bbcuk--2020-04-17--Coronavirus: Salary subsidy scheme extended into June

The government pay scheme for workers who have downed tools but remain employed has been extended .
More than nine million workers are expected to be furloughed , or put on state-paid leave , under the government 's job retention scheme .
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said on Friday the wage subsidy would be available for another month until the end of June .
Business groups and firms such as Swissport earlier warned if the scheme was not extended , more jobs would go .
The chancellor said the salary scheme would be extended again `` if necessary '' .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures yesterday , it is the right decision to extend the furlough scheme for a month to the end of June to provide clarity , '' Mr Sunak said .
`` It is vital for people 's livelihoods that the UK economy gets up and running again when it is safe to do so , and I will continue to review the scheme so it is supporting our recovery . ''
Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme , the government will cover 80 % of workers ' wages for March , April and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Employers will pay workers and reclaim the money from HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ) at the end of April .
They can apply to join the scheme from Monday .
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• 'My firm is viable - but I ca n't get a loan' Figures from the British Chambers of Commerce ( BCC ) suggest nearly a fifth of smaller firms and half of companies will access the help .
The Confederation for British Industry ( CBI ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warning that many firms could start to cut staff without one .
`` This extension means that firms will no longer be forced to issue redundancy notices over the next few to days to comply with 45-day consultation requirements , and can instead return to focusing on protecting jobs and their businesses , '' said CBI boss Dame Carolyn Fairbairn .
`` It 's absolutely clear that these vital support systems must stay in place until it 's safe for people to return to work and we can begin to restart and revive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Airport Operators Association Karen Dee said : `` Airports are making significant use of the job retention scheme , which has helped to address some of the challenges they are currently facing , so it is good news that the Chancellor has decided to extend it '' .
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Chief executive of the Airport Operators Association Karen Dee said: "Airports are making significant use of the job retention scheme, which has helped to address some of the challenges they are currently facing, so it is good news that the Chancellor has decided to extend it".


bbcuk--2020-04-17--Coronavirus: How are William and Kate handling lockdown?

In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC about the coronavirus pandemic , the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge described how the three-week lockdown had been `` frustrating '' for many people .
But they also spoke about what life has been like for them during the lockdown , and the positives they 'll take away from these unusual times .
From baking with the kids and Joe Wicks workout videos to technical glitches on video calls with other royals , here 's what we learned from the interview .
1 .
They 're adjusting to having the kids at home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Charlotte , four , usually attend school throughout the week , but now they 're at home in Kensington Palace with mum , dad and younger brother Prince Louis , who turns two next week .
`` The children have got such stamina I do n't know how , '' says Catherine , adding that she has found tips online for fun activities to do around the house .
`` You pitch a tent , take the tent down again , cook , bake .
You get to the end of the day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - but it is amazing how much you can cram into one day , that 's for sure . ''
It 's unclear how much help the duke and duchess have when it comes to looking after their children , but they say they are homeschooling Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte themselves during lockdown .
And Prince William sums it up as `` fun '' - prompting a glance from Catherine .
`` We do n't actually tell the children we 've actually kept going through the holidays .
I feel very mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gave me some very good advice pre-the holidays to put in some structure .
There 's a pretty strict routine here at home that 's massively helped us all - just having a bit of routine , [ a ] bit of normality .
But it is unusual . ''
3 .
They 're grappling with how to tell the kids what 's going on Catherine says adults should n't underestimate how much children take in about the pandemic .
`` You ca n't ignore it .
And also you do n't want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it too overwhelming , '' she says .
`` I think it is appropriate to acknowledge it in… age-appropriate ways to try and help them through it , because these are not normal circumstances and they 'll definitely pick up on that . ''
4 .
Chatting to the family comes with its technical difficulties Prince William says the royals are getting used to speaking via video calls without `` dropping the computer halfway through '' .
`` It gets a bit hectic , I 'm not going to lie , with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away , '' Catherine says .
William adds : `` He always wants to press the red button . ''
Kate laughs .
`` It 's quite hectic for them all to say the right thing at the right time without pressing the wrong buttons .
But it 's great and it 's nice to keep in touch with everybody . ''
5 .
They worry about their loved ones Prince William also speaks about how he felt anxious for his father , Prince Charles , when he tested positive for coronavirus after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to admit , at first I was quite concerned , he fits the profile of somebody , at the age he is at , which is fairly risky , '' he says .
But he says Prince Charles has experienced many chest infections and colds before , so he felt optimistic he would recover .
He adds that his father found not being able to go for walks challenging , and that the family is doing `` everything we can '' to protect his grandparents , the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the children has kept them busy - but says they have n't done as much exercise as they would have liked .
`` We 've been for the odd walk , the odd bike ride as well .
So we keep the children busy and active and healthy , '' he says .
`` We have n't quite done the Joe Wicks workout that everyone else seems to be doing although we are not far off .
That might happen at some point . ''
• A SIMPLE GUIDE : How do I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to look after your mental health 7 .
The positives of working from home William says he thinks a reduction in travel around the world will have made a `` huge difference '' to the environment .
And he hopes that , once the pandemic eases , businesses will choose to hold more meetings by video , rather than face-to-face .
`` I 've always thought that was lunacy , really… Why on Earth we do that when we 've got the technology nowadays to do things ?
Why do n't we conduct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asks .
He acknowledges that many businesses rely on face-to-face meetings , but hopes that more people will challenge their attitudes to travel after the lockdown ends .
8 .
They 're making the most of family time The duke and duchess say the lockdown has given them time to focus on relationships with friends and family .
Prince William says he knows there will be a lot of people in `` very different circumstances '' where `` a lot people are living in one house and ... getting on top of each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority of people , I hope we could take positives out of this and realise that… we wo n't get this whole time again , '' he says .
9 .
And they , too , are still getting through Easter chocolate '' Honestly , it is stashed in every little corner around the house , '' says Catherine .

Coronavirus: How are William and Kate handling lockdown? Published 17 April 2020
In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC about the coronavirus pandemic, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge described how the three-week lockdown had been "frustrating" for many people.
But they also spoke about what life has been like for them during the lockdown, and the positives they'll take away from these unusual times.
From baking with the kids and Joe Wicks workout videos to technical glitches on video calls with other royals, here's what we learned from the interview.
1. They're adjusting to having the kids at home
Prince George, six, and Princess Charlotte, four, usually attend school throughout the week, but now they're at home in Kensington Palace with mum, dad and younger brother Prince Louis, who turns two next week.
"The children have got such stamina I don't know how," says Catherine, adding that she has found tips online for fun activities to do around the house.
"You pitch a tent, take the tent down again, cook, bake. You get to the end of the day and they have had a lovely time - but it is amazing how much you can cram into one day, that's for sure."
2. Homeschooling is… fun
Image source, PA Image caption, Princess Charlotte only started school in September
It's unclear how much help the duke and duchess have when it comes to looking after their children, but they say they are homeschooling Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte themselves during lockdown.
And Prince William sums it up as "fun" - prompting a glance from Catherine.
"We don't actually tell the children we've actually kept going through the holidays. I feel very mean," she says.
"Someone gave me some very good advice pre-the holidays to put in some structure. There's a pretty strict routine here at home that's massively helped us all - just having a bit of routine, [a] bit of normality. But it is unusual."
3. They're grappling with how to tell the kids what's going on
Catherine says adults shouldn't underestimate how much children take in about the pandemic.
"You can't ignore it. And also you don't want to sort of scare them and make it too overwhelming," she says.
"I think it is appropriate to acknowledge it in… age-appropriate ways to try and help them through it, because these are not normal circumstances and they'll definitely pick up on that."
4. Chatting to the family comes with its technical difficulties
Prince William says the royals are getting used to speaking via video calls without "dropping the computer halfway through".
"It gets a bit hectic, I'm not going to lie, with a two-year-old you have to take the phone away," Catherine says.
William adds: "He always wants to press the red button."
Kate laughs. "It's quite hectic for them all to say the right thing at the right time without pressing the wrong buttons. But it's great and it's nice to keep in touch with everybody."
5. They worry about their loved ones
Prince William also speaks about how he felt anxious for his father, Prince Charles, when he tested positive for coronavirus after having mild symptoms.
"I have to admit, at first I was quite concerned, he fits the profile of somebody, at the age he is at, which is fairly risky," he says.
But he says Prince Charles has experienced many chest infections and colds before, so he felt optimistic he would recover.
He adds that his father found not being able to go for walks challenging, and that the family is doing "everything we can" to protect his grandparents, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spoke to the BBC via video link
6. Exercise is a struggle
William jokes that running around after the children has kept them busy - but says they haven't done as much exercise as they would have liked.
"We've been for the odd walk, the odd bike ride as well. So we keep the children busy and active and healthy," he says.
"We haven't quite done the Joe Wicks workout that everyone else seems to be doing although we are not far off. That might happen at some point."
7. The positives of working from home
William says he thinks a reduction in travel around the world will have made a "huge difference" to the environment. And he hopes that, once the pandemic eases, businesses will choose to hold more meetings by video, rather than face-to-face.
"I've always thought that was lunacy, really… Why on Earth we do that when we've got the technology nowadays to do things? Why don't we conduct more business at home?" he asks.
He acknowledges that many businesses rely on face-to-face meetings, but hopes that more people will challenge their attitudes to travel after the lockdown ends.
8. They're making the most of family time
Image source, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge/PA Media Image caption, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Prince George took part in the NHS Clap for Carers on 23 March
The duke and duchess say the lockdown has given them time to focus on relationships with friends and family.
Prince William says he knows there will be a lot of people in "very different circumstances" where "a lot people are living in one house and... getting on top of each other".
"For the vast majority of people, I hope we could take positives out of this and realise that… we won't get this whole time again," he says.
9. And they, too, are still getting through Easter chocolate


bbcuk--2020-04-17--Fancy dress video meetings aim to lift Coronavirus lockdown spirits

