inews--2020-04-23--The Big Night In, BBC1, review: Little Britain steals the show with homemade revival

The Big Night In , BBC1 , review : Little Britain steals the show with homemade revival David Walliams and Matt Lucas joined Miranda Hart , Dawn French and Catherine Tate in reviving their much-loved comedy characters When it was announced that Matt Lucas and David Walliams were going to revive their noughties sketch show Little Britain on BBC ’ s The Big Night In , there were only two reactions to be had .
The first - and by far the more common - was to rejoice in seeing some of the most iconic characters in British TV back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to worry about whether they take the offensive bits out and , crucially , if it ’ ll still be funny without them .
Viewers had to wait a total of two hours and 45 minutes to get a glimpse of the comedy duo , but when it finally arrived Little Britain stole the entire night .
All the classic characters were there - Lou and Andy , Marjorie Dawes , Dafydd Thomas and Vicky Pollard - and Walliams and Lucas ’ s inventive costume recreations of whatever they had lying around the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mostly ) made the whole affair even funnier .
The pair did have the gall to include one of their more offensive sketches .
‘ I ’ m A Lady ’ is deemed transphobic 17 years after it was first broadcast , but acknowledged their uncouthness with Lucas adding “ ... but I ’ m not sure we should be doing this sketch anymore .
As ever with these charity programmes , the start of the night felt a little flat with appearances from Miranda Hart ’ s alter ego Miranda and Dawn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Dibley .
Both ended up being a reel of clips from the original series , but it ’ s hard to deny that it was a treat to see reassuring , family-friendly characters we thought had been put to bed for good .
The Cambridges kicked off the live Clap For Heroes ( Photo : BBC ) In time , presenters Matt Baker , Davina McCall , Lenny Henry and later Zoe Ball and a newly blonde Paddy McGuinness , found their stride and the three hour show flew by .
Greg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ videos of lockdown - a chance for those not trawling the internet 24/7 to join in with the fun , the Strictly professionals danced with members of the public and good sport Joe Wicks gently took the mick out of his daily PE lessons , pretending he wasn ’ t all that invested in keeping the nation fit at all .
Even Peter Kay made a very rare and brief appearance to introduce a new version of his Amarillo music video and Doctor Who fans were gifted a clip of the past Doctors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
No matter how cynical you might be , it was hard not to find yourself smiling .
And for the sceptics , there was The Trip 's Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan , gently taking the mick out of those celebs who revive old characters for charity gigs - you won ’ t see a Bryn and Alan Partridge crossover any time soon .
As well as raising an impressive £27,398,675 in donations - which the government has promised to double - videos of where the money goes brought attention to those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK .
Domestic violence victims , children with disabilities who now have to stay indoors away from the care they need and families affected by the floods in February who can ’ t go to work to pay for repairs were all highlighted , bringing us the important stories we rarely hear on the news .
The Big Night In was a triumph for all involved and a solid night of entertainment for a nation bored , stressed , worried or still working on the front line .
And we all learnt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who kicked off the live Clap For Our Heroes at 8pm - is a terrible actor .

When it was announced that Matt Lucas and David Walliams were going to revive their noughties sketch show Little Britain on BBC’s The Big Night In, there were only two reactions to be had. The first – and by far the more common – was to rejoice in seeing some of the most iconic characters in British TV back on our screens. The second, to worry about whether they take the offensive bits out and, crucially, if it’ll still be funny without them.
Viewers had to wait a total of two hours and 45 minutes to get a glimpse of the comedy duo, but when it finally arrived Little Britain stole the entire night. All the classic characters were there – Lou and Andy, Marjorie Dawes, Dafydd Thomas and Vicky Pollard – and Walliams and Lucas’s inventive costume recreations of whatever they had lying around the house (felt tips and cardboard, mostly) made the whole affair even funnier.
The pair did have the gall to include one of their more offensive sketches. ‘I’m A Lady’ is deemed transphobic 17 years after it was first broadcast, but acknowledged their uncouthness with Lucas adding “…but I’m not sure we should be doing this sketch anymore.
As ever with these charity programmes, the start of the night felt a little flat with appearances from Miranda Hart’s alter ego Miranda and Dawn French’s revival of The Vicar of Dibley. Both ended up being a reel of clips from the original series, but it’s hard to deny that it was a treat to see reassuring, family-friendly characters we thought had been put to bed for good.
In time, presenters Matt Baker, Davina McCall, Lenny Henry and later Zoe Ball and a newly blonde Paddy McGuinness, found their stride and the three hour show flew by. Greg James ran down his top five viral videos of lockdown – a chance for those not trawling the internet 24/7 to join in with the fun, the Strictly professionals danced with members of the public and good sport Joe Wicks gently took the mick out of his daily PE lessons, pretending he wasn’t all that invested in keeping the nation fit at all.
Even Peter Kay made a very rare and brief appearance to introduce a new version of his Amarillo music video and Doctor Who fans were gifted a clip of the past Doctors thanking the real medics in the NHS. No matter how cynical you might be, it was hard not to find yourself smiling. And for the sceptics, there was The Trip‘s Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan, gently taking the mick out of those celebs who revive old characters for charity gigs – you won’t see a Bryn and Alan Partridge crossover any time soon.
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As well as raising an impressive £27,398,675 in donations – which the government has promised to double – videos of where the money goes brought attention to those struggling even more since coronavirus arrived in the UK. Domestic violence victims, children with disabilities who now have to stay indoors away from the care they need and families affected by the floods in February who can’t go to work to pay for repairs were all highlighted, bringing us the important stories we rarely hear on the news.
The Big Night In was a triumph for all involved and a solid night of entertainment for a nation bored, stressed, worried or still working on the front line. And we all learnt something new too, Prince William – who kicked off the live Clap For Our Heroes at 8pm – is a terrible actor.


inews--2020-04-23--Too many plastics are being mixed with other materials — stopping us recycling

Too many plastics are being mixed with other materials — stopping us recycling Discarded single-use plastics have become an international environmental flashpoint , as they have turned up in the bellies of birds and fish The cheerful , singing voice inside your musical “ Happy Birthday ” card is enough to strike horror in the heart of your local recycler .
The musical cards , which play a recording when opened , look like plain cardboard , making them easy to accidentally throw in the recycling bin .
But experts say the insides are laced with cheap electronics and toxic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dispose of .
Such cards are just one example of what recyclers say is a growing trend in mixing different materials to create new types of products and packaging , which is making the work of recovering reusable products much harder , a problem in the UK and around the world .
Plastic pollution is n't being helped by materials being mixed in household products ( Photo : Milos Bicanski/Getty ) Discarded single-use plastics have become an international environmental flashpoint , as they have turned up in the bellies of birds and fish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with litter and even been detected in microscopic quantities in rainwater .
Plastic products designed to be used for a few minutes can take decades or longer to decompose .
While environmental groups fighting to reduce the use of throwaway plastics have gained visibility in the past few years , the oil industry is investing heavily in a huge surge of plastic production – which the industry expects to increase by 40 per cent by 2030 .
The increase in plastics production is to be fuelled by the ultra-cheap shale gas flowing from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of extracting gas was halted in England in November , but the firm Cuadrilla is fighting to overturn the moratorium , despite the Campaign to Protect Rural England having warned that fracking fuels “ the plastic plague that is already putting our countryside , cities and oceans at risk of irreversible harm ” .
Industry often points to recycling as the solution to all those new plastics .
Yet only a fraction of plastic products end up recycled , a problem that was exacerbated when China shut its doors in 2018 to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it had previously been recycling .
Examples include : shoes and clothing embedded with electronics ; the increasingly popular flexible plastic pouches used to package things like detergent pods , rice and baby food ; and recyclable bottles and cans tightly wrapped in extra plastic labelling .
Sanborn says that the best recycling outcomes happen when companies pay to create programmes to make sure the waste from their products gets recycled in the end .
Such programmes are often mandatory in other countries .
In the US , a few companies are promoting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a programme to recycle plastic disposable razors co-ordinated by the company Gillette in partnership with the recycling enterprise , TerraCycle .
The programme allows consumers to mail in their razors to be recycled .
Singing cards and other products with tiny electronics inside them are especially frustrating for recyclers .
Not only do they include toxic electronic waste , but when the small batteries get crushed in the machinery inside recycling plants , they have been known to cause fires .
“ One of the biggest problems for recyclers now is all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as the singing cards , balloons and other novelty products , ” says Kate Bailey , the director of research at US recycling firm Eco-Cycle .
Recyclers are urging manufacturers to simplify the products they make to ensure it is easier to recycle them .
But they say consumers can also help by searching for more recyclable products – and then voting with their cash .
Another growing menace for recyclers is the plastic pouches increasingly used to hold everything from laundry detergent pods to cereals and juices .
This flexible packaging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different types and colours of plastic and is sometimes layered with foil and wax .
But recyclers say they are pretty much impossible to recycle , so they often end up in the ocean and take decades to biodegrade .
When choosing laundry detergent , they say , consumers might look for products in unlined boxes or try new formulations such as concentrated detergent strips , which require no plastic packaging .
Another bugbear for recyclers is the use of non-recyclable wrappers around perfectly recyclable bottles and cans .
For instance , some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high-density polyethylene , which can readily be recycled .
But first consumers must remove the spray tops , as they are made from different plastics and are not recyclable .
Then consumers must find a way to pry off the brightly coloured , printed plastic wraps that are used to make the labelling more attractive .

