• newsinsightplus.com
• 14th
• 1999By
• April 6, 2024
• 0 Comments

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaSolar Eclipse 2024: The world’s eclipse chasers arrive in North AmericaPublished4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Kate RussoImage caption, Australian psychologist Kate Russo has seen 13 total solar eclipses since 1999By Nadine YousifBBC NewsIt was 25 years ago when Kate Russo saw her very first total solar eclipse. The Australian psychologist was living in Northern Ireland at the time and had always wanted to witness the spectacle in person.She was in between her Masters and PhD studies in her 20s when, in 1999, the path of totality happened to cross nearby over the southern coast of France. “I thought it was going to be just my first – my only – experience of an eclipse,” Ms Russo said. “Something you haven’t experienced and then you do and you’re like, ‘that’s pretty cool.'”Instead, what she saw that day changed her life forever, sparking a life-long journey of studying and chasing solar eclipses around the globe. When is the 2024 solar eclipse and how can I watch it?On Monday, Ms Russo will watch her 14th total solar eclipse, this time in Uvalde, Texas. She is one of many eclipse chasers who have arrived in North America in recent days. Experts estimate that more than a million people from inside and outside North America will travel towards the path of totality. Many are individuals who have combined their love of astronomy, exploration, science and travel into a mission to see as many eclipses in their lifetime as possible. Some are driven by their love of space and desire to understand the universe around them. Others, like Ms Russo, pursue the indescribable feeling that comes with seeing a total solar eclipse in person. The 51-year-old recalled how standing in the shadow of the moon for the first time was an “immersive and emotional” experience.A total solar eclipse, by definition, occurs when the moon’s shadow covers the sun’s rays entirely, plunging those in the shadow’s path into darkness for a few minutes. But Ms Russo said experiencing it was much more than that.She described feeling a drop in temperature and the wind picking up around her, as if a storm was approaching. She also noticed the colours of her surroundings being drained in the absence of the sun’s rays, except for an orange, reddish glow around the horizon and a thin ring of light in the sky – also known as the corona. “Moments before you’re looking at the sun,” she said of the moment the eclipse begins. “Now, there’s just a hole in the sky where the sun should be. It’s like everything is turned upside down.”Ms Russo said the experience inspired her to study people’s emotional response to witnessing a total solar eclipse.Almost always, she said, there is a predictable sequence in which people take-in an eclipse: it begins with a sense of wrongness and primal fear, followed by a feeling of connectedness and insignificance. Then comes the euphoria, and the desire to repeat those feelings all over again. Even those who are more scientifically-minded, she noticed, can’t help but stare at an eclipse with awe. “Regardless of culture or your language, people have that same experience and it makes them feel part of something greater.” It is a feeling that David Makepeace, another eclipse chaser from Toronto, Canada, knows very well. Mr Makepeace, 61, who is about to catch his 19th solar eclipse, said the experience evokes existential questions for him. “How could we possibly live in a solar system that is that beautiful? That has that much of an emotional punch to it?” he’s wondered. “How could that possibly be?” Paul Maley, a 76-year-old retired data analyst and flight control specialist who worked at NASA for 41 years, said the desire to chase an eclipse is akin to an addiction of sorts.”Once you get to see something that is this unique, you want more of it,” he said. Image source, Patrick PoitevinImage caption, A photo captured by Patrick Poitevin during a total solar eclipse in Indonesia in March 2016Mr Maley, who lives in Arizona, has seen 83 eclipses since 1970 – including annual, partial and total solar eclipses – across 42 countries. His love of chasing them inspired him to launch a tourism company which takes dozens of people on trips to see eclipses around the world. Some of his guests are seasoned, he said. Others are catching their very first eclipse. To mark the 8 April event, Mr Maley launched a boat cruise off the coast of Cabo San Lucas in Mexico with nearly 200 passengers. Being on the water gives him mobility should the cloud cover change, he said, offering him the best possible chance of capturing a spectacular eclipse. Also en route to Mexico is British eclipse chaser and retired material scientist Patrick Poitevin, who is on a quest to catch his 26th total solar eclipse. Mr Poitevin, who lives in Derbyshire, said he often tries to combine his love of scientific innovation and astronomy when chasing eclipses – challenging himself with different projects or views for each one he catches. But for this upcoming eclipse, he said he intends to sit back and watch with only a pair of binoculars in hand. Mr Poitevin noted how this particular eclipse is slated to last four and a half minutes in Mexico. This, he said, will give him and others the chance to take in the view – maybe spot a few planets, stars, and even a comet. For those catching their first-ever solar eclipse this year, the seasoned chasers had one piece of advice: put away the camera and enjoy the moment. Fiddling with something, like a camera or a phone, lessens the experience, Mr Makepeace said.”You’re busy with something else while the best thing in the world is happening over your head.”More on the solar eclipseEXPLAINER: All you need to know for the 2024 solar eclipseWATCH: How to see it without injuring your eyesPATH OF DARKNESS: Scroll the route of total eclipseSCIENCE: Rare experiments will study Sun’s atmosphereFANATICS: How much it costs to chase the eclipseAWE: How it affects the brain and brings people together Related TopicsAstronomyEclipsesMore on this storyWhen is the solar eclipse and how can I watch it?Published17 hours agoSolar eclipse spectacle set to grip North America againPublished22 MarchTop StoriesIsrael urged to publish full report on aid team deathsPublished5 hours agoSix months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?Published6 hours agoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquake. VideoWatch: Moment New York landmarks shaken by earthquakePublished12 hours agoFeaturesStorm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’Inside IDF’s detailed briefing on aid convoy attackWhere does Israel get its weapons?New Yorkers mostly unshaken by rare earthquakeTracking the world’s biggest iceberg as it drifts towards oblivionPrince Andrew’s infamous BBC interview… as dramatised by NetflixKacey Musgraves: ‘The tortured musician cliché is a farce’My return home – 30 years after Rwanda’s genocideThe world’s eclipse chasers arrive in North AmericaElsewhere on the BBCIt’s make or break timeAnother set of eager entrepreneurs hope to impress the fearsome panelAttributioniPlayerBruce Lee as you’ve never seen him beforeTen defining pictures throw a unique lens onto an extraordinary lifeAttributioniPlayerAmbition, money and deceptionThe scandalous true story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, starring Amanda SeyfriedAttributioniPlayerFrom Starman to film star…How did the silver screen inspire David Bowie?AttributioniPlayerMost Read1Driver gets 11 years for death of twerking couple2Storm Kath ‘fury’ and stats staff ‘strike for WFH’3Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher file for divorce4Ibiza locals living in cars as party island sees rents soar5I reported explicit messages to police, says MP6Six months on, how close is Israel to eliminating Hamas?7Taylor Swift superfans caught in £250 ticket scam8Where in the UK can you see Monday’s solar eclipse?9Lionesses held by Sweden in Euro 2025 qualifierAttributionSport10Russian drone strikes on Kharkiv kill six – officials

[ad_1] For them, experiencing a total solar eclipse is an otherworldly thrill that begs to be repeated.