Home workers around England have been livening up online team meetings by holding them in fancy dress .
Every Friday , health professionals , IT managers and environmental campaigners have been dressing up as penguins and pirates in an attempt to raise spirits .
Company directors have also been getting involved , with some even managing a half-time costume change .
They said they hoped Fancy Dress Friday video conferencing would become a regular thing and boost staff morale .
Members of Dragon CoWorking shared office space in Rochester , Kent , have been putting considerable effort into their outfits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giraffe and a gorilla .
Founder Roland Stanley said : `` It gives members a chance to drop in and say hi and keep our community spirit going .
`` We also had crazy hat Tuesday and pink Wednesday , but I think fancy dress Friday was our favourite and will be staying . ''
The monthly senior management meeting at Complete IT also took a surprise turn , involving a balloon hat , a mad scientist and Batwoman .
Director Tim Killeen donned both a Woody - from Toy Story - and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ smiles on the faces of his team , who are based in Peterborough , Swindon , Oxford , Bristol , High Wycombe , London , Manchester and Birmingham .
Despite the costumes , the discussions were serious - about how the pandemic was affecting the business , its clients and employees .
With the welfare of its 180 staff in mind , the company has also set up virtual pubs , yoga classes and held an online fancy-dress contest .
A spokeswoman said : `` If people are not doing fancy dress meetings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some big corporates can be a little reluctant but as a company we are always ready to have a laugh . ''
Shoreham Extinction Rebellion in West Sussex usually meets every Wednesday but during the pandemic members instead meet on Zoom every morning to keep in touch .
A spokesman said `` no persuasion was needed '' for the fancy dress , which has now become a weekly thing .
In Newcastle , consulting start-up Whyaye has begun holding weekly team meetings in fancy dress .
CEO Maureen Robson said : `` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home , and thankfully still very busy working with clients , but it can lead to long days without the usual coffee or water cooler moment with colleagues .
`` We are all missing the in-person social interaction we 've become used to .
`` It 's been a brilliant way for us to get to know each other more , have a laugh and even give prizes away for the best efforts . ''
In London , consultant physiotherapist Matthew Wyatt got the ball rolling by dressing as Tigger at a meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ south regional manager Dionne McAffrey , the fancy dress theme was not planned but `` everyone was very quick to join in '' .
The idea proved so successful , the organisation - which provides musculoskeletal and physiotherapy services - launched a Friday night virtual meet-up for all staff .
Ms McAffrey said : `` While the hard work continues , meetings such as these should not be underestimated for their ability to raise spirits during an undoubtedly difficult time for all . ''
Fancy dress Fridays will be a familiar concept to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and others encouraging people to wear themed costumes .
More recently , fitness coach Joe Wicks has used the idea to inject fun into his online keep-fit routines for children .
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A spokeswoman said: "If people are not doing fancy dress meetings already, they should, I think some big corporates can be a little reluctant but as a company we are always ready to have a laugh."


bbcuk--2020-04-17--First night of 'darts from home' opens with NHS tribute

'Snakebite ' boasts a multi-coloured mohican with an NHS logo on his head , the 'Iceman ' competes from his kitchen and two top performers are ruled out because of poor wi-fi connections .
This is live sport - but not as we know it .
With the usual tournaments suspended amid a lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic , darts came up with the novel solution of broadcasting matches from players ' homes .
Every player with a tour card has the chance to feature across 32 consecutive nights of the PDC Home Tour .
Four will be in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the knockout stage of the competition .
Each match is broadcast via video calls - filmed on a mobile phone on a tripod - on the Professional Darts Corporation 's own TV channel and can be watched free by registered users .
And Peter 'Snakebite ' Wright - crowned PDC world champion for the first time in January - headlined the opening contests on Friday .
After a meticulous makeover courtesy of his hairdresser wife Jo , the Scottish-born thrower emerged with the blue-and-white NHS sign painted on the left side of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for health workers .
Wright was flinging in a mini-pub style part of his Suffolk house , while opening opponent Peter Jacques aimed at a board in a bedroom of his Yorkshire home .
Aside from the champion 's spiky plumage , there was no fancy dress , no extravagant walk-ons or boisterous noise associated with big professional darts nights in sold-out arenas with thousands of people .
The throaty calls of `` one hundreddd and eightttty '' were replaced by the competitors quietly relaying their scores to commentator Dan Dawson in Birmingham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ update on-screen graphics .
Wright took a final-leg decider to win 5-4 in the first match of the round-robin section , finishing with a double 20 , double 20 to defeat the man ranked 66 in the world .
But Welshman Jamie Lewis won the group with a shock 5-1 win over Wright among his three victories .
`` It 's very difficult as you ca n't read your opponent 's body language , '' said Wright , who finished with a 5-1 triumph over Dutch youngster Niels Zonneveld .
`` I did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a good experience . ''
• Why darts is thriving online during lockdown PDC chairman Barry Hearn , who is now `` firing on all cylinders '' after a recent heart attack , said : `` It 's not normal darts but it 's live sport at a time when there 's a desert of opportunities .
`` It 's exciting , innovative and it 's going to be shown all over the world .
`` I 'm really looking forward to not watching endless repeats of other things on television and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There are early teething problems to be overcome , with the PDC stream cutting out at one stage and chief executive Matt Porter admitting there had been an `` overwhelming volume of traffic '' with tens of thousands of online viewers .
With so little sport elsewhere , streaming requests came from countries as far afield as Brazil , Japan , Australia and China .
More than 80 players have expressed an interest in taking part , including some down under , where they would be starting at 4.30am local time .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number six Daryl Gurney said they were unlikely to compete because of wi-fi issues .
Scot Anderson , who lives in Somerset , even took to social media to illustrate how slow his connection is .
Each competitor will have to overcome their own logistical issues , with the combination of a young baby and dogs in the house potential problems for three-time PDC world champion Michael van Gerwen .
Welsh world number three Gerwyn Price , who plays on Saturday , has set up a board in his kitchen and asked his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BDO world champion Scott Waites said : `` My dartboard 's on my landing .
`` If I get a bounce-out , nine times out of 10 the dart ends up at the bottom of the stairs .
I have to run down 15 steps and back up 15 steps . ''
Such are the ups and downs of this abnormal new sporting normal .

