inews--2020-05-24--Dominic Cummings: A shaven-headed svengali who has made a career of thumbing his nose at convention

Dominic Cummings : A shaven-headed svengali who has made a career of thumbing his nose at convention Boris Johnson 's chief aide is considered a visionary by his supporters - but his abrasive manner has alienated him from many Tory MPs Number 10 Downing Street special advisor Dominic Cummings drives away from his home surrounded by media in London on May 24 , 2020 following allegations he broke coronavirus lockdown rules by travelling across the country in March .
- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under increased pressure on Sunday to sack top aide Dominic Cummings who was facing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rules for a second time .
The British government has so far rejected calls to sack Cummings over allegations he broke coronavirus lockdown rules by travelling across the country with his wife while she was suffering from symptoms of the disease , but even MPs from his own party were calling for him to leave on Sunday .
( Photo by Isabel Infantes / AFP ) If nothing else , Dominic Cummings ’ career in the public eye has been built on a solid foundation of thumbing his nose at convention and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he insists he has never been part .
The 48-year-old , who attended the meetings with scientific advisors that led to the drawing up of the strict rules of Covid-19 lockdown applied to the nation at the end of March , has always made it clear that he considers himself to be the master of his own political destiny .
And yet as the salvoes of robustly supportive tweets from Cabinet ministers on Saturday gave way on Sunday to a steady bombardment of statements from backbench Conservative MPs stating baldly that they now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s shaven-headed svengali to “ untenable ” , it was clear that Mr Cummings ’ future inside Number 10 hung in the balance .
It would seem that among the considerations for Mr Johnson is not only whether or not Mr Cummings broke the “ stay at home ” regulation he had a hand in forming , or indeed whether the demands from Prime Minister ’ s backbenches should be heeded or ignored .
The key question is the realpolitik of whether or not Mr Johnson ’ s Downing Street operation will function @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shown the door .
For better or worse , Mr Cummings is reputed to have taken the Downing Street machine by the scruff of its neck after Mr Johnson ’ s ascendancy to the Tory leadership in July 2019 - famously calling for “ weirdos and misfits with odd skills ” to replace naysaying Whitehall functionaries while changing the tempo of operations to one of quick , irrevocable decision making .
A protester holds up a placard outside the home of Dominic Cummings ( Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images ) Any hope that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Cummings ’ abrupt manner with Conservative MPs has proved forlorn .
The advisor , who has refused to join the party he is helping to govern , has castigated MPs for failing to have a plan for Brexit and made clear he would have considered delaying invoking Article 50 .
When placed alongside Mr Cummings ’ generally low tolerance for , as he sees them , complacent backbench MPs and “ public school bluffers ” inhabiting Whitehall , it was perhaps unsurprising that beyond the Cabinet , Tory MPs were on Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his defence .
Almost overnight , he went from being a sidelined one-time adviser to Michael Gove while he was education secretary to something of an iconoclastic genius whose ability to harness the powers of creative destruction was to be levelled at a long list of targets .
He attended a state primary school but he was privately educated at the 600-year-old Durham School and won a place at Exeter College , Oxford , to read ancient and modern history .
He emerged with a first class degree and was , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ better ” than his predecessor in the subject , one Boris Johnson .
A big screen organised by British political campaign group Led By Donkeys mounted on a vehicle plays a clip from Britain 's Prime Minister Boris Johnson 's 23 March address to the nation where he explained the stay-at-home coronavirus lockdown rules outside the home of Number 10 Downing Street special advisor Dominic Cummings in London .
( Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP ) Yet , Mr Cummings ’ defenders argue with similar ferocity that he has been a badly-needed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ establishment whose head is not as much in the clouds of political philosophy as his famously long , often rambling blogs make him out to be .

If nothing else, Dominic Cummings’ career in the public eye has been built on a solid foundation of thumbing his nose at convention and the entrenched ways of an Establishment of which he insists he has never been part.
There is a heavy irony, therefore, in the fact that his two-decade career as a society-shaking maverick has been imperiled by his alleged failure to observe rules and conventions which, as Downing Street’s chief strategist, he had a part in creating.
The 48-year-old, who attended the meetings with scientific advisors that led to the drawing up of the strict rules of Covid-19 lockdown applied to the nation at the end of March, has always made it clear that he considers himself to be the master of his own political destiny.
‘Untenable’
And yet as the salvoes of robustly supportive tweets from Cabinet ministers on Saturday gave way on Sunday to a steady bombardment of statements from backbench Conservative MPs stating baldly that they now considered the position of Boris Johnson’s shaven-headed svengali to “untenable”, it was clear that Mr Cummings’ future inside Number 10 hung in the balance.
It would seem that among the considerations for Mr Johnson is not only whether or not Mr Cummings broke the “stay at home” regulation he had a hand in forming, or indeed whether the demands from Prime Minister’s backbenches should be heeded or ignored. The key question is the realpolitik of whether or not Mr Johnson’s Downing Street operation will function effectively should its chief operating officer be shown the door.
As one senior Tory MP put it: “I think they [No 10] will brazen it out, he’s too important to the PM. Without [Dominic Cummings] who would run the show.”
Naysaying functionaries
For better or worse, Mr Cummings is reputed to have taken the Downing Street machine by the scruff of its neck after Mr Johnson’s ascendancy to the Tory leadership in July 2019 – famously calling for “weirdos and misfits with odd skills” to replace naysaying Whitehall functionaries while changing the tempo of operations to one of quick, irrevocable decision making.
Any hope that assuming the reins of power would soften Mr Cummings’ abrupt manner with Conservative MPs has proved forlorn. The advisor, who has refused to join the party he is helping to govern, has castigated MPs for failing to have a plan for Brexit and made clear he would have considered delaying invoking Article 50.
When placed alongside Mr Cummings’ generally low tolerance for, as he sees them, complacent backbench MPs and “public school bluffers” inhabiting Whitehall, it was perhaps unsurprising that beyond the Cabinet, Tory MPs were on Sunday hardly falling over themselves to come to his defence.
Political landscape
There is little doubt, nonetheless, that Mr Cummings has had a far-reaching impact on Britain’s political landscape.
His most significant achievement, and indeed the culmination of a single-minded determination to upset the status quo with a new political modus operandi, is his role at the tiller of the Vote Leave campaign in the 2016 Brexit referendum.
The Oxford-educated advisor, famously dubbed a “career psychopath” by former prime minister David Cameron, not only came up with the slogan – “Take back control” – credited with swaying many voters but also funnelled funds into the social media adverts and data crunching which helped Brexiteers to outflank their Remain opponents.
Laughably remote
An outcome which most in Westminster had once believed to be laughably remote became a reality that few in 2015 had seen coming.
The Brexit victory, for which Mr Cummings had in fact road-tested his tactics during a successful campaign to oppose a regional assembly in his native North East more than a decade earlier, dramatically reset his reputation.
Almost overnight, he went from being a sidelined one-time adviser to Michael Gove while he was education secretary to something of an iconoclastic genius whose ability to harness the powers of creative destruction was to be levelled at a long list of targets.
Outsider
The Durham-born son of a North Sea oil rig engineer and a special needs teacher, Mr Cummings has long revelled in a self-image as an outsider.
He attended a state primary school but he was privately educated at the 600-year-old Durham School and won a place at Exeter College, Oxford, to read ancient and modern history. He emerged with a first class degree and was, according to his tutor, a “whole class better” than his predecessor in the subject, one Boris Johnson.
Mr Cummings’ enemies argue that this alleged notion of superiority laid the foundations for his downfall. Along with his intellectual firepower there comes an innate sense of superiority and a degree of recklessness.
Equal footing
Insiders say that rather showing any obvious deference to his boss, Mr Johnson, Mr Cummings appears to consider himself to be on an equal footing.
Those who have worked with him argue Mr Cummings’ abrasive bedside manner has always run the risk of exhausting the good will of those called upon to enact his orders.
Speaking earlier this year, the former Liberal Democrat minister David Laws, who worked with Mr Cummings at the Department for Education, said: “He can be unnecessarily rude, hectoring and create a climate of fear, which isn’t generally conducive to good government”
Force for renewal
Yet, Mr Cummings’ defenders argue with similar ferocity that he has been a badly-needed force for renewal in a jaded political establishment whose head is not as much in the clouds of political philosophy as his famously long, often rambling blogs make him out to be.
His WhatsApp profile supposedly lists his priorities as “Get Brexit done” followed by the word “Arpa”.
It is a reference to the Advanced Research Projects Agency set up in the US in the late 1950s to pioneer such driving forces of American innovation as Silicon Valley and Nasa.
Mantra
It is an article of faith for Mr Cummings that Britain needs a similar organisation to tilt the country back towards a diversified economy built on science to meet the challenges of climate change and lead the world in areas such as artificial intelligence and robotics.
It is a mantra with which increasing numbers in government would appear to agree.
Following the success of his debut insurgency against a North East assembly in 2004, Mr Cummings withdrew to the “bunker” of the family farm that is the source of his current troubles to read deeply and widely about the nature of the world. It is a process which laid the foundations for his subsequent assault on Britain’s status quo.
As he clung onto his position on Sunday, it seems that Dominic Cummings, who has regularly hinted that he considers his position at the centre of power to be transient, is determined to stay put for a while yet.


inews--2020-05-25--Dominic Cummings to make rare statement over allegations he broke lockdown rules