Continue reading

• newsinsightplus.com
• 10yearpassport
• 120ft
• March 27, 2024
• 0 Comments

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityCultureRichard Serra, sculptor who made huge metal walls into ‘poetic’ art, dies at 85Published2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Richard Serra in one of his sculptures at Museum of Modern Art Sculpture Garden in New York in 2007By Ian YoungsEntertainment & arts reporterRichard Serra, a giant of US art whose monumental steel sculptures have appeared around the world over the past 50 years, has died at the age of 85.Nicknamed the “poet of iron”, Serra is credited with reinventing sculpture by placing simple but huge arrangements of upright slabs and shapes in the ground.People can walk around and between his looming and leaning metal sheets, often on a street or in the landscape.His rusting works are in cities including London, Berlin and New York.For visitors, walking inside his sculptures could evoke a range of sensations, from inner peace to physical oppression.”They sometimes induce vertigo. But they’re also remarkably liberating,” Washington Post art critic Sebastian Smee wrote.”You can come out of them with feelings of secret and victorious expansion, as if you were Theseus after slaying the Minotaur.”Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Visitors can walk between and around Serra’s metal sheetsSerra was born in San Francisco, where he would see the giant steel shapes of the hulls at the shipyard where his father worked.Serra himself worked in a steel mill to help pay for his education, studying fine art at Yale, but he originally set out to be a painter.He switched to sculpture when he realised that it was more interesting to have the viewer as part of the artwork itself.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Serra adjusting another of his works in Paris in 2008Becoming part of the underground New York art scene in the 1960s, he and artistic friends like composers Philip Glass and Steve Reich funded their work by forming a removals company – Low Rate Movers – and shifting furniture part-time.Serra’s artistic reputation grew, as did the scale of his creations. However, that came with tragedy and controversy.In 1971, a worker who was installing a Serra sculpture in Minneapolis was fatally crushed when a two-tonne steel plate fell on him. In 1988, a labourer lost a leg when an artwork collapsed as they were dismantling it in New York.Several years earlier, a major installation in the city’s Federal Plaza was at the centre of a high-profile dispute, when a judge led a campaign to have the 120ft (36.5m) curved, leaning steel wall removed.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Tilted Arc was unpopular with some in New York in the 1980sAt a public hearing, Tilted Arc was lambasted as “garbage”, “hideous”, “an irritant”, “a calculated offence” and “scrap iron” – and a jury that had been chosen to settle the matter voted for its removal.Serra himself could be outspoken and uncompromising, and was described as “not a man of moderate opinions” in a 1989 New York Times profile under the headline, “Our most notorious sculptor”.His imposing works continued to be erected in locations including the entrance to Liverpool Street station in London, Toronto Pearson Airport, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, and the Qatari desert.The cause of death was pneumonia, his lawyer told the New York Times. The paper also reported that he had been diagnosed with cancer of the tear duct several years ago but had declined surgery to remove the eye.Related TopicsStatues and sculpturesArtUnited StatesMore on this storyThe artist who outraged Britain and was accused of murderPublished27 JanuaryMadrid ‘mislays’ Serra sculpturePublished19 January 2006Around the BBCThe John Tusa Interviews – Richard SerraAntony Gormley on Richard Serra’s The Matter of TimeTop StoriesLive. Black box data recorder recovered from ship in Baltimore bridge crashFather of three among victims on the bridgePublished1 hour agoParents killed baby when he should have been protected, report saysPublished2 hours agoFeaturesLost power, mayday call and crash before Baltimore bridge collapseUS guns pour into Haiti, fuelling surge in violenceLost IRA film shows planting and detonation of bombWhy some Tory MPs are stepping downAfter Moscow attack, migrants from Central Asia hit by backlashWhy is sewage released into rivers and the sea?The women behind a fugitive rapist’s downfall’Eyesore’ Prince Philip statue must go, says councilLocal elections 2024: Is there an election in my area?Elsewhere on the BBCNew lives, new loves and new merciless enemiesSuperman and Lois Lane face one of their biggest challenges… raising two teenage boysAttributioniPlayerGet to know the Manchester United legendsEric Cantona speaks to Nihal Arthanayake about his post-football careerAttributionSoundsRadiohead meets Sons of Kemet in this alt-rock supergroupSee The Smile on the 6 Music Festival stageAttributioniPlayerA daughters mysterious disappearanceJoan Lawrence shares how she found out her daughter had disappeared in the run up to Mother’s DayAttributionSoundsMost Read1Holidaymakers caught out by 10-year-passport rule2Comic swaps hot dog for cucumber over Tube ad rule3Campbell ‘wept’ as judge said teacher was an abuser4School head resigns over Paris veil death threats5’Eyesore’ Prince Philip statue must go, says council6Five dead in FlixBus crash on German motorway7Kate ‘will be thrilled’, Queen says to well-wishers8Father of three among Baltimore bridge victims9Hostages’ relatives arrested as Gaza talks break down10Boat Race rowers told not to enter dirty Thames

[ad_1] Richard Serra was a giant of US art and the man behind monumental steel sculptures around the world.

Continue reading

• newsinsightplus.com
• 1971s
• 2019England
• March 4, 2024
• 0 Comments

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityCultureCopa 71: Film shows record-breaking women’s World CupPublished1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, New Black Films/Victor Crawshaw/Marina AmaralImage caption, The English players and manager took part without the permission of the footballing authoritiesBy Ian YoungsEntertainment & arts reporterIn 1971, an unofficial women’s football World Cup attracted crowds of more than 100,000, but was quickly erased from history. Now a new film tells the remarkable story of the tournament, and the disappointment that followed.For the English players, landing in Mexico was like being “launched into a parallel universe”, captain Carol Wilson recalls.She and other female footballers were used to being obstructed, overlooked and ridiculed at home. They played on park pitches to handfuls of spectators. A ban on the women’s game had only just been lifted by the Football Association after 50 years.So the players were unprepared for the reception they received in the tournament’s host country.Treated like superstarsHundreds of Mexican fans were waiting, as were photographers. “We went from nothing to flashlights that blinded you once we got off the plane,” Wilson recalls. “And it didn’t stop for the whole five weeks that we were there.”They were treated like superstars, with crowds waiting for autographs, camping outside their hotel and mobbing their team coach.”The public took us straight to their hearts,” Wilson continues. “They just followed us everywhere. We were so welcomed by everybody. I can’t personally put that into words to make you understand how that really was.”Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The squad attended the UK premiere at the London Film Festival in OctoberThe story of England’s “Lost Lionesses” was told in a BBC article in 2019. Now, a documentary called Copa 71 shines a light on the tournament. The film’s opening is narrated by tennis legend Serena Williams, who is an executive producer alongside sister Venus.The pair are “two of the greatest female athletes of all time and are both heavily involved in activism and in wanting to promote stories which deepen our understanding of the history of women’s sport”, the film’s co-director Rachel Ramsay says.Ramsay echoes the idea that the film shows a glimpse of a “parallel universe” in which women’s football had not been suppressed.”When we started researching the story and started speaking to the women, you realise that they have so much to say, and that they’ve had their voices taken away from them for 50 years.”Image source, New Black Films/TopFoto/Marina AmaralImage caption, The final is estimated to have been watched by more than 100,000 fansWomen from the different nations all recount similar stories of being told football was not for girls. So it’s sweeter for them when the Mexico tournament offers a taste of equality and popularity.Although no official attendance figures exist, estimates suggest the final was watched by more than 100,000 people – which would make it the best-attended women’s sporting event in history.Ironically, the tournament owed its success to the fact that world football’s governing body Fifa tried to block it.The documentary says Fifa’s ban forced organisers to find stadiums that were not controlled by the Mexican football federation. So the games ended up being played in the country’s two biggest venues, which were controlled by the country’s dominant media group – and the company heavily promoted the event in order to sell tickets.The matches were shown live on Mexican TV. Ramsay and her team have tracked down that footage, which has not been seen for more than 50 years, as well as home movies shot by fans. Image caption, Many players kept scrapbooks from the tournamentThe result is not a typical sports documentary, she says. For one thing, viewers don’t root for a particular team or player. For another, it’s about women.”There are whole films, series and books written and made about single men’s tournaments, matches, goals and players – and they’re done multiple times,” Ramsay says.”We hope that this film is the start of a whole genre of women’s sports films. Because when we started making this, it was very hard to find comparisons, to find other films that were similar, especially films told from the perspective of women in their 70s.”It was difficult to convince people at some points that these women should be on screen and should be telling their story.” That was a “deal breaker” for Ramsay, however.”The number of times I was told, ‘You can’t have a sports film where you don’t have one winner that you want to win’. I said, ‘Well actually I think we can because I think the winner is the tournament itself, the fact that it happened, and the shared experience of those women together is a huge part of the film’.”So being able to play with the genre, and tell stories in a different way and not feeling like we have to go with a cookie-cutter version of what people think sports film looks like, that was really important.”Once the tournament was over, however, the participants came back down to earth with a jolt.Image source, New Black Films/Mirrorpix/Marina AmaralImage caption, Manager Harry Batt was banned for life for going against the wishes of the Women’s Football AssociationThe English team’s manager, Harry Batt, was blacklisted by the fledgling Women’s Football Association, which was in the process of putting together the first official England team. Some players were also banned.Mexico 1971 had shown that women’s football could be popular and commercially viable, but the male footballing authorities saw that as a threat, the documentary claims. The memory of the event, and the potential for women’s football, were buried for decades.”The women involved themselves didn’t speak much about it, especially the England team,” Ramsay says.”When they came back after the tournament, they believed quite rightly that the world had shifted and that women’s football was here to stay. They saw a whole new dawn for women’s sport.”And then it was violently taken away from them. They lived with that trauma and that disappointment and that feeling of being gaslit by society.”And on an establishment level, a wildly successful record-breaking women’s football tournament did not work with the narrative of the international and national football associations around the world.”I think there was an understanding that it would dilute the power of men’s football to have women playing the same game. That is something that we’re only just recovering from now.”The growth in the women’s game has been extraordinary in the last couple of years. But we’re still playing catch-up.”Emotional memoriesThe documentary received glowing reviews after its premiere at last year’s Toronto Film Festival, with Screen International’s Fionnuala Hannigan calling it “a crowd-pleaser, like those record-breaking matches”.The Hollywood Reporter’s Daniel Fienberg said it “exposes an obscured chapter in history and thrusts its heroes into a well-deserved spotlight”.He wrote: “I got teary at several points because the sense that these are stories that have been waiting for an outlet for decades is so very palpable.”For Wilson, watching the film was “very emotional”.”It took me straight back to 1971. I felt like I was there. I was transported, if you like.”Recent World Cups and Euros have started to fulfil the potential for women’s football, but “we could have been a lot further a lot sooner”, she says.Another English player, Chris Lockwood, agrees that it was “so good” to see the film.The memories it brought back are tinged with sadness, though. “The sadness of Harry being banned for life, and the sadness that the story was hidden.”But not any more.”Read the full story of 1971’s Lost LionessesCopa 71 is released in UK cinemas on Friday, 8 March.Related TopicsFilmMore on this story’Lost lionesses’ reunited 48 years onAttributionSportPublished26 June 2019Fate reunites World Cup trailblazersAttributionSportPublished15 June 2019England give ‘many answers to questions’ – WiegmanAttributionSportPublished5 days agoTop StoriesUS urges more aid for starving people in GazaPublished4 hours agoHunt hints at tax cuts ahead of BudgetPublished1 hour agoMystery of giant star sand dunes solvedPublished3 hours agoFeaturesDid the last Budget deliver what was promised?The Papers: Hunt looks for £9bn and German leaks on UkraineThe Ukrainian teenagers who returned for their school promMystery of giant star sand dunes solvedCan a rubberstamp parliament help China’s economy?’I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’ Video’I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’Why Macron hopes abortion rights are a political winner’There was heartache but we had to keep going’Kate, the King and three other big challenges for royalsElsewhere on the BBCExclusive access to two of F1’s biggest teams…Featuring star drivers Lewis Hamilton and Alex AlbonAttributionSounds’Thick smoke fills the air, and vehicles are damaged’Watch the moment a private jet crashes onto a highway in FloridaAttributioniPlayerCan you spot the real from the AI?See if you can get full marks…AttributionBitesizeA satirical poke at the world of pop musicRob Brydon narrates this six-part musical odyssey about a novelty band…AttributionSoundsMost Read1Nikki Haley defeats Trump in Washington DC primary2Mystery of giant star sand dunes solved3Hunt looks for £9bn and German leaks on Ukraine4’No option of life on benefits for young’ – Labour5Nissan accused of dumping its electric car pioneers6Haiti gangs free 4,000 inmates in mass jailbreak7Warning cost of living fund closure ‘catastrophic’8Israel agrees to change Eurovision song lyrics9Police to return Mia Janin’s lost phone to family10Hunt hints at tax cuts ahead of Budget

