thetelegraph--2020-01-17--COBRA, episode 1 review: implausible and clichéd, but this propulsive thriller gripped

Prime Minister Francis Begbie is a terrifying thought .
Robert Carlyle ’ s best-known character , the violent psychopath from Trainspotting , would start a war with any nation he deemed to be looking at him funny .
Carlyle ’ s Bond villain , Renard from The World Is Not Enough , was a KGB agent-turned-terrorist with a bullet lodged in his brain which rendered him impervious to pain .
Hardly an empathetic potential politician .
Former steelworker Gaz , the actor ’ s BAFTA-winning strip troupe leader from The Full Monty , was a nice enough bloke but couldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clothes on during debriefings .
Fortunately , Carlyle was playing none of the above in Sky One 's shiny new political drama COBRA .
His PM , a smooth moderate Conservative named Robert Sutherland , was pitched somewhere between David Cameron and Tony Blair a sinister prospect in itself .
This high-stakes , high-budget series wasn ’ t about a venomous snake on the loose in Westminster , more ’ s the pity , but the Cabinet Office Briefing Room A – that fabled venue beneath Whitehall which comes into play during times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here was a smart , attention-seizing premise from former Spooks writer Ben Richards .
As an approaching solar storm threatened to knock out satellites and damage the national grid , Sutherland straightened his tie , stiffened his upper lip and convened his emergency committee in an effort to combat the unfolding catastrophe .
The UK was about to be thrown into darkness , unleashing a tide of panic and unrest , while Sutherland ’ s political rivals waited to take advantage .
Yes , this was about power in every sense .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marshall ( Victoria Hamilton ) , dubbed “ Lady Macbeth ” by those who cowered in her wake , strode down corridors in a succession of chic power-outfits , barking orders and sacking treacherous aides .

Prime Minister Francis Begbie is a terrifying thought. Robert Carlyle’s best-known character, the violent psychopath from Trainspotting, would start a war with any nation he deemed to be looking at him funny. Carlyle’s Bond villain, Renard from The World Is Not Enough, was a KGB agent-turned-terrorist with a bullet lodged in his brain which rendered him impervious to pain. Hardly an empathetic potential politician. Former steelworker Gaz, the actor’s BAFTA-winning strip troupe leader from The Full Monty, was a nice enough bloke but couldn’t be trusted to keep his clothes on during debriefings.
Fortunately, Carlyle was playing none of the above in Sky One's shiny new political drama COBRA. His PM, a smooth moderate Conservative named Robert Sutherland, was pitched somewhere between David Cameron and Tony Blair a sinister prospect in itself.
This high-stakes, high-budget series wasn’t about a venomous snake on the loose in Westminster, more’s the pity, but the Cabinet Office Briefing Room A – that fabled venue beneath Whitehall which comes into play during times of national crisis. Setting his thriller here was a smart, attention-seizing premise from former Spooks writer Ben Richards.
As an approaching solar storm threatened to knock out satellites and damage the national grid, Sutherland straightened his tie, stiffened his upper lip and convened his emergency committee in an effort to combat the unfolding catastrophe. The UK was about to be thrown into darkness, unleashing a tide of panic and unrest, while Sutherland’s political rivals waited to take advantage. Yes, this was about power in every sense.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--BBC defends story asking how to tell a cat that its owners have split up

The BBC has defended its online output after facing backlash over a news story that asked : “ My boyfriend @ @ @ @ @ I tell my cat ?
” The article , prominently featured on the homepage of @ @ @ @ @ of the BBC Trending strand billed as “ in-depth reporting about social media and digital @ @ @ @ @ past 12 months it has covered serious issues including social media censorship in China , @ @ @ @ @ on YouTube and revenge porn .
But it also runs stories based on viral videos @ @ @ @ @ ‘ Vandal grannies ’ destroy noisy children ’ s seesaw ” and “ Justin Bieber @ @ @ @ @ fight ” .
Journalists from the Trending unit scour the web for content that is @ @ @ @ @ thousands of hits on other sites .
They then repackage it .
An American woman @ @ @ @ @ their bridal gowns to her wedding received the BBC treatment after her post about it @ @ @ @ @ gained 90,000 “ up-votes ” .

The BBC has defended its online output after facing backlash over a news story that asked: “My boyfriend dumped me but how do I tell my cat?”
The article, prominently featured on the homepage of the website, is part of the BBC Trending strand billed as “in-depth reporting about social media and digital culture”.
In the past 12 months it has covered serious issues including social media censorship in China, the prevalence of harmful content on YouTube and revenge porn.
But it also runs stories based on viral videos and posts such as “‘Vandal grannies’ destroy noisy children’s seesaw” and “Justin Bieber challenges Tom Cruise to UFC fight”.
Journalists from the Trending unit scour the web for content that is getting tens or hundreds of thousands of hits on other sites. They then repackage it. An American woman who invited guests to wear their bridal gowns to her wedding received the BBC treatment after her post about it on the Reddit web forum gained 90,000 “up-votes”.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--GCHQ to mentor 11 Manchester startups to improve cyber security in smart devices

GCHQ is sending its 'spies ' to work with UK start-ups to help prevent gadgets becoming hackable .
The Government cyber agency announced it will be working with 11 tech companies in Manchester that are developing smart systems and devices as part of an 'accelerator ' scheme .
It will see GCHQ experts advising the companies on how to make their connected gadgets and services secure , some of which include smart streetlights that can sense how much daylight is left and home heaters that adjust according to weather forecasts .
It comes as a former Government security worker told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ devices , such as smart watches and fridges , was creating more ways for hackers to steal personal information as well as commercial and state secrets .
David Stupples , who is now a Professor of Electronics and Radio Engineering at City University of London , said the number of internet-connected devices would “ explode in the next five years ” .
As well as the convenience and benefits these smart items would bring , he said security services were now looking at the new ways they could be exploited by criminals and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do is if you can hack into a device in a home , like a fridge , that could actually get you into the iPhone , ” said Prof. Stupples .
“ And if the iPhone connects into a company ’ s systems because the person works there then there ’ s a vector that would possibly allow them to get malware into the company .
“ So what we are actually doing by having those [ smart devices ] is we are increasing the number of entry points.
” The 16-week accelerator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work directly on developing the products but instead advising the companies on “ improving citizen safety ” .
The 11 companies were selected from dozens of applicants and are working on a range of smart products .
Among the ideas are smart watches that can contact the emergency services and smart homes that can monitor the condition of vulnerable or elderly people .
This is the second group of companies to be mentored by GCHQ , which advised four Manchester companies last year in the inaugural round of the accelerator scheme .
Prof. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sector could also help provide GCHQ with new ideas and technology that could then be used by the security services .
He added : “ You have to think of numbers , as if you think of all the companies in the country , they employ some very bright people and will possibly be as bright as the people who work at Cheltenham , there will also be a lot more of them .
So therefore an economy of scale works here.
” The scheme comes after GCHQ announced last year it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centre ’ s Albert Square , which will eventually house hundreds of its staff .
The agency , which celebrated its centenary last year , has its main headquarters in Cheltenham as well as offices in Bude in Cornwall , Scarborough and London .
GCHQ works alongside MI5 and MI6 to disrupt cyber threats and attacks on UK infrastructure and traces its modern origins back to the work carried out by the codebreakers at Bletchley Park in the Second World War .
Announcing the latest accelerator scheme businesses , Gav Smith , GCHQ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ These businesses have real potential to improve people ’ s lives in an increasingly digitally connected world , from helping the elderly to reducing emissions .
“ We ’ re excited to be supporting the thriving technology ecosystem in Greater Manchester , connecting ingenious entrepreneurs and creative technologists with the mission of GCHQ to help tackle some of our hardest challenges .
”

GCHQ is sending its 'spies' to work with UK start-ups to help prevent gadgets becoming hackable.
The Government cyber agency announced it will be working with 11 tech companies in Manchester that are developing smart systems and devices as part of an 'accelerator' scheme.
It will see GCHQ experts advising the companies on how to make their connected gadgets and services secure, some of which include smart streetlights that can sense how much daylight is left and home heaters that adjust according to weather forecasts.
It comes as a former Government security worker told The Telegraph the rapid growth of internet-connect devices, such as smart watches and fridges, was creating more ways for hackers to steal personal information as well as commercial and state secrets.
David Stupples, who is now a Professor of Electronics and Radio Engineering at City University of London, said the number of internet-connected devices would “explode in the next five years”.
As well as the convenience and benefits these smart items would bring, he said security services were now looking at the new ways they could be exploited by criminals and rogue states.
“What you can do is if you can hack into a device in a home, like a fridge, that could actually get you into the iPhone,” said Prof. Stupples. “And if the iPhone connects into a company’s systems because the person works there then there’s a vector that would possibly allow them to get malware into the company.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Exclusive Nick Cushing interview: Departing Man City women's head coach on New York move and his deb

Exclusive Nick Cushing interview: Departing Man City women's head coach on New York move and his debt of gratitude to club's senior players