Dominic Cummings to make rare statement over allegations he broke lockdown rules Boris Johnson 's chief aide has faced calls to quit since it emerged on Saturday that he travelled 260 miles from London to Durham Boris Johnson 's chief aide has faced calls to quit or be fired since it emerged on Saturday that he travelled 260 miles from London to County Durham while ill with coronavirus .
The Prime Minister and fellow senior Tories have insisted Mr Cummings acted `` responsibly and legally '' , and made the trip to be near his parents , so they could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Government has been accused by opposition parties , scientists , bishops and the public of undermining its response to the coronavirus by standing by Mr Cummings .
The special advisers ' code of conduct states : `` Special advisers must not take public part in political controversy [ ... ] They must observe discretion and express comment with moderation , avoiding personal attacks , and would not normally speak in public for their Minister or the Department . ''
Dominic Cummings returning to his home in London on Sunday ( Photo : Getty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cummings ' trip to Durham that have yet to be answered .
Downing Street has so far refused to deny that Mr Cummings made a trip to Barnard Castle on 12 April , when he or his wife may still have been in the self-isolation period for Covid-19 .
There is also the matter of a potential second visit to Durham .
A witness has claimed they spotted Mr Cummings in the area on 19 April , despite him being seen outside Downing Street on 14 April .
There has also yet to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prime Minister knew Mr Cummings was going to Durham to self-isolate .
And many have been questioning why Mr Cummings ' trip has been deemed acceptable by the Government , despite the rest of the country being told to stay at home no matter what , particularly if they are displaying Covid-19 symptoms .
Retired Chemistry teacher Robin Lees complained to Durham Police after spotting Boris Johnson 's chief aide visiting the picturesque town of Barnard Castle - 30 miles from where they had been locked down in Durham - with his family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Mr Cummings wrote in a Spectator column last month : `` At the end of March and for the first two weeks of April , I was ill , so we [ Mr Cummings and his wife ] were both shut in together . ''

Dominic Cummings will make a statement and take questions later today over allegations he broke lockdown rules.
He will speak at 4pm in the Downing Street rose garden.
Boris Johnson’s chief aide has faced calls to quit or be fired since it emerged on Saturday that he travelled 260 miles from London to County Durham while ill with coronavirus.
The Prime Minister and fellow senior Tories have insisted Mr Cummings acted “responsibly and legally”, and made the trip to be near his parents, so they could help look after his son.
The Government has been accused by opposition parties, scientists, bishops and the public of undermining its response to the coronavirus by standing by Mr Cummings.
An unprecedented move
It is extremely unusual for a Government aide to make a public statement of this manner.
The special advisers’ code of conduct states: “Special advisers must not take public part in political controversy […] They must observe discretion and express comment with moderation, avoiding personal attacks, and would not normally speak in public for their Minister or the Department.”
Questions to answer
There are several questions regarding Mr Cummings’ trip to Durham that have yet to be answered.
Downing Street has so far refused to deny that Mr Cummings made a trip to Barnard Castle on 12 April, when he or his wife may still have been in the self-isolation period for Covid-19.
There is also the matter of a potential second visit to Durham. A witness has claimed they spotted Mr Cummings in the area on 19 April, despite him being seen outside Downing Street on 14 April.
Mr Cummings has denied going to Durham a second time.
There has also yet to be a clear answer on whether the Prime Minister knew Mr Cummings was going to Durham to self-isolate.
And many have been questioning why Mr Cummings’ trip has been deemed acceptable by the Government, despite the rest of the country being told to stay at home no matter what, particularly if they are displaying Covid-19 symptoms.
Police investigation
Mr Cummings is facing a police investigation for potentially breaching self-isolation laws while in County Durham.
Retired Chemistry teacher Robin Lees complained to Durham Police after spotting Boris Johnson’s chief aide visiting the picturesque town of Barnard Castle – 30 miles from where they had been locked down in Durham – with his family, before driving off in a car.
Mr Cummings wrote in a Spectator column last month: “At the end of March and for the first two weeks of April, I was ill, so we [Mr Cummings and his wife] were both shut in together.”
How to watch
Mr Cummings statement will be broadcast on all major news channels, including the BBC and Sky News.


inews--2020-05-25--Coronavirus latest: UK hospital stops accepting new admissions, including to A&E, due to high number

Coronavirus latest: UK hospital stops accepting new admissions, including to A&E, due to high number of Covid-19 patients

Coronavirus latest : UK hospital stops accepting new admissions , including to A & E , due to high number of Covid-19 patients Weston General Hospital in Weston-super-Mare stopped taking new admissions , including into its A & E department , from 8am on Monday A hospital in Somerset has temporarily stopped accepting new admissions due to the high number of patients there with coronavirus .
Weston General Hospital in Weston-super-Mare stopped taking new patients , including into its A & E department , from 8am on Monday `` to maintain patient and staff safety '' .
University Hospitals Bristol @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measure is `` precautionary '' and the situation will be kept under review .
The trust said there are arrangements in place for new patients to access treatment and care `` in other appropriate healthcare settings in the area should they need it '' .
Dr William Oldfield , medical director at the trust , said : `` As with any hospital , the number of patients with Covid-19 will frequently change as people are admitted and discharged . ''
`` We currently have a high number of patients with Covid-19 in Weston @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Whilst the vast majority will have come into the hospital with Covid-19 , as an extra precaution we have taken the proactive step to temporarily stop accepting new patients to maintain patient and staff safety .
`` This is a clinically led decision and we are being supported by our system partners to ensure that new patients receive the care and treatment they need in the appropriate setting , and we are continuing to provide high-quality care to existing patients who are being treated in the hospital .
`` We have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients and staff to identify cases quickly , with appropriate measures taken by clinical teams as required .
`` We will keep the situation under constant review . ''

A hospital in Somerset has temporarily stopped accepting new admissions due to the high number of patients there with coronavirus.
Weston General Hospital in Weston-super-Mare stopped taking new patients, including into its A&E department, from 8am on Monday “to maintain patient and staff safety”.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust said the measure is “precautionary” and the situation will be kept under review.
The trust said there are arrangements in place for new patients to access treatment and care “in other appropriate healthcare settings in the area should they need it”.
Dr William Oldfield, medical director at the trust, said: “As with any hospital, the number of patients with Covid-19 will frequently change as people are admitted and discharged.”
“We currently have a high number of patients with Covid-19 in Weston General Hospital.”
Extra precaution
He continued: “Whilst the vast majority will have come into the hospital with Covid-19, as an extra precaution we have taken the proactive step to temporarily stop accepting new patients to maintain patient and staff safety.
“This is a clinically led decision and we are being supported by our system partners to ensure that new patients receive the care and treatment they need in the appropriate setting, and we are continuing to provide high-quality care to existing patients who are being treated in the hospital.
“We have a robust coronavirus testing programme in place for patients and staff to identify cases quickly, with appropriate measures taken by clinical teams as required.
“We will keep the situation under constant review.”
Additional reporting by PA


inews--2020-05-25--50 years since Equal Pay Act: 29,000 claims made for gender pay discrimination still being made ever

50 years since Equal Pay Act: 29,000 claims made for gender pay discrimination still being made every year

50 years since Equal Pay Act : 29,000 claims made for gender pay discrimination still being made every year The 1970 act enshrined the legal principle that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work A large number of workers are claiming their employers are illegally paying them less than colleagues in similar roles , according to research released as the Equal Pay Act enters its fiftieth anniversary .
The act enshrined the legal principle that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work , and was given royal assent on 29 May 1970 in response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Ford ’ s Dagenham plant .
Gemma Arterton performs on stage during a photocall for `` Made In Dagenham '' , which retells the story of the struggle for equal pay ( Photo : Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images ) Across the whole period , equal pay claims made up 12 per cent of all cases , which include other complaints such as unfair dismissal , discrimination and unlawful deductions from pay .
The research found equal pay claims made up 21 per cent all cases in 2017-18 , 14 per cent in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first three quarters of 2019-20 .
Jane Hannon , DLA ’ s employment partner said : “ Whilst the concept of equal pay for equal work has been around for 50 years , the consistently high number of employment tribunal claims indicates that this is an issue which some employers are still grappling with . ''
The tip of the iceberg Ms Hannon added : “ The employment tribunal statistics may only be the tip of the iceberg – it is not clear how many of the claims that are withdrawn before hearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – are actually withdrawn in return for a financial settlement .
“ In our experience , in non-unionised environments , the number of equal pay claims being brought is still comparatively low and many employers do not realise that they have an equal pay issue until pay is challenged by an employee .
`` This is all the more reason for employers to keep equal pay front of mind when reviewing pay and conditions and to ensure that if there is any differential for employees doing like work , work rated equivalent or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a genuine and material factor to justify this .
”