Last updated on .From the section Darts
World champion Peter 'Snakebite' Wright was in action on the opening night of the PDC Home Tour
'Snakebite' boasts a multi-coloured mohican with an NHS logo on his head, the 'Iceman' competes from his kitchen and two top performers are ruled out because of poor wi-fi connections.
This is live sport - but not as we know it.
With the usual tournaments suspended amid a lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, darts came up with the novel solution of broadcasting matches from players' homes.
Every player with a tour card has the chance to feature across 32 consecutive nights of the PDC Home Tour. Four will be in action each evening in a league format before the knockout stage of the competition.
Each match is broadcast via video calls - filmed on a mobile phone on a tripod - on the Professional Darts Corporation's own TV channel and can be watched free by registered users.
And Peter 'Snakebite' Wright - crowned PDC world champion for the first time in January - headlined the opening contests on Friday.
After a meticulous makeover courtesy of his hairdresser wife Jo, the Scottish-born thrower emerged with the blue-and-white NHS sign painted on the left side of his head as a show of support for health workers.
Wright was flinging in a mini-pub style part of his Suffolk house, while opening opponent Peter Jacques aimed at a board in a bedroom of his Yorkshire home.
Aside from the champion's spiky plumage, there was no fancy dress, no extravagant walk-ons or boisterous noise associated with big professional darts nights in sold-out arenas with thousands of people.
The throaty calls of "one hundreddd and eightttty" were replaced by the competitors quietly relaying their scores to commentator Dan Dawson in Birmingham, and the numbers were inputted to update on-screen graphics.
Wright took a final-leg decider to win 5-4 in the first match of the round-robin section, finishing with a double 20, double 20 to defeat the man ranked 66 in the world.
But Welshman Jamie Lewis won the group with a shock 5-1 win over Wright among his three victories.
"It's very difficult as you can't read your opponent's body language," said Wright, who finished with a 5-1 triumph over Dutch youngster Niels Zonneveld.
"I didn't play very well, but it was a good experience."
PDC chairman Barry Hearn, who is now "firing on all cylinders" after a recent heart attack, said: "It's not normal darts but it's live sport at a time when there's a desert of opportunities.
"It's exciting, innovative and it's going to be shown all over the world.
"I'm really looking forward to not watching endless repeats of other things on television and have something live for once."
Dan Dawson commentates as the action is filmed from the players' homes
There are early teething problems to be overcome, with the PDC stream cutting out at one stage and chief executive Matt Porter admitting there had been an "overwhelming volume of traffic" with tens of thousands of online viewers.
With so little sport elsewhere, streaming requests came from countries as far afield as Brazil, Japan, Australia and China.
Wi-fi stops play for former world champion
More than 80 players have expressed an interest in taking part, including some down under, where they would be starting at 4.30am local time.
But two-time world champion Gary Anderson and world number six Daryl Gurney said they were unlikely to compete because of wi-fi issues.
Scot Anderson, who lives in Somerset, even took to social media to illustrate how slow his connection is.
Each competitor will have to overcome their own logistical issues, with the combination of a young baby and dogs in the house putting the participation of three-time PDC world champion Michael van Gerwen in doubt.
Welsh world number three Gerwyn Price, the 'Iceman' who plays on Saturday, has set up a board in his kitchen and asked his daughters to stay upstairs during the action.
And two-time BDO world champion Scott Waites said: "My dartboard's on my landing.
"If I get a bounce-out, nine times out of 10 the dart ends up at the bottom of the stairs. I have to run down 15 steps and back up 15 steps."
Such are the ups and downs of this abnormal new sporting normal.


bbcuk--2020-04-17--How UK's biggest radio show now comes from home

You would n't normally hear a tractor driving past or birds tweeting in the background of Ken Bruce 's BBC Radio 2 show .
But , if you listen closely , those are just a few sounds you might be able to pick up on now the presenter is broadcasting from his Oxfordshire home .
`` I do live in dread of the binmen arriving or the Royal Air Force flying over in extremely noisy Chinooks as they do sometimes , '' Bruce laughs .
`` But so far it 's been fine . ''
Bruce 's mid-morning show on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continuously since 1992 , following an earlier stint in the 1980s - is particularly popular at the moment as more listeners turn to the radio while confined to their homes .
`` At a time like this , people want to hear the news , but they do n't want it all day , '' Bruce says .
`` From my point of view , I 'll pay attention to one news broadcast a day , and after that I do n't really want to know too much unless it 's a major @ @ @ @ @ @ @ big part of keeping people feeling right during this and I think we provide a certain amount of that , a chance to put the worries of the world to one side . ''
Any surge in listening wo n't be reflected in official figures for a few months , but the BBC says there has been a significant increase in live radio listening via the BBC Sounds app since lockdown measures came into force .
Not that Bruce needed any help attracting listeners .
With an audience of 8.27 million , his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK - a particularly impressive accolade given that he does n't host the breakfast show , traditionally a radio station 's flagship programme .
Bruce is one of countless radio presenters currently broadcasting from home , but technical advances make this much easier than it used to be .
Many listeners wo n't even have noticed a change - as was the case when the presenters of Radio 4 's Today programme began broadcasting from home last month .
`` It sounded so good that we 've actually had some people calling in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same studio ?
They should be socially distancing ' , '' the BBC 's director of radio and education , James Purnell , told Radio 4 's Feedback .
`` We 've told [ presenters ] to explain [ that they 're at home ] because actually the sound makes it seem like they 're all in the same place , when they 're very much not . ''
For the Today programme 's male hosts , the familiar home environment has at least given them the ideal opportunity to start growing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embraced a slightly more relaxed approach to the morning , '' Justin Webb wrote this week in the Radio Times .
`` I 'm not shaving , largely to compete with Nick Robinson , who came back from a holiday last year looking like a Mills & Boon romantic hero . ''
Wherever the presenters are , radio is proving to be a valuable source of entertainment now many people are working from home .
`` Radio does provide friendship , companionship , in an undemanding kind of way , so strong relationships @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radio , and I think that will only increase as time goes on , '' Bruce says .
`` We 're certainly aware of more people listening and taking part in Popmaster , for example , than before , and the texts and emails have massively grown , so I think there will be a general rediscovery of radio and how important it can be at times like this . ''
Petroc Trelawny , who hosts Radio 3 's breakfast show , agrees there has been a surge in listening to music-based programmes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the news agenda .
`` R3 listeners send several hundred emails , tweets and texts to Breakfast every morning , a significant percentage coming from those taking refuge from Today and news-based breakfast shows on 5 Live and LBC , '' he said earlier this week .
But there will be some delay before the industry can ascertain how big the increase in listening has been .
Last month , industry body Rajar told RadioToday it 's reviewing ways it can continue monitoring listening habits as collecting data from members of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Bruce embraces the benefits of working from home ( which include being able to eat a slice of lemon drizzle cake during the 11 o'clock news bulletin ) .
When lockdown restrictions are eventually lifted , will more DJs actively choose to continue broadcasting from home ?
`` There may be a slight move towards that .
However I do know that there is something about being in a particular building , there 's that sort of collegiate feeling of being at Radio 2 or wherever it is , and you take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by osmosis as you 're in there , '' he says .
`` You get to see everybody else or hear the gossip , not that that 's important , but you get the general feel of what 's going on while you 're there . ''
One specific feature within Bruce 's show which has seen a significant increase in engagement is the famous quiz broadcast at 10:30 every morning .
`` We 're hearing a lot about the Popmaster effect , '' says Bruce 's producer Ricky Marshall .
`` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but I think now more than ever it 's really ramping up - families are sitting down to do Popmaster , people are saying they 're playing along with their friends on a Zoom call .
`` The hashtag seems to trend most days with people all joining in together , so I think there 's a real sense of online community around the quiz which is quite nice . ''
Popmaster sees two callers face a series of ( often quite difficult ) music questions .
If they hesitate for too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which adds to the pressure .
`` With the five-second counter , you 've got to feel it , '' Bruce says .
`` You do n't play it too soon on the early questions , and if you think somebody might be getting a little assistance , shall we say , then you can slam the five-second countdown clock down quite quickly .
So it 's a question of touch and feel . ''
On the unrelenting difficulty of the questions , Marshall says : `` It 's fine if you hit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your area , but some of the questions I look at and I do n't have a clue .
It 's only worrying if Ken does n't know the answer , then you know you 're in trouble !
He 's generally seen it all over the years . ''
Bruce recently told the MediaMasters podcast he 's only had one day off sick in the last 34 years , although there was one occasion where listeners may have noticed he did n't sound like his usual self .
On April Fools Day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impression of Bruce is uncanny ) famously stood in for him - with hilarious results .
If , God forbid , Bruce became ill himself in the next few months and had to take a few days off work , is there any chance Brydon could cover for him again ?
`` Well yes , I 'm sure he could , '' Bruce laughs , `` but I do n't think the BBC could afford him . ''
Ken Bruce presents on BBC Radio 2 from 09:30 until 12:00 BST every weekday morning @

"There may be a slight move towards that. However I do know that there is something about being in a particular building, there's that sort of collegiate feeling of being at Radio 2 or wherever it is, and you take in the culture of the organisation almost by osmosis as you're in there," he says.


bbcuk--2020-04-17--Coronavirus: How health care staff put on PPE

The health secretary says there is still `` work to do '' to ensure those on the NHS frontline have @ @ @ @ @ .

Health care workers have to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to help prevent catching coronavirus.
The BBC has been inside Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge to see how much protective clothing staff working in the Intensive Care Unit have to wear to stay safe.


bbcuk--2020-04-17--National Youth Orchestra's Ode to Joy across Great Britain

The orchestra 's 164 musicians joined together to perform the classic piece in a show of solidarity , dedicated to @ @ @ @ @ `` musical pick-me-up '' .
They were joined by Marin Alsop , music director of @ @ @ @ @ who conducted from her home in the US .

