, 9pm
A surprisingly engaging three-parter exploring how a revolution in how people shopped, cooked and ate transformed the British way of life in the Seventies. The entertainment factor gets ramped up through a recreation of trolley-must-haves from the past (Fray Bentos pies, Findus crispy pancakes), ready to be enjoyed (or not) by modern consumers.
Annika
Alibi, 9pm
A trip to Edinburgh beckons for DI Annika Strandhed (Nicola Walker) and her Glasgow-based Marine Homicide Unit when a recently released prisoner is found dead in a cage in the Firth of Forth. A link to Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley holds the key to the investigation but only after Annika shares with Michael (Jamie Sives) something she’s been hiding for years.
The Godfather (1972) ★★★★★
Film4, 9pm
Endlessly quoted and copied, the first instalment of Francis Ford Coppola’s epic mob trilogy is an all-time high watermark of American cinema. Marlon Brando and Al Pacino play American-Italian mafia boss Don Vito and his son and reluctant heir, Michael Corleone, caught up in the struggle for power. The Godfather: Part II follows on Thursday at 9pm, with Part III on Friday at the same time.
Central Intelligence (2016) ★★★
ITV4, 10pm
This meat-and-potatoes buddy comedy about two estranged schoolmates who’ve ended up in jobs against their youthful type drifts into formulaic chaos. Nevertheless, there’s no denying how well the leads take to their task: Dwayne Johnson’s secret agent is ripely self-parodic, while Kevin Hart (as an accountant) makes for a surprisingly good straight man. Amy Ryan and Jason Bateman co-star.
King of New York (1990) ★★★★
Sky Cinema Greats, 10.20pm
Abel Ferrara’s neo-noir gangster film is a stone-cold classic. Ruthless mob boss Frank White (Christopher Walken) is released from prison after a long stint inside and looks to regain control of New York City by taking out rival gangs. When fellow leaders start turning up dead, however, a group of policemen headed by David Caruso’s DI Dennis decide to take the law into their own hands to bring him down.
Thursday 17 August


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Bad Boys For Life review: Smith and Lawrence's flame-scorched return hits the action movie sweet spo

Bad Boys For Life review: Smith and Lawrence's flame-scorched return hits the action movie sweet spot

Michael Bay ’ s Bad Boys films are rarely spoken of as milestones , but cinema wouldn ’ t be in the state it is today without them .
The original , released in 1995 , showed that mainstream audiences were ready to cheer on a non-white action hero : specifically Will Smith , whom the streetwise , Miami-set action comedy transformed from Fresh Prince into movie star .
And its startlingly mindless and mean-spirited 2003 sequel – the film Bay made after being laughed out of town for the would-be-respectable Pearl Harbor – proved that same audience ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grown almost limitless .
It ’ s hard to imagine the Fast & Furious franchise existing in its present , billion-dollar-spinning state without Bad Boys having first paved the way – so it makes sense that this belated third instalment should owe the series such an obvious reverse debt .
Smith and Martin Lawrence both return as Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett , two ( now generously ) seasoned detectives from the Miami Police Department .
But they ’ re surrounded by a makeshift family of racially diverse – if uniformly gorgeous – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new technical division , whose chief ( Paola Núñez ) is an old flame of Smith ’ s Lowrey .
But when another , less affectionate figure from Lowrey ’ s past resurfaces and tries to assassinate him one night in South Beach , it ’ s the millennials that take up the case , with Lowrey on board as a consultant .

Dirs: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah; Starring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Paola Núñez, Joe Pantoliano, Kate del Castillo, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton. 15 cert, 124 mins.
Michael Bay’s Bad Boys films are rarely spoken of as milestones, but cinema wouldn’t be in the state it is today without them. The original, released in 1995, showed that mainstream audiences were ready to cheer on a non-white action hero: specifically Will Smith, whom the streetwise, Miami-set action comedy transformed from Fresh Prince into movie star.
And its startlingly mindless and mean-spirited 2003 sequel – the film Bay made after being laughed out of town for the would-be-respectable Pearl Harbor – proved that same audience’s appetite for wanton, zero-consequence destruction had grown almost limitless.
It’s hard to imagine the Fast & Furious franchise existing in its present, billion-dollar-spinning state without Bad Boys having first paved the way – so it makes sense that this belated third instalment should owe the series such an obvious reverse debt. Smith and Martin Lawrence both return as Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, two (now generously) seasoned detectives from the Miami Police Department.
But they’re surrounded by a makeshift family of racially diverse – if uniformly gorgeous – younger colleagues from the department’s new technical division, whose chief (Paola Núñez) is an old flame of Smith’s Lowrey. But when another, less affectionate figure from Lowrey’s past resurfaces and tries to assassinate him one night in South Beach, it’s the millennials that take up the case, with Lowrey on board as a consultant.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Bruno Fernandes agrees personal terms with Manchester United

Manchester United have agreed personal terms with Bruno Fernandes as the prospect of a move to Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon edges closer .
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ’ s hopes of the Sporting and Portugal attacking midfielder becoming the fourth signing of his reign as United manager now rest on the clubs being able to agree a fee .
Injuries to Scott McTominay and Paul Pogba have heightened United ’ s need for midfield reinforcements as they bid to finish in the top four and Solskjaer ’ s desire for new players will only increase if Marcus Rashford is ruled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ type of player is Bruno Fernandes and what would he bring to the Manchester United team ?
The United striker is expected to be scanned after being substituted just 16 minutes after coming on in the second half of his side ’ s 1-0 FA Cup win over Wolves on Wednesday night at Old Trafford after taking a knock to a troublesome back .
United have been hoping to do a deal for a fee of about £50 million .
Sporting had initially sought as much as £68m for Fernandes , although the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sell as they seek to ease some of their financial issues .

Manchester United have agreed personal terms with Bruno Fernandes as the prospect of a move to Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon edges closer.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s hopes of the Sporting and Portugal attacking midfielder becoming the fourth signing of his reign as United manager now rest on the clubs being able to agree a fee.
Injuries to Scott McTominay and Paul Pogba have heightened United’s need for midfield reinforcements as they bid to finish in the top four and Solskjaer’s desire for new players will only increase if Marcus Rashford is ruled out for any period.
The United striker is expected to be scanned after being substituted just 16 minutes after coming on in the second half of his side’s 1-0 FA Cup win over Wolves on Wednesday night at Old Trafford after taking a knock to a troublesome back.
United have been hoping to do a deal for a fee of about £50 million. Sporting had initially sought as much as £68m for Fernandes, although the Portuguese club are under some pressure to sell as they seek to ease some of their financial issues.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Dolittle savaged by critics: 'Robert Downey Jr seems determined to sabotage this movie'

Universal has barely had a moment to shake the shame off its whiskers after Cats , but now it 's got another big-budget disaster on its hands : Dolittle .
With multiple re-shoots following a bad reception from test audiences two years ago , followed by two missed release dates , the road ahead of the $ 170million film adaptation of Hugh Lofting 's charming 1920 's novel about a doctor who can speak to animals seems to have been doomed from the start .
Set in Victorian England , and directed by Oscar-winning writer of Syriana and Traffic Stephen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Avengers star Robert Downey Jr , who surrounds himself with exotic animals as a way of mourning the death off his wife .
Other stars include Jessie Buckley as Queen Victoria and a gagtastic Michael Sheen as a shrewd , rival doctor , but the biggest names remain ( luckily for them ) invisible : Emma Thompson ( a parrot ) , Rami Malek ( a gorilla ) , Ralph Fiennes ( a tiger ) , Tom Holland ( a dog ) , Marion Cotillard ( a fox ) and Octavia Spencer ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adapted for the big screen before , with similar trouble .
Richard Fleischer ’ s 1987 musical film starring Rex Harrison was plagued with numerous production issues , including technical difficulties related to the large number of animals required for the story , and went wildly over-budget .
It managed to pull through at the box office however , and was even nominated for nine Oscars .