A large number of workers are claiming their employers are illegally paying them less than colleagues in similar roles, according to research released as the Equal Pay Act enters its fiftieth anniversary.
The act enshrined the legal principle that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work, and was given royal assent on 29 May 1970 in response to a strike led by sewing machinists at Ford’s Dagenham plant.
The Act has since been replaced by the 2010 Equality Act.
Nevertheless, 50 years after it’s creation, cases brought before employment tribunals show no sign of slowing, according to the global law firm DLA Piper.
29,000 complaints a year
Since the 2007-08 financial year, employment tribunals in England and Wales have received more than 368,000 complaints relating to equal pay – averaging almost 29,000 complaints a year.
Across the whole period, equal pay claims made up 12 per cent of all cases, which include other complaints such as unfair dismissal, discrimination and unlawful deductions from pay.
The research found equal pay claims made up 21 per cent all cases in 2017-18, 14 per cent in 2018-19 and 14 per cent in the first three quarters of 2019-20.
Jane Hannon, DLA’s employment partner said: “Whilst the concept of equal pay for equal work has been around for 50 years, the consistently high number of employment tribunal claims indicates that this is an issue which some employers are still grappling with.”
In January this year , BBC Newswatch presenter Samira Ahmed won a salary sex discrimination case against the BBC, over being paid six times less than Jeremy Vine.
The tip of the iceberg
Ms Hannon added: “The employment tribunal statistics may only be the tip of the iceberg – it is not clear how many of the claims that are withdrawn before hearing – some 61 per cent of cases – are actually withdrawn in return for a financial settlement.
“In our experience, in non-unionised environments, the number of equal pay claims being brought is still comparatively low and many employers do not realise that they have an equal pay issue until pay is challenged by an employee.
“This is all the more reason for employers to keep equal pay front of mind when reviewing pay and conditions and to ensure that if there is any differential for employees doing like work, work rated equivalent or work of equal value, there is a genuine and material factor to justify this.”
Last year a court of appeal ruled that Asda‘s lower-paid supermarket store staff, who are mainly female, could compare themselves to higher-paid, mostly male warehouse workers in pay claims.
The original Ford strike in 1968 was called when female workers were outraged by a pay structure which clearly discriminated against them.
The Equal Pay Act was created following a meeting between the strike leaders and employment secretary Barbara Castle, who negotiated a deal to end the three-week strike.


inews--2020-05-25--Why the Dominic Cummings furore could spell chaos for the next phase of coronavirus lockdown

Why the Dominic Cummings furore could spell chaos for the next phase of coronavirus lockdown Parents could refuse to send their children back to school by saying they 're going with their 'instincts' It is less than a week until schools are due to reopen their doors to a significant number of pupils for the first time in two months .
Mary Bousted , the joint general secretary of the National Education Union , has tweeted that “ School leaders should simply ignore @ BorisJohnson who has failed as a PM .
Using school opening as a distraction from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Schools should open only when it is safe to do so .
Keep your nerve and do the right thing.
” While it is no surprise that the most vocal teaching unions have responded in this way , given they were already mounting their opposition to what they saw was a hasty return to the classroom , Ms Bousted ’ s comments feed into a wider sense of uncertainty and unease about the 1 June deadline .
Guidelines for teachers on keeping young children apart - which some schools say are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in particular - were only issued last week , days before the half term holiday .
Advice for nurseries - who have an even more difficult challenge in getting children to socially distance - was published late on Sunday evening .
A woman wears a face mask with a message written on it that reads 'nobody is above the law ' outside the home of Mr Cummings ( Photo : Getty ) Add into this already uncertain mix the sense of outrage over the Cummings affair , and it could be a recipe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lockdown .
One of the messages that has emerged from Mr Cummings ’ trip to Durham is the perception that he bent the rules to which millions of others were adhering .
While the vast majority of parents with small children stayed at home , despite fears about becoming seriously ill with coronavirus , Mr Cummings interpreted the small print , that the government recognised childcare during the pandemic could sometimes be “ difficult ” , and went with his wife and four-year-old son to self-isolate near his parents and sisters in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Health Secretary Matt Hancock telling the nation at a Downing Street briefing to stay at home or else “ people will die ” , and the guidelines clearly stating that people with coronavirus must not travel in order to self-isolate somewhere else .
The Prime Minister has excused this rule-bending by praising the adviser for going with his “ instincts ” and being a “ good father ” in doing the best for his family .
This is , surely , a green light for other parents mulling over the return of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than follow any guidelines issued by the government or their children ’ s headteachers .
It is even more likely that parents , when faced with the dilemma to follow the government ’ s instructions or their own gut instincts , will choose the latter - particularly if there is no progress in the decrease of the R number of coronavirus transmission .
This may also be true when the PM announces wider measures for the 1 June lockdown phase , which may include the reopening of National Trust properties and some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of adhering to what they thought were strict lockdown rules , the public may decide they would rather go with their instincts .

It is less than a week until schools are due to reopen their doors to a significant number of pupils for the first time in two months.
Boris Johnson confirmed on Sunday evening that the planned next phase for children from reception and years 1 and 6 would go ahead next Monday, 1 June.
But the furore surrounding his chief adviser Dominic Cummings has made what was already a difficult battle with teachers and parents even more of a challenge.
Mary Bousted, the joint general secretary of the National Education Union, has tweeted that “School leaders should simply ignore @BorisJohnson who has failed as a PM. Using school opening as a distraction from the Dominic Cummings disaster is a cynical ploy.
“Schools should open only when it is safe to do so. Keep your nerve and do the right thing.”
Hasty
While it is no surprise that the most vocal teaching unions have responded in this way, given they were already mounting their opposition to what they saw was a hasty return to the classroom, Ms Bousted’s comments feed into a wider sense of uncertainty and unease about the 1 June deadline.
Guidelines for teachers on keeping young children apart – which some schools say are unrealistic when dealing with four to six-year-olds in particular – were only issued last week, days before the half term holiday. Advice for nurseries – who have an even more difficult challenge in getting children to socially distance – was published late on Sunday evening.
Add into this already uncertain mix the sense of outrage over the Cummings affair, and it could be a recipe for chaos for the next phase of the lockdown.
One of the messages that has emerged from Mr Cummings’ trip to Durham is the perception that he bent the rules to which millions of others were adhering.
While the vast majority of parents with small children stayed at home, despite fears about becoming seriously ill with coronavirus, Mr Cummings interpreted the small print, that the government recognised childcare during the pandemic could sometimes be “difficult”, and went with his wife and four-year-old son to self-isolate near his parents and sisters in a Durham farmhouse.
Instincts
This was despite the Health Secretary Matt Hancock telling the nation at a Downing Street briefing to stay at home or else “people will die”, and the guidelines clearly stating that people with coronavirus must not travel in order to self-isolate somewhere else.
The Prime Minister has excused this rule-bending by praising the adviser for going with his “instincts” and being a “good father” in doing the best for his family.
This is, surely, a green light for other parents mulling over the return of schools to trust their own instincts, rather than follow any guidelines issued by the government or their children’s headteachers.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson was already reportedly admitting privately, before the Cummings affair erupted, that attendance of the first phase of children is likely to be low.
It is even more likely that parents, when faced with the dilemma to follow the government’s instructions or their own gut instincts, will choose the latter – particularly if there is no progress in the decrease of the R number of coronavirus transmission.
This may also be true when the PM announces wider measures for the 1 June lockdown phase, which may include the reopening of National Trust properties and some other retail outlets. After two months of adhering to what they thought were strict lockdown rules, the public may decide they would rather go with their instincts.


inews--2020-05-25--What's on TV tonight: Gregg Wallace visits a toilet roll factory on Inside The Factory

What 's on TV tonight : Gregg Wallace visits a toilet roll factory on Inside The Factory There 's also a repeat of Jack Whitehall 's school sitcom Bad Education and Celebrity SAS : Who Dares Wins draws to a close Pick of the day : Inside The Factory : Keeping Britain Going Gregg Wallace presenting one of his factory tours in a face mask would rob the expressive presenter of his USP , but thankfully ( or alas ) it is not to be .
This is a remix of his 2018 documentary about a toilet roll factory in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – dining al fresco with the family ( the envious won ’ t want to see their enormous garden ) and chatting online with manager Alan , who acts as a roving reporter on the shop floor .
Alan assures Gregg that there ’ s no chance of the country running out , which would have been reassuring news at the peak of March ’ s panic buying .
Marianne ( Daisy Edgar-Jones ) is on a student exchange programme in Sweden , where she is able to indulge fully in her sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Lukas making its way back to Dublin .
There ’ s a bleakness to the latest instalments of this Sally Rooney adaptation that mirrors the interior lives of the two protagonists .
“ University Challenge legends ” Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull continue their journey around the history of British innovation , starting at the Royal Institution in London , where they examine how the Davy lamp saved the lives of thousands of coal miners .
The duo then pay a visit to the preserved laboratory of Michael Faraday , another of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s heart-wrenching drama continues with family and friends attending the funeral of 11-year-old Rhys Jones , while a police raid at the home of Kevin Moody leads to the recovery of the gun used in the schoolboy ’ s murder .
Moody ( played by Michael Moran ) must choose between being labelled a grass and risking retribution or protecting the killer and facing jail time .
It ’ s the final interrogation round of the sadomasochistic reality show , with the six remaining recruits receiving the beastings of their lives from Ant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Billy , Ollie and Jay .
Perhaps next year the slebs would like to try something less arduous – I ’ m a Celebrity… should be a walk in the park after this .
All Creatures Great And Small ( 1978-90 ) , which followed the adventures of rural Yorkshire vet James Herriot ( played by Christopher Timothy ) , set the template for several Sunday-night dramas that would be aired in years to come with its mix of nostalgia , eccentric characters and lovely scenery .
But in this repeat documentary the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much less cosy behind the scenes .
Two episodes follow immediately after .
Despite a critical pasting , this 2012 sitcom starring Jack Whitehall as novice teacher Alfie Wickers – “ the worst teacher to ever grace the British educational system ” – proved BBC Three ’ s biggest hit at the time .
Sarah Solemani ( Him & Her ) plays Alfie ’ s colleague and crush while Mathew Horne is the unlikely headmaster .