The orchestra's 164 musicians joined together to perform the classic piece in a show of solidarity, dedicated to everyone in need of a "musical pick-me-up".
They were joined by Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, who conducted from her home in the US.


bbcuk--2020-04-17--BBC correspondents and contributors read poetry from the personal to the universal

Poetry has helped some of the BBC 's correspondents and guests through difficult times .
Here they share the words @ @ @ @ @ .
These readings are part of a series every week day on the Today programme @ @ @ @ @ readings from week one here and week two here

Poetry has helped some of the BBC's correspondents and guests through difficult times.
Here they share the words that have resonated with them.
These readings are part of a series every week day on the Today programme - you can hear the readings from week one here and week two here


bbcuk--2020-04-17--Coronavirus: Isles of Scilly seasonal workers stranded

Some seasonal workers on the Isles of Scilly have been left stranded without income due to the coronavirus lockdown .
The islands , 28 miles off Cornwall , shut down transport links on 21 March , after the workers had arrived .
Staff can only receive 80 % of their pay through furlough if they were registered for tax before 19 March .
The tourism board for Scilly said the outbreak had come at `` the worst possible time , coinciding exactly with the start of the tourist season '' .
`` The impact is completely extraordinary and catastrophic - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' said Nick Bond , executive director of the Islands Partnership .
The vast majority of income has traditionally been generated between March and October , when the weather would be better , but also when the transport links to the mainland UK would usually be fully operational .
The Partnership had projected 70,000 visitors would spend £34m on Scilly during 2020 and said tourism accounted for 85 % of the economy .
`` The great difficulty for small and medium sized businesses is not knowing when we might be back to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We are talking to members and businesses about how government measures do n't meet the needs of the tourism and visitor economy .
Seasonal staff who arrived after the date that the government scheme applies to - the staff members are stranded . ''
Seasonal workers fill many of the hospitality and retail roles on Scilly between these months each year .
Marley Morgan from Penzance in Cornwall arrived on 15 March to start work as a chef at a hotel on St Mary 's and said he felt `` helpless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place and a great escape , but the reason we are all here is that it 's a great opportunity to make money , '' he said .
His hotel is allowing the nine staff who have arrived from Cornwall , Yorkshire , Hungary and Latvia to stay in their accommodation without charge , for now .
`` We are hoping we may reopen in late June , '' Mr Morgan said .
The government pushed the date back for furloughed workers to 19 March but this would only help people who had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ date .
Many seasonal workers , including Mr Morgan would not qualify .
He said workers were looking out for each other and scraping by , but said : `` Morale is pretty low .
It 's rough at the moment . ''
Mr Morgan said his previous employer was currently unable to help him and it would take five weeks to receive any universal credit .
Having given up his tenancy and full time job before moving to Scilly he said he was reluctant to return home and put himself at risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really good opportunity for me work-wise as well as financially so I 'd beat myself up if things were to go back to normal and I missed out , '' he said .
Also arriving after the cut-off date was Andrew Pinnell , who was hoping to do his 16th straight season and his 11th as restaurant manager at another hotel .
After initial confusion that saw him and his wife Sit told to move out of the hotel for insurance purposes , a compromise has been reached .
`` They have asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a week in a caretaker role .
They pay me £100 , and £50 of that goes back to them in rent , '' he said .
The Pinnells split their year between Thailand and Scilly and have no home in the UK .
`` We may have to go to my mum in Cheltenham but we are n't sure if that classes as essential travel , '' Mr Pinnell said .
• The Duchy of Cornwall owns the majority of the land and has offered tenants an interest-free deferral for rent payments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a significant financial hardship due to the local economy 's reliance on tourism '' .
The Prince of Wales has also `` sent his own personal message of support '' .
• All flights and passenger ferry services to the islands have been suspended , other than for key workers and essential travel .
A consortium including the local MP has written to the government to ask for `` support for the islands ' strategic transport infrastructure at this unprecedented time '' .
• The Council of the Isles of Scilly has employed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coordinate its response , having declared a major incident .
The Isles of Scilly Council said it would consider each case individually regarding essential travel .
Nick Bond said : `` Businesses have brought staff over after the deadline and those individuals are rather stranded .
Their employer , or the organisation that was to be their employer , has a moral obligation to look after them .
`` There 's an awful lot of planning in terms of bringing those teams on board and getting them over to Scilly to get up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be back in business makes that whole process problematic . ''
Mr Bond said some businesses would fold but added `` we have got to be optimistic that there will be recourse to funds through different channels '' .
`` People 's safety is first and foremost , and then ensuring businesses remain in business , '' he said .
`` Looking forward we have a great tourism offer here and the industry will bounce back . ''
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"There's an awful lot of planning in terms of bringing those teams on board and getting them over to Scilly to get up and running. Not knowing when we will be back in business makes that whole process problematic."


bbcuk--2020-04-17--RCN Scotland concerned about reported re-use of PPE

A nursing body has repeated its call for health workers to be given adequate protective equipment amid reports of single-use items being re-used .
The Royal College of Nursing ( RCN ) said more needs to be done on PPE ( personal protective equipment ) .
Almost half of nurses responding to a survey said they had been asked to re-use PPE designed for single use .
The first minister has said a dedicated email address is available for health workers to raise their concerns .
The RCN survey indicated 47 % of those working in high-risk environments , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PPE again .
The snapshot survey also found that 36 % of nurses caring for patients with confirmed or potential Covid-19 , not involving high risk procedures , had also faced the request .
RCN Scotland believes the current situation is leading to increased stress on nursing staff , many of whom said they felt pressured to care for a patient without appropriate PPE as outlined in current guidance .
Medical professionals have repeatedly raised concerns about supplies of personal protective equipment during the response to the coronavirus pandemic .
Public Health England @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re-use of PPE , saying it should be implemented as a compromised until adequate supplies are in place .
A week ago , doctors and nurses wrote to the Scottish government to express `` grave concerns '' about the protective equipment they have been given .
At her latest briefing , Nicola Sturgeon promised to look into claims made by health care workers worried about the supply of protective equipment .
She was told of a hospital nurse on a ward with coronavirus patients who said they had to go on shift with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other nurses for three consecutive days .
The nurse described using hand sanitiser on paper towels to try to disinfect equipment .
The first minister responded : `` I would remind any health care worker , we have set up a dedicated email address to email in if they feel they do n't have the PPE they need or have concerns and we 'll respond urgently . ''
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said she was already aware of an issue with gowns being issued that were not right for that particular clinical setting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scotland said the results of the survey underlined the pressures on nursing staff .
She said : `` It 's fundamental to personal safety and effective infection control that nursing staff have the correct PPE and that it fits properly .
`` Incorrectly fitting PPE might not provide effective protection .
It 's also essential that they are trained in its proper use and have adequate changing and washing facilities .
`` Our members are telling us this is not the case for everyone and the results support the concerns the RCN has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' She added : `` The Scottish government has assured staff that a lot of hard work is being done to improve and secure supply , distribution and use of PPE .
These results show that there is still more to do .
It 's time to make good on the promises that have been made to all nursing staff in the past few weeks . ''
Other findings from the survey were : • 25 % of respondents working in high risk environments ( where procedures are carried out that may increase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not had their mask fit-tested • 31 % in these areas had not had training in putting on and taking off PPE • 41 % of respondents in all areas said they did not have access to suitable changing facilities • 50 % said they did not have access to suitable washing facilities , including showers .
The RCN , which represents 40,000 members in Scotland , said it was planning to repeat this survey on a regular basis to monitor how PPE and infection control change as the pandemic response continues .
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She added: "The Scottish government has assured staff that a lot of hard work is being done to improve and secure supply, distribution and use of PPE. These results show that there is still more to do. It's time to make good on the promises that have been made to all nursing staff in the past few weeks."


bbcuk--2020-04-17--Coronavirus: Ministers to start talks on NI recovery plan

The first and deputy first ministers will meet the head of the NI Civil Service next week to discuss a `` path back to normality '' , Arlene Foster has said .
But the first minister said while restrictions were working , NI was still in the middle of the surge .
`` We can not relax our guard , '' she added .
The total number of Covid-19-related deaths announced by the Public Health Agency rose in NI to 176 on Friday .
A further 18 deaths from coronavirus in Northern Ireland were reported on Friday , however the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ significantly higher , following the publication of new figures showing Covid-19 deaths were a third higher than reported .
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency ( Nisra ) had published a breakdown of its fuller figures .
The daily figures reported by the PHA record mostly hospital deaths , whereas Nisra 's weekly figures are all deaths in Northern Ireland where coronavirus has been recorded on the death certificate .
'Not out of the woods' Mrs Foster said the Nisra report reflected that people in Northern Ireland would have `` a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she added that the executive was considering what a `` path back to normality '' would look like , once the first wave of the pandemic has passed .
She said she and the Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill would meet the head of the civil service in NI , David Sterling , next week to make progress .
But she insisted any lifting of restrictions would be gradual and guided by scientific evidence .
Mrs Foster said : `` We will return to something resembling normality , school corridors will eventually bustle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and sports grounds , concert halls and theatres will entertain once more . ''
However , many sectors across Northern Ireland had been badly affected by the virus , she added .
`` Those on hospital lists have seen waits extended , our economy has taken a massive hit and we hear the calls , we will work closely with business , '' said the DUP leader .
She said : `` Change is going to have to be very delicately handled and our response will be a graduated one . ''
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this pandemic and no vaccine is as yet readily available , we will be very much guided by scientific advice and the experience of other parts of the globe where they have relaxed their restrictions . ''
Ms O'Neill said Northern Ireland was `` not out of the woods '' .
`` We 're on a knife edge and now is not the time to relax - now is the time to keep working hard , and make sure we 're saving lives , '' she said .
`` There is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complacent . ''
Both ministers urged the public to remain at home over the weekend , despite expected good weather .
There have been 847 more deaths in the UK in the past 24 hours , meaning a total of 14,576 people confirmed to have had the virus have died , with the overall number of cases across the UK reaching more than 100,000 .
The actual number of cases is estimated to be much higher , as it is mostly those in hospital and some NHS staff who are currently being tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Republic of Ireland so far is 486 .
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"Given this may be the first wave of this pandemic and no vaccine is as yet readily available, we will be very much guided by scientific advice and the experience of other parts of the globe where they have relaxed their restrictions."