In Nick Cushing ’ s house in Chester , there were once three photographs in the hallway , kitchen and front room .
The first was of his daughter , Heidi , then two weeks old , when Cushing ’ s Manchester City Women won the Women ’ s Super League .
The second was of son Harry , now nine , as mascot at the 2017 FA Cup final at Wembley .
Last week , he realised time was running out to get a photograph of his middle child , Frankie , so had him be mascot against Everton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s wife Claire has since wrapped them in bubble wrap to ship to the family ’ s new life in America .
Claire began last week as a teacher in Liverpool and ended it preparing for her husband ’ s move to become assistant at New York City , still within the City Football Group but 3,314 miles from their home .
“ 100 per cent , we ’ ll have the pictures up in New York , ” says Cushing , 35 .
“ I expect there to be tough times and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have an area where I can draw on those moments.
” He will live in a hotel for the first month - his final game for City is against Arsenal , on Feb 2 .
“ Someone once told me , when I first started football in 2008 , that if you ’ re going to be a successful coach , you ’ re going to have to build your house on wheels .
My youngest two think they ’ re going on holiday - I don ’ t think they realise it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eldest has built a network of friends and has a grassroots team here , so we ’ re aware of that .
My wife has a meeting with his school to build the transition .
They won ’ t come out until April .
We ’ ll put the support in place , find them good schools .
”

In Nick Cushing’s house in Chester, there were once three photographs in the hallway, kitchen and front room. The first was of his daughter, Heidi, then two weeks old, when Cushing’s Manchester City Women won the Women’s Super League. The second was of son Harry, now nine, as mascot at the 2017 FA Cup final at Wembley. Last week, he realised time was running out to get a photograph of his middle child, Frankie, so had him be mascot against Everton to complete the trilogy.
Cushing’s wife Claire has since wrapped them in bubble wrap to ship to the family’s new life in America. Claire began last week as a teacher in Liverpool and ended it preparing for her husband’s move to become assistant at New York City, still within the City Football Group but 3,314 miles from their home. “100 per cent, we’ll have the pictures up in New York,” says Cushing, 35. “I expect there to be tough times and good times. Hopefully, we can have an area where I can draw on those moments.”
He will live in a hotel for the first month - his final game for City is against Arsenal, on Feb 2. “Someone once told me, when I first started football in 2008, that if you’re going to be a successful coach, you’re going to have to build your house on wheels. My youngest two think they’re going on holiday - I don’t think they realise it’s for three years. My eldest has built a network of friends and has a grassroots team here, so we’re aware of that. My wife has a meeting with his school to build the transition. They won’t come out until April. We’ll put the support in place, find them good schools.”


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Jean-Paul Gaultier announces his final fashion show to celebrate 50 years in the industry

Jean-Paul Gautier , the celebrated French fashion designer , has announced his next fashion show will be his last , @ @ @ @ @ years .
The 67-year-old revealed his planned swansong in a video on social media , @ @ @ @ @ of his high-end fashion empire will live on .
The final show , celebrating half @ @ @ @ @ , will take place in Paris next week .
His first catwalk show was in @ @ @ @ @ in the clip : “ I am going to share something with you .
“ @ @ @ @ @ Haute Couture show .
Be there - you can ’ t miss it .
“ @ @ @ @ @ Gaultier Paris goes on , the Haute Couture continues .
“ I have a new @ @ @ @ @ you about it later .
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Jean-Paul Gautier, the celebrated French fashion designer, has announced his next fashion show will be his last, after a career spanning 50 years.
The 67-year-old revealed his planned swansong in a video on social media, but promised the other parts of his high-end fashion empire will live on.
The final show, celebrating half a century of creating clothes, will take place in Paris next week. His first catwalk show was in 1976.
The designer said in the clip: “I am going to share something with you.
“This will be my last Haute Couture show. Be there - you can’t miss it.
“However, stay tuned, Gaultier Paris goes on, the Haute Couture continues.
“I have a new concept, I will tell you about it later.”


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Derby County owner accuses EFL of being 'unlawful' over rule breach charge

Derby County ’ s owner Mel Morris has issued a stinging response to the English Football League and accused them of being “ unlawful ” for charging the Championship club .
Morris has vowed to “ strongly contest ” the EFL ’ s charge over alleged breaches of the profitability and sustainability rules , following the controversial sale of Derby ’ s Pride Park stadium in June 2018 .
Derby are facing a possible deduction of up to 12 points if found guilty of recording “ excess losses ” over the amount permitted in the EFL 's regulations , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement issued by the club on Friday night .
He has claimed that the EFL “ previously agreed to all of the arrangements ” over the £80 million sale of Pride Park , which enabled the club to secure a pre-tax profit of £14.6 million in their 2017/18 accounts .
Morris has insisted Derby can not now be punished for the EFL ’ s “ mistake ” , revealing they have also been charged for the amortisation of players - which is effectively how the purchase price of a player is spread over @ @ @

Derby County’s owner Mel Morris has issued a stinging response to the English Football League and accused them of being “unlawful” for charging the Championship club.
Morris has vowed to “strongly contest” the EFL’s charge over alleged breaches of the profitability and sustainability rules, following the controversial sale of Derby’s Pride Park stadium in June 2018.
Derby are facing a possible deduction of up to 12 points if found guilty of recording “excess losses” over the amount permitted in the EFL's regulations, but Morris has hit back in a withering statement issued by the club on Friday night.
He has claimed that the EFL “previously agreed to all of the arrangements” over the £80 million sale of Pride Park, which enabled the club to secure a pre-tax profit of £14.6 million in their 2017/18 accounts.
Morris has insisted Derby cannot now be punished for the EFL’s “mistake”, revealing they have also been charged for the amortisation of players - which is effectively how the purchase price of a player is spread over a contract.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--UK museums may have to follow 'decolonisation' checklist

British museums will be asked to assess their collections with a new `` decolonising '' checklist to ease the repatriation @ @ @ @ @ could face financial repercussions if they fail to do so .
Arts Council England has @ @ @ @ @ up new guidelines to address sacred and significant objects like the Parthenon Marbles and Rosetta @ @ @ @ @ provoked pleas for repatriation from aggrieved nations after being seized in the age of empire @ @ @ @ @ requires its portfolio organisations to follow protocols on diversity in order to receive funding , @ @ @ @ @ to its planned credo on colonialism .
It is hoped the checklist would be followed @ @ @ @ @ fill a gap in guidance , but the Arts Council said it was “ too @ @ @ @ @ would be a financial impact for the organisations it funds .
The guidance will urge @ @ @ @ @ proactive ” about repatriation , and navigating divided public opinion surrounding contested collections .

British museums will be asked to assess their collections with a new "decolonising" checklist to ease the repatriation of cultural treasures, and could face financial repercussions if they fail to do so.
Arts Council England has called on experts to draw up new guidelines to address sacred and significant objects like the Parthenon Marbles and Rosetta Stone, which have long provoked pleas for repatriation from aggrieved nations after being seized in the age of empire.
The Government-backed body already requires its portfolio organisations to follow protocols on diversity in order to receive funding, so could demand institutions adhere to its planned credo on colonialism.
It is hoped the checklist would be followed by all UK museums and fill a gap in guidance, but the Arts Council said it was “too soon” to say there would be a financial impact for the organisations it funds.
The guidance will urge UK institutions to be “proactive” about repatriation, and navigating divided public opinion surrounding contested collections.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Manchester United trigger Eric Bailly's two-year contract extension

Manchester United have triggered a two-year option in Eric Bailly ’ s contract that ties the Ivory Coast defender to Old Trafford until June 2022 .
Bailly has not played this season after undergoing knee surgery in July following an injury sustained in a summer tour friendly against Tottenham Hotspur .
The defender ’ s contract was due to expire at the end of the season and United have responded by invoking the extension option in the deal he signed when he moved to the club from Villarreal for £30 million in 2016 .
Bailly , 25 , has made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three and a half seasons in Manchester , his progress halted by a series of serious injury problems while he has also had a chequered disciplinary record .
He has been training back with the first team for several weeks now , though , and United manager , Ole Gunnar Solskjaer , hopes he will be a valuable option in central defence over the second half of the campaign .
United have been hindered badly by injuries this season , with Anthony Martial , Luke Shaw , Diogo Dalot , Axel Tuanzebe , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in addition to Bailly all having endured lengthy lay-off at different periods .