[ad_1] “The number of times I was told, ‘You can’t have a sports film where you don’t have one winner that you want to win’. I said, ‘Well actually I…

Continue reading

• newsinsightplus.com
• 100m
• 1980s
• February 22, 2024
• 0 Comments

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityBusinessMarket DataEconomyYour MoneyCompaniesTechnology of BusinessCEO SecretsArtificial IntelligenceHow AI is helping the search for extraterrestrial lifePublished24 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Very Large Array facility in New Mexico is searching for signs of alien lifeBy Emma WoollacottBusiness reporterThere are between 10 and 50 billion potentially habitable worlds in our galaxy, says Bill Diamond. It makes his job rather difficult.Mr Diamond is the chief executive of the US-based research organisation Seti Institute. The letters “Seti” are an acronym for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.”Seti, as an endeavour, is looking for science and technology beyond the solar system as evidence of life and intelligence, and that’s by and large a needle in a haystack problem,” he says.”We’re looking for something that is likely exceedingly rare, and may be very difficult to find and extract from the background phenomena that you’re observing at the same time.”But new tools are helping the search. The ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to both handle massive datasets – and to spot anomalies – is transforming the hunt for alien intelligence.One such project involves a Seti Institute partnership with the US’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory in New Mexico. This federal facility uses radio frequencies to study celestial objects, such as planets, stars and asteroids.Seti is building a parallel, AI-powered software system for the observatory’s core facility, the Very Large Array. Built between 1973 and 1981, the VLA comprises 28 large, 25m diameter, dish antennas spaced out across a desert plain. Imagine the satellite dishes you find on people’s homes, just on a giant scale.When operational, the AI will be able to process every bit of data captured – two terabytes (TB) every second. To put that into context, modern laptops now typically have around 1TB of total storage.Image source, Bill DiamondImage caption, Mr Diamond says that the use of AI is already invaluableMr Diamond says that the increased use of AI is already proving to be “indispensable” as his institute continues to hunt for alien life.He points to AI making it possible to search for new types of radio signals from alien sources. He explains that traditionally, Seti has looked for narrowband signals similar to those used by human beings.”But there was always the question ‘what if there’s an alien advanced technology that is using wideband [radio]?’. And if that’s the case, our traditional methods wouldn’t work, it would look like a bunch of noise on the screen.”However, Mr Diamond says that the ability of AI to handle massive amounts of data means it’s possible to take millions of “snapshots” of this snowy audio picture over time, and to start to look for patterns. “It’s a way of adding on a new thing to look for.”Another project with which Seti collaborates is Breakthrough Listen. Backed by more than £100m of private sector funding, this scheme is scanning a million stars, and 100 galaxies, across a wide range of radio and optical bands, to look for evidence of technological life. One project member, University of Toronto student Peter Ma, recently developed a new AI system designed to examine telescope data, and distinguish between possible real signals from aliens, and interference. His team did this by simulating both types of noise, and then training their AI to differentiate between the two.Mr Ma says that an alien signal would, for example, “only appear when we point our telescopes at it… and disappear when we point away”. The project has already identified eight potential alien signals that went undetected by traditional analysis. However, Mr Ma believes that as the observations haven’t yet been repeated they are probably false positives.AI is also being used to try to detect signs of life of a more modest nature, and closer to home.Last year, Nasa’s Perseverance rover started collecting samples from the Jezero Crater on Mars, which will, if all goes well, be returned to Earth in several years’ time.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Nasa’s Perseverance rover is collecting rock samples from the surface of MarsAlready, scientists believe that the rover’s Sherloc instrument has detected organic compounds, which glow under ultraviolet light. However, organic compounds can be created by non-biological processes, meaning that it’s not yet possible to say whether they derive from past life on the planet.All this could change, though, thanks to new research from the Carnegie Institution for Science, which is using AI to analyse rock samples for signs of present or past life. The team found that the AI is able to distinguish former living and non-living material, with an accuracy of almost 90%.”This is a very new approach to searching for molecular biosignatures,” says joint lead researcher Dr Robert Hazen.”We employ machine learning to look at all of the vast amount of data from an analytical method that produces half a million data points per sample. So we’re seeking subtle patterns in molecular distributions.”Read additional stories on artificial intelligenceThe first plans are to use the system to analyse ancient samples from Earth, as well as some Martian samples in the form of meteorites. But, says Mr Hazen, “We could, for example, fly an instrument through the plumes of Enceladus [one of Saturn’s moons], or land a carefully designed instrument on Mars.”It’s early days, and any promising results generated by AI need to be validated by other observations, or by physics-based models, before they can be shouted from the rooftops. But as more and more data is collected and analysed, the chances of detecting alien life – if it exists – are increasing all the time.In the meantime, though, says Mr Diamond, “The progress is measured in the scale of the effort, not yet in the results.”Related TopicsArtificial intelligenceTop StoriesCommons descends into chaos over Gaza votePublished1 hour agoWatch: Angry scenes as MPs clash over ceasefire vote. VideoWatch: Angry scenes as MPs clash over ceasefire votePublished3 hours agoAnti-terror failures leave public at risk – ex-adviserPublished2 hours agoFeatures’Dad, please don’t go out’: The Gazans killed as Israel freed hostages’Premier League caught my online troll. Should I forgive him?’Watch: Chaos in the Commons over Gaza ceasefire vote. VideoWatch: Chaos in the Commons over Gaza ceasefire voteListen: Newscast – Disorder Disorder in the House of Commons. AudioListen: Newscast – Disorder Disorder in the House of CommonsAttributionSoundsK-Pop acts outsold everyone except Taylor Swift in 2023The strangers who saved each other’s livesWatch Big Keith’s iconic scotch egg scene from The Office. VideoWatch Big Keith’s iconic scotch egg scene from The Office’I was raped more than 100 times by grooming gang’Election poll tracker: How do the parties compare?Elsewhere on the BBCCan Molly keep her life afloat?A moving portrayal of a daughter’s love in the face of her father’s struggleAttributioniPlayerThe Swedish furniture king’s billionaire lifestyleDeconstructing IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad and his eccentric way of livingAttributionSoundsWhat is it really like to be a monk?’To be a monk is something very vast, very high and very beautiful’AttributioniPlayerHow did a booming computer manufacturer go bust?Commodore computers were huge in the 1980s, so why couldn’t the business adapt and survive?AttributionSoundsMost Read1Commons descends into chaos over Gaza vote2Russia ‘struggling with supply of weapons’ for war3New images show British ship in Red Sea has not sunk4Australian bishop Christopher Saunders charged with rape5The Office actor Ewen MacIntosh dies aged 506Met Police take no further action against Wootton7King ‘reduced to tears’ by cancer support messages8Prevent failures leave public at risk – ex-adviser9Cordon around unexploded WW2 bomb to be extended10’Dad, please don’t go out’: The Gazans killed as Israel freed hostages

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence software is being used to look for signs of alien lifeforms.

