England v India: Ravichandran Ashwin takes final wicket as tourists cut hosts’ series lead

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James Anderson was the last man to fall on Wednesday morning
Third Specsavers Test, Trent Bridge (day five of five)
India 329 & 352-7 dec: Kohli 103, Pujara 72, Rashid 3-101
England 161 & 317: Buttler 106, Stokes 62, Bumrah 5-85
India win by 203 runs
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India needed less than three overs of the fifth morning to wrap up a massive win over England in the third Test at Trent Bridge.

James Anderson looped Ravichandran Ashwin to slip in front of a handful of spectators after Nottinghamshire reversed their decision to charge a £10 entry fee and allowed free admission.

The home side were 317 all out, giving India victory by 203 runs – only their seventh success in a Test in England.

The visitors also drag their deficit in the series back to 2-1 with two matches remaining. The fourth Test in Southampton begins on 30 August.

It is a fine comeback from Virat Kohli’s side, who were steamrollered to lose the second Test by an innings.

But, after losing the toss at Trent Bridge, they batted, caught and used the new ball better than the hosts.

England may be without Jonny Bairstow for the fourth Test after he suffered a broken finger keeping wicket.

Have England learned?

England v India: Jos Buttler scores a maiden century but home side still face heavy loss

England deserve credit for the three consecutive Tests they won before this match but, for much of this contest, looked like they had learned little from a hammering by South Africa on the same ground in 2017, when they were bowled out for 205 and 133.

On this occasion, they surrendered all 10 wickets between lunch and tea on Sunday to be dismissed for 161 in their first innings.

They were in danger of another collapse on Tuesday until Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes shared a fifth-wicket partnership of 169 that exhibited all the virtues of patient, careful and responsible Test batting.

Now, the question for Joe Root’s side is can they follow the example of Buttler and Stokes to move on from the recklessness that has contributed to their recent Test results being so inconsistent?

Questions over who joins Alastair Cook at the top of the order have now spread to Cook himself, while current partner Keaton Jennings is in desperate need of runs in his second attempt at Test cricket.

Ollie Pope looked skittish at Trent Bridge, though allowances can be made for a 20-year-old in his second Test, and the Bairstow injury seems likely to leave a vacancy in the middle order.

On top of the batting, England continue to be hampered by dropped catches – 14 have gone down in three Tests so far this series.

The winning moment took India just 17 balls on Wednesday

India on the up

India were awful in the second Test at Lord’s, bowled out for 107 and 130 and seemingly over-reliant on the runs of captain Kohli, who was struggling with a back problem.

Even though Kohli made scores of 97 and 103 here, the whole team has contributed.

All of the top order spent some time at the crease, debutant wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant provided dynamism, while Hardik Pandya had a fine all-round match and was part of an incisive four-man pace attack.

Perhaps their only concern from this win is an injury to off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin that restricted his contribution throughout.

Prior to this match, India had won only one of their previous 11 Tests in England and passed 200 just once in their previous nine completed innings.

Now, the world number ones have their house in order and still have a chance of a first Test series victory here since 2007.

The brief fifth day was sparsely attended despite the offer of free entry

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Bolton: US to act ‘very strongly’ if Syria uses chemical arms

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US President Donald Trump‘s national security adviser has warned that the United States would respond “very strongly” if forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad use chemical weapons in an offensive to retake Idlib province.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday during a visit to Jerusalem, John Bolton said: “We now see plans for the Syrian regime to resume offensive military activities in Idlib province.

“We are obviously concerned about the possibility that Assad may use chemical weapons again.

“Just so there’s no confusion here, if the Syrian regime uses chemical weapons we will respond very strongly and they really ought to think about this a long time,” he added. 

The Idlib region, a refuge for civilians and rebels displaced from other areas of Syria as well as powerful armed forces, was hit by a wave of air attacks and shelling this month, in a possible prelude to a full-scale government offensive.

In April, the Trump administration mustered a coalition of US, French and British forces to attack Syrian government facilities allegedly related to the production of chemical weapons after a poison gas attack killed dozens of people in Douma district.