Universal has barely had a moment to shake the shame off its whiskers after Cats, but now it's got another big-budget disaster on its hands: Dolittle.
With multiple re-shoots following a bad reception from test audiences two years ago, followed by two missed release dates, the road ahead of the $170million film adaptation of Hugh Lofting's charming 1920's novel about a doctor who can speak to animals seems to have been doomed from the start.
Set in Victorian England, and directed by Oscar-winning writer of Syriana and Traffic Stephen Gaghan, John Dolittle is played by Avengers star Robert Downey Jr, who surrounds himself with exotic animals as a way of mourning the death off his wife.
Other stars include Jessie Buckley as Queen Victoria and a gagtastic Michael Sheen as a shrewd, rival doctor, but the biggest names remain (luckily for them) invisible: Emma Thompson (a parrot), Rami Malek (a gorilla), Ralph Fiennes (a tiger), Tom Holland (a dog), Marion Cotillard (a fox) and Octavia Spencer (a duck).
Dolittle has been adapted for the big screen before, with similar trouble. Richard Fleischer’s 1967 musical film starring Rex Harrison was plagued with numerous production issues, including technical difficulties related to the large number of animals required for the story, and went wildly over-budget. It managed to pull through at the box office however, and was even nominated for nine Oscars.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Knife offences hit ten-year high with 60 recorded every day in the past year

Knife offences have hit a ten-year high and are running at the equivalent of over 60 a day , according @ @ @ @ @ MoJ ) figures .
The number of offences for knife and offensive weapons rose by @ @ @ @ @ , the highest number since the year ending September 2009 when there were 26,364 .
@ @ @ @ @ knife possession offences which hit 14,135 , the highest number since figures were first compiled @ @ @ @ @ rise , the number of weapons possession offenders jailed fell to 7,728 from 8,050 the @ @ @ @ @ the MoJ figures .

Knife offences have hit a ten-year high but the number given jail sentences has fallen, according to Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures.
The number of offences for knife and offensive weapons rose by three per cent to 22,286, the equivalent of 60 a day and the highest number since 2009 when there were 26,364.
The increase was driven by knife possession offences which hit 14,135, the highest number since figures were first compiled in 2009.
However, despite the rise, the number of weapons possession offences resulting in immediate custody dropped to 7,728 from 8,050 the previous year. The proportion of repeat offenders given jail sentences also fell slightly.
According to the MoJ figures, more than a third of repeat knife offenders escaped an immediate jail sentence despite laws requiring courts to impose a custodial sentence for anyone convicted of a second or subsequent offence involving possession of a knife or offensive weapon.
Some 64 per cent of repeat offenders received a jail sentence and a further 18 per cent received a suspended sentence. This is up from 48 per cent who got a jail term in the year to September 2014.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Iran says enriching more uranium than before 2015 nuclear accord as it rejects 'Trump deal'

Iran is now enriching more uranium than it was before agreeing to a nuclear accord with world powers in 2015 @ @ @ @ @ declared as he rejected a proposed new “ Trump deal ” that could save it @ @ @ @ @ , in a televised speech on Thursday , said “ pressure has increased on Iran @ @ @ @ @ '' after Britain , France and Germany triggered a dispute resolution in response to Iran @ @ @ @ @ terms of the agreement .
Iran has gradually scaled back its commitments under the nuclear @ @ @ @ @ ’ s withdrawal from the pact in 2018 and its reimposition of sanctions that have @ @ @ @ @ .
Tehran has since resumed research and development of centrifuges , which European governments fear @ @ @ @ @ breakthroughs and reduce the `` break-out '' time Iran would need to build a nuclear @ @

Iran is now enriching more uranium than it was before agreeing to a nuclear accord with world powers in 2015, Iran’s president declared on Thursday, as countries that lost nationals in the downed passenger jet threatened to sue Tehran for compensation.
Hassan Rouhani, in a televised speech, said “pressure has increased on Iran but we continue to progress" after Britain, France and Germany triggered a dispute resolution in response to Iran’s violations of the terms of the agreement.
Iran has gradually scaled back its commitments under the pact in retaliation to US’s withdrawal in 2018 and its reimposition of sanctions that have crippled the country's economy.
Tehran has since resumed research and development of centrifuges, which European governments fear will lead to irreversible technological breakthroughs and reduce the "break-out" time Iran would need to build a nuclear bomb. So far, Tehran has only modestly increased its nuclear activity.
In recent months it has boosted its enrichment of uranium to 4.5 per cent - higher than the 3.67 per cent limit set by the agreement but far from the 20 per cent enrichment it was engaged in before the deal.
Uranium must be enriched to 90 per cent to be used in a nuclear weapon. Britain, France and Germany, known as the E3, had until now resisted US demands that they too quit the deal, insisting it is the only way to keep Iran in check.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--'Heartbreaking' moment family left 80-year-old uncle in the path of Philippines volcano threat

The farewell to her elderly uncle in the shadow of one of the world ’ s most dangerous volcanoes was the most “ heartbreaking ” moment of Juliet Cuento ’ s life .
The single mother of three , 52 , who had to escort her 83-year-old mother out of the 8.6-mile evacuation zone around the erupting Taal volcano in the Philippines , pleaded with her uncle , Anacleto , 80 , to join their escape from Barangay Tulo in Batangas province , some 45 miles from the capital , Manila .
“ He didn ’ t want to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was not aware of the danger he will face being alone when the whole town left already , ” she said .
“ Maybe he ’ s weak and because of his past experience a few decades back of the volcanic activities , he thought that he won ’ t be affected , ” she added .
“ I called a local government rescue team to ask for their help , but he ’ s firm in his decision.
” Taal , a small but treacherous volcano that sits on a lake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been quiet for more than 40 years when it suddenly spewed a plume of steaming ash from its crater on Sunday , in an eruption so huge that it could be spotted from space .