Continue reading

• newsinsightplus.com
• 165803Tweet
• 1980s
• February 15, 2024
• 0 Comments

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaKansas City shooting: Police say dispute led to Super Bowl parade shootingPublished11 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsSuper BowlThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: Kansas City police praise city’s bravery after shootingBy Mike WendlingBBC NewsPolice in Kansas City say an argument between several people that escalated led to a shooting that killed one and injured 22 others after a Super Bowl victory parade.The deceased victim was identified as Lisa Lopez-Galvan, 43, a local DJ. Police said the injured victims ranged in age from eight to 47 years old and that at least half are under 16. Three suspects were taken into custody shortly after the shootings. Two of them are aged under 18. “This appeared to be a dispute between several people that ended in gunfire,” Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves told reporters on Thursday. Chief Graves said firearms had been recovered, but did not give further details on the type of guns used in the shooting. She said no arrests had yet been made or charges laid and that the investigation is ongoing.There was no link to terrorism, police said.Ms Lopez-Galvan, who was identified as the one victim killed in Wednesday’s violence, hosted Taste of Tejano, a Tex-Mex music show, on community radio station KKFI. In a statement posted on Facebook, the station said: “This senseless act has taken a beautiful person from her family and this KC Community.” Nine injured children aged six to 15 were treated at the city’s Children’s Mercy Hospital. All are expected to recover from their wounds.Kansas City Police have appealed to the public for further information about the shooting. “We need to hear from anyone in the vicinity of the parade shooting today that directly witnessed the shooting incident, has any video of the shooting incident or who was a victim of the shooting who has not yet reported being shot,” they said in a statement late on Wednesday. A phone line and online tip page have been set up to collect information from the public.More than 800 police officers were on patrol as hundreds of thousands turned out to watch a Super Bowl victory parade, which culminated in a rally outside Union Station in the middle of the Missouri city. Kansas City celebration turns to scene of chaos A stage was set up outside the station, which was decked in the red and gold colours of the Kansas City Chiefs, who won their second straight NFL championship on Sunday.The rally had just ended at around 14:00 local time (20:00 GMT) when shots rang out to the west of the station, which remains closed on Thursday. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Super Bowl Parade route in downtown Kansas CityVideos posted online show members of the crowd tackling one of the alleged suspects on a street near the station. One of the bystanders who stepped in, 46-year-old Paul Contreras, told NBC that he was at the parade with his three daughters. “It was just a reaction. He was running the wrong way. There was another gentleman just screaming at the top of his lungs, ‘This guy, tackle him’… I took him down,” Mr Contreras said.The videos showed a long-barrelled gun falling to the ground and a member of the public picking it up and placing on the ground away from the confrontation. Chief Graves on Thursday praised the bystanders who stepped in and the emergency services who responded to the shooting.”I’m angered about what occurred in our city yesterday, but I am also thankful for the response,” she said.Kansas City Fire Department Chief Ross Grundyson said medical personnel at the scene responded immediately despite some being just 40 feet (12 metres) from the shooting.This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: The moment gunfire erupted in Kansas City shootingThe parade violence is not unprecedented – several shootings at sporting celebrations have occurred across North America in recent years. In 2021, two shootings left three people injured in Milwaukee after the local basketball team won their first NBA championship in 50 years.In 2020 two people were killed in Los Angeles after the Dodgers won baseball’s World Series.Four people were shot and injured in Toronto in 2019 during a victory parade for the NBA Raptors championship win.In a statement after the shooting, the Kansas City Chiefs organisation said it was “truly saddened” by the violence. It added that its players, coaches and staff – as well as their families – were accounted for and safe. Travis Kelce, the star tight end of the team whose relationship with Taylor Swift became a cultural phenomenon, wrote on social media that he was “heartbroken over the tragedy that took place today”.Are you in the affected area? If it is safe to do so, email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also get in touch in the following ways:WhatsApp: +44 7756 165803Tweet: @BBC_HaveYourSayUpload pictures or videoPlease read our terms & conditions and privacy policy If you are reading this page and can’t see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or comment or you can email us at HaveYourSay@bbc.co.uk. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Related TopicsUS gun violenceGun crimeSuper BowlMore on this storyKansas City celebration turns to scene of chaosPublished16 hours agoTop StoriesIsrael special forces raid Gaza’s Nasser hospitalPublished30 minutes agoWatch: Patients rushed through smoke at Gaza hospital. VideoWatch: Patients rushed through smoke at Gaza hospitalPublished1 hour agoUK fell into recession after people cut spendingPublished1 hour agoFeaturesFaisal Islam: Should we care that the UK is in recession?What is a recession and how could it affect me?Why Putin’s backing for Biden is not what it seemsUkraine battles frostbite and shell shortage in ruined townWatch: Patients rushed through smoke at Gaza hospital. VideoWatch: Patients rushed through smoke at Gaza hospitalTribute to black women wins at Rio Carnival paradeFace to face with inmates in El Salvador’s mega-jailIncident Room – Measles Outbreak: Why Now? VideoIncident Room – Measles Outbreak: Why Now?AttributioniPlayerDenise Welch: I’ve had to come to terms with my pastElsewhere on the BBCHow did a booming computer manufacturer go bust?Commodore computers were huge in the 1980s, so why couldn’t the business adapt and survive?AttributionSoundsThe sound effect that became the ultimate movie in-jokeIt’s used in everything from Toy Story to Reservoir Dogs, but what is the Wilhelm Scream?AttributioniPlayerThe video game that changed the way we playLouise Hidalgo spoke to Nolan Bushnell, one of the creators of PongAttributionSoundsA paranormal conspiracy, rooted in grisly real-life murderDiscover the dark origins of a legend…AttributioniPlayerMost Read1BBC cuts Apprentice contestant from spin-off show2Tributes paid to young farmer who was shot dead3Murder accused watched poisoned couple die – court4Kansas City shooting dispute that escalated – police5Pontins discriminated against Irish Travellers – EHRC6Ukraine battles frostbite and shell shortage in ruined town7Teenager stabbed to death by masked attackers8Why Putin’s backing for Biden is not what it seems9Lioness, Suffragette: New lines on Tube map revealed10UK fell into recession after people cut spending

[ad_1] Three people, including two under 18, are in custody after gunfire erupted at a Super Bowl parade.