Damascus, endorsed by Moscow, has denied using such weapons.

Under Trump, the US has sought to disengage from Syria, where the previous administration deployed some troops and gave limited support to rebel Kurdish forces over the objections of NATO partner Turkey.

Iran sanctions

Bolton also said that the Trump administration was not seeking to overthrow Iran’s leadership with its reimposition of sanctions on Tehran.

“Regime change in Iran is not American policy but what we want is massive change in the regime’s behaviour,” he said.

Bolton arrived in Israel on Sunday for three days of talks expected to focus mainly on Iran and its presence in Syria.

Israel and Syria share a border and Iran is backing Assad in his country’s civil war, along with Russia and Iranian-backed Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to prevent Iran from entrenching itself militarily in Syria, and a series of recent attacks that killed Iranians there has been attributed to Israel.

“Every time that Iran has brought missiles or other threatening weapons into Syria in recent months Israel has struck those targets,” Bolton said.

“I think that’s a legitimate act of self-defence on the part of Israel,” he added. 

The Trump administration slapped back sanctions this month after withdrawing from the 2015 international nuclear deal with Iran, which Washington regards as insufficient for denying Tehran the means to make an atomic bomb and as a spur for its meddling in neighbouring Middle East countries.

The US turnaround outraged Iran, which has taken a defiant stance, and has rattled other world powers where some businesses have been debating whether to divest from Iran.

“Let me be clear, the reimposition of the sanctions, we think, is already having a significant effect on Iran’s economy and on, really, popular opinion inside Iran,” Bolton told Reuters in advance of Wednesday’s press conference.

“I think the effects, the economic effects certainly, are even stronger than we anticipated,” Bolton said.

“But Iranian activity in the region has continued to be belligerent: what they are doing in Iraq, what they are doing in Syria, what they are doing with Hezbollah in Lebanon, what they are doing in Yemen, what they have threatened to do in the Strait of Hormuz.”

The Iranian economy has been beset by high unemployment, inflation and a rial currency that has lost half its value since April. The reimposition of sanctions could make matters worse.

Thousands of Iranians have protested in recent weeks against sharp price rises of some food items, a lack of jobs and state corruption. The protests over the cost of living have often turned into anti-government rallies.

Commenting on the speech, Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett, reporting from Jerusalem, said: “It is clear that both he [Bolton] and Israeli prime minister and Israeli government are almost in lockstep in their view on the ‘Iran problem’, as Netanyahu continues to outline it.”

“Particularly in terms of the rejection of the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran and its deleterious effects and the need for continued pressure for the sanctions the US has imposed to be shared and endorsed by the [other] countries,” he added.

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‘The End of the F***ing World’ is coming back for a second season and it’s time to celebrate

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If you enjoyed the dark humour and acerbic one-liners from The End of the F***ing World (TEOTFW), then we have some splendid news for you: it’s going to be back for a second season.

The Netflix black comedy, based on Charles Forsman’s graphic novel, ran for eight episodes earlier this year and ended on something of a cliffhanger.

A cliffhanger that’s now — hopefully — going to be resolved.

That tweet was posted by the official TEOTFW Twitter account on Tuesday night. BuzzFeed reports that the announcement of a second season was made at the Edinburgh TV Festival, and that the new episodes will again be based on material written by Forsman.

Netflix posted a tweet confirming that Charlie Covell, who wrote Season 1, will return.

We don’t know much more than that at this stage, but it’s definitely more than enough to justify some early excitement.

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Your guide to three new Trump-focused documentaries

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President Donald Trump had quite a day on Tuesday. His former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was convicted of multiple counts of tax and bank fraud, while the president’s former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations that included paying for porn star Stormy Daniels’ silence at the direction of Trump himself. Even by the standards of the Trump administration, it was a chaotic day of news.

While it remains to be seen what will come of this strange political moment, the next month will bring the release of three documentaries aiming to illuminate Trump’s political rise and his presidency from multiple angles: Active Measures, American Chaos, and Fahrenheit 11/9.

