inews--2020-06-05--The 10 best TV shows to watch this week, from I May Destroy You to Peter Crouch Save Our Summer

The 10 best TV shows to watch this week , from I May Destroy You to Peter Crouch Save Our Summer There 's also a new series of Queer Eye on Netflix and What We Do In The Shadows returns for another round of vampiric fun The Fab Five set off to Philadelphia to make over a new set of “ heroes ” in this fifth season , including a gay priest struggling to align his sexuality with his religion .
It ’ s a much-needed dose of joy , from Jonathan ’ s boundless enthusiasm to Karamo ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Other One ( Photo : BBC ) Stand-up comedian and Motherland writer Holly Walsh has created this new sitcom about two chalk-and-cheese sisters – both called Catherine – who only find out they are related when their dad dies .
With a cast boasting Ellie White , Siobhan Finneran , Rebecca Front and Lauren Socha , it is a powerhouse of a Friday night comedy .
Celeb couple Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon join the usual cast of famous faces watching telly for a new series of the long-running sort-of review show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Love Island Iain Stirling and his girlfriend , the presenter Laura Whitmore , Harry and Sandra Redknapp and boxer Nicola Adams and her girlfriend Ella Baig .
Ex-footballer turned podcaster Peter Crouch has been given the monumental task of bringing our summer back from the brink .
Maya Jama and Taskmaster ’ s Alex Horne will work alongside him to try to cheer us all up with musical performances , comedy routines and a backyard sporting competition .
Based on the writer ’ s brother ’ s experience with the Windrush scandal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home the true horrors of being held as an illegal immigrant in your own country .
This is what happened to Anthony Bryan , who applied for a passport to visit his elderly grandmother in Jamaica , only to find out there was no record of him as a British citizen .
First Dates ’ Fred Sirieix has been busy recently – last week he officiated a lockdown wedding and now he is narrating this behind-the-scenes look at the millionaires ’ destination of Monaco .
In the first episode , we meet Prince @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff ) and have an inside peek at the Monaco Grand Prix .
Chewing Gum creator Michaela Coel writes , produces , co-directs and stars in this explosive new drama exploring the complicated issue of consent .
Arabella Essiedu ( Coel ) is a successful writer whose life is thrown into disarray after she is sexually assaulted on a night out .
Fearless , sensitive and incendiary .
David Tennant and Michael Sheen star in this lockdown production about a group of West End actors who have found themselves furloughed .
Comedian Simon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expect a lot of laughs and a dose of sarcastic humility .
This four-part series taking a look at former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was a smash hit when it aired in the US .
As well as following her 2016 campaign trail in detail , the series delves into her past as America ’ s First Lady and Barack Obama ’ s Secretary of State .
What We Do In The Shadows What We Do In The Shadows ( Photo : BBC )

Queer Eye
Friday 5 June, Netflix
The Fab Five set off to Philadelphia to make over a new set of “heroes” in this fifth season, including a gay priest struggling to align his sexuality with his religion. It’s a much-needed dose of joy, from Jonathan’s boundless enthusiasm to Karamo’s touching lessons in self-confidence
The Other One
Friday 5 June, 9pm, BBC One
Stand-up comedian and Motherland writer Holly Walsh has created this new sitcom about two chalk-and-cheese sisters – both called Catherine – who only find out they are related when their dad dies. With a cast boasting Ellie White, Siobhan Finneran, Rebecca Front and Lauren Socha, it is a powerhouse of a Friday night comedy.
Celebrity Gogglebox
Friday 5 June, 9pm, Channel 4
Celeb couple Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon join the usual cast of famous faces watching telly for a new series of the long-running sort-of review show. Other new Goggleboxers include the voice of Love Island Iain Stirling and his girlfriend, the presenter Laura Whitmore, Harry and Sandra Redknapp and boxer Nicola Adams and her girlfriend Ella Baig.
Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer
Saturday 6 June, 9.15pm, BBC One
Ex-footballer turned podcaster Peter Crouch has been given the monumental task of bringing our summer back from the brink. Maya Jama and Taskmaster’s Alex Horne will work alongside him to try to cheer us all up with musical performances, comedy routines and a backyard sporting competition.
Sitting in Limbo
Monday 8 June, 8.30pm, BBC One
Based on the writer’s brother’s experience with the Windrush scandal in 2018, this feature-length drama brings home the true horrors of being held as an illegal immigrant in your own country. This is what happened to Anthony Bryan, who applied for a passport to visit his elderly grandmother in Jamaica, only to find out there was no record of him as a British citizen.
Inside Monaco: Playground Of The Rich
Monday 8 June, 9pm, BBC Two
First Dates’ Fred Sirieix has been busy recently – last week he officiated a lockdown wedding and now he is narrating this behind-the-scenes look at the millionaires’ destination of Monaco. In the first episode, we meet Prince Albert (and his extensive rota of staff) and have an inside peek at the Monaco Grand Prix.
I May Destroy You
Monday 8 June, 10.45pm, BBC One
Chewing Gum creator Michaela Coel writes, produces, co-directs and stars in this explosive new drama exploring the complicated issue of consent. Arabella Essiedu (Coel) is a successful writer whose life is thrown into disarray after she is sexually assaulted on a night out. Fearless, sensitive and incendiary.
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Staged
Wednesday 10 June, 10.45pm, BBC One
David Tennant and Michael Sheen star in this lockdown production about a group of West End actors who have found themselves furloughed. Comedian Simon Evans is at the helm, so expect a lot of laughs and a dose of sarcastic humility.
Hillary
Thursday 11 June, 9pm, Sky Documentaries
This four-part series taking a look at former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was a smash hit when it aired in the US. As well as following her 2016 campaign trail in detail, the series delves into her past as America’s First Lady and Barack Obama’s Secretary of State.
What We Do In The Shadows
Thursday 11 June, 10pm, BBC Two
The spine-chillingly hilarious spin-off of Taika Waititi’s 2014 mockumentary movie returns for a second series. In the first of eight new episodes, the vampires employ a necromancer, with predictably disastrous results, while Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Laszlo (Matt Berry) find a new familiar.


inews--2020-06-05--Jeremy the lovelorn lefty snail: How research changed my life and led to a script for a graphic nove

Jeremy the lovelorn lefty snail: How research changed my life and led to a script for a graphic novel

Jeremy the lovelorn lefty snail : How research changed my life and led to a script for a graphic novel The scientist who made an unusual gastropod famous reflects on how a snail changed everything When I first started searching for a mate for a rare garden snail , I had no idea it would lead to a global media campaign , an internship at the BBC and a script for a graphic novel .
Nor that it would connect me to citizen scientists around the world and the breeding of nearly 15,000 snails .
I had simply hoped that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left instead of the usual right ( nicknamed “ Jeremy ” after UK left-wing politician Jeremy Corbyn ) would help communicate my previous research on the evolution and genetics of body asymmetry .
Although the scientist in me tried to remain disinterested throughout this saga , I am in the end delighted that there was a happy ending for both myself and the snail .
My colleagues and I not only found a similar left-coiled snail for Jeremy to mate with , but also managed to learn from breeding the snails together that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In work just published in Biology Letters , we showed that lefty shells in garden snails usually originate from an accident during early development , rather than an inherited condition .
Jeremy ’ s offspring , grand-offspring and great-grand-offspring didn ’ t share his and his partner ’ s ultra-rare shell-coil .
Conventional dextral garden snail on left and sinistral Jeremy on right ( Photo : Angus Davison/University of Nottingham , Author provided ) Why did we need to find a mate for Jeremy ?
Although garden snails , Cornu aspersum , are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time ) , they prefer to mate with other snails .
But Jeremy had not only a reverse-coiled shell but also genitals on the opposite side of the body to normal , making it very difficult to mate with most other snails .
Imagine trying to shake hands with someone who insists upon using their left hand while you use your right .
It doesn ’ t work .
A similar problem occurs in snails , which mate reciprocally in a side-by-side fashion .
Mating only works if both snails have genitals on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The unconventional love story ( of a snail and his scientist ) has even formed the basis for a graphic novel script .
And my experience in the media led me to a British Science Association internship at the BBC .
Jeremy ( second from right ) with his left-coiled potential mates ( Photo : Angus Davison/University of Nottingham , Author provided ) A snail enthusiast and a snail farmer/restauranteur each found a lefty snail , both potential mates for Jeremy .
But Jeremy was left shell-shocked after being rejected by both suitors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Finally , shortly before Jeremy ’ s death in 2017 , one mate produced a batch of 56 babies , about one-third of which were likely to be “ fathered ” by Jeremy .
Altogether , the publicity helped me discover more than 40 lefty snails that were found by citizen scientists , in the wild and from snail farms .
Over three years , we hatched nearly 15,000 eggs from four generations of snails , including Jeremy .
In some snails , variation in the cell scaffolding gene – which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animals – determines whether shells coil to the left or right .
It is likely that the same set of genes are involved in the setting up of the right and left sides of both snail and human bodies .
Cell scaffolding genes may also be involved in determining behavioural handedness , including whether we write with our left or right hands .
Most snails are like us in that reversed body layouts are very rare .
For example , very few humans have their heart on the right-hand side of the body @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But a few species of snail more commonly vary in their asymmetry , yet we still don ’ t really know how they do it without health problems .
In the long-term , understanding this may help reveal why humans are nearly always invariant .
That could be Jeremy ’ s ultimate legacy .