The cheerful, singing voice inside your musical “Happy Birthday” card is enough to strike horror in the heart of your local recycler. The musical cards, which play a recording when opened, look like plain cardboard, making them easy to accidentally throw in the recycling bin. But experts say the insides are laced with cheap electronics and toxic batteries – making them a nightmare to dispose of.
Such cards are just one example of what recyclers say is a growing trend in mixing different materials to create new types of products and packaging, which is making the work of recovering reusable products much harder, a problem in the UK and around the world.
“I call them ‘horrible hybrids’,” says Heidi Sanborn, who heads up the California-based National Stewardship Action Council, a network of US groups that seeks to get manufacturers to take responsibility for the proper disposal of the products they sell.
“They are made of multiple materials or materials that are impossible to recycle. It’s a mushing of things.”
Discarded single-use plastics have become an international environmental flashpoint, as they have turned up in the bellies of birds and fish, flooded pristine beaches in remote countries with litter and even been detected in microscopic quantities in rainwater. Plastic products designed to be used for a few minutes can take decades or longer to decompose.
Studies have also shown the proliferation of single-use plastic is accelerating climate change through greenhouse gas emissions at every stage of its lifecycle.
Plastic is also a climate matter
While environmental groups fighting to reduce the use of throwaway plastics have gained visibility in the past few years, the oil industry is investing heavily in a huge surge of plastic production – which the industry expects to increase by 40 per cent by 2030.
The increase in plastics production is to be fuelled by the ultra-cheap shale gas flowing from the US fracking boom. This method of extracting gas was halted in England in November, but the firm Cuadrilla is fighting to overturn the moratorium, despite the Campaign to Protect Rural England having warned that fracking fuels “the plastic plague that is already putting our countryside, cities and oceans at risk of irreversible harm”.
Recycling rarely happens
Industry often points to recycling as the solution to all those new plastics. Yet only a fraction of plastic products end up recycled, a problem that was exacerbated when China shut its doors in 2018 to the deluge of plastics from other countries that it had previously been recycling.
New formulations of hybrid packaging – items mixing materials such as foil, paper and sometimes multiple types of plastics – stymie recycling solutions and mostly just end up in rubbish heaps.
Examples include: shoes and clothing embedded with electronics; the increasingly popular flexible plastic pouches used to package things like detergent pods, rice and baby food; and recyclable bottles and cans tightly wrapped in extra plastic labelling. Sanborn says that the best recycling outcomes happen when companies pay to create programmes to make sure the waste from their products gets recycled in the end. Such programmes are often mandatory in other countries.
In the US, a few companies are promoting this type of effort voluntarily, such as a programme to recycle plastic disposable razors co-ordinated by the company Gillette in partnership with the recycling enterprise, TerraCycle. The programme allows consumers to mail in their razors to be recycled.
Firms should “have to have an end-of-life system for all their products”, says Sanborn. “That’s producer responsibility.”
A buyer’s guide to reducing waste
Tiny batteries
Singing cards and other products with tiny electronics inside them are especially frustrating for recyclers. Not only do they include toxic electronic waste, but when the small batteries get crushed in the machinery inside recycling plants, they have been known to cause fires.
“One of the biggest problems for recyclers now is all the products containing lithium ion batteries, such as the singing cards, balloons and other novelty products,” says Kate Bailey, the director of research at US recycling firm Eco-Cycle.
“These batteries can spark easily when they get caught in the processing equipment or run over by a front-end loader, and these sparks can lead to disastrous fires in the recycling centre.”
Recyclers are urging manufacturers to simplify the products they make to ensure it is easier to recycle them. But they say consumers can also help by searching for more recyclable products – and then voting with their cash.
Bad Singing greeting cards
Singing greeting cards Better Regular cardboard cards
Regular cardboard cards Best Cards made from recycled paper or E-cards
Plastic pouches
Another growing menace for recyclers is the plastic pouches increasingly used to hold everything from laundry detergent pods to cereals and juices. This flexible packaging is made with many thin layers of different types and colours of plastic and is sometimes layered with foil and wax.
Manufacturers and plastic producers tout these pouches for making packages smaller, reducing shipping costs and increasing the shelf life of foods.
“A few thin, carefully chosen layers mean more value, less footprint,” says a video by the plastic producer lobbying group, the American Chemistry Council, promoting such pouches.
But recyclers say they are pretty much impossible to recycle, so they often end up in the ocean and take decades to biodegrade. When choosing laundry detergent, they say, consumers might look for products in unlined boxes or try new formulations such as concentrated detergent strips, which require no plastic packaging.
Bad Detergent pods packaged in film plastic bag
Detergent pods packaged in film plastic bag Better Detergent in recyclable plastic or cardboard box
Detergent in recyclable plastic or cardboard box Best Laundry detergent strips
Plastic wrapping
Another bugbear for recyclers is the use of non-recyclable wrappers around perfectly recyclable bottles and cans. For instance, some spray cleaners come in bottles made of high-density polyethylene, which can readily be recycled. But first consumers must remove the spray tops, as they are made from different plastics and are not recyclable. Then consumers must find a way to pry off the brightly coloured, printed plastic wraps that are used to make the labelling more attractive.
“Who does all that? Nobody,” says Heidi Sanborn. “We’ve made recycling too complicated. Who has the time to read a manual for everything they get rid of?”
Instead, consumers can look for clear-coloured or white bottles with the labelling printed on the bottle itself. It’s even better if they choose brands committed to using recycled plastic to make these bottles. Another great option is for customers to mix their own cleaners and reuse the plastic bottles.
Bad Plastic spray bottle wrapped with an extra layer of printed plastic
Plastic spray bottle wrapped with an extra layer of printed plastic Better White or transparent bottle without the extra wrap
White or transparent bottle without the extra wrap Best Make your own cleaner and refill the bottles
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is republished here as part of the Covering Climate Now partnership to strengthen the media’s focus on the climate crisis


inews--2020-04-23--Coronavirus: Elderly care-home residents could account for up to half of Covid-19 deaths in Europe,

Coronavirus: Elderly care-home residents could account for up to half of Covid-19 deaths in Europe, WHO chief warns

Coronavirus : Elderly care-home residents could account for up to half of Covid-19 deaths in Europe , WHO chief warns Warning from UN health body comes amid continuing controversy over the number of coronavirus deaths in Britain 's care sector Elderly care-home residents could account for up to half of Covid-19 deaths in Europe , the World Health Organisation warned .
Hans Kluge , the UN health body ’ s most senior figure in Europe , said an “ unimaginable human tragedy ” was unfolding in care homes amid continuing controversy over the number of coronavirus deaths in Britain ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this week put the number of deaths from the disease in British care homes at 1,043 .
But operators believe the toll has been much higher and may well already exceed 4,000 .
Professor Chris Whitty , the chief medical officer , has already conceded that there will be a “ high mortality rate ” in care homes .
Speaking at a briefing in London , Dr Kluge said : “ According to estimates from countries in the European region , up to half of those who have died from Covid-10 were resident @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an unimaginable human tragedy.
” The UK government has been criticised for failing to include care home deaths in its regular coronavirus figures , in contrast to several other European countries .
The WHO warning follows a study by the London School of Economics earlier this month based on figures from Italy , Spain , France , Ireland and Belgium which suggested that between 42 per cent and 57 per cent of Covid-19 deaths were happening in care homes .
The warning came as separate research suggested that rural areas of the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 80 per cent higher than cities , largely due to having an older population .
The analysis by the University of St Andrews predicted wide variations across different parts of the UK in the level of Covid-19 fatalities with the countryside and at risk of higher death rates , along with areas speaking Gaelic , Welsh and Cornish .
Professor Hill Kulu , a co-author of the study , said the isolation of rural areas would offer little protection after the virus reached communities .
He said : “ `` If the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to spread to all areas of the UK , remote small towns and rural communities are projected to have 50 % to 80 % higher death rates than the main cities because of their old population composition .
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Elderly care-home residents could account for up to half of Covid-19 deaths in Europe, the World Health Organisation warned.
Hans Kluge, the UN health body’s most senior figure in Europe, said an “unimaginable human tragedy” was unfolding in care homes amid continuing controversy over the number of coronavirus deaths in Britain’s care system.
Official figures released this week put the number of deaths from the disease in British care homes at 1,043. But operators believe the toll has been much higher and may well already exceed 4,000.
‘High mortality rate’
Professor Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer, has already conceded that there will be a “high mortality rate” in care homes.
Speaking at a briefing in London, Dr Kluge said: “According to estimates from countries in the European region, up to half of those who have died from Covid-10 were resident in long-term care facilities. This is an unimaginable human tragedy.”
The UK government has been criticised for failing to include care home deaths in its regular coronavirus figures, in contrast to several other European countries.
Rural areas
The WHO warning follows a study by the London School of Economics earlier this month based on figures from Italy, Spain, France, Ireland and Belgium which suggested that between 42 per cent and 57 per cent of Covid-19 deaths were happening in care homes.
The warning came as separate research suggested that rural areas of the UK will experience coronavirus death rates up to 80 per cent higher than cities, largely due to having an older population.
Gaelic, Welsh and Cornish speakers ‘at higher risk’
The analysis by the University of St Andrews predicted wide variations across different parts of the UK in the level of Covid-19 fatalities with the countryside and at risk of higher death rates, along with areas speaking Gaelic, Welsh and Cornish.
Professor Hill Kulu, a co-author of the study, said the isolation of rural areas would offer little protection after the virus reached communities.
He said: “”If the pandemic is to last long and the virus is to spread to all areas of the UK, remote small towns and rural communities are projected to have 50% to 80% higher death rates than the main cities because of their old population composition.”


inews--2020-04-23--Coronavirus: Tributes to 'real NHS hero' Dr Medhat Atalla who died after contracting Covid-19