Here’s EW’s guide to the ins and outs of the three films.

Active Measures

Directed by: Jack Bryan

Release date: Aug. 31

Its take on Trump: Ever since Trump’s surprise election win, more and more people have pointed to possible Russian electioneering (and Trump’s camaraderie with Vladimir Putin) as the secret ingredient in his success. Bryan’s film alleges that Trump’s election was the result of more than 30 years of covert political warfare by Putin and his co-conspirators in the Russian government and mafia, and it makes its case via interviews with high-ranking members of the American intelligence community, including Hillary Clinton, Sen. John McCain, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, among others.

American Chaos

Directed by: James Stern

Release date: Sept. 14

Its take on Trump: A self-described “political junkie,” Stern thought he had American politics all figured out. But then came the 2016 election and Trump’s stunning rise through the ranks of the Republican Party. In order to understand the nature of Trump’s ascent, Stern went on a journey across so-called red states and talked to Trump supporters about what they saw in him. American Chaos contains more than 20 such interviews, from an Arizona rancher to direct descendants of the Hatfields and McCoys to an out-of-work West Virginia coal miner who wanted Trump’s opponent Hillary Clinton executed for treason.

Fahrenheit 11/9

Directed by: Michael Moore

Release date: Sept. 21

Its take on Trump: The latest documentary from famous liberal firebrand Michael Moore has quite the apocalyptic tone, declaring Trump “the last president of the United States” and reversing the title of Moore’s 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 to imply Trump’s election on Nov. 9, 2016, was a disaster comparable to the Sept. 11 attacks. The film’s poster even depicts a nuclear explosion at the White House.

But to answer two major questions — “How the f— did we get here?” and “How the f— do we get out?” — Moore’s film aims to go beyond Trump himself. The trailer features Moore spraying lead-poisoned water from his hometown of Flint, Michigan, at the residence of Gov. Rick Snyder, highlighting an environmental disaster that first came to light during President Barack Obama’s administration. Other scenes feature Moore interviewing high school gun-control activist David Hogg and New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, both of whom have directed their rhetoric at sociopolitical problems that precede and exceed Trump’s presidency.

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Dez Bryant pays the Cleveland Browns a visit on latest ‘Hard Knocks’

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Dez Bryant’s Hard Knocks introduction begins with a pop quiz.

Which wide receiver has the most touchdown receptions from 2012-17?

Jordy Nelson?

No.

Antonio Brown?

No.

Jarvis Landry?

No.

The answer is coming in for a visit.

After a few days of dodging the Cleveland Browns’ phone calls, free-agent receiver Dez Bryant was in Berea to meet with the Browns

And, he seems fresh to the idea of signing with the Browns.

Bryant hustles around the facility, seemingly introducing himself to everybody in the complex. He meets with head coach Hue Jackson.

“I’m just looking for realness, that’s all,” Bryant said. “Just being honest, the way you’re expressing yourself, the way you’re talking to me. We barely even know each other and I feel comfortable.”

Jackson does his best to sell Bryant on the Browns. 

“This will be the greatest turnaround in sports history,” he says.

Of course, Bryant left Cleveland without a contract offer. Less than 48 hours after Bryant was in Cleveland, the team announced that Josh Gordon would return after taking time off for personal reasons. Gordon’s return most likely means Bryant is out of the picture and his next visit to Cleveland will be as an opponent.

The return of Gordon — the NFL’s leader in receiving yards in 2013 who has only played in 10 games since due to substance-abuse suspensions — and what that might mean for Bryant gets the “on the next Hard Knocks” tease.

Other notable moments from the third episode of Hard Knocks:

♦ The episode opens with a training camp fight. Receiver Jarvis Landry is involved.

Landry throws a football at defensive back Terrance Mitchell’s head. Teammates quickly intervene and there’s a pile of players. There are f-bombs. Most fans would suggest that training camp fights are fun. Hue Jackson seems to agree. After the fight, he’s shown with Landry. After a brief silent pause, Jackson smiles and pats his star receiver on the back.