When I first started searching for a mate for a rare garden snail, I had no idea it would lead to a global media campaign, an internship at the BBC and a script for a graphic novel. Nor that it would connect me to citizen scientists around the world and the breeding of nearly 15,000 snails.
I had simply hoped that this snail whose shell coiled to the left instead of the usual right (nicknamed “Jeremy” after UK left-wing politician Jeremy Corbyn) would help communicate my previous research on the evolution and genetics of body asymmetry.
Angus Davison, Associate Professor and Reader in Evolutionary Genetics, University of Nottingham
Although the scientist in me tried to remain disinterested throughout this saga, I am in the end delighted that there was a happy ending for both myself and the snail. My colleagues and I not only found a similar left-coiled snail for Jeremy to mate with, but also managed to learn from breeding the snails together that two lefts can make a right.
In work just published in Biology Letters, we showed that lefty shells in garden snails usually originate from an accident during early development, rather than an inherited condition. Jeremy’s offspring, grand-offspring and great-grand-offspring didn’t share his and his partner’s ultra-rare shell-coil.
Helping Jeremy find love
Why did we need to find a mate for Jeremy? Although garden snails, Cornu aspersum, are hermaphrodite (both sexes at the same time), they prefer to mate with other snails. But Jeremy had not only a reverse-coiled shell but also genitals on the opposite side of the body to normal, making it very difficult to mate with most other snails.
Imagine trying to shake hands with someone who insists upon using their left hand while you use your right. It doesn’t work. A similar problem occurs in snails, which mate reciprocally in a side-by-side fashion. Mating only works if both snails have genitals on the same side of their head.
The tale of the lonely snail captured the public’s imagination – and changed my life. Jeremy’s plight crossed continents and multiple languages, taking the snail from compost heap anonymity to international “shellebrity”.
The unconventional love story (of a snail and his scientist) has even formed the basis for a graphic novel script. And my experience in the media led me to a British Science Association internship at the BBC.
A father of 56
A snail enthusiast and a snail farmer/restauranteur each found a lefty snail, both potential mates for Jeremy. But Jeremy was left shell-shocked after being rejected by both suitors, who seemed to prefer each other. Finally, shortly before Jeremy’s death in 2017, one mate produced a batch of 56 babies, about one-third of which were likely to be “fathered” by Jeremy.
Altogether, the publicity helped me discover more than 40 lefty snails that were found by citizen scientists, in the wild and from snail farms. Over three years, we hatched nearly 15,000 eggs from four generations of snails, including Jeremy.
These matings show that rare lefty garden snails are not usually produced due to an inherited condition, unlike in some other snails. Instead they are mainly produced by a developmental accident.
You could say that we tried to recreate what made Jeremy different, but this was not possible. Jeremy was special.
Asymmetry research
This finding has relevance to understanding the common factors that define organ and body asymmetry, including in humans, and the origin of rare reversed individuals in other animal groups.
In some snails, variation in the cell scaffolding gene – which is also present in humans and most other animals – determines whether shells coil to the left or right. It is likely that the same set of genes are involved in the setting up of the right and left sides of both snail and human bodies. Cell scaffolding genes may also be involved in determining behavioural handedness, including whether we write with our left or right hands.
Most snails are like us in that reversed body layouts are very rare. For example, very few humans have their heart on the right-hand side of the body as opposed to the usual left.
But a few species of snail more commonly vary in their asymmetry, yet we still don’t really know how they do it without health problems. In the long-term, understanding this may help reveal why humans are nearly always invariant. That could be Jeremy’s ultimate legacy.
Angus Davison, Associate Professor and Reader in Evolutionary Genetics, University of Nottingham
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.


inews--2020-06-05--Coronavirus and shopping: I miss the high street, but I won't be rushing back

Coronavirus and shopping : I miss the high street , but I wo n't be rushing back My Money : Lockdown has killed my compulsion to buy random things You just ca n't recreate the thrill of a shopping trip online , but there 's suddenly something unappealing about buying more stuff ( Photo : Dan Kitwood/Getty ) Lockdown has made me re-evaluate a lot of the ways I spend money , most of all my shopping habits .
I am by no means a shopaholic .
I can have a lot of fun just looking through the rails of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say nine times out of 10 , I leave empty-handed .
One too many clear-out sessions has tempered my desire to buy as much pointless tat as I would like .
But I do still have a shopping impulse .
It is easily satisfied with a second-hand book or something very basic , like new socks ( which always bring me a surprising amount of joy ) , but it exists.Only the strange thing is , it has disappeared of late .
Maybe it ’ s a growing consciousness that there are more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oliver Bonas scarf , or maybe it ’ s just the awareness that the space I live in is small enough already without adding more stuff .
Do I really need more stuff ?
( Photo : Bethany Clarke/Getty ) One reason for my fading desire is the closure of the high street .
Online shopping seems too difficult to get right – how do you know what it feels like , where it hangs ?
– and it leaves me cold .
A few months ago I set aside a whole day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stopping for a Vietnamese lunch and a haircut along the way .
You just can ’ t recreate that feeling of treating yourself on a screen .
And yet as shops reopen this month , I feel no enthusiasm to return to them .
I wonder how many other people feel the same .
First there are the practical concerns over hygiene and proximity to other people .
But I also suspect many of us will just be thinking about purchases differently .
Don ’ t forget : the last financial crisis led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mend revival .
The same could be true this time round , not just because of the impacts the crisis has had on our wallets , but because we ’ ve seen how easily the supply chains that serve our every whim can be so easily disrupted .
I think it will be a long time before shopping looks the way it did before .
In fact , it may never be the same again .

Lockdown has made me re-evaluate a lot of the ways I spend money, most of all my shopping habits. I am by no means a shopaholic. I can have a lot of fun just looking through the rails of TK Maxx, but I’d say nine times out of 10, I leave empty-handed. One too many clear-out sessions has tempered my desire to buy as much pointless tat as I would like.
But I do still have a shopping impulse. It is easily satisfied with a second-hand book or something very basic, like new socks (which always bring me a surprising amount of joy), but it exists.
Only the strange thing is, it has disappeared of late.
Maybe it’s a growing consciousness that there are more important things in the world than an Oliver Bonas scarf, or maybe it’s just the awareness that the space I live in is small enough already without adding more stuff.
One reason for my fading desire is the closure of the high street. Online shopping seems too difficult to get right – how do you know what it feels like, where it hangs? – and it leaves me cold. A few months ago I set aside a whole day just to wander down Oxford Street, stopping for a Vietnamese lunch and a haircut along the way. You just can’t recreate that feeling of treating yourself on a screen.
And yet as shops reopen this month, I feel no enthusiasm to return to them. I wonder how many other people feel the same.
First there are the practical concerns over hygiene and proximity to other people. But I also suspect many of us will just be thinking about purchases differently. Don’t forget: the last financial crisis led to a bit of a make-do and mend revival. The same could be true this time round, not just because of the impacts the crisis has had on our wallets, but because we’ve seen how easily the supply chains that serve our every whim can be so easily disrupted.
I think it will be a long time before shopping looks the way it did before. In fact, it may never be the same again.


inews--2020-06-05--Bald people aren't actually at more risk of dying from Covid-19

Bald people are n't actually at more risk of dying from Covid-19 Two small studies from Spain found that a disproportionately high number of bald men were hospitalised with coronavirus Bald people of the world do not need to panic .
Alopecia is not a guarantor of being at greater risk of coronavirus despite headlines this week claiming otherwise .
Two small studies have caused more than a flutter among not so hirsute men .
They both emanate from Spain and found that a disproportionately high number of men with male pattern baldness were taken to hospital with coronavirus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 41 patients examined with Covid-19 in Spanish hospitals were bald , with the background rate of baldness for white men of a similar age to the patients between 31 and 53 per cent .
The second study , which was published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology , found almost 80 per cent of the 122 male coronavirus patients in Madrid hospitals were bald .
Given that older people - the most 'at risk ' age group - are more likely to be bald then the result is perhaps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is whether the study participants had pre-existing medical conditions , such as asthma , diabetes , heart disease , as such people appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the virus - based on large amounts of data across the world .
It is true that men are more likely to be severely affected by Covid-19 than women .
In England , Wales and Northern Ireland , around 70 per cent of critically ill patients admitted to intensive care have been male , and a higher proportion of men than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sex divide to smoking : tobacco smoke appears to cause lung cells to produce more of a surface protein called ACE2 , which the Covid-19 exploits to infect cells .
The results from Spain , involving just 163 people , are preliminary observations and would need to be tested among a much bigger cohort to see if it holds true .
After all , there have been almost 400,000 deaths from Covid-19 worldwide .