The farewell to her elderly uncle in the shadow of one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes was the most “heartbreaking” moment of Juliet Cuento’s life.
The single mother of three, 52, who had to escort her 83-year-old mother out of the 8.6-mile evacuation zone around the erupting Taal volcano in the Philippines, pleaded with her uncle, Anacleto, 80, to join their escape from Barangay Tulo in Batangas province, some 45 miles from the capital, Manila.
“He didn’t want to go out of his house. I felt he was not aware of the danger he will face being alone when the whole town left already,” she said.
“Maybe he’s weak and because of his past experience a few decades back of the volcanic activities, he thought that he won’t be affected,” she added. “I called a local government rescue team to ask for their help, but he’s firm in his decision.”
Taal, a small but treacherous volcano that sits on a lake in a densely populated area, had been quiet for more than 40 years when it suddenly spewed a plume of steaming ash from its crater on Sunday, in an eruption so huge that it could be spotted from space.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--What does Boris Johnson's Brexit deal mean for Northern Ireland and trade with the EU?

Boris Johnson has negotiated a fundamentally different approach to Brexit , doing away with the Irish backstop in favour of a new arrangement for Northern Ireland that will kick in when the transition period ends in December 2020 .
He has also given up on Theresa May ’ s close economic partnership in favour of a more distant relationship based on a Free Trade Agreement .
Here we examine the new deal , and the differences with Theresa May .
Head here to read more on how this Brexit deal will affect UK citizens .
The new Irish Protocol seeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ that will fall away when ‘ alternative arrangements ’ can be shown to deliver an invisible border in Ireland , but an entirely new future for Northern Ireland .
This will require a complex system of custom declarations for goods travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland , effectively creating ‘ red ’ channels and ‘ green ’ channels depending on the type and final destination of the goods .
Most significantly , the new protocol also contains a consent mechanism which would allow the Northern Ireland political parties to vote on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ specially aligned relationship with the EU .

Boris Johnson has negotiated a fundamentally different approach to Brexit, doing away with the Irish backstop in favour of a new arrangement for Northern Ireland that will kick in when the transition period ends in December 2020.
He has also given up on Theresa May’s close economic partnership in favour of a more distant relationship based on a Free Trade Agreement. Here we examine the new deal, and the differences with Theresa May.
Head here to read more on how this Brexit deal will affect UK citizens.
The revised Irish Protocol
The new Irish Protocol seeks to set out not a ‘backstop’ that will fall away when ‘alternative arrangements’ can be shown to deliver an invisible border in Ireland, but an entirely new future for Northern Ireland.
This will require a complex system of custom declarations for goods travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, effectively creating ‘red’ channels and ‘green’ channels depending on the type and final destination of the goods.
Most significantly, the new protocol also contains a consent mechanism which would allow the Northern Ireland political parties to vote on whether to continue to remain in this specially aligned relationship with the EU.
ARTICLE 4 – Northern Ireland in UK customs territory


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--South Korean 'Bad Fathers' site can out parents who skip child support, court rules

The operator of a South Korean website that names-and-shames parents who fail to pay child support has been found not guilty of defamation .
Koo Bon-chang , the 57-year-old founder of the “ Bad Fathers ” web site , was found not guilty by a jury in the city of Suwon on Wednesday , and said he hopes the ruling will force more parents who are refusing to pay for the care of their children to step up .
Mr Koo set the site up in 2018 after working in the Philippines for a charity that supported half-Korean , half-Filipino @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their Korean fathers .
He discovered that single parents faced similar problems in South Korea and started posting the name , age , home address and workplace of men and women whose former partners accused them of failing to provide child support .
Prosecutors claimed that the web site could damage the reputations of the people it identified as delinquent parents and insisted that the web site was not in the public interest .
Prosecutors also said that there had not been adequate efforts to corroborate the details of each case , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Koo argued that child support “ is not simply a financial issue , but an important matter that is related to the survival of the children ” .

The operator of a South Korean website that names-and-shames parents who fail to pay child support has been found not guilty of defamation.
Koo Bon-chang, the 57-year-old founder of the “Bad Fathers” web site, was found not guilty by a jury in the city of Suwon on Wednesday, and said he hopes the ruling will force more parents who are refusing to pay for the care of their children to step up.
Mr Koo set the site up in 2018 after working in the Philippines for a charity that supported half-Korean, half-Filipino children who had been effectively abandoned by their Korean fathers.
He discovered that single parents faced similar problems in South Korea and started posting the name, age, home address and workplace of men and women whose former partners accused them of failing to provide child support.
Prosecutors claimed that the web site could damage the reputations of the people it identified as delinquent parents and insisted that the web site was not in the public interest. Prosecutors also said that there had not been adequate efforts to corroborate the details of each case, the Korea Herald reported.
Lawyers representing Mr Koo argued that child support “is not simply a financial issue, but an important matter that is related to the survival of the children”.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Newcastle United vs Chelsea, Premier League: What time is kick-off, what TV channel is it on and wha

Newcastle United vs Chelsea, Premier League: What time is kick-off, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?

What is it ?
Frank Lampard 's Chelsea travel to injury-hit Newcastle , who have been a bogey-team for the @ @ @ @ @ decade .
When is it ?
What time is kick off ?
The game gets @ @ @ @ @ What TV channel is it on ?
As the late game on Saturday , the @ @ @ @ @ on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event from 5pm .
What is @ @ @ @ @ lost three players to injury in their home defeat against Leicester over Christmas , but @ @ @ @ @ to full fitness .
Jonjo Shelvey and Jetro Willems were on the bench for the @ @ @ @ @ Rochdale , while Jamaal Lascelles and Matt Ritchie returned to the starting line-up after long-term @ @

What is it?
Frank Lampard's Chelsea travel to injury-hit Newcastle, who have been a bogey-team for the London club over the last decade.
When is it?
Today, so Saturday, January 18.
What time is kick off?
The game gets under way at 5.30pm.
What TV channel is it on?
As the late game on Saturday, the match will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event from 5pm.
What is the team news?
Newcastle lost three players to injury in their home defeat against Leicester over Christmas, but are slowly nursing players back to full fitness.
Jonjo Shelvey and Jetro Willems were on the bench for the mid-week FA up replay against Rochdale, while Jamaal Lascelles and Matt Ritchie returned to the starting line-up after long-term injuries.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Scottish FA set to recommend ban on heading in training for children aged under 12

The Scottish Football Association are in the final stages of consultation over new guidelines for heading footballs and an expected recommendation to ban heading in training for children aged under 12 .
It follows landmark research last year by the University of Glasgow which found that former professional players were 3.5 times more likely to die of dementia and neurodegenerative disease than the rest of the population .
The Scottish FA wants to be proactive on the issue and is now imminently expected to follow the United States in becoming the first European country to confirm restrictions on heading footballs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also be issued in respect of stopping heading in matches for the youngest children , as well as the amount of heading that is practiced in training by older children , amateurs and professionals .
The Glasgow research found differences between specific neurological diseases , with former players respectively five , four and twice as likely to die of Alzheimer ’ s , Motor Neurone Disease and Parkinsons .
The study followed The Telegraph ’ s successful campaign for specific research which definitively answered whether former players were at an increased risk of @ @ @