Later, Alonzo Highsmith — the VP of player personnel with the Browns — is shown talking to general manager John Dorsey. He tells an anecdote about how Damarious Randall told him “I (expletive) love it here. We’re a bunch of (expletive) junkyard dogs.” Highsmith goes on to compare what he’s seeing with this year’s Browns team to Jimmy Johnson’s first year as coach of the Dallas Cowboys in 1989 (Highsmith was a running back for Dallas in 1990). The Cowboys finished 1-15 that year; the Browns, as we are all well aware, went 0-16 last year. 

“I see a lot of similarities. I see a lot of the same energy,” Highsmith said. “I see a lot of the same little issues, but you know what, these players are going to overcome.”

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♦ One of the players the Browns’ turnaround hinges on can’t stop hitting quarterbacks in practice. Second-year defensive end Myles Garrett runs into quarterback Tyrod Taylor. Offensive coordinator Todd Haley has seen enough and yells, “Good teams don’t touch the (expletive) quarterback in practice. Good teams don’t do it.” 

Defensive coordinator Gregg Williams barks back, “then block him!” 

Having those two Über-alpha males in the coaching meetings is going to be lot of fun for Jackson this season.

♦ Assistant coach Bob Wylie finally gets his moment in the sun. The offensive line coach of a — how do we say this nicely? — hefty carriage isn’t a fan of stretching (“way overrated” … well, other than the stretching sessions give him a moment to take a seat). A stretching session somehow turns into a discussion about soldiers in World War I and II. 

“Did you know, World War I and World War II, all those guys that fought in that war … they did pushups, jumping jacks, situps, climb the rope and ran. None of this fancy (expletive). And they won two World Wars,” Wylie said. “Do you think they were worried when they were running across Normandy about (expletive) stretching?”

If you’ve seen any of the D-Day documentaries that air on the History Channel or American Heroes Channel, you’ll know the answer to that. Later Wylie gets into zoology. He shows his players pictures of animals that would be great offensive linemen. Hogs, rhinos and gorillas (which are compared to his ex-mother in law) have tremendous centers of gravity and balance, Wylie tells them. Another bonus for Wylie … you’ll also never see one of those animals stretch once!

Later, coach Wylie pulls up in a Mazerati. This ride seems severely off-brand for an offensive line coach.

“No Ferris Bueller (expletive) now with this thing, OK?” Wylie tells a valet. 

♦ Country music artist Brad Paisley pays a visit to Browns camp. While talking to John Dorsey, Paisley drops a Brett Favre comparison for Baker Mayfield. Dorsey — whose time in the Green Bay Packers’ front office intersected with Favre’s career there — responds, “I can see why people say that, because some of the mannerisms. But you have to earn that respect.” 

Paisley then delivers a speech to the team. 

“No pressure. I’ve been a fan since third grade. I was a Brian Sipe fan. That’s how far back I go,” Paisley said. “Go win some this year. I’m really rooting for you, and I can’t wait to see what you do. So, win this for Cleveland. Go out there, and go get ’em.”

It’s not exactly Knute Rockne-esque.

♦ Tyrod Taylor is about to become the 29th different starting quarterback for the Browns since the franchise came off hiatus in 1999. Last season, Taylor delivered the Buffalo Bills to the playoffs for the first time in 18 years, but then was traded to Cleveland in the offseason. While his status as Week 1 starter seems secure, confusion reigns over how to pronounce his first name. Is it Tuh-rod, or Tyrod?

“It’s Tuh-rod, but I call him ‘Ty’ so I guess I’m doing it wrong,” Baker Mayfield said.

♦ We get to spend more time with undrafted rookie quarterback Brogan Roback, who met his girlfriend by sliding into her DMs on Instagram.

“The DMs are the power moves,” Roback said. 

His Instagram girlfriend is one of the few brave Browns fans who endured the rain and grind that is watching an entire preseason game. Unfortunately for her (and probably her boyfriend, too), Roback doesn’t get into the Browns’ preseason game against the Bills.