Bald people of the world do not need to panic. Alopecia is not a guarantor of being at greater risk of coronavirus despite headlines this week claiming otherwise.
Two small studies have caused more than a flutter among not so hirsute men. They both emanate from Spain and found that a disproportionately high number of men with male pattern baldness were taken to hospital with coronavirus.
The first study found almost three-quarters of the 41 patients examined with Covid-19 in Spanish hospitals were bald, with the background rate of baldness for white men of a similar age to the patients between 31 and 53 per cent. The second study, which was published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, found almost 80 per cent of the 122 male coronavirus patients in Madrid hospitals were bald.
Given that older people – the most ‘at risk’ age group – are more likely to be bald then the result is perhaps not surprising. What needs further investigation is whether the study participants had pre-existing medical conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, as such people appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the virus – based on large amounts of data across the world.
Further research needed
It is true that men are more likely to be severely affected by Covid-19 than women. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, around 70 per cent of critically ill patients admitted to intensive care have been male, and a higher proportion of men than women have died. Some scientists attribute the sex divide to smoking: tobacco smoke appears to cause lung cells to produce more of a surface protein called ACE2, which the Covid-19 exploits to infect cells.
The results from Spain, involving just 163 people, are preliminary observations and would need to be tested among a much bigger cohort to see if it holds true. After all, there have been almost 400,000 deaths from Covid-19 worldwide.


inews--2020-06-05--Tiger King mystery: Carole Baskin in the spotlight as police say missing husband's will was 'forged'

Tiger King mystery : Carole Baskin in the spotlight as police say missing husband 's will was 'forged' A Florida sherrif has cast doubt over the authenticity of Jack 'Don ' Lewis 's will It is a plot involving big cats , the allegedly forged will of a missing man , and a woman who has become a celebrity in her own right .
Carole Baskin , who features prominently in the popular Netflix documentary series Tiger King , is once again in the spotlight as a Florida sheriff has cast doubt on the veracity of her missing husband ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sheriff , Chad Chronister , two experts have confirmed the will of Jack `` Don '' Lewis is a forgery .
Exotic had tried to get animal rights activist Carole Baskin killed after she threatened to put an end to his business ( Photo : Netflix ) The millionaire 's will left most of his estate , including a private Tampa zoo that would eventually become the Big Cat Rescue animal sanctuary , to Baskin , cutting out his children from a previous marriage .
No criminal charges are expected because the statute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The will had already been executed at that point , '' Chronister said .
`` But , it certainly cast another shadow of suspicion , by all means . ''
A tweet from Baskin ’ s Big Cat Rescue Twitter account refuted the forgery claims adding “ you will find that all of the documents were authenticated and everyone involved in the conservatorship agreed by stipulation ratified by the court to their authenticity.
” Lewis 's disappearance remains an open case .
However , in March , Chronister announced that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following the popularity of Netflix 's Tiger King : Murder , Mayhem and Madness .
The documentary is about Joseph Maldonado-Passage , also known as `` Joe Exotic '' , a former Oklahoma zookeeper who loves guns , younger men , and big cats .
It also charts his long-running feud with Carole Baskin , who is a big cats rights activist .
She accused him of abusing animals and selling big cat cubs and tried to have his Oklahoma zoo shut down .
Earlier this year he was sentenced to 22 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder-for-hire plot .
He has also raised questions about Lewis ' disappearance and in the documentary , he repeatedly accused Baskin of killing her husband and alleges she possibly fed him to her tigers .
Baskin , who founded Big Cat Rescue , has never been charged with any crime and released a statement refuting the accusations made in the series .
The latest drama in the ongoing story of the pair comes as this week a judge in Oklahoma awarded ownership of Exotic ’ s former zoo to Big Cat Rescue Corp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judgment .
Joe Exotic branded the move “ treachery ” .

It is a plot involving big cats, the allegedly forged will of a missing man, and a woman who has become a celebrity in her own right.
Carole Baskin, who features prominently in the popular Netflix documentary series Tiger King, is once again in the spotlight as a Florida sheriff has cast doubt on the veracity of her missing husband’s will.
According to Hillsborough County Sheriff, Chad Chronister, two experts have confirmed the will of Jack “Don” Lewis is a forgery.
Mr Lewis disappeared in 1997 and was declared dead in 2002. The couple married in 1991.
‘Shadow of suspicion’
The millionaire’s will left most of his estate, including a private Tampa zoo that would eventually become the Big Cat Rescue animal sanctuary, to Baskin, cutting out his children from a previous marriage.
No criminal charges are expected because the statute of limitations has expired, Chronister said.
“The will had already been executed at that point,” Chronister said. “But, it certainly cast another shadow of suspicion, by all means.”
A tweet from Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue Twitter account refuted the forgery claims adding “you will find that all of the documents were authenticated and everyone involved in the conservatorship agreed by stipulation ratified by the court to their authenticity.”
Lewis’s disappearance remains an open case. However, in March, Chronister announced that the sheriff’s office was seeking new leads following the popularity of Netflix’s Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.
Feud
The documentary is about Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as “Joe Exotic”, a former Oklahoma zookeeper who loves guns, younger men, and big cats. It also charts his long-running feud with Carole Baskin, who is a big cats rights activist.
She accused him of abusing animals and selling big cat cubs and tried to have his Oklahoma zoo shut down.
Exotic retaliated and was convicted of trying to hire someone to kill Baskin.
Earlier this year he was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the murder-for-hire plot.
Disappearance
He has also raised questions about Lewis’ disappearance and in the documentary, he repeatedly accused Baskin of killing her husband and alleges she possibly fed him to her tigers.
Baskin, who founded Big Cat Rescue, has never been charged with any crime and released a statement refuting the accusations made in the series.
The latest drama in the ongoing story of the pair comes as this week a judge in Oklahoma awarded ownership of Exotic’s former zoo to Big Cat Rescue Corp and Baskin as part of a civil judgment. Joe Exotic branded the move “treachery”.


inews--2020-06-05--UK gives £64m package to Colombia to help protect rainforests and biodiversity

UK gives £64m package to Colombia to help protect rainforests and biodiversity The announcement comes as Brazil continues to incense with its stance on the rainforest and environmental issues Colombia is one of the richest places in the world for biodiversity ( Photo : Getty ) A £64 million funding package to protect the Amazon and tropical rainforests in Colombia was announced to mark World Environment Day .
COP26 President and Business Secretary , Alok Sharma , said the money was part of the UK ’ s commitment to fight global climate change .
Mr Sharma , said : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together to protect our planet ’ s precious biodiversity .
Our work with the Colombian government will help stop deforestation in the Amazon and across the country , protect precious ecosystems , and support sustainable , rural livelihoods for communities that depend on the forest.
” Speaking on behalf of the Colombian government , Minister for the Environment , Ricardo Lozano said the fund would help to `` focus on supporting the fight against deforestation and environmental crime , as well as the creation of sustainable economic livelihoods . ''
This funding builds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Colombia and is part of the UK ’ s International Climate Finance ( UK ICF ) programme .
Large swathes of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest perished in fires last summer ( Photo : Joao Laet/AFP ) It comes as many are fearful of the fate of the rainforest given that Brazil ’ s president Jair Bolsonaro has insisted he will exploit its riches .
Some have interpreted this bumper fund package as a warning to Brazil that unless it changes its stance on environmental issues it will miss out on international aid .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ cent of the planet ’ s biodiversity and has the second-highest biodiversity in the world , behind Brazil .
Dubbed a “ megadiverse ” country , it ranks first worldwide for bird and orchid species ; second for plants , butterflies , freshwater fish and amphibians ; and third for species of palm trees and reptiles .
Although Colombia has been a leading voice in South America on environmental issues , the country has seen a spike in deforestation and forest fires in the wake of conflict and the impact of coronavirus .

A £64 million funding package to protect the Amazon and tropical rainforests in Colombia was announced to mark World Environment Day.
COP26 President and Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, said the money was part of the UK’s commitment to fight global climate change.
Mr Sharma, said: “We all have a duty to work together to protect our planet’s precious biodiversity. Our work with the Colombian government will help stop deforestation in the Amazon and across the country, protect precious ecosystems, and support sustainable, rural livelihoods for communities that depend on the forest.”
Sustainable
Speaking on behalf of the Colombian government, Minister for the Environment, Ricardo Lozano said the fund would help to “focus on supporting the fight against deforestation and environmental crime, as well as the creation of sustainable economic livelihoods.”
This funding builds on £173 million of UK support to Colombia and is part of the UK’s International Climate Finance (UK ICF) programme.
It comes as many are fearful of the fate of the rainforest given that Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has insisted he will exploit its riches.
Some have interpreted this bumper fund package as a warning to Brazil that unless it changes its stance on environmental issues it will miss out on international aid.
Biodiversity
Colombia is host to nearly 10 per cent of the planet’s biodiversity and has the second-highest biodiversity in the world, behind Brazil.
Dubbed a “megadiverse” country, it ranks first worldwide for bird and orchid species; second for plants, butterflies, freshwater fish and amphibians; and third for species of palm trees and reptiles.
Although Colombia has been a leading voice in South America on environmental issues, the country has seen a spike in deforestation and forest fires in the wake of conflict and the impact of coronavirus.
The UK government confirmed that the UN climate change talks will be held in Glasgow in November 2021.


inews--2020-06-05--LBC listener made co-host overnight after challenging station on lack of diversity

LBC listener made co-host overnight after challenging station on lack of diversity She so impressed presenter Iain Dale he asked her to co-present This was the introduction from LBC ’ s Iain Dale ’ s to the caller who spoke about the Black Lives Matter protests in Hyde Park .
The conversation then broadened out to the “ lack of diversity ” at among other places , the radio station .
While the pair disagreed on occasion , the exchange between them was good-natured and made for compelling radio .
Denise even quipped that she could maybe take over his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good humour .
What did Denise say that captured people 's attention ?
She spoke about her experience as a black woman and was not afraid to confront Iain .
`` You , as a white man , have no idea what it 's like to be a black person in this country and experience discrimination , ” she said on her call .
“ You say you understand it , but your understanding can only be seen through your own experiences .
There is no speech station that anyone listens to other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every issue about race is articulated through a male , white prism .
And as a consequence of that , you have a skewed exercise . ''
Iain admitted he would like to see a more diverse presenter line-up “ on all radio stations ” .
He added : “ I 've made this point to the people who make these decisions . ''
Denise told him : `` I 'm putting myself forward for the job .
I 'd love to take the job . ''
That was a good call by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had landed herself a presenting role for the next show .
What happened after she had finished her call to Iain ?
Denise , 49 , who has twin 19-year-old daughters and lives in Enfield in north London , hung up and thought nothing of it until she received a text message from Iain Dale .
They chatted on the phone and Iain , so impressed with Denise , invited her to come on his show as a co-host .
Denise , who is advice and information manager at Age UK , Hammersmith @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ I couldn ’ t believe Iain was texting me .
When he asked me to come on the show I thought : ‘ hell yeah !
’ This was an opportunity I was not going to miss.
” Denise did her 60 minutes at the Global studios in London ’ s Leicester Square on Thursday evening as a and “ loved it ” .
After the show Iain congratulated her and wants her to come on again .
What does Denise say of her radio experience ?
“ Part of me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ It was surreal .
I really enjoyed it .
Iain was great – he gave me a chance and an opportunity .
I have always been a good talker and I love debating so I felt very at home .
”