Manchester United have triggered a two-year option in Eric Bailly’s contract that ties the Ivory Coast defender to Old Trafford until June 2022.
Bailly has not played this season after undergoing knee surgery in July following an injury sustained in a summer tour friendly against Tottenham Hotspur.
The defender’s contract was due to expire at the end of the season and United have responded by invoking the extension option in the deal he signed when he moved to the club from Villarreal for £30 million in 2016.
Bailly, 25, has made just 43 Premier League starts during his three and a half seasons in Manchester, his progress halted by a series of serious injury problems while he has also had a chequered disciplinary record.
He has been training back with the first team for several weeks now, though, and United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, hopes he will be a valuable option in central defence over the second half of the campaign.
United have been hindered badly by injuries this season, with Anthony Martial, Luke Shaw, Diogo Dalot, Axel Tuanzebe, Phil Jones Scott McTominay and Paul Pogba in addition to Bailly all having endured lengthy lay-off at different periods.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--University cancelled seminar by  feminist speaker following threats of protest from transgender acti

University cancelled seminar by  feminist speaker following threats of protest from transgender activists

A university cancelled a seminar by a feminist speaker , citing “ academic freedom ” , following threats of protest from transgender activists .
The University of East Anglia has been accused of “ no-platforming ” Kathleen Stock , a professor in philosophy at Sussex University , who was due to address academics there next week about philosophical issues surrounding diversity and inclusion .
But she was informed that her seminar has now been postponed in order to respect “ the views of members of the transgender community '' .
The university also cited “ security and health and safety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talk to go ahead “ raised issues of academic freedom ” .
Prof Stock , who has been labelled a “ Terf ” by transgender activists , said she has been effective “ no-platformed ” by the university .
Terf , which stands for Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists , is generally used as a derogatory term to describe those who believe that “ identifying ” as a woman is not the same as being born a woman .
It can also be used to refer to people who are deemed to hold “ transphobic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been told that the university grew concerned after transgender activists threatened to protest at the event .
“ I think this is part of a wider pattern where an invitation to speak is given in the normal way , and then senior management panic in response apparently to some kind of protest , ” she said .

A university cancelled a seminar by a feminist speaker, citing “academic freedom”, following threats of protest from transgender activists.
The University of East Anglia has been accused of “no-platforming” Kathleen Stock, a professor in philosophy at Sussex University, who was due to address academics there next week about philosophical issues surrounding diversity and inclusion.
But she was informed that her seminar has now been postponed in order to respect “the views of members of the transgender community".
The university also cited “security and health and safety issues” and argued that allowing her talk to go ahead “raised issues of academic freedom”.
Prof Stock, who has been labelled a “Terf” by transgender activists, said she has been effective “no-platformed” by the university.
Terf, which stands for Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists, is generally used as a derogatory term to describe those who believe that “identifying” as a woman is not the same as being born a woman. It can also be used to refer to people who are deemed to hold “transphobic” views.
Prof Stock said she had been told that the university grew concerned after transgender activists threatened to protest at the event.
“I think this is part of a wider pattern where an invitation to speak is given in the normal way, and then senior management panic in response apparently to some kind of protest,” she said.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Police Scotland 'faces staffing crisis' as annual budget down £200m since devolved force was created

Police Scotland ’ s annual budget is down £200 million since the devolved force was created , amid warnings that current officer numbers are “ not sustainable ” .
Chief Constable Iain Livingstone told the Scottish Police Authority ( SPA ) that hundreds of millions of pounds have been removed from “ the core cost of policing ” since Police Scotland came into being in April 2013 .
His funding concerns were echoed by vice chair of the SPA watchdog , David Crichton , who said that a “ structural deficit ” within the force is making current officer numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a busy year for Scottish officers , who will have to police the UN ’ s COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow , Euro 2020 football matches , major environmental protests and the “ growing ” number of loyalist marches .
`` Frankly , current officer numbers are not sustainable within the existing budget so something has to change on that front , ” Mr Crichton told the SPA meeting in Edinburgh today .
`` There is a structural deficit in the policing budget .
It 's simple arithmetic , it 's not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply going to continue to increase if something does not change .
`` With almost 90 per cent of the budget allocated to officer and staff costs , it does mean that difficult choices are going to have to be made over the next weeks and months - difficult choices by Government , by the authority and by Police Scotland .
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Police Scotland’s annual budget is down £200 million since the devolved force was created, amid warnings that current officer numbers are “not sustainable”.
Chief Constable Iain Livingstone told the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) that hundreds of millions of pounds have been removed from “the core cost of policing” since Police Scotland came into being in April 2013.
His funding concerns were echoed by vice chair of the SPA watchdog, David Crichton, who said that a “structural deficit” within the force is making current officer numbers untenable.
The warnings come ahead of a busy year for Scottish officers, who will have to police the UN’s COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow, Euro 2020 football matches, major environmental protests and the “growing” number of loyalist marches.
"Frankly, current officer numbers are not sustainable within the existing budget so something has to change on that front,” Mr Crichton told the SPA meeting in Edinburgh today.
"There is a structural deficit in the policing budget. It's simple arithmetic, it's not complicated mathematics.
"The deficit is simply going to continue to increase if something does not change.
"With almost 90 per cent of the budget allocated to officer and staff costs, it does mean that difficult choices are going to have to be made over the next weeks and months - difficult choices by Government, by the authority and by Police Scotland.”


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Meghan's week in Canada sets clear intentions for the royal couple's future

The Duchess of Sussex could not have been clearer this week in expressing her intentions for the future .
She @ @ @ @ @ her own way , with her own “ team ” who will carefully control her @ @ @ @ @ and how is presented to the world .
Having left her husband , Prince Harry @ @ @ @ @ UK to begin the complex negotiations over their break away from the Royal Family , @ @ @ @ @ in getting down to business , visiting two charities in Vancouver - Justice For Girls @ @ @ @ @ 's Centre .
These were “ private ” visits and as such , did not @ @ @ @ @ .
They did however , by no accident , appear in the public domain .
@ @ @ @ @ of Justice For Girls , which `` promotes health , well-being , equal rights and @ @ @ @ @ girls who live in poverty , '' has revealed that photographs taken of the Duchess @ @ @ @ @ were taken by one of her “ team ” .

The Duchess of Sussex could not have been clearer this week in expressing her intentions for the future.
She is going to do things her own way, with her own “team” who will carefully control her public image and determine what and how is presented to the world.
Having left her husband, Prince Harry, 35, in the UK to begin the complex negotiations over their break away from the Royal Family, the Duchess wasted no time in getting down to business, visiting two charities in Vancouver - Justice For Girls and the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre.
These were “private” visits and as such, did not appear on the Court Circular. They did however, by no accident, appear in the public domain.
Zoe Craig-Sparrow, a co-director of Justice For Girls, which "promotes health, well-being, equal rights and freedom from violence for teenage girls who live in poverty," has revealed that photographs taken of the Duchess with members of her staff were taken by one of her “team”.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Mamadou Sakho burglary: Crystal Palace player's home targeted in £500,000 raid

Police are investigating a £500,000 burglary at a premier league footballer 's mansion , once targeted by the infamous Wimbledon Prowler .
Crystal Palace defender , Mamadou Sakho , 29 , was away with his family , ahead of his team 's clash with Southampton on December 27 , when raiders broke into his house in south west London .
The footballer rents the sprawling property from former Arsenal and Chelsea star , Nicholas Anelka , who in 2014 reportedly chased prolific burglar , Asdrit Kapaj , from the back garden .
Sakho , who used to play for Paris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have lost valuables worth in excess of £500,000 in the raid .
Speaking at the house , Sakho said : `` Everything is OK. Me and my wife , we ’ re OK. '' Scotland Yard believe the break in occurred on the afternoon of December 27 , the day before Sakho and his Crystal Palace teammates were due to play at Southampton .
Police have released an image of a woman who was seen on CCTV nearby who they want to contact about the incident .
Dean Shaw of the Metropolitan Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two male suspects carried out this burglary but we would like to speak to the woman pictured as she was seen near the address on the day of the incident and may be able to assist us .
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Police are investigating a £500,000 burglary at a premier league footballer's mansion, once targeted by the infamous Wimbledon Prowler.
Crystal Palace defender, Mamadou Sakho, 29, was away with his family, ahead of his team's clash with Southampton on December 27, when raiders broke into his house in south west London.
The footballer rents the sprawling property from former Arsenal and Chelsea star, Nicholas Anelka, who in 2014 reportedly chased prolific burglar, Asdrit Kapaj, from the back garden.
Sakho, who used to play for Paris Saint-German and Liverpool, is understood to have lost valuables worth in excess of £500,000 in the raid.
Speaking at the house, Sakho said: "Everything is OK. Me and my wife, we’re OK."
Scotland Yard believe the break in occurred on the afternoon of December 27, the day before Sakho and his Crystal Palace teammates were due to play at Southampton.
Police have released an image of a woman who was seen on CCTV nearby who they want to contact about the incident.
Dean Shaw of the Metropolitan Police said: "It is believed that two male suspects carried out this burglary but we would like to speak to the woman pictured as she was seen near the address on the day of the incident and may be able to assist us.”