♦ Last week, we were introduced to tight end Devon Cajuste and his father, who has battled numerous medical issues over the years — including three heart attacks, a stroke and a tracheotomy. It was as powerful a moment as Hard Knocks has produced in its 13 seasons. In the preseason game against the Bills, Cajuste’s 27-yard catch and run gets the full NFL Films treatment … slow-mo replay, exhilarating pulse-pounding score. Later, he appears to recover a fumble on punt coverage, but replay reversed the call. Cajuste is fighting for a roster spot, and his struggle to make the team will be followed closely by the cameras for the remainder of the series. 

♦ Puppies! Since 2015, the Browns — with the Northeast Ohio SPCA — have been hosting puppy adoptions at training camp. This is an awesome tradition, and as a result hundreds of good dogs have found homes. Some dogs have been named after Browns past and present: Barker Mayfield, Tyruff Taylor (or, Tuh-ruff?), Jabrill Puppers, Myles Garuff, MarmaDuke Johnson, Carlos Rawhide, Antonio Callawag, Snarl Nassib, Emmanuel Dogbah, Pawstin Corbett, Joe “voted Best in Schobert”, Briean Doggy-Calhound, Larry Ogoodboyjobi, John Dogsey, Lou “The Paw” Growlza. 

Follow USA TODAY Sports’ Jim Reineking on Twitter @jimreineking.

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Nicki Minaj postpones North American tour with Future

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Nicki Minaj has postponed her fall North American tour, including a Sept. 26 stop at Little Caesars Arena, promoter Live Nation announced tonight. The run will be rescheduled for next year, minus planned tour partner Future.

New dates will be announced soon, Live Nation said. More than two dozen dates are affected. The North American tour will pick back up in May 2019.

“Nicki has decided to contribute more time to rehearsal ahead of the tour’s launch to make certain her fans get the absolute best quality show that they deserve,” read the statement late Tuesday.

The Detroit show was scheduled to be the third night on the “Queen” star’s NickiHndrxx Tour, following an opening night in Baltimore.

Minaj intends to “reevaluate elements of production,” according to tonight’s statement.

The tour’s European leg is still on, scheduled to kick off Feb. 21 in Munich.

Ticket holders can obtain refunds at their point of purchase. 

Minaj is the latest major act to delay a tour because of production concerns: Drake, who sits alongside Minaj near the top of this week’s album chart, recently scrapped two weeks’ worth of dates to get his show in order. The rapper’s Little Caesars Arena concerts last week wound up as nights number two and three on his new tour.

Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or bmccollum@freepress.com.

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Postponed Nicki Minaj NickiHndrxx Tour dates:

Sept. 21, Baltimore

Sept. 23, Washington, D.C.

Sept. 26, Detroit

Sept. 28, Chicago

Sept. 29, Cincinnati

Oct. 1, Toronto

Oct. 2, Buffalo

Oct. 4, Boston

Oct. 5, Uncasville, Conn.

Oct. 7, Newark

Oct. 11, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Oct. 14, Raleigh, N.C.

Oct. 16, Charlotte

Oct. 19, Miami

Oct. 20, Orlando

Oct. 23, Memphis

Oct. 28, Nashville

Oct. 30, New Orleans

Nov. 1, Dallas

Nov. 2, Houston

Nov. 4, Kansas City

Nov. 6, Denver

Nov. 9, Portland, Ore.

Nov. 10, Seattle

Nov. 16, San Jose

Nov. 17, Sacramento

Nov. 20, Los Angeles

Nov. 24, Las Vegas

 

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India look to complete victory over England – clips, radio & text

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England v India – third Test, day five – Live – BBC Sport


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  1. India need one wicket for victory
  2. England currently lead series 2-0
  3. England chasing improbable 521 to win


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The pope will meet child abuse survivors in Dublin. Is it enough?

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When Pope John Paul became the first pontiff to visit Ireland in 1979, almost half the island’s population turned out to see him as he toured the country. 