Continue reading

• newsinsightplus.com
• 11.7bn
• 14.7bn
• February 9, 2024
• 0 Comments

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaIs a waning Canadian dream fuelling reverse migration in Punjab?Published5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, Balkar returned home after a year in TorontoBy Nikhil InamdarBBC News, Bathinda, India Canada has long been a draw for people from India’s Punjab province seeking new opportunities elsewhere. But has the Canadian dream soured?It’s hard to miss the ardour of Punjab’s migrant ambitions when driving through its fertile rural plains.Billboards promising easy immigration to Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK jut out through ample mustard fields.Off the highways, consultancies offer English language coaching to eager youth.Single-storey brick homes double up as canvasses for hand-painted mural advertisements promising quick visas. And in the town of Bathinda, hundreds of agents jostle for space on a single narrow street, pledging to speed up the youth’s runaway dreams.For over a century, this province in India’s northwest has seen waves of overseas migration; from the Sikh soldiers inducted into the British Indian Army travelling to Canada, through to rural Punjabis settling in England post-independence.But some, especially from Canada, are now choosing to come back home.One of those is 28-year-old Balkar, who returned in early 2023 after just one year in Toronto. Citizenship was his ultimate goal when he left his little hamlet of Pitho in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. His family mortgaged their land to fund his education. But his Canadian dream quickly lost its allure a few months into his life there.”Everything was so expensive. I had to work 50 hours every week after college, just to survive,” he told the BBC. “High inflation is making many students leave their studies.”Balkar now runs an embroidery business from a small room on one side of the expansive central courtyard in his typical Punjabi home. He also helps on his family’s farm to supplement his income. Opportunities for employment are few and far between in these rural areas, but technology has allowed entrepreneurs like him to conquer the tyranny of distance. Balkar gets the bulk of his business through Instagram.”I have a good life here. Why should I face hardships there when I can live at home and make good money?” he asks.The BBC spoke to at least half a dozen reverse migrants in Punjab who shared similar sentiments.It was also a common refrain in the scores of videos on YouTube shared by Indians who had chosen to abandon their life in Canada and return home. There was a stark difference one young returnee told the BBC between the “rosy picture” immigration agents painted and the rough reality of immigrant life in Toronto and Vancouver.Image caption, Immigration services are a big business in PunjabThe “Canada craze” has let up a bit – and especially so among well-off migrants who have a fallback option at home, says Raj Karan Brar, an immigration agent in Bathinda who helps hundreds of Punjabis get permanent residencies and student visas every year.The desire for a Canadian citizenship remains as strong as ever though among middle- and lower middle-class clients in rural communities. But viral YouTube videos of students talking about the difficulty in finding jobs and protests over a lack of housing and work opportunities has created an air of nervousness among these students, say immigration agents.There was a 40% decline in applications from India for Canadian study permits in the second half of 2023, according to one estimate. This was, in part, also due to the ongoing diplomatic tensions between India and Canada over allegations Indian agents were involved in the murder of Canadian Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. There are also hints of deeper cultural factors at play, for a waning Canadian dream among an older generation of Indian migrants.The tricky problem of banning Canadian work experience requirementsCanada adds million to population inside a yearHow India-Canada ties descended into a public feudKaran Aulakh, who spent nearly 15 years in Edmonton and achieved career and financial success, left his managerial job for a comfortable rural life in Khane ki Daab, the village where he was born in 1985.He told the BBC he was upset by LGBT-inclusive education policies in Canada and its 2018 decision to legalise recreational cannabis.Incompatibility with the Western way of life, a struggling healthcare system, and better economic prospects in India were, he said, key reasons why many older Canadian Indians are preparing to leave the country.”I started an online consultancy – Back to the Motherland – a month and a half ago, to help those who want to reverse migrate. I get at least two to three calls every day, mostly from people in Canada who want to know what job opportunities there are in Punjab and how they can come back,” said Mr Aulakh.Image caption, Karan Aulakh left Canada after 15 years in the countryFor a country that places such a high value on immigration, these trends are “concerning” and are “being received with a bit of a sting politically”, says Daniel Bernhard of the Institute of Canadian Citizenship, an immigration advocacy group.A liberalised immigration regime has been Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s signature policy to counter slowing economic growth and a rapidly aging population.According to Canada’s statistics agency, immigration accounted for 90% of Canada’s labour force growth and 75% of population growth in 2021.International students contribute to over C$20bn ($14.7bn; £11.7bn) to Canada’s economy each year, a bulk of them Indians who now make up one in five recent immigrants to the country.India was also Canada’s leading source for immigration in 2022. The numbers of those leaving are still small in absolute terms with immigration levels at all-time highs in Canada – the country welcomed nearly half a million new migrants each year over the past few years.But the rate of reverse migration hit a two decade high in 2019, signalling that migrants were “losing confidence” in the country said Mr Bernhard.Image caption, Immigration agencies in Bathinda jostle for attentionCountry specific statistics for such emigrants, or reverse migrants, are not available.But official data obtained by Reuters shows between 80,000 and 90,000 immigrants left Canada in 2021 and 2022 and either went back to their countries, or onward elsewhere.Some 42,000 people departed in the first half of 2023.Fewer permanent residents are also going on to become Canadian citizens, according to census data cited by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship. In 2001, 75% of those eligible became citizens. Two decades later, it was 45%.Canada needs to “restore the value of its citizenship,” said Mr Bernhard.It comes as Canada debates its aggressive immigration targets given country’s struggle to absorb more people.A recent report from National Bank of Canada economists cautioned that the population growth was putting pressure on its already tight housing supply and strained healthcare system.Canada has seen a population surge – an increase of 1.2 million people in 2023 – driven mostly by newcomers.The report argued that growth needed to be slowed to an annual increase of up to 500,000 people in order to preserve or increase the standard of living.There appears to have been a tacit acceptance of this evaluation by policymakers.Mr Trudeau’s Liberal government recently introduced a cap on international student permits that would result in a temporary decrease of 35% in approved study visas.It’s a significant policy shift that some believe may end up further reducing Canada’s appeal amid a wave of reverse migrations.Related TopicsIndiaCanadaMore on this storyCanada sets two-year cap on foreign studentsPublished22 JanuaryIndia suspends visas for Canadians as row escalatesPublished21 September 2023India says will resume Canada visas if diplomats safePublished23 October 2023Canada puts on hold deportation of India studentsPublished14 June 2023Top Stories’My memory is fine’ – Biden hits back after report on classified filesPublished1 hour agoPutin takes charge as Carlson gives free rein to KremlinPublished20 minutes agoLive. Prince Harry hacking case to hear if more claims are settledFeaturesWeekly quiz: Who beat Miley to win Song Of The Year?A political hand grenade disguised as a report’Fat people can be heroes, not just the punchline’Putin takes charge as Carlson gives free rein to KremlinHow Taylor Swift ‘supersized’ the history-making Kelce brothersAttributionSportWatch: Japan earthquake leaves smouldering wasteland. VideoWatch: Japan earthquake leaves smouldering wastelandChris Mason: The politics of Starmer’s U-turn‘Get it up ye!’ How 17-year-old Kevin Bridges conquered the worldA mosque demolished, and orphans displaced in IndiaElsewhere on the BBCHow did a booming computer manufacturer go bust?Commodore computers were huge in the 1980s, so why couldn’t the business adapt and survive?AttributionSounds’It was 23andMe’s biggest ever security breach’Was a recent, unprecedented DNA data theft a racially motivated attack?AttributionSoundsCould you be owed cash over car finance deals?Martin has been investigating and shares his step-by-step guide on how to find outAttributionSoundsAll-out action!A new generation of superhumans take on the ultimate test of speed and strengthAttributioniPlayerMost Read1Putin takes charge as Carlson gives free rein to Kremlin2’My memory is fine’ – Biden hits back at special counsel3Weather warnings across UK for snow and floods4Woman catches police watching Netflix in her home5‘Get it up ye!’ How 17-year-old Kevin Bridges conquered the world6Donald Trump scores huge win in Nevada caucus7US warns Israel sending troops into Rafah risks ‘disaster’8Piers Morgan to move TalkTV show to YouTube9Why the e-bike boom is raising fire fears10Fashion icons assemble for Enninful’s last Vogue

[ad_1] There was a 40% decline in applications from India for Canadian study permits in the second half of 2023, according to one estimate. This was, in part, also due…