“We have Denise from Enfield…”
This was the introduction from LBC’s Iain Dale’s to the caller who spoke about the Black Lives Matter protests in Hyde Park. The conversation then broadened out to the “lack of diversity” at among other places, the radio station. While the pair disagreed on occasion, the exchange between them was good-natured and made for compelling radio. Denise even quipped that she could maybe take over his “slot” which Iain took with good humour.
What did Denise say that captured people’s attention?
She spoke about her experience as a black woman and was not afraid to confront Iain. “You, as a white man, have no idea what it’s like to be a black person in this country and experience discrimination,” she said on her call. “You say you understand it, but your understanding can only be seen through your own experiences. There is no speech station that anyone listens to other than this one. And invariably, every issue about race is articulated through a male, white prism. And as a consequence of that, you have a skewed exercise.” Iain admitted he would like to see a more diverse presenter line-up “on all radio stations”. He added: “I’ve made this point to the people who make these decisions.” Denise told him: “I’m putting myself forward for the job. I’d love to take the job.” That was a good call by Denise as little did she know she had landed herself a presenting role for the next show.
What happened after she had finished her call to Iain?
Last night Denise called in to take me to task for the lack of diversity on @LBC. Denise said: ""I'm putting myself forward for the job. I'd love to take the job." So I invited Denise on to co-host part of my show tonight. Listen to her call here.https://t.co/iVx28zzX4L pic.twitter.com/KKZesZlYDV — Iain Dale ⚒🇺🇦 (@IainDale) June 4, 2020
Denise, 49, who has twin 19-year-old daughters and lives in Enfield in north London, hung up and thought nothing of it until she received a text message from Iain Dale. They chatted on the phone and Iain, so impressed with Denise, invited her to come on his show as a co-host.
Denise, who is advice and information manager at Age UK, Hammersmith and Fulham, in London told i: “I couldn’t believe Iain was texting me. When he asked me to come on the show I thought: ‘hell yeah!’ This was an opportunity I was not going to miss.”
Denise did her 60 minutes at the Global studios in London’s Leicester Square on Thursday evening as a and “loved it”. After the show Iain congratulated her and wants her to come on again.
What does Denise say of her radio experience?
“Part of me wanted to cry,” she admits. “It was surreal. I really enjoyed it. Iain was great – he gave me a chance and an opportunity. I have always been a good talker and I love debating so I felt very at home.”


inews--2020-06-05--Dominic Cummings: Spoof diary to reveal 'full story' of Boris Johnson's aide's Durham trip

Titled The Cummings Files : Confidential , the satirical book will explore Mr Cummings ' close relationship with the Prime Minister A spoof Dominic Cummings diary detailing the supposed thoughts and ideas of the Prime Minister ’ s top aide will go on sale this October , five months after Boris Johnson ’ s divisive adviser became a national talking point for allegedly breaching lockdown rules .
Described as an “ illuminating collection of diary entries , notes-to-self and crumpled Post-its ” , The Cummings Files : Confidential - Thoughts , Ideas , Actions by Dominic Cummings will lay bare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Durham '' and the aide ’ s “ close relationship with the Prime Minister ” , according to publisher Faber .
Irish comedy writer and actor Arthur Matthews is the brains behind the satirical title , which promises to reveal “ what ’ s really going on in the Cummings brain ” .
Matthews co-wrote the comedy hit Father Ted , and has also worked on The Fast Show , The Catherine Tate Show and Channel 4 sitcom Toast of London .
Boris Johnson ’ s controversial chief adviser Dominic Cummings was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Photo : Jonathan Brady/Pool/AP ) Mr Cummings became embroiled in a scandal last month when it emerged he had driven 260 miles from his London home to his parents ’ property in Durham in March with his wife , journalist Mary Wakefield , and their son , when the couple suspected Ms Wakefield had Covid-19 .
They made the trip four days after the Prime Minister announced strict lockdown rules that instructed Britons they “ must stay at home ” .
Mr Cummings has insisted he did not break the law .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ circumstances I behaved reasonably and legally , balancing the safety of my family and the extreme situation in Number 10 and the public interest in effective government to which I could contribute , ” he said at a televised press conference two weeks ago .

A spoof Dominic Cummings diary detailing the supposed thoughts and ideas of the Prime Minister’s top aide will go on sale this October, five months after Boris Johnson’s divisive adviser became a national talking point for allegedly breaching lockdown rules.
Described as an “illuminating collection of diary entries, notes-to-self and crumpled Post-its”, The Cummings Files: Confidential – Thoughts, Ideas, Actions by Dominic Cummings will lay bare the “full story of those trips to Durham” and the aide’s “close relationship with the Prime Minister”, according to publisher Faber.
Inside Cummings’ brain
Irish comedy writer and actor Arthur Matthews is the brains behind the satirical title, which promises to reveal “what’s really going on in the Cummings brain”.
Matthews co-wrote the comedy hit Father Ted, and has also worked on The Fast Show, The Catherine Tate Show and Channel 4 sitcom Toast of London.
Lockdown scandal
Mr Cummings became embroiled in a scandal last month when it emerged he had driven 260 miles from his London home to his parents’ property in Durham in March with his wife, journalist Mary Wakefield, and their son, when the couple suspected Ms Wakefield had Covid-19. They made the trip four days after the Prime Minister announced strict lockdown rules that instructed Britons they “must stay at home”.
Mr Cummings has insisted he did not break the law.
“I believe that in all the circumstances I behaved reasonably and legally, balancing the safety of my family and the extreme situation in Number 10 and the public interest in effective government to which I could contribute,” he said at a televised press conference two weeks ago.
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inews--2020-06-05--The Other One, BBC2, review: A bread and butter Friday night sitcom with real heart

The Other One , BBC2 , review : A bread and butter Friday night sitcom with real heart Motherland writer Holly Walsh has created a cheering portrait of a family brought together through loss The Other One , 9pm , BBC Two ★★★★ I have a long-held theory that if you remember the names of the characters of a new comedy after just half an hour , you ’ re onto a winner .
Granted , BBC One ’ s new Friday night sitcom The Other One made it a little easier , since the main characters , played by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both called Catherine Walcott .
Even so , the well-defined personalities and stellar acting meant it passed my test with flying colours .
The opening episode , which was first aired as a pilot in 2017 , starts with the death of the Catherines ’ father , a tragic event overshadowed by the revelation of his secret life .
The Catherines ( distinguished by their nicknames Cathy and Cat , as well as their chalk and cheese aesthetics ) didn ’ t know they were sisters and , along with their mothers ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are introduced to a world completely different to their own .
As the series progresses , we see Kat and Cathy ’ s relationship develop from one of wary investigation to a supportive , fierce demonstration of familial love .
Cathy , who went to private school and is grade eight in piano , teaches Kat , who works for Deliveroo and is enthralled with her all-inclusive talk and text phone plan , how to ride a bike .
Kat , in turn , loosens up her newfound sibling , teaching her that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t have to be pre-planned and risk assessed - and how to snog a boy she fancies .
The Other One is written by creator of Motherland Holly Walsh ( Photo : BBC ) In many ways , this is a bread and butter Friday night sitcom : it ’ s based around a family , there ’ s a heartfelt storyline and a few blue jokes are thrown in .
But writer Holly Walsh ( creator of Motherland and a regular on Radio 4 ’ s The News Quiz ) has found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doomed hen do featuring endless “ dick ’ n ’ mix ” and “ Claire with an I from Dubai ” is a particular highlight – to set it apart from the pack .

The Other One, 9pm, BBC Two ★★★★
I have a long-held theory that if you remember the names of the characters of a new comedy after just half an hour, you’re onto a winner. Granted, BBC One’s new Friday night sitcom The Other One made it a little easier, since the main characters, played by Lauren Socha and Ellie White, are both called Catherine Walcott. Even so, the well-defined personalities and stellar acting meant it passed my test with flying colours.
The opening episode, which was first aired as a pilot in 2017, starts with the death of the Catherines’ father, a tragic event overshadowed by the revelation of his secret life. The Catherines (distinguished by their nicknames Cathy and Cat, as well as their chalk and cheese aesthetics) didn’t know they were sisters and, along with their mothers (Rebecca Front and Siobhan Finneran), are introduced to a world completely different to their own.
As the series progresses, we see Kat and Cathy’s relationship develop from one of wary investigation to a supportive, fierce demonstration of familial love. Cathy, who went to private school and is grade eight in piano, teaches Kat, who works for Deliveroo and is enthralled with her all-inclusive talk and text phone plan, how to ride a bike. Kat, in turn, loosens up her newfound sibling, teaching her that every second of her life doesn’t have to be pre-planned and risk assessed – and how to snog a boy she fancies.
In many ways, this is a bread and butter Friday night sitcom: it’s based around a family, there’s a heartfelt storyline and a few blue jokes are thrown in. But writer Holly Walsh (creator of Motherland and a regular on Radio 4’s The News Quiz) has found enough nuance and memorable moments – a doomed hen do featuring endless “dick’n’mix” and “Claire with an I from Dubai” is a particular highlight – to set it apart from the pack.


inews--2020-06-05--Coronavirus latest: Boris Johnson to put infrastructure at heart of Covid-19 recovery plans