bbcuk--2020-04-17--Coronavirus: Shops 'exploiting' pandemic by profiteering

Some shopkeepers have been profiteering during the coronavirus pandemic , Trading Standards Wales has found .
Customers across Wales have reported seeing hand sanitiser being sold at £15 for 250ml , toilet rolls for £1 each and pasta sold by the handful .
The Competition and Markets Authority launched a taskforce to crackdown on the profiteers and called for emergency legislation to prevent price hikes .
The Welsh Government said it was working to maintain normal supplies .
Trading Standards officers in Swansea have received complaints of Calpol being sold for £10 , loaves of bread doubling in price to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sold for £8.50 , individual toilet rolls being sold from a multi-pack , pasta being sold by the handful and halal meat more than trebling in price to £11 per kilo ( 35 ounces ) .
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• Coronavirus : Tesco tells people to visit stores to get food Swansea council 's cabinet member for environment and infrastructure management Councillor Mark Thomas warned the unscrupulous shopkeepers that people had a long memory .
He recalled the owner of two shops gratuitously overcharging for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ storms in 1982 : `` When it was over , both shops shut within a few weeks , '' he said .
The Competition and Markets Authority , a non-ministerial UK government department , has written to all Welsh MPs and assembly members to highlight the issue .
Its chief executive Andrea Coscelli said : `` This is obviously a time when we all have to behave responsibly to protect our fellow citizens , and particularly those who are most vulnerable .
`` We urge retailers to behave responsibly in the exceptional circumstances @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if they do not , our taskforce is monitoring market developments to enable us to intervene as quickly as possible . ''
She said interventions could include warnings , enforcement action or seeking emergency powers .
`` We hope that such action will not be necessary , but we will do whatever is required to stop a small minority of businesses that may seek to exploit the present situation , '' she said .
Delme Nash , a senior trading standards officer at Torfaen council , said Torfaen Trading Standards had also received @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks .
'They can charge what they like' '' Mostly , this is an increase of hand sanitiser , toilet rolls being sold singularly etc , '' he said .
`` Current pricing legislation is insufficient to deal with price gouging ... effectively they [ shops ] can charge what they like .
`` We can take action when prices are advertised at one price and then sold for a higher price but not when a product is priced correctly .
It is clear that current pricing legislation is ineffective in this instance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Trading Standards Wales , said it had received about 30 complaints about profiteering in the last two weeks .
`` These range from prices doubling to splitting up four-packs of soap and selling at a high price , '' she said .
`` The advice is not to pay these inflated prices and report them immediately .
`` However , the widespread worry and uncertainty around the current measures mean that people do n't know when they can next get to the shops . ''
The Welsh Government said it `` would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to try and profit from a pandemic .
A spokeswoman added : `` This is a worrying time for everyone and our efforts have been focused on working with supermarkets and shops to maintain supplies through the crisis . ''

Trading Standards officers in Swansea have received complaints of Calpol being sold for £10, loaves of bread doubling in price to £3, packs of toilet roll being sold for £8.50, individual toilet rolls being sold from a multi-pack, pasta being sold by the handful and halal meat more than trebling in price to £11 per kilo (35 ounces).


bbcuk--2020-04-17--London Mayor 'concerned' over Met's clap for carers

London 's mayor has expressed concern after videos appeared to show police failing to observe social distancing rules .
Met officers were filmed taking part in the 'Clap for Carers ' on a crowded Westminster Bridge on Thursday .
`` While many people adhered to social distancing guidance , it appears that some did not , '' the Met said .
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said it was `` not unreasonable '' for the public to query how this could happen .
The Met added : `` We regularly remind our officers of the importance of social distancing , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ posted by Damir Rafi appeared to show many police and members of the public ignoring the regulations .
Mr Khan told LBC Radio : `` I am equally concerned that the social distancing rules do n't seem to have been observed .
`` I suspect , and I have no confirmation , that the Met and London Ambulance Service will be asking these kind of questions in relation to this .
`` The police have a difficult job to make sure the rules are observed and I think they will both be asking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Met commissioner , Dame Cressida Dick , who was filmed clapping on Westminster Bridge , can clearly be seen observing the two metre distancing guidelines , but officers at another part of the bridge were not .
Downing Street has now intervened after comments appeared on social media criticising the police for not observing distancing rules .
`` We would ask that everyone takes responsibility and adheres to social distancing rules so that we can safely show our appreciation for those who are working so hard to fight coronavirus , '' said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Met and Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner Kevin Hurley was also critical .
`` This is about persuading the public to stay at home to save lives , '' he said .
`` How much better if the commissioner had just walked around the corner into one of the estates at eight o'clock and started clapping ? ''
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bbcuk--2020-04-17--The Papers: '7,500 care home deaths' and British vaccine hopes

An estimate of the number of care home deaths in England shows as many as 7,500 residents have died `` @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus , the Daily Telegraph reports .
The paper says the review by Care England @ @ @ @ @ its own 3,500 care homes .
Meanwhile , a source tells the paper an `` @ @ @ @ @ lockdown restrictions is still in an early modelling stage and awaits the return of Prime @ @ @ @

The Times points out that if they are successful, the biggest manufacturing plants for the vaccine would be in China and India. The paper quotes a biologist who says Britain has let its vaccine industry "slip away". If the UK wants to make millions of doses of a vaccine, he says, it is "simply not in the game anymore".


bbcuk--2020-04-18--Coronavirus: Concern over protective kit guidance change

Concerns have been raised that updated government guidance on personal protective equipment ( PPE ) could put hospital staff and patients at risk .
Healthcare workers have been advised to reuse gowns or wear different kit , such as plastic aprons with coveralls , if stocks in England run low .
Unions representing doctors and nurses have expressed concerns about the updated Public Health England guidance .
The government said it is working to provide the PPE stocks hospitals need .
There have been warnings some hospitals could run out of the gowns used in intensive care units this weekend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have previously been advised to wear long-sleeved disposable fluid-repellent gowns .
But Public Health England changed its guidance on Friday , outlining three options if the gowns are not available as `` some compromise is needed to optimise the supply of PPE in times of extreme shortages '' .
One option is for hospitals to reserve the gowns for surgical operations and procedures which are likely to transmit respiratory pathogens .
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Another is for staff to reuse `` ( washable ) surgical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( for example , long-sleeved laboratory coat , long-sleeved patient gown or industrial coverall ) with a disposable plastic apron for AGPs ( aerosol-generating procedures ) and high-risk settings with forearm washing once gown or coverall is removed '' .
Chris Hopson , chairman of NHS Providers , which represents healthcare trusts across England said some trusts will run out over the weekend .
Mr Hopson said in a tweet : `` We have now reached the point where the national stock of fully fluid-repellent gowns and long-sleeved laboratory coats will be exhausted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
He said that national leaders have left `` no stone unturned '' - but the gowns are made in China and those that were ordered weeks ago are currently only arriving in `` fits and starts '' .
The Royal College of Nursing said the guidance was developed without a full consultation and the British Medical Association ( BMA ) - which represents doctors - said any change must be driven by science , not availability .
Dr Rob Harwood , consultants committee chairman at the British Medical Association , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that staff reuse equipment , this must be demonstrably driven by science and the best evidence - rather than availability - and it absolutely can not compromise the protection of healthcare workers .
`` Too many healthcare workers have already died .
More doctors and their colleagues can not be expected to put their own lives on the line in a bid to save others , and this new advice means they could be doing just that .
It 's not a decision they should have to make . ''
A Department of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advice has been issued today to make sure that if there are shortages in one area , front-line staff know what PPE to wear instead to minimise risk . ''
The spokesman added the advice is in line with World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control guidance on PPE use in `` exceptional circumstances '' .
Niall Dickson , chief executive of the NHS Confederation , representing health service trusts , said the situation was `` worrying '' and `` less than satisfactory '' .
He told BBC Radio 4 's Today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is a chance , and I do n't think it 's definite , but there is a chance that hospitals could run out or , indeed other parts of the system could run out of the gowns which are required to treat some , not all , Covid patients . ''
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Elsewhere , Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the Queen will not be marking her 94th birthday next Tuesday with the traditional gun salutes this year .
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He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The reality is that there is a chance, and I don't think it's definite, but there is a chance that hospitals could run out or, indeed other parts of the system could run out of the gowns which are required to treat some, not all, Covid patients."