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Brazil's culture minister sacked after speech echoing Nazi propagandist Goebbels

Brazil ’ s culture minister has been sacked following his remarks in a video posted to social media where he appeared to echo Nazi propaganda boss Joseph Goebbels .
In a now-deleted video posted to the Brazilian Culture Ministry ’ s official Twitter page , Roberto Alvim outlined plans to revitalise Brazil ’ s arts scene by awarding prizes to “ heroic ” and “ national ” art .
At one point in the six-minute video , Alvim said : “ The Brazilian art of the next decade will be heroic and will be national , will be endowed with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ linked to the urgent aspirations of our people , or else it will be nothing . ''
The line is almost identical to a quote from Joseph Goebbels , published in a biography about the Reich 's Minister of Propaganda .
That line reads : “ The German art of the next decade will be heroic , it will be steely-romantic , it will be factual and completely free of sentimentality , it will be national with great pathos and committed , or it will be nothing.
” The video was met with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sacked within 24 hours of it being posted .
Despite the parallels between the quotes , Mr Alvim initially denied any wrongdoing , saying “ there was nothing wrong ” with the comments and that it was a “ rhetorical coincidence ” .

Brazil’s culture minister has been sacked following his remarks in a video posted to social media where he appeared to echo Nazi propaganda boss Joseph Goebbels.
In a now-deleted video posted to the Brazilian Culture Ministry’s official Twitter page, Roberto Alvim outlined plans to revitalise Brazil’s arts scene by awarding prizes to “heroic” and “national” art.
At one point in the six-minute video, Alvim said: “The Brazilian art of the next decade will be heroic and will be national, will be endowed with great capacity for emotional involvement... deeply linked to the urgent aspirations of our people, or else it will be nothing."
The line is almost identical to a quote from Joseph Goebbels, published in a biography about the Reich's Minister of Propaganda.
That line reads: “The German art of the next decade will be heroic, it will be steely-romantic, it will be factual and completely free of sentimentality, it will be national with great pathos and committed, or it will be nothing.”
The video was met with widespread condemnation online and Mr Alvim was sacked within 24 hours of it being posted.
Despite the parallels between the quotes, Mr Alvim initially denied any wrongdoing, saying “there was nothing wrong” with the comments and that it was a “rhetorical coincidence”.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Donald Trump adds celebrity lawyer and investigator of Bill Clinton's affair to trial defence team

Donald Trump has unexpectedly added the lawyer who helped get OJ Simpson cleared and the man who investigated Bill Clinton @ @ @ @ @ to his defence team for the Senate impeachment trial .
Alan Dershowitz , the former @ @ @ @ @ ’ s best-known celebrity lawyers , having represented boxer Mike Tyson , billionaire paedophile Jeffrey @ @ @ @ @ Harvey Weinstein .
Ken Starr is a conservative hero who as special prosecutor probed Mr @ @ @ @ @ Monica Lewinsky , ultimately triggering the then US president ’ s impeachment .
His ‘ @ @ @ @ @ details of their sexual encounters .
Both men have made regular appearances on Fox News @ @ @ @ @ favourite cable news channel , in recent years as the threat of impeachment hung over @ @ @ @ @ making arguments backing him up .
US media outlets widely reported the addition of both @ @ @ @ @ s legal team on Friday along with a third , Robert Ray , who helped @ @ @ @ @ presidency , including the so-called Whitewater scandal .

Donald Trump has unexpectedly added the lawyer who helped get OJ Simpson cleared and the man who investigated Bill Clinton’s White House affair to his defence team for the Senate impeachment trial.
Alan Dershowitz, the former, is one of America’s best-known celebrity lawyers, having represented boxer Mike Tyson, billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.
Ken Starr is a conservative hero who as special prosecutor probed Mr Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky, ultimately triggering the then US president’s impeachment. His ‘Starr Report’ contained graphic details of their sexual encounters.
Both men have made regular appearances on Fox News, Mr Trump’s favourite cable news channel, in recent years as the threat of impeachment hung over the US president, often making arguments backing him up.
US media outlets widely reported the addition of both men to Mr Trump’s legal team on Friday along with a third, Robert Ray, who helped investigate Mr Clinton’s presidency, including the so-called Whitewater scandal.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--England Women name T20 World Cup squad with all-rounder Georgia Elwiss earning recall

England Women have announced the squad they hope can succeed in reclaiming the ICC Women 's Twenty20 World Cup , ahead of the 2020 tournament starting in Australia next month .
Captain Heather Knight 's side , beaten finalists in 2018 , are aiming to win the event for the first time since 2009 .
The 15-strong group features one change from the squad that won the T20 series 3-0 against Pakistan in December , with all-rounder Georgia Elwiss taking the place of Kirstie Gordon .
Prior to the Women 's T20 World Cup , which will be Lisa Keightley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ England will start with a tri-series against tournament hosts Australia and India .
England 's first match of the T20 World Cup is against South Africa on Sunday Feb 23 , after two warm up-fixtures against New Zealand and Sri Lanka .
The tournament runs from Feb 21 to Mar 8 with the final being held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground .
Keightley said : `` It 's really exciting to name our squad for the ICC Women 's T20 World Cup and we 're looking forward to getting out there and getting @ @

England Women have announced the squad they hope can succeed in reclaiming the ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup, ahead of the 2020 tournament starting in Australia next month.
Captain Heather Knight's side, beaten finalists in 2018, are aiming to win the event for the first time since 2009.
The 15-strong group features one change from the squad that won the T20 series 3-0 against Pakistan in December, with all-rounder Georgia Elwiss taking the place of Kirstie Gordon.
Prior to the Women's T20 World Cup, which will be Lisa Keightley's first tournament as head coach, England will start with a tri-series against tournament hosts Australia and India.
England's first match of the T20 World Cup is against South Africa on Sunday Feb 23, after two warm up-fixtures against New Zealand and Sri Lanka. The tournament runs from Feb 21 to Mar 8 with the final being held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Keightley said: "It's really exciting to name our squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup and we're looking forward to getting out there and getting underway.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--A glittering England Test career awaits Ollie Pope after superb maiden hundred

There are several thousand England supporters in Port Elizabeth and all of them will one day boast they were there when Ollie Pope arrived in Test cricket .
A maiden Test hundred is a breakthrough moment for every batsman but it has extra resonance in the case of such talented young player as Pope .
Generally one top class batsman emerges per decade for England .
In the 2010s they welcomed Joe Root , who made his maiden Test hundred at Headingley in May 2013 aged 22 .
In the 2000s along came Alastair Cook with a century on debut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The less said about the 1990s the better , apart from now we can celebrate the fact Pope was born towards the end of the decade .
As he punched the air in celebration in Port Elizabeth , he became the eighth youngest England Test centurion at 22 years and 15 days and is a batsman for whom ‘ the sky ’ s the absolute limit ’ according to Kevin Pietersen .
He said that at the end of day one .
On day two Pope continued to reach for the stars as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ innings full of sumptuous orthodox strokes as well as a ramp , scoop and reverse scoop for boundaries off South Africa ’ s two quickest bowlers : Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada .
Those daring shots showed off the sleight of hand skills he credits to his school days playing hockey .
With such shots in his armoury , IPL dollars also await this young man as well as a glittering Test career .

There are several thousand England supporters in Port Elizabeth and all of them will one day boast they were there when Ollie Pope arrived in Test cricket.
A maiden Test hundred is a breakthrough moment for every batsman but it has extra resonance in the case of such talented young player as Pope.
Generally one top class batsman emerges per decade for England. In the 2010s they welcomed Joe Root, who made his maiden Test hundred at Headingley in May 2013 aged 22.
In the 2000s along came Alastair Cook with a century on debut as a 21 year-old in Nagpur. The less said about the 1990s the better, apart from now we can celebrate the fact Pope was born towards the end of the decade.
As he punched the air in celebration in Port Elizabeth, he became the eighth youngest England Test centurion at 22 years and 15 days and is a batsman for whom ‘the sky’s the absolute limit’ according to Kevin Pietersen. He said that at the end of day one.
On day two Pope continued to reach for the stars as he scored an unbeaten 135 in an innings full of sumptuous orthodox strokes as well as a ramp, scoop and reverse scoop for boundaries off South Africa’s two quickest bowlers: Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada. Those daring shots showed off the sleight of hand skills he credits to his school days playing hockey. With such shots in his armoury, IPL dollars also await this young man as well as a glittering Test career.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Two hunt stewards allegedly assaulted by man who claimed he was 'convicted murderer'

Two hunt stewards were allegedly assaulted during a rally by an attacker who claimed he was a `` convicted murderer '' .
The incident happened during the Warwickshire Hunt on Wednesday , which members of the West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs and Cirencester Illegal Hunt Watch had been demonstrating against .
Footage captured by a hunt steward in an Oxhill field shows her backing away from a grey-haired man wearing glasses , who shouts : `` I 'll be back in f****** prison .
I 've just come out now for f****** murder . ''
He is then alleged to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be heard screaming : `` Get off ... do not assault me . ''
A second female steward steps between them and guides the man away as he continues to shout abuse .
Warwickshire Police said they are investigating the incident , adding : `` We were called at 5.26pm on Wednesday to a report of a sexual assault , which had taken place earlier in the day in Oxhill .
`` It ’ s reported two women were touched inappropriately over their clothing at around 1.15pm . ''
One of the two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said she felt `` violated and frightened '' by the incident .