His Sunday mass in Dublin’s Phoenix Park became the largest gathering Ireland had ever seen, with 1.2 million attendees.

It was an Ireland where condoms, abortion and homosexuality were banned by law, and whether unknown or not addressed, thousands of children were raped and abused by members of the Catholic clergy.

On Saturday, Pope Francis is expected to begin a 36-hour trip to Ireland, to attend the World Meeting of Families, a gathering of the Roman Catholic Church held every three years.

A crowd of half a million is expected in Dublin, but attention is expected to focus on claims of child sex abuse.

The Vatican said on Tuesday that Pope Francis will meet survivors, following demands from campaigners for action, accountability and justice for those who were affected.

“Ninety-four percent of accused walked free, and that’s of the abusers. This is the perpetrator population, we’re not even getting near the population of those … who concealed or colluded.

Mark Vincent Healy, survivor and campaigner

The visit comes little more than a week after a grand jury report released in Pennsylvania revealed the covering up of more than 1,000 cases of children abused by over 300 priests. 

The report’s criticisms of Cardinal Donald Wuerl led to his withdrawal from a scheduled appearance at this weekend’s event in Dublin, where he was to deliver the keynote address, “The Welfare of the Family is Decisive for the Future of the World”.

The Pennsylvania news has brought further scrutiny upon Pope Francis, who is widely seen to be weak on an issue that has caused catastrophic damage to the Church’s reputation worldwide.

Listing the accused

On Monday, US-based group BishopAccountability.org launched the first open database of Irish clergy accused of child sexual abuse. The website already hosts similar information on those publicly accused of abuse in the US, Chile and Argentina.

The Irish database lists dozens of clergy members who have been convicted, or whose abuses have been alleged and documented in the media or by state-led inquiries. 

It includes figures such as Brendan Smyth, a priest from Belfast who sexually abused or assaulted at least 143 children over a period of 40 years.

Smyth was shuffled between parishes in Ireland and the US, his order repeatedly failing to disclose his history to local bishops, before eventually being sentenced to prison in 1994, where he died three years later.

John Kelly, right, was abused while in Daingean Industrial School between 1965 and 1967 [File: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters]

The group said in a statement that it hopes “this Irish database will encourage an open debate about how societies balance an accused person’s privacy rights against a child’s right to be safe and the public’s right to know”.

Co-director of BishopAccountability.org Anne Barrett Doyle added: “It’s a very unsatisfactory list because we know from the Irish Church’s own safeguarding operation has counted more than 1,300 accused clergy since 1975.

“We have a paltry 70 or 80 on our list. This represents an accountability gap, not just a gap in unnamed perpetrators … I thinks it’s why the abuse crisis is very much an open wound in Ireland.”

Another name on the list is Henry Maloney, who was convicted in 2009. He abused boys at a Dublin secondary school between 1969 and 1973, after which he was transferred to another school in Bo, Sierra Leone where he continued to molest students.

Life after abuse

Mark Vincent Healy, who was among those abused by Maloney, now campaigns for justice.

Ahead of the pope’s visit, he gathered research from more than 140 reports into religious orders and dioceses by the Irish Catholic Church’s National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSCCCI ).

According to Healy, of the 3,425 allegations raised in these reports against 1,348 people, only 82 were convicted.

“Ninety-four percent of accused walked free, and that’s of the abusers,” he told Al Jazeera. “This is the perpetrator population, we’re not even getting near the population of those … who concealed or colluded.”

A demonstrator holds a banner during a protest against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in London on September 18, 2010 [Stefan Wermuth/Reuters]

But there are limits to what can be achieved through the courts, Healy says.

Research has shown that survivors of child sexual abuse in Ireland face lifelong consequences. 

They are more likely to be unemployed, earn less and die by suicide than the general population. Male survivors are also more likely to spend time in prison.

“We do need justice, it’s absolutely fundamental, but I feel the discussion doesn’t permit talking about the dysfunctional life that is the consequence of this abuse, and how can we better serve that community,” says Healy.

“How do we reach out to them and offer them the sort of support for issues which they are wholly innocent of having happened to them?”