bbcuk--2020-04-18--Coronavirus: Double warning over antibody tests

Hopes that coronavirus antibody tests could help the UK end its lockdown have been dealt a blow - after the World Health Organization questioned whether they offer any guarantee of immunity .
The UK has placed antibody tests - which check if someone has had Covid-19 - at the centre of an eventual `` back-to-work '' plan to restart normal life .
But experts said they may not prove if someone is protected from reinfection .
The UK 's testing co-ordinator has also warned people not to buy private tests .
The government has already paid for three-and-a-half million antibody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one that is reliable enough to use - and stresses that it will not approve the use of any test until it can be sure its findings can be fully depended on .
Professor John Newton said the public should not purchase unapproved antibody tests until a working test is approved .
`` We are breaking new ground with this work every day and I am confident this major research effort will make a breakthrough , '' he said of efforts to develop a valid serology test , which measures levels of antibodies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , please do n't buy or take any unproven tests .
They may not be reliable for your intended use ; they may give a false reading and put you , your family or others at risk . ''
He added : `` As soon as we have found a test that works for this purpose , we will be in a position to roll them out across the country as a back-to-work test . ''
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Speaking in Geneva , the World Health Organization 's ( WHO ) Dr Maria van Kerkhove cast doubt on the benefit of rapid serology tests due to a lack of evidence around coronavirus immunity .
She said : `` There are a lot of countries that are suggesting using rapid diagnostic serological tests to be able to capture what they think will be a measure of immunity .
`` Right now , we have no evidence that the use of a serological test can show that an individual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
She added : `` These antibody tests will be able to measure that level of seroprevalence - that level of antibodies but that does not mean that somebody with antibodies means that they are immune . ''
Dr van Kerkhove said it was `` a good thing '' that so many tests are being developed , but she added : `` We need to ensure that they are validated so that we know what they say they attempt to measure they are actually measuring . ''
Still too much we do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tests is there are n't any that work at scale , but even if they did there are potential issues .
There are no guarantees that if you have antibodies against the coronavirus that you are completely immune .
And even if your antibodies do protect you from becoming sick , then you may be able to harbour the virus in your body and pass it to others .
There will be many challenges before immunity passports - when if you pass the antibody test you can go back to life as normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the problem with a virus that has only been around for a couple of months - there is still too much we do not understand .
However , the main appeal of antibody testing is to find out how many people have really been infected with the virus .
Her colleague Dr Michael Ryan said antibody testing also raised ethical questions .
`` You might have someone who believes they are seropositive [ have been infected ] and protected in a situation where they may be exposed and in fact they are susceptible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Meanwhile , unions representing doctors and nurses have raised concerns about revised coronavirus guidance that allows some personal protective equipment to be reused at hospitals in England .
It comes following warnings that some hospitals could run out of the gowns used in intensive care units this weekend .
The UK announced 847 new coronavirus-related deaths in hospitals in its latest figures on Friday , taking the total to 14,576 .
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• AVOIDING CONTACT : The rules on self-isolation and exercise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your mental health On Friday , Health Secretary Matt Hancock said swab tests - which assess whether someone currently has the coronavirus - will soon be rolled out to other key workers , including police officers , prison staff and firefighters .
He added some 50,000 NHS workers had been tested for the virus so far .
However , he said it was `` frustrating '' there was currently more capacity tests each day than the numbers that were being taken up .
On Thursday , 38,000 tests were available but only 21,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expansion of who will be eligible to be tested .
The government has an overall target of 100,000 tests a day by the end of April .

The government has already paid for three-and-a-half million antibody tests, but has not yet found one that is reliable enough to use - and stresses that it will not approve the use of any test until it can be sure its findings can be fully depended on.


bbcuk--2020-04-18--Coronavirus: Early prison release scheme suspended after errors

A government scheme to release prisoners early to help jails deal with coronavirus has been suspended after six offenders were freed by mistake .
The inmates were mistakenly let out of two open prisons in Gloucestershire and Derbyshire , and a young offenders institution in south-east London .
Officials said the men `` returned compliantly to prison when asked to do so '' .
The Prison Service said it had now strengthened its processes .
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland had previously said rigorous checks would take place before inmates were let out on the scheme .
Up to 4,000 prisoners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freed within two months anyway - were eligible for the early release programme across England and Wales .
Officials said on Tuesday that hundreds would be freed by the end of the week - with 14 pregnant prisoners and mothers with babies among those released .
The six men were released mistakenly from Sudbury and Leyhill prisons and Isis young offenders institution in south-east London .
The Prison Service attributed the releases to `` human error '' and said processes were being changed to reduce the likelihood of it happening again .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a small number of low-risk offenders who were released from prison under the temporary early release scheme following an administrative error .
`` The men were released too early but were otherwise eligible under the scheme , and returned compliantly to prison when asked to do so .
`` We have strengthened the administrative processes around the scheme to make sure this does not happen again . ''
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The rules on sick pay , wages and time off Meanwhile , campaigners have threatened to take legal action against the government unless vulnerable and elderly prisoners are immediately released to protect them from contracting coronavirus .
The Prisoners ' Advice Service ( PAS ) warned such inmates were at an increased risk of dying or becoming seriously ill if they test positive for the virus , and called on Mr Buckland to take urgent action .
Coronavirus cases have been confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ England and Wales .
A total of 255 prisoners tested positive for coronavirus in 62 jails , and 13 inmates have died .
The most recent figures also show coronavirus has affected 138 prison staff across 49 sites , as well as seven prisoner escort and custody services employees .

The Prisoners' Advice Service (PAS) warned such inmates were at an increased risk of dying or becoming seriously ill if they test positive for the virus, and called on Mr Buckland to take urgent action.


bbcuk--2020-04-18--Hotel scheme 'will cut rough sleeping after virus'

Giving rough sleepers rooms in hotels should lead to a significant long-term reduction in rough sleeping after the coronavirus outbreak , says a charity for homeless people .
Around 2,000 people have been brought in off the streets in England and put into Travelodges and budget hotels .
St Mungo 's charity says it is an unprecedented opportunity to stop people returning to the street .
`` It 's a silver lining in a very grey sky , '' said charity CEO Howard Sinclair .
`` Out of something awful , something positive has come , '' said Mr Sinclair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rough sleepers in hotels , protecting them and preventing the spread of the coronavirus .
He says it unexpectedly created a huge opportunity to assess the needs of people suddenly taken off the streets , allowing charity workers to look for accommodation and provide support for mental health problems or addictions .
• Big Issue sellers struggle for cash in the lockdown • Homeless get places to stay in coronavirus outbreak • Safe places needed for homeless in the lockdown Mr Sinclair says this could `` change the landscape '' in terms of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He says there are still rough sleepers who have avoided being brought under a roof .
But he is confident that this mass-scale intervention will make a `` significant dent '' in how many will return to the streets .
The Ministry of Housing , Communities and Local Government says 90 % of rough sleepers in England have been invited to come indoors during the coronavirus outbreak .
The opportunity followed the collapse in the tourist industry during the lockdown measures , which left many hotels empty .
The government and local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rough sleepers , who could not be left on the streets during the pandemic , either as a risk to themselves or the wider community .
Mr Sinclair says the average life expectancy for someone living on the streets is 45 - and that the ill-health of rough sleepers made them highly vulnerable to the coronavirus .
The biggest number of people being put up in hotels or other temporary accommodation is in London - but there are also people in Bristol , Brighton , Reading , Oxford and Bournemouth .
Charities such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in hotels - in which drug use is banned and alcohol discouraged , with the temporary residents getting their own room , meals and laundry .
`` I 'm grateful , more than anything , '' says Kris , who is staying in a hotel near Paddington , west London .
He says it can be lonely being stuck in a hotel room for 23 hours a day for weeks at a time , but he is being well-treated and he hopes it will be `` a great opportunity to get something permanent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in my mind is the uncertainty of what happens next , '' he says .
But for the moment he has the security of being indoors .
He usually sells the Big Issue and says he misses his customers and the social life outside , as the magazine has had to stop sales on the streets .
Lord Bird , founder of the Big Issue , says putting homeless people into empty hotels has become a chance to get to grips with rough sleeping .
`` We believe very strongly it 's an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it 's something that should become permanent . ''
He says there is an irony that attitudes towards rough sleepers have `` gone from utter neglect from the authorities to saying you matter because of fear of spreading the virus '' .
But he warns `` not to expect a happy-ever-after '' outcome - as people living on the streets will have many complex problems from `` decades of neglect '' and might not find it easy to be kept alone indoors .
`` The streets have been turned into a theatre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bird , whose magazine is now being sold in supermarkets and online .
Dave , who has been homeless for 15 years , has been put up in a flat in Dawlish in Devon .
He misses the outdoors and the sounds of sleeping by the sea , but says he has adapted to the indoor life .
With a roof over his head , he is thinking of volunteering for the NHS .
`` The extra security is nice , '' Dave says , and he thinks it will help homeless people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' who might prey on them .
`` A lot of vulnerable people on the streets will be away from that now .
It 's great .
`` It raises a few questions about why they could n't do it before , '' he says .
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Housing , Communities and Local Government said there had been a `` massive collaborative effort across government , local authorities , health providers and charities - backed by £1.6bn of government funding to help councils respond to coronavirus '' .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensure `` some of the most vulnerable in society are protected from the pandemic .
We 're also helping vital services , such as mental health or drug and alcohol addiction support , to remain open '' .