Pick of the day: Inside The Factory: Keeping Britain Going
8pm, BBC Two
Gregg Wallace presenting one of his factory tours in a face mask would rob the expressive presenter of his USP, but thankfully (or alas) it is not to be. This is a remix of his 2018 documentary about a toilet roll factory in Manchester, bookended with Wallace at home – dining al fresco with the family (the envious won’t want to see their enormous garden) and chatting online with manager Alan, who acts as a roving reporter on the shop floor. Alan assures Gregg that there’s no chance of the country running out, which would have been reassuring news at the peak of March’s panic buying.
Normal People
9.10pm, BBC One
Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is on a student exchange programme in Sweden, where she is able to indulge fully in her sexual masochism, with word of her relationship with Lukas making its way back to Dublin. There’s a bleakness to the latest instalments of this Sally Rooney adaptation that mirrors the interior lives of the two protagonists.
Monkman & Seagull’s Genius Guide To Britain
9pm, BBC Two
“University Challenge legends” Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull continue their journey around the history of British innovation, starting at the Royal Institution in London, where they examine how the Davy lamp saved the lives of thousands of coal miners. The duo then pay a visit to the preserved laboratory of Michael Faraday, another of their scientific heroes.
Little Boy Blue
9pm, ITV
Jeff Pope’s heart-wrenching drama continues with family and friends attending the funeral of 11-year-old Rhys Jones, while a police raid at the home of Kevin Moody leads to the recovery of the gun used in the schoolboy’s murder. Moody (played by Michael Moran) must choose between being labelled a grass and risking retribution or protecting the killer and facing jail time.
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
9pm, Channel 4
It’s the final interrogation round of the sadomasochistic reality show, with the six remaining recruits receiving the beastings of their lives from Ant Middleton and his team of Foxy, Billy, Ollie and Jay. Perhaps next year the slebs would like to try something less arduous – I’m a Celebrity… should be a walk in the park after this.
Read More We will all lose out if BBC Four is sacrificed for BBC Three
The Cult Of Sunday Night
9pm, BBC Four
All Creatures Great And Small (1978-90), which followed the adventures of rural Yorkshire vet James Herriot (played by Christopher Timothy), set the template for several Sunday-night dramas that would be aired in years to come with its mix of nostalgia, eccentric characters and lovely scenery. But in this repeat documentary the cast and crew reveal things were often much less cosy behind the scenes. Two episodes follow immediately after.
Bad Education
10.35pm, BBC One
Despite a critical pasting, this 2012 sitcom starring Jack Whitehall as novice teacher Alfie Wickers – “the worst teacher to ever grace the British educational system” – proved BBC Three’s biggest hit at the time. Sarah Solemani (Him & Her) plays Alfie’s colleague and crush while Mathew Horne is the unlikely headmaster.


inews--2020-05-25--Patients face ‘dogfight’ for routine treatment when the NHS gets up and running after the first wave

Patients face ‘dogfight’ for routine treatment when the NHS gets up and running after the first wave of Covid-19

Patients face ‘ dogfight ’ for routine treatment when the NHS gets up and running after the first wave of Covid-19 Oncologist Dr Clive Peedell said the health service could be plagued with ‘ issues ’ Patients will face a `` dogfight '' for routine care as the NHS struggles to recover from the coronavirus crises , experts say .
Hospitals were told to stop all non-essential surgeries in March but once the coronavirus peak had been reached the Health Secretary said the NHS will open again in `` very short order '' .
Matt Hancock said that with demand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ we will gradually reopen the rest of the NHS to non-life-threatening elective surgery as soon it is safe to do so ” .
Dr Peedell , who co-founded of the National Health Action Party believes cancer treatments should be given priority once the NHS is back to normal .
Research by University College London last month warned that delays in cancer care could result in as many as 18,000 people could dying over the next year .
Matt Hancock said the NHS would be open 'in short order ' ( Photo : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times : “ There is going to be a real dogfight within the NHS because there are going to be huge issues.
” The Institute of Cancer Research found last week that a three-month delay in all cancer surgery would mean 4,755 extra deaths , while a six-month delay meant 10,760 .
Clare Turnbull , professor of cancer genomics and consultant at the Royal Marsden cancer hospital , London , explained that delays in surgery will affect people with different cancers in different ways .
She said : “ For people with prostate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months won ’ t make much difference .
But bowel cancer and bladder cancer are ones you wouldn ’ t want to leave .
If you delay for three months , 10-15 per cent of people who would get cured don ’ t , and if you leave it for six months then it ’ s 25-30 per cent.
” However , some believe that other treatments will need to be looked at with as much seriousness .
Saffron Cordery , deputy chief executive at NHS Providers , said other conditions , such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an emergency , adding that what treatments come first will differ across the UK .
She also commented that priorities can even differ depending on how each hospital is made up .
If , for example , certain departments are in different buildings then infection control will be easier .
She said : “ Individual areas and regions are , depending on their demography , going to have some very different priorities . ''

Patients will face a “dogfight” for routine care as the NHS struggles to recover from the coronavirus crises, experts say.
Oncologist Dr Clive Peedell said the health service could be plagued with “issues” in the coming months.
Hospitals were told to stop all non-essential surgeries in March but once the coronavirus peak had been reached the Health Secretary said the NHS will open again in “very short order”.
Matt Hancock said that with demand for coronavirus care no longer rising, “we will gradually reopen the rest of the NHS to non-life-threatening elective surgery as soon it is safe to do so”.
Priority for cancer patients
Dr Peedell, who co-founded of the National Health Action Party believes cancer treatments should be given priority once the NHS is back to normal.
Research by University College London last month warned that delays in cancer care could result in as many as 18,000 people could dying over the next year.
He told The Times: “There is going to be a real dogfight within the NHS because there are going to be huge issues.”
The Institute of Cancer Research found last week that a three-month delay in all cancer surgery would mean 4,755 extra deaths, while a six-month delay meant 10,760.
Clare Turnbull, professor of cancer genomics and consultant at the Royal Marsden cancer hospital, London, explained that delays in surgery will affect people with different cancers in different ways.
She said: “For people with prostate cancer, a delay of a few months won’t make much difference. But bowel cancer and bladder cancer are ones you wouldn’t want to leave. If you delay for three months, 10-15 per cent of people who would get cured don’t, and if you leave it for six months then it’s 25-30 per cent.”
Regional differences
However, some believe that other treatments will need to be looked at with as much seriousness.
Saffron Cordery, deputy chief executive at NHS Providers, said other conditions, such as cardiac issues, can turn into an emergency, adding that what treatments come first will differ across the UK.
She also commented that priorities can even differ depending on how each hospital is made up. If, for example, certain departments are in different buildings then infection control will be easier.
She said: “Individual areas and regions are, depending on their demography, going to have some very different priorities.”


inews--2020-05-25--Bootleg king Jonny Banger on raising money for the NHS and 'repurposing' letters from the Prime Mini

Bootleg king Jonny Banger on raising money for the NHS and 'repurposing' letters from the Prime Minister

Bootleg king Jonny Banger on raising money for the NHS and 'repurposing ' letters from the Prime Minister Fashion maverick Jonny Banger ’ s latest project involves children giving their responses to the PM ’ s pandemic letters The “ Government Letter ” posters have attracted the attention of the V & A and later this year a selection of the 203 posters submitted will be exhibited as “ pandemic objects ” .
You know some pretty sweary kids , I tell Jonny , judging by the entries I ’ ve seen .
He prefers the positive designs .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joy to my life ” .
Eloquent cultural artefacts they may be , but the posters are just one part of a much bigger story .
Three months ago , a sweaty , extravagantly dressed crowd piled into a workshop behind Tottenham Textiles on Seven Sisters Road .
The small space pulsed to a set from Paranoid London , who did double duty as DJs and models .
Sports Banger ’ s contribution to London Fashion Week was not so much a catwalk show as a party pegged to a few outrageous garments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ printed with Peeping Tom eyeballs , and a faux Tommy Hilfiger gimp mask .
Within a month , Jonny had turned his considerable energies and network to a new mission : feeding healthcare workers and local families , using funds from T-shirts and hoodie sales .
He resurrected a T-shirt design he ’ d made during the 2015 junior doctors ’ strike : the NHS logo atop a Nike swoosh .
Nike were fine with the T-shirts but Jonny received persistent legal emails from the Government ’ s identity protection team asking him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Today the T-shirts carry such clout that they even appear in the video game Animal Crossing .
Jonny Banger asked children to redesign the letters sent out by the Prime Minister 's office The NHS is part of Jonny 's heritage .
His mum and gran had both been nurses .
As a teenager he witnessed the care his mum received when she got leukaemia .
She died when he was 15 .
You could say that he has found an alternative family within the underground music scene .
The poster competition came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ T-shirt in the same postal drop as the PM ’ s letter .
“ They said , ‘ One of these is going in the bin ’ .
So I thought , ‘ There must be something better we can do with that.
’ ” Twenty minutes later he announced the competition on Instagram , offering T-shirts and pirate badges in return .
Jonny ’ s enterprises seem to come together with the lightest of guiding touches .
“ All I ever do is get people to do what they do anyway – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he says .
It ’ s an MO born from years of parties and festivals – organising quickly on a small budget , in less than ideal circumstances – and it ’ s left him well suited for crisis situations .
It turns out you bank a lot of good will if you spend years throwing great parties .
“ I ’ ve helped a lot of people out .
So a lot of people owe me favours.
” Sports Banger started as a rave label disseminating messages with attitude – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the British tabloids , the police crackdown on nightclubs , or the political ascendance of a certain tousle-haired Tory .
Later it became something closer to a fashion house , albeit an unconventional one , with its own eccentric and very British iconography .
Its high street collaboration with Slazenger included plastic “ Slazenger Banger ” prosecco glasses , a lilo , and T-shirts reading , “ Giz a Fiver ” .
Somewhat on a whim last year Jonny started staging catwalk shows alongside London Fashion Week , but has no aspirations to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m not seduced by shiny things .
I just want to a build a fashion house based on action , community and friends , ” he says .
“ I don ’ t own my own house , but I ’ ve got a judges ’ wig made out of fivers.
” ( It 's true – the wig was made for his show last autumn by accessories designer Fred Butler . )
Just before lockdown , Jonny had spotted a DJ wearing one of his old NHS T-shirts .
It seemed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ but I wanted to link it to some actual action ” .
Between conversations with nurse friends and public health workers and with the help of Meriel Armitage , who runs the vegan street food outfit Club Mexicana , he put together a network to provide healthy food and juices exactly where and when it was needed .
Jonny and his team have raised about £100,000 and are delivering 210 meals a day to health workers in hospice and community treatment centres , as well as hospital ICUs .
He was also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been fielding tearful calls from parents unable to feed children usually on free school meals .
So they set up a food bank , too , distributing to 150 families the first week , and set to grow .
The food distribution service has been dubbed Mega Aid : a nod to the Mega Raves he used to throw .
Behind the irreverence , what Mega Aid has achieved is impressive , and it ’ s been done with care and integrity .
People are paid for their work , food is largely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where it ’ s needed .
“ We have a point of contact for the ICU units and then deliver straight to them , ” says Jonny .
If they don ’ t need food it ’ s redirected somewhere else .
Managing supply and demand is important : he says a lot of well meaning people have been dumping food at A & E departments , creating extra work for overstretched staff .
Has he turned into a saint overnight ?
Hardly .
He still enjoys needling people .
When asked on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Jonny gleefully responded “ fast girls ” ( Mega Aid ’ s speedy delivery team is led by female volunteers ) .
He seems delighted that Vogue pulled an article on the NHS T-shirts after Condé Nast ’ s lawyers raised concerns about celebrating a self-confessed bootlegger in their bible to expensive brands .
He is quick to make a public spectacle of idiocy , such as when Harper ’ s Bazaar featured his NHS T-shirt , then noted that it was temporarily out of stock and directed readers instead to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just very stupid , ” he says .
Harper ’ s apologised and made a donation to Mega Aid .
While he has been shifting smoothies , and using his platform to share skills and information , Jonny has been disappointed by the silence of other figures from the British music scene .
“ Where are these voices within this period ?
” he despairs .
“ Kids look up to them , and it ’ s like they ’ ve been missing for two months .
They shout politics in one breath @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biggest time of one generation ’ s lives ?
” A model at one of Sports Banger 's fashion shows in London That packed party in February now seems a world away – it ’ s going to be a while before Jonny needs to step outside a rave to use a smoking area in the real world .
While he waits , he has started a record label – named Heras after the fencing brand ( he describes both fences and music as “ obnoxious , industrial , ravey , metallic ” @ @