The Football Association are under increasing pressure to introduce restrictions on heading in children’s football after the Scottish Football Association moved towards a training ban for under 12s.
The SFA are in the final stages of consultation before publishing new guidelines but intend to be proactive following landmark research by the University of Glasgow which found that former professional players were 3.5 times more likely to die of neurodegenerative disease.
The English FA have also launched a research taskforce that will review potential changes to the coaching and training of heading in England in order “to decrease the overall exposure to headers”. This will include exploring the introduction of prescribed limits on heading in training across the various levels of football, from full-time professionals down to children. Members of the research taskforce include Dr Willie Stewart, the lead researcher at Glasgow and Dawn Astle, the daughter of former England striker Jeff who died of what a coroner ruled was an industrial disease from heading footballs.
Astle and Dr Stewart have both consistently advocated a ban on heading among young children, restrictions in heading in training for young adults and senior amateur or professional players, improved concussion protocols as well as a concerted effort to address a care crisis among former players living with dementia.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Prince Harry makes first public appearance since he and Meghan Markle split from Royal Family - watc

Prince Harry makes first public appearance since he and Meghan Markle split from Royal Family - watch live

The Duke of Sussex has been seen in public for the first time since he and the duchess announced their intention to split from the Royal Family .
Prince Harry - in his role of patron of the Rugby Football League - will host the Rugby League World Cup 2021 draw at Buckingham Palace at midday on Thursday .
He was photographed in the back of a car on his way to the palace and was seen talking with delegates when he arrived .
Meanwhile , it emerged overnight that the Duchess of Sussex visited a second charity in Vancouver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holiday , Meghan , 38 , visited a women ’ s centre in Vancouver to discuss `` issues affecting women in the community '' , with staff excitedly sharing a team photo on Facebook with the words : `` Look who we had tea with today ! ''
Travelling by seaplane , and photographed for the first time since she arrived in Canada , the Duchess appeared in good spirits despite ongoing negotiations about `` Sussex Royal '' , their funding and security arrangements .
A second photograph has now surfaced , showing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Girls - a Vancouver-based charity championing the rights of teenage girls who live in poverty .

The past week has seen England pitted against Canada amid furious speculation about the Duke and Duchess of Sussexes’ royal future.
So perhaps it was only fitting that what may turn out to be Prince Harry’s last royal engagement played witness to the two countries being drawn against each other in the Rugby League World Cup.
Thankfully Prince Harry was spared the embarrassment of having to choose between the two - although eyebrows were raised when the Sussex Royal Instagram account later released a video of his supposed last hurrah accompanied by a Stone Roses hit that includes the line "I'd like to leave the country for month of Sundays". It later emerged the indie track is the song choice of the tournament
The behind the scenes footage showed grinning Harry making the crowd chortle as he helped with the draw and cracking jokes with guests, including Australian comedian Adam Hills who he praised for his 'beautiful beard', after watching schoolchildren play tag rugby on his 93-year-old grandmother's lawn.
Facing the outside world for the first time since he and Meghan announced they were stepping back as senior royals, the 35-year-old appeared in surprisingly good spirits as carried out the engagement at Buckingham Palace, his first - and possibly last - official royal duty since they dropped their bombshell announcement last Wednesday.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--W Series to stage final two races of season on undercard of F1 USA and Mexico Grands Prix

The final two races of this year 's W Series will be on the undercard of Formula One 's United @ @ @ @ @ .
The all-female motor racing championship has announced a new eight-race calendar for 2020 with @ @ @ @ @ Austin and Mexico City on back-to-back weekends .
This is a significant step for the @ @ @ @ @ 's Jamie Chadwick , development driver for the Williams Formula One team , will be @ @ @ @ @ last year 's inaugural title and the £400,000 prize pot .
It has been 44 @ @ @ @ @ , the Italian racer Lella Lombardi , last took part in a Formula One Grand @ @ @ @ @ in the US and Mexico will take place on the Saturday , when qualifying is @ @ @ @ @ race .

The final two races of this year's W Series will be on the undercard of Formula One's United States and Mexican Grands Prix.
The all-female motor racing championship has announced a new eight-race calendar for 2020 with the campaign to end in Austin and Mexico City on back-to-back weekends.
This is a significant step for the series, in which Britain's Jamie Chadwick, development driver for the Williams Formula One team, will be the defending champion after winning last year's inaugural title and the £400,000 prize pot.
It has been 44 years since a female driver, the Italian racer Lella Lombardi, last took part in a Formula One Grand Prix.
The two races in the US and Mexico will take place on the Saturday, when qualifying is staged for the Formula One race.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Rain in Australian dampens bushfires but long-term relief unlikely until March, forecasters warn

Heavy rain fell across parts of fire-ravaged eastern Australia on Thursday and more wet weather was forecast , giving some @ @ @ @ @ blazes fuelled by climate change .
The fires , unprecedented for Australia in terms of @ @ @ @ @ claimed 28 lives and killed an estimated billion animals .
However , forecasters warned that @ @ @ @ @ wait until at least March to see the kind of sustained rainfall that could actually @ @ @ @ @ .
Sustained hot weather and rare periods of light rain in the affected areas have @ @ @ @ @ on Thursday in the state of New South Wales , where many of the worst @ @ @ @ @ hope that dozens of blazes could be brought under control in the short term .
@ @ @ @ @ a number of firefighters working across NSW , '' the state 's Rural Fire Service @ @ @ @ @ post accompanying footage of rain falling in a burning forest .
`` Although this rain @ @ @ @ @ , it will certainly go a long way towards containment . ''

Heavy rain fell across parts of fire-ravaged eastern Australia on Thursday and more wet weather was forecast, giving some relief following months of catastrophic blazes fuelled by climate change.
The fires, unprecedented for Australia in terms of duration and intensity, have claimed 28 lives and killed an estimated billion animals.
However, forecasters warned that the country will have to wait until at least March to see the kind of sustained rainfall that could actually douse all of the blazes.
Sustained hot weather and rare periods of light rain in the affected areas have deepened the crisis.
Downpours on Thursday in the state of New South Wales, where many of the worst fires have burnt, offered hope that dozens of blazes could be brought under control in the short term.
"Relief is here for a number of firefighters working across NSW," the state's Rural Fire Service said in a social media post accompanying footage of rain falling in a burning forest.
"Although this rain won't extinguish all fires, it will certainly go a long way towards containment."