Two hunt stewards were allegedly assaulted during a rally by an attacker who claimed he was a "convicted murderer".
The incident happened during the Warwickshire Hunt on Wednesday, which members of the West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs and Cirencester Illegal Hunt Watch had been demonstrating against.
Footage captured by a hunt steward in an Oxhill field shows her backing away from a grey-haired man wearing glasses, who shouts: "I'll be back in f****** prison. I've just come out now for f****** murder."
He is then alleged to have sexually assaulted the woman, who can be heard screaming: "Get off... do not assault me."
A second female steward steps between them and guides the man away as he continues to shout abuse.
Warwickshire Police said they are investigating the incident, adding: "We were called at 5.26pm on Wednesday to a report of a sexual assault, which had taken place earlier in the day in Oxhill.
"It’s reported two women were touched inappropriately over their clothing at around 1.15pm."
One of the two stewards, who wishes to remain anonymous, said she felt "violated and frightened" by the incident.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Dutch art detective 'beats Iranian secret service' to recover stolen ancient Persian poems in London

A Dutchman dubbed the “ Indiana Jones of the art world ” has recovered a famed 15th century Persian book @ @ @ @ @ international race against time ” that saw him allegedly pip the Iranian secret service to @ @ @ @ @ .
Art detective Arthur Brand said the find sealed a tense denouement to a decade @ @ @ @ @ oldest surviving copies of the Divan of Hafez - dubbed “ the Prince of Persian @ @ @ @ @ a household name in Iran .
Worth around €1 million ( £850m ) , the @ @ @ @ @ was found to be missing from the collection of an Iranian antiques dealer after his @ @ @ @ @ .
Along with Rumi , Hafez - full name Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz Shirazi - @ @ @ @ @ known mystical bards who inspired artists around the world .

A Dutchman dubbed the “Indiana Jones of the art world” has recovered a famed 15th century Persian book of poems after an “international race against time” that saw him allegedly pip the Iranian secret service to the coveted work in London.
Art detective Arthur Brand said the find sealed a tense denouement to a decade long-hunt for one of the oldest surviving copies of the Divan of Hafez - dubbed “the Prince of Persian poets” and who remains a household name in Iran.
Worth around €1 million (£850m), the gold-leafed volume of collected works was found to be missing from the collection of an Iranian antiques dealer after his death in Germany in 2007.
Along with Rumi, Hafez - full name Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz Shirazi - is one of the best known mystical bards who inspired artists around the world.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Worried about Blue Monday? Don't panic the most depressing day of the year is normally in November

Blue Monday is not the most depressing day of the year , researchers have found , after discovering people are way more gloomy in November .
In 2005 Dr Cliff Arnall , formerly of Cardiff University , came up with a light-hearted formula for predicting the day of the year when people are most despondent , based on factors including weather , debts , time since Christmas and motivation .
He concluded unhappiness peaked at the third Monday in January as festive bills roll in and the post-holiday buzz wears off , which would fall this year on Monday 20th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sick days taken by 600,000 employees at FTSE 100 companies and NHS Trusts over 15 years , shows that January never makes it into top month for people taking time off for mental health issues .
In fact for 13 out of the 15 years , most mental health sick days were taken in November ( 47 per cent ) or December ( 40 per cent ) with the 14th and 27th of November and December 1 , each appearing twice in the list .
In contrast , the main reasons given for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , colds and the flu .

Blue Monday is not the most depressing day of the year, researchers have found, after discovering people are way more gloomy in November.
In 2005 Dr Cliff Arnall, formerly of Cardiff University, came up with a light-hearted formula for predicting the day of the year when people are most despondent, based on factors including weather, debts, time since Christmas and motivation.
He concluded unhappiness peaked at the third Monday in January as festive bills roll in and the post-holiday buzz wears off, which would fall this year on Monday 20th.
But new analysis of 18.7 million sick days taken by 600,000 employees at FTSE 100 companies and NHS Trusts over 15 years, shows that January never makes it into top month for people taking time off for mental health issues.
In fact for 13 out of the 15 years, most mental health sick days were taken in November (47 per cent) or December (40 per cent) with the 14th and 27th of November and December 1, each appearing twice in the list.
In contrast, the main reasons given for workplace absence recorded in January are coughs, colds and the flu.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Specialist expects Harry Kane to be fit for Tottenham selection by mid April

Harry Kane could return to light training in nine weeks time and is still expected to be available to play @ @ @ @ @ middle of April .
The Tottenham striker underwent a proximal hamstring re-attachment operation last weekend @ @ @ @ @ Fares Haddad who is the number one expert for this type of surgery .
There @ @ @ @ @ could be out for as long as six months , and miss Euro 2020 , @ @ @ @ @ Spurs ’ New Year ’ s Day defeat away to Southampton .
Earlier this week @ @ @ @ @ also raised doubts that the striker will play for Kane again this season .
The @ @ @ @ @ at the Princess Grace Hospital in London , was a complete success and Kane is @ @ @ @ @ work he needs to do to recover as quickly as possible .

Harry Kane could return to light training in nine weeks time and is still expected to be available to play for Tottenham Hotspur by the middle of April.
The Tottenham striker underwent a proximal hamstring re-attachment operation last weekend at the hands of Professor Fares Haddad who is the number one expert for this type of surgery.
There have been claims that Kane could be out for as long as six months, and miss Euro 2020, after tearing his hamstring in Spurs’ New Year’s Day defeat away to Southampton.
Earlier this week Spurs head coach Jose Mourinho also raised doubts that the striker will play for Kane again this season.
The operation, which took place at the Princess Grace Hospital in London, was a complete success and Kane is determined to put in the work he needs to do to recover as quickly as possible.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Vicar accused of bullying church choir in row described as 'disgrace to Christian community'

A female vicar has been accused of bullying her church choir in a row described as a `` disgrace '' to the Christian community .
The Revd Catherine Relf-Pennington is embroiled in a bitter feud with members of the historic 12th century Wymondham Abbey in Norfolk .
The 63-year-old , who became the first female vicar of the abbey in 2017 , was accused of bullying choristers and exhibiting an `` over-authoritative and high-handed '' management style .
It is claimed that her `` less traditional approach '' and services which `` reflect modern society '' are at the centre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worshippers .
A former High Court judge , who stepped in to investigate , said the dispute was a `` disgrace '' and had bred `` fear , resentment and unhappiness '' .
Thirty-seven complaints were originally made against the vicar , primarily by members of the choir .
Nineteen were referred to the Bishop of Norwich , the Rt Revd Graham Usher , who in turn passed them to the Church of England 's Clergy Discipline Commission .
The Revd Relf-Pennington denies the claims against her and has been contacted for comment @

A female vicar has been accused of bullying her church choir in a row described as a "disgrace" to the Christian community.
The Revd Catherine Relf-Pennington is embroiled in a bitter feud with members of the historic 12th century Wymondham Abbey in Norfolk.
The 63-year-old, who became the first female vicar of the abbey in 2017, was accused of bullying choristers and exhibiting an "over-authoritative and high-handed" management style.
It is claimed that her "less traditional approach" and services which "reflect modern society" are at the centre of animosity between her and more conservative worshippers.
A former High Court judge, who stepped in to investigate, said the dispute was a "disgrace" and had bred "fear, resentment and unhappiness".
Thirty-seven complaints were originally made against the vicar, primarily by members of the choir.
Nineteen were referred to the Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham Usher, who in turn passed them to the Church of England's Clergy Discipline Commission.
The Revd Relf-Pennington denies the claims against her and has been contacted for comment.


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Sir Keir Starmer attempts to distance himself from Blair as he vows to ‘smash the class ceiling’


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Exclusive: Goal-shy Newcastle to bid for Hull forward Jarrod Bowen

Newcastle United are set to make a firm bid for Hull City forward Jarrod Bowen after Steve Bruce was assured @ @ @ @ @ he will back his judgement in the transfer market at a meeting this week .
@ @ @ @ @ target of Bruce , who enquired about signing the 23-year-old last summer but was initially @ @ @ @ @ price of more than £20m .
He is the sort of dynamic player Bruce feels @ @ @ @ @ potent goal threat from a wide position which has the potential to enhance the team @ @ @ @ @ have struggled to create chances , let alone score goals this season , a weakness @ @ @ @ @ the course of the second half of the campaign , even though they are currently @ @ @ @ @ relegation zone .
Despite backing out of a transfer in the summer , Newcastle have @ @ @ @ @ and will now tempt Hull with a bid to see if they really do want @ @ @ @ @ their prize asset until the summer .

