Trump beats Clinton to take White House
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woensdag 9 november 2016
US election 2016 result: Trump beats Clinton to take White House!!!!!
Donald Trump will become the 45th US president after a stunning victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton.
The Republican nominee's victory came down to a handful of key swing states, despite months of polling that favoured Mrs Clinton.
The battlegrounds of Florida, Ohio and North Carolina cleared the way for his Brexit-style upset.
Global markets plummeted, with the US dollar diving and gold prices surging.
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Mr Trump's shock victory in Wisconsin put him over the 270 out of 538 electoral college votes needed to win the White House, after a gruelling and rancorous campaign.
The US president-elect took to the stage with his family at his victory rally in a New York hotel ballroom and said: "I just received a call from Secretary Clinton. She congratulated us on our victory.
"Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country."
He added: "It is time for us to come together as one united people."
The real estate tycoon, former reality TV star and political newcomer, who was universally ridiculed when he declared his candidacy in June last year, said his victory had been "tough".
Mr Trump has so far won 28 US states, smashing into Mrs Clinton's vaunted electoral firewall in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, states that have not supported a Republican presidential candidate since 1988 and 1984 respectively.
He also prevailed in Iowa, which has not elected a Republican since 2004.
Mr Trump held on to solidly Republican territory, including in Georgia, Arizona and Utah, where the Clinton campaign had invested resources in the hope of flipping the states.
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Mr Trump will take office in January with Congress fully under Republican control as Democrats were unable to wrest control of the Senate in Tuesday's general election.
Mrs Clinton, 69, has only notched up victories in 18 US states and the District of Columbia.
New Hampshire and Michigan - which had also been expected to fall in the Clinton column - remained too close to call as of Wednesday morning.
The Democratic candidate, who dreamed of becoming the first female US president, did not show up for what was meant to be her victory rally across town in Manhattan.
The mood was dark at her election night party in the Javits Center, as supporters wept and left early.
At Trump headquarters earlier, his fans cheered and chanted about the Democratic nominee: "Lock her up!"
In other developments:
- Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Mr Trump, saying he was hopeful of "bringing US-Russia relations out of their critical condition"
- As the result became clear, crowds outside the White House broke out into spontaneous protests whileTrump supporters cheered
- Massachusetts, Nevada and California voted to legalise recreational marijuana, which could lead to the creation of the largest market for marijuana products in the US
Nationwide exit polls underscored America's stark divide.
Male voters were much more likely to back Mr Trump, while women backed Mrs Clinton by a double-digit margin.
Nearly nine in 10 black voters and two-thirds of Latinos voted for the Democrat, but more than half of white voters backed the Republican.
Mr Trump, a populist billionaire, provoked controversy on the campaign trail for comments about women, Muslims and a plan to build a wall along the US-Mexican border.
He fired up white, working-class American voters who were angry at the Washington establishment and felt left behind by globalisation.
On the eve of the vote, Mrs Clinton was ahead by four points in a BBC aggregate of opinion polls, but it was well within the margin of error.
She saw her campaign dogged by FBI investigations into whether she abused state secrets by operating a private email server during her time as US secretary of state.
Last Sunday, the law enforcement bureau cleared her once again of any criminality.
Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton were vying to succeed Democratic President Barack Obama.
After two four-year terms in the White House, he was barred by the US constitution from running for re-election.
donderdag 27 oktober 2016
West Ham v Chelsea: Arrests after London Stadium crowd disorder
Crowd trouble marred West Ham's EFL Cup fourth-round home win over Chelsea, with police making seven arrests.
Plastic bottles, seats and coins were thrown during the Hammers' 2-1 victoryat London Stadium as hundreds of supporters clashed and riot police entered the concourse.
It is the latest outbreak of disorder at West Ham's new ground this season.
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic called the behaviour "unacceptable", adding: "We are totally against it as a club."
The Premier League club says it will ban any fans involved for life and is confident it can identify those responsible via its high-definition CCTV system and through fans' ticket purchasing history.
The Football Association and EFL are also investigating. A league spokesman called the incidents "distasteful and unwelcome".
Security was boosted for the London derby and an alcohol ban imposed as part of a "robust policing plan" following crowd trouble at the stadium this season.
Until Wednesday's match, the Metropolitan Police have not deployed officers inside the stadium because the radio system emergency services use to communicate will not be operational until 2017.
This season, the Hammers' first at the former Olympic Stadium following their move from Upton Park, 23 fans have been banned from the ground.
Four people were arrested following disorder at the Premier League match against Middlesbrough on 1 October, while there were clashes in the stands during the defeat by Watford in September.
The Metropolitan Police, who made seven arrests for alleged public order offences, described Wednesday's incidents as "unacceptable" and said 30 people were prevented from attending the match.
It said part of its investigation will include "a leaflet handed out before the match containing homophobic contents".
Images on social media before the game appeared to show a song sheet being distributed with homophobic lyrics aimed at Chelsea defender John Terry and striker Diego Costa.
West Ham told BBC Sport it was "investigating the alleged distribution of these flyers" and would "take the strongest possible action against those responsible".
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Bilic added: "For those kind of things to happen, especially in England, is unacceptable."
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: "I don't really like to see these situations."
One fan at the game told BBC Radio 5 live it "was an absolute nightmare", adding: "If they don't close that stadium someone will get killed there."
West Ham said in a statement they "unreservedly condemn" fans' behaviour and will work to identify those supporters involved, while Chelsea said they were "extremely disappointed to see disturbances".
Police commander BJ Harrington said: "There were a minority of people who attended the match that were clearly intent on being involved in confrontation and violence.
"Despite extensive work with both clubs and a large and robust policing operation, there were unacceptable incidents inside and outside the stadium, before, during and after the game."