Coronavirus : Tributes to 'real NHS hero ' Dr Medhat Atalla who died after contracting Covid-19 Consultant geriatrician , Dr Medhat Atalla , who died at Doncaster Royal Infirmary , moved to the UK from Egypt about 20 years ago Dr Medhat Atalla who died following treatment for Covid-19 at Doncaster Royal Infirmary ( DRI ) , in South Yorkshire , where he worked as a consultant geriatrician ( Photo : DRI/PA ) Tributes have been paid to a consultant hailed as a “ real NHS hero ” by colleagues after he became the latest health worker to die after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Atalla , who died at Doncaster Royal Infirmary , moved to the UK from Egypt about 20 years ago and cared for elderly people on three continents .
Colleagues described him as a “ very special human being ” .
He is the second member of staff at the hospital to die after plaster technician Kevin Smith .
Tim Noble , Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospital ’ s medical director , said in a statement : “ He was a truly gentle gentleman and he will be hugely missed by us all.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NHS workers and 15 care workers had died after contracting Covid-19.Tributes have also been paid to a nurse from the Scottish Borders who has died at the hospital where she worked .
Angie Cunningham died on Wednesday after being treated for Covid-19 in the intensive care unit at Borders General Hospital .
She worked for NHS Borders for more than three decades .
She has been remembered by colleagues as a “ much respected ” member of the team who was “ proud to be a nurse ” .
Colleagues have paid tribute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who had worked at the Moir Medical Centre in Long Eaton , Derbyshire , for 26 years .
Hospital workers gathered in the atrium the Cumberland Infirmary on Thursday to mark the loss of an unnamed agency staff nurse from London who died on Sunday afternoon at Carlisle ’ s infirmary , leaving behind a wife and four children .
News of the latest deaths comes as the NHS Wales chief executive has called for an urgent investigation into evidence that Covid-19 is having a disproportionate impact on black , Asian and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensure we exercise our duty of care in a precautionary way to protect all staff and undertake proper risk assessments , including those from the BAME community , while the evidence base is being explored.
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Tributes have been paid to a consultant hailed as a “real NHS hero” by colleagues after he became the latest health worker to die after contracting coronavirus.
Consultant geriatrician Dr Medhat Atalla, who died at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, moved to the UK from Egypt about 20 years ago and cared for elderly people on three continents.
Colleagues described him as a “very special human being”. He is the second member of staff at the hospital to die after plaster technician Kevin Smith.
Tim Noble, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospital’s medical director, said in a statement: “He was a truly gentle gentleman and he will be hugely missed by us all.”
NHS heroes
The Government said on Wednesday that 69 NHS workers and 15 care workers had died after contracting Covid-19.
Tributes have also been paid to a nurse from the Scottish Borders who has died at the hospital where she worked.
Angie Cunningham died on Wednesday after being treated for Covid-19 in the intensive care unit at Borders General Hospital.
She worked for NHS Borders for more than three decades. She has been remembered by colleagues as a “much respected” member of the team who was “proud to be a nurse”.
Colleagues have paid tribute to NHS mental health counsellor Ann Shepherd, who had worked at the Moir Medical Centre in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, for 26 years.
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust said the 80-year-old had underlying health conditions before she contracted coronavirus.
‘An urgent investigation is needed’
Hospital workers gathered in the atrium the Cumberland Infirmary on Thursday to mark the loss of an unnamed agency staff nurse from London who died on Sunday afternoon at Carlisle’s infirmary, leaving behind a wife and four children.
News of the latest deaths comes as the NHS Wales chief executive has called for an urgent investigation into evidence that Covid-19 is having a disproportionate impact on black, Asian and minority ethnic community.
Dr Andrew Goodall said: “We believe an urgent investigation is needed to understand the factors involved.
”We must ensure we exercise our duty of care in a precautionary way to protect all staff and undertake proper risk assessments, including those from the BAME community, while the evidence base is being explored.“


inews--2020-04-23--Coronavirus: First British volunteers begin Covid-19 vaccine trials

Two volunteers have become the first in the UK to be injected with a trial Covid-19 vaccine Rainbows drawn by local children in the window of the Olympic Cinema in Barnes , London , England , as the Covid-19 lockdown continues ( Photo : Chris Jackson/Getty ) The first British volunteers have been injected with a Covid-19 vaccine after a trial has begun .
Two people have become the first of more than 800 people to have been injected as part of the Oxford University study .
Half will receive the vaccine and half a control vaccine that protects against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , one of the two volunteers who received the injection , told the BBC : “ I ’ m a scientist so I wanted to try to support the scientific process wherever I can.
” Scientists are working flat out to develop an effective vaccine against Covid-19 ( Photo : THIBAULT SAVARY/AFP/Getty ) The trial vaccine was developed in less than three months by a team at the university .
It is made from a weakened version of a common cold virus from chimpanzees that has been modified so it can not grow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already developed a vaccine against Mers , another type of coronavirus , which had promising results in clinical trials .
Professor Sarah Gilbert , who led the pre-clinical research , said : “ Personally , I have a high degree of confidence in this vaccine .
“ Of course , we have to test it and demonstrate it actually works and stops people getting infected with coronavirus before using the vaccine in the wider population.
” The scientists will only know if the vaccine is successful by comparing the number of people who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those in trial .
But it could be a problem if cases fall rapidly in the UK , because there may not be enough data .
Professor Andrew Pollard , director of the Oxford Vaccine Group , who is leading the trial , said : “ We are chasing the end of the current pandemic wave .
If we don ’ t catch that , we won ’ t be able to tell whether the vaccine works in the next few months .
”

The first British volunteers have been injected with a Covid-19 vaccine after a trial has begun.
Two people have become the first of more than 800 people to have been injected as part of the Oxford University study.
Half will receive the vaccine and half a control vaccine that protects against meningitis but not coronavirus.
Elisa Granato, one of the two volunteers who received the injection, told the BBC: “I’m a scientist so I wanted to try to support the scientific process wherever I can.”
First patients injected with vaccine
The trial vaccine was developed in less than three months by a team at the university.
It is made from a weakened version of a common cold virus from chimpanzees that has been modified so it cannot grow in humans.
The same team has already developed a vaccine against Mers, another type of coronavirus, which had promising results in clinical trials.
Professor Sarah Gilbert, who led the pre-clinical research, said: “Personally, I have a high degree of confidence in this vaccine.
“Of course, we have to test it and demonstrate it actually works and stops people getting infected with coronavirus before using the vaccine in the wider population.”
Read More Coronavirus: Oxford University has raised hopes of an early vaccine and their confidence is reassuring
Chasing the pandemic wave
The scientists will only know if the vaccine is successful by comparing the number of people who get infected in the wider population with those in trial.
But it could be a problem if cases fall rapidly in the UK, because there may not be enough data.
Professor Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, who is leading the trial, said: “We are chasing the end of the current pandemic wave. If we don’t catch that, we won’t be able to tell whether the vaccine works in the next few months.”


inews--2020-04-23--Postman delivers parcel with 'vital survival' supplies to address 'somewhere in Sheffield'

Postman delivers parcel with 'vital survival ' supplies to address 'somewhere in Sheffield' 'Dear British post , ' the message read , ' I do not know Mr Easson ’ s address but this envelope includes vital supplies for him' Postman Darrell Gilmour handed over this parcel over to its intended recipient despite the vague address ( Photos : David Easson and Darrell Gilmour ) A Sheffield postman has gone above and beyond to ensure a mysterious piece of mail in his bag was delivered to its intended recipient .
Darrell Gilmour , who works for Royal Mail , used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where to drop off a parcel addressed to a person “ somewhere in Sheffield ” .
The “ address ” was accompanied by a cryptic message on the front of the envelope from Sweden , informing any postal workers who encountered the package that it contained “ vital survival stuff ” for the recipient , one David Easson .
And it turned out , these “ vital ” supplies were in fact chocolate bars .
“ OK , '' it added , `` maybe not vital but let us Swedes make someone in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Sheffield.
” Postman Darrell Gilmour tracked down David Easson 'somewhere in Sheffield ' to hand over this package ( Photo : David Easson ) The sender provided some other clues too : Mr Essen ’ s wife ’ s name might be Helen , and the couple “ have a child , or a dog , or both ” .
“ He has been in many Olympics .
Not as an athlete , but as a reporter for the BBC , which is much more important , ” the message continued .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gilmour in the middle of the night on Monday , ” Mr Easson told the BBC .
“ At this time there ’ s so much pressure on [ postal workers ] , so to find me like this , I really didn ’ t mind the 3.35am Facebook message .
[ It was ] a great bit of detective work.
” The package was sent by an old acquaintance named Marten Wedebrand who began listening to the sports broadcaster on the radio “ a long while back ” , Mr Easson said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just asked for my address .
Instead he put a rather garbled CV of mine on an envelope , ” he added .