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--New virus spreads to Japan after man falls ill on return from China

A new virus that has hit a city in central China has spread to Japan , officials have confirmed .
@ @ @ @ @ man treated for pneumonia after returning from China has tested positive for the new coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ of an outbreak in the city of Wuhan .
The man developed a fever and @ @ @ @ @ in Wuhan and on his return to Japan was hospitalised as the symptoms persisted , @ @ @ @ @ Tests conducted on Tuesday found the same coronavirus as had been detected in other patients @ @ @ @ @ The man has been released from hospital as his condition improved .
He has been @ @ @ @ @ his 30s in the Kanagawa prefecture , west of Tokyo , and Kyodo News agency @ @ @ @ @ His family and medical staff who treated him have not fallen ill .

A second person has died in the outbreak of a mystery new virus that has hit a city in central China, authorities have confirmed.
Officials in the city of Wuhan said that a 69-year-old man died in the early hours of January 15 after contracting the novel coronavirus on December 31. Doctors also tested the patient for tuberculosis.
The news comes after Japanese officials said a man treated for pneumonia after returning from China tested positive for the disease.
The man developed a fever and cough on January 3 while in Wuhan and on his return to Japan was hospitalised, the government has said.
Tests conducted on Tuesday found the same coronavirus that has been detected in other patients in the Wuhan outbreak.
The Japanese patient, now discharged from hospital, has been identified as a man in his 30s in the Kanagawa prefecture, west of Tokyo. His family and the medical staff who treated him have not fallen ill.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Australian Open 2020 draw: Coco Gauff to face Venus Williams in first round in repeat of Wimbledon m

Australian Open 2020 draw: Coco Gauff to face Venus Williams in first round in repeat of Wimbledon match-up

Rising talent Coco Gauff will face Venus Williams in the stand-out tie of the opening round of the Australian Open @ @ @ @ @ The draw pitted the youngest player against the oldest in the women 's draw for @ @ @ @ @ grand slams .
The 15-year-old American beat seven-times major champion Venus on her main draw @ @ @ @ @ last summer to launch her career , before losing in the fourth round to eventual @ @ @ @ @ seed Naomi Osaka , who won her second major title in Australia last year , @ @ @ @ @ Czech Marie Bouzkova .
French Open champion Ash Barty , the women 's top seed @ @ @ @ @ will be looking to end Australia 's 42-year wait for a home champion since the @ @ @ @ @ title at Kooyong .
Barty opens her campaign against Ukraine 's Lesia Tsurenko .
Serena @ @ @ @ @ slam title short of equalling Margaret Court 's record of 24 and the eighth seed @ @ @ @ @ eighth Melbourne Park crown with a tie against Russian Anastasia Potapova .

Rising talent Coco Gauff will face Venus Williams in the stand-out tie of the opening round of the Australian Open which starts on Monday.
The draw pitted the youngest player against the oldest in the women's draw for the second time in three grand slams. The 15-year-old American beat seven-times major champion Venus on her main draw grand slam debut at Wimbledon last summer to launch her career, before losing in the fourth round to eventual winner Simona Halep.
Third seed Naomi Osaka, who won her second major title in Australia last year, starts her title defence against Czech Marie Bouzkova.
French Open champion Ash Barty, the women's top seed and world No 1, will be looking to end Australia's 42-year wait for a home champion since the unseeded Chris O'Neill won the title at Kooyong. Barty opens her campaign against Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko.
Serena Williams is only one grand slam title short of equalling Margaret Court's record of 24 and the eighth seed begins her bid for an eighth Melbourne Park crown with a tie against Russian Anastasia Potapova.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Why Alexandre Lacazette is reaching the crunch point of his Arsenal career

It was only a little pause , a brief moment of deliberate hesitation , but for Arsenal it was the difference between a goal and a wasted opportunity .
Receiving the ball on the edge of the Crystal Palace penalty box last weekend , Alexandre Lacazette saw the run of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang between the opposition defenders , but waited just a split second before playing his pass .
The Frenchman stubbed his foot into the ground , allowing a fraction more space to open up for Aubameyang , who promptly slotted his finish into the bottom corner .
Another goal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ captain , but the credit for its creation was all Lacazette ’ s .
It was a moment of delicate skill , an instant appreciation of angles and movement , that encapsulated the best of Lacazette since his arrival in north London in the summer of 2017 .
And yet it was also a reminder of his ability , because these moments have been all too rare in a season of inconsistency and struggle for a striker who , on top form , can be one of the most formidable in Europe .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ last year , their chief creative force and arguably their single most influential attacker , had been as affected as anyone by the collective decline that ultimately cost Unai Emery his job .
The hope now is that Mikel Arteta ’ s arrival will invigorate Lacazette in the same way it has energised so many of his team-mates , although the 28-year-old has so far needed more time than others to adapt to the Spaniard ’ s methods .
That assist against Palace was certainly an encouraging sign .
The fact remains , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ six matches without a goal .
He also endured a six-game goalless run across October and November , upon his return from injury , and it says plenty of his own frustrations this campaign that he has scored as many goals ( six ) as he has received yellow cards .

It was only a little pause, a brief moment of deliberate hesitation, but for Arsenal it was the difference between a goal and a wasted opportunity. Receiving the ball on the edge of the Crystal Palace penalty box last weekend, Alexandre Lacazette saw the run of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang between the opposition defenders, but waited just a split second before playing his pass.
The Frenchman stubbed his foot into the ground, allowing a fraction more space to open up for Aubameyang, who promptly slotted his finish into the bottom corner. Another goal for Arsenal’s top scorer and captain, but the credit for its creation was all Lacazette’s.
It was a moment of delicate skill, an instant appreciation of angles and movement, that encapsulated the best of Lacazette since his arrival in north London in the summer of 2017. And yet it was also a reminder of his ability, because these moments have been all too rare in a season of inconsistency and struggle for a striker who, on top form, can be one of the most formidable in Europe.
Arsenal’s player of the season last year, their chief creative force and arguably their single most influential attacker, had been as affected as anyone by the collective decline that ultimately cost Unai Emery his job. The hope now is that Mikel Arteta’s arrival will invigorate Lacazette in the same way it has energised so many of his team-mates, although the 28-year-old has so far needed more time than others to adapt to the Spaniard’s methods.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Thursday morning news briefing: Are there cracks in royal dream?

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Problems have to be tackled , says Duke of Cambridge His comments will be seen as a subtle reference to the Royal family 's own ongoing difficulties .
The Duke of Cambridge has spoken of the importance of tackling challenges head-on to avoid `` paralysis '' and `` move forward '' .
He said it was essential to acknowledge problems in order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` pretend they do n't happen , which is no good '' .
It came amid days of high-level negotiations in the Royal family about the future of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex , who are seeking a `` financially independent '' future .
It has emerged that the Vancouver women 's shelter that hosted Meghan in her first public appearance since stepping back as a senior royal had just one day 's notice before her visit - and starstruck staff were not even told who their special guest would be .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ became Meghan 's trusted confidante , protector and fashion secret-weapon .
Prince Harry is due to host the Rugby League World Cup 2021 draws at Buckingham Palace today in what could prove to be his last royal engagement as a fully-fledged member of the `` Firm '' .
But with Harry seemingly beginning to `` regret '' how the Queen felt blindsided by his desire to `` step back '' , and after a crunch meeting that did not actually include his American wife , Camilla Tominey asks : are cracks already beginning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American dream ?