Coronavirus latest : Boris Johnson to put infrastructure at heart of Covid-19 recovery plans Prime Minister urged to push ahead with big projects to stimulate the economy Boris Johnson is expected to put infrastructure spending at the heart of his Covid-19 recovery plan when he issues a rallying cry to the public later this month .
The Prime Minister is due to deliver a speech towards the end of June to set out his Government ’ s plans to rebuild the country and the economy following the pandemic .
It is understood Mr Johnson will look to major infrastructure schemes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ schemes to restart the economy in the months and years ahead .
He will set out his vision ahead of a speech by Chancellor Rishi Sunak who will outline an economic stimulus package for the UK that will focus on providing new jobs in the clean energy industry for those made unemployed by the crisis .
The PM is expected to step up plans to roll out full-fibre broadband across the UK , and is under pressure to put greater emphasis on developing infrastructure for electric vehicles .
Ministers want to encourage the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Getty ) Sir John Armitt , chair of the National Infrastructure Commission , which advises the Government on major development projects , told i : “ There still seems to be a real appetite in both No 10 and the Treasury to harness the potential of infrastructure for short term economic stimulus and , crucially , longer term outcomes which spread benefits across the whole country.
” He urged the Government to press on with existing big infrastructure projects to protect jobs and to look to road and rail schemes that can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a big programme of works , which it is already planning to get on with in the same way as Highways England would have their big programme of work.
” And Sir John added : “ At the end of the day you want a population that is able to have work .
Unemployment is the ultimate evil.
” Mr Johnson has been warned he will face “ hard choices ” when it comes to balancing the Government ’ s books in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak .
Last week , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will have to “ come to terms with the fact that Britain , like every other country , is poorer than we thought it was going to be and our economy is smaller than we thought it would be ” .
More than 11m people are currently having their wages subsidised by the taxpayer under the Chancellor ’ s furlough scheme .
The Office of Budget Responsibility estimated this week the cost of the Treasury ’ s interventions will cost around £132.5bn over 2020/21 .
Mr Johnson has rejected the suggestion that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public services to foot the bill , insisting austerity would be “ part of our approach ” .

Boris Johnson is expected to put infrastructure spending at the heart of his Covid-19 recovery plan when he issues a rallying cry to the public later this month.
The Prime Minister is due to deliver a speech towards the end of June to set out his Government’s plans to rebuild the country and the economy following the pandemic.
It is understood Mr Johnson will look to major infrastructure schemes, with a focus on net-zero carbon schemes to restart the economy in the months and years ahead.
Stimulus package
He will set out his vision ahead of a speech by Chancellor Rishi Sunak who will outline an economic stimulus package for the UK that will focus on providing new jobs in the clean energy industry for those made unemployed by the crisis.
The PM is expected to step up plans to roll out full-fibre broadband across the UK, and is under pressure to put greater emphasis on developing infrastructure for electric vehicles.
Sir John Armitt, chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, which advises the Government on major development projects, told i: “There still seems to be a real appetite in both No 10 and the Treasury to harness the potential of infrastructure for short term economic stimulus and, crucially, longer term outcomes which spread benefits across the whole country.”
He urged the Government to press on with existing big infrastructure projects to protect jobs and to look to road and rail schemes that can be started quickly.
“Network Rail will have a big programme of works, which it is already planning to get on with in the same way as Highways England would have their big programme of work.” And Sir John added: “At the end of the day you want a population that is able to have work. Unemployment is the ultimate evil.”
Hard choices
Mr Johnson has been warned he will face “hard choices” when it comes to balancing the Government’s books in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Last week, former chancellor George Osborne said the Government will have to “come to terms with the fact that Britain, like every other country, is poorer than we thought it was going to be and our economy is smaller than we thought it would be”.
More than 11m people are currently having their wages subsidised by the taxpayer under the Chancellor’s furlough scheme. The Office of Budget Responsibility estimated this week the cost of the Treasury’s interventions will cost around £132.5bn over 2020/21.
Mr Johnson has rejected the suggestion that he will embark on swingeing budget cuts to public services to foot the bill, insisting austerity would be “part of our approach”.


inews--2020-06-05--UK Black Lives Matter protests: Demonstrations could be deemed 'illegal under coronavirus laws', pol

UK Black Lives Matter protests: Demonstrations could be deemed 'illegal under coronavirus laws', police warn

UK Black Lives Matter protests : Demonstrations could be deemed 'illegal under coronavirus laws ' , police warn Health Secretary Matt Hancock says it remains vital to avoid large gatherings as weekend Black Lives Matter protests planned With fresh protests planned in major cities over the weekend , police and senior politicians said they understood the desire to protest but called on demonstrators not to gather in large numbers .
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor , of the Metropolitan Police , said existing regulations , which effectively bar any gathering of more than six people , were explicit .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ programme : “ The health protection regulations are really clear that it is unlawful .
The Government has said that for health reasons people should not be meeting in groups of [ more than ] six , so we would strongly encourage people not to come out and gather in these large numbers because they are putting themselves and others at risk .
He added : “ And if they do come out , then we would ask them to observe that social distancing , think about those around them.
” Speaking at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said : “ I understand why people are deeply upset , but we ’ re still facing a health crisis and coronavirus remains a real threat.And the reason it ’ s vital people stick to the rules this weekend is to protect themselves and their family from this horrific disease , so please - for the safety of your loved ones - do not attend large gatherings , including demonstrations of more than six people.
” Asked by i whether police should break up gatherings of seven or more , he replied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operational matter for the police.
” The past week has seen demonstrations in major cities including London and Birmingham attended by large crowds .
Scotland Yard said 13 people had been arrested during a protest in central London on Wednesday Most demonstrations , however , have been overwhelmingly peaceful .
West Midlands Police said that there had been no disorder or arrests at a protest by 4,000 people in central Birmingham on Friday .
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that while he sympathised with demonstrators he would not be attending any protests .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ understand how strongly people feel about this , particularly black Londoners and black British citizens , but please make sure you follow the advice.
” The head of the police watchdog for England and Wales , meanwhile , called on forces to listen to the concerns of ethnic minority communities , particularly in the context of complaints that minorities are disproportionately affected by policies such as stop and search , and even fines imposed during lockdown .
Michael Lockwood , director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct , said : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are expressing real and growing concerns about disproportionality .
Only two weeks ago we highlighted increasing community concerns about the use of Taser .
“ We are also hearing concerns about stop and search and , most recently , fines issued during lockdown being disproportionate to black people .
There must be more research to understand issues of disproportionality , as well as assurance and scrutiny around tactics like use of force and stop and search .
”

A senior police officer has warned that large-scale protests over the death of George Floyd are likely to be deemed “unlawful” under existing coronavirus restrictions and asked that all demonstrators observe social distancing rules.
With fresh protests planned in major cities over the weekend, police and senior politicians said they understood the desire to protest but called on demonstrators not to gather in large numbers.
Explicit
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, of the Metropolitan Police, said existing regulations, which effectively bar any gathering of more than six people, were explicit.
He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “The health protection regulations are really clear that it is unlawful. The Government has said that for health reasons people should not be meeting in groups of [more than] six, so we would strongly encourage people not to come out and gather in these large numbers because they are putting themselves and others at risk.
He added: “And if they do come out, then we would ask them to observe that social distancing, think about those around them.”
‘Operational matter’
His comments were echoed by Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who appealed to people to stay away from planned Black Lives Matter demonstrations.
Speaking at the daily Downing Street press conference, he said: “I understand why people are deeply upset, but we’re still facing a health crisis and coronavirus remains a real threat.And the reason it’s vital people stick to the rules this weekend is to protect themselves and their family from this horrific disease, so please – for the safety of your loved ones – do not attend large gatherings, including demonstrations of more than six people.”
Asked by i whether police should break up gatherings of seven or more, he replied: “That is very much an operational matter for the police.”
Arrests
The past week has seen demonstrations in major cities including London and Birmingham attended by large crowds. Scotland Yard said 13 people had been arrested during a protest in central London on Wednesday
Most demonstrations, however, have been overwhelmingly peaceful. West Midlands Police said that there had been no disorder or arrests at a protest by 4,000 people in central Birmingham on Friday.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that while he sympathised with demonstrators he would not be attending any protests.
He told Sky News: “I understand how strongly people feel about this, particularly black Londoners and black British citizens, but please make sure you follow the advice.”
Stop and search
The head of the police watchdog for England and Wales, meanwhile, called on forces to listen to the concerns of ethnic minority communities, particularly in the context of complaints that minorities are disproportionately affected by policies such as stop and search, and even fines imposed during lockdown.
Michael Lockwood, director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct, said: “Right now, communities in the UK are expressing real and growing concerns about disproportionality. Only two weeks ago we highlighted increasing community concerns about the use of Taser.
“We are also hearing concerns about stop and search and, most recently, fines issued during lockdown being disproportionate to black people. There must be more research to understand issues of disproportionality, as well as assurance and scrutiny around tactics like use of force and stop and search.”


inews--2020-06-05--Government threatened with legal action over plan to end free school meals vouchers over summer holi

Government threatened with legal action over plan to end free school meals vouchers over summer holidays The call for the free school meals scheme to be extended over the summer has been backed by the Tory chair of the Education Committee The Government has been warned it will face legal action if it fails to provide free school meals over the summer holidays .
A letter sent by the food charity Sustain and the Good Law Project to the Education Secretary , Gavin Williamson , seeks urgent clarification about what action will be taken to tackle holiday hunger in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ food voucher scheme for children eligible for free school meals when schools closed , and following public pressure extended the scheme to cover the Easter holidays and summer term .
However , on Thursday the Government said the scheme would not cover the summer period .
Kath Dalmeny , chief executive of the food charity Sustain , said : `` We have tried everything we can think of to secure every child ’ s right to food , yet this week the Government said it has no plans to help the majority of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal action is a last resort , but the time has come . ''
The call for the scheme to be extended has been backed by Robert Halfon , the Conservative chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee .
In a letter sent to Vicky Ford , the minister for children and families , Mr Halfon says : “ Understandably there is huge concern that the free school meal voucher scheme will not be extended over the summer holidays.
” He urges the minister to reconsider to provide “ consistency for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ many parents are struggling in these difficult financial circumstances ” and because holiday hunger “ may exacerbate the attainment gap that already exists between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their better off-peers ” .
“ Providing free school meal vouchers over the summer holidays could have a long-lasting impact on the health , well-being and life chances of millions of children , ” he adds .
A petition calling for vouchers over the summer has gathered more than 180,000 signatures.Christina - the 16-year-old Londoner who set it up - said : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on free school meal support felt when we heard they will be taken away from us during the summer holidays .
It ’ s time to bite back.
” The Government has promised that a £9m holiday activities and food programme launched in 2019 will run again over the summer break to provide activities and meals for disadvantaged children .