Newcastle United are set to make a firm bid for Hull City forward Jarrod Bowen after Steve Bruce was assured by owner Mike Ashley that he will back his judgement in the transfer market at a meeting this week.
Bowen has been a long-term target of Bruce, who enquired about signing the 23-year-old last summer but was initially put off by an asking price of more than £20m.
He is the sort of dynamic player Bruce feels Newcastle need and adds a potent goal threat from a wide position which has the potential to enhance the team's offensive threat.
Newcastle have struggled to create chances, let alone score goals this season, a weakness that could be exposed over the course of the second half of the campaign, even though they are currently five points clear of the relegation zone.
Despite backing out of a transfer in the summer, Newcastle have scouted Bowen regularly ever since and will now tempt Hull with a bid to see if they really do want to keep hold on to their prize asset until the summer.


thetelegraph--2020-01-17--Mike McGrath's transfer notebook: Inter Milan players want Alexis Sanchez's loan turned permanent

Alexis Sanchez ’ s team-mates at Inter Milan want his loan from Manchester United turned into a permanent deal .
@ @ @ @ @ , has only started three games during his season-long move to the San Siro and @ @ @ @ @ Christian Eriksen for one of Antonio Conte ’ s creative roles .
But Sanchez has @ @ @ @ @ in the dressing room at Inter and has been part of the squad during his @ @ @ @ @ ligament damage .
He has two full seasons left on his deal at United and @ @ @ @ @ would like to see him stay longer than this season .
United will have a @ @ @ @ @ plan for Sanchez , whose basic salary at Old Trafford starts at around £400,000-a-week and @ @ @ @ @ They may decide to offload the player who struggled to deliver when he arrived two @ @ @ @ @ as he was in the final stage of his contract at Arsenal .

Alexis Sanchez’s team-mates at Inter Milan want his loan from Manchester United turned into a permanent deal.
The Chile forward, 31, has only started three games during his season-long move to the San Siro and looks set to compete with Christian Eriksen for one of Antonio Conte’s creative roles.
But Sanchez has still been a popular figure in the dressing room at Inter and has been part of the squad during his three months out with ankle ligament damage.
He has two full seasons left on his deal at United and some of his current team-mates would like to see him stay longer than this season.
United will have a decision to make on their plan for Sanchez, whose basic salary at Old Trafford starts at around £400,000-a-week and can rise with bonuses.
They may decide to offload the player who struggled to deliver when he arrived two years ago on big wages as he was in the final stage of his contract at Arsenal.


thetelegraph--2020-01-18--Watford vs Tottenham, Premier League: live score and latest updates

If I focus on the last two matches I have to be happy with what we did so let 's @ @ @ @ @ direction .
We were intense , played well , were organised , defensively we did @ @ @ @ @ create a lot of chances , play very nice quality football .
What we have @ @ @ @ @ see if we can follow .
In this moment we do n't have some of @ @ @ @ @ have to play in a different way so we try to bring more creativity because @ @ @ @ @ striking power .

Jose Mourinho refused to discuss the performance of the officials, and he was equally reticent when it came to the injuries to players of his better suited to match the challenges of a tough team like Watford, but as ever the message was there if you looked hard enough.
Another result that sees Tottenham Hotspur slide further from the top four, a game that they needed to win, and yet a draw that Mourinho could just about explain away. They were up against Nigel Pearson-era Watford, who play every minute of every game as if it were their last and were one Paulo Gazzaniga penalty save away from winning. There are not the kinds of players at Mourinho’s disposal who might go toe-to-toe with the likes of Abdoulaye Doucoure and Etienne Capoue and that seems to be a source of regret.
“If you imagine our team with [Moussa] Sissoko and Harry Kane, you would find two physical players – one who holds the ball up front and another who is powerful from midfield,” the Spurs manager would reflect later. Earlier he had said: “It is not easy to come here and play with a team that is not physical and a team that is just technical.” Two wins in his last seven league games would suggest that Mourinho has not found the solution to either his team’s technical or physical challenges, and one assumes that he found it frustrating to pick a side that had so much possession and so little goal-threat.
There were times when you wonder whether he might rather have Watford’s squad profile, where the ethos of physically-imposing, hard-running underdog types with a point to prove suits him much better. Pearson’s side let Spurs punch themselves out in the first half, drowning in possession without ever creating the chances one might expect, before Watford came back at them after the break and won a penalty Troy Deeney failed to convert.
In the minutes added on at the end of the game, the Watford substitute Ignacio Pussetto, an Argentine winger making his debut for the club, cleared one off the line that Erik Lamela had managed to steer past Ben Foster. The goal decision system later revealed that it was the breadth of an orange peel away from being the winner, which meant that Watford could also consider one point a good return.


thetelegraph--2020-01-18--South Africa vs England, third Test day three: live score and latest updates

Hello there and welcome to our coverage of day three of the third Test between South Africa and England from Port Elizabeth .
What an intriguing match we have in store .
England are in full control of this match , having posted a first innings total of 499 , and now , with South Africa two wickets down for just 60 runs , this could be the day when the series takes a huge swing England 's way .
You might argue that one major incident had already given England the initiative : when Kagiso Rabada was given a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Root - and was therefore given a one-match ban , ruling him out of the final Test in Johannesburg .
It was a decision that has struck up a huge debate .
Here 's what former England captain Michael Vaughan had to say on the topic .
It was a better day for Mark Wood , who could play a key role today , having also hit an impressive 42 from 37 balls at the end of England 's innings .
He has had his injury issues but his body will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The body 's feeling good , '' he said this morning .
`` I was pleased with what I managed yesterday .
The wicket is n't offering much for a seam bowler but we 're looking forward to the day . ''
It 's cloudy in Port Elizabeth but the forecast is good , and we 're hoping for a full day 's play .

Dominic Bess became the latest player of the new generation to grab his chance in this match when he became the youngest England spinner to take a five wicket haul for 52 years.
Bess has claimed five of the six wickets to fall but with the weather forecast worsening for the final two days of the match, South Africa remain hopeful of saving this game. The fact they have much chance at all is down to England missing four catches at slip, and two half chances at short leg.
They are 92 short of the follow on target of 300 with Quinton de Kock 63 not out after a wonderfully well paced innings but also the outrageous fortune of being dropped three times at slip by Ben Stokes, owner of the safest pair of hands in England.
De Kock built on the resistance shown by nightwatchman Anrich Nortje who ate up 136 balls over three and a quarter hours, which could turn out to be a crucial stop on England’s progress. At 208-6 South Africa remain alive in this Test.
The new ball is only three deliveries old but the rain reduces England’s chances in two ways. Firstly it takes time out of the game and secondly, it dampens the outfield making reverse swing for Mark Wood and Stokes harder to generate.
Root has only once before enforced the follow on as England captain but it remains the most likely route to a 2-1 series lead otherwise the good work by Bess and Ollie Pope could all end up being washed away.


thetelegraph--2020-01-18--UFC 246 Conor McGregor vs 'Cowboy' Cerrone: What time is the fight, how can I watch and what is our

UFC 246 Conor McGregor vs 'Cowboy' Cerrone: What time 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 19 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--2020-01-18--Dan Evans laughs off claims he is out of shape ahead of Australian Open - 'I’ve been called worse th

Dan Evans laughs off claims he is out of shape ahead of Australian Open - 'I’ve been called worse than fat'

Only a few hours before his first grand-slam match as a seeded player , Dan Evans found himself laughing off claims that he is out of shape .
As he told reporters on Saturday , “ I ’ ve been called worse than fat.
” Evans ’ s career-best position as the British No 1 and 30th seed has helped him earn a very winnable opener – scheduled for Sunday night , UK time – against the USA ’ s Mackenzie McDonald .
Troubled recently by a hamstring problem , McDonald has not won a tour-level match since April .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Saturday moved on quickly from this favourable draw to Tim Henman ’ s provocative recent comment about Evans ’ s weight .
Speaking after Great Britain ’ s agonising quarter-final exit from the ATP Cup , team captain Henman commended Evans for his superb form throughout the tournament – which saw him beat two top-20 players in David Goffin and Alex de Minaur – but then followed up with a low blow .
“ I think Evo could miss a few meals.
” In response , Evans revealed that he had tried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US Open , but found that it made no difference to his weight .
“ I 'm 78 kilos right now , ” he said .
“ It 's not bad .
Aesthetically , I guess it is how I am .
I do n't have a six-pack , I know that .
”

Only a few hours before his first grand-slam match as a seeded player, Dan Evans found himself laughing off claims that he is out of shape. As he told reporters on Saturday, “I’ve been called worse than fat.”
Evans’s career-best position as the British No 1 and 30th seed has helped him earn a very winnable opener – scheduled for Sunday night, UK time – against the USA’s Mackenzie McDonald. Troubled recently by a hamstring problem, McDonald has not won a tour-level match since April.
But the debate in the interview room on Saturday moved on quickly from this favourable draw to Tim Henman’s provocative recent comment about Evans’s weight.
Speaking after Great Britain’s agonising quarter-final exit from the ATP Cup, team captain Henman commended Evans for his superb form throughout the tournament – which saw him beat two top-20 players in David Goffin and Alex de Minaur – but then followed up with a low blow. “I think Evo could miss a few meals.”
In response, Evans revealed that he had tried going vegan after last year’s US Open, but found that it made no difference to his weight. “I'm 78 kilos right now,” he said. “It's not bad. Aesthetically, I guess it is how I am. I don't have a six-pack, I know that.”


thetelegraph--2020-01-18--Belgium revokes hunting licences as hopes rise of first wolf cubs in 100 years

Belgian authorities have revoked hunting licences in a bid to save a kangaroo-killing widower wolf , amid hopes Belgium could see its first cubs in more than 100 years .
August is the second wolf to have crossed into Belgian territory after his mate Naya , a she-wolf , became the first wild wolf in the country for over a century in January 2018 .
Naya , who was pregnant , has been missing since May last year and is presumed dead .
Conservationists accused hunters of killing her and have offered a £27,000 reward for information about her death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is suspected to have motivated the slaying .
On Christmas Eve , a pet kangaroo was eaten and another injured in Balen in the province of Antwerp after August crawled under fencing .
Over Christmas , a third wolf , dubbed Noella after the season , entered Belgium .
Footage recorded by the Flemish Agency for Nature and Woodland this week proved that August and Noella had found each other .
“ The pair appears to be doing well together , ” said the agency 's Eddy Ulenaers , “ It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Hopes are high that Belgium will soon be welcoming its first wolf cubs since the animal was hunted to extinction in 1897 .
Mating season is anytime between January and April .