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Problems have to be tackled, says Duke of Cambridge
His comments will be seen as a subtle reference to the Royal family's own ongoing difficulties. The Duke of Cambridge has spoken of the importance of tackling challenges head-on to avoid "paralysis" and "move forward". He said it was essential to acknowledge problems in order to deal with them, rather than "pretend they don't happen, which is no good". It came amid days of high-level negotiations in the Royal family about the future of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are seeking a "financially independent" future. It has emerged that the Vancouver women's shelter that hosted Meghan in her first public appearance since stepping back as a senior royal had just one day's notice before her visit - and starstruck staff were not even told who their special guest would be. And Bethan Holt explains how Jessica Mulroney became Meghan's trusted confidante, protector and fashion secret-weapon.
Prince Harry is due to host the Rugby League World Cup 2021 draws at Buckingham Palace today in what could prove to be his last royal engagement as a fully-fledged member of the "Firm". But with Harry seemingly beginning to "regret" how the Queen felt blindsided by his desire to "step back", and after a crunch meeting that did not actually include his American wife, Camilla Tominey asks: are cracks already beginning to appear in the Sussexes' North American dream?


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Alex Katz, Timothy Taylor Gallery, review: the artist who has painted his wife more than 200 times

The “ artist ’ s muse ” is unfashionable now , but she was the making of Alex Katz .
As a young artist in 1950s New York , Katz didn ’ t know how best to paint .
He tried collages and landscapes , without much interest or success ; he watched de Koonings and Lichtensteins flourish , but wasn ’ t drawn to their novel styles .
Then , in 1957 , he met Ada Del Moro , and painted her , and it was as if he ’ d realised how to see .
Sixty years on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Katz for a painting by anyone else .
He could trademark his style of portrait : coolly intimate close-ups , cleanly rendered in muted tones .
More often than not , his subject is the same .
He began with Ada in Black Sweater in 1957 , shortly after they met ; over 200 portraits later , here she is again in Ada with Pink Sweater 3 , in her 92-year-old husband ’ s show of new work at Timothy Taylor Gallery .
Katz ’ s longevity has given him hidden influence on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ World War .
He likes to say that he predates Pop art , and he ’ s cordial at best about Hockney – two common points of comparison .
He hung out in the 1960s with Johns and Rauschenberg ( and believed he was better than them ) ; without his discipline and treatment of colour , we mightn ’ t have present-day stars such as Peter Halley or Jonas Wood .
And yet , in all those years , his public profile has never been high .
It wasn ’ t until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ £1 million mark at auction , with the sale of Blue Umbrella I ( 1972 ) .
To shake a triumphant fist , Tim Taylor has hung a study for the painting in a corner of the present show .
( It ’ s a portrait of Ada , of course . )
The occlusion of Katz , ironically , owes much to his technique .
“ No noodling ” is what he calls it , but the finish is so smooth that it hides the effort each picture involves .
( Painting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does . )
And , as this exhibition reminds you , his style isn ’ t shocking or brash , but nor does it fit a straightforward box .
He ’ s sometimes called a “ realist ” , but the russet backdrop to Ada Evening 2 ( painted in 2019 , like all the paintings in this exhibition ) is like nowhere on God ’ s green earth ; nor are the bright greens and yellows of Grass I – one of several landscapes here – what any eyes would see .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ are never “ abstract ” either ; Ada has always been Ada , as recognisable now , in her early 90s , as then .

The “artist’s muse” is unfashionable now, but she was the making of Alex Katz. As a young artist in 1950s New York, Katz didn’t know how best to paint. He tried collages and landscapes, without much interest or success; he watched de Koonings and Lichtensteins flourish, but wasn’t drawn to their novel styles. Then, in 1957, he met Ada Del Moro, and painted her, and it was as if he’d realised how to see.
Sixty years on, you wouldn’t mistake a Katz for a painting by anyone else. He could trademark his style of portrait: coolly intimate close-ups, cleanly rendered in muted tones. More often than not, his subject is the same. He began with Ada in Black Sweater in 1957, shortly after they met; over 200 portraits later, here she is again in Ada with Pink Sweater 3, in her 92-year-old husband’s show of new work at Timothy Taylor Gallery.
Katz’s longevity has given him hidden influence on the course of painting since the Second World War. He likes to say that he predates Pop art, and he’s cordial at best about Hockney – two common points of comparison. He hung out in the 1960s with Johns and Rauschenberg (and believed he was better than them); without his discipline and treatment of colour, we mightn’t have present-day stars such as Peter Halley or Jonas Wood.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Trump impeachment: President 'knew exactly what was going on' in Ukraine, says associate of Rudy Giu

Trump impeachment: President 'knew exactly what was going on' in Ukraine, says associate of Rudy Giuliani

President Trump “ knew exactly what was going on ” in a scheme to pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ of Rudy Giuliani , the president ’ s personal lawyer .
Lev Parnas , a @ @ @ @ @ for campaign finance violations , made the explosive allegations in an interview on US television @ @ @ @ @ comes as the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to send across the articles of @ @ @ @ @ triggering the president 's trial which will begin next week .
Mr Parnas told MSNBC @ @ @ @ @ in May to the incoming president of Ukraine that no senior US officials would attend @ @ @ @ @ aid to the country would be withheld if an investigation into Mr Biden was not @ @ @ @ @ Mr Parnas said he delivered the message , the State Department announced that Mike Pence @ @ @ @ @ would no longer be attending the inauguration of Volodymyr Zelensky , Ukraine 's president .

Donald Trump’s administration broke the law by withholding military aid from Ukraine, an independent watchdog concluded in a dramatic finding released on the first day of the US president’s impeachment trial.
The Government Accountability Office [GAO] announced yesterday that Mr Trump’s decision to hold back hundreds of millions of dollars in military assistance which had been signed off by Congress violated the law.
The conclusion by the body, a congressional watchdog which gives impartial information on government spending, provided an unexpected curveball which gets to the heart of the impeachment case.
It weakens Mr Trump’s attempt to argue he did nothing wrong by holding back almost $400 million in aid from Ukraine while urging its government to investigate his political rival Joe Biden.
"Faithful execution of the law does not permit the president to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law," the GAO report concluded.
The historic trial into whether Mr Trump should be removed from office over the Ukraine scandal– only the third US president ever to face such proceedings – formally began yesterday. The two articles of impeachment passed by the House of Representatives, on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, were ceremonially carried across to the Senate and read out in full.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Hong Kong protests: Carrie Lam suggests 'one country, two systems' could continue beyond 2047 in app

Hong Kong protests: Carrie Lam suggests 'one country, two systems' could continue beyond 2047 in appeal to protesters