The Government has been warned it will face legal action if it fails to provide free school meals over the summer holidays.
A letter sent by the food charity Sustain and the Good Law Project to the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, seeks urgent clarification about what action will be taken to tackle holiday hunger in the summer.
It gives the Government seven days to respond before a formal litigation process will start.
The Government launched a national food voucher scheme for children eligible for free school meals when schools closed, and following public pressure extended the scheme to cover the Easter holidays and summer term.
‘Last resort’
However, on Thursday the Government said the scheme would not cover the summer period.
Kath Dalmeny, chief executive of the food charity Sustain, said: “We have tried everything we can think of to secure every child’s right to food, yet this week the Government said it has no plans to help the majority of vulnerable children over the summer. Taking legal action is a last resort, but the time has come.”
The call for the scheme to be extended has been backed by Robert Halfon, the Conservative chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee.
In a letter sent to Vicky Ford, the minister for children and families, Mr Halfon says: “Understandably there is huge concern that the free school meal voucher scheme will not be extended over the summer holidays.”
Attainment gap
He urges the minister to reconsider to provide “consistency for children and their families”, because “many parents are struggling in these difficult financial circumstances” and because holiday hunger “may exacerbate the attainment gap that already exists between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their better off-peers”.
“Providing free school meal vouchers over the summer holidays could have a long-lasting impact on the health, well-being and life chances of millions of children,” he adds.
A petition calling for vouchers over the summer has gathered more than 180,000 signatures.
Christina – the 16-year-old Londoner who set it up – said: “Imagine how those of us who rely on free school meal support felt when we heard they will be taken away from us during the summer holidays. It’s time to bite back.”
The Government has promised that a £9m holiday activities and food programme launched in 2019 will run again over the summer break to provide activities and meals for disadvantaged children.


inews--2020-06-05--Coronavirus: The R-rate could be above one in North West England

Coronavirus : The R-rate could be above one in North West England Data suggests the region could have an R-rate of 1.01 as Matt Hancock raised the prospect of local lockdowns The regional public health director for North West England has urged people to keep following social distancing guidelines as data shows the rate of Covid-19 infections could be above one .
The latest research from Public Health England and Cambridge University suggests the R-rate could be 1.01 in the region , which has had more than 4,300 coronavirus hospital deaths .
The figures also suggest the South West could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hancock , when asked about the data at the Downing Street press conference again raised the prospect of local lockdowns , but said the Sage scientific advisory group believed the R-rate was still below one in all regions .
Dr Andrew Furber , regional director of Public Health England North West , said : “ We know here in the North West , we experienced a peak in cases later than the majority of other areas .
“ We need to ensure all our communities continue to follow government guidance on social distancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eased across the country , it is vitally important we do everything we can to slow the spread of the virus and save lives.
” The number of reported hospital admissions for Covid-19 in Greater Manchester is now higher than at any time since late April , having risen for the second week in a row .
Matt Hancock told the Downing Street press conference : “ We ’ re increasingly getting regional data .
The R is closer to one in the North West and South West .
The advice from SAGE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all regions .
“ However , we want to increasingly have an approach of tackling local lockdowns where we spot a flare up .
“ We have been doing this in the last few weeks .
For instance , there was a flare up in Weston-super-Mare , which we got under control , and making sure we use this extra focused data is incredibly important .
“ So the new Joint Biodiversity Centre has been tasked to look at each area where there is a flare up .
The North West and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We need to get more granular and more focused and find the source of the local outbreak and deal with it .
”

The regional public health director for North West England has urged people to keep following social distancing guidelines as data shows the rate of Covid-19 infections could be above one.
The latest research from Public Health England and Cambridge University suggests the R-rate could be 1.01 in the region, which has had more than 4,300 coronavirus hospital deaths. The figures also suggest the South West could have an R-rate of 1.00.
Matt Hancock, when asked about the data at the Downing Street press conference again raised the prospect of local lockdowns, but said the Sage scientific advisory group believed the R-rate was still below one in all regions.
Dr Andrew Furber, regional director of Public Health England North West, said: “We know here in the North West, we experienced a peak in cases later than the majority of other areas.
“We need to ensure all our communities continue to follow government guidance on social distancing and self-isolation. As lockdown measures are eased across the country, it is vitally important we do everything we can to slow the spread of the virus and save lives.”
The number of reported hospital admissions for Covid-19 in Greater Manchester is now higher than at any time since late April, having risen for the second week in a row.
Local lockdowns
Matt Hancock told the Downing Street press conference: “We’re increasingly getting regional data. The R is closer to one in the North West and South West. The advice from SAGE is the R is below one in all regions.
“However, we want to increasingly have an approach of tackling local lockdowns where we spot a flare up.
“We have been doing this in the last few weeks. For instance, there was a flare up in Weston-super-Mare, which we got under control, and making sure we use this extra focused data is incredibly important.
“So the new Joint Biodiversity Centre has been tasked to look at each area where there is a flare up. The North West and the South West are big areas themselves. We need to get more granular and more focused and find the source of the local outbreak and deal with it.”


inews--2020-06-05--Coronavirus: Concerns grow over a second peak of Covid-19 infections hitting the South West of Engla

Coronavirus: Concerns grow over a second peak of Covid-19 infections hitting the South West of England

Coronavirus : Concerns grow over a second peak of Covid-19 infections hitting the South West of England Exclusive : The region is opening a Nightingale Hospital in Exeter as NHS 'modelling ' suggests second wave of infections The Nightingale Hospital in Exeter is due to open later this month to help deal with any second wave in the region ( Photo : NHS ) With the lowest number of cases and deaths of any English region throughout the pandemic , NHS Trusts across Cornwall , Devon , Dorset , Gloucestershire , and Somerset are now preparing for a new wave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region .
Figures from the Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases ( CMMID ) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine show that the South West is projected to have the highest reproduction rate of the virus , known as the R rate , in the UK .
The research suggests all areas of the UK will see the R value - the rate of the spread of infection - decrease , except for the South West .
All other English regions are projected to have a 'halving rate ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expected to take for the number of cases to halve .
In contrast , the South West is the only region suggested to have a 'doubling rate ' with an R-rate of between 0.7 and 1.3 .
Anything over 1 means the virus will spread exponentially among the population .
If the modelling from CMMID proves correct , the South West could face the reintroduction of stricter lockdown rules in order to bring any outbreak back under control and below an R-rate of 1 .
In one of the main signals the region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is continuing to build its Nightingale Hospital in Exeter at a time when other temporary Covid-19 centres have been stood down .
Dr Rob Dyer , medical director for NHS Nightingale Exeter , said the 116-bed hospital , was necessary because “ modelling ” suggested the area needed to prepare for “ further surges ” .
The hospital will , if required , take patients from the Devon and Cornwall peninsula and neighbouring counties of Dorset and Somerset .
“ Covid-19 will be with us for many months and NHS Nightingale hospitals are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s resilience plan to manage future surges ( peaks ) in the numbers of cases , including the most critical patients who need specialist care , ” said Dr Dyer .
“ Though there is currently capacity in our hospitals , modelling suggests that we need to be ready for further surges . ''
Professor Mark Pietroni , director of safety and medical director at the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , said : “ At our hospitals , the challenge and the balance that we are striking is in finding the right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cancer surgery and specialist diagnostic tests while continuing to manage Covid-19 in the community and being prepared for a second surge.
” '' I 'm absolutely convinced it was the right thing to do , '' said Ms Ross .
`` Since then there have been no new cases .
I think the outbreak is under control . ''
The hospital is not expected to re-open to new patients for at least a week , while a deep clean is conducted and wards reconfigured to help avoid a repeat of the outbreak .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in holiday hotspot around the South West , the Government is hoping to allow holiday lets , including Airbnb properties , to open as early as next month as part of a relaxation in lockdown rules .