He says it can be lonely being stuck in a hotel room for 23 hours a day for weeks at a time, but he is being well-treated and he hopes it will be "a great opportunity to get something permanent".


bbcuk--2020-04-17--Coronavirus: Electricity use up during day as nation works from home

Home energy use is up by up to 30 % during the middle of the day , new analysis by energy firms reveals .
Much of the population is working from home and schools have closed , meaning home computers and televisions are busier than ever .
The highest peak is at lunchtime , when cooking is added to the power consumption of working from home .
But overall , the country is actually using less energy because of businesses being closed .
The National Grid reports that morning and afternoon electricity demand is down by nearly 20 % .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ lower demand from large , industrial users like factories .
At home , where individuals are paying , overall demand is up - and may reveal some details about our new habits .
Many people are no longer commuting to the office - giving them longer to stay in bed before getting ready for work .
Energy providers can see that , in a `` delay '' to early electricity demand .
`` Households are consuming 21 % less electricity than usual at 07:30 , as fewer people commute to work , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later instead , '' a spokeswoman for Bulb Energy said , based on data from more than 2,000 smart meters .
Ovo Energy is seeing similar results from a sample of 230,000 customers .
`` Morning routines are less structured and therefore the peak has reduced by up to 20 % , as many people are working from home or not working at all , '' a spokeswoman said .
`` We are seeing big changes in the way people consume energy during the lockdown period . ''
• Energy bills to fall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saved in the morning is being consumed later .
Ovo reports seeing up to a 30 % increase in the midday period , and Bulb reports a 27 % rise .
EDF did not provide figures , but said it was seeing notably higher consumption in the middle of the day .
Bulb also says it is seeing a 7 % drop in energy use between 21:00 and 23:00 , `` suggesting people are switching off earlier too '' .
Despite the midday surge , overall domestic demand has increased by only a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surging - partly due to weekend use remaining mostly the same .
Ovo says that `` balancing out the ups and downs '' , it is only seeing a 6 % overall increase in domestic consumption .
EDF says it is only seeing a 3 % rise .
Bulb said overall use across the week is flat .
But it also calculated its weekday usage separately - and said use is up by 17 % between 09:00 and 17:00 Monday-Friday .
At the weekend , electricity use is actually down 3 % - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Gas use , too , is not showing any clear surge in demand , since many people use it for central heating , and the lockdown coincided with warmer weather .
Despite those small overall numbers , energy bills may rise for some more than others .
Professionals who use power-hungry computing equipment , or shared households with many people , could see their bills increase .
In March , the government agreed a deal with energy providers to support those who may have difficulty paying their bills during the crisis , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work .
`` With millions of people having to stay at home , our energy bills will likely rise as we use more gas and electricity , '' says Guy Anker , deputy editor of financial site MoneySavingExpert.com .
`` So with money tight for so many , it makes it even more imperative to cut back on usage where you can , and also to cut back on your bills by ditching rip-off tariffs . ''
Switching from a standard tariff could save people up to £350 a year , he says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available price comparison sites should only take five minutes .
`` Your supply is n't cut off as part of the process , while no one visits your home unless you want or need smart meters - though installations are paused for now , so it 's not an issue during the lockdown . ''

Bulb said overall use across the week is flat. But it also calculated its weekday usage separately - and said use is up by 17% between 09:00 and 17:00 Monday-Friday. At the weekend, electricity use is actually down 3% - which it attributes to the warmer weather.


bbcuk--2020-04-18--Coronavirus: English councils could resort to 'extreme cost-cutting'

Local councils in England are `` extremely concerned '' they will not get more funding to tackle coronavirus .
The Local Government Association 's Richard Watts has written to Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick warning of `` extreme cost-cutting '' .
In his letter , obtained by the BBC , Mr Watts appeals for a guarantee the government is `` still willing to do whatever it takes '' to help them .
An extra £1.6bn has been given to local authorities since the outbreak began .
A spokesman from the Ministry for Housing , Communities and Local Government said Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ] will support councils to provide services to their communities during the pandemic '' .
Councils face increased costs from supporting vulnerable people , while their income from fees and rates is falling .
• English councils 'on brink of financial failure' Mr Watts - the LGA 's resource chairman - began his letter by thanking the minister for his `` hard work on behalf of local government '' , and said measures , including the £1.6bn funding and deferral of business rates payments , were `` helpful in providing some stability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cash was an `` insufficient sum '' and members of the LGA had heard from the department that `` further funding may not be forthcoming despite previous promises '' .
He wrote : `` This is having a real impact on councils ' confidence that they will be given the financial means to see this challenge through and could cause some to take extreme cost-cutting and rationing measures . ''
Mr Watts said he had seen evidence some social care authorities had already committed up to three times more spending than the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding , and the cash put forward already was `` vanishingly small '' compared to what they are needing to spend on increased homelessness .
He also claimed finance directors from the councils have been holding off issuing reports that show they are `` spending beyond [ their ] means '' because of promises of extra funding .
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• AVOIDING CONTACT : The rules on self-isolation and exercise Mr Watts said there were pressures that would go beyond the coronavirus outbreak too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social care and council tax support .
He said the `` income base is collapsing '' for councils , with leisure centres shut , public transport cut and parking fees not coming in , as well as lower business rates being collected .
`` This loss of income represents a real reduction in the resources available to councils to fund services and will mean that , in the absence of any compensation , the balanced budgets set by councils will not be deliverable , '' wrote Mr Watts .
He said the `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be ensuring local authorities have `` confidence that the government will support them '' .
Mr Watts concluded his letter , saying : `` We would like urge you and the Chancellor of the Exchequer to set out in a clear joint letter of intent that the government is still willing to do whatever it takes and provide further funding to councils up front . ''
And he called for a `` commitment to compensate [ councils ] fully for costs , net loss of income and savings that can not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so that they can continue to focus on delivering the response to the greatest challenge the UK and the world have seen in decades , as opposed to worrying about whether they need to start rationing because no further support might be forthcoming '' .
The government has previously said it would keep funding for local councils under review .

And he called for a "commitment to compensate [councils] fully for costs, net loss of income and savings that cannot be delivered as result of this crisis, so that they can continue to focus on delivering the response to the greatest challenge the UK and the world have seen in decades, as opposed to worrying about whether they need to start rationing because no further support might be forthcoming".