A Sheffield postman has gone above and beyond to ensure a mysterious piece of mail in his bag was delivered to its intended recipient.
Darrell Gilmour, who works for Royal Mail, used his amateur detective skills to find out where to drop off a parcel addressed to a person “somewhere in Sheffield”.
‘Vital’ supplies
The “address” was accompanied by a cryptic message on the front of the envelope from Sweden, informing any postal workers who encountered the package that it contained “vital survival stuff” for the recipient, one David Easson. And it turned out, these “vital” supplies were in fact chocolate bars.
“Dear British post,” the message read, “I do not know Mr Easson’s address but this envelope includes vital supplies for him.”
“OK,” it added, “maybe not vital but let us Swedes make someone in the UK happy even though he lives in Sheffield.”
Wife might be called Helen
The sender provided some other clues too: Mr Essen’s wife’s name might be Helen, and the couple “have a child, or a dog, or both”.
“He has been in many Olympics. Not as an athlete, but as a reporter for the BBC, which is much more important,” the message continued.
“Please try to find him and give this to him,” it concluded.
Detective work
The postman tracked down Mr Easson, a freelance sports reporter, on social media and sent him a message.
“I got this message from Darrell Gilmour in the middle of the night on Monday,” Mr Easson told the BBC.
“At this time there’s so much pressure on [postal workers], so to find me like this, I really didn’t mind the 3.35am Facebook message. [It was] a great bit of detective work.”
The package was sent by an old acquaintance named Marten Wedebrand who began listening to the sports broadcaster on the radio “a long while back”, Mr Easson said.
“He really could’ve just asked for my address. Instead he put a rather garbled CV of mine on an envelope,” he added.
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The “vital” supplies were welcomed by Mr Easson – the package contained six packets of Kvikk Lunsj, which are similar to KitKats.
“I had these in Norway when I was working at the Youth Olympics in 2012 and I’ve hankered after them ever since,” Mr Easson said.


inews--2020-04-23--Coronavirus: 300,000 NHS staff 'more likely to quit' after pandemic

Coronavirus : 300,000 NHS staff 'more likely to quit ' after pandemic IPPR/YouGov survey finds 1 in 5 staff leaning towards leaving due to the toll on mental and physical health among frontline workers PPE availability has been just one of several issues that have left NHS staff frustrated during the coronavirus pandemic ( Photo : ANTHONY DEVLIN/AFP/Getty ) Around 300,000 NHS staff may quit the health service after the coronavirus pandemic ends unless urgent government action is taken , a poll has found .
An IPPR/YouGov survey of almost 1,000 UK healthcare professionals reveals more than one in five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their role after the pandemic than they were prior to the outbreak .
With some 1.5 million staff working in the NHS , if the survey results are borne out then 300,000 staff would quit .
The findings demonstrate that the Government must do much more to help hardworking health professionals cope at this time of unprecedented stress , the IPPR said .
The think tank has used the polling to produce a new report , Care Fit For Carers , which proposes a comprehensive support package for frontline `` heroes of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the post-World War 1 drive to deliver `` homes fit for heroes '' .
The survey also found that half of healthcare workers said their mental health had deteriorated since the Covid-19 crisis began .
Mental health impact was greatest on younger workers ( aged 18 to 34 ) – where as many as 71 per cent said their mental health had got worse .
As many as 1 in 3 reported that their physical health has got worse while half of healthcare workers said the government had not done enough to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ childcare among those aged 35 to 44 – the age group most likely to have children – 34 per cent said it had become a problem .
Women were also more likely to have experienced detrimental impacts on their life during Covid-19 ( 89 per cent ) compared to men ( 83 per cent ) .
Impacts were also sometimes higher in London , where the crisis is more advanced .
In its report the IPPR calls for five guarantees to help staff , covering safety , accommodation , mental health , pay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a new bank holiday to celebrate both health and care workers .
Chris Thomas , IPPR health research fellow and lead author of the report , said : `` Care Fit for Carers is about giving the heroes of the coronavirus pandemic the protection , support and security they need .
No one should have to put their health at risk because PPE is lacking .
No one should face a mental health crisis because no support was there .
And no one should face financial destitution while delivering our crisis response .
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Around 300,000 NHS staff may quit the health service after the coronavirus pandemic ends unless urgent government action is taken, a poll has found.
An IPPR/YouGov survey of almost 1,000 UK healthcare professionals reveals more than one in five healthcare workers are more likely to leave their role after the pandemic than they were prior to the outbreak. With some 1.5 million staff working in the NHS, if the survey results are borne out then 300,000 staff would quit.
The findings demonstrate that the Government must do much more to help hardworking health professionals cope at this time of unprecedented stress, the IPPR said. The think tank has used the polling to produce a new report, Care Fit For Carers, which proposes a comprehensive support package for frontline “heroes of the coronavirus”, with the same ambition as the post-World War 1 drive to deliver “homes fit for heroes”.
The survey also found that half of healthcare workers said their mental health had deteriorated since the Covid-19 crisis began. Mental health impact was greatest on younger workers (aged 18 to 34) – where as many as 71 per cent said their mental health had got worse.
Physical health
As many as 1 in 3 reported that their physical health has got worse while half of healthcare workers said the government had not done enough to protect their families’ health.
Regarding childcare among those aged 35 to 44 – the age group most likely to have children – 34 per cent said it had become a problem. Women were also more likely to have experienced detrimental impacts on their life during Covid-19 (89 per cent) compared to men (83 per cent). Impacts were also sometimes higher in London, where the crisis is more advanced.
In its report the IPPR calls for five guarantees to help staff, covering safety, accommodation, mental health, pay and care. The report also recommends a new bank holiday to celebrate both health and care workers.
Chris Thomas, IPPR health research fellow and lead author of the report, said: “Care Fit for Carers is about giving the heroes of the coronavirus pandemic the protection, support and security they need. No one should have to put their health at risk because PPE is lacking. No one should face a mental health crisis because no support was there. And no one should face financial destitution while delivering our crisis response.”
The Department of Health and Social Care has been approached for comment.


inews--2020-04-23--NFL draft 2020 schedule: Date, UK start time, first round picks order and this year's best prospects

NFL draft 2020 schedule : Date , UK start time , first round picks order and this year 's best prospects The biggest event in American football 's off-season goes online as the sport deals with the fallout of the coronavirus crisis NFL draft 2020 is go .
Despite the coronavirus crisis engulfing the US and indeed most of the world , the biggest event in American football 's off-season will still go ahead , albeit not quite like we 've known it before .
With Las Vegas on lockdown , the league has been forced to host this year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set to log-in via video conference call .
That will present a unique challenge to teams in terms conducting the draft under time pressure and they will also be hampered by the lack of in-person interviews and pro days .
Scouts , front-office execs and head coaches will hsave been busier than ever studying video tape from last year 's college football championships and undertaking Zoom or Skype calls in order to assess the top prospects .
Sky Sports Action will also be broadcasting `` The Draft Kick Off 2020 '' preview show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at 3pm on Saturday .
The Arizona Cardinals chose Kyler Murray as the # 1 pick in the 2019 NFL draft ( Getty Images ) Each of the 32 teams in the NFL gets one pick in each of the seven rounds of the draft .
In order to keep the league competitive , the team with the worst record last year gets the first pick in each round , followed by the team with the second worst record and so on with the defending Super Bowl champions picking last .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at any time before and during the draft - either for a player already on their roster or for a current or future draft position .
There are also up to an additional 32 “ compensatory free agent ” picks spread across the end of round 3-7 .
These allow teams who have lost free agents to another team to use the draft to try to fill the void .
Once the draft begins , teams are put `` on the clock '' and must pick their player within a certain timeframe .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ choice in the first round , seven minutes for the second round , five minutes for rounds 3-6 and four minutes in round 7 .
Zac Taylor 's Bengals had a miserable record of 2-14 last year ( Getty Images ) Ohio State defensive end Chase Young looks set to be picked early in the 2020 NFL Draft ( Getty Images ) Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow , star of the LSU Tigers in 2019 , is expected to be snapped up by the Cincinnati Bengals as the first pick of the 2020 @ @ @

NFL draft 2020 is go. Despite the coronavirus crisis engulfing the US and indeed most of the world, the biggest event in American football’s off-season will still go ahead, albeit not quite like we’ve known it before.
With Las Vegas on lockdown, the league has been forced to host this year’s draft remotely – with teams looking set to log-in via video conference call.
That will present a unique challenge to teams in terms conducting the draft under time pressure and they will also be hampered by the lack of in-person interviews and pro days. Scouts, front-office execs and head coaches will hsave been busier than ever studying video tape from last year’s college football championships and undertaking Zoom or Skype calls in order to assess the top prospects.
Here’s everything you need to know:
Key details
Dates: 23-25 April
Round 1: Thurs 23 April
Thurs 23 April Rounds 2-3: Fri 24 April
Fri 24 April Rounds 4-7: Sat 25 April
How to watch: The draft will be shown on Sky Sports Action.
Times: Coverage of the draft begins at 12am for round 1 (midnight on Thursday BST), 12am for rounds 2-3 (Friday night) and 5pm for rounds 4-7 (Saturday afternoon).
Sky Sports Action will also be broadcasting “The Draft Kick Off 2020” preview show from 6pm on Thursday and Friday and at 3pm on Saturday.
i’s guide to NFL Draft 2020
How the NFL draft works
Each of the 32 teams in the NFL gets one pick in each of the seven rounds of the draft.
In order to keep the league competitive, the team with the worst record last year gets the first pick in each round, followed by the team with the second worst record and so on with the defending Super Bowl champions picking last.
However, teams can also trade their draft position at any time before and during the draft – either for a player already on their roster or for a current or future draft position.
There are also up to an additional 32 “compensatory free agent” picks spread across the end of round 3-7. These allow teams who have lost free agents to another team to use the draft to try to fill the void.
Once the draft begins, teams are put “on the clock” and must pick their player within a certain timeframe. They have 10 minutes to make their choice in the first round, seven minutes for the second round, five minutes for rounds 3-6 and four minutes in round 7.
NFL draft 2020 – first round picks
Cincinnati Bengals: Joe Burrow (QB, LSU) Washington Redskins: Chase Young (DE, Ohio) Detroit Lions: Jeff Okudah (CB, Ohio) New York Giants: Andrew Thomas (T, Georgia) Miami Dolphins: Tua Tagovailoa (QB, Alabama) Los Angeles Chargers: Justin Herbert (QB, Oregon) Carolina Panthers: Derrick Brown (DT, Auburn) Arizona Cardinals: Isaiah Simmons (LB, Clemson) Jacksonville Jaguars: CJ Henderson (CB, Florida) Cleveland Browns: Jedrick Wills (OT, Alabama) New York Jets: Mekhi Beckton (OT, Louisville) Las Vegas Raiders: Henry Ruggs III (WR, Alabama) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Tristan Wirfs (OT, Iowa) from San Francisco San Francisco 49ers: Javon Kinlaw (DC, South Carolina) from Tampa Bay Denver Broncos: Jerry Jeudy (WR, Alabama) Atlanta Falcons: AJ Terrell (CB, Clemson) Dallas Cowboys: CeeDee Lamb (WR, Oklahoma) Miami Dolphins: Austin Jackson (OT, USC) Las Vegas Raiders: Damon Arnette (CB, Ohio State) Jacksonville Jaguars: K’Lavon Chaisson (LB, LSU) Philadelphia Eagles: Jalen Reagor (WR, TCU) Minnesota Vikings: Justin Jefferson (WR, LSU) Los Angeles Chargers: Kenneth Murray (LB, Oklahoma) from New England New Orleans Saints: Cesar Ruiz (C, Michigan) San Francisco 49ers: Brandon Aiyuk (WR, Arizona State) from Minnesota Green Bay Packers: Jordan Love (QB, Utah State) from Miami Seattle Seahawks: Jordyn Brooks (LB, Texas Tech) Baltimore Ravens: Patrick Queen (LB, LSU) Tennessee Titans: Isaiah Wilson (T, Georgia) Miami Dolphins: Noah Igbinoghene (CB, Auburn) from Green Bay Minnesota Vikings: Jeff Gladney (CB, Texas Christian) from San Francisco Kansas City Chiefs: Clyde Edwards-Helaire (RB, LSU)
Top prospects
Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow, star of the LSU Tigers in 2019, is expected to be snapped up by the Cincinnati Bengals as the first pick of the 2020 NFL draft.
Burrow leads a strong class of quarterbacks, with the likes of Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama), Jordan Love (Utah), Justin Herbert (Oregon) and Jake Fromm (Georgia) all likely to be picked early.
Ohio State defensive end Chase Young is also widely expected to go in the first round along with teammate Jeff Okudah, a cornerback.
Also look out for Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons, Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown and Louisville offensive tackle Mekhi Becton and the deep pool of wide receiver talent this year, led by Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb and Alabama pair Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs III.
You can scroll through a comprehensive list of draft prospects on the NFL’s website here and watch a run down of the top 50 in the video here.