Continue reading

• newsinsightplus.com
• 2004.The
• 2009By
• February 3, 2024
• 0 Comments

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityAsiaChinaIndiaPakistan: Marching for the thousands who disappeared in BalochistanPublished4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Sammi Deen Baloch Image caption, Sammi Deen Baloch (right) holds up a photograph of her father, who had been missing since 2009By Kelly NgBBC NewsPakistan is dominated by news of politics as it prepares for general elections next week. But when hundreds of citizens marched on the capital Islamabad in December, they did so with a completely different agenda.Among them was Sammi Deen Baloch, hugging a laminated photograph of her father – as she had done on numerous occasions over the past 14 years – and demanding to know where he is. Or if he is even still alive. The 26-year-old is one of several women who led the march, which saw protesters walk almost 1,000 miles from the restive Balochistan province, demanding the whereabouts of family members whom they say have been “forcibly disappeared”. At least 200 people were arrested and police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds. Campaigns like this are routine in the conflict-ridden province and women play a key part in organising them.Where is Balochistan and why is it the target of strikes?’My father was taken and I don’t know why’Balochistan, in the west of Pakistan, has been the scene of a long-running nationalist insurgency.Separatist militants say they are fighting for a free Balochistan.The protesters say their loved ones – many of them men – have been picked up, tortured and killed with impunity by Pakistani security forces, amid a bloody counterinsurgency operation. Islamabad authorities have denied these accusations.They believe there have been thousands of such disappearances over the last two decades. The UN defines enforced disappearances as “the arrest, detention, abduction or any other form of deprivation of liberty by agents of the state”. Vanished without a traceSammi’s father, Deen Mohammad Baloch, was forcibly disappeared when she was just 11. In June 2009, armed forces stormed a public hospital in south-western Balochistan when he was the doctor on shift and detained him. “Until today we do not know what has happened to him. My mother does not know if she is a widow or still married. And we still don’t know why they took him,” she told the BBC.The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons, a non-profit organisation representing family members of those who disappeared in Balochistan, says approximately 7,000 cases have been registered with them since 2004.The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances convened by the government records 2,752 active cases of enforced disappearances in the province as of January 2024, but Pakistan’s interim prime minister claimed in a recent interview with the BBC that only about 50 people are missing.Image source, Baloch Yakjehti CommitteeImage caption, Protesters hold photos of their missing relatives, during a protest against so-called enforced disappearancesIn 2021, Pakistan’s parliament – the National Assembly – passed a bill to criminalise enforced disappearances, but it has not yet come into force. Court directives have also been issued over the years to hold the state responsible for such disappearances, but rights groups say these pledges have rung hollow.The state has branded Baloch activists – many of whom have advocated Baloch nationalism and irredentism – as secessionists or trouble-makers.But many people who were picked up in recent years are Baloch people who do not have anything to do with the armed resistance, Pakistani journalist Taha Siddiqui claims. He said officials instead detain “on mere suspicion and at times on false information provided by rival pro-Pakistan groups based in Balochistan”. Protesters have been calling for Pakistani authorities to deal with the accused according to the law, not detain them arbitrarily.”If they had done anything wrong, produce them to the court. These forced disappearances have brought so much suffering to our family. My life has completely changed since 2009. We’ve been put through so much mental torture. I don’t know what life we are living. It is very painful,” Sammi said.Mahrang Baloch, who organised last year’s long march and was arrested twice in the midst of it, told the BBC she hoped it “brought global attention to the human rights violations and state oppression prevalent in Balochistan”.The 30-year-old, who is a prominent figure in the Baloch resistance movement, said that in 2009 her father Abdul Gaffar Langove was taken – allegedly by security service officers – and found dead with signs of torture two years later. Her brother was detained for three months in 2017. “Cases of forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan escalated to an alarming extent… Many people remain unaccounted for. Some may be released after being held in secret cells and tortured. But the conditions of their mental and physical health are far from normal,” she said.Image source, EPAImage caption, Mahrang Baloch’s father was found dead two years after being taken by security officersA Baloch man living in exile in London said he fled Pakistan for fear of being abducted.”The Pakistani army had been trying to impose hegemony on citizens in Balochistan. We have a lot of gold and other natural resources in the province, but the Baloch people do not receive resources from the national government. Some places don’t even have proper drinking water,” said the man, who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity.He noted cases of Baloch activists who mysteriously died while in exile, including activist Karima Baloch who was found dead in December 2020 near Lake Ontario in Toronto, Canada. Earlier that year, Pakistani journalist Sajid Hussain, who served as editor-in-chief of The Balochistan Times while in exile in Sweden, was found dead in a river north of Stockholm. Authorities in the respective countries have said the circumstances around both deaths were suspicious.Exploited and alienatedBalochistan recently returned to the global spotlight after it was hit by air strikes from Iran in January, leading Pakistan to retaliate with strikes in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province. Both states say they were targeting Baloch militants.Historically, the term Balochistan has been used to refer to a wider territory that includes land in Iran and Afghanistan. Baloch groups in both Pakistan and Iran are part of a decades-long struggle for greater autonomy, with some fighting for an independent Balochistan state.The Balochs have blamed the Pakistani government for exploiting and profiting from the province’s resources while neglecting its development. It is also a crucial part of a multi-billion dollar project funded by China called the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, but many believe the Baloch people will not receive the employment opportunities created through the project. “The entire province is racked by alienation, dejection and frustration towards Pakistan as well as those Punjabi socio-political elites who call the shots in Pakistan,” said Burzine Waghmar from the University of London’s SOAS South Asia Institute.Protesters and observers believe it is in Pakistan’s political and economic interest to resolve the conflict in Balochistan, but they hold little hope that the upcoming elections would bring change for the Baloch people, and fear it may even disenfranchise the community further. The state has been pushing non-Baloch candidates to contest in Baloch constituencies, which will further alienate the already-marginalised community, Mr Siddiqui said.The election is of little significance for the Baloch, Mahrang said.”Whichever government comes into power, the human rights violations and extrajudicial killings will persist in Balochistan. It has never been of genuine concern to the leadership,” she said.Related TopicsPakistanWomen’s rights in PakistanAsiaMissing peopleMore on this storyPakistan police arrest scores at female-led rallyPublished21 December 2023Uncovering Pakistan’s secret human rights abusesPublished2 June 2019Pakistan accused over dumped bodiesPublished28 December 2016Fear and resentment in BalochistanPublished6 October 2015The untold story of Pakistan’s other warPublished22 February 2014Top StoriesLive. US strikes Iran-linked targets in Iraq and SyriaWhy did the US wait to retaliate for the drone strike?Published3 hours ago’Sadistic’ teenagers who tried to get away with Brianna murderPublished13 hours agoFeaturesConfronting the Houthis: How powerful are Yemen’s rebel rulers?The Papers: Killers ‘unmasked’ and Clapham suspect asylum ‘outcry’Hunt to uncover story of mysterious shipwreckMichelle O’Neill: Who is NI’s new first minister?The teenagers who tried to get away with murderWatch: Footage of Brianna Ghey’s killers being arrested. VideoWatch: Footage of Brianna Ghey’s killers being arrestedAre black voters losing faith in Biden?What ex-Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall did nextWeekly quiz: Who led the Vikings in Shetland’s fire festival?Elsewhere on the BBCHow did Britain lead the world into the jet age?An unlikely story of outstanding aviation achievement at a time of national austerityAttributioniPlayerThe sound effect that became the ultimate movie in-jokeIt’s used in everything from Toy Story to Reservoir Dogs, but what is the Wilhelm Scream?AttributioniPlayerHow are jelly beans made?Gregg Wallace visits a factory in Dublin that makes over ten million of the sweets per day!AttributioniPlayerScientists uncover alcohol’s hidden dangersInvestigating what alcohol is and why so many people love to drink itAttributioniPlayerMost Read1Escape to the Country’s Jonnie Irwin dies aged 502The teenagers who tried to get away with murder3Our cars are not UK’s most stolen, says Land Rover4Killers ‘unmasked’ and Clapham suspect asylum ‘outcry’5Inert nuclear missile found in US man’s garage6The cancer doctor trying to stop his brain tumour killing him7Clapham attack suspect last seen at King’s Cross8Hunt to uncover story of mysterious shipwreck9Why did the US wait to retaliate for the drone strike?10Rocky star Carl Weathers dies aged 76

[ad_1] He noted cases of Baloch activists who mysteriously died while in exile, including activist Karima Baloch who was found dead in December 2020 near Lake Ontario in Toronto, Canada.…

Continue reading

• newsinsightplus.com
• 190km
• 24yearold
• January 31, 2024
• 0 Comments

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaFour NHL players charged in Canada over 2018 sexual assaultPublished1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Nadine YousifBBC NewsPolice in Canada have charged four National Hockey League players in connection to an alleged 2018 group sexual assault, their lawyers say.The NHL players are Mike McLeod and Cal Foote with the New Jersey Devils, the Philadelphia Flyers’ Carter Hart, and the Calgary Flames’ Dillon Dubé.Former NHL player Alex Formenton has also been charged for the same incident.Lawyers for all five players say they intend to plead not guilty.The five were members of Canada’s World Junior ice hockey team when the alleged assault took place.A sex assault scandal disgraces Canada’s pastimeLawyers for Mr McLeod, 25, confirmed that he has been charged in a statement to the media on Tuesday.”Mr McLeod denies any criminal wrongdoing,” said lawyers David Humphrey and Seth Weinstein. “He will be pleading not guilty and will vigorously defend the case.”In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday, lawyers for Mr Hart, 25, also confirmed that he had been charged.”He is innocent and will provide a full response to this false allegation in the proper forum, a court of law,” said lawyers Megan Savard and Riaz Sayani. “Until then, we have no comment.”Louis Strezos and Kaleigh Davidson, who represent Mr Dubé, 25, said their client “will plead not guilty and maintains his innocence”. Lawyer Julianna Greespan, who represents Mr Foote, 25, said “Cal is innocent of the charge and will defend himself against this allegation to clear his name”.Mr Formenton, 24, who plays for Swiss hockey club Ambri-Piotta, surrendered to police on Sunday. His lawyers said in a statement that he “will vigorously defend his innocence and asks that people not rush to judgment without hearing all of the evidence”. All players were reported to have taken a leave of absence from their teams last week. The charges are tied to an alleged sexual assault that took place in London, about 190km (118 miles) southwest of Toronto, in 2018, following a Hockey Canada Foundation fundraising event in the city.A 24-year-old woman initially filed a lawsuit against Hockey Canada – which manages programmes and teams in the country from entry-level all the way to world championships and the Olympic Games – alleging that she had been assaulted by eight players on Canada’s World Junior team in a hotel room that night. In her lawsuit, she said she felt pressured not to report the incident to the police. In May 2022, sports network TSN revealed Hockey Canada had quietly reached a settlement with the woman. The revelation was met with national outcry in Canada, resulting in the organisation losing federal funding and several high-profile sponsorship deals. Subsequent reporting by the Globe and Mail newspaper also revealed that Hockey Canada had set up a National Equity Fund – made up of membership fees paid by young players across the country – to settle past sexual assault claims.Police in London later reopened their investigation into the alleged assault. The London Police Service has said that it will release further information related to the investigation at a news conference on 5 February. Related TopicsCanadaMore on this storyA sex assault scandal disgraces Canada’s pastimePublished6 August 2022Does ice hockey in Canada have a racism problem?Published1 March 2019Top StoriesAt least half of Gaza buildings damaged or destroyed, new analysis showsPublished9 hours agoPolice officers mock bodycam video of semi-naked womanPublished4 hours ago’Unfathomable’: Judge blocks Musk’s $56bn Tesla payPublished1 hour agoFeaturesSir Lenny Henry to make Comic Relief farewellCyborgs among us and Robbie Williams’ Port Vale bidThe significant upshot of new Northern Ireland dealRecord Dry January saved the average person £118Two-child benefit cap: ‘Every month is a struggle’Who is Viktor Orban, Hungary’s PM halting funds for Ukraine?A jailed star and former convict: Pakistan’s election, explainedEnergy bill error saw man pay £244,000 direct debitAll you need to know about Wednesday’s train strikesElsewhere on the BBCThe bizarre origins of a world-altering act of violenceJon Ronson returns with more unexpected, human stories from the culture warsAttributionSoundsThe mysterious deaths of Nazi fugitivesThree brothers investigate whether a family connection may explain the truthAttributioniPlayer’Songwriting is easy. Getting it played is not easy’Boy George talks to John Wilson about his formative cultural influencesAttributionSoundsBig laughs, big stars and big surprises!Michael McIntyre is back, with guests Dermot O’Leary, Tony Hadley, Jess Glynne and Tom KerridgeAttributioniPlayerMost Read1Judge blocks Musk’s ‘unfathomable’ $56bn Tesla pay2Police officers mock footage of victim’s seizure3Cyborgs among us and Robbie Williams’ Port Vale bid4Sir Lenny Henry to make Comic Relief farewell5Iraqi militant group suspends attacks against US6Pharmacists to prescribe drugs for minor illnesses7’I regret posting online that I was Madeleine McCann’8Energy bill error saw man pay £244,000 direct debit9Bashir blamed Diana scandal on colleagues’ jealousy10Two-child benefit cap: ‘Every month is a struggle’