Chelsea season ticket holders Paul Streeter and his eight-year-old daughter, Victoria, were sitting in the disabled section and got caught up in the violence.
"My daughter was hit with seven coins all over her body", said Mr Streeter. "We were watching the game in the front row near to the home fans - suddenly there's a whole load of coins coming over. Other kids were hit, it was not just my daughter.
"Victoria has been going to football since she was two, she's never experienced violence like this before or the aggression we have had to suffer. We want to take this matter further. It is disgusting.
"Stewards and police were not reacting. They should have dragged the crowd back and dealt with them."
'An agenda against West Ham'
West Ham fan and blogger Sean Whetstone told BBC Radio 5 live that coins were thrown by some Chelsea fans and some West Ham fans then retaliated.
He said: "Football has trouble, but it is not reported elsewhere. There is trouble at Stamford Bridge every season when West Ham play Chelsea. It feels like there is an agenda against West Ham.
"There is a limited amount of police inside the stadium. It is the stewards' job to sort that out inside the stadium. They have learned a lot already but there is much to do.
"It is a new stadium, an iconic stadium and I believe that a small amount of away fans come to prove a point. Are some West ham fans unhappy? Do they feel unsafe? Yes they do.
"West Ham are doing enough. They have the best CCTV available and they will look at all of the footage and anyone who threw anything will be banned for life. There is zero tolerance."
'Atmosphere turned toxic'
BBC's Richard Conway at London Stadium:
With West Ham cruising towards the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup their fans were taking great delight in taunting Chelsea's 5,000-strong support.
Then tension and vitriolic chanting turned into violence. Fans told me after the game how they and their children were pelted with coins.
The atmosphere turned toxic, with attention now focused not on the pitch but on events in the stand.
A Chelsea fan broke through a line of stewards into the area dividing supporters, balancing on the tops of seats covered in claret tarpaulin. He goaded his rivals before retreating.
Then the two sets of fans surged towards one another on the stadium concourse, which sits at the top of the lower section of the ground. It took a number of stewards, eventually backed up by riot police, to quell the standoff.
The final whistle came soon after and fans eventually left the stadium. But the damage by then had been done.
I started watching football as a kid in the mid-1980s, when fan violence was rife within the game. The end of this match made it feel like I had momentarily stepped back in time.
'Sad scenes'
BBC Radio 5 live presenter Jonathan Overend, commentating on the game, said: "This has been brewing all night.
"It's been hard to watch the match because of the flash points developing. The stewards have got a tough job here. Fans are trying to burst at each other.
"They've been hurling missiles at each other. It looks like plastic bottles and I've seen what looks like three or four plastic seats being thrown."
donderdag 6 oktober 2016
BAE Systems in arms talks with Saudi Arabia
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BAE Systems has disclosed it is in talks over a multi-billion-pound arms contract with Saudi Arabia.
The announcement by the defence, aerospace and electronics giant will stoke controversy over weapons sales to the Arab kingdom.
However, it will hold out a lifeline to aircraft factories in the North West.
The UK has been one of the biggest suppliers of defence equipment to Saudi Arabia for more than 40 years, including the 1980s al-Yamamah deal.
That deal - worth more than £40bn, according to former BAE chief executive Mike Turner - was credited with saving the company from a near financial crisis.
But the supply of arms has come under renewed scrutiny after Saudi Arabia's recent attacks on Yemen.
The BBC's Newsnight recently revealed that an influential select committee had compiled a draft report calling for a ban on all exports. A final report from the committee has yet to be released.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has told the Commons that the government had accepted Saudi assurances that British weapons were being used in accordance with international law.
For BAE, a new Saudi deal would be an important fillip. Talks have been underway for more than two years over a five-year deal centred on the sale of 48 Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft.
Typhoon production in the UK - which takes places at factories in Warton in Lancashire - is slowly winding down because of a lack of export orders.
At current rates, production would cease in about five years' time. The sale of another 48 aircraft would significantly extend the factories' lives.
BAE told the Stock Exchange on Thursday: "Discussions between BAE Systems, the UK government and the Saudi Arabian government are progressing to define the scope and terms of the next five-year Saudi-British Defence Co-operation Programme."
World Cup qualifying: Wales boss Chris Coleman dismisses Marcel Koller jibe
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| World Cup qualifier: Austria v Wales | |
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| Venue: Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna Date: Thursday, 6 October Kick-off: 19:45 BST | |
| Coverage: Live on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Radio 5 live and the BBC Sport website and app. | |
Chris Coleman has dismissed claims by Austria manager Marcel Koller that Wales were "lucky" to reach the European Championship semi-finals.
The Wales boss said his side made the last four in France because they were "a good team".
He also had an apparent dig at Koller by claiming a lot of teams went into Euro 2016 with big reputations but "couldn't handle the pressure".
Wales and Austria meet in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Vienna on Thursday.
Wales beat Slovakia and Russia in the group stages of Euro 2016 to qualify ahead of England for the last 16.
They then beat Northern Ireland 1-0 and Belgium 3-1, before losing 2-0 to eventual winners Portugal.
In contrast, Austria suffered a disappointing tournament, going out in the group stages despite winning nine and drawing one of 10 qualifying games.
They lost to Hungary and Iceland as they finished bottom of their pool, though they managed a goalless draw with Portugal.
"Wales were very lucky sometimes," said Koller. "During the Euros, they were lucky that a match did not turn in another direction.
"I think that helped the Welsh team get a really good portion of self-confidence."
Wales, ranked 10th in the world by Fifa, are top seeds in their 2018 World Cup qualifying group, with Austria, ranked 26th, seeded second.
Coleman's side opened their Group D campaign with a 4-0 thrashing of Moldova, while Austria started with a 2-1 victory in Georgia.
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