inews--2020-04-23--How to watch NFL draft 2020 in the UK: TV channel, start time tonight and how to stream live

How to watch NFL draft 2020 in the UK : TV channel , start time tonight and how to stream live With coronavirus forcing teams into lockdown , there will be a unique twist to this year 's three day event but it will be easy to watch along Coronavirus could not stop the 2020 NFL draft but it will give this three-day event a unique and slightly surreal twist .
With teams forced into lockdown , head coaches and front office execs will be logging in via video conference call as they select the cream of this year 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the UK can keep up to date with all seven rounds : How to watch the 2020 NFL draft Sky Sports Action will also be broadcasting `` The Draft Kick Off 2020 '' preview show from 6pm on Thursday and Friday and at 3pm on Saturday .
The top five prospects for the 2020 NFL draft ( Getty Images/edited by i ) There hasn ’ t been this much pre-draft hype about a quarterback since Andrew Luck went first in 2012 .
Burrow had arguably the greatest season in college football history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last season .
Exceptional at reading defenses and other-worldly accuracy means he should be NFL-ready from the get-go , which the Bengals desperately need .
Explosive pass-rusher off the line of scrimmage , Young relies on speed rather than power to get to the quarterback .
Adding him to a Washington defensive line already featuring Ryan Kerrigan , Jonathan Allen and Da ’ Ron Payne would be downright scary for the rest of the NFC East .
Ohio State has been a defensive back factory lately and conventional wisdom says that Okudah is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it happens , the Lions lost their best coverman , Darius Slay , in free agency and the draft has always been about talent and need .
Okudah , therefore , is the perfect fit .
May well be the most purely talented defensive player in the draft and is from a winning program that could initiate a culture change at a once-proud franchise that has lost its way somewhat .
Great in coverage , great at getting to the quarterback .
A jack of all trades , and a master of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impossible trying to find a weakness with Tagovailoa and has been slavishly coveted by Dolphins fans who have been searching for Dan Marino ’ s replacement for 30 years .

Coronavirus could not stop the 2020 NFL draft but it will give this three-day event a unique and slightly surreal twist.
With teams forced into lockdown, head coaches and front office execs will be logging in via video conference call as they select the cream of this year’s college crop.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to announce the picks from his basement.
Here’s how fans in the UK can keep up to date with all seven rounds:
How to watch the 2020 NFL draft
Round 1: Thurs 23 April
Rounds 2-3: Fri 24 April
Rounds 4-7: Sat 25 April
The draft will be shown on Sky Sports Action and on NFL Game Pass.
The first round took place on Thursday night with the Cincinnati Bengals springing no surprises by drafting quarterback Joe Burrow with the first overall pick. Chase Young was the second name of the night, chosen by the Washington Redskins as expected before cornerback Jeff Okudah joined the Detroit Lions.
However, there was something of a shock at No 4 as the New York Giants passed over linebacker Isiah Simmons and instead plumped for offensive tackle Andrew Thomas, one of six offensive linemen to go in the opening round. The main beneficiaries of that move were the Arizona Cardinals, to whom Simmons fell at the eighth overall pick.
The pick with perhaps the most implications though came at No 26 as the Green Bay Packers drafted traded up to take Utah State quarterback Jordan Love. Aaron Rodgers turns 37 this year and this is an indication there is some succession planning underway in Wisconsin. However, Rodgers himself spent three years on the bench there so do not assume he is stepping aside any time soon.
Coverage on Sky Sports continues 12am for rounds 2-3 (Friday night) and 5pm for rounds 4-7 (Saturday afternoon).
Sky Sports Action will also be broadcasting “The Draft Kick Off 2020” preview show from 6pm on Thursday and Friday and at 3pm on Saturday.
i’s guide to NFL Draft 2020
First round order of picks
Cincinnati Bengals Washington Redskins Detroit Lions New York Giants Miami Dolphins Los Angeles Chargers Carolina Panthers Arizona Cardinals Jacksonville Jaguars Cleveland Browns New York Jets Las Vegas Raiders San Francisco 49ers (from Indianapolis Colts) Tampa Bay Buccaneers Denver Broncos Atlanta Falcons Dallas Cowboys Miami Dolphins (from Pittsburgh Steelers) Las Vegas (from Chicago Bears) Jacksonville (from LA Rams) Philadelphia Eagles Minnesota Vikings (from Buffalo Bills) New England Patriots New Orleans Saints Minnesota Miami (from Houston Texans) Seattle Seahawks Baltimore Ravens Tennessee Titans Green Bay Packers San Francisco Kansas City Chiefs
i’s mini-mock draft
By Ben Saunders
Pick 1: Cincinnati Bengals – Joe Burrow
Position: QB
College: Lousiana State
There hasn’t been this much pre-draft hype about a quarterback since Andrew Luck went first in 2012. Burrow had arguably the greatest season in college football history in guiding LSU to the national title last season.
Exceptional at reading defenses and other-worldly accuracy means he should be NFL-ready from the get-go, which the Bengals desperately need.
Pick 2: Washington Redskins – Chase Young
Position: DE
College: Ohio State
Explosive pass-rusher off the line of scrimmage, Young relies on speed rather than power to get to the quarterback.
Adding him to a Washington defensive line already featuring Ryan Kerrigan, Jonathan Allen and Da’Ron Payne would be downright scary for the rest of the NFC East.
Pick 3: Detroit Lions – Jeff Okudah
Position: CB
College: Ohio State
Ohio State has been a defensive back factory lately and conventional wisdom says that Okudah is the best of the bunch.
As it happens, the Lions lost their best coverman, Darius Slay, in free agency and the draft has always been about talent and need. Okudah, therefore, is the perfect fit.
Pick 4: New York Giants – Isaiah Simmons
Position: LB
College: Clemson
May well be the most purely talented defensive player in the draft and is from a winning program that could initiate a culture change at a once-proud franchise that has lost its way somewhat.
Great in coverage, great at getting to the quarterback. A jack of all trades, and a master of all of them too.
Pick 5: Miami Dolphins – Tua Tagovailoa
Position: QB
College: Alabama
It is almost impossible trying to find a weakness with Tagovailoa and has been slavishly coveted by Dolphins fans who have been searching for Dan Marino’s replacement for 30 years.
So why isn’t he going first? Injuries. A hip injury ended his college career prematurely after significant ankle problems.


inews--2020-04-23--NFL draft order 2020: The full list of picks for all seven rounds

NFL draft order 2020 : The full list of picks for all seven rounds The Covid-19 outbreak may have cancelled @ @ @ @ @ but the draft will go ahead with war rooms across the country The NFL Draft @ @ @ @ @ other years , but should still function as normal ( Photo : Getty ) The @ @ @ @ @ 255 players complete a dream of signing for a professional American football franchise .
But @ @ @ @ @ as simple as that , especially with the coronavirus outbreak forcing teams to conduct the @ @ @ @ @ opposed to the usual spectacle that is the live event .
The Cincinnati Bengals have @ @ @ @ @ draft with the first overall pick , while the New York Giants have the very @ @ @ @ @ process .
Here is the full list of which teams will pick when from the @ @ @ @