“Boris Johnson is a pickle”, “Get your friends to pay taxes”, “We want PPE!” When British designer and bootleg king Jonny Banger invited kids to repurpose letters about Covid-19 issued by the Prime Minister’s office, the messages that came back ran from the uplifting to the unrepeatable.
Designing the posters with their children, parents discussed the NHS and the Government’s response to the pandemic: the kids, in return, made their feelings clear.
Macie age 7. Macie has cystic fibrosis and says the NHS keeps her well. She’s been stuck inside since 13th March pic.twitter.com/E7bbmB8g4N — Jonny Banger (@BangerJonny) April 14, 2020
The “Government Letter” posters have attracted the attention of the V&A and later this year a selection of the 203 posters submitted will be exhibited as “pandemic objects”. You know some pretty sweary kids, I tell Jonny, judging by the entries I’ve seen. He prefers the positive designs. They have, he says, “brought joy to my life”.
Eloquent cultural artefacts they may be, but the posters are just one part of a much bigger story. Three months ago, a sweaty, extravagantly dressed crowd piled into a workshop behind Tottenham Textiles on Seven Sisters Road. The small space pulsed to a set from Paranoid London, who did double duty as DJs and models. Sports Banger’s contribution to London Fashion Week was not so much a catwalk show as a party pegged to a few outrageous garments, among them giant angels’ wings printed with Peeping Tom eyeballs, and a faux Tommy Hilfiger gimp mask.
Within a month, Jonny had turned his considerable energies and network to a new mission: feeding healthcare workers and local families, using funds from T-shirts and hoodie sales. He resurrected a T-shirt design he’d made during the 2015 junior doctors’ strike: the NHS logo atop a Nike swoosh. Nike were fine with the T-shirts but Jonny received persistent legal emails from the Government’s identity protection team asking him not to use the NHS logo. Today the T-shirts carry such clout that they even appear in the video game Animal Crossing.
The NHS is part of Jonny’s heritage. His mum and gran had both been nurses. As a teenager he witnessed the care his mum received when she got leukaemia. She died when he was 15. You could say that he has found an alternative family within the underground music scene.
The poster competition came about after a friend received their NHS T-shirt in the same postal drop as the PM’s letter. “They said, ‘One of these is going in the bin’. So I thought, ‘There must be something better we can do with that.’” Twenty minutes later he announced the competition on Instagram, offering T-shirts and pirate badges in return.
Jonny’s enterprises seem to come together with the lightest of guiding touches. “All I ever do is get people to do what they do anyway – I’m just joining the dots,” he says. It’s an MO born from years of parties and festivals – organising quickly on a small budget, in less than ideal circumstances – and it’s left him well suited for crisis situations. It turns out you bank a lot of good will if you spend years throwing great parties. “I’ve helped a lot of people out. So a lot of people owe me favours.”
Sports Banger started as a rave label disseminating messages with attitude – about the ill treatment of women by the British tabloids, the police crackdown on nightclubs, or the political ascendance of a certain tousle-haired Tory. Later it became something closer to a fashion house, albeit an unconventional one, with its own eccentric and very British iconography. Its high street collaboration with Slazenger included plastic “Slazenger Banger” prosecco glasses, a lilo, and T-shirts reading, “Giz a Fiver”.
Somewhat on a whim last year Jonny started staging catwalk shows alongside London Fashion Week, but has no aspirations to be the next Burberry. “I’m not seduced by shiny things. I just want to a build a fashion house based on action, community and friends,” he says. “I don’t own my own house, but I’ve got a judges’ wig made out of fivers.” (It’s true – the wig was made for his show last autumn by accessories designer Fred Butler.)
Just before lockdown, Jonny had spotted a DJ wearing one of his old NHS T-shirts. It seemed a good moment to print more, “but I wanted to link it to some actual action”. Between conversations with nurse friends and public health workers and with the help of Meriel Armitage, who runs the vegan street food outfit Club Mexicana, he put together a network to provide healthy food and juices exactly where and when it was needed.
Jonny and his team have raised about £100,000 and are delivering 210 meals a day to health workers in hospice and community treatment centres, as well as hospital ICUs. He was also contacted by a local teacher who had been fielding tearful calls from parents unable to feed children usually on free school meals. So they set up a food bank, too, distributing to 150 families the first week, and set to grow. The food distribution service has been dubbed Mega Aid: a nod to the Mega Raves he used to throw.
big up everyone that makes this work. delivering daily to ICU teams, Hackney hospice, a care home & HIV clinic. couple pics from today pic.twitter.com/LUDMpiZYpZ — Jonny Banger (@BangerJonny) April 28, 2020
Behind the irreverence, what Mega Aid has achieved is impressive, and it’s been done with care and integrity. People are paid for their work, food is largely purchased not donated, and goes only where it’s needed. “We have a point of contact for the ICU units and then deliver straight to them,” says Jonny. If they don’t need food it’s redirected somewhere else. Managing supply and demand is important: he says a lot of well meaning people have been dumping food at A&E departments, creating extra work for overstretched staff.
Has he turned into a saint overnight? Hardly. He still enjoys needling people. When asked on Instagram where the T-shirt money was going, Jonny gleefully responded “fast girls” (Mega Aid’s speedy delivery team is led by female volunteers). He seems delighted that Vogue pulled an article on the NHS T-shirts after Condé Nast’s lawyers raised concerns about celebrating a self-confessed bootlegger in their bible to expensive brands.
He is quick to make a public spectacle of idiocy, such as when Harper’s Bazaar featured his NHS T-shirt, then noted that it was temporarily out of stock and directed readers instead to a knock-off on Etsy. “That was just very stupid,” he says. Harper’s apologised and made a donation to Mega Aid.
While he has been shifting smoothies, and using his platform to share skills and information, Jonny has been disappointed by the silence of other figures from the British music scene. “Where are these voices within this period?” he despairs. “Kids look up to them, and it’s like they’ve been missing for two months. They shout politics in one breath, and now go quiet in the biggest time of one generation’s lives?”
That packed party in February now seems a world away – it’s going to be a while before Jonny needs to step outside a rave to use a smoking area in the real world. While he waits, he has started a record label – named Heras after the fencing brand (he describes both fences and music as “obnoxious, industrial, ravey, metallic”).
Beyond that? “I don’t know how it’s going to pan out. Whatever it is, we’ll give it a good go. I’m not going anywhere,” he says. I believe him: he’s pretty adaptable.
For more information, visit: sportsbanger.com and vam.ac.uk/blog/projects/pandemic-objects-government-letter


inews--2020-05-25--Coronavirus in the UK: Schools must reopen because Covid-19 us for could be with us for ‘a year or m

Coronavirus in the UK: Schools must reopen because Covid-19 us for could be with us for ‘a year or more’ Gavin Williamson says