bbcuk--2020-04-17--Coronavirus: Captain Tom Moore passes £21m in NHS fundraising

A 99-year-old war veteran has been left `` speechless '' after raising more than £21m for the NHS .
Capt Tom Moore originally aimed to raise just £1,000 for NHS Charities Together by completing 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday .
The Duke of Cambridge hailed him as a `` one-man fundraising machine '' .
His daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore said : `` There are no words left to say .
We can not believe people 's generosity and he 's just floored by it . ''
Ms Ingram-Moore continued : `` We 're all speechless .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started .
We 're just working our socks off supporting him and this phenomenon .
`` Yesterday we did 35 interviews and another 17 today but the Yorkshireman takes it all in his stride .
`` He 's become an A-list celebrity .
I 'm just the sidekick . ''
More than a million people have now made donations to his JustGiving page .
And more than half a million people have called for Capt Tom to be knighted in a petition to the Honours Committee .
The petition , which was set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than 580,000 signatures after his efforts grabbed the nation 's attention .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is looking at ways to recognise his `` heroic efforts '' .
As he finished the challenge on Thursday , having raised about £14m , Capt Tom said it was `` an absolutely fantastic sum of money '' .
In a tweet , he said he would be doing `` less walking '' on Friday but would be talking to TV channels in the United States , Argentina , Europe and the Middle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said the sum of money was `` absolutely enormous '' and `` very difficult to imagine '' .
He also thanked everyone who had donated for their support .
`` I say thank you very much indeed .
I appreciate it because the object for which we 're donating is so important and so necessary ...
I think you 're all so kind and thoughtful contributing to this cause , '' he said .
The total includes an undisclosed donation from the Duke of Cambridge , who , with the Duchess of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the veteran .
Prince William said : `` It 's amazing and what I love also is that he 's a 99-year-old war vet .
`` He 's been around a long time , he knows everything and it 's wonderful that everyone has been inspired by his story and his determination .
`` He 's a one-man fundraising machine and God knows what the final total will be .
But good on him , and I hope it keeps going . ''
In response , Capt Tom said : `` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can say something like that . ''
He also said it was `` a moment we will never forget '' .
Capt Tom , who is originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire , has seemingly risen from nowhere to the status of near national treasure .
Keighley Town Council has tweeted that it will `` honour the fundraising hero '' with the freedom of the town .
Capt Tom began raising funds to thank NHS staff who helped him with treatment for cancer and a broken hip .
With the aid of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the 25-metre ( 82ft ) loop in his garden in Marston Moretaine , Bedfordshire , in 10-lap chunks well before his birthday on 30 April .
NHS Charities Together said it was `` truly inspired and humbled '' by his efforts .
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"I say thank you very much indeed. I appreciate it because the object for which we're donating is so important and so necessary... I think you're all so kind and thoughtful contributing to this cause," he said.


bbcuk--2020-04-18--Green’s retail empire could close over 100 stores

Sir Philip Green 's Arcadia group is serving notice on landlords to walk away from more than 100 stores by the end of the summer .
The fashion group owns brands such as Topshop and Dorothy Perkins and has 550 stores across the UK , but all are shut due to coronavirus restrictions .
Arcadia was struggling before the pandemic .
In 2019 it did a deal to survive with landlords to cut rents and close 23 stores - and 12 more closed this year .
Like other retailers grappling with the fallout from deserted high streets and a collapse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ empire has been thrown into turmoil .
Most of his 16,000 staff are being paid through the government 's furlough scheme and bosses are taking a pay cut .
But the coronavirus crisis is now accelerating a potentially dramatic shrinkage of the business .
Arcadia has already been closing stores over the years as leases expired .
Last June 's rescue deal , known as a company voluntary arrangement , also included many break clauses on leases which allow Arcadia to hand back the keys at relatively short notice .
A number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ renewal .
The BBC understands that Arcadia has typically given three months ' notice on at least 100 leases , and potentially it could be significantly higher than that .
However , it does not mean all the affected stores will shut .
New agreements could be reached with some property owners who would have to swallow further rent reductions .
Other retailers are also reviewing store portfolios .
Debenhams said on Friday that seven of its stores would not reopen .
It is trying to secure new deals with landlords that include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The department store chain has agreed terms on 120 of its 142 stores so far and is in advanced discussions about the remainder of its estate .
The business is in administration to protect it from creditors during the lockdown .
Arcadia 's move buys the business flexibility amid huge uncertainty about the economic landscape ahead .
High street retailers are all trying to hoard cash and slash costs and are worried about trading once restrictions are eased .
`` I 'm not blaming him [ Sir Philip ] .
You 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do to protect the business , '' said one landlord .

The department store chain has agreed terms on 120 of its 142 stores so far and is in advanced discussions about the remainder of its estate. The business is in administration to protect it from creditors during the lockdown.


bbcuk--2020-04-18--Light aircraft crash in Cambridgeshire caused 'substantial damage'

A pilot walked away unhurt after a light aircraft blown off course crashed into a glider , causing `` substantial damage '' , a report found .
The glider was preparing for take-off at Gransden Lodge Airfield , near Great Gransden , Cambridgeshire , when the collision happened on 27 October .
The Jabiru UL-450 ( G-ROYC ) had drifted due to a crosswind , the Air Accidents Investigation Branch ( AAIB ) found .
One of the two people in the Jabiru sustained a minor injury .
The aircraft had been slightly above the maximum take-off weight , leading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and hitting the glider , the AAIB said .
Two experienced pilots were in the Jabiru but the pilot flying it had never been in control of that type of aircraft before .
When trying to apply full power , he `` inadvertently closed the throttle '' which saw a slight reduction in power , leading to a loss of height .
He also `` inadvertently '' allowed the flaps to be up which can decrease lift and meant the aircraft could not climb higher to avoid the glider .
The report added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right '' and the aircraft 's `` natural tendency '' to deviate to the left when power is applied were likely to have `` caused the aircraft to drift '' .
The glider pilot was `` assisted '' out of the wreckage , while the two people in the other aircraft exited `` unaided '' .

The report added a "combination of the crosswind from the right" and the aircraft's "natural tendency" to deviate to the left when power is applied were likely to have "caused the aircraft to drift".


bbcuk--2020-04-17--Longest period with no mountain rescue in 19 years

Scottish Mountain Rescue ( SMR ) says its teams have not been called to a mountain rescue since 22 March .
The organisation said it was the longest time between call outs since the foot and mouth outbreak in 2001 .
The crisis , the worst to hit agriculture in decades , led to months long restrictions on access to land .
Last month , SMR urged people to heed advice around coronavirus and to stay at home .
• Travelling to Scotland 's hills must stop now Glencoe and Lochaber mountain rescue teams , who are not members of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to visit Scotland 's hills and mountains .
They warned an incident potentially risked exposing rescuers and the wider public to the virus .
It would also divert the emergency services and NHS from their work dealing with Covid-19 .
On Friday , SMR said it had been 26 days since its teams had been called to a mountain rescue .
Thanking the public for heeding last month 's warning , SMR said : `` We can do this .
Stay safe , stay local , stay well . ''
Over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Skye , Lomond and Braemar mountain rescue teams were involved in mountain rescues .
SMR teams are typically involved in a more than 400 rescue operations a year , with the vast majority involving hillwalking in summer .

The organisation said it was the longest time between call outs since the foot and mouth outbreak in 2001.


bbcuk--2020-04-18--Euromillions: UK ticket-holder scoops £58m jackpot

The National Lottery said the winner will take home £58,366,487.50 after matching all five main numbers and the lucky stars .
Friday 's winning main numbers were 16 , 28 , 32 , 37 , and 45 - with lucky star numbers 1 and 11 .
It comes after a player in South Ayrshire made a claim for a separate £57.8m Euromillions prize a month after winning it .
Andy Carter , senior winners ' adviser at the National Lottery , said that having another big British winner so soon after the last was `` great news '' and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown to check their numbers online .
`` Remember you have 180 days from the day of the draw to claim any prize , '' he added - meaning the ticket-holder has until 14 October to register their claim .
If the winner is an individual , as opposed to a syndicate , the jackpot would instantly see their wealth equal that of singer Harry Styles and Man City 's Sergio Aguero , according to the Sunday Times Rich List .
Meanwhile , operator Camelot confirmed on Friday that a claim had finally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It said the claim is going through a validation process before any payment is made .
Once confirmed , the winner will have the option of whether to reveal their identity - and explain why they waited a whole month before claiming the prize .

It said the claim is going through a validation process before any payment is made. Once confirmed, the winner will have the option of whether to reveal their identity - and explain why they waited a whole month before claiming the prize.


bbcuk--2020-04-18--Coronavirus: Morning update as unions warn of PPE reuse risk

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Saturday .
We 'll have another update for you on Sunday .
Unions representing doctors and nurses have warned of the dire situation medics are facing amid fears hospitals in England could run out of some personal protective equipment this weekend .
One union official says front-line medics could withdraw from duties over new guidance suggesting some protective gear could be reused .
The UK has placed antibody tests - which check if someone has had Covid-19 - at the centre of its plan to return to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been dealt a blow after the World Health Organization questioned whether these tests offer any guarantee of immunity , with experts saying there was no evidence having had coronavirus would protect someone from re-infection .
3 .
How long does it take to recover ?
Some people will shrug off the illness fast , but for others it could leave lasting problems .
Our health correspondent James Gallagher says the length of the recovery process depends on how sick you become in the first place .
More than 100 artists will be performing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of an eight-hour global event - curated in collaboration with superstar Lady Gaga - to support frontline workers tackling the coronavirus outbreak .
The Rolling Stones , Elton John and Billie Eilish will be among those taking part in the concert .
Find out how to watch it here .
5 .
How will Captain Tom 's millions be spent ?
The story of 99-year-old Army veteran Captain Tom Moore walking laps of his garden to raise money for the NHS captured the nation 's heart and the total keeps on rising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ £21m .
But what will happen to the money ?
Our story looks at some of the possibilities .
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The UK has placed antibody tests - which check if someone has had Covid-19 - at the centre of its plan to return to normal life. But these hopes have been dealt a blow after the World Health Organization questioned whether these tests offer any guarantee of immunity, with experts saying there was no evidence having had coronavirus would protect someone from re-infection.