The 2020 NFL draft will see 255 players complete a dream of signing for a professional American football franchise. But the process is nowhere near as simple as that, especially with the coronavirus outbreak forcing teams to conduct the entire event virtually, as opposed to the usual spectacle that is the live event.
The Cincinnati Bengals have the chance to open the draft with the first overall pick, while the New York Giants have the very last pick of the selection process.
Here is the full list of which teams will pick when from the class of 2020:
First round
The first round took place on Thursday night with the Cincinnati Bengals springing no surprises by drafting quarterback Joe Burrow with the first overall pick. Chase Young was the second name of the night, chosen by the Washington Redskins as expected before cornerback Jeff Okudah joined the Detroit Lions.
However, there was something of a shock at No 4 as the New York Giants passed over linebacker Isiah Simmons and instead plumped for offensive tackle Andrew Thomas, one of six offensive linemen to go in the opening round. The main beneficiaries of that move were the Arizona Cardinals, to whom Simmons fell at the eighth overall pick.
The pick with perhaps the most implications though came at No 26 as the Green Bay Packers drafted traded up to take Utah State quarterback Jordan Love. Aaron Rodgers turns 37 this year and this is an indication there is some succession planning underway in Wisconsin. However, Rodgers himself spent three years on the bench there so do not assume he is stepping aside any time soon.
Second round
(33) Cincinnati (34) Indianapolis (from Washington) (35) Detroit (36) NY Giants (37) LA Chargers (38) Carolina (39) Miami (40) Houston (from Arizona) (41) Cleveland (42) Jacksonville (43) Chicago (from Las Vegas) (44) Indianapolis (45) Tampa Bay (46) Denver (47) Atlanta (48) NY Jets (49) Pittsburgh (50) Chicago (51) Dallas (52) LA Rams (53) Philadelphia (54) Buffalo (55) Baltimore (from New England via Atlanta) (56) Miami (from New Orleans) (57) LA Rams (from Houston) (58) Minnesota (59) Seattle (60) Baltimore (61) Tennessee (62) Green Bay (63) Kansas City (from San Francisco) (64) Seattle (from Kansas City)
i’s guide to NFL Draft 2020
Third round
(Asterisk denotes compensatory pick)
(65) Cincinnati (66) Washington (67) Detroit (68) NY Jets (from NY Giants) (69) Carolina (70) Miami (71) LA Chargers (72) Arizona (73) Jacksonville (74) Cleveland (75) Indianapolis (76) Tampa Bay (77) Denver (78) Atlanta (79) NY Jets (80) Las Vegas (81) Las Vegas (from Chicago) (82) Dallas (83) Denver (from Pittsburgh) (84) LA Rams (85) Detroit (from Philadelphia) (86) Buffalo (87) New England (88) New Orleans (89) Minnesota (90) Houston (91) Las Vegas (from Seattle via Houston) (92) Baltimore (93) Tennessee (94) Green Bay (95) Denver (from San Francisco) (96) Kansas City (97) Cleveland (from Houston)* (98) New England* (99) NY Giants* (100) New England* (101) Seattle* (102) Pittsburgh* (103) Philadelphia* (104) LA Rams* (105) Minnesota* (106) Baltimore*
Fourth round
(107) Cincinnati (108) Washington (109) Detroit (110) NY Giants (111) Houston (from Miami) (112) LA Chargers (113) Carolina (114) Arizona (115) Cleveland (116) Jacksonville (117) Tampa Bay (118) Denver (119) Atlanta (120) NY Jets (121) Las Vegas (122) Indianapolis (123) Dallas (124) Pittsburgh (125) New England (from Chicago) (126) LA Rams (127) Philadelphia (128) Buffalo (129) Baltimore (from New England) (130) New Orleans (131) Arizona (from Houston) (132) Minnesota (133) Seattle (134) Baltimore (135) Pittsburgh (from Tennessee via Miami) (136) Green Bay (137) Jacksonville (from San Francisco via Denver) (138) Kansas City (139) Tampa Bay* (140) Jacksonville (from Chicago)* (141) Miami* (142) Washington* (143) Atlanta (from Baltimore)* (144) Seattle* 145) Philadelphia* (146) Philadelphia*
Fifth round
(147) Cincinnati (148) Carolina (from Washington) (149) Detroit (150) NY Giants (151) LA Chargers (152) Carolina (153) Miami (154) Miami (from Jacksonville via Pittsburgh) (155) Minnesota (from Cleveland via Buffalo) (156) San Francisco (from Denver) (157) Jacksonville (from Atlanta via Baltimore) (158) NY Jets (159) Las Vegas (160) Indianapolis (161) Tampa Bay (162) Washington (from Pittsburgh via Seattle) (163) Chicago (164) Dallas (165) Jacksonville (from LA Rams) (166) Detroit (from Philadelphia) (167) Buffalo (168) Philadelphia (from New England) (169) New Orleans (170) Baltimore (from Minnesota) (171) Houston (172) New England (from Seattle via Detroit) (173) Miami (from Baltimore via LA Rams) (174) Tennessee (175) Green Bay (176) San Francisco (177) Kansas City (178) Denver* (179) Dallas*
Sixth round
(180) Cincinnati (181) Denver (from Washington) (182) Detroit (183) NY Giants (184) Carolina (185) Miami (186) LA Chargers (187) Cleveland (from Arizona) (188) Buffalo (from Cleveland) (189) Jacksonville (190) Philadelphia (from Atlanta) (191) NY Jets (192) Green Bay (from Las Vegas) (193) Indianapolis (194) Tampa Bay (195) New England (from Denver) (196) Chicago (197) Indianapolis (from Dallas via Miami) (198) Pittsburgh (199) LA Rams (200) Chicago (from Philadelphia) (201) Minnesota (from Buffalo) (202) Arizona (from New England) (203) New Orleans (204) New England (from Houston) (205) Minnesota (206) Jacksonville (from Seattle) (207) Buffalo (from Baltimore via New England) (208) Green Bay (from Tennessee) (209) Green Bay (210) San Francisco (211) NY Jets (from Kansas City) (212) New England* (213) New England* (214) Seattle*
Seventh round


inews--2020-04-23--Coronavirus lockdown: Ministers face calls to ease measures amid fears of damage to the economy

Coronavirus lockdown : Ministers face calls to ease measures amid fears of damage to the economy Pressure on the UK government to set out a clearer path to lifting the lockdown has been increased by Scottish government ’ s 25-page strategy With the next review of the lockdown not due for another two weeks and the government insisting five tests must be met before life can start to return to normal , senior Tory MPs have been calling for restrictions in some sectors to be lifted earlier .
But the Health Secretary , Matt Hancock , urged the nation to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it would be a “ mistake ” to ease off too early in case it led to a second peak of coronavirus and caused even more damage to the economy .
Executive members of the 1922 committee of backbench Tory MPs met on Wednesday to discuss an earlier lifting of the lockdown , arguing for garden centres and other retail outlets to reopen as a first step .
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey set to return to work amid the coronavirus pandemic ( Photo : EDDIE KEOGH/POOL/AFP/Getty ) Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey and car manufacturer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work at construction sites and factories from early in May , while the hardware chain B & Q has resumed trading at its stores .
Pressure on the UK government to set out a clearer path to lifting the lockdown has been increased by the Scottish government ’ s 25-page exit strategy published on Thursday .
Conservative MPs picked up on claims that had been made by the Oxford academic Carl Heneghan who said that the peak of deaths from the coronavirus had occurred on 8 April , suggesting that infection rates in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Yet ministers and experts , such as the chief scientific adviser , Sir Patrick Vallance , have insisted that deaths in the UK have hit a plateau but are not , as yet , starting to fall .
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown , a senior Tory MP , called on the Government to give businesses “ hope ” .
The treasurer of the influential 1922 Committee of backbench Conservatives and former Cabinet minister told Radio 4 ’ s Today programme : “ We need to start this discussion about how we get back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs to be done gradually , but I think that we could , when the figures start to stabilise a bit more … we could begin to think about what are the next steps on a step-by-step basis to begin to get back to normality.
” But at the daily Downing Street briefing to the press , Mr Hancock said the UK needed to “ maintain our resolve and follow the social distancing rules , because they are working , they are protecting the NHS and they are saving lives ” .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work that ’ s been done , and it would be bad for our nation ’ s health and for our nation ’ s economy .
“ We could only start to change the measures when the NHS can continue to cope , when the operational challenges have been met , when the daily death rate falls sustainably and consistently , when the rate of infection is decreasing and most importantly when there is no risk of a second peak .
”

Ministers are facing increasing calls to ease the lockdown amid fears of irrecoverable damage to some businesses and long-term harm to the economy.
With the next review of the lockdown not due for another two weeks and the government insisting five tests must be met before life can start to return to normal, senior Tory MPs have been calling for restrictions in some sectors to be lifted earlier.
But the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, urged the nation to “maintain our resolve” and said that it would be a “mistake” to ease off too early in case it led to a second peak of coronavirus and caused even more damage to the economy.
Executive members of the 1922 committee of backbench Tory MPs met on Wednesday to discuss an earlier lifting of the lockdown, arguing for garden centres and other retail outlets to reopen as a first step.
Resuming trading
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey and car manufacturer Aston Martin announced they would returning to work at construction sites and factories from early in May, while the hardware chain B&Q has resumed trading at its stores.
Pressure on the UK government to set out a clearer path to lifting the lockdown has been increased by the Scottish government’s 25-page exit strategy published on Thursday.
Conservative MPs picked up on claims that had been made by the Oxford academic Carl Heneghan who said that the peak of deaths from the coronavirus had occurred on 8 April, suggesting that infection rates in the wider community have passed their zenith.
Yet ministers and experts, such as the chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, have insisted that deaths in the UK have hit a plateau but are not, as yet, starting to fall.
Give business ‘hope’
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, a senior Tory MP, called on the Government to give businesses “hope”. The treasurer of the influential 1922 Committee of backbench Conservatives and former Cabinet minister told Radio 4’s Today programme: “We need to start this discussion about how we get back to normality.
“Whatever we do needs to be done gradually, but I think that we could, when the figures start to stabilise a bit more … we could begin to think about what are the next steps on a step-by-step basis to begin to get back to normality.”
But at the daily Downing Street briefing to the press, Mr Hancock said the UK needed to “maintain our resolve and follow the social distancing rules, because they are working, they are protecting the NHS and they are saving lives”.
He added: “To lift the measures too soon and to risk a second peak would be a mistake.
“It would undo all of the hard work that’s been done, and it would be bad for our nation’s health and for our nation’s economy.
“We could only start to change the measures when the NHS can continue to cope, when the operational challenges have been met, when the daily death rate falls sustainably and consistently, when the rate of infection is decreasing and most importantly when there is no risk of a second peak.”