Coronavirus in the UK : Schools must reopen because Covid-19 us for could be with us for ‘ a year or more ’ Gavin Williamson says The Education Secretary did not reveal whether the Government would take action against heads who refused to toe the line The Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said schools must reopen because 'the coronavirus could be with us for a year or more ' ( Photo : Leon Neal/Getty ) Schools must reopen because the coronavirus “ could be with us for a year or more ” , the Education Secretary has said .
Gavin Williamson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for reasons which were not “ practical ” , but did not reveal whether the Government would take action against heads who refused to toe the line .
At the coronavirus press conference yesterday , Boris Johnson announced the Government was pressing ahead with its plan to open schools in England on 1 June .
From 15 June secondary schools will be asked to provide some contact for Year 10 and Year 12 students to help them prepare for exams next year , with up to a quarter of these students in at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ I acknowledge that the June 1 opening may not be possible for all schools but the Government will continue to support and work with the sector so that any schools experiencing difficulties are able to open more widely as soon as possible.
” But he added : “ The coronavirus could be with us for a year or more , and if we don ’ t start to bring children back how much they fall behind will be incredibly damaging and we ’ ve got to take these first tentative and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dogged resistance to its plans from education unions and many local authorities , who have raised concerns about schools ' preparedness or that reopening could be unsafe .
Mary Bousted , the joint general secretary of the National Education Union - the biggest teacher union in the UK - urged school leaders to “ simply ignore ” the Prime Minister ’ s instruction to open on 1 June .
She tweeted : `` Using school opening as a distraction from the Dominic Cummings disaster is a cynical ploy .
Schools should open only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Keep your nerve and do the right thing . ''
Mr Williamson said that “ if schools have got practical problems we ’ re working with them very closely to work around those problems ” .
But he said schools would not be able to refuse to open altogether - although he did not reveal whether there would be any sanctions against headteachers who ignore the Government

Schools must reopen because the coronavirus “could be with us for a year or more”, the Education Secretary has said.
Gavin Williamson said that schools could not delay opening for reasons which were not “practical”, but did not reveal whether the Government would take action against heads who refused to toe the line.
At the coronavirus press conference yesterday, Boris Johnson announced the Government was pressing ahead with its plan to open schools in England on 1 June.
The phased opening will begin with early years’ settings and reception, Year 1 and Year 6 in primary schools.
Secondary schools
From 15 June secondary schools will be asked to provide some contact for Year 10 and Year 12 students to help them prepare for exams next year, with up to a quarter of these students in at any point.
The Prime Minister added: “I acknowledge that the June 1 opening may not be possible for all schools but the Government will continue to support and work with the sector so that any schools experiencing difficulties are able to open more widely as soon as possible.”
Appearing on BBC Breakfast, Mr Williamson said he understood the “initial nervousness” among parents about reopening.
‘Incredibly damaging’
But he added: “The coronavirus could be with us for a year or more, and if we don’t start to bring children back how much they fall behind will be incredibly damaging and we’ve got to take these first tentative and cautious steps.”
The Government has faced dogged resistance to its plans from education unions and many local authorities, who have raised concerns about schools’ preparedness or that reopening could be unsafe.
Mary Bousted, the joint general secretary of the National Education Union – the biggest teacher union in the UK – urged school leaders to “simply ignore” the Prime Minister’s instruction to open on 1 June.
She tweeted: “Using school opening as a distraction from the Dominic Cummings disaster is a cynical ploy. Schools should open only when it is safe to do so. Keep your nerve and do the right thing.”
School leaders should simply ignore @BorisJohnson who has failed as a PM. Using school opening as a distraction from the Dominic Cummings disaster is a cynical ploy. Schools should open only when it is safe to do so. Keep your nerve and do the right thing. — Dr Mary Bousted (@MaryBoustedNEU) May 25, 2020
Mr Williamson said that “if schools have got practical problems we’re working with them very closely to work around those problems”.
But he said schools would not be able to refuse to open altogether – although he did not reveal whether there would be any sanctions against headteachers who ignore the Government
“We don’t want to see schools not opening for reasons that aren’t practical,” he said.
“There isn’t any reason that schools should not be opening.”


inews--2020-05-25--Dominic Cummings: Government scientific expert says Boris Johnson standing by chief advisor 'undermi

Dominic Cummings: Government scientific expert says Boris Johnson standing by chief advisor 'undermines coronavirus rules and means more people will die'

Dominic Cummings : Government scientific expert says Boris Johnson standing by chief advisor 'undermines coronavirus rules and means more people will die' 'Boris Johnson has trashed all the advice we have given , ' said Professor Stephen Reicher Speaking on Good Morning Britain he said more people will die because of the Government 's refusal to condemn Mr Cummings ' 260-mile trip from London to Durham while he was ill with Covid-19 .
'More people are going to die' '' If you look at the research it shows the reason why people observed lockdown was not for themselves , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk , they did it for the community , they did it because of a sense of 'we 're all in this together ' , '' he said .
`` If you give the impression there 's one rule for them and one rule for us , you fatally undermine that sense of 'we 're all in this together ' and you undermine adherence to the forms of behaviour which have got us through this crisis .
Pressure is mourning for Dominic Cummings to resign ( Photo : Getty ) 'Boris Johnson has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He wrote on Twitter : `` As one of those involved in SPI-B , the government advisory group on behavioural science , I can say that in a few short minutes tonight , Boris Johnson has trashed all the advice we have given on how to build trust and secure adherence to the measures necessary to control Covid-19 .
`` Be open and honest , we said .
Trashed .
Respect the public , we said .
Trashed .
Ensure equity , so everyone is treated the same , we said .
Trashed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trashed .
Make clear 'we are all in it together ' .
Trashed .
`` It is very hard to provide scientific advice to a government which does n't want to listen to science .
I hope , however , that the public will read our papers ( publicly available ) and continue to make up for this bad government with their own good sense . ''
A woman wears a face mask with a message written on it that reads 'nobody is above the law ' outside the home of Mr Cummings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ West said : `` The key thing we need to remember is that the reason for the lockdown is not for the sake of people like Dominic Cummings or the prime minister , it is for our friends and families ' sake so the rules are really , really important . ''

Scientists advising the Government have criticised Boris Johnson for standing by Dominic Cummings, saying it undermines the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and could lead to more deaths.
Professor Stephen Reicher is a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours (SPI-B), which is advising the scientists on the Government’s emergency panel Sage (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies).
Speaking on Good Morning Britain he said more people will die because of the Government’s refusal to condemn Mr Cummings‘ 260-mile trip from London to Durham while he was ill with Covid-19.
‘More people are going to die’
“If you look at the research it shows the reason why people observed lockdown was not for themselves, it wasn’t because they were personally at risk, they did it for the community, they did it because of a sense of ‘we’re all in this together’,” he said.
“If you give the impression there’s one rule for them and one rule for us, you fatally undermine that sense of ‘we’re all in this together’ and you undermine adherence to the forms of behaviour which have got us through this crisis.
“The real issue here is that because of these actions, because of undermining trust in the Government, because of undermining adherence to the rules that we all need to follow, people are going to die.
“More people are going to die.”
Professor Reichner was also critical of the Government after the Prime Minister defended Mr Cummings’ in Sunday evening’s press briefing.
Mr Johnson insisted his chief aide acted “responsibly, legally and with integrity” by making the trip up north.
‘Boris Johnson has trashed all the advice we have given’
He wrote on Twitter: “As one of those involved in SPI-B, the government advisory group on behavioural science, I can say that in a few short minutes tonight, Boris Johnson has trashed all the advice we have given on how to build trust and secure adherence to the measures necessary to control Covid-19.
“Be open and honest, we said. Trashed. Respect the public, we said. Trashed. Ensure equity, so everyone is treated the same, we said. Trashed. Be consistent, we said. Trashed. Make clear ‘we are all in it together’. Trashed.
“It is very hard to provide scientific advice to a government which doesn’t want to listen to science. I hope, however, that the public will read our papers (publicly available) and continue to make up for this bad government with their own good sense.”
Professor Reichner’s comments were supported by two other SPI-B members.
Professor Robert West said: “The key thing we need to remember is that the reason for the lockdown is not for the sake of people like Dominic Cummings or the prime minister, it is for our friends and families’ sake so the rules are really, really important.”
Professor Susan Michie added: “”I hope that @CMO_England @uksciencechief & colleagues will in future give their own scientific briefings to the British public unencumbered by distrust of @BorisJohnson & co. Never thought I’d say this but don’t want science to be dragged down by association with dishonesty.”


inews--2020-05-25--Coronavirus latest: Medical research finds as many as 29% of Covid-19 swab tests produce the wrong r

Coronavirus latest: Medical research finds as many as 29% of Covid-19 swab tests produce the wrong result