Hong Kong 's leader has said that the `` one country , two systems '' framework under which the city enjoys freedoms unknown in China could continue after the 2047 deadline if loyalty to Beijing is upheld .
Carrie Lam 's appeared to be appealing to those in the city who fear that the Chinese government is tightening its grip over the semi-autonomous territory 's civic , economic and political life .
However , her speech to the Legislative Council was marred by protests as a number of opposition lawmakers were ejected from the legislature for heckling her .
Security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times to force out pro-democracy politicians who shouted slogans and held placards , including one that portrayed Ms Lam as a vampire with bat wings .
Hong Kong has been wracked by often violent anti-government protests since June , although they have recently diminished in scale .
The city was handed over from British to Chinese rule in 1997 with a promise that it would maintain its own capitalist economy and Western-style institutions for 50 years .
Ms Lam said : `` Only if we insist on implementing the 'one country , two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fully ... then I think there will be enough grounds for 'one country , two systems ' to move ahead smoothly and there would be no change after 2047 . ''

Hong Kong's leader has said that the "one country, two systems" framework under which the city enjoys freedoms unknown in China could continue after the 2047 deadline if loyalty to Beijing is upheld.
Carrie Lam's appeared to be appealing to those in the city who fear that the Chinese government is tightening its grip over the semi-autonomous territory's civic, economic and political life.
However, her speech to the Legislative Council was marred by protests as a number of opposition lawmakers were ejected from the legislature for heckling her. Security officials had to be called in multiple times to force out pro-democracy politicians who shouted slogans and held placards, including one that portrayed Ms Lam as a vampire with bat wings.
Hong Kong has been wracked by often violent anti-government protests since June, although they have recently diminished in scale.
The city was handed over from British to Chinese rule in 1997 with a promise that it would maintain its own capitalist economy and Western-style institutions for 50 years.
Ms Lam said: "Only if we insist on implementing the 'one country, two systems' principle and practice it continuously and fully ... then I think there will be enough grounds for 'one country, two systems' to move ahead smoothly and there would be no change after 2047."


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Elizabeth Warren accuses Bernie Sanders of 'calling her a liar on national TV' in released audio of

Elizabeth Warren accuses Bernie Sanders of 'calling her a liar on national TV' in released audio of debate spat

Elizabeth Warren accused Bernie Sanders of calling her a liar during a confrontation after the Democratic debate on Tuesday , @ @ @ @ @ clip of the exchange .
The tense interaction occurred as the candidates were congratulating one @ @ @ @ @ , and was broadcast live without sound .
Warren could be seen walking toward Sanders @ @ @ @ @ his hand to her .
But instead of taking it , she clasped her hands @ @ @ @ @ to have a brief conversation .
The audio released on Wednesday by CNN , which @ @ @ @ @ Moines , Iowa , revealed the content of the exchange .
Sanders and Warren were @ @ @ @ @ before the debate after she claimed he had told her that a woman could not @ @ @ @ @ .
During the debate , he denied ever making the remark , while Warren reasserted @ @ @ @ @ dispute marked the unraveling of what amounted to a non-aggression pact between the two progressive @ @ @ @ @ race .

Elizabeth Warren accused Bernie Sanders of calling her a liar during a confrontation after the Democratic debate on Tuesday, according to a released audio clip of the exchange.
The tense interaction occurred as the candidates were congratulating one another on the debate stage, and was broadcast live without sound. Warren could be seen walking toward Sanders, as he stretched out his hand to her. But instead of taking it, she clasped her hands together. They then appeared to have a brief conversation.
The audio released on Wednesday by CNN, which co-hosted the debate in Des Moines, Iowa, revealed the content of the exchange. Sanders and Warren were continuing a dispute that began before the debate after she claimed he had told her that a woman could not be elected president in 2020.
During the debate, he denied ever making the remark, while Warren reasserted that he had.
The dispute marked the unraveling of what amounted to a non-aggression pact between the two progressive candidates in the Democratic presidential race.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Neanderthals collected shells and could dive down 13 feet to get them, study finds

Just like a lot of people today , Neanderthals seemed to enjoy spending time at the beach , and even @ @ @ @ @ .
They may even have dived into the Mediterranean sea to gather clam shells for @ @ @ @ @ from discoveries made in Grotta dei Moscerini , a cave that sits 10ft above a @ @ @ @ @ of central Italy .
Neanderthals also collected volcanic rock from the beach and coastal waters @ @ @ @ @ according to a study published in the PLOS One journal .
It had already been @ @ @ @ @ used tools .
However , the extent to which they were able to exploit coastal @ @ @ @ @ .

Just like a lot of people today, Neanderthals seemed to enjoy spending time at the beach, and even collected seashells, research suggests.
They may even have dived into the Mediterranean sea to gather clam shells for tools.
The findings come from discoveries made in Grotta dei Moscerini, a cave that sits 10ft above a beach in the Latium region of central Italy.
Neanderthals also collected volcanic rock from the beach and coastal waters during the Middle Palaeolithic, according to a study published in the PLOS One journal.
It had already been known that the ancient humans used tools. However, the extent to which they were able to exploit coastal resources has been less clear.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Judge under fire for telling violent abuser to take up running

A judge has been criticised for telling a domestic violence offender to take up running to control his behaviour .
John Norris , 21 , attacked a woman in her flat by grabbing her by the neck and throwing her to the floor in front of a 15-year-old boy .
When Norris , a cannabis user , appeared at Bristol magistrates ' court , he was given a two-year community order by District Judge Lynne Matthews , and must do up to 20 days of rehab activity and 100 hours of unpaid work .
Sentencing him , Judge Matthews suggested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him give up drugs .
The remarks were immediately branded `` wholly inappropriate '' by victims ' campaigners .
The judge told the court : `` I have known John a long time .
I am really disheartened to see the mental health difficulties he has begun to experience .
If he continues to smoke cannabis , that will continue .
Get some motivation .
Go running .
That will give you an endorphin rush , instead of the cannabis .
`` The way you treated the victim was completely unacceptable . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Centre For Crime Prevention , said : `` This was clearly a serious case of violent domestic abuse from a self-confessed problem drug-user .
`` It is wholly inappropriate for a judge to think taking up running is an appropriate recommendation to make .