inews--2020-04-23--For staff of companies in administration, the furlough scheme is a lifeline

For staff of companies in administration , the furlough scheme is a lifeline Of course , some of these companies were already struggling but the current crisis has fast-tracked their demise and failures are now becoming more of a reality .
This is a trend that looks set to continue , with Red Flag Alert data showing there ’ s over half-a-million UK business in significant financial distress , meaning we ’ re likely to see more casualties across a wide range of sectors .
Department stores are among those closed during the coronavirus lockdown - how many will reopen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) What does this mean for the employees of these businesses and can anything be done to protect jobs in such a challenging market ?
Following a recent High Court ruling , administrators are able to consider accessing the Government ’ s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ( CJRS ) .
The first judgement on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme last week ruled that administrators of restaurant chain Carluccio ’ s could place employees on the scheme , irrespective of the company ’ s administration .
The ruling was largely based on the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made directly to companies as opposed to employees , meaning workers could be considered a company asset .
Taking this into account , employees are deemed as a higher priority to support the possible rescue of the company and it was seen as a viable option for them to be furloughed .
This very much fits with the Government ’ s fundamental purpose of the CJRS to help avoid job losses .
Around 2,000 of the restaurant ’ s staff were facing possible redundancy and providing they were eligible for furlough and agreed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now able to receive 80 per cent of their salary , capped at £2,500 per month .
The ruling means that employees of other businesses entering administration may also see their roles furloughed and rescued in the long-term .
The latest guidance published by the Government last week confirms this and sets out where a company is in administration , the administrator will be able to access the scheme .
That said , it is expected that an administrator would only do so if there is a reasonable likelihood of rehiring the workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the business is going to be sold and employees will be transferred to the new owner .
If for example a company is closing high street stores but considering continuing to trade online , a case could be made to furlough employees who will then be able to support future ecommerce operations – but the roles need to be deemed as reasonably likely .
The administrator will need to adopt the employment contracts and agree the changed terms before they can receive a grant to cover the costs of the furloughed employees .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop working , but this does allow negotiations around the future of the business to progress while retaining the workforce as an asset to the company and protecting jobs .

More businesses have hit the headlines this week because they’re facing administration after being hard hit by the coronavirus lockdown.
Of course, some of these companies were already struggling but the current crisis has fast-tracked their demise and failures are now becoming more of a reality.
This is a trend that looks set to continue, with Red Flag Alert data showing there’s over half-a-million UK business in significant financial distress, meaning we’re likely to see more casualties across a wide range of sectors.
What does this mean for the employees of these businesses and can anything be done to protect jobs in such a challenging market? Following a recent High Court ruling, administrators are able to consider accessing the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).
The first judgement on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme last week ruled that administrators of restaurant chain Carluccio’s could place employees on the scheme, irrespective of the company’s administration.
The ruling was largely based on the fact that the CJRS stipulates wage contributions are made directly to companies as opposed to employees, meaning workers could be considered a company asset. Taking this into account, employees are deemed as a higher priority to support the possible rescue of the company and it was seen as a viable option for them to be furloughed. This very much fits with the Government’s fundamental purpose of the CJRS to help avoid job losses.
Around 2,000 of the restaurant’s staff were facing possible redundancy and providing they were eligible for furlough and agreed to join the CJRS, they are now able to receive 80 per cent of their salary, capped at £2,500 per month.
More collapsed companies could follow
The ruling means that employees of other businesses entering administration may also see their roles furloughed and rescued in the long-term.
The latest guidance published by the Government last week confirms this and sets out where a company is in administration, the administrator will be able to access the scheme.
Limitations of the scheme
That said, it is expected that an administrator would only do so if there is a reasonable likelihood of rehiring the workers. This could be a situation where the business is going to be sold and employees will be transferred to the new owner.
If for example a company is closing high street stores but considering continuing to trade online, a case could be made to furlough employees who will then be able to support future ecommerce operations – but the roles need to be deemed as reasonably likely.
The administrator will need to adopt the employment contracts and agree the changed terms before they can receive a grant to cover the costs of the furloughed employees.
Under the scheme, furloughed workers must stop working, but this does allow negotiations around the future of the business to progress while retaining the workforce as an asset to the company and protecting jobs.
Emma Swan is head of commercial employment law at Forbes Solicitors


inews--2020-04-23--Vicar of Dibley: Dawn French brings back beloved sitcom for BBC's Big Night In — here's what happene

Vicar of Dibley: Dawn French brings back beloved sitcom for BBC's Big Night In — here's what happened

Vicar of Dibley : Dawn French brings back beloved sitcom for BBC 's Big Night In — here 's what happened The Dibley vicar had some important updates for the weekly parish meeting The Vicar of Dibley has returned to screens for the first time since 2015 , when the popular churchgoer appeared in a short charity film for Comic Relief .
While the regular series aired its last full series in 2007 , actress Dawn French looked at home in the dog collar for a special return on BBC One 's Big Night In .
`` I am speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those of you who were with me last week will know I have been very busy tidying '' she declared on her return .
`` Those of you will know this room was crammed with Easter eggs from the floor to the ceiling .
And now , voila , just the one left.. !
Very thorough tidying by me there . ''
The vicar also suggested that , if mums are in need of DIY tips , the remaining eggs could be used as chocolate bras .
However the rest of the cast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meeting as , apparently , they could not work out how to make Zoom work .
Fans loved the one off return , with TV reviewer saying Elliot Gonzalez saying it was pitched perfectly .
French later added : `` I ’ m back in the dog collar , back in the vicarage , and back on your telly as part of The Big Night In .
Be there , or go to hell .
Literally .
I have some sway . ''
The TV show is a collaboration between BBC Children In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ includes a revival of Little Britain - which has n't been on TV screens for over a decade - with David Walliams and Matt Lucas performing in a new sketch show .
The Big Night In is presented by Lenny Henry , Matt Baker , Zoe Ball , Davina McCall and Paddy McGuinness , and aims to `` celebrate and reward those going the extra mile to support their communities in these troubled times '' .
The show will include musical acts , money ca n't buy prizes , comedy sketches and many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peter Kay 's first TV appearance in two years .
Viewers will also have the opportunity to get involved via Strictly Come Dancing 's challenge , which is encouraging viewers to learn a routine to the Dua Lipa anthem Physical , and they film themselves performing it .

The Vicar of Dibley has returned to screens for the first time since 2015, when the popular churchgoer appeared in a short charity film for Comic Relief.
While the regular series aired its last full series in 2007, actress Dawn French looked at home in the dog collar for a special return on BBC One’s Big Night In.
“I am speaking to you from the vicarage, where those of you who were with me last week will know I have been very busy tidying” she declared on her return.
“Those of you will know this room was crammed with Easter eggs from the floor to the ceiling. And now, voila, just the one left..! Very thorough tidying by me there.”
The vicar also suggested that, if mums are in need of DIY tips, the remaining eggs could be used as chocolate bras.
Fan favourite
However the rest of the cast was unable to join the weekly parish meeting as, apparently, they could not work out how to make Zoom work.
Fans loved the one off return, with TV reviewer saying Elliot Gonzalez saying it was pitched perfectly.
Olympian and peer Tanni Grey-Thompson also praised the special.
Watching the Big Night In. Vicar of Dibley was good — Tanni Grey-Thompson (@Tanni_GT) April 23, 2020
Back on TV
Revealing the forthcoming special on Twitter, she wrote: “Hmmm. Somethin interestin this way comes…. Thurs ?@BBCOne? 7-10pm #BigNightIn.”
French later added: “I’m back in the dog collar, back in the vicarage, and back on your telly as part of The Big Night In. Be there, or go to hell. Literally. I have some sway.”
‘Support in these troubled times’
The TV show is a collaboration between BBC Children In Need and Comic Relief, and also includes a revival of Little Britain – which hasn’t been on TV screens for over a decade – with David Walliams and Matt Lucas performing in a new sketch show.
The Big Night In is presented by Lenny Henry, Matt Baker, Zoe Ball, Davina McCall and Paddy McGuinness, and aims to “celebrate and reward those going the extra mile to support their communities in these troubled times”.
The show will include musical acts, money can’t buy prizes, comedy sketches and many more surprises on the night, including Peter Kay’s first TV appearance in two years.
Viewers will also have the opportunity to get involved via Strictly Come Dancing‘s challenge, which is encouraging viewers to learn a routine to the Dua Lipa anthem Physical, and they film themselves performing it.


inews--2020-04-23--Coronavirus lockdown leaves families struggling to pay energy bills