Coronavirus latest : Medical research finds as many as 29 % of Covid-19 swab tests produce the wrong result NHS staff are mistakenly being told they 're virus-free after being tested , which could lead to patients being infected whilst in hospital A doctors ' trade union has criticised Public Health England ( PHE ) and the government for permitting a `` shroud of secrecy '' to exist regarding the number of coronavirus tests taken by NHS staff and patients delivering incorrect results .
The Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association ( HCSA ) has called for an end to `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ silence '' around the amount of swab test results concluding in false negative readings .
The tests use samples taken from the patient 's throat and nose , and are a crucial component of halting the spread of coronavirus in hospitals , as they 're used to determine if NHS inpatients and personnel have the virus and could unknowingly transmit it to others .
Nevertheless , swab tests can not always be relied upon : speaking to the Guardian , doctors and hospital bosses said approximately 25 per cent of those undertaken during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not infected .
As the representative for thousands of frontline medics , the HCSA is concerned staff are mistakenly being told they 're virus-free after being tested , which might then lead to patients becoming infected in hospital .
Last week it was revealed up to a fifth of coronavirus patients in multiple hospitals caught the disease whilst being treated for a separate illness , with Boris Johnson declaring that hospital-acquired Covid-19 was leading to an `` epidemic '' of patient deaths .
Writing to PHE , the HCSA ’ s general @ @ @ @ @ @ @ microbiologist , said : “ Statements by PHE officials and others place the incidence of false negatives somewhere between 20 per cent and 30 per cent .
If confirmed , this is a worryingly high rate which raises the prospect of many infected individuals , possibly without symptoms , being passed fit to return to healthcare settings where they will transmit SARS-CoV-2 to colleagues and patients.
” Dr Donaldson went on to describe the `` deep concern and frustration '' doctors feel at PHE 's `` systemic lack of information '' regarding the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Union also claims the Department of Health and Social Care ( DHSC ) has refused to fully answer parliamentary questions , tabled by Labour , to discover more about testing .
Doctors and hospital bosses said approximately 25 % of tests undertaken during the pandemic delivered false results ( Photo : Andrew Milligan/Getty ) Shadow Health Minister Justin Madders asked the DHSC for it 's recent estimate of the false-negative rate of each of the Covid-19 tests in use .
In response health minister Nadine Dorries replied that `` viral detection tests have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 100 per cent ” , adding that NHS laboratory staff do everything possible to minimise false positives .
She declined to name all the Covid-19 tests in use when asked by Mr Madders , and said : “ There are eight key testing platforms which deliver the majority of testing .
All these tests are clinically validated and have high levels of performance.
” Ms Dorries stressed that eight clinically validated tests were in use , and refused to reveal which Covid-19 tests the NHS had stopped using and why .

A doctors’ trade union has criticised Public Health England (PHE) and the government for permitting a “shroud of secrecy” to exist regarding the number of coronavirus tests taken by NHS staff and patients delivering incorrect results.
The Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) has called for an end to “evasion” and the “wall of silence” around the amount of swab test results concluding in false negative readings.
The tests use samples taken from the patient’s throat and nose, and are a crucial component of halting the spread of coronavirus in hospitals, as they’re used to determine if NHS inpatients and personnel have the virus and could unknowingly transmit it to others.
Nevertheless, swab tests cannot always be relied upon: speaking to the Guardian, doctors and hospital bosses said approximately 25 per cent of those undertaken during the pandemic mistakenly indicated that the carrier was not infected.
Likewise, medical research revealed 29 per cent of swab tests give a false negative.
Hospital-acquired Covid-19
As the representative for thousands of frontline medics, the HCSA is concerned staff are mistakenly being told they’re virus-free after being tested, which might then lead to patients becoming infected in hospital.
Last week it was revealed up to a fifth of coronavirus patients in multiple hospitals caught the disease whilst being treated for a separate illness, with Boris Johnson declaring that hospital-acquired Covid-19 was leading to an “epidemic” of patient deaths.
Writing to PHE, the HCSA’s general secretary Dr Paul Donaldson, a consultant microbiologist, said: “Statements by PHE officials and others place the incidence of false negatives somewhere between 20 per cent and 30 per cent. If confirmed, this is a worryingly high rate which raises the prospect of many infected individuals, possibly without symptoms, being passed fit to return to healthcare settings where they will transmit SARS-CoV-2 to colleagues and patients.”
Dr Donaldson went on to describe the “deep concern and frustration” doctors feel at PHE’s “systemic lack of information” regarding the various types of coronavirus tests.
A wall of silence
The Union also claims the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has refused to fully answer parliamentary questions, tabled by Labour, to discover more about testing.
Shadow Health Minister Justin Madders asked the DHSC for it’s recent estimate of the false-negative rate of each of the Covid-19 tests in use.
In response health minister Nadine Dorries replied that “viral detection tests have high levels of clinical sensitivity at close to 100 per cent”, adding that NHS laboratory staff do everything possible to minimise false positives.
She declined to name all the Covid-19 tests in use when asked by Mr Madders, and said: “There are eight key testing platforms which deliver the majority of testing. All these tests are clinically validated and have high levels of performance.”
Ms Dorries stressed that eight clinically validated tests were in use, and refused to reveal which Covid-19 tests the NHS had stopped using and why.


inews--2020-05-25--Dominic Cummings facing police investigation for breaching self-isolation rules on Barnard Castle tr

Dominic Cummings facing police investigation for breaching self-isolation rules on Barnard Castle trip

Retired Chemistry teacher Robin Lees complained to Durham Police after spotting Boris Johnson 's chief aide visiting the picturesque town of Barnard Castle - 30 miles from where they had been locked down in Durham - with his family on 12 April , before driving off in a car .
Mr Lees alleges the trip may have taken place while Mr Cummings should still have been self-isolating , having tested positive for coronavirus at the end of March .
Cummings 'was ill for first two weeks of April' Mr Cummings wrote in a Spectator column last month : `` At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first two weeks of April , I was ill , so we [ Mr Cummings and his wife ] were both shut in together . ''
In response to a question about the visit he said : `` When you look at the guidance , when you look at the particular childcare needs that Mr Cummings faced at the time , it was reasonable of him to self-isolate as he did for 14 days or more with his family where he did .
I think that was sensible and defensible and I understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ town Mr Cummings and his family visited ( Photo : Wikimedia Commons ) In an email to the police sent before the Sunday briefing , obtained by The Guardian , Mr Lees said : `` At the time , I felt the three people getting in the car might be breaking lockdown rules .
However , in light of recent information , I feel that as well as an important breach of the lockdown , there may also have been concerns over Health Protection regulations . ''
Councillor Amanda Hopgood said : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local residents have reported seeing Mr Cummings in the city and county of Durham on a number of occasions during April and May and have expressed concern about the public health implications of his presence given reports that he has been affected by the coronavirus .
`` Given the clear public interest in this case I have today referred this matter to the Chief Constable of Durham Constabulary to ask her force to investigate whether Mr Cummings may have committed an offence under the provisions of section 15 of the 2020 Health Protection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported to the police for allegedly breaching self-isolation rules ( Photo : Getty ) In the letter , Councillor Hopgood said Mr Cummings may have presented an `` appreciable risk of transmission '' to members of the public by visiting public areas in the city and Barnard Castle .
She said : `` I am sure you will recognise that there is significant public interest in this case , and a legitimate concern that public health in the county may have been jeopardised by the actions of Mr Cummings . ''
Pressure has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fire Mr Cummings after it emerged on Saturday that he had driven 260 miles from London to County Durham at the end of March , while ill with the virus .

The Police and Crime Commissioner of Durham has asked the chief constable to conduct a full inquiry into Dominic Cummings‘ visit in April.
Mr Cummings has been reported to the police and is facing an investigation for allegedly breaching self-isolation rules in County Durham.
Retired Chemistry teacher Robin Lees complained to Durham Police after spotting Boris Johnson’s chief aide visiting the picturesque town of Barnard Castle – 30 miles from where they had been locked down in Durham – with his family on 12 April, before driving off in a car.
Mr Lees alleges the trip may have taken place while Mr Cummings should still have been self-isolating, having tested positive for coronavirus at the end of March.
Cummings ‘was ill for first two weeks of April’
Mr Cummings wrote in a Spectator column last month: “At the end of March and for the first two weeks of April, I was ill, so we [Mr Cummings and his wife] were both shut in together.”
The PCC says there is a “plethora of additional information” in the public domain which deserves investigation.
The Prime Minister did not deny his chief aide had made the trip to Barnard Castle during Sunday evening’s press conference.
In response to a question about the visit he said: “When you look at the guidance, when you look at the particular childcare needs that Mr Cummings faced at the time, it was reasonable of him to self-isolate as he did for 14 days or more with his family where he did. I think that was sensible and defensible and I understand it.”
In an email to the police sent before the Sunday briefing, obtained by The Guardian, Mr Lees said: “At the time, I felt the three people getting in the car might be breaking lockdown rules. However, in light of recent information, I feel that as well as an important breach of the lockdown, there may also have been concerns over Health Protection regulations.”
Regarding Mr Cummings’ car, Mr Lees added: “I assume you are able to view CCTV to ascertain whether this vehicle travelled locally or from further away.”
Possible investigation
Durham Police are yet to respond to Mr Lees’ email, but are deliberating whether they need to launch an investigation into Mr Cummings.
The leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition on Durham County Council has written to Durham Police’s chief constable calling for such an investigation.
Councillor Amanda Hopgood said: “We are aware that a number of local residents have reported seeing Mr Cummings in the city and county of Durham on a number of occasions during April and May and have expressed concern about the public health implications of his presence given reports that he has been affected by the coronavirus.
“Given the clear public interest in this case I have today referred this matter to the Chief Constable of Durham Constabulary to ask her force to investigate whether Mr Cummings may have committed an offence under the provisions of section 15 of the 2020 Health Protection Regulations.”
‘Appreciable risk of transmission’
In the letter, Councillor Hopgood said Mr Cummings may have presented an “appreciable risk of transmission” to members of the public by visiting public areas in the city and Barnard Castle.
She said: “I am sure you will recognise that there is significant public interest in this case, and a legitimate concern that public health in the county may have been jeopardised by the actions of Mr Cummings.”
Pressure has been mounting on the Prime Minister to fire Mr Cummings after it emerged on Saturday that he had driven 260 miles from London to County Durham at the end of March, while ill with the virus.
Mr Cummings claims he made the trip with his wife and son to be near his parents in case they needed help with childcare.
However, the trip came while the Government advice was for people to stay at home.
Heckled by neighbours
Last night Mr Cummings was heckled by neighbours as he returned to his home in Islington, London.
People branded him a “hypocrite” and called on him to resign.
This is really quite something, very powerful indeed. Multiple of Dominic Cummings’ neighbours angrily & emotionally remonstrate with him pic.twitter.com/4SM52RoOvg — Hannah Jane Parkinson (@ladyhaja) May 24, 2020
In a video posted to Twitter one woman could be heard shouting: “My mum’s terrified, my dad’s had three shoulder operations… she won’t even entertain me in her garden with a tent.”
A man added: “Would you recommend Barnard Castle for a day out?”
Despite public anger Mr Johnson and senior Tories are standing by Mr Cummings, insisting he will not be sacked.