[ad_1] The players were on Canada’s World Junior ice hockey team when the alleged assault happened.

Continue reading

• newsinsightplus.com
• 17K
• 2023The
• January 28, 2024
• 0 Comments

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaIs Canada vulnerable to foreign interference?Published1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Toronto Star via Getty ImageImage caption, Canadian member of parliament Michael Chong learned through media reports that China allegedly targeted himBy Nadine YousifBBC News, TorontoThe allegations kept mounting in Canada: Election-meddling by China, an Indian-backed assassination on home soil, and a campaign to harass Iranian dissidents. Is Canada especially vulnerable to foreign interference?Michael Chong said it did not take long for him to become a target of Beijing.In testimony before US lawmakers on Capitol Hill last year, the Canadian Conservative politician described how an alleged intimidation campaign against him was born after he spoke out against China’s human rights record in parliament.He said that a Chinese official in Canada began gathering details about his relatives living in Hong Kong shortly after, and that a smear campaign against him was launched on China’s most-popular social media platform, WeChat.”My experience is but one case of Beijing’s interference in Canada,” he said. “Many, many other cases go unreported and unnoticed, and the victims suffer in silence.”Canada launches inquiry into foreign interferenceThe alleged targeting of Mr Chong, which first became public when intelligence reports were leaked to Canadian media, unleashed a fierce debate in the country around its vulnerability to foreign interference and the safety of its citizens.On Monday, he and others will begin testifying before a public inquiry that will look into Beijing’s meddling in Canada, especially its alleged efforts to sway the country’s last two federal elections by backing certain candidates.China has denied any interference and the allegations have soured relations between Beijing and Ottawa. While the inquiry will focus on claims of election interference by China, Russia, India “and other foreign actors”, experts say the problem of foreign meddling in Canada is much more complex and widespread. Solving it, they say, demands a restructuring of the political and social DNA of the country, which has long-failed to prioritise matters of national security. “Generally speaking, we have been neglecting national security, intelligence, law enforcement, defence, and so on,” Thomas Juneau, a political analyst and professor at the University of Ottawa, told the BBC.While it is tough to determine whether Canada is uniquely vulnerable compared to its allies, Mr Juneau argued that other countries have done a far better job in addressing the issue.An outdated system that is slow to adaptOne glaring problem, Mr Juneau said, is the out-of-date act governing the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (csis). It is almost 40 years old, designed with the Cold War in mind, “when the fax machine was the new thing”, he said. Because of this, he said, the nation’s primary intelligence agency has been limited in its operations, focused on sharing information solely with the federal government.This means possible targets are often left in the dark. That was spotlighted by Mr Chong’s story. He only discovered that he had been an alleged target of Beijing through the media, despite csis having monitored threats against him for at least two years.Canada has since launched public consultations into how the law governing csis can be amended to better inform and protect individuals who could be a target.The source of Canada’s security complacency, argued Richard Fadden, a former csis director and national security advisor to two prime ministers, is that Canada has lived in relative safety, largely protected from foreign threats by its geography: the US to the south, and surrounded by three oceans.”I mean, nobody is going to invade Canada,” he said. Canada’s allies – like the US and Australia – have been quicker to adopt certain tools to help catch bad actors, such as establishing a registry of foreign agents and criminalising acts that can be classified as interference.In December, Australia convicted a Vietnamese refugee who was found to be working for the Chinese Communist Party, thanks to a law it passed in 2018 that made industrial espionage for a foreign power a crime.Such laws are not only important for charging and convicting culprits, but can also help educate the public and deter other nations from interfering, said Wesley Wark, a leading Canadian historian with expertise in national security.Diaspora groups are especially vulnerableMr Wark said the country’s diverse population has also made it a convenient target for foreign states.”We are a multicultural society and we have gone to great lengths over decades to preserve and protect that,” he said.But diaspora groups, especially those vocally opposed to the government of their country of origin, have naturally become a target.British Columbia lawyer Ram Joubin has had a first-hand look at the threats facing dissidents in Canada, particularly those from Iran. While investigating people with ties to the Iranian regime who call Canada home, Mr Joubin said he has heard from Iranian-Canadians who say they have been followed and harassed by regime agents in their own communities.”We’ve had death threats, knock-on-the-door type of death threats,” he said. “And then we have a lot of people with their families in Iran being threatened because they engaged in some sort of activism.”Csis has previously said it is aware of alleged intimidation attempts. The Iranian government has not commented publicly on these allegations. In Mr Joubin’s experience, reporting these incidents to officials like the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has been a challenge, especially when additional work is needed to establish a credible criminal or civil case.Both the RCMP and csis were criticised after the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist that was killed in June in British Columbia, which Canada has alleged was done with the involvement of Indian government agents – something India denies. Prior to his death, Mr Nijjar had said that police were aware he was a target of an assassination plot. Questions were raised about whether something could have been done to stop his killing after the FBI said it was able to foil a similar assassination plot in November against another Sikh separatist leader in New York City. Image source, Bloomberg via Getty ImagesImage caption, Richard Fadden says Canada is only now coming to terms with its vulnerability to foreign meddlingMr Fadden said the events of 2023 represented a seismic shift in Canada’s psyche, forcing the country to finally confront the issue of foreign interference.”Despite a deep reluctance on the part of the government to hold a foreign inquiry, they were compelled to do it,” Mr Fadden said. “I think if there hadn’t been that shift, we wouldn’t have an inquiry.”The inquiry, led by Quebec appellate judge Marie-Josée Hogue, will be conducted in two phases, ending with a final report in December that will include recommendations on what Canada can do to deter future interference.Some have expressed concern about the inquiry’s short mandate, and whether its recommendations will be wide-ranging enough and implemented as Canada inches closer to an election year that could see a change in government.But in the meantime, Mr Fadden and others said they believe urgent action is needed.”There are two big issues: there’s interference in our elections,” Mr Fadden said. “But there’s also interfering and scaring members of the diaspora in this country, which is a very serious matter.””We have a responsibility to protect people who are in Canada, and I don’t think we’re doing as good of a job on this as we could be.”Related TopicsChinaCanadaMore on this storyCanada launches inquiry into foreign interferencePublished7 September 2023US must work with Canada to stop China meddling – MPPublished13 September 2023The long fight for justice over downed plane in IranPublished8 January 2023Top StoriesThree US troops killed in Middle East drone attackPublished4 hours agoDisposable vapes to be banned over fears for children’s healthPublished8 minutes agoPost Office chairman had to go – BadenochPublished3 hours agoFeaturesBBC confronts man who abused boy in secretive Christian churchKey UN Gaza aid agency runs into diplomatic stormWho invented butter chicken? Creamy dish centre of court battleWhen Louis Vuitton tries to make you change your brand nameAuschwitz film was ‘like Big Brother’ in house next to campKuenssberg: What do voters think of party leaders? Not a lotWould it bother you if you only got mail three days a week?Net closes in on vigilante destroyer of Italy’s speed camerasCould the UK’s ‘pre-war generation’ become a citizen army?Elsewhere on the BBCHow are jelly beans made?Gregg Wallace visits a factory in Dublin that makes over ten million of the sweets per day!AttributioniPlayerIs this the greatest Jurassic predator that ever lived?Sir David Attenborough investigates a unique discovery: the skull of a giant, prehistoric sea monsterAttributioniPlayer’I smashed all my trophies’Bradley Wiggins opens up about his mental health and imposter syndromeAttributioniPlayerA Royle Family reunion and the best of the North!Ricky Tomlinson and Ralf Little set off on an epic camper van adventure across Northern EnglandAttributioniPlayerMost Read1Disposable vapes to be banned for child health2British base jumper dies after parachute fails3Boys aged 15 and 16 killed in stabbing attack4Record UK January temperature in Scottish Highlands5Protesters throw soup at Mona Lisa painting6Three US troops killed in Middle East drone attack7When Louis Vuitton tries to make you change your brand name8I’ll repay mistaken £17K exit payout, says Dorries9UK navy ship shoots down Houthi drone in Red Sea10Post Office chairman had to go – Badenoch