Belgian authorities have revoked hunting licences in a bid to save a kangaroo-killing widower wolf, amid hopes Belgium could see its first cubs in more than 100 years.
August is the second wolf to have crossed into Belgian territory after his mate Naya, a she-wolf, became the first wild wolf in the country for over a century in January 2018.
Naya, who was pregnant, has been missing since May last year and is presumed dead. Conservationists accused hunters of killing her and have offered a £27,000 reward for information about her death.
August and Naya attacked sheep, which is suspected to have motivated the slaying. On Christmas Eve, a pet kangaroo was eaten and another injured in Balen in the province of Antwerp after August crawled under fencing.
Over Christmas, a third wolf, dubbed Noella after the season, entered Belgium. Footage recorded by the Flemish Agency for Nature and Woodland this week proved that August and Noella had found each other.
“The pair appears to be doing well together,” said the agency's Eddy Ulenaers, “It is likely that they will mate for life.”
Hopes are high that Belgium will soon be welcoming its first wolf cubs since the animal was hunted to extinction in 1897. Mating season is anytime between January and April.


thetelegraph--2020-01-18--Macron evacuated from Paris theatre as protesters block exits over pension reforms

Emmanuel Macron ’ s Friday night theatre outing came to a disagreeable end when police had to rescue the president @ @ @ @ @ of protesters furious over his pension reforms .
Demonstrators besieged the Théâtre des Bouffes du @ @ @ @ @ led by Peter Brook , the British director , is based , after being alerted @ @ @ @ @ by social media posts .
The protesters tried to force their way into the theatre @ @ @ @ @ his wife Brigitte were watching The Fly , but riot police held them back .
@ @ @ @ @ demonstrators chanted slogans against the president ’ s reforms and called for his resignation .
@ @ @ @ @ escorted France ’ s first couple to safety , but the incident raised questions about @ @ @

Emmanuel Macron’s Friday night theatre outing came to a disagreeable end when police had to rescue the president and his wife from dozens of protesters furious over his pension reforms.
Demonstrators besieged the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, where the company led by Peter Brook, the British director, is based, after being alerted to the Macrons’ presence by social media posts.
The protesters tried to force their way into the theatre, where Mr Macron and his wife Brigitte were watching The Fly, but riot police held them back.
Scuffles broke out as the demonstrators chanted slogans against the president’s reforms and called for his resignation.
Security officers and police eventually escorted France’s first couple to safety, but the incident raised questions about presidential security.


thetelegraph--2020-01-18--Jade Clarke targets 20 years of service for England netball as she prepares for duty at Nations Cup

Jade Clarke , England ’ s record appearance maker , has set herself the task of completing 20 years of international netball by retaining her place in the Roses side through to the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games .
Clarke , who has racked up a mammoth 172 caps since her debut in 2002 , is one of only a few big-name players to make themselves available for England ’ s Nations Cup campaign which begins against world champions New Zealand in Nottingham on Sunday .
The likes of Serena Guthrie , Helen Housby , Jo Harten , Geva Mentor and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from international netball , but Clarke has thrown herself straight back into the fray and told Telegraph Sport she wants to keep going for her fifth Commonwealth Games , when she would be just two months shy of her 39th birthday .
“ Before the World Cup [ last year ] I left my options open , ” she said .
“ I wasn ’ t ready to answer the question of my future plans yet .
“ With my age I knew a lot of people would be expecting me to retire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how much I was enjoying it , it didn ’ t feel right .
I ’ ve always been one to try and push the boundaries and I don ’ t way age to be a factor .

Jade Clarke, England’s record appearance maker, has set herself the task of completing 20 years of international netball by retaining her place in the Roses side through to the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Clarke, who has racked up a mammoth 172 caps since her debut in 2002, is one of only a few big-name players to make themselves available for England’s Nations Cup campaign which begins against world champions New Zealand in Nottingham on Sunday.
The likes of Serena Guthrie, Helen Housby, Jo Harten, Geva Mentor and Eboni Usoro-Brown are all taking time away from international netball, but Clarke has thrown herself straight back into the fray and told Telegraph Sport she wants to keep going for her fifth Commonwealth Games, when she would be just two months shy of her 39th birthday.
“Before the World Cup [last year] I left my options open,” she said. “I wasn’t ready to answer the question of my future plans yet.
“With my age I knew a lot of people would be expecting me to retire but the way I was playing and how much I was enjoying it, it didn’t feel right. I’ve always been one to try and push the boundaries and I don’t way age to be a factor.


thetelegraph--2020-01-18--Johnny Marr to work on James Bond score with Hans Zimmer

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr is set to work with Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer on the music for the upcoming @ @ @ @ @ pair will team up on the score for No Time To Die , Marr said @ @ @ @ @ `` Part of the legacy of the Bond films is iconic music , so I @ @ @ @ @ bringing my guitar to No Time To Die . ''
Marr , 56 , previously @ @ @ @ @ of Hollywood 's most renowned composers , on films including Inception and The Amazing Spider-Man @ @ @ @ @ work on the score ahead of No Time To Die 's April release and said @ @ @ @ @ producer Barbara Broccoli led to his involvement with the film .
Speaking in Pasadena , @ @ @ @ @ , he told the PA news agency : `` I never thought I would do @ @ @ @ @ thought about it other than that Barbara Broccoli is a really dear friend , I @ @ @ @ @ human being , very much . ''

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr is set to work with Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer on the music for the upcoming James Bond film.
The pair will team up on the score for No Time To Die, Marr said.
He told NME: "Part of the legacy of the Bond films is iconic music, so I'm very happy to be bringing my guitar to No Time To Die."
Marr, 56, previously worked with Zimmer, one of Hollywood's most renowned composers, on films including Inception and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Zimmer is hard at work on the score ahead of No Time To Die's April release and said his close friendship with Bond producer Barbara Broccoli led to his involvement with the film.
Speaking in Pasadena, California, earlier this week, he told the PA news agency: "I never thought I would do this. I honestly never thought about it other than that Barbara Broccoli is a really dear friend, I just love her as a human being, very much."


thetelegraph--2020-01-18--What’s on TV tonight: Bone Detectives, The Masked Singer and more

The spirit of Time Team lives on in this series about bones that tell a story , but with less mud .
Paleobiologist Dr Tori Herridge presents the programme in which experts discuss the hidden secrets that skeletons yield about the people and times in which they lived .
Stationing the experts in a moody CSI-like studio and having them write clues on a whiteboard pushes the TV detective metaphor somewhat , but the subject matter is undoubtedly compelling .
This second episode requires a strong constitution when they examine the remains of three children , some of the 13 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new Victoria Gate Shopping Centre .
All lived in urban slums during the Industrial Revolution and their remains display heart-breaking evidence of hard graft , disease and crushed dreams .
An unexpected twist on the historical discussion comes from a paediatrician who says that his young patients today display some of the same symptoms of malnourishment .
Herridge is an animated presenter and this episode really packs a punch , showing so viscerally the effects of poverty on our bodies .
VP Joe Root ’ s side will hope to maintain their uptick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Test in Port Elizabeth moves into its three final days .