A judge has been criticised for telling a domestic violence offender to take up running to control his behaviour.
John Norris, 21, attacked a woman in her flat by grabbing her by the neck and throwing her to the floor in front of a 15-year-old boy.
When Norris, a cannabis user, appeared at Bristol magistrates' court, he was given a two-year community order by District Judge Lynne Matthews, and must do up to 20 days of rehab activity and 100 hours of unpaid work.
Sentencing him, Judge Matthews suggested he should take up jogging to help him give up drugs. The remarks were immediately branded "wholly inappropriate" by victims' campaigners.
The judge told the court: "I have known John a long time. I am really disheartened to see the mental health difficulties he has begun to experience. If he continues to smoke cannabis, that will continue. Get some motivation. Go running. That will give you an endorphin rush, instead of the cannabis.
"The way you treated the victim was completely unacceptable."
But David Spencer, research director at the Centre For Crime Prevention, said: "This was clearly a serious case of violent domestic abuse from a self-confessed problem drug-user.
"It is wholly inappropriate for a judge to think taking up running is an appropriate recommendation to make.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--Wigston killing: Four men arrested on suspicion of murder after death of 66-year-old man following b

Wigston killing: Four men arrested on suspicion of murder after death of 66-year-old man following burglary

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died following a daylight burglary at the home he shared with his elderly brother .
Police said the men - two aged 20 , another aged 21 and a 19-year-old - were arrested in Buckland Road , Leicester , on Wednesday evening in connection with the death of 66-year-old Howard Staff .
The victim , who was in his 60s , died in hospital on Tuesday after suffering chest injuries during a burglary in Wigston , Leicester , on Monday , in which cash was stolen .
His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was treated for minor injuries .
Police believe they may have been attacked after disturbing a burglar .
Detectives , who said the attacker was unknown to Mr Staff , want to speak to anyone who saw a black Volkswagen Passat or silver Kia Sorento being driven in Wigston on Monday .
Detective Inspector Jonathan Blockley , of the East Midlands Special Operations Unit , who is leading the investigation , said : `` I would like to speak to anyone who saw either of these vehicles in Wigston on Monday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ own vehicle , please get in touch . ''
A police spokesman said : `` Shortly before 3.45pm on Monday , police were called to an address in Gibson Close , following a report that two men had been injured during an aggravated burglary .

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died following a daylight burglary at the home he shared with his elderly brother.
Police said the men - two aged 20, another aged 21 and a 19-year-old - were arrested in Buckland Road, Leicester, on Wednesday evening in connection with the death of 66-year-old Howard Staff.
The victim, who was in his 60s, died in hospital on Tuesday after suffering chest injuries during a burglary in Wigston, Leicester, on Monday, in which cash was stolen.
His brother, who is in his 70s, was treated for minor injuries.
Police believe they may have been attacked after disturbing a burglar. Detectives, who said the attacker was unknown to Mr Staff, want to speak to anyone who saw a black Volkswagen Passat or silver Kia Sorento being driven in Wigston on Monday.
Detective Inspector Jonathan Blockley, of the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, who is leading the investigation, said: "I would like to speak to anyone who saw either of these vehicles in Wigston on Monday. If you have dashcam footage from your own vehicle, please get in touch."
A police spokesman said: "Shortly before 3.45pm on Monday, police were called to an address in Gibson Close, following a report that two men had been injured during an aggravated burglary.


thetelegraph--2020-01-16--NHS maternity scandal: Inquiry into baby deaths now looking at 900 cases

The inquiry into Britain 's worst maternity scandal is now reviewing 900 cases , a health minister has confirmed .
The Ockenden Review , which was set up to examine baby deaths in the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust , was initially charged with examining 23 cases , but Nadine Dorries , a health minister , confirmed to the Commons that an additional 877 cases are being reviewed .
A leaked report in November said a `` toxic culture '' stretching back 40 years reigned at the hospital trust as babies and mothers suffered avoidable deaths .
The review will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Jeremy Hunt , the former health secretary , said it was `` deeply shocking '' to hear of the new details and asked that the inquiry is `` resolved as quickly as possible '' .
Speaking in the Commons , Ms Dorries admitted that this announcement is `` a huge increase from the original number of cases '' .
`` The original terms of reference covered the handling of 23 cases , the terms of reference have since been updated and were published in November to reflect the expanded scope of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be in touch over the following weeks with the affected families to ensure they are appropriately supported throughout the process because I am afraid I have to inform ( Conservative MP Lucy Allan ) and the House that the additional cases have been identified and a total number stands now at 900 cases and that may be relevant to review .

The inquiry into Britain's worst maternity scandal is now reviewing 900 cases, a health minister has confirmed.
The Ockenden Review, which was set up to examine baby deaths in the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust, was initially charged with examining 23 cases, but Nadine Dorries, a health minister, confirmed to the Commons that an additional 877 cases are being reviewed.
A leaked report in November said a "toxic culture" stretching back 40 years reigned at the hospital trust as babies and mothers suffered avoidable deaths. The review will conclude at the end of the year.
Jeremy Hunt, the former health secretary, said it was "deeply shocking" to hear of the new details and asked that the inquiry is "resolved as quickly as possible".
Speaking in the Commons, Ms Dorries admitted that this announcement is "a huge increase from the original number of cases".
"The original terms of reference covered the handling of 23 cases, the terms of reference have since been updated and were published in November to reflect the expanded scope of the review.
"The review team will be in touch over the following weeks with the affected families to ensure they are appropriately supported throughout the process because I am afraid I have to inform (Conservative MP Lucy Allan) and the House that the additional cases have been identified and a total number stands now at 900 cases and that may be relevant to review.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--European Commission mulls ban on facial recognition technology

The European Commission is mulling a temporary ban of up to five years on the use of facial recognition technology in public places in the EU , such as sport stadiums or town centres .
A draft white paper on artificial intelligence , which is subject to change , revealed the plan prepared by the EU executive .
It was leaked amid growing fears over surveillance creep .
The paper , obtained by news website EurActiv , said that Brussels could bring forward regulation including “ a time–limited ban on the use of facial recognition technology in public spaces.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ catch up with a fast-moving tech sector but could impact German plans to roll out facial recognition in at 134 railway stations and 14 airports .
France also wants to build a legal basis for embedding facial recognition in its video surveillance systems .
“ Facial recognition technology by private or public actors in public spaces would be prohibited for a definite period ( e.g .
3–5 years ) during which a sound methodology for assessing the impacts of this technology and possible risk management measures could be identified and developed , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cites the EU ’ s general data protection regulation as justification for the ban .
That law protects EU citizens from being “ subject to a decision based solely on automated processing , including profiling .
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The European Commission is mulling a temporary ban of up to five years on the use of facial recognition technology in public places in the EU, such as sport stadiums or town centres.
A draft white paper on artificial intelligence, which is subject to change, revealed the plan prepared by the EU executive. It was leaked amid growing fears over surveillance creep.
The paper, obtained by news website EurActiv, said that Brussels could bring forward regulation including “a time–limited ban on the use of facial recognition technology in public spaces.”
A ban would buy regulators time to catch up with a fast-moving tech sector but could impact German plans to roll out facial recognition in at 134 railway stations and 14 airports. France also wants to build a legal basis for embedding facial recognition in its video surveillance systems.
“Facial recognition technology by private or public actors in public spaces would be prohibited for a definite period (e.g. 3–5 years) during which a sound methodology for assessing the impacts of this technology and possible risk management measures could be identified and developed,” the draft paper said.
The document cites the EU’s general data protection regulation as justification for the ban. That law protects EU citizens from being “subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling.”


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