Pope Francis: We did not act in a timely manner

In a 2,000-word letter published this week and addressed to the world’s Catholics, Pope Francis acknowledged the Church’s history of abuse and cover-ups, including the cases in Pensylvania.

“We did not act in a timely manner, realising the magnitude and the gravity of the damage done to so many lives. We showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them,” he wrote.

But critics hit back at the lack of concrete proposals.

Former head of the NBSCCCI Ian Elliot told the Irish Times that the pope’s record has been “a dismal failure” and that he should arrive in Ireland with “a mindset that it’s not good enough to simply apologise”.

Candles with a picture of Pope Francis on sale at a stall in Dublin [Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters]

Mary McAleese, the former Irish president, dismissed the World Meeting of Families as “essentially a right-wing rally”, while Taoiseach Leo Varadkar suggested the Church adopt a policy of mandatory reporting, which has been in place in Ireland since last year.

In his Sunday sermon, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmiud Martin said Pope Francis should “speak frankly about our past but also our future.” But he said the pontiff would not be able to provide all the answers that people ask.

For Barrett Doyle, the public database is a small step in confronting a history of neglect towards Ireland’s most vulnerable.

“We are being inundated with emails from Irish people who have seen the list and are asking us to add abusers names to it,” she says. “We obviously stuck a nerve. There is a tremendous need for this.”

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9 terrible festival fashion trends that need to disappear already

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Music festivals are a double edged sword. Sure they can be a showcase for the best and most progressive in style, but they can also bring out some of the worst trash outfits the fashion industry has to offer. 

From cultural appropriation to just begging for heat stroke, here are nine terrible festival trends that need to be retired. 

1. Feathered clothing

Who among us has not wanted to look like a goth Big Bird? 

Honestly though, can you imagine how badly feathered clothing sheds? Nobody wants to be around a rapidly molting bird of prey while dancing. 

And how do you wash these things? Do you risk tumble drying it and looking like you just murdered a muppet, or do you resign yourself to never washing the grime out? 

2. Literally anything suede 

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There’s nothing quite as uncomfortable as being stuck in a crowd of sweaty, dusty festival goers as you wait for the next set to go up. Now imagine that, but while slowly baking in a faux-suede bodysuit. 

Granted, suede is pretty cute so if you’re going to risk heat stroke, you might as well look good doing it. 

3. Latex apparel 

Sure, looking like a fashion forward oil spill is ideal, but why would you ever wear latex to a SUMMER event? The thing will just trap heat and sweat, dooming you to inevitably get stuck in its skintight grasp. 

Alternatives to latex: literally any fabric that lets your skin actually breathe.

4. Headdresses

This is just gross — headdresses hold deep cultural significance in many Native American tribes. Aside from cheapening the significance of the headdress by mass-producing these knock-offs, the trend is also glosses over the violent oppression Native American people have faced.

As activist Adrienne Keene wrote in her viral 2010 blog post about the practice of donning headdresses at festivals, “By dismissing and minimizing the continued subordination and oppression of Natives in the U.S. by donning your headdress, you are contributing to the culture of power that continues the cycle today.”

5. Let’s just cancel all this cultural appropriation 

First of all, really, Dollskill? It is the year 2018, and you’re still selling something called the “fiery fortune” choker? Not only will you sweat straight through that satiny choker by end of the first set, but you’ll also look like a culturally offensive fool in the process. 

Capitalizing on cultural stereotypes has never been cute, but now that Google exists it’s pretty much inexcusable. 

6. The Matthew McConaghey

Justin Bieber’s 2018 Coachella outfit really was something else. He paired a floral button-down shirt with matching floral pants and topped it off a belt bag slung across his bare chest. Like Matthew McConaughey, who seems to have given up on his public appearance altogether, Bieber has mastered the art of not giving a shit. 

There are few fashion statements more subversive than looking like a hungover dad at a barbecue, so good for Bieber I guess. But if you’re not ultra famous, best of luck pulling it off.