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--2020-01-18--Preparing for Australian Open farewell: Caroline Wozniacki has made success look natural - yet never

Preparing for Australian Open farewell: Caroline Wozniacki has made success look natural - yet never had an arsenal to match her rivals

On the first afternoon of the Australian Open , Caroline Wozniacki will walk out onto Melbourne Arena to play world No 92 Kristie Ahn .
Should she lose , there will be no encore .
After 15 years on the tour , this event is to be her final bow .
Speaking to reporters on Saturday at Melbourne Park , Wozniacki played down any sense of imminent loss .
“ So far I ’ m calm and enjoying myself .
I have my family here , which is great .
[ But ] I ’ m sure once the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to be emotional.
” She also gave the smallest hint of the daily struggle that no-one else sees .
With her very Scandinavian temperament – sunny and grounded at the same time – Wozniacki has made success look natural .
And yet , she never had an arsenal to match her most famous rivals .
Every one of her 638 pro victories had to be chiselled from the grass , the clay or the blue-tinted Plexicushion .
“ This new generation of players are mostly tall and pretty fast , ” Wozniacki @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be a faster game – more of the one , two , three-shot rallies .
Every single day , I continually pushed myself to be a better player .
[ But ] I just had a look inside of myself and it felt right .
I ’ m ready to start a new chapter in my life .
”

On the first afternoon of the Australian Open, Caroline Wozniacki will walk out onto Melbourne Arena to play world No 92 Kristie Ahn. Should she lose, there will be no encore. After 15 years on the tour, this event is to be her final bow.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday at Melbourne Park, Wozniacki played down any sense of imminent loss. “So far I’m calm and enjoying myself. I have my family here, which is great. [But] I’m sure once the last ball is hit, it’s going to be emotional.”
She also gave the smallest hint of the daily struggle that no-one else sees. With her very Scandinavian temperament – sunny and grounded at the same time – Wozniacki has made success look natural. And yet, she never had an arsenal to match her most famous rivals. Every one of her 638 pro victories had to be chiselled from the grass, the clay or the blue-tinted Plexicushion.
“This new generation of players are mostly tall and pretty fast,” Wozniacki said. “It’s gotten to be a faster game – more of the one, two, three-shot rallies. Every single day, I continually pushed myself to be a better player. [But] I just had a look inside of myself and it felt right. I’m ready to start a new chapter in my life.”


thetelegraph--2020-01-18--Denis Shapovalov would rather pull out of Australian Open than risk his health in polluted air

Canadian prodigy Denis Shapovalov has taken the toughest stance yet on bushfire smoke at the Australian Open , telling reporters that he would rather pull out of the tournament than risk his health in polluted air .
The issue of poor air quality has dogged the tournament ’ s qualifying competition , which came to an end on Saturday .
Slovakia ’ s Dalila Jakupovic earned global headlines on Tuesday when she was forced to retire from her match with breathing difficulties .
If anything similar were to happen in the main event – which starts on Sunday night , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Australia would be significant .
This event is known for being player-friendly , a reputation it risks if it sends big names out to compete in a heavy smoke haze .
Asked how he would respond if he felt conditions were unsafe , Shapovalov ’ s response was stark .
“ I would n't play , ” he said .
“ Obviously it 's a grand slam , it 's a big opportunity , but I 'm 20 years old .
I do n't want to risk my life , risk my health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in these conditions , when I can for the next 10 , 15 years .
“ For my own health , if it gets bad , I just do n't see what the point is .
I think everyone 's kind of on the same page .
I do n't think I 've seen anyone happy with the way things are being dealt with . ''

Canadian prodigy Denis Shapovalov has taken the toughest stance yet on bushfire smoke at the Australian Open, telling reporters that he would rather pull out of the tournament than risk his health in polluted air.
The issue of poor air quality has dogged the tournament’s qualifying competition, which came to an end on Saturday. Slovakia’s Dalila Jakupovic earned global headlines on Tuesday when she was forced to retire from her match with breathing difficulties.
If anything similar were to happen in the main event – which starts on Sunday night, UK time – the backlash against Tennis Australia would be significant. This event is known for being player-friendly, a reputation it risks if it sends big names out to compete in a heavy smoke haze.
Asked how he would respond if he felt conditions were unsafe, Shapovalov’s response was stark. “I wouldn't play,” he said. “Obviously it's a grand slam, it's a big opportunity, but I'm 20 years old. I don't want to risk my life, risk my health, being out there playing out there in these conditions, when I can for the next 10, 15 years.
“For my own health, if it gets bad, I just don't see what the point is. I think everyone's kind of on the same page. I don't think I've seen anyone happy with the way things are being dealt with."


thetelegraph--2020-01-18--There is a mystery deadly virus sweeping through south east Asia: could it be the next Sars?

“ When Mers came into the UK the genetic sequence of the virus had already been shared on the web and the UK was able to confirm it was the same sequence very quickly , ” he said .
In 2002 the Chinese were criticised for covering up the outbreak - their approach is more open this time , said Prof Mackay .
“ The pace of their discovery and the open reporting of their findings to the world has been phenomenal to this point and they are to be applauded for that.
” But there are still many unknowns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ population at a low level , waiting to mutate into a more easily spreading virus ?
Are there more cases , as the Imperial researchers believe ?
And what is the animal host ?
Michael Osterholm , director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota , said this is crucial to containing the outbreak .
“ We really need more information about the likely animal reservoir and what testing has been done in the market .
The same food going to that market could be going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assume unrecognised person-to-person transmission is to blame for the spread - it could be that the animals which originally caused the outbreak are still coming into the food supply and bringing more outbreaks in the Wuhan area .

It is the mystery new disease that has put authorities around the world on high alert. Already, 17 people have died and more than 600 others have been infected after contracting a never-before-seen pneumonia.
The disease, which emerged in China, has also crossed borders with cases in the United States, Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan, Macau, Japan and the Philippines. Experts have warned there is a "possibility" it could also reach the UK and Europe.
Tests have confirmed the presence of a novel coronavirus, one of a family of viruses which have proved particularly deadly over the last 20 years, infecting more than 10,000 people and killing around 1,600.
Experts are now asking if this new disease has similar epidemic potential.
But with so much still unknown, the authorities will have a battle on their hands to contain it.


thetelegraph--2020-01-18--Liverpool vs Manchester United: What time is kick-off, what TV channel is it on and what is our pred

Liverpool vs Manchester United: What time is kick-off, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?

What is it ?
Why , it 's only the Premier League meeting between the European and world club champions and the most successful league team in English football .
One of the fiercest and , traditionally bitterest , rivalries and most watched game in world football : Liverpool vs Manchester United .
When is it ?
Referee Craig Pawson will get the match at Anfield under way at 4.30pm ( GMT ) .
Assistants Richard West and Scott Ledger will run the lines , while Jonathan Moss will act as fourth official .
The VAR is Paul Tierney , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the assistant .
What TV channel is it on ?
The big match will be broadcast on Sky Sports , but you can follow all the action from Anfield right here in our live blog .
Simply bookmark this page and return on Sunday afternoon for all the build-up , team news , live minute-by-minute commentary , on-the-whistle quotes and post-match analysis .
Yes folks , we really do have this one covered .
What is the team news ?
Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp is still without James Milner , who picked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cup tie with Everton , while Naby Keïta is still not 100 cer cent fit .
Dejan Lovren , Joel Matip and Fabinho , however , are nearing their comebacks and are understood to be back in training .
The biggest concern for Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the fitness of the in-form Marcus Rashford who managed to get injured after coming off the bench in the mid-week Cup replay against Wolves .
Rashford remains a huge doubt for the United manager who has admitted his Cup risk backfired massively just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the biggest matches of the season for United supporters .
What are we saying about the match ?
Jamie Carragher , the former Liverpool centre-back and Telegraph Sport columnist , has likened the Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp to Sir Alex Ferguson , the great Scot that forged a dynasty while at Manchester United in the late 1990s through to his Old Trafford exit .
Jürgen Klopp has moved Liverpool so far ahead because rather than buy a team of superstars , he has made a team of superstars .
Klopp did not rebuild @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means , or because he had financial backing his predecessors or title-challenging managers at other clubs were denied .
Read the full Carragher column right here .
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The moment came at 6.22pm on January 19. It was not when Mohamed Salah sent the ball low into the net to end any doubt that Liverpool would beat Manchester United or when Alisson sprinted from his goal to knee-slide into the celebrations and enjoy his rare assist.
Instead it came a few seconds later when referee Craig Pawson blew the final whistle – Salah’s strike proving to be the last kick of the game – with the Liverpool fans raucously chanting: “We’re going to win the league. We’re going to win the league. And now you are going to believe us, we’re going to win the league.” It was the first time it had been sung.
Of course they are going to win the Premier League. The wait will soon be over, the clock will soon stop, after 30 years, but this was the first time that the Liverpool supporters have allowed themselves to say that publically. The first time they could not contain themselves any more and told the rest of the world what it already knew.
Inevitably and understandably Jurgen Klopp played it down. “Everyone should celebrate the situation apart from us,” the Liverpool manager said. “Nothing has changed, we have the same situation plus three points.” But the basic mathematics reveals it all. Liverpool are 16 points clear at the top, with a game in hand, and can afford to lose six of their final 16 games which is almost unthinkable for a side who have collected their seventh successive clean sheet and are marshalled so dominantly by the peerless Virgil Van Dijk.
Liverpool are also a stunning 30 points ahead of fifth-place United who, remarkably, have lost nine of their last 16 away league games and who are going to have to cope without Marcus Rashford for up to three months after he has suffered a double stress fracture to his back - presumably from carrying the team for so long.


thetelegraph--2020-01-18--Newcastle United vs Chelsea, Premier League: What time is kick-off today, what TV channel is it on a

Newcastle United vs Chelsea, Premier League: What time is kick-off today, 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--2020-01-18--Watford v Tottenham Hotspur: What time is kick-off today, what TV channel is it on and what is our p

Watford v Tottenham Hotspur: What time is kick-off today, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?