Fears are growing over a second wave of coronavirus infections in the South West of England following the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions and an increase in visitors to tourist hotspots in the region.
With the lowest number of cases and deaths of any English region throughout the pandemic, NHS Trusts across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, and Somerset are now preparing for a new wave that could surpass the first in the region.
Figures from the Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases (CMMID) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine show that the South West is projected to have the highest reproduction rate of the virus, known as the R rate, in the UK.
Modelling suggests second ‘surge’
The research suggests all areas of the UK will see the R value – the rate of the spread of infection – decrease, except for the South West. All other English regions are projected to have a ‘halving rate’ – the number of days it is expected to take for the number of cases to halve.
In contrast, the South West is the only region suggested to have a ‘doubling rate’ with an R-rate of between 0.7 and 1.3. Anything over 1 means the virus will spread exponentially among the population.
Figures published by a joint Public Health England and Cambridge modelling group suggest that R rates for the South West and North West are both over 1.
If the modelling from CMMID proves correct, the South West could face the reintroduction of stricter lockdown rules in order to bring any outbreak back under control and below an R-rate of 1.
Nightingale Hospital set to open in Exeter
In one of the main signals the region is expecting a second wave, Devon is continuing to build its Nightingale Hospital in Exeter at a time when other temporary Covid-19 centres have been stood down.
Dr Rob Dyer, medical director for NHS Nightingale Exeter, said the 116-bed hospital, was necessary because “modelling” suggested the area needed to prepare for “further surges”. The hospital will, if required, take patients from the Devon and Cornwall peninsula and neighbouring counties of Dorset and Somerset.
“Covid-19 will be with us for many months and NHS Nightingale hospitals are a key part of the Government’s resilience plan to manage future surges (peaks) in the numbers of cases, including the most critical patients who need specialist care,” said Dr Dyer.
“Though there is currently capacity in our hospitals, modelling suggests that we need to be ready for further surges.”
Cheltenham hospital closes emergency department
The nervousness in Exeter is matched in Gloucestershire, where the local NHS Trust has closed the emergency department at Cheltenham General Hospital.
Instead, emergency admissions will all be directed to the Gloucestershire Royal in Gloucester.
Professor Mark Pietroni, director of safety and medical director at the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “At our hospitals, the challenge and the balance that we are striking is in finding the right way to increase vital services such as cancer surgery and specialist diagnostic tests while continuing to manage Covid-19 in the community and being prepared for a second surge.”
Outbreak in Weston-super-Mare
Meanwhile, a health boss in Somerset has defended a decision to shut Weston General Hospital after patients on a non-Covid ward and 100 staff tested positive for the virus.
The hospital, in Weston-super-Mare, stopped accepting new patients on 25 May due to a high number of cases.
Julia Ross, chief executive at NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Groups, said it was a “difficult decision to close” but she thinks the “outbreak is under control”.
She said 7 per cent of the 1,700 staff tested positive, despite being asymptomatic.
“I’m absolutely convinced it was the right thing to do,” said Ms Ross. “Since then there have been no new cases. I think the outbreak is under control.”
The hospital is not expected to re-open to new patients for at least a week, while a deep clean is conducted and wards reconfigured to help avoid a repeat of the outbreak.
Government could re-open holiday lets in July
In a move that will increase fears in holiday hotspot around the South West, the Government is hoping to allow holiday lets, including Airbnb properties, to open as early as next month as part of a relaxation in lockdown rules.
Oliver Dowden, the culture secretary, said the Government is targeting 4 July for re-openings of private lettings.
Domestic tourism chiefs, holiday home owners, campsites and holiday parks are hoping for a boom once the lockdown restrictions are eased to allow people to stay overnight away from home.


inews--2020-06-05--Coronavirus latest: British Airways threatens legal action against ministers over quarantine rules

Willie Walsh says 14-day isolation order is 'irrational and disproportionate' British Airways has threatened legal action against the Government over the new 14-day quarantine rules for travellers because the industry was not consulted before the policy was announced .
Willie Walsh , the chief executive of BA ’ s parent company IAG said the policy was “ irrational and disproportionate ” and threatened to destabilise an already struggling sector .
He claimed that other airlines could follow suit because the industry was not consulted before the policy was announced .
Travellers arriving into the UK from abroad will need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monday ( Photo : Juan Carlos Toro/Getty ) Anyone arriving in the UK from abroad from Monday , including Britons returning home , will have to tell border force officials where they plan to quarantine for the next two weeks and , if they can not provide an address , will be instructed to go to government accommodation .
People will face fines of up to £1,000 if they refuse to comply .
The new rules are designed to limit the spread of new Covid-19 infections in the UK just as the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ existing cases .
There are exemptions for certain individuals , such as health workers and fruit pickers , as well as people arriving from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man .
Home Secretary Priti Patel held talks on Thursday via video link with airline bosses , including those from Virgin Atlantic , easyJet and Jet2 , to try to smooth relations but BA boycotted the virtual meeting .
Mr Walsh said the policy was “ terrible ” and warned that it had “ torpedoed our opportunity to get flying in July ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We think it ’ s irrational , we think it ’ s disproportionate , and we are giving consideration to a legal challenge to this legislation .
We ’ re reviewing that with the lawyers later on today .
“ I suspect there are other airlines who are doing so because it ’ s important to point out there was no consultation with the industry prior to enacting this legislation .
We do believe it is an irrational piece of legislation.
” The Prime Minister ’ s official spokesman said : “ As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s meeting we want to work with industry across the board as we come out of this pandemic , and that includes BA .
Obviously we are disappointed they chose not to attend the meeting .
”

British Airways has threatened legal action against the Government over the new 14-day quarantine rules for travellers because the industry was not consulted before the policy was announced.
The travel restrictions come into force on Monday despite a backlash from the aviation and tourism industries and backbench Conservative MPs.
Willie Walsh, the chief executive of BA’s parent company IAG said the policy was “irrational and disproportionate” and threatened to destabilise an already struggling sector.
He claimed that other airlines could follow suit because the industry was not consulted before the policy was announced.
Anyone arriving in the UK from abroad from Monday, including Britons returning home, will have to tell border force officials where they plan to quarantine for the next two weeks and, if they cannot provide an address, will be instructed to go to government accommodation.
‘Torpedoed’
People will face fines of up to £1,000 if they refuse to comply. The new rules are designed to limit the spread of new Covid-19 infections in the UK just as the government is trying to get a grip on existing cases.
There are exemptions for certain individuals, such as health workers and fruit pickers, as well as people arriving from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
Home Secretary Priti Patel held talks on Thursday via video link with airline bosses, including those from Virgin Atlantic, easyJet and Jet2, to try to smooth relations but BA boycotted the virtual meeting.
Mr Walsh said the policy was “terrible” and warned that it had “torpedoed our opportunity to get flying in July”.
He told Sky News: “We think it’s irrational, we think it’s disproportionate, and we are giving consideration to a legal challenge to this legislation. We’re reviewing that with the lawyers later on today.
“I suspect there are other airlines who are doing so because it’s important to point out there was no consultation with the industry prior to enacting this legislation. We do believe it is an irrational piece of legislation.”
‘Backed by the science’
Ms Patel has insisted the rule is “backed by the science” and is “essential” to save lives.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “As the Home Secretary said at yesterday’s meeting we want to work with industry across the board as we come out of this pandemic, and that includes BA. Obviously we are disappointed they chose not to attend the meeting.”
IAG had previously planned to make a “meaningful return to service” in July.
Len McCluskey, general secretary of union Unite, said it was “frankly irresponsible that BA would sit this out”.


inews--2020-06-05--Union anger at mass airline redundancies despite £2bn coronavirus loans

Exclusive : Unite has reacted angrily to news that companies have taken billions from the Bank of England The union Unite has reacted angrily to news that some of Britain ’ s biggest airlines have received almost £2bn in emergency coronavirus loans and yet still intend to make thousands of staff redundant .
On Thursday night , the Bank of England disclosed for the first time the companies that had borrowed money under its emergency pandemic funding scheme , with Ryanair and easyJet taking loans of £600m each and BA owner IAG and Wizz Air both accessing £300m .
Easyjet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cut up to 4,500 jobs , while Ryanair said it was axing 15 per cent of its 20,000-strong workforce .
Oliver Richardson , national officer for civil aviation at Unite , which has 1.4 million members , told i : “ Billions of pounds have been lent to just four companies who already had significant cash reserves compared with other aviation companies .
All of them have taken government money , whilst at the same time announcing thousands of redundancies.
” The union questioned the principles of the airlines , stating that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conditions , such as a bar on mass redundancies and the payment of dividends to investors as well a cap on executive pay .
Mr Richardson also said the Government should do more to support airlines and their workers .
“ The loan figures demonstrate that the Government ’ s piecemeal approach to the aviation industry is not working .
In mid-March the Government promised sector-specific assistance for aviation and we are still waiting for it .
This is still much needed.
” IAG announced plans in May to cut 12,000 staff at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ground most of its planes .
And Wizz Air , the Hungarian low-cost airline , said it was cutting close to a fifth of its 4,550 workforce .
The Bank of England revealed 53 businesses had borrowed a total of £16.25bn under the generous scheme .
Other familiar names include Asos , Nissan , John Lewis , G4S and Tottenham Hotspur .
The north London football club is the only team to use the loan scheme .
The Bank of England 's Covid Corporate Financing Facility was set up to help larger @ @ @ @ @

The union Unite has reacted angrily to news that some of Britain’s biggest airlines have received almost £2bn in emergency coronavirus loans and yet still intend to make thousands of staff redundant.
On Thursday night, the Bank of England disclosed for the first time the companies that had borrowed money under its emergency pandemic funding scheme, with Ryanair and easyJet taking loans of £600m each and BA owner IAG and Wizz Air both accessing £300m.
Easyjet announced late last month that it was to cut up to 4,500 jobs, while Ryanair said it was axing 15 per cent of its 20,000-strong workforce.
Oliver Richardson, national officer for civil aviation at Unite, which has 1.4 million members, told i: “Billions of pounds have been lent to just four companies who already had significant cash reserves compared with other aviation companies. All of them have taken government money, whilst at the same time announcing thousands of redundancies.”
Ethics questioned
The union questioned the principles of the airlines, stating that such financial support should have come with stipulations, including a bar on mass redundancies, a ban on dividend payments and caps on executive pay.
Mr Richardson added that more should be done by the Government to support airlines and their workers. “The loan figures demonstrate that the Government’s piecemeal approach to the aviation industry is not working. In mid-March the Government promised sector-specific assistance for aviation and we are still waiting for it. This is still much needed.”
IAG announced plans in May to cut 12,000 staff at BA after the Covid-19 outbreak forced it to ground most of its planes. And Wizz Air, the Hungarian low-cost airline, said it was cutting close to a fifth of its 4,550 workforce.
Total of £16.25bn borrowed
The Bank of England revealed 53 businesses had borrowed a total of £16.25bn under the generous scheme. Other familiar names to access the loans include Asos, Nissan, John Lewis, G4S and Tottenham Hotspur. The north London football club is the only team to use the loan scheme.
The biggest single loan, £1bn, went to German company BASF – the world’s largest chemicals producer.
The Bank of England’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility was set up to help larger businesses through the pandemic.