The UK 's draughty houses means a winter lockdown could be a serious public health risk Insulating the UK ’ s draughty housing stock must be a top priority as soon as lockdown is lifted , according to energy efficiency experts who warned that the `` stay at home '' order has exposed an energy efficiency crisis in UK homes .
Energy use in the home has jumped by 30 per cent since the lockdown , and more than one in ten households are struggling to pay their energy bills , according to a Citizens ’ Advice survey this month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ endure a Spring lockdown .
`` If we were going through this in the winter months families would be facing higher gas bills , '' said Dr Jonathan Marshall of the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit ( ECIU ) .
A possible winter lockdown to control a second wave of infections could push people into fuel poverty unless the Government does more to help upgrade their homes , warned Peter Smith , policy and research director at the charity National Energy Action .
British homes are among the draughtiest in Europe , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one-tenth of the country ’ s total carbon emissions .
During the winter of 2018/19 , 17,000 people in the UK died due to cold housing conditions .
“ Sadly we know that even before the Covid crisis cold homes were responsible for premature mortality and a huge amount of morbidity , which placed an additional strain on health services each year , ” Mr Smith said during an ECIU briefing yesterday .
“ Clearly if there was a second major outbreak which did coincide with a cold winter ... the situation could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies are needed to help homeowners retrofit draughty houses ( Photo : Christopher Furlong/Getty ) A handful of government schemes are in place to help the most vulnerable households , but they are barely making a dent in national figures .
Meanwhile , the current crisis means fewer households will be able to fund retrofits privately , warned Professor Jim Watson of UCL .
UK households will remain vulnerable unless the government steps in , he said .
“ If the government is serious it ’ s going to have to regulate , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the table so that people will be able to [ retrofit ] , ” he said .
But Prof Watson stressed such measures could form part of a green stimulus plan to jump start the UK economy after the crisis .
Ministers already planned to overhaul energy efficiency policy before coronavirus hit , he pointed out .
“ This is an opportunity , ” he said .
“ There were things that were in the government ’ s in-tray already with respect to households on energy efficiency and heating , and actually as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it makes sense to do that in a way which is putting some of these plans into practice .
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Insulating the UK’s draughty housing stock must be a top priority as soon as lockdown is lifted, according to energy efficiency experts who warned that the “stay at home” order has exposed an energy efficiency crisis in UK homes.
Energy use in the home has jumped by 30 per cent since the lockdown, and more than one in ten households are struggling to pay their energy bills, according to a Citizens’ Advice survey this month.
Yet households have been fortunate to endure a Spring lockdown. “If we were going through this in the winter months families would be facing higher gas bills,” said Dr Jonathan Marshall of the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).
Winter lockdown
A possible winter lockdown to control a second wave of infections could push people into fuel poverty unless the Government does more to help upgrade their homes, warned Peter Smith, policy and research director at the charity National Energy Action.
British homes are among the draughtiest in Europe, and keeping them powered and warm accounts for one-tenth of the country’s total carbon emissions. During the winter of 2018/19, 17,000 people in the UK died due to cold housing conditions.
“Sadly we know that even before the Covid crisis cold homes were responsible for premature mortality and a huge amount of morbidity, which placed an additional strain on health services each year,” Mr Smith said during an ECIU briefing yesterday. “Clearly if there was a second major outbreak which did coincide with a cold winter…the situation could be much more acute.”
Policies needed
A handful of government schemes are in place to help the most vulnerable households, but they are barely making a dent in national figures.
Meanwhile, the current crisis means fewer households will be able to fund retrofits privately, warned Professor Jim Watson of UCL. UK households will remain vulnerable unless the government steps in, he said. “If the government is serious it’s going to have to regulate, then put finance on attractive terms on the table so that people will be able to [retrofit],” he said.
Read More: Draughty British homes lose heat more quickly than those in Europe
Green recovery
But Prof Watson stressed such measures could form part of a green stimulus plan to jump start the UK economy after the crisis. Ministers already planned to overhaul energy efficiency policy before coronavirus hit, he pointed out.
“This is an opportunity,” he said. “There were things that were in the government’s in-tray already with respect to households on energy efficiency and heating, and actually as we come out of this crisis…it makes sense to do that in a way which is putting some of these plans into practice.”
The Government was contacted for comment for this article.


inews--2020-04-23--Lambeth Council swears in new mayor from his own living room in first virtual ceremony

Lambeth Council swears in new mayor from his own living room in first virtual ceremony A London council has become the first in the country to appoint its mayor via webcam .
Councillor Phillip Normal became the mayor and first citizen of Lambeth , a south London borough of more than 300,000 people , while sitting in his own living room .
The appointment was made possible by the Government 's emergency legislation allowing local government business to be conducted online .
But there was still one problem : social distancing rules meant the gold chains most mayors are accustomed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fitted .
Instead Mr Normal , a fashion designer by trade , spent a day creating a brand new set of chains from scratch , complete with a bright pink crest emblazoned with the borough 's shield .
The one-off look is set to be auctioned for the Albert Kennedy Trust , a charity which helps LGBT+ young people , after the coronavirus lockdown is over .
The newly appointed mayor said he hopes that `` if this was a design challenge on RuPaul ’ s Drag Race , I wouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my mayoral life .
`` This was n't quite how I imagined the ceremony , but it was unique , a part of the times we are in , and it shows we can be creative to make things happen . ''
Mr Normal is also thought to be the UK 's first HIV-positive mayor and has pledged to tackle stigma faced by many living with the virus .
Accepting the ceremonial post , he said : `` The story of HIV treatment reminds us that there is always hope thanks to medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and dying but now we can say without one single shadow of a doubt that effective HIV treatment means people living with HIV can ’ t pass it on and can now enjoy healthy lives without that fear . ''

A London council has become the first in the country to appoint its mayor via webcam.
Councillor Phillip Normal became the mayor and first citizen of Lambeth, a south London borough of more than 300,000 people, while sitting in his own living room.
The appointment was made possible by the Government’s emergency legislation allowing local government business to be conducted online.
New mayoral chains
But there was still one problem: social distancing rules meant the gold chains most mayors are accustomed to could not be sent over and fitted.
Instead Mr Normal, a fashion designer by trade, spent a day creating a brand new set of chains from scratch, complete with a bright pink crest emblazoned with the borough’s shield.
The one-off look is set to be auctioned for the Albert Kennedy Trust, a charity which helps LGBT+ young people, after the coronavirus lockdown is over.
The newly appointed mayor said he hopes that “if this was a design challenge on RuPaul’s Drag Race, I wouldn’t be in the bottom two lip-synching for my mayoral life.
“This wasn’t quite how I imagined the ceremony, but it was unique, a part of the times we are in, and it shows we can be creative to make things happen.”
Tackling virus stigma
Mr Normal is also thought to be the UK’s first HIV-positive mayor and has pledged to tackle stigma faced by many living with the virus.
Accepting the ceremonial post, he said: “The story of HIV treatment reminds us that there is always hope thanks to medical science.
“Once we were desperate and dying but now we can say without one single shadow of a doubt that effective HIV treatment means people living with HIV can’t pass it on and can now enjoy healthy lives without that fear.”


inews--2020-04-23--Coronavirus lockdown: Ministers considering new scientific advice on wearing masks in public

Coronavirus lockdown : Ministers considering new scientific advice on wearing masks in public The Government is caught in a growing row over its advice that the public should not wear face coverings Government ministers are assessing updated evidence on the use of masks to slow the spread of coronavirus before they decide whether to change the official advice .
The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage ) submitted a dossier on Thursday summarising expert views on whether or not it is a good idea for members of the public to cover their face when they leave the house .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the strictest lockdown measures are lifted , Britons should consider wearing some sort of face mask in public .
But they will stop short of making them compulsory and will encourage people to use non-medical face coverings , such as scarfs , rather than buying up supplies of proper masks .
Ex-Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned the Government to start preparing for a large increase in demand .
He said : `` I hope we are building up really big stocks because for things like the tube , buses , I think it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people are going to want to wear masks , frankly whether they 're asked to or not . ''
Jeremy Hunt said the UK could not rely on an app to do contact tracing of those infected with Covid-19 ( Photo : ITV ) A spokesman for No 10 confirmed that Sage had finished reviewing the evidence , saying : `` They have finalised their advice .
Ministers will now be reviewing this to decide on any further action that might be needed . ''
Professor Martin Marshall , chair of the Royal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think the guidance that we 're expecting to hear is that the wearing of face masks is a voluntary activity not mandated and it certainly makes a lot of sense to focus limited resources that we have at the moment on those who have greatest need and that 's the health professionals . ''
Some Government advisers have warned that for most people , wearing masks in public could prove useless - particularly when strict social distancing measures are still in place .
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries said : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and it may be for example if you 're walking out in an open space , you 're practising good social distancing measures , you are neither going to be a risk to anybody else or to yourself .
So it 's not quite so simple as just wearing a mask or not . ''
Professor Peter Horby , who chairs the Government 's New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group , said he was not wearing a mask in public and suggested that face coverings could prove ineffective because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus through other means such as `` contaminated surfaces '' .
The UK 's advice on masks has rapidly diverged from other countries as more and more governments have begun to tell their populations to cover their faces most of the time .
Britain is the last remaining large Western country not promoting the use of masks .

Government ministers are assessing updated evidence on the use of masks to slow the spread of coronavirus before they decide whether to change the official advice.
The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) submitted a dossier on Thursday summarising expert views on whether or not it is a good idea for members of the public to cover their face when they leave the house.
Ministers are expected to say that once the strictest lockdown measures are lifted, Britons should consider wearing some sort of face mask in public. But they will stop short of making them compulsory and will encourage people to use non-medical face coverings, such as scarfs, rather than buying up supplies of proper masks.
Ex-Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned the Government to start preparing for a large increase in demand. He said: “I hope we are building up really big stocks because for things like the tube, buses, I think it’s going to be a no-brainer – people are going to want to wear masks, frankly whether they’re asked to or not.”
‘Further action’
A spokesman for No 10 confirmed that Sage had finished reviewing the evidence, saying: “They have finalised their advice. Ministers will now be reviewing this to decide on any further action that might be needed.”
Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said: “I think the guidance that we’re expecting to hear is that the wearing of face masks is a voluntary activity not mandated and it certainly makes a lot of sense to focus limited resources that we have at the moment on those who have greatest need and that’s the health professionals.”
Some Government advisers have warned that for most people, wearing masks in public could prove useless – particularly when strict social distancing measures are still in place. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries said: “For the average member of the public, and it may be for example if you’re walking out in an open space, you’re practising good social distancing measures, you are neither going to be a risk to anybody else or to yourself. So it’s not quite so simple as just wearing a mask or not.”
Professor Peter Horby, who chairs the Government’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group, said he was not wearing a mask in public and suggested that face coverings could prove ineffective because they do not stop the transmission of the virus through other means such as “contaminated surfaces”.
The UK’s advice on masks has rapidly diverged from other countries as more and more governments have begun to tell their populations to cover their faces most of the time. Britain is the last remaining large Western country not promoting the use of masks.