7. Jumpsuits

<img class="no-microcontent" data-credit-name='free people‘ data-credit-provider=”custom type” src=”https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/UvakFw8_Z4ebd-NimkslFmZAjro=/fit-in/1200×9600/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F830429%2F41937fac-e2ca-4547-a1a5-caf57fcc284c.jpeg&#8221; alt=”Don’t be fooled — this is the most inconvenient apparel you could wear.”>

OK, hear me out. While jumpsuits are the ultimate form of comfort — you’ve got the elegance of a dress, but the security of pants — there is no greater struggle than shimmying out of a jumpsuit in a public porta potty. 

You have to juggle squatting over the nasty seat while simultaneously holding up the jumpsuit’s hem to keep it safe from whatever hell sludge is on the floor. Is the #ootd post really worth the trauma of dipping your jumpsuit in poop water? 

8. Wearing other people 

Please stop wearing other people during festivals.

Please stop wearing other people during festivals.

Look, I get that it’s annoying to be at eye level with the rest of us commoners, but putting someone on your shoulders during a music festival is one of the rudest things you could possibly do. Nobody came here to get kicked in the face while your pal awkwardly sways atop your shoulders!

Please, just stop wearing other people at music festivals. 

9. Absurdly tiny fanny packs

<img class="no-microcontent" data-credit-name='net-a-porter‘ data-credit-provider=”custom type” src=”https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/4WsGIDfIJzLNAzJtHQJ1OTe-eAA=/fit-in/1200×9600/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F831101%2Fccf83517-6208-4fea-ab47-90289921d9ae.jpg&#8221; alt=”You can fit like, a single phone in here.”>

<img class="no-microcontent" data-credit-name='net-a-porter‘ data-credit-provider=”custom type” src=”https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/yq2PINkF9D-BtxMHE7tlgGq5yqg=/fit-in/1200×9600/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F831103%2Fac9af9f5-d8bc-4e3b-8488-3992a29dda12.jpg&#8221; alt=”You can’t even pack a bottle of sunscreen in this thing, much less snacks.”>

Let me be the first to say that the fanny pack comeback was the best thing to happy to fashion. Finally, women’s apparel could make up for the tragic lack of pockets with a convenient, secure bag to hold your belongings! 

But despite the fact that phones are getting bigger, these “belt bags” started getting smaller. How are you supposed to keep your wallet in one of these things, much less other festival essentials like sunscreen and snacks? 

We still have a few more months of music festivals coming our way — whatever hellish outfits upcoming festivals spawn, they probably can’t be worse than wearing skintight latex in the sweltering summer. 

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What’s scarier than being away from civilization with no one to call for help and limited cell phone service? In What Keeps You Alive, a couple celebrates their anniversary at — you guessed it — an isolated cabin, where a woman discovers her wife isn’t exactly who she thought she was. In theaters Aug. 24. 

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What’s scarier than being away from civilization with no one to call for help and limited cell phone service? In What Keeps You Alive, a couple celebrates their anniversary at — you guessed it — an isolated cabin, where a woman discovers her wife isn’t exactly who she thought she was. In theaters Aug. 24. 

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The Strangers (2008)

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Funny Games (2007)

Naomi Watts starred in the remake of an Austrian horror movie of the same name, about strangers who visit a family at their lake house.  

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The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

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Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)

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Cabin Fever (2002)

Recent college grads fall prey to a flesh-eating virus while renting a cabin in Eli Roth’s directorial debut. 

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The Ritual (2017)

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The Hallow (2015)

A husband, wife, and baby deal with the mysterious surrounding woods when they move out to a remote village. 

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Not quite a horror movie, but plenty horrifying all the same. You’ll never hear “Dueling Banjos” the same after watching this classic film about a canoing trip gone wrong.

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Deliverance (1972)

Not quite a horror movie, but plenty horrifying all the same. You’ll never hear “Dueling Banjos” the same after watching this classic film about a canoing trip gone wrong.

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Eden Lake (2008)

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Secret Window (2004)

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Always Shine (2016)

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Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2009)

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