inews--2020-05-25--Little Boy Blue cast: who stars alongside Stephen Graham in Rhys Jones drama series, and when it's r

Little Boy Blue cast: who stars alongside Stephen Graham in Rhys Jones drama series, and when it's repeated on ITV

Little Boy Blue cast : who stars alongside Stephen Graham in Rhys Jones drama series , and when it 's repeated on ITV Little Boy Blue , ITV 's retelling of the 2007 murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones , is getting a second airing To this day the motive behind the killing is unclear - was Rhys simply a random , tragic target , was it a case of mistaken identity or was he caught in the crossfire during a gang fight ?
Little Boy Blue , written by Bafta-winner Jeff Pope , follows the story of how Rhys ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justice .
When is Little Boy Blue on ITV ?
The series has four episodes in total , and remaining three will air over the next three nights at 9pm , finishing on Wednesday 27 May .
Who is in the cast ?
Dave Kelly is the man in charge of the case and what turns out to be a difficult and complicated hunt for Rhys ' killer .
He is determined to get to the bottom of it , even promising Rhys ' parents that he will find their son 's killer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Andrew `` Combo '' Gascoigne in This is England , Baby Face Nelson in Public Enemies and Anthony `` Tony Pro '' Provenzano in Martin Scorsese 's 2019 hit The Irishman .
The Irish actress played Nina Pickering in Being Human , and has also appeared in Doctor Who , Taggart and Doctors .
O'Byrne plays Rhys ' father , who is more pragmatic in his approach despite being grief-stricken by his son 's death .
He was nominated for an Emmy for his role in Mildred Pierce and won a Tony Award @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Frozen .
This is Beyga 's first ever TV role .
He comes from Liverpool , and was born not long before Rhys was killed .
DCI Guinness works alongside DS Kelly in the murder hunt .
Walters is best known for Ragged and Buried .
He also played Mad Twatter in Skins and appeared in an episode of Band of Brothers .
Pat Gallan puts pressure on Kelly for a fast conviction , with the expectancy of Liverpool and the nation weighing on the police force .
Rowan plays Rhys ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life in prison .
This is Rowan 's first major role , but he went on to appear in Playing Field and North Pier .

Little Boy Blue, ITV‘s retelling of the 2007 murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones, is getting a second airing.
Rhys was shot and killed by 16-year-old gang member Sean Mercer while walking home from football practice in Liverpool.
To this day the motive behind the killing is unclear – was Rhys simply a random, tragic target, was it a case of mistaken identity or was he caught in the crossfire during a gang fight?
Little Boy Blue, written by Bafta-winner Jeff Pope, follows the story of how Rhys’ killer and his associates were brought to justice.
When is Little Boy Blue on ITV?
The first episode aired on Sunday 24 May at 9.15pm on ITV.
The series has four episodes in total, and the remaining three are airing over the next three nights at 9pm, finishing on Wednesday 27 May.
Who is in the cast?
Stephen Graham as Detective Superintendent Dave Kelly
Dave Kelly is the man in charge of the case and what turns out to be a difficult and complicated hunt for Rhys’ killer. He is determined to get to the bottom of it, even promising Rhys’ parents that he will find their son’s killer.
Graham is best known for playing Andrew “Combo” Gascoigne in This is England, Baby Face Nelson in Public Enemies and Anthony “Tony Pro” Provenzano in Martin Scorsese’s 2019 hit The Irishman.
Sinead Keenan as Melanie Jones
Keenan plays Rhys’ mother Melanie, who unsurprisingly finds it difficult to come to terms with her son’s death.
The Irish actress played Nina Pickering in Being Human, and has also appeared in Doctor Who, Taggart and Doctors.
Brían F O’Byrne as Steve Jones
O’Byrne plays Rhys’ father, who is more pragmatic in his approach despite being grief-stricken by his son’s death.
He was nominated for an Emmy for his role in Mildred Pierce and won a Tony Award for his performance in a 2004 production of Frozen.
Sonny Beyga as Rhys Jones
This is Beyga’s first ever TV role. He comes from Liverpool, and was born not long before Rhys was killed.
Matthew Roberts as Owen Jones
This is also Roberts’ first TV role – he plays Rhys’ older brother Owen.
Stephen Walters as Detective Chief Inspector Mark Guinness
DCI Guinness works alongside DS Kelly in the murder hunt. Walters is best known for Ragged and Buried. He also played Mad Twatter in Skins and appeared in an episode of Band of Brothers.
Sara Powell as Assistant Chief Constable Pat Gallan
Pat Gallan puts pressure on Kelly for a fast conviction, with the expectancy of Liverpool and the nation weighing on the police force.
Powell is best known for Last Christmas and Vanity Fair.
Paddy Rowan as Sean Mercer
Rowan plays Rhys’ killer Mercer, who is sentenced to life in prison. This is Rowan’s first major role, but he went on to appear in Playing Field and North Pier.
Michael Moran as Kevin Moody
Moody is associate of Mercer’s who is bullied into hiding the gun used to kill Rhys. This is Moran’s first TV role.
Nathan Clark Smith as Jordan Olssen
Olssen’s bedroom is used by Mercer and the gang to orchestrate the cover-up of Rhys’ murder. This is also Smith’s first TV role.
James Nelson-Joyce as James Yates
Yates is questioned by police but released without charge due to lack of evidence. Nelson-Joyce is also known for roles in Cilla, Mount Pleasant and Shameless.


inews--2020-05-25--Dynasty season 3: Netflix UK release date and time, cast and more about the new series

Dynasty season 3 : Netflix UK release date and time , cast and more about the new series The season will drop in its entirety on Saturday 23 May , and there have been a couple of cast changes to note Dynasty , the reboot of the classic 1980s soap opera , is almost back on UK screens for its third season .
The series , which follows the wealthy Carrington family and all the drama that surrounds their lives , has already aired in the US , but drops on UK Netflix this weekend .
Here is everything you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season three on Netflix ?
There were originally supposed to be 22 episodes , but filming had to be cut short because of the coronavirus pandemic .
However , thankfully the show has n't been too badly affected - there will still be 20 episodes .
Who is in the cast ?
Most of the main cast have returned for season three , but there have been a couple of switches to keep your eye on .
Alexis Carrington Colby , Blake 's ex and now Jeff Colby 's wife , gets her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( The Parent Trap ) taking over the role from Elizabeth Gillies .
Nicollette Sheridan played her in season one .
The new season is set a month after the events of season two ( Photo : Netflix ) Gillies ( Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll ) continues in her main role as energy executive Fallon Carrington and Robert Christopher Riley ( Hit the Floor ) is back as as Michael Culhane , the Carrington chauffeur and Fallon 's former fiancé .
Also returning are Rafael de La Fuente ( Empire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Jones Carrington , Sam Underwood ( Fear the Walking Dead ) as Adam Carrington , Michael Michele ( How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ) as Dominique Deveraux , Sam Adegoke ( Michael Jackson : Searching for Neverland ) as Jeff Colby , Maddison Brown ( Strangerland ) as Kirby Anders and Adam Huber ( The Good Place ) as Liam Ridley , Fallon 's new fiancé .
What can we expect ?
There is all kinds of drama in store , with season three picking up a month after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of season two .

Dynasty, the reboot of the classic 1980s soap opera, is almost back on UK screens for its third season.
The series, which follows the wealthy Carrington family and all the drama that surrounds their lives, has already aired in the US, but drops on UK Netflix this weekend.
Here is everything you need to know…
When is Dynasty season three on Netflix?
The season will drop in its entirety on Saturday 23 May.
There were originally supposed to be 22 episodes, but filming had to be cut short because of the coronavirus pandemic.
However, thankfully the show hasn’t been too badly affected – there will still be 20 episodes.
Who is in the cast?
Most of the main cast have returned for season three, but there have been a couple of switches to keep your eye on.
Alexis Carrington Colby, Blake’s ex and now Jeff Colby’s wife, gets her third different actor, with Elaine Hendrix (The Parent Trap) taking over the role from Elizabeth Gillies. Nicollette Sheridan played her in season one.
Cristal Jennings Carrington also gets a new actor; Danielle Alonso (Revolution) is taking over from Ana Brenda Contreras.
Gillies (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll) continues in her main role as energy executive Fallon Carrington and Robert Christopher Riley (Hit the Floor) is back as as Michael Culhane, the Carrington chauffeur and Fallon’s former fiancé.
Also returning are Rafael de La Fuente (Empire) as Samuel Josiah “Sammy Jo” Jones Carrington, Sam Underwood (Fear the Walking Dead) as Adam Carrington, Michael Michele (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days) as Dominique Deveraux, Sam Adegoke (Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland) as Jeff Colby, Maddison Brown (Strangerland) as Kirby Anders and Adam Huber (The Good Place) as Liam Ridley, Fallon’s new fiancé.
What can we expect?
There is all kinds of drama in store, with season three picking up a month after the bodies were discovered at the end of season two.
Fallon’s fiancé Liam remains in a coma, and she is also struggling to come to terms with Trixie’s death.
Adam has a plan to finish Liam off, Blake boots Kirby out of Carrington Manor and Adam and Cristal are battling for control of Blake’s winery.