inews--2020-06-05--Coronavirus latest: Ministers ignored Test and Trace guidance from scientists to escape lockdown

Coronavirus latest : Ministers ignored Test and Trace guidance from scientists to escape lockdown Exclusive : Ministers across the UK ignored the advice they received from scientists when drawing up the rules Ministers across the UK ignored the advice they received from scientists when drawing up the rules for test and trace programmes , i can reveal .
The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage ) told UK and devolved governments that whenever someone suffers Covid-19 symptoms , their contacts should be immediately traced and told to self-isolate .
But under the NHS Test and Trace scheme introduced in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not start until the original patient tests positive for coronavirus .
The equivalent programmes in Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland are also triggered only by someone testing positive for Covid-19.That means people will not be unnecessarily forced into quarantine after coming into contact with someone who turns out not to be infected , but also increases the time during which contacts of genuine Covid-19 cases will continue to circulate in the community .
Officials decided to adopt the laxer rules because they were worried about “ fatigue ” among people who might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be told several times that it was a false alarm – creating a risk that they would refuse to follow the guidelines in future .
During a meeting on 1 May , Sage concluded that as soon as an “ index case ” – someone who shows coronavirus symptoms – emerges , all their contacts should be asked to go into quarantine .
The committee warned that the contact tracing process would work best on a 48-hour timescale , adding that if it was not complete within 72 hours then the rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and trace will be a key part of when lockdown restrictions will be lifted ( Photo : ANDREW MILLIGAN/POOL/AFP/Getty ) Minutes from the meeting state : “ Sage advised that , in the initial phase of the test and trace programme , contacts should be requested to isolate as soon as they are identified ( i.e .
based on symptomatic notification ) , even if test results for the index case are not yet available.
” The scientists suggested it would only be safe to let contacts of unconfirmed cases circulate if test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boris Johnson has promised this will be the case by the end of June .
When NHS Test and Trace was launched by Matt Hancock , the Health Secretary said the contact tracing process would start only once a positive Covid-19 test was confirmed .
A government source said they were confident tests would be returned quickly enough for the system to work effectively , adding : “ There ’ s an element of fatigue if people are being quarantined multiple times because someone they know has the sniffles.
” A spokesman for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Test and Trace programme is designed to ensure that close , recent contacts of anyone who tests positive for coronavirus immediately self-isolate while they are still at low risk of transmitting the virus to others .
“ To prevent the virus spreading , we are focused on continually improving both the speed of testing and the speed of contact tracing .
It is vitally important that everybody follows the advice if asked to self-isolate .
”

Ministers across the UK ignored the advice they received from scientists when drawing up the rules for test and trace programmes, i can reveal.
The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) told UK and devolved governments that whenever someone suffers Covid-19 symptoms, their contacts should be immediately traced and told to self-isolate. But under the NHS Test and Trace scheme introduced in England last week, contact tracing will not start until the original patient tests positive for coronavirus. The equivalent programmes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are also triggered only by someone testing positive for Covid-19.
That means people will not be unnecessarily forced into quarantine after coming into contact with someone who turns out not to be infected, but also increases the time during which contacts of genuine Covid-19 cases will continue to circulate in the community.
Officials decided to adopt the laxer rules because they were worried about “fatigue” among people who might be asked to self-isolate repeatedly, only to be told several times that it was a false alarm – creating a risk that they would refuse to follow the guidelines in future.
During a meeting on 1 May, Sage concluded that as soon as an “index case” – someone who shows coronavirus symptoms – emerges, all their contacts should be asked to go into quarantine. The committee warned that the contact tracing process would work best on a 48-hour timescale, adding that if it was not complete within 72 hours then the rate of virus transmission would grow.
Follow the science?
Minutes from the meeting state: “Sage advised that, in the initial phase of the test and trace programme, contacts should be requested to isolate as soon as they are identified (i.e. based on symptomatic notification), even if test results for the index case are not yet available.”
The scientists suggested it would only be safe to let contacts of unconfirmed cases circulate if test results were available within 24 hours; Boris Johnson has promised this will be the case by the end of June.
When NHS Test and Trace was launched by Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary said the contact tracing process would start only once a positive Covid-19 test was confirmed.
A government source said they were confident tests would be returned quickly enough for the system to work effectively, adding: “There’s an element of fatigue if people are being quarantined multiple times because someone they know has the sniffles.”
A spokesman for the Department of Health said: “The Test and Trace programme is designed to ensure that close, recent contacts of anyone who tests positive for coronavirus immediately self-isolate while they are still at low risk of transmitting the virus to others.
“To prevent the virus spreading, we are focused on continually improving both the speed of testing and the speed of contact tracing. It is vitally important that everybody follows the advice if asked to self-isolate.”


inews--2020-06-05--What can I use for a face covering? Rules on using a scarf or bandana explained as coronavirus face

What can I use for a face covering? Rules on using a scarf or bandana explained as coronavirus face mask advice changes

What can I use for a face covering ?
Rules on using a scarf or bandana explained as coronavirus face mask advice changes The new rule comes on the day non-essential shops will re-open across the nation and a significant increase in people using public transport People across the country are now being advised to wear face coverings when out of the house , and from 15 June you must wear one on public transport in England .
People are also being asked to wear face coverings when they are in `` an enclosed space where social distancing is n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contact with people you do not normally meet '' , for instance in shops .
A sign asking people to use face coverings outside Waterloo station in London , following the announcement that wearing a face covering will be mandatory for passengers on public transport in England from June 15 ( Photo : PA ) What can I use as a face covering ?
People have been advised not to use surgical masks or respirators as these should be reserved for health and care workers and for people in industrial settings such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Smart Air Filters found that tea towels , cotton t-shirts and cotton pillowcases are the best materials to use for making your own DIY face masks - this is due to their ability to capture particles while still remaining breathable .
Remember , you might need more than one face mask , so you have one to wear while the other is being washed .
The government have outlined how to make a face mask using an old t-shirt and pair of scissors , if you do n't know how to sew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Face coverings should not be used for children under the age of two years , or people who might not be able to fit them correctly .
You should make sure to wash your hands or use hand sanitiser before putting on , and taking off , your face covering , and you should avoid touching your eyes , nose , or mouth at all times .
Also make sure to not touch the front of the face covering , or the part of the face covering that has been in contact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ removed , make sure you clean any surfaces the face covering has touched .

People across the country are now being advised to wear face coverings when out of the house, and from 15 June you must wear one on public transport in England.
The Government states that, while wearing a face covering does not protect the wearer, it may protect others if people are infected but have not yet developed symptoms.
The new rule comes on the day non-essential shops will re-open across the nation and a significant increase in people using public transport is expected.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “This will mean that you can be refused travel if you don’t comply and you could be fined.”
People are also being asked to wear face coverings when they are in “an enclosed space where social distancing isn’t possible and where you will come into contact with people you do not normally meet”, for instance in shops.
What can I use as a face covering?
People have been advised not to use surgical masks or respirators as these should be reserved for health and care workers and for people in industrial settings such as those exposed to dust.
The latest government advice states that a cloth face covering should cover your mouth and nose while allowing you to breathe comfortably.
It can be as simple as a scarf or bandana that ties behind the head.
A study from Smart Air Filters found that tea towels, cotton t-shirts and cotton pillowcases are the best materials to use for making your own DIY face masks – this is due to their ability to capture particles while still remaining breathable.
What’s the government advice on making a face mask?
There are plenty of ways to make a face covering, with many examples on social media ranging from professional designer masks, to ones made from cutting up sports socks.
Remember, you might need more than one face mask, so you have one to wear while the other is being washed.
The government have outlined how to make a face mask using an old t-shirt and pair of scissors, if you don’t know how to sew, or have access to sewing materials.
Start by cutting a straight line across the width of the T-shirt (front and back) approximately 20cm from the bottom of the T-shirt.
Then from a point 2cm below the top right-hand corner of the fabric, make a 15cm horizontal cut through both sides of the fabric that is parallel to the top of the rectangle.
Cut down towards the bottom of the fabric until you reach approximately 2cm above the bottom edge. From here, make another 15cm cut that runs parallel to the bottom of the fabric to make a rectangle that can be discarded.
To make the ties, cut open the edge of the 2 long strips of fabric. Unfold the main piece of fabric and place over the mouth and the nose. The 4 strips act as ties to hold the cloth face covering in place and should be tied behind the head and around the neck.
The government’s latest guidance also includes steps to make a sewn face cloth covering.
Face coverings should not be used for children under the age of two years, or people who might not be able to fit them correctly.
You should make sure to wash your hands or use hand sanitiser before putting on, and taking off, your face covering, and you should avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth at all times.
Also make sure to not touch the front of the face covering, or the part of the face covering that has been in contact with your mouth and nose. Once removed, make sure you clean any surfaces the face covering has touched.
You should wash a face covering regularly – storing it in a plastic bag until you have the opportunity to wash it – and it can go in with other laundry, using your normal detergent.