[ad_1] A public inquiry launching on Monday could be a reckoning in the country on national security matters.

Continue reading

• newsinsightplus.com
• 10time
• 1Gaelic
• January 28, 2024
• 0 Comments

BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC SportMenuHomeFootballCricketFormula 1Rugby URugby LTennisGolfBoxingAthleticsMoreA-Z SportsAmerican FootballAthleticsBasketballBoxingCricketCyclingDartsDisability SportFootballFormula 1Gaelic GamesGet InspiredGolfGymnasticsHorse RacingMixed Martial ArtsMotorsportNetballOlympic SportsRugby LeagueRugby UnionSnookerSwimmingTennisWinter SportsFull Sports A-ZMore from SportEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandMy SportMatch of the DaySports Personality5 Live SportSport on the BBCNews FeedsHelp & FAQsTennisLive ScoresResultsCalendarVideoTomorrow’s Order of PlayAustralian Open men’s final 2024: Jannik Sinner beats Daniil Medvedev in Melbourne finalPublished13 minutes agocommentsCommentsShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jannik Sinner is the youngest player to win the Australian Open men’s title since Novak Djokovic in 2008By Jonathan JurejkoBBC Sport at Melbourne ParkJannik Sinner landed the Grand Slam title he has long promised with an extraordinary fightback to beat Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final.Italy’s Sinner, 22, trailed by two sets before recovering to win 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 in his first major final.Fourth seed Sinner initially could not cope with the Russian’s pace but imposed himself as the contest wore on.It was another bitter experience for Medvedev, who also blew a two-set lead against Rafael Nadal in the 2022 final.A first-time champion in Melbourne was guaranteed after Sinner knocked out 10-time winner Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.Sinner ensured his name goes on the trophy – fulfilling the talent that many had predicted would lead to a Grand Slam triumph – after an epic match lasting almost four hours.”It feels great. I just have to process it, I guess, how it feels the first time,” Sinner told Australia’s Channel Nine.”It has been a hell of a journey even if I’m still only 22.”Third seed Medvedev, 27, has lost five of his six major finals, including ones against Djokovic in 2021 and Nadal in 2022 at Melbourne Park.Sinner clinched victory with a forehand winner down the line, falling to his back on the baseline in celebration.Medvedev trudged around the net to offer his congratulations before Sinner thumped his heart on his way to celebrate with his team.Looking disconsolate as he tried to process the loss while sitting on his chair, Medvedev managed to give a thumbs-up to the crowd when they applauded his efforts.”It hurts to lose in the final but probably being in the final is better than losing before,” said Medvedev, who set a record for the most time spent on court at a Grand Slam tournament with 24 hours and 17 minutes.”I always want to win and I guess I have to try harder next time.”Sinner starts 2024 in inspired formImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sinner won the first Australian Open men’s final since 2005 which did not feature Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak DjokovicSinner was brought to the forefront of conversation when discussing Grand Slam champions in 2024 following a stunning end to last season.A ceiling-breaking ATP 1000 title in Toronto, significant wins over the very best players and inspiring Italy to Davis Cup victory all increased the belief he would go on to greater things this season.Sinner has managed to do exactly that in the first major tournament of the year.Throughout this fortnight Sinner has shown an added confidence that this could be his time and did not drop a set until facing Djokovic.By taking out Djokovic, the Italian answered the question which had long been posed: why could the younger generation not topple the Serb in Melbourne?Once he managed that, Sinner’s next challenge was backing up a memorable victory with another against Medvedev.Sinner had insisted he knew the job was not finished by beating Djokovic. He demonstrated his mental fortitude by refusing to accept he was beaten – even in such a perilous position – and continued to trust in his powerful groundstrokes.With Medvedev’s stamina fading, Sinner picked up the pace and accuracy of his returns, cracking 28 winners in the final two sets.”The match was going so fast in the first two sets,” said Sinner, who was backed by a large Italian contingent on Rod Laver Arena.”I had zero chance to play at this level but I was looking for just the small chances. I managed to break him and then win one set at a time, one game at a time.”Marathon man Medvedev runs out of steamImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Medvedev is the first player to lose two Grand Slam finals after winning the opening two setsSo many players with the experience of a Grand Slam final have talked about how different the occasion can be, particularly if it is the first time, and potentially overwhelming.Medvedev, whose sole major triumph came at the 2021 US Open, hoped his greater experience in these situations would tell against Sinner.While Sinner did not appear to be hampered by nerves, Medvedev simply suffocated him with an attacking approach in the opening two sets which proved to be a smart strategy.Ultimately, the change in his fortunes boiled down to endurance – and perhaps some mental scars from the defeat by Nadal on the same stage.Medvedev had spent almost six hours more on court over the Melbourne fortnight than his younger opponent.Three times he had to outlast his opponents in five-set matches and twice fought back from two sets down, including a remarkable semi-final against German sixth seed Alexander Zverev.Another five-setter on Sunday meant Medvedev surpassed the previous record for time spent on court at a single Grand Slam tournament, which had been the 23 hours and 39 minutes Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz spent on his way to his 2022 US Open title.Before the final, Medvedev spoke about Sinner having the physical advantage and knew he would have to make a fast start to maximise his chances.However, he was unable to maintain the ferocity and depth of his groundstrokes, looking increasingly weary as Sinner fought back.Live scores, results and order of playAlerts: Get tennis news sent to your phoneRelated TopicsTennisTop StoriesEngland seal all-time great win over IndiaPublished2 hours agoLive. FA Cup: Liverpool host Norwich after Wolves beat West BromSinner wins first major with epic fightbackPublished13 minutes agoElsewhere on the BBCWhat was it like to travel on the fastest plane?Take a behind-the-scenes look at the supersonic story of the ConcordeAttributioniPlayerToxic love, ruthless ambition and shocking betrayalTell Me Lies follows a passionate college relationship with unimaginable consequences…AttributioniPlayerA star-studded episode from the archives…Gillian Anderson, Paul O’Grady and Paul Whitehouse, with music from MadnessAttributioniPlayerWatch award-winning films on BBC iPlayerCheck out the star-studded selection of films to watch on BBC iPlayer nowAttributioniPlayerElsewhere in SportPope’s 196 ‘one of the great Test innings’ – AgnewMaidstone stun Ipswich to reach FA Cup fifth round. VideoMaidstone stun Ipswich to reach FA Cup fifth roundNewcastle book fifth-round spot after Fulham victory. VideoNewcastle book fifth-round spot after Fulham victoryJames scores twice as Chelsea beat Brighton 3-0. VideoJames scores twice as Chelsea beat Brighton 3-0NFL heavyweights meet to fight for Super Bowl spot’A brilliant heart-on-sleeve boss who has taken Reds on thrill ride”He’s passionate through and through’ – the making of Klopp. Video’He’s passionate through and through’ – the making of KloppAke scores late winner as Man City knock out Spurs. VideoAke scores late winner as Man City knock out Spurs’Dream is on for Germany fans – but they must wait for Klopp’Are Premier League clubs set for quiet January window?Heavy metal snowboarding with GB star Brookes. VideoHeavy metal snowboarding with GB star BrookesGuardiola documentary a study in football idealism’Frozen eyes, frozen toes’ – the brutal race that may never returnPick your England XV for the Six Nations

[ad_1] Jannik Sinner landed the Grand Slam title he has long promised with an extraordinary fightback to beat Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final. Italy’s Sinner, 22, trailed